Srinagar/Islamabad : An Indian JCO and three Pakistani soldiers were killed in first major violation of ceasefire in Kashmir valley this year when troops from the two sides traded heavy gunfire, officials said. The violation took place in the key Keran sector in north Kashmir, which is the major ingress route of the militants from across the border and comes on the heels of another big infiltration bid from the adjacent Gurez sector. "There were two ceasefire violations in Keran sector of Kupwar
Answer: "Yemen's troubles are only beginning, and one worries that much of the population will end up displaced, as has already happened to Syria. That vast further social disruption would not exactly tamp down the problems of extremism and terrorism. Sanaa could be the first world capital to simply run out of water, as its aquifers are drained. Its undependable and small oil and gas industry accounts for 87 percent of the value of its exports, with the rest accounted for by fish and agricultura
"You jihadis, this is the fate that awaits you. Stop 'love jihad' in India, or else you will meet the fate of this man," the attacker said in Hindi. Open hacking of a Muslim man in the name of Love Jihad displays a mindset that only one religion can be a ruler in India and the rest are only sacrificial lambs at the altar of majoritatian vitriol. https://t.co/JpBlZy765W -- Aisi Taisi Democracy (@AisiTaisiDemo) December 8, 2017 A chilling viral video, which shows a Hindu man brutally killing a Mus
Bolivia's President Evo Morales has condemned terrorism, abusive market practices and wars in countries such as Syria, Iraq, Libya as well as the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. Bolivia condena el terrorismo y llama a combatirlo resolviendo tambien las causas estructurales de su surgimiento. pic.twitter.com/99V6Q5P5PU -- Evo Morales Ayma (@evoespueblo) 20 September 2017 In his address to the 72nd U.N. General Assembly in New York, Morales sent his solidarity to the people of Mexico following the 7
In Afghanistan, at least 23 people were killed and more than 100 others were wounded Sunday after a suicide bomber struck near Kabul's main airport. The attack ripped through a crowd of supporters of Afghan Vice President Rashid Dostum, an ethnic Uzbek politician who had just returned to the Afghan capital after more than a year of self-imposed exile. Dostum was unharmed in the explosion. Dostum left Afghanistan last year, after the country's attorney general ordered the arrest of his bodyguards
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) said as many as "68 Iraqi civilians were killed in April, while 122 others were injured by acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict". The mission added in its monthly report issued yesterday that a majority of the victims or 24 people were killed in the province of Anbar, while 29 people were wounded there. Eight were killed in Baghdad and 10 in Kirkuk. In March, UNAMI reported that as many as 104 civilians were killed and 177 people w
A new UN report released last week found the Myanmar government has murdered, raped and tortured Rohingya civilians in a string of brutal assaults on the minority in the northern Rakhine state last October. Included in the death toll were the slaughter of an eight-month-old child and two others no older than six years old, who were stabbed to death by security forces. The UN report described the incidents as "revolting" and "devastating cruelty". As part of the operations, some 66, 000 had fled
City of Ghosts review: A haunting documentary on how ISIS came into power in Syria ( The 19th edition of the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival is finally here, and with it comes an unending list of critically acclaimed Indian and international films to watch. Firstpost will review the most promising of these films.) While watching Matthew Heineman's City of Ghosts I was taken back to a moment in The Thin Red Line , where a melancholic voiceover asks how did we humans end up like this, and what made
I belong to Pakistan. Kashmir is the worlds highest militarized zone. Indian forces are mercilessly killings Kashmiri civilians who are protesting on the streets against Indian occupation. Since Indian law provides the Indian armed forces operating in the valley impunity from prosecution and trial they are shooting to kill. In the last ten days 50 civilians have been killed and over 3000 injured and over 150 people blinded. Sign my petition so that the UN can put pressure on India to stop killin
The Syrian conflict has entered its fifth year. Over 200,000 Syrians have died, around 7 million are internally displaced, and 3 million have fled the country. More than half of these refugees are children. Homes, hospitals and schools have been bombed. Communities under siege have been cut off from food, water, electricity and medical supplies. To a certain extent the events in Syria over the past four years can be mapped through how the media has covered the conflict. Much like the revolutions
Answer: "Yemen's troubles are only beginning, and one worries that much of the population will end up displaced, as has already happened to Syria. That vast further social disruption would not exactly tamp down the problems of extremism and terrorism. Sanaa could be the first world capital to simply run out of water, as its aquifers are drained. Its undependable and small oil and gas industry accounts for 87 percent of the value of its exports, with the rest accounted for by fish and agricultura
"You jihadis, this is the fate that awaits you. Stop 'love jihad' in India, or else you will meet the fate of this man," the attacker said in Hindi. Open hacking of a Muslim man in the name of Love Jihad displays a mindset that only one religion can be a ruler in India and the rest are only sacrificial lambs at the altar of majoritatian vitriol. https://t.co/JpBlZy765W -- Aisi Taisi Democracy (@AisiTaisiDemo) December 8, 2017 A chilling viral video, which shows a Hindu man brutally killing a Mus
Bolivia's President Evo Morales has condemned terrorism, abusive market practices and wars in countries such as Syria, Iraq, Libya as well as the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. Bolivia condena el terrorismo y llama a combatirlo resolviendo tambien las causas estructurales de su surgimiento. pic.twitter.com/99V6Q5P5PU -- Evo Morales Ayma (@evoespueblo) 20 September 2017 In his address to the 72nd U.N. General Assembly in New York, Morales sent his solidarity to the people of Mexico following the 7
In Afghanistan, at least 23 people were killed and more than 100 others were wounded Sunday after a suicide bomber struck near Kabul's main airport. The attack ripped through a crowd of supporters of Afghan Vice President Rashid Dostum, an ethnic Uzbek politician who had just returned to the Afghan capital after more than a year of self-imposed exile. Dostum was unharmed in the explosion. Dostum left Afghanistan last year, after the country's attorney general ordered the arrest of his bodyguards
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) said as many as "68 Iraqi civilians were killed in April, while 122 others were injured by acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict". The mission added in its monthly report issued yesterday that a majority of the victims or 24 people were killed in the province of Anbar, while 29 people were wounded there. Eight were killed in Baghdad and 10 in Kirkuk. In March, UNAMI reported that as many as 104 civilians were killed and 177 people w
A new UN report released last week found the Myanmar government has murdered, raped and tortured Rohingya civilians in a string of brutal assaults on the minority in the northern Rakhine state last October. Included in the death toll were the slaughter of an eight-month-old child and two others no older than six years old, who were stabbed to death by security forces. The UN report described the incidents as "revolting" and "devastating cruelty". As part of the operations, some 66, 000 had fled
City of Ghosts review: A haunting documentary on how ISIS came into power in Syria ( The 19th edition of the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival is finally here, and with it comes an unending list of critically acclaimed Indian and international films to watch. Firstpost will review the most promising of these films.) While watching Matthew Heineman's City of Ghosts I was taken back to a moment in The Thin Red Line , where a melancholic voiceover asks how did we humans end up like this, and what made
I belong to Pakistan. Kashmir is the worlds highest militarized zone. Indian forces are mercilessly killings Kashmiri civilians who are protesting on the streets against Indian occupation. Since Indian law provides the Indian armed forces operating in the valley impunity from prosecution and trial they are shooting to kill. In the last ten days 50 civilians have been killed and over 3000 injured and over 150 people blinded. Sign my petition so that the UN can put pressure on India to stop killin
The Syrian conflict has entered its fifth year. Over 200,000 Syrians have died, around 7 million are internally displaced, and 3 million have fled the country. More than half of these refugees are children. Homes, hospitals and schools have been bombed. Communities under siege have been cut off from food, water, electricity and medical supplies. To a certain extent the events in Syria over the past four years can be mapped through how the media has covered the conflict. Much like the revolutions
The insurgent group, The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, declared a month-long unilateral ceasefire beginning from Sunday to enable the delivery of aid to affected civilians. Rohingya refugee children are stopped by volunteers as they jostle to receive food distributed by local organizations in Kutupalong, Bangladesh. September 9, 2017. ( Reuters ) Myanmar on Sunday rebuffed a ceasefire declared by Rohingya insurgents to enable the delivery of aid to thousands of displaced people in the violence
"Networks that specialize in smuggling individuals from regions of terrorist concern, mainly from the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, the Middle East, and East Africa, are indeed a concern for Southcom and other interagency security partners who support our country's national security," Garcia told the Washington Free Beacon. "There are major hubs that serve as entry points into the region for migrants from those areas of concern attempting to enter the U.S. along our border with Mexico," she s
Srinagar/Islamabad : An Indian JCO and three Pakistani soldiers were killed in first major violation of ceasefire in Kashmir valley this year when troops from the two sides traded heavy gunfire, officials said. The violation took place in the key Keran sector in north Kashmir, which is the major ingress route of the militants from across the border and comes on the heels of another big infiltration bid from the adjacent Gurez sector. "There were two ceasefire violations in Keran sector of Kupwar
Dhaka: Bangladesh has tightened security along its western border with India amid concern that hundreds of Rohingya Muslim refugees could be pushed into its territory, officials said on Sunday. Patrols have been stepped up along the frontier with West Bengal, where border guards say they have been ordered in recent weeks to steer Rohingya into Bangladesh. Representational image. Reuters Tariqul Hakim, an area commander of the Border Guard Bangladesh, said Rohingya could be seen gathering opposit
Pakistan is fighting a protracted war for over a decade now for its lost identity. The very symbols of Pakistan have been attacked and its people slaughtered. The craven attack on Ziarat Residency in Quetta on June 14, 2013, is one of many incidents that are evidence of Pakistan fighting a protracted war for its ideals and survival. BLA, a banned organization in Pakistan with separatist tendencies, chose to attack an otherwise old building with little worth had the father of the nation, Quaid-i-
As we confront yet another weekend of jihadist violence - with 81 Christians dead in Pakistan , 142 dead after a jihadist killing spree in Nigeria , and 62 innocents slaughtered in a Kenyan shopping mall - we should remember three key (and infuriating) realities: First, the sustained and deadly jihadist violence that has swept the Muslim world cannot be maintained without broad and deep support from the Muslim population. Tens of thousands of jihadists are recruited, trained, and funded from
(AP) Authorities in Greece are rounding up thousands of suspected illegal immigrants in a large-scale deportation drive to combat what a government official compared to a prehistoric invasion. Greece has long been Europe's main entry point for illegal immigrants from Asia and Africa seeking a better life in the West. But Greece's severe economic problems and high unemployment are making the problem worse than ever. Loading ... Police said Monday that 6,000 people were detained over the weekend i
The 29-year-old captain of Afghanistan's national cricket team, Mohammad Nabi, was born in a refugee camp. It was in Peshawar, Pakistan, close to the Afghan border, that he first discovered the sport - though not in a form that traditionalists would recognise. Boys played with a stick and a knotted plastic bag, or, if one could be found in the camps, a tennis ball. In 2001, shortly after the start of the war on terror, Nabi returned to his family's native Afghanistan. "There were no grounds," he
As militant group ISIS continued its attacks in Iraq, killing 31 people on Tuesday in a suicide blast in Baghdad, the country's bishops have pleaded for the government to stop the "catastrophe" and protect Christians who are being driven out in masses. The appeal came from Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael I Sako and all the Chaldean, Syrian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic and Armenian Bishops in northern Iraq, Fides News Agency reported, and called on the government to provide "financial support to d
M uch earlier this year, long before the Paris murders, most practical people had arrived at a clear idea of what measures were needed to improve European immigration policy and to stabilize the crisis (though "crisis" is a kind description of the mass non-military invasion of Europe mainly by young male migrants from the Middle East and Africa claiming to be Syrian refugees). These measures included the establishment of refugee-processing centers outside the European Union, probably in North Af
"Networks that specialize in smuggling individuals from regions of terrorist concern, mainly from the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, the Middle East, and East Africa, are indeed a concern for Southcom and other interagency security partners who support our country's national security," Garcia told the Washington Free Beacon. "There are major hubs that serve as entry points into the region for migrants from those areas of concern attempting to enter the U.S. along our border with Mexico," she s
Srinagar/Islamabad : An Indian JCO and three Pakistani soldiers were killed in first major violation of ceasefire in Kashmir valley this year when troops from the two sides traded heavy gunfire, officials said. The violation took place in the key Keran sector in north Kashmir, which is the major ingress route of the militants from across the border and comes on the heels of another big infiltration bid from the adjacent Gurez sector. "There were two ceasefire violations in Keran sector of Kupwar
Dhaka: Bangladesh has tightened security along its western border with India amid concern that hundreds of Rohingya Muslim refugees could be pushed into its territory, officials said on Sunday. Patrols have been stepped up along the frontier with West Bengal, where border guards say they have been ordered in recent weeks to steer Rohingya into Bangladesh. Representational image. Reuters Tariqul Hakim, an area commander of the Border Guard Bangladesh, said Rohingya could be seen gathering opposit
Pakistan is fighting a protracted war for over a decade now for its lost identity. The very symbols of Pakistan have been attacked and its people slaughtered. The craven attack on Ziarat Residency in Quetta on June 14, 2013, is one of many incidents that are evidence of Pakistan fighting a protracted war for its ideals and survival. BLA, a banned organization in Pakistan with separatist tendencies, chose to attack an otherwise old building with little worth had the father of the nation, Quaid-i-
As we confront yet another weekend of jihadist violence - with 81 Christians dead in Pakistan , 142 dead after a jihadist killing spree in Nigeria , and 62 innocents slaughtered in a Kenyan shopping mall - we should remember three key (and infuriating) realities: First, the sustained and deadly jihadist violence that has swept the Muslim world cannot be maintained without broad and deep support from the Muslim population. Tens of thousands of jihadists are recruited, trained, and funded from
(AP) Authorities in Greece are rounding up thousands of suspected illegal immigrants in a large-scale deportation drive to combat what a government official compared to a prehistoric invasion. Greece has long been Europe's main entry point for illegal immigrants from Asia and Africa seeking a better life in the West. But Greece's severe economic problems and high unemployment are making the problem worse than ever. Loading ... Police said Monday that 6,000 people were detained over the weekend i
The 29-year-old captain of Afghanistan's national cricket team, Mohammad Nabi, was born in a refugee camp. It was in Peshawar, Pakistan, close to the Afghan border, that he first discovered the sport - though not in a form that traditionalists would recognise. Boys played with a stick and a knotted plastic bag, or, if one could be found in the camps, a tennis ball. In 2001, shortly after the start of the war on terror, Nabi returned to his family's native Afghanistan. "There were no grounds," he
As militant group ISIS continued its attacks in Iraq, killing 31 people on Tuesday in a suicide blast in Baghdad, the country's bishops have pleaded for the government to stop the "catastrophe" and protect Christians who are being driven out in masses. The appeal came from Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael I Sako and all the Chaldean, Syrian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic and Armenian Bishops in northern Iraq, Fides News Agency reported, and called on the government to provide "financial support to d
M uch earlier this year, long before the Paris murders, most practical people had arrived at a clear idea of what measures were needed to improve European immigration policy and to stabilize the crisis (though "crisis" is a kind description of the mass non-military invasion of Europe mainly by young male migrants from the Middle East and Africa claiming to be Syrian refugees). These measures included the establishment of refugee-processing centers outside the European Union, probably in North Af
Thank goodness for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. If not for their continuing mistakes and unpopularity, it would have been a tough week for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. The Trump administration is in the midst of another shake-up as a new Secretary of State and CIA Director were announced this week. More changes could be coming in the days ahead. While these changes are probably very good, the impression of an adm
Rep. Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday evening joined Sen. Kamala Harris in calling for the head of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in response to the separation of illegal immigrant families at the border. She can't think of anything more barbaric than using children as leverage. . @SecNielsen must resign. This is not an immigration issue, it is a humanitarian issue. Children are being used by the Trump Admin to create leverage, with a goal of passing Trump's anti-immigrant agenda. I struggle to think of
Gubernatorial candidate Mae Beavers is standing with President Donald J. Trump and his decision to terminate the DACA program. "The Executive Order that President Barack Obama relied upon to create DACA was unconstitutional and should never have been allowed to remain in place as long as it has," Beavers said in a statement. She continued: The rule of law should be the basis for our actions and policies regarding illegal immigration, and Congress should immediately take action to fund constructi
Sarah Huckabee Sanders and DHS Secretary Kristjen Nielsen were kicked out of, or, in Nielsen's case chased out, of restaurants for being part of America's conservative leadership. The leftists even went to Mrs. Nielsen's home and shouted, screamed, and tormented her neighbors. Americans were not supportive but the left and the left-wing politicians of the Democratic Party are. They remain silent even when Antifa assaults people or a Bernie supporter threatens to kill Republican politicians like
On Thursday, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) said she plans to bring a comprehensive climate change bill to the Senate floor by this summer. "We're going to go in earnest to this topic and this bill," Boxer said of the bill sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). The legislation would try to enact a "carbon fee" the federal government would use to " invest in renewable energy, energy efficiency, job training programs and research and development." The Congressional Budget Office estimated the carbon
Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen faced an avalanche of questions on Monday as she doubled down on the White House's policy to deal with migrant families at the U.S. Southern border. As President Donald Trump continues to blame the separation of children from their families on nonexistent Democrat laws, Nielsen defended the administration earlier today by saying that the media reports on the inhumane treatment of children should not be believed . When Nielsen took questions during
Worry about the growing anger among the party's progressive base... Nancy Pelosi/IMAGE: NBC via YouTube (Shawn Zeller, CQ-Roll Call) In a sign of the growing unrest on the left, a plurality of Democratic congressional aides surveyed by CQ Roll Call last month said the party should replace Nancy Pelosi as leader whether Democrats win a House majority in November or not. The Capitol Insiders Survey, which CQ Roll Call emailed to aides on July 13 and remained open till July 18, drew responses from
Even for Nancy Pelosi , this is galling. The San Francisco liberal who claims to be Catholic now has the arrogance to warn the archbishop of San Francisco he should stay away from the March for Marriage scheduled for Thursday in the nation's capital, according to SFGate.com . The march is aimed at rallying support for traditional marriage against the current relentless assault by gay marriage advocates in the courts of law and court of public opinion. San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileon
Every Liberal must memorized these facts laid out by Elizabeth Warren A couple weeks ago Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) was one of the keynote speakers at Netroots Nation 2015. Over the years she has become an unabashed Liberal. There is a segment within her speech that every American should listen to as it shows the values we share are more similar than many believe. Elizabeth Warren proves with fact based data that most of the American population are in fact Progressives/Liberals. She used th
"Battling the White House is the most important job I've ever done," the New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood has said. Underwood is a member of the Resistance. The Soros Democrat Party is pushing non-stop lawsuits to hurt the President. This is just one more from the hard left now in control of the Democrat [Socialist] Party. The President responded on Twitter Thursday. He referred to the "now disgraced" Attorney General Schneiderman and the "sleazy Democrats" who never had the guts to b
Rep. Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday evening joined Sen. Kamala Harris in calling for the head of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in response to the separation of illegal immigrant families at the border. She can't think of anything more barbaric than using children as leverage. . @SecNielsen must resign. This is not an immigration issue, it is a humanitarian issue. Children are being used by the Trump Admin to create leverage, with a goal of passing Trump's anti-immigrant agenda. I struggle to think of
Gubernatorial candidate Mae Beavers is standing with President Donald J. Trump and his decision to terminate the DACA program. "The Executive Order that President Barack Obama relied upon to create DACA was unconstitutional and should never have been allowed to remain in place as long as it has," Beavers said in a statement. She continued: The rule of law should be the basis for our actions and policies regarding illegal immigration, and Congress should immediately take action to fund constructi
Sarah Huckabee Sanders and DHS Secretary Kristjen Nielsen were kicked out of, or, in Nielsen's case chased out, of restaurants for being part of America's conservative leadership. The leftists even went to Mrs. Nielsen's home and shouted, screamed, and tormented her neighbors. Americans were not supportive but the left and the left-wing politicians of the Democratic Party are. They remain silent even when Antifa assaults people or a Bernie supporter threatens to kill Republican politicians like
On Thursday, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) said she plans to bring a comprehensive climate change bill to the Senate floor by this summer. "We're going to go in earnest to this topic and this bill," Boxer said of the bill sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). The legislation would try to enact a "carbon fee" the federal government would use to " invest in renewable energy, energy efficiency, job training programs and research and development." The Congressional Budget Office estimated the carbon
Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen faced an avalanche of questions on Monday as she doubled down on the White House's policy to deal with migrant families at the U.S. Southern border. As President Donald Trump continues to blame the separation of children from their families on nonexistent Democrat laws, Nielsen defended the administration earlier today by saying that the media reports on the inhumane treatment of children should not be believed . When Nielsen took questions during
Worry about the growing anger among the party's progressive base... Nancy Pelosi/IMAGE: NBC via YouTube (Shawn Zeller, CQ-Roll Call) In a sign of the growing unrest on the left, a plurality of Democratic congressional aides surveyed by CQ Roll Call last month said the party should replace Nancy Pelosi as leader whether Democrats win a House majority in November or not. The Capitol Insiders Survey, which CQ Roll Call emailed to aides on July 13 and remained open till July 18, drew responses from
Even for Nancy Pelosi , this is galling. The San Francisco liberal who claims to be Catholic now has the arrogance to warn the archbishop of San Francisco he should stay away from the March for Marriage scheduled for Thursday in the nation's capital, according to SFGate.com . The march is aimed at rallying support for traditional marriage against the current relentless assault by gay marriage advocates in the courts of law and court of public opinion. San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileon
Every Liberal must memorized these facts laid out by Elizabeth Warren A couple weeks ago Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) was one of the keynote speakers at Netroots Nation 2015. Over the years she has become an unabashed Liberal. There is a segment within her speech that every American should listen to as it shows the values we share are more similar than many believe. Elizabeth Warren proves with fact based data that most of the American population are in fact Progressives/Liberals. She used th
"Battling the White House is the most important job I've ever done," the New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood has said. Underwood is a member of the Resistance. The Soros Democrat Party is pushing non-stop lawsuits to hurt the President. This is just one more from the hard left now in control of the Democrat [Socialist] Party. The President responded on Twitter Thursday. He referred to the "now disgraced" Attorney General Schneiderman and the "sleazy Democrats" who never had the guts to b
Charges that Warren falsely claimed Native American heritage have haunted her since her 2012 Senate campaign. Warren claims she based her belief that she's part Cherokee on "family lore." Which is actually perfectly believable. Everybody in the South thinks they're at least 1/16th Cherokee because someone in their family SAID that an ancestor was part Cherokee. Warren claims she never received admissions or scholarships based on her supposed "Cherokee heritage," but she did also list herself as
Good Morning America news reader Amy Robach on Friday mocked Republican James Inhofe as "bizarre" for a global warming speech he gave on the Senate floor. Robach described, "And a bizarre scene in Washington. One senator used the recent snow to bolster his argument about climate change." Inhofe held up a snowball to note the unusually cold February that the east cost has suffered through. Tossing the snowball, he joked, "Here, Mr. President. Catch this." ABC has a history with condescending cov
Sen. Warren was giving a lengthy speech. She had appeared to violate the rule. She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted. - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Raw power Republicans - President Donald Trump along with lawmakers in the Senate and the House - have discarded any pretense they might have had of civility and upholding norms, standards and even the rule of law. For them it's all about gaining raw power and using power to benefit "their side" and to s
1.SUPREME COURT JUSTICES In addition to socialist Elizabeth Warren, these are some of the people who have been named as possible Supreme Court Justices: US Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Sen. Charles Schumer, Tom Perez, Planned Parenthood's Cecile Richards, Julian Castro, Tim Kaine, Rep. Keith Ellison and stealth progressive Judge Garland, though many don't see him as leftist enough. 2. HILLARY'S VP Hillary's pick for VP will likely be a far-left candidate to brin
1. Warren: Conservatives Never Pleased, So Bush Should Lie to Them? The opposition from the religious right faced by the fictional Republican presidential candidate on NBC's The West Wing, symbolizes for Jim Warren, the former Washington Bureau Chief for the Chicago Tribune who is now a Deputy Managing Editor for the paper, how real-life conservatives, upset over the Harriet Miers pick, will never be satisfied. On Tuesday's Hardball on MSNBC, Warren admired how the fictional drama's Alan Alda ch
We've never missed a chance to cover Sen. Elizabeth Warren's struggles over her shameless cultural appropriation scandal, wherein she baselessly claimed Native American ancestry for professional gain -- the polar opposite of "checking" her "white privilege," as the Social Justice Warrior ethos requires. Initially, nearly all of the blowback from her cynical, self-serving hoax was generated on the political Right, with most leftists giving her a pass for her identity politics sins, or simply ign
KATIE COURIC: The Senate is scheduled to begin confirmation hearings at the end of this month for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. Kagan has never been a judge, but she did clerk for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. And in this exclusive report, chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford tells us she does have a paper trail. JAN CRAWFORD: Elena Kagan has kept her cards so close to the vest that some on the left have worried she's too moderate. ELENA KAGAN, SUPREME COURT NOMINEE: Everybody'
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 5, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In his weekly radio address to the nation this past Saturday, President George W. Bush stated his support for the Constitutional amendment protecting traditional marriage that will be considered by the Senate this week. "Marriage is the most enduring and important human institution, honored and encouraged in all cultures and by every religious faith," President Bush said. "Ages of experience have taught us that the commitment of a husband and a
Every Liberal must memorized these facts laid out by Elizabeth Warren A couple weeks ago Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) was one of the keynote speakers at Netroots Nation 2015. Over the years she has become an unabashed Liberal. There is a segment within her speech that every American should listen to as it shows the values we share are more similar than many believe. Elizabeth Warren proves with fact based data that most of the American population are in fact Progressives/Liberals. She used th
Around New England Liberal Newspaper To Elizabeth Warren: 'Spit Into A Tube' A left-leaning newspaper in western Massachusetts is calling on U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren to resolve the is-she-or-isn't-she dispute over whether she is part American Indian once and for all. "So we call upon our senior senator to screw up her courage and take the spit test," The Berkshire Eagle said in an editorial . A test of the DNA in her saliva could help determine Warren's ethnic makeup and whether any of it c
Good Morning America news reader Amy Robach on Friday mocked Republican James Inhofe as "bizarre" for a global warming speech he gave on the Senate floor. Robach described, "And a bizarre scene in Washington. One senator used the recent snow to bolster his argument about climate change." Inhofe held up a snowball to note the unusually cold February that the east cost has suffered through. Tossing the snowball, he joked, "Here, Mr. President. Catch this." ABC has a history with condescending cov
Sen. Warren was giving a lengthy speech. She had appeared to violate the rule. She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted. - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Raw power Republicans - President Donald Trump along with lawmakers in the Senate and the House - have discarded any pretense they might have had of civility and upholding norms, standards and even the rule of law. For them it's all about gaining raw power and using power to benefit "their side" and to s
1.SUPREME COURT JUSTICES In addition to socialist Elizabeth Warren, these are some of the people who have been named as possible Supreme Court Justices: US Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Sen. Charles Schumer, Tom Perez, Planned Parenthood's Cecile Richards, Julian Castro, Tim Kaine, Rep. Keith Ellison and stealth progressive Judge Garland, though many don't see him as leftist enough. 2. HILLARY'S VP Hillary's pick for VP will likely be a far-left candidate to brin
1. Warren: Conservatives Never Pleased, So Bush Should Lie to Them? The opposition from the religious right faced by the fictional Republican presidential candidate on NBC's The West Wing, symbolizes for Jim Warren, the former Washington Bureau Chief for the Chicago Tribune who is now a Deputy Managing Editor for the paper, how real-life conservatives, upset over the Harriet Miers pick, will never be satisfied. On Tuesday's Hardball on MSNBC, Warren admired how the fictional drama's Alan Alda ch
We've never missed a chance to cover Sen. Elizabeth Warren's struggles over her shameless cultural appropriation scandal, wherein she baselessly claimed Native American ancestry for professional gain -- the polar opposite of "checking" her "white privilege," as the Social Justice Warrior ethos requires. Initially, nearly all of the blowback from her cynical, self-serving hoax was generated on the political Right, with most leftists giving her a pass for her identity politics sins, or simply ign
KATIE COURIC: The Senate is scheduled to begin confirmation hearings at the end of this month for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. Kagan has never been a judge, but she did clerk for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. And in this exclusive report, chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford tells us she does have a paper trail. JAN CRAWFORD: Elena Kagan has kept her cards so close to the vest that some on the left have worried she's too moderate. ELENA KAGAN, SUPREME COURT NOMINEE: Everybody'
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 5, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In his weekly radio address to the nation this past Saturday, President George W. Bush stated his support for the Constitutional amendment protecting traditional marriage that will be considered by the Senate this week. "Marriage is the most enduring and important human institution, honored and encouraged in all cultures and by every religious faith," President Bush said. "Ages of experience have taught us that the commitment of a husband and a
Every Liberal must memorized these facts laid out by Elizabeth Warren A couple weeks ago Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) was one of the keynote speakers at Netroots Nation 2015. Over the years she has become an unabashed Liberal. There is a segment within her speech that every American should listen to as it shows the values we share are more similar than many believe. Elizabeth Warren proves with fact based data that most of the American population are in fact Progressives/Liberals. She used th
Around New England Liberal Newspaper To Elizabeth Warren: 'Spit Into A Tube' A left-leaning newspaper in western Massachusetts is calling on U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren to resolve the is-she-or-isn't-she dispute over whether she is part American Indian once and for all. "So we call upon our senior senator to screw up her courage and take the spit test," The Berkshire Eagle said in an editorial . A test of the DNA in her saliva could help determine Warren's ethnic makeup and whether any of it c
Jan 18, 2017 -- The second wolf sadly passed away in spite of Aspen Wildlife sanctuary and Dr Sherri's best efforts. He seemed to improve for a couple of days with being hydrated, given electrolytes and slow feeding. It was likely from organ failure due to the severity of his starvation and dehydration. I am heartsick at the struggle the poor animal endured at the hands of and due to the whim of humans. Dr Sherri estimated it took the wolf a week to chew through the stainless steel snare cable
Over 4,675 species of lizard found around the world, according to the San Diego Zoo. Some sources raised the number and pointed to approximately 6,000 species. Lizards are found all over the world in almost every type of terrain. Some of them live in trees, some confined to deserts and some being in contact with rocks. Lizards in Iran Environmental factors such as moisture, elevation and temperature can influence distribution patterns of animals e.g. lizards. The Complete Fauna of Iran pinpoint
The owner of a Florida wildlife rescue center is living in a cage with two lions, a fundraising stunt that has riled other animal rescue groups and underscores how difficult it is to keep such sanctuaries afloat. James Jablon with Wildlife Rehabilitation of Hernando County, a semi-rural area about an hour north of Tampa, is halfway through his month of eating, sleeping and otherwise hanging out with the carnivorous cats. Wearing a microphone, he talks with people who watch streaming video of his
- Win Two General Wildlife Encounters to Zoological Wildlife Foundation! Click to enlarge This is your chance to visit the Zoological Wildlife Foundation (ZWF MIAMI) for an unforgettable, up close and personal experience with magnificent wildlife species as you tour the five-acre zoo, preservation and conservation facility located just south of Miami, Florida. You will have the chance to interact with reptiles, primates, small mammals & birds of prey. You'll see and even hold many of our exotic
Abandoned dogs are seen in 'Dead Dog Beach,' an area that has become a dumping ground for unwanted pets in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. ( Image by NBC New ) Permission Details DMCA Every Thursday I spend an hour at an Adoration Chapel in my city. I have the noon hour and Alice has the 11 to 12 time slot. I enjoy when her granddaughter comes to pick her up because she often brings with her a sweet dog she found in Puerto Rico. This dog is one very lucky dog indeed, because not only is there an
(c) 2009 Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum Visiting children keep pace with a shepherd at the re-created village. In the Animal Encounters area kids can pet or hold lambs and other baby animals. 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers William Conner settled in this area in 1800. He lived as a trader and then as a farmer and became prominent in state politics. His Federal-style mansion of mellow redbrick, built in 1823, still stands, having been restored, and an entire village duplicating a typica
An endangered condor and 14 flamingo chicks were unveiled Monday at Vesty Pakos Zoo, in La Paz, Bolivia. The female condor was named Illimani, in honor of the emblematic mountain of La Paz. It was born on Dec. 20, 2016, and became the first animal of this species to be born in captivity in Bolivia. Zoo director Andrea Morales said she hoped more condors would be born at the zoo in the future. "We were lucky to have a baby condor ... The egg was brooded since October of last year and after that,
It's frankly surprising that John Darnielle hasn't written a novel before now.* The driving force behind the Mountain Goats, Darnielle is regarded as a great storyteller. He populates his songwriting with stories of tragedy and empowerment, painful open wounds and monsters, both human and other. It can be raw and personal ("The Sunset Tree") or metaphysical ("All Eternals Deck") ... or both at once. His debut novel, Wolf in White Van , falls into this last category. Protagonist Sean Phillips, di
WASHINGTON - In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that Africa's elephants may qualify for "endangered" status under the Endangered Species Act and may warrant reclassification as two separate species. These actions would highlight the plight of both species and strengthen protections. Savannah elephant courtesy Flickr/Bernard Dupont. This image is available for media use. African elephants currently are listed as o
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has removed the Hualapai Mexican vole from the endangered species list, three decades after mistakenly listing the rodent as an endangered subspecies of Mexican vole in 1987, according to a final rule published in the Federal Register . The state of Arizona filed a petition with FWS to have the creature removed from the list in 2004, citing an analysis showing the Hualapai was not a distinct subspecies of the Mexican vole. Despite accepting Arizona's evid
Over 4,675 species of lizard found around the world, according to the San Diego Zoo. Some sources raised the number and pointed to approximately 6,000 species. Lizards are found all over the world in almost every type of terrain. Some of them live in trees, some confined to deserts and some being in contact with rocks. Lizards in Iran Environmental factors such as moisture, elevation and temperature can influence distribution patterns of animals e.g. lizards. The Complete Fauna of Iran pinpoint
The owner of a Florida wildlife rescue center is living in a cage with two lions, a fundraising stunt that has riled other animal rescue groups and underscores how difficult it is to keep such sanctuaries afloat. James Jablon with Wildlife Rehabilitation of Hernando County, a semi-rural area about an hour north of Tampa, is halfway through his month of eating, sleeping and otherwise hanging out with the carnivorous cats. Wearing a microphone, he talks with people who watch streaming video of his
- Win Two General Wildlife Encounters to Zoological Wildlife Foundation! Click to enlarge This is your chance to visit the Zoological Wildlife Foundation (ZWF MIAMI) for an unforgettable, up close and personal experience with magnificent wildlife species as you tour the five-acre zoo, preservation and conservation facility located just south of Miami, Florida. You will have the chance to interact with reptiles, primates, small mammals & birds of prey. You'll see and even hold many of our exotic
Abandoned dogs are seen in 'Dead Dog Beach,' an area that has become a dumping ground for unwanted pets in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. ( Image by NBC New ) Permission Details DMCA Every Thursday I spend an hour at an Adoration Chapel in my city. I have the noon hour and Alice has the 11 to 12 time slot. I enjoy when her granddaughter comes to pick her up because she often brings with her a sweet dog she found in Puerto Rico. This dog is one very lucky dog indeed, because not only is there an
(c) 2009 Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum Visiting children keep pace with a shepherd at the re-created village. In the Animal Encounters area kids can pet or hold lambs and other baby animals. 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers William Conner settled in this area in 1800. He lived as a trader and then as a farmer and became prominent in state politics. His Federal-style mansion of mellow redbrick, built in 1823, still stands, having been restored, and an entire village duplicating a typica
An endangered condor and 14 flamingo chicks were unveiled Monday at Vesty Pakos Zoo, in La Paz, Bolivia. The female condor was named Illimani, in honor of the emblematic mountain of La Paz. It was born on Dec. 20, 2016, and became the first animal of this species to be born in captivity in Bolivia. Zoo director Andrea Morales said she hoped more condors would be born at the zoo in the future. "We were lucky to have a baby condor ... The egg was brooded since October of last year and after that,
It's frankly surprising that John Darnielle hasn't written a novel before now.* The driving force behind the Mountain Goats, Darnielle is regarded as a great storyteller. He populates his songwriting with stories of tragedy and empowerment, painful open wounds and monsters, both human and other. It can be raw and personal ("The Sunset Tree") or metaphysical ("All Eternals Deck") ... or both at once. His debut novel, Wolf in White Van , falls into this last category. Protagonist Sean Phillips, di
WASHINGTON - In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that Africa's elephants may qualify for "endangered" status under the Endangered Species Act and may warrant reclassification as two separate species. These actions would highlight the plight of both species and strengthen protections. Savannah elephant courtesy Flickr/Bernard Dupont. This image is available for media use. African elephants currently are listed as o
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has removed the Hualapai Mexican vole from the endangered species list, three decades after mistakenly listing the rodent as an endangered subspecies of Mexican vole in 1987, according to a final rule published in the Federal Register . The state of Arizona filed a petition with FWS to have the creature removed from the list in 2004, citing an analysis showing the Hualapai was not a distinct subspecies of the Mexican vole. Despite accepting Arizona's evid
CTV has reported that Quebec's Agriculture Minister, Pierre Paradis, has made it a priority to introduce provincial legislation that protects animals in that province by amending their Civil Code. Pets and other animals will no longer be considered as property. As in many European countries, they will be treated as sentient beings. Minister Paradis is quoted as saying: " We were inspired by what was done in France, where they redefined the concept of the animal as a being that is capable of feel
I can't believe those jerks voted Tillman, the skateboarding bulldog, off of The Greatest American Dog. I just took that damn show out of my TiVo because of it. Seriously, what's the point of watching all those other boring dogs now? Are they as good-looking as Tillman is? No, they are not. And what do they do besides the occasional obedience trick? Ooh, they can jump in the air or look regal or fake dog-smile for the camera. So what? DO THEY SKATEBOARD? Congratulations, dumb show, you ditched
Horses are not loners by nature, so it's common practice for thoroughbreds to keep a horse known as a companion pony for friendship and support. The friends that accompany racehorses both on the road and at home are not limited to horses, however--dogs, sheep, goats, and even chickens have served as companions. Famed champion Seabiscuit relied on a whole covey of kindly animals: a horse named Pumpkin, a dog named Pocatell, and a spider monkey named Jo-Jo. The champion Unbridled, who won the 1990
Jan 18, 2017 -- The second wolf sadly passed away in spite of Aspen Wildlife sanctuary and Dr Sherri's best efforts. He seemed to improve for a couple of days with being hydrated, given electrolytes and slow feeding. It was likely from organ failure due to the severity of his starvation and dehydration. I am heartsick at the struggle the poor animal endured at the hands of and due to the whim of humans. Dr Sherri estimated it took the wolf a week to chew through the stainless steel snare cable
Cesar Millan, noted Dog Whisperer, is under investigation for animal cruelty after a dog he was training on his current Nat GEO WILD show Cesar 911 bit a pig until it bled. On Thursday night, according to TMZ, L.A. County Animal Control authorities visited Millan's Santa Clarita, California property, following up on a complaint after his show aired footage of a pig being bitten by a dog named Simon. Simon's owner also has pet pigs and Simon had attacked them before, which was what Millan was cal
Our neighbor has a sheep ranch. The sheep are guarded by Pyrenees dogs. They are friendly, yet intuitively know to guard their charges. Frisco, Lilly, and Maggie are descendants of the large dogs which roamed the mountains of Asia thousands of years ago. French history books claim that this large dog accompanied nomadic tribesmen and their flocks from Asia to the west. In the Pyrenean Mountains these dogs met an environment that caused them to evolve into the burley fuzzy creatures we know today
An endangered condor and 14 flamingo chicks were unveiled Monday at Vesty Pakos Zoo, in La Paz, Bolivia. The female condor was named Illimani, in honor of the emblematic mountain of La Paz. It was born on Dec. 20, 2016, and became the first animal of this species to be born in captivity in Bolivia. Zoo director Andrea Morales said she hoped more condors would be born at the zoo in the future. "We were lucky to have a baby condor ... The egg was brooded since October of last year and after that,
If you've ever channel surfed, there's no doubt you've came across a dog show or two. Each year, thousands of dogs compete in local and nationwide dog shows. Most shows feature events in which purebred dogs compete against others that are also within their breeds' standards. The United Kingdom is home to the largest dog show, Crufts and the American Kennel Club runs Westminster which is the most famous show in the U.S. In each show the dog's physical attributes including appearance and body stru
WASHINGTON - In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that Africa's elephants may qualify for "endangered" status under the Endangered Species Act and may warrant reclassification as two separate species. These actions would highlight the plight of both species and strengthen protections. Savannah elephant courtesy Flickr/Bernard Dupont. This image is available for media use. African elephants currently are listed as o
A Swedish zoo killed nine healthy lion cubs over the last six years because it couldn't afford to keep them or transport them elsewhere. "Based in scientific practice, we use translocation, contraception and the euthanasia of surplus animals as population management tools," the zoo said on its website . Most of the euthanized lions killed were 1 1/2 or 2 years old when they were killed. The zoo's news release said the nine lions were picked due to "group aggressions," stating "these animals we
I can't believe those jerks voted Tillman, the skateboarding bulldog, off of The Greatest American Dog. I just took that damn show out of my TiVo because of it. Seriously, what's the point of watching all those other boring dogs now? Are they as good-looking as Tillman is? No, they are not. And what do they do besides the occasional obedience trick? Ooh, they can jump in the air or look regal or fake dog-smile for the camera. So what? DO THEY SKATEBOARD? Congratulations, dumb show, you ditched
Horses are not loners by nature, so it's common practice for thoroughbreds to keep a horse known as a companion pony for friendship and support. The friends that accompany racehorses both on the road and at home are not limited to horses, however--dogs, sheep, goats, and even chickens have served as companions. Famed champion Seabiscuit relied on a whole covey of kindly animals: a horse named Pumpkin, a dog named Pocatell, and a spider monkey named Jo-Jo. The champion Unbridled, who won the 1990
Jan 18, 2017 -- The second wolf sadly passed away in spite of Aspen Wildlife sanctuary and Dr Sherri's best efforts. He seemed to improve for a couple of days with being hydrated, given electrolytes and slow feeding. It was likely from organ failure due to the severity of his starvation and dehydration. I am heartsick at the struggle the poor animal endured at the hands of and due to the whim of humans. Dr Sherri estimated it took the wolf a week to chew through the stainless steel snare cable
Cesar Millan, noted Dog Whisperer, is under investigation for animal cruelty after a dog he was training on his current Nat GEO WILD show Cesar 911 bit a pig until it bled. On Thursday night, according to TMZ, L.A. County Animal Control authorities visited Millan's Santa Clarita, California property, following up on a complaint after his show aired footage of a pig being bitten by a dog named Simon. Simon's owner also has pet pigs and Simon had attacked them before, which was what Millan was cal
Our neighbor has a sheep ranch. The sheep are guarded by Pyrenees dogs. They are friendly, yet intuitively know to guard their charges. Frisco, Lilly, and Maggie are descendants of the large dogs which roamed the mountains of Asia thousands of years ago. French history books claim that this large dog accompanied nomadic tribesmen and their flocks from Asia to the west. In the Pyrenean Mountains these dogs met an environment that caused them to evolve into the burley fuzzy creatures we know today
An endangered condor and 14 flamingo chicks were unveiled Monday at Vesty Pakos Zoo, in La Paz, Bolivia. The female condor was named Illimani, in honor of the emblematic mountain of La Paz. It was born on Dec. 20, 2016, and became the first animal of this species to be born in captivity in Bolivia. Zoo director Andrea Morales said she hoped more condors would be born at the zoo in the future. "We were lucky to have a baby condor ... The egg was brooded since October of last year and after that,
If you've ever channel surfed, there's no doubt you've came across a dog show or two. Each year, thousands of dogs compete in local and nationwide dog shows. Most shows feature events in which purebred dogs compete against others that are also within their breeds' standards. The United Kingdom is home to the largest dog show, Crufts and the American Kennel Club runs Westminster which is the most famous show in the U.S. In each show the dog's physical attributes including appearance and body stru
WASHINGTON - In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that Africa's elephants may qualify for "endangered" status under the Endangered Species Act and may warrant reclassification as two separate species. These actions would highlight the plight of both species and strengthen protections. Savannah elephant courtesy Flickr/Bernard Dupont. This image is available for media use. African elephants currently are listed as o
A Swedish zoo killed nine healthy lion cubs over the last six years because it couldn't afford to keep them or transport them elsewhere. "Based in scientific practice, we use translocation, contraception and the euthanasia of surplus animals as population management tools," the zoo said on its website . Most of the euthanized lions killed were 1 1/2 or 2 years old when they were killed. The zoo's news release said the nine lions were picked due to "group aggressions," stating "these animals we
All you need is not love, apparently, but Morrissey, who sways with a tambourine in the music video for his latest single, "All You Need Is Me," hitting #24 on UK charts this week. "You hiss and moan," he croons, "and you constantly groan. And you don't ever go away." Whether this is knowing self-reference or an accidentally applicable observation, we will never know. But he of the sick heart and healthy jaw, recently on the UK charts at #1 and #2 with 2006's Ringleader Of The Tormentors and 200
Despite Time magazine missing the story (surprise!), Donald Trump was the man/person/celebrity/politician/comedian/revolutionary of the year for 2015. In honor of his six-month crusade to topple the pillars of power and political correctness in these corrupt United States of America, I am making note of the three stories about Trump that best illustrate the hypocrisy, obfuscation and lies of the mainstream media and GOP establishment as they tried to derail his one-man wrecking crew. 1) The Incr
Oscar Wilde famously wrote about a Dickens character: "One must have a heart of stone to read the death of little Nell without laughing." And you'd have to have a heart of stone not to read the post-election tweets of liberal celebrities without at least a schadenfreude-tastic giggle. Really, Hollywood's election reaction has rarely been more entertaining. Daily Show writer Lizz Winstead moaned, "Republicans win control of your body." Bette Midler tweeted bitterly, "We can look forward to unr
In a passionate Facebook post on Friday, Ellen Page has alleged that director Brett Ratner verbally abused her on set, and outed her in front of cast and crew. She also claims to have been assaulted on set by a grip, and says that working on a Woody Allen film was an "awful mistake." Freeheld , the new Ellen Page/Julianne Moore drama about a lesbian couple struggling for civil rights, premiered at The Toronto International Film Festival last night. The media present at the event got a huge surpr
POP. Aaron Carter causes Twitter to erupt with tweet claiming Michael Jackson "passed the torch" to him before he died. MALE MODEL MONDAY. Jack Weisensel. HELLO. Adele wants to remix Drake's "Hotline Bling" and Drake seems open to it: "I love Drake. I love Drake so much. I even got the coat that's in the video -- I got it delivered the other day, I ordered it. The red one." SALES. Meanwhile, 25 is on track to become the fastest selling album in the US, ever: "Since Neilsen Music began tracking
Morrissey, the British singer who has objectively suffered more than any single person living or dead, joined the social-media platform Twitter today. Given his strong views on the British monarchy , politics , immigration , race , animal rights , President Donald Trump , late-night hosts , terrorism , the United States , crowdfunding , personal rights , currency , Brexit , the recording industry , other musicians and the general embarrassment he considers the human race to be , his new digital
T here is no small irony in the fact that the song "Thanks for the Memory" is so closely linked to the remarkable career of Bob Hope. That is what the comedian, star of movies and television, and Oscar host has become: a memory, and a distant one at that. In his useful and informative book The Bob Hope Films , James L. Neibaur reflects that, at one time, conventional wisdom held that Hope (1903-2003) would prove as enduring in the popular imagination as Elvis Presley or Charlie Chaplin. "However
British rock icon Morrissey writes a lot of open letters; most often including scathing criticism of commercialism, the British Monarchy, foreign affairs, or animal rights violators. So when you hear that a famous musician penned an open letter to President Obama entitled "Thankskilling," you likely already knew it was Morrissey's doing. Posted on the True to You webzine, Morrissey, an outspoken vegan activist, lashes out against Obama and the American tradition of presidential pardons for selec
Unfortunately, these individuals seem to struggle with discerning the difference between actual misogyny and a man - in this case a fictional one - simply voicing his thoughts. Mansplaining is a divisive concept that pathologises the male psyche, as if men are uniquely capable of patronising, sexist behaviour. And it is an inherently self-contradictory phrase, which attempts to identify sexism while also reinforcing it. I have certainly encountered men who treat women as lesser intellects. Yet I
Canada is experiencing an awakening of right-right groups in Canada, with groups like Rebel Media spewing far-right racism, and hate crimes on the ris e throughout the country. But far-right white supremacy isn't the only movement we must keep an eye on. Canada is being influenced by America's most powerful and richest Republicans, the Koch Brothers. The Koch brothers are some of the most dangerous far-right movement supporters in America, due to their vast wealth that they plow into rightwing
Despite Time magazine missing the story (surprise!), Donald Trump was the man/person/celebrity/politician/comedian/revolutionary of the year for 2015. In honor of his six-month crusade to topple the pillars of power and political correctness in these corrupt United States of America, I am making note of the three stories about Trump that best illustrate the hypocrisy, obfuscation and lies of the mainstream media and GOP establishment as they tried to derail his one-man wrecking crew. 1) The Incr
Oscar Wilde famously wrote about a Dickens character: "One must have a heart of stone to read the death of little Nell without laughing." And you'd have to have a heart of stone not to read the post-election tweets of liberal celebrities without at least a schadenfreude-tastic giggle. Really, Hollywood's election reaction has rarely been more entertaining. Daily Show writer Lizz Winstead moaned, "Republicans win control of your body." Bette Midler tweeted bitterly, "We can look forward to unr
In a passionate Facebook post on Friday, Ellen Page has alleged that director Brett Ratner verbally abused her on set, and outed her in front of cast and crew. She also claims to have been assaulted on set by a grip, and says that working on a Woody Allen film was an "awful mistake." Freeheld , the new Ellen Page/Julianne Moore drama about a lesbian couple struggling for civil rights, premiered at The Toronto International Film Festival last night. The media present at the event got a huge surpr
POP. Aaron Carter causes Twitter to erupt with tweet claiming Michael Jackson "passed the torch" to him before he died. MALE MODEL MONDAY. Jack Weisensel. HELLO. Adele wants to remix Drake's "Hotline Bling" and Drake seems open to it: "I love Drake. I love Drake so much. I even got the coat that's in the video -- I got it delivered the other day, I ordered it. The red one." SALES. Meanwhile, 25 is on track to become the fastest selling album in the US, ever: "Since Neilsen Music began tracking
Morrissey, the British singer who has objectively suffered more than any single person living or dead, joined the social-media platform Twitter today. Given his strong views on the British monarchy , politics , immigration , race , animal rights , President Donald Trump , late-night hosts , terrorism , the United States , crowdfunding , personal rights , currency , Brexit , the recording industry , other musicians and the general embarrassment he considers the human race to be , his new digital
T here is no small irony in the fact that the song "Thanks for the Memory" is so closely linked to the remarkable career of Bob Hope. That is what the comedian, star of movies and television, and Oscar host has become: a memory, and a distant one at that. In his useful and informative book The Bob Hope Films , James L. Neibaur reflects that, at one time, conventional wisdom held that Hope (1903-2003) would prove as enduring in the popular imagination as Elvis Presley or Charlie Chaplin. "However
British rock icon Morrissey writes a lot of open letters; most often including scathing criticism of commercialism, the British Monarchy, foreign affairs, or animal rights violators. So when you hear that a famous musician penned an open letter to President Obama entitled "Thankskilling," you likely already knew it was Morrissey's doing. Posted on the True to You webzine, Morrissey, an outspoken vegan activist, lashes out against Obama and the American tradition of presidential pardons for selec
Unfortunately, these individuals seem to struggle with discerning the difference between actual misogyny and a man - in this case a fictional one - simply voicing his thoughts. Mansplaining is a divisive concept that pathologises the male psyche, as if men are uniquely capable of patronising, sexist behaviour. And it is an inherently self-contradictory phrase, which attempts to identify sexism while also reinforcing it. I have certainly encountered men who treat women as lesser intellects. Yet I
Canada is experiencing an awakening of right-right groups in Canada, with groups like Rebel Media spewing far-right racism, and hate crimes on the ris e throughout the country. But far-right white supremacy isn't the only movement we must keep an eye on. Canada is being influenced by America's most powerful and richest Republicans, the Koch Brothers. The Koch brothers are some of the most dangerous far-right movement supporters in America, due to their vast wealth that they plow into rightwing
close | x Reddit Google Plus Instapaper Flipboard Print CHANTING "DON'T give in to racist fear, refugees are welcome here" and "Nazis out, refugees in," some 600 people marched in the cold and rain in Seattle on December 6 to oppose the Northwestern Hammerskins, a far-right hate group that announced it was holding a concert. As soon as the Hammerskins announced their intention to hold a concert in the Ballard neighborhood and later march on Capitol Hill, a neighborhood long recognized for being
So let's put it another way. Which came first: the alt-right or the social-justice movement? Will Donald Trump eventually be toppled by leftist activism, or will such activism guarantee his second term in office? Is Katie Hopkins right to describe herself as the creation of her enemies, as the 'monster' to the liberal-left's Dr Frankenstein? Do attempts to shut down free speech on university campuses prevent the dissemination of extremist views, or make such views more likely to gain traction? Y
The following is a call to oppose an upcoming gathering of Alt-Lite trolls in Washington DC. We're in year two of the Trump regime, and the US is drifting dangerously towards fascism. Trump's volunteer propaganda team, champions of fake news, misogyny, and racism, will come to DC to make a mockery of "freedom." We will protest outside. Real freedom is in the streets. Who are the Alt-Lite and far-Right trolls that seem to exist to spreading disinformation and fake news? Mike Cernovich is best kno
There's no way to pin the latest terror attack on neo-Nazis or white nationalists or the alt-right, so I'm not sure why we're even talking about it. Some murder victims are more important than others. The fugitive believed to have driven the van in last week's terrorist attacks in Spain was shot dead by the police on Monday in a village outside Barcelona after a Europeanwide dragnet, the police announced. The fugitive, Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, used a van to mow down a crowd on Las Ramblas, Barcel
My first instinct is always to ignore the Alt-Right, or whatever the racist fringe of white supremacy calls itself whenever its new name becomes too toxic. The point of public protest marches is to draw more attention to their fringe movement than could be justified by its electoral weight. So my preference would be to ignore for as long as possible the hateful bigots who organized last weekend's rally in Charlottesville. It is no longer possible. These vile cretins have never gone away, but the
There are a lot of stories of SJW protests on campus, but not a lot of students fighting back. Mainly because, they don't want to get slandered and cyberbullied, called racist and have their puppies threatened. That's starting to change at Princeton, where the Princeton Open Campus Coalition is starting to fight back against all this crap. No silly chants or occupying public places. They just want to talk. Here's a report from Chasing News on the issues going on at Princeton: Princeton Open Cam
In the past few days white supremacists have been making moves against the minority community and its supporters. Friday night UVA students who were protesting white supremacy were surrounded by white supremacists and their chants saying "White lives matter" "You will not replace us" and "Jews will not replace us." The next day there was another protest. This time the white nationalist groups were protesting the cities plan on taking down Robert E. Lee's statue. People for the statue's removal m
(LANGUAGE WARNING) This past weekend I was in Dresden to report on their third-year anniversary rally. Thanks to all you subscribers who sent us there , we were able to meet with newly-elected Alternative for Deutschland politicians, and speak to passionate German patriots who turn out to protest against Islamisation literally every week. I also met Lutz Bachmann again. He is the founder of PEGIDA - which, in German, stands for Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West. Lutz has b
White supremacists infiltrate the anti-globalization movement. Sean Gallup / Getty Neo-Nazis: now trying to latch on to the left. Neo-Nazi rallies in America's urban centers are most often the tiny affairs of a few racists, and are often drowned out by massive counter-protests. But on August 24, hundreds of followers of the National Alliance and other neo-Nazis, under a front called Taxpayers Against Terrorism, held their fourth and largest anti-Israel event in Washington since September 11. The
Who Were the Heavily Armed, Violent Enforcers of White Supremacy at Stone Mountain, GA? April 25, 2016 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us On Saturday, April 23, pro-Confederate-flag white supremacists staged a "pro-white" rally at Stone Mountain Park--just a few miles east of Atlanta. Stone Mountain is a grotesque monument to and celebration of slavery--the face of the mountain is like a Mount Rushmore to the Confederacy, with massive carved images of Confederate generals and leaders "Stonewall"
So let's put it another way. Which came first: the alt-right or the social-justice movement? Will Donald Trump eventually be toppled by leftist activism, or will such activism guarantee his second term in office? Is Katie Hopkins right to describe herself as the creation of her enemies, as the 'monster' to the liberal-left's Dr Frankenstein? Do attempts to shut down free speech on university campuses prevent the dissemination of extremist views, or make such views more likely to gain traction? Y
The following is a call to oppose an upcoming gathering of Alt-Lite trolls in Washington DC. We're in year two of the Trump regime, and the US is drifting dangerously towards fascism. Trump's volunteer propaganda team, champions of fake news, misogyny, and racism, will come to DC to make a mockery of "freedom." We will protest outside. Real freedom is in the streets. Who are the Alt-Lite and far-Right trolls that seem to exist to spreading disinformation and fake news? Mike Cernovich is best kno
There's no way to pin the latest terror attack on neo-Nazis or white nationalists or the alt-right, so I'm not sure why we're even talking about it. Some murder victims are more important than others. The fugitive believed to have driven the van in last week's terrorist attacks in Spain was shot dead by the police on Monday in a village outside Barcelona after a Europeanwide dragnet, the police announced. The fugitive, Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, used a van to mow down a crowd on Las Ramblas, Barcel
My first instinct is always to ignore the Alt-Right, or whatever the racist fringe of white supremacy calls itself whenever its new name becomes too toxic. The point of public protest marches is to draw more attention to their fringe movement than could be justified by its electoral weight. So my preference would be to ignore for as long as possible the hateful bigots who organized last weekend's rally in Charlottesville. It is no longer possible. These vile cretins have never gone away, but the
There are a lot of stories of SJW protests on campus, but not a lot of students fighting back. Mainly because, they don't want to get slandered and cyberbullied, called racist and have their puppies threatened. That's starting to change at Princeton, where the Princeton Open Campus Coalition is starting to fight back against all this crap. No silly chants or occupying public places. They just want to talk. Here's a report from Chasing News on the issues going on at Princeton: Princeton Open Cam
In the past few days white supremacists have been making moves against the minority community and its supporters. Friday night UVA students who were protesting white supremacy were surrounded by white supremacists and their chants saying "White lives matter" "You will not replace us" and "Jews will not replace us." The next day there was another protest. This time the white nationalist groups were protesting the cities plan on taking down Robert E. Lee's statue. People for the statue's removal m
(LANGUAGE WARNING) This past weekend I was in Dresden to report on their third-year anniversary rally. Thanks to all you subscribers who sent us there , we were able to meet with newly-elected Alternative for Deutschland politicians, and speak to passionate German patriots who turn out to protest against Islamisation literally every week. I also met Lutz Bachmann again. He is the founder of PEGIDA - which, in German, stands for Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West. Lutz has b
White supremacists infiltrate the anti-globalization movement. Sean Gallup / Getty Neo-Nazis: now trying to latch on to the left. Neo-Nazi rallies in America's urban centers are most often the tiny affairs of a few racists, and are often drowned out by massive counter-protests. But on August 24, hundreds of followers of the National Alliance and other neo-Nazis, under a front called Taxpayers Against Terrorism, held their fourth and largest anti-Israel event in Washington since September 11. The
Who Were the Heavily Armed, Violent Enforcers of White Supremacy at Stone Mountain, GA? April 25, 2016 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us On Saturday, April 23, pro-Confederate-flag white supremacists staged a "pro-white" rally at Stone Mountain Park--just a few miles east of Atlanta. Stone Mountain is a grotesque monument to and celebration of slavery--the face of the mountain is like a Mount Rushmore to the Confederacy, with massive carved images of Confederate generals and leaders "Stonewall"
Very troubling that the Women's March is able to influence schools to force kids to do this. It's Walkout Day! Today, all across the country, students will march out of their classrooms in order to . . . something. Presumably, they're protesting violence with guns, which is somewhat like protesting violence with hands: both of those things are quite horrible, but unless you have some sort of solutions, you're merely posturing. Which is, of course, the point. This walkout is all about posturing.
You don't need to be a U.S. citizen to qualify for Social Security; you just need to have worked in the country legally for enough time. Since undocumented immigrants received amnesty in 1986, that applies to most older farmworkers. Israel Morales, 44, is one of the thousands of migrant farmworkers hired to harvest New Mexico's famous chiles. For the past five years, Morales, who asked that his real name not be used, has earned between $4,000 and $7,000 a year stooping to pick chiles in the hot
In case you missed it, this undocumented hombre was recently arrested for raping and killing his 15-year-old stepdaughter. While she was pregnant with his second child... Yeah, it's a lot to process. Ready your mind grapes, because there's been a new development. It seems Obama and friends were in the throes of making this charmer a citizen... The case involving Armando Garcia-Ramirez is raising new questions about immigration enforcement under President Obama... The Obama administration last ye
We need to stop abusing animal especially here in the Philippines. There is human rights for children and women rights and even for the criminals but how about the rigths of animals especially here in the Philippines. Actually there was establish rights for animals but only to other country like USA. Here in the Philippines most here folks here don't treat animals as part of they're family compare to other country which they treat dogs and other animals as part of their family. We don't treat th
Refugees have a track record of being mostly terrible . Ever wonder what their asylum-receiving kids are like? Apparently it's not much better... The grenade didn't fall far from the suicide vest. We have a video below, but here's the setup: According to The Rebel , refugee students are laying the all mighty smackdown on regular kids. And no, this isn't happening in Europe. For once (see Europe Welcomes 'Innocent' Refugees... Who Turn Out to be ISIS Jihadists ). This is taking place in Canada. Y
If you were one of the many people crowding the already chaotic streets of New York City on Saturday evening for the anti-Trump protests and Women's March , there's a good chance you saw Rihanna . Then again, so many people took to the city streets it may have been impossible to spot her with your own eyes, but she was there, and there's an epic dab video to prove it. The 28-year-old singer joined a crowd of protesters outside of Trump Tower in Manhattan to show her support for women's rights an
Mirian fled native Honduras with her 18-month-old son due to rising violence. Upon reaching the US, she went to the immigration authorities seeking asylum. The immigration officials took her Honduran ID, her child's birth certificate, and his hospital birth record. Then the took her son. The immigration officers gave no reason for splitting the mother and child, but still they made the mother place her crying child in a government car, without giving her time to say goodbye, and drove him to a n
Hundreds of asylum seekers languishing in an Australian detention camp on Nauru continued to protest over the weekend. The asylum seekers say conditions in the camp are horrific and an option to be transferred to Cambodia is unacceptable, according to refugee activists. The government of Tony Abbott has vowed to crack down on asylum seekers. As part of Abbott's hardline anti-refugee policy, asylum seekers arriving in Australian waters on unscheduled vessels are being processed on Nauru and Papua
On August 15 the Department of Homeland Security started accepting requests for deferred action from DREAM Act -eligible youth, or DREAMers--undocumented students who were brought to this country at a young age, have been living here for more than five years, and meet certain other requirements. Those students who receive deferred action will be permitted to live and work in the country lawfully for a two-year period. But on the very same day that a new world of opportunity opened up for these k
Undocumented Immigrants? Donald Trump is cancer. But then we all knew that. Today it saddened me that I had to call out a friend as he was oblivious to what he was becoming. My friend was distributing the following chain email. I wondered if he realized it was professionally prepared with all the underlying subliminal messages to expose the worst of nativist human carnality. I include the entire chain letter with the hope that it inoculates the reader going forward. Here are the facts to refute
You don't need to be a U.S. citizen to qualify for Social Security; you just need to have worked in the country legally for enough time. Since undocumented immigrants received amnesty in 1986, that applies to most older farmworkers. Israel Morales, 44, is one of the thousands of migrant farmworkers hired to harvest New Mexico's famous chiles. For the past five years, Morales, who asked that his real name not be used, has earned between $4,000 and $7,000 a year stooping to pick chiles in the hot
In case you missed it, this undocumented hombre was recently arrested for raping and killing his 15-year-old stepdaughter. While she was pregnant with his second child... Yeah, it's a lot to process. Ready your mind grapes, because there's been a new development. It seems Obama and friends were in the throes of making this charmer a citizen... The case involving Armando Garcia-Ramirez is raising new questions about immigration enforcement under President Obama... The Obama administration last ye
We need to stop abusing animal especially here in the Philippines. There is human rights for children and women rights and even for the criminals but how about the rigths of animals especially here in the Philippines. Actually there was establish rights for animals but only to other country like USA. Here in the Philippines most here folks here don't treat animals as part of they're family compare to other country which they treat dogs and other animals as part of their family. We don't treat th
Refugees have a track record of being mostly terrible . Ever wonder what their asylum-receiving kids are like? Apparently it's not much better... The grenade didn't fall far from the suicide vest. We have a video below, but here's the setup: According to The Rebel , refugee students are laying the all mighty smackdown on regular kids. And no, this isn't happening in Europe. For once (see Europe Welcomes 'Innocent' Refugees... Who Turn Out to be ISIS Jihadists ). This is taking place in Canada. Y
If you were one of the many people crowding the already chaotic streets of New York City on Saturday evening for the anti-Trump protests and Women's March , there's a good chance you saw Rihanna . Then again, so many people took to the city streets it may have been impossible to spot her with your own eyes, but she was there, and there's an epic dab video to prove it. The 28-year-old singer joined a crowd of protesters outside of Trump Tower in Manhattan to show her support for women's rights an
Mirian fled native Honduras with her 18-month-old son due to rising violence. Upon reaching the US, she went to the immigration authorities seeking asylum. The immigration officials took her Honduran ID, her child's birth certificate, and his hospital birth record. Then the took her son. The immigration officers gave no reason for splitting the mother and child, but still they made the mother place her crying child in a government car, without giving her time to say goodbye, and drove him to a n
Hundreds of asylum seekers languishing in an Australian detention camp on Nauru continued to protest over the weekend. The asylum seekers say conditions in the camp are horrific and an option to be transferred to Cambodia is unacceptable, according to refugee activists. The government of Tony Abbott has vowed to crack down on asylum seekers. As part of Abbott's hardline anti-refugee policy, asylum seekers arriving in Australian waters on unscheduled vessels are being processed on Nauru and Papua
On August 15 the Department of Homeland Security started accepting requests for deferred action from DREAM Act -eligible youth, or DREAMers--undocumented students who were brought to this country at a young age, have been living here for more than five years, and meet certain other requirements. Those students who receive deferred action will be permitted to live and work in the country lawfully for a two-year period. But on the very same day that a new world of opportunity opened up for these k
Undocumented Immigrants? Donald Trump is cancer. But then we all knew that. Today it saddened me that I had to call out a friend as he was oblivious to what he was becoming. My friend was distributing the following chain email. I wondered if he realized it was professionally prepared with all the underlying subliminal messages to expose the worst of nativist human carnality. I include the entire chain letter with the hope that it inoculates the reader going forward. Here are the facts to refute
Hundreds in Charlotte, N.C., protest Prop 8, rally for LGBT rights By David Dixon Charlotte, N.C. Published Nov 24, 2008 3:47 PM Some 300 people rallied outside the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center in downtown Charlotte on Nov. 15, part of a national day of protest against California's Prop 8. The narrowly passed proposition denies the right of lesbian, gay, bi and trans people to marry and receive the more than 1,000 benefits that marriage entails. Charlotte, N.C., Nov. 15. Photo: Carol
Student activists with March for Our Lives (Photo: Twitter) Student survivors of the Valentine's Day massacre at a Florida high school are planning March for Our Lives protests in 50 cities to demand increased gun-control legislation - and now the effort has the backing of major left-wing activist groups and celebrities. March for Our Lives is no longer just a student-run social media effort. Now organizations such as MoveOn.org, Planned Parenthood, the Women's March LA, Everytown for Gun Safety
With workplace initiatives geared toward breaking the glass ceiling and activists battling everyday sexism , the fight for gender equality is ongoing. Now a new public awareness campaign in New York City is putting the sexual and reproductive rights of women at the heart of the struggle. Launched last week through a short video by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the initiative seeks to educate residents about a new term: sexual and reproductive justice. The video offer
My first instinct is always to ignore the Alt-Right, or whatever the racist fringe of white supremacy calls itself whenever its new name becomes too toxic. The point of public protest marches is to draw more attention to their fringe movement than could be justified by its electoral weight. So my preference would be to ignore for as long as possible the hateful bigots who organized last weekend's rally in Charlottesville. It is no longer possible. These vile cretins have never gone away, but the
In Rome, activist women responded to the #occupypatriarchy call ut initiated by the Occupy Wall Street Movement. The group, composed of students, precarious workers and migrants, marched through the city centre's high streets on November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Recent reports and stats show how in Italy the new "welfare system" feeds on unpaid women's work: the unpaid work of grandmothers looking after their grandchildren because nursery schools canno
Astevana Shaya, 28, of Sterling Heights, wears a Chaldeans Lives Matter T-shirt at a protest on June 12, 2017, after an immigration crackdown that they say could send Iraqi Christians back to a country where they face persecution. On the back is a portrait of her brother, Aysar Shaya, 39, who is being detained. ( Todd McInturf/Detroit News) Washington -- Most of Michigan's House delegation signed onto a bipartisan resolution this week opposing the administration's detention of Iraqi Chaldeans an
Groups working with Latino immigrant communities in Phoenix and other cities across the state are actively discussing protest measures - from mass demonstrations to a refusal to carry papers even if they are full US citizens - in preparation for what they fear will be the introduction of blatant racial profiling by the authorities. The deliberations come as Arizonans anxiously await the decision of the US supreme court, possibly as early as Monday, over the state's controversial immigration law
Hundreds of people gathered at Thomas Paine Plaza on Oct. 10 for Philadelphia's fifth annual Trans* March ["trans*" is a word currently used with an asterisk to indicate the spectrum of all the different genders of people who do not conform to the either/or of male/female -- WW]. The rally across from City Hall was followed by a march through city streets that received broad and very positive support, with several people honking car horns or joining along the route. Popular chants heard along th
Roxana Hernandez (center). As of the beginning of June, LGBTQ Pride month, 13 trans people have been murdered in the U.S., the majority trans women of color. These are the deaths recorded by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation -- the deaths that are reported. Not counted in this heartrending number is Roxana Hernandez, a migrant trans woman from Honduras who died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody on May 25. She arrived at the U.S. border seeking asylum, in a caravan of C
It can be incredibly scary for a child to come out to his or her parents, especially if those parents have unfavorable opinions of homosexuality. Sadly, many LGBTQ youth are met with resistance when coming out, and as a result, suicide rates among LGBTQ teens are up to nine times higher than straight youth. Gwen Stefani's sons, fortunately, will never have that problem. In a recent interview with LGBT newspaper Pride Source , the mother of three said, I would be blessed [to have] a gay son. You
Student activists with March for Our Lives (Photo: Twitter) Student survivors of the Valentine's Day massacre at a Florida high school are planning March for Our Lives protests in 50 cities to demand increased gun-control legislation - and now the effort has the backing of major left-wing activist groups and celebrities. March for Our Lives is no longer just a student-run social media effort. Now organizations such as MoveOn.org, Planned Parenthood, the Women's March LA, Everytown for Gun Safety
With workplace initiatives geared toward breaking the glass ceiling and activists battling everyday sexism , the fight for gender equality is ongoing. Now a new public awareness campaign in New York City is putting the sexual and reproductive rights of women at the heart of the struggle. Launched last week through a short video by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the initiative seeks to educate residents about a new term: sexual and reproductive justice. The video offer
My first instinct is always to ignore the Alt-Right, or whatever the racist fringe of white supremacy calls itself whenever its new name becomes too toxic. The point of public protest marches is to draw more attention to their fringe movement than could be justified by its electoral weight. So my preference would be to ignore for as long as possible the hateful bigots who organized last weekend's rally in Charlottesville. It is no longer possible. These vile cretins have never gone away, but the
In Rome, activist women responded to the #occupypatriarchy call ut initiated by the Occupy Wall Street Movement. The group, composed of students, precarious workers and migrants, marched through the city centre's high streets on November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Recent reports and stats show how in Italy the new "welfare system" feeds on unpaid women's work: the unpaid work of grandmothers looking after their grandchildren because nursery schools canno
Astevana Shaya, 28, of Sterling Heights, wears a Chaldeans Lives Matter T-shirt at a protest on June 12, 2017, after an immigration crackdown that they say could send Iraqi Christians back to a country where they face persecution. On the back is a portrait of her brother, Aysar Shaya, 39, who is being detained. ( Todd McInturf/Detroit News) Washington -- Most of Michigan's House delegation signed onto a bipartisan resolution this week opposing the administration's detention of Iraqi Chaldeans an
Groups working with Latino immigrant communities in Phoenix and other cities across the state are actively discussing protest measures - from mass demonstrations to a refusal to carry papers even if they are full US citizens - in preparation for what they fear will be the introduction of blatant racial profiling by the authorities. The deliberations come as Arizonans anxiously await the decision of the US supreme court, possibly as early as Monday, over the state's controversial immigration law
Hundreds of people gathered at Thomas Paine Plaza on Oct. 10 for Philadelphia's fifth annual Trans* March ["trans*" is a word currently used with an asterisk to indicate the spectrum of all the different genders of people who do not conform to the either/or of male/female -- WW]. The rally across from City Hall was followed by a march through city streets that received broad and very positive support, with several people honking car horns or joining along the route. Popular chants heard along th
Roxana Hernandez (center). As of the beginning of June, LGBTQ Pride month, 13 trans people have been murdered in the U.S., the majority trans women of color. These are the deaths recorded by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation -- the deaths that are reported. Not counted in this heartrending number is Roxana Hernandez, a migrant trans woman from Honduras who died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody on May 25. She arrived at the U.S. border seeking asylum, in a caravan of C
It can be incredibly scary for a child to come out to his or her parents, especially if those parents have unfavorable opinions of homosexuality. Sadly, many LGBTQ youth are met with resistance when coming out, and as a result, suicide rates among LGBTQ teens are up to nine times higher than straight youth. Gwen Stefani's sons, fortunately, will never have that problem. In a recent interview with LGBT newspaper Pride Source , the mother of three said, I would be blessed [to have] a gay son. You
Israel has extracted a "confession" from Mohammed, cousin of detained Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi. The 15-year-old boy's head is badly deformed. But did a bike crash cause this injury? Breaking: This is Mohammad Tamimi, 15, who was shot in the head by soldiers in December, and still needs surgery to reconstruct his skull. Last night he was arrested by Israeli soldiers. Photo: @OrenZiv1985 / @activestills pic.twitter.com/ZMGdYtBUx0 -- Haggai Matar (@Ha_Matar) February 26, 2018 Before jailed Pale
(LATIMES) -- For the second time in a week a group of Syrian migrants presented themselves at a Texas border crossing to seek asylum, evidence some say that more will be making the journey from Europe as anti-Syrian sentiment spreads after the Paris attacks. Five Syrians arrived at the busy Laredo crossing on Friday -- two men, a couple and their child, according to a Homeland Security statement released Saturday. "Officers took the group into custody and as a standard procedure, checked their i
Jerusalem: The Latest Chapter In A Century Of Colonialism By Karma Nabulsi , the Guardian May 13, 2018 Jerusalem: The Latest Chapter In A Century Of Colonialism 2018-05-13 2018-05-13 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/05/palestinian-refugees-1948-e1526220355416.jpg 200px 200px Above: Palestinian refugees near Haifa in 1948. 'Patrick Wolfe showed us that events
Targeting The Most Vulnerable: Children In Detention In The US And Palestine By Alice Rothchild, Mondoweiss.net June 30, 2018 Targeting The Most Vulnerable: Children In Detention In The US And Palestine 2018-06-30 2018-06-29 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/06/palestinian-children-arrested-jerusalem.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: Palestinian children arrested
Editor May 9, 2017 When thinking of refugees fleeing to America, the first areas that come to mind are war torn places like Syria and Afghanistan. But according to new data released by the U.S. State Department, Christians from Myanmar are now considered to be the largest refugee population in the United States. A study conducted by the State Department from 2007-2016 said that, 159,692 refugees were admitted to the U.S. from Myanmar over a ten year time period. Statistically, that means roughly
A Palestinian refugee from the Syrian refugee camp of Yarmouk holds up his passport in front of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) offices in the Cola district of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on 19 December 2012. (Photo: Anwar Amro/AFP/ Al-Akhbar English ) Following air strikes Sunday by the Syrian military on the country's largest refugee camp, Palestinians are fleeing from the relative shelter of refugee status in Syria to strapped aid services in Lebanon. Once home to 150,000
Answer: "Yemen's troubles are only beginning, and one worries that much of the population will end up displaced, as has already happened to Syria. That vast further social disruption would not exactly tamp down the problems of extremism and terrorism. Sanaa could be the first world capital to simply run out of water, as its aquifers are drained. Its undependable and small oil and gas industry accounts for 87 percent of the value of its exports, with the rest accounted for by fish and agricultura
" We are not pretending that the human rights situation in Syria is perfect . ... We are aware that there is a regression in the quality of services usually provided by the government to the population by the regions facing violence." --Fayssal al-Hamwi, Syria's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, Feb. 28 On Sunday, Syrians "voted" in a constitutional referendum that reflected "citizens' keenness on moving forward with the reform process," in the words of the government's news agency. On
Report: Situation of Syria's Palestinian Refugees is 'Most-Dire' (VIDEO) Syria's Palestinian refugees have been subjected to the most-dire humanitarian conditions, with Syria now at seven years of devastating conflict, reveals a new report by the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor, to be issued in a few days. These refugees have been forcibly displaced for the second time now while living as stateless people in light of the absence of established legislation addressing their status as refug
Thousands of Burundi refugees under pressure to return home face death, sexual violence, and torture after they arrive, according to a recent Amnesty International report , contrasting attempts by the government to appear like the country is safe enough for Burundians to return home. In the report " Conform or flee: Repression and insecurity pushing Burundians into exile ," researchers spoke with 129 Burundian refugees and asylum seekers, who had fled because of "a pattern of killings and beati
(LATIMES) -- For the second time in a week a group of Syrian migrants presented themselves at a Texas border crossing to seek asylum, evidence some say that more will be making the journey from Europe as anti-Syrian sentiment spreads after the Paris attacks. Five Syrians arrived at the busy Laredo crossing on Friday -- two men, a couple and their child, according to a Homeland Security statement released Saturday. "Officers took the group into custody and as a standard procedure, checked their i
Jerusalem: The Latest Chapter In A Century Of Colonialism By Karma Nabulsi , the Guardian May 13, 2018 Jerusalem: The Latest Chapter In A Century Of Colonialism 2018-05-13 2018-05-13 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/05/palestinian-refugees-1948-e1526220355416.jpg 200px 200px Above: Palestinian refugees near Haifa in 1948. 'Patrick Wolfe showed us that events
Targeting The Most Vulnerable: Children In Detention In The US And Palestine By Alice Rothchild, Mondoweiss.net June 30, 2018 Targeting The Most Vulnerable: Children In Detention In The US And Palestine 2018-06-30 2018-06-29 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/06/palestinian-children-arrested-jerusalem.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: Palestinian children arrested
Editor May 9, 2017 When thinking of refugees fleeing to America, the first areas that come to mind are war torn places like Syria and Afghanistan. But according to new data released by the U.S. State Department, Christians from Myanmar are now considered to be the largest refugee population in the United States. A study conducted by the State Department from 2007-2016 said that, 159,692 refugees were admitted to the U.S. from Myanmar over a ten year time period. Statistically, that means roughly
A Palestinian refugee from the Syrian refugee camp of Yarmouk holds up his passport in front of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) offices in the Cola district of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on 19 December 2012. (Photo: Anwar Amro/AFP/ Al-Akhbar English ) Following air strikes Sunday by the Syrian military on the country's largest refugee camp, Palestinians are fleeing from the relative shelter of refugee status in Syria to strapped aid services in Lebanon. Once home to 150,000
Answer: "Yemen's troubles are only beginning, and one worries that much of the population will end up displaced, as has already happened to Syria. That vast further social disruption would not exactly tamp down the problems of extremism and terrorism. Sanaa could be the first world capital to simply run out of water, as its aquifers are drained. Its undependable and small oil and gas industry accounts for 87 percent of the value of its exports, with the rest accounted for by fish and agricultura
" We are not pretending that the human rights situation in Syria is perfect . ... We are aware that there is a regression in the quality of services usually provided by the government to the population by the regions facing violence." --Fayssal al-Hamwi, Syria's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, Feb. 28 On Sunday, Syrians "voted" in a constitutional referendum that reflected "citizens' keenness on moving forward with the reform process," in the words of the government's news agency. On
Report: Situation of Syria's Palestinian Refugees is 'Most-Dire' (VIDEO) Syria's Palestinian refugees have been subjected to the most-dire humanitarian conditions, with Syria now at seven years of devastating conflict, reveals a new report by the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor, to be issued in a few days. These refugees have been forcibly displaced for the second time now while living as stateless people in light of the absence of established legislation addressing their status as refug
Thousands of Burundi refugees under pressure to return home face death, sexual violence, and torture after they arrive, according to a recent Amnesty International report , contrasting attempts by the government to appear like the country is safe enough for Burundians to return home. In the report " Conform or flee: Repression and insecurity pushing Burundians into exile ," researchers spoke with 129 Burundian refugees and asylum seekers, who had fled because of "a pattern of killings and beati
Some 2,122 children have been recruited as soldiers during the three-year conflict in Yemen, a UNICEF reported revealed yesterday. UNICEF Resident Representative in Yemen, Meritxell Relano, wrote on Twitter: "In Yemen 2122 children recruitments verified so far." In 1999, the first resolution on children and armed conflict adopted by the UN Security Council condemned six grave violations affecting children: recruitment and use of children during conflict is one of them. In #Yemen 2122 children re
"The Hindu" has reported on a terrorist attack that took place in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, on July 1, 2016, at 9.20 p.m. BST. ISIS has taken full responsibility for the attack, as confirmed by a news agency run by the Islamic State, which suggested that it was carried out by the faceless and unidentified affiliates of the terror group. Even though ISIS has a history of attacking Bangladesh in the past, this time, its attackers targeted the Holey Artisan Bakery, a restaurant that h
The cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan, the world's main source of heroin, has risen to its third-highest level in more than 20 years. Afghan men gather raw opium on a poppy field on the outskirts of Jalalabad, Afghanistan. ( TRT World and Agencies ) The cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan, the world's main source of heroin, has risen to its third-highest level in more than 20 years, the United Nations confirmed on Sunday, as the Taliban insurgency gains ground. The key findings rel
SANAA (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has suspended most of its financial aid to Yemen, Yemeni and Western sources said, in a clear indication of its dissatisfaction with the growing political power of Shi'ite Houthi fighters friendly with Riyadh's regional rival, Iran. Yemen, which is battling an al Qaeda insurgency, a southern secessionist movement, endemic corruption and poor governance, has often relied on its richer northern neighbour to help finance everything from government salaries to welfare
RT's Maria Finoshina talks with the father of the ISIS militant whose passport was discovered in the Syrian town, liberated from terrorists. ( RT) Among the pile of jihadi documents recovered from a town liberated by Syrian Kurds, an RT Documentary crew found several foreign passports. A Russian one has led RT to the home city of the man, who brought his entire family to an apparent death at the hands of terrorists. Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) recruits its followers and potential figh
As the elite Kurdish female forces fighting the Islamic State become increasingly well-known, nations close to the struggle have expressed increasing interest in these women. Israeli television aired a popular special this week profiling the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection United (YPG), who are fighting the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL). As Rudaw points out, women's rights are virtually non-existent in the Middle East except for in Israel. Women freely fight among the men in the Israel Defense Fo
A French tourist abducted in Algeria by jihadists aligned with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has been beheaded in a video made public Wednesday, NBC News reported . Counterterrorism expert Laith Alkhouri of Flashpoint Global Partners confirmed that the video appears to be authentic. A undated handout photo taken in the Nice area and provided by a friend shows 55-year-old Herve Gourdel, who was kidnapped on September 21, 2014 by Jund al-Khilifa, a group linked to ISIS militants, in the moun
(London Mirror) ISIS terrorists are picking out the "prettiest virgins" from the women they capture and sending them to their Syrian stronghold to be sex slaves, according to a UN expert. And there are horrific reports about the fate of the brave women who resist the murderous terrorists - including one victim who was burned alive for refusing to perform "extreme sexual acts". Zainab Bangura, the special representative of the UN secretary general on sexual violence, has travelled to Syria, Iraq,
Women who fled Islamic State rule in and around Mosul traveled by bus to a camp for displaced people in Khazer, Iraq. ( Monique Jaques) KHAZER, Iraq -- To earn extra income for her family, Iman Iraqi set up a home business doing wedding makeup for brides in the Islamic State-controlled city of Mosul. She lived to regret it. When the extremist group's religious police found out, they stormed her house, confiscated her equipment and detained her and her brother. They made Ms. Iraqi sign a pledge s
Ambassadors from several Asian countries, including Yemen and the Philippines,came to Iran for the occasion. The director of the Iranian Young Cinema Society, Nasser Bakideh, and filmmaker Farhad Tohidi along with other APA and Iranian cultural officials attended the ceremony. Cinematic cooperation between Iran and other member nations based on their commonalities, the formation of an international film marketing entity and establishing an independent film festival dedicated to Asian movies ar
"The Hindu" has reported on a terrorist attack that took place in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, on July 1, 2016, at 9.20 p.m. BST. ISIS has taken full responsibility for the attack, as confirmed by a news agency run by the Islamic State, which suggested that it was carried out by the faceless and unidentified affiliates of the terror group. Even though ISIS has a history of attacking Bangladesh in the past, this time, its attackers targeted the Holey Artisan Bakery, a restaurant that h
The cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan, the world's main source of heroin, has risen to its third-highest level in more than 20 years. Afghan men gather raw opium on a poppy field on the outskirts of Jalalabad, Afghanistan. ( TRT World and Agencies ) The cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan, the world's main source of heroin, has risen to its third-highest level in more than 20 years, the United Nations confirmed on Sunday, as the Taliban insurgency gains ground. The key findings rel
SANAA (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has suspended most of its financial aid to Yemen, Yemeni and Western sources said, in a clear indication of its dissatisfaction with the growing political power of Shi'ite Houthi fighters friendly with Riyadh's regional rival, Iran. Yemen, which is battling an al Qaeda insurgency, a southern secessionist movement, endemic corruption and poor governance, has often relied on its richer northern neighbour to help finance everything from government salaries to welfare
RT's Maria Finoshina talks with the father of the ISIS militant whose passport was discovered in the Syrian town, liberated from terrorists. ( RT) Among the pile of jihadi documents recovered from a town liberated by Syrian Kurds, an RT Documentary crew found several foreign passports. A Russian one has led RT to the home city of the man, who brought his entire family to an apparent death at the hands of terrorists. Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) recruits its followers and potential figh
As the elite Kurdish female forces fighting the Islamic State become increasingly well-known, nations close to the struggle have expressed increasing interest in these women. Israeli television aired a popular special this week profiling the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection United (YPG), who are fighting the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL). As Rudaw points out, women's rights are virtually non-existent in the Middle East except for in Israel. Women freely fight among the men in the Israel Defense Fo
A French tourist abducted in Algeria by jihadists aligned with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has been beheaded in a video made public Wednesday, NBC News reported . Counterterrorism expert Laith Alkhouri of Flashpoint Global Partners confirmed that the video appears to be authentic. A undated handout photo taken in the Nice area and provided by a friend shows 55-year-old Herve Gourdel, who was kidnapped on September 21, 2014 by Jund al-Khilifa, a group linked to ISIS militants, in the moun
(London Mirror) ISIS terrorists are picking out the "prettiest virgins" from the women they capture and sending them to their Syrian stronghold to be sex slaves, according to a UN expert. And there are horrific reports about the fate of the brave women who resist the murderous terrorists - including one victim who was burned alive for refusing to perform "extreme sexual acts". Zainab Bangura, the special representative of the UN secretary general on sexual violence, has travelled to Syria, Iraq,
Women who fled Islamic State rule in and around Mosul traveled by bus to a camp for displaced people in Khazer, Iraq. ( Monique Jaques) KHAZER, Iraq -- To earn extra income for her family, Iman Iraqi set up a home business doing wedding makeup for brides in the Islamic State-controlled city of Mosul. She lived to regret it. When the extremist group's religious police found out, they stormed her house, confiscated her equipment and detained her and her brother. They made Ms. Iraqi sign a pledge s
Ambassadors from several Asian countries, including Yemen and the Philippines,came to Iran for the occasion. The director of the Iranian Young Cinema Society, Nasser Bakideh, and filmmaker Farhad Tohidi along with other APA and Iranian cultural officials attended the ceremony. Cinematic cooperation between Iran and other member nations based on their commonalities, the formation of an international film marketing entity and establishing an independent film festival dedicated to Asian movies ar
James Neal-Ellis is a 19-year-old, second year student at Western University, studying in the Honours Specialization Political Science stream. James will be pursuing an Honours in Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business next year. Most Recent Articles by James Neal-Ellis: Mar 18, 2014 -- James Neal-Ellis Statistics Canada reposts that Canada's youth unemployment rate that includes citizens between the ages of 15 to 24 reached approximately 14% in February 2014, which is
Physicist Sean Carroll and @YourTitleSucks agree. The answer is "No." Slate has republished a thought-provoking essay by author, blogger and physicist Sean Carroll about why he won't take money from the John Templeton Foundation, "a philanthropic organization that supports research into the 'Big Questions of human purpose and ultimate reality,' encourages 'dialogue among scientists, philosophers, and theologians,' and seeks to use science to acquire 'new spiritual information.'" In other words:
(Monica Potts/The American Prospect) A front lawn in Littleton, Colorado This is part one of the Prospect 's weeklong series on the swing districts that could determine the national outcome on November 6. G reg Archuleta lives in Golden, Colorado, where he worked for the Coors brewery for 34 years until he retired in 1999. Archuleta, who is 73, volunteers for the Democratic Party in the larger Jefferson County area, 778 square miles of suburbs just west of Denver that holds half a million peopl
Expand | Collapse Phil Hotsenpiller is a pastor and expert in the field of end-time prophecy. What motivated James Matthew Bradley Jr., to smuggle 200 undocumented immigrants across the US Border? Given the conditions, which resulted in the loss of life, it appears that he had no regard for humanity or the Rule of Law. His actions have resulted in the death of at least ten people. Was this just another criminal act or was it something more? I suggest that it was something more than breaking the
Ismael Hernandez is founder and executive director of the Fort Myers-based Freedom & Virtue Institute, which promotes poverty-fighting through effective compassion and individual change. Here are edited excerpts of our interview before Patrick Henry College students. You grew up in Puerto Rico under your father's indoctrination. He was a founding member of the Puerto Rico Communist Party. He consistently talked about revolution and made us listen to Fidel Castro's never-ending speeches--seven ho
Richard A. Chapman/Sun-Times Alyx Pattison, a candidate for alderman in the Second Ward, says the parking meter was a horrible idea, though it made her former law firm a good chunk of money. Nobody likes the parking meter deal--especially at election time. Six and a half years after the City Council signed off on former mayor Richard M. Daley's plan to sell off the metered parking system, candidates are still campaigning against it . It happened again recently in the Second Ward, when one of the
Michael And Michael Are Gay -- Threesome Night (Sneak Peek) from: Michael And Michael Are Gay Sneak peek of a new comedic web series! Contribute to our crowdfunding for a full season: https://www.seedandspark.com/fund/michaelandmichaelaregay Created and Written by Michael Feldman & Michael Rachlis Directed by Annika Kurnick & Ian Alda Cast: Michael Feldman as MICHAEL Michael Rachlis as MICHAEL Navaris Darson as GEORGE LESASS Voiceover by Greg Wayne Theme Song by Lizzy Loeb, Christina Loeb, Micha
Robert Anthony Peters is a proud alum of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE). He completed his BS at the University of Arizona in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, and was a Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow in Washington, DC. Robert Anthony Peters is a proud alum of the Foundation for Economic Education ( FEE ). He completed his BS at the University of Arizona in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, and was a Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow in Washington, DC. Peters trained at the Lee Strasberg Thea
Pierce Bush, according to many people, is a "brilliant young man" with his father's charm and his uncles' ambition. Back in 1999, however, Pierce was having trouble in school. Neil and Sharon visited his teachers at the Kinkaid School and were aghast when they suggested, among other things, Ritalin. Neil in particular was reminded of his high-school traumas at St. Albans, a private boys' school in Washington, D.C., where he struggled with dyslexia. Not wanting to see his son suffer as he had, Ne
Sherilyn Adams, center, executive director of Larkin Street Youth Services, makes a point during a panel discussion on the myth of gay affluence. She was joined on the panel by Bevan Dufty, left, director of the city's Housing Opportunity, Partnerships and Engagement office, and Gary J. Gates, Ph.D., Williams Distinguished Scholar, the Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law. (Source:Rick Gerharter ) The myth of gay affluence serves as a harmful exaggeration, according to speakers of a recent Ho
Physicist Sean Carroll and @YourTitleSucks agree. The answer is "No." Slate has republished a thought-provoking essay by author, blogger and physicist Sean Carroll about why he won't take money from the John Templeton Foundation, "a philanthropic organization that supports research into the 'Big Questions of human purpose and ultimate reality,' encourages 'dialogue among scientists, philosophers, and theologians,' and seeks to use science to acquire 'new spiritual information.'" In other words:
(Monica Potts/The American Prospect) A front lawn in Littleton, Colorado This is part one of the Prospect 's weeklong series on the swing districts that could determine the national outcome on November 6. G reg Archuleta lives in Golden, Colorado, where he worked for the Coors brewery for 34 years until he retired in 1999. Archuleta, who is 73, volunteers for the Democratic Party in the larger Jefferson County area, 778 square miles of suburbs just west of Denver that holds half a million peopl
Expand | Collapse Phil Hotsenpiller is a pastor and expert in the field of end-time prophecy. What motivated James Matthew Bradley Jr., to smuggle 200 undocumented immigrants across the US Border? Given the conditions, which resulted in the loss of life, it appears that he had no regard for humanity or the Rule of Law. His actions have resulted in the death of at least ten people. Was this just another criminal act or was it something more? I suggest that it was something more than breaking the
Ismael Hernandez is founder and executive director of the Fort Myers-based Freedom & Virtue Institute, which promotes poverty-fighting through effective compassion and individual change. Here are edited excerpts of our interview before Patrick Henry College students. You grew up in Puerto Rico under your father's indoctrination. He was a founding member of the Puerto Rico Communist Party. He consistently talked about revolution and made us listen to Fidel Castro's never-ending speeches--seven ho
Richard A. Chapman/Sun-Times Alyx Pattison, a candidate for alderman in the Second Ward, says the parking meter was a horrible idea, though it made her former law firm a good chunk of money. Nobody likes the parking meter deal--especially at election time. Six and a half years after the City Council signed off on former mayor Richard M. Daley's plan to sell off the metered parking system, candidates are still campaigning against it . It happened again recently in the Second Ward, when one of the
Michael And Michael Are Gay -- Threesome Night (Sneak Peek) from: Michael And Michael Are Gay Sneak peek of a new comedic web series! Contribute to our crowdfunding for a full season: https://www.seedandspark.com/fund/michaelandmichaelaregay Created and Written by Michael Feldman & Michael Rachlis Directed by Annika Kurnick & Ian Alda Cast: Michael Feldman as MICHAEL Michael Rachlis as MICHAEL Navaris Darson as GEORGE LESASS Voiceover by Greg Wayne Theme Song by Lizzy Loeb, Christina Loeb, Micha
Robert Anthony Peters is a proud alum of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE). He completed his BS at the University of Arizona in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, and was a Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow in Washington, DC. Robert Anthony Peters is a proud alum of the Foundation for Economic Education ( FEE ). He completed his BS at the University of Arizona in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, and was a Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow in Washington, DC. Peters trained at the Lee Strasberg Thea
Pierce Bush, according to many people, is a "brilliant young man" with his father's charm and his uncles' ambition. Back in 1999, however, Pierce was having trouble in school. Neil and Sharon visited his teachers at the Kinkaid School and were aghast when they suggested, among other things, Ritalin. Neil in particular was reminded of his high-school traumas at St. Albans, a private boys' school in Washington, D.C., where he struggled with dyslexia. Not wanting to see his son suffer as he had, Ne
Sherilyn Adams, center, executive director of Larkin Street Youth Services, makes a point during a panel discussion on the myth of gay affluence. She was joined on the panel by Bevan Dufty, left, director of the city's Housing Opportunity, Partnerships and Engagement office, and Gary J. Gates, Ph.D., Williams Distinguished Scholar, the Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law. (Source:Rick Gerharter ) The myth of gay affluence serves as a harmful exaggeration, according to speakers of a recent Ho
Ralph Benko serves as senior advisor, economics, for the American Principles Project and a policy advisor to The Heartland Institute. He is an internationally syndicated political columnist and member of the Conservative Action Project. Benko is editor-in-chief of The Supply Side and, with Charles Kadlec, author of The 21st Century Gold Standard: For Prosperity, Security, and Liberty , and lead co-editor of the Laissez Faire Books edition of Copernicus's Essay on Money . Benko wrote The Webster
By Seth Hemmelgarn | August 11, 2011 By Matthew S. Bajko | August 2, 2011 The suspected killer of a gay San Francisco man whose burned body was found in Buena Vista Park was expected to be arraigned Wednesday, July 27 on four felony counts that included murder and robbery charges. By Adam Sandell | May 14, 2011 'Where would I be without my gay fans?' asks Kim Cattrall. Maybe better to ask where gay men would be without the role model of Samantha on 'Sex in the City.' GLAAD will honor her in San
A tale of toil from Richard Wool, who worked at the Press Clipping Bureau. [1] There'll be peace without end, every neighbor a friend, and every man akin "DIRECT DEMOCRACY-That phrase only" reads an index card for one client at the press clipping bureau (PCB). This one's a lobbying group evaluating grassroots issues and activities so that it can selectively support, if not direct, democracy. Unlike topics such as GANGS, SECURITY GUARDS, AUTO EMISSIONS, and RENAISSANCE FESTIVALS, the subject is n
The Michael Parry Mazur Library Alex Nowrasteh, the immigration policy analyst at the Cato Institute's Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, writes in this Policy Analysis that, "the three components of politically feasible immigration reform are legalization for some unauthorized immigrants, border and work-place enforcement to impede the entry and hiring of unauthorized immigrants, and increased numbers of guest workers and legal immigrants." It would be better to adopt a lightly regulated
Paul J. Larkin, Jr., is a Senior Legal Research Fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation. David E. Bernstein is George Mason University Foundation Professor at the George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, Virginia. Randy E. Barnett is Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he directs the Georgetown Center for the Constitution. This paper is adapted from a paper published in the H
After being introduced to the lightly regulated prescription pain management industry by a doctor in 2007, by 2009 a 29-year-old Chris George had raked in $40 million. By 2010, he and his twin brother Jeff, the sons of a wealthy Florida real estate developer, owned four pain clinics in Palm Beach and Broward Counties. "They didn't know what they were getting into," Temple says. "Once they found out they were selling pills to addicts, they were thrilled." Throughout three years of research and
Rebecca Jeanette Rubin, a 39-year-old Canadian who has been sought for a decade in the largest "eco-terrorism" case in United States history, was arrested today by FBI agents after she surrendered in Blaine, Wash. Rubin, an alleged member of a group that called itself "The Family," is to be taken to Oregon to face trial on federal arson, destructive device and conspiracy charges, federal authorities said in announcing her arrest. She was one of three remaining fugitives in the group, another 10
Writer Andrew Corsello talks about faith, forgiveness, and what George W. Bush could learn from the men in this story For six years, the government of Zimbabwe has been confiscating white-owned farms, taking homes and land from families who've been there for generations and bestowing them on political cronies. Faced with this "reparations" policy, most whites have fled. But not Jim Steele, a white farmer who--along with his friend and priest, a young black Shona named Paul Neshangwe--found the s
Adriana Kugler is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and full professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. In 2011 and 2012, she served as chief economist of the U.S. Department of Labor, where she worked actively to develop policies and proposals on unemployment insurance, training programs, retirement benefits, overtime pay and minimum wages, immigration, disability insurance, and occupational safety regulations. Kugler has worked extensively on t
Frederic Minvielle, a gay Frenchman who has been living in the Netherlands for six years and married a Dutch man in 2003, has lost his French citizenship because of the marriage, Time reports : "Although the Franco-Dutch immigration treaty pertaining to his situation generally forces nationals from one country to surrender their original citizenship when naturalized in the other, there is a key exception that allows dual citizenship accorded through marriage. Minvielle figured that would work fo
By Seth Hemmelgarn | August 11, 2011 By Matthew S. Bajko | August 2, 2011 The suspected killer of a gay San Francisco man whose burned body was found in Buena Vista Park was expected to be arraigned Wednesday, July 27 on four felony counts that included murder and robbery charges. By Adam Sandell | May 14, 2011 'Where would I be without my gay fans?' asks Kim Cattrall. Maybe better to ask where gay men would be without the role model of Samantha on 'Sex in the City.' GLAAD will honor her in San
A tale of toil from Richard Wool, who worked at the Press Clipping Bureau. [1] There'll be peace without end, every neighbor a friend, and every man akin "DIRECT DEMOCRACY-That phrase only" reads an index card for one client at the press clipping bureau (PCB). This one's a lobbying group evaluating grassroots issues and activities so that it can selectively support, if not direct, democracy. Unlike topics such as GANGS, SECURITY GUARDS, AUTO EMISSIONS, and RENAISSANCE FESTIVALS, the subject is n
The Michael Parry Mazur Library Alex Nowrasteh, the immigration policy analyst at the Cato Institute's Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, writes in this Policy Analysis that, "the three components of politically feasible immigration reform are legalization for some unauthorized immigrants, border and work-place enforcement to impede the entry and hiring of unauthorized immigrants, and increased numbers of guest workers and legal immigrants." It would be better to adopt a lightly regulated
Paul J. Larkin, Jr., is a Senior Legal Research Fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation. David E. Bernstein is George Mason University Foundation Professor at the George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, Virginia. Randy E. Barnett is Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he directs the Georgetown Center for the Constitution. This paper is adapted from a paper published in the H
After being introduced to the lightly regulated prescription pain management industry by a doctor in 2007, by 2009 a 29-year-old Chris George had raked in $40 million. By 2010, he and his twin brother Jeff, the sons of a wealthy Florida real estate developer, owned four pain clinics in Palm Beach and Broward Counties. "They didn't know what they were getting into," Temple says. "Once they found out they were selling pills to addicts, they were thrilled." Throughout three years of research and
Rebecca Jeanette Rubin, a 39-year-old Canadian who has been sought for a decade in the largest "eco-terrorism" case in United States history, was arrested today by FBI agents after she surrendered in Blaine, Wash. Rubin, an alleged member of a group that called itself "The Family," is to be taken to Oregon to face trial on federal arson, destructive device and conspiracy charges, federal authorities said in announcing her arrest. She was one of three remaining fugitives in the group, another 10
Writer Andrew Corsello talks about faith, forgiveness, and what George W. Bush could learn from the men in this story For six years, the government of Zimbabwe has been confiscating white-owned farms, taking homes and land from families who've been there for generations and bestowing them on political cronies. Faced with this "reparations" policy, most whites have fled. But not Jim Steele, a white farmer who--along with his friend and priest, a young black Shona named Paul Neshangwe--found the s
Adriana Kugler is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and full professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. In 2011 and 2012, she served as chief economist of the U.S. Department of Labor, where she worked actively to develop policies and proposals on unemployment insurance, training programs, retirement benefits, overtime pay and minimum wages, immigration, disability insurance, and occupational safety regulations. Kugler has worked extensively on t
Frederic Minvielle, a gay Frenchman who has been living in the Netherlands for six years and married a Dutch man in 2003, has lost his French citizenship because of the marriage, Time reports : "Although the Franco-Dutch immigration treaty pertaining to his situation generally forces nationals from one country to surrender their original citizenship when naturalized in the other, there is a key exception that allows dual citizenship accorded through marriage. Minvielle figured that would work fo
Tuesday afternoon, the video of Walter Scott's shooting death by South Carolina police officer Michael Slager surfaced and spread across social media and news networks. I watched my Twitter feed transform in real time from a single tweeted link to a wall of headlines and #WalterScott hashtags. The emotions expressed on my timeline ran the gamut, having seen the familiar progression play out time and time again. For many of us, these past several months have been marked by frequent reminders of t
The massive independent news and opinion website Infowars was banned from most of the Internet yesterday. All at once. Facebook banned him. YouTube -- even though he had millions of subscribers. Apple deleted every one of his podcasts, ever. Years of them. They didn't tell him why. Perhaps you've never heard of Alex Jones. Perhaps you hate him or ridicule him. And that's fine. But since when is that cause for someone to be un-personed? Here's what I do know: Alex Jones is based in Texas. And lik
The official Twitter account of Joshua Tree National Park on Wednesday tweeted that there's "overwhelming consensus" that humans are the primary driver of climate change just one day after the United States became the only country in the world opposed to the Paris climate accord. "An overwhelming consensus--over 97%--of climate scientists agree that human activity is the driving force behind today's rate of global temperature increase," the account tweeted. "Natural factors that impact the clima
Did Obama win the RFK 'Ripple of Hope' Award for this? "Hotter, drier, longer forest fires we are witnessing today have nothing to do with dangerous manmade climate change. They have a lot to do with idiotic forest mismanagement policies and practices." Paul Driessen, Senior Policy Advisor, CFACT This past week, The New York Times reported on California's wildfires stating that "Since 2012, according to state emergency management officials, there has not been a month without a wildfire burning -
If you always kind of thought that Twitter is faster than authorities in accurately identifying threats, you're not that far from the truth. New research from Cardiff University, which analysed 1.6 million tweets from the London 2011 riots, has noticed that the micro-blogging platform can be used to detect dangerous situations up to an hour faster than police reports. To do so, researchers created event detection algorithms that use various features of Twitter data -- like sentiment, frequency
Where There's Fire There's Smoke When early humans discovered how to build fires, life became much easier in many regards. They huddled around fire for warmth, light and protection. They used it to cook, which afforded them more calories than eating raw foods that were hard to chew and digest. They could socialize into the night, which possibly gave rise to storytelling and other cultural traditions. But there were downsides, too. Occasionally, the smoke burned their eyes and seared their lungs.
Today is Earth Day, so it's a special opportunity for us to bring you 10 of the dumbest tweets about the observance, which (if you haven't heard) is a big deal for the Left. Number 10: The U.N. is out there talking about microplastic particles in the ocean or something. At least 51 trillion microplastic particles are already in our oceans. Shrink your plastic footprint & take action for #CleanSeas . Here's how: https://t.co/0y09PmpgyH #EarthDay pic.twitter.com/vORm6uSUTm -- United Nations (@UN)
Andrew Revkin, former environmental reporter for the New York Times, and now "Dot Earth" blogger for the paper, showed a stark double standard in his reporting Wednesday on a batch of documents obtained by fraud from the Heartland Institute, a group skeptical of human-based global warming hysteria. Revkin even blamed the victim of the fraud for failing to condemn the previous leak of the "Climategate" emails. At first glance the incident is similar to Climategate -- the leaked emails from the
When you think about the terrible effects of climate change, I bet you picture droughts, hurricanes, tsunamis and earthquakes, which makes sense -- climate change is causing weather patterns to go absolutely crazy. But the crazy weather leads to other consequences that we often don't think about when we hear the globe is warming up. Here is a list of 5 frightening effects from climate change. 1. Increased Suicide Besides destroying crops and causing food prices to spike, droughts have recently b
NBC meteorologist Al Roker slammed Rush Limbaugh on Wednesday after the conservative radio host suggested warnings about Hurricane Irma were driven by political agendas around climate change. The longtime "Today" personality, "America's Weatherman," took to Twitter to slam Limbaugh in two tweets while using a #ShameOnRush hashtag in a message to his 1.7 million followers. "Do not listen to @rushlimbaugh when he says #Irma is not a dangerous #storm and is hype. He is putting people's lives at ris
The massive independent news and opinion website Infowars was banned from most of the Internet yesterday. All at once. Facebook banned him. YouTube -- even though he had millions of subscribers. Apple deleted every one of his podcasts, ever. Years of them. They didn't tell him why. Perhaps you've never heard of Alex Jones. Perhaps you hate him or ridicule him. And that's fine. But since when is that cause for someone to be un-personed? Here's what I do know: Alex Jones is based in Texas. And lik
The official Twitter account of Joshua Tree National Park on Wednesday tweeted that there's "overwhelming consensus" that humans are the primary driver of climate change just one day after the United States became the only country in the world opposed to the Paris climate accord. "An overwhelming consensus--over 97%--of climate scientists agree that human activity is the driving force behind today's rate of global temperature increase," the account tweeted. "Natural factors that impact the clima
Did Obama win the RFK 'Ripple of Hope' Award for this? "Hotter, drier, longer forest fires we are witnessing today have nothing to do with dangerous manmade climate change. They have a lot to do with idiotic forest mismanagement policies and practices." Paul Driessen, Senior Policy Advisor, CFACT This past week, The New York Times reported on California's wildfires stating that "Since 2012, according to state emergency management officials, there has not been a month without a wildfire burning -
If you always kind of thought that Twitter is faster than authorities in accurately identifying threats, you're not that far from the truth. New research from Cardiff University, which analysed 1.6 million tweets from the London 2011 riots, has noticed that the micro-blogging platform can be used to detect dangerous situations up to an hour faster than police reports. To do so, researchers created event detection algorithms that use various features of Twitter data -- like sentiment, frequency
Where There's Fire There's Smoke When early humans discovered how to build fires, life became much easier in many regards. They huddled around fire for warmth, light and protection. They used it to cook, which afforded them more calories than eating raw foods that were hard to chew and digest. They could socialize into the night, which possibly gave rise to storytelling and other cultural traditions. But there were downsides, too. Occasionally, the smoke burned their eyes and seared their lungs.
Today is Earth Day, so it's a special opportunity for us to bring you 10 of the dumbest tweets about the observance, which (if you haven't heard) is a big deal for the Left. Number 10: The U.N. is out there talking about microplastic particles in the ocean or something. At least 51 trillion microplastic particles are already in our oceans. Shrink your plastic footprint & take action for #CleanSeas . Here's how: https://t.co/0y09PmpgyH #EarthDay pic.twitter.com/vORm6uSUTm -- United Nations (@UN)
Andrew Revkin, former environmental reporter for the New York Times, and now "Dot Earth" blogger for the paper, showed a stark double standard in his reporting Wednesday on a batch of documents obtained by fraud from the Heartland Institute, a group skeptical of human-based global warming hysteria. Revkin even blamed the victim of the fraud for failing to condemn the previous leak of the "Climategate" emails. At first glance the incident is similar to Climategate -- the leaked emails from the
When you think about the terrible effects of climate change, I bet you picture droughts, hurricanes, tsunamis and earthquakes, which makes sense -- climate change is causing weather patterns to go absolutely crazy. But the crazy weather leads to other consequences that we often don't think about when we hear the globe is warming up. Here is a list of 5 frightening effects from climate change. 1. Increased Suicide Besides destroying crops and causing food prices to spike, droughts have recently b
NBC meteorologist Al Roker slammed Rush Limbaugh on Wednesday after the conservative radio host suggested warnings about Hurricane Irma were driven by political agendas around climate change. The longtime "Today" personality, "America's Weatherman," took to Twitter to slam Limbaugh in two tweets while using a #ShameOnRush hashtag in a message to his 1.7 million followers. "Do not listen to @rushlimbaugh when he says #Irma is not a dangerous #storm and is hype. He is putting people's lives at ris
The terror group Al-Shabaab apparently cares about our planet. Members all of a sudden are going green in an attempt to save Planet Earth. It is becoming clear that Al-Shabaab, like their sympathizers on the left have suddenly gotten their priorities straight. Saving the Earth from the evil of plastic bags certainly trumps cutting off people's heads and blowing them up, don't you think? The BBC (apparently not the Onion) reports: The radical Al-Shabaab now seems to have another thing in com
Allowing the poisonous fracturing of our planet for corporate profit should be stopped now. The slithering parasites of the Oil and Gas Industry seek to suffocate and bleed our world dry. Our governments effectively support that slow death when they fail to investigate, regulate, and end the contamination of the very air we breathe and our precious water, the lifeblood of every living thing on earth. Stop Hydraulic Fracking! Who will be able to afford water if this trauma to USA family drinking
Unconventional gas extraction should not be part of our energy future. A weekend of news dominated by a volatile global financial system and erupting Tottenham riots did not stop two individuals with some banners, a good head for heights and an important point to make from hitting the headlines. Early on Saturday morning, environmental justice protesters climbed over 150 metres up Blackpool Tower to drop banners reading "Fracking is coming to the UK -- We can stop it". Fracking, or hydraulic fra
Wildfires first broke out in Monchique, a half-hour's drive from the Algarve coast, where civil defence officials say two villages have been evacuated. Dozens of planes and water-carrying helicopters are still trying to control the blaze, which has been raging for over 24 hours. Prior to the wildfires breaking out, the national civil protection had sent text alerts warning the local population of an extreme risk of fires, including around the capital Lisbon. Former Prime Minister David Cameron
Scientists across the globe have ramped up their warnings about the environmental destruction that human beings are carrying out, with a total of 20,000 scientists signing on to a "Warning to Humanity" letter. The fact that scientists are trying to drill into our heads is that time is running out to prevent catastrophe, and if we continue on our current pace for even a few more years, the damage will be irreversible. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript: More than 20,000 scie
Four U.S. scientists have just introduced one more good reason not to launch a nuclear war. It would not simply guarantee the mutual destruction of the participants . It would also precipitate catastrophic climate change . And, they argue in the journal Environment Magazine , even a single nuclear missile strike could darken the skies, chill the atmosphere, stop rainfall, ruin harvests and cost a billion lives. Observers with memories that stretch back to the Cold War and the arms race betwee
'The ignorance displayed by the president is a serious national crisis,' Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) told Shareblue. For nine days, Trump remained silent as wildfires ravaged northern California. For nine days, Trump said nothing about the seven people who have died in the disaster, including two firefighters, or about the more than 1,000 homes that have been destroyed. On Sunday, Trump finally released his first official White House comments on the fires via Twitter. But rather than offer com
A group of scientists are now warning of apocalyptic storms that could come as results of climate change in a matter of decades. The warning was made in a paper released on Tuesday citing research led by retired NASA scientist James E. Hansen, according to The New York Times . Co-authored by 18 other scientists, the paper apparently suggests the world's nations were wrong in believing they could bring the crisis to a non-hazardous level with previously suggested limits to global warming. By the
Despite gains on one of the largest wildfires in California history, officials said Wednesday unpredictable winds remain a threat. The Thomas fire has spanned nearly 370 square miles of Southern California and burned more than 900 structures, at least 700 of them homes, since it broke out on Dec. 4. Evacuations continued on Wednesday for the towns of Montecito, Summerland, Carpinteria, and Fillmore. Crews were able to carve containment lines around at least one-quarter of the blaze along Santa B
Later this month thousands of bureaucrats, politicians, media, activists and scientists will travel to Durban, South Africa, for the latest round of UN climate talks. We'll be advised that the world must slash its carbon-dioxide emissions because a United Nations report, prepared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has concluded that humans are changing the climate in dangerous ways. The people who write the IPCC's report -- which is informally known as the Climate Bible --
Allowing the poisonous fracturing of our planet for corporate profit should be stopped now. The slithering parasites of the Oil and Gas Industry seek to suffocate and bleed our world dry. Our governments effectively support that slow death when they fail to investigate, regulate, and end the contamination of the very air we breathe and our precious water, the lifeblood of every living thing on earth. Stop Hydraulic Fracking! Who will be able to afford water if this trauma to USA family drinking
Unconventional gas extraction should not be part of our energy future. A weekend of news dominated by a volatile global financial system and erupting Tottenham riots did not stop two individuals with some banners, a good head for heights and an important point to make from hitting the headlines. Early on Saturday morning, environmental justice protesters climbed over 150 metres up Blackpool Tower to drop banners reading "Fracking is coming to the UK -- We can stop it". Fracking, or hydraulic fra
Wildfires first broke out in Monchique, a half-hour's drive from the Algarve coast, where civil defence officials say two villages have been evacuated. Dozens of planes and water-carrying helicopters are still trying to control the blaze, which has been raging for over 24 hours. Prior to the wildfires breaking out, the national civil protection had sent text alerts warning the local population of an extreme risk of fires, including around the capital Lisbon. Former Prime Minister David Cameron
Scientists across the globe have ramped up their warnings about the environmental destruction that human beings are carrying out, with a total of 20,000 scientists signing on to a "Warning to Humanity" letter. The fact that scientists are trying to drill into our heads is that time is running out to prevent catastrophe, and if we continue on our current pace for even a few more years, the damage will be irreversible. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript: More than 20,000 scie
Four U.S. scientists have just introduced one more good reason not to launch a nuclear war. It would not simply guarantee the mutual destruction of the participants . It would also precipitate catastrophic climate change . And, they argue in the journal Environment Magazine , even a single nuclear missile strike could darken the skies, chill the atmosphere, stop rainfall, ruin harvests and cost a billion lives. Observers with memories that stretch back to the Cold War and the arms race betwee
'The ignorance displayed by the president is a serious national crisis,' Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) told Shareblue. For nine days, Trump remained silent as wildfires ravaged northern California. For nine days, Trump said nothing about the seven people who have died in the disaster, including two firefighters, or about the more than 1,000 homes that have been destroyed. On Sunday, Trump finally released his first official White House comments on the fires via Twitter. But rather than offer com
A group of scientists are now warning of apocalyptic storms that could come as results of climate change in a matter of decades. The warning was made in a paper released on Tuesday citing research led by retired NASA scientist James E. Hansen, according to The New York Times . Co-authored by 18 other scientists, the paper apparently suggests the world's nations were wrong in believing they could bring the crisis to a non-hazardous level with previously suggested limits to global warming. By the
Despite gains on one of the largest wildfires in California history, officials said Wednesday unpredictable winds remain a threat. The Thomas fire has spanned nearly 370 square miles of Southern California and burned more than 900 structures, at least 700 of them homes, since it broke out on Dec. 4. Evacuations continued on Wednesday for the towns of Montecito, Summerland, Carpinteria, and Fillmore. Crews were able to carve containment lines around at least one-quarter of the blaze along Santa B
Later this month thousands of bureaucrats, politicians, media, activists and scientists will travel to Durban, South Africa, for the latest round of UN climate talks. We'll be advised that the world must slash its carbon-dioxide emissions because a United Nations report, prepared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has concluded that humans are changing the climate in dangerous ways. The people who write the IPCC's report -- which is informally known as the Climate Bible --
Ralph Benko serves as senior advisor, economics, for the American Principles Project and a policy advisor to The Heartland Institute. He is an internationally syndicated political columnist and member of the Conservative Action Project. Benko is editor-in-chief of The Supply Side and, with Charles Kadlec, author of The 21st Century Gold Standard: For Prosperity, Security, and Liberty , and lead co-editor of the Laissez Faire Books edition of Copernicus's Essay on Money . Benko wrote The Webster
Adriana Kugler is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and full professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. In 2011 and 2012, she served as chief economist of the U.S. Department of Labor, where she worked actively to develop policies and proposals on unemployment insurance, training programs, retirement benefits, overtime pay and minimum wages, immigration, disability insurance, and occupational safety regulations. Kugler has worked extensively on t
Learn more from the Center for Media and Democracy 's research on climate change . Stefan Rahmstorf is Professor of Physics of the Oceans at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. [1] He is one of the leading researchers on the impact of global warming on the oceans and, in particular, projected sea level rise. He is also a critic of the global warming skeptics such as Bjorn Lomborg . A biographical note states that "after studying physics at the Universities of Ulm and Konstanz and
Dr. Wolfram is the William E. Dr. Wolfram is the William E. Simon Professor of Economics and Public Policy and Director of Economics at Hillsdale College, and President of Hillsdale Policy Group, a consulting firm specializing in taxation and policy analysis. He was a member and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Lake Superior State University; served as a member of Michigan's State Board of Education from 1993 to 1999; was Chairman of the Headlee Amendment Blue Ribbon Commission; and h
The administrative state has existed since the nation's earliest days. Until the New Deal, it did not directly regulate the business and personal affairs of most Americans. Beginning in the 1930s and continuing until today, the federal Leviathan has become a powerful and intrusive feature in American society. That was particularly true during the eight years of the Obama Administration as federal agencies took it upon themselves to govern almost every aspect of modern life, including who may use
In his afterword, policy analyst David Utting notes that 'those familiar with the work of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, but unaware of its history... may feel uncomfortable that a moral dimension has been so overtly acknowledged to the factual study of social disadvantage and its consequences'. Most Third Sector organisations today, whether engaged in research, advocacy work or practical projects, work busily to produce clearly measurable outcomes or influence policy in a particular direction.
Dr. Dalia Marciukaityte is an associate professor of finance at Illinois State University. She is also a policy advisor for the Heartland Institute. Dr. Marciukaityte previously she served as Humana/Mike McAlister Endowed Professor at Louisiana Tech University. Her business experience is with Strategic Management Group and Merrill Lynch. She was born and raised in Lithuania (part of the USSR at the time). Her B.S. and M.S. degrees in management are from Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuan
A n email came to me this week from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). The Institute describes itself in this way: "As a nonpartisan, independent research organization, PRRI does not take positions on, nor do we advocate for, particular policies." But the very first line of the email suggests otherwise. The email was sent in anticipation of President Trump's executive order on religious freedom, which speaks generally about "formulating and implementing policies with implications for
Richard M Ebeling Professor of Economics In this issue, Richard M. Ebeling offers a compelling historical and economic analysis of America's experiments with free market and interventionist policies. His remarks were delivered at Hillsdale College's Center for Constructive Alternatives and Ludwig von Mises Lecture Series seminar, "Between Power and Liberty: Economics and the Law," last March. All the presentations from this seminar will be published in November in Volume 25 of Champions of Free
Animal Law Professor: Veganism Part Of The Commitment To Non-Violence P ulitzer-winning journalist Chris Hedges interviews Gary L. Francione , 'Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of Law and Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Scholar of Law and Philosophy at Rutgers University School of Law-Newark . Francione received his M.A. in philosophy and his J.D. from the University of Virginia. Some points detailed in the interview: "Veganism is part of a commitment to non-violence ... It's all one issue. I
Adriana Kugler is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and full professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. In 2011 and 2012, she served as chief economist of the U.S. Department of Labor, where she worked actively to develop policies and proposals on unemployment insurance, training programs, retirement benefits, overtime pay and minimum wages, immigration, disability insurance, and occupational safety regulations. Kugler has worked extensively on t
Learn more from the Center for Media and Democracy 's research on climate change . Stefan Rahmstorf is Professor of Physics of the Oceans at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. [1] He is one of the leading researchers on the impact of global warming on the oceans and, in particular, projected sea level rise. He is also a critic of the global warming skeptics such as Bjorn Lomborg . A biographical note states that "after studying physics at the Universities of Ulm and Konstanz and
Dr. Wolfram is the William E. Dr. Wolfram is the William E. Simon Professor of Economics and Public Policy and Director of Economics at Hillsdale College, and President of Hillsdale Policy Group, a consulting firm specializing in taxation and policy analysis. He was a member and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Lake Superior State University; served as a member of Michigan's State Board of Education from 1993 to 1999; was Chairman of the Headlee Amendment Blue Ribbon Commission; and h
The administrative state has existed since the nation's earliest days. Until the New Deal, it did not directly regulate the business and personal affairs of most Americans. Beginning in the 1930s and continuing until today, the federal Leviathan has become a powerful and intrusive feature in American society. That was particularly true during the eight years of the Obama Administration as federal agencies took it upon themselves to govern almost every aspect of modern life, including who may use
In his afterword, policy analyst David Utting notes that 'those familiar with the work of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, but unaware of its history... may feel uncomfortable that a moral dimension has been so overtly acknowledged to the factual study of social disadvantage and its consequences'. Most Third Sector organisations today, whether engaged in research, advocacy work or practical projects, work busily to produce clearly measurable outcomes or influence policy in a particular direction.
Dr. Dalia Marciukaityte is an associate professor of finance at Illinois State University. She is also a policy advisor for the Heartland Institute. Dr. Marciukaityte previously she served as Humana/Mike McAlister Endowed Professor at Louisiana Tech University. Her business experience is with Strategic Management Group and Merrill Lynch. She was born and raised in Lithuania (part of the USSR at the time). Her B.S. and M.S. degrees in management are from Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuan
A n email came to me this week from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). The Institute describes itself in this way: "As a nonpartisan, independent research organization, PRRI does not take positions on, nor do we advocate for, particular policies." But the very first line of the email suggests otherwise. The email was sent in anticipation of President Trump's executive order on religious freedom, which speaks generally about "formulating and implementing policies with implications for
Richard M Ebeling Professor of Economics In this issue, Richard M. Ebeling offers a compelling historical and economic analysis of America's experiments with free market and interventionist policies. His remarks were delivered at Hillsdale College's Center for Constructive Alternatives and Ludwig von Mises Lecture Series seminar, "Between Power and Liberty: Economics and the Law," last March. All the presentations from this seminar will be published in November in Volume 25 of Champions of Free
Animal Law Professor: Veganism Part Of The Commitment To Non-Violence P ulitzer-winning journalist Chris Hedges interviews Gary L. Francione , 'Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of Law and Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Scholar of Law and Philosophy at Rutgers University School of Law-Newark . Francione received his M.A. in philosophy and his J.D. from the University of Virginia. Some points detailed in the interview: "Veganism is part of a commitment to non-violence ... It's all one issue. I
Dr. Dalia Marciukaityte is an associate professor of finance at Illinois State University. She is also a policy advisor for the Heartland Institute. Dr. Marciukaityte previously she served as Humana/Mike McAlister Endowed Professor at Louisiana Tech University. Her business experience is with Strategic Management Group and Merrill Lynch. She was born and raised in Lithuania (part of the USSR at the time). Her B.S. and M.S. degrees in management are from Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuan
Dr. Wolfram is the William E. Dr. Wolfram is the William E. Simon Professor of Economics and Public Policy and Director of Economics at Hillsdale College, and President of Hillsdale Policy Group, a consulting firm specializing in taxation and policy analysis. He was a member and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Lake Superior State University; served as a member of Michigan's State Board of Education from 1993 to 1999; was Chairman of the Headlee Amendment Blue Ribbon Commission; and h
Professor Gopinath answers questions from a journalist of Business Standard Prof. Ganesh Ramakrishnan, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay Mar 12, 2016 -- Professor Gopinath, one of the prominent signatories to the petition that requests Rohan Murty to reconsider his choice of Sheldon Pollock as the General Editor for the Murty Classical Library of India, was sent a questionnaire by one of the journalists from Business Standard. His responses are reproduced below. Pollock
Paul J. Larkin, Jr., is a Senior Legal Research Fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation. David E. Bernstein is George Mason University Foundation Professor at the George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, Virginia. Randy E. Barnett is Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he directs the Georgetown Center for the Constitution. This paper is adapted from a paper published in the H
The Witherspoon Institute (where I direct the William E. and Carol G. Simon Center on Religion and the Constitution) is now accepting applications for the following seminars: Moral Life and the Classical Tradition : for rising high school juniors and seniors, with readings in Plato and Aristotle, and discussion of contemporary moral issues from a Judeo-Christian perspective. June 14-20 for young women, June 21-27 for young men, both on the campus of Princeton University; application deadline A
Adriana Kugler is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and full professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. In 2011 and 2012, she served as chief economist of the U.S. Department of Labor, where she worked actively to develop policies and proposals on unemployment insurance, training programs, retirement benefits, overtime pay and minimum wages, immigration, disability insurance, and occupational safety regulations. Kugler has worked extensively on t
Kyle Ferrebee is a senior at Wingate University, where he is currently enrolled in the pre-law program. He is majoring in business management with a minor in legal studies. Since his sophomore year in high school, Kyle has passionately pursued his dream of serving the American people through a career as a constitutional attorney and a U.S. Senator. Kyle was introduced to Young America's Foundation through its podcast. In September 2015, he became the founder of a Young Americans for Freedom chap
Ralph Benko serves as senior advisor, economics, for the American Principles Project and a policy advisor to The Heartland Institute. He is an internationally syndicated political columnist and member of the Conservative Action Project. Benko is editor-in-chief of The Supply Side and, with Charles Kadlec, author of The 21st Century Gold Standard: For Prosperity, Security, and Liberty , and lead co-editor of the Laissez Faire Books edition of Copernicus's Essay on Money . Benko wrote The Webster
Animal Law Professor: Veganism Part Of The Commitment To Non-Violence P ulitzer-winning journalist Chris Hedges interviews Gary L. Francione , 'Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of Law and Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Scholar of Law and Philosophy at Rutgers University School of Law-Newark . Francione received his M.A. in philosophy and his J.D. from the University of Virginia. Some points detailed in the interview: "Veganism is part of a commitment to non-violence ... It's all one issue. I
James Buchanan Professor of Economics, Harris University A year ago this month, the New York Times profiled Nobel Laureate James M. Buchanan , Harris University Professor of Economics and general director of the Center for Study of Public Choice at George Mason University as one of the leaders of a "quiet revolution in politico-economic thinking:" a revolution which, the Times noted, "focuses on the political process particularly," and in Buchanan's words, "on structure, on how the rules work
Dr. Wolfram is the William E. Dr. Wolfram is the William E. Simon Professor of Economics and Public Policy and Director of Economics at Hillsdale College, and President of Hillsdale Policy Group, a consulting firm specializing in taxation and policy analysis. He was a member and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Lake Superior State University; served as a member of Michigan's State Board of Education from 1993 to 1999; was Chairman of the Headlee Amendment Blue Ribbon Commission; and h
Professor Gopinath answers questions from a journalist of Business Standard Prof. Ganesh Ramakrishnan, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay Mar 12, 2016 -- Professor Gopinath, one of the prominent signatories to the petition that requests Rohan Murty to reconsider his choice of Sheldon Pollock as the General Editor for the Murty Classical Library of India, was sent a questionnaire by one of the journalists from Business Standard. His responses are reproduced below. Pollock
Paul J. Larkin, Jr., is a Senior Legal Research Fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation. David E. Bernstein is George Mason University Foundation Professor at the George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, Virginia. Randy E. Barnett is Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he directs the Georgetown Center for the Constitution. This paper is adapted from a paper published in the H
The Witherspoon Institute (where I direct the William E. and Carol G. Simon Center on Religion and the Constitution) is now accepting applications for the following seminars: Moral Life and the Classical Tradition : for rising high school juniors and seniors, with readings in Plato and Aristotle, and discussion of contemporary moral issues from a Judeo-Christian perspective. June 14-20 for young women, June 21-27 for young men, both on the campus of Princeton University; application deadline A
Adriana Kugler is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and full professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. In 2011 and 2012, she served as chief economist of the U.S. Department of Labor, where she worked actively to develop policies and proposals on unemployment insurance, training programs, retirement benefits, overtime pay and minimum wages, immigration, disability insurance, and occupational safety regulations. Kugler has worked extensively on t
Kyle Ferrebee is a senior at Wingate University, where he is currently enrolled in the pre-law program. He is majoring in business management with a minor in legal studies. Since his sophomore year in high school, Kyle has passionately pursued his dream of serving the American people through a career as a constitutional attorney and a U.S. Senator. Kyle was introduced to Young America's Foundation through its podcast. In September 2015, he became the founder of a Young Americans for Freedom chap
Ralph Benko serves as senior advisor, economics, for the American Principles Project and a policy advisor to The Heartland Institute. He is an internationally syndicated political columnist and member of the Conservative Action Project. Benko is editor-in-chief of The Supply Side and, with Charles Kadlec, author of The 21st Century Gold Standard: For Prosperity, Security, and Liberty , and lead co-editor of the Laissez Faire Books edition of Copernicus's Essay on Money . Benko wrote The Webster
Animal Law Professor: Veganism Part Of The Commitment To Non-Violence P ulitzer-winning journalist Chris Hedges interviews Gary L. Francione , 'Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of Law and Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Scholar of Law and Philosophy at Rutgers University School of Law-Newark . Francione received his M.A. in philosophy and his J.D. from the University of Virginia. Some points detailed in the interview: "Veganism is part of a commitment to non-violence ... It's all one issue. I
James Buchanan Professor of Economics, Harris University A year ago this month, the New York Times profiled Nobel Laureate James M. Buchanan , Harris University Professor of Economics and general director of the Center for Study of Public Choice at George Mason University as one of the leaders of a "quiet revolution in politico-economic thinking:" a revolution which, the Times noted, "focuses on the political process particularly," and in Buchanan's words, "on structure, on how the rules work
Regrets? Barack Obama's had a few. But then again, too few to mention. His spokesman Josh Earnest mentioned one this week. "That is an approach the president regrets," Obama's flack says of the then-senator's attempted filibuster of Samuel Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court. "These are two different things," Earnest insists of current GOP vows to block Obama next pick. Sure, a Republican nominated Sandra Day O'Connor's replacement a decade ago and a Democrat now looks to nominate the late A
Barack Obama has made quite a hubbub over the course of his presidency about education for young students, and jobs for young workers. Unfortunately, it seems he's failed on both counts. According to a recent study produced by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Children Now, there are now 6.5 million "disconnected" young people in America - "disconnected" being defined as neither in school nor employed, and "young people" being defined as 16-24 years of age. Young people now have the lowest emplo
Barack Obama has been president for exactly six months, and we'll have to wait a while to find out whether all the frenetic activity in these opening rounds of his presidency will amount to anything over the long haul. There is no argument that the administration and the president have both been busy and ambitious; one key piece of evidence is that six months in, the president is in a fight for his life over reforming national health care. However, the fight is about what the plan will look like
Is Barack Obama the greatest threat to America right now? Is he an archetype of the true greatest risk to our country: liberalism? Or is he just in, like, the Top Five? That's the debate Republicans in Colorado are having today. As the GOP Senate primary approaches, the top two Republican candidates -- Jane Norton and Tea Party favorite Ken Buck -- are leapfrogging each other in an asymptotic rush to reach Tom Tancredo levels of crazy. It all started Thursday , when, appearing at a conservative
Everyone except President Barack Obama understands that the federal government has a spending problem. Yet Uncle Sam gives away more than $600 billion to states and localities every year. It's time to turn off the spigot, implementing the Reagan vision of transferring program responsibilities and revenues sources away from Washington. The original governmental system for the newly independent colonies envisioned states funding the national authorities. There was no enforcement mechanism, so the
Getty Images Imagine that one day President Barack Obama disappears. It is rumored that he has gone to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment of a condition that nobody is quite certain about. After three months, the public starts to speculate as to whether or not he is still alive. As a result of failing to follow the correct constitutional steps to ensure that the country would be run in his absence, Vice President Joe Biden has been unable to take power. The country is leaderless, in political tu
Barack Obama issued a stern warning this week to Americans who fail to stand up for the nation's principles. "Things can fall apart fairly quickly" when people do not "tend to this garden of democracy," the former president said during a speech at the Economic Club in Chicago. He noted that in the 1930s, the complacency of many Germans allowed Adolf Hitler and the Nazis to gain power. Obama urged his audience to "pay attention ... and vote." According to CBS News, the two-term commander-in-chief
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans have yet to find a Republican they'd clearly prefer over President Barack Obama, although half say the president does not deserve re-election. Among Republicans, the desire to oust Obama is clear, according to a new AP-GfK poll. But it has not resolved divisions over the choice of a nominee. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is reasonably popular, but he has not pulled away from the field. Former pizza company executive Herman Cain runs close to Romney as the can
President Barack Obama has long been known as an enthusiastic supporter of the Second City's bid to host the 2016 Olympic games. Now we know how enthusiastic--the White House is sending its biggest guns to bat for Chicago: Michelle Obama and Valerie Jarrett. The first lady and her old friend will travel together to the International Olympic Committee's annual meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 2 to make the case for their hometown over rival cities Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Madrid, Spain, a
"So, uh, what's been going on while I've been gone?" deadpanned Former President Barack Obama at the beginning of his speech at the University of Chicago today. The speech, which was broadcast live across multiple platforms due to high demand, was Obama's first public address since leaving office. He had taken an extended vacation and begun working on his next book, a new memoir. Now he was back, hosting a panel of young community leaders in the Chicago area. His remarks focused on his past as a
Barack Obama has made quite a hubbub over the course of his presidency about education for young students, and jobs for young workers. Unfortunately, it seems he's failed on both counts. According to a recent study produced by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Children Now, there are now 6.5 million "disconnected" young people in America - "disconnected" being defined as neither in school nor employed, and "young people" being defined as 16-24 years of age. Young people now have the lowest emplo
Barack Obama has been president for exactly six months, and we'll have to wait a while to find out whether all the frenetic activity in these opening rounds of his presidency will amount to anything over the long haul. There is no argument that the administration and the president have both been busy and ambitious; one key piece of evidence is that six months in, the president is in a fight for his life over reforming national health care. However, the fight is about what the plan will look like
Is Barack Obama the greatest threat to America right now? Is he an archetype of the true greatest risk to our country: liberalism? Or is he just in, like, the Top Five? That's the debate Republicans in Colorado are having today. As the GOP Senate primary approaches, the top two Republican candidates -- Jane Norton and Tea Party favorite Ken Buck -- are leapfrogging each other in an asymptotic rush to reach Tom Tancredo levels of crazy. It all started Thursday , when, appearing at a conservative
Everyone except President Barack Obama understands that the federal government has a spending problem. Yet Uncle Sam gives away more than $600 billion to states and localities every year. It's time to turn off the spigot, implementing the Reagan vision of transferring program responsibilities and revenues sources away from Washington. The original governmental system for the newly independent colonies envisioned states funding the national authorities. There was no enforcement mechanism, so the
Getty Images Imagine that one day President Barack Obama disappears. It is rumored that he has gone to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment of a condition that nobody is quite certain about. After three months, the public starts to speculate as to whether or not he is still alive. As a result of failing to follow the correct constitutional steps to ensure that the country would be run in his absence, Vice President Joe Biden has been unable to take power. The country is leaderless, in political tu
Barack Obama issued a stern warning this week to Americans who fail to stand up for the nation's principles. "Things can fall apart fairly quickly" when people do not "tend to this garden of democracy," the former president said during a speech at the Economic Club in Chicago. He noted that in the 1930s, the complacency of many Germans allowed Adolf Hitler and the Nazis to gain power. Obama urged his audience to "pay attention ... and vote." According to CBS News, the two-term commander-in-chief
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans have yet to find a Republican they'd clearly prefer over President Barack Obama, although half say the president does not deserve re-election. Among Republicans, the desire to oust Obama is clear, according to a new AP-GfK poll. But it has not resolved divisions over the choice of a nominee. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is reasonably popular, but he has not pulled away from the field. Former pizza company executive Herman Cain runs close to Romney as the can
President Barack Obama has long been known as an enthusiastic supporter of the Second City's bid to host the 2016 Olympic games. Now we know how enthusiastic--the White House is sending its biggest guns to bat for Chicago: Michelle Obama and Valerie Jarrett. The first lady and her old friend will travel together to the International Olympic Committee's annual meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 2 to make the case for their hometown over rival cities Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Madrid, Spain, a
"So, uh, what's been going on while I've been gone?" deadpanned Former President Barack Obama at the beginning of his speech at the University of Chicago today. The speech, which was broadcast live across multiple platforms due to high demand, was Obama's first public address since leaving office. He had taken an extended vacation and begun working on his next book, a new memoir. Now he was back, hosting a panel of young community leaders in the Chicago area. His remarks focused on his past as a
(POLITICO) President Barack Obama knows best when it comes to gun control, according to comedian Chris Rock. "The president and the first lady are kind of like the mom and the dad of the country," Rock said at a press conference on gun laws in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. "And when your dad says something, you listen. And when you don't, it usually bites you in the ass later on." Loading ... Rock, who's addressed the subject in his comedy before, urged support for Obama's gun control agenda at
by Scott L. Vanatter Barack Obama is the world's most inept and feckless leader. This is not merely my opinion. Any serious review of the facts reveals inescapably that the official, yet unspoken, position of the Obama White House is that Barack Obama is completely incompetent. Of course, Barack Obama didn't hold a press conference and explicitly admit that he is an incapable bungler. But if you believe Obama's and his Administration's explanation for everything from the Benghazi attacks, to the
Writing recently in The New York Times, Timothy Egan praises the "accomplishments" of the Obama administration, and laments that Barack Obama has not been a sufficiently effective cheerleader for his own "successes." Conversely, Egan berates the American people for their inability to see Obama's brilliance, mainly because "[m]uch of the country is now more openly intolerant, quick to hate and nasty ... a home for xenophobes, defeatists and alarmists." Get that? The same people who once voted for
The "poet" Obama vs. the "zombie" conservatives? From 2008 through 2016, the contrast between how journalists fawned over Barack Obama and trashed conservatives was pretty clear. On July 28, 2016, New York Times columnist Frank Bruni rhapsodized over Obama: "He's been more than our president. Time and again, he's been our national poet." In contrast, Times columnist Maureen Dowd on August 3, 2011 saw Tea Party conservatives as "cannibals" and "vampires" who were draining the country's reputatio
Today, Time Magazine 's Person of the Year Barack Obama continued to wage a war of words with a continually uncompromising John Boehner . Piers Morgan had the Director of the Gun Owners of America on his show last night and tore into his foolish pro-gun argument . In the light of what has happened in Newtown and the public outcry for stricter gun control, our Ari Waldman takes a look at the legal approach for dealing with the Second Amendment . Check out the trailer for James Franco's ne
Barack Obama's Roanoke speech is most famous for his "if you've got a business, you didn't build that, somebody else made that happen" remark, but, as Yuval Levin astutely mentioned at the time, it was not the most interesting or sinister part of the president's speech. What was worst was how President Obama described what "we do better together." Everything President Obama mentioned as being done "together" was action by the government. Levin argued that Obama "sees the citizen and the state, a
It doesn't really matter whether the substance of what Joe Biden said last Sunday about gay marriage was so very different from what his boss, Barack Obama , had said about the subject in the past (and there's good evidence that it was not). What matters is the way that Biden said he was "absolutely comfortable" with same-sex marriage, which made what Obama had said before--that his own views were "evolving"--look too cute by half. Because "too cute" is the paramount thing that this president ha
Photo: Getty Images Ever since Obama swept Iowa last week, capping the win with a speech that seemed brushed by MLK 's angel wing, we've been wondering what the Reverend Jesse Jackson has been thinking. Sure, the Rev endorsed the guy, but his remarks about Obama have been so lukewarm you have to wonder if the nod wasn't an obligatory matter of brothers supporting brothers. Not to mention that the candidate's camp has never particularly reached out to the Rev. (Could it be all those conservative
Thankfully, the mileage standards stayed around 27.5 mpg throughout the 1990s and beyond. But then, in 2012, the Obama Administration began ratcheting the standards upward, with the goal of hitting 54.5 mpg by 2025. The Environmental Protection Agency had begun helping to manage the NHTSA mileage program in 2009, and it became the driving force for doubling the mpg requirements. It became equally complicit in hiding the death and injury tolls associated with CAFE. Horizontal drilling and hydraul
Barack Obama was recently in India, where he gave a speech promoting his foundation. With his typical passive-aggressive style, Obama jabbed at Donald Trump over the decision to withdraw from the Paris climate change accords, saying that there is a "pause in American leadership." How clever. Obama, dripping with self-righteous hubris, added, "I have trouble with a conversation with somebody that says the climate is not changing. You know, that becomes almost like a theological argument. It just
by Scott L. Vanatter Barack Obama is the world's most inept and feckless leader. This is not merely my opinion. Any serious review of the facts reveals inescapably that the official, yet unspoken, position of the Obama White House is that Barack Obama is completely incompetent. Of course, Barack Obama didn't hold a press conference and explicitly admit that he is an incapable bungler. But if you believe Obama's and his Administration's explanation for everything from the Benghazi attacks, to the
Writing recently in The New York Times, Timothy Egan praises the "accomplishments" of the Obama administration, and laments that Barack Obama has not been a sufficiently effective cheerleader for his own "successes." Conversely, Egan berates the American people for their inability to see Obama's brilliance, mainly because "[m]uch of the country is now more openly intolerant, quick to hate and nasty ... a home for xenophobes, defeatists and alarmists." Get that? The same people who once voted for
The "poet" Obama vs. the "zombie" conservatives? From 2008 through 2016, the contrast between how journalists fawned over Barack Obama and trashed conservatives was pretty clear. On July 28, 2016, New York Times columnist Frank Bruni rhapsodized over Obama: "He's been more than our president. Time and again, he's been our national poet." In contrast, Times columnist Maureen Dowd on August 3, 2011 saw Tea Party conservatives as "cannibals" and "vampires" who were draining the country's reputatio
Today, Time Magazine 's Person of the Year Barack Obama continued to wage a war of words with a continually uncompromising John Boehner . Piers Morgan had the Director of the Gun Owners of America on his show last night and tore into his foolish pro-gun argument . In the light of what has happened in Newtown and the public outcry for stricter gun control, our Ari Waldman takes a look at the legal approach for dealing with the Second Amendment . Check out the trailer for James Franco's ne
Barack Obama's Roanoke speech is most famous for his "if you've got a business, you didn't build that, somebody else made that happen" remark, but, as Yuval Levin astutely mentioned at the time, it was not the most interesting or sinister part of the president's speech. What was worst was how President Obama described what "we do better together." Everything President Obama mentioned as being done "together" was action by the government. Levin argued that Obama "sees the citizen and the state, a
It doesn't really matter whether the substance of what Joe Biden said last Sunday about gay marriage was so very different from what his boss, Barack Obama , had said about the subject in the past (and there's good evidence that it was not). What matters is the way that Biden said he was "absolutely comfortable" with same-sex marriage, which made what Obama had said before--that his own views were "evolving"--look too cute by half. Because "too cute" is the paramount thing that this president ha
Photo: Getty Images Ever since Obama swept Iowa last week, capping the win with a speech that seemed brushed by MLK 's angel wing, we've been wondering what the Reverend Jesse Jackson has been thinking. Sure, the Rev endorsed the guy, but his remarks about Obama have been so lukewarm you have to wonder if the nod wasn't an obligatory matter of brothers supporting brothers. Not to mention that the candidate's camp has never particularly reached out to the Rev. (Could it be all those conservative
Thankfully, the mileage standards stayed around 27.5 mpg throughout the 1990s and beyond. But then, in 2012, the Obama Administration began ratcheting the standards upward, with the goal of hitting 54.5 mpg by 2025. The Environmental Protection Agency had begun helping to manage the NHTSA mileage program in 2009, and it became the driving force for doubling the mpg requirements. It became equally complicit in hiding the death and injury tolls associated with CAFE. Horizontal drilling and hydraul
Barack Obama was recently in India, where he gave a speech promoting his foundation. With his typical passive-aggressive style, Obama jabbed at Donald Trump over the decision to withdraw from the Paris climate change accords, saying that there is a "pause in American leadership." How clever. Obama, dripping with self-righteous hubris, added, "I have trouble with a conversation with somebody that says the climate is not changing. You know, that becomes almost like a theological argument. It just
Hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer announced today that he was cutting all financial ties with Breitbart News and Milo Yiannopoulos . He released a statement explaining his ideological stance and distancing himself from Milo and Breitbart: Last Guido heard Milo was pretty tight with Rebekah Mercer, though we have been unable to confirm if that is still the case... Despite being tarred in the failing media as a white supremacist he has a penchant for picking up gay black men. For years he wo
By Ben Cohen: One of the reason why I enjoy writing about economics is because it is not a topic that came easily to me. I would always ignore the economic and business news and focus on the politics - it was much easier to understand and a lot more fun. That was until I began to understand that politics was economics, that behind every political decision was a economic motivation. I discovered that without understanding the financial side of how countries work, there was no way of understanding
A senior Tory backbencher has warned the government's immigration policy risks "immensely serious social dangers" because it does not do enough to curb access to jobs and welfare. Brian Binley, who is treasurer of the powerful 1922 Committee, made the claim in a new study for Civitas with the academic Dr Lee Rotherham. The two say the countries of origin of immigrants should pay for their citizens' social security until they have made a significant contribution to taxation. Any immigrants convic
Lord Patten yesterday threatened legal action against anyone publishing this audio recording. Guido is regardless publishing the bombshell tape recording of Pollard Review chairman Nick Pollard confessing that he made a 'mistake' by excluding key evidence about former BBC chief Mark Thompson from his final report in the the Jimmy Savile cover up at the BBC: [gigya src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/boos.audioboo.fm/swf/fullsize_player.swf" flashvars="mp3=https%3A%2F%2Faudioboo.fm%2Fboos%2F1789763-the
It is almost four years ago to the day that Ed Miliband launched his campaign to be leader of the Labour Party. I was proud to support him back then because I believed - and still do - that he was the one person with the vision, strength and energy to do the impossible, and lead our party back into government within a single term. I sincerely believe that time will prove my belief right. What gives me confidence is that Ed is someone who is prepared to acknowledge where Labour got things wrong a
When Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation since 2013, called for a "reimagining of philanthropy's first principles and its relationship to our market system," few people thought this meant that he would join the board of directors of PepsiCo. But that's exactly what he did last fall. Walker, who stands to make somewhere between a quarter and a half a million dollars a year in his new role, insisted he would introduce a distinctive view into Pepsi's corporate deliberations: "I will bri
T his autumn's UK party conferences triggered reminiscences about the old political debates from the 1970s and 1980s. Jeremy Corbyn wowed his new Labour Party supporters with a call for full-scale nationalisation, including of the rail, mail, water and energy companies. In response, senior Tories used their conference speeches to assert the merits of the 'free market', under the inspiring mantra of 'no return to the 1970s'. Theresa May used her infamous leader's speech to declare that 'the free-
Owen Smith has hit back at Guido's story from earlier by producing the above graphic claiming his proposed minimum wage would be higher than the Tories'. Unfortunately for Oily this raises more questions than it answers. First, Smith's team have confirmed their numbers are dependent on him becoming Prime Minister this year . Not sure how he plans to do that unless he is going to launch a coup on Downing Street. Second, he appears to have pulled these fantasy figures out from nowhere. What on ea
Last month, the Internet Association, a trade association whose membership includes companies like Facebook and Google, announced they had reversed their decision on supporting a bill by Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, entitled the Stop Enabling Sex Trafficking Act (SESTA). The bill, supported heavily on both sides of the aisle, amends Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to give law enforcement greater latitude to crack down on sites that have been used for sex trafficking like Backpage.com
It is a mark of how close the UK Independence Party has moved to the heart of the British establishment that one of the three main candidates for its leadership has ascended from the so-called spadocracy. Nigel Farage used to castigate David Cameron and Ed Miliband for having worked as special advisers and little else, but Raheem Kassam - said to be his preferred choice as his latest successor - was his aide for several years and sometimes styled himself as Farage's "chief of staff". His only ot
By Ben Cohen: One of the reason why I enjoy writing about economics is because it is not a topic that came easily to me. I would always ignore the economic and business news and focus on the politics - it was much easier to understand and a lot more fun. That was until I began to understand that politics was economics, that behind every political decision was a economic motivation. I discovered that without understanding the financial side of how countries work, there was no way of understanding
A senior Tory backbencher has warned the government's immigration policy risks "immensely serious social dangers" because it does not do enough to curb access to jobs and welfare. Brian Binley, who is treasurer of the powerful 1922 Committee, made the claim in a new study for Civitas with the academic Dr Lee Rotherham. The two say the countries of origin of immigrants should pay for their citizens' social security until they have made a significant contribution to taxation. Any immigrants convic
Lord Patten yesterday threatened legal action against anyone publishing this audio recording. Guido is regardless publishing the bombshell tape recording of Pollard Review chairman Nick Pollard confessing that he made a 'mistake' by excluding key evidence about former BBC chief Mark Thompson from his final report in the the Jimmy Savile cover up at the BBC: [gigya src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/boos.audioboo.fm/swf/fullsize_player.swf" flashvars="mp3=https%3A%2F%2Faudioboo.fm%2Fboos%2F1789763-the
It is almost four years ago to the day that Ed Miliband launched his campaign to be leader of the Labour Party. I was proud to support him back then because I believed - and still do - that he was the one person with the vision, strength and energy to do the impossible, and lead our party back into government within a single term. I sincerely believe that time will prove my belief right. What gives me confidence is that Ed is someone who is prepared to acknowledge where Labour got things wrong a
When Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation since 2013, called for a "reimagining of philanthropy's first principles and its relationship to our market system," few people thought this meant that he would join the board of directors of PepsiCo. But that's exactly what he did last fall. Walker, who stands to make somewhere between a quarter and a half a million dollars a year in his new role, insisted he would introduce a distinctive view into Pepsi's corporate deliberations: "I will bri
T his autumn's UK party conferences triggered reminiscences about the old political debates from the 1970s and 1980s. Jeremy Corbyn wowed his new Labour Party supporters with a call for full-scale nationalisation, including of the rail, mail, water and energy companies. In response, senior Tories used their conference speeches to assert the merits of the 'free market', under the inspiring mantra of 'no return to the 1970s'. Theresa May used her infamous leader's speech to declare that 'the free-
Owen Smith has hit back at Guido's story from earlier by producing the above graphic claiming his proposed minimum wage would be higher than the Tories'. Unfortunately for Oily this raises more questions than it answers. First, Smith's team have confirmed their numbers are dependent on him becoming Prime Minister this year . Not sure how he plans to do that unless he is going to launch a coup on Downing Street. Second, he appears to have pulled these fantasy figures out from nowhere. What on ea
Last month, the Internet Association, a trade association whose membership includes companies like Facebook and Google, announced they had reversed their decision on supporting a bill by Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, entitled the Stop Enabling Sex Trafficking Act (SESTA). The bill, supported heavily on both sides of the aisle, amends Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to give law enforcement greater latitude to crack down on sites that have been used for sex trafficking like Backpage.com
It is a mark of how close the UK Independence Party has moved to the heart of the British establishment that one of the three main candidates for its leadership has ascended from the so-called spadocracy. Nigel Farage used to castigate David Cameron and Ed Miliband for having worked as special advisers and little else, but Raheem Kassam - said to be his preferred choice as his latest successor - was his aide for several years and sometimes styled himself as Farage's "chief of staff". His only ot
The verdict of the press is near unanimous. Labour's manifesto is a call to take the country back to the 1970s. However, this may be a statement that will not resonate with a significant number of voters. The 1970s were forty years ago. Today that decade is portrayed in dramas as an era of flares, glam rock, hot pants and dodgy sideburns. The BBC's police show Life on Mars, set in 1973, focused on political incorrectness, not the economic and social servitude of those millions unfortunate enough
Whatever the result of today's referendum on continued UK membership of the European Union, it marks a watershed in political life in Britain and throughout the continent. - Advertisement - The referendum was called by Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron to placate the Eurosceptic wing of his own party and stop the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from gaining further ground at Tory expense. His disastrous political miscalculation threatens instead to split the Conservatives in two, hasten the
Whilst Palestine was the main theme of the Middle East debates at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton this year, Ed Miliband and shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander repeatedly returned to the influence they had exerted on the Syria issue. At the beginning of September, following a chemical attack that killed over 1000 in Syria, debates on military intervention were heard across the corridors of Westminster. Whilst David Cameron and Nick Clegg were keen to support military action, Ed M
The prospects for influence and power, it seems, have never looked brighter for journalists on The Guardian newspaper. First of all, we had the appointment of its deputy editor, Ian Katz, to the position of editor of Newsnight, the BBC TV's flagship current affairs programme. Now, we learn that the fellows of an Oxford college, Lady Margaret Hall, have elected its editor, Alan Rusbridger, to take over as College Principal. The talented Mr R. is due to step down as Guardian editor in the summer
Nigel Martin has spent 45 years trying to turn governments' ears toward civil society voices. In 1998, he founded FIM: the Forum for Democratic Global Governance, an international NGO based in Montreal. FIM both convenes activists from around the world with particular attention to those from the global south and from Muslim sectors, and it has worked to create openings for civil society actors in global governance fora such as the UN, G8, G20, and more recently BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, Chin
Another day, another Labour MP saying something vacuous about immigration. Today's offender is Yvette Cooper, who in an interview with The House says that Labour must make the "progressive case" for ending free movement. There is a lot to unpick here. The first problem is that the Commons' home affairs select committee, of which Cooper is the chair, is holding an inquiry into public attitudes to immigration right now. That Cooper has already reached a conclusion about it renders the inquiry itse
How many relaunches is that now? Ed Miliband's big speech on the economy today is being tipped by sympathetic quarters of the press as showing Labour are serious about reducing the deficit, so at least there's no chance he will forget to mention it this time. Yet Ed is also going to attack the Tories for planning to cut spending to "1930s levels" , insisting "That is not our programme, that will never be our programme, and I do not believe it is the programme the British people want" . Just one
If the party chatter at Labour conference was all politics - would Gordon survive or would Miliband the Elder step aside for the much-favoured Miliband the Younger? - the Tories are in full wonk mode. "What should we do about the Educational Maintenance Allowance?" is the kind of question they'll be asking over the canapes in Manchester. Or: "How will the pupil premium work?" Economic policy is at the fore, and it is frankly the area in which the Conservatives have the most work to do. But publi
A political scientist named Michael Haas has just published a book titled George W. Bush, War Criminal? The Bush Administration's Liability for 269 War Crimes : Based on information supplied in autobiographical and press sources, the book matches events in Afghanistan, Guantanamo, Iraq , and various secret places of detention with provisions in the Geneva Conventions and other international agreements on war crimes. His compilation is the first to cite a comprehensive list of specific war crimes
The Labour Party is finally trying to sort out its anti-Semitism problem. Sort of. For a long time, they've adopted the method that Tracy Ullman so expertly and comedically explained in one of her sketches: "I've told the anti-Semites, in no uncertain terms, to tone it down a bit!" The party has created a new anti-Semitism "code of conduct" which hasn't proven popular so far. It's amazing that a political party today would even need such a code of conduct, but that's what happens when anti-Semi
Whatever the result of today's referendum on continued UK membership of the European Union, it marks a watershed in political life in Britain and throughout the continent. - Advertisement - The referendum was called by Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron to placate the Eurosceptic wing of his own party and stop the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from gaining further ground at Tory expense. His disastrous political miscalculation threatens instead to split the Conservatives in two, hasten the
Whilst Palestine was the main theme of the Middle East debates at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton this year, Ed Miliband and shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander repeatedly returned to the influence they had exerted on the Syria issue. At the beginning of September, following a chemical attack that killed over 1000 in Syria, debates on military intervention were heard across the corridors of Westminster. Whilst David Cameron and Nick Clegg were keen to support military action, Ed M
The prospects for influence and power, it seems, have never looked brighter for journalists on The Guardian newspaper. First of all, we had the appointment of its deputy editor, Ian Katz, to the position of editor of Newsnight, the BBC TV's flagship current affairs programme. Now, we learn that the fellows of an Oxford college, Lady Margaret Hall, have elected its editor, Alan Rusbridger, to take over as College Principal. The talented Mr R. is due to step down as Guardian editor in the summer
Nigel Martin has spent 45 years trying to turn governments' ears toward civil society voices. In 1998, he founded FIM: the Forum for Democratic Global Governance, an international NGO based in Montreal. FIM both convenes activists from around the world with particular attention to those from the global south and from Muslim sectors, and it has worked to create openings for civil society actors in global governance fora such as the UN, G8, G20, and more recently BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, Chin
Another day, another Labour MP saying something vacuous about immigration. Today's offender is Yvette Cooper, who in an interview with The House says that Labour must make the "progressive case" for ending free movement. There is a lot to unpick here. The first problem is that the Commons' home affairs select committee, of which Cooper is the chair, is holding an inquiry into public attitudes to immigration right now. That Cooper has already reached a conclusion about it renders the inquiry itse
How many relaunches is that now? Ed Miliband's big speech on the economy today is being tipped by sympathetic quarters of the press as showing Labour are serious about reducing the deficit, so at least there's no chance he will forget to mention it this time. Yet Ed is also going to attack the Tories for planning to cut spending to "1930s levels" , insisting "That is not our programme, that will never be our programme, and I do not believe it is the programme the British people want" . Just one
If the party chatter at Labour conference was all politics - would Gordon survive or would Miliband the Elder step aside for the much-favoured Miliband the Younger? - the Tories are in full wonk mode. "What should we do about the Educational Maintenance Allowance?" is the kind of question they'll be asking over the canapes in Manchester. Or: "How will the pupil premium work?" Economic policy is at the fore, and it is frankly the area in which the Conservatives have the most work to do. But publi
A political scientist named Michael Haas has just published a book titled George W. Bush, War Criminal? The Bush Administration's Liability for 269 War Crimes : Based on information supplied in autobiographical and press sources, the book matches events in Afghanistan, Guantanamo, Iraq , and various secret places of detention with provisions in the Geneva Conventions and other international agreements on war crimes. His compilation is the first to cite a comprehensive list of specific war crimes
The Labour Party is finally trying to sort out its anti-Semitism problem. Sort of. For a long time, they've adopted the method that Tracy Ullman so expertly and comedically explained in one of her sketches: "I've told the anti-Semites, in no uncertain terms, to tone it down a bit!" The party has created a new anti-Semitism "code of conduct" which hasn't proven popular so far. It's amazing that a political party today would even need such a code of conduct, but that's what happens when anti-Semi
With less than two weeks to go before the Iowa caucus, a collective panic seems to have set in with prominent liberal thinkers and writers over the prospect of Bernie Sanders actually winning the Democratic nomination for president. Many have responded with farfetched and hypocritical arguments to drive away voters. The fear is mounting that a repeat of 2008 may be unfolding, just as when a junior Senator from Illinois roared ahead of Hillary Clinton at the start of that primary season and went
Somehow resistant to the persuasive skills of Donald Trump If there's a theme to this year's hopes for Democrats to take back the Senate, it's that every goddamn seat matters. Progressives might wish for a whole Senate full of Elizabeth Warrens and Sherrod Browns, but they won't be part of a Democratic majority at all if we don't also defend seats held by centrist Democrats in red states, because that's the math. Oh, and also because centrist Dems vote the way we'd prefer a hell of a lot more re
Friday, Feb 12, 2016, 6:16 pm * By David Moberg Both Clinton and Sanders have failed to make unions an importance in their presidential campaigns. (Disney / Flickr) Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders owes his virtual tie with Hillary Clinton in the Iowa caucus and his win in New Hampshire to his urgent warning about the threat that escalating inequality of incomes and wealth poses to America. Yet despite its power to excite younger voters, it is still unclear whether this message that a billionaire
Today, voters go to the polls in New Hampshire, where unlikely Republican front-runner Donald Trump still seems poised to win, even after a second-place finish in Iowa last week. The Iowa caucuses were instead a victory for Ted Cruz -- and for evangelical Christians, who make up about two-thirds of the state's Republican caucus-goers. That came as a something of a surprise, given that national polls show Trump trouncing Cruz with evangelicals, 37 percent to 20. Long before Iowa, Trump, with his
The federal NDP held their annual convention this past weekend. The far left-wing socialists met in Ottawa to plot their party's path in the lead up to the 2019 election. They were putting their ethos down on paper. Although you wouldn't have known it from the mainstream media coverage of the convention, there was an overarching theme of anti-Semitism . Out of 45 resolutions, fourteen of those submitted by NDP riding associations across the country with regard to international affairs policies w
Bernie Sanders is back on the airwaves in Iowa. This time it's for Pete D'Alessandro, a top adviser for Sanders' Iowa Caucus operation in 2016. D'Alessandro is running in a competitive three-way Democratic primary for the 3rd Congressional District nomination to face Republican David Young in the Des Moines-based swing district. Sanders narrates D'Alessandro's first TV ad and appears in it at the end, promoting D'Alessandro's support of equal pay laws, paid family leave and a Medicare for all sy
Following the Iowa caucuses, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are the only remaining Democratic presidential candidates (Martin O'Malley, in all his shirtless glory , dropped out). We've come to a point in the election where supporters of both candidates are becoming increasingly entrenched, prompting impassioned (and sometimes immature) debates between the sides. Tagged some Bernie supporters for over-the-top reactions to simple assessments of him, now Hillary's peeps are doing the same. Ugh.
"The questions that have been asked so far in this debate illustrate why the American people don't trust the media.... And nobody watching at home (believes) that any of the moderators (have) any intention of voting in a Republican primary." -- Sen. Ted Cruz, at the Oct. 28 GOP presidential debate. With the carbonated "pop" produced by Ted Cruz's reaction to the debate panel's questions, off came the lid from a familiar debate topic -- the liberal media. Are the media liberal? As the late Conway
Gabbard was all for debate in 2016 when she backed Bernie. U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is refusing to debate a Democratic primary challenger again this election season, spurring another round of criticism that she's stifling the democratic election process and not giving voters a chance to hear from her opponents. The popular congresswoman has yet to participate in a debate against a primary challenger since being elected to Congress six years ago. "Blocking debates from happening through non-partic
As a newcomer to America's "left" coast several years back, my education in politics west of the Rockies began with an invitation to a strategy session at then governor Pete Wilson's reelection campaign. Sitting in a Sacramento conference room, I listened to a pollster detail how various issues were playing around the state. Illegal immigration resonated strongly with voters, I was told, as did crime and the economy. Illustration by Taylor Jones for the Hoover Digest. I smugly interrupted the
Somehow resistant to the persuasive skills of Donald Trump If there's a theme to this year's hopes for Democrats to take back the Senate, it's that every goddamn seat matters. Progressives might wish for a whole Senate full of Elizabeth Warrens and Sherrod Browns, but they won't be part of a Democratic majority at all if we don't also defend seats held by centrist Democrats in red states, because that's the math. Oh, and also because centrist Dems vote the way we'd prefer a hell of a lot more re
Friday, Feb 12, 2016, 6:16 pm * By David Moberg Both Clinton and Sanders have failed to make unions an importance in their presidential campaigns. (Disney / Flickr) Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders owes his virtual tie with Hillary Clinton in the Iowa caucus and his win in New Hampshire to his urgent warning about the threat that escalating inequality of incomes and wealth poses to America. Yet despite its power to excite younger voters, it is still unclear whether this message that a billionaire
Today, voters go to the polls in New Hampshire, where unlikely Republican front-runner Donald Trump still seems poised to win, even after a second-place finish in Iowa last week. The Iowa caucuses were instead a victory for Ted Cruz -- and for evangelical Christians, who make up about two-thirds of the state's Republican caucus-goers. That came as a something of a surprise, given that national polls show Trump trouncing Cruz with evangelicals, 37 percent to 20. Long before Iowa, Trump, with his
The federal NDP held their annual convention this past weekend. The far left-wing socialists met in Ottawa to plot their party's path in the lead up to the 2019 election. They were putting their ethos down on paper. Although you wouldn't have known it from the mainstream media coverage of the convention, there was an overarching theme of anti-Semitism . Out of 45 resolutions, fourteen of those submitted by NDP riding associations across the country with regard to international affairs policies w
Bernie Sanders is back on the airwaves in Iowa. This time it's for Pete D'Alessandro, a top adviser for Sanders' Iowa Caucus operation in 2016. D'Alessandro is running in a competitive three-way Democratic primary for the 3rd Congressional District nomination to face Republican David Young in the Des Moines-based swing district. Sanders narrates D'Alessandro's first TV ad and appears in it at the end, promoting D'Alessandro's support of equal pay laws, paid family leave and a Medicare for all sy
Following the Iowa caucuses, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are the only remaining Democratic presidential candidates (Martin O'Malley, in all his shirtless glory , dropped out). We've come to a point in the election where supporters of both candidates are becoming increasingly entrenched, prompting impassioned (and sometimes immature) debates between the sides. Tagged some Bernie supporters for over-the-top reactions to simple assessments of him, now Hillary's peeps are doing the same. Ugh.
"The questions that have been asked so far in this debate illustrate why the American people don't trust the media.... And nobody watching at home (believes) that any of the moderators (have) any intention of voting in a Republican primary." -- Sen. Ted Cruz, at the Oct. 28 GOP presidential debate. With the carbonated "pop" produced by Ted Cruz's reaction to the debate panel's questions, off came the lid from a familiar debate topic -- the liberal media. Are the media liberal? As the late Conway
Gabbard was all for debate in 2016 when she backed Bernie. U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is refusing to debate a Democratic primary challenger again this election season, spurring another round of criticism that she's stifling the democratic election process and not giving voters a chance to hear from her opponents. The popular congresswoman has yet to participate in a debate against a primary challenger since being elected to Congress six years ago. "Blocking debates from happening through non-partic
As a newcomer to America's "left" coast several years back, my education in politics west of the Rockies began with an invitation to a strategy session at then governor Pete Wilson's reelection campaign. Sitting in a Sacramento conference room, I listened to a pollster detail how various issues were playing around the state. Illegal immigration resonated strongly with voters, I was told, as did crime and the economy. Illustration by Taylor Jones for the Hoover Digest. I smugly interrupted the
Gabbard was all for debate in 2016 when she backed Bernie. U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is refusing to debate a Democratic primary challenger again this election season, spurring another round of criticism that she's stifling the democratic election process and not giving voters a chance to hear from her opponents. The popular congresswoman has yet to participate in a debate against a primary challenger since being elected to Congress six years ago. "Blocking debates from happening through non-partic
Scotland went to the polls yesterday to cast an historic vote on whether to become independent from the United Kingdom. Turnout was more than 84 percent. While a majority in Glasgow voted yes on the referendum, it didn't pass. More than 55 percent of voters elected to continue the country's 307-year union with the U.K. Those voting yes on independence wanted more autonomy and consideration from the British government, and tax reforms that would benefit Scotland directly. The pro-independence mov
By Kara Bettis | March 2, 2016, 14:32 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2016/03/02/feel-the-dating-bern-top-politically-savvy-match-makers/ The BernieSingles.com website. BOSTON - While the presidential primaries are heating up, so are some politically oriented dating websites. BernieSingles.com is only the latest in a slew of singles sites for those trying to find a partner who is politically as well as personally compatible. Today's singles aren't just more comfortable with chatting a
Over the weekend, Premier Rachel Notley met with her party faithful at the annual meeting of the Alberta NDP Provincial Council in Edmonton. Notley offered up a speech to motivate the NDP loyalists as she faces a new United Conservative Party for the first time in the coming fall session of the legislature. It was awful. Instead of her speech being inspirational, it was paranoid and strange. WATCH to see the one especially unhinged allegation Notley levels at United Conservatives MLAs. Share Thi
Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Bernie Sanders hold a news conference to announce proposed gun control legislation at the U.S. Capitol October 4, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images In addition to sorrow over the 59 deaths and more than 500 wounded spectators at a Las Vegas outdoor concert , much anguish has been over the inability of our political system to solve such crises. But actually, there are a number of gun control measures that can pass through Congress--if politicians li
With their similar policies, the differences can be seen in the quality of leadership the Liberals and the NDP have. In this, there is virtually no contest. Compared to the NDP's Tom Mulcair, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau is simply not bright enough to have any responsible position in government, let alone lead Canada. Nowhere can the difference between the two contenders be seen as in their views on Bill C-24, the law that allows for Canadian citizens to be stripped of their citizenship. They b
Friday, Feb 12, 2016, 6:16 pm * By David Moberg Both Clinton and Sanders have failed to make unions an importance in their presidential campaigns. (Disney / Flickr) Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders owes his virtual tie with Hillary Clinton in the Iowa caucus and his win in New Hampshire to his urgent warning about the threat that escalating inequality of incomes and wealth poses to America. Yet despite its power to excite younger voters, it is still unclear whether this message that a billionaire
The federal NDP held their annual convention this past weekend. The far left-wing socialists met in Ottawa to plot their party's path in the lead up to the 2019 election. They were putting their ethos down on paper. Although you wouldn't have known it from the mainstream media coverage of the convention, there was an overarching theme of anti-Semitism . Out of 45 resolutions, fourteen of those submitted by NDP riding associations across the country with regard to international affairs policies w
How Elizabeth Warrens Populist Fury is Remaking Democratic Politics TIME 7/9/15 And what it means for Hillary Clinton's campaign Begin with the anonymous pamphlets left scattered amid the ketchup and mustard packets at Hillary Clintons Fourth of July weekend rally in Hanover, N.H. As Secretary of State, I saw how extreme economic inequality has corrupted other societies, the sheet read, quoting Clinton from a speech. Those words appeared just above the corporate logos of companies whose employee
Europe can no longer completely rely on its longstanding American and British allies, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned at a campaign event held in Munich today following 'unsatisfactory' G7 talks this week. The European Union must now be prepared to "take its destiny into its own hands," she told a crowd of 2,500-strong crowd in the Bavarian capital. Following the UK's Brexit vote and Donald Trump's election as US president, Ms Merkel suggested the once reliable postwar western alliance is
Scotland went to the polls yesterday to cast an historic vote on whether to become independent from the United Kingdom. Turnout was more than 84 percent. While a majority in Glasgow voted yes on the referendum, it didn't pass. More than 55 percent of voters elected to continue the country's 307-year union with the U.K. Those voting yes on independence wanted more autonomy and consideration from the British government, and tax reforms that would benefit Scotland directly. The pro-independence mov
By Kara Bettis | March 2, 2016, 14:32 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2016/03/02/feel-the-dating-bern-top-politically-savvy-match-makers/ The BernieSingles.com website. BOSTON - While the presidential primaries are heating up, so are some politically oriented dating websites. BernieSingles.com is only the latest in a slew of singles sites for those trying to find a partner who is politically as well as personally compatible. Today's singles aren't just more comfortable with chatting a
Over the weekend, Premier Rachel Notley met with her party faithful at the annual meeting of the Alberta NDP Provincial Council in Edmonton. Notley offered up a speech to motivate the NDP loyalists as she faces a new United Conservative Party for the first time in the coming fall session of the legislature. It was awful. Instead of her speech being inspirational, it was paranoid and strange. WATCH to see the one especially unhinged allegation Notley levels at United Conservatives MLAs. Share Thi
Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Bernie Sanders hold a news conference to announce proposed gun control legislation at the U.S. Capitol October 4, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images In addition to sorrow over the 59 deaths and more than 500 wounded spectators at a Las Vegas outdoor concert , much anguish has been over the inability of our political system to solve such crises. But actually, there are a number of gun control measures that can pass through Congress--if politicians li
With their similar policies, the differences can be seen in the quality of leadership the Liberals and the NDP have. In this, there is virtually no contest. Compared to the NDP's Tom Mulcair, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau is simply not bright enough to have any responsible position in government, let alone lead Canada. Nowhere can the difference between the two contenders be seen as in their views on Bill C-24, the law that allows for Canadian citizens to be stripped of their citizenship. They b
Friday, Feb 12, 2016, 6:16 pm * By David Moberg Both Clinton and Sanders have failed to make unions an importance in their presidential campaigns. (Disney / Flickr) Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders owes his virtual tie with Hillary Clinton in the Iowa caucus and his win in New Hampshire to his urgent warning about the threat that escalating inequality of incomes and wealth poses to America. Yet despite its power to excite younger voters, it is still unclear whether this message that a billionaire
The federal NDP held their annual convention this past weekend. The far left-wing socialists met in Ottawa to plot their party's path in the lead up to the 2019 election. They were putting their ethos down on paper. Although you wouldn't have known it from the mainstream media coverage of the convention, there was an overarching theme of anti-Semitism . Out of 45 resolutions, fourteen of those submitted by NDP riding associations across the country with regard to international affairs policies w
How Elizabeth Warrens Populist Fury is Remaking Democratic Politics TIME 7/9/15 And what it means for Hillary Clinton's campaign Begin with the anonymous pamphlets left scattered amid the ketchup and mustard packets at Hillary Clintons Fourth of July weekend rally in Hanover, N.H. As Secretary of State, I saw how extreme economic inequality has corrupted other societies, the sheet read, quoting Clinton from a speech. Those words appeared just above the corporate logos of companies whose employee
Europe can no longer completely rely on its longstanding American and British allies, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned at a campaign event held in Munich today following 'unsatisfactory' G7 talks this week. The European Union must now be prepared to "take its destiny into its own hands," she told a crowd of 2,500-strong crowd in the Bavarian capital. Following the UK's Brexit vote and Donald Trump's election as US president, Ms Merkel suggested the once reliable postwar western alliance is
Kathryn Moody : Investors, Are You Ready for the Next Global Crisis? Manuel Schiffres Mutual Fund Rankings, 2014 Meghan Streit : Pitching In When Caregivers Need Help Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D., R.D.N., F.A.N.D : How to prevent a second (and first) heart attack thru diet The Kosher Gourmet by Diane Rossen Worthington : Caprese is a light, fresh salad; the perfect quick and easy accompaniment to any summer meal Mark Steyn : You Want Nazis? Jonathan Tobin : Care about the Jewish state's future? Obama
Kathryn Moody : Investors, Are You Ready for the Next Global Crisis? Manuel Schiffres Mutual Fund Rankings, 2014 Meghan Streit : Pitching In When Caregivers Need Help Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D., R.D.N., F.A.N.D : How to prevent a second (and first) heart attack thru diet The Kosher Gourmet by Diane Rossen Worthington : Caprese is a light, fresh salad; the perfect quick and easy accompaniment to any summer meal Mark Steyn : You Want Nazis? Jonathan Tobin : Care about the Jewish state's future? Obama
Kathryn Moody : Investors, Are You Ready for the Next Global Crisis? Manuel Schiffres Mutual Fund Rankings, 2014 Meghan Streit : Pitching In When Caregivers Need Help Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D., R.D.N., F.A.N.D : How to prevent a second (and first) heart attack thru diet The Kosher Gourmet by Diane Rossen Worthington : Caprese is a light, fresh salad; the perfect quick and easy accompaniment to any summer meal Mark Steyn : You Want Nazis? Jonathan Tobin : Care about the Jewish state's future? Obama
Bill Leak was the greatest cartoonist of his era and deserves comparison with David Low, the greatest cartoonist of his era, from the First World War to the 1950s. Both initially made their names on The Bulletin magazine in Sydney as left-of-centre satirists but eventually went on to become the most powerful foes of left-wing authoritarianism in all its forms. New Zealand-born David Low (1891-1963) arrived in Sydney in 1911 to work on The Bulletin . During the First World War he became a relentl
Kathryn Moody : Investors, Are You Ready for the Next Global Crisis? Manuel Schiffres Mutual Fund Rankings, 2014 Meghan Streit : Pitching In When Caregivers Need Help Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D., R.D.N., F.A.N.D : How to prevent a second (and first) heart attack thru diet The Kosher Gourmet by Diane Rossen Worthington : Caprese is a light, fresh salad; the perfect quick and easy accompaniment to any summer meal Mark Steyn : You Want Nazis? Jonathan Tobin : Care about the Jewish state's future? Obama
Kathryn Moody : Investors, Are You Ready for the Next Global Crisis? Manuel Schiffres Mutual Fund Rankings, 2014 Meghan Streit : Pitching In When Caregivers Need Help Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D., R.D.N., F.A.N.D : How to prevent a second (and first) heart attack thru diet The Kosher Gourmet by Diane Rossen Worthington : Caprese is a light, fresh salad; the perfect quick and easy accompaniment to any summer meal Mark Steyn : You Want Nazis? Jonathan Tobin : Care about the Jewish state's future? Obama
Kathryn Moody : Investors, Are You Ready for the Next Global Crisis? Manuel Schiffres Mutual Fund Rankings, 2014 Meghan Streit : Pitching In When Caregivers Need Help Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D., R.D.N., F.A.N.D : How to prevent a second (and first) heart attack thru diet The Kosher Gourmet by Diane Rossen Worthington : Caprese is a light, fresh salad; the perfect quick and easy accompaniment to any summer meal Mark Steyn : You Want Nazis? Jonathan Tobin : Care about the Jewish state's future? Obama
Kathryn Moody : Investors, Are You Ready for the Next Global Crisis? Manuel Schiffres Mutual Fund Rankings, 2014 Meghan Streit : Pitching In When Caregivers Need Help Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D., R.D.N., F.A.N.D : How to prevent a second (and first) heart attack thru diet The Kosher Gourmet by Diane Rossen Worthington : Caprese is a light, fresh salad; the perfect quick and easy accompaniment to any summer meal Mark Steyn : You Want Nazis? Jonathan Tobin : Care about the Jewish state's future? Obama
Kathryn Moody : Investors, Are You Ready for the Next Global Crisis? Manuel Schiffres Mutual Fund Rankings, 2014 Meghan Streit : Pitching In When Caregivers Need Help Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D., R.D.N., F.A.N.D : How to prevent a second (and first) heart attack thru diet The Kosher Gourmet by Diane Rossen Worthington : Caprese is a light, fresh salad; the perfect quick and easy accompaniment to any summer meal Mark Steyn : You Want Nazis? Jonathan Tobin : Care about the Jewish state's future? Obama
Kathryn Moody : Investors, Are You Ready for the Next Global Crisis? Manuel Schiffres Mutual Fund Rankings, 2014 Meghan Streit : Pitching In When Caregivers Need Help Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D., R.D.N., F.A.N.D : How to prevent a second (and first) heart attack thru diet The Kosher Gourmet by Diane Rossen Worthington : Caprese is a light, fresh salad; the perfect quick and easy accompaniment to any summer meal Mark Steyn : You Want Nazis? Jonathan Tobin : Care about the Jewish state's future? Obama
Kathryn Moody : Investors, Are You Ready for the Next Global Crisis? Manuel Schiffres Mutual Fund Rankings, 2014 Meghan Streit : Pitching In When Caregivers Need Help Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D., R.D.N., F.A.N.D : How to prevent a second (and first) heart attack thru diet The Kosher Gourmet by Diane Rossen Worthington : Caprese is a light, fresh salad; the perfect quick and easy accompaniment to any summer meal Mark Steyn : You Want Nazis? Jonathan Tobin : Care about the Jewish state's future? Obama
Kathryn Moody : Investors, Are You Ready for the Next Global Crisis? Manuel Schiffres Mutual Fund Rankings, 2014 Meghan Streit : Pitching In When Caregivers Need Help Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D., R.D.N., F.A.N.D : How to prevent a second (and first) heart attack thru diet The Kosher Gourmet by Diane Rossen Worthington : Caprese is a light, fresh salad; the perfect quick and easy accompaniment to any summer meal Mark Steyn : You Want Nazis? Jonathan Tobin : Care about the Jewish state's future? Obama
Bill Leak was the greatest cartoonist of his era and deserves comparison with David Low, the greatest cartoonist of his era, from the First World War to the 1950s. Both initially made their names on The Bulletin magazine in Sydney as left-of-centre satirists but eventually went on to become the most powerful foes of left-wing authoritarianism in all its forms. New Zealand-born David Low (1891-1963) arrived in Sydney in 1911 to work on The Bulletin . During the First World War he became a relentl
Kathryn Moody : Investors, Are You Ready for the Next Global Crisis? Manuel Schiffres Mutual Fund Rankings, 2014 Meghan Streit : Pitching In When Caregivers Need Help Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D., R.D.N., F.A.N.D : How to prevent a second (and first) heart attack thru diet The Kosher Gourmet by Diane Rossen Worthington : Caprese is a light, fresh salad; the perfect quick and easy accompaniment to any summer meal Mark Steyn : You Want Nazis? Jonathan Tobin : Care about the Jewish state's future? Obama
Kathryn Moody : Investors, Are You Ready for the Next Global Crisis? Manuel Schiffres Mutual Fund Rankings, 2014 Meghan Streit : Pitching In When Caregivers Need Help Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D., R.D.N., F.A.N.D : How to prevent a second (and first) heart attack thru diet The Kosher Gourmet by Diane Rossen Worthington : Caprese is a light, fresh salad; the perfect quick and easy accompaniment to any summer meal Mark Steyn : You Want Nazis? Jonathan Tobin : Care about the Jewish state's future? Obama
Kathryn Moody : Investors, Are You Ready for the Next Global Crisis? Manuel Schiffres Mutual Fund Rankings, 2014 Meghan Streit : Pitching In When Caregivers Need Help Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D., R.D.N., F.A.N.D : How to prevent a second (and first) heart attack thru diet The Kosher Gourmet by Diane Rossen Worthington : Caprese is a light, fresh salad; the perfect quick and easy accompaniment to any summer meal Mark Steyn : You Want Nazis? Jonathan Tobin : Care about the Jewish state's future? Obama
Kathryn Moody : Investors, Are You Ready for the Next Global Crisis? Manuel Schiffres Mutual Fund Rankings, 2014 Meghan Streit : Pitching In When Caregivers Need Help Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D., R.D.N., F.A.N.D : How to prevent a second (and first) heart attack thru diet The Kosher Gourmet by Diane Rossen Worthington : Caprese is a light, fresh salad; the perfect quick and easy accompaniment to any summer meal Mark Steyn : You Want Nazis? Jonathan Tobin : Care about the Jewish state's future? Obama
Kathryn Moody : Investors, Are You Ready for the Next Global Crisis? Manuel Schiffres Mutual Fund Rankings, 2014 Meghan Streit : Pitching In When Caregivers Need Help Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D., R.D.N., F.A.N.D : How to prevent a second (and first) heart attack thru diet The Kosher Gourmet by Diane Rossen Worthington : Caprese is a light, fresh salad; the perfect quick and easy accompaniment to any summer meal Mark Steyn : You Want Nazis? Jonathan Tobin : Care about the Jewish state's future? Obama
Kathryn Moody : Investors, Are You Ready for the Next Global Crisis? Manuel Schiffres Mutual Fund Rankings, 2014 Meghan Streit : Pitching In When Caregivers Need Help Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D., R.D.N., F.A.N.D : How to prevent a second (and first) heart attack thru diet The Kosher Gourmet by Diane Rossen Worthington : Caprese is a light, fresh salad; the perfect quick and easy accompaniment to any summer meal Mark Steyn : You Want Nazis? Jonathan Tobin : Care about the Jewish state's future? Obama
The Never Trumpers: Sore Losers With Thin Skins View all posts from this blog By:Tom Piatak | July 05, 2018 Emerald Robinson recently wrote a witty piece for The American Spectator puncturing the pomposity of the Never Trump wing of the conservative movement. At least one member of that wing, the thin-skinned Jonah Goldberg, now the holder of the "Asness Chair in Applied Liberty at the American Enterprise Institute," was not amused, and he let his readers know, branding Robinson's piece "lazy" a
How liberals can make everything in the world hunky-dory By Jim Mullen For purposes of expediency this writer will use an all-inclusive word, liberal, for communists,... Political cartoon by A.F.Branco (c) 06/02/14 NetRightDaily.co ComicallyIncorrect.com Gridlock is one of the greatest blessings bestowed upon us by the Framers. It is a natural result of the checks and balances built... "The Qatari government has given us assurances that it will put in place measures to protect our national se
The hilarious A.F. Branco cartoon below shows what Democrats are REALLY up against this November, and it's their own fault: Nails it! Democrats have a very tough road ahead. The president has scored so many victories and all they have to show for themselves is a whole bunch of whining and nothing else. Democrats currently think the issue with illegals being separated from their kids while in detention is a winning issue. But they are very wrong as most support the President on this. In fact Pres
Lee Anderson , editorial page editor, Chattanooga Times Free Press Brent H. Baker , MRC's Vice President for Research & Publications; Editor of CyberAlert and MRC's NewsBusters blog Mark Belling , radio talk show host, WISN-AM in Milwaukee Neal Boortz , nationally syndicated radio talk show host (retired) L. Brent Bozell III , Founder and President of the Media Research Center Priscilla L. Buckley, author; retired senior editor, National Review Mark Davis , talk host on KSKY (660 AM The Answer)
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 05:54 PM orangecrush (6,037 posts) Donald Trump Is Proving Too Stupid to Be President "You know, Im, like, a smart person. Uh huh. The surest indication of how not smart Trump is that he thinks his inability or lack of interest in acquiring knowledge doesnt matter. He said last year that he reaches the right decisions with very little knowledge other than the knowledge I [already] had, plus the words common sense, because I have a lot of common sense and I have a lot of busines
EarlG (15,929 posts) Photoshop time! Give the RNC stage a new backdrop Here's the original... Grab the Photoshop file here ... Have fun! I just puked in my mouth a bit n/t VWolf Aug 2012 #87 Stop Posting -- You can't beat this one. Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #57 I'm sure he's suffering in that house... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #429 Tue Aug 28, 2012, 02:44 PM Tue Aug 28, 2012, 05:15 PM Coyotl (15,262 posts) 132. Code Red. Code Pink hacked the projector. Calling all pages (except the militia dudes
Bill Leak was the greatest cartoonist of his era and deserves comparison with David Low, the greatest cartoonist of his era, from the First World War to the 1950s. Both initially made their names on The Bulletin magazine in Sydney as left-of-centre satirists but eventually went on to become the most powerful foes of left-wing authoritarianism in all its forms. New Zealand-born David Low (1891-1963) arrived in Sydney in 1911 to work on The Bulletin . During the First World War he became a relentl
4now (1,365 posts) Steve Bell on Binyamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin cartoon End Israeli apartheid. Boycott, Divest, Sanction. http://www.bdsmovement.net/ Steve Bell on Binyamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin cartoon (Original post) 4now Sep 2014 OP Well, I think Netanyahu might have the better singing voice Scootaloo Sep 2014 #1 Sun Sep 7, 2014, 07:02 PM Scootaloo (25,699 posts) 1. Well, I think Netanyahu might have the better singing voice And for sure, his right-wing land-grabbing racist as
- Advertisement - Donald Trump has his critics, and readers of my columns know that I have been among them since 2011 . And now of course, we have "Russia-gate," or whatever you want to call it, with the Mueller investigation and that of the Justice Department's Southern District of New York grinding along. Many on the Left, and I certainly among them, do see Trump & Co. as a major fascist threa t . Others on the Left, and not-Left like John Brennan, the former Director of the CIA, see Trump cau
A reader writes, "Good morning, Jay. Did you see the Toles cartoon today?" The answer, as every day, is no. Our reader continues, I'm not so thin-skinned as to look for offense where none is to be had, and I certainly don't want to read between lines that aren't there, but this one just really rubs me the wrong way. Tea Party Republicans as some sort of infectious strain deserving of eradication? I dunno, maybe the cartoon is better in the original German. Remember the rules: If you're a right-w
How liberals can make everything in the world hunky-dory By Jim Mullen For purposes of expediency this writer will use an all-inclusive word, liberal, for communists,... Political cartoon by A.F.Branco (c) 06/02/14 NetRightDaily.co ComicallyIncorrect.com Gridlock is one of the greatest blessings bestowed upon us by the Framers. It is a natural result of the checks and balances built... "The Qatari government has given us assurances that it will put in place measures to protect our national se
The hilarious A.F. Branco cartoon below shows what Democrats are REALLY up against this November, and it's their own fault: Nails it! Democrats have a very tough road ahead. The president has scored so many victories and all they have to show for themselves is a whole bunch of whining and nothing else. Democrats currently think the issue with illegals being separated from their kids while in detention is a winning issue. But they are very wrong as most support the President on this. In fact Pres
Lee Anderson , editorial page editor, Chattanooga Times Free Press Brent H. Baker , MRC's Vice President for Research & Publications; Editor of CyberAlert and MRC's NewsBusters blog Mark Belling , radio talk show host, WISN-AM in Milwaukee Neal Boortz , nationally syndicated radio talk show host (retired) L. Brent Bozell III , Founder and President of the Media Research Center Priscilla L. Buckley, author; retired senior editor, National Review Mark Davis , talk host on KSKY (660 AM The Answer)
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 05:54 PM orangecrush (6,037 posts) Donald Trump Is Proving Too Stupid to Be President "You know, Im, like, a smart person. Uh huh. The surest indication of how not smart Trump is that he thinks his inability or lack of interest in acquiring knowledge doesnt matter. He said last year that he reaches the right decisions with very little knowledge other than the knowledge I [already] had, plus the words common sense, because I have a lot of common sense and I have a lot of busines
EarlG (15,929 posts) Photoshop time! Give the RNC stage a new backdrop Here's the original... Grab the Photoshop file here ... Have fun! I just puked in my mouth a bit n/t VWolf Aug 2012 #87 Stop Posting -- You can't beat this one. Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #57 I'm sure he's suffering in that house... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #429 Tue Aug 28, 2012, 02:44 PM Tue Aug 28, 2012, 05:15 PM Coyotl (15,262 posts) 132. Code Red. Code Pink hacked the projector. Calling all pages (except the militia dudes
Bill Leak was the greatest cartoonist of his era and deserves comparison with David Low, the greatest cartoonist of his era, from the First World War to the 1950s. Both initially made their names on The Bulletin magazine in Sydney as left-of-centre satirists but eventually went on to become the most powerful foes of left-wing authoritarianism in all its forms. New Zealand-born David Low (1891-1963) arrived in Sydney in 1911 to work on The Bulletin . During the First World War he became a relentl
4now (1,365 posts) Steve Bell on Binyamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin cartoon End Israeli apartheid. Boycott, Divest, Sanction. http://www.bdsmovement.net/ Steve Bell on Binyamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin cartoon (Original post) 4now Sep 2014 OP Well, I think Netanyahu might have the better singing voice Scootaloo Sep 2014 #1 Sun Sep 7, 2014, 07:02 PM Scootaloo (25,699 posts) 1. Well, I think Netanyahu might have the better singing voice And for sure, his right-wing land-grabbing racist as
- Advertisement - Donald Trump has his critics, and readers of my columns know that I have been among them since 2011 . And now of course, we have "Russia-gate," or whatever you want to call it, with the Mueller investigation and that of the Justice Department's Southern District of New York grinding along. Many on the Left, and I certainly among them, do see Trump & Co. as a major fascist threa t . Others on the Left, and not-Left like John Brennan, the former Director of the CIA, see Trump cau
A reader writes, "Good morning, Jay. Did you see the Toles cartoon today?" The answer, as every day, is no. Our reader continues, I'm not so thin-skinned as to look for offense where none is to be had, and I certainly don't want to read between lines that aren't there, but this one just really rubs me the wrong way. Tea Party Republicans as some sort of infectious strain deserving of eradication? I dunno, maybe the cartoon is better in the original German. Remember the rules: If you're a right-w
The Legends Football League, formerly the Lingerie Football League, is such a joke that players are now texting during speeches from the coach following blowout losses. The Omaha Heart got murdered 77-0 by the Atlanta Steam, and head coach Tony Doremus' impassioned speech was laughable as the player right next to him was texting on her phone. (SLIDESHOW: This Gorgeous Olympian Loves To Show Off Lots Of Skin) WATCH: How insulting to real football. Could you imagine an NFL player hopping on hi
Aug 7, 2018; St. Louis, MO, USA; PGA golfer Jordan Spieth addresses the media during a press conference before Tuesdays practice round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Bellerive Country Club. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports August 7, 2018 By Andrew Both ST. LOUIS, Missouri (Reuters) - The PGA Championship will be on Jordan Spieth's to-do list until he wins the tournament, but the American is trying to look at the big picture and knows he will have many more chances
Michael Sam, the first openly gay football player drafted to the NFL, has stepped away from professional football for the time being, citing his mental health. "The last 12 months have been very difficult for me, to the point where I became concerned with my mental health," he wrote on Twitter this past Friday. "Because of that I am going to step away from the game at this time. I thank the Alouettes for the opportunity and hope to be back on the field soon." According to ESPN , Sam left his cur
A new bill introduced by a Georgia lawmaker could allow public high school football coaches and other district personnel engage in prayers that are led and initiated by students. Sen. Michael Williams (R-Ga.) - a candidate in the Georgia governor race - introduced Senate Bill 361 to seek justice after the Coweta County School System (CCSS) issued a guidance last Halloween that essentially forbid East Coweta High School Football coach John Small from participating in prayers with his team before
For Emile Heskey, Eniola Aluko is a brave footballer. What the 30-year-old England and Chelsea Ladies player faced from the former Lionesses coach Mark Sampson was something that Heskey and his teammates had accepted to be the norm during his playing days. "Some of the stuff that happened to her has happened to many of us but it happened in a time where it was accepted and it was kinda allowed to be said. And we just go on with it," said Heskey in an exclusive interview with Firstpost . Emile He
Abramovich, who has bankrolled PS300million-worth of player purchases in three years, is tired of the lack of emphasis on attacking football and the failure by Mourinho to produce a team that can justify such lavish spending. The Russian feels that Mourinho has fallen short of turning Chelsea into the best team in Europe. This week's draw against Valencia at the Bridge has now tipped the scales against Mourinho surviving, and the manager effectively now has a matter of just weeks to make him ch
The finalists for the 2017 NCAA football title have now been determined and fans of the Southeastern Conference couldn't be happier. The Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs will face off next Monday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta for all the marbles. Both teams had only one loss and the two each spent time atop the college football rankings before winning their semi-final playoff games on New Year's Day. The then 12-1 Bulldogs were victorious in what was probably one of the
New England Patriots superstar quarterback Tom Brady addressed fans of the team Monday. The four-time Super Bowl champion took the stage and pumped up the thousands of fans in attendance to see the team get a sendoff before they face the Atlanta Falcons. (SLIDESHOW: This Supermodel Might Be The Sexiest NFL Girlfriend ) WATCH: Brady has led the Patriots to an outstanding season, despite being suspended for the first four games due to his alleged role in "Deflategate." There's no doubt those
Zagreb (AFP) - Despite the prodigious talent of Croatia's players, few expected The Fiery Ones to reach the World Cup final -- a feat not seen for such a small nation since Uruguay reached football's pinnacle in 1950. Here are five things to know about the country that on Sunday could become the ninth to have that hallowed star embroidered above its national crest: - Sports incubator - The country of around four million people, which became independent in 1991, produces an impressive number of c
Others also argue that sectarianism is inextricably linked to the cultural identity and traditions of the football teams involved. In his interesting chapter on 'History and memory in Scottish football', Joseph Bradley documents the association of Celtic Football Club and its fans with Irish nationalism and republican politics. Today's Celtic officials distance themselves from this part of the club's history and, to their shame, collaborate with the police to ensure fans singing Irish rebel song
Aug 7, 2018; St. Louis, MO, USA; PGA golfer Jordan Spieth addresses the media during a press conference before Tuesdays practice round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Bellerive Country Club. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports August 7, 2018 By Andrew Both ST. LOUIS, Missouri (Reuters) - The PGA Championship will be on Jordan Spieth's to-do list until he wins the tournament, but the American is trying to look at the big picture and knows he will have many more chances
Michael Sam, the first openly gay football player drafted to the NFL, has stepped away from professional football for the time being, citing his mental health. "The last 12 months have been very difficult for me, to the point where I became concerned with my mental health," he wrote on Twitter this past Friday. "Because of that I am going to step away from the game at this time. I thank the Alouettes for the opportunity and hope to be back on the field soon." According to ESPN , Sam left his cur
A new bill introduced by a Georgia lawmaker could allow public high school football coaches and other district personnel engage in prayers that are led and initiated by students. Sen. Michael Williams (R-Ga.) - a candidate in the Georgia governor race - introduced Senate Bill 361 to seek justice after the Coweta County School System (CCSS) issued a guidance last Halloween that essentially forbid East Coweta High School Football coach John Small from participating in prayers with his team before
For Emile Heskey, Eniola Aluko is a brave footballer. What the 30-year-old England and Chelsea Ladies player faced from the former Lionesses coach Mark Sampson was something that Heskey and his teammates had accepted to be the norm during his playing days. "Some of the stuff that happened to her has happened to many of us but it happened in a time where it was accepted and it was kinda allowed to be said. And we just go on with it," said Heskey in an exclusive interview with Firstpost . Emile He
Abramovich, who has bankrolled PS300million-worth of player purchases in three years, is tired of the lack of emphasis on attacking football and the failure by Mourinho to produce a team that can justify such lavish spending. The Russian feels that Mourinho has fallen short of turning Chelsea into the best team in Europe. This week's draw against Valencia at the Bridge has now tipped the scales against Mourinho surviving, and the manager effectively now has a matter of just weeks to make him ch
The finalists for the 2017 NCAA football title have now been determined and fans of the Southeastern Conference couldn't be happier. The Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs will face off next Monday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta for all the marbles. Both teams had only one loss and the two each spent time atop the college football rankings before winning their semi-final playoff games on New Year's Day. The then 12-1 Bulldogs were victorious in what was probably one of the
New England Patriots superstar quarterback Tom Brady addressed fans of the team Monday. The four-time Super Bowl champion took the stage and pumped up the thousands of fans in attendance to see the team get a sendoff before they face the Atlanta Falcons. (SLIDESHOW: This Supermodel Might Be The Sexiest NFL Girlfriend ) WATCH: Brady has led the Patriots to an outstanding season, despite being suspended for the first four games due to his alleged role in "Deflategate." There's no doubt those
Zagreb (AFP) - Despite the prodigious talent of Croatia's players, few expected The Fiery Ones to reach the World Cup final -- a feat not seen for such a small nation since Uruguay reached football's pinnacle in 1950. Here are five things to know about the country that on Sunday could become the ninth to have that hallowed star embroidered above its national crest: - Sports incubator - The country of around four million people, which became independent in 1991, produces an impressive number of c
Others also argue that sectarianism is inextricably linked to the cultural identity and traditions of the football teams involved. In his interesting chapter on 'History and memory in Scottish football', Joseph Bradley documents the association of Celtic Football Club and its fans with Irish nationalism and republican politics. Today's Celtic officials distance themselves from this part of the club's history and, to their shame, collaborate with the police to ensure fans singing Irish rebel song
Mr Southgate's M&S branded waistcoat became a trending fashion item following England World Cup victory, with the team making its way into the World Cup semi-finals, its first since 1990. Today, thousands of Britons have been copying the football manager's 'lucky' outfit to support England, as the team is set to play against Croatia in the World Cup semi-final tonight. Celebrities such as Hugh Grant, journalist Andrew Marr and TV star Jeremy Vine were spotted donning the sleeveless outfit during
O ver the last four weeks, as the England football team made their unlikely journey to the World Cup semi-finals, commentators of both left and right have asked: Are these the seeds of a new English identity? Could Gareth Southgate's twenty-three men, having won the hearts of the nation, show a divided country how to unite? The answer, of course, is no. But the England squad can claim a more modest achievement: to have shown that football doesn't have to be as crass, superficial, and exploitativ
Brandon Marshall of the Denver Broncos takes a knee during the national anthem before the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Sports Authority Field Field at Mile High in Denver on Sept. 18, 2016. (Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) Y'all's president is tweeting about the National Football League again. Shortly after that guy who lives in the White House woke up, submerged himself in a vat of Cheetos dust and ate his leftover KFC thigh and wing (Original Recipe, of course--not those newfangled cris
Aug 7, 2018; St. Louis, MO, USA; PGA golfer Jordan Spieth addresses the media during a press conference before Tuesdays practice round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Bellerive Country Club. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports August 7, 2018 By Andrew Both ST. LOUIS, Missouri (Reuters) - The PGA Championship will be on Jordan Spieth's to-do list until he wins the tournament, but the American is trying to look at the big picture and knows he will have many more chances
The Legends Football League, formerly the Lingerie Football League, is such a joke that players are now texting during speeches from the coach following blowout losses. The Omaha Heart got murdered 77-0 by the Atlanta Steam, and head coach Tony Doremus' impassioned speech was laughable as the player right next to him was texting on her phone. (SLIDESHOW: This Gorgeous Olympian Loves To Show Off Lots Of Skin) WATCH: How insulting to real football. Could you imagine an NFL player hopping on hi
Sports are a unique way to bring diverse peoples together through shared passion. International sporting events like the World Cup are wonderful examples of this. Unfortunately, the Palestinian Authority has used sports to indoctrinate children with hatred for the state of Israel, instead of allowing football, and other sports, to peacefully bring together Israelis and Palestinians of all ages. Some examples are: - The Hilal Al-Quds club held a tournament for 12-year-olds named after Dalal Mugra
R oy Keane: The Second Half is out this week, and I, for one, can't wait to get my hands on it. Love him or loathe him, his withering assessments of pretty much everyone in football are gloriously entertaining. As you can gather, I'm not a hater. I've always been a big fan of Keane, warts and all. It's that curious combination of obsessive loner and an unquenchable desire to win that fascinates me. I reckon that, if you could cut Keane's brain open and find out what makes him tick, it would be t
The finalists for the 2017 NCAA football title have now been determined and fans of the Southeastern Conference couldn't be happier. The Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs will face off next Monday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta for all the marbles. Both teams had only one loss and the two each spent time atop the college football rankings before winning their semi-final playoff games on New Year's Day. The then 12-1 Bulldogs were victorious in what was probably one of the
Ted Williams was fond of saying that the toughest thing in sports is hitting a round ball with a round bat. Williams was right, just not as precise as he could have been. The toughest thing in sports is to hit a round ball with a round bat when the round ball is thrown underhand from 40 feet away. Though the Americans did much better this time around with 51 runs in nine games, when great players face off, softball is clearly a pitcher's game. In this year's Olympics, there were 19 games that di
Houston: Tom Brady and the New England Patriots will be chasing history as they attempt to stop the Atlanta Falcons from claiming their first Super Bowl crown here Sunday. More than 100 million homes across the United States and millions more worldwide will tune in for the American football showpiece in Houston, which sees Brady aiming to become the most decorated quarterback of all time. The 39-year-old superstar will become the first quarterback to win five Super Bowl crowns if he manages to g
O ver the last four weeks, as the England football team made their unlikely journey to the World Cup semi-finals, commentators of both left and right have asked: Are these the seeds of a new English identity? Could Gareth Southgate's twenty-three men, having won the hearts of the nation, show a divided country how to unite? The answer, of course, is no. But the England squad can claim a more modest achievement: to have shown that football doesn't have to be as crass, superficial, and exploitativ
Brandon Marshall of the Denver Broncos takes a knee during the national anthem before the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Sports Authority Field Field at Mile High in Denver on Sept. 18, 2016. (Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) Y'all's president is tweeting about the National Football League again. Shortly after that guy who lives in the White House woke up, submerged himself in a vat of Cheetos dust and ate his leftover KFC thigh and wing (Original Recipe, of course--not those newfangled cris
Aug 7, 2018; St. Louis, MO, USA; PGA golfer Jordan Spieth addresses the media during a press conference before Tuesdays practice round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Bellerive Country Club. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports August 7, 2018 By Andrew Both ST. LOUIS, Missouri (Reuters) - The PGA Championship will be on Jordan Spieth's to-do list until he wins the tournament, but the American is trying to look at the big picture and knows he will have many more chances
The Legends Football League, formerly the Lingerie Football League, is such a joke that players are now texting during speeches from the coach following blowout losses. The Omaha Heart got murdered 77-0 by the Atlanta Steam, and head coach Tony Doremus' impassioned speech was laughable as the player right next to him was texting on her phone. (SLIDESHOW: This Gorgeous Olympian Loves To Show Off Lots Of Skin) WATCH: How insulting to real football. Could you imagine an NFL player hopping on hi
Sports are a unique way to bring diverse peoples together through shared passion. International sporting events like the World Cup are wonderful examples of this. Unfortunately, the Palestinian Authority has used sports to indoctrinate children with hatred for the state of Israel, instead of allowing football, and other sports, to peacefully bring together Israelis and Palestinians of all ages. Some examples are: - The Hilal Al-Quds club held a tournament for 12-year-olds named after Dalal Mugra
R oy Keane: The Second Half is out this week, and I, for one, can't wait to get my hands on it. Love him or loathe him, his withering assessments of pretty much everyone in football are gloriously entertaining. As you can gather, I'm not a hater. I've always been a big fan of Keane, warts and all. It's that curious combination of obsessive loner and an unquenchable desire to win that fascinates me. I reckon that, if you could cut Keane's brain open and find out what makes him tick, it would be t
The finalists for the 2017 NCAA football title have now been determined and fans of the Southeastern Conference couldn't be happier. The Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs will face off next Monday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta for all the marbles. Both teams had only one loss and the two each spent time atop the college football rankings before winning their semi-final playoff games on New Year's Day. The then 12-1 Bulldogs were victorious in what was probably one of the
Ted Williams was fond of saying that the toughest thing in sports is hitting a round ball with a round bat. Williams was right, just not as precise as he could have been. The toughest thing in sports is to hit a round ball with a round bat when the round ball is thrown underhand from 40 feet away. Though the Americans did much better this time around with 51 runs in nine games, when great players face off, softball is clearly a pitcher's game. In this year's Olympics, there were 19 games that di
Houston: Tom Brady and the New England Patriots will be chasing history as they attempt to stop the Atlanta Falcons from claiming their first Super Bowl crown here Sunday. More than 100 million homes across the United States and millions more worldwide will tune in for the American football showpiece in Houston, which sees Brady aiming to become the most decorated quarterback of all time. The 39-year-old superstar will become the first quarterback to win five Super Bowl crowns if he manages to g
In this series of articles you can trace cookery art in Iran during history up to present. The survey sheds light on different aspects of Iranian life, culture and civilization. Safavid Era (1501- 1736) Due to a variety of documents about Iranian cuisine, which can be found in travelogue written by foreign adventurers and cookbooks by Iranian authors, we can explore Iranian cooking in court and by ordinary people from this era on. Several globe trotters including French traveler Jean-Baptiste T
We brought you teaser information about a special Star Wars project a few months back . Called Star Wars: Identities , the museum exhibit will explore the characters of George Lucas' classic series in depth in an interactive space. The Canadian ad agency that created the initial Darth Vader inkblog teaser, Bleublancrouge, has now put together six spectacular posters for the latest ad campaign. Notice anything peculiar about Queen Amidala's picture? Hit the jump for a close-up plus portraits of D
If you're reading this, the Rapture didn't end up happening on May 21st. Bummer that we're not seeing Jesus face to face, but at least you can go check out the latest swashbucklin' high seas adventure with Captain Sparrow and his band of ruthless raiders. Which reminds me...what does a pirate think happens at the end of time? Arrrrrrmageddon! Yep, Jack is back and he's in a mad race to find the fabled fountain of youth. And if I looked like the majority of the characters in this film, I'd be sea
Did I just see Optimus Prime riding a robot dragon? As someone who has no knowledge of the toys or the cartoons from the '80s, I have no idea what I'm looking at in most of the trailer for "Transformers: Age Of Extinction." It helps that there's a bit of a shift happening in this film, as Michael Bay attempts to prove that the human stars are the least important part of this franchise. Now that Shia LaBeouf isn't famous anymore and Megan Fox has developed a sudden taste for turtles, this new seq
'Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2' DLC News: Surprise Content to Add 2 'Dragon Ball Z' Characters, New Mentor Free sign up cp newsletter! By Janna Dela Cruz , Christian Post Contributor | Sep 19, 2017 6:33 AM (Photo: Bandai Namco Entertainment) A screenshot of Zamasu from the "Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2" DLC Pack 3. Bandai Namco Entertainment is not done with "Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2" just yet. A scan of the latest issue of V-Jump Magazine picked up by Saiyan Island reveals that two more characters will be
This is a review of Disney California Adventure's newest ride, the Incredicoaster. I'll get to that. But it's also a political manifesto: since Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, I cannot stop riding roller coasters. I'm not sure exactly why roller coasters are the one thing that provides me with solace from the reign of our terrible president. Maybe it's nostalgia, the same miserable force driving his supporters. I grew up with a Six Flags season pass, and I'm just trying to reclaim
Bandai Namco has released details about the story of "Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet." "Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet" will see the protagonist's life change forever after he logs into "Gun Gale Online," which he does so after he is invited by his childhood friend Kureha. Through this, he finds a player support artificial intelligence (AI) newly implemented in the game known as ArFA-Sys, who recruits him for a mission to take over the additional dungeon found in the spaceship called the spacesh
In Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin , adapted from the comic books that have enthralled generations, the intrepid boy reporter joins forces with the perpetually soused skipper Captain Haddock to unravel the mystery of Haddock's birthright. But Tintin himself has no origin. He simply exists, with no ties to past or future generations, a fate that his creator might have wished for himself. The Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, better known as Herge, became an international celebrity than
This post contains spoilers for A Vist from the Goon Squad. There may be something sentimental about the idea that we are all connected, affected by each others' actions and worldviews in ways we can't see until later. But for a novel that's ultimately about how art helps us collectively and individually overcome the traumas of September 11, it's a fitting ideological framework. The events of that day came about in part because of reactions to our actions that we didn't see, or take seriously en
Your browser does not support HTML5 video tag. Click here to view original GIF One of the greatest animated series of all time pays homage to another cartoon that will undoubtedly also be fondly remembered for decades as The Simpsons recreates Adventure Time for its latest couch gag opening , airing before the first episode of season 28. It's hard to wrap your head around the fact that The Simpsons has been on the air for 28 seasons now, but Pendleton Ward's Adventure Time is surprisingly alread
We brought you teaser information about a special Star Wars project a few months back . Called Star Wars: Identities , the museum exhibit will explore the characters of George Lucas' classic series in depth in an interactive space. The Canadian ad agency that created the initial Darth Vader inkblog teaser, Bleublancrouge, has now put together six spectacular posters for the latest ad campaign. Notice anything peculiar about Queen Amidala's picture? Hit the jump for a close-up plus portraits of D
If you're reading this, the Rapture didn't end up happening on May 21st. Bummer that we're not seeing Jesus face to face, but at least you can go check out the latest swashbucklin' high seas adventure with Captain Sparrow and his band of ruthless raiders. Which reminds me...what does a pirate think happens at the end of time? Arrrrrrmageddon! Yep, Jack is back and he's in a mad race to find the fabled fountain of youth. And if I looked like the majority of the characters in this film, I'd be sea
Did I just see Optimus Prime riding a robot dragon? As someone who has no knowledge of the toys or the cartoons from the '80s, I have no idea what I'm looking at in most of the trailer for "Transformers: Age Of Extinction." It helps that there's a bit of a shift happening in this film, as Michael Bay attempts to prove that the human stars are the least important part of this franchise. Now that Shia LaBeouf isn't famous anymore and Megan Fox has developed a sudden taste for turtles, this new seq
'Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2' DLC News: Surprise Content to Add 2 'Dragon Ball Z' Characters, New Mentor Free sign up cp newsletter! By Janna Dela Cruz , Christian Post Contributor | Sep 19, 2017 6:33 AM (Photo: Bandai Namco Entertainment) A screenshot of Zamasu from the "Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2" DLC Pack 3. Bandai Namco Entertainment is not done with "Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2" just yet. A scan of the latest issue of V-Jump Magazine picked up by Saiyan Island reveals that two more characters will be
This is a review of Disney California Adventure's newest ride, the Incredicoaster. I'll get to that. But it's also a political manifesto: since Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, I cannot stop riding roller coasters. I'm not sure exactly why roller coasters are the one thing that provides me with solace from the reign of our terrible president. Maybe it's nostalgia, the same miserable force driving his supporters. I grew up with a Six Flags season pass, and I'm just trying to reclaim
Bandai Namco has released details about the story of "Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet." "Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet" will see the protagonist's life change forever after he logs into "Gun Gale Online," which he does so after he is invited by his childhood friend Kureha. Through this, he finds a player support artificial intelligence (AI) newly implemented in the game known as ArFA-Sys, who recruits him for a mission to take over the additional dungeon found in the spaceship called the spacesh
In Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin , adapted from the comic books that have enthralled generations, the intrepid boy reporter joins forces with the perpetually soused skipper Captain Haddock to unravel the mystery of Haddock's birthright. But Tintin himself has no origin. He simply exists, with no ties to past or future generations, a fate that his creator might have wished for himself. The Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, better known as Herge, became an international celebrity than
This post contains spoilers for A Vist from the Goon Squad. There may be something sentimental about the idea that we are all connected, affected by each others' actions and worldviews in ways we can't see until later. But for a novel that's ultimately about how art helps us collectively and individually overcome the traumas of September 11, it's a fitting ideological framework. The events of that day came about in part because of reactions to our actions that we didn't see, or take seriously en
Your browser does not support HTML5 video tag. Click here to view original GIF One of the greatest animated series of all time pays homage to another cartoon that will undoubtedly also be fondly remembered for decades as The Simpsons recreates Adventure Time for its latest couch gag opening , airing before the first episode of season 28. It's hard to wrap your head around the fact that The Simpsons has been on the air for 28 seasons now, but Pendleton Ward's Adventure Time is surprisingly alread
Washington: After dropping a monster bomb on its fighters, then targeting its leader, the US military is looking to destroy the Islamic State group's Afghan branch before battle-hardened reinforcements arrive from Syria and Iraq. While US and Kabul government forces have mainly been combatting Taliban fighters since 2001, Islamic State's local offshoot -- also known as Islamic State-Khorasan, or ISIS-K -- has a stronghold in eastern Afghanistan. First emerging in 2015, ISIS-K overran large parts
Islamic State propagandists seek to undermine rival jihadists in Syria Thomas Joscelyn 17th April 2018 - FDD's Long War Journal The Islamic State's so-called province in Damascus released a video on Apr. 11 that is intended to undermine the ideological legitimacy of the group's rivals, including al Qaeda and Hay'at Tahrir al Sham (HTS). The 18-minute plus production, titled "So Will They Not Repent to Allah," opens with footage of Bashar al-Assad's regime dropping explosives and victims' bodies
February 06, 2018 Syria - Is The Turkish Attack On Afrin Intended To Split The U.S.-Kurdish Alliance? The successful Syrian army operation to liberate Abu-Duhur airbase left a large enclave (pink) controlled by al-Qaeda and ISIS fighters in east-Hama. Further advances towards Idleb have been halted for now to clean up the cauldron that could otherwise create future troubles behind the lines. bigger Most of the al-Qaeda/HTS aligned Takfiris are though to have fled the now enclosed area before it
By Monday, interestingly enough, the Russian invasion of Syria was receding as a topic of public concern. Apparently there no longer seemed anything explosive in the tidings of Vladimir Putin's slam-bang entry into that remote theater of conflict. This was notwithstanding those Russian airstrikes against the anti-Assad rebels whom the United States, supposedly, has been encouraging. When President Obama went before the TV cameras late last week, it was chiefly to flog anyone unable to fall in wi
Pockets of Islamic State fighters remain in desert areas near Albu Kamal, the last town the militant group had held in Syria, but the capture has ended the Islamic State's dreams of a caliphate that it proclaimed in 2014 across Iraq and Syria. The Syrian military, backed by Shia fighters from Iraq, cleaned out the town where ISIS fighters had held their last key redoubt on the Iraqi border. The jihadists had tried to defend the town, but it was captured on the same day the assault began.The unit
Following the unstoppable advance of Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) militants has led to rising fears and security concerns. The militants reportedly seized four more towns yesterday in Iraq's Anbar province, according to local sources. After taking the town of al-Qaim on the Syrian border, Rawah, Anah, Ratba and Haditha towns were also seized by radical, violent ISIS militants. In the city of Ramadi, fierce fighting between militants and the security forces reportedly continues. A loc
The tomb was accidentally discovered recently during a construction project in Erbil and is currently being excavated by an archaeological team. ( Goran M. Amin) Construction workers accidentally discovered a vaulted tomb dating back to the time of the Assyrian Empire in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. Ten skeletons were also found at the site. Inside the tomb, which was constructed with baked bricks, archaeologists discovered three ceramic sarcophagi holding two skeletons. Eight other sk
Palmyra, Syria, May 23, 2017: On any given Monday morning, at approximately 7:30 a.m. a car carrying highly trained archeologists and two Palmyra National Museum security guards, on weekly rotation, departs the Homs, Syria HQ of Syria's Directorate-General for Antiquities and Museums (DGAM) along the previously dangerous 160 km Homs-Palmyra road east to Palmyra (Tadmor), the site of wanton destruction the past few years. Caused in the main by Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists who insist that non-Is
The latest propaganda video released by the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) featured the beheading of Peter Kassig, an American humanitarian aid worker who had traveled to Syria to help distressed Syrians. Kassig, who was taken hostage in October 2013 and converted to Islam while in captivity, was the third American and fifth westerner to be murdered in propaganda videos released by the Islamic State. Kassig's death followed that of American reporters James Foley and Steven Sotloff, a
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria will be going cold Turkey. A coalition led by US troops eviscerated a large cache of drugs controlled by ISIS on June 12, reports the Military Times . Operation Inherent Resolve explained in a press release that the street value of the drugs was about $1.4 million. That buys a lot of falafel and bullets. "Despite [ISIS'] facade of Islamic purity, its criminal terrorists are known drug users and traffickers," the coalition explained. "The cache included more
Islamic State propagandists seek to undermine rival jihadists in Syria Thomas Joscelyn 17th April 2018 - FDD's Long War Journal The Islamic State's so-called province in Damascus released a video on Apr. 11 that is intended to undermine the ideological legitimacy of the group's rivals, including al Qaeda and Hay'at Tahrir al Sham (HTS). The 18-minute plus production, titled "So Will They Not Repent to Allah," opens with footage of Bashar al-Assad's regime dropping explosives and victims' bodies
February 06, 2018 Syria - Is The Turkish Attack On Afrin Intended To Split The U.S.-Kurdish Alliance? The successful Syrian army operation to liberate Abu-Duhur airbase left a large enclave (pink) controlled by al-Qaeda and ISIS fighters in east-Hama. Further advances towards Idleb have been halted for now to clean up the cauldron that could otherwise create future troubles behind the lines. bigger Most of the al-Qaeda/HTS aligned Takfiris are though to have fled the now enclosed area before it
By Monday, interestingly enough, the Russian invasion of Syria was receding as a topic of public concern. Apparently there no longer seemed anything explosive in the tidings of Vladimir Putin's slam-bang entry into that remote theater of conflict. This was notwithstanding those Russian airstrikes against the anti-Assad rebels whom the United States, supposedly, has been encouraging. When President Obama went before the TV cameras late last week, it was chiefly to flog anyone unable to fall in wi
Pockets of Islamic State fighters remain in desert areas near Albu Kamal, the last town the militant group had held in Syria, but the capture has ended the Islamic State's dreams of a caliphate that it proclaimed in 2014 across Iraq and Syria. The Syrian military, backed by Shia fighters from Iraq, cleaned out the town where ISIS fighters had held their last key redoubt on the Iraqi border. The jihadists had tried to defend the town, but it was captured on the same day the assault began.The unit
Following the unstoppable advance of Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) militants has led to rising fears and security concerns. The militants reportedly seized four more towns yesterday in Iraq's Anbar province, according to local sources. After taking the town of al-Qaim on the Syrian border, Rawah, Anah, Ratba and Haditha towns were also seized by radical, violent ISIS militants. In the city of Ramadi, fierce fighting between militants and the security forces reportedly continues. A loc
The tomb was accidentally discovered recently during a construction project in Erbil and is currently being excavated by an archaeological team. ( Goran M. Amin) Construction workers accidentally discovered a vaulted tomb dating back to the time of the Assyrian Empire in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. Ten skeletons were also found at the site. Inside the tomb, which was constructed with baked bricks, archaeologists discovered three ceramic sarcophagi holding two skeletons. Eight other sk
Palmyra, Syria, May 23, 2017: On any given Monday morning, at approximately 7:30 a.m. a car carrying highly trained archeologists and two Palmyra National Museum security guards, on weekly rotation, departs the Homs, Syria HQ of Syria's Directorate-General for Antiquities and Museums (DGAM) along the previously dangerous 160 km Homs-Palmyra road east to Palmyra (Tadmor), the site of wanton destruction the past few years. Caused in the main by Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists who insist that non-Is
The latest propaganda video released by the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) featured the beheading of Peter Kassig, an American humanitarian aid worker who had traveled to Syria to help distressed Syrians. Kassig, who was taken hostage in October 2013 and converted to Islam while in captivity, was the third American and fifth westerner to be murdered in propaganda videos released by the Islamic State. Kassig's death followed that of American reporters James Foley and Steven Sotloff, a
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria will be going cold Turkey. A coalition led by US troops eviscerated a large cache of drugs controlled by ISIS on June 12, reports the Military Times . Operation Inherent Resolve explained in a press release that the street value of the drugs was about $1.4 million. That buys a lot of falafel and bullets. "Despite [ISIS'] facade of Islamic purity, its criminal terrorists are known drug users and traffickers," the coalition explained. "The cache included more
Are Summer Jobs Losing out to Enrichment Programs among the Affluent? Although the unemployment rate is at a 17-year-low, I am noticing that fewer teens seem to be "on the job." Some of this is because the unemployment rate for summer jobs is stagnant; some is undoubtedly because of minimum wage hikes that make it harder to find entry level jobs. However, in my area and based on my observation, it appears summer jobs are losing out to academic enrichment, pricey extracurricular camps, or commer
America loves teachable moments, those real-life Very Special Episodes of supposed cross-cultural exchange and transracial learning. The problem with those teachable moments is that the same people always end up doing all the teaching. In matters of race (and sex, disability, gender and sexuality, but let's stick to race right now), the marginalized are tasked with being educators. That is, people of color (POC), are expected to be patient and polite racial and cultural ambassadors who provide w
The movies are full of bed-hopping men -- think of Humphrey Bogart's serial flirtations in The Big Sleep (1946) and Richard Roundtree laying his way uptown and down in Shaft (1971). But in Steve McQueen's Shame , womanizing is not just an outgrowth of the plot -- it is the plot. And it's just the latest example of a subgenre we'll call the Lothario film. Particularly plentiful in the wake of the sexual revolution, Lothario films are the pictures that deal with men tripped up on their own swingin
A new mother is more likely than a father to take extended breaks from the workforce to rear her children. As a result, she will have less work experience than similarly aged men when she does return to work full-time. Or she may not. When women do return to work, it's not usually on-site, full-time. Women may seek out flexible or remote work, and those kinds of jobs may not pay as well as others. Admittedly, there is a difference in what women make than what men make overall. The 23 cents is ri
Two film school friends are on a mission to reveal the man behind the bow tie. David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg met while studying documentary filmmaking at Stanford University, but it was their mutual love for Bill Nye that brought them together. The idiosyncratic scientist's goofy 1990s TV program, Bill Nye the Science Guy , had turned them both into self-described science geeks during middle school. They likely never imagined that two decades later, they'd be following Nye with a video camer
Teens Are Having Trouble Finding Summer Jobs, And Fewer Are Even Looking For Work There is an increasing labor force problem not just with American adults, but also with American teenagers. Many teens these days are unable to find summer work, as many older Americans are often competing for those jobs that used to be entry-level work for first-timers. But even more concerning is the growing trend of teens not even looking for work. Part of the issue is that many brick and mortar stores have clos
On today's show, we have Kieren Jessop , a kid in England who has been suspended twice for things that were considered redundant half a generation ago. The first time he was sent home was when he said, "The West is the best" in class and added, "Most women would be happier at home." After returning from his punishment, a student noticed he put "Molon Labe" ("Come Take Them") on an Instagram picture of him shooting clay pigeons. The school decided this was too close to the date of March's London
The first time I realized something was wrong was in high school. I was sitting with my dad and watching a TV show with a gay character. Seemingly out of nowhere, my dad started talking about how disgusting it was. "Gay people deserve to die," he said. "They should all be shot." Earlier that morning, we went to church. I loved going to church, and if I wasn't going with my parents, I often went alone or with friends and found another way to get there. I hated to miss it. I loved the atmosphere;
The pressures of modern life are colossal; for young people - those under 25 years of age - they are perhaps greater than at any other time. Competition in virtually every aspect of contemporary life, a culture obsessed with image and material success, and the ever-increasing cost of living are creating a cocktail of anxiety and self-doubt that drives some people to take their own lives and many more to self-abuse of one kind or another. Amongst this age group today, suicide constitutes the seco
A cinema with hardly any straight people in it is one of my favourite places to be. When we're in front of a screen with something queer on it, the sense of camaraderie between us - from middle-aged old-school butch lesbians to young gay men in "I work in the media" glasses - is palpable. The London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival was renamed BFI Flare this year to encompass other sexual identities represented in this beautifully eclectic programme. From Concussion - a film about a lesbian who get
America loves teachable moments, those real-life Very Special Episodes of supposed cross-cultural exchange and transracial learning. The problem with those teachable moments is that the same people always end up doing all the teaching. In matters of race (and sex, disability, gender and sexuality, but let's stick to race right now), the marginalized are tasked with being educators. That is, people of color (POC), are expected to be patient and polite racial and cultural ambassadors who provide w
The movies are full of bed-hopping men -- think of Humphrey Bogart's serial flirtations in The Big Sleep (1946) and Richard Roundtree laying his way uptown and down in Shaft (1971). But in Steve McQueen's Shame , womanizing is not just an outgrowth of the plot -- it is the plot. And it's just the latest example of a subgenre we'll call the Lothario film. Particularly plentiful in the wake of the sexual revolution, Lothario films are the pictures that deal with men tripped up on their own swingin
A new mother is more likely than a father to take extended breaks from the workforce to rear her children. As a result, she will have less work experience than similarly aged men when she does return to work full-time. Or she may not. When women do return to work, it's not usually on-site, full-time. Women may seek out flexible or remote work, and those kinds of jobs may not pay as well as others. Admittedly, there is a difference in what women make than what men make overall. The 23 cents is ri
Two film school friends are on a mission to reveal the man behind the bow tie. David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg met while studying documentary filmmaking at Stanford University, but it was their mutual love for Bill Nye that brought them together. The idiosyncratic scientist's goofy 1990s TV program, Bill Nye the Science Guy , had turned them both into self-described science geeks during middle school. They likely never imagined that two decades later, they'd be following Nye with a video camer
Teens Are Having Trouble Finding Summer Jobs, And Fewer Are Even Looking For Work There is an increasing labor force problem not just with American adults, but also with American teenagers. Many teens these days are unable to find summer work, as many older Americans are often competing for those jobs that used to be entry-level work for first-timers. But even more concerning is the growing trend of teens not even looking for work. Part of the issue is that many brick and mortar stores have clos
On today's show, we have Kieren Jessop , a kid in England who has been suspended twice for things that were considered redundant half a generation ago. The first time he was sent home was when he said, "The West is the best" in class and added, "Most women would be happier at home." After returning from his punishment, a student noticed he put "Molon Labe" ("Come Take Them") on an Instagram picture of him shooting clay pigeons. The school decided this was too close to the date of March's London
The first time I realized something was wrong was in high school. I was sitting with my dad and watching a TV show with a gay character. Seemingly out of nowhere, my dad started talking about how disgusting it was. "Gay people deserve to die," he said. "They should all be shot." Earlier that morning, we went to church. I loved going to church, and if I wasn't going with my parents, I often went alone or with friends and found another way to get there. I hated to miss it. I loved the atmosphere;
The pressures of modern life are colossal; for young people - those under 25 years of age - they are perhaps greater than at any other time. Competition in virtually every aspect of contemporary life, a culture obsessed with image and material success, and the ever-increasing cost of living are creating a cocktail of anxiety and self-doubt that drives some people to take their own lives and many more to self-abuse of one kind or another. Amongst this age group today, suicide constitutes the seco
A cinema with hardly any straight people in it is one of my favourite places to be. When we're in front of a screen with something queer on it, the sense of camaraderie between us - from middle-aged old-school butch lesbians to young gay men in "I work in the media" glasses - is palpable. The London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival was renamed BFI Flare this year to encompass other sexual identities represented in this beautifully eclectic programme. From Concussion - a film about a lesbian who get
Berend McKenzie Nggrfg. For most people, the title of Vancouver actor and playwright Berend McKenzie's play is nearly unsayable. But for McKenzie, naming his one-man play after the two slurs that plagued his childhood is the best way to understand and neutralize hatred. Audiences seem to agree: his play was a hit at the Edmonton and Vancouver fringe festivals and has since toured Vancouver high schools and even, with tweaks, elementary schools, where McKenzie talks with students about racism, ho
We've been having fun with Kyle Kashuv's continued ownage of the chinless wonder (see Kyle Kashuv Ends David Hogg's New "Boycott" Before It Begins and David Hogg Advertises Another Boycott, Gets Mocked By Kyle Kashuv ). It's still nice to hear from the grown-ups though. As we did when the NRA's Colion Noir was a guest on the Joe Rogan Experience . It was a great conversation between the two. What we're talking about starts at the 4:27 mark. ROGAN: No NRA members are [mass shooters]. That's on
For some dumb reason, I always believed that "The Exorcist" (along with maybe "Alien") was the one horror film that could be counted as safe from Hollywood's remake frenzy. Boy, was I naive! A ccording to a report on Deadline Hollywood yesterday, Morgan Creek Productions is in fact "tossing around ideas" for that very thing. Tossing around ideas, Morgan Creek? How about tossing them right into the ocean? Bottom line: there's absolutely no reason whatsoever to remake a perfect film. "The Exo
While involved at 0ne point with just about every facet of the film business, Laughlin may be best known for his series of "Billy Jack" films. He has been married to Delores Taylor since 1954, and she co-produced and acted in all four of the "Billy Jack" movies. In addition to acting, he was a producer, director and screenwriter, and drew attention for a groundbreaking promotion campaign on 1974s "The Trial of Billy Jack" that included TV trailers during national news and an "opening day" natio
Before we knew him as Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's blockbuster Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Elijah Wood was a child actor. In a recent interview with Britain's Sunday Times , Wood spoke out on sexual abuse of young actors in Hollywood, and says "a lot of vipers" roam the upper echelons of the entertainment biz, preying on naivete and eagerness for fame. "Clearly something major was going on in Hollywood. It was all organized. There are a lot of vipers in this industry, people who only hav
Two film school friends are on a mission to reveal the man behind the bow tie. David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg met while studying documentary filmmaking at Stanford University, but it was their mutual love for Bill Nye that brought them together. The idiosyncratic scientist's goofy 1990s TV program, Bill Nye the Science Guy , had turned them both into self-described science geeks during middle school. They likely never imagined that two decades later, they'd be following Nye with a video camer
Frances Grace Hirs and Jack Secrist have never met, but their paths have crossed. Frances Grace is a 17-year-old junior at Fairhope High School, a member of the National Honor Society who enjoys painting and recently started driving. She's making plans for the future and may pursue a career in pediatric oncology. "She is flourishing," said her mother, Debbie. "She's just amazing." Frances Grace is also a fighter. She has battled acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) since she was 3 years old - and
Did you notice an awful lot of gay characters in movies during 2017? If so, you're an ignorant bigot. According to the analysts at GLAAD, all major Hollywood studios performed poorly in terms of forwarding the gay agenda on the big screen. Oh sure, there were two movies entirely dedicated to gay themes, but "Love, Simon" and "Call Me By Your Name" are not enough. Variety reported that GLAAD has published their annual finding on the amount of gay characters produced by Hollywood studios. If anyon
A movie glorifying an underage young boy's sexual relationship with an older man is nominated for a "Best Picture" Oscar . What happened to Kevin Spacey and #ItsTime and #MeToo ? Even accounting for all that, Call Me By Your Name is the worst movie of the year, even worse than my previous pick, Three Billboards... The dialogue, music and editing is terrible, there's no conflict -- and the boy has sex with a peach? Both morally and artistically, Call Me By Your Name is a dumpster fire. Share This
My boyfriend surprised me recently when he told me he was upset because of my reaction to guys I find attractive on TV, that I act like a schoolgirl and sigh. He also got upset with me previously when he thought I chose a movie because I found one of the actors attractive. Now I feel like I have to watch the way I watch TV or movies just in case he gets upset. What can I do to reassure him? I tell him I'm not deliberately trying to hurt him, that my reactions are just what they are and don't mea
We've been having fun with Kyle Kashuv's continued ownage of the chinless wonder (see Kyle Kashuv Ends David Hogg's New "Boycott" Before It Begins and David Hogg Advertises Another Boycott, Gets Mocked By Kyle Kashuv ). It's still nice to hear from the grown-ups though. As we did when the NRA's Colion Noir was a guest on the Joe Rogan Experience . It was a great conversation between the two. What we're talking about starts at the 4:27 mark. ROGAN: No NRA members are [mass shooters]. That's on
For some dumb reason, I always believed that "The Exorcist" (along with maybe "Alien") was the one horror film that could be counted as safe from Hollywood's remake frenzy. Boy, was I naive! A ccording to a report on Deadline Hollywood yesterday, Morgan Creek Productions is in fact "tossing around ideas" for that very thing. Tossing around ideas, Morgan Creek? How about tossing them right into the ocean? Bottom line: there's absolutely no reason whatsoever to remake a perfect film. "The Exo
While involved at 0ne point with just about every facet of the film business, Laughlin may be best known for his series of "Billy Jack" films. He has been married to Delores Taylor since 1954, and she co-produced and acted in all four of the "Billy Jack" movies. In addition to acting, he was a producer, director and screenwriter, and drew attention for a groundbreaking promotion campaign on 1974s "The Trial of Billy Jack" that included TV trailers during national news and an "opening day" natio
Before we knew him as Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's blockbuster Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Elijah Wood was a child actor. In a recent interview with Britain's Sunday Times , Wood spoke out on sexual abuse of young actors in Hollywood, and says "a lot of vipers" roam the upper echelons of the entertainment biz, preying on naivete and eagerness for fame. "Clearly something major was going on in Hollywood. It was all organized. There are a lot of vipers in this industry, people who only hav
Two film school friends are on a mission to reveal the man behind the bow tie. David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg met while studying documentary filmmaking at Stanford University, but it was their mutual love for Bill Nye that brought them together. The idiosyncratic scientist's goofy 1990s TV program, Bill Nye the Science Guy , had turned them both into self-described science geeks during middle school. They likely never imagined that two decades later, they'd be following Nye with a video camer
Frances Grace Hirs and Jack Secrist have never met, but their paths have crossed. Frances Grace is a 17-year-old junior at Fairhope High School, a member of the National Honor Society who enjoys painting and recently started driving. She's making plans for the future and may pursue a career in pediatric oncology. "She is flourishing," said her mother, Debbie. "She's just amazing." Frances Grace is also a fighter. She has battled acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) since she was 3 years old - and
Did you notice an awful lot of gay characters in movies during 2017? If so, you're an ignorant bigot. According to the analysts at GLAAD, all major Hollywood studios performed poorly in terms of forwarding the gay agenda on the big screen. Oh sure, there were two movies entirely dedicated to gay themes, but "Love, Simon" and "Call Me By Your Name" are not enough. Variety reported that GLAAD has published their annual finding on the amount of gay characters produced by Hollywood studios. If anyon
A movie glorifying an underage young boy's sexual relationship with an older man is nominated for a "Best Picture" Oscar . What happened to Kevin Spacey and #ItsTime and #MeToo ? Even accounting for all that, Call Me By Your Name is the worst movie of the year, even worse than my previous pick, Three Billboards... The dialogue, music and editing is terrible, there's no conflict -- and the boy has sex with a peach? Both morally and artistically, Call Me By Your Name is a dumpster fire. Share This
My boyfriend surprised me recently when he told me he was upset because of my reaction to guys I find attractive on TV, that I act like a schoolgirl and sigh. He also got upset with me previously when he thought I chose a movie because I found one of the actors attractive. Now I feel like I have to watch the way I watch TV or movies just in case he gets upset. What can I do to reassure him? I tell him I'm not deliberately trying to hurt him, that my reactions are just what they are and don't mea
Annise Parker is shaking off Ann Coulter after the conservative columnist suggested Hurricane Harvey might have happened because of the former Houston mayor's sexual orientation. As floods ravaged Texas last week, Coulter sent out a tweet where she insinuated that divine punishment for Parker's lesbianism is a more likely reason for the storm's existence than climate change: I don't believe Hurricane Harvey is God's punishment for Houston electing a lesbian mayor. But that is more credible than
Laura Ingraham and guests Alveda King and Howard Kurtz turned Roseanne Barr's racist tweet about a black woman into a story about the oppression of white people, specifically Christian conservatives and Donald Trump. Host Laura Ingraham spent no time considering how Barr's racist tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett is part of a rise in ethnic hate in this country. Instead, Ingraham used the moment to foment even more divisiveness on behalf of white people and Hatemonger-in-Chief Tru
On Friday's Andrea Mitchell Reports , MSNBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff misleadingly claimed that hundreds of illegal immigrants were deported before they were "able" to collect their children without noting that, according to Trump administration officials, many of them declined the opportunity to take their children with them, possibly hoping that the children will succeed in attaining asylum and indefinite residency. Referring to ACLU demands that the government locate deported immigrants wh
Tucker Takes On 'Ridiculous' Immigration Activist 9:43 PM 04/05/2018 Amber Athey | Media and Breaking News Editor Fox News' Tucker Carlson nearly lost his temper during a debate Thursday with Ali Noorani, the executive director of the National Immigration Forum. WATCH: The Daily Caller co-founder grilled Noorani about the relative benefits of California accepting so many immigrants. Noorani argued that immigrants are essential to propping up California's large agricultural sector. "Look...there
On Tuesday, Fox & Friends host Steve Doocy interviewed author and columnist Ann Coulter about her new book, Mugged, which takes a look at the racial politics of the left. He kicked things off by playing a clip of MSNBC's Chris Matthews defending his previous comments about the GOP essentially "stoking racism" for political gain to HBO's Bill Maher last Friday. Coulter said that the Democratic party has tried to take credit for things like, say, signing the Civil Rights Act, although "it was actu
This Saturday, conservative firebrand Ann Coulter went a little nuts on Twitter. But it wasn't her usual nuttery. Coulter lashed out at Delta Airlines for allegedly giving away the "extra room seat" she had purchased. Coulter's tweetstorm started out with her calling Delta "the worst airlines, STILL..." adding that "it's really not worth spending all that money on planes" when Delta's staff gives your seat away. Just when you think it's safe to fly them again, the worst airline in America is STI
For some bizarre and inexplicable reason, half-Governor Sarah Palin was in the Capitol building and just happened to run into NBC News reporter Kasie Hunt while there. The two of them had a little conversation about sexual harassment while they were in the basement. "It's not a partisan issue, so when we see this happening today I think it leads to a lot of questions about what standards are going to be applied to whom," Palin said. Hunt then asked Palin whether she has ever experienced sexual h
Republican strategist Ana Navarro has been an outspoken critic of Donald Trump and once again, she didn't hold back when she was asked what she thought of Trump's bizarre wrestling tweet attacking CNN that he posted just before they came back for their last panel segment on ABC's This Week : NAVARRO: I'm a CNN commentator. I think that is unacceptable. I think that is the president of the United States taking things way too far. It is an incitement to violence. He is going to get somebody killed
On "Hannity" Thursday night, Geraldo Rivera confronted both host Sean Hannity and fellow guest Ann Coulter on the subject of immigration, so it shouldn't surprise anyone that the conversation was quickly whipped into a maelstrom of bellowing cross-talk by all parties involved. Coulter began by thanking Rivera for granting that there could be 30 million undocumented immigrants in the United States, even though he only did that for the sake of argument. "The true about immigration is always the sa
Former CBS News reporter and Dana Loesch award-sharer Sharyl Attkisson has been making the rounds of conservative media to push her nebulous claims of bias at CBS that prompted her exit, and to promote her upcoming book Stonewalled. On Tuesday morning, Attkisson hit an unlikely roadblock on MSNBC's Morning Joe, as co-host Mika Brzezinski sweetly laid waste to Attkisson's liberal media persecution complex.... Sharyl Attkisson resigned from CBS today after months of alleging that the many anti-Oba
Laura Ingraham and guests Alveda King and Howard Kurtz turned Roseanne Barr's racist tweet about a black woman into a story about the oppression of white people, specifically Christian conservatives and Donald Trump. Host Laura Ingraham spent no time considering how Barr's racist tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett is part of a rise in ethnic hate in this country. Instead, Ingraham used the moment to foment even more divisiveness on behalf of white people and Hatemonger-in-Chief Tru
On Friday's Andrea Mitchell Reports , MSNBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff misleadingly claimed that hundreds of illegal immigrants were deported before they were "able" to collect their children without noting that, according to Trump administration officials, many of them declined the opportunity to take their children with them, possibly hoping that the children will succeed in attaining asylum and indefinite residency. Referring to ACLU demands that the government locate deported immigrants wh
Tucker Takes On 'Ridiculous' Immigration Activist 9:43 PM 04/05/2018 Amber Athey | Media and Breaking News Editor Fox News' Tucker Carlson nearly lost his temper during a debate Thursday with Ali Noorani, the executive director of the National Immigration Forum. WATCH: The Daily Caller co-founder grilled Noorani about the relative benefits of California accepting so many immigrants. Noorani argued that immigrants are essential to propping up California's large agricultural sector. "Look...there
On Tuesday, Fox & Friends host Steve Doocy interviewed author and columnist Ann Coulter about her new book, Mugged, which takes a look at the racial politics of the left. He kicked things off by playing a clip of MSNBC's Chris Matthews defending his previous comments about the GOP essentially "stoking racism" for political gain to HBO's Bill Maher last Friday. Coulter said that the Democratic party has tried to take credit for things like, say, signing the Civil Rights Act, although "it was actu
This Saturday, conservative firebrand Ann Coulter went a little nuts on Twitter. But it wasn't her usual nuttery. Coulter lashed out at Delta Airlines for allegedly giving away the "extra room seat" she had purchased. Coulter's tweetstorm started out with her calling Delta "the worst airlines, STILL..." adding that "it's really not worth spending all that money on planes" when Delta's staff gives your seat away. Just when you think it's safe to fly them again, the worst airline in America is STI
For some bizarre and inexplicable reason, half-Governor Sarah Palin was in the Capitol building and just happened to run into NBC News reporter Kasie Hunt while there. The two of them had a little conversation about sexual harassment while they were in the basement. "It's not a partisan issue, so when we see this happening today I think it leads to a lot of questions about what standards are going to be applied to whom," Palin said. Hunt then asked Palin whether she has ever experienced sexual h
Republican strategist Ana Navarro has been an outspoken critic of Donald Trump and once again, she didn't hold back when she was asked what she thought of Trump's bizarre wrestling tweet attacking CNN that he posted just before they came back for their last panel segment on ABC's This Week : NAVARRO: I'm a CNN commentator. I think that is unacceptable. I think that is the president of the United States taking things way too far. It is an incitement to violence. He is going to get somebody killed
On "Hannity" Thursday night, Geraldo Rivera confronted both host Sean Hannity and fellow guest Ann Coulter on the subject of immigration, so it shouldn't surprise anyone that the conversation was quickly whipped into a maelstrom of bellowing cross-talk by all parties involved. Coulter began by thanking Rivera for granting that there could be 30 million undocumented immigrants in the United States, even though he only did that for the sake of argument. "The true about immigration is always the sa
Former CBS News reporter and Dana Loesch award-sharer Sharyl Attkisson has been making the rounds of conservative media to push her nebulous claims of bias at CBS that prompted her exit, and to promote her upcoming book Stonewalled. On Tuesday morning, Attkisson hit an unlikely roadblock on MSNBC's Morning Joe, as co-host Mika Brzezinski sweetly laid waste to Attkisson's liberal media persecution complex.... Sharyl Attkisson resigned from CBS today after months of alleging that the many anti-Oba
Conservative firebrand Tomi Lahren brought up the issue of Roe v. Wade and the conservative approach to abortion during a July 7 segment of her Fox News Insider video series, "Final Thoughts." Speaking of the Supreme Court vacancy, Lahren said that pushing for Court to overturn Roe v. Wade "would be a huge mistake." But many of the statements she made are based on faulty assumptions, which we hear daily basis from pro-choicers and sometimes even quietly from conservatives who don't understand ho
Laura Ingraham and guests Alveda King and Howard Kurtz turned Roseanne Barr's racist tweet about a black woman into a story about the oppression of white people, specifically Christian conservatives and Donald Trump. Host Laura Ingraham spent no time considering how Barr's racist tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett is part of a rise in ethnic hate in this country. Instead, Ingraham used the moment to foment even more divisiveness on behalf of white people and Hatemonger-in-Chief Tru
While appearing on Wednesday's edition of MSNBC's "All In" with Chris Hayes, Maxine Waters, the California Democrat obsessed with impeachment and conspiracy theories involving Russia, said that America is getting to a point where people will either "have to stand up and resist this president" or "go down with him." "I'm with the 70 percent. Seventy percent of Democrats who have been polled say that they think that he should be impeached," she said when asked about impeachment.-- More... Please S
During one of his more ridiculous segments this past week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson spoke with Scott Bolden, a black lawyer who happens to be well off financially. In the heated exchange between the two, Carlson repeatedly tried to claim that Bolden's wealth is an indicator that (1) black people are not oppressed and (2) that he's never experienced real oppression because he has money. Carlson grossly misstates the actual problem and shows that he has no clue how oppression works, as Ring of
This Saturday, conservative firebrand Ann Coulter went a little nuts on Twitter. But it wasn't her usual nuttery. Coulter lashed out at Delta Airlines for allegedly giving away the "extra room seat" she had purchased. Coulter's tweetstorm started out with her calling Delta "the worst airlines, STILL..." adding that "it's really not worth spending all that money on planes" when Delta's staff gives your seat away. Just when you think it's safe to fly them again, the worst airline in America is STI
We all know Dana Loesch as an author, radio host, and the spokesperson for the NRA. But how did she come to be the most aggressively gun-friendly presence in the country? She was born in 1978 to Southern Baptist Democrats in a small Missouri town, where her grandfather taught her to shoot BB guns in their backyard. She went to school for journalism but dropped out after getting pregnant with her boyfriend, Chris, who headed a punk band. She then started a mommy blog titled "Mamalogue," where she
Tomi Lahren, a popular right-wing commentator who has no problem displaying her racism and xenophobia, is thrilled that President Trump is ending DACA, and she's letting Liberal "snowflakes" know it. Ending DACA: the radical notion illegal immigration isn't to be celebrated with sanctuary and perks. #DACA -- Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) September 5, 2017 Hey Libs pulling out the DACA emotion card: explain to LEGAL immigrants why they had to follow the law but others are above it. #DACA -- Tomi Lahr
'The Ingraham Angle' takes a look at some of the senator's past comments that have been called into question. This is a rush transcript from "The Ingraham Angle," January 12, 2018. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. LAURA INGRAHAM, "THE INGRAHAM ANGLE" HOST: Good evening from Washington. This is "The Ingraham Angle." And we have another important hour to bring you on this Friday night. No time to waste. Out of ideas. Wow, the Democrats have turned to the same dog-eared pl
A seething Dana Loesch - outspoken NRA spokesperson and longtime conservative activist - took the legacy media head-on in a fiery speech Thursday morning provocatively titled, "Media Love Mass Shootings." Reflecting on her appearance at Wednesday evening's town hall about the mass shooting, produced by CNN, Loesch said: I want to make this super obvious point. The government has proven that they cannot keep you safe. And yet, some people want all of us to disarm. You heard that town hall last ni
Ann Coulter is desperate to stay relevant, and with immigration being the biggest news in the country, that gives her a perfect opportunity to bring her unique blend of hate and stupidity back into our lives. During a recent appearance on Fox News, Coulter claimed that the children being into detention centers were actually "crisis actors" who were being coached by liberals and the media. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript: Recently Ann Coulter, the right-wing queen of hate
Laura Ingraham and guests Alveda King and Howard Kurtz turned Roseanne Barr's racist tweet about a black woman into a story about the oppression of white people, specifically Christian conservatives and Donald Trump. Host Laura Ingraham spent no time considering how Barr's racist tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett is part of a rise in ethnic hate in this country. Instead, Ingraham used the moment to foment even more divisiveness on behalf of white people and Hatemonger-in-Chief Tru
While appearing on Wednesday's edition of MSNBC's "All In" with Chris Hayes, Maxine Waters, the California Democrat obsessed with impeachment and conspiracy theories involving Russia, said that America is getting to a point where people will either "have to stand up and resist this president" or "go down with him." "I'm with the 70 percent. Seventy percent of Democrats who have been polled say that they think that he should be impeached," she said when asked about impeachment.-- More... Please S
During one of his more ridiculous segments this past week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson spoke with Scott Bolden, a black lawyer who happens to be well off financially. In the heated exchange between the two, Carlson repeatedly tried to claim that Bolden's wealth is an indicator that (1) black people are not oppressed and (2) that he's never experienced real oppression because he has money. Carlson grossly misstates the actual problem and shows that he has no clue how oppression works, as Ring of
This Saturday, conservative firebrand Ann Coulter went a little nuts on Twitter. But it wasn't her usual nuttery. Coulter lashed out at Delta Airlines for allegedly giving away the "extra room seat" she had purchased. Coulter's tweetstorm started out with her calling Delta "the worst airlines, STILL..." adding that "it's really not worth spending all that money on planes" when Delta's staff gives your seat away. Just when you think it's safe to fly them again, the worst airline in America is STI
We all know Dana Loesch as an author, radio host, and the spokesperson for the NRA. But how did she come to be the most aggressively gun-friendly presence in the country? She was born in 1978 to Southern Baptist Democrats in a small Missouri town, where her grandfather taught her to shoot BB guns in their backyard. She went to school for journalism but dropped out after getting pregnant with her boyfriend, Chris, who headed a punk band. She then started a mommy blog titled "Mamalogue," where she
Tomi Lahren, a popular right-wing commentator who has no problem displaying her racism and xenophobia, is thrilled that President Trump is ending DACA, and she's letting Liberal "snowflakes" know it. Ending DACA: the radical notion illegal immigration isn't to be celebrated with sanctuary and perks. #DACA -- Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) September 5, 2017 Hey Libs pulling out the DACA emotion card: explain to LEGAL immigrants why they had to follow the law but others are above it. #DACA -- Tomi Lahr
'The Ingraham Angle' takes a look at some of the senator's past comments that have been called into question. This is a rush transcript from "The Ingraham Angle," January 12, 2018. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. LAURA INGRAHAM, "THE INGRAHAM ANGLE" HOST: Good evening from Washington. This is "The Ingraham Angle." And we have another important hour to bring you on this Friday night. No time to waste. Out of ideas. Wow, the Democrats have turned to the same dog-eared pl
A seething Dana Loesch - outspoken NRA spokesperson and longtime conservative activist - took the legacy media head-on in a fiery speech Thursday morning provocatively titled, "Media Love Mass Shootings." Reflecting on her appearance at Wednesday evening's town hall about the mass shooting, produced by CNN, Loesch said: I want to make this super obvious point. The government has proven that they cannot keep you safe. And yet, some people want all of us to disarm. You heard that town hall last ni
Ann Coulter is desperate to stay relevant, and with immigration being the biggest news in the country, that gives her a perfect opportunity to bring her unique blend of hate and stupidity back into our lives. During a recent appearance on Fox News, Coulter claimed that the children being into detention centers were actually "crisis actors" who were being coached by liberals and the media. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript: Recently Ann Coulter, the right-wing queen of hate
In the 1970s the Sandinista movement in Nicaragua was a cause celebre of the left and extreme left, in the same way the Zapatistas in Mexico were at the beginning of the 21st century, and the YPG in Rojava are now. The Sandinistas developed out of the student radical circles in Nicaragua in the late 1950s and early 1960s. They were influenced by the nationalist example of the FLN in Algeria and later by the Cuban revolution. They engaged in a guerrilla war with the corrupt and murderous dictator
As an ROTC product, I got my infantry credentials in the summer of 1971. The Vietnam War was winding down, and, to my surprise, they didn't need all us young lieutenants on active duty. So they offered us the Guard/Reserve option if we'd agree to a longer commitment. I took it so that I could stay on track in grad school, and right away I found a mechanized-rifle-platoon-leader slot in a little town about an hour away. Turns out, another officer in our unit lived in my city, so we took turns dri
Most Popular Rostow had had a good war. In 1942 he had worked in the Office of Strategic Services and had selected bombing targets in the Third Reich; ever after he remained convinced that the policy of strategic bombing had crippled Hitler's war machine. Germany remained a preoccupation of his beyond 1945, when he passed up the chance of a job at Harvard in order to help Gunnar Myrdal oversee the economic reconstruction of Europe. Strategic bombing and the Marshall Plan: this was the essence of
Like many American teens of the 1970s, I met Richard Wagner at the movies, when Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore (Robert Duvall), the war-happy cavalry man in Apocalypse Now , plays "Ride of the Valkyries" over his helicopter radio during an assault on a Viet Cong village. "It scares the shit out of the slopes," Kilgore informs Captain Willard (Martin Sheen). "My boys love it!" The swirling strings and valiant horns are the perfect accompaniment as the helicopter formation descends and the Americans m
Charu Mazumdar was an influential leader of the 1968 generation and founder of the Communist Party of India who believed that a people's war would start in the countryside and proceed to the cities to usher in the revolution. The use of armed weapons in the revolutionary war, however, was strictly forbidden. Instead, participants could only resorts to sickles and scythes to which villagers had access. By the end of the 1960s, Charu Mazumdar's mystical people's war had a fan base in Turkey as wel
This article is a detailed account of soldiers' and sailors' resistance to the Vietnam War in the 1960s and 1970s. It particularly concentrates on the organising efforts of left-wing groups both civilian and within the military. For a more general overview of resistance, we recommend our article GI Resistance in the Vietnam War, 1961-1973 . Introduction "The morale, discipline, and battleworthiness of the U. S. Armed Forces are, with a few salient exceptions, lower and worse than at any time in
Cubans mobilize to back their socialist revolution Remarks by Raul Castro at massive tribute to Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro Reuters/Edgard Garrido Hundreds of thousands of Cubans fill Plaza of the Revolution in Havana Nov. 29 to hear Raul Castro's tribute to Fidel Castro and to support and defend their socialist revolution. Remarks by Army Gen. Raul Castro Ruz, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, and President of the Councils of State and Ministers, at
( What got Kent and Jackson State started - Invasion of Cambodia, 1970 ) When Richard Nixon campaigned for President in 1968, he loudly and repeatedly asserted he had a plan to end the war in Vietnam . When news came out that we had invaded Cambodia , with no warning, no knowledge and no press on April 29th of 1970, it was largely seen as a betrayal of a pledge to end the war in Southeast Asia (they didn't call him Tricky Dick for nothing) and we were doomed to stay in an endless war forever. It
"Reagan Was the Butcher of My People:" Fr. Miguel DEscoto Speaks From Nicaragua We go to Managua, Nicaragua to speak with Fr. Miguel DEscoto, a Catholic priest who was Nicaraguas Foreign Minister under the Sandinista government in the 1980s. (Includes transcript) The 8 years Reagan was in office represented one of the most bloody eras in the history of the Western hemisphere, as Washington funneled money, weapons and other supplies to right wing death squads. And the death toll was staggeringmor
Fidel Castro and Raul Castro in 1959 / AP BY: Joseph Bottum Follow @@JosephBottum January 30, 2016 5:00 am Between the Old Left and the New Left, between the radicalism of the 1930s and the radicalism of the 1970s, there comes the curious figure of Fidel Castro. A celebrated revolutionary thinker. The absolute ruler of Cuba--and, for a time, the man believed to have finally solved the Communist dilemma: finding a way of being Marxist without becoming Stalinist, creating a fully socialist state t
As an ROTC product, I got my infantry credentials in the summer of 1971. The Vietnam War was winding down, and, to my surprise, they didn't need all us young lieutenants on active duty. So they offered us the Guard/Reserve option if we'd agree to a longer commitment. I took it so that I could stay on track in grad school, and right away I found a mechanized-rifle-platoon-leader slot in a little town about an hour away. Turns out, another officer in our unit lived in my city, so we took turns dri
Most Popular Rostow had had a good war. In 1942 he had worked in the Office of Strategic Services and had selected bombing targets in the Third Reich; ever after he remained convinced that the policy of strategic bombing had crippled Hitler's war machine. Germany remained a preoccupation of his beyond 1945, when he passed up the chance of a job at Harvard in order to help Gunnar Myrdal oversee the economic reconstruction of Europe. Strategic bombing and the Marshall Plan: this was the essence of
Like many American teens of the 1970s, I met Richard Wagner at the movies, when Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore (Robert Duvall), the war-happy cavalry man in Apocalypse Now , plays "Ride of the Valkyries" over his helicopter radio during an assault on a Viet Cong village. "It scares the shit out of the slopes," Kilgore informs Captain Willard (Martin Sheen). "My boys love it!" The swirling strings and valiant horns are the perfect accompaniment as the helicopter formation descends and the Americans m
Charu Mazumdar was an influential leader of the 1968 generation and founder of the Communist Party of India who believed that a people's war would start in the countryside and proceed to the cities to usher in the revolution. The use of armed weapons in the revolutionary war, however, was strictly forbidden. Instead, participants could only resorts to sickles and scythes to which villagers had access. By the end of the 1960s, Charu Mazumdar's mystical people's war had a fan base in Turkey as wel
This article is a detailed account of soldiers' and sailors' resistance to the Vietnam War in the 1960s and 1970s. It particularly concentrates on the organising efforts of left-wing groups both civilian and within the military. For a more general overview of resistance, we recommend our article GI Resistance in the Vietnam War, 1961-1973 . Introduction "The morale, discipline, and battleworthiness of the U. S. Armed Forces are, with a few salient exceptions, lower and worse than at any time in
Cubans mobilize to back their socialist revolution Remarks by Raul Castro at massive tribute to Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro Reuters/Edgard Garrido Hundreds of thousands of Cubans fill Plaza of the Revolution in Havana Nov. 29 to hear Raul Castro's tribute to Fidel Castro and to support and defend their socialist revolution. Remarks by Army Gen. Raul Castro Ruz, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, and President of the Councils of State and Ministers, at
( What got Kent and Jackson State started - Invasion of Cambodia, 1970 ) When Richard Nixon campaigned for President in 1968, he loudly and repeatedly asserted he had a plan to end the war in Vietnam . When news came out that we had invaded Cambodia , with no warning, no knowledge and no press on April 29th of 1970, it was largely seen as a betrayal of a pledge to end the war in Southeast Asia (they didn't call him Tricky Dick for nothing) and we were doomed to stay in an endless war forever. It
"Reagan Was the Butcher of My People:" Fr. Miguel DEscoto Speaks From Nicaragua We go to Managua, Nicaragua to speak with Fr. Miguel DEscoto, a Catholic priest who was Nicaraguas Foreign Minister under the Sandinista government in the 1980s. (Includes transcript) The 8 years Reagan was in office represented one of the most bloody eras in the history of the Western hemisphere, as Washington funneled money, weapons and other supplies to right wing death squads. And the death toll was staggeringmor
Fidel Castro and Raul Castro in 1959 / AP BY: Joseph Bottum Follow @@JosephBottum January 30, 2016 5:00 am Between the Old Left and the New Left, between the radicalism of the 1930s and the radicalism of the 1970s, there comes the curious figure of Fidel Castro. A celebrated revolutionary thinker. The absolute ruler of Cuba--and, for a time, the man believed to have finally solved the Communist dilemma: finding a way of being Marxist without becoming Stalinist, creating a fully socialist state t
THE brother of a suspected armed robber shot dead by police is serving life in jail for killing a gang rival with a machine gun, The Sun can reveal. Dad-of-three Anthony Grainger, who died in a police shooting on Saturday, was a hardened gangster whose brother Stuart, 31, was jailed for murder in 2001. He assassinated Derek Ianson, 25, in Salford, Gtr Manchester, in May 2000. The Sun has learned the Grainger brothers were members of one of Salford's most feared gangs. A source told The Sun: "The
An encomium to the martyred Spanish anarchist, co-founder of the Iron Column, Jose Pellicer, by Miguel Amoros. The Day They Killed Jose Pellicer - Miguel Amoros On June 8, 1942 they shot the brothers Jose and Pedro Pellicer Gandia. That day, so tragic for their families, friends and comrades, was, however, just another day in the first years of the Francoist regime, characterized by physical annihilation as a political weapon and state terrorism as a method of government. We would be entirely ju
Steven Del Rio was not what you would call a "smart man." Del Rio got got of prison in May, but could not stay on the straight and narrow. He was the driver in an armed robbery yesterday that ended in his death after police officers in unmarked vehicles trapped him, spun him, and ventilated him . A suspect in a bank robbery and pursuit from Avondale to Tempe has died after an exchange of gunfire with police officers Tuesday afternoon. The deceased suspect has been identified as Steven Del Rio, 3
The Walking Dead 's torture-fest of a season seven premiere sent many long-suffering fans running for the hills . It was indeed shockingly and unnecessarily gory. It left us with two beloved characters dead: horrifyingly, heartbreakingly dead. (Spoiler alert here. If you haven't watched the episode yet, turn away now.) Last season's cliffhanger ending warned us that a Major Death was coming, and fans spent the summer speculating on who it would be. We knew Rick, Carl and Daryl would likely be sa
"You jihadis, this is the fate that awaits you. Stop 'love jihad' in India, or else you will meet the fate of this man," the attacker said in Hindi. Open hacking of a Muslim man in the name of Love Jihad displays a mindset that only one religion can be a ruler in India and the rest are only sacrificial lambs at the altar of majoritatian vitriol. https://t.co/JpBlZy765W -- Aisi Taisi Democracy (@AisiTaisiDemo) December 8, 2017 A chilling viral video, which shows a Hindu man brutally killing a Mus
Justin Townes Earle. Photo by Paul Till THE WAR ON DRUGS at the Drake Underground, Wednesday, August 24. Rating: NNN Since the departure of guitarist Kurt Vile (who's doing quite well on his own), Philadelphia's the War on Drugs have focused on an unlikely intersection of classic Americana and dreamy shoegaze. Think Tom Petty jamming with Chapterhouse, although we can't completely disagree with one fan's "Bob Dylan meets U2" either. The addition of a sax player to the live show added a Spiritual
He's known as "Shorty," but perhaps "The Mole" would be more accurate. That's because Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman lives by his underground tunnels, frustrating all those who try to catch him. The secretive and barely literate Mexican drug lord oversaw the explosion of subterranean networks used to smuggle massive amounts of narcotics across the U.S. border. After escaping prison in a laundry cart in 2001, the head of the Sinaloa cartel outfitted many his safe houses with secret doors that opened
Brandon McInerney faces life in prison after shooting Larry King in 2008. The defense argues that he was provoked by 'advances' and too young to deal with it properly. By Laura | July 5, 2011 | 78 Comments In which a queer political scientist who knows what she's talking about breaks it all down for you: The Obama administration said they wouldn't defend DOMA. Now they are actively challenging DOMA. This is good news. By Grace | July 4, 2011 | 22 Comments Happy Canada Day! Happy Independence Day
The Kraken Project is the latest thriller from Douglas Preston, who has been dubbed the heir to Michael Crichton. Preston's superb writing in The Kraken Project certainly invites such a comparison. It's not, as the title might suggest, a novel about undersea adventures and giant squids; it's instead a technological and science fiction thriller about an AI that's gone out of the control of its inventor, and a proposed voyage to the largest sea on Saturn's moon, Titan, the Kraken Mare, that takes
One of the most hateful of the "counter-jihad" blogs is "Gates of Vienna," where anonymous white nationalist Fjordman continues to post his screeds: Gates of Vienna . This pit of bigotry is run by "Baron Bodissey," whose real name is Ned May. Gates of Vienna and May are featured today in this story at CNN about their undeniable influence on the Oslo terrorist, Anders Behring Breivik: Suspect admired bloggers who believe Europe is drowning in Muslims . For an idea of the kind of sick thinking the
An encomium to the martyred Spanish anarchist, co-founder of the Iron Column, Jose Pellicer, by Miguel Amoros. The Day They Killed Jose Pellicer - Miguel Amoros On June 8, 1942 they shot the brothers Jose and Pedro Pellicer Gandia. That day, so tragic for their families, friends and comrades, was, however, just another day in the first years of the Francoist regime, characterized by physical annihilation as a political weapon and state terrorism as a method of government. We would be entirely ju
Steven Del Rio was not what you would call a "smart man." Del Rio got got of prison in May, but could not stay on the straight and narrow. He was the driver in an armed robbery yesterday that ended in his death after police officers in unmarked vehicles trapped him, spun him, and ventilated him . A suspect in a bank robbery and pursuit from Avondale to Tempe has died after an exchange of gunfire with police officers Tuesday afternoon. The deceased suspect has been identified as Steven Del Rio, 3
The Walking Dead 's torture-fest of a season seven premiere sent many long-suffering fans running for the hills . It was indeed shockingly and unnecessarily gory. It left us with two beloved characters dead: horrifyingly, heartbreakingly dead. (Spoiler alert here. If you haven't watched the episode yet, turn away now.) Last season's cliffhanger ending warned us that a Major Death was coming, and fans spent the summer speculating on who it would be. We knew Rick, Carl and Daryl would likely be sa
"You jihadis, this is the fate that awaits you. Stop 'love jihad' in India, or else you will meet the fate of this man," the attacker said in Hindi. Open hacking of a Muslim man in the name of Love Jihad displays a mindset that only one religion can be a ruler in India and the rest are only sacrificial lambs at the altar of majoritatian vitriol. https://t.co/JpBlZy765W -- Aisi Taisi Democracy (@AisiTaisiDemo) December 8, 2017 A chilling viral video, which shows a Hindu man brutally killing a Mus
Justin Townes Earle. Photo by Paul Till THE WAR ON DRUGS at the Drake Underground, Wednesday, August 24. Rating: NNN Since the departure of guitarist Kurt Vile (who's doing quite well on his own), Philadelphia's the War on Drugs have focused on an unlikely intersection of classic Americana and dreamy shoegaze. Think Tom Petty jamming with Chapterhouse, although we can't completely disagree with one fan's "Bob Dylan meets U2" either. The addition of a sax player to the live show added a Spiritual
He's known as "Shorty," but perhaps "The Mole" would be more accurate. That's because Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman lives by his underground tunnels, frustrating all those who try to catch him. The secretive and barely literate Mexican drug lord oversaw the explosion of subterranean networks used to smuggle massive amounts of narcotics across the U.S. border. After escaping prison in a laundry cart in 2001, the head of the Sinaloa cartel outfitted many his safe houses with secret doors that opened
Brandon McInerney faces life in prison after shooting Larry King in 2008. The defense argues that he was provoked by 'advances' and too young to deal with it properly. By Laura | July 5, 2011 | 78 Comments In which a queer political scientist who knows what she's talking about breaks it all down for you: The Obama administration said they wouldn't defend DOMA. Now they are actively challenging DOMA. This is good news. By Grace | July 4, 2011 | 22 Comments Happy Canada Day! Happy Independence Day
The Kraken Project is the latest thriller from Douglas Preston, who has been dubbed the heir to Michael Crichton. Preston's superb writing in The Kraken Project certainly invites such a comparison. It's not, as the title might suggest, a novel about undersea adventures and giant squids; it's instead a technological and science fiction thriller about an AI that's gone out of the control of its inventor, and a proposed voyage to the largest sea on Saturn's moon, Titan, the Kraken Mare, that takes
One of the most hateful of the "counter-jihad" blogs is "Gates of Vienna," where anonymous white nationalist Fjordman continues to post his screeds: Gates of Vienna . This pit of bigotry is run by "Baron Bodissey," whose real name is Ned May. Gates of Vienna and May are featured today in this story at CNN about their undeniable influence on the Oslo terrorist, Anders Behring Breivik: Suspect admired bloggers who believe Europe is drowning in Muslims . For an idea of the kind of sick thinking the
In 2009, coal and oil-fired power plants emitted 49% of industrial air pollution in the U.S. -- representing the dominant source of air toxics in 28 states around the U.S. The Natural Resources Defense Council issued a report today on the top 20 states with toxic emissions coming from the electricity sector. The top five states are: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Kentucky and Maryland. In one top-20 state, New Hampshire, power plants account for 96% of emissions. So what companies account for the
"Based on recent Chinese conflicts, the strategic culture of the region, and the increasingly sophisticated means to carry it out, the next Pearl Harbor has a good chance of coming from a surprise attack of Chinese ballistic missile forces..." Analysts often discuss China's new technologies such as the new carrier killing missiles and advanced fighters like the J20, as well as their aggressive militarization of the South China Sea. As I've said previously in an OpsLens article, it's important to
Military planners are not big on irony. The bombing of Libya by US, UK and French aircraft commenced on 19 March 2011, eight years to the day since the aerial bombardment that launched the invasion of Iraq. Such a coincidence should have set the generals' alarm bells ringing. Not only were they embarking on yet another war against an oil-rich, dictator-led Arab country, but they were doing so on exactly the same date as the last one. Nato's engagement in Libya ran into the desert sand faster tha
A general view of a demolished area in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, 24 July 2006. Israeli air strikes have destroyed much of Lebanon's infrastructure and transport network. ( MaanImages /Payam Borazjani) General situation Lebanese Red Cross ambulances suffer new security incidents Heavy bombing has continued in the south of the country over the past three days. Medical staff from the Lebanese Red Cross Society continue evacuating the wounded and sick under very difficult and dangerous conditi
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local): 8:25 Syria's state news agency says at least seven people have been killed and 10 injured in a barrage of rockets that fell on government-controlled areas in and near the capital Damascus. SANA said the 13 missiles fell on Ash alwarwar neighborhood, north of Damascus, killing at least six civilians and wounding nine. The agency said other missiles fell on Mezzeh neighborhood, killing one woman and injuring a child. The ca
Last week, it was announced by Aden governor Nayef Al-Bakri that the city is to become the capital of Yemen for the next five years. The decision comes mainly because of Aden's strategic location; in many points in history Aden has been at the forefront of Yemeni military and economic affairs, and was one of the most strategic parts of the British Empire. It was the second most important base after the Suez Canal and, after the loss of Suez, Aden became the main base for the British in the Middl
Tuesday August 13, 2013 Sana'a is a dangerous place, as is all of Yemen. It was dangerous 30 years ago when I was the military attache there and it still is. The government's area of control never extends far outside the cities and the tribal warfare endemic to the country often comes to town. When that situation is complicated by the presence of a small but active Sunni jihadi group (AQAP) it is understandable that the Sana'a embassy should be closed. Perhaps they should close it permanently. T
On Sunday, Palestinian terror forces maintained their rocket and missile offensive against Israel, shooting 40 rockets, including upgraded Katyusha missiles at Sderot, Ashkelon, Netivot and surrounding areas. Whereas in 2005, 25,000 Israelis lived within Palestinian rocket and missile range from Gaza, the past week has shown that the number has expanded at least tenfold since then. Monday morning, the limited IDF ground component that was deployed in Gaza on Saturday abruptly suspended operation
When it comes to Pakistan's strategic nuclear weapons, their parts are stored in different locations to be assembled only upon an order from the country's leader. By contrast, tactical nukes are pre-assembled at a nuclear facility and shipped to a forward base for instant use. In addition to the perils inherent in this policy, such weapons would be vulnerable to misuse by a rogue base commander or theft by one of the many militant groups in the country. In the nuclear standoff between the two ne
By 1966, the air war in Southeast Asia had settled into a routine. Navy Alpha strikes came in from carriers based in the South China Sea. Close air support came from a variety of locations. B-52s flew Arc Light missions against undefended targets. The USAF launched strikes out of Thailand. Because we were fighting a fairly unsophisticated enemy, we fell into some dangerous habits. The worst of that trait was exhibited by the USAF in Thailand. Strike aircraft were composed of two primary types, t
"Based on recent Chinese conflicts, the strategic culture of the region, and the increasingly sophisticated means to carry it out, the next Pearl Harbor has a good chance of coming from a surprise attack of Chinese ballistic missile forces..." Analysts often discuss China's new technologies such as the new carrier killing missiles and advanced fighters like the J20, as well as their aggressive militarization of the South China Sea. As I've said previously in an OpsLens article, it's important to
Military planners are not big on irony. The bombing of Libya by US, UK and French aircraft commenced on 19 March 2011, eight years to the day since the aerial bombardment that launched the invasion of Iraq. Such a coincidence should have set the generals' alarm bells ringing. Not only were they embarking on yet another war against an oil-rich, dictator-led Arab country, but they were doing so on exactly the same date as the last one. Nato's engagement in Libya ran into the desert sand faster tha
A general view of a demolished area in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, 24 July 2006. Israeli air strikes have destroyed much of Lebanon's infrastructure and transport network. ( MaanImages /Payam Borazjani) General situation Lebanese Red Cross ambulances suffer new security incidents Heavy bombing has continued in the south of the country over the past three days. Medical staff from the Lebanese Red Cross Society continue evacuating the wounded and sick under very difficult and dangerous conditi
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local): 8:25 Syria's state news agency says at least seven people have been killed and 10 injured in a barrage of rockets that fell on government-controlled areas in and near the capital Damascus. SANA said the 13 missiles fell on Ash alwarwar neighborhood, north of Damascus, killing at least six civilians and wounding nine. The agency said other missiles fell on Mezzeh neighborhood, killing one woman and injuring a child. The ca
Last week, it was announced by Aden governor Nayef Al-Bakri that the city is to become the capital of Yemen for the next five years. The decision comes mainly because of Aden's strategic location; in many points in history Aden has been at the forefront of Yemeni military and economic affairs, and was one of the most strategic parts of the British Empire. It was the second most important base after the Suez Canal and, after the loss of Suez, Aden became the main base for the British in the Middl
Tuesday August 13, 2013 Sana'a is a dangerous place, as is all of Yemen. It was dangerous 30 years ago when I was the military attache there and it still is. The government's area of control never extends far outside the cities and the tribal warfare endemic to the country often comes to town. When that situation is complicated by the presence of a small but active Sunni jihadi group (AQAP) it is understandable that the Sana'a embassy should be closed. Perhaps they should close it permanently. T
On Sunday, Palestinian terror forces maintained their rocket and missile offensive against Israel, shooting 40 rockets, including upgraded Katyusha missiles at Sderot, Ashkelon, Netivot and surrounding areas. Whereas in 2005, 25,000 Israelis lived within Palestinian rocket and missile range from Gaza, the past week has shown that the number has expanded at least tenfold since then. Monday morning, the limited IDF ground component that was deployed in Gaza on Saturday abruptly suspended operation
When it comes to Pakistan's strategic nuclear weapons, their parts are stored in different locations to be assembled only upon an order from the country's leader. By contrast, tactical nukes are pre-assembled at a nuclear facility and shipped to a forward base for instant use. In addition to the perils inherent in this policy, such weapons would be vulnerable to misuse by a rogue base commander or theft by one of the many militant groups in the country. In the nuclear standoff between the two ne
By 1966, the air war in Southeast Asia had settled into a routine. Navy Alpha strikes came in from carriers based in the South China Sea. Close air support came from a variety of locations. B-52s flew Arc Light missions against undefended targets. The USAF launched strikes out of Thailand. Because we were fighting a fairly unsophisticated enemy, we fell into some dangerous habits. The worst of that trait was exhibited by the USAF in Thailand. Strike aircraft were composed of two primary types, t
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have commenced on a much-anticipated offensive on the de facto headquarters of the Islamic State terror group in Raqqa, Syria. A predominantly Kurdish force in the SDF is on the front lines of the mission, complemented by Arab partners and U.S. advisers and air power. For months, the coalition has been choking off entry and exit points outside Raqqa as part of an effort to surround and limit its importation of resources. Raqqa is now surrounded from
On 30 September 2015, following a formal request by the Syrian government for military help against rebels and terrorist groups, Russia intervened militarily in the Syrian crisis. The activities consisted of air strikes primarily in north-western Syria against terrorist groups fighting Syrian government, including al-Nusra Front, ISIL and the Jeish al-Fath (Army of Conquest). On 24 November 2015, a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft was shot down by a Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet, the first tim
The impact of the latest attacks on Syria was so intense, that it resulted in an earth tremor measuring 2.6 on the Richter scale. Several casualties, both Syrian and Iranian, were counted in these latest attacks. Some believe these strikes act as a provocation against Iran before the US makes a formal decision on cancelling the international nuclear agreement with Iran. The US, UK and French missile strikes on Syria earlier in April will "only increase the Syrians' determination to eliminate ter
Print WASHINGTON - The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, is targeting Iraq's oil fields as part of its plan to raise revenue and build its caliphate infrastructure. The move makes it unlikely the ISIS would destroy the fields, unless the Iraqi military regroups and attempts to recapture them. In addition to the oil and natural gas field in the Sunni-controlled region of Iraq, ISIS is about to capture the Balad Air Base just north of Baghdad where U.S. F-16s were slated to be based. ISI
(To see that 3-minute video of the Syrian war, click here .) On May 19th, the Washington Post headlined "Agreement that could lead to U.S. troops in Libya could be reached 'any day'," and reported that Joseph F. Dunford, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that U.S. troops will be sent to Libya to fight against ISIS, and that, "There will be a long-term mission in Libya," in order to deal with the mushrooming presence of ISIS fighters who have come to Libya after the secularist lead
Israel lost its first aircraft in combat since the early 1980s last month. Syrian air defenses shot down an Israeli F-16I, leaving the airmen inside only " a few seconds " to escape the wreckage. The pilot has now recovered , but the incident - prompted by an Iranian drone dispatched into Israeli airspace from Syrian territory-- almost spiraled out of control. Israeli generals reportedly weighed a large-scale offensive in Syria. Israel was on the brink of war, reportedly until Russian Presi
RUSSIA'S INTERVENTION in the civil war in Syria marks the beginning of an ominous new chapter in a conflict that has already cost the lives of hundreds of thousands and scattered more than 10 million people within and beyond Syria's borders. President Vladimir Putin dressed up Russia's entry into the conflict as "similar to an anti-Hitler coalition" to include the U.S. and other Western countries, against the forces of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which controls eastern Syria. How
What Is Disproportionate Force? Though every armed conflict kills civilians, all civilized nations try to avoid this. So why has Israel been accused of using too much force in Gaza in 2014? War in the last century has caused millions of civilian deaths--some 10 million in World War I, 40 million in World War II and two million in Vietnam--far more civilians killed than combatants. The 2014 Gaza war killed about 2,100 people--of which about 945 were civilians, one of the lowest civilian death rat
There are many documents proving that United States and its allies have "shamelessly" attacked the armed forces of Iraq and Syria with the aim of rescuing terrorist groups, he highlighted. He made the remarks at a meeting with Afghanistan's Minister of National Defense Lieutenant General Tariq Shah Bahrami on Sunday. Touching on the growing trend of cooperation between Iran and Afghanistan in political, financial and defense realms, Shamkhani stressed the need for implementing joint actions to s
For a conflict that's been so devastating, the war in Syria has a way of popping in and out of the media's radar. For a conflict that's been so devastating, the war in Syria has a way of popping in and out of the media's radar. For many people, the recent images to come out of the Syria town Khan Sheikhun showing the aftermath of a chemical attack allegedly carried out by Syria's government, is a small window into a conflict that has killed almost 500,000 people since 2011. But how did we get he
On 30 September 2015, following a formal request by the Syrian government for military help against rebels and terrorist groups, Russia intervened militarily in the Syrian crisis. The activities consisted of air strikes primarily in north-western Syria against terrorist groups fighting Syrian government, including al-Nusra Front, ISIL and the Jeish al-Fath (Army of Conquest). On 24 November 2015, a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft was shot down by a Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet, the first tim
The impact of the latest attacks on Syria was so intense, that it resulted in an earth tremor measuring 2.6 on the Richter scale. Several casualties, both Syrian and Iranian, were counted in these latest attacks. Some believe these strikes act as a provocation against Iran before the US makes a formal decision on cancelling the international nuclear agreement with Iran. The US, UK and French missile strikes on Syria earlier in April will "only increase the Syrians' determination to eliminate ter
Print WASHINGTON - The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, is targeting Iraq's oil fields as part of its plan to raise revenue and build its caliphate infrastructure. The move makes it unlikely the ISIS would destroy the fields, unless the Iraqi military regroups and attempts to recapture them. In addition to the oil and natural gas field in the Sunni-controlled region of Iraq, ISIS is about to capture the Balad Air Base just north of Baghdad where U.S. F-16s were slated to be based. ISI
(To see that 3-minute video of the Syrian war, click here .) On May 19th, the Washington Post headlined "Agreement that could lead to U.S. troops in Libya could be reached 'any day'," and reported that Joseph F. Dunford, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that U.S. troops will be sent to Libya to fight against ISIS, and that, "There will be a long-term mission in Libya," in order to deal with the mushrooming presence of ISIS fighters who have come to Libya after the secularist lead
Israel lost its first aircraft in combat since the early 1980s last month. Syrian air defenses shot down an Israeli F-16I, leaving the airmen inside only " a few seconds " to escape the wreckage. The pilot has now recovered , but the incident - prompted by an Iranian drone dispatched into Israeli airspace from Syrian territory-- almost spiraled out of control. Israeli generals reportedly weighed a large-scale offensive in Syria. Israel was on the brink of war, reportedly until Russian Presi
RUSSIA'S INTERVENTION in the civil war in Syria marks the beginning of an ominous new chapter in a conflict that has already cost the lives of hundreds of thousands and scattered more than 10 million people within and beyond Syria's borders. President Vladimir Putin dressed up Russia's entry into the conflict as "similar to an anti-Hitler coalition" to include the U.S. and other Western countries, against the forces of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which controls eastern Syria. How
What Is Disproportionate Force? Though every armed conflict kills civilians, all civilized nations try to avoid this. So why has Israel been accused of using too much force in Gaza in 2014? War in the last century has caused millions of civilian deaths--some 10 million in World War I, 40 million in World War II and two million in Vietnam--far more civilians killed than combatants. The 2014 Gaza war killed about 2,100 people--of which about 945 were civilians, one of the lowest civilian death rat
There are many documents proving that United States and its allies have "shamelessly" attacked the armed forces of Iraq and Syria with the aim of rescuing terrorist groups, he highlighted. He made the remarks at a meeting with Afghanistan's Minister of National Defense Lieutenant General Tariq Shah Bahrami on Sunday. Touching on the growing trend of cooperation between Iran and Afghanistan in political, financial and defense realms, Shamkhani stressed the need for implementing joint actions to s
For a conflict that's been so devastating, the war in Syria has a way of popping in and out of the media's radar. For a conflict that's been so devastating, the war in Syria has a way of popping in and out of the media's radar. For many people, the recent images to come out of the Syria town Khan Sheikhun showing the aftermath of a chemical attack allegedly carried out by Syria's government, is a small window into a conflict that has killed almost 500,000 people since 2011. But how did we get he
If you've seen any movie trailers in the past few years, pray tell, what pattern have you noticed? Hollywood wants you to believe "it's time" for more women to star in action movies like Atomic Blonde and beat up men (see Chris Hemsworth Says "It's Time" for a Female James Bond. He's a Dumbass and OUTRAGE! James Bond Can't be a Woman or Gay, Says... James Bond Himself ). Bill Burr would like to respectfully present a dissenting argument. Brace your earholes, triggers incoming. It's kind of fu
The Punisher isn't only introducing its title character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but also a brand-new sidekick with some pretty impressive (and scary) computer skills. Early on in the new Netflix series, Frank Castle takes on unlikely partner in his mission of revenge, but not without a lot of skepticism and blackmail. It's not until Micro reveals he knows what Castle did in Afghanistan that the two warily team up, but it raises the question: How did Micro get that tape of the Punishe
A new Bridget Jones movie has been unleashed upon a world that is already in utter confusion about love, sex and marriage. As someone whose literary work has been raided for themes -- and a significant name -- for this franchise, Jane Austen has something to say. Dear Miss Jones, Having kept an eye on the twists and turns of your romantic career for the past 15 years, I now hear that you are going to have a baby. I should like to congratulate you but I have deep misgivings about this news. You a
Sherlock Holmes movies are like city buses; you may miss one, but another will be following shortly. Since making his screen debut in 1905, Holmes has been the central character in about 150 theatrical and TV movies, portrayed by some 70 different actors (including Jonathan Pryce, Rupert Everett, Patrick Macnee, Charlton Heston, Edward Woodward, Michael Caine, Ian Richardson, Peter O'Toole, Frank Langella, Christopher Plummer, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Raymond Massey, and John Barrymore).
Two weeks after the newest Batman movie hit theaters, the original Catwoman Julie Newmar has commented on the film franchise. The actress portrayed Catwoman, also known as Selina Kyle, on ABC's series "Batman" from 1966 through 1968. In the latest installation, "The Dark Knight Rises," Catwoman is portrayed by superstar Anne Hathaway. In a recent interview, Newmar divulged mixed feelings on the Christopher Nolan-directed film franchise and on other Catwoman portrayals. "It's dark," said the 78-y
How do you kill one of horror's most iconic characters? It's going to take a lot of garlic, wooden stakes, and a history lesson to learn how to slay the blood-sucking Casanova known as Count Dracula. The count got his name from Vlad Dracula or Vlad the Impaler, whose favorite execution method could have inspired the blood sucker's best-known weakness -- a stake through the heart. Dracula is most vulnerable when he's in his death sleep, which recharges his energy before night time. This is the op
In uncertain times, in an uncertain world, the one institution people can always rely on is family--unless they're in a Trey Edward Shults movie. In just two movies released in as many years, first with his 2016 debut, Krisha , and now with his freshly released follow-up, It Comes at Night , Shults has solidified his reputation as a filmmaker obsessed with family as a locus for tension. His debut, the former, is a family drama flick with dread lingering at its edges, like a Robert Altman film sh
In case you were wondering as I was, an oratorio is pretty similar to an opera in its use of a choir, soloists, and character ensembles, but unlike an opera, there's no scenery, costumes, or action. An oratorio is basically made up of large scale musical compositions that explain the story or subject, usually taking on religious or sacred subject matter. THIS oratorio, "From the Fire," composed by Tony-nominated Elizabeth Swados and conceived and directed by Cecilia Rubino, is based on the infa
Courtesy Warner Bros It's a Choose Your Own Adventure of wizarding proportions. Right now, the world is busy celebrating Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts 1 & 2 , the eighth book (in play form) in Potter's official story. In the past, he was a young kid with a scar on his brow and I'm assuming at least a bit of acne. Nowadays, he's a 36-year-old Auror in the Ministry of Magic. But, there are plenty of other career paths in the Potterverse, and it's not just Houses you can get sorted into a
A review of tonight's The Americans season finale coming up just as soon as I watch the Super Bowl without you... "I think it's time." -Gabriel As Gabriel notes to Philip and Elizabeth in a scene that threatens to upend all of our expectations for the series' final two seasons, their assignment to America was never intended to be a permanent one. Plans were already underway to have William come home after delivering the Lassa virus to the Centre, and once he gets captured by the FBI, the risk to
The Punisher isn't only introducing its title character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but also a brand-new sidekick with some pretty impressive (and scary) computer skills. Early on in the new Netflix series, Frank Castle takes on unlikely partner in his mission of revenge, but not without a lot of skepticism and blackmail. It's not until Micro reveals he knows what Castle did in Afghanistan that the two warily team up, but it raises the question: How did Micro get that tape of the Punishe
A new Bridget Jones movie has been unleashed upon a world that is already in utter confusion about love, sex and marriage. As someone whose literary work has been raided for themes -- and a significant name -- for this franchise, Jane Austen has something to say. Dear Miss Jones, Having kept an eye on the twists and turns of your romantic career for the past 15 years, I now hear that you are going to have a baby. I should like to congratulate you but I have deep misgivings about this news. You a
Sherlock Holmes movies are like city buses; you may miss one, but another will be following shortly. Since making his screen debut in 1905, Holmes has been the central character in about 150 theatrical and TV movies, portrayed by some 70 different actors (including Jonathan Pryce, Rupert Everett, Patrick Macnee, Charlton Heston, Edward Woodward, Michael Caine, Ian Richardson, Peter O'Toole, Frank Langella, Christopher Plummer, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Raymond Massey, and John Barrymore).
Two weeks after the newest Batman movie hit theaters, the original Catwoman Julie Newmar has commented on the film franchise. The actress portrayed Catwoman, also known as Selina Kyle, on ABC's series "Batman" from 1966 through 1968. In the latest installation, "The Dark Knight Rises," Catwoman is portrayed by superstar Anne Hathaway. In a recent interview, Newmar divulged mixed feelings on the Christopher Nolan-directed film franchise and on other Catwoman portrayals. "It's dark," said the 78-y
How do you kill one of horror's most iconic characters? It's going to take a lot of garlic, wooden stakes, and a history lesson to learn how to slay the blood-sucking Casanova known as Count Dracula. The count got his name from Vlad Dracula or Vlad the Impaler, whose favorite execution method could have inspired the blood sucker's best-known weakness -- a stake through the heart. Dracula is most vulnerable when he's in his death sleep, which recharges his energy before night time. This is the op
In uncertain times, in an uncertain world, the one institution people can always rely on is family--unless they're in a Trey Edward Shults movie. In just two movies released in as many years, first with his 2016 debut, Krisha , and now with his freshly released follow-up, It Comes at Night , Shults has solidified his reputation as a filmmaker obsessed with family as a locus for tension. His debut, the former, is a family drama flick with dread lingering at its edges, like a Robert Altman film sh
In case you were wondering as I was, an oratorio is pretty similar to an opera in its use of a choir, soloists, and character ensembles, but unlike an opera, there's no scenery, costumes, or action. An oratorio is basically made up of large scale musical compositions that explain the story or subject, usually taking on religious or sacred subject matter. THIS oratorio, "From the Fire," composed by Tony-nominated Elizabeth Swados and conceived and directed by Cecilia Rubino, is based on the infa
Courtesy Warner Bros It's a Choose Your Own Adventure of wizarding proportions. Right now, the world is busy celebrating Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts 1 & 2 , the eighth book (in play form) in Potter's official story. In the past, he was a young kid with a scar on his brow and I'm assuming at least a bit of acne. Nowadays, he's a 36-year-old Auror in the Ministry of Magic. But, there are plenty of other career paths in the Potterverse, and it's not just Houses you can get sorted into a
A review of tonight's The Americans season finale coming up just as soon as I watch the Super Bowl without you... "I think it's time." -Gabriel As Gabriel notes to Philip and Elizabeth in a scene that threatens to upend all of our expectations for the series' final two seasons, their assignment to America was never intended to be a permanent one. Plans were already underway to have William come home after delivering the Lassa virus to the Centre, and once he gets captured by the FBI, the risk to
Sounding like something out of a mediocre Hollywood movie, SeaWorld has copped to infiltrating animal rights groups and spying, under the guise of protecting them selves from "credible threats." I also enjoy that "certain employees" were directed to these tasks. Seal trainers? Cotton candy spinners? From the Orlando Sentinel: Reading from a statement while speaking [...] You might be used to rolling your own smokes, but let's face it: it's not the cleanest or most eco-friendly way to enjoy your
* If Perez Hilton is to be believed, 90210 is back--as a movie. [ Perez Hilton ] * Thanks to the recent success of the Sex and the City film, a group of Friends looks towards their reunion. [ Daily Mail ] * Promising dollar beers, hot chicks, and hardcore fights, Bruno, Sacha Baron Cohen's Austrian fashionista reporter alias, was caught in Texarkana and Fort Smith, Arkansas last month filming for his upcoming film, Bruno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual
Trailer Frenzy A special place to find the newest trailers for movies and TV shows you're craving. Oh lordy, looks like True Blood is gettin' political again. The latest two trailers for True Blood showcase new character Governor Burrell's mission to "bite back," by screaming GUNS GUNS GUNS GUNS GUNS. We love it when True Blood starts talking politics. The subtle and nuanced plot lines, into which the show weaves passionate takes on issues of the day, flow through their episodes like a beaut
After what felt like decades of winter, the great reveal about the life or death of Jon Snow occurred in the most recent episode of "Game of Thrones." So, the cast members of "Saturday Night Live" decided to spoof not only the story of that particular episode itself, but also how long everything seems to take in the "Game of Thrones" world of Westeros. Of course, we all expect for the suspense to be drawn out as long as possible in any TV show, movie or book, but it's not the same when you're t
Contrary to the rhetoric of sex-worker advocacy groups, the vast majority of women working as prostitutes did not freely choose to do so. Human trafficking is a serious problem, and those who attempt to downplay its prevalence often have ulterior motives. This past December, California changed some laws regarding sex workers. Sex workers will now be eligible to receive victim compensation for rape. Previously, there was a regulation specifying that rape-related claims from sex workers didn't cou
Saw this last night after Live Blog hours: Sandra Bullock is angry about the reaction to the all-female #Ghostbusters : "They literally walked into a firing squad" https://t.co/DZgU50u7iB pic.twitter.com/o2SrQc5i1C -- Variety (@Variety) June 12, 2018 Here was my response: I don't think she's clear on what "literally" means or what a firing squad does. https://t.co/us2ngtbVYP -- SFK (@stephenkruiser) June 12, 2018 No, it was just a bad idea. Doing a remake of a beloved classic has inherent risks
Demand the release of Nicoll Hernandez-Polanco , a Guatemalan transgender woman currently being held in a men's immigration detention center. Jesus effing christ. Three-quarters of public school teachers say their students come to school hungry regularly . The University of Oregon handed a rape survivor's therapy records over to their legal counsel to defend themselves against her lawsuit charging the school with mishandling her sexual assault case. A new report on immigration and Asian America
In an ironic twist of fate, an illegal alien who took to the press to complain about his girlfriend's deportation is now facing deportation himself. At least they'll be reunited. Baltazar "Rosas" Alberto Gutierrez, a 35-year-old Mexican national, was arrested by federal immigration officers after he spoke to reporters about the circumstances surrounding his girlfriend's deportation, which he called "suspicious." The illegal immigrant told the Seattle Times on Sunday that U.S. Immigration and Cu
Gitmo Injustices Get Satirical Treatment From Harold & Kumar The iconic teens come face to face with the injustices at Gitmo -- and young audiences are going to eat it up. Ask anybody under twenty-five what he/she thought of the 2004 stoner comedy Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle , and he/she will almost certainly say, with intense feeling, "It was huh-LARE-ious." There's going to be a similar reaction to the sequel, Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay . Everybody who liked the first one,
How do you kill one of horror's most iconic characters? It's going to take a lot of garlic, wooden stakes, and a history lesson to learn how to slay the blood-sucking Casanova known as Count Dracula. The count got his name from Vlad Dracula or Vlad the Impaler, whose favorite execution method could have inspired the blood sucker's best-known weakness -- a stake through the heart. Dracula is most vulnerable when he's in his death sleep, which recharges his energy before night time. This is the op
* If Perez Hilton is to be believed, 90210 is back--as a movie. [ Perez Hilton ] * Thanks to the recent success of the Sex and the City film, a group of Friends looks towards their reunion. [ Daily Mail ] * Promising dollar beers, hot chicks, and hardcore fights, Bruno, Sacha Baron Cohen's Austrian fashionista reporter alias, was caught in Texarkana and Fort Smith, Arkansas last month filming for his upcoming film, Bruno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual
Trailer Frenzy A special place to find the newest trailers for movies and TV shows you're craving. Oh lordy, looks like True Blood is gettin' political again. The latest two trailers for True Blood showcase new character Governor Burrell's mission to "bite back," by screaming GUNS GUNS GUNS GUNS GUNS. We love it when True Blood starts talking politics. The subtle and nuanced plot lines, into which the show weaves passionate takes on issues of the day, flow through their episodes like a beaut
After what felt like decades of winter, the great reveal about the life or death of Jon Snow occurred in the most recent episode of "Game of Thrones." So, the cast members of "Saturday Night Live" decided to spoof not only the story of that particular episode itself, but also how long everything seems to take in the "Game of Thrones" world of Westeros. Of course, we all expect for the suspense to be drawn out as long as possible in any TV show, movie or book, but it's not the same when you're t
Contrary to the rhetoric of sex-worker advocacy groups, the vast majority of women working as prostitutes did not freely choose to do so. Human trafficking is a serious problem, and those who attempt to downplay its prevalence often have ulterior motives. This past December, California changed some laws regarding sex workers. Sex workers will now be eligible to receive victim compensation for rape. Previously, there was a regulation specifying that rape-related claims from sex workers didn't cou
Saw this last night after Live Blog hours: Sandra Bullock is angry about the reaction to the all-female #Ghostbusters : "They literally walked into a firing squad" https://t.co/DZgU50u7iB pic.twitter.com/o2SrQc5i1C -- Variety (@Variety) June 12, 2018 Here was my response: I don't think she's clear on what "literally" means or what a firing squad does. https://t.co/us2ngtbVYP -- SFK (@stephenkruiser) June 12, 2018 No, it was just a bad idea. Doing a remake of a beloved classic has inherent risks
Demand the release of Nicoll Hernandez-Polanco , a Guatemalan transgender woman currently being held in a men's immigration detention center. Jesus effing christ. Three-quarters of public school teachers say their students come to school hungry regularly . The University of Oregon handed a rape survivor's therapy records over to their legal counsel to defend themselves against her lawsuit charging the school with mishandling her sexual assault case. A new report on immigration and Asian America
In an ironic twist of fate, an illegal alien who took to the press to complain about his girlfriend's deportation is now facing deportation himself. At least they'll be reunited. Baltazar "Rosas" Alberto Gutierrez, a 35-year-old Mexican national, was arrested by federal immigration officers after he spoke to reporters about the circumstances surrounding his girlfriend's deportation, which he called "suspicious." The illegal immigrant told the Seattle Times on Sunday that U.S. Immigration and Cu
Gitmo Injustices Get Satirical Treatment From Harold & Kumar The iconic teens come face to face with the injustices at Gitmo -- and young audiences are going to eat it up. Ask anybody under twenty-five what he/she thought of the 2004 stoner comedy Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle , and he/she will almost certainly say, with intense feeling, "It was huh-LARE-ious." There's going to be a similar reaction to the sequel, Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay . Everybody who liked the first one,
How do you kill one of horror's most iconic characters? It's going to take a lot of garlic, wooden stakes, and a history lesson to learn how to slay the blood-sucking Casanova known as Count Dracula. The count got his name from Vlad Dracula or Vlad the Impaler, whose favorite execution method could have inspired the blood sucker's best-known weakness -- a stake through the heart. Dracula is most vulnerable when he's in his death sleep, which recharges his energy before night time. This is the op
It's hard to imagine how anyone, much less a Washington Post pundit, could go on The O'Reilly Factor and fail so completely when asked to explain why she thinks Bill O'Reilly has a pro-Trump bias. But Rubin not only blew her attempt, she wound up making O'Reilly look like the objective one. Rubin is an anti-Donald Trump conservative and a columnist for The Washington Post . She appeared on The Factor to defend criticisms of O'Reilly's coverage of Trump. RUBIN: My criticism is really that you act
Let's start by mentioning the unmentionable. Unmentionable, that is, for liberals, if not for Rush Limbaugh, who has spent the last two days on his show doing the work the mainstream media simply refuses to do. Unmentionable too for the black leftist establishment and Attorney General Eric Holder. All of whom want to play the race card. But only if that race card has nothing to do with the startling question raised about Trayvon Martin by his friend, the prosecution star witness Rachel Jeantel i
Joe Piscopo and Fox News host Neil Cavuto were very annoyed that celebrities in the Hand in Hand hurricane relief telethon talked climate change. Piscopo doesn't believe in climate change but if it does exist, it's Obama's fault! "How about just raising the money, helping the folks out in need and spare the lectures?" Cavuto said after playing clips of Barbra Streisand, Beyonce and Stevie Wonder talking about the importance of dealing with climate change during the telethon. Then, Cavuto introd
This week Fox News thought it would be a good idea to repost a six month old article by their resident "psycho" analyst, Keith Ablow. In it he asserted some ludicrous reasons to dismiss critics of Donald Trump who questioned his mental health. Trump's sanity has only become more suspect as time has gone by. The decision by Fox News to rerun this pathetic Trump-fluffing is difficult to understand. It made no sense at the time, and is even more embarrassing now. Nevertheless, it does provide a goo
On Monday's "Morning Joe" on MSNBC, host Joe Scarborough took aim at President Barack Obama for his approach to radical Islam, particularly ISIS in the wake of recent events. According to Scarborough, Obama's approach is "intellectually flabby." "[W]hat this requires Washington to do and western leaders to do is actually sew some subtlety," Scarborough said. "We have to do two things that seem to be in conflict but actually work together. The first thing we have to do is acknowledge what Graeme
Charles Gasparino proves once again that the talking heads over on Faux "news" are living in an alternative universe. Here he is on Fox's Cavuto on Business this Saturday, during one of their typical fearmongering segments on how the illegal immigrants are overrunning our country and going to destroy it (even though immigration is at a net zero) telling everyone that the grandfather of free-market economic theory that conservatives worship is supposedly not a right winger. PAYNE: It's nuts in so
I can't believe I am agreeing with President Obama and Fox News' Bill O'Reilly on the same blog but in this situation they both said something I agree with. For the record, while I don't agree with many of President Obama's policies, such as his support of Planned Parenthood, I do agree that it is past time for the racism conversation. On the other hand, I also don't always agree with everything that O'Reilly says. I do agree that we need to strengthen the American family which also includes the
Charles Krauthammer thinks the last people who should criticize President Trump for supposedly releasing classified info to the Russians are the Democrats. He said, "Since their candidate for the presidency had been spilling classified information some of the highest level classified for a year and half and the Democrats pretended it wasn't a problem or that it should be ignored, it's rather unseemly." By the way, if Trump did release info it would have been legal since the president has broad a
If you think Keith Olbermann is an example of a hard-left sports journalist-turned political commentator, you haven't been reading Mike Lupica 's columns in the New York Daily News lately. For those who don't know Mike, he's an award-winning sports columnist, best-selling author, ESPN Radio host, and a panelist for ESPN's Sports Reporters, a Meet the Press meets Around the Horn program discussing the more weighty sports issues of the day. Not a bad resume when you've conquered the big three of m
Chris Matthews goes on full attack mode against his fellow MSNBC host Steve Kornacki for not attacking Ben Carson enough and absolutely demands that he call him a liar. Watch below: Kornacki is a bona fide leftist, but he tries to play fair with both sides, and that just enflamed Chris Matthew's leg tingle. Kornacki is merely saying that there is an interpretation of Carson's words that don't make him a liar - Matthews just can't have that. At one point he even demeans Steve by explaining him wh
Let's start by mentioning the unmentionable. Unmentionable, that is, for liberals, if not for Rush Limbaugh, who has spent the last two days on his show doing the work the mainstream media simply refuses to do. Unmentionable too for the black leftist establishment and Attorney General Eric Holder. All of whom want to play the race card. But only if that race card has nothing to do with the startling question raised about Trayvon Martin by his friend, the prosecution star witness Rachel Jeantel i
Joe Piscopo and Fox News host Neil Cavuto were very annoyed that celebrities in the Hand in Hand hurricane relief telethon talked climate change. Piscopo doesn't believe in climate change but if it does exist, it's Obama's fault! "How about just raising the money, helping the folks out in need and spare the lectures?" Cavuto said after playing clips of Barbra Streisand, Beyonce and Stevie Wonder talking about the importance of dealing with climate change during the telethon. Then, Cavuto introd
This week Fox News thought it would be a good idea to repost a six month old article by their resident "psycho" analyst, Keith Ablow. In it he asserted some ludicrous reasons to dismiss critics of Donald Trump who questioned his mental health. Trump's sanity has only become more suspect as time has gone by. The decision by Fox News to rerun this pathetic Trump-fluffing is difficult to understand. It made no sense at the time, and is even more embarrassing now. Nevertheless, it does provide a goo
On Monday's "Morning Joe" on MSNBC, host Joe Scarborough took aim at President Barack Obama for his approach to radical Islam, particularly ISIS in the wake of recent events. According to Scarborough, Obama's approach is "intellectually flabby." "[W]hat this requires Washington to do and western leaders to do is actually sew some subtlety," Scarborough said. "We have to do two things that seem to be in conflict but actually work together. The first thing we have to do is acknowledge what Graeme
Charles Gasparino proves once again that the talking heads over on Faux "news" are living in an alternative universe. Here he is on Fox's Cavuto on Business this Saturday, during one of their typical fearmongering segments on how the illegal immigrants are overrunning our country and going to destroy it (even though immigration is at a net zero) telling everyone that the grandfather of free-market economic theory that conservatives worship is supposedly not a right winger. PAYNE: It's nuts in so
I can't believe I am agreeing with President Obama and Fox News' Bill O'Reilly on the same blog but in this situation they both said something I agree with. For the record, while I don't agree with many of President Obama's policies, such as his support of Planned Parenthood, I do agree that it is past time for the racism conversation. On the other hand, I also don't always agree with everything that O'Reilly says. I do agree that we need to strengthen the American family which also includes the
Charles Krauthammer thinks the last people who should criticize President Trump for supposedly releasing classified info to the Russians are the Democrats. He said, "Since their candidate for the presidency had been spilling classified information some of the highest level classified for a year and half and the Democrats pretended it wasn't a problem or that it should be ignored, it's rather unseemly." By the way, if Trump did release info it would have been legal since the president has broad a
If you think Keith Olbermann is an example of a hard-left sports journalist-turned political commentator, you haven't been reading Mike Lupica 's columns in the New York Daily News lately. For those who don't know Mike, he's an award-winning sports columnist, best-selling author, ESPN Radio host, and a panelist for ESPN's Sports Reporters, a Meet the Press meets Around the Horn program discussing the more weighty sports issues of the day. Not a bad resume when you've conquered the big three of m
Chris Matthews goes on full attack mode against his fellow MSNBC host Steve Kornacki for not attacking Ben Carson enough and absolutely demands that he call him a liar. Watch below: Kornacki is a bona fide leftist, but he tries to play fair with both sides, and that just enflamed Chris Matthew's leg tingle. Kornacki is merely saying that there is an interpretation of Carson's words that don't make him a liar - Matthews just can't have that. At one point he even demeans Steve by explaining him wh
After Hannity revelation, personal data to be required for journalists by Trump Administration. S o you want to be a journalist -- or you are one now? In light of the news that the media finds that Sean Hannity's friendship with Trump lawyer Michael Cohen should have been noted in every Hannity-Cohen interview, and with the news that the Guardian is now making Hannity's private real estate dealings a news story? Now the new rules of journalism are clear -- and the Trump Administration is respo
Bill O'Reilly took on the issue of stopping Islamic terrorism Monday with Osama Siblani , the publisher of the Arab American News, telling him he doesn't see militant Islam because "you don't want to know." O'Reilly repeatedly confronted Siblani about militant Islam in Detroit, but Siblani said he knows of no militant Muslims to begin with. They fought over the decision by the mayor of New York City to end a controversial unit monitoring Muslims , with Siblani saying public officials are "electe
In a Friday segment titled " Radical Muslims on the March ," Fox News host Sean Hannity had national security experts and commentators in the studio to discuss the rise of radical Islam, and it didn't take long for things to get heated. Act for America President Brigitte Gabriel was among the panelists, and she found herself under fire after questioning why more moderate Muslims are not speaking out against the violence orchestrated by radical Muslims. Fox News liberal contributor Tamara Holder
Joe Piscopo and Fox News host Neil Cavuto were very annoyed that celebrities in the Hand in Hand hurricane relief telethon talked climate change. Piscopo doesn't believe in climate change but if it does exist, it's Obama's fault! "How about just raising the money, helping the folks out in need and spare the lectures?" Cavuto said after playing clips of Barbra Streisand, Beyonce and Stevie Wonder talking about the importance of dealing with climate change during the telethon. Then, Cavuto introd
On Monday evening, both NBC Nightly News and ABC's World News Tonight touted President Obama claiming success in the fight against ISIS while ignoring criticism of his strategy. On Nightly News , anchor Lester Holt proclaimed: "A warning today from President Obama, who emerged from a Pentagon briefing and called the fight against ISIS a quote, 'generational struggle,' saying it will take time to defeat this enemy." On World News Tonight , correspondent Brian Ross declared: "President Obama annou
I'm probably leading with the wrong part of this clip, as his claim that Trump has done more damage to America than Bin Laden or ISIS is obviously more incendiary. But it's not as newsworthy because that's standard Olbermann . Insane hyperbole about the horrors of Republican presidents had been his shtick for more than a decade. Him thinking Trump is a bigger threat than Al Qaeda is the ultimate dog-bites-man story. But him owing an apology to John McCain and George W. Bush ? Sweet sassy molassy
Sebastian Gorka, the Nazi Party-connected Fox News contributor, used his Hannity show platform to speak directly to Bill Shine, the Fox News exec-turned White House communications chief, with advice about the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Last night, the Hannity show reacted to Trump's conveniently-timed-for-Hannity announcement by attacking the left for opposing Kavanaugh's nomination at least as much as they ballyhooed the nomination, itself. And who better to help the sm
On Wednesday's Now With Alex Wagner on MSNBC, Eric Bates raised the specter of censorship by Christian conservatives during a panel discussion on the past Muslim backlash against Charlie Hebdo magazine - the target of an Islamic terrorist attack in Paris earlier in the day. Bates, a former executive editor for Rolling Stone magazine, cited Jerry Falwell's lawsuit against porn magazine Hustler in the 1980s as an apparent example of " religious fundamentalists of all stripes and of nationalities h
In yesterday's Talking Points Memo, Bill O'Reilly harangued David Barger, the CEO of JetBlue, for being a sponsor of the YearlyKos convention. He had his producer stalk Barger and ask questions that implied that the DailyKos website was a hate-filled enterprise. O'Reilly even compared it to the KKK and the Nazis. In today's TPM, O'Reilly announced that Barger sent him a response to his ambush interview that said that the airline's only connection to YearlyKos was that it provided 10 flight vouch
Franklin Graham was booked as a terrorism-fighting expert on The O'Reilly Factor tonight. Apparently, his knee-jerk hatred for President Obama was all the credential needed. "Why do you think the world will not unite to stop ISIS?" Bill O'Reilly asked. Graham said that first, he wanted Muslims to know that God loves them. He meant, Jesus, of course, not the God Muslims worship - and probably believe loves them. "We love them and pray for them... He sent his son from heaven to this earth, Jesus C
Bill O'Reilly took on the issue of stopping Islamic terrorism Monday with Osama Siblani , the publisher of the Arab American News, telling him he doesn't see militant Islam because "you don't want to know." O'Reilly repeatedly confronted Siblani about militant Islam in Detroit, but Siblani said he knows of no militant Muslims to begin with. They fought over the decision by the mayor of New York City to end a controversial unit monitoring Muslims , with Siblani saying public officials are "electe
In a Friday segment titled " Radical Muslims on the March ," Fox News host Sean Hannity had national security experts and commentators in the studio to discuss the rise of radical Islam, and it didn't take long for things to get heated. Act for America President Brigitte Gabriel was among the panelists, and she found herself under fire after questioning why more moderate Muslims are not speaking out against the violence orchestrated by radical Muslims. Fox News liberal contributor Tamara Holder
Joe Piscopo and Fox News host Neil Cavuto were very annoyed that celebrities in the Hand in Hand hurricane relief telethon talked climate change. Piscopo doesn't believe in climate change but if it does exist, it's Obama's fault! "How about just raising the money, helping the folks out in need and spare the lectures?" Cavuto said after playing clips of Barbra Streisand, Beyonce and Stevie Wonder talking about the importance of dealing with climate change during the telethon. Then, Cavuto introd
On Monday evening, both NBC Nightly News and ABC's World News Tonight touted President Obama claiming success in the fight against ISIS while ignoring criticism of his strategy. On Nightly News , anchor Lester Holt proclaimed: "A warning today from President Obama, who emerged from a Pentagon briefing and called the fight against ISIS a quote, 'generational struggle,' saying it will take time to defeat this enemy." On World News Tonight , correspondent Brian Ross declared: "President Obama annou
I'm probably leading with the wrong part of this clip, as his claim that Trump has done more damage to America than Bin Laden or ISIS is obviously more incendiary. But it's not as newsworthy because that's standard Olbermann . Insane hyperbole about the horrors of Republican presidents had been his shtick for more than a decade. Him thinking Trump is a bigger threat than Al Qaeda is the ultimate dog-bites-man story. But him owing an apology to John McCain and George W. Bush ? Sweet sassy molassy
Sebastian Gorka, the Nazi Party-connected Fox News contributor, used his Hannity show platform to speak directly to Bill Shine, the Fox News exec-turned White House communications chief, with advice about the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Last night, the Hannity show reacted to Trump's conveniently-timed-for-Hannity announcement by attacking the left for opposing Kavanaugh's nomination at least as much as they ballyhooed the nomination, itself. And who better to help the sm
On Wednesday's Now With Alex Wagner on MSNBC, Eric Bates raised the specter of censorship by Christian conservatives during a panel discussion on the past Muslim backlash against Charlie Hebdo magazine - the target of an Islamic terrorist attack in Paris earlier in the day. Bates, a former executive editor for Rolling Stone magazine, cited Jerry Falwell's lawsuit against porn magazine Hustler in the 1980s as an apparent example of " religious fundamentalists of all stripes and of nationalities h
In yesterday's Talking Points Memo, Bill O'Reilly harangued David Barger, the CEO of JetBlue, for being a sponsor of the YearlyKos convention. He had his producer stalk Barger and ask questions that implied that the DailyKos website was a hate-filled enterprise. O'Reilly even compared it to the KKK and the Nazis. In today's TPM, O'Reilly announced that Barger sent him a response to his ambush interview that said that the airline's only connection to YearlyKos was that it provided 10 flight vouch
Franklin Graham was booked as a terrorism-fighting expert on The O'Reilly Factor tonight. Apparently, his knee-jerk hatred for President Obama was all the credential needed. "Why do you think the world will not unite to stop ISIS?" Bill O'Reilly asked. Graham said that first, he wanted Muslims to know that God loves them. He meant, Jesus, of course, not the God Muslims worship - and probably believe loves them. "We love them and pray for them... He sent his son from heaven to this earth, Jesus C
Perdido Street Station Book Club Part II: The Streets of New Crobuzon Alyssa Rosenberg Sep 17, 2010, 7:35 pm For those of you just joining us, the first entry and discussion in this series appear here . Max Gladstone, who had a provocative comment about craft and the knowledge authors provide their readers, has continued that thought here . The rules are the same: spoilers below the jump, but please don't try to spoil beyond Part II for those who haven't gotten that far yet. I finished the book
Mr. Delingpole relentlessly tracks the greenies. His latest piece is a gem. So, if my math is correct, we are being asked by Tom "Rhymes with Liar" Steyer and his green rent-seeking pals and the one world government freaks at the UN to gamble the equivalent of 290 Apollo Missions on the unproven theory that CO2 acts as the control knob for global climate. Does that sound to you like good value for money? Or does that maybe give you a better insight into why it was that President Trump quit the P
- Advertisement - What's the difference between a social entrepreneur and a politician? The entrepreneur has the guts to admit they're trying to make a profit. Conservatives have plenty of successful capitalists ensuring Republican candidates and their issues get traction. Think the Koch brothers, think Rupert Murdoch, and when it comes to social entrepreneurship, think the NRA. The NRA is a "nonprofit organization" using entrepreneurial tactics to influence the debate on gun control. After the
A decade ago, no one may have thought we would ever need technology detox centres. But the existence of National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) in Bengaluru explains a lot about the start of a new era of addictions. The technological advancements over the years have made our lives very comfortable, and keeping in touch with friends and family easy. Just like most other things in life, it also comes with a fair share of cons. Afterall, too much of something isn't good, be i
I probably should have pinged Sean , our resident pop-culture expert, on exactly how "Rock the Cradle" is going right now before I did this write-up. My wife is my usual gauge for reality TV, but she's not following this particular series. As a result, I'm not sure exactly how big of a coup it is that TalkShoe is now playing host to one of the contestants from MTV's show based around rock stars' kids. Still, the fact that Twisted Sister's Dee Snider's kid Jesse Blaze Snider is hosting a regular
Noted climate scientist Ken Caldeira of the Carnegie Institute for Science at Stanford has finally popped the question. In an article entitled "One Known Way to Cool the Earth" on the February 16, 2015 USA Today opinion page, Caldeira writes: "There is basically only one way known to cool the Earth rapidly." He explains the method "...is to reflect more of the sun's warming rays back to space." What will it take to do this? According to Caldeira, only "A small fleet of airplanes could do what
In The Memory Of Prof. Chadha Who Left Us On 1st March By Ravi Nitesh 09 March, 2014 Countercurrents.org Prof. Chadha with Ms. Saeeda Diep (Chairperson, IPSS, Lahore) "P lease come, I was waiting for you only, and it is our fortune that we get a chance to host you. I think I will talk in Punjabi rather than english with you as then we will feel more happy and comfortable." Prof. G. K. Chadha said with a gesture while receiving our guest (who had come from Lahore,Pakistan) of Aman Chaupal. It was
Michael Guillen was born in East Los Angeles, earned his BS from UCLA and his MS and PhD from Cornell University in physics, mathematics and astronomy. For eight years he was an award-winning physics instructor at Harvard University. For fourteen years he was the Emmy-award-winning science correspondent for ABC News, appearing regularly on "Good Morning America," "20/20," "Nightline," and "World News Tonight." Dr. Guillen is the host of the History Channel series, Where Did It Come From? and pro
Since I started writing about music for the Reader in 2006 I've covered the subcultures of footwork and seapunk , explored the music industry's 21st-century problems , dug up obscure Chicago history , and somehow ended up pissing off both sides of the Odd Future debate . As a freelancer my work's appeared in Pitchfork, Vice , NME , XXL , the Utne Reader , Hit it or Quit it , and on the blogs of Fortune and Esquire magazine. In 2011 I wrote How to Analyze the Music of Paul McCartney , an introduc
Enkhbayar Munkh-Erdene and Tracy Matsue Loeffelholz / YES! Magazine / Multimedia - June 26, 2018 This month, NationofChange turns 7! NationofChange is a nonprofit organization that provides an online magazine, daily newsletter, and activist platform - all free to the public. It's hard, expensive work, and our daily operations are funded entirely by donations from readers like you. If you value the work that we're doing, please take a moment to celebrate our 7th anniverary with your 100% tax-dedu
Mr. Delingpole relentlessly tracks the greenies. His latest piece is a gem. So, if my math is correct, we are being asked by Tom "Rhymes with Liar" Steyer and his green rent-seeking pals and the one world government freaks at the UN to gamble the equivalent of 290 Apollo Missions on the unproven theory that CO2 acts as the control knob for global climate. Does that sound to you like good value for money? Or does that maybe give you a better insight into why it was that President Trump quit the P
- Advertisement - What's the difference between a social entrepreneur and a politician? The entrepreneur has the guts to admit they're trying to make a profit. Conservatives have plenty of successful capitalists ensuring Republican candidates and their issues get traction. Think the Koch brothers, think Rupert Murdoch, and when it comes to social entrepreneurship, think the NRA. The NRA is a "nonprofit organization" using entrepreneurial tactics to influence the debate on gun control. After the
A decade ago, no one may have thought we would ever need technology detox centres. But the existence of National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) in Bengaluru explains a lot about the start of a new era of addictions. The technological advancements over the years have made our lives very comfortable, and keeping in touch with friends and family easy. Just like most other things in life, it also comes with a fair share of cons. Afterall, too much of something isn't good, be i
I probably should have pinged Sean , our resident pop-culture expert, on exactly how "Rock the Cradle" is going right now before I did this write-up. My wife is my usual gauge for reality TV, but she's not following this particular series. As a result, I'm not sure exactly how big of a coup it is that TalkShoe is now playing host to one of the contestants from MTV's show based around rock stars' kids. Still, the fact that Twisted Sister's Dee Snider's kid Jesse Blaze Snider is hosting a regular
Noted climate scientist Ken Caldeira of the Carnegie Institute for Science at Stanford has finally popped the question. In an article entitled "One Known Way to Cool the Earth" on the February 16, 2015 USA Today opinion page, Caldeira writes: "There is basically only one way known to cool the Earth rapidly." He explains the method "...is to reflect more of the sun's warming rays back to space." What will it take to do this? According to Caldeira, only "A small fleet of airplanes could do what
In The Memory Of Prof. Chadha Who Left Us On 1st March By Ravi Nitesh 09 March, 2014 Countercurrents.org Prof. Chadha with Ms. Saeeda Diep (Chairperson, IPSS, Lahore) "P lease come, I was waiting for you only, and it is our fortune that we get a chance to host you. I think I will talk in Punjabi rather than english with you as then we will feel more happy and comfortable." Prof. G. K. Chadha said with a gesture while receiving our guest (who had come from Lahore,Pakistan) of Aman Chaupal. It was
Michael Guillen was born in East Los Angeles, earned his BS from UCLA and his MS and PhD from Cornell University in physics, mathematics and astronomy. For eight years he was an award-winning physics instructor at Harvard University. For fourteen years he was the Emmy-award-winning science correspondent for ABC News, appearing regularly on "Good Morning America," "20/20," "Nightline," and "World News Tonight." Dr. Guillen is the host of the History Channel series, Where Did It Come From? and pro
Since I started writing about music for the Reader in 2006 I've covered the subcultures of footwork and seapunk , explored the music industry's 21st-century problems , dug up obscure Chicago history , and somehow ended up pissing off both sides of the Odd Future debate . As a freelancer my work's appeared in Pitchfork, Vice , NME , XXL , the Utne Reader , Hit it or Quit it , and on the blogs of Fortune and Esquire magazine. In 2011 I wrote How to Analyze the Music of Paul McCartney , an introduc
Enkhbayar Munkh-Erdene and Tracy Matsue Loeffelholz / YES! Magazine / Multimedia - June 26, 2018 This month, NationofChange turns 7! NationofChange is a nonprofit organization that provides an online magazine, daily newsletter, and activist platform - all free to the public. It's hard, expensive work, and our daily operations are funded entirely by donations from readers like you. If you value the work that we're doing, please take a moment to celebrate our 7th anniverary with your 100% tax-dedu
BY: Matthew Continetti July 27, 2012 5:00 am One cannot help noticing the struggle between Barack Obama's natural instincts and the serene and benevolent persona he projects to the world. Beneath the visage of a cosmetically populist, post-racial, post-partisan reformer who wants to " perfect " America and to have "millionaires and billionaires" "pay their fair share" is just another condescending, self-important, sarcastic, academic liberal Democrat, who believes in false consciousness and in s
up ( Editors Note: This is a repost from last year. Seems just as relevant in 2011 as it did in 2010. ) The subject of AFofL-CIO President George Meany's labor Day address that September of 1967 was The Long Hot Summer . That was a popular phrase to characterize what went on that year, and what had gone on in previous years. The amount of unrest and social upheaval visiting our cities during those years was something to behold. Our society was going through an intense growth process and the poli
Submitted by bulmer on Jan 10 2012 06:32 Submitted by working class s... on Jan 9 2012 21:30 Submitted by Choccy on Jan 9 2012 00:26 Submitted by Caiman del Barrio on Jan 7 2012 17:16 Submitted by working class s... on Jan 5 2012 23:14 I'm an IWW member living in the U.S. Midwest, writing about politics and questions I'm trying to think through. I'm also part of the editorial crew at Recomposition . Some American and European comrades have asked me, Why didn't you have an Occupy movement in Ital
Jonathan Cook The Electronic Intifada 21 August 2006 The devastation of 34 days of Israeli bombing of the southern suburbs of Beirut, August 15, 2006. ( IRINN ews /Marie-Claire Feghali) Late last month, a fortnight into Israel's war against Lebanon, the Hebrew media published a story that passed observers by. Scientists in Haifa, according to the report, have developed a "missile-trappingo" steel net that can shield buildings from rocket attacks. The Israeli government, it noted, would be able t
By Martin M. Bodek http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | "Some are born great and some with a gift for laughter, others are born with a love of names." George R. Stewart, author of Names on the Land I think that's quite an appropriate way to begin our column. Shall we? C. Toensing writes: "My last name is Toensing. Ancestors came from area around Hanover, Germany. Have a friend who...said the name meant Tony's son. His doctoral thesis focused on the first names of male children in Switzerland over
As one guardsman listens intently, Diaz launches into performance mode, motioning to a table strewn with glossy rave-party flyers and what he terms dangerous rave paraphernalia: pacifiers, Charm's Blow Pops, and Vicks VapoRub. He's in the middle of vividly relating how Ecstasy-addled ravers are transfixed by the glassy effects of glow sticks when the guardsman interrupts, pointing to a glovelike ball-studded object on the table: What's with the brass knuckles? Ahh, Diaz purrs with a knowing smil
New Internationalist 323 May 2000 Rachel Carson's ground-breaking Silent Spring , written in 1962, issued a dire warning of what might happen if the reckless use of pesticides continued. Some of this has come to pass; for the rest we would do well to heed her words. There was once a town in the heart of America where all life seemed to live in harmony with its surroundings. The town lay in the midst of a checkerboard of prosperous farms, with fields of grain and hillsides of orchards. Along the
Remembering Farouk Abdel-Muhti Aug. 9, 1947 - Jul. 21, 2004 Photo: Osvaldo Perez, courtesy of El Diario-La Prensa. Revolutionary Worker #1258, November 14, 2004 , posted at http://rwor.org On July 21, as he finished speaking at an event in Philadelphia called "Detection and Torture: Building Resistance," former political prisoner and much-beloved Palestinian activist Farouk Abdel-Muhti collapsed and died. It was a shocking and terrible loss for the people - coming just two months after he finall
Anna Wintour, Peter Marino, and Kim France. (Photo: Roger Deckker) Anna Wintour Editor-in-chief, Vogue Vogue, c'est moi. No fashion figure has ever played her power as strongly and cannily as the feared, respected, sharply intelligent Wintour. She can make a fledgling's career in a single phone call (designers from John Galliano to Zac Posen owe her a debt of gratitude), anoint the next society muse (Lauren duPont, Jessica Joffe), and raise millions for her favorite causes ($26 million for the
By Nathan Burchfiel | July 9, 2010 9:59 AM EDT By Colleen Raezler | March 5, 2010 11:06 AM EST March is Women's History Month, in which we acknowledge the accomplishments and contributions of women in history and in society today. But for a select group of women - conservative women - their accomplishments and contributions are rarely celebrated but often demeaned and mocked in sexist - and crassly sexual - ways. The Culture & Media Insitute looked back at what the media had to say over the past
up ( Editors Note: This is a repost from last year. Seems just as relevant in 2011 as it did in 2010. ) The subject of AFofL-CIO President George Meany's labor Day address that September of 1967 was The Long Hot Summer . That was a popular phrase to characterize what went on that year, and what had gone on in previous years. The amount of unrest and social upheaval visiting our cities during those years was something to behold. Our society was going through an intense growth process and the poli
Submitted by bulmer on Jan 10 2012 06:32 Submitted by working class s... on Jan 9 2012 21:30 Submitted by Choccy on Jan 9 2012 00:26 Submitted by Caiman del Barrio on Jan 7 2012 17:16 Submitted by working class s... on Jan 5 2012 23:14 I'm an IWW member living in the U.S. Midwest, writing about politics and questions I'm trying to think through. I'm also part of the editorial crew at Recomposition . Some American and European comrades have asked me, Why didn't you have an Occupy movement in Ital
Jonathan Cook The Electronic Intifada 21 August 2006 The devastation of 34 days of Israeli bombing of the southern suburbs of Beirut, August 15, 2006. ( IRINN ews /Marie-Claire Feghali) Late last month, a fortnight into Israel's war against Lebanon, the Hebrew media published a story that passed observers by. Scientists in Haifa, according to the report, have developed a "missile-trappingo" steel net that can shield buildings from rocket attacks. The Israeli government, it noted, would be able t
By Martin M. Bodek http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | "Some are born great and some with a gift for laughter, others are born with a love of names." George R. Stewart, author of Names on the Land I think that's quite an appropriate way to begin our column. Shall we? C. Toensing writes: "My last name is Toensing. Ancestors came from area around Hanover, Germany. Have a friend who...said the name meant Tony's son. His doctoral thesis focused on the first names of male children in Switzerland over
As one guardsman listens intently, Diaz launches into performance mode, motioning to a table strewn with glossy rave-party flyers and what he terms dangerous rave paraphernalia: pacifiers, Charm's Blow Pops, and Vicks VapoRub. He's in the middle of vividly relating how Ecstasy-addled ravers are transfixed by the glassy effects of glow sticks when the guardsman interrupts, pointing to a glovelike ball-studded object on the table: What's with the brass knuckles? Ahh, Diaz purrs with a knowing smil
New Internationalist 323 May 2000 Rachel Carson's ground-breaking Silent Spring , written in 1962, issued a dire warning of what might happen if the reckless use of pesticides continued. Some of this has come to pass; for the rest we would do well to heed her words. There was once a town in the heart of America where all life seemed to live in harmony with its surroundings. The town lay in the midst of a checkerboard of prosperous farms, with fields of grain and hillsides of orchards. Along the
Remembering Farouk Abdel-Muhti Aug. 9, 1947 - Jul. 21, 2004 Photo: Osvaldo Perez, courtesy of El Diario-La Prensa. Revolutionary Worker #1258, November 14, 2004 , posted at http://rwor.org On July 21, as he finished speaking at an event in Philadelphia called "Detection and Torture: Building Resistance," former political prisoner and much-beloved Palestinian activist Farouk Abdel-Muhti collapsed and died. It was a shocking and terrible loss for the people - coming just two months after he finall
Anna Wintour, Peter Marino, and Kim France. (Photo: Roger Deckker) Anna Wintour Editor-in-chief, Vogue Vogue, c'est moi. No fashion figure has ever played her power as strongly and cannily as the feared, respected, sharply intelligent Wintour. She can make a fledgling's career in a single phone call (designers from John Galliano to Zac Posen owe her a debt of gratitude), anoint the next society muse (Lauren duPont, Jessica Joffe), and raise millions for her favorite causes ($26 million for the
By Nathan Burchfiel | July 9, 2010 9:59 AM EDT By Colleen Raezler | March 5, 2010 11:06 AM EST March is Women's History Month, in which we acknowledge the accomplishments and contributions of women in history and in society today. But for a select group of women - conservative women - their accomplishments and contributions are rarely celebrated but often demeaned and mocked in sexist - and crassly sexual - ways. The Culture & Media Insitute looked back at what the media had to say over the past
Sounds like something that Chelsea Clinton or John Kerry would say. Liberal CNN contributor Sally Kohn wants to fight terrorism with "tolerance" and "political correctness." President Trump demanded an end to political correctness in counterterrorism following the London terror attacks that left seven people dead and dozens more wounded. Kohn took offense at the president's tweets and fired back, saying that political correctness are, according to her, the solutions to terrorism. "Political corr
Rep. Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday evening joined Sen. Kamala Harris in calling for the head of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in response to the separation of illegal immigrant families at the border. She can't think of anything more barbaric than using children as leverage. . @SecNielsen must resign. This is not an immigration issue, it is a humanitarian issue. Children are being used by the Trump Admin to create leverage, with a goal of passing Trump's anti-immigrant agenda. I struggle to think of
Pelosi gives a rambling answer about the sexual harassment allegations rocking Capitol Hill; panel reacts on 'The Ingraham Angle.' This is a rush transcript from "The Ingraham Angle," November 27, 2017. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. LAURA INGRAHAM, HOST: It's a good evening from Washington. We begin with some breaking news. Check this out, according to "Politico," rabid open borders zealot, Congressman Luis Gutierrez will not run for re-election from Illinois. Now th
It is possible that just one Republican vote could be enough (in combination with Democrats) to prevent a lurch to the right. Republican Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) ( Image by YouTube, Channel: CNN ) Permission Details DMCA Donald Trump, the weak and frightened president who makes his most important decisions based on lists provided to him by right-wing zealots and his corporate overlords, plans to name a nominee to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the US S
From this Monday's Andrea Mitchell Reports, Rep. Marsha Blackburn did her part to make sure that the Republican party remains the "stupid party." I don't think remarks like this are going to help them much with making inroads with women and minority voters. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on Monday openly admitted that she opposed the latest reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) because it included protections for LGBT, Native American, and undocumented victims of domestic violen
I f Clinton could be flummoxed by NPR, it only followed that her camp would hyperventilate about Ed Klein. Blood Feud is patently ridiculous, but despite the Clinton statement chastising legitimate media for spreading its lies, the legitimate media is doing no such thing. Neither has the illegitimate media (the pro forma Drudge headlines aside) or conservative media. It's not just that the Times, the Washington Post, and Slate either ignored or ridiculed Blood Feud. The Weekly Standard and Natio
Wow, talk about life in a bubble disconnected from reality. Overall these kinds of expositions are excellent for those who are enjoying watching the Democrat party define itself as Hillary Clinton, Tom Perez, Keith Ellison, Nancy Pelosi and Maxine Waters. There's nothing about this interview that's even remotely alright. She lost. It's eleven months later. However, Ms. Creepy must still have an audience that wants to sit in a circle and talk about where imaginary right-wing frog memes stole t
MikeBravoRomeo: But as Hillary said, half of Trump supporters are deplorable and I'm pretty sure that we (liberal types and moderates) have failed the other half. There are a lot of factors that drive polarization. I think you're getting at that we need to try to communicate with people in a way that promotes mutual understanding and a mutual respect of our shared humanity, rather than painting everyone in the cartoonish stereotypes current politics evokes all over the place. I do think that the
Thank goodness for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. If not for their continuing mistakes and unpopularity, it would have been a tough week for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. The Trump administration is in the midst of another shake-up as a new Secretary of State and CIA Director were announced this week. More changes could be coming in the days ahead. While these changes are probably very good, the impression of an adm
After an embarrassing loss two weeks ago with the government shut down because Democrats would not agree to a funding bill that didn't include DACA legislation in it, this time around Democrats have decided not to let that happen again, reports Bizpac Review . Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) went on CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday to say that his party would not be responsible for shutting down the federal government again, even if that means not reaching the deal with immigration that they wish wo
Rep. Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday evening joined Sen. Kamala Harris in calling for the head of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in response to the separation of illegal immigrant families at the border. She can't think of anything more barbaric than using children as leverage. . @SecNielsen must resign. This is not an immigration issue, it is a humanitarian issue. Children are being used by the Trump Admin to create leverage, with a goal of passing Trump's anti-immigrant agenda. I struggle to think of
Pelosi gives a rambling answer about the sexual harassment allegations rocking Capitol Hill; panel reacts on 'The Ingraham Angle.' This is a rush transcript from "The Ingraham Angle," November 27, 2017. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. LAURA INGRAHAM, HOST: It's a good evening from Washington. We begin with some breaking news. Check this out, according to "Politico," rabid open borders zealot, Congressman Luis Gutierrez will not run for re-election from Illinois. Now th
It is possible that just one Republican vote could be enough (in combination with Democrats) to prevent a lurch to the right. Republican Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) ( Image by YouTube, Channel: CNN ) Permission Details DMCA Donald Trump, the weak and frightened president who makes his most important decisions based on lists provided to him by right-wing zealots and his corporate overlords, plans to name a nominee to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the US S
From this Monday's Andrea Mitchell Reports, Rep. Marsha Blackburn did her part to make sure that the Republican party remains the "stupid party." I don't think remarks like this are going to help them much with making inroads with women and minority voters. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on Monday openly admitted that she opposed the latest reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) because it included protections for LGBT, Native American, and undocumented victims of domestic violen
I f Clinton could be flummoxed by NPR, it only followed that her camp would hyperventilate about Ed Klein. Blood Feud is patently ridiculous, but despite the Clinton statement chastising legitimate media for spreading its lies, the legitimate media is doing no such thing. Neither has the illegitimate media (the pro forma Drudge headlines aside) or conservative media. It's not just that the Times, the Washington Post, and Slate either ignored or ridiculed Blood Feud. The Weekly Standard and Natio
Wow, talk about life in a bubble disconnected from reality. Overall these kinds of expositions are excellent for those who are enjoying watching the Democrat party define itself as Hillary Clinton, Tom Perez, Keith Ellison, Nancy Pelosi and Maxine Waters. There's nothing about this interview that's even remotely alright. She lost. It's eleven months later. However, Ms. Creepy must still have an audience that wants to sit in a circle and talk about where imaginary right-wing frog memes stole t
MikeBravoRomeo: But as Hillary said, half of Trump supporters are deplorable and I'm pretty sure that we (liberal types and moderates) have failed the other half. There are a lot of factors that drive polarization. I think you're getting at that we need to try to communicate with people in a way that promotes mutual understanding and a mutual respect of our shared humanity, rather than painting everyone in the cartoonish stereotypes current politics evokes all over the place. I do think that the
Thank goodness for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. If not for their continuing mistakes and unpopularity, it would have been a tough week for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. The Trump administration is in the midst of another shake-up as a new Secretary of State and CIA Director were announced this week. More changes could be coming in the days ahead. While these changes are probably very good, the impression of an adm
After an embarrassing loss two weeks ago with the government shut down because Democrats would not agree to a funding bill that didn't include DACA legislation in it, this time around Democrats have decided not to let that happen again, reports Bizpac Review . Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) went on CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday to say that his party would not be responsible for shutting down the federal government again, even if that means not reaching the deal with immigration that they wish wo
The Justice Department failed to meet a deadline to provide FBI documents to Congress; Rep. Ron DeSantis reacts on 'The Ingraham Angle.' This is a rush transcript from "The Ingraham Angle," April 6, 2018. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. PETE HEGSETH, FOX NEWS HOST: Good evening from New York City. I'm Pete Hegseth in tonight for Laura Ingraham. This is "The Ingraham Angle." Don't worry. Laura will be back on Monday for sure. It's big news night and we have covered coas
BY: Andrew Kugle Follow @AndrewJKugle June 20, 2018 10:54 am Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Tom Homan said Wednesday that Congress can change federal law to stop the separation of families at the southern border. "[Congress] can easily fix it," Homan said during an appearance on "Fox and Friends." "If they really want families to stay together, make one change: make a change to the TVPRA trafficking act," he continued, referring to the Trafficking Victims Protection Rea
On 'The Ingraham Angle,' the House Intelligence Committee chairman fires back at attacks from Democrats and the media. This is a rush transcript from "The Ingraham Angle," February 6, 2018. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. LAURA INGRAHAM, HOST: Welcome, everybody to "The Ingraham Angle." I am Laura Ingraham. We have never jam-packed show for you tonight with news you are not going to get anywhere else. Joe Digenova, Kim Strassel, they are both here to discuss this secon
Michele Bachmann tweeted out an anti-immigrant video purporting to show how immigration from Muslim contries is destroying Europe, but I'm not sure if she paid close attention to it. Especially the part where it blames capitalists and "Zionist supremacists" for a conspiracy to bring the immigrants in. Watch below: Here's her tweet: After 100 killed by Muslims, watch this video on migrants. https://t.co/pjfb4XG0Ko -- Michele Bachmann (@MicheleBachmann) November 14, 2015 Here's the screenshot of t
For some bizarre and inexplicable reason, half-Governor Sarah Palin was in the Capitol building and just happened to run into NBC News reporter Kasie Hunt while there. The two of them had a little conversation about sexual harassment while they were in the basement. "It's not a partisan issue, so when we see this happening today I think it leads to a lot of questions about what standards are going to be applied to whom," Palin said. Hunt then asked Palin whether she has ever experienced sexual h
Gubernatorial hopeful Randy Boyd, together with his wife Jenny, earned a total of more than $30 in taxable income over the last two years of reporting, according to documents reviewed by The Tennessean . The revelations come as media giant USA Today Network - Tennessee requested - and received exclusively - tax returns from the Knoxville based businessman. The documents are among a slew of information delivered by a number of the top-tier candidates running for Governor in 2018. In addition to D
Rep. Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday evening joined Sen. Kamala Harris in calling for the head of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in response to the separation of illegal immigrant families at the border. She can't think of anything more barbaric than using children as leverage. . @SecNielsen must resign. This is not an immigration issue, it is a humanitarian issue. Children are being used by the Trump Admin to create leverage, with a goal of passing Trump's anti-immigrant agenda. I struggle to think of
Right-wing reactionary commentator Ann Coulter is a reprehensible excuse of a so-called human being, and her primary goal seems to be spreading hatred for anyone who dares to come to the United States as an immigrant. Coulter and others like her on the far right of the Republican party were partially satisfied this week when Donald Trump announced he'd be sending as many as 4,000 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border until he gets money for his precious wall. During an appearance on
The teenaged social media director for the White House is apparently still logged in on this lovely Monday. After a failed attempt to troll Senator Elizabeth Warren's disproval of ICE in a morning tweet , the official White House account clicked copy-paste and tried to pull the same nonsense on Senator Kamala Harris. "Why are you supporting the animals of MS-13?" it asks of her, reiterating Trump's dehumanization of migrant people behind the facade of the infamous gang. . @SenKamalaHarris , why
Michele Bachmann's one-hour speech at an Iowans for Tax Relief event has so many highlights I can't even decide which ones to share with you, but there are three that stood out for me. This is certainly a preview of what a Bachmann candidacy would look like. Imagine being in the hall of mirrors with the echoing voice repeating nonsense over and over, louder and louder. No matter where you turn it follows you. That's Bachmann's speech. Some general observations first. Note the Sarah Palin haircut
BY: Andrew Kugle Follow @AndrewJKugle June 20, 2018 10:54 am Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Tom Homan said Wednesday that Congress can change federal law to stop the separation of families at the southern border. "[Congress] can easily fix it," Homan said during an appearance on "Fox and Friends." "If they really want families to stay together, make one change: make a change to the TVPRA trafficking act," he continued, referring to the Trafficking Victims Protection Rea
On 'The Ingraham Angle,' the House Intelligence Committee chairman fires back at attacks from Democrats and the media. This is a rush transcript from "The Ingraham Angle," February 6, 2018. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. LAURA INGRAHAM, HOST: Welcome, everybody to "The Ingraham Angle." I am Laura Ingraham. We have never jam-packed show for you tonight with news you are not going to get anywhere else. Joe Digenova, Kim Strassel, they are both here to discuss this secon
Michele Bachmann tweeted out an anti-immigrant video purporting to show how immigration from Muslim contries is destroying Europe, but I'm not sure if she paid close attention to it. Especially the part where it blames capitalists and "Zionist supremacists" for a conspiracy to bring the immigrants in. Watch below: Here's her tweet: After 100 killed by Muslims, watch this video on migrants. https://t.co/pjfb4XG0Ko -- Michele Bachmann (@MicheleBachmann) November 14, 2015 Here's the screenshot of t
For some bizarre and inexplicable reason, half-Governor Sarah Palin was in the Capitol building and just happened to run into NBC News reporter Kasie Hunt while there. The two of them had a little conversation about sexual harassment while they were in the basement. "It's not a partisan issue, so when we see this happening today I think it leads to a lot of questions about what standards are going to be applied to whom," Palin said. Hunt then asked Palin whether she has ever experienced sexual h
Gubernatorial hopeful Randy Boyd, together with his wife Jenny, earned a total of more than $30 in taxable income over the last two years of reporting, according to documents reviewed by The Tennessean . The revelations come as media giant USA Today Network - Tennessee requested - and received exclusively - tax returns from the Knoxville based businessman. The documents are among a slew of information delivered by a number of the top-tier candidates running for Governor in 2018. In addition to D
Rep. Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday evening joined Sen. Kamala Harris in calling for the head of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in response to the separation of illegal immigrant families at the border. She can't think of anything more barbaric than using children as leverage. . @SecNielsen must resign. This is not an immigration issue, it is a humanitarian issue. Children are being used by the Trump Admin to create leverage, with a goal of passing Trump's anti-immigrant agenda. I struggle to think of
Right-wing reactionary commentator Ann Coulter is a reprehensible excuse of a so-called human being, and her primary goal seems to be spreading hatred for anyone who dares to come to the United States as an immigrant. Coulter and others like her on the far right of the Republican party were partially satisfied this week when Donald Trump announced he'd be sending as many as 4,000 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border until he gets money for his precious wall. During an appearance on
The teenaged social media director for the White House is apparently still logged in on this lovely Monday. After a failed attempt to troll Senator Elizabeth Warren's disproval of ICE in a morning tweet , the official White House account clicked copy-paste and tried to pull the same nonsense on Senator Kamala Harris. "Why are you supporting the animals of MS-13?" it asks of her, reiterating Trump's dehumanization of migrant people behind the facade of the infamous gang. . @SenKamalaHarris , why
Michele Bachmann's one-hour speech at an Iowans for Tax Relief event has so many highlights I can't even decide which ones to share with you, but there are three that stood out for me. This is certainly a preview of what a Bachmann candidacy would look like. Imagine being in the hall of mirrors with the echoing voice repeating nonsense over and over, louder and louder. No matter where you turn it follows you. That's Bachmann's speech. Some general observations first. Note the Sarah Palin haircut
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) brought some political activism to the MTV Movie & TV Awards Sunday night while presenting the "Best Fight Against the System" award for social activism. Waters received a standing ovation from the audience inside the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The liberal lawmaker was accompanied onstage by Black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross, who showered praise on Waters. "Thank you, for your work. Thank you, for you voice and how you use it. And thank you,
Famous, super-rich elitist Oprah Winfrey - who's craving for attention knows no limits - was determined to chime in on the ongoing national debate about race-relations. The sheer scale of Winfrey's success, power and personal fortune shows that she has probably never, in her adult life, been on the receiving end of racial discrimination. To interject herself into the debate, therefore, she made up a story - but Winfrey should understand that lies are damaging; when you tell a lie, it is going to
Tiffany Haddish reveal someone bit Beyonce on the face -- and the beyhive is pissed. Stuff apparently went down at a Jay-Z concert after party in Inglewood, CA back in December 2017. Haddish says the biter is an actress but refused to name names, stating to GQ, "So I said to Beyonce, 'Did she really bite you?' She was like, 'Yeah.' I was like, 'She gonna get her ass beat tonight,' She was like, 'Tiffany, no. Don't do that, that b*tch is on drugs.'" Bey's rep said they couldn't comment in the i
By Natashya Gutierrez and Voltaire Tupaz In her winning speech in London, writer Patricia Evangelista confidently stood on stage to tell the story of a girl who wanted to be blond, blue-eyed, and white. Seven years later, Evangelista is still telling stories. Over and over, she speaks about the face of human rights in the country. At TEDxDiliman, a local TED-like forum held at the UP College of Law this afternoon, she talked about the riveting story of a woman named Edith. TEDxDiliman takes off
Warren Farrell was once considered a feminist leader. He hung around with Gloria Steinem and wrote about why men and women should break out of rigid old gender roles. But then, as he learned more, he started to disagree with parts of modern feminism. "I don't agree with the part of feminism that says men are the oppressors and women are the oppressed," he says in our latest Stossel TV video . "That part of feminism is sick." In Farrell's new book, "The Boy Crisis," he argues that hostility towar
Beyonce will campaign for Hillary Clinton at a get-out-the-vote concert in Ohio on Friday. Sources told CBS News that Beyonce will be joining her husband and Rapper Jay Z in performing at the concert. The rally will be held at Cleveland State University as Clinton looks to make one last push to get young voters out to the polls on Election Day. Jay Z's appearance had already been announced, but the addition of the pop-R&B star makes the Cleveland event that much more star-studded, which could gi
Photograph: Christina Aguilera and Hillary Clinton backstage in the 'green room' for the Ellen Degeneres Show. Something seems to have put a smile on Hillary's face. At the outset of what I am going to say in this column, let me make one thing clear. I totally respect a person's right to live his or her life as he or she may choose, so long as no one is hurt as a result. And, that goes for someone's sexual preference, even though homosexuality is not endorsed in the Bible, and it is not my "cup
Funny lady Tiffany Haddish is the cover girl for Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People issue. During an interview with the magazine, Haddish was asked who bit Beyonce . It sounds like a wild question, but it's an understandable one, given that Haddish caused quite a social media flurry earlier this year when she revealed in an interview that some unnamed actress bit Beyonce at an afterparty. The comedian/actress/entrepreneur played coy when Time asked her the question, pretending not to he
The all-star celebrity line-up for the Hurricane Harvey relief telethon has been released, and as you might expect, it's a whole string of lefties: Beyonce , George Clooney , Julia Roberts, Barbra Streisand, and Oprah Winfrey. Country superstar George Strait will also appear alongside the beltway celebrities. According to Variety , the star-spangled lineup will appear in a one-hour telethon on September 12 that will raise money for Hurricane Harvey relief called "Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurr
Really, Gloria Steinem, really? I can't even begin to comprehend how someone like Ms. Steinem -- who even helped put "Ms." into our lexicon -- would put down into words such a sexist idea as "young women are saying they support Bernie so they can get dick." Okay, I'm paraphrasing a bit here, but when she appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher on February 5th, 2016, her commentary on women and who they support in the Democratic primary was exactly that. Shockingly, the feminist was saying some
Famous, super-rich elitist Oprah Winfrey - who's craving for attention knows no limits - was determined to chime in on the ongoing national debate about race-relations. The sheer scale of Winfrey's success, power and personal fortune shows that she has probably never, in her adult life, been on the receiving end of racial discrimination. To interject herself into the debate, therefore, she made up a story - but Winfrey should understand that lies are damaging; when you tell a lie, it is going to
Tiffany Haddish reveal someone bit Beyonce on the face -- and the beyhive is pissed. Stuff apparently went down at a Jay-Z concert after party in Inglewood, CA back in December 2017. Haddish says the biter is an actress but refused to name names, stating to GQ, "So I said to Beyonce, 'Did she really bite you?' She was like, 'Yeah.' I was like, 'She gonna get her ass beat tonight,' She was like, 'Tiffany, no. Don't do that, that b*tch is on drugs.'" Bey's rep said they couldn't comment in the i
By Natashya Gutierrez and Voltaire Tupaz In her winning speech in London, writer Patricia Evangelista confidently stood on stage to tell the story of a girl who wanted to be blond, blue-eyed, and white. Seven years later, Evangelista is still telling stories. Over and over, she speaks about the face of human rights in the country. At TEDxDiliman, a local TED-like forum held at the UP College of Law this afternoon, she talked about the riveting story of a woman named Edith. TEDxDiliman takes off
Warren Farrell was once considered a feminist leader. He hung around with Gloria Steinem and wrote about why men and women should break out of rigid old gender roles. But then, as he learned more, he started to disagree with parts of modern feminism. "I don't agree with the part of feminism that says men are the oppressors and women are the oppressed," he says in our latest Stossel TV video . "That part of feminism is sick." In Farrell's new book, "The Boy Crisis," he argues that hostility towar
Beyonce will campaign for Hillary Clinton at a get-out-the-vote concert in Ohio on Friday. Sources told CBS News that Beyonce will be joining her husband and Rapper Jay Z in performing at the concert. The rally will be held at Cleveland State University as Clinton looks to make one last push to get young voters out to the polls on Election Day. Jay Z's appearance had already been announced, but the addition of the pop-R&B star makes the Cleveland event that much more star-studded, which could gi
Photograph: Christina Aguilera and Hillary Clinton backstage in the 'green room' for the Ellen Degeneres Show. Something seems to have put a smile on Hillary's face. At the outset of what I am going to say in this column, let me make one thing clear. I totally respect a person's right to live his or her life as he or she may choose, so long as no one is hurt as a result. And, that goes for someone's sexual preference, even though homosexuality is not endorsed in the Bible, and it is not my "cup
Funny lady Tiffany Haddish is the cover girl for Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People issue. During an interview with the magazine, Haddish was asked who bit Beyonce . It sounds like a wild question, but it's an understandable one, given that Haddish caused quite a social media flurry earlier this year when she revealed in an interview that some unnamed actress bit Beyonce at an afterparty. The comedian/actress/entrepreneur played coy when Time asked her the question, pretending not to he
The all-star celebrity line-up for the Hurricane Harvey relief telethon has been released, and as you might expect, it's a whole string of lefties: Beyonce , George Clooney , Julia Roberts, Barbra Streisand, and Oprah Winfrey. Country superstar George Strait will also appear alongside the beltway celebrities. According to Variety , the star-spangled lineup will appear in a one-hour telethon on September 12 that will raise money for Hurricane Harvey relief called "Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurr
Really, Gloria Steinem, really? I can't even begin to comprehend how someone like Ms. Steinem -- who even helped put "Ms." into our lexicon -- would put down into words such a sexist idea as "young women are saying they support Bernie so they can get dick." Okay, I'm paraphrasing a bit here, but when she appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher on February 5th, 2016, her commentary on women and who they support in the Democratic primary was exactly that. Shockingly, the feminist was saying some
Beyonce will campaign for Hillary Clinton at a get-out-the-vote concert in Ohio on Friday. Sources told CBS News that Beyonce will be joining her husband and Rapper Jay Z in performing at the concert. The rally will be held at Cleveland State University as Clinton looks to make one last push to get young voters out to the polls on Election Day. Jay Z's appearance had already been announced, but the addition of the pop-R&B star makes the Cleveland event that much more star-studded, which could gi
We here at LwC are early boosters of Kate McKinnon's impersonation of Hillary Clinton (see Hillary Clinton On SNL. A Funny, But Defeatist Sketch... and SNL Delivers Most Hilarious/Brutal Portrayal of Hillary Yet !). Instead of playing her with revere and respect, she's portrayed as...well, the Hillary Clinton we all know. And don't love. Which brings us to last night. An entire sketch mocking how unlikable Hillary Clinton is? Just. Push. Play. When Cecily Strong's character entered, she said she
But $20 million wasn't enough. He and Michelle just signed a book deal worth $60 million. That doesn't include his Netflix deal and the royalties from past books. During his speech in South Africa this week, Obama rebuked wealthy individuals for having more than they need, saying, "There's only so much you can eat. There's only so big a house you can have. There's only so many nice trips you can take. I mean, it's enough." "We're going to have to worry about economics if we want to get democracy
Wikipedia: Suzanne Plunkett/Firebrace Prince Harry announced that he is engaged to American actress Meghan Markle. Markle is best known for her role as Rachel Zane in the show Suits . She has also worked with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women as an advocate. Harry has been a long-time advocate of LGBT equality and HIV testing. Last year on World AIDS Day, he and pop star Rihanna got tested together. He has also visited HIV clinics, accepted an award on be
On both sides of the Atlantic, progressives have watched stunned as Donald Trump, the outspoken celebrity businessman, surged to victory as the 45th President of the United States. In his speech, he struck an unusually gracious note, with praise for his rival, Hillary Clinton, whom he had previously dubbed "nasty" and "crooked". But a conciliatory victory speech will not erase the dog whistle rhetoric Trump has employed over the past 12 months, nor the promises that has galvanised his support ba
Sounds like something that Chelsea Clinton or John Kerry would say. Liberal CNN contributor Sally Kohn wants to fight terrorism with "tolerance" and "political correctness." President Trump demanded an end to political correctness in counterterrorism following the London terror attacks that left seven people dead and dozens more wounded. Kohn took offense at the president's tweets and fired back, saying that political correctness are, according to her, the solutions to terrorism. "Political corr
Meryl Streep has played many roles in her long career and holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations of any actor. Among her portrayals was British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. At the Golden Globe Awards Sunday night, Streep behaved as if she actually had been elected to high office, entitling her to a national bully pulpit. In a six-minute, post-election diatribe, Streep slammed President-elect Donald Trump, urging journalists to hold him accountable. Given the media's poor jo
GOBBY Lily Allen has been slammed on Twitter after asking pop babe Rita Ora for picture proof she was pals with Prince - straight after the singer poured out her heart in an emotional tribute to the star. The Raspberry Beret singer - full name Prince Rogers Nelson - left fans around the world stunned after passing away aged 57. Authorities responded to a medical emergency at his Paisley Park studio yesterday after reports he had died. The Carver County Sheriff's department in Chanhassen, Minneso
Chelsea Clinton has a Variety article. [I refuse to link and reward these guttersnipes.] The media-Politico, The Hill, the New York Times-wants you to know that Chelsea Clinton is wonderful, award-worthy, even. Michelle Malkin has more to say about that. Why are these publications doing this? Yes, Chelsea has a great P.R. team but unless they're giving out Rolls Royces as inducements, the various media outlets are pushing this pap of their own free will. Here's my theory: The editors and reporte
Conway was back on Twitter today working hard to create new distractions -- announcing an upcoming event appearances, Anthony Weiner's recent guilty plea in the teen sexting case, and the right's favorite object of maniacal hate, Hillary Clinton.... While it is undoubtedly bad form to speak ill of the dead, it is worth noting that Roger Ailes's singular contribution to humanity was building the most vile, powerful, and malicious news media company to have ever existed. That of course means littl
We here at LwC are early boosters of Kate McKinnon's impersonation of Hillary Clinton (see Hillary Clinton On SNL. A Funny, But Defeatist Sketch... and SNL Delivers Most Hilarious/Brutal Portrayal of Hillary Yet !). Instead of playing her with revere and respect, she's portrayed as...well, the Hillary Clinton we all know. And don't love. Which brings us to last night. An entire sketch mocking how unlikable Hillary Clinton is? Just. Push. Play. When Cecily Strong's character entered, she said she
But $20 million wasn't enough. He and Michelle just signed a book deal worth $60 million. That doesn't include his Netflix deal and the royalties from past books. During his speech in South Africa this week, Obama rebuked wealthy individuals for having more than they need, saying, "There's only so much you can eat. There's only so big a house you can have. There's only so many nice trips you can take. I mean, it's enough." "We're going to have to worry about economics if we want to get democracy
Wikipedia: Suzanne Plunkett/Firebrace Prince Harry announced that he is engaged to American actress Meghan Markle. Markle is best known for her role as Rachel Zane in the show Suits . She has also worked with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women as an advocate. Harry has been a long-time advocate of LGBT equality and HIV testing. Last year on World AIDS Day, he and pop star Rihanna got tested together. He has also visited HIV clinics, accepted an award on be
On both sides of the Atlantic, progressives have watched stunned as Donald Trump, the outspoken celebrity businessman, surged to victory as the 45th President of the United States. In his speech, he struck an unusually gracious note, with praise for his rival, Hillary Clinton, whom he had previously dubbed "nasty" and "crooked". But a conciliatory victory speech will not erase the dog whistle rhetoric Trump has employed over the past 12 months, nor the promises that has galvanised his support ba
Sounds like something that Chelsea Clinton or John Kerry would say. Liberal CNN contributor Sally Kohn wants to fight terrorism with "tolerance" and "political correctness." President Trump demanded an end to political correctness in counterterrorism following the London terror attacks that left seven people dead and dozens more wounded. Kohn took offense at the president's tweets and fired back, saying that political correctness are, according to her, the solutions to terrorism. "Political corr
Meryl Streep has played many roles in her long career and holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations of any actor. Among her portrayals was British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. At the Golden Globe Awards Sunday night, Streep behaved as if she actually had been elected to high office, entitling her to a national bully pulpit. In a six-minute, post-election diatribe, Streep slammed President-elect Donald Trump, urging journalists to hold him accountable. Given the media's poor jo
GOBBY Lily Allen has been slammed on Twitter after asking pop babe Rita Ora for picture proof she was pals with Prince - straight after the singer poured out her heart in an emotional tribute to the star. The Raspberry Beret singer - full name Prince Rogers Nelson - left fans around the world stunned after passing away aged 57. Authorities responded to a medical emergency at his Paisley Park studio yesterday after reports he had died. The Carver County Sheriff's department in Chanhassen, Minneso
Chelsea Clinton has a Variety article. [I refuse to link and reward these guttersnipes.] The media-Politico, The Hill, the New York Times-wants you to know that Chelsea Clinton is wonderful, award-worthy, even. Michelle Malkin has more to say about that. Why are these publications doing this? Yes, Chelsea has a great P.R. team but unless they're giving out Rolls Royces as inducements, the various media outlets are pushing this pap of their own free will. Here's my theory: The editors and reporte
Conway was back on Twitter today working hard to create new distractions -- announcing an upcoming event appearances, Anthony Weiner's recent guilty plea in the teen sexting case, and the right's favorite object of maniacal hate, Hillary Clinton.... While it is undoubtedly bad form to speak ill of the dead, it is worth noting that Roger Ailes's singular contribution to humanity was building the most vile, powerful, and malicious news media company to have ever existed. That of course means littl
President Donald J. Trump's self-congratulatory tendencies have earned him a reputation for being narcissistic. Luckily, this has allowed comedians to savagely satirize the president. [VIDEO BELOW] After the President made a seemingly false claim that news anchors were celebrating him after a meeting, Anderson Cooper responded in a way that would upset the commander in chief. On Wednesday night, CNN's Anderson Cooper ridiculed President Trump after he claimed that he had received letters of prai
On Monday, President Donald Trump sent out a tweet regarding the press. Per tradition, he used the term "fake media," and said that "every story is badly slanted." The Fake Media (not Real Media) has gotten even worse since the election. Every story is badly slanted. We have to hold them to the truth! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2017 President Trump isn't entirely incorrect. In fact, much of the coverage of the president coming from outlets like CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times
What if President Trump's free-market critics are mistaken about his trade policy motivations? After the Trump administration slapped a 25 percent import tax on steel and a 10 percent tax on aluminum imported from allied countries in the European Union, Canada, and Mexico, the president was roundly criticized by free-traders. Anyone who has ever taken Economics 101 knows that tariffs will raise prices on U.S. consumers and invite retaliatory tariffs from other countries, potentially erupting i
President Donald Trump is the first person to claim that a shooting is an act of terrorism if it benefits him politically. When there were attacks in Europe earlier this year, Trump lost it criticizing leaders there for not condemning terrorism harshly enough. When there was an attack in Manhattan by an immigrant several weeks ago, Trump advocated declaring him an enemy combatant and sending him to Guantanamo Bay. However, in response to a shooting in Texas this week, President Trump refused to
President Donald Trump could be his own undoing, in a farcical ending that would be the perfect denouement for the tawdriest presidency in American... With every new development that sheds light on Donald Trump's horrendous attacks on the FBI, the more guilty Trump looks. As if his ridiculous... In the aftermath of the deadliest church shooting in modern American history today, in which 27 people were killed in Sutherland Springs, Texas, former... Germany's top diplomat has just informed the Uni
President Donald Trump's White House seems to have ignored its own economic officials' advice in helping make a response to a United Nations report more accurate. A UN report found that, among all countries in the developed world, the US has the highest rates of: -youth poverty -infant mortality -incarceration -income inequality - obesity Here is how the Trump Administration responded: pic.twitter.com/RLaIw4A9Qp -- Jeremy Slevin (@jeremyslevin) June 22, 2018 President Donald Trump's White House
Donald Trump : In a heartbeat. 2. If you weren't a businessman or political candidate, what would you be doing for a living? Anything I wanted to. Baseball player, astronaut, novelist, nurse practitioner. The sky's the limit. 3. How high will the wall be? Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Quite high. Very high. Higher than this. [Holds hand above head.] 4. If you could have dinner with any three people, living or dead, who would they be? Younger Me, Me Right Now, and Future Me. 5. What wil
Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer! He seduces people with his confidence and his promises. People invest time, love and money in him. But in the end he cares only about himself. He betrays those who trust him and leaves them high and dry. ... The campaign against Trump has to be specific and relentless: a series of clear examples, rolled out day upon day with the same message: DONALD TRUMP BETRAYS. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html Donald Trump, the Gr
Donald Trump is under attack again. There is nothing new in this. If Trump were to cure cancer there would be headlines 'Trump throws gravediggers out of work'. His offence this time is following the latest Islamic atrocity in Manchester, he called Islamic terrorists evil losers. This statement has caused howls of protest. The elites had to reach for their smelling salts. His language has been described as 'childish' in The Huffington Post . Even Allan Greenspan has accused Trump of sounding 'li
As Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, the White House website changed dramatically. The website changed at 12:01 P.M., just after Trump became the president. The site is steadily being updated to reflect the policies of the new administration, with the policies of the former administration disappearing. Rather than displaying information about President Barack Obama's legacy, the website's home page now reads "Let's Make America Great Again, Together," with the
On Monday, President Donald Trump sent out a tweet regarding the press. Per tradition, he used the term "fake media," and said that "every story is badly slanted." The Fake Media (not Real Media) has gotten even worse since the election. Every story is badly slanted. We have to hold them to the truth! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2017 President Trump isn't entirely incorrect. In fact, much of the coverage of the president coming from outlets like CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times
What if President Trump's free-market critics are mistaken about his trade policy motivations? After the Trump administration slapped a 25 percent import tax on steel and a 10 percent tax on aluminum imported from allied countries in the European Union, Canada, and Mexico, the president was roundly criticized by free-traders. Anyone who has ever taken Economics 101 knows that tariffs will raise prices on U.S. consumers and invite retaliatory tariffs from other countries, potentially erupting i
President Donald Trump is the first person to claim that a shooting is an act of terrorism if it benefits him politically. When there were attacks in Europe earlier this year, Trump lost it criticizing leaders there for not condemning terrorism harshly enough. When there was an attack in Manhattan by an immigrant several weeks ago, Trump advocated declaring him an enemy combatant and sending him to Guantanamo Bay. However, in response to a shooting in Texas this week, President Trump refused to
President Donald Trump could be his own undoing, in a farcical ending that would be the perfect denouement for the tawdriest presidency in American... With every new development that sheds light on Donald Trump's horrendous attacks on the FBI, the more guilty Trump looks. As if his ridiculous... In the aftermath of the deadliest church shooting in modern American history today, in which 27 people were killed in Sutherland Springs, Texas, former... Germany's top diplomat has just informed the Uni
President Donald Trump's White House seems to have ignored its own economic officials' advice in helping make a response to a United Nations report more accurate. A UN report found that, among all countries in the developed world, the US has the highest rates of: -youth poverty -infant mortality -incarceration -income inequality - obesity Here is how the Trump Administration responded: pic.twitter.com/RLaIw4A9Qp -- Jeremy Slevin (@jeremyslevin) June 22, 2018 President Donald Trump's White House
Donald Trump : In a heartbeat. 2. If you weren't a businessman or political candidate, what would you be doing for a living? Anything I wanted to. Baseball player, astronaut, novelist, nurse practitioner. The sky's the limit. 3. How high will the wall be? Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Quite high. Very high. Higher than this. [Holds hand above head.] 4. If you could have dinner with any three people, living or dead, who would they be? Younger Me, Me Right Now, and Future Me. 5. What wil
Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer! He seduces people with his confidence and his promises. People invest time, love and money in him. But in the end he cares only about himself. He betrays those who trust him and leaves them high and dry. ... The campaign against Trump has to be specific and relentless: a series of clear examples, rolled out day upon day with the same message: DONALD TRUMP BETRAYS. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html Donald Trump, the Gr
Donald Trump is under attack again. There is nothing new in this. If Trump were to cure cancer there would be headlines 'Trump throws gravediggers out of work'. His offence this time is following the latest Islamic atrocity in Manchester, he called Islamic terrorists evil losers. This statement has caused howls of protest. The elites had to reach for their smelling salts. His language has been described as 'childish' in The Huffington Post . Even Allan Greenspan has accused Trump of sounding 'li
As Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, the White House website changed dramatically. The website changed at 12:01 P.M., just after Trump became the president. The site is steadily being updated to reflect the policies of the new administration, with the policies of the former administration disappearing. Rather than displaying information about President Barack Obama's legacy, the website's home page now reads "Let's Make America Great Again, Together," with the
It didn't take long for Donald Trump to discover that U.S. foreign policy is about as easy to turn around as a warship in dry dock. Despite any number of promises to shake things up - during the election and even in his first days as president - Trump is falling back on some very conventional approaches to the world. In the last week, for instance, Trump suddenly discovered that firing a few missiles at a much-hated target - in this case, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces - can gain him
Everyone has noticed by now that Donald Trump is no longer even attempting to stick with the script, evidently feeling that he's been ill-served by people who observe political norms and common definitions of what it is to be a president of the United States. He's starting trade wars, declaring an abrupt withdrawal from Syria and attacking businessmen who also own newspapers he wants to quash. He's been animated and energized by this newfound freedom to "tell it like it is" as he did on Thursday
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
If there is one over-arching conclusion that can be drawn from the first two weeks of the Donald Trump administration, it's that President Trump aims to keep the promises he made to his voters during the 2016 campaign. The degree to which Trump is striving to keep those promises is nearly unheard of (Americans had come to expect that once a politician becomes elected to office, that politician abandons many of the campaign promises that were made or severely compromises them). But President Trum
Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer! He seduces people with his confidence and his promises. People invest time, love and money in him. But in the end he cares only about himself. He betrays those who trust him and leaves them high and dry. ... The campaign against Trump has to be specific and relentless: a series of clear examples, rolled out day upon day with the same message: DONALD TRUMP BETRAYS. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html Donald Trump, the Gr
The Offensive Donald Trump didn't wait long to go on the offensive. He wanted to move fast to show resoluteness in his campaign promises (at least, those promises not aimed at "draining the swamp"). His first month in office made it clear that his agenda is aimed at attacking workers, targeting first and foremost the most oppressed sectors, and not against Wall Street or establishment politicians. His attack on immigrants is primarily an attack on immigrant workers . Silicon Valley and other tec
Mocking the way leftists soil themselves in response to Donald Trump is low hanging fruit, I know (see Top 5 Anti-Trump Feminist Meltdowns and The Young Turks Post-Election Meltdown ). Delicious, ripe fruit that needs to be picked and possibly made into a nice wine, but low hanging none the less. Hence why even SNL was able to mock them (yes, THAT SNL ) using an adorable puppy. Watch... Sometimes SNL gives us the chuckles... Other times, not so much. It's usually the latter (see Meh. SNL Tota
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump isn't always bringing genuine statistics to the fight as he goes after China on trade. Trump stretched credulity on a variety of subjects over the past week, trade among them. He mangled comments from 2016 presidential rival Hillary Clinton, inflated expectations of an overhaul in health services for veterans and gave his administration too much credit for defeating the Islamic State. Here's a look at some of his recent statements. TRUMP: "Last year we l
While some are still getting over the shock of Donald Trump's upset victory in Tuesday's election, others -- like President-elect Trump himself -- are looking to the future. Trump met with President Obama on Thursday to discuss the transition process. Prior to his meeting with the president, Trump also sat down with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. During their meeting, he outlined his plan for his first 100 days in office. The plan -- which Trump refers to as his "Contract with the Ameri
President Donald Trump could be his own undoing, in a farcical ending that would be the perfect denouement for the tawdriest presidency in American... With every new development that sheds light on Donald Trump's horrendous attacks on the FBI, the more guilty Trump looks. As if his ridiculous... In the aftermath of the deadliest church shooting in modern American history today, in which 27 people were killed in Sutherland Springs, Texas, former... Germany's top diplomat has just informed the Uni
Everyone has noticed by now that Donald Trump is no longer even attempting to stick with the script, evidently feeling that he's been ill-served by people who observe political norms and common definitions of what it is to be a president of the United States. He's starting trade wars, declaring an abrupt withdrawal from Syria and attacking businessmen who also own newspapers he wants to quash. He's been animated and energized by this newfound freedom to "tell it like it is" as he did on Thursday
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
If there is one over-arching conclusion that can be drawn from the first two weeks of the Donald Trump administration, it's that President Trump aims to keep the promises he made to his voters during the 2016 campaign. The degree to which Trump is striving to keep those promises is nearly unheard of (Americans had come to expect that once a politician becomes elected to office, that politician abandons many of the campaign promises that were made or severely compromises them). But President Trum
Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer! He seduces people with his confidence and his promises. People invest time, love and money in him. But in the end he cares only about himself. He betrays those who trust him and leaves them high and dry. ... The campaign against Trump has to be specific and relentless: a series of clear examples, rolled out day upon day with the same message: DONALD TRUMP BETRAYS. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html Donald Trump, the Gr
The Offensive Donald Trump didn't wait long to go on the offensive. He wanted to move fast to show resoluteness in his campaign promises (at least, those promises not aimed at "draining the swamp"). His first month in office made it clear that his agenda is aimed at attacking workers, targeting first and foremost the most oppressed sectors, and not against Wall Street or establishment politicians. His attack on immigrants is primarily an attack on immigrant workers . Silicon Valley and other tec
Mocking the way leftists soil themselves in response to Donald Trump is low hanging fruit, I know (see Top 5 Anti-Trump Feminist Meltdowns and The Young Turks Post-Election Meltdown ). Delicious, ripe fruit that needs to be picked and possibly made into a nice wine, but low hanging none the less. Hence why even SNL was able to mock them (yes, THAT SNL ) using an adorable puppy. Watch... Sometimes SNL gives us the chuckles... Other times, not so much. It's usually the latter (see Meh. SNL Tota
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump isn't always bringing genuine statistics to the fight as he goes after China on trade. Trump stretched credulity on a variety of subjects over the past week, trade among them. He mangled comments from 2016 presidential rival Hillary Clinton, inflated expectations of an overhaul in health services for veterans and gave his administration too much credit for defeating the Islamic State. Here's a look at some of his recent statements. TRUMP: "Last year we l
While some are still getting over the shock of Donald Trump's upset victory in Tuesday's election, others -- like President-elect Trump himself -- are looking to the future. Trump met with President Obama on Thursday to discuss the transition process. Prior to his meeting with the president, Trump also sat down with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. During their meeting, he outlined his plan for his first 100 days in office. The plan -- which Trump refers to as his "Contract with the Ameri
President Donald Trump could be his own undoing, in a farcical ending that would be the perfect denouement for the tawdriest presidency in American... With every new development that sheds light on Donald Trump's horrendous attacks on the FBI, the more guilty Trump looks. As if his ridiculous... In the aftermath of the deadliest church shooting in modern American history today, in which 27 people were killed in Sutherland Springs, Texas, former... Germany's top diplomat has just informed the Uni
Every day, Bill O'Reilly's website features a nonscientific poll of his audience on a political issue; O'Reilly typically airs the results on his Fox News program. Today, O'Reilly asked his audience, "What concerns you the most?" Here were the results: 48 percent of O'Reilly's respondents say their top concern is illegal immigration; the economy came in second at 41 percent, with O'Reilly chiming in, "That would have been my vote." O'Reilly is right to be a bit defensive about his audience's app
O'REILLY: What comment set you off? What did he say? SMILEY: You are off the air at 8:50, you ain't got enough time for me to run-- O'REILLY: Just give me one. SMILEY: Oh, come on! You're wasting good television time, Bill. His anti-immigrant stance. His anti-Muslim stance. His maltreating and that of his supporters the maltreating of African-Americans in the audiences at these rallies. Don't ask a silly question. You know better than this. O'REILLY: It is not silly though. If you look at the co
A screencap of the "Vigilant Christian" Mario from one of his other equally ridiculous videos This guy is for real, no seriously, he may sound like a parody that would have been featured on the Colbert Report , back in the day, before Colbert left Comedy Central and become host of the Tonight Show, but unfortunately, this guy is not a joke. The "Vigilant Christian" Mario is not a Poe , he is actually this loony. Recently he created a ridiculous youtube video that was thoroughly mocked over at Wo
Bill Maher tonight looked at the recent attempts to moderate the GOP and draw the party away from strongly conservative candidates like Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock . However, Maher couldn't help but point out that in spite of conventional wisdom, that the Republican party only just recently went "off the rails," he said the party has always been an "uneasy marriage" between "Jesus freaks" and "plutocrats." Maher highlighted a new group set up by Karl Rove trying to help conservatives who can
The OAN persona comes into focus when you watch 'The Daily Ledger' with Graham Ledger, the anchor of weeknight prime time in the 8 p.m. hour. OAN/YouTube The big, white, American bald eagle on the logo of One America News looks a little like the screeching bird that used to swoop down to open The Colbert Report on Comedy Central. But Stephen Colbert did a satiric sendup of right-wing cable television news, particularly of Bill O'Reilly and The O'Reilly Factor on Fox News Channel. So when you fir
While Tea Party Congressman Steve King is likely happy that he had a forum on Iowa's WHO-TV for his anti-gay views, he is probably wishing that he had flown under the radar of The Colbert Report . Stephen Colbert is taking the congressman to task and asking that all those who identify as being homosexual and in love send evidence of their sexual orientation to King. As King revealed that he thought homosexuality was really "self-professed behavior," he added that it was also behavior that could
As he appeared on the Friday, January 13, The O'Reilly Factor , FNC's Geraldo Rivera complained that GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney never mentions that his father, George Romney, was born in Mexico while campaigning as the "most virulent anti-illegal immigration person" and ended up calling the former Massachusetts governor a "hypocrite." After Rivera recounted the story of Mitt Romney's great grandfather leaving Utah for Mexico to avoid the state's anti-polygamy laws, with his grandson
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to debate Democratic attorney and activist Chris Hahn on Sean Hannity's radio show regarding the "Hobby Lobby" case in which that company -- a closely-held (although large) private company, founded and run by devout Christians -- objected to the Obamacare mandate that companies must provide "free" birth control. From the "I bet you didn't know this after watching NBC News" files: Hobby Lobby's health insurance plans already cover most popular forms of birt
If you want a surefire way to get under Bill O'Reilly's skin, make a public display of denouncing religion. David Silverman is president of American Atheists, a group behind two such public displays O'Reilly denounced on tonight's Factor - then welcomed Silverman onto the program for a debate. You can take a stab at how it went. "How it went" was two guys with completely incompatible, but rigid, worldviews - neither of which was about to change a bit, despite the other's conviction. O'Reilly con
Charles Krauthammer has not indulged in the conservative outrage targeted at President Obama over the reverend at his Easter Sunday services, who decried "captains of the religious right" in his sermon. At least, Krauthammer explained his position to Bill O'Reilly , and revealed that he agrees with O'Reilly on his commentary over gay marriage opponents needing to do more than "thump the bible." Regarding his lack of outrage over the reverend's comments, Krauthammer said he just ignores all the a
O'REILLY: What comment set you off? What did he say? SMILEY: You are off the air at 8:50, you ain't got enough time for me to run-- O'REILLY: Just give me one. SMILEY: Oh, come on! You're wasting good television time, Bill. His anti-immigrant stance. His anti-Muslim stance. His maltreating and that of his supporters the maltreating of African-Americans in the audiences at these rallies. Don't ask a silly question. You know better than this. O'REILLY: It is not silly though. If you look at the co
A screencap of the "Vigilant Christian" Mario from one of his other equally ridiculous videos This guy is for real, no seriously, he may sound like a parody that would have been featured on the Colbert Report , back in the day, before Colbert left Comedy Central and become host of the Tonight Show, but unfortunately, this guy is not a joke. The "Vigilant Christian" Mario is not a Poe , he is actually this loony. Recently he created a ridiculous youtube video that was thoroughly mocked over at Wo
Bill Maher tonight looked at the recent attempts to moderate the GOP and draw the party away from strongly conservative candidates like Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock . However, Maher couldn't help but point out that in spite of conventional wisdom, that the Republican party only just recently went "off the rails," he said the party has always been an "uneasy marriage" between "Jesus freaks" and "plutocrats." Maher highlighted a new group set up by Karl Rove trying to help conservatives who can
The OAN persona comes into focus when you watch 'The Daily Ledger' with Graham Ledger, the anchor of weeknight prime time in the 8 p.m. hour. OAN/YouTube The big, white, American bald eagle on the logo of One America News looks a little like the screeching bird that used to swoop down to open The Colbert Report on Comedy Central. But Stephen Colbert did a satiric sendup of right-wing cable television news, particularly of Bill O'Reilly and The O'Reilly Factor on Fox News Channel. So when you fir
While Tea Party Congressman Steve King is likely happy that he had a forum on Iowa's WHO-TV for his anti-gay views, he is probably wishing that he had flown under the radar of The Colbert Report . Stephen Colbert is taking the congressman to task and asking that all those who identify as being homosexual and in love send evidence of their sexual orientation to King. As King revealed that he thought homosexuality was really "self-professed behavior," he added that it was also behavior that could
As he appeared on the Friday, January 13, The O'Reilly Factor , FNC's Geraldo Rivera complained that GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney never mentions that his father, George Romney, was born in Mexico while campaigning as the "most virulent anti-illegal immigration person" and ended up calling the former Massachusetts governor a "hypocrite." After Rivera recounted the story of Mitt Romney's great grandfather leaving Utah for Mexico to avoid the state's anti-polygamy laws, with his grandson
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to debate Democratic attorney and activist Chris Hahn on Sean Hannity's radio show regarding the "Hobby Lobby" case in which that company -- a closely-held (although large) private company, founded and run by devout Christians -- objected to the Obamacare mandate that companies must provide "free" birth control. From the "I bet you didn't know this after watching NBC News" files: Hobby Lobby's health insurance plans already cover most popular forms of birt
If you want a surefire way to get under Bill O'Reilly's skin, make a public display of denouncing religion. David Silverman is president of American Atheists, a group behind two such public displays O'Reilly denounced on tonight's Factor - then welcomed Silverman onto the program for a debate. You can take a stab at how it went. "How it went" was two guys with completely incompatible, but rigid, worldviews - neither of which was about to change a bit, despite the other's conviction. O'Reilly con
Charles Krauthammer has not indulged in the conservative outrage targeted at President Obama over the reverend at his Easter Sunday services, who decried "captains of the religious right" in his sermon. At least, Krauthammer explained his position to Bill O'Reilly , and revealed that he agrees with O'Reilly on his commentary over gay marriage opponents needing to do more than "thump the bible." Regarding his lack of outrage over the reverend's comments, Krauthammer said he just ignores all the a
Every day, Bill O'Reilly's website features a nonscientific poll of his audience on a political issue; O'Reilly typically airs the results on his Fox News program. Today, O'Reilly asked his audience, "What concerns you the most?" Here were the results: 48 percent of O'Reilly's respondents say their top concern is illegal immigration; the economy came in second at 41 percent, with O'Reilly chiming in, "That would have been my vote." O'Reilly is right to be a bit defensive about his audience's app
Last night, Late Show host and left-wing comedian Stephen Colbert brought back his alter ego from his Colbert Report days to mock conservatives. You can watch the full segment below: First, he stated that it would take "a delusional egomaniac" to summarize Obama's legacy in a few minutes before segueing to his satirical conservative alter ego, who arrived on the Late Show stage with a Captain America shield and sword. Colbert subsequently mocked what the left believes were the arguments conserva
Bill O'Reilly took on the issue of stopping Islamic terrorism Monday with Osama Siblani , the publisher of the Arab American News, telling him he doesn't see militant Islam because "you don't want to know." O'Reilly repeatedly confronted Siblani about militant Islam in Detroit, but Siblani said he knows of no militant Muslims to begin with. They fought over the decision by the mayor of New York City to end a controversial unit monitoring Muslims , with Siblani saying public officials are "electe
This was one of the best Colbert monologues I've seen in a while. Colbert opened by noting that Mitch McConnell is canceling the August recess for the US Senate, due to, in the words of President Stupid, "unprecedented obstruction." Colbert noted that yes, Merrick Garland has been waiting over two years for Supreme Court confirmation. Colbert chided his audience for not immediately getting that reference. "You've forgotten already." Some of us will never forget, Stephen: A reminder. And I don't
In yesterday's Talking Points Memo, Bill O'Reilly harangued David Barger, the CEO of JetBlue, for being a sponsor of the YearlyKos convention. He had his producer stalk Barger and ask questions that implied that the DailyKos website was a hate-filled enterprise. O'Reilly even compared it to the KKK and the Nazis. In today's TPM, O'Reilly announced that Barger sent him a response to his ambush interview that said that the airline's only connection to YearlyKos was that it provided 10 flight vouch
On Monday evening, both NBC Nightly News and ABC's World News Tonight touted President Obama claiming success in the fight against ISIS while ignoring criticism of his strategy. On Nightly News , anchor Lester Holt proclaimed: "A warning today from President Obama, who emerged from a Pentagon briefing and called the fight against ISIS a quote, 'generational struggle,' saying it will take time to defeat this enemy." On World News Tonight , correspondent Brian Ross declared: "President Obama annou
On a "big night," CNN anchor Chris Cuomo broke the airing of the Michael Cohen-Donald Trump tape, but little did Cuomo know that Cohen also taped a conversation he had with him. Turns out, the only safe place to have a conversation with Trump's former attorney may be buck naked in a sauna, as The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Cohen recorded a conversation he had with Cuomo, even as he "assured" the anchor he "wasn't running a tape." In the latter tape, two hours long, Cohen told Cu
On Monday's "Morning Joe" on MSNBC, host Joe Scarborough took aim at President Barack Obama for his approach to radical Islam, particularly ISIS in the wake of recent events. According to Scarborough, Obama's approach is "intellectually flabby." "[W]hat this requires Washington to do and western leaders to do is actually sew some subtlety," Scarborough said. "We have to do two things that seem to be in conflict but actually work together. The first thing we have to do is acknowledge what Graeme
A screencap of the "Vigilant Christian" Mario from one of his other equally ridiculous videos This guy is for real, no seriously, he may sound like a parody that would have been featured on the Colbert Report , back in the day, before Colbert left Comedy Central and become host of the Tonight Show, but unfortunately, this guy is not a joke. The "Vigilant Christian" Mario is not a Poe , he is actually this loony. Recently he created a ridiculous youtube video that was thoroughly mocked over at Wo
In a Friday segment titled " Radical Muslims on the March ," Fox News host Sean Hannity had national security experts and commentators in the studio to discuss the rise of radical Islam, and it didn't take long for things to get heated. Act for America President Brigitte Gabriel was among the panelists, and she found herself under fire after questioning why more moderate Muslims are not speaking out against the violence orchestrated by radical Muslims. Fox News liberal contributor Tamara Holder
Last night, Late Show host and left-wing comedian Stephen Colbert brought back his alter ego from his Colbert Report days to mock conservatives. You can watch the full segment below: First, he stated that it would take "a delusional egomaniac" to summarize Obama's legacy in a few minutes before segueing to his satirical conservative alter ego, who arrived on the Late Show stage with a Captain America shield and sword. Colbert subsequently mocked what the left believes were the arguments conserva
Bill O'Reilly took on the issue of stopping Islamic terrorism Monday with Osama Siblani , the publisher of the Arab American News, telling him he doesn't see militant Islam because "you don't want to know." O'Reilly repeatedly confronted Siblani about militant Islam in Detroit, but Siblani said he knows of no militant Muslims to begin with. They fought over the decision by the mayor of New York City to end a controversial unit monitoring Muslims , with Siblani saying public officials are "electe
This was one of the best Colbert monologues I've seen in a while. Colbert opened by noting that Mitch McConnell is canceling the August recess for the US Senate, due to, in the words of President Stupid, "unprecedented obstruction." Colbert noted that yes, Merrick Garland has been waiting over two years for Supreme Court confirmation. Colbert chided his audience for not immediately getting that reference. "You've forgotten already." Some of us will never forget, Stephen: A reminder. And I don't
In yesterday's Talking Points Memo, Bill O'Reilly harangued David Barger, the CEO of JetBlue, for being a sponsor of the YearlyKos convention. He had his producer stalk Barger and ask questions that implied that the DailyKos website was a hate-filled enterprise. O'Reilly even compared it to the KKK and the Nazis. In today's TPM, O'Reilly announced that Barger sent him a response to his ambush interview that said that the airline's only connection to YearlyKos was that it provided 10 flight vouch
On Monday evening, both NBC Nightly News and ABC's World News Tonight touted President Obama claiming success in the fight against ISIS while ignoring criticism of his strategy. On Nightly News , anchor Lester Holt proclaimed: "A warning today from President Obama, who emerged from a Pentagon briefing and called the fight against ISIS a quote, 'generational struggle,' saying it will take time to defeat this enemy." On World News Tonight , correspondent Brian Ross declared: "President Obama annou
On a "big night," CNN anchor Chris Cuomo broke the airing of the Michael Cohen-Donald Trump tape, but little did Cuomo know that Cohen also taped a conversation he had with him. Turns out, the only safe place to have a conversation with Trump's former attorney may be buck naked in a sauna, as The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Cohen recorded a conversation he had with Cuomo, even as he "assured" the anchor he "wasn't running a tape." In the latter tape, two hours long, Cohen told Cu
On Monday's "Morning Joe" on MSNBC, host Joe Scarborough took aim at President Barack Obama for his approach to radical Islam, particularly ISIS in the wake of recent events. According to Scarborough, Obama's approach is "intellectually flabby." "[W]hat this requires Washington to do and western leaders to do is actually sew some subtlety," Scarborough said. "We have to do two things that seem to be in conflict but actually work together. The first thing we have to do is acknowledge what Graeme
A screencap of the "Vigilant Christian" Mario from one of his other equally ridiculous videos This guy is for real, no seriously, he may sound like a parody that would have been featured on the Colbert Report , back in the day, before Colbert left Comedy Central and become host of the Tonight Show, but unfortunately, this guy is not a joke. The "Vigilant Christian" Mario is not a Poe , he is actually this loony. Recently he created a ridiculous youtube video that was thoroughly mocked over at Wo
In a Friday segment titled " Radical Muslims on the March ," Fox News host Sean Hannity had national security experts and commentators in the studio to discuss the rise of radical Islam, and it didn't take long for things to get heated. Act for America President Brigitte Gabriel was among the panelists, and she found herself under fire after questioning why more moderate Muslims are not speaking out against the violence orchestrated by radical Muslims. Fox News liberal contributor Tamara Holder
Monday September 18, 2017 Fairhope, Alabama: Today Judge Michelle Thomason announced her candidacy for the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. Judge Thomason, an active member of Baldwin County's Republican Party, will seek election to the seat that is currently held by Judge Craig Pittman. Judge Pittman, who will be retiring at the end of his term, has officially endorsed Judge Thomason as his replacement. "Judge Pittman is an outstanding jurist. I am truly honored to have received his endorsem
Earlier we wrote about Police Chief David Brown , who showed a respectful style of leadership after a terrible tragedy in Dallas, Texas. Well, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick showed us a different style. A more combative, aggressive, raw style. Watch: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called protesters who ran away from the hail of bullets that rained down on Downtown Dallas on Thursday night "hypocrites" during an interview Friday on Fox News. "All those protesters last night, they turned around and ran the other
BERGENFIELD - Mayor Timothy J. Driscoll took another sip of his coffee and considered the political terrain. With thebattles he's weathered at the local level here the fact that the gubernatorial campaigns are storming through his town now comes with no particular irony. It's just a naturaloutgrowth of personalities that have been converging in Bergenfield for years, some of whom arenowtrying to connect with the 13,387 registered voters in this compact town, while others- pending appeal - appear
In the closest Alabama senate race in three decades, and one of the most tumultuous in recent memory, Democrat Doug Jones prevailed over Republican Roy Moore. Fox News called the election shortly after 10pm EST, reporting 49.6 per cent of the vote for Jones, and 48.8 for Moore with 87 per cent of precincts reporting. The election will be remembered as a strange campaign with heavy political implications for both the Democrats and Republicans. Roy S. Moore's path to victory in the deeply conserv
Proving that the problems in North Carolina did not come to an end when Republican Governor Pat McCrory was booted out of office , the far-right legislature are attempting to pass a repeal of the infamous anti-trans bill by replacing it with another bill attacking the LGBT community in an entirely different way. Lawmakers want you to know that they are repealing HB1, the controversial "bathroom bill" which legislated who can use which public restroom, a bill which will cost the state nearly four
On 'The Story,' the congressman says the president shouldn't allow himself to get dragged into fights. This is a rush transcript from "The Story," October 9, 2017. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. MARTHA MACCALLUM, HOST: Tonight, Jemele Hill, ESPN anchor, suspended for another controversial tweet. It was just one month ago that she went after President Trump, saying this on Twitter: "Donald Trump is a white supremacist who has largely surrounded himself with other white
Jerry Falwell, Jr., president of the evangelical Liberty University, is defending embattled Alabama senatorial candidate Roy Moore after a woman claimed the conservative judge sexually assaulted her. Leigh Corfman, in an interview with The Washington Post , claimed Moore sexually assaulted her many years ago, when she was only 14 years old and he was 32. Moore has denied the allegations against him, calling Corfman's claims "completely false." Now Falwell, a staunch supporter of President Donald
AKRON, OH - Due to allegations of conduct unbecoming an officer and "potential criminal misconduct," former Akron Police Chief James Nice was asked to resign his position Sunday. In a Monday afternoon press conference, Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan outlined allegations that Nice made "derogatory comments" about fellow officers, had inappropriate contact with a city employee, and may have been involved in potential criminal misconduct in relation to an ongoing case involving his nephew. Horrigan said
Tennessee political observers are questioning whether former commissioner of Tennessee Economic and Community Development (TECD), and current Republican candidate for governor, Randy Boyd used his previous office as a platform to prepare a gubernatorial campaign by directing state grants to local officials and businesses who might, and in many cases... Read More News Randy Boyd , Shane Reeves 9 Comments On Thursday, the Randy Boyd for Governor campaign demonstrated that it has not yet grasped th
Nigel Farage has claimed the media "wilfully misinterpreted" his comments on discrimination legislation. The UKIP leader had been arguing laws banning companies from favouring British workers should be scrapped, but it was reported as him wanting to repeal race discrimination laws. His comments on supporting British workers were made on a Channel4 documentary to be shown next week. But ahead of it he appeared on this mornings Today Programme to hit back at the media outlets that ran the story. F
Earlier we wrote about Police Chief David Brown , who showed a respectful style of leadership after a terrible tragedy in Dallas, Texas. Well, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick showed us a different style. A more combative, aggressive, raw style. Watch: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called protesters who ran away from the hail of bullets that rained down on Downtown Dallas on Thursday night "hypocrites" during an interview Friday on Fox News. "All those protesters last night, they turned around and ran the other
BERGENFIELD - Mayor Timothy J. Driscoll took another sip of his coffee and considered the political terrain. With thebattles he's weathered at the local level here the fact that the gubernatorial campaigns are storming through his town now comes with no particular irony. It's just a naturaloutgrowth of personalities that have been converging in Bergenfield for years, some of whom arenowtrying to connect with the 13,387 registered voters in this compact town, while others- pending appeal - appear
In the closest Alabama senate race in three decades, and one of the most tumultuous in recent memory, Democrat Doug Jones prevailed over Republican Roy Moore. Fox News called the election shortly after 10pm EST, reporting 49.6 per cent of the vote for Jones, and 48.8 for Moore with 87 per cent of precincts reporting. The election will be remembered as a strange campaign with heavy political implications for both the Democrats and Republicans. Roy S. Moore's path to victory in the deeply conserv
Proving that the problems in North Carolina did not come to an end when Republican Governor Pat McCrory was booted out of office , the far-right legislature are attempting to pass a repeal of the infamous anti-trans bill by replacing it with another bill attacking the LGBT community in an entirely different way. Lawmakers want you to know that they are repealing HB1, the controversial "bathroom bill" which legislated who can use which public restroom, a bill which will cost the state nearly four
On 'The Story,' the congressman says the president shouldn't allow himself to get dragged into fights. This is a rush transcript from "The Story," October 9, 2017. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. MARTHA MACCALLUM, HOST: Tonight, Jemele Hill, ESPN anchor, suspended for another controversial tweet. It was just one month ago that she went after President Trump, saying this on Twitter: "Donald Trump is a white supremacist who has largely surrounded himself with other white
Jerry Falwell, Jr., president of the evangelical Liberty University, is defending embattled Alabama senatorial candidate Roy Moore after a woman claimed the conservative judge sexually assaulted her. Leigh Corfman, in an interview with The Washington Post , claimed Moore sexually assaulted her many years ago, when she was only 14 years old and he was 32. Moore has denied the allegations against him, calling Corfman's claims "completely false." Now Falwell, a staunch supporter of President Donald
AKRON, OH - Due to allegations of conduct unbecoming an officer and "potential criminal misconduct," former Akron Police Chief James Nice was asked to resign his position Sunday. In a Monday afternoon press conference, Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan outlined allegations that Nice made "derogatory comments" about fellow officers, had inappropriate contact with a city employee, and may have been involved in potential criminal misconduct in relation to an ongoing case involving his nephew. Horrigan said
Tennessee political observers are questioning whether former commissioner of Tennessee Economic and Community Development (TECD), and current Republican candidate for governor, Randy Boyd used his previous office as a platform to prepare a gubernatorial campaign by directing state grants to local officials and businesses who might, and in many cases... Read More News Randy Boyd , Shane Reeves 9 Comments On Thursday, the Randy Boyd for Governor campaign demonstrated that it has not yet grasped th
Nigel Farage has claimed the media "wilfully misinterpreted" his comments on discrimination legislation. The UKIP leader had been arguing laws banning companies from favouring British workers should be scrapped, but it was reported as him wanting to repeal race discrimination laws. His comments on supporting British workers were made on a Channel4 documentary to be shown next week. But ahead of it he appeared on this mornings Today Programme to hit back at the media outlets that ran the story. F
Geraldo Rivera said during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity that the Republican Party has become "the party of child abuse," referring to the Trump administration's policy of separating children from their families at the border. "The Democrats have a deal, a DACA fix, and a fix on separation for kids. [Sen. Chuck] Schumer's [D-N.Y] answer is no. Why? Because he wants it for politics. They're playing politics. Fix the law and do your job. That's it," Hannity said in introducing an in
Now that he's no longer doing his Fox gig, Mike Huckabee has found another outlet for his need to spread the gospel of the Christian right. He will be appearing in an upcoming anti-gay video which asserts that the evil gay agenda will destroy Christianity. Yep, Fox fave Mike Huckabee is taking to the silver screen. Along with other members of the American Taliban Christian right and several GOP politicians, Huckabee will be whining about how equal rights for the LGBT community is a violation of
In yesterday's Talking Points Memo, Bill O'Reilly harangued David Barger, the CEO of JetBlue, for being a sponsor of the YearlyKos convention. He had his producer stalk Barger and ask questions that implied that the DailyKos website was a hate-filled enterprise. O'Reilly even compared it to the KKK and the Nazis. In today's TPM, O'Reilly announced that Barger sent him a response to his ambush interview that said that the airline's only connection to YearlyKos was that it provided 10 flight vouch
Retired Lt. Cmdr Steven Rogers argued Wednesday night that Trump's ban on transgenders in the military "has everything to do with combat readiness." "I believe it has everything to do with combat readiness," Lt. Rogers, who served in the military for 25 years, told CNN's Don Lemon. He compared the decision to stall transgenders serving in the military to the slow acceptance of women serving in combat roles. "You know what Don, in December 2015 President Obama, to his credit, had opened the doors
NBC meteorologist Al Roker slammed Rush Limbaugh on Wednesday after the conservative radio host suggested warnings about Hurricane Irma were driven by political agendas around climate change. The longtime "Today" personality, "America's Weatherman," took to Twitter to slam Limbaugh in two tweets while using a #ShameOnRush hashtag in a message to his 1.7 million followers. "Do not listen to @rushlimbaugh when he says #Irma is not a dangerous #storm and is hype. He is putting people's lives at ris
In an interview on Sean Hannity 's radio show Tuesday afternoon, Rep. Todd Akin faced tough questioning from the eponymous host who continually asked the GOP Senate candidate why he refuses to drop out, despite pleadings from a slew of prominent Republicans including presidential candidate Mitt Romney . Akin reiterated that he is sorry for the controversial use of the word "legitimate" when discussing Sunday whether a rape victim can get pregnant. He quoted a pro-life activist who clarified that
Sebastian Gorka, the Nazi Party-connected Fox News contributor, used his Hannity show platform to speak directly to Bill Shine, the Fox News exec-turned White House communications chief, with advice about the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Last night, the Hannity show reacted to Trump's conveniently-timed-for-Hannity announcement by attacking the left for opposing Kavanaugh's nomination at least as much as they ballyhooed the nomination, itself. And who better to help the sm
During one of his more ridiculous segments this past week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson spoke with Scott Bolden, a black lawyer who happens to be well off financially. In the heated exchange between the two, Carlson repeatedly tried to claim that Bolden's wealth is an indicator that (1) black people are not oppressed and (2) that he's never experienced real oppression because he has money. Carlson grossly misstates the actual problem and shows that he has no clue how oppression works, as Ring of
Sean Hannity went out on a long, long limb yesterday on Neil Cavuto's Fox News show -- once again promoting his blueprint for Conservative Victory -- and made a bold prediction: Hannity: You put all of this in toto, in its entirety, and we are looking at -- not only the socialization, the Europe-ization of -- the Western European socialist model coming to America, we're looking at a -- the end of capitalism in America as we know it. I want to add a point. He is -- by far, I predict, Neil -- and
While filling in for Neil Cavuto today on Fox News, Eric Bolling got into a heated exchange with former D.C. mayor and current councilman Marion Barry ; at one point, telling the Democratic politician he should be removed from office. Barry is one of several Washington, D.C., councilmembers pushing a plan to force certain large retailers like Walmart to pay a higher minimum wage for its associates. Walmart has fought back against the effort, threatening to cease construction of three new Walmart
Now that he's no longer doing his Fox gig, Mike Huckabee has found another outlet for his need to spread the gospel of the Christian right. He will be appearing in an upcoming anti-gay video which asserts that the evil gay agenda will destroy Christianity. Yep, Fox fave Mike Huckabee is taking to the silver screen. Along with other members of the American Taliban Christian right and several GOP politicians, Huckabee will be whining about how equal rights for the LGBT community is a violation of
In yesterday's Talking Points Memo, Bill O'Reilly harangued David Barger, the CEO of JetBlue, for being a sponsor of the YearlyKos convention. He had his producer stalk Barger and ask questions that implied that the DailyKos website was a hate-filled enterprise. O'Reilly even compared it to the KKK and the Nazis. In today's TPM, O'Reilly announced that Barger sent him a response to his ambush interview that said that the airline's only connection to YearlyKos was that it provided 10 flight vouch
Retired Lt. Cmdr Steven Rogers argued Wednesday night that Trump's ban on transgenders in the military "has everything to do with combat readiness." "I believe it has everything to do with combat readiness," Lt. Rogers, who served in the military for 25 years, told CNN's Don Lemon. He compared the decision to stall transgenders serving in the military to the slow acceptance of women serving in combat roles. "You know what Don, in December 2015 President Obama, to his credit, had opened the doors
NBC meteorologist Al Roker slammed Rush Limbaugh on Wednesday after the conservative radio host suggested warnings about Hurricane Irma were driven by political agendas around climate change. The longtime "Today" personality, "America's Weatherman," took to Twitter to slam Limbaugh in two tweets while using a #ShameOnRush hashtag in a message to his 1.7 million followers. "Do not listen to @rushlimbaugh when he says #Irma is not a dangerous #storm and is hype. He is putting people's lives at ris
In an interview on Sean Hannity 's radio show Tuesday afternoon, Rep. Todd Akin faced tough questioning from the eponymous host who continually asked the GOP Senate candidate why he refuses to drop out, despite pleadings from a slew of prominent Republicans including presidential candidate Mitt Romney . Akin reiterated that he is sorry for the controversial use of the word "legitimate" when discussing Sunday whether a rape victim can get pregnant. He quoted a pro-life activist who clarified that
Sebastian Gorka, the Nazi Party-connected Fox News contributor, used his Hannity show platform to speak directly to Bill Shine, the Fox News exec-turned White House communications chief, with advice about the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Last night, the Hannity show reacted to Trump's conveniently-timed-for-Hannity announcement by attacking the left for opposing Kavanaugh's nomination at least as much as they ballyhooed the nomination, itself. And who better to help the sm
During one of his more ridiculous segments this past week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson spoke with Scott Bolden, a black lawyer who happens to be well off financially. In the heated exchange between the two, Carlson repeatedly tried to claim that Bolden's wealth is an indicator that (1) black people are not oppressed and (2) that he's never experienced real oppression because he has money. Carlson grossly misstates the actual problem and shows that he has no clue how oppression works, as Ring of
Sean Hannity went out on a long, long limb yesterday on Neil Cavuto's Fox News show -- once again promoting his blueprint for Conservative Victory -- and made a bold prediction: Hannity: You put all of this in toto, in its entirety, and we are looking at -- not only the socialization, the Europe-ization of -- the Western European socialist model coming to America, we're looking at a -- the end of capitalism in America as we know it. I want to add a point. He is -- by far, I predict, Neil -- and
While filling in for Neil Cavuto today on Fox News, Eric Bolling got into a heated exchange with former D.C. mayor and current councilman Marion Barry ; at one point, telling the Democratic politician he should be removed from office. Barry is one of several Washington, D.C., councilmembers pushing a plan to force certain large retailers like Walmart to pay a higher minimum wage for its associates. Walmart has fought back against the effort, threatening to cease construction of three new Walmart
Is it any wonder that the Arctic sea ice volume is collapsing ? It doesn't help that the same party that is beholden to a single person named Grover Norquist (rather than the overwhelming majority of the American people ) when it comes to tax policy , also finds carbon emissions and climate change a big joke . This is what happens when your party becomes the party of ignorance and stupidity, of anti-science , and lies . The problem is, far too many of their crazies are still in office, and they
We've known for a while that "permafrost" was a misnomer (see " Thawing permafrost feedback will turn Arctic from carbon sink to source in the 2020s " and links below). The defrosting permamelt will likely add 0.4degF -- 1.5degF to total global warming by 2100. A new study, "Surface exposure to sunlight stimulates CO2 release from permafrost soil carbon in the Arctic" suggests the process may happen even faster than we thought. As permafrost ice melts, the soil collapses and either creates an er
This month, we learned that the melting of permafrost in Arctic regions is giving a new lease of life to hitherto unknown viruses . These have been buried in the ice for thousands of years but rising global temperatures are now thawing some of them out. As the melting continues, who knows what dangerous pathogens might be released? The response from virologists was generally along the lines of: "Don't panic." That's not quite the right reaction. There is something to worry about here. The big di
- Advertisement - There is much written about the causes and consequences of climate change including extreme weather events which are already occurring, and anticipated rising sea levels, melting ice caps, and mass extinctions. There is also a lot written about the immediate steps mankind must take to avoid unmitigated disaster. Less is written about the irreversible events that are already in the works, based on the one degree Centigrade of global warming that has already occurred. The reality
A Peruvian scientist was so upset about the pollution of Lake El Cascajo, that he personally decided to do something about it. Using his skills in bio industrial science and water treatment he devised a strategy using nanotechnology to clean up the lake, and used his own money and time to do it. In late 2010 Professor Marino Morikawa, of the University of Tsukba in Japan, received a call from his dad who still lives in Peru. Lake El Cascajo, where he and his young son used to spend time together
You may recall a couple years ago the climate disinformers trumpeted the (very) short-term slowdown in sea level rise. We can hardly wait for their posts on the recent speed up -- JR. Figure 1: Mean sea level (in centimetres) since 1993 obtained by satellite altimetry observations. Annual and semi-annual signals have been removed to reveal the long-term trend. The glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) of 0.3mm per year is added to account for the slumping of ocean basins . Image from the AVISO webs
No plausible scientific explanation for the adjustments... Photo by Maman Voyage (CC) (Breitbart) Climate change alarmist scientists have been caught red-handed tampering with raw data in order to exaggerate sea level rise. The raw (unadjusted) data from three Indian Ocean gauges - Aden, Karachi and Mumbai - showed that local sea level trends in the last 140 years had been very gently rising, neutral or negative (ie sea levels had fallen). But after the evidence had been adjusted by tidal record
Conservationists are warning that Europe's oldest lake, a haven of biodiversity and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, faces multiple development threats. Lake Ohrid, which straddles the mountainous border of Macedonia and Albania, has been in existence for up to three million years and is home to more than 200 species of flora and fauna found nowhere else in the world. But huge infrastructure plans on the Macedonian side have alarmed environmentalists and the United Nation's cultural agency UNESCO,
The Cloister Walk by kathleen norris riverhead books, 304 pages, $23.95 I had read Norris' previous book, Dakota: A Spiritual Geography , and enjoyed the way she consistently unites the exalted and the mundane, finding manifestations of the holy in the most ordinary events and objects. In The Cloister Walk she identifies this view of the world with her vocation as a poet, developing at length her belief that the calling of the monk and the poet, the prophet and the poet, are similar as they reve
Below are five new books for the bookshelves of ecosocialists. They cover climate change, the Anthropocene, water and food -- plus an inspiring account of the Russian Revolution by award-winning science fiction writer China Mieville. Will The Flower Slip Through The Asphalt: Writers Respond to Capitalist Climate Change Edited by Vijay Prashad LeftWord Books, 2017 In the 2016 Edward Said lecture, Naomi Klein linked the question of climate with the question of occupation, pointing out that those w
We've known for a while that "permafrost" was a misnomer (see " Thawing permafrost feedback will turn Arctic from carbon sink to source in the 2020s " and links below). The defrosting permamelt will likely add 0.4degF -- 1.5degF to total global warming by 2100. A new study, "Surface exposure to sunlight stimulates CO2 release from permafrost soil carbon in the Arctic" suggests the process may happen even faster than we thought. As permafrost ice melts, the soil collapses and either creates an er
This month, we learned that the melting of permafrost in Arctic regions is giving a new lease of life to hitherto unknown viruses . These have been buried in the ice for thousands of years but rising global temperatures are now thawing some of them out. As the melting continues, who knows what dangerous pathogens might be released? The response from virologists was generally along the lines of: "Don't panic." That's not quite the right reaction. There is something to worry about here. The big di
- Advertisement - There is much written about the causes and consequences of climate change including extreme weather events which are already occurring, and anticipated rising sea levels, melting ice caps, and mass extinctions. There is also a lot written about the immediate steps mankind must take to avoid unmitigated disaster. Less is written about the irreversible events that are already in the works, based on the one degree Centigrade of global warming that has already occurred. The reality
A Peruvian scientist was so upset about the pollution of Lake El Cascajo, that he personally decided to do something about it. Using his skills in bio industrial science and water treatment he devised a strategy using nanotechnology to clean up the lake, and used his own money and time to do it. In late 2010 Professor Marino Morikawa, of the University of Tsukba in Japan, received a call from his dad who still lives in Peru. Lake El Cascajo, where he and his young son used to spend time together
You may recall a couple years ago the climate disinformers trumpeted the (very) short-term slowdown in sea level rise. We can hardly wait for their posts on the recent speed up -- JR. Figure 1: Mean sea level (in centimetres) since 1993 obtained by satellite altimetry observations. Annual and semi-annual signals have been removed to reveal the long-term trend. The glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) of 0.3mm per year is added to account for the slumping of ocean basins . Image from the AVISO webs
No plausible scientific explanation for the adjustments... Photo by Maman Voyage (CC) (Breitbart) Climate change alarmist scientists have been caught red-handed tampering with raw data in order to exaggerate sea level rise. The raw (unadjusted) data from three Indian Ocean gauges - Aden, Karachi and Mumbai - showed that local sea level trends in the last 140 years had been very gently rising, neutral or negative (ie sea levels had fallen). But after the evidence had been adjusted by tidal record
Conservationists are warning that Europe's oldest lake, a haven of biodiversity and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, faces multiple development threats. Lake Ohrid, which straddles the mountainous border of Macedonia and Albania, has been in existence for up to three million years and is home to more than 200 species of flora and fauna found nowhere else in the world. But huge infrastructure plans on the Macedonian side have alarmed environmentalists and the United Nation's cultural agency UNESCO,
The Cloister Walk by kathleen norris riverhead books, 304 pages, $23.95 I had read Norris' previous book, Dakota: A Spiritual Geography , and enjoyed the way she consistently unites the exalted and the mundane, finding manifestations of the holy in the most ordinary events and objects. In The Cloister Walk she identifies this view of the world with her vocation as a poet, developing at length her belief that the calling of the monk and the poet, the prophet and the poet, are similar as they reve
Below are five new books for the bookshelves of ecosocialists. They cover climate change, the Anthropocene, water and food -- plus an inspiring account of the Russian Revolution by award-winning science fiction writer China Mieville. Will The Flower Slip Through The Asphalt: Writers Respond to Capitalist Climate Change Edited by Vijay Prashad LeftWord Books, 2017 In the 2016 Edward Said lecture, Naomi Klein linked the question of climate with the question of occupation, pointing out that those w
Traditional Cultures Can Show Developed World How To Preserve Food By Marianne de Nazareth Chillies being dried in Hyderabad W hen mangoes are in season in India, it was customary for households to make vast quantities of pickle or conserves to enjoy the fruit and not waste any which came off the trees in the gardens. Walk along the lanes of the smaller layouts in any city and you can see old bedsheets laid out in the sun, with scarlet chillies being sun dried. These are traditional methods whic
Illustration by Yuko Shimizu At a shallow pool in a nameless creek, deep in the Alaskan wilderness, seven boys are laughing and lunging and splashing as they try to haze a pair of beleaguered little fish into their mosquito nets. Fishing is not allowed, but they took leave of their instructors several hours ago and are having their Lord of the Flies moment of fun. Have a look at them: Joshua Berg, 17, from New City, New York, the group's elected leader and most experienced outdoorsman. Noah Alla
The Throne of Pop, or, as it is described in the exhibition catalog, "Monumental gilded throne with trumpeting putti, cupid heads, horses, lions, sea creatures, and scrolling foliage." Photograph by Coral von Zumwalt. Several years ago I attended a screening of The Birth of a Nation at MoMA. If you haven't seen it, the movie is everything you've heard it is: a powerfully made entertainment and a sickeningly racist one. I remember slinking out of the theater afterwards wreathed in a fog of embarr
The CPH:DOX festival will be held in the Danish capital, Copenhagen, from March 16 to 26. Directed by Mina Bozorgmehr and Hadi Kamali-Moqaddam, Janbal is about the inner fantasy world of Mousa, an artist who lives on the island of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf. CPH:DOX is the third largest documentary film festival in the world, and the largest documentary film festival in Scandinavia. The programme goes beyond traditional boundaries between disciplines and media, offering perspectives on creative
This title ain't rhetorical British Sea Power employs any number of dirty tricks to get under the skin of anyone who's enjoyed the more Anglocentric side of guitar rock in the past 20 years. And they pretty much all work. With gauzy, world-weary vocals, gritty guitars leavened by carefully textured orchestration and a detached air of grandeur, British Sea Power brings a curatorial and classicist spirit to its taste for Britpop and shoegaze. The result is a sound that is frequently reminiscent bu
No plausible scientific explanation for the adjustments... Photo by Maman Voyage (CC) (Breitbart) Climate change alarmist scientists have been caught red-handed tampering with raw data in order to exaggerate sea level rise. The raw (unadjusted) data from three Indian Ocean gauges - Aden, Karachi and Mumbai - showed that local sea level trends in the last 140 years had been very gently rising, neutral or negative (ie sea levels had fallen). But after the evidence had been adjusted by tidal record
For most of you it's the last day before a very nice extended vacation. (For some of us it's just the usual Friday because the holidays don't mean we'll stop working for you, the seven or eight readers who'll still be around.) Anyway, here's some nonsense you can skim through while preparing to cut out of work early to go down a bowl full of egg nog and prepare... By Ben Cohen: I'm beginning to feel that the ongoing war between atheists and religion is one big scheme to create controversy, sell
Spiders are one of the many interesting creatures that are found on Earth. They come in all shapes, sizes, and the even come in a variety of colors and hues. Spiders also come in an assortment of different breeds. In fact, there are over 50,000 known species of this invertebrate around the world. An invertebrate is a creature that does not have a backbone in their bodies. Some arachnids can be quite friendly such as the large Tarantula spider that is seen to be a common house pet while other typ
Aloha, We are always surrounded by angels. We swim in a sea of unlimited, unconditional love totally filled with celestial beings of light that are more than willing and able to help us. The only catch is we have to ask and then be willing to accept the assistance. Here are 7 easy things you can do to open up those floodgates of love, light, and laughter, and experience the wonders of divine intervention in your life. 1. Spend some time each day in prayer. Prayer is simply the act of asking. It
The deepest, darkest, scariest place on the maps I loved pondering as a child was a crescent-shaped canyon in the western Pacific Ocean. It was called the Mariana Trench, and at the very, very bottom was the lowest point on Earth's surface, the Challenger Deep. Its floor was seven terrifying miles down. What was down there? It was fun to imagine. I didn't know, and it didn't seem likely anyone would anytime soon. In 1989, James Cameron had fun imagining what might be at the bottom of a similar c
Illustration by Yuko Shimizu At a shallow pool in a nameless creek, deep in the Alaskan wilderness, seven boys are laughing and lunging and splashing as they try to haze a pair of beleaguered little fish into their mosquito nets. Fishing is not allowed, but they took leave of their instructors several hours ago and are having their Lord of the Flies moment of fun. Have a look at them: Joshua Berg, 17, from New City, New York, the group's elected leader and most experienced outdoorsman. Noah Alla
The Throne of Pop, or, as it is described in the exhibition catalog, "Monumental gilded throne with trumpeting putti, cupid heads, horses, lions, sea creatures, and scrolling foliage." Photograph by Coral von Zumwalt. Several years ago I attended a screening of The Birth of a Nation at MoMA. If you haven't seen it, the movie is everything you've heard it is: a powerfully made entertainment and a sickeningly racist one. I remember slinking out of the theater afterwards wreathed in a fog of embarr
The CPH:DOX festival will be held in the Danish capital, Copenhagen, from March 16 to 26. Directed by Mina Bozorgmehr and Hadi Kamali-Moqaddam, Janbal is about the inner fantasy world of Mousa, an artist who lives on the island of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf. CPH:DOX is the third largest documentary film festival in the world, and the largest documentary film festival in Scandinavia. The programme goes beyond traditional boundaries between disciplines and media, offering perspectives on creative
This title ain't rhetorical British Sea Power employs any number of dirty tricks to get under the skin of anyone who's enjoyed the more Anglocentric side of guitar rock in the past 20 years. And they pretty much all work. With gauzy, world-weary vocals, gritty guitars leavened by carefully textured orchestration and a detached air of grandeur, British Sea Power brings a curatorial and classicist spirit to its taste for Britpop and shoegaze. The result is a sound that is frequently reminiscent bu
No plausible scientific explanation for the adjustments... Photo by Maman Voyage (CC) (Breitbart) Climate change alarmist scientists have been caught red-handed tampering with raw data in order to exaggerate sea level rise. The raw (unadjusted) data from three Indian Ocean gauges - Aden, Karachi and Mumbai - showed that local sea level trends in the last 140 years had been very gently rising, neutral or negative (ie sea levels had fallen). But after the evidence had been adjusted by tidal record
For most of you it's the last day before a very nice extended vacation. (For some of us it's just the usual Friday because the holidays don't mean we'll stop working for you, the seven or eight readers who'll still be around.) Anyway, here's some nonsense you can skim through while preparing to cut out of work early to go down a bowl full of egg nog and prepare... By Ben Cohen: I'm beginning to feel that the ongoing war between atheists and religion is one big scheme to create controversy, sell
Spiders are one of the many interesting creatures that are found on Earth. They come in all shapes, sizes, and the even come in a variety of colors and hues. Spiders also come in an assortment of different breeds. In fact, there are over 50,000 known species of this invertebrate around the world. An invertebrate is a creature that does not have a backbone in their bodies. Some arachnids can be quite friendly such as the large Tarantula spider that is seen to be a common house pet while other typ
Aloha, We are always surrounded by angels. We swim in a sea of unlimited, unconditional love totally filled with celestial beings of light that are more than willing and able to help us. The only catch is we have to ask and then be willing to accept the assistance. Here are 7 easy things you can do to open up those floodgates of love, light, and laughter, and experience the wonders of divine intervention in your life. 1. Spend some time each day in prayer. Prayer is simply the act of asking. It
The deepest, darkest, scariest place on the maps I loved pondering as a child was a crescent-shaped canyon in the western Pacific Ocean. It was called the Mariana Trench, and at the very, very bottom was the lowest point on Earth's surface, the Challenger Deep. Its floor was seven terrifying miles down. What was down there? It was fun to imagine. I didn't know, and it didn't seem likely anyone would anytime soon. In 1989, James Cameron had fun imagining what might be at the bottom of a similar c
(Bearing Arms) Within any gun debate, gun control advocates will typically spout some platitude about how they're not wanting to ban guns outright, just certain guns. Maybe they're saying they don't want the hunting rifles, but do want the modern sporting rifles like the AR-15, whatever. Photo by CapCase (CC) Regardless of the specifics, they'll routinely say they don't want all the guns. Of course, that's a load of bovine excrement. While some gun control advocates may, indeed, be sincere about
The New York Times has an unhealthy obsession with firearms. Recently the paper came in for mockery for a signed editorial that actually attacked the National Rifle Association for featuring guns in its gun museum . On Wednesday it trustingly latched on to a dubious study showing a correlation between gun ownership and road rage killings. Christopher Mele penned " Firearms and Drivers, A Lethal Combination - Rapid Rise in Road Rage Since 2014 ." When the former N.F.L. player Joe McKnight was sho
"There are 250 million firearms in private hands," Bellesiles writes in his hefty new history, "Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture," "with five million new guns purchased every year." The NRA would have us believe the nation was founded by gun enthusiasts, but Bellesiles maintains that Americans only fell under the spell of guns after the Civil War, when war-weary Yanks and Rebs returned home toting pistols and rifles. Contrary to what Bellesiles calls popular "mythology," gun
Gun laws vary by state, but there are some states that stand out for having few restrictions on purchasing, owning, and carrying firearms. If you are a serious gun collector, here is a list of five states that make it easiest to buy a gun. ALERT: Should Obama Have More Control Over Guns? Vote Now Alaska does not require a permit to purchase, own or carry a gun. Furthermore, they nave no restrictions on the use of assault weapons. Alaska has "stand your ground" laws which permit a person to use d
- Advertisement - Nothing is quieter than the gun lobby after a massacre. It could have to do with the bad guys who get guns at gun shows, the bad guys who fly through their background checks (like the last 16 mass shooters) and the people on the terror and no fly lists who can legally buy guns in the US--all thanks to the gun lobby. In a few days the NRA and its companion groups will resume yelling "President Obama is going to confiscate all the guns" omitting the fact that he has to take 7,000
Some early Mini-14 rifles were chambered in the .222 Remington cartridge. Since the .222 Remington is not completely dimensionally equivalent to the 5.56x45mm, Ruger chambered Mini-14s for both 5.56 and .222 Remington. Civilian firearms chambered in 5.56 are highly restricted in countries that restrict or prohibit firearms that chamber military cartridges (such as Mexico). By chambering the Mini-14 in the similar but not interchangeable .222 Remington caliber, the Mini-14 could be sold in those
Individual states have specific gun laws that pertain to the right to carry and these permit laws fall into unrestricted, shall-issue, may-issue, and no-issue categories. Some states, such as Alaska and Wyoming, have relatively relaxed gun control laws and do not require a permit to carry a concealed handgun. Other states, such as Maryland and New York, are on the other end of the gun control spectrum and have "may-carry" permit laws that apply a strict set of criteria to applicants. However, th
The US military doesn't often see the outlandishness of an idea so much of a problem as a challenge. It's experimented with telepathic ray guns and Impulse Swimmer guns , why not just make the soldier himself the weapon? Tasers that elicit excruciating spasms in one person at a time? Foam pellets that send an entire... Read more Read The Men Who Stare at Goats is the tale of a reporter, Bob Wilton (played by Ewan McGregor), out to prove his manhood to himself and his cheating wife (who left him
Sheriff Thomas Lorey of Fulton County, New York A sheriff in Fulton County, New York, is taking on that state's anti-gun establishment by defying an attempt to have legal handgun owners "recertify" their right to bear arms with the state bureaucracy. New York adopted the sweeping SAFE Act legislation in 2013 with most of the attention focused on a ban on "assault rifles" and high-capacity magazines. But a little-known provision of the bill requires every handgun owner to recertify their permit w
Why is fear stalking the land? Why in the wake of tragic shootings across the country are Americans buying guns and ammunition at record rates? Could it be that with the President's re-election, as taxes and government spending spiral out of control, as an unpopular Congress dithers, as entertainment featuring apocalypse surges in popularity, and as the latest failed doomsday prediction is replaced by yet another, many Americans have been gripped with an uneasiness that each of us is on our own?
The New York Times has an unhealthy obsession with firearms. Recently the paper came in for mockery for a signed editorial that actually attacked the National Rifle Association for featuring guns in its gun museum . On Wednesday it trustingly latched on to a dubious study showing a correlation between gun ownership and road rage killings. Christopher Mele penned " Firearms and Drivers, A Lethal Combination - Rapid Rise in Road Rage Since 2014 ." When the former N.F.L. player Joe McKnight was sho
"There are 250 million firearms in private hands," Bellesiles writes in his hefty new history, "Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture," "with five million new guns purchased every year." The NRA would have us believe the nation was founded by gun enthusiasts, but Bellesiles maintains that Americans only fell under the spell of guns after the Civil War, when war-weary Yanks and Rebs returned home toting pistols and rifles. Contrary to what Bellesiles calls popular "mythology," gun
Gun laws vary by state, but there are some states that stand out for having few restrictions on purchasing, owning, and carrying firearms. If you are a serious gun collector, here is a list of five states that make it easiest to buy a gun. ALERT: Should Obama Have More Control Over Guns? Vote Now Alaska does not require a permit to purchase, own or carry a gun. Furthermore, they nave no restrictions on the use of assault weapons. Alaska has "stand your ground" laws which permit a person to use d
- Advertisement - Nothing is quieter than the gun lobby after a massacre. It could have to do with the bad guys who get guns at gun shows, the bad guys who fly through their background checks (like the last 16 mass shooters) and the people on the terror and no fly lists who can legally buy guns in the US--all thanks to the gun lobby. In a few days the NRA and its companion groups will resume yelling "President Obama is going to confiscate all the guns" omitting the fact that he has to take 7,000
Some early Mini-14 rifles were chambered in the .222 Remington cartridge. Since the .222 Remington is not completely dimensionally equivalent to the 5.56x45mm, Ruger chambered Mini-14s for both 5.56 and .222 Remington. Civilian firearms chambered in 5.56 are highly restricted in countries that restrict or prohibit firearms that chamber military cartridges (such as Mexico). By chambering the Mini-14 in the similar but not interchangeable .222 Remington caliber, the Mini-14 could be sold in those
Individual states have specific gun laws that pertain to the right to carry and these permit laws fall into unrestricted, shall-issue, may-issue, and no-issue categories. Some states, such as Alaska and Wyoming, have relatively relaxed gun control laws and do not require a permit to carry a concealed handgun. Other states, such as Maryland and New York, are on the other end of the gun control spectrum and have "may-carry" permit laws that apply a strict set of criteria to applicants. However, th
The US military doesn't often see the outlandishness of an idea so much of a problem as a challenge. It's experimented with telepathic ray guns and Impulse Swimmer guns , why not just make the soldier himself the weapon? Tasers that elicit excruciating spasms in one person at a time? Foam pellets that send an entire... Read more Read The Men Who Stare at Goats is the tale of a reporter, Bob Wilton (played by Ewan McGregor), out to prove his manhood to himself and his cheating wife (who left him
Sheriff Thomas Lorey of Fulton County, New York A sheriff in Fulton County, New York, is taking on that state's anti-gun establishment by defying an attempt to have legal handgun owners "recertify" their right to bear arms with the state bureaucracy. New York adopted the sweeping SAFE Act legislation in 2013 with most of the attention focused on a ban on "assault rifles" and high-capacity magazines. But a little-known provision of the bill requires every handgun owner to recertify their permit w
Why is fear stalking the land? Why in the wake of tragic shootings across the country are Americans buying guns and ammunition at record rates? Could it be that with the President's re-election, as taxes and government spending spiral out of control, as an unpopular Congress dithers, as entertainment featuring apocalypse surges in popularity, and as the latest failed doomsday prediction is replaced by yet another, many Americans have been gripped with an uneasiness that each of us is on our own?
(Bearing Arms) Within any gun debate, gun control advocates will typically spout some platitude about how they're not wanting to ban guns outright, just certain guns. Maybe they're saying they don't want the hunting rifles, but do want the modern sporting rifles like the AR-15, whatever. Photo by CapCase (CC) Regardless of the specifics, they'll routinely say they don't want all the guns. Of course, that's a load of bovine excrement. While some gun control advocates may, indeed, be sincere about
"There are 250 million firearms in private hands," Bellesiles writes in his hefty new history, "Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture," "with five million new guns purchased every year." The NRA would have us believe the nation was founded by gun enthusiasts, but Bellesiles maintains that Americans only fell under the spell of guns after the Civil War, when war-weary Yanks and Rebs returned home toting pistols and rifles. Contrary to what Bellesiles calls popular "mythology," gun
Gun laws vary by state, but there are some states that stand out for having few restrictions on purchasing, owning, and carrying firearms. If you are a serious gun collector, here is a list of five states that make it easiest to buy a gun. ALERT: Should Obama Have More Control Over Guns? Vote Now Alaska does not require a permit to purchase, own or carry a gun. Furthermore, they nave no restrictions on the use of assault weapons. Alaska has "stand your ground" laws which permit a person to use d
- Advertisement - Nothing is quieter than the gun lobby after a massacre. It could have to do with the bad guys who get guns at gun shows, the bad guys who fly through their background checks (like the last 16 mass shooters) and the people on the terror and no fly lists who can legally buy guns in the US--all thanks to the gun lobby. In a few days the NRA and its companion groups will resume yelling "President Obama is going to confiscate all the guns" omitting the fact that he has to take 7,000
T he idea that gun-control advocates don't want to confiscate your weapons is, of course, laughable. They can't confiscate your weapons, so they support whatever feasible incremental steps inch farther toward that goal. Some folks are more considerate and get right to the point. "I have never understood the conservative fetish for the Second Amendment," writes the New York Times 's new-ish conservative columnist Bret Stephens . Referring as a "fetish" to an inalienable right that has a longer an
Struggling to keep composure, he appeared to wipe away a tear as he said: "We're going to have to get together and take meaningful action." In the most heavily armed state in the world, with 270million guns for 315million people, the issue of gun control is once again back in the spotlight. In the latest mass shooting in an otherwise sleepy Newtown, Connecticut, Adam Lanza, 20, killed 20 children and six adults before shooting himself. It was the second worst attack in US history after the Virgi
Gun-control advocates are always talking about a ban on so-called "assault" weapons - but doing so would have no impact on gun violence. As Charles C.W. Cooke wrote yesterday : It is difficult to overstate just how absurd this is. Even if we were to swallow whole the novel set of definitions that the advocates of "assault"-weapons legislation have imposed upon our national deliberations, the case in favor of their coveted laws would remain all but nonexistent. Between 1994 and 2004, Americans w
Sons Of Guns? Sons Of Bi#%PSes! The Will Haden story brings the light of sanity to recent events that have cost so many so much. He was sentenced to two life sentences plus forty years on May 11th, and I think it's poetic justice that the story didn't event pre-empt Donald Trump's Big Mac that day. I mean, even I missed it! On a sidebar I'd like to say To Will, DUDE, you got a hit TV show, more guns than God, New Orleans right down the road, and you can't find a date outside your twelve year old
Rex Features via AP Images President Obama holds a press conference on January 5, 2015, about his new policy regarding guns at the White House. W ith his declaration this week that voters should oust members of Congress who block gun safety laws, President Barack Obama has thrown down the political gauntlet to one of the nation's most influential and deep-pocketed special interests: the gun lobby. Americans who back gun safety must be "just as passionate" as gun lobbyists, urged Obama at a Tues
Tue Apr 26, 2016, 01:11 PM Guns, self-defense and red-handed lies Josh Sugarmann, Executive Director , Violence Policy Center, blogged on HuffPo about the report his group released detailing the rare use of firearms in self-defense. For proof he prominently displays a graphic, making the rounds of gun control proponents, showing that there are many more criminal homicides than self-defense homicides. implication being the only valid DGU is one where the attacker is killed. Much like a Republican
"There are 250 million firearms in private hands," Bellesiles writes in his hefty new history, "Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture," "with five million new guns purchased every year." The NRA would have us believe the nation was founded by gun enthusiasts, but Bellesiles maintains that Americans only fell under the spell of guns after the Civil War, when war-weary Yanks and Rebs returned home toting pistols and rifles. Contrary to what Bellesiles calls popular "mythology," gun
Gun laws vary by state, but there are some states that stand out for having few restrictions on purchasing, owning, and carrying firearms. If you are a serious gun collector, here is a list of five states that make it easiest to buy a gun. ALERT: Should Obama Have More Control Over Guns? Vote Now Alaska does not require a permit to purchase, own or carry a gun. Furthermore, they nave no restrictions on the use of assault weapons. Alaska has "stand your ground" laws which permit a person to use d
- Advertisement - Nothing is quieter than the gun lobby after a massacre. It could have to do with the bad guys who get guns at gun shows, the bad guys who fly through their background checks (like the last 16 mass shooters) and the people on the terror and no fly lists who can legally buy guns in the US--all thanks to the gun lobby. In a few days the NRA and its companion groups will resume yelling "President Obama is going to confiscate all the guns" omitting the fact that he has to take 7,000
T he idea that gun-control advocates don't want to confiscate your weapons is, of course, laughable. They can't confiscate your weapons, so they support whatever feasible incremental steps inch farther toward that goal. Some folks are more considerate and get right to the point. "I have never understood the conservative fetish for the Second Amendment," writes the New York Times 's new-ish conservative columnist Bret Stephens . Referring as a "fetish" to an inalienable right that has a longer an
Struggling to keep composure, he appeared to wipe away a tear as he said: "We're going to have to get together and take meaningful action." In the most heavily armed state in the world, with 270million guns for 315million people, the issue of gun control is once again back in the spotlight. In the latest mass shooting in an otherwise sleepy Newtown, Connecticut, Adam Lanza, 20, killed 20 children and six adults before shooting himself. It was the second worst attack in US history after the Virgi
Gun-control advocates are always talking about a ban on so-called "assault" weapons - but doing so would have no impact on gun violence. As Charles C.W. Cooke wrote yesterday : It is difficult to overstate just how absurd this is. Even if we were to swallow whole the novel set of definitions that the advocates of "assault"-weapons legislation have imposed upon our national deliberations, the case in favor of their coveted laws would remain all but nonexistent. Between 1994 and 2004, Americans w
Sons Of Guns? Sons Of Bi#%PSes! The Will Haden story brings the light of sanity to recent events that have cost so many so much. He was sentenced to two life sentences plus forty years on May 11th, and I think it's poetic justice that the story didn't event pre-empt Donald Trump's Big Mac that day. I mean, even I missed it! On a sidebar I'd like to say To Will, DUDE, you got a hit TV show, more guns than God, New Orleans right down the road, and you can't find a date outside your twelve year old
Rex Features via AP Images President Obama holds a press conference on January 5, 2015, about his new policy regarding guns at the White House. W ith his declaration this week that voters should oust members of Congress who block gun safety laws, President Barack Obama has thrown down the political gauntlet to one of the nation's most influential and deep-pocketed special interests: the gun lobby. Americans who back gun safety must be "just as passionate" as gun lobbyists, urged Obama at a Tues
Tue Apr 26, 2016, 01:11 PM Guns, self-defense and red-handed lies Josh Sugarmann, Executive Director , Violence Policy Center, blogged on HuffPo about the report his group released detailing the rare use of firearms in self-defense. For proof he prominently displays a graphic, making the rounds of gun control proponents, showing that there are many more criminal homicides than self-defense homicides. implication being the only valid DGU is one where the attacker is killed. Much like a Republican
Evangelist Franklin Graham criticized President Donald Trump's policy to separate families coming across the border. Graham, who has supported the president in the past, told CBN News that the policy, which removes kids from their parents, is "disgraceful." "It's terrible to see families ripped apart," Graham said. While Graham sides with Trump on other issues, when it comes to this, he explained, "I don't support that one bit." Watch the video below: However, he didn't put all of the blame on T
Civil rights legend John Lewis shamed Trump for mistreating children and families at the border, and called on voters to oust Republicans who have enabled Trump. Civil rights icon and Democratic congressman John Lewis issued a clarion call to stand up to Trump's policy of ripping families apart , and encouraged voters to oust the Republicans who have enabled him. Lewis' comments were part of the nationwide Families Belong Together protests , which rose up quickly to combat Trump's assault on chi
The results are in from the Airdrie Oilmen's Association's White Collar Boxing , the event that Libertarian Party of Canada leader stepped into the ring for. Organizers Adrien Pruden and Cody Thompson tell me they're very pleased to have almost doubled their donations this year, despite low oil prices and high unemployment . They raised a total of $18,000 for the Airdrie Food Bank, Airdrie Community Links and the District Victim's Assistance Society. And Tim Moen , leader of the Libertarian Part
Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson said the Trump administration's move to end the legalization of non-medical marijuana is backwards and unproductive, business news channel CNBC reported . His comments came a day after Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Obama-era policy that enabled states to sell non-medical marijuana. Decriminalisation and regulation of drugs is the way to go - everything else will cost lives and money https://t.co/A4pyaH4L3x pic.twitter.com/2XdBXmno39 -- Ric
What makes Harvey Weinsteins? The chief of Amazon studios, Roy Price, has now resigned in the wake of allegations that he made lewd comments and propositioned a producer. Lists of accused sexual predators in Hollywood and journalism are circulating on social media. President's Trump's long history of pawing and gawking at women has again reached center stage. Actress Alyssa Milano, one of Weinstein's targets, fumed that "This is not an uncommon occurrence. This is a sick culture. Men like Harvey
Donald Trump is selling himself as the champion of working-class voters. He says Democrats and their presumptive presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, are selling them out with trade deals. But Trump is just a fraud. Unfortunately, President Obama is pushing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement and Clinton is not confronting him for doing so. That has to change - fast. Clinton must publicly, directly and loudly challenge President Obama and demand that he withdraw TPP from consideratio
Just hours after President Trump signaled his support for accused child molester Roy Moore, former Jeb Bush spokesman Tim Miller, a life-long Republican, made a campaign donation to Moore's opponent, Doug Jones, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Alabama. "I just donated to a Democrat for the first time in my life if any of yall want to do so as well. Enough is enough," Miller wrote on Twitter with a link to Jones' campaign page. I just donated to a Democrat for the first time in my life if
"Shoulda gotten it." - Donald Trump , on the Emmy denied him for The Apprentice Donald Trump is known for a television program called The Apprentice . As such, it seems worthwhile, on Election Day, to take a moment to judge an episode of The Apprentice as a singular reality--to pretend for a moment that the past 16 months of the presidential campaign simply didn't happen, and that the only reason we're heading to our polling places to cast a vote is to cast a vote between The West Wing , Parks
A 92-year-old Montana Trump elector has come under fire for remarks in a 2010 Facebook conversation in which he said that homosexuals should be hanged. Since Donald Trump won this year's presidential election, it's been hard to keep up with his supporters' racist and bigoted remarks. But we can add yet another deplorable to the basket. A 92-year-old Montana resident, who is one of President-Elect Trump's Electoral College voters is coming under fire for comments he made about LGBT people on Fac
Donald Trump made a big push for Virginia gubernatorial nominee Ed Gillespie's victory after he launched a new ad campaign embracing overt racism. Virginia gubernatorial nominee Ed Gillespie's decision to ramp up his campaign's racism in the final weeks before Election Day has earned the approval of one very influential fan: Donald Trump. Trump praised Gillespie's embrace of racism in a tweet, hailing the former lobbyist as someone who "might even save our great statues/heritage" and "be a great
Civil rights legend John Lewis shamed Trump for mistreating children and families at the border, and called on voters to oust Republicans who have enabled Trump. Civil rights icon and Democratic congressman John Lewis issued a clarion call to stand up to Trump's policy of ripping families apart , and encouraged voters to oust the Republicans who have enabled him. Lewis' comments were part of the nationwide Families Belong Together protests , which rose up quickly to combat Trump's assault on chi
The results are in from the Airdrie Oilmen's Association's White Collar Boxing , the event that Libertarian Party of Canada leader stepped into the ring for. Organizers Adrien Pruden and Cody Thompson tell me they're very pleased to have almost doubled their donations this year, despite low oil prices and high unemployment . They raised a total of $18,000 for the Airdrie Food Bank, Airdrie Community Links and the District Victim's Assistance Society. And Tim Moen , leader of the Libertarian Part
Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson said the Trump administration's move to end the legalization of non-medical marijuana is backwards and unproductive, business news channel CNBC reported . His comments came a day after Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Obama-era policy that enabled states to sell non-medical marijuana. Decriminalisation and regulation of drugs is the way to go - everything else will cost lives and money https://t.co/A4pyaH4L3x pic.twitter.com/2XdBXmno39 -- Ric
What makes Harvey Weinsteins? The chief of Amazon studios, Roy Price, has now resigned in the wake of allegations that he made lewd comments and propositioned a producer. Lists of accused sexual predators in Hollywood and journalism are circulating on social media. President's Trump's long history of pawing and gawking at women has again reached center stage. Actress Alyssa Milano, one of Weinstein's targets, fumed that "This is not an uncommon occurrence. This is a sick culture. Men like Harvey
Donald Trump is selling himself as the champion of working-class voters. He says Democrats and their presumptive presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, are selling them out with trade deals. But Trump is just a fraud. Unfortunately, President Obama is pushing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement and Clinton is not confronting him for doing so. That has to change - fast. Clinton must publicly, directly and loudly challenge President Obama and demand that he withdraw TPP from consideratio
Just hours after President Trump signaled his support for accused child molester Roy Moore, former Jeb Bush spokesman Tim Miller, a life-long Republican, made a campaign donation to Moore's opponent, Doug Jones, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Alabama. "I just donated to a Democrat for the first time in my life if any of yall want to do so as well. Enough is enough," Miller wrote on Twitter with a link to Jones' campaign page. I just donated to a Democrat for the first time in my life if
"Shoulda gotten it." - Donald Trump , on the Emmy denied him for The Apprentice Donald Trump is known for a television program called The Apprentice . As such, it seems worthwhile, on Election Day, to take a moment to judge an episode of The Apprentice as a singular reality--to pretend for a moment that the past 16 months of the presidential campaign simply didn't happen, and that the only reason we're heading to our polling places to cast a vote is to cast a vote between The West Wing , Parks
A 92-year-old Montana Trump elector has come under fire for remarks in a 2010 Facebook conversation in which he said that homosexuals should be hanged. Since Donald Trump won this year's presidential election, it's been hard to keep up with his supporters' racist and bigoted remarks. But we can add yet another deplorable to the basket. A 92-year-old Montana resident, who is one of President-Elect Trump's Electoral College voters is coming under fire for comments he made about LGBT people on Fac
Donald Trump made a big push for Virginia gubernatorial nominee Ed Gillespie's victory after he launched a new ad campaign embracing overt racism. Virginia gubernatorial nominee Ed Gillespie's decision to ramp up his campaign's racism in the final weeks before Election Day has earned the approval of one very influential fan: Donald Trump. Trump praised Gillespie's embrace of racism in a tweet, hailing the former lobbyist as someone who "might even save our great statues/heritage" and "be a great
In remarkable speeches this week, two members of what skeptics like to call the "Republican establishment" took on President Donald Trump and his brand of nationalist populism. Neither man mentioned the president by name, but their criticisms were unmistakable. Speaking in Philadelphia, where he received a Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center, Sen. John McCain said of the current president's policies, "To abandon the ideals we have advanced around the globe, to refuse the obligati
While Donald Trump's attempt to out-Jerry Springer Jerry Springer failed spectacularly during Sunday's presidential debate, the Republican nominee's running mate faced an uphill battle of his own. Due to the cancellation of several campaign events , rumors began swirling that Pence wanted off the GOP presidential ticket in a hurry. Their sources were, of course, unattributed or credited to antonymous tipsters obtained by the journalists who tweeted them, but the online uproar was enough to neces
Colin Powell has no respect or admiration for Donald Trump. In fact, he seems to believe that Trump is a farce. He scorched his Republican Party and Condoleezza Rice agreed with his Benghazi assertions. Colin Powell scorches Donald Trump Colin Powell's personal emails were hacked. They show that he thinks that Donald Trump is 'an International Pariah' & 'a National Disgrace.' BuzzFeed reported the following. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a retired four-star general who served under thr
Former Vice President Joe Biden wrote a new op-ed in The Atlantic, saying that President Trump's "contempt for the U.S. Constitution and willingness to divide this nation knows no bounds" and that Americans are "living through a battle for the soul of this nation" following a violent and deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va. "If it wasn't clear before, it's clear now: We are living through a battle for the soul of this nation," Biden said. "We have fought this battle before-
Donald Trump's interview at the Commander-in-Chief Forum did not go very well. He gave Hillary Clinton many presidential disqualifying sound bites. Donald Trump at Commander-in-Chief Forum Full transcript and video of Donald Trump's interview and question and answer session at the Commander-in-Chief Forum. Find the transcript and video to Hillary Clinton's here . Following is the transcript. Matt Lauer: Now, please welcome the Republican nominee for president, Donald Trump. Matt Lauer: Good to s
Fareed Zakaria did not mince words as he described why Donald Trump continues with his disrespectful and less than presidential behavior. He was rather explicit. Fareed Zacharia rips Trump Fareed Zakaria understands exactly what got Donald Trump into the presidency and sadly it says more about us than it does about Trump. "I think the president is somewhat indifferent to things that are true or false," said Fareed Zakaria. "He has spent his whole life bullshitting. He has succeeded by bullshitti
Let me start off by saying I believe Donald Trump is racist, elitist, sexist and fascist. He threatens the very foundation of this country. He, like many before him, has exploited a vulnerable group of Americans with a need for their fears to be validated. Donald Trump has provided these Americans with that validation. We now live in a country where a reality TV star with no filter and zero political experience can convince tens of millions of Americans he's more qualified than a former senator
The personal joy Donald Trump seems to take in going to war with American institutions is already legendary. He has taken aim at celebrities, politicians, and nationally revered institutions. During the campaign, he hit out at senator John McCain for having been captured and tortured in Vietnam. He has even gone after the Pope . But this weekend he may have finally picked a fight with someone his own size: the National Football League. Make no mistake; the influence of Christianity may run deep
BLM wouldn't sit with Trump because they wouldn't sit with Hitler. Black Lives Matter co-founder: We wouldn't meet with Trump because "we wouldn't have done that with Hitler." pic.twitter.com/HRWvO7ESeV -- Los Angeles Times (@latimes) August 25, 2017 But tell us more about how Black Lives Matter isn't a hate group or violent ... we love that new narrative the Left is using to protect their pet group. This country needs an open & honest dialogue about race Except not w POTUS because he's Hitler o
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
While Donald Trump's attempt to out-Jerry Springer Jerry Springer failed spectacularly during Sunday's presidential debate, the Republican nominee's running mate faced an uphill battle of his own. Due to the cancellation of several campaign events , rumors began swirling that Pence wanted off the GOP presidential ticket in a hurry. Their sources were, of course, unattributed or credited to antonymous tipsters obtained by the journalists who tweeted them, but the online uproar was enough to neces
Colin Powell has no respect or admiration for Donald Trump. In fact, he seems to believe that Trump is a farce. He scorched his Republican Party and Condoleezza Rice agreed with his Benghazi assertions. Colin Powell scorches Donald Trump Colin Powell's personal emails were hacked. They show that he thinks that Donald Trump is 'an International Pariah' & 'a National Disgrace.' BuzzFeed reported the following. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a retired four-star general who served under thr
Former Vice President Joe Biden wrote a new op-ed in The Atlantic, saying that President Trump's "contempt for the U.S. Constitution and willingness to divide this nation knows no bounds" and that Americans are "living through a battle for the soul of this nation" following a violent and deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va. "If it wasn't clear before, it's clear now: We are living through a battle for the soul of this nation," Biden said. "We have fought this battle before-
Donald Trump's interview at the Commander-in-Chief Forum did not go very well. He gave Hillary Clinton many presidential disqualifying sound bites. Donald Trump at Commander-in-Chief Forum Full transcript and video of Donald Trump's interview and question and answer session at the Commander-in-Chief Forum. Find the transcript and video to Hillary Clinton's here . Following is the transcript. Matt Lauer: Now, please welcome the Republican nominee for president, Donald Trump. Matt Lauer: Good to s
Fareed Zakaria did not mince words as he described why Donald Trump continues with his disrespectful and less than presidential behavior. He was rather explicit. Fareed Zacharia rips Trump Fareed Zakaria understands exactly what got Donald Trump into the presidency and sadly it says more about us than it does about Trump. "I think the president is somewhat indifferent to things that are true or false," said Fareed Zakaria. "He has spent his whole life bullshitting. He has succeeded by bullshitti
Let me start off by saying I believe Donald Trump is racist, elitist, sexist and fascist. He threatens the very foundation of this country. He, like many before him, has exploited a vulnerable group of Americans with a need for their fears to be validated. Donald Trump has provided these Americans with that validation. We now live in a country where a reality TV star with no filter and zero political experience can convince tens of millions of Americans he's more qualified than a former senator
The personal joy Donald Trump seems to take in going to war with American institutions is already legendary. He has taken aim at celebrities, politicians, and nationally revered institutions. During the campaign, he hit out at senator John McCain for having been captured and tortured in Vietnam. He has even gone after the Pope . But this weekend he may have finally picked a fight with someone his own size: the National Football League. Make no mistake; the influence of Christianity may run deep
BLM wouldn't sit with Trump because they wouldn't sit with Hitler. Black Lives Matter co-founder: We wouldn't meet with Trump because "we wouldn't have done that with Hitler." pic.twitter.com/HRWvO7ESeV -- Los Angeles Times (@latimes) August 25, 2017 But tell us more about how Black Lives Matter isn't a hate group or violent ... we love that new narrative the Left is using to protect their pet group. This country needs an open & honest dialogue about race Except not w POTUS because he's Hitler o
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
Cornel West (center), along with other demonstrators protesting the shooting death of Michael Brown, marches to the Ferguson police station in Ferguson, Mo., Oct. 13, 2014. In his response to Michael Eric Dyson's recent critique of him, West has chosen to focus on issues like Ferguson and deflect from their personal falling-out. Joshua LOTT/AFP/Getty Images What's more important: two academics debating each other's relevancy or the plight of the black and poor in America? Cornel West seems to th
As Baltimore continues to struggle in the aftermath of Freddie Gray's death at the hands of police negligence, at the very least, new aspects of a broader shadowed reality have been brought to light--new ways in which a black man's death can be "naturalized" no matter how unusual the circumstances, and new ways in which police avoid accountability, seemingly without breaking a sweat. The response to Freddie Gray's death has been remarkable, precisely because the usual course of inaction is not b
A year ago today, four of thirteen arrestees turned ourselves in at the Richmond city jail to serve our sentences for blocking traffic on July 18th, 2016 in the I-95/I-64 corridor that cuts through Jackson Ward in Richmond. One year later, resistance against repression continues as we find that a grand jury process is underway in the wake of this summer's racist violence in Charlottesville. Back in July 2016, the group of resistors standing in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and Say Her Name
Baltimore police officer Edward Nero was acquitted on Monday of all charges in the 2015 death of black detainee Freddie Gray. Baltimore police officer Edward Nero was acquitted on Monday of all charges in the 2015 death of black detainee Freddie Gray, an incident that triggered rioting and protests and fueled the Black Lives Matter movement. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams, who heard the case in a bench trial, issued the verdict before a packed courtroom. Nero, 30, had faced mi
THE UPRISING in Baltimore over the past few weeks followed a familiar pattern for anyone who knows about the great African American urban rebellions of the 1960s. The latest episode in an ongoing saga of racist police violence--this one deadly--outrages African Americans, who take to the streets. Hyper-aggressive police move in, but young Black working people, all too used to seeing the cops get away with murder, fight back. Panicked politicians denounce the "rioters" in thinly veiled--or not-so
Over the long holiday weekend in Baltimore, 29 were shot and nine were killed. The violence came just weeks after violent riots and protests over the death of Freddie Grey, who died in police custody. Since the riots and since Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake threw city police officers under the bus, law enforcement has taken a step back from aggressive policing. When asked about the violence yesterday, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest suggested more gun control was one of the s
When Black Lives Matter protests broke out in Ferguson, Missouri and around the country after police officer Darren Wilson killed unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in 2014, data scientist Samuel Sinyangwe took action. He, along with activist/Baltimore mayoral candidate DeRay McKesson and others, formed We The Protesters , a national advocacy organization which gives activists resources to end police violence in their communities. Among We The Protesters' data-centered projects is the Mapping
Edward Nero was acquitted of all charges in the death of young African American man Freddie Gray, which sparked huge protests. A heavy police presence surrounds a courthouse during the trial of police officer Edward Nero in connection with the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Baltimore police officer Edward Nero was cleared on Monday of all charges in the 2015 death of young African American man Freddie Gray, an incident that triggered rioting and protests and fuell
Most Popular So goes the story of 2014, and of the Obama era as a whole. Just as thousands of people were pouring into the streets in outrage at our national complacency with black death, millions of black people were going to the doctor for the first time in years. Obama's presidency has been defined simultaneously by both crushingly hard times and remarkable opportunity for black Americans, by both Michael Brown's death and Robert Woodard's life. It opened with profound hope, and it ends with
Ichingcarpenter (36,988 posts) The Economic Devastation Fueling The Anger In Baltimore plus the drugs The Economic Devastation Fueling The Anger In Baltimore Last night, peaceful protests after the funeral of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man killed in police custody, turned into more violent unrest when protesters were met with phalanxes of police. The protesters anger was fueled, at least in large part, by the Baltimore police departments long history of ugly violence against the citys res
As Baltimore continues to struggle in the aftermath of Freddie Gray's death at the hands of police negligence, at the very least, new aspects of a broader shadowed reality have been brought to light--new ways in which a black man's death can be "naturalized" no matter how unusual the circumstances, and new ways in which police avoid accountability, seemingly without breaking a sweat. The response to Freddie Gray's death has been remarkable, precisely because the usual course of inaction is not b
A year ago today, four of thirteen arrestees turned ourselves in at the Richmond city jail to serve our sentences for blocking traffic on July 18th, 2016 in the I-95/I-64 corridor that cuts through Jackson Ward in Richmond. One year later, resistance against repression continues as we find that a grand jury process is underway in the wake of this summer's racist violence in Charlottesville. Back in July 2016, the group of resistors standing in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and Say Her Name
Baltimore police officer Edward Nero was acquitted on Monday of all charges in the 2015 death of black detainee Freddie Gray. Baltimore police officer Edward Nero was acquitted on Monday of all charges in the 2015 death of black detainee Freddie Gray, an incident that triggered rioting and protests and fueled the Black Lives Matter movement. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams, who heard the case in a bench trial, issued the verdict before a packed courtroom. Nero, 30, had faced mi
THE UPRISING in Baltimore over the past few weeks followed a familiar pattern for anyone who knows about the great African American urban rebellions of the 1960s. The latest episode in an ongoing saga of racist police violence--this one deadly--outrages African Americans, who take to the streets. Hyper-aggressive police move in, but young Black working people, all too used to seeing the cops get away with murder, fight back. Panicked politicians denounce the "rioters" in thinly veiled--or not-so
Over the long holiday weekend in Baltimore, 29 were shot and nine were killed. The violence came just weeks after violent riots and protests over the death of Freddie Grey, who died in police custody. Since the riots and since Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake threw city police officers under the bus, law enforcement has taken a step back from aggressive policing. When asked about the violence yesterday, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest suggested more gun control was one of the s
When Black Lives Matter protests broke out in Ferguson, Missouri and around the country after police officer Darren Wilson killed unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in 2014, data scientist Samuel Sinyangwe took action. He, along with activist/Baltimore mayoral candidate DeRay McKesson and others, formed We The Protesters , a national advocacy organization which gives activists resources to end police violence in their communities. Among We The Protesters' data-centered projects is the Mapping
Edward Nero was acquitted of all charges in the death of young African American man Freddie Gray, which sparked huge protests. A heavy police presence surrounds a courthouse during the trial of police officer Edward Nero in connection with the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Baltimore police officer Edward Nero was cleared on Monday of all charges in the 2015 death of young African American man Freddie Gray, an incident that triggered rioting and protests and fuell
Most Popular So goes the story of 2014, and of the Obama era as a whole. Just as thousands of people were pouring into the streets in outrage at our national complacency with black death, millions of black people were going to the doctor for the first time in years. Obama's presidency has been defined simultaneously by both crushingly hard times and remarkable opportunity for black Americans, by both Michael Brown's death and Robert Woodard's life. It opened with profound hope, and it ends with
Ichingcarpenter (36,988 posts) The Economic Devastation Fueling The Anger In Baltimore plus the drugs The Economic Devastation Fueling The Anger In Baltimore Last night, peaceful protests after the funeral of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man killed in police custody, turned into more violent unrest when protesters were met with phalanxes of police. The protesters anger was fueled, at least in large part, by the Baltimore police departments long history of ugly violence against the citys res
Activist and scholar Cornel West (center) joins protesters against police violence in New York City, April 14, 2015. A coalition of anti-police violence and anti-racist organizations gathered in Manhattan's Union Square to listen to speakers before setting off on a march down lower Broadway to bring attention to police brutality. Spencer Platt/Getty Images I began reading Michael Eric Dyson's lengthy essay for the New Republic, " The Ghost of Dr. Cornel West ," with some trepidation. By the time
Edward Nero was acquitted of all charges in the death of young African American man Freddie Gray, which sparked huge protests. A heavy police presence surrounds a courthouse during the trial of police officer Edward Nero in connection with the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Baltimore police officer Edward Nero was cleared on Monday of all charges in the 2015 death of young African American man Freddie Gray, an incident that triggered rioting and protests and fuell
HUNDREDS OF union members, activists and community groups gathered at the Port of Oakland early on May 1 to protest police terrorism and support the Black Lives Matter movement. As the crowd grew, news that Baltimore's lead prosecutor planned to indict the six cops involved in Freddie Gray's murder was arriving. There was a feeling of vindication in the crowd that there had finally been a step toward justice for the Gray family, people in Baltimore and families struggling for justice against the
July 12 Trial Date Stop the Persecution of Clark and Miles, #ShutDownRikers Protesters June 27, 2016 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us Clark (left) and Miles (right) with Attorney Kenneth Gilbert. C. Clark Kissinger and Miles Solay are set for trial on Tuesday, July 12, on charges from the October 2015 protest to #ShutDownRikers, the notorious jail in New York City, as part of Rise Up October. Clark, manager of Revolution Books in New York City , has been a prominent figure of opposition to U.S
On Saturday, Dec. 13, over 60,000 people took to the streets of New York City to protest the police murders of Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Akai Gurley and all other victims of racist police violence. Another demonstration of 10,000 marched at the same time in Washington, D.C., drawing demonstrators from across the country. Below are tweets from the PSLweb Twitter account, followed by the text from a leaflet distributed by PSL members and supporters to marchers in both protests. -- PSL - Socialism (
Jamar Clark (Photo: Kenya McKnight) | Mark Ringgenberg | Dustin Schwarze (Photos/Minneapolis Police Department) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota's U.S. attorney on Wednesday declined to file civil rights charges against two Minneapolis police officers in the November death of a black man that sparked weeks of protests. Andrew Luger said in a news release that there's insufficient evidence to support charges against Officers Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze. Jamar Clark, 24, was shot once in the
R.I.P. 7 months ago Activist Erica Garner Dies at 27 Erica Garner, an activist fighting for police reforms after her father, Eric Garner, died in police custody, passed away Saturday morning after suffering cardiac arrest last week. She was 27. Her family confirmed the news on Garner's official Twitter account, saying the young activist "died with no justice." "When you report this you remember she was human: mother, daughter, sister, aunt," the family said in a statement. Garner had been in a h
We, the Youth of the Partido de los Trabajadores Socialistas (Socialist Workers' Party) in Argentina, raise our voices with you, the youth in the streets of Baltimore, just we have with youth of Ferguson and many other cities across the U.S. We stand in solidarity with all the young people fighting against the brutality of the cops that is killing black people in US, and which is practiced against youth throughout the world. In our country, we raised our voice for Luciano Arruga, who was killed
Ichingcarpenter (36,988 posts) The Economic Devastation Fueling The Anger In Baltimore plus the drugs The Economic Devastation Fueling The Anger In Baltimore Last night, peaceful protests after the funeral of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man killed in police custody, turned into more violent unrest when protesters were met with phalanxes of police. The protesters anger was fueled, at least in large part, by the Baltimore police departments long history of ugly violence against the citys res
Daniel Perez B., was arrested after ramming his car that was carrying explosives into the Spanish Popular Party headquarters in Madrid on Friday. The attempted bomber told police that he, "intended to attack the Spanish political class because politicians have ruined his life," Madrid police chief, Alfonso Jose Fernandez Diez, told reporters. No one was harmed in the incident, and the car did not explode as planned, but it did trigger a major security alert in the city. A crude incendiary device
Edward Nero was acquitted of all charges in the death of young African American man Freddie Gray, which sparked huge protests. A heavy police presence surrounds a courthouse during the trial of police officer Edward Nero in connection with the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Baltimore police officer Edward Nero was cleared on Monday of all charges in the 2015 death of young African American man Freddie Gray, an incident that triggered rioting and protests and fuell
HUNDREDS OF union members, activists and community groups gathered at the Port of Oakland early on May 1 to protest police terrorism and support the Black Lives Matter movement. As the crowd grew, news that Baltimore's lead prosecutor planned to indict the six cops involved in Freddie Gray's murder was arriving. There was a feeling of vindication in the crowd that there had finally been a step toward justice for the Gray family, people in Baltimore and families struggling for justice against the
July 12 Trial Date Stop the Persecution of Clark and Miles, #ShutDownRikers Protesters June 27, 2016 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us Clark (left) and Miles (right) with Attorney Kenneth Gilbert. C. Clark Kissinger and Miles Solay are set for trial on Tuesday, July 12, on charges from the October 2015 protest to #ShutDownRikers, the notorious jail in New York City, as part of Rise Up October. Clark, manager of Revolution Books in New York City , has been a prominent figure of opposition to U.S
On Saturday, Dec. 13, over 60,000 people took to the streets of New York City to protest the police murders of Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Akai Gurley and all other victims of racist police violence. Another demonstration of 10,000 marched at the same time in Washington, D.C., drawing demonstrators from across the country. Below are tweets from the PSLweb Twitter account, followed by the text from a leaflet distributed by PSL members and supporters to marchers in both protests. -- PSL - Socialism (
Jamar Clark (Photo: Kenya McKnight) | Mark Ringgenberg | Dustin Schwarze (Photos/Minneapolis Police Department) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota's U.S. attorney on Wednesday declined to file civil rights charges against two Minneapolis police officers in the November death of a black man that sparked weeks of protests. Andrew Luger said in a news release that there's insufficient evidence to support charges against Officers Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze. Jamar Clark, 24, was shot once in the
R.I.P. 7 months ago Activist Erica Garner Dies at 27 Erica Garner, an activist fighting for police reforms after her father, Eric Garner, died in police custody, passed away Saturday morning after suffering cardiac arrest last week. She was 27. Her family confirmed the news on Garner's official Twitter account, saying the young activist "died with no justice." "When you report this you remember she was human: mother, daughter, sister, aunt," the family said in a statement. Garner had been in a h
We, the Youth of the Partido de los Trabajadores Socialistas (Socialist Workers' Party) in Argentina, raise our voices with you, the youth in the streets of Baltimore, just we have with youth of Ferguson and many other cities across the U.S. We stand in solidarity with all the young people fighting against the brutality of the cops that is killing black people in US, and which is practiced against youth throughout the world. In our country, we raised our voice for Luciano Arruga, who was killed
Ichingcarpenter (36,988 posts) The Economic Devastation Fueling The Anger In Baltimore plus the drugs The Economic Devastation Fueling The Anger In Baltimore Last night, peaceful protests after the funeral of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man killed in police custody, turned into more violent unrest when protesters were met with phalanxes of police. The protesters anger was fueled, at least in large part, by the Baltimore police departments long history of ugly violence against the citys res
Daniel Perez B., was arrested after ramming his car that was carrying explosives into the Spanish Popular Party headquarters in Madrid on Friday. The attempted bomber told police that he, "intended to attack the Spanish political class because politicians have ruined his life," Madrid police chief, Alfonso Jose Fernandez Diez, told reporters. No one was harmed in the incident, and the car did not explode as planned, but it did trigger a major security alert in the city. A crude incendiary device
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, on Tuesday praised President Donald Trump's choice to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Trump tweeted Tuesday morning: Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our new Secretary of State. He will do a fantastic job! Thank you to Rex Tillerson for his service! Gina Haspel will become the new Director of the CIA, and the first woman so chosen. Congratulations to all! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 13, 2018 "Pompeo is
CIA Director Mike Pompeo received recommendation for Secretary of State from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The close vote saved Pompeo from becoming the nation's first nominee for Secretary of State to be rejected by the committee. The committee was split along party lines until two Democrat members changed their votes from "no" to "present." Rand Paul was the only Republican who opposed Pompeo, holding out over concerns about Mike Pompeo's foreign policy. Paul was unsure whether or no
T he sacking of US secretary of state Rex Tillerson, the latest big departure from Donald Trump's revolving-door cabinet, reminds us yet again of how unhinged and chaotic the Trump administration really is. Tillerson was officially sacked, via Twitter, on Tuesday morning. His deputies found out when asked by the New York Times for comment. And Tillerson was only given the heads-up by chief of staff John Kelly on Friday, who reportedly told him to 'expect a tweet'. Tillerson sat at the heart of w
Former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin said Thursday that an inspector general report laying out his misuse of taxpayer dollars was "mischaracterized" and that he was intentionally blocked by the White House from defending himself against those allegations. "There was nothing improper about this trip, and I was not allowed to put up an official statement or to even respond to this by the White House," Shulkin told NPR . "I think this was really just being used in a political context to
When it was announced that Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt was Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Maine's U.S. Sen. Susan Collins reportedly said, "I don't know who he is. I truly know nothing about him or his views. I didn't even know his name." It wouldn't take Collins very long to learn that Pruitt has touted himself as "a leading advocate against the EPA's activist agenda." And that's no idle boast -- Pruitt has repeatedly sued the agency he might soon le
Ever since Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from overseeing the Russia investigation the Department of Justice is coordinating, President Donald Trump and some Congressional Republicans have been looking for a way to get rid of the AG and replace him with someone who would either severely limit the scope of the investigation or fire Mueller outright. Politico reports that EPA administrator Scott Pruitt -- who served as Attorney General of Oklahoma before joining the EPA -- has exp
UPDATE: Following a brief statement, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson reiterated that he is not planning on leaving his position as Secretary of State, he's still committed to President Donald Trump, and that he wanted to speak on Wednesday to dispel any notion that he had ever considered stepping down. Tillerson said that reports alleging that Trump had to beg him to remain in his position were false as he has never wanted to leave. He also discussed how he believes that Trump's "America First
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announces Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has been fired. Inspector General Michael Horowitz recommended a review by the FBI Office of Professional Responsibility. The referral was based on IG Horowitz interviewing McCabe and identifying McCabe was lying about his instructions to FBI Communication Director Michael Kortan leaking to media on his behalf. Mike Kortan, Lisa Page and Peter Strzok then proceeded to leak to Devlin Barrett (WSJ and WaPo), along with other j
Not only are they unhappy, but they really hate that Arpaio will be able to ask for their immigration papers. Which means this is a huge victory after all: Comment Policy: Please read our new comment policy before making a comment. In short, please be respectful of others and do not engage in personal attacks. Otherwise we will revoke your comment privileges. WARNING: Our comment section is being blocked by ad blockers. So if you can't see it, then please disable your ad blocker and it should
Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson said the Trump administration's move to end the legalization of non-medical marijuana is backwards and unproductive, business news channel CNBC reported . His comments came a day after Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Obama-era policy that enabled states to sell non-medical marijuana. Decriminalisation and regulation of drugs is the way to go - everything else will cost lives and money https://t.co/A4pyaH4L3x pic.twitter.com/2XdBXmno39 -- Ric
CIA Director Mike Pompeo received recommendation for Secretary of State from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The close vote saved Pompeo from becoming the nation's first nominee for Secretary of State to be rejected by the committee. The committee was split along party lines until two Democrat members changed their votes from "no" to "present." Rand Paul was the only Republican who opposed Pompeo, holding out over concerns about Mike Pompeo's foreign policy. Paul was unsure whether or no
T he sacking of US secretary of state Rex Tillerson, the latest big departure from Donald Trump's revolving-door cabinet, reminds us yet again of how unhinged and chaotic the Trump administration really is. Tillerson was officially sacked, via Twitter, on Tuesday morning. His deputies found out when asked by the New York Times for comment. And Tillerson was only given the heads-up by chief of staff John Kelly on Friday, who reportedly told him to 'expect a tweet'. Tillerson sat at the heart of w
Former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin said Thursday that an inspector general report laying out his misuse of taxpayer dollars was "mischaracterized" and that he was intentionally blocked by the White House from defending himself against those allegations. "There was nothing improper about this trip, and I was not allowed to put up an official statement or to even respond to this by the White House," Shulkin told NPR . "I think this was really just being used in a political context to
When it was announced that Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt was Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Maine's U.S. Sen. Susan Collins reportedly said, "I don't know who he is. I truly know nothing about him or his views. I didn't even know his name." It wouldn't take Collins very long to learn that Pruitt has touted himself as "a leading advocate against the EPA's activist agenda." And that's no idle boast -- Pruitt has repeatedly sued the agency he might soon le
Ever since Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from overseeing the Russia investigation the Department of Justice is coordinating, President Donald Trump and some Congressional Republicans have been looking for a way to get rid of the AG and replace him with someone who would either severely limit the scope of the investigation or fire Mueller outright. Politico reports that EPA administrator Scott Pruitt -- who served as Attorney General of Oklahoma before joining the EPA -- has exp
UPDATE: Following a brief statement, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson reiterated that he is not planning on leaving his position as Secretary of State, he's still committed to President Donald Trump, and that he wanted to speak on Wednesday to dispel any notion that he had ever considered stepping down. Tillerson said that reports alleging that Trump had to beg him to remain in his position were false as he has never wanted to leave. He also discussed how he believes that Trump's "America First
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announces Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has been fired. Inspector General Michael Horowitz recommended a review by the FBI Office of Professional Responsibility. The referral was based on IG Horowitz interviewing McCabe and identifying McCabe was lying about his instructions to FBI Communication Director Michael Kortan leaking to media on his behalf. Mike Kortan, Lisa Page and Peter Strzok then proceeded to leak to Devlin Barrett (WSJ and WaPo), along with other j
Not only are they unhappy, but they really hate that Arpaio will be able to ask for their immigration papers. Which means this is a huge victory after all: Comment Policy: Please read our new comment policy before making a comment. In short, please be respectful of others and do not engage in personal attacks. Otherwise we will revoke your comment privileges. WARNING: Our comment section is being blocked by ad blockers. So if you can't see it, then please disable your ad blocker and it should
Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson said the Trump administration's move to end the legalization of non-medical marijuana is backwards and unproductive, business news channel CNBC reported . His comments came a day after Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Obama-era policy that enabled states to sell non-medical marijuana. Decriminalisation and regulation of drugs is the way to go - everything else will cost lives and money https://t.co/A4pyaH4L3x pic.twitter.com/2XdBXmno39 -- Ric
UPDATE: Following a brief statement, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson reiterated that he is not planning on leaving his position as Secretary of State, he's still committed to President Donald Trump, and that he wanted to speak on Wednesday to dispel any notion that he had ever considered stepping down. Tillerson said that reports alleging that Trump had to beg him to remain in his position were false as he has never wanted to leave. He also discussed how he believes that Trump's "America First
Not only are they unhappy, but they really hate that Arpaio will be able to ask for their immigration papers. Which means this is a huge victory after all: Comment Policy: Please read our new comment policy before making a comment. In short, please be respectful of others and do not engage in personal attacks. Otherwise we will revoke your comment privileges. WARNING: Our comment section is being blocked by ad blockers. So if you can't see it, then please disable your ad blocker and it should
Earlier today U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a national health care fraud takedown resulting in charges against over 412 individuals responsible for $1.3 Billion in fraud losses: ( United States Attorney General ) Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price, M.D., announced today the largest ever health care fraud enforcement action by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, involving 412 charged defendants across 41 federal distri
Ever since Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from overseeing the Russia investigation the Department of Justice is coordinating, President Donald Trump and some Congressional Republicans have been looking for a way to get rid of the AG and replace him with someone who would either severely limit the scope of the investigation or fire Mueller outright. Politico reports that EPA administrator Scott Pruitt -- who served as Attorney General of Oklahoma before joining the EPA -- has exp
Despite rumors of friction between the secretary of state and President Trump over foreign policy, Tillerson appears to remain in good stead with the president. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson begins a weeklong trip Thursday to Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Colombia and Jamaica at a time when our relations with Latin America are strained because of the heavy flow of drugs across our southern border and President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration. While news about international affairs is domi
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions warned on Monday that sanctuary cities risked losing federal grants if they persisted in obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws. Billions of dollars in federal law enforcement funding are at stake. "I urge the nation's states and cities to carefully consider the harm they are doing to their citizens by refusing to enforce our immigration laws," Sessions said. As a New York City taxpayer, is it too much to ask that my city government leaders f
A protester who was convicted of disrupting Congress after laughing during a confirmation hearing for now-Attorney General Jeff Sessions had her conviction tossed out by a District of Columbia Superior Court judge on Friday, reports NBC News . Desiree Fairooz, 61, who was associated with the group Code Pink, was granted a new trial after Chief Judge Robert E. Morin of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia found on Friday that the government had improperly argued during the trial that he
Earlier this week, a Socialist spotted Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristjen Nielsen at MCDC Cocina Mexicana restaurant in D.C., a few blocks from the White House. She then spread her location on Twitter, and a local Democratic Socialist group showed up to shout at her as she ate. "How can you enjoy a Mexican dinner as you're deporting ... tens of thousands of people who come here seeking asylum in the United States" one protester is heard saying. They also chanted "abolish ICE" and
ccorAccording to a Dutch TV documentary, President Trump has massive connections to Russia and it's oligarchs, as well as an extensive history of racketeering illegally. In fact, Steven Rosenfeld at AleterNet said on Friday: 'DONALD TRUMP'S BUSINESS PARTNERS HAVE INCLUDED RUSSIAN OLIGARCHS AND CONVICTED MOBSTERS, WHICH COULD MAKE THE PRESIDENT GUILTY OF CRIMINAL RACKETEERING CHARGES.' Rosenfeld continued on to say: 'THAT'S ONLY ONE OF THE EYEBROW-RAISING TAKEAWAYS FROM A 45-MINUTE DUTCH DOCUMEN
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announces Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has been fired. Inspector General Michael Horowitz recommended a review by the FBI Office of Professional Responsibility. The referral was based on IG Horowitz interviewing McCabe and identifying McCabe was lying about his instructions to FBI Communication Director Michael Kortan leaking to media on his behalf. Mike Kortan, Lisa Page and Peter Strzok then proceeded to leak to Devlin Barrett (WSJ and WaPo), along with other j
Not only are they unhappy, but they really hate that Arpaio will be able to ask for their immigration papers. Which means this is a huge victory after all: Comment Policy: Please read our new comment policy before making a comment. In short, please be respectful of others and do not engage in personal attacks. Otherwise we will revoke your comment privileges. WARNING: Our comment section is being blocked by ad blockers. So if you can't see it, then please disable your ad blocker and it should
Earlier today U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a national health care fraud takedown resulting in charges against over 412 individuals responsible for $1.3 Billion in fraud losses: ( United States Attorney General ) Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price, M.D., announced today the largest ever health care fraud enforcement action by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, involving 412 charged defendants across 41 federal distri
Ever since Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from overseeing the Russia investigation the Department of Justice is coordinating, President Donald Trump and some Congressional Republicans have been looking for a way to get rid of the AG and replace him with someone who would either severely limit the scope of the investigation or fire Mueller outright. Politico reports that EPA administrator Scott Pruitt -- who served as Attorney General of Oklahoma before joining the EPA -- has exp
Despite rumors of friction between the secretary of state and President Trump over foreign policy, Tillerson appears to remain in good stead with the president. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson begins a weeklong trip Thursday to Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Colombia and Jamaica at a time when our relations with Latin America are strained because of the heavy flow of drugs across our southern border and President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration. While news about international affairs is domi
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions warned on Monday that sanctuary cities risked losing federal grants if they persisted in obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws. Billions of dollars in federal law enforcement funding are at stake. "I urge the nation's states and cities to carefully consider the harm they are doing to their citizens by refusing to enforce our immigration laws," Sessions said. As a New York City taxpayer, is it too much to ask that my city government leaders f
A protester who was convicted of disrupting Congress after laughing during a confirmation hearing for now-Attorney General Jeff Sessions had her conviction tossed out by a District of Columbia Superior Court judge on Friday, reports NBC News . Desiree Fairooz, 61, who was associated with the group Code Pink, was granted a new trial after Chief Judge Robert E. Morin of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia found on Friday that the government had improperly argued during the trial that he
Earlier this week, a Socialist spotted Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristjen Nielsen at MCDC Cocina Mexicana restaurant in D.C., a few blocks from the White House. She then spread her location on Twitter, and a local Democratic Socialist group showed up to shout at her as she ate. "How can you enjoy a Mexican dinner as you're deporting ... tens of thousands of people who come here seeking asylum in the United States" one protester is heard saying. They also chanted "abolish ICE" and
ccorAccording to a Dutch TV documentary, President Trump has massive connections to Russia and it's oligarchs, as well as an extensive history of racketeering illegally. In fact, Steven Rosenfeld at AleterNet said on Friday: 'DONALD TRUMP'S BUSINESS PARTNERS HAVE INCLUDED RUSSIAN OLIGARCHS AND CONVICTED MOBSTERS, WHICH COULD MAKE THE PRESIDENT GUILTY OF CRIMINAL RACKETEERING CHARGES.' Rosenfeld continued on to say: 'THAT'S ONLY ONE OF THE EYEBROW-RAISING TAKEAWAYS FROM A 45-MINUTE DUTCH DOCUMEN
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announces Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has been fired. Inspector General Michael Horowitz recommended a review by the FBI Office of Professional Responsibility. The referral was based on IG Horowitz interviewing McCabe and identifying McCabe was lying about his instructions to FBI Communication Director Michael Kortan leaking to media on his behalf. Mike Kortan, Lisa Page and Peter Strzok then proceeded to leak to Devlin Barrett (WSJ and WaPo), along with other j
Tear down the statues, rewrite the history books, and retell the news in a manner only approved by the leftist elites. The interesting thing is that in their arrogance they are projecting themselves onto their declared opposition, and expect us not to notice that their claims of fascism, authoritarianism and bigoted racism against the "right-wing" is actually the liberal left socialist statist elites speaking about themselves. "He's among the most unpopular presidents ever," another liberal Demo
Flushed with their success in taking over the Russian Empire through a campaign of party-inspired murder and civil war, the Bolsheviks wished to celebrate their conquest. They created a latter-day Domesday Book, entitled the 'Great Soviet Encyclopaedia'. The second edition made clear the aim of the work. "The Soviet Union has become the centre of the civilised world.", the introduction modestly stated. "[...]the Great Soviet Encyclopaedia should elucidate widely the world-historical victories of
- Advertisement - If you want to know the untold history of the U.S.A., then a good place to start is with the history of US imperialism in Asia from the mid-19 th century until today. Not only will that reveal the history of the criminality of US foreign policy, but it will also reveal the true nature of U.S. capitalism, imperialism, fascism and U.S. wars of aggression: past, present and future. For centuries the U.S. has preached that it believes in democracy, freedom and self-determination, b
Fred Siegel's The Revolt Against the Masses: How Liberalism Has Undermined the Middle Class (Encounter, 2014) offers fascinating observations on the hostility to bourgeois life that animated atheistic intellectuals who hoped to rule American culture and politics. H.G. Wells a century ago set the tone when he visited the United States and urged writers to "build up an aristocracy of thought and feeling which shall hold its own against the aristocracy of mercantilism ... materialism, and Philistin
Transnationalism and Italian anarchists in Canada, 1915-1940 Scott Price Reviews January 6, 2017 Transnational Radicals: Italian Anarchists in Canada and the U.S., 1915-1940 University of Manitoba Press, 2015 There are numerous studies of the left in Canada. These studies range from social-democratic parties like the CCF, various socialists movements, and communists. Curiously there is a lack of studies into anarchist groups in Canada. While there is some information and studies there is far
70 years ago in August of 1947, Great Britain divided the Indian subcontinent. In the aftermath of World War II, Britain was weakened and no longer had the means to administer its empire. Combined with nationalistic sentiment in India, they quickly proposed independence and a partition of India between its Hindu majority that formed India and its Muslim minority that formed Pakistan. But the partition was incredibly violent. It led to almost 14 million displaced persons and up to 2 million death
I t's time for the annual review of the War on Christmas, including the obligatory note that there is no actual War on Christmas. Mannequins dressed like Santa are not drawn and quartered in the town square by the cackling atheists on Segways. Yet! some say. Well. Three examples from the Front. 1) I point those who think you just can't say "Merry Christmas" anymore to this year's holiday-season Limited-Edition Cap'n Crunch. The Cap'n is looking as wide-eyed and manic as ever; the poor man hasn't
"Communism" is an ugly word in the United States and has been closely associated if not altogether defined by fascist leaders like Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin. But actor and filmmaker Matthew Modine says there is another leader who was a communist but isn't like the others: Jesus. "I think that you could define [Jesus] as a Utopian communist, where people would work together to solve our problems," Modine told The Christian Post on Wednesday. His film, "Jesus Was A Commie," is a 15-minute n
A historical essay on the transition from Russian Revolution of the Soviets to bureaucratic dictatorship under Stalin, with special emphasis on the period extending from the February Revolution to the period of War Communism. From the Russian Revolution of 1917 to Stalinist Totalitarianism - Agustin Guillamon The Russian Revolution is the most important historical event of the 20th century, and for some historians it is even accounted as one of the great events of human history. Its influence on
Luigi Fabbri's moving account and analysis of the rise of fascism in Italy. Foreword In spite of all the good intentions to the contrary which I brought to this essay, I have in fact failed, in examining the dark issue of fascism, to stand "above the fray". Many a time I have tried to suppress the pain and outrage that stirred my hand, but immediately thereafter wounded feelings surged back to offer me counsel in tune with a disturbed and aggravated state of mind. The fact is that I do not reall
Flushed with their success in taking over the Russian Empire through a campaign of party-inspired murder and civil war, the Bolsheviks wished to celebrate their conquest. They created a latter-day Domesday Book, entitled the 'Great Soviet Encyclopaedia'. The second edition made clear the aim of the work. "The Soviet Union has become the centre of the civilised world.", the introduction modestly stated. "[...]the Great Soviet Encyclopaedia should elucidate widely the world-historical victories of
- Advertisement - If you want to know the untold history of the U.S.A., then a good place to start is with the history of US imperialism in Asia from the mid-19 th century until today. Not only will that reveal the history of the criminality of US foreign policy, but it will also reveal the true nature of U.S. capitalism, imperialism, fascism and U.S. wars of aggression: past, present and future. For centuries the U.S. has preached that it believes in democracy, freedom and self-determination, b
Fred Siegel's The Revolt Against the Masses: How Liberalism Has Undermined the Middle Class (Encounter, 2014) offers fascinating observations on the hostility to bourgeois life that animated atheistic intellectuals who hoped to rule American culture and politics. H.G. Wells a century ago set the tone when he visited the United States and urged writers to "build up an aristocracy of thought and feeling which shall hold its own against the aristocracy of mercantilism ... materialism, and Philistin
Transnationalism and Italian anarchists in Canada, 1915-1940 Scott Price Reviews January 6, 2017 Transnational Radicals: Italian Anarchists in Canada and the U.S., 1915-1940 University of Manitoba Press, 2015 There are numerous studies of the left in Canada. These studies range from social-democratic parties like the CCF, various socialists movements, and communists. Curiously there is a lack of studies into anarchist groups in Canada. While there is some information and studies there is far
70 years ago in August of 1947, Great Britain divided the Indian subcontinent. In the aftermath of World War II, Britain was weakened and no longer had the means to administer its empire. Combined with nationalistic sentiment in India, they quickly proposed independence and a partition of India between its Hindu majority that formed India and its Muslim minority that formed Pakistan. But the partition was incredibly violent. It led to almost 14 million displaced persons and up to 2 million death
I t's time for the annual review of the War on Christmas, including the obligatory note that there is no actual War on Christmas. Mannequins dressed like Santa are not drawn and quartered in the town square by the cackling atheists on Segways. Yet! some say. Well. Three examples from the Front. 1) I point those who think you just can't say "Merry Christmas" anymore to this year's holiday-season Limited-Edition Cap'n Crunch. The Cap'n is looking as wide-eyed and manic as ever; the poor man hasn't
"Communism" is an ugly word in the United States and has been closely associated if not altogether defined by fascist leaders like Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin. But actor and filmmaker Matthew Modine says there is another leader who was a communist but isn't like the others: Jesus. "I think that you could define [Jesus] as a Utopian communist, where people would work together to solve our problems," Modine told The Christian Post on Wednesday. His film, "Jesus Was A Commie," is a 15-minute n
A historical essay on the transition from Russian Revolution of the Soviets to bureaucratic dictatorship under Stalin, with special emphasis on the period extending from the February Revolution to the period of War Communism. From the Russian Revolution of 1917 to Stalinist Totalitarianism - Agustin Guillamon The Russian Revolution is the most important historical event of the 20th century, and for some historians it is even accounted as one of the great events of human history. Its influence on
Luigi Fabbri's moving account and analysis of the rise of fascism in Italy. Foreword In spite of all the good intentions to the contrary which I brought to this essay, I have in fact failed, in examining the dark issue of fascism, to stand "above the fray". Many a time I have tried to suppress the pain and outrage that stirred my hand, but immediately thereafter wounded feelings surged back to offer me counsel in tune with a disturbed and aggravated state of mind. The fact is that I do not reall
The cliche holds that we are always fighting the last war. I disagree. For the last seven years, congressional Democrats have been fighting the next one: the war perennially set to erupt if they don't deliver whatever the president asks of them immediately. Time and again, they've been rendered so terrified by White House threats about imminent terrorist attacks that they have caved on issues ranging from detainee rights to secret surveillance to torture. And every time they've caved, it's under
NOTE: This is Part 2 of a two-part series, "Successful Marketing for Political Revolutionaries." Part 1 was published as "The Progressive Resistance: 'Woke" on Politics, Comatose on Marketing." Why Do Progressives Need an Umbrella? In response, the wiseass side of me is irresistibly prone to say, "Because it's raining bullshit." And indeed, that's a pretty apt assessment of the nonstop propaganda spewing from the establishment politicians and media flaks for both major parties. The umbrella as w
David Smith responded to my most recent New Statesman column in not unexpected ways . I have no wish to engage in a war of words but it is appropriate to take a look at what he says. In my column, I simply exposed the fact that Smith's analysis, in my view, is generally biased in favour of the coalition. He has helped to establish the false narrative that Labour caused the crisis when the cause was global. He also gives the impression that everything is going along swimmingly which, of course, i
Are we living at the beginning of the Age of Fossil Fuels, not its final decades? The very thought goes against everything that politicians and the educated public have been taught to believe in the past generation. According to the conventional wisdom, the U.S. and other industrial nations must undertake a rapid and expensive transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy for three reasons: The imminent depletion of fossil fuels, national security and the danger of global warming. What if the
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Oneworld, 488pp, PS25 It's the summer of 1984. The Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher is once again discussing the issue of local authority rates. This form of local taxation was, like all taxes, deeply unpopular but the participants in this discussion also considered it to be profoundly unfair. It was levied on the value of the property, irrespective of the income of the resident. Although the money raised provided services to all local residents, many, such as those living in rented
The definition of feminism as the effort to achieve political and social equality for men and women doesn't need to change: It just needs to be broadened. Recently, the Internet has been lit aflame, with feminism as a trending topic. With celebrities like Emma Watson leading campaigns like He For She to male stars like Benedict Cumberbatch voicing their support for feminism , there is a new wave of discussions on the role gender plays in our society. Despite all these great achievements and co
THE CHARGE that Marxism is "reductionist"--that is, that it privileges "the economic" over the political and exploitation over various oppressions--has been common sense on the left, and in particular the academic left, for some time. It's true that, historically, many socialists have leaned into the punch with inadequate explanations of the relationship between two basic aspects of capitalism: exploitation and oppression. What do these terms mean? Exploitation means the theft that all workers s
One of the main reasons I call myself a Classical Liberal is that this is the only political philosophy (I know of) that recognizes the virtue of apathy. And by apathy, I don't mean the pitiable emotional state of total disinterest. I mean a philosophical posture of loving noninvasive communitarianism. Because true freedom is based on the freedom to fail. And while we don't want people to fail, we want them to be able to fail. As Thomas Wayne told his son, we fall so that we can learn to pick ou
What shall you wear for the Hallowe'en party? Beware, because the latitude for creativity, or for time-honoured traditional guise, is more restricted than ever. Take for example these hectoring guidelines from Hello Giggles: A... As the Catalan crisis intensifies, people in most parts of the UK will be wondering how it will affect Brexit and the future of the EU. In Scotland, where nationalists are keen supporters of... In response to Kathy Gyngell: Culture, not discrimination, is the problem, M
NOTE: This is Part 2 of a two-part series, "Successful Marketing for Political Revolutionaries." Part 1 was published as "The Progressive Resistance: 'Woke" on Politics, Comatose on Marketing." Why Do Progressives Need an Umbrella? In response, the wiseass side of me is irresistibly prone to say, "Because it's raining bullshit." And indeed, that's a pretty apt assessment of the nonstop propaganda spewing from the establishment politicians and media flaks for both major parties. The umbrella as w
David Smith responded to my most recent New Statesman column in not unexpected ways . I have no wish to engage in a war of words but it is appropriate to take a look at what he says. In my column, I simply exposed the fact that Smith's analysis, in my view, is generally biased in favour of the coalition. He has helped to establish the false narrative that Labour caused the crisis when the cause was global. He also gives the impression that everything is going along swimmingly which, of course, i
Are we living at the beginning of the Age of Fossil Fuels, not its final decades? The very thought goes against everything that politicians and the educated public have been taught to believe in the past generation. According to the conventional wisdom, the U.S. and other industrial nations must undertake a rapid and expensive transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy for three reasons: The imminent depletion of fossil fuels, national security and the danger of global warming. What if the
Page 1 of 3 1. The Problem With "Professionalism" (Feminism) ... I work with students on the Autism Spectrum and their families. My essays usually revolve around topics surrounding gender equal ity, LGBTQ issues, and mental health. While I agree it would be unprofessional ... Created on 02 August 2018 2. 7 Indie Makeup Brands For When You're Tired of CVS (Style) ... their sales go to an organization that the customer chooses at the time of purchase that fights for women's equal ity. Top Photo C
Oneworld, 488pp, PS25 It's the summer of 1984. The Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher is once again discussing the issue of local authority rates. This form of local taxation was, like all taxes, deeply unpopular but the participants in this discussion also considered it to be profoundly unfair. It was levied on the value of the property, irrespective of the income of the resident. Although the money raised provided services to all local residents, many, such as those living in rented
The definition of feminism as the effort to achieve political and social equality for men and women doesn't need to change: It just needs to be broadened. Recently, the Internet has been lit aflame, with feminism as a trending topic. With celebrities like Emma Watson leading campaigns like He For She to male stars like Benedict Cumberbatch voicing their support for feminism , there is a new wave of discussions on the role gender plays in our society. Despite all these great achievements and co
THE CHARGE that Marxism is "reductionist"--that is, that it privileges "the economic" over the political and exploitation over various oppressions--has been common sense on the left, and in particular the academic left, for some time. It's true that, historically, many socialists have leaned into the punch with inadequate explanations of the relationship between two basic aspects of capitalism: exploitation and oppression. What do these terms mean? Exploitation means the theft that all workers s
One of the main reasons I call myself a Classical Liberal is that this is the only political philosophy (I know of) that recognizes the virtue of apathy. And by apathy, I don't mean the pitiable emotional state of total disinterest. I mean a philosophical posture of loving noninvasive communitarianism. Because true freedom is based on the freedom to fail. And while we don't want people to fail, we want them to be able to fail. As Thomas Wayne told his son, we fall so that we can learn to pick ou
What shall you wear for the Hallowe'en party? Beware, because the latitude for creativity, or for time-honoured traditional guise, is more restricted than ever. Take for example these hectoring guidelines from Hello Giggles: A... As the Catalan crisis intensifies, people in most parts of the UK will be wondering how it will affect Brexit and the future of the EU. In Scotland, where nationalists are keen supporters of... In response to Kathy Gyngell: Culture, not discrimination, is the problem, M
The long-term effects of alcohol abuse have always been linked to white matter reduction in the brain, which carries side effects that include flat affect and memory problems, but a new study has now determined that the healing process during recovery is separated along gendered lines. A study out of Boston University's School of Medicine examined the brain images of 42 male and female former alcoholics as well as 42 non-alcoholics, and found a number of differences between the recovering men an
In recent years, the number of pregnant women taking antidepressants has been on the rise. Studies have suggested that common antidepressants known as selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) could affect the health of these women's children. How they might do this is unclear. For example, pregnancy could affect the metabolism of SSRIs in the body and in turn a fetus's exposure to them. Alexandre Bonnin and colleagues at the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute (University of Southern California
Instead, these young people appear to have a deep disconnection from society. In 2003, the Home Office described the cause of this violence as 'poverty and exclusion'. But not every person who is poor or excluded turns to extreme violence. The use of postcodes and gang language to explain this grim phenomenon only obscures a more frightening truth: that this is being driven not by crime or gangs but something more nihilistic. This unhinged violent behaviour among particular communities of young
THIS is the horror bunker where a Swedish doctor drugged a woman and locked her away in a Josef Fritzl-style living hell. The soundproofed rooms were meant to hold his helpless victim while he raped her over and over, it is claimed. The unnamed doctor, 38, is accused of kidnapping his victim, a woman in his 30s, then imprisoning her for sex. Prosecutors say he knocked the woman out by lacing strawberries with date rape drug Rohypnol. He is accused of raping her on the spot, then strapping her in
While there are no shortage of studies that suggest adults are less able to recognise individuals of different races to themselves, the latest is actually interesting: babies as young as nine months old are better able to recognize faces and emotional expressions of people who belong to their race. But babies don't start out that way. Younger babies are equally able to tell people apart, regardless of race, so what gives? The study, carried out at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and publis
Writer June 14, 2017 A disturbing new abortion trend appears to be sweeping the U.K. According to new data published Tuesday, more than 140 women pregnant with twins, triplets, or quadruplets in 2016 aborted at least one baby. Since 2011, the number of "selective reduction" abortions has nearly doubled, data released by the U.K. Department of Health reveals. In a "selective reduction" abortion, a mother pregnant with multiples chooses to kill at least one child in order to "reduce" the number of
Today, schools, alongside other state agencies - particularly ballooning welfare services - socialise young people into therapeutic norms, corrupting and infantilising them. Through school, young people are encouraged to see themselves as innately vulnerable, disadvantaged and damaged. A whole host of medical reasons are now wheeled out to explain why students fail exams or misbehave in class. So, through schooling, young people acquire a powerful sense of their own victimhood. This sense of vic
A federal judge ordered the U.S. government to allow an undocumented teenager in its custody to have an abortion, after the Trump administration tried to prevent her from having the procedure. This study shows that 75% of victims who speak out against workplace sexual harassment experience some form of retaliation. Read Shannon Keating's essay on the sexual harassment of queer women, and the men who say women shouldn't be queer unless they perform their queerness for male consumption. New Y
Print I received a call one evening last week from a young black woman in her mid-20s. She was so distraught with guilt that she wanted to commit suicide, so her family had her call me. After her crying subsided, she said throughout her college career, starting at age 19, she had at least three abortions. Doctors and even people at her church convinced her it was "her body, her choice." Today she's successful in her career and owns a home, but she's empty inside - more empty than before enteri
Dear Deidre I LOST my virginity to an older woman. It was amazing but now I'm worried sick she might be pregnant. I'm 17 and she's 29. She works with my cousin and we met at his 30th birthday party. She was very flirty and suggested we should have a dance later. She is gorgeous and doesn't look her age. I said that would be great and we spent the rest of the night chatting. We have the same taste in music, films and even PlayStation. She asked me if I'd like to go somewhere quieter and we ended
In recent years, the number of pregnant women taking antidepressants has been on the rise. Studies have suggested that common antidepressants known as selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) could affect the health of these women's children. How they might do this is unclear. For example, pregnancy could affect the metabolism of SSRIs in the body and in turn a fetus's exposure to them. Alexandre Bonnin and colleagues at the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute (University of Southern California
Instead, these young people appear to have a deep disconnection from society. In 2003, the Home Office described the cause of this violence as 'poverty and exclusion'. But not every person who is poor or excluded turns to extreme violence. The use of postcodes and gang language to explain this grim phenomenon only obscures a more frightening truth: that this is being driven not by crime or gangs but something more nihilistic. This unhinged violent behaviour among particular communities of young
THIS is the horror bunker where a Swedish doctor drugged a woman and locked her away in a Josef Fritzl-style living hell. The soundproofed rooms were meant to hold his helpless victim while he raped her over and over, it is claimed. The unnamed doctor, 38, is accused of kidnapping his victim, a woman in his 30s, then imprisoning her for sex. Prosecutors say he knocked the woman out by lacing strawberries with date rape drug Rohypnol. He is accused of raping her on the spot, then strapping her in
While there are no shortage of studies that suggest adults are less able to recognise individuals of different races to themselves, the latest is actually interesting: babies as young as nine months old are better able to recognize faces and emotional expressions of people who belong to their race. But babies don't start out that way. Younger babies are equally able to tell people apart, regardless of race, so what gives? The study, carried out at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and publis
Writer June 14, 2017 A disturbing new abortion trend appears to be sweeping the U.K. According to new data published Tuesday, more than 140 women pregnant with twins, triplets, or quadruplets in 2016 aborted at least one baby. Since 2011, the number of "selective reduction" abortions has nearly doubled, data released by the U.K. Department of Health reveals. In a "selective reduction" abortion, a mother pregnant with multiples chooses to kill at least one child in order to "reduce" the number of
Today, schools, alongside other state agencies - particularly ballooning welfare services - socialise young people into therapeutic norms, corrupting and infantilising them. Through school, young people are encouraged to see themselves as innately vulnerable, disadvantaged and damaged. A whole host of medical reasons are now wheeled out to explain why students fail exams or misbehave in class. So, through schooling, young people acquire a powerful sense of their own victimhood. This sense of vic
A federal judge ordered the U.S. government to allow an undocumented teenager in its custody to have an abortion, after the Trump administration tried to prevent her from having the procedure. This study shows that 75% of victims who speak out against workplace sexual harassment experience some form of retaliation. Read Shannon Keating's essay on the sexual harassment of queer women, and the men who say women shouldn't be queer unless they perform their queerness for male consumption. New Y
Print I received a call one evening last week from a young black woman in her mid-20s. She was so distraught with guilt that she wanted to commit suicide, so her family had her call me. After her crying subsided, she said throughout her college career, starting at age 19, she had at least three abortions. Doctors and even people at her church convinced her it was "her body, her choice." Today she's successful in her career and owns a home, but she's empty inside - more empty than before enteri
Dear Deidre I LOST my virginity to an older woman. It was amazing but now I'm worried sick she might be pregnant. I'm 17 and she's 29. She works with my cousin and we met at his 30th birthday party. She was very flirty and suggested we should have a dance later. She is gorgeous and doesn't look her age. I said that would be great and we spent the rest of the night chatting. We have the same taste in music, films and even PlayStation. She asked me if I'd like to go somewhere quieter and we ended
9:09 a.m. ET CHARMAINE YOEST, AMERICAN VALUES: And frankly, Poppy, as a woman, I'm concerned that one of the most important voices that has come out of this whole debate are sexual abuse survivors. We have to ensure that we maintain safe spaces for young women and girls in locker rooms and bathrooms and that those women are also- POPPY HARLOW: Absolutely, but can you point to one -- Charmaine, since you bring that up -- absolutely, but since you bring that up, can you point to one incident where
I can't recall the first time I heard the phrase "white male" hissed as if it were some form of particularly vile insult. I know it happened in law school, where it was used as a short-hand way of saying that I should be silent, that my views were not welcome. Over time, I learned that, to a certain set of people, there was something positively wrong with being white. "We" were the great privileged oppressors of history. And "we" were the great privileged oppressors of the present. Our law schoo
In a horrifying example of rape culture, a Spanish judge interrupted a rape survivor's testimony to ask, "Did you close your legs properly? Did you close off your female organs?" The story of the trial is currently making international headlines after Clara Campomor, a Spanish women's rights organization, filed a complaint against Judge Maria del Carmen Molina -- who is a woman! -- for her inappropriate question. "This question is offensive, degrading and humiliating," Blanca Estrella, president
When I was pregnant, I cried three times. The first time it was with gasping sobs, the night after I took an at-home pregnancy test in the restroom at my office and saw that dreaded "YES +". The second time was a week later when, driving through downtown Los Angeles after work, I finally confessed my pregnancy to my mom. The third time I cried it was more desperate, more hopeless than the first two -- I was reacting to a pharmacist at one of the largest retail pharmacy chains in the United State
Like any person concerned with the greater good and morality, I do believe certain issues, such as domestic abuse against women--although it's not particular to just women--should call for questioning and condemnation. What I mean to convey when speaking out about feminism is not that all feminism is bad or useless and that we shouldn't focus on women's issues here at home, but rather, I am critical of third-wave feminism, the sort of feminism that thinks it's okay to call men "pigs" and fervent
Daya's STILL pregnant. We shouldn't ever douche with Lysol or let the bed bugs out of our chia poons. Also, sex stuff happened. Bring enough snacks for the group and get in here! By gabby | June 15, 2015 | 78 Comments I've come to two conclusions: most entities aren't censoring gay content on purpose, they've just literally never thought of it; and filters, in most cases, are a waste of resources and a bad idea in general. By A.E. Osworth | June 13, 2015 | 48 Comments She's like, "What do you wa
"Maybe you should send me back to my country of birth. . . Philadelphia." I remember buying a jazz LP when I was a teen that had drummer named Muhammad Ali on it, I thought it was funny, but I guess that's when I realized that the name "Muhammad Ali" is kind of the "John Smith" of the Muslim world. I don't usually ragepost but Jesusfuxkingchrist Ican'tbelievethisis fucking. happening . . I guess I really did believe the U.S. was better than this. How American of me. Make room in your homes becau
The benefits of a first-past-the-post electoral system is that it provides strong government. However, it also means that there is no room for third parties, as the Liberal Democrats have found to their cost... Dear (Susan, Katy, Annabelle or Rebecca ...) Forgive me, please forgive me. I didn't get your permission before the verbal approach I made on ... about your physical appearance. I have only just realised the... Facebook has only friends and no enemies. Real life has friends and enemies. I
When my mother sees this post, she will immediately correct me and say she was technically a beatnik, not a hippie. See that--she was too counterculture to even call herself a hippie. Whatever the case, I always knew we lived an oddball sort of life. I spent my early childhood running around half-naked and barefoot on Martha's Vineyard, and then spent the rest of it moving all around the country. I liked to brag that we'd moved 13 times by the time I was 13 years old (it was true). My parents we
Dear Deidre I LOST my virginity to an older woman. It was amazing but now I'm worried sick she might be pregnant. I'm 17 and she's 29. She works with my cousin and we met at his 30th birthday party. She was very flirty and suggested we should have a dance later. She is gorgeous and doesn't look her age. I said that would be great and we spent the rest of the night chatting. We have the same taste in music, films and even PlayStation. She asked me if I'd like to go somewhere quieter and we ended
I can't recall the first time I heard the phrase "white male" hissed as if it were some form of particularly vile insult. I know it happened in law school, where it was used as a short-hand way of saying that I should be silent, that my views were not welcome. Over time, I learned that, to a certain set of people, there was something positively wrong with being white. "We" were the great privileged oppressors of history. And "we" were the great privileged oppressors of the present. Our law schoo
In a horrifying example of rape culture, a Spanish judge interrupted a rape survivor's testimony to ask, "Did you close your legs properly? Did you close off your female organs?" The story of the trial is currently making international headlines after Clara Campomor, a Spanish women's rights organization, filed a complaint against Judge Maria del Carmen Molina -- who is a woman! -- for her inappropriate question. "This question is offensive, degrading and humiliating," Blanca Estrella, president
When I was pregnant, I cried three times. The first time it was with gasping sobs, the night after I took an at-home pregnancy test in the restroom at my office and saw that dreaded "YES +". The second time was a week later when, driving through downtown Los Angeles after work, I finally confessed my pregnancy to my mom. The third time I cried it was more desperate, more hopeless than the first two -- I was reacting to a pharmacist at one of the largest retail pharmacy chains in the United State
Like any person concerned with the greater good and morality, I do believe certain issues, such as domestic abuse against women--although it's not particular to just women--should call for questioning and condemnation. What I mean to convey when speaking out about feminism is not that all feminism is bad or useless and that we shouldn't focus on women's issues here at home, but rather, I am critical of third-wave feminism, the sort of feminism that thinks it's okay to call men "pigs" and fervent
Daya's STILL pregnant. We shouldn't ever douche with Lysol or let the bed bugs out of our chia poons. Also, sex stuff happened. Bring enough snacks for the group and get in here! By gabby | June 15, 2015 | 78 Comments I've come to two conclusions: most entities aren't censoring gay content on purpose, they've just literally never thought of it; and filters, in most cases, are a waste of resources and a bad idea in general. By A.E. Osworth | June 13, 2015 | 48 Comments She's like, "What do you wa
"Maybe you should send me back to my country of birth. . . Philadelphia." I remember buying a jazz LP when I was a teen that had drummer named Muhammad Ali on it, I thought it was funny, but I guess that's when I realized that the name "Muhammad Ali" is kind of the "John Smith" of the Muslim world. I don't usually ragepost but Jesusfuxkingchrist Ican'tbelievethisis fucking. happening . . I guess I really did believe the U.S. was better than this. How American of me. Make room in your homes becau
The benefits of a first-past-the-post electoral system is that it provides strong government. However, it also means that there is no room for third parties, as the Liberal Democrats have found to their cost... Dear (Susan, Katy, Annabelle or Rebecca ...) Forgive me, please forgive me. I didn't get your permission before the verbal approach I made on ... about your physical appearance. I have only just realised the... Facebook has only friends and no enemies. Real life has friends and enemies. I
When my mother sees this post, she will immediately correct me and say she was technically a beatnik, not a hippie. See that--she was too counterculture to even call herself a hippie. Whatever the case, I always knew we lived an oddball sort of life. I spent my early childhood running around half-naked and barefoot on Martha's Vineyard, and then spent the rest of it moving all around the country. I liked to brag that we'd moved 13 times by the time I was 13 years old (it was true). My parents we
Dear Deidre I LOST my virginity to an older woman. It was amazing but now I'm worried sick she might be pregnant. I'm 17 and she's 29. She works with my cousin and we met at his 30th birthday party. She was very flirty and suggested we should have a dance later. She is gorgeous and doesn't look her age. I said that would be great and we spent the rest of the night chatting. We have the same taste in music, films and even PlayStation. She asked me if I'd like to go somewhere quieter and we ended
Enkhbayar Munkh-Erdene and Tracy Matsue Loeffelholz / YES! Magazine / Multimedia - June 26, 2018 This month, NationofChange turns 7! NationofChange is a nonprofit organization that provides an online magazine, daily newsletter, and activist platform - all free to the public. It's hard, expensive work, and our daily operations are funded entirely by donations from readers like you. If you value the work that we're doing, please take a moment to celebrate our 7th anniverary with your 100% tax-dedu
The kids these days. It started innocently enough. Teens were eating Tide Pods as part of the Tide Pod challenge. I guess that was to be expected given the state of public education and the amount of time teens and "young adults" spend on social media. According to the best timelines I can find, the Tide Pod challenge seems to have its roots in an Onion article and graduated to internet meme status in January 2018. Of course, if it is on the internet it must be true From that humble beginning, w
And why on Earth should children need to know where food comes from? You might consider this just good general education, but then there are lots of things that are crucial to our everyday lives that most people haven't got a Scooby Doo about. Few people know how microprocessors work, yet they are ubiquitous and essential to our lives. Many people would now be clueless about how to wire a plug, sew on a button or change a sparkplug, yet these are all skills we might potentially find useful. Equa
Several months ago, the novelist Zadie Smith wrote an essay for the New York Review of Books on joy , a complicated emotion that lies at the heart of parenting she argued. In the essay, Smith captured the paradox of parenting: Children, so-called "bundles of joy," can make parents profoundly unhappy. "Occasionally, the child, too, is a pleasure," she wrote, "though mostly she is a joy, which means in fact she gives us not much pleasure at all, but rather that strange admixture of terror, pain,
One of the great things about social media is that it's a great way to connect with people, whether it's an old friend from high school or finding interesting articles; discussions about everything from politics to pop music. But one of the less savory aspects of social media is that people can also remain anonymous, and something about that seems to bring out their worst behavior, and the herd mentality can inspire some pretty awful attacks from trolls. But don't worry, folks, this is still a h
"Some Love," as a song could be a precursor for a lot of things - eating a backyard, summer BBQ, for instance, or pre-toweling off after a dip in the pool. There's one thing in particular that it most certainly is a precursor to. Toward the end of it, as everything scales back, the acoustic guitar and vocals are left to their hushed comedown that sounds like a bedding is underway. The lights have been turned down and there's an available bend. The pieces of clothing that have been worn all night
Anyone who's ever loved a dog wonders at some point whether that cherished relationship is just an illusion. Does my dog love me back, or does it just love dog food? Am I projecting my own feelings onto a beast that acts only on instinct? When my dog dies, am I crying for the dog or for myself? In a sense, pets protect us from our own feelings, becoming repositories for the sort of tenderness that, if directed at another person, could unleash serious and possibly unpleasant consequences. White G
Parents instinctively know that the over-sexualized culture promoted by Hollywood is not healthy for their teens. A recent study in the academic journal Psychological Science quantified such concerns. In the study, researchers from Dartmouth College counted the number of seconds of sexual content in the top 684 grossing movies released between 1998 and 2004. They surveyed over 1,200 young teens, initially between age 10 and 14, across the country about their movie-watching to determine how many
I came up with an idea while attending a college class on "Mind of a Terrorist" on how we can help our younger generation with a new education course. This would be taught through public schools from Elementary through High School and would teach: Education on what makes a criminal An awareness of emotions- what leads to crossing the line How to identify threats in others How to help others versus bullying How to cope and tools to use when angry or faced with other emotions Learning where to ge
Did any of those people even admit their sexual orientation and why do little children need to know that? Even elementary history in government schools will be about sex and we expect the children to grow up to be normal adults. They're robbing parents of the right to teach these values. Gay attorney and California's executive director Rick Zbur said getting this in place was a "long-fought victory". "Approval of these textbooks means that California schools will now have access to approved mate
The kids these days. It started innocently enough. Teens were eating Tide Pods as part of the Tide Pod challenge. I guess that was to be expected given the state of public education and the amount of time teens and "young adults" spend on social media. According to the best timelines I can find, the Tide Pod challenge seems to have its roots in an Onion article and graduated to internet meme status in January 2018. Of course, if it is on the internet it must be true From that humble beginning, w
And why on Earth should children need to know where food comes from? You might consider this just good general education, but then there are lots of things that are crucial to our everyday lives that most people haven't got a Scooby Doo about. Few people know how microprocessors work, yet they are ubiquitous and essential to our lives. Many people would now be clueless about how to wire a plug, sew on a button or change a sparkplug, yet these are all skills we might potentially find useful. Equa
Several months ago, the novelist Zadie Smith wrote an essay for the New York Review of Books on joy , a complicated emotion that lies at the heart of parenting she argued. In the essay, Smith captured the paradox of parenting: Children, so-called "bundles of joy," can make parents profoundly unhappy. "Occasionally, the child, too, is a pleasure," she wrote, "though mostly she is a joy, which means in fact she gives us not much pleasure at all, but rather that strange admixture of terror, pain,
One of the great things about social media is that it's a great way to connect with people, whether it's an old friend from high school or finding interesting articles; discussions about everything from politics to pop music. But one of the less savory aspects of social media is that people can also remain anonymous, and something about that seems to bring out their worst behavior, and the herd mentality can inspire some pretty awful attacks from trolls. But don't worry, folks, this is still a h
"Some Love," as a song could be a precursor for a lot of things - eating a backyard, summer BBQ, for instance, or pre-toweling off after a dip in the pool. There's one thing in particular that it most certainly is a precursor to. Toward the end of it, as everything scales back, the acoustic guitar and vocals are left to their hushed comedown that sounds like a bedding is underway. The lights have been turned down and there's an available bend. The pieces of clothing that have been worn all night
Anyone who's ever loved a dog wonders at some point whether that cherished relationship is just an illusion. Does my dog love me back, or does it just love dog food? Am I projecting my own feelings onto a beast that acts only on instinct? When my dog dies, am I crying for the dog or for myself? In a sense, pets protect us from our own feelings, becoming repositories for the sort of tenderness that, if directed at another person, could unleash serious and possibly unpleasant consequences. White G
Parents instinctively know that the over-sexualized culture promoted by Hollywood is not healthy for their teens. A recent study in the academic journal Psychological Science quantified such concerns. In the study, researchers from Dartmouth College counted the number of seconds of sexual content in the top 684 grossing movies released between 1998 and 2004. They surveyed over 1,200 young teens, initially between age 10 and 14, across the country about their movie-watching to determine how many
I came up with an idea while attending a college class on "Mind of a Terrorist" on how we can help our younger generation with a new education course. This would be taught through public schools from Elementary through High School and would teach: Education on what makes a criminal An awareness of emotions- what leads to crossing the line How to identify threats in others How to help others versus bullying How to cope and tools to use when angry or faced with other emotions Learning where to ge
Did any of those people even admit their sexual orientation and why do little children need to know that? Even elementary history in government schools will be about sex and we expect the children to grow up to be normal adults. They're robbing parents of the right to teach these values. Gay attorney and California's executive director Rick Zbur said getting this in place was a "long-fought victory". "Approval of these textbooks means that California schools will now have access to approved mate
Families: source of despotism or bulwark of liberty? In all societies, strong families are the foundation of civil liberties and personal happiness. Richard Bastien | Nov 17 2007 | In this highly readable book, Allan Carlson, founder of the US-based Howard Center for Family, Religion and Society, and Paul Mero, president of the Sutherland Institute, seek to explain what has caused the disruption of the family as an institution over the past half century. They highlight the substantial body of
People often ask, "Why is Jonathan Chait so mean?" It is a fair question, one that has been raised by my close friends, colleagues, wife, and parents, and it merits a suitably thoughtful reply. The latest person to ask it is ubiquitous right-wing misinformation recirculator Veronique de Rugy , who notes that I am "constitutionally incapable of disagreeing with anyone without impugning motives, professionalism, I.Q. or mental stability." I'm actually not incapable of disagreeing with people wit
Discreet versus Discrete Tatiana Ayazo /Rd.com,shutterstock Discrete means individual, separate, or distinct. Discreet means careful, cautious, or evidencing good judgement. To remember the difference, think about one "e" versus two. Use one "e" to refer to something singular. Use an extra "e" to show extra care. That said, " discretion " requires only one "e," but when you exercise discretion , you're adding two more. Emigrate versus Immigrate Tatiana Ayazo /Rd.com,shutterstock When you leave y
Mom: So? April: It just didn't work out. Mom: Oh...you got fired. April: I did not get fired. He kissed me, okay? It was just a whole awkward, uncomfortable thing. Mom: Well, now that you're single, you should call him. April: It's not that simple. Mom: Well, it seems simple enough to me. April: He's transgender. Mom: What?! April: Michael is transgender, and he didn't tell me at first, so it just got all weird. Mom: Transgender? Really? He was a woman? April: Yes. Mom: And you knew i
"Seasonal" allergies Thodsaphol-Tamklang/Shutterstock Climate change and crazy, new weather patterns worldwide that affect the environment are changing the way we think of "seasonal" allergies. A study conducted by the University of New Hampshire showed that spring is getting longer and coming earlier each year, due to mild winters and less frequent snow falls. So, the transition from winter to spring, known as the "vernal window" is opening sooner. This means seasonal allergies follow suit, com
Do You Have a Lesbian Love Addiction? A new advice author can help you. Published: 2015.11.03 07:53 PM If there's one thing lesbians share in common, it's loving someone too much. You might think that being a lesbian has made you shy in the love and relationships department, but the truth is, you may be overdoing it in that particular arena. Dr. Lauren Costine, author of Lesbian Love Addiction: Understanding the Urge to Merge & How to Heal When Things Go Wrong believes that people in the LGBTQ c
One day, you wake up and realize you've done nothing creative since writing that love poem to your college girlfriend, that your current relationship is codependent, and that you hate your parents even though they seem to like you enough. What separates the successfully creative from yourself? Pretty much nothing but a little mental reprogramming, according to one psychotherapist in Pinecrest. Many of Miami's well-known artists and creative folk have sought assistance from Dr. Samuel Lopez de
Many of us know a family who has gone through a divorce; it is heartbreaking. But we've come to expect it from the younger generations. What's more baffling is when the older generation divorce. Even those of us who have divorce in our own history are affected when the long-term marriages of our grandparents or other elder family members end. When a retired boomer couple we knew--married for 43 years--divorced after moving to a retirement community, our children began having many doubts and ques
Yes, summer is half-over. But the first half of summer isn't for reading, just like it's not for self improvement and "projects." It's for laziness, low productivity, and mid-afternoon micheladas. We understand. But now that July is inching into Augustand you've spent whole afternoons counting clouds on every roof deck or beach in driving distance of your townlet's talk about that reading list. It's five books long. You'll read three of them. That's ok; any three will do. And don't worry: you ca
What is it about parents of schoolchildren in my part of Kent? They seem to be perpetually 'concerned'. The front page of my local paper is emblazoned with the headline 'Grammar girls told "abortion is wrong",' a story about parents' complaints following a Year 11 RE lesson in which abortion was discussed. It seems their 15-year-old daughters were given a 'one-sided' view on termination during what the local paper has decided to term 'the controversial lesson'. Only last month there was a bit of
People often ask, "Why is Jonathan Chait so mean?" It is a fair question, one that has been raised by my close friends, colleagues, wife, and parents, and it merits a suitably thoughtful reply. The latest person to ask it is ubiquitous right-wing misinformation recirculator Veronique de Rugy , who notes that I am "constitutionally incapable of disagreeing with anyone without impugning motives, professionalism, I.Q. or mental stability." I'm actually not incapable of disagreeing with people wit
Discreet versus Discrete Tatiana Ayazo /Rd.com,shutterstock Discrete means individual, separate, or distinct. Discreet means careful, cautious, or evidencing good judgement. To remember the difference, think about one "e" versus two. Use one "e" to refer to something singular. Use an extra "e" to show extra care. That said, " discretion " requires only one "e," but when you exercise discretion , you're adding two more. Emigrate versus Immigrate Tatiana Ayazo /Rd.com,shutterstock When you leave y
Mom: So? April: It just didn't work out. Mom: Oh...you got fired. April: I did not get fired. He kissed me, okay? It was just a whole awkward, uncomfortable thing. Mom: Well, now that you're single, you should call him. April: It's not that simple. Mom: Well, it seems simple enough to me. April: He's transgender. Mom: What?! April: Michael is transgender, and he didn't tell me at first, so it just got all weird. Mom: Transgender? Really? He was a woman? April: Yes. Mom: And you knew i
"Seasonal" allergies Thodsaphol-Tamklang/Shutterstock Climate change and crazy, new weather patterns worldwide that affect the environment are changing the way we think of "seasonal" allergies. A study conducted by the University of New Hampshire showed that spring is getting longer and coming earlier each year, due to mild winters and less frequent snow falls. So, the transition from winter to spring, known as the "vernal window" is opening sooner. This means seasonal allergies follow suit, com
Do You Have a Lesbian Love Addiction? A new advice author can help you. Published: 2015.11.03 07:53 PM If there's one thing lesbians share in common, it's loving someone too much. You might think that being a lesbian has made you shy in the love and relationships department, but the truth is, you may be overdoing it in that particular arena. Dr. Lauren Costine, author of Lesbian Love Addiction: Understanding the Urge to Merge & How to Heal When Things Go Wrong believes that people in the LGBTQ c
One day, you wake up and realize you've done nothing creative since writing that love poem to your college girlfriend, that your current relationship is codependent, and that you hate your parents even though they seem to like you enough. What separates the successfully creative from yourself? Pretty much nothing but a little mental reprogramming, according to one psychotherapist in Pinecrest. Many of Miami's well-known artists and creative folk have sought assistance from Dr. Samuel Lopez de
Many of us know a family who has gone through a divorce; it is heartbreaking. But we've come to expect it from the younger generations. What's more baffling is when the older generation divorce. Even those of us who have divorce in our own history are affected when the long-term marriages of our grandparents or other elder family members end. When a retired boomer couple we knew--married for 43 years--divorced after moving to a retirement community, our children began having many doubts and ques
Yes, summer is half-over. But the first half of summer isn't for reading, just like it's not for self improvement and "projects." It's for laziness, low productivity, and mid-afternoon micheladas. We understand. But now that July is inching into Augustand you've spent whole afternoons counting clouds on every roof deck or beach in driving distance of your townlet's talk about that reading list. It's five books long. You'll read three of them. That's ok; any three will do. And don't worry: you ca
What is it about parents of schoolchildren in my part of Kent? They seem to be perpetually 'concerned'. The front page of my local paper is emblazoned with the headline 'Grammar girls told "abortion is wrong",' a story about parents' complaints following a Year 11 RE lesson in which abortion was discussed. It seems their 15-year-old daughters were given a 'one-sided' view on termination during what the local paper has decided to term 'the controversial lesson'. Only last month there was a bit of
GENEVA, June 18, 2018 - UN Watch today expressed grave concern that Saudi Arabia, considered by many to be the most misogynistic regime in the world, has now secured key positions on the UN's three principal women's rights bodies: April 2017: Saudi Arabia elected to UN Commission on Status of Women . Belgium and at least four other EU states voted for the Saudis. April 2018: Saudi Arabia elected to the Executive Board of UN Women, also known as the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality an
Exclusive: Under Syrian Pressure, U.N.'s WHO Hid Positive Report on Israel, Adopts Censure 14 EU states condemn WHO failure to publish report "in strongest terms" Outgoing WHO director-general Dr. Margaret Chan GENEVA, May 26, 2017 - The U.N.'s World Health Organization ... Ti-Anna Wang, a Chinese human rights activist brought to testify by UN Watch, was harassed by Chinese agents in March 2014. GENEVA, May 24, 2017 - The U.N. human rights office dangerously handed over to China the names of fou
Diplomats say that Indonesia's former UN envoy is slated to become the next Human Rights Council monitor for Palestinian issues, but his objectivity is being questioned Indonesia's former UN ambassador Makarim Wibisono is shortlisted to become a UN human rights monitor, but his objectivity is being questioned GENEVA, March 26, 2014 - According to an exclusive report by the Geneva-based UN Watch monitoring group, diplomats report that the UN Human Rights Council president, under intense lobbying
" More censure of Israel is no doubt in the works, given Israel's latest massacres in Gaza." On Tuesday, June 19, UN Ambassador Nikki Haley announced US withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) now meeting in Geneva. The UNHRC is stacked with human rights abusers including Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, and, till now, the US itself, but this is still an ugly gesture, like refusing to accept the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, ditching the Paris Climate Accords, an
By Rachel Bruhnke At the inaugural meeting of the new Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council in mid-July, I gave a 2-minute public comment - shown below. I was moved to speak out for Peace ahead of the upcoming "Fleet Week at the L.A. Waterfront", in our lovely San Pedro. This will be the "1st Annual" L.A. Fleet Week, where several active Navy ships will be stationed in our commercial port over the Labor Day week, 1,500 active Navy sailors, and hundreds of personnel from all branches of the U.S
The Palestinian Authority, Israel and the Peace Process: What's Next? Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking Member Deutch, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, I thank you for the opportunity to discuss with you today some of the challenges associated with our recent efforts to broker peace between the Palestinians and Israelis. After briefly reviewing Israel's security concerns during Washington's latest attempts at peacemaking, this te
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and 21 heads of state and government will attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in November, according to the head of the summit organizing committee. In a press briefing, Ambassador Marciano Paynor Jr disclosed that U.S. President Donald Trump as well as a guest who representatives Timor Leste are expected to be at the summit. Paynor Jr said there have been requests from several countries for bilateral discussions with
A recent report from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) accuses President Donald Trump of espousing "hateful and xenophobic rhetoric" across his presidential campaign. It also describes the president's comments towards the United Nations (UN) as "deeply disturbing." "Discrimination and biases by law enforcement on the basis of race, religion, gender and other prohibited factors are common in the United States," alleges the UNHRC report. No evidence is provided to support this conten
Latin American and Caribbean countries voiced strong opposition Thursday to a decision by the US to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and its plans to move its embassy there. Eight out of 15 nations in the UN Security Council, including Bolivia and Uruguay, called for an urgent meeting of the council to discuss the issue. Bolivian ambassador to the UN Sacha Llorenti said this, "unilateral decision violates various Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, undermines any attempts t
Iranian Foreign Ministry expressed sympathy over the tragedy with Syrian nation, families of victoms and the government. Kinlling innocent people concurrent with Geneva talks, Jaberi Ansari underlined, foreign-sponsered terrorists aim at disrupting the process of political settlement of the Syrian crisis. He reiterated Iran's call for an end to this humanitarian disaster, the policy of supporting terrorist groups and dispatch of arms and military forces to Syria. On Sunday, three blasts hit al-S
Exclusive: Under Syrian Pressure, U.N.'s WHO Hid Positive Report on Israel, Adopts Censure 14 EU states condemn WHO failure to publish report "in strongest terms" Outgoing WHO director-general Dr. Margaret Chan GENEVA, May 26, 2017 - The U.N.'s World Health Organization ... Ti-Anna Wang, a Chinese human rights activist brought to testify by UN Watch, was harassed by Chinese agents in March 2014. GENEVA, May 24, 2017 - The U.N. human rights office dangerously handed over to China the names of fou
Diplomats say that Indonesia's former UN envoy is slated to become the next Human Rights Council monitor for Palestinian issues, but his objectivity is being questioned Indonesia's former UN ambassador Makarim Wibisono is shortlisted to become a UN human rights monitor, but his objectivity is being questioned GENEVA, March 26, 2014 - According to an exclusive report by the Geneva-based UN Watch monitoring group, diplomats report that the UN Human Rights Council president, under intense lobbying
" More censure of Israel is no doubt in the works, given Israel's latest massacres in Gaza." On Tuesday, June 19, UN Ambassador Nikki Haley announced US withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) now meeting in Geneva. The UNHRC is stacked with human rights abusers including Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, and, till now, the US itself, but this is still an ugly gesture, like refusing to accept the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, ditching the Paris Climate Accords, an
By Rachel Bruhnke At the inaugural meeting of the new Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council in mid-July, I gave a 2-minute public comment - shown below. I was moved to speak out for Peace ahead of the upcoming "Fleet Week at the L.A. Waterfront", in our lovely San Pedro. This will be the "1st Annual" L.A. Fleet Week, where several active Navy ships will be stationed in our commercial port over the Labor Day week, 1,500 active Navy sailors, and hundreds of personnel from all branches of the U.S
The Palestinian Authority, Israel and the Peace Process: What's Next? Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking Member Deutch, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, I thank you for the opportunity to discuss with you today some of the challenges associated with our recent efforts to broker peace between the Palestinians and Israelis. After briefly reviewing Israel's security concerns during Washington's latest attempts at peacemaking, this te
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and 21 heads of state and government will attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in November, according to the head of the summit organizing committee. In a press briefing, Ambassador Marciano Paynor Jr disclosed that U.S. President Donald Trump as well as a guest who representatives Timor Leste are expected to be at the summit. Paynor Jr said there have been requests from several countries for bilateral discussions with
A recent report from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) accuses President Donald Trump of espousing "hateful and xenophobic rhetoric" across his presidential campaign. It also describes the president's comments towards the United Nations (UN) as "deeply disturbing." "Discrimination and biases by law enforcement on the basis of race, religion, gender and other prohibited factors are common in the United States," alleges the UNHRC report. No evidence is provided to support this conten
Latin American and Caribbean countries voiced strong opposition Thursday to a decision by the US to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and its plans to move its embassy there. Eight out of 15 nations in the UN Security Council, including Bolivia and Uruguay, called for an urgent meeting of the council to discuss the issue. Bolivian ambassador to the UN Sacha Llorenti said this, "unilateral decision violates various Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, undermines any attempts t
Iranian Foreign Ministry expressed sympathy over the tragedy with Syrian nation, families of victoms and the government. Kinlling innocent people concurrent with Geneva talks, Jaberi Ansari underlined, foreign-sponsered terrorists aim at disrupting the process of political settlement of the Syrian crisis. He reiterated Iran's call for an end to this humanitarian disaster, the policy of supporting terrorist groups and dispatch of arms and military forces to Syria. On Sunday, three blasts hit al-S
The announcement of Christiane Amanpour's selection for host of ABC's This Week was certainly a little surprising. As someone who has watched the Sunday shows every week for the last four years for C&L, I was somewhat heartened by the hope of thoughtful discussions for once. And Amanpour, mindful of where her skills lie, has reportedly plans to make some pretty big changes to the show, moving it outside the Beltway to New York and not focusing on Washington politics exclusively. Well, as you can
Dr. Del Tackett, the creator and host of Focus on the Family's "The Truth Project" has a new project. Tackett is the host of the television program "Cross Examine," produced in conjunction with Coral Ridge Ministries. It first aired September 12, 2010. "The goal is to help viewers examine everything in life through the lens of the cross of Jesus Christ," said "Cross Examine" co-host John Rabe. Several million people have now viewed Tackett's former endeavor, "The Truth Project," worldwide. "I me
By Rachel Bruhnke At the inaugural meeting of the new Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council in mid-July, I gave a 2-minute public comment - shown below. I was moved to speak out for Peace ahead of the upcoming "Fleet Week at the L.A. Waterfront", in our lovely San Pedro. This will be the "1st Annual" L.A. Fleet Week, where several active Navy ships will be stationed in our commercial port over the Labor Day week, 1,500 active Navy sailors, and hundreds of personnel from all branches of the U.S
On Saturday, a panel discussing the persistently high unemployment among African-Americans and women on MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry linked that problem to the shrinking public sector. One of host Melissa Harris-Perry 's guests said that the black middle class was born out of the expansion of public sector employment and that African-Americans simply do not have links to corporate America. "When the white folks get cut from these corporate jobs, we've long before been cut from those positions,"
On Tuesday night, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell continued his "politics of religion" series by defending President Obama from a Mitt Romney attack that he's trying to establish "secularism" as a religion in the U.S. He did this with a blistering critique of Mormonism as an "invented religion." Fox News' Bill O'Reilly responded by calling O'Donnell's screed a "smear," and made the point that if O'Donnell had similarly blasted Islam, he would have been fired. If you only watch the part of O'Donnell's
MSNBC anchor Tamron Hall invited a Washington Post reporter on her program on Monday to discuss the plight of striking fast food workers who have taken to the streets to demand higher wages. But Hall did not need the reporter to make a point or even illuminate the issue of striking minimum wage workers. In a segment that stopped just short of advocating for the full unionization of fast food workers, the Washington Post reporter spent the better part of his spot on MSNBC agreeing with assertions
Oprah Winfrey's Belief documentary suggests that all people seek some type of spiritual awakening. Religion is a force which drives most of humanity because people are simply spirits having a human experience. The series which premiered Oct. 18 on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) is a reminder that in spite of the negative persona often perceived by religion, it also has the ability to transform, restore and heal. The week-long series will dive into different spiritual experiences by sharing sto
The Twittersphere erupted on Tuesday after ABC announced they were cancelling Roseanne Barr 's revived sitcom in light of her racist, unhinged tweetstorm. Barr drew widespread condemnation for her off-the-rails tweets -- particularly one in which she said Valerie Jarrett would be the end result if the Muslim Brotherhood had a baby with Planet of the Apes . Disney chairman Robert Iger confirmed that Roseanne would be cancelled, and he calling the statements from the actress "abhorrent, repugnant
On Tuesday night, Valerie Jarrett, a former adviser to President Barack Obama, joined MSNBC's town hall on "Everyday Racism in America," which featured Joy Reid and Chris Hayes. Of course, the topic of Roseanne Barr lashing out at Jarrett on Twitter and ultimately getting "Roseanne" canceled came up right at the beginning of the show. Hayes kicked it off by asking if Jarrett thought Trump had "set a tone that has made people feel increasingly empowered" to say things like what Barr had tweeted.
Oprah Winfrey's first scripted dramatic series "Greenleaf" attempts to pull back the veil on the black megachurch, giving viewers a look at the messy mechanics that sometimes turn the wheels of these behemoths. While the purpose of church should be to focus on Jesus, "Greenleaf" comes with no shortage of family and church drama -- from jealousy to infidelity -- which begs the question: Is the show simply another drama backdropped by a church setting? Does it edify the body of Christ? Is it secre
Dr. Del Tackett, the creator and host of Focus on the Family's "The Truth Project" has a new project. Tackett is the host of the television program "Cross Examine," produced in conjunction with Coral Ridge Ministries. It first aired September 12, 2010. "The goal is to help viewers examine everything in life through the lens of the cross of Jesus Christ," said "Cross Examine" co-host John Rabe. Several million people have now viewed Tackett's former endeavor, "The Truth Project," worldwide. "I me
By Rachel Bruhnke At the inaugural meeting of the new Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council in mid-July, I gave a 2-minute public comment - shown below. I was moved to speak out for Peace ahead of the upcoming "Fleet Week at the L.A. Waterfront", in our lovely San Pedro. This will be the "1st Annual" L.A. Fleet Week, where several active Navy ships will be stationed in our commercial port over the Labor Day week, 1,500 active Navy sailors, and hundreds of personnel from all branches of the U.S
On Saturday, a panel discussing the persistently high unemployment among African-Americans and women on MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry linked that problem to the shrinking public sector. One of host Melissa Harris-Perry 's guests said that the black middle class was born out of the expansion of public sector employment and that African-Americans simply do not have links to corporate America. "When the white folks get cut from these corporate jobs, we've long before been cut from those positions,"
On Tuesday night, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell continued his "politics of religion" series by defending President Obama from a Mitt Romney attack that he's trying to establish "secularism" as a religion in the U.S. He did this with a blistering critique of Mormonism as an "invented religion." Fox News' Bill O'Reilly responded by calling O'Donnell's screed a "smear," and made the point that if O'Donnell had similarly blasted Islam, he would have been fired. If you only watch the part of O'Donnell's
MSNBC anchor Tamron Hall invited a Washington Post reporter on her program on Monday to discuss the plight of striking fast food workers who have taken to the streets to demand higher wages. But Hall did not need the reporter to make a point or even illuminate the issue of striking minimum wage workers. In a segment that stopped just short of advocating for the full unionization of fast food workers, the Washington Post reporter spent the better part of his spot on MSNBC agreeing with assertions
Oprah Winfrey's Belief documentary suggests that all people seek some type of spiritual awakening. Religion is a force which drives most of humanity because people are simply spirits having a human experience. The series which premiered Oct. 18 on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) is a reminder that in spite of the negative persona often perceived by religion, it also has the ability to transform, restore and heal. The week-long series will dive into different spiritual experiences by sharing sto
The Twittersphere erupted on Tuesday after ABC announced they were cancelling Roseanne Barr 's revived sitcom in light of her racist, unhinged tweetstorm. Barr drew widespread condemnation for her off-the-rails tweets -- particularly one in which she said Valerie Jarrett would be the end result if the Muslim Brotherhood had a baby with Planet of the Apes . Disney chairman Robert Iger confirmed that Roseanne would be cancelled, and he calling the statements from the actress "abhorrent, repugnant
On Tuesday night, Valerie Jarrett, a former adviser to President Barack Obama, joined MSNBC's town hall on "Everyday Racism in America," which featured Joy Reid and Chris Hayes. Of course, the topic of Roseanne Barr lashing out at Jarrett on Twitter and ultimately getting "Roseanne" canceled came up right at the beginning of the show. Hayes kicked it off by asking if Jarrett thought Trump had "set a tone that has made people feel increasingly empowered" to say things like what Barr had tweeted.
Oprah Winfrey's first scripted dramatic series "Greenleaf" attempts to pull back the veil on the black megachurch, giving viewers a look at the messy mechanics that sometimes turn the wheels of these behemoths. While the purpose of church should be to focus on Jesus, "Greenleaf" comes with no shortage of family and church drama -- from jealousy to infidelity -- which begs the question: Is the show simply another drama backdropped by a church setting? Does it edify the body of Christ? Is it secre
Iraqi security forces inspect damaged buildings after clashes with ISIS terrorists in Kirkuk / AP BY: Douglas Burton October 25, 2016 5:00 am Dozens of terrorists who struck Iraq's oil capital of Kirkuk on Friday are still roaming the city, while Turkmen Shia residents are reeling from an unexplained bombing of a mosque south of the city. "There are possibly 37 terrorists still in the city," texted Col. Tariq Ahmed Jaff, commander of the Peshmerga's 9 th Brigade Combat Team, from Dakuk south of
Troops loyal to Syria's Assad regime have opened a safe corridor for Daesh gunmen to advance into the country's north-western Idlib province, Anadolu News Agency reported on Friday. The latest deployments, the agency explained, have led to a number of clashes between opposition forces and armed anti-regime groups on one hand, and Daesh terrorists and regime troops on the other. Following the withdrawal of regime forces and Iran-backed militia groups, Daesh was able to advance some 30 kilometres
On 30 September 2015, following a formal request by the Syrian government for military help against rebels and terrorist groups, Russia intervened militarily in the Syrian crisis. The activities consisted of air strikes primarily in north-western Syria against terrorist groups fighting Syrian government, including al-Nusra Front, ISIL and the Jeish al-Fath (Army of Conquest). On 24 November 2015, a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft was shot down by a Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet, the first tim
Iraqi security forces are more likely to rely on air forces to strike Daesh in Syria than to carry out ground operations in the country, an official from the Popular Mobilisation Forces said. "The Popular Mobilisation Forces are ready to enter Syria and fight the terrorist organisation there," the group's spokesman, Ali Al-Husseini, said in a statement. "The popular crowd is directly linked to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and will carry out his orders to fight Daesh in Syria if the
IRAQ: Yesterday, Kurdish peshmerga forces and the Iraq army's 9th Division retook Qaraqosh, the largest city in Nineveh Plains, which was captured by ISIS in August 2014. "There was no real ISIS resistance and no real fight took place. ISIS withdrew except [for] a few snipers," Assyrian sources report. Operations so far, which include retaking key historically Christian villages, are moving toward a complete retaking of the city of Mosul. Still to be determined: which authorities will control th
Al-Shabaab fighters detonated a suicide car bomb before storming a military base in the south of Somalia today and killing 27 soldiers, the militant group said, its second strike on the base in as many months. Fighting broke out between Al-Shabaab and the national army shortly afterwards, resulting in the army killing 87 militants, assistant information minister Aden Isak Ali told a state news agency SONNA today. The attack, whose blast was heard by residents of a nearby town, follows a strike l
US-Backed Offensive Against Fallujah Threatens "Human Catastrophe" By Bill Van Auken 01 June, 2016 WSWS.org T he besieged civilian population of Fallujah is confronting a "human catastrophe" as a US-backed offensive to retake the Iraqi city from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) intensifies, a human rights group warned Tuesday. While forces backing the Iraqi government, including troops of the elite Counter Terrorism Service, Iraqi Army soldiers, police and Shia militiamen of the Popula
Iraq's Shia Popular Mobilisation Forces illegally detained villagers near the Daesh-held district of Hawija in northern Iraq and subjected them to torture and ill treatment, Human Rights Watch said today. The leader of one of the militias denied the accusation and said their fighters were strictly following the law in their dealings with civilians fleeing military operations in the area. Iraq launched an offensive on 21 September to dislodge Daesh from Hawija, which lies west of the oil city of
Seventy-five Daesh militants were killed during operations in Al-Anbar, in the last 72 hours, according to Brigadier-General Yahya Rasul. Spokesman for the Iraqi army's Joint Operations Command (JOC), Yahya Rasul, said that the joint forces of Iraqi army and Hashd al-Shaabi fighters killed 75 terrorists in Al-Qaim district, which was Daesh's last stronghold in the western city of Anbar, since the beginning of the operation on Thursday. That day, the Iraqi prime minister's office announced that t
Baghdad (AFP) - More than 20 fighters from an Iraqi paramilitary force key to the battle against the Islamic State group were killed in an eastern Syria air raid the United States linked to Israel. The bombing raid hit Al-Hari, a town controlled by regional militias fighting in Syria's complex seven-year war alongside President Bashar al-Assad's forces. AFP / AFP. Syria. Both Syrian authorities and Iraqi forces pointed the finger at the US-led coalition, which denied it was involved in Sunday ni
Troops loyal to Syria's Assad regime have opened a safe corridor for Daesh gunmen to advance into the country's north-western Idlib province, Anadolu News Agency reported on Friday. The latest deployments, the agency explained, have led to a number of clashes between opposition forces and armed anti-regime groups on one hand, and Daesh terrorists and regime troops on the other. Following the withdrawal of regime forces and Iran-backed militia groups, Daesh was able to advance some 30 kilometres
On 30 September 2015, following a formal request by the Syrian government for military help against rebels and terrorist groups, Russia intervened militarily in the Syrian crisis. The activities consisted of air strikes primarily in north-western Syria against terrorist groups fighting Syrian government, including al-Nusra Front, ISIL and the Jeish al-Fath (Army of Conquest). On 24 November 2015, a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft was shot down by a Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet, the first tim
Iraqi security forces are more likely to rely on air forces to strike Daesh in Syria than to carry out ground operations in the country, an official from the Popular Mobilisation Forces said. "The Popular Mobilisation Forces are ready to enter Syria and fight the terrorist organisation there," the group's spokesman, Ali Al-Husseini, said in a statement. "The popular crowd is directly linked to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and will carry out his orders to fight Daesh in Syria if the
IRAQ: Yesterday, Kurdish peshmerga forces and the Iraq army's 9th Division retook Qaraqosh, the largest city in Nineveh Plains, which was captured by ISIS in August 2014. "There was no real ISIS resistance and no real fight took place. ISIS withdrew except [for] a few snipers," Assyrian sources report. Operations so far, which include retaking key historically Christian villages, are moving toward a complete retaking of the city of Mosul. Still to be determined: which authorities will control th
Al-Shabaab fighters detonated a suicide car bomb before storming a military base in the south of Somalia today and killing 27 soldiers, the militant group said, its second strike on the base in as many months. Fighting broke out between Al-Shabaab and the national army shortly afterwards, resulting in the army killing 87 militants, assistant information minister Aden Isak Ali told a state news agency SONNA today. The attack, whose blast was heard by residents of a nearby town, follows a strike l
US-Backed Offensive Against Fallujah Threatens "Human Catastrophe" By Bill Van Auken 01 June, 2016 WSWS.org T he besieged civilian population of Fallujah is confronting a "human catastrophe" as a US-backed offensive to retake the Iraqi city from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) intensifies, a human rights group warned Tuesday. While forces backing the Iraqi government, including troops of the elite Counter Terrorism Service, Iraqi Army soldiers, police and Shia militiamen of the Popula
Iraq's Shia Popular Mobilisation Forces illegally detained villagers near the Daesh-held district of Hawija in northern Iraq and subjected them to torture and ill treatment, Human Rights Watch said today. The leader of one of the militias denied the accusation and said their fighters were strictly following the law in their dealings with civilians fleeing military operations in the area. Iraq launched an offensive on 21 September to dislodge Daesh from Hawija, which lies west of the oil city of
Seventy-five Daesh militants were killed during operations in Al-Anbar, in the last 72 hours, according to Brigadier-General Yahya Rasul. Spokesman for the Iraqi army's Joint Operations Command (JOC), Yahya Rasul, said that the joint forces of Iraqi army and Hashd al-Shaabi fighters killed 75 terrorists in Al-Qaim district, which was Daesh's last stronghold in the western city of Anbar, since the beginning of the operation on Thursday. That day, the Iraqi prime minister's office announced that t
Baghdad (AFP) - More than 20 fighters from an Iraqi paramilitary force key to the battle against the Islamic State group were killed in an eastern Syria air raid the United States linked to Israel. The bombing raid hit Al-Hari, a town controlled by regional militias fighting in Syria's complex seven-year war alongside President Bashar al-Assad's forces. AFP / AFP. Syria. Both Syrian authorities and Iraqi forces pointed the finger at the US-led coalition, which denied it was involved in Sunday ni
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria will be going cold Turkey. A coalition led by US troops eviscerated a large cache of drugs controlled by ISIS on June 12, reports the Military Times . Operation Inherent Resolve explained in a press release that the street value of the drugs was about $1.4 million. That buys a lot of falafel and bullets. "Despite [ISIS'] facade of Islamic purity, its criminal terrorists are known drug users and traffickers," the coalition explained. "The cache included more
What Is Disproportionate Force? Though every armed conflict kills civilians, all civilized nations try to avoid this. So why has Israel been accused of using too much force in Gaza in 2014? War in the last century has caused millions of civilian deaths--some 10 million in World War I, 40 million in World War II and two million in Vietnam--far more civilians killed than combatants. The 2014 Gaza war killed about 2,100 people--of which about 945 were civilians, one of the lowest civilian death rat
The Turkish army sent reinforcements to the border with Syria on Sunday, Anadolu has reported. The troops are based in the city of Gaziantep. Taken from the 106th Armoured Brigade, the reinforcements include tanks and other vehicles along with support personnel and equipment. Security sources said that the armoured group would be used in the operations against Daesh in the Syrian city of Jarablus. It is there that Turkey's Special Forces launched an operation in support of the Free Syrian Army.
Following the unstoppable advance of Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) militants has led to rising fears and security concerns. The militants reportedly seized four more towns yesterday in Iraq's Anbar province, according to local sources. After taking the town of al-Qaim on the Syrian border, Rawah, Anah, Ratba and Haditha towns were also seized by radical, violent ISIS militants. In the city of Ramadi, fierce fighting between militants and the security forces reportedly continues. A loc
February 06, 2018 Syria - Is The Turkish Attack On Afrin Intended To Split The U.S.-Kurdish Alliance? The successful Syrian army operation to liberate Abu-Duhur airbase left a large enclave (pink) controlled by al-Qaeda and ISIS fighters in east-Hama. Further advances towards Idleb have been halted for now to clean up the cauldron that could otherwise create future troubles behind the lines. bigger Most of the al-Qaeda/HTS aligned Takfiris are though to have fled the now enclosed area before it
Iraqi soldiers in an area recently recovered from ISIS near Mosul made a gruesome discovery in what appeared to be a mass grave. The New York Times reported : In a Field South of Mosul, Investigators Probe Mass Grave The stench of death drew Iraqi soldiers to the unsettled plot of land freshly liberated from Islamic State fighters. When a bulldozer scraped the ground, bones poked from just beneath the surface, along with clothing scraps, garbage bags, human remains swarming with flies -- and eve
A commander with Popular Mobilization Forces Qatar al-Obaidi told Iraqi reporters on Monday that Iraqi troops and military equipment have been dispatched to Iraq's border with Syria. He told reporters that it is unclear why Syrian Democratic Forces retreated from the areas between Deir ez-Zor and Iraq's Al-Qa'im, west of Al-Anbar Province. He said that members of the terrorist IS are present near the area within Syria. Therefore, he said that the Iraqi troops were dispatched to the border areas
On April 13, 2017 the U.S. military dropped its 21,600 lb. "Mother Of All Bombs" on an ISIS stronghold in Afghanistan. Learn why this weapon was selected, details about the target, what was accomplished, and the fact that the Afghan government and tribal leaders applauded the strike, here . Movie director Josh Fox, however, expressed outrage on Twitter in reaction to this strike, describing it as "Atrocity. Murder. Abomination," and claimed that "only #love stops hate, and bombings only create
By Lukas Tomlinson, Fox News As the war against the Islamic State terror group winds down in Iraq and Syria, the U.S. military is increasingly turning its attention to Afghanistan. In April 2017, American and allied jets dropped over 3,000 bombs on ISIS in Iraq and Syria. But a year later, aircrafts dropped just 254 bombs, a sign of how much the war against ISIS has changed, according to a new strike report released on April 30 from the U.S. Air Force. Throughout April, the U.S. military dropp
Troops loyal to Syria's Assad regime have opened a safe corridor for Daesh gunmen to advance into the country's north-western Idlib province, Anadolu News Agency reported on Friday. The latest deployments, the agency explained, have led to a number of clashes between opposition forces and armed anti-regime groups on one hand, and Daesh terrorists and regime troops on the other. Following the withdrawal of regime forces and Iran-backed militia groups, Daesh was able to advance some 30 kilometres
What Is Disproportionate Force? Though every armed conflict kills civilians, all civilized nations try to avoid this. So why has Israel been accused of using too much force in Gaza in 2014? War in the last century has caused millions of civilian deaths--some 10 million in World War I, 40 million in World War II and two million in Vietnam--far more civilians killed than combatants. The 2014 Gaza war killed about 2,100 people--of which about 945 were civilians, one of the lowest civilian death rat
The Turkish army sent reinforcements to the border with Syria on Sunday, Anadolu has reported. The troops are based in the city of Gaziantep. Taken from the 106th Armoured Brigade, the reinforcements include tanks and other vehicles along with support personnel and equipment. Security sources said that the armoured group would be used in the operations against Daesh in the Syrian city of Jarablus. It is there that Turkey's Special Forces launched an operation in support of the Free Syrian Army.
Following the unstoppable advance of Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) militants has led to rising fears and security concerns. The militants reportedly seized four more towns yesterday in Iraq's Anbar province, according to local sources. After taking the town of al-Qaim on the Syrian border, Rawah, Anah, Ratba and Haditha towns were also seized by radical, violent ISIS militants. In the city of Ramadi, fierce fighting between militants and the security forces reportedly continues. A loc
February 06, 2018 Syria - Is The Turkish Attack On Afrin Intended To Split The U.S.-Kurdish Alliance? The successful Syrian army operation to liberate Abu-Duhur airbase left a large enclave (pink) controlled by al-Qaeda and ISIS fighters in east-Hama. Further advances towards Idleb have been halted for now to clean up the cauldron that could otherwise create future troubles behind the lines. bigger Most of the al-Qaeda/HTS aligned Takfiris are though to have fled the now enclosed area before it
Iraqi soldiers in an area recently recovered from ISIS near Mosul made a gruesome discovery in what appeared to be a mass grave. The New York Times reported : In a Field South of Mosul, Investigators Probe Mass Grave The stench of death drew Iraqi soldiers to the unsettled plot of land freshly liberated from Islamic State fighters. When a bulldozer scraped the ground, bones poked from just beneath the surface, along with clothing scraps, garbage bags, human remains swarming with flies -- and eve
A commander with Popular Mobilization Forces Qatar al-Obaidi told Iraqi reporters on Monday that Iraqi troops and military equipment have been dispatched to Iraq's border with Syria. He told reporters that it is unclear why Syrian Democratic Forces retreated from the areas between Deir ez-Zor and Iraq's Al-Qa'im, west of Al-Anbar Province. He said that members of the terrorist IS are present near the area within Syria. Therefore, he said that the Iraqi troops were dispatched to the border areas
On April 13, 2017 the U.S. military dropped its 21,600 lb. "Mother Of All Bombs" on an ISIS stronghold in Afghanistan. Learn why this weapon was selected, details about the target, what was accomplished, and the fact that the Afghan government and tribal leaders applauded the strike, here . Movie director Josh Fox, however, expressed outrage on Twitter in reaction to this strike, describing it as "Atrocity. Murder. Abomination," and claimed that "only #love stops hate, and bombings only create
By Lukas Tomlinson, Fox News As the war against the Islamic State terror group winds down in Iraq and Syria, the U.S. military is increasingly turning its attention to Afghanistan. In April 2017, American and allied jets dropped over 3,000 bombs on ISIS in Iraq and Syria. But a year later, aircrafts dropped just 254 bombs, a sign of how much the war against ISIS has changed, according to a new strike report released on April 30 from the U.S. Air Force. Throughout April, the U.S. military dropp
Troops loyal to Syria's Assad regime have opened a safe corridor for Daesh gunmen to advance into the country's north-western Idlib province, Anadolu News Agency reported on Friday. The latest deployments, the agency explained, have led to a number of clashes between opposition forces and armed anti-regime groups on one hand, and Daesh terrorists and regime troops on the other. Following the withdrawal of regime forces and Iran-backed militia groups, Daesh was able to advance some 30 kilometres
MCALLEN, Texas -- Tamaulipas State Police officers helped Texas cops by arresting a suspected murderer that had escaped to the Mexican border city of Reynosa to hide. Working hand in hand with the U.S. Marshals Service and Pharr Police, the Attorney General's Office arrived at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge where they turned over Rodrigo Reyes, who had an outstanding warrant for capital murder. According to information provided to Breitbart Texas by Pharr Police, Reyes is the prime suspe
When police officers in America's cities put on their uniforms and grab their weapons before moonlighting in security jobs at nightclubs, hospitals, and ballparks, there's one piece of equipment they often leave behind -- their body camera. That's because most police agencies that make the cameras mandatory for patrol shifts don't require or won't allow body cameras for off-duty officers even if they're working in uniform, leaving a hole in policies designed to increase oversight and restore con
By PAT GROSSMITH New Hampshire Union Leader CORY RAIKES MANCHESTER -- A call about a fight involving baseball bats late Tuesday afternoon on the city's West Side ended with a 21-year-old father under arrest, accused of endangering his 19-month old son by being armed and dealing drugs. At 5:15 p.m., officers were sent to 14 Third St. where about a half-dozen people, armed with baseball bats, were reportedly fighting. Arriving officers did not see anyone fighting but asked people outside who had
In fact, the surgery didn't take place until November of 2017 - 21 months after the car crash that would eventually end her career in law enforcement - and Officer Hesseldahl would require several months of rehab and physical therapy afterwards before she would be physically able to return to patrol. Hesseldahl said the Houston Police Officers Union had encouraged her to have her husband, Sergeant R.C. Hesseldahl, donate leave to her, and promised to fill in from the union's donated "leave bank"
According to data supplied to Congress by the Department of Homeland Security, armed Mexican military and police units regularly cross the US border, and no personnel are charged with a criminal offense, while US Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi languishes in a Mexican jail for carrying firearms to the border. The Marine reservist Tahmooressi has been jailed in Tijuana, Mexico since March 31 for having three registered firearms among his possessions at a border checkpoint. He laments that he accid
Two More Abrupt Resignations from Massachusetts State Police Brass Connected To 'TrooperGate' Scandal By Evan Lips | February 23, 2018, 23:48 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2018/02/23/two-more-abrupt-resignations-from-massachusetts-state-police-brass-connected-to-troopergate-scandal/ State troopers Daniel Risteen (left) and Leigha Genduso (via Facebook) UPDATED 1 A.M. 2/24/18 Two additional high-ranking State Police officials with connections to the judge's daughter scandal have abru
Good morning. My name is Greg Bretzing, and I am the Special Agent in Charge for the FBI in Oregon. For the past month, the FBI -- along with our partners at the Harney County Sheriff's Office, Oregon State Police and the many other federal and local agencies -- have had a very deliberate and measured response. We worked diligently to bring the situation at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge to a peaceful end. Some of those actions were seen, some unseen. But, because this is an on-going inves
By Associated Press | May 10, 2016, 13:52 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2016/05/10/being-polite-to-officer-leads-to-massachusetts-mans-arrest/ Natick Mall (Courtesy of Flickr) FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) -- Politely holding a door open for a police officer has landed a Massachusetts man in jail. Authorities say Kayvon Mavaddat was at the Natick Mall on Friday when he held the door for the leaving officer. That officer thought Mavaddat looked familiar, and went to check his cruiser's comp
So the guy who ran onto the field and tackled the Patriots' Junior Seau on Sunday? He's an Iraq war National Guard veteran, and his lawyer says it was all a big mistake. The man, Todd Kobus of Attleboro, is a big Seau fan, and all he was trying to do was give the player a hug. That's according to Kobus' attorney, John Gaffney Jr. Coincidentally, the headline of the Sun Chronicle story, Was It A Tackle Or A Hug? , is what Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt kept repeating to himself as he watched the
Man arrested in Boston police car propane tank attack Boston Police gather at the scene after a burning propane tank was left near an unoccupied police cruiser in Boston on Friday. (REUTERS/Josh Reynolds) A man suspected of leaving a burning propane tank next to a Boston squad car last week was taken into custody after an investigation into the incident, police said on Sunday. Asim Kieta, 42, of Dorchester, was arrested late on Saturday in the city's Charlestown section and charged with possess
When police officers in America's cities put on their uniforms and grab their weapons before moonlighting in security jobs at nightclubs, hospitals, and ballparks, there's one piece of equipment they often leave behind -- their body camera. That's because most police agencies that make the cameras mandatory for patrol shifts don't require or won't allow body cameras for off-duty officers even if they're working in uniform, leaving a hole in policies designed to increase oversight and restore con
By PAT GROSSMITH New Hampshire Union Leader CORY RAIKES MANCHESTER -- A call about a fight involving baseball bats late Tuesday afternoon on the city's West Side ended with a 21-year-old father under arrest, accused of endangering his 19-month old son by being armed and dealing drugs. At 5:15 p.m., officers were sent to 14 Third St. where about a half-dozen people, armed with baseball bats, were reportedly fighting. Arriving officers did not see anyone fighting but asked people outside who had
In fact, the surgery didn't take place until November of 2017 - 21 months after the car crash that would eventually end her career in law enforcement - and Officer Hesseldahl would require several months of rehab and physical therapy afterwards before she would be physically able to return to patrol. Hesseldahl said the Houston Police Officers Union had encouraged her to have her husband, Sergeant R.C. Hesseldahl, donate leave to her, and promised to fill in from the union's donated "leave bank"
According to data supplied to Congress by the Department of Homeland Security, armed Mexican military and police units regularly cross the US border, and no personnel are charged with a criminal offense, while US Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi languishes in a Mexican jail for carrying firearms to the border. The Marine reservist Tahmooressi has been jailed in Tijuana, Mexico since March 31 for having three registered firearms among his possessions at a border checkpoint. He laments that he accid
Two More Abrupt Resignations from Massachusetts State Police Brass Connected To 'TrooperGate' Scandal By Evan Lips | February 23, 2018, 23:48 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2018/02/23/two-more-abrupt-resignations-from-massachusetts-state-police-brass-connected-to-troopergate-scandal/ State troopers Daniel Risteen (left) and Leigha Genduso (via Facebook) UPDATED 1 A.M. 2/24/18 Two additional high-ranking State Police officials with connections to the judge's daughter scandal have abru
Good morning. My name is Greg Bretzing, and I am the Special Agent in Charge for the FBI in Oregon. For the past month, the FBI -- along with our partners at the Harney County Sheriff's Office, Oregon State Police and the many other federal and local agencies -- have had a very deliberate and measured response. We worked diligently to bring the situation at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge to a peaceful end. Some of those actions were seen, some unseen. But, because this is an on-going inves
By Associated Press | May 10, 2016, 13:52 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2016/05/10/being-polite-to-officer-leads-to-massachusetts-mans-arrest/ Natick Mall (Courtesy of Flickr) FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) -- Politely holding a door open for a police officer has landed a Massachusetts man in jail. Authorities say Kayvon Mavaddat was at the Natick Mall on Friday when he held the door for the leaving officer. That officer thought Mavaddat looked familiar, and went to check his cruiser's comp
So the guy who ran onto the field and tackled the Patriots' Junior Seau on Sunday? He's an Iraq war National Guard veteran, and his lawyer says it was all a big mistake. The man, Todd Kobus of Attleboro, is a big Seau fan, and all he was trying to do was give the player a hug. That's according to Kobus' attorney, John Gaffney Jr. Coincidentally, the headline of the Sun Chronicle story, Was It A Tackle Or A Hug? , is what Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt kept repeating to himself as he watched the
Man arrested in Boston police car propane tank attack Boston Police gather at the scene after a burning propane tank was left near an unoccupied police cruiser in Boston on Friday. (REUTERS/Josh Reynolds) A man suspected of leaving a burning propane tank next to a Boston squad car last week was taken into custody after an investigation into the incident, police said on Sunday. Asim Kieta, 42, of Dorchester, was arrested late on Saturday in the city's Charlestown section and charged with possess
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The trial of Nicholas Young, the first police officer ever charged in the United States with providing material support to the Islamic State, is scheduled to get underway next week. Young , who worked for the Metro Transit Police Department in Washington, D.C., was arrested in Aug. 2016, on charges of providing material support to the Islamic State group and lying to FBI investigators. Young is accused of purchasing technology-related items to send to the ISIS operatives so the
1. Parsons Green terror attack: Three more men arrested, bringing total to six 2. Italian mayor calls past month "black September" due to number of sex attacks The mayor of Rome has labelled this month 'a black September' for Italy after a tourist was tied up and raped in a park following a spate of other sex attacks. A German woman was robbed before being bound and assaulted in the Villa Borghese park, in the north of Rome. In the same 24-hour period, a doctor working alone on a night shift in
New reports on crime from 2016 show that in Obama's last year in office, violent crimes increased. This was the second year this happened, as 2015 saw a rise in crime as well. The Brennan Center for Justice has previously reported that the murder rate rose 13.2 percent in America's largest cities in 2015. This reported pointed out that just three cities -- Baltimore, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. -- were responsible for more than half of the rise in homicide. The 2016 report showed another jum
If you had a friend that committed a violent crime, and you helped that friend avoid law enforcement, you are guilty of harboring, or aiding and abetting a fugitive. Charged with either a felony or misdemeanor, you could be facing fines and/or imprisonment for your crime. The best solution for you and your friend, possibly, would be to relocate to a sanctuary city - a place like New York, San Francisco, or any other city deemed a safe haven. But here's a revelation: there are no sanctuary cities
We are asking the Department of Homeland Security/Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") to parole Cesar Leyva back into the United States to be reunited with his son, siblings, and community after an unjust deportation in April 2015. At the time ICE agents stopped, arrested, and removed Mr. Leyva in Tucson, Arizona, they denied him the opportunity to present his case for prosecutorial discretion under the Secretary of Homeland Security's protocols. Although Mr. Leyva repeatedly pleaded w
The FBI indicated Wednesday that its ongoing investigation into the Charleston shooting could lead to domestic terrorism charges, depending on the facts uncovered by investigators. After the shooting at Emanuel AME Church last Wednesday, federal authorities immediately announced a hate crime investigation. Many have questioned whether the inquiry should investigate the murders as domestic terrorism, from presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to the Republican Chairman of the House Intelligenc
Anders Thornberg, the head of the Swedish Security Service (Sapo), said only a handful of militants wanted to carry out attacks. Some sympathize with terrorists, others recruit, spread the message and collect funds. "We have never seen anything like this before," Thornberg told national news agency TT. "The growth in extremism is a challenge of historical proportions," he said. Most terrorists live in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo and Orebro. The Swedes have tightened laws, increased funding for
He added that Sapo is also cooperating with the national police service. "That means we're sharing this information with them to see if they can implement measures that fall under their remit." Speculation has appeared in local media claiming that Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf's 70th birthday on April 30 could be a possible target for extremists, AP reported. The royal family, government officials and other dignitaries and royals from the EU attend. About 300 Swedish nationals have traveled to Ir
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents forcibly arrested a man who is a 25-year resident of Minnesota after he appeared in a courthouse last month, ThinkProgress reports. "The way that I'd describe it is like a kidnapping," said Catalina, the longtime friend of Carlos - the subject of an arrest by ICE agents. "Because literally, if you look at it, two individuals took Carlos away from us aggressively and never identified themselves to us," she added. She also said that the men were in
On November 28, 2017, law enforcement arrested 20 illegal aliens working under false identities. A Memphis employment agency, Provide Staffing, assigned multiple employees to Expeditors International, a freight forwarder based in Memphis. In the course of their regular duties, Transportation Security Administration inspectors in Memphis noticed anomalies in Security Threat Assessment paperwork submitted on behalf of Provide Staffing workers on contract to Expeditors International, and referred t
1. Parsons Green terror attack: Three more men arrested, bringing total to six 2. Italian mayor calls past month "black September" due to number of sex attacks The mayor of Rome has labelled this month 'a black September' for Italy after a tourist was tied up and raped in a park following a spate of other sex attacks. A German woman was robbed before being bound and assaulted in the Villa Borghese park, in the north of Rome. In the same 24-hour period, a doctor working alone on a night shift in
New reports on crime from 2016 show that in Obama's last year in office, violent crimes increased. This was the second year this happened, as 2015 saw a rise in crime as well. The Brennan Center for Justice has previously reported that the murder rate rose 13.2 percent in America's largest cities in 2015. This reported pointed out that just three cities -- Baltimore, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. -- were responsible for more than half of the rise in homicide. The 2016 report showed another jum
If you had a friend that committed a violent crime, and you helped that friend avoid law enforcement, you are guilty of harboring, or aiding and abetting a fugitive. Charged with either a felony or misdemeanor, you could be facing fines and/or imprisonment for your crime. The best solution for you and your friend, possibly, would be to relocate to a sanctuary city - a place like New York, San Francisco, or any other city deemed a safe haven. But here's a revelation: there are no sanctuary cities
We are asking the Department of Homeland Security/Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") to parole Cesar Leyva back into the United States to be reunited with his son, siblings, and community after an unjust deportation in April 2015. At the time ICE agents stopped, arrested, and removed Mr. Leyva in Tucson, Arizona, they denied him the opportunity to present his case for prosecutorial discretion under the Secretary of Homeland Security's protocols. Although Mr. Leyva repeatedly pleaded w
The FBI indicated Wednesday that its ongoing investigation into the Charleston shooting could lead to domestic terrorism charges, depending on the facts uncovered by investigators. After the shooting at Emanuel AME Church last Wednesday, federal authorities immediately announced a hate crime investigation. Many have questioned whether the inquiry should investigate the murders as domestic terrorism, from presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to the Republican Chairman of the House Intelligenc
Anders Thornberg, the head of the Swedish Security Service (Sapo), said only a handful of militants wanted to carry out attacks. Some sympathize with terrorists, others recruit, spread the message and collect funds. "We have never seen anything like this before," Thornberg told national news agency TT. "The growth in extremism is a challenge of historical proportions," he said. Most terrorists live in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo and Orebro. The Swedes have tightened laws, increased funding for
He added that Sapo is also cooperating with the national police service. "That means we're sharing this information with them to see if they can implement measures that fall under their remit." Speculation has appeared in local media claiming that Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf's 70th birthday on April 30 could be a possible target for extremists, AP reported. The royal family, government officials and other dignitaries and royals from the EU attend. About 300 Swedish nationals have traveled to Ir
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents forcibly arrested a man who is a 25-year resident of Minnesota after he appeared in a courthouse last month, ThinkProgress reports. "The way that I'd describe it is like a kidnapping," said Catalina, the longtime friend of Carlos - the subject of an arrest by ICE agents. "Because literally, if you look at it, two individuals took Carlos away from us aggressively and never identified themselves to us," she added. She also said that the men were in
On November 28, 2017, law enforcement arrested 20 illegal aliens working under false identities. A Memphis employment agency, Provide Staffing, assigned multiple employees to Expeditors International, a freight forwarder based in Memphis. In the course of their regular duties, Transportation Security Administration inspectors in Memphis noticed anomalies in Security Threat Assessment paperwork submitted on behalf of Provide Staffing workers on contract to Expeditors International, and referred t
Democrat lawmakers and liberal groups held a raucous late-night rally on the steps of the Supreme Court to oppose President Trump's nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. Literally had to bail on our live show from #SCOTUS . Moving the show back to the safety of the studio. See y'all at 11p @FoxNews https://t.co/ChIOQdBBTU -- Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) July 10, 2018 Very few times I've felt threatened while out in the field. The mood here tonight is very volatile. Law enforcement appears to be closing dow
Democrats are in a state of sheer panic. They're panicking because last week, Justice Anthony Kennedy -- a reliable vote in favor of certain leftist priorities including abortion and same-sex marriage -- announced that he will step down from the Supreme Court, leaving President Trump a second selection. This apparently will lead to the end of a free America. According to Jeffrey Toobin of CNN, the remade Supreme Court will spell doom: "Abortion illegal; doctors prosecuted; gay people barred from
With two pen strokes, and just days into his administration, President Donald Trump has already signed two executive orders signaling his intent to be the most immigrant-hostile president in more than a generation. Now, some may think the true impact of Trump's policies will be felt in far-off lands. And it's true: The lives of many who dreamed of coming to this country have been deeply disrupted. But if you are a mayor like me, you know that many of the hardest hit communities will be in cities
Immigration Reform News 2017: Protecting DACA a Necessity as 'People Feel at Risk' Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rachel Cruz , Christian Post Contributor | Sep 25, 2017 11:27 AM Several politicians and government officials are voicing their concerns for protecting the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) holders after President Donald Trump announced plans to scrap the program. The issue on immigration reforms once again reared its ugly head among Americans in light of these latest dev
By the Young America's Foundation Interns Careful liberal students, before you go celebrate your so-called victory you should know exactly what it entails. With the Supreme Court ruling to uphold ObamaCare by extending the power of the United States Congress to tax Americans' behavior, we have lost yet another freedom to the Obama Administration. Here's how Obamacare will affect students like you: Rachel Jankowski, University of Michigan: As the daughter of a surgeon, I have heard for the past f
We've heard all the reassurances before from the Parkland kids. Over and over again, the tell us they don't want to jack our handcannons. David Hogg repeating " no, seriously. We don't want to take away your guns ." Then, in comes Emma Gonzalez, saying " hold my Tide Pod ." It's just cheaper to take away the guns that aren't imperative to living in America. You don't need an AR-15 to protect yourself in bed from a robber at night. You don't need an AR-15 to have fun at a shooting range. Go join
I knew he would have to make promises to appease the anti-abortion wing of the Republican Party. I'm hopeful that Trump will see that defunding Planned Parenthood is the kind of campaign promise he shouldn't keep. I did not vote to send him to the White House to take away health care from people struggling to get by. I was going to say something about being aware of what your candidate is promising to do before voting for them, but she was aware, and voted anyway , and just trusted him to have t
Welcome to The Week in Reproductive Justice, a weekly recap of all news related to the hot-button issue of what lawmakers are allowing women to do with their bodies! This week, amidst the contentious battle to force a vote on the GOP "health care" bill that, friendly reminder, would slash federal funding for Planned Parenthood and essentially render pregnancy and motherhood pre-existing conditions , it was difficult to keep up with everything going on in state legislatures across the country. Bu
Abortion legislation has historically been a hot-button topic among liberals and conservatives alike, and 2017 was no exception, with a remarkable number of abortion restriction increases and changes in legislation across the United States. Conservatives and pro-lifers should feel encouraged after 2017 saw more wins for pro-life legislation than pro-abortion legislation. Including those adopted in 2017, states have enacted 401 abortion restrictions since January 2011, according to the Guttmache
A tidal wave of liberal disdain for President Donald Trump may help deliver the House to Democrats in 2018. And if it does, the new majority will face an immediate, fateful choice: to pursue Trump's impeachment as the base demands, or to coax their allies away from the doomsday button. Democratic lawmakers acknowledge that their voters are hungry for Trump's removal from office, even if there is no consensus on the grounds for his impeachment. Polls on the question show as many as three-quarters
Democrats are in a state of sheer panic. They're panicking because last week, Justice Anthony Kennedy -- a reliable vote in favor of certain leftist priorities including abortion and same-sex marriage -- announced that he will step down from the Supreme Court, leaving President Trump a second selection. This apparently will lead to the end of a free America. According to Jeffrey Toobin of CNN, the remade Supreme Court will spell doom: "Abortion illegal; doctors prosecuted; gay people barred from
With two pen strokes, and just days into his administration, President Donald Trump has already signed two executive orders signaling his intent to be the most immigrant-hostile president in more than a generation. Now, some may think the true impact of Trump's policies will be felt in far-off lands. And it's true: The lives of many who dreamed of coming to this country have been deeply disrupted. But if you are a mayor like me, you know that many of the hardest hit communities will be in cities
Immigration Reform News 2017: Protecting DACA a Necessity as 'People Feel at Risk' Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rachel Cruz , Christian Post Contributor | Sep 25, 2017 11:27 AM Several politicians and government officials are voicing their concerns for protecting the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) holders after President Donald Trump announced plans to scrap the program. The issue on immigration reforms once again reared its ugly head among Americans in light of these latest dev
By the Young America's Foundation Interns Careful liberal students, before you go celebrate your so-called victory you should know exactly what it entails. With the Supreme Court ruling to uphold ObamaCare by extending the power of the United States Congress to tax Americans' behavior, we have lost yet another freedom to the Obama Administration. Here's how Obamacare will affect students like you: Rachel Jankowski, University of Michigan: As the daughter of a surgeon, I have heard for the past f
We've heard all the reassurances before from the Parkland kids. Over and over again, the tell us they don't want to jack our handcannons. David Hogg repeating " no, seriously. We don't want to take away your guns ." Then, in comes Emma Gonzalez, saying " hold my Tide Pod ." It's just cheaper to take away the guns that aren't imperative to living in America. You don't need an AR-15 to protect yourself in bed from a robber at night. You don't need an AR-15 to have fun at a shooting range. Go join
I knew he would have to make promises to appease the anti-abortion wing of the Republican Party. I'm hopeful that Trump will see that defunding Planned Parenthood is the kind of campaign promise he shouldn't keep. I did not vote to send him to the White House to take away health care from people struggling to get by. I was going to say something about being aware of what your candidate is promising to do before voting for them, but she was aware, and voted anyway , and just trusted him to have t
Welcome to The Week in Reproductive Justice, a weekly recap of all news related to the hot-button issue of what lawmakers are allowing women to do with their bodies! This week, amidst the contentious battle to force a vote on the GOP "health care" bill that, friendly reminder, would slash federal funding for Planned Parenthood and essentially render pregnancy and motherhood pre-existing conditions , it was difficult to keep up with everything going on in state legislatures across the country. Bu
Abortion legislation has historically been a hot-button topic among liberals and conservatives alike, and 2017 was no exception, with a remarkable number of abortion restriction increases and changes in legislation across the United States. Conservatives and pro-lifers should feel encouraged after 2017 saw more wins for pro-life legislation than pro-abortion legislation. Including those adopted in 2017, states have enacted 401 abortion restrictions since January 2011, according to the Guttmache
A tidal wave of liberal disdain for President Donald Trump may help deliver the House to Democrats in 2018. And if it does, the new majority will face an immediate, fateful choice: to pursue Trump's impeachment as the base demands, or to coax their allies away from the doomsday button. Democratic lawmakers acknowledge that their voters are hungry for Trump's removal from office, even if there is no consensus on the grounds for his impeachment. Polls on the question show as many as three-quarters
One of the major problems with the campaign to replace the term "alt-right" with "white supremacist" is that it tends to obscure other important dimensions of alt-right politics. The alt-right's misogyny merits special attention, for a couple of reasons. First, misogyny shapes and drives alt-right online activism in a specific and important way. Second, the alt-right is actually more misogynistic than many neonazi groups have been in recent decades -- further belying claims that "alt-right" is
As the hour of judgement draws nearer, the campaigns on both sides of the EU referendum have become increasingly dominated by one issue: immigration. On the Leave side, the months leading up to this referendum have seen a ratcheting up of xenophobic and racist rhetoric, with the sole aim of scapegoating migrants and the EU's free movement of labour for all the ills in society. In response, many honest and well meaning workers and youth have called for a Remain vote in order to keep out the most
(LANGUAGE WARNING) This past weekend I was in Dresden to report on their third-year anniversary rally. Thanks to all you subscribers who sent us there , we were able to meet with newly-elected Alternative for Deutschland politicians, and speak to passionate German patriots who turn out to protest against Islamisation literally every week. I also met Lutz Bachmann again. He is the founder of PEGIDA - which, in German, stands for Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West. Lutz has b
The eradication of the Conservatives' majority was a symptom of Britain's discontent with austerity. After seven years of public spending cuts, voters were unenthused by the prospect of yet more. But rather than halting austerity, some Tories have argued that the government should reaffirm it, or even that the UK has experienced nothing of the sort. Former chancellor Norman Lamont yesterday told Radio 4's Today programme: "Austerity is just another word for living within one's means ... It is
The following is a call to oppose an upcoming gathering of Alt-Lite trolls in Washington DC. We're in year two of the Trump regime, and the US is drifting dangerously towards fascism. Trump's volunteer propaganda team, champions of fake news, misogyny, and racism, will come to DC to make a mockery of "freedom." We will protest outside. Real freedom is in the streets. Who are the Alt-Lite and far-Right trolls that seem to exist to spreading disinformation and fake news? Mike Cernovich is best kno
In the lead-up to Ecuador's referendum vote on September 28, some conservatives have labeled a proposed constitution a mariconada (faggotry), complaining that the constitution refers to "families" instead of the unitary "family" and allows for gay marriage. The proposal actually restricts marriage to heterosexual couples but legalizes same-sex civil unions. The new language for this heavily Roman Catholic nation would also ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. LGBT a
With their similar policies, the differences can be seen in the quality of leadership the Liberals and the NDP have. In this, there is virtually no contest. Compared to the NDP's Tom Mulcair, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau is simply not bright enough to have any responsible position in government, let alone lead Canada. Nowhere can the difference between the two contenders be seen as in their views on Bill C-24, the law that allows for Canadian citizens to be stripped of their citizenship. They b
My first instinct is always to ignore the Alt-Right, or whatever the racist fringe of white supremacy calls itself whenever its new name becomes too toxic. The point of public protest marches is to draw more attention to their fringe movement than could be justified by its electoral weight. So my preference would be to ignore for as long as possible the hateful bigots who organized last weekend's rally in Charlottesville. It is no longer possible. These vile cretins have never gone away, but the
We've heard all the reassurances before from the Parkland kids. Over and over again, the tell us they don't want to jack our handcannons. David Hogg repeating " no, seriously. We don't want to take away your guns ." Then, in comes Emma Gonzalez, saying " hold my Tide Pod ." It's just cheaper to take away the guns that aren't imperative to living in America. You don't need an AR-15 to protect yourself in bed from a robber at night. You don't need an AR-15 to have fun at a shooting range. Go join
Ireland voters passed by large margins a bill eliminating nearly all restrictions on abortion, an exit poll from The Irish Times suggests. The ballot will pass 68 percent to 32 percent, topping off a long divisive campaign to keep the Eighth Amendment to Ireland's constitution, according to The Irish Times/ Ipsos poll Four thousand voters were interviewed Friday as they left polling stations. Sampling began at 7 a.m. and was conducted at 160 locations across every constituency throughout the day
As the hour of judgement draws nearer, the campaigns on both sides of the EU referendum have become increasingly dominated by one issue: immigration. On the Leave side, the months leading up to this referendum have seen a ratcheting up of xenophobic and racist rhetoric, with the sole aim of scapegoating migrants and the EU's free movement of labour for all the ills in society. In response, many honest and well meaning workers and youth have called for a Remain vote in order to keep out the most
(LANGUAGE WARNING) This past weekend I was in Dresden to report on their third-year anniversary rally. Thanks to all you subscribers who sent us there , we were able to meet with newly-elected Alternative for Deutschland politicians, and speak to passionate German patriots who turn out to protest against Islamisation literally every week. I also met Lutz Bachmann again. He is the founder of PEGIDA - which, in German, stands for Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West. Lutz has b
The eradication of the Conservatives' majority was a symptom of Britain's discontent with austerity. After seven years of public spending cuts, voters were unenthused by the prospect of yet more. But rather than halting austerity, some Tories have argued that the government should reaffirm it, or even that the UK has experienced nothing of the sort. Former chancellor Norman Lamont yesterday told Radio 4's Today programme: "Austerity is just another word for living within one's means ... It is
The following is a call to oppose an upcoming gathering of Alt-Lite trolls in Washington DC. We're in year two of the Trump regime, and the US is drifting dangerously towards fascism. Trump's volunteer propaganda team, champions of fake news, misogyny, and racism, will come to DC to make a mockery of "freedom." We will protest outside. Real freedom is in the streets. Who are the Alt-Lite and far-Right trolls that seem to exist to spreading disinformation and fake news? Mike Cernovich is best kno
In the lead-up to Ecuador's referendum vote on September 28, some conservatives have labeled a proposed constitution a mariconada (faggotry), complaining that the constitution refers to "families" instead of the unitary "family" and allows for gay marriage. The proposal actually restricts marriage to heterosexual couples but legalizes same-sex civil unions. The new language for this heavily Roman Catholic nation would also ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. LGBT a
With their similar policies, the differences can be seen in the quality of leadership the Liberals and the NDP have. In this, there is virtually no contest. Compared to the NDP's Tom Mulcair, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau is simply not bright enough to have any responsible position in government, let alone lead Canada. Nowhere can the difference between the two contenders be seen as in their views on Bill C-24, the law that allows for Canadian citizens to be stripped of their citizenship. They b
My first instinct is always to ignore the Alt-Right, or whatever the racist fringe of white supremacy calls itself whenever its new name becomes too toxic. The point of public protest marches is to draw more attention to their fringe movement than could be justified by its electoral weight. So my preference would be to ignore for as long as possible the hateful bigots who organized last weekend's rally in Charlottesville. It is no longer possible. These vile cretins have never gone away, but the
We've heard all the reassurances before from the Parkland kids. Over and over again, the tell us they don't want to jack our handcannons. David Hogg repeating " no, seriously. We don't want to take away your guns ." Then, in comes Emma Gonzalez, saying " hold my Tide Pod ." It's just cheaper to take away the guns that aren't imperative to living in America. You don't need an AR-15 to protect yourself in bed from a robber at night. You don't need an AR-15 to have fun at a shooting range. Go join
Ireland voters passed by large margins a bill eliminating nearly all restrictions on abortion, an exit poll from The Irish Times suggests. The ballot will pass 68 percent to 32 percent, topping off a long divisive campaign to keep the Eighth Amendment to Ireland's constitution, according to The Irish Times/ Ipsos poll Four thousand voters were interviewed Friday as they left polling stations. Sampling began at 7 a.m. and was conducted at 160 locations across every constituency throughout the day
Charles Krauthammer thinks the last people who should criticize President Trump for supposedly releasing classified info to the Russians are the Democrats. He said, "Since their candidate for the presidency had been spilling classified information some of the highest level classified for a year and half and the Democrats pretended it wasn't a problem or that it should be ignored, it's rather unseemly." By the way, if Trump did release info it would have been legal since the president has broad a
Charles Krauthammer has not indulged in the conservative outrage targeted at President Obama over the reverend at his Easter Sunday services, who decried "captains of the religious right" in his sermon. At least, Krauthammer explained his position to Bill O'Reilly , and revealed that he agrees with O'Reilly on his commentary over gay marriage opponents needing to do more than "thump the bible." Regarding his lack of outrage over the reverend's comments, Krauthammer said he just ignores all the a
On Thursday, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) and FBI Director Robert Mueller blew up in an exchange over the Bureau's investigation of the Boston bombing suspects prior to committing that terrorist attack. That heated exchange prompted Gohmert to appear on Fox News on Friday to further excoriate American investigative agencies for what he characterized as a purge of tactics and materials that have been deemed "offensive to the radical Islamists that want to kill us." Mueller insisted that the FBI did
Amidst Democrat leaders denying any knowledge of the DNC's collusion with Russia to obtain a (now largely discredited) dossier of information hostile to Donald Trump, one Democrat was still willing to throw the first stone. Fox News' Tucker Carlson began this segment by saying, "We put a lot of calls out today, and very few Democratic lawmakers were interested in talking about this at all. The rare exception was Brad Sherman of California..." Rep. Sherman (D-CA) made headlines earlier this year
CNN pushed for more gun control on the very day of the Aurora shootings - to the dismay of media critic Howard Kurtz - and host Candy Crowley continued the fight on Sunday and Monday. In her Monday report, Crowley stressed the lack of "courage" - borrowing from a one gun control advocate - in today's Democratic Party to pursue firearms regulation. And when Senator Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) noted the lack of outrage over gun violence, Crowley agreed, "She's right." She pulled from disgruntled g
In a discussion with Fox News host Sean Hannity Thursday, Eric Trump addressed the "hypocrisy" of the media when it comes to dangerous rhetoric. Amid reckless, over-the-top rhetoric from many in the media, he said, his whole family has "had white powder show up at our house." "The hypocrisy is unlike anything you can imagine," said Trump. "You have them attacking Barron, you have them attacking Tiffany, you have them attacking our entire family. You have them spewing garbage every single day on
Tucker Carlson's knickers got into such a twist over George W. Bush speaking positively about immigrants and immigration that it sparked thoughts of civil war. During Tucker Carlson Tonight last night, the government was on the verge of shutting down, the White House remained knee-deep in the Rob Porter scandal and the numerous issues it raises about security clearances for White House personnel and tolerance of domestic abuse but for Carlson, the top story last night was remarks in Abu Dhabi by
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) Chairman Devin Nunes appears on Fox News with Tucker Carlson to discuss the redactions within the Carter Page FISA application. About two-thirds of the way through the interview Nunes describes the document as " a phoney FISA ", moments later " a completely fraudulent document "... WATCH: Careful, If I step out of line to far someone from the deep state will kill me or my family. I like what REX @_ImperatorRex_ posted. Now it may be that t
In the aftermath of the Orlando, Fla., nightclub massacre Sunday, Fox News host Megyn Kelly had Mike Huckabee on her show Thursday to discuss how the Obama administration has been handling Islamic terrorism. Kelly stated the former Arkansas governor's mocking summation of Obama's current strategy: "Feds: 'If you see something, say something!' Advertisement - story continues below "Citizen: 'I see something.' "Feds: 'Bigot!'" Kelly concurred that what he said gets to the core of the problem. Hu
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has committed many fireable offenses in the past several months, but his job probably wasn't in any danger until he flubbed an appearance on Fox News this week, which makes it all but certain his cable news-obsessed boss saw him look ridiculous. Pressed unexpectedly to explain how two loyal political aides had secured five-figure raises--raises the White House had earlier rejected--Pruitt claimed ignorance (sad!) but wouldn't quite commit to holding anyone accou
Charles Krauthammer has not indulged in the conservative outrage targeted at President Obama over the reverend at his Easter Sunday services, who decried "captains of the religious right" in his sermon. At least, Krauthammer explained his position to Bill O'Reilly , and revealed that he agrees with O'Reilly on his commentary over gay marriage opponents needing to do more than "thump the bible." Regarding his lack of outrage over the reverend's comments, Krauthammer said he just ignores all the a
On Thursday, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) and FBI Director Robert Mueller blew up in an exchange over the Bureau's investigation of the Boston bombing suspects prior to committing that terrorist attack. That heated exchange prompted Gohmert to appear on Fox News on Friday to further excoriate American investigative agencies for what he characterized as a purge of tactics and materials that have been deemed "offensive to the radical Islamists that want to kill us." Mueller insisted that the FBI did
Amidst Democrat leaders denying any knowledge of the DNC's collusion with Russia to obtain a (now largely discredited) dossier of information hostile to Donald Trump, one Democrat was still willing to throw the first stone. Fox News' Tucker Carlson began this segment by saying, "We put a lot of calls out today, and very few Democratic lawmakers were interested in talking about this at all. The rare exception was Brad Sherman of California..." Rep. Sherman (D-CA) made headlines earlier this year
CNN pushed for more gun control on the very day of the Aurora shootings - to the dismay of media critic Howard Kurtz - and host Candy Crowley continued the fight on Sunday and Monday. In her Monday report, Crowley stressed the lack of "courage" - borrowing from a one gun control advocate - in today's Democratic Party to pursue firearms regulation. And when Senator Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) noted the lack of outrage over gun violence, Crowley agreed, "She's right." She pulled from disgruntled g
In a discussion with Fox News host Sean Hannity Thursday, Eric Trump addressed the "hypocrisy" of the media when it comes to dangerous rhetoric. Amid reckless, over-the-top rhetoric from many in the media, he said, his whole family has "had white powder show up at our house." "The hypocrisy is unlike anything you can imagine," said Trump. "You have them attacking Barron, you have them attacking Tiffany, you have them attacking our entire family. You have them spewing garbage every single day on
Tucker Carlson's knickers got into such a twist over George W. Bush speaking positively about immigrants and immigration that it sparked thoughts of civil war. During Tucker Carlson Tonight last night, the government was on the verge of shutting down, the White House remained knee-deep in the Rob Porter scandal and the numerous issues it raises about security clearances for White House personnel and tolerance of domestic abuse but for Carlson, the top story last night was remarks in Abu Dhabi by
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) Chairman Devin Nunes appears on Fox News with Tucker Carlson to discuss the redactions within the Carter Page FISA application. About two-thirds of the way through the interview Nunes describes the document as " a phoney FISA ", moments later " a completely fraudulent document "... WATCH: Careful, If I step out of line to far someone from the deep state will kill me or my family. I like what REX @_ImperatorRex_ posted. Now it may be that t
In the aftermath of the Orlando, Fla., nightclub massacre Sunday, Fox News host Megyn Kelly had Mike Huckabee on her show Thursday to discuss how the Obama administration has been handling Islamic terrorism. Kelly stated the former Arkansas governor's mocking summation of Obama's current strategy: "Feds: 'If you see something, say something!' Advertisement - story continues below "Citizen: 'I see something.' "Feds: 'Bigot!'" Kelly concurred that what he said gets to the core of the problem. Hu
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has committed many fireable offenses in the past several months, but his job probably wasn't in any danger until he flubbed an appearance on Fox News this week, which makes it all but certain his cable news-obsessed boss saw him look ridiculous. Pressed unexpectedly to explain how two loyal political aides had secured five-figure raises--raises the White House had earlier rejected--Pruitt claimed ignorance (sad!) but wouldn't quite commit to holding anyone accou
In a discussion with Fox News host Sean Hannity Thursday, Eric Trump addressed the "hypocrisy" of the media when it comes to dangerous rhetoric. Amid reckless, over-the-top rhetoric from many in the media, he said, his whole family has "had white powder show up at our house." "The hypocrisy is unlike anything you can imagine," said Trump. "You have them attacking Barron, you have them attacking Tiffany, you have them attacking our entire family. You have them spewing garbage every single day on
It brings me absolutely no joy to say this, but shouty Fox News man Tucker Carlson said a (basically) true thing on his Thursday show while discussing Donald Trump's infamous " shithole countries " comments. Carlson said: Today, as you doubtless heard, during immigration talks, President Trump said something that almost every single person in America actually agrees with--an awful lot of immigrants come to this country from other places that aren't very nice. Those places are dangerous, they're
During one of his more ridiculous segments this past week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson spoke with Scott Bolden, a black lawyer who happens to be well off financially. In the heated exchange between the two, Carlson repeatedly tried to claim that Bolden's wealth is an indicator that (1) black people are not oppressed and (2) that he's never experienced real oppression because he has money. Carlson grossly misstates the actual problem and shows that he has no clue how oppression works, as Ring of
Sean Hannity went out on a long, long limb yesterday on Neil Cavuto's Fox News show -- once again promoting his blueprint for Conservative Victory -- and made a bold prediction: Hannity: You put all of this in toto, in its entirety, and we are looking at -- not only the socialization, the Europe-ization of -- the Western European socialist model coming to America, we're looking at a -- the end of capitalism in America as we know it. I want to add a point. He is -- by far, I predict, Neil -- and
Joe Piscopo and Fox News host Neil Cavuto were very annoyed that celebrities in the Hand in Hand hurricane relief telethon talked climate change. Piscopo doesn't believe in climate change but if it does exist, it's Obama's fault! "How about just raising the money, helping the folks out in need and spare the lectures?" Cavuto said after playing clips of Barbra Streisand, Beyonce and Stevie Wonder talking about the importance of dealing with climate change during the telethon. Then, Cavuto introd
Bill O'Reilly spent a significant part of his first segment tonight decrying the "racism" accusations being thrown by some MSNBC commentators amidst nationwide Ebola panic. O'Reilly did not directly call out MSNBC in his Talking Points Memo, but it was very clearly aimed at them, since he had teased the segment with a clip of Alex Wagner saying some Republican comments on Ebola, including calling for a travel ban is "not even thinly-veiled racism." And that wasn't the first time someone on MSNBC
Greg Gutfeld , filling in for Bill O'Reilly , argued tonight that liberals appear to be downplaying the threat of ISIS, and asked guest Alan Colmes a very simple question: what does ISIS have to do to warrant an outraged response from liberals? He asked, "Why is it that lefties like you... have a hard time identifying actual existential evil unless it's a Republican or a stay-at-home mom?" Gutfeld invoked Obama's "JV" comment about groups like ISIS to suggest the left by and large just doesn't t
Charles Gasparino proves once again that the talking heads over on Faux "news" are living in an alternative universe. Here he is on Fox's Cavuto on Business this Saturday, during one of their typical fearmongering segments on how the illegal immigrants are overrunning our country and going to destroy it (even though immigration is at a net zero) telling everyone that the grandfather of free-market economic theory that conservatives worship is supposedly not a right winger. PAYNE: It's nuts in so
Bill O'Reilly took on the issue of stopping Islamic terrorism Monday with Osama Siblani , the publisher of the Arab American News, telling him he doesn't see militant Islam because "you don't want to know." O'Reilly repeatedly confronted Siblani about militant Islam in Detroit, but Siblani said he knows of no militant Muslims to begin with. They fought over the decision by the mayor of New York City to end a controversial unit monitoring Muslims , with Siblani saying public officials are "electe
Franklin Graham was booked as a terrorism-fighting expert on The O'Reilly Factor tonight. Apparently, his knee-jerk hatred for President Obama was all the credential needed. "Why do you think the world will not unite to stop ISIS?" Bill O'Reilly asked. Graham said that first, he wanted Muslims to know that God loves them. He meant, Jesus, of course, not the God Muslims worship - and probably believe loves them. "We love them and pray for them... He sent his son from heaven to this earth, Jesus C
It brings me absolutely no joy to say this, but shouty Fox News man Tucker Carlson said a (basically) true thing on his Thursday show while discussing Donald Trump's infamous " shithole countries " comments. Carlson said: Today, as you doubtless heard, during immigration talks, President Trump said something that almost every single person in America actually agrees with--an awful lot of immigrants come to this country from other places that aren't very nice. Those places are dangerous, they're
During one of his more ridiculous segments this past week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson spoke with Scott Bolden, a black lawyer who happens to be well off financially. In the heated exchange between the two, Carlson repeatedly tried to claim that Bolden's wealth is an indicator that (1) black people are not oppressed and (2) that he's never experienced real oppression because he has money. Carlson grossly misstates the actual problem and shows that he has no clue how oppression works, as Ring of
Sean Hannity went out on a long, long limb yesterday on Neil Cavuto's Fox News show -- once again promoting his blueprint for Conservative Victory -- and made a bold prediction: Hannity: You put all of this in toto, in its entirety, and we are looking at -- not only the socialization, the Europe-ization of -- the Western European socialist model coming to America, we're looking at a -- the end of capitalism in America as we know it. I want to add a point. He is -- by far, I predict, Neil -- and
Joe Piscopo and Fox News host Neil Cavuto were very annoyed that celebrities in the Hand in Hand hurricane relief telethon talked climate change. Piscopo doesn't believe in climate change but if it does exist, it's Obama's fault! "How about just raising the money, helping the folks out in need and spare the lectures?" Cavuto said after playing clips of Barbra Streisand, Beyonce and Stevie Wonder talking about the importance of dealing with climate change during the telethon. Then, Cavuto introd
Bill O'Reilly spent a significant part of his first segment tonight decrying the "racism" accusations being thrown by some MSNBC commentators amidst nationwide Ebola panic. O'Reilly did not directly call out MSNBC in his Talking Points Memo, but it was very clearly aimed at them, since he had teased the segment with a clip of Alex Wagner saying some Republican comments on Ebola, including calling for a travel ban is "not even thinly-veiled racism." And that wasn't the first time someone on MSNBC
Greg Gutfeld , filling in for Bill O'Reilly , argued tonight that liberals appear to be downplaying the threat of ISIS, and asked guest Alan Colmes a very simple question: what does ISIS have to do to warrant an outraged response from liberals? He asked, "Why is it that lefties like you... have a hard time identifying actual existential evil unless it's a Republican or a stay-at-home mom?" Gutfeld invoked Obama's "JV" comment about groups like ISIS to suggest the left by and large just doesn't t
Charles Gasparino proves once again that the talking heads over on Faux "news" are living in an alternative universe. Here he is on Fox's Cavuto on Business this Saturday, during one of their typical fearmongering segments on how the illegal immigrants are overrunning our country and going to destroy it (even though immigration is at a net zero) telling everyone that the grandfather of free-market economic theory that conservatives worship is supposedly not a right winger. PAYNE: It's nuts in so
Bill O'Reilly took on the issue of stopping Islamic terrorism Monday with Osama Siblani , the publisher of the Arab American News, telling him he doesn't see militant Islam because "you don't want to know." O'Reilly repeatedly confronted Siblani about militant Islam in Detroit, but Siblani said he knows of no militant Muslims to begin with. They fought over the decision by the mayor of New York City to end a controversial unit monitoring Muslims , with Siblani saying public officials are "electe
Franklin Graham was booked as a terrorism-fighting expert on The O'Reilly Factor tonight. Apparently, his knee-jerk hatred for President Obama was all the credential needed. "Why do you think the world will not unite to stop ISIS?" Bill O'Reilly asked. Graham said that first, he wanted Muslims to know that God loves them. He meant, Jesus, of course, not the God Muslims worship - and probably believe loves them. "We love them and pray for them... He sent his son from heaven to this earth, Jesus C
Many Americans were surprised that some of the most militant responses to the proposed Republican health care plan came from disability activists - who staged a "die-in" outside the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in late June that resulted in at least one person being removed from her wheelchair as she was arrested. But we shouldn't be surprised: the disability rights movement has for decades employed a battery of tactics, including mass protest and civil disobedience. The his
Last Thursday, Women's March organized a mass protest at the Hart Senate Office Building against the Trump Administration's immigration policies. Hundreds of women screamed "Abolish ICE!" and "Where are the kids?" on the floor of the cavernous building. Although Senators such as Tammy Duckworth and Kirsten Gillibrand talked with the protestors and expressed their support, 575 of them were arrested by Capitol Police and charged a $50.00 fine for unlawful demonstration. However, chances are you h
Demonstrators hold signs and chant in Freedom Square in Washington, D.C. Nicole L. Cvetnic/The Root Thousands descended on Washington, D.C., on Saturday to participate in the Justice for All march. They wore masks and shirts with messages and carried rally signs down Pennsylvania Avenue from Freedom Plaza to the U.S. Capitol to protest police brutality and demand reform. Here are some of the more memorable signs and messages: "I'm here because I have two sons. I'm scared for them when I wake up
On Saturday, Dec. 13, over 60,000 people took to the streets of New York City to protest the police murders of Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Akai Gurley and all other victims of racist police violence. Another demonstration of 10,000 marched at the same time in Washington, D.C., drawing demonstrators from across the country. Below are tweets from the PSLweb Twitter account, followed by the text from a leaflet distributed by PSL members and supporters to marchers in both protests. -- PSL - Socialism (
DONALD TRUMP'S presidency is sure to bring intensified attacks on U.S. workers. He has promised massive tax handouts to corporations, rollbacks of labor and environmental regulations, cuts in social services, attacks on abortion providers, and incarceration and deportation for undocumented workers. Yet, in a grim twist of irony, anxiety and insecurity about the dismal conditions of U.S. workers, felt by many people, was a critical factor in Trump's "victory" last November . One major component d
We can add Arizona to the ever-growing list of states where teachers are saying "enough" to state-imposed financial austerity, and walking off the job to protest years of pay cuts, inadequate school resources, and stressful working conditions. Under the banner of #RedForEd , Arizona teachers voted overwhelmingly (78%) for a statewide walkout - the first in the state's history - starting April 26, rejecting a bogus offer of a 20 percent pay increase made by the governor to stave off the walkout.
CHICAGO (AP) -- The Latest on climate marches around the U.S. Saturday (all times local): 4:10 p.m. Thousands of people have marched through downtown Chicago and outside Trump Tower to demand action to prevent climate change and protect the environment. Saturday's rain-soaked march coincided with hundreds of similar events across the U.S. as President Donald Trump marks his 100th day in office. Among those attending the Chicago rally were members of the union representing Environmental Protectio
Communities have staged rallies, marches, and vigils across Northern California as well. On July 7, with short notice -- angry about the murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, and OPD's recently exposed widespread corruption -- Oaklanders amassed for the largest protest in some time, with around 2000 people marching and shutting down Interstate 880 for over four hours, right in front of Oakland police headquarters. Despite the blockade of a major transportation artery for perhaps the lo
Yesterday there was a protest against farm murders and the extermination of the Afrikaner people before the South African embassy at The Hague while a similar march was held in Adelaide, Australia this morning. This has prompted Dr. Dan Roodt of PRAAG to tweet that "global protests against farm murders and genocide in SA are now greater than anti-apartheid ever was". Dutch flags, but also the Vierkleur of the old ZAR were waved during the demonstration. This followed a previous demonstration on
Thousands of families, farm workers, students, Native Americans and environmentalists from across California descended on the capitol building in Sacramento on Saturday united under a single message to Governor Jerry Brown: "Don't frack with our state!" In what is being called the largest anti-fracking action in California, organizers estimate that 5,000 protesters from across the state took part in the rally and march, which was organized by the coalition Californians Against Fracking along wit
Last Thursday, Women's March organized a mass protest at the Hart Senate Office Building against the Trump Administration's immigration policies. Hundreds of women screamed "Abolish ICE!" and "Where are the kids?" on the floor of the cavernous building. Although Senators such as Tammy Duckworth and Kirsten Gillibrand talked with the protestors and expressed their support, 575 of them were arrested by Capitol Police and charged a $50.00 fine for unlawful demonstration. However, chances are you h
Demonstrators hold signs and chant in Freedom Square in Washington, D.C. Nicole L. Cvetnic/The Root Thousands descended on Washington, D.C., on Saturday to participate in the Justice for All march. They wore masks and shirts with messages and carried rally signs down Pennsylvania Avenue from Freedom Plaza to the U.S. Capitol to protest police brutality and demand reform. Here are some of the more memorable signs and messages: "I'm here because I have two sons. I'm scared for them when I wake up
On Saturday, Dec. 13, over 60,000 people took to the streets of New York City to protest the police murders of Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Akai Gurley and all other victims of racist police violence. Another demonstration of 10,000 marched at the same time in Washington, D.C., drawing demonstrators from across the country. Below are tweets from the PSLweb Twitter account, followed by the text from a leaflet distributed by PSL members and supporters to marchers in both protests. -- PSL - Socialism (
DONALD TRUMP'S presidency is sure to bring intensified attacks on U.S. workers. He has promised massive tax handouts to corporations, rollbacks of labor and environmental regulations, cuts in social services, attacks on abortion providers, and incarceration and deportation for undocumented workers. Yet, in a grim twist of irony, anxiety and insecurity about the dismal conditions of U.S. workers, felt by many people, was a critical factor in Trump's "victory" last November . One major component d
We can add Arizona to the ever-growing list of states where teachers are saying "enough" to state-imposed financial austerity, and walking off the job to protest years of pay cuts, inadequate school resources, and stressful working conditions. Under the banner of #RedForEd , Arizona teachers voted overwhelmingly (78%) for a statewide walkout - the first in the state's history - starting April 26, rejecting a bogus offer of a 20 percent pay increase made by the governor to stave off the walkout.
CHICAGO (AP) -- The Latest on climate marches around the U.S. Saturday (all times local): 4:10 p.m. Thousands of people have marched through downtown Chicago and outside Trump Tower to demand action to prevent climate change and protect the environment. Saturday's rain-soaked march coincided with hundreds of similar events across the U.S. as President Donald Trump marks his 100th day in office. Among those attending the Chicago rally were members of the union representing Environmental Protectio
Communities have staged rallies, marches, and vigils across Northern California as well. On July 7, with short notice -- angry about the murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, and OPD's recently exposed widespread corruption -- Oaklanders amassed for the largest protest in some time, with around 2000 people marching and shutting down Interstate 880 for over four hours, right in front of Oakland police headquarters. Despite the blockade of a major transportation artery for perhaps the lo
Yesterday there was a protest against farm murders and the extermination of the Afrikaner people before the South African embassy at The Hague while a similar march was held in Adelaide, Australia this morning. This has prompted Dr. Dan Roodt of PRAAG to tweet that "global protests against farm murders and genocide in SA are now greater than anti-apartheid ever was". Dutch flags, but also the Vierkleur of the old ZAR were waved during the demonstration. This followed a previous demonstration on
Thousands of families, farm workers, students, Native Americans and environmentalists from across California descended on the capitol building in Sacramento on Saturday united under a single message to Governor Jerry Brown: "Don't frack with our state!" In what is being called the largest anti-fracking action in California, organizers estimate that 5,000 protesters from across the state took part in the rally and march, which was organized by the coalition Californians Against Fracking along wit
Black Alliance for Just Immigration activists protest Arizona's S.B. 1070 legislation. YOUTUBE SCREENSHOT COURTESY OF BAJI The administrative relief measures that President Barack Obama announced Thursday will benefit an estimated 4 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States. This long-awaited measure came several months after the president promised to take executive action in the absence of any cooperation by an obstructionist Congress to pass legislation. What some, including
Demonstrators hold signs and chant in Freedom Square in Washington, D.C. Nicole L. Cvetnic/The Root Thousands descended on Washington, D.C., on Saturday to participate in the Justice for All march. They wore masks and shirts with messages and carried rally signs down Pennsylvania Avenue from Freedom Plaza to the U.S. Capitol to protest police brutality and demand reform. Here are some of the more memorable signs and messages: "I'm here because I have two sons. I'm scared for them when I wake up
Protesters demand the right to housing. "Every single day we have new young people show up at our doors," Kerbie Joseph, a counselor at a shelter for LGBTQ youth in New York City, told Liberation . "They are fleeing abuse or have been kicked out of their homes--just because they're LGBTQ. They're dealing with serious trauma and many have considered suicide. The problem is huge, but it rarely gets discussed--and we only have 90 beds." Nationwide, nearly half of all the homeless youth are LGBTQ. O
DONALD TRUMP'S presidency is sure to bring intensified attacks on U.S. workers. He has promised massive tax handouts to corporations, rollbacks of labor and environmental regulations, cuts in social services, attacks on abortion providers, and incarceration and deportation for undocumented workers. Yet, in a grim twist of irony, anxiety and insecurity about the dismal conditions of U.S. workers, felt by many people, was a critical factor in Trump's "victory" last November . One major component d
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Protesters marched in California cities to decry racism in the wake of deadly violence that erupted at a white nationalist demonstration in Virginia. In Oakland, hundreds of protesters gathered Saturday night to hear speakers and then marched peacefully downtown, chanting and waving signs and banners. Some of the protesters blocked Interstate 580 before being dispersed, The San Francisco Chronicle reported. One of the downtown marchers carried a hand-crafted sign reading, "Cal
My first instinct is always to ignore the Alt-Right, or whatever the racist fringe of white supremacy calls itself whenever its new name becomes too toxic. The point of public protest marches is to draw more attention to their fringe movement than could be justified by its electoral weight. So my preference would be to ignore for as long as possible the hateful bigots who organized last weekend's rally in Charlottesville. It is no longer possible. These vile cretins have never gone away, but the
'Fists Up, Fight Back' Solidarity With Charleston By Maressa Simmons, www.popularresistance.org June 25, 2015 'Fists Up, Fight Back' Solidarity With Charleston 2015-06-25 2015-06-25 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/06/635704142185426479-FSV-CHARLESTON-SHOOTING-RALLY-CAPITOL-BB-061915-21-e1435241474256-150x106.jpg 200px 200px Tallahassee, FL - After the June 1
Hundreds in Charlotte, N.C., protest Prop 8, rally for LGBT rights By David Dixon Charlotte, N.C. Published Nov 24, 2008 3:47 PM Some 300 people rallied outside the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center in downtown Charlotte on Nov. 15, part of a national day of protest against California's Prop 8. The narrowly passed proposition denies the right of lesbian, gay, bi and trans people to marry and receive the more than 1,000 benefits that marriage entails. Charlotte, N.C., Nov. 15. Photo: Carol
DACA Deadline Looms, 1.8 Million Lives at Stake-- This Fascist Horror Must be Defeated! February 26, 2018 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us "Rally for DACA and All 11 Million Immigrants" in New York City, September 9, 2017, called by Movimiento Cosecha. Photo special to revcom.us. March in Los Angeles in support of DACA recipients, September 10, 2017. Photo special to revcom.us. Daughters of Oscar Brown Jr, @2BrownSisters call on people to wear black on March 1 to hold 11 min of silence for 11
Planned Parenthood supporters rally for women's access to reproductive health care on "National Pink Out Day'' at Los Angeles City Hall?--?Sept. 9, 2015 (AP/Nick Ut, File) Monday marks the 45th anniversary of Roe v. Wade , the landmark Supreme Court decision that made abortion--without undue burden and until the point of fetal viability--legal on the federal level. Prior to the decision, abortion remained commonplace; as long as childbirth and pregnancy have existed, so has abortion, in myriad f
Demonstrators hold signs and chant in Freedom Square in Washington, D.C. Nicole L. Cvetnic/The Root Thousands descended on Washington, D.C., on Saturday to participate in the Justice for All march. They wore masks and shirts with messages and carried rally signs down Pennsylvania Avenue from Freedom Plaza to the U.S. Capitol to protest police brutality and demand reform. Here are some of the more memorable signs and messages: "I'm here because I have two sons. I'm scared for them when I wake up
Protesters demand the right to housing. "Every single day we have new young people show up at our doors," Kerbie Joseph, a counselor at a shelter for LGBTQ youth in New York City, told Liberation . "They are fleeing abuse or have been kicked out of their homes--just because they're LGBTQ. They're dealing with serious trauma and many have considered suicide. The problem is huge, but it rarely gets discussed--and we only have 90 beds." Nationwide, nearly half of all the homeless youth are LGBTQ. O
DONALD TRUMP'S presidency is sure to bring intensified attacks on U.S. workers. He has promised massive tax handouts to corporations, rollbacks of labor and environmental regulations, cuts in social services, attacks on abortion providers, and incarceration and deportation for undocumented workers. Yet, in a grim twist of irony, anxiety and insecurity about the dismal conditions of U.S. workers, felt by many people, was a critical factor in Trump's "victory" last November . One major component d
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Protesters marched in California cities to decry racism in the wake of deadly violence that erupted at a white nationalist demonstration in Virginia. In Oakland, hundreds of protesters gathered Saturday night to hear speakers and then marched peacefully downtown, chanting and waving signs and banners. Some of the protesters blocked Interstate 580 before being dispersed, The San Francisco Chronicle reported. One of the downtown marchers carried a hand-crafted sign reading, "Cal
My first instinct is always to ignore the Alt-Right, or whatever the racist fringe of white supremacy calls itself whenever its new name becomes too toxic. The point of public protest marches is to draw more attention to their fringe movement than could be justified by its electoral weight. So my preference would be to ignore for as long as possible the hateful bigots who organized last weekend's rally in Charlottesville. It is no longer possible. These vile cretins have never gone away, but the
'Fists Up, Fight Back' Solidarity With Charleston By Maressa Simmons, www.popularresistance.org June 25, 2015 'Fists Up, Fight Back' Solidarity With Charleston 2015-06-25 2015-06-25 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/06/635704142185426479-FSV-CHARLESTON-SHOOTING-RALLY-CAPITOL-BB-061915-21-e1435241474256-150x106.jpg 200px 200px Tallahassee, FL - After the June 1
Hundreds in Charlotte, N.C., protest Prop 8, rally for LGBT rights By David Dixon Charlotte, N.C. Published Nov 24, 2008 3:47 PM Some 300 people rallied outside the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center in downtown Charlotte on Nov. 15, part of a national day of protest against California's Prop 8. The narrowly passed proposition denies the right of lesbian, gay, bi and trans people to marry and receive the more than 1,000 benefits that marriage entails. Charlotte, N.C., Nov. 15. Photo: Carol
DACA Deadline Looms, 1.8 Million Lives at Stake-- This Fascist Horror Must be Defeated! February 26, 2018 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us "Rally for DACA and All 11 Million Immigrants" in New York City, September 9, 2017, called by Movimiento Cosecha. Photo special to revcom.us. March in Los Angeles in support of DACA recipients, September 10, 2017. Photo special to revcom.us. Daughters of Oscar Brown Jr, @2BrownSisters call on people to wear black on March 1 to hold 11 min of silence for 11
Planned Parenthood supporters rally for women's access to reproductive health care on "National Pink Out Day'' at Los Angeles City Hall?--?Sept. 9, 2015 (AP/Nick Ut, File) Monday marks the 45th anniversary of Roe v. Wade , the landmark Supreme Court decision that made abortion--without undue burden and until the point of fetal viability--legal on the federal level. Prior to the decision, abortion remained commonplace; as long as childbirth and pregnancy have existed, so has abortion, in myriad f
Baghdad (AFP) - More than 20 fighters from an Iraqi paramilitary force key to the battle against the Islamic State group were killed in an eastern Syria air raid the United States linked to Israel. The bombing raid hit Al-Hari, a town controlled by regional militias fighting in Syria's complex seven-year war alongside President Bashar al-Assad's forces. AFP / AFP. Syria. Both Syrian authorities and Iraqi forces pointed the finger at the US-led coalition, which denied it was involved in Sunday ni
Iraq's Shia Popular Mobilisation Forces illegally detained villagers near the Daesh-held district of Hawija in northern Iraq and subjected them to torture and ill treatment, Human Rights Watch said today. The leader of one of the militias denied the accusation and said their fighters were strictly following the law in their dealings with civilians fleeing military operations in the area. Iraq launched an offensive on 21 September to dislodge Daesh from Hawija, which lies west of the oil city of
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local): 8:25 Syria's state news agency says at least seven people have been killed and 10 injured in a barrage of rockets that fell on government-controlled areas in and near the capital Damascus. SANA said the 13 missiles fell on Ash alwarwar neighborhood, north of Damascus, killing at least six civilians and wounding nine. The agency said other missiles fell on Mezzeh neighborhood, killing one woman and injuring a child. The ca
Palestinians traveling on roads destroyed in Israeli air strikes in the Southern Gaza strip July 14, 2006. ( MaanImages /Hatem Omar) General situation The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains precarious as its 1.4 million inhabitants suffer the effects of the Israeli operation "Summer Rain." The number of casualties is increasing daily. As at 10 July 55 Palestinians had been killed and over 180 injured since the beginning of the operation, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. These
The reclamation of Nassib border crossing, which is 15 km away from Daraa city, is a main transport and economic hub, after approximately three years is a major strategic achievement, and it adds up to the series of defeats for terrorists in the southern region. SANA's war correspondent said that during the past 24 hours, Syrian Arab Army units have established control over the town of al-Nu'aima and the Radar Battalion. A field commander said that establishing control over the town of Saida cut
by Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Iraqi army has created pathways for civilians trapped in Mosul to escape and at least 100 have managed to flee to safety. The chief of operations for the Elite Iraqi Counter-Terrorism forces, Ma'n al-Sa`di, said that his units are engaged in vicious battles despite the difficult terrain. At the same time, 8 persons were killed by a suicide bombing in a popular market in east-central Mosul. Daesh fighters, holed up in the Old City, are mostly foreign vo
Israel has spent the last five months unleashing missiles, attack helicopters and jet fighters over the densely packed concrete hovels in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army has made numerous deadly incursions, and some 500 people, nearly all civilians, have been killed and 1,600 more wounded. Israel has rounded up hundreds of Palestinians, destroyed Gaza's infrastructure, including its electrical power system and key roads and bridges, carried out huge land confiscations, demolished homes and plun
A commander with Popular Mobilization Forces Qatar al-Obaidi told Iraqi reporters on Monday that Iraqi troops and military equipment have been dispatched to Iraq's border with Syria. He told reporters that it is unclear why Syrian Democratic Forces retreated from the areas between Deir ez-Zor and Iraq's Al-Qa'im, west of Al-Anbar Province. He said that members of the terrorist IS are present near the area within Syria. Therefore, he said that the Iraqi troops were dispatched to the border areas
At least 68 civilians died in two separate clashes in Syria Friday, a day after the seventh anniversary of the start of the Syrian civil war. Syrian Kurdish forces said Turkish airstrikes and shelling in the Afrin region killed at least 20 civilians. Turkey considers the Kurdish militia a terror group affiliated with other Kurdish rebels who have staged attacks in Turkey. Redur Khalil, spokesman with the Syrian Democratic Forces, confirmed the civilian casualties and said at least 30 others sust
Iraq has begun constructing a security fence and control towers along its border with Syria to prevent Daesh fighters from entering its territory, a security official told AFP yesterday. "Ten days ago we began constructing a barbed wire security fence and watchtowers along the border with Syria," said Anwar Hamid Nayef, a spokesman for the Iraqi border guards in Anbar province. "This is the first phase which includes constructing a 20 kilometre security fence with watch towers every kilometre to
Iraq's Shia Popular Mobilisation Forces illegally detained villagers near the Daesh-held district of Hawija in northern Iraq and subjected them to torture and ill treatment, Human Rights Watch said today. The leader of one of the militias denied the accusation and said their fighters were strictly following the law in their dealings with civilians fleeing military operations in the area. Iraq launched an offensive on 21 September to dislodge Daesh from Hawija, which lies west of the oil city of
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local): 8:25 Syria's state news agency says at least seven people have been killed and 10 injured in a barrage of rockets that fell on government-controlled areas in and near the capital Damascus. SANA said the 13 missiles fell on Ash alwarwar neighborhood, north of Damascus, killing at least six civilians and wounding nine. The agency said other missiles fell on Mezzeh neighborhood, killing one woman and injuring a child. The ca
Palestinians traveling on roads destroyed in Israeli air strikes in the Southern Gaza strip July 14, 2006. ( MaanImages /Hatem Omar) General situation The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains precarious as its 1.4 million inhabitants suffer the effects of the Israeli operation "Summer Rain." The number of casualties is increasing daily. As at 10 July 55 Palestinians had been killed and over 180 injured since the beginning of the operation, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. These
The reclamation of Nassib border crossing, which is 15 km away from Daraa city, is a main transport and economic hub, after approximately three years is a major strategic achievement, and it adds up to the series of defeats for terrorists in the southern region. SANA's war correspondent said that during the past 24 hours, Syrian Arab Army units have established control over the town of al-Nu'aima and the Radar Battalion. A field commander said that establishing control over the town of Saida cut
by Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Iraqi army has created pathways for civilians trapped in Mosul to escape and at least 100 have managed to flee to safety. The chief of operations for the Elite Iraqi Counter-Terrorism forces, Ma'n al-Sa`di, said that his units are engaged in vicious battles despite the difficult terrain. At the same time, 8 persons were killed by a suicide bombing in a popular market in east-central Mosul. Daesh fighters, holed up in the Old City, are mostly foreign vo
Israel has spent the last five months unleashing missiles, attack helicopters and jet fighters over the densely packed concrete hovels in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army has made numerous deadly incursions, and some 500 people, nearly all civilians, have been killed and 1,600 more wounded. Israel has rounded up hundreds of Palestinians, destroyed Gaza's infrastructure, including its electrical power system and key roads and bridges, carried out huge land confiscations, demolished homes and plun
A commander with Popular Mobilization Forces Qatar al-Obaidi told Iraqi reporters on Monday that Iraqi troops and military equipment have been dispatched to Iraq's border with Syria. He told reporters that it is unclear why Syrian Democratic Forces retreated from the areas between Deir ez-Zor and Iraq's Al-Qa'im, west of Al-Anbar Province. He said that members of the terrorist IS are present near the area within Syria. Therefore, he said that the Iraqi troops were dispatched to the border areas
At least 68 civilians died in two separate clashes in Syria Friday, a day after the seventh anniversary of the start of the Syrian civil war. Syrian Kurdish forces said Turkish airstrikes and shelling in the Afrin region killed at least 20 civilians. Turkey considers the Kurdish militia a terror group affiliated with other Kurdish rebels who have staged attacks in Turkey. Redur Khalil, spokesman with the Syrian Democratic Forces, confirmed the civilian casualties and said at least 30 others sust
Iraq has begun constructing a security fence and control towers along its border with Syria to prevent Daesh fighters from entering its territory, a security official told AFP yesterday. "Ten days ago we began constructing a barbed wire security fence and watchtowers along the border with Syria," said Anwar Hamid Nayef, a spokesman for the Iraqi border guards in Anbar province. "This is the first phase which includes constructing a 20 kilometre security fence with watch towers every kilometre to
At least 68 civilians died in two separate clashes in Syria Friday, a day after the seventh anniversary of the start of the Syrian civil war. Syrian Kurdish forces said Turkish airstrikes and shelling in the Afrin region killed at least 20 civilians. Turkey considers the Kurdish militia a terror group affiliated with other Kurdish rebels who have staged attacks in Turkey. Redur Khalil, spokesman with the Syrian Democratic Forces, confirmed the civilian casualties and said at least 30 others sust
February 06, 2018 Syria - Is The Turkish Attack On Afrin Intended To Split The U.S.-Kurdish Alliance? The successful Syrian army operation to liberate Abu-Duhur airbase left a large enclave (pink) controlled by al-Qaeda and ISIS fighters in east-Hama. Further advances towards Idleb have been halted for now to clean up the cauldron that could otherwise create future troubles behind the lines. bigger Most of the al-Qaeda/HTS aligned Takfiris are though to have fled the now enclosed area before it
Seeing the pictures of what Mosul looks like now reminded me of a trip to Ramadi that I took in 2007, almost exactly a decade ago, shortly after its liberation from al-Qaeda in Iraq, the predecessor of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Here is what I wrote : "Buildings are either entirely destroyed or badly damaged. Twisted girders jut into the sky. Piles of rubble are everywhere. Water sits in the streets; the water mains have been broken by countless explosions of buried IEDs. There are cra
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local): 8:25 Syria's state news agency says at least seven people have been killed and 10 injured in a barrage of rockets that fell on government-controlled areas in and near the capital Damascus. SANA said the 13 missiles fell on Ash alwarwar neighborhood, north of Damascus, killing at least six civilians and wounding nine. The agency said other missiles fell on Mezzeh neighborhood, killing one woman and injuring a child. The ca
A commander with Popular Mobilization Forces Qatar al-Obaidi told Iraqi reporters on Monday that Iraqi troops and military equipment have been dispatched to Iraq's border with Syria. He told reporters that it is unclear why Syrian Democratic Forces retreated from the areas between Deir ez-Zor and Iraq's Al-Qa'im, west of Al-Anbar Province. He said that members of the terrorist IS are present near the area within Syria. Therefore, he said that the Iraqi troops were dispatched to the border areas
What Is Disproportionate Force? Though every armed conflict kills civilians, all civilized nations try to avoid this. So why has Israel been accused of using too much force in Gaza in 2014? War in the last century has caused millions of civilian deaths--some 10 million in World War I, 40 million in World War II and two million in Vietnam--far more civilians killed than combatants. The 2014 Gaza war killed about 2,100 people--of which about 945 were civilians, one of the lowest civilian death rat
Iraqi security forces are more likely to rely on air forces to strike Daesh in Syria than to carry out ground operations in the country, an official from the Popular Mobilisation Forces said. "The Popular Mobilisation Forces are ready to enter Syria and fight the terrorist organisation there," the group's spokesman, Ali Al-Husseini, said in a statement. "The popular crowd is directly linked to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and will carry out his orders to fight Daesh in Syria if the
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have commenced on a much-anticipated offensive on the de facto headquarters of the Islamic State terror group in Raqqa, Syria. A predominantly Kurdish force in the SDF is on the front lines of the mission, complemented by Arab partners and U.S. advisers and air power. For months, the coalition has been choking off entry and exit points outside Raqqa as part of an effort to surround and limit its importation of resources. Raqqa is now surrounded from
For a conflict that's been so devastating, the war in Syria has a way of popping in and out of the media's radar. For a conflict that's been so devastating, the war in Syria has a way of popping in and out of the media's radar. For many people, the recent images to come out of the Syria town Khan Sheikhun showing the aftermath of a chemical attack allegedly carried out by Syria's government, is a small window into a conflict that has killed almost 500,000 people since 2011. But how did we get he
Following the unstoppable advance of Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) militants has led to rising fears and security concerns. The militants reportedly seized four more towns yesterday in Iraq's Anbar province, according to local sources. After taking the town of al-Qaim on the Syrian border, Rawah, Anah, Ratba and Haditha towns were also seized by radical, violent ISIS militants. In the city of Ramadi, fierce fighting between militants and the security forces reportedly continues. A loc
February 06, 2018 Syria - Is The Turkish Attack On Afrin Intended To Split The U.S.-Kurdish Alliance? The successful Syrian army operation to liberate Abu-Duhur airbase left a large enclave (pink) controlled by al-Qaeda and ISIS fighters in east-Hama. Further advances towards Idleb have been halted for now to clean up the cauldron that could otherwise create future troubles behind the lines. bigger Most of the al-Qaeda/HTS aligned Takfiris are though to have fled the now enclosed area before it
Seeing the pictures of what Mosul looks like now reminded me of a trip to Ramadi that I took in 2007, almost exactly a decade ago, shortly after its liberation from al-Qaeda in Iraq, the predecessor of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Here is what I wrote : "Buildings are either entirely destroyed or badly damaged. Twisted girders jut into the sky. Piles of rubble are everywhere. Water sits in the streets; the water mains have been broken by countless explosions of buried IEDs. There are cra
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local): 8:25 Syria's state news agency says at least seven people have been killed and 10 injured in a barrage of rockets that fell on government-controlled areas in and near the capital Damascus. SANA said the 13 missiles fell on Ash alwarwar neighborhood, north of Damascus, killing at least six civilians and wounding nine. The agency said other missiles fell on Mezzeh neighborhood, killing one woman and injuring a child. The ca
A commander with Popular Mobilization Forces Qatar al-Obaidi told Iraqi reporters on Monday that Iraqi troops and military equipment have been dispatched to Iraq's border with Syria. He told reporters that it is unclear why Syrian Democratic Forces retreated from the areas between Deir ez-Zor and Iraq's Al-Qa'im, west of Al-Anbar Province. He said that members of the terrorist IS are present near the area within Syria. Therefore, he said that the Iraqi troops were dispatched to the border areas
What Is Disproportionate Force? Though every armed conflict kills civilians, all civilized nations try to avoid this. So why has Israel been accused of using too much force in Gaza in 2014? War in the last century has caused millions of civilian deaths--some 10 million in World War I, 40 million in World War II and two million in Vietnam--far more civilians killed than combatants. The 2014 Gaza war killed about 2,100 people--of which about 945 were civilians, one of the lowest civilian death rat
Iraqi security forces are more likely to rely on air forces to strike Daesh in Syria than to carry out ground operations in the country, an official from the Popular Mobilisation Forces said. "The Popular Mobilisation Forces are ready to enter Syria and fight the terrorist organisation there," the group's spokesman, Ali Al-Husseini, said in a statement. "The popular crowd is directly linked to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and will carry out his orders to fight Daesh in Syria if the
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have commenced on a much-anticipated offensive on the de facto headquarters of the Islamic State terror group in Raqqa, Syria. A predominantly Kurdish force in the SDF is on the front lines of the mission, complemented by Arab partners and U.S. advisers and air power. For months, the coalition has been choking off entry and exit points outside Raqqa as part of an effort to surround and limit its importation of resources. Raqqa is now surrounded from
For a conflict that's been so devastating, the war in Syria has a way of popping in and out of the media's radar. For a conflict that's been so devastating, the war in Syria has a way of popping in and out of the media's radar. For many people, the recent images to come out of the Syria town Khan Sheikhun showing the aftermath of a chemical attack allegedly carried out by Syria's government, is a small window into a conflict that has killed almost 500,000 people since 2011. But how did we get he
Following the unstoppable advance of Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) militants has led to rising fears and security concerns. The militants reportedly seized four more towns yesterday in Iraq's Anbar province, according to local sources. After taking the town of al-Qaim on the Syrian border, Rawah, Anah, Ratba and Haditha towns were also seized by radical, violent ISIS militants. In the city of Ramadi, fierce fighting between militants and the security forces reportedly continues. A loc
In a new interview with The Observer , Tony Blair has once more condemned Labour's current direction as being "hard left". The same interview sees Blair referring to Theresa May as "sensible", "reasonable", and "mainstream centre-right". And this dismissal of Labour's current policies, combined with the whitewashing of May's record, shows just how far 'mainstream' politics has swung to the right. Speaking to The Observer , Blair says : [May is] in many ways a reasonable, sensible person, mainst
British Prime Minister Theresa May gave a speech in Florence outlining exactly what the UK's Brexit positioning will be; all Brexiteers were shocked and appalled. Many, including Brexit front man, Nigel Farage, think this is a "Betrayal of Brexit." She began her speech by outlining that she wanted an arrangement that would work for both Britain and the European Union, but went on to make a series of major concessions on sovereignty, freedom of movement, payments, and legal supremacy. She said th
"Apart from the lost limbs I am very well." It is an extraordinary statement but Liz is an extraordinary woman. Two years ago her life changed for ever when what began as a sore throat left her fighting for life. Initially she was diagnosed with swine flu and an ambulance crew refused to take her to A&E for fear of spreading the infection. At her daughter's insistence a second team of paramedics was dispatched and Liz, who was deteriorating rapidly, was rushed to hospital. She was in A&E, alrea
Some people believe that Theresa May has had her day as a Tory leadership contender, but she is a woman who has been underestimated throughout her career. Furthermore, as Angela Merkel, Tessa Jowell, Margaret Hodge and Harriet Harman will tell you, we are in the day of the (slightly) older woman politician. And, while Margaret Thatcher was certainly not an advocate for more Tory women, her legacy is a Conservative party who would not find it impossible to countenance another woman in charge. Cou
LEADING REMOANER Tony Blair is claiming Theresa May might be forced into delaying Brexit because of the deadlock in the negotiations with the EU. The former Prime Minister said the country is "drifting" towards the exit door and says the Government should "plan now for the possibility we need to extend the March 2019 deadline". Keld Navntoft 3 Tony Blair claims Theresa May could have to delay Brexit because of deadlock with the EU In the latest in a long line of interventions since the referendu
PRIME Minister Margaret Thatcher looked at suing the Beeb for libel after it outrageously compared her to the NAZIS, secret files reveal. Documents released by the National Archives show how Mrs T was left fuming by the broadcast on Radio 4's flagship Today programme in 1988. PA:Press Association 6 Mrs T was left fuming by the broadcast on Radio 4's flagship Today programme in 1988 It branded Thatcherism the "Final Solution" - a clear nod to Hitler's Holocaust - and imagined a world where the PM
Speaking to BBC Radio 4 Today Programme , Scotland's First Minister argued the plan was a step forward from Mrs May's original Brexit proposals but that it was "nowhere near good enough" to address important economic issues. The SNP leader claimed she would try to convince as many MPs as possible to join her in her quest to defeat the Prime Minister's so-called soft Brexit plan. She said: "I'm not going to get into a position, you know I lead a country that didn't vote to leave the EU. "This pl
C.S. Lewis was one of the most brilliant writers who ever set pen to paper. He was an insightful thinker, had remarkable common sense, and there may not have been anyone in the last century who was a better writer about the Christian faith and the human condition. In honor of a great man, here are his 25 greatest quotes. 25) Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil. - C.S. Lewis 24) If anyone says that sex, in itself, is bad, Christianity contrad
THE EU has praised Theresa May's "constructive spirit" after her Florence speech but Michel Barnier has criticised the lack of detail in the Brexit blueprint. Brussels' chief negotiator welcomed the Prime Minister's keynote address this afternoon but made a thinly-veiled dig ahead of talks resuming this week. 3 Michel Barnier welcomed the 'constructive spirit' of Theresa May's speech In a statement he said: "The speech shows a willingness to move forward, as time is of the essence." Repeating hi
Brendan Cox, the widow of Jo Cox, has spoken out on the Westminster terror attack, reminding us of what we should focus on now. But some have greeted his comments with abuse. Jo Cox, MP for Batley and Spen , died in the last terrorist attack on UK soil in June 2016. And with the aftermath of London's latest act of terror at Westminster on 22 March, Jo's husband Brendan had an important message. Speaking to BBC Radio 4 Today , Brendan Cox said : I think the first thing we need to do is to rememb
British Prime Minister Theresa May gave a speech in Florence outlining exactly what the UK's Brexit positioning will be; all Brexiteers were shocked and appalled. Many, including Brexit front man, Nigel Farage, think this is a "Betrayal of Brexit." She began her speech by outlining that she wanted an arrangement that would work for both Britain and the European Union, but went on to make a series of major concessions on sovereignty, freedom of movement, payments, and legal supremacy. She said th
"Apart from the lost limbs I am very well." It is an extraordinary statement but Liz is an extraordinary woman. Two years ago her life changed for ever when what began as a sore throat left her fighting for life. Initially she was diagnosed with swine flu and an ambulance crew refused to take her to A&E for fear of spreading the infection. At her daughter's insistence a second team of paramedics was dispatched and Liz, who was deteriorating rapidly, was rushed to hospital. She was in A&E, alrea
Some people believe that Theresa May has had her day as a Tory leadership contender, but she is a woman who has been underestimated throughout her career. Furthermore, as Angela Merkel, Tessa Jowell, Margaret Hodge and Harriet Harman will tell you, we are in the day of the (slightly) older woman politician. And, while Margaret Thatcher was certainly not an advocate for more Tory women, her legacy is a Conservative party who would not find it impossible to countenance another woman in charge. Cou
LEADING REMOANER Tony Blair is claiming Theresa May might be forced into delaying Brexit because of the deadlock in the negotiations with the EU. The former Prime Minister said the country is "drifting" towards the exit door and says the Government should "plan now for the possibility we need to extend the March 2019 deadline". Keld Navntoft 3 Tony Blair claims Theresa May could have to delay Brexit because of deadlock with the EU In the latest in a long line of interventions since the referendu
PRIME Minister Margaret Thatcher looked at suing the Beeb for libel after it outrageously compared her to the NAZIS, secret files reveal. Documents released by the National Archives show how Mrs T was left fuming by the broadcast on Radio 4's flagship Today programme in 1988. PA:Press Association 6 Mrs T was left fuming by the broadcast on Radio 4's flagship Today programme in 1988 It branded Thatcherism the "Final Solution" - a clear nod to Hitler's Holocaust - and imagined a world where the PM
Speaking to BBC Radio 4 Today Programme , Scotland's First Minister argued the plan was a step forward from Mrs May's original Brexit proposals but that it was "nowhere near good enough" to address important economic issues. The SNP leader claimed she would try to convince as many MPs as possible to join her in her quest to defeat the Prime Minister's so-called soft Brexit plan. She said: "I'm not going to get into a position, you know I lead a country that didn't vote to leave the EU. "This pl
C.S. Lewis was one of the most brilliant writers who ever set pen to paper. He was an insightful thinker, had remarkable common sense, and there may not have been anyone in the last century who was a better writer about the Christian faith and the human condition. In honor of a great man, here are his 25 greatest quotes. 25) Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil. - C.S. Lewis 24) If anyone says that sex, in itself, is bad, Christianity contrad
THE EU has praised Theresa May's "constructive spirit" after her Florence speech but Michel Barnier has criticised the lack of detail in the Brexit blueprint. Brussels' chief negotiator welcomed the Prime Minister's keynote address this afternoon but made a thinly-veiled dig ahead of talks resuming this week. 3 Michel Barnier welcomed the 'constructive spirit' of Theresa May's speech In a statement he said: "The speech shows a willingness to move forward, as time is of the essence." Repeating hi
Brendan Cox, the widow of Jo Cox, has spoken out on the Westminster terror attack, reminding us of what we should focus on now. But some have greeted his comments with abuse. Jo Cox, MP for Batley and Spen , died in the last terrorist attack on UK soil in June 2016. And with the aftermath of London's latest act of terror at Westminster on 22 March, Jo's husband Brendan had an important message. Speaking to BBC Radio 4 Today , Brendan Cox said : I think the first thing we need to do is to rememb
YOU might think it is a bit rich for Bill Gates to be backing Britain's controversial foreign aid programme. The Microsoft chairman recently reclaimed his position as the world's richest man, his personal wealth estimated at PS44.5billion. So why, I hear you shouting from the rooftops, should he hold such strong views on how British taxpayers' hard-earned cash is spent? In an exclusive interview with The Sun, the 57-year-old American passionately defends Britain's aid budget -- currently more th
Philip Manow, a Bremen-based political scientist said popular ideas "of Merkel's Mother Teresa moment" circulate, but Germans should not be fooled by them. Merkel has served as German Chancellor since 2005 and Leader of the Christian Democratic Union since 2000. Manow claims that the real reason why the German Chancellor favoured an open-door refugee policy was to save Germany from losing billions if its eurozone neighbour collapsed into economic ruin. Writing for German newspaper FAZ, Manow sai
The former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher has died at the age of 87 . After battling more than decade of poor health, the ex-Conservative leader passed away on Monday from a stroke. Baroness Thatcher had been staying at the five-star Ritz Hotel in Central London for several months. It is understood she died in one of the hotel's suites in the morning. The grocer's daughter, who became the longest serving British prime minister of the 20th century, is the U.K.'s first, and so far only,
Wilders said in his opening remarks: "I applaud the fact that you invite someone who does not share your enthusiasm for the European Union. Or your European dream as Euro commissioner Frans Timmermans just called it. To be honest: his dream is my nightmare." Dal leader antiUe olandese @geertwilderspvv mi divide molto.M e stato bello e utile discuterci con spirito aperto. https://t.co/xAPGx6Z3xM -- Enrico Letta (@EnricoLetta) September 3, 2017 The leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV), said
British based philosopher Alain de Botton is a man of many talents. Author, speaker and founder of The Philosophers' Mail , the Swiss born de Botton is on a mission to bring back the lessons of history's great thinkers. His recently launched newspaper aims to be the antidote to the repugnant Daily Mail , using stories about celebrities and the powerful to promote understanding and sympathy rather than adulation and scorn. Rather than laugh at Gwyneth Paltrow (as we would at The Daily Banter ),
British rock icon Morrissey writes a lot of open letters; most often including scathing criticism of commercialism, the British Monarchy, foreign affairs, or animal rights violators. So when you hear that a famous musician penned an open letter to President Obama entitled "Thankskilling," you likely already knew it was Morrissey's doing. Posted on the True to You webzine, Morrissey, an outspoken vegan activist, lashes out against Obama and the American tradition of presidential pardons for selec
Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott would have you believe she's the biggest victim of abuse in politics, but the figures show otherwise. A new study from the University of Sheffield shows that Boris Johnson , the bombastic former Mayor of London and currently the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, gets eight times more abuse than her. Not only that, but Abbott seems to have a pretty short and selective memory. She cries racism when people say mean things to her, but her entire career has be
Juncker said the "wind is back in Europe's sails" after last year's shock Brexit vote, an act he warned Britain would regret. European Commission President Juncker addresses the European Parliament during a debate on The State of the European Union in Strasbourg ( Reuters ) The European Union is in a healthier economic state than it's been for more than a decade and is ready to move on from Brexit, the bloc's top official said Wednesday. Addressing lawmakers at the European Parliament, Commissio
BRITAIN is changing at the speed of light. But this is still our GREAT Britain. There are values that make it great -- values The Sun will fight for even as we welcome the incredible transformation of our country by technology. Ten years ago smartphones were science fiction. Only four years ago, iPads were unheard of. Soon half the country will own a tablet, even more a smartphone. The 4G networks will bring instant connectivity wherever we are. Lightning fast broadband will transform our daily
There are some very powerful reasons why the British capitalists are not keen on Britain having to leave the European Union. Some of them have been looking at ways of getting around the result of the recent referendum. The question is: can they succeed? And what would the consequences be on the political front? As the Blairites continue to plot their coup against Corbyn, mass meetings and rallies of Corbyn supporters have begun to sprout up in city after city across the country. A rebellion of L
Philip Manow, a Bremen-based political scientist said popular ideas "of Merkel's Mother Teresa moment" circulate, but Germans should not be fooled by them. Merkel has served as German Chancellor since 2005 and Leader of the Christian Democratic Union since 2000. Manow claims that the real reason why the German Chancellor favoured an open-door refugee policy was to save Germany from losing billions if its eurozone neighbour collapsed into economic ruin. Writing for German newspaper FAZ, Manow sai
The former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher has died at the age of 87 . After battling more than decade of poor health, the ex-Conservative leader passed away on Monday from a stroke. Baroness Thatcher had been staying at the five-star Ritz Hotel in Central London for several months. It is understood she died in one of the hotel's suites in the morning. The grocer's daughter, who became the longest serving British prime minister of the 20th century, is the U.K.'s first, and so far only,
Wilders said in his opening remarks: "I applaud the fact that you invite someone who does not share your enthusiasm for the European Union. Or your European dream as Euro commissioner Frans Timmermans just called it. To be honest: his dream is my nightmare." Dal leader antiUe olandese @geertwilderspvv mi divide molto.M e stato bello e utile discuterci con spirito aperto. https://t.co/xAPGx6Z3xM -- Enrico Letta (@EnricoLetta) September 3, 2017 The leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV), said
British based philosopher Alain de Botton is a man of many talents. Author, speaker and founder of The Philosophers' Mail , the Swiss born de Botton is on a mission to bring back the lessons of history's great thinkers. His recently launched newspaper aims to be the antidote to the repugnant Daily Mail , using stories about celebrities and the powerful to promote understanding and sympathy rather than adulation and scorn. Rather than laugh at Gwyneth Paltrow (as we would at The Daily Banter ),
British rock icon Morrissey writes a lot of open letters; most often including scathing criticism of commercialism, the British Monarchy, foreign affairs, or animal rights violators. So when you hear that a famous musician penned an open letter to President Obama entitled "Thankskilling," you likely already knew it was Morrissey's doing. Posted on the True to You webzine, Morrissey, an outspoken vegan activist, lashes out against Obama and the American tradition of presidential pardons for selec
Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott would have you believe she's the biggest victim of abuse in politics, but the figures show otherwise. A new study from the University of Sheffield shows that Boris Johnson , the bombastic former Mayor of London and currently the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, gets eight times more abuse than her. Not only that, but Abbott seems to have a pretty short and selective memory. She cries racism when people say mean things to her, but her entire career has be
Juncker said the "wind is back in Europe's sails" after last year's shock Brexit vote, an act he warned Britain would regret. European Commission President Juncker addresses the European Parliament during a debate on The State of the European Union in Strasbourg ( Reuters ) The European Union is in a healthier economic state than it's been for more than a decade and is ready to move on from Brexit, the bloc's top official said Wednesday. Addressing lawmakers at the European Parliament, Commissio
BRITAIN is changing at the speed of light. But this is still our GREAT Britain. There are values that make it great -- values The Sun will fight for even as we welcome the incredible transformation of our country by technology. Ten years ago smartphones were science fiction. Only four years ago, iPads were unheard of. Soon half the country will own a tablet, even more a smartphone. The 4G networks will bring instant connectivity wherever we are. Lightning fast broadband will transform our daily
There are some very powerful reasons why the British capitalists are not keen on Britain having to leave the European Union. Some of them have been looking at ways of getting around the result of the recent referendum. The question is: can they succeed? And what would the consequences be on the political front? As the Blairites continue to plot their coup against Corbyn, mass meetings and rallies of Corbyn supporters have begun to sprout up in city after city across the country. A rebellion of L
Former CBS journalist Sharyl Attkisson has talked very critically about the Obama administration, and claimed in an interview yesterday that she might be on the president's enemies list . Attkisson, of course, has been embraced by conservatives and greeted with skepticism and even scorn by liberals. Sites like Media Matters have been hammering her for months and saying that her book serves to confirm a conservative view of this administraiton . And in an interview today with The Daily Beast , At
Trump just tweeted that he has accepted the resignation of Scott Pruitt as head of the EPA: Andrew Wheeler, sworn in as EPA's deputy administrator in late April after a six-month confirmation battle, has spent decades in what President Donald Trump calls "the swamp," first as a top aide to Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) at the Environment and Public Works Committee, then as an energy lobbyist for clients such as the politically active coal company Murray Energy. "Wheeler is much smarter and will try
Recording of Michael Cohen Threatening a Reporter June 1, 2018 Uncategorized Recording of Trump Attorney Michael Cohen Threatening a Reporter Description from youtube; NPR releases audio recordings of Trump lawyer Michael Cohen threatening Daily Beast reporter Tim Mak. The Daily Beast's Betsy Woodruff tells Ari Melber that Cohen's threats turned out to be "toothless" and publishing the story that Cohen was trying to prevent "worked out fine" for both the reporter and the publication. Hear from
A Rebel Media columnist was caught lying about his history of misogynistic attacks towards a female cabinet minister. For those unaware, Rebel Media is obsessed with climate change denial. They regularly publish posts attacking the idea that humans are causing the climate to warm. They were even banned from a climate change conference because they acted abusively towards delegates. But they go further than attacking ideas, and instead choose to attack people personally. One of their preferred ta
President Trump on Monday lashed out on Twitter in a desperate attempt to dismiss the testimony of former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and former acting Attorney General Sally Yates, saying "the Russia-Trump collusion story is a total hoax." Trump tweeted Monday evening that Yates' testimony before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee was "old news" and referenced Clapper's statement that there is "no evidence" of collusion between Trump's presidential campaign and Russia. Sally Ya
February 2, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) -- A German climate czar and population control advocate who advises the Vatican fears the debasing of climate ideology by President Donald Trump could have "disastrous and irreversible effects for the world." Hans Joachim Schellnhuber told Funke Mediengruppe in an interview in late January that he is concerned the U.S. will pull out of international climate negotiations. "It would be tragic if the USA should cease to partner with the international climate protect
Missouri congressional candidate Austin Petersen has received a 12-hour suspension from Twitter for tweeting a GIF of Joseph Stalin. Petersen received this suspension after a writer for the left-leaning PAC, ShareBlue, alluded to Petersen having connections to the Russian hacking of Senator Claire McCaskill in August of 2017 because Petersen's campaign accepts bitcoin. Petersen jokingly responded to the tweet with a GIF from Twitter's own file collection of Joseph Stalin waving his hand with the
Washington Post screengrab A woman approached The Washington Post with a false salacious Roy Moore accusation, and instead of publishing the fake story the reporters busted her lying. A woman affiliated with Project Veritas, an anti-liberal group that stages "stings" to catch liberals saying embarrassing things, tried to trick the Post into publishing a fake story that Moore impregnated her as a teenager. "In a series of interviews over two weeks, the woman shared a dramatic story about an alleg
In Monday night's Profiles in Tremendousness, Trevor Noah profiles "mildly satisfied LensCrafters customer" Steve Mnuchin. Noah begins by looking at the utterly bonkers story of how the former Goldman Sachs partner and movie producer became Trump's campaign finance chairman and, ultimately, Treasury Secretary of the United States of America: He was invited over for a party and a lonely Trump got clingy. It's no surprise that they hit it off. As Noah points out, this is "a man who got into politi
ABC screengrab Twitter users called for a boycott to get Roseanne Barr fired after she tweeted - and soon deleted - a racist attack on former Obama official Valerie Jarrett. After trying to defend the tweet by declaring "Muslim is not a race," as though that was the problem with her tweet, she deleted the attack and apologized to "all Americans." But that wasn't enough for Twitter users who demanded ABC boot her just weeks after picking up her "Roseanne" reboot for a second season. ABC decided t
Trump just tweeted that he has accepted the resignation of Scott Pruitt as head of the EPA: Andrew Wheeler, sworn in as EPA's deputy administrator in late April after a six-month confirmation battle, has spent decades in what President Donald Trump calls "the swamp," first as a top aide to Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) at the Environment and Public Works Committee, then as an energy lobbyist for clients such as the politically active coal company Murray Energy. "Wheeler is much smarter and will try
Recording of Michael Cohen Threatening a Reporter June 1, 2018 Uncategorized Recording of Trump Attorney Michael Cohen Threatening a Reporter Description from youtube; NPR releases audio recordings of Trump lawyer Michael Cohen threatening Daily Beast reporter Tim Mak. The Daily Beast's Betsy Woodruff tells Ari Melber that Cohen's threats turned out to be "toothless" and publishing the story that Cohen was trying to prevent "worked out fine" for both the reporter and the publication. Hear from
A Rebel Media columnist was caught lying about his history of misogynistic attacks towards a female cabinet minister. For those unaware, Rebel Media is obsessed with climate change denial. They regularly publish posts attacking the idea that humans are causing the climate to warm. They were even banned from a climate change conference because they acted abusively towards delegates. But they go further than attacking ideas, and instead choose to attack people personally. One of their preferred ta
President Trump on Monday lashed out on Twitter in a desperate attempt to dismiss the testimony of former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and former acting Attorney General Sally Yates, saying "the Russia-Trump collusion story is a total hoax." Trump tweeted Monday evening that Yates' testimony before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee was "old news" and referenced Clapper's statement that there is "no evidence" of collusion between Trump's presidential campaign and Russia. Sally Ya
February 2, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) -- A German climate czar and population control advocate who advises the Vatican fears the debasing of climate ideology by President Donald Trump could have "disastrous and irreversible effects for the world." Hans Joachim Schellnhuber told Funke Mediengruppe in an interview in late January that he is concerned the U.S. will pull out of international climate negotiations. "It would be tragic if the USA should cease to partner with the international climate protect
Missouri congressional candidate Austin Petersen has received a 12-hour suspension from Twitter for tweeting a GIF of Joseph Stalin. Petersen received this suspension after a writer for the left-leaning PAC, ShareBlue, alluded to Petersen having connections to the Russian hacking of Senator Claire McCaskill in August of 2017 because Petersen's campaign accepts bitcoin. Petersen jokingly responded to the tweet with a GIF from Twitter's own file collection of Joseph Stalin waving his hand with the
Washington Post screengrab A woman approached The Washington Post with a false salacious Roy Moore accusation, and instead of publishing the fake story the reporters busted her lying. A woman affiliated with Project Veritas, an anti-liberal group that stages "stings" to catch liberals saying embarrassing things, tried to trick the Post into publishing a fake story that Moore impregnated her as a teenager. "In a series of interviews over two weeks, the woman shared a dramatic story about an alleg
In Monday night's Profiles in Tremendousness, Trevor Noah profiles "mildly satisfied LensCrafters customer" Steve Mnuchin. Noah begins by looking at the utterly bonkers story of how the former Goldman Sachs partner and movie producer became Trump's campaign finance chairman and, ultimately, Treasury Secretary of the United States of America: He was invited over for a party and a lonely Trump got clingy. It's no surprise that they hit it off. As Noah points out, this is "a man who got into politi
ABC screengrab Twitter users called for a boycott to get Roseanne Barr fired after she tweeted - and soon deleted - a racist attack on former Obama official Valerie Jarrett. After trying to defend the tweet by declaring "Muslim is not a race," as though that was the problem with her tweet, she deleted the attack and apologized to "all Americans." But that wasn't enough for Twitter users who demanded ABC boot her just weeks after picking up her "Roseanne" reboot for a second season. ABC decided t
Michele Bachmann's leaving Congress (and, fingers crossed, the planet -- we hear Pluto's Senate is too ethical ). Sarah Palin still inspires reality TV shows and biopics but not much more. Thus, NBC wonders how the GOP will solve its lady voter problem if these bastions of feminism can't lead the way. Dumb question, obvious answer: Republicans will only "woo" female voters if they support policies that benefit women. Here's Michele Bachmann being pretty damn vague about why she's leaving Congres
Blumenthal shouldn't mention shame. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said Democrats should "reveal and shame" President Trump's judicial nominees since they do not have the power to filibuster them. The Senate Judiciary Committee recently approved 17 of Trump's judicial nominees. The Trump administration released a list of 12 new judicial nominees last week. Blumenthal argued that the Trump administration is "seeking to radically reshape our judiciary," which poses a threat to the protection of
Michele Bachmann's one-hour speech at an Iowans for Tax Relief event has so many highlights I can't even decide which ones to share with you, but there are three that stood out for me. This is certainly a preview of what a Bachmann candidacy would look like. Imagine being in the hall of mirrors with the echoing voice repeating nonsense over and over, louder and louder. No matter where you turn it follows you. That's Bachmann's speech. Some general observations first. Note the Sarah Palin haircut
Anti-Abortion Bachmann Says Women Need To Make Their Own Decisions About Their Bodies Rebecca Leber Apr 15, 2012, 5:25 pm Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) argued that women should be allowed to make choices over their own bodies, while blasting Obamacare on Meet The Press. Without noting the irony of the GOP war on women targeting Planned Parenthood, abortion services, and contraception coverage, Bachmann said women need to be allowed control over their own bodies: BACHMANN: What we want is women to
In a very fiery exchange, Tim Pawlenty and Michele Bachmann dueled over the ins and outs of Minnesota's 2005 budget standoff, wading into abortion politics along the way. For non-Minnesotan observers, however, the debate was likely a blur. So here's a quick and dirty explainer. The big -- and most currently relevant -- compromise on Pawlenty's behalf was a 75-cent fee on cigarette packs, dubbed a tax by critics, in order to free up cash for K-12 education. "I did agree to the cigarette fee," Paw
Michele Bachmann tweeted out an anti-immigrant video purporting to show how immigration from Muslim contries is destroying Europe, but I'm not sure if she paid close attention to it. Especially the part where it blames capitalists and "Zionist supremacists" for a conspiracy to bring the immigrants in. Watch below: Here's her tweet: After 100 killed by Muslims, watch this video on migrants. https://t.co/pjfb4XG0Ko -- Michele Bachmann (@MicheleBachmann) November 14, 2015 Here's the screenshot of t
On Tuesday night's Last Word , host Lawrence O'Donnell used his "Rewrite" segment to lambaste Kansas State Rep. Virgil Peck (R-Tyro) for remarks he made Monday on the floor of the Kansas legislature. Discussing the state's method of controlling the feral pig population by shooting them from helicopters, Peck suggested this would be a good solution to "our illegal immigration problem." O'Donnell took Peck to task for the remarks, refusing to accept his apology, and turning the entire episode into
A seething Dana Loesch - outspoken NRA spokesperson and longtime conservative activist - took the legacy media head-on in a fiery speech Thursday morning provocatively titled, "Media Love Mass Shootings." Reflecting on her appearance at Wednesday evening's town hall about the mass shooting, produced by CNN, Loesch said: I want to make this super obvious point. The government has proven that they cannot keep you safe. And yet, some people want all of us to disarm. You heard that town hall last ni
We all know Dana Loesch as an author, radio host, and the spokesperson for the NRA. But how did she come to be the most aggressively gun-friendly presence in the country? She was born in 1978 to Southern Baptist Democrats in a small Missouri town, where her grandfather taught her to shoot BB guns in their backyard. She went to school for journalism but dropped out after getting pregnant with her boyfriend, Chris, who headed a punk band. She then started a mommy blog titled "Mamalogue," where she
After an exclusive TV interview this week with Megyn Kelly , the Department of Justice whistleblower J. Christian Adams , who is accusing his old employer of dropping voter intimidation charges against the New Black Panther Party, may be headed for a lot more attention. The Associated Press takes an in-depth look at both sides of the case - will the mainstream media follow? Adams says in his interview with Kelly (video below) as well as his blog post this week at Pajamas Media that the Departmen
Blumenthal shouldn't mention shame. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said Democrats should "reveal and shame" President Trump's judicial nominees since they do not have the power to filibuster them. The Senate Judiciary Committee recently approved 17 of Trump's judicial nominees. The Trump administration released a list of 12 new judicial nominees last week. Blumenthal argued that the Trump administration is "seeking to radically reshape our judiciary," which poses a threat to the protection of
Michele Bachmann's one-hour speech at an Iowans for Tax Relief event has so many highlights I can't even decide which ones to share with you, but there are three that stood out for me. This is certainly a preview of what a Bachmann candidacy would look like. Imagine being in the hall of mirrors with the echoing voice repeating nonsense over and over, louder and louder. No matter where you turn it follows you. That's Bachmann's speech. Some general observations first. Note the Sarah Palin haircut
Anti-Abortion Bachmann Says Women Need To Make Their Own Decisions About Their Bodies Rebecca Leber Apr 15, 2012, 5:25 pm Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) argued that women should be allowed to make choices over their own bodies, while blasting Obamacare on Meet The Press. Without noting the irony of the GOP war on women targeting Planned Parenthood, abortion services, and contraception coverage, Bachmann said women need to be allowed control over their own bodies: BACHMANN: What we want is women to
In a very fiery exchange, Tim Pawlenty and Michele Bachmann dueled over the ins and outs of Minnesota's 2005 budget standoff, wading into abortion politics along the way. For non-Minnesotan observers, however, the debate was likely a blur. So here's a quick and dirty explainer. The big -- and most currently relevant -- compromise on Pawlenty's behalf was a 75-cent fee on cigarette packs, dubbed a tax by critics, in order to free up cash for K-12 education. "I did agree to the cigarette fee," Paw
Michele Bachmann tweeted out an anti-immigrant video purporting to show how immigration from Muslim contries is destroying Europe, but I'm not sure if she paid close attention to it. Especially the part where it blames capitalists and "Zionist supremacists" for a conspiracy to bring the immigrants in. Watch below: Here's her tweet: After 100 killed by Muslims, watch this video on migrants. https://t.co/pjfb4XG0Ko -- Michele Bachmann (@MicheleBachmann) November 14, 2015 Here's the screenshot of t
On Tuesday night's Last Word , host Lawrence O'Donnell used his "Rewrite" segment to lambaste Kansas State Rep. Virgil Peck (R-Tyro) for remarks he made Monday on the floor of the Kansas legislature. Discussing the state's method of controlling the feral pig population by shooting them from helicopters, Peck suggested this would be a good solution to "our illegal immigration problem." O'Donnell took Peck to task for the remarks, refusing to accept his apology, and turning the entire episode into
A seething Dana Loesch - outspoken NRA spokesperson and longtime conservative activist - took the legacy media head-on in a fiery speech Thursday morning provocatively titled, "Media Love Mass Shootings." Reflecting on her appearance at Wednesday evening's town hall about the mass shooting, produced by CNN, Loesch said: I want to make this super obvious point. The government has proven that they cannot keep you safe. And yet, some people want all of us to disarm. You heard that town hall last ni
We all know Dana Loesch as an author, radio host, and the spokesperson for the NRA. But how did she come to be the most aggressively gun-friendly presence in the country? She was born in 1978 to Southern Baptist Democrats in a small Missouri town, where her grandfather taught her to shoot BB guns in their backyard. She went to school for journalism but dropped out after getting pregnant with her boyfriend, Chris, who headed a punk band. She then started a mommy blog titled "Mamalogue," where she
After an exclusive TV interview this week with Megyn Kelly , the Department of Justice whistleblower J. Christian Adams , who is accusing his old employer of dropping voter intimidation charges against the New Black Panther Party, may be headed for a lot more attention. The Associated Press takes an in-depth look at both sides of the case - will the mainstream media follow? Adams says in his interview with Kelly (video below) as well as his blog post this week at Pajamas Media that the Departmen
College Fix Staff * April 21, 2017 'The most dangerous place for an African-American is in the womb' Quoting other people may be deemed a violation of campus policy at Maryland's Hood College. The private liberal arts school, historically affiliated with the theologically liberal United Church of Christ, is investigating whether to hand down "sanctions" against the College Republicans for a glass-case display in the student center, The Frederick News-Post reports. The club is displaying examples
Via Daily Caller : Black college students can become overweight and in bad health because of racism, according to a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill psychology professor. The professor, Enrique W. Neblett, Jr., made the claim during a guest lecture at the University of Georgia, reports The Red & Black (the student newspaper at UGA). Neblett's Monday lecture was entitled "Racism-Related Stress and Mental Health: A Study of African American College Students During the Transition to Youn
Should a Christian group on a college campus be allowed to require its leaders to believe in Jesus? One university doesn't think so. The University of Iowa (UI) recently decided to end InterVarsity's 25-year participation in the campus community. According to Daniel Blomberg at Becket , the religious liberty law firm representing InterVarsity, the only reason UI has given is that the Christian group asks its leaders to believe in Jesus. "Everyone is welcome to attend [InterVarsity meetings]," Bl
Any person 10 years or more removed from college can look back and see how ignorant they were at the time. So on the one hand, we should all expect a good amount of nonsense coming from college campuses. There is just no shortcut to life experience. On the other hand, what we are seeing in college and university campuses all over the country today looks and feels worse than in years past, doesn't it? The level of boldly ignorant , liberal cowardice is simply remarkable . The sort of antics we ar
If there are two things that one is likely to hear from college faculty today, they are that 1. Students are too careerist, and 2. We need a more democratic society. They worry about the growing utilitarian cast of education in general, as well as the remnants of hierarchy, authority, paternalism, and inequality in today's society. What they generally don't see is the deep underlying connection between these two phenomena. A familiarity with Tocqueville's essential Democracy in America would p
A consortium of colleges in Massachusetts is offering students a certificate in "reproductive justice." The Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice Program is jointly administered by Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The certificate requires students to complete six approved courses and one special project. Students in the program will learn about the "social, economic, legal and political conditions that influen
As post grad students, and support staff in various teaching, research and administrative positions at the University of Cape Town, across various departments, we are concerned about the on-going hostility on campus and the danger it poses to students' emotional, physical and mental well-being - and our own. We understand this heightened tension principally as the result of the looming possibility, and now the reality of security presence on campus. As many have cited, this hostile presence has
Goucher College campus. (Photo: Alayna Giovannitti) H e's a war criminal, Said the producers when they came to my office the next morning, and we can prove it. They introduced me to a prosecutor from Kigali they had brought along, a jet-lagged man who looked to be in his thirties and was now sitting on the couch just outside my door. He had with him an indictment and request for extradition, and his escorts also mentioned a long-standing red notice from Interpol, not exactly a warrant but a s
Rachael Francois, a senior at Pleasant Grove High School, says she has witnessed racism at her school and the administrators have done nothing to stop it. (Sacramento Bee video screenshot) Students at Pleasant Grove High School in Sacramento, California, were so uncomfortable with the racist incidents at their school that they decided to take action and write a letter to their teachers. But instead of support, they were met with shame and ridicule. Rachael Francois, a senior at the school, told
This is the second in a series reporting on a 900-page document dump obtained by The College Fix through a public records act request to Evergreen State College. The recent upheaval at Evergreen State College caused a massive breakdown in normal operations as throngs of students confronted and shouted down administrators and scholars, accusing them and the campus of racism, then various threats to the campus prompted it to close for several days. The toll it all took on the campus community was
Via Daily Caller : Black college students can become overweight and in bad health because of racism, according to a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill psychology professor. The professor, Enrique W. Neblett, Jr., made the claim during a guest lecture at the University of Georgia, reports The Red & Black (the student newspaper at UGA). Neblett's Monday lecture was entitled "Racism-Related Stress and Mental Health: A Study of African American College Students During the Transition to Youn
Should a Christian group on a college campus be allowed to require its leaders to believe in Jesus? One university doesn't think so. The University of Iowa (UI) recently decided to end InterVarsity's 25-year participation in the campus community. According to Daniel Blomberg at Becket , the religious liberty law firm representing InterVarsity, the only reason UI has given is that the Christian group asks its leaders to believe in Jesus. "Everyone is welcome to attend [InterVarsity meetings]," Bl
Any person 10 years or more removed from college can look back and see how ignorant they were at the time. So on the one hand, we should all expect a good amount of nonsense coming from college campuses. There is just no shortcut to life experience. On the other hand, what we are seeing in college and university campuses all over the country today looks and feels worse than in years past, doesn't it? The level of boldly ignorant , liberal cowardice is simply remarkable . The sort of antics we ar
If there are two things that one is likely to hear from college faculty today, they are that 1. Students are too careerist, and 2. We need a more democratic society. They worry about the growing utilitarian cast of education in general, as well as the remnants of hierarchy, authority, paternalism, and inequality in today's society. What they generally don't see is the deep underlying connection between these two phenomena. A familiarity with Tocqueville's essential Democracy in America would p
A consortium of colleges in Massachusetts is offering students a certificate in "reproductive justice." The Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice Program is jointly administered by Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The certificate requires students to complete six approved courses and one special project. Students in the program will learn about the "social, economic, legal and political conditions that influen
As post grad students, and support staff in various teaching, research and administrative positions at the University of Cape Town, across various departments, we are concerned about the on-going hostility on campus and the danger it poses to students' emotional, physical and mental well-being - and our own. We understand this heightened tension principally as the result of the looming possibility, and now the reality of security presence on campus. As many have cited, this hostile presence has
Goucher College campus. (Photo: Alayna Giovannitti) H e's a war criminal, Said the producers when they came to my office the next morning, and we can prove it. They introduced me to a prosecutor from Kigali they had brought along, a jet-lagged man who looked to be in his thirties and was now sitting on the couch just outside my door. He had with him an indictment and request for extradition, and his escorts also mentioned a long-standing red notice from Interpol, not exactly a warrant but a s
Rachael Francois, a senior at Pleasant Grove High School, says she has witnessed racism at her school and the administrators have done nothing to stop it. (Sacramento Bee video screenshot) Students at Pleasant Grove High School in Sacramento, California, were so uncomfortable with the racist incidents at their school that they decided to take action and write a letter to their teachers. But instead of support, they were met with shame and ridicule. Rachael Francois, a senior at the school, told
This is the second in a series reporting on a 900-page document dump obtained by The College Fix through a public records act request to Evergreen State College. The recent upheaval at Evergreen State College caused a massive breakdown in normal operations as throngs of students confronted and shouted down administrators and scholars, accusing them and the campus of racism, then various threats to the campus prompted it to close for several days. The toll it all took on the campus community was
The traditional play, organised by St Stephen's House Theological College and St Mary and St John Church, was first held in 2012, without a licence, and organisers say there were no problems. Performers take the roles of Jesus, his disciples, Mary Magdalene, and Pontius Pilate. The Reverend Adam Romanis, of St Mary and St John, said: "It's very upsetting because so many were looking forward to it. Someone said to me, 'You can't hold a crucifixion these days without a licence'." He said the churc
Wheaton College is a private college in the suburbs of Chicago with the following mission statement: Wheaton College serves Jesus Christ and advances His Kingdom through excellence in liberal arts and graduate programs that educate the whole person to build the church and benefit society worldwide. When a professor wore a hijab to show solidarity with Muslims and publicly proclaimed it was because Christianity and Islam are similar, Wheaton College placed her on administrative leave . Should a s
After obtaining both federal and state permits to erect a giant cross on its property, a Mississippi church is being stymied in that effort by town elders, ostensibly because it violates a local zoning ordinance. But the church's pastor says something else is at play -- town officials are afraid it may offend Muslims. The non-profit " Crosses Across America ," which erects giant crosses along highways, approached the First Baptist Church of Brandon , to do the same on its property running alongs
Writer July 7, 2017 Oklahoma's attorney general has joined the many who have condemned the administrators of a public state university for caving to legal pressure from secular, anti-religion groups. As Faithwire previously reported , Eastern State University officials generated public outrage for their decision to remove Christian symbols for the campus chapel after receiving a threatening letter from Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Their failure to consult the ECU communit
Should a Christian group on a college campus be allowed to require its leaders to believe in Jesus? One university doesn't think so. The University of Iowa (UI) recently decided to end InterVarsity's 25-year participation in the campus community. According to Daniel Blomberg at Becket , the religious liberty law firm representing InterVarsity, the only reason UI has given is that the Christian group asks its leaders to believe in Jesus. "Everyone is welcome to attend [InterVarsity meetings]," Bl
Rob McFarland | December 21, 2015 Wheaton College is a Christian university located in Wheaton, Ill. On Dec. 15, Wheaton's administration placed Dr. Larycia Hawkins , one of its tenured political science professors, on paid administrative leave. According to Wheaton's official statement , Hawkins's suspension is intended to give the University "more time to explore theological implications of her recent public statements concerning Christianity and Islam." The public statements at issue are stat
College Fix Staff * April 21, 2017 'The most dangerous place for an African-American is in the womb' Quoting other people may be deemed a violation of campus policy at Maryland's Hood College. The private liberal arts school, historically affiliated with the theologically liberal United Church of Christ, is investigating whether to hand down "sanctions" against the College Republicans for a glass-case display in the student center, The Frederick News-Post reports. The club is displaying examples
I FIND it ironic that some of my friends who do not even believe in God can get married in a church to get great wedding pictures -- yet gay men and women who love Christ are excluded. Despite the hysterical scaremongering following last week's "Same Sex Marriage Bill", no church, mosque or temple will be forced to carry out such marriages unless they want to. Politicians voting against the Bill complained of being bullied. I doubt they even noticed that gay American schoolboy Jadin Bell, 15, di
UPDATE: At 12:35 PM on Monday, April 9, the University's Office of Communications and External Relations released a statement regarding the blog post. According to their statement, "there is no evidence to suggest that this expression constitutes an actual threat to campus. University officials are viewing it as free speech, which is protected even if it makes others feel uncomfortable." The Office Dean of Students rejoined and further went to explain that there will be an open discussion in Ben
Print The nation's oldest Catholic and Jesuit institution of higher learning is being asked to abandon student groups that adhere to the Catholic Church's definition of marriage. According to two Georgetown University students, the university should refuse to recognize the student organization called "Love Saxa" because it promotes marriage as "a monogamous and permanent union between a man and a woman," thus allegedly violating university standards. So what are the standards said to be violat
Wheaton College is a private college in the suburbs of Chicago with the following mission statement: Wheaton College serves Jesus Christ and advances His Kingdom through excellence in liberal arts and graduate programs that educate the whole person to build the church and benefit society worldwide. When a professor wore a hijab to show solidarity with Muslims and publicly proclaimed it was because Christianity and Islam are similar, Wheaton College placed her on administrative leave . Should a s
After obtaining both federal and state permits to erect a giant cross on its property, a Mississippi church is being stymied in that effort by town elders, ostensibly because it violates a local zoning ordinance. But the church's pastor says something else is at play -- town officials are afraid it may offend Muslims. The non-profit " Crosses Across America ," which erects giant crosses along highways, approached the First Baptist Church of Brandon , to do the same on its property running alongs
Writer July 7, 2017 Oklahoma's attorney general has joined the many who have condemned the administrators of a public state university for caving to legal pressure from secular, anti-religion groups. As Faithwire previously reported , Eastern State University officials generated public outrage for their decision to remove Christian symbols for the campus chapel after receiving a threatening letter from Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Their failure to consult the ECU communit
Should a Christian group on a college campus be allowed to require its leaders to believe in Jesus? One university doesn't think so. The University of Iowa (UI) recently decided to end InterVarsity's 25-year participation in the campus community. According to Daniel Blomberg at Becket , the religious liberty law firm representing InterVarsity, the only reason UI has given is that the Christian group asks its leaders to believe in Jesus. "Everyone is welcome to attend [InterVarsity meetings]," Bl
Rob McFarland | December 21, 2015 Wheaton College is a Christian university located in Wheaton, Ill. On Dec. 15, Wheaton's administration placed Dr. Larycia Hawkins , one of its tenured political science professors, on paid administrative leave. According to Wheaton's official statement , Hawkins's suspension is intended to give the University "more time to explore theological implications of her recent public statements concerning Christianity and Islam." The public statements at issue are stat
College Fix Staff * April 21, 2017 'The most dangerous place for an African-American is in the womb' Quoting other people may be deemed a violation of campus policy at Maryland's Hood College. The private liberal arts school, historically affiliated with the theologically liberal United Church of Christ, is investigating whether to hand down "sanctions" against the College Republicans for a glass-case display in the student center, The Frederick News-Post reports. The club is displaying examples
I FIND it ironic that some of my friends who do not even believe in God can get married in a church to get great wedding pictures -- yet gay men and women who love Christ are excluded. Despite the hysterical scaremongering following last week's "Same Sex Marriage Bill", no church, mosque or temple will be forced to carry out such marriages unless they want to. Politicians voting against the Bill complained of being bullied. I doubt they even noticed that gay American schoolboy Jadin Bell, 15, di
UPDATE: At 12:35 PM on Monday, April 9, the University's Office of Communications and External Relations released a statement regarding the blog post. According to their statement, "there is no evidence to suggest that this expression constitutes an actual threat to campus. University officials are viewing it as free speech, which is protected even if it makes others feel uncomfortable." The Office Dean of Students rejoined and further went to explain that there will be an open discussion in Ben
Print The nation's oldest Catholic and Jesuit institution of higher learning is being asked to abandon student groups that adhere to the Catholic Church's definition of marriage. According to two Georgetown University students, the university should refuse to recognize the student organization called "Love Saxa" because it promotes marriage as "a monogamous and permanent union between a man and a woman," thus allegedly violating university standards. So what are the standards said to be violat
1 POSTS 0 COMMENTS Scott Keyes is a senior reporter for ThinkProgress.org at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. Scott went to school at Stanford University where he received his B.A. in Political Science and M.A. in Sociology. He has appeared on MSNBC and TBD Newstalk TV and been a guest on many radio shows. His writing has been published by The Atlantic, Politico, the Christian Science Monitor, and the Chronicle of Higher Education. Scott comes to DC from southwest Ohio, a state very
The drought in California has residents thirsty for progress, and the United States Department of Agriculture and California State University system are collaborating to quench it. On September 16, the USDA granted $2 million to help both CSU and community colleges fund student placements focused on water management through the Watershed Management Internship Program . Water Resources and Policy Initiatives Director Boykin Witherspoon III said in a release that such internship opportunities "are
Voters make their marks during the first day of early voting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on October 3, 2016. (AP Photo / Sean Krajacic) One of the biggest lies about poverty in our country is this: We don't know what to do to dramatically reduce it. 1 This post originally appeared at TalkPoverty.org . The truth is, there is no shortage of excellent plans , great scholars , and people living in poverty who can tell you exactly what we need to do--we just elect too many political leaders who don't giv
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- The Latest on a Nebraska budget bill aimed at abortion providers (all times local): 8:40 p.m. Nebraska is on pace to pass a budget that could deny federal money to Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, at least temporarily. Lawmakers advanced a budget Wednesday night that would prevent health clinics from getting family-planning dollars if they perform abortions or refer patients to clinics that do. Referrals would be allowed in emergencies. It also would require health clin
Several affiliates of Planned Parenthood sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday over its efforts to impose an abstinence-only focus on its Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program that has served more than 1 million young people. The lawsuits were filed in federal courts in New York City and Spokane, Washington, by four different Planned Parenthood affiliates covering New York City and the states of Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Nebraska and Washington. Planned Parenthood says t
Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and the Hawaiian Islands sued the state of Idaho Tuesday over its abortion reporting law requiring health care providers to report abortion complications. The abortion organization filed its lawsuit in Idaho's U.S. District Court, asking the state to abandon its abortion reporting law that went into effect July 1, according to the Times Union . The law, HB 638 , requires all licensed abortion clinics, hospitals and physicians to file a report with Iowa
The Dildos Mandating Dildos road show apparently has moved along to Alabama after its boffo run in Virginia. I draw your attention to the following two quotes from the bill's primary sponsors. Sen. Greg Reed, R-Jasper, voted to move Senate Bill 12 out of committee last week because he said it's a good bill that would help "a mother to understand that a live baby is inside her body." Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Scofield said he hopes that, if signed into law, his bill will stop some ab
Iowa is becoming the latest state in the conservative heartland of America to order the popular 100-year-old rural agricultural group, 4-H, to use transgender restrooms and enforce various highly controversial pro-LGBTQ policies. "[The] multi-pronged, state-by-state movement to impose radical transgender policies on the nation's 4-H youth organizations [is the latest] stealth campaign by [American] universities to transform [the culture], WND reported . Reshaping America's youth LGBTQ-style The
Recently I have become concerned over the criminalization effort against the most vulnerable in Iowa, the homeless. Research has shown that people experiencing homeless have endured an increasingly hostile environment. Many of the day to day activities, that most of us take for granted, have been restricted to people without shelter such as local ordinances that deem sitting on sidewalks or loitering to be infractions. Citizens of this state should be able to work towards getting out of this dem
A Southern Poverty Law Center survey found that "two-thirds of educators teaching grades K-12 reported that school children, mostly of color, are scared and stressed about their future if Donald Trump becomes president." As Trump continues to run a full-blown white nationalist campaign, Americans like me have reason to be alarmed . Because of the color of my skin, I don't just want Hillary Clinton to win -- I need her to win. I am a born and raised New Yorker. My parents immigrated from the sout
The drought in California has residents thirsty for progress, and the United States Department of Agriculture and California State University system are collaborating to quench it. On September 16, the USDA granted $2 million to help both CSU and community colleges fund student placements focused on water management through the Watershed Management Internship Program . Water Resources and Policy Initiatives Director Boykin Witherspoon III said in a release that such internship opportunities "are
Voters make their marks during the first day of early voting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on October 3, 2016. (AP Photo / Sean Krajacic) One of the biggest lies about poverty in our country is this: We don't know what to do to dramatically reduce it. 1 This post originally appeared at TalkPoverty.org . The truth is, there is no shortage of excellent plans , great scholars , and people living in poverty who can tell you exactly what we need to do--we just elect too many political leaders who don't giv
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- The Latest on a Nebraska budget bill aimed at abortion providers (all times local): 8:40 p.m. Nebraska is on pace to pass a budget that could deny federal money to Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, at least temporarily. Lawmakers advanced a budget Wednesday night that would prevent health clinics from getting family-planning dollars if they perform abortions or refer patients to clinics that do. Referrals would be allowed in emergencies. It also would require health clin
Several affiliates of Planned Parenthood sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday over its efforts to impose an abstinence-only focus on its Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program that has served more than 1 million young people. The lawsuits were filed in federal courts in New York City and Spokane, Washington, by four different Planned Parenthood affiliates covering New York City and the states of Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Nebraska and Washington. Planned Parenthood says t
Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and the Hawaiian Islands sued the state of Idaho Tuesday over its abortion reporting law requiring health care providers to report abortion complications. The abortion organization filed its lawsuit in Idaho's U.S. District Court, asking the state to abandon its abortion reporting law that went into effect July 1, according to the Times Union . The law, HB 638 , requires all licensed abortion clinics, hospitals and physicians to file a report with Iowa
The Dildos Mandating Dildos road show apparently has moved along to Alabama after its boffo run in Virginia. I draw your attention to the following two quotes from the bill's primary sponsors. Sen. Greg Reed, R-Jasper, voted to move Senate Bill 12 out of committee last week because he said it's a good bill that would help "a mother to understand that a live baby is inside her body." Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Scofield said he hopes that, if signed into law, his bill will stop some ab
Iowa is becoming the latest state in the conservative heartland of America to order the popular 100-year-old rural agricultural group, 4-H, to use transgender restrooms and enforce various highly controversial pro-LGBTQ policies. "[The] multi-pronged, state-by-state movement to impose radical transgender policies on the nation's 4-H youth organizations [is the latest] stealth campaign by [American] universities to transform [the culture], WND reported . Reshaping America's youth LGBTQ-style The
Recently I have become concerned over the criminalization effort against the most vulnerable in Iowa, the homeless. Research has shown that people experiencing homeless have endured an increasingly hostile environment. Many of the day to day activities, that most of us take for granted, have been restricted to people without shelter such as local ordinances that deem sitting on sidewalks or loitering to be infractions. Citizens of this state should be able to work towards getting out of this dem
A Southern Poverty Law Center survey found that "two-thirds of educators teaching grades K-12 reported that school children, mostly of color, are scared and stressed about their future if Donald Trump becomes president." As Trump continues to run a full-blown white nationalist campaign, Americans like me have reason to be alarmed . Because of the color of my skin, I don't just want Hillary Clinton to win -- I need her to win. I am a born and raised New Yorker. My parents immigrated from the sout
Construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline in Texas / AP BY: Lachlan Markay Follow @lachlan December 22, 2014 5:10 pm An incoming Republican senator from coal country is taking heat for hiring a veteran Democrat as a top energy and environmental policy adviser. However, the senator, who will sit on two key committees handling those issues, says she is confident in the hire. The staffer, Jan Brunner, has been a top aide to Sen. Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) since 2012, advising him on energy
THERE'S A showdown brewing out West--out by the West Side Highway in Manhattan, that is, where Texas-based Spectra Energy Corp. has its finger on the trigger of a whole lot of hydraulically fracked natural gas that it's just itching to pump into New York City. After months of public hearings, lawsuits and protests , a final showdown is culminating; it's Spectra and their backers versus environmentalists and community members who aim to send the pipeline peddlers packing. "Hey Spectra," hollered
Construction of a new section of the border wall in New Mexico was scheduled to begin on Monday, as Homeland Security is set to break ground on a bollard wall to replace 20 miles of vehicle barriers, KOB4 has reported. The new section, in the desert west of El Paso, will continue where the existing wall ends and will replace current barriers that do not meet the Border Patrol's operational needs. The fence will be between 18 and 30 feet high, and the see-through design allows agents to spot migr
You're traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind... At a ratio of about 98.7% (spitballing, might be higher), for the sin of being a Christian or supporting Trump and border security, for opposing abortion, or just wanting to live your life with as little government intrusion as possible, whenever you turn on a TV or radio, watch a movie, open a magazine, look at the news, attend a class, crack a book, or catch a game, in ways subtle and not, you ar
Elias Bermudez PHOENIX - On Oct. 3, Elias Bermudez, owner of El Centro de Ayuda (The Help Center), a tax preparation and immigration service business with offices in Phoenix, Tucson and other locations, was indicted by a federal grand jury on 27 counts of aiding or assisting the preparation of false tax returns in violation of 26 U.S.C. SS 7206(2), Fraud and false statements, a felony. If convicted, Bermudez "shall be fined not more than $250,000 ($500,000 in the case of a corporation), or impri
BY: Michael Carroll - Watchdog.org May 31, 2018 1:17 pm A federal farm bill that would have stiffened work requirements on those receiving nutritional help was defeated earlier this month, even as new research argued such requirements would help free aid recipients from government dependency. Members of the House of Representatives voted down the 2018 Agriculture and Nutrition Act, which contained more than $800 billion in spending as well as stricter work requirements on those receiving benefit
The town council of Woodland, North Carolina, rejected a proposal for a solar farm after concerned citizens expressed their concerns that solar panels would "suck up the sun." Among the concerned citizens was Jane Mann, a retired science teacher. Mann warned that plants in the area would not be able to photosynthesize sunlight with solar panels nearby. She also suggested that the solar panels may cause cancer, and said that no one could tell her otherwise. Scientific evidence has never suggested
riversedge (44,650 posts) Why Trump cant simply build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border with an executive order I think it will be started--or Re-started-to be built fairly soon (portions of it-not all). There will be lots of photo ops, pomp, etc. Trump will take credit for it and his fans will be happy. Why Trump cant simply build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border with an executive order https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/why-trump-cant-simply-build-a-wall-along-the-us-m
Democrats are exultant that Donald Trump had to reverse his policy of separating immigrant families at the border. And there is good reason to celebrate: The policy was mean-spirited and unnecessary. But I do wonder whether this episode will prove to be as damaging to the president as liberals think. With this tussle, Trump sent a clear reminder to his supporters of one simple thing -- that he is willing to get tough on immigration. The president's cruelty made it easy to oppose his policy. But
Illegals can currently claim dependents and receive up to $1,000 per child... Photo by offbit2010 (CC) (Joshua Paladino, Liberty Headlines) The Center for Immigration studies analyzed the impact of the GOP "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" on illegal immigrants and found that it ends Additional Child Tax Credits for non-citizens. The ACTC is a refundable tax credit, which means it can reduce taxes below zero, effectively serving as a welfare payment. Illegal aliens can currently claim dependents under the
THERE'S A showdown brewing out West--out by the West Side Highway in Manhattan, that is, where Texas-based Spectra Energy Corp. has its finger on the trigger of a whole lot of hydraulically fracked natural gas that it's just itching to pump into New York City. After months of public hearings, lawsuits and protests , a final showdown is culminating; it's Spectra and their backers versus environmentalists and community members who aim to send the pipeline peddlers packing. "Hey Spectra," hollered
Construction of a new section of the border wall in New Mexico was scheduled to begin on Monday, as Homeland Security is set to break ground on a bollard wall to replace 20 miles of vehicle barriers, KOB4 has reported. The new section, in the desert west of El Paso, will continue where the existing wall ends and will replace current barriers that do not meet the Border Patrol's operational needs. The fence will be between 18 and 30 feet high, and the see-through design allows agents to spot migr
You're traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind... At a ratio of about 98.7% (spitballing, might be higher), for the sin of being a Christian or supporting Trump and border security, for opposing abortion, or just wanting to live your life with as little government intrusion as possible, whenever you turn on a TV or radio, watch a movie, open a magazine, look at the news, attend a class, crack a book, or catch a game, in ways subtle and not, you ar
Elias Bermudez PHOENIX - On Oct. 3, Elias Bermudez, owner of El Centro de Ayuda (The Help Center), a tax preparation and immigration service business with offices in Phoenix, Tucson and other locations, was indicted by a federal grand jury on 27 counts of aiding or assisting the preparation of false tax returns in violation of 26 U.S.C. SS 7206(2), Fraud and false statements, a felony. If convicted, Bermudez "shall be fined not more than $250,000 ($500,000 in the case of a corporation), or impri
BY: Michael Carroll - Watchdog.org May 31, 2018 1:17 pm A federal farm bill that would have stiffened work requirements on those receiving nutritional help was defeated earlier this month, even as new research argued such requirements would help free aid recipients from government dependency. Members of the House of Representatives voted down the 2018 Agriculture and Nutrition Act, which contained more than $800 billion in spending as well as stricter work requirements on those receiving benefit
The town council of Woodland, North Carolina, rejected a proposal for a solar farm after concerned citizens expressed their concerns that solar panels would "suck up the sun." Among the concerned citizens was Jane Mann, a retired science teacher. Mann warned that plants in the area would not be able to photosynthesize sunlight with solar panels nearby. She also suggested that the solar panels may cause cancer, and said that no one could tell her otherwise. Scientific evidence has never suggested
riversedge (44,650 posts) Why Trump cant simply build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border with an executive order I think it will be started--or Re-started-to be built fairly soon (portions of it-not all). There will be lots of photo ops, pomp, etc. Trump will take credit for it and his fans will be happy. Why Trump cant simply build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border with an executive order https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/why-trump-cant-simply-build-a-wall-along-the-us-m
Democrats are exultant that Donald Trump had to reverse his policy of separating immigrant families at the border. And there is good reason to celebrate: The policy was mean-spirited and unnecessary. But I do wonder whether this episode will prove to be as damaging to the president as liberals think. With this tussle, Trump sent a clear reminder to his supporters of one simple thing -- that he is willing to get tough on immigration. The president's cruelty made it easy to oppose his policy. But
Illegals can currently claim dependents and receive up to $1,000 per child... Photo by offbit2010 (CC) (Joshua Paladino, Liberty Headlines) The Center for Immigration studies analyzed the impact of the GOP "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" on illegal immigrants and found that it ends Additional Child Tax Credits for non-citizens. The ACTC is a refundable tax credit, which means it can reduce taxes below zero, effectively serving as a welfare payment. Illegal aliens can currently claim dependents under the
Climate change is a constant topic of debate, yet ever since man inhabited the planet there has been deep curiosities about the Earth's mysteries. As the human existence continues to evolve science often question the earth's ability to adapt in the process. Long ago scientific issues arose concerning whether the increasing population would have a negative affect on the environment. After conducting many different studies, scientists found there has been a climate change due to fossil fuel usag
The probable changes as the world heats are so great that climate adaptation to cope with the inevitable is now essential, scientists are warning. Forest damage, drought and floods, for example, will all worsen, and tidal ranges are already changing. More than half of all the natural vegetation of California is at risk as temperatures rise. Even were the US and other nations to honour the promises made in the Paris Agreement of 2015, one fourth of California's natural wilderness would be und
Pause for thought: why we might never know what's caused the global temperature rise to stall Scientists may never be able to determine the exact cause of the recent slowdown in atmospheric warming. This finding comes from new research published on 17 April in the journal Nature. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute examined what has caused this slowdown, or 'hiatus'. The recent hiatus, also dubbed the 'global... Climate change deniers are having a really bad year - and it just got worse It'
Some 20 independent news sources published the findings emanating from at least three independent scientific studies and some dozen scientists. All seemed to concur that episodic sunspot activity lasting anywhere from 70 to 150 years is responsible for wild swings in weather on Earth as well as on other planets within our solar system. This 70- to 150-year cycle has embedded within it several shorter-term, 11-year solar cycles ("mini-cycles," for lack of a better term), "that we all should have
Major changes in the earth's atmospheric weather patterns or climate change, such as global cooling or warming, is actually considered a common occurence. For years scientists have been trying to figure out what keeps glaciers continually growing or shrinking, as well as the development of new species of flora and fauna to the extinction of them. Climate change is a part of the Earth's history, but the speeding up of such events also seem to be affected by human activity. Just recently scienti
The deepest, darkest, scariest place on the maps I loved pondering as a child was a crescent-shaped canyon in the western Pacific Ocean. It was called the Mariana Trench, and at the very, very bottom was the lowest point on Earth's surface, the Challenger Deep. Its floor was seven terrifying miles down. What was down there? It was fun to imagine. I didn't know, and it didn't seem likely anyone would anytime soon. In 1989, James Cameron had fun imagining what might be at the bottom of a similar c
CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has been rebooted and is all set for the scientists to embark on their research into the unknown arena of dark universe. The scientists at CERN, Europe's research center for physics, restarted the LHC Sunday, April 5. It was earlier used to replicate the Big Bang, which is considered the starting point of our universe, to gain knowledge about the formation of all the elements and particles in their nuclei. This had led to the confirmation of the much talked abo
Grazing reindeer help increase plant diversity in Arctic regions despite climate change, according to new research. Swedish scientists have found global warming actually reduces the number of plant species in the tundra. But plant-eating animals, such as reindeer and voles, can help plant diversity in the long run. The researchers believe animals could help protect diversity by preventing losses of small and slowly-growing species. Doctor Elina Kaarlejarvi, of Umea University in Sweden, said: "B
Wallace Broecker's 1975 temperature prediction, adjusted to reflect measured CO2 changes, vs. GISTemp observed global surface temperature changes. -- dana1981, in a Skeptical Science cross-post Wallace Broecker was among the first climate scientists to use simple climate models to predict future global temperature changes. His 1975 paper Climatic Change: Are We on the Brink of a Pronounced Global Warming? is widely credited with coining the term "global warming". In that paper, Broecker modeled
The President recently requested $1 billion for a climate resilience fund to deal with global warming and climate change. Shortly after the request was made to congress, a statement was issued from one of the leading UK scientist that recent storms were not caused by global warming and climate change was not responsible. While the scientist was talking directly about the weather in Britain, his statement could affect the President's budget plans. Already the Kansas State Legislature is saying th
The probable changes as the world heats are so great that climate adaptation to cope with the inevitable is now essential, scientists are warning. Forest damage, drought and floods, for example, will all worsen, and tidal ranges are already changing. More than half of all the natural vegetation of California is at risk as temperatures rise. Even were the US and other nations to honour the promises made in the Paris Agreement of 2015, one fourth of California's natural wilderness would be und
Pause for thought: why we might never know what's caused the global temperature rise to stall Scientists may never be able to determine the exact cause of the recent slowdown in atmospheric warming. This finding comes from new research published on 17 April in the journal Nature. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute examined what has caused this slowdown, or 'hiatus'. The recent hiatus, also dubbed the 'global... Climate change deniers are having a really bad year - and it just got worse It'
Some 20 independent news sources published the findings emanating from at least three independent scientific studies and some dozen scientists. All seemed to concur that episodic sunspot activity lasting anywhere from 70 to 150 years is responsible for wild swings in weather on Earth as well as on other planets within our solar system. This 70- to 150-year cycle has embedded within it several shorter-term, 11-year solar cycles ("mini-cycles," for lack of a better term), "that we all should have
Major changes in the earth's atmospheric weather patterns or climate change, such as global cooling or warming, is actually considered a common occurence. For years scientists have been trying to figure out what keeps glaciers continually growing or shrinking, as well as the development of new species of flora and fauna to the extinction of them. Climate change is a part of the Earth's history, but the speeding up of such events also seem to be affected by human activity. Just recently scienti
The deepest, darkest, scariest place on the maps I loved pondering as a child was a crescent-shaped canyon in the western Pacific Ocean. It was called the Mariana Trench, and at the very, very bottom was the lowest point on Earth's surface, the Challenger Deep. Its floor was seven terrifying miles down. What was down there? It was fun to imagine. I didn't know, and it didn't seem likely anyone would anytime soon. In 1989, James Cameron had fun imagining what might be at the bottom of a similar c
CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has been rebooted and is all set for the scientists to embark on their research into the unknown arena of dark universe. The scientists at CERN, Europe's research center for physics, restarted the LHC Sunday, April 5. It was earlier used to replicate the Big Bang, which is considered the starting point of our universe, to gain knowledge about the formation of all the elements and particles in their nuclei. This had led to the confirmation of the much talked abo
Grazing reindeer help increase plant diversity in Arctic regions despite climate change, according to new research. Swedish scientists have found global warming actually reduces the number of plant species in the tundra. But plant-eating animals, such as reindeer and voles, can help plant diversity in the long run. The researchers believe animals could help protect diversity by preventing losses of small and slowly-growing species. Doctor Elina Kaarlejarvi, of Umea University in Sweden, said: "B
Wallace Broecker's 1975 temperature prediction, adjusted to reflect measured CO2 changes, vs. GISTemp observed global surface temperature changes. -- dana1981, in a Skeptical Science cross-post Wallace Broecker was among the first climate scientists to use simple climate models to predict future global temperature changes. His 1975 paper Climatic Change: Are We on the Brink of a Pronounced Global Warming? is widely credited with coining the term "global warming". In that paper, Broecker modeled
The President recently requested $1 billion for a climate resilience fund to deal with global warming and climate change. Shortly after the request was made to congress, a statement was issued from one of the leading UK scientist that recent storms were not caused by global warming and climate change was not responsible. While the scientist was talking directly about the weather in Britain, his statement could affect the President's budget plans. Already the Kansas State Legislature is saying th
Ocean acidification driven by increasing atmospheric carbon levels is a substantial threat to marine life, a new study has confirmed. The study , published in the journal Nature Climate Change, analyzed 167 studies on the effects of ocean acidification on corals, crustaceans, mollusks, fishes and echinoderms, a group which includes starfish and sea urchins. The studies included data on effects of ocean acidification on more than 150 species of marine life, which the researchers then matched up t
"As far as direct and proxy observations can tell, such abrupt changes in the atmospheric levels of CO2 have never before been seen." Scientists recently revealed how greenhouse gasses are fueling climate change and how this will have a negative impact around the globe. A recent report by the U.N. World Meteorological Organization warns carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere increased at a record-breaking speed in 2016. The greenhouse gas spiked from 400 ppm (parts per million), in 2015
Is Earth the largest garbage dump in the Universe? I don't know. But it's a safe bet that Earth would be a contender were such a competition to be held. Let me explain why. To start, just listing the types of rubbish generated by humans or the locations into which each of these is dumped is a staggering task beyond the scope of one article. Nevertheless, I will give you a reasonably comprehensive summary of the types of garbage being generated (focusing particularly on those that are less well k
The probable changes as the world heats are so great that climate adaptation to cope with the inevitable is now essential, scientists are warning. Forest damage, drought and floods, for example, will all worsen, and tidal ranges are already changing. More than half of all the natural vegetation of California is at risk as temperatures rise. Even were the US and other nations to honour the promises made in the Paris Agreement of 2015, one fourth of California's natural wilderness would be und
Wallace Broecker's 1975 temperature prediction, adjusted to reflect measured CO2 changes, vs. GISTemp observed global surface temperature changes. -- dana1981, in a Skeptical Science cross-post Wallace Broecker was among the first climate scientists to use simple climate models to predict future global temperature changes. His 1975 paper Climatic Change: Are We on the Brink of a Pronounced Global Warming? is widely credited with coining the term "global warming". In that paper, Broecker modeled
Friday, May 2nd, 2014 2014 Earth First! Rendezvous Call For Workshops and Donations Earth First! Humboldt, Redwood Forest Defense, Cascadia Forest Defenders and friends are pleased to announce that we are hosting the 2014 Earth First! Round River Rendezvous. Forest defenders and climate activists from across the Pacific Northwest are busy putting together what promises to be an exhilarating week of direct action, workshops, movement building and wilderness. And we want you to come! We are reachi
No plausible scientific explanation for the adjustments... Photo by Maman Voyage (CC) (Breitbart) Climate change alarmist scientists have been caught red-handed tampering with raw data in order to exaggerate sea level rise. The raw (unadjusted) data from three Indian Ocean gauges - Aden, Karachi and Mumbai - showed that local sea level trends in the last 140 years had been very gently rising, neutral or negative (ie sea levels had fallen). But after the evidence had been adjusted by tidal record
Spiders are one of the many interesting creatures that are found on Earth. They come in all shapes, sizes, and the even come in a variety of colors and hues. Spiders also come in an assortment of different breeds. In fact, there are over 50,000 known species of this invertebrate around the world. An invertebrate is a creature that does not have a backbone in their bodies. Some arachnids can be quite friendly such as the large Tarantula spider that is seen to be a common house pet while other typ
The deepest, darkest, scariest place on the maps I loved pondering as a child was a crescent-shaped canyon in the western Pacific Ocean. It was called the Mariana Trench, and at the very, very bottom was the lowest point on Earth's surface, the Challenger Deep. Its floor was seven terrifying miles down. What was down there? It was fun to imagine. I didn't know, and it didn't seem likely anyone would anytime soon. In 1989, James Cameron had fun imagining what might be at the bottom of a similar c
Loss of beaches worldwide is certainly not the worst of the impacts humans will face from unrestricted greenhouse gas emissions (see " JPL bombshell: Polar ice sheet mass loss is speeding up, on pace for 1 foot sea level rise by 2050 "). But it will be a poignant and costly loss nonetheless for future generations. And don't count on creating artificial beaches -- they will be awfully hard to sustain when sea levels are rising 6 to 12 inches a decade ! CAP's Kiley Kroh has more. When Snooki of MT
"As far as direct and proxy observations can tell, such abrupt changes in the atmospheric levels of CO2 have never before been seen." Scientists recently revealed how greenhouse gasses are fueling climate change and how this will have a negative impact around the globe. A recent report by the U.N. World Meteorological Organization warns carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere increased at a record-breaking speed in 2016. The greenhouse gas spiked from 400 ppm (parts per million), in 2015
Is Earth the largest garbage dump in the Universe? I don't know. But it's a safe bet that Earth would be a contender were such a competition to be held. Let me explain why. To start, just listing the types of rubbish generated by humans or the locations into which each of these is dumped is a staggering task beyond the scope of one article. Nevertheless, I will give you a reasonably comprehensive summary of the types of garbage being generated (focusing particularly on those that are less well k
The probable changes as the world heats are so great that climate adaptation to cope with the inevitable is now essential, scientists are warning. Forest damage, drought and floods, for example, will all worsen, and tidal ranges are already changing. More than half of all the natural vegetation of California is at risk as temperatures rise. Even were the US and other nations to honour the promises made in the Paris Agreement of 2015, one fourth of California's natural wilderness would be und
Wallace Broecker's 1975 temperature prediction, adjusted to reflect measured CO2 changes, vs. GISTemp observed global surface temperature changes. -- dana1981, in a Skeptical Science cross-post Wallace Broecker was among the first climate scientists to use simple climate models to predict future global temperature changes. His 1975 paper Climatic Change: Are We on the Brink of a Pronounced Global Warming? is widely credited with coining the term "global warming". In that paper, Broecker modeled
Friday, May 2nd, 2014 2014 Earth First! Rendezvous Call For Workshops and Donations Earth First! Humboldt, Redwood Forest Defense, Cascadia Forest Defenders and friends are pleased to announce that we are hosting the 2014 Earth First! Round River Rendezvous. Forest defenders and climate activists from across the Pacific Northwest are busy putting together what promises to be an exhilarating week of direct action, workshops, movement building and wilderness. And we want you to come! We are reachi
No plausible scientific explanation for the adjustments... Photo by Maman Voyage (CC) (Breitbart) Climate change alarmist scientists have been caught red-handed tampering with raw data in order to exaggerate sea level rise. The raw (unadjusted) data from three Indian Ocean gauges - Aden, Karachi and Mumbai - showed that local sea level trends in the last 140 years had been very gently rising, neutral or negative (ie sea levels had fallen). But after the evidence had been adjusted by tidal record
Spiders are one of the many interesting creatures that are found on Earth. They come in all shapes, sizes, and the even come in a variety of colors and hues. Spiders also come in an assortment of different breeds. In fact, there are over 50,000 known species of this invertebrate around the world. An invertebrate is a creature that does not have a backbone in their bodies. Some arachnids can be quite friendly such as the large Tarantula spider that is seen to be a common house pet while other typ
The deepest, darkest, scariest place on the maps I loved pondering as a child was a crescent-shaped canyon in the western Pacific Ocean. It was called the Mariana Trench, and at the very, very bottom was the lowest point on Earth's surface, the Challenger Deep. Its floor was seven terrifying miles down. What was down there? It was fun to imagine. I didn't know, and it didn't seem likely anyone would anytime soon. In 1989, James Cameron had fun imagining what might be at the bottom of a similar c
Loss of beaches worldwide is certainly not the worst of the impacts humans will face from unrestricted greenhouse gas emissions (see " JPL bombshell: Polar ice sheet mass loss is speeding up, on pace for 1 foot sea level rise by 2050 "). But it will be a poignant and costly loss nonetheless for future generations. And don't count on creating artificial beaches -- they will be awfully hard to sustain when sea levels are rising 6 to 12 inches a decade ! CAP's Kiley Kroh has more. When Snooki of MT
Flirting is never straightforward, but especially not when you're not certain if a girl you're talking to is into you as friends or something more. When you're better at talking around your feelings than laying it all out, it's good to have some deep questions to ask a girl when you think you might like each other. It allows the two of you to grow closer naturally and to feel your way toward whether your crush can turn into something more. And while asking your crush these questions might make y
A Facebook account has caused a young Syrian girl to be stoned to death by Islamic extremists. Fatoum Al-Jassem, aged 14 or 15, was taken to a Sharia court in the city of Al-Reqqah after the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants caught her using the social network. Fatoum Al-Jassem was sentenced to death by stoning after the court decided she had shown immoral behavior. Although Facebook is not prohibited in Iraq and Syria, Islamic extremists say it is the equivalent of adultery and m
Four year old Mayhem (not her real name, but it fits, because this girl has 'tude), isn't the hugest fan of princess dresses. But she really likes paper and tape. The miniature fashion maven, with the assistance of her mother Angie ("The ideas are pretty much a 50/50 split, but Mayhem constructs a lot more than most people would probably believe... she's literally always beside me learning something new if she's not tearing or taping or gluing while I am."), has taken dress-up into her own hands
Blue_Tires (51,268 posts) Austrian jihadi teen girls reportedly want to leave Syria, ISIS, come home The two Austrian teenagers who became poster girls for the jihad in Syria are now desperate to come home after becoming disillusioned with their new lifestyles. Samra Kesinovic, 17, and Sabina Selimovic, 15, who grew up in Vienna and enjoyed the freedom to wear whatever they wanted and to meet whoever they wanted, were told by radical preacher Ebu Tejma at a local mosque about the evils of their
Israel has extracted a "confession" from Mohammed, cousin of detained Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi. The 15-year-old boy's head is badly deformed. But did a bike crash cause this injury? Breaking: This is Mohammad Tamimi, 15, who was shot in the head by soldiers in December, and still needs surgery to reconstruct his skull. Last night he was arrested by Israeli soldiers. Photo: @OrenZiv1985 / @activestills pic.twitter.com/ZMGdYtBUx0 -- Haggai Matar (@Ha_Matar) February 26, 2018 Before jailed Pale
1. MUST WATCH : Several cloaked women of the Iranian regime arrest female protestor The person who filmed this woman who was attacked by 4 agents of the Islamic Republic on #IranProtests says we did our best to stop the security force but we failed and now I am worried about her fate. pic.twitter.com/kzgdTKQpY6 -- masih alinejad (@AlinejadMasih) January 4, 2018 The person filming was also attacked by four agents of the state. 2. Chibok girls: Kidnapped schoolgirl rescued in Nigeria One of the "C
Ladies, it turns out being a daddy issue-ridden, reckless spending, hopeless romantic is a major turn-off to men. Yeah, after reading this Reddit thread about guys' relationship deal breakers, I'm starting to realize more and more why the hell I'm still single : I fit the bill for almost all of them. Oops. Breakups suck. There's no doubt about it. But they teach us things we take into our new relationships . For the most part, those lessons are positive and keep us from making mistakes that h
Hate Dina Lohan? Maybe you're a bad feminist! That's sort of the point of this New York Times story that got me so upset I called my mom to assure her it was dad's fault I am a drunk. I caught her on break from an education class she is taking. "I reflect on Lindsay Lohan all the time , and Britney," my mom confessed. "And you!" Oh god. "And all the things I should have done differently." ( Like how you used to rub Grand Marnier on my pacifier to get me to stop crying? ) After the jump, more wis
Me and Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" came out the same summer. I know, fuck me, right? The non-Perry catalyst of this particular revelation was a graduating high school senior -- I was a mere freshman -- and we made out one night in my childhood bed after only semi-ironically going to the rolling rink. I was wearing Perry-level pink sparkles. I was wet for weeks. Like legions of little queer girls who came of age circa 2008, my relationship to "I Kissed a Girl" is complicated. For those of you
A CROSS-dressing ISIS brute was caught attempting to sneak out of recaptured Iraqi territory in women's clothing. The dragged up Jihadi was snared with a USB stick stuffed with the names of extremists. iraqi news 3 A cross-dressing jihadi was caught dressed up as a woman in the Iraqi town of Sharqat Abu Omar al-Assafi had been installed as an ISIS governor in the Sharqat region of Iraq after the terror group swept to power in 2014. But security forces in the country caught him trying to sneak ou
A Facebook account has caused a young Syrian girl to be stoned to death by Islamic extremists. Fatoum Al-Jassem, aged 14 or 15, was taken to a Sharia court in the city of Al-Reqqah after the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants caught her using the social network. Fatoum Al-Jassem was sentenced to death by stoning after the court decided she had shown immoral behavior. Although Facebook is not prohibited in Iraq and Syria, Islamic extremists say it is the equivalent of adultery and m
Four year old Mayhem (not her real name, but it fits, because this girl has 'tude), isn't the hugest fan of princess dresses. But she really likes paper and tape. The miniature fashion maven, with the assistance of her mother Angie ("The ideas are pretty much a 50/50 split, but Mayhem constructs a lot more than most people would probably believe... she's literally always beside me learning something new if she's not tearing or taping or gluing while I am."), has taken dress-up into her own hands
Blue_Tires (51,268 posts) Austrian jihadi teen girls reportedly want to leave Syria, ISIS, come home The two Austrian teenagers who became poster girls for the jihad in Syria are now desperate to come home after becoming disillusioned with their new lifestyles. Samra Kesinovic, 17, and Sabina Selimovic, 15, who grew up in Vienna and enjoyed the freedom to wear whatever they wanted and to meet whoever they wanted, were told by radical preacher Ebu Tejma at a local mosque about the evils of their
Israel has extracted a "confession" from Mohammed, cousin of detained Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi. The 15-year-old boy's head is badly deformed. But did a bike crash cause this injury? Breaking: This is Mohammad Tamimi, 15, who was shot in the head by soldiers in December, and still needs surgery to reconstruct his skull. Last night he was arrested by Israeli soldiers. Photo: @OrenZiv1985 / @activestills pic.twitter.com/ZMGdYtBUx0 -- Haggai Matar (@Ha_Matar) February 26, 2018 Before jailed Pale
1. MUST WATCH : Several cloaked women of the Iranian regime arrest female protestor The person who filmed this woman who was attacked by 4 agents of the Islamic Republic on #IranProtests says we did our best to stop the security force but we failed and now I am worried about her fate. pic.twitter.com/kzgdTKQpY6 -- masih alinejad (@AlinejadMasih) January 4, 2018 The person filming was also attacked by four agents of the state. 2. Chibok girls: Kidnapped schoolgirl rescued in Nigeria One of the "C
Ladies, it turns out being a daddy issue-ridden, reckless spending, hopeless romantic is a major turn-off to men. Yeah, after reading this Reddit thread about guys' relationship deal breakers, I'm starting to realize more and more why the hell I'm still single : I fit the bill for almost all of them. Oops. Breakups suck. There's no doubt about it. But they teach us things we take into our new relationships . For the most part, those lessons are positive and keep us from making mistakes that h
Hate Dina Lohan? Maybe you're a bad feminist! That's sort of the point of this New York Times story that got me so upset I called my mom to assure her it was dad's fault I am a drunk. I caught her on break from an education class she is taking. "I reflect on Lindsay Lohan all the time , and Britney," my mom confessed. "And you!" Oh god. "And all the things I should have done differently." ( Like how you used to rub Grand Marnier on my pacifier to get me to stop crying? ) After the jump, more wis
Me and Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" came out the same summer. I know, fuck me, right? The non-Perry catalyst of this particular revelation was a graduating high school senior -- I was a mere freshman -- and we made out one night in my childhood bed after only semi-ironically going to the rolling rink. I was wearing Perry-level pink sparkles. I was wet for weeks. Like legions of little queer girls who came of age circa 2008, my relationship to "I Kissed a Girl" is complicated. For those of you
A CROSS-dressing ISIS brute was caught attempting to sneak out of recaptured Iraqi territory in women's clothing. The dragged up Jihadi was snared with a USB stick stuffed with the names of extremists. iraqi news 3 A cross-dressing jihadi was caught dressed up as a woman in the Iraqi town of Sharqat Abu Omar al-Assafi had been installed as an ISIS governor in the Sharqat region of Iraq after the terror group swept to power in 2014. But security forces in the country caught him trying to sneak ou
Before the dramatic revelation that her ex-husband is dead-- again --Cupcake Prince swans down the marble staircase in a white fur coat and catches her eldest getting blown at a baby grand piano. "You like cock, Kamal!" she spits, exasperated, when he tries to protest that it's not what she thinks, and though the moment--from Dear White People 's scalpel-sharp Empire send-up, Prince O'Palities --is uproariously funny, it's also a turning point for the episode's two central characters: the instan
Selena Gomez may be giving up on ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber after his latest stunt. While she still loves and cares for him, she has decided enough is enough. After his latest escapade, Gomez decided that Bieber had two choices: either lose her forever or go to rehab. It seems the Canadian singer chose the former after running away to Panama. However, that doesn't mean she is going to completely turn her back on him. A source told Hollywood Life that she will watch him from a distance instead of
Madonnarama! Madonna has struck pose after provocative pose since her 1982 debut. Is her latest incarnation, as activist and filmmaker, bringing her closer to the truth? Rich Cohen undergoes a multi-media bombardment--her new album, her directorial debut, and her documentary on the orphans of Malawi, where she adopted her third child--to prepare for a session with the icon herself. Photographs by Steven Meisel. Web special: A slide show of the many modes of Madonna from the pages of Vanity Fair,
Vanity Von Glow is a British drag queen who caused a bit of a stir by doing something allegedly controversial: Yawn. So I'm not exactly a fan of drag. You won't be seeing me at a drag club any time soon. But I don't hate drag queens. Don't get me wrong: The ones encouraging 8-year-olds to engage in this kind of behaviour do rub me up the wrong way, but I know they're not all like that. And as far as I can see, Vanity is a free-thinking drag queen who is willing to politely disagree with people o
As you surely noticed, 18-year-old Selena Gomez wasn't wearing her purity ring in those photos of her canoodling with Justin Bieber in the Caribbean. Now a family friend reports, "When the ring came off, Selena's parents became unglued." Selena has worn the ring since she was 12-years-old, "But when things started getting hot with Justin, suddenly she was wearing it less and less. Selena's family thinks the world of Justin and isn't opposed to them dating. But they're very conservative people an
Blue_Tires (51,268 posts) Austrian jihadi teen girls reportedly want to leave Syria, ISIS, come home The two Austrian teenagers who became poster girls for the jihad in Syria are now desperate to come home after becoming disillusioned with their new lifestyles. Samra Kesinovic, 17, and Sabina Selimovic, 15, who grew up in Vienna and enjoyed the freedom to wear whatever they wanted and to meet whoever they wanted, were told by radical preacher Ebu Tejma at a local mosque about the evils of their
Kate Schellenbach is cool. Cool not because, after starting the fanzine Cheap Garbage for Snotty Kids in the early '80s, she was the first to take a seat behind the drum set for the Beastie Boys. Not because nearly 10 years later Luscious Jackson, the band she formed with friends from New York clubs like Hurrah and Tier 3, was the first band signed to the Beasties' Grand Royal label. Not even because since putting Luscious together the band has shared stages with the likes of Bettie Serveert, Ur
RENDITION directed by Gavin Hood, written by Kelley Sane, with Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep and Peter Sarsgaard. An Alliance Atlantis release. 120 minutes. Some subtitles. Opens Friday (October 19). Rating: NNN Peter Sarsgaard is one of those brilliant young actors whose name you probably don't recognize; just for the record, no, he's not that guy from Breaking The Waves. But a quick look at his face or listen to his nasal John Malkovich-lite voice and you can place him. In m
1. After sex, he asks you to leave. And when you stare at him like he's a monster, he asks you to grab him a beer on your way out. 2. You ask him about your future together and he says he has no idea where he'll be then. Even though you've been seeing each other a few months, he's still not sure what his life will look like in a few months from now, and doesn't even care if you're in it or not. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below 3. When you ask him what he thinks of your outfit, he always
1. Teenage girl "plotted British Museum grenade terror attack" A teenage girl plotted a gun and grenade attack at the British Museum after her attempts to become a jihadi bride were thwarted, a court has heard. Safaa Boular was 17 when she allegedly decided to be a "martyr" after her Islamic State fighter fiance was killed in Syria, the Old Bailey was told. Ms Boular, now 18, denies two counts of preparing acts of terrorism. Her sister Rizlaine Boular, 21, has admitted planning an attack with kn
Selena Gomez may be giving up on ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber after his latest stunt. While she still loves and cares for him, she has decided enough is enough. After his latest escapade, Gomez decided that Bieber had two choices: either lose her forever or go to rehab. It seems the Canadian singer chose the former after running away to Panama. However, that doesn't mean she is going to completely turn her back on him. A source told Hollywood Life that she will watch him from a distance instead of
Madonnarama! Madonna has struck pose after provocative pose since her 1982 debut. Is her latest incarnation, as activist and filmmaker, bringing her closer to the truth? Rich Cohen undergoes a multi-media bombardment--her new album, her directorial debut, and her documentary on the orphans of Malawi, where she adopted her third child--to prepare for a session with the icon herself. Photographs by Steven Meisel. Web special: A slide show of the many modes of Madonna from the pages of Vanity Fair,
Vanity Von Glow is a British drag queen who caused a bit of a stir by doing something allegedly controversial: Yawn. So I'm not exactly a fan of drag. You won't be seeing me at a drag club any time soon. But I don't hate drag queens. Don't get me wrong: The ones encouraging 8-year-olds to engage in this kind of behaviour do rub me up the wrong way, but I know they're not all like that. And as far as I can see, Vanity is a free-thinking drag queen who is willing to politely disagree with people o
As you surely noticed, 18-year-old Selena Gomez wasn't wearing her purity ring in those photos of her canoodling with Justin Bieber in the Caribbean. Now a family friend reports, "When the ring came off, Selena's parents became unglued." Selena has worn the ring since she was 12-years-old, "But when things started getting hot with Justin, suddenly she was wearing it less and less. Selena's family thinks the world of Justin and isn't opposed to them dating. But they're very conservative people an
Blue_Tires (51,268 posts) Austrian jihadi teen girls reportedly want to leave Syria, ISIS, come home The two Austrian teenagers who became poster girls for the jihad in Syria are now desperate to come home after becoming disillusioned with their new lifestyles. Samra Kesinovic, 17, and Sabina Selimovic, 15, who grew up in Vienna and enjoyed the freedom to wear whatever they wanted and to meet whoever they wanted, were told by radical preacher Ebu Tejma at a local mosque about the evils of their
Kate Schellenbach is cool. Cool not because, after starting the fanzine Cheap Garbage for Snotty Kids in the early '80s, she was the first to take a seat behind the drum set for the Beastie Boys. Not because nearly 10 years later Luscious Jackson, the band she formed with friends from New York clubs like Hurrah and Tier 3, was the first band signed to the Beasties' Grand Royal label. Not even because since putting Luscious together the band has shared stages with the likes of Bettie Serveert, Ur
RENDITION directed by Gavin Hood, written by Kelley Sane, with Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep and Peter Sarsgaard. An Alliance Atlantis release. 120 minutes. Some subtitles. Opens Friday (October 19). Rating: NNN Peter Sarsgaard is one of those brilliant young actors whose name you probably don't recognize; just for the record, no, he's not that guy from Breaking The Waves. But a quick look at his face or listen to his nasal John Malkovich-lite voice and you can place him. In m
1. After sex, he asks you to leave. And when you stare at him like he's a monster, he asks you to grab him a beer on your way out. 2. You ask him about your future together and he says he has no idea where he'll be then. Even though you've been seeing each other a few months, he's still not sure what his life will look like in a few months from now, and doesn't even care if you're in it or not. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below 3. When you ask him what he thinks of your outfit, he always
1. Teenage girl "plotted British Museum grenade terror attack" A teenage girl plotted a gun and grenade attack at the British Museum after her attempts to become a jihadi bride were thwarted, a court has heard. Safaa Boular was 17 when she allegedly decided to be a "martyr" after her Islamic State fighter fiance was killed in Syria, the Old Bailey was told. Ms Boular, now 18, denies two counts of preparing acts of terrorism. Her sister Rizlaine Boular, 21, has admitted planning an attack with kn
The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings by philip zaleski and carol zaleski farrar, straus and giroux, 656 pages, $35 T he name they chose for their group was, J. R. R. Tolkien self-effacingly recalls, "a pleasantly ingenious pun . . . suggesting people with vague or half-formed intimations and ideas plus those who dabble in ink." The description conjures a picture of "donnish dreaminess," a rag-tag band of tweed-clad writers who met for a pint from time to time. The English novelist
The charitable view to take of this is to understand the author to be working like an archaeologist, reconstructing, with knowledge and imagination, a life that exists only in odd scattered shards. Perhaps, however, the whole thing is a kind of literary trompe l'oeil, a trick. And yet we have to bear in mind that even if the grandfather is real (or indeed purely fictional), he might be making the stories up. "Everything you've been telling me is true, though, right?" asks "Mike" towards the end.
coffee art by Kazuki Yamamoto This, my friends, is art. And better than anything else I can think of, it demonstrates our deep-set need to create beauty. The Dalai Lama says that any profession - every profession - will be a calling to 1/3 of its workers. I would bet being a barista is just that to Kazuki Yamamoto: a calling. An art. Aside from its loveliness, this piece of totally ephemeral art makes my beginner's heart happy (despite my current mad-on for the inept tech support where I just l
While you're out reading about Muggles and inhaling the latest softcore beach book, The Winter Sounds - the Athens, Ga., five-piece - is polishing off time-honored classic novels about old sea dogs and pirates and truly learning something by keeping their eyes on the International Herald Tribune for extensive pieces about the effects of globalization. You throw your life away on smut, but don't drag the band into. The Winter Sounds must find ways to tuck these bigger ideas into some hidden passa
Illustration by Scarecrow Artist, used with permission . This time of year you see a lot of jack-o-lanterns decorating front stoops and walkways for Halloween. But have you ever wondered why it's called a "jack-o-lantern"? As it turns out, there's a very timely lesson in the origin of the name, and a recent letter to advice columnist Emily Yoffe, who writes the Dear Prudence advice column, shows the need to teach that lesson is greater now, than perhaps ever before. Of course, Halloween is th
The Sacred Era Yoshio Aramaki University of Minnesota Press $22.95 A tale that includes a past history of a parched and barren Earth might seem an obvious trope for today, but the author of The Sacred Era (Shinseidai) was born in Japan in 1933, while Era , considered his magnum opus, was written in 1978. A work of speculative fiction, the book melds the post-apocalyptic with space travel, religion, heresy, family, romance, and sex. In a distant future, youthful protagonist K arrives at the Papal
It wasn't all that long ago that Richard Prince was an artist respected by curators and a few collectors who was largely overlooked by the art market. (He was best known for his 1983 Spiritual America, an unauthorized "re-photograph" of an nude, underage Brooke Shields.) A serious mid-career show at the Whitney in 1992 was filled with his great "Cowboy" and "Girlfriend" series of pictures and his photographs of decrepit upstate motor homes-the sociology of white-trash depravity has always been p
Illustration by Yuko Shimizu At a shallow pool in a nameless creek, deep in the Alaskan wilderness, seven boys are laughing and lunging and splashing as they try to haze a pair of beleaguered little fish into their mosquito nets. Fishing is not allowed, but they took leave of their instructors several hours ago and are having their Lord of the Flies moment of fun. Have a look at them: Joshua Berg, 17, from New City, New York, the group's elected leader and most experienced outdoorsman. Noah Alla
Artist Zhanna Shomakhova.| Photo courtesy of www.zhanna.ca Artist Zhanna Shomakhova will be exhibiting over 50 works in her latest series Motion, a collection exploring the allures of the universe in flux, at the Leigh Square Community Arts Village from Oct. 5-Nov. 28. Born in Nalchik, North Caucasus, Russia, Shomakhova moved with her family to Canada in 2008. Her immigration has had a transformative effect on her artistic style, which has evolved into renderings of an ever-shifting environment.
"Canada." (Courtesy Ecco) Near the end of Canada (Ecco, 432 pp., $27.99), the new novel by Richard Ford, the narrator suggests a few literary parallels to the story he's just finished telling. It's quite a crib note: [These books] to me seem secretly about my young life-- The Heart of Darkness , The Great Gatsby , The Sheltering Sky , The Nick Adams Stories , The Mayor of Casterbridge . A mission into the void. Abandonment. A figure , possibly mysterious, but finally not... Only someone fairly c
The charitable view to take of this is to understand the author to be working like an archaeologist, reconstructing, with knowledge and imagination, a life that exists only in odd scattered shards. Perhaps, however, the whole thing is a kind of literary trompe l'oeil, a trick. And yet we have to bear in mind that even if the grandfather is real (or indeed purely fictional), he might be making the stories up. "Everything you've been telling me is true, though, right?" asks "Mike" towards the end.
coffee art by Kazuki Yamamoto This, my friends, is art. And better than anything else I can think of, it demonstrates our deep-set need to create beauty. The Dalai Lama says that any profession - every profession - will be a calling to 1/3 of its workers. I would bet being a barista is just that to Kazuki Yamamoto: a calling. An art. Aside from its loveliness, this piece of totally ephemeral art makes my beginner's heart happy (despite my current mad-on for the inept tech support where I just l
While you're out reading about Muggles and inhaling the latest softcore beach book, The Winter Sounds - the Athens, Ga., five-piece - is polishing off time-honored classic novels about old sea dogs and pirates and truly learning something by keeping their eyes on the International Herald Tribune for extensive pieces about the effects of globalization. You throw your life away on smut, but don't drag the band into. The Winter Sounds must find ways to tuck these bigger ideas into some hidden passa
Illustration by Scarecrow Artist, used with permission . This time of year you see a lot of jack-o-lanterns decorating front stoops and walkways for Halloween. But have you ever wondered why it's called a "jack-o-lantern"? As it turns out, there's a very timely lesson in the origin of the name, and a recent letter to advice columnist Emily Yoffe, who writes the Dear Prudence advice column, shows the need to teach that lesson is greater now, than perhaps ever before. Of course, Halloween is th
The Sacred Era Yoshio Aramaki University of Minnesota Press $22.95 A tale that includes a past history of a parched and barren Earth might seem an obvious trope for today, but the author of The Sacred Era (Shinseidai) was born in Japan in 1933, while Era , considered his magnum opus, was written in 1978. A work of speculative fiction, the book melds the post-apocalyptic with space travel, religion, heresy, family, romance, and sex. In a distant future, youthful protagonist K arrives at the Papal
It wasn't all that long ago that Richard Prince was an artist respected by curators and a few collectors who was largely overlooked by the art market. (He was best known for his 1983 Spiritual America, an unauthorized "re-photograph" of an nude, underage Brooke Shields.) A serious mid-career show at the Whitney in 1992 was filled with his great "Cowboy" and "Girlfriend" series of pictures and his photographs of decrepit upstate motor homes-the sociology of white-trash depravity has always been p
Illustration by Yuko Shimizu At a shallow pool in a nameless creek, deep in the Alaskan wilderness, seven boys are laughing and lunging and splashing as they try to haze a pair of beleaguered little fish into their mosquito nets. Fishing is not allowed, but they took leave of their instructors several hours ago and are having their Lord of the Flies moment of fun. Have a look at them: Joshua Berg, 17, from New City, New York, the group's elected leader and most experienced outdoorsman. Noah Alla
Artist Zhanna Shomakhova.| Photo courtesy of www.zhanna.ca Artist Zhanna Shomakhova will be exhibiting over 50 works in her latest series Motion, a collection exploring the allures of the universe in flux, at the Leigh Square Community Arts Village from Oct. 5-Nov. 28. Born in Nalchik, North Caucasus, Russia, Shomakhova moved with her family to Canada in 2008. Her immigration has had a transformative effect on her artistic style, which has evolved into renderings of an ever-shifting environment.
"Canada." (Courtesy Ecco) Near the end of Canada (Ecco, 432 pp., $27.99), the new novel by Richard Ford, the narrator suggests a few literary parallels to the story he's just finished telling. It's quite a crib note: [These books] to me seem secretly about my young life-- The Heart of Darkness , The Great Gatsby , The Sheltering Sky , The Nick Adams Stories , The Mayor of Casterbridge . A mission into the void. Abandonment. A figure , possibly mysterious, but finally not... Only someone fairly c
Cave Creek Nar-Anon Outreach I am the father of a Heroin Addict. I live in Cave Creek and my son went to Cactus Shadows H.S. I have met many families in Cave Creek and other parts of Arizona that have also experienced drug addiction in their family. This has been the hardest thing my family has ever had to deal with. Addiction is a family disease. It affects the relationships of those close to the addict: parents, spouse, siblings, children, long time friends, and employers. If someone's addicti
Horses are not loners by nature, so it's common practice for thoroughbreds to keep a horse known as a companion pony for friendship and support. The friends that accompany racehorses both on the road and at home are not limited to horses, however--dogs, sheep, goats, and even chickens have served as companions. Famed champion Seabiscuit relied on a whole covey of kindly animals: a horse named Pumpkin, a dog named Pocatell, and a spider monkey named Jo-Jo. The champion Unbridled, who won the 1990
Every winter, without fail, we hear dozens of stories about irresponsible pet owners leaving their dogs out in the bitter cold. The city of Indianapolis is hoping to crack down on these incidents of animal cruelty, however, with a new ordinance that requires pet owners to bring their animals indoors when temperatures reach a certain degree. Indianapolis Animal Care and Control Officer Alex Shaefer, who has been taking a lot of calls since the temperatures have dropped, gives pet owners the benef
Each day at 7am, Maddy Norval feeds the chickens, checks on 22 Hebridean sheep and four Shetland cows, before starting work in her studio. The art school graduate combines an online business selling craft dolls with tending a 62-acre croft in Rogart, Sutherland. Crofting is the historic practice, unique to the Scottish Highlands, of subsistence farming on an agricultural unit of land called a croft. Crofting has been around since the time of the Highland Clearances, which began in the 18th centu
In the mid-nineteenth century, Charles Dickens had a small, shaggy Havana spaniel named Timber Doodle. Dickens had acquired Timber during a visit to America and the little dog soon became his constant companion, even accompanying him on his travels. It was during one of these foreign excursions that Timber suffered from a very severe infestation of fleas. The solution was extreme. As Dickens relates in an 1844 letter: "Timber has had every hair upon his body cut off because of the fleas, and he
A story that "invasive" eight foot long snakes have been found living in London by the Regent's Canal has grown into Snakezilla proportions since it broke this weekend. The Aesculapian reptiles, believed to have escaped some years ago from London Zoo, and are acknowledged not to be venomous. At first, it was widely reported that they were capable of strangling rats and other small mammals, which is predictable diet for an average snake. Now, thanks to a concern raised by mum-of-three Sylvia Tayl
Cutest ad I've seen in a while, but probably the most expensive coat your dog would ever wear. They're custom made for a Moncler campaign shot by Bruce Weber, which also features a self-portrait of Weber himself, along with his other fetish -- a cadre of shirtless male models in a Sisyphean exercise. The NYT's Cathy Horyn writes : "The shoot was done at Golden Beach, Florida, where Mr. Weber and his partner Nan Bush have a home. As charming as the self-portrait is, with Mr. Weber appearing to sn
A Wisconsin man has lost both of his legs due to an infection that he caught from a dog. Greg Manteufel was reportedly licked by his own pet. As a result, a bacterial infection called capnocytophaga raged through his body and wreaked havoc. Initially, Manteufel thought that he had the flu. He went to the emergency room, and was so covered in bruises that it looked as if he had been beaten. Blood tests soon revealed the cause of his symptoms. His body's response to the bacteria "caused Greg's blo
Horses really can understand humans - in the same way that dogs do, according to new research They combine facial expressions and voice tones to perceive our emotions, say psychologists. And the animals are so clever they are able to do it with complete strangers - as well as those familiar to them. It is exactly the same technique used by man's best friend - which has been known for decades. But it is the first time it has been demonstrated in the horse - often described as man's 'second best f
Dozens of Pit Bulls Torment Residents in West Park "I'm not quite sure how many dogs I have," Yohai sighs as he settles his slender frame atop a living room coffee table to stroke a hairless pit bull. He calls his house the "Warlock Kennels," and he has added to this collection for decades. "This has been 35 years in service of the pit bulls. Whatever I do, I do for the breed. I help out the pit bulls. This is a rescue." That claim, however, is debatable. Since 2007, Yohai has become known to au
Horses are not loners by nature, so it's common practice for thoroughbreds to keep a horse known as a companion pony for friendship and support. The friends that accompany racehorses both on the road and at home are not limited to horses, however--dogs, sheep, goats, and even chickens have served as companions. Famed champion Seabiscuit relied on a whole covey of kindly animals: a horse named Pumpkin, a dog named Pocatell, and a spider monkey named Jo-Jo. The champion Unbridled, who won the 1990
Every winter, without fail, we hear dozens of stories about irresponsible pet owners leaving their dogs out in the bitter cold. The city of Indianapolis is hoping to crack down on these incidents of animal cruelty, however, with a new ordinance that requires pet owners to bring their animals indoors when temperatures reach a certain degree. Indianapolis Animal Care and Control Officer Alex Shaefer, who has been taking a lot of calls since the temperatures have dropped, gives pet owners the benef
Each day at 7am, Maddy Norval feeds the chickens, checks on 22 Hebridean sheep and four Shetland cows, before starting work in her studio. The art school graduate combines an online business selling craft dolls with tending a 62-acre croft in Rogart, Sutherland. Crofting is the historic practice, unique to the Scottish Highlands, of subsistence farming on an agricultural unit of land called a croft. Crofting has been around since the time of the Highland Clearances, which began in the 18th centu
In the mid-nineteenth century, Charles Dickens had a small, shaggy Havana spaniel named Timber Doodle. Dickens had acquired Timber during a visit to America and the little dog soon became his constant companion, even accompanying him on his travels. It was during one of these foreign excursions that Timber suffered from a very severe infestation of fleas. The solution was extreme. As Dickens relates in an 1844 letter: "Timber has had every hair upon his body cut off because of the fleas, and he
A story that "invasive" eight foot long snakes have been found living in London by the Regent's Canal has grown into Snakezilla proportions since it broke this weekend. The Aesculapian reptiles, believed to have escaped some years ago from London Zoo, and are acknowledged not to be venomous. At first, it was widely reported that they were capable of strangling rats and other small mammals, which is predictable diet for an average snake. Now, thanks to a concern raised by mum-of-three Sylvia Tayl
Cutest ad I've seen in a while, but probably the most expensive coat your dog would ever wear. They're custom made for a Moncler campaign shot by Bruce Weber, which also features a self-portrait of Weber himself, along with his other fetish -- a cadre of shirtless male models in a Sisyphean exercise. The NYT's Cathy Horyn writes : "The shoot was done at Golden Beach, Florida, where Mr. Weber and his partner Nan Bush have a home. As charming as the self-portrait is, with Mr. Weber appearing to sn
A Wisconsin man has lost both of his legs due to an infection that he caught from a dog. Greg Manteufel was reportedly licked by his own pet. As a result, a bacterial infection called capnocytophaga raged through his body and wreaked havoc. Initially, Manteufel thought that he had the flu. He went to the emergency room, and was so covered in bruises that it looked as if he had been beaten. Blood tests soon revealed the cause of his symptoms. His body's response to the bacteria "caused Greg's blo
Horses really can understand humans - in the same way that dogs do, according to new research They combine facial expressions and voice tones to perceive our emotions, say psychologists. And the animals are so clever they are able to do it with complete strangers - as well as those familiar to them. It is exactly the same technique used by man's best friend - which has been known for decades. But it is the first time it has been demonstrated in the horse - often described as man's 'second best f
Dozens of Pit Bulls Torment Residents in West Park "I'm not quite sure how many dogs I have," Yohai sighs as he settles his slender frame atop a living room coffee table to stroke a hairless pit bull. He calls his house the "Warlock Kennels," and he has added to this collection for decades. "This has been 35 years in service of the pit bulls. Whatever I do, I do for the breed. I help out the pit bulls. This is a rescue." That claim, however, is debatable. Since 2007, Yohai has become known to au
Photographer Benny Lam spent several years documenting grim living conditions in Hong Kong where people live inside tiny "coffin cubicles" within illegally divided apartments. The images are grim glimpses of life in the city with the most expensive housing market in the world. The photo series is titled "Trapped." From National Geographic : Pushed out by soaring rents, tens of thousands of people have no other option than to inhabit squatter huts, sub-divided units where the kitchen and toilet m
Kolkata: There has not been any exodus from Bangladesh to West Bengal following violence in the neighbouring country over a top Jamaat-e-Islami leader being sentenced to death for crimes against humanity during the 1971 liberation war. "We have no such report," Home Secretary Basudeb Banerjee told PTI when asked if there was an exodus from Bangladesh. "Security arrangements have been strengthened along the border," he said on the measures that the state government has suggested to the BSF. In th
Over 300 Bangladeshis were crushed to death in the ruins of their high-rise factory and Slate's Matt Yglesias is annoyed . He's not annoyed that 300 people were crushed to death, he's annoyed that seemingly "the entire Internet" is complaining about a post he wrote while bodies were still being pulled from the rubble, arguing that the status quo is just fine because Bangladeshis are making a rational economic calculus: Bangladesh is a lot poorer than the United States, and there are very good re
The bodies of Ericka Ares Luik and her partner Kumar Prasad Bhat were found buried under tons of construction debris with bags on their heads this week. Luik, friends say, was hoping to flee Venezuela, home to the most violent city in the world, for Estonia. Luik, a journalist, and Bhat, a merchant, were found last week after their families declared them missing on Sunday, June 19. Their bodies were said to have been found "in an advanced state of decomposition" at a construction site near their
Two days of violence between herders and farmers erupted when some villagers fatally attacked a young Fulani herder on Sunday in Kajuru village, 50 kilometres (30 miles) outside the city of Kaduna. Two days of violence between herders and farmers erupted on Sunday in Kajuru village, 50 kilometres (30 miles) outside the city of Kaduna, (file photo taken on February 24, 2017 in the village of Bakin Kogi, in Kaduna state) ( TRT World and Agencies ) At least 33 people were killed in clashes between
Dhaka: Bangladesh has tightened security along its western border with India amid concern that hundreds of Rohingya Muslim refugees could be pushed into its territory, officials said on Sunday. Patrols have been stepped up along the frontier with West Bengal, where border guards say they have been ordered in recent weeks to steer Rohingya into Bangladesh. Representational image. Reuters Tariqul Hakim, an area commander of the Border Guard Bangladesh, said Rohingya could be seen gathering opposit
The land around the Abu Ghraib prison, twenty miles west of Baghdad, is barren and dusty. Run-down garages and grubby car-repair shops line the road near the prison's main gate, which is within sight of the grand highway that Saddam Hussein built across Iraq in the early nineteen-eighties. Abu Ghraib is the biggest prison in the country. Until recently, it housed maybe fifty thousand men, although to my knowledge there are no official figures on this. Iraqis told me that it was a "countless" num
With 116 people killed and over 400 injured in the Puttingal Devi Temple at Paravur in Kollam area, South India has witnessed perhaps the worst tragedies of this kind. The death toll may still go up with the type of grievous burns and impact injuries suffered by those hurt. While the incident is being described as the fireworks display gone wrong and a case of disobeying orders of not using pyrotechnics beyond 10 pm and use of banned explosives, it may not be as simple a case as it appears to b
THREE months after Pyrmont's 'gentle giant' was laid to rest in a destitute burial site , the coroner's report into his sudden death has been released -- painting a picture of a homeless man beloved by the community, but known only as Andy. Andy was found unconscious on the pavement in Jackson's Landing in August last year with $80, a small bible, several chocolate wrappers and a note with the mobile number of one of the many residents who cared for him in his pocket. Despite a lengthy investiga
The April 24 collapse of the Rana Plaza building, just outside of Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital city, killed over 1,100 garment workers toiling in the country's growing export sector. The horrors of the Rana Plaza disaster, the worst ever in the garment industry, sent shockwaves across the globe. In the United States, the largest single destination for clothes made in Bangladesh, newspaper editors called on retailers whose wares are made in the country's export factories to sign the legally bindin
Kolkata: There has not been any exodus from Bangladesh to West Bengal following violence in the neighbouring country over a top Jamaat-e-Islami leader being sentenced to death for crimes against humanity during the 1971 liberation war. "We have no such report," Home Secretary Basudeb Banerjee told PTI when asked if there was an exodus from Bangladesh. "Security arrangements have been strengthened along the border," he said on the measures that the state government has suggested to the BSF. In th
Over 300 Bangladeshis were crushed to death in the ruins of their high-rise factory and Slate's Matt Yglesias is annoyed . He's not annoyed that 300 people were crushed to death, he's annoyed that seemingly "the entire Internet" is complaining about a post he wrote while bodies were still being pulled from the rubble, arguing that the status quo is just fine because Bangladeshis are making a rational economic calculus: Bangladesh is a lot poorer than the United States, and there are very good re
The bodies of Ericka Ares Luik and her partner Kumar Prasad Bhat were found buried under tons of construction debris with bags on their heads this week. Luik, friends say, was hoping to flee Venezuela, home to the most violent city in the world, for Estonia. Luik, a journalist, and Bhat, a merchant, were found last week after their families declared them missing on Sunday, June 19. Their bodies were said to have been found "in an advanced state of decomposition" at a construction site near their
Two days of violence between herders and farmers erupted when some villagers fatally attacked a young Fulani herder on Sunday in Kajuru village, 50 kilometres (30 miles) outside the city of Kaduna. Two days of violence between herders and farmers erupted on Sunday in Kajuru village, 50 kilometres (30 miles) outside the city of Kaduna, (file photo taken on February 24, 2017 in the village of Bakin Kogi, in Kaduna state) ( TRT World and Agencies ) At least 33 people were killed in clashes between
Dhaka: Bangladesh has tightened security along its western border with India amid concern that hundreds of Rohingya Muslim refugees could be pushed into its territory, officials said on Sunday. Patrols have been stepped up along the frontier with West Bengal, where border guards say they have been ordered in recent weeks to steer Rohingya into Bangladesh. Representational image. Reuters Tariqul Hakim, an area commander of the Border Guard Bangladesh, said Rohingya could be seen gathering opposit
The land around the Abu Ghraib prison, twenty miles west of Baghdad, is barren and dusty. Run-down garages and grubby car-repair shops line the road near the prison's main gate, which is within sight of the grand highway that Saddam Hussein built across Iraq in the early nineteen-eighties. Abu Ghraib is the biggest prison in the country. Until recently, it housed maybe fifty thousand men, although to my knowledge there are no official figures on this. Iraqis told me that it was a "countless" num
With 116 people killed and over 400 injured in the Puttingal Devi Temple at Paravur in Kollam area, South India has witnessed perhaps the worst tragedies of this kind. The death toll may still go up with the type of grievous burns and impact injuries suffered by those hurt. While the incident is being described as the fireworks display gone wrong and a case of disobeying orders of not using pyrotechnics beyond 10 pm and use of banned explosives, it may not be as simple a case as it appears to b
THREE months after Pyrmont's 'gentle giant' was laid to rest in a destitute burial site , the coroner's report into his sudden death has been released -- painting a picture of a homeless man beloved by the community, but known only as Andy. Andy was found unconscious on the pavement in Jackson's Landing in August last year with $80, a small bible, several chocolate wrappers and a note with the mobile number of one of the many residents who cared for him in his pocket. Despite a lengthy investiga
The April 24 collapse of the Rana Plaza building, just outside of Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital city, killed over 1,100 garment workers toiling in the country's growing export sector. The horrors of the Rana Plaza disaster, the worst ever in the garment industry, sent shockwaves across the globe. In the United States, the largest single destination for clothes made in Bangladesh, newspaper editors called on retailers whose wares are made in the country's export factories to sign the legally bindin
Across the U.S. temperatures are plunging, making it deadly for the homeless who refuse to go into shelters. Each year hundreds of these vagrants die from exposure on the streets. Yet blinded by progressive ideology, so-called "advocates" for the homeless, including the Obama administration, are defending a "right" to stay on the streets. Even if it means freezing to death. Vagrants aren't the only victims of this misguided ideology. It's also robbing the rest of us of safety and cleanliness in
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jerome Murdough was just looking for a warm place to sleep on a chilly night last month when he curled up in an enclosed stairwell on the roof of a Harlem public housing project where he was arrested for trespassing. A week later, the mentally ill homeless man was found dead in a Rikers Island jail cell that four city officials say had overheated to at least 100 degrees, apparently because of malfunctioning equipment. The officials told The Associated Press that the 56-year-old
90 Year Old Arrested 3rd Time For Feeding Homeless By Steve Nelson, www.indiegogo.com November 16, 2014 90 Year Old Arrested 3rd Time For Feeding Homeless 2014-11-16 2014-11-15 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2014/11/Arnold-Abbott-getting-finger-printed-has-prepared-hundreds-of-meals-a-week-for-homeless-people-in-Fort-Lauderdale-Florida-since-1990-150x98.jpg 200p
~ Increased Suffering For the Homeless ~ This week, on Tuesday, August 8, after 5 pm the Santa Rosa City Council will consider increased criminalization of homeless people and certain minor crimes will be penalized with fines up to $1000 and six months in jail. Currently these crimes receive fines of up to $250 and no jail time. Five of the nine categories of crime are rarely committed by the housed, including obstructing sidewalks, panhandling and camping (aka sleeping) in public. The Santa Ro
Street City There are posters on the walls and plants in the corners of a warehouse in Toronto - Murray MacAdam reports on an extraordinary experiment. photo by MURRAY MACADAM Against overwhelming odds, some homeless people manage to exchange life on the streets for a real home. In Canada's largest city, Toronto, new life is blossoming for several dozen former street people behind the bland exterior of an old downtown warehouse. Everyone has their own room - small and sparsely furnished, but pal
The girl's mother Mayra Yomali Solis, who is homeless, showed up once a week for a visit. She thought only that she had fallen and that's why she was battered, according to her. The victim was found with many bruises, scars and blisters on her body, police said. The suspect Francisco Rios-Covarrubias kept her in a closet and had sexually molested her. The child was discovered after a man came to the perv's house for sex and saw the child. He called police. Rios-Covarrubias faced a Maricopa Coun
A homeless woman said she was told by a "cruel" waste collection man she could not take a bit of cardboard from a skip to sleep on - as the company gets MONEY for it. Mum Stacey Himkinson, who has been sleeping rough for more than six months, said she was looking in bins for a bit of cardboard to keep her off the cold, wet ground. But she said a waste company employee told her she could not take the cardboard - as the company weigh the cardboard in and make money from recycling it. Stacey, who s
THE number of people sleeping rough on Sydney streets has dropped 18 per cent, but services struggle to cope with the number of homeless needing help. The City of Sydney Council conducted its biannual street count in the early hours of last Tuesday morning and found 394 people sleeping rough -- 92 fewer than counted in February. City of Sydney Homelessness unit manager Trina Geasley said the reduced numbers were encouraging, but there was still an upwards trend of people sleeping rough, which hi
Two days after Remembrance Day, people gathered to mourn the loss of those who died on the streets of Toronto the previous month and to renew their call for a national housing strategy. Close to 700 names now appear on the homeless memorial board outside the Church of the Holy Trinity. "I'm fearful for this winter," said Doug Johnson, a street pastor at Sanctuary Ministries, a church located in downtown Toronto. "Street level homelessness has risen significantly again to levels not seen since
The recent debacle surrounding a collection of homeless people known as Tent City in Sydney , Australia showed that do-gooders insisting that the homeless have no agency only encourages entitlement, along with the learned helplessness that so many already suffer from. The so-called "mayor" of Tent City turned out to have a long criminal record, and there was plenty of political posturing to go around. The entire episode highlighted that purely "structural" explanations of poverty in rich coun
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jerome Murdough was just looking for a warm place to sleep on a chilly night last month when he curled up in an enclosed stairwell on the roof of a Harlem public housing project where he was arrested for trespassing. A week later, the mentally ill homeless man was found dead in a Rikers Island jail cell that four city officials say had overheated to at least 100 degrees, apparently because of malfunctioning equipment. The officials told The Associated Press that the 56-year-old
90 Year Old Arrested 3rd Time For Feeding Homeless By Steve Nelson, www.indiegogo.com November 16, 2014 90 Year Old Arrested 3rd Time For Feeding Homeless 2014-11-16 2014-11-15 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2014/11/Arnold-Abbott-getting-finger-printed-has-prepared-hundreds-of-meals-a-week-for-homeless-people-in-Fort-Lauderdale-Florida-since-1990-150x98.jpg 200p
~ Increased Suffering For the Homeless ~ This week, on Tuesday, August 8, after 5 pm the Santa Rosa City Council will consider increased criminalization of homeless people and certain minor crimes will be penalized with fines up to $1000 and six months in jail. Currently these crimes receive fines of up to $250 and no jail time. Five of the nine categories of crime are rarely committed by the housed, including obstructing sidewalks, panhandling and camping (aka sleeping) in public. The Santa Ro
Street City There are posters on the walls and plants in the corners of a warehouse in Toronto - Murray MacAdam reports on an extraordinary experiment. photo by MURRAY MACADAM Against overwhelming odds, some homeless people manage to exchange life on the streets for a real home. In Canada's largest city, Toronto, new life is blossoming for several dozen former street people behind the bland exterior of an old downtown warehouse. Everyone has their own room - small and sparsely furnished, but pal
The girl's mother Mayra Yomali Solis, who is homeless, showed up once a week for a visit. She thought only that she had fallen and that's why she was battered, according to her. The victim was found with many bruises, scars and blisters on her body, police said. The suspect Francisco Rios-Covarrubias kept her in a closet and had sexually molested her. The child was discovered after a man came to the perv's house for sex and saw the child. He called police. Rios-Covarrubias faced a Maricopa Coun
A homeless woman said she was told by a "cruel" waste collection man she could not take a bit of cardboard from a skip to sleep on - as the company gets MONEY for it. Mum Stacey Himkinson, who has been sleeping rough for more than six months, said she was looking in bins for a bit of cardboard to keep her off the cold, wet ground. But she said a waste company employee told her she could not take the cardboard - as the company weigh the cardboard in and make money from recycling it. Stacey, who s
THE number of people sleeping rough on Sydney streets has dropped 18 per cent, but services struggle to cope with the number of homeless needing help. The City of Sydney Council conducted its biannual street count in the early hours of last Tuesday morning and found 394 people sleeping rough -- 92 fewer than counted in February. City of Sydney Homelessness unit manager Trina Geasley said the reduced numbers were encouraging, but there was still an upwards trend of people sleeping rough, which hi
Two days after Remembrance Day, people gathered to mourn the loss of those who died on the streets of Toronto the previous month and to renew their call for a national housing strategy. Close to 700 names now appear on the homeless memorial board outside the Church of the Holy Trinity. "I'm fearful for this winter," said Doug Johnson, a street pastor at Sanctuary Ministries, a church located in downtown Toronto. "Street level homelessness has risen significantly again to levels not seen since
The recent debacle surrounding a collection of homeless people known as Tent City in Sydney , Australia showed that do-gooders insisting that the homeless have no agency only encourages entitlement, along with the learned helplessness that so many already suffer from. The so-called "mayor" of Tent City turned out to have a long criminal record, and there was plenty of political posturing to go around. The entire episode highlighted that purely "structural" explanations of poverty in rich coun
Checkpoint, Mosul, by Peggy Gish 24 July 2014 "It is dangerous in Mosul. The Iraqi government is randomly bombing civilian areas and civilians are killed or injured. We civilians are the victims-in the middle between the Iraqi government and ISIS fighters," one of the men fleeing Mosul told us. "One of the main problems there is that we have little services. The hospitals have little medicines or anesthesia for doing surgeries. The only benefit of having ISIS there is that there are no more chec
Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb explosion at an industrial area / AP BY: Reuters June 24, 2014 11:13 am By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 1,000 people, mainly civilians, have been killed and roughly the same number injured in fighting and other violence in Iraq in June as Sunni militants swept through the north, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Victims include a number of confirmed summary executions committed by forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Fifty-three people were killed and 125 were wounded in two bomb attacks Thursday evening in a Baghdad commercial district, an Interior Ministry official said. An Iraqi solider stands guard in Karrada neighborhood on February 26, 2008, in Baghdad, Iraq. A roadside bomb exploded first, around 7 p.m., in the central Baghdad district of Karrada, killing and wounding a number of people, the Interior Ministry official said. As others gathered to help the wounded, a suicide bombe
Father Thabet Habib evaluates the inside of a burned out church right in Karamles, Iraq right after the town's liberation from the Islamic State in October 2016. ( Archdiocese of Erbil) Father Thabet Habib could have never imagined the situation he and others from his destroyed hometown of Karamles, Iraq, are facing when he first began serving as a priest at the end of 2011. About two-and-a-half years later, the priest would be the last person from the town of over 850 Christian families to flee
Yemen is facing the prospect of an all-out civil war as Houthi rebels advance further South toward Aden. The Houthis are members of a Shi'ite sect of Islam often at odds and war with their Sunni counterparts. In September 2014, the Houthis, demanding a greater part of President Abdel Rabbo Mansour Hadi's government, stormed the capital city of Sana'a, sparking a civil war. In January, Hadi resigned and fled to Aden, a major city and former capital in the South of the country. Hadi had been presi
Father Salar Kajo, an Assyrian priest, remains in Telsqof. ( Aid to the Church in Need) A senior Iraqi priest refused to leave Teleskov, northern Iraq -- even after military forces gathered there for battle. Chaldean cleric Father Salar Kajo and nine Church workers remained in the Christian-majority town on the Nineveh Plains, around 19 miles north of Mosul, despite Iraqi and Peshmerga armies amassing there over the last 48 hours. All other inhabitants left Teleskov yesterday (Tuesday 24th Octob
The plan is to add one brigade of combat troops per month in Iraq over the next five month and to prolong the tours of formations already in Iraq. From a military point of view such a buildup is too slow and too small to achieve "securing the population" even in limited parts of Baghdad. Being short on infantry troops the commanders on the ground will have to resort to those tools that are available to them but not to the insurgency, air-power and heavy artillery. Yesterday fighting , a mere 1,0
Iraq's Shia Popular Mobilisation Forces illegally detained villagers near the Daesh-held district of Hawija in northern Iraq and subjected them to torture and ill treatment, Human Rights Watch said today. The leader of one of the militias denied the accusation and said their fighters were strictly following the law in their dealings with civilians fleeing military operations in the area. Iraq launched an offensive on 21 September to dislodge Daesh from Hawija, which lies west of the oil city of
Destruction in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, 10 January 2009. (Hatem Omar/ MaanImages ) 1pm Gaza Time (+2hrs GMT ) Israeli Occupation Forces ( IOF ) continued its military campaign against the Gaza Strip for the 16th day. The IOF also continue to act in violation of the rules of international law relevant to conflict and belligerent occupation, motivated by the failure of the international community to stand for the principles and rules itself had set. In particular, there is much evidence indicat
The armed Islamists who fled to Mali after the fall of Qaddafi's government are significant, but they do not represent a complete rationale for French intervention. The Tuareg rose up in revolt partly due to Islamist influence, but also through nationalist impulse due to the general patterns of land and water grabs that marked what was considered by the North Atlantic countries to be the "stable democracy" of Amadou Toumani Toure. The government of Toure fell due to the military's frustration ov
Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb explosion at an industrial area / AP BY: Reuters June 24, 2014 11:13 am By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 1,000 people, mainly civilians, have been killed and roughly the same number injured in fighting and other violence in Iraq in June as Sunni militants swept through the north, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Victims include a number of confirmed summary executions committed by forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Fifty-three people were killed and 125 were wounded in two bomb attacks Thursday evening in a Baghdad commercial district, an Interior Ministry official said. An Iraqi solider stands guard in Karrada neighborhood on February 26, 2008, in Baghdad, Iraq. A roadside bomb exploded first, around 7 p.m., in the central Baghdad district of Karrada, killing and wounding a number of people, the Interior Ministry official said. As others gathered to help the wounded, a suicide bombe
Father Thabet Habib evaluates the inside of a burned out church right in Karamles, Iraq right after the town's liberation from the Islamic State in October 2016. ( Archdiocese of Erbil) Father Thabet Habib could have never imagined the situation he and others from his destroyed hometown of Karamles, Iraq, are facing when he first began serving as a priest at the end of 2011. About two-and-a-half years later, the priest would be the last person from the town of over 850 Christian families to flee
Yemen is facing the prospect of an all-out civil war as Houthi rebels advance further South toward Aden. The Houthis are members of a Shi'ite sect of Islam often at odds and war with their Sunni counterparts. In September 2014, the Houthis, demanding a greater part of President Abdel Rabbo Mansour Hadi's government, stormed the capital city of Sana'a, sparking a civil war. In January, Hadi resigned and fled to Aden, a major city and former capital in the South of the country. Hadi had been presi
Father Salar Kajo, an Assyrian priest, remains in Telsqof. ( Aid to the Church in Need) A senior Iraqi priest refused to leave Teleskov, northern Iraq -- even after military forces gathered there for battle. Chaldean cleric Father Salar Kajo and nine Church workers remained in the Christian-majority town on the Nineveh Plains, around 19 miles north of Mosul, despite Iraqi and Peshmerga armies amassing there over the last 48 hours. All other inhabitants left Teleskov yesterday (Tuesday 24th Octob
The plan is to add one brigade of combat troops per month in Iraq over the next five month and to prolong the tours of formations already in Iraq. From a military point of view such a buildup is too slow and too small to achieve "securing the population" even in limited parts of Baghdad. Being short on infantry troops the commanders on the ground will have to resort to those tools that are available to them but not to the insurgency, air-power and heavy artillery. Yesterday fighting , a mere 1,0
Iraq's Shia Popular Mobilisation Forces illegally detained villagers near the Daesh-held district of Hawija in northern Iraq and subjected them to torture and ill treatment, Human Rights Watch said today. The leader of one of the militias denied the accusation and said their fighters were strictly following the law in their dealings with civilians fleeing military operations in the area. Iraq launched an offensive on 21 September to dislodge Daesh from Hawija, which lies west of the oil city of
Destruction in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, 10 January 2009. (Hatem Omar/ MaanImages ) 1pm Gaza Time (+2hrs GMT ) Israeli Occupation Forces ( IOF ) continued its military campaign against the Gaza Strip for the 16th day. The IOF also continue to act in violation of the rules of international law relevant to conflict and belligerent occupation, motivated by the failure of the international community to stand for the principles and rules itself had set. In particular, there is much evidence indicat
The armed Islamists who fled to Mali after the fall of Qaddafi's government are significant, but they do not represent a complete rationale for French intervention. The Tuareg rose up in revolt partly due to Islamist influence, but also through nationalist impulse due to the general patterns of land and water grabs that marked what was considered by the North Atlantic countries to be the "stable democracy" of Amadou Toumani Toure. The government of Toure fell due to the military's frustration ov
Iraq's Christian populations aren't just sitting ducks anymore. For the last 2 years they've been building a Christian Army called the Babylon Brigade to fight against ISIS and defend Christian areas. According to the BBC, they are now over 100,000 in number and are funded by the Iraqi government: BBC - A group of Christians in Iraq have formed their own militia to protect people from the so-called Islamic State group. The leader of the Babylon Brigade says they were left with no choice but to t
Lebanese Christians aren't going down without a fight. Instead of running away and forsaking their property as Christians have had to do in Iraq and Syria, Lebanese Christians are taking up arms as they prepare for a possible invasion by ISIS. And these Christians understand the threat they are up against : "We all know that if they come, they will slit our throats for no reason," said one villager as he drove through the streets of the border town Qaa, an assault rifle resting next to him. Whil
Although it's been months since the Islamic State was pushed out of towns in Iraq once populated by Christians, about 80,000 Christians have yet to return home and remain displaced inside of the country as winter has arrived, according to a prominent Assyrian humanitarian. Juliana Taimoorazy, an Assyrian Christian who founded the Iraqi Christian Relief Council and serves as a senior fellow at the Philos Project, told The Christian Post in an interview that as many as 50,000 Christians have retur
They claim that the "massive Christian cross" is an unconstitutional endorsement of a religion by government. The structure is a war memorial, not a religious monument and it is historical. The monument has stood for 90 years and on it are the names of the 49 men from Prince George's County who lost their lives in The Great War. Roy Speckhardt of the Humanist Association said his daughters wanted to know why it was there since they are not Christians and, in his mind, it sends a signal that some
Although it's been months since the Islamic State was pushed out of towns in Iraq once populated by Christians, about 80,000 Christians have yet to return home and remain displaced inside of the country as winter has arrived, according to a prominent Assyrian humanitarian. Juliana Taimoorazy, an Assyrian Christian who founded the Iraqi Christian Relief Council and serves as a senior fellow at the Philos Project, told The Christian Post in an interview that as many as 50,000 Christians have retur
The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), which captured Iraq's Mosul last month, has forced the centuries-long Arab Christians residents to leave the city unless they converted to Islam. These Christians have been living in Mosul and in other cities in Iraq since the early days of Islam and ISIS seems to be the first force to undertake a religious cleansing. Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Baghdad Louis Raphael I Sako said, "For the first time in the history of Iraq, Mosul is now empty of Ch
Egyptians light candles at St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo on Tuesday, during a vigil for Christians who were killed by Islamic State terrorists in Libya (AP). Terrorism: As in Paris, where the White House insists four Jews in a kosher market were randomly selected for slaughter, the statement condemning IS beheading 21 Egyptians omits a key fact: all were Christians. Speaking of the Chapel Hill, N.C., murder of three Muslims, President Obama, as his FBI began an investigation into whether it was
Via Daily Mail : Barbaric Islamic State militants have dealt yet another blow to Christian history in Iraq by using explosives to destroy the 4th Century Mar Benham monastery. The ancient building, built by Assyrian king Senchareb 1,600 years ago, stood in the Christian-dominated town of Bakhdida, just 20 miles south east of oil rich ISIS stronghold Mosul. Locals took to social media to share images of the massive blast, which reduced the ancient monastery to little more than vast piles of rubbl
We're always hearing about how loving this religion or that religion is, especially when it comes to Christianity in America. Jesus loves you. Love thy neighbor. On and on. Of course, we rarely see evidence of these sentiments. Quite the opposite in fact. Religion is used to justify all manner of hate a bigotry against all who do not fall in line with the beliefs of any given religious sect, as well as wars and other types of violence -- all because their God said so, and what he says goes, no m
In 1605, a group of religious extremists nearly bombed the state opening of parliament. If these terrorists had succeeded, the entire English ruling class, including the King, would have been wiped out in an instant. These fanatics hoped the ensuing chaos and panic would give their religion the opportunity to seize power and impose itself on an infidel population. English schoolchildren are taught the story of the Gunpowder Plot with rhymes and songs and every year local communities engage in a
Assyrian Forces Ready to Participate in Liberating Nineveh Plain Posted 2016-01-26 09:49 GMT On Monday, Nineveh Plain forces expressed their readiness to participate in the liberation operations of Nineveh plain from the grip of ISIS, while pointed out that their main task is to protect the Christian areas. Safa Elias, an official in Nineveh Plain forces, said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, "Nineveh Plain forces are ready to participate in the liberation operation of Nineveh plain, no
Lebanese Christians aren't going down without a fight. Instead of running away and forsaking their property as Christians have had to do in Iraq and Syria, Lebanese Christians are taking up arms as they prepare for a possible invasion by ISIS. And these Christians understand the threat they are up against : "We all know that if they come, they will slit our throats for no reason," said one villager as he drove through the streets of the border town Qaa, an assault rifle resting next to him. Whil
Although it's been months since the Islamic State was pushed out of towns in Iraq once populated by Christians, about 80,000 Christians have yet to return home and remain displaced inside of the country as winter has arrived, according to a prominent Assyrian humanitarian. Juliana Taimoorazy, an Assyrian Christian who founded the Iraqi Christian Relief Council and serves as a senior fellow at the Philos Project, told The Christian Post in an interview that as many as 50,000 Christians have retur
They claim that the "massive Christian cross" is an unconstitutional endorsement of a religion by government. The structure is a war memorial, not a religious monument and it is historical. The monument has stood for 90 years and on it are the names of the 49 men from Prince George's County who lost their lives in The Great War. Roy Speckhardt of the Humanist Association said his daughters wanted to know why it was there since they are not Christians and, in his mind, it sends a signal that some
Although it's been months since the Islamic State was pushed out of towns in Iraq once populated by Christians, about 80,000 Christians have yet to return home and remain displaced inside of the country as winter has arrived, according to a prominent Assyrian humanitarian. Juliana Taimoorazy, an Assyrian Christian who founded the Iraqi Christian Relief Council and serves as a senior fellow at the Philos Project, told The Christian Post in an interview that as many as 50,000 Christians have retur
The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), which captured Iraq's Mosul last month, has forced the centuries-long Arab Christians residents to leave the city unless they converted to Islam. These Christians have been living in Mosul and in other cities in Iraq since the early days of Islam and ISIS seems to be the first force to undertake a religious cleansing. Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Baghdad Louis Raphael I Sako said, "For the first time in the history of Iraq, Mosul is now empty of Ch
Egyptians light candles at St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo on Tuesday, during a vigil for Christians who were killed by Islamic State terrorists in Libya (AP). Terrorism: As in Paris, where the White House insists four Jews in a kosher market were randomly selected for slaughter, the statement condemning IS beheading 21 Egyptians omits a key fact: all were Christians. Speaking of the Chapel Hill, N.C., murder of three Muslims, President Obama, as his FBI began an investigation into whether it was
Via Daily Mail : Barbaric Islamic State militants have dealt yet another blow to Christian history in Iraq by using explosives to destroy the 4th Century Mar Benham monastery. The ancient building, built by Assyrian king Senchareb 1,600 years ago, stood in the Christian-dominated town of Bakhdida, just 20 miles south east of oil rich ISIS stronghold Mosul. Locals took to social media to share images of the massive blast, which reduced the ancient monastery to little more than vast piles of rubbl
We're always hearing about how loving this religion or that religion is, especially when it comes to Christianity in America. Jesus loves you. Love thy neighbor. On and on. Of course, we rarely see evidence of these sentiments. Quite the opposite in fact. Religion is used to justify all manner of hate a bigotry against all who do not fall in line with the beliefs of any given religious sect, as well as wars and other types of violence -- all because their God said so, and what he says goes, no m
In 1605, a group of religious extremists nearly bombed the state opening of parliament. If these terrorists had succeeded, the entire English ruling class, including the King, would have been wiped out in an instant. These fanatics hoped the ensuing chaos and panic would give their religion the opportunity to seize power and impose itself on an infidel population. English schoolchildren are taught the story of the Gunpowder Plot with rhymes and songs and every year local communities engage in a
Assyrian Forces Ready to Participate in Liberating Nineveh Plain Posted 2016-01-26 09:49 GMT On Monday, Nineveh Plain forces expressed their readiness to participate in the liberation operations of Nineveh plain from the grip of ISIS, while pointed out that their main task is to protect the Christian areas. Safa Elias, an official in Nineveh Plain forces, said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, "Nineveh Plain forces are ready to participate in the liberation operation of Nineveh plain, no
"Brown leather, nothing but the best" he said, His family lived well. This sturdy case Had been to Biarritz and back again. Its partner travelled with his son and wife, To Switzerland, stuffed full of jewels and clothes. They made it, just. My master stayed too long. That extra day of business was his last. Leather is heavy. Porters carried me On holidays, but on this final trip My master staggered to his journey's end. His soft hands blistered with the weight of me. You get no service on the r
Mohawk artist Christina Bomberry (right) shows a student the art of Indigenous beading. A few years ago, celebrities like Kate Moss, Cindy Crawford and Lindsay Lohan started wearing calf-length leather boots with embroidered designs and fur trim. The shoes were mukluks, soft and warm footwear traditionally made and worn by Indigenous peoples, especially those living in the Arctic. It started a trend in fashion - a cold-weather alternative to the moccasin and a much more stylish option than the U
And what stories do you have, little lady? Photo: Patrick McMullan Jeffrey Epstein, the billionaire and friend of Clinton who was charged last year with paying teenage girls to massage him while he jerked off into a towel at his pink Palm Beach mansion, has decided not to plead guilty, the Post reports today; he'll take his chances with a jury. Reporting this must have been bittersweet for the Post , because they've been insisting for months that Epstein had taken or was literally on the verge o
(Photo: Courtesy of the NYPD) P atrick Radden Keefe is doing his best to blend in as we sit down to a meal at Yung Sun Restaurant on East Broadway, a strictly Fujianese stretch of Chinatown a couple of blocks east of the Cantonese tourist traps where a redheaded white guy might not seem so out of place. His awkwardness, as he slips a tape recorder into his shirt pocket, has nothing to do with an outsider's modesty. His new book, The Snakehead (Doubleday), a riveting blend of true crime and immig
Photo by Greg Russell It was our strongest season ever, so you'd imagine back on home turf we would get a little love. A full house at our game at Downsview Park October 19 would certainly have been a start. Toronto's all-star roller derby team, CN Power, was freshly back from September's Women's Flat Track Derby Association's playoffs in Oregon, where we placed 32nd out of 150 international teams. We'd certainly faced down our demons in Oregon, lacing up against some of the strongest players in
Before I begin to try to explain this: - Happy new year! - Good news: I don't want to make any concrete promises, but the first episode of With Leather's pro wrestling podcast With Spandex should make its debut on the site next Monday, so check back for that. I'm going to talk to wrestlers and everything. - P.S. please care. Leave us a comment if you watched the show and/or read this report. When you've done that (or possibly before), click that "like" button over the banner image and/or share i
(Photo: RJ Shaughnessy) S ia Furler plops into a booth at the Landmark Coffee Shop & Pancake House. The platinum-bobbed Australian lives a few blocks away, in a Chinatown loft with her girlfriend, JD Samson of the electro-pop band Le Tigre. She has a shimmering and exuberant dance album, We Are Born , out this week, but the comfortingly nondescript location and her own pajama-like oversize oxford shirt and leggings are profoundly down to earth. She's more Muppet than diva, as goofy and playful a
Matthew Badger (Photo: Christopher Anderson/New York Magazine/Magnum Photos) Eight months have passed since a knock awoke him and his girlfriend, Abby Ballin. He had ignored two calls on his iPhone around 7 a.m., assuming it was the girls calling to share what Santa had brought them. He and the girls had spent the week in the city, decorating his Christmas tree, ice-skating, and swimming in the pool in his building. It had been 24 hours since he'd dropped them off in Stamford. The knock persis
Leather men share stories at The Defenders anniversary party in Feburary at The Powerhouse bar. photo: Rich Stadtmiller "Stories, everybody's got one. This is mine, you will have your own." aEUR" Stephen Kellogg We are the sum total of the stories we hear, the stories we tell, and the stories we tell ourselves. This is true for everyone. So it's true for those of us who identify with the kink networks and communities as well. Some stories empower us and help us grow while others hold us back a
(Photo: Christopher Anderson/Magnum Photos/New York Magazine) Clio, 23 California, 2010 My IUD failed. I thought my boyfriend would say, Yay! But he wanted me to have an abortion. I felt like if I did that, I'd be killing somebody. He wasn't really involved in anything except video games. That night, he played Call of Duty, this very gory war game that was his life. I slept alone. It mattered to me what the father wanted to do. I was cheating on my boyfriend with a guy who laid out the pros and
Mohawk artist Christina Bomberry (right) shows a student the art of Indigenous beading. A few years ago, celebrities like Kate Moss, Cindy Crawford and Lindsay Lohan started wearing calf-length leather boots with embroidered designs and fur trim. The shoes were mukluks, soft and warm footwear traditionally made and worn by Indigenous peoples, especially those living in the Arctic. It started a trend in fashion - a cold-weather alternative to the moccasin and a much more stylish option than the U
And what stories do you have, little lady? Photo: Patrick McMullan Jeffrey Epstein, the billionaire and friend of Clinton who was charged last year with paying teenage girls to massage him while he jerked off into a towel at his pink Palm Beach mansion, has decided not to plead guilty, the Post reports today; he'll take his chances with a jury. Reporting this must have been bittersweet for the Post , because they've been insisting for months that Epstein had taken or was literally on the verge o
(Photo: Courtesy of the NYPD) P atrick Radden Keefe is doing his best to blend in as we sit down to a meal at Yung Sun Restaurant on East Broadway, a strictly Fujianese stretch of Chinatown a couple of blocks east of the Cantonese tourist traps where a redheaded white guy might not seem so out of place. His awkwardness, as he slips a tape recorder into his shirt pocket, has nothing to do with an outsider's modesty. His new book, The Snakehead (Doubleday), a riveting blend of true crime and immig
Photo by Greg Russell It was our strongest season ever, so you'd imagine back on home turf we would get a little love. A full house at our game at Downsview Park October 19 would certainly have been a start. Toronto's all-star roller derby team, CN Power, was freshly back from September's Women's Flat Track Derby Association's playoffs in Oregon, where we placed 32nd out of 150 international teams. We'd certainly faced down our demons in Oregon, lacing up against some of the strongest players in
Before I begin to try to explain this: - Happy new year! - Good news: I don't want to make any concrete promises, but the first episode of With Leather's pro wrestling podcast With Spandex should make its debut on the site next Monday, so check back for that. I'm going to talk to wrestlers and everything. - P.S. please care. Leave us a comment if you watched the show and/or read this report. When you've done that (or possibly before), click that "like" button over the banner image and/or share i
(Photo: RJ Shaughnessy) S ia Furler plops into a booth at the Landmark Coffee Shop & Pancake House. The platinum-bobbed Australian lives a few blocks away, in a Chinatown loft with her girlfriend, JD Samson of the electro-pop band Le Tigre. She has a shimmering and exuberant dance album, We Are Born , out this week, but the comfortingly nondescript location and her own pajama-like oversize oxford shirt and leggings are profoundly down to earth. She's more Muppet than diva, as goofy and playful a
Matthew Badger (Photo: Christopher Anderson/New York Magazine/Magnum Photos) Eight months have passed since a knock awoke him and his girlfriend, Abby Ballin. He had ignored two calls on his iPhone around 7 a.m., assuming it was the girls calling to share what Santa had brought them. He and the girls had spent the week in the city, decorating his Christmas tree, ice-skating, and swimming in the pool in his building. It had been 24 hours since he'd dropped them off in Stamford. The knock persis
Leather men share stories at The Defenders anniversary party in Feburary at The Powerhouse bar. photo: Rich Stadtmiller "Stories, everybody's got one. This is mine, you will have your own." aEUR" Stephen Kellogg We are the sum total of the stories we hear, the stories we tell, and the stories we tell ourselves. This is true for everyone. So it's true for those of us who identify with the kink networks and communities as well. Some stories empower us and help us grow while others hold us back a
(Photo: Christopher Anderson/Magnum Photos/New York Magazine) Clio, 23 California, 2010 My IUD failed. I thought my boyfriend would say, Yay! But he wanted me to have an abortion. I felt like if I did that, I'd be killing somebody. He wasn't really involved in anything except video games. That night, he played Call of Duty, this very gory war game that was his life. I slept alone. It mattered to me what the father wanted to do. I was cheating on my boyfriend with a guy who laid out the pros and
As his wife's guest at a gay wedding over the weekend, pop singer Justin Timberlake ended up grabbing the mic and serenading a newly married lesbian couple as a wedding gift. Us Weekly reports actress Jessica Biel attended the wedding of her college roommate Dana Panzer, Saturday June 27, and brought Timberlake along as her date to the Norwalk, CT ceremony. Biel attended Tufts University with Panzer, who maried a woman named Amy Wicker, and while the ladies danced, Timberlake reportedly sat down
As part of the promotion for her new Happy Hippie Foundation benefiting homeless and LGBT youth, Miley Cyrus has been posting cool covers and collaborations to the organization's Facebook page. Her Backyard Sessions series, which has already featured an Ariana Grande duet and a rollicking version of "Androgynous" with Joan Jett and Laura Jane Grace , wrapped up Monday with two last Miley solos. First, she performed the iconic Turtles hit "Happy Together" in a smiley face onesie, further proving
Dewberries Boutique and Lounge Opens Published: 2010.08.04 01:15 PM Sandra Valls (left) and Dewberries owner Jacqueline Kennedy Lesbian entrepreneur Jacqueline Kennedy knows what it takes for a small niche business to make it in today's marketplace. With a keen focus on current culture both LGBT and mainstream, the newly opened Dewberries Boutique on W. Pico offers affordable priced fun clothing for its hip customers and a focus on empowering women and the LGBT community with a calendar of commu
(Photo: Bob D'Amico/Courtesy of ABC ) M odern Family , a mockumentary sitcom about a quirky extended family, offers a novel development for network TV: a committed gay couple as normal as the rest of their dysfunctional family. Eric Stonestreet, formerly of CSI , plays the more flamboyant Cameron; Jesse Tyler Ferguson, of Broadway's The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee , is Mitchell, the aggrieved son of the show's aggressively straight dad (Ed O'Neill). Emma Rosenblum spoke to them by pho
We're envious of Dupre's genes ... or are we? Photo: Anthony DelMundo/Daily News Ever since she told the Times that her daughter the prostitute was "a very bright girl who can handle someone like the governor," we've wondered what the deal was with Carolyn Capalbo, otherwise known as the mother of Ashley Alexandra Dupre. And after seeing today's Daily News , which has pictures of Ashley and her mom gamboling in the surf down at the Jersey shore, we totally get it: She's not strangely inappropria
This photo released by ABC Family shows, from left, Jake T. Austin, Lorraine Toussaint, Teri Polo, Sherri Saum, Hayden Byerly, and Maia Mitchell, in a scene from "The Fosters," on ABC Family. Ron Tom, ABC Family Ron Tom, ABC Family This photo released by ABC Family shows, from left, Jake T. Austin, Lorraine Toussaint, Teri Polo, Sherri Saum, Hayden Byerly, and Maia Mitchell, in a scene from "The Fosters," on ABC Family. LOS ANGELES -- Television has increased its depiction of gay, lesbian and bi
Dear Dr. Frankie, How do I get over an 18 year relationship? By Dr. Frankie Bashan Published: 2011.10.24 06:56 PM Photo: Cheryl Mazak Dear Dr. Frankie, It has been about 6 months since my partner of 18 years left me for another woman--twice. Right before she left she admitted to me that she had not been in love with me for the past four years because she was in love with this other woman. Needless to say my self-esteem took a major hit and I am trying to rebuild my shattered life. Unfortunately,
Almost exactly seven years from the day Philip Zodhiates allegedly helped Lisa Miller flee the country with her young daughter Isabella, he is set to stand trial for "international parental kidnapping." Miller became a fugitive in 2009 after being embroiled in a custody battle with her former lesbian partner, Janet Jenkens. Zodhiates is charged with driving Miller and Isabella, then 7, to Rainbow Bridge in New York, where the mother and daughter escaped through Canada to an Amish Mennonite group
Focus On The Family Objects To California Bill That Would Train Foster Parents On LGBT Youth Zack Ford Twitter Jul 5, 2012, 2:09 pm A bill advancing in the California legislature ( AB-1856 ) would require anyone participating in the state's foster care system to receive training "instruction on cultural competency and sensitivity relating to, and best practices for, providing adequate care" to LGBT youth. Family rejection is largely responsible for the epidemic of LGBT youth homelessness, and pr
click to enlarge Image via Zack Stoner's Facebook Zack Stoner, aka ZackTV Zack Stoner dedicated his life to documenting parts of Chicago that few outsiders with video cameras ever bother to visit. He uploaded his interviews to YouTube as ZackTV, so you could call him a vlogger--his channel, ZackTV1, has more than 175,000 subscribers. You could call him a journalist too, because he did tremendous work capturing local artists in their elements, sometimes before anyone outside Chicago knew who they
As part of the promotion for her new Happy Hippie Foundation benefiting homeless and LGBT youth, Miley Cyrus has been posting cool covers and collaborations to the organization's Facebook page. Her Backyard Sessions series, which has already featured an Ariana Grande duet and a rollicking version of "Androgynous" with Joan Jett and Laura Jane Grace , wrapped up Monday with two last Miley solos. First, she performed the iconic Turtles hit "Happy Together" in a smiley face onesie, further proving
Dewberries Boutique and Lounge Opens Published: 2010.08.04 01:15 PM Sandra Valls (left) and Dewberries owner Jacqueline Kennedy Lesbian entrepreneur Jacqueline Kennedy knows what it takes for a small niche business to make it in today's marketplace. With a keen focus on current culture both LGBT and mainstream, the newly opened Dewberries Boutique on W. Pico offers affordable priced fun clothing for its hip customers and a focus on empowering women and the LGBT community with a calendar of commu
(Photo: Bob D'Amico/Courtesy of ABC ) M odern Family , a mockumentary sitcom about a quirky extended family, offers a novel development for network TV: a committed gay couple as normal as the rest of their dysfunctional family. Eric Stonestreet, formerly of CSI , plays the more flamboyant Cameron; Jesse Tyler Ferguson, of Broadway's The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee , is Mitchell, the aggrieved son of the show's aggressively straight dad (Ed O'Neill). Emma Rosenblum spoke to them by pho
We're envious of Dupre's genes ... or are we? Photo: Anthony DelMundo/Daily News Ever since she told the Times that her daughter the prostitute was "a very bright girl who can handle someone like the governor," we've wondered what the deal was with Carolyn Capalbo, otherwise known as the mother of Ashley Alexandra Dupre. And after seeing today's Daily News , which has pictures of Ashley and her mom gamboling in the surf down at the Jersey shore, we totally get it: She's not strangely inappropria
This photo released by ABC Family shows, from left, Jake T. Austin, Lorraine Toussaint, Teri Polo, Sherri Saum, Hayden Byerly, and Maia Mitchell, in a scene from "The Fosters," on ABC Family. Ron Tom, ABC Family Ron Tom, ABC Family This photo released by ABC Family shows, from left, Jake T. Austin, Lorraine Toussaint, Teri Polo, Sherri Saum, Hayden Byerly, and Maia Mitchell, in a scene from "The Fosters," on ABC Family. LOS ANGELES -- Television has increased its depiction of gay, lesbian and bi
Dear Dr. Frankie, How do I get over an 18 year relationship? By Dr. Frankie Bashan Published: 2011.10.24 06:56 PM Photo: Cheryl Mazak Dear Dr. Frankie, It has been about 6 months since my partner of 18 years left me for another woman--twice. Right before she left she admitted to me that she had not been in love with me for the past four years because she was in love with this other woman. Needless to say my self-esteem took a major hit and I am trying to rebuild my shattered life. Unfortunately,
Almost exactly seven years from the day Philip Zodhiates allegedly helped Lisa Miller flee the country with her young daughter Isabella, he is set to stand trial for "international parental kidnapping." Miller became a fugitive in 2009 after being embroiled in a custody battle with her former lesbian partner, Janet Jenkens. Zodhiates is charged with driving Miller and Isabella, then 7, to Rainbow Bridge in New York, where the mother and daughter escaped through Canada to an Amish Mennonite group
Focus On The Family Objects To California Bill That Would Train Foster Parents On LGBT Youth Zack Ford Twitter Jul 5, 2012, 2:09 pm A bill advancing in the California legislature ( AB-1856 ) would require anyone participating in the state's foster care system to receive training "instruction on cultural competency and sensitivity relating to, and best practices for, providing adequate care" to LGBT youth. Family rejection is largely responsible for the epidemic of LGBT youth homelessness, and pr
click to enlarge Image via Zack Stoner's Facebook Zack Stoner, aka ZackTV Zack Stoner dedicated his life to documenting parts of Chicago that few outsiders with video cameras ever bother to visit. He uploaded his interviews to YouTube as ZackTV, so you could call him a vlogger--his channel, ZackTV1, has more than 175,000 subscribers. You could call him a journalist too, because he did tremendous work capturing local artists in their elements, sometimes before anyone outside Chicago knew who they
Thousands of demonstrators marched through Amsterdam on Saturday to protest against Israeli attacks in Lebanon and the refusal of the Dutch government to condemn them. ( NPK /Wim Lankamp ) In Europe, we are seeing the emergence of a strong movement against the Israeli occupation and against its war with Lebanon. Since Israel's aggression began a couple of weeks ago, people have raised their voice in at least fifty-seven cities1 all over Europe, not only to denounce the Israeli aggression against
THE MASS strike wave of 1946 dwarfed all previous strike movements. U.S. labor seemed powerful and confident at the end of the Second World War. Yet the government and employers were able to launch a successful offensive against labor--starting with the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947, and continuing with the anti-communist witch-hunts through the 1950s--which purged militants from the unions and severely clipped the unions' wings. After the war, the U.S. emerged as the most powerful nation in the worl
PUERTO RICAN unions are poised to shut down much of the island's economy October 15 in a general strike to protest massive public-sector layoffs by right-wing Gov. Luis Fortuno. The unions were spurred into action when Fortuno announced that under the new Law 7, some 17,000 government workers would lose their jobs to help close a $3.2 billion budget deficit--and the job cuts could reach 30,000 in coming months. With unemployment on the island officially at 16 percent, the job losses would hammer
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Madrid on Saturday, September 15, to protest against the austerity cuts of the right-wing Spanish government of Mariano Rajoy in what is likely to be the beginning of a hot autumn of class struggle. The demonstration, called by the main trade unions CCOO and UGT together with a whole range of sector unions and other organisations and movements, included tens of thousands who had travelled five or eight hours by bus to be there. The march had been divi
Up to a million Spaniards marched in cities across Spain Sunday in a massive protest at the new government's drive to strip them of their labor rights under the cover of austerity measures. In echoes of Wisconsin, the labor 'reforms' proposed by Spain's conservative government would make it easier for companies to fire workers and pull out of collective bargaining agreements. The country's two main trade unions, CCOO and UGT, organized demonstrations in at least 57 cities under the slogan: "No t
This piece first appeared in Philanthropy Daily on March 29, 2018. Last Saturday, upwards of a million demonstrators supported by Michael Bloomberg's gun control organization Everytown marched in support of left-wing gun control measures. While conservatives made light of the movement based on the fact that the faces of the protests were teenagers with a propensity for imprudently divisive rhetoric, the growing left-wing sentiment among American youth should be setting off alarm bells for philan
On Friday, June 30, Brazilian workers will bring the country to a standstill in protest against the federal government's labor and pension reforms. Work stoppages, roadblocks, pickets and demonstrations have been planned in all major cities. This takes place in a political context of complete instability-- Michel Temer's presidency is in jeopardy as he is the first president to be charged with corruption. His allies are deserting him and as his approval ratings are in the single digits. At the s
It has been 18 months since thousands of people came out into squares in 900 cities across the world under the banner of Occupy. As this was the last big mobilisation against austerity and capitalism in this country, Tim Gee has taken a perfect moment to publish writing from the time and since. Even though there has been a recent resurgence in street activity, from the University of Sussex and bedroom tax protests to the street Thatcher parties, Occupy was able to bring masses of people, who don
On Saturday, Dec. 13, over 60,000 people took to the streets of New York City to protest the police murders of Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Akai Gurley and all other victims of racist police violence. Another demonstration of 10,000 marched at the same time in Washington, D.C., drawing demonstrators from across the country. Below are tweets from the PSLweb Twitter account, followed by the text from a leaflet distributed by PSL members and supporters to marchers in both protests. -- PSL - Socialism (
Most Popular Esquerra's reluctant decision to support Mas's minority government despite the CiU's austerity policies seemed politically risky, given the widespread popular rejection of budget cuts and tax hikes in Catalonia. "We are a social-democratic party, basically--center-left, though we're in the Green group in Europe. So we believe in growth, but with redistribution. We don't support these public-spending cuts, but ultimately the people who are deciding our budget are in Madrid, not Barce
THE MASS strike wave of 1946 dwarfed all previous strike movements. U.S. labor seemed powerful and confident at the end of the Second World War. Yet the government and employers were able to launch a successful offensive against labor--starting with the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947, and continuing with the anti-communist witch-hunts through the 1950s--which purged militants from the unions and severely clipped the unions' wings. After the war, the U.S. emerged as the most powerful nation in the worl
PUERTO RICAN unions are poised to shut down much of the island's economy October 15 in a general strike to protest massive public-sector layoffs by right-wing Gov. Luis Fortuno. The unions were spurred into action when Fortuno announced that under the new Law 7, some 17,000 government workers would lose their jobs to help close a $3.2 billion budget deficit--and the job cuts could reach 30,000 in coming months. With unemployment on the island officially at 16 percent, the job losses would hammer
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Madrid on Saturday, September 15, to protest against the austerity cuts of the right-wing Spanish government of Mariano Rajoy in what is likely to be the beginning of a hot autumn of class struggle. The demonstration, called by the main trade unions CCOO and UGT together with a whole range of sector unions and other organisations and movements, included tens of thousands who had travelled five or eight hours by bus to be there. The march had been divi
Up to a million Spaniards marched in cities across Spain Sunday in a massive protest at the new government's drive to strip them of their labor rights under the cover of austerity measures. In echoes of Wisconsin, the labor 'reforms' proposed by Spain's conservative government would make it easier for companies to fire workers and pull out of collective bargaining agreements. The country's two main trade unions, CCOO and UGT, organized demonstrations in at least 57 cities under the slogan: "No t
This piece first appeared in Philanthropy Daily on March 29, 2018. Last Saturday, upwards of a million demonstrators supported by Michael Bloomberg's gun control organization Everytown marched in support of left-wing gun control measures. While conservatives made light of the movement based on the fact that the faces of the protests were teenagers with a propensity for imprudently divisive rhetoric, the growing left-wing sentiment among American youth should be setting off alarm bells for philan
On Friday, June 30, Brazilian workers will bring the country to a standstill in protest against the federal government's labor and pension reforms. Work stoppages, roadblocks, pickets and demonstrations have been planned in all major cities. This takes place in a political context of complete instability-- Michel Temer's presidency is in jeopardy as he is the first president to be charged with corruption. His allies are deserting him and as his approval ratings are in the single digits. At the s
It has been 18 months since thousands of people came out into squares in 900 cities across the world under the banner of Occupy. As this was the last big mobilisation against austerity and capitalism in this country, Tim Gee has taken a perfect moment to publish writing from the time and since. Even though there has been a recent resurgence in street activity, from the University of Sussex and bedroom tax protests to the street Thatcher parties, Occupy was able to bring masses of people, who don
On Saturday, Dec. 13, over 60,000 people took to the streets of New York City to protest the police murders of Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Akai Gurley and all other victims of racist police violence. Another demonstration of 10,000 marched at the same time in Washington, D.C., drawing demonstrators from across the country. Below are tweets from the PSLweb Twitter account, followed by the text from a leaflet distributed by PSL members and supporters to marchers in both protests. -- PSL - Socialism (
Most Popular Esquerra's reluctant decision to support Mas's minority government despite the CiU's austerity policies seemed politically risky, given the widespread popular rejection of budget cuts and tax hikes in Catalonia. "We are a social-democratic party, basically--center-left, though we're in the Green group in Europe. So we believe in growth, but with redistribution. We don't support these public-spending cuts, but ultimately the people who are deciding our budget are in Madrid, not Barce
Workers in more than 50 cities across England, Wales and Scotland joined Britain's largest trade union mobilisation since the mass strike over pensions in 2011. More than 2 million public sector workers took part in marches in their local cities, while others maintained pickets of public sector buildings and local authorities. The main issue driving the mass strike was the meagre 1% pay rise offered by the Conservative-Liberal-Democrat coalition government. This amount to a wage cut the soaring
Several Mi'kmaq women shut down a Maritimes Energy Association briefing held at the Westin Nova Scotian this morning around 8am, supported by a rally of over a hundred protesters. The NS Energy [...] Secret documents from Canada's spy agency show that the Canadian government was getting ready in case last year's Idle No More protests "escalated." A heavily-redacted 11-page report -- with one [...] The Canadian government is increasingly worried that the growing clout of aboriginal peoples' right
Hunter Cogswell, 11, of Concord brought an AR-15 and a big flag reading "Come and Take It" to the Honor Your Oath rally held at the State House on Saturday. (Shawne K. Wickham/Union Leader) Apparently the weapon was real and he could do this legally in the state of New Hampshire. Organizers called the event not a gun rally but an "Honor Your Oath" event as a warning to lawmakers who break the faith, presumably to the Second Amendment. Organizers said the event, which happened to fall on the birt
Up to a million Spaniards marched in cities across Spain Sunday in a massive protest at the new government's drive to strip them of their labor rights under the cover of austerity measures. In echoes of Wisconsin, the labor 'reforms' proposed by Spain's conservative government would make it easier for companies to fire workers and pull out of collective bargaining agreements. The country's two main trade unions, CCOO and UGT, organized demonstrations in at least 57 cities under the slogan: "No t
On Friday, June 30, Brazilian workers will bring the country to a standstill in protest against the federal government's labor and pension reforms. Work stoppages, roadblocks, pickets and demonstrations have been planned in all major cities. This takes place in a political context of complete instability-- Michel Temer's presidency is in jeopardy as he is the first president to be charged with corruption. His allies are deserting him and as his approval ratings are in the single digits. At the s
(NYTIMES) -- Under leaden skies, throngs of demonstrators stretching as far as the eye could see started to move through Midtown Manhattan late Sunday morning, chanting their demands for action on climate change. With drums and tubas, banners and floats, the People's Climate March turned Columbus Circle, where the march began just before 11:30 a.m., into a colorful tableau. The demonstrators represented a broad coalition of ages, races, geographic locales and interests, with union members, relig
A new law will impair Canadian development investments in Cambodia and tighten its government's grip on civil society. Cambodians protest their government's new law cementing its grip on civil society and aid. Photo courtesy LICADHO. More than two months have passed since the Cambodian government released the second draft of the controversial Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (known colloquially as the NGO law),and the country's civil society organizations are still holding
Activists have filed a dozen complaints against individual D.C. police officers after uncovering a photo of them posing behind a skull-and-crossbones flag that they say glorifies police violence. Along with the image of the skull-and-crossbones, in which the skull has a bullet hole on the forehead, the flag features two pistols, two sets of handcuffs, and the motto "Vest Up One In The Chamber," all beneath the letters NSID, which stand for Narcotics and Special Investigations Division. Eugene Pu
National Gallery protest. Photo: Robyn Miller/ CBC Arriving at the National Gallery in Ottawa for a recent lecture, I was greeted by protesters I assumed were perhaps upset about representational imbalance between Warhols and Watteaus on the walls. But, what ho? It turned out they were transgender activists and friends, which they let the world know by chanting: "We're here, we're queer, get Peterson out of here!" as well as "Gender Defenders!" and, somewhat incongruously hors-de-context, "Blac
The NUIT DEBOUT Protests Of French Workers Spreading Across Europe Like Wild fire 26 May, 2016 Countercurrents.org The NUIT DEBOUT (Up all night) protests of French workers spreading across Europe like Wild fire W orkers trade unions, students, women, artists, pensioners and unemployed youth are protesting in hundreds of thousands against President Francois Hollande's proposed changes in labor laws announced on 31 March this year. Nuit Debout or these night-time sit-ins first started in Paris' R
Several Mi'kmaq women shut down a Maritimes Energy Association briefing held at the Westin Nova Scotian this morning around 8am, supported by a rally of over a hundred protesters. The NS Energy [...] Secret documents from Canada's spy agency show that the Canadian government was getting ready in case last year's Idle No More protests "escalated." A heavily-redacted 11-page report -- with one [...] The Canadian government is increasingly worried that the growing clout of aboriginal peoples' right
Hunter Cogswell, 11, of Concord brought an AR-15 and a big flag reading "Come and Take It" to the Honor Your Oath rally held at the State House on Saturday. (Shawne K. Wickham/Union Leader) Apparently the weapon was real and he could do this legally in the state of New Hampshire. Organizers called the event not a gun rally but an "Honor Your Oath" event as a warning to lawmakers who break the faith, presumably to the Second Amendment. Organizers said the event, which happened to fall on the birt
Up to a million Spaniards marched in cities across Spain Sunday in a massive protest at the new government's drive to strip them of their labor rights under the cover of austerity measures. In echoes of Wisconsin, the labor 'reforms' proposed by Spain's conservative government would make it easier for companies to fire workers and pull out of collective bargaining agreements. The country's two main trade unions, CCOO and UGT, organized demonstrations in at least 57 cities under the slogan: "No t
On Friday, June 30, Brazilian workers will bring the country to a standstill in protest against the federal government's labor and pension reforms. Work stoppages, roadblocks, pickets and demonstrations have been planned in all major cities. This takes place in a political context of complete instability-- Michel Temer's presidency is in jeopardy as he is the first president to be charged with corruption. His allies are deserting him and as his approval ratings are in the single digits. At the s
(NYTIMES) -- Under leaden skies, throngs of demonstrators stretching as far as the eye could see started to move through Midtown Manhattan late Sunday morning, chanting their demands for action on climate change. With drums and tubas, banners and floats, the People's Climate March turned Columbus Circle, where the march began just before 11:30 a.m., into a colorful tableau. The demonstrators represented a broad coalition of ages, races, geographic locales and interests, with union members, relig
A new law will impair Canadian development investments in Cambodia and tighten its government's grip on civil society. Cambodians protest their government's new law cementing its grip on civil society and aid. Photo courtesy LICADHO. More than two months have passed since the Cambodian government released the second draft of the controversial Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (known colloquially as the NGO law),and the country's civil society organizations are still holding
Activists have filed a dozen complaints against individual D.C. police officers after uncovering a photo of them posing behind a skull-and-crossbones flag that they say glorifies police violence. Along with the image of the skull-and-crossbones, in which the skull has a bullet hole on the forehead, the flag features two pistols, two sets of handcuffs, and the motto "Vest Up One In The Chamber," all beneath the letters NSID, which stand for Narcotics and Special Investigations Division. Eugene Pu
National Gallery protest. Photo: Robyn Miller/ CBC Arriving at the National Gallery in Ottawa for a recent lecture, I was greeted by protesters I assumed were perhaps upset about representational imbalance between Warhols and Watteaus on the walls. But, what ho? It turned out they were transgender activists and friends, which they let the world know by chanting: "We're here, we're queer, get Peterson out of here!" as well as "Gender Defenders!" and, somewhat incongruously hors-de-context, "Blac
The NUIT DEBOUT Protests Of French Workers Spreading Across Europe Like Wild fire 26 May, 2016 Countercurrents.org The NUIT DEBOUT (Up all night) protests of French workers spreading across Europe like Wild fire W orkers trade unions, students, women, artists, pensioners and unemployed youth are protesting in hundreds of thousands against President Francois Hollande's proposed changes in labor laws announced on 31 March this year. Nuit Debout or these night-time sit-ins first started in Paris' R
Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah gave a televised address at a memorial ceremony Friday and addressed regional developments and security. The event was held to commemorate Hezbollah commanders killed in the southwestern Syrian town of Quneitra in 2015 as well as the 40th anniversary of the death of Fayez Mughniyeh, the father of slain senior Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh and the grandfather of the Imad's son, Jihad. "Today when an official in Lebanon talks about security,
Pakistan has been both an ally of the United States in the war on terror, and a haven for al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters who seek refuge, training and intelligence there. Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is the best-known of these, but they have also included Ramzi Yousef, one of the perpetrators of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, and his uncle Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the principle architect of the 9/11 attacks. FDD scholars Bill Roggio and Daveed Gartenstein-Ross have written extensively on
New York: London imam Abu Hamza al-Masri was convicted of terrorism charges in New York on Monday, following a four-week trial that shined a spotlight on the preacher's controversial anti-Western statements. Abu Hamza. AFP After deliberating for less than two days, a jury of eight men and four women found 56-year-old Abu Hamza guilty on all 11 counts he faced, handing Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara his second high-profile terrorism conviction in three months. Abu Hamza could face life in
Ayatollah Khamenei opened his speech by marking the martyrdom anniversary of African American Muslim leader Malcolm X and asked the particpants to recite Surah Fatihah from Holy Quran for the blessing of his soul. Here is the full scrpit of the address by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei: In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, and Allah's peace and greetings be upon the Master of All Peoples, Mu
A Muslim sheikh who has called for jihad against the Islamic State says he knows he has become a target of the radical group as a result. "Not that I just feel, I know that's their mission because if you look at what's happening even with ISIS and al-Qaida, two hardcore groups here, they're against each other," sheikh Shafayat Mohamed told "The Hard Line" host Ed Berliner Monday on Newsmax TV . "So a liberal and moderate like me, it's definite that they will be against me. " When asked if that i
Egypt's awqaf ministry has announced that it is banning prominent Salafist scholars in Egypt from preaching at mosques unless they receive prior permits. The ban includes Sheikh Abu-Shaq Al-Howaini, Sheikh Mohamed Hassan and Sheikh Muhammad Hussein Yacoub. All three sheikhs are member of the Salafist Council of Religious Scholars and leaders of the Salafist movement in Egypt. According to the ministry's information centre, the three men now need prior permits if they want to deliver a speech in
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said he discussed the problems India faces with terror in Pakistan with US President Barack Obama. "I have explained to Obama the difficulties we face with epicenter of terrorism still being in Pakistan," Singh said at a press conference in New York after his meeting with US president Barack in the Oval office of the White House. : Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) shakes hands with US President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House. AFP On h
The shadowy leader of Isis, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has been declared Caliph Ibrahim. Will he reign as Ibrahim II, acknowledging the previous Ottoman Sultan and Caliph Ibrahim (1640-1648)? Or perhaps Ibrahim III, recognising also the disputed reign of his Umayyad namesake in 744? Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has pretensions to an ancient office. The Caliphate existed near continuously from 632 to 1924. Though the concept now appears historic, the vacancy for the last 90 years is the aberration. From an Ar
Addressing worshipers during Tehran Friday Prayers, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati the interim Friday Prayers Leader called the nuclear talks an issue of honor that should not be understated. Ayatollah Jannati referred to a minority who believe the talks do not matter much and found them too naive as the talks are part of the history of the country which define the direction of Iran's future path. "Some think that it is as easy as accepting their demands in return for sanction removal;" yet he criticiz
Hundreds of foreign guests, including senior Palestinian leaders and officials of Muslim nations, took part in the two-day event. The Palestine Intifada conference conveyed an important message to the world; the manifestation of which was echoed in the remarks made by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Ayatollah Khamenei once again threw his weight behind the resistance axis. His support for the Palestinian cause as well as the backing of participating countries conv
Pakistan has been both an ally of the United States in the war on terror, and a haven for al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters who seek refuge, training and intelligence there. Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is the best-known of these, but they have also included Ramzi Yousef, one of the perpetrators of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, and his uncle Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the principle architect of the 9/11 attacks. FDD scholars Bill Roggio and Daveed Gartenstein-Ross have written extensively on
New York: London imam Abu Hamza al-Masri was convicted of terrorism charges in New York on Monday, following a four-week trial that shined a spotlight on the preacher's controversial anti-Western statements. Abu Hamza. AFP After deliberating for less than two days, a jury of eight men and four women found 56-year-old Abu Hamza guilty on all 11 counts he faced, handing Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara his second high-profile terrorism conviction in three months. Abu Hamza could face life in
Ayatollah Khamenei opened his speech by marking the martyrdom anniversary of African American Muslim leader Malcolm X and asked the particpants to recite Surah Fatihah from Holy Quran for the blessing of his soul. Here is the full scrpit of the address by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei: In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, and Allah's peace and greetings be upon the Master of All Peoples, Mu
A Muslim sheikh who has called for jihad against the Islamic State says he knows he has become a target of the radical group as a result. "Not that I just feel, I know that's their mission because if you look at what's happening even with ISIS and al-Qaida, two hardcore groups here, they're against each other," sheikh Shafayat Mohamed told "The Hard Line" host Ed Berliner Monday on Newsmax TV . "So a liberal and moderate like me, it's definite that they will be against me. " When asked if that i
Egypt's awqaf ministry has announced that it is banning prominent Salafist scholars in Egypt from preaching at mosques unless they receive prior permits. The ban includes Sheikh Abu-Shaq Al-Howaini, Sheikh Mohamed Hassan and Sheikh Muhammad Hussein Yacoub. All three sheikhs are member of the Salafist Council of Religious Scholars and leaders of the Salafist movement in Egypt. According to the ministry's information centre, the three men now need prior permits if they want to deliver a speech in
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said he discussed the problems India faces with terror in Pakistan with US President Barack Obama. "I have explained to Obama the difficulties we face with epicenter of terrorism still being in Pakistan," Singh said at a press conference in New York after his meeting with US president Barack in the Oval office of the White House. : Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) shakes hands with US President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House. AFP On h
The shadowy leader of Isis, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has been declared Caliph Ibrahim. Will he reign as Ibrahim II, acknowledging the previous Ottoman Sultan and Caliph Ibrahim (1640-1648)? Or perhaps Ibrahim III, recognising also the disputed reign of his Umayyad namesake in 744? Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has pretensions to an ancient office. The Caliphate existed near continuously from 632 to 1924. Though the concept now appears historic, the vacancy for the last 90 years is the aberration. From an Ar
Addressing worshipers during Tehran Friday Prayers, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati the interim Friday Prayers Leader called the nuclear talks an issue of honor that should not be understated. Ayatollah Jannati referred to a minority who believe the talks do not matter much and found them too naive as the talks are part of the history of the country which define the direction of Iran's future path. "Some think that it is as easy as accepting their demands in return for sanction removal;" yet he criticiz
Hundreds of foreign guests, including senior Palestinian leaders and officials of Muslim nations, took part in the two-day event. The Palestine Intifada conference conveyed an important message to the world; the manifestation of which was echoed in the remarks made by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Ayatollah Khamenei once again threw his weight behind the resistance axis. His support for the Palestinian cause as well as the backing of participating countries conv
The Iranian Leader's Aide on International Affairs Ali Akbar Velayati met with a French delegation at a gathering commemorating the 40th anniversary of Iran's Islamic Revolution. The French delegation was led by Jacques Hogart. The French delegation was comprised of French ministers, high-ranking officials and members of French parliament. The two sides discussed issues of mutual interest such as bilateral relations, the situation in West Asia, French President Emanuel Macron's visit to Tehran i
The deputy chief of Hamas' political bureau, Musa abu-Marzouq, has said that there is no crisis between his movement and Egypt and denied that he had been asked to leave Cairo. He confirmed that the official relationship between Hamas and the Egyptians has not stopped and still continues. Abu-Marzouq told a London based newspaper that it was impossible for Hamas to harm any Egyptian soldiers. "We do not have any interest in causing problems for the Palestinians inside Egypt," he said. "Despite t
1. 500 Hindus forcibly converted to Islam in Pakistan 2. Police in German City Declare Centre "Dangerous Area", Start Random Stop and Search Programme Police have declared Flensburg city centre as "dangerous" and have introduced new control checks only weeks after Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted the existence of no-go zones in Germany. The police introduced the new measures in order to combat the rising tide of young gang violence that has been a major problem in the centre of Flensburg since
HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, Foreign Affairs Minister, Qatar ( Image by DFID - UK Department for International Development ) Permission Details DMCA - Advertisement - Qatar and Turkey on one hand, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt and Bahrain on the other, two fronts of the recent Middle East crisis. Both are Sunni Muslims. The current crisis actually proved that the apparent Sunni-Shia conflict is no longer extant, a conflict which did not exist at all. Today's wars l
The two sides conferred on regional and bilateral issues. Turning to the position of Iran international affairs, Rezaei said, "we expect France to take influential role of Iran both in regional and international arena." He also referred to the widespread activities of Iran in fighting against terrorism and said, "Iran sustained heavy losses in fighting against terrorism both in Syria and Iraq, otherwise, terrorist groups were penetrating into Europe although some ISIL groups have been trained in
No. 3, May 2009 The first formal step required of presidential aspirants in Iran is to register their candidacy. By the May 9, 2009, deadline for the Iranian presidential election,[3] 3,272 individuals had filed candidacy papers, but as of May 16, 2009, only 476 actually completed the process.[4] To complete their paperwork, each candidate must provide information about military service and discharge papers, occupational history, court cases in which they have been involved, a list of any foreig
"You jihadis, this is the fate that awaits you. Stop 'love jihad' in India, or else you will meet the fate of this man," the attacker said in Hindi. Open hacking of a Muslim man in the name of Love Jihad displays a mindset that only one religion can be a ruler in India and the rest are only sacrificial lambs at the altar of majoritatian vitriol. https://t.co/JpBlZy765W -- Aisi Taisi Democracy (@AisiTaisiDemo) December 8, 2017 A chilling viral video, which shows a Hindu man brutally killing a Mus
In the meeting with Rana Tanveer in the capital Tehran today afternoon, Iran's 1st Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri expressed Iran's interest in enhancing bilateral relation with neighboring Pakistan in all fronts, adding "nobody can disturb the existing good relations." Jahangiri said Iran and Pakistan have a lot of capacities in the defense industry, emphasizing that Iran and Pakistan should resolve bilateral issues quickly and move towards the development of relations. Iran's 1st vice presiden
Gunmen and suicide bombers carried out coordinated attacks on Iran's Parliament and the tomb of Iranian Revolution leader Ruhollah Khomeini on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people. Around 39 people have been wounded in the attacks, confirmed the head of Iran's emergency medical services. Iran's Parliament was in session as the attacks unfolded, with live footage showing members continuing with routine business even as gun battles were reported in surrounding office buildings. #BREAKING 12 kille
Pakistan's Prime Minister-designate Imran Khan on Saturday said Pakistan is ready to play a constructive and positive role between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Imran Khan, in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador Mehdi Honardoost, said Pakistan desired trade ties with all neighboring countries, including Iran. The meeting was also attended by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi and leaders, including Shireen Mazari and Naeem-ul-Haq, according to press release issued by the PT
The deputy chief of Hamas' political bureau, Musa abu-Marzouq, has said that there is no crisis between his movement and Egypt and denied that he had been asked to leave Cairo. He confirmed that the official relationship between Hamas and the Egyptians has not stopped and still continues. Abu-Marzouq told a London based newspaper that it was impossible for Hamas to harm any Egyptian soldiers. "We do not have any interest in causing problems for the Palestinians inside Egypt," he said. "Despite t
1. 500 Hindus forcibly converted to Islam in Pakistan 2. Police in German City Declare Centre "Dangerous Area", Start Random Stop and Search Programme Police have declared Flensburg city centre as "dangerous" and have introduced new control checks only weeks after Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted the existence of no-go zones in Germany. The police introduced the new measures in order to combat the rising tide of young gang violence that has been a major problem in the centre of Flensburg since
HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, Foreign Affairs Minister, Qatar ( Image by DFID - UK Department for International Development ) Permission Details DMCA - Advertisement - Qatar and Turkey on one hand, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt and Bahrain on the other, two fronts of the recent Middle East crisis. Both are Sunni Muslims. The current crisis actually proved that the apparent Sunni-Shia conflict is no longer extant, a conflict which did not exist at all. Today's wars l
The two sides conferred on regional and bilateral issues. Turning to the position of Iran international affairs, Rezaei said, "we expect France to take influential role of Iran both in regional and international arena." He also referred to the widespread activities of Iran in fighting against terrorism and said, "Iran sustained heavy losses in fighting against terrorism both in Syria and Iraq, otherwise, terrorist groups were penetrating into Europe although some ISIL groups have been trained in
No. 3, May 2009 The first formal step required of presidential aspirants in Iran is to register their candidacy. By the May 9, 2009, deadline for the Iranian presidential election,[3] 3,272 individuals had filed candidacy papers, but as of May 16, 2009, only 476 actually completed the process.[4] To complete their paperwork, each candidate must provide information about military service and discharge papers, occupational history, court cases in which they have been involved, a list of any foreig
"You jihadis, this is the fate that awaits you. Stop 'love jihad' in India, or else you will meet the fate of this man," the attacker said in Hindi. Open hacking of a Muslim man in the name of Love Jihad displays a mindset that only one religion can be a ruler in India and the rest are only sacrificial lambs at the altar of majoritatian vitriol. https://t.co/JpBlZy765W -- Aisi Taisi Democracy (@AisiTaisiDemo) December 8, 2017 A chilling viral video, which shows a Hindu man brutally killing a Mus
In the meeting with Rana Tanveer in the capital Tehran today afternoon, Iran's 1st Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri expressed Iran's interest in enhancing bilateral relation with neighboring Pakistan in all fronts, adding "nobody can disturb the existing good relations." Jahangiri said Iran and Pakistan have a lot of capacities in the defense industry, emphasizing that Iran and Pakistan should resolve bilateral issues quickly and move towards the development of relations. Iran's 1st vice presiden
Gunmen and suicide bombers carried out coordinated attacks on Iran's Parliament and the tomb of Iranian Revolution leader Ruhollah Khomeini on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people. Around 39 people have been wounded in the attacks, confirmed the head of Iran's emergency medical services. Iran's Parliament was in session as the attacks unfolded, with live footage showing members continuing with routine business even as gun battles were reported in surrounding office buildings. #BREAKING 12 kille
Pakistan's Prime Minister-designate Imran Khan on Saturday said Pakistan is ready to play a constructive and positive role between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Imran Khan, in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador Mehdi Honardoost, said Pakistan desired trade ties with all neighboring countries, including Iran. The meeting was also attended by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi and leaders, including Shireen Mazari and Naeem-ul-Haq, according to press release issued by the PT
Helen Gurley Brown, one of the first women in America to become editor of a national magazine when she took over Cosmo in 1965, is getting the movie treatment (hopefully). Deadline reports that Fox 2000 has optioned Enter Helen: The Rise and Reign of the Original Cosmo Girl , a book by Brooke Hauser out next year. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below The story kicks off in the 1960s, when Gurley Brown released Sex and the Single Girl , so someone hire Mad Men 's Janie Bryant to do costumes, st
She and co-star Lily Tomlin share top billing and are also credited as executive producers; a role Jane told Express.co.uk that she didn't particularly utilise during the production of season one. "The first season, I had never done episodic television before," she explained. "I'd been a recurring guest star but it's different than being in every episode, and it's a very different animal than plain old television and theatre and movies. "So it took me a good season to understand what it is, how
He refers to the mother of his three children as "a girl who has had a lobotomy" and "a C-list celebrity's daughter". There was a lot more along these lines, as well as boasting about how rich he is and saying that he was doing just fine until he married Petra. Really? James Stunt is one of those people who would not have appeared on the radar of the national consciousness at any time were it not for his marital connections. Who is he trying to kid? But what is really awful about this is that th
Anna thinks happy thoughts at Erin Fetherston. Photo: Getty Images As with all things in this world, during Fashion Week, Anna Wintour giveth, and she taketh away. When the Vogue editor-in-chief cracked a bona fide smile at yesterday's Erin Fetherston show, the world knew Wintour was silently bestowing her priceless blessings on the young designer. But beyond the light, Her Vogue ness also brings darkness. Fashionista reports that the beautiful young things at yesterday's Marchesa presentation
Mary Jane (Gabrielle Union) gets to play the super-cool auntie with D'Asia (Navia Ziraili Robinson) on Being Mary Jane. BET Pauletta "Mary Jane" Patterson is finally double-Dutching out of family drama that doesn't involve her. Being Superwoman all these years has only made her come off as the "ferocious bitch" raining on everybody's parade. M.J. steps in as the super-cool auntie by having D'Asia over for a sleepover. This includes reading I Am Malala . And because kids aren't stupid, D'Asia wan
Ally Hilfiger is not a rich girl, she just played one on TV . Photo: WireImage Tommy Hilfiger's daughter Ally isn't just a Rich Girl. Honest! "It's a label I've been trying to run away from my entire life. It isn't who I am!" the former star of MTV 's Rich Girls told Page Six Magazine this weekend, in an excruciating cover story that exists for reasons totally unclear, since 22-year-old Ally isn't really up to much of anything these days, and in fact may never do anything again. "You know what's
Katey Sagal, the actress whose name was once synonymous with the tacky, big-haired redhead Peg Bundy on the TV sitcom "Married with Children," has had a television makeover and reinvention as the cunning, ruthless biker mom Gemma Teller in the FX series "Sons of Anarchy." In a recent interview with Billboard magazine, Sagal discussed her transition from the mother of a dysfunctional suburban TV family 25 years ago to the matriarch of a fictional biker gang today. "Now, it's more about Gemma. I d
To many U.S. viewers, Kate del Castillo may be best known for playing Pilar, the sexy and powerful Mexican crime boss who so vexed Nancy on Showtime's Weeds -- and ended up on the receiving end of a mallet as season 5 closed. But her recent TV and film roles, including a turn as a lesbian opposite love interest Eva Longoria in Without Men, are changing all that. Based on the novel Tales From the Town of Widows by Colombian novelist James Canon, Without Men is a quirky comedy that asks how women
Jamie Foxx joked that he's honoring Black History Month by avoiding any relations with white girls. Funny enough, he's believed to be dating actress Katie Holmes. The 50-year-old entertainer made the comments over the weekend when he was leaving a charity basketball game that he was hosting in Thousand Oaks, California. A TMZ photographer got Foxx on camera as he was driving away in his Rezvani Tank. "It's Black History Month," Foxx said "No white girls until March 1." On Friday, prior to NBA A
(Photo: Brigitte Lacombe) W hen it comes to huge movie stars, Julianne Moore both is one and isn't. She is, insofar as she's near the tippy-top of the female A-listbeneath, say, Julia Roberts and Angelina Jolie but right alongside the now-semi-retired Gwyneth Paltrow and Jodie Foster (when she comes down from the mountain every other year or so). Indeed, in career terms, Foster is the female actor Moore's come to resemble the most. Both are capable of transcendent performances ( The Accused and
She and co-star Lily Tomlin share top billing and are also credited as executive producers; a role Jane told Express.co.uk that she didn't particularly utilise during the production of season one. "The first season, I had never done episodic television before," she explained. "I'd been a recurring guest star but it's different than being in every episode, and it's a very different animal than plain old television and theatre and movies. "So it took me a good season to understand what it is, how
He refers to the mother of his three children as "a girl who has had a lobotomy" and "a C-list celebrity's daughter". There was a lot more along these lines, as well as boasting about how rich he is and saying that he was doing just fine until he married Petra. Really? James Stunt is one of those people who would not have appeared on the radar of the national consciousness at any time were it not for his marital connections. Who is he trying to kid? But what is really awful about this is that th
Anna thinks happy thoughts at Erin Fetherston. Photo: Getty Images As with all things in this world, during Fashion Week, Anna Wintour giveth, and she taketh away. When the Vogue editor-in-chief cracked a bona fide smile at yesterday's Erin Fetherston show, the world knew Wintour was silently bestowing her priceless blessings on the young designer. But beyond the light, Her Vogue ness also brings darkness. Fashionista reports that the beautiful young things at yesterday's Marchesa presentation
Mary Jane (Gabrielle Union) gets to play the super-cool auntie with D'Asia (Navia Ziraili Robinson) on Being Mary Jane. BET Pauletta "Mary Jane" Patterson is finally double-Dutching out of family drama that doesn't involve her. Being Superwoman all these years has only made her come off as the "ferocious bitch" raining on everybody's parade. M.J. steps in as the super-cool auntie by having D'Asia over for a sleepover. This includes reading I Am Malala . And because kids aren't stupid, D'Asia wan
Ally Hilfiger is not a rich girl, she just played one on TV . Photo: WireImage Tommy Hilfiger's daughter Ally isn't just a Rich Girl. Honest! "It's a label I've been trying to run away from my entire life. It isn't who I am!" the former star of MTV 's Rich Girls told Page Six Magazine this weekend, in an excruciating cover story that exists for reasons totally unclear, since 22-year-old Ally isn't really up to much of anything these days, and in fact may never do anything again. "You know what's
Katey Sagal, the actress whose name was once synonymous with the tacky, big-haired redhead Peg Bundy on the TV sitcom "Married with Children," has had a television makeover and reinvention as the cunning, ruthless biker mom Gemma Teller in the FX series "Sons of Anarchy." In a recent interview with Billboard magazine, Sagal discussed her transition from the mother of a dysfunctional suburban TV family 25 years ago to the matriarch of a fictional biker gang today. "Now, it's more about Gemma. I d
To many U.S. viewers, Kate del Castillo may be best known for playing Pilar, the sexy and powerful Mexican crime boss who so vexed Nancy on Showtime's Weeds -- and ended up on the receiving end of a mallet as season 5 closed. But her recent TV and film roles, including a turn as a lesbian opposite love interest Eva Longoria in Without Men, are changing all that. Based on the novel Tales From the Town of Widows by Colombian novelist James Canon, Without Men is a quirky comedy that asks how women
Jamie Foxx joked that he's honoring Black History Month by avoiding any relations with white girls. Funny enough, he's believed to be dating actress Katie Holmes. The 50-year-old entertainer made the comments over the weekend when he was leaving a charity basketball game that he was hosting in Thousand Oaks, California. A TMZ photographer got Foxx on camera as he was driving away in his Rezvani Tank. "It's Black History Month," Foxx said "No white girls until March 1." On Friday, prior to NBA A
(Photo: Brigitte Lacombe) W hen it comes to huge movie stars, Julianne Moore both is one and isn't. She is, insofar as she's near the tippy-top of the female A-listbeneath, say, Julia Roberts and Angelina Jolie but right alongside the now-semi-retired Gwyneth Paltrow and Jodie Foster (when she comes down from the mountain every other year or so). Indeed, in career terms, Foster is the female actor Moore's come to resemble the most. Both are capable of transcendent performances ( The Accused and
Funny lady Tiffany Haddish is the cover girl for Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People issue. During an interview with the magazine, Haddish was asked who bit Beyonce . It sounds like a wild question, but it's an understandable one, given that Haddish caused quite a social media flurry earlier this year when she revealed in an interview that some unnamed actress bit Beyonce at an afterparty. The comedian/actress/entrepreneur played coy when Time asked her the question, pretending not to he
Jamie Foxx joked that he's honoring Black History Month by avoiding any relations with white girls. Funny enough, he's believed to be dating actress Katie Holmes. The 50-year-old entertainer made the comments over the weekend when he was leaving a charity basketball game that he was hosting in Thousand Oaks, California. A TMZ photographer got Foxx on camera as he was driving away in his Rezvani Tank. "It's Black History Month," Foxx said "No white girls until March 1." On Friday, prior to NBA A
by Ashley Naples Mathew Knowles, the father of singer Beyonce, has been having financial problems for quite some time. The embarrassing troubles for the divorcee come on the heels of multiple paternity situations, and his inability to pay for the children he was creating in his spare time during the marriage he had with wife Tina. Eventually, there is the time to pay the piper, and for Mathew, that time appears to be now. According to TMZ, Mr. Knowles is holding a massive garage sale, where he's
Michelle Obama fans will be happy to know that our former First Lady has some exciting plans for the future. The charismatic Obama will be making her first appearance on a sitcom. She's set to take a part in an episode of the new 'Will & Grace' reboot. While the easy-going Mrs. Obama says she's open to just about anything, she does have one line she says she will not cross. 'Will & Grace' is one of the most successful television sitcoms in history, and at the time, the most successful sitcom wit
There's a corner of Twitter that found it appropriate to drag Beyonce into this ad scandal with Kendall Jenner and Pepsi . It doesn't matter that she was somewhere being pregnant AF and celebrating her ninth wedding anniversary with her hubby, Jay Z. It also doesn't matter that while Kendall Jenner was following in the footsteps of her culture appropriating family -- Beyonce was dropping a long-awaited tribute love song on TIDAL . Beyonce had to be added into the conversation, because well, why
Solange, Beyonce's sister, is killing it right now. Last night, she told a story on Twitter about how she went to a concert and got harassed by a group of white women... for dancing. First, she set the scene. She was excited to go to a Kraftwerk concert with her husband, son and his friend. But then things took a turn for the worse. After Beyonce's little sister refused to comply with the petty request, the four women threw a lime at her back. Seriously? Grown-up women throwing food? But Solange
Madonnarama! Madonna has struck pose after provocative pose since her 1982 debut. Is her latest incarnation, as activist and filmmaker, bringing her closer to the truth? Rich Cohen undergoes a multi-media bombardment--her new album, her directorial debut, and her documentary on the orphans of Malawi, where she adopted her third child--to prepare for a session with the icon herself. Photographs by Steven Meisel. Web special: A slide show of the many modes of Madonna from the pages of Vanity Fair,
Fashion tradition usually involves Royal women steering away from off-shoulder or other more revealing styles. However, Meghan wore an off-the-shoulder pale pink dress for Queen Elizabeth's birthday. She also walked down the aisle alone on her wedding day. Her father Thomas was not able to give his daughter away after he fell ill and needed heart surgery just days before the wedding. Fruitcake at weddings has also been the cake of choice for aristocratic British families for generations. However
We can confidently say that Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the finest comedic actress of her generation. Louis-Dreyfus just passed Lucille Ball--an all-time great--as the most-nominated comedy actress in TV history. And on top of that she's won Emmys for Seinfeld , The New Adventures of Old Christine , and Veep . Turns out the Seinfeld Curse was just a myth. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below A new career-spanning cover story from The Hollywood Reporter details her insane dedication to the art of
The contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race : Top row Sasha Velour. Bottom row, l-r: Valentina; Eureka O'Hara; Nina Bo'nina Brown; Shea Coulee. Logo The last several years have seen each season begin with a twist, and this year is no different. This season's opening episode had a simple format: a pageant where no one gets sent home. The queens had to present two looks: a look representing their home state or city, and their favorite Lady Gaga look. Let's go through the queens in their order of appeara
Jamie Foxx joked that he's honoring Black History Month by avoiding any relations with white girls. Funny enough, he's believed to be dating actress Katie Holmes. The 50-year-old entertainer made the comments over the weekend when he was leaving a charity basketball game that he was hosting in Thousand Oaks, California. A TMZ photographer got Foxx on camera as he was driving away in his Rezvani Tank. "It's Black History Month," Foxx said "No white girls until March 1." On Friday, prior to NBA A
by Ashley Naples Mathew Knowles, the father of singer Beyonce, has been having financial problems for quite some time. The embarrassing troubles for the divorcee come on the heels of multiple paternity situations, and his inability to pay for the children he was creating in his spare time during the marriage he had with wife Tina. Eventually, there is the time to pay the piper, and for Mathew, that time appears to be now. According to TMZ, Mr. Knowles is holding a massive garage sale, where he's
Michelle Obama fans will be happy to know that our former First Lady has some exciting plans for the future. The charismatic Obama will be making her first appearance on a sitcom. She's set to take a part in an episode of the new 'Will & Grace' reboot. While the easy-going Mrs. Obama says she's open to just about anything, she does have one line she says she will not cross. 'Will & Grace' is one of the most successful television sitcoms in history, and at the time, the most successful sitcom wit
There's a corner of Twitter that found it appropriate to drag Beyonce into this ad scandal with Kendall Jenner and Pepsi . It doesn't matter that she was somewhere being pregnant AF and celebrating her ninth wedding anniversary with her hubby, Jay Z. It also doesn't matter that while Kendall Jenner was following in the footsteps of her culture appropriating family -- Beyonce was dropping a long-awaited tribute love song on TIDAL . Beyonce had to be added into the conversation, because well, why
Solange, Beyonce's sister, is killing it right now. Last night, she told a story on Twitter about how she went to a concert and got harassed by a group of white women... for dancing. First, she set the scene. She was excited to go to a Kraftwerk concert with her husband, son and his friend. But then things took a turn for the worse. After Beyonce's little sister refused to comply with the petty request, the four women threw a lime at her back. Seriously? Grown-up women throwing food? But Solange
Madonnarama! Madonna has struck pose after provocative pose since her 1982 debut. Is her latest incarnation, as activist and filmmaker, bringing her closer to the truth? Rich Cohen undergoes a multi-media bombardment--her new album, her directorial debut, and her documentary on the orphans of Malawi, where she adopted her third child--to prepare for a session with the icon herself. Photographs by Steven Meisel. Web special: A slide show of the many modes of Madonna from the pages of Vanity Fair,
Fashion tradition usually involves Royal women steering away from off-shoulder or other more revealing styles. However, Meghan wore an off-the-shoulder pale pink dress for Queen Elizabeth's birthday. She also walked down the aisle alone on her wedding day. Her father Thomas was not able to give his daughter away after he fell ill and needed heart surgery just days before the wedding. Fruitcake at weddings has also been the cake of choice for aristocratic British families for generations. However
We can confidently say that Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the finest comedic actress of her generation. Louis-Dreyfus just passed Lucille Ball--an all-time great--as the most-nominated comedy actress in TV history. And on top of that she's won Emmys for Seinfeld , The New Adventures of Old Christine , and Veep . Turns out the Seinfeld Curse was just a myth. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below A new career-spanning cover story from The Hollywood Reporter details her insane dedication to the art of
The contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race : Top row Sasha Velour. Bottom row, l-r: Valentina; Eureka O'Hara; Nina Bo'nina Brown; Shea Coulee. Logo The last several years have seen each season begin with a twist, and this year is no different. This season's opening episode had a simple format: a pageant where no one gets sent home. The queens had to present two looks: a look representing their home state or city, and their favorite Lady Gaga look. Let's go through the queens in their order of appeara
Theresa Sareo, at home before a recent show at the Bubble Lounge. (Photo: Michele Abeles) Two months after the accident, Theresa's trauma therapist helped her into a wheelchair and pushed her to the corner of 34th and Park to confront the pole against which she had been crushed. It wasisstill bent. A hot-dog vendor named Islam Mohammad, who has worked that corner for seven years, remembers seeing her. There's a major accident at the intersection three or four times a year, he says. He is alway
(Photo: Brigitte Lacombe) W hen it comes to huge movie stars, Julianne Moore both is one and isn't. She is, insofar as she's near the tippy-top of the female A-listbeneath, say, Julia Roberts and Angelina Jolie but right alongside the now-semi-retired Gwyneth Paltrow and Jodie Foster (when she comes down from the mountain every other year or so). Indeed, in career terms, Foster is the female actor Moore's come to resemble the most. Both are capable of transcendent performances ( The Accused and
When the curtain fell on the third season of Mad Men , Betty Draper, our favorite housewife in crisis, was on her way to Reno to get a divorce. When we see her again this Sunday , it'll be a year later, and Betty will be divested of Don and married to Henry. But it'll be a shame if the show doesn't give us a taste, perhaps in flashback, of what happened to her in the Silver State. We could see Betty riding horses, gambling, and flirting with cowboys at one of the famous "divorce ranches" in Neva
With the 20th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana comes a heartbreaking, tell-all documentary of her life and her relationship with the two sons she tragically left behind. In an extremely intimate interview, William and Harry have opened up with each other and the world, talking about their relationship with their mother, the divorce of their parents, and ultimately, her death. In the new documentary film titled, "Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy," Prince William and Prince Harry h
Meryl Streep has played many roles in her long career and holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations of any actor. Among her portrayals was British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. At the Golden Globe Awards Sunday night, Streep behaved as if she actually had been elected to high office, entitling her to a national bully pulpit. In a six-minute, post-election diatribe, Streep slammed President-elect Donald Trump, urging journalists to hold him accountable. Given the media's poor jo
Y ou might not have noticed, but 'Prince Harry just redefined strength and dignity for a new generation'. This is according to Telegraph columnist Bryony Gordon, who interviewed Harry about his mental health as part of the promotion of his Heads Together campaign, a charity he has spearheaded with Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge to end stigma around mental health. It was 'the day Prince Harry showed the world how to talk about our problems'. According to Gordon, since the charity was
Kelsey Grammer has zero plans to slow down anytime soon. The 62-year-old actor is starring in a new series on Amazon titled "The Last Tycoon," a drama based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's unfinished final novel, as movie studio boss Pat Brady, who was modeled after real-life ruthless mogul Louis B. Mayer. And while stepping back in time to the 1930s alongside co-stars Matt Bomer and Lily Collins should keep Grammer busy, he's also embarking on making his London stage debut later this year, performing
One quick look at these two, and I'm sure you could decide which public restroom they'd feel more comfortable using. Well, a group of moral crusaders in Gainesville thinks the muscle-bound man on the left ought to be using the lady's loo while the fabulous woman on the right should be in the little boy's room. See, photographer Loren Cameron was born a woman, and Cuban-born NYC Nightlife icon Sophia Lamar was born a man. Last year, Gainesville's city commission passed an ordinance that said tran
Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart are getting ready to celebrate their seventh wedding anniversary on June 15 -- and the pair couldn't be happier. "Harrison and I laugh a lot, and humor is everything to me," the 52-year-old actress told Closer Weekly on how the pair keep the romance spark alive. [lz_ndn video=32399273] And their 22-year-age gap is a "non-issue" within their relationship. "The truth is, I sometimes feel very much older than Harrison," admitted Flockhart. The 74-year-old actor f
You may have thought Gaby Hoffmann had grown up to be Demi Moore but no, she is in fact her own person and not her prenaturally wise character of Samantha from Now and Then . After a hiatus from acting with any regularity - during which time she did a normal thing and went to college - Hoffmann is doing the interview circuit to promote new work, prompting us to realize that we like her even more than we used to. Though Hoffmann's popped up more and more over the past few years, largely in televi
(Photo: Brigitte Lacombe) W hen it comes to huge movie stars, Julianne Moore both is one and isn't. She is, insofar as she's near the tippy-top of the female A-listbeneath, say, Julia Roberts and Angelina Jolie but right alongside the now-semi-retired Gwyneth Paltrow and Jodie Foster (when she comes down from the mountain every other year or so). Indeed, in career terms, Foster is the female actor Moore's come to resemble the most. Both are capable of transcendent performances ( The Accused and
When the curtain fell on the third season of Mad Men , Betty Draper, our favorite housewife in crisis, was on her way to Reno to get a divorce. When we see her again this Sunday , it'll be a year later, and Betty will be divested of Don and married to Henry. But it'll be a shame if the show doesn't give us a taste, perhaps in flashback, of what happened to her in the Silver State. We could see Betty riding horses, gambling, and flirting with cowboys at one of the famous "divorce ranches" in Neva
With the 20th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana comes a heartbreaking, tell-all documentary of her life and her relationship with the two sons she tragically left behind. In an extremely intimate interview, William and Harry have opened up with each other and the world, talking about their relationship with their mother, the divorce of their parents, and ultimately, her death. In the new documentary film titled, "Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy," Prince William and Prince Harry h
Meryl Streep has played many roles in her long career and holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations of any actor. Among her portrayals was British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. At the Golden Globe Awards Sunday night, Streep behaved as if she actually had been elected to high office, entitling her to a national bully pulpit. In a six-minute, post-election diatribe, Streep slammed President-elect Donald Trump, urging journalists to hold him accountable. Given the media's poor jo
Y ou might not have noticed, but 'Prince Harry just redefined strength and dignity for a new generation'. This is according to Telegraph columnist Bryony Gordon, who interviewed Harry about his mental health as part of the promotion of his Heads Together campaign, a charity he has spearheaded with Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge to end stigma around mental health. It was 'the day Prince Harry showed the world how to talk about our problems'. According to Gordon, since the charity was
Kelsey Grammer has zero plans to slow down anytime soon. The 62-year-old actor is starring in a new series on Amazon titled "The Last Tycoon," a drama based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's unfinished final novel, as movie studio boss Pat Brady, who was modeled after real-life ruthless mogul Louis B. Mayer. And while stepping back in time to the 1930s alongside co-stars Matt Bomer and Lily Collins should keep Grammer busy, he's also embarking on making his London stage debut later this year, performing
One quick look at these two, and I'm sure you could decide which public restroom they'd feel more comfortable using. Well, a group of moral crusaders in Gainesville thinks the muscle-bound man on the left ought to be using the lady's loo while the fabulous woman on the right should be in the little boy's room. See, photographer Loren Cameron was born a woman, and Cuban-born NYC Nightlife icon Sophia Lamar was born a man. Last year, Gainesville's city commission passed an ordinance that said tran
Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart are getting ready to celebrate their seventh wedding anniversary on June 15 -- and the pair couldn't be happier. "Harrison and I laugh a lot, and humor is everything to me," the 52-year-old actress told Closer Weekly on how the pair keep the romance spark alive. [lz_ndn video=32399273] And their 22-year-age gap is a "non-issue" within their relationship. "The truth is, I sometimes feel very much older than Harrison," admitted Flockhart. The 74-year-old actor f
You may have thought Gaby Hoffmann had grown up to be Demi Moore but no, she is in fact her own person and not her prenaturally wise character of Samantha from Now and Then . After a hiatus from acting with any regularity - during which time she did a normal thing and went to college - Hoffmann is doing the interview circuit to promote new work, prompting us to realize that we like her even more than we used to. Though Hoffmann's popped up more and more over the past few years, largely in televi
On the eve of Newtown's tragic one-year anniversary, reports are coming in of a shooting at Arapahoe High School, in Centennial, Colorado. The gunman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound shortly before 4:00 P.M., E.S.T., according to CNN , with one victim in critical condition and another suffering minor injuries. Sheriff Grayson Robinson said the shooter--a male student--was targeting a teacher, who was not injured. The school is located fewer than 10 miles from Columbine High School, in Litt
It's hard enough to find the man you're going to marry -- imagine if you're working with a fraction of the number most of us are. That's the case if you're Druze, a tiny Arab religion that requires both of the spouses to be Druze in order to have a Druze wedding and raise their children in the religion. There are just 1 million Druze in the world, with 300,000 in the States (via The Atlantic ). And so, singles mixers at Druze conventions are held in order to match up twentysomethings, and many w
Indonesian authorities believe a husband, wife, and 4 children aged 9 to 18 carried out a series of 3 terrorist attacks on Christian churches in Surabaya, Indonesia's second-largest city. It's the worst terrorist attack in Indonesia in more than a decade. Authorities believe the Indonesian terrorist group Jemaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) helped plan the attack. The first explosion at the Santa Maria Catholic church, which killed four people, was followed by attacks at the Surabaya Centre Pentecosta
With Republicans and libertarians rushing headlong to fundamentally transform America's marriage laws, I thought I'd make an observation. If marriage is no longer defined as one man and one woman, there is no chance that it will not include more than one of each, nor extend to marrying children. That's because in reality it already does. In the recent mania to redefine marriage, several straw men have come up. Opponents of redefining marriage have erroneously compared state recognition of homose
Fred Warmbier, whose son Otto Warmbier, a student here at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, died shortly after returning from North Korea, is reportedly traveling to the Winter Olympics with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence. It's hard to imagine the incredible grief of losing a son and of having seen a son suffer. I would not risk being perceived as advising a father how to grieve were it not for the risk I perceive of creating tens of millions more such grieving parents. It's hard, I
Episcopal Church congregations nationwide, including the Washington National Cathedral, tolled their bells Tuesday in memory of the 59 people killed in the mass shooting in Las Vegas Nevada, Sunday night. Bishops United Against Gun Violence, a group of over 70 Episcopal bishops, promoted the event and several congregations responded, tolling their bells once for each victim. Jim Naughton, spokesperson for The Episcopal Church, told The Christian Post that he did not have an exact tally for how m
When Cara DeCoursey faced an unplanned pregnancy 28 years ago, the Catholic teen knew she was going to give her child up for adoption. "I found strength in a faith-based adoption agency. Choosing adoption, for me, was a decision made out of necessity. I was too young to raise a baby," she said. "It was a decision made out of love. I wanted what was best for my child and that was a mom and a dad. I was born and raised Catholic and this is what I wanted for my son." DeCoursey offered written and v
By Associated Press | December 4, 2015, 11:40 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2015/12/04/ap-source-woman-in-shooting-pledged-allegiance-to-isis/ A woman cries during a vigil for shooting victims at San Manuel Stadium, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, in San Bernardino, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) -- The woman who helped her husband kill 14 people at a holiday banquet for his county co-workers pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group and its leader on Face
After an attack outside a London mosque, which is being investigated as a terrorist act, the author pointed out a pervasive double standard on extremist violence. There is an incredibly problematic double standard when it comes to acts of terrorism, and famed author J.K. Rowling hit it head on in her recent tweets following the tragedy outside of the Finsbury Park Mosque in North London. A white man, identified as 47-year-old local Darren Osborne, drove a van into a group of pedestrians outside
Print The nation's oldest Catholic and Jesuit institution of higher learning is being asked to abandon student groups that adhere to the Catholic Church's definition of marriage. According to two Georgetown University students, the university should refuse to recognize the student organization called "Love Saxa" because it promotes marriage as "a monogamous and permanent union between a man and a woman," thus allegedly violating university standards. So what are the standards said to be violat
It's hard enough to find the man you're going to marry -- imagine if you're working with a fraction of the number most of us are. That's the case if you're Druze, a tiny Arab religion that requires both of the spouses to be Druze in order to have a Druze wedding and raise their children in the religion. There are just 1 million Druze in the world, with 300,000 in the States (via The Atlantic ). And so, singles mixers at Druze conventions are held in order to match up twentysomethings, and many w
Indonesian authorities believe a husband, wife, and 4 children aged 9 to 18 carried out a series of 3 terrorist attacks on Christian churches in Surabaya, Indonesia's second-largest city. It's the worst terrorist attack in Indonesia in more than a decade. Authorities believe the Indonesian terrorist group Jemaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) helped plan the attack. The first explosion at the Santa Maria Catholic church, which killed four people, was followed by attacks at the Surabaya Centre Pentecosta
With Republicans and libertarians rushing headlong to fundamentally transform America's marriage laws, I thought I'd make an observation. If marriage is no longer defined as one man and one woman, there is no chance that it will not include more than one of each, nor extend to marrying children. That's because in reality it already does. In the recent mania to redefine marriage, several straw men have come up. Opponents of redefining marriage have erroneously compared state recognition of homose
Fred Warmbier, whose son Otto Warmbier, a student here at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, died shortly after returning from North Korea, is reportedly traveling to the Winter Olympics with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence. It's hard to imagine the incredible grief of losing a son and of having seen a son suffer. I would not risk being perceived as advising a father how to grieve were it not for the risk I perceive of creating tens of millions more such grieving parents. It's hard, I
Episcopal Church congregations nationwide, including the Washington National Cathedral, tolled their bells Tuesday in memory of the 59 people killed in the mass shooting in Las Vegas Nevada, Sunday night. Bishops United Against Gun Violence, a group of over 70 Episcopal bishops, promoted the event and several congregations responded, tolling their bells once for each victim. Jim Naughton, spokesperson for The Episcopal Church, told The Christian Post that he did not have an exact tally for how m
When Cara DeCoursey faced an unplanned pregnancy 28 years ago, the Catholic teen knew she was going to give her child up for adoption. "I found strength in a faith-based adoption agency. Choosing adoption, for me, was a decision made out of necessity. I was too young to raise a baby," she said. "It was a decision made out of love. I wanted what was best for my child and that was a mom and a dad. I was born and raised Catholic and this is what I wanted for my son." DeCoursey offered written and v
By Associated Press | December 4, 2015, 11:40 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2015/12/04/ap-source-woman-in-shooting-pledged-allegiance-to-isis/ A woman cries during a vigil for shooting victims at San Manuel Stadium, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, in San Bernardino, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) -- The woman who helped her husband kill 14 people at a holiday banquet for his county co-workers pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group and its leader on Face
After an attack outside a London mosque, which is being investigated as a terrorist act, the author pointed out a pervasive double standard on extremist violence. There is an incredibly problematic double standard when it comes to acts of terrorism, and famed author J.K. Rowling hit it head on in her recent tweets following the tragedy outside of the Finsbury Park Mosque in North London. A white man, identified as 47-year-old local Darren Osborne, drove a van into a group of pedestrians outside
Print The nation's oldest Catholic and Jesuit institution of higher learning is being asked to abandon student groups that adhere to the Catholic Church's definition of marriage. According to two Georgetown University students, the university should refuse to recognize the student organization called "Love Saxa" because it promotes marriage as "a monogamous and permanent union between a man and a woman," thus allegedly violating university standards. So what are the standards said to be violat
A Texas congressman is calling on President Obama to award former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle - whose story became a national sensation following his autobiography "American Sniper" and subsequent blockbuster film--with a posthumous Medal of Honor. On Thursday, Republican Rep. Roger Williams introduced a bill, which would authorize and ask the commander-in-chief to bestow the Navy SEAL with the nation's top military honor. Williams said in a statement that Kyle "gave the ultimate sacrifice and served
Can we, should we, erase bad memories? In the film Eternal Sunshine Of the Spotless Mind , Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet use a specialist medical service to obliterate their memories of their relationship. Science fiction? Only for the time being, it seems. The Dutch authors of a recent study in Nature Neuroscience think that they are on track to developing a drug to blunt bad memories. The practical applications are immense. A spotless mind pill could bring relief to millions who suffer from post
Matt Damon and Hollywood have a new enemy - a new villain-and some of the poorest people in America may end up losing out as a result. Matt Damon and Jon Krasinski (nice guy Jim from NBC's The Office) have written and are starring in Promised Land, a movie about fracking. Hydraulic Fracturing or "fracking" is a way of getting previously inaccessible oil and gas out of the ground. It means that North Dakota now produces more oil than most OPEC countries and has seen natural gas prices drop by a q
THE grieving widow of a Royal Navy officer shot dead when a crewman opened fire on a nuclear submarine has described him as "an utterly devoted" family man. Gillian Molyneux, the wife of Lieutenant Commander Ian Molyneux, 36, said: "Ian was utterly devoted to his family. "Everything he did was for us. He was very proud to be an officer in the Royal Navy Submarine Service. He will live on in our four beautiful children." Able Seaman Ryan Donovan, 22 -- "furious" at being ordered to do back-to-bac
Movie buffs will recognize this title as the most memorable line from "A Few Good Men" (1992), spoken by the character Colonel Jessep, played by Jack Nicholson ("You can't handle the truth!" is #29 in the American Film Institute's list of 100 top movie quotes). I hereby propose it as the subtext of the recently concluded Republican and Democratic national conventions. At this point most people appear to know that something is terribly, terribly wrong in the United States of America. But like the
Paul Buhle is co-author with Dave Wagner of Hide in Plain Sight: The Hollywood Blacklistees in Film and Television, 1950-2002 (Paul Graves/St. Martin's, 2003) and Blacklisted: The Film Lover's Guide to the Hollywood Blacklist (Paul Graves/St. Martin's). Before retiring, he was a senior lecturer at Brown University. Only $20/year--that's only $1.67 per month! Get the Latest News & Updates The stories behind the inequality crisis--from In These Times and Verso Books Learn More COPYRIGHT (c)2016 IN
NBC revealed a first look into the upcoming military drama "The Brave" on Sunday. Even though few details have been released about the series, "The Brave" revolves around a Special Ops team with highly trained undercover specialists who execute missions to save the lives of others in some of the dangerous places around the world. The Special Ops team works with D.I.A. Deputy Director Patricia Campbell and her team of analysts headquartered in Washington, D.C. The television series stars Anne Hec
An audience will have a more involving experience watching That Good Night going in knowing that this was the last film of legendary actor John Hurt. Death is on the horizon throughout the film, as Hurt plays terminally ill screenwriter Ralph looking to reconcile with his estranged son (Max Brown) and his partner (Erin Richards) before heading off to the great beyond. What hobbles That Good Night is how uninvolving the whole venture feels. The score hammers home how twee and delightful the surro
Action movie actor Matt Damon spent his Fourth of July weekend in Australia, where he spoke to local media about the latest " Jason Bourne " film, as well as his views on gun control. The "Bourne" franchise star expressed his desire that the United States would conduct a massive confiscation of firearms akin to the 1996 gun grab carried out by the Australian government. Image source: Fairfax Media "You guys did it here in one fell swoop, and I wish that could happen in my country, but it's such
English-born actor Tom Hardy, who is the title character in the upcoming sequel Mad Max: Fury Road , admitted in a recent interview his drug problem was once so out-of-hand, he would have sold his own mother for crack cocaine. "I am f--g lucky to be here," the 37-year-old told Essentials magazine about his old drug problem, reports Yahoo New Zealand. Hardy's career started with a minor role in two episodes of HBO's Second World War drama Band of Brothers in 2001, but he soon found acclaim for hi
Can we, should we, erase bad memories? In the film Eternal Sunshine Of the Spotless Mind , Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet use a specialist medical service to obliterate their memories of their relationship. Science fiction? Only for the time being, it seems. The Dutch authors of a recent study in Nature Neuroscience think that they are on track to developing a drug to blunt bad memories. The practical applications are immense. A spotless mind pill could bring relief to millions who suffer from post
Matt Damon and Hollywood have a new enemy - a new villain-and some of the poorest people in America may end up losing out as a result. Matt Damon and Jon Krasinski (nice guy Jim from NBC's The Office) have written and are starring in Promised Land, a movie about fracking. Hydraulic Fracturing or "fracking" is a way of getting previously inaccessible oil and gas out of the ground. It means that North Dakota now produces more oil than most OPEC countries and has seen natural gas prices drop by a q
THE grieving widow of a Royal Navy officer shot dead when a crewman opened fire on a nuclear submarine has described him as "an utterly devoted" family man. Gillian Molyneux, the wife of Lieutenant Commander Ian Molyneux, 36, said: "Ian was utterly devoted to his family. "Everything he did was for us. He was very proud to be an officer in the Royal Navy Submarine Service. He will live on in our four beautiful children." Able Seaman Ryan Donovan, 22 -- "furious" at being ordered to do back-to-bac
Movie buffs will recognize this title as the most memorable line from "A Few Good Men" (1992), spoken by the character Colonel Jessep, played by Jack Nicholson ("You can't handle the truth!" is #29 in the American Film Institute's list of 100 top movie quotes). I hereby propose it as the subtext of the recently concluded Republican and Democratic national conventions. At this point most people appear to know that something is terribly, terribly wrong in the United States of America. But like the
Paul Buhle is co-author with Dave Wagner of Hide in Plain Sight: The Hollywood Blacklistees in Film and Television, 1950-2002 (Paul Graves/St. Martin's, 2003) and Blacklisted: The Film Lover's Guide to the Hollywood Blacklist (Paul Graves/St. Martin's). Before retiring, he was a senior lecturer at Brown University. Only $20/year--that's only $1.67 per month! Get the Latest News & Updates The stories behind the inequality crisis--from In These Times and Verso Books Learn More COPYRIGHT (c)2016 IN
NBC revealed a first look into the upcoming military drama "The Brave" on Sunday. Even though few details have been released about the series, "The Brave" revolves around a Special Ops team with highly trained undercover specialists who execute missions to save the lives of others in some of the dangerous places around the world. The Special Ops team works with D.I.A. Deputy Director Patricia Campbell and her team of analysts headquartered in Washington, D.C. The television series stars Anne Hec
An audience will have a more involving experience watching That Good Night going in knowing that this was the last film of legendary actor John Hurt. Death is on the horizon throughout the film, as Hurt plays terminally ill screenwriter Ralph looking to reconcile with his estranged son (Max Brown) and his partner (Erin Richards) before heading off to the great beyond. What hobbles That Good Night is how uninvolving the whole venture feels. The score hammers home how twee and delightful the surro
Action movie actor Matt Damon spent his Fourth of July weekend in Australia, where he spoke to local media about the latest " Jason Bourne " film, as well as his views on gun control. The "Bourne" franchise star expressed his desire that the United States would conduct a massive confiscation of firearms akin to the 1996 gun grab carried out by the Australian government. Image source: Fairfax Media "You guys did it here in one fell swoop, and I wish that could happen in my country, but it's such
English-born actor Tom Hardy, who is the title character in the upcoming sequel Mad Max: Fury Road , admitted in a recent interview his drug problem was once so out-of-hand, he would have sold his own mother for crack cocaine. "I am f--g lucky to be here," the 37-year-old told Essentials magazine about his old drug problem, reports Yahoo New Zealand. Hardy's career started with a minor role in two episodes of HBO's Second World War drama Band of Brothers in 2001, but he soon found acclaim for hi
Here's what's true in Ron Howard's movie A Beautiful Mind --or, at least, here's what corresponds to Sylvia Nasar's biography of the same name: The mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. attended graduate school at Princeton, where he was arrogant, childish, and brilliant. His doctoral thesis on the so-called " Nash equilibrium " revolutionized economics. Over time, he began to suffer delusions. He was hospitalized for paranoid schizophrenia, administered insulin shock therapy, and released. Afterwa
In 2006, Virginia sent an interesting and unlikely Democrat to the U.S. Senate. Jim Webb was a decorated Marine who served as Ronald Reagan's secretary of the navy. He left the administration to oppose defense budget cuts, especially those which threatened the 600-ship Navy Reagan had built. Just six years before winning the Democratic senatorial nomination, Webb had endorsed both George W. Bush and George Allen. Although Webb opposed the Iraq war, he hated the McGovernites who had taken over hi
Sons Of Guns? Sons Of Bi#%PSes! The Will Haden story brings the light of sanity to recent events that have cost so many so much. He was sentenced to two life sentences plus forty years on May 11th, and I think it's poetic justice that the story didn't event pre-empt Donald Trump's Big Mac that day. I mean, even I missed it! On a sidebar I'd like to say To Will, DUDE, you got a hit TV show, more guns than God, New Orleans right down the road, and you can't find a date outside your twelve year old
BY: Bill McMorris Follow @FBillMcMorris October 22, 2012 5:00 am Joe Zimlich exchanged a career in corporate accounting for several choice political appointments when he became the business and charitable point man for Colorado kingmaker Patricia "Pat" Stryker in the late 1990s. Zimlich became a staple in Colorado politics thanks to Stryker's $1.4 billion fortune and participation in the Colorado Democracy Alliance (CoDA). He manages the billionaire heiress' foundation and serves as CEO of Bohe
In a forum on his website Millarworld, he wrote: "As you may know, Jim is a passionate advocate of gun-control and I respect both his politics and his opinion, but I'm baffled by this sudden announcement as nothing seen in this picture wasn't in the screenplay eighteen months ago. "Yes, the body-count is very high, but a movie called Kick-Ass 2 really has to do what it says on the tin. "A sequel to the picture that gave us Hit-Girl was always going to have some blood on the floor and this should
"There are 250 million firearms in private hands," Bellesiles writes in his hefty new history, "Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture," "with five million new guns purchased every year." The NRA would have us believe the nation was founded by gun enthusiasts, but Bellesiles maintains that Americans only fell under the spell of guns after the Civil War, when war-weary Yanks and Rebs returned home toting pistols and rifles. Contrary to what Bellesiles calls popular "mythology," gun
This article is part of the Tobacco portal on Sourcewatch funded from 2006 - 2009 by the American Legacy Foundation . John David Ashcroft served as U.S. Attorney General from 2001 to 2004, and following that took a teaching position at Pat Robertson 's Regent University as Distinguished Professor of Law and Government and formed a lobbying firm called the Ashcroft Group . [1] He graduated from Yale in 1963 and received his J.D. from the University of Chicago in 1967, and is considered to be a ne
Matthew Albuquerque, president and founder of Next Step Bionics & Prosthetics, Inc., accepts an award on behalf of his company from the NH chapter of the Military Officers Association of America. (Courtesy) GREENLAND -- Col. Allen "Chad" Chadwick, U.S. Army (ret.), president of the New Hampshire chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA-NH) and the board of directors was pleased to honor this year's award recipients for their service to military members and their families at
Uneasy relationship with the people Gore's The Assault on Reason is influenced by a strong tradition in American liberal thought: disappointment with the 'failure' of democracy. This classical theme - of an enlightened elite continually let down by a gullible and easily misled public - is revisited and re-energised by Gore. In 1922, American commentator Walter Lippmann published Public Opinion , the classic embodiment of this elite view of democracy. Back when political elites did not have to ce
REAL STEEL directed by Shawn Levy, written by John Gatins based on a story by Richard Matheson, with Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Evangeline Lilly and Kevin Durand. A DreamWorks release. 127 minutes. Opens Friday (October 7). For venues and times, see Movies . Having met Hugh Jackman, i'm convinced he can do pretty much anything. He's made movies; he's headlined on Broadway; he's hosted the freaking Oscars. He charmed Torontonians earlier this year when he brought his solo show, Hugh Jackman In Co
In 2006, Virginia sent an interesting and unlikely Democrat to the U.S. Senate. Jim Webb was a decorated Marine who served as Ronald Reagan's secretary of the navy. He left the administration to oppose defense budget cuts, especially those which threatened the 600-ship Navy Reagan had built. Just six years before winning the Democratic senatorial nomination, Webb had endorsed both George W. Bush and George Allen. Although Webb opposed the Iraq war, he hated the McGovernites who had taken over hi
Sons Of Guns? Sons Of Bi#%PSes! The Will Haden story brings the light of sanity to recent events that have cost so many so much. He was sentenced to two life sentences plus forty years on May 11th, and I think it's poetic justice that the story didn't event pre-empt Donald Trump's Big Mac that day. I mean, even I missed it! On a sidebar I'd like to say To Will, DUDE, you got a hit TV show, more guns than God, New Orleans right down the road, and you can't find a date outside your twelve year old
BY: Bill McMorris Follow @FBillMcMorris October 22, 2012 5:00 am Joe Zimlich exchanged a career in corporate accounting for several choice political appointments when he became the business and charitable point man for Colorado kingmaker Patricia "Pat" Stryker in the late 1990s. Zimlich became a staple in Colorado politics thanks to Stryker's $1.4 billion fortune and participation in the Colorado Democracy Alliance (CoDA). He manages the billionaire heiress' foundation and serves as CEO of Bohe
In a forum on his website Millarworld, he wrote: "As you may know, Jim is a passionate advocate of gun-control and I respect both his politics and his opinion, but I'm baffled by this sudden announcement as nothing seen in this picture wasn't in the screenplay eighteen months ago. "Yes, the body-count is very high, but a movie called Kick-Ass 2 really has to do what it says on the tin. "A sequel to the picture that gave us Hit-Girl was always going to have some blood on the floor and this should
"There are 250 million firearms in private hands," Bellesiles writes in his hefty new history, "Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture," "with five million new guns purchased every year." The NRA would have us believe the nation was founded by gun enthusiasts, but Bellesiles maintains that Americans only fell under the spell of guns after the Civil War, when war-weary Yanks and Rebs returned home toting pistols and rifles. Contrary to what Bellesiles calls popular "mythology," gun
This article is part of the Tobacco portal on Sourcewatch funded from 2006 - 2009 by the American Legacy Foundation . John David Ashcroft served as U.S. Attorney General from 2001 to 2004, and following that took a teaching position at Pat Robertson 's Regent University as Distinguished Professor of Law and Government and formed a lobbying firm called the Ashcroft Group . [1] He graduated from Yale in 1963 and received his J.D. from the University of Chicago in 1967, and is considered to be a ne
Matthew Albuquerque, president and founder of Next Step Bionics & Prosthetics, Inc., accepts an award on behalf of his company from the NH chapter of the Military Officers Association of America. (Courtesy) GREENLAND -- Col. Allen "Chad" Chadwick, U.S. Army (ret.), president of the New Hampshire chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA-NH) and the board of directors was pleased to honor this year's award recipients for their service to military members and their families at
Uneasy relationship with the people Gore's The Assault on Reason is influenced by a strong tradition in American liberal thought: disappointment with the 'failure' of democracy. This classical theme - of an enlightened elite continually let down by a gullible and easily misled public - is revisited and re-energised by Gore. In 1922, American commentator Walter Lippmann published Public Opinion , the classic embodiment of this elite view of democracy. Back when political elites did not have to ce
REAL STEEL directed by Shawn Levy, written by John Gatins based on a story by Richard Matheson, with Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Evangeline Lilly and Kevin Durand. A DreamWorks release. 127 minutes. Opens Friday (October 7). For venues and times, see Movies . Having met Hugh Jackman, i'm convinced he can do pretty much anything. He's made movies; he's headlined on Broadway; he's hosted the freaking Oscars. He charmed Torontonians earlier this year when he brought his solo show, Hugh Jackman In Co
This is an example of why mainstream America is done listening to folks like you: Yeah, I know people like me are pretty boring and why talk to someone like me when mass shootings are all the rage? There's memorials, funerals, personal stories from families, stories of survival, stories of heroism, etc. All pretty exciting stuff for the mainstream media to cover. You are deliberately conflating weapons of war with civilian legal firearms. You may not know or even care what the difference is Plea
I believe it. Leftists get driven by their angst which not only twists their ideology but makes everything about them ugly. Via Independent: Research has found that being attractive influences many things in a person's life -- their salary, their popularity and grades in school, even the prison sentences they receive. So why not their politics? A recently published study in the Journal of Public Economics concludes that the attractiveness of a candidate does correlate with their politics. They f
At this point, I usually avoid saying the words because I'm tired of hearing the response from my incredulous interlocutors, which is almost always exactly, "You don't want kids ?" No, I don't even want kids or even a kid. Though I suppose it's possible my attitude could change, it's remained pretty static for more than a decade now. And while the tone of the "kids" question can often be accusatory to the point of annoyance, I always respond politely. Unless of course, the person trots out the
This is not a liberal. Many leftists seem to have confused their political opinions with their virtue. They may have disagreements among themselves from time to time, but if there's one thing they know it's that all those on the right are wicked. I wish I could share their conviction that everyone who disagrees with me politically is bad, but I know there are many good and decent people who vote Democrat. The question is: Why? Why do they vote that way? The modern Democrat Party is leftist. We k
Assault weapons. Just saying those two words sends leftists to their nearest safe space. Granted, leftists don't actually know anything about assault weapons (see Rand Paul Embarrasses 'The View' Morons on 'Scary Assault Weapons' ). Also, they're on the wrong side of history (see NYTimes Poll: Majority of Americans Oppose "Assault Weapons Ban" For First Time ). Still, putting the word "assault" in front of "weapon" makes it seem scarier. Ergo saying "assault weapon" earns you feel points and r
A few days ago, our tangerine-hued commander-in-chief celebrated his seventy-second year of life. Naturally, leftists weren't about to let an opportunity to throw some shade go to waste. Enter famous yeller of four-letter words, Samuel L. Jackson : Tough-talking actor Samuel L. Jackson wished President Donald Trump a happy birthday on Friday, but the Twitterverse took exception to the perceived anti-gay slurs in the message and laid their vengeance upon him. Jackson's tweet: "Must have been a pa
This is all becoming a tad surreal. Dr. Ben Carson is a bit quirky. I respectfully believe I can say that because I graduated from Johns Hopkins and I think to some extent...some more than others...those of us who were/are associated with Johns Hopkins are all a bit quirky. It seemingly comes with the territory. Conversely, I still feel very fortunate to be a alumnus of Johns Hopkins. Why? "Every school attracts, then shapes, a particular range of personalities, and Hopkins alumni/alumnae are di
With all the leftist winds of anti-gun rights raging after shootings, it's hard to separate truth from fact. Journalists are supposed to do this thing called "fact checking" whereby they validate information before blasting it over the interwebs (see Fake News Says Melania Orders the Death of Historic Tree. Actually, the Tree is Dying and Dangerous... ). Alas, here we are. Information has been circulating among leftist cesspits, saying that Nikolas Cruz , the Parkland School shooter, was a whit
One thing we can't deny is that leftists are a confident bunch. Rather like squirrels darting across the road just as you're approaching. With similar squishy results. Bring a shovel. Despite the pesky facts disagreeing with them, the left would have you believe their policies are the "greatest." Not because of the results those policies produce. No, no. Never measure actual results when dealing with leftism. Especially when talking about the numbers on Obamacare, because those numbers will neve
I gotta say it. If I cared even a little bit what people will say about this, I guess I'd just tell my little Facebook guy to shut up. But the fact is, I'm not one of the big grizzlys so I can talk about yesterday's political irony. We start with John McCain, the only guy I've ever seen who can whistle Dixie out of one side of his mouth, while whistling the battle hymn of the republic out of the other. McCain gave one of the most inspiring speeches in the history of our republic in the well of t
I believe it. Leftists get driven by their angst which not only twists their ideology but makes everything about them ugly. Via Independent: Research has found that being attractive influences many things in a person's life -- their salary, their popularity and grades in school, even the prison sentences they receive. So why not their politics? A recently published study in the Journal of Public Economics concludes that the attractiveness of a candidate does correlate with their politics. They f
At this point, I usually avoid saying the words because I'm tired of hearing the response from my incredulous interlocutors, which is almost always exactly, "You don't want kids ?" No, I don't even want kids or even a kid. Though I suppose it's possible my attitude could change, it's remained pretty static for more than a decade now. And while the tone of the "kids" question can often be accusatory to the point of annoyance, I always respond politely. Unless of course, the person trots out the
This is not a liberal. Many leftists seem to have confused their political opinions with their virtue. They may have disagreements among themselves from time to time, but if there's one thing they know it's that all those on the right are wicked. I wish I could share their conviction that everyone who disagrees with me politically is bad, but I know there are many good and decent people who vote Democrat. The question is: Why? Why do they vote that way? The modern Democrat Party is leftist. We k
Assault weapons. Just saying those two words sends leftists to their nearest safe space. Granted, leftists don't actually know anything about assault weapons (see Rand Paul Embarrasses 'The View' Morons on 'Scary Assault Weapons' ). Also, they're on the wrong side of history (see NYTimes Poll: Majority of Americans Oppose "Assault Weapons Ban" For First Time ). Still, putting the word "assault" in front of "weapon" makes it seem scarier. Ergo saying "assault weapon" earns you feel points and r
A few days ago, our tangerine-hued commander-in-chief celebrated his seventy-second year of life. Naturally, leftists weren't about to let an opportunity to throw some shade go to waste. Enter famous yeller of four-letter words, Samuel L. Jackson : Tough-talking actor Samuel L. Jackson wished President Donald Trump a happy birthday on Friday, but the Twitterverse took exception to the perceived anti-gay slurs in the message and laid their vengeance upon him. Jackson's tweet: "Must have been a pa
This is all becoming a tad surreal. Dr. Ben Carson is a bit quirky. I respectfully believe I can say that because I graduated from Johns Hopkins and I think to some extent...some more than others...those of us who were/are associated with Johns Hopkins are all a bit quirky. It seemingly comes with the territory. Conversely, I still feel very fortunate to be a alumnus of Johns Hopkins. Why? "Every school attracts, then shapes, a particular range of personalities, and Hopkins alumni/alumnae are di
With all the leftist winds of anti-gun rights raging after shootings, it's hard to separate truth from fact. Journalists are supposed to do this thing called "fact checking" whereby they validate information before blasting it over the interwebs (see Fake News Says Melania Orders the Death of Historic Tree. Actually, the Tree is Dying and Dangerous... ). Alas, here we are. Information has been circulating among leftist cesspits, saying that Nikolas Cruz , the Parkland School shooter, was a whit
One thing we can't deny is that leftists are a confident bunch. Rather like squirrels darting across the road just as you're approaching. With similar squishy results. Bring a shovel. Despite the pesky facts disagreeing with them, the left would have you believe their policies are the "greatest." Not because of the results those policies produce. No, no. Never measure actual results when dealing with leftism. Especially when talking about the numbers on Obamacare, because those numbers will neve
I gotta say it. If I cared even a little bit what people will say about this, I guess I'd just tell my little Facebook guy to shut up. But the fact is, I'm not one of the big grizzlys so I can talk about yesterday's political irony. We start with John McCain, the only guy I've ever seen who can whistle Dixie out of one side of his mouth, while whistling the battle hymn of the republic out of the other. McCain gave one of the most inspiring speeches in the history of our republic in the well of t
Apparently Barack Obama is as bad at Halloween as you Terrible Ones are at caption contests! (Why do you suck, Terrible Ones? WHYYYYYY?) Michelle Obama, meanwhile, at least went as a Mean Girl, with the animal ears but minus the "something slutty." And to make matters worse, this is a recycled photo from Halloween 2009, but it is running on the "Barack Obama" twittenfeed today. And sure, while the feed is actually run by communist front group "Organizing For Action," it just proves how hard Bara
Here's what happened. An ESPN/baseball guy named Curt Schilling tweeted a muslims are like nazis picture and the internet freaked out. The internet freaked out because Schilling posted it. Not sure if anyone asked the question: "Is Curt Schilling right?" Because remember, kids, it's not facts that matter. Just feelings. And pointing out that Muslim extremists kill people (Jews and gays specifically)...well that's just mean. Stop it. Also, don't anger the Muslims, or they'll kill you. And WHATEV
I believe it. Leftists get driven by their angst which not only twists their ideology but makes everything about them ugly. Via Independent: Research has found that being attractive influences many things in a person's life -- their salary, their popularity and grades in school, even the prison sentences they receive. So why not their politics? A recently published study in the Journal of Public Economics concludes that the attractiveness of a candidate does correlate with their politics. They f
This is not a liberal. Many leftists seem to have confused their political opinions with their virtue. They may have disagreements among themselves from time to time, but if there's one thing they know it's that all those on the right are wicked. I wish I could share their conviction that everyone who disagrees with me politically is bad, but I know there are many good and decent people who vote Democrat. The question is: Why? Why do they vote that way? The modern Democrat Party is leftist. We k
"We have no shame in saying that we intend to shut down Ben Shapiro." The leftists at the University of Utah learned nothing from the recent appearance Ben made at Berkeley. Anyone surprised? The Daily Wire reports : Leftists At University Of Utah Announce Intention To 'Shut Down' Shapiro Speech Ahead of Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro's scheduled speech at the University of Utah on Wednesday night, the leftist groups Students for a Democratic Society at the University of Utah and Black L
The Democrats are resorting to Al Sharpton level accusations of racism in a desperate attempt to paint Virginia gubernatorial Republican candidate Ed Gillespie as a white supremacist much loved Pepe tweeting, tiki torch carrying, Trump supporting neo-Nazis. A new video from leftist group Latino Victory has everything you'd expect from a radical leftist attack ad. It has minority children running in fear. It has a white menacing man in a black pickup truck. It has a Confederate flag waving in the
You know you love him. Steven Crowder, of Louder with Crowder fame, took on the Black Lives Matter propaganda this week in a fact-filled piece that made me laugh and cry. Cover your ears, protesters, Lord knows you can NOT handle the truth bomb about to be dropped here: You've heard the meme (propaganda) time and time again, courtesy of #BlackLivesMatter. Black people are killed by cops. For being black. Especially unarmed black men. Those racist cops can't seem to get enough of those innocent,
He's not alone. It was picked up by other angry liberals, if you can call what they are liberal, and they were given a platform to spew their hate throughout the media. FBI head Jim Comey said what happened in Charleston does not fit the government's descripton of "terrorism". Bill O'Reilly equated the deranged killer with ISIS. In a way he's right but it's already being misused by leftists who want to establish a lie that white racist terrorists are rampaging throughout the country. On his show
Leftists and stupidity go together like a potted plant and Harvey Weinstein with his pants down. But I don't have to tell you that. Social justice warriors themselves do it every time they open their mouths or touch a keyboard . Case in point, the looniest lady in the Lone Star State, Wendy Davis. While gun safety may not seem like a feminist issue at first blush, it doesn't take too much digging to see that women are uniquely vulnerable to and disproportionately the victims of gun violence. As
Oh, sick ! Apparently fueled by leftists allegedly to inject "imagined" racism into the presidential race, a conservative blogger created this horrifying image. In case you can't read the fine print, it reads: The Fucking Solution: Do not consult a doctor. Tie the rope tight. Do not try this at home; go somewhere where no one will find you. Do consumer alcohol while using this treatment. Do no sedate yourself. Do not care. Do not say goodbye. Do it now. The blogger, who has since removed the ima
Here's what happened. An ESPN/baseball guy named Curt Schilling tweeted a muslims are like nazis picture and the internet freaked out. The internet freaked out because Schilling posted it. Not sure if anyone asked the question: "Is Curt Schilling right?" Because remember, kids, it's not facts that matter. Just feelings. And pointing out that Muslim extremists kill people (Jews and gays specifically)...well that's just mean. Stop it. Also, don't anger the Muslims, or they'll kill you. And WHATEV
I believe it. Leftists get driven by their angst which not only twists their ideology but makes everything about them ugly. Via Independent: Research has found that being attractive influences many things in a person's life -- their salary, their popularity and grades in school, even the prison sentences they receive. So why not their politics? A recently published study in the Journal of Public Economics concludes that the attractiveness of a candidate does correlate with their politics. They f
This is not a liberal. Many leftists seem to have confused their political opinions with their virtue. They may have disagreements among themselves from time to time, but if there's one thing they know it's that all those on the right are wicked. I wish I could share their conviction that everyone who disagrees with me politically is bad, but I know there are many good and decent people who vote Democrat. The question is: Why? Why do they vote that way? The modern Democrat Party is leftist. We k
"We have no shame in saying that we intend to shut down Ben Shapiro." The leftists at the University of Utah learned nothing from the recent appearance Ben made at Berkeley. Anyone surprised? The Daily Wire reports : Leftists At University Of Utah Announce Intention To 'Shut Down' Shapiro Speech Ahead of Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro's scheduled speech at the University of Utah on Wednesday night, the leftist groups Students for a Democratic Society at the University of Utah and Black L
The Democrats are resorting to Al Sharpton level accusations of racism in a desperate attempt to paint Virginia gubernatorial Republican candidate Ed Gillespie as a white supremacist much loved Pepe tweeting, tiki torch carrying, Trump supporting neo-Nazis. A new video from leftist group Latino Victory has everything you'd expect from a radical leftist attack ad. It has minority children running in fear. It has a white menacing man in a black pickup truck. It has a Confederate flag waving in the
You know you love him. Steven Crowder, of Louder with Crowder fame, took on the Black Lives Matter propaganda this week in a fact-filled piece that made me laugh and cry. Cover your ears, protesters, Lord knows you can NOT handle the truth bomb about to be dropped here: You've heard the meme (propaganda) time and time again, courtesy of #BlackLivesMatter. Black people are killed by cops. For being black. Especially unarmed black men. Those racist cops can't seem to get enough of those innocent,
He's not alone. It was picked up by other angry liberals, if you can call what they are liberal, and they were given a platform to spew their hate throughout the media. FBI head Jim Comey said what happened in Charleston does not fit the government's descripton of "terrorism". Bill O'Reilly equated the deranged killer with ISIS. In a way he's right but it's already being misused by leftists who want to establish a lie that white racist terrorists are rampaging throughout the country. On his show
Leftists and stupidity go together like a potted plant and Harvey Weinstein with his pants down. But I don't have to tell you that. Social justice warriors themselves do it every time they open their mouths or touch a keyboard . Case in point, the looniest lady in the Lone Star State, Wendy Davis. While gun safety may not seem like a feminist issue at first blush, it doesn't take too much digging to see that women are uniquely vulnerable to and disproportionately the victims of gun violence. As
Oh, sick ! Apparently fueled by leftists allegedly to inject "imagined" racism into the presidential race, a conservative blogger created this horrifying image. In case you can't read the fine print, it reads: The Fucking Solution: Do not consult a doctor. Tie the rope tight. Do not try this at home; go somewhere where no one will find you. Do consumer alcohol while using this treatment. Do no sedate yourself. Do not care. Do not say goodbye. Do it now. The blogger, who has since removed the ima
The third annual Muslim Expo was held in Antwerp, Belgium, this past weekend, and it drew some unfortunate characters. It's a sad fact Islamophobia is running rampant in many parts of the Western world right now, and this peaceful event, which was held to celebrate Muslim culture, was subjected to this abhorrent trend. According to Vox , around 40 members of Vlaams Belang, a far-right Belgian political party, turned up to protest the event. These individuals held anti-Islam signs that reportedly
The strong number of female candidates comes midway through the term of Trump. Rashida Tlaib is set to become the first Muslim and Palestinian-American woman to enter the U.S. Congress following Tuesday's primary election in Michigan. Tlaib received the endorsement of the Justice Democrats, People for Bernie, and the Greater Detroit Democratic Socialists of America [...] Mohamed Bin Salman is at it again. The yacht-loving Renaissance art collector who tried to pull the wool over the eyes of the
The counter-jihad website Creeping Sharia reported Monday that "according to a Facebook post, Somali staffers that work at Minneapolis City Hall declared February 28 'Hijab Day' at City Hall and convinced the police chief and female city council reps to wear hijabs on the job." The idea originated with female Muslim City Hall employees, who then cajoled non-Muslim women into participating in Hijab Day as well. One enthusiastic participant was a Muslim woman named Ilhan Omar, who is on the staff
Author`s name Dmitry Sudakov 16 Oct 2012 at 17:00 Amra Babic: First mayor in hijab The recent elections of local authorities in Bosnia-Herzegovina have revealed that the small country in the Balkans is still torn by religious and ethnic disagreements between the Muslim, Catholic Croat and Serb Orthodox communities. Arab media are trumpeting the victory of "the first mayor in Europe in a hijab." However, the main conclusions are quite different. The victory of Amra Babic did not cause any excitem
The two-day Sixth Forum of Muslim Countries' Opinion Leaders was recently held in Istanbul in which Islamic scholars, politicians, academics and journalists from 35 countries discussed regional problems. While the focal point was the Palestinian crisis and the situation involving Al-Aqsa mosque, other crises in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Libya were also brought to the discussion table. Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus also attended the program and delivered a speech. In the opening cere
Expectations that the world is soon to end are rife throughout the contemporary Muslim world. Because so many Muslims today face such a dismal situation, the religious climate is primed with anticipation and popular longings for the appearance of the Mahdi, or the Muslim messiah. Books, pamphlets, and internet chat rooms are replete with stories of the Mahdi and speculation about the coming time when he will finally appear to usher in the messianic state and sweep away the modern world's sufferi
A prominent Muslim American political activist is included on a list of 75 terrorists issued by a Libyan parliamentary committee. Esam Omeish is a former president of the Muslim American Society and remains a prominent figure at the Dar al-Hijrah mosque in Falls Church, Va. He is among 75 people the Libyan House of Representatives' Defense and National Security Committee labeled Friday as enemies. Libya's government remains fragmented, with the House of Representatives based in a city called Tob
Interestingly, out of around 1,000 practicing Muslims living in Latvia, only three women wear the traditional veil. Latvia has banned women from wearing the Islamic full-face veil in public. The new law is likely to come into effect by 2017 -- and targets 0.0002 percent of the country's population. Three people, to be precise. Latvia's Justice Minister Dzintars Rasnacs claims the law has less to do with the number of women wearing the veil, but rather about ensuring prospective immigrants respec
In a strange juxtaposition of news stories, hundreds of Egyptian Copts have fled the Sinai Peninsula after a series of recent Islamist attacks, just as the highest Sunni imam in Cairo is asserting Islam's openness to a religiously pluralistic state. During an Islamic-Christian congress held in Cairo from February 28 to March 1, Sheik Ahmed el-Tayeb (pictured), the Grand Imam of the al-Azhar Mosque, claimed that "Islam does not advocate a religious state" and "is not incompatible with religious p
The religious group identifies itself as Muslim but has been targeted for years because of beliefs which conflict with the more orthodox sects. Earlier this week, a mob attacked an Ahmadiyya place of worship in the populous province of Punjab. The property was stormed by protesters armed with guns and batons in Chakwal district. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Who are the Ahmadiyyas? Ahmadiyyas, or Ahmadis, are followers of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, founder of the 19th century religious movement in what is
The strong number of female candidates comes midway through the term of Trump. Rashida Tlaib is set to become the first Muslim and Palestinian-American woman to enter the U.S. Congress following Tuesday's primary election in Michigan. Tlaib received the endorsement of the Justice Democrats, People for Bernie, and the Greater Detroit Democratic Socialists of America [...] Mohamed Bin Salman is at it again. The yacht-loving Renaissance art collector who tried to pull the wool over the eyes of the
The counter-jihad website Creeping Sharia reported Monday that "according to a Facebook post, Somali staffers that work at Minneapolis City Hall declared February 28 'Hijab Day' at City Hall and convinced the police chief and female city council reps to wear hijabs on the job." The idea originated with female Muslim City Hall employees, who then cajoled non-Muslim women into participating in Hijab Day as well. One enthusiastic participant was a Muslim woman named Ilhan Omar, who is on the staff
Author`s name Dmitry Sudakov 16 Oct 2012 at 17:00 Amra Babic: First mayor in hijab The recent elections of local authorities in Bosnia-Herzegovina have revealed that the small country in the Balkans is still torn by religious and ethnic disagreements between the Muslim, Catholic Croat and Serb Orthodox communities. Arab media are trumpeting the victory of "the first mayor in Europe in a hijab." However, the main conclusions are quite different. The victory of Amra Babic did not cause any excitem
The two-day Sixth Forum of Muslim Countries' Opinion Leaders was recently held in Istanbul in which Islamic scholars, politicians, academics and journalists from 35 countries discussed regional problems. While the focal point was the Palestinian crisis and the situation involving Al-Aqsa mosque, other crises in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Libya were also brought to the discussion table. Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus also attended the program and delivered a speech. In the opening cere
Expectations that the world is soon to end are rife throughout the contemporary Muslim world. Because so many Muslims today face such a dismal situation, the religious climate is primed with anticipation and popular longings for the appearance of the Mahdi, or the Muslim messiah. Books, pamphlets, and internet chat rooms are replete with stories of the Mahdi and speculation about the coming time when he will finally appear to usher in the messianic state and sweep away the modern world's sufferi
A prominent Muslim American political activist is included on a list of 75 terrorists issued by a Libyan parliamentary committee. Esam Omeish is a former president of the Muslim American Society and remains a prominent figure at the Dar al-Hijrah mosque in Falls Church, Va. He is among 75 people the Libyan House of Representatives' Defense and National Security Committee labeled Friday as enemies. Libya's government remains fragmented, with the House of Representatives based in a city called Tob
Interestingly, out of around 1,000 practicing Muslims living in Latvia, only three women wear the traditional veil. Latvia has banned women from wearing the Islamic full-face veil in public. The new law is likely to come into effect by 2017 -- and targets 0.0002 percent of the country's population. Three people, to be precise. Latvia's Justice Minister Dzintars Rasnacs claims the law has less to do with the number of women wearing the veil, but rather about ensuring prospective immigrants respec
In a strange juxtaposition of news stories, hundreds of Egyptian Copts have fled the Sinai Peninsula after a series of recent Islamist attacks, just as the highest Sunni imam in Cairo is asserting Islam's openness to a religiously pluralistic state. During an Islamic-Christian congress held in Cairo from February 28 to March 1, Sheik Ahmed el-Tayeb (pictured), the Grand Imam of the al-Azhar Mosque, claimed that "Islam does not advocate a religious state" and "is not incompatible with religious p
The religious group identifies itself as Muslim but has been targeted for years because of beliefs which conflict with the more orthodox sects. Earlier this week, a mob attacked an Ahmadiyya place of worship in the populous province of Punjab. The property was stormed by protesters armed with guns and batons in Chakwal district. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Who are the Ahmadiyyas? Ahmadiyyas, or Ahmadis, are followers of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, founder of the 19th century religious movement in what is
The two-day Sixth Forum of Muslim Countries' Opinion Leaders was recently held in Istanbul in which Islamic scholars, politicians, academics and journalists from 35 countries discussed regional problems. While the focal point was the Palestinian crisis and the situation involving Al-Aqsa mosque, other crises in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Libya were also brought to the discussion table. Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus also attended the program and delivered a speech. In the opening cere
IMF Is Choking Tunisia. No Wonder People Are Protesting By Jihen Chandoul, Theguardian.com January 18, 2018 IMF Is Choking Tunisia. No Wonder People Are Protesting 2018-01-18 2018-01-18 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/01/3500-1-e1516286078608.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: 'As long as Tunisia continues these deals with the IMF, we will continue our struggle.'
Hundreds of people marched in a "Muslim Day Parade" Sunday in New York City that was hosted by the Muslim Foundation of America. The parade, an annual event held on the last Sunday in September, is intended to bring together "Muslim-Americans from the five boroughs and beyond, celebrating the rich, cultural traditions of a faith that has provided hope, support, and comfort to generations of New Yorkers." According to its website , the parade "gives all New Yorkers an opportunity to renew their
A Christian refugee from Iran seeking asylum in Sweden has not only been denied her request, but forced out of her job, while former fighters with the Islamic State (ISIS) have been granted that asylum. Christian asylum seekers in Sweden reported 512 religiously motivated acts of violence against them, mostly at the hands of Muslim migrants. Aideen Strandsson, who starred in film and television in Iran, became a Christian after seeing a video of Muslims stoning a woman to death and after having
About 200 people rallied at Town Hall Square to protest the federal government's proposed new citizenship laws. The new laws extend the residential waiting period for citizenship and raise the standard of the English-language test. The existing law requires a minimum of four years of continuous residence, with at least one further year as a permanent resident, to qualify for citizenship. The new law would require people to wait four years after becoming permanent residents. Immigration minister
The women of Germany, Sweden and France are getting raped by Muslim migrants . There are two reasons for this: A) Their respective governments care more about the political correctness feels than the safety of their own citizenry . B) The women of Europe do not enjoy the Second Amendment like American women do. Case in point, a Kentucky woman who dropped a would-be mugger in a parking garage : Louisville Metro Police said a man with a knife approached a woman downtown Tuesday night and said "giv
Jerusalem: The Latest Chapter In A Century Of Colonialism By Karma Nabulsi , the Guardian May 13, 2018 Jerusalem: The Latest Chapter In A Century Of Colonialism 2018-05-13 2018-05-13 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/05/palestinian-refugees-1948-e1526220355416.jpg 200px 200px Above: Palestinian refugees near Haifa in 1948. 'Patrick Wolfe showed us that events
Attempts to force scholars and Muslim leaders to support the Arab boycott of Qatar amount to "intellectual terrorism", the Vice President of the World Union of Muslim Scholars, Ahmad Al-Raysouni, has said. "It is sad and regrettable that some Muslim countries have reached this point of stifling freedoms and suppressing voices," he said during an interview with Al Jazeera . He added that "in Muslim countries, especially Saudi Arabia, there are a number of scholars who have been kidnapped and forc
Nicaragua Strives To Cope With Protest On Social Security Reform By Chuck Kaufman, Afgj.org April 25, 2018 Nicaragua Strives To Cope With Protest On Social Security Reform 2018-04-25 2018-04-25 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/04/screenshot-2018-04-25-at-9.22.55-am-e1524662692766.png 200px 200px Above Photo: From Afgj.org Al Jazeera reports that protesters ar
In the ongoing controversy about the proposed burqa ban in France, the voice of one group of people is strangely obscured. Muslim women who do not wear the burqa or the headscarf do not feature prominently in this debate. We do hear a great deal about the importance of preserving the choice of Muslim women who want to wear the burqa. But in any community, the choices of some people impact the lives of others. The presence or absence of the choice to wear a religious garment that is meant exclusi
IMF Is Choking Tunisia. No Wonder People Are Protesting By Jihen Chandoul, Theguardian.com January 18, 2018 IMF Is Choking Tunisia. No Wonder People Are Protesting 2018-01-18 2018-01-18 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/01/3500-1-e1516286078608.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: 'As long as Tunisia continues these deals with the IMF, we will continue our struggle.'
Hundreds of people marched in a "Muslim Day Parade" Sunday in New York City that was hosted by the Muslim Foundation of America. The parade, an annual event held on the last Sunday in September, is intended to bring together "Muslim-Americans from the five boroughs and beyond, celebrating the rich, cultural traditions of a faith that has provided hope, support, and comfort to generations of New Yorkers." According to its website , the parade "gives all New Yorkers an opportunity to renew their
A Christian refugee from Iran seeking asylum in Sweden has not only been denied her request, but forced out of her job, while former fighters with the Islamic State (ISIS) have been granted that asylum. Christian asylum seekers in Sweden reported 512 religiously motivated acts of violence against them, mostly at the hands of Muslim migrants. Aideen Strandsson, who starred in film and television in Iran, became a Christian after seeing a video of Muslims stoning a woman to death and after having
About 200 people rallied at Town Hall Square to protest the federal government's proposed new citizenship laws. The new laws extend the residential waiting period for citizenship and raise the standard of the English-language test. The existing law requires a minimum of four years of continuous residence, with at least one further year as a permanent resident, to qualify for citizenship. The new law would require people to wait four years after becoming permanent residents. Immigration minister
The women of Germany, Sweden and France are getting raped by Muslim migrants . There are two reasons for this: A) Their respective governments care more about the political correctness feels than the safety of their own citizenry . B) The women of Europe do not enjoy the Second Amendment like American women do. Case in point, a Kentucky woman who dropped a would-be mugger in a parking garage : Louisville Metro Police said a man with a knife approached a woman downtown Tuesday night and said "giv
Jerusalem: The Latest Chapter In A Century Of Colonialism By Karma Nabulsi , the Guardian May 13, 2018 Jerusalem: The Latest Chapter In A Century Of Colonialism 2018-05-13 2018-05-13 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/05/palestinian-refugees-1948-e1526220355416.jpg 200px 200px Above: Palestinian refugees near Haifa in 1948. 'Patrick Wolfe showed us that events
Attempts to force scholars and Muslim leaders to support the Arab boycott of Qatar amount to "intellectual terrorism", the Vice President of the World Union of Muslim Scholars, Ahmad Al-Raysouni, has said. "It is sad and regrettable that some Muslim countries have reached this point of stifling freedoms and suppressing voices," he said during an interview with Al Jazeera . He added that "in Muslim countries, especially Saudi Arabia, there are a number of scholars who have been kidnapped and forc
Nicaragua Strives To Cope With Protest On Social Security Reform By Chuck Kaufman, Afgj.org April 25, 2018 Nicaragua Strives To Cope With Protest On Social Security Reform 2018-04-25 2018-04-25 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/04/screenshot-2018-04-25-at-9.22.55-am-e1524662692766.png 200px 200px Above Photo: From Afgj.org Al Jazeera reports that protesters ar
In the ongoing controversy about the proposed burqa ban in France, the voice of one group of people is strangely obscured. Muslim women who do not wear the burqa or the headscarf do not feature prominently in this debate. We do hear a great deal about the importance of preserving the choice of Muslim women who want to wear the burqa. But in any community, the choices of some people impact the lives of others. The presence or absence of the choice to wear a religious garment that is meant exclusi
On Sunday's edition of ABC's This Week , Presi dential candidate Herman Cain apologized for not speaking up when audience members booed gay soldier Stephen Hill. Well, sort of. What he actually said was that, "in retrospect, because of the controversy and the different ways it was interrupted," he would have responded if given the chance again. "Well, the thing that's being overlooked is that, in the heat of a debate, when you have exactly 60 seconds to answer any question, you know, taking tha
On Tuesday's PoliticsNation on MSNBC, during a discussion of conservative figures comparing ObamaCare to drug addiction, guest Joe Madison attacked Rush Limbaugh as a "fat ass," and raised the talk radio host's past addiction to the painkiller Oxycontin as the liberal talk radio host bristled at the comparison of drug addiction to government-run health care. Madison began his rant: Let me tell you, they just can't stand the fact that they've got a very smart, intelligent black man that has out-t
Chris Matthews goes on full attack mode against his fellow MSNBC host Steve Kornacki for not attacking Ben Carson enough and absolutely demands that he call him a liar. Watch below: Kornacki is a bona fide leftist, but he tries to play fair with both sides, and that just enflamed Chris Matthew's leg tingle. Kornacki is merely saying that there is an interpretation of Carson's words that don't make him a liar - Matthews just can't have that. At one point he even demeans Steve by explaining him wh
ABC is making wholesale changes on "The View," with the sole exception of Whoopi Goldberg , who has a knack for delivering controversy, which equates to ratings. With my apologies to " Marcus Luttrell ," the lone survivor delivered on her propensity to stir things up on Thursday's show when she referred to a guest host as a "true white guy." The beneficiary of her racial stereotype was Blaze TV's Will Cain , who would have brought the house down had he reciprocated by calling Whoopi a "true blac
In the aftermath of his big Florida straw poll victory, Herman Cain appeared on Fox with Neil Cavuto, who asked Cain to respond to actor Morgan Freeman's contention that the Tea Party was based on racism. Cain, who is a favorite at Tea Party events and who owed his remarkable victory yesterday to Tea Party activism, told Cavuto that being a great actor doesn't always equate to having a grasp on reality. Cain declined to take offense, as Newsbusters reports , and instead focused on the desperatio
On Wednesday's Good Morning America , ABC staff could be heard laughing in the background when substitute news reader Dan Harris read the less vulgar part of HBO comedian Bill Maher's infamous tweet mocking Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow's religious beliefs. After informing viewers that there were calls for a boycott against Maher's HBO show over the "controversial tweet," Harris continued: The part of the tweet we can show you reads, quote, "Somewhere in Hell, Satan is Tebowing, saying to
The left's favorite race-baiter, the Rev. Al Sharpton, made a cameo appearance on Fox's Star in the episode titled "Ghetto Symphony" that aired November 29. Naturally, the current hero of the Black Lives Matter social justice warrior movement, Colin Kaepernick, is name-dropped, too. Noah Brooks (Luke James) continues to struggle with the death of his best friend , Lucas, at the hands of police. As Black Lives Matter activist Derek (Quincy Brown) films Noah and his friends for his documentary, Sh
Charles Krauthammer has not indulged in the conservative outrage targeted at President Obama over the reverend at his Easter Sunday services, who decried "captains of the religious right" in his sermon. At least, Krauthammer explained his position to Bill O'Reilly , and revealed that he agrees with O'Reilly on his commentary over gay marriage opponents needing to do more than "thump the bible." Regarding his lack of outrage over the reverend's comments, Krauthammer said he just ignores all the a
Disgraced former CBS News anchor Dan Rather has been making his media rounds to promote his new book, entitled What Unites Us . Tuesday morning he appeared on Morning Joe , to discuss the NFL protests, the lack of "civility" in our country, and what patriotism means to him, to an enraptured MSNBC panel. Despite Rather's own partisan pontificating on Facebook over the "con man" "liar" Trump, the liberal hosts let Rather drone on and on about the "lack of civility" the country is currently facing,
Glenn Beck unloaded on MSNBC Thursday for tweeting Wednesday night that the "rightwing will hate" a commercial with a biracial family, calling the liberal network "racist" and pointing out they probably should have learned their lesson since the last time someone at MSNBC broached the topic of conservatives and biracial families. Of course, I'm referring to the controversy that erupted a month ago when Melissa Harris-Perry did a segment in which panelists poked fun at a picture of Mitt Romney ,
On Tuesday's PoliticsNation on MSNBC, during a discussion of conservative figures comparing ObamaCare to drug addiction, guest Joe Madison attacked Rush Limbaugh as a "fat ass," and raised the talk radio host's past addiction to the painkiller Oxycontin as the liberal talk radio host bristled at the comparison of drug addiction to government-run health care. Madison began his rant: Let me tell you, they just can't stand the fact that they've got a very smart, intelligent black man that has out-t
Chris Matthews goes on full attack mode against his fellow MSNBC host Steve Kornacki for not attacking Ben Carson enough and absolutely demands that he call him a liar. Watch below: Kornacki is a bona fide leftist, but he tries to play fair with both sides, and that just enflamed Chris Matthew's leg tingle. Kornacki is merely saying that there is an interpretation of Carson's words that don't make him a liar - Matthews just can't have that. At one point he even demeans Steve by explaining him wh
ABC is making wholesale changes on "The View," with the sole exception of Whoopi Goldberg , who has a knack for delivering controversy, which equates to ratings. With my apologies to " Marcus Luttrell ," the lone survivor delivered on her propensity to stir things up on Thursday's show when she referred to a guest host as a "true white guy." The beneficiary of her racial stereotype was Blaze TV's Will Cain , who would have brought the house down had he reciprocated by calling Whoopi a "true blac
In the aftermath of his big Florida straw poll victory, Herman Cain appeared on Fox with Neil Cavuto, who asked Cain to respond to actor Morgan Freeman's contention that the Tea Party was based on racism. Cain, who is a favorite at Tea Party events and who owed his remarkable victory yesterday to Tea Party activism, told Cavuto that being a great actor doesn't always equate to having a grasp on reality. Cain declined to take offense, as Newsbusters reports , and instead focused on the desperatio
On Wednesday's Good Morning America , ABC staff could be heard laughing in the background when substitute news reader Dan Harris read the less vulgar part of HBO comedian Bill Maher's infamous tweet mocking Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow's religious beliefs. After informing viewers that there were calls for a boycott against Maher's HBO show over the "controversial tweet," Harris continued: The part of the tweet we can show you reads, quote, "Somewhere in Hell, Satan is Tebowing, saying to
The left's favorite race-baiter, the Rev. Al Sharpton, made a cameo appearance on Fox's Star in the episode titled "Ghetto Symphony" that aired November 29. Naturally, the current hero of the Black Lives Matter social justice warrior movement, Colin Kaepernick, is name-dropped, too. Noah Brooks (Luke James) continues to struggle with the death of his best friend , Lucas, at the hands of police. As Black Lives Matter activist Derek (Quincy Brown) films Noah and his friends for his documentary, Sh
Charles Krauthammer has not indulged in the conservative outrage targeted at President Obama over the reverend at his Easter Sunday services, who decried "captains of the religious right" in his sermon. At least, Krauthammer explained his position to Bill O'Reilly , and revealed that he agrees with O'Reilly on his commentary over gay marriage opponents needing to do more than "thump the bible." Regarding his lack of outrage over the reverend's comments, Krauthammer said he just ignores all the a
Disgraced former CBS News anchor Dan Rather has been making his media rounds to promote his new book, entitled What Unites Us . Tuesday morning he appeared on Morning Joe , to discuss the NFL protests, the lack of "civility" in our country, and what patriotism means to him, to an enraptured MSNBC panel. Despite Rather's own partisan pontificating on Facebook over the "con man" "liar" Trump, the liberal hosts let Rather drone on and on about the "lack of civility" the country is currently facing,
Glenn Beck unloaded on MSNBC Thursday for tweeting Wednesday night that the "rightwing will hate" a commercial with a biracial family, calling the liberal network "racist" and pointing out they probably should have learned their lesson since the last time someone at MSNBC broached the topic of conservatives and biracial families. Of course, I'm referring to the controversy that erupted a month ago when Melissa Harris-Perry did a segment in which panelists poked fun at a picture of Mitt Romney ,
Tonight, Meredith Vieira will become the first woman to anchor NBC's prime-time Olympics coverage, pinch-hitting for Bob Costas after he was sidelined with a nasty case of conjunctivitis right in the middle of the big game. Hey, Costas: If you can't stand the light, get out of the commentator's booth. Am I right, ladies? Up top. Vieira isn't the first woman to make history after a male DQ. In 1882, Sara Reagan became the first woman to land a job in the U.S. Civil Service by taking over for a ma
Since Wednesday, ABC, CBS, and NBC's morning and evening newscasts have all played up the social media frenzy over Texas State Senator Wendy Davis' multi-hour filibuster on Tuesday against a pro-life bill. On Friday's Today , NBC's Tamron Hall claimed that the Davis story is " another example of how social media can turn a story into a whole other stratosphere . I think without Twitter and Facebook, this would have been a big story, but not to this magnitude." By contrast, during the trial of ab
In the aftermath of his big Florida straw poll victory, Herman Cain appeared on Fox with Neil Cavuto, who asked Cain to respond to actor Morgan Freeman's contention that the Tea Party was based on racism. Cain, who is a favorite at Tea Party events and who owed his remarkable victory yesterday to Tea Party activism, told Cavuto that being a great actor doesn't always equate to having a grasp on reality. Cain declined to take offense, as Newsbusters reports , and instead focused on the desperatio
Responding the Stacey Dash's recent comments about Jada Pinkett Smith's and Spike Lee's call for a racial boycott of The Academy Awards, hosts of The View almost unanimously implied that viewers of Fox News Channel are angry white racists who hate blacks. A guest co-host for the show, CNN's legal analyst Sunny Hostin implied that Dash was cynically profiteering off of anti-black racism she stated was prevalent among FNC's audience. She also described Dash as a sell-out who abandoned black racial
Chris Matthews goes on full attack mode against his fellow MSNBC host Steve Kornacki for not attacking Ben Carson enough and absolutely demands that he call him a liar. Watch below: Kornacki is a bona fide leftist, but he tries to play fair with both sides, and that just enflamed Chris Matthew's leg tingle. Kornacki is merely saying that there is an interpretation of Carson's words that don't make him a liar - Matthews just can't have that. At one point he even demeans Steve by explaining him wh
During one of his more ridiculous segments this past week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson spoke with Scott Bolden, a black lawyer who happens to be well off financially. In the heated exchange between the two, Carlson repeatedly tried to claim that Bolden's wealth is an indicator that (1) black people are not oppressed and (2) that he's never experienced real oppression because he has money. Carlson grossly misstates the actual problem and shows that he has no clue how oppression works, as Ring of
CNN anchor Van Jones puts words to the emotion many of us were feeling last night as election results rolled in As parents, many of us have been using this presidential race to explain to our kids that bullying is not okay. Excluding people based on their race or religion is not okay. That "love trumps hate." Last night, we were dealt a swift blow to our idealistic vision that our country was better than this: than voting in a candidate who's been so outwardly xenophobic and misogynistic. Than c
Disgraced former CBS News anchor Dan Rather has been making his media rounds to promote his new book, entitled What Unites Us . Tuesday morning he appeared on Morning Joe , to discuss the NFL protests, the lack of "civility" in our country, and what patriotism means to him, to an enraptured MSNBC panel. Despite Rather's own partisan pontificating on Facebook over the "con man" "liar" Trump, the liberal hosts let Rather drone on and on about the "lack of civility" the country is currently facing,
Bill O'Reilly spent a significant part of his first segment tonight decrying the "racism" accusations being thrown by some MSNBC commentators amidst nationwide Ebola panic. O'Reilly did not directly call out MSNBC in his Talking Points Memo, but it was very clearly aimed at them, since he had teased the segment with a clip of Alex Wagner saying some Republican comments on Ebola, including calling for a travel ban is "not even thinly-veiled racism." And that wasn't the first time someone on MSNBC
Herman Cain is causing quite a stir these days- whether it's winning straw polls or attacking fellow candidates , or telling black people that they are "brainwashed." That last comment, naturally, got him into some hot water with the black community, and on last night's Follow the Money , Eric Bolling tried to parse through it with radio host Garland Nixon , who thought the comments extremely "closed-minded." Nixon based his assessment of Cain as closed-minded around the fact that he could not "
Since Wednesday, ABC, CBS, and NBC's morning and evening newscasts have all played up the social media frenzy over Texas State Senator Wendy Davis' multi-hour filibuster on Tuesday against a pro-life bill. On Friday's Today , NBC's Tamron Hall claimed that the Davis story is " another example of how social media can turn a story into a whole other stratosphere . I think without Twitter and Facebook, this would have been a big story, but not to this magnitude." By contrast, during the trial of ab
In the aftermath of his big Florida straw poll victory, Herman Cain appeared on Fox with Neil Cavuto, who asked Cain to respond to actor Morgan Freeman's contention that the Tea Party was based on racism. Cain, who is a favorite at Tea Party events and who owed his remarkable victory yesterday to Tea Party activism, told Cavuto that being a great actor doesn't always equate to having a grasp on reality. Cain declined to take offense, as Newsbusters reports , and instead focused on the desperatio
Responding the Stacey Dash's recent comments about Jada Pinkett Smith's and Spike Lee's call for a racial boycott of The Academy Awards, hosts of The View almost unanimously implied that viewers of Fox News Channel are angry white racists who hate blacks. A guest co-host for the show, CNN's legal analyst Sunny Hostin implied that Dash was cynically profiteering off of anti-black racism she stated was prevalent among FNC's audience. She also described Dash as a sell-out who abandoned black racial
Chris Matthews goes on full attack mode against his fellow MSNBC host Steve Kornacki for not attacking Ben Carson enough and absolutely demands that he call him a liar. Watch below: Kornacki is a bona fide leftist, but he tries to play fair with both sides, and that just enflamed Chris Matthew's leg tingle. Kornacki is merely saying that there is an interpretation of Carson's words that don't make him a liar - Matthews just can't have that. At one point he even demeans Steve by explaining him wh
During one of his more ridiculous segments this past week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson spoke with Scott Bolden, a black lawyer who happens to be well off financially. In the heated exchange between the two, Carlson repeatedly tried to claim that Bolden's wealth is an indicator that (1) black people are not oppressed and (2) that he's never experienced real oppression because he has money. Carlson grossly misstates the actual problem and shows that he has no clue how oppression works, as Ring of
CNN anchor Van Jones puts words to the emotion many of us were feeling last night as election results rolled in As parents, many of us have been using this presidential race to explain to our kids that bullying is not okay. Excluding people based on their race or religion is not okay. That "love trumps hate." Last night, we were dealt a swift blow to our idealistic vision that our country was better than this: than voting in a candidate who's been so outwardly xenophobic and misogynistic. Than c
Disgraced former CBS News anchor Dan Rather has been making his media rounds to promote his new book, entitled What Unites Us . Tuesday morning he appeared on Morning Joe , to discuss the NFL protests, the lack of "civility" in our country, and what patriotism means to him, to an enraptured MSNBC panel. Despite Rather's own partisan pontificating on Facebook over the "con man" "liar" Trump, the liberal hosts let Rather drone on and on about the "lack of civility" the country is currently facing,
Bill O'Reilly spent a significant part of his first segment tonight decrying the "racism" accusations being thrown by some MSNBC commentators amidst nationwide Ebola panic. O'Reilly did not directly call out MSNBC in his Talking Points Memo, but it was very clearly aimed at them, since he had teased the segment with a clip of Alex Wagner saying some Republican comments on Ebola, including calling for a travel ban is "not even thinly-veiled racism." And that wasn't the first time someone on MSNBC
Herman Cain is causing quite a stir these days- whether it's winning straw polls or attacking fellow candidates , or telling black people that they are "brainwashed." That last comment, naturally, got him into some hot water with the black community, and on last night's Follow the Money , Eric Bolling tried to parse through it with radio host Garland Nixon , who thought the comments extremely "closed-minded." Nixon based his assessment of Cain as closed-minded around the fact that he could not "
For the first time ever, a delegation of evangelical leaders from the United States met with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for nearly three hours at the presidential palace in Cairo on Wednesday to talk about a series of issues including the persecution of Egyptian Christians by Islamic extremists. "I appreciate the opportunity to meet with President el-Sisi to discuss the concerns we have, as American evangelicals, for the plight of religious minorities in Egypt, especially those who a
Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday expressed his country's readiness to expend all efforts to enhance security and stability in South Sudan. The Egyptian president's remarks were made during a meeting with South Sudan Minister of Presidential Affairs, the President special envoy, Mike Deng in Cairo attended by Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri and Acting director of General Intelligence Service, Abbas Kamel. South Sudan Vice President, Taban Deng Gai has earlier hoped that
President Obama is going to have his hands full when he visits Saudi Arabia later this month, a trip widely billed as a mission to repair his fraying relationship with Riyadh. His chief task will be to convince King Abdullah that he's not planning to betray the longstanding alliance between the Saudis and the United States to reach his goal of cutting a deal with the Iranians on their nuclear program. Then he's going to have to settle an intramural squabble among the six members of the Gulf Coop
The photo opportunity and lavish praise for Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in New York this week, alongside leaders of the Coptic Church, highlight an awkward truth prevalent across the Middle East. Too many religious minority leaders in the region support dictators. In doing so, they betray their values and subject their followers to undeserved stereotyping. From Egypt to Tunisia to Syria to Bahrain, Christians, Jews and smaller Muslim sects often find themselves on the bad guys' side.
One of former President Barack Obama's only achievements in his disastrous Middle East policy was to align two rivals together against a common threat. His love affair with Iran left Israel and other allies in the Arab world feeling undermined by the United States. Obama's nonchalance toward the Iranian threat actually forced countries that had never gotten along to work together. A great example of this is the informal budding relationship between Israel and Saudi Arabia -- two important Americ
A series of deadly terrorist attacks that left at least 132 dead and hundreds wounded in Paris on Friday won't deter France from hosting one of the country's largest international conferences ever later this month to continue the war against climate change. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius announced on Saturday that the annual United Nations conference, which will bring more than 100 world leaders, including President Barack Obama and Russian and Chinese leaders Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinpi
CAIRO--"O Sisi! O villain! The blood of Muslims isn't cheap!" protesters chanted. In Arabic, it rhymes. Thousands of supporters of ousted Muslim Brotherhood president Mohamed Morsi braved the midday August heat and the almost certain violence of the security forces after Friday prayers. Many had come to protest the killings that took place when the military and police dispersed their sit-ins two days ago and to renew their calls for the reinstatement of ousted president Mohamed Morsi. Young men
Victims of former president Yahya Jammeh's brutal rule hope they will get justice under the administration of Gambia's new President Adama Barrow. Thousands of Gambians celebrated newly-elected President Adama Barrow's return to the country. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Families of people who went missing or were persecuted during the 22-year rule of the former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh are now seeking justice. The exact number of people who were killed extra-judicially or were declared missi
President Barack Obama will leave office after eight years of strutting even while sitting down, of preening even while standing up, of swanking while playing eighteen holes. Yet he remains the first president in American history to cast no shadow. Jimmy Carter cast a pale and minuscule shadow. Lyndon Johnson cast an obscene shadow. Obama leaves absolutely no shadow, even in the moonlight. Provide me with a picture of this President, standing beneath the white columned portico of the White House
Bahraini Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa extended his thanks to the Iranian delegation for attending the Manama summit. Stressing the importance of Yemen's stability, the two sides called on all countries to make tremendous efforts to restore peace and security in the region. Regional issues and expansion of ties were among other issues discussed by the two officials. The IISS regional security summit entitled "The Manama Dialogue" opened officially on Saturday.
Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday expressed his country's readiness to expend all efforts to enhance security and stability in South Sudan. The Egyptian president's remarks were made during a meeting with South Sudan Minister of Presidential Affairs, the President special envoy, Mike Deng in Cairo attended by Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri and Acting director of General Intelligence Service, Abbas Kamel. South Sudan Vice President, Taban Deng Gai has earlier hoped that
President Obama is going to have his hands full when he visits Saudi Arabia later this month, a trip widely billed as a mission to repair his fraying relationship with Riyadh. His chief task will be to convince King Abdullah that he's not planning to betray the longstanding alliance between the Saudis and the United States to reach his goal of cutting a deal with the Iranians on their nuclear program. Then he's going to have to settle an intramural squabble among the six members of the Gulf Coop
The photo opportunity and lavish praise for Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in New York this week, alongside leaders of the Coptic Church, highlight an awkward truth prevalent across the Middle East. Too many religious minority leaders in the region support dictators. In doing so, they betray their values and subject their followers to undeserved stereotyping. From Egypt to Tunisia to Syria to Bahrain, Christians, Jews and smaller Muslim sects often find themselves on the bad guys' side.
One of former President Barack Obama's only achievements in his disastrous Middle East policy was to align two rivals together against a common threat. His love affair with Iran left Israel and other allies in the Arab world feeling undermined by the United States. Obama's nonchalance toward the Iranian threat actually forced countries that had never gotten along to work together. A great example of this is the informal budding relationship between Israel and Saudi Arabia -- two important Americ
A series of deadly terrorist attacks that left at least 132 dead and hundreds wounded in Paris on Friday won't deter France from hosting one of the country's largest international conferences ever later this month to continue the war against climate change. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius announced on Saturday that the annual United Nations conference, which will bring more than 100 world leaders, including President Barack Obama and Russian and Chinese leaders Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinpi
CAIRO--"O Sisi! O villain! The blood of Muslims isn't cheap!" protesters chanted. In Arabic, it rhymes. Thousands of supporters of ousted Muslim Brotherhood president Mohamed Morsi braved the midday August heat and the almost certain violence of the security forces after Friday prayers. Many had come to protest the killings that took place when the military and police dispersed their sit-ins two days ago and to renew their calls for the reinstatement of ousted president Mohamed Morsi. Young men
Victims of former president Yahya Jammeh's brutal rule hope they will get justice under the administration of Gambia's new President Adama Barrow. Thousands of Gambians celebrated newly-elected President Adama Barrow's return to the country. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Families of people who went missing or were persecuted during the 22-year rule of the former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh are now seeking justice. The exact number of people who were killed extra-judicially or were declared missi
President Barack Obama will leave office after eight years of strutting even while sitting down, of preening even while standing up, of swanking while playing eighteen holes. Yet he remains the first president in American history to cast no shadow. Jimmy Carter cast a pale and minuscule shadow. Lyndon Johnson cast an obscene shadow. Obama leaves absolutely no shadow, even in the moonlight. Provide me with a picture of this President, standing beneath the white columned portico of the White House
Bahraini Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa extended his thanks to the Iranian delegation for attending the Manama summit. Stressing the importance of Yemen's stability, the two sides called on all countries to make tremendous efforts to restore peace and security in the region. Regional issues and expansion of ties were among other issues discussed by the two officials. The IISS regional security summit entitled "The Manama Dialogue" opened officially on Saturday.
Reports leading up to President Barack Obama's meeting at the United Nations Security Council indicate that the commander-in-chief is poised to abandon Israel. As America's greatest ally in the Middle East, it is argued that the president's scheme would make Israel extremely vulnerable to its neighboring enemies intent on its destruction. The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) describes the president's anticipated act of betrayal as "unthinkable" and would like for him to change course a
Pakistan's interior minister, Rehman Malik, was recently on a visit to Tehran conveying a special message from the Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to President Ahmadinejad of Iran. The Pakistani minister also met with other Iranian officials, including his Iranian counterpart, Mostafa Mohammad Najjar, and the Iranian foreign minister, Ali Akbar Salehi. Besides the reports of routine diplomatic niceties over the importance of the bilateral relations of the two countries, no details have been
(AFP) CAIRO -- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi on Saturday urged the United States to help restart negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, a statement from the presidency said. The statement came after Sissi met Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday for talks on reviving the stagnated peace process. Sissi said it was "important that the United States returns to play an active role in efforts to resume
Much to the chagrin of President Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared victory Wednesday after coming from behind in a tight Israeli election. Netanyahu's Likud party won more seats in the 120-seat Knesset -- 29 -- than any other party, and his key rival, Zionist Union's Isaac Herzog, conceded, according to CNN. "Against all odds, we achieved this huge victory," Netanyahu said. "Now we should form a strong and stable government that will be able to take care of the security,
The release of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and the abolition of executions of Muslim Brotherhood leaders are just some of the conditions Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would put on the restarting of relations between his country and Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi's government, Egyptian columnist Imad Adib said. Almesryoon.com reported Adib saying that Erdogan is scheduled to meet with the Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz next week. It is expected that King Salman will ask Erdogan to deal
Pakistan's Prime Minister-designate Imran Khan on Saturday said Pakistan is ready to play a constructive and positive role between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Imran Khan, in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador Mehdi Honardoost, said Pakistan desired trade ties with all neighboring countries, including Iran. The meeting was also attended by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi and leaders, including Shireen Mazari and Naeem-ul-Haq, according to press release issued by the PT
By Ali Younes - Washington, D.C. When the Egyptian military leaders decided to end Egypt's first ever-ever democratic experience in a coup d'etat on July 2nd, toppling the Muslim brotherhood ( MB) government from power and imprisoning president Mohammad Morsi. With that in mind Egypt has perhaps became the only country in the world that had a revolution against democracy. As a result, the new government embarked on persecuting and illegally imprisoning members of the Muslim brotherhood and other
The two sides conferred on regional and bilateral issues. Turning to the position of Iran international affairs, Rezaei said, "we expect France to take influential role of Iran both in regional and international arena." He also referred to the widespread activities of Iran in fighting against terrorism and said, "Iran sustained heavy losses in fighting against terrorism both in Syria and Iraq, otherwise, terrorist groups were penetrating into Europe although some ISIL groups have been trained in
Munich -- The abiding image from last weekend's security conference here was of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu theatrically brandishing a piece of an Iranian drone shot down over Israel a week before -- and starkly warning Tehran: "Do not test Israel's resolve." Are Israel and Iran heading toward war, in their new jockeying for influence amid the rubble of Syria? Probably not, but a delicate game of brinkmanship has certainly begun. Policymakers in Washington, Jerusalem, Moscow and Tehran are
Bahram Ghasemi, Spokesman of Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, strongly condemned the barbaric terrorist attack on a place of worship 40km west of the Egyptian city of El Arish. The official, while sympathizing with families of the victims, asserted that undoubtedly, Takfiri terrorism, which has suffered the most humiliating defeats in the region, would not hesitate to take any ruthless endeavor to reiterate its existence, and it remains the responsibility of regional governments to genuinely
Pakistan's interior minister, Rehman Malik, was recently on a visit to Tehran conveying a special message from the Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to President Ahmadinejad of Iran. The Pakistani minister also met with other Iranian officials, including his Iranian counterpart, Mostafa Mohammad Najjar, and the Iranian foreign minister, Ali Akbar Salehi. Besides the reports of routine diplomatic niceties over the importance of the bilateral relations of the two countries, no details have been
(AFP) CAIRO -- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi on Saturday urged the United States to help restart negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, a statement from the presidency said. The statement came after Sissi met Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday for talks on reviving the stagnated peace process. Sissi said it was "important that the United States returns to play an active role in efforts to resume
Much to the chagrin of President Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared victory Wednesday after coming from behind in a tight Israeli election. Netanyahu's Likud party won more seats in the 120-seat Knesset -- 29 -- than any other party, and his key rival, Zionist Union's Isaac Herzog, conceded, according to CNN. "Against all odds, we achieved this huge victory," Netanyahu said. "Now we should form a strong and stable government that will be able to take care of the security,
The release of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and the abolition of executions of Muslim Brotherhood leaders are just some of the conditions Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would put on the restarting of relations between his country and Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi's government, Egyptian columnist Imad Adib said. Almesryoon.com reported Adib saying that Erdogan is scheduled to meet with the Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz next week. It is expected that King Salman will ask Erdogan to deal
Pakistan's Prime Minister-designate Imran Khan on Saturday said Pakistan is ready to play a constructive and positive role between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Imran Khan, in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador Mehdi Honardoost, said Pakistan desired trade ties with all neighboring countries, including Iran. The meeting was also attended by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi and leaders, including Shireen Mazari and Naeem-ul-Haq, according to press release issued by the PT
By Ali Younes - Washington, D.C. When the Egyptian military leaders decided to end Egypt's first ever-ever democratic experience in a coup d'etat on July 2nd, toppling the Muslim brotherhood ( MB) government from power and imprisoning president Mohammad Morsi. With that in mind Egypt has perhaps became the only country in the world that had a revolution against democracy. As a result, the new government embarked on persecuting and illegally imprisoning members of the Muslim brotherhood and other
The two sides conferred on regional and bilateral issues. Turning to the position of Iran international affairs, Rezaei said, "we expect France to take influential role of Iran both in regional and international arena." He also referred to the widespread activities of Iran in fighting against terrorism and said, "Iran sustained heavy losses in fighting against terrorism both in Syria and Iraq, otherwise, terrorist groups were penetrating into Europe although some ISIL groups have been trained in
Munich -- The abiding image from last weekend's security conference here was of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu theatrically brandishing a piece of an Iranian drone shot down over Israel a week before -- and starkly warning Tehran: "Do not test Israel's resolve." Are Israel and Iran heading toward war, in their new jockeying for influence amid the rubble of Syria? Probably not, but a delicate game of brinkmanship has certainly begun. Policymakers in Washington, Jerusalem, Moscow and Tehran are
Bahram Ghasemi, Spokesman of Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, strongly condemned the barbaric terrorist attack on a place of worship 40km west of the Egyptian city of El Arish. The official, while sympathizing with families of the victims, asserted that undoubtedly, Takfiri terrorism, which has suffered the most humiliating defeats in the region, would not hesitate to take any ruthless endeavor to reiterate its existence, and it remains the responsibility of regional governments to genuinely
The activist and "This Changes Everything" author said she was "surprised but delighted" to receive an invitation from the head of the Catholic Church to lead a conference this week, adding that while others may think the pope's ideas on economics are wrong, she's on his side. From The Guardian : She is one of the world's most high-profile social activists and a ferocious critic of 21st-century capitalism. He is one of the pope's most senior aides and a professor of climate change economics. But
Malta FRANCES D'EMILIO, Associated Press VALLETTA, Malta (AP) -- At age 24, Alex Mangion became Malta's first transgender politician when he won a local office on the conservative Nationalists' ticket, a striking combination in a country that until recently had been a last bastion in western Europe of social norms largely dictated by the Catholic church. The Nationalist Party recruited Mangion to run for town council with an eye toward grooming him as a candidate for next year's Parliamentary el
The Real Reason Why Harper is So Gung-Ho on Israel Yves Engler Canadian Politics , Web Exclusive May 10, 2010 Retired diplomat Robert Fowler made a splash last month when he voiced the widely held view that Prime Minister Stephen Harper's slavish support for Israel was driven by ethnic politics. Fowler told a Liberal Party conference on Canadian foreign policy that "the scramble to lock up the Jewish vote in Canada meant selling out our widely admired and long-established reputation for fair
The Leader of the Official Opposition has the next election on his mind. Invited to address the BC Federation of Labour convention on Monday, Tom Mulcair came early for a weekend visit to British Columbia, a key battleground where the NDP must make a strong showing if it hopes to form a government. On Saturday night Mulcair spoke at a fundraising cocktail reception for Vancouver-area riding associations, sponsored by the MP for Burnaby-Douglas, Kennedy Stewart. Stewart introduced Mulcair as a t
Appointed Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad speaks to the media during the Palestine Investment Conference, 22 May 2008. (Luay Sababa/ MaanImages ) The Palestine Investment Conference held from 21 until 23 May in Bethlehem has incited broad resistance from Palestinian popular organizations. In his invitation to investors appointed Palestinian Authority ( PA ) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad wrote, "We are throwing a party and the whole world is invited." The organizers performed a to
While speaking at Turkey's Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Ankara, and addressing members of his country's Jewish community on Wednesday, Turkish Parliament Speaker Cemil Cicek took the opportunity to use the memorializing moment to attack Israel for the war against Hamas in Gaza this past summer. He also called for the creation of an independent Palestinian state . "In these days when we commemorate the pains of the past, nobody can ignore the massacring of more than 2,000 children and wo
Editor July 24, 2018 Well-known evangelist and megachurch pastor Greg Laurie spoke out over the weekend against a story that described abortion as humorous and a medical student who suggested pedophilia is "natural." The condemnation of American culture's increasingly leftward bent came amidst a sermon series on the Old Testament book of Daniel. The 65-year-old minister pointed to the fact that, according to Daniel 9 , the biblical figure admitted he and the people of Judah were "covered with sh
My experience as a candidate in the recent youth elections and the problems highlighted at youth conference have made it clear to me that the culture in our youth movement has to change. Working together, the brilliant new women chairs of Young Labour and Labour Students and I will give our youth movement the radical culture change it needs. I never thought, as a woman from Liverpool with my background, I would stand for Labour's NEC. People like me don't normally stand for this position. We don
M aligned, ignored, used and abused by the Conservative Party , the U.K.'s most prominent and frustrated free speech advocates are banning together for what they hope will lead to real change in British politics. What began as a joke has rapidly snowballed into a political movement. Last week YouTuber Count Dankula, who made international headlines after being arrested and put on trial for posting a joke video of his girlfriend's dog doing Nazi salutes, announced via Twitter he was joining UKIP,
Former British prime minister Tony Blair said Friday his religious beliefs did not play a role in his decision to support the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq during a debate about the merits of religion in Toronto. Blair attempted to persuade his verbal sparring opponent, writer Christopher Hitchens, that religion is a force for global good when he was asked by an audience member how religion influenced his decision to stand with the United States against Iraq. "Religion doesn't do policy. All my deci
Malta FRANCES D'EMILIO, Associated Press VALLETTA, Malta (AP) -- At age 24, Alex Mangion became Malta's first transgender politician when he won a local office on the conservative Nationalists' ticket, a striking combination in a country that until recently had been a last bastion in western Europe of social norms largely dictated by the Catholic church. The Nationalist Party recruited Mangion to run for town council with an eye toward grooming him as a candidate for next year's Parliamentary el
The Real Reason Why Harper is So Gung-Ho on Israel Yves Engler Canadian Politics , Web Exclusive May 10, 2010 Retired diplomat Robert Fowler made a splash last month when he voiced the widely held view that Prime Minister Stephen Harper's slavish support for Israel was driven by ethnic politics. Fowler told a Liberal Party conference on Canadian foreign policy that "the scramble to lock up the Jewish vote in Canada meant selling out our widely admired and long-established reputation for fair
The Leader of the Official Opposition has the next election on his mind. Invited to address the BC Federation of Labour convention on Monday, Tom Mulcair came early for a weekend visit to British Columbia, a key battleground where the NDP must make a strong showing if it hopes to form a government. On Saturday night Mulcair spoke at a fundraising cocktail reception for Vancouver-area riding associations, sponsored by the MP for Burnaby-Douglas, Kennedy Stewart. Stewart introduced Mulcair as a t
Appointed Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad speaks to the media during the Palestine Investment Conference, 22 May 2008. (Luay Sababa/ MaanImages ) The Palestine Investment Conference held from 21 until 23 May in Bethlehem has incited broad resistance from Palestinian popular organizations. In his invitation to investors appointed Palestinian Authority ( PA ) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad wrote, "We are throwing a party and the whole world is invited." The organizers performed a to
While speaking at Turkey's Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Ankara, and addressing members of his country's Jewish community on Wednesday, Turkish Parliament Speaker Cemil Cicek took the opportunity to use the memorializing moment to attack Israel for the war against Hamas in Gaza this past summer. He also called for the creation of an independent Palestinian state . "In these days when we commemorate the pains of the past, nobody can ignore the massacring of more than 2,000 children and wo
Editor July 24, 2018 Well-known evangelist and megachurch pastor Greg Laurie spoke out over the weekend against a story that described abortion as humorous and a medical student who suggested pedophilia is "natural." The condemnation of American culture's increasingly leftward bent came amidst a sermon series on the Old Testament book of Daniel. The 65-year-old minister pointed to the fact that, according to Daniel 9 , the biblical figure admitted he and the people of Judah were "covered with sh
My experience as a candidate in the recent youth elections and the problems highlighted at youth conference have made it clear to me that the culture in our youth movement has to change. Working together, the brilliant new women chairs of Young Labour and Labour Students and I will give our youth movement the radical culture change it needs. I never thought, as a woman from Liverpool with my background, I would stand for Labour's NEC. People like me don't normally stand for this position. We don
M aligned, ignored, used and abused by the Conservative Party , the U.K.'s most prominent and frustrated free speech advocates are banning together for what they hope will lead to real change in British politics. What began as a joke has rapidly snowballed into a political movement. Last week YouTuber Count Dankula, who made international headlines after being arrested and put on trial for posting a joke video of his girlfriend's dog doing Nazi salutes, announced via Twitter he was joining UKIP,
Former British prime minister Tony Blair said Friday his religious beliefs did not play a role in his decision to support the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq during a debate about the merits of religion in Toronto. Blair attempted to persuade his verbal sparring opponent, writer Christopher Hitchens, that religion is a force for global good when he was asked by an audience member how religion influenced his decision to stand with the United States against Iraq. "Religion doesn't do policy. All my deci
Can Jeremy Corbyn Stem The Tide of Neoliberalism And Militarism? 15 September, 2015 Countercurrents.org J eremy Corbyn has won the British Labour Party's leadership election by a landslide. Corbyn comes from the left of the party, a party that over the past 30 years has shifted further to the right whereby it has become regarded as 'Tory-light' - a slightly watered down version of the Conservative Party. Labour has signed up to 'austerity', neoliberalism, US-led wars of imperialism and has ditch
Momentum have previously said McDonnell would be their candidate if Jezza fell under a bus, praising the Shadow Chancellor's "pragmatism". This is one to watch after the referendum if and when the challenge to Corbyn comes... Momentum members are arguing about an event on "anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism" which is being promoted with a photo comparing Israel to Hitler. Good to see them handling the issue with their textbook sensitivity... "Sure it is offensive, it isn't very edifying... That's t
Whilst Palestine was the main theme of the Middle East debates at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton this year, Ed Miliband and shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander repeatedly returned to the influence they had exerted on the Syria issue. At the beginning of September, following a chemical attack that killed over 1000 in Syria, debates on military intervention were heard across the corridors of Westminster. Whilst David Cameron and Nick Clegg were keen to support military action, Ed M
The prospects for influence and power, it seems, have never looked brighter for journalists on The Guardian newspaper. First of all, we had the appointment of its deputy editor, Ian Katz, to the position of editor of Newsnight, the BBC TV's flagship current affairs programme. Now, we learn that the fellows of an Oxford college, Lady Margaret Hall, have elected its editor, Alan Rusbridger, to take over as College Principal. The talented Mr R. is due to step down as Guardian editor in the summer
M aligned, ignored, used and abused by the Conservative Party , the U.K.'s most prominent and frustrated free speech advocates are banning together for what they hope will lead to real change in British politics. What began as a joke has rapidly snowballed into a political movement. Last week YouTuber Count Dankula, who made international headlines after being arrested and put on trial for posting a joke video of his girlfriend's dog doing Nazi salutes, announced via Twitter he was joining UKIP,
OTTAWA, March 23, 2016 ( LifeSiteNews ) - The Liberal government and the Greens, NDP, and Bloc Quebecois joined together yesterday to defeat a Conservative motion seeking to extend the life of the Office of Religious Freedom. There were 226 votes against, and only 90 for. Don Hutchinson, who as vice president of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada was one of the religious leaders who helped set the office up, calls it "an extremely poor decision; particularly because there is no indication as t
T his autumn's UK party conferences triggered reminiscences about the old political debates from the 1970s and 1980s. Jeremy Corbyn wowed his new Labour Party supporters with a call for full-scale nationalisation, including of the rail, mail, water and energy companies. In response, senior Tories used their conference speeches to assert the merits of the 'free market', under the inspiring mantra of 'no return to the 1970s'. Theresa May used her infamous leader's speech to declare that 'the free-
Andrew Scheer, the Conservative MP who got just 22 per cent of the party's vote in the first round of its leadership race last year, is campaigning on global warming. As in: he's worried about it, and he has a plan to solve it. He's not doing what other conservatives are doing: ignoring it, campaigning against it and mocking it, or just railing against global warming's main scheme, the carbon tax. Nope: Sheer told Evan Solomon on CTV that Canada needs reduce carbon dioxide emissions to meet the
On Thursday, leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn revealed his position on prostitution to Goldsmiths university students, saying: "I don't want people to be criminalized. I want to be [in] a society where we don't automatically criminalize people. Let's do things a bit differently and in a bit more [of a] civilized way." Oops! Looks like he flubbed that a little bit. Let's clean that quote up a little: "I don't want [men] to be criminalized. I want to be [in] a society where we don't [crim
Whatever the result of today's referendum on continued UK membership of the European Union, it marks a watershed in political life in Britain and throughout the continent. - Advertisement - The referendum was called by Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron to placate the Eurosceptic wing of his own party and stop the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from gaining further ground at Tory expense. His disastrous political miscalculation threatens instead to split the Conservatives in two, hasten the
Momentum have previously said McDonnell would be their candidate if Jezza fell under a bus, praising the Shadow Chancellor's "pragmatism". This is one to watch after the referendum if and when the challenge to Corbyn comes... Momentum members are arguing about an event on "anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism" which is being promoted with a photo comparing Israel to Hitler. Good to see them handling the issue with their textbook sensitivity... "Sure it is offensive, it isn't very edifying... That's t
Whilst Palestine was the main theme of the Middle East debates at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton this year, Ed Miliband and shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander repeatedly returned to the influence they had exerted on the Syria issue. At the beginning of September, following a chemical attack that killed over 1000 in Syria, debates on military intervention were heard across the corridors of Westminster. Whilst David Cameron and Nick Clegg were keen to support military action, Ed M
The prospects for influence and power, it seems, have never looked brighter for journalists on The Guardian newspaper. First of all, we had the appointment of its deputy editor, Ian Katz, to the position of editor of Newsnight, the BBC TV's flagship current affairs programme. Now, we learn that the fellows of an Oxford college, Lady Margaret Hall, have elected its editor, Alan Rusbridger, to take over as College Principal. The talented Mr R. is due to step down as Guardian editor in the summer
M aligned, ignored, used and abused by the Conservative Party , the U.K.'s most prominent and frustrated free speech advocates are banning together for what they hope will lead to real change in British politics. What began as a joke has rapidly snowballed into a political movement. Last week YouTuber Count Dankula, who made international headlines after being arrested and put on trial for posting a joke video of his girlfriend's dog doing Nazi salutes, announced via Twitter he was joining UKIP,
OTTAWA, March 23, 2016 ( LifeSiteNews ) - The Liberal government and the Greens, NDP, and Bloc Quebecois joined together yesterday to defeat a Conservative motion seeking to extend the life of the Office of Religious Freedom. There were 226 votes against, and only 90 for. Don Hutchinson, who as vice president of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada was one of the religious leaders who helped set the office up, calls it "an extremely poor decision; particularly because there is no indication as t
T his autumn's UK party conferences triggered reminiscences about the old political debates from the 1970s and 1980s. Jeremy Corbyn wowed his new Labour Party supporters with a call for full-scale nationalisation, including of the rail, mail, water and energy companies. In response, senior Tories used their conference speeches to assert the merits of the 'free market', under the inspiring mantra of 'no return to the 1970s'. Theresa May used her infamous leader's speech to declare that 'the free-
Andrew Scheer, the Conservative MP who got just 22 per cent of the party's vote in the first round of its leadership race last year, is campaigning on global warming. As in: he's worried about it, and he has a plan to solve it. He's not doing what other conservatives are doing: ignoring it, campaigning against it and mocking it, or just railing against global warming's main scheme, the carbon tax. Nope: Sheer told Evan Solomon on CTV that Canada needs reduce carbon dioxide emissions to meet the
On Thursday, leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn revealed his position on prostitution to Goldsmiths university students, saying: "I don't want people to be criminalized. I want to be [in] a society where we don't automatically criminalize people. Let's do things a bit differently and in a bit more [of a] civilized way." Oops! Looks like he flubbed that a little bit. Let's clean that quote up a little: "I don't want [men] to be criminalized. I want to be [in] a society where we don't [crim
Whatever the result of today's referendum on continued UK membership of the European Union, it marks a watershed in political life in Britain and throughout the continent. - Advertisement - The referendum was called by Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron to placate the Eurosceptic wing of his own party and stop the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from gaining further ground at Tory expense. His disastrous political miscalculation threatens instead to split the Conservatives in two, hasten the
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) said as many as "68 Iraqi civilians were killed in April, while 122 others were injured by acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict". The mission added in its monthly report issued yesterday that a majority of the victims or 24 people were killed in the province of Anbar, while 29 people were wounded there. Eight were killed in Baghdad and 10 in Kirkuk. In March, UNAMI reported that as many as 104 civilians were killed and 177 people w
Palestinian children injured by Israeli tank fire in northeast Gaza City at a hospital on 8 January 2009. (Mohamed Al-Zanon/ MaanImages ) 1pm Gaza Time (+2hrs GMT ) The Israeli Occupation Forces ( IOF ) continued its destruction of the Gaza Strip, systematically targeting civilians and civilian objects. Air raids and artillery attacks targeted homes, schools and medical teams. A unilateral ceasefire lasted for three hours yesterday; however, IOF 's attacks were resumed more fiercely after 4pm. T
Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb explosion at an industrial area / AP BY: Reuters June 24, 2014 11:13 am By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 1,000 people, mainly civilians, have been killed and roughly the same number injured in fighting and other violence in Iraq in June as Sunni militants swept through the north, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Victims include a number of confirmed summary executions committed by forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Islamic State prime suspect after suicide bombers kill 41 at Istanbul airport By AYLA JEAN YACKLEY and HUMERYA PAMUK Reuters June 29. 2016 6:54AM A riot police officer stands guard at the entrance of the Ataturk airport in Istanbul, Turkey, following a multiple suicide bombing early Wednesday. (REUTERS/Murad Sezer) ISTANBUL -- Turkish investigators pored over video footage and witness statements on Wednesday after three suspected Islamic State suicide bombers opened fire and blew themselves up
Iraqi officials confirmed an attack by female suicide bombers in Mosul, Iraq, on Monday, days after Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory in the last major Islamic State stronghold in the country. The women reportedly hid among fleeing civilians and killed themselves and a soldier. Several others were wounded, the Associated Press is reporting . "It was the latest counter-attack by the Islamic State group as Iraqi forces close in on the last pocket of militant-held territory in the Old
ISTANBUL -- Pakistani security forces declared yesterday that the Karachi airport had been cleared of militants after attacks that left 28 people dead, including 10 militants and 23 injured. Nearly 12 hours after the start of a siege, security forces succeeded in ending the all-night offensive, thus ensuring the necessary safety. "The attack is over, and we have cleared the area of all militants, and we will hand over the airport to the Civil Aviation Authority at 12.00 pm [on Monday]," paramili
Islamic State militants on Monday killed at least 11 soldiers and injured 16 others when they attacked Afghan soldiers guarding a military academy in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul. The attack follows a spate of deadly insurgent assaults in Afghanistan, including a weekend bombing that killed more than 100 people. Dawlat Waziri, spokesman for the Afghan defense ministry, said two insurgents detonated suicide vests and three others engaged security forces in a gun battle near the Marshal Fahim Nati
Checkpoint, Mosul, by Peggy Gish 24 July 2014 "It is dangerous in Mosul. The Iraqi government is randomly bombing civilian areas and civilians are killed or injured. We civilians are the victims-in the middle between the Iraqi government and ISIS fighters," one of the men fleeing Mosul told us. "One of the main problems there is that we have little services. The hospitals have little medicines or anesthesia for doing surgeries. The only benefit of having ISIS there is that there are no more chec
KABUL (Reuters) - Suicide bombers attacked a compound housing Westerners in Kabul on Wednesday hours after U.S. President Barack Obama signed a security pact during a short visit to a city that remains vulnerable to a resilient insurgency. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack which involved a car bomb and insurgents disguised as women on the eastern outskirts of the capital, killing seven people, a Gurkha guard and six passers-by, and wounding 17. The Taliban said it was in response
Pervasive unemployment and poverty in London areas hit by riots By Paul Stuart 16 August 2011 The British political establishment and its state apparatus are imposing the most vicious class justice against young people accused of involvement in the riots that swept London and other cities last week, following the police killing of 29-year-old father of four Mark Duggan. Riot police in Camden [Photo: hughepaul] Nearly 3,000 people have so far been arrested as police continue to raid homes across
Palestinian children injured by Israeli tank fire in northeast Gaza City at a hospital on 8 January 2009. (Mohamed Al-Zanon/ MaanImages ) 1pm Gaza Time (+2hrs GMT ) The Israeli Occupation Forces ( IOF ) continued its destruction of the Gaza Strip, systematically targeting civilians and civilian objects. Air raids and artillery attacks targeted homes, schools and medical teams. A unilateral ceasefire lasted for three hours yesterday; however, IOF 's attacks were resumed more fiercely after 4pm. T
Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb explosion at an industrial area / AP BY: Reuters June 24, 2014 11:13 am By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 1,000 people, mainly civilians, have been killed and roughly the same number injured in fighting and other violence in Iraq in June as Sunni militants swept through the north, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Victims include a number of confirmed summary executions committed by forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Islamic State prime suspect after suicide bombers kill 41 at Istanbul airport By AYLA JEAN YACKLEY and HUMERYA PAMUK Reuters June 29. 2016 6:54AM A riot police officer stands guard at the entrance of the Ataturk airport in Istanbul, Turkey, following a multiple suicide bombing early Wednesday. (REUTERS/Murad Sezer) ISTANBUL -- Turkish investigators pored over video footage and witness statements on Wednesday after three suspected Islamic State suicide bombers opened fire and blew themselves up
Iraqi officials confirmed an attack by female suicide bombers in Mosul, Iraq, on Monday, days after Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory in the last major Islamic State stronghold in the country. The women reportedly hid among fleeing civilians and killed themselves and a soldier. Several others were wounded, the Associated Press is reporting . "It was the latest counter-attack by the Islamic State group as Iraqi forces close in on the last pocket of militant-held territory in the Old
ISTANBUL -- Pakistani security forces declared yesterday that the Karachi airport had been cleared of militants after attacks that left 28 people dead, including 10 militants and 23 injured. Nearly 12 hours after the start of a siege, security forces succeeded in ending the all-night offensive, thus ensuring the necessary safety. "The attack is over, and we have cleared the area of all militants, and we will hand over the airport to the Civil Aviation Authority at 12.00 pm [on Monday]," paramili
Islamic State militants on Monday killed at least 11 soldiers and injured 16 others when they attacked Afghan soldiers guarding a military academy in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul. The attack follows a spate of deadly insurgent assaults in Afghanistan, including a weekend bombing that killed more than 100 people. Dawlat Waziri, spokesman for the Afghan defense ministry, said two insurgents detonated suicide vests and three others engaged security forces in a gun battle near the Marshal Fahim Nati
Checkpoint, Mosul, by Peggy Gish 24 July 2014 "It is dangerous in Mosul. The Iraqi government is randomly bombing civilian areas and civilians are killed or injured. We civilians are the victims-in the middle between the Iraqi government and ISIS fighters," one of the men fleeing Mosul told us. "One of the main problems there is that we have little services. The hospitals have little medicines or anesthesia for doing surgeries. The only benefit of having ISIS there is that there are no more chec
KABUL (Reuters) - Suicide bombers attacked a compound housing Westerners in Kabul on Wednesday hours after U.S. President Barack Obama signed a security pact during a short visit to a city that remains vulnerable to a resilient insurgency. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack which involved a car bomb and insurgents disguised as women on the eastern outskirts of the capital, killing seven people, a Gurkha guard and six passers-by, and wounding 17. The Taliban said it was in response
Pervasive unemployment and poverty in London areas hit by riots By Paul Stuart 16 August 2011 The British political establishment and its state apparatus are imposing the most vicious class justice against young people accused of involvement in the riots that swept London and other cities last week, following the police killing of 29-year-old father of four Mark Duggan. Riot police in Camden [Photo: hughepaul] Nearly 3,000 people have so far been arrested as police continue to raid homes across
We are going to war again in Iraq and expanding the bombing to Syria, the seventh country in the Middle East to be graced with American bombings since 2001 (not including Gaza-Palestine, where American bombs are piloted by Israeli largesse). We're doing this why? Because two Americans and a Brit were beheaded and American media whipped public opinion into a frenzy over it. The same media shrugged when 200,000 Syrians were butchered over the past three years, most of them by the same guy to whom
Lebanese teachers demonstrate against the Israeli attacks in front of the UN building in Beirut, 29 July 2006. ( MaanImages /Payam Borazjani) On August 12, at 7:00 am, Lebanese from throughout the country and international supporters who have come to Lebanon to express solidarity will gather in Martyr's Square in Beirut to form a civilian convoy to the south of Lebanon. Hundreds of Lebanese and international civilians will express their solidarity with the inhabitants of the heavily destroyed so
What Is Disproportionate Force? Though every armed conflict kills civilians, all civilized nations try to avoid this. So why has Israel been accused of using too much force in Gaza in 2014? War in the last century has caused millions of civilian deaths--some 10 million in World War I, 40 million in World War II and two million in Vietnam--far more civilians killed than combatants. The 2014 Gaza war killed about 2,100 people--of which about 945 were civilians, one of the lowest civilian death rat
I was in Moscow when the buildings were blown up killing 300 persons and I was immediately suspicious of the explosions. They were too convenient for Yeltsin and his corrupt entourage. Moscow had also been awash with rumors that a massive provocation was coming. But I became convinced that the bombings were a false-flag attack when a fifth, unexploded bomb was discovered September 22 in the basement of a building in Ryazan, southeast of Moscow, and local police arrested three persons who turned
Seeing the pictures of what Mosul looks like now reminded me of a trip to Ramadi that I took in 2007, almost exactly a decade ago, shortly after its liberation from al-Qaeda in Iraq, the predecessor of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Here is what I wrote : "Buildings are either entirely destroyed or badly damaged. Twisted girders jut into the sky. Piles of rubble are everywhere. Water sits in the streets; the water mains have been broken by countless explosions of buried IEDs. There are cra
Which Came First - Terrorism or "Occupation"? Major Arab Terrorist Attacks against Israelis Prior to the 1967 Six-Day War Palestinian and Arab spokesmen commonly claim that the Palestinian terrorism is the result of the Israeli 'occupation' of the West Bank and Gaza, adding that the violence will cease only when the 'occupation' is ended. Despite this claim, it should be recalled that the many Palestinian and Arab rejectionist factions (such as the Hamas and the Hizbullah) repeatedly declare tha
ISTANBUL -- Pakistani security forces declared yesterday that the Karachi airport had been cleared of militants after attacks that left 28 people dead, including 10 militants and 23 injured. Nearly 12 hours after the start of a siege, security forces succeeded in ending the all-night offensive, thus ensuring the necessary safety. "The attack is over, and we have cleared the area of all militants, and we will hand over the airport to the Civil Aviation Authority at 12.00 pm [on Monday]," paramili
Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb explosion at an industrial area / AP BY: Reuters June 24, 2014 11:13 am By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 1,000 people, mainly civilians, have been killed and roughly the same number injured in fighting and other violence in Iraq in June as Sunni militants swept through the north, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Victims include a number of confirmed summary executions committed by forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Al-Nusra descendant claims credit for massive terror attack in Damascus, Syria Al-Nusra becomes Levant Liberation Committee (LLC) and gains at expense of ISIS Al-Nusra descendant claims credit for massive terror attack in Damascus, Syria Aftermath of double terror explosions in Damascus suburb (ARA News) Two explosions killed 74 people and injured 120 more in Damascus, the capital city of Syria, on Saturday. The second of the two explosi
Last week, it was announced by Aden governor Nayef Al-Bakri that the city is to become the capital of Yemen for the next five years. The decision comes mainly because of Aden's strategic location; in many points in history Aden has been at the forefront of Yemeni military and economic affairs, and was one of the most strategic parts of the British Empire. It was the second most important base after the Suez Canal and, after the loss of Suez, Aden became the main base for the British in the Middl
Lebanese teachers demonstrate against the Israeli attacks in front of the UN building in Beirut, 29 July 2006. ( MaanImages /Payam Borazjani) On August 12, at 7:00 am, Lebanese from throughout the country and international supporters who have come to Lebanon to express solidarity will gather in Martyr's Square in Beirut to form a civilian convoy to the south of Lebanon. Hundreds of Lebanese and international civilians will express their solidarity with the inhabitants of the heavily destroyed so
What Is Disproportionate Force? Though every armed conflict kills civilians, all civilized nations try to avoid this. So why has Israel been accused of using too much force in Gaza in 2014? War in the last century has caused millions of civilian deaths--some 10 million in World War I, 40 million in World War II and two million in Vietnam--far more civilians killed than combatants. The 2014 Gaza war killed about 2,100 people--of which about 945 were civilians, one of the lowest civilian death rat
I was in Moscow when the buildings were blown up killing 300 persons and I was immediately suspicious of the explosions. They were too convenient for Yeltsin and his corrupt entourage. Moscow had also been awash with rumors that a massive provocation was coming. But I became convinced that the bombings were a false-flag attack when a fifth, unexploded bomb was discovered September 22 in the basement of a building in Ryazan, southeast of Moscow, and local police arrested three persons who turned
Seeing the pictures of what Mosul looks like now reminded me of a trip to Ramadi that I took in 2007, almost exactly a decade ago, shortly after its liberation from al-Qaeda in Iraq, the predecessor of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Here is what I wrote : "Buildings are either entirely destroyed or badly damaged. Twisted girders jut into the sky. Piles of rubble are everywhere. Water sits in the streets; the water mains have been broken by countless explosions of buried IEDs. There are cra
Which Came First - Terrorism or "Occupation"? Major Arab Terrorist Attacks against Israelis Prior to the 1967 Six-Day War Palestinian and Arab spokesmen commonly claim that the Palestinian terrorism is the result of the Israeli 'occupation' of the West Bank and Gaza, adding that the violence will cease only when the 'occupation' is ended. Despite this claim, it should be recalled that the many Palestinian and Arab rejectionist factions (such as the Hamas and the Hizbullah) repeatedly declare tha
ISTANBUL -- Pakistani security forces declared yesterday that the Karachi airport had been cleared of militants after attacks that left 28 people dead, including 10 militants and 23 injured. Nearly 12 hours after the start of a siege, security forces succeeded in ending the all-night offensive, thus ensuring the necessary safety. "The attack is over, and we have cleared the area of all militants, and we will hand over the airport to the Civil Aviation Authority at 12.00 pm [on Monday]," paramili
Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb explosion at an industrial area / AP BY: Reuters June 24, 2014 11:13 am By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 1,000 people, mainly civilians, have been killed and roughly the same number injured in fighting and other violence in Iraq in June as Sunni militants swept through the north, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Victims include a number of confirmed summary executions committed by forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Al-Nusra descendant claims credit for massive terror attack in Damascus, Syria Al-Nusra becomes Levant Liberation Committee (LLC) and gains at expense of ISIS Al-Nusra descendant claims credit for massive terror attack in Damascus, Syria Aftermath of double terror explosions in Damascus suburb (ARA News) Two explosions killed 74 people and injured 120 more in Damascus, the capital city of Syria, on Saturday. The second of the two explosi
Last week, it was announced by Aden governor Nayef Al-Bakri that the city is to become the capital of Yemen for the next five years. The decision comes mainly because of Aden's strategic location; in many points in history Aden has been at the forefront of Yemeni military and economic affairs, and was one of the most strategic parts of the British Empire. It was the second most important base after the Suez Canal and, after the loss of Suez, Aden became the main base for the British in the Middl
What me worry? How was your weekend, Wonkers? Better than Paul Manafort's, we hope! Friday night, about 10 minutes before the deadline, his lawyers filed a Motion to Suppress evidence gained when the FBI searched a storage locker in Alexandria, Virginia, last May. What kind of evidence? Looks to be the receipts for all his alleged ratfucking and money laundering in Ukraine. As we mentioned last week, Uncle Pauly seems extra spooked lately at the prospect of additional charges in yet another juri
Out Of Control Parents: Put parents back in their child's circle of support. We want to know! We as parents have been taken out of control of one of the most important areas of our child's health development. What we should be informed of, we are shut out from, hidden secrets between our children and other adults. Whenever you want to make something that is wrong right, make it a law. Overturn the "Mature Minor" doctrine...The "mature minor" doctrine permits minors (ages 12-17) to give consent
A US hospital has offered to treat terminally ill Charlie Gard for FREE - just hours after President Donald Trump said he would be "delighted" to help the tot. A European court has ruled that little Charlie - suffering with mitochondrial depletion syndrome - should have his life support machine switched off. PA:Press Association 5 A court has backed doctors' decision to switch off Charlie Gard's life support PA:Press Association 5 Charlie's parents have launched a campaign to give their son a f
Every school year brings a sense of hope for children and parents. We hope that this year will be better than last. The caddy girls will be gone. Our struggling child will finally get math. Or English will finally click for another. And this year, the teacher will be stronger and kinder. [lz_ndn video=32884682] The enthusiasm parents and kids have in September can quickly vanish, however, if we don't do a few things to ensure that this year really can be better for our kids. There is a lot at sc
I met Hope during our time together in a program called Public Allies , the only social justice-specific AmeriCorps program. It's clear to anyone that meets Hope that she has a special drive and passion for the work she does. I always joke with her that she reminds me of the Blue Scholars' song, " No Rest for the Weary ." She's an artist in every aspect of the word-she paints, draws, does theatre and dances to name a few of her talents. More importantly, however, she makes sure to bring all thes
President Trump and his daughter, Ivanka, have been making empty child care promises since the 2016 campaign trail, and now we have a Trump tax scam that leaves child care--what working families really need--out altogether. Senator Patty Murray and Representative Bobby Scott have a much different idea of what it means to address America's child care crisis. On September 14, they introduced comprehensive child care and early learning legislation known as the Child Care for Working Families Act ,
Melania Trump visited Upbring New Hope Children's Shelter in McAllen, Texas, yesterday. The shelter is part of "Lutheran Social Services of the South," which is overseen by the Department of Health and Human Services. The facility houses 55 children, only 10 percent of which were separated from their parents (as the rest were unaccompanied minors). ( RELATED: First Lady Melania Trump Makes Surprise Visit to Immigration Facility in Texas ). Melania's spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham told CNN that Me
I love newborns. Once children begin to crawl and toddle around, though, they've entered a running-interference stage that I don't really care for. Push through to three, four and five, and we're back to having a good time. There's a reason the show "Kids Say the Darndest Things" was so popular. If you call yourself a Christian, you should love children--whether you have children of your own, still long for a little one to call you "Mama," have lost all hope of being called by that name, or have
O ne evening in the dead of winter, I went on a walk. I was on a break from graduate school visiting my parents who live away from the glare of city lights. As I was making my way that night, I looked up into the sky to locate my old friendsthose constellations of stars I had been taught to recognize as a young boy. Most of them were there that evening, quietly making their way across the heavens: the always-faithful Big Dipper, Cassiopeia in her regal splendor, and Cepheus her jealous husband.
I was at a homeless shelter in San Diego, trailing a gruff nonprofit CEO around, when I met Liz, a 24-year-old woman with ashy blond hair and a bright smile. For more than seven months, Liz had been living in a tent in one of the roughest parts of town due to some mental health issues. Liz may have been sleeping on the concrete pavement and gotten her cell phone, handbags, and clothes stolen, but it seemed nobody had been able to steal her confidence in her God-given beauty. "You want to see som
Out Of Control Parents: Put parents back in their child's circle of support. We want to know! We as parents have been taken out of control of one of the most important areas of our child's health development. What we should be informed of, we are shut out from, hidden secrets between our children and other adults. Whenever you want to make something that is wrong right, make it a law. Overturn the "Mature Minor" doctrine...The "mature minor" doctrine permits minors (ages 12-17) to give consent
A US hospital has offered to treat terminally ill Charlie Gard for FREE - just hours after President Donald Trump said he would be "delighted" to help the tot. A European court has ruled that little Charlie - suffering with mitochondrial depletion syndrome - should have his life support machine switched off. PA:Press Association 5 A court has backed doctors' decision to switch off Charlie Gard's life support PA:Press Association 5 Charlie's parents have launched a campaign to give their son a f
Every school year brings a sense of hope for children and parents. We hope that this year will be better than last. The caddy girls will be gone. Our struggling child will finally get math. Or English will finally click for another. And this year, the teacher will be stronger and kinder. [lz_ndn video=32884682] The enthusiasm parents and kids have in September can quickly vanish, however, if we don't do a few things to ensure that this year really can be better for our kids. There is a lot at sc
I met Hope during our time together in a program called Public Allies , the only social justice-specific AmeriCorps program. It's clear to anyone that meets Hope that she has a special drive and passion for the work she does. I always joke with her that she reminds me of the Blue Scholars' song, " No Rest for the Weary ." She's an artist in every aspect of the word-she paints, draws, does theatre and dances to name a few of her talents. More importantly, however, she makes sure to bring all thes
President Trump and his daughter, Ivanka, have been making empty child care promises since the 2016 campaign trail, and now we have a Trump tax scam that leaves child care--what working families really need--out altogether. Senator Patty Murray and Representative Bobby Scott have a much different idea of what it means to address America's child care crisis. On September 14, they introduced comprehensive child care and early learning legislation known as the Child Care for Working Families Act ,
Melania Trump visited Upbring New Hope Children's Shelter in McAllen, Texas, yesterday. The shelter is part of "Lutheran Social Services of the South," which is overseen by the Department of Health and Human Services. The facility houses 55 children, only 10 percent of which were separated from their parents (as the rest were unaccompanied minors). ( RELATED: First Lady Melania Trump Makes Surprise Visit to Immigration Facility in Texas ). Melania's spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham told CNN that Me
I love newborns. Once children begin to crawl and toddle around, though, they've entered a running-interference stage that I don't really care for. Push through to three, four and five, and we're back to having a good time. There's a reason the show "Kids Say the Darndest Things" was so popular. If you call yourself a Christian, you should love children--whether you have children of your own, still long for a little one to call you "Mama," have lost all hope of being called by that name, or have
O ne evening in the dead of winter, I went on a walk. I was on a break from graduate school visiting my parents who live away from the glare of city lights. As I was making my way that night, I looked up into the sky to locate my old friendsthose constellations of stars I had been taught to recognize as a young boy. Most of them were there that evening, quietly making their way across the heavens: the always-faithful Big Dipper, Cassiopeia in her regal splendor, and Cepheus her jealous husband.
I was at a homeless shelter in San Diego, trailing a gruff nonprofit CEO around, when I met Liz, a 24-year-old woman with ashy blond hair and a bright smile. For more than seven months, Liz had been living in a tent in one of the roughest parts of town due to some mental health issues. Liz may have been sleeping on the concrete pavement and gotten her cell phone, handbags, and clothes stolen, but it seemed nobody had been able to steal her confidence in her God-given beauty. "You want to see som
The protest by Syria Solidarity UK activists and Peter Tatchell at Jeremy Corbyn's speech on Saturday , in which I took part, highlighted once again that many people in the Labour party are unable to talk about Syria except in terms of the party's internal politics. For a great many people, it seemed, Syria was simply a marker of whether you were a Corbynite or a Blairite, rather than the site of one of the greatest tragedies of our times. If we'd interrupted Corbyn, it couldn't have been becaus
On the Wednesday before the funeral, a very underreported event occurred, which was a deeply frightening experience for the people involved. Outside the Capitol, mourners were lining up to pay their last respects to the late president, whose casket was to rest in the rotunda. Inside were many of the 150 guests who had been invited to have some private time with the flag-draped casket before it was to go on view to the public, at 4:30 in the afternoon. Members of the Reagan family were arriving i
MOSCOW (AP) -- More than two dozen activists were detained in Moscow on Tuesday as they were protesting a bill that stigmatizes the gay community and bans the giving of information about homosexuality to children. The protesters attempted to rally outside the Russian State Duma before what is expected to be a final vote on the bill banning "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations." Police moved in after supporters of the bill started showering the protesters with eggs and water. Some of th
Imam Zaid Shakir called for action against police brutality while speaking at Stephon Clark's funeral. He stated, "Today, we're gathered to memorialize and to subsequently bury Stephon Clark. But yesterday it was [Amadou Diallo,] and Sean Bell and Trayvon Martin, Walter Scott, Gary King, Oscar Grant, Alan Blueford, Tamir Rice, John Crawford, Alton Sterling Philando Castile, Eric Garner. Or, It was Tanisha Anderson, Yvette Smith, Miriam Carey, Shelly Frey, Darnisha Harris, Alesia Thomas, Shantel
On July 15th, a letter was read out loud at the funeral Mass of Cdl. Joachim Meisner, one of the four so-called dubia cardinals, who have asked Pope Francis to clarify the controversial Amoris Laetitiae, which various bishops around the world are interested in allowing sacrilegious Holy Communions for divorced and civilly remarried Catholics. While the letter, read aloud by Benedict's personal secretary was very personal, there was also a very public declaration in it. Archbishop Georg Ganswei
Hallelujah! The ridiculous and controversial six-year investigation into the lives of American nuns has finally concluded. The Vatican decided that these women were not pushing a radical feminist agenda on to its religious constituency, just an agenda to support and care for people who are in need of help and guidance. Bravo, Vatican. But while nuns are off the hook--for now--Catholic higher-ups did deem it necessary to note that the good works of these women are informed by a commitment to just
Day Of Officer's Funeral, Calls For Justice By Deirdre Fulton, www.commondreams.org December 28, 2014 Day Of Officer's Funeral, Calls For Justice 2014-12-28 2014-12-28 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2014/12/Black-Lives-Matter-When-a-cop-dies-the-nation-cries-when-black-youth-die-the-black-community-cries-alone-150x112.jpg 200px 200px Above: Protest sign from Dec
The following statement was released on June 27 by the group Palestinian Queers for BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions - an international campaign to isolate Israel in protest against its treatment of Palestinians). Support for the BDS campaign has grown significantly since Israel's massacre of peace activists on a boat taking aid to Gaza on May 31. Palestinian Queers for BDS call upon all queer groups, organisations and individuals around the world to boycott the apartheid state of Israel.
Anti-Trump demonstrations continue nationally and worldwide, as thousands of protesters took the streets across the U.S. over the weekend. In New York City, activists, flanked by a marching band and carrying a casket, staged a New Orleans-style mock funeral for the presidency. In Washington, D.C., LGBT protesters kissed each other outside Trump's hotel to protest the anti- LGBT policies of Trump's administration. Crowds also took to the streets in Chicago, Dallas, Minneapolis, along the U.S.-Mex
The Conservative leader of Windsor Council has asked the police to clear the area of homeless people ahead of the royal wedding in May. And in doing so has perpetuated all the lies and bad attitudes we so often hear from the right about homelessness. "It's a choice" In his letter to the police, which the Guardian obtained , Dudley says there are some homeless people there who are "choosing to reject all support services" and therefore their homelessness is a "voluntary choice". This is a damagin
On the Wednesday before the funeral, a very underreported event occurred, which was a deeply frightening experience for the people involved. Outside the Capitol, mourners were lining up to pay their last respects to the late president, whose casket was to rest in the rotunda. Inside were many of the 150 guests who had been invited to have some private time with the flag-draped casket before it was to go on view to the public, at 4:30 in the afternoon. Members of the Reagan family were arriving i
MOSCOW (AP) -- More than two dozen activists were detained in Moscow on Tuesday as they were protesting a bill that stigmatizes the gay community and bans the giving of information about homosexuality to children. The protesters attempted to rally outside the Russian State Duma before what is expected to be a final vote on the bill banning "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations." Police moved in after supporters of the bill started showering the protesters with eggs and water. Some of th
Imam Zaid Shakir called for action against police brutality while speaking at Stephon Clark's funeral. He stated, "Today, we're gathered to memorialize and to subsequently bury Stephon Clark. But yesterday it was [Amadou Diallo,] and Sean Bell and Trayvon Martin, Walter Scott, Gary King, Oscar Grant, Alan Blueford, Tamir Rice, John Crawford, Alton Sterling Philando Castile, Eric Garner. Or, It was Tanisha Anderson, Yvette Smith, Miriam Carey, Shelly Frey, Darnisha Harris, Alesia Thomas, Shantel
On July 15th, a letter was read out loud at the funeral Mass of Cdl. Joachim Meisner, one of the four so-called dubia cardinals, who have asked Pope Francis to clarify the controversial Amoris Laetitiae, which various bishops around the world are interested in allowing sacrilegious Holy Communions for divorced and civilly remarried Catholics. While the letter, read aloud by Benedict's personal secretary was very personal, there was also a very public declaration in it. Archbishop Georg Ganswei
Hallelujah! The ridiculous and controversial six-year investigation into the lives of American nuns has finally concluded. The Vatican decided that these women were not pushing a radical feminist agenda on to its religious constituency, just an agenda to support and care for people who are in need of help and guidance. Bravo, Vatican. But while nuns are off the hook--for now--Catholic higher-ups did deem it necessary to note that the good works of these women are informed by a commitment to just
Day Of Officer's Funeral, Calls For Justice By Deirdre Fulton, www.commondreams.org December 28, 2014 Day Of Officer's Funeral, Calls For Justice 2014-12-28 2014-12-28 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2014/12/Black-Lives-Matter-When-a-cop-dies-the-nation-cries-when-black-youth-die-the-black-community-cries-alone-150x112.jpg 200px 200px Above: Protest sign from Dec
The following statement was released on June 27 by the group Palestinian Queers for BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions - an international campaign to isolate Israel in protest against its treatment of Palestinians). Support for the BDS campaign has grown significantly since Israel's massacre of peace activists on a boat taking aid to Gaza on May 31. Palestinian Queers for BDS call upon all queer groups, organisations and individuals around the world to boycott the apartheid state of Israel.
Anti-Trump demonstrations continue nationally and worldwide, as thousands of protesters took the streets across the U.S. over the weekend. In New York City, activists, flanked by a marching band and carrying a casket, staged a New Orleans-style mock funeral for the presidency. In Washington, D.C., LGBT protesters kissed each other outside Trump's hotel to protest the anti- LGBT policies of Trump's administration. Crowds also took to the streets in Chicago, Dallas, Minneapolis, along the U.S.-Mex
The Conservative leader of Windsor Council has asked the police to clear the area of homeless people ahead of the royal wedding in May. And in doing so has perpetuated all the lies and bad attitudes we so often hear from the right about homelessness. "It's a choice" In his letter to the police, which the Guardian obtained , Dudley says there are some homeless people there who are "choosing to reject all support services" and therefore their homelessness is a "voluntary choice". This is a damagin
Mounir and Rebecca El-Rhazouani Foster parents from Alabama were arrested and charged with child neglect in Daytona Beach, Florida, by hotel staff concerned for the welfare of two sunburned children. Personnel at the Hawaiian Inn told police the couple's 2 and 5-year-old foster children were dehydrated and badly sunburned, but the parents refused to take them inside. The responding officer's body-cam video showed police arriving at the hotel and confronting the parents, who were seated alone at
When Bryan Thornhill's 10-year-old son was suspended from the bus for bullying , he decided it was time to enact his own punishment as well. In a video, which he has since made private on Facebook, Thornhill explained he "can't stand" bullying, and since he doesn't tolerate it, he decided to make his son run the approximate one mile to school for the week. "The good news is he keeps up a pretty good mile pace at six miles an hour," Thornhill joked as he drove behind his son running in the rain.
Mashable released a video of transgender children recording messages for their 29 year-old selves. The content is confusing and sad. Take a look: Did you notice the resonating theme? "Just be happy, please. 'Cuz you're miserable right now." "I hope you can look in the mirror and finally be happy with who you are." The last thing we want to do is negate the struggles these children are facing. But can we be honest for a second and take a quick trip down memory lane? Only this time, your trip iden
This is the heroic moment passers-by rushed to help a seven-year-old boy who had been mown down by an out-of-control car - by LIFTING it off him. Remarkable footage shows around 15 people heaving the two tonne Mercedes A Class off the youngster, before hauling him to safety. The boy was involved in a collision at around 8.40pm on Sunday (7/5) on St Peter's Road in the Highfields area of Leicester. Police and paramedics dashed to the scene and the boy was taken to Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) in
A Democratic candidate for Senate has been arrested while trying to deliver toys and food to children being held by border patrol agents. BREAKING: U.S. Senate candidate Zak Ringelstein of Yarmouth, Maine was arrested outside a facility in McAllen, Texas while attempting to deliver water, food, blankets, books and toys to children being held at the border in detention center. pic.twitter.com/2CjskJlcMl -- Antonio Arellano (@AntonioArellano) June 22, 2018 Democratic Candidate for Senate Zak Ringe
I am reaching out to the world because this can happen to anyone this can be your brother,father,cousin,uncle I watched my husband be taken away from me more than once due to officers not doing there job what I witness was his Miranda rights not being read while placed under arrest, he went to trial with his case and he didn't receive a fair trial while the officers lied on the stand jokingly about what had happened the night they arrested him they also told him they were tired of being called b
BY: Jack Heretik Follow @JackHeretik October 30, 2017 10:20 am The progressive Latino Victory Fund on Monday released a new ad that depicts supporters of Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie as racists who attack minority children. The ad shows a man driving a large pick-up truck with a Gillespie campaign sticker, a Tea Party front license plate, and a Confederate flag on the back as he chases down a pair of Latino boys, an African-American boy, and a Muslim girl wearing a hi
SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) -- Along with getting good grades and listening to their parents, LeBron James has encouraged kids in his foundation's educational program to stand up for their beliefs. On Tuesday night, the superstar gave a lesson in how it's done. Concluding a day of fun and games at an amusement park, James turned serious when speaking about the recent violence and tragedy in Charlottesville. James also took a pointed swipe at President Donald Trump, calling him the "so-called president."
"These children will now think it's OK to do this, when it is clearly not. At best it's insensitive and at worst it's racism," a mother said. In yet another instance of blatant racism, a primary school teacher from New Bradwell School in Milton Keynes, England, came under fire after allegedly asking his 6- and 7-year-old students to strike a racist pose. The teacher told the children to pull up their eyes from the corner to "look Chinese" while posing for a group picture. The students were worki
A woman who won "Teacher of the Year" at a Florida middle school posted a bold Facebook message on Thursday, and it has gone viral. Kelly Guthrie Raley published a lengthy post saying calling on parents to "step up" when it comes to monitoring their kids' behavior and noticing if any warnings signs may be present. "Okay, I'll be the bad guy and say what no one else is brave enough to say, but wants to say," Raley wrote. In less than 24 hours, her post has already been liked 371,000 times and sha
When Bryan Thornhill's 10-year-old son was suspended from the bus for bullying , he decided it was time to enact his own punishment as well. In a video, which he has since made private on Facebook, Thornhill explained he "can't stand" bullying, and since he doesn't tolerate it, he decided to make his son run the approximate one mile to school for the week. "The good news is he keeps up a pretty good mile pace at six miles an hour," Thornhill joked as he drove behind his son running in the rain.
Mashable released a video of transgender children recording messages for their 29 year-old selves. The content is confusing and sad. Take a look: Did you notice the resonating theme? "Just be happy, please. 'Cuz you're miserable right now." "I hope you can look in the mirror and finally be happy with who you are." The last thing we want to do is negate the struggles these children are facing. But can we be honest for a second and take a quick trip down memory lane? Only this time, your trip iden
This is the heroic moment passers-by rushed to help a seven-year-old boy who had been mown down by an out-of-control car - by LIFTING it off him. Remarkable footage shows around 15 people heaving the two tonne Mercedes A Class off the youngster, before hauling him to safety. The boy was involved in a collision at around 8.40pm on Sunday (7/5) on St Peter's Road in the Highfields area of Leicester. Police and paramedics dashed to the scene and the boy was taken to Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) in
A Democratic candidate for Senate has been arrested while trying to deliver toys and food to children being held by border patrol agents. BREAKING: U.S. Senate candidate Zak Ringelstein of Yarmouth, Maine was arrested outside a facility in McAllen, Texas while attempting to deliver water, food, blankets, books and toys to children being held at the border in detention center. pic.twitter.com/2CjskJlcMl -- Antonio Arellano (@AntonioArellano) June 22, 2018 Democratic Candidate for Senate Zak Ringe
I am reaching out to the world because this can happen to anyone this can be your brother,father,cousin,uncle I watched my husband be taken away from me more than once due to officers not doing there job what I witness was his Miranda rights not being read while placed under arrest, he went to trial with his case and he didn't receive a fair trial while the officers lied on the stand jokingly about what had happened the night they arrested him they also told him they were tired of being called b
BY: Jack Heretik Follow @JackHeretik October 30, 2017 10:20 am The progressive Latino Victory Fund on Monday released a new ad that depicts supporters of Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie as racists who attack minority children. The ad shows a man driving a large pick-up truck with a Gillespie campaign sticker, a Tea Party front license plate, and a Confederate flag on the back as he chases down a pair of Latino boys, an African-American boy, and a Muslim girl wearing a hi
SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) -- Along with getting good grades and listening to their parents, LeBron James has encouraged kids in his foundation's educational program to stand up for their beliefs. On Tuesday night, the superstar gave a lesson in how it's done. Concluding a day of fun and games at an amusement park, James turned serious when speaking about the recent violence and tragedy in Charlottesville. James also took a pointed swipe at President Donald Trump, calling him the "so-called president."
"These children will now think it's OK to do this, when it is clearly not. At best it's insensitive and at worst it's racism," a mother said. In yet another instance of blatant racism, a primary school teacher from New Bradwell School in Milton Keynes, England, came under fire after allegedly asking his 6- and 7-year-old students to strike a racist pose. The teacher told the children to pull up their eyes from the corner to "look Chinese" while posing for a group picture. The students were worki
A woman who won "Teacher of the Year" at a Florida middle school posted a bold Facebook message on Thursday, and it has gone viral. Kelly Guthrie Raley published a lengthy post saying calling on parents to "step up" when it comes to monitoring their kids' behavior and noticing if any warnings signs may be present. "Okay, I'll be the bad guy and say what no one else is brave enough to say, but wants to say," Raley wrote. In less than 24 hours, her post has already been liked 371,000 times and sha
In body cam footage obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California, police officers in the city of Barstow can be seen slamming a pregnant woman to the ground. The incident occurred after police were called over a traffic dispute between an unidentified white woman and Charlena Michelle Cooks, who was eight months pregnant at the time. The officer talks to the white woman, who says Cooks was acting "all crazy." However, the officer notes, "I don't see a crime th
Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17, is charged with killing eight students and two teachers The mother of one of the murdered girls in the Santa Fe, TX, school shooting alleges that the shooter harassed her daughter for four months before she turned him down, with much of the subsequent news coverage blaming the shooting on the killer being "spurned." Victoria Smith writes : "There's something truly depressing about finding the world view of a killer reflected in the reporting of his crimes. Then again, b
An Arizona teacher was arrested for allegedly performing sex acts over video chat with a 13-year-old student on the other end. Kara Loofborough, 26, a seventh-grade teacher at Fees College Preparatory Middle School in Tempe, was arrested April 20, KPNX reported. She taught at the school since August 2016 but resigned for "personal reasons" on March 30 and had not set foot on campus since March 15. The former teacher admitted to police upon arrest that she let the victim kiss and touch her breast
(CHICAGO TRIBUNE) In a shooting caught on Facebook Live, a 2-year-old boy and a 26-year-old man were killed and a pregnant woman was wounded when a gunman opened fire as they drove down an alley in Lawndale on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. "Call 911! They killed him. ... I have a bullet in my stomach," the woman screams as she runs from the car and into a house in the 2300 block of South Kenneth Avenue around 1:30 p.m. Loading ... "Please, please, I can't breathe," she says. "Oh my God, p
Els Woodke, the wife of an American missionary kidnapped last year from Niger, has released a video asking for any update on her husband. Woodke's video comes after an al-Qaeda-linked affiliate in Mali released a proof-of-life video of several foreign hostages that did not include her husband, Jeff Woodke. Gunmen kidnapped Jeff from his home in Niger on Oct. 14, 2016. He worked with a Niger-based partner of Youth With A Mission to assist ethnic herdsmen battling drought and lack of education. Se
Accused of killing someone in Texas and torching the victim's body, an MS-13 gang member's run from federal authorities ended Tuesday in the Charleston area, local officials said. Franklin Platero-Rodriguez, 21, was found with a 9 mm pistol when he was arrested while leaving a Subway restaurant on U.S. Highway 78 in Ladson, the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office said. He had been living on Lyn Drive. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told Fox News that Platero-Rodriguez, through a loo
Shannon Lamb--the alleged gunman behind Monday morning's murder of Delta State University professor Ethan Schmidt--took his own life after being pulled over by police in Greenville, Mississippi, Monday night around 10:30 pm. Breitbart News previously reported that Lamb is believed to have murdered his own girlfriend in Gautier, Mississippi, before going to the Delta State campus to kill Schmidt. His girlfriend's name was Amy Prentiss. According to the New York Times , when Lamb was pulled over,
And this, kids, is why you don't rob a 7-Eleven with a fake gun [Video] Posted at 1:36 pm on January 23, 2018 by Greg P. Video has gone viral of a December 30, 2017 robbery of a Southern California 7-Eleven convenience store that shows a private armed security guard thwarting a robbery by two thugs clad in hoodies. As you can see below, the two teens first come in to case the store before jumping over the counter with a gun to demand money from the clerk. The only problem is their gun is fake, w
Jonathan Nicola (Video still via The Windsor Star) A star center for a Canadian high school basketball team was recently arrested after it was discovered that he was not a high school teen but a 30-year-old refugee. In connection with the Immigration Refugee Protection Act, South Sudanese native Jonathan Nicola was arrested and detained after he had been playing this season for the Central Catholic Comets . Nicola was living with Catholic basketball coach Pete Cusumano as part of the Canada Ho
At least one student at the Texas high school that was the target of a mass shooting earlier today, leaving at least 10 dead and several injured, said she was expecting something like this to happen. 17-year-old Paige Curry, who attends Santa Fe High School, told ABC News she was not at all shocked a disgruntled gunman opened fire there; just terrified. Shortly after the incident a reporter asked Curry, "Was there a part of you that was like, 'this is not real... this could happen in my school?'
Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17, is charged with killing eight students and two teachers The mother of one of the murdered girls in the Santa Fe, TX, school shooting alleges that the shooter harassed her daughter for four months before she turned him down, with much of the subsequent news coverage blaming the shooting on the killer being "spurned." Victoria Smith writes : "There's something truly depressing about finding the world view of a killer reflected in the reporting of his crimes. Then again, b
An Arizona teacher was arrested for allegedly performing sex acts over video chat with a 13-year-old student on the other end. Kara Loofborough, 26, a seventh-grade teacher at Fees College Preparatory Middle School in Tempe, was arrested April 20, KPNX reported. She taught at the school since August 2016 but resigned for "personal reasons" on March 30 and had not set foot on campus since March 15. The former teacher admitted to police upon arrest that she let the victim kiss and touch her breast
(CHICAGO TRIBUNE) In a shooting caught on Facebook Live, a 2-year-old boy and a 26-year-old man were killed and a pregnant woman was wounded when a gunman opened fire as they drove down an alley in Lawndale on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. "Call 911! They killed him. ... I have a bullet in my stomach," the woman screams as she runs from the car and into a house in the 2300 block of South Kenneth Avenue around 1:30 p.m. Loading ... "Please, please, I can't breathe," she says. "Oh my God, p
Els Woodke, the wife of an American missionary kidnapped last year from Niger, has released a video asking for any update on her husband. Woodke's video comes after an al-Qaeda-linked affiliate in Mali released a proof-of-life video of several foreign hostages that did not include her husband, Jeff Woodke. Gunmen kidnapped Jeff from his home in Niger on Oct. 14, 2016. He worked with a Niger-based partner of Youth With A Mission to assist ethnic herdsmen battling drought and lack of education. Se
Accused of killing someone in Texas and torching the victim's body, an MS-13 gang member's run from federal authorities ended Tuesday in the Charleston area, local officials said. Franklin Platero-Rodriguez, 21, was found with a 9 mm pistol when he was arrested while leaving a Subway restaurant on U.S. Highway 78 in Ladson, the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office said. He had been living on Lyn Drive. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told Fox News that Platero-Rodriguez, through a loo
Shannon Lamb--the alleged gunman behind Monday morning's murder of Delta State University professor Ethan Schmidt--took his own life after being pulled over by police in Greenville, Mississippi, Monday night around 10:30 pm. Breitbart News previously reported that Lamb is believed to have murdered his own girlfriend in Gautier, Mississippi, before going to the Delta State campus to kill Schmidt. His girlfriend's name was Amy Prentiss. According to the New York Times , when Lamb was pulled over,
And this, kids, is why you don't rob a 7-Eleven with a fake gun [Video] Posted at 1:36 pm on January 23, 2018 by Greg P. Video has gone viral of a December 30, 2017 robbery of a Southern California 7-Eleven convenience store that shows a private armed security guard thwarting a robbery by two thugs clad in hoodies. As you can see below, the two teens first come in to case the store before jumping over the counter with a gun to demand money from the clerk. The only problem is their gun is fake, w
Jonathan Nicola (Video still via The Windsor Star) A star center for a Canadian high school basketball team was recently arrested after it was discovered that he was not a high school teen but a 30-year-old refugee. In connection with the Immigration Refugee Protection Act, South Sudanese native Jonathan Nicola was arrested and detained after he had been playing this season for the Central Catholic Comets . Nicola was living with Catholic basketball coach Pete Cusumano as part of the Canada Ho
At least one student at the Texas high school that was the target of a mass shooting earlier today, leaving at least 10 dead and several injured, said she was expecting something like this to happen. 17-year-old Paige Curry, who attends Santa Fe High School, told ABC News she was not at all shocked a disgruntled gunman opened fire there; just terrified. Shortly after the incident a reporter asked Curry, "Was there a part of you that was like, 'this is not real... this could happen in my school?'
Welcome to Specusplainer! The first in a terribly named video series where I smash together speculation with an explainer to form the unholy monstrosity that is the SPECUSPLAIN . Today we"re talking about Valkyrie. Specifically the Marvel version. Yesterday I talked with my co-worker Roth Cornet about the possibility that Tessa Thompson ( Creed ) would play the Asgardian in Thor: Ragnarok . But even if she isn"t, someone needs to be. Valkyrie first appeared in AVENGERS #83 in 1970 before joining
We've all seen that Spur video, and everyone has plenty to say about it. On Tuesday, the franchise released a letter on their Facebook page discussing what had occurred and what they were doing about it. Possibly responding to some of the criticism people have posted on social media, the letter states that the Texamo Spur's staff had tried to intervene but were "pushed away numerous times by the angry male customer." It doesn't look that way in the video. In fact, the video shows almost no inter
Your browser does not support HTML5 video tag. Click here to view original GIF This video on the future of racing --based on concept tires designed by Hankook Tire and the University of Pforzheim, Germany--is pretty goddamn fun. I don't know if we will ever get to this point (seeing the evolution of racing since the time of Roman Empire, I wouldn't be surprised) but it's great to watch. They came up with three types of tires which seems to be influenced by climate change: Boostrac, Alpike and Hy
A still from a video previously filtered by Restricted Mode. YouTube. In March, LGBT YouTube creators criticized Google for hiding some of their videos in "Restricted Mode," which filters potentially "mature" content. After initially downplaying the extent of the problem, Google issued a non-apology , then a slightly more apologetic non-apology , and finally posted a fuller actual apology on its blog. In that post, Google acknowledged "this feature isn't working the way it should" and promised i
We"re not sure that a normal episode of "Behind the Music" can even begin to capture the wackiness that is known as Courtney Love, but VH-1 gives it their best shot. Plus, as she shows in the clip below, she only needs about, oh, five seconds, to bring the crazy. She admits she"s a "crazy bitch," but that if we don"t stop hassling her, "I"ll f***ing kill you." We especially like the part where she poses the theory that if she had said that Hole would be as big as the Beatles that they might have
We've seen plenty of Batman The Lego Movie clips, but Superman's going to be in the movie too! Played by Channing Tatum no less! So, where's the Superman stuff? Well, ask and ye shall receive, because they latest The Lego Movie trailer is basically a friendly skewering of Man of Steel . Check the trailer out below... What the hell, here's some more videos. You can never have too many Lego Movie videos! This one features Jonah Hill's Green Lantern . And here's The Lego Movie's Super Bowl spot --
A breakthrough camera and overall performance makes this the flagship phone to beat in 2018. The Huawei P20 Pro is one smartphone that offers a complete package in terms of beautiful design, long-lasting battery, good performance and impressive cameras. Has the Apple-Samsung duopoly been finally broken? See the photo and video samples shot on the P20 Pro here: https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/huawei-p20-pro-camera-review-with-four-cameras-and-92-mp-to-work-with-the-phone-had-better-d
Evenflo has released a new car seat that aims to put an end to the tragic accident of leaving a child in a hot car. The Evenflo Advanced Embrace DLX Infant Car Seat with SensorSafe features a sensor on the harness' chest clip that communicates with a driver via WiFi through a wireless receiver plugged into the car's data port. A series of tones alerts the driver if a child has been left in the seat after the car's ignition is turned off. It also alerts the driver if the harness is unbuckled duri
The G2X Jetboard from Raddin can catch speeds of up to 58kmph and it does not even need big waves to do it. Watch the video to know more about these electric surf-boards that might be the beginning of a new genre of extreme sports. Follow us on Twitter @tech2eets - https://twitter.com/tech2eets and on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/tech2dotcom TRANSCRIPT: These electric surf boards promise to deliver bucket-loads of fun! The G2X Jetboard is made by a Swedish company called Radinn It can achi
In body cam footage obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California, police officers in the city of Barstow can be seen slamming a pregnant woman to the ground. The incident occurred after police were called over a traffic dispute between an unidentified white woman and Charlena Michelle Cooks, who was eight months pregnant at the time. The officer talks to the white woman, who says Cooks was acting "all crazy." However, the officer notes, "I don't see a crime th
We've all seen that Spur video, and everyone has plenty to say about it. On Tuesday, the franchise released a letter on their Facebook page discussing what had occurred and what they were doing about it. Possibly responding to some of the criticism people have posted on social media, the letter states that the Texamo Spur's staff had tried to intervene but were "pushed away numerous times by the angry male customer." It doesn't look that way in the video. In fact, the video shows almost no inter
Your browser does not support HTML5 video tag. Click here to view original GIF This video on the future of racing --based on concept tires designed by Hankook Tire and the University of Pforzheim, Germany--is pretty goddamn fun. I don't know if we will ever get to this point (seeing the evolution of racing since the time of Roman Empire, I wouldn't be surprised) but it's great to watch. They came up with three types of tires which seems to be influenced by climate change: Boostrac, Alpike and Hy
A still from a video previously filtered by Restricted Mode. YouTube. In March, LGBT YouTube creators criticized Google for hiding some of their videos in "Restricted Mode," which filters potentially "mature" content. After initially downplaying the extent of the problem, Google issued a non-apology , then a slightly more apologetic non-apology , and finally posted a fuller actual apology on its blog. In that post, Google acknowledged "this feature isn't working the way it should" and promised i
We"re not sure that a normal episode of "Behind the Music" can even begin to capture the wackiness that is known as Courtney Love, but VH-1 gives it their best shot. Plus, as she shows in the clip below, she only needs about, oh, five seconds, to bring the crazy. She admits she"s a "crazy bitch," but that if we don"t stop hassling her, "I"ll f***ing kill you." We especially like the part where she poses the theory that if she had said that Hole would be as big as the Beatles that they might have
We've seen plenty of Batman The Lego Movie clips, but Superman's going to be in the movie too! Played by Channing Tatum no less! So, where's the Superman stuff? Well, ask and ye shall receive, because they latest The Lego Movie trailer is basically a friendly skewering of Man of Steel . Check the trailer out below... What the hell, here's some more videos. You can never have too many Lego Movie videos! This one features Jonah Hill's Green Lantern . And here's The Lego Movie's Super Bowl spot --
A breakthrough camera and overall performance makes this the flagship phone to beat in 2018. The Huawei P20 Pro is one smartphone that offers a complete package in terms of beautiful design, long-lasting battery, good performance and impressive cameras. Has the Apple-Samsung duopoly been finally broken? See the photo and video samples shot on the P20 Pro here: https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/huawei-p20-pro-camera-review-with-four-cameras-and-92-mp-to-work-with-the-phone-had-better-d
Evenflo has released a new car seat that aims to put an end to the tragic accident of leaving a child in a hot car. The Evenflo Advanced Embrace DLX Infant Car Seat with SensorSafe features a sensor on the harness' chest clip that communicates with a driver via WiFi through a wireless receiver plugged into the car's data port. A series of tones alerts the driver if a child has been left in the seat after the car's ignition is turned off. It also alerts the driver if the harness is unbuckled duri
The G2X Jetboard from Raddin can catch speeds of up to 58kmph and it does not even need big waves to do it. Watch the video to know more about these electric surf-boards that might be the beginning of a new genre of extreme sports. Follow us on Twitter @tech2eets - https://twitter.com/tech2eets and on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/tech2dotcom TRANSCRIPT: These electric surf boards promise to deliver bucket-loads of fun! The G2X Jetboard is made by a Swedish company called Radinn It can achi
In body cam footage obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California, police officers in the city of Barstow can be seen slamming a pregnant woman to the ground. The incident occurred after police were called over a traffic dispute between an unidentified white woman and Charlena Michelle Cooks, who was eight months pregnant at the time. The officer talks to the white woman, who says Cooks was acting "all crazy." However, the officer notes, "I don't see a crime th
(To see that 3-minute video of the Syrian war, click here .) On May 19th, the Washington Post headlined "Agreement that could lead to U.S. troops in Libya could be reached 'any day'," and reported that Joseph F. Dunford, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that U.S. troops will be sent to Libya to fight against ISIS, and that, "There will be a long-term mission in Libya," in order to deal with the mushrooming presence of ISIS fighters who have come to Libya after the secularist lead
The latest propaganda video released by the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) featured the beheading of Peter Kassig, an American humanitarian aid worker who had traveled to Syria to help distressed Syrians. Kassig, who was taken hostage in October 2013 and converted to Islam while in captivity, was the third American and fifth westerner to be murdered in propaganda videos released by the Islamic State. Kassig's death followed that of American reporters James Foley and Steven Sotloff, a
A new video produced by Counter Jihad exposes the most insidious form of Islamist holy war: " civilization jihad ." Citing the global rise of terrorism at the hands of Islamist militant groups like ISIS, al Qaeda, and Boko Haram, Counter Jihad underscores that all of these groups are "killing for a cause: Islamic Law known as Sharia." Sharia, the narrator explains, demands that devoted Muslims conduct jihad, or "war against non-Muslims." That war comes in two forms: violent jihad --barbaric acts
This can pretty much put an end to the narrative once and for all that the protests at the Gaza-Israel border on Monday was "peaceful": Gaza: First martyrdom pictures coming in, ten killed were members of Hamas' internal security apparatus. pic.twitter.com/ELm75Tpp25 -- Bjorn Stritzel (@bjoernstritzel) May 15, 2018 Gaza: More martyrdom pictures, this time from Saraya al-Quds, the armed wing of Iran-sponsored Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Three of its members were killed at Khan Younis. pic.twitter.
NATO is moving to station Patriot missiles in Turkey along its border with Syria. But if war erupts, it won't be the Europeans doing the fighting. The organization is moving toward a first. With the Europeans continuing to shrink their militaries, it may eventually become an alliance without a military, at least an effective one. From its start the organization has generated international dependency. While Europeans understandably concentrated on economic reconstruction after World War II, they
By Kirstin Pinto on February 4, 2015 Headlines , Middle East , World Jordan seeks revenge after the Islamic State (ISIS) released a video of the execution of a pilot on Tuesday. This was a surprise move following negotiations for a prisoner exchange between the Jordanian government and ISIS. The pilot had been captured after his plane crashed in Syria on December 24, the first, and so far, [...] By Judith Aparri on February 4, 2015 Climate Change , Headlines , Science Climate change
The video will start in 8 Cancel Play now An horrific jihadist video released by a new network of extremist thugs in Iraq has been released showing mass executions, drive-by murders and sniper headshots. The twisted video, overlaid with stirring music was released as Muslims throughout the world mark the end of Ramadan with the festival of Eid. It was released by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham and shows hundreds of Iraqi members of the security forces being taken by truck out into the des
A shocking new propaganda video purportedly shows teenage boys grinning with delight as they prepare to execute five innocent men accused of being spies in the Iraqi city of Nineveh after the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) called for volunteers to kill "apostates." "ISIS jihadis present[ed] the prisoners to an assembled crowd of captive locals from the city of Nineveh, Iraq," reports the U.K.'s Express . "They then call for volunteers from the mass of onlookers before five young men step forward with
Jordanians will attempt to stop its citizens from joining jihadist groups in Syria. The lower house of the Jordanian parliament has prepared a controversial bill that would detain without trial anyone affiliated with terrorists. The bill would also criminalize joining, recruiting, funding, or arming such groups outside or within Jordan's borders. The government wants the legal standing to defend the country from battle hardened fighters. The goal is to maintain a neutral position with the Assad
T he Syrian Democratic Forces ( SDF ) alliance has begun operations to seize Raqqah , the city that serves as al-Baghdadi's headquarters and the capital of ISIS. For every actor involved in Syria and Iraq, it's a critical moment. The efforts to secure Mosul are already under way , and this new operation ramps up the physical and psychological pressure on ISIS. Now compressed inside both their Iraqi and Syrian capitals by tens of thousands of adversaries, ISIS will fear increasing defections. Slo
The latest propaganda video released by the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) featured the beheading of Peter Kassig, an American humanitarian aid worker who had traveled to Syria to help distressed Syrians. Kassig, who was taken hostage in October 2013 and converted to Islam while in captivity, was the third American and fifth westerner to be murdered in propaganda videos released by the Islamic State. Kassig's death followed that of American reporters James Foley and Steven Sotloff, a
A new video produced by Counter Jihad exposes the most insidious form of Islamist holy war: " civilization jihad ." Citing the global rise of terrorism at the hands of Islamist militant groups like ISIS, al Qaeda, and Boko Haram, Counter Jihad underscores that all of these groups are "killing for a cause: Islamic Law known as Sharia." Sharia, the narrator explains, demands that devoted Muslims conduct jihad, or "war against non-Muslims." That war comes in two forms: violent jihad --barbaric acts
This can pretty much put an end to the narrative once and for all that the protests at the Gaza-Israel border on Monday was "peaceful": Gaza: First martyrdom pictures coming in, ten killed were members of Hamas' internal security apparatus. pic.twitter.com/ELm75Tpp25 -- Bjorn Stritzel (@bjoernstritzel) May 15, 2018 Gaza: More martyrdom pictures, this time from Saraya al-Quds, the armed wing of Iran-sponsored Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Three of its members were killed at Khan Younis. pic.twitter.
NATO is moving to station Patriot missiles in Turkey along its border with Syria. But if war erupts, it won't be the Europeans doing the fighting. The organization is moving toward a first. With the Europeans continuing to shrink their militaries, it may eventually become an alliance without a military, at least an effective one. From its start the organization has generated international dependency. While Europeans understandably concentrated on economic reconstruction after World War II, they
By Kirstin Pinto on February 4, 2015 Headlines , Middle East , World Jordan seeks revenge after the Islamic State (ISIS) released a video of the execution of a pilot on Tuesday. This was a surprise move following negotiations for a prisoner exchange between the Jordanian government and ISIS. The pilot had been captured after his plane crashed in Syria on December 24, the first, and so far, [...] By Judith Aparri on February 4, 2015 Climate Change , Headlines , Science Climate change
The video will start in 8 Cancel Play now An horrific jihadist video released by a new network of extremist thugs in Iraq has been released showing mass executions, drive-by murders and sniper headshots. The twisted video, overlaid with stirring music was released as Muslims throughout the world mark the end of Ramadan with the festival of Eid. It was released by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham and shows hundreds of Iraqi members of the security forces being taken by truck out into the des
A shocking new propaganda video purportedly shows teenage boys grinning with delight as they prepare to execute five innocent men accused of being spies in the Iraqi city of Nineveh after the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) called for volunteers to kill "apostates." "ISIS jihadis present[ed] the prisoners to an assembled crowd of captive locals from the city of Nineveh, Iraq," reports the U.K.'s Express . "They then call for volunteers from the mass of onlookers before five young men step forward with
Jordanians will attempt to stop its citizens from joining jihadist groups in Syria. The lower house of the Jordanian parliament has prepared a controversial bill that would detain without trial anyone affiliated with terrorists. The bill would also criminalize joining, recruiting, funding, or arming such groups outside or within Jordan's borders. The government wants the legal standing to defend the country from battle hardened fighters. The goal is to maintain a neutral position with the Assad
T he Syrian Democratic Forces ( SDF ) alliance has begun operations to seize Raqqah , the city that serves as al-Baghdadi's headquarters and the capital of ISIS. For every actor involved in Syria and Iraq, it's a critical moment. The efforts to secure Mosul are already under way , and this new operation ramps up the physical and psychological pressure on ISIS. Now compressed inside both their Iraqi and Syrian capitals by tens of thousands of adversaries, ISIS will fear increasing defections. Slo
At the age of 86, Noam Chomsky remains as active as ever in his work as a world-renowned political dissident and pioneering linguist. He has also opened a new chapter in his life, recently celebrating a one-year anniversary with his new wife, Valeria Wasserman Chomsky, his second marriage. Chomsky discusses the joys of newfound love and why it is a "privilege" for him to help people make sense of a very difficult world. AMY GOODMAN : Noam, you're headed off on a Latin America trip right now for
In The Memory Of Prof. Chadha Who Left Us On 1st March By Ravi Nitesh 09 March, 2014 Countercurrents.org Prof. Chadha with Ms. Saeeda Diep (Chairperson, IPSS, Lahore) "P lease come, I was waiting for you only, and it is our fortune that we get a chance to host you. I think I will talk in Punjabi rather than english with you as then we will feel more happy and comfortable." Prof. G. K. Chadha said with a gesture while receiving our guest (who had come from Lahore,Pakistan) of Aman Chaupal. It was
Noam Chomsky: American Socrates Chris Hedges Education , USA Politics June 24, 2014 This piece was originally published on TruthDig and is reposted here with the author's permission. Noam Chomsky, whom I interviewed last Thursday at his office at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has influenced intellectuals in the United States and abroad in incalculable ways. His explications of empire, mass propaganda, the hypocrisy and pliability of the liberal class and the failings of academic
A renowned Venezuelan journalist broke protocol and has since lost her job after honoring the life of the anti-socialist rebellion leader Oscar Perez, killed by security forces following a violent standoff. Alba Cecilia Mujica, who works for the Chavista-controlled television network Globovision, made the remarks during her daily program Mujeres en Todo, a day after the government announced it had killed Perez and five other dissidents during a military operation. "What happened yesterday did n
Herzog: 'Growing Hatred and Racism' in Israel is Encouraged by Right-wing Isaac Herzog, Labor Party leader in Israel. (Photo: via Ma'an) Israeli opposition leader, Isaac Herzog, warned of what he called "growing hatred and racism" in Israel encouraged by right-wing politicians, adding that it could pave the way for further deadly violence, Hebrew-language news site NRG reported on Monday. "We are on the verge of an uprising of hatred, racism, darkness and upcoming killings and assassination ba
Some further thoughts on capitalism and climate change. I previously blogged on this topic at the end of last year. My main argument was that "it underestimates the flexibility of capitalism to think there can be no moves towards addressing climate change", that sections of capital stand to make big money from a shift to renewable energy, and are mobilising themselves politically to pressure states in that direction. The folks at Aufheben asked me to expand the argument into a proper article, so
Activist for Palestinian rights and holocaust survivor, Hedy Epstein, died on Thursday, at her home in Missouri, USA, at the age of 91. An internationally renowned, respected and admired advocate for human and civil rights, Epstein was encircled by friends who lovingly cared for her at home during her final moments. Born August 15, 1924, in the Baden-Wurttemberg region of Germany, Epstein's lifelong commitment to justice was formed by the horrific experiences endured by her and her family under
During the height of Skinners fame in the 1970s, it was obvious to anti-authoritarians such as Noam Chomsky (The Case Against B.F. Skinner) and Lewis Mumord that Skinners worldviewa society ruled by benevolent control freakswas antithetical to democracy. In Skinners novel Walden Two (1948), his behaviorist hero states, We do not take history seriously, to which Lewis Mumford retorted, And no wonder: if man knew no history, the Skinners would govern the world, as Skinner himself has modestly prop
Agriculture is under attack. Environmentalists label modern farming as unsustainable, blaming farming for polluting the planet and destroying the climate. But today's food is abundant and nutritious--a modern agricultural miracle. From 1961 to 2013, world population more than doubled from 3.1 to 7.2 billion. But agricultural output more than tripled over the same period, according to data from the United Nations. We are slowly winning the battle against world hunger. The percentage of chronicall
Another NYT Kremlin Slanders Story The New York Times runs another of its Putin/Russia slander stories. A Russian potash mining company, Uralkali, owned by oligarch Dmitri E. Rybolovlev, had some trouble two years ago when its main mine collapsed and opened up a big sinkhole. The damage on the surface is severe and it will cost hundreds of millions to reroute major train tracks and to resettle people. A first investigation found that the company was not to blame. But the government recently reop
In The Memory Of Prof. Chadha Who Left Us On 1st March By Ravi Nitesh 09 March, 2014 Countercurrents.org Prof. Chadha with Ms. Saeeda Diep (Chairperson, IPSS, Lahore) "P lease come, I was waiting for you only, and it is our fortune that we get a chance to host you. I think I will talk in Punjabi rather than english with you as then we will feel more happy and comfortable." Prof. G. K. Chadha said with a gesture while receiving our guest (who had come from Lahore,Pakistan) of Aman Chaupal. It was
Noam Chomsky: American Socrates Chris Hedges Education , USA Politics June 24, 2014 This piece was originally published on TruthDig and is reposted here with the author's permission. Noam Chomsky, whom I interviewed last Thursday at his office at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has influenced intellectuals in the United States and abroad in incalculable ways. His explications of empire, mass propaganda, the hypocrisy and pliability of the liberal class and the failings of academic
A renowned Venezuelan journalist broke protocol and has since lost her job after honoring the life of the anti-socialist rebellion leader Oscar Perez, killed by security forces following a violent standoff. Alba Cecilia Mujica, who works for the Chavista-controlled television network Globovision, made the remarks during her daily program Mujeres en Todo, a day after the government announced it had killed Perez and five other dissidents during a military operation. "What happened yesterday did n
Herzog: 'Growing Hatred and Racism' in Israel is Encouraged by Right-wing Isaac Herzog, Labor Party leader in Israel. (Photo: via Ma'an) Israeli opposition leader, Isaac Herzog, warned of what he called "growing hatred and racism" in Israel encouraged by right-wing politicians, adding that it could pave the way for further deadly violence, Hebrew-language news site NRG reported on Monday. "We are on the verge of an uprising of hatred, racism, darkness and upcoming killings and assassination ba
Some further thoughts on capitalism and climate change. I previously blogged on this topic at the end of last year. My main argument was that "it underestimates the flexibility of capitalism to think there can be no moves towards addressing climate change", that sections of capital stand to make big money from a shift to renewable energy, and are mobilising themselves politically to pressure states in that direction. The folks at Aufheben asked me to expand the argument into a proper article, so
Activist for Palestinian rights and holocaust survivor, Hedy Epstein, died on Thursday, at her home in Missouri, USA, at the age of 91. An internationally renowned, respected and admired advocate for human and civil rights, Epstein was encircled by friends who lovingly cared for her at home during her final moments. Born August 15, 1924, in the Baden-Wurttemberg region of Germany, Epstein's lifelong commitment to justice was formed by the horrific experiences endured by her and her family under
During the height of Skinners fame in the 1970s, it was obvious to anti-authoritarians such as Noam Chomsky (The Case Against B.F. Skinner) and Lewis Mumord that Skinners worldviewa society ruled by benevolent control freakswas antithetical to democracy. In Skinners novel Walden Two (1948), his behaviorist hero states, We do not take history seriously, to which Lewis Mumford retorted, And no wonder: if man knew no history, the Skinners would govern the world, as Skinner himself has modestly prop
Agriculture is under attack. Environmentalists label modern farming as unsustainable, blaming farming for polluting the planet and destroying the climate. But today's food is abundant and nutritious--a modern agricultural miracle. From 1961 to 2013, world population more than doubled from 3.1 to 7.2 billion. But agricultural output more than tripled over the same period, according to data from the United Nations. We are slowly winning the battle against world hunger. The percentage of chronicall
Another NYT Kremlin Slanders Story The New York Times runs another of its Putin/Russia slander stories. A Russian potash mining company, Uralkali, owned by oligarch Dmitri E. Rybolovlev, had some trouble two years ago when its main mine collapsed and opened up a big sinkhole. The damage on the surface is severe and it will cost hundreds of millions to reroute major train tracks and to resettle people. A first investigation found that the company was not to blame. But the government recently reop
October 28, 2016 ( LifeSiteNews ) - Catholics and Lutherans need to present a common witness on bioethical truths together, Cardinal Kurt Koch told LifeSiteNews in a video interview. He also said intercommunion between Catholics and Lutherans is the goal of ecumenical dialogue, not part of the process. Koch, the president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, said that this pro-life witness "is very important" because without it "the different churches and ecclesial communitie
There is an on-going conspiracy against the Christian presence in the Palestinian territories, said Hanna Issa Hadithah, an activist who supports the Christian presence in Palestine. "The [Israeli] authorities bear primary responsibility for emptying the land of the Christ of Christians," Hanna Issa said in an interview held in Ramallah. Issa, who also heads the Muslim-Christian committee for supporting Al Quds and sanctity, added that there are currently 4300 Christians in Jerusalem only. Howev
The activist and "This Changes Everything" author said she was "surprised but delighted" to receive an invitation from the head of the Catholic Church to lead a conference this week, adding that while others may think the pope's ideas on economics are wrong, she's on his side. From The Guardian : She is one of the world's most high-profile social activists and a ferocious critic of 21st-century capitalism. He is one of the pope's most senior aides and a professor of climate change economics. But
Billionaire investor Ken Langone has told New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan that Pope Francis may be hurting fundraising projects for the Roman Catholic Church with his controversial criticism of capitalism. Langone, the Home Depot founder who is leading the push to raise $180 million to give New York City's St. Patrick's Cathedral a facelift, said at least one seven-figure donor is reluctant to give financial aid to the church following the pontiff's comments, according to CNBC . Editor's Note:
Lutheran pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer is a man who was hanged for his defiant stand against the tyranny of Adolph Hitler and Nazi Germany. And he's been credited with these words, "Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act." If Bonhoeffer was alive today, he might choose to share his words with the elders at Gateway Church of Christ in Pensacola, FL, where they made the decision to close the doors at Ga
Addressing worshipers during Tehran Friday Prayers, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati the interim Friday Prayers Leader called the nuclear talks an issue of honor that should not be understated. Ayatollah Jannati referred to a minority who believe the talks do not matter much and found them too naive as the talks are part of the history of the country which define the direction of Iran's future path. "Some think that it is as easy as accepting their demands in return for sanction removal;" yet he criticiz
TEHRAN - Professor Mark Sedgwick, a British/Irish historian, says Donald Trump's chief strategisit Steve Bannon "is interested in a whole range of thinkers on the radical right." Sedgwich, professor of Arab and Islamic Studies at Aarhus University in Denmark, is also of the opinion that Trump has a number of big ideas which are not always "coherent" but Bannon is the only person in the administration with a "coherent philosophy". Following is the text of Sedgwick's interview with the Tehran Tim
TEHRAN - Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association in Washington, praises Iran for playing a major role in approving the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in the United Nations. "The Islamic Republic of Iran was an active participant in the negotiations and was among the 122 states that voted to adopt the agreement on July 7," Kimball tells the Tehran Times in an exclusive interview. Following is the full text of the interview: Q: There is a strong emphasis o
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Lahore, Pakistan, said Christians and Muslims working together to "slowly, slowly" make the troubled Islamic republic a "more harmonious society." "We always tell that God has given us this planet to live," Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw told Newsmax TV 's "" America Talks Live " with host Bill Tucker on Wednesday. "And if we live in a peaceful way, and work for the rights of one another and also for the progress of the country, then I think, ultimately, all p
James Glassman , the nominee for Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy , probably won't have much of an impact on how the United States presents itself to the rest of the world. For one thing, he'll only have 11 months in the post. For another -- as his predecessor Karen Hughes proved -- putting shinier lipstick on the pig of U.S. foreign policy doesn't do much to assuage widespread anti-American sentiment. Still, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee 's January 30 hearing on Glassman's
There is an on-going conspiracy against the Christian presence in the Palestinian territories, said Hanna Issa Hadithah, an activist who supports the Christian presence in Palestine. "The [Israeli] authorities bear primary responsibility for emptying the land of the Christ of Christians," Hanna Issa said in an interview held in Ramallah. Issa, who also heads the Muslim-Christian committee for supporting Al Quds and sanctity, added that there are currently 4300 Christians in Jerusalem only. Howev
The activist and "This Changes Everything" author said she was "surprised but delighted" to receive an invitation from the head of the Catholic Church to lead a conference this week, adding that while others may think the pope's ideas on economics are wrong, she's on his side. From The Guardian : She is one of the world's most high-profile social activists and a ferocious critic of 21st-century capitalism. He is one of the pope's most senior aides and a professor of climate change economics. But
Billionaire investor Ken Langone has told New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan that Pope Francis may be hurting fundraising projects for the Roman Catholic Church with his controversial criticism of capitalism. Langone, the Home Depot founder who is leading the push to raise $180 million to give New York City's St. Patrick's Cathedral a facelift, said at least one seven-figure donor is reluctant to give financial aid to the church following the pontiff's comments, according to CNBC . Editor's Note:
Lutheran pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer is a man who was hanged for his defiant stand against the tyranny of Adolph Hitler and Nazi Germany. And he's been credited with these words, "Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act." If Bonhoeffer was alive today, he might choose to share his words with the elders at Gateway Church of Christ in Pensacola, FL, where they made the decision to close the doors at Ga
Addressing worshipers during Tehran Friday Prayers, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati the interim Friday Prayers Leader called the nuclear talks an issue of honor that should not be understated. Ayatollah Jannati referred to a minority who believe the talks do not matter much and found them too naive as the talks are part of the history of the country which define the direction of Iran's future path. "Some think that it is as easy as accepting their demands in return for sanction removal;" yet he criticiz
TEHRAN - Professor Mark Sedgwick, a British/Irish historian, says Donald Trump's chief strategisit Steve Bannon "is interested in a whole range of thinkers on the radical right." Sedgwich, professor of Arab and Islamic Studies at Aarhus University in Denmark, is also of the opinion that Trump has a number of big ideas which are not always "coherent" but Bannon is the only person in the administration with a "coherent philosophy". Following is the text of Sedgwick's interview with the Tehran Tim
TEHRAN - Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association in Washington, praises Iran for playing a major role in approving the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in the United Nations. "The Islamic Republic of Iran was an active participant in the negotiations and was among the 122 states that voted to adopt the agreement on July 7," Kimball tells the Tehran Times in an exclusive interview. Following is the full text of the interview: Q: There is a strong emphasis o
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Lahore, Pakistan, said Christians and Muslims working together to "slowly, slowly" make the troubled Islamic republic a "more harmonious society." "We always tell that God has given us this planet to live," Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw told Newsmax TV 's "" America Talks Live " with host Bill Tucker on Wednesday. "And if we live in a peaceful way, and work for the rights of one another and also for the progress of the country, then I think, ultimately, all p
James Glassman , the nominee for Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy , probably won't have much of an impact on how the United States presents itself to the rest of the world. For one thing, he'll only have 11 months in the post. For another -- as his predecessor Karen Hughes proved -- putting shinier lipstick on the pig of U.S. foreign policy doesn't do much to assuage widespread anti-American sentiment. Still, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee 's January 30 hearing on Glassman's
Yesterday afternoon, New York City authorities arrested and charged a Washington Heights resident, 27-year-old Jose Pimentel, of terrorism-related acts. The suspect, who'd been tracked by the NYPD since May of 2009, had purchased explosive materials with the intention of targeting police stations, post offices, and U.S. soldiers in New York City. He's been officially charged of conspiracy, first-degree criminal possession of a weapon as a crime of terrorism, and soliciting support for a terroris
In the week since the devastating attacks in Paris , Parisians have been making a point to continue going about their days normally. Paris is a city of public life, with thriving cafe and bar cultures. It's not a city for hiding in fear. The night after the attacks, BuzzFeed documented people who went out, enjoying their Saturday night in the face of the terror that attackers wished to instill on the city. The New York Times reported that Parisians are back at their cafes, calling this simple ac
Did you hear friends or coworkers complaining about the traffic in Boston on June 11? The traffic jam that brought Post Office Square -- the heart of Boston's Financial District -- to a screeching halt was not caused by a car accident or construction. The obstruction was the inevitable collision of the working class and their supporters against the wealthy elites who block their paths to day-to-day survival and well-being, when members of the Poor People's Campaign shut down the intersection wit
Merle Haggard is wandering through a Holiday Inn in Denver, looking for a chiropractor. He is touring again, and his back is stiff from the days spent on the bus. Yesterday he played the Rosebud Casino in Valentine, Neb., an establishment so rural that it is actually located in South Dakota but uses Valentine as an address. Before that he appeared at the Pepsi-Cola Roadhouse in Burkettstown, Pa., where a rib dinner was served during Haggard's performance. Denver is the last stop, but after a wee
ROSWELL, New Mexico -- Imagine depositing a check at your local bank for $430 but getting credit for $43,000. Police say that's what happened to a Roswell, New Mexico, man. Instead of notifying the bank, police say the man quietly spent all the cash. When the bank discovered the error, they told the man he must repay all of the money. That was in November. The bank has reached out to the man multiple times. Police say a bank official has spoken to him by phone, but the man has yet to pay back t
Roseville, Mich., March 14 -- I'm waiting and hoping that today is the day power is restored to our neighborhood and we can leave this awful motel. It's been seven days and six nights. In the meantime, I'm trying to put it all into perspective. I'm very grateful a work check came through right before the outage. I'm grateful we were able to evacuate to a motel. I'm grateful my bird is OK, and that my spouse and I have retained some semblance of sanity during this trying time, although there have
"The parking meter deal," he said. "Every time people swipe their credit card, they'll think, 'Daley!'" That's the kind of reductive stump rhetoric that suggests a mayoral run, at least to me. Update II: The announcement: Update III: For a mayor who's not known for his powers of articulation, it was a dignified, personal, and straightforward announcement. And, for a mayor of such tenure and power . . . very understated. Quiet, even. From a theatrical and rhetorical standpoint, it was very classy
The Patmore Estate is surrounded by building sites. Battersea Power Station to its north, Nine Elms to its east - nearly 20,000 new flats are on the way. Cranes, lorries and dust are a regular feature. Except, there's no building on the estate itself. The main construction story local people raise is the unacceptable nine years it has taken for a crane hire company and its director to be taken to court over the death of Michael Alexa. The 23-year-old was washing his car outside his house on the
The Brotherhood Building on 125th Street was the headquarters of Thomas Patterson, Eastern Supervisor of the Sleeping Car Porters Union, who once traveled to Wilmington, North Carolina, to negotiate with the Atlantic Coast Line. He was ejected from its dining car for refusing to sit at the segregated table. The next morning, Patterson completed his union business with a Coast Line lawyer; that afternoon, he sued the Line for his humiliation on the diner. The railroad settled out of court and rem
Police in central Ohio shot and killed a man who stormed into a restaurant owned by an Israeli Arab. The man was wielding a machete and randomly attacking patrons, authorities said. Police were called to the Nazareth Restaurant on the northeast side at about 6 p.m. EST, after reports an armed man was attacking people in the building. The owner of the restaurant, Hany Baransi, is an Israeli Arab originally from Haifa, according to his daughter Rachel Joy Baransi. CBS News has learned that investi
In the week since the devastating attacks in Paris , Parisians have been making a point to continue going about their days normally. Paris is a city of public life, with thriving cafe and bar cultures. It's not a city for hiding in fear. The night after the attacks, BuzzFeed documented people who went out, enjoying their Saturday night in the face of the terror that attackers wished to instill on the city. The New York Times reported that Parisians are back at their cafes, calling this simple ac
Did you hear friends or coworkers complaining about the traffic in Boston on June 11? The traffic jam that brought Post Office Square -- the heart of Boston's Financial District -- to a screeching halt was not caused by a car accident or construction. The obstruction was the inevitable collision of the working class and their supporters against the wealthy elites who block their paths to day-to-day survival and well-being, when members of the Poor People's Campaign shut down the intersection wit
Merle Haggard is wandering through a Holiday Inn in Denver, looking for a chiropractor. He is touring again, and his back is stiff from the days spent on the bus. Yesterday he played the Rosebud Casino in Valentine, Neb., an establishment so rural that it is actually located in South Dakota but uses Valentine as an address. Before that he appeared at the Pepsi-Cola Roadhouse in Burkettstown, Pa., where a rib dinner was served during Haggard's performance. Denver is the last stop, but after a wee
ROSWELL, New Mexico -- Imagine depositing a check at your local bank for $430 but getting credit for $43,000. Police say that's what happened to a Roswell, New Mexico, man. Instead of notifying the bank, police say the man quietly spent all the cash. When the bank discovered the error, they told the man he must repay all of the money. That was in November. The bank has reached out to the man multiple times. Police say a bank official has spoken to him by phone, but the man has yet to pay back t
Roseville, Mich., March 14 -- I'm waiting and hoping that today is the day power is restored to our neighborhood and we can leave this awful motel. It's been seven days and six nights. In the meantime, I'm trying to put it all into perspective. I'm very grateful a work check came through right before the outage. I'm grateful we were able to evacuate to a motel. I'm grateful my bird is OK, and that my spouse and I have retained some semblance of sanity during this trying time, although there have
"The parking meter deal," he said. "Every time people swipe their credit card, they'll think, 'Daley!'" That's the kind of reductive stump rhetoric that suggests a mayoral run, at least to me. Update II: The announcement: Update III: For a mayor who's not known for his powers of articulation, it was a dignified, personal, and straightforward announcement. And, for a mayor of such tenure and power . . . very understated. Quiet, even. From a theatrical and rhetorical standpoint, it was very classy
The Patmore Estate is surrounded by building sites. Battersea Power Station to its north, Nine Elms to its east - nearly 20,000 new flats are on the way. Cranes, lorries and dust are a regular feature. Except, there's no building on the estate itself. The main construction story local people raise is the unacceptable nine years it has taken for a crane hire company and its director to be taken to court over the death of Michael Alexa. The 23-year-old was washing his car outside his house on the
The Brotherhood Building on 125th Street was the headquarters of Thomas Patterson, Eastern Supervisor of the Sleeping Car Porters Union, who once traveled to Wilmington, North Carolina, to negotiate with the Atlantic Coast Line. He was ejected from its dining car for refusing to sit at the segregated table. The next morning, Patterson completed his union business with a Coast Line lawyer; that afternoon, he sued the Line for his humiliation on the diner. The railroad settled out of court and rem
Police in central Ohio shot and killed a man who stormed into a restaurant owned by an Israeli Arab. The man was wielding a machete and randomly attacking patrons, authorities said. Police were called to the Nazareth Restaurant on the northeast side at about 6 p.m. EST, after reports an armed man was attacking people in the building. The owner of the restaurant, Hany Baransi, is an Israeli Arab originally from Haifa, according to his daughter Rachel Joy Baransi. CBS News has learned that investi
A Georgia man was recently arrested in New York City. His crime? Having a firearm. Apparently, that was all. Well, he had more than one firearm. Frankly, I don't have any sympathy for the man, either. After all, we all know that NYC is a no-go zone for legal guns. If you take a firearm into the city without permission, you deserve whatever may happen. Don't get me wrong, I think the rules are stupid and need to die a fiery death, but those are the rules, and you either play by them or get what's
An Amtrak train having derailed has led to the shut down of service between New York and Philadelphia. At least 50 people have been confirmed as injured as a result. There was 200 people on the train when it derailed, and it was traveling from Washington to New York. More than a few hospitals in Philadelphia have reported the admittance of several injured passengers. The Federal Railroad Administration is reported as having dispatched an official administration team to the sight of the incident.
In 2012, Detroit, Michigan earned its latest nickname, Detroit Murder City, a take on a name which it was called in the past, Detroit Motor City. With a population just a few thousand over 700,000, Detroit had 411 murders, which is 1 murder for every 1,700 people. It was as if a case of madness had overtaken the city, fueled in part by the city being on the verge of bankruptcy and many policemen on the force taking early retirement rather than face further cuts to pay and benefits. Detroit's tot
In the week since the devastating attacks in Paris , Parisians have been making a point to continue going about their days normally. Paris is a city of public life, with thriving cafe and bar cultures. It's not a city for hiding in fear. The night after the attacks, BuzzFeed documented people who went out, enjoying their Saturday night in the face of the terror that attackers wished to instill on the city. The New York Times reported that Parisians are back at their cafes, calling this simple ac
Did you hear friends or coworkers complaining about the traffic in Boston on June 11? The traffic jam that brought Post Office Square -- the heart of Boston's Financial District -- to a screeching halt was not caused by a car accident or construction. The obstruction was the inevitable collision of the working class and their supporters against the wealthy elites who block their paths to day-to-day survival and well-being, when members of the Poor People's Campaign shut down the intersection wit
You get on the subway in New York City. You keep your eyes to yourself, as one does, and find a place to sit. Sensing no threats, you look around relaxed ... and realize you're sitting on a seat painted with Nazi symbols. That's what riders may experience right now thanks to a media blitz for a new Netflix Amazon Prime show that re-imagines history with the Axis powers having won World War II. And to advertise it, they have painted the interior of subway cars with the American flags from the sho
Yesterday afternoon, New York City authorities arrested and charged a Washington Heights resident, 27-year-old Jose Pimentel, of terrorism-related acts. The suspect, who'd been tracked by the NYPD since May of 2009, had purchased explosive materials with the intention of targeting police stations, post offices, and U.S. soldiers in New York City. He's been officially charged of conspiracy, first-degree criminal possession of a weapon as a crime of terrorism, and soliciting support for a terroris
Nearly 142,0000 Bangladeshis have emigrated to the U.S. on the basis of family ties, White House Special Assistant Kelly Sadler revealed in a Monday email. Sadler's email follows a Monday alleged terrorist attack on the New York City subway system by Akayed Ullah. Ullah is a former New York City cab driver who entered the U.S. with his parents on a family immigrant visa in 2011, and is a lawful permanent resident who resides in Brooklyn. He reportedly made derogatory statements on Israel to au
Greg Barrett of Kas-Bar Realty stands in front of the Chandler House at 147 Walnut St. in Manchester. If not sold by Nov. 30, it will be demolished. (DAVID LANE/UNION LEADER) MANCHESTER -- The Chandler House, a three-story Queen Anne Victorian, has been a gracious family home, the home of three Bishops of the Manchester Diocese, and, most recently, the residence of Felician Sisters affiliated with St. Hedwig Church and St. Casimir school. The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance says the 9,505-s
Terror at FLL - Takeaways January 7, 2017 * by Kartik Krishnaiyer * in Transport Issues * 2 Comments By Meff56, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23271706 Odd things sometimes happen in ironic ways. I was working on a long form piece on the international growth and competition out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) on Friday when the news struck. Suddenly focus shifted to the scene at FLL for the rest of the day. As with any act of terror or mass sh
An Amtrak train having derailed has led to the shut down of service between New York and Philadelphia. At least 50 people have been confirmed as injured as a result. There was 200 people on the train when it derailed, and it was traveling from Washington to New York. More than a few hospitals in Philadelphia have reported the admittance of several injured passengers. The Federal Railroad Administration is reported as having dispatched an official administration team to the sight of the incident.
In 2012, Detroit, Michigan earned its latest nickname, Detroit Murder City, a take on a name which it was called in the past, Detroit Motor City. With a population just a few thousand over 700,000, Detroit had 411 murders, which is 1 murder for every 1,700 people. It was as if a case of madness had overtaken the city, fueled in part by the city being on the verge of bankruptcy and many policemen on the force taking early retirement rather than face further cuts to pay and benefits. Detroit's tot
In the week since the devastating attacks in Paris , Parisians have been making a point to continue going about their days normally. Paris is a city of public life, with thriving cafe and bar cultures. It's not a city for hiding in fear. The night after the attacks, BuzzFeed documented people who went out, enjoying their Saturday night in the face of the terror that attackers wished to instill on the city. The New York Times reported that Parisians are back at their cafes, calling this simple ac
Did you hear friends or coworkers complaining about the traffic in Boston on June 11? The traffic jam that brought Post Office Square -- the heart of Boston's Financial District -- to a screeching halt was not caused by a car accident or construction. The obstruction was the inevitable collision of the working class and their supporters against the wealthy elites who block their paths to day-to-day survival and well-being, when members of the Poor People's Campaign shut down the intersection wit
You get on the subway in New York City. You keep your eyes to yourself, as one does, and find a place to sit. Sensing no threats, you look around relaxed ... and realize you're sitting on a seat painted with Nazi symbols. That's what riders may experience right now thanks to a media blitz for a new Netflix Amazon Prime show that re-imagines history with the Axis powers having won World War II. And to advertise it, they have painted the interior of subway cars with the American flags from the sho
Yesterday afternoon, New York City authorities arrested and charged a Washington Heights resident, 27-year-old Jose Pimentel, of terrorism-related acts. The suspect, who'd been tracked by the NYPD since May of 2009, had purchased explosive materials with the intention of targeting police stations, post offices, and U.S. soldiers in New York City. He's been officially charged of conspiracy, first-degree criminal possession of a weapon as a crime of terrorism, and soliciting support for a terroris
Nearly 142,0000 Bangladeshis have emigrated to the U.S. on the basis of family ties, White House Special Assistant Kelly Sadler revealed in a Monday email. Sadler's email follows a Monday alleged terrorist attack on the New York City subway system by Akayed Ullah. Ullah is a former New York City cab driver who entered the U.S. with his parents on a family immigrant visa in 2011, and is a lawful permanent resident who resides in Brooklyn. He reportedly made derogatory statements on Israel to au
Greg Barrett of Kas-Bar Realty stands in front of the Chandler House at 147 Walnut St. in Manchester. If not sold by Nov. 30, it will be demolished. (DAVID LANE/UNION LEADER) MANCHESTER -- The Chandler House, a three-story Queen Anne Victorian, has been a gracious family home, the home of three Bishops of the Manchester Diocese, and, most recently, the residence of Felician Sisters affiliated with St. Hedwig Church and St. Casimir school. The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance says the 9,505-s
Terror at FLL - Takeaways January 7, 2017 * by Kartik Krishnaiyer * in Transport Issues * 2 Comments By Meff56, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23271706 Odd things sometimes happen in ironic ways. I was working on a long form piece on the international growth and competition out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) on Friday when the news struck. Suddenly focus shifted to the scene at FLL for the rest of the day. As with any act of terror or mass sh
Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States today, and very shortly after taking oath of office, his administration began the fairly new and complicated digital transition process. It's still unclear if President Trump knows how to use a computer himself, but no matter: His administration immediately took over Obama's websites, including whitehouse.gov , which now features a photo of a Trump rally, as well as the office's official social media accounts. (Don't worry,
Donald Trump recently made history giving a presidential campaign announcement that was so racist at least 22 affiliations have divorced him. His comments, which alleged Mexican immigrants are rapists and criminals, made some of Kanye West's hallmark rants seem almost saintly. Can Trump survive with these 22 break-ups? When speaking to CNN host Don Lemon, Trump cited an article that was totally irrelevant to his unfounded claims as proof. A 2014 article on Fusion reported that prior to reaching
President Donald Trump lashed out at Congress on Thursday, once again calling on lawmakers to "pass smart, fast and reasonable Immigration Laws" as soon as possible. Trump took to Twitter Thursday morning and fired off a string of messages urging members of Congress, who are currently not in Washington for the week, to fix the country's "insane" immigration laws. "Congress must pass smart, fast and reasonable Immigration Laws now," the president wrote, adding that while officials at the border a
On January 20, 2017, after losing the popular vote by nearly three million ballots, Donald Trump took office and instantly set records for having the lowest approval rating of any new President. There was no honeymoon; the man was instantly reviled by a majority of citizens and political commentators. Even Fox News, a news organization dedicated to the objectives of the Republican party, took issue with some of Trump's statements . In short, for months now, it has been incredibly easy to find
President Donald J. Trump's self-congratulatory tendencies have earned him a reputation for being narcissistic. Luckily, this has allowed comedians to savagely satirize the president. [VIDEO BELOW] After the President made a seemingly false claim that news anchors were celebrating him after a meeting, Anderson Cooper responded in a way that would upset the commander in chief. On Wednesday night, CNN's Anderson Cooper ridiculed President Trump after he claimed that he had received letters of prai
President Trump is not a particularly popular president. His job approval rating has not crossed 50 percent for a single day of his presidency. He's currently riding as high as he ever has in the RealClearPolitics poll average -- and that's 41 percent. Statistics guru Nate Silver estimates that "the approval rating at which an incumbent candidate goes from being an underdog to a favorite for re-election is somewhere in the high 40s." Furthermore, Democrats are favored to retake the House of Repr
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: As president, my greatest duty is to protect our nation and to protect our people. As we have witnessed recently, America faces grave threats. Terrorists have struck in the streets and subways of New York City twice in a few months. Both terrorists came to our country through the dysfunctional immigration system that we are correcting, and rapidly. And one came through chain migration. Chain migration. The other, visa lottery. They have a lottery. You pick people. You thi
Evangelicals who did not vote for President Donald Trump and are in opposition to many of his policies have been exploring whether there is a path forward for the "evangelical brand" in the Trump era, and whether the identity can be redeemed from its "marriage to the extreme right-wing." Dr. Vernon Burger, a Southern Baptist Minister and founder of His Voice Global , told The Christian Post in a Tuesday phone interview that despite the negative associations that have been attached to evangelical
NEW YORK (UPI) -- President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested loss of citizens or a year in jail for someone who burns the American flag. Trump made the proposal in an early morning tweet Tuesday. "Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag - if they do, there must be consequences - perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!" Trump wrote in a tweet posted at 6:55 a.m. Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag - if they do, there must be consequences - perhaps loss of cit
U.S. President Donald Trump makes a comment about how hot the room is during his Make America Great Again rally in Olentangy Orange High School in Lewis Center, OH, U.S., August 4, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis August 7, 2018 BEDMINSTER (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will dine with some of corporate America's top business leaders at his private club on Tuesday, seeking their thoughts on the nation's economy as voters begin heading to the polls ahead of November's midterm election. Trump is
Donald Trump recently made history giving a presidential campaign announcement that was so racist at least 22 affiliations have divorced him. His comments, which alleged Mexican immigrants are rapists and criminals, made some of Kanye West's hallmark rants seem almost saintly. Can Trump survive with these 22 break-ups? When speaking to CNN host Don Lemon, Trump cited an article that was totally irrelevant to his unfounded claims as proof. A 2014 article on Fusion reported that prior to reaching
President Donald Trump lashed out at Congress on Thursday, once again calling on lawmakers to "pass smart, fast and reasonable Immigration Laws" as soon as possible. Trump took to Twitter Thursday morning and fired off a string of messages urging members of Congress, who are currently not in Washington for the week, to fix the country's "insane" immigration laws. "Congress must pass smart, fast and reasonable Immigration Laws now," the president wrote, adding that while officials at the border a
On January 20, 2017, after losing the popular vote by nearly three million ballots, Donald Trump took office and instantly set records for having the lowest approval rating of any new President. There was no honeymoon; the man was instantly reviled by a majority of citizens and political commentators. Even Fox News, a news organization dedicated to the objectives of the Republican party, took issue with some of Trump's statements . In short, for months now, it has been incredibly easy to find
President Donald J. Trump's self-congratulatory tendencies have earned him a reputation for being narcissistic. Luckily, this has allowed comedians to savagely satirize the president. [VIDEO BELOW] After the President made a seemingly false claim that news anchors were celebrating him after a meeting, Anderson Cooper responded in a way that would upset the commander in chief. On Wednesday night, CNN's Anderson Cooper ridiculed President Trump after he claimed that he had received letters of prai
President Trump is not a particularly popular president. His job approval rating has not crossed 50 percent for a single day of his presidency. He's currently riding as high as he ever has in the RealClearPolitics poll average -- and that's 41 percent. Statistics guru Nate Silver estimates that "the approval rating at which an incumbent candidate goes from being an underdog to a favorite for re-election is somewhere in the high 40s." Furthermore, Democrats are favored to retake the House of Repr
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: As president, my greatest duty is to protect our nation and to protect our people. As we have witnessed recently, America faces grave threats. Terrorists have struck in the streets and subways of New York City twice in a few months. Both terrorists came to our country through the dysfunctional immigration system that we are correcting, and rapidly. And one came through chain migration. Chain migration. The other, visa lottery. They have a lottery. You pick people. You thi
Evangelicals who did not vote for President Donald Trump and are in opposition to many of his policies have been exploring whether there is a path forward for the "evangelical brand" in the Trump era, and whether the identity can be redeemed from its "marriage to the extreme right-wing." Dr. Vernon Burger, a Southern Baptist Minister and founder of His Voice Global , told The Christian Post in a Tuesday phone interview that despite the negative associations that have been attached to evangelical
NEW YORK (UPI) -- President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested loss of citizens or a year in jail for someone who burns the American flag. Trump made the proposal in an early morning tweet Tuesday. "Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag - if they do, there must be consequences - perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!" Trump wrote in a tweet posted at 6:55 a.m. Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag - if they do, there must be consequences - perhaps loss of cit
U.S. President Donald Trump makes a comment about how hot the room is during his Make America Great Again rally in Olentangy Orange High School in Lewis Center, OH, U.S., August 4, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis August 7, 2018 BEDMINSTER (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will dine with some of corporate America's top business leaders at his private club on Tuesday, seeking their thoughts on the nation's economy as voters begin heading to the polls ahead of November's midterm election. Trump is
President Donald Trump could be his own undoing, in a farcical ending that would be the perfect denouement for the tawdriest presidency in American... With every new development that sheds light on Donald Trump's horrendous attacks on the FBI, the more guilty Trump looks. As if his ridiculous... In the aftermath of the deadliest church shooting in modern American history today, in which 27 people were killed in Sutherland Springs, Texas, former... Germany's top diplomat has just informed the Uni
Let's just call it what it is: Donald Trump is not the legitimately elected President of the United States. If you've been paying attention for the past fourteen months, you already knew that. But now a grand jury has looked at the evidence that the Russians conspired to rig the election in Trump's favor, and concluded that there's enough evidence to indict thirteen people for it. If Trump isn't legitimately the President, it means that someone else is - and we all know who. Hillary Clinton won
Donald Trump is a piece of shit and toxic to this country. That being said, this headline is misleading, as are the headlines about his immigrations stances. Trump is referring to if abortion were made illegal, which is an absurd thought in and of itself. BUT, if we're positing that abortions are illegal, then an illegal act SHOULD be met with a punishment of some kind. Unless we're just ignoring what's legal or illegal anymore. Likewise, his stance on immigration is somewhat similar. While the
Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer! He seduces people with his confidence and his promises. People invest time, love and money in him. But in the end he cares only about himself. He betrays those who trust him and leaves them high and dry. ... The campaign against Trump has to be specific and relentless: a series of clear examples, rolled out day upon day with the same message: DONALD TRUMP BETRAYS. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html Donald Trump, the Gr
Donald Trump does not like anonymous sources. Not one bit Because reporters are very dishonest people, who definitely make up all these anonymous sources just to make him look bad. In fact, they should be barred from using anonymous sources entirely, because we sure wouldn't want something like Watergate happening again! Anonymous sources are bad! Unless, of course he is the anonymous source. News broke Tuesday night that Trump himself spoke as an anonymous "Senior Administration Official" to se
If there is one over-arching conclusion that can be drawn from the first two weeks of the Donald Trump administration, it's that President Trump aims to keep the promises he made to his voters during the 2016 campaign. The degree to which Trump is striving to keep those promises is nearly unheard of (Americans had come to expect that once a politician becomes elected to office, that politician abandons many of the campaign promises that were made or severely compromises them). But President Trum
Everyone has noticed by now that Donald Trump is no longer even attempting to stick with the script, evidently feeling that he's been ill-served by people who observe political norms and common definitions of what it is to be a president of the United States. He's starting trade wars, declaring an abrupt withdrawal from Syria and attacking businessmen who also own newspapers he wants to quash. He's been animated and energized by this newfound freedom to "tell it like it is" as he did on Thursday
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
President Donald Trump has repeatedly declared that "Americans deserve the best infrastructure in the world," but--judging by policy blueprints that have emerged from the White House in recent days--critics argue that Trump is actually planning to deliver a heavy dose of "disaster capitalism" that will hand construction projects to corporate America while running roughshod over people and the environment. "This is a plan for maximum cronyism." --Corey Ciorciari, Democracy Forward In a statement
The Offensive Donald Trump didn't wait long to go on the offensive. He wanted to move fast to show resoluteness in his campaign promises (at least, those promises not aimed at "draining the swamp"). His first month in office made it clear that his agenda is aimed at attacking workers, targeting first and foremost the most oppressed sectors, and not against Wall Street or establishment politicians. His attack on immigrants is primarily an attack on immigrant workers . Silicon Valley and other tec
Let's just call it what it is: Donald Trump is not the legitimately elected President of the United States. If you've been paying attention for the past fourteen months, you already knew that. But now a grand jury has looked at the evidence that the Russians conspired to rig the election in Trump's favor, and concluded that there's enough evidence to indict thirteen people for it. If Trump isn't legitimately the President, it means that someone else is - and we all know who. Hillary Clinton won
Donald Trump is a piece of shit and toxic to this country. That being said, this headline is misleading, as are the headlines about his immigrations stances. Trump is referring to if abortion were made illegal, which is an absurd thought in and of itself. BUT, if we're positing that abortions are illegal, then an illegal act SHOULD be met with a punishment of some kind. Unless we're just ignoring what's legal or illegal anymore. Likewise, his stance on immigration is somewhat similar. While the
Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer! He seduces people with his confidence and his promises. People invest time, love and money in him. But in the end he cares only about himself. He betrays those who trust him and leaves them high and dry. ... The campaign against Trump has to be specific and relentless: a series of clear examples, rolled out day upon day with the same message: DONALD TRUMP BETRAYS. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html Donald Trump, the Gr
Donald Trump does not like anonymous sources. Not one bit Because reporters are very dishonest people, who definitely make up all these anonymous sources just to make him look bad. In fact, they should be barred from using anonymous sources entirely, because we sure wouldn't want something like Watergate happening again! Anonymous sources are bad! Unless, of course he is the anonymous source. News broke Tuesday night that Trump himself spoke as an anonymous "Senior Administration Official" to se
If there is one over-arching conclusion that can be drawn from the first two weeks of the Donald Trump administration, it's that President Trump aims to keep the promises he made to his voters during the 2016 campaign. The degree to which Trump is striving to keep those promises is nearly unheard of (Americans had come to expect that once a politician becomes elected to office, that politician abandons many of the campaign promises that were made or severely compromises them). But President Trum
Everyone has noticed by now that Donald Trump is no longer even attempting to stick with the script, evidently feeling that he's been ill-served by people who observe political norms and common definitions of what it is to be a president of the United States. He's starting trade wars, declaring an abrupt withdrawal from Syria and attacking businessmen who also own newspapers he wants to quash. He's been animated and energized by this newfound freedom to "tell it like it is" as he did on Thursday
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
President Donald Trump has repeatedly declared that "Americans deserve the best infrastructure in the world," but--judging by policy blueprints that have emerged from the White House in recent days--critics argue that Trump is actually planning to deliver a heavy dose of "disaster capitalism" that will hand construction projects to corporate America while running roughshod over people and the environment. "This is a plan for maximum cronyism." --Corey Ciorciari, Democracy Forward In a statement
The Offensive Donald Trump didn't wait long to go on the offensive. He wanted to move fast to show resoluteness in his campaign promises (at least, those promises not aimed at "draining the swamp"). His first month in office made it clear that his agenda is aimed at attacking workers, targeting first and foremost the most oppressed sectors, and not against Wall Street or establishment politicians. His attack on immigrants is primarily an attack on immigrant workers . Silicon Valley and other tec
There's a corner of Twitter that found it appropriate to drag Beyonce into this ad scandal with Kendall Jenner and Pepsi . It doesn't matter that she was somewhere being pregnant AF and celebrating her ninth wedding anniversary with her hubby, Jay Z. It also doesn't matter that while Kendall Jenner was following in the footsteps of her culture appropriating family -- Beyonce was dropping a long-awaited tribute love song on TIDAL . Beyonce had to be added into the conversation, because well, why
Selena Gomez, the 22-year-old star, has produced a song, Hate to See You Go, but Love to Watch You Leave, that many view as signaling the end of her affair with Justin Bieber. This is coming hot on the heels of the brawl between Bieber, her ex-lover and Orlando Bloom, with whom it is alleged she had a fling, allegations she has categorically refuted saying what they did have did not go beyond a cigarette break. If what Gomez, who recently shocked the world when she exposed her bare backside wi
CHRIS Brown has waded in on the war of words between Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian with an epic Instagram rant. The singer took to social media on Monday and appeared to having his say in a comments section on Balleraltert's Twitter. Getty Images 11 Chris Brown has waded in on the war of words between Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian with an epic Instagram rant Not pulling any punches he posted: "WHO GIVES A F**K. CELEBRITIES, FREEDOM OF SPEECH???, come back to f**king planet earth. "EVERYONE R
Pop Singer Nicki Minaj was on Good Morning America yesterday. As she was singing her song "Where The Girls At?" one of Nicki's "girls" showed up. As she bounced up and down, her left breast fell out of her shirt. So hypnotized was the fellow on ABC's five second delay button that he forgot to press it. Ever since former Mouseketeer Justin Timberlake tore the clothes off of former "Good Times" star Janet Jackson and exposed her nipple during Super Bowl halftime (haven't those tw
Britney Spears is taking a break from celebrating the holidays to get political. In fact, when the pop-singer recently tweeted her support of the Dream Act, the tweet quickly went viral. The post was regarding recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and encouraging Congress to pass the Dream Act. Spears tweeted: "We are all Dreamers," Spears tweeted. The tweet also included a photo of her wearing a shirt saying the same phrase. "Tell Congress to pass the #DreamA
Shaun Ross (left), and Shaun Ross in Braves 'Dust' video. Shaun Ross has been featured in music videos for Beyonce , Katy Perry, and Lana Del Rey, but his appearance as the star of BRAVES' "Dust" video is breaking the internet. In "Dust," the 24-year-old, who's been featured in British GQ and Vogue, appears walking away from an ocean with his entire manhood revealed. Folks on the internet are having a field day talking about Ross' massive reveal. Some are even questioning whether or not his pen
Demi Lovato is celebrating 6 years sober. The pop star stated on Twitter, 'Just officially turned 6 years sober. So grateful for another year of joy, health and happiness. It IS possible." Demi spent her teen years battling substance abuse, addiction and an eating disorder. She says there was a point where she couldn't go an hour without using cocaine. In 2010, she checked into rehab at 18 after punching one of her dancers, and was diagnosed as bipolar. She stated, "It just made sense. When I wa
Tiffany Haddish reveal someone bit Beyonce on the face -- and the beyhive is pissed. Stuff apparently went down at a Jay-Z concert after party in Inglewood, CA back in December 2017. Haddish says the biter is an actress but refused to name names, stating to GQ, "So I said to Beyonce, 'Did she really bite you?' She was like, 'Yeah.' I was like, 'She gonna get her ass beat tonight,' She was like, 'Tiffany, no. Don't do that, that b*tch is on drugs.'" Bey's rep said they couldn't comment in the i
Chris Brown and Frank Ocean Singer-songwriter Frank Ocean made a statement about having had a past relationship with a man weeks ago, however this weekend Chris Brown decided to weigh in on the "Sweet Life" singer's sexuality. While Brown was leaving a nightclub in Cannes, France a member of the paparazzi asked him about his thoughts regarding Ocean's coming out, to which Brown reportedly responded , "Man, no homo." The 23-year-old "Look at Me Now" singer immediately received a backlash from th
Kourtney Kardashian has reportedly finally sent her no-good-such-and-such boyfriend Scott Disick packing for good. Kardashian and Disick's relationship has long-since been a subject of fodder for both the media and Keeping Up with the Kardashians due to Disick's alleged hard-partying and philandering ways. The couple, who have been together since 2006, have split up in the past; once in 2010 during the filming of Kourtney and Kim Take Miami . However, according to E! News , Disick's latest indi
Selena Gomez, the 22-year-old star, has produced a song, Hate to See You Go, but Love to Watch You Leave, that many view as signaling the end of her affair with Justin Bieber. This is coming hot on the heels of the brawl between Bieber, her ex-lover and Orlando Bloom, with whom it is alleged she had a fling, allegations she has categorically refuted saying what they did have did not go beyond a cigarette break. If what Gomez, who recently shocked the world when she exposed her bare backside wi
CHRIS Brown has waded in on the war of words between Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian with an epic Instagram rant. The singer took to social media on Monday and appeared to having his say in a comments section on Balleraltert's Twitter. Getty Images 11 Chris Brown has waded in on the war of words between Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian with an epic Instagram rant Not pulling any punches he posted: "WHO GIVES A F**K. CELEBRITIES, FREEDOM OF SPEECH???, come back to f**king planet earth. "EVERYONE R
Pop Singer Nicki Minaj was on Good Morning America yesterday. As she was singing her song "Where The Girls At?" one of Nicki's "girls" showed up. As she bounced up and down, her left breast fell out of her shirt. So hypnotized was the fellow on ABC's five second delay button that he forgot to press it. Ever since former Mouseketeer Justin Timberlake tore the clothes off of former "Good Times" star Janet Jackson and exposed her nipple during Super Bowl halftime (haven't those tw
Britney Spears is taking a break from celebrating the holidays to get political. In fact, when the pop-singer recently tweeted her support of the Dream Act, the tweet quickly went viral. The post was regarding recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and encouraging Congress to pass the Dream Act. Spears tweeted: "We are all Dreamers," Spears tweeted. The tweet also included a photo of her wearing a shirt saying the same phrase. "Tell Congress to pass the #DreamA
Shaun Ross (left), and Shaun Ross in Braves 'Dust' video. Shaun Ross has been featured in music videos for Beyonce , Katy Perry, and Lana Del Rey, but his appearance as the star of BRAVES' "Dust" video is breaking the internet. In "Dust," the 24-year-old, who's been featured in British GQ and Vogue, appears walking away from an ocean with his entire manhood revealed. Folks on the internet are having a field day talking about Ross' massive reveal. Some are even questioning whether or not his pen
Demi Lovato is celebrating 6 years sober. The pop star stated on Twitter, 'Just officially turned 6 years sober. So grateful for another year of joy, health and happiness. It IS possible." Demi spent her teen years battling substance abuse, addiction and an eating disorder. She says there was a point where she couldn't go an hour without using cocaine. In 2010, she checked into rehab at 18 after punching one of her dancers, and was diagnosed as bipolar. She stated, "It just made sense. When I wa
Tiffany Haddish reveal someone bit Beyonce on the face -- and the beyhive is pissed. Stuff apparently went down at a Jay-Z concert after party in Inglewood, CA back in December 2017. Haddish says the biter is an actress but refused to name names, stating to GQ, "So I said to Beyonce, 'Did she really bite you?' She was like, 'Yeah.' I was like, 'She gonna get her ass beat tonight,' She was like, 'Tiffany, no. Don't do that, that b*tch is on drugs.'" Bey's rep said they couldn't comment in the i
Chris Brown and Frank Ocean Singer-songwriter Frank Ocean made a statement about having had a past relationship with a man weeks ago, however this weekend Chris Brown decided to weigh in on the "Sweet Life" singer's sexuality. While Brown was leaving a nightclub in Cannes, France a member of the paparazzi asked him about his thoughts regarding Ocean's coming out, to which Brown reportedly responded , "Man, no homo." The 23-year-old "Look at Me Now" singer immediately received a backlash from th
Kourtney Kardashian has reportedly finally sent her no-good-such-and-such boyfriend Scott Disick packing for good. Kardashian and Disick's relationship has long-since been a subject of fodder for both the media and Keeping Up with the Kardashians due to Disick's alleged hard-partying and philandering ways. The couple, who have been together since 2006, have split up in the past; once in 2010 during the filming of Kourtney and Kim Take Miami . However, according to E! News , Disick's latest indi
CHRIS Brown has waded in on the war of words between Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian with an epic Instagram rant. The singer took to social media on Monday and appeared to having his say in a comments section on Balleraltert's Twitter. Getty Images 11 Chris Brown has waded in on the war of words between Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian with an epic Instagram rant Not pulling any punches he posted: "WHO GIVES A F**K. CELEBRITIES, FREEDOM OF SPEECH???, come back to f**king planet earth. "EVERYONE R
Solange, Beyonce's sister, is killing it right now. Last night, she told a story on Twitter about how she went to a concert and got harassed by a group of white women... for dancing. First, she set the scene. She was excited to go to a Kraftwerk concert with her husband, son and his friend. But then things took a turn for the worse. After Beyonce's little sister refused to comply with the petty request, the four women threw a lime at her back. Seriously? Grown-up women throwing food? But Solange
Tonight, Meredith Vieira will become the first woman to anchor NBC's prime-time Olympics coverage, pinch-hitting for Bob Costas after he was sidelined with a nasty case of conjunctivitis right in the middle of the big game. Hey, Costas: If you can't stand the light, get out of the commentator's booth. Am I right, ladies? Up top. Vieira isn't the first woman to make history after a male DQ. In 1882, Sara Reagan became the first woman to land a job in the U.S. Civil Service by taking over for a ma
Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren responded Thursday after getting alleged death threats for criticizing Beyonce's Super Bowl halftime show performance. Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren (Image source: TheBlaze TV) "I expressed myself," Lahren told TMZ. "I'm using my First Amendment right to do so. And those that want to attack my using their First Amendment rights? Go for it. But I would just suggest that they do it in a way that wasn't violent or in the use of profanity, but I guess that might be too much
Caitlyn Jenner, formerly Bruce Jenner of the Kardashian Klan, has quickly gone from ESPN's hero of the year to E! TV's reality show waste basket honoree. Or as The Federalist perfectly put it, "Caitlyn Jenner's 'I Am Cait' Show Now Identifies As Cancelled." According to a statement issued to Variety on Tuesday, the execs over at E! did their best to put a positive spin on the fact that Americans aren't tuning in to watch this sad and boring trainwreck. "We are incredibly proud of the two seasons
There's been a feud brewing between LwC favorite Shaun King (see IRONY ALERT: Fake Black Guy Shaun King, Gets Mad About Teens in Blackface... and CAUGHT: #BlackLivesMatter Activist Shaun King is Actually White ) and radio host Jason Whitlock. It started when King ran a one sided hit piece against Peyton Manning that has been thoroughly debunked by Whitlock and many others . So let's set the stage with that. "Marley was dead to begin with..." It continued on social media , with King questioning
Yesterday, it was revealed South African comedian Trevor Noah will be taking over for Jon Stewart as the host of "The Daily Show." Within less than 24 hours, the Internet started the backlash against Noah . Some people dug up tweets from Noah's past, claiming his jokes are anti-Semitic and sexist. Many of these tweets are from years ago, but nothing ever truly disappears on the Internet. Most people have some skeletons in their closets, but these might be particularly damaging as Noah is meant
Kourtney Kardashian has reportedly finally sent her no-good-such-and-such boyfriend Scott Disick packing for good. Kardashian and Disick's relationship has long-since been a subject of fodder for both the media and Keeping Up with the Kardashians due to Disick's alleged hard-partying and philandering ways. The couple, who have been together since 2006, have split up in the past; once in 2010 during the filming of Kourtney and Kim Take Miami . However, according to E! News , Disick's latest indi
Chris Brown and Frank Ocean Singer-songwriter Frank Ocean made a statement about having had a past relationship with a man weeks ago, however this weekend Chris Brown decided to weigh in on the "Sweet Life" singer's sexuality. While Brown was leaving a nightclub in Cannes, France a member of the paparazzi asked him about his thoughts regarding Ocean's coming out, to which Brown reportedly responded , "Man, no homo." The 23-year-old "Look at Me Now" singer immediately received a backlash from th
Chances are pretty good that you've never heard of Corey Stewart. He was born in Minnesota but now lives in Virginia and absolutely loves everything to do with the Confederacy. Stewart, a Republican, also plans to run in 2018 against incumbent Virginia Democratic Senator Tim Kaine. Stewart thought it would be a good idea to go on CNN Thursday morning and offer his ignorant thoughts on the white nationalist rally held last weekend in Charlottesville, but it didn't take long for host Kate Bolduan
Solange, Beyonce's sister, is killing it right now. Last night, she told a story on Twitter about how she went to a concert and got harassed by a group of white women... for dancing. First, she set the scene. She was excited to go to a Kraftwerk concert with her husband, son and his friend. But then things took a turn for the worse. After Beyonce's little sister refused to comply with the petty request, the four women threw a lime at her back. Seriously? Grown-up women throwing food? But Solange
Tonight, Meredith Vieira will become the first woman to anchor NBC's prime-time Olympics coverage, pinch-hitting for Bob Costas after he was sidelined with a nasty case of conjunctivitis right in the middle of the big game. Hey, Costas: If you can't stand the light, get out of the commentator's booth. Am I right, ladies? Up top. Vieira isn't the first woman to make history after a male DQ. In 1882, Sara Reagan became the first woman to land a job in the U.S. Civil Service by taking over for a ma
Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren responded Thursday after getting alleged death threats for criticizing Beyonce's Super Bowl halftime show performance. Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren (Image source: TheBlaze TV) "I expressed myself," Lahren told TMZ. "I'm using my First Amendment right to do so. And those that want to attack my using their First Amendment rights? Go for it. But I would just suggest that they do it in a way that wasn't violent or in the use of profanity, but I guess that might be too much
Caitlyn Jenner, formerly Bruce Jenner of the Kardashian Klan, has quickly gone from ESPN's hero of the year to E! TV's reality show waste basket honoree. Or as The Federalist perfectly put it, "Caitlyn Jenner's 'I Am Cait' Show Now Identifies As Cancelled." According to a statement issued to Variety on Tuesday, the execs over at E! did their best to put a positive spin on the fact that Americans aren't tuning in to watch this sad and boring trainwreck. "We are incredibly proud of the two seasons
There's been a feud brewing between LwC favorite Shaun King (see IRONY ALERT: Fake Black Guy Shaun King, Gets Mad About Teens in Blackface... and CAUGHT: #BlackLivesMatter Activist Shaun King is Actually White ) and radio host Jason Whitlock. It started when King ran a one sided hit piece against Peyton Manning that has been thoroughly debunked by Whitlock and many others . So let's set the stage with that. "Marley was dead to begin with..." It continued on social media , with King questioning
Yesterday, it was revealed South African comedian Trevor Noah will be taking over for Jon Stewart as the host of "The Daily Show." Within less than 24 hours, the Internet started the backlash against Noah . Some people dug up tweets from Noah's past, claiming his jokes are anti-Semitic and sexist. Many of these tweets are from years ago, but nothing ever truly disappears on the Internet. Most people have some skeletons in their closets, but these might be particularly damaging as Noah is meant
Kourtney Kardashian has reportedly finally sent her no-good-such-and-such boyfriend Scott Disick packing for good. Kardashian and Disick's relationship has long-since been a subject of fodder for both the media and Keeping Up with the Kardashians due to Disick's alleged hard-partying and philandering ways. The couple, who have been together since 2006, have split up in the past; once in 2010 during the filming of Kourtney and Kim Take Miami . However, according to E! News , Disick's latest indi
Chris Brown and Frank Ocean Singer-songwriter Frank Ocean made a statement about having had a past relationship with a man weeks ago, however this weekend Chris Brown decided to weigh in on the "Sweet Life" singer's sexuality. While Brown was leaving a nightclub in Cannes, France a member of the paparazzi asked him about his thoughts regarding Ocean's coming out, to which Brown reportedly responded , "Man, no homo." The 23-year-old "Look at Me Now" singer immediately received a backlash from th
Chances are pretty good that you've never heard of Corey Stewart. He was born in Minnesota but now lives in Virginia and absolutely loves everything to do with the Confederacy. Stewart, a Republican, also plans to run in 2018 against incumbent Virginia Democratic Senator Tim Kaine. Stewart thought it would be a good idea to go on CNN Thursday morning and offer his ignorant thoughts on the white nationalist rally held last weekend in Charlottesville, but it didn't take long for host Kate Bolduan
Former U.S. Secret Service agent, author and candidate for Congress in Maryland's 6th District was a guest on the Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU in Washington, DC today. On Twitter he was accused by a liberal listener of using his wife as "the token person of color in his life." Watch Live: The Politics Hour with guests @dbongino and @KhalidPitts http://t.co/CbjvTMYPjM -- The Kojo Nnamdi Show (@kojoshow) October 10, 2014 Listening to @dbongino on @kojoshow is making me squirm. He doesn't seem to under
Tracy Smith is a correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning. In a recent interview with Joel Osteen, Tracy made no attempt to be politically correct. Instead, she came right out and asked Joel about hell. That's right, the place of eternal punishment. Tracy was curious about Joel's message, and why he seems to leave out matters of eternity. Joel responded by saying he takes "a different approach." He said, "It's not hellfire and brimstone." Expand | Collapse In comparison, Jesus spoke at least as
I'm Ari Andersen, and I'm the host of Millennials Don't Suck , a podcast my friend Matt and I created to counter the narrative that all millennials are lazy and narcissistic. We do this by interviewing some of the most accomplished, impactful, and interesting young people around, and letting their stories and their character speak for themselves. This week we published a conversation I had about six weeks ago with Katie Sikora , the founder of The Sexism Project , an ongoing oral interview and p
Some of The Root's staffers; don't we look like fun? (Meredith Rizzo) ( The Root ) -- Is it your dream to have a cutting-edge journalism career? Are you an information hoarder with a wide-ranging news obsession -- from gun control to the sequester to racism on Mad Men ? Do you know who Desiline Victor is and why her story matters? Do you follow influencers on Twitter? Do you have your ears and eyes on all things black culture -- from the highbrow to the low (Yes -- Real Housewives of Atlanta cou
Enkhbayar Munkh-Erdene and Tracy Matsue Loeffelholz / YES! Magazine / Multimedia - June 26, 2018 This month, NationofChange turns 7! NationofChange is a nonprofit organization that provides an online magazine, daily newsletter, and activist platform - all free to the public. It's hard, expensive work, and our daily operations are funded entirely by donations from readers like you. If you value the work that we're doing, please take a moment to celebrate our 7th anniverary with your 100% tax-dedu
Following Kakaes' talk, panelists Sheri Fink, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigator reporter and a medical doctor; Amanda Ripley, a contributing writer to Time ; and Stacy Cline, counsel for Sen. Mike Enzi, Republican ranking member on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, took the stage with moderator Robert Wright, a senior editor at Atlantic . (Ripley, Wright, and Fink are also fellows at the New America Foundation.) The group discussed how politics are shaping--or fail
When Alejandra Castillo stepped into the role of CEO for the YWCA last month , she made it her mission to be about action. "We have to understand in order to make changes in our community we have to be focused on policy, program, and budgets. All of this impacts the way our communities receive the type of support that they need and the way they impact on the individual level," says Castillo in an exclusive interview with theGrio . Castillo is leading the charge in not only spreading the word ab
(Photo: Arun Nevader/Getty Images) Love & Hip Hop 's Yandy Smith doesn't think that she should be held to the standard of a 'role model' just because she's in the entertainment business. In fact, she said, people don't seem to understand the purpose of reality TV: "I feel like there's a lot of backlash to reality TV and I do understand, as a mother, why there may be such, but I think what viewers need to understand is this is for entertainment purposes only. No one signs a Love & Hip Ho p contr
YouTube content executive Susanne Daniels speaks onstage during a presentation on YouTube Red Originals. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images CNBC reported this week that Amazon may be moving closer to challenging YouTube as a destination for shorter form video, based on conversations with unnamed sources familiar with the talks. As we started looking into this story, the hardest part to figure out was where a person could actually see Amazon's existing video offerings. Not its original video or its
WATCH: Kristen Bell Savagely TROLLS Melania Trump's Fake 'Cyber-bullying' Campaign During SAG During Sunday night's Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG), actress Kristen Bell delivered a hilariously brutal monologue mocking First "Lady" Melania Trump's so-called anti-Cyberbullying campaign. Bell, who served as the award ceremony's first-ever host, called herself the "first lady" and announced her first initiative. "I think my first initiative as first lady will be cyberbullying, because I have yet t
Tracy Smith is a correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning. In a recent interview with Joel Osteen, Tracy made no attempt to be politically correct. Instead, she came right out and asked Joel about hell. That's right, the place of eternal punishment. Tracy was curious about Joel's message, and why he seems to leave out matters of eternity. Joel responded by saying he takes "a different approach." He said, "It's not hellfire and brimstone." Expand | Collapse In comparison, Jesus spoke at least as
I'm Ari Andersen, and I'm the host of Millennials Don't Suck , a podcast my friend Matt and I created to counter the narrative that all millennials are lazy and narcissistic. We do this by interviewing some of the most accomplished, impactful, and interesting young people around, and letting their stories and their character speak for themselves. This week we published a conversation I had about six weeks ago with Katie Sikora , the founder of The Sexism Project , an ongoing oral interview and p
Some of The Root's staffers; don't we look like fun? (Meredith Rizzo) ( The Root ) -- Is it your dream to have a cutting-edge journalism career? Are you an information hoarder with a wide-ranging news obsession -- from gun control to the sequester to racism on Mad Men ? Do you know who Desiline Victor is and why her story matters? Do you follow influencers on Twitter? Do you have your ears and eyes on all things black culture -- from the highbrow to the low (Yes -- Real Housewives of Atlanta cou
Enkhbayar Munkh-Erdene and Tracy Matsue Loeffelholz / YES! Magazine / Multimedia - June 26, 2018 This month, NationofChange turns 7! NationofChange is a nonprofit organization that provides an online magazine, daily newsletter, and activist platform - all free to the public. It's hard, expensive work, and our daily operations are funded entirely by donations from readers like you. If you value the work that we're doing, please take a moment to celebrate our 7th anniverary with your 100% tax-dedu
Following Kakaes' talk, panelists Sheri Fink, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigator reporter and a medical doctor; Amanda Ripley, a contributing writer to Time ; and Stacy Cline, counsel for Sen. Mike Enzi, Republican ranking member on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, took the stage with moderator Robert Wright, a senior editor at Atlantic . (Ripley, Wright, and Fink are also fellows at the New America Foundation.) The group discussed how politics are shaping--or fail
When Alejandra Castillo stepped into the role of CEO for the YWCA last month , she made it her mission to be about action. "We have to understand in order to make changes in our community we have to be focused on policy, program, and budgets. All of this impacts the way our communities receive the type of support that they need and the way they impact on the individual level," says Castillo in an exclusive interview with theGrio . Castillo is leading the charge in not only spreading the word ab
(Photo: Arun Nevader/Getty Images) Love & Hip Hop 's Yandy Smith doesn't think that she should be held to the standard of a 'role model' just because she's in the entertainment business. In fact, she said, people don't seem to understand the purpose of reality TV: "I feel like there's a lot of backlash to reality TV and I do understand, as a mother, why there may be such, but I think what viewers need to understand is this is for entertainment purposes only. No one signs a Love & Hip Ho p contr
YouTube content executive Susanne Daniels speaks onstage during a presentation on YouTube Red Originals. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images CNBC reported this week that Amazon may be moving closer to challenging YouTube as a destination for shorter form video, based on conversations with unnamed sources familiar with the talks. As we started looking into this story, the hardest part to figure out was where a person could actually see Amazon's existing video offerings. Not its original video or its
WATCH: Kristen Bell Savagely TROLLS Melania Trump's Fake 'Cyber-bullying' Campaign During SAG During Sunday night's Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG), actress Kristen Bell delivered a hilariously brutal monologue mocking First "Lady" Melania Trump's so-called anti-Cyberbullying campaign. Bell, who served as the award ceremony's first-ever host, called herself the "first lady" and announced her first initiative. "I think my first initiative as first lady will be cyberbullying, because I have yet t
Dr. Ben Carson, a retired world-renowned pediatric neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md., has taken the first step toward launching a possible 2016 presidential campaign. Last Friday, the 62-year-old Republican announced that he is forming a political action committee under the name of One Nation which will act as a tool to provide campaign funding for Carson and other like-minded congressional candidates. Carson selected Houston business tycoon Terry Giles to run the PAC. Gil
Jason Collins, the NBA player who 'came out' in a Sports Illustrated article recently, will join Michelle Obama as headliners for a May 29 th Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender fundraiser. They will be joined by Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Collins, who played for the Washington Wizards this last season, is now a free agent. He is the first active professional athlete in the four major sports to become openly gay. Ticket prices for the event begin at
A Texas congressman is calling on President Obama to award former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle - whose story became a national sensation following his autobiography "American Sniper" and subsequent blockbuster film--with a posthumous Medal of Honor. On Thursday, Republican Rep. Roger Williams introduced a bill, which would authorize and ask the commander-in-chief to bestow the Navy SEAL with the nation's top military honor. Williams said in a statement that Kyle "gave the ultimate sacrifice and served
Another pillar of the Obama Administration fell today when President Trump banned transgenders from serving in the U.S. military, and two former athletes are crying foul in The Washington Post . Des Bieler gave former Olympic decathlon champion Bruce (nee Caitlyn) Jenner and retired NBA sharpshooter Ray Allen a forum for blasting the president today. Bieler said "both were unsparing in their criticism." Allen, who went off on Trump may have put himself in the running for the 2017 Arthur Ashe Awa
Deanne Carson , who bills herself as a sexuality expert says you mut ask your baby's permission before you change their diaper. What the heck? By time your baby is able to talk he or she will say "What the hell is wrong with you? I have been sitting in poo for nine months now." But Carson says you don't need an answer, you just have to wait a while so the baby knows they matter. Oh, really? I don't think babies are that sophisticated. I'd be willing to bet that while you are waiting for an answe
Keisha and Andrew's conversation for The Skin Deep is one of the most honest and eye-opening talks on race and being in a relationship you will ever watch. I should mention, I've never been in an interracial relationship, so I don't pretend to know or claim to have experienced what people who find themselves dating someone of a different race go through. I'm also not claiming being in a interracial relationship is a bad thing -- it just has its own set of challenges same-race couples will never
What do NFL stars Jim Brown and Ray Lewis, "Family Feud" host Steve Harvey, rapper Kanye West, megachurch pastor Darrell Scott, Dr. Ben Carson, and Martin Luther King, III, have in common? They are all black. They have all met with (or worked with) President-elect Trump and spoken of their interaction positively. And they are apparently guilty of being "mediocre negroes" in the eyes of CNN contributor and Morehouse College professor Marc Lamont Hill. Speaking about Trump's new "diversity coaliti
Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson told conservative radio host Dennis Prager that racism in America is "mostly" coming from the progressive movement and its members think Carson is "an Uncle Tom," according to audio clip posted Friday by BuzzFeed . "I'm not sure I agree that there isn't a fair amount of racism here, there is, but it's not where you would expect it to be," Carson said on the radio show. "It's mostly with the progressive movement who will look at someone like me, an
The 'Special Report' All-Star panel weighs in. This is a rush transcript from "Special Report," December 21, 2017. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. BRET BAIER: This is a Fox News alert. You are looking live at the Senate floor there. This is the final vote coming up in the Senate on a stopgap government funding bill. As we mentioned, the House passed that measure earlier today. The Senate first had a procedural vote just moments ago. Now we are waiting on this final vot
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy Leave it to Andy Cohen to break news again on his cable talker, "Watch What Happens Live!" The Bravo host had Carson Kressley of "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" Dane on his show last week when he read a question from a viewer: will there be a new edition of the iconic program featuring five gay guys who help straight dudes impress their women? To Cohen's amazement and the studio audience's delight, Kressley declared, "yes!" He did hedge, noting he wasn't sure if h
Jason Collins, the NBA player who 'came out' in a Sports Illustrated article recently, will join Michelle Obama as headliners for a May 29 th Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender fundraiser. They will be joined by Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Collins, who played for the Washington Wizards this last season, is now a free agent. He is the first active professional athlete in the four major sports to become openly gay. Ticket prices for the event begin at
A Texas congressman is calling on President Obama to award former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle - whose story became a national sensation following his autobiography "American Sniper" and subsequent blockbuster film--with a posthumous Medal of Honor. On Thursday, Republican Rep. Roger Williams introduced a bill, which would authorize and ask the commander-in-chief to bestow the Navy SEAL with the nation's top military honor. Williams said in a statement that Kyle "gave the ultimate sacrifice and served
Another pillar of the Obama Administration fell today when President Trump banned transgenders from serving in the U.S. military, and two former athletes are crying foul in The Washington Post . Des Bieler gave former Olympic decathlon champion Bruce (nee Caitlyn) Jenner and retired NBA sharpshooter Ray Allen a forum for blasting the president today. Bieler said "both were unsparing in their criticism." Allen, who went off on Trump may have put himself in the running for the 2017 Arthur Ashe Awa
Deanne Carson , who bills herself as a sexuality expert says you mut ask your baby's permission before you change their diaper. What the heck? By time your baby is able to talk he or she will say "What the hell is wrong with you? I have been sitting in poo for nine months now." But Carson says you don't need an answer, you just have to wait a while so the baby knows they matter. Oh, really? I don't think babies are that sophisticated. I'd be willing to bet that while you are waiting for an answe
Keisha and Andrew's conversation for The Skin Deep is one of the most honest and eye-opening talks on race and being in a relationship you will ever watch. I should mention, I've never been in an interracial relationship, so I don't pretend to know or claim to have experienced what people who find themselves dating someone of a different race go through. I'm also not claiming being in a interracial relationship is a bad thing -- it just has its own set of challenges same-race couples will never
What do NFL stars Jim Brown and Ray Lewis, "Family Feud" host Steve Harvey, rapper Kanye West, megachurch pastor Darrell Scott, Dr. Ben Carson, and Martin Luther King, III, have in common? They are all black. They have all met with (or worked with) President-elect Trump and spoken of their interaction positively. And they are apparently guilty of being "mediocre negroes" in the eyes of CNN contributor and Morehouse College professor Marc Lamont Hill. Speaking about Trump's new "diversity coaliti
Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson told conservative radio host Dennis Prager that racism in America is "mostly" coming from the progressive movement and its members think Carson is "an Uncle Tom," according to audio clip posted Friday by BuzzFeed . "I'm not sure I agree that there isn't a fair amount of racism here, there is, but it's not where you would expect it to be," Carson said on the radio show. "It's mostly with the progressive movement who will look at someone like me, an
The 'Special Report' All-Star panel weighs in. This is a rush transcript from "Special Report," December 21, 2017. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. BRET BAIER: This is a Fox News alert. You are looking live at the Senate floor there. This is the final vote coming up in the Senate on a stopgap government funding bill. As we mentioned, the House passed that measure earlier today. The Senate first had a procedural vote just moments ago. Now we are waiting on this final vot
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy Leave it to Andy Cohen to break news again on his cable talker, "Watch What Happens Live!" The Bravo host had Carson Kressley of "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" Dane on his show last week when he read a question from a viewer: will there be a new edition of the iconic program featuring five gay guys who help straight dudes impress their women? To Cohen's amazement and the studio audience's delight, Kressley declared, "yes!" He did hedge, noting he wasn't sure if h
Around 400,000 students missed classes yesterday in Chicago as 27,000 teachers walked out as part the Chicago Teachers Union's "Day of Action." Jesse Jackson, who recently took to Twitter to complain about the lack of media coverage and outrage regarding Chicago's insanely high homicide rate, kicked off the main protest with a call for "teachers, not funerals." "Teachers, not funerals. End racism now. End wars now. Together we will win. We will win." #CTUStrike Jesse Jackson pic.twitter.com/3l8P
The Trump administration is poised to unveil a proposal that would make it harder for legal immigrants to become citizens if they ever used public welfare programs, a move that would impact more than 20 million migrants, NBC News is reporting. Immigrants living legally in the U.S. would be penalized if they ever used Obamacare, food stamps or children's health insurance (CHIP), among others, NBC reports. The proposal is the brainchild of White House senior adviser Stephen Miller, President Donal
A leftist college in New York City -- the New School -- has created a "Sanctuary Campus Scorecard" to rate schools on their efforts to protect illegal immigrants. Campus Reform has an extensive report. They've... In 2016, more than 700,000 foreigners overstayed their visas in one year, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The number doesn't include those who arrived by land. Two of the Sept. 11 hijackers, Satam... Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in an appearance on 'Pod Save America' said
Students from more than 2,800 schools and groups will participate, many with the backing of their school districts, according to the walkout's organizers. U.S. teenagers from coast to coast on Wednesday will join students from the Florida high school where a gunman killed 17 people last month in a national class walkout they hope will press policy makers to act on tighter gun control. The #ENOUGH National School Walkout, scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. local time across the country, will last 17 m
Some teachers in a California school district are in hot water after criticizing the 'Day Without Immigrants' movement last week. The teachers have been placed on paid leave, and students have staged another protest. They held their own walk-out the very next day to demonstrate against the teachers. Students at Rubidoux High School in California's Inland Empire School District, a school with a high minority rate, were offended and dismayed when teachers criticized the 'Day Without Immigrants' pr
An estimated 750,000 students in the state's pre-kindergarten through grade 12 schools have at least one parent of illegal status, according to Education Trust-West, an advocacy group in Oakland. This number does not include most of the teens and young adults receiving temporary protections under DACA. Martin Poirier, a history major and student at the University of Florida, received a "B minus" on a paper he wrote for class. The professor attributed the grade to "writing mechanics errors" due t
Via Campus Reform : Brown University officials have announced plans to offer illegal immigrant students a "tuition-free" Master's Degree should the federal government decide to repeal DACA. The new program would be available for any 2018 graduate as a one-year extension to their time at Brown, and would come with university-subsidized health insurance and a stipend, according to a statement by Provost Richard Locke. In the event that DACA is repealed, the university has also vowed to offer "in-s
Seattle Teachers Wore Black Lives Matter Shirts To School By Sarah Harvard, www.mic.com October 21, 2016 Seattle Teachers Wore Black Lives Matter Shirts To School 2016-10-21 2016-10-21 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/10/14725471_1685149608467478_7395254705211724114_n-e1477073706871-150x98.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: Meesh Vecchio/ FB In Powerful Moment Of
A new study from SR Education Group analyzing more than 4,000 reviews by online college students shows that online colleges lag behind traditional brick-and-mortar colleges in terms of student satisfaction -- though the happiness gap isn't as big as you might think. Also, students enrolled in nonprofit online degree programs are much happier than students in for-profit programs. (RELATED: Here Are 11 Colleges Offering Online Degrees That Don't Suck. In Fact, They're Awesome) The biggest complain
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos proclaims her agenda is to "focus everything about education on individual students," but if she really cared about the welfare of students she would speak out about what her boss President Trump is doing to hundreds of thousands of undocumented students whose fate he has cast to the wind by ordering an end to the Obama-era program shielding young undocumented immigrants from deportation. Trump's decision to cancel the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival
The Trump administration is poised to unveil a proposal that would make it harder for legal immigrants to become citizens if they ever used public welfare programs, a move that would impact more than 20 million migrants, NBC News is reporting. Immigrants living legally in the U.S. would be penalized if they ever used Obamacare, food stamps or children's health insurance (CHIP), among others, NBC reports. The proposal is the brainchild of White House senior adviser Stephen Miller, President Donal
A leftist college in New York City -- the New School -- has created a "Sanctuary Campus Scorecard" to rate schools on their efforts to protect illegal immigrants. Campus Reform has an extensive report. They've... In 2016, more than 700,000 foreigners overstayed their visas in one year, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The number doesn't include those who arrived by land. Two of the Sept. 11 hijackers, Satam... Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in an appearance on 'Pod Save America' said
Students from more than 2,800 schools and groups will participate, many with the backing of their school districts, according to the walkout's organizers. U.S. teenagers from coast to coast on Wednesday will join students from the Florida high school where a gunman killed 17 people last month in a national class walkout they hope will press policy makers to act on tighter gun control. The #ENOUGH National School Walkout, scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. local time across the country, will last 17 m
Some teachers in a California school district are in hot water after criticizing the 'Day Without Immigrants' movement last week. The teachers have been placed on paid leave, and students have staged another protest. They held their own walk-out the very next day to demonstrate against the teachers. Students at Rubidoux High School in California's Inland Empire School District, a school with a high minority rate, were offended and dismayed when teachers criticized the 'Day Without Immigrants' pr
An estimated 750,000 students in the state's pre-kindergarten through grade 12 schools have at least one parent of illegal status, according to Education Trust-West, an advocacy group in Oakland. This number does not include most of the teens and young adults receiving temporary protections under DACA. Martin Poirier, a history major and student at the University of Florida, received a "B minus" on a paper he wrote for class. The professor attributed the grade to "writing mechanics errors" due t
Via Campus Reform : Brown University officials have announced plans to offer illegal immigrant students a "tuition-free" Master's Degree should the federal government decide to repeal DACA. The new program would be available for any 2018 graduate as a one-year extension to their time at Brown, and would come with university-subsidized health insurance and a stipend, according to a statement by Provost Richard Locke. In the event that DACA is repealed, the university has also vowed to offer "in-s
Seattle Teachers Wore Black Lives Matter Shirts To School By Sarah Harvard, www.mic.com October 21, 2016 Seattle Teachers Wore Black Lives Matter Shirts To School 2016-10-21 2016-10-21 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/10/14725471_1685149608467478_7395254705211724114_n-e1477073706871-150x98.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: Meesh Vecchio/ FB In Powerful Moment Of
A new study from SR Education Group analyzing more than 4,000 reviews by online college students shows that online colleges lag behind traditional brick-and-mortar colleges in terms of student satisfaction -- though the happiness gap isn't as big as you might think. Also, students enrolled in nonprofit online degree programs are much happier than students in for-profit programs. (RELATED: Here Are 11 Colleges Offering Online Degrees That Don't Suck. In Fact, They're Awesome) The biggest complain
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos proclaims her agenda is to "focus everything about education on individual students," but if she really cared about the welfare of students she would speak out about what her boss President Trump is doing to hundreds of thousands of undocumented students whose fate he has cast to the wind by ordering an end to the Obama-era program shielding young undocumented immigrants from deportation. Trump's decision to cancel the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival
About 500 people rallied in Melbourne on August 13 to put the Liberal and Labor parties on notice that the refugee rights movement is rebuilding, and a growing number of people are willing to stand up for refugees. The Refugee Action Collective organised the protest under the slogan of "Stand up for Refugees" in a bid to have the treatment of asylum seekers recognized as a human rights issue. There were contingents of Greens, socialists and the Community Public Sector Union. Protesters chanted,
4. About 70 percent of refugees who participate in employment-training no longer need public assistance six months after resettling. Kevin Appleby, the director of migration and refugee services with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, told the staffers that most resettled refugees who participate in a State Department's match-grant employment training program with the USCCB are able to get jobs and be independent contributors to society within the first six months of their resettlement. Ap
They would also allow the banning of migrants to the United States on the basis that they might claim benefits after they arrived. The move shows that the Trump White House is considering going further than its controversial travel ban on people from seven Muslim majority countries, which sparked worldwide outrage. The drafts say that households with migrants in them are more likely to be on some kind of benefit, a claim which is not backed up by reference to any research. They would allow th
More than 100,000 people took to the streets on June 30, in about 750 cities and towns in every state across the country, to protest the separation of immigrant children from their parents seeking asylum and denounce President Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" policy that made this cruel practice possible. There would have undoubtedly been many more if there had been more time to get the word out - the call for these demonstrations was made only two weeks before. While many of these actions were r
Anti-Immigrants can't even throw a good rally anymore. Anti-immigrant groups have hit upon the issue of children fleeing violence who are arriving unaccompanied by adults at our southern border. These children are coming from three countries: El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. All three countries have very serious problems with gang violence, murder and child trafficking into prostitution. Under current US federal law these children have the right to have their cases thoroughly evaluated to en
Planned Parenthood wants a National Day of #Solidarity on Saturday, December 5, and what it calls an "end to the inflammatory rhetoric that has vilified and fueled attacks not only against Planned Parenthood and abortion providers, but also against the black community, immigrants, refugees, and the transgender community." TOMORROW we gather. We mourn. We say ENOUGH IS ENOUGH and stand in #solidarity against violence. Find an event: https://t.co/kBfII9K2Kw -- Planned Parenthood (@PPact) December
A Texas tent city constructed last week to shelter migrant children became a protest site Sunday as crowds marched to oppose the separation of immigrant families at the border. More than 200 children are being housed in the makeshift tent structure built in Tornillo, Tex., according to Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Tex.), who organized Sunday's protest. Protesters braved the Texas heat, carrying signs featuring slogans like, "Don't use children to get your wall," "Fight ignorance, not immigrants," and
In Rome, activist women responded to the #occupypatriarchy call ut initiated by the Occupy Wall Street Movement. The group, composed of students, precarious workers and migrants, marched through the city centre's high streets on November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Recent reports and stats show how in Italy the new "welfare system" feeds on unpaid women's work: the unpaid work of grandmothers looking after their grandchildren because nursery schools canno
Groups working with Latino immigrant communities in Phoenix and other cities across the state are actively discussing protest measures - from mass demonstrations to a refusal to carry papers even if they are full US citizens - in preparation for what they fear will be the introduction of blatant racial profiling by the authorities. The deliberations come as Arizonans anxiously await the decision of the US supreme court, possibly as early as Monday, over the state's controversial immigration law
The mainstream media gave a massive spotlight to the anti-gun March For Our Lives, which featured many of the student survivors of the recent shooting in Parkland, Florida. However, there is a group of students planning the Stand for the Second walkout, orchestrated to support the Bill of Rights on May 2nd of this year. I spoke with the organizer, a high school senior in New Mexico named Will Riley, about the planned event, its message, and the reaction from his school, the media, and his peers.
4. About 70 percent of refugees who participate in employment-training no longer need public assistance six months after resettling. Kevin Appleby, the director of migration and refugee services with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, told the staffers that most resettled refugees who participate in a State Department's match-grant employment training program with the USCCB are able to get jobs and be independent contributors to society within the first six months of their resettlement. Ap
They would also allow the banning of migrants to the United States on the basis that they might claim benefits after they arrived. The move shows that the Trump White House is considering going further than its controversial travel ban on people from seven Muslim majority countries, which sparked worldwide outrage. The drafts say that households with migrants in them are more likely to be on some kind of benefit, a claim which is not backed up by reference to any research. They would allow th
More than 100,000 people took to the streets on June 30, in about 750 cities and towns in every state across the country, to protest the separation of immigrant children from their parents seeking asylum and denounce President Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" policy that made this cruel practice possible. There would have undoubtedly been many more if there had been more time to get the word out - the call for these demonstrations was made only two weeks before. While many of these actions were r
Anti-Immigrants can't even throw a good rally anymore. Anti-immigrant groups have hit upon the issue of children fleeing violence who are arriving unaccompanied by adults at our southern border. These children are coming from three countries: El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. All three countries have very serious problems with gang violence, murder and child trafficking into prostitution. Under current US federal law these children have the right to have their cases thoroughly evaluated to en
Planned Parenthood wants a National Day of #Solidarity on Saturday, December 5, and what it calls an "end to the inflammatory rhetoric that has vilified and fueled attacks not only against Planned Parenthood and abortion providers, but also against the black community, immigrants, refugees, and the transgender community." TOMORROW we gather. We mourn. We say ENOUGH IS ENOUGH and stand in #solidarity against violence. Find an event: https://t.co/kBfII9K2Kw -- Planned Parenthood (@PPact) December
A Texas tent city constructed last week to shelter migrant children became a protest site Sunday as crowds marched to oppose the separation of immigrant families at the border. More than 200 children are being housed in the makeshift tent structure built in Tornillo, Tex., according to Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Tex.), who organized Sunday's protest. Protesters braved the Texas heat, carrying signs featuring slogans like, "Don't use children to get your wall," "Fight ignorance, not immigrants," and
In Rome, activist women responded to the #occupypatriarchy call ut initiated by the Occupy Wall Street Movement. The group, composed of students, precarious workers and migrants, marched through the city centre's high streets on November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Recent reports and stats show how in Italy the new "welfare system" feeds on unpaid women's work: the unpaid work of grandmothers looking after their grandchildren because nursery schools canno
Groups working with Latino immigrant communities in Phoenix and other cities across the state are actively discussing protest measures - from mass demonstrations to a refusal to carry papers even if they are full US citizens - in preparation for what they fear will be the introduction of blatant racial profiling by the authorities. The deliberations come as Arizonans anxiously await the decision of the US supreme court, possibly as early as Monday, over the state's controversial immigration law
The mainstream media gave a massive spotlight to the anti-gun March For Our Lives, which featured many of the student survivors of the recent shooting in Parkland, Florida. However, there is a group of students planning the Stand for the Second walkout, orchestrated to support the Bill of Rights on May 2nd of this year. I spoke with the organizer, a high school senior in New Mexico named Will Riley, about the planned event, its message, and the reaction from his school, the media, and his peers.
The movies are full of bed-hopping men -- think of Humphrey Bogart's serial flirtations in The Big Sleep (1946) and Richard Roundtree laying his way uptown and down in Shaft (1971). But in Steve McQueen's Shame , womanizing is not just an outgrowth of the plot -- it is the plot. And it's just the latest example of a subgenre we'll call the Lothario film. Particularly plentiful in the wake of the sexual revolution, Lothario films are the pictures that deal with men tripped up on their own swingin
To end the week, a lighthearted sequel to the rant heard 'round the media world . Well, lighthearted until he gets to the death wishes. No, actually, he's pretty jolly during those too. The game won't really be afoot until POTUS himself flames him for being chubby and having poor ratings. ("Sad!") Expect a tweet sometime early tomorrow morning. Saturday a.m. is usually when Trump uncorks his best stuff. "As for democracy, these leftists viewed it as fundamentally flawed by its association with '
There's a great scene in the wonderful 1982 movie "My Favorite Year," which is set in 1954. Peter O'Toole plays a semi-washed-up actor named Alan Swann, famous for swashbuckling roles. For reasons too complicated to explain here, Swann tries to shimmy down the side of a building using a fire hose. He ends up dangling just below a cocktail party on a balcony. Two stockbrokers are chatting when one of them notices Swann swinging below them. "I think Alan Swann is beneath us!" he exclaims. The seco
At the Angelika, we shifted uneasily in our seats as the subways roared back and forth beneath us; up there on a screen slightly larger than your average television set, a man and a woman were actually having sex. In Michael Winterbottom's 9 Songs , a couple falls in love and goes to concerts and drifts apart like icebergs. The film records fights we've all had, silences we've all suffered through, faces we've held. But it felt like a movie we hadn't seen before. The pleasant yuppie couple besid
Let's wrap up three weeks of pre-Halloween scary movies with a film that's more packed with references to other horror films than Scream : Joe Dante's 1981 cult favorite, The Howling . Originally intended as a straight-ahead werewolf film, it was changed significantly in tone by a late-arriving co-screenwriter, the ever-creative John Sayles. Sayles kept the scary bits, but added a pile of in jokes and satiric moments (including one with himself as a coroner). The result was unsatisfying to some
For a horror movie, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980) isn't all that scary. Its climactic sequence--in which Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson), the deranged caretaker of a remote skiing hotel, chases Wendy (Shelley Duvall), his terrified wife, with an ax--was being parodied on late-night TV almost as soon as the movie came out. But there is one moment that never fails to creep me out. It's when Wendy finds the writing project her husband has been laboring over for weeks and discovers that his ty
Idiocracy... the movie. The Independent Film Channel is currently airing "Idiocracy" released in 2006. I just happened upon it, unable to sleep, hoping to find a boring movie to put me to sleep. When I first saw this film, I laughed and thought, "Yeah, that IS America in a hundred years..." I haven't seen it in years, but I am no longer laughing. It seems an all too possible future in ten years at this point in time. You see, I made the mistake of watching C-Span this morning, Washington Journal
Arixystix Creations I've been a fan of the Alot for a couple years now, ever since a friend who knows my grammar-freak tendencies (it's not hard--some people who have never met me know about my slight obsession with grammar) sent me a link to Allie Brosh's excellent The Alot Is Better Than You at Everything --one of her equally excellent Hyperbole and a Half comics. You should really read it yourself, but in case you're not so inclined, the idea behind it is that Brosh came up with a fictional c
Eat slop, you dirty pigs, because Adam Sandler signed another four-movie deal with Netflix and we haven't even had to sit through all of Sandy Wexler yet. Fortunately for you little dirty birds, we got early access to the details of his next four films, and it seems like Sandler might be well on his way to maybe making an okay movie for the first time in his life. 1. Live From New York, You Don't Mess With Grown-Up Daddy Pixels Summary: A daring cinematic experiment, Adam Sandler 's children p
My favorite thing about getting older is that I can finally say, without a doubt, that I really, truly don't have any fucks left to give about anything anymore. It wasn't always this way. As a teen, I definitely had an IDGAF reputation. I went to high school in a high-achieving, affluent town. I was the girl from the wrong side of the tracks. I lived in an apartment with my single mom, who taught me at an early age to question authority. And I did just that. I dressed like a hippie. I wrote poet
To end the week, a lighthearted sequel to the rant heard 'round the media world . Well, lighthearted until he gets to the death wishes. No, actually, he's pretty jolly during those too. The game won't really be afoot until POTUS himself flames him for being chubby and having poor ratings. ("Sad!") Expect a tweet sometime early tomorrow morning. Saturday a.m. is usually when Trump uncorks his best stuff. "As for democracy, these leftists viewed it as fundamentally flawed by its association with '
There's a great scene in the wonderful 1982 movie "My Favorite Year," which is set in 1954. Peter O'Toole plays a semi-washed-up actor named Alan Swann, famous for swashbuckling roles. For reasons too complicated to explain here, Swann tries to shimmy down the side of a building using a fire hose. He ends up dangling just below a cocktail party on a balcony. Two stockbrokers are chatting when one of them notices Swann swinging below them. "I think Alan Swann is beneath us!" he exclaims. The seco
At the Angelika, we shifted uneasily in our seats as the subways roared back and forth beneath us; up there on a screen slightly larger than your average television set, a man and a woman were actually having sex. In Michael Winterbottom's 9 Songs , a couple falls in love and goes to concerts and drifts apart like icebergs. The film records fights we've all had, silences we've all suffered through, faces we've held. But it felt like a movie we hadn't seen before. The pleasant yuppie couple besid
Let's wrap up three weeks of pre-Halloween scary movies with a film that's more packed with references to other horror films than Scream : Joe Dante's 1981 cult favorite, The Howling . Originally intended as a straight-ahead werewolf film, it was changed significantly in tone by a late-arriving co-screenwriter, the ever-creative John Sayles. Sayles kept the scary bits, but added a pile of in jokes and satiric moments (including one with himself as a coroner). The result was unsatisfying to some
For a horror movie, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980) isn't all that scary. Its climactic sequence--in which Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson), the deranged caretaker of a remote skiing hotel, chases Wendy (Shelley Duvall), his terrified wife, with an ax--was being parodied on late-night TV almost as soon as the movie came out. But there is one moment that never fails to creep me out. It's when Wendy finds the writing project her husband has been laboring over for weeks and discovers that his ty
Idiocracy... the movie. The Independent Film Channel is currently airing "Idiocracy" released in 2006. I just happened upon it, unable to sleep, hoping to find a boring movie to put me to sleep. When I first saw this film, I laughed and thought, "Yeah, that IS America in a hundred years..." I haven't seen it in years, but I am no longer laughing. It seems an all too possible future in ten years at this point in time. You see, I made the mistake of watching C-Span this morning, Washington Journal
Arixystix Creations I've been a fan of the Alot for a couple years now, ever since a friend who knows my grammar-freak tendencies (it's not hard--some people who have never met me know about my slight obsession with grammar) sent me a link to Allie Brosh's excellent The Alot Is Better Than You at Everything --one of her equally excellent Hyperbole and a Half comics. You should really read it yourself, but in case you're not so inclined, the idea behind it is that Brosh came up with a fictional c
Eat slop, you dirty pigs, because Adam Sandler signed another four-movie deal with Netflix and we haven't even had to sit through all of Sandy Wexler yet. Fortunately for you little dirty birds, we got early access to the details of his next four films, and it seems like Sandler might be well on his way to maybe making an okay movie for the first time in his life. 1. Live From New York, You Don't Mess With Grown-Up Daddy Pixels Summary: A daring cinematic experiment, Adam Sandler 's children p
My favorite thing about getting older is that I can finally say, without a doubt, that I really, truly don't have any fucks left to give about anything anymore. It wasn't always this way. As a teen, I definitely had an IDGAF reputation. I went to high school in a high-achieving, affluent town. I was the girl from the wrong side of the tracks. I lived in an apartment with my single mom, who taught me at an early age to question authority. And I did just that. I dressed like a hippie. I wrote poet
Let's wrap up three weeks of pre-Halloween scary movies with a film that's more packed with references to other horror films than Scream : Joe Dante's 1981 cult favorite, The Howling . Originally intended as a straight-ahead werewolf film, it was changed significantly in tone by a late-arriving co-screenwriter, the ever-creative John Sayles. Sayles kept the scary bits, but added a pile of in jokes and satiric moments (including one with himself as a coroner). The result was unsatisfying to some
* If Perez Hilton is to be believed, 90210 is back--as a movie. [ Perez Hilton ] * Thanks to the recent success of the Sex and the City film, a group of Friends looks towards their reunion. [ Daily Mail ] * Promising dollar beers, hot chicks, and hardcore fights, Bruno, Sacha Baron Cohen's Austrian fashionista reporter alias, was caught in Texarkana and Fort Smith, Arkansas last month filming for his upcoming film, Bruno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual
'Lucifer' Season 3 Spoilers: Amenadiel Tries to Kill Pierce At His Request; Ella Defends Her Brother Free sign up cp newsletter! By Denise See , Christian Post Contributor | Jan 31, 2018 5:16 AM Facebook/LuciferonFOX Promotional image for 'Lucifer' The upcoming episode of "Lucifer" season 3 will see Ella (Aimee Garcia) working to defend her brother. The synopsis of the next episode, titled "My Brother's Keeper," states that Lucifer (Tom Ellis) will help Chloe (Lauren German) with a case involvi
T he perpetually outraged have found their latest target. This time, they have decided that a film adaptation of Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit is beyond the pale. Food-allergy groups created a storm on social media in protest at a scene in the film in which farmer McGregor is catapulted with blackberries (which he is allergic to) by a gang of rabbits. He has to use an Epipen after one lands in his mouth. Severe allergies are serious. But it seems the #BoycottPeterRabbit tweeters have forgotten t
In uncertain times, in an uncertain world, the one institution people can always rely on is family--unless they're in a Trey Edward Shults movie. In just two movies released in as many years, first with his 2016 debut, Krisha , and now with his freshly released follow-up, It Comes at Night , Shults has solidified his reputation as a filmmaker obsessed with family as a locus for tension. His debut, the former, is a family drama flick with dread lingering at its edges, like a Robert Altman film sh
Published 7:49 PM, November 05, 2014 Updated 12:39 PM, November 07, 2014 CINEMA FESTIVAL. The movie 'Alienasyon' is among the films to be shown at this year's QCinema International Film Festival. Photo courtesy of Ruby Com MANILA, Philippines - In celebration of its diamond jubilee year, Quezon City is holding the QCinema International Film Festival, set for November 5-11 at Trinoma mall. Thirty-eight film,s including major Oscar contenders, are part of the line-up, including films created with
You Won't Want To Miss This Film At Outfest An inspiring story filled with love, heartbreak and finding one's place in the world. By Curve Staff Published: 2017.07.04 01:31 PM If you haven't made plans yet to attend this year's Outfest LGBT Film Festival , you should probably get on that sooner rather than later. This year's lineup of films is jam-packed with stunning stories that are sure to take you on an emotional rollercoaster! And we've found one film, with an award-winning cast and crew,
In Coralie Fargeat's Revenge , patience is a virtue of both storytelling and of vengeance. The film may have places to be, people to meet and blood to spill, but Fargeat takes her time all the same. She can afford the build up, in no small part because the build up is as pleasing as the payoff. "Pleasing" may seem at best an ignorant qualifier for a rape-revenge movie, but denying the pleasure of Revenge 's deliberate, exquisite filmmaking would mean denying Fargeat's strength of vision, of that
For some dumb reason, I always believed that "The Exorcist" (along with maybe "Alien") was the one horror film that could be counted as safe from Hollywood's remake frenzy. Boy, was I naive! A ccording to a report on Deadline Hollywood yesterday, Morgan Creek Productions is in fact "tossing around ideas" for that very thing. Tossing around ideas, Morgan Creek? How about tossing them right into the ocean? Bottom line: there's absolutely no reason whatsoever to remake a perfect film. "The Exo
Whatever your reaction was to the news of Peter Jackson making The Hobbit into three films , the reality has set in - how the hell is this actually going to work? You know, because the film doesn't even have a script and the studios hadn't budgeted for three. Someone needs to tell the dwarves to dig deeper I guess. "The original deal to make two Hobbit movies was undoubtedly one of the most complicated in Hollywood history, with an array of players including Warner Bros., New Line, MGM and oth
* If Perez Hilton is to be believed, 90210 is back--as a movie. [ Perez Hilton ] * Thanks to the recent success of the Sex and the City film, a group of Friends looks towards their reunion. [ Daily Mail ] * Promising dollar beers, hot chicks, and hardcore fights, Bruno, Sacha Baron Cohen's Austrian fashionista reporter alias, was caught in Texarkana and Fort Smith, Arkansas last month filming for his upcoming film, Bruno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual
'Lucifer' Season 3 Spoilers: Amenadiel Tries to Kill Pierce At His Request; Ella Defends Her Brother Free sign up cp newsletter! By Denise See , Christian Post Contributor | Jan 31, 2018 5:16 AM Facebook/LuciferonFOX Promotional image for 'Lucifer' The upcoming episode of "Lucifer" season 3 will see Ella (Aimee Garcia) working to defend her brother. The synopsis of the next episode, titled "My Brother's Keeper," states that Lucifer (Tom Ellis) will help Chloe (Lauren German) with a case involvi
T he perpetually outraged have found their latest target. This time, they have decided that a film adaptation of Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit is beyond the pale. Food-allergy groups created a storm on social media in protest at a scene in the film in which farmer McGregor is catapulted with blackberries (which he is allergic to) by a gang of rabbits. He has to use an Epipen after one lands in his mouth. Severe allergies are serious. But it seems the #BoycottPeterRabbit tweeters have forgotten t
In uncertain times, in an uncertain world, the one institution people can always rely on is family--unless they're in a Trey Edward Shults movie. In just two movies released in as many years, first with his 2016 debut, Krisha , and now with his freshly released follow-up, It Comes at Night , Shults has solidified his reputation as a filmmaker obsessed with family as a locus for tension. His debut, the former, is a family drama flick with dread lingering at its edges, like a Robert Altman film sh
Published 7:49 PM, November 05, 2014 Updated 12:39 PM, November 07, 2014 CINEMA FESTIVAL. The movie 'Alienasyon' is among the films to be shown at this year's QCinema International Film Festival. Photo courtesy of Ruby Com MANILA, Philippines - In celebration of its diamond jubilee year, Quezon City is holding the QCinema International Film Festival, set for November 5-11 at Trinoma mall. Thirty-eight film,s including major Oscar contenders, are part of the line-up, including films created with
You Won't Want To Miss This Film At Outfest An inspiring story filled with love, heartbreak and finding one's place in the world. By Curve Staff Published: 2017.07.04 01:31 PM If you haven't made plans yet to attend this year's Outfest LGBT Film Festival , you should probably get on that sooner rather than later. This year's lineup of films is jam-packed with stunning stories that are sure to take you on an emotional rollercoaster! And we've found one film, with an award-winning cast and crew,
In Coralie Fargeat's Revenge , patience is a virtue of both storytelling and of vengeance. The film may have places to be, people to meet and blood to spill, but Fargeat takes her time all the same. She can afford the build up, in no small part because the build up is as pleasing as the payoff. "Pleasing" may seem at best an ignorant qualifier for a rape-revenge movie, but denying the pleasure of Revenge 's deliberate, exquisite filmmaking would mean denying Fargeat's strength of vision, of that
For some dumb reason, I always believed that "The Exorcist" (along with maybe "Alien") was the one horror film that could be counted as safe from Hollywood's remake frenzy. Boy, was I naive! A ccording to a report on Deadline Hollywood yesterday, Morgan Creek Productions is in fact "tossing around ideas" for that very thing. Tossing around ideas, Morgan Creek? How about tossing them right into the ocean? Bottom line: there's absolutely no reason whatsoever to remake a perfect film. "The Exo
Whatever your reaction was to the news of Peter Jackson making The Hobbit into three films , the reality has set in - how the hell is this actually going to work? You know, because the film doesn't even have a script and the studios hadn't budgeted for three. Someone needs to tell the dwarves to dig deeper I guess. "The original deal to make two Hobbit movies was undoubtedly one of the most complicated in Hollywood history, with an array of players including Warner Bros., New Line, MGM and oth
1. Millions of cubic meters of water used by tar sands companies in 2011 from the Athabasca River alone: 370 [1] 2. Millions of cubic meters of water used in Toronto in 2011: 388 3. Amount paid by tar sands companies for water in 2012: $0 4. Average amount paid by the typical Toronto household for water each year: $674 [2] 5. Percentage of people in the United States who would not want medical treatments to extend life to age 120: 56 6. Percentage of people who think only the wealthy would have
A Peruvian scientist was so upset about the pollution of Lake El Cascajo, that he personally decided to do something about it. Using his skills in bio industrial science and water treatment he devised a strategy using nanotechnology to clean up the lake, and used his own money and time to do it. In late 2010 Professor Marino Morikawa, of the University of Tsukba in Japan, received a call from his dad who still lives in Peru. Lake El Cascajo, where he and his young son used to spend time together
Greenland ice sheets are beginning to melt at a dangerous rate, with great concern expressed amongst the scientific community over human-induced, climatic temperature changes. A band of global researchers claim their new study, written in Nature Geoscience , is the first to identify evidence that links the disappearance of Greenland's ice sheets and heat generated from the Earth's mantle. The multinational research team have developed the IceGeoHeat project, headed by the GFZ German Research Cen
THE Niagara Parkway begins quietly at the southern edge of the tidy tourist town of Niagara-on-the-Lake then loops through some of southern Canada's finest farm land, hugging the lip of the Niagara Gorge. Two hundred metres below, the slate-green river boils and twists. The road is pastoral, edged with fruit stands and vineyards, jammed with tour buses and picnickers when the sun shines. Cruise past Queenston Heights - which the Americans tried to scale before being routed in the War of 1812 - p
This action report from May 9th was originally published on the Earth First! Newswire. People fighting the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in North Carolina blocked the driveway of Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good's mansion in Charlotte on May 9th. Duke Energy is a major partner in the 600 mile long pipeline that would bring fracked gas from West Virginia, through Virginia, and into North Carolina. The activists who are with the group Beyond Extreme Energy set up a 20 foot tall mock fracking rig in the CEO's d
Following the recent spring rainfalls water has flowed into Lake Urmia, the "the turquoise solitaire of Azarbaijan". Lake Urmia, located in the northwestern province of West Azarbaijan, used to be the largest salt-water lake in the Middle East and a home to hundreds of bird species as well as a popular tourist destination for those who took advantage of the therapeutic properties of the lake. The 30 billion cubic meters of water stretching over some 5,000 square kilometers has now shrunk to half
Some 20 independent news sources published the findings emanating from at least three independent scientific studies and some dozen scientists. All seemed to concur that episodic sunspot activity lasting anywhere from 70 to 150 years is responsible for wild swings in weather on Earth as well as on other planets within our solar system. This 70- to 150-year cycle has embedded within it several shorter-term, 11-year solar cycles ("mini-cycles," for lack of a better term), "that we all should have
T o get to the Cape Royds penguin colony, home to several thousand googly-eyed Adelie penguins, you can either make the bone-chilling two-hour snowmobile drive over the sea ice from McMurdo Station, or if weather and winds permit, zip over in 10 minutes by helicopter. Either way, you'll pass hundreds of seals sprawled slug-like on the ice; pass through the shadow of the volcano Mount Erebus, hunched and smoking; and if you're lucky, spot an elegant snow petrel gliding by. Jutting off the lava-ro
The deepest, darkest, scariest place on the maps I loved pondering as a child was a crescent-shaped canyon in the western Pacific Ocean. It was called the Mariana Trench, and at the very, very bottom was the lowest point on Earth's surface, the Challenger Deep. Its floor was seven terrifying miles down. What was down there? It was fun to imagine. I didn't know, and it didn't seem likely anyone would anytime soon. In 1989, James Cameron had fun imagining what might be at the bottom of a similar c
Africa's Tiny Sand Dams' Can Save Millions From Drought W ater-related diseases kill more than 3.5 million people every year particularly in dryland regions of the world, making the ability to store and harness water crucial. Rising global temperatures are aggravating the effects of climate change creating more erratic weather leading to heavy rainfalls and drought. The 2011 drought and the resulting famine in East Africa killed 100,000 people and sent food prices soaring. But reversing the dev
A Peruvian scientist was so upset about the pollution of Lake El Cascajo, that he personally decided to do something about it. Using his skills in bio industrial science and water treatment he devised a strategy using nanotechnology to clean up the lake, and used his own money and time to do it. In late 2010 Professor Marino Morikawa, of the University of Tsukba in Japan, received a call from his dad who still lives in Peru. Lake El Cascajo, where he and his young son used to spend time together
Greenland ice sheets are beginning to melt at a dangerous rate, with great concern expressed amongst the scientific community over human-induced, climatic temperature changes. A band of global researchers claim their new study, written in Nature Geoscience , is the first to identify evidence that links the disappearance of Greenland's ice sheets and heat generated from the Earth's mantle. The multinational research team have developed the IceGeoHeat project, headed by the GFZ German Research Cen
THE Niagara Parkway begins quietly at the southern edge of the tidy tourist town of Niagara-on-the-Lake then loops through some of southern Canada's finest farm land, hugging the lip of the Niagara Gorge. Two hundred metres below, the slate-green river boils and twists. The road is pastoral, edged with fruit stands and vineyards, jammed with tour buses and picnickers when the sun shines. Cruise past Queenston Heights - which the Americans tried to scale before being routed in the War of 1812 - p
This action report from May 9th was originally published on the Earth First! Newswire. People fighting the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in North Carolina blocked the driveway of Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good's mansion in Charlotte on May 9th. Duke Energy is a major partner in the 600 mile long pipeline that would bring fracked gas from West Virginia, through Virginia, and into North Carolina. The activists who are with the group Beyond Extreme Energy set up a 20 foot tall mock fracking rig in the CEO's d
Following the recent spring rainfalls water has flowed into Lake Urmia, the "the turquoise solitaire of Azarbaijan". Lake Urmia, located in the northwestern province of West Azarbaijan, used to be the largest salt-water lake in the Middle East and a home to hundreds of bird species as well as a popular tourist destination for those who took advantage of the therapeutic properties of the lake. The 30 billion cubic meters of water stretching over some 5,000 square kilometers has now shrunk to half
Some 20 independent news sources published the findings emanating from at least three independent scientific studies and some dozen scientists. All seemed to concur that episodic sunspot activity lasting anywhere from 70 to 150 years is responsible for wild swings in weather on Earth as well as on other planets within our solar system. This 70- to 150-year cycle has embedded within it several shorter-term, 11-year solar cycles ("mini-cycles," for lack of a better term), "that we all should have
T o get to the Cape Royds penguin colony, home to several thousand googly-eyed Adelie penguins, you can either make the bone-chilling two-hour snowmobile drive over the sea ice from McMurdo Station, or if weather and winds permit, zip over in 10 minutes by helicopter. Either way, you'll pass hundreds of seals sprawled slug-like on the ice; pass through the shadow of the volcano Mount Erebus, hunched and smoking; and if you're lucky, spot an elegant snow petrel gliding by. Jutting off the lava-ro
The deepest, darkest, scariest place on the maps I loved pondering as a child was a crescent-shaped canyon in the western Pacific Ocean. It was called the Mariana Trench, and at the very, very bottom was the lowest point on Earth's surface, the Challenger Deep. Its floor was seven terrifying miles down. What was down there? It was fun to imagine. I didn't know, and it didn't seem likely anyone would anytime soon. In 1989, James Cameron had fun imagining what might be at the bottom of a similar c
Africa's Tiny Sand Dams' Can Save Millions From Drought W ater-related diseases kill more than 3.5 million people every year particularly in dryland regions of the world, making the ability to store and harness water crucial. Rising global temperatures are aggravating the effects of climate change creating more erratic weather leading to heavy rainfalls and drought. The 2011 drought and the resulting famine in East Africa killed 100,000 people and sent food prices soaring. But reversing the dev
Cyclone Ockhi intensified into a "severe cyclonic storm" on Friday and moved to the Arabian Sea. It lay centred around 80 kilometres north-northeast of Minicoy in Lakshadweep. Under its influence, heavy rains continued to batter coastal areas of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, killing twelve people in the last two days and crippling normal life at numerous places. 218 fishermen rescued, as death toll in affected areas rises to 12 An IANS report from Thiruvananthapuram said as many as 218 fishermen from K
Ocean acidification driven by increasing atmospheric carbon levels is a substantial threat to marine life, a new study has confirmed. The study , published in the journal Nature Climate Change, analyzed 167 studies on the effects of ocean acidification on corals, crustaceans, mollusks, fishes and echinoderms, a group which includes starfish and sea urchins. The studies included data on effects of ocean acidification on more than 150 species of marine life, which the researchers then matched up t
Flooding at the Louvre Severe flooding in Paris has been getting a lot of attention, but dangerous and damaging water levels are affecting regions all the way to Prague. Museums have closed and scrambled to move artworks from lower levels. But there has been a lot of damage to infrastructure and other property elsewhere as surging rivers wash out roads and damage bridges. And of course, people have died (at least 16) and officials worry that more deaths will be revealed as the waters recede... B
The probable changes as the world heats are so great that climate adaptation to cope with the inevitable is now essential, scientists are warning. Forest damage, drought and floods, for example, will all worsen, and tidal ranges are already changing. More than half of all the natural vegetation of California is at risk as temperatures rise. Even were the US and other nations to honour the promises made in the Paris Agreement of 2015, one fourth of California's natural wilderness would be und
The surge in earthquakes shaking Oklahoma, Texas and other parts of the nation's mid-section are likely caused by million of gallons of toxic oil and gas wastewater being disposed of underground, two new studies have found. Scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder and the United States Geological Survey analyzed data from earthquakes and more than 106,000 active injection wells across the central and eastern part of the nation, the largest such study to date. They found that "the entire
A powerful storm will lash the northeastern United States with heavy rain, locally damaging winds and significant travel disruptions into Monday. The storm will be fed in part by moisture and energy from Tropical Storm Philippe. Rain and wind that began to pick up on Sunday morning in the mid-Atlantic will only increase and become more disruptive from south to north into Monday morning. The storm will be moving at a swift pace which will limit the most intense wind and rain to a six to 12 hour p
More wind energy, electric cars, and maybe shutting down oil and gas wells. That is how to cut down on the destructive and deadly forest fires that have raged through subdivisions in California, scorched forest lands in Colorado and left behind only ash on the Texas plains. At least, that's what NPR suggests in a report. The Austin, Texas, NPR station KUT warns that a bad year for wildfires in Texas may get worse. "Climate researchers say the uptick in fires bares (sic) the fingerprints of clima
The deepest, darkest, scariest place on the maps I loved pondering as a child was a crescent-shaped canyon in the western Pacific Ocean. It was called the Mariana Trench, and at the very, very bottom was the lowest point on Earth's surface, the Challenger Deep. Its floor was seven terrifying miles down. What was down there? It was fun to imagine. I didn't know, and it didn't seem likely anyone would anytime soon. In 1989, James Cameron had fun imagining what might be at the bottom of a similar c
1. Millions of cubic meters of water used by tar sands companies in 2011 from the Athabasca River alone: 370 [1] 2. Millions of cubic meters of water used in Toronto in 2011: 388 3. Amount paid by tar sands companies for water in 2012: $0 4. Average amount paid by the typical Toronto household for water each year: $674 [2] 5. Percentage of people in the United States who would not want medical treatments to extend life to age 120: 56 6. Percentage of people who think only the wealthy would have
What is a Mangrove? A mangrove is a forest habitat that straddles the coastline of many tropical countries including Madagascar and Indonesia which forms the boundary between where the land finishes and the ocean starts. The plants have adapted to live in salt water and nutrient-rich mud and instantly recognisable large root structures give mangroves some of their special features. These natural structures protect against tidal impact, prevent flooding, and provide shelter and nursery grounds to
Ocean acidification driven by increasing atmospheric carbon levels is a substantial threat to marine life, a new study has confirmed. The study , published in the journal Nature Climate Change, analyzed 167 studies on the effects of ocean acidification on corals, crustaceans, mollusks, fishes and echinoderms, a group which includes starfish and sea urchins. The studies included data on effects of ocean acidification on more than 150 species of marine life, which the researchers then matched up t
Flooding at the Louvre Severe flooding in Paris has been getting a lot of attention, but dangerous and damaging water levels are affecting regions all the way to Prague. Museums have closed and scrambled to move artworks from lower levels. But there has been a lot of damage to infrastructure and other property elsewhere as surging rivers wash out roads and damage bridges. And of course, people have died (at least 16) and officials worry that more deaths will be revealed as the waters recede... B
The probable changes as the world heats are so great that climate adaptation to cope with the inevitable is now essential, scientists are warning. Forest damage, drought and floods, for example, will all worsen, and tidal ranges are already changing. More than half of all the natural vegetation of California is at risk as temperatures rise. Even were the US and other nations to honour the promises made in the Paris Agreement of 2015, one fourth of California's natural wilderness would be und
The surge in earthquakes shaking Oklahoma, Texas and other parts of the nation's mid-section are likely caused by million of gallons of toxic oil and gas wastewater being disposed of underground, two new studies have found. Scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder and the United States Geological Survey analyzed data from earthquakes and more than 106,000 active injection wells across the central and eastern part of the nation, the largest such study to date. They found that "the entire
A powerful storm will lash the northeastern United States with heavy rain, locally damaging winds and significant travel disruptions into Monday. The storm will be fed in part by moisture and energy from Tropical Storm Philippe. Rain and wind that began to pick up on Sunday morning in the mid-Atlantic will only increase and become more disruptive from south to north into Monday morning. The storm will be moving at a swift pace which will limit the most intense wind and rain to a six to 12 hour p
More wind energy, electric cars, and maybe shutting down oil and gas wells. That is how to cut down on the destructive and deadly forest fires that have raged through subdivisions in California, scorched forest lands in Colorado and left behind only ash on the Texas plains. At least, that's what NPR suggests in a report. The Austin, Texas, NPR station KUT warns that a bad year for wildfires in Texas may get worse. "Climate researchers say the uptick in fires bares (sic) the fingerprints of clima
The deepest, darkest, scariest place on the maps I loved pondering as a child was a crescent-shaped canyon in the western Pacific Ocean. It was called the Mariana Trench, and at the very, very bottom was the lowest point on Earth's surface, the Challenger Deep. Its floor was seven terrifying miles down. What was down there? It was fun to imagine. I didn't know, and it didn't seem likely anyone would anytime soon. In 1989, James Cameron had fun imagining what might be at the bottom of a similar c
1. Millions of cubic meters of water used by tar sands companies in 2011 from the Athabasca River alone: 370 [1] 2. Millions of cubic meters of water used in Toronto in 2011: 388 3. Amount paid by tar sands companies for water in 2012: $0 4. Average amount paid by the typical Toronto household for water each year: $674 [2] 5. Percentage of people in the United States who would not want medical treatments to extend life to age 120: 56 6. Percentage of people who think only the wealthy would have
What is a Mangrove? A mangrove is a forest habitat that straddles the coastline of many tropical countries including Madagascar and Indonesia which forms the boundary between where the land finishes and the ocean starts. The plants have adapted to live in salt water and nutrient-rich mud and instantly recognisable large root structures give mangroves some of their special features. These natural structures protect against tidal impact, prevent flooding, and provide shelter and nursery grounds to
I'm not a detective, but I've watched enough crime procedurals to recognize the signs of a really stupid criminal trying in vain to cover his tracks. And in this episode of "Law & Order: SVUSA" it's none other than Donald Trump, desperately trying to change the conversation of his collusion and dependence on Russia...by using classic KGB tactics of "deny, deflect and blame others." Nah, that's not suspicious at all, Comrade Trump. AM Joy guest host Jonathan Capehart hosted a national security pa
The final show in my three-part series about the pitfalls associated with trying to debunk myths, battle fake news, and correct misinformation is up. In this episode I interview scientists who have great advice on how to both avoid the backfire effect and eventually overcome it. If you ask a social scientist familiar with motivated reasoning and the backfire effect if there is any hope to ever reach people who refuse to accept facts - is there any chance to change people's minds with evidence, r
We've seen this movie before. Upstarts seize new technological opportunity, overturning the old business order in the process. They're celebrated as entrepreneurial heroes as they grow rich and self-important. Then public opinion sours on their success. Competitors complain they're too powerful. The government brings antitrust action and threatens to break them up. Years of bureaucratic struggle ensue (cue the montage of lawyers with piles of paper, economists writing on whiteboards, and multipl
Earlier this week, when documentary film maker Josh Fox was escorted out of House chambers , it was the perfect marriage of drama and optics. And, like most instances of Hollywood visiting D.C., the facts become something closer to art; everybody sees something different in the end product. Watching the director cuffed in chambers provokes instant reactions in many, yet the details were quotidian, rather than dramatic. Fox did not secure credentials to shoot the meeting, but he showed up with ca
With the battle raging between the Little Sisters of the Poor and the Federal government on the HHS Mandate, some writers have likened their case to the trial of St. Thomas More as seen in Robert Bolt's play A Man for All Seasons or Fred Zinnemann's famous film adaption. Zinnemann's film and Bolt's play, however, inaccurately convey Thomas More's idea of conscience. In the play's preface, Bolt decries the loss of the "individual Man," an archetypal figure to whom one can compare him or herself a
The movies are full of bed-hopping men -- think of Humphrey Bogart's serial flirtations in The Big Sleep (1946) and Richard Roundtree laying his way uptown and down in Shaft (1971). But in Steve McQueen's Shame , womanizing is not just an outgrowth of the plot -- it is the plot. And it's just the latest example of a subgenre we'll call the Lothario film. Particularly plentiful in the wake of the sexual revolution, Lothario films are the pictures that deal with men tripped up on their own swingin
Another preview was recently released for Jennifer Lawrence's new movie "Red Sparrow." The plot of the film, according to IMDB , is, "Ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited to ' Sparrow School' a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as a weapon. But her first mission, targeting a CIA agent, threatens to unravel the security of both nations." The new preview gives the audience a little look into how Lawrence's character got into the assassin trade, and it raises the
Movies go over budget all the time, that is simply the nature of the business. But sometimes movies go so over budget and time constraints that the director is forced to defend his craft in a public forum. That's exactly what Alejandro Inarritu had to do this weekend while speaking at a Produced By: NY panel when faced with accusations about the filming of The Revenant going both over time and over budget. The movie, about famed explorer Hugh Glass, has been previously estimated to be as much
Most made-for-television movies are disappointing. Most movies based on Stephen King books, likewise. But here's a nightmare-inducing film that overturns both those rules: " It ". Ask an adult who saw it many years ago what they remember and you may hear, after a shudder, the half-whispered words "That clown...". The plot (including the ending) is a bit inscrutable at times, but it runs something like this: In 1990, in the small town of Derry, Maine, a horrifying clown named Pennywise (A ghoulis
Movie buffs will recognize this title as the most memorable line from "A Few Good Men" (1992), spoken by the character Colonel Jessep, played by Jack Nicholson ("You can't handle the truth!" is #29 in the American Film Institute's list of 100 top movie quotes). I hereby propose it as the subtext of the recently concluded Republican and Democratic national conventions. At this point most people appear to know that something is terribly, terribly wrong in the United States of America. But like the
The final show in my three-part series about the pitfalls associated with trying to debunk myths, battle fake news, and correct misinformation is up. In this episode I interview scientists who have great advice on how to both avoid the backfire effect and eventually overcome it. If you ask a social scientist familiar with motivated reasoning and the backfire effect if there is any hope to ever reach people who refuse to accept facts - is there any chance to change people's minds with evidence, r
We've seen this movie before. Upstarts seize new technological opportunity, overturning the old business order in the process. They're celebrated as entrepreneurial heroes as they grow rich and self-important. Then public opinion sours on their success. Competitors complain they're too powerful. The government brings antitrust action and threatens to break them up. Years of bureaucratic struggle ensue (cue the montage of lawyers with piles of paper, economists writing on whiteboards, and multipl
Earlier this week, when documentary film maker Josh Fox was escorted out of House chambers , it was the perfect marriage of drama and optics. And, like most instances of Hollywood visiting D.C., the facts become something closer to art; everybody sees something different in the end product. Watching the director cuffed in chambers provokes instant reactions in many, yet the details were quotidian, rather than dramatic. Fox did not secure credentials to shoot the meeting, but he showed up with ca
With the battle raging between the Little Sisters of the Poor and the Federal government on the HHS Mandate, some writers have likened their case to the trial of St. Thomas More as seen in Robert Bolt's play A Man for All Seasons or Fred Zinnemann's famous film adaption. Zinnemann's film and Bolt's play, however, inaccurately convey Thomas More's idea of conscience. In the play's preface, Bolt decries the loss of the "individual Man," an archetypal figure to whom one can compare him or herself a
The movies are full of bed-hopping men -- think of Humphrey Bogart's serial flirtations in The Big Sleep (1946) and Richard Roundtree laying his way uptown and down in Shaft (1971). But in Steve McQueen's Shame , womanizing is not just an outgrowth of the plot -- it is the plot. And it's just the latest example of a subgenre we'll call the Lothario film. Particularly plentiful in the wake of the sexual revolution, Lothario films are the pictures that deal with men tripped up on their own swingin
Another preview was recently released for Jennifer Lawrence's new movie "Red Sparrow." The plot of the film, according to IMDB , is, "Ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited to ' Sparrow School' a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as a weapon. But her first mission, targeting a CIA agent, threatens to unravel the security of both nations." The new preview gives the audience a little look into how Lawrence's character got into the assassin trade, and it raises the
Movies go over budget all the time, that is simply the nature of the business. But sometimes movies go so over budget and time constraints that the director is forced to defend his craft in a public forum. That's exactly what Alejandro Inarritu had to do this weekend while speaking at a Produced By: NY panel when faced with accusations about the filming of The Revenant going both over time and over budget. The movie, about famed explorer Hugh Glass, has been previously estimated to be as much
Most made-for-television movies are disappointing. Most movies based on Stephen King books, likewise. But here's a nightmare-inducing film that overturns both those rules: " It ". Ask an adult who saw it many years ago what they remember and you may hear, after a shudder, the half-whispered words "That clown...". The plot (including the ending) is a bit inscrutable at times, but it runs something like this: In 1990, in the small town of Derry, Maine, a horrifying clown named Pennywise (A ghoulis
Movie buffs will recognize this title as the most memorable line from "A Few Good Men" (1992), spoken by the character Colonel Jessep, played by Jack Nicholson ("You can't handle the truth!" is #29 in the American Film Institute's list of 100 top movie quotes). I hereby propose it as the subtext of the recently concluded Republican and Democratic national conventions. At this point most people appear to know that something is terribly, terribly wrong in the United States of America. But like the
Should a Christian group on a college campus be allowed to require its leaders to believe in Jesus? One university doesn't think so. The University of Iowa (UI) recently decided to end InterVarsity's 25-year participation in the campus community. According to Daniel Blomberg at Becket , the religious liberty law firm representing InterVarsity, the only reason UI has given is that the Christian group asks its leaders to believe in Jesus. "Everyone is welcome to attend [InterVarsity meetings]," Bl
Happy Ash Wednesday, y'all! Christians are just 46 days away from the celebration of their 1,979th Easter, commemorating the day when Jesus Christ allegedly resurrected from the dead and escaped his post-crucifixion resting place. The countdown begins ceremoniously with the imposition of ashes on the forehead and a vow to give up something awesome like caffeine or cigarettes for the remainder of Lent. We hear it's right to "give thanks and praise" to Jesus for taking the sin bullet for us. But w
I f Christianity were my religion, I wouldn't thank God for the Cross. But it's not my religion, and on Thanksgiving Day here in the U.S. tomorrow, I will be giving God all the thanks I can for the Cross of Jesus Christ. I know I need to explain that, and I will. First I'll need to clarify what I mean about "my religion." Choosing Our Religions W e live in a world of religious pluralism. A recent Gallup poll says that 70% of North Americans believe that many religious could lead you to God. The
I cannot worship the hippie, diaper, halo Christ - Advertisement - The Cult of 'Rambo Jesus" Just Took A Hit In the latest transformation of theology and within Right Wing Christian circles, the cult of "Rambo Jesus" has emerged as the theology du jour: Fmr. Gen. Jerry Boykin recently characterized the Second Coming as Jesus carrying an AR-15. - Advertisement - Blasphemous to many, the cult has nonetheless become a small epidemic, a virus spread by " emerging church " ministers who want to take
"INSIDE AN EMPTY TOMB" by Lyle Rapacki, Ph.D., (c)2017, The Olive Branch Report (Apr. 16, 2017) -- Jesus Christ died. He died quivering on a cross, after receiving a horrific public thrashing that would have killed any other human. He died after carrying His own instrument of death, the top part of the cross, to Golgotha where He was brutally and efficiently nailed to the beam He carried. He died after hanging between heaven and earth for about six hours in unexplainable agony. To make certai
We're always hearing about how loving this religion or that religion is, especially when it comes to Christianity in America. Jesus loves you. Love thy neighbor. On and on. Of course, we rarely see evidence of these sentiments. Quite the opposite in fact. Religion is used to justify all manner of hate a bigotry against all who do not fall in line with the beliefs of any given religious sect, as well as wars and other types of violence -- all because their God said so, and what he says goes, no m
Good Friday Morning. Literally, it is Good Friday, the day Christians (Western Christians, anyway) remember the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Whatever you think about Jesus, His death and resurrection had a huge impact on history . Here's how the Bible Museum commemorates Good Friday. Here's why Jesus Christ on Good Friday arguably suffered sexual assault . #JesusToo. Without further ado... Mea Culpa. Fox News host Laura Ingraham apologized to David Hogg after facing a boycott over a tweet. On We
"Never fear to hurt another in a just cause" is just about one of the most evil statements I've ever read as a mantra. I mean, Christianity and Islam both have peace and love at the heart of their religion and look how much insanity man has done in the names of those religions. And Scientology is basically saying "you are welcome to kill in my name?" Holy crap did I read that quote wrong. That seems more like a rewording of Lao Tzu, so again, Mr. Hubbard was thousands of years behind. I also rea
Print Back in the early part of the second century, a man named Marcion concluded that the teachings of Jesus were incompatible with the God of the Hebrew Scriptures, what we call the Old Testament. He saw the God of the Old Testament as belligerent and mean, while seeing Jesus as a loving God. He also misportrayed Christianity as a complete break from the Hebrew Scriptures. Though Marcion's views were rejected by the church, vestiges of his views have survived and even permeated the beliefs o
How did we get the New Testament (NT)? Dan Brown (of The Da Vinci Code fame) and others have long speculated that church councils conspired to throw out certain books of the Bible that would give us a story of Jesus different than ones we are familiar with now. Was there such a conspiracy, or did Christians basically recognize what was authentic and authoritative early on in the history of the faith? How did Christianity come up with the current 27 books of the New Testament? Thankfully, we do h
Happy Ash Wednesday, y'all! Christians are just 46 days away from the celebration of their 1,979th Easter, commemorating the day when Jesus Christ allegedly resurrected from the dead and escaped his post-crucifixion resting place. The countdown begins ceremoniously with the imposition of ashes on the forehead and a vow to give up something awesome like caffeine or cigarettes for the remainder of Lent. We hear it's right to "give thanks and praise" to Jesus for taking the sin bullet for us. But w
I f Christianity were my religion, I wouldn't thank God for the Cross. But it's not my religion, and on Thanksgiving Day here in the U.S. tomorrow, I will be giving God all the thanks I can for the Cross of Jesus Christ. I know I need to explain that, and I will. First I'll need to clarify what I mean about "my religion." Choosing Our Religions W e live in a world of religious pluralism. A recent Gallup poll says that 70% of North Americans believe that many religious could lead you to God. The
I cannot worship the hippie, diaper, halo Christ - Advertisement - The Cult of 'Rambo Jesus" Just Took A Hit In the latest transformation of theology and within Right Wing Christian circles, the cult of "Rambo Jesus" has emerged as the theology du jour: Fmr. Gen. Jerry Boykin recently characterized the Second Coming as Jesus carrying an AR-15. - Advertisement - Blasphemous to many, the cult has nonetheless become a small epidemic, a virus spread by " emerging church " ministers who want to take
"INSIDE AN EMPTY TOMB" by Lyle Rapacki, Ph.D., (c)2017, The Olive Branch Report (Apr. 16, 2017) -- Jesus Christ died. He died quivering on a cross, after receiving a horrific public thrashing that would have killed any other human. He died after carrying His own instrument of death, the top part of the cross, to Golgotha where He was brutally and efficiently nailed to the beam He carried. He died after hanging between heaven and earth for about six hours in unexplainable agony. To make certai
We're always hearing about how loving this religion or that religion is, especially when it comes to Christianity in America. Jesus loves you. Love thy neighbor. On and on. Of course, we rarely see evidence of these sentiments. Quite the opposite in fact. Religion is used to justify all manner of hate a bigotry against all who do not fall in line with the beliefs of any given religious sect, as well as wars and other types of violence -- all because their God said so, and what he says goes, no m
Good Friday Morning. Literally, it is Good Friday, the day Christians (Western Christians, anyway) remember the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Whatever you think about Jesus, His death and resurrection had a huge impact on history . Here's how the Bible Museum commemorates Good Friday. Here's why Jesus Christ on Good Friday arguably suffered sexual assault . #JesusToo. Without further ado... Mea Culpa. Fox News host Laura Ingraham apologized to David Hogg after facing a boycott over a tweet. On We
"Never fear to hurt another in a just cause" is just about one of the most evil statements I've ever read as a mantra. I mean, Christianity and Islam both have peace and love at the heart of their religion and look how much insanity man has done in the names of those religions. And Scientology is basically saying "you are welcome to kill in my name?" Holy crap did I read that quote wrong. That seems more like a rewording of Lao Tzu, so again, Mr. Hubbard was thousands of years behind. I also rea
Print Back in the early part of the second century, a man named Marcion concluded that the teachings of Jesus were incompatible with the God of the Hebrew Scriptures, what we call the Old Testament. He saw the God of the Old Testament as belligerent and mean, while seeing Jesus as a loving God. He also misportrayed Christianity as a complete break from the Hebrew Scriptures. Though Marcion's views were rejected by the church, vestiges of his views have survived and even permeated the beliefs o
How did we get the New Testament (NT)? Dan Brown (of The Da Vinci Code fame) and others have long speculated that church councils conspired to throw out certain books of the Bible that would give us a story of Jesus different than ones we are familiar with now. Was there such a conspiracy, or did Christians basically recognize what was authentic and authoritative early on in the history of the faith? How did Christianity come up with the current 27 books of the New Testament? Thankfully, we do h
Bill Leak was the greatest cartoonist of his era and deserves comparison with David Low, the greatest cartoonist of his era, from the First World War to the 1950s. Both initially made their names on The Bulletin magazine in Sydney as left-of-centre satirists but eventually went on to become the most powerful foes of left-wing authoritarianism in all its forms. New Zealand-born David Low (1891-1963) arrived in Sydney in 1911 to work on The Bulletin . During the First World War he became a relentl
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Dec 16, 2016 10:43 AM There are three growing religious views held by Christian youth that are not backed by the Bible and are causing them harm, according to the American Family Association. "Studies are continuing to confirm that vast swaths of church-going kids know very little about their Christian faith," Ed Vitagliano , AFA's executive vice president, said on the organization's website on Monday. "Instead, American Christianity
In Bill Leak's last cartoon in The Australian (below) he has Rob Stokes, the NSW minister for education, in front of Punchbowl Boys High School, severed head in hand, explaining to an interviewer that "boys will be boys." Getting to the nub of the matter is the cartoonist's art. Bill Leak was a peerless grandmaster of it. I was at the CIS function last Wednesday evening for the launch of his book Trigger Warning, which contains his cartoons over the year 2016. Partway through his speech, he was
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Jun 19, 2017 7:45 AM Marking 50 years of legalized interracial marriage in America, reformed theologian John Piper said Jesus Christ celebrates such marriages while warning that "angry white supremacy" has been on the rise. "Since the recent presidential election, the ugly forces of hateful and angry white supremacy have felt empowered to show their colors in America more openly than for the last forty years," Piper wrote on desiringG
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Jul 25, 2017 9:27 AM "Michael," whose son, "Marcus," was rescued through the pro-life Women's Choice Network in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, single-handedly derailed a group of pro-abortion activists Tuesday. Actually, "single-handedly" might be an overstatement, since Marcus, his 2-year-old son, was there too, playing a vital role in an exchange caught on video and made public by comedienne Lizz Winstead -- the co-creator and former hea
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Oct 27, 2016 8:00 AM The Reverend Samuel Rodriguez had stated that Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton wants Hispanic Christians to go against their own religious beliefs in supporting her. In a statement emailed to supporters on Monday morning, the president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference said that Clinton wants Christians "'to Sacrifice Our Most Cherished Values." "Latinos are pro-life. Latinos, whethe
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Aug 19, 2017 7:36 PM Prominent evangelical leader James Dobson has responded to a CBS News report that's lauding the European nation of Iceland for being on the verge of "eradicating Down syndrome births" by aborting 100 percent of babies diagnosed during prenatal screenings. CBS News reports that since prenatal screening tests were introduced in Iceland in the 2000s, close to 100 percent of the pregnant women whose unborn babies have
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Jul 15, 2013 5:40 AM A couple who co-founded a church in Washington, D.C. has brought their passion for providing for kids in need of a home and family to the nation's capital, where over 3,000 kids are either in or on their way to the foster care system. Aaron and Amy Graham while establishing the District Church learned about their new community and were convicted to share their fostering passion with their congregation. DC127, the
Mahnaz Yazdani's musical animated short movie It's Time to Sleep will compete with 18 films from across the world at Russian event. Created based on a wonderful symphonic music by Samin Baghteban, It's Time to Sleep is all about fantasy and childhood dreams with all the characters being animated on Paper sheets in traditional style and digitally painted in the computer programs. It's Time To Sleep was produced last year in Saba Center, with two-dimensional animation techniques. The seven-minute
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Apr 30, 2015 8:19 AM A photo believed to have been taken by ISIS members of a baby lying beside a gun, a hand grenade, and an ISIS birth certificate has been released online. The photo's caption warns that the child will grow up to be a threat, pointing to the vast youth indoctrination program that the terror group is running in the region. "By showing the birth certificate, and the fact that the group are indoctrinating babies, I th
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Dec 16, 2016 10:43 AM There are three growing religious views held by Christian youth that are not backed by the Bible and are causing them harm, according to the American Family Association. "Studies are continuing to confirm that vast swaths of church-going kids know very little about their Christian faith," Ed Vitagliano , AFA's executive vice president, said on the organization's website on Monday. "Instead, American Christianity
In Bill Leak's last cartoon in The Australian (below) he has Rob Stokes, the NSW minister for education, in front of Punchbowl Boys High School, severed head in hand, explaining to an interviewer that "boys will be boys." Getting to the nub of the matter is the cartoonist's art. Bill Leak was a peerless grandmaster of it. I was at the CIS function last Wednesday evening for the launch of his book Trigger Warning, which contains his cartoons over the year 2016. Partway through his speech, he was
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Jun 19, 2017 7:45 AM Marking 50 years of legalized interracial marriage in America, reformed theologian John Piper said Jesus Christ celebrates such marriages while warning that "angry white supremacy" has been on the rise. "Since the recent presidential election, the ugly forces of hateful and angry white supremacy have felt empowered to show their colors in America more openly than for the last forty years," Piper wrote on desiringG
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Jul 25, 2017 9:27 AM "Michael," whose son, "Marcus," was rescued through the pro-life Women's Choice Network in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, single-handedly derailed a group of pro-abortion activists Tuesday. Actually, "single-handedly" might be an overstatement, since Marcus, his 2-year-old son, was there too, playing a vital role in an exchange caught on video and made public by comedienne Lizz Winstead -- the co-creator and former hea
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Oct 27, 2016 8:00 AM The Reverend Samuel Rodriguez had stated that Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton wants Hispanic Christians to go against their own religious beliefs in supporting her. In a statement emailed to supporters on Monday morning, the president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference said that Clinton wants Christians "'to Sacrifice Our Most Cherished Values." "Latinos are pro-life. Latinos, whethe
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Aug 19, 2017 7:36 PM Prominent evangelical leader James Dobson has responded to a CBS News report that's lauding the European nation of Iceland for being on the verge of "eradicating Down syndrome births" by aborting 100 percent of babies diagnosed during prenatal screenings. CBS News reports that since prenatal screening tests were introduced in Iceland in the 2000s, close to 100 percent of the pregnant women whose unborn babies have
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Jul 15, 2013 5:40 AM A couple who co-founded a church in Washington, D.C. has brought their passion for providing for kids in need of a home and family to the nation's capital, where over 3,000 kids are either in or on their way to the foster care system. Aaron and Amy Graham while establishing the District Church learned about their new community and were convicted to share their fostering passion with their congregation. DC127, the
Mahnaz Yazdani's musical animated short movie It's Time to Sleep will compete with 18 films from across the world at Russian event. Created based on a wonderful symphonic music by Samin Baghteban, It's Time to Sleep is all about fantasy and childhood dreams with all the characters being animated on Paper sheets in traditional style and digitally painted in the computer programs. It's Time To Sleep was produced last year in Saba Center, with two-dimensional animation techniques. The seven-minute
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Apr 30, 2015 8:19 AM A photo believed to have been taken by ISIS members of a baby lying beside a gun, a hand grenade, and an ISIS birth certificate has been released online. The photo's caption warns that the child will grow up to be a threat, pointing to the vast youth indoctrination program that the terror group is running in the region. "By showing the birth certificate, and the fact that the group are indoctrinating babies, I th
A reader writes, "Good morning, Jay. Did you see the Toles cartoon today?" The answer, as every day, is no. Our reader continues, I'm not so thin-skinned as to look for offense where none is to be had, and I certainly don't want to read between lines that aren't there, but this one just really rubs me the wrong way. Tea Party Republicans as some sort of infectious strain deserving of eradication? I dunno, maybe the cartoon is better in the original German. Remember the rules: If you're a right-w
Bill Leak was the greatest cartoonist of his era and deserves comparison with David Low, the greatest cartoonist of his era, from the First World War to the 1950s. Both initially made their names on The Bulletin magazine in Sydney as left-of-centre satirists but eventually went on to become the most powerful foes of left-wing authoritarianism in all its forms. New Zealand-born David Low (1891-1963) arrived in Sydney in 1911 to work on The Bulletin . During the First World War he became a relentl
If you have read a newspaper in the past 40 years, there is a good chance you have seen the comic strip Doonesbury . The satirical and often politically charged cartoon has been a staple of daily comic pages for decades. Recently, cartoonist Gary Trudeau released a series of Doonesbury strips lambasting a Texas law that requires a sonogram before a woman has an abortion. The strips feature a young woman going to a Texas abortion clinic and being sent to the "shaming room" where a "middle-aged ma
"Now for a round-up by W.A. Rogers," a cartoon depicting recently passed laws, including the 1918 Sedition Act. (Library of Congress) Ready to join the resistance? Sign up for Take Action Now and we'll send you three actions every Tuesday. You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation's journalism. You can read our Privacy Policy here. Thank you for signing up. For more from The Nation , check out our latest issue . Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month!
This cartoon ran in Sunday's Gazzetta dello Sport , Italy's top-selling sports newspaper. It's Balotelli, fresh off the Azzurri triumph over England, climbing Big Ben. (Fun fact: It's officially "Elizabeth Tower" now .) Yes, Balotelli is playing the part of a giant gorilla, and yes, 90 percent of European soccer racism is based on referring to black players as monkeys or apes. This is, you know, not okay, and the Gazzetta has been hearing from concerned readers. The paper put out a statement tod
Illustration by Matt Daley "Closed, please." I click the wooden door shut. I walk past the poster-lined office, climb the stairs out of the building, and emerge onto the sunny Ryerson University campus in downtown Toronto. I trudge to the subway, shuffling onto a northbound train just as the door closes. I drop into a seat. I stare ahead. No more Gaby. For two years, I saved and planned for a Masters of Journalism degree at Ryerson, and in September 2014 I arrived in Toronto ready to learn. Inst
The hilarious A.F. Branco cartoon below shows what Democrats are REALLY up against this November, and it's their own fault: Nails it! Democrats have a very tough road ahead. The president has scored so many victories and all they have to show for themselves is a whole bunch of whining and nothing else. Democrats currently think the issue with illegals being separated from their kids while in detention is a winning issue. But they are very wrong as most support the President on this. In fact Pres
Illustration by Scarecrow Artist, used with permission . This time of year you see a lot of jack-o-lanterns decorating front stoops and walkways for Halloween. But have you ever wondered why it's called a "jack-o-lantern"? As it turns out, there's a very timely lesson in the origin of the name, and a recent letter to advice columnist Emily Yoffe, who writes the Dear Prudence advice column, shows the need to teach that lesson is greater now, than perhaps ever before. Of course, Halloween is th
We're still adjusting to Seth MacFarlane as a big-screen star. Not just because his breakneck absurdist humor often demands viewers pause and rewind, but because the man himself looks like a hand-inked cartoon, with his black, pupil-less eyes and an alabaster baby face that, lacking cheekbones that could carve in some shadows, appears to reflect light like the moon. MacFarlane wrote, directed, and stars in the ruthlessly funny A Million Ways to Die in the West , yet despite it being head-to-tail
In Bill Leak's last cartoon in The Australian (below) he has Rob Stokes, the NSW minister for education, in front of Punchbowl Boys High School, severed head in hand, explaining to an interviewer that "boys will be boys." Getting to the nub of the matter is the cartoonist's art. Bill Leak was a peerless grandmaster of it. I was at the CIS function last Wednesday evening for the launch of his book Trigger Warning, which contains his cartoons over the year 2016. Partway through his speech, he was
Bill Leak was the greatest cartoonist of his era and deserves comparison with David Low, the greatest cartoonist of his era, from the First World War to the 1950s. Both initially made their names on The Bulletin magazine in Sydney as left-of-centre satirists but eventually went on to become the most powerful foes of left-wing authoritarianism in all its forms. New Zealand-born David Low (1891-1963) arrived in Sydney in 1911 to work on The Bulletin . During the First World War he became a relentl
If you have read a newspaper in the past 40 years, there is a good chance you have seen the comic strip Doonesbury . The satirical and often politically charged cartoon has been a staple of daily comic pages for decades. Recently, cartoonist Gary Trudeau released a series of Doonesbury strips lambasting a Texas law that requires a sonogram before a woman has an abortion. The strips feature a young woman going to a Texas abortion clinic and being sent to the "shaming room" where a "middle-aged ma
"Now for a round-up by W.A. Rogers," a cartoon depicting recently passed laws, including the 1918 Sedition Act. (Library of Congress) Ready to join the resistance? Sign up for Take Action Now and we'll send you three actions every Tuesday. You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation's journalism. You can read our Privacy Policy here. Thank you for signing up. For more from The Nation , check out our latest issue . Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month!
This cartoon ran in Sunday's Gazzetta dello Sport , Italy's top-selling sports newspaper. It's Balotelli, fresh off the Azzurri triumph over England, climbing Big Ben. (Fun fact: It's officially "Elizabeth Tower" now .) Yes, Balotelli is playing the part of a giant gorilla, and yes, 90 percent of European soccer racism is based on referring to black players as monkeys or apes. This is, you know, not okay, and the Gazzetta has been hearing from concerned readers. The paper put out a statement tod
Illustration by Matt Daley "Closed, please." I click the wooden door shut. I walk past the poster-lined office, climb the stairs out of the building, and emerge onto the sunny Ryerson University campus in downtown Toronto. I trudge to the subway, shuffling onto a northbound train just as the door closes. I drop into a seat. I stare ahead. No more Gaby. For two years, I saved and planned for a Masters of Journalism degree at Ryerson, and in September 2014 I arrived in Toronto ready to learn. Inst
The hilarious A.F. Branco cartoon below shows what Democrats are REALLY up against this November, and it's their own fault: Nails it! Democrats have a very tough road ahead. The president has scored so many victories and all they have to show for themselves is a whole bunch of whining and nothing else. Democrats currently think the issue with illegals being separated from their kids while in detention is a winning issue. But they are very wrong as most support the President on this. In fact Pres
Illustration by Scarecrow Artist, used with permission . This time of year you see a lot of jack-o-lanterns decorating front stoops and walkways for Halloween. But have you ever wondered why it's called a "jack-o-lantern"? As it turns out, there's a very timely lesson in the origin of the name, and a recent letter to advice columnist Emily Yoffe, who writes the Dear Prudence advice column, shows the need to teach that lesson is greater now, than perhaps ever before. Of course, Halloween is th
We're still adjusting to Seth MacFarlane as a big-screen star. Not just because his breakneck absurdist humor often demands viewers pause and rewind, but because the man himself looks like a hand-inked cartoon, with his black, pupil-less eyes and an alabaster baby face that, lacking cheekbones that could carve in some shadows, appears to reflect light like the moon. MacFarlane wrote, directed, and stars in the ruthlessly funny A Million Ways to Die in the West , yet despite it being head-to-tail
In Bill Leak's last cartoon in The Australian (below) he has Rob Stokes, the NSW minister for education, in front of Punchbowl Boys High School, severed head in hand, explaining to an interviewer that "boys will be boys." Getting to the nub of the matter is the cartoonist's art. Bill Leak was a peerless grandmaster of it. I was at the CIS function last Wednesday evening for the launch of his book Trigger Warning, which contains his cartoons over the year 2016. Partway through his speech, he was
Y esterday I wrote about the broad argument in Richard B. Hays book, Reading Backwards: Figural Christology and the Fourfold Gospel Witness . It's a useful book, although oddly positioned. On the one hand, it can work to help biblically literate but non-specialized Christians better to understand how the New Testament writers understand and use the OT, and how the OT reveals Jesus. Critically, Hays argues that Jesus exists in the OT not simply in a handful of isolated prooftexts, but in its very
In an open letter to faculty, George Mason University president resists descent into grievance culture. By Alice B Lloyd * Weekly Standard In the May 9th issue of THE WEEKLY STANDARD, the Scrapbook reports a particularly shameful episode of campus outrage. Recently, at George Mason University, thuggish puritanical progressivism apotheosized in a meeting of the university's faculty senate and a vote to disapprove of naming the law school for the late Justice Scalia. "Thus continues the cl
As Christians struggle with how best to apply their faith to these turbulent political times, theologian Bruce Riley Ashford has written a book to offer guidance. Letters to an American Christian , published June 1 by B&H Books, contains 26 short chapters, written as letters to "Christian," an archetype new to the faith college student struggling with what his transformation has to do with politics. "The purpose of political engagement is to persuade our fellow citizens and elected representati
Fake News: The Atlantic Smears My Hometown...but Posh Magazines Never Get Called Out for Their Fake News Townhall Charlotte Hays When the Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church, a century-old African-American congregation in downtown Greenville, Mississippi, was burned down last fall, the media wasted no time finding racism. I mean: What else could it be? This is Mississippi, folks. Adding fuel to the media fire, a "Vote Trump" message was found spray painted on the side of the burned out shell of a
First they came for basic biology, and I did not speak out... Now, professors at Seattle Pacific University are calling for science-that singularly human intellectual pursuit of the study of the physical and natural world through observation and experimentation-to be redefined as just a bunch of racism and sexism. In a paper published in the October... MORE >> Students at the College of Campus of William & Mary crashed an event organized by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), declaring li
Every year at Valentine's Day, groups on college campuses push feminism - and not just any strain of feminism, but a body-centric version of feminism that includes recitations of the "Vagina Monologues" and focuses on all the ways that women are oppressed by our male-dominated society. This strain of feminism, which could be described as grievance feminism , paints all women as victims. While it's important to be vigilant against sexism, today too many women - especially college women - have bee
This is an edited version of a sermon on the Book of Ecclesiastes preached in the Parish Church of the Ascension, Oughtibridge. Is it not true to say that during the the 20th century many people in this country had the experience of being better off financially than their parents? That of course is changing now and the so-called Millennials, those young people in their 20s and 30s, are experiencing the opposite. Many of them are finding themselves worse off than their parents and can't afford to
Last week friends from Yale Law School and Yale Divinity School sent me an article in the Yale Daily News that covered the Reproductive Rights Action League at Yale (RALY) and the Yale Medical Students for Choice commemoration of Roe v. Wade . While other students were participating in the March for Life , these Ivy Leaguers were performing mock abortionsand generating a huge crowd of 15 people. Here's what one of the organizersa medical student at Yalewas reported as saying: "It's not as scary
A tri-college coalition in Pennsylvania has published a resource guide on "allyship and anti-oppression" that brazenly affirms people of color cannot be racist towards white people. The guide , made available for students attending Haverford, Swarthmore, and Bryn Mawr Colleges, provides a seemingly-exhaustive list of terms on the topic, including "reverse racism," which, it then contests, is not actually existent. "Reverse racism does not actually exist...people of color do not structurally oppr
Black and LGBTQ+ students are the least protected from sexual assault on their college campuses, according to a study by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. This includes both non-LGBTQ+ black women and men, as well as LGBTQ+ students of all colors. The study breaks it down in this way: Non-transgender women had nearly 150 percent greater odds of being sexually assaulted in the past year than non-transgender men. Transgender people had nearly 300 percent higher odds of
In an open letter to faculty, George Mason University president resists descent into grievance culture. By Alice B Lloyd * Weekly Standard In the May 9th issue of THE WEEKLY STANDARD, the Scrapbook reports a particularly shameful episode of campus outrage. Recently, at George Mason University, thuggish puritanical progressivism apotheosized in a meeting of the university's faculty senate and a vote to disapprove of naming the law school for the late Justice Scalia. "Thus continues the cl
As Christians struggle with how best to apply their faith to these turbulent political times, theologian Bruce Riley Ashford has written a book to offer guidance. Letters to an American Christian , published June 1 by B&H Books, contains 26 short chapters, written as letters to "Christian," an archetype new to the faith college student struggling with what his transformation has to do with politics. "The purpose of political engagement is to persuade our fellow citizens and elected representati
Fake News: The Atlantic Smears My Hometown...but Posh Magazines Never Get Called Out for Their Fake News Townhall Charlotte Hays When the Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church, a century-old African-American congregation in downtown Greenville, Mississippi, was burned down last fall, the media wasted no time finding racism. I mean: What else could it be? This is Mississippi, folks. Adding fuel to the media fire, a "Vote Trump" message was found spray painted on the side of the burned out shell of a
First they came for basic biology, and I did not speak out... Now, professors at Seattle Pacific University are calling for science-that singularly human intellectual pursuit of the study of the physical and natural world through observation and experimentation-to be redefined as just a bunch of racism and sexism. In a paper published in the October... MORE >> Students at the College of Campus of William & Mary crashed an event organized by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), declaring li
Every year at Valentine's Day, groups on college campuses push feminism - and not just any strain of feminism, but a body-centric version of feminism that includes recitations of the "Vagina Monologues" and focuses on all the ways that women are oppressed by our male-dominated society. This strain of feminism, which could be described as grievance feminism , paints all women as victims. While it's important to be vigilant against sexism, today too many women - especially college women - have bee
This is an edited version of a sermon on the Book of Ecclesiastes preached in the Parish Church of the Ascension, Oughtibridge. Is it not true to say that during the the 20th century many people in this country had the experience of being better off financially than their parents? That of course is changing now and the so-called Millennials, those young people in their 20s and 30s, are experiencing the opposite. Many of them are finding themselves worse off than their parents and can't afford to
Last week friends from Yale Law School and Yale Divinity School sent me an article in the Yale Daily News that covered the Reproductive Rights Action League at Yale (RALY) and the Yale Medical Students for Choice commemoration of Roe v. Wade . While other students were participating in the March for Life , these Ivy Leaguers were performing mock abortionsand generating a huge crowd of 15 people. Here's what one of the organizersa medical student at Yalewas reported as saying: "It's not as scary
A tri-college coalition in Pennsylvania has published a resource guide on "allyship and anti-oppression" that brazenly affirms people of color cannot be racist towards white people. The guide , made available for students attending Haverford, Swarthmore, and Bryn Mawr Colleges, provides a seemingly-exhaustive list of terms on the topic, including "reverse racism," which, it then contests, is not actually existent. "Reverse racism does not actually exist...people of color do not structurally oppr
Black and LGBTQ+ students are the least protected from sexual assault on their college campuses, according to a study by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. This includes both non-LGBTQ+ black women and men, as well as LGBTQ+ students of all colors. The study breaks it down in this way: Non-transgender women had nearly 150 percent greater odds of being sexually assaulted in the past year than non-transgender men. Transgender people had nearly 300 percent higher odds of
Dear Commentary: I am having a wonderful time teaching at St. Luke's, a Catholic high school in Jersey City.1 I teach American history to the sophomores--five... To the Editor: David Guaspari, in his review of Overcoming Math Anxiety by Sheila Tobias [Books in Review, October 1994], is of course right to note... To the Editor: In "How Good Was Leonard Bernstein?" [October 1994], Terry Teachout relates that Harold Schonberg, the former music critic of the New York Times,... To the Editor: David B
"Hophmi the problem with your response to my flippancy is that you would bar, and will always bar, any discussion at all of issues of Jewish power in the Establishment because you insist Jewish life is so diverse" We're talking past one another. I'm having the discussion with you right now. The problem is that some of the things that you say are either wrong or simply stereotypes rather than facts, and some are simply repetitions of pretty old tropes. I've never denied that Jews have power in Am
Yes, summer is half-over. But the first half of summer isn't for reading, just like it's not for self improvement and "projects." It's for laziness, low productivity, and mid-afternoon micheladas. We understand. But now that July is inching into Augustand you've spent whole afternoons counting clouds on every roof deck or beach in driving distance of your townlet's talk about that reading list. It's five books long. You'll read three of them. That's ok; any three will do. And don't worry: you ca
While fantastical stories have been around since before the written word, they've gone in and out of fashion throughout history. But the 21st century has been a particularly fruitful time of fantasy literature, with J.K. Rowling 's Harry Potter series ushering in an era of both publishers willing to take a chance on new fantasy writers and readers opening themselves up to worlds of magic. Many readers have worked their way back from movies like the Lord of the Rings franchise or TV series like G
The Gate City has been ranked the 16th best place to live in America by Money Magazine, which uses factors like taxes, education and healthcare to determine its rankings. (KIMBERLY HOUGHTON/UNION LEADER CORRESPONDENT) NASHUA -- It's been nearly 20 years since Money Magazine ranked Nashua as one of its best places to live in America, but the hiatus is now over. This week, Money Magazine announced its list of the Top 50 places to live in the country, with the Gate City sealing the 16th spot. It's
At noon, while waiting for lunch, I glanced at The Wall Street Journal and noticed that, in the "Personal Journal" section, on pp. R4-R9, that newspaper -- with the help of Times Higher Education -- had provided its readers with a list of 497 American colleges ranked in light of endowment, likelihood that graduates would get a job, engagement, environment, average salary of graduates, and the like. Naturally, I looked through the list to see where these publications ranked Hillsdale College. But
T here is a consensus that Reihan Salam is good at what he does, but what is that exactly? Take the blog that he writes for National Review , the Agenda . By what standard could we say that the Agenda is a good blog? You can't go by accuracy, because Reihan assiduously avoids taking a firm stand on much of anything, so accuracy is inapplicable. In the future, your city bus will be "the belly of a mythical beast, transporting [you] to a new adventure"? That's not a prediction, that's a baked guy'
A rthur Schlesinger Jr.'s widely noticed essay in the New York Times Book Review last summer, "The Opening of the American Mind," illustrates among other things the truth of the old adage, les extremes touchent . Schlesinger's title, of course, announces a categorical rejection of the thesis of Professor Allan Bloom's recent best selling book, The Closing of the American Mind . The extremes in this case are that Bloom argues for "absolutism" over "relativism," Schlesinger the exact opposite. But
Guestblogger Paul Spinrad is a freelance writer/editor, and is Projects Editor for MAKE magazine . He is the author of The VJ Book and The Re/Search Guide to Bodily Fluids , and was an early contributor to bOING bOING when it was an online zine. He lives in San Francisco. I have a living cousin who was an early conceptual and performance artist, and I think his work is wonderful. His given name is Paul Cotton, but now he goes by adam, or "adam (The Late Paul Cotton)." adam studied sculpture at
Rent-regulated apartments should be allocated based upon need. As rent stabilization is a form of welfare, all stabilized tenants should be required to submit tax returns to become eligible to occupy a rent-stabilized apartment. First, I would propose that the income hurdles be based upon the higher of last year's earnings (using adjusted gross income to include capital gain and dividend income), or a three-year average. Anyone earning more than $135,000 should be moved immediately to free-marke
"Hophmi the problem with your response to my flippancy is that you would bar, and will always bar, any discussion at all of issues of Jewish power in the Establishment because you insist Jewish life is so diverse" We're talking past one another. I'm having the discussion with you right now. The problem is that some of the things that you say are either wrong or simply stereotypes rather than facts, and some are simply repetitions of pretty old tropes. I've never denied that Jews have power in Am
Yes, summer is half-over. But the first half of summer isn't for reading, just like it's not for self improvement and "projects." It's for laziness, low productivity, and mid-afternoon micheladas. We understand. But now that July is inching into Augustand you've spent whole afternoons counting clouds on every roof deck or beach in driving distance of your townlet's talk about that reading list. It's five books long. You'll read three of them. That's ok; any three will do. And don't worry: you ca
While fantastical stories have been around since before the written word, they've gone in and out of fashion throughout history. But the 21st century has been a particularly fruitful time of fantasy literature, with J.K. Rowling 's Harry Potter series ushering in an era of both publishers willing to take a chance on new fantasy writers and readers opening themselves up to worlds of magic. Many readers have worked their way back from movies like the Lord of the Rings franchise or TV series like G
The Gate City has been ranked the 16th best place to live in America by Money Magazine, which uses factors like taxes, education and healthcare to determine its rankings. (KIMBERLY HOUGHTON/UNION LEADER CORRESPONDENT) NASHUA -- It's been nearly 20 years since Money Magazine ranked Nashua as one of its best places to live in America, but the hiatus is now over. This week, Money Magazine announced its list of the Top 50 places to live in the country, with the Gate City sealing the 16th spot. It's
At noon, while waiting for lunch, I glanced at The Wall Street Journal and noticed that, in the "Personal Journal" section, on pp. R4-R9, that newspaper -- with the help of Times Higher Education -- had provided its readers with a list of 497 American colleges ranked in light of endowment, likelihood that graduates would get a job, engagement, environment, average salary of graduates, and the like. Naturally, I looked through the list to see where these publications ranked Hillsdale College. But
T here is a consensus that Reihan Salam is good at what he does, but what is that exactly? Take the blog that he writes for National Review , the Agenda . By what standard could we say that the Agenda is a good blog? You can't go by accuracy, because Reihan assiduously avoids taking a firm stand on much of anything, so accuracy is inapplicable. In the future, your city bus will be "the belly of a mythical beast, transporting [you] to a new adventure"? That's not a prediction, that's a baked guy'
A rthur Schlesinger Jr.'s widely noticed essay in the New York Times Book Review last summer, "The Opening of the American Mind," illustrates among other things the truth of the old adage, les extremes touchent . Schlesinger's title, of course, announces a categorical rejection of the thesis of Professor Allan Bloom's recent best selling book, The Closing of the American Mind . The extremes in this case are that Bloom argues for "absolutism" over "relativism," Schlesinger the exact opposite. But
Guestblogger Paul Spinrad is a freelance writer/editor, and is Projects Editor for MAKE magazine . He is the author of The VJ Book and The Re/Search Guide to Bodily Fluids , and was an early contributor to bOING bOING when it was an online zine. He lives in San Francisco. I have a living cousin who was an early conceptual and performance artist, and I think his work is wonderful. His given name is Paul Cotton, but now he goes by adam, or "adam (The Late Paul Cotton)." adam studied sculpture at
Rent-regulated apartments should be allocated based upon need. As rent stabilization is a form of welfare, all stabilized tenants should be required to submit tax returns to become eligible to occupy a rent-stabilized apartment. First, I would propose that the income hurdles be based upon the higher of last year's earnings (using adjusted gross income to include capital gain and dividend income), or a three-year average. Anyone earning more than $135,000 should be moved immediately to free-marke
After I blew the whistle on the CIA's torture program, I agreed to a plea deal that sent me to a federal prison for 23 months . Like most American prisons, mine was full of nonviolent drug offenders -- people who had made a mistake, in some cases many years ago -- or who had supposedly been caught up in drug rings. These people had never physically hurt anyone. Many had never committed a crime before, but our nation's sentencing laws are so tough that many are spending decades locked up. One exa
On Tuesday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) declared " we will end the failed drug war ." On Wednesday, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) said he would be open to legalizing medical marijuana if it were tightly controlled. And on Thursday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) hinted at support for decriminalizing marijuana in Texas. The comments from three Republican governors are the latest indication that the rhetoric, at least, may be shifting on the War on Drugs. Christie's comments are only slightly
Moving drugs through highways used by oil workers and hiding drugs within oilfield equipment appears to be a new strategy being used by drug traffickers seeking to move large narcotic loads to northern cities. Earlier this week, Texas State Troopers arrested Carlos Lozano, a Mexican national who had been driving a tractor trailer loaded with more than 4,030 pounds of marijuana. The drug seizure occured just west of the border city of Roma, court records obtained by Breitbart Texas revealed. The
The bloodsucking pagan hippiecrats of the Environmental Protection Agency are attacking Rick Perry's Jesus! Or is Rick Perry just high on a wheelbarrow full of drugs again? Sure. He is also upset about the Internet's number one or two worst thing ever of today, a fuzzy two-year-old video unearthed by Jim Inhofe of EPA administrator Al Armendariz explaining to an audience that his "philosophy of enforcement" towards law-breaking energy companies is "kind of like how the Romans used to conquer lit
GOP candidate Jeb Bush vows to reduce drug trafficking and abuse in the U.S. if he becomes president, in an issue that hits close to home. In an emotional speech , Jeb Bush discussed the painful times when his daughter Noelle's heroin addiction landed her behind bars and he knows exactly who to blame for that. Since he started campaigning for the presidential elections in 2015, the former governor of Florida has only spoken in hazy terms about his daughter's struggles with drug addiction. In a r
SATURDAY was really big on drugs and alcohol. The whole weekend we saw a lot of patients intoxicated, injured or badly drug-affected. Saturday was awful! It started at 12.30am when an alcoholic came in asking for detox. In the last three days from his last detox, he had drunk 1.4 litres of spirits and had smoked a few joints. He then called an ambulance to be brought to the Emergency Department. Shortly after, a deeply unconscious 20-year-old woman is brought in after drinking a fair bit but she
BRITAIN is in the grip of a gaming addiction which poses as big a health risk as alcohol and drug abuse, a Sun investigation has revealed. Our probe showed how more and more lives are being ruined by thrill-seeking players, with one expert describing the problem as "the scourge of our generation". Just last week, The Sun told how a 45-year-old woman had been jailed after stealing PS1,000 from her disabled mother to fund her Candy Crush Saga habit. Sally-Anne Turner used the cash to pay for extra
After Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson tested positive for banned stimulants, Italian police raided their hotel and confiscated unknown substances in a raid Monday, The Associated Press reported. Rooms of the athletes and trainer Christopher Xuereb of Canada were searched and drugs and muscle supplements were seized, Udine police captain Antonio Pisapia told the Associated Press. Pisapia said it was unclear if the drugs and muscle supplements were legal or illicit and that the
PepsiCo announced Wednesday morning a multiyear distribution deal with the makers of the energy drink Rockstar, prompting calls among gay rights activists for a company-wide boycott. Rockstar was co-created by Dr. Michael Weiner, better known as conservative radio host Michael Savage, who has often broadcast antigay tirades, referring to gay callers as "sodomites" who should "get AIDS and die." His equally conservative wife, Janet, serves as the company's CFO, while his son Russell -- cofounder
I'm fascinated by how the mephedrone hysteria is playing out in the UK, not only because I like taking plant food and don't want it to be banned, but also because the UK government's rushed banning of the new drug exposes just how non-evidence-based their drug policies are. Things started unraveling last October when Professor David Nutt was forced to resign as chairman of the UK government's Advisory Committee on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) for suggesting that UK drug policy should be based on s
On Tuesday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) declared " we will end the failed drug war ." On Wednesday, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) said he would be open to legalizing medical marijuana if it were tightly controlled. And on Thursday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) hinted at support for decriminalizing marijuana in Texas. The comments from three Republican governors are the latest indication that the rhetoric, at least, may be shifting on the War on Drugs. Christie's comments are only slightly
Moving drugs through highways used by oil workers and hiding drugs within oilfield equipment appears to be a new strategy being used by drug traffickers seeking to move large narcotic loads to northern cities. Earlier this week, Texas State Troopers arrested Carlos Lozano, a Mexican national who had been driving a tractor trailer loaded with more than 4,030 pounds of marijuana. The drug seizure occured just west of the border city of Roma, court records obtained by Breitbart Texas revealed. The
The bloodsucking pagan hippiecrats of the Environmental Protection Agency are attacking Rick Perry's Jesus! Or is Rick Perry just high on a wheelbarrow full of drugs again? Sure. He is also upset about the Internet's number one or two worst thing ever of today, a fuzzy two-year-old video unearthed by Jim Inhofe of EPA administrator Al Armendariz explaining to an audience that his "philosophy of enforcement" towards law-breaking energy companies is "kind of like how the Romans used to conquer lit
GOP candidate Jeb Bush vows to reduce drug trafficking and abuse in the U.S. if he becomes president, in an issue that hits close to home. In an emotional speech , Jeb Bush discussed the painful times when his daughter Noelle's heroin addiction landed her behind bars and he knows exactly who to blame for that. Since he started campaigning for the presidential elections in 2015, the former governor of Florida has only spoken in hazy terms about his daughter's struggles with drug addiction. In a r
SATURDAY was really big on drugs and alcohol. The whole weekend we saw a lot of patients intoxicated, injured or badly drug-affected. Saturday was awful! It started at 12.30am when an alcoholic came in asking for detox. In the last three days from his last detox, he had drunk 1.4 litres of spirits and had smoked a few joints. He then called an ambulance to be brought to the Emergency Department. Shortly after, a deeply unconscious 20-year-old woman is brought in after drinking a fair bit but she
BRITAIN is in the grip of a gaming addiction which poses as big a health risk as alcohol and drug abuse, a Sun investigation has revealed. Our probe showed how more and more lives are being ruined by thrill-seeking players, with one expert describing the problem as "the scourge of our generation". Just last week, The Sun told how a 45-year-old woman had been jailed after stealing PS1,000 from her disabled mother to fund her Candy Crush Saga habit. Sally-Anne Turner used the cash to pay for extra
After Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson tested positive for banned stimulants, Italian police raided their hotel and confiscated unknown substances in a raid Monday, The Associated Press reported. Rooms of the athletes and trainer Christopher Xuereb of Canada were searched and drugs and muscle supplements were seized, Udine police captain Antonio Pisapia told the Associated Press. Pisapia said it was unclear if the drugs and muscle supplements were legal or illicit and that the
PepsiCo announced Wednesday morning a multiyear distribution deal with the makers of the energy drink Rockstar, prompting calls among gay rights activists for a company-wide boycott. Rockstar was co-created by Dr. Michael Weiner, better known as conservative radio host Michael Savage, who has often broadcast antigay tirades, referring to gay callers as "sodomites" who should "get AIDS and die." His equally conservative wife, Janet, serves as the company's CFO, while his son Russell -- cofounder
I'm fascinated by how the mephedrone hysteria is playing out in the UK, not only because I like taking plant food and don't want it to be banned, but also because the UK government's rushed banning of the new drug exposes just how non-evidence-based their drug policies are. Things started unraveling last October when Professor David Nutt was forced to resign as chairman of the UK government's Advisory Committee on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) for suggesting that UK drug policy should be based on s
Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were among eight drug offenders executed by firing squad today. Photo: Al Jazeera /Reuters Amid international calls for mercy, the Indonesian government has executed eight people, including Bali Nine Australian duo Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. This is the second round of executions under President Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi. He justified the killings as a "shock therapy" to solve Indonesia's drug crisis. Nonsensical executions Indone
Is Rahul Singh a visionary innovator, a pushy maverick--or both? Photo by Steve Payne It's two and a half days since the magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, 2010. The Adventist Hospital, an enormous white building in a formerly leafy suburb of Port-au-Prince, now looks more like a war zone. Thousands of people are camped around the hospital in need of urgent medical care--mangled limbs, bleeding head wounds, shattered bones. Every few minutes a pickup truck emerges from the dust
In his 20s, Zoltan started as a journalist at National Geographic Channel, and was also a correspondent for The New York Times wire service. Later, he became a successful real estate developer during the boom years, and still owns many properties including vineyard entities in Argentina and Napa Valley. Zoltan was also a director at a major wildlife nonprofit, WildAid, helping to lead a team of activists to save endangered species and forests. In his 30s, Zoltan began writing a science fiction n
Wednesday Jun 6, 2018 Conrad Ricamora and Alyse Alan Louis in the world premiere of David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori's "Soft Power," coming to the Curran. Photo: Craig Schwartz Photography "When I first went in to audition for 'How To Get Away with Murder,' it wasn't a part written for an Asian actor," says Conrad Ricamora, the gay actor who plays Oliver Hampton, a gay HIV+ lawyer on the hit CBS series. Ricamora will be in San Francisco through July 8 as part of the cast of the new musical
His costar Portia de Rossi might be a higher-profile homosexual, but Jonathan Slavin has been working steadily as an out actor since the early '90s. Best known as a regular on Andy Richter Controls the Universe and for his recurring roles in Caroline in the City , Wings , and My Name Is Earl , Slavin currently plays Phil, a geeky research scientist, in Better Off Ted, an absurdist ABC sitcom about a morally questionable corporation. Revisiting his queer roles in other series such as Summerland
That was an understatement. The Bolivians had been told they would be sent to Mississippi for 40-hour workweeks at $15 an hour with a company known as Five Star Contractors. Instead they were taken to a fleabag motel at NW 70th Street and 27th Avenue and crammed four to a room meant for two. Pablo recalls Sanchez saying they'd have to stay put for a few days because of "legal problems." "Everything was dirty -- the bathroom, the beds, the pillows," Pablo says, his voice rising slightly. "People
Owners Jonathan Sanchez and Flavio Travano, banking on the development of Doral, a fast-growing suburb filled with office and apartment complexes, lured chef Daniel Vassallo away from his restaurant in Iquitos, Peru. They wanted to create a seafood-centric menu dominated by dishes that marry Japanese and Peruvian techniques and ingredients. The seemingly nonsensical fusion can be traced back to the widespread immigration of Chinese and Japanese workers to Peru throughout the late 19th and early
PETA has one of George Clooney 's sweaty towels and wrote him a letter asking to harvest his perspiration to make Clooney flavored tofu, or CloFu. "As a mammal, I'm offended," said Clooney in response. [ E! ] A PETA spokesperson says the CloFu will "spare animals from being killed for the table." [ Washington Post ] If you're in the market for a less disgusting celebrity food product, Sting is going to sell red wine made at his country estate in Tuscany. [ AP ] Britney Spears has reportedly been
PepsiCo announced Wednesday morning a multiyear distribution deal with the makers of the energy drink Rockstar, prompting calls among gay rights activists for a company-wide boycott. Rockstar was co-created by Dr. Michael Weiner, better known as conservative radio host Michael Savage, who has often broadcast antigay tirades, referring to gay callers as "sodomites" who should "get AIDS and die." His equally conservative wife, Janet, serves as the company's CFO, while his son Russell -- cofounder
Diner owner was stealing from the government, others people's money Diner owner & TEA Party type Obama antagonist displays his hypocrisy as he maligned 'takers' yet gets convicted for welfare fraud. Michael Tassone, the owner of the American Diner in Liverpool, was sentenced May 5, 2016, to a one-year conditional discharge after he pleaded guilty to welfare fraud. The diner owner, according to syracuse.com , "It was Medicaid fraud. They had failed to disclose income on their application. As a re
Is Rahul Singh a visionary innovator, a pushy maverick--or both? Photo by Steve Payne It's two and a half days since the magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, 2010. The Adventist Hospital, an enormous white building in a formerly leafy suburb of Port-au-Prince, now looks more like a war zone. Thousands of people are camped around the hospital in need of urgent medical care--mangled limbs, bleeding head wounds, shattered bones. Every few minutes a pickup truck emerges from the dust
In his 20s, Zoltan started as a journalist at National Geographic Channel, and was also a correspondent for The New York Times wire service. Later, he became a successful real estate developer during the boom years, and still owns many properties including vineyard entities in Argentina and Napa Valley. Zoltan was also a director at a major wildlife nonprofit, WildAid, helping to lead a team of activists to save endangered species and forests. In his 30s, Zoltan began writing a science fiction n
Wednesday Jun 6, 2018 Conrad Ricamora and Alyse Alan Louis in the world premiere of David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori's "Soft Power," coming to the Curran. Photo: Craig Schwartz Photography "When I first went in to audition for 'How To Get Away with Murder,' it wasn't a part written for an Asian actor," says Conrad Ricamora, the gay actor who plays Oliver Hampton, a gay HIV+ lawyer on the hit CBS series. Ricamora will be in San Francisco through July 8 as part of the cast of the new musical
His costar Portia de Rossi might be a higher-profile homosexual, but Jonathan Slavin has been working steadily as an out actor since the early '90s. Best known as a regular on Andy Richter Controls the Universe and for his recurring roles in Caroline in the City , Wings , and My Name Is Earl , Slavin currently plays Phil, a geeky research scientist, in Better Off Ted, an absurdist ABC sitcom about a morally questionable corporation. Revisiting his queer roles in other series such as Summerland
That was an understatement. The Bolivians had been told they would be sent to Mississippi for 40-hour workweeks at $15 an hour with a company known as Five Star Contractors. Instead they were taken to a fleabag motel at NW 70th Street and 27th Avenue and crammed four to a room meant for two. Pablo recalls Sanchez saying they'd have to stay put for a few days because of "legal problems." "Everything was dirty -- the bathroom, the beds, the pillows," Pablo says, his voice rising slightly. "People
Owners Jonathan Sanchez and Flavio Travano, banking on the development of Doral, a fast-growing suburb filled with office and apartment complexes, lured chef Daniel Vassallo away from his restaurant in Iquitos, Peru. They wanted to create a seafood-centric menu dominated by dishes that marry Japanese and Peruvian techniques and ingredients. The seemingly nonsensical fusion can be traced back to the widespread immigration of Chinese and Japanese workers to Peru throughout the late 19th and early
PETA has one of George Clooney 's sweaty towels and wrote him a letter asking to harvest his perspiration to make Clooney flavored tofu, or CloFu. "As a mammal, I'm offended," said Clooney in response. [ E! ] A PETA spokesperson says the CloFu will "spare animals from being killed for the table." [ Washington Post ] If you're in the market for a less disgusting celebrity food product, Sting is going to sell red wine made at his country estate in Tuscany. [ AP ] Britney Spears has reportedly been
PepsiCo announced Wednesday morning a multiyear distribution deal with the makers of the energy drink Rockstar, prompting calls among gay rights activists for a company-wide boycott. Rockstar was co-created by Dr. Michael Weiner, better known as conservative radio host Michael Savage, who has often broadcast antigay tirades, referring to gay callers as "sodomites" who should "get AIDS and die." His equally conservative wife, Janet, serves as the company's CFO, while his son Russell -- cofounder
Diner owner was stealing from the government, others people's money Diner owner & TEA Party type Obama antagonist displays his hypocrisy as he maligned 'takers' yet gets convicted for welfare fraud. Michael Tassone, the owner of the American Diner in Liverpool, was sentenced May 5, 2016, to a one-year conditional discharge after he pleaded guilty to welfare fraud. The diner owner, according to syracuse.com , "It was Medicaid fraud. They had failed to disclose income on their application. As a re
Sunday, June 15th, 2014 Japan Kills 30 Minke Whales in First Hunt Since ICJ Ruling by Jack Simpson / The Independent Japan has caught 30 minke whales in its first hunt since the International Court of Justice ordered the halt of its annual expedition in the Antarctic. A report by the Japanese Fisheries Agency said that 30 minke whales had been killed during the April-June whaling season as part of its "research hunts" in the north-west Pacific Ocean. They also said that another group of whalers
There's a great moment in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - the one where the Enterprise travels back in time to San Francisco ca. 1986 to save two whales - where helmsman Sulu is flying above the Bay Area in a helicopter. Surveying the street below him, he smiles and simply says, "San Franciiiiiisco." It seems to be sly little in-joke by George Takei, the guy who played Sulu in the original Star Trek series and films. Though it wasn't until 2005 that Takei officially proclaimed he was gay, announ
Japanese whalers exploit a loophole in international law by claiming that they hunt whales for scientific research. It is well established that they are lying. Western governments and their public are outraged by this flouting of international law, and by the barbaric suffering caused by this practice. Whaling is not something that can be done humanely: the explosive harpoons almost never kill a whale outright. Successfully piercing the right spot on a fleeing whale in the tumultuous conditions
Aloha, We are always surrounded by angels. We swim in a sea of unlimited, unconditional love totally filled with celestial beings of light that are more than willing and able to help us. The only catch is we have to ask and then be willing to accept the assistance. Here are 7 easy things you can do to open up those floodgates of love, light, and laughter, and experience the wonders of divine intervention in your life. 1. Spend some time each day in prayer. Prayer is simply the act of asking. It
By ANNE K. WALTERS dpa December 17. 2016 11:37PM The oceanographic survey ship, USNS Bowditch, is shown Sept. 20, 2002, which deployed an underwater drone seized by a Chinese Navy warship in international waters in South China Sea, Dec. 16, 2016. (Courtesy U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS) Chinese warship caught in the act of stealing U.S. underwater drone China agreed Saturday to return a U.S. Navy underwater drone that it had seized Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. "We have registered our objection to C
SeaWorld killer whales will stop being bred immediately, the theme parks announced Thursday, essentially phasing out the iconic orcas following years of controversy over keeping them in captivity. SeaWorld also announced it would stop using the orcas in theatrical shows in the parks, instead introducing "new, inspiring natural orca encounters," reported The Associated Press . The company appeared to acknowledge that criticism had helped drive the decision to end the breeding program. "As societ
by Shilpa Ganatra, travel editor The Maldives - a group of 1,192 coral islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean - might be associated with romantic honeymoons and its sugar-white beaches, but its real draw is found once you step off each island, as its Finding Nemo-style coral reefs are unlike most places in the world. Even the most crowded resorts are surrounded by crystal-clear waters teeming with parrot fish, angel fish, sea turtles, moray eels, reef sharks, manta rays and sting rays - all j
T o get to the Cape Royds penguin colony, home to several thousand googly-eyed Adelie penguins, you can either make the bone-chilling two-hour snowmobile drive over the sea ice from McMurdo Station, or if weather and winds permit, zip over in 10 minutes by helicopter. Either way, you'll pass hundreds of seals sprawled slug-like on the ice; pass through the shadow of the volcano Mount Erebus, hunched and smoking; and if you're lucky, spot an elegant snow petrel gliding by. Jutting off the lava-ro
The sea lion - which was accidentally snagged in the ships's fishing nets along Russia's Pacific coastline - soon comes face-to-face with the ship's dog. Despite sharing a common canine ancestor, the sea lion and the crew's mutt are far from pleased to meet one another - and their snapping and biting are only stopped when the crew use a hose to drive the sea lion stowaway back into the ocean. Experts believe that the sea lion in the breathtaking footage - which has already been viewed by tens of
I can not fully express how happy I am the French presidential election is over. That isn't to say I'm pleased or unhappy with the outcome; I could care less which socialist was elected to be the new captain of a still-sinking ship. What I'm happy about is I won't have to hear or read any more libertarians blithering on about and praising either Marine Le Pen or Emmanuel Macron. If Macron winning causes some libertarians to think cooler French heads have prevailed, then I have a bridge to Galt's
There's a great moment in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - the one where the Enterprise travels back in time to San Francisco ca. 1986 to save two whales - where helmsman Sulu is flying above the Bay Area in a helicopter. Surveying the street below him, he smiles and simply says, "San Franciiiiiisco." It seems to be sly little in-joke by George Takei, the guy who played Sulu in the original Star Trek series and films. Though it wasn't until 2005 that Takei officially proclaimed he was gay, announ
Japanese whalers exploit a loophole in international law by claiming that they hunt whales for scientific research. It is well established that they are lying. Western governments and their public are outraged by this flouting of international law, and by the barbaric suffering caused by this practice. Whaling is not something that can be done humanely: the explosive harpoons almost never kill a whale outright. Successfully piercing the right spot on a fleeing whale in the tumultuous conditions
Aloha, We are always surrounded by angels. We swim in a sea of unlimited, unconditional love totally filled with celestial beings of light that are more than willing and able to help us. The only catch is we have to ask and then be willing to accept the assistance. Here are 7 easy things you can do to open up those floodgates of love, light, and laughter, and experience the wonders of divine intervention in your life. 1. Spend some time each day in prayer. Prayer is simply the act of asking. It
By ANNE K. WALTERS dpa December 17. 2016 11:37PM The oceanographic survey ship, USNS Bowditch, is shown Sept. 20, 2002, which deployed an underwater drone seized by a Chinese Navy warship in international waters in South China Sea, Dec. 16, 2016. (Courtesy U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS) Chinese warship caught in the act of stealing U.S. underwater drone China agreed Saturday to return a U.S. Navy underwater drone that it had seized Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. "We have registered our objection to C
SeaWorld killer whales will stop being bred immediately, the theme parks announced Thursday, essentially phasing out the iconic orcas following years of controversy over keeping them in captivity. SeaWorld also announced it would stop using the orcas in theatrical shows in the parks, instead introducing "new, inspiring natural orca encounters," reported The Associated Press . The company appeared to acknowledge that criticism had helped drive the decision to end the breeding program. "As societ
by Shilpa Ganatra, travel editor The Maldives - a group of 1,192 coral islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean - might be associated with romantic honeymoons and its sugar-white beaches, but its real draw is found once you step off each island, as its Finding Nemo-style coral reefs are unlike most places in the world. Even the most crowded resorts are surrounded by crystal-clear waters teeming with parrot fish, angel fish, sea turtles, moray eels, reef sharks, manta rays and sting rays - all j
T o get to the Cape Royds penguin colony, home to several thousand googly-eyed Adelie penguins, you can either make the bone-chilling two-hour snowmobile drive over the sea ice from McMurdo Station, or if weather and winds permit, zip over in 10 minutes by helicopter. Either way, you'll pass hundreds of seals sprawled slug-like on the ice; pass through the shadow of the volcano Mount Erebus, hunched and smoking; and if you're lucky, spot an elegant snow petrel gliding by. Jutting off the lava-ro
The sea lion - which was accidentally snagged in the ships's fishing nets along Russia's Pacific coastline - soon comes face-to-face with the ship's dog. Despite sharing a common canine ancestor, the sea lion and the crew's mutt are far from pleased to meet one another - and their snapping and biting are only stopped when the crew use a hose to drive the sea lion stowaway back into the ocean. Experts believe that the sea lion in the breathtaking footage - which has already been viewed by tens of
I can not fully express how happy I am the French presidential election is over. That isn't to say I'm pleased or unhappy with the outcome; I could care less which socialist was elected to be the new captain of a still-sinking ship. What I'm happy about is I won't have to hear or read any more libertarians blithering on about and praising either Marine Le Pen or Emmanuel Macron. If Macron winning causes some libertarians to think cooler French heads have prevailed, then I have a bridge to Galt's
A powerful storm will lash the northeastern United States with heavy rain, locally damaging winds and significant travel disruptions into Monday. The storm will be fed in part by moisture and energy from Tropical Storm Philippe. Rain and wind that began to pick up on Sunday morning in the mid-Atlantic will only increase and become more disruptive from south to north into Monday morning. The storm will be moving at a swift pace which will limit the most intense wind and rain to a six to 12 hour p
As someone who has flown and crashed (now illegal) FPV planes and quadcopters, I can say I've uttered most of these things before, during and after crashes. The fact that military drones crash sometimes is entirely unsurprising - if anything good can be said about them its that fewer people are hurt when a drone crashes compared to when an actual aircraft crashes. What do these chair-force "heroes" say when they realize they've just murdered a half dozen children collecting firewood? Or are they
A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) F-16 fighter jet tracked three Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Wednesday when the aircraft did not initially identify itself, a NATO official confirmed to American Military News. This is standard procedure, and the F-16 jet broke away once identification was complete. However, Russian media painted a different picture, saying the NATO jet was "nosey" and that a Russian Su-27 came in to chase it off. A state-sponsored Russian media outlet report
Twenty grenades have gone missing from the San Diego-based Destroyer Pinckney, according to a Navy official. According to Naval Surface Forces Pacific spokesperson Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Haggard, it was discovered that the concussion grenades were missing from the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer during an inventory inspection. The NavyTimes has reported that the missing grenades are non-lethal concussion grenades. "While conducting an inventory accounting review during a Shipboard Explosive Safety Insp
Loss of beaches worldwide is certainly not the worst of the impacts humans will face from unrestricted greenhouse gas emissions (see " JPL bombshell: Polar ice sheet mass loss is speeding up, on pace for 1 foot sea level rise by 2050 "). But it will be a poignant and costly loss nonetheless for future generations. And don't count on creating artificial beaches -- they will be awfully hard to sustain when sea levels are rising 6 to 12 inches a decade ! CAP's Kiley Kroh has more. When Snooki of MT
Ocean acidification driven by increasing atmospheric carbon levels is a substantial threat to marine life, a new study has confirmed. The study , published in the journal Nature Climate Change, analyzed 167 studies on the effects of ocean acidification on corals, crustaceans, mollusks, fishes and echinoderms, a group which includes starfish and sea urchins. The studies included data on effects of ocean acidification on more than 150 species of marine life, which the researchers then matched up t
This floating tube is trying to clean up the Pacific Ocean. A nonprofit called The Ocean Cleanup wants to deploy a massive tube to try and collect some of the 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic waste found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This patch is a huge collection of debris and trash in the central North Pacific Ocean. It's characterized by extremely high concentrations of plastic and chemical matter that have been trapped by the North Pacific Gyre's currents. The tube, which was financed t
If a captain fell asleep at the helm of an oil tanker traversing dangerous waters, the ship owners and the public would demand that they never be put in command of a ship again. But, despite 12 years of being asleep at the wheel, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized United Nations agency responsible for international shipping, is demanding that it be re-appointed to have sole responsibility for addressing the rapidly rising greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping secto
Israel lost its first aircraft in combat since the early 1980s last month. Syrian air defenses shot down an Israeli F-16I, leaving the airmen inside only " a few seconds " to escape the wreckage. The pilot has now recovered , but the incident - prompted by an Iranian drone dispatched into Israeli airspace from Syrian territory-- almost spiraled out of control. Israeli generals reportedly weighed a large-scale offensive in Syria. Israel was on the brink of war, reportedly until Russian Presi
Emergency teams have recovered the flight recorders of a plane that crashed into a mountaintop in southwest Iran two weeks ago, killing all 66 passengers and crew, state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday. Iran has suffered several plane crashes in recent decades and Tehran blames US sanctions for preventing it from importing new aircraft or spare parts . The Aseman Airlines plane disappeared from radar screens 50 minutes into the February 18 flight from Tehran to the southwestern city of Yasuj
As someone who has flown and crashed (now illegal) FPV planes and quadcopters, I can say I've uttered most of these things before, during and after crashes. The fact that military drones crash sometimes is entirely unsurprising - if anything good can be said about them its that fewer people are hurt when a drone crashes compared to when an actual aircraft crashes. What do these chair-force "heroes" say when they realize they've just murdered a half dozen children collecting firewood? Or are they
A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) F-16 fighter jet tracked three Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Wednesday when the aircraft did not initially identify itself, a NATO official confirmed to American Military News. This is standard procedure, and the F-16 jet broke away once identification was complete. However, Russian media painted a different picture, saying the NATO jet was "nosey" and that a Russian Su-27 came in to chase it off. A state-sponsored Russian media outlet report
Twenty grenades have gone missing from the San Diego-based Destroyer Pinckney, according to a Navy official. According to Naval Surface Forces Pacific spokesperson Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Haggard, it was discovered that the concussion grenades were missing from the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer during an inventory inspection. The NavyTimes has reported that the missing grenades are non-lethal concussion grenades. "While conducting an inventory accounting review during a Shipboard Explosive Safety Insp
Loss of beaches worldwide is certainly not the worst of the impacts humans will face from unrestricted greenhouse gas emissions (see " JPL bombshell: Polar ice sheet mass loss is speeding up, on pace for 1 foot sea level rise by 2050 "). But it will be a poignant and costly loss nonetheless for future generations. And don't count on creating artificial beaches -- they will be awfully hard to sustain when sea levels are rising 6 to 12 inches a decade ! CAP's Kiley Kroh has more. When Snooki of MT
Ocean acidification driven by increasing atmospheric carbon levels is a substantial threat to marine life, a new study has confirmed. The study , published in the journal Nature Climate Change, analyzed 167 studies on the effects of ocean acidification on corals, crustaceans, mollusks, fishes and echinoderms, a group which includes starfish and sea urchins. The studies included data on effects of ocean acidification on more than 150 species of marine life, which the researchers then matched up t
This floating tube is trying to clean up the Pacific Ocean. A nonprofit called The Ocean Cleanup wants to deploy a massive tube to try and collect some of the 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic waste found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This patch is a huge collection of debris and trash in the central North Pacific Ocean. It's characterized by extremely high concentrations of plastic and chemical matter that have been trapped by the North Pacific Gyre's currents. The tube, which was financed t
If a captain fell asleep at the helm of an oil tanker traversing dangerous waters, the ship owners and the public would demand that they never be put in command of a ship again. But, despite 12 years of being asleep at the wheel, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized United Nations agency responsible for international shipping, is demanding that it be re-appointed to have sole responsibility for addressing the rapidly rising greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping secto
Israel lost its first aircraft in combat since the early 1980s last month. Syrian air defenses shot down an Israeli F-16I, leaving the airmen inside only " a few seconds " to escape the wreckage. The pilot has now recovered , but the incident - prompted by an Iranian drone dispatched into Israeli airspace from Syrian territory-- almost spiraled out of control. Israeli generals reportedly weighed a large-scale offensive in Syria. Israel was on the brink of war, reportedly until Russian Presi
Emergency teams have recovered the flight recorders of a plane that crashed into a mountaintop in southwest Iran two weeks ago, killing all 66 passengers and crew, state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday. Iran has suffered several plane crashes in recent decades and Tehran blames US sanctions for preventing it from importing new aircraft or spare parts . The Aseman Airlines plane disappeared from radar screens 50 minutes into the February 18 flight from Tehran to the southwestern city of Yasuj
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) spoke at the Jewish policy conference AIPAC on Tuesday. Video of Sen. McConnell's Speech at AIPAC 2017 Transcript of Sen. Mitch McConnell's Speech at AIPAC 2017 Good morning. Thanks for getting up early. Great to see so many of you here today -- Howard Kohr, Lillian Pinkus, Mort Fridman, Bob Cohen and of course, all the Kentuckians that are here with us. There are thousands of students and of course, it's great to be with you this year. Just after ou
When then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) decided to trigger the so-called " nuclear option " to give Senate Democrats more power in 2013, he likely had no idea how badly the move would eventually backfire. The unprecedented parliamentary move made it so federal judicial nominees and presidential appointments needed only a simple majority vote to advance to confirmation hearings, rather than the traditional 60-vote supermajority. The ramifications of such a move will become evident when
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell withdrew one of President Trump's judicial nominees for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday after failing to get the majority of the Senate to back the president's pick ahead of his confirmation vote. Ryan W. Bounds, an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon, faced pushback from his two Democratic home-state senators, who said the nominee withheld controversial writings when he was being vetted for the federal bench. One of those s
This week, two nominees to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee, facing fierce opposition from Democrats. President Donald Trump nominated Don Willett and James Ho to seats on the federal appeals court based in Texas. Willett, currently a justice on the Texas Supreme Court, is known as the "Tweeter Laureate of Texas" for his entertaining social media presence. Despite this playful side, Willett is a thoughtful jurist with more than a decade of expe
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell slammed Senate Democrats for their short-lived filibuster arguing that because of their "talk-a-thon," they missed a "significant" FBI briefing on the Orlando terrorist attack. Speaking from the Senate floor on Thursday, McConnell said, "Yesterday, the FBI director came to deliver a critical briefing on Orlando and explained what needed to prevent terrorist attacks in the future. Senate Republicans attended and asked serious questions." (RELATED: Senate Dem
Of course, Senate Democrats have already responded to ongoing, just-say-no Republican obstruction by changing the Senate rules to bar filibusters for lower-court judicial (and executive) nominees. As long as they retain their Senate majority, Democrats have the option of extending the no-filibuster rule to Supreme Court nominees, as well. And, of course, whenever the next Supreme Court vacancy arises, the president can once again select a straight-arrow moderate and hope for the best. Critical t
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell's latest health care ploy is to convince everyone that as bad as the GOP bill is, compromising with Democrats would be worse. Senate Democrats called his bluff and proved they are in fact the only ones with ideas to fix the health care system. The future of the Senate Obamacare repeal bill is in grave jeopardy. Republicans hoped that by writing their bill in secret , they could blunt the political backlash against stripping health insurance from 22 millio
Thursday, the Senate will vote on proposed legislation to protect the current Special Counsel, Robert Mueller, as well as future special counsels that may be appointed. Senator Chuck Grassley and Senator Diane Feinstein have exchanged warnings about the legislation, with Feinstein warning Grassley that any amendments could not dilute the protections. Grassley has been hiding his amendment until now, and we now know why he has been so secretive. Grassley's amendment would require Mueller (and any
Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Bernie Sanders hold a news conference to announce proposed gun control legislation at the U.S. Capitol October 4, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images In addition to sorrow over the 59 deaths and more than 500 wounded spectators at a Las Vegas outdoor concert , much anguish has been over the inability of our political system to solve such crises. But actually, there are a number of gun control measures that can pass through Congress--if politicians li
By CNS News | April 5, 2016, 16:50 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2016/04/05/sen-collins-convinced-garland-should-get-hearing/ Judge Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama's choice to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, meets with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 5, 2016. Republican senators, at the insistence of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., remain steadfast in refusing to hold hearings or a confirmation
When then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) decided to trigger the so-called " nuclear option " to give Senate Democrats more power in 2013, he likely had no idea how badly the move would eventually backfire. The unprecedented parliamentary move made it so federal judicial nominees and presidential appointments needed only a simple majority vote to advance to confirmation hearings, rather than the traditional 60-vote supermajority. The ramifications of such a move will become evident when
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell withdrew one of President Trump's judicial nominees for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday after failing to get the majority of the Senate to back the president's pick ahead of his confirmation vote. Ryan W. Bounds, an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon, faced pushback from his two Democratic home-state senators, who said the nominee withheld controversial writings when he was being vetted for the federal bench. One of those s
This week, two nominees to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee, facing fierce opposition from Democrats. President Donald Trump nominated Don Willett and James Ho to seats on the federal appeals court based in Texas. Willett, currently a justice on the Texas Supreme Court, is known as the "Tweeter Laureate of Texas" for his entertaining social media presence. Despite this playful side, Willett is a thoughtful jurist with more than a decade of expe
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell slammed Senate Democrats for their short-lived filibuster arguing that because of their "talk-a-thon," they missed a "significant" FBI briefing on the Orlando terrorist attack. Speaking from the Senate floor on Thursday, McConnell said, "Yesterday, the FBI director came to deliver a critical briefing on Orlando and explained what needed to prevent terrorist attacks in the future. Senate Republicans attended and asked serious questions." (RELATED: Senate Dem
Of course, Senate Democrats have already responded to ongoing, just-say-no Republican obstruction by changing the Senate rules to bar filibusters for lower-court judicial (and executive) nominees. As long as they retain their Senate majority, Democrats have the option of extending the no-filibuster rule to Supreme Court nominees, as well. And, of course, whenever the next Supreme Court vacancy arises, the president can once again select a straight-arrow moderate and hope for the best. Critical t
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell's latest health care ploy is to convince everyone that as bad as the GOP bill is, compromising with Democrats would be worse. Senate Democrats called his bluff and proved they are in fact the only ones with ideas to fix the health care system. The future of the Senate Obamacare repeal bill is in grave jeopardy. Republicans hoped that by writing their bill in secret , they could blunt the political backlash against stripping health insurance from 22 millio
Thursday, the Senate will vote on proposed legislation to protect the current Special Counsel, Robert Mueller, as well as future special counsels that may be appointed. Senator Chuck Grassley and Senator Diane Feinstein have exchanged warnings about the legislation, with Feinstein warning Grassley that any amendments could not dilute the protections. Grassley has been hiding his amendment until now, and we now know why he has been so secretive. Grassley's amendment would require Mueller (and any
Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Bernie Sanders hold a news conference to announce proposed gun control legislation at the U.S. Capitol October 4, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images In addition to sorrow over the 59 deaths and more than 500 wounded spectators at a Las Vegas outdoor concert , much anguish has been over the inability of our political system to solve such crises. But actually, there are a number of gun control measures that can pass through Congress--if politicians li
By CNS News | April 5, 2016, 16:50 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2016/04/05/sen-collins-convinced-garland-should-get-hearing/ Judge Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama's choice to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, meets with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 5, 2016. Republican senators, at the insistence of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., remain steadfast in refusing to hold hearings or a confirmation
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) has had positive things to say about the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, once noting that he was a "witty, funny guy." Yet, Franken was not laughing at the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on Monday. In his opening statement, Franken suggested it may not exactly be a good thing that Gorsuch has so often been compared to the justice he is set to replace. Scalia embraced a "rigid" view of the Constitution, Franken said - one that is " bl
Huh? At Gorsuch hearing, did Al Franken admit to being constitutionally illiterate? Posted at 2:08 pm on March 20, 2017 by Sarah D. -- Ellen L. Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) March 20, 2017 Sen. Al Franken is crabby. After pointing out to Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch that we wouldn't even be having a confirmation hearing right now if those damn Republicans had just done their jobs and confirmed Obama nominee Merrick Garland, Franken explained why he's so troubled that Gorsuch is widely rega
In February 2011, the rookie Senator from Kentucky, Rand Paul (R) gave his first speech on the Senate floor. Standing on his principles, facing a fiscal crisis, he offered a great compromise. His compromise would offer the best idea on where to cut spending and by how much. Conservatives would understand that military spending needed to be cut and liberals would understand that domestic spending would be cut. Paul had the understanding that the country's debt was the greatest threat America was
Always a class act. Via Daily Caller : Vice President Joe Biden used the just-announced death of a former White House press secretary James Brady to call for more gun control. [...] "It's been three decades since he nearly lost his life to an assassin's bullet fired at President Reagan from a gun bought with no background check," Biden wrote. "Because of the Brady's leadership and the gun violence prevention law named in Jim's honor, sensible background checks to date have kept 2 million guns ou
By Ron Paul During her appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, Attorney General Loretta Lynch admitted that she asked the FBI to examine whether the federal government should take legal action against so-called climate change deniers. Attorney General Lynch is not responding to any criminal acts committed by climate change skeptics. Instead, she is responding to requests from those frustrated that dissenters from the alleged climate change consensuses have successfully blocke
UPDATE: Brian Darling, Rand Paul's senior communications director, contests the characterization of Paul's remarks found in Politico , the Huffington Post and the post below. "It is not accurate to says that Sen. Paul's criticized the president and first lady for wanting their daughters to work minimum wage jobs," Darling said in an email. "Sen. Paul argued that kids should be celebrated for making their own money and not taught that minimum wage jobs are bad." Speaking to a collection of Sili
If ever the word "hack" needed definition, Schumer defines it best. Chuck Schumer has long been known to be a hack by New Yorkers like myself whose voice is silenced by the millions of Democrats in New York City who will vote for anyone with a "D" in front of his/her name. Schumer told Heartless Harry Reid at a farewell ceremony in Congress that he - Chuck - became who he is today from him. It's that bad! Be forewarned, never get between Chuck and a camera. No one's described him better than Rea
Thursday, the Senate will vote on proposed legislation to protect the current Special Counsel, Robert Mueller, as well as future special counsels that may be appointed. Senator Chuck Grassley and Senator Diane Feinstein have exchanged warnings about the legislation, with Feinstein warning Grassley that any amendments could not dilute the protections. Grassley has been hiding his amendment until now, and we now know why he has been so secretive. Grassley's amendment would require Mueller (and any
The confirmation hearing for federal Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Donald J. Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, got under way yesterday, with some senators mentioning religious freedom during their opening remarks. Gorsuch will start taking questions today, and the issue is likely to resurface again. It will be interesting to hear what Gorsuch has to say. In AU's view, some of his opinions on religious freedom are troubling, and that's why we're opposed to his nomination. As Gorsuch and
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has been in the news several times this week for warning the state of Texas, criticizing Bill Clinton, and most recently announcing a class action lawsuit against the Obama Administration. Sen. Paul, a favorite of the Tea Party movement, has rarely hesitated to speak his mind on the national stage, and in this past week he has stepped to the forefront of the debate to offer his opinions. The first occasion concerned the state of Texas, long considered a reliable Republic
Huh? At Gorsuch hearing, did Al Franken admit to being constitutionally illiterate? Posted at 2:08 pm on March 20, 2017 by Sarah D. -- Ellen L. Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) March 20, 2017 Sen. Al Franken is crabby. After pointing out to Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch that we wouldn't even be having a confirmation hearing right now if those damn Republicans had just done their jobs and confirmed Obama nominee Merrick Garland, Franken explained why he's so troubled that Gorsuch is widely rega
In February 2011, the rookie Senator from Kentucky, Rand Paul (R) gave his first speech on the Senate floor. Standing on his principles, facing a fiscal crisis, he offered a great compromise. His compromise would offer the best idea on where to cut spending and by how much. Conservatives would understand that military spending needed to be cut and liberals would understand that domestic spending would be cut. Paul had the understanding that the country's debt was the greatest threat America was
Always a class act. Via Daily Caller : Vice President Joe Biden used the just-announced death of a former White House press secretary James Brady to call for more gun control. [...] "It's been three decades since he nearly lost his life to an assassin's bullet fired at President Reagan from a gun bought with no background check," Biden wrote. "Because of the Brady's leadership and the gun violence prevention law named in Jim's honor, sensible background checks to date have kept 2 million guns ou
By Ron Paul During her appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, Attorney General Loretta Lynch admitted that she asked the FBI to examine whether the federal government should take legal action against so-called climate change deniers. Attorney General Lynch is not responding to any criminal acts committed by climate change skeptics. Instead, she is responding to requests from those frustrated that dissenters from the alleged climate change consensuses have successfully blocke
UPDATE: Brian Darling, Rand Paul's senior communications director, contests the characterization of Paul's remarks found in Politico , the Huffington Post and the post below. "It is not accurate to says that Sen. Paul's criticized the president and first lady for wanting their daughters to work minimum wage jobs," Darling said in an email. "Sen. Paul argued that kids should be celebrated for making their own money and not taught that minimum wage jobs are bad." Speaking to a collection of Sili
If ever the word "hack" needed definition, Schumer defines it best. Chuck Schumer has long been known to be a hack by New Yorkers like myself whose voice is silenced by the millions of Democrats in New York City who will vote for anyone with a "D" in front of his/her name. Schumer told Heartless Harry Reid at a farewell ceremony in Congress that he - Chuck - became who he is today from him. It's that bad! Be forewarned, never get between Chuck and a camera. No one's described him better than Rea
Thursday, the Senate will vote on proposed legislation to protect the current Special Counsel, Robert Mueller, as well as future special counsels that may be appointed. Senator Chuck Grassley and Senator Diane Feinstein have exchanged warnings about the legislation, with Feinstein warning Grassley that any amendments could not dilute the protections. Grassley has been hiding his amendment until now, and we now know why he has been so secretive. Grassley's amendment would require Mueller (and any
The confirmation hearing for federal Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Donald J. Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, got under way yesterday, with some senators mentioning religious freedom during their opening remarks. Gorsuch will start taking questions today, and the issue is likely to resurface again. It will be interesting to hear what Gorsuch has to say. In AU's view, some of his opinions on religious freedom are troubling, and that's why we're opposed to his nomination. As Gorsuch and
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has been in the news several times this week for warning the state of Texas, criticizing Bill Clinton, and most recently announcing a class action lawsuit against the Obama Administration. Sen. Paul, a favorite of the Tea Party movement, has rarely hesitated to speak his mind on the national stage, and in this past week he has stepped to the forefront of the debate to offer his opinions. The first occasion concerned the state of Texas, long considered a reliable Republic
- Advertisement - For decades conservatives have been badmouthing government. They've been intentionally mismanaging and corrupting it, to turn people against government. It's time to stand up and shout: Horray for government! I was reminded of this on my back from work the other day. Coming down the stairs to the bus tunnel at Westlake Station in Seattle, there was a middle-aged woman in distress. She was throwing her self against the railing, and she seemed to be crying. Her clothes were par
Edited on Mon Dec-06-04 02:56 AM by Jack_DeLeon whites are the minority in my neck of the woods, and the dangerous ones scare me. J/K I try not to be scared of anyone or anything. Being scared IMO doesnt help any, however if I feel there is danger I will be cautions, try to keep good situational awareness, and hopefully will be ready for whatever needs to be done if it needs to be. edit also fwiw, I think its silly to be scared of one "group" of people over another group, all people can be equal
The most confusing dependent clause in the history of the nation, at least as far as personal liberty goes, is the one that begins the 2 nd Amendment to the Bill of Rights. The full text of the amendment reads: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. To understand what the Founders meant it helps to understand how much the former colonists disliked a standing army. As far as the Continental
Triana (22,666 posts) Money is their GOD. GREED is the religion of the billionaire class. Money is their GOD. GREED is the religion of the billionaire class. (Original post) Triana Feb 2015 OP Sat Feb 14, 2015, 02:17 PM Sat Feb 14, 2015, 02:25 PM Sat Feb 14, 2015, 02:50 PM Sat Feb 14, 2015, 02:54 PM appalachiablue (16,500 posts) 4. God bless Bernie Sanders for the courage and compasion to tell the truth, the ugly truth straight out, like few others at his level. He's warning us, telling us. How
What do the Jacobins, Soviets, Nazis, and Democrats have in common? All four breeds of ideologue have waged war against a common enemy: Christmas. The War on Christmas rages on in 2016, despite the belligerents' persistent gaslighting. Not even the funny papers have escaped the crosshairs of the anti-Christmas crusaders: two weeks ago in Killeen, Texas, a middle school administrator was forced to remove decorations featuring Linus from A Charlie Brown Christmas out of fear that the display creat
"Communism" is an ugly word in the United States and has been closely associated if not altogether defined by fascist leaders like Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin. But actor and filmmaker Matthew Modine says there is another leader who was a communist but isn't like the others: Jesus. "I think that you could define [Jesus] as a Utopian communist, where people would work together to solve our problems," Modine told The Christian Post on Wednesday. His film, "Jesus Was A Commie," is a 15-minute n
Much like Dick Cheney , Lt. Colonel Ralph Peters excoriated President Obama's six years as President. He gives a few reasons why he feels this way, and his assertions become increasingly nutty as he goes along. He begins his tirade, "There's no question, that President Obama has done tremendous damage and he's done it for a variety of reasons." Peters is of course, comparing the economy and the unemployment figures from when Obama took office in 2009 up until now, and we've seen so much damage,
Fri Apr 4, 2014, 12:20 PM EarlG (15,929 posts) Pic Of The Moment: Charles Koch Whines In Wall Street Journal About "Character Assassination" Pic Of The Moment: Charles Koch Whines In Wall Street Journal About "Character Assassination" (Original post) EarlG Apr 2014 OP Fri Apr 4, 2014, 12:22 PM Johonny (15,612 posts) 1. Character assassination = pointing out things he actually did that he isn't proud of being known but sure as hell didn't mind doing them. Fri Apr 4, 2014, 12:25 PM 2. The Billiona
The Bush Dynasty and Friends. Collage by DonkeyHotey. We are all dunces, are we not? At least that's what the big media seem to think. Here's David Frum, presenting a forward-looking, decent and thoughtful Jeb Bush via the eminent Atlantic : Both Jeb Bush and Barack Obama are men who have openly and publicly struggled with their ambivalence about their family inheritance. Both responded by leaving the place of their youth to create new identities for themselves: Barack Obama, as an organizer in
Assyria Revised This page is concerned with dispelling some of the misconceptions and myths which abound concerning the ancient Assyrians. These scholarly quotes and historical references show how the ancient Assyrians have been maligned and that much propaganda has been written about them. It is anyone's guess as to why some authors seem to be obsessed with continuing these myths about the ancient Assyrians. We encourage you to copy and distribute the material below or to link this page to help
Edited on Mon Dec-06-04 02:56 AM by Jack_DeLeon whites are the minority in my neck of the woods, and the dangerous ones scare me. J/K I try not to be scared of anyone or anything. Being scared IMO doesnt help any, however if I feel there is danger I will be cautions, try to keep good situational awareness, and hopefully will be ready for whatever needs to be done if it needs to be. edit also fwiw, I think its silly to be scared of one "group" of people over another group, all people can be equal
The most confusing dependent clause in the history of the nation, at least as far as personal liberty goes, is the one that begins the 2 nd Amendment to the Bill of Rights. The full text of the amendment reads: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. To understand what the Founders meant it helps to understand how much the former colonists disliked a standing army. As far as the Continental
Triana (22,666 posts) Money is their GOD. GREED is the religion of the billionaire class. Money is their GOD. GREED is the religion of the billionaire class. (Original post) Triana Feb 2015 OP Sat Feb 14, 2015, 02:17 PM Sat Feb 14, 2015, 02:25 PM Sat Feb 14, 2015, 02:50 PM Sat Feb 14, 2015, 02:54 PM appalachiablue (16,500 posts) 4. God bless Bernie Sanders for the courage and compasion to tell the truth, the ugly truth straight out, like few others at his level. He's warning us, telling us. How
What do the Jacobins, Soviets, Nazis, and Democrats have in common? All four breeds of ideologue have waged war against a common enemy: Christmas. The War on Christmas rages on in 2016, despite the belligerents' persistent gaslighting. Not even the funny papers have escaped the crosshairs of the anti-Christmas crusaders: two weeks ago in Killeen, Texas, a middle school administrator was forced to remove decorations featuring Linus from A Charlie Brown Christmas out of fear that the display creat
"Communism" is an ugly word in the United States and has been closely associated if not altogether defined by fascist leaders like Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin. But actor and filmmaker Matthew Modine says there is another leader who was a communist but isn't like the others: Jesus. "I think that you could define [Jesus] as a Utopian communist, where people would work together to solve our problems," Modine told The Christian Post on Wednesday. His film, "Jesus Was A Commie," is a 15-minute n
Much like Dick Cheney , Lt. Colonel Ralph Peters excoriated President Obama's six years as President. He gives a few reasons why he feels this way, and his assertions become increasingly nutty as he goes along. He begins his tirade, "There's no question, that President Obama has done tremendous damage and he's done it for a variety of reasons." Peters is of course, comparing the economy and the unemployment figures from when Obama took office in 2009 up until now, and we've seen so much damage,
Fri Apr 4, 2014, 12:20 PM EarlG (15,929 posts) Pic Of The Moment: Charles Koch Whines In Wall Street Journal About "Character Assassination" Pic Of The Moment: Charles Koch Whines In Wall Street Journal About "Character Assassination" (Original post) EarlG Apr 2014 OP Fri Apr 4, 2014, 12:22 PM Johonny (15,612 posts) 1. Character assassination = pointing out things he actually did that he isn't proud of being known but sure as hell didn't mind doing them. Fri Apr 4, 2014, 12:25 PM 2. The Billiona
The Bush Dynasty and Friends. Collage by DonkeyHotey. We are all dunces, are we not? At least that's what the big media seem to think. Here's David Frum, presenting a forward-looking, decent and thoughtful Jeb Bush via the eminent Atlantic : Both Jeb Bush and Barack Obama are men who have openly and publicly struggled with their ambivalence about their family inheritance. Both responded by leaving the place of their youth to create new identities for themselves: Barack Obama, as an organizer in
Assyria Revised This page is concerned with dispelling some of the misconceptions and myths which abound concerning the ancient Assyrians. These scholarly quotes and historical references show how the ancient Assyrians have been maligned and that much propaganda has been written about them. It is anyone's guess as to why some authors seem to be obsessed with continuing these myths about the ancient Assyrians. We encourage you to copy and distribute the material below or to link this page to help
Amidst all the commentary and talking-head punditry concerning the Duck Dynasty business of recent days, I've yet to read or hear spoken a name that always pops into my head when such controversies arise. That would be the legendary hipster junkie comic (or as Walter Winchell described him "vomic"), Lenny Bruce (1925-1966). Though while Lenny's travails were notably different from Phil Robertson's present trouble (which is not a First Amendment issue), it is interesting to note that the latter's
Tue Mar 20, 2012, 05:22 PM 1. What a great collection. Tue Mar 20, 2012, 05:41 PM Tue Mar 20, 2012, 06:55 PM blue neen (11,017 posts) 3. She's a beautiful and talented lady. She's willing to stand up for what she believes in. I respect that. Tue Mar 20, 2012, 07:40 PM Tue Mar 20, 2012, 08:15 PM Duncan Grant (7,401 posts) 5. Lady Gaga: The most public advocate for LGBT kids anywhere. Credit where credit is due. Tue Mar 20, 2012, 10:37 PM yardwork (46,983 posts) 6. She's done a lot to make the str
Cash rules everything around us. by Victoria McNally Dec 1st We're already totally enamored with Ashley Eckstein's Her Universe - hell, we even had a party with her - so every time they launches new products, our wallets get lighter. Her Universe has debuted a slew of new products set to launch Cyber Monday (the online equivalent to Black Friday), November 26th. Plus, they're offering free ground shipping and a special gift with each order! Take a look at the new offerings, you'll probably find
Hey, now, take it easy. Every week your cover gallops up the barf ladder. The end of hipster (NOW, December 11-17)? Who cares? I guess if you weren't 50-year-old marketing geniuses (ha), you'd know that no one calls themselves hipsters except for the office jokes who parade up and down Roncesvalles or the Annex or whatever old-scab part of town is "trendy" (ew), looking for organic diapers. Those caricatures you kindly shoved in between slices of cliche garbage are fucking insulting. Nobody look
While surveying the ferociously fun punk covers landscape to compile a proper best-of list, there are a few things that become immediately apparent. First, the 1980s seem to be the decade that is most ripe for the original source material to be covered. If Martha Quinn announced a song's MTV video premiere--no matter the original genre--there's a good chance that a punk band has taken a sonic swing at it. Second, punk bands love covering The Beach Boys . Punk mainstays like the Ramones, Pennywis
Veere Di Wedding's token queer representation: When will Bollywood rise above the floral shirt stereotype? I usually like spending my Sundays lazing around like a cat. It is an occupational hazard of being a millennial. This past weekend however, I decided to give my weekly catnap a reprieve, and trudged halfway across the city to watch a matinee show of India's latest chick flick (which is not a chick flick ), Veere Di Wedding . Armed with a tub full of caramel popcorn and a soda that had more
WHOA NELLY! More trouble for Joy Reid as Islamophobic blog posts surface (plus sexist posts about 'fat little Rosie') Man, Joy Reid's magical time-traveling hacker has been SUPER DUPER busy it seems ... first all of those homophobic tidbits and now it seems they found a way to paint her as some sort of Islamaphobic, fat-shaming misogynist. And if you believe the above sentence we have some lovely, warm beach property in Antarctica to sell you. Joy Reid linked to a "salient" blog post about how M
" Hey, I'm a fun guy! Just look at this tie!" Photo: Getty Images Thank God for leisurely winter weekends. It took us two days to absorb the two massive, competing Conde Nast profiles of Eliot Spitzer: one in Vanity Fair (8,577 words) and one in The New Yorker (11,938). Have we learned anything new, other than the fact that if David Margolick and Nick Paumgarten got together, they'd have a book the size of On the Road between them? Yes, in fact: Spitzer apparently likes The New Yorker better tha
Jamie Gorelick Just when I think I am beyond the reach of shock, I come across some new revelation that makes my head rotate. Almost equally disturbing is the revelation that the vice chairwoman of the Urban Institute Board of Trustees is none other than Jamie Gorelick. How does this lady manage it? In her most recent public outing, Gorelick represented BP in the Gulf oil mess - not the first disaster with which the 58-year-old Gorelick has been involved. Indeed, bloggers have taken to calling J
Electronic-music titan Moby really doesn't think it's so odd that, after creating one of the milestones of the genre, 1995's Everything Is Wrong , he made Animal Rights , a disappointing excursion into punk rock. It was, he says, just a natural exploration and exhibition of his interests. "I've been playing music for 25 years, and I originally started out studying classical music," explains the 33-year-old descendant of Moby Dick author Herman Melville (hence the moniker; he was born Richard Mel
Tue Mar 20, 2012, 05:22 PM 1. What a great collection. Tue Mar 20, 2012, 05:41 PM Tue Mar 20, 2012, 06:55 PM blue neen (11,017 posts) 3. She's a beautiful and talented lady. She's willing to stand up for what she believes in. I respect that. Tue Mar 20, 2012, 07:40 PM Tue Mar 20, 2012, 08:15 PM Duncan Grant (7,401 posts) 5. Lady Gaga: The most public advocate for LGBT kids anywhere. Credit where credit is due. Tue Mar 20, 2012, 10:37 PM yardwork (46,983 posts) 6. She's done a lot to make the str
Cash rules everything around us. by Victoria McNally Dec 1st We're already totally enamored with Ashley Eckstein's Her Universe - hell, we even had a party with her - so every time they launches new products, our wallets get lighter. Her Universe has debuted a slew of new products set to launch Cyber Monday (the online equivalent to Black Friday), November 26th. Plus, they're offering free ground shipping and a special gift with each order! Take a look at the new offerings, you'll probably find
Hey, now, take it easy. Every week your cover gallops up the barf ladder. The end of hipster (NOW, December 11-17)? Who cares? I guess if you weren't 50-year-old marketing geniuses (ha), you'd know that no one calls themselves hipsters except for the office jokes who parade up and down Roncesvalles or the Annex or whatever old-scab part of town is "trendy" (ew), looking for organic diapers. Those caricatures you kindly shoved in between slices of cliche garbage are fucking insulting. Nobody look
While surveying the ferociously fun punk covers landscape to compile a proper best-of list, there are a few things that become immediately apparent. First, the 1980s seem to be the decade that is most ripe for the original source material to be covered. If Martha Quinn announced a song's MTV video premiere--no matter the original genre--there's a good chance that a punk band has taken a sonic swing at it. Second, punk bands love covering The Beach Boys . Punk mainstays like the Ramones, Pennywis
Veere Di Wedding's token queer representation: When will Bollywood rise above the floral shirt stereotype? I usually like spending my Sundays lazing around like a cat. It is an occupational hazard of being a millennial. This past weekend however, I decided to give my weekly catnap a reprieve, and trudged halfway across the city to watch a matinee show of India's latest chick flick (which is not a chick flick ), Veere Di Wedding . Armed with a tub full of caramel popcorn and a soda that had more
WHOA NELLY! More trouble for Joy Reid as Islamophobic blog posts surface (plus sexist posts about 'fat little Rosie') Man, Joy Reid's magical time-traveling hacker has been SUPER DUPER busy it seems ... first all of those homophobic tidbits and now it seems they found a way to paint her as some sort of Islamaphobic, fat-shaming misogynist. And if you believe the above sentence we have some lovely, warm beach property in Antarctica to sell you. Joy Reid linked to a "salient" blog post about how M
" Hey, I'm a fun guy! Just look at this tie!" Photo: Getty Images Thank God for leisurely winter weekends. It took us two days to absorb the two massive, competing Conde Nast profiles of Eliot Spitzer: one in Vanity Fair (8,577 words) and one in The New Yorker (11,938). Have we learned anything new, other than the fact that if David Margolick and Nick Paumgarten got together, they'd have a book the size of On the Road between them? Yes, in fact: Spitzer apparently likes The New Yorker better tha
Jamie Gorelick Just when I think I am beyond the reach of shock, I come across some new revelation that makes my head rotate. Almost equally disturbing is the revelation that the vice chairwoman of the Urban Institute Board of Trustees is none other than Jamie Gorelick. How does this lady manage it? In her most recent public outing, Gorelick represented BP in the Gulf oil mess - not the first disaster with which the 58-year-old Gorelick has been involved. Indeed, bloggers have taken to calling J
Electronic-music titan Moby really doesn't think it's so odd that, after creating one of the milestones of the genre, 1995's Everything Is Wrong , he made Animal Rights , a disappointing excursion into punk rock. It was, he says, just a natural exploration and exhibition of his interests. "I've been playing music for 25 years, and I originally started out studying classical music," explains the 33-year-old descendant of Moby Dick author Herman Melville (hence the moniker; he was born Richard Mel
An immigration attorney and policy analyst predicts that congressional lawmakers are unwilling to tackle the issue of illegal immigration before Election Day. Last week, House Speaker Paul Ryan cancelled votes on his immigration compromise bill because it faced certain defeat. The vote on a so-called "moderate" bill was postponed after the bill sponsored by Rep. Bob Goodlatte, which contained more robust border enforcement, was defeated by a 231-193 vote. After the bill's defeat, President Donal
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is not happy. Even though he's one of the most powerful men in Washington, he's currently exploring the idea of resigning his seat and not seeking reelection in 2018. Or is he? Politico is reporting that the Speaker of the House is suffering from "Trump-haustion" and wants out: "Ryan has made it known to some of his closest confidants that this will be his final term as speaker. He consults a small crew of family, friends, and staff for career advice, and is alwa
Update: With meetings in DC and calls coming in from across the country, ENDA supporters are sending a clear message to the Senate: pass ENDA now! It's not too late to join them. Take a look at our just-released toolkit then call your Senators by looking up their contact information or by hitting up the capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121. The government may be shut down, but Congress is still on the job, and we need to show them that they need to get back to work not only on the budget but on
(WASHINGTON EXAMINER) House Speaker Paul Ryan laughed away speculation that he plans to quit his post after Congress passes tax reform and said next year's agenda will include legislation to transform the nation's welfare program into one that can move more people from dependency on government into the workforce. "Next year is going to be the year where we work on people," Ryan told reporters who asked about his welfare reform plan at his weekly news conference. "Next year is the year we work on
Photo Credit Zimbio House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan took the president to task Wednesday for assertions he made the evening before during the State of the Union address. At a budget hearing, Ryan said President Obama's figures bear no relationship to those of the Congressional Budget Office, adding that the president is " deluding " himself on the nation's fiscal health. "It seems as if they think the heavy lifting on debt reduction, deficit reduction is behind us, we have just a littl
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republican leaders called for unity and prayer after the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas, but offered no new legislation to tighten gun laws and said a bill to ease regulations on gun silencers would be shelved indefinitely. "We are all reeling from this horror in Las Vegas," Speaker Paul Ryan said at a news conference on Tuesday. "This is just awful." Ryan said there's no plan for the House to act soon on a National Rifle Association-backed bill to ease regulations on
Congressman Paul Ryan recently said that Republicans "don't have a full-fledged" plan to fight poverty "because we need to do more listening to people who are in the trenches fighting poverty ." He had the perfect opportunity to do just that at a recent House Budget Committee hearing , "War on Poverty: A Progress Report," which he chaired. California Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Lee requested that Chairman Ryan allow Tianna Gaines-Turner --a mother and anti-poverty activist who has struggle
The new director of the CIA, Rep. Mike Pompeo during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on January 12, 2017 in Washington, DC. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Imagine terrorists using new technology to trick planes into crashing into buildings. It may sound like a Die Hard movie, but the premise, which involves "GPS spoofing," troubles our nation's intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Spoofing became a big deal when University of Texas professor Todd Humphreys accept
House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., announced Wednesday he will retire at the end of his term because he does not want his children growing up with a "weekend dad." Ryan, who became speaker after the abrupt retirement of John Boehner in 2015, told reporters he was leaving with confidence in Republicans' standing with voters in the upcoming midterm elections. "I have given this job everything I have," he said. "We're going to have a great record to run on." Since his election to Congress in 1998, Ry
House Speaker Paul Ryan and Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows squared off Wednesday in a tense discussion on the floor over immigration. "It doesn't matter anymore," Meadows, the North Carolina Republican, told Ryan on the floor in comments that could be heard from the House press gallery, The Hill reports. Meadows, in his third term, then told Florida GOP Rep. Carlos Curbelo that he would sign a discharge petition backed by Democrats and some Republicans that would lead to votes on four immi
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is not happy. Even though he's one of the most powerful men in Washington, he's currently exploring the idea of resigning his seat and not seeking reelection in 2018. Or is he? Politico is reporting that the Speaker of the House is suffering from "Trump-haustion" and wants out: "Ryan has made it known to some of his closest confidants that this will be his final term as speaker. He consults a small crew of family, friends, and staff for career advice, and is alwa
Update: With meetings in DC and calls coming in from across the country, ENDA supporters are sending a clear message to the Senate: pass ENDA now! It's not too late to join them. Take a look at our just-released toolkit then call your Senators by looking up their contact information or by hitting up the capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121. The government may be shut down, but Congress is still on the job, and we need to show them that they need to get back to work not only on the budget but on
(WASHINGTON EXAMINER) House Speaker Paul Ryan laughed away speculation that he plans to quit his post after Congress passes tax reform and said next year's agenda will include legislation to transform the nation's welfare program into one that can move more people from dependency on government into the workforce. "Next year is going to be the year where we work on people," Ryan told reporters who asked about his welfare reform plan at his weekly news conference. "Next year is the year we work on
Photo Credit Zimbio House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan took the president to task Wednesday for assertions he made the evening before during the State of the Union address. At a budget hearing, Ryan said President Obama's figures bear no relationship to those of the Congressional Budget Office, adding that the president is " deluding " himself on the nation's fiscal health. "It seems as if they think the heavy lifting on debt reduction, deficit reduction is behind us, we have just a littl
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republican leaders called for unity and prayer after the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas, but offered no new legislation to tighten gun laws and said a bill to ease regulations on gun silencers would be shelved indefinitely. "We are all reeling from this horror in Las Vegas," Speaker Paul Ryan said at a news conference on Tuesday. "This is just awful." Ryan said there's no plan for the House to act soon on a National Rifle Association-backed bill to ease regulations on
Congressman Paul Ryan recently said that Republicans "don't have a full-fledged" plan to fight poverty "because we need to do more listening to people who are in the trenches fighting poverty ." He had the perfect opportunity to do just that at a recent House Budget Committee hearing , "War on Poverty: A Progress Report," which he chaired. California Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Lee requested that Chairman Ryan allow Tianna Gaines-Turner --a mother and anti-poverty activist who has struggle
The new director of the CIA, Rep. Mike Pompeo during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on January 12, 2017 in Washington, DC. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Imagine terrorists using new technology to trick planes into crashing into buildings. It may sound like a Die Hard movie, but the premise, which involves "GPS spoofing," troubles our nation's intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Spoofing became a big deal when University of Texas professor Todd Humphreys accept
House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., announced Wednesday he will retire at the end of his term because he does not want his children growing up with a "weekend dad." Ryan, who became speaker after the abrupt retirement of John Boehner in 2015, told reporters he was leaving with confidence in Republicans' standing with voters in the upcoming midterm elections. "I have given this job everything I have," he said. "We're going to have a great record to run on." Since his election to Congress in 1998, Ry
House Speaker Paul Ryan and Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows squared off Wednesday in a tense discussion on the floor over immigration. "It doesn't matter anymore," Meadows, the North Carolina Republican, told Ryan on the floor in comments that could be heard from the House press gallery, The Hill reports. Meadows, in his third term, then told Florida GOP Rep. Carlos Curbelo that he would sign a discharge petition backed by Democrats and some Republicans that would lead to votes on four immi
House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., announced Wednesday he will retire at the end of his term because he does not want his children growing up with a "weekend dad." Ryan, who became speaker after the abrupt retirement of John Boehner in 2015, told reporters he was leaving with confidence in Republicans' standing with voters in the upcoming midterm elections. "I have given this job everything I have," he said. "We're going to have a great record to run on." Since his election to Congress in 1998, Ry
Folks it will all come down to the CBO score for the Cruz amendment! The WAPO is scared. They decided a few minutes ago to put out an article that kills the Cruz amendment. They think the # of people that won't be insured will rise drastically if the amendment stays. Their argument at this point still revolves around the 5% of Americans that don't get their healthcare from their employer and have preexisting conditions. They believe that the 95% of Americans that want to purchase a non Obamacare
Congressman Paul Ryan recently said that Republicans "don't have a full-fledged" plan to fight poverty "because we need to do more listening to people who are in the trenches fighting poverty ." He had the perfect opportunity to do just that at a recent House Budget Committee hearing , "War on Poverty: A Progress Report," which he chaired. California Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Lee requested that Chairman Ryan allow Tianna Gaines-Turner --a mother and anti-poverty activist who has struggle
Marco Rubio doesn't believe immigration should be put on hold, however he does believe the Boston Marathon terrorist attack should be examined for things missed by the current immigration #BostonBombing not excuse 4 inaction on #immigrationreform .But disagree with Sen.Leahy,if it exposed flaws in system we need to know & fix. -- Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) April 22, 2013 Rubio's tweet is in response to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) cautioning lawmakers from rashly conn
Many of the most senior members of the House are departing at the end of this year. With the retirement of Paul Ryan, Republicans will be electing their third speaker in three years (if they manage to maintain control). In addition to the speaker, of the 21 members who started this Congress as House committee chairmen, 10 will not be returning next year. But it's not just the party leadership. Back-bench tea party members are streaming out of the Congress, too. Of the 87 tea party members electe
An immigration enforcement activist hopes the Republican leadership in Congress will stand firm in resisting efforts by Democrats to include amnesty in tax reform or budget bills. Last week, House Speaker Paul Ryan declared that Democrats squandered their chance to demand a so-called "DACA fix" that would address the shielding of young undocumented immigrants from deportation, as part of the year-end spending bill. This came after Democrat leaders failed to show up for a meeting with President T
Once again, the D.C. establishment -- including many Republicans -- tried to push through legislation granting amnesty to illegal immigrants Wednesday. Once again, the effort failed , thanks to 112 GOP House members who rejected Speaker Paul Ryan 's "compromise" bill. The legislation would have provided a pathway to citizenship for 1.8 million illegal immigrants -- those who were brought into this country as children, the so-called Dreamers . President Donald Trump indicated Friday that GOP lawm
An immigration attorney and policy analyst predicts that congressional lawmakers are unwilling to tackle the issue of illegal immigration before Election Day. Last week, House Speaker Paul Ryan cancelled votes on his immigration compromise bill because it faced certain defeat. The vote on a so-called "moderate" bill was postponed after the bill sponsored by Rep. Bob Goodlatte, which contained more robust border enforcement, was defeated by a 231-193 vote. After the bill's defeat, President Donal
Members of Congress could face fines and ethics violations for disruptive behavior on the House floor under a new rule proposed by U.S. Speaker Paul Ryan and House Republicans. The move comes more than six months after Democrats staged a 25-hour sit-in over gun-control legislation. paul ryan really hated the democratic sit-in against gun violence, and he's changing the house rules to stop it https://t.co/LH5QR5CO27 -- Oliver Willis (@owillis) December 24, 2016 According to Bloomberg, a document
Pictured: Paul Ryan trying to think of more words to ruin. (AP Photo) With control of the House, Senate, and the presidency, Republicans have proved they are unable to govern. Donald Trump has had to rely largely on Executive Orders for governance and even their promise to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act grows less likely by the day. However, there is one area in which Republicans are unmatched in their competency: their ability to take common words and phrases and turn them into pr
Folks it will all come down to the CBO score for the Cruz amendment! The WAPO is scared. They decided a few minutes ago to put out an article that kills the Cruz amendment. They think the # of people that won't be insured will rise drastically if the amendment stays. Their argument at this point still revolves around the 5% of Americans that don't get their healthcare from their employer and have preexisting conditions. They believe that the 95% of Americans that want to purchase a non Obamacare
Congressman Paul Ryan recently said that Republicans "don't have a full-fledged" plan to fight poverty "because we need to do more listening to people who are in the trenches fighting poverty ." He had the perfect opportunity to do just that at a recent House Budget Committee hearing , "War on Poverty: A Progress Report," which he chaired. California Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Lee requested that Chairman Ryan allow Tianna Gaines-Turner --a mother and anti-poverty activist who has struggle
Marco Rubio doesn't believe immigration should be put on hold, however he does believe the Boston Marathon terrorist attack should be examined for things missed by the current immigration #BostonBombing not excuse 4 inaction on #immigrationreform .But disagree with Sen.Leahy,if it exposed flaws in system we need to know & fix. -- Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) April 22, 2013 Rubio's tweet is in response to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) cautioning lawmakers from rashly conn
Many of the most senior members of the House are departing at the end of this year. With the retirement of Paul Ryan, Republicans will be electing their third speaker in three years (if they manage to maintain control). In addition to the speaker, of the 21 members who started this Congress as House committee chairmen, 10 will not be returning next year. But it's not just the party leadership. Back-bench tea party members are streaming out of the Congress, too. Of the 87 tea party members electe
An immigration enforcement activist hopes the Republican leadership in Congress will stand firm in resisting efforts by Democrats to include amnesty in tax reform or budget bills. Last week, House Speaker Paul Ryan declared that Democrats squandered their chance to demand a so-called "DACA fix" that would address the shielding of young undocumented immigrants from deportation, as part of the year-end spending bill. This came after Democrat leaders failed to show up for a meeting with President T
Once again, the D.C. establishment -- including many Republicans -- tried to push through legislation granting amnesty to illegal immigrants Wednesday. Once again, the effort failed , thanks to 112 GOP House members who rejected Speaker Paul Ryan 's "compromise" bill. The legislation would have provided a pathway to citizenship for 1.8 million illegal immigrants -- those who were brought into this country as children, the so-called Dreamers . President Donald Trump indicated Friday that GOP lawm
An immigration attorney and policy analyst predicts that congressional lawmakers are unwilling to tackle the issue of illegal immigration before Election Day. Last week, House Speaker Paul Ryan cancelled votes on his immigration compromise bill because it faced certain defeat. The vote on a so-called "moderate" bill was postponed after the bill sponsored by Rep. Bob Goodlatte, which contained more robust border enforcement, was defeated by a 231-193 vote. After the bill's defeat, President Donal
Members of Congress could face fines and ethics violations for disruptive behavior on the House floor under a new rule proposed by U.S. Speaker Paul Ryan and House Republicans. The move comes more than six months after Democrats staged a 25-hour sit-in over gun-control legislation. paul ryan really hated the democratic sit-in against gun violence, and he's changing the house rules to stop it https://t.co/LH5QR5CO27 -- Oliver Willis (@owillis) December 24, 2016 According to Bloomberg, a document
Pictured: Paul Ryan trying to think of more words to ruin. (AP Photo) With control of the House, Senate, and the presidency, Republicans have proved they are unable to govern. Donald Trump has had to rely largely on Executive Orders for governance and even their promise to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act grows less likely by the day. However, there is one area in which Republicans are unmatched in their competency: their ability to take common words and phrases and turn them into pr
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, on Tuesday praised President Donald Trump's choice to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Trump tweeted Tuesday morning: Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our new Secretary of State. He will do a fantastic job! Thank you to Rex Tillerson for his service! Gina Haspel will become the new Director of the CIA, and the first woman so chosen. Congratulations to all! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 13, 2018 "Pompeo is
We're probably only a few days away from the White House signing off on the release of Rep. Devin Nunes' memo. But this morning, the FBI weighed in saying it had concerns there were "material omissions" in the memo. That's a blow to the #releasethememo side of the argument because it basically confirms what Democrats like Adam Schiff have been saying for days, i.e. the memo isn't a wholly accurate summary of the underlying facts. But Rep. Nunes isn't backing down. This afternoon he released a st
The Justice Department is cracking down on sanctuary cities. This week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced new conditions for sanctuary cities to obtain law enforcement grants, including more cooperation with federal authorities. I discussed this topic on Fox Business Network's "Making Money" with host Gerri Willis, political analyst Dr. Gina Loudon, and Republican strategist Ford O'Connell. Friends turned Foes! Attorney General Jeff Sessions stays focused on his sanctuary city crackdown b
Ever since Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from overseeing the Russia investigation the Department of Justice is coordinating, President Donald Trump and some Congressional Republicans have been looking for a way to get rid of the AG and replace him with someone who would either severely limit the scope of the investigation or fire Mueller outright. Politico reports that EPA administrator Scott Pruitt -- who served as Attorney General of Oklahoma before joining the EPA -- has exp
Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions is the only adviser Donald Trump really listens to, according to New York magazine. When Jeff Sessions calls, Trump listens," writer Gabriel Sherman quotes a conservative close to the campaign. Sessions endorsed Trump at a rally near Huntsville, Alabama on February 28. Trump had been seeking Sessions' advice since shortly after launching his campaign, Sherman writes. Sessions has been an influential advocate on trade and immigration policy within the party f
Attorney General Jeff Sessions, accompanied by National Counterintelligence and Security Center Director William Evanina and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department. A fter President Trump tweeted that his Attorney General is "VERY weak" on pursuing "Intel leakers," Jeff Sessions announced new investigations into how journalists gain access to secret information and a possible revamp of existing guidelines designed to protect report
Secretary of Defense Mattis does not see "the divergence as strong as some have interpreted," that is, a divergence between President Trump's recent tweets and Secretary of State Tillerson's recent statements on North Korea. That's what he told the Senate House Armed Services Committee yesterday. One might even infer from Mattis's remarks that there's an overarching U.S. strategy to dealing with North Korea, and each senior U.S. official is more or less playing his role appropriately. Some have
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions warned on Monday that sanctuary cities risked losing federal grants if they persisted in obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws. Billions of dollars in federal law enforcement funding are at stake. "I urge the nation's states and cities to carefully consider the harm they are doing to their citizens by refusing to enforce our immigration laws," Sessions said. As a New York City taxpayer, is it too much to ask that my city government leaders f
Attorney General Jeff Sessions set off the Social Media Warrior Racism Alert(tm) today when he referred to the "Angl0-American heritage" of the office of sheriff in remarks he gave at the National Sheriffs' Association conference early today in Washington, D.C. As with so many stories about the Trump administration, critics were quick to declare Sessions racist. The controversy comes from a section of Sessions' speech where he was discussing the value of placing law enforcement in the hands of
The new director of the CIA, Rep. Mike Pompeo during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on January 12, 2017 in Washington, DC. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Imagine terrorists using new technology to trick planes into crashing into buildings. It may sound like a Die Hard movie, but the premise, which involves "GPS spoofing," troubles our nation's intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Spoofing became a big deal when University of Texas professor Todd Humphreys accept
We're probably only a few days away from the White House signing off on the release of Rep. Devin Nunes' memo. But this morning, the FBI weighed in saying it had concerns there were "material omissions" in the memo. That's a blow to the #releasethememo side of the argument because it basically confirms what Democrats like Adam Schiff have been saying for days, i.e. the memo isn't a wholly accurate summary of the underlying facts. But Rep. Nunes isn't backing down. This afternoon he released a st
The Justice Department is cracking down on sanctuary cities. This week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced new conditions for sanctuary cities to obtain law enforcement grants, including more cooperation with federal authorities. I discussed this topic on Fox Business Network's "Making Money" with host Gerri Willis, political analyst Dr. Gina Loudon, and Republican strategist Ford O'Connell. Friends turned Foes! Attorney General Jeff Sessions stays focused on his sanctuary city crackdown b
Ever since Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from overseeing the Russia investigation the Department of Justice is coordinating, President Donald Trump and some Congressional Republicans have been looking for a way to get rid of the AG and replace him with someone who would either severely limit the scope of the investigation or fire Mueller outright. Politico reports that EPA administrator Scott Pruitt -- who served as Attorney General of Oklahoma before joining the EPA -- has exp
Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions is the only adviser Donald Trump really listens to, according to New York magazine. When Jeff Sessions calls, Trump listens," writer Gabriel Sherman quotes a conservative close to the campaign. Sessions endorsed Trump at a rally near Huntsville, Alabama on February 28. Trump had been seeking Sessions' advice since shortly after launching his campaign, Sherman writes. Sessions has been an influential advocate on trade and immigration policy within the party f
Attorney General Jeff Sessions, accompanied by National Counterintelligence and Security Center Director William Evanina and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department. A fter President Trump tweeted that his Attorney General is "VERY weak" on pursuing "Intel leakers," Jeff Sessions announced new investigations into how journalists gain access to secret information and a possible revamp of existing guidelines designed to protect report
Secretary of Defense Mattis does not see "the divergence as strong as some have interpreted," that is, a divergence between President Trump's recent tweets and Secretary of State Tillerson's recent statements on North Korea. That's what he told the Senate House Armed Services Committee yesterday. One might even infer from Mattis's remarks that there's an overarching U.S. strategy to dealing with North Korea, and each senior U.S. official is more or less playing his role appropriately. Some have
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions warned on Monday that sanctuary cities risked losing federal grants if they persisted in obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws. Billions of dollars in federal law enforcement funding are at stake. "I urge the nation's states and cities to carefully consider the harm they are doing to their citizens by refusing to enforce our immigration laws," Sessions said. As a New York City taxpayer, is it too much to ask that my city government leaders f
Attorney General Jeff Sessions set off the Social Media Warrior Racism Alert(tm) today when he referred to the "Angl0-American heritage" of the office of sheriff in remarks he gave at the National Sheriffs' Association conference early today in Washington, D.C. As with so many stories about the Trump administration, critics were quick to declare Sessions racist. The controversy comes from a section of Sessions' speech where he was discussing the value of placing law enforcement in the hands of
The new director of the CIA, Rep. Mike Pompeo during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on January 12, 2017 in Washington, DC. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Imagine terrorists using new technology to trick planes into crashing into buildings. It may sound like a Die Hard movie, but the premise, which involves "GPS spoofing," troubles our nation's intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Spoofing became a big deal when University of Texas professor Todd Humphreys accept
Ever since Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from overseeing the Russia investigation the Department of Justice is coordinating, President Donald Trump and some Congressional Republicans have been looking for a way to get rid of the AG and replace him with someone who would either severely limit the scope of the investigation or fire Mueller outright. Politico reports that EPA administrator Scott Pruitt -- who served as Attorney General of Oklahoma before joining the EPA -- has exp
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence: from NRA to ACA. Photo by John Gress/Getty Images I'm a little late to this, but Simon Maloy has a terrific explainer on how Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is making a move that infuriates conservatives. Pence, like every Republican congressman, opposed the Affordable Care Act. He gave no indication that he'd expand Medicaid, as few Republican governors has done. But as of last week, he's looking for a waiver to get ACA funds that can expand the state's existing public-private
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that the Trump administration will prosecute any parents illegally bringing children over the border for "smuggling" and separate them from their kids. "If you are smuggling a child then we will prosecute you, and that child will be separated from you as required by law," Sessions said at a law enforcement conference in Arizona Monday. "If you don't like that, then don't smuggle children over our border." NBC News reports that the Trump administration says the
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, on Tuesday praised President Donald Trump's choice to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Trump tweeted Tuesday morning: Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our new Secretary of State. He will do a fantastic job! Thank you to Rex Tillerson for his service! Gina Haspel will become the new Director of the CIA, and the first woman so chosen. Congratulations to all! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 13, 2018 "Pompeo is
Vice President Mike Pence Associate Press Gov. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) Indiana governor Mike Pence, in an essay published Monday evening in The Wall Street Journal : Last week I signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, known as RFRA, which ensures that Indiana law will respect religious freedom and apply the highest level of scrutiny to any state or local governmental action that infringes on people's religious liberty. Unfortunately, the law has stirred a controversy and in recent days has bee
Jerry Falwell Jr. continued to demonstrate his slavish allegiance to President-elect Donald Trump when he said that it didn't matter to him that Exxon-Mobil donated to Planned Parenthood under Rex Tillerson, in addition to other leftist social values. Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. defended his support of Rex Tillerson, Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, saying he didn't think the former ExxonMobil executive "will ever have to weigh in on any of those issues." "His posit
After claiming America needs "more good guys with guns" to fight the gun epidemic, the NRA mocks itself banning firearms from Pence's speech. The NRA banned guns at their event for Mike Pence. I just don't understand. Why does the NRA want the Vice President to put himself in danger? Wouldn't he be safest if every single person in the room had an open carry AR-15 for which they didn't have to pass a background check? -- Catherynne Valente (@catvalente) April 29, 2018 The National Rifle Associati
P resident Trump, at the behest of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday. And within minutes, everyone had a theory as to why. Tucker Carlson, whose Fox News show "Tucker Carlson Tonight" aired just hours after the news broke, thought that it was about time: "Several Democratic senators have already and predictably called the firing 'Nixonian,' as if you were watching something from during Watergate. But you are not.
As the bloodletting at the White House continues, a brief moment of mercy: President Donald Trump and his chief of staff, John Kelly, have agreed to a "truce," the Wall Street Journal reports . Rumors abounded that Kelly would be swept up in the mass purge of the already hobbled Trump administration--just this week saw Secretary of State Rex Tillerson being felled by tweet , with word that National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster is not long for the White House either. And reports have been swirl
We're probably only a few days away from the White House signing off on the release of Rep. Devin Nunes' memo. But this morning, the FBI weighed in saying it had concerns there were "material omissions" in the memo. That's a blow to the #releasethememo side of the argument because it basically confirms what Democrats like Adam Schiff have been saying for days, i.e. the memo isn't a wholly accurate summary of the underlying facts. But Rep. Nunes isn't backing down. This afternoon he released a st
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence: from NRA to ACA. Photo by John Gress/Getty Images I'm a little late to this, but Simon Maloy has a terrific explainer on how Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is making a move that infuriates conservatives. Pence, like every Republican congressman, opposed the Affordable Care Act. He gave no indication that he'd expand Medicaid, as few Republican governors has done. But as of last week, he's looking for a waiver to get ACA funds that can expand the state's existing public-private
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that the Trump administration will prosecute any parents illegally bringing children over the border for "smuggling" and separate them from their kids. "If you are smuggling a child then we will prosecute you, and that child will be separated from you as required by law," Sessions said at a law enforcement conference in Arizona Monday. "If you don't like that, then don't smuggle children over our border." NBC News reports that the Trump administration says the
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, on Tuesday praised President Donald Trump's choice to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Trump tweeted Tuesday morning: Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our new Secretary of State. He will do a fantastic job! Thank you to Rex Tillerson for his service! Gina Haspel will become the new Director of the CIA, and the first woman so chosen. Congratulations to all! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 13, 2018 "Pompeo is
Vice President Mike Pence Associate Press Gov. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) Indiana governor Mike Pence, in an essay published Monday evening in The Wall Street Journal : Last week I signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, known as RFRA, which ensures that Indiana law will respect religious freedom and apply the highest level of scrutiny to any state or local governmental action that infringes on people's religious liberty. Unfortunately, the law has stirred a controversy and in recent days has bee
Jerry Falwell Jr. continued to demonstrate his slavish allegiance to President-elect Donald Trump when he said that it didn't matter to him that Exxon-Mobil donated to Planned Parenthood under Rex Tillerson, in addition to other leftist social values. Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. defended his support of Rex Tillerson, Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, saying he didn't think the former ExxonMobil executive "will ever have to weigh in on any of those issues." "His posit
After claiming America needs "more good guys with guns" to fight the gun epidemic, the NRA mocks itself banning firearms from Pence's speech. The NRA banned guns at their event for Mike Pence. I just don't understand. Why does the NRA want the Vice President to put himself in danger? Wouldn't he be safest if every single person in the room had an open carry AR-15 for which they didn't have to pass a background check? -- Catherynne Valente (@catvalente) April 29, 2018 The National Rifle Associati
P resident Trump, at the behest of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday. And within minutes, everyone had a theory as to why. Tucker Carlson, whose Fox News show "Tucker Carlson Tonight" aired just hours after the news broke, thought that it was about time: "Several Democratic senators have already and predictably called the firing 'Nixonian,' as if you were watching something from during Watergate. But you are not.
As the bloodletting at the White House continues, a brief moment of mercy: President Donald Trump and his chief of staff, John Kelly, have agreed to a "truce," the Wall Street Journal reports . Rumors abounded that Kelly would be swept up in the mass purge of the already hobbled Trump administration--just this week saw Secretary of State Rex Tillerson being felled by tweet , with word that National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster is not long for the White House either. And reports have been swirl
We're probably only a few days away from the White House signing off on the release of Rep. Devin Nunes' memo. But this morning, the FBI weighed in saying it had concerns there were "material omissions" in the memo. That's a blow to the #releasethememo side of the argument because it basically confirms what Democrats like Adam Schiff have been saying for days, i.e. the memo isn't a wholly accurate summary of the underlying facts. But Rep. Nunes isn't backing down. This afternoon he released a st
It's no secret: adding artwork to your home is the easiest (and best) way to personalize your space. What hangs on your wall is a reflection of you; it tells your guests a little bit about you, your style, and creates conversation. From paintings to photography, the Twin Cities has no shortage of artists for homeowners to choose from. It's just a matter of finding one whose style matches your own. Whether you're drawn toward realism or the abstract, landscapes or the more intimate human body, Tw
In place of social solidarity, filling the space where the informal, spontaneous relations between people used to be, are the more formal structures of the state. At every stage of Pelka's deterioration, then, there was no shortage of note-taking, of record-keeping - this is, after all, what the serious case review uses to build its picture of Pelka's maltreatment. But while the teacher making a note, the doctor keeping a record, or the neighbour making a report to the authorities, might have be
Artist Zhanna Shomakhova.| Photo courtesy of www.zhanna.ca Artist Zhanna Shomakhova will be exhibiting over 50 works in her latest series Motion, a collection exploring the allures of the universe in flux, at the Leigh Square Community Arts Village from Oct. 5-Nov. 28. Born in Nalchik, North Caucasus, Russia, Shomakhova moved with her family to Canada in 2008. Her immigration has had a transformative effect on her artistic style, which has evolved into renderings of an ever-shifting environment.
Located on a strip arguably housing some of the city's most stellar art spaces, this gallery stands out for the consistent quality of its exhibitions this past year. Kevin Bruk, who may have Tommy Lasorda's eye for spotting major-league talent, has been hitting back-to-back homers during a season in which one almost needed a scorecard to keep track of his stats. Bruk led off the year with Craig Kucia's stunning solo show, featuring a suite of sprawling, oil on canvas works in which the artist cr
Cool Disco Dan Nedham Smith There was a time, back in the '80s and the '90s, when you couldn't turn the corner in Washington, D.C., and not see some evidence that Cool Disco Dan had been there. Way before Banksy , the D.C. graffiti artist was blasting his nom de plume on the sides of buildings, on bridges and on subway overpasses, making guerilla art. But for all the ubiquity of his name, no one knew who he was. The Washington Post even dubbed him "the urban phantom." Disco Dan was the invisible
ATTICA, N.Y. (AP) -- Valentino Dixon's colored pencil drawings evoke carefree days on the links, dewy greens, open spaces, fresh air enlivened by flowers and crisply trimmed fairways. But the artist has never set foot on a golf course. For 22 years, Dixon's world has been concrete floors and metal bars, fluorescent lights and tiny spaces. It is nothing like what appears on paper as he runs rainbows of pencils down to nubs on blades of grass, reflective ponds, sweeping branches -- all the while h
A new Banksy mural showing a group of pigeons holding anti-immigration banners has been destroyed following a complaint the work was "racist". The mural in Clacton-on-Sea - where a by-election is due to take place following the local MP's defection to UKIP - appeared this week. ... Tendring District Council said it received a complaint that the mural was "offensive" and "racist". ... Nigel Brown, communications manager for the council, said: "The site was inspected by staff who agreed that it co
D imasalang III International Artist Group exhibition, Kalayaan (freedom), is on until July 4 at the Surrey Arts Centre. Dimasalang founder Sofronio Ylanan Mendoza, known by Sym, leads the display. S andie Gillis, author of Sym - The Power of Life and Struggle , volunteers for the Dimasalang International Artists Group and organized the event. An inspirational history The original Dimasalang International Artists Group.| Photo courtesy of Sandie Gillis. I n 1968 in Manilla, Sym founded the first
I'm a big fan of "piggyback art", taking an existing piece of art and adding something to it (like when I added Cthulhu emerging from a cave to the background of a boring $2 garage sale landscape painting then hung it in my living room and saw how long it took people to notice). Photoshop master Matthew Buchholz sells some awesome piggyback art in his Etsy shop, Alternate Histories . He takes public domain maps and photographs then adds monsters, robots, aliens, zombies, and other sci-fi tropes
The building blocks of Paul Klee's art are building blocks. It might sound simple but it's complicated - there are building blocks and building blocks. Every nursery floor is thick with burly wooden bricks - safe, blunt approximations; coarse, imprecise cubes that recall Donne: "At the round earth's imagined corners". Now consider the building set - Bauspiel - that my wife bought 30 years ago in Berlin from the Bauhaus-Archiv. With its tiny components you can build a ship with two sails, a bridg
In place of social solidarity, filling the space where the informal, spontaneous relations between people used to be, are the more formal structures of the state. At every stage of Pelka's deterioration, then, there was no shortage of note-taking, of record-keeping - this is, after all, what the serious case review uses to build its picture of Pelka's maltreatment. But while the teacher making a note, the doctor keeping a record, or the neighbour making a report to the authorities, might have be
Artist Zhanna Shomakhova.| Photo courtesy of www.zhanna.ca Artist Zhanna Shomakhova will be exhibiting over 50 works in her latest series Motion, a collection exploring the allures of the universe in flux, at the Leigh Square Community Arts Village from Oct. 5-Nov. 28. Born in Nalchik, North Caucasus, Russia, Shomakhova moved with her family to Canada in 2008. Her immigration has had a transformative effect on her artistic style, which has evolved into renderings of an ever-shifting environment.
Located on a strip arguably housing some of the city's most stellar art spaces, this gallery stands out for the consistent quality of its exhibitions this past year. Kevin Bruk, who may have Tommy Lasorda's eye for spotting major-league talent, has been hitting back-to-back homers during a season in which one almost needed a scorecard to keep track of his stats. Bruk led off the year with Craig Kucia's stunning solo show, featuring a suite of sprawling, oil on canvas works in which the artist cr
Cool Disco Dan Nedham Smith There was a time, back in the '80s and the '90s, when you couldn't turn the corner in Washington, D.C., and not see some evidence that Cool Disco Dan had been there. Way before Banksy , the D.C. graffiti artist was blasting his nom de plume on the sides of buildings, on bridges and on subway overpasses, making guerilla art. But for all the ubiquity of his name, no one knew who he was. The Washington Post even dubbed him "the urban phantom." Disco Dan was the invisible
ATTICA, N.Y. (AP) -- Valentino Dixon's colored pencil drawings evoke carefree days on the links, dewy greens, open spaces, fresh air enlivened by flowers and crisply trimmed fairways. But the artist has never set foot on a golf course. For 22 years, Dixon's world has been concrete floors and metal bars, fluorescent lights and tiny spaces. It is nothing like what appears on paper as he runs rainbows of pencils down to nubs on blades of grass, reflective ponds, sweeping branches -- all the while h
A new Banksy mural showing a group of pigeons holding anti-immigration banners has been destroyed following a complaint the work was "racist". The mural in Clacton-on-Sea - where a by-election is due to take place following the local MP's defection to UKIP - appeared this week. ... Tendring District Council said it received a complaint that the mural was "offensive" and "racist". ... Nigel Brown, communications manager for the council, said: "The site was inspected by staff who agreed that it co
D imasalang III International Artist Group exhibition, Kalayaan (freedom), is on until July 4 at the Surrey Arts Centre. Dimasalang founder Sofronio Ylanan Mendoza, known by Sym, leads the display. S andie Gillis, author of Sym - The Power of Life and Struggle , volunteers for the Dimasalang International Artists Group and organized the event. An inspirational history The original Dimasalang International Artists Group.| Photo courtesy of Sandie Gillis. I n 1968 in Manilla, Sym founded the first
I'm a big fan of "piggyback art", taking an existing piece of art and adding something to it (like when I added Cthulhu emerging from a cave to the background of a boring $2 garage sale landscape painting then hung it in my living room and saw how long it took people to notice). Photoshop master Matthew Buchholz sells some awesome piggyback art in his Etsy shop, Alternate Histories . He takes public domain maps and photographs then adds monsters, robots, aliens, zombies, and other sci-fi tropes
The building blocks of Paul Klee's art are building blocks. It might sound simple but it's complicated - there are building blocks and building blocks. Every nursery floor is thick with burly wooden bricks - safe, blunt approximations; coarse, imprecise cubes that recall Donne: "At the round earth's imagined corners". Now consider the building set - Bauspiel - that my wife bought 30 years ago in Berlin from the Bauhaus-Archiv. With its tiny components you can build a ship with two sails, a bridg
Illustration by Matt Daley "Closed, please." I click the wooden door shut. I walk past the poster-lined office, climb the stairs out of the building, and emerge onto the sunny Ryerson University campus in downtown Toronto. I trudge to the subway, shuffling onto a northbound train just as the door closes. I drop into a seat. I stare ahead. No more Gaby. For two years, I saved and planned for a Masters of Journalism degree at Ryerson, and in September 2014 I arrived in Toronto ready to learn. Inst
Illustration by Scarecrow Artist, used with permission . This time of year you see a lot of jack-o-lanterns decorating front stoops and walkways for Halloween. But have you ever wondered why it's called a "jack-o-lantern"? As it turns out, there's a very timely lesson in the origin of the name, and a recent letter to advice columnist Emily Yoffe, who writes the Dear Prudence advice column, shows the need to teach that lesson is greater now, than perhaps ever before. Of course, Halloween is th
Illustration by Yuko Shimizu At a shallow pool in a nameless creek, deep in the Alaskan wilderness, seven boys are laughing and lunging and splashing as they try to haze a pair of beleaguered little fish into their mosquito nets. Fishing is not allowed, but they took leave of their instructors several hours ago and are having their Lord of the Flies moment of fun. Have a look at them: Joshua Berg, 17, from New City, New York, the group's elected leader and most experienced outdoorsman. Noah Alla
Why is there a seeming discomfort and sensitivity among Museum workers over their own most popular exhibit? At the Museum, visitors marvel at the shrunken heads, and balk at the idea that their arrangement should be changed to be more respectful or that they should be sent elsewhere. 'The heads are educational. No one here wants them off display', said one visitor. Another argued that 'the notion that we have to communicate with the communities in South America is ridiculous': 'This museum belon
The Vepr 12 manufactured at the Molot Oruzhie factory in Russia is a semi-automatic, box-fed magazine, 12-gauge shotgun that will rip, snort and tear through targets like a beast. There is nothing subtle about the Vepr 12. It was designed for self-defense, hunting, 3-Gun competitions, and any situation where you need to shoot and reload a 12-gauge shotgun fast. In this sense the Vepr speaks in volumes. As of February of 2016 the FIME Group in Las Vegas has a long-term, exclusive agreement with M
Niccolo Machiavelli, 1469-1527 (Illustration by Michael Daley) The myth of Machiavelli took flight within a generation of his death in 1527. One of the stock villains of Elizabethan literature is "Machiavel": a sinister, even diabolical figure who preaches blasphemy, treachery and hypocrisy. In Christopher Marlowe's luridly anti-Semitic play, The Jew of Malta , Machiavel delivers a prologue that includes the notorious lines: "I count religion but a childish toy,/And hold there is no sin but igno
Illustration by Jeffrey Decoster This was partly because I was busy having more fun than is legal in Manhattan, and partly because Brooklyn just didn't come up that often. After the real-estate market collapsed in the late eighties, you could rent a perfectly huge loft almost anywhere in lower Manhattan for a couple thousand bucks a month. In the fall of 1990, after I began to make a decent living as a writer, I must have looked at twenty of them in Tribeca and Soho, each one nicer than the ne
In the current issue of its Tel Aviv edition, the magazine TimeOut offers the latest variation on Saul Steinberg's famous cartoon of a New Yorker's view of the world. The foreground on the Israeli illustration shows the cafes of the Shenkin district, Tel Aviv's equivalent to SoHo, and the tree-lined expanse of Rothschild Boulevard. Just past the Yarkon River, the city's northern boundary, these delights give way to a landscape marked by Patriot missile batteries, exploding bombs and incoming roc
(Photo: Courtesy of the MTA (Bus); George Rose/Getty Images (Ferry). Illustration by Mario Wagner. ) C lustering has been, for the whole history of cities, the key to economic growththe ability of people to meet and mingle is the secret sauce of urban wealth. For a city like New York, transit stagnation means stagnation of the city's economy, with millions of New Yorkers living effectively off the grid of economic opportunity, forced to either buy a car or endure long bus rides to even longer su
In the 1990's Pat Moriarity was assistant art director, and later art director of The Comics Journal , the magazine of comics news and criticism. "There, I became friends with many cartoonists and comics nerds. This includes Comics Journal editor Helena Harvilicz and cartoonist J.R. Williams, who both were eventually housemates of mine. Jim Blanchard, another good friend and artist, inked my pencils here, and another friend of mine, the great Peter Bagge, makes a cameo appearance at the end. Thi
Illustration by Scarecrow Artist, used with permission . This time of year you see a lot of jack-o-lanterns decorating front stoops and walkways for Halloween. But have you ever wondered why it's called a "jack-o-lantern"? As it turns out, there's a very timely lesson in the origin of the name, and a recent letter to advice columnist Emily Yoffe, who writes the Dear Prudence advice column, shows the need to teach that lesson is greater now, than perhaps ever before. Of course, Halloween is th
Illustration by Yuko Shimizu At a shallow pool in a nameless creek, deep in the Alaskan wilderness, seven boys are laughing and lunging and splashing as they try to haze a pair of beleaguered little fish into their mosquito nets. Fishing is not allowed, but they took leave of their instructors several hours ago and are having their Lord of the Flies moment of fun. Have a look at them: Joshua Berg, 17, from New City, New York, the group's elected leader and most experienced outdoorsman. Noah Alla
Why is there a seeming discomfort and sensitivity among Museum workers over their own most popular exhibit? At the Museum, visitors marvel at the shrunken heads, and balk at the idea that their arrangement should be changed to be more respectful or that they should be sent elsewhere. 'The heads are educational. No one here wants them off display', said one visitor. Another argued that 'the notion that we have to communicate with the communities in South America is ridiculous': 'This museum belon
The Vepr 12 manufactured at the Molot Oruzhie factory in Russia is a semi-automatic, box-fed magazine, 12-gauge shotgun that will rip, snort and tear through targets like a beast. There is nothing subtle about the Vepr 12. It was designed for self-defense, hunting, 3-Gun competitions, and any situation where you need to shoot and reload a 12-gauge shotgun fast. In this sense the Vepr speaks in volumes. As of February of 2016 the FIME Group in Las Vegas has a long-term, exclusive agreement with M
Niccolo Machiavelli, 1469-1527 (Illustration by Michael Daley) The myth of Machiavelli took flight within a generation of his death in 1527. One of the stock villains of Elizabethan literature is "Machiavel": a sinister, even diabolical figure who preaches blasphemy, treachery and hypocrisy. In Christopher Marlowe's luridly anti-Semitic play, The Jew of Malta , Machiavel delivers a prologue that includes the notorious lines: "I count religion but a childish toy,/And hold there is no sin but igno
Illustration by Jeffrey Decoster This was partly because I was busy having more fun than is legal in Manhattan, and partly because Brooklyn just didn't come up that often. After the real-estate market collapsed in the late eighties, you could rent a perfectly huge loft almost anywhere in lower Manhattan for a couple thousand bucks a month. In the fall of 1990, after I began to make a decent living as a writer, I must have looked at twenty of them in Tribeca and Soho, each one nicer than the ne
In the current issue of its Tel Aviv edition, the magazine TimeOut offers the latest variation on Saul Steinberg's famous cartoon of a New Yorker's view of the world. The foreground on the Israeli illustration shows the cafes of the Shenkin district, Tel Aviv's equivalent to SoHo, and the tree-lined expanse of Rothschild Boulevard. Just past the Yarkon River, the city's northern boundary, these delights give way to a landscape marked by Patriot missile batteries, exploding bombs and incoming roc
(Photo: Courtesy of the MTA (Bus); George Rose/Getty Images (Ferry). Illustration by Mario Wagner. ) C lustering has been, for the whole history of cities, the key to economic growththe ability of people to meet and mingle is the secret sauce of urban wealth. For a city like New York, transit stagnation means stagnation of the city's economy, with millions of New Yorkers living effectively off the grid of economic opportunity, forced to either buy a car or endure long bus rides to even longer su
In the 1990's Pat Moriarity was assistant art director, and later art director of The Comics Journal , the magazine of comics news and criticism. "There, I became friends with many cartoonists and comics nerds. This includes Comics Journal editor Helena Harvilicz and cartoonist J.R. Williams, who both were eventually housemates of mine. Jim Blanchard, another good friend and artist, inked my pencils here, and another friend of mine, the great Peter Bagge, makes a cameo appearance at the end. Thi
THOUSANDS of Post Office workers are to go on strike next week in a row over branch closures. The Communication Workers Union said today that strike action will take place next Thursday due to a dispute over jobs and pensions. 1 Post Office workers will go on strike next Thursday Workers will walk out on September 15 after voting overwhelmingly for industrial action. The union warned of an ongoing dispute over jobs, services and pensions, saying the Post Office was at a crisis point. Dave Ward,
Basically because the Vietnamese wanted to win more than the Americans did. There were a couple of reasons for this. First, the Americans were an invading force, and the Vietnamese were fighting on their own soil. Second, the Americans were not willing to make an all-out commitment to win. The second item is interesting to me. I was in the U.S. Air Force in Thailand in 1971. I was talking with a forward air controller who was disgusted that the U.S. was not using nuclear weapons on Laos to stop
In the lead-up to Ecuador's referendum vote on September 28, some conservatives have labeled a proposed constitution a mariconada (faggotry), complaining that the constitution refers to "families" instead of the unitary "family" and allows for gay marriage. The proposal actually restricts marriage to heterosexual couples but legalizes same-sex civil unions. The new language for this heavily Roman Catholic nation would also ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. LGBT a
Kaiser Permanente nurses in Los Angeles on strike again By Marc Wells 25 June 2016 While nearly 5,000 registered nurses continue to strike in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area fighting against concessionary demands from profit powerhouse Allina Health, about 1,300 registered nurses (RNs) at Kaiser Permanente's Los Angeles Medical Center (LAMC) started a four-day strike Thursday, with a list of grievances that mirror those of other striking nurses. The action was called by the National Nurses United
As a result of the great struggle and pressure of PTCL workers, a referendum is being conducted. The management wants to use this referendum to ensnare and divide the workers, but the workers have to use this democratic process to organize and unite in the struggle for their rights. If the privatization of PTCL (Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited) is retracted then workers from all over the country will follow their footsteps and end privatizations in their own institutions. We publish h
IN MID-August, the Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB) announced a victory. For six days Torrington Place had been filled with couriers and supporters from the Deliveroo strike , and Bloomsbury, of all places, was a primary node of class struggle. Of course, we can take heart from an inspiring win today, but it would be a mistake not to try and take a lot more from this; the Deliveroo strike gives us an invaluable insight into how "independent" workforces are managed in the modern econom
Hundreds in Charlotte, N.C., protest Prop 8, rally for LGBT rights By David Dixon Charlotte, N.C. Published Nov 24, 2008 3:47 PM Some 300 people rallied outside the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center in downtown Charlotte on Nov. 15, part of a national day of protest against California's Prop 8. The narrowly passed proposition denies the right of lesbian, gay, bi and trans people to marry and receive the more than 1,000 benefits that marriage entails. Charlotte, N.C., Nov. 15. Photo: Carol
Background on the Workers Solidarity Alliance and the International Workers Association I'm going to give a brief summary here, for the record, of the relationship between the Workers Solidarity Alliance/Alianza Solidaridad Obrera and the IWA. The Workers Solidarity Alliance (WSA) was founded in November, 1984. The WSA mainly derived from a syndicalist tendency that had existed in the Anarchist Communist Federation in 1978-80 (members of the New York, Milwaukee and West Virginia affiliates of th
WORKERS WHO process pension and health care claims for several joint union-company trust funds in the Seattle area find themselves in a fight for their own pension and health care. On August 23, 90 members of Office and Professional Workers Local 8 went on strike against Welfare and Pension Administrative Services Inc. (WPAS) in the Seattle suburb of Mercer. The main issues include seniority, 401(k) plans, health insurance and maintaining automated union dues checkoff. WPAS was founded as a nonp
As wildfires blazed in California last week, anger at the outcome of the state's referendum on marriage blazed across the country. After a hard-fought campaign over Proposition 8, which defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman, a clear majority of California voters endorsed it, and the gay marriage lobby was enraged. Now, as same sex marriage campaigners take the issue back to the courts, it is unclear what the outcome of this battle will be. Will their demands trump the democratic pro
Basically because the Vietnamese wanted to win more than the Americans did. There were a couple of reasons for this. First, the Americans were an invading force, and the Vietnamese were fighting on their own soil. Second, the Americans were not willing to make an all-out commitment to win. The second item is interesting to me. I was in the U.S. Air Force in Thailand in 1971. I was talking with a forward air controller who was disgusted that the U.S. was not using nuclear weapons on Laos to stop
In the lead-up to Ecuador's referendum vote on September 28, some conservatives have labeled a proposed constitution a mariconada (faggotry), complaining that the constitution refers to "families" instead of the unitary "family" and allows for gay marriage. The proposal actually restricts marriage to heterosexual couples but legalizes same-sex civil unions. The new language for this heavily Roman Catholic nation would also ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. LGBT a
Kaiser Permanente nurses in Los Angeles on strike again By Marc Wells 25 June 2016 While nearly 5,000 registered nurses continue to strike in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area fighting against concessionary demands from profit powerhouse Allina Health, about 1,300 registered nurses (RNs) at Kaiser Permanente's Los Angeles Medical Center (LAMC) started a four-day strike Thursday, with a list of grievances that mirror those of other striking nurses. The action was called by the National Nurses United
As a result of the great struggle and pressure of PTCL workers, a referendum is being conducted. The management wants to use this referendum to ensnare and divide the workers, but the workers have to use this democratic process to organize and unite in the struggle for their rights. If the privatization of PTCL (Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited) is retracted then workers from all over the country will follow their footsteps and end privatizations in their own institutions. We publish h
IN MID-August, the Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB) announced a victory. For six days Torrington Place had been filled with couriers and supporters from the Deliveroo strike , and Bloomsbury, of all places, was a primary node of class struggle. Of course, we can take heart from an inspiring win today, but it would be a mistake not to try and take a lot more from this; the Deliveroo strike gives us an invaluable insight into how "independent" workforces are managed in the modern econom
Hundreds in Charlotte, N.C., protest Prop 8, rally for LGBT rights By David Dixon Charlotte, N.C. Published Nov 24, 2008 3:47 PM Some 300 people rallied outside the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center in downtown Charlotte on Nov. 15, part of a national day of protest against California's Prop 8. The narrowly passed proposition denies the right of lesbian, gay, bi and trans people to marry and receive the more than 1,000 benefits that marriage entails. Charlotte, N.C., Nov. 15. Photo: Carol
Background on the Workers Solidarity Alliance and the International Workers Association I'm going to give a brief summary here, for the record, of the relationship between the Workers Solidarity Alliance/Alianza Solidaridad Obrera and the IWA. The Workers Solidarity Alliance (WSA) was founded in November, 1984. The WSA mainly derived from a syndicalist tendency that had existed in the Anarchist Communist Federation in 1978-80 (members of the New York, Milwaukee and West Virginia affiliates of th
WORKERS WHO process pension and health care claims for several joint union-company trust funds in the Seattle area find themselves in a fight for their own pension and health care. On August 23, 90 members of Office and Professional Workers Local 8 went on strike against Welfare and Pension Administrative Services Inc. (WPAS) in the Seattle suburb of Mercer. The main issues include seniority, 401(k) plans, health insurance and maintaining automated union dues checkoff. WPAS was founded as a nonp
As wildfires blazed in California last week, anger at the outcome of the state's referendum on marriage blazed across the country. After a hard-fought campaign over Proposition 8, which defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman, a clear majority of California voters endorsed it, and the gay marriage lobby was enraged. Now, as same sex marriage campaigners take the issue back to the courts, it is unclear what the outcome of this battle will be. Will their demands trump the democratic pro
Socialist Workers Party builds June Active SWP vice-presidential candidate Osborne Hart, right, at Verizon solidarity rally in Atlanta. Party is campaigning across country, fighting for ballot status, winning new Militant readers . BY MAGGIE TROWE The three-day Socialist Workers Party-sponsored Active Workers Conference begins June 16 in Oberlin, Ohio, less than five weeks from now. Several hundred people from across the U.S. and around the world will hear reports on working-class struggles, t
On Thursday, May 15th of 2014 fast food workers from all around the world will protest for fair wages and safer working conditions. Specific goals of the strike for each individual country vary slightly, but the consensus is for better pay and working conditions. This protest will involve many countries and a countless number of industry workers; these statistics fuel the prediction of this being the largest fast food strike in history. However, based upon many other strikes of this nature and t
Thursday, Apr 3, 2014, 12:01 pm * By Rebecca Burns Graduate students in the UC Berkeley School of Education picket on the first day of a system-wide strike on April 2. (Photo via UAW Local 2865) A system-wide strike by graduate assistants at the University of California commenced yesterday with what their union calls an ugly irony. The work stoppage, staged in protest of past alleged attempts by UC to intimidate graduate workers for labor organizing, was quickly met with what workers say was
Garment workers are trying to prevent large pay cuts. At the same time building workers have gone on strike in support of sacked colleagues. The garment workers are threatening strikes in reaction to governement proposals to change the law that compels employers to pay double wages for night work. By cutting this premium by 70% the Prime Minister, Hun Sen, claims he will be able to create tens of thousands of new jobs. The industry is currently responsible for US$2.3bn worth of exports yearly, a
My experience as a candidate in the recent youth elections and the problems highlighted at youth conference have made it clear to me that the culture in our youth movement has to change. Working together, the brilliant new women chairs of Young Labour and Labour Students and I will give our youth movement the radical culture change it needs. I never thought, as a woman from Liverpool with my background, I would stand for Labour's NEC. People like me don't normally stand for this position. We don
On Monday, unionized grocery workers in San Diego County voted to authorize strikes against Albertsons, Ralphs and Vons to protest the latest wage offer from the supermarket food chains. The offer reportedly stands to "drastically" impact workers' take-home pay and deplete their health care coverage, the union claims. Pavilions and Safeway stores will also be affected. Grocers are pushing back. "A strike authorization vote is premature and only serves to cause concern for associates and customer
Elected officials and workers celebrate the passage of "Fair Work Week" package of bills in the City Hall Rotunda. Madina Toure/Observer Public Advocate Letitia James called on elected officials, unions and workers to "rise up" and fight back against regulations being developed by the New York State Department of Labor that she claimed would "weaken" a package of "Fair Work Week" bills that city signed into law today for fast food and retail employees. The New York Daily News reported that the
We are going to organise a meeting in Moreland of members of Socialist Alliance, plus other people who supported the campaign or support the victory that we've had, to work out a plan of action. The NSW Aboriginal Land Council has expressed its deepest sympathies to the Coe family, following the passing of prominent Aboriginal activist Isabel Coe over the weekend. Aunty Isabel was born in Cowra. A stalwart of the Aboriginal rights struggle, and a leading figure in the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, sh
This week fast-food workers held protests in cities nationwide, demanding their pay be increased to $15/hour. In Southfield, Mich., the city's Democratic mayor-elect, Ken Siver, joined the protests, telling Fox 2 Detroit, "You can't live on the current minimum wage, how can you support a family?" Fox 2 Detroit reporter Roop Raj asked one of the protesters, "Some people say that paramedics don't even make $15 an hour and they save lives, so why should fast-food workers get that?" The protester,
The Venezuelan National Constituent Assembly (ANC) reaffirmed the importance of gender rights and equality in constructing the Bolivarian Revolution, looking to build on the gains of the last 18 years in the drafting of a new constitution. In a decree establishing a commission to draft the constitutional chapter on Women, Equity, and Gender Equality, the Constituent Assembly leaders linked the struggle against machismo to the movement against capitalism, and underscored the need to create politi
On Thursday, May 15th of 2014 fast food workers from all around the world will protest for fair wages and safer working conditions. Specific goals of the strike for each individual country vary slightly, but the consensus is for better pay and working conditions. This protest will involve many countries and a countless number of industry workers; these statistics fuel the prediction of this being the largest fast food strike in history. However, based upon many other strikes of this nature and t
Thursday, Apr 3, 2014, 12:01 pm * By Rebecca Burns Graduate students in the UC Berkeley School of Education picket on the first day of a system-wide strike on April 2. (Photo via UAW Local 2865) A system-wide strike by graduate assistants at the University of California commenced yesterday with what their union calls an ugly irony. The work stoppage, staged in protest of past alleged attempts by UC to intimidate graduate workers for labor organizing, was quickly met with what workers say was
Garment workers are trying to prevent large pay cuts. At the same time building workers have gone on strike in support of sacked colleagues. The garment workers are threatening strikes in reaction to governement proposals to change the law that compels employers to pay double wages for night work. By cutting this premium by 70% the Prime Minister, Hun Sen, claims he will be able to create tens of thousands of new jobs. The industry is currently responsible for US$2.3bn worth of exports yearly, a
My experience as a candidate in the recent youth elections and the problems highlighted at youth conference have made it clear to me that the culture in our youth movement has to change. Working together, the brilliant new women chairs of Young Labour and Labour Students and I will give our youth movement the radical culture change it needs. I never thought, as a woman from Liverpool with my background, I would stand for Labour's NEC. People like me don't normally stand for this position. We don
On Monday, unionized grocery workers in San Diego County voted to authorize strikes against Albertsons, Ralphs and Vons to protest the latest wage offer from the supermarket food chains. The offer reportedly stands to "drastically" impact workers' take-home pay and deplete their health care coverage, the union claims. Pavilions and Safeway stores will also be affected. Grocers are pushing back. "A strike authorization vote is premature and only serves to cause concern for associates and customer
Elected officials and workers celebrate the passage of "Fair Work Week" package of bills in the City Hall Rotunda. Madina Toure/Observer Public Advocate Letitia James called on elected officials, unions and workers to "rise up" and fight back against regulations being developed by the New York State Department of Labor that she claimed would "weaken" a package of "Fair Work Week" bills that city signed into law today for fast food and retail employees. The New York Daily News reported that the
We are going to organise a meeting in Moreland of members of Socialist Alliance, plus other people who supported the campaign or support the victory that we've had, to work out a plan of action. The NSW Aboriginal Land Council has expressed its deepest sympathies to the Coe family, following the passing of prominent Aboriginal activist Isabel Coe over the weekend. Aunty Isabel was born in Cowra. A stalwart of the Aboriginal rights struggle, and a leading figure in the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, sh
This week fast-food workers held protests in cities nationwide, demanding their pay be increased to $15/hour. In Southfield, Mich., the city's Democratic mayor-elect, Ken Siver, joined the protests, telling Fox 2 Detroit, "You can't live on the current minimum wage, how can you support a family?" Fox 2 Detroit reporter Roop Raj asked one of the protesters, "Some people say that paramedics don't even make $15 an hour and they save lives, so why should fast-food workers get that?" The protester,
The Venezuelan National Constituent Assembly (ANC) reaffirmed the importance of gender rights and equality in constructing the Bolivarian Revolution, looking to build on the gains of the last 18 years in the drafting of a new constitution. In a decree establishing a commission to draft the constitutional chapter on Women, Equity, and Gender Equality, the Constituent Assembly leaders linked the struggle against machismo to the movement against capitalism, and underscored the need to create politi
ARE THEY GETTING NERVOUS, OR ARE THE WALLS COMING DOWN? by Sharon Rondeau Image of what was purported by the Fight the Smears website to be Obama's "birth certificate" in 2008 (Apr. 3, 2011) -- It has been reported that the image of Obama's purported Certification of Live Birth has been removed or is otherwise unavailable from the website of Factcheck.org as of April 3, 2011, at 1:00 p.m. EDT. A link from the original story now yields an error message. The image still appears on Obama's "Fight t
Here is Ethel Lavalley's voting record relating to life and family issues: Here are the answers for the questionnaire as provided by Ethel Lavalley on June 4, 2018. Question Response Do you acknowledge that human life begins at conception (fertilization)? no response Are there any circumstances under which you believe a woman should have access to abortion? (note: a surgical or medical intervention, designed to prevent the death of the mother but but which results in the unintended and undesired
Interview with Anthropologist Alan H. Goodman: Refuting the False Claim That Differences Among Races Are Genetic and the Driving Forces of Human History August 4, 2014 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us Revolution Interview A special feature of Revolution to acquaint our readers with the views of significant figures in art, theater, music and literature, science, sports and politics. The views expressed by those we interview are, of course, their own; and they are not responsible for the views p
American Future Fund Anti-Obama Flyer September 6, 2012 Posts I received this anti-obama flyer from Americanfuturefund It says "Leadership isn't about blaming others". My response is; 2. It's not about corporate buy-outs and shipping jobs overseas 3. It's not about subverting democracy by rigging elections and passing voter suppression laws to make it hard on students, minorities and the elderly to vote. 4. It 's not about passing laws against a women's right to choose AmericanFutureFund.c
The July 1924 (Vol. 2, No. 3) issue of the Industrial Pioneer , an early publication of the Industrial Workers of the World. Contents include: -Smoke wreaths and visions by James Lance -The farmers and industry by John Hayhand -"The dreaded yellow peril" by Sydney Weise -Railroad work and railroad workers by Alonzo Walters -The causes of unemployment by Justus Ebert -Industrial unionism in building industry by Del. B4-11 -Childhood and the evil influence of capitalism by J.D. Carliph -The new la
kpete (60,345 posts) In retrospect Sandy Hook marked the end of the US gun control debate. Once America decided killing children was bearable, it was over. Link to tweet Link to tweet Wed Feb 14, 2018, 06:40 PM Vinca (38,473 posts) 1. I totally agree. Every newborn in a hospital nursery could be shot and nothing would be done about guns. Wed Feb 14, 2018, 06:41 PM Wed Feb 14, 2018, 06:42 PM Eliot Rosewater (17,062 posts) 3. And when Scalia and team incorrectly decided in Heller they gave the "am
Submitted by bulmer on Jan 10 2012 06:32 Submitted by working class s... on Jan 9 2012 21:30 Submitted by Choccy on Jan 9 2012 00:26 Submitted by Caiman del Barrio on Jan 7 2012 17:16 Submitted by working class s... on Jan 5 2012 23:14 I'm an IWW member living in the U.S. Midwest, writing about politics and questions I'm trying to think through. I'm also part of the editorial crew at Recomposition . Some American and European comrades have asked me, Why didn't you have an Occupy movement in Ital
1 POSTS 0 COMMENTS Scott Keyes is a senior reporter for ThinkProgress.org at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. Scott went to school at Stanford University where he received his B.A. in Political Science and M.A. in Sociology. He has appeared on MSNBC and TBD Newstalk TV and been a guest on many radio shows. His writing has been published by The Atlantic, Politico, the Christian Science Monitor, and the Chronicle of Higher Education. Scott comes to DC from southwest Ohio, a state very
Triana (22,666 posts) Only ROMANIA has a higher child poverty rate than the U.S. There is no excuse for such immorality in as rich a nation as this. The Pope is right. People are obsessed with gays, contraception, abortion -- and they're forgetting and distracting attention from the REAL moral issues our nation and our world face. Only ROMANIA has a higher child poverty rate than the U.S. (Original post) Triana Sep 2013 OP Sat Sep 21, 2013, 02:01 AM Egalitarian Thug (12,448 posts) 1. They're not
The American Family Association has accused the American Association of Retired Persons of being a fringe organization that promotes a "homosexual agenda" that does not represent older American's "values and standards." Why? Because, in addition to coupons for Outback Steakhouse and discounts on prescription refills, the retiree organization's website has a page to provide "resources, news, and other topics of interest to older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, their family and frie
Here is Ethel Lavalley's voting record relating to life and family issues: Here are the answers for the questionnaire as provided by Ethel Lavalley on June 4, 2018. Question Response Do you acknowledge that human life begins at conception (fertilization)? no response Are there any circumstances under which you believe a woman should have access to abortion? (note: a surgical or medical intervention, designed to prevent the death of the mother but but which results in the unintended and undesired
Interview with Anthropologist Alan H. Goodman: Refuting the False Claim That Differences Among Races Are Genetic and the Driving Forces of Human History August 4, 2014 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us Revolution Interview A special feature of Revolution to acquaint our readers with the views of significant figures in art, theater, music and literature, science, sports and politics. The views expressed by those we interview are, of course, their own; and they are not responsible for the views p
American Future Fund Anti-Obama Flyer September 6, 2012 Posts I received this anti-obama flyer from Americanfuturefund It says "Leadership isn't about blaming others". My response is; 2. It's not about corporate buy-outs and shipping jobs overseas 3. It's not about subverting democracy by rigging elections and passing voter suppression laws to make it hard on students, minorities and the elderly to vote. 4. It 's not about passing laws against a women's right to choose AmericanFutureFund.c
The July 1924 (Vol. 2, No. 3) issue of the Industrial Pioneer , an early publication of the Industrial Workers of the World. Contents include: -Smoke wreaths and visions by James Lance -The farmers and industry by John Hayhand -"The dreaded yellow peril" by Sydney Weise -Railroad work and railroad workers by Alonzo Walters -The causes of unemployment by Justus Ebert -Industrial unionism in building industry by Del. B4-11 -Childhood and the evil influence of capitalism by J.D. Carliph -The new la
kpete (60,345 posts) In retrospect Sandy Hook marked the end of the US gun control debate. Once America decided killing children was bearable, it was over. Link to tweet Link to tweet Wed Feb 14, 2018, 06:40 PM Vinca (38,473 posts) 1. I totally agree. Every newborn in a hospital nursery could be shot and nothing would be done about guns. Wed Feb 14, 2018, 06:41 PM Wed Feb 14, 2018, 06:42 PM Eliot Rosewater (17,062 posts) 3. And when Scalia and team incorrectly decided in Heller they gave the "am
Submitted by bulmer on Jan 10 2012 06:32 Submitted by working class s... on Jan 9 2012 21:30 Submitted by Choccy on Jan 9 2012 00:26 Submitted by Caiman del Barrio on Jan 7 2012 17:16 Submitted by working class s... on Jan 5 2012 23:14 I'm an IWW member living in the U.S. Midwest, writing about politics and questions I'm trying to think through. I'm also part of the editorial crew at Recomposition . Some American and European comrades have asked me, Why didn't you have an Occupy movement in Ital
1 POSTS 0 COMMENTS Scott Keyes is a senior reporter for ThinkProgress.org at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. Scott went to school at Stanford University where he received his B.A. in Political Science and M.A. in Sociology. He has appeared on MSNBC and TBD Newstalk TV and been a guest on many radio shows. His writing has been published by The Atlantic, Politico, the Christian Science Monitor, and the Chronicle of Higher Education. Scott comes to DC from southwest Ohio, a state very
Triana (22,666 posts) Only ROMANIA has a higher child poverty rate than the U.S. There is no excuse for such immorality in as rich a nation as this. The Pope is right. People are obsessed with gays, contraception, abortion -- and they're forgetting and distracting attention from the REAL moral issues our nation and our world face. Only ROMANIA has a higher child poverty rate than the U.S. (Original post) Triana Sep 2013 OP Sat Sep 21, 2013, 02:01 AM Egalitarian Thug (12,448 posts) 1. They're not
The American Family Association has accused the American Association of Retired Persons of being a fringe organization that promotes a "homosexual agenda" that does not represent older American's "values and standards." Why? Because, in addition to coupons for Outback Steakhouse and discounts on prescription refills, the retiree organization's website has a page to provide "resources, news, and other topics of interest to older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, their family and frie
marmar (70,152 posts) I just find it amazing that supporters of a candidate whose campaign in 2008..... ......resorted to racist dog whistling and every other lowbrow tactic in the book...... Published on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 by CommonDreams.org The Clinton Smear Campaign Against Obama by Stephen Zunes Unable to find much that Barack Obama himself has said or believes that is particularly alien to the thinking and values of most Americans, Hillary Clinton and her supporters in the media hav
BY LINDA BENTLEY | JULY 28, 2010 Tea Party urges voters to give Barto the boot PHOENIX - Wes Harris of the Original North Phoenix Tea Party sent out an e-mail the other day saying, "If you live in LD 7, beware of Nancy Barto ... This 'Christian' lady does not seem to practice Christian values when it comes to her special interests. She should be voted out and purged from the Republican Party and LD 7 along with her minions that grant her their proxy to do what she will with them." Rep. Nancy Bar
sibelian (7,804 posts) "IDIOTS! It's anthrax or scorpions! Choose the SCORPIONS!" "Yeeees, I can see that if it's anthrax or scorpions you should probably choose the scorpions. It's just that I don't actually believe that it really is anthrax versus scorpions. It think it's shitty stuff versus good stuff." "Fool that you are. It has ALWAYS been anthrax versus scorpions." "It used to be anthrax versus kittens." "Oh, KITTENS. Kittens, YES. Look around you, do you see any kittens? NO. Choose scorpi
7wo7rees (3,523 posts) 10. Gil is a fuck-knuckle. Exhibit A: Saluted Nixon as he boarded the helicopter to resign the presidency in disgrace. Exhibit B: As former Chief of Police of Seattle, arrested 140 protesters at the ANNIVERSARY of the WTO protests, garnering him a vote of no confidence from his own police officers Exhibit C: Was a Janet Reno bootlicker, and an admirer of Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No" campaign. Exhibit D: First said that the Obama administration would no longer refer to the
Lorien (31,935 posts) Where are you on the Political Compass? And how close are you to your candidate? https://www.politicalcompass.org/test Evaluation of the leading Primary candidates: http://www.politicalcompass.org/uselection2016 left libertarian elana i am Jan 2016 #1 I figured since it relates to the primary candidates Lorien Jan 2016 #4 Thu Jan 28, 2016, 04:48 AM Thu Jan 28, 2016, 04:56 AM 4. I figured since it relates to the primary candidates this would be the correct forum, but I wasn'
Bernardo de La Paz (25,222 posts) I need slogans for the March for Science Saturday. Please help me come up with some. I need a sign or seven (might give some out). All I've come up with so far is Reality Trumps Ignorance There is no Planet B Denial is Deadly / Climate Change is Real https://www.marchforscience.com/satellite-marches/ Thanks! Sorry no download I need slogans for the March for Science Saturday. Please help me come up with some. (Original post) Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 OP not ve
Sat Sep 7, 2013, 08:16 PM MNBrewer (8,462 posts) Russian Gay Activist's Plea: 'Get Us the Hell Out of Here' http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelangelo-signorile/russian-gay-activists-plea-get-us-the-hell-out-of-here_b_3881059.html Masha Gessen is a Moscow-based writer, journalist and activist who's been speaking out in recent months on Russia's anti-gay propaganda law. Though she's an American citizen, she's from Russia and has lived in Russia for many years, raising three children with her lesb
EarlG (15,929 posts) Photoshop time! Give the RNC stage a new backdrop Here's the original... Grab the Photoshop file here ... Have fun! I just puked in my mouth a bit n/t VWolf Aug 2012 #87 Stop Posting -- You can't beat this one. Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #57 I'm sure he's suffering in that house... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #429 Tue Aug 28, 2012, 02:44 PM Tue Aug 28, 2012, 05:15 PM Coyotl (15,262 posts) 132. Code Red. Code Pink hacked the projector. Calling all pages (except the militia dudes
Lithos (24,757 posts) Wed Dec 14, 2016, 02:38 PM ZoomBubba (289 posts) 1. Saw that yesterday ... ... and largely agreed. Though it is hard to tell where a couple of things sit in the far left bottom corner. There's a couple of people here that post the stuff from the fake news end of things, so I figure they'll take issue with this, calling Reuters and AP right wing sources. Wed Dec 14, 2016, 02:41 PM 4. ... it's an attack I've heard before. Particularly with the Bernie and Common Dreams crowds.
Fri Jan 29, 2016, 07:14 PM Sat Jan 30, 2016, 01:16 AM Rockyj (538 posts) 47. I love this woman too! Fri Jan 29, 2016, 07:16 PM Fri Jan 29, 2016, 07:22 PM sarge43 (24,378 posts) 3. Tell us how you really feel, Susan To quote Greywarrior, fuck 'em sideways. Fri Jan 29, 2016, 07:26 PM Fri Jan 29, 2016, 07:29 PM Mbrow (1,090 posts) 5. you took the words right out of my mouth It's not only a meatloaf song... My sweetie complains I swear to much, but sometime it's the only thing that fits. Fri Jan 29,
BY LINDA BENTLEY | JULY 28, 2010 Tea Party urges voters to give Barto the boot PHOENIX - Wes Harris of the Original North Phoenix Tea Party sent out an e-mail the other day saying, "If you live in LD 7, beware of Nancy Barto ... This 'Christian' lady does not seem to practice Christian values when it comes to her special interests. She should be voted out and purged from the Republican Party and LD 7 along with her minions that grant her their proxy to do what she will with them." Rep. Nancy Bar
sibelian (7,804 posts) "IDIOTS! It's anthrax or scorpions! Choose the SCORPIONS!" "Yeeees, I can see that if it's anthrax or scorpions you should probably choose the scorpions. It's just that I don't actually believe that it really is anthrax versus scorpions. It think it's shitty stuff versus good stuff." "Fool that you are. It has ALWAYS been anthrax versus scorpions." "It used to be anthrax versus kittens." "Oh, KITTENS. Kittens, YES. Look around you, do you see any kittens? NO. Choose scorpi
7wo7rees (3,523 posts) 10. Gil is a fuck-knuckle. Exhibit A: Saluted Nixon as he boarded the helicopter to resign the presidency in disgrace. Exhibit B: As former Chief of Police of Seattle, arrested 140 protesters at the ANNIVERSARY of the WTO protests, garnering him a vote of no confidence from his own police officers Exhibit C: Was a Janet Reno bootlicker, and an admirer of Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No" campaign. Exhibit D: First said that the Obama administration would no longer refer to the
Lorien (31,935 posts) Where are you on the Political Compass? And how close are you to your candidate? https://www.politicalcompass.org/test Evaluation of the leading Primary candidates: http://www.politicalcompass.org/uselection2016 left libertarian elana i am Jan 2016 #1 I figured since it relates to the primary candidates Lorien Jan 2016 #4 Thu Jan 28, 2016, 04:48 AM Thu Jan 28, 2016, 04:56 AM 4. I figured since it relates to the primary candidates this would be the correct forum, but I wasn'
Bernardo de La Paz (25,222 posts) I need slogans for the March for Science Saturday. Please help me come up with some. I need a sign or seven (might give some out). All I've come up with so far is Reality Trumps Ignorance There is no Planet B Denial is Deadly / Climate Change is Real https://www.marchforscience.com/satellite-marches/ Thanks! Sorry no download I need slogans for the March for Science Saturday. Please help me come up with some. (Original post) Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 OP not ve
Sat Sep 7, 2013, 08:16 PM MNBrewer (8,462 posts) Russian Gay Activist's Plea: 'Get Us the Hell Out of Here' http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelangelo-signorile/russian-gay-activists-plea-get-us-the-hell-out-of-here_b_3881059.html Masha Gessen is a Moscow-based writer, journalist and activist who's been speaking out in recent months on Russia's anti-gay propaganda law. Though she's an American citizen, she's from Russia and has lived in Russia for many years, raising three children with her lesb
EarlG (15,929 posts) Photoshop time! Give the RNC stage a new backdrop Here's the original... Grab the Photoshop file here ... Have fun! I just puked in my mouth a bit n/t VWolf Aug 2012 #87 Stop Posting -- You can't beat this one. Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #57 I'm sure he's suffering in that house... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #429 Tue Aug 28, 2012, 02:44 PM Tue Aug 28, 2012, 05:15 PM Coyotl (15,262 posts) 132. Code Red. Code Pink hacked the projector. Calling all pages (except the militia dudes
Lithos (24,757 posts) Wed Dec 14, 2016, 02:38 PM ZoomBubba (289 posts) 1. Saw that yesterday ... ... and largely agreed. Though it is hard to tell where a couple of things sit in the far left bottom corner. There's a couple of people here that post the stuff from the fake news end of things, so I figure they'll take issue with this, calling Reuters and AP right wing sources. Wed Dec 14, 2016, 02:41 PM 4. ... it's an attack I've heard before. Particularly with the Bernie and Common Dreams crowds.
Fri Jan 29, 2016, 07:14 PM Sat Jan 30, 2016, 01:16 AM Rockyj (538 posts) 47. I love this woman too! Fri Jan 29, 2016, 07:16 PM Fri Jan 29, 2016, 07:22 PM sarge43 (24,378 posts) 3. Tell us how you really feel, Susan To quote Greywarrior, fuck 'em sideways. Fri Jan 29, 2016, 07:26 PM Fri Jan 29, 2016, 07:29 PM Mbrow (1,090 posts) 5. you took the words right out of my mouth It's not only a meatloaf song... My sweetie complains I swear to much, but sometime it's the only thing that fits. Fri Jan 29,
The U.S. mainstream media has a very short memory. Did you know that Trump has 'pivoted' and/or is suddenly reasonable simply based on his delivery of ONE speech? He was on his best behavior and listened to his handlers like a big boy, in front of Congress no less. Simply compare this abusive relationship between Trump and the media to a familiar cartoon theme: Charlie Brown tries to kick the football that Lucy pretends to hold and then SPLAT! Seriously guys, are you really going to get talked i
We all knew it was happening. The animation branch of DC Entertainment is taking on Alan Moore"s seminal Batman classic The Killing Joke . Yesterday Comic Book Resources revealed that Kevin Conroy would reprise his role as the voice of Batman and Mark Hamill would once again become the Joker. These gentlemen are arguably the best of the best when it comes to Batman voice actors, so it"s no surprise DC would want them back for The Killing Joke . Now if they can just fix that pesky sexual assault.
Donald Trump : In a heartbeat. 2. If you weren't a businessman or political candidate, what would you be doing for a living? Anything I wanted to. Baseball player, astronaut, novelist, nurse practitioner. The sky's the limit. 3. How high will the wall be? Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Quite high. Very high. Higher than this. [Holds hand above head.] 4. If you could have dinner with any three people, living or dead, who would they be? Younger Me, Me Right Now, and Future Me. 5. What wil
"I was just minding my own business. Every time you see me you want to mess with me. I'm tired of it. It stops today!" Eric Garner told police in Staten Island, N.Y., who stopped him for selling cigarettes outside a deli on July 17. When officers attempted to arrest Garner, they put the 43-year-old, 350-pound asthmatic man in a choke hold and wrestled him to the ground. Garner died as a result of the conflict, which a bystander captured on video and was later posted by the Daily News . On Friday
Recently, the Alamo Drafthouse offered a women-only screening of Wonder Woman and red-pilling shit-stains collectively lost their freakin' minds all over the internet. One of the jackalopes even had the, how do you say, machismo to send a letter to their mayor. Get a load of this flaming trash heap: The Original Letter: I hope every man will boycott Austin and do what he can to diminish Austin and to cause damage to the city's image. The theater that pandered to the sexism typical of women will,
The hilarious A.F. Branco cartoon below shows what Democrats are REALLY up against this November, and it's their own fault: Nails it! Democrats have a very tough road ahead. The president has scored so many victories and all they have to show for themselves is a whole bunch of whining and nothing else. Democrats currently think the issue with illegals being separated from their kids while in detention is a winning issue. But they are very wrong as most support the President on this. In fact Pres
For a year, the big question of Russiagate has boiled down to this: Did Donald Trump's campaign collude with the Russians in hacking the DNC? And until last week, the answer was "no." As ex-CIA director Mike Morell said in March, "On the question of the Trump campaign conspiring with the Russians ... there is smoke, but there is no fire, at all. ... There's no little campfire, there's no little candle, there's no spark." Well, last week, it appeared there had been a fire in Trump Tower. On June
Conventions are a huge and inescapable part of geek culture. Nowadays, It's almost impossible to find a major metropolitan area that doesn't host some sort of annual comic con. Beyond that is an ever-expanding slate of touring cons put that move from city to city like a sort of geek circus, which can either focus on a certain show or just geekdom in general. In short, where once we had to drive hours to meet our brethren in third-rate expo centers once a year, cons are now everywhere. And they'r
Dear #NeverTrump Friends (and maybe foes) , I get it. There are some days Trump seems to be the moral equivalent of a chainsaw in a nursery... of baby trees. On other days he can say something entirely agreeable, and you might find yourself vacillating, questioning your own hashtag movement you so proudly embraced. Rock. Hard place. Trump's wall. I understand it. It's not lost on me. Many of you are fearful and hesitant about pulling the lever for a President Trump. And not for the silly reasons
Surprise! The whole world is seeing a new kind of America. Some folks will be happy. Some, and certainly those on the receiving end of 21,000 pounds of bomb, will not. M.O.A.B.'s or Massive Ordinance Air Blast aka Mother of All Bombs is the biggest non-nuclear bomb in the United States arsenal. It was dropped in the Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan. This is close to where one of our Special Forces was killed. The MOAB is specifically designed for use in missions such as Thursday's. It explodes
We all knew it was happening. The animation branch of DC Entertainment is taking on Alan Moore"s seminal Batman classic The Killing Joke . Yesterday Comic Book Resources revealed that Kevin Conroy would reprise his role as the voice of Batman and Mark Hamill would once again become the Joker. These gentlemen are arguably the best of the best when it comes to Batman voice actors, so it"s no surprise DC would want them back for The Killing Joke . Now if they can just fix that pesky sexual assault.
Donald Trump : In a heartbeat. 2. If you weren't a businessman or political candidate, what would you be doing for a living? Anything I wanted to. Baseball player, astronaut, novelist, nurse practitioner. The sky's the limit. 3. How high will the wall be? Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Quite high. Very high. Higher than this. [Holds hand above head.] 4. If you could have dinner with any three people, living or dead, who would they be? Younger Me, Me Right Now, and Future Me. 5. What wil
"I was just minding my own business. Every time you see me you want to mess with me. I'm tired of it. It stops today!" Eric Garner told police in Staten Island, N.Y., who stopped him for selling cigarettes outside a deli on July 17. When officers attempted to arrest Garner, they put the 43-year-old, 350-pound asthmatic man in a choke hold and wrestled him to the ground. Garner died as a result of the conflict, which a bystander captured on video and was later posted by the Daily News . On Friday
Recently, the Alamo Drafthouse offered a women-only screening of Wonder Woman and red-pilling shit-stains collectively lost their freakin' minds all over the internet. One of the jackalopes even had the, how do you say, machismo to send a letter to their mayor. Get a load of this flaming trash heap: The Original Letter: I hope every man will boycott Austin and do what he can to diminish Austin and to cause damage to the city's image. The theater that pandered to the sexism typical of women will,
The hilarious A.F. Branco cartoon below shows what Democrats are REALLY up against this November, and it's their own fault: Nails it! Democrats have a very tough road ahead. The president has scored so many victories and all they have to show for themselves is a whole bunch of whining and nothing else. Democrats currently think the issue with illegals being separated from their kids while in detention is a winning issue. But they are very wrong as most support the President on this. In fact Pres
For a year, the big question of Russiagate has boiled down to this: Did Donald Trump's campaign collude with the Russians in hacking the DNC? And until last week, the answer was "no." As ex-CIA director Mike Morell said in March, "On the question of the Trump campaign conspiring with the Russians ... there is smoke, but there is no fire, at all. ... There's no little campfire, there's no little candle, there's no spark." Well, last week, it appeared there had been a fire in Trump Tower. On June
Conventions are a huge and inescapable part of geek culture. Nowadays, It's almost impossible to find a major metropolitan area that doesn't host some sort of annual comic con. Beyond that is an ever-expanding slate of touring cons put that move from city to city like a sort of geek circus, which can either focus on a certain show or just geekdom in general. In short, where once we had to drive hours to meet our brethren in third-rate expo centers once a year, cons are now everywhere. And they'r
Dear #NeverTrump Friends (and maybe foes) , I get it. There are some days Trump seems to be the moral equivalent of a chainsaw in a nursery... of baby trees. On other days he can say something entirely agreeable, and you might find yourself vacillating, questioning your own hashtag movement you so proudly embraced. Rock. Hard place. Trump's wall. I understand it. It's not lost on me. Many of you are fearful and hesitant about pulling the lever for a President Trump. And not for the silly reasons
Surprise! The whole world is seeing a new kind of America. Some folks will be happy. Some, and certainly those on the receiving end of 21,000 pounds of bomb, will not. M.O.A.B.'s or Massive Ordinance Air Blast aka Mother of All Bombs is the biggest non-nuclear bomb in the United States arsenal. It was dropped in the Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan. This is close to where one of our Special Forces was killed. The MOAB is specifically designed for use in missions such as Thursday's. It explodes
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I hope at least some of you are getting the chance to relax and enjoy yourselves in the run-up to the Big Game. And in the interest of sampling which stories you're watching this weekend, we might as well have an open thread while we finalize our tailgating plans. We'll have the official predictions tomorrow, but if you want to put some last minute money down to fatten your wallet, do what I'm planning... pick whoever Ed didn't take. But in the meantime, in case your bookie wants you to post you
This cartoon ran in Sunday's Gazzetta dello Sport , Italy's top-selling sports newspaper. It's Balotelli, fresh off the Azzurri triumph over England, climbing Big Ben. (Fun fact: It's officially "Elizabeth Tower" now .) Yes, Balotelli is playing the part of a giant gorilla, and yes, 90 percent of European soccer racism is based on referring to black players as monkeys or apes. This is, you know, not okay, and the Gazzetta has been hearing from concerned readers. The paper put out a statement tod
The failure of the first referendum on Scottish devolution in 1979 caused acrimony, bitterness and disillusion among its supporters. Jim Turnbull's cartoon in the Glasgow Herald the day after the result was announced, depicting the Scottish lion cowering in a cage with the door wide open and mumbling "I'm feart", exactly captured the mood of despondency and recrimination in the Yes camp. One of the first actions of the new Conservative administration led by Margaret Thatcher was to repeal the Sc
We've never eaten at a Chico's Taco restaurant, but now we know that should we find ourselves at one, we've got bigger things to concern ourselves with than what type of meat they're using between the tortillas. Namely, getting kicked out for a little PDA. And don't think the Texas police are going to have your back. Here's what happened: Two guys kissed while ordered food at Chico's in the El Paso area. They were among a group of five gay men, who then sat down after ordering. The restaurant's
The hilarious A.F. Branco cartoon below shows what Democrats are REALLY up against this November, and it's their own fault: Nails it! Democrats have a very tough road ahead. The president has scored so many victories and all they have to show for themselves is a whole bunch of whining and nothing else. Democrats currently think the issue with illegals being separated from their kids while in detention is a winning issue. But they are very wrong as most support the President on this. In fact Pres
Many are covering up just a little with bunny tails, painted cow spots and other well-placed props. They wore signs saying, "Don't eat me" and "I need my skin." The protest was also intended to promote cycling in one of the world's biggest, most polluted cities. Armando Monroa says he got naked to show aggressive Mexico City drivers "how fragile the human body is compared to a machine that weighs a ton." Bicycling has become increasingly popular in the Mexican capital. The local government has p
Following a week when the Conservatives were publicly outed for institutional racism and systematic poverty peddling the cartoon doing the rounds on social media depicted crowds of people gawping at the royal family's latest arrival as a homeless baby goes unnoticed on the street. With the political arena reaching fever pitch over the upcoming months it comes as a poignant reminder of how the big issues are easily buried in Britain, and for every piece of doomsday legislation that lies ahead of
Ah, LaCroix. Once an oft-ignored staple of dusty mid-Western grocery stores, it's now the drink of choice for healthy trendsetters desperately trying to convince themselves they don't miss soda. Let's be clear. I love LaCroix. But LaCroix is for people who have already resolved themselves to the grim fate of dieting. Its metallic flavor has a half life of about six hours, and the taste is like beer or wine, in that you have to get used to it over time. In fact that'd be a great slogan! "LaCroix:
Gawker summarizes KFC new marketing strategy: KFC knows how to do three things: 1. Get lots of PR for its terrifying chicken-byproduct products ; 2. Lose money ; and 3. Make comical "branding" statements , while doing items one and two. The introduction of the 'double down' sandwich, a horrific looking pile of fat, cheese, gristle and something resembling a winged creature marks a new low in the American fast food market. While the country battles a severe obesity epidemic , KFC is doing its bit
I hope at least some of you are getting the chance to relax and enjoy yourselves in the run-up to the Big Game. And in the interest of sampling which stories you're watching this weekend, we might as well have an open thread while we finalize our tailgating plans. We'll have the official predictions tomorrow, but if you want to put some last minute money down to fatten your wallet, do what I'm planning... pick whoever Ed didn't take. But in the meantime, in case your bookie wants you to post you
This cartoon ran in Sunday's Gazzetta dello Sport , Italy's top-selling sports newspaper. It's Balotelli, fresh off the Azzurri triumph over England, climbing Big Ben. (Fun fact: It's officially "Elizabeth Tower" now .) Yes, Balotelli is playing the part of a giant gorilla, and yes, 90 percent of European soccer racism is based on referring to black players as monkeys or apes. This is, you know, not okay, and the Gazzetta has been hearing from concerned readers. The paper put out a statement tod
The failure of the first referendum on Scottish devolution in 1979 caused acrimony, bitterness and disillusion among its supporters. Jim Turnbull's cartoon in the Glasgow Herald the day after the result was announced, depicting the Scottish lion cowering in a cage with the door wide open and mumbling "I'm feart", exactly captured the mood of despondency and recrimination in the Yes camp. One of the first actions of the new Conservative administration led by Margaret Thatcher was to repeal the Sc
We've never eaten at a Chico's Taco restaurant, but now we know that should we find ourselves at one, we've got bigger things to concern ourselves with than what type of meat they're using between the tortillas. Namely, getting kicked out for a little PDA. And don't think the Texas police are going to have your back. Here's what happened: Two guys kissed while ordered food at Chico's in the El Paso area. They were among a group of five gay men, who then sat down after ordering. The restaurant's
The hilarious A.F. Branco cartoon below shows what Democrats are REALLY up against this November, and it's their own fault: Nails it! Democrats have a very tough road ahead. The president has scored so many victories and all they have to show for themselves is a whole bunch of whining and nothing else. Democrats currently think the issue with illegals being separated from their kids while in detention is a winning issue. But they are very wrong as most support the President on this. In fact Pres
Many are covering up just a little with bunny tails, painted cow spots and other well-placed props. They wore signs saying, "Don't eat me" and "I need my skin." The protest was also intended to promote cycling in one of the world's biggest, most polluted cities. Armando Monroa says he got naked to show aggressive Mexico City drivers "how fragile the human body is compared to a machine that weighs a ton." Bicycling has become increasingly popular in the Mexican capital. The local government has p
Following a week when the Conservatives were publicly outed for institutional racism and systematic poverty peddling the cartoon doing the rounds on social media depicted crowds of people gawping at the royal family's latest arrival as a homeless baby goes unnoticed on the street. With the political arena reaching fever pitch over the upcoming months it comes as a poignant reminder of how the big issues are easily buried in Britain, and for every piece of doomsday legislation that lies ahead of
Ah, LaCroix. Once an oft-ignored staple of dusty mid-Western grocery stores, it's now the drink of choice for healthy trendsetters desperately trying to convince themselves they don't miss soda. Let's be clear. I love LaCroix. But LaCroix is for people who have already resolved themselves to the grim fate of dieting. Its metallic flavor has a half life of about six hours, and the taste is like beer or wine, in that you have to get used to it over time. In fact that'd be a great slogan! "LaCroix:
Gawker summarizes KFC new marketing strategy: KFC knows how to do three things: 1. Get lots of PR for its terrifying chicken-byproduct products ; 2. Lose money ; and 3. Make comical "branding" statements , while doing items one and two. The introduction of the 'double down' sandwich, a horrific looking pile of fat, cheese, gristle and something resembling a winged creature marks a new low in the American fast food market. While the country battles a severe obesity epidemic , KFC is doing its bit
Ukraine: America's New Welfare State and National Security Risk The map overlay shows the relative size of Ukraine to the whole of the continental U.S. It is comparable in size to Texas. This is an important fact to keep in mind, because the U.S. is now taking financial and security responsibility for Ukraine. President Putin sent an open letter to EU countries yesterday, explaining the value of gas credits Russia has provided Ukraine recently. Gas-Prom is the Russian company that supplies natur
Since the founding of the American republic, Asia has been a key area of interest for the United States for both economic and security reasons. One of the first ships to sail under an American flag was the aptly named Empress of China , which inaugurated America's participation in the lucrative China trade in 1784. In the more than 200 years since then, the United States has worked under the strategic assumption that it was inimical to American interests to allow any single nation to dominate As
On Oct. 5, 2015, at approximately 9:30 a.m. PDT, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported that Coquimbo, Chile had experienced an earthquake measuring 6.0 magnitude. The epicenter of the quake was approximately 32 miles southwest of Coquimbo. Residents of La Higuera, 36 miles north, reported feeling the tumbler. According to Reuters, Chile's emergency services department states there are no current reports of damage. Additionally, no tsunami is expected. The USGS reports this is another in a s
The non-binding referendum for independence held by the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq's northern region resulted in an overwhelming "yes" vote, despite objections from many states. Now that the KRG's non-binding referendum on independence has resulted in an overwhelming 'yes', what awaits the region? General view of KRG Parliament meeting in Erbil, Iraq, September 15, 2017. ( Reuters ) The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq held a referendum on independence, previously deem
A little pivot to Central Asia Given the right policies, Kazakhstan could become prosperous, free and an important American ally. Clifford D. May 2nd May 2018 - The Washington Times Kazakhstan is one of the ten largest countries in the world, yet most Americans couldn't find it on a map. It spans Central Asia, home to the world's most sophisticated civilizations in the Middle Ages, yet most Americans know nothing of the region's ancient cities, scholars and poets. Today, Kazakhstan is a secular
Source Pravda.Ru 30 May 2017 at 17:03 Ukraine harbors plans to destroy Russia's super bridge to Crimea The General Staff of Ukraine considers a possibility to destroy the Kerch Bridge from mainland Russia to the Crimea . The bridge is half ready. Ukraine supposedly intends to destroy the bridge after its construction is completed, sources at special services told Politonline. Source: Pravda.Ru photo archive Ukraine considers several options for the purpose. They include a ram attack, exploding b
The Pentagon has spent the last two decades plowing hundreds of millions of tax dollars into military bases in Italy, turning the country into an increasingly important center for U.S. military power. Especially since the start of the Global War on Terror in 2001, the military has been shifting its European center of gravity south from Germany, where the overwhelming majority of U.S. forces in the region have been stationed since the end of World War II. In the process, the Pentagon has turned t
The focus of the conference was the impact of the 800 military bases the United States and other countries, including the United Kingdom, France, China, Russian, Israel, Japan have around the world. The U.S. has the overwhelming number of military bases in the lands of other countries--over 800. Speakers included the President of the World Peace Council Maria Soccoro Gomes from Brazil; Silvio Platero, President of the Cuban Peace Movement: Daniel Ortega Reyes, Member of the National Assembly of
Following the turbulent 2017 hurricane season, thousands of Puerto Rico residents have chosen to permanently settle in Florida and their votes have become a much desired commodity for political candidates. The current wave of Puerto Rican migration to the United States began more than a decade ago as the island experienced a financial crisis, and the Caribbean island provided the highest rate of growth among Latin groups in Florida between 2000 and 2010 -- about 76 percent, according to the U.S.
"Based on recent Chinese conflicts, the strategic culture of the region, and the increasingly sophisticated means to carry it out, the next Pearl Harbor has a good chance of coming from a surprise attack of Chinese ballistic missile forces..." Analysts often discuss China's new technologies such as the new carrier killing missiles and advanced fighters like the J20, as well as their aggressive militarization of the South China Sea. As I've said previously in an OpsLens article, it's important to
Since the founding of the American republic, Asia has been a key area of interest for the United States for both economic and security reasons. One of the first ships to sail under an American flag was the aptly named Empress of China , which inaugurated America's participation in the lucrative China trade in 1784. In the more than 200 years since then, the United States has worked under the strategic assumption that it was inimical to American interests to allow any single nation to dominate As
On Oct. 5, 2015, at approximately 9:30 a.m. PDT, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported that Coquimbo, Chile had experienced an earthquake measuring 6.0 magnitude. The epicenter of the quake was approximately 32 miles southwest of Coquimbo. Residents of La Higuera, 36 miles north, reported feeling the tumbler. According to Reuters, Chile's emergency services department states there are no current reports of damage. Additionally, no tsunami is expected. The USGS reports this is another in a s
The non-binding referendum for independence held by the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq's northern region resulted in an overwhelming "yes" vote, despite objections from many states. Now that the KRG's non-binding referendum on independence has resulted in an overwhelming 'yes', what awaits the region? General view of KRG Parliament meeting in Erbil, Iraq, September 15, 2017. ( Reuters ) The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq held a referendum on independence, previously deem
A little pivot to Central Asia Given the right policies, Kazakhstan could become prosperous, free and an important American ally. Clifford D. May 2nd May 2018 - The Washington Times Kazakhstan is one of the ten largest countries in the world, yet most Americans couldn't find it on a map. It spans Central Asia, home to the world's most sophisticated civilizations in the Middle Ages, yet most Americans know nothing of the region's ancient cities, scholars and poets. Today, Kazakhstan is a secular
Source Pravda.Ru 30 May 2017 at 17:03 Ukraine harbors plans to destroy Russia's super bridge to Crimea The General Staff of Ukraine considers a possibility to destroy the Kerch Bridge from mainland Russia to the Crimea . The bridge is half ready. Ukraine supposedly intends to destroy the bridge after its construction is completed, sources at special services told Politonline. Source: Pravda.Ru photo archive Ukraine considers several options for the purpose. They include a ram attack, exploding b
The Pentagon has spent the last two decades plowing hundreds of millions of tax dollars into military bases in Italy, turning the country into an increasingly important center for U.S. military power. Especially since the start of the Global War on Terror in 2001, the military has been shifting its European center of gravity south from Germany, where the overwhelming majority of U.S. forces in the region have been stationed since the end of World War II. In the process, the Pentagon has turned t
The focus of the conference was the impact of the 800 military bases the United States and other countries, including the United Kingdom, France, China, Russian, Israel, Japan have around the world. The U.S. has the overwhelming number of military bases in the lands of other countries--over 800. Speakers included the President of the World Peace Council Maria Soccoro Gomes from Brazil; Silvio Platero, President of the Cuban Peace Movement: Daniel Ortega Reyes, Member of the National Assembly of
Following the turbulent 2017 hurricane season, thousands of Puerto Rico residents have chosen to permanently settle in Florida and their votes have become a much desired commodity for political candidates. The current wave of Puerto Rican migration to the United States began more than a decade ago as the island experienced a financial crisis, and the Caribbean island provided the highest rate of growth among Latin groups in Florida between 2000 and 2010 -- about 76 percent, according to the U.S.
"Based on recent Chinese conflicts, the strategic culture of the region, and the increasingly sophisticated means to carry it out, the next Pearl Harbor has a good chance of coming from a surprise attack of Chinese ballistic missile forces..." Analysts often discuss China's new technologies such as the new carrier killing missiles and advanced fighters like the J20, as well as their aggressive militarization of the South China Sea. As I've said previously in an OpsLens article, it's important to
The non-binding referendum for independence held by the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq's northern region resulted in an overwhelming "yes" vote, despite objections from many states. Now that the KRG's non-binding referendum on independence has resulted in an overwhelming 'yes', what awaits the region? General view of KRG Parliament meeting in Erbil, Iraq, September 15, 2017. ( Reuters ) The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq held a referendum on independence, previously deem
Source Pravda.Ru 17 Aug 2017 at 17:28 Russia gives Sweet Lake to Kazakstan, but keeps Bitter Lake Lake Sladkoe (Sweet Lake) in the Novosibirsk region of Russia was given to Kazakhstan . The border between the two states was marked along one of its sides. The delimitation of the territories of Russia and Kazakhstan began in 2005. Having established the borders, the lake became part of the neighbouring state of Kazakhstan. Now the state border between Russia and Kazakhstan goes on the eastern side
Tucked away in the southeast corner of Europe, the Balkans are 4,500 miles from the East Coast. So your average American would be forgiven for wondering, "What does this region have to do with me?" But stability and security in the Balkans is important to the U.S. for many reasons. Historically, the region has been a flash point for wars in Europe -- some of which have dragged U.S. troops into combat. That's one reason the U.S. has invested billions in aid there since the end of the Cold War. Ce
A little pivot to Central Asia Given the right policies, Kazakhstan could become prosperous, free and an important American ally. Clifford D. May 2nd May 2018 - The Washington Times Kazakhstan is one of the ten largest countries in the world, yet most Americans couldn't find it on a map. It spans Central Asia, home to the world's most sophisticated civilizations in the Middle Ages, yet most Americans know nothing of the region's ancient cities, scholars and poets. Today, Kazakhstan is a secular
Thanks to a pretty nifty map recently created by Movoto , we're able to see which foreign nation each state in the U.S. matches up with when it comes to the number of gun owners in each one. The results concluded that some of America's most populated and powerful states matched up with the world's superpowers, when it comes to gun ideology: California 's total of 33.08 million guns is closest to China's 40 million Texas ' total of 22.33 million guns is closest to Germany's 25 million New York 's
Ukraine: America's New Welfare State and National Security Risk The map overlay shows the relative size of Ukraine to the whole of the continental U.S. It is comparable in size to Texas. This is an important fact to keep in mind, because the U.S. is now taking financial and security responsibility for Ukraine. President Putin sent an open letter to EU countries yesterday, explaining the value of gas credits Russia has provided Ukraine recently. Gas-Prom is the Russian company that supplies natur
(Roman Genn) In the contest with China, geopolitics and geo-economics must be one A t some point in the last few years, what former Russian president Boris Yeltsin called the cold peace of the 1990s has given way to a new cold war. At first glance, it looks like a replay of the first Cold War, of 1946 to 1989, with Russia and China on one side and the U.S. and its European and East Asian and Middle Eastern allies on the other. But Cold War II is fundamentally different from Cold War I in importa
See also: U.S. Policy in Syria Enters a New Phase by Brian Katulis; Next Steps in Syria: A Look at U.S. Priorities and Interests by Ken Sofer; What Drives Russia's Unrelenting Position on Syria? by Nicholas Kosturos Escape from Syria into Lebanon poses great threats--shelling, gunfire, snipers, and landmines. But the dangers do not end after crossing the border. Finding food, shelter, and medical care become main priorities for the hundreds of refugees crossing the Syrian-Lebanese border each d
Source Pravda.Ru 22 May 2017 at 17:15 Europe's largest aviation drills kick off near Russian border Arctic Challenge Exercises, Europe's largest air force exercises, kicked off in Finland. The maneuvers take place in Lapland - a province bordering on Russia . More than 100 aircraft take part in the drills, Yle TV channel reports. AP photo This is the third time when ACE maneuvers of Nordic countries are held. Aircraft from the United States, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland, the Nethe
Monday May 16, 2016 The UN Security Council today agreed on a plan to "train and equip" an army loyal to the Libyan "Government of National Accord" after US Secretary of State John Kerry made a strong case for the remilitarization of the conflict. The UN-created "Government of National Accord" may be supported by western governments, but it has virtually no support in Libya. It's unelected "presidential council" will be the real power behind the "unity" government, but so unpopular is the group
Source Pravda.Ru 17 Aug 2017 at 17:28 Russia gives Sweet Lake to Kazakstan, but keeps Bitter Lake Lake Sladkoe (Sweet Lake) in the Novosibirsk region of Russia was given to Kazakhstan . The border between the two states was marked along one of its sides. The delimitation of the territories of Russia and Kazakhstan began in 2005. Having established the borders, the lake became part of the neighbouring state of Kazakhstan. Now the state border between Russia and Kazakhstan goes on the eastern side
Tucked away in the southeast corner of Europe, the Balkans are 4,500 miles from the East Coast. So your average American would be forgiven for wondering, "What does this region have to do with me?" But stability and security in the Balkans is important to the U.S. for many reasons. Historically, the region has been a flash point for wars in Europe -- some of which have dragged U.S. troops into combat. That's one reason the U.S. has invested billions in aid there since the end of the Cold War. Ce
A little pivot to Central Asia Given the right policies, Kazakhstan could become prosperous, free and an important American ally. Clifford D. May 2nd May 2018 - The Washington Times Kazakhstan is one of the ten largest countries in the world, yet most Americans couldn't find it on a map. It spans Central Asia, home to the world's most sophisticated civilizations in the Middle Ages, yet most Americans know nothing of the region's ancient cities, scholars and poets. Today, Kazakhstan is a secular
Thanks to a pretty nifty map recently created by Movoto , we're able to see which foreign nation each state in the U.S. matches up with when it comes to the number of gun owners in each one. The results concluded that some of America's most populated and powerful states matched up with the world's superpowers, when it comes to gun ideology: California 's total of 33.08 million guns is closest to China's 40 million Texas ' total of 22.33 million guns is closest to Germany's 25 million New York 's
Ukraine: America's New Welfare State and National Security Risk The map overlay shows the relative size of Ukraine to the whole of the continental U.S. It is comparable in size to Texas. This is an important fact to keep in mind, because the U.S. is now taking financial and security responsibility for Ukraine. President Putin sent an open letter to EU countries yesterday, explaining the value of gas credits Russia has provided Ukraine recently. Gas-Prom is the Russian company that supplies natur
(Roman Genn) In the contest with China, geopolitics and geo-economics must be one A t some point in the last few years, what former Russian president Boris Yeltsin called the cold peace of the 1990s has given way to a new cold war. At first glance, it looks like a replay of the first Cold War, of 1946 to 1989, with Russia and China on one side and the U.S. and its European and East Asian and Middle Eastern allies on the other. But Cold War II is fundamentally different from Cold War I in importa
See also: U.S. Policy in Syria Enters a New Phase by Brian Katulis; Next Steps in Syria: A Look at U.S. Priorities and Interests by Ken Sofer; What Drives Russia's Unrelenting Position on Syria? by Nicholas Kosturos Escape from Syria into Lebanon poses great threats--shelling, gunfire, snipers, and landmines. But the dangers do not end after crossing the border. Finding food, shelter, and medical care become main priorities for the hundreds of refugees crossing the Syrian-Lebanese border each d
Source Pravda.Ru 22 May 2017 at 17:15 Europe's largest aviation drills kick off near Russian border Arctic Challenge Exercises, Europe's largest air force exercises, kicked off in Finland. The maneuvers take place in Lapland - a province bordering on Russia . More than 100 aircraft take part in the drills, Yle TV channel reports. AP photo This is the third time when ACE maneuvers of Nordic countries are held. Aircraft from the United States, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland, the Nethe
Monday May 16, 2016 The UN Security Council today agreed on a plan to "train and equip" an army loyal to the Libyan "Government of National Accord" after US Secretary of State John Kerry made a strong case for the remilitarization of the conflict. The UN-created "Government of National Accord" may be supported by western governments, but it has virtually no support in Libya. It's unelected "presidential council" will be the real power behind the "unity" government, but so unpopular is the group
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Oct 27, 2016 8:00 AM The Reverend Samuel Rodriguez had stated that Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton wants Hispanic Christians to go against their own religious beliefs in supporting her. In a statement emailed to supporters on Monday morning, the president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference said that Clinton wants Christians "'to Sacrifice Our Most Cherished Values." "Latinos are pro-life. Latinos, whethe
For more than three decades, Casey Kasem was the voice that counted down the American Top 40 on the radio in the morning on Sundays, and was also well known as being the voice of Shaggy in the cartoon series Scooby-Doo . At the great age of 82, Casey Kasem died surrounded by his friends and family in Gig Harbour, Washington. The voice that had a global reach many may remember as being on the radio every Sunday morning counting down the American Top 40, Casey Kasem died from complications from ad
Bill Leak was the greatest cartoonist of his era and deserves comparison with David Low, the greatest cartoonist of his era, from the First World War to the 1950s. Both initially made their names on The Bulletin magazine in Sydney as left-of-centre satirists but eventually went on to become the most powerful foes of left-wing authoritarianism in all its forms. New Zealand-born David Low (1891-1963) arrived in Sydney in 1911 to work on The Bulletin . During the First World War he became a relentl
If you have read a newspaper in the past 40 years, there is a good chance you have seen the comic strip Doonesbury . The satirical and often politically charged cartoon has been a staple of daily comic pages for decades. Recently, cartoonist Gary Trudeau released a series of Doonesbury strips lambasting a Texas law that requires a sonogram before a woman has an abortion. The strips feature a young woman going to a Texas abortion clinic and being sent to the "shaming room" where a "middle-aged ma
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Jul 15, 2013 5:40 AM A couple who co-founded a church in Washington, D.C. has brought their passion for providing for kids in need of a home and family to the nation's capital, where over 3,000 kids are either in or on their way to the foster care system. Aaron and Amy Graham while establishing the District Church learned about their new community and were convicted to share their fostering passion with their congregation. DC127, the
4now (1,365 posts) Steve Bell on Binyamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin cartoon End Israeli apartheid. Boycott, Divest, Sanction. http://www.bdsmovement.net/ Steve Bell on Binyamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin cartoon (Original post) 4now Sep 2014 OP Well, I think Netanyahu might have the better singing voice Scootaloo Sep 2014 #1 Sun Sep 7, 2014, 07:02 PM Scootaloo (25,699 posts) 1. Well, I think Netanyahu might have the better singing voice And for sure, his right-wing land-grabbing racist as
In Bill Leak's last cartoon in The Australian (below) he has Rob Stokes, the NSW minister for education, in front of Punchbowl Boys High School, severed head in hand, explaining to an interviewer that "boys will be boys." Getting to the nub of the matter is the cartoonist's art. Bill Leak was a peerless grandmaster of it. I was at the CIS function last Wednesday evening for the launch of his book Trigger Warning, which contains his cartoons over the year 2016. Partway through his speech, he was
By the Comics Curmudgeon Remember the good old days of American wit when our nation's cleverest sat around an elitist table at a fancy New York City hotel and made cutting remarks so subtle and erudite that nobody within earshot could tell what the hell they were talking about? And also, they were drunk? Well, those days are over (except for the drunk part). David Denby has informed us that, thanks to the awful blogs, we now just essentially hurl the verbal equivalent of feces at each other all
For a year, the big question of Russiagate has boiled down to this: Did Donald Trump's campaign collude with the Russians in hacking the DNC? And until last week, the answer was "no." As ex-CIA director Mike Morell said in March, "On the question of the Trump campaign conspiring with the Russians ... there is smoke, but there is no fire, at all. ... There's no little campfire, there's no little candle, there's no spark." Well, last week, it appeared there had been a fire in Trump Tower. On June
(AP Photo/Matt Dunham) Protesters fly a cartoon baby blimp of President Trump in Parliament Square in London on July 13, 2018. D onald Trump knows how to land himself on the front pages. Possibly distressed that his visit to London was playing second fiddle in the British news cycle to England's World Cup loss to Croatia, Trump used an interview with The Sun to make threats against U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May that could further destabilize her government and push her from power. If May seale
For more than three decades, Casey Kasem was the voice that counted down the American Top 40 on the radio in the morning on Sundays, and was also well known as being the voice of Shaggy in the cartoon series Scooby-Doo . At the great age of 82, Casey Kasem died surrounded by his friends and family in Gig Harbour, Washington. The voice that had a global reach many may remember as being on the radio every Sunday morning counting down the American Top 40, Casey Kasem died from complications from ad
Bill Leak was the greatest cartoonist of his era and deserves comparison with David Low, the greatest cartoonist of his era, from the First World War to the 1950s. Both initially made their names on The Bulletin magazine in Sydney as left-of-centre satirists but eventually went on to become the most powerful foes of left-wing authoritarianism in all its forms. New Zealand-born David Low (1891-1963) arrived in Sydney in 1911 to work on The Bulletin . During the First World War he became a relentl
If you have read a newspaper in the past 40 years, there is a good chance you have seen the comic strip Doonesbury . The satirical and often politically charged cartoon has been a staple of daily comic pages for decades. Recently, cartoonist Gary Trudeau released a series of Doonesbury strips lambasting a Texas law that requires a sonogram before a woman has an abortion. The strips feature a young woman going to a Texas abortion clinic and being sent to the "shaming room" where a "middle-aged ma
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Jul 15, 2013 5:40 AM A couple who co-founded a church in Washington, D.C. has brought their passion for providing for kids in need of a home and family to the nation's capital, where over 3,000 kids are either in or on their way to the foster care system. Aaron and Amy Graham while establishing the District Church learned about their new community and were convicted to share their fostering passion with their congregation. DC127, the
4now (1,365 posts) Steve Bell on Binyamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin cartoon End Israeli apartheid. Boycott, Divest, Sanction. http://www.bdsmovement.net/ Steve Bell on Binyamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin cartoon (Original post) 4now Sep 2014 OP Well, I think Netanyahu might have the better singing voice Scootaloo Sep 2014 #1 Sun Sep 7, 2014, 07:02 PM Scootaloo (25,699 posts) 1. Well, I think Netanyahu might have the better singing voice And for sure, his right-wing land-grabbing racist as
In Bill Leak's last cartoon in The Australian (below) he has Rob Stokes, the NSW minister for education, in front of Punchbowl Boys High School, severed head in hand, explaining to an interviewer that "boys will be boys." Getting to the nub of the matter is the cartoonist's art. Bill Leak was a peerless grandmaster of it. I was at the CIS function last Wednesday evening for the launch of his book Trigger Warning, which contains his cartoons over the year 2016. Partway through his speech, he was
By the Comics Curmudgeon Remember the good old days of American wit when our nation's cleverest sat around an elitist table at a fancy New York City hotel and made cutting remarks so subtle and erudite that nobody within earshot could tell what the hell they were talking about? And also, they were drunk? Well, those days are over (except for the drunk part). David Denby has informed us that, thanks to the awful blogs, we now just essentially hurl the verbal equivalent of feces at each other all
For a year, the big question of Russiagate has boiled down to this: Did Donald Trump's campaign collude with the Russians in hacking the DNC? And until last week, the answer was "no." As ex-CIA director Mike Morell said in March, "On the question of the Trump campaign conspiring with the Russians ... there is smoke, but there is no fire, at all. ... There's no little campfire, there's no little candle, there's no spark." Well, last week, it appeared there had been a fire in Trump Tower. On June
(AP Photo/Matt Dunham) Protesters fly a cartoon baby blimp of President Trump in Parliament Square in London on July 13, 2018. D onald Trump knows how to land himself on the front pages. Possibly distressed that his visit to London was playing second fiddle in the British news cycle to England's World Cup loss to Croatia, Trump used an interview with The Sun to make threats against U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May that could further destabilize her government and push her from power. If May seale
I can not fully express how happy I am the French presidential election is over. That isn't to say I'm pleased or unhappy with the outcome; I could care less which socialist was elected to be the new captain of a still-sinking ship. What I'm happy about is I won't have to hear or read any more libertarians blithering on about and praising either Marine Le Pen or Emmanuel Macron. If Macron winning causes some libertarians to think cooler French heads have prevailed, then I have a bridge to Galt's
This cartoon ran in Sunday's Gazzetta dello Sport , Italy's top-selling sports newspaper. It's Balotelli, fresh off the Azzurri triumph over England, climbing Big Ben. (Fun fact: It's officially "Elizabeth Tower" now .) Yes, Balotelli is playing the part of a giant gorilla, and yes, 90 percent of European soccer racism is based on referring to black players as monkeys or apes. This is, you know, not okay, and the Gazzetta has been hearing from concerned readers. The paper put out a statement tod
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The hilarious A.F. Branco cartoon below shows what Democrats are REALLY up against this November, and it's their own fault: Nails it! Democrats have a very tough road ahead. The president has scored so many victories and all they have to show for themselves is a whole bunch of whining and nothing else. Democrats currently think the issue with illegals being separated from their kids while in detention is a winning issue. But they are very wrong as most support the President on this. In fact Pres
If you have read a newspaper in the past 40 years, there is a good chance you have seen the comic strip Doonesbury . The satirical and often politically charged cartoon has been a staple of daily comic pages for decades. Recently, cartoonist Gary Trudeau released a series of Doonesbury strips lambasting a Texas law that requires a sonogram before a woman has an abortion. The strips feature a young woman going to a Texas abortion clinic and being sent to the "shaming room" where a "middle-aged ma
The failure of the first referendum on Scottish devolution in 1979 caused acrimony, bitterness and disillusion among its supporters. Jim Turnbull's cartoon in the Glasgow Herald the day after the result was announced, depicting the Scottish lion cowering in a cage with the door wide open and mumbling "I'm feart", exactly captured the mood of despondency and recrimination in the Yes camp. One of the first actions of the new Conservative administration led by Margaret Thatcher was to repeal the Sc
Mr Southgate's M&S branded waistcoat became a trending fashion item following England World Cup victory, with the team making its way into the World Cup semi-finals, its first since 1990. Today, thousands of Britons have been copying the football manager's 'lucky' outfit to support England, as the team is set to play against Croatia in the World Cup semi-final tonight. Celebrities such as Hugh Grant, journalist Andrew Marr and TV star Jeremy Vine were spotted donning the sleeveless outfit during
Zurich : FIFA said on Wednesday it was probing racist abuse directed at French players by Russian fans during a pre-World Cup friendly between the countries. France's N'Golo Kante in action with Russia's Fedor Smolov. Reuters A Reuters photographer at pitch level for France's 3-1 win on Tuesday night in St Petersburg heard monkey chants directed at French players on several occasions, including when N'Golo Kante came to the sideline for a throw-in. "FIFA is collecting the different match reports
Um...Hey, Uber-PC left? Maybe now's a good time to shut the fuck up about all this "Stephen Colbert makes homophobic joke" nonsense. It's utter and complete garbage, and frankly it's why a lot of people kinda hate the Uber-PC left...me being one of them. Firstly, let's take a look at the "OH MY FUCKING GOD HOW COULD HE?!" joke, shall we? "Sir, you attract more skinheads than free Rogaine," Colbert said near the end of the insult-laden rant. "You have more people marching against you than cancer.
SO, should we pay the PS36billion bill the European Union is trying to extort from us before we are allowed to start trade talks? That's the figure they've come up with. Not so long ago it was PS88billion. Then it was PS72billion. Then it miraculously dropped down to PS54billion. And now -- abracadabra -- it's PS36billion . Getty - Contributor 11 Brexit Secretary David Davis must be tough with the EU Do you ever get the idea the devious and greedy EU monkeys are just making it all up as they go
This cartoon ran in Sunday's Gazzetta dello Sport , Italy's top-selling sports newspaper. It's Balotelli, fresh off the Azzurri triumph over England, climbing Big Ben. (Fun fact: It's officially "Elizabeth Tower" now .) Yes, Balotelli is playing the part of a giant gorilla, and yes, 90 percent of European soccer racism is based on referring to black players as monkeys or apes. This is, you know, not okay, and the Gazzetta has been hearing from concerned readers. The paper put out a statement tod
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The hilarious A.F. Branco cartoon below shows what Democrats are REALLY up against this November, and it's their own fault: Nails it! Democrats have a very tough road ahead. The president has scored so many victories and all they have to show for themselves is a whole bunch of whining and nothing else. Democrats currently think the issue with illegals being separated from their kids while in detention is a winning issue. But they are very wrong as most support the President on this. In fact Pres
If you have read a newspaper in the past 40 years, there is a good chance you have seen the comic strip Doonesbury . The satirical and often politically charged cartoon has been a staple of daily comic pages for decades. Recently, cartoonist Gary Trudeau released a series of Doonesbury strips lambasting a Texas law that requires a sonogram before a woman has an abortion. The strips feature a young woman going to a Texas abortion clinic and being sent to the "shaming room" where a "middle-aged ma
The failure of the first referendum on Scottish devolution in 1979 caused acrimony, bitterness and disillusion among its supporters. Jim Turnbull's cartoon in the Glasgow Herald the day after the result was announced, depicting the Scottish lion cowering in a cage with the door wide open and mumbling "I'm feart", exactly captured the mood of despondency and recrimination in the Yes camp. One of the first actions of the new Conservative administration led by Margaret Thatcher was to repeal the Sc
Mr Southgate's M&S branded waistcoat became a trending fashion item following England World Cup victory, with the team making its way into the World Cup semi-finals, its first since 1990. Today, thousands of Britons have been copying the football manager's 'lucky' outfit to support England, as the team is set to play against Croatia in the World Cup semi-final tonight. Celebrities such as Hugh Grant, journalist Andrew Marr and TV star Jeremy Vine were spotted donning the sleeveless outfit during
Zurich : FIFA said on Wednesday it was probing racist abuse directed at French players by Russian fans during a pre-World Cup friendly between the countries. France's N'Golo Kante in action with Russia's Fedor Smolov. Reuters A Reuters photographer at pitch level for France's 3-1 win on Tuesday night in St Petersburg heard monkey chants directed at French players on several occasions, including when N'Golo Kante came to the sideline for a throw-in. "FIFA is collecting the different match reports
Um...Hey, Uber-PC left? Maybe now's a good time to shut the fuck up about all this "Stephen Colbert makes homophobic joke" nonsense. It's utter and complete garbage, and frankly it's why a lot of people kinda hate the Uber-PC left...me being one of them. Firstly, let's take a look at the "OH MY FUCKING GOD HOW COULD HE?!" joke, shall we? "Sir, you attract more skinheads than free Rogaine," Colbert said near the end of the insult-laden rant. "You have more people marching against you than cancer.
SO, should we pay the PS36billion bill the European Union is trying to extort from us before we are allowed to start trade talks? That's the figure they've come up with. Not so long ago it was PS88billion. Then it was PS72billion. Then it miraculously dropped down to PS54billion. And now -- abracadabra -- it's PS36billion . Getty - Contributor 11 Brexit Secretary David Davis must be tough with the EU Do you ever get the idea the devious and greedy EU monkeys are just making it all up as they go
A 12-year-old Nicaraguan-American girl broke down in tears on Father's Day over the possibility that her parents could be deported due to Donald Trump's immigration policies. During a Father's Day interview, NBC's Mariana Atencio spoke to the girl -- who was identified as "Leah" -- just prior to an immigration rally in McAllen, Texas, where families and children are being separated by Customs and Border Protection agents. "At 12 years old, every day of your life you live with this fear that [you
Another incident of horrifying racism has popped up in Trump's America, this time from a child. The Root reports that a 13-year-old boy in Georgia has been arrested for making terroristic threats. The boy is said to have placed calls to the Cobb County NAACP and left menacing, racist voicemails. "My number is kill ni**ers 101. My name, Johnny Rebel. My profession, murdering black people. F**k you stupid f**king niggers," one message begins before growing inaudible. It picks back up with, "F**kin
(CHICAGO TRIBUNE) In a shooting caught on Facebook Live, a 2-year-old boy and a 26-year-old man were killed and a pregnant woman was wounded when a gunman opened fire as they drove down an alley in Lawndale on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. "Call 911! They killed him. ... I have a bullet in my stomach," the woman screams as she runs from the car and into a house in the 2300 block of South Kenneth Avenue around 1:30 p.m. Loading ... "Please, please, I can't breathe," she says. "Oh my God, p
This man was arrested for allegedly shooting at a black teenager, while the teen was trying to ask for directions. 14-year-old Brennan Walker missed his school bus and knocked on a neighbor's door for direction to school. 53-year-old Jeffery Zeigler came downstairs with a shotgun and reportedly opened fire on Walker. Fortunately, he missed. Walker told WJBK he hid from Zeigler, stating, "I got to the house, and I knocked on the lady's door. Then she started yelling at me and she was like, 'Why a
1. Migrant who raped, killed EU official's daughter and lied that he was an "unaccompanied minor" is between 22 and 29 years old, dental checks prove A migrant who raped and killed an EU official's daughter and lied that he was an 'unaccompanied minor' is between 22 and 29 years old, dental checks have proved. Hussein Khavari ambushed 19-year-old medical student Maria Ladenburger in Freiberg in October last year before raping her and drowning her in a river. Today, a dental expert appeared to ha
A racist Texas woman accused of vandalizing an interracial couple's car was finally charged after several weeks of inaction by the local authorities. Melissa Shelton, of Texas, indicted on felony criminal mischief charge after being accused of smashing interracial couple's car windows. The couple's attorney says she used racial slurs and has called it a hate crime https://t.co/fo5NhHbgCH pic.twitter.com/CmCixzMGnA -- Heavy.com (@HeavySan) February 2, 2018 A white Texas woman faces charges of fel
CIERRA FINKLEY, a 25-year-old women of color, was arrested on August 18 after defending herself and her 5-year-old daughter from a boyfriend she describes as abusive. Earlier that day, he allegedly assaulted Cierra, attempted to hit her and her daughter with his car and broke down her door in an attack. Protecting herself and her daughter, Cierra says that she stabbed him in self-defense. He died at the hospital. The state is now pursuing charges of first-degree reckless homicide against Cierra.
A horrific stabbing spree at a Boise, Idaho, apartment complex last night left nine people injured, including six children. Local media reports state that four of the victims have life-threatening injuries. The national media quickly seized on the fact that the apartment complex was known to house refugees and that some of the victims themselves were apparently refugees. Idaho man injures 9 in stabbing attack on refugee families https://t.co/ExRwjbamUT pic.twitter.com/fExQyi0iJw -- The Hill (@th
A Houston driver has been charged with aggravated assault and murder after killing an innocent bystander following a fight. ABC13 reports that Cordale Robinson , 25, was reportedly involved in a physical altercation when he attempted to escape the chaos. Speeding away, he drove his car through a parking lot at the Bayou City Bar & Grill in Montrose, killing Jared Jonte Jacobs . According to documents, Robinson plowed into a crowd of four to five people, as well as two vehicles, dragging the now
In a troubling and confusing case out of Buffalo, New York, a mother of two said she is the victim of racial profiling and law enforcement abuse after attempting to home-school her children. This may be a cautionary tale for anyone attempting to take their kids out of public schools. And the lesson may be: Know the home schooling statues in your state -- and strictly heed them. While home schooling is a fundamental right of every American parent, each state passes reasonable regulations, which p
Another incident of horrifying racism has popped up in Trump's America, this time from a child. The Root reports that a 13-year-old boy in Georgia has been arrested for making terroristic threats. The boy is said to have placed calls to the Cobb County NAACP and left menacing, racist voicemails. "My number is kill ni**ers 101. My name, Johnny Rebel. My profession, murdering black people. F**k you stupid f**king niggers," one message begins before growing inaudible. It picks back up with, "F**kin
(CHICAGO TRIBUNE) In a shooting caught on Facebook Live, a 2-year-old boy and a 26-year-old man were killed and a pregnant woman was wounded when a gunman opened fire as they drove down an alley in Lawndale on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. "Call 911! They killed him. ... I have a bullet in my stomach," the woman screams as she runs from the car and into a house in the 2300 block of South Kenneth Avenue around 1:30 p.m. Loading ... "Please, please, I can't breathe," she says. "Oh my God, p
This man was arrested for allegedly shooting at a black teenager, while the teen was trying to ask for directions. 14-year-old Brennan Walker missed his school bus and knocked on a neighbor's door for direction to school. 53-year-old Jeffery Zeigler came downstairs with a shotgun and reportedly opened fire on Walker. Fortunately, he missed. Walker told WJBK he hid from Zeigler, stating, "I got to the house, and I knocked on the lady's door. Then she started yelling at me and she was like, 'Why a
1. Migrant who raped, killed EU official's daughter and lied that he was an "unaccompanied minor" is between 22 and 29 years old, dental checks prove A migrant who raped and killed an EU official's daughter and lied that he was an 'unaccompanied minor' is between 22 and 29 years old, dental checks have proved. Hussein Khavari ambushed 19-year-old medical student Maria Ladenburger in Freiberg in October last year before raping her and drowning her in a river. Today, a dental expert appeared to ha
A racist Texas woman accused of vandalizing an interracial couple's car was finally charged after several weeks of inaction by the local authorities. Melissa Shelton, of Texas, indicted on felony criminal mischief charge after being accused of smashing interracial couple's car windows. The couple's attorney says she used racial slurs and has called it a hate crime https://t.co/fo5NhHbgCH pic.twitter.com/CmCixzMGnA -- Heavy.com (@HeavySan) February 2, 2018 A white Texas woman faces charges of fel
CIERRA FINKLEY, a 25-year-old women of color, was arrested on August 18 after defending herself and her 5-year-old daughter from a boyfriend she describes as abusive. Earlier that day, he allegedly assaulted Cierra, attempted to hit her and her daughter with his car and broke down her door in an attack. Protecting herself and her daughter, Cierra says that she stabbed him in self-defense. He died at the hospital. The state is now pursuing charges of first-degree reckless homicide against Cierra.
A horrific stabbing spree at a Boise, Idaho, apartment complex last night left nine people injured, including six children. Local media reports state that four of the victims have life-threatening injuries. The national media quickly seized on the fact that the apartment complex was known to house refugees and that some of the victims themselves were apparently refugees. Idaho man injures 9 in stabbing attack on refugee families https://t.co/ExRwjbamUT pic.twitter.com/fExQyi0iJw -- The Hill (@th
A Houston driver has been charged with aggravated assault and murder after killing an innocent bystander following a fight. ABC13 reports that Cordale Robinson , 25, was reportedly involved in a physical altercation when he attempted to escape the chaos. Speeding away, he drove his car through a parking lot at the Bayou City Bar & Grill in Montrose, killing Jared Jonte Jacobs . According to documents, Robinson plowed into a crowd of four to five people, as well as two vehicles, dragging the now
In a troubling and confusing case out of Buffalo, New York, a mother of two said she is the victim of racial profiling and law enforcement abuse after attempting to home-school her children. This may be a cautionary tale for anyone attempting to take their kids out of public schools. And the lesson may be: Know the home schooling statues in your state -- and strictly heed them. While home schooling is a fundamental right of every American parent, each state passes reasonable regulations, which p
Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17, is charged with killing eight students and two teachers The mother of one of the murdered girls in the Santa Fe, TX, school shooting alleges that the shooter harassed her daughter for four months before she turned him down, with much of the subsequent news coverage blaming the shooting on the killer being "spurned." Victoria Smith writes : "There's something truly depressing about finding the world view of a killer reflected in the reporting of his crimes. Then again, b
'Disgusting': Dem Rep. Cohen angrily SLIMES black pro-life activist as 'ignorant' [video] Posted at 12:50 pm on November 3, 2017 by Sarah D. What happens when black, pro-life woman addresses the danger Planned Parenthood poses to the black community in front of Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen? This: What an awful, dismissive response from this Democratic Rep. Part of a sexist pattern for this politician too... https://t.co/hepqRiduzt -- Steve Krakauer (@SteveKrak) November 3, 2017 I'm appalled by ho
In an ironic twist of fate, an illegal alien who took to the press to complain about his girlfriend's deportation is now facing deportation himself. At least they'll be reunited. Baltazar "Rosas" Alberto Gutierrez, a 35-year-old Mexican national, was arrested by federal immigration officers after he spoke to reporters about the circumstances surrounding his girlfriend's deportation, which he called "suspicious." The illegal immigrant told the Seattle Times on Sunday that U.S. Immigration and Cu
Revealing just how simple it is to commit voter fraud, Project Veritas released a new video Monday showing an undercover journalist in New York City getting offered Huma Abedin's ballot. A woman can be seen in the footage dressed in full burka requesting the ballot of Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton's top aide Huma Abedin. When the election official is unable to find the name "Abedin" as a registered to vote in the district, she reassures the woman in response that she will still be able to vot
Shannon Lamb--the alleged gunman behind Monday morning's murder of Delta State University professor Ethan Schmidt--took his own life after being pulled over by police in Greenville, Mississippi, Monday night around 10:30 pm. Breitbart News previously reported that Lamb is believed to have murdered his own girlfriend in Gautier, Mississippi, before going to the Delta State campus to kill Schmidt. His girlfriend's name was Amy Prentiss. According to the New York Times , when Lamb was pulled over,
Els Woodke, the wife of an American missionary kidnapped last year from Niger, has released a video asking for any update on her husband. Woodke's video comes after an al-Qaeda-linked affiliate in Mali released a proof-of-life video of several foreign hostages that did not include her husband, Jeff Woodke. Gunmen kidnapped Jeff from his home in Niger on Oct. 14, 2016. He worked with a Niger-based partner of Youth With A Mission to assist ethnic herdsmen battling drought and lack of education. Se
Loser continues to be a loser. Via Breitbart : The Texas woman who garnered an unexpected national spotlight after tweeting that a Harris County deputy deserved to be executed was arrested in her home county on an assault warrant out of Houston. The arrest stems from a 2011 incident where she allegedly punched a former co-worker in the face causing bodily injury. Montgomery County jail officials confirmed to Breitbart Texas that Monica Foy was arrested on Tuesday evening for an arrest warrant ou
Sneaky TMZ ,with their sad little camera, cornered Senator Ted Cruz in a hallway. TMZ made a couple of mistakes. Firstly, they didn't burn every edition of their gossip magazine. Secondly, they tried to "corner" Ted Cruz . The question : "What say does Hollywood have in gun violence?" His answer: Now Hollywood does glorify violence, and I've got to say I wish we had a little bit less of that, but the truth of the matter is when Hollywood celebrities engage on issues they're almost inevitably ref
BY: Matthew Walther Follow @matthewwalther March 18, 2016 4:59 am St. Petersburg, Fla. -- On two separate screens, a giant one on the wall to the left of me and a normal-sized TV at the front of the courtroom, I am watching a video of a video of Hulk Hogan wearing a yellow open-backed tank top and black thong. "This should be good," says Hogan--not the doo-ragged, silver-cross-wearing real-life one sitting a few rows ahead of me with his attorneys, but the one on camera staring at us as a record
Levian D. Pacheco, a worker at the Casa Kokopelli shelter in Arizona, has been charged with 11 sex offenses, including eight counts of abusive sexual contact and three counts of sexual acts. Just days after a Southwest Key worker was arrested for reportedly molesting a 14-year-old immigrant girl at a facility in Phoenix, Arizona, another employee working for the largest operator of migrant detention centers across the country has been accused of sexually abusing at least eight unaccompanied mino
'Disgusting': Dem Rep. Cohen angrily SLIMES black pro-life activist as 'ignorant' [video] Posted at 12:50 pm on November 3, 2017 by Sarah D. What happens when black, pro-life woman addresses the danger Planned Parenthood poses to the black community in front of Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen? This: What an awful, dismissive response from this Democratic Rep. Part of a sexist pattern for this politician too... https://t.co/hepqRiduzt -- Steve Krakauer (@SteveKrak) November 3, 2017 I'm appalled by ho
In an ironic twist of fate, an illegal alien who took to the press to complain about his girlfriend's deportation is now facing deportation himself. At least they'll be reunited. Baltazar "Rosas" Alberto Gutierrez, a 35-year-old Mexican national, was arrested by federal immigration officers after he spoke to reporters about the circumstances surrounding his girlfriend's deportation, which he called "suspicious." The illegal immigrant told the Seattle Times on Sunday that U.S. Immigration and Cu
Revealing just how simple it is to commit voter fraud, Project Veritas released a new video Monday showing an undercover journalist in New York City getting offered Huma Abedin's ballot. A woman can be seen in the footage dressed in full burka requesting the ballot of Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton's top aide Huma Abedin. When the election official is unable to find the name "Abedin" as a registered to vote in the district, she reassures the woman in response that she will still be able to vot
Shannon Lamb--the alleged gunman behind Monday morning's murder of Delta State University professor Ethan Schmidt--took his own life after being pulled over by police in Greenville, Mississippi, Monday night around 10:30 pm. Breitbart News previously reported that Lamb is believed to have murdered his own girlfriend in Gautier, Mississippi, before going to the Delta State campus to kill Schmidt. His girlfriend's name was Amy Prentiss. According to the New York Times , when Lamb was pulled over,
Els Woodke, the wife of an American missionary kidnapped last year from Niger, has released a video asking for any update on her husband. Woodke's video comes after an al-Qaeda-linked affiliate in Mali released a proof-of-life video of several foreign hostages that did not include her husband, Jeff Woodke. Gunmen kidnapped Jeff from his home in Niger on Oct. 14, 2016. He worked with a Niger-based partner of Youth With A Mission to assist ethnic herdsmen battling drought and lack of education. Se
Loser continues to be a loser. Via Breitbart : The Texas woman who garnered an unexpected national spotlight after tweeting that a Harris County deputy deserved to be executed was arrested in her home county on an assault warrant out of Houston. The arrest stems from a 2011 incident where she allegedly punched a former co-worker in the face causing bodily injury. Montgomery County jail officials confirmed to Breitbart Texas that Monica Foy was arrested on Tuesday evening for an arrest warrant ou
Sneaky TMZ ,with their sad little camera, cornered Senator Ted Cruz in a hallway. TMZ made a couple of mistakes. Firstly, they didn't burn every edition of their gossip magazine. Secondly, they tried to "corner" Ted Cruz . The question : "What say does Hollywood have in gun violence?" His answer: Now Hollywood does glorify violence, and I've got to say I wish we had a little bit less of that, but the truth of the matter is when Hollywood celebrities engage on issues they're almost inevitably ref
BY: Matthew Walther Follow @matthewwalther March 18, 2016 4:59 am St. Petersburg, Fla. -- On two separate screens, a giant one on the wall to the left of me and a normal-sized TV at the front of the courtroom, I am watching a video of a video of Hulk Hogan wearing a yellow open-backed tank top and black thong. "This should be good," says Hogan--not the doo-ragged, silver-cross-wearing real-life one sitting a few rows ahead of me with his attorneys, but the one on camera staring at us as a record
Levian D. Pacheco, a worker at the Casa Kokopelli shelter in Arizona, has been charged with 11 sex offenses, including eight counts of abusive sexual contact and three counts of sexual acts. Just days after a Southwest Key worker was arrested for reportedly molesting a 14-year-old immigrant girl at a facility in Phoenix, Arizona, another employee working for the largest operator of migrant detention centers across the country has been accused of sexually abusing at least eight unaccompanied mino
Famous, super-rich elitist Oprah Winfrey - who's craving for attention knows no limits - was determined to chime in on the ongoing national debate about race-relations. The sheer scale of Winfrey's success, power and personal fortune shows that she has probably never, in her adult life, been on the receiving end of racial discrimination. To interject herself into the debate, therefore, she made up a story - but Winfrey should understand that lies are damaging; when you tell a lie, it is going to
Well, it was fun while it lasted, but now it's time to take this idea behind the shed and shoot it. In the wake of Golden Globes hysteria, there were some who were speculating that Oprah Winfrey should challenge Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election. It's not happening. Oprah Winfrey running for president is not happening. Peter Alexander of NBC News tweeted last night, that a "source close to Oprah" told Kate Snow, also of NBC News, that "as of today, she has no intention of running fo
The all-star celebrity line-up for the Hurricane Harvey relief telethon has been released, and as you might expect, it's a whole string of lefties: Beyonce , George Clooney , Julia Roberts, Barbra Streisand, and Oprah Winfrey. Country superstar George Strait will also appear alongside the beltway celebrities. According to Variety , the star-spangled lineup will appear in a one-hour telethon on September 12 that will raise money for Hurricane Harvey relief called "Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurr
Courtesy of TVGuide.com Queen Latifah, the Hollywood star born and bred in Newark, N.J., is a Renaissance woman. Brilliantly transformed from a young 1990s rapper and hip-hop artist into an Academy Award-nominated actress and iconic cosmetics CoverGirl, Latifah embodies full-figured beauty and style. Her confidence and strength are fundamental: From her lyrics and lyricism to her elegant, on-screen persona and self-assured attitude, Latifah comes across as a quintessential example of the strong
Kim Kardashian, star who is famous for being famous, has had a lot of dumb moments in her past, but her recent comments about Planned Parenthood take the proverbial cake. During a preview of an upcoming episode set to air this Sunday, the Kardashians invited over Planned Parenthood representatives for an interview. Before the clip began, Kim K dropped a radioactive stupid-bomb so large that the after-effects of the explosion gave my laptop cancer. "The perception of Planned Parenthood is that it
"A Wrinkle in Time" is coming to theaters this spring. The cast includes actors Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Chris Pine, Zach Galifianakis and Storm Reid. Disney released a trailer for the movie, based on the 1963 book by American author Madeleine L'Engle. Watch the trailer below: [lz_third_party align=center includes=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4U3TeY2wtM] To say that Ava DuVernay's adaptation of the classic book has been long awaited would be an understatement: The book
Offset claims his $150,000 chain was stolen after Met Gala Cardi B and Offset health with lots of drama on the night of The Met Gala. Even though Cardi B looked fabulous while attending her first Met Gala on Monday night, her fiancee, Offset , was anything but happy about how the evening turned out. The 26-year-old Migos member claims a tennis chain worth $150,000 was stolen from his hotel room after he and Cardi attended the event and he's plenty pissed off about losing the expensive bling. Ac
Frenchie Davis performs at the 10th Anniversary LA Police Protective League's Eagle & Badge Foundation Gala on August 30, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images) Frenchie Davis , a former American Idol and The Voice contestant, has revealed to the Saint Louis Post Dispatch that she has been dating a woman for the past year. "I wasn't out before the relationship, but I wasn't in," she told the publication. "I dated men and women, though lesbians weren't feeling the
Chances are, if you're too young to have paid attention to television talk shows between 1970 and 1996, you're not familiar with 81-year-old Phil Donahue, who some credit with paving the way for Oprah Winfrey and others. Then again, you might very well know who Donahue is -- and couldn't care less. Either way, the octogenarian unabashed liberal "triumphantly" -- yes, the headline is a bit sarcastic -- returned to the proverbial airwaves on Saturday to commiserate with MSNBC's Joy Reid over the p
False rumors that Tommy Hilfiger voiced regret over his clothing's popularity in the African-American community dogged him for years. It took nothing short of a blessing from Oprah Winfrey to make them go away. Except, it seems, they didn't go away at all. Clothing label Frank Fuller Classic , apparently a sort of wannabe prep outfitter with a CK Bradley style sense, took out an advertisement recently in a magazine that reads: "Frank Fuller Clothing CO Is Not Racist Like Tommy Hilfiger." Attorne
Well, it was fun while it lasted, but now it's time to take this idea behind the shed and shoot it. In the wake of Golden Globes hysteria, there were some who were speculating that Oprah Winfrey should challenge Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election. It's not happening. Oprah Winfrey running for president is not happening. Peter Alexander of NBC News tweeted last night, that a "source close to Oprah" told Kate Snow, also of NBC News, that "as of today, she has no intention of running fo
The all-star celebrity line-up for the Hurricane Harvey relief telethon has been released, and as you might expect, it's a whole string of lefties: Beyonce , George Clooney , Julia Roberts, Barbra Streisand, and Oprah Winfrey. Country superstar George Strait will also appear alongside the beltway celebrities. According to Variety , the star-spangled lineup will appear in a one-hour telethon on September 12 that will raise money for Hurricane Harvey relief called "Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurr
Courtesy of TVGuide.com Queen Latifah, the Hollywood star born and bred in Newark, N.J., is a Renaissance woman. Brilliantly transformed from a young 1990s rapper and hip-hop artist into an Academy Award-nominated actress and iconic cosmetics CoverGirl, Latifah embodies full-figured beauty and style. Her confidence and strength are fundamental: From her lyrics and lyricism to her elegant, on-screen persona and self-assured attitude, Latifah comes across as a quintessential example of the strong
Kim Kardashian, star who is famous for being famous, has had a lot of dumb moments in her past, but her recent comments about Planned Parenthood take the proverbial cake. During a preview of an upcoming episode set to air this Sunday, the Kardashians invited over Planned Parenthood representatives for an interview. Before the clip began, Kim K dropped a radioactive stupid-bomb so large that the after-effects of the explosion gave my laptop cancer. "The perception of Planned Parenthood is that it
"A Wrinkle in Time" is coming to theaters this spring. The cast includes actors Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Chris Pine, Zach Galifianakis and Storm Reid. Disney released a trailer for the movie, based on the 1963 book by American author Madeleine L'Engle. Watch the trailer below: [lz_third_party align=center includes=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4U3TeY2wtM] To say that Ava DuVernay's adaptation of the classic book has been long awaited would be an understatement: The book
Offset claims his $150,000 chain was stolen after Met Gala Cardi B and Offset health with lots of drama on the night of The Met Gala. Even though Cardi B looked fabulous while attending her first Met Gala on Monday night, her fiancee, Offset , was anything but happy about how the evening turned out. The 26-year-old Migos member claims a tennis chain worth $150,000 was stolen from his hotel room after he and Cardi attended the event and he's plenty pissed off about losing the expensive bling. Ac
Frenchie Davis performs at the 10th Anniversary LA Police Protective League's Eagle & Badge Foundation Gala on August 30, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images) Frenchie Davis , a former American Idol and The Voice contestant, has revealed to the Saint Louis Post Dispatch that she has been dating a woman for the past year. "I wasn't out before the relationship, but I wasn't in," she told the publication. "I dated men and women, though lesbians weren't feeling the
Chances are, if you're too young to have paid attention to television talk shows between 1970 and 1996, you're not familiar with 81-year-old Phil Donahue, who some credit with paving the way for Oprah Winfrey and others. Then again, you might very well know who Donahue is -- and couldn't care less. Either way, the octogenarian unabashed liberal "triumphantly" -- yes, the headline is a bit sarcastic -- returned to the proverbial airwaves on Saturday to commiserate with MSNBC's Joy Reid over the p
False rumors that Tommy Hilfiger voiced regret over his clothing's popularity in the African-American community dogged him for years. It took nothing short of a blessing from Oprah Winfrey to make them go away. Except, it seems, they didn't go away at all. Clothing label Frank Fuller Classic , apparently a sort of wannabe prep outfitter with a CK Bradley style sense, took out an advertisement recently in a magazine that reads: "Frank Fuller Clothing CO Is Not Racist Like Tommy Hilfiger." Attorne
Dr. Laura Schlessinger has issued an apology for repeatedly using the N-word on her show on Tuesday. But her racist rant isn't really the kind of thing you can apologize for. Schlessinger used the word when telling a black woman she was being "hypersensitive" about racist comments. Then, she apparently thought better of it. On her blog, she wrote , I didn't intend to hurt people, but I did. And that makes it the wrong thing to have done. I was attempting to make a philosophical point, and I arti
First Lady Michelle Obama dropped by The Tonight Show Thursday to celebrate the fifth year of her Let's Move! initiative, and to participate in a series of choreographed dance routines with host Jimmy Fallon. In a new segment titled The Evolution of Mom Dancing Part 2 , Michelle can be seen dancing with Jimmy Fallon to "I Like the Way You Move". The routine is a follow up to a similar one the pair performed in 2013 during the First Lady's last visit to the show. With signature moves like "You Go
Beyonce will campaign for Hillary Clinton at a get-out-the-vote concert in Ohio on Friday. Sources told CBS News that Beyonce will be joining her husband and Rapper Jay Z in performing at the concert. The rally will be held at Cleveland State University as Clinton looks to make one last push to get young voters out to the polls on Election Day. Jay Z's appearance had already been announced, but the addition of the pop-R&B star makes the Cleveland event that much more star-studded, which could gi
Michelle Obama fans will be happy to know that our former First Lady has some exciting plans for the future. The charismatic Obama will be making her first appearance on a sitcom. She's set to take a part in an episode of the new 'Will & Grace' reboot. While the easy-going Mrs. Obama says she's open to just about anything, she does have one line she says she will not cross. 'Will & Grace' is one of the most successful television sitcoms in history, and at the time, the most successful sitcom wit
By now, it's likely that you've seen the reports that last night's featured speaker Melania Trump, in a move that would seem typical of her husband, PLAGIARIZED Michelle Obama, from the First Lady's convention speech in 2008. But while the media today remains distracted by Mrs. Trump's ironic theft of a Michelle Obama passage about family and community values , it's vitally important that we try to keep some attention on the truly shocking and frightening -- things that happened yesterday both o
Michelle Obama delivered her final speech as first lady of the United States. The address was for the 2017 School Counselor of the Year event at the White House. This is especially fitting as Obama has supported education throughout her stay in the White House. It was an incredibly emotional event that ended with seemingly the entire East Room -- Obama included -- in tears. Obama first spoke about the importance of school counselors, specifically honoring Terri Tchorzynski. She spoke about the
Actress and comedian Roseanne Barr revealed that amid her own controversy over comments about the former adviser to President Barack Obama, Valerie Jarrett , the person she really feels bad for is President Donald Trump. Barr, who previously said she would be leaving Twitter, seems to have gotten even more vocal following the backlash she received after linking Jarrett's appearance to the Muslim Brotherhood and "Planet of the Apes." Early Wednesday morning, Barr continued tweeting and explaine
Actress Stacey Dash has been a lightning rod for liberals ever since she publicly endorsed Republican Mitt Romney for president in 2012. Since then, she has become a Fox News contributor and faced scorn for being a "sellout" for not supporting President Obama, something she blames on the climate she believes the president created. In an interview with Breitbart's Steve Bannon promoting her new memoir, There Goes My Social Life: From Clueless to Conservative, Dash recalled her feelings leading i
WATCH: Kristen Bell Savagely TROLLS Melania Trump's Fake 'Cyber-bullying' Campaign During SAG During Sunday night's Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG), actress Kristen Bell delivered a hilariously brutal monologue mocking First "Lady" Melania Trump's so-called anti-Cyberbullying campaign. Bell, who served as the award ceremony's first-ever host, called herself the "first lady" and announced her first initiative. "I think my first initiative as first lady will be cyberbullying, because I have yet t
NEW YORK (AP) -- First lady Michelle Obama introduced a new campaign focusing on education for girls, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai earned loud applause for her striking speech and Beyonce was energetic during her live performance at the 2015 Global Citizen Festival. The multihour event held on the Great Lawn in New York's Central Park also featured Vice President Joe Biden, Hugh Jackman, Bono, Leonardo DiCaprio and Pearl Jam, who closed the event with a rocking performance. Obama fi
First Lady Michelle Obama dropped by The Tonight Show Thursday to celebrate the fifth year of her Let's Move! initiative, and to participate in a series of choreographed dance routines with host Jimmy Fallon. In a new segment titled The Evolution of Mom Dancing Part 2 , Michelle can be seen dancing with Jimmy Fallon to "I Like the Way You Move". The routine is a follow up to a similar one the pair performed in 2013 during the First Lady's last visit to the show. With signature moves like "You Go
Beyonce will campaign for Hillary Clinton at a get-out-the-vote concert in Ohio on Friday. Sources told CBS News that Beyonce will be joining her husband and Rapper Jay Z in performing at the concert. The rally will be held at Cleveland State University as Clinton looks to make one last push to get young voters out to the polls on Election Day. Jay Z's appearance had already been announced, but the addition of the pop-R&B star makes the Cleveland event that much more star-studded, which could gi
Michelle Obama fans will be happy to know that our former First Lady has some exciting plans for the future. The charismatic Obama will be making her first appearance on a sitcom. She's set to take a part in an episode of the new 'Will & Grace' reboot. While the easy-going Mrs. Obama says she's open to just about anything, she does have one line she says she will not cross. 'Will & Grace' is one of the most successful television sitcoms in history, and at the time, the most successful sitcom wit
By now, it's likely that you've seen the reports that last night's featured speaker Melania Trump, in a move that would seem typical of her husband, PLAGIARIZED Michelle Obama, from the First Lady's convention speech in 2008. But while the media today remains distracted by Mrs. Trump's ironic theft of a Michelle Obama passage about family and community values , it's vitally important that we try to keep some attention on the truly shocking and frightening -- things that happened yesterday both o
Michelle Obama delivered her final speech as first lady of the United States. The address was for the 2017 School Counselor of the Year event at the White House. This is especially fitting as Obama has supported education throughout her stay in the White House. It was an incredibly emotional event that ended with seemingly the entire East Room -- Obama included -- in tears. Obama first spoke about the importance of school counselors, specifically honoring Terri Tchorzynski. She spoke about the
Actress and comedian Roseanne Barr revealed that amid her own controversy over comments about the former adviser to President Barack Obama, Valerie Jarrett , the person she really feels bad for is President Donald Trump. Barr, who previously said she would be leaving Twitter, seems to have gotten even more vocal following the backlash she received after linking Jarrett's appearance to the Muslim Brotherhood and "Planet of the Apes." Early Wednesday morning, Barr continued tweeting and explaine
Actress Stacey Dash has been a lightning rod for liberals ever since she publicly endorsed Republican Mitt Romney for president in 2012. Since then, she has become a Fox News contributor and faced scorn for being a "sellout" for not supporting President Obama, something she blames on the climate she believes the president created. In an interview with Breitbart's Steve Bannon promoting her new memoir, There Goes My Social Life: From Clueless to Conservative, Dash recalled her feelings leading i
WATCH: Kristen Bell Savagely TROLLS Melania Trump's Fake 'Cyber-bullying' Campaign During SAG During Sunday night's Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG), actress Kristen Bell delivered a hilariously brutal monologue mocking First "Lady" Melania Trump's so-called anti-Cyberbullying campaign. Bell, who served as the award ceremony's first-ever host, called herself the "first lady" and announced her first initiative. "I think my first initiative as first lady will be cyberbullying, because I have yet t
NEW YORK (AP) -- First lady Michelle Obama introduced a new campaign focusing on education for girls, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai earned loud applause for her striking speech and Beyonce was energetic during her live performance at the 2015 Global Citizen Festival. The multihour event held on the Great Lawn in New York's Central Park also featured Vice President Joe Biden, Hugh Jackman, Bono, Leonardo DiCaprio and Pearl Jam, who closed the event with a rocking performance. Obama fi
The insurgent group, The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, declared a month-long unilateral ceasefire beginning from Sunday to enable the delivery of aid to affected civilians. Rohingya refugee children are stopped by volunteers as they jostle to receive food distributed by local organizations in Kutupalong, Bangladesh. September 9, 2017. ( Reuters ) Myanmar on Sunday rebuffed a ceasefire declared by Rohingya insurgents to enable the delivery of aid to thousands of displaced people in the violence
Dozens of Palestinian families in the city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank are waiting to see Pope Francis I during his historic visit to the region. Eight families have been selected to represent Palestinian society and its suffering under the Israeli occupation. They are scheduled to meet with the Pope in the Franciscan monastery in Bethlehem. Elias Abu Mohr's is one of the chosen families. He lives in Beit Jala, which lost its source of employment income when the Israeli authorities co
At least 10,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh - UN Published 8:07 PM, November 30, 2016 Updated 8:09 PM, November 30, 2016 PROTEST RALLY. Bangladeshi activists of several Islamic groups shout slogans during a protest rally against the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, after Friday prayers in Dhaka on November 25, 2016. Photo by Rajib Dhar / AFP DHAKA, Bangladesh - At least 10,000 Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh in recent weeks after fleeing violence in neighbouring Myanmar, the
Dhaka: Bangladesh has tightened security along its western border with India amid concern that hundreds of Rohingya Muslim refugees could be pushed into its territory, officials said on Sunday. Patrols have been stepped up along the frontier with West Bengal, where border guards say they have been ordered in recent weeks to steer Rohingya into Bangladesh. Representational image. Reuters Tariqul Hakim, an area commander of the Border Guard Bangladesh, said Rohingya could be seen gathering opposit
SANAA (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has suspended most of its financial aid to Yemen, Yemeni and Western sources said, in a clear indication of its dissatisfaction with the growing political power of Shi'ite Houthi fighters friendly with Riyadh's regional rival, Iran. Yemen, which is battling an al Qaeda insurgency, a southern secessionist movement, endemic corruption and poor governance, has often relied on its richer northern neighbour to help finance everything from government salaries to welfare
1. 500 Hindus forcibly converted to Islam in Pakistan 2. Police in German City Declare Centre "Dangerous Area", Start Random Stop and Search Programme Police have declared Flensburg city centre as "dangerous" and have introduced new control checks only weeks after Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted the existence of no-go zones in Germany. The police introduced the new measures in order to combat the rising tide of young gang violence that has been a major problem in the centre of Flensburg since
Gaza children return to school after war GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) 14 Sept -- Some half million Gaza children made a delayed return to school on Sunday after a devastating 50-day war with Israel that killed more than 2,100 Palestinians and damaged hundreds of school buildings ... Early Sunday the Gaza City streets were crowded with children dressed in a broad array of school uniforms, many accompanied by parents or older siblings. In the Al-Zaitoun boys elementary school, students pasted sticke
Roman Catholic Pope Francis urges Myanmar to respect human rights, justice and different ethnicities. But he failed to address the Rohingya crisis and had earlier met with leaders of several faiths saying "unity is always a product of diversity." Pope Francis meets Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in Naypyitaw, Myanmar November 28, 2017. ( Reuters ) Pope Francis was expected to address the Rohingya crisis head-on in a speech in the country's capital on Tuesday. But that didn't happen
Washington: Hinduism is the third largest religion of the world after Christianity and Islam and 97 percent of all Hindus live in three Hindu-majority countries - India, Nepal and Mauritius, according to a study. India, which accounts for majority of world's Hindus, is also home to almost all the major religions of the world, a Pew research said Tuesday. Pew demographic study - based on analysis of more than 2,500 censuses, surveys and population registers - finds 2.2 billion Christians (32 perc
As militant group ISIS continued its attacks in Iraq, killing 31 people on Tuesday in a suicide blast in Baghdad, the country's bishops have pleaded for the government to stop the "catastrophe" and protect Christians who are being driven out in masses. The appeal came from Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael I Sako and all the Chaldean, Syrian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic and Armenian Bishops in northern Iraq, Fides News Agency reported, and called on the government to provide "financial support to d
Dozens of Palestinian families in the city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank are waiting to see Pope Francis I during his historic visit to the region. Eight families have been selected to represent Palestinian society and its suffering under the Israeli occupation. They are scheduled to meet with the Pope in the Franciscan monastery in Bethlehem. Elias Abu Mohr's is one of the chosen families. He lives in Beit Jala, which lost its source of employment income when the Israeli authorities co
At least 10,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh - UN Published 8:07 PM, November 30, 2016 Updated 8:09 PM, November 30, 2016 PROTEST RALLY. Bangladeshi activists of several Islamic groups shout slogans during a protest rally against the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, after Friday prayers in Dhaka on November 25, 2016. Photo by Rajib Dhar / AFP DHAKA, Bangladesh - At least 10,000 Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh in recent weeks after fleeing violence in neighbouring Myanmar, the
Dhaka: Bangladesh has tightened security along its western border with India amid concern that hundreds of Rohingya Muslim refugees could be pushed into its territory, officials said on Sunday. Patrols have been stepped up along the frontier with West Bengal, where border guards say they have been ordered in recent weeks to steer Rohingya into Bangladesh. Representational image. Reuters Tariqul Hakim, an area commander of the Border Guard Bangladesh, said Rohingya could be seen gathering opposit
SANAA (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has suspended most of its financial aid to Yemen, Yemeni and Western sources said, in a clear indication of its dissatisfaction with the growing political power of Shi'ite Houthi fighters friendly with Riyadh's regional rival, Iran. Yemen, which is battling an al Qaeda insurgency, a southern secessionist movement, endemic corruption and poor governance, has often relied on its richer northern neighbour to help finance everything from government salaries to welfare
1. 500 Hindus forcibly converted to Islam in Pakistan 2. Police in German City Declare Centre "Dangerous Area", Start Random Stop and Search Programme Police have declared Flensburg city centre as "dangerous" and have introduced new control checks only weeks after Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted the existence of no-go zones in Germany. The police introduced the new measures in order to combat the rising tide of young gang violence that has been a major problem in the centre of Flensburg since
Gaza children return to school after war GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) 14 Sept -- Some half million Gaza children made a delayed return to school on Sunday after a devastating 50-day war with Israel that killed more than 2,100 Palestinians and damaged hundreds of school buildings ... Early Sunday the Gaza City streets were crowded with children dressed in a broad array of school uniforms, many accompanied by parents or older siblings. In the Al-Zaitoun boys elementary school, students pasted sticke
Roman Catholic Pope Francis urges Myanmar to respect human rights, justice and different ethnicities. But he failed to address the Rohingya crisis and had earlier met with leaders of several faiths saying "unity is always a product of diversity." Pope Francis meets Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in Naypyitaw, Myanmar November 28, 2017. ( Reuters ) Pope Francis was expected to address the Rohingya crisis head-on in a speech in the country's capital on Tuesday. But that didn't happen
Washington: Hinduism is the third largest religion of the world after Christianity and Islam and 97 percent of all Hindus live in three Hindu-majority countries - India, Nepal and Mauritius, according to a study. India, which accounts for majority of world's Hindus, is also home to almost all the major religions of the world, a Pew research said Tuesday. Pew demographic study - based on analysis of more than 2,500 censuses, surveys and population registers - finds 2.2 billion Christians (32 perc
As militant group ISIS continued its attacks in Iraq, killing 31 people on Tuesday in a suicide blast in Baghdad, the country's bishops have pleaded for the government to stop the "catastrophe" and protect Christians who are being driven out in masses. The appeal came from Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael I Sako and all the Chaldean, Syrian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic and Armenian Bishops in northern Iraq, Fides News Agency reported, and called on the government to provide "financial support to d
A mosque in Herat, Afghanistan was attacked on Aug. 1, 2017. Mohammad Shoib/Reuters Tensions between Sunnis and Shias have been flaring up, with several incidents of violence reported in recent months: Most recently a suicide bomber killed at least 29 people when he blew himself up at the largest Shiite Muslim mosque in Afghanistan's Herat province on Tuesday, August 1. Earlier in June, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for two attacks that claimed at least 12 lives in Iran. Iran is a Shi
A Palestinian boy sits at a petrol station after fuel ran out in Gaza City following that day's Israeli high cort decision to allow the reduction of fuel supplies to Gaza, 30 November 2007. (Wissam Nassar/ MaanImages ) The Gaza Strip continues to witness a dramatic decline in the fuel and power supplies since 16 October 2007. The Israeli high court upheld the decision of Israeli authorities to reduce the amount of fuel, including industrial fuel that is used for electricity generation, into the
Palestinian women and children demonstrate on January 3, 1988 in Al-Ram in the West Bank. (Photo: Esaias Baitel/AFP/Getty Images) This post is part of the series "Roots of Resistance: 25 year retrospective on the first intifada." Read the entire series here . In hindsight, the popular uprising that erupted in the occupied Palestinian territories on 9 December 1987 and continued for six grueling yet heroic years makes perfect sense. Scholars, analysts and activists have demonstrated how a variety
As the commemorative mass for the 21 Christians beheaded by ISIS in Libya was held on the 40th day after their deaths in the village of Al Our in the Minya region of Upper Egypt this past Friday, a mob identified by witnesses as Muslim Brotherhood protestors attacked the home of one of the martyr's families, set fire to the car of one of the mourners, and later lobbed molotov cocktails at the site of the church being constructed in their memory. Al Our village was the home of 13 of the Egyptian
Palestinian children injured by Israeli tank fire in northeast Gaza City at a hospital on 8 January 2009. (Mohamed Al-Zanon/ MaanImages ) 1pm Gaza Time (+2hrs GMT ) The Israeli Occupation Forces ( IOF ) continued its destruction of the Gaza Strip, systematically targeting civilians and civilian objects. Air raids and artillery attacks targeted homes, schools and medical teams. A unilateral ceasefire lasted for three hours yesterday; however, IOF 's attacks were resumed more fiercely after 4pm. T
Pakistani Christian families are burying their deceased children and other family members following the deadly suicide bomb attack on Easter Sunday at a park in Lahore, which killed close to 72 people, mostly women and children . Christian pastors, along with parents of the victims, have accused the central government of not doing enough to protect Christians from radical terror that continues to take the lives of innocent victims. Free sign up cp newsletter! "The government has proved it cannot
SANAA (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has suspended most of its financial aid to Yemen, Yemeni and Western sources said, in a clear indication of its dissatisfaction with the growing political power of Shi'ite Houthi fighters friendly with Riyadh's regional rival, Iran. Yemen, which is battling an al Qaeda insurgency, a southern secessionist movement, endemic corruption and poor governance, has often relied on its richer northern neighbour to help finance everything from government salaries to welfare
Dozens of Palestinian families in the city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank are waiting to see Pope Francis I during his historic visit to the region. Eight families have been selected to represent Palestinian society and its suffering under the Israeli occupation. They are scheduled to meet with the Pope in the Franciscan monastery in Bethlehem. Elias Abu Mohr's is one of the chosen families. He lives in Beit Jala, which lost its source of employment income when the Israeli authorities co
Gaza children return to school after war GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) 14 Sept -- Some half million Gaza children made a delayed return to school on Sunday after a devastating 50-day war with Israel that killed more than 2,100 Palestinians and damaged hundreds of school buildings ... Early Sunday the Gaza City streets were crowded with children dressed in a broad array of school uniforms, many accompanied by parents or older siblings. In the Al-Zaitoun boys elementary school, students pasted sticke
Palestinians flee their homes in Gaza City after Israel airdropped leaflets warning people to leave the area on July 16, 2014. (AP Photo / Lefteris Pitarakis) Ready to join the resistance? Sign up for Take Action Now and we'll send you three actions every Tuesday. You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation's journalism. You can read our Privacy Policy here. Thank you for signing up. For more from The Nation , check out our latest issue . Subscribe now for
A Palestinian boy sits at a petrol station after fuel ran out in Gaza City following that day's Israeli high cort decision to allow the reduction of fuel supplies to Gaza, 30 November 2007. (Wissam Nassar/ MaanImages ) The Gaza Strip continues to witness a dramatic decline in the fuel and power supplies since 16 October 2007. The Israeli high court upheld the decision of Israeli authorities to reduce the amount of fuel, including industrial fuel that is used for electricity generation, into the
Palestinian women and children demonstrate on January 3, 1988 in Al-Ram in the West Bank. (Photo: Esaias Baitel/AFP/Getty Images) This post is part of the series "Roots of Resistance: 25 year retrospective on the first intifada." Read the entire series here . In hindsight, the popular uprising that erupted in the occupied Palestinian territories on 9 December 1987 and continued for six grueling yet heroic years makes perfect sense. Scholars, analysts and activists have demonstrated how a variety
As the commemorative mass for the 21 Christians beheaded by ISIS in Libya was held on the 40th day after their deaths in the village of Al Our in the Minya region of Upper Egypt this past Friday, a mob identified by witnesses as Muslim Brotherhood protestors attacked the home of one of the martyr's families, set fire to the car of one of the mourners, and later lobbed molotov cocktails at the site of the church being constructed in their memory. Al Our village was the home of 13 of the Egyptian
Palestinian children injured by Israeli tank fire in northeast Gaza City at a hospital on 8 January 2009. (Mohamed Al-Zanon/ MaanImages ) 1pm Gaza Time (+2hrs GMT ) The Israeli Occupation Forces ( IOF ) continued its destruction of the Gaza Strip, systematically targeting civilians and civilian objects. Air raids and artillery attacks targeted homes, schools and medical teams. A unilateral ceasefire lasted for three hours yesterday; however, IOF 's attacks were resumed more fiercely after 4pm. T
Pakistani Christian families are burying their deceased children and other family members following the deadly suicide bomb attack on Easter Sunday at a park in Lahore, which killed close to 72 people, mostly women and children . Christian pastors, along with parents of the victims, have accused the central government of not doing enough to protect Christians from radical terror that continues to take the lives of innocent victims. Free sign up cp newsletter! "The government has proved it cannot
SANAA (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has suspended most of its financial aid to Yemen, Yemeni and Western sources said, in a clear indication of its dissatisfaction with the growing political power of Shi'ite Houthi fighters friendly with Riyadh's regional rival, Iran. Yemen, which is battling an al Qaeda insurgency, a southern secessionist movement, endemic corruption and poor governance, has often relied on its richer northern neighbour to help finance everything from government salaries to welfare
Dozens of Palestinian families in the city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank are waiting to see Pope Francis I during his historic visit to the region. Eight families have been selected to represent Palestinian society and its suffering under the Israeli occupation. They are scheduled to meet with the Pope in the Franciscan monastery in Bethlehem. Elias Abu Mohr's is one of the chosen families. He lives in Beit Jala, which lost its source of employment income when the Israeli authorities co
Gaza children return to school after war GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) 14 Sept -- Some half million Gaza children made a delayed return to school on Sunday after a devastating 50-day war with Israel that killed more than 2,100 Palestinians and damaged hundreds of school buildings ... Early Sunday the Gaza City streets were crowded with children dressed in a broad array of school uniforms, many accompanied by parents or older siblings. In the Al-Zaitoun boys elementary school, students pasted sticke
Palestinians flee their homes in Gaza City after Israel airdropped leaflets warning people to leave the area on July 16, 2014. (AP Photo / Lefteris Pitarakis) Ready to join the resistance? Sign up for Take Action Now and we'll send you three actions every Tuesday. You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation's journalism. You can read our Privacy Policy here. Thank you for signing up. For more from The Nation , check out our latest issue . Subscribe now for
In a move that would appear as unsurprising as it is ridiculous, the beverage industry has swiftly filed suit to challenge San Francisco's tough new restrictions on ads for sugar-sweetened beverages, which were approved unanimously in June by the city's Board of Supervisors. Why does the American Beverage Association, the industry's largest trade group and lead plaintiff in the case, think the restrictions ought to be tossed out like so many empty soda cans? Because, the ABA claims, they infring
Use as setting lotion Put some life back into flat hair with some flat beer. Before you get into the shower, mix 3 tablespoons beer in 1/2 cup warm water. After you shampoo your hair, rub in the solution, let it set for a couple of minutes, then rinse it off. You may be so pleased by what you see, you'll want to keep a six-pack in the bathroom. Clipart.com Soften up tough meat Who needs powdered meat tenderizer when you have some in a can? You guessed it: Beer makes a great tenderizer for tough,
These are the coldest collations of the year: shards of glass tossed on the kerbstone, dressed with vomit. Nearby stands a seven-eighthsempty bottle of supermarket champagne; while if you follow the straggle of pink streamers you can see beer cans lurking by the wheelie bin, tinnily jostling. The party has well and truly pooped out. This year there was comparatively little hoo-ha: the failure of the Mayan prophecies to come up to scratch left the credulous with sod all in the way of an apocalyps
Jonesville, VA -- Last week, the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) and the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission arrested a 73-year-old man for producing and selling moonshine. This article first appeared at ANTIMEDIA Though "moonshine" conjures 1920s prohibition-era images of dangerously potent liquor brewed in bathtubs, the term simply refers to liquor produced without a license or unaged whiskey. Winston Delano Terry of Jonesville, Virginia, now faces felony and mis
Economy : GNP per capita $320 (1982) Main imports : petroleum, food. Main exports : coffee, cloves, vanilla, fish and shrimp, textiles. Culture : Ethnic groups: 18 tribes; largest are the Merina in the Highlands and the coastal Betsisimaraka. The Madagascan is the product of successives waves of immigration from Asia, East Africa and Arabia. Religion : Ancestor worshippers; Christian. Language : Malagasi, French. Health : Infant mortality: 70 per thousand live births. Percentage of population wi
Quote: Quadruple C "Collosal Colon Clogger Combo" 24oz burger served with a quarter pound of cheese, a quarter pound of bacon, and 2 fried eggs. Also comes with a large shake and a small poutine. Only $ 24.45 There is only one rival to Canadian bacon, and that's Danish bacon. It's vvvery good. Before I went veggie, I had actual "rashers" in the UK on a trip there. They'd be right up there with Canadian bacon(btw, I didn't know you guys called it that in Canada). There is only one rival to Can
Paul Howzey/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Like many lobbies, the American Sugar Coalition wants to have its cake and eat it too. The sugar lobby wants to make sure its members receive prices for their product that in most years are close to double what's standard on the open world market. But the lobby also wants to make sure that the sugar program's costs to the average American household and the U.S. economy are hidden from plain sight. Recently, however, much to the sugar lobby's consternation, th
Two West Virginia lawmakers have unveiled a proposal to reinstate the state's work requirements for food stamp recipients. State Dels. Danny Wagner (R-Barbour) and Patsy Trecost (D-Harrison) announced they will sponsor a bill limiting the amount of time able-bodied adults without dependents may draw food stamp benefits, returning the state's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to compliance with the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 (PRWOA). In 2008, West Virginia re
What is that, you might wonder, when you see a towering burger stacked with foie gras or a giant bowl of steamy broth that looks like nothing on the menu. What is she talking about, you'll ask, when your friend requests a special sauce you've never seen listed. Everybody is not cooler than you, they're not part of some special food illuminati, they just know what's up: Seattle's got secret menus and dishes and you have to know to ask for them. And some day, when you lick the first of your vegan
Of course big players in the health insurance industry are happy with the Supreme Court ruling that preserved ObamaCare, and their stocks went popping like champagne corks. Coincidentally, some Supreme Court justices own healthcare stocks , but let's not dwell on that. "Conflicts of interest" are only relevant when the State doesn't get what it wants. Big Government loves ObamaCare because it subjugates the middle class, making them dependent on handouts to purchase the "affordable" insurance
Use as setting lotion Put some life back into flat hair with some flat beer. Before you get into the shower, mix 3 tablespoons beer in 1/2 cup warm water. After you shampoo your hair, rub in the solution, let it set for a couple of minutes, then rinse it off. You may be so pleased by what you see, you'll want to keep a six-pack in the bathroom. Clipart.com Soften up tough meat Who needs powdered meat tenderizer when you have some in a can? You guessed it: Beer makes a great tenderizer for tough,
These are the coldest collations of the year: shards of glass tossed on the kerbstone, dressed with vomit. Nearby stands a seven-eighthsempty bottle of supermarket champagne; while if you follow the straggle of pink streamers you can see beer cans lurking by the wheelie bin, tinnily jostling. The party has well and truly pooped out. This year there was comparatively little hoo-ha: the failure of the Mayan prophecies to come up to scratch left the credulous with sod all in the way of an apocalyps
Jonesville, VA -- Last week, the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) and the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission arrested a 73-year-old man for producing and selling moonshine. This article first appeared at ANTIMEDIA Though "moonshine" conjures 1920s prohibition-era images of dangerously potent liquor brewed in bathtubs, the term simply refers to liquor produced without a license or unaged whiskey. Winston Delano Terry of Jonesville, Virginia, now faces felony and mis
Economy : GNP per capita $320 (1982) Main imports : petroleum, food. Main exports : coffee, cloves, vanilla, fish and shrimp, textiles. Culture : Ethnic groups: 18 tribes; largest are the Merina in the Highlands and the coastal Betsisimaraka. The Madagascan is the product of successives waves of immigration from Asia, East Africa and Arabia. Religion : Ancestor worshippers; Christian. Language : Malagasi, French. Health : Infant mortality: 70 per thousand live births. Percentage of population wi
Quote: Quadruple C "Collosal Colon Clogger Combo" 24oz burger served with a quarter pound of cheese, a quarter pound of bacon, and 2 fried eggs. Also comes with a large shake and a small poutine. Only $ 24.45 There is only one rival to Canadian bacon, and that's Danish bacon. It's vvvery good. Before I went veggie, I had actual "rashers" in the UK on a trip there. They'd be right up there with Canadian bacon(btw, I didn't know you guys called it that in Canada). There is only one rival to Can
Paul Howzey/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Like many lobbies, the American Sugar Coalition wants to have its cake and eat it too. The sugar lobby wants to make sure its members receive prices for their product that in most years are close to double what's standard on the open world market. But the lobby also wants to make sure that the sugar program's costs to the average American household and the U.S. economy are hidden from plain sight. Recently, however, much to the sugar lobby's consternation, th
Two West Virginia lawmakers have unveiled a proposal to reinstate the state's work requirements for food stamp recipients. State Dels. Danny Wagner (R-Barbour) and Patsy Trecost (D-Harrison) announced they will sponsor a bill limiting the amount of time able-bodied adults without dependents may draw food stamp benefits, returning the state's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to compliance with the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 (PRWOA). In 2008, West Virginia re
What is that, you might wonder, when you see a towering burger stacked with foie gras or a giant bowl of steamy broth that looks like nothing on the menu. What is she talking about, you'll ask, when your friend requests a special sauce you've never seen listed. Everybody is not cooler than you, they're not part of some special food illuminati, they just know what's up: Seattle's got secret menus and dishes and you have to know to ask for them. And some day, when you lick the first of your vegan
Of course big players in the health insurance industry are happy with the Supreme Court ruling that preserved ObamaCare, and their stocks went popping like champagne corks. Coincidentally, some Supreme Court justices own healthcare stocks , but let's not dwell on that. "Conflicts of interest" are only relevant when the State doesn't get what it wants. Big Government loves ObamaCare because it subjugates the middle class, making them dependent on handouts to purchase the "affordable" insurance
Economy : GNP per capita $320 (1982) Main imports : petroleum, food. Main exports : coffee, cloves, vanilla, fish and shrimp, textiles. Culture : Ethnic groups: 18 tribes; largest are the Merina in the Highlands and the coastal Betsisimaraka. The Madagascan is the product of successives waves of immigration from Asia, East Africa and Arabia. Religion : Ancestor worshippers; Christian. Language : Malagasi, French. Health : Infant mortality: 70 per thousand live births. Percentage of population wi
In a gloomy economy, Circuit City manages to be a dark beacon of "Hey, at least I don't work there" optimism. With 155 stores shuttered , the bloody axe now falls to corporate, several email tips are telling us. "Massive layoffs" says one, while another tells us "over 600" will be gone by the end of the day. No memo, no severance (not even the crappy one ). Just a box to put your stuff in waiting at your cubicle, or if you're lucky, a chat in your manager's office. At least one tipster reports t
Gawker summarizes KFC new marketing strategy: KFC knows how to do three things: 1. Get lots of PR for its terrifying chicken-byproduct products ; 2. Lose money ; and 3. Make comical "branding" statements , while doing items one and two. The introduction of the 'double down' sandwich, a horrific looking pile of fat, cheese, gristle and something resembling a winged creature marks a new low in the American fast food market. While the country battles a severe obesity epidemic , KFC is doing its bit
Banning cash under the guise of controlling "money laundering" of criminals and drug lords From the government's perspective, banning cash under the guise of controlling "money laundering" of criminals and drug lords, and routing all of our income through the banking system helps them better control everything we do, freezing accounts at will, while taxation becomes much easier, including payment for Obamacare premiums and penalties for non-compliance. "It enables them to track everything you bu
The process is fluid. Malachuk describes one corporate client--four-fifths of his work, he estimates, is finding sites for corporations; the rest is finding corporations for sites--that combined hiring and location-finding into one process, on the fly. It gave prospective employees a list of cities to choose from, then used their responses to pick which place would be its headquarters and which cities would have branch offices. The winner, Malachuk says, was Denver--people thought well of it and
I routinely grouse about the heavy economic cost of red tape. I've also highlighted agencies (such as the EEOC ) that seem especially prone to senseless regulations. And I've explained why private regulation actually is a very effective way of promoting health and safety. Today, let's get specific and look at the Food and Drug Administration. This bureaucracy ostensibly is supposed to protect us by making sure drugs and medical devices are safe and effective before getting approval, which seems
What dark magic is this? Do you have to buy 55 gallon drums of butteroid? or can you just stick a stick of butter in there and it'll vape it for you? asking for a friend, but what might happen if your butter would be infused with herbs and, uh, spices? I would guess that the people who aren't crazy are not crazy about taking orders from an unelected sh!theel like Bannon. Plus I think we are about o find out he too was talking w the Russians (or maybe 'investors' in Breitbart?) Well Breitbart has
THE ISSUE: Taxes should raise the revenue to fund necessary government operations in ways that cause the least possible economic damage. Accordingly, Congress and President Obama should reform the existing tax code and drop their current plans to increase taxes on high-income earners, small businesses, investors, and other job creators. For good reason, no school of economic thought advocates raising taxes during a recession or in its immediate aftermath. Raising taxes now would be reckless and
Buying and selling used goods just got easy, thanks to companies that use tech to make what used to be a complicated transaction simple. We meet the head of Move Loot, ThredUp and Shift, second hand companies that make buying goods just a click away. Your Business - 1:28 PM 9/20/2015 explore: Economy Your Business - 1:26 PM 9/20/2015 CNBC chief Washington correspondent John Harwood and Reuters political reporter Erin McPike speak with Alex Witt about Ben Carson's remark that a Muslim should not
The economic outlook for millennials is bleak. 66% say they have no savings for retirement , yet many still believe they'll be able to retire by 65. This has lead to media outlets dubbing us " Generation Delusional ." But can you blame us? Our parents, after all, taught us that if we worked hard and went to college, we'd be able to retire at a relatively young age just we like planned to. But then the cost of college ballooned and the housing market faltered, crashed, and rose from the ashes. A
In a gloomy economy, Circuit City manages to be a dark beacon of "Hey, at least I don't work there" optimism. With 155 stores shuttered , the bloody axe now falls to corporate, several email tips are telling us. "Massive layoffs" says one, while another tells us "over 600" will be gone by the end of the day. No memo, no severance (not even the crappy one ). Just a box to put your stuff in waiting at your cubicle, or if you're lucky, a chat in your manager's office. At least one tipster reports t
Gawker summarizes KFC new marketing strategy: KFC knows how to do three things: 1. Get lots of PR for its terrifying chicken-byproduct products ; 2. Lose money ; and 3. Make comical "branding" statements , while doing items one and two. The introduction of the 'double down' sandwich, a horrific looking pile of fat, cheese, gristle and something resembling a winged creature marks a new low in the American fast food market. While the country battles a severe obesity epidemic , KFC is doing its bit
Banning cash under the guise of controlling "money laundering" of criminals and drug lords From the government's perspective, banning cash under the guise of controlling "money laundering" of criminals and drug lords, and routing all of our income through the banking system helps them better control everything we do, freezing accounts at will, while taxation becomes much easier, including payment for Obamacare premiums and penalties for non-compliance. "It enables them to track everything you bu
The process is fluid. Malachuk describes one corporate client--four-fifths of his work, he estimates, is finding sites for corporations; the rest is finding corporations for sites--that combined hiring and location-finding into one process, on the fly. It gave prospective employees a list of cities to choose from, then used their responses to pick which place would be its headquarters and which cities would have branch offices. The winner, Malachuk says, was Denver--people thought well of it and
I routinely grouse about the heavy economic cost of red tape. I've also highlighted agencies (such as the EEOC ) that seem especially prone to senseless regulations. And I've explained why private regulation actually is a very effective way of promoting health and safety. Today, let's get specific and look at the Food and Drug Administration. This bureaucracy ostensibly is supposed to protect us by making sure drugs and medical devices are safe and effective before getting approval, which seems
What dark magic is this? Do you have to buy 55 gallon drums of butteroid? or can you just stick a stick of butter in there and it'll vape it for you? asking for a friend, but what might happen if your butter would be infused with herbs and, uh, spices? I would guess that the people who aren't crazy are not crazy about taking orders from an unelected sh!theel like Bannon. Plus I think we are about o find out he too was talking w the Russians (or maybe 'investors' in Breitbart?) Well Breitbart has
THE ISSUE: Taxes should raise the revenue to fund necessary government operations in ways that cause the least possible economic damage. Accordingly, Congress and President Obama should reform the existing tax code and drop their current plans to increase taxes on high-income earners, small businesses, investors, and other job creators. For good reason, no school of economic thought advocates raising taxes during a recession or in its immediate aftermath. Raising taxes now would be reckless and
Buying and selling used goods just got easy, thanks to companies that use tech to make what used to be a complicated transaction simple. We meet the head of Move Loot, ThredUp and Shift, second hand companies that make buying goods just a click away. Your Business - 1:28 PM 9/20/2015 explore: Economy Your Business - 1:26 PM 9/20/2015 CNBC chief Washington correspondent John Harwood and Reuters political reporter Erin McPike speak with Alex Witt about Ben Carson's remark that a Muslim should not
The economic outlook for millennials is bleak. 66% say they have no savings for retirement , yet many still believe they'll be able to retire by 65. This has lead to media outlets dubbing us " Generation Delusional ." But can you blame us? Our parents, after all, taught us that if we worked hard and went to college, we'd be able to retire at a relatively young age just we like planned to. But then the cost of college ballooned and the housing market faltered, crashed, and rose from the ashes. A
It was inevitable, really. Photo: Getty Images Actress-singer Mandy Moore is dating angster-singer Ryan Adams, In Touch is reporting. This is of note for several reasons: * They must have fallen for one another while working closely together on her album Wild Hope last year. Wasn't he still with Jessica Joffe then? * She has dated Zach Braff, Andy Roddick, and Wilmer Valderrama. In other words, Adams is venturing into territory where no true hipster has gone before. * They must have been keepi
In case you haven't heard, singer/songwriter/bro icon Dave Matthews will be playing a free concert at a Bernie Sanders rally on Monday. The Get Out the Vote event at 3:30 p.m. in San Francisco will also include live music by Fishbone , Fantastic Negrito and John Dexter Stewart. June 6 in #SanFrancisco see @BernieSanders oh and Dave Matthews too! Massive #GOTV concert & rally #CA pic.twitter.com/7zIQsjsB1n -- Anthony (@iWhine) June 3, 2016 Activist Cornel West, actress Shailene Woodley and actor
Singer Ginuwine found himself in a bit of hot water recently for an egregious crime against humanity. So, what'd he do that was so awful? He refused a trans woman's unsolicited advances. On live TV, no less! The horror! From BET : Singer Ginuwine has sparked a heated debate on Twitter after a recent episode of Celebrity Big Brother UK . In the latest episode, Ginuwine seemingly rejected fellow housemate India Willoughby . The controversy stems from a conversation between Willoughby and the "
For Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman, music is more than entertainment; it's a conduit for community, self-reflection, and growth. And, by fulfilling his seemingly impossible dream of performing 25 shows in just 24 hours, the singer/songwriter witnessed firsthand the comradery, joy, and fellowship that comes from song. "It was a wild ride," Foreman told this reporter in an exclusive interview. "It was a wonderful, crazy experience and there are so many things that stuck out to me along the way. I
GOBBY Lily Allen has been slammed on Twitter after asking pop babe Rita Ora for picture proof she was pals with Prince - straight after the singer poured out her heart in an emotional tribute to the star. The Raspberry Beret singer - full name Prince Rogers Nelson - left fans around the world stunned after passing away aged 57. Authorities responded to a medical emergency at his Paisley Park studio yesterday after reports he had died. The Carver County Sheriff's department in Chanhassen, Minneso
On Saturday, at the Women's March on Washington , actress and singer Madonna openly declared that she'd considered "blowing up the White House." Following a false report from Gateway Pundit that Secret Service was "aware" of the remarks and would be launching an investigation, Madonna lashed out at Secret Service via Twitter. The actress later explained that she is "not a violent person." "F**k Donald Trump and F**k the Secret Service," Madonna posted in the wee hours of the morning, ironicall
FILE PHOTO: Singer and actress Demi Lovato arrives at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., May 20, 2018. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo August 5, 2018 (Reuters) - U.S. pop singer Demi Lovato spoke out on Sunday about her battle with addiction, saying she needed "time to heal and focus on my sobriety" days after media reports said she was taken to a Los Angeles hospital suffering from a suspected overdose. "I have always been transparent about my journey with addiction," t
(MRCTV) A music festival is apologizing for a volunteer who demonstrated "overt racism" after refusing to move to the back of the venue when a performer called to bring "brown" women to the front of the crowd. The National Post reports the incident at the Halifax Pop Explosion began when singer Lido Pimienta called for "brown girls to the front" of the venue. According to an account of the event by Allie O'Manique that was confirmed by a festival spokesman, Pimienta kept repeating, "Move to the
When I read that Peter Singer was going to sit in judgment of the ethics of meat eaters for the ridiculous "The Ethicist" feature of the NYT Magazine, I thought that it figures. I have seen the mainstream media engage in far too much airbrushing of bad people- Kevorkian -and people holding wrong ideas-Singer-to just let it go. So, I decided to put some of what Singer actually believes out there as a refresher course. From "Peter Singer Has No Right to Judge Anyone's Ethics" in the Daily Caller
Marianne Faithfull, the British singer who dated Mick Jagger in the late '60s, opened up on a BBC tell-all about her romance with the Rolling Stones frontman and her intimacy problems. Faithfull, now 66, had a couple of successful singles in the 1960s, including "This Little Bird" and "As Tears Go By," but she quickly became entangled in a whirlwind of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. Her habit got to be so bad, she said, that she could not be physically intimate with a partner without drugs or al
In case you haven't heard, singer/songwriter/bro icon Dave Matthews will be playing a free concert at a Bernie Sanders rally on Monday. The Get Out the Vote event at 3:30 p.m. in San Francisco will also include live music by Fishbone , Fantastic Negrito and John Dexter Stewart. June 6 in #SanFrancisco see @BernieSanders oh and Dave Matthews too! Massive #GOTV concert & rally #CA pic.twitter.com/7zIQsjsB1n -- Anthony (@iWhine) June 3, 2016 Activist Cornel West, actress Shailene Woodley and actor
Singer Ginuwine found himself in a bit of hot water recently for an egregious crime against humanity. So, what'd he do that was so awful? He refused a trans woman's unsolicited advances. On live TV, no less! The horror! From BET : Singer Ginuwine has sparked a heated debate on Twitter after a recent episode of Celebrity Big Brother UK . In the latest episode, Ginuwine seemingly rejected fellow housemate India Willoughby . The controversy stems from a conversation between Willoughby and the "
For Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman, music is more than entertainment; it's a conduit for community, self-reflection, and growth. And, by fulfilling his seemingly impossible dream of performing 25 shows in just 24 hours, the singer/songwriter witnessed firsthand the comradery, joy, and fellowship that comes from song. "It was a wild ride," Foreman told this reporter in an exclusive interview. "It was a wonderful, crazy experience and there are so many things that stuck out to me along the way. I
GOBBY Lily Allen has been slammed on Twitter after asking pop babe Rita Ora for picture proof she was pals with Prince - straight after the singer poured out her heart in an emotional tribute to the star. The Raspberry Beret singer - full name Prince Rogers Nelson - left fans around the world stunned after passing away aged 57. Authorities responded to a medical emergency at his Paisley Park studio yesterday after reports he had died. The Carver County Sheriff's department in Chanhassen, Minneso
On Saturday, at the Women's March on Washington , actress and singer Madonna openly declared that she'd considered "blowing up the White House." Following a false report from Gateway Pundit that Secret Service was "aware" of the remarks and would be launching an investigation, Madonna lashed out at Secret Service via Twitter. The actress later explained that she is "not a violent person." "F**k Donald Trump and F**k the Secret Service," Madonna posted in the wee hours of the morning, ironicall
FILE PHOTO: Singer and actress Demi Lovato arrives at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., May 20, 2018. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo August 5, 2018 (Reuters) - U.S. pop singer Demi Lovato spoke out on Sunday about her battle with addiction, saying she needed "time to heal and focus on my sobriety" days after media reports said she was taken to a Los Angeles hospital suffering from a suspected overdose. "I have always been transparent about my journey with addiction," t
(MRCTV) A music festival is apologizing for a volunteer who demonstrated "overt racism" after refusing to move to the back of the venue when a performer called to bring "brown" women to the front of the crowd. The National Post reports the incident at the Halifax Pop Explosion began when singer Lido Pimienta called for "brown girls to the front" of the venue. According to an account of the event by Allie O'Manique that was confirmed by a festival spokesman, Pimienta kept repeating, "Move to the
When I read that Peter Singer was going to sit in judgment of the ethics of meat eaters for the ridiculous "The Ethicist" feature of the NYT Magazine, I thought that it figures. I have seen the mainstream media engage in far too much airbrushing of bad people- Kevorkian -and people holding wrong ideas-Singer-to just let it go. So, I decided to put some of what Singer actually believes out there as a refresher course. From "Peter Singer Has No Right to Judge Anyone's Ethics" in the Daily Caller
Marianne Faithfull, the British singer who dated Mick Jagger in the late '60s, opened up on a BBC tell-all about her romance with the Rolling Stones frontman and her intimacy problems. Faithfull, now 66, had a couple of successful singles in the 1960s, including "This Little Bird" and "As Tears Go By," but she quickly became entangled in a whirlwind of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. Her habit got to be so bad, she said, that she could not be physically intimate with a partner without drugs or al
Naomi Klein, Jodi Dean and 'Green Keynesianism' Louis Proyect Environment April 25, 2015 Naomi Klein * Photo by Ben Powless Leftist critics of Naomi Klein's This Changes Everything need to answer a question she posed: 'History is knocking at your door: will you answer?' Despite its obvious intention to challenge the corporate-dominated status quo, some Marxists fault Naomi Klein's This Changes Everything for supposedly straddling two opposing and mutually exclusive systems: capitalism and so
Explosions, poisons, pollution, cancer, and global warming all considered. by Ronald Bailey Gasland Part II, the sequel to director/activist Josh Fox's earlier anti-fracking docudrama Gasland, will run on HBO. It appears to have rounded up the usual corporate villains and appealing victims of profit-hungry capitalist skullduggery, rather than telling the more substantial story: that fracking combined with horizontal drilling has unleashed a bonanza of cheap natural gas. Fracking involves injecti
Eleanor Goldfield is a creative activist, journalist and poet. She is the founder and host of the show, "Act Out!," which airs on Free Speech TV on Dish Network, DirecTV, ROKU, Amazon Fire and others. Her... Read more Now you can personalize your Truthdig experience. To follow your favorite authors, please create a user profile. Statements and opinions expressed in articles and comments are those of the authors, not Truthdig. Truthdig takes no responsibility for such statements or opinions. Logi
Al Gore is dreaming if he thinks that global warming will spark a sustained mass protest movement here in the USA. From the story: Former Vice President Gore is calling for major rallies to protest congressional inaction on climate change. In a post on his personal blog headlined "The Movement We Need," Gore linked to and quoted from an Australian wire service report that "tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across Australia to urge the major political parties to take act
"An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power," the follow-up to Al Gore's famous documentary on climate change, came to theaters this weekend. But more than a decade later, Gore's Oscar-winning cautionary tale about global warming isn't exactly holding up. Alex Epstein, president of the Center for Industrial Progress, joined Monday's "The Glenn Beck Radio Program" to talk about everything that Gore got wrong in 2006's "An Inconvenient Truth" and didn't explain properly in the sequel. "This is probabl
Wednesday's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" spent some time with Bernie Sanders to both talk about campaign policies and to discuss the pop-culture phenomena that is developing around Sanders impressions. "Some of your supporters think you're unelectable," Kimmel began. "They say you're too old. They say you're too far left. They say you don't bother to brush your hair how do you respond to something like that where people say 'Why bother supporting this guy he's not going to win?'" Sanders said that in man
Representative Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) called into "The Glenn Beck Radio Program" Friday morning to expand on his remarkably succinct Obamacare repeal bill, which consist of only a single sentence. Brooks explained that despite the bill's massive impact, there are no parliamentary or legal roadblocks to a full, immediate repeal. However, he worries that the Republican Party lacks the necessary courage to proceed with a full repeal: "The matter is whether we've got enough Republican senators with the
CrossFit CEO, Greg Glassman, announced on Friday that the prominent fitness company would allow transgender individuals to participate in competitions according to their self-described gender identity. "In the 2019 CrossFit competitive season, starting with the Open, transgender athletes are welcome to participate in the division with which they identify," Glassman reportedly said while attending an event organized by LGBTQ CrossFitters. Just months ago, CrossFit caught headlines after its spoke
Part 4 of the Fire This Time Forum Series: "A Marxist World View for Today" "Climate Change, the Environment & Capitalism! What's at Stake?" FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 7pm Joe's Cafe (1150 Commercial Drive @ William Street) Today, after more than two centuries of careless and criminal capitalist mismanagement of production and the market, the earth and the environment have disintegrated and deteriorated from pollution and poison. We know we are reaching the point of no return for earth's inhabitants. As
You can check out this tool on the power of 350.org, but their toolkit dedicated to helping activists understand, host or run powerful and popular workshops (climate change or otherwise!) deserves its own spotlight too. Here are the segments that 350.org offers. Each one builds on the next, so that you can lay the groundwork and then build the movement! Putting it all together Extras: Tips, games, planning Each segment is complete with an agenda and timeframes to keep you on track, a powerpoint
Explosions, poisons, pollution, cancer, and global warming all considered. by Ronald Bailey Gasland Part II, the sequel to director/activist Josh Fox's earlier anti-fracking docudrama Gasland, will run on HBO. It appears to have rounded up the usual corporate villains and appealing victims of profit-hungry capitalist skullduggery, rather than telling the more substantial story: that fracking combined with horizontal drilling has unleashed a bonanza of cheap natural gas. Fracking involves injecti
Eleanor Goldfield is a creative activist, journalist and poet. She is the founder and host of the show, "Act Out!," which airs on Free Speech TV on Dish Network, DirecTV, ROKU, Amazon Fire and others. Her... Read more Now you can personalize your Truthdig experience. To follow your favorite authors, please create a user profile. Statements and opinions expressed in articles and comments are those of the authors, not Truthdig. Truthdig takes no responsibility for such statements or opinions. Logi
Al Gore is dreaming if he thinks that global warming will spark a sustained mass protest movement here in the USA. From the story: Former Vice President Gore is calling for major rallies to protest congressional inaction on climate change. In a post on his personal blog headlined "The Movement We Need," Gore linked to and quoted from an Australian wire service report that "tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across Australia to urge the major political parties to take act
"An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power," the follow-up to Al Gore's famous documentary on climate change, came to theaters this weekend. But more than a decade later, Gore's Oscar-winning cautionary tale about global warming isn't exactly holding up. Alex Epstein, president of the Center for Industrial Progress, joined Monday's "The Glenn Beck Radio Program" to talk about everything that Gore got wrong in 2006's "An Inconvenient Truth" and didn't explain properly in the sequel. "This is probabl
Wednesday's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" spent some time with Bernie Sanders to both talk about campaign policies and to discuss the pop-culture phenomena that is developing around Sanders impressions. "Some of your supporters think you're unelectable," Kimmel began. "They say you're too old. They say you're too far left. They say you don't bother to brush your hair how do you respond to something like that where people say 'Why bother supporting this guy he's not going to win?'" Sanders said that in man
Representative Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) called into "The Glenn Beck Radio Program" Friday morning to expand on his remarkably succinct Obamacare repeal bill, which consist of only a single sentence. Brooks explained that despite the bill's massive impact, there are no parliamentary or legal roadblocks to a full, immediate repeal. However, he worries that the Republican Party lacks the necessary courage to proceed with a full repeal: "The matter is whether we've got enough Republican senators with the
CrossFit CEO, Greg Glassman, announced on Friday that the prominent fitness company would allow transgender individuals to participate in competitions according to their self-described gender identity. "In the 2019 CrossFit competitive season, starting with the Open, transgender athletes are welcome to participate in the division with which they identify," Glassman reportedly said while attending an event organized by LGBTQ CrossFitters. Just months ago, CrossFit caught headlines after its spoke
Part 4 of the Fire This Time Forum Series: "A Marxist World View for Today" "Climate Change, the Environment & Capitalism! What's at Stake?" FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5 7pm Joe's Cafe (1150 Commercial Drive @ William Street) Today, after more than two centuries of careless and criminal capitalist mismanagement of production and the market, the earth and the environment have disintegrated and deteriorated from pollution and poison. We know we are reaching the point of no return for earth's inhabitants. As
You can check out this tool on the power of 350.org, but their toolkit dedicated to helping activists understand, host or run powerful and popular workshops (climate change or otherwise!) deserves its own spotlight too. Here are the segments that 350.org offers. Each one builds on the next, so that you can lay the groundwork and then build the movement! Putting it all together Extras: Tips, games, planning Each segment is complete with an agenda and timeframes to keep you on track, a powerpoint
Every election, irrespective of who wins or loses, has its ramifications. While US citizens are battling what's now come to be defined as Donald Trump-effect post the Republican candidate's win over Hillary Clinton in November last year, the Democratic Party is looking to regain lost ground and reconnect with grassroots workers and shake the image of a party of Washington insiders, party elites and donors. The fight between Keith Ellison and Tom Perez for the new Democratic National Committee (D
Following the Iowa caucuses, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are the only remaining Democratic presidential candidates (Martin O'Malley, in all his shirtless glory , dropped out). We've come to a point in the election where supporters of both candidates are becoming increasingly entrenched, prompting impassioned (and sometimes immature) debates between the sides. Tagged some Bernie supporters for over-the-top reactions to simple assessments of him, now Hillary's peeps are doing the same. Ugh.
Bernie Sanders and his campaign team recognized the fact that their window of opportunity was closing quickly. To close the pledged-delegate gap against Hillary Clinton, the Vermont senator would effectively have to win each of the remaining contests by large margins, which seemed improbable. Last night, that window effectively closed. Sanders pulled out a win in Rhode Island, but he otherwise had a very rough night, losing each of the other four primaries, including double-digit defeats in the
BY: Bill McMorris Follow @FBillMcMorris April 19, 2016 5:40 pm Hillary Clinton's final push to lock down labor support in New York included a stop at a restaurant owned by a labor front group once accused of withholding wages from workers. Clinton stopped by COLORS restaurant on Monday to highlight her support for labor activism. The restaurant is owned by the Restaurant Opportunities Center, a nonprofit union advocacy group founded in the wake of the September 11 attacks. . @HillaryClinton stop
Now that Bernie Sanders is becoming more competitive with Hillary Clinton in Iowa and New Hampshire, his past is being scrutinized by the right and the left. In an op-ed in the New York Post , Paul Sperry -- a media fellow at the Hoover Institution -- is concerned with how the press is mainstreaming him as just a "progressive" and a "pragmatist." Not true, says Sperry: "...he's not even a socialist. He's a communist." To make his case, he looks at Sanders' left-wing past, calling him a "Communis
Second Thoughts on Bernie's Viability Photo by Phil Roeder I am starting to think that I may be off base on one of my political calculations. In the course of arguing that Hillary Clinton would be more electable than Bernie Sanders in a general election contest with Donald Trump next November (whatever match-up polls may say now), I have reasoned that big corporate and Wall Street campaign money originally earmarked for Hillary Clinton would flood over to the noxious Republican candidate if Sand
Friday, Feb 12, 2016, 6:16 pm * By David Moberg Both Clinton and Sanders have failed to make unions an importance in their presidential campaigns. (Disney / Flickr) Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders owes his virtual tie with Hillary Clinton in the Iowa caucus and his win in New Hampshire to his urgent warning about the threat that escalating inequality of incomes and wealth poses to America. Yet despite its power to excite younger voters, it is still unclear whether this message that a billionaire
Monday, Oct 24, 2016, 6:00 pm * By Branko Marcetic According to a statement put out by IAM the day of the vote, the endorsement was based on an internal poll of nearly 2,000 of the union's members. (Karen Murphy/ Flickr) Back in August 2015, when Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton were still battling it out for the Democratic nomination and Sanders' campaign was viewed as a quixotic amusement, Clinton won the pivotal endorsement of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Wo
Hillary Clinton won 2016's popular vote by nearly 3 million votes. Yet Donald Trump was sworn in as the new U.S. president last Friday thanks to an Electoral College system that disproportionately props up voters in small states and devalues votes in large ones. Trump's incongruous election represents only the fifth time in U.S. history that more Americans voted for the nation's losing candidate. And Trump's election marked, far and away, the largest gulf between the national popular vote and th
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. (Photo: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) During the Democratic primaries , unions that held member votes over support of a particular candidate almost invariably chose Sen. Bernie Sanders , while unions that made an endorsement based on the decision of its leadership mostly supported Hillary Clinton . Clinton's political record is the antithesis of the labor movement. During her husband's presidency, she strongly supported NAFTA, a disastrous trade ag
Following the Iowa caucuses, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are the only remaining Democratic presidential candidates (Martin O'Malley, in all his shirtless glory , dropped out). We've come to a point in the election where supporters of both candidates are becoming increasingly entrenched, prompting impassioned (and sometimes immature) debates between the sides. Tagged some Bernie supporters for over-the-top reactions to simple assessments of him, now Hillary's peeps are doing the same. Ugh.
Bernie Sanders and his campaign team recognized the fact that their window of opportunity was closing quickly. To close the pledged-delegate gap against Hillary Clinton, the Vermont senator would effectively have to win each of the remaining contests by large margins, which seemed improbable. Last night, that window effectively closed. Sanders pulled out a win in Rhode Island, but he otherwise had a very rough night, losing each of the other four primaries, including double-digit defeats in the
BY: Bill McMorris Follow @FBillMcMorris April 19, 2016 5:40 pm Hillary Clinton's final push to lock down labor support in New York included a stop at a restaurant owned by a labor front group once accused of withholding wages from workers. Clinton stopped by COLORS restaurant on Monday to highlight her support for labor activism. The restaurant is owned by the Restaurant Opportunities Center, a nonprofit union advocacy group founded in the wake of the September 11 attacks. . @HillaryClinton stop
Now that Bernie Sanders is becoming more competitive with Hillary Clinton in Iowa and New Hampshire, his past is being scrutinized by the right and the left. In an op-ed in the New York Post , Paul Sperry -- a media fellow at the Hoover Institution -- is concerned with how the press is mainstreaming him as just a "progressive" and a "pragmatist." Not true, says Sperry: "...he's not even a socialist. He's a communist." To make his case, he looks at Sanders' left-wing past, calling him a "Communis
Second Thoughts on Bernie's Viability Photo by Phil Roeder I am starting to think that I may be off base on one of my political calculations. In the course of arguing that Hillary Clinton would be more electable than Bernie Sanders in a general election contest with Donald Trump next November (whatever match-up polls may say now), I have reasoned that big corporate and Wall Street campaign money originally earmarked for Hillary Clinton would flood over to the noxious Republican candidate if Sand
Friday, Feb 12, 2016, 6:16 pm * By David Moberg Both Clinton and Sanders have failed to make unions an importance in their presidential campaigns. (Disney / Flickr) Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders owes his virtual tie with Hillary Clinton in the Iowa caucus and his win in New Hampshire to his urgent warning about the threat that escalating inequality of incomes and wealth poses to America. Yet despite its power to excite younger voters, it is still unclear whether this message that a billionaire
Monday, Oct 24, 2016, 6:00 pm * By Branko Marcetic According to a statement put out by IAM the day of the vote, the endorsement was based on an internal poll of nearly 2,000 of the union's members. (Karen Murphy/ Flickr) Back in August 2015, when Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton were still battling it out for the Democratic nomination and Sanders' campaign was viewed as a quixotic amusement, Clinton won the pivotal endorsement of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Wo
Hillary Clinton won 2016's popular vote by nearly 3 million votes. Yet Donald Trump was sworn in as the new U.S. president last Friday thanks to an Electoral College system that disproportionately props up voters in small states and devalues votes in large ones. Trump's incongruous election represents only the fifth time in U.S. history that more Americans voted for the nation's losing candidate. And Trump's election marked, far and away, the largest gulf between the national popular vote and th
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. (Photo: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) During the Democratic primaries , unions that held member votes over support of a particular candidate almost invariably chose Sen. Bernie Sanders , while unions that made an endorsement based on the decision of its leadership mostly supported Hillary Clinton . Clinton's political record is the antithesis of the labor movement. During her husband's presidency, she strongly supported NAFTA, a disastrous trade ag
Scotland went to the polls yesterday to cast an historic vote on whether to become independent from the United Kingdom. Turnout was more than 84 percent. While a majority in Glasgow voted yes on the referendum, it didn't pass. More than 55 percent of voters elected to continue the country's 307-year union with the U.K. Those voting yes on independence wanted more autonomy and consideration from the British government, and tax reforms that would benefit Scotland directly. The pro-independence mov
As what goes politically on in Germany has always its impact on investors' portfolios, even if they don't know it, it might be helpful taking notice that German Chancellor Merkel is running up against the self-imposed deadline to conclude the talks about forming a new coalition government. There is a certain amount of Teutonic (Nordic) discipline in all of this. If there is no successful conclusion to the talks about the formation of a coalition government by tomorrow, then there will be no coal
Germany marks 25 years since the euphoric fall of the Berlin Wall Sunday, with more than a million people expected to join tributes, festivities and an open-air party with freedom icons and rock stars. Chancellor Angela Merkel leads commemorations for those killed trying to flee communist East Germany, ahead of a giant festival to celebrate the peaceful revolution that ended Europe's Cold War division on November 9, 1989. Merkel, 60, who grew up under the repressive eastern regime, said in her w
Europe can no longer completely rely on its longstanding American and British allies, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned at a campaign event held in Munich today following 'unsatisfactory' G7 talks this week. The European Union must now be prepared to "take its destiny into its own hands," she told a crowd of 2,500-strong crowd in the Bavarian capital. Following the UK's Brexit vote and Donald Trump's election as US president, Ms Merkel suggested the once reliable postwar western alliance is
Philip Manow, a Bremen-based political scientist said popular ideas "of Merkel's Mother Teresa moment" circulate, but Germans should not be fooled by them. Merkel has served as German Chancellor since 2005 and Leader of the Christian Democratic Union since 2000. Manow claims that the real reason why the German Chancellor favoured an open-door refugee policy was to save Germany from losing billions if its eurozone neighbour collapsed into economic ruin. Writing for German newspaper FAZ, Manow sai
How Elizabeth Warrens Populist Fury is Remaking Democratic Politics TIME 7/9/15 And what it means for Hillary Clinton's campaign Begin with the anonymous pamphlets left scattered amid the ketchup and mustard packets at Hillary Clintons Fourth of July weekend rally in Hanover, N.H. As Secretary of State, I saw how extreme economic inequality has corrupted other societies, the sheet read, quoting Clinton from a speech. Those words appeared just above the corporate logos of companies whose employee
Get the New Statesman's Morning Call email. During the EU referendum, Andrea Leadsom was one of the more palatable faces of the Leave campaign. But compared to Theresa May, will she show up as style rather than substance? Who? The Tonbridge grammar school girl-turned-Tory A Lister is one of the lesser-known candidates in the contest. Leaving her highflying banking career, the 53-year-old Leadsom was elected in 2010 to represent South Northamptonshire, and first made a name for herself on the T
Most Popular Merkel needs a coalition partner, since she lacks five seats for a majority, having won 41 percent of the vote. The Social Democrats, with 26 percent, and Greens, with 8 percent, are far from being able to form a coalition. If they agreed to include the Left Party, with slightly more than 8 percent of the vote, they could do so. Many of their voters would accept, and some would be enthusiastic, about the only possible alternative to Merkel and the CDU-CSU continuing in power. The Le
There are some very powerful reasons why the British capitalists are not keen on Britain having to leave the European Union. Some of them have been looking at ways of getting around the result of the recent referendum. The question is: can they succeed? And what would the consequences be on the political front? As the Blairites continue to plot their coup against Corbyn, mass meetings and rallies of Corbyn supporters have begun to sprout up in city after city across the country. A rebellion of L
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has ruled out setting an upper limit on refugees coming to Germany, defying her long-term coalition partner on an issue that threatens to open up a rift between the country's ruling political parties just two months before federal elections. Some CSU politicians responded angrily. Hans Reichhart, member of the regional parliament in Bavaria, southern Germany, told Deutsche Welle that the CDU and CSU had made an agreement not to act on the issue during this parli
As what goes politically on in Germany has always its impact on investors' portfolios, even if they don't know it, it might be helpful taking notice that German Chancellor Merkel is running up against the self-imposed deadline to conclude the talks about forming a new coalition government. There is a certain amount of Teutonic (Nordic) discipline in all of this. If there is no successful conclusion to the talks about the formation of a coalition government by tomorrow, then there will be no coal
Germany marks 25 years since the euphoric fall of the Berlin Wall Sunday, with more than a million people expected to join tributes, festivities and an open-air party with freedom icons and rock stars. Chancellor Angela Merkel leads commemorations for those killed trying to flee communist East Germany, ahead of a giant festival to celebrate the peaceful revolution that ended Europe's Cold War division on November 9, 1989. Merkel, 60, who grew up under the repressive eastern regime, said in her w
Europe can no longer completely rely on its longstanding American and British allies, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned at a campaign event held in Munich today following 'unsatisfactory' G7 talks this week. The European Union must now be prepared to "take its destiny into its own hands," she told a crowd of 2,500-strong crowd in the Bavarian capital. Following the UK's Brexit vote and Donald Trump's election as US president, Ms Merkel suggested the once reliable postwar western alliance is
Philip Manow, a Bremen-based political scientist said popular ideas "of Merkel's Mother Teresa moment" circulate, but Germans should not be fooled by them. Merkel has served as German Chancellor since 2005 and Leader of the Christian Democratic Union since 2000. Manow claims that the real reason why the German Chancellor favoured an open-door refugee policy was to save Germany from losing billions if its eurozone neighbour collapsed into economic ruin. Writing for German newspaper FAZ, Manow sai
How Elizabeth Warrens Populist Fury is Remaking Democratic Politics TIME 7/9/15 And what it means for Hillary Clinton's campaign Begin with the anonymous pamphlets left scattered amid the ketchup and mustard packets at Hillary Clintons Fourth of July weekend rally in Hanover, N.H. As Secretary of State, I saw how extreme economic inequality has corrupted other societies, the sheet read, quoting Clinton from a speech. Those words appeared just above the corporate logos of companies whose employee
Get the New Statesman's Morning Call email. During the EU referendum, Andrea Leadsom was one of the more palatable faces of the Leave campaign. But compared to Theresa May, will she show up as style rather than substance? Who? The Tonbridge grammar school girl-turned-Tory A Lister is one of the lesser-known candidates in the contest. Leaving her highflying banking career, the 53-year-old Leadsom was elected in 2010 to represent South Northamptonshire, and first made a name for herself on the T
Most Popular Merkel needs a coalition partner, since she lacks five seats for a majority, having won 41 percent of the vote. The Social Democrats, with 26 percent, and Greens, with 8 percent, are far from being able to form a coalition. If they agreed to include the Left Party, with slightly more than 8 percent of the vote, they could do so. Many of their voters would accept, and some would be enthusiastic, about the only possible alternative to Merkel and the CDU-CSU continuing in power. The Le
There are some very powerful reasons why the British capitalists are not keen on Britain having to leave the European Union. Some of them have been looking at ways of getting around the result of the recent referendum. The question is: can they succeed? And what would the consequences be on the political front? As the Blairites continue to plot their coup against Corbyn, mass meetings and rallies of Corbyn supporters have begun to sprout up in city after city across the country. A rebellion of L
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has ruled out setting an upper limit on refugees coming to Germany, defying her long-term coalition partner on an issue that threatens to open up a rift between the country's ruling political parties just two months before federal elections. Some CSU politicians responded angrily. Hans Reichhart, member of the regional parliament in Bavaria, southern Germany, told Deutsche Welle that the CDU and CSU had made an agreement not to act on the issue during this parli
Parents are beginning to pull their children from public schools in record numbers, opting instead to homeschool. The reason why this is occurring is because parents are concerned about the confusion, chaos, and stress that Common Core educational standards are causing their children. For those who might not be sure what Common Core is, it is basically a set of standards for grades K-12, outlining the information and skills each child should know in the areas of mathematics and English. Standar
A growing number of children are missing out on recommended vaccinations in states that permit parents to skip inoculations due to their personal beliefs even when there's no medical reason kids can't be vaccinated, a U.S. study suggests. Eighteen U.S. states currently allow parents to opt out of vaccinations recommended for kindergarten if they have a philosophical or religious objection. Since 2009, the proportion of children missing recommended vaccinations has climbed in 12 of those states:
A close look at the effect of family separation on children: Childhood trauma, like imprisonment and family separation, provokes long-lasting implications caused by high levels of toxic stress. Short term damage can present with depression, anxiety, developmental delays, and autism-like symptoms; long term damage presents as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. Through the expertise and first-hand observations of current American Academy of Pediatrics president, Dr. Colleen Kraft, and her pediat
In 1947, two years after the United States won World War II, 96.4 percent of the babies in this country were born to a married mother and father. Not a single American was on Medicaid that year. The program did not exist. Nor did Obamacare. Traditional families -- mom, dad and kids -- were the cultural norm. Was America a great country in 1947? Or was it lacking in socialized health care programs? In 1965, 20 years after World War II, President Lyndon Johnson signed the law creating Medicaid. Th
Did any of those people even admit their sexual orientation and why do little children need to know that? Even elementary history in government schools will be about sex and we expect the children to grow up to be normal adults. They're robbing parents of the right to teach these values. Gay attorney and California's executive director Rick Zbur said getting this in place was a "long-fought victory". "Approval of these textbooks means that California schools will now have access to approved mate
After U.S. infants began regularly receiving a vaccine for rotavirus, it's no surprise that it helped prevent babies from contracting the severe gastrointestinal illness. But according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control , the impact was actually widespread across all age groups -- as more babies got vaccinated against rotavirus, older children and adults became less likely to come down with it, too. The rotavirus vaccine was first introduced in 2006. Before that, nearly all of the
Brittneyrose Torres, 26, is currently carrying triplets for another couple. She told the New York Post she and the biological parents agreed from the beginning of the pregnancy they would not abort any of the babies unless it was a life-or-death situation and now Torres is refusing to abort the third triplet despite the parents asking her to. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Torres is under contract with the parents and was set to receive at least $30,000. The parents claim the contract sp
Imagine having a career devoted to making sure unwanted unborn babies end up dead, to have your name associated with this act, a legal right conveniently discovered in the U.S. Constitution by the Supreme Court a mere 42 years ago? I don't know about you, but I can't separate the image of a chubby-cheeked smiling baby from the developing life growing in the womb. I assume being pro-abortion means you can, despite all we know about fetal development. We now know that these babies aren't indistinc
When Cara DeCoursey faced an unplanned pregnancy 28 years ago, the Catholic teen knew she was going to give her child up for adoption. "I found strength in a faith-based adoption agency. Choosing adoption, for me, was a decision made out of necessity. I was too young to raise a baby," she said. "It was a decision made out of love. I wanted what was best for my child and that was a mom and a dad. I was born and raised Catholic and this is what I wanted for my son." DeCoursey offered written and v
Out Of Control Parents: Put parents back in their child's circle of support. We want to know! We as parents have been taken out of control of one of the most important areas of our child's health development. What we should be informed of, we are shut out from, hidden secrets between our children and other adults. Whenever you want to make something that is wrong right, make it a law. Overturn the "Mature Minor" doctrine...The "mature minor" doctrine permits minors (ages 12-17) to give consent
A growing number of children are missing out on recommended vaccinations in states that permit parents to skip inoculations due to their personal beliefs even when there's no medical reason kids can't be vaccinated, a U.S. study suggests. Eighteen U.S. states currently allow parents to opt out of vaccinations recommended for kindergarten if they have a philosophical or religious objection. Since 2009, the proportion of children missing recommended vaccinations has climbed in 12 of those states:
A close look at the effect of family separation on children: Childhood trauma, like imprisonment and family separation, provokes long-lasting implications caused by high levels of toxic stress. Short term damage can present with depression, anxiety, developmental delays, and autism-like symptoms; long term damage presents as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. Through the expertise and first-hand observations of current American Academy of Pediatrics president, Dr. Colleen Kraft, and her pediat
In 1947, two years after the United States won World War II, 96.4 percent of the babies in this country were born to a married mother and father. Not a single American was on Medicaid that year. The program did not exist. Nor did Obamacare. Traditional families -- mom, dad and kids -- were the cultural norm. Was America a great country in 1947? Or was it lacking in socialized health care programs? In 1965, 20 years after World War II, President Lyndon Johnson signed the law creating Medicaid. Th
Did any of those people even admit their sexual orientation and why do little children need to know that? Even elementary history in government schools will be about sex and we expect the children to grow up to be normal adults. They're robbing parents of the right to teach these values. Gay attorney and California's executive director Rick Zbur said getting this in place was a "long-fought victory". "Approval of these textbooks means that California schools will now have access to approved mate
After U.S. infants began regularly receiving a vaccine for rotavirus, it's no surprise that it helped prevent babies from contracting the severe gastrointestinal illness. But according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control , the impact was actually widespread across all age groups -- as more babies got vaccinated against rotavirus, older children and adults became less likely to come down with it, too. The rotavirus vaccine was first introduced in 2006. Before that, nearly all of the
Brittneyrose Torres, 26, is currently carrying triplets for another couple. She told the New York Post she and the biological parents agreed from the beginning of the pregnancy they would not abort any of the babies unless it was a life-or-death situation and now Torres is refusing to abort the third triplet despite the parents asking her to. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Torres is under contract with the parents and was set to receive at least $30,000. The parents claim the contract sp
Imagine having a career devoted to making sure unwanted unborn babies end up dead, to have your name associated with this act, a legal right conveniently discovered in the U.S. Constitution by the Supreme Court a mere 42 years ago? I don't know about you, but I can't separate the image of a chubby-cheeked smiling baby from the developing life growing in the womb. I assume being pro-abortion means you can, despite all we know about fetal development. We now know that these babies aren't indistinc
When Cara DeCoursey faced an unplanned pregnancy 28 years ago, the Catholic teen knew she was going to give her child up for adoption. "I found strength in a faith-based adoption agency. Choosing adoption, for me, was a decision made out of necessity. I was too young to raise a baby," she said. "It was a decision made out of love. I wanted what was best for my child and that was a mom and a dad. I was born and raised Catholic and this is what I wanted for my son." DeCoursey offered written and v
Out Of Control Parents: Put parents back in their child's circle of support. We want to know! We as parents have been taken out of control of one of the most important areas of our child's health development. What we should be informed of, we are shut out from, hidden secrets between our children and other adults. Whenever you want to make something that is wrong right, make it a law. Overturn the "Mature Minor" doctrine...The "mature minor" doctrine permits minors (ages 12-17) to give consent
By Laura Hollis | April 28, 2016, 6:40 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2016/04/28/bring-back-etiquette/ (Courtesy of Flickr) When I was a child, my mother (traditional Southern woman that she was) enrolled me in an etiquette class for children called "White Gloves and Party Manners." Bratty little Yankee know-it-all that I was (this being 1970 or so), I thought it was the most absurd waste of time I'd ever been forced to endure. Etiquette got a bad rap then, and to a certain extent it
No matter what you do for a living, there are parts of your life in which you are a leader. If you are a parent, you are a leader to your children. At your job, if you supervise others, you are leading. In your community, you may lead volunteer efforts. Once you become an adult, it is hard to avoid leadership responsibilities. So, knowing how to be a good leader is a skill everyone should have. It is important to remember that leadership is a learned skill. Lots of people like to say, "So a
In 1974, my 22-year-old mam walked into a three-bedroom house in a new town in Scotland. She was a hairdresser, newly married and had no children at this point. She was over the moon at the space, the garden, the playground out the front that she could envisage her future children playing in. It was affordable and she got it with relative ease. She even told me that, if she did not like the layout, the council said she could choose another. It was a fresh estate for families, built on the presum
Imagine having a career devoted to making sure unwanted unborn babies end up dead, to have your name associated with this act, a legal right conveniently discovered in the U.S. Constitution by the Supreme Court a mere 42 years ago? I don't know about you, but I can't separate the image of a chubby-cheeked smiling baby from the developing life growing in the womb. I assume being pro-abortion means you can, despite all we know about fetal development. We now know that these babies aren't indistinc
By definition, child support is "an ongoing, periodic payment made by a parent for the financial benefit of a child following the end of a marriage or other relationship." In an ideal world, a child support order would ensure that the child receives adequate financial support from both parents to aid his or her upbringing. Unfortunately, the modern child support system, which covers about a quarter of children in the United States, is critically flawed and in many instances counterproductive. Al
'Searing Summer' narrates the story of Nasrin, who is faced with a dilemma of either staying in an unhappy marriage, or divorcing her husband but losing custody of her daughter in the process. Instead of merely picking the less bad alternative, Nasrin makes her own way when she takes her daughter with her and moves, without her husband's approval. But when he suddenly reappears in their lives, their situation changes dramatically. Irajzad's flick has previously taken part in the 28th edition of
Brittneyrose Torres, 26, is currently carrying triplets for another couple. She told the New York Post she and the biological parents agreed from the beginning of the pregnancy they would not abort any of the babies unless it was a life-or-death situation and now Torres is refusing to abort the third triplet despite the parents asking her to. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Torres is under contract with the parents and was set to receive at least $30,000. The parents claim the contract sp
Seeking a better life by coming into the United States illegally eleven times, Alejandro Alvarez-Villegas tried to carve up his wife in front of their three little children, ages 10, 8 and 5. The children watched as he took a chainsaw to his wife. The woman was taken to a local hospital and rushed into surgery with traumatic physical injuries. She will probably live but not because her husband wanted her to. Police heard the woman's screams and found her and her three small children covered in b
For the past decade, activists have used state governments and the Supreme Court's redefinition of marriage to give faith-based adoption agencies an ultimatum: Comply with politically correct views on sexuality and marriage or shut down. We saw this recently when Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit in Texas to try to force a Catholic agency to place refugee children with a same-sex couple. In Georgia , every Democrat in the state senate opposed a bill that would protect the ability of faith-based agen
The most powerful bond is a mother and her child. A mother is unconditional in her love for her children. Without the wonderful mother's in this world caring for their children, where would our planet be? Where would you be? How many people would not have become successes without their moms love and support? Think of all your mother, grandmothers, aunts and other special "mothers" have done for you. What a blessing they are and what an incredible contribution they make. A mother lovingly sa
No matter what you do for a living, there are parts of your life in which you are a leader. If you are a parent, you are a leader to your children. At your job, if you supervise others, you are leading. In your community, you may lead volunteer efforts. Once you become an adult, it is hard to avoid leadership responsibilities. So, knowing how to be a good leader is a skill everyone should have. It is important to remember that leadership is a learned skill. Lots of people like to say, "So a
In 1974, my 22-year-old mam walked into a three-bedroom house in a new town in Scotland. She was a hairdresser, newly married and had no children at this point. She was over the moon at the space, the garden, the playground out the front that she could envisage her future children playing in. It was affordable and she got it with relative ease. She even told me that, if she did not like the layout, the council said she could choose another. It was a fresh estate for families, built on the presum
Imagine having a career devoted to making sure unwanted unborn babies end up dead, to have your name associated with this act, a legal right conveniently discovered in the U.S. Constitution by the Supreme Court a mere 42 years ago? I don't know about you, but I can't separate the image of a chubby-cheeked smiling baby from the developing life growing in the womb. I assume being pro-abortion means you can, despite all we know about fetal development. We now know that these babies aren't indistinc
By definition, child support is "an ongoing, periodic payment made by a parent for the financial benefit of a child following the end of a marriage or other relationship." In an ideal world, a child support order would ensure that the child receives adequate financial support from both parents to aid his or her upbringing. Unfortunately, the modern child support system, which covers about a quarter of children in the United States, is critically flawed and in many instances counterproductive. Al
'Searing Summer' narrates the story of Nasrin, who is faced with a dilemma of either staying in an unhappy marriage, or divorcing her husband but losing custody of her daughter in the process. Instead of merely picking the less bad alternative, Nasrin makes her own way when she takes her daughter with her and moves, without her husband's approval. But when he suddenly reappears in their lives, their situation changes dramatically. Irajzad's flick has previously taken part in the 28th edition of
Brittneyrose Torres, 26, is currently carrying triplets for another couple. She told the New York Post she and the biological parents agreed from the beginning of the pregnancy they would not abort any of the babies unless it was a life-or-death situation and now Torres is refusing to abort the third triplet despite the parents asking her to. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Torres is under contract with the parents and was set to receive at least $30,000. The parents claim the contract sp
Seeking a better life by coming into the United States illegally eleven times, Alejandro Alvarez-Villegas tried to carve up his wife in front of their three little children, ages 10, 8 and 5. The children watched as he took a chainsaw to his wife. The woman was taken to a local hospital and rushed into surgery with traumatic physical injuries. She will probably live but not because her husband wanted her to. Police heard the woman's screams and found her and her three small children covered in b
For the past decade, activists have used state governments and the Supreme Court's redefinition of marriage to give faith-based adoption agencies an ultimatum: Comply with politically correct views on sexuality and marriage or shut down. We saw this recently when Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit in Texas to try to force a Catholic agency to place refugee children with a same-sex couple. In Georgia , every Democrat in the state senate opposed a bill that would protect the ability of faith-based agen
The most powerful bond is a mother and her child. A mother is unconditional in her love for her children. Without the wonderful mother's in this world caring for their children, where would our planet be? Where would you be? How many people would not have become successes without their moms love and support? Think of all your mother, grandmothers, aunts and other special "mothers" have done for you. What a blessing they are and what an incredible contribution they make. A mother lovingly sa
Over the weekend, Premier Rachel Notley met with her party faithful at the annual meeting of the Alberta NDP Provincial Council in Edmonton. Notley offered up a speech to motivate the NDP loyalists as she faces a new United Conservative Party for the first time in the coming fall session of the legislature. It was awful. Instead of her speech being inspirational, it was paranoid and strange. WATCH to see the one especially unhinged allegation Notley levels at United Conservatives MLAs. Share Thi
Chirlane McCray speaking today. (Photo: Ross Barkan for Observer) Hundreds of Planned Parenthood supporters clad in pink rallied in Manhattan this afternoon, taking aim at Republicans in Congress who are threatening to cut federal funds to the reproductive healthcare provider. Organized by national and local Planned Parenthood chapters, the "Pink Out" rally drew the city's leading political figures, including Mayor Bill de Blasio's wife, Chirlane McCray, and the City Council speaker and city com
Before approaching the podium to speak out against high tuition price tags, California representatives donned vintage red and white buttons, nostalgic of a tuition-free era. Bipartisan California representatives, state university faculty and students gathered at the Governor's News Conference Room Monday to address protecting higher education with more state funding. University faculty representatives called for a tuition freeze as a result, which would prevent the fee from rising. Sen. Steve Gl
The federal NDP held their annual convention this past weekend. The far left-wing socialists met in Ottawa to plot their party's path in the lead up to the 2019 election. They were putting their ethos down on paper. Although you wouldn't have known it from the mainstream media coverage of the convention, there was an overarching theme of anti-Semitism . Out of 45 resolutions, fourteen of those submitted by NDP riding associations across the country with regard to international affairs policies w
Will there ever be a week that goes by that the Alberta NDP don't have to make announcements and back track on one of their failed policies? The latest is the cancelled $178M program that was supposed to create 27,000 jobs. It actually didn't even create a single job, unless you count Minister Deron Bilous ' who oversees the program. One job creation program that seems to have worked for the NDP is the increase in public sector employment. Just think of the billions of dollars tax payers will ow
Last week, AU Legislative Director Maggie Garrett and I traveled throughout North Carolina to talk with faith leaders about the need to keep faith communities out of partisan politics as well as religious freedom legislation at both the state and federal levels. We made stops in Greenville, Durham, Charlotte and Asheville. The people of North Carolina, particularly the AU chapter leaders and leaders with the North Carolina Council of Churches with whom we partnered, are incredibly gracious and h
It's no secret that Harvard is pretty left-leaning, and recently students launched an anti-President Donald Trump "resistance school ." The school will be a four-week course in "progressive activism," according to a report from CBS . Campus Reform , a blog that according to its website aims to expose "bias and abuse on the nation's college campuses," decided to go up to the school and check it out. They say that students at Harvard "consistently cite the 'danger' posed by President Trump, and c
Protesters stage last-ditch effort to dump Trump ahead of Electoral College vote By Evan Lips | December 19, 2016, 12:38 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2016/12/19/protesters-stage-last-ditch-effort-to-dump-trump-ahead-of-electoral-college-vote/ (Evan Lips -- NewBostonPost) BOSTON -- Hours ahead of the time the Bay State's Electoral College members are due to cast their ballots for Democrat Hillary Clinton, hundreds of protesters rallied outside of the State House, urging electors in
As a newcomer to America's "left" coast several years back, my education in politics west of the Rockies began with an invitation to a strategy session at then governor Pete Wilson's reelection campaign. Sitting in a Sacramento conference room, I listened to a pollster detail how various issues were playing around the state. Illegal immigration resonated strongly with voters, I was told, as did crime and the economy. Illustration by Taylor Jones for the Hoover Digest. I smugly interrupted the
On November 28, over 100 people gathered near the historic Pike Place Market in downtown Seattle to stand in solidarity with all refugees. Most speakers were themselves the child or partner of immigrants and refugees. Those in attendance held signs saying, "Everyone has a right to a dignified life", "Borders aren't real, people are", and "No one is illegal" among others. Although Governor Jay Inslee of Washington state has reaffirmed his willingness to accept Syrian refugees, racist and Islamop
Chirlane McCray speaking today. (Photo: Ross Barkan for Observer) Hundreds of Planned Parenthood supporters clad in pink rallied in Manhattan this afternoon, taking aim at Republicans in Congress who are threatening to cut federal funds to the reproductive healthcare provider. Organized by national and local Planned Parenthood chapters, the "Pink Out" rally drew the city's leading political figures, including Mayor Bill de Blasio's wife, Chirlane McCray, and the City Council speaker and city com
Before approaching the podium to speak out against high tuition price tags, California representatives donned vintage red and white buttons, nostalgic of a tuition-free era. Bipartisan California representatives, state university faculty and students gathered at the Governor's News Conference Room Monday to address protecting higher education with more state funding. University faculty representatives called for a tuition freeze as a result, which would prevent the fee from rising. Sen. Steve Gl
The federal NDP held their annual convention this past weekend. The far left-wing socialists met in Ottawa to plot their party's path in the lead up to the 2019 election. They were putting their ethos down on paper. Although you wouldn't have known it from the mainstream media coverage of the convention, there was an overarching theme of anti-Semitism . Out of 45 resolutions, fourteen of those submitted by NDP riding associations across the country with regard to international affairs policies w
Will there ever be a week that goes by that the Alberta NDP don't have to make announcements and back track on one of their failed policies? The latest is the cancelled $178M program that was supposed to create 27,000 jobs. It actually didn't even create a single job, unless you count Minister Deron Bilous ' who oversees the program. One job creation program that seems to have worked for the NDP is the increase in public sector employment. Just think of the billions of dollars tax payers will ow
Last week, AU Legislative Director Maggie Garrett and I traveled throughout North Carolina to talk with faith leaders about the need to keep faith communities out of partisan politics as well as religious freedom legislation at both the state and federal levels. We made stops in Greenville, Durham, Charlotte and Asheville. The people of North Carolina, particularly the AU chapter leaders and leaders with the North Carolina Council of Churches with whom we partnered, are incredibly gracious and h
It's no secret that Harvard is pretty left-leaning, and recently students launched an anti-President Donald Trump "resistance school ." The school will be a four-week course in "progressive activism," according to a report from CBS . Campus Reform , a blog that according to its website aims to expose "bias and abuse on the nation's college campuses," decided to go up to the school and check it out. They say that students at Harvard "consistently cite the 'danger' posed by President Trump, and c
Protesters stage last-ditch effort to dump Trump ahead of Electoral College vote By Evan Lips | December 19, 2016, 12:38 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2016/12/19/protesters-stage-last-ditch-effort-to-dump-trump-ahead-of-electoral-college-vote/ (Evan Lips -- NewBostonPost) BOSTON -- Hours ahead of the time the Bay State's Electoral College members are due to cast their ballots for Democrat Hillary Clinton, hundreds of protesters rallied outside of the State House, urging electors in
As a newcomer to America's "left" coast several years back, my education in politics west of the Rockies began with an invitation to a strategy session at then governor Pete Wilson's reelection campaign. Sitting in a Sacramento conference room, I listened to a pollster detail how various issues were playing around the state. Illegal immigration resonated strongly with voters, I was told, as did crime and the economy. Illustration by Taylor Jones for the Hoover Digest. I smugly interrupted the
On November 28, over 100 people gathered near the historic Pike Place Market in downtown Seattle to stand in solidarity with all refugees. Most speakers were themselves the child or partner of immigrants and refugees. Those in attendance held signs saying, "Everyone has a right to a dignified life", "Borders aren't real, people are", and "No one is illegal" among others. Although Governor Jay Inslee of Washington state has reaffirmed his willingness to accept Syrian refugees, racist and Islamop
Rallies planned by Iowa organizations to speak out on gun violence are quickly attracting attention and interest. A "March For Our Lives" rally will be held in conjunction with national marches on March 24 in Des Moines at the Capitol, organized by Progress Iowa ( the Facebook event page is here ). Well over 2,000 have expressed interest in attending after just one day of the event's creation. A similar rally and march is also planned in Waterloo on that day by Americans for Democratic Action (
After playing defense for much of the time since the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, pro-abortion activists are shifting to offense -- demanding that Congress use taxpayer funds to pay for the procedure. The National Network of Abortion Funds hosted a conference call Tuesday to build support for a push to repeal the Hyde Amendment, which since 1977 has prohibited federal taxpayer funds from paying for abortion in most cases. [lz_ndn video=33032549] Renee Bracey Sherman, senior public affairs manager
Oklahoma lawmakers aren't deterred when harsh abortion restrictions get overturned in court for violating the bounds of Roe v. Wade . They simply try again. For the third time, the state has approved a measure that will severely restrict women's access to the abortion pill, a non-surgical method of ending an early pregnancy. The move comes less than a year after the courts prevented Oklahoma from enforcing a similar law that was passed in 2011. The Center for Reproductive Rights, the group that
Over the weekend, Premier Rachel Notley met with her party faithful at the annual meeting of the Alberta NDP Provincial Council in Edmonton. Notley offered up a speech to motivate the NDP loyalists as she faces a new United Conservative Party for the first time in the coming fall session of the legislature. It was awful. Instead of her speech being inspirational, it was paranoid and strange. WATCH to see the one especially unhinged allegation Notley levels at United Conservatives MLAs. Share Thi
Democrat lawmakers and liberal groups held a raucous late-night rally on the steps of the Supreme Court to oppose President Trump's nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. Literally had to bail on our live show from #SCOTUS . Moving the show back to the safety of the studio. See y'all at 11p @FoxNews https://t.co/ChIOQdBBTU -- Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) July 10, 2018 Very few times I've felt threatened while out in the field. The mood here tonight is very volatile. Law enforcement appears to be closing dow
With their similar policies, the differences can be seen in the quality of leadership the Liberals and the NDP have. In this, there is virtually no contest. Compared to the NDP's Tom Mulcair, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau is simply not bright enough to have any responsible position in government, let alone lead Canada. Nowhere can the difference between the two contenders be seen as in their views on Bill C-24, the law that allows for Canadian citizens to be stripped of their citizenship. They b
The federal NDP held their annual convention this past weekend. The far left-wing socialists met in Ottawa to plot their party's path in the lead up to the 2019 election. They were putting their ethos down on paper. Although you wouldn't have known it from the mainstream media coverage of the convention, there was an overarching theme of anti-Semitism . Out of 45 resolutions, fourteen of those submitted by NDP riding associations across the country with regard to international affairs policies w
This past weekend, the Texas GOP legislature approved the most radical abortion restrictions in the country, which has inspired weeks of protests with Sen. Wendy Davis' (D) dramatic 13-hour filibuster at the forefront. With the Democratic minority unable to prevent the bill's passing in a second special session, a few proposals have been utilized to counter the GOP push for strict regulations. State Representative Harold Dutton Jr. (D) has introduced HB 45 , which would block Texas from enforcin
Fresh off a sweeping victory in November that was won in large part to support from working class voters, Iowa Republicans have found their first place to make cuts: police officers' health care benefits. With complete control of Iowa's government for the first time in 20 years, Governor Terry Branstad and the Republican House and Senate majorities are expected to take aim very early on at public employees' collective bargaining rights. They're likely to try to wipe out Chapter 20, the part of I
The WFP and the Labor Party Question Leftists are justifiably divided on the WFP. The model of the WFP, formed in 1998, is that of a labor party, tailored to New York State's unusual electoral system. The party is a coalition of individual activists, trade unions, and progressive community organizations. They use "fusion" voting to endorse Democrats, but with the option to nominate their own candidate, together with an extensive apparatus for recruiting and training candidates and organizing and
After playing defense for much of the time since the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, pro-abortion activists are shifting to offense -- demanding that Congress use taxpayer funds to pay for the procedure. The National Network of Abortion Funds hosted a conference call Tuesday to build support for a push to repeal the Hyde Amendment, which since 1977 has prohibited federal taxpayer funds from paying for abortion in most cases. [lz_ndn video=33032549] Renee Bracey Sherman, senior public affairs manager
Oklahoma lawmakers aren't deterred when harsh abortion restrictions get overturned in court for violating the bounds of Roe v. Wade . They simply try again. For the third time, the state has approved a measure that will severely restrict women's access to the abortion pill, a non-surgical method of ending an early pregnancy. The move comes less than a year after the courts prevented Oklahoma from enforcing a similar law that was passed in 2011. The Center for Reproductive Rights, the group that
Over the weekend, Premier Rachel Notley met with her party faithful at the annual meeting of the Alberta NDP Provincial Council in Edmonton. Notley offered up a speech to motivate the NDP loyalists as she faces a new United Conservative Party for the first time in the coming fall session of the legislature. It was awful. Instead of her speech being inspirational, it was paranoid and strange. WATCH to see the one especially unhinged allegation Notley levels at United Conservatives MLAs. Share Thi
Democrat lawmakers and liberal groups held a raucous late-night rally on the steps of the Supreme Court to oppose President Trump's nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. Literally had to bail on our live show from #SCOTUS . Moving the show back to the safety of the studio. See y'all at 11p @FoxNews https://t.co/ChIOQdBBTU -- Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) July 10, 2018 Very few times I've felt threatened while out in the field. The mood here tonight is very volatile. Law enforcement appears to be closing dow
With their similar policies, the differences can be seen in the quality of leadership the Liberals and the NDP have. In this, there is virtually no contest. Compared to the NDP's Tom Mulcair, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau is simply not bright enough to have any responsible position in government, let alone lead Canada. Nowhere can the difference between the two contenders be seen as in their views on Bill C-24, the law that allows for Canadian citizens to be stripped of their citizenship. They b
The federal NDP held their annual convention this past weekend. The far left-wing socialists met in Ottawa to plot their party's path in the lead up to the 2019 election. They were putting their ethos down on paper. Although you wouldn't have known it from the mainstream media coverage of the convention, there was an overarching theme of anti-Semitism . Out of 45 resolutions, fourteen of those submitted by NDP riding associations across the country with regard to international affairs policies w
This past weekend, the Texas GOP legislature approved the most radical abortion restrictions in the country, which has inspired weeks of protests with Sen. Wendy Davis' (D) dramatic 13-hour filibuster at the forefront. With the Democratic minority unable to prevent the bill's passing in a second special session, a few proposals have been utilized to counter the GOP push for strict regulations. State Representative Harold Dutton Jr. (D) has introduced HB 45 , which would block Texas from enforcin
Fresh off a sweeping victory in November that was won in large part to support from working class voters, Iowa Republicans have found their first place to make cuts: police officers' health care benefits. With complete control of Iowa's government for the first time in 20 years, Governor Terry Branstad and the Republican House and Senate majorities are expected to take aim very early on at public employees' collective bargaining rights. They're likely to try to wipe out Chapter 20, the part of I
The WFP and the Labor Party Question Leftists are justifiably divided on the WFP. The model of the WFP, formed in 1998, is that of a labor party, tailored to New York State's unusual electoral system. The party is a coalition of individual activists, trade unions, and progressive community organizations. They use "fusion" voting to endorse Democrats, but with the option to nominate their own candidate, together with an extensive apparatus for recruiting and training candidates and organizing and
This week a horrific scene unfolded in Syria as a besieged Palestinian refugee camp fell under attack by ISIS and al-Nusra Front, another extremist Salafi group. When the fighters gained control of Yarmouk in Damascus, harrowing reports circulated of ISIS's iconic beheadings and executions. This time it was Palestinian refugees who were victim and amid the chaos 18,000 Palestinians and Syrians were stranded and starving behind ISIS sharpshooters. In response, Palestinian leaders in the West Bank
Around 350,000 people in the Syrian city of Raqqa are essentially trapped. Their homes shake from nearby Russian and French airstrikes, which have increased in the aftermath of the Paris attacks and downed Russian plane . Both attacks were carried out by the Islamic State. But ISIS fighters have moved into residential areas of the city and banned anyone from leaving them. Innocent civilians have been reduced to sitting ducks in the struggle for Raqqa, which has been held by ISIS since 2014. It i
In the last 15 days, Syria and Russian warplanes have destroyed 1375 terrorist targets, as a result of 363 flights carried out in zones of Homs, Hama, Aleppo, Idleb, Dier Ezzor, Daraa, Latakia, and the surroundings of this capital. According to Syrian Army General Staff spokespeople, the air strikes destroyed fortified positions, arms depot, munitions dump, and gathering points of the takfirist groups, apart from destroying three vehicle convoys. In Aleppo province, located 350 kilometers northe
He was heard at length by an examining magistrate in Paris. After two years in the Iraqi-Syrian zone, the French national was captured in early 2017 while trying to flee Syria. Brought back to France in September of the same year, he was indicted on charges of a criminal conspiracy. The Clain Brothers claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks. "The Clain family is aware of everything, they are close to scientists, media and officials," Geffroy revealed. He knew leader Jean-Michel Clain, also
PARIS (AP) -- The jihadis' targets in Europe are depressingly repetitive: the Brussels metro, the Champs-Elysees in Paris (twice), tourist-filled bridges in London (twice) and a U.K. rock concert. And that's just the past few months. The steady stream of attacks on centers of daily life have drawn pledges from Europeans not to let terrorists change how they live, but in ways large and small they already have. There is a heightened awareness and quicker reactions, especially in the hardest-hit co
BEIRUT (AP) -- The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local): 9:15 p.m. The declared victory over Islamic State extremists in Raqqa is especially sweet for France, which was repeatedly targeted by deadly attacks orchestrated from the Syrian city. French President Emmanuel Macron says the fight against IS has entered "a major new phase" after Friday's announcement by Syrian forces backed by the U.S.-led coalition. He thanked allied countries involved in the battle to take back Raqqa, nota
Last week, The Rebel team and I became some of the first Western journalists to come to the Christian town of Batnaya, Iraq since it was liberated from ISIS. Over 80 per cent of its buildings are rubble, but the church received the brunt of the destruction by the Islamic invaders: Statues were beheaded, bullet holes are everywhere -- but one detail was especially shocking... SEE ALL OUR REPORTS from Iraq, and help us bring humanitarian aid to the region's Christians, at SaveTheChristians.com Sh
Libya: Rebel Unity Already In Question In the NYT Kirkpatrick and Nordland write from Tripoli: Fighters from the western mountain city of Zintan control the airport. The fighters from Misurata guard the central bank, the port and the prime minister's office, where their graffiti has relabeled the historic plaza "Misurata Square." Berbers from the mountain town Yafran took charge of the city's central square, where they spray-painted "Yafran Revolutionaries." Where are the fighters from Tripoli?
Reports from Aleppo - Syria's largest city and commercial hub - said that Assad's forces are using heavy artillery, planes and a helicopter gunship to bombard rebel positions in a battle that could determine the outcome of the 17-month uprising. Mr Hague warned that the regime's reliance on violence, rather than negotiations, in responding to challenges to Assad's rule, could lead to "a collapse in all authority" in the Middle Eastern country. And following the Russian and Chinese veto of Britis
Egyptian State media has reported the killing of six military police officers from an attack near a security check point in Qalyoubia's Shubra El Kheima district, suburb of capital Cairo. This attack was confirmed by the security chief of the province who also informed the media that two bombs were diffused from the area later. Military officials suspect Muslim brotherhood was behind this ghastly attack. No group claimed responsibility for this attack thus far but, the last time an attack happen
Around 350,000 people in the Syrian city of Raqqa are essentially trapped. Their homes shake from nearby Russian and French airstrikes, which have increased in the aftermath of the Paris attacks and downed Russian plane . Both attacks were carried out by the Islamic State. But ISIS fighters have moved into residential areas of the city and banned anyone from leaving them. Innocent civilians have been reduced to sitting ducks in the struggle for Raqqa, which has been held by ISIS since 2014. It i
In the last 15 days, Syria and Russian warplanes have destroyed 1375 terrorist targets, as a result of 363 flights carried out in zones of Homs, Hama, Aleppo, Idleb, Dier Ezzor, Daraa, Latakia, and the surroundings of this capital. According to Syrian Army General Staff spokespeople, the air strikes destroyed fortified positions, arms depot, munitions dump, and gathering points of the takfirist groups, apart from destroying three vehicle convoys. In Aleppo province, located 350 kilometers northe
He was heard at length by an examining magistrate in Paris. After two years in the Iraqi-Syrian zone, the French national was captured in early 2017 while trying to flee Syria. Brought back to France in September of the same year, he was indicted on charges of a criminal conspiracy. The Clain Brothers claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks. "The Clain family is aware of everything, they are close to scientists, media and officials," Geffroy revealed. He knew leader Jean-Michel Clain, also
PARIS (AP) -- The jihadis' targets in Europe are depressingly repetitive: the Brussels metro, the Champs-Elysees in Paris (twice), tourist-filled bridges in London (twice) and a U.K. rock concert. And that's just the past few months. The steady stream of attacks on centers of daily life have drawn pledges from Europeans not to let terrorists change how they live, but in ways large and small they already have. There is a heightened awareness and quicker reactions, especially in the hardest-hit co
BEIRUT (AP) -- The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local): 9:15 p.m. The declared victory over Islamic State extremists in Raqqa is especially sweet for France, which was repeatedly targeted by deadly attacks orchestrated from the Syrian city. French President Emmanuel Macron says the fight against IS has entered "a major new phase" after Friday's announcement by Syrian forces backed by the U.S.-led coalition. He thanked allied countries involved in the battle to take back Raqqa, nota
Last week, The Rebel team and I became some of the first Western journalists to come to the Christian town of Batnaya, Iraq since it was liberated from ISIS. Over 80 per cent of its buildings are rubble, but the church received the brunt of the destruction by the Islamic invaders: Statues were beheaded, bullet holes are everywhere -- but one detail was especially shocking... SEE ALL OUR REPORTS from Iraq, and help us bring humanitarian aid to the region's Christians, at SaveTheChristians.com Sh
Libya: Rebel Unity Already In Question In the NYT Kirkpatrick and Nordland write from Tripoli: Fighters from the western mountain city of Zintan control the airport. The fighters from Misurata guard the central bank, the port and the prime minister's office, where their graffiti has relabeled the historic plaza "Misurata Square." Berbers from the mountain town Yafran took charge of the city's central square, where they spray-painted "Yafran Revolutionaries." Where are the fighters from Tripoli?
Reports from Aleppo - Syria's largest city and commercial hub - said that Assad's forces are using heavy artillery, planes and a helicopter gunship to bombard rebel positions in a battle that could determine the outcome of the 17-month uprising. Mr Hague warned that the regime's reliance on violence, rather than negotiations, in responding to challenges to Assad's rule, could lead to "a collapse in all authority" in the Middle Eastern country. And following the Russian and Chinese veto of Britis
Egyptian State media has reported the killing of six military police officers from an attack near a security check point in Qalyoubia's Shubra El Kheima district, suburb of capital Cairo. This attack was confirmed by the security chief of the province who also informed the media that two bombs were diffused from the area later. Military officials suspect Muslim brotherhood was behind this ghastly attack. No group claimed responsibility for this attack thus far but, the last time an attack happen
The Turkish army sent reinforcements to the border with Syria on Sunday, Anadolu has reported. The troops are based in the city of Gaziantep. Taken from the 106th Armoured Brigade, the reinforcements include tanks and other vehicles along with support personnel and equipment. Security sources said that the armoured group would be used in the operations against Daesh in the Syrian city of Jarablus. It is there that Turkey's Special Forces launched an operation in support of the Free Syrian Army.
Around 350,000 people in the Syrian city of Raqqa are essentially trapped. Their homes shake from nearby Russian and French airstrikes, which have increased in the aftermath of the Paris attacks and downed Russian plane . Both attacks were carried out by the Islamic State. But ISIS fighters have moved into residential areas of the city and banned anyone from leaving them. Innocent civilians have been reduced to sitting ducks in the struggle for Raqqa, which has been held by ISIS since 2014. It i
BEIRUT (AP) -- The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local): 9:15 p.m. The declared victory over Islamic State extremists in Raqqa is especially sweet for France, which was repeatedly targeted by deadly attacks orchestrated from the Syrian city. French President Emmanuel Macron says the fight against IS has entered "a major new phase" after Friday's announcement by Syrian forces backed by the U.S.-led coalition. He thanked allied countries involved in the battle to take back Raqqa, nota
Thursday April 12, 2018 The US threatened war within hours of an alleged chemical weapons attack taking place in Douma, northeast of Damascus. The US rush to conflict attempts to sidestep any meaningful investigation into the attack, fitting a larger pattern of Washington and its allies using baseless chemical weapon allegations for wars of aggression stretching back to the invasion of Iraq in 2003. US accusations and threats of war come at a pivotal moment in Syria's now 7 year conflict in whic
Wednesday March 14, 2018 Recently,various US officials have been suggesting substantial attacks on the Syrian military are imminent. This talk of attacking Syria has provoked a warning from the Russian Foreign Ministry, and a second warning from top Russian generals. Russia's military chief of staff warns Russia would retaliate " against the missiles and launchers used " by the US in such a strike. That's clearly a game-changer, as the US has previously believed that they could carry out the o
February 06, 2018 Syria - Is The Turkish Attack On Afrin Intended To Split The U.S.-Kurdish Alliance? The successful Syrian army operation to liberate Abu-Duhur airbase left a large enclave (pink) controlled by al-Qaeda and ISIS fighters in east-Hama. Further advances towards Idleb have been halted for now to clean up the cauldron that could otherwise create future troubles behind the lines. bigger Most of the al-Qaeda/HTS aligned Takfiris are though to have fled the now enclosed area before it
What Is Disproportionate Force? Though every armed conflict kills civilians, all civilized nations try to avoid this. So why has Israel been accused of using too much force in Gaza in 2014? War in the last century has caused millions of civilian deaths--some 10 million in World War I, 40 million in World War II and two million in Vietnam--far more civilians killed than combatants. The 2014 Gaza war killed about 2,100 people--of which about 945 were civilians, one of the lowest civilian death rat
The impact of the latest attacks on Syria was so intense, that it resulted in an earth tremor measuring 2.6 on the Richter scale. Several casualties, both Syrian and Iranian, were counted in these latest attacks. Some believe these strikes act as a provocation against Iran before the US makes a formal decision on cancelling the international nuclear agreement with Iran. The US, UK and French missile strikes on Syria earlier in April will "only increase the Syrians' determination to eliminate ter
SLAVIANSK Ukraine/ST PETERSBURG Russia (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces killed up to five pro-Moscow rebels on Thursday as they closed in on the separatists' military stronghold in the east and Russia launched army drills near the border in response, raising fears its troops would invade. Under an international accord signed in Geneva last week, illegal armed groups in Ukraine, including the rebels occupying about a dozen public buildings in the largely Russian-speaking east, are supposed to disarm
Officials suspect that an EgyptAir mechanic planted a bomb on the Russia-bound plane that crashed over north Egypt in October, killing 224 people on board. The mechanic's cousin allegedly joined the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in Syria. Authorities also detained "two airport policemen and a baggage handler suspected of helping him put the bomb on board." "After learning that one of its members had a relative that worked at the airport, Islamic State delivered a bomb in a handbag to that person,"
Around 350,000 people in the Syrian city of Raqqa are essentially trapped. Their homes shake from nearby Russian and French airstrikes, which have increased in the aftermath of the Paris attacks and downed Russian plane . Both attacks were carried out by the Islamic State. But ISIS fighters have moved into residential areas of the city and banned anyone from leaving them. Innocent civilians have been reduced to sitting ducks in the struggle for Raqqa, which has been held by ISIS since 2014. It i
BEIRUT (AP) -- The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local): 9:15 p.m. The declared victory over Islamic State extremists in Raqqa is especially sweet for France, which was repeatedly targeted by deadly attacks orchestrated from the Syrian city. French President Emmanuel Macron says the fight against IS has entered "a major new phase" after Friday's announcement by Syrian forces backed by the U.S.-led coalition. He thanked allied countries involved in the battle to take back Raqqa, nota
Thursday April 12, 2018 The US threatened war within hours of an alleged chemical weapons attack taking place in Douma, northeast of Damascus. The US rush to conflict attempts to sidestep any meaningful investigation into the attack, fitting a larger pattern of Washington and its allies using baseless chemical weapon allegations for wars of aggression stretching back to the invasion of Iraq in 2003. US accusations and threats of war come at a pivotal moment in Syria's now 7 year conflict in whic
Wednesday March 14, 2018 Recently,various US officials have been suggesting substantial attacks on the Syrian military are imminent. This talk of attacking Syria has provoked a warning from the Russian Foreign Ministry, and a second warning from top Russian generals. Russia's military chief of staff warns Russia would retaliate " against the missiles and launchers used " by the US in such a strike. That's clearly a game-changer, as the US has previously believed that they could carry out the o
February 06, 2018 Syria - Is The Turkish Attack On Afrin Intended To Split The U.S.-Kurdish Alliance? The successful Syrian army operation to liberate Abu-Duhur airbase left a large enclave (pink) controlled by al-Qaeda and ISIS fighters in east-Hama. Further advances towards Idleb have been halted for now to clean up the cauldron that could otherwise create future troubles behind the lines. bigger Most of the al-Qaeda/HTS aligned Takfiris are though to have fled the now enclosed area before it
What Is Disproportionate Force? Though every armed conflict kills civilians, all civilized nations try to avoid this. So why has Israel been accused of using too much force in Gaza in 2014? War in the last century has caused millions of civilian deaths--some 10 million in World War I, 40 million in World War II and two million in Vietnam--far more civilians killed than combatants. The 2014 Gaza war killed about 2,100 people--of which about 945 were civilians, one of the lowest civilian death rat
The impact of the latest attacks on Syria was so intense, that it resulted in an earth tremor measuring 2.6 on the Richter scale. Several casualties, both Syrian and Iranian, were counted in these latest attacks. Some believe these strikes act as a provocation against Iran before the US makes a formal decision on cancelling the international nuclear agreement with Iran. The US, UK and French missile strikes on Syria earlier in April will "only increase the Syrians' determination to eliminate ter
SLAVIANSK Ukraine/ST PETERSBURG Russia (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces killed up to five pro-Moscow rebels on Thursday as they closed in on the separatists' military stronghold in the east and Russia launched army drills near the border in response, raising fears its troops would invade. Under an international accord signed in Geneva last week, illegal armed groups in Ukraine, including the rebels occupying about a dozen public buildings in the largely Russian-speaking east, are supposed to disarm
Officials suspect that an EgyptAir mechanic planted a bomb on the Russia-bound plane that crashed over north Egypt in October, killing 224 people on board. The mechanic's cousin allegedly joined the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in Syria. Authorities also detained "two airport policemen and a baggage handler suspected of helping him put the bomb on board." "After learning that one of its members had a relative that worked at the airport, Islamic State delivered a bomb in a handbag to that person,"
He, who claims that his movie has over 60 percent of the quality of the latest works produced by world-renowned companies, He directed The Elephant King at the Pooya Honar Group, a small Tehran-based private group that he co-founded in 2007 with a number of his friends and colleagues. Princess of Rome , a computer-animated movie about the life of a Christian princess, Malika, mother-to-be of Imam Mahdi (AS), The 12th Shia Imam , and Granddaughter of Caesar of Rome , was the group's first full-
Farewell Bill Gagosian Gallery, London WC1 Renaissance Impressions Royal Academy of Arts, London W1 Georg Baselitz is now 76 and it is more than 50 years since he outraged Berlin gallery-goers with a dark and visceral masturbatory painting called The Big Night Down the Drain (1963). In 1969 he turned shock into bemusement when he produced his first upside-down painting, The Wood on Its Head . His rationale for painting upside-down pictures was that it was a way of being simultaneously abstract a
With their first album due out in November, The Priests performed soaring renditions of spiritually inspired music such as Ave Maria and Panis Angelicus as well as classical Irish songs in an hour-long concert at St Patrick's Cathedral in Armagh city. Representatives of all religious denominations were among the audience, and record bosses at Sony BMG, their recording label, believe the clerical trio is poised to become a global hit, selling millions of albums around the world. Their debut album
up One of the legendary bands of the 70's, performing live at what was a high point in their career. Queen had just released "A Night At The Opera" and it was well on its way to immortality as one of the great rock albums of all time throughout the world. Here they are, recorded by the BBC in 1975, playing to a capacity audience at Hammersmith Odeon in London. An hours worth of Queen at their most high-energy. I would definitely try to get the walls to shake with this one. Crank it up - it's the
John Lennon's iconic 1971 musical composition Imagine entreats listeners to imagine life without differences. No Color. No Religion. No Country. Nothing sacred to live or die for. Imagine all of the people of the world living life in peace. For decades now those lyrics have been heralded as a global peace anthem. Fast forward to 2014. Lois Lowry's book The Giver is fashioned into a major motion picture starring Brenton Thwaites, Meryl Streep, Jeff Bridges and Katie Holmes. The premise is exac
The traditional play, organised by St Stephen's House Theological College and St Mary and St John Church, was first held in 2012, without a licence, and organisers say there were no problems. Performers take the roles of Jesus, his disciples, Mary Magdalene, and Pontius Pilate. The Reverend Adam Romanis, of St Mary and St John, said: "It's very upsetting because so many were looking forward to it. Someone said to me, 'You can't hold a crucifixion these days without a licence'." He said the churc
The Aleatoric Theatre Company's empowering production of Eve Ensler's 1996 episodic play is called an "immersive experience" and a "historical interpretation," and both descriptions proved apt on the night I attended. With very little prompting, audience members described what their vaginas would wear, what they would say, what their essence comes down to, etc., making for an intimate, relaxed, and ultimately rallying theatrical experience. As far as updates to address modern issues, new monolog
Over the weekend, Pope Francis made another decision that some could classify as another progressive and unconventional one. The Pontiff announced that rock legend Patti Smith would be playing in the Vatican Christmas concert known as the Concerto di Natale, to be televised in Rome on Christmas Eve next month. Joining a show with 18 total acts, including a famous DJ and a nun turned reality star, Smith seems like an unusual choice to play the concert. While she has met Pope Francis before and we
Dmitri Hvorostovsky (1962-2017), one of opera's greatest baritones By Fred Mazelis 11 December 2017 Dmitri Hvorostovsky, who died late last month at the age of 55, was one of the greatest operatic baritones of his generation. The Siberian-born giant of the opera world announced two and a half years ago that he was suffering from a brain tumor. Hvorostovsky stood out for the sheer beauty of his tone, his technical skills and his expressive and powerful performances in such operas as Verdi's Rigol
TEHRAN - A troupe will organize a reading performance of French aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupery's story "The Little Prince" to raise funds for children suffering from cystic fibrosis (CF). The performance will be performed by a cast composed of Mehran Ahmadi, Elsa Firuzazar, Mir Taher Mazlumi, Mahbubeh Arabi, Mujan Haselipajuh and Saeid Borjali at the Persian Gulf Hall of Tehran's Niavaran Cultural Center today. All the money will be raised at the performance will go to charity at the Qadam Cha
Farewell Bill Gagosian Gallery, London WC1 Renaissance Impressions Royal Academy of Arts, London W1 Georg Baselitz is now 76 and it is more than 50 years since he outraged Berlin gallery-goers with a dark and visceral masturbatory painting called The Big Night Down the Drain (1963). In 1969 he turned shock into bemusement when he produced his first upside-down painting, The Wood on Its Head . His rationale for painting upside-down pictures was that it was a way of being simultaneously abstract a
With their first album due out in November, The Priests performed soaring renditions of spiritually inspired music such as Ave Maria and Panis Angelicus as well as classical Irish songs in an hour-long concert at St Patrick's Cathedral in Armagh city. Representatives of all religious denominations were among the audience, and record bosses at Sony BMG, their recording label, believe the clerical trio is poised to become a global hit, selling millions of albums around the world. Their debut album
up One of the legendary bands of the 70's, performing live at what was a high point in their career. Queen had just released "A Night At The Opera" and it was well on its way to immortality as one of the great rock albums of all time throughout the world. Here they are, recorded by the BBC in 1975, playing to a capacity audience at Hammersmith Odeon in London. An hours worth of Queen at their most high-energy. I would definitely try to get the walls to shake with this one. Crank it up - it's the
John Lennon's iconic 1971 musical composition Imagine entreats listeners to imagine life without differences. No Color. No Religion. No Country. Nothing sacred to live or die for. Imagine all of the people of the world living life in peace. For decades now those lyrics have been heralded as a global peace anthem. Fast forward to 2014. Lois Lowry's book The Giver is fashioned into a major motion picture starring Brenton Thwaites, Meryl Streep, Jeff Bridges and Katie Holmes. The premise is exac
The traditional play, organised by St Stephen's House Theological College and St Mary and St John Church, was first held in 2012, without a licence, and organisers say there were no problems. Performers take the roles of Jesus, his disciples, Mary Magdalene, and Pontius Pilate. The Reverend Adam Romanis, of St Mary and St John, said: "It's very upsetting because so many were looking forward to it. Someone said to me, 'You can't hold a crucifixion these days without a licence'." He said the churc
The Aleatoric Theatre Company's empowering production of Eve Ensler's 1996 episodic play is called an "immersive experience" and a "historical interpretation," and both descriptions proved apt on the night I attended. With very little prompting, audience members described what their vaginas would wear, what they would say, what their essence comes down to, etc., making for an intimate, relaxed, and ultimately rallying theatrical experience. As far as updates to address modern issues, new monolog
Over the weekend, Pope Francis made another decision that some could classify as another progressive and unconventional one. The Pontiff announced that rock legend Patti Smith would be playing in the Vatican Christmas concert known as the Concerto di Natale, to be televised in Rome on Christmas Eve next month. Joining a show with 18 total acts, including a famous DJ and a nun turned reality star, Smith seems like an unusual choice to play the concert. While she has met Pope Francis before and we
Dmitri Hvorostovsky (1962-2017), one of opera's greatest baritones By Fred Mazelis 11 December 2017 Dmitri Hvorostovsky, who died late last month at the age of 55, was one of the greatest operatic baritones of his generation. The Siberian-born giant of the opera world announced two and a half years ago that he was suffering from a brain tumor. Hvorostovsky stood out for the sheer beauty of his tone, his technical skills and his expressive and powerful performances in such operas as Verdi's Rigol
TEHRAN - A troupe will organize a reading performance of French aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupery's story "The Little Prince" to raise funds for children suffering from cystic fibrosis (CF). The performance will be performed by a cast composed of Mehran Ahmadi, Elsa Firuzazar, Mir Taher Mazlumi, Mahbubeh Arabi, Mujan Haselipajuh and Saeid Borjali at the Persian Gulf Hall of Tehran's Niavaran Cultural Center today. All the money will be raised at the performance will go to charity at the Qadam Cha
Most Popular For more from J@LC, go here , please. And speaking of Miles: Since there really is a Miles Davis, there is always more Miles, and my friends at Sony Legacy have found and cleaned up a new edition of the Miles Davis Bootleg Series from Miles's Third Great Quintet, known also as the "Lost" Band of 1968-1970 and featuring Miles, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette, a band that never recorded in the studio. It's the nucleus of the "Bitches Brew" band, which, in
Jesse Hughes, leader of the rock band Eagles of Death Metal, was almost murdered in the Paris terror attack last November. Muslim terrorists opened fire during the band's concert at the Bataclan theater, killing 90 people. Tonight the band is returning to that venue, fulfilling what Hughes calls "a sacred responsibility to finish this show." Yesterday Hughes was interviewed about the concert for France's iTele news network: Visibly shaken and distraught, Hughes expressed his gratitude for all th
On December 5, I was part of a mass of concertgoers who'd packed into the Satyricon, a small, dark bar in Portland, Oregon, to see sludge lords Eyehategod , and early in the night the members of the band were squeezed right in among us. "The more drugs you give us, the longer we'll play," drummer Joey LaCaze told me. Guitarist Jimmy Bower shot back, "He came from Chicago. He doesn't have any drugs." I had, and I didn't. LaCaze repeated his request to anyone who might be listening, first from the
Vibes, Love, Revolution Fear Nuttin Band Released 2012 www.fearnuttinband.com Fear Nuttin Band blend Jamaican yardie culture with American hardcore punk in the hybrid genre of "yardcore". The Massachusetts-based group also throw in plenty of pugilistic politics and sharp satire. Front man Prowla and guitarist Christafari Regan spoke to Green Left 's Mat Ward . Tell us the significance of releasing your latest album, Vibes, Love, Revolution , on US election day last year and tell us what you thin
It was an odd assortment of people who met at a small guesthouse in Woodend, just outside Melbourne, Australia in March 1979. Led by one of Melbourne's multi-millionaires, it included - Americans and Australians as well as French and German speakers. They talked of being 'officers of a group called Phoenix' and mentioned the name 'Oliver.' The guesthouse staff found the group strange but amusing. They split their sides with laughter after hearing dinner table talk of arms supplies and organising
Legendary rock and roll band, KISS, has been making headlines recently. First came the announcement that the original lineup will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during the upcoming ceremonies on April 10th. Then, disappointed fans discovered that, despite an offer to perform at the gala, KISS had declined. Why? The Hall of Fame refuses to induct current band mates Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer. Now, as if there was not enough drama surrounding the band, out come allegations of pr
A biography of the Italian insurrectionary anarchist Severino di Giovanni. Like many others di Giovanni was obliged to flee Mussolini's Italy, eventually settling in the large Italian expatriate community in Argentina. There he engaged himself in anti-fascist activity, and then, stimulated by the murder of Sacco & Vanzetti, he began to light the fuse on the dynamite of vengeance. From May 1926 to his death by firing squad on February 1st 1931 he carried on a campaign of bombings and anarchist pr
As far as what Wu himself has been up to, he's been hanging out and keeping busy in Chicago, far from the band's England home base. "I've just been doing my own thing while the band has been taking a break," he says. "Been doing my own photography, working on videos, and working on my own music as well." But Wu isn't in Chicago because he's looking to get away from Ladytron. "My girlfriend is actually from here. I met her while I was touring in the States. I really enjoy being here. There's a lo
Why were the Clash so well-positioned to take punk rock beyond punk rock? This will strike some ears as heresy, but the first reason is simple: The Clash weren't a punk rock band. Joe Strummer had fronted a group called the 101ers, a pub-rock outfit more in the tradition of Dr. Feelgood or Brinsley Schwartz than the New York Dolls or the Stooges. (Before that, he passed himself off as a folkie, demanding to be known simply as "Woody.") His hokey stage bravado, which so blew away his new chum Mic
A Moroccan band has been nominated for the 2018 Grammy Music Awards. Innov Gnawa was formed in the summer of 2014 by Moroccan expat Samir LanGus in New York City and has six members and plays Gnawa music. According to the group's website, Gnawa is the ritual trance music of Morocco's black communities, originally descending from slaves and soldiers once brought to Morocco from northern Mali and Mauritania. The band's song, " Bambro Koyo Ganda", which was performed in collaboration with music pro
Jesse Hughes, leader of the rock band Eagles of Death Metal, was almost murdered in the Paris terror attack last November. Muslim terrorists opened fire during the band's concert at the Bataclan theater, killing 90 people. Tonight the band is returning to that venue, fulfilling what Hughes calls "a sacred responsibility to finish this show." Yesterday Hughes was interviewed about the concert for France's iTele news network: Visibly shaken and distraught, Hughes expressed his gratitude for all th
On December 5, I was part of a mass of concertgoers who'd packed into the Satyricon, a small, dark bar in Portland, Oregon, to see sludge lords Eyehategod , and early in the night the members of the band were squeezed right in among us. "The more drugs you give us, the longer we'll play," drummer Joey LaCaze told me. Guitarist Jimmy Bower shot back, "He came from Chicago. He doesn't have any drugs." I had, and I didn't. LaCaze repeated his request to anyone who might be listening, first from the
Vibes, Love, Revolution Fear Nuttin Band Released 2012 www.fearnuttinband.com Fear Nuttin Band blend Jamaican yardie culture with American hardcore punk in the hybrid genre of "yardcore". The Massachusetts-based group also throw in plenty of pugilistic politics and sharp satire. Front man Prowla and guitarist Christafari Regan spoke to Green Left 's Mat Ward . Tell us the significance of releasing your latest album, Vibes, Love, Revolution , on US election day last year and tell us what you thin
It was an odd assortment of people who met at a small guesthouse in Woodend, just outside Melbourne, Australia in March 1979. Led by one of Melbourne's multi-millionaires, it included - Americans and Australians as well as French and German speakers. They talked of being 'officers of a group called Phoenix' and mentioned the name 'Oliver.' The guesthouse staff found the group strange but amusing. They split their sides with laughter after hearing dinner table talk of arms supplies and organising
Legendary rock and roll band, KISS, has been making headlines recently. First came the announcement that the original lineup will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during the upcoming ceremonies on April 10th. Then, disappointed fans discovered that, despite an offer to perform at the gala, KISS had declined. Why? The Hall of Fame refuses to induct current band mates Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer. Now, as if there was not enough drama surrounding the band, out come allegations of pr
A biography of the Italian insurrectionary anarchist Severino di Giovanni. Like many others di Giovanni was obliged to flee Mussolini's Italy, eventually settling in the large Italian expatriate community in Argentina. There he engaged himself in anti-fascist activity, and then, stimulated by the murder of Sacco & Vanzetti, he began to light the fuse on the dynamite of vengeance. From May 1926 to his death by firing squad on February 1st 1931 he carried on a campaign of bombings and anarchist pr
As far as what Wu himself has been up to, he's been hanging out and keeping busy in Chicago, far from the band's England home base. "I've just been doing my own thing while the band has been taking a break," he says. "Been doing my own photography, working on videos, and working on my own music as well." But Wu isn't in Chicago because he's looking to get away from Ladytron. "My girlfriend is actually from here. I met her while I was touring in the States. I really enjoy being here. There's a lo
Why were the Clash so well-positioned to take punk rock beyond punk rock? This will strike some ears as heresy, but the first reason is simple: The Clash weren't a punk rock band. Joe Strummer had fronted a group called the 101ers, a pub-rock outfit more in the tradition of Dr. Feelgood or Brinsley Schwartz than the New York Dolls or the Stooges. (Before that, he passed himself off as a folkie, demanding to be known simply as "Woody.") His hokey stage bravado, which so blew away his new chum Mic
A Moroccan band has been nominated for the 2018 Grammy Music Awards. Innov Gnawa was formed in the summer of 2014 by Moroccan expat Samir LanGus in New York City and has six members and plays Gnawa music. According to the group's website, Gnawa is the ritual trance music of Morocco's black communities, originally descending from slaves and soldiers once brought to Morocco from northern Mali and Mauritania. The band's song, " Bambro Koyo Ganda", which was performed in collaboration with music pro
MONTPELIER, VERMONT -- Despite Vermont becoming the first state in the U.S. to ban the practice of fracking more than two years ago , Vermonters are, to this day, willfully risking arrest to stop more fracking infrastructure from coming into their state. On Monday, 64 Vermonters were arrested at Governor Peter Shumlin's office in protest of a new fracked gas pipeline proposal -- the largest civil disobedience action the state has seen since the Winooski 44's protest of the Iran-Contra scandal in
Protesters in Portland, Oregon, have gone from blocking streets and disrupting City Council meetings to threatening to rough up Republicans, and James Buchal is sick of it. The chairman of the Multnomah County Republican Party, Mr. Buchal accused city officials of kowtowing to "domestic terrorism" after an annual parade was canceled over a warning from radicals... Chance of a Thunderstorm Partly cloudy with afternoon showers or thunderstorms. High near 90F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rai
Protesters occupied environment minister Greg Hunt's office in Melbourne on October 30, in protest at his re-approval of Australia's largest new mega coalmine -- the Adani-Carmichael mine in Queensland. Protesters hung a banner from the roof with "Greg Hunt: Minister for Coal" emblazoned across it. "It is clear that our Minister for the Environment doesn't stand for the environment at all", said student activist Sam Dariol. However, his argument is as spurious as the economic justifications made
Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 UK: Cuadrilla Secures New Injunction Against Fracking Protesters by Rob Evans / The Guardian A major energy firm has secured an expanded injunction against protesters after it took a big step towards starting fracking on a substantial scale. Cuadrilla Resources went to court to obtain the injunction against all campaigners who opposed its drilling operations at its Preston New Road site in Lancashire. The injunction was granted on Friday on a temporary basis amid growing
Several Mi'kmaq women shut down a Maritimes Energy Association briefing held at the Westin Nova Scotian this morning around 8am, supported by a rally of over a hundred protesters. The NS Energy [...] Secret documents from Canada's spy agency show that the Canadian government was getting ready in case last year's Idle No More protests "escalated." A heavily-redacted 11-page report -- with one [...] The Canadian government is increasingly worried that the growing clout of aboriginal peoples' right
Saturday, October 28th, 2017 Australia: Community Members Lock-on to Stop Adani from Starting Work on their Mega Coal Mine Central QLD, 25th October: As Adani promises to start work on the rail line to what would be Australia's largest new coal mine, several people have locked-on to construction machinery, vowing to do whatever it takes to peacefully stop Adani's mega coal mine from proceeding in Central Queensland. Supported by over a dozen people, one person is locked-on to a front-end load
PUERTO RICAN unions are poised to shut down much of the island's economy October 15 in a general strike to protest massive public-sector layoffs by right-wing Gov. Luis Fortuno. The unions were spurred into action when Fortuno announced that under the new Law 7, some 17,000 government workers would lose their jobs to help close a $3.2 billion budget deficit--and the job cuts could reach 30,000 in coming months. With unemployment on the island officially at 16 percent, the job losses would hammer
Many Americans were surprised that some of the most militant responses to the proposed Republican health care plan came from disability activists - who staged a "die-in" outside the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in late June that resulted in at least one person being removed from her wheelchair as she was arrested. But we shouldn't be surprised: the disability rights movement has for decades employed a battery of tactics, including mass protest and civil disobedience. The his
Last Thursday, Women's March organized a mass protest at the Hart Senate Office Building against the Trump Administration's immigration policies. Hundreds of women screamed "Abolish ICE!" and "Where are the kids?" on the floor of the cavernous building. Although Senators such as Tammy Duckworth and Kirsten Gillibrand talked with the protestors and expressed their support, 575 of them were arrested by Capitol Police and charged a $50.00 fine for unlawful demonstration. However, chances are you h
We can add Arizona to the ever-growing list of states where teachers are saying "enough" to state-imposed financial austerity, and walking off the job to protest years of pay cuts, inadequate school resources, and stressful working conditions. Under the banner of #RedForEd , Arizona teachers voted overwhelmingly (78%) for a statewide walkout - the first in the state's history - starting April 26, rejecting a bogus offer of a 20 percent pay increase made by the governor to stave off the walkout.
Protesters in Portland, Oregon, have gone from blocking streets and disrupting City Council meetings to threatening to rough up Republicans, and James Buchal is sick of it. The chairman of the Multnomah County Republican Party, Mr. Buchal accused city officials of kowtowing to "domestic terrorism" after an annual parade was canceled over a warning from radicals... Chance of a Thunderstorm Partly cloudy with afternoon showers or thunderstorms. High near 90F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rai
Protesters occupied environment minister Greg Hunt's office in Melbourne on October 30, in protest at his re-approval of Australia's largest new mega coalmine -- the Adani-Carmichael mine in Queensland. Protesters hung a banner from the roof with "Greg Hunt: Minister for Coal" emblazoned across it. "It is clear that our Minister for the Environment doesn't stand for the environment at all", said student activist Sam Dariol. However, his argument is as spurious as the economic justifications made
Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 UK: Cuadrilla Secures New Injunction Against Fracking Protesters by Rob Evans / The Guardian A major energy firm has secured an expanded injunction against protesters after it took a big step towards starting fracking on a substantial scale. Cuadrilla Resources went to court to obtain the injunction against all campaigners who opposed its drilling operations at its Preston New Road site in Lancashire. The injunction was granted on Friday on a temporary basis amid growing
Several Mi'kmaq women shut down a Maritimes Energy Association briefing held at the Westin Nova Scotian this morning around 8am, supported by a rally of over a hundred protesters. The NS Energy [...] Secret documents from Canada's spy agency show that the Canadian government was getting ready in case last year's Idle No More protests "escalated." A heavily-redacted 11-page report -- with one [...] The Canadian government is increasingly worried that the growing clout of aboriginal peoples' right
Saturday, October 28th, 2017 Australia: Community Members Lock-on to Stop Adani from Starting Work on their Mega Coal Mine Central QLD, 25th October: As Adani promises to start work on the rail line to what would be Australia's largest new coal mine, several people have locked-on to construction machinery, vowing to do whatever it takes to peacefully stop Adani's mega coal mine from proceeding in Central Queensland. Supported by over a dozen people, one person is locked-on to a front-end load
PUERTO RICAN unions are poised to shut down much of the island's economy October 15 in a general strike to protest massive public-sector layoffs by right-wing Gov. Luis Fortuno. The unions were spurred into action when Fortuno announced that under the new Law 7, some 17,000 government workers would lose their jobs to help close a $3.2 billion budget deficit--and the job cuts could reach 30,000 in coming months. With unemployment on the island officially at 16 percent, the job losses would hammer
Many Americans were surprised that some of the most militant responses to the proposed Republican health care plan came from disability activists - who staged a "die-in" outside the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in late June that resulted in at least one person being removed from her wheelchair as she was arrested. But we shouldn't be surprised: the disability rights movement has for decades employed a battery of tactics, including mass protest and civil disobedience. The his
Last Thursday, Women's March organized a mass protest at the Hart Senate Office Building against the Trump Administration's immigration policies. Hundreds of women screamed "Abolish ICE!" and "Where are the kids?" on the floor of the cavernous building. Although Senators such as Tammy Duckworth and Kirsten Gillibrand talked with the protestors and expressed their support, 575 of them were arrested by Capitol Police and charged a $50.00 fine for unlawful demonstration. However, chances are you h
We can add Arizona to the ever-growing list of states where teachers are saying "enough" to state-imposed financial austerity, and walking off the job to protest years of pay cuts, inadequate school resources, and stressful working conditions. Under the banner of #RedForEd , Arizona teachers voted overwhelmingly (78%) for a statewide walkout - the first in the state's history - starting April 26, rejecting a bogus offer of a 20 percent pay increase made by the governor to stave off the walkout.
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) -- The Latest on the Group of 20 summit in Germany (all times local): 8:00 p.m. As international Group of 20 leaders assemble at a landmark philharmonic for dinner and to listen to Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, a massive police presence is keeping protesters outside the Hamburg concert hall at bay. Six helicopters are hovering in the sky, three large police patrol boats and several smaller ones are guarding the waters around the philharmonic located on a peninsula in the harb
As the Catalan crisis intensifies, people in most parts of the UK will be wondering how it will affect Brexit and the future of the EU. In Scotland, where nationalists are keen supporters of Catalan independence, and SNP fanatics sometimes drive around with Catalan flags sticking out of their vehicles, the situation has other implications. Even without violence, we are already beginning to see the economic consequences of the disputed referendum with banks and other major corporations moving the
There were large marches in Caracas by supporters and opponents of venezuela's revolutionary government on May 1, as well as smaller ones around the country, to mark International Workers Day. Government supporters celebrated a minimum wage rise and a new labour law that extends workers' rights. Government opponents, however, demanded a "fair wage". President Nicolas Maduro marched with the pro-government march in Caracas, while opposition leader Henrique Capriles marched with his supporters in
MADRID (AP) -- A vote on whether the Catalonia region should secede from the rest of Spain has deeply divided the country. Catalan officials say an overwhelming majority voted Sunday in favor of independence, but the central government in Madrid has repeatedly condemned the referendum as illegal and invalid. What happens next is unclear, but Catalan officials have said they regional parliament plans to declare independence in the next several days. Catalonia, one of Spain's 17 autonomous regions
The women of Germany, Sweden and France are getting raped by Muslim migrants . There are two reasons for this: A) Their respective governments care more about the political correctness feels than the safety of their own citizenry . B) The women of Europe do not enjoy the Second Amendment like American women do. Case in point, a Kentucky woman who dropped a would-be mugger in a parking garage : Louisville Metro Police said a man with a knife approached a woman downtown Tuesday night and said "giv
Anarchists in Germany have called for May Day 2017 to focus on solidarity with migrants in the face of one of the fiercest reactionary backlashes of the modern era. The FAU anarcho-syndicalist union is launching the action, saying that "migrants are workers, just like us" but are especially suffering under the current political conditions in Europe and are uniquely exposed to capitalist exploitation. In a statement, the union's international committee said: The labor dispute has no limits! If th
About 200 people rallied at Town Hall Square to protest the federal government's proposed new citizenship laws. The new laws extend the residential waiting period for citizenship and raise the standard of the English-language test. The existing law requires a minimum of four years of continuous residence, with at least one further year as a permanent resident, to qualify for citizenship. The new law would require people to wait four years after becoming permanent residents. Immigration minister
The NGO had an annual budget of millions of euros, paid for by the governments of Sweden, Holland, Denmark and Switzerland. Denmark's decision coincided with an investigation launched by The Netherlands into the Secretariat funding. Steinberg's research had revealed that of the 24 core NGOs funded by the Secretariat, six have ties to the Marxist-Leninist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). The PFLP is on the EU's official list of terrorist organisations. Some 15 were involved i
Tuesday, July 8th, 2014 Greenpeace Blocks Chevron Shale Gas Site in Pungesti, Romania from Revoltion News Around 25 Greenpeace activists blocked access to a shale gas exploration site in Romania on Monday, in a third attempt to scupper the drilling operations of US energy group Chevron. Protesters locked hands and sat in front of the entrance to a drilling position in the northeastern village of Pungesti. They prevented a lorry from entering and displayed banners reading " No to fracking ". Gree
By Matt Maiorana, www.popularresistance January 21, 2017 Climate Activists Blockade Inauguration 2017-01-21 2017-01-21 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/01/32386589226_93fc8bd6bc_z-1-150x100.jpg 200px 200px Above photo: From Flickr . WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, a group of over 400 climate justice activists physically blocked a security checkpoint entrance to the
As the Catalan crisis intensifies, people in most parts of the UK will be wondering how it will affect Brexit and the future of the EU. In Scotland, where nationalists are keen supporters of Catalan independence, and SNP fanatics sometimes drive around with Catalan flags sticking out of their vehicles, the situation has other implications. Even without violence, we are already beginning to see the economic consequences of the disputed referendum with banks and other major corporations moving the
There were large marches in Caracas by supporters and opponents of venezuela's revolutionary government on May 1, as well as smaller ones around the country, to mark International Workers Day. Government supporters celebrated a minimum wage rise and a new labour law that extends workers' rights. Government opponents, however, demanded a "fair wage". President Nicolas Maduro marched with the pro-government march in Caracas, while opposition leader Henrique Capriles marched with his supporters in
MADRID (AP) -- A vote on whether the Catalonia region should secede from the rest of Spain has deeply divided the country. Catalan officials say an overwhelming majority voted Sunday in favor of independence, but the central government in Madrid has repeatedly condemned the referendum as illegal and invalid. What happens next is unclear, but Catalan officials have said they regional parliament plans to declare independence in the next several days. Catalonia, one of Spain's 17 autonomous regions
The women of Germany, Sweden and France are getting raped by Muslim migrants . There are two reasons for this: A) Their respective governments care more about the political correctness feels than the safety of their own citizenry . B) The women of Europe do not enjoy the Second Amendment like American women do. Case in point, a Kentucky woman who dropped a would-be mugger in a parking garage : Louisville Metro Police said a man with a knife approached a woman downtown Tuesday night and said "giv
Anarchists in Germany have called for May Day 2017 to focus on solidarity with migrants in the face of one of the fiercest reactionary backlashes of the modern era. The FAU anarcho-syndicalist union is launching the action, saying that "migrants are workers, just like us" but are especially suffering under the current political conditions in Europe and are uniquely exposed to capitalist exploitation. In a statement, the union's international committee said: The labor dispute has no limits! If th
About 200 people rallied at Town Hall Square to protest the federal government's proposed new citizenship laws. The new laws extend the residential waiting period for citizenship and raise the standard of the English-language test. The existing law requires a minimum of four years of continuous residence, with at least one further year as a permanent resident, to qualify for citizenship. The new law would require people to wait four years after becoming permanent residents. Immigration minister
The NGO had an annual budget of millions of euros, paid for by the governments of Sweden, Holland, Denmark and Switzerland. Denmark's decision coincided with an investigation launched by The Netherlands into the Secretariat funding. Steinberg's research had revealed that of the 24 core NGOs funded by the Secretariat, six have ties to the Marxist-Leninist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). The PFLP is on the EU's official list of terrorist organisations. Some 15 were involved i
Tuesday, July 8th, 2014 Greenpeace Blocks Chevron Shale Gas Site in Pungesti, Romania from Revoltion News Around 25 Greenpeace activists blocked access to a shale gas exploration site in Romania on Monday, in a third attempt to scupper the drilling operations of US energy group Chevron. Protesters locked hands and sat in front of the entrance to a drilling position in the northeastern village of Pungesti. They prevented a lorry from entering and displayed banners reading " No to fracking ". Gree
By Matt Maiorana, www.popularresistance January 21, 2017 Climate Activists Blockade Inauguration 2017-01-21 2017-01-21 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/01/32386589226_93fc8bd6bc_z-1-150x100.jpg 200px 200px Above photo: From Flickr . WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, a group of over 400 climate justice activists physically blocked a security checkpoint entrance to the
Gov. Andrew Cuomo greets former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Donald Trump at Ground Zero. Photo: Bryan R. Smith for Getty Images Gov. Andrew Cuomo took to Facebook today to try and revise his remarks on Wednesday that imminent ascent of his fellow Queens native and longtime donor President-elect Donald Trump would be a "bonus not just for this state, but for other states also." The day after Trump defeated Hillary Clinton , the Democratic governor phoned into NY1 to recount how he called the Repu
Rudy Giuliani, President-elect Donald Trump's top candidate for top diplomat, has advised foreign political figures and worked for lobbying and security firms whose clients have had complicated relationships with the U.S. government. While not personally involved in lobbying, Giuliani spent years at firms which represented governments and multinational companies, some of which had interests that diverged from those of the United States. He also made speeches demanding the State Department remove
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) on Sunday defended former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's (R) comments questioning President Obama's patriotism . "The reality is that Rudy has taken our debate -- and I think we should thank him for this part of it -- back to national security, to the key element that the president should be focusing on," Issa said on CNN's "State of the Union." "He needs to call it Islamic terrorism. He can't be looking at everything through the vision that somehow that if you trea
Senator Gilibrand (photo credit: azi paybarah / observer) Senator Kirsten Gillibrand emerged from the fight to abolish Don't Ask Don't Tell as arguably the upper chamber's most ardent spokesperson for gay rights . It also helped her get out from under the large shadow of the state's ubiquitous senior senator, Chuck Schumer (who also supports the repeal but has focused more of his attention on the economy and the fiscal woes of the middle class). At a LGBT-themed forum in Manhattan last night --
Vice President Joseph Biden and Gov. Andrew Cuomo yesterday (Photo: Andrew Burton for Getty Images) WHO HAD A GOOD WEEK? 1. Joe Biden: The vice president made a curious two-day stop on Thursday in ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's home state (New York) to appear with one of her supporters ( Gov. Andrew Cuomo ) and to deliver a very stump speech-esque address about his history advocating for her presumed core constituency (women). In short, he gave all the appearances of a man dabbling his
Photo: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Shortly after John Boehner's last-ditch effort to end the shutdown and raise the debt ceiling ended in a humiliating defeat on Tuesday, reports emerged that President Obama was already plotting out his next move, saying of the fiscal crisis, "Once that's done, you know, the day after - I'm going to be pushing to say, call a vote on immigration reform." While Democrats appear to have the upper hand, that still seemed a bit presumptuous. Things ended on Tuesday
Will Green Billionaire Tom Steyer Run For Governor Of California? 10:46 AM 01/23/2015 Michael Bastasch | Contributor On Thursday, Tom Steyer announced he would not be running for California's open Senate seat in 2016. But the San Francisco billionaire didn't rule out running for all public offices, saying his work should focus on California, not Washington- opening up the possibility that the environmentalist will seek the governorship in the next election. "It is now no longer a question of if,
On Tuesday morning, hundreds of people gathered at the Upper East Side's Church of St. Ignatius Loyola for the funeral of former three-term New York governor Mario Cuomo, who died on New Year's Day at the age of 82. In addition to his wife, Matilda, and children -- New York governor Andrew Cuomo, CNN reporter Chris, and daughters Maria, Margaret, and Madeline -- the mourners included Bill and Hillary Clinton, Vice President Biden, Michael Bloomberg, Rudy Giuliani, House Minority Leader Nancy
After senator Jim Jeffords deserted the Republican Party in 2001, Chuck Hagel was furious. Not at his Senate colleague but at Republicans for not accommodating Jeffords' liberalism. Hagel had plead with Jeffords to remain a Republican, promising to help him advance his liberal "dreams" for the GOP. "Jim, do you really believe you can further your dreams and aspirations by doing this?" Time quoted Hagel as saying to Jeffords. "We can fix this. Give us a chance." Unpersuaded, Jeffords switched par
The Hobby Lobby decision really brought out the hyperbole of the Democratic Party. Senator Chuck Schumer of New York is no exception. Speaking at a press conference Thursday, he made some remarks about the decision. Eric Scheiner of CNS News reported: At a press conference Thursday, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said people with religious beliefs who disagree with the Obamacare contraception mandate should be given a choice between living by their faith or being allowed to form a corporation to
Rudy Giuliani, President-elect Donald Trump's top candidate for top diplomat, has advised foreign political figures and worked for lobbying and security firms whose clients have had complicated relationships with the U.S. government. While not personally involved in lobbying, Giuliani spent years at firms which represented governments and multinational companies, some of which had interests that diverged from those of the United States. He also made speeches demanding the State Department remove
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) on Sunday defended former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's (R) comments questioning President Obama's patriotism . "The reality is that Rudy has taken our debate -- and I think we should thank him for this part of it -- back to national security, to the key element that the president should be focusing on," Issa said on CNN's "State of the Union." "He needs to call it Islamic terrorism. He can't be looking at everything through the vision that somehow that if you trea
Senator Gilibrand (photo credit: azi paybarah / observer) Senator Kirsten Gillibrand emerged from the fight to abolish Don't Ask Don't Tell as arguably the upper chamber's most ardent spokesperson for gay rights . It also helped her get out from under the large shadow of the state's ubiquitous senior senator, Chuck Schumer (who also supports the repeal but has focused more of his attention on the economy and the fiscal woes of the middle class). At a LGBT-themed forum in Manhattan last night --
Vice President Joseph Biden and Gov. Andrew Cuomo yesterday (Photo: Andrew Burton for Getty Images) WHO HAD A GOOD WEEK? 1. Joe Biden: The vice president made a curious two-day stop on Thursday in ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's home state (New York) to appear with one of her supporters ( Gov. Andrew Cuomo ) and to deliver a very stump speech-esque address about his history advocating for her presumed core constituency (women). In short, he gave all the appearances of a man dabbling his
Photo: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Shortly after John Boehner's last-ditch effort to end the shutdown and raise the debt ceiling ended in a humiliating defeat on Tuesday, reports emerged that President Obama was already plotting out his next move, saying of the fiscal crisis, "Once that's done, you know, the day after - I'm going to be pushing to say, call a vote on immigration reform." While Democrats appear to have the upper hand, that still seemed a bit presumptuous. Things ended on Tuesday
Will Green Billionaire Tom Steyer Run For Governor Of California? 10:46 AM 01/23/2015 Michael Bastasch | Contributor On Thursday, Tom Steyer announced he would not be running for California's open Senate seat in 2016. But the San Francisco billionaire didn't rule out running for all public offices, saying his work should focus on California, not Washington- opening up the possibility that the environmentalist will seek the governorship in the next election. "It is now no longer a question of if,
On Tuesday morning, hundreds of people gathered at the Upper East Side's Church of St. Ignatius Loyola for the funeral of former three-term New York governor Mario Cuomo, who died on New Year's Day at the age of 82. In addition to his wife, Matilda, and children -- New York governor Andrew Cuomo, CNN reporter Chris, and daughters Maria, Margaret, and Madeline -- the mourners included Bill and Hillary Clinton, Vice President Biden, Michael Bloomberg, Rudy Giuliani, House Minority Leader Nancy
After senator Jim Jeffords deserted the Republican Party in 2001, Chuck Hagel was furious. Not at his Senate colleague but at Republicans for not accommodating Jeffords' liberalism. Hagel had plead with Jeffords to remain a Republican, promising to help him advance his liberal "dreams" for the GOP. "Jim, do you really believe you can further your dreams and aspirations by doing this?" Time quoted Hagel as saying to Jeffords. "We can fix this. Give us a chance." Unpersuaded, Jeffords switched par
The Hobby Lobby decision really brought out the hyperbole of the Democratic Party. Senator Chuck Schumer of New York is no exception. Speaking at a press conference Thursday, he made some remarks about the decision. Eric Scheiner of CNS News reported: At a press conference Thursday, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said people with religious beliefs who disagree with the Obamacare contraception mandate should be given a choice between living by their faith or being allowed to form a corporation to
Former Vice President Al Gore claimed Republican politicians have been "cowed into abandoning" their belief in climate change by the Koch brothers and other polluting GOP donors. Gore spoke with former Obama senior adviser David Axelrod at the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics on Monday. The "Inconvenient Truth" star blasted Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul for being skeptical of climate change prediction models, but also took broader aim at Paul's party as a whole. "There is an en
"The goalposts have been moved," said Dan Gerstein, a former aide to Senator Joseph Lieberman and an informal advisor to the Lieberman campaign. Mr. Gerstein was referring to the work of the New York Times editorial board, which stunned and dismayed Team Lieberman on July 30 by endorsing the three-term incumbent's upstart rival in Connecticut's Democratic primary, Ned Lamont. The Times declared that Mr. Lieberman had "adopted the Bush spin" on Abu Ghraib, that he "never challenges [Republicans]
Jeb Bush (Photo by Jonathan Alcorn/Getty Images) Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush was at an event in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Wednesday when he had to stop and ask the audience to clap after his speech drew nothing but crickets. Bush went on a short rant about his ability to be president in which he attacked Donald Trump, but the silence that followed was deafening. Here's Jeb Bush asking an audience in New Hampshire to "please clap": https://t.co/xiaOYIufy0 @shiftmsnbc pic.twitter.
What with the Bush legacy of reckless war and economic mismanagement, 2008 is a year that favors the generic Democratic candidate over the generic Republican one. Yet Barack Obama, with every natural and structural advantage in the presidential race, is running only neck-and-neck against John McCain, a sub-par Republican nominee with a list of liabilities longer than a Joe Biden monologue. Obama has built a crack political operation, raised record sums, and inspired millions with his eloquence a
It doesn't really matter whether the substance of what Joe Biden said last Sunday about gay marriage was so very different from what his boss, Barack Obama , had said about the subject in the past (and there's good evidence that it was not). What matters is the way that Biden said he was "absolutely comfortable" with same-sex marriage, which made what Obama had said before--that his own views were "evolving"--look too cute by half. Because "too cute" is the paramount thing that this president ha
"Al Gore, born on March 31, 1948, in Washington, D.C., served in both the House and Senate. He lost his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination to Michael Dukakis in 1988, but was President Bill Clinton's successful running mate in 1992 and again in 1996. In his 2000 presidential campaign, Gore won the popular vote, but eventually conceded defeat to Republican George W. Bush." (biography.com) Al Gore may have given some speculative and wrong predictions for our climate but he knows the t
Oliver Stone Channels Frank Capra For Bush Pic Posted by Mark NC on January 23, 2008 at 3:10 am. NO Comments : Oliver Stone, the director of JFK and Nixon, is setting his sights on another president. He has begun work on a film chronicling the life and times of George W. Bush. Variety reports that Stone is "not looking to make an anti-Bush polemic." Too bad. Although any attempt to portray Bush honestly will look like a smackdown anyway. Stone is quoted in the article as saying... "I have empath
The Lighthouse Theater on Manhattan's upper east side was jammed packed Saturday afternoon for what Talkers magazine's founder Michael Harrison billed as "the most important session" of the annual gathering of talk show hosts from across the nation. Not surprisingly Al Sharpton stood the event up, didn't bother calling, and must not have felt it was all that significant that Harrison himself - the greatest advocate of talk radio on the planet - had personally invited him to be one of a panel of
And is Biden going to be dumb enough to show up in front a room full of gays, now? Is the DNC crazy ? They're actually going to hold a gay fundraiser, this month, and have Vice President Biden there. Seriously? After what the Obama/Biden administration just did to the gay community today - comparing gay marriages to incest - our leaders are going to honor them, and ask for our money for them, during the Stonewall anniversary? If the DNC lets Biden into a room full of gays any time soon, well, th
leveymg's Journal - THE CRIMES AND COVERUPS OF JOHN McCAIN, REFORMER Jun 3, 2008 ... Like the Bush Family, McCain had his Hand in the BCCI and S&L Scandals McCain claims that his involvement in the Keating S&L scandal wasnt ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/leveymg/365 - 48k McCain Backer's Firm Pleaded Guilty To Funding Terrorist Group In Colombia ...Jul 2, 2008 ... Late last week, Lindner co-hosted a $25000-per-person fundraiser for McCain and the Republican Party in the wealthy In
"The goalposts have been moved," said Dan Gerstein, a former aide to Senator Joseph Lieberman and an informal advisor to the Lieberman campaign. Mr. Gerstein was referring to the work of the New York Times editorial board, which stunned and dismayed Team Lieberman on July 30 by endorsing the three-term incumbent's upstart rival in Connecticut's Democratic primary, Ned Lamont. The Times declared that Mr. Lieberman had "adopted the Bush spin" on Abu Ghraib, that he "never challenges [Republicans]
Jeb Bush (Photo by Jonathan Alcorn/Getty Images) Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush was at an event in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Wednesday when he had to stop and ask the audience to clap after his speech drew nothing but crickets. Bush went on a short rant about his ability to be president in which he attacked Donald Trump, but the silence that followed was deafening. Here's Jeb Bush asking an audience in New Hampshire to "please clap": https://t.co/xiaOYIufy0 @shiftmsnbc pic.twitter.
What with the Bush legacy of reckless war and economic mismanagement, 2008 is a year that favors the generic Democratic candidate over the generic Republican one. Yet Barack Obama, with every natural and structural advantage in the presidential race, is running only neck-and-neck against John McCain, a sub-par Republican nominee with a list of liabilities longer than a Joe Biden monologue. Obama has built a crack political operation, raised record sums, and inspired millions with his eloquence a
It doesn't really matter whether the substance of what Joe Biden said last Sunday about gay marriage was so very different from what his boss, Barack Obama , had said about the subject in the past (and there's good evidence that it was not). What matters is the way that Biden said he was "absolutely comfortable" with same-sex marriage, which made what Obama had said before--that his own views were "evolving"--look too cute by half. Because "too cute" is the paramount thing that this president ha
"Al Gore, born on March 31, 1948, in Washington, D.C., served in both the House and Senate. He lost his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination to Michael Dukakis in 1988, but was President Bill Clinton's successful running mate in 1992 and again in 1996. In his 2000 presidential campaign, Gore won the popular vote, but eventually conceded defeat to Republican George W. Bush." (biography.com) Al Gore may have given some speculative and wrong predictions for our climate but he knows the t
Oliver Stone Channels Frank Capra For Bush Pic Posted by Mark NC on January 23, 2008 at 3:10 am. NO Comments : Oliver Stone, the director of JFK and Nixon, is setting his sights on another president. He has begun work on a film chronicling the life and times of George W. Bush. Variety reports that Stone is "not looking to make an anti-Bush polemic." Too bad. Although any attempt to portray Bush honestly will look like a smackdown anyway. Stone is quoted in the article as saying... "I have empath
The Lighthouse Theater on Manhattan's upper east side was jammed packed Saturday afternoon for what Talkers magazine's founder Michael Harrison billed as "the most important session" of the annual gathering of talk show hosts from across the nation. Not surprisingly Al Sharpton stood the event up, didn't bother calling, and must not have felt it was all that significant that Harrison himself - the greatest advocate of talk radio on the planet - had personally invited him to be one of a panel of
And is Biden going to be dumb enough to show up in front a room full of gays, now? Is the DNC crazy ? They're actually going to hold a gay fundraiser, this month, and have Vice President Biden there. Seriously? After what the Obama/Biden administration just did to the gay community today - comparing gay marriages to incest - our leaders are going to honor them, and ask for our money for them, during the Stonewall anniversary? If the DNC lets Biden into a room full of gays any time soon, well, th
leveymg's Journal - THE CRIMES AND COVERUPS OF JOHN McCAIN, REFORMER Jun 3, 2008 ... Like the Bush Family, McCain had his Hand in the BCCI and S&L Scandals McCain claims that his involvement in the Keating S&L scandal wasnt ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/leveymg/365 - 48k McCain Backer's Firm Pleaded Guilty To Funding Terrorist Group In Colombia ...Jul 2, 2008 ... Late last week, Lindner co-hosted a $25000-per-person fundraiser for McCain and the Republican Party in the wealthy In
No one with any credibility or knowledge of democracy would describe Donald Trump as a champion of freedom or self-government. His entire presidency has been a quickly metastasizing tumor of fascism. He exudes the totalitarian tendencies of the dictators he most admires: Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, Xi Jinping, etc. And he boasts about advancing initiatives that are overtly discriminatory and suppressive. Yet somehow he continues to be treated as if he were a legitimate leader of a democratic na
Keep that in mind as you read this. We've always stayed fair to Donald Trump (see Donald Trump Launches Explosive First Ad. Exactly What You Hoped For and Donald Trump Releases Tax Plan. We Compare Directly With Bernie Sanders'... ). Even when he tweeted this... I will be meeting with the NRA, who has endorsed me, about not allowing people on the terrorist watch list, or the no fly list, to buy guns. -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 15, 2016 Now, I wanted to be fair. So I didn't write
Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer! He seduces people with his confidence and his promises. People invest time, love and money in him. But in the end he cares only about himself. He betrays those who trust him and leaves them high and dry. ... The campaign against Trump has to be specific and relentless: a series of clear examples, rolled out day upon day with the same message: DONALD TRUMP BETRAYS. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html Donald Trump, the Gr
Everyone has noticed by now that Donald Trump is no longer even attempting to stick with the script, evidently feeling that he's been ill-served by people who observe political norms and common definitions of what it is to be a president of the United States. He's starting trade wars, declaring an abrupt withdrawal from Syria and attacking businessmen who also own newspapers he wants to quash. He's been animated and energized by this newfound freedom to "tell it like it is" as he did on Thursday
On Monday, President Donald Trump sent out a tweet regarding the press. Per tradition, he used the term "fake media," and said that "every story is badly slanted." The Fake Media (not Real Media) has gotten even worse since the election. Every story is badly slanted. We have to hold them to the truth! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2017 President Trump isn't entirely incorrect. In fact, much of the coverage of the president coming from outlets like CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times
President Donald J. Trump's self-congratulatory tendencies have earned him a reputation for being narcissistic. Luckily, this has allowed comedians to savagely satirize the president. [VIDEO BELOW] After the President made a seemingly false claim that news anchors were celebrating him after a meeting, Anderson Cooper responded in a way that would upset the commander in chief. On Wednesday night, CNN's Anderson Cooper ridiculed President Trump after he claimed that he had received letters of prai
President Donald Trump could be his own undoing, in a farcical ending that would be the perfect denouement for the tawdriest presidency in American... With every new development that sheds light on Donald Trump's horrendous attacks on the FBI, the more guilty Trump looks. As if his ridiculous... In the aftermath of the deadliest church shooting in modern American history today, in which 27 people were killed in Sutherland Springs, Texas, former... Germany's top diplomat has just informed the Uni
It's probably not smart to go "mano a mano" with Trump over trade. As is typically the case, he's looking further down the road than his critics. Trump knows that economic power sustains hegemony and he doesn't want his kids and grandkids living in a Chinese world. For a quick refresher in what that would entail, stop by ChinaAid.org. to read stories such as the one about China's persecution of Christians who simply attempt to visit their loved ones imprisoned in "re-education" camps. The Chi
In one of his first tweets as president, here's how Donald Trump promised to spend taxpayer dollars: "We will follow two simple rules: BUY AMERICAN & HIRE AMERICAN!" he tweeted 55 minutes after taking the oath of office on Inauguration Day. In the first big test of that pledge, here's the reality: The Trump administration has opened the doors for firms from Mexico, El Salvador and other free-trade treaty countries to supply big-ticket items for the wall, the barrier along the United States' so
For some unknown reason, people who voted for Donald Trump were under the impression that a man who has proven time and again to be a pathological liar and narcissist would suddenly become a humanitarian and take care of their needs once he reached the White House. But as he proved with his budget proposal earlier this week, self-obsessed leopards named Trump don't change their spots that easily. One person who cast her ballot for Trump is Linda Preast, who receives Meals on Wheels, a program Tr
Keep that in mind as you read this. We've always stayed fair to Donald Trump (see Donald Trump Launches Explosive First Ad. Exactly What You Hoped For and Donald Trump Releases Tax Plan. We Compare Directly With Bernie Sanders'... ). Even when he tweeted this... I will be meeting with the NRA, who has endorsed me, about not allowing people on the terrorist watch list, or the no fly list, to buy guns. -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 15, 2016 Now, I wanted to be fair. So I didn't write
Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer! He seduces people with his confidence and his promises. People invest time, love and money in him. But in the end he cares only about himself. He betrays those who trust him and leaves them high and dry. ... The campaign against Trump has to be specific and relentless: a series of clear examples, rolled out day upon day with the same message: DONALD TRUMP BETRAYS. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html Donald Trump, the Gr
Everyone has noticed by now that Donald Trump is no longer even attempting to stick with the script, evidently feeling that he's been ill-served by people who observe political norms and common definitions of what it is to be a president of the United States. He's starting trade wars, declaring an abrupt withdrawal from Syria and attacking businessmen who also own newspapers he wants to quash. He's been animated and energized by this newfound freedom to "tell it like it is" as he did on Thursday
On Monday, President Donald Trump sent out a tweet regarding the press. Per tradition, he used the term "fake media," and said that "every story is badly slanted." The Fake Media (not Real Media) has gotten even worse since the election. Every story is badly slanted. We have to hold them to the truth! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2017 President Trump isn't entirely incorrect. In fact, much of the coverage of the president coming from outlets like CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times
President Donald J. Trump's self-congratulatory tendencies have earned him a reputation for being narcissistic. Luckily, this has allowed comedians to savagely satirize the president. [VIDEO BELOW] After the President made a seemingly false claim that news anchors were celebrating him after a meeting, Anderson Cooper responded in a way that would upset the commander in chief. On Wednesday night, CNN's Anderson Cooper ridiculed President Trump after he claimed that he had received letters of prai
President Donald Trump could be his own undoing, in a farcical ending that would be the perfect denouement for the tawdriest presidency in American... With every new development that sheds light on Donald Trump's horrendous attacks on the FBI, the more guilty Trump looks. As if his ridiculous... In the aftermath of the deadliest church shooting in modern American history today, in which 27 people were killed in Sutherland Springs, Texas, former... Germany's top diplomat has just informed the Uni
It's probably not smart to go "mano a mano" with Trump over trade. As is typically the case, he's looking further down the road than his critics. Trump knows that economic power sustains hegemony and he doesn't want his kids and grandkids living in a Chinese world. For a quick refresher in what that would entail, stop by ChinaAid.org. to read stories such as the one about China's persecution of Christians who simply attempt to visit their loved ones imprisoned in "re-education" camps. The Chi
In one of his first tweets as president, here's how Donald Trump promised to spend taxpayer dollars: "We will follow two simple rules: BUY AMERICAN & HIRE AMERICAN!" he tweeted 55 minutes after taking the oath of office on Inauguration Day. In the first big test of that pledge, here's the reality: The Trump administration has opened the doors for firms from Mexico, El Salvador and other free-trade treaty countries to supply big-ticket items for the wall, the barrier along the United States' so
For some unknown reason, people who voted for Donald Trump were under the impression that a man who has proven time and again to be a pathological liar and narcissist would suddenly become a humanitarian and take care of their needs once he reached the White House. But as he proved with his budget proposal earlier this week, self-obsessed leopards named Trump don't change their spots that easily. One person who cast her ballot for Trump is Linda Preast, who receives Meals on Wheels, a program Tr
President Donald Trump has apparently changed his mind about eliminating the crony Export-Import Bank, opting to "reform" the swamp rather than drain it. As bad as this flip-flop is, his excuses for doing so are downright pitiful. As a candidate in August 2015, Trump categorized the bank as " feather bedding ," adding, "I don't like it. I think it's a lot of excess baggage. I think it's unnecessary. And when you think about free enterprise, it's really not free enterprise." He was right, of cour
Donald Trump has been bragging about the economy a lot lately. He says the United States is now the " economic envy " of the world. Unfortunately, Trump is once again trying to reshape reality to fit his own delusions. Reality is refusing to cooperate. It's true the U.S. economy is in the fast lane, by some measures, just as it was in the final years of Barack Obama's presidency. But where, exactly, is it headed? And what will happen when the next blowout comes, as it inevitably will? We know o
Everyone has noticed by now that Donald Trump is no longer even attempting to stick with the script, evidently feeling that he's been ill-served by people who observe political norms and common definitions of what it is to be a president of the United States. He's starting trade wars, declaring an abrupt withdrawal from Syria and attacking businessmen who also own newspapers he wants to quash. He's been animated and energized by this newfound freedom to "tell it like it is" as he did on Thursday
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump isn't always bringing genuine statistics to the fight as he goes after China on trade. Trump stretched credulity on a variety of subjects over the past week, trade among them. He mangled comments from 2016 presidential rival Hillary Clinton, inflated expectations of an overhaul in health services for veterans and gave his administration too much credit for defeating the Islamic State. Here's a look at some of his recent statements. TRUMP: "Last year we l
Donald Trump rolled out his tax reform plan Monday that he said would grow the economy so much that "we will hit pay dirt" by cutting corporate taxes but eliminating loopholes for wealthy earners. "In other words, it's going to cost me a fortune," the Republican presidential candidate and billionaire real estate mogul said. He said his plan will be revenue-neutral. "This will simplify the tax code and grow the economy in a way we haven't seen in decades," Trump said, speaking from his Trump Towe
It didn't take long for Donald Trump to discover that U.S. foreign policy is about as easy to turn around as a warship in dry dock. Despite any number of promises to shake things up - during the election and even in his first days as president - Trump is falling back on some very conventional approaches to the world. In the last week, for instance, Trump suddenly discovered that firing a few missiles at a much-hated target - in this case, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces - can gain him
Donald Trump's deal to save 800 jobs at the Carrier air-conditioner plant in Indiana that were scheduled to be outsourced to Mexico should confirm Democrats' worst fears about the Donald: that he is an exceptionally talented politician, one with enough of a talent for messaging and enough willingness to break with bipartisan orthodoxy to keep his economic-populist message convincing throughout what will no doubt be a profoundly anti-worker administration. If Trump can continue to dominate news c
Donald Trump is selling himself as the champion of working-class voters. He says Democrats and their presumptive presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, are selling them out with trade deals. But Trump is just a fraud. Unfortunately, President Obama is pushing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement and Clinton is not confronting him for doing so. That has to change - fast. Clinton must publicly, directly and loudly challenge President Obama and demand that he withdraw TPP from consideratio
President Donald Trump has had his star vandalized, and not for the first time. Associated Press President Donald Trump is heading toward his first 100 days in office, and not everyone is happy with the job he is doing . Someone just took their anger out on his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, scrawling "Fuck Trump" on it in black marker . Donald Trump's Walk of Fame Star Vandalized with Marker, 'F*** Trump' (PHOTO) https://t.co/2vDrGfHbq2 -- TMZ (@TMZ) April 23, 2017 TMZ reports that law enf
The Offensive Donald Trump didn't wait long to go on the offensive. He wanted to move fast to show resoluteness in his campaign promises (at least, those promises not aimed at "draining the swamp"). His first month in office made it clear that his agenda is aimed at attacking workers, targeting first and foremost the most oppressed sectors, and not against Wall Street or establishment politicians. His attack on immigrants is primarily an attack on immigrant workers . Silicon Valley and other tec
Donald Trump has been bragging about the economy a lot lately. He says the United States is now the " economic envy " of the world. Unfortunately, Trump is once again trying to reshape reality to fit his own delusions. Reality is refusing to cooperate. It's true the U.S. economy is in the fast lane, by some measures, just as it was in the final years of Barack Obama's presidency. But where, exactly, is it headed? And what will happen when the next blowout comes, as it inevitably will? We know o
Everyone has noticed by now that Donald Trump is no longer even attempting to stick with the script, evidently feeling that he's been ill-served by people who observe political norms and common definitions of what it is to be a president of the United States. He's starting trade wars, declaring an abrupt withdrawal from Syria and attacking businessmen who also own newspapers he wants to quash. He's been animated and energized by this newfound freedom to "tell it like it is" as he did on Thursday
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump isn't always bringing genuine statistics to the fight as he goes after China on trade. Trump stretched credulity on a variety of subjects over the past week, trade among them. He mangled comments from 2016 presidential rival Hillary Clinton, inflated expectations of an overhaul in health services for veterans and gave his administration too much credit for defeating the Islamic State. Here's a look at some of his recent statements. TRUMP: "Last year we l
Donald Trump rolled out his tax reform plan Monday that he said would grow the economy so much that "we will hit pay dirt" by cutting corporate taxes but eliminating loopholes for wealthy earners. "In other words, it's going to cost me a fortune," the Republican presidential candidate and billionaire real estate mogul said. He said his plan will be revenue-neutral. "This will simplify the tax code and grow the economy in a way we haven't seen in decades," Trump said, speaking from his Trump Towe
It didn't take long for Donald Trump to discover that U.S. foreign policy is about as easy to turn around as a warship in dry dock. Despite any number of promises to shake things up - during the election and even in his first days as president - Trump is falling back on some very conventional approaches to the world. In the last week, for instance, Trump suddenly discovered that firing a few missiles at a much-hated target - in this case, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces - can gain him
Donald Trump's deal to save 800 jobs at the Carrier air-conditioner plant in Indiana that were scheduled to be outsourced to Mexico should confirm Democrats' worst fears about the Donald: that he is an exceptionally talented politician, one with enough of a talent for messaging and enough willingness to break with bipartisan orthodoxy to keep his economic-populist message convincing throughout what will no doubt be a profoundly anti-worker administration. If Trump can continue to dominate news c
Donald Trump is selling himself as the champion of working-class voters. He says Democrats and their presumptive presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, are selling them out with trade deals. But Trump is just a fraud. Unfortunately, President Obama is pushing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement and Clinton is not confronting him for doing so. That has to change - fast. Clinton must publicly, directly and loudly challenge President Obama and demand that he withdraw TPP from consideratio
President Donald Trump has had his star vandalized, and not for the first time. Associated Press President Donald Trump is heading toward his first 100 days in office, and not everyone is happy with the job he is doing . Someone just took their anger out on his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, scrawling "Fuck Trump" on it in black marker . Donald Trump's Walk of Fame Star Vandalized with Marker, 'F*** Trump' (PHOTO) https://t.co/2vDrGfHbq2 -- TMZ (@TMZ) April 23, 2017 TMZ reports that law enf
The Offensive Donald Trump didn't wait long to go on the offensive. He wanted to move fast to show resoluteness in his campaign promises (at least, those promises not aimed at "draining the swamp"). His first month in office made it clear that his agenda is aimed at attacking workers, targeting first and foremost the most oppressed sectors, and not against Wall Street or establishment politicians. His attack on immigrants is primarily an attack on immigrant workers . Silicon Valley and other tec
The last real czar, Nicholas II of Russia (family name: Romanoff) With all the czars running around Washington these days, you'd think the Russian royal family had taken over the government. As Ranjay Gulati observes in Forbes, "At current growth rates, we are likely to have a car czar, an energy czar, a financial sector czar and a health sector czar." The czars and czarinas are indeed popping up all over the nation's capital. Cass Sunstein , an obtuse law professor with no understanding of the
President Donald Trump said Thursday that though he thinks Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russia's election interference makes "the country look very bad," but he believes the outcome will be "fair." Trump held forth on Mueller's investigation in a meandering 30-minute interview with The New York Times at his Mar-A-Lago resort in West Palm Beach, where he's spending the holidays. No White House aides were present for the on-the-record conversation. The President told the newspaper 1
U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed Washington, D.C., meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin has been delayed until 2019. National security adviser John Bolton, in a statement Wednesday, cited special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election as the reason. "The president believes that the next bilateral meeting with President Putin should take place after the Russia witch hunt is over," Bolton said, "so we've agreed that it will
Leisure lover Donald Trump seems determined to set an all-time unbreakable record of number of days in a year spent golfing by a sitting president. The former reality TV star retreated to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida for a Christmastime vacation and has, by many reports, spent the bulk of his time in the final days of 2017 out on the links. President Trump's prioritizing of golfing does not make for good press, however. Reporters on CNN recently chided Trump for the silly way he attempted to
President Trump is currently at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Today, Trump revealed his administration had engaged in very high-level talks with North Korea. There was some initial confusion about just how high-level those talks might be. A reporter asked Trump if he had spoken directly with Kim. Trump replied "yes" but the pool reporter covering the president wrote, "it is not completely clear if he was responding directly to that question." H
Ousted former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has wasted no time in taking potshots at his adversaries from the comfort of his resumed duties at Breitbart. Bannon first attacked National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster for allegedly coddling terrorists, and then took a bold swipe at White House employee and First Daughter Ivanka Trump by claiming that Ivanka had Steve removed because of "her Jewish faith." Wrote Breitbart contributor Charlie Spiering in an article titled "Ivanka Trump H
So far, the fruits of special counsel Robert Mueller's much-publicized investigation into collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia has been garnering a guilty plea out of ex-Trump advisor George Papadopoulos and presenting indictments to former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his business partner. Many have been wondering, however, just how much progress this represents, especially in terms of the investigation's likely main target Donald Trump. Two former Watergate prosecutors e
In an unanticipated move that sent White House counsels and his own personal lawyers into a panic, Republican President Donald Trump declared that he would meet with special counsel Robert Mueller and speak with him regarding allegation of collusion. President Trump, of course, was sure to double down on his denials that any collusion between his campaign and Vladimir Putin's regime in Russia ever took place. However, Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski argued that Trump may already have confes
Recently, news broke that Donald Trump Jr. was made aware of an effort by Russia to help his father's campaign prior to his meeting with then-Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and a Kremlin-tied lawyer. Naturally, with the president's approval ratings already at nuclear lows, many Democrats are excited, and even more Republicans horrified. But damning as the revelations may be, they are unlikely to significantly impact upcoming elections. That is largely due to the Democratic Party being in
One of the most specific accusations in Christopher Steele's dossier on the Trump campaign's ties to Russia was that Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen had made a trip to Prague in August or September 2016 to meet several high-level Russians connected to the Kremlin. They discussed Russian assistance to the Trump campaign. Cohen flatly denied this in a tweet: No matter how many times or ways they write it, I have never been to Prague. Now McClatchy reporters say that the Mueller inquiry ha
President Donald Trump said Thursday that though he thinks Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russia's election interference makes "the country look very bad," but he believes the outcome will be "fair." Trump held forth on Mueller's investigation in a meandering 30-minute interview with The New York Times at his Mar-A-Lago resort in West Palm Beach, where he's spending the holidays. No White House aides were present for the on-the-record conversation. The President told the newspaper 1
U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed Washington, D.C., meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin has been delayed until 2019. National security adviser John Bolton, in a statement Wednesday, cited special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election as the reason. "The president believes that the next bilateral meeting with President Putin should take place after the Russia witch hunt is over," Bolton said, "so we've agreed that it will
Leisure lover Donald Trump seems determined to set an all-time unbreakable record of number of days in a year spent golfing by a sitting president. The former reality TV star retreated to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida for a Christmastime vacation and has, by many reports, spent the bulk of his time in the final days of 2017 out on the links. President Trump's prioritizing of golfing does not make for good press, however. Reporters on CNN recently chided Trump for the silly way he attempted to
President Trump is currently at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Today, Trump revealed his administration had engaged in very high-level talks with North Korea. There was some initial confusion about just how high-level those talks might be. A reporter asked Trump if he had spoken directly with Kim. Trump replied "yes" but the pool reporter covering the president wrote, "it is not completely clear if he was responding directly to that question." H
Ousted former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has wasted no time in taking potshots at his adversaries from the comfort of his resumed duties at Breitbart. Bannon first attacked National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster for allegedly coddling terrorists, and then took a bold swipe at White House employee and First Daughter Ivanka Trump by claiming that Ivanka had Steve removed because of "her Jewish faith." Wrote Breitbart contributor Charlie Spiering in an article titled "Ivanka Trump H
So far, the fruits of special counsel Robert Mueller's much-publicized investigation into collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia has been garnering a guilty plea out of ex-Trump advisor George Papadopoulos and presenting indictments to former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his business partner. Many have been wondering, however, just how much progress this represents, especially in terms of the investigation's likely main target Donald Trump. Two former Watergate prosecutors e
In an unanticipated move that sent White House counsels and his own personal lawyers into a panic, Republican President Donald Trump declared that he would meet with special counsel Robert Mueller and speak with him regarding allegation of collusion. President Trump, of course, was sure to double down on his denials that any collusion between his campaign and Vladimir Putin's regime in Russia ever took place. However, Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski argued that Trump may already have confes
Recently, news broke that Donald Trump Jr. was made aware of an effort by Russia to help his father's campaign prior to his meeting with then-Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and a Kremlin-tied lawyer. Naturally, with the president's approval ratings already at nuclear lows, many Democrats are excited, and even more Republicans horrified. But damning as the revelations may be, they are unlikely to significantly impact upcoming elections. That is largely due to the Democratic Party being in
One of the most specific accusations in Christopher Steele's dossier on the Trump campaign's ties to Russia was that Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen had made a trip to Prague in August or September 2016 to meet several high-level Russians connected to the Kremlin. They discussed Russian assistance to the Trump campaign. Cohen flatly denied this in a tweet: No matter how many times or ways they write it, I have never been to Prague. Now McClatchy reporters say that the Mueller inquiry ha
Last evening I attended a reception and dinner in Washington for evangelical Christian leaders, which is not an unusual event here. But the topic and, especially, the main speaker would seem highly unusual to many. The event, called "A Global Leaders Forum," was hosted by the National Association of Evangelicals and the Micah Challenge, a global advocacy campaign focused on achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which are aimed at cutting extreme global poverty in half by 2015. The t
After meeting personally with President-elect Donald Trump, the CEO of Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank announced Tuesday that his company will bring a whopping $50 billion and 50,000 jobs to the United States. NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 06: President-elect Donald Trump pauses with Masayoshi Son, the chief executive of SoftBank, at Trump Tower on December 6, 2016 in New York City. Trump announced that SoftBank has agreed to invest $50 billion in the United States and create 50,000 new j
By Ira Stoll | November 13, 2017, 12:31 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2017/11/13/bonkers-brooklyn-boom-on-display-in-paul-manafort-indictment/ Everyone will have their own reactions to the political and legal aspects of the indictment of President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort. But what struck me was the Brooklyn angle. "More than $75,000,000 flowed through the offshore accounts," the indictment says. "Manafort laundered more than $18,000,000, which was use
Groundhog 'Punxsutawney Phil' makes his prediction By NBP Staff | February 2, 2016, 11:06 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2016/02/02/groundhog-punxsutawney-phil-makes-his-prediction/ Punxsutawney Phil's dignitaries predicted an early spring in 2016 on Feb. 2. (Pennsylvania Tourism Commission) PUNXSUTANEY - Punxsutawney Phil, the nation's most famous groundhog, made his annual appearance on Tuesday morning during the annual Groundhog Day ceremony in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Phil d
U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed Washington, D.C., meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin has been delayed until 2019. National security adviser John Bolton, in a statement Wednesday, cited special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election as the reason. "The president believes that the next bilateral meeting with President Putin should take place after the Russia witch hunt is over," Bolton said, "so we've agreed that it will
Trump congratulates Putin on election, leaders look to meet soon By Andrew Osborn and Steve Holland Reuters March 20. 2018 11:04PM Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes Ksenia Sobchak, Pavel Grudinin and Sergei Baburin during a meeting with candidates who participated in the last presidential election, at the Kremlin in Moscow on Tuesday. (Yuri Kadobnov/POOL via Reuters) Trump blistered by McCain for congratulatory phone call to Putin MOSCOW/WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday c
T he lead-up to this week's NATO summit, a two-day affair gathering the heads of state of the 29-member alliance, has been punctuated by worries, some legitimate, others less so, about the president's actions. The story thus far has been some version of the following: Donald Trump's apparent admiration for Vladimir Putin and disdain for America's European allies (as well as his reluctance to endorse Article 5 of the NATO charter during his first year in office), portend some repeat of the G-7-st
He can discuss plans for secession. California Governor Jerry Brown is flying to Vladivostok Sunday for an economic cooperation conference hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin, where the governor plans to promote decarbonizing investments. Despite hydrocarbons being 70 percent of Russia's exports, and 50 percent of government revenues, Brown will self-represent the United States to promote what he refers to as sustainable investments in de-carbonizing the planet. Brown is scheduled to part
Alexandre Holroyd bears many similarities to his new boss, Emmanuel Macron. Like the French president, a former banker, Holroyd started his career in the private sector, at the management consultancy firm FTI. At 39, Macron is the youngest ever French president; Holroyd is nine years younger. Both are strongly pro-European and confident in their common mission. "The Assemblee Nationale is going to profoundly change," Holroyd told me, sipping fizzy water in a cafe near St Paul's Cathedral in Lond
President Trump is currently at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Today, Trump revealed his administration had engaged in very high-level talks with North Korea. There was some initial confusion about just how high-level those talks might be. A reporter asked Trump if he had spoken directly with Kim. Trump replied "yes" but the pool reporter covering the president wrote, "it is not completely clear if he was responding directly to that question." H
After meeting personally with President-elect Donald Trump, the CEO of Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank announced Tuesday that his company will bring a whopping $50 billion and 50,000 jobs to the United States. NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 06: President-elect Donald Trump pauses with Masayoshi Son, the chief executive of SoftBank, at Trump Tower on December 6, 2016 in New York City. Trump announced that SoftBank has agreed to invest $50 billion in the United States and create 50,000 new j
By Ira Stoll | November 13, 2017, 12:31 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2017/11/13/bonkers-brooklyn-boom-on-display-in-paul-manafort-indictment/ Everyone will have their own reactions to the political and legal aspects of the indictment of President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort. But what struck me was the Brooklyn angle. "More than $75,000,000 flowed through the offshore accounts," the indictment says. "Manafort laundered more than $18,000,000, which was use
Groundhog 'Punxsutawney Phil' makes his prediction By NBP Staff | February 2, 2016, 11:06 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2016/02/02/groundhog-punxsutawney-phil-makes-his-prediction/ Punxsutawney Phil's dignitaries predicted an early spring in 2016 on Feb. 2. (Pennsylvania Tourism Commission) PUNXSUTANEY - Punxsutawney Phil, the nation's most famous groundhog, made his annual appearance on Tuesday morning during the annual Groundhog Day ceremony in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Phil d
U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed Washington, D.C., meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin has been delayed until 2019. National security adviser John Bolton, in a statement Wednesday, cited special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election as the reason. "The president believes that the next bilateral meeting with President Putin should take place after the Russia witch hunt is over," Bolton said, "so we've agreed that it will
Trump congratulates Putin on election, leaders look to meet soon By Andrew Osborn and Steve Holland Reuters March 20. 2018 11:04PM Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes Ksenia Sobchak, Pavel Grudinin and Sergei Baburin during a meeting with candidates who participated in the last presidential election, at the Kremlin in Moscow on Tuesday. (Yuri Kadobnov/POOL via Reuters) Trump blistered by McCain for congratulatory phone call to Putin MOSCOW/WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday c
T he lead-up to this week's NATO summit, a two-day affair gathering the heads of state of the 29-member alliance, has been punctuated by worries, some legitimate, others less so, about the president's actions. The story thus far has been some version of the following: Donald Trump's apparent admiration for Vladimir Putin and disdain for America's European allies (as well as his reluctance to endorse Article 5 of the NATO charter during his first year in office), portend some repeat of the G-7-st
He can discuss plans for secession. California Governor Jerry Brown is flying to Vladivostok Sunday for an economic cooperation conference hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin, where the governor plans to promote decarbonizing investments. Despite hydrocarbons being 70 percent of Russia's exports, and 50 percent of government revenues, Brown will self-represent the United States to promote what he refers to as sustainable investments in de-carbonizing the planet. Brown is scheduled to part
Alexandre Holroyd bears many similarities to his new boss, Emmanuel Macron. Like the French president, a former banker, Holroyd started his career in the private sector, at the management consultancy firm FTI. At 39, Macron is the youngest ever French president; Holroyd is nine years younger. Both are strongly pro-European and confident in their common mission. "The Assemblee Nationale is going to profoundly change," Holroyd told me, sipping fizzy water in a cafe near St Paul's Cathedral in Lond
President Trump is currently at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Today, Trump revealed his administration had engaged in very high-level talks with North Korea. There was some initial confusion about just how high-level those talks might be. A reporter asked Trump if he had spoken directly with Kim. Trump replied "yes" but the pool reporter covering the president wrote, "it is not completely clear if he was responding directly to that question." H
In the first of a series of hearings on Capitol Hill this week asking how Russian actors interfered with the 2016 campaigns on social media, representatives and counsel for Facebook, Twitter and Google testified before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism that they still have much work ahead in their efforts to stop the abuse of their platforms by devious users. The three companies have already admitted that Russian-backed accounts used their sites to share and promote inform
When it was announced that Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt was Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Maine's U.S. Sen. Susan Collins reportedly said, "I don't know who he is. I truly know nothing about him or his views. I didn't even know his name." It wouldn't take Collins very long to learn that Pruitt has touted himself as "a leading advocate against the EPA's activist agenda." And that's no idle boast -- Pruitt has repeatedly sued the agency he might soon le
Criminal justice reform is one of the most pressing needs facing us today. But even as agreement emerges about the harms of mandatory minimums and states take steps toward needed reforms, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has launched a "tough on crime" agenda that turns the clock back on harsh sentencing and the failed war on drugs . And despite a criminal justice reform bill almost making it to the Senate floor in 2015 , the Republican Congress has not taken any meaningful action since then. In
The confirmation hearing for federal Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Donald J. Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, got under way yesterday, with some senators mentioning religious freedom during their opening remarks. Gorsuch will start taking questions today, and the issue is likely to resurface again. It will be interesting to hear what Gorsuch has to say. In AU's view, some of his opinions on religious freedom are troubling, and that's why we're opposed to his nomination. As Gorsuch and
When not in a button-down, Jerry can be found pairing his black or stone-washed jeans with a long-sleeved tee. Here, an homage to that look, with a next-level normcore Canadian-tuxedo feel. Elaine can keep up with the guys, so who says a guy can't try to keep up with her? Like this take on her patented oxfords-and-socks combo... Is it possible to lend insouciant swagger to the lazy-schlub vibe of George Costanza, employee of indiscernible skill set? It is now, baby! When you're named "Cosmo," yo
Baker, Healey To Probe Allegations State Police Edited Arrest Report to Shield Judge's Daughter By Evan Lips | November 9, 2017, 16:40 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2017/11/09/baker-healey-to-probe-allegations-state-police-edited-arrest-report-to-shield-judges-daughter/ Dudley District Court, where Judge Tim Bibaud presides. (GoogleMaps) BOSTON -- A decision made from a higher-up in law enforcement to strip lurid details from a State Police arrest report involving the daughter of a
Sen. Mark Warner. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/2008 Getty Images Along with Hillary Clinton , a slew of Republican political figures , and fellow Senators Rob Portman and Claire McCaskill , Mark Warner has had a recent change of heart on same-sex marriage, and he managed to get the word out just a day before the Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments on the issue. The Virginia senator has supported some gay rights issues in the past, so his switch isn't all that surprising. However, it is interes
Allen Mendenhall is a lawyer, writer, and educator with experience in private practice, academia, and government. Mendenhall has been an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Alabama and Staff Attorney to Chief Justice Roy Moore of the Supreme Court of Alabama. Mendenhall is also a Policy Advisor for The Heartland Institute. He holds a B.A. from Furman University, M.A. and J.D. from West Virginia University, LL.M. from Temple University, and Ph.D. from Auburn University. He is the author
One of Trump's latest judicial nominees, Brett Talley, has caught the public spotlight for good reason. But the glare of his inexperience is obscuring an even more troubling story about what is at stake in Alabama's Middle District, where there are currently two vacancies on the bench. Talley is only 36 -- and extraordinarily unqualified. He was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee last week for a lifetime position on the Alabama federal bench and will be voted on by the full Senate as ear
I volunteered on a listening hotline. About 50% of the callers were mentally ill. I wish more people had the experience of talking to people who are dealing with these problems, as I know many homeless people are (which gets me angry; I feel we have a responsibility to take better care of who need assistance, and I feel that we could not only have these citizens participate more but be productive and included if we did). A whole lot of people struggle to take care of themselves in ways that most
When it was announced that Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt was Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Maine's U.S. Sen. Susan Collins reportedly said, "I don't know who he is. I truly know nothing about him or his views. I didn't even know his name." It wouldn't take Collins very long to learn that Pruitt has touted himself as "a leading advocate against the EPA's activist agenda." And that's no idle boast -- Pruitt has repeatedly sued the agency he might soon le
Criminal justice reform is one of the most pressing needs facing us today. But even as agreement emerges about the harms of mandatory minimums and states take steps toward needed reforms, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has launched a "tough on crime" agenda that turns the clock back on harsh sentencing and the failed war on drugs . And despite a criminal justice reform bill almost making it to the Senate floor in 2015 , the Republican Congress has not taken any meaningful action since then. In
The confirmation hearing for federal Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Donald J. Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, got under way yesterday, with some senators mentioning religious freedom during their opening remarks. Gorsuch will start taking questions today, and the issue is likely to resurface again. It will be interesting to hear what Gorsuch has to say. In AU's view, some of his opinions on religious freedom are troubling, and that's why we're opposed to his nomination. As Gorsuch and
When not in a button-down, Jerry can be found pairing his black or stone-washed jeans with a long-sleeved tee. Here, an homage to that look, with a next-level normcore Canadian-tuxedo feel. Elaine can keep up with the guys, so who says a guy can't try to keep up with her? Like this take on her patented oxfords-and-socks combo... Is it possible to lend insouciant swagger to the lazy-schlub vibe of George Costanza, employee of indiscernible skill set? It is now, baby! When you're named "Cosmo," yo
Baker, Healey To Probe Allegations State Police Edited Arrest Report to Shield Judge's Daughter By Evan Lips | November 9, 2017, 16:40 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2017/11/09/baker-healey-to-probe-allegations-state-police-edited-arrest-report-to-shield-judges-daughter/ Dudley District Court, where Judge Tim Bibaud presides. (GoogleMaps) BOSTON -- A decision made from a higher-up in law enforcement to strip lurid details from a State Police arrest report involving the daughter of a
Sen. Mark Warner. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/2008 Getty Images Along with Hillary Clinton , a slew of Republican political figures , and fellow Senators Rob Portman and Claire McCaskill , Mark Warner has had a recent change of heart on same-sex marriage, and he managed to get the word out just a day before the Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments on the issue. The Virginia senator has supported some gay rights issues in the past, so his switch isn't all that surprising. However, it is interes
Allen Mendenhall is a lawyer, writer, and educator with experience in private practice, academia, and government. Mendenhall has been an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Alabama and Staff Attorney to Chief Justice Roy Moore of the Supreme Court of Alabama. Mendenhall is also a Policy Advisor for The Heartland Institute. He holds a B.A. from Furman University, M.A. and J.D. from West Virginia University, LL.M. from Temple University, and Ph.D. from Auburn University. He is the author
One of Trump's latest judicial nominees, Brett Talley, has caught the public spotlight for good reason. But the glare of his inexperience is obscuring an even more troubling story about what is at stake in Alabama's Middle District, where there are currently two vacancies on the bench. Talley is only 36 -- and extraordinarily unqualified. He was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee last week for a lifetime position on the Alabama federal bench and will be voted on by the full Senate as ear
I volunteered on a listening hotline. About 50% of the callers were mentally ill. I wish more people had the experience of talking to people who are dealing with these problems, as I know many homeless people are (which gets me angry; I feel we have a responsibility to take better care of who need assistance, and I feel that we could not only have these citizens participate more but be productive and included if we did). A whole lot of people struggle to take care of themselves in ways that most
Feds to sue Arizona over immigration law STORY HIGHLIGHTS Members of Congress discuss push for immigration reform legislation Rep. Luis Gutierrez: "The legislative clock is ticking" Arizona's controversial immigration law set to go into effect in July Washington (CNN) -- With Arizona's controversial immigration law set to go into effect next month, calls for federal action on comprehensive immigration reform are growing louder. But with other issues dominating Congress' schedule, can the bill cu
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) has had positive things to say about the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, once noting that he was a "witty, funny guy." Yet, Franken was not laughing at the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on Monday. In his opening statement, Franken suggested it may not exactly be a good thing that Gorsuch has so often been compared to the justice he is set to replace. Scalia embraced a "rigid" view of the Constitution, Franken said - one that is " bl
By Ron Paul During her appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, Attorney General Loretta Lynch admitted that she asked the FBI to examine whether the federal government should take legal action against so-called climate change deniers. Attorney General Lynch is not responding to any criminal acts committed by climate change skeptics. Instead, she is responding to requests from those frustrated that dissenters from the alleged climate change consensuses have successfully blocke
By approving an amendment sponsored by Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., congressional Republicans have once again cast aside Americans' basic needs to score political points with their far-right base. This deeply troubling language in the House proposal for next year's Department of Health & Human Services funding would deny qualified people the right to parent and put children in harm's way. Effective government collaboration with faith-based child welfare providers does not require such sanctioni
Rep Paul Gosar is getting impatient and he isn't willing to wait til January for new leadership in the House and he is openly calling for RINO Paul Ryan to be removed as Speaker and immediately replaced by Rep Jim Jordan of Ohio. And for good reason. Currently the Democrats only have to deal with a calico tabby but with Jordan they would have to face a tiger. Many Republican voters are angry that leadership is not keeping their election promises. Paul Ryan is bad and Kevin McCarthy is more of th
Rep. Elijah Cummings , D-Md., the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is refuting committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa's accusations that the IRS targeting scandal originated in Washington, D.C. are wrong. And Cummings says he has the evidence to prove it. According to transcripts of a House committee interview, an unnamed IRS manager in the Cincinnati office was a self-described "conservative Republican" and had no reason to believe the White House was involved.
Observations: "Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) recently disclosed that a congressional investigation has found at least 72 employees of the Department of Homeland Security listed on the U.S. terrorist watch list. In other news, President Obama used a memorial service for the victims of the Orlando massacre to advocate for more gun control laws. Anyone else see a contradiction in these two items? ... Truth is often a casualty in politics, but in a presidential election year it has become a mass casualt
Rep. Peter King (R-NY) arrives at a closed briefing for members of the House of Representatives June 11, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images New York Rep. Peter King , who used to head the Homeland Security Committee in the House, is calling the reporting of the Snowden leaks "treasonous." This is "news," insofar as it's a new quote from a powerful person, but it's also wrong and wholly in character for King. (Actually, the wrongness isn't out of the ordinary
The job of the attorney general is straightforward: to uphold the Constitution and enforce the laws passed by Congress. While there are sharp political disagreements between members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, shouldn't they all understand the rule of law? Evidently not. Throughout the first day of the hearing, Democrats demonstrated that they see nothing outside of their agenda for social transformation and special treatment for their protected classes. Rather than seeking equal justice
A sitting U.S. senator and a former governor this week refreshed charges that Republican lawmakers have an obstructionist bent that is at least partly fueled by racism. On Tuesday, West Virginia Democrat Jay Rockefeller took time out of a Senate Finance Committee hearing to bash his colleagues for pandering to what he described as their racist constituents. "It's an American characteristic that you don't do anything which displeases the voters, because you always have to get reelected here," Roc
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) has had positive things to say about the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, once noting that he was a "witty, funny guy." Yet, Franken was not laughing at the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on Monday. In his opening statement, Franken suggested it may not exactly be a good thing that Gorsuch has so often been compared to the justice he is set to replace. Scalia embraced a "rigid" view of the Constitution, Franken said - one that is " bl
By Ron Paul During her appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, Attorney General Loretta Lynch admitted that she asked the FBI to examine whether the federal government should take legal action against so-called climate change deniers. Attorney General Lynch is not responding to any criminal acts committed by climate change skeptics. Instead, she is responding to requests from those frustrated that dissenters from the alleged climate change consensuses have successfully blocke
By approving an amendment sponsored by Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., congressional Republicans have once again cast aside Americans' basic needs to score political points with their far-right base. This deeply troubling language in the House proposal for next year's Department of Health & Human Services funding would deny qualified people the right to parent and put children in harm's way. Effective government collaboration with faith-based child welfare providers does not require such sanctioni
Rep Paul Gosar is getting impatient and he isn't willing to wait til January for new leadership in the House and he is openly calling for RINO Paul Ryan to be removed as Speaker and immediately replaced by Rep Jim Jordan of Ohio. And for good reason. Currently the Democrats only have to deal with a calico tabby but with Jordan they would have to face a tiger. Many Republican voters are angry that leadership is not keeping their election promises. Paul Ryan is bad and Kevin McCarthy is more of th
Rep. Elijah Cummings , D-Md., the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is refuting committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa's accusations that the IRS targeting scandal originated in Washington, D.C. are wrong. And Cummings says he has the evidence to prove it. According to transcripts of a House committee interview, an unnamed IRS manager in the Cincinnati office was a self-described "conservative Republican" and had no reason to believe the White House was involved.
Observations: "Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) recently disclosed that a congressional investigation has found at least 72 employees of the Department of Homeland Security listed on the U.S. terrorist watch list. In other news, President Obama used a memorial service for the victims of the Orlando massacre to advocate for more gun control laws. Anyone else see a contradiction in these two items? ... Truth is often a casualty in politics, but in a presidential election year it has become a mass casualt
Rep. Peter King (R-NY) arrives at a closed briefing for members of the House of Representatives June 11, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images New York Rep. Peter King , who used to head the Homeland Security Committee in the House, is calling the reporting of the Snowden leaks "treasonous." This is "news," insofar as it's a new quote from a powerful person, but it's also wrong and wholly in character for King. (Actually, the wrongness isn't out of the ordinary
The job of the attorney general is straightforward: to uphold the Constitution and enforce the laws passed by Congress. While there are sharp political disagreements between members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, shouldn't they all understand the rule of law? Evidently not. Throughout the first day of the hearing, Democrats demonstrated that they see nothing outside of their agenda for social transformation and special treatment for their protected classes. Rather than seeking equal justice
A sitting U.S. senator and a former governor this week refreshed charges that Republican lawmakers have an obstructionist bent that is at least partly fueled by racism. On Tuesday, West Virginia Democrat Jay Rockefeller took time out of a Senate Finance Committee hearing to bash his colleagues for pandering to what he described as their racist constituents. "It's an American characteristic that you don't do anything which displeases the voters, because you always have to get reelected here," Roc
The view has changed since that historic day. Pollution and rising mountain temperatures are relentlessly shearing away at the Himalayas' frozen facade. Photographs taken around the time of the 1953 expedition show hulking ridges of ice that have since shrunk or disappeared. Glaciers and snow are melting throughout the sprawling mountain range, which stretches across India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Nepal, and Tibetan China. The waning glaciers are leaving precarious mountainside lakes of c
(Investor's Business Daily) A research letter published in the journal Nature finds that climate change has made the weather in the United States far more enjoyable over the past four decades. The researchers looked at seasonal temperature changes since 1974, rather than annual averages, and found that "80% of Americans live in counties that are experiencing more pleasant weather than they did four decades ago," the authors concluded. The reason, they say, is that since the 1970s the winters hav
From Virginia to Tennessee, from east to west and from north to south, war was raging. "A house divided against itself cannot stand," Abraham Lincoln had said - and the biblical prediction had been proved right. From 1861 to 1865 the United States were the divided states, riven by a war whose horror has not faded. But in February 1862 death came to Abraham and Mary Lincoln's door when their 11-year-old son, Willie, died of typhoid fever. The couple were no stranger to grief; their son Edward had
Remi Brague. The Law of God: The Philosophical History of an Idea . Translated by Lydia G. Cochrane. University of Chicago Press. 354 pages. $35.00 I f Socrates were alive today, his delight in iconoclasm would bring him to study history, the allures and dangers of which would tempt him more than philosophy. So says Remi Brague, the distinguished Catholic historian of philosophy who teaches at the Sorbonne and the University of Munich. Socrates himself had no use for the historical approach to
I would like to speak to you today on the subject of informing ourselves. Thomas Jefferson warned "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." We have enjoyed the benefits left to us by previous generations. America has had the greatest medical system, the greatest technologies, the strongest military, the greatest economy. However, as our nation has prospered we have become distracted by our luxuries, busied by our labo
At the time of its writing, "The Clash of Civilizations?" had, beyond the virtues of pithiness and historical sweep, something to recommend it on purely empirical grounds. It seemed especially plausible as applied to the "crescent-shaped Islamic bloc" from the Maghreb to the East Indies. In the Balkans, for example, Orthodox Serbs were at the throats of Bosnian and later Kosovar Muslims. In Africa, Muslims were either skirmishing or at war with Christians in Nigeria, Sudan, and Ethiopia. In the
The probable changes as the world heats are so great that climate adaptation to cope with the inevitable is now essential, scientists are warning. Forest damage, drought and floods, for example, will all worsen, and tidal ranges are already changing. More than half of all the natural vegetation of California is at risk as temperatures rise. Even were the US and other nations to honour the promises made in the Paris Agreement of 2015, one fourth of California's natural wilderness would be und
A wise man suggested to me, " Sometimes God puts you on your back so you can look up ." These are challenging days for many people. These are the toughest financial times since the Great Depression for most of the world. Many people are finding themselves being forced to look up because they are on their backs. The challenges may be spiritual, mental, emotional, physical or financial. They may concern your health, your family and personal relationships. They may relate to your work or career. Re
The skeleton of an elasmosaur dinosaur, a rare 25-foot-long marine reptile, has been found for the first time in the mountains of Alaska. In an expedition to the Talkeetna Mountains, a team led by the University of Alaska's Museum of the North discovered and began excavating the bones of the creature that is a type of plesiosaur, a university press release said. The creature, which had a long neck and two "pairs of paddle-like limbs" lived about 70 million years ago during the Cretaceous period,
John Locke thought liberty came from God, but I disagree. I think liberty comes from power, and therein lies the importance of inalienable rights: They give power to the individual. This is why preserving liberty is important for everybody, and this There are many questions about what we should expect as a result of Donald Trump winning the White House. Will he end the wars overseas? Will he fix the economy? Will he be effective in defending the constitution as is required The recent blows to th
(Investor's Business Daily) A research letter published in the journal Nature finds that climate change has made the weather in the United States far more enjoyable over the past four decades. The researchers looked at seasonal temperature changes since 1974, rather than annual averages, and found that "80% of Americans live in counties that are experiencing more pleasant weather than they did four decades ago," the authors concluded. The reason, they say, is that since the 1970s the winters hav
From Virginia to Tennessee, from east to west and from north to south, war was raging. "A house divided against itself cannot stand," Abraham Lincoln had said - and the biblical prediction had been proved right. From 1861 to 1865 the United States were the divided states, riven by a war whose horror has not faded. But in February 1862 death came to Abraham and Mary Lincoln's door when their 11-year-old son, Willie, died of typhoid fever. The couple were no stranger to grief; their son Edward had
Remi Brague. The Law of God: The Philosophical History of an Idea . Translated by Lydia G. Cochrane. University of Chicago Press. 354 pages. $35.00 I f Socrates were alive today, his delight in iconoclasm would bring him to study history, the allures and dangers of which would tempt him more than philosophy. So says Remi Brague, the distinguished Catholic historian of philosophy who teaches at the Sorbonne and the University of Munich. Socrates himself had no use for the historical approach to
I would like to speak to you today on the subject of informing ourselves. Thomas Jefferson warned "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." We have enjoyed the benefits left to us by previous generations. America has had the greatest medical system, the greatest technologies, the strongest military, the greatest economy. However, as our nation has prospered we have become distracted by our luxuries, busied by our labo
At the time of its writing, "The Clash of Civilizations?" had, beyond the virtues of pithiness and historical sweep, something to recommend it on purely empirical grounds. It seemed especially plausible as applied to the "crescent-shaped Islamic bloc" from the Maghreb to the East Indies. In the Balkans, for example, Orthodox Serbs were at the throats of Bosnian and later Kosovar Muslims. In Africa, Muslims were either skirmishing or at war with Christians in Nigeria, Sudan, and Ethiopia. In the
The probable changes as the world heats are so great that climate adaptation to cope with the inevitable is now essential, scientists are warning. Forest damage, drought and floods, for example, will all worsen, and tidal ranges are already changing. More than half of all the natural vegetation of California is at risk as temperatures rise. Even were the US and other nations to honour the promises made in the Paris Agreement of 2015, one fourth of California's natural wilderness would be und
A wise man suggested to me, " Sometimes God puts you on your back so you can look up ." These are challenging days for many people. These are the toughest financial times since the Great Depression for most of the world. Many people are finding themselves being forced to look up because they are on their backs. The challenges may be spiritual, mental, emotional, physical or financial. They may concern your health, your family and personal relationships. They may relate to your work or career. Re
The skeleton of an elasmosaur dinosaur, a rare 25-foot-long marine reptile, has been found for the first time in the mountains of Alaska. In an expedition to the Talkeetna Mountains, a team led by the University of Alaska's Museum of the North discovered and began excavating the bones of the creature that is a type of plesiosaur, a university press release said. The creature, which had a long neck and two "pairs of paddle-like limbs" lived about 70 million years ago during the Cretaceous period,
John Locke thought liberty came from God, but I disagree. I think liberty comes from power, and therein lies the importance of inalienable rights: They give power to the individual. This is why preserving liberty is important for everybody, and this There are many questions about what we should expect as a result of Donald Trump winning the White House. Will he end the wars overseas? Will he fix the economy? Will he be effective in defending the constitution as is required The recent blows to th
Alaska alone has 57 million acres (more than all of Utah) set aside as wilderness As they have since long before 1980, activists continue to claim that any drilling would destroy the entire ANWR area's wilderness character and threaten its caribou, polar bears, birds and other wildlife. In all too typical hyperbole, League of Conservation Voters president Gene Karpinski claimed the tax law provision will "turn one of our last remaining wild places into an industrial oilfield." That's absurd. Ala
Jan 18, 2017 -- The second wolf sadly passed away in spite of Aspen Wildlife sanctuary and Dr Sherri's best efforts. He seemed to improve for a couple of days with being hydrated, given electrolytes and slow feeding. It was likely from organ failure due to the severity of his starvation and dehydration. I am heartsick at the struggle the poor animal endured at the hands of and due to the whim of humans. Dr Sherri estimated it took the wolf a week to chew through the stainless steel snare cable
Grazing reindeer help increase plant diversity in Arctic regions despite climate change, according to new research. Swedish scientists have found global warming actually reduces the number of plant species in the tundra. But plant-eating animals, such as reindeer and voles, can help plant diversity in the long run. The researchers believe animals could help protect diversity by preventing losses of small and slowly-growing species. Doctor Elina Kaarlejarvi, of Umea University in Sweden, said: "B
Major changes in the earth's atmospheric weather patterns or climate change, such as global cooling or warming, is actually considered a common occurence. For years scientists have been trying to figure out what keeps glaciers continually growing or shrinking, as well as the development of new species of flora and fauna to the extinction of them. Climate change is a part of the Earth's history, but the speeding up of such events also seem to be affected by human activity. Just recently scienti
Counting how many species live on Earth is a difficult challenge. The researchers estimated that there exist possibly between five million to one trillion species out there. About 1.7 million of these have been described by taxonomists which constitutes to only 13% of the whole species. Counting how many species live on Earth is a difficult challenge. The researchers estimated that there exist possibly between five million to one trillion species out there. About 1.7 million of these have been d
Saturday marked the 40th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, which proponents portray as a great success, claiming it has saved numerous species from extinction. In reality, the Endangered Species Act's punitive approach to conservation has likely done more harm than good and it's time to change our approach to endangered species in a way that works with, rather than against, the stewards of our land. Consider Craig Schindler, a farmer in southeastern Missouri. For generations, Schindler'
Saturday, April 16th, 2016 Mexico: Wild Whitetail Deer, Thought to be Extinct, Living in Jungle by Mandy Gardner / Earth Island Photographer Tati Biermas captured Cozumel's elusive whitetail deer on film this past October. It has been about 10 years since local environmentalists and conservationists sadly concluded that the last of the wild whitetail deer -- odocoilesis virginiansis yucatanensis -- had disappeared from Mexico's Isla Cozumel. Despite private conservation efforts and awareness cam
Rural eastern Paraguay used to be full of jungle, small farms, schools and wildlife. Now it is a green sea of soybeans. The families, trees and birds are gone. The schools are empty. The air is filled with the toxic stench of the pesticides like paraquat and 2,4-D used to protect the soy crops. We drove through the sea of soy on a red dirt road. Meriton Ramirez was bringing us to the former community of Minga Pora, to the farm where his family used to live. Ramirez is a member of the Asociacion
Monday, February 2nd, 2015 Endangered Red Wolf Threatened by North Carolina Hunting Laws In North Carolina, the hunting of one predator species may wipe out the last population of Red Wolves ( Canis rufus ) in the world. While this species of Red Wolf may not be genetically "pure" to some critics, they carry many genes of the original Red Wolf inhabitants who were virtually wiped out through targeted hunting by European colonizers. In an effort to complete the extinction of the Red Wolf, hunters
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has removed the Hualapai Mexican vole from the endangered species list, three decades after mistakenly listing the rodent as an endangered subspecies of Mexican vole in 1987, according to a final rule published in the Federal Register . The state of Arizona filed a petition with FWS to have the creature removed from the list in 2004, citing an analysis showing the Hualapai was not a distinct subspecies of the Mexican vole. Despite accepting Arizona's evid
Jan 18, 2017 -- The second wolf sadly passed away in spite of Aspen Wildlife sanctuary and Dr Sherri's best efforts. He seemed to improve for a couple of days with being hydrated, given electrolytes and slow feeding. It was likely from organ failure due to the severity of his starvation and dehydration. I am heartsick at the struggle the poor animal endured at the hands of and due to the whim of humans. Dr Sherri estimated it took the wolf a week to chew through the stainless steel snare cable
Grazing reindeer help increase plant diversity in Arctic regions despite climate change, according to new research. Swedish scientists have found global warming actually reduces the number of plant species in the tundra. But plant-eating animals, such as reindeer and voles, can help plant diversity in the long run. The researchers believe animals could help protect diversity by preventing losses of small and slowly-growing species. Doctor Elina Kaarlejarvi, of Umea University in Sweden, said: "B
Major changes in the earth's atmospheric weather patterns or climate change, such as global cooling or warming, is actually considered a common occurence. For years scientists have been trying to figure out what keeps glaciers continually growing or shrinking, as well as the development of new species of flora and fauna to the extinction of them. Climate change is a part of the Earth's history, but the speeding up of such events also seem to be affected by human activity. Just recently scienti
Counting how many species live on Earth is a difficult challenge. The researchers estimated that there exist possibly between five million to one trillion species out there. About 1.7 million of these have been described by taxonomists which constitutes to only 13% of the whole species. Counting how many species live on Earth is a difficult challenge. The researchers estimated that there exist possibly between five million to one trillion species out there. About 1.7 million of these have been d
Saturday marked the 40th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, which proponents portray as a great success, claiming it has saved numerous species from extinction. In reality, the Endangered Species Act's punitive approach to conservation has likely done more harm than good and it's time to change our approach to endangered species in a way that works with, rather than against, the stewards of our land. Consider Craig Schindler, a farmer in southeastern Missouri. For generations, Schindler'
Saturday, April 16th, 2016 Mexico: Wild Whitetail Deer, Thought to be Extinct, Living in Jungle by Mandy Gardner / Earth Island Photographer Tati Biermas captured Cozumel's elusive whitetail deer on film this past October. It has been about 10 years since local environmentalists and conservationists sadly concluded that the last of the wild whitetail deer -- odocoilesis virginiansis yucatanensis -- had disappeared from Mexico's Isla Cozumel. Despite private conservation efforts and awareness cam
Rural eastern Paraguay used to be full of jungle, small farms, schools and wildlife. Now it is a green sea of soybeans. The families, trees and birds are gone. The schools are empty. The air is filled with the toxic stench of the pesticides like paraquat and 2,4-D used to protect the soy crops. We drove through the sea of soy on a red dirt road. Meriton Ramirez was bringing us to the former community of Minga Pora, to the farm where his family used to live. Ramirez is a member of the Asociacion
Monday, February 2nd, 2015 Endangered Red Wolf Threatened by North Carolina Hunting Laws In North Carolina, the hunting of one predator species may wipe out the last population of Red Wolves ( Canis rufus ) in the world. While this species of Red Wolf may not be genetically "pure" to some critics, they carry many genes of the original Red Wolf inhabitants who were virtually wiped out through targeted hunting by European colonizers. In an effort to complete the extinction of the Red Wolf, hunters
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has removed the Hualapai Mexican vole from the endangered species list, three decades after mistakenly listing the rodent as an endangered subspecies of Mexican vole in 1987, according to a final rule published in the Federal Register . The state of Arizona filed a petition with FWS to have the creature removed from the list in 2004, citing an analysis showing the Hualapai was not a distinct subspecies of the Mexican vole. Despite accepting Arizona's evid
Intense security marked most events around the world, and in the US, law enforcement agencies had prepared for New Year's Eve celebrations for weeks. ISIS released a video showing an explosion at Big Ben, in London, a train coming off its tracks and a car ramming pedestrians in a street. The video instructs followers to target Christmas markets, clubs and churches. Armed police with dog units were out on the streets of London last night after ISIS threatened to unleash "New Year's Eve hell" in t
(Photo: Reuters) Police evacuate people after a van crashed into pedestrians near the Las Ramblas avenue in central Barcelona, Spain August 17, 2017. (Photo: Courtesy of Carlos Tena Gallardo/via Reuters) People help an injured woman lying on the ground after a van crashed into pedestrians near the Las Ramblas avenue in central Barcelona, Spain, August 17, 2017. (Photo: La Vanguardia/Pedro Madueno/via Reuters) People stand on the street after a van crashed into pedestrians near the Las Ramblas av
Bloomberg and Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway view damage in Breezy Point on October 30. (Photo: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images) There had been internal discussion about the Halloween parade, but almost none regarding the marathon. The mayor didn't think holding the race six days after the storm was any big deal, nor should it be. And he was right about the race being a low priority at the moment. But Bloomberg's managerial confidence in making the police coverage work without detracting from storm ef
Three explosions have rocked a key transportation hub in Brussels, killing 28 [update: 9:20EST: 30 are dead] and injuring 100 to 150 so far. Thirteen were killed at the airport and 15 were found dead in the subway. The attack in Brussels was a strategic attack on a very important hub for all of the West. It is as busy as Fifth Avenue in New York and the station is adjacent to the Parliament and used by members of Parliament, NATO and others of importance. Brussels is the Washington DC of Europe.
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Madrid on Saturday, September 15, to protest against the austerity cuts of the right-wing Spanish government of Mariano Rajoy in what is likely to be the beginning of a hot autumn of class struggle. The demonstration, called by the main trade unions CCOO and UGT together with a whole range of sector unions and other organisations and movements, included tens of thousands who had travelled five or eight hours by bus to be there. The march had been divi
The French Stand Up Richard Greeman Europe June 13, 2016 Photo by Frog and Onion "We've had enough" is the phrase on everyone's lips as - against all expectations - the wave of strikes, blockades, disruptions and mass demonstrations begun on May 17th continues to develop throughout France. Indeed, in the past couple of days, two new strategic groups of workers have joined the protest. Technicians at France's nuclear power plants are now cutting back on production of electricity, and the rail
Via NBC : Thousands of revelers decked out in shamrocks and all shades of green lined Fifth Avenue Thursday morning for New York City's annual St. Patrick's Day parade. Spectators lined the parade route long before that and security will be tight. Security preparations began Wednesday and barricades were set up early Thursday. NYPD tow trucks moved vehicles too. This is the 255th St. Patrick's Day parade in the city, which has the largest and oldest one in the world. The parade goes up Fifth Ave
As the recession begins to bite in France, transport, education and other services are brought to a halt by a national strike demanding action on unemployment and the rising cost of living. Bloomberg business news reported that France's rail network, airports and public schools were disrupted today as the country's eight biggest labor unions called for a one-day general strike. In what is turning into the largest such action since President Nicolas Sarkozy was elected in May 2007, the unions are
Attack In Brussels Ignites World Outrage But The suffering Of Others Don't By Mirza Arif Beg 23 March, 2016 Countercurrents.org E urope is under attack again and the world stands in solidarity with Brussels as it did with Paris back in the November of 2015. Days after the arrest of main suspect in the Paris attacks, Salah Abdelsalam, the capital of Belgium and European Union was a witness to horrific attacks at Brussels Airport and in a subway station early Tuesday morning. The Islamic state has
On Saturday night, at around 10 p.m. (5 p.m. ET), London police responded to reports of a white van plowing into several pedestrians on the London Bridge. Police say more than one person has died from the attack, according to BBC . UPDATE: BBC reports have updated the number of victims. Seven people were killed during Saturday's attack; 48 people were hospitalized for injuries. EARLIER: Very shortly thereafter, London police also responded to an incident at London's Borough Market, which is a
(Photo: Reuters) Police evacuate people after a van crashed into pedestrians near the Las Ramblas avenue in central Barcelona, Spain August 17, 2017. (Photo: Courtesy of Carlos Tena Gallardo/via Reuters) People help an injured woman lying on the ground after a van crashed into pedestrians near the Las Ramblas avenue in central Barcelona, Spain, August 17, 2017. (Photo: La Vanguardia/Pedro Madueno/via Reuters) People stand on the street after a van crashed into pedestrians near the Las Ramblas av
Bloomberg and Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway view damage in Breezy Point on October 30. (Photo: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images) There had been internal discussion about the Halloween parade, but almost none regarding the marathon. The mayor didn't think holding the race six days after the storm was any big deal, nor should it be. And he was right about the race being a low priority at the moment. But Bloomberg's managerial confidence in making the police coverage work without detracting from storm ef
Three explosions have rocked a key transportation hub in Brussels, killing 28 [update: 9:20EST: 30 are dead] and injuring 100 to 150 so far. Thirteen were killed at the airport and 15 were found dead in the subway. The attack in Brussels was a strategic attack on a very important hub for all of the West. It is as busy as Fifth Avenue in New York and the station is adjacent to the Parliament and used by members of Parliament, NATO and others of importance. Brussels is the Washington DC of Europe.
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Madrid on Saturday, September 15, to protest against the austerity cuts of the right-wing Spanish government of Mariano Rajoy in what is likely to be the beginning of a hot autumn of class struggle. The demonstration, called by the main trade unions CCOO and UGT together with a whole range of sector unions and other organisations and movements, included tens of thousands who had travelled five or eight hours by bus to be there. The march had been divi
The French Stand Up Richard Greeman Europe June 13, 2016 Photo by Frog and Onion "We've had enough" is the phrase on everyone's lips as - against all expectations - the wave of strikes, blockades, disruptions and mass demonstrations begun on May 17th continues to develop throughout France. Indeed, in the past couple of days, two new strategic groups of workers have joined the protest. Technicians at France's nuclear power plants are now cutting back on production of electricity, and the rail
Via NBC : Thousands of revelers decked out in shamrocks and all shades of green lined Fifth Avenue Thursday morning for New York City's annual St. Patrick's Day parade. Spectators lined the parade route long before that and security will be tight. Security preparations began Wednesday and barricades were set up early Thursday. NYPD tow trucks moved vehicles too. This is the 255th St. Patrick's Day parade in the city, which has the largest and oldest one in the world. The parade goes up Fifth Ave
As the recession begins to bite in France, transport, education and other services are brought to a halt by a national strike demanding action on unemployment and the rising cost of living. Bloomberg business news reported that France's rail network, airports and public schools were disrupted today as the country's eight biggest labor unions called for a one-day general strike. In what is turning into the largest such action since President Nicolas Sarkozy was elected in May 2007, the unions are
Attack In Brussels Ignites World Outrage But The suffering Of Others Don't By Mirza Arif Beg 23 March, 2016 Countercurrents.org E urope is under attack again and the world stands in solidarity with Brussels as it did with Paris back in the November of 2015. Days after the arrest of main suspect in the Paris attacks, Salah Abdelsalam, the capital of Belgium and European Union was a witness to horrific attacks at Brussels Airport and in a subway station early Tuesday morning. The Islamic state has
On Saturday night, at around 10 p.m. (5 p.m. ET), London police responded to reports of a white van plowing into several pedestrians on the London Bridge. Police say more than one person has died from the attack, according to BBC . UPDATE: BBC reports have updated the number of victims. Seven people were killed during Saturday's attack; 48 people were hospitalized for injuries. EARLIER: Very shortly thereafter, London police also responded to an incident at London's Borough Market, which is a
1. Protesters take to the streets in Quebec City on eve of G7 2. Australian teen encouraged to join IS by local charity boss: report A Sydney teenager jailed in Lebanon on accusations he was trying to join Islamic State has allegedly confessed that the head of an Australian charity pushed him to join the group, according to a report. The ABC reported on Thursday that 19-year-old Isaak el Matari had spent the past nine months in Lebanon's Roumieh jail accused of planning to travel from Lebanon in
In France, on April 17, 2016, the peaceful "Nuit Deout" (Rise Up at Night) protests turned violent. According to the French Interior Ministry, as of March 31, there were 100 people arrested due to conflicts with the police. To date, 400 people have been arrested since the beginning of the protests on March 31. The peaceful demonstrations began in order to protest France's proposed labor reform, which was recommended by the labor minister, Myriam El Khomri. Paris is just one city trying very ha
Three explosions have rocked a key transportation hub in Brussels, killing 28 [update: 9:20EST: 30 are dead] and injuring 100 to 150 so far. Thirteen were killed at the airport and 15 were found dead in the subway. The attack in Brussels was a strategic attack on a very important hub for all of the West. It is as busy as Fifth Avenue in New York and the station is adjacent to the Parliament and used by members of Parliament, NATO and others of importance. Brussels is the Washington DC of Europe.
Eight people were murdered and 11 injured in New York City Tuesday in the latest jihadi terrorist attack with a truck. Five of the victims were Argentine citizens, and another was Belgian. Not surprisingly, witnesses say the suspect yelled "Allahu Akbar!" as he exited the rented truck/murder weapon. Fox News reports , "The man accused of plowing into New York pedestrians Tuesday had a printout of an ISIS flag in his car and left behind handwritten notes pledging his loyalty to the Islamic State,
"Another terrorist attack in Paris. The people of France will not take much more of this. Will have a big effect on presidential election!" President Donald Trump tweeted on Friday. He is most likely correct. The Islamic terrorist attack on the Champ-Elysees in Paris on Thursday -- which occurred only three days prior to the French presidential election -- could have significant implications for the outcome of the contest. "I appeal to the awakening of the thousand-year-old soul of our people, c
November 2015 vigil at Yonge-Dundas Square for victims of terrorist violence. A truck that mows down pedestrians in Nice. A stabbing on a train in Wurzburg, Germany. A bombing in Baghdad that leaves 325 people dead and more than 250 injured. July 2016 has been one of the deadliest months for terrorist attacks in recent memory, if not ever - 173 incidents in total around the globe, claiming more than 1,000 lives. How long before an attack takes place in Canada if we continue participating in the
Anarchists in Germany have called for May Day 2017 to focus on solidarity with migrants in the face of one of the fiercest reactionary backlashes of the modern era. The FAU anarcho-syndicalist union is launching the action, saying that "migrants are workers, just like us" but are especially suffering under the current political conditions in Europe and are uniquely exposed to capitalist exploitation. In a statement, the union's international committee said: The labor dispute has no limits! If th
20,000+ Police Deployed Against G7 Protests In Germany ByJon Queally, www.commondreams.org June 7, 2015 20,000+ Police Deployed Against G7 Protests In Germany 2015-06-07 2015-06-07 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/06/Police-confront-G-7-protesters-in-Germany-June-6-2015-150x78.jpg 200px 200px Above: Police officers briefly stop a protest in Garmisch-Partenkir
The horse and his rider were in the city for the demonstration of Pegida and a counter-demonstration of Antifa, Dutch news agency ANP reported. The announced Pegida demonstration attracted some hundred counter-demonstrators to the city center of Nijmegen, in the Netherlands. At an asylum seekers' center, where Pegida supporters had gathered, the police drove the demonstrators apart. The police force, massively present, had to form cordons with horses and vehicles to prevent both Antifa from atta
Attack In Brussels Ignites World Outrage But The suffering Of Others Don't By Mirza Arif Beg 23 March, 2016 Countercurrents.org E urope is under attack again and the world stands in solidarity with Brussels as it did with Paris back in the November of 2015. Days after the arrest of main suspect in the Paris attacks, Salah Abdelsalam, the capital of Belgium and European Union was a witness to horrific attacks at Brussels Airport and in a subway station early Tuesday morning. The Islamic state has
In France, on April 17, 2016, the peaceful "Nuit Deout" (Rise Up at Night) protests turned violent. According to the French Interior Ministry, as of March 31, there were 100 people arrested due to conflicts with the police. To date, 400 people have been arrested since the beginning of the protests on March 31. The peaceful demonstrations began in order to protest France's proposed labor reform, which was recommended by the labor minister, Myriam El Khomri. Paris is just one city trying very ha
Three explosions have rocked a key transportation hub in Brussels, killing 28 [update: 9:20EST: 30 are dead] and injuring 100 to 150 so far. Thirteen were killed at the airport and 15 were found dead in the subway. The attack in Brussels was a strategic attack on a very important hub for all of the West. It is as busy as Fifth Avenue in New York and the station is adjacent to the Parliament and used by members of Parliament, NATO and others of importance. Brussels is the Washington DC of Europe.
Eight people were murdered and 11 injured in New York City Tuesday in the latest jihadi terrorist attack with a truck. Five of the victims were Argentine citizens, and another was Belgian. Not surprisingly, witnesses say the suspect yelled "Allahu Akbar!" as he exited the rented truck/murder weapon. Fox News reports , "The man accused of plowing into New York pedestrians Tuesday had a printout of an ISIS flag in his car and left behind handwritten notes pledging his loyalty to the Islamic State,
"Another terrorist attack in Paris. The people of France will not take much more of this. Will have a big effect on presidential election!" President Donald Trump tweeted on Friday. He is most likely correct. The Islamic terrorist attack on the Champ-Elysees in Paris on Thursday -- which occurred only three days prior to the French presidential election -- could have significant implications for the outcome of the contest. "I appeal to the awakening of the thousand-year-old soul of our people, c
November 2015 vigil at Yonge-Dundas Square for victims of terrorist violence. A truck that mows down pedestrians in Nice. A stabbing on a train in Wurzburg, Germany. A bombing in Baghdad that leaves 325 people dead and more than 250 injured. July 2016 has been one of the deadliest months for terrorist attacks in recent memory, if not ever - 173 incidents in total around the globe, claiming more than 1,000 lives. How long before an attack takes place in Canada if we continue participating in the
Anarchists in Germany have called for May Day 2017 to focus on solidarity with migrants in the face of one of the fiercest reactionary backlashes of the modern era. The FAU anarcho-syndicalist union is launching the action, saying that "migrants are workers, just like us" but are especially suffering under the current political conditions in Europe and are uniquely exposed to capitalist exploitation. In a statement, the union's international committee said: The labor dispute has no limits! If th
20,000+ Police Deployed Against G7 Protests In Germany ByJon Queally, www.commondreams.org June 7, 2015 20,000+ Police Deployed Against G7 Protests In Germany 2015-06-07 2015-06-07 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/06/Police-confront-G-7-protesters-in-Germany-June-6-2015-150x78.jpg 200px 200px Above: Police officers briefly stop a protest in Garmisch-Partenkir
The horse and his rider were in the city for the demonstration of Pegida and a counter-demonstration of Antifa, Dutch news agency ANP reported. The announced Pegida demonstration attracted some hundred counter-demonstrators to the city center of Nijmegen, in the Netherlands. At an asylum seekers' center, where Pegida supporters had gathered, the police drove the demonstrators apart. The police force, massively present, had to form cordons with horses and vehicles to prevent both Antifa from atta
Attack In Brussels Ignites World Outrage But The suffering Of Others Don't By Mirza Arif Beg 23 March, 2016 Countercurrents.org E urope is under attack again and the world stands in solidarity with Brussels as it did with Paris back in the November of 2015. Days after the arrest of main suspect in the Paris attacks, Salah Abdelsalam, the capital of Belgium and European Union was a witness to horrific attacks at Brussels Airport and in a subway station early Tuesday morning. The Islamic state has
The women's demonstration in Istanbul last year on march 8, 2017. It reads: Together we are strong Arielle Concilio of Left Voice spoke with Ecehan Balta of the socialist collective Baslangic Kolektifi to discuss women's struggles in Turkey and the importance of building an international women's movement. Arielle Concilio: What are the most important women's issues in Turkey today? How are women responding to these issues? Ecehan Balta : I should first say that women's issues are almost the same
A new collective comprised of a broad group of activists from diverse organizations in Vancouver, B.C. has been meeting over the past few months to bring radical politics back to the municipal arena. Calling themselves the Left Front , the collective intends to "connect social movements in order to affect policy and generate dialogue that reflects the realities of the renter-majority, marginalized communities and the working class living in one of the most unaffordable cities in the world." The
Chirlane McCray speaking today. (Photo: Ross Barkan for Observer) Hundreds of Planned Parenthood supporters clad in pink rallied in Manhattan this afternoon, taking aim at Republicans in Congress who are threatening to cut federal funds to the reproductive healthcare provider. Organized by national and local Planned Parenthood chapters, the "Pink Out" rally drew the city's leading political figures, including Mayor Bill de Blasio's wife, Chirlane McCray, and the City Council speaker and city com
The AFL-CIO and Chamber of Commerce, currently in the process of negotiating a plan to let in future immigrant workers as part of an immigration reform bill, announced they'd agreed on a set of broad common principles on Thursday. But they cautioned that they still haven't reached a final agreement on a more detailed framework. According to a joint statement, the two groups agreed that American workers "should have a first crack at available jobs" before employers can import foreign labor. Seco
Delegates from environmental groups from around the world have gathered on the Venezuelan island of Margarita as part of the country's "Social Precop," coordinated by the Venezuelan government in a bid to take the "voice of the people" into the United Nations talks on climate change. Over the next few days the movements and activists will put the final touches to the "Margarita Declaration," drafted in July following four days of debate and discussion. The declaration includes a comprehensive se
Illustration by Alisha Davidson Because there's more power in crowd-based, grassroots action--that's why. Soraya Roberts challenges the cult of feminist celebrity IF A FEMINIST FELLS CANADA'S PATRIARCHY and the media isn't around to hear it, does it make a sound? Last year, Toronto Star columnist Heather Mallick was lambasted online for using the headline "Why Can't Canada Build a Feminist?" to promote How to Build a Girl , the new book by renowned British feminist Caitlin Moran. A few days late
Last week I joined activists and campaigners from across the globe who came to Canada for the World Social Forum. A major topic of discussion was the problems with TTIP-style free trade agreements and how we can stop them. For us in Europe the big one is now CETA - the Canada-EU trade deal (formally the Comprehensive Economic & Trade Agreement) which could become law as early as next year. Unless we stop it. Our allies from across Europe and Canada gave some strong reasons for us to get more act
By Ariel Gold, CODEPINK staff On Wednesday March 9 the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) announced that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has accepted an invitation to speak at their March 20-22 annual policy conference in Washington DC. Two days later they announced that Republican candidate, Donald Trump has also accepted their invitation to speak. AIPAC relishes its ability to trot out leading politicians who then jostle to outdo each other in proving their "pro
Last Thursday she was rubbing shoulders and planning exciting new joint initiatives on climate action with key leaders from cities, states, and provinces throughout the Americas. But even with big names from California Governor Jerry Brown to former Mexican President Felipe Calderon in town to meet specifically with her, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne still made a point of joining the Climate Reality Leadership Corps training in Toronto to speak to the hundreds of activists there. Why? Because,
Last Thursday, Women's March organized a mass protest at the Hart Senate Office Building against the Trump Administration's immigration policies. Hundreds of women screamed "Abolish ICE!" and "Where are the kids?" on the floor of the cavernous building. Although Senators such as Tammy Duckworth and Kirsten Gillibrand talked with the protestors and expressed their support, 575 of them were arrested by Capitol Police and charged a $50.00 fine for unlawful demonstration. However, chances are you h
A new collective comprised of a broad group of activists from diverse organizations in Vancouver, B.C. has been meeting over the past few months to bring radical politics back to the municipal arena. Calling themselves the Left Front , the collective intends to "connect social movements in order to affect policy and generate dialogue that reflects the realities of the renter-majority, marginalized communities and the working class living in one of the most unaffordable cities in the world." The
Chirlane McCray speaking today. (Photo: Ross Barkan for Observer) Hundreds of Planned Parenthood supporters clad in pink rallied in Manhattan this afternoon, taking aim at Republicans in Congress who are threatening to cut federal funds to the reproductive healthcare provider. Organized by national and local Planned Parenthood chapters, the "Pink Out" rally drew the city's leading political figures, including Mayor Bill de Blasio's wife, Chirlane McCray, and the City Council speaker and city com
The AFL-CIO and Chamber of Commerce, currently in the process of negotiating a plan to let in future immigrant workers as part of an immigration reform bill, announced they'd agreed on a set of broad common principles on Thursday. But they cautioned that they still haven't reached a final agreement on a more detailed framework. According to a joint statement, the two groups agreed that American workers "should have a first crack at available jobs" before employers can import foreign labor. Seco
Delegates from environmental groups from around the world have gathered on the Venezuelan island of Margarita as part of the country's "Social Precop," coordinated by the Venezuelan government in a bid to take the "voice of the people" into the United Nations talks on climate change. Over the next few days the movements and activists will put the final touches to the "Margarita Declaration," drafted in July following four days of debate and discussion. The declaration includes a comprehensive se
Illustration by Alisha Davidson Because there's more power in crowd-based, grassroots action--that's why. Soraya Roberts challenges the cult of feminist celebrity IF A FEMINIST FELLS CANADA'S PATRIARCHY and the media isn't around to hear it, does it make a sound? Last year, Toronto Star columnist Heather Mallick was lambasted online for using the headline "Why Can't Canada Build a Feminist?" to promote How to Build a Girl , the new book by renowned British feminist Caitlin Moran. A few days late
Last week I joined activists and campaigners from across the globe who came to Canada for the World Social Forum. A major topic of discussion was the problems with TTIP-style free trade agreements and how we can stop them. For us in Europe the big one is now CETA - the Canada-EU trade deal (formally the Comprehensive Economic & Trade Agreement) which could become law as early as next year. Unless we stop it. Our allies from across Europe and Canada gave some strong reasons for us to get more act
By Ariel Gold, CODEPINK staff On Wednesday March 9 the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) announced that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has accepted an invitation to speak at their March 20-22 annual policy conference in Washington DC. Two days later they announced that Republican candidate, Donald Trump has also accepted their invitation to speak. AIPAC relishes its ability to trot out leading politicians who then jostle to outdo each other in proving their "pro
Last Thursday she was rubbing shoulders and planning exciting new joint initiatives on climate action with key leaders from cities, states, and provinces throughout the Americas. But even with big names from California Governor Jerry Brown to former Mexican President Felipe Calderon in town to meet specifically with her, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne still made a point of joining the Climate Reality Leadership Corps training in Toronto to speak to the hundreds of activists there. Why? Because,
Last Thursday, Women's March organized a mass protest at the Hart Senate Office Building against the Trump Administration's immigration policies. Hundreds of women screamed "Abolish ICE!" and "Where are the kids?" on the floor of the cavernous building. Although Senators such as Tammy Duckworth and Kirsten Gillibrand talked with the protestors and expressed their support, 575 of them were arrested by Capitol Police and charged a $50.00 fine for unlawful demonstration. However, chances are you h
The Safra Project is an organization dedicated to supporting LGBTQ women who also identify as Muslim. Check out their website and resources sections in particular, to find reports, fact sheets, and lots of great projects and presentations dealing with the unique challenges presented to Muslim LGBTQ women. The intersection of discrimination on the basis of religion, culture, language in addition to sexual orientation or sexual identification is quite a challenge. That's why resources like those f
Event Name: MCTC Foundation's Soda Pop! Date: May 3, 2018 Start Time: 05:30 pm End Time: 06:45 pm Event Type: Nonprofit Cost: $75 Contact Person: Lisa Sanderson Contact Phone: (612) 659-6311 Address: MCTC Campus 1501 Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55403 Event Website: http://www.minneapolis.edu/sodapop Contact Email: [email protected] Details: The Minneapolis Community & Technical College Foundation presents S.O.D.A. Pop!, our annual showcase event featuring the works of MCTC students in the Sc
My experience as a candidate in the recent youth elections and the problems highlighted at youth conference have made it clear to me that the culture in our youth movement has to change. Working together, the brilliant new women chairs of Young Labour and Labour Students and I will give our youth movement the radical culture change it needs. I never thought, as a woman from Liverpool with my background, I would stand for Labour's NEC. People like me don't normally stand for this position. We don
A new collective comprised of a broad group of activists from diverse organizations in Vancouver, B.C. has been meeting over the past few months to bring radical politics back to the municipal arena. Calling themselves the Left Front , the collective intends to "connect social movements in order to affect policy and generate dialogue that reflects the realities of the renter-majority, marginalized communities and the working class living in one of the most unaffordable cities in the world." The
Event Name: Haus of Love Fashion Event Date: Jun 7, 2018 Start Time: 06:00 pm End Time: 10:00 pm Event Type: Arts & Entertainment Cost: $35 Contact Person: [email protected] Address: Muse Event Center 107 3rd Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55401 Event Website: http://www.hausoflove.org Details: Aubry and Kale Walch of The Herbivorous Butcher are hosting the second annual all-vegan, cruelty-free fashion show fundraiser at Muse Event Center on June 7th called Haus of Love: A Vegan Fashion Event! All proce
Illustration by Alisha Davidson Because there's more power in crowd-based, grassroots action--that's why. Soraya Roberts challenges the cult of feminist celebrity IF A FEMINIST FELLS CANADA'S PATRIARCHY and the media isn't around to hear it, does it make a sound? Last year, Toronto Star columnist Heather Mallick was lambasted online for using the headline "Why Can't Canada Build a Feminist?" to promote How to Build a Girl , the new book by renowned British feminist Caitlin Moran. A few days late
If you're not a trans person yourself, you probably know, as I do, one or more people who used to be one sex (externally anyway) and are now another or are on their way to becoming another (and if you don't, there's always Chaz Bono). [rssbreak] And hooray - Toronto will have its first Trans Pride march at this year's Pride. I've never looked down to discover I was wearing the wrong genitals myself, but I've never questioned the validity of the desire to alter your gender to fit your mindset. Wh
The definition of feminism as the effort to achieve political and social equality for men and women doesn't need to change: It just needs to be broadened. Recently, the Internet has been lit aflame, with feminism as a trending topic. With celebrities like Emma Watson leading campaigns like He For She to male stars like Benedict Cumberbatch voicing their support for feminism , there is a new wave of discussions on the role gender plays in our society. Despite all these great achievements and co
Posted by CODEPINK Staff These past two months have been a whirlwind of vibrant pink activity! I'm pleased to bring you the action-packed Roseroots Report for both February and March in this blog post, along with specific actions you can take to keep moving forward on our important work to end war. Bring our War Bucks home! Maine CODEPINK coordinator Lisa has been hard at work coordinating actions to bring the cost of war home and call for ending war funding. In February Maine activists held a
Event Name: Girl Time - All About Girls and Engineering Date: Sep 22, 2018 Start Time: 09:00 am End Time: 04:00 pm Event Type: Family Cost: $9 advance, $12 at the door Contact Person: The Works Museum Contact Phone: (952) 888-4262 Address: 9740 Grand Ave S Bloomington MN 55420 Event Website: https://theworks.org/girls-and-engineering/ Contact Email: [email protected] Details: Join in the fun at Girl Time, our annual family event all about girls and engineering. Drop in between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Event Name: MCTC Foundation's Soda Pop! Date: May 3, 2018 Start Time: 05:30 pm End Time: 06:45 pm Event Type: Nonprofit Cost: $75 Contact Person: Lisa Sanderson Contact Phone: (612) 659-6311 Address: MCTC Campus 1501 Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55403 Event Website: http://www.minneapolis.edu/sodapop Contact Email: [email protected] Details: The Minneapolis Community & Technical College Foundation presents S.O.D.A. Pop!, our annual showcase event featuring the works of MCTC students in the Sc
My experience as a candidate in the recent youth elections and the problems highlighted at youth conference have made it clear to me that the culture in our youth movement has to change. Working together, the brilliant new women chairs of Young Labour and Labour Students and I will give our youth movement the radical culture change it needs. I never thought, as a woman from Liverpool with my background, I would stand for Labour's NEC. People like me don't normally stand for this position. We don
A new collective comprised of a broad group of activists from diverse organizations in Vancouver, B.C. has been meeting over the past few months to bring radical politics back to the municipal arena. Calling themselves the Left Front , the collective intends to "connect social movements in order to affect policy and generate dialogue that reflects the realities of the renter-majority, marginalized communities and the working class living in one of the most unaffordable cities in the world." The
Event Name: Haus of Love Fashion Event Date: Jun 7, 2018 Start Time: 06:00 pm End Time: 10:00 pm Event Type: Arts & Entertainment Cost: $35 Contact Person: [email protected] Address: Muse Event Center 107 3rd Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55401 Event Website: http://www.hausoflove.org Details: Aubry and Kale Walch of The Herbivorous Butcher are hosting the second annual all-vegan, cruelty-free fashion show fundraiser at Muse Event Center on June 7th called Haus of Love: A Vegan Fashion Event! All proce
Illustration by Alisha Davidson Because there's more power in crowd-based, grassroots action--that's why. Soraya Roberts challenges the cult of feminist celebrity IF A FEMINIST FELLS CANADA'S PATRIARCHY and the media isn't around to hear it, does it make a sound? Last year, Toronto Star columnist Heather Mallick was lambasted online for using the headline "Why Can't Canada Build a Feminist?" to promote How to Build a Girl , the new book by renowned British feminist Caitlin Moran. A few days late
If you're not a trans person yourself, you probably know, as I do, one or more people who used to be one sex (externally anyway) and are now another or are on their way to becoming another (and if you don't, there's always Chaz Bono). [rssbreak] And hooray - Toronto will have its first Trans Pride march at this year's Pride. I've never looked down to discover I was wearing the wrong genitals myself, but I've never questioned the validity of the desire to alter your gender to fit your mindset. Wh
The definition of feminism as the effort to achieve political and social equality for men and women doesn't need to change: It just needs to be broadened. Recently, the Internet has been lit aflame, with feminism as a trending topic. With celebrities like Emma Watson leading campaigns like He For She to male stars like Benedict Cumberbatch voicing their support for feminism , there is a new wave of discussions on the role gender plays in our society. Despite all these great achievements and co
Posted by CODEPINK Staff These past two months have been a whirlwind of vibrant pink activity! I'm pleased to bring you the action-packed Roseroots Report for both February and March in this blog post, along with specific actions you can take to keep moving forward on our important work to end war. Bring our War Bucks home! Maine CODEPINK coordinator Lisa has been hard at work coordinating actions to bring the cost of war home and call for ending war funding. In February Maine activists held a
Event Name: Girl Time - All About Girls and Engineering Date: Sep 22, 2018 Start Time: 09:00 am End Time: 04:00 pm Event Type: Family Cost: $9 advance, $12 at the door Contact Person: The Works Museum Contact Phone: (952) 888-4262 Address: 9740 Grand Ave S Bloomington MN 55420 Event Website: https://theworks.org/girls-and-engineering/ Contact Email: [email protected] Details: Join in the fun at Girl Time, our annual family event all about girls and engineering. Drop in between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
New Delhi: Nine new faces took oath as new members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers while three ministers were elevated to cabinet rank on Sunday morning at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The suspense continues on who will get what portfolio. This is the third cabinet reshuffle since the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) came to power in 2014. As the day began, the first to take oath as a cabinet minister was Dharmedra Pradhan, who was the minister of state, handling oil and natural
New Delhi : Dalit leader from Gujarat, Jignesh Mewani, on Wednesday said the Narendra Modi government will have to pay a heavy price for "the atrocities being committed on Dalits" across the country. File image of Jignesh Mewani. CNN News18 The newly-elected member of Gujarat Assembly said a nationwide movement would be launched on the issues faced by the youth in general and Dalits in particular. The youth leader met Dalit leader Manda Krishna Madiga in Chanchalguda Jail in Delhi and demanded h
Published 5:07 PM, January 25, 2016 Updated 5:49 PM, January 25, 2016 VISIT TO INDIA. French President Francois Hollande (2-R), and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R), along with officials at the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh, India, January 24, 2016. Photo by EPA NEW DELHI, India - French President Francois Hollande vowed not to let threats deter France from its fight against terrorism on Monday, January 25, the second day of an official visit to India focused on security and trade. Hollan
Washington: Hinduism is the third largest religion of the world after Christianity and Islam and 97 percent of all Hindus live in three Hindu-majority countries - India, Nepal and Mauritius, according to a study. India, which accounts for majority of world's Hindus, is also home to almost all the major religions of the world, a Pew research said Tuesday. Pew demographic study - based on analysis of more than 2,500 censuses, surveys and population registers - finds 2.2 billion Christians (32 perc
Kasba Bonli: Rakesh Kumar has a post-graduate degree but works as a house painter in the small town of Kasba Bonli in northwestern India. The 31-year-old, the only one of eight siblings to attend university, said his attempts to get a salaried job had failed, and he blamed the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not creating employment opportunities as it had promised. "I voted for Modi last time," said Kumar, wearing a pink shirt and wrinkled, brown trousers that had droplets of pai
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dreamt of creating a new India which is free of illiteracy, casteism, terrorism, communalism and poverty. Participating in a programme in his parliamentary constituency here this evening, Singh said "we dream of India which is free of poverty, illiteracy, casteism, communalism , terrorism...the prime minister has dreamt of creating such a new India." On the first day of his two day visit, the Union minister said P
Washington: Religious minorities in India have been subjected to "violent attacks, forced conversions" and 'Ghar Wapsi' campaigns by groups like RSS after the Modi government assumed power in 2014, a US Congress-established panel has said. In its 2015 annual report, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom asked the Obama Administration to press the Indian government to publicly rebuke officials and religious leaders who make derogatory remarks about communities and to boost religiou
India's ruling party on Monday ordered one of its senior members to apologise publicly after he offered a reward for anyone who beheaded a Bollywood star of a movie whose portrayal of a Hindu queen and a Muslim conqueror has enraged Hindu activists. Deepika Padukone, one of Bollywood's biggest earners, is the lead actor of "Padmavati", which is based on an epic poem. The film explores the relationship of a Hindu queen from the Rajput warrior clan and Muslim ruler Alauddin Khilji. The movie was d
New Delhi : The problem of unemployment would not have acquired such proportions if India had initiated the skilling mission for its youth soon after Independence, Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said here on Sunday. The Minister's observation came during the event Bharat ke Kaushalzaade -- an event honouring beneficiaries of its key skilling programmes -- organised by the Rural Skills Division of his Ministry on the eve of Antyodaya Diwas, when the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gra
New Delhi : Winning over the poor was at the heart of Saturday's meeting of BJP chief ministers with the party forming a committee to finalise a "garib kalyan agenda" and Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking them to work in "mission mode" to make their states a model for execution of his government's schemes, mostly aimed at benefiting the poor. Modi exhorted them to work on multiple fronts to develop their states at a fast rate, saying they should not just move to one project after finishing ano
New Delhi : Dalit leader from Gujarat, Jignesh Mewani, on Wednesday said the Narendra Modi government will have to pay a heavy price for "the atrocities being committed on Dalits" across the country. File image of Jignesh Mewani. CNN News18 The newly-elected member of Gujarat Assembly said a nationwide movement would be launched on the issues faced by the youth in general and Dalits in particular. The youth leader met Dalit leader Manda Krishna Madiga in Chanchalguda Jail in Delhi and demanded h
Published 5:07 PM, January 25, 2016 Updated 5:49 PM, January 25, 2016 VISIT TO INDIA. French President Francois Hollande (2-R), and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R), along with officials at the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh, India, January 24, 2016. Photo by EPA NEW DELHI, India - French President Francois Hollande vowed not to let threats deter France from its fight against terrorism on Monday, January 25, the second day of an official visit to India focused on security and trade. Hollan
Washington: Hinduism is the third largest religion of the world after Christianity and Islam and 97 percent of all Hindus live in three Hindu-majority countries - India, Nepal and Mauritius, according to a study. India, which accounts for majority of world's Hindus, is also home to almost all the major religions of the world, a Pew research said Tuesday. Pew demographic study - based on analysis of more than 2,500 censuses, surveys and population registers - finds 2.2 billion Christians (32 perc
Kasba Bonli: Rakesh Kumar has a post-graduate degree but works as a house painter in the small town of Kasba Bonli in northwestern India. The 31-year-old, the only one of eight siblings to attend university, said his attempts to get a salaried job had failed, and he blamed the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not creating employment opportunities as it had promised. "I voted for Modi last time," said Kumar, wearing a pink shirt and wrinkled, brown trousers that had droplets of pai
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dreamt of creating a new India which is free of illiteracy, casteism, terrorism, communalism and poverty. Participating in a programme in his parliamentary constituency here this evening, Singh said "we dream of India which is free of poverty, illiteracy, casteism, communalism , terrorism...the prime minister has dreamt of creating such a new India." On the first day of his two day visit, the Union minister said P
Washington: Religious minorities in India have been subjected to "violent attacks, forced conversions" and 'Ghar Wapsi' campaigns by groups like RSS after the Modi government assumed power in 2014, a US Congress-established panel has said. In its 2015 annual report, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom asked the Obama Administration to press the Indian government to publicly rebuke officials and religious leaders who make derogatory remarks about communities and to boost religiou
India's ruling party on Monday ordered one of its senior members to apologise publicly after he offered a reward for anyone who beheaded a Bollywood star of a movie whose portrayal of a Hindu queen and a Muslim conqueror has enraged Hindu activists. Deepika Padukone, one of Bollywood's biggest earners, is the lead actor of "Padmavati", which is based on an epic poem. The film explores the relationship of a Hindu queen from the Rajput warrior clan and Muslim ruler Alauddin Khilji. The movie was d
New Delhi : The problem of unemployment would not have acquired such proportions if India had initiated the skilling mission for its youth soon after Independence, Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said here on Sunday. The Minister's observation came during the event Bharat ke Kaushalzaade -- an event honouring beneficiaries of its key skilling programmes -- organised by the Rural Skills Division of his Ministry on the eve of Antyodaya Diwas, when the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gra
New Delhi : Winning over the poor was at the heart of Saturday's meeting of BJP chief ministers with the party forming a committee to finalise a "garib kalyan agenda" and Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking them to work in "mission mode" to make their states a model for execution of his government's schemes, mostly aimed at benefiting the poor. Modi exhorted them to work on multiple fronts to develop their states at a fast rate, saying they should not just move to one project after finishing ano
New Delhi : Dalit leader from Gujarat, Jignesh Mewani, on Wednesday said the Narendra Modi government will have to pay a heavy price for "the atrocities being committed on Dalits" across the country. File image of Jignesh Mewani. CNN News18 The newly-elected member of Gujarat Assembly said a nationwide movement would be launched on the issues faced by the youth in general and Dalits in particular. The youth leader met Dalit leader Manda Krishna Madiga in Chanchalguda Jail in Delhi and demanded h
Kasba Bonli: Rakesh Kumar has a post-graduate degree but works as a house painter in the small town of Kasba Bonli in northwestern India. The 31-year-old, the only one of eight siblings to attend university, said his attempts to get a salaried job had failed, and he blamed the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not creating employment opportunities as it had promised. "I voted for Modi last time," said Kumar, wearing a pink shirt and wrinkled, brown trousers that had droplets of pai
Published 5:07 PM, January 25, 2016 Updated 5:49 PM, January 25, 2016 VISIT TO INDIA. French President Francois Hollande (2-R), and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R), along with officials at the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh, India, January 24, 2016. Photo by EPA NEW DELHI, India - French President Francois Hollande vowed not to let threats deter France from its fight against terrorism on Monday, January 25, the second day of an official visit to India focused on security and trade. Hollan
New Delhi : Winning over the poor was at the heart of Saturday's meeting of BJP chief ministers with the party forming a committee to finalise a "garib kalyan agenda" and Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking them to work in "mission mode" to make their states a model for execution of his government's schemes, mostly aimed at benefiting the poor. Modi exhorted them to work on multiple fronts to develop their states at a fast rate, saying they should not just move to one project after finishing ano
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THE WHARTON India Economic Forum at the University of Pennsylvania disinvited Narendra Modi, chief minister of the Indian state of Gujarat, after students and faculty members submitted a petition opposing the right-wing politician's presence. Modi has been implicated in the 2002 state-sponsored pogrom that led to the deaths of hundreds of Muslims. Substantial pressure from the alumni and many others associated with Wharton contributed to the invitation being revoked, according to Ania Loomba, an
Since Narendra Modi began campaigning to be Prime Minister of India in 2013, he and his party, the BJP, gave the impression of an unstoppable march, culminating in a massive electoral victory in 2014. The BJP's story went like this: Anti-incumbency was strong, and the people were sick of Congress' corruption. As Chief Minister of Gujarat, Modi had administered the Gujarat miracle, reaching developmental heights unheard of elsewhere in India. Given the chance, he could do the same for the entire
Ayatollah Khamenei opened his speech by marking the martyrdom anniversary of African American Muslim leader Malcolm X and asked the particpants to recite Surah Fatihah from Holy Quran for the blessing of his soul. Here is the full scrpit of the address by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei: In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, and Allah's peace and greetings be upon the Master of All Peoples, Mu
New Delhi: Firing a fresh salvo at Sonia Gandhi over the Ishrat Jahan issue, BJP on Tuesday suggested that the Congress chief had asked the then Home Minister P Chidambaram to file a second affidavit in the case as UPA could "tolerate terrorists but not Narendra Modi as Prime Minister". Party spokesperson Sambit Patra asked Chidambaram to name the "culprit" who asked him to change the affidavit in which references to Ishrat being an LeT operative and a threat to the life of Modi, then Gujarat's
New Delhi: Stating that 80 percent engineers in Gujarat are unemployed, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi why the state's education system has been "sold out". File image of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi. Twitter @INCIndia This was Gandhi's 11th question as part of a Congress strategy of asking one question daily to Modi ahead of the Gujarat Assembly polls. "80 percent engineers are unemployed. Tata Nano is a jumla (rhetoric), the car is n
Kasba Bonli: Rakesh Kumar has a post-graduate degree but works as a house painter in the small town of Kasba Bonli in northwestern India. The 31-year-old, the only one of eight siblings to attend university, said his attempts to get a salaried job had failed, and he blamed the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not creating employment opportunities as it had promised. "I voted for Modi last time," said Kumar, wearing a pink shirt and wrinkled, brown trousers that had droplets of pai
Published 5:07 PM, January 25, 2016 Updated 5:49 PM, January 25, 2016 VISIT TO INDIA. French President Francois Hollande (2-R), and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R), along with officials at the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh, India, January 24, 2016. Photo by EPA NEW DELHI, India - French President Francois Hollande vowed not to let threats deter France from its fight against terrorism on Monday, January 25, the second day of an official visit to India focused on security and trade. Hollan
New Delhi : Winning over the poor was at the heart of Saturday's meeting of BJP chief ministers with the party forming a committee to finalise a "garib kalyan agenda" and Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking them to work in "mission mode" to make their states a model for execution of his government's schemes, mostly aimed at benefiting the poor. Modi exhorted them to work on multiple fronts to develop their states at a fast rate, saying they should not just move to one project after finishing ano
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THE WHARTON India Economic Forum at the University of Pennsylvania disinvited Narendra Modi, chief minister of the Indian state of Gujarat, after students and faculty members submitted a petition opposing the right-wing politician's presence. Modi has been implicated in the 2002 state-sponsored pogrom that led to the deaths of hundreds of Muslims. Substantial pressure from the alumni and many others associated with Wharton contributed to the invitation being revoked, according to Ania Loomba, an
Since Narendra Modi began campaigning to be Prime Minister of India in 2013, he and his party, the BJP, gave the impression of an unstoppable march, culminating in a massive electoral victory in 2014. The BJP's story went like this: Anti-incumbency was strong, and the people were sick of Congress' corruption. As Chief Minister of Gujarat, Modi had administered the Gujarat miracle, reaching developmental heights unheard of elsewhere in India. Given the chance, he could do the same for the entire
Ayatollah Khamenei opened his speech by marking the martyrdom anniversary of African American Muslim leader Malcolm X and asked the particpants to recite Surah Fatihah from Holy Quran for the blessing of his soul. Here is the full scrpit of the address by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei: In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, and Allah's peace and greetings be upon the Master of All Peoples, Mu
New Delhi: Firing a fresh salvo at Sonia Gandhi over the Ishrat Jahan issue, BJP on Tuesday suggested that the Congress chief had asked the then Home Minister P Chidambaram to file a second affidavit in the case as UPA could "tolerate terrorists but not Narendra Modi as Prime Minister". Party spokesperson Sambit Patra asked Chidambaram to name the "culprit" who asked him to change the affidavit in which references to Ishrat being an LeT operative and a threat to the life of Modi, then Gujarat's
New Delhi: Stating that 80 percent engineers in Gujarat are unemployed, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi why the state's education system has been "sold out". File image of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi. Twitter @INCIndia This was Gandhi's 11th question as part of a Congress strategy of asking one question daily to Modi ahead of the Gujarat Assembly polls. "80 percent engineers are unemployed. Tata Nano is a jumla (rhetoric), the car is n
Author July 11, 2018 Christians in Nigeria are facing extinction as radical Islamists lead a religious cleansing against the country's already diminishing population. A radical Islamic group in Nigeria known as the Fulani herdsmen have been carrying out violent attacks on Christians over the past year, ramping up their efforts in recent months. A few different lobbying groups and human rights activists have called on the United States Congress to investigate the crisis. Human rights lawyer Emman
Hudson Institute's Center for Religious Freedom hosted an informal briefing by representatives of the Christian Association of Nigeria. Speakers focused on the political ascendancy of the violent terrorist group Boko Haram, the impact on Nigeria's religious minorities, and the group within its broader geopolitical and historical context. Last month, the U.S. Department of State named three top Boko Haram commanders as "Specially Designated Global Terrorists." Jama ' atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati W
"The only solution to the Palestinian issue is for the invaders (Israelis) of the occupied Palestinian land to leave, and give the Palestinians their rights and return all the Palestinian refugees to their original land. Iran supports Lebanon's bitter struggle in confronting Israeli assaults. We demand with all seriousness and insistence the liberation of all occupied land in Lebanon and Syria". -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Bint Jbeil October 15, 2010 Shatila Camp, Lebanon -- In the days s
The insurgent group, The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, declared a month-long unilateral ceasefire beginning from Sunday to enable the delivery of aid to affected civilians. Rohingya refugee children are stopped by volunteers as they jostle to receive food distributed by local organizations in Kutupalong, Bangladesh. September 9, 2017. ( Reuters ) Myanmar on Sunday rebuffed a ceasefire declared by Rohingya insurgents to enable the delivery of aid to thousands of displaced people in the violence
Yazidis praying at Lalish temple (AP) BY: Daniel Wiser Follow @TheWiserChoice August 12, 2014 10:00 am Life was just as brutal for the Yazidis--a religious minority persecuted for decades in northern Iraq--under former dictator Saddam Hussein as it is now under the threat from Islamic militants, contradicting recent claims about the former Iraqi government. The plight of the Yazidis attracted international attention in recent days as thousands sought refuge from the Islamic State of Iraq and the
The armed Islamists who fled to Mali after the fall of Qaddafi's government are significant, but they do not represent a complete rationale for French intervention. The Tuareg rose up in revolt partly due to Islamist influence, but also through nationalist impulse due to the general patterns of land and water grabs that marked what was considered by the North Atlantic countries to be the "stable democracy" of Amadou Toumani Toure. The government of Toure fell due to the military's frustration ov
It was used as an ideological justification for the dispossession of indigenous Australians. The US government says it wants "stability" in the Arab world. That sounds reasonable, right? However, as US author and political analyst Noam Chomsky explained to Press TV on February 24, for the US government, "stability" means something other than what most people would think. "You have to remember that stability is a cold code word," Chomsky said. "Stability doesn't mean stability; it means obedience
As Nigerian army officials ramp up their search for the hundreds of children kidnapped by terrorist group Boko Haram, a tragic spotlight has been placed on Nigeria as a hub for unprecedented, unspeakable violence. But while Boko Haram's actions have mostly been attributed to terrorism and extreme jihadist ideology, the reasons behind why those ideologies have been allowed to thrive in Nigeria have been largely overlooked. According to many experts, one of those reasons may be the increasing phys
Abstract: While the subjugation and abuse of Palestinians living within Israel and in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are well documented, what is less well known is how ingrained racism is in Israel, in that it not only extends to Palestinian Christians and Muslims, but also to Jews who come from ethnic minority backgrounds. This article documents how the Falasha, Ethiopian Jews who have been brought into Israel in several mass transfer operations, have found themselves relegated to an und
A group of Palestinian men stand vigil in protest at the expropriation of their land, which is Israel is using to build a highway linking the settlement of "Har Homa" near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, to the settlement of "Teqoa," further north. (Rima Merriman) As with all dialects spoken by people who are close to the land in their daily cycle, the fallahee Palestinian dialect has a homely feel to it. Like the embroidered dresses that older fallahee women still wear in Palestinian refug
Hudson Institute's Center for Religious Freedom hosted an informal briefing by representatives of the Christian Association of Nigeria. Speakers focused on the political ascendancy of the violent terrorist group Boko Haram, the impact on Nigeria's religious minorities, and the group within its broader geopolitical and historical context. Last month, the U.S. Department of State named three top Boko Haram commanders as "Specially Designated Global Terrorists." Jama ' atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati W
"The only solution to the Palestinian issue is for the invaders (Israelis) of the occupied Palestinian land to leave, and give the Palestinians their rights and return all the Palestinian refugees to their original land. Iran supports Lebanon's bitter struggle in confronting Israeli assaults. We demand with all seriousness and insistence the liberation of all occupied land in Lebanon and Syria". -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Bint Jbeil October 15, 2010 Shatila Camp, Lebanon -- In the days s
The insurgent group, The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, declared a month-long unilateral ceasefire beginning from Sunday to enable the delivery of aid to affected civilians. Rohingya refugee children are stopped by volunteers as they jostle to receive food distributed by local organizations in Kutupalong, Bangladesh. September 9, 2017. ( Reuters ) Myanmar on Sunday rebuffed a ceasefire declared by Rohingya insurgents to enable the delivery of aid to thousands of displaced people in the violence
Yazidis praying at Lalish temple (AP) BY: Daniel Wiser Follow @TheWiserChoice August 12, 2014 10:00 am Life was just as brutal for the Yazidis--a religious minority persecuted for decades in northern Iraq--under former dictator Saddam Hussein as it is now under the threat from Islamic militants, contradicting recent claims about the former Iraqi government. The plight of the Yazidis attracted international attention in recent days as thousands sought refuge from the Islamic State of Iraq and the
The armed Islamists who fled to Mali after the fall of Qaddafi's government are significant, but they do not represent a complete rationale for French intervention. The Tuareg rose up in revolt partly due to Islamist influence, but also through nationalist impulse due to the general patterns of land and water grabs that marked what was considered by the North Atlantic countries to be the "stable democracy" of Amadou Toumani Toure. The government of Toure fell due to the military's frustration ov
It was used as an ideological justification for the dispossession of indigenous Australians. The US government says it wants "stability" in the Arab world. That sounds reasonable, right? However, as US author and political analyst Noam Chomsky explained to Press TV on February 24, for the US government, "stability" means something other than what most people would think. "You have to remember that stability is a cold code word," Chomsky said. "Stability doesn't mean stability; it means obedience
As Nigerian army officials ramp up their search for the hundreds of children kidnapped by terrorist group Boko Haram, a tragic spotlight has been placed on Nigeria as a hub for unprecedented, unspeakable violence. But while Boko Haram's actions have mostly been attributed to terrorism and extreme jihadist ideology, the reasons behind why those ideologies have been allowed to thrive in Nigeria have been largely overlooked. According to many experts, one of those reasons may be the increasing phys
Abstract: While the subjugation and abuse of Palestinians living within Israel and in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are well documented, what is less well known is how ingrained racism is in Israel, in that it not only extends to Palestinian Christians and Muslims, but also to Jews who come from ethnic minority backgrounds. This article documents how the Falasha, Ethiopian Jews who have been brought into Israel in several mass transfer operations, have found themselves relegated to an und
A group of Palestinian men stand vigil in protest at the expropriation of their land, which is Israel is using to build a highway linking the settlement of "Har Homa" near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, to the settlement of "Teqoa," further north. (Rima Merriman) As with all dialects spoken by people who are close to the land in their daily cycle, the fallahee Palestinian dialect has a homely feel to it. Like the embroidered dresses that older fallahee women still wear in Palestinian refug
The cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan, the world's main source of heroin, has risen to its third-highest level in more than 20 years. Afghan men gather raw opium on a poppy field on the outskirts of Jalalabad, Afghanistan. ( TRT World and Agencies ) The cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan, the world's main source of heroin, has risen to its third-highest level in more than 20 years, the United Nations confirmed on Sunday, as the Taliban insurgency gains ground. The key findings rel
The Syrian conflict has entered its fifth year. Over 200,000 Syrians have died, around 7 million are internally displaced, and 3 million have fled the country. More than half of these refugees are children. Homes, hospitals and schools have been bombed. Communities under siege have been cut off from food, water, electricity and medical supplies. To a certain extent the events in Syria over the past four years can be mapped through how the media has covered the conflict. Much like the revolutions
Iraqi soldiers in an area recently recovered from ISIS near Mosul made a gruesome discovery in what appeared to be a mass grave. The New York Times reported : In a Field South of Mosul, Investigators Probe Mass Grave The stench of death drew Iraqi soldiers to the unsettled plot of land freshly liberated from Islamic State fighters. When a bulldozer scraped the ground, bones poked from just beneath the surface, along with clothing scraps, garbage bags, human remains swarming with flies -- and eve
The Pakistani army's belated assault this week on Taliban insurgents in Buner district--just 60 miles from the capital, Islamabad--is more than merely welcome. If it reflects a new seriousness about the country's internal security, a new determination to confront and crush Islamist militants, then it could mark one of the most significant and promising developments in Pakistan's 62-year history. The problem, and the main reason for skepticism, is not simply that the Pakistani army has too little
"Mirza Olang village of Afghanistan is witnessing, these days, painful disasters and crimes which scratch the heart of any free person in the world," reads the opening of a post published on the Instagram account of the Head of the Strategic Research Center of Iran's Expediency Council, Ali Akbar Velayati, "a massacre conducted by the sinister and criminal hands of Taliban and ISILpp who slaughter children and hold carnage." The Leader's senior adviser strongly condemned the terrorist attack on
Jalalabad : A major Afghan-Pakistan border crossing reopened on Saturday after it was closed for several days following deadly clashes between the two countries following the construction of a gate on the Pakistani side to control cross-border movement, officials said. The clash, which erupted along the Torkham border a week ago, left at least three Afghan policemen and a Pakistani military officer dead, with dozens wounded. Afghan security forces carry the coffin of an Afghan soldier, who was k
Srinagar/Islamabad : An Indian JCO and three Pakistani soldiers were killed in first major violation of ceasefire in Kashmir valley this year when troops from the two sides traded heavy gunfire, officials said. The violation took place in the key Keran sector in north Kashmir, which is the major ingress route of the militants from across the border and comes on the heels of another big infiltration bid from the adjacent Gurez sector. "There were two ceasefire violations in Keran sector of Kupwar
The Turkish army sent reinforcements to the border with Syria on Sunday, Anadolu has reported. The troops are based in the city of Gaziantep. Taken from the 106th Armoured Brigade, the reinforcements include tanks and other vehicles along with support personnel and equipment. Security sources said that the armoured group would be used in the operations against Daesh in the Syrian city of Jarablus. It is there that Turkey's Special Forces launched an operation in support of the Free Syrian Army.
By:Clyde Wilson | September 06, 2016 Order withdrawal of troops and materiel from Afghanistan and Iraq. (Without bringing the indigenous population with you.) Perhaps a small CIA presence might be maintained just for intelligence-gathering, which is what they are supposed to be doing anyway. Join with Russia to destroy ISIS in preparation for a withdrawal from Syria. This will allow the indigenous forces to sort it out among themselves and also create a constructive relationship with Russia t
After violent clashes in Kashmir over the weekend, state university and colleges across the region will remain shut for at least two days, according to Indian government sources. Amid rising tension, the clashes between protesters and the Indian military forces continue to brew in the conflict-ridden area. Despite the closure of the educational institutes in the region, the All Jammu and Kashmir Students Union told the Indian Express Tuesday that they will continue with their protests. "AJKSU to
The Syrian conflict has entered its fifth year. Over 200,000 Syrians have died, around 7 million are internally displaced, and 3 million have fled the country. More than half of these refugees are children. Homes, hospitals and schools have been bombed. Communities under siege have been cut off from food, water, electricity and medical supplies. To a certain extent the events in Syria over the past four years can be mapped through how the media has covered the conflict. Much like the revolutions
Iraqi soldiers in an area recently recovered from ISIS near Mosul made a gruesome discovery in what appeared to be a mass grave. The New York Times reported : In a Field South of Mosul, Investigators Probe Mass Grave The stench of death drew Iraqi soldiers to the unsettled plot of land freshly liberated from Islamic State fighters. When a bulldozer scraped the ground, bones poked from just beneath the surface, along with clothing scraps, garbage bags, human remains swarming with flies -- and eve
The Pakistani army's belated assault this week on Taliban insurgents in Buner district--just 60 miles from the capital, Islamabad--is more than merely welcome. If it reflects a new seriousness about the country's internal security, a new determination to confront and crush Islamist militants, then it could mark one of the most significant and promising developments in Pakistan's 62-year history. The problem, and the main reason for skepticism, is not simply that the Pakistani army has too little
"Mirza Olang village of Afghanistan is witnessing, these days, painful disasters and crimes which scratch the heart of any free person in the world," reads the opening of a post published on the Instagram account of the Head of the Strategic Research Center of Iran's Expediency Council, Ali Akbar Velayati, "a massacre conducted by the sinister and criminal hands of Taliban and ISILpp who slaughter children and hold carnage." The Leader's senior adviser strongly condemned the terrorist attack on
Jalalabad : A major Afghan-Pakistan border crossing reopened on Saturday after it was closed for several days following deadly clashes between the two countries following the construction of a gate on the Pakistani side to control cross-border movement, officials said. The clash, which erupted along the Torkham border a week ago, left at least three Afghan policemen and a Pakistani military officer dead, with dozens wounded. Afghan security forces carry the coffin of an Afghan soldier, who was k
Srinagar/Islamabad : An Indian JCO and three Pakistani soldiers were killed in first major violation of ceasefire in Kashmir valley this year when troops from the two sides traded heavy gunfire, officials said. The violation took place in the key Keran sector in north Kashmir, which is the major ingress route of the militants from across the border and comes on the heels of another big infiltration bid from the adjacent Gurez sector. "There were two ceasefire violations in Keran sector of Kupwar
The Turkish army sent reinforcements to the border with Syria on Sunday, Anadolu has reported. The troops are based in the city of Gaziantep. Taken from the 106th Armoured Brigade, the reinforcements include tanks and other vehicles along with support personnel and equipment. Security sources said that the armoured group would be used in the operations against Daesh in the Syrian city of Jarablus. It is there that Turkey's Special Forces launched an operation in support of the Free Syrian Army.
By:Clyde Wilson | September 06, 2016 Order withdrawal of troops and materiel from Afghanistan and Iraq. (Without bringing the indigenous population with you.) Perhaps a small CIA presence might be maintained just for intelligence-gathering, which is what they are supposed to be doing anyway. Join with Russia to destroy ISIS in preparation for a withdrawal from Syria. This will allow the indigenous forces to sort it out among themselves and also create a constructive relationship with Russia t
After violent clashes in Kashmir over the weekend, state university and colleges across the region will remain shut for at least two days, according to Indian government sources. Amid rising tension, the clashes between protesters and the Indian military forces continue to brew in the conflict-ridden area. Despite the closure of the educational institutes in the region, the All Jammu and Kashmir Students Union told the Indian Express Tuesday that they will continue with their protests. "AJKSU to
The city of Memphis is being sued for allegedly discarding (or otherwise losing) thousands and thousands (more than a dozen of thousands) of rape kits that they allowed to accumulate untested for decades. Happy Boxing Day, everyone! According to a lawsuit filed by an unnamed Memphis woman who was a victim of sexual assault 13 years ago, the Memphis Police Department has been exceptionally shitty about actually doing a thing -- a single thing -- about testing them. You'd think with all this techn
Washington (AFP) - Ray Lewis, a two-time Super Bowl winner with the Baltimore Ravens, entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday saying greatness in life means looking beyond sports. "We can go from being legends to building a legacy bigger than football, bigger than sports," Lewis told 140 Hall of Famers assembled on the stage in Canton, Ohio. "Look at what unites us ... the answer is simple, love. Hope, faith and love, and the greatest is love." Lewis, one of the best linebackers in NFL hi
How did we get the New Testament (NT)? Dan Brown (of The Da Vinci Code fame) and others have long speculated that church councils conspired to throw out certain books of the Bible that would give us a story of Jesus different than ones we are familiar with now. Was there such a conspiracy, or did Christians basically recognize what was authentic and authoritative early on in the history of the faith? How did Christianity come up with the current 27 books of the New Testament? Thankfully, we do h
MOSCOW (AP) -- The Latest on Saturday at the World Cup (all times local): 10:40 p.m. Defending champion Germany is playing Sweden with 10 men after defender Jerome Boateng was sent off in the 82nd minute. Boateng was shown a second yellow for a hard challenge on Sweden striker Marcus Berg. Boateng had been shown his first yellow earlier in the second half. Germany needs at least a draw to stay in contention in Group F after opening with a loss to Mexico. 10:36 p.m. Mexico forward Carlos Vela is
You might have cheered for his opponent Connor McGreggor during their fight, but many will be cheering on undefeated boxing champion Floyd Mayweather as he drops some very real life wisdom on the world during a radio interview published Monday. Mayweather argued like he boxes, keeping the pressure on as he delivered one hit after another about things like the state of the world's sensationalism over Trump, people's self-victimization, and even ungrateful illegal immigrants. He even TKO'd the int
As part of this month's Buddies in Bad Times Digital Residency , we're featuring some of the prominent artists associated with Toronto's leading LGBTQ cultural destination. Describe something in the LGBTQ community that inspires you. One of the things that inspires me about the LGBTQ+ community is the excitement that is shared when Latinx folx find one another. What's your favourite recent theatre production in Toronto? How do you celebrate a great show? I cry from happiness, gush about it to a
Last week, we told you that Chandler Jones, New England Patriots defensive end and current Super Bowl champion, said he wants to fight his older brother , UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon "Bones" Jones. Chandler said it would be a one-round fight, just for charity, and it was dismissed as an interesting idea but something that would never actually happen. It turns out the fight could theoretically still happen, but it would probably put Chandler out of a job. According to an interview with TM
Jul 18, 2018; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Former NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens arrives for the 2018 ESPYS at Microsoft Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports August 3, 2018 The Pro Football Hall of Fame inductions will take place on Saturday and Terrell Owens will be approximately 600 miles away. Instead of standing at a podium in Canton, Ohio being applauded by his peers, Owens will be inside McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tenn., giving his speech in front of an audience admitted for
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Federal officials have awarded more money under an anti-terrorism grant to tourist hotspots such as Las Vegas and Orlando after deciding to include the number of visitors and high-profile special events when calculating the risk of an attack. The Urban Area Security Initiative awards money by ranking cities' vulnerability based on population, valuable targets and other factors. Officials in Florida and Nevada have argued that Las Vegas and Orlando should rank higher on the list
Las Vegas -- Senator Cory Booker was in the midst of an impassioned diatribe. "Whether she gets elected or not is going to determine whether the minimum wage gets raised in this country and people who are working harder than most of us work, two and three jobs, are still below the poverty line," he said, pointing a finger in the air for emphasis. "She" is Catherine Cortez Masto, the Democratic senatorial nominee in what has become the most important race in the country. Booker was addressing a c
Washington (AFP) - Ray Lewis, a two-time Super Bowl winner with the Baltimore Ravens, entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday saying greatness in life means looking beyond sports. "We can go from being legends to building a legacy bigger than football, bigger than sports," Lewis told 140 Hall of Famers assembled on the stage in Canton, Ohio. "Look at what unites us ... the answer is simple, love. Hope, faith and love, and the greatest is love." Lewis, one of the best linebackers in NFL hi
How did we get the New Testament (NT)? Dan Brown (of The Da Vinci Code fame) and others have long speculated that church councils conspired to throw out certain books of the Bible that would give us a story of Jesus different than ones we are familiar with now. Was there such a conspiracy, or did Christians basically recognize what was authentic and authoritative early on in the history of the faith? How did Christianity come up with the current 27 books of the New Testament? Thankfully, we do h
MOSCOW (AP) -- The Latest on Saturday at the World Cup (all times local): 10:40 p.m. Defending champion Germany is playing Sweden with 10 men after defender Jerome Boateng was sent off in the 82nd minute. Boateng was shown a second yellow for a hard challenge on Sweden striker Marcus Berg. Boateng had been shown his first yellow earlier in the second half. Germany needs at least a draw to stay in contention in Group F after opening with a loss to Mexico. 10:36 p.m. Mexico forward Carlos Vela is
You might have cheered for his opponent Connor McGreggor during their fight, but many will be cheering on undefeated boxing champion Floyd Mayweather as he drops some very real life wisdom on the world during a radio interview published Monday. Mayweather argued like he boxes, keeping the pressure on as he delivered one hit after another about things like the state of the world's sensationalism over Trump, people's self-victimization, and even ungrateful illegal immigrants. He even TKO'd the int
As part of this month's Buddies in Bad Times Digital Residency , we're featuring some of the prominent artists associated with Toronto's leading LGBTQ cultural destination. Describe something in the LGBTQ community that inspires you. One of the things that inspires me about the LGBTQ+ community is the excitement that is shared when Latinx folx find one another. What's your favourite recent theatre production in Toronto? How do you celebrate a great show? I cry from happiness, gush about it to a
Last week, we told you that Chandler Jones, New England Patriots defensive end and current Super Bowl champion, said he wants to fight his older brother , UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon "Bones" Jones. Chandler said it would be a one-round fight, just for charity, and it was dismissed as an interesting idea but something that would never actually happen. It turns out the fight could theoretically still happen, but it would probably put Chandler out of a job. According to an interview with TM
Jul 18, 2018; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Former NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens arrives for the 2018 ESPYS at Microsoft Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports August 3, 2018 The Pro Football Hall of Fame inductions will take place on Saturday and Terrell Owens will be approximately 600 miles away. Instead of standing at a podium in Canton, Ohio being applauded by his peers, Owens will be inside McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tenn., giving his speech in front of an audience admitted for
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Federal officials have awarded more money under an anti-terrorism grant to tourist hotspots such as Las Vegas and Orlando after deciding to include the number of visitors and high-profile special events when calculating the risk of an attack. The Urban Area Security Initiative awards money by ranking cities' vulnerability based on population, valuable targets and other factors. Officials in Florida and Nevada have argued that Las Vegas and Orlando should rank higher on the list
Las Vegas -- Senator Cory Booker was in the midst of an impassioned diatribe. "Whether she gets elected or not is going to determine whether the minimum wage gets raised in this country and people who are working harder than most of us work, two and three jobs, are still below the poverty line," he said, pointing a finger in the air for emphasis. "She" is Catherine Cortez Masto, the Democratic senatorial nominee in what has become the most important race in the country. Booker was addressing a c
God's word seems to have been watered down in the new Museum of the Bible, according to a press preview of the Washington DC monument to Christianity due to open Nov. 17. "The museum doesn't encourage visitors to take the Bible literally or to believe that the Bible has only one correct form. And on floor after gleaming floor of exhibitions, there is very little Jesus," the Washington Post reported . "This isn't the evangelism that the billionaire Green family first promised a decade ago when th
Sixty years ago, the psychiatrist Viktor Frankl wrote a best-selling book about his experiences as a prisoner in Auschwitz. "Man's Search for Meaning," is considered to be a classic about the worst nightmare of the last century. Frankl describes how men, women and children coped with the horrors of the camp - how they were able simply to survive, day after day, week after week. At one point he tells the haunting story of a woman who knew she was going to die in just a few days. Despite that, he
Why is there a seeming discomfort and sensitivity among Museum workers over their own most popular exhibit? At the Museum, visitors marvel at the shrunken heads, and balk at the idea that their arrangement should be changed to be more respectful or that they should be sent elsewhere. 'The heads are educational. No one here wants them off display', said one visitor. Another argued that 'the notion that we have to communicate with the communities in South America is ridiculous': 'This museum belon
On this date 50 years ago an 85-year-old drugstore owner sat weeping in a meeting room in St. James Episcopal Church in Leesburg. "I can't do it. I can't do it," said Hobby Littlejohn. "I'm 85 years old. Only one or two more years to go. Don't spoil my life now, forcing this change on me." He was speaking to a small group of black citizens who were asking four lunch-counter owners to let black customers eat in their establishments instead of waiting inconspicuously in a corner for take-out order
British images of the first world war This exhibition of government posters, photographs, fine art, and rare editions of poetry has been gathered from the collections of the Hoover Institution Library and Archives, the Cantor Center for Visual Arts, and the Special Collections of Stanford University Libraries. Members of Professor Peter Stansky's class, Art and History: Modern Britain, were the guest curators. This exhibition features two versions of British participation in the First World War
Contributor November 20, 2017 The Museum of the Bible is now open to the public. Hundreds of thousands of people from across the world will soon walk through one of the most high-tech museums in history and will get to experience the Bible come to life in ways no other museum has done before. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to attend a special grand opening event with social media influencers and leaders from across the country and get to be one of the first to experience the Museum of
From the unceded Syilx territories: They say history does not necessarily repeat itself, but that it certainly does rhyme. In the case of Ayotzinapa, the conductor of the macabre symphony, keeping that callous rhythm of history, is a reaper... ...and it goes by the name of Neoliberalism. And because the discord of history still echoes, a small group of students from the Okanagan Valley decided to organize... so we could hear something different. Bulls on Parade, Tears and Rage On September 26,
A brief introduction to the Bagaudae, the social and historical context of the late Roman Empire, and the modern debates over the meaning of the revolts generally included under this rubric. The Bagaudae: History's First Revolutionaries? - Pablo Romero Gabella "I doubt if all the philosophy in the world can succeed in suppressing slavery; it will, at most, change the name. I can well imagine forms of servitude worse than our own ... [that would] transform men into stupid, complacent machines, wh
Over 130 years ago the anarchist Micheal Bakunin wrote "I reverse the phrase of Voltaire, and say that, if God really existed, it would be necessary to abolish him." Writing of the Christian churches in Europe, he said "In talking to us of God they propose, they desire, to elevate us, emancipate us, ennoble us, and, on the contrary, they crush and degrade us. With the name of God they imagine that they can establish fraternity among men, and, on the contrary, they create pride, contempt; they so
In the past few years especially, there's been tons of Islamic extremism going down in France. Truckloads one might say. After having been crapped on multiple times, Frenchies decided they'd rather not be blasted from here to eternity. Can't say I blame them. Step one? Get rid of all the pro-jihad epicenters. So that's what the French government has been doing. Turns out they've shut down quite a few . French authorities shut down 20 mosques and prayer halls they found to be preaching radical I
Sixty years ago, the psychiatrist Viktor Frankl wrote a best-selling book about his experiences as a prisoner in Auschwitz. "Man's Search for Meaning," is considered to be a classic about the worst nightmare of the last century. Frankl describes how men, women and children coped with the horrors of the camp - how they were able simply to survive, day after day, week after week. At one point he tells the haunting story of a woman who knew she was going to die in just a few days. Despite that, he
Why is there a seeming discomfort and sensitivity among Museum workers over their own most popular exhibit? At the Museum, visitors marvel at the shrunken heads, and balk at the idea that their arrangement should be changed to be more respectful or that they should be sent elsewhere. 'The heads are educational. No one here wants them off display', said one visitor. Another argued that 'the notion that we have to communicate with the communities in South America is ridiculous': 'This museum belon
On this date 50 years ago an 85-year-old drugstore owner sat weeping in a meeting room in St. James Episcopal Church in Leesburg. "I can't do it. I can't do it," said Hobby Littlejohn. "I'm 85 years old. Only one or two more years to go. Don't spoil my life now, forcing this change on me." He was speaking to a small group of black citizens who were asking four lunch-counter owners to let black customers eat in their establishments instead of waiting inconspicuously in a corner for take-out order
British images of the first world war This exhibition of government posters, photographs, fine art, and rare editions of poetry has been gathered from the collections of the Hoover Institution Library and Archives, the Cantor Center for Visual Arts, and the Special Collections of Stanford University Libraries. Members of Professor Peter Stansky's class, Art and History: Modern Britain, were the guest curators. This exhibition features two versions of British participation in the First World War
Contributor November 20, 2017 The Museum of the Bible is now open to the public. Hundreds of thousands of people from across the world will soon walk through one of the most high-tech museums in history and will get to experience the Bible come to life in ways no other museum has done before. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to attend a special grand opening event with social media influencers and leaders from across the country and get to be one of the first to experience the Museum of
From the unceded Syilx territories: They say history does not necessarily repeat itself, but that it certainly does rhyme. In the case of Ayotzinapa, the conductor of the macabre symphony, keeping that callous rhythm of history, is a reaper... ...and it goes by the name of Neoliberalism. And because the discord of history still echoes, a small group of students from the Okanagan Valley decided to organize... so we could hear something different. Bulls on Parade, Tears and Rage On September 26,
A brief introduction to the Bagaudae, the social and historical context of the late Roman Empire, and the modern debates over the meaning of the revolts generally included under this rubric. The Bagaudae: History's First Revolutionaries? - Pablo Romero Gabella "I doubt if all the philosophy in the world can succeed in suppressing slavery; it will, at most, change the name. I can well imagine forms of servitude worse than our own ... [that would] transform men into stupid, complacent machines, wh
Over 130 years ago the anarchist Micheal Bakunin wrote "I reverse the phrase of Voltaire, and say that, if God really existed, it would be necessary to abolish him." Writing of the Christian churches in Europe, he said "In talking to us of God they propose, they desire, to elevate us, emancipate us, ennoble us, and, on the contrary, they crush and degrade us. With the name of God they imagine that they can establish fraternity among men, and, on the contrary, they create pride, contempt; they so
In the past few years especially, there's been tons of Islamic extremism going down in France. Truckloads one might say. After having been crapped on multiple times, Frenchies decided they'd rather not be blasted from here to eternity. Can't say I blame them. Step one? Get rid of all the pro-jihad epicenters. So that's what the French government has been doing. Turns out they've shut down quite a few . French authorities shut down 20 mosques and prayer halls they found to be preaching radical I
The U.S. military aviation has a nomenclature for all of its aircraft that makes identifying planes very simple. Aircrafts that begin with "A" such as the beloved "A-10" are all attack jets. Those that begin with "P" indicate patrol jets such as the U.S. Navy P-8. The F-4, F-15, F-16, F-18, etc. begin with "F" because they're fighter jets. If an aircraft begins with a "B" it means that it is a bomber jet. Some think the "B" stands for "big," because bombers are among the largest of the aircrafts
Americans understand the importance of arming our military with the best equipment and information. Whether it is a fighter jet, armored vehicle or an information platform, Americans want the brave men and women who defend our nation and our freedom to have every possible advantage in any conflict they may face. Information technology is finally getting the attention it deserves. The Defense Department is working on an important effort to update and modernize its cloud information capabilities.
2K Shares The AAI RQ-7 Shadow is a U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used by the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Australian Army and Swedish Army for reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition and battle damage assessment. Powered by a fuel-injected rotary engine, it's launched 40-foot from a trailer-mounted pneumatic catapult, and it's recovered with the aid of arresting gear similar to jets on an aircraft carrier. Once airborne, the aircraft is controlled by Ground Control Stations (GCS)
3K Shares The Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler is part of a soon-to-be retired group of aircraft that have been serving our country for more than 40 years. Initially developed in 1966, the EA-6B Prowler was at one point the only electronic warfare aircraft used by all the U.S. Military services. Now slated for retirement at the end of 2019, the Prowler is still kicking it in high gear as part of the U.S. Marine Corps team. Like this footage from an airshow at the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Po
US F-16s arrive in Turkey to fight ISIS By Associated Press | August 10, 2015, 8:06 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2015/08/10/us-f-16s-arrive-in-turkey-to-fight-isis/ A United States Air Force cargo plane maneuvers on the runway after it landed at the Incirlik Air Base, in Adana, southern Turkey, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015. The U.S. European Command said in a statement Sunday that the U.S. Air Force deployed a "small detachment" of six F-16 fighter jets, support equipment and about 300 per
A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) F-16 fighter jet tracked three Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Wednesday when the aircraft did not initially identify itself, a NATO official confirmed to American Military News. This is standard procedure, and the F-16 jet broke away once identification was complete. However, Russian media painted a different picture, saying the NATO jet was "nosey" and that a Russian Su-27 came in to chase it off. A state-sponsored Russian media outlet report
I've been arguing for years here on PJ Media that for modern jet fighters and bombers, stealth is like safety in the auto industry: The bare minimum required in order to be competitive. Radar and missiles are getting so good and so long-ranged, that the only way to have a chance of staying safe is to pack as many stealth technologies as exist into each platform. And then invent a few more that don't exist and add those, too. But I had no idea just how far the trend is expanding. The Army Times r
RIMPAC's scheduled exercises We should also plan to reintroduce tactical nuclear weapons into South Korea as well as on our forward deployed submarines. A crash program to provide cruise missile arsenal ships should also be part of the build-up. Such ships would also be useful in neutralizing China's "stationary carrier" islands. Japan is also directly affected by North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Tokyo could positively add to general deterrence by modifying Article Nine of its constitu
Author`s name Dmitry Sudakov 07 Jun 2016 at 17:59 NATO ships would live for ten minutes max if they attack Russia Russian military officials said that Bastion systems and the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy will watch another missile destroyer of the Sixth Fleet of the United States in the Black Sea. The Americans were also warned that Russian aircraft could visit the US warship in the waters of the Black Sea. The website of the US Sixth Fleet posted information saying that the missile destr
If one enters the academy, he/she must be aware that this is a stressful job. Whatever the destination, whether the flight is long or short, during the "critical stage" (aviation language)--takeoff and landing, the role of air traffic controllers is vitally important. Often the public does not think about the details (who is behind the scenes controlling the aircraft and the decisions that must be made with each flight). For example, at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), a plane lands safe
Americans understand the importance of arming our military with the best equipment and information. Whether it is a fighter jet, armored vehicle or an information platform, Americans want the brave men and women who defend our nation and our freedom to have every possible advantage in any conflict they may face. Information technology is finally getting the attention it deserves. The Defense Department is working on an important effort to update and modernize its cloud information capabilities.
2K Shares The AAI RQ-7 Shadow is a U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used by the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Australian Army and Swedish Army for reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition and battle damage assessment. Powered by a fuel-injected rotary engine, it's launched 40-foot from a trailer-mounted pneumatic catapult, and it's recovered with the aid of arresting gear similar to jets on an aircraft carrier. Once airborne, the aircraft is controlled by Ground Control Stations (GCS)
3K Shares The Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler is part of a soon-to-be retired group of aircraft that have been serving our country for more than 40 years. Initially developed in 1966, the EA-6B Prowler was at one point the only electronic warfare aircraft used by all the U.S. Military services. Now slated for retirement at the end of 2019, the Prowler is still kicking it in high gear as part of the U.S. Marine Corps team. Like this footage from an airshow at the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Po
US F-16s arrive in Turkey to fight ISIS By Associated Press | August 10, 2015, 8:06 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2015/08/10/us-f-16s-arrive-in-turkey-to-fight-isis/ A United States Air Force cargo plane maneuvers on the runway after it landed at the Incirlik Air Base, in Adana, southern Turkey, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015. The U.S. European Command said in a statement Sunday that the U.S. Air Force deployed a "small detachment" of six F-16 fighter jets, support equipment and about 300 per
A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) F-16 fighter jet tracked three Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Wednesday when the aircraft did not initially identify itself, a NATO official confirmed to American Military News. This is standard procedure, and the F-16 jet broke away once identification was complete. However, Russian media painted a different picture, saying the NATO jet was "nosey" and that a Russian Su-27 came in to chase it off. A state-sponsored Russian media outlet report
I've been arguing for years here on PJ Media that for modern jet fighters and bombers, stealth is like safety in the auto industry: The bare minimum required in order to be competitive. Radar and missiles are getting so good and so long-ranged, that the only way to have a chance of staying safe is to pack as many stealth technologies as exist into each platform. And then invent a few more that don't exist and add those, too. But I had no idea just how far the trend is expanding. The Army Times r
RIMPAC's scheduled exercises We should also plan to reintroduce tactical nuclear weapons into South Korea as well as on our forward deployed submarines. A crash program to provide cruise missile arsenal ships should also be part of the build-up. Such ships would also be useful in neutralizing China's "stationary carrier" islands. Japan is also directly affected by North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Tokyo could positively add to general deterrence by modifying Article Nine of its constitu
Author`s name Dmitry Sudakov 07 Jun 2016 at 17:59 NATO ships would live for ten minutes max if they attack Russia Russian military officials said that Bastion systems and the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy will watch another missile destroyer of the Sixth Fleet of the United States in the Black Sea. The Americans were also warned that Russian aircraft could visit the US warship in the waters of the Black Sea. The website of the US Sixth Fleet posted information saying that the missile destr
If one enters the academy, he/she must be aware that this is a stressful job. Whatever the destination, whether the flight is long or short, during the "critical stage" (aviation language)--takeoff and landing, the role of air traffic controllers is vitally important. Often the public does not think about the details (who is behind the scenes controlling the aircraft and the decisions that must be made with each flight). For example, at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), a plane lands safe
2K Shares The AAI RQ-7 Shadow is a U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used by the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Australian Army and Swedish Army for reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition and battle damage assessment. Powered by a fuel-injected rotary engine, it's launched 40-foot from a trailer-mounted pneumatic catapult, and it's recovered with the aid of arresting gear similar to jets on an aircraft carrier. Once airborne, the aircraft is controlled by Ground Control Stations (GCS)
South Korean sources are reporting that three unmanned aerial vehicles have crashed upon their soil, apparently from North Korea, which has referred to the drones as "strike" platforms instead of reconnaissance. In May of last year, northern dictator Kim Jong-un's propaganda website Uriminzokkiri referred to the new capacity of their army to forego the use of surface-to-surface ballistic missiles and artillery in favor of the UAVs, which have a much further range. This escalation of aggression h
RIMPAC's scheduled exercises We should also plan to reintroduce tactical nuclear weapons into South Korea as well as on our forward deployed submarines. A crash program to provide cruise missile arsenal ships should also be part of the build-up. Such ships would also be useful in neutralizing China's "stationary carrier" islands. Japan is also directly affected by North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Tokyo could positively add to general deterrence by modifying Article Nine of its constitu
Emergency teams have recovered the flight recorders of a plane that crashed into a mountaintop in southwest Iran two weeks ago, killing all 66 passengers and crew, state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday. Iran has suffered several plane crashes in recent decades and Tehran blames US sanctions for preventing it from importing new aircraft or spare parts . The Aseman Airlines plane disappeared from radar screens 50 minutes into the February 18 flight from Tehran to the southwestern city of Yasuj
Twenty grenades have gone missing from the San Diego-based Destroyer Pinckney, according to a Navy official. According to Naval Surface Forces Pacific spokesperson Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Haggard, it was discovered that the concussion grenades were missing from the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer during an inventory inspection. The NavyTimes has reported that the missing grenades are non-lethal concussion grenades. "While conducting an inventory accounting review during a Shipboard Explosive Safety Insp
The U.S. military aviation has a nomenclature for all of its aircraft that makes identifying planes very simple. Aircrafts that begin with "A" such as the beloved "A-10" are all attack jets. Those that begin with "P" indicate patrol jets such as the U.S. Navy P-8. The F-4, F-15, F-16, F-18, etc. begin with "F" because they're fighter jets. If an aircraft begins with a "B" it means that it is a bomber jet. Some think the "B" stands for "big," because bombers are among the largest of the aircrafts
By 1966, the air war in Southeast Asia had settled into a routine. Navy Alpha strikes came in from carriers based in the South China Sea. Close air support came from a variety of locations. B-52s flew Arc Light missions against undefended targets. The USAF launched strikes out of Thailand. Because we were fighting a fairly unsophisticated enemy, we fell into some dangerous habits. The worst of that trait was exhibited by the USAF in Thailand. Strike aircraft were composed of two primary types, t
It is an understatement to say that relations between the US and North Korea are very tense. The US government continues to threaten to further tighten economic sanctions on North Korea, and launch a military attack to destroy the country's missiles and nuclear weapons infrastructure. For its part, the North says it will respond to any attack with its own strikes against US bases in the region and even the US itself. Making matters worse are Trump's personal attacks on Kim Jong Un, the head of t
By ANNE K. WALTERS dpa December 17. 2016 11:37PM The oceanographic survey ship, USNS Bowditch, is shown Sept. 20, 2002, which deployed an underwater drone seized by a Chinese Navy warship in international waters in South China Sea, Dec. 16, 2016. (Courtesy U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS) Chinese warship caught in the act of stealing U.S. underwater drone China agreed Saturday to return a U.S. Navy underwater drone that it had seized Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. "We have registered our objection to C
As someone who has flown and crashed (now illegal) FPV planes and quadcopters, I can say I've uttered most of these things before, during and after crashes. The fact that military drones crash sometimes is entirely unsurprising - if anything good can be said about them its that fewer people are hurt when a drone crashes compared to when an actual aircraft crashes. What do these chair-force "heroes" say when they realize they've just murdered a half dozen children collecting firewood? Or are they
South Korean sources are reporting that three unmanned aerial vehicles have crashed upon their soil, apparently from North Korea, which has referred to the drones as "strike" platforms instead of reconnaissance. In May of last year, northern dictator Kim Jong-un's propaganda website Uriminzokkiri referred to the new capacity of their army to forego the use of surface-to-surface ballistic missiles and artillery in favor of the UAVs, which have a much further range. This escalation of aggression h
RIMPAC's scheduled exercises We should also plan to reintroduce tactical nuclear weapons into South Korea as well as on our forward deployed submarines. A crash program to provide cruise missile arsenal ships should also be part of the build-up. Such ships would also be useful in neutralizing China's "stationary carrier" islands. Japan is also directly affected by North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Tokyo could positively add to general deterrence by modifying Article Nine of its constitu
Emergency teams have recovered the flight recorders of a plane that crashed into a mountaintop in southwest Iran two weeks ago, killing all 66 passengers and crew, state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday. Iran has suffered several plane crashes in recent decades and Tehran blames US sanctions for preventing it from importing new aircraft or spare parts . The Aseman Airlines plane disappeared from radar screens 50 minutes into the February 18 flight from Tehran to the southwestern city of Yasuj
Twenty grenades have gone missing from the San Diego-based Destroyer Pinckney, according to a Navy official. According to Naval Surface Forces Pacific spokesperson Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Haggard, it was discovered that the concussion grenades were missing from the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer during an inventory inspection. The NavyTimes has reported that the missing grenades are non-lethal concussion grenades. "While conducting an inventory accounting review during a Shipboard Explosive Safety Insp
The U.S. military aviation has a nomenclature for all of its aircraft that makes identifying planes very simple. Aircrafts that begin with "A" such as the beloved "A-10" are all attack jets. Those that begin with "P" indicate patrol jets such as the U.S. Navy P-8. The F-4, F-15, F-16, F-18, etc. begin with "F" because they're fighter jets. If an aircraft begins with a "B" it means that it is a bomber jet. Some think the "B" stands for "big," because bombers are among the largest of the aircrafts
By 1966, the air war in Southeast Asia had settled into a routine. Navy Alpha strikes came in from carriers based in the South China Sea. Close air support came from a variety of locations. B-52s flew Arc Light missions against undefended targets. The USAF launched strikes out of Thailand. Because we were fighting a fairly unsophisticated enemy, we fell into some dangerous habits. The worst of that trait was exhibited by the USAF in Thailand. Strike aircraft were composed of two primary types, t
It is an understatement to say that relations between the US and North Korea are very tense. The US government continues to threaten to further tighten economic sanctions on North Korea, and launch a military attack to destroy the country's missiles and nuclear weapons infrastructure. For its part, the North says it will respond to any attack with its own strikes against US bases in the region and even the US itself. Making matters worse are Trump's personal attacks on Kim Jong Un, the head of t
By ANNE K. WALTERS dpa December 17. 2016 11:37PM The oceanographic survey ship, USNS Bowditch, is shown Sept. 20, 2002, which deployed an underwater drone seized by a Chinese Navy warship in international waters in South China Sea, Dec. 16, 2016. (Courtesy U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS) Chinese warship caught in the act of stealing U.S. underwater drone China agreed Saturday to return a U.S. Navy underwater drone that it had seized Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. "We have registered our objection to C
As someone who has flown and crashed (now illegal) FPV planes and quadcopters, I can say I've uttered most of these things before, during and after crashes. The fact that military drones crash sometimes is entirely unsurprising - if anything good can be said about them its that fewer people are hurt when a drone crashes compared to when an actual aircraft crashes. What do these chair-force "heroes" say when they realize they've just murdered a half dozen children collecting firewood? Or are they
There's a great moment in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - the one where the Enterprise travels back in time to San Francisco ca. 1986 to save two whales - where helmsman Sulu is flying above the Bay Area in a helicopter. Surveying the street below him, he smiles and simply says, "San Franciiiiiisco." It seems to be sly little in-joke by George Takei, the guy who played Sulu in the original Star Trek series and films. Though it wasn't until 2005 that Takei officially proclaimed he was gay, announ
RIMPAC's scheduled exercises We should also plan to reintroduce tactical nuclear weapons into South Korea as well as on our forward deployed submarines. A crash program to provide cruise missile arsenal ships should also be part of the build-up. Such ships would also be useful in neutralizing China's "stationary carrier" islands. Japan is also directly affected by North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Tokyo could positively add to general deterrence by modifying Article Nine of its constitu
US F-16s arrive in Turkey to fight ISIS By Associated Press | August 10, 2015, 8:06 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2015/08/10/us-f-16s-arrive-in-turkey-to-fight-isis/ A United States Air Force cargo plane maneuvers on the runway after it landed at the Incirlik Air Base, in Adana, southern Turkey, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015. The U.S. European Command said in a statement Sunday that the U.S. Air Force deployed a "small detachment" of six F-16 fighter jets, support equipment and about 300 per
If a captain fell asleep at the helm of an oil tanker traversing dangerous waters, the ship owners and the public would demand that they never be put in command of a ship again. But, despite 12 years of being asleep at the wheel, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized United Nations agency responsible for international shipping, is demanding that it be re-appointed to have sole responsibility for addressing the rapidly rising greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping secto
By ANNE K. WALTERS dpa December 17. 2016 11:37PM The oceanographic survey ship, USNS Bowditch, is shown Sept. 20, 2002, which deployed an underwater drone seized by a Chinese Navy warship in international waters in South China Sea, Dec. 16, 2016. (Courtesy U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS) Chinese warship caught in the act of stealing U.S. underwater drone China agreed Saturday to return a U.S. Navy underwater drone that it had seized Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. "We have registered our objection to C
A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) F-16 fighter jet tracked three Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Wednesday when the aircraft did not initially identify itself, a NATO official confirmed to American Military News. This is standard procedure, and the F-16 jet broke away once identification was complete. However, Russian media painted a different picture, saying the NATO jet was "nosey" and that a Russian Su-27 came in to chase it off. A state-sponsored Russian media outlet report
Ramona Savoie flew rocket launchers into Kuwait and tanks into Mogadishu, Somalia. She flew the enormous C-5 transport planes for the Air Force reserves when she wasn't flying passenger jets for American Airlines. She was tough, buff and patriotic. But in July 1999 she was also a 44-year-old woman trying to get pregnant for the first time. And like so many middle-aged members of the military reserves, she wasn't wild about complying with an order to get six shots against anthrax, a deadly bacter
The U.S. military aviation has a nomenclature for all of its aircraft that makes identifying planes very simple. Aircrafts that begin with "A" such as the beloved "A-10" are all attack jets. Those that begin with "P" indicate patrol jets such as the U.S. Navy P-8. The F-4, F-15, F-16, F-18, etc. begin with "F" because they're fighter jets. If an aircraft begins with a "B" it means that it is a bomber jet. Some think the "B" stands for "big," because bombers are among the largest of the aircrafts
Author`s name Dmitry Sudakov 07 Jun 2016 at 17:59 NATO ships would live for ten minutes max if they attack Russia Russian military officials said that Bastion systems and the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy will watch another missile destroyer of the Sixth Fleet of the United States in the Black Sea. The Americans were also warned that Russian aircraft could visit the US warship in the waters of the Black Sea. The website of the US Sixth Fleet posted information saying that the missile destr
Military planners are not big on irony. The bombing of Libya by US, UK and French aircraft commenced on 19 March 2011, eight years to the day since the aerial bombardment that launched the invasion of Iraq. Such a coincidence should have set the generals' alarm bells ringing. Not only were they embarking on yet another war against an oil-rich, dictator-led Arab country, but they were doing so on exactly the same date as the last one. Nato's engagement in Libya ran into the desert sand faster tha
RIMPAC's scheduled exercises We should also plan to reintroduce tactical nuclear weapons into South Korea as well as on our forward deployed submarines. A crash program to provide cruise missile arsenal ships should also be part of the build-up. Such ships would also be useful in neutralizing China's "stationary carrier" islands. Japan is also directly affected by North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Tokyo could positively add to general deterrence by modifying Article Nine of its constitu
US F-16s arrive in Turkey to fight ISIS By Associated Press | August 10, 2015, 8:06 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2015/08/10/us-f-16s-arrive-in-turkey-to-fight-isis/ A United States Air Force cargo plane maneuvers on the runway after it landed at the Incirlik Air Base, in Adana, southern Turkey, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015. The U.S. European Command said in a statement Sunday that the U.S. Air Force deployed a "small detachment" of six F-16 fighter jets, support equipment and about 300 per
If a captain fell asleep at the helm of an oil tanker traversing dangerous waters, the ship owners and the public would demand that they never be put in command of a ship again. But, despite 12 years of being asleep at the wheel, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized United Nations agency responsible for international shipping, is demanding that it be re-appointed to have sole responsibility for addressing the rapidly rising greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping secto
By ANNE K. WALTERS dpa December 17. 2016 11:37PM The oceanographic survey ship, USNS Bowditch, is shown Sept. 20, 2002, which deployed an underwater drone seized by a Chinese Navy warship in international waters in South China Sea, Dec. 16, 2016. (Courtesy U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS) Chinese warship caught in the act of stealing U.S. underwater drone China agreed Saturday to return a U.S. Navy underwater drone that it had seized Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. "We have registered our objection to C
A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) F-16 fighter jet tracked three Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Wednesday when the aircraft did not initially identify itself, a NATO official confirmed to American Military News. This is standard procedure, and the F-16 jet broke away once identification was complete. However, Russian media painted a different picture, saying the NATO jet was "nosey" and that a Russian Su-27 came in to chase it off. A state-sponsored Russian media outlet report
Ramona Savoie flew rocket launchers into Kuwait and tanks into Mogadishu, Somalia. She flew the enormous C-5 transport planes for the Air Force reserves when she wasn't flying passenger jets for American Airlines. She was tough, buff and patriotic. But in July 1999 she was also a 44-year-old woman trying to get pregnant for the first time. And like so many middle-aged members of the military reserves, she wasn't wild about complying with an order to get six shots against anthrax, a deadly bacter
The U.S. military aviation has a nomenclature for all of its aircraft that makes identifying planes very simple. Aircrafts that begin with "A" such as the beloved "A-10" are all attack jets. Those that begin with "P" indicate patrol jets such as the U.S. Navy P-8. The F-4, F-15, F-16, F-18, etc. begin with "F" because they're fighter jets. If an aircraft begins with a "B" it means that it is a bomber jet. Some think the "B" stands for "big," because bombers are among the largest of the aircrafts
Author`s name Dmitry Sudakov 07 Jun 2016 at 17:59 NATO ships would live for ten minutes max if they attack Russia Russian military officials said that Bastion systems and the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy will watch another missile destroyer of the Sixth Fleet of the United States in the Black Sea. The Americans were also warned that Russian aircraft could visit the US warship in the waters of the Black Sea. The website of the US Sixth Fleet posted information saying that the missile destr
Military planners are not big on irony. The bombing of Libya by US, UK and French aircraft commenced on 19 March 2011, eight years to the day since the aerial bombardment that launched the invasion of Iraq. Such a coincidence should have set the generals' alarm bells ringing. Not only were they embarking on yet another war against an oil-rich, dictator-led Arab country, but they were doing so on exactly the same date as the last one. Nato's engagement in Libya ran into the desert sand faster tha
A diplomatic source has revealed that Algeria has rejected a request from the European Union to host a base for drones to be used to track illegal migrants on the Mediterranean. According to Anadolu , the unnamed source said that the Algerian government has promised instead to tighten control over its own territorial waters. "The EU has asked Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia for drone bases to monitor illegal trafficking of human beings and drugs," the source pointed out. "The traffickers' boats use
Source Pravda.Ru 01 Feb 2016 at 16:22 Russia may officially recognize Turkey as accomplice of terrorism Russia may officially recognize Turkey as an accomplice of terrorism , whereas the Turkish nationalist organization "Grey Wolves" is likely to be banned in Russia. AP photo The suggestion was voiced by Russian MP, secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party Sergei Obukhov, after it was reported that Turkish organization "Grey Wolves" could be involved in the destruction of the Ru
Israel lost its first aircraft in combat since the early 1980s last month. Syrian air defenses shot down an Israeli F-16I, leaving the airmen inside only " a few seconds " to escape the wreckage. The pilot has now recovered , but the incident - prompted by an Iranian drone dispatched into Israeli airspace from Syrian territory-- almost spiraled out of control. Israeli generals reportedly weighed a large-scale offensive in Syria. Israel was on the brink of war, reportedly until Russian Presi
By ANNE K. WALTERS dpa December 17. 2016 11:37PM The oceanographic survey ship, USNS Bowditch, is shown Sept. 20, 2002, which deployed an underwater drone seized by a Chinese Navy warship in international waters in South China Sea, Dec. 16, 2016. (Courtesy U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS) Chinese warship caught in the act of stealing U.S. underwater drone China agreed Saturday to return a U.S. Navy underwater drone that it had seized Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. "We have registered our objection to C
Emergency teams have recovered the flight recorders of a plane that crashed into a mountaintop in southwest Iran two weeks ago, killing all 66 passengers and crew, state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday. Iran has suffered several plane crashes in recent decades and Tehran blames US sanctions for preventing it from importing new aircraft or spare parts . The Aseman Airlines plane disappeared from radar screens 50 minutes into the February 18 flight from Tehran to the southwestern city of Yasuj
A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) F-16 fighter jet tracked three Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Wednesday when the aircraft did not initially identify itself, a NATO official confirmed to American Military News. This is standard procedure, and the F-16 jet broke away once identification was complete. However, Russian media painted a different picture, saying the NATO jet was "nosey" and that a Russian Su-27 came in to chase it off. A state-sponsored Russian media outlet report
RIMPAC's scheduled exercises We should also plan to reintroduce tactical nuclear weapons into South Korea as well as on our forward deployed submarines. A crash program to provide cruise missile arsenal ships should also be part of the build-up. Such ships would also be useful in neutralizing China's "stationary carrier" islands. Japan is also directly affected by North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Tokyo could positively add to general deterrence by modifying Article Nine of its constitu
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has taken $800,000 worth of taxpayer-funded flights on military aircraft since March, including a $15,000 round-trip flight to New York City to meet with President Trump at Trump Tower, according to a new report from the department's Office Inspector General. Mnuchin has made at least nine requests to use military aircraft since assuming his position in the administration earlier this year. One of the requests was for an upcoming trip to the Middle East in Octob
Ukraine kills Antonov aircraft maker Ukrainian aircraft maker Antonov widely known for its jumbo airplane s will be completely liquidated within two months in accordance with the decision made by the government of Ukraine on July 19. Does Russia need to care about Ukrainian problems? An-1320 Generally speaking, Russia does need to care about this particular problem. A few years ago, Russia and Antonov were cooperating actively both in civil and military directions. This cooperation has been wrap
Boeing is moving closer to selling commercial aircraft to Iran, aircraft to be used to transfer supplies and weapons to Syria's Assad. The Obama administration greenlighted a first step by allowing foreign companies that have US-made commercial jets to park those jets in the Iran but this is after terrible news out of Iran. The only thing holding Obama back is the fact that the banks don't want to do business with Iran. Why is he greenlighting anything? What follows is terrible news out of Iran
Source Pravda.Ru 01 Feb 2016 at 16:22 Russia may officially recognize Turkey as accomplice of terrorism Russia may officially recognize Turkey as an accomplice of terrorism , whereas the Turkish nationalist organization "Grey Wolves" is likely to be banned in Russia. AP photo The suggestion was voiced by Russian MP, secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party Sergei Obukhov, after it was reported that Turkish organization "Grey Wolves" could be involved in the destruction of the Ru
Israel lost its first aircraft in combat since the early 1980s last month. Syrian air defenses shot down an Israeli F-16I, leaving the airmen inside only " a few seconds " to escape the wreckage. The pilot has now recovered , but the incident - prompted by an Iranian drone dispatched into Israeli airspace from Syrian territory-- almost spiraled out of control. Israeli generals reportedly weighed a large-scale offensive in Syria. Israel was on the brink of war, reportedly until Russian Presi
By ANNE K. WALTERS dpa December 17. 2016 11:37PM The oceanographic survey ship, USNS Bowditch, is shown Sept. 20, 2002, which deployed an underwater drone seized by a Chinese Navy warship in international waters in South China Sea, Dec. 16, 2016. (Courtesy U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS) Chinese warship caught in the act of stealing U.S. underwater drone China agreed Saturday to return a U.S. Navy underwater drone that it had seized Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. "We have registered our objection to C
Emergency teams have recovered the flight recorders of a plane that crashed into a mountaintop in southwest Iran two weeks ago, killing all 66 passengers and crew, state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday. Iran has suffered several plane crashes in recent decades and Tehran blames US sanctions for preventing it from importing new aircraft or spare parts . The Aseman Airlines plane disappeared from radar screens 50 minutes into the February 18 flight from Tehran to the southwestern city of Yasuj
A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) F-16 fighter jet tracked three Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Wednesday when the aircraft did not initially identify itself, a NATO official confirmed to American Military News. This is standard procedure, and the F-16 jet broke away once identification was complete. However, Russian media painted a different picture, saying the NATO jet was "nosey" and that a Russian Su-27 came in to chase it off. A state-sponsored Russian media outlet report
RIMPAC's scheduled exercises We should also plan to reintroduce tactical nuclear weapons into South Korea as well as on our forward deployed submarines. A crash program to provide cruise missile arsenal ships should also be part of the build-up. Such ships would also be useful in neutralizing China's "stationary carrier" islands. Japan is also directly affected by North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Tokyo could positively add to general deterrence by modifying Article Nine of its constitu
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has taken $800,000 worth of taxpayer-funded flights on military aircraft since March, including a $15,000 round-trip flight to New York City to meet with President Trump at Trump Tower, according to a new report from the department's Office Inspector General. Mnuchin has made at least nine requests to use military aircraft since assuming his position in the administration earlier this year. One of the requests was for an upcoming trip to the Middle East in Octob
Ukraine kills Antonov aircraft maker Ukrainian aircraft maker Antonov widely known for its jumbo airplane s will be completely liquidated within two months in accordance with the decision made by the government of Ukraine on July 19. Does Russia need to care about Ukrainian problems? An-1320 Generally speaking, Russia does need to care about this particular problem. A few years ago, Russia and Antonov were cooperating actively both in civil and military directions. This cooperation has been wrap
Boeing is moving closer to selling commercial aircraft to Iran, aircraft to be used to transfer supplies and weapons to Syria's Assad. The Obama administration greenlighted a first step by allowing foreign companies that have US-made commercial jets to park those jets in the Iran but this is after terrible news out of Iran. The only thing holding Obama back is the fact that the banks don't want to do business with Iran. Why is he greenlighting anything? What follows is terrible news out of Iran
Justin Trudeau's "please love me" tour kicked off in Ottawa, billed as a way to connect Trudeau and ordinary Canadians . Only problem is, the Liberals are vetting all the guests and collecting information on who is coming through their party website. Not a government website, but a party website . Watch as I lay out the case that once again , the Liberals can't tell the difference between their party and the government we all pay for as taxpayers. Share This On Facebook Share This On Twitter Sha
Everything seems to be Islamophobia in Canada these days (see Canada Shoots Sanity in the Face, Passes Motion Against 'Islamophobia' and Canada's Kathleen Wynne Visits Mosque Preach to Tolerance, Gets Put in a Corner ). Anti-Islam thoughts, anti-Islam breaths, you know the stuff. Also on the list? Refusing to remove your shoes. Which is what a landlord found out when the creepily named Human Rights Tribunal awarded $12,000 to the Muslim couple he offended. By committing the crime of refusing
On last night's show , Sun columnist Candice Malcolm joined me to discuss Trudeau's virtue signaling immigration tweet that caused chaos throughout the federal government. When Trump announced his travel ban on migrants coming from failed states and nations with Islamist governments, Trudeau tweeted: To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength # WelcomeToCanada The result was chaos, illegal crossings on the Canada-U
Here in Canada it is harder to get in formation on our politicians, but I know our minister of immigration is a muslim refugee from Somalia...put in place by our very liberal Justin Trudeau who hates Canada about as much as Obama hates the USA. These days Canada takes in pretty much nothing but muslim refugees/immigrants, and a muslim refugee from Somalia is in charge of immigration. It is like putting a fox in charge of not only counting the chicken but putting a fox in charge of deciding how m
On last night's show , I reported on the weak response from the media to the encroachment on freedom of speech that M-103 is beginning to have. The Canadian media is united in support of the motion, including outlets like the National Post that have abandoned conservatism in their mission to receive a bailout from the Trudeau Liberals . They even published a six-page hit piece on The Rebel, proving they're more interested in silencing their conservative competition than reporting on Canadians lo
Justin Trudeau doesn't like Christians, or at least Christians who "mean it". Prior to the last federal election, he banned any pro-life Christians from running as Liberal candidates. Of course he does have pro-life MPs, even cabinet ministers: The vast majority of practicing Sikhs and Muslims are pro-life, and Trudeau doesn't ban them. Just pro-life Christians. This year, Trudeau started demanding that religiously motivated do-gooders who want to apply for the government's summer jobs grants pr
As I reported on last night's show , Justin Trudeau's Liberals want to study the scourge of "fake news," and see how they can ban it. Hedy Fry, the Liberal MP from Vancouver, is also leading this charge against fake news. Yes, this is the same Hedy Fry who once said: "We could just go to Prince George, British Columbia, where crosses are being burned on lawns as we speak." Of course, there has never been a police report of a cross burning -- a KKK activity -- in Prince George's history. She jus
PM Trudeau: "The last thing Canadians expect is for me to come down and lecture another country" on how to govern https://t.co/OCYgz00Y0o -- CNN (@CNN) February 13, 2017 One of the questions Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau received during his joint presser with President Trump today is whether the U.S. travel ban has "any merit on national security grounds." Trudeau talked about how Americans and Canadians have "fought and died together," while acknowledging both nations differ in how the
On last night's episode of The Ezra Levant Show , guest-host David Menzies explained how the angry Toronto high school teacher from his viral video accidentally provided a lesson on the leftist debate tactics. Her first move was to play the racism card, but Islam isn't a race and neither is ISIS. How is questioning a gunman's links to ISIS racist? WATCH my video to see how this Toronto teacher used Leftist Tactic Number 2: Refer to any outlet providing contrary information as "fake news." Share
While the Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidates were in Calgary recently for a forum , I took the opportunity to speak with Maxime Bernier, who many refer to as the Albertan from Quebec . A lot has happened since I interviewed him before he entered the race so we talked about everything from how he's going to pay off Justin Trudeau's massive debt to firearms policy. Watch my video as we discuss his thoughts on the biggest issue facing Canadians today, gun policy, ISIS and more! Amon
Everything seems to be Islamophobia in Canada these days (see Canada Shoots Sanity in the Face, Passes Motion Against 'Islamophobia' and Canada's Kathleen Wynne Visits Mosque Preach to Tolerance, Gets Put in a Corner ). Anti-Islam thoughts, anti-Islam breaths, you know the stuff. Also on the list? Refusing to remove your shoes. Which is what a landlord found out when the creepily named Human Rights Tribunal awarded $12,000 to the Muslim couple he offended. By committing the crime of refusing
On last night's show , Sun columnist Candice Malcolm joined me to discuss Trudeau's virtue signaling immigration tweet that caused chaos throughout the federal government. When Trump announced his travel ban on migrants coming from failed states and nations with Islamist governments, Trudeau tweeted: To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength # WelcomeToCanada The result was chaos, illegal crossings on the Canada-U
Here in Canada it is harder to get in formation on our politicians, but I know our minister of immigration is a muslim refugee from Somalia...put in place by our very liberal Justin Trudeau who hates Canada about as much as Obama hates the USA. These days Canada takes in pretty much nothing but muslim refugees/immigrants, and a muslim refugee from Somalia is in charge of immigration. It is like putting a fox in charge of not only counting the chicken but putting a fox in charge of deciding how m
On last night's show , I reported on the weak response from the media to the encroachment on freedom of speech that M-103 is beginning to have. The Canadian media is united in support of the motion, including outlets like the National Post that have abandoned conservatism in their mission to receive a bailout from the Trudeau Liberals . They even published a six-page hit piece on The Rebel, proving they're more interested in silencing their conservative competition than reporting on Canadians lo
Justin Trudeau doesn't like Christians, or at least Christians who "mean it". Prior to the last federal election, he banned any pro-life Christians from running as Liberal candidates. Of course he does have pro-life MPs, even cabinet ministers: The vast majority of practicing Sikhs and Muslims are pro-life, and Trudeau doesn't ban them. Just pro-life Christians. This year, Trudeau started demanding that religiously motivated do-gooders who want to apply for the government's summer jobs grants pr
As I reported on last night's show , Justin Trudeau's Liberals want to study the scourge of "fake news," and see how they can ban it. Hedy Fry, the Liberal MP from Vancouver, is also leading this charge against fake news. Yes, this is the same Hedy Fry who once said: "We could just go to Prince George, British Columbia, where crosses are being burned on lawns as we speak." Of course, there has never been a police report of a cross burning -- a KKK activity -- in Prince George's history. She jus
PM Trudeau: "The last thing Canadians expect is for me to come down and lecture another country" on how to govern https://t.co/OCYgz00Y0o -- CNN (@CNN) February 13, 2017 One of the questions Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau received during his joint presser with President Trump today is whether the U.S. travel ban has "any merit on national security grounds." Trudeau talked about how Americans and Canadians have "fought and died together," while acknowledging both nations differ in how the
On last night's episode of The Ezra Levant Show , guest-host David Menzies explained how the angry Toronto high school teacher from his viral video accidentally provided a lesson on the leftist debate tactics. Her first move was to play the racism card, but Islam isn't a race and neither is ISIS. How is questioning a gunman's links to ISIS racist? WATCH my video to see how this Toronto teacher used Leftist Tactic Number 2: Refer to any outlet providing contrary information as "fake news." Share
While the Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidates were in Calgary recently for a forum , I took the opportunity to speak with Maxime Bernier, who many refer to as the Albertan from Quebec . A lot has happened since I interviewed him before he entered the race so we talked about everything from how he's going to pay off Justin Trudeau's massive debt to firearms policy. Watch my video as we discuss his thoughts on the biggest issue facing Canadians today, gun policy, ISIS and more! Amon
My former Rebel colleague, independent conservative journalist Faith Goldy, was attacked by Antifa thugs at the Quebec-U.S. border. It happened at Roxham Road , an area that's a well known point of entry for migrants fleeing possible deportation from the U.S., by illegally entering Canada. An anti-illegal immigration protest was scheduled but the violent left-wing Antifa also showed up to clash with the protesters. Riot police were there, along with journalists and camera crews from every mainst
A Rebel Media columnist was caught lying about his history of misogynistic attacks towards a female cabinet minister. For those unaware, Rebel Media is obsessed with climate change denial. They regularly publish posts attacking the idea that humans are causing the climate to warm. They were even banned from a climate change conference because they acted abusively towards delegates. But they go further than attacking ideas, and instead choose to attack people personally. One of their preferred ta
Australia gets a lot of things wrong, especially when it comes to Islam (read It's Now Illegal to Criticize Muslims in Australia. No Really... and REPORT: Australian Feminists Are Being Duped Into Becoming Islamic Jihadi Brides... ). But it appears they've grown tired of erring on the stupid side and are trying their hand at doing something right. In order to limit their citizens' exposure to things like rape and terrorism, they've revamped their citizenship process in an attempt to ward off ce
On last night's show , Sun columnist Candice Malcolm joined me to discuss Trudeau's virtue signaling immigration tweet that caused chaos throughout the federal government. When Trump announced his travel ban on migrants coming from failed states and nations with Islamist governments, Trudeau tweeted: To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength # WelcomeToCanada The result was chaos, illegal crossings on the Canada-U
On Friday's show , I reported on the Canadian media's outrage over Native inspired Halloween costumes and team names. Despite a Finance Minister hiding secret assets, an open-borders migrant crisis, and a federal government hostile to the energy sector, the Canadian media has Halloween costumes are worthy of their collective outrage . The Toronto Star , Globe and Mail , and CBC have all put out articles declaring Native Halloween costumes racist. But would anybody that's actually racist against
Tonight, I'll show you two videos. They're from Virginia, but they really could be from anywhere in Canada, the UK or Australia too. One video, which was released first, has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times . It shows a woman driving in her car, after receiving a speeding ticket. And it caused the release of the second video, taken by the body-camera of the police officer who gave her the ticket. Both sides were friendly enough at first. The officer is polite, but firm. The woman gets
Her name is "Toronto Jane." And according to this CBC report she's the new face of terrorism: an ISIS recruit who recently left Canada to go fight with the Jihadist group in Iraq. Apparently, it's not just radicalized young men from Canada and elsewhere in the Western world who are attracted to the Jihadist cause. Women and girls, according to a number of recent news reports, are also "falling into the grip" of radical Islam. Police have reportedly tracked other recent female Jihadis to a female
According Sellner, who is currently in the US, it was arson. In a YouTube video he blamed Antifa for the criminal deed. He said he had spoken to a state security officer, who confirmed that it was arson. "They do that because they want to punish me for my activism and intimidate you," Sellner told his followers. He said Antifa were committing these acts because they have never feared punishment from the elites who are trying to change homogenous countries into multicultutal dens. Sellner was com
Here's the thing. If Patrick Brown really wanted to greenify the PC Party of Ontario, then he shouldn't have to explain himself to us. He shouldn't have to point to some nebulous policy proposal at the convention which was unanimously endorsed. He shouldn't have to try and convince people it's going to be revenue neutral or distinguish it from Wynne's slush fund at all. He shouldn't have to name-drop Ronald Reagan or pretend that climate change is something "our generation" needs to confront. Al
The immoral collusion between the media, academia, and Hollywood in support of leftist causes and in opposition to the truth is getting harder to hide in the age of new media. CRTV host Steven Crowder proved that last week with an undercover video exposing Antifa's violence and the mainstream media's complicity in covering up for the radical, violent Left. Despite the clear evidence of Antifa's violent intentions at the University of Utah, a spokesman for the school denied that Antifa provided a
A Rebel Media columnist was caught lying about his history of misogynistic attacks towards a female cabinet minister. For those unaware, Rebel Media is obsessed with climate change denial. They regularly publish posts attacking the idea that humans are causing the climate to warm. They were even banned from a climate change conference because they acted abusively towards delegates. But they go further than attacking ideas, and instead choose to attack people personally. One of their preferred ta
Australia gets a lot of things wrong, especially when it comes to Islam (read It's Now Illegal to Criticize Muslims in Australia. No Really... and REPORT: Australian Feminists Are Being Duped Into Becoming Islamic Jihadi Brides... ). But it appears they've grown tired of erring on the stupid side and are trying their hand at doing something right. In order to limit their citizens' exposure to things like rape and terrorism, they've revamped their citizenship process in an attempt to ward off ce
On last night's show , Sun columnist Candice Malcolm joined me to discuss Trudeau's virtue signaling immigration tweet that caused chaos throughout the federal government. When Trump announced his travel ban on migrants coming from failed states and nations with Islamist governments, Trudeau tweeted: To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength # WelcomeToCanada The result was chaos, illegal crossings on the Canada-U
On Friday's show , I reported on the Canadian media's outrage over Native inspired Halloween costumes and team names. Despite a Finance Minister hiding secret assets, an open-borders migrant crisis, and a federal government hostile to the energy sector, the Canadian media has Halloween costumes are worthy of their collective outrage . The Toronto Star , Globe and Mail , and CBC have all put out articles declaring Native Halloween costumes racist. But would anybody that's actually racist against
Tonight, I'll show you two videos. They're from Virginia, but they really could be from anywhere in Canada, the UK or Australia too. One video, which was released first, has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times . It shows a woman driving in her car, after receiving a speeding ticket. And it caused the release of the second video, taken by the body-camera of the police officer who gave her the ticket. Both sides were friendly enough at first. The officer is polite, but firm. The woman gets
Her name is "Toronto Jane." And according to this CBC report she's the new face of terrorism: an ISIS recruit who recently left Canada to go fight with the Jihadist group in Iraq. Apparently, it's not just radicalized young men from Canada and elsewhere in the Western world who are attracted to the Jihadist cause. Women and girls, according to a number of recent news reports, are also "falling into the grip" of radical Islam. Police have reportedly tracked other recent female Jihadis to a female
According Sellner, who is currently in the US, it was arson. In a YouTube video he blamed Antifa for the criminal deed. He said he had spoken to a state security officer, who confirmed that it was arson. "They do that because they want to punish me for my activism and intimidate you," Sellner told his followers. He said Antifa were committing these acts because they have never feared punishment from the elites who are trying to change homogenous countries into multicultutal dens. Sellner was com
Here's the thing. If Patrick Brown really wanted to greenify the PC Party of Ontario, then he shouldn't have to explain himself to us. He shouldn't have to point to some nebulous policy proposal at the convention which was unanimously endorsed. He shouldn't have to try and convince people it's going to be revenue neutral or distinguish it from Wynne's slush fund at all. He shouldn't have to name-drop Ronald Reagan or pretend that climate change is something "our generation" needs to confront. Al
The immoral collusion between the media, academia, and Hollywood in support of leftist causes and in opposition to the truth is getting harder to hide in the age of new media. CRTV host Steven Crowder proved that last week with an undercover video exposing Antifa's violence and the mainstream media's complicity in covering up for the radical, violent Left. Despite the clear evidence of Antifa's violent intentions at the University of Utah, a spokesman for the school denied that Antifa provided a
Former U.S. Secret Service agent, author and candidate for Congress in Maryland's 6th District was a guest on the Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU in Washington, DC today. On Twitter he was accused by a liberal listener of using his wife as "the token person of color in his life." Watch Live: The Politics Hour with guests @dbongino and @KhalidPitts http://t.co/CbjvTMYPjM -- The Kojo Nnamdi Show (@kojoshow) October 10, 2014 Listening to @dbongino on @kojoshow is making me squirm. He doesn't seem to under
James Neal-Ellis is a 19-year-old, second year student at Western University, studying in the Honours Specialization Political Science stream. James will be pursuing an Honours in Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business next year. Most Recent Articles by James Neal-Ellis: Mar 18, 2014 -- James Neal-Ellis Statistics Canada reposts that Canada's youth unemployment rate that includes citizens between the ages of 15 to 24 reached approximately 14% in February 2014, which is
The town council of Woodland, North Carolina, rejected a proposal for a solar farm after concerned citizens expressed their concerns that solar panels would "suck up the sun." Among the concerned citizens was Jane Mann, a retired science teacher. Mann warned that plants in the area would not be able to photosynthesize sunlight with solar panels nearby. She also suggested that the solar panels may cause cancer, and said that no one could tell her otherwise. Scientific evidence has never suggested
An evangelical Christian scientist has been named one of TIME's 100 most influential people in the world for her work with the environment and advocacy for action on climate change. "I am honored to be included in the TIME 100 list," Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, scientific adviser to the Evangelical Environmental Network and director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University, said after the announcement. "Even more so, I am encouraged to see climate change emerging as an urgent concern. W
By DAVE SOLOMON New Hampshire Union Leader November 13. 2013 11:54AM Sandra Stotsky, former senior associate commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Education, said Indiana should readopt its previous standards because they were "far superior" to Common Core. (Ellie Price/TheStateHouseFile.com) State Rep. worries Common Core will erode local control Both sides in the Common Core debate accuse each other of lying to support their cause, but in most cases, they are arguing over difference
Broadcast 5/25/2018 at 21:10:02 (1 Listens, 1 Downloads, 545 Itunes) The Rob Kall Bottom Up Radio Show Podcast View on Stitcher Copyright (c) Rob Kall, All Rights Reserved. Do not duplicate or post on youtube or other sites without express permission. Creative commons permissions for this site do not apply to audio content or transcripts of audio content. - Advertisement - Nathan Bomey is an award-winning business reporter for USA Today. He's the author of a new book, After the Fact; The Erosion
MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) -- Shelly Phillips works in an office at the First United Methodist Church in Laramie, Wyoming, and rarely donates to political candidates. But in December, she sent a small donation to David Ermold, who wants to be the next clerk in Rowan County, Kentucky, about 1,200 miles (1,900 kilometers) from where she lives. She's one of more than 5,000 people from at least 48 states who have donated in increments of $10 and $20 to Ermold, giving him more than $200,000 for an election t
Expand | Collapse Phil Hotsenpiller is a pastor and expert in the field of end-time prophecy. What motivated James Matthew Bradley Jr., to smuggle 200 undocumented immigrants across the US Border? Given the conditions, which resulted in the loss of life, it appears that he had no regard for humanity or the Rule of Law. His actions have resulted in the death of at least ten people. Was this just another criminal act or was it something more? I suggest that it was something more than breaking the
In the wake of U.S. District Judge Brian Morris' ruling today which struck down Montana's 2004 voter approved ban on same-sex marriage, Montana's Republican Attorney General Tim Fox, who has previously voiced his opposition to marriage equality, announced his intent to appeal Morris' decision. The Washington Blade reports: "It is the attorney general's sworn duty to uphold and defend Montana's constitution until such time as there is no further review or no appeal can be made in a court of law,
My time on OEN has been well spent. Rob Kall has done a great job helping Americans become aware of what is really going in spite of what the corporate media tells us. The truth is here on OpEdNews.com. That's why I write here. Timothy Gatto Tim Gatto is the author of "Complicity to Contempt" and "Kimchee Days or Stoned Cold Warriors". He is a former Army Sergeant and former Chairman of The Liberal Party of America. Thank goodness OpEdNews functions as one outlet for free opinion about world af
James Neal-Ellis is a 19-year-old, second year student at Western University, studying in the Honours Specialization Political Science stream. James will be pursuing an Honours in Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business next year. Most Recent Articles by James Neal-Ellis: Mar 18, 2014 -- James Neal-Ellis Statistics Canada reposts that Canada's youth unemployment rate that includes citizens between the ages of 15 to 24 reached approximately 14% in February 2014, which is
The town council of Woodland, North Carolina, rejected a proposal for a solar farm after concerned citizens expressed their concerns that solar panels would "suck up the sun." Among the concerned citizens was Jane Mann, a retired science teacher. Mann warned that plants in the area would not be able to photosynthesize sunlight with solar panels nearby. She also suggested that the solar panels may cause cancer, and said that no one could tell her otherwise. Scientific evidence has never suggested
An evangelical Christian scientist has been named one of TIME's 100 most influential people in the world for her work with the environment and advocacy for action on climate change. "I am honored to be included in the TIME 100 list," Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, scientific adviser to the Evangelical Environmental Network and director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University, said after the announcement. "Even more so, I am encouraged to see climate change emerging as an urgent concern. W
By DAVE SOLOMON New Hampshire Union Leader November 13. 2013 11:54AM Sandra Stotsky, former senior associate commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Education, said Indiana should readopt its previous standards because they were "far superior" to Common Core. (Ellie Price/TheStateHouseFile.com) State Rep. worries Common Core will erode local control Both sides in the Common Core debate accuse each other of lying to support their cause, but in most cases, they are arguing over difference
Broadcast 5/25/2018 at 21:10:02 (1 Listens, 1 Downloads, 545 Itunes) The Rob Kall Bottom Up Radio Show Podcast View on Stitcher Copyright (c) Rob Kall, All Rights Reserved. Do not duplicate or post on youtube or other sites without express permission. Creative commons permissions for this site do not apply to audio content or transcripts of audio content. - Advertisement - Nathan Bomey is an award-winning business reporter for USA Today. He's the author of a new book, After the Fact; The Erosion
MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) -- Shelly Phillips works in an office at the First United Methodist Church in Laramie, Wyoming, and rarely donates to political candidates. But in December, she sent a small donation to David Ermold, who wants to be the next clerk in Rowan County, Kentucky, about 1,200 miles (1,900 kilometers) from where she lives. She's one of more than 5,000 people from at least 48 states who have donated in increments of $10 and $20 to Ermold, giving him more than $200,000 for an election t
Expand | Collapse Phil Hotsenpiller is a pastor and expert in the field of end-time prophecy. What motivated James Matthew Bradley Jr., to smuggle 200 undocumented immigrants across the US Border? Given the conditions, which resulted in the loss of life, it appears that he had no regard for humanity or the Rule of Law. His actions have resulted in the death of at least ten people. Was this just another criminal act or was it something more? I suggest that it was something more than breaking the
In the wake of U.S. District Judge Brian Morris' ruling today which struck down Montana's 2004 voter approved ban on same-sex marriage, Montana's Republican Attorney General Tim Fox, who has previously voiced his opposition to marriage equality, announced his intent to appeal Morris' decision. The Washington Blade reports: "It is the attorney general's sworn duty to uphold and defend Montana's constitution until such time as there is no further review or no appeal can be made in a court of law,
My time on OEN has been well spent. Rob Kall has done a great job helping Americans become aware of what is really going in spite of what the corporate media tells us. The truth is here on OpEdNews.com. That's why I write here. Timothy Gatto Tim Gatto is the author of "Complicity to Contempt" and "Kimchee Days or Stoned Cold Warriors". He is a former Army Sergeant and former Chairman of The Liberal Party of America. Thank goodness OpEdNews functions as one outlet for free opinion about world af
It is my understanding that McCullough handed the investigation over to his assistant, to avoid any claims of mishandling the case. The prosecutor is now handing all evidence to the GJ, and allowing THEM to see it, and to decide. So, from what I am gleaning, the Assistant Prosecutor is working with the GJ, and McCullough is far off in the background, only overseeing things to make certain they happen totally by the book, other than that, he is hands off, allowing the GJ to mainly handle to total
Extreme conservative, Pastor Jim Garlow, came on the 'Janet Mefferd Today' and proposed that the government should stop giving "health and welfare" services and let the churches take over so they can work on getting rid of all "freeloaders." "This is going to sound pretty radical to the ears of most listeners," Garlow admitted. "We're so out of tune with Scripture. For several hundred years, we're, for the first part of the history of this country, we did a good job at the health and welfare of
Ralph Benko serves as senior advisor, economics, for the American Principles Project and a policy advisor to The Heartland Institute. He is an internationally syndicated political columnist and member of the Conservative Action Project. Benko is editor-in-chief of The Supply Side and, with Charles Kadlec, author of The 21st Century Gold Standard: For Prosperity, Security, and Liberty , and lead co-editor of the Laissez Faire Books edition of Copernicus's Essay on Money . Benko wrote The Webster
Richard Falk warns of "worse blowbacks," says "Those to whom evil is done, do evil in return" GENEVA, April 22, 2013 - In an exclusive report, UN Watch has revealed that top UN Human Rights Council official Richard Falk is blaming the Boston terrorist attacks on U.S. foreign policy and "Tel Aviv." In a letter sent today to UN chief Ban Ki-moon and U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice (see below), UN Watch demanded that Falk be condemned. For more on Falk, who was recently expelled by the Human Rights Watc
Gary B. Pillersdorf. G ary B. Pillersdorf, founder of prominent litigation firm Gary B. Pillersdorf & Associates, PC, is a board certified Civil Trial Attorney and a past-President of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association. A member of the Million-Dollar Advocates Forum, he has been elected to Super Lawyers for the past three years, as well as having won the prestigious Mel Award from the Melvin Belli Society, the Trial Lawyer of the Year Award from the Institute of Jewish Humanities, an
Rebecca Jeanette Rubin, a 39-year-old Canadian who has been sought for a decade in the largest "eco-terrorism" case in United States history, was arrested today by FBI agents after she surrendered in Blaine, Wash. Rubin, an alleged member of a group that called itself "The Family," is to be taken to Oregon to face trial on federal arson, destructive device and conspiracy charges, federal authorities said in announcing her arrest. She was one of three remaining fugitives in the group, another 10
JAILED Hate preacher Anjem Choudary is one of the first radical extremists to be placed in a new high-security 'jihadi' wing, the Sun can reveal. The co-founder Al-Muhajiroun was one a handful of convicted criminals placed in the new separation unit at HMP Frankland in Co Durham last week. Getty Images 2 Hate preacher Anjem Choudary was jailed in September for drumming up support for ISIS AP:Associated Press 2 The 49-year-old will be placed in a new high security jihadi wing The Ministry of Just
by Steve Sweeney and Caroline Stockford in Istanbul THE trial of three prominent Turkish writers was adjourned in Istanbul on Wednesday as the defendants vowed to defend the "basic human right of freedom of speech." Ahmet Nesin, Professor Sebnem Korur Fincanci and Reporters Sans Frontieres journalist Erol Onderoglu appeared at the Caglayan High Criminal Court in Istanbul on Wednesday, charged with "making propaganda for a terrorist organisation" -- namely the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). The t
Disgraced TV preacher Jim Bakker, who resigned from his Assemblies of God ministries after facing accusations of drugging and raping an employee, urged viewers to stock up on his overpriced buckets of End Times survival food in the event that Democrats assassinate President Donald Trump. "If they kill our president or they destroy him or whatever, if we elect the other side," Bakker said, "this is it. I think maybe Trump is here to give us time to get ready because all hell is going to break loo
Lucian Wintrich, the fetching young understudy to to the Stupidest Man On The Internet, Jim Hoft's aka "The Gateway Pundit," has had a busy week. CNN had gotten in a small spot of trouble by NOT doxxing a clever man who loves to make lists of all of CNN's Jews. Oh, the people were so angry! Wintrich, had of course already scaled the heights of American journalism by making "ironic" white power signs (it is of course a very tiresome thing, wherein the "alt right" make up their own fake news "gotc
Extreme conservative, Pastor Jim Garlow, came on the 'Janet Mefferd Today' and proposed that the government should stop giving "health and welfare" services and let the churches take over so they can work on getting rid of all "freeloaders." "This is going to sound pretty radical to the ears of most listeners," Garlow admitted. "We're so out of tune with Scripture. For several hundred years, we're, for the first part of the history of this country, we did a good job at the health and welfare of
Ralph Benko serves as senior advisor, economics, for the American Principles Project and a policy advisor to The Heartland Institute. He is an internationally syndicated political columnist and member of the Conservative Action Project. Benko is editor-in-chief of The Supply Side and, with Charles Kadlec, author of The 21st Century Gold Standard: For Prosperity, Security, and Liberty , and lead co-editor of the Laissez Faire Books edition of Copernicus's Essay on Money . Benko wrote The Webster
Richard Falk warns of "worse blowbacks," says "Those to whom evil is done, do evil in return" GENEVA, April 22, 2013 - In an exclusive report, UN Watch has revealed that top UN Human Rights Council official Richard Falk is blaming the Boston terrorist attacks on U.S. foreign policy and "Tel Aviv." In a letter sent today to UN chief Ban Ki-moon and U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice (see below), UN Watch demanded that Falk be condemned. For more on Falk, who was recently expelled by the Human Rights Watc
Gary B. Pillersdorf. G ary B. Pillersdorf, founder of prominent litigation firm Gary B. Pillersdorf & Associates, PC, is a board certified Civil Trial Attorney and a past-President of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association. A member of the Million-Dollar Advocates Forum, he has been elected to Super Lawyers for the past three years, as well as having won the prestigious Mel Award from the Melvin Belli Society, the Trial Lawyer of the Year Award from the Institute of Jewish Humanities, an
Rebecca Jeanette Rubin, a 39-year-old Canadian who has been sought for a decade in the largest "eco-terrorism" case in United States history, was arrested today by FBI agents after she surrendered in Blaine, Wash. Rubin, an alleged member of a group that called itself "The Family," is to be taken to Oregon to face trial on federal arson, destructive device and conspiracy charges, federal authorities said in announcing her arrest. She was one of three remaining fugitives in the group, another 10
JAILED Hate preacher Anjem Choudary is one of the first radical extremists to be placed in a new high-security 'jihadi' wing, the Sun can reveal. The co-founder Al-Muhajiroun was one a handful of convicted criminals placed in the new separation unit at HMP Frankland in Co Durham last week. Getty Images 2 Hate preacher Anjem Choudary was jailed in September for drumming up support for ISIS AP:Associated Press 2 The 49-year-old will be placed in a new high security jihadi wing The Ministry of Just
by Steve Sweeney and Caroline Stockford in Istanbul THE trial of three prominent Turkish writers was adjourned in Istanbul on Wednesday as the defendants vowed to defend the "basic human right of freedom of speech." Ahmet Nesin, Professor Sebnem Korur Fincanci and Reporters Sans Frontieres journalist Erol Onderoglu appeared at the Caglayan High Criminal Court in Istanbul on Wednesday, charged with "making propaganda for a terrorist organisation" -- namely the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). The t
Disgraced TV preacher Jim Bakker, who resigned from his Assemblies of God ministries after facing accusations of drugging and raping an employee, urged viewers to stock up on his overpriced buckets of End Times survival food in the event that Democrats assassinate President Donald Trump. "If they kill our president or they destroy him or whatever, if we elect the other side," Bakker said, "this is it. I think maybe Trump is here to give us time to get ready because all hell is going to break loo
Lucian Wintrich, the fetching young understudy to to the Stupidest Man On The Internet, Jim Hoft's aka "The Gateway Pundit," has had a busy week. CNN had gotten in a small spot of trouble by NOT doxxing a clever man who loves to make lists of all of CNN's Jews. Oh, the people were so angry! Wintrich, had of course already scaled the heights of American journalism by making "ironic" white power signs (it is of course a very tiresome thing, wherein the "alt right" make up their own fake news "gotc
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits jumped last week, pushing total applications above 300,000 for the first time in nearly three months. Weekly applications rose 21,000 to a seasonally adjusted 313,000, the Labor Department said Wednesday. That's the highest level since the first week of September. The four-week average, a less volatile measure, rose 6,250 to 294,000. Loading ... The increase is unlikely to raise concerns about the broader health of the jo
As you may already know, one of America's two political parties is extremely religious. Sixty-one percent of this party's voters say they pray daily or more often. An astounding 92 percent of them believe in life after death. And there's a hard-core subgroup in this party of super-religious Christian zealots. Very conservative on gay marriage, half of the members of this subgroup believe Bush uses too little religious rhetoric, and 51 percent of them believe God gave Israel to the Jews and that
While social media remained abuzz with angry party volunteers and Kejriwal sympathisers for choosing two 'rank outsiders' over senior party leaders or prominent personalities, Kejriwal's political rivals found new fodder. Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken, who shared Susheel Gupta's resignation letter from Congress dated November 28 on social media, told MAIL TODAY, "When Gupta told me then that he was quitting the party because he had been promised an RS seat, I did not believe him." It was impos
Maryland Catholic Churches Organize To Repeal Marriage Equality Law Igor Volsky Apr 25, 2012, 2:01 pm The Archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland is asking Catholic churches to read a letter asking members to take part in an effort to repeal the state's marriage-equality law and add their names to a petition to place the referendum on the November ballot. The union of one man and one woman "has been recognized by government and religion alike because of its unique capactiy to engender life, and to es
A Soros-funded faux Catholic group called Faith in Public Life is holding what it calls a "special briefing" on "Faithful Resistance to Rising White Nationalism," featuring Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). This exercise is designed to further demonize white Americans who are waking up to what President Obama has done to them during his eight years in office. At Pearl Harbor, President Obama condemned "the tug of tribalism" and "the urge to demonize those who are different."
TENS of millions of dollars donated to SA charities never make it to the needy because the money is spent on administration, wages and event management, an Advertiser analysis shows. More than 650 charities are registered in the state, and an examination of the 22 main cancer charities shows that from total donations of $125 million, only about 55c in the dollar is being passed on to the expected recipients. In their latest accounts provided to Consumer and Business Services, some charities admi
by RoseAnn Salanitri, TPATH Contributor, (c)2015 (Mar. 19, 2015) -- Apostasy is the renunciation of a religious or political belief or allegiance. In America, where our government was founded upon the principle that our rights come from God, the implications of a religious apostasy creates a slippery slope that affects our government as well. This two-pronged apostasy shakes the very foundation of who we are as a people and what we expect and permit from our government. After all, it is logical
For the first time ever, both major party candidates for the office are Roman Catholics, members of a church whose members make up barely 4 percent of West Virginia's population. And, unlike elections still vivid in living memory, this time few have even noticed. "I remember the 1960 election as a young kid," said Gov. Joe Manchin, who was an altar boy at the time. "I remember people saying that if Kennedy won, the pope would run the country. I just couldn't believe the things I was hearing." Ma
The Protestant State church in Western Germany, the second largest denomination in the country with more than 700 parishes, has overwhelmingly voted to allow same-sex marriage and register them as official unions. Rheinische Evangelische Kirche, which claims to represent 2.6 million members, said in a press release posted on its website that the denomination has voted "with a very large majority" to recognize the "equality of homosexual and heterosexual couples." Free sign up cp newsletter! The
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will spend a minimum of $50 million to "support establishment, business-friendly candidates in primaries and the general election, with an aim of trying to win a Republican Senate majority," the organization announced this week. Tea party candidates need not apply. "Our No. 1 focus is to make sure, when it comes to the Senate, that we have no loser candidates," said U.S. Chamber of Commerce political strategist Scott Reed, according to Breitbart News . "That will be
As you may already know, one of America's two political parties is extremely religious. Sixty-one percent of this party's voters say they pray daily or more often. An astounding 92 percent of them believe in life after death. And there's a hard-core subgroup in this party of super-religious Christian zealots. Very conservative on gay marriage, half of the members of this subgroup believe Bush uses too little religious rhetoric, and 51 percent of them believe God gave Israel to the Jews and that
While social media remained abuzz with angry party volunteers and Kejriwal sympathisers for choosing two 'rank outsiders' over senior party leaders or prominent personalities, Kejriwal's political rivals found new fodder. Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken, who shared Susheel Gupta's resignation letter from Congress dated November 28 on social media, told MAIL TODAY, "When Gupta told me then that he was quitting the party because he had been promised an RS seat, I did not believe him." It was impos
Maryland Catholic Churches Organize To Repeal Marriage Equality Law Igor Volsky Apr 25, 2012, 2:01 pm The Archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland is asking Catholic churches to read a letter asking members to take part in an effort to repeal the state's marriage-equality law and add their names to a petition to place the referendum on the November ballot. The union of one man and one woman "has been recognized by government and religion alike because of its unique capactiy to engender life, and to es
A Soros-funded faux Catholic group called Faith in Public Life is holding what it calls a "special briefing" on "Faithful Resistance to Rising White Nationalism," featuring Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). This exercise is designed to further demonize white Americans who are waking up to what President Obama has done to them during his eight years in office. At Pearl Harbor, President Obama condemned "the tug of tribalism" and "the urge to demonize those who are different."
TENS of millions of dollars donated to SA charities never make it to the needy because the money is spent on administration, wages and event management, an Advertiser analysis shows. More than 650 charities are registered in the state, and an examination of the 22 main cancer charities shows that from total donations of $125 million, only about 55c in the dollar is being passed on to the expected recipients. In their latest accounts provided to Consumer and Business Services, some charities admi
by RoseAnn Salanitri, TPATH Contributor, (c)2015 (Mar. 19, 2015) -- Apostasy is the renunciation of a religious or political belief or allegiance. In America, where our government was founded upon the principle that our rights come from God, the implications of a religious apostasy creates a slippery slope that affects our government as well. This two-pronged apostasy shakes the very foundation of who we are as a people and what we expect and permit from our government. After all, it is logical
For the first time ever, both major party candidates for the office are Roman Catholics, members of a church whose members make up barely 4 percent of West Virginia's population. And, unlike elections still vivid in living memory, this time few have even noticed. "I remember the 1960 election as a young kid," said Gov. Joe Manchin, who was an altar boy at the time. "I remember people saying that if Kennedy won, the pope would run the country. I just couldn't believe the things I was hearing." Ma
The Protestant State church in Western Germany, the second largest denomination in the country with more than 700 parishes, has overwhelmingly voted to allow same-sex marriage and register them as official unions. Rheinische Evangelische Kirche, which claims to represent 2.6 million members, said in a press release posted on its website that the denomination has voted "with a very large majority" to recognize the "equality of homosexual and heterosexual couples." Free sign up cp newsletter! The
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will spend a minimum of $50 million to "support establishment, business-friendly candidates in primaries and the general election, with an aim of trying to win a Republican Senate majority," the organization announced this week. Tea party candidates need not apply. "Our No. 1 focus is to make sure, when it comes to the Senate, that we have no loser candidates," said U.S. Chamber of Commerce political strategist Scott Reed, according to Breitbart News . "That will be
Raising the minimum wage has been a hot topic among Democrats this year. So we wondered: if America has a minimum wage, do some also think the U.S. needs a cap on how much money an individual can earn? We polled people in New York and Virginia on the subject. Watch the results of our survey. Take our poll on the subject. Community Rules Speak your mind. Please be respectful of our rules and community. No spam, abuse, obscenities, off-topic comments, racial or ethnic slurs, threats, hate, comment
There is a lot of talk about "choice" from the abortion obsessed left, Save Jerseyans, but their actions prove time and again they aren't interested in choice. They aren't interested in "choice"; they're set on promoting abortion and forcing their views on others including religious organizations. The latest example comes from a group going by the name " Expose Fake Clinics " which is encouraging abortion supporters to hit the streets to protest outside of crisis pregnancy centers - also known a
Earlier this month, the IRS made a seemingly insignificant change to its policy, undermining the Obamacare mandate in a very significant way. By: Josie Wales This article first appeared at ANTIMEDIA For the last several years, individual filers were required by law to fill out line 61 of form 1040, which indicates whether you have maintained coverage or paid the penalty. This is otherwise known as a "shared responsibility statement." Taxpayers could also claim exemption by filing a 8965 form. T
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 03:05 PM yallerdawg (15,914 posts) 9 million kids get health insurance under CHIP. Congress JUST LET IT EXPIRE. While we fretted about OUR insurance, they whacked our kid's insurance! Source: Washington Post, by Valerie Strauss Congress just allowed the Childrens Health Insurance Program, which provided low-cost health insurance to 9 million children, to expire. If action is not taken soon to restore the funding, the effects will become obvious in schools across the country, wit
Even though reporting to the exchanges has been delayed one year, all employers subject to the minimum-wage laws are required to send a notice to all employees by October 1, 2013. Also, the plan affordability/minimum-value information still must be provided. What are the risks? Let's be clear: There are potentially steep penalties--up to $250,000 --for committing fraud but not for making an honest mistake. [7] According to legal site Nolo.com : "Although auditors are trained to look for fr
The Family Research Council and 41 allied organizations/hate groups ran a full-page ad in USA Today urging the Boy Scouts of America to hold on to its anti-gay policies. The organization, as you know, is considering dropping its ban on gay scouts and leaders at its board meeting this week. Writes the FRC in a release : Among the groups signing onto the ad are the American Family Association, American Values, Bott Radio Network, Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute, International Communion of
Some doctors are breaking the law by "pre-signing" abortion consent forms, the Government has said. Spot checks at more than 250 abortion clinics this week found evidence of blank forms being signed in anticipation of patients seeking a termination. The law states that, except in emergencies, two doctors must agree for a woman to have an abortion. Although doctors do not have to see the woman in person, they must certify that they are aware of her circumstances and why she wants to go ahead with
To be very clear on this, THIS IS NOT A HATE PETITION AGAINST THE LGBT COMMUNITY. Whether that is something you believe in or support, that is your choice, and that is exactly why i am starting this petition. It is absolutely UNFAIR that as Christians or anyone who is a part of a religion that is not in support of that, are now having their rights taken away to choose what they do and don't believe in. The first amendment CLEARLY STATES that we as citizens have the FREEDOM OF RELIGION, which mea
Chick-fil-A. The first time I'd ever heard of the food chain was a couple of years ago, when it became public knowledge that its owner and CEO gave money to anti-LGBTQ organizations. I'd never eaten there, so it wasn't a sacrifice for me to not go, yet I have always had tons of people telling me I was missing out. It's just chicken. Even if it is great chicken how does it erase all the politics around the company that makes it? As the fantastic HuffPo article posted yesterday put it: " If you c
There's nothing more important in retailing than labeling. A catchy name or logo or slogan can move products off the shelves and create an identity that can imbed a product into the public's consciousness. The same is true in the world of politics, and that's why candidates and causes and organizations spend so much time and effort trying to label themselves and, perhaps even more importantly, others. If these efforts work well, the new label spreads into the society as a whole, often abetted by
There is a lot of talk about "choice" from the abortion obsessed left, Save Jerseyans, but their actions prove time and again they aren't interested in choice. They aren't interested in "choice"; they're set on promoting abortion and forcing their views on others including religious organizations. The latest example comes from a group going by the name " Expose Fake Clinics " which is encouraging abortion supporters to hit the streets to protest outside of crisis pregnancy centers - also known a
Earlier this month, the IRS made a seemingly insignificant change to its policy, undermining the Obamacare mandate in a very significant way. By: Josie Wales This article first appeared at ANTIMEDIA For the last several years, individual filers were required by law to fill out line 61 of form 1040, which indicates whether you have maintained coverage or paid the penalty. This is otherwise known as a "shared responsibility statement." Taxpayers could also claim exemption by filing a 8965 form. T
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 03:05 PM yallerdawg (15,914 posts) 9 million kids get health insurance under CHIP. Congress JUST LET IT EXPIRE. While we fretted about OUR insurance, they whacked our kid's insurance! Source: Washington Post, by Valerie Strauss Congress just allowed the Childrens Health Insurance Program, which provided low-cost health insurance to 9 million children, to expire. If action is not taken soon to restore the funding, the effects will become obvious in schools across the country, wit
Even though reporting to the exchanges has been delayed one year, all employers subject to the minimum-wage laws are required to send a notice to all employees by October 1, 2013. Also, the plan affordability/minimum-value information still must be provided. What are the risks? Let's be clear: There are potentially steep penalties--up to $250,000 --for committing fraud but not for making an honest mistake. [7] According to legal site Nolo.com : "Although auditors are trained to look for fr
The Family Research Council and 41 allied organizations/hate groups ran a full-page ad in USA Today urging the Boy Scouts of America to hold on to its anti-gay policies. The organization, as you know, is considering dropping its ban on gay scouts and leaders at its board meeting this week. Writes the FRC in a release : Among the groups signing onto the ad are the American Family Association, American Values, Bott Radio Network, Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute, International Communion of
Some doctors are breaking the law by "pre-signing" abortion consent forms, the Government has said. Spot checks at more than 250 abortion clinics this week found evidence of blank forms being signed in anticipation of patients seeking a termination. The law states that, except in emergencies, two doctors must agree for a woman to have an abortion. Although doctors do not have to see the woman in person, they must certify that they are aware of her circumstances and why she wants to go ahead with
To be very clear on this, THIS IS NOT A HATE PETITION AGAINST THE LGBT COMMUNITY. Whether that is something you believe in or support, that is your choice, and that is exactly why i am starting this petition. It is absolutely UNFAIR that as Christians or anyone who is a part of a religion that is not in support of that, are now having their rights taken away to choose what they do and don't believe in. The first amendment CLEARLY STATES that we as citizens have the FREEDOM OF RELIGION, which mea
Chick-fil-A. The first time I'd ever heard of the food chain was a couple of years ago, when it became public knowledge that its owner and CEO gave money to anti-LGBTQ organizations. I'd never eaten there, so it wasn't a sacrifice for me to not go, yet I have always had tons of people telling me I was missing out. It's just chicken. Even if it is great chicken how does it erase all the politics around the company that makes it? As the fantastic HuffPo article posted yesterday put it: " If you c
There's nothing more important in retailing than labeling. A catchy name or logo or slogan can move products off the shelves and create an identity that can imbed a product into the public's consciousness. The same is true in the world of politics, and that's why candidates and causes and organizations spend so much time and effort trying to label themselves and, perhaps even more importantly, others. If these efforts work well, the new label spreads into the society as a whole, often abetted by
CNN, Jake Tapper and Democrat Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel are all in the spotlight for their abject politicization of the Parkland school shootings. After a very scripted town hall event by CNN, with a goal of advancing gun control policy, CNN and Tapper now attempt to gain distance from growing controversies. Most of the current county leaders throughout Broward County civic leadership are transplanted far-left NE liberals; many from New York. Democrat Sheriff Israel is thoroughly pol
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) Chairman Devin Nunes appears on Fox News with Tucker Carlson to discuss the redactions within the Carter Page FISA application. About two-thirds of the way through the interview Nunes describes the document as " a phoney FISA ", moments later " a completely fraudulent document "... WATCH: Careful, If I step out of line to far someone from the deep state will kill me or my family. I like what REX @_ImperatorRex_ posted. Now it may be that t
Memos written by former FBI director James Comey reveal that CNN may have helped orchestrate a possible setup of then-president-elect Donald Trump. According to multiple published reports, the memos seem to indicate that a meeting Comey had with Trump was prompted by pressure from CNN and then was used to launch the media frenzy over the anti-Trump dossier, which was funded by the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. Mollie Hemingway at The Federalist writ
Amidst Democrat leaders denying any knowledge of the DNC's collusion with Russia to obtain a (now largely discredited) dossier of information hostile to Donald Trump, one Democrat was still willing to throw the first stone. Fox News' Tucker Carlson began this segment by saying, "We put a lot of calls out today, and very few Democratic lawmakers were interested in talking about this at all. The rare exception was Brad Sherman of California..." Rep. Sherman (D-CA) made headlines earlier this year
Charles Krauthammer thinks the last people who should criticize President Trump for supposedly releasing classified info to the Russians are the Democrats. He said, "Since their candidate for the presidency had been spilling classified information some of the highest level classified for a year and half and the Democrats pretended it wasn't a problem or that it should be ignored, it's rather unseemly." By the way, if Trump did release info it would have been legal since the president has broad a
Rod Wheeler has sued Fox News for, allegedly, falsely quoting him in order to give more credibility to a Trump-endorsed report about murdered DNC staffer Seth Rich designed to take the heat off Trump about Russia. You may recall that in May, Fox News retracted what was never more than a conspiracy theory , that Rich had been in suspicious contact with Wikileaks - thus suggesting that Rich, not Russia, was the source of hacked DNC material provided to Wikileaks. Fox's retraction occurred after Ri
Oh what a tangled web is weaved.... Apparently, the FBI used the Jeb Bush/DNC Commissioned opposition research dossier on candidate Trump as evidence to the FISA court to gain a warrant for surveillance. Things just got more interesting. If this report via CNN is factual in its baseline accuracy, methinks the motive for the stuttering obfuscation of FBI Director James Comey just gained some sunlight. Washington (CNN) - The FBI last year used a dossier of allegations of Russian ties to Donald T
Friday in an interview with Fox News, Eric Trump, son of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, reacted to the resignation of Paul Manafort from the presidential campaign. The younger Trump said he thought his father did not want to be distracted by Manafort's issues, but had praise for Manafort's efforts on the campaign to date. "I think my father wanted to be distracted by whatever things Paul was dealing with. And Paul was amazing. You know, he helped us get through the primary process. He he
Fox News host Tucker Carlson sat down for an interview with President Donald Trump following a meeting in Helsinki, Finland, with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The interview aired in two parts: Part 1 - President Trump discusses ' very bad people ' former CIA director John Brennan, FBI lovebirds Peter Strzok and Lisa Page being 'exposed,' the bipartisan call for conflict with Russia in Washington, NATO, Democrats and open borders. Part 2 (below) - President Trump discusses the new Mueller i
A panel of Fox News pundits agreed that the White House response to James Comey's very damning testimony about Donald Trump's behavior around the Russia investigation was dismal. But their concern was not about the disturbing behavior of an American president. No, it was about how the testimony might negatively impact him and his agenda. Whatever you think of former FBI Director Comey, his testimony today should have done nothing to reassure anyone that Trump has acted in good faith with regard
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) Chairman Devin Nunes appears on Fox News with Tucker Carlson to discuss the redactions within the Carter Page FISA application. About two-thirds of the way through the interview Nunes describes the document as " a phoney FISA ", moments later " a completely fraudulent document "... WATCH: Careful, If I step out of line to far someone from the deep state will kill me or my family. I like what REX @_ImperatorRex_ posted. Now it may be that t
Memos written by former FBI director James Comey reveal that CNN may have helped orchestrate a possible setup of then-president-elect Donald Trump. According to multiple published reports, the memos seem to indicate that a meeting Comey had with Trump was prompted by pressure from CNN and then was used to launch the media frenzy over the anti-Trump dossier, which was funded by the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. Mollie Hemingway at The Federalist writ
Amidst Democrat leaders denying any knowledge of the DNC's collusion with Russia to obtain a (now largely discredited) dossier of information hostile to Donald Trump, one Democrat was still willing to throw the first stone. Fox News' Tucker Carlson began this segment by saying, "We put a lot of calls out today, and very few Democratic lawmakers were interested in talking about this at all. The rare exception was Brad Sherman of California..." Rep. Sherman (D-CA) made headlines earlier this year
Charles Krauthammer thinks the last people who should criticize President Trump for supposedly releasing classified info to the Russians are the Democrats. He said, "Since their candidate for the presidency had been spilling classified information some of the highest level classified for a year and half and the Democrats pretended it wasn't a problem or that it should be ignored, it's rather unseemly." By the way, if Trump did release info it would have been legal since the president has broad a
Rod Wheeler has sued Fox News for, allegedly, falsely quoting him in order to give more credibility to a Trump-endorsed report about murdered DNC staffer Seth Rich designed to take the heat off Trump about Russia. You may recall that in May, Fox News retracted what was never more than a conspiracy theory , that Rich had been in suspicious contact with Wikileaks - thus suggesting that Rich, not Russia, was the source of hacked DNC material provided to Wikileaks. Fox's retraction occurred after Ri
Oh what a tangled web is weaved.... Apparently, the FBI used the Jeb Bush/DNC Commissioned opposition research dossier on candidate Trump as evidence to the FISA court to gain a warrant for surveillance. Things just got more interesting. If this report via CNN is factual in its baseline accuracy, methinks the motive for the stuttering obfuscation of FBI Director James Comey just gained some sunlight. Washington (CNN) - The FBI last year used a dossier of allegations of Russian ties to Donald T
Friday in an interview with Fox News, Eric Trump, son of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, reacted to the resignation of Paul Manafort from the presidential campaign. The younger Trump said he thought his father did not want to be distracted by Manafort's issues, but had praise for Manafort's efforts on the campaign to date. "I think my father wanted to be distracted by whatever things Paul was dealing with. And Paul was amazing. You know, he helped us get through the primary process. He he
Fox News host Tucker Carlson sat down for an interview with President Donald Trump following a meeting in Helsinki, Finland, with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The interview aired in two parts: Part 1 - President Trump discusses ' very bad people ' former CIA director John Brennan, FBI lovebirds Peter Strzok and Lisa Page being 'exposed,' the bipartisan call for conflict with Russia in Washington, NATO, Democrats and open borders. Part 2 (below) - President Trump discusses the new Mueller i
A panel of Fox News pundits agreed that the White House response to James Comey's very damning testimony about Donald Trump's behavior around the Russia investigation was dismal. But their concern was not about the disturbing behavior of an American president. No, it was about how the testimony might negatively impact him and his agenda. Whatever you think of former FBI Director Comey, his testimony today should have done nothing to reassure anyone that Trump has acted in good faith with regard
In a Friday segment titled " Radical Muslims on the March ," Fox News host Sean Hannity had national security experts and commentators in the studio to discuss the rise of radical Islam, and it didn't take long for things to get heated. Act for America President Brigitte Gabriel was among the panelists, and she found herself under fire after questioning why more moderate Muslims are not speaking out against the violence orchestrated by radical Muslims. Fox News liberal contributor Tamara Holder
(Joshua Paladino, Liberty Headlines) Last weekend, CNN published an editorial apologizing for the South's "hypocrisy." Issac Bailey Issac Bailey, an editorial writer for the Charlotte Observer , wrote the article that ties the accusations against Roy Moore to alleged cultural and religious hypocrisy of Southern Americans. "My region repeatedly claims that we place God above all else, but our actions tell a different story, especially when we mix religion, politics and the mistreatment of women a
Geraldo Rivera offered a contradictory take on two issues during his appearance on Friday's Fox & Friends when he suggested that the Federal Bureau of Investigation's surveillance of extremist Muslim groups since 9/11 had outlived its usefulness, but that the New York City Police Department would be found by the Justice Department to have done no wrong for targeting and frisking "minority kids on corners with hoodies on." "Something that Senator [ Dick ] Durbin (D-IL) is doing; he is pressuring
By David Meeks March 12, 2012, 1:39 p.m. Reporting from Washington-- After years of battling false claims and viral emails alleging that he is a Muslim, President Obama hasn't gotten far among Republican voters in Alabama and Mississippi - about half still believe he is Muslim and about 1 in 4 believes his parents' interracial marriage should have been illegal, a new poll shows.The automated survey by Public Policy Polling, conducted over the weekend in advance of Tuesday's GOP primaries in bo
CNN and other news outlets are reporting that Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI), who lead a group of pro-life Democrats in demanding certain abortion restrictions surrounding the health care reform bill, will announce today that he is retiring from the House. Stupak secured a deal from the White House for President Obama to sign an executive order reaffirming that the health care reform law would not include federal funding for abortion. Stupak had threatened to veto the bill, along with what he said were
Hacked emails by Democratic National Committee officials paint a different picture of a party that bills itself as the representative of American minorities. WikiLeaks published thousands of emails by DNC staffers just days before the launch of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. One email , addressed to DNC Finance Chief of Staff Scott Comer from Zachary Allen of TIPAH Consulting, revealed an apparently racist comment, mocking the name of a black woman, LaQueenia Gibson, an exec
In separate initiative, NRB apparently has issues with edge providers Religious groups are calling on FCC chairman Ajit Pai not to eliminate the bright-line network neutrality rules , which he has proposed doing at the FCC's Dec. 14 public meeting. That came in a letter Monday from, among others, the National Council of Churches, the Islamic Society of North America and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Saying communications was "one of God's great gifts to humanity," they said, and sugg
Benjamin Weinthal 11th August 2014 - Fox News Iran's embattled Christian community is fleeing rising religious persecution, with hundreds securing refuge in the unlikely sanctuary of Bulgaria. Omid Salehi, 21, who converted with his family to Christianity 12 years ago, is typical of the religious refugees pouring out of the Islamic nation. Five members of his family fled first to Turkey, then made their way to Bulgaria, the former Soviet bloc country that lies across the Black Sea from Turkey an
CNBC host Jim Cramer and White House advisor Gene Sperling appeared on Meet the Press on Sunday where he was asked for their takes on the debate over extending long-term unemployment insurance. During the segment, Cramer tore into how Democrats go about pursuing job creation policies and offered the party some messaging advice which will allow them to gain public support for their existing policies. Cramer began by dismissing Sen. Rand Paul 's (R-KY) who suggestion that perpetual unemployment ma
As the media mouthpiece for the anti-choice movement and the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, Fox News has been unwavering in its support for opposition to the HHS birth control mandate which has exempted churches and provided a mechanism by which religious non-profits and educational institutions can invoke their exemption to allow their insurance carriers to cover the cost of birth control. In promoting the bishop's position, Fox News has promoted their claim that the mandate covers abortion
(Joshua Paladino, Liberty Headlines) Last weekend, CNN published an editorial apologizing for the South's "hypocrisy." Issac Bailey Issac Bailey, an editorial writer for the Charlotte Observer , wrote the article that ties the accusations against Roy Moore to alleged cultural and religious hypocrisy of Southern Americans. "My region repeatedly claims that we place God above all else, but our actions tell a different story, especially when we mix religion, politics and the mistreatment of women a
Geraldo Rivera offered a contradictory take on two issues during his appearance on Friday's Fox & Friends when he suggested that the Federal Bureau of Investigation's surveillance of extremist Muslim groups since 9/11 had outlived its usefulness, but that the New York City Police Department would be found by the Justice Department to have done no wrong for targeting and frisking "minority kids on corners with hoodies on." "Something that Senator [ Dick ] Durbin (D-IL) is doing; he is pressuring
By David Meeks March 12, 2012, 1:39 p.m. Reporting from Washington-- After years of battling false claims and viral emails alleging that he is a Muslim, President Obama hasn't gotten far among Republican voters in Alabama and Mississippi - about half still believe he is Muslim and about 1 in 4 believes his parents' interracial marriage should have been illegal, a new poll shows.The automated survey by Public Policy Polling, conducted over the weekend in advance of Tuesday's GOP primaries in bo
CNN and other news outlets are reporting that Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI), who lead a group of pro-life Democrats in demanding certain abortion restrictions surrounding the health care reform bill, will announce today that he is retiring from the House. Stupak secured a deal from the White House for President Obama to sign an executive order reaffirming that the health care reform law would not include federal funding for abortion. Stupak had threatened to veto the bill, along with what he said were
Hacked emails by Democratic National Committee officials paint a different picture of a party that bills itself as the representative of American minorities. WikiLeaks published thousands of emails by DNC staffers just days before the launch of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. One email , addressed to DNC Finance Chief of Staff Scott Comer from Zachary Allen of TIPAH Consulting, revealed an apparently racist comment, mocking the name of a black woman, LaQueenia Gibson, an exec
In separate initiative, NRB apparently has issues with edge providers Religious groups are calling on FCC chairman Ajit Pai not to eliminate the bright-line network neutrality rules , which he has proposed doing at the FCC's Dec. 14 public meeting. That came in a letter Monday from, among others, the National Council of Churches, the Islamic Society of North America and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Saying communications was "one of God's great gifts to humanity," they said, and sugg
Benjamin Weinthal 11th August 2014 - Fox News Iran's embattled Christian community is fleeing rising religious persecution, with hundreds securing refuge in the unlikely sanctuary of Bulgaria. Omid Salehi, 21, who converted with his family to Christianity 12 years ago, is typical of the religious refugees pouring out of the Islamic nation. Five members of his family fled first to Turkey, then made their way to Bulgaria, the former Soviet bloc country that lies across the Black Sea from Turkey an
CNBC host Jim Cramer and White House advisor Gene Sperling appeared on Meet the Press on Sunday where he was asked for their takes on the debate over extending long-term unemployment insurance. During the segment, Cramer tore into how Democrats go about pursuing job creation policies and offered the party some messaging advice which will allow them to gain public support for their existing policies. Cramer began by dismissing Sen. Rand Paul 's (R-KY) who suggestion that perpetual unemployment ma
As the media mouthpiece for the anti-choice movement and the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, Fox News has been unwavering in its support for opposition to the HHS birth control mandate which has exempted churches and provided a mechanism by which religious non-profits and educational institutions can invoke their exemption to allow their insurance carriers to cover the cost of birth control. In promoting the bishop's position, Fox News has promoted their claim that the mandate covers abortion
Photograph: Christina Aguilera and Hillary Clinton backstage in the 'green room' for the Ellen Degeneres Show. Something seems to have put a smile on Hillary's face. At the outset of what I am going to say in this column, let me make one thing clear. I totally respect a person's right to live his or her life as he or she may choose, so long as no one is hurt as a result. And, that goes for someone's sexual preference, even though homosexuality is not endorsed in the Bible, and it is not my "cup
Warren Farrell was once considered a feminist leader. He hung around with Gloria Steinem and wrote about why men and women should break out of rigid old gender roles. But then, as he learned more, he started to disagree with parts of modern feminism. "I don't agree with the part of feminism that says men are the oppressors and women are the oppressed," he says in our latest Stossel TV video . "That part of feminism is sick." In Farrell's new book, "The Boy Crisis," he argues that hostility towar
You should see her when she takes on the Mummy. Photo Illustration: Everett Bogue; Photos: iStockphoto, Getty Images Last night, Vanity Fair astrologer Michael Lutin did something that nobody has yet been able to do sufficiently: He explained Hillary Clinton. The secret to Clinton's murky, buttoned-up, hypercompetitive personality is centered upon one simple thing: She's a Scorpio . Wait, wait, wait, take this seriously for a minute. We're not usually into astrology or anything like that. Normal
Really, Gloria Steinem, really? I can't even begin to comprehend how someone like Ms. Steinem -- who even helped put "Ms." into our lexicon -- would put down into words such a sexist idea as "young women are saying they support Bernie so they can get dick." Okay, I'm paraphrasing a bit here, but when she appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher on February 5th, 2016, her commentary on women and who they support in the Democratic primary was exactly that. Shockingly, the feminist was saying some
Leave it to Sarah Palin to look at all the sympathetic attention Hillary Clinton has gotten from Karl Rove's bogus suggestion that she might have suffered brain damage - and find a way to make it about herself. Given that the two situations could not be more different, Palin may well have come up with the Worst Excuse To Play The Conservative Victim evah. Palin first made her ridiculous comparison in a rambling Facebook lecture. This, less than a week after she attacked the Obama administration
Chelsea Clinton has a Variety article. [I refuse to link and reward these guttersnipes.] The media-Politico, The Hill, the New York Times-wants you to know that Chelsea Clinton is wonderful, award-worthy, even. Michelle Malkin has more to say about that. Why are these publications doing this? Yes, Chelsea has a great P.R. team but unless they're giving out Rolls Royces as inducements, the various media outlets are pushing this pap of their own free will. Here's my theory: The editors and reporte
Kelly Clarkson, a native Texan, became emotional Sunday night as she opened up the Billboard Music Awards, paying tribute to the 10 lives lost last week at Santa Fe High School in her home state. Without getting political, Clarkson declined to call for the prerequisite "moment of silence" for the victims and their families, as she was asked to do, to instead call for a "moment of action" -- nonetheless, the liberal media interpreted the appeal as a call for gun control. "Before we start tonight'
The profound disappointment of Angela Merkel AP photo Anyone who says she admires Hillary Clinton, as Angela Merkel has said, plainly invites revulsion if not contempt. The lack of judgment broadcast by such words strikes the mind like a grating noise. Clinton's record of behavior literally stinks to high heaven, much as a pile of corpses left to rot in the hot sun, and, as it happens, there are a great many rotting corpses in Clinton's history. What an immense disappointment Merkel is. Intellig
Former veep Dick Cheney stopped by The View today to promote his "head-exploding" memoir and to show Barbara Walters and the ladies the cords protruding from his chest, which keep him alive, even without a pulse . Babs seemed genuinely interested in the robot-heart talk, but clearly wanted Cheney to get serious on her couch, launching into a laundry list of consequences of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. "I hate people who say 'With all due respect,'" Walters said, "But with all due respect, Mr. Chen
Ann Coulter first rocketed to conservative stardom because she possesses two things so many in Washington desperately lack: razor-sharp wit, and a willingness to say exactly what she's thinking. Perhaps more importantly, she isn't afraid of tackling issues that GOP leadership considers too hot to handle. Her most recent book "Adios America!" has shot to the top of the bestsellers lists by tackling the one issue many conservatives care the most about: illegal immigration. But Ann Coulter isn't an
Warren Farrell was once considered a feminist leader. He hung around with Gloria Steinem and wrote about why men and women should break out of rigid old gender roles. But then, as he learned more, he started to disagree with parts of modern feminism. "I don't agree with the part of feminism that says men are the oppressors and women are the oppressed," he says in our latest Stossel TV video . "That part of feminism is sick." In Farrell's new book, "The Boy Crisis," he argues that hostility towar
You should see her when she takes on the Mummy. Photo Illustration: Everett Bogue; Photos: iStockphoto, Getty Images Last night, Vanity Fair astrologer Michael Lutin did something that nobody has yet been able to do sufficiently: He explained Hillary Clinton. The secret to Clinton's murky, buttoned-up, hypercompetitive personality is centered upon one simple thing: She's a Scorpio . Wait, wait, wait, take this seriously for a minute. We're not usually into astrology or anything like that. Normal
Really, Gloria Steinem, really? I can't even begin to comprehend how someone like Ms. Steinem -- who even helped put "Ms." into our lexicon -- would put down into words such a sexist idea as "young women are saying they support Bernie so they can get dick." Okay, I'm paraphrasing a bit here, but when she appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher on February 5th, 2016, her commentary on women and who they support in the Democratic primary was exactly that. Shockingly, the feminist was saying some
Leave it to Sarah Palin to look at all the sympathetic attention Hillary Clinton has gotten from Karl Rove's bogus suggestion that she might have suffered brain damage - and find a way to make it about herself. Given that the two situations could not be more different, Palin may well have come up with the Worst Excuse To Play The Conservative Victim evah. Palin first made her ridiculous comparison in a rambling Facebook lecture. This, less than a week after she attacked the Obama administration
Chelsea Clinton has a Variety article. [I refuse to link and reward these guttersnipes.] The media-Politico, The Hill, the New York Times-wants you to know that Chelsea Clinton is wonderful, award-worthy, even. Michelle Malkin has more to say about that. Why are these publications doing this? Yes, Chelsea has a great P.R. team but unless they're giving out Rolls Royces as inducements, the various media outlets are pushing this pap of their own free will. Here's my theory: The editors and reporte
Kelly Clarkson, a native Texan, became emotional Sunday night as she opened up the Billboard Music Awards, paying tribute to the 10 lives lost last week at Santa Fe High School in her home state. Without getting political, Clarkson declined to call for the prerequisite "moment of silence" for the victims and their families, as she was asked to do, to instead call for a "moment of action" -- nonetheless, the liberal media interpreted the appeal as a call for gun control. "Before we start tonight'
The profound disappointment of Angela Merkel AP photo Anyone who says she admires Hillary Clinton, as Angela Merkel has said, plainly invites revulsion if not contempt. The lack of judgment broadcast by such words strikes the mind like a grating noise. Clinton's record of behavior literally stinks to high heaven, much as a pile of corpses left to rot in the hot sun, and, as it happens, there are a great many rotting corpses in Clinton's history. What an immense disappointment Merkel is. Intellig
Former veep Dick Cheney stopped by The View today to promote his "head-exploding" memoir and to show Barbara Walters and the ladies the cords protruding from his chest, which keep him alive, even without a pulse . Babs seemed genuinely interested in the robot-heart talk, but clearly wanted Cheney to get serious on her couch, launching into a laundry list of consequences of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. "I hate people who say 'With all due respect,'" Walters said, "But with all due respect, Mr. Chen
Ann Coulter first rocketed to conservative stardom because she possesses two things so many in Washington desperately lack: razor-sharp wit, and a willingness to say exactly what she's thinking. Perhaps more importantly, she isn't afraid of tackling issues that GOP leadership considers too hot to handle. Her most recent book "Adios America!" has shot to the top of the bestsellers lists by tackling the one issue many conservatives care the most about: illegal immigration. But Ann Coulter isn't an
Wikipedia: Suzanne Plunkett/Firebrace Prince Harry announced that he is engaged to American actress Meghan Markle. Markle is best known for her role as Rachel Zane in the show Suits . She has also worked with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women as an advocate. Harry has been a long-time advocate of LGBT equality and HIV testing. Last year on World AIDS Day, he and pop star Rihanna got tested together. He has also visited HIV clinics, accepted an award on be
Madonnarama! Madonna has struck pose after provocative pose since her 1982 debut. Is her latest incarnation, as activist and filmmaker, bringing her closer to the truth? Rich Cohen undergoes a multi-media bombardment--her new album, her directorial debut, and her documentary on the orphans of Malawi, where she adopted her third child--to prepare for a session with the icon herself. Photographs by Steven Meisel. Web special: A slide show of the many modes of Madonna from the pages of Vanity Fair,
Mary Jane (Gabrielle Union) gets to play the super-cool auntie with D'Asia (Navia Ziraili Robinson) on Being Mary Jane. BET Pauletta "Mary Jane" Patterson is finally double-Dutching out of family drama that doesn't involve her. Being Superwoman all these years has only made her come off as the "ferocious bitch" raining on everybody's parade. M.J. steps in as the super-cool auntie by having D'Asia over for a sleepover. This includes reading I Am Malala . And because kids aren't stupid, D'Asia wan
Judy Parfitt, who plays gentle Sister Monica Joan in the much-loved TV show, says she is so sick of her co-stars fiddling with their mobiles between takes, she lets rip with expletive-riddled rants. Even Jenny Agutter, who plays nun in charge Sister Julienne, can't escape her wrath. Judy, 86, revealed: "I tell them off! They've all got their iPhones and it just drives me mad! She returns for the new series in January. She admits it has been tough filming the BBC drama without Pam Ferris, 68,
The second of three sons born to Richard and his Welsh socialite wife Elizabeth Rees-Williams, Jared enjoyed a rough-and-tumble childhood. "We were quite a handful," he admits. "For some reason, my parents bought my elder brother three air rifles, so we'd have these gun battles round the house. Several times we narrowly missed shooting our dad. He'd get quite furious at us." At that time Harris senior was at the height of his fame, both as a movie star and a boozer. "But we experienced him simpl
Anna Wintour, Peter Marino, and Kim France. (Photo: Roger Deckker) Anna Wintour Editor-in-chief, Vogue Vogue, c'est moi. No fashion figure has ever played her power as strongly and cannily as the feared, respected, sharply intelligent Wintour. She can make a fledgling's career in a single phone call (designers from John Galliano to Zac Posen owe her a debt of gratitude), anoint the next society muse (Lauren duPont, Jessica Joffe), and raise millions for her favorite causes ($26 million for the
Bottom Line: the new Jane Eyre film is the best movie adaptation yet, but has some serious flaws.My wife loves Jane Eyre enough to have named a daughter Jane. It is my favorite English novel and saved our marriage from my Wuthering Heights view of romance.This our twenty-fifth anniversary and we . . . . Continue Reading >> 12 Mar 2011 0 It's the heyday of the hidden camera.Though it is by no means a new phenomenon (Richard Nixon gave us the audio, and Marion Barry was busted in black and white),
Marianne Faithfull, the British singer who dated Mick Jagger in the late '60s, opened up on a BBC tell-all about her romance with the Rolling Stones frontman and her intimacy problems. Faithfull, now 66, had a couple of successful singles in the 1960s, including "This Little Bird" and "As Tears Go By," but she quickly became entangled in a whirlwind of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. Her habit got to be so bad, she said, that she could not be physically intimate with a partner without drugs or al
A new entry on Sarah Palin's Facebook page reaches back in time to reprise her famously idiotic allegation about President Obama allegedly "palling around with terrorists." In the original instance, Palin was referring to Obama having a close relationship with former Weather Underground activist Bill Ayres. Of course, that was a lie, but lying has never been an impediment to Palin's obsession with smearing, and even impeaching, Obama. The new incarnation of the terrorist pals meme is Palin's way
Australian novelist, actress, and journalist, Pamela Lyndon Travers is best known for writing the classic novels starring Mary Poppins. Her work went on to become a major film from Walt Disney that was tremendously successful at the box office and went on to win five Academy Awards. Now, a undeveloped screenplay from last year about the author and her issues with the company during the making of the film may be making it's way to theaters itself with Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep in starring roles.
Madonnarama! Madonna has struck pose after provocative pose since her 1982 debut. Is her latest incarnation, as activist and filmmaker, bringing her closer to the truth? Rich Cohen undergoes a multi-media bombardment--her new album, her directorial debut, and her documentary on the orphans of Malawi, where she adopted her third child--to prepare for a session with the icon herself. Photographs by Steven Meisel. Web special: A slide show of the many modes of Madonna from the pages of Vanity Fair,
Mary Jane (Gabrielle Union) gets to play the super-cool auntie with D'Asia (Navia Ziraili Robinson) on Being Mary Jane. BET Pauletta "Mary Jane" Patterson is finally double-Dutching out of family drama that doesn't involve her. Being Superwoman all these years has only made her come off as the "ferocious bitch" raining on everybody's parade. M.J. steps in as the super-cool auntie by having D'Asia over for a sleepover. This includes reading I Am Malala . And because kids aren't stupid, D'Asia wan
Judy Parfitt, who plays gentle Sister Monica Joan in the much-loved TV show, says she is so sick of her co-stars fiddling with their mobiles between takes, she lets rip with expletive-riddled rants. Even Jenny Agutter, who plays nun in charge Sister Julienne, can't escape her wrath. Judy, 86, revealed: "I tell them off! They've all got their iPhones and it just drives me mad! She returns for the new series in January. She admits it has been tough filming the BBC drama without Pam Ferris, 68,
The second of three sons born to Richard and his Welsh socialite wife Elizabeth Rees-Williams, Jared enjoyed a rough-and-tumble childhood. "We were quite a handful," he admits. "For some reason, my parents bought my elder brother three air rifles, so we'd have these gun battles round the house. Several times we narrowly missed shooting our dad. He'd get quite furious at us." At that time Harris senior was at the height of his fame, both as a movie star and a boozer. "But we experienced him simpl
Anna Wintour, Peter Marino, and Kim France. (Photo: Roger Deckker) Anna Wintour Editor-in-chief, Vogue Vogue, c'est moi. No fashion figure has ever played her power as strongly and cannily as the feared, respected, sharply intelligent Wintour. She can make a fledgling's career in a single phone call (designers from John Galliano to Zac Posen owe her a debt of gratitude), anoint the next society muse (Lauren duPont, Jessica Joffe), and raise millions for her favorite causes ($26 million for the
Bottom Line: the new Jane Eyre film is the best movie adaptation yet, but has some serious flaws.My wife loves Jane Eyre enough to have named a daughter Jane. It is my favorite English novel and saved our marriage from my Wuthering Heights view of romance.This our twenty-fifth anniversary and we . . . . Continue Reading >> 12 Mar 2011 0 It's the heyday of the hidden camera.Though it is by no means a new phenomenon (Richard Nixon gave us the audio, and Marion Barry was busted in black and white),
Marianne Faithfull, the British singer who dated Mick Jagger in the late '60s, opened up on a BBC tell-all about her romance with the Rolling Stones frontman and her intimacy problems. Faithfull, now 66, had a couple of successful singles in the 1960s, including "This Little Bird" and "As Tears Go By," but she quickly became entangled in a whirlwind of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. Her habit got to be so bad, she said, that she could not be physically intimate with a partner without drugs or al
A new entry on Sarah Palin's Facebook page reaches back in time to reprise her famously idiotic allegation about President Obama allegedly "palling around with terrorists." In the original instance, Palin was referring to Obama having a close relationship with former Weather Underground activist Bill Ayres. Of course, that was a lie, but lying has never been an impediment to Palin's obsession with smearing, and even impeaching, Obama. The new incarnation of the terrorist pals meme is Palin's way
Australian novelist, actress, and journalist, Pamela Lyndon Travers is best known for writing the classic novels starring Mary Poppins. Her work went on to become a major film from Walt Disney that was tremendously successful at the box office and went on to win five Academy Awards. Now, a undeveloped screenplay from last year about the author and her issues with the company during the making of the film may be making it's way to theaters itself with Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep in starring roles.
There's a new book out that changes everything . Just listen: Since Darwin's day, we've been told that sexual monogamy comes naturally to our species. Mainstream science-as well as religious and cultural institutions-has maintained that men and women evolved in families in which a man's possessions and protection were exchanged for a woman's fertility and fidelity. But this narrative is collapsing. Fewer and fewer couples are getting married, and divorce rates keep climbing as adultery and flagg
This Our Exile by joshua hren angelico press, 142 pages, $18 W hat is "Catholic fiction"? Must it instruct us in dogma? Or present a sacramental worldview? Must it be written for professing Catholics by a professing Catholic? Or by a saint? Joshua Hren's new collection of short stories, This Our Exile, treads a via media among these criteria. There are no priest-heroes, but each of the twelve stories contains some explicit reference to the Church. Hren has a deep moral imagination, but these
Editor's note: The following essay is an excerpt from the new Hoover Press book What Lies Ahead for America's Children and Their Schools . In the nineteenth century, Herbert Spencer famously posed the question underlying all curricula: what knowledge is worth the most? Conflicting answers to that question have generated political controversy throughout the history of the American school--and especially in the 1990s--primarily because of a philosophical conflict between what have become known as
F ive years ago, an American internist and health-care researcher named Peter Ubel wrote a book called Pricing Life: Why It's Time for Health Care Rationing . His thesis was this: someone has to put the brakes on the rising cost of medical treatment, and that someone is the ordinary physician. Doctors, Ubel argued, should think about cost even as they consider their patients' welfare, and should somehow balance these two responsibilities. The book never hit a best-seller list, and it was largely
I received a nice book review in the National Catholic Register , that focused on my primary purpose in writing-the defense and importance of human exceptionalism. From "When Dog Becomes God," by John M. Grondelski (must register to open): But, for me, the most valuable part of the book is Smith's exposure of the anti-"human exceptionalism" philosophy that underlies "animal rights." For Judaism, Christianity and Islam - the key forces that shaped the West - man is not a pig or a dog or any othe
Jonathan Schell's reporting on Quang Ngai and Quang Tinh appears in his book The Real War . I first met Robert McNamara in the summer of 1967. The meeting had been arranged by Jerome Weisner, then the provost of MIT. I had just returned from a trip to South Vietnam, where, as a reporter for The New Yorker , I had witnessed the substantial destruction by American air power of two provinces, Quang Ngai and Quang Tinh. Flying in the back seat of Forward Air Control planes-small Cessnas that coordin
Editor's note: The following article is an excerpt from The Great Unraveling: The Remaking of the Middle East (Hoover), a series of essays by several distinguished Middle Eastern experts. This essay, on the growing chaos within the Middle East, was written by Fouad Ajami, the peerless Arabist who passed away this summer. I: The Patrons Nowadays, the shadow of resourceful powers lies across the Fertile Crescent--the stretch of geography that runs from the Iranian border with Iraq to the Mediterra
About 20 years ago, Weldon Hardenbrook wrote a book called Missing From Action: The Vanishing Manhood in America . It describes four kinds of men prevalent in our culture. The first is the Macho Maniac, guys like Dirty Harry and Rambo. These guys deny all their feelings, ignore the law, never complain, and never apologize. They take anything they want and bully people in the process. He calls the second the Great Pretender. This is the Archie Bunker type of guy. He builds up his self worth by co
"Regime change" did not begin with the administration of George W. Bush, but has been an integral part of U.S. foreign policy for more than one hundred years. This book is a chronicle of US intervention since 1893. Starting with the toppling of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893, the United States has not hesitated to overthrow governments that stood in the way of its political and economic goals. The invasion of Iraq in 2003 is but the latest example of the dangers inherent in these operations. In O
Editor's note: The following is an excerpt of the book Why Capitalism? (Oxford University Press) by Allan H. Meltzer. In this essay, the author explains why we have big deficits now. The United States government is on course in 2009, 2010, and 2011 to run the largest peacetime deficits in its history--at least $1 trillion a year for ten years or more--with no end in sight. Logic and history tell us that financing such enormous deficits will cause inflation and a depreciation of the dollar agains
This Our Exile by joshua hren angelico press, 142 pages, $18 W hat is "Catholic fiction"? Must it instruct us in dogma? Or present a sacramental worldview? Must it be written for professing Catholics by a professing Catholic? Or by a saint? Joshua Hren's new collection of short stories, This Our Exile, treads a via media among these criteria. There are no priest-heroes, but each of the twelve stories contains some explicit reference to the Church. Hren has a deep moral imagination, but these
Editor's note: The following essay is an excerpt from the new Hoover Press book What Lies Ahead for America's Children and Their Schools . In the nineteenth century, Herbert Spencer famously posed the question underlying all curricula: what knowledge is worth the most? Conflicting answers to that question have generated political controversy throughout the history of the American school--and especially in the 1990s--primarily because of a philosophical conflict between what have become known as
F ive years ago, an American internist and health-care researcher named Peter Ubel wrote a book called Pricing Life: Why It's Time for Health Care Rationing . His thesis was this: someone has to put the brakes on the rising cost of medical treatment, and that someone is the ordinary physician. Doctors, Ubel argued, should think about cost even as they consider their patients' welfare, and should somehow balance these two responsibilities. The book never hit a best-seller list, and it was largely
I received a nice book review in the National Catholic Register , that focused on my primary purpose in writing-the defense and importance of human exceptionalism. From "When Dog Becomes God," by John M. Grondelski (must register to open): But, for me, the most valuable part of the book is Smith's exposure of the anti-"human exceptionalism" philosophy that underlies "animal rights." For Judaism, Christianity and Islam - the key forces that shaped the West - man is not a pig or a dog or any othe
Jonathan Schell's reporting on Quang Ngai and Quang Tinh appears in his book The Real War . I first met Robert McNamara in the summer of 1967. The meeting had been arranged by Jerome Weisner, then the provost of MIT. I had just returned from a trip to South Vietnam, where, as a reporter for The New Yorker , I had witnessed the substantial destruction by American air power of two provinces, Quang Ngai and Quang Tinh. Flying in the back seat of Forward Air Control planes-small Cessnas that coordin
Editor's note: The following article is an excerpt from The Great Unraveling: The Remaking of the Middle East (Hoover), a series of essays by several distinguished Middle Eastern experts. This essay, on the growing chaos within the Middle East, was written by Fouad Ajami, the peerless Arabist who passed away this summer. I: The Patrons Nowadays, the shadow of resourceful powers lies across the Fertile Crescent--the stretch of geography that runs from the Iranian border with Iraq to the Mediterra
About 20 years ago, Weldon Hardenbrook wrote a book called Missing From Action: The Vanishing Manhood in America . It describes four kinds of men prevalent in our culture. The first is the Macho Maniac, guys like Dirty Harry and Rambo. These guys deny all their feelings, ignore the law, never complain, and never apologize. They take anything they want and bully people in the process. He calls the second the Great Pretender. This is the Archie Bunker type of guy. He builds up his self worth by co
"Regime change" did not begin with the administration of George W. Bush, but has been an integral part of U.S. foreign policy for more than one hundred years. This book is a chronicle of US intervention since 1893. Starting with the toppling of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893, the United States has not hesitated to overthrow governments that stood in the way of its political and economic goals. The invasion of Iraq in 2003 is but the latest example of the dangers inherent in these operations. In O
Editor's note: The following is an excerpt of the book Why Capitalism? (Oxford University Press) by Allan H. Meltzer. In this essay, the author explains why we have big deficits now. The United States government is on course in 2009, 2010, and 2011 to run the largest peacetime deficits in its history--at least $1 trillion a year for ten years or more--with no end in sight. Logic and history tell us that financing such enormous deficits will cause inflation and a depreciation of the dollar agains
Assyria Revised This page is concerned with dispelling some of the misconceptions and myths which abound concerning the ancient Assyrians. These scholarly quotes and historical references show how the ancient Assyrians have been maligned and that much propaganda has been written about them. It is anyone's guess as to why some authors seem to be obsessed with continuing these myths about the ancient Assyrians. We encourage you to copy and distribute the material below or to link this page to help
by Lawrence W. Reed (Editor's Note: Versions of this essay have appeared in print in several places since 1994, notably in FEE's journal, The Freeman , and Liberty magazine.) A little over a century ago, a great and enduring myth was born. Muckraking novelist Upton Sinclair wrote a novel entitled The Jungle -a tale of greed and abuse that still reverberates as a case against a free economy. Sinclair's "jungle" was unregulated enterprise; his example was the meat-packing industry; his purpose w
Editor's note: The following essay is an excerpt from the new Hoover Press book What Lies Ahead for America's Children and Their Schools . In the nineteenth century, Herbert Spencer famously posed the question underlying all curricula: what knowledge is worth the most? Conflicting answers to that question have generated political controversy throughout the history of the American school--and especially in the 1990s--primarily because of a philosophical conflict between what have become known as
"In the so called mistakes of Stalin lies the difference between a revolutionary attitude and a revisionist attitude. You have to look at Stalin in the historical context in which he moves, you don't have to look at him as some kind of brute, but in that particular historical context . . . I have come to communism because of daddy Stalin and nobody must come and tell me that I mustn't read Stalin. I read him when it was very bad to read him. That was another time. And because I'm not very bright
(This is an edited version of the lecture I gave twice in Houston this past week, with good response). Almost all forms of ancient religion were all about priests, temples, and sacrifices. This was as true of Greek religion and Roman religion, as true of Babylonian religion as Assyrian religion, and it was true of Biblical religion as well-- just read the book of Leviticus for example. In Jesus' day Jewish religion focused on Torah, Temple, and territory-- the three Ts. But som
This Our Exile by joshua hren angelico press, 142 pages, $18 W hat is "Catholic fiction"? Must it instruct us in dogma? Or present a sacramental worldview? Must it be written for professing Catholics by a professing Catholic? Or by a saint? Joshua Hren's new collection of short stories, This Our Exile, treads a via media among these criteria. There are no priest-heroes, but each of the twelve stories contains some explicit reference to the Church. Hren has a deep moral imagination, but these
Atticus was his name, given to him by my 14 year-old daughter, Mary, who admired Atticus Finch in Harper Lee's great novel. "To Kill A Mockingbird." I hope that the creator of the admirable Atticus Finch will not mind too much that Mary gave his name to our dog, a big, black Newfoundland who lived with us for nearly 13 years. My wife Eleanor and Mary found him as a immensely clumsy and totally untrained puppy in a suburban pet store. We had just acquired the beautiful Japanese-style home built b
This February 12 marks the 200 th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, a man whose life and work epitomize the revolutionary implications of knowledge. There will be much discussion of his "dangerous idea"--evolution by natural selection--on this occasion, and appropriately so. Yet we should resist one overwhelming temptation: To frame Darwin as an icon of conflict between science and faith. It's a hackneyed story, lacking in historical nuance and ultimately running counter to the project
My colleague Nick Eberstadt has a very short, very accessible, and very important new book out this week entitled " A Nation of Takers: America's Entitlement Epidemic ." In the book, Eberstadt details the rise in America's entitlement culture over the last half-century and the increasing strain this is placing on our nation's finances, as well as our cultural fabric. What he finds is shocking . In 50 years, America has doubled the percentage of our federal budget spent on entitlements. In 2010
Editor's note: The following is an excerpt of the book Why Capitalism? (Oxford University Press) by Allan H. Meltzer. In this essay, the author explains why we have big deficits now. The United States government is on course in 2009, 2010, and 2011 to run the largest peacetime deficits in its history--at least $1 trillion a year for ten years or more--with no end in sight. Logic and history tell us that financing such enormous deficits will cause inflation and a depreciation of the dollar agains
by Lawrence W. Reed (Editor's Note: Versions of this essay have appeared in print in several places since 1994, notably in FEE's journal, The Freeman , and Liberty magazine.) A little over a century ago, a great and enduring myth was born. Muckraking novelist Upton Sinclair wrote a novel entitled The Jungle -a tale of greed and abuse that still reverberates as a case against a free economy. Sinclair's "jungle" was unregulated enterprise; his example was the meat-packing industry; his purpose w
Editor's note: The following essay is an excerpt from the new Hoover Press book What Lies Ahead for America's Children and Their Schools . In the nineteenth century, Herbert Spencer famously posed the question underlying all curricula: what knowledge is worth the most? Conflicting answers to that question have generated political controversy throughout the history of the American school--and especially in the 1990s--primarily because of a philosophical conflict between what have become known as
"In the so called mistakes of Stalin lies the difference between a revolutionary attitude and a revisionist attitude. You have to look at Stalin in the historical context in which he moves, you don't have to look at him as some kind of brute, but in that particular historical context . . . I have come to communism because of daddy Stalin and nobody must come and tell me that I mustn't read Stalin. I read him when it was very bad to read him. That was another time. And because I'm not very bright
(This is an edited version of the lecture I gave twice in Houston this past week, with good response). Almost all forms of ancient religion were all about priests, temples, and sacrifices. This was as true of Greek religion and Roman religion, as true of Babylonian religion as Assyrian religion, and it was true of Biblical religion as well-- just read the book of Leviticus for example. In Jesus' day Jewish religion focused on Torah, Temple, and territory-- the three Ts. But som
This Our Exile by joshua hren angelico press, 142 pages, $18 W hat is "Catholic fiction"? Must it instruct us in dogma? Or present a sacramental worldview? Must it be written for professing Catholics by a professing Catholic? Or by a saint? Joshua Hren's new collection of short stories, This Our Exile, treads a via media among these criteria. There are no priest-heroes, but each of the twelve stories contains some explicit reference to the Church. Hren has a deep moral imagination, but these
Atticus was his name, given to him by my 14 year-old daughter, Mary, who admired Atticus Finch in Harper Lee's great novel. "To Kill A Mockingbird." I hope that the creator of the admirable Atticus Finch will not mind too much that Mary gave his name to our dog, a big, black Newfoundland who lived with us for nearly 13 years. My wife Eleanor and Mary found him as a immensely clumsy and totally untrained puppy in a suburban pet store. We had just acquired the beautiful Japanese-style home built b
This February 12 marks the 200 th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, a man whose life and work epitomize the revolutionary implications of knowledge. There will be much discussion of his "dangerous idea"--evolution by natural selection--on this occasion, and appropriately so. Yet we should resist one overwhelming temptation: To frame Darwin as an icon of conflict between science and faith. It's a hackneyed story, lacking in historical nuance and ultimately running counter to the project
My colleague Nick Eberstadt has a very short, very accessible, and very important new book out this week entitled " A Nation of Takers: America's Entitlement Epidemic ." In the book, Eberstadt details the rise in America's entitlement culture over the last half-century and the increasing strain this is placing on our nation's finances, as well as our cultural fabric. What he finds is shocking . In 50 years, America has doubled the percentage of our federal budget spent on entitlements. In 2010
Editor's note: The following is an excerpt of the book Why Capitalism? (Oxford University Press) by Allan H. Meltzer. In this essay, the author explains why we have big deficits now. The United States government is on course in 2009, 2010, and 2011 to run the largest peacetime deficits in its history--at least $1 trillion a year for ten years or more--with no end in sight. Logic and history tell us that financing such enormous deficits will cause inflation and a depreciation of the dollar agains
Brown v. Board of Education Fifty years later, NAACP lawyer Jack Greenberg reflects on Brown v. Board of Education: "Brown went beyond school integration, raising a legal and moral imperative that was influential even when it was not obeyed." Jack Greenberg ▪ Fall 2004 In summer 2003, I consulted with lawyers and nongovernmental organizations in Budapest, Sofia, and small towns in Bulgaria on integrating Roma (Gypsy) children into the public schools. They taught me more than I taught them
When President Barack Obama was elected in 2008 and 2012, there was much talk of the "Obama effect" and what his presidency would mean. In some circles, that talk leaned towards the optimistic, with visions of unity, civil rights advances, and the positive symbolism of his election given America's history of institutionalised segregation and systematic prejudice. While many liberals have been critical of Obama's policies and expressed disappointment about what he has done (or failed to do) in of
- Advertisement - Forty --three years after the assassination of Martin Luther King on April 4, 1968, many still wonder what the world would look like if he had lived. Dr. King was the conscious of America, speaking out against hatred and bigotry, war, poverty and for social programs and equality. He probably would have been instrumental in the election of President Obama. More importantly, would President Obama be receptive to Dr. King's advice on the state of our country's affairs and partic
Edited on Tue Jun-29-10 05:31 PM by Liberal_Stalwart71 that Keyesian policies/Chicago School of Economics are right. That's the fundamental problem. Economists of ALL stripes begged the administration to do the right thing by passing a bigger stimulus. In economic downturns, you spend to get it stimulated again. And yes, Obama/the Democrats will be blamed. The problem is that we have a Corporate Media that has a vested interest in seeing to it that that happens. We also have corporatists in BOTH
In this interview in the WSJ, the author writes, Mr. Vedder, age 72, has taught college economics since 1965 and published papers on the likes of Scandinavian migration, racial disparities in unemployment and tax reform. Over the last decade he's made himself America's foremost expert on the economics of higher education, which he distilled in his 2004 book "Going Broke by Degree: Why College Costs Too Much." His analysis isn't the same as President Obama's. Instead of lowering costs, as Presid
The Crisis of Zionism Peter Beinart Times Books, 304pp, PS18.99 Knowing Too Much Norman G Finkelstein OR Books, 466pp, PS12 In July 1965, the late Bernard Levin published an essay in the New Statesman entitled "Am I a Jew?" He knew the answer perfectly well. What he was trying to examine was what "being a Jew" meant to him: an assimilated, educated bourgeois living in England in the second half of the 20th century, with no religious faith and no particular interest in Jewish tradition or culture
One of my readers, we'll call him Moses, is the publisher of a mainstream newspaper in California. He wrote me the other day with an insightful observation. Since Moses works in one of the most liberal industries, in one of the most liberal states in the union, I won't divulge his real name. We don't want Moses tarred, feathered and banished to Oklahoma with a scarlet "C," for Christian, emblazoned on his Harris Tweed sport coat. (Note: I have antipathy toward neither Oklahoma - I once lived the
...It is this power structure which the Radical Right in the US has been attacking for years in the belief that they were attacking the Communists.[1] When Professor Carroll Quigley, the eminent Harvard historian, wrote those words in 1966 he was referring to a "network" ( sic ) of plutocrats largely centered around the Council on Foreign Relations. Since then this "network" has increased exponentially into a vast, interlocking apparatus that has the ability to bring down regimes by manipulating
Mr. President I confess that there are several parts of this constitution which I do not at present approve, but I am not sure I shall never approve them: For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged by better information, or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise. It is therefore that the older I grow, the more apt I am to doubt my own judgment, and to pay more respect to the judgmen
Some American lovers of the Parisian music-hall world may have been happy to see Paul Chutkow referring with nostalgic affection in the New York Times... To the Editor: I agree with what Suzanne Garment writes in her article, "The War Against Robert H. Bork" [January], about the scurrility and ruthlessness of... In his contribution to a symposium on "The State of Conservatism" in the Spring 1986 issue of the Intercollegiate Review, the Old Right historian and... Mythmaker Showdown. by Jorge Amad
When President Barack Obama was elected in 2008 and 2012, there was much talk of the "Obama effect" and what his presidency would mean. In some circles, that talk leaned towards the optimistic, with visions of unity, civil rights advances, and the positive symbolism of his election given America's history of institutionalised segregation and systematic prejudice. While many liberals have been critical of Obama's policies and expressed disappointment about what he has done (or failed to do) in of
- Advertisement - Forty --three years after the assassination of Martin Luther King on April 4, 1968, many still wonder what the world would look like if he had lived. Dr. King was the conscious of America, speaking out against hatred and bigotry, war, poverty and for social programs and equality. He probably would have been instrumental in the election of President Obama. More importantly, would President Obama be receptive to Dr. King's advice on the state of our country's affairs and partic
Edited on Tue Jun-29-10 05:31 PM by Liberal_Stalwart71 that Keyesian policies/Chicago School of Economics are right. That's the fundamental problem. Economists of ALL stripes begged the administration to do the right thing by passing a bigger stimulus. In economic downturns, you spend to get it stimulated again. And yes, Obama/the Democrats will be blamed. The problem is that we have a Corporate Media that has a vested interest in seeing to it that that happens. We also have corporatists in BOTH
In this interview in the WSJ, the author writes, Mr. Vedder, age 72, has taught college economics since 1965 and published papers on the likes of Scandinavian migration, racial disparities in unemployment and tax reform. Over the last decade he's made himself America's foremost expert on the economics of higher education, which he distilled in his 2004 book "Going Broke by Degree: Why College Costs Too Much." His analysis isn't the same as President Obama's. Instead of lowering costs, as Presid
The Crisis of Zionism Peter Beinart Times Books, 304pp, PS18.99 Knowing Too Much Norman G Finkelstein OR Books, 466pp, PS12 In July 1965, the late Bernard Levin published an essay in the New Statesman entitled "Am I a Jew?" He knew the answer perfectly well. What he was trying to examine was what "being a Jew" meant to him: an assimilated, educated bourgeois living in England in the second half of the 20th century, with no religious faith and no particular interest in Jewish tradition or culture
One of my readers, we'll call him Moses, is the publisher of a mainstream newspaper in California. He wrote me the other day with an insightful observation. Since Moses works in one of the most liberal industries, in one of the most liberal states in the union, I won't divulge his real name. We don't want Moses tarred, feathered and banished to Oklahoma with a scarlet "C," for Christian, emblazoned on his Harris Tweed sport coat. (Note: I have antipathy toward neither Oklahoma - I once lived the
...It is this power structure which the Radical Right in the US has been attacking for years in the belief that they were attacking the Communists.[1] When Professor Carroll Quigley, the eminent Harvard historian, wrote those words in 1966 he was referring to a "network" ( sic ) of plutocrats largely centered around the Council on Foreign Relations. Since then this "network" has increased exponentially into a vast, interlocking apparatus that has the ability to bring down regimes by manipulating
Mr. President I confess that there are several parts of this constitution which I do not at present approve, but I am not sure I shall never approve them: For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged by better information, or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise. It is therefore that the older I grow, the more apt I am to doubt my own judgment, and to pay more respect to the judgmen
Some American lovers of the Parisian music-hall world may have been happy to see Paul Chutkow referring with nostalgic affection in the New York Times... To the Editor: I agree with what Suzanne Garment writes in her article, "The War Against Robert H. Bork" [January], about the scurrility and ruthlessness of... In his contribution to a symposium on "The State of Conservatism" in the Spring 1986 issue of the Intercollegiate Review, the Old Right historian and... Mythmaker Showdown. by Jorge Amad
When I first read Henry Reynolds's claim of Aboriginal descent I asked Mr Hobart, since deceased, a man who had spent his life amongst the Tasmanian archives. He had an A-to-Z knowledge of the intricacies of Tasmanian families. "Nonsense!" he said--he spoke like that. He then explained that the family had absolutely no Aboriginal connections. Supposed technicolour genes came from a romantic sounding Islander princess who Henry Reynolds's grandfather married in Sydney. "Oh," I said. In 1999, Reyn
Avi Shlaim The Electronic Intifada 4 February 2005 Avi Shlaim Zionism is the national liberation movement of the Jewish people and the state of Israel is its political expression. Israel used to be a symbol of freedom and a source of pride for the Jews of the Diaspora. Israel's mistreatment of the Palestinians, however, has turned it into a liability and a moral burden for the liberal segment of the Jewish community. Some Jews, especially on the left, would go even further by linking Israel's be
Edgar Quinet (1803-1875) was born in the aftermath of the French Revolution and lived out his life in its long shadow. Nowadays, he is hardly ever read for himself, and only rarely cited, and then usually for a single remark. In his lifetime, however, he was a public intellectual of the type we know today, his opinions argued over by everyone who had an opinion. An admirer of religion who drew the line at the Jesuits, he gave lectures on the latter subject that caused so much controversy they we
Hindsight offers cowards the chance to celebrate history, writes AZAD ESSA. Today, we celebrate the zest of the youth of 1976 as though they were celebrated then at every turn; as if their impatience was met with universal aplomb. We imagine they said all the right things, walked a pious path, burnt nothing but their demons. We have chosen to remember 1976 as "a moment", rather than a complex series of events that encountered resistance, mockery and ultimately, appropriation. And there is an un
The Anatomy of Fascism by Robert O. Paxton Knopf, 2004 321 pp $26 cloth Vintage, 2005 336 pp $15 paperThe Nazi Conscience by Claudia Koonz Harvard University Press, 2003 362 pp $29.95 cloth Ever since William Wordsworth celebrated revolution as ... If poetry, as Wordsworth wrote, "takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility," political thought should take its origin from contention and anger similarly recollected. I suspect that tranquility is in short supply among our writers, but
Miguel Aroche Parra papers, Box 55, Hoover Institution Archives The Hoover Institution Archives has acquired the papers of Miguel Aroche Parra , a Mexican railroad unionist, Communist Party leader, and poet. Aroche Parra, born in 1915, was an active member of the Partido Comunista Mexicano until 1950, when he helped found the Partido Obrero Campesino Mexicano, which became part of the Partido Popular Socialista in 1963. Aroche Parra, who played a leading role in the famous 1959 railroad strike,
One of my readers, we'll call him Moses, is the publisher of a mainstream newspaper in California. He wrote me the other day with an insightful observation. Since Moses works in one of the most liberal industries, in one of the most liberal states in the union, I won't divulge his real name. We don't want Moses tarred, feathered and banished to Oklahoma with a scarlet "C," for Christian, emblazoned on his Harris Tweed sport coat. (Note: I have antipathy toward neither Oklahoma - I once lived the
We Cannot Solve the Environmental Emergency Under this System, But There Is a Way... and It Is Communist Revolution The following is a slightly edited transcript of a talk by Raymond Lotta given at the Left Forum in New York City on March 19, 2011: This is a very important moment to be holding this panel. The crisis in Japan, now the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, poses critical dangers to the Japanese people who have already suffered greatly from the earthquake and tsunami. This crisis
Forty people attended a public meeting in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick on the campaign against conscription during World War I. Michael Hamel-Green, a draft resister during the Vietnam War who is now an emeritus professor at Victoria University, gave a talk on the history of the anti-conscription campaign, with a particular emphasis on the role of local residents. Prime Minister Billy Hughes called two referenda on conscription for military service outside Australia, in 1916 and 1917. Both
Nigel Martin has spent 45 years trying to turn governments' ears toward civil society voices. In 1998, he founded FIM: the Forum for Democratic Global Governance, an international NGO based in Montreal. FIM both convenes activists from around the world with particular attention to those from the global south and from Muslim sectors, and it has worked to create openings for civil society actors in global governance fora such as the UN, G8, G20, and more recently BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, Chin
Avi Shlaim The Electronic Intifada 4 February 2005 Avi Shlaim Zionism is the national liberation movement of the Jewish people and the state of Israel is its political expression. Israel used to be a symbol of freedom and a source of pride for the Jews of the Diaspora. Israel's mistreatment of the Palestinians, however, has turned it into a liability and a moral burden for the liberal segment of the Jewish community. Some Jews, especially on the left, would go even further by linking Israel's be
Edgar Quinet (1803-1875) was born in the aftermath of the French Revolution and lived out his life in its long shadow. Nowadays, he is hardly ever read for himself, and only rarely cited, and then usually for a single remark. In his lifetime, however, he was a public intellectual of the type we know today, his opinions argued over by everyone who had an opinion. An admirer of religion who drew the line at the Jesuits, he gave lectures on the latter subject that caused so much controversy they we
Hindsight offers cowards the chance to celebrate history, writes AZAD ESSA. Today, we celebrate the zest of the youth of 1976 as though they were celebrated then at every turn; as if their impatience was met with universal aplomb. We imagine they said all the right things, walked a pious path, burnt nothing but their demons. We have chosen to remember 1976 as "a moment", rather than a complex series of events that encountered resistance, mockery and ultimately, appropriation. And there is an un
The Anatomy of Fascism by Robert O. Paxton Knopf, 2004 321 pp $26 cloth Vintage, 2005 336 pp $15 paperThe Nazi Conscience by Claudia Koonz Harvard University Press, 2003 362 pp $29.95 cloth Ever since William Wordsworth celebrated revolution as ... If poetry, as Wordsworth wrote, "takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility," political thought should take its origin from contention and anger similarly recollected. I suspect that tranquility is in short supply among our writers, but
Miguel Aroche Parra papers, Box 55, Hoover Institution Archives The Hoover Institution Archives has acquired the papers of Miguel Aroche Parra , a Mexican railroad unionist, Communist Party leader, and poet. Aroche Parra, born in 1915, was an active member of the Partido Comunista Mexicano until 1950, when he helped found the Partido Obrero Campesino Mexicano, which became part of the Partido Popular Socialista in 1963. Aroche Parra, who played a leading role in the famous 1959 railroad strike,
One of my readers, we'll call him Moses, is the publisher of a mainstream newspaper in California. He wrote me the other day with an insightful observation. Since Moses works in one of the most liberal industries, in one of the most liberal states in the union, I won't divulge his real name. We don't want Moses tarred, feathered and banished to Oklahoma with a scarlet "C," for Christian, emblazoned on his Harris Tweed sport coat. (Note: I have antipathy toward neither Oklahoma - I once lived the
We Cannot Solve the Environmental Emergency Under this System, But There Is a Way... and It Is Communist Revolution The following is a slightly edited transcript of a talk by Raymond Lotta given at the Left Forum in New York City on March 19, 2011: This is a very important moment to be holding this panel. The crisis in Japan, now the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, poses critical dangers to the Japanese people who have already suffered greatly from the earthquake and tsunami. This crisis
Forty people attended a public meeting in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick on the campaign against conscription during World War I. Michael Hamel-Green, a draft resister during the Vietnam War who is now an emeritus professor at Victoria University, gave a talk on the history of the anti-conscription campaign, with a particular emphasis on the role of local residents. Prime Minister Billy Hughes called two referenda on conscription for military service outside Australia, in 1916 and 1917. Both
Nigel Martin has spent 45 years trying to turn governments' ears toward civil society voices. In 1998, he founded FIM: the Forum for Democratic Global Governance, an international NGO based in Montreal. FIM both convenes activists from around the world with particular attention to those from the global south and from Muslim sectors, and it has worked to create openings for civil society actors in global governance fora such as the UN, G8, G20, and more recently BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, Chin
On his Wednesday radio program, CRTV host Mark Levin interviewed Conservative Review senior editor Daniel Horowitz, discussing how America's sovereignty has been stolen through unchecked illegal immigration. "Our politicians haven't treated America like any other nation-state. It's a joke; they don't defend our sovereignty," Horowitz told Levin. He explained that illegal immigration has increased back to Obama levels in recent months as foreigners pay attention when President Trump tells lawmak
Michael Grimm, the former Staten Island congressman who pleaded guilty to felony tax fraud and then resigned from Congress, has been trying to make a comeback with a Steve Bannon-endorsed primary challenge to incumbent Republican Dan Donovan in New York's 11th Congressional District. Grimm and Donovan had the first of two debates Monday night, and boy, was it a treat! It was two rightwing Republicans -- Donovan, the former prosecutor who failed to get a grand jury to indict any cops in the death
Sheriff David Clarke got out ahead of a report accusing him of plagiarizing parts of his master's degree thesis. This @CNN hack @KFILE oppo research MO is to accuse plagiarism. I'm next. Did it to Rand Paul, Monica Crowley et al. https://t.co/KgoHKermpe -- David A. Clarke, Jr. (@SheriffClarke) May 20, 2017 The report was teased by the journalist who wrote the story, Andrew Kaczynski, and it couldn't come at a worse time for Clark, who just accepted a position with the Department of Homeland Secu
Conservative fundamentalist David Barton and televangelist Kenneth Copeland claimed this weekend that policies granting LGBT citizens equality will bring the nation to its knees. Transcript, via RightWingWatch : Copeland: I don't care who you are, if you turn loose of God and the truth of God, you're going down, brother! You can't--it's created that way; you can't violate the way it was put together. Barton: That is why public policies in a nation are so important. If a nation says, 'hey, we wan
Jerry Falwell, Jr., president of the evangelical Liberty University, is defending embattled Alabama senatorial candidate Roy Moore after a woman claimed the conservative judge sexually assaulted her. Leigh Corfman, in an interview with The Washington Post , claimed Moore sexually assaulted her many years ago, when she was only 14 years old and he was 32. Moore has denied the allegations against him, calling Corfman's claims "completely false." Now Falwell, a staunch supporter of President Donald
Ralph Northam, a folksy Democrat from the Eastern Shore, beat out Ed Gillespie, former chairman of the Republican National Committee, in Virginia's heated gubernatorial race. Northam's victory was remarkably comfortable. He won with 54 percent of the vote . His opponent, a Washington lobbyist who sought to distance himself from President Donald Trump, received 45 percent. But you would have predicted just the opposite if you had been following newspaper endorsements in Virginia leading up to Ele
Conservative radio personality Glenn Beck said on his radio program that he doesn't trust the polls showing Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is ahead of Republican nominee Donald Trump because of a modified version of the so-called "Bradley Effect." Beck noted that the term was coined after Tom Bradley, the black mayor of Los Angeles who ran for governor of California in 1982. Polls consistently showed Bradley leading his race, but he ultimately lost. Political scientists theorize
Conservative political commentator and Tennessee Star contributor Steve Gill said on The Gill Report , broadcast live on WETR 92.3 FM in Knoxville Friday that every politician currently serving in office is being evaluated by voters right now as to how effectively they have lived up to concerns about the overreach and bloat at all levels of government. The remedy for this is commonly referred to 'Draining the Swamp.' Gill began by citing a new poll , conducted by McLaughlin and Associates,
Tuesday on the radio, LevinTV host Mark Levin took on the "goons and kooks all over TV." Namely, Levin played audio of "this clown, this putz, this nobody, this footnote to nothing" Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., who appeared on CNN with Alisyn Camerota and accused the president of lying about the FBI spying on his presidential campaign. Levin tore his sound-bite talking points apart. Listen: "You make us all dumber just listening to you drone on," Levin said of Himes. Levin also went after Rep. Eric
Republican Sens. Mike Lee (Utah) and Steve Daines (Montana) both announced on Friday night that they... Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore said in an iHeartRadio interview with Sean Hannity Friday that... It started with a single tweet. Hours after Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore was accused... By Guardians of Democracy Staff November 10, 2017 LAPD body-camera video played in court Thursday appears to directly contradict an officer's sworn testimony in... By Guardians of D
Michael Grimm, the former Staten Island congressman who pleaded guilty to felony tax fraud and then resigned from Congress, has been trying to make a comeback with a Steve Bannon-endorsed primary challenge to incumbent Republican Dan Donovan in New York's 11th Congressional District. Grimm and Donovan had the first of two debates Monday night, and boy, was it a treat! It was two rightwing Republicans -- Donovan, the former prosecutor who failed to get a grand jury to indict any cops in the death
Sheriff David Clarke got out ahead of a report accusing him of plagiarizing parts of his master's degree thesis. This @CNN hack @KFILE oppo research MO is to accuse plagiarism. I'm next. Did it to Rand Paul, Monica Crowley et al. https://t.co/KgoHKermpe -- David A. Clarke, Jr. (@SheriffClarke) May 20, 2017 The report was teased by the journalist who wrote the story, Andrew Kaczynski, and it couldn't come at a worse time for Clark, who just accepted a position with the Department of Homeland Secu
Conservative fundamentalist David Barton and televangelist Kenneth Copeland claimed this weekend that policies granting LGBT citizens equality will bring the nation to its knees. Transcript, via RightWingWatch : Copeland: I don't care who you are, if you turn loose of God and the truth of God, you're going down, brother! You can't--it's created that way; you can't violate the way it was put together. Barton: That is why public policies in a nation are so important. If a nation says, 'hey, we wan
Jerry Falwell, Jr., president of the evangelical Liberty University, is defending embattled Alabama senatorial candidate Roy Moore after a woman claimed the conservative judge sexually assaulted her. Leigh Corfman, in an interview with The Washington Post , claimed Moore sexually assaulted her many years ago, when she was only 14 years old and he was 32. Moore has denied the allegations against him, calling Corfman's claims "completely false." Now Falwell, a staunch supporter of President Donald
Ralph Northam, a folksy Democrat from the Eastern Shore, beat out Ed Gillespie, former chairman of the Republican National Committee, in Virginia's heated gubernatorial race. Northam's victory was remarkably comfortable. He won with 54 percent of the vote . His opponent, a Washington lobbyist who sought to distance himself from President Donald Trump, received 45 percent. But you would have predicted just the opposite if you had been following newspaper endorsements in Virginia leading up to Ele
Conservative radio personality Glenn Beck said on his radio program that he doesn't trust the polls showing Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is ahead of Republican nominee Donald Trump because of a modified version of the so-called "Bradley Effect." Beck noted that the term was coined after Tom Bradley, the black mayor of Los Angeles who ran for governor of California in 1982. Polls consistently showed Bradley leading his race, but he ultimately lost. Political scientists theorize
Conservative political commentator and Tennessee Star contributor Steve Gill said on The Gill Report , broadcast live on WETR 92.3 FM in Knoxville Friday that every politician currently serving in office is being evaluated by voters right now as to how effectively they have lived up to concerns about the overreach and bloat at all levels of government. The remedy for this is commonly referred to 'Draining the Swamp.' Gill began by citing a new poll , conducted by McLaughlin and Associates,
Tuesday on the radio, LevinTV host Mark Levin took on the "goons and kooks all over TV." Namely, Levin played audio of "this clown, this putz, this nobody, this footnote to nothing" Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., who appeared on CNN with Alisyn Camerota and accused the president of lying about the FBI spying on his presidential campaign. Levin tore his sound-bite talking points apart. Listen: "You make us all dumber just listening to you drone on," Levin said of Himes. Levin also went after Rep. Eric
Republican Sens. Mike Lee (Utah) and Steve Daines (Montana) both announced on Friday night that they... Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore said in an iHeartRadio interview with Sean Hannity Friday that... It started with a single tweet. Hours after Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore was accused... By Guardians of Democracy Staff November 10, 2017 LAPD body-camera video played in court Thursday appears to directly contradict an officer's sworn testimony in... By Guardians of D
This is beyond epic . Representative Tulsi Gabbard visited Syria and delivers big and bold truth to CNN upon her return interview. Gabbard deconstructs the false narrative sold by the Muslim Brotherhood, Obama administration , John McCain, Adam Kinzinger and Evan McMullin -all of whom supported the various terrorist factions within Syria- and sets the record straight: The "Rebels" in Syria are extremist terrorists. CNN host Jake Tapper just didn't know what to do with himself as Gabbard decons
Ahmedabad: Chief Minister Narendra Modi today welcomed Chandigarh Labour Bureau's latest report stating Gujarat has lowest unemployment rate among all states across the country. "Delighted! Gujarat has the least unemployment rate amongst all the states in the country and the national average," Modi wrote on twitter. While India's jobless rate stood at 3.8 percent during the last fiscal, Gujarat showed lowest rate of one per cent, he said. The report states that Gujarat has a very low unemploymen
The rift has widened between Algeria's Muslim Brotherhood-related group and Ahmed Ouyahia's cabinet over the government's plan to produce shale gas. Leaders of the Movement of Society for Peace (MSP) have made several comments expressing their rejection of shale gas production plans. The previous cabinet failed to implement such plans in 2015 after a wave of opposition protests swept the country, prompting President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to announce a freeze on the project. According to Moroccan
Bill O'Reilly took on the issue of stopping Islamic terrorism Monday with Osama Siblani , the publisher of the Arab American News, telling him he doesn't see militant Islam because "you don't want to know." O'Reilly repeatedly confronted Siblani about militant Islam in Detroit, but Siblani said he knows of no militant Muslims to begin with. They fought over the decision by the mayor of New York City to end a controversial unit monitoring Muslims , with Siblani saying public officials are "electe
GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: When I spoke with Ms. Shirley Sherrod earlier this morning, she told me that she accepted Secretary Vilsack's apology when he called yesterday. But that she's not ready to accept that job offer. SHIRLEY SHERROD: That, I just don't know at this point. I really have not had a chance, yet, to look at just what that offer is. As I've said earlier, I really- I know he talked about discrimination and the agency. And after all of these years, that's still happening. I would not w
The deputy chief of Hamas' political bureau, Musa abu-Marzouq, has said that there is no crisis between his movement and Egypt and denied that he had been asked to leave Cairo. He confirmed that the official relationship between Hamas and the Egyptians has not stopped and still continues. Abu-Marzouq told a London based newspaper that it was impossible for Hamas to harm any Egyptian soldiers. "We do not have any interest in causing problems for the Palestinians inside Egypt," he said. "Despite t
The Moroccan-born Muslim mayor of Rotterdam is making waves with an interview on CNN this week, where he called on his fellow Muslim immigrants to accept Western values and reject extremism. In his rather blunt comments, Ahmed Aboutaleb explained that Dutch values are not negotiable. "The Dutch constitution but also the Dutch society is constructed in very, very interesting basic value and that is tolerance and acceptance," he told CNN's Michael Holmes. "So the moment you come to the Netherlands
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday termed unemployment in the state as a major challenge, but said her government is taking steps to overcome the problem. File image of Mehbooba Mufti. AFP "Unemployment is a major challenge. (But) the government is taking many steps to tide over the challenge. The private sector is being encouraged to invest in the state and entrepreneurship is being promoted among the youth to generate more job avenues. This is in addition to de
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday assured the Centre of all cooperation to fight terrorism and promised to work together, as the country's security and intelligence chiefs including National Security Advisor Ajit Doval discussed with her the Burdwan blast case. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee assured the Centre of complete support against terrorism. PTI "We discussed the issue with the chief minister. The chief minister assured us to extend all cooperation and work tog
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) -- A longtime aide to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on Friday denied allegations of ties to drugs and terrorism that led to his detainment in Guyana. Akbar Muhammad spoke to The Associated Press in front of the main police headquarters in the capital of Georgetown, where he is being held. "It's a massive distortion," he said. "In 51 years in the ministry, I've never been involved in anything like terrorism, much less drugs." Muhammad, who was not handcuffed, was
Ahmedabad: Chief Minister Narendra Modi today welcomed Chandigarh Labour Bureau's latest report stating Gujarat has lowest unemployment rate among all states across the country. "Delighted! Gujarat has the least unemployment rate amongst all the states in the country and the national average," Modi wrote on twitter. While India's jobless rate stood at 3.8 percent during the last fiscal, Gujarat showed lowest rate of one per cent, he said. The report states that Gujarat has a very low unemploymen
The rift has widened between Algeria's Muslim Brotherhood-related group and Ahmed Ouyahia's cabinet over the government's plan to produce shale gas. Leaders of the Movement of Society for Peace (MSP) have made several comments expressing their rejection of shale gas production plans. The previous cabinet failed to implement such plans in 2015 after a wave of opposition protests swept the country, prompting President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to announce a freeze on the project. According to Moroccan
Bill O'Reilly took on the issue of stopping Islamic terrorism Monday with Osama Siblani , the publisher of the Arab American News, telling him he doesn't see militant Islam because "you don't want to know." O'Reilly repeatedly confronted Siblani about militant Islam in Detroit, but Siblani said he knows of no militant Muslims to begin with. They fought over the decision by the mayor of New York City to end a controversial unit monitoring Muslims , with Siblani saying public officials are "electe
GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: When I spoke with Ms. Shirley Sherrod earlier this morning, she told me that she accepted Secretary Vilsack's apology when he called yesterday. But that she's not ready to accept that job offer. SHIRLEY SHERROD: That, I just don't know at this point. I really have not had a chance, yet, to look at just what that offer is. As I've said earlier, I really- I know he talked about discrimination and the agency. And after all of these years, that's still happening. I would not w
The deputy chief of Hamas' political bureau, Musa abu-Marzouq, has said that there is no crisis between his movement and Egypt and denied that he had been asked to leave Cairo. He confirmed that the official relationship between Hamas and the Egyptians has not stopped and still continues. Abu-Marzouq told a London based newspaper that it was impossible for Hamas to harm any Egyptian soldiers. "We do not have any interest in causing problems for the Palestinians inside Egypt," he said. "Despite t
The Moroccan-born Muslim mayor of Rotterdam is making waves with an interview on CNN this week, where he called on his fellow Muslim immigrants to accept Western values and reject extremism. In his rather blunt comments, Ahmed Aboutaleb explained that Dutch values are not negotiable. "The Dutch constitution but also the Dutch society is constructed in very, very interesting basic value and that is tolerance and acceptance," he told CNN's Michael Holmes. "So the moment you come to the Netherlands
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday termed unemployment in the state as a major challenge, but said her government is taking steps to overcome the problem. File image of Mehbooba Mufti. AFP "Unemployment is a major challenge. (But) the government is taking many steps to tide over the challenge. The private sector is being encouraged to invest in the state and entrepreneurship is being promoted among the youth to generate more job avenues. This is in addition to de
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday assured the Centre of all cooperation to fight terrorism and promised to work together, as the country's security and intelligence chiefs including National Security Advisor Ajit Doval discussed with her the Burdwan blast case. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee assured the Centre of complete support against terrorism. PTI "We discussed the issue with the chief minister. The chief minister assured us to extend all cooperation and work tog
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) -- A longtime aide to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on Friday denied allegations of ties to drugs and terrorism that led to his detainment in Guyana. Akbar Muhammad spoke to The Associated Press in front of the main police headquarters in the capital of Georgetown, where he is being held. "It's a massive distortion," he said. "In 51 years in the ministry, I've never been involved in anything like terrorism, much less drugs." Muhammad, who was not handcuffed, was
And you think you're so clever and classless and free, But you're still fucking peasants as far as I can see ~ John Lennon, Working Class Hero Nothing says "you're still fucking peasants" quite like the news of a new royal baby. A new blue blooded sprog is on the way. The newspapers have A look at the anti-monarchist sentiments flourishing in Spain by Juana Belen Gutierrez de Mendoza. Growing up in Spain in the Nineties and early Noughties, society taught you two main principles: ETA are
(WARNING: This article contains portions of lyrics that are highly graphic in nature.) For me, getting a new computer is kind of like that quintessential feeling so many writers feel when they buy a new leather-bound journal. It's not QUITE as good; you can't feel the pages between your fingers and the smell of leather wafting in the air--but it's still fun. Ok--to the point. Among my new computer's features is a Beats Audio system which allows listeners to hear music "the way the artist would p
They were kind of unremarkable clothes you might glimpse in yearbook photos from the early '80s: ringer tees, piped track shorts, and striped knee socks in anachronistic color combinations like maroon and yellow, and they were the brainchild of Dov Charney, a Canadian entrepreneur who was obsessed with American sportswear. Begun as a T-shirt label in 1989, American Apparel went on to clothe scores of hipsters in its retro basics. The clothes, cheaply made and unadorned, were secondary to the por
7wo7rees (3,523 posts) 10. Gil is a fuck-knuckle. Exhibit A: Saluted Nixon as he boarded the helicopter to resign the presidency in disgrace. Exhibit B: As former Chief of Police of Seattle, arrested 140 protesters at the ANNIVERSARY of the WTO protests, garnering him a vote of no confidence from his own police officers Exhibit C: Was a Janet Reno bootlicker, and an admirer of Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No" campaign. Exhibit D: First said that the Obama administration would no longer refer to the
In Bill Leak's last cartoon in The Australian (below) he has Rob Stokes, the NSW minister for education, in front of Punchbowl Boys High School, severed head in hand, explaining to an interviewer that "boys will be boys." Getting to the nub of the matter is the cartoonist's art. Bill Leak was a peerless grandmaster of it. I was at the CIS function last Wednesday evening for the launch of his book Trigger Warning, which contains his cartoons over the year 2016. Partway through his speech, he was
ANYONE who has read Kenneth Anger's unrelenting expose Hollywood Babylon will know Tinseltown has long been a hotbed for misuse of power, sexual misbehaviour and blatant cover-ups. Be it Charlie Chaplin's penchant for teenage girls -- getting one pregnant at 15 -- or the violent death of starlet Virginia Rappe after partying with Fatty Arbuckle in 1921, the scandals are many. Getty - Contributor 8 Harvey Weinstein abusing his power to sexually harass woman should feel the full force of the law F
CREDIT: GRAPHIC BY DYLAN PETROHILOS Round-up season continues! Read on to remember all the whats that made you say "WHAT?!" in 2015. Robert Durst confessed that he 'killed them all' on The Jinx Just about everything on The Jinx , the HBO docuseries about skyscraper scion Robert Durst , is surprising, starting with the fact that Durst agreed to be interviewed at all. (Durst was a man long believed to have been involved in/responsible for the disappearance of his first wife; you'd think he might w
Illustration by Max-o-matic C amp Hero, in Montauk, is the East Coast's Area 51: older, not as sprawling, a little bit stuffier. Now decommissioned, it was a vast underground warren of laboratories staffed by scientists from Brookhaven Labs, a little farther west, and devoted to teleportation (an off-label application of Albert Einstein's unified theory, supervised at the start by Einstein himself), time travel, and mind control (Camp Hero's radar frequency was said to be perfect for such exp
The Bear Stearns man, the lifer, the one they would have put on the cover of their recruiting pamphlet if they had one--Bear Stearns wants you !--he's a self-made man. Daddy didn't put him through Harvard Business School, and if he did, you better keep that to yourself. Ace Greenberg--the man who put Bear on the map and defined the archetype, Missouri-educated on a football scholarship, started as a clerk, kept his nose to the grindstone, became the CEO--Ace isn't interested in your business deg
Urban punk rockers scrawled the "A" symbol on their jackets to show how angry they were, but the original anarchists were quiet, philosophical sorts who spent much time studying beehives and ants' nests. If tiny insects could co-operate, they thought, work for the good of the community without laws or rulers, what mighty things could humans achieve in the same way? They might have had a point, too, if David Attenborough in NATURAL WORLD (BBC2) was telling the truth. Everyone remembers British
(WARNING: This article contains portions of lyrics that are highly graphic in nature.) For me, getting a new computer is kind of like that quintessential feeling so many writers feel when they buy a new leather-bound journal. It's not QUITE as good; you can't feel the pages between your fingers and the smell of leather wafting in the air--but it's still fun. Ok--to the point. Among my new computer's features is a Beats Audio system which allows listeners to hear music "the way the artist would p
They were kind of unremarkable clothes you might glimpse in yearbook photos from the early '80s: ringer tees, piped track shorts, and striped knee socks in anachronistic color combinations like maroon and yellow, and they were the brainchild of Dov Charney, a Canadian entrepreneur who was obsessed with American sportswear. Begun as a T-shirt label in 1989, American Apparel went on to clothe scores of hipsters in its retro basics. The clothes, cheaply made and unadorned, were secondary to the por
7wo7rees (3,523 posts) 10. Gil is a fuck-knuckle. Exhibit A: Saluted Nixon as he boarded the helicopter to resign the presidency in disgrace. Exhibit B: As former Chief of Police of Seattle, arrested 140 protesters at the ANNIVERSARY of the WTO protests, garnering him a vote of no confidence from his own police officers Exhibit C: Was a Janet Reno bootlicker, and an admirer of Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No" campaign. Exhibit D: First said that the Obama administration would no longer refer to the
In Bill Leak's last cartoon in The Australian (below) he has Rob Stokes, the NSW minister for education, in front of Punchbowl Boys High School, severed head in hand, explaining to an interviewer that "boys will be boys." Getting to the nub of the matter is the cartoonist's art. Bill Leak was a peerless grandmaster of it. I was at the CIS function last Wednesday evening for the launch of his book Trigger Warning, which contains his cartoons over the year 2016. Partway through his speech, he was
ANYONE who has read Kenneth Anger's unrelenting expose Hollywood Babylon will know Tinseltown has long been a hotbed for misuse of power, sexual misbehaviour and blatant cover-ups. Be it Charlie Chaplin's penchant for teenage girls -- getting one pregnant at 15 -- or the violent death of starlet Virginia Rappe after partying with Fatty Arbuckle in 1921, the scandals are many. Getty - Contributor 8 Harvey Weinstein abusing his power to sexually harass woman should feel the full force of the law F
CREDIT: GRAPHIC BY DYLAN PETROHILOS Round-up season continues! Read on to remember all the whats that made you say "WHAT?!" in 2015. Robert Durst confessed that he 'killed them all' on The Jinx Just about everything on The Jinx , the HBO docuseries about skyscraper scion Robert Durst , is surprising, starting with the fact that Durst agreed to be interviewed at all. (Durst was a man long believed to have been involved in/responsible for the disappearance of his first wife; you'd think he might w
Illustration by Max-o-matic C amp Hero, in Montauk, is the East Coast's Area 51: older, not as sprawling, a little bit stuffier. Now decommissioned, it was a vast underground warren of laboratories staffed by scientists from Brookhaven Labs, a little farther west, and devoted to teleportation (an off-label application of Albert Einstein's unified theory, supervised at the start by Einstein himself), time travel, and mind control (Camp Hero's radar frequency was said to be perfect for such exp
The Bear Stearns man, the lifer, the one they would have put on the cover of their recruiting pamphlet if they had one--Bear Stearns wants you !--he's a self-made man. Daddy didn't put him through Harvard Business School, and if he did, you better keep that to yourself. Ace Greenberg--the man who put Bear on the map and defined the archetype, Missouri-educated on a football scholarship, started as a clerk, kept his nose to the grindstone, became the CEO--Ace isn't interested in your business deg
Urban punk rockers scrawled the "A" symbol on their jackets to show how angry they were, but the original anarchists were quiet, philosophical sorts who spent much time studying beehives and ants' nests. If tiny insects could co-operate, they thought, work for the good of the community without laws or rulers, what mighty things could humans achieve in the same way? They might have had a point, too, if David Attenborough in NATURAL WORLD (BBC2) was telling the truth. Everyone remembers British
Illustration by Scarecrow Artist, used with permission . This time of year you see a lot of jack-o-lanterns decorating front stoops and walkways for Halloween. But have you ever wondered why it's called a "jack-o-lantern"? As it turns out, there's a very timely lesson in the origin of the name, and a recent letter to advice columnist Emily Yoffe, who writes the Dear Prudence advice column, shows the need to teach that lesson is greater now, than perhaps ever before. Of course, Halloween is th
Mark Twain's novel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is what most would call a "classic." Published in 1884 with illustrations from E.W. Kemble , Huckleberry Finn was not widely praised but rather criticized for its vernacular and what was seen as a crude writing style all around. It had its troubles at first but it wasn't until the 20th century that it garnered a large amount of criticism for what people considered its racial stereotypes. Though it's banned in certain schools (even to this day),
Intern Emily: I discovered Stephen Dunn, probably like everyone else, through Riese. Her consistent mention of him on her blog inspired me to buy his book New & Selected Poems (1974-1994) . That was probably one of the better decisions of my life. At first I read him with Riese in mind, like maybe I could understand Riese better if I read Stephen Dunn. And if I understood Riese better, maybe I would understand myself. But that's not how Stephen Dunn works, you see, because Stephen Dunn is really
Cash rules everything around us. by Victoria McNally Dec 1st We're already totally enamored with Ashley Eckstein's Her Universe - hell, we even had a party with her - so every time they launches new products, our wallets get lighter. Her Universe has debuted a slew of new products set to launch Cyber Monday (the online equivalent to Black Friday), November 26th. Plus, they're offering free ground shipping and a special gift with each order! Take a look at the new offerings, you'll probably find
Apocalyptic futures are common plot lines these days, but few as starling as this one. It has all of the big-ticket items like global warming and alien invasion, but with the added element of passionate and physical acting. Serenading Adela: A Street Opera is a major new community theatre event now in rehearsal. It celebrates a colourful protest on January 7, 1918, when, on a hot summer night during World War I, supporters of British-born suffragette and anti-war militant Adela Pankhurst gathere
Illustration by Yuko Shimizu At a shallow pool in a nameless creek, deep in the Alaskan wilderness, seven boys are laughing and lunging and splashing as they try to haze a pair of beleaguered little fish into their mosquito nets. Fishing is not allowed, but they took leave of their instructors several hours ago and are having their Lord of the Flies moment of fun. Have a look at them: Joshua Berg, 17, from New City, New York, the group's elected leader and most experienced outdoorsman. Noah Alla
Illustration by Matt Daley "Closed, please." I click the wooden door shut. I walk past the poster-lined office, climb the stairs out of the building, and emerge onto the sunny Ryerson University campus in downtown Toronto. I trudge to the subway, shuffling onto a northbound train just as the door closes. I drop into a seat. I stare ahead. No more Gaby. For two years, I saved and planned for a Masters of Journalism degree at Ryerson, and in September 2014 I arrived in Toronto ready to learn. Inst
Illustration by Max-o-matic C amp Hero, in Montauk, is the East Coast's Area 51: older, not as sprawling, a little bit stuffier. Now decommissioned, it was a vast underground warren of laboratories staffed by scientists from Brookhaven Labs, a little farther west, and devoted to teleportation (an off-label application of Albert Einstein's unified theory, supervised at the start by Einstein himself), time travel, and mind control (Camp Hero's radar frequency was said to be perfect for such exp
That fellow in the picture is portraying Harlequin in a version of a Petipa classic. He enables me to title the latest episode of my Jaywalking podcast "Leaps and Bounds." I play a little music from the ballet -- as turned into a pop song, which our grandparents and great-grandparents listened to (especially if they were Italian). I play a recording by Beniamino Gigli, the immortal tenor, who was revered by Pavarotti, among many others. In this episode, I have several matters historical -- Nevil
"The penis cartoons weren't the problem," the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) director David Cooke tells me across a conference table in a large, wood-panelled room overlooking Soho Square. "We'd have given a 15 rating if it were just for the penis drawings." We're here at BBFC HQ to discuss several recent events which have pushed the century-old classification board - formerly known as the British Board of Film Censors - into the news. First on the agenda is Diary of a Teenage Girl
Mark Twain's novel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is what most would call a "classic." Published in 1884 with illustrations from E.W. Kemble , Huckleberry Finn was not widely praised but rather criticized for its vernacular and what was seen as a crude writing style all around. It had its troubles at first but it wasn't until the 20th century that it garnered a large amount of criticism for what people considered its racial stereotypes. Though it's banned in certain schools (even to this day),
Intern Emily: I discovered Stephen Dunn, probably like everyone else, through Riese. Her consistent mention of him on her blog inspired me to buy his book New & Selected Poems (1974-1994) . That was probably one of the better decisions of my life. At first I read him with Riese in mind, like maybe I could understand Riese better if I read Stephen Dunn. And if I understood Riese better, maybe I would understand myself. But that's not how Stephen Dunn works, you see, because Stephen Dunn is really
Cash rules everything around us. by Victoria McNally Dec 1st We're already totally enamored with Ashley Eckstein's Her Universe - hell, we even had a party with her - so every time they launches new products, our wallets get lighter. Her Universe has debuted a slew of new products set to launch Cyber Monday (the online equivalent to Black Friday), November 26th. Plus, they're offering free ground shipping and a special gift with each order! Take a look at the new offerings, you'll probably find
Apocalyptic futures are common plot lines these days, but few as starling as this one. It has all of the big-ticket items like global warming and alien invasion, but with the added element of passionate and physical acting. Serenading Adela: A Street Opera is a major new community theatre event now in rehearsal. It celebrates a colourful protest on January 7, 1918, when, on a hot summer night during World War I, supporters of British-born suffragette and anti-war militant Adela Pankhurst gathere
Illustration by Yuko Shimizu At a shallow pool in a nameless creek, deep in the Alaskan wilderness, seven boys are laughing and lunging and splashing as they try to haze a pair of beleaguered little fish into their mosquito nets. Fishing is not allowed, but they took leave of their instructors several hours ago and are having their Lord of the Flies moment of fun. Have a look at them: Joshua Berg, 17, from New City, New York, the group's elected leader and most experienced outdoorsman. Noah Alla
Illustration by Matt Daley "Closed, please." I click the wooden door shut. I walk past the poster-lined office, climb the stairs out of the building, and emerge onto the sunny Ryerson University campus in downtown Toronto. I trudge to the subway, shuffling onto a northbound train just as the door closes. I drop into a seat. I stare ahead. No more Gaby. For two years, I saved and planned for a Masters of Journalism degree at Ryerson, and in September 2014 I arrived in Toronto ready to learn. Inst
Illustration by Max-o-matic C amp Hero, in Montauk, is the East Coast's Area 51: older, not as sprawling, a little bit stuffier. Now decommissioned, it was a vast underground warren of laboratories staffed by scientists from Brookhaven Labs, a little farther west, and devoted to teleportation (an off-label application of Albert Einstein's unified theory, supervised at the start by Einstein himself), time travel, and mind control (Camp Hero's radar frequency was said to be perfect for such exp
That fellow in the picture is portraying Harlequin in a version of a Petipa classic. He enables me to title the latest episode of my Jaywalking podcast "Leaps and Bounds." I play a little music from the ballet -- as turned into a pop song, which our grandparents and great-grandparents listened to (especially if they were Italian). I play a recording by Beniamino Gigli, the immortal tenor, who was revered by Pavarotti, among many others. In this episode, I have several matters historical -- Nevil
"The penis cartoons weren't the problem," the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) director David Cooke tells me across a conference table in a large, wood-panelled room overlooking Soho Square. "We'd have given a 15 rating if it were just for the penis drawings." We're here at BBFC HQ to discuss several recent events which have pushed the century-old classification board - formerly known as the British Board of Film Censors - into the news. First on the agenda is Diary of a Teenage Girl
Cyclone Ockhi intensified into a "severe cyclonic storm" on Friday and moved to the Arabian Sea. It lay centred around 80 kilometres north-northeast of Minicoy in Lakshadweep. Under its influence, heavy rains continued to batter coastal areas of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, killing twelve people in the last two days and crippling normal life at numerous places. 218 fishermen rescued, as death toll in affected areas rises to 12 An IANS report from Thiruvananthapuram said as many as 218 fishermen from K
by Shilpa Ganatra, travel editor The Maldives - a group of 1,192 coral islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean - might be associated with romantic honeymoons and its sugar-white beaches, but its real draw is found once you step off each island, as its Finding Nemo-style coral reefs are unlike most places in the world. Even the most crowded resorts are surrounded by crystal-clear waters teeming with parrot fish, angel fish, sea turtles, moray eels, reef sharks, manta rays and sting rays - all j
HONOLULU (AP) -- Hurricane Hector has weakened to a category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (195 kph) as it passes south of Hawaii's Big Island. A tropical storm warning was in place Wednesday for the Big Island with gusty winds, rain and dangerous surf possible. High surf is also expected on the eastern shores of Maui. The eye of the storm is expected to pass about 150 miles south of the Big Island. Hurricane force winds can extent up to 35 miles (55 km) from the center and tro
Sunday, June 15th, 2014 Japan Kills 30 Minke Whales in First Hunt Since ICJ Ruling by Jack Simpson / The Independent Japan has caught 30 minke whales in its first hunt since the International Court of Justice ordered the halt of its annual expedition in the Antarctic. A report by the Japanese Fisheries Agency said that 30 minke whales had been killed during the April-June whaling season as part of its "research hunts" in the north-west Pacific Ocean. They also said that another group of whalers
Less than a month after giving the green light for Royal Dutch Shell to start oil exploration in the Arctic, the US government approved a bid from the oil giant to drill even deeper on August 17 . The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is allowing the European oil giant to modify its Chukchi Sea drilling permit, where its vessels have begun working about 140 miles from Alaska's north-west shoreline. With the extended permit, Shell can now hit oil reservoirs thousands of feet b
Calling all divers, snorkelers and underwater adventurers. After a two-year construction period, international artist Jason deCaires Taylor's vision of a world on the ocean floor is complete and accessible off the coast of the Spanish Island of Lanzarote. It's called Museo Atlantico and it displays more than 200 sculptures of human figures in the midst of doing everyday things; one sculpture features a couple taking a selfie. You might think, "that's kind of creepy," but deCaires Taylor's end go
Is it too late to stop parts of Miami from sinking into the sea? July 23, 2017 * by Kartik Krishnaiyer * in Climate Change * 3 Comments Sea level rise IS the biggest issue facing Florida, even bigger than the lack of mass transit within the state. Florida is facing a ticking time bomb in dealing with this issue which our statewide political leadership taking its cue from Governor Rick Scott has been unwilling to even view as a matter of reality. This week Reuters had a feature story on the race
Ocean acidification driven by increasing atmospheric carbon levels is a substantial threat to marine life, a new study has confirmed. The study , published in the journal Nature Climate Change, analyzed 167 studies on the effects of ocean acidification on corals, crustaceans, mollusks, fishes and echinoderms, a group which includes starfish and sea urchins. The studies included data on effects of ocean acidification on more than 150 species of marine life, which the researchers then matched up t
Is it any wonder that the Arctic sea ice volume is collapsing ? It doesn't help that the same party that is beholden to a single person named Grover Norquist (rather than the overwhelming majority of the American people ) when it comes to tax policy , also finds carbon emissions and climate change a big joke . This is what happens when your party becomes the party of ignorance and stupidity, of anti-science , and lies . The problem is, far too many of their crazies are still in office, and they
No plausible scientific explanation for the adjustments... Photo by Maman Voyage (CC) (Breitbart) Climate change alarmist scientists have been caught red-handed tampering with raw data in order to exaggerate sea level rise. The raw (unadjusted) data from three Indian Ocean gauges - Aden, Karachi and Mumbai - showed that local sea level trends in the last 140 years had been very gently rising, neutral or negative (ie sea levels had fallen). But after the evidence had been adjusted by tidal record
by Shilpa Ganatra, travel editor The Maldives - a group of 1,192 coral islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean - might be associated with romantic honeymoons and its sugar-white beaches, but its real draw is found once you step off each island, as its Finding Nemo-style coral reefs are unlike most places in the world. Even the most crowded resorts are surrounded by crystal-clear waters teeming with parrot fish, angel fish, sea turtles, moray eels, reef sharks, manta rays and sting rays - all j
HONOLULU (AP) -- Hurricane Hector has weakened to a category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (195 kph) as it passes south of Hawaii's Big Island. A tropical storm warning was in place Wednesday for the Big Island with gusty winds, rain and dangerous surf possible. High surf is also expected on the eastern shores of Maui. The eye of the storm is expected to pass about 150 miles south of the Big Island. Hurricane force winds can extent up to 35 miles (55 km) from the center and tro
Sunday, June 15th, 2014 Japan Kills 30 Minke Whales in First Hunt Since ICJ Ruling by Jack Simpson / The Independent Japan has caught 30 minke whales in its first hunt since the International Court of Justice ordered the halt of its annual expedition in the Antarctic. A report by the Japanese Fisheries Agency said that 30 minke whales had been killed during the April-June whaling season as part of its "research hunts" in the north-west Pacific Ocean. They also said that another group of whalers
Less than a month after giving the green light for Royal Dutch Shell to start oil exploration in the Arctic, the US government approved a bid from the oil giant to drill even deeper on August 17 . The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is allowing the European oil giant to modify its Chukchi Sea drilling permit, where its vessels have begun working about 140 miles from Alaska's north-west shoreline. With the extended permit, Shell can now hit oil reservoirs thousands of feet b
Calling all divers, snorkelers and underwater adventurers. After a two-year construction period, international artist Jason deCaires Taylor's vision of a world on the ocean floor is complete and accessible off the coast of the Spanish Island of Lanzarote. It's called Museo Atlantico and it displays more than 200 sculptures of human figures in the midst of doing everyday things; one sculpture features a couple taking a selfie. You might think, "that's kind of creepy," but deCaires Taylor's end go
Is it too late to stop parts of Miami from sinking into the sea? July 23, 2017 * by Kartik Krishnaiyer * in Climate Change * 3 Comments Sea level rise IS the biggest issue facing Florida, even bigger than the lack of mass transit within the state. Florida is facing a ticking time bomb in dealing with this issue which our statewide political leadership taking its cue from Governor Rick Scott has been unwilling to even view as a matter of reality. This week Reuters had a feature story on the race
Ocean acidification driven by increasing atmospheric carbon levels is a substantial threat to marine life, a new study has confirmed. The study , published in the journal Nature Climate Change, analyzed 167 studies on the effects of ocean acidification on corals, crustaceans, mollusks, fishes and echinoderms, a group which includes starfish and sea urchins. The studies included data on effects of ocean acidification on more than 150 species of marine life, which the researchers then matched up t
Is it any wonder that the Arctic sea ice volume is collapsing ? It doesn't help that the same party that is beholden to a single person named Grover Norquist (rather than the overwhelming majority of the American people ) when it comes to tax policy , also finds carbon emissions and climate change a big joke . This is what happens when your party becomes the party of ignorance and stupidity, of anti-science , and lies . The problem is, far too many of their crazies are still in office, and they
No plausible scientific explanation for the adjustments... Photo by Maman Voyage (CC) (Breitbart) Climate change alarmist scientists have been caught red-handed tampering with raw data in order to exaggerate sea level rise. The raw (unadjusted) data from three Indian Ocean gauges - Aden, Karachi and Mumbai - showed that local sea level trends in the last 140 years had been very gently rising, neutral or negative (ie sea levels had fallen). But after the evidence had been adjusted by tidal record
A new research study is showing that Greenland's ice sheets are melting at a much higher rate than what was once believed. This means there is a faster increase in the level of water of Earth's sea levels. While scientists were aware of climate change causing the ice sheet of Greenland to thin for years now, melting in the country's northeast area was found for the first time. Ice loss in that region has almost tripled since 2003. Greenland is seeing its ice sheet receding over 12 miles in the p
The deepest, darkest, scariest place on the maps I loved pondering as a child was a crescent-shaped canyon in the western Pacific Ocean. It was called the Mariana Trench, and at the very, very bottom was the lowest point on Earth's surface, the Challenger Deep. Its floor was seven terrifying miles down. What was down there? It was fun to imagine. I didn't know, and it didn't seem likely anyone would anytime soon. In 1989, James Cameron had fun imagining what might be at the bottom of a similar c
Wallace Broecker's 1975 temperature prediction, adjusted to reflect measured CO2 changes, vs. GISTemp observed global surface temperature changes. -- dana1981, in a Skeptical Science cross-post Wallace Broecker was among the first climate scientists to use simple climate models to predict future global temperature changes. His 1975 paper Climatic Change: Are We on the Brink of a Pronounced Global Warming? is widely credited with coining the term "global warming". In that paper, Broecker modeled
The probable changes as the world heats are so great that climate adaptation to cope with the inevitable is now essential, scientists are warning. Forest damage, drought and floods, for example, will all worsen, and tidal ranges are already changing. More than half of all the natural vegetation of California is at risk as temperatures rise. Even were the US and other nations to honour the promises made in the Paris Agreement of 2015, one fourth of California's natural wilderness would be und
Ocean acidification driven by increasing atmospheric carbon levels is a substantial threat to marine life, a new study has confirmed. The study , published in the journal Nature Climate Change, analyzed 167 studies on the effects of ocean acidification on corals, crustaceans, mollusks, fishes and echinoderms, a group which includes starfish and sea urchins. The studies included data on effects of ocean acidification on more than 150 species of marine life, which the researchers then matched up t
No plausible scientific explanation for the adjustments... Photo by Maman Voyage (CC) (Breitbart) Climate change alarmist scientists have been caught red-handed tampering with raw data in order to exaggerate sea level rise. The raw (unadjusted) data from three Indian Ocean gauges - Aden, Karachi and Mumbai - showed that local sea level trends in the last 140 years had been very gently rising, neutral or negative (ie sea levels had fallen). But after the evidence had been adjusted by tidal record
Loss of beaches worldwide is certainly not the worst of the impacts humans will face from unrestricted greenhouse gas emissions (see " JPL bombshell: Polar ice sheet mass loss is speeding up, on pace for 1 foot sea level rise by 2050 "). But it will be a poignant and costly loss nonetheless for future generations. And don't count on creating artificial beaches -- they will be awfully hard to sustain when sea levels are rising 6 to 12 inches a decade ! CAP's Kiley Kroh has more. When Snooki of MT
"As far as direct and proxy observations can tell, such abrupt changes in the atmospheric levels of CO2 have never before been seen." Scientists recently revealed how greenhouse gasses are fueling climate change and how this will have a negative impact around the globe. A recent report by the U.N. World Meteorological Organization warns carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere increased at a record-breaking speed in 2016. The greenhouse gas spiked from 400 ppm (parts per million), in 2015
What is a Mangrove? A mangrove is a forest habitat that straddles the coastline of many tropical countries including Madagascar and Indonesia which forms the boundary between where the land finishes and the ocean starts. The plants have adapted to live in salt water and nutrient-rich mud and instantly recognisable large root structures give mangroves some of their special features. These natural structures protect against tidal impact, prevent flooding, and provide shelter and nursery grounds to
Aloha, We are always surrounded by angels. We swim in a sea of unlimited, unconditional love totally filled with celestial beings of light that are more than willing and able to help us. The only catch is we have to ask and then be willing to accept the assistance. Here are 7 easy things you can do to open up those floodgates of love, light, and laughter, and experience the wonders of divine intervention in your life. 1. Spend some time each day in prayer. Prayer is simply the act of asking. It
The deepest, darkest, scariest place on the maps I loved pondering as a child was a crescent-shaped canyon in the western Pacific Ocean. It was called the Mariana Trench, and at the very, very bottom was the lowest point on Earth's surface, the Challenger Deep. Its floor was seven terrifying miles down. What was down there? It was fun to imagine. I didn't know, and it didn't seem likely anyone would anytime soon. In 1989, James Cameron had fun imagining what might be at the bottom of a similar c
Wallace Broecker's 1975 temperature prediction, adjusted to reflect measured CO2 changes, vs. GISTemp observed global surface temperature changes. -- dana1981, in a Skeptical Science cross-post Wallace Broecker was among the first climate scientists to use simple climate models to predict future global temperature changes. His 1975 paper Climatic Change: Are We on the Brink of a Pronounced Global Warming? is widely credited with coining the term "global warming". In that paper, Broecker modeled
The probable changes as the world heats are so great that climate adaptation to cope with the inevitable is now essential, scientists are warning. Forest damage, drought and floods, for example, will all worsen, and tidal ranges are already changing. More than half of all the natural vegetation of California is at risk as temperatures rise. Even were the US and other nations to honour the promises made in the Paris Agreement of 2015, one fourth of California's natural wilderness would be und
Ocean acidification driven by increasing atmospheric carbon levels is a substantial threat to marine life, a new study has confirmed. The study , published in the journal Nature Climate Change, analyzed 167 studies on the effects of ocean acidification on corals, crustaceans, mollusks, fishes and echinoderms, a group which includes starfish and sea urchins. The studies included data on effects of ocean acidification on more than 150 species of marine life, which the researchers then matched up t
No plausible scientific explanation for the adjustments... Photo by Maman Voyage (CC) (Breitbart) Climate change alarmist scientists have been caught red-handed tampering with raw data in order to exaggerate sea level rise. The raw (unadjusted) data from three Indian Ocean gauges - Aden, Karachi and Mumbai - showed that local sea level trends in the last 140 years had been very gently rising, neutral or negative (ie sea levels had fallen). But after the evidence had been adjusted by tidal record
Loss of beaches worldwide is certainly not the worst of the impacts humans will face from unrestricted greenhouse gas emissions (see " JPL bombshell: Polar ice sheet mass loss is speeding up, on pace for 1 foot sea level rise by 2050 "). But it will be a poignant and costly loss nonetheless for future generations. And don't count on creating artificial beaches -- they will be awfully hard to sustain when sea levels are rising 6 to 12 inches a decade ! CAP's Kiley Kroh has more. When Snooki of MT
"As far as direct and proxy observations can tell, such abrupt changes in the atmospheric levels of CO2 have never before been seen." Scientists recently revealed how greenhouse gasses are fueling climate change and how this will have a negative impact around the globe. A recent report by the U.N. World Meteorological Organization warns carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere increased at a record-breaking speed in 2016. The greenhouse gas spiked from 400 ppm (parts per million), in 2015
What is a Mangrove? A mangrove is a forest habitat that straddles the coastline of many tropical countries including Madagascar and Indonesia which forms the boundary between where the land finishes and the ocean starts. The plants have adapted to live in salt water and nutrient-rich mud and instantly recognisable large root structures give mangroves some of their special features. These natural structures protect against tidal impact, prevent flooding, and provide shelter and nursery grounds to
Aloha, We are always surrounded by angels. We swim in a sea of unlimited, unconditional love totally filled with celestial beings of light that are more than willing and able to help us. The only catch is we have to ask and then be willing to accept the assistance. Here are 7 easy things you can do to open up those floodgates of love, light, and laughter, and experience the wonders of divine intervention in your life. 1. Spend some time each day in prayer. Prayer is simply the act of asking. It
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Naiz Khan says he is exhausted and just a little scared. Naiz Khan says he barely knows Najibullah Zazi, a terrorism probe suspect who stayed in Khan's apartment. Khan is a 26-year-old man whose rented apartment in the Flushing section of Queens was raided by members of the Joint Terror Task Force more than two weeks ago. He's entangled in a terrorism investigation, he says, because he gave Najibullah Zazi -- an Afghan man facing terrorism charges for allegedly planning to bomb
Adjust font size: KINGSTON, Jamaica (CNN) -- The announcement by Jamaican police that Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer's death is being treated as murder has shocked the cricketing world during one of its biggest events. As the investigation into the death continues, the debate rages over whether the cricket World Cup should continue and fans mourn, scores of CNN viewers have written to express their grief and consternation. Here are a selection of your e-mails: If (the murder) happened in Pak
"25 year-old Nigerian gay footballer Cletus U, deported by Austria 5 May on a a Frontex (European Union agency) plane to Nigeria with 44 others (and 113 guards) despite mass protests in Vienna, has told a leading Austrian newspaper that he is now in the Lagos slums, living in a shed with five other men. He is terrified that his homosexuality will be discovered, particularly because that was the focus of his well-publicised Austrian case, which was covered internationally as well as on YouTube. H
This is after CNN condemned people who criticized any of the reactions from the students. They are bulletproof according to CNN. Apparently, Colton is not. Tucker said Friday evening that he hoped to get to the truth but he didn't know at the time that another parent has come out to confirm what went on. SECOND FAMILY ACCUSES CNN OF MANIPULATING THE NARRATIVE Andrew Klein's daughter Arianna survived last week's deadly school shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School. Klein came forward Thursday a
By Saeed Ahmed CNN (CNN) -- A motel owner in New Zealand -- fed up with one too many incidents of rowdy behavior -- has banned an entire town from checking in as guests. Steve Donnelly, an Australian, has been accused of racism following his decision. Steve Donnelly, the owner of the Supreme Motor Lodge in the town of Palmerston North, said he decided to yank the welcome mat for the 16,000 residents of Wainuiomata because "each time they visited, our life became less exciting." "I'm not Santa Cl
By MSNBC staff and NBC News 08/24/16 02:09PM Rescuers in central Italy raced to pull residents buried beneath rubble after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked a string of small towns early Wednesday, crumbling homes and killing almost 250 people and wounding at least 264 others. read more By Olivia Kestin and Rebecca Sanchez 08/22/16 10:00AM Helen Louise Maroulis made history on Thursday night when she became the first U.S. woman athlete to win an Olympic gold medal for wrestling. Maroulis, a 24-y
Remember the footage of CNN staging a fake protest and saying it's not what it looks like (see EXPOSED: CNN Caught Staging 'Muslim Protest' on Camera )? In case you need a quick refresher, after the London Bridge terrorisms , CNN quickly threw a collection of kinda-real-but-not "anti-terrorism Muslim protesters" in front of a camera to fight Islamophobia and stuffs. So sneaky. Well, much like Rockwell taught us in the 80s, sometimes it feels like somebody's waaaaaaatching meeeee . Or, at least
The Moroccan-born Muslim mayor of Rotterdam is making waves with an interview on CNN this week, where he called on his fellow Muslim immigrants to accept Western values and reject extremism. In his rather blunt comments, Ahmed Aboutaleb explained that Dutch values are not negotiable. "The Dutch constitution but also the Dutch society is constructed in very, very interesting basic value and that is tolerance and acceptance," he told CNN's Michael Holmes. "So the moment you come to the Netherlands
The prankster was caught staging a video in 2014 in which he and a cohort pretended to be racially profiled by New York City police stopping and frisking them because they wore Muslim garb. Saleh kept tweeting about his experience after he was removed from the flight. This would have resulted in the player's ejection, and indeed Cousins had made it all the way to the locker room when the referees reversed the decision after speaking with Kings coach Terry Stotts. Although the merchandise is sold
Missouri police officer on leave over video in which he says: 'I'm ... a killer' By Greg Botelho, CNN updated 10:43 PM EDT, Fri August 22, 2014 <SNIP> But it's another video that led St. Louis County police officials to say they had removed Page from his post and had started a process that will likely include the department's internal affairs unit investigating and a psychological evaluation of the officer. " I) apologize to the community and anybody who is offended by these remarks, and und
Adjust font size: KINGSTON, Jamaica (CNN) -- The announcement by Jamaican police that Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer's death is being treated as murder has shocked the cricketing world during one of its biggest events. As the investigation into the death continues, the debate rages over whether the cricket World Cup should continue and fans mourn, scores of CNN viewers have written to express their grief and consternation. Here are a selection of your e-mails: If (the murder) happened in Pak
"25 year-old Nigerian gay footballer Cletus U, deported by Austria 5 May on a a Frontex (European Union agency) plane to Nigeria with 44 others (and 113 guards) despite mass protests in Vienna, has told a leading Austrian newspaper that he is now in the Lagos slums, living in a shed with five other men. He is terrified that his homosexuality will be discovered, particularly because that was the focus of his well-publicised Austrian case, which was covered internationally as well as on YouTube. H
This is after CNN condemned people who criticized any of the reactions from the students. They are bulletproof according to CNN. Apparently, Colton is not. Tucker said Friday evening that he hoped to get to the truth but he didn't know at the time that another parent has come out to confirm what went on. SECOND FAMILY ACCUSES CNN OF MANIPULATING THE NARRATIVE Andrew Klein's daughter Arianna survived last week's deadly school shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School. Klein came forward Thursday a
By Saeed Ahmed CNN (CNN) -- A motel owner in New Zealand -- fed up with one too many incidents of rowdy behavior -- has banned an entire town from checking in as guests. Steve Donnelly, an Australian, has been accused of racism following his decision. Steve Donnelly, the owner of the Supreme Motor Lodge in the town of Palmerston North, said he decided to yank the welcome mat for the 16,000 residents of Wainuiomata because "each time they visited, our life became less exciting." "I'm not Santa Cl
By MSNBC staff and NBC News 08/24/16 02:09PM Rescuers in central Italy raced to pull residents buried beneath rubble after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked a string of small towns early Wednesday, crumbling homes and killing almost 250 people and wounding at least 264 others. read more By Olivia Kestin and Rebecca Sanchez 08/22/16 10:00AM Helen Louise Maroulis made history on Thursday night when she became the first U.S. woman athlete to win an Olympic gold medal for wrestling. Maroulis, a 24-y
Remember the footage of CNN staging a fake protest and saying it's not what it looks like (see EXPOSED: CNN Caught Staging 'Muslim Protest' on Camera )? In case you need a quick refresher, after the London Bridge terrorisms , CNN quickly threw a collection of kinda-real-but-not "anti-terrorism Muslim protesters" in front of a camera to fight Islamophobia and stuffs. So sneaky. Well, much like Rockwell taught us in the 80s, sometimes it feels like somebody's waaaaaaatching meeeee . Or, at least
The Moroccan-born Muslim mayor of Rotterdam is making waves with an interview on CNN this week, where he called on his fellow Muslim immigrants to accept Western values and reject extremism. In his rather blunt comments, Ahmed Aboutaleb explained that Dutch values are not negotiable. "The Dutch constitution but also the Dutch society is constructed in very, very interesting basic value and that is tolerance and acceptance," he told CNN's Michael Holmes. "So the moment you come to the Netherlands
The prankster was caught staging a video in 2014 in which he and a cohort pretended to be racially profiled by New York City police stopping and frisking them because they wore Muslim garb. Saleh kept tweeting about his experience after he was removed from the flight. This would have resulted in the player's ejection, and indeed Cousins had made it all the way to the locker room when the referees reversed the decision after speaking with Kings coach Terry Stotts. Although the merchandise is sold
Missouri police officer on leave over video in which he says: 'I'm ... a killer' By Greg Botelho, CNN updated 10:43 PM EDT, Fri August 22, 2014 <SNIP> But it's another video that led St. Louis County police officials to say they had removed Page from his post and had started a process that will likely include the department's internal affairs unit investigating and a psychological evaluation of the officer. " I) apologize to the community and anybody who is offended by these remarks, and und
From Cenia Alvarado-Beltre and Patricia Pedraza CNN PLAINFIELD, New Jersey (CNN) -- Enter the "Devil's Cave" by pulling aside the wooden grate beneath the porch of the abandoned suburban New Jersey home. Crawl inside to see the filthy, mismatched blankets and the garbage and empty soda and alcohol bottles strewn about. Catch your breath against the smell. Immigrants show the small space beneath a New Jersey porch they called home for several months. In a better time, the 8-by-12-foot cubby hole
By Saeed Ahmed CNN (CNN) -- A motel owner in New Zealand -- fed up with one too many incidents of rowdy behavior -- has banned an entire town from checking in as guests. Steve Donnelly, an Australian, has been accused of racism following his decision. Steve Donnelly, the owner of the Supreme Motor Lodge in the town of Palmerston North, said he decided to yank the welcome mat for the 16,000 residents of Wainuiomata because "each time they visited, our life became less exciting." "I'm not Santa Cl
A Source Says Individual Identified as 'Suspect' in Marathon Bombing CNN is reporting that a source involved in the investigation of Monday's bombings at the Boston Marathon is reporting that the authorities have a "possible" suspect. An arrest may be imminent. Video from a department store near the second blast, and from a Boston television station have given the FBI a possible breakthrough. The source told CNN that they may also have found a lid to one of the pressure cookers, used to make t
Adjust font size: KINGSTON, Jamaica (CNN) -- The announcement by Jamaican police that Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer's death is being treated as murder has shocked the cricketing world during one of its biggest events. As the investigation into the death continues, the debate rages over whether the cricket World Cup should continue and fans mourn, scores of CNN viewers have written to express their grief and consternation. Here are a selection of your e-mails: If (the murder) happened in Pak
I was very confused by a recent CNN piece detailing the tragic murder of a young Pakistani woman. Qandeel Baloch was a revolutionary social media star in Pakistan, flaunting her femininity, renouncing her forced marriage, and butting heads with her critics. Her life was cut short when her brother Waseem Baloch strangled her to death, just one of the thousands of "honor killings" carried out in Pakistan every year. But what confused me was that while giving me the who, what, where, and when, CNN
By Daniela Deane, CNN London, England (CNN) - Forget stampedes, fires and terrorist attacks. The big fear this year concerning the Hajj, the annual millions-strong pilgrimage to Mecca, is swine flu. Swine flu has already killed four pilgrims this year, Saudi Arabia's health ministry announced Saturday, almost a week before the pilgrimage's peak. Three of the victims - a woman from Morocco and men from Sudan and India - were in their seventies. The fourth was a 17-year-old girl from Nigeria. The
From Jeff Koinange CNN Adjust font size: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNN) -- Twelve-year-old Koketso Motshoane is just one of many millions of children in Africa orphaned by AIDS. She has five other siblings scattered across various orphanages whom she gets to see just once a year. She's never heard of pop star Madonna but says she'd jump at the chance to be adopted by anyone willing to give her a home, celebrity or not. "I would feel happy," she says. "Because I have no mother." ( Watch Koketso
CNN counterterrorism analyst Philip Mudd said on Tuesday that it's still "not clear" if radical Islam inspired Omar Mateen to murder 49 people at a popular gay nightclub in Orlando. "It's not clear to me," he said. "In many cases like this, you can see a clear link between a group like ISIS or al-Qaeda and therefore we can jump to the conclusion that it was an act of terror. It's not even clear to me in this case yet that we have an act of terror." CNN's Carol Costello was visibly surprised by M
The Moroccan-born Muslim mayor of Rotterdam is making waves with an interview on CNN this week, where he called on his fellow Muslim immigrants to accept Western values and reject extremism. In his rather blunt comments, Ahmed Aboutaleb explained that Dutch values are not negotiable. "The Dutch constitution but also the Dutch society is constructed in very, very interesting basic value and that is tolerance and acceptance," he told CNN's Michael Holmes. "So the moment you come to the Netherlands
CNN Student News - 11/23/2009 (CNN Student News) -- November 23, 2009 Download PDF maps related to today's show: THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: CNN Student News is getting ready for the Thanksgiving holiday. We have just two broadcasts this week, today and tomorrow. I'm Carl Azuz with your Monday edition. AZUZ: When they get back from their Thanksgiving break, Senators will be debating - guess what? Health
By Saeed Ahmed CNN (CNN) -- A motel owner in New Zealand -- fed up with one too many incidents of rowdy behavior -- has banned an entire town from checking in as guests. Steve Donnelly, an Australian, has been accused of racism following his decision. Steve Donnelly, the owner of the Supreme Motor Lodge in the town of Palmerston North, said he decided to yank the welcome mat for the 16,000 residents of Wainuiomata because "each time they visited, our life became less exciting." "I'm not Santa Cl
A Source Says Individual Identified as 'Suspect' in Marathon Bombing CNN is reporting that a source involved in the investigation of Monday's bombings at the Boston Marathon is reporting that the authorities have a "possible" suspect. An arrest may be imminent. Video from a department store near the second blast, and from a Boston television station have given the FBI a possible breakthrough. The source told CNN that they may also have found a lid to one of the pressure cookers, used to make t
Adjust font size: KINGSTON, Jamaica (CNN) -- The announcement by Jamaican police that Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer's death is being treated as murder has shocked the cricketing world during one of its biggest events. As the investigation into the death continues, the debate rages over whether the cricket World Cup should continue and fans mourn, scores of CNN viewers have written to express their grief and consternation. Here are a selection of your e-mails: If (the murder) happened in Pak
I was very confused by a recent CNN piece detailing the tragic murder of a young Pakistani woman. Qandeel Baloch was a revolutionary social media star in Pakistan, flaunting her femininity, renouncing her forced marriage, and butting heads with her critics. Her life was cut short when her brother Waseem Baloch strangled her to death, just one of the thousands of "honor killings" carried out in Pakistan every year. But what confused me was that while giving me the who, what, where, and when, CNN
By Daniela Deane, CNN London, England (CNN) - Forget stampedes, fires and terrorist attacks. The big fear this year concerning the Hajj, the annual millions-strong pilgrimage to Mecca, is swine flu. Swine flu has already killed four pilgrims this year, Saudi Arabia's health ministry announced Saturday, almost a week before the pilgrimage's peak. Three of the victims - a woman from Morocco and men from Sudan and India - were in their seventies. The fourth was a 17-year-old girl from Nigeria. The
From Jeff Koinange CNN Adjust font size: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNN) -- Twelve-year-old Koketso Motshoane is just one of many millions of children in Africa orphaned by AIDS. She has five other siblings scattered across various orphanages whom she gets to see just once a year. She's never heard of pop star Madonna but says she'd jump at the chance to be adopted by anyone willing to give her a home, celebrity or not. "I would feel happy," she says. "Because I have no mother." ( Watch Koketso
CNN counterterrorism analyst Philip Mudd said on Tuesday that it's still "not clear" if radical Islam inspired Omar Mateen to murder 49 people at a popular gay nightclub in Orlando. "It's not clear to me," he said. "In many cases like this, you can see a clear link between a group like ISIS or al-Qaeda and therefore we can jump to the conclusion that it was an act of terror. It's not even clear to me in this case yet that we have an act of terror." CNN's Carol Costello was visibly surprised by M
The Moroccan-born Muslim mayor of Rotterdam is making waves with an interview on CNN this week, where he called on his fellow Muslim immigrants to accept Western values and reject extremism. In his rather blunt comments, Ahmed Aboutaleb explained that Dutch values are not negotiable. "The Dutch constitution but also the Dutch society is constructed in very, very interesting basic value and that is tolerance and acceptance," he told CNN's Michael Holmes. "So the moment you come to the Netherlands
CNN Student News - 11/23/2009 (CNN Student News) -- November 23, 2009 Download PDF maps related to today's show: THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: CNN Student News is getting ready for the Thanksgiving holiday. We have just two broadcasts this week, today and tomorrow. I'm Carl Azuz with your Monday edition. AZUZ: When they get back from their Thanksgiving break, Senators will be debating - guess what? Health
Miguel Aroche Parra papers, Box 55, Hoover Institution Archives The Hoover Institution Archives has acquired the papers of Miguel Aroche Parra , a Mexican railroad unionist, Communist Party leader, and poet. Aroche Parra, born in 1915, was an active member of the Partido Comunista Mexicano until 1950, when he helped found the Partido Obrero Campesino Mexicano, which became part of the Partido Popular Socialista in 1963. Aroche Parra, who played a leading role in the famous 1959 railroad strike,
Frederick Engels on the German Peasants War of 1525, arguing that it's motivating force was primarily class-based rather than religious. The 1848 uprisings in Germany put Engels in mind of the last great peasant rebellions of of 1500s. As he would later write: "The parallel between the German Revolution of 1525 and that of 1848-49 was too obvious to be altogether ignored at that time." Engels demonstrates the failure of both these revolutions was largely attributable to the bourgeois/burgherdom
In "I've Been to the Mountaintop," the soaring and chilling speech he delivered the day before his assassination, Martin Luther King Jr. ponders the thought of life in other places and times. Among other eras in history, he considers the prime of classical Athens, when he could have enjoyed the company of luminaries "around the Parthenon as they discussed the great and eternal issues of reality," along with "the great heyday of the Roman Empire." These considerations of ancient Greece and Rome,
A brief introduction to the Bagaudae, the social and historical context of the late Roman Empire, and the modern debates over the meaning of the revolts generally included under this rubric. The Bagaudae: History's First Revolutionaries? - Pablo Romero Gabella "I doubt if all the philosophy in the world can succeed in suppressing slavery; it will, at most, change the name. I can well imagine forms of servitude worse than our own ... [that would] transform men into stupid, complacent machines, wh
"In the so called mistakes of Stalin lies the difference between a revolutionary attitude and a revisionist attitude. You have to look at Stalin in the historical context in which he moves, you don't have to look at him as some kind of brute, but in that particular historical context . . . I have come to communism because of daddy Stalin and nobody must come and tell me that I mustn't read Stalin. I read him when it was very bad to read him. That was another time. And because I'm not very bright
A historical essay on the transition from Russian Revolution of the Soviets to bureaucratic dictatorship under Stalin, with special emphasis on the period extending from the February Revolution to the period of War Communism. From the Russian Revolution of 1917 to Stalinist Totalitarianism - Agustin Guillamon The Russian Revolution is the most important historical event of the 20th century, and for some historians it is even accounted as one of the great events of human history. Its influence on
Transnationalism and Italian anarchists in Canada, 1915-1940 Scott Price Reviews January 6, 2017 Transnational Radicals: Italian Anarchists in Canada and the U.S., 1915-1940 University of Manitoba Press, 2015 There are numerous studies of the left in Canada. These studies range from social-democratic parties like the CCF, various socialists movements, and communists. Curiously there is a lack of studies into anarchist groups in Canada. While there is some information and studies there is far
Claudia Jones was born in the British Empire, on the island of Trinidad on 15 February 1915. As was the case with millions of families born in the Caribbean, her family had to migrate to find opportunities for work. Her family moved to New York, and it was in America that Jones became politicised. As a high school students she became of member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), before abandoning their incremental reform approach and joining the Communist P
T he end of the Cold War has ushered in a period of contrition on the American left. While most liberals, like Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., never had any illusions about the Soviet regime, the sixties New Left included revolutionary romantics who were outright apologists for communism. Lately, however, many of those leftists have belatedly conceded that the Soviet Union was an evil empire after all. If the collapse of the Soviet Union has prompted such reflections on the left, there are no compar
To put this story into context, let's go back to 1899 and the publication of Johann von Bloch's book Die Zukunft des Krieges ( The Future of War ). Bloch was a 19th-century railway magnate who had built the Warsaw to Moscow railway. In those days, the best and the brightest worked on optimizing the productivity of railroads through operational analysis. Bloch applied insights from managing railroads to theorizing about the conduct of war. His big insight, original at the time, was that wars
Frederick Engels on the German Peasants War of 1525, arguing that it's motivating force was primarily class-based rather than religious. The 1848 uprisings in Germany put Engels in mind of the last great peasant rebellions of of 1500s. As he would later write: "The parallel between the German Revolution of 1525 and that of 1848-49 was too obvious to be altogether ignored at that time." Engels demonstrates the failure of both these revolutions was largely attributable to the bourgeois/burgherdom
In "I've Been to the Mountaintop," the soaring and chilling speech he delivered the day before his assassination, Martin Luther King Jr. ponders the thought of life in other places and times. Among other eras in history, he considers the prime of classical Athens, when he could have enjoyed the company of luminaries "around the Parthenon as they discussed the great and eternal issues of reality," along with "the great heyday of the Roman Empire." These considerations of ancient Greece and Rome,
A brief introduction to the Bagaudae, the social and historical context of the late Roman Empire, and the modern debates over the meaning of the revolts generally included under this rubric. The Bagaudae: History's First Revolutionaries? - Pablo Romero Gabella "I doubt if all the philosophy in the world can succeed in suppressing slavery; it will, at most, change the name. I can well imagine forms of servitude worse than our own ... [that would] transform men into stupid, complacent machines, wh
"In the so called mistakes of Stalin lies the difference between a revolutionary attitude and a revisionist attitude. You have to look at Stalin in the historical context in which he moves, you don't have to look at him as some kind of brute, but in that particular historical context . . . I have come to communism because of daddy Stalin and nobody must come and tell me that I mustn't read Stalin. I read him when it was very bad to read him. That was another time. And because I'm not very bright
A historical essay on the transition from Russian Revolution of the Soviets to bureaucratic dictatorship under Stalin, with special emphasis on the period extending from the February Revolution to the period of War Communism. From the Russian Revolution of 1917 to Stalinist Totalitarianism - Agustin Guillamon The Russian Revolution is the most important historical event of the 20th century, and for some historians it is even accounted as one of the great events of human history. Its influence on
Transnationalism and Italian anarchists in Canada, 1915-1940 Scott Price Reviews January 6, 2017 Transnational Radicals: Italian Anarchists in Canada and the U.S., 1915-1940 University of Manitoba Press, 2015 There are numerous studies of the left in Canada. These studies range from social-democratic parties like the CCF, various socialists movements, and communists. Curiously there is a lack of studies into anarchist groups in Canada. While there is some information and studies there is far
Claudia Jones was born in the British Empire, on the island of Trinidad on 15 February 1915. As was the case with millions of families born in the Caribbean, her family had to migrate to find opportunities for work. Her family moved to New York, and it was in America that Jones became politicised. As a high school students she became of member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), before abandoning their incremental reform approach and joining the Communist P
T he end of the Cold War has ushered in a period of contrition on the American left. While most liberals, like Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., never had any illusions about the Soviet regime, the sixties New Left included revolutionary romantics who were outright apologists for communism. Lately, however, many of those leftists have belatedly conceded that the Soviet Union was an evil empire after all. If the collapse of the Soviet Union has prompted such reflections on the left, there are no compar
To put this story into context, let's go back to 1899 and the publication of Johann von Bloch's book Die Zukunft des Krieges ( The Future of War ). Bloch was a 19th-century railway magnate who had built the Warsaw to Moscow railway. In those days, the best and the brightest worked on optimizing the productivity of railroads through operational analysis. Bloch applied insights from managing railroads to theorizing about the conduct of war. His big insight, original at the time, was that wars
"In the so called mistakes of Stalin lies the difference between a revolutionary attitude and a revisionist attitude. You have to look at Stalin in the historical context in which he moves, you don't have to look at him as some kind of brute, but in that particular historical context . . . I have come to communism because of daddy Stalin and nobody must come and tell me that I mustn't read Stalin. I read him when it was very bad to read him. That was another time. And because I'm not very bright
A brief introduction to the Bagaudae, the social and historical context of the late Roman Empire, and the modern debates over the meaning of the revolts generally included under this rubric. The Bagaudae: History's First Revolutionaries? - Pablo Romero Gabella "I doubt if all the philosophy in the world can succeed in suppressing slavery; it will, at most, change the name. I can well imagine forms of servitude worse than our own ... [that would] transform men into stupid, complacent machines, wh
"I'm afraid some have gone astray and pledged allegiance to things other than America, seeking self-determination and self-interests that go against the grain of the Constitution." The words "civil war" imply anything but civility. A crystal-clear oxymoron. Historians scribed volumes to expose how grotesque the Civil War was and the human vs. human calamities that resulted from it. It has been quite some time since the Civil War culminated in unifying the states and mass casualties blanketed bat
During the height of Skinners fame in the 1970s, it was obvious to anti-authoritarians such as Noam Chomsky (The Case Against B.F. Skinner) and Lewis Mumord that Skinners worldviewa society ruled by benevolent control freakswas antithetical to democracy. In Skinners novel Walden Two (1948), his behaviorist hero states, We do not take history seriously, to which Lewis Mumford retorted, And no wonder: if man knew no history, the Skinners would govern the world, as Skinner himself has modestly prop
From the unceded Syilx territories: They say history does not necessarily repeat itself, but that it certainly does rhyme. In the case of Ayotzinapa, the conductor of the macabre symphony, keeping that callous rhythm of history, is a reaper... ...and it goes by the name of Neoliberalism. And because the discord of history still echoes, a small group of students from the Okanagan Valley decided to organize... so we could hear something different. Bulls on Parade, Tears and Rage On September 26,
May 5 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx. He is being celebrated by those who are horrified by Hitler, which makes their opposition to genocide phony. What Marx bequeathed -- his legacy is written in blood -- makes Hitler look benign. This is why anyone who condemns Hitler without also condemning his communist counterparts is a fraud. It's not Hitler's body count that matters to them, it's the cause. As the Marxists are fond of saying, the truth is that which serves the cause.
The Anatomy of Fascism by Robert O. Paxton Knopf, 2004 321 pp $26 cloth Vintage, 2005 336 pp $15 paperThe Nazi Conscience by Claudia Koonz Harvard University Press, 2003 362 pp $29.95 cloth Ever since William Wordsworth celebrated revolution as ... If poetry, as Wordsworth wrote, "takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility," political thought should take its origin from contention and anger similarly recollected. I suspect that tranquility is in short supply among our writers, but
Flushed with their success in taking over the Russian Empire through a campaign of party-inspired murder and civil war, the Bolsheviks wished to celebrate their conquest. They created a latter-day Domesday Book, entitled the 'Great Soviet Encyclopaedia'. The second edition made clear the aim of the work. "The Soviet Union has become the centre of the civilised world.", the introduction modestly stated. "[...]the Great Soviet Encyclopaedia should elucidate widely the world-historical victories of
Luigi Fabbri's moving account and analysis of the rise of fascism in Italy. Foreword In spite of all the good intentions to the contrary which I brought to this essay, I have in fact failed, in examining the dark issue of fascism, to stand "above the fray". Many a time I have tried to suppress the pain and outrage that stirred my hand, but immediately thereafter wounded feelings surged back to offer me counsel in tune with a disturbed and aggravated state of mind. The fact is that I do not reall
OVER THE past 25 years, anyone coming to radical conclusions about the U.S. and its history has likely traveled through the pages of at least one Howard Zinn book. A People's History of the United States is undoubtedly the most popular, widely read radical analysis of U.S. history. First published in 1980, it has sold more than 1.7 million copies, become required reading in many high school and college classrooms and spawned several offshoot projects--most notably, the primary source reader Voic
A brief introduction to the Bagaudae, the social and historical context of the late Roman Empire, and the modern debates over the meaning of the revolts generally included under this rubric. The Bagaudae: History's First Revolutionaries? - Pablo Romero Gabella "I doubt if all the philosophy in the world can succeed in suppressing slavery; it will, at most, change the name. I can well imagine forms of servitude worse than our own ... [that would] transform men into stupid, complacent machines, wh
"I'm afraid some have gone astray and pledged allegiance to things other than America, seeking self-determination and self-interests that go against the grain of the Constitution." The words "civil war" imply anything but civility. A crystal-clear oxymoron. Historians scribed volumes to expose how grotesque the Civil War was and the human vs. human calamities that resulted from it. It has been quite some time since the Civil War culminated in unifying the states and mass casualties blanketed bat
During the height of Skinners fame in the 1970s, it was obvious to anti-authoritarians such as Noam Chomsky (The Case Against B.F. Skinner) and Lewis Mumord that Skinners worldviewa society ruled by benevolent control freakswas antithetical to democracy. In Skinners novel Walden Two (1948), his behaviorist hero states, We do not take history seriously, to which Lewis Mumford retorted, And no wonder: if man knew no history, the Skinners would govern the world, as Skinner himself has modestly prop
From the unceded Syilx territories: They say history does not necessarily repeat itself, but that it certainly does rhyme. In the case of Ayotzinapa, the conductor of the macabre symphony, keeping that callous rhythm of history, is a reaper... ...and it goes by the name of Neoliberalism. And because the discord of history still echoes, a small group of students from the Okanagan Valley decided to organize... so we could hear something different. Bulls on Parade, Tears and Rage On September 26,
May 5 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx. He is being celebrated by those who are horrified by Hitler, which makes their opposition to genocide phony. What Marx bequeathed -- his legacy is written in blood -- makes Hitler look benign. This is why anyone who condemns Hitler without also condemning his communist counterparts is a fraud. It's not Hitler's body count that matters to them, it's the cause. As the Marxists are fond of saying, the truth is that which serves the cause.
The Anatomy of Fascism by Robert O. Paxton Knopf, 2004 321 pp $26 cloth Vintage, 2005 336 pp $15 paperThe Nazi Conscience by Claudia Koonz Harvard University Press, 2003 362 pp $29.95 cloth Ever since William Wordsworth celebrated revolution as ... If poetry, as Wordsworth wrote, "takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility," political thought should take its origin from contention and anger similarly recollected. I suspect that tranquility is in short supply among our writers, but
Flushed with their success in taking over the Russian Empire through a campaign of party-inspired murder and civil war, the Bolsheviks wished to celebrate their conquest. They created a latter-day Domesday Book, entitled the 'Great Soviet Encyclopaedia'. The second edition made clear the aim of the work. "The Soviet Union has become the centre of the civilised world.", the introduction modestly stated. "[...]the Great Soviet Encyclopaedia should elucidate widely the world-historical victories of
Luigi Fabbri's moving account and analysis of the rise of fascism in Italy. Foreword In spite of all the good intentions to the contrary which I brought to this essay, I have in fact failed, in examining the dark issue of fascism, to stand "above the fray". Many a time I have tried to suppress the pain and outrage that stirred my hand, but immediately thereafter wounded feelings surged back to offer me counsel in tune with a disturbed and aggravated state of mind. The fact is that I do not reall
OVER THE past 25 years, anyone coming to radical conclusions about the U.S. and its history has likely traveled through the pages of at least one Howard Zinn book. A People's History of the United States is undoubtedly the most popular, widely read radical analysis of U.S. history. First published in 1980, it has sold more than 1.7 million copies, become required reading in many high school and college classrooms and spawned several offshoot projects--most notably, the primary source reader Voic
When I recently Googled "Dharun Ravi supporters," I was shocked that not a single hit appeared that indicated any type of support for the 20-year-old accused of " 15 counts of bias intimidation, invasion of privacy and tampering with evidence and a witness." While it is certainly tragic that Ravi's roommate Tyler Clementi felt so humiliated that he took his own life by jumping from the George Washington Bridge, it is not fair to make a scapegoat of Ravi for using his webcam as a "bias intimidati
EDDIE IZZARD is making yet another attempt to join Labour's ruling body, saying the party needs to increase its representation of LGBT and disabled members. The comedian, who failed to land a spot on the party's national executive committee (NEC) last year, said he will run again this time. PA:Press Association 4 Eddie has campaigned for Labour for a number of years Jeremy Corbyn announced another three places on the governing body at the party's conference in Brighton. The activist who seems to
Vox has written an insightful explainer on why buying a certain brand of shoe doesn't necessarily make you a good person. The piece also, perhaps unintentionally, explains a lot about the young liberal hipsters who read Vox . The gist of the explainer is as follows: The shoe company TOMS is popular among a certain crowd of enlightened trendsetters ( Vox readers, Daily Show watchers, Obama voters, etc). One reason is because TOMS offers more than just a trendy pair of shoes, it also, critically,
( The Root ) -- It could be said that the Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega dodged a bullet when he was sentenced to only 18 years in prison. After all, the charge of terrorism against him could have brought a death sentence or life in prison, as was the case with 23 other defendants -- journalists, as well as opposition leaders, charged under Ethiopia's draconian and vague anti-terrorism law. An opposition leader, was, in fact, sentenced to life, while others, having fled the country earlier,
WHEN RIGHT-WING thugs feel free to harass and murder, and a leading voice of the U.S. left faces racist death threats, the need for solidarity and activism against the far right could not be more urgent. Amid the surge of violent hate crimes since Donald Trump took office came the May 20 murder of an African American student, Richard Collins III in Maryland, on the eve of his graduation. Collins was killed on the University of Maryland campus by Sean Urbanski, a known racist who was identified a
NEW YORK (October 24, 2017) -- The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns Cameroon's authoritarian regime for arbitrarily arresting Cameroonian activist Nasako Besingi and for its attempts to stifle public discourse through protest suppression and internet shutdowns. Besingi was arrested on September 25 and later charged by a military court with secession and insurrection for his vocal support of civil rights protests in the country's anglophone regions. He remains in detention today at Buea Cen
Jesse Helt hit headlines on Sunday when he accepted Cyrus' Video of the Year award on behalf of all homeless people in the U.S. It later emerged that a warrant was out for Helt's arrest in his native Oregon because he violated his probation stemming from a burglary in 2010. Helt turned himself in to the police on Thursday (28Aug14) and was released after posting a PS1,470 bail, and his mother Linda has now confirmed Cyrus has offered to cover all the legal costs. The singer's pal Trevor Neilson
RAVI RAGBIR, a well-known New York City immigrant rights advocate and executive director of the New Sanctuary Coalition, was released from detention on January 29. In a scathing decision, U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest ruled Ragbir's detention to be in violation of due process and called it "unusually cruel." The threat of Ragbir's deportation has not been lifted--Forrest merely ordered his release from detention with a temporary stay, though this means that he and his supporters can cont
Tommy Lee Jones is a magnet on screen; he can't help it, we can't help it, and nobody should be made to feel bad about that. What's so remarkable about Jones isn't that a not-too-easy-on-the-eyes actor--his head often looks like a root vegetable that's been pulled before its time--made it so big, then stayed so elevated on the Hollywood A-list. What's remarkable is how long Jones had previously been relegated to Hollywood workman status, as late as 1992 taking second billing to the likes of Stev
On Tuesday, March 29, Democracy Now!'s Nermeen Shaikh took part in an event hosted by the Duke Islamic Center examining the media's portrayal of Muslims. Claire Ballentine of the Duke Chronicle wrote : Media portrayal of the Islamic religion often focuses on terrorist groups or violence. A group of journalists gathered Tuesday to discuss why this is the case. Hosted by the Duke Islamic Center, the panel discussion featured four journalists with experience covering Muslim life--Abigail Hauslohner
EDDIE IZZARD is making yet another attempt to join Labour's ruling body, saying the party needs to increase its representation of LGBT and disabled members. The comedian, who failed to land a spot on the party's national executive committee (NEC) last year, said he will run again this time. PA:Press Association 4 Eddie has campaigned for Labour for a number of years Jeremy Corbyn announced another three places on the governing body at the party's conference in Brighton. The activist who seems to
Vox has written an insightful explainer on why buying a certain brand of shoe doesn't necessarily make you a good person. The piece also, perhaps unintentionally, explains a lot about the young liberal hipsters who read Vox . The gist of the explainer is as follows: The shoe company TOMS is popular among a certain crowd of enlightened trendsetters ( Vox readers, Daily Show watchers, Obama voters, etc). One reason is because TOMS offers more than just a trendy pair of shoes, it also, critically,
( The Root ) -- It could be said that the Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega dodged a bullet when he was sentenced to only 18 years in prison. After all, the charge of terrorism against him could have brought a death sentence or life in prison, as was the case with 23 other defendants -- journalists, as well as opposition leaders, charged under Ethiopia's draconian and vague anti-terrorism law. An opposition leader, was, in fact, sentenced to life, while others, having fled the country earlier,
WHEN RIGHT-WING thugs feel free to harass and murder, and a leading voice of the U.S. left faces racist death threats, the need for solidarity and activism against the far right could not be more urgent. Amid the surge of violent hate crimes since Donald Trump took office came the May 20 murder of an African American student, Richard Collins III in Maryland, on the eve of his graduation. Collins was killed on the University of Maryland campus by Sean Urbanski, a known racist who was identified a
NEW YORK (October 24, 2017) -- The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns Cameroon's authoritarian regime for arbitrarily arresting Cameroonian activist Nasako Besingi and for its attempts to stifle public discourse through protest suppression and internet shutdowns. Besingi was arrested on September 25 and later charged by a military court with secession and insurrection for his vocal support of civil rights protests in the country's anglophone regions. He remains in detention today at Buea Cen
Jesse Helt hit headlines on Sunday when he accepted Cyrus' Video of the Year award on behalf of all homeless people in the U.S. It later emerged that a warrant was out for Helt's arrest in his native Oregon because he violated his probation stemming from a burglary in 2010. Helt turned himself in to the police on Thursday (28Aug14) and was released after posting a PS1,470 bail, and his mother Linda has now confirmed Cyrus has offered to cover all the legal costs. The singer's pal Trevor Neilson
RAVI RAGBIR, a well-known New York City immigrant rights advocate and executive director of the New Sanctuary Coalition, was released from detention on January 29. In a scathing decision, U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest ruled Ragbir's detention to be in violation of due process and called it "unusually cruel." The threat of Ragbir's deportation has not been lifted--Forrest merely ordered his release from detention with a temporary stay, though this means that he and his supporters can cont
Tommy Lee Jones is a magnet on screen; he can't help it, we can't help it, and nobody should be made to feel bad about that. What's so remarkable about Jones isn't that a not-too-easy-on-the-eyes actor--his head often looks like a root vegetable that's been pulled before its time--made it so big, then stayed so elevated on the Hollywood A-list. What's remarkable is how long Jones had previously been relegated to Hollywood workman status, as late as 1992 taking second billing to the likes of Stev
On Tuesday, March 29, Democracy Now!'s Nermeen Shaikh took part in an event hosted by the Duke Islamic Center examining the media's portrayal of Muslims. Claire Ballentine of the Duke Chronicle wrote : Media portrayal of the Islamic religion often focuses on terrorist groups or violence. A group of journalists gathered Tuesday to discuss why this is the case. Hosted by the Duke Islamic Center, the panel discussion featured four journalists with experience covering Muslim life--Abigail Hauslohner
Retired New York City Police Officer Frank Serpico speaks to reporters after a rally to show support for Colin Kaepernick, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, in New York. Kaepernick, the former quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, became a controversial figure last year after he refused to stand for the national anthem. He said it was a protest against oppression of black people. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Some cops say that they have Colin Kaepernick's back and it's all because he took a knee. Ex- and
Throughout the trial of George Zimmerman for his role in the death of seventeen year old Trayvon Martin, Fox News has been conspicuously prejudiced in favor of the defendant. The theme most prominent on Fox has been a regurgitation of Zimmerman's legal team that portrays their client as a hapless victim and Martin as a violent thug. Today Fox went further down that path to pass judgment on Martin with an editorial titled: "Trayvon Martin's testimony wouldn't have changed anything in Zimmerman tr
The killers of Zaevion Dobson, the teen football player who received national praise for shielding his friends during a shooting have been sentenced for their parts in the 2015 murder . One of the defendants was sentenced to life in prison while two others received over 100 years each. Knox County Criminal Court Judge Steven Sword sentenced Christopher Drone Bassett, 22 to life plus 35 years; Kipling Deshawn Colbert, 22 to 109 years; and Richard Gregory Williams III, 23 to 143 years. Bassett was
Dorian Johnson Dorian Johnson, who was with Michael Brown when he was shot to death by police Officer Darren Wilson, told WND Monday after a grand jury decided not to bring charges against Wilson that he's "very upset" and stands by his claim the 18-year-old black teen's hands were raised in surrender just before he died. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCullough made the announcement a few minutes after 8 p.m. Monday in the courthouse in the St. Louis County seat of Clayton. McCul
Christopher McCann, Claybourne Elder and Larisa Polonsky in 'One Arm.' When all else fails, bring back the works of Tennessee Williams. Celebrating his centennial birthday year across the globe in revivals large and small, they're bringing back everything but his grocery list. It's the kind of attention he would have loved, but I doubt if the world's most famously tortured playwright would care for the dull off-Broadway mounting of his rarely seen melodrama One Arm . And as sure as Sunday mornin
Now Hunter Pollack is sharing disturbing information about Medina, who was also an assistant basketball coach. Pollack revealed that there were at least two accusations including one from his sister that Medina had sexually harassed them. Termination of Medina was recommended but he was only given a three-day suspension. Here are statements My Sister and another victim gave regarding MSD Coach Andrew Medina in 2017. What kept the Broward School Board from not firing him? #FIXIT pic.twitter.com/8
Quarterback Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks looks to pass in the first quarter against the San Francisco 49ers during the NFC Championship, at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington, on January 19, 2014 For four quarters, America (and some around the world) tuned in as the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers obliterated each other on the gridiron. It was truly a sight to behold. A no holds bar brawl that resulted in the Seahawks making their grand step towards Super Bowl XLV
For anyone who thinks that the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the murder of Trayvon Martin was justified, there are several assumptions you must have made to get to that conclusion. In short, anyone who believes Zimmerman was justified in killing the unarmed teenager are most likely racist, even if they don't know it. Here are the five assumptions you need to have either consciously or subconsciously made to determine that a white guy who, after being told by the police not to, chased down an
Colin Kaepernick started out taking a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality, but his activism has since expanded to encompass a wide range of leftist causes, including a group named after a convicted cop-killer. The Colin Kaepernick Foundation donated in April $25,000 to Assata's Daughters, a Chicago "direct action" resistance organization honoring Assata Shakur, who escaped prison and fled to Cuba after being found guilty in the 1973 murder of Officer Werner Foerster. The
New York Mets minor league baseball player Tim Tebow says his life was " shaken " when his football career came to an abrupt end, and he wants to help others who are facing similar circumstances in their lives with a job loss or tragedy that shakes them to their core. Tebow appeared on " Fox & Friends " on Monday to talk about his new book, Shaken , along with a number of other topics, one of which was his thoughts on San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's decision not to stand f
Throughout the trial of George Zimmerman for his role in the death of seventeen year old Trayvon Martin, Fox News has been conspicuously prejudiced in favor of the defendant. The theme most prominent on Fox has been a regurgitation of Zimmerman's legal team that portrays their client as a hapless victim and Martin as a violent thug. Today Fox went further down that path to pass judgment on Martin with an editorial titled: "Trayvon Martin's testimony wouldn't have changed anything in Zimmerman tr
The killers of Zaevion Dobson, the teen football player who received national praise for shielding his friends during a shooting have been sentenced for their parts in the 2015 murder . One of the defendants was sentenced to life in prison while two others received over 100 years each. Knox County Criminal Court Judge Steven Sword sentenced Christopher Drone Bassett, 22 to life plus 35 years; Kipling Deshawn Colbert, 22 to 109 years; and Richard Gregory Williams III, 23 to 143 years. Bassett was
Dorian Johnson Dorian Johnson, who was with Michael Brown when he was shot to death by police Officer Darren Wilson, told WND Monday after a grand jury decided not to bring charges against Wilson that he's "very upset" and stands by his claim the 18-year-old black teen's hands were raised in surrender just before he died. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCullough made the announcement a few minutes after 8 p.m. Monday in the courthouse in the St. Louis County seat of Clayton. McCul
Christopher McCann, Claybourne Elder and Larisa Polonsky in 'One Arm.' When all else fails, bring back the works of Tennessee Williams. Celebrating his centennial birthday year across the globe in revivals large and small, they're bringing back everything but his grocery list. It's the kind of attention he would have loved, but I doubt if the world's most famously tortured playwright would care for the dull off-Broadway mounting of his rarely seen melodrama One Arm . And as sure as Sunday mornin
Now Hunter Pollack is sharing disturbing information about Medina, who was also an assistant basketball coach. Pollack revealed that there were at least two accusations including one from his sister that Medina had sexually harassed them. Termination of Medina was recommended but he was only given a three-day suspension. Here are statements My Sister and another victim gave regarding MSD Coach Andrew Medina in 2017. What kept the Broward School Board from not firing him? #FIXIT pic.twitter.com/8
Quarterback Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks looks to pass in the first quarter against the San Francisco 49ers during the NFC Championship, at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington, on January 19, 2014 For four quarters, America (and some around the world) tuned in as the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers obliterated each other on the gridiron. It was truly a sight to behold. A no holds bar brawl that resulted in the Seahawks making their grand step towards Super Bowl XLV
For anyone who thinks that the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the murder of Trayvon Martin was justified, there are several assumptions you must have made to get to that conclusion. In short, anyone who believes Zimmerman was justified in killing the unarmed teenager are most likely racist, even if they don't know it. Here are the five assumptions you need to have either consciously or subconsciously made to determine that a white guy who, after being told by the police not to, chased down an
Colin Kaepernick started out taking a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality, but his activism has since expanded to encompass a wide range of leftist causes, including a group named after a convicted cop-killer. The Colin Kaepernick Foundation donated in April $25,000 to Assata's Daughters, a Chicago "direct action" resistance organization honoring Assata Shakur, who escaped prison and fled to Cuba after being found guilty in the 1973 murder of Officer Werner Foerster. The
New York Mets minor league baseball player Tim Tebow says his life was " shaken " when his football career came to an abrupt end, and he wants to help others who are facing similar circumstances in their lives with a job loss or tragedy that shakes them to their core. Tebow appeared on " Fox & Friends " on Monday to talk about his new book, Shaken , along with a number of other topics, one of which was his thoughts on San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's decision not to stand f
Dublin: Ireland was set to liberalise some of Europe's strictest abortion laws in a landslide referendum vote in this mainly Catholic country in what Prime Minister Leo Varadkar called Saturday the "culmination of a quiet revolution". The proposal to repeal the constitutional ban on terminations was predicted to win by around a two-thirds majority, according to partial counts reported so far. In Galway East, the first of 40 constituencies to declare a result, the vote was 60 percent in favour. A
A leading anti-abortion group said Saturday that Ireland's historic abortion referendum has resulted in a "tragedy of historic proportions" in a statement that all but admits defeat, as two exit polls predict an overwhelming victory for those seeking to overturn the country's strict ban on terminations. Official counting for Friday's referendum on whether or not to liberalize Ireland's abortion laws was still under way, and results are not expected until Saturday afternoon. But John McGuirk, spo
But the Brexit fallout has brought this long unspoken prejudice out of the bistros and into the streets. The idea that the people are effectively incapable of taking part in politics, that you need a PhD in European law to have an opinion on EU membership, is now being shouted from the rooftops and scrawled on placards. Left-wing Remain types, so long the sort who would pretend to speak on behalf of the little people, are now openly calling for elite rule. As one reporter pointed out on Twitter,
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Google announced plans on Wednesday to suspend advertisements related to Ireland's May 25 abortion referendum, sparking an angry response from anti-abortion activists who said the move would hurt them most. The policy change comes a day after Facebook said it would no longer accept ads from outside the country that seek to influence the referendum. Google went one step further and said it would not accept any ads related to the referendum, not just those from groups or individ
Much of the world woke up shocked on Friday to learn the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union . The Brexit referendum was held on Thursday, and 52 percent of the UK voted to leave, while 48 percent voted to remain, according to BBC . This result, which is already having enormous political and economic ramifications, was not expected . David Cameron already resigned as the UK's prime minister, and markets are down . What's happened here should stand as a strong reminder to Americans t
Voters in Ireland, a once deeply Catholic nation, backed the change by two-to-one, a far higher margin than any opinion poll in the run up to the vote had predicted. The prime minister is facing calls from within her cabinet to scrap the strict rules on abortion in Northern Ireland and bring the law in line with the rest of the United Kingdom. Penny Mordaunt, Britain's women and equalities minister, said the victory to legalise abortion should now bring change north of the Irish border. "A histo
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a showdown with ministers and lawmakers in her Conservative party after refusing to back reform of Northern Ireland's highly restrictive abortion rules after neighbouring Ireland's vote to liberalise its laws. Voters in Ireland, a once deeply Catholic nation, backed the change by two-to-one, a far higher margin than any opinion poll in the run up to the vote had predicted. The prime minister is facing calls from within her cabinet and f
DUBLIN (AP) -- Official counting is set to begin in Ireland's historic abortion rights referendum, with two exit polls predicting an overwhelming victory for those seeking to end the country's strict ban. The Irish Times and RTE television exit polls suggest the Irish people have voted to repeal a 1983 constitutional amendment that effectively bans abortions. Currently, terminations are only allowed when a woman's life is at risk. The exit polls are predictions only, with official results expect
Ontario Bans Pro-Life Organizers From Rallying Outside Abortion Clinics 12:19 PM 10/26/2017 Ontario won't allow pro-life protesters to rally outside of abortion clinics, the Canadian province's legislature ruled Wednesday. The new law prevents pro-life people from expressing views in front of Ontario's eight abortion clinics as well as pharmacies that provide abortion pills, according to The Independent . Each facility has a 50-meter safe zone outside. The law applies to the homes of abortion d
A federal judge extended the hold on a portion of Wisconsin's new abortion law that critics have said would shutter clinics. U.S. District Judge William Conley left in place Wednesday a temporary block on new legislation that requires abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. The law, signed by the state's Republican governor earlier in the month, also requires women seeking an abortion to undergo an ultrasound before the procedure. Judge Conley indicated that he will
A leading anti-abortion group said Saturday that Ireland's historic abortion referendum has resulted in a "tragedy of historic proportions" in a statement that all but admits defeat, as two exit polls predict an overwhelming victory for those seeking to overturn the country's strict ban on terminations. Official counting for Friday's referendum on whether or not to liberalize Ireland's abortion laws was still under way, and results are not expected until Saturday afternoon. But John McGuirk, spo
But the Brexit fallout has brought this long unspoken prejudice out of the bistros and into the streets. The idea that the people are effectively incapable of taking part in politics, that you need a PhD in European law to have an opinion on EU membership, is now being shouted from the rooftops and scrawled on placards. Left-wing Remain types, so long the sort who would pretend to speak on behalf of the little people, are now openly calling for elite rule. As one reporter pointed out on Twitter,
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Google announced plans on Wednesday to suspend advertisements related to Ireland's May 25 abortion referendum, sparking an angry response from anti-abortion activists who said the move would hurt them most. The policy change comes a day after Facebook said it would no longer accept ads from outside the country that seek to influence the referendum. Google went one step further and said it would not accept any ads related to the referendum, not just those from groups or individ
Much of the world woke up shocked on Friday to learn the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union . The Brexit referendum was held on Thursday, and 52 percent of the UK voted to leave, while 48 percent voted to remain, according to BBC . This result, which is already having enormous political and economic ramifications, was not expected . David Cameron already resigned as the UK's prime minister, and markets are down . What's happened here should stand as a strong reminder to Americans t
Voters in Ireland, a once deeply Catholic nation, backed the change by two-to-one, a far higher margin than any opinion poll in the run up to the vote had predicted. The prime minister is facing calls from within her cabinet to scrap the strict rules on abortion in Northern Ireland and bring the law in line with the rest of the United Kingdom. Penny Mordaunt, Britain's women and equalities minister, said the victory to legalise abortion should now bring change north of the Irish border. "A histo
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a showdown with ministers and lawmakers in her Conservative party after refusing to back reform of Northern Ireland's highly restrictive abortion rules after neighbouring Ireland's vote to liberalise its laws. Voters in Ireland, a once deeply Catholic nation, backed the change by two-to-one, a far higher margin than any opinion poll in the run up to the vote had predicted. The prime minister is facing calls from within her cabinet and f
DUBLIN (AP) -- Official counting is set to begin in Ireland's historic abortion rights referendum, with two exit polls predicting an overwhelming victory for those seeking to end the country's strict ban. The Irish Times and RTE television exit polls suggest the Irish people have voted to repeal a 1983 constitutional amendment that effectively bans abortions. Currently, terminations are only allowed when a woman's life is at risk. The exit polls are predictions only, with official results expect
Ontario Bans Pro-Life Organizers From Rallying Outside Abortion Clinics 12:19 PM 10/26/2017 Ontario won't allow pro-life protesters to rally outside of abortion clinics, the Canadian province's legislature ruled Wednesday. The new law prevents pro-life people from expressing views in front of Ontario's eight abortion clinics as well as pharmacies that provide abortion pills, according to The Independent . Each facility has a 50-meter safe zone outside. The law applies to the homes of abortion d
A federal judge extended the hold on a portion of Wisconsin's new abortion law that critics have said would shutter clinics. U.S. District Judge William Conley left in place Wednesday a temporary block on new legislation that requires abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. The law, signed by the state's Republican governor earlier in the month, also requires women seeking an abortion to undergo an ultrasound before the procedure. Judge Conley indicated that he will
IN THE run-up to the EU referendum, George Osborne led efforts to convince voters that Brexit would be an economic disaster. Dubbed "Project Fear", his dire warning predicted that within two years of a vote to leave Britain's economy would crash, sending unemployment and inflation soaring. PA:Press Association 6 George Osborne produced a chilling dossier on the economic effects of a Brexit vote The Treasury produced a 90-page booklet detailing what they said would be the short-term consequences
The eradication of the Conservatives' majority was a symptom of Britain's discontent with austerity. After seven years of public spending cuts, voters were unenthused by the prospect of yet more. But rather than halting austerity, some Tories have argued that the government should reaffirm it, or even that the UK has experienced nothing of the sort. Former chancellor Norman Lamont yesterday told Radio 4's Today programme: "Austerity is just another word for living within one's means ... It is
I live in Warren, Michigan, the third-largest city in Michigan. It was founded in 1957, but it saw its greatest growth in the 1960s when Detroit's "urban rebellion" led to massive "white flight" into the suburbs. The 2010 census put Warren's population at 86% Caucasian. I'm part of the 14% population of color in Warren. On Friday, October 14, I drove the 10 miles from home to participate in Occupy Detroit, downtown in Grand Circus Park. I crossed the street from the park to Central United Method
After Margaret Thatcher's death last year, Nigel Farage declared that he was the only politician "keeping the flame of Thatcherism alive". But as Ukip has achieved increasing success in working class Labour areas (where Thatcher is regarded as a villain), Farage has recognised the need to shift his rhetoric - and his policies. Asked on The Andrew Marr Show this morning if he was the leader of a "new Thatcherite party", he replied: No, because that was of its time. Thatcherism was of its time, 40
(Reuters) - Britain's labour market showed little sign of taking a hit immediately after the country's Brexit vote as the unemployment rate held steady and job creation rose in the three months to July, according to official data. But growth in wages slowed, possibly signalling tougher times ahead for households just as they face the prospect of higher inflation after the post-Brexit vote fall in the value of the pound which will push up the cost of imported goods. The jobless rate remained at 4
The polls have narrowed slightly since last week, and weak performances from Theresa May over the weekend mean Labour's slight recovery has consolidated to around 28 percent of the vote. Expect the "tightening" narrative to gain currency, as both sides have a vested interest in playing it up: the Tories want it to look close, to play up the possibility of the "coalition of chaos" alternative and drive up Conservative turnout, while the Labour leadership want to give their campaign some momentum.
Two features of the UK labour market that threaten our post-Brexit prosperity are stagnant real wage growth and historically low levels of labour productivity. Once we are released from the regulatory "yoke" of Brussels, it is argued, the animal spirits latent in the UK economy will be liberated to drive economic growth and improve living standards for all. Even Emmanuel Macron, in notoriously over-regulated France, has decided that loosening employment protection is one way to improve labour ma
By 2020, it will have been 15 years since Labour last won a general election. If the Tories win another majority, which let's face it, at the moment seems the most likely outcome, we could be waiting a long while before we see a Labour leader victorious at the ballot box. Vast periods out of power are not uncommon - Labour spent 18 years out of office, the Tories 13. When any party finds itself away from Downing Street for a sustained period it is essential to rebrand, unify and show the elector
Free market think tanks have denounced "left wing" Tory plans to hike the minimum wage to PS9 an hour as "intellectually bankrupt." They accused the government of knowingly sacrificing jobs and "putting politics ahead of good policy." By the government's own prediction the move will costs 60,000 jobs, which will be concentrated in deprived parts of the country, they say, putting even more people on benefits. The "bizarre" policy caused shock on both sides of the chamber when announced in the b
Much of the world woke up shocked on Friday to learn the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union . The Brexit referendum was held on Thursday, and 52 percent of the UK voted to leave, while 48 percent voted to remain, according to BBC . This result, which is already having enormous political and economic ramifications, was not expected . David Cameron already resigned as the UK's prime minister, and markets are down . What's happened here should stand as a strong reminder to Americans t
The eradication of the Conservatives' majority was a symptom of Britain's discontent with austerity. After seven years of public spending cuts, voters were unenthused by the prospect of yet more. But rather than halting austerity, some Tories have argued that the government should reaffirm it, or even that the UK has experienced nothing of the sort. Former chancellor Norman Lamont yesterday told Radio 4's Today programme: "Austerity is just another word for living within one's means ... It is
I live in Warren, Michigan, the third-largest city in Michigan. It was founded in 1957, but it saw its greatest growth in the 1960s when Detroit's "urban rebellion" led to massive "white flight" into the suburbs. The 2010 census put Warren's population at 86% Caucasian. I'm part of the 14% population of color in Warren. On Friday, October 14, I drove the 10 miles from home to participate in Occupy Detroit, downtown in Grand Circus Park. I crossed the street from the park to Central United Method
After Margaret Thatcher's death last year, Nigel Farage declared that he was the only politician "keeping the flame of Thatcherism alive". But as Ukip has achieved increasing success in working class Labour areas (where Thatcher is regarded as a villain), Farage has recognised the need to shift his rhetoric - and his policies. Asked on The Andrew Marr Show this morning if he was the leader of a "new Thatcherite party", he replied: No, because that was of its time. Thatcherism was of its time, 40
(Reuters) - Britain's labour market showed little sign of taking a hit immediately after the country's Brexit vote as the unemployment rate held steady and job creation rose in the three months to July, according to official data. But growth in wages slowed, possibly signalling tougher times ahead for households just as they face the prospect of higher inflation after the post-Brexit vote fall in the value of the pound which will push up the cost of imported goods. The jobless rate remained at 4
The polls have narrowed slightly since last week, and weak performances from Theresa May over the weekend mean Labour's slight recovery has consolidated to around 28 percent of the vote. Expect the "tightening" narrative to gain currency, as both sides have a vested interest in playing it up: the Tories want it to look close, to play up the possibility of the "coalition of chaos" alternative and drive up Conservative turnout, while the Labour leadership want to give their campaign some momentum.
Two features of the UK labour market that threaten our post-Brexit prosperity are stagnant real wage growth and historically low levels of labour productivity. Once we are released from the regulatory "yoke" of Brussels, it is argued, the animal spirits latent in the UK economy will be liberated to drive economic growth and improve living standards for all. Even Emmanuel Macron, in notoriously over-regulated France, has decided that loosening employment protection is one way to improve labour ma
By 2020, it will have been 15 years since Labour last won a general election. If the Tories win another majority, which let's face it, at the moment seems the most likely outcome, we could be waiting a long while before we see a Labour leader victorious at the ballot box. Vast periods out of power are not uncommon - Labour spent 18 years out of office, the Tories 13. When any party finds itself away from Downing Street for a sustained period it is essential to rebrand, unify and show the elector
Free market think tanks have denounced "left wing" Tory plans to hike the minimum wage to PS9 an hour as "intellectually bankrupt." They accused the government of knowingly sacrificing jobs and "putting politics ahead of good policy." By the government's own prediction the move will costs 60,000 jobs, which will be concentrated in deprived parts of the country, they say, putting even more people on benefits. The "bizarre" policy caused shock on both sides of the chamber when announced in the b
Much of the world woke up shocked on Friday to learn the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union . The Brexit referendum was held on Thursday, and 52 percent of the UK voted to leave, while 48 percent voted to remain, according to BBC . This result, which is already having enormous political and economic ramifications, was not expected . David Cameron already resigned as the UK's prime minister, and markets are down . What's happened here should stand as a strong reminder to Americans t
The latest controversy to land in the lap of the Trump campaign concerns the comments of a surrogate, Pastor Mark Burns, a black clergyman who spoke before Trump appeared on stage at an event in Hickory, North Carolina on Monday. In what appeared to be an unscripted moment in the course of criticizing the Democrats, Burns said that Bernie Sanders needed to convert. As Politico reported, Burns said the following: Bernie Sanders who doesn't believe in God. How in the world are we going to let Bern
(Photo: Conference of National Black Churches/Permission Jacqui Burton) Attendees listen during the Conference of National Black Churches' "The Healing of our Nation: Race and Reconciliation" event in Charleston, South Carolina, Dec. 15-17, 2015. (Photo: Conference of National Black Churches/Permission Jacqui Burton) Attendees gather at the Conference of National Black Churches' "The Healing of our Nation: Race and Reconciliation" event in Charleston, South Carolina from December 15-17, 2015. (P
Speaking at a 21-day fasting and prayer program for revival at Celebration Church in Florida, Pastor Steven Furtick of the North Carolina-based Elevation Church encouraged the congregation to be focused in their spiritual fights. "You can't fight unfocused and expect to win even if you're sincere, even if you want to love God at a new level," Pastor Furtick told the Celebration congregation in Jacksonville, as he began his message, titled "Focus the Fight," Thursday evening, a few days before th
A controversial right-wing evangelical bishop was elected mayor of Rio de Janeiro Sunday, defeating Marcelo Freixo, who was representing the Socialism and Liberty Party in the second round of regional elections in the country. Freixo's campaign garnered energetic support from celebrities, artists, intellectuals and Rio leftists, and it is likely his name will be heard again in Brazilian politics. Marcelo Crivella, a controversial conservative who is a senator, bishop and nephew of the founder of
On Wednesday, the National Council of Churches (NCC), which claims to represent more than 45 million people of faith across the United States, held a rally on the National Mall in Washington D.C. to mark the 50 th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination by calling on America to "Act To End Racism." The event featured a huge list of speakers, most of whom were pastors, priests, or leaders of religious organizations, but the founders of Ben and Jerry's, Hollywood actor Danny Glover,
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) brought some political activism to the MTV Movie & TV Awards Sunday night while presenting the "Best Fight Against the System" award for social activism. Waters received a standing ovation from the audience inside the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The liberal lawmaker was accompanied onstage by Black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross, who showered praise on Waters. "Thank you, for your work. Thank you, for you voice and how you use it. And thank you,
An ordained pastor and community organizer who stormed the stage at a Trump rally at the University of Illinois in Chicago Friday before it was canceled, says he's been getting death threats over his activism. "As a proud Chicago citizen, I wanted to project a different message which was that America is already great without hate," said Jedidiah Brown in an interview with The Christian Post. Brown, who heads a community organizing group called Young Leaders Alliance, said he decided to storm the
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks as the Rev. Al Sharpton looks on during the 25th annual National Action Network convention April 14, 2016, in New York City. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton spoke April 13 to the group, which raises national issues of importance to black Americans. Clinton and Sanders will meet for a debate in Brooklyn, N.Y., the evening of April 14. Spencer Platt/Getty Images What Sen. Bernie Sanders lacks in substance, he makes up for in being p
Tom Perez addresses the audience after being elected Democratic National chairman during the Democratic National Committee winter meeting in Atlanta on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. (REUTERS/Chris Berry) The Democratic Party long ago surrendered its independence to the extremists in the abortion lobby. But now, Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez is trying to make the takeover official. "Every Democrat, like every American, should support a woman's right to make her own choices about he
Editor July 24, 2018 Well-known evangelist and megachurch pastor Greg Laurie spoke out over the weekend against a story that described abortion as humorous and a medical student who suggested pedophilia is "natural." The condemnation of American culture's increasingly leftward bent came amidst a sermon series on the Old Testament book of Daniel. The 65-year-old minister pointed to the fact that, according to Daniel 9 , the biblical figure admitted he and the people of Judah were "covered with sh
(Photo: Conference of National Black Churches/Permission Jacqui Burton) Attendees listen during the Conference of National Black Churches' "The Healing of our Nation: Race and Reconciliation" event in Charleston, South Carolina, Dec. 15-17, 2015. (Photo: Conference of National Black Churches/Permission Jacqui Burton) Attendees gather at the Conference of National Black Churches' "The Healing of our Nation: Race and Reconciliation" event in Charleston, South Carolina from December 15-17, 2015. (P
Speaking at a 21-day fasting and prayer program for revival at Celebration Church in Florida, Pastor Steven Furtick of the North Carolina-based Elevation Church encouraged the congregation to be focused in their spiritual fights. "You can't fight unfocused and expect to win even if you're sincere, even if you want to love God at a new level," Pastor Furtick told the Celebration congregation in Jacksonville, as he began his message, titled "Focus the Fight," Thursday evening, a few days before th
A controversial right-wing evangelical bishop was elected mayor of Rio de Janeiro Sunday, defeating Marcelo Freixo, who was representing the Socialism and Liberty Party in the second round of regional elections in the country. Freixo's campaign garnered energetic support from celebrities, artists, intellectuals and Rio leftists, and it is likely his name will be heard again in Brazilian politics. Marcelo Crivella, a controversial conservative who is a senator, bishop and nephew of the founder of
On Wednesday, the National Council of Churches (NCC), which claims to represent more than 45 million people of faith across the United States, held a rally on the National Mall in Washington D.C. to mark the 50 th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination by calling on America to "Act To End Racism." The event featured a huge list of speakers, most of whom were pastors, priests, or leaders of religious organizations, but the founders of Ben and Jerry's, Hollywood actor Danny Glover,
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) brought some political activism to the MTV Movie & TV Awards Sunday night while presenting the "Best Fight Against the System" award for social activism. Waters received a standing ovation from the audience inside the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The liberal lawmaker was accompanied onstage by Black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross, who showered praise on Waters. "Thank you, for your work. Thank you, for you voice and how you use it. And thank you,
An ordained pastor and community organizer who stormed the stage at a Trump rally at the University of Illinois in Chicago Friday before it was canceled, says he's been getting death threats over his activism. "As a proud Chicago citizen, I wanted to project a different message which was that America is already great without hate," said Jedidiah Brown in an interview with The Christian Post. Brown, who heads a community organizing group called Young Leaders Alliance, said he decided to storm the
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks as the Rev. Al Sharpton looks on during the 25th annual National Action Network convention April 14, 2016, in New York City. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton spoke April 13 to the group, which raises national issues of importance to black Americans. Clinton and Sanders will meet for a debate in Brooklyn, N.Y., the evening of April 14. Spencer Platt/Getty Images What Sen. Bernie Sanders lacks in substance, he makes up for in being p
Tom Perez addresses the audience after being elected Democratic National chairman during the Democratic National Committee winter meeting in Atlanta on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. (REUTERS/Chris Berry) The Democratic Party long ago surrendered its independence to the extremists in the abortion lobby. But now, Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez is trying to make the takeover official. "Every Democrat, like every American, should support a woman's right to make her own choices about he
Editor July 24, 2018 Well-known evangelist and megachurch pastor Greg Laurie spoke out over the weekend against a story that described abortion as humorous and a medical student who suggested pedophilia is "natural." The condemnation of American culture's increasingly leftward bent came amidst a sermon series on the Old Testament book of Daniel. The 65-year-old minister pointed to the fact that, according to Daniel 9 , the biblical figure admitted he and the people of Judah were "covered with sh
The Rev. Liz Walker: Trading the evening news for the 'good news' By Kara Bettis | October 2, 2015, 10:34 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2015/10/02/rev-liz-walker-trading-the-evening-news-for-the-good-news/ The Rev. Liz Walker has been leading Roxbury Presbyterian Church since 2011 after 30 years in television. (Kara Bettis) R OXBURY - After 30 years as a renowned television journalist and the first black woman to co-anchor a newscast in Boston, the Rev. Liz Walker found a new callin
On Sunday, the Rev. Kelvin Sauls of Holman United Methodist Church announced that a planned return visit to the church by Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti had been canceled. Sauls stated, "I appreciated the intent of the mayor's visit, to come and be with us so we can deepen our relationship. But in light of the organized social media campaign of Black Lives Matter, I decided it was not strategic." Garcetti had spoken at the church October 19, but Black Lives Matter protesters disrupted the event
A controversial right-wing evangelical bishop was elected mayor of Rio de Janeiro Sunday, defeating Marcelo Freixo, who was representing the Socialism and Liberty Party in the second round of regional elections in the country. Freixo's campaign garnered energetic support from celebrities, artists, intellectuals and Rio leftists, and it is likely his name will be heard again in Brazilian politics. Marcelo Crivella, a controversial conservative who is a senator, bishop and nephew of the founder of
On Wednesday, the National Council of Churches (NCC), which claims to represent more than 45 million people of faith across the United States, held a rally on the National Mall in Washington D.C. to mark the 50 th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination by calling on America to "Act To End Racism." The event featured a huge list of speakers, most of whom were pastors, priests, or leaders of religious organizations, but the founders of Ben and Jerry's, Hollywood actor Danny Glover,
The ANC will announce current president Jacob Zuma's successor as party leader on Sunday, concluding a bruising leadership battle that threatens to split the 105-year-old liberation movement which has been in power since 1994. South African Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba (R) gives a speech during the Progressive Business Forum, as part of the 54th South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) National Conference in Nasrec, a suburb of Johannesburg, on December 16, 2017. ( AFP ) South Afr
Imam Zaid Shakir called for action against police brutality while speaking at Stephon Clark's funeral. He stated, "Today, we're gathered to memorialize and to subsequently bury Stephon Clark. But yesterday it was [Amadou Diallo,] and Sean Bell and Trayvon Martin, Walter Scott, Gary King, Oscar Grant, Alan Blueford, Tamir Rice, John Crawford, Alton Sterling Philando Castile, Eric Garner. Or, It was Tanisha Anderson, Yvette Smith, Miriam Carey, Shelly Frey, Darnisha Harris, Alesia Thomas, Shantel
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks as the Rev. Al Sharpton looks on during the 25th annual National Action Network convention April 14, 2016, in New York City. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton spoke April 13 to the group, which raises national issues of importance to black Americans. Clinton and Sanders will meet for a debate in Brooklyn, N.Y., the evening of April 14. Spencer Platt/Getty Images What Sen. Bernie Sanders lacks in substance, he makes up for in being p
The bigoted responses to local comedian Joey Rasdien's controversial comment at the Ilm Arts Festival are a stark reminder of the racism and prejudice within Black communities in South Africa. Wanelisa Xaba reflects on her own experiences of racism in coloured communities. I was born in Cape Town and I have lived there for most of my life. Last year, I moved to Joburg for about seven months. After two months, I had to return to Cape Town for a work meeting. Throughout my stay, I felt like some
DALLAS--Delegates at the Southern Baptist Convention's (SBC) annual meeting in Dallas overwhelmingly elected J.D. Greear as the group's next president on Tuesday. Greear, pastor of Summit Church in Durham, N.C., took 69 percent of the vote on the first ballot. Former seminary head Ken Hemphill had 31 percent. Greear, 45, becomes the youngest SBC president in nearly four decades. In 2016, he withdrew from consideration after two inconclusive ballots, paving the way for current SBC president Steve
On Tuesday, Ta-Nehisi Coates took Bernie Sanders to task in a widely discussed essay at The Atlantic for declining to support reparations for black Americans. "No, I don't think so," Sanders recently said , when asked point blank if he would support the cause. "First of all, its likelihood of getting through Congress is nil. Second of all, I think it would be very divisive." Coates, to say the least, is not satisfied by Sanders' argument that reparations' political odds are too long, calling it
On Sunday, the Rev. Kelvin Sauls of Holman United Methodist Church announced that a planned return visit to the church by Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti had been canceled. Sauls stated, "I appreciated the intent of the mayor's visit, to come and be with us so we can deepen our relationship. But in light of the organized social media campaign of Black Lives Matter, I decided it was not strategic." Garcetti had spoken at the church October 19, but Black Lives Matter protesters disrupted the event
A controversial right-wing evangelical bishop was elected mayor of Rio de Janeiro Sunday, defeating Marcelo Freixo, who was representing the Socialism and Liberty Party in the second round of regional elections in the country. Freixo's campaign garnered energetic support from celebrities, artists, intellectuals and Rio leftists, and it is likely his name will be heard again in Brazilian politics. Marcelo Crivella, a controversial conservative who is a senator, bishop and nephew of the founder of
On Wednesday, the National Council of Churches (NCC), which claims to represent more than 45 million people of faith across the United States, held a rally on the National Mall in Washington D.C. to mark the 50 th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination by calling on America to "Act To End Racism." The event featured a huge list of speakers, most of whom were pastors, priests, or leaders of religious organizations, but the founders of Ben and Jerry's, Hollywood actor Danny Glover,
The ANC will announce current president Jacob Zuma's successor as party leader on Sunday, concluding a bruising leadership battle that threatens to split the 105-year-old liberation movement which has been in power since 1994. South African Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba (R) gives a speech during the Progressive Business Forum, as part of the 54th South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) National Conference in Nasrec, a suburb of Johannesburg, on December 16, 2017. ( AFP ) South Afr
Imam Zaid Shakir called for action against police brutality while speaking at Stephon Clark's funeral. He stated, "Today, we're gathered to memorialize and to subsequently bury Stephon Clark. But yesterday it was [Amadou Diallo,] and Sean Bell and Trayvon Martin, Walter Scott, Gary King, Oscar Grant, Alan Blueford, Tamir Rice, John Crawford, Alton Sterling Philando Castile, Eric Garner. Or, It was Tanisha Anderson, Yvette Smith, Miriam Carey, Shelly Frey, Darnisha Harris, Alesia Thomas, Shantel
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks as the Rev. Al Sharpton looks on during the 25th annual National Action Network convention April 14, 2016, in New York City. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton spoke April 13 to the group, which raises national issues of importance to black Americans. Clinton and Sanders will meet for a debate in Brooklyn, N.Y., the evening of April 14. Spencer Platt/Getty Images What Sen. Bernie Sanders lacks in substance, he makes up for in being p
The bigoted responses to local comedian Joey Rasdien's controversial comment at the Ilm Arts Festival are a stark reminder of the racism and prejudice within Black communities in South Africa. Wanelisa Xaba reflects on her own experiences of racism in coloured communities. I was born in Cape Town and I have lived there for most of my life. Last year, I moved to Joburg for about seven months. After two months, I had to return to Cape Town for a work meeting. Throughout my stay, I felt like some
DALLAS--Delegates at the Southern Baptist Convention's (SBC) annual meeting in Dallas overwhelmingly elected J.D. Greear as the group's next president on Tuesday. Greear, pastor of Summit Church in Durham, N.C., took 69 percent of the vote on the first ballot. Former seminary head Ken Hemphill had 31 percent. Greear, 45, becomes the youngest SBC president in nearly four decades. In 2016, he withdrew from consideration after two inconclusive ballots, paving the way for current SBC president Steve
On Tuesday, Ta-Nehisi Coates took Bernie Sanders to task in a widely discussed essay at The Atlantic for declining to support reparations for black Americans. "No, I don't think so," Sanders recently said , when asked point blank if he would support the cause. "First of all, its likelihood of getting through Congress is nil. Second of all, I think it would be very divisive." Coates, to say the least, is not satisfied by Sanders' argument that reparations' political odds are too long, calling it
The day after the worst terrorist attack to ever happen on American soil, the citizens of our great country were at their best, united in " common values and principles ," according to Glenn Beck. Americans put aside their differences to stand together and help one another regardless of race, religion, or political views. It was this unprecedented unity and strength in the face of adversity that inspired the "9/12 Project." First launched in 2006, Glenn called his project "9/12" both to recall t
In this new book, Mike Gonzalez tackles the debate among conservatives on Latino political assimilation. Gonzalez, who was born in Cuba, is a former deputy editorial-page editor of the Asian edition of the Wall Street Journal ; he served in the George W. Bush administration and is currently a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation. The question he asks here is, How did Hispanics become overwhelmingly Democratic and what can conservatives do about it? Gonzalez's diagnosis of the problem and his
The neoconservative foreign policy doctrine advanced by officials in President George W. Bush's administration was defined by the ideological belief that America has a "unique role in preserving and extending an international order friendly to our security, our prosperity and our principles." In other words, America is the one indispensable nation in the world. That ideological belief inspired the Bush administration to manufacture a case for war in Iraq that was based on lies. And now, more tha
Civil rights lawyers sued the U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday to try to stop plans to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The Manhattan federal court lawsuit on behalf of immigrants' rights groups says racial animus was behind a recent announcement that the census will include a citizenship question for the first time since 1950. The lawsuit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and others, claims the question intentionally discriminates against immigrants and will increa
Disregarding the Constitution, foundational principles of federalism, immigration law and his statutorily prescribed duties, Tennessee's Attorney General Herbert Slatery III, the state's chief legal advisor, has used his position and office to advance a political agenda on behalf of illegal aliens in the state. Forty-three states elect their Attorney General unlike in Tennessee whose state Constitution directs the State Supreme Court to make the appointment for a term of eight years. Elected Att
A fundamental right of U.S. citizenship is having your voice heard by voting to elect representatives. However, at least 6 million U.S. citizens cannot vote in the United States because they have been convicted of a felony. Losing the right to vote is among numerous other consequences of being convicted of a crime. This so-called "civil death" suggests that person is considered dead to society. The larger political consequence is a lack of representation in government of a large group of citizen
Seeborg dismissed a 2014 lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union that alleged the standard led to the identification of innocent people as potential terrorists. The program at issue in the case -- the National Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative -- has state and local law enforcement flag behavior they think reasonably indicates terrorism-related planning or other criminal activity and report it to the FBI or federally funded law enforcement centers. The program began after the Sept.
Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund works to promote conservative values, to hold our lawmakers accountable for their actions, and to ensure the prosperity and freedom on which our nation was founded. We depend on each and every one of you to preserve the American Dream. Choose a payment method. Contributions to Tea Party Patriots, Inc. are not deductible as charitable contributions for income tax purposes. Tea Party Patriots, Inc. operates as a social welfare organization under section 501(c)(4) o
ILLEGAL ALIENS ALLOWED TO VOTE by JB Williams, (c)2016 (Oct. 26, 2016) -- The most sacred right of every legal American citizen is the right to vote - the right to not have their vote infringed or abridged by any Federal, State or Local action. The U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights are the Supreme Law of this land. The rights of the people protected by these documents belong to legal American citizens and no one else. Federal laws which are themselves "unconstitutional" enjoy no force of law
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." -U.S. Constitution Preamble The introductory statement of the US Constitution's founding principles seems inspiring at first glance, but it doesn't seem to ap
In this new book, Mike Gonzalez tackles the debate among conservatives on Latino political assimilation. Gonzalez, who was born in Cuba, is a former deputy editorial-page editor of the Asian edition of the Wall Street Journal ; he served in the George W. Bush administration and is currently a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation. The question he asks here is, How did Hispanics become overwhelmingly Democratic and what can conservatives do about it? Gonzalez's diagnosis of the problem and his
The neoconservative foreign policy doctrine advanced by officials in President George W. Bush's administration was defined by the ideological belief that America has a "unique role in preserving and extending an international order friendly to our security, our prosperity and our principles." In other words, America is the one indispensable nation in the world. That ideological belief inspired the Bush administration to manufacture a case for war in Iraq that was based on lies. And now, more tha
Civil rights lawyers sued the U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday to try to stop plans to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The Manhattan federal court lawsuit on behalf of immigrants' rights groups says racial animus was behind a recent announcement that the census will include a citizenship question for the first time since 1950. The lawsuit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and others, claims the question intentionally discriminates against immigrants and will increa
Disregarding the Constitution, foundational principles of federalism, immigration law and his statutorily prescribed duties, Tennessee's Attorney General Herbert Slatery III, the state's chief legal advisor, has used his position and office to advance a political agenda on behalf of illegal aliens in the state. Forty-three states elect their Attorney General unlike in Tennessee whose state Constitution directs the State Supreme Court to make the appointment for a term of eight years. Elected Att
A fundamental right of U.S. citizenship is having your voice heard by voting to elect representatives. However, at least 6 million U.S. citizens cannot vote in the United States because they have been convicted of a felony. Losing the right to vote is among numerous other consequences of being convicted of a crime. This so-called "civil death" suggests that person is considered dead to society. The larger political consequence is a lack of representation in government of a large group of citizen
Seeborg dismissed a 2014 lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union that alleged the standard led to the identification of innocent people as potential terrorists. The program at issue in the case -- the National Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative -- has state and local law enforcement flag behavior they think reasonably indicates terrorism-related planning or other criminal activity and report it to the FBI or federally funded law enforcement centers. The program began after the Sept.
Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund works to promote conservative values, to hold our lawmakers accountable for their actions, and to ensure the prosperity and freedom on which our nation was founded. We depend on each and every one of you to preserve the American Dream. Choose a payment method. Contributions to Tea Party Patriots, Inc. are not deductible as charitable contributions for income tax purposes. Tea Party Patriots, Inc. operates as a social welfare organization under section 501(c)(4) o
ILLEGAL ALIENS ALLOWED TO VOTE by JB Williams, (c)2016 (Oct. 26, 2016) -- The most sacred right of every legal American citizen is the right to vote - the right to not have their vote infringed or abridged by any Federal, State or Local action. The U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights are the Supreme Law of this land. The rights of the people protected by these documents belong to legal American citizens and no one else. Federal laws which are themselves "unconstitutional" enjoy no force of law
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." -U.S. Constitution Preamble The introductory statement of the US Constitution's founding principles seems inspiring at first glance, but it doesn't seem to ap
Seeborg dismissed a 2014 lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union that alleged the standard led to the identification of innocent people as potential terrorists. The program at issue in the case -- the National Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative -- has state and local law enforcement flag behavior they think reasonably indicates terrorism-related planning or other criminal activity and report it to the FBI or federally funded law enforcement centers. The program began after the Sept.
Saturday, November 12, 2011 (3 comments) What is the "Right" Government? In this essay, I argue that the "right" government is entirely dependent on the preferences of those being governed, and that one should have the ability to align oneself with whatever flag most nearly represents the degree of governance desired. Monday, October 24, 2011 Plans Leaked For NYPD Strategy To Break Up Occupy Wall Street: Operation Disturbance (Not Real) I wrote this mock article because I thought that
Wall Street Journal columnist William McGurn reacts to allegations against the university's Leprechaun logo. So it's come to this: Leprechauns are hateful. Not just any leprechauns, mind you. This particular one--hat cocked, chin out, dukes up--happens to be the mascot for the Fighting Irish of the University of Notre Dame. The little, green-suited man is now in the same politically correct crosshairs that recently locked onto the Cleveland Indians' Chief Wahoo. And ESPN's Max Kellerman has call
Over on the homepage yesterday, I wrote about initial efforts by the University of Minnesota to "eliminate" the Washington Redskins name from a November 2 game against the Minnesota Vikings being held in the university's TCF Bank Stadium. A new report by the Washington Post details specifics about the university's request, including asking Washington to wear vintage uniforms and helmets that do not feature the name or American Indian head logo. The team has worn a handful of throwback jersey-h
Points of agreement: * Robert E. Lee et al were personally honorable men--certainly not less honorable on the whole than the Union generals and soldiers, on a personal level; * Liberty is at the core of the American spirit; * We must remember our history with all of its sins, so that we do not repeat mistakes. Possible point of disagreement--the crux of the matter: * The American flag stands for the liberty of which you spoke; the Confederacy rebelled against that flag. The Confederacy was
The "high-flying" American flag atop the U.S. Capitol building on the Fourth of July will for the first time in decades be made of hemp , as was the very first flag created by Betsy Ross. This being the result of efforts by Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO), who arranged for the flag to be among those used for the day -- because of the large number of requests to fly flags over the Capitol, it will only fly for a few hours and then be taken down. Hemp is the industrial name for the fiber of the marijuana
America was founded in 1776 with a clear mission to create the world's first truly free society. Freedom of religion, interstate trade, and unalienable rights provided citizens the ability to thrive and blossom. The great experiment produced unthinkable abundance and made America the greatest example of a unilateral free trade zone in world history. Fifty states in perfect harmony with no tariffs or restriction and the results are astounding. California ships produce during the winter; North Car
Turn Out The Lights, The Party's Over! I don't want to hear this is some kind of false flag! Once again a mad man had vented his wrath upon people he didn't know, who were doing him no harm. Last night, during a concert in Las Vegas, gunfire rang out as bullets sprayed from the thirty-second floor of a hotel rising above a concert. The main protection was a few palm trees. The police scanner reveals the event as it unfolds From the sound of the fire it was a fully automatic weapon . Most rifle
'Logo is no longer appropriate for on-field use in Major League Baseball...' Photo by apardavila (CC) (AFP) Major League Baseball (MLB), under pressure from Native American groups, announced Monday that the Cleveland Indians will stop using the "Chief Wahoo" logo of a grinning American Indian from next year. MLB commissioner Robert Manfred said he had determined it was no longer "appropriate" for the team to use the logo, deemed offensive by some Native Americans. The cartoon depiction of a red-
Whether you want to call it a White Paper or a Blueprint, the outline for a brave new independent Scotland has been unveiled today. The St Andrews Cross, or Saltire, a white cross on a blue background is the official Scottish flag. Will it be raised in triumph after next year's referendum, or will it, once again, resume its place in the collective of the Union Jack? Alex Salmond, Leader of the Scottish National Party and First Minister, certainly hopes to break free. He has kept the Scots waiti
Saturday, November 12, 2011 (3 comments) What is the "Right" Government? In this essay, I argue that the "right" government is entirely dependent on the preferences of those being governed, and that one should have the ability to align oneself with whatever flag most nearly represents the degree of governance desired. Monday, October 24, 2011 Plans Leaked For NYPD Strategy To Break Up Occupy Wall Street: Operation Disturbance (Not Real) I wrote this mock article because I thought that
Wall Street Journal columnist William McGurn reacts to allegations against the university's Leprechaun logo. So it's come to this: Leprechauns are hateful. Not just any leprechauns, mind you. This particular one--hat cocked, chin out, dukes up--happens to be the mascot for the Fighting Irish of the University of Notre Dame. The little, green-suited man is now in the same politically correct crosshairs that recently locked onto the Cleveland Indians' Chief Wahoo. And ESPN's Max Kellerman has call
Over on the homepage yesterday, I wrote about initial efforts by the University of Minnesota to "eliminate" the Washington Redskins name from a November 2 game against the Minnesota Vikings being held in the university's TCF Bank Stadium. A new report by the Washington Post details specifics about the university's request, including asking Washington to wear vintage uniforms and helmets that do not feature the name or American Indian head logo. The team has worn a handful of throwback jersey-h
Points of agreement: * Robert E. Lee et al were personally honorable men--certainly not less honorable on the whole than the Union generals and soldiers, on a personal level; * Liberty is at the core of the American spirit; * We must remember our history with all of its sins, so that we do not repeat mistakes. Possible point of disagreement--the crux of the matter: * The American flag stands for the liberty of which you spoke; the Confederacy rebelled against that flag. The Confederacy was
The "high-flying" American flag atop the U.S. Capitol building on the Fourth of July will for the first time in decades be made of hemp , as was the very first flag created by Betsy Ross. This being the result of efforts by Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO), who arranged for the flag to be among those used for the day -- because of the large number of requests to fly flags over the Capitol, it will only fly for a few hours and then be taken down. Hemp is the industrial name for the fiber of the marijuana
America was founded in 1776 with a clear mission to create the world's first truly free society. Freedom of religion, interstate trade, and unalienable rights provided citizens the ability to thrive and blossom. The great experiment produced unthinkable abundance and made America the greatest example of a unilateral free trade zone in world history. Fifty states in perfect harmony with no tariffs or restriction and the results are astounding. California ships produce during the winter; North Car
Turn Out The Lights, The Party's Over! I don't want to hear this is some kind of false flag! Once again a mad man had vented his wrath upon people he didn't know, who were doing him no harm. Last night, during a concert in Las Vegas, gunfire rang out as bullets sprayed from the thirty-second floor of a hotel rising above a concert. The main protection was a few palm trees. The police scanner reveals the event as it unfolds From the sound of the fire it was a fully automatic weapon . Most rifle
'Logo is no longer appropriate for on-field use in Major League Baseball...' Photo by apardavila (CC) (AFP) Major League Baseball (MLB), under pressure from Native American groups, announced Monday that the Cleveland Indians will stop using the "Chief Wahoo" logo of a grinning American Indian from next year. MLB commissioner Robert Manfred said he had determined it was no longer "appropriate" for the team to use the logo, deemed offensive by some Native Americans. The cartoon depiction of a red-
Whether you want to call it a White Paper or a Blueprint, the outline for a brave new independent Scotland has been unveiled today. The St Andrews Cross, or Saltire, a white cross on a blue background is the official Scottish flag. Will it be raised in triumph after next year's referendum, or will it, once again, resume its place in the collective of the Union Jack? Alex Salmond, Leader of the Scottish National Party and First Minister, certainly hopes to break free. He has kept the Scots waiti
The Department of Justice today posted a solicitation for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Programs ("Byrne JAG"). Recipients for FY 2017 will be notified of new conditions of their grants that will increase information sharing between federal, state, and local law enforcement, ensuring that federal immigration authorities have the information they need to enforce immigration laws and keep our communities safe. "So-called 'sanctuary' policies make all of us less safe because th
Attorneys have requested a rehearing for a case involving a veterans memorial that atheists have claimed is unconstitutional because of its Christian imagery. In a 2-1 ruling last month, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit declared that the World War I Veterans Memorial in Bladensburg, Virginia, unconstitutional . The 90-year-old and 40-foot-tall memorial is in the shape of a cross - something the Circuit considers a government endorsement of religion. The memori
The first major initiative of a new "First Amendment Institute" at Columbia University is to sue the federal government for information about immigration searches. The Knight First Amendment Institute, which opened earlier this year backed by $60 million in funding from Columbia University and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, filed the lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Monday after the two organizations allegedly fa
The National Security Agency routinely shares raw intelligence data with Israel without first sifting it to remove information about US citizens, a top-secret document provided to the Guardian by whistleblower Edward Snowden reveals. Details of the intelligence-sharing agreement are laid out in a memorandum of understanding between the NSA and its Israeli counterpart that shows the US government handed over intercepted communications likely to contain phone calls and emails of American cit
The proposed plan , which is as good as done, and which was obtained by Judicial Watch this month from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is part of the president's mission to grant amnesty to as many illegal immigrants as possible before he leaves office. A report by The Migration Policy Institute finds that under Obama's new guidance memorandum via the Department of Homeland Security only 13% of the illegal aliens in this country will be considered enforcement priorities. Everyone els
A change in the official mission statement of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to reflect its job of protecting Americans has sent liberals into a meltdown. Language in the previous mission statement referring to the country as "a nation of immigrants" will no longer be used, an agency official said Thursday according to NBC News. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) The federal agency that grants visas and citizenship communicated the change in a letter sent to employees by agency d
Our message to the world will be this. You cannot obtain legal status or become a citizen of the United States by illegally entering our country. [...] The truth is, the central issue is not the needs of the 11 million illegal immigrants ... Anyone who tells you that the core issue is the needs of those living here illegally has simply spent too much time in Washington ... There is only one core issue in the immigration debate, and that issue is the well-being of the American people. The two bi
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A Mexican national in the country illegally, who has a prior conviction for assault on a law officer, is among 27 foreign nationals taken into custody during a four-day operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this week in western Michigan, targeting at-large criminal aliens, illegal re-entrants and other immigration violators. Of those arrested during the operation, which was spearheaded by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), 21, or m
U.S. national security officials held a rare joint news conference Thursday during the daily White House press briefing to highlight their agencies' efforts to protect U.S. political campaigns and elections from outside interference. "U.S. Cyber Command [and] the National Security Agency are tracking a wide range of foreign cyber adversaries and are prepared to conduct operations against those actors attempting to undermine our nation's midterm elections," NSA Director Gen. Paul Nakasone told re
Seeborg dismissed a 2014 lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union that alleged the standard led to the identification of innocent people as potential terrorists. The program at issue in the case -- the National Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative -- has state and local law enforcement flag behavior they think reasonably indicates terrorism-related planning or other criminal activity and report it to the FBI or federally funded law enforcement centers. The program began after the Sept.
Attorneys have requested a rehearing for a case involving a veterans memorial that atheists have claimed is unconstitutional because of its Christian imagery. In a 2-1 ruling last month, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit declared that the World War I Veterans Memorial in Bladensburg, Virginia, unconstitutional . The 90-year-old and 40-foot-tall memorial is in the shape of a cross - something the Circuit considers a government endorsement of religion. The memori
The first major initiative of a new "First Amendment Institute" at Columbia University is to sue the federal government for information about immigration searches. The Knight First Amendment Institute, which opened earlier this year backed by $60 million in funding from Columbia University and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, filed the lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Monday after the two organizations allegedly fa
The National Security Agency routinely shares raw intelligence data with Israel without first sifting it to remove information about US citizens, a top-secret document provided to the Guardian by whistleblower Edward Snowden reveals. Details of the intelligence-sharing agreement are laid out in a memorandum of understanding between the NSA and its Israeli counterpart that shows the US government handed over intercepted communications likely to contain phone calls and emails of American cit
The proposed plan , which is as good as done, and which was obtained by Judicial Watch this month from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is part of the president's mission to grant amnesty to as many illegal immigrants as possible before he leaves office. A report by The Migration Policy Institute finds that under Obama's new guidance memorandum via the Department of Homeland Security only 13% of the illegal aliens in this country will be considered enforcement priorities. Everyone els
A change in the official mission statement of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to reflect its job of protecting Americans has sent liberals into a meltdown. Language in the previous mission statement referring to the country as "a nation of immigrants" will no longer be used, an agency official said Thursday according to NBC News. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) The federal agency that grants visas and citizenship communicated the change in a letter sent to employees by agency d
Our message to the world will be this. You cannot obtain legal status or become a citizen of the United States by illegally entering our country. [...] The truth is, the central issue is not the needs of the 11 million illegal immigrants ... Anyone who tells you that the core issue is the needs of those living here illegally has simply spent too much time in Washington ... There is only one core issue in the immigration debate, and that issue is the well-being of the American people. The two bi
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A Mexican national in the country illegally, who has a prior conviction for assault on a law officer, is among 27 foreign nationals taken into custody during a four-day operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this week in western Michigan, targeting at-large criminal aliens, illegal re-entrants and other immigration violators. Of those arrested during the operation, which was spearheaded by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), 21, or m
U.S. national security officials held a rare joint news conference Thursday during the daily White House press briefing to highlight their agencies' efforts to protect U.S. political campaigns and elections from outside interference. "U.S. Cyber Command [and] the National Security Agency are tracking a wide range of foreign cyber adversaries and are prepared to conduct operations against those actors attempting to undermine our nation's midterm elections," NSA Director Gen. Paul Nakasone told re
Seeborg dismissed a 2014 lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union that alleged the standard led to the identification of innocent people as potential terrorists. The program at issue in the case -- the National Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative -- has state and local law enforcement flag behavior they think reasonably indicates terrorism-related planning or other criminal activity and report it to the FBI or federally funded law enforcement centers. The program began after the Sept.
Something of this sort, it seems to me, is happening in the American Jewish community today. Over the past two decades, the political landscape with which American Jews are familiar, and in which they are accustomed to take their bearings, has been shifting in all sorts of unexpected ways. A sense of disorientation has slowly been pervading the political consciousness of American Jews, causing uneasiness and discomfort. Inevitably and understandably, the initial reaction, and still the dominant
William F. Jasper is the senior editor of the New American. They focus on limited government, constitutional guarantees of freedom and personal responsibility. William has researched and written extensively on foreign and domestic politics, terrorism, national security, education, immigration, constitutional issues, the culture war and the United Nations. He's the author of 'The United Nations Exposed' and 'Global Tyranny-Step by Step: The United Nations and the Emerging New World Order'. Former
Crossposted with permission from History of Philanthropy -- article dated March 8, 2018 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation in Milwaukee has generally been considered by both its allies and (grudgingly) by its foes one of the most-effective conservative philanthropies in the United States. This recognition has been due in large part to the grantmaking roles that the Bradley Foundation played in moving both school-choice and work-based welfare-reform policies from ideas to ultimate implement
A couple of years ago I read the memoir Sundays in America by Suzanne Strempek Shea , a Massachusetts novelist. The author's project was to attend a different religious service every weekend and write about her initial impressions. I felt that it was unfair to judge a faith tradition based on a single snapshot, when so much of religious life happens during the other days of the week. That said, what Shea concluded about Mormonism was spot on: the only thing non-Mormons needed to fear about Mormo
Thirty years ago this month, sixty-six Americans were taken hostage at the U.S. embassy in Tehran. Over the next year, misguided foreign policy and disastrous intelligence would take eight American lives, cost Jimmy Carter the presidency, and introduce a different kind of enemy that we've failed to understand ever since They were geeks with guns--hundreds of Muslim medical and engineering students who stormed the U.S. embassy in the heart of Tehran on November 4, 1979. In brazen violation of int
The central idea of The Conservative Mind, upon which American conservatism is essentially based, is ordered liberty. It is a blending of the sometimes contending requirements of the community and the individual, of individual freedom and individual responsibility, of limited government and unlimited markets. Kirk described six basic "canons" or principles of conservatism: A divine intent, as well as personal conscience, rules society; Traditional life is filled with variety and mystery while mo
Sixty years ago Americans had not yet been attacked by political correctness, moral relativism, or historical revisionism - the three basic tenets of radical left-wing liberalism that support collectivism. Americans unapologetically loved their country, their families, and their God. Roosevelt's America was still the land of the free and the home of the brave. Individualism is the foundation of America that values freedom for individuals over collective or state control. Individualism is the inf
One hundred years ago on April 6, the United States declared war on Germany and entered World War I. It was an event that changed America, and the world, forever. America's entry into that war was the result of the dream of one man, President Woodrow Wilson. In the light of America's experiences in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan, it's easy to retrospectively dismiss our participation in World War I as the first egregious exercise in Wilsonianism -- an act of high-minded liberal idealism and mora
For the Record presents a look at civil forfeiture, the government power to seize property that is merely suspected of being involved in a crime. Larry Salzman, an attorney at the Institute for Justice, describes how the federal government has completely violated the rights of US citizens for over 30 years. The former deputy chief of the Asset Forfeiture Office at the Department of Justice, David Smith, says expanding forfeiture enforcement was originally used as a weapon to fight the war on dru
OVER THE past 25 years, anyone coming to radical conclusions about the U.S. and its history has likely traveled through the pages of at least one Howard Zinn book. A People's History of the United States is undoubtedly the most popular, widely read radical analysis of U.S. history. First published in 1980, it has sold more than 1.7 million copies, become required reading in many high school and college classrooms and spawned several offshoot projects--most notably, the primary source reader Voic
William F. Jasper is the senior editor of the New American. They focus on limited government, constitutional guarantees of freedom and personal responsibility. William has researched and written extensively on foreign and domestic politics, terrorism, national security, education, immigration, constitutional issues, the culture war and the United Nations. He's the author of 'The United Nations Exposed' and 'Global Tyranny-Step by Step: The United Nations and the Emerging New World Order'. Former
Crossposted with permission from History of Philanthropy -- article dated March 8, 2018 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation in Milwaukee has generally been considered by both its allies and (grudgingly) by its foes one of the most-effective conservative philanthropies in the United States. This recognition has been due in large part to the grantmaking roles that the Bradley Foundation played in moving both school-choice and work-based welfare-reform policies from ideas to ultimate implement
A couple of years ago I read the memoir Sundays in America by Suzanne Strempek Shea , a Massachusetts novelist. The author's project was to attend a different religious service every weekend and write about her initial impressions. I felt that it was unfair to judge a faith tradition based on a single snapshot, when so much of religious life happens during the other days of the week. That said, what Shea concluded about Mormonism was spot on: the only thing non-Mormons needed to fear about Mormo
Thirty years ago this month, sixty-six Americans were taken hostage at the U.S. embassy in Tehran. Over the next year, misguided foreign policy and disastrous intelligence would take eight American lives, cost Jimmy Carter the presidency, and introduce a different kind of enemy that we've failed to understand ever since They were geeks with guns--hundreds of Muslim medical and engineering students who stormed the U.S. embassy in the heart of Tehran on November 4, 1979. In brazen violation of int
The central idea of The Conservative Mind, upon which American conservatism is essentially based, is ordered liberty. It is a blending of the sometimes contending requirements of the community and the individual, of individual freedom and individual responsibility, of limited government and unlimited markets. Kirk described six basic "canons" or principles of conservatism: A divine intent, as well as personal conscience, rules society; Traditional life is filled with variety and mystery while mo
Sixty years ago Americans had not yet been attacked by political correctness, moral relativism, or historical revisionism - the three basic tenets of radical left-wing liberalism that support collectivism. Americans unapologetically loved their country, their families, and their God. Roosevelt's America was still the land of the free and the home of the brave. Individualism is the foundation of America that values freedom for individuals over collective or state control. Individualism is the inf
One hundred years ago on April 6, the United States declared war on Germany and entered World War I. It was an event that changed America, and the world, forever. America's entry into that war was the result of the dream of one man, President Woodrow Wilson. In the light of America's experiences in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan, it's easy to retrospectively dismiss our participation in World War I as the first egregious exercise in Wilsonianism -- an act of high-minded liberal idealism and mora
For the Record presents a look at civil forfeiture, the government power to seize property that is merely suspected of being involved in a crime. Larry Salzman, an attorney at the Institute for Justice, describes how the federal government has completely violated the rights of US citizens for over 30 years. The former deputy chief of the Asset Forfeiture Office at the Department of Justice, David Smith, says expanding forfeiture enforcement was originally used as a weapon to fight the war on dru
OVER THE past 25 years, anyone coming to radical conclusions about the U.S. and its history has likely traveled through the pages of at least one Howard Zinn book. A People's History of the United States is undoubtedly the most popular, widely read radical analysis of U.S. history. First published in 1980, it has sold more than 1.7 million copies, become required reading in many high school and college classrooms and spawned several offshoot projects--most notably, the primary source reader Voic
The International Space Station 's toilet is still broken , people. And all of our toilet humor isn't doing anything to fix what could be a potentially extremely hazardous situation. And as Russian ISS chief Vladimir Solovyov explained, it could lead to a complete evacuation. Short of the airlock opening in the space station and sucking you out to die in a vacuum,... Read more Read It's true, we have a problem with the flushing system. This is a serious matter. In such circumstances there's even
"The wheels have come off the Labour bus. Getting Harriet Harman to drive around the country in a pink van to try and attract the female vote is as patronising as it gets. This is clearly just another divisive gimmick that the electorate will see through" February 10, 2015 at 4:59 pm Will the people of Heywood and Middleton spot the second choice carpetbagger at the selection tonight? How are they going to pay for that, another bankers' bonus tax? Harriet Harman has launched a bitter attack on t
I'm sitting on my bed for the third day in a row. I'm waiting for 5PM to hit so that I can finally close my 3DS. I've been 'tanning' my avatar in the latest entry of Nintendo's long running Animal Crossing series, New Leaf . I put 'tanning' in scare quotes because the method doesn't match my intention. Yes, I'm doing the the thing the game calls tanning, but my objective isn't just darkening my avatar's skin tone, it's being able to see in the screen what I see in the mirror Why avatar and not c
"As I changed the lane, she kept driving towards my car, gesturing to crush me and cutting in front of me to slam on the break." A woman in Fremont, California, resorted to racism when an Asian man driving in front of her wasn't driving fast enough, according to her - even though he was driving at the allowed speed limit. In a disturbing video shared by James Ahn, the unidentified woman can be seen spewing racial slurs at the Asian man. She also insulted him with hateful hand gestures, made the
How does any obsession begin? A few too many viewings of "Taxi Driver" and Jodie Foster's hot-pantsed visage were indelibly tattooed on John Hinckley Jr.'s brainpan. We all know people -- decent, interesting, otherwise catholic in their curiosities -- who watched the O.J. Simpson trial every day for a year. Even my straitlaced, newly retired father became demented after he was confined to one floor of his house with a compound fracture of his tibia; for six months all he wanted to talk about wer
Leave this field empty if you're human: The ETS bus ad about honor killing has snowballed into a huge controversy. It displayed the picture of a woman with slogan questioning whether the person has a fatwa on her head or she is forced to live under the Islamic honor code. The campaign was launched in Canada by the American Freedom Defense Initiative group located in New York. The objective of the group is to help women who are forced to follow the barbaric practices of Islam. Islamic scholars co
Engadget's description of the new Ford S-Max car and its Intelligent Speed Limiter technology is both fascinating and creepy as hell: "A camera mounted on the windshield scans the road signs on the sides of the highway and, when the vehicle enters a 20mph zone, the system reduces the top speed to match. Rather than controlling the speed with automatic braking, the car limits its own velocity by adjusting the amount of fuel being pushed to the engine." That sounds like an elaborate way to swap on
Moise Morancy was riding on a public bus when he noticed a young girl being sexually assaulted. He stepped in and beat up the man abusing the girl. The video begins with Morancy's hands around the man's throat. Although, Morancy was innocent, the police arrested both men. Morancy was later released by a Black police officer. This is President-elect Donald Trump's America. P***y-grabbing is just fine. Morancy was obviously upset by witnessing that abuse. Morancy was later declared a hero. He spre
We've kept you up to speed on CNN delightfully crumbling before our eyes . Our teary eyes. The sweet, sweet joy of it. Were they not giant douchemeisters, we might actually feel bad for them. Oh well. Their lying rectal regions just got dealt another blow. The new cable ratings are out , and CNN's rankings have taken a nosedive . CNN has fallen to #13 in cable TV rankings, according to weekly numbers posted on Thursday by TV Newser. The ratings slide comes as the network has come under heavy scr
BRITAIN is changing at the speed of light. But this is still our GREAT Britain. There are values that make it great -- values The Sun will fight for even as we welcome the incredible transformation of our country by technology. Ten years ago smartphones were science fiction. Only four years ago, iPads were unheard of. Soon half the country will own a tablet, even more a smartphone. The 4G networks will bring instant connectivity wherever we are. Lightning fast broadband will transform our daily
"The wheels have come off the Labour bus. Getting Harriet Harman to drive around the country in a pink van to try and attract the female vote is as patronising as it gets. This is clearly just another divisive gimmick that the electorate will see through" February 10, 2015 at 4:59 pm Will the people of Heywood and Middleton spot the second choice carpetbagger at the selection tonight? How are they going to pay for that, another bankers' bonus tax? Harriet Harman has launched a bitter attack on t
I'm sitting on my bed for the third day in a row. I'm waiting for 5PM to hit so that I can finally close my 3DS. I've been 'tanning' my avatar in the latest entry of Nintendo's long running Animal Crossing series, New Leaf . I put 'tanning' in scare quotes because the method doesn't match my intention. Yes, I'm doing the the thing the game calls tanning, but my objective isn't just darkening my avatar's skin tone, it's being able to see in the screen what I see in the mirror Why avatar and not c
"As I changed the lane, she kept driving towards my car, gesturing to crush me and cutting in front of me to slam on the break." A woman in Fremont, California, resorted to racism when an Asian man driving in front of her wasn't driving fast enough, according to her - even though he was driving at the allowed speed limit. In a disturbing video shared by James Ahn, the unidentified woman can be seen spewing racial slurs at the Asian man. She also insulted him with hateful hand gestures, made the
How does any obsession begin? A few too many viewings of "Taxi Driver" and Jodie Foster's hot-pantsed visage were indelibly tattooed on John Hinckley Jr.'s brainpan. We all know people -- decent, interesting, otherwise catholic in their curiosities -- who watched the O.J. Simpson trial every day for a year. Even my straitlaced, newly retired father became demented after he was confined to one floor of his house with a compound fracture of his tibia; for six months all he wanted to talk about wer
Leave this field empty if you're human: The ETS bus ad about honor killing has snowballed into a huge controversy. It displayed the picture of a woman with slogan questioning whether the person has a fatwa on her head or she is forced to live under the Islamic honor code. The campaign was launched in Canada by the American Freedom Defense Initiative group located in New York. The objective of the group is to help women who are forced to follow the barbaric practices of Islam. Islamic scholars co
Engadget's description of the new Ford S-Max car and its Intelligent Speed Limiter technology is both fascinating and creepy as hell: "A camera mounted on the windshield scans the road signs on the sides of the highway and, when the vehicle enters a 20mph zone, the system reduces the top speed to match. Rather than controlling the speed with automatic braking, the car limits its own velocity by adjusting the amount of fuel being pushed to the engine." That sounds like an elaborate way to swap on
Moise Morancy was riding on a public bus when he noticed a young girl being sexually assaulted. He stepped in and beat up the man abusing the girl. The video begins with Morancy's hands around the man's throat. Although, Morancy was innocent, the police arrested both men. Morancy was later released by a Black police officer. This is President-elect Donald Trump's America. P***y-grabbing is just fine. Morancy was obviously upset by witnessing that abuse. Morancy was later declared a hero. He spre
We've kept you up to speed on CNN delightfully crumbling before our eyes . Our teary eyes. The sweet, sweet joy of it. Were they not giant douchemeisters, we might actually feel bad for them. Oh well. Their lying rectal regions just got dealt another blow. The new cable ratings are out , and CNN's rankings have taken a nosedive . CNN has fallen to #13 in cable TV rankings, according to weekly numbers posted on Thursday by TV Newser. The ratings slide comes as the network has come under heavy scr
BRITAIN is changing at the speed of light. But this is still our GREAT Britain. There are values that make it great -- values The Sun will fight for even as we welcome the incredible transformation of our country by technology. Ten years ago smartphones were science fiction. Only four years ago, iPads were unheard of. Soon half the country will own a tablet, even more a smartphone. The 4G networks will bring instant connectivity wherever we are. Lightning fast broadband will transform our daily
The Target Corporation recently released some astounding figures that leave everyone wondering just how long the company will last in Canada. The discount retailer reported a loss of almost US$1 billion in less than 12 months, after it began expanding outside of the US. Target is the 2nd largest discount store operators in the US, and the company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota generated $623 million in sales in the first quarter, but gross margins were less than 5 percent.The loss in the first
In a gloomy economy, Circuit City manages to be a dark beacon of "Hey, at least I don't work there" optimism. With 155 stores shuttered , the bloody axe now falls to corporate, several email tips are telling us. "Massive layoffs" says one, while another tells us "over 600" will be gone by the end of the day. No memo, no severance (not even the crappy one ). Just a box to put your stuff in waiting at your cubicle, or if you're lucky, a chat in your manager's office. At least one tipster reports t
We suspect the boom was greatly enhanced by the currency board arrangement, which has theoretically removed exchange rate risk for foreign investors. Few people think about the risks posed by a fractionally reserved banking system under a currency board system, but that risk is actually substantial. This nis especially the case when the foreign central bank issuing the currency which the board is tied to is suppressing interest rates as much as the ECB is currently doing. Pater, there is lot of
He was a man with a chip on his shoulder. Everyone seemed in a conspiracy to slight or injure him.' There is nothing new about people having chips on their shoulders. It's a human condition described so well by Somerset Maugham in his 1930s travelogue The Gentleman in the Parlour . Who would have thought that what once was viewed as a not very admirable attitude would converge into a politics of complaint and feed what in modern parlance is known as identity politics? Grievance has been institut
The cost of investing keeps dropping, Vanguard said Monday it will stop charging commissions to trade most of its competitors' exchange-traded funds. Vanguard currently allows customers to make online trades of 77 of its own ETFs without commissions. Now, it plans to extend the practice to nearly 1,800 ETFs from BlackRock, Charles Schwab, State Street Global Advisors and other rivals in August. Karin Risi, director of Vanguard's retail investor group, said some ETFs won't be included, such as th
SO, should we pay the PS36billion bill the European Union is trying to extort from us before we are allowed to start trade talks? That's the figure they've come up with. Not so long ago it was PS88billion. Then it was PS72billion. Then it miraculously dropped down to PS54billion. And now -- abracadabra -- it's PS36billion . Getty - Contributor 11 Brexit Secretary David Davis must be tough with the EU Do you ever get the idea the devious and greedy EU monkeys are just making it all up as they go
All of which raises the question: just how big of a problem is solar waste? EP investigated the problem to see how it compared to the much more high-profile issue of nuclear waste. 2 They found: Solar panels create 300 times more toxic waste per unit of energy than do nuclear plants. While nuclear waste is contained in heavy drums and regularly monitored, solar waste outside of Europe today ends up in the larger global stream of electronic waste. This will also be a problem in the US, which has
Arguments about the pros and cons of Brexit have focused on two main areas: the economy, and immigration. For both sides, the question "should Britain stay in the EU?" can only be answered with speculation - whatever the result of the EU referendum, it will be impossible to test whether the alternative would have been better - but that speculation has variable grounds. For an overview of of Brexit pros and cons, read on. The economic pros and cons of Brexit have been hotly debated. According to
Surveilling his mark, he waited. After the target exited, the "operative" obtained the device, and escaped unscathed. Well, at least until the older brother realized that junior had "borrowed" his cell phone. After the unwise younger sibling denied involvement, his nemesis employed a highly-effective method of persuasion: he twisted his brother's arm. Predictably, the "thief" caved, admitting his complicity and providing the phone's location, and for good reason: he knew that if he lied, he woul
Plastic polymers are efficient, cheap and easy to make--but not very environmentally friendly. Hydrogels had previously not been really considered a viable alternative, because they're, well, gels. But by attaching them to clay, that's all changed. Turns out the water-based (duh) hydrogels had a great affinity for attaching to glass, so researchers tested out its relationship with something fairly similar: Clay. And lo and behold, it sticks! That gives it a bunch of properties that make it a pos
In a gloomy economy, Circuit City manages to be a dark beacon of "Hey, at least I don't work there" optimism. With 155 stores shuttered , the bloody axe now falls to corporate, several email tips are telling us. "Massive layoffs" says one, while another tells us "over 600" will be gone by the end of the day. No memo, no severance (not even the crappy one ). Just a box to put your stuff in waiting at your cubicle, or if you're lucky, a chat in your manager's office. At least one tipster reports t
We suspect the boom was greatly enhanced by the currency board arrangement, which has theoretically removed exchange rate risk for foreign investors. Few people think about the risks posed by a fractionally reserved banking system under a currency board system, but that risk is actually substantial. This nis especially the case when the foreign central bank issuing the currency which the board is tied to is suppressing interest rates as much as the ECB is currently doing. Pater, there is lot of
He was a man with a chip on his shoulder. Everyone seemed in a conspiracy to slight or injure him.' There is nothing new about people having chips on their shoulders. It's a human condition described so well by Somerset Maugham in his 1930s travelogue The Gentleman in the Parlour . Who would have thought that what once was viewed as a not very admirable attitude would converge into a politics of complaint and feed what in modern parlance is known as identity politics? Grievance has been institut
The cost of investing keeps dropping, Vanguard said Monday it will stop charging commissions to trade most of its competitors' exchange-traded funds. Vanguard currently allows customers to make online trades of 77 of its own ETFs without commissions. Now, it plans to extend the practice to nearly 1,800 ETFs from BlackRock, Charles Schwab, State Street Global Advisors and other rivals in August. Karin Risi, director of Vanguard's retail investor group, said some ETFs won't be included, such as th
SO, should we pay the PS36billion bill the European Union is trying to extort from us before we are allowed to start trade talks? That's the figure they've come up with. Not so long ago it was PS88billion. Then it was PS72billion. Then it miraculously dropped down to PS54billion. And now -- abracadabra -- it's PS36billion . Getty - Contributor 11 Brexit Secretary David Davis must be tough with the EU Do you ever get the idea the devious and greedy EU monkeys are just making it all up as they go
All of which raises the question: just how big of a problem is solar waste? EP investigated the problem to see how it compared to the much more high-profile issue of nuclear waste. 2 They found: Solar panels create 300 times more toxic waste per unit of energy than do nuclear plants. While nuclear waste is contained in heavy drums and regularly monitored, solar waste outside of Europe today ends up in the larger global stream of electronic waste. This will also be a problem in the US, which has
Arguments about the pros and cons of Brexit have focused on two main areas: the economy, and immigration. For both sides, the question "should Britain stay in the EU?" can only be answered with speculation - whatever the result of the EU referendum, it will be impossible to test whether the alternative would have been better - but that speculation has variable grounds. For an overview of of Brexit pros and cons, read on. The economic pros and cons of Brexit have been hotly debated. According to
Surveilling his mark, he waited. After the target exited, the "operative" obtained the device, and escaped unscathed. Well, at least until the older brother realized that junior had "borrowed" his cell phone. After the unwise younger sibling denied involvement, his nemesis employed a highly-effective method of persuasion: he twisted his brother's arm. Predictably, the "thief" caved, admitting his complicity and providing the phone's location, and for good reason: he knew that if he lied, he woul
Plastic polymers are efficient, cheap and easy to make--but not very environmentally friendly. Hydrogels had previously not been really considered a viable alternative, because they're, well, gels. But by attaching them to clay, that's all changed. Turns out the water-based (duh) hydrogels had a great affinity for attaching to glass, so researchers tested out its relationship with something fairly similar: Clay. And lo and behold, it sticks! That gives it a bunch of properties that make it a pos
Of course, many will object to what I write. But rank appeasement is in the air and it is Munich all over again. Despite the clearest of all warnings, there still will be those calling for "peace now" even with an implacable and demonic Islamic enemy from whom the only peace will be that of the grave. How witheringly tragic for all humanity. In an earlier article from January 28 th 2011, when Hillary Clinton was still Secretary of State, I wrote the following: "With Obama and Clinton uttering th
The US economy is far bigger than that of any other rich, advanced nation. Based on purchasing power, it's four times as big as Japan's, fives times Germany's, and seven times Britain's. Of course, the US also has a much bigger population. Yet the power of the American growth machine is also evident when looking at real GDP per person. As economist Martin Feldstein notes in a new analysis : The sustained higher rate of real GDP growth in the United States over a longer period of time has resulte
Instead, the shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Rachel Reeves issued a statement claiming that the Chancellor's Help-to-Work scheme does not go as far as Labour's "compulsory jobs guarantee", which would oblige every unemployed adult to take up a compulsory work placement after 12 months on the dole. Yet just a few years ago the Chancellor's proposals would have been greeted with howls of outrage, just as was a similar scheme proposed by John Major's government in the mid Nineties. That was
(Photo: Adam Rountree/Getty) K en Langone is one of the most powerful and well-connected men on Wall Street and among the richest people in America, but you wouldn't know it from the look of his office. Sure, it's on Park Avenue, with a fine corner view for him, but the decor is otherwise nondescript, a series of glass-enclosed rooms with nary a Twombly in sight. He's head of a small investment firm, but he spends most of his time raising money for various charities. His assistant, Pam Goldman,
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has called universal basic income (UBI) "an idea whose time may well have come". It means a fixed regular payment to each citizen, irrespective of income or behaviour. It is seen by both socialists and Silicon Valley as a panacea for the post-industrial world, addressing unrestrained inequality, economic insecurity, and automation-generated unemployment in the modern economy. Guy Standing, a professor at Soas and founding member of Basic Income Earth Network (BIE
The economies of the United States and Europe are seeing their worst downturn since the Great Depression. Tens of millions of people are unemployed or underemployed. This has led to millions losing their homes, their access to health care and, in some cases, their lives. Remarkably, the two individuals who bear the greatest responsibility for this disaster, former Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan and former president of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet, do not
Many are anxious that Putin be stopped both because of his questionable conduct towards his own people and his irreverence for international law. However, demography has a hold on Russia's future power which Putin in well aware of. We've discussed conflicting views among commentators about Russia's demographic outlook on this blog before . Whether you're a pessimist or an optimist, the current economic outlook is not helping Russia's fertility rates. A combination of inflation, plummeting oi
A man looks out over Manhattan. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) As a reformed cynic, the subject of happiness has fascinated me for a number of years. Why are so many people unhappy? Why do a lucky few have it figured out, while the rest of us merely exist? The most confusing aspect for me is how dirt poor people in developing countries can be so happy while others, who don't have to worry about the basics of survival, are miserable. This begs an obvious question, considering the advances we
B runo Latour's 1993 We Have Never Been Modern is a neglected masterpiece. Its argument is compressed, the terminology idiosyncratic. Latour is witty, ironic, and funniest when he's outraged. It's not an easy book, but it's worth the effort. As a diagnosis of us "moderns," it's more penetrating, and rings truer, than many better-known works. Charles Taylor's recent, magisterial, and widely discussed A Secular Age is a convenient example of the story Latour does not tell. Taylor offers a compl
The Boston Globe has published a profile on figure skater Rudy Galindo . Galindo has been HIV-positive since 2000 and still skates despite having had two hips replaced with ceramic ones since he was diagnosed with avascular necrosis, a degenerative disease, in 2002. Says Galindo: "I'm going to skate as long as my body holds up. I am getting older, [but] when you're on a winning streak, you don't walk away from the table. That's the No. 1 thing. When you hear that applause, when you're taking you
The US economy is far bigger than that of any other rich, advanced nation. Based on purchasing power, it's four times as big as Japan's, fives times Germany's, and seven times Britain's. Of course, the US also has a much bigger population. Yet the power of the American growth machine is also evident when looking at real GDP per person. As economist Martin Feldstein notes in a new analysis : The sustained higher rate of real GDP growth in the United States over a longer period of time has resulte
Instead, the shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Rachel Reeves issued a statement claiming that the Chancellor's Help-to-Work scheme does not go as far as Labour's "compulsory jobs guarantee", which would oblige every unemployed adult to take up a compulsory work placement after 12 months on the dole. Yet just a few years ago the Chancellor's proposals would have been greeted with howls of outrage, just as was a similar scheme proposed by John Major's government in the mid Nineties. That was
(Photo: Adam Rountree/Getty) K en Langone is one of the most powerful and well-connected men on Wall Street and among the richest people in America, but you wouldn't know it from the look of his office. Sure, it's on Park Avenue, with a fine corner view for him, but the decor is otherwise nondescript, a series of glass-enclosed rooms with nary a Twombly in sight. He's head of a small investment firm, but he spends most of his time raising money for various charities. His assistant, Pam Goldman,
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has called universal basic income (UBI) "an idea whose time may well have come". It means a fixed regular payment to each citizen, irrespective of income or behaviour. It is seen by both socialists and Silicon Valley as a panacea for the post-industrial world, addressing unrestrained inequality, economic insecurity, and automation-generated unemployment in the modern economy. Guy Standing, a professor at Soas and founding member of Basic Income Earth Network (BIE
The economies of the United States and Europe are seeing their worst downturn since the Great Depression. Tens of millions of people are unemployed or underemployed. This has led to millions losing their homes, their access to health care and, in some cases, their lives. Remarkably, the two individuals who bear the greatest responsibility for this disaster, former Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan and former president of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet, do not
Many are anxious that Putin be stopped both because of his questionable conduct towards his own people and his irreverence for international law. However, demography has a hold on Russia's future power which Putin in well aware of. We've discussed conflicting views among commentators about Russia's demographic outlook on this blog before . Whether you're a pessimist or an optimist, the current economic outlook is not helping Russia's fertility rates. A combination of inflation, plummeting oi
A man looks out over Manhattan. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) As a reformed cynic, the subject of happiness has fascinated me for a number of years. Why are so many people unhappy? Why do a lucky few have it figured out, while the rest of us merely exist? The most confusing aspect for me is how dirt poor people in developing countries can be so happy while others, who don't have to worry about the basics of survival, are miserable. This begs an obvious question, considering the advances we
B runo Latour's 1993 We Have Never Been Modern is a neglected masterpiece. Its argument is compressed, the terminology idiosyncratic. Latour is witty, ironic, and funniest when he's outraged. It's not an easy book, but it's worth the effort. As a diagnosis of us "moderns," it's more penetrating, and rings truer, than many better-known works. Charles Taylor's recent, magisterial, and widely discussed A Secular Age is a convenient example of the story Latour does not tell. Taylor offers a compl
The Boston Globe has published a profile on figure skater Rudy Galindo . Galindo has been HIV-positive since 2000 and still skates despite having had two hips replaced with ceramic ones since he was diagnosed with avascular necrosis, a degenerative disease, in 2002. Says Galindo: "I'm going to skate as long as my body holds up. I am getting older, [but] when you're on a winning streak, you don't walk away from the table. That's the No. 1 thing. When you hear that applause, when you're taking you
1. She knows when to Lean In -- from pursuing a law degree at Harvard to taking back a dog to standing up for Charmin. Save the leaning out for your Bend & Snaps. 2. She doesn't let a hectic life get in the way of a healthy routine. She may have an elliptical in her dorm room, but you have CosmoBody . Happy people make fitness a priority (even science says so). Advertisement - Continue Reading Below 3. She relies on hard work, dedication, and brain power (including random knowledge of chemical s
New Jersey A2023 and S1976 may be coming up soon for a vote in the New Jersey Senate. A Ban On Horse Slaughter Does Not Provide A Solution National Animal Interest Alliance New Jersey - -( Ammoland.com )- As is the case with most animal interests, the debate surrounding horse slaughter is complicated by the lack of knowledge most of us have about the subject. When Congress failed to renew the funding for the inspectors in the horse slaughter plants in 2007 (at the urging of the Humane Society of
A national animal welfare organization has filed ethics charges against a Pennsylvania district attorney. SHARK (Showing Animals Respect and Kindness) charges Bucks County DA David Heckler with conflict-of-interest, favoritism, and failure to fulfill his professional responsibilities. The ethics charges were filed with the Disciplinary Board of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. SHARK, an Illinois-based charity, has been more active in Pennsylvania following a $1 million donation by Bob Barker to s
Every winter, without fail, we hear dozens of stories about irresponsible pet owners leaving their dogs out in the bitter cold. The city of Indianapolis is hoping to crack down on these incidents of animal cruelty, however, with a new ordinance that requires pet owners to bring their animals indoors when temperatures reach a certain degree. Indianapolis Animal Care and Control Officer Alex Shaefer, who has been taking a lot of calls since the temperatures have dropped, gives pet owners the benef
Hi Everyone this is Bleue my 6 year old Stafford shire Bull Terrier who was Mercilessly Seized from me on 01/07/2018 under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 section 5 (2) by Warrant! Due to A pair of Neighbors where i live calling Nottinghamshire police back in March 2018 accusing him of biting and being Dangerous and a 'Type' dog in the UK. However Stafford shire bull terriers are not a banned breed and he shouldn't of been taken! On this particular morning Bleue for the first time ever had ran out
Imagine you're sitting quietly in your home, just you, your family, and your trusted dog. All of a sudden a SWAT team busts through the door, aims semiautomatic rifles at you, shoots your dog dead, and then threatens to kill one of your children. Sounds like something out of a nightmare, doesn't it? Well, it happened just last year in St. Louis, Missouri. According to a lawsuit filed by Angela Zorich, St. Louis County officers showed up at her home on April 25, 2014 to shame the family for failu
Pet Rabbits in Australia are not covered under animal law and rabbits are also considered feral pests , so why does the Australian Government allow uncontrolled breeding of pet rabbits that adds to the feral rabbit population through rabbits being dumped in the Australian landscape? The feral rabbit population started with 25 rabbits brought into Australia at settlement. There are colonies of domestic rabbits living in communities in cities all over Australia, the result of dumped pets. Pet ra
Some "Nincompoop" Animal Control examples: In March 2009, Animal Control in Providence, Utah allegedly was going door to door to check on dog licenses. Yeah, let's spend our time going after people whose dogs haven't actually caused a problem. Mayor Randy Simmons put a stop to it. A few months ago, Animal Control in South Salt Lake, Utah allegedly left a skunk trap out in the hot sun for an entire weekend, then tried to prosecute the guy who moved the trap out of the sun. Last year, Sandy Anim
After a lengthy investigation into its research practices, the USDA Wednesday fined Harvard Medical School $24,036 for repeated violations of the Animal Welfare Act. The penalties are unusual for an academic institution, but the violations, as Reuters reports , were pretty egregious: In one case in February 2011, a laboratory worker overdosed a monkey with anesthetic, causing it to die of liver failure. In two other cases, monkeys died after being deprived of water and in another case a monkey
The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi has been the subject of intense scrutiny due to Russia's anti-gay laws , rampant homophobia and even culturally accepted violence towards homosexuals. Making matters worse, reports have now surfaced that Sochi has hired a company to carry out mass extermination of thousands of dogs and cats leading up to the winter games, sparking outrage from animal rights groups and basically anyone who isn't a heartless sociopath. From the Independent : Alexei Sorokin, direct
New Jersey A2023 and S1976 may be coming up soon for a vote in the New Jersey Senate. A Ban On Horse Slaughter Does Not Provide A Solution National Animal Interest Alliance New Jersey - -( Ammoland.com )- As is the case with most animal interests, the debate surrounding horse slaughter is complicated by the lack of knowledge most of us have about the subject. When Congress failed to renew the funding for the inspectors in the horse slaughter plants in 2007 (at the urging of the Humane Society of
A national animal welfare organization has filed ethics charges against a Pennsylvania district attorney. SHARK (Showing Animals Respect and Kindness) charges Bucks County DA David Heckler with conflict-of-interest, favoritism, and failure to fulfill his professional responsibilities. The ethics charges were filed with the Disciplinary Board of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. SHARK, an Illinois-based charity, has been more active in Pennsylvania following a $1 million donation by Bob Barker to s
Every winter, without fail, we hear dozens of stories about irresponsible pet owners leaving their dogs out in the bitter cold. The city of Indianapolis is hoping to crack down on these incidents of animal cruelty, however, with a new ordinance that requires pet owners to bring their animals indoors when temperatures reach a certain degree. Indianapolis Animal Care and Control Officer Alex Shaefer, who has been taking a lot of calls since the temperatures have dropped, gives pet owners the benef
Hi Everyone this is Bleue my 6 year old Stafford shire Bull Terrier who was Mercilessly Seized from me on 01/07/2018 under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 section 5 (2) by Warrant! Due to A pair of Neighbors where i live calling Nottinghamshire police back in March 2018 accusing him of biting and being Dangerous and a 'Type' dog in the UK. However Stafford shire bull terriers are not a banned breed and he shouldn't of been taken! On this particular morning Bleue for the first time ever had ran out
Imagine you're sitting quietly in your home, just you, your family, and your trusted dog. All of a sudden a SWAT team busts through the door, aims semiautomatic rifles at you, shoots your dog dead, and then threatens to kill one of your children. Sounds like something out of a nightmare, doesn't it? Well, it happened just last year in St. Louis, Missouri. According to a lawsuit filed by Angela Zorich, St. Louis County officers showed up at her home on April 25, 2014 to shame the family for failu
Pet Rabbits in Australia are not covered under animal law and rabbits are also considered feral pests , so why does the Australian Government allow uncontrolled breeding of pet rabbits that adds to the feral rabbit population through rabbits being dumped in the Australian landscape? The feral rabbit population started with 25 rabbits brought into Australia at settlement. There are colonies of domestic rabbits living in communities in cities all over Australia, the result of dumped pets. Pet ra
Some "Nincompoop" Animal Control examples: In March 2009, Animal Control in Providence, Utah allegedly was going door to door to check on dog licenses. Yeah, let's spend our time going after people whose dogs haven't actually caused a problem. Mayor Randy Simmons put a stop to it. A few months ago, Animal Control in South Salt Lake, Utah allegedly left a skunk trap out in the hot sun for an entire weekend, then tried to prosecute the guy who moved the trap out of the sun. Last year, Sandy Anim
After a lengthy investigation into its research practices, the USDA Wednesday fined Harvard Medical School $24,036 for repeated violations of the Animal Welfare Act. The penalties are unusual for an academic institution, but the violations, as Reuters reports , were pretty egregious: In one case in February 2011, a laboratory worker overdosed a monkey with anesthetic, causing it to die of liver failure. In two other cases, monkeys died after being deprived of water and in another case a monkey
The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi has been the subject of intense scrutiny due to Russia's anti-gay laws , rampant homophobia and even culturally accepted violence towards homosexuals. Making matters worse, reports have now surfaced that Sochi has hired a company to carry out mass extermination of thousands of dogs and cats leading up to the winter games, sparking outrage from animal rights groups and basically anyone who isn't a heartless sociopath. From the Independent : Alexei Sorokin, direct
But keep trying to raise that minimum wage far above the real wage for "unskilled" labor though. How much do you want to bet that the burgers are delicious? (From KTLA) "The key to success in the restaurant industry is consistency. So anytime you go to a CaliBurger anywhere you know that the patty will be cooked exactly the same," said John Miller, CEO of Cali Group, the company that runs the chain. The robot was developed by a subsidiary called Miso Robotics. So how does it work? Before Flippy
This is that time of year when newspapers bother to write about how there are hungry people in America. But this year is special. As the recession drags on for the non-1%, cuts in Food Stamps have completely swamped the capacity of food banks and other non-government assistance. Meanwhile pending cuts in unemployment compensation and even more cuts in Food Stamps and other assistance programs mean things will get much worse for millions of invisible Americans. Hunger Cliff Have you heard about t
O ver the last four weeks, as the England football team made their unlikely journey to the World Cup semi-finals, commentators of both left and right have asked: Are these the seeds of a new English identity? Could Gareth Southgate's twenty-three men, having won the hearts of the nation, show a divided country how to unite? The answer, of course, is no. But the England squad can claim a more modest achievement: to have shown that football doesn't have to be as crass, superficial, and exploitativ
(Any readers wondering why England were not involved in those early World Cup power struggles might note that the English FA did not deign even to enter the competition until 1950, having previously declared the Home Internationals against Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to be a truer 'world championship' than the fancy foreign version.) If anything is new or surprising about the latest FIFA scandal, it is not the allegation that something about the awarding of a World Cup tournament smells
Never do political battles and rivalries turn more aggressive than during the elections. Politicians ensure that people get a taste of some of the most unique jibes at their opponents. And it does not matter who the politician is, every leader makes caustic remarks and becomes the target of the same. With the multi-party contest on in Tamil Nadu, the state has witnessed some heated campaigning by political parties, which usually includes bitter -- and sometimes ridiculous -- remarks against the
A recent theme-party hosted by a fraternity at Duke University that poked fun at Asian stereotypes has prompted a firestorm of controversy. According to a series of articles in the Duke Chronicle, there's been: A massive campus protest Wednesday in which hundreds of students chanted phrases such as "hateful parties make no sense, don't party at our expense." A student-led forum Wednesday night to discuss how such a party could have come about, and what it all means. It's the first of many to com
A newly minted social media troll has been busy harassing Target shoppers who are upset over recent changes the retail chain made to scale back gender-based merchandising. Progressives have been applauding the decision to remove "boy" and "girl" aisles from Target's toy sections and have been kidding themselves into thinking the move is more " gender-inclusive ." Saner heads think quite differently, and realize both "boys" and "girls" are being excluded from the merchandise lexicon, as Target co
A German firm's marketing strategy to print 32 World Cup team flags on its beer bottles ended up upsetting Muslims all across the world. Either ignorance or attention seeking, both reasons don't justify such a "mistake". & yes it is a big deal. #RespectDifferences #eichbaum #SaudiArabia pic.twitter.com/ra8NNquKpU -- LeenRF (@LeenFaiisal) May 11, 2018 An alcohol company in Germany triggered a firestorm of criticism on social media after it used Saudi Arabia's flag with the Islamic creed on liquor
There are moments when you have to sit back and tip your hat to the sheer chutzpah of this Tory government. They have made an art form of dressing up crass self-interest as high-minded reform, and mean-spirited division as One Nation inclusiveness. However, even by their standards, it was a breath-taking show of shamelessness for Iain Duncan Smith to announce that he was abolishing Britain's mission to measure and tackle child poverty. Ignoring the joint report produced only this week by the Chi
Of course big players in the health insurance industry are happy with the Supreme Court ruling that preserved ObamaCare, and their stocks went popping like champagne corks. Coincidentally, some Supreme Court justices own healthcare stocks , but let's not dwell on that. "Conflicts of interest" are only relevant when the State doesn't get what it wants. Big Government loves ObamaCare because it subjugates the middle class, making them dependent on handouts to purchase the "affordable" insurance
This is that time of year when newspapers bother to write about how there are hungry people in America. But this year is special. As the recession drags on for the non-1%, cuts in Food Stamps have completely swamped the capacity of food banks and other non-government assistance. Meanwhile pending cuts in unemployment compensation and even more cuts in Food Stamps and other assistance programs mean things will get much worse for millions of invisible Americans. Hunger Cliff Have you heard about t
O ver the last four weeks, as the England football team made their unlikely journey to the World Cup semi-finals, commentators of both left and right have asked: Are these the seeds of a new English identity? Could Gareth Southgate's twenty-three men, having won the hearts of the nation, show a divided country how to unite? The answer, of course, is no. But the England squad can claim a more modest achievement: to have shown that football doesn't have to be as crass, superficial, and exploitativ
(Any readers wondering why England were not involved in those early World Cup power struggles might note that the English FA did not deign even to enter the competition until 1950, having previously declared the Home Internationals against Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to be a truer 'world championship' than the fancy foreign version.) If anything is new or surprising about the latest FIFA scandal, it is not the allegation that something about the awarding of a World Cup tournament smells
Never do political battles and rivalries turn more aggressive than during the elections. Politicians ensure that people get a taste of some of the most unique jibes at their opponents. And it does not matter who the politician is, every leader makes caustic remarks and becomes the target of the same. With the multi-party contest on in Tamil Nadu, the state has witnessed some heated campaigning by political parties, which usually includes bitter -- and sometimes ridiculous -- remarks against the
A recent theme-party hosted by a fraternity at Duke University that poked fun at Asian stereotypes has prompted a firestorm of controversy. According to a series of articles in the Duke Chronicle, there's been: A massive campus protest Wednesday in which hundreds of students chanted phrases such as "hateful parties make no sense, don't party at our expense." A student-led forum Wednesday night to discuss how such a party could have come about, and what it all means. It's the first of many to com
A newly minted social media troll has been busy harassing Target shoppers who are upset over recent changes the retail chain made to scale back gender-based merchandising. Progressives have been applauding the decision to remove "boy" and "girl" aisles from Target's toy sections and have been kidding themselves into thinking the move is more " gender-inclusive ." Saner heads think quite differently, and realize both "boys" and "girls" are being excluded from the merchandise lexicon, as Target co
A German firm's marketing strategy to print 32 World Cup team flags on its beer bottles ended up upsetting Muslims all across the world. Either ignorance or attention seeking, both reasons don't justify such a "mistake". & yes it is a big deal. #RespectDifferences #eichbaum #SaudiArabia pic.twitter.com/ra8NNquKpU -- LeenRF (@LeenFaiisal) May 11, 2018 An alcohol company in Germany triggered a firestorm of criticism on social media after it used Saudi Arabia's flag with the Islamic creed on liquor
There are moments when you have to sit back and tip your hat to the sheer chutzpah of this Tory government. They have made an art form of dressing up crass self-interest as high-minded reform, and mean-spirited division as One Nation inclusiveness. However, even by their standards, it was a breath-taking show of shamelessness for Iain Duncan Smith to announce that he was abolishing Britain's mission to measure and tackle child poverty. Ignoring the joint report produced only this week by the Chi
Of course big players in the health insurance industry are happy with the Supreme Court ruling that preserved ObamaCare, and their stocks went popping like champagne corks. Coincidentally, some Supreme Court justices own healthcare stocks , but let's not dwell on that. "Conflicts of interest" are only relevant when the State doesn't get what it wants. Big Government loves ObamaCare because it subjugates the middle class, making them dependent on handouts to purchase the "affordable" insurance
No, it's not just a force of habit. Your food cravings actually mean your body is in need of something you're not currently getting from your diet. This explains why some of us are massive chocaholics, while others just can't say no to a salty snack. Chocaholics Can't stay away from a chocolate bar in the afternoon? What you apparently need is magnesium, something which is in high supply in chocolate (about 27.7 mg per average bar). But if you don't want to eat too much of it, you could swap thi
How, you may well ask, did a dispute over pizza and cake lead to a question about the nature of freedom? Food and for that matter, drink haven't exactly played a leading role in the construction of the so called free world, but they've always been lurking in the background. There was the Boston Tea Party. "Let them eat cake," tower-haired posho Marie Antoinette probably didn't say. "Ich bin ein Berliner [a doughnut]", JFK definitely did say. This time around, freedom is being called into questio
Get extra pumped, Celiac disease-havers and/or trendy food diet types! There are gluten-free options! Girl Scouts of America experimented with their first batch of gluten-free shortbread cookies in select markets last year. This time around, they're going whole hock with the first ever gluten-free flavors in the organization's 98-year history to be sold on a national level: Toffee-tastic, "buttery cookies with toffee bits," and Trios, "peanut butter, chocolate chips and whole grain oats." Sorry,
"It got worse, a whole lot worse. "On the second night we all four sat together to eat. Tony told Pet of an idea he had for a medley for a forthcoming show at the London Palladium. "I said, 'Pet, it's a great idea. It really would work well'. "I was horrified when the lady went white-faced and stood up, with anger I assume, then stormed off, totally ungracious. 'I was close to crying. Tony later met Miss Clark. He came back with the verdict, 'It's either me alone, or not me at all'. "Looking bac
Nigel Cox We had an idea the other day. And then we had a drink. Or maybe it was the other way around. Which came first? Why did the chicken cross the road? Who knows? Don't get stuck on the order of things. Drinks and ideas, they go together is what we're saying. And the idea we had the other day was to celebrate drinking. Not drinks (all that much). Not getting drunk. But drinking. We don't want to tell you how to drink, except that it shouldn't make you stupid, and it shouldn't be alone. (Exc
Nutcrackers are not only for Christmas even though they are often associated with that time of year. As a follow-up to a recent Guardian Liberty Voice article about how The Nutcracker ballet was inspired by the popular wooden toys, this article focuses on nutcrackers around the world. Nutcracker from Austria The most recognized is the wooden soldier dressed in an 18th or 19th-century uniform, poised as if ready for guard duty. These figurines were carved in the Ore Mountain region between German
Although never officially a Christian country, Christmas has become a festive time for hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens. In this respect, the country has come a long way given that celebrating Christmas was banned not so long ago by the Chinese Communist Party. Walk into any shopping centre or well-heeled section of any major city in the country and the lights, decorations and ornaments will remove any doubt that the festive season is at hand. But Christmas still makes the CCP a little e
Back in April, social service spending advocates in Oregon orchestrated the "Food Stamp Challenge," claiming that the average program recipient's benefits of $21 per week were woefully inadequate. Those who took the Food Stamp Challenge attempted to show just how unacceptable this average benefit was by buying $21 worth of food and trying to survive on it for seven days. The entire premise of the Challenge was bogus from the very beginning, as syndicated columnist Mona Charen and yours truly dem
Ah, LaCroix. Once an oft-ignored staple of dusty mid-Western grocery stores, it's now the drink of choice for healthy trendsetters desperately trying to convince themselves they don't miss soda. Let's be clear. I love LaCroix. But LaCroix is for people who have already resolved themselves to the grim fate of dieting. Its metallic flavor has a half life of about six hours, and the taste is like beer or wine, in that you have to get used to it over time. In fact that'd be a great slogan! "LaCroix:
This week I discovered a spread that tastes not like peanuts, or hazelnuts - but like cookies. THINGS ARE LOOKING UP. Here's the stories we missed this week while I was eating from the jar with a spoon in the middle of the night. No shame. Love Stories The debate lasted over an hour, during which one Senator came out for the first time. Sen. Kelvin Atkinson (D) announced, "I'm black. I'm gay... I know this is the first time many of you have heard me say that I am a black, gay male." Atkinson po
How, you may well ask, did a dispute over pizza and cake lead to a question about the nature of freedom? Food and for that matter, drink haven't exactly played a leading role in the construction of the so called free world, but they've always been lurking in the background. There was the Boston Tea Party. "Let them eat cake," tower-haired posho Marie Antoinette probably didn't say. "Ich bin ein Berliner [a doughnut]", JFK definitely did say. This time around, freedom is being called into questio
Get extra pumped, Celiac disease-havers and/or trendy food diet types! There are gluten-free options! Girl Scouts of America experimented with their first batch of gluten-free shortbread cookies in select markets last year. This time around, they're going whole hock with the first ever gluten-free flavors in the organization's 98-year history to be sold on a national level: Toffee-tastic, "buttery cookies with toffee bits," and Trios, "peanut butter, chocolate chips and whole grain oats." Sorry,
"It got worse, a whole lot worse. "On the second night we all four sat together to eat. Tony told Pet of an idea he had for a medley for a forthcoming show at the London Palladium. "I said, 'Pet, it's a great idea. It really would work well'. "I was horrified when the lady went white-faced and stood up, with anger I assume, then stormed off, totally ungracious. 'I was close to crying. Tony later met Miss Clark. He came back with the verdict, 'It's either me alone, or not me at all'. "Looking bac
Nigel Cox We had an idea the other day. And then we had a drink. Or maybe it was the other way around. Which came first? Why did the chicken cross the road? Who knows? Don't get stuck on the order of things. Drinks and ideas, they go together is what we're saying. And the idea we had the other day was to celebrate drinking. Not drinks (all that much). Not getting drunk. But drinking. We don't want to tell you how to drink, except that it shouldn't make you stupid, and it shouldn't be alone. (Exc
Nutcrackers are not only for Christmas even though they are often associated with that time of year. As a follow-up to a recent Guardian Liberty Voice article about how The Nutcracker ballet was inspired by the popular wooden toys, this article focuses on nutcrackers around the world. Nutcracker from Austria The most recognized is the wooden soldier dressed in an 18th or 19th-century uniform, poised as if ready for guard duty. These figurines were carved in the Ore Mountain region between German
Although never officially a Christian country, Christmas has become a festive time for hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens. In this respect, the country has come a long way given that celebrating Christmas was banned not so long ago by the Chinese Communist Party. Walk into any shopping centre or well-heeled section of any major city in the country and the lights, decorations and ornaments will remove any doubt that the festive season is at hand. But Christmas still makes the CCP a little e
Back in April, social service spending advocates in Oregon orchestrated the "Food Stamp Challenge," claiming that the average program recipient's benefits of $21 per week were woefully inadequate. Those who took the Food Stamp Challenge attempted to show just how unacceptable this average benefit was by buying $21 worth of food and trying to survive on it for seven days. The entire premise of the Challenge was bogus from the very beginning, as syndicated columnist Mona Charen and yours truly dem
Ah, LaCroix. Once an oft-ignored staple of dusty mid-Western grocery stores, it's now the drink of choice for healthy trendsetters desperately trying to convince themselves they don't miss soda. Let's be clear. I love LaCroix. But LaCroix is for people who have already resolved themselves to the grim fate of dieting. Its metallic flavor has a half life of about six hours, and the taste is like beer or wine, in that you have to get used to it over time. In fact that'd be a great slogan! "LaCroix:
This week I discovered a spread that tastes not like peanuts, or hazelnuts - but like cookies. THINGS ARE LOOKING UP. Here's the stories we missed this week while I was eating from the jar with a spoon in the middle of the night. No shame. Love Stories The debate lasted over an hour, during which one Senator came out for the first time. Sen. Kelvin Atkinson (D) announced, "I'm black. I'm gay... I know this is the first time many of you have heard me say that I am a black, gay male." Atkinson po
Who among us hasn't leaned across the bar at a favorite watering hole at some point and asked the bartender, "Hey, I'm enjoying this IPA, but do you have anything with pepper spray in it? I don't feel like my mouth is getting burned as much as it might be." Well, now your prayers have been answered, as Dogfish Head has crafted a new stout designed to set your palate ablaze with a south of the border flavor once wistfully described by Homer Simpson as "incapacitating." IN YOUR MACE! is a collab
" Hey, I'm a fun guy! Just look at this tie!" Photo: Getty Images Thank God for leisurely winter weekends. It took us two days to absorb the two massive, competing Conde Nast profiles of Eliot Spitzer: one in Vanity Fair (8,577 words) and one in The New Yorker (11,938). Have we learned anything new, other than the fact that if David Margolick and Nick Paumgarten got together, they'd have a book the size of On the Road between them? Yes, in fact: Spitzer apparently likes The New Yorker better tha
Mitt Romney is attacking President Barack Obama for allowing states to apply for waivers from federal welfare rules, but as governor of Massachusetts he provided cars to welfare recipients and advocated for greater state flexibility in administering benefits. An ad released Tuesday by Romney's presidential campaign says , "Under Obama's plan, you wouldn't have to work and wouldn't have to train for a job, they just send you your welfare check." A July policy change by the Obama administration wo
Remember John F. Kennedy's line about the rising tide that lifts all boats? He wasn't talking about a bubble economy or a Reagan economy. It's working people--working people--who are the tide. Good jobs are the tide. When working people rise, so does our economy. That's our goal. And we've made real progress in Washington in the last 20 months. I want to talk for a minute about the Obama administration: Without the Obama recovery plan, we'd be in a full-blown depression
Supporters of Ted Cruz have been waiting for him to break out and shine in these debates. There have been some flashes of brilliance (Read Ted Cruz Drops the Hammer on Liberal Moderators ), but for the most part when he speaks it resembles this a little bit... That's starting to change , though there might always be a Mr. Rogers turn of phrase. Watch how Ted Cruz answered this question on illegal immigration. Then spread it like a California wild fire, because those meanie greenies created the d
There hasn't been much word going around about this, but Spank Rock DJ XXXChange will be spinning tomorrow at PS14 for the bar's Happy House party. Also on the bill are resident DJs Jonathan Brody, Carlos Llanos, C. Mora and Benton. If you either love or hate the current wave of hipster-hop, XXXChange -- real name Alex Epton -- holds much of the blame. While MC Spank Rock usually enjoys the spotlight in the group, their one-of-kind sound is thanks in large part to XXXChange. Epton has produced t
Anne Ford profiles Ehsan Ganji, an Iranian immigrant who found his calling as an artisanal bread baker, putting in stints at big-name bread places such as New York's Sullivan Street Bakery , whose owner, Jim Lahey, is best known for the no-knead bread popularized by New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman. The original recipe calls for a fermentation time of 12 to 18 hours, making it far too time-consuming for most commercial bakeries (though Sullivan Street produces it). But Ganji--now at Fl
Between the Iowa debate and the wealth of memes that have grown in response to Rick Perry's crazytalk "Strong" ad spot, there's been plenty to talk about this week in the realm of politics. So much so that you may have completely missed that the Senate is trying to LEGALIZE BESTIALITY!! Or at least that's what the Family Research Council and a handful of right-wing pundits would have you believe. Actually, what's happened is that the Senate has voted to repeal a legal ban on sodomy in the milita
Kumail Nanjiani is a funny man. When you meet him it turns out he is also kind, inquiring and interesting: the sort of guy you'd wish would write a poignant romantic comedy, a larger-than-life tale in which he would star, taking you along for an emotional ride. Which he has done. The Big Sick opens this weekend and if you see anything this summer, please let it be this gem. Movies backed by producer Judd Apatow are often very witty and weirdly real -- think Superbad and Bridesmaids . But they ar
I grew up watching Leave it to Beaver , Father Knows Best , and first run Brady Bunch on television. Entrepreneurship was a regular premise with dad sitting at his work bench in the basement inventing or Beaver ordering concoctions from the back of comic books to make a fortune. This message urged me to start selling boxes of greeting cards door to door when I was in grade school and lead to present day my running a company of my own-Garden County Cooking. Part of my business is teaching culin
" Hey, I'm a fun guy! Just look at this tie!" Photo: Getty Images Thank God for leisurely winter weekends. It took us two days to absorb the two massive, competing Conde Nast profiles of Eliot Spitzer: one in Vanity Fair (8,577 words) and one in The New Yorker (11,938). Have we learned anything new, other than the fact that if David Margolick and Nick Paumgarten got together, they'd have a book the size of On the Road between them? Yes, in fact: Spitzer apparently likes The New Yorker better tha
Mitt Romney is attacking President Barack Obama for allowing states to apply for waivers from federal welfare rules, but as governor of Massachusetts he provided cars to welfare recipients and advocated for greater state flexibility in administering benefits. An ad released Tuesday by Romney's presidential campaign says , "Under Obama's plan, you wouldn't have to work and wouldn't have to train for a job, they just send you your welfare check." A July policy change by the Obama administration wo
Remember John F. Kennedy's line about the rising tide that lifts all boats? He wasn't talking about a bubble economy or a Reagan economy. It's working people--working people--who are the tide. Good jobs are the tide. When working people rise, so does our economy. That's our goal. And we've made real progress in Washington in the last 20 months. I want to talk for a minute about the Obama administration: Without the Obama recovery plan, we'd be in a full-blown depression
Supporters of Ted Cruz have been waiting for him to break out and shine in these debates. There have been some flashes of brilliance (Read Ted Cruz Drops the Hammer on Liberal Moderators ), but for the most part when he speaks it resembles this a little bit... That's starting to change , though there might always be a Mr. Rogers turn of phrase. Watch how Ted Cruz answered this question on illegal immigration. Then spread it like a California wild fire, because those meanie greenies created the d
There hasn't been much word going around about this, but Spank Rock DJ XXXChange will be spinning tomorrow at PS14 for the bar's Happy House party. Also on the bill are resident DJs Jonathan Brody, Carlos Llanos, C. Mora and Benton. If you either love or hate the current wave of hipster-hop, XXXChange -- real name Alex Epton -- holds much of the blame. While MC Spank Rock usually enjoys the spotlight in the group, their one-of-kind sound is thanks in large part to XXXChange. Epton has produced t
Anne Ford profiles Ehsan Ganji, an Iranian immigrant who found his calling as an artisanal bread baker, putting in stints at big-name bread places such as New York's Sullivan Street Bakery , whose owner, Jim Lahey, is best known for the no-knead bread popularized by New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman. The original recipe calls for a fermentation time of 12 to 18 hours, making it far too time-consuming for most commercial bakeries (though Sullivan Street produces it). But Ganji--now at Fl
Between the Iowa debate and the wealth of memes that have grown in response to Rick Perry's crazytalk "Strong" ad spot, there's been plenty to talk about this week in the realm of politics. So much so that you may have completely missed that the Senate is trying to LEGALIZE BESTIALITY!! Or at least that's what the Family Research Council and a handful of right-wing pundits would have you believe. Actually, what's happened is that the Senate has voted to repeal a legal ban on sodomy in the milita
Kumail Nanjiani is a funny man. When you meet him it turns out he is also kind, inquiring and interesting: the sort of guy you'd wish would write a poignant romantic comedy, a larger-than-life tale in which he would star, taking you along for an emotional ride. Which he has done. The Big Sick opens this weekend and if you see anything this summer, please let it be this gem. Movies backed by producer Judd Apatow are often very witty and weirdly real -- think Superbad and Bridesmaids . But they ar
I grew up watching Leave it to Beaver , Father Knows Best , and first run Brady Bunch on television. Entrepreneurship was a regular premise with dad sitting at his work bench in the basement inventing or Beaver ordering concoctions from the back of comic books to make a fortune. This message urged me to start selling boxes of greeting cards door to door when I was in grade school and lead to present day my running a company of my own-Garden County Cooking. Part of my business is teaching culin
The economy's gradual but continued improvement is good news for pretty much everybody. "Unless you work for a media organization whose job it is to make sure Obama doesn't get re-elected," Jon Stewart said Tuesday. Despite the improving jobs numbers, Fox News isn't yet congratulating President Obama on the recovery. In fact, Stewart noticed the pundits on Fox News echo talking points distributed by the Republican National Committee: the national debt, unemployment and rising gas prices. "Fox Ne
Former DOL Administrator Bashes Obama's Overtime Rule 1:56 PM 05/22/2016 Former Labor Department Administrator Alexander Passantino recently issued a stark warning about the new overtime regulation: It could hurt the workers it was ultimately meant to help. Passantino worked as the deputy administrator for the Wage and Hour Division at the department between 2006 and 2009. He now works as an attorney at the law firm Seyfarth Shaw where he handles wage litigation. He warned the department went to
Chances are you didn't need to show photo identification to vote for President Obama, but if you're going to witness his inauguration in person Jan. 21, you'd better be prepared to prove who you are. Bring the kids' IDs too. Why? Racism, duh. The Washingtonian provides these handy tips for those headed to D.C. to cheer on the president: Be prepared with valid ID (for yourself and every member of the family). Expect personal searches. Overhead will be air patrols. Sharpshooters will stand at the
up [h/t Heather at Videocafe ] Mitt Romney's appearance on 60 Minutes Sunday night was generally awful. Between making the asinine claim that emergency rooms provide adequate health care for the uninsured to his assertion that he could drop tax rates by 20 percent without causing harm to anyone, he just proves over and over that he's not up to the task of campaigning, much less governing. But this little segment is as cynical and as absurd as his claim about emergency rooms. When asked specifica
Are we in a recession? Because the nightlife industry sure hasn't gotten the memo. In fact, this week the much delayed opening of The King Is Dead is finally happening. The venue is rumored to officially open tonight (Roc Media, the venue's contact, didn't return our calls asking for confirmation), but it's the Friday night party in conjunction with Poplife, Supermarket Creative and Gorillas called Heir to the Throne that has us excited. DJ/rapper/hipster icon Roxy Cottontail will be in town to
1. The stimulus bill will create 3.5 million jobs over the next few years, 90 percent of which will be in the private sector. 2. Create program that will enable Americans facing foreclosure to lower their mortgage payments and save their homes. 3. Double the supply of renewable energy within the next three years. 4. The "largest ever" federal spending program on science will yield breakthroughs in energy, medicine, science, and technology. 5. Lay down 1,000s of miles of power lines to connect Am
The Labor Department reported the economy added only 209,000 jobs in July. The unemployment rate rose to 6.2 percent, but that hardly tells how tough the labor market has become for ordinary folks. The jobless rate may be down from its recession peak of 10 percent, but much of this results from adults, discouraged by the lack of decent job openings, have quit altogether. They are neither employed nor looking for work. Only about half of the drop in the adult participation rate may be attributed
Wal-Mart announced Thursday that it will raise all of its full-time and part-time employees' pay to at least $9 an hour starting in the spring. The company also said it will raise its minimum wage to $10 an hour by 2016. According to a statement, average hourly wage for full-time workers will also increase from $12.85 to $13 an hour. Wal-Mart will spend $1 billion in the process of raising its wages and changing training programs for employees. This year, the company reported $485.7 billion in r
For Pete's sake -- you're running for office! Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Mitt Romney has been implying, for a while, that he doesn't really care about the poor. Last night, he took the unfortunate step of actually saying so : > " I'm not concerned with the very poor. We have a safety net there," Romney told CNN . "If it needs repair, I'll fix it. I'm not concerned about the very rich, they're doing just fine. I'm concerned about the very heart of America, the 90 percent, 95 percent of Americ
An inmate on Lockup: Raw . (photo: MSNBC) For 15 years, Rasha Drachkovitch and his production company, 44 Blue, have been taking people inside prison walls with a no-holds-barred look at what it's like to be incarcerated. "It all started as MSNBC was establishing itself," says Drachkovitch. "They were looking to do some non-scripted fare and an executive there had just come from A&E where he'd produced a series called Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons . It rated really well so he had the
Former DOL Administrator Bashes Obama's Overtime Rule 1:56 PM 05/22/2016 Former Labor Department Administrator Alexander Passantino recently issued a stark warning about the new overtime regulation: It could hurt the workers it was ultimately meant to help. Passantino worked as the deputy administrator for the Wage and Hour Division at the department between 2006 and 2009. He now works as an attorney at the law firm Seyfarth Shaw where he handles wage litigation. He warned the department went to
Chances are you didn't need to show photo identification to vote for President Obama, but if you're going to witness his inauguration in person Jan. 21, you'd better be prepared to prove who you are. Bring the kids' IDs too. Why? Racism, duh. The Washingtonian provides these handy tips for those headed to D.C. to cheer on the president: Be prepared with valid ID (for yourself and every member of the family). Expect personal searches. Overhead will be air patrols. Sharpshooters will stand at the
up [h/t Heather at Videocafe ] Mitt Romney's appearance on 60 Minutes Sunday night was generally awful. Between making the asinine claim that emergency rooms provide adequate health care for the uninsured to his assertion that he could drop tax rates by 20 percent without causing harm to anyone, he just proves over and over that he's not up to the task of campaigning, much less governing. But this little segment is as cynical and as absurd as his claim about emergency rooms. When asked specifica
Are we in a recession? Because the nightlife industry sure hasn't gotten the memo. In fact, this week the much delayed opening of The King Is Dead is finally happening. The venue is rumored to officially open tonight (Roc Media, the venue's contact, didn't return our calls asking for confirmation), but it's the Friday night party in conjunction with Poplife, Supermarket Creative and Gorillas called Heir to the Throne that has us excited. DJ/rapper/hipster icon Roxy Cottontail will be in town to
1. The stimulus bill will create 3.5 million jobs over the next few years, 90 percent of which will be in the private sector. 2. Create program that will enable Americans facing foreclosure to lower their mortgage payments and save their homes. 3. Double the supply of renewable energy within the next three years. 4. The "largest ever" federal spending program on science will yield breakthroughs in energy, medicine, science, and technology. 5. Lay down 1,000s of miles of power lines to connect Am
The Labor Department reported the economy added only 209,000 jobs in July. The unemployment rate rose to 6.2 percent, but that hardly tells how tough the labor market has become for ordinary folks. The jobless rate may be down from its recession peak of 10 percent, but much of this results from adults, discouraged by the lack of decent job openings, have quit altogether. They are neither employed nor looking for work. Only about half of the drop in the adult participation rate may be attributed
Wal-Mart announced Thursday that it will raise all of its full-time and part-time employees' pay to at least $9 an hour starting in the spring. The company also said it will raise its minimum wage to $10 an hour by 2016. According to a statement, average hourly wage for full-time workers will also increase from $12.85 to $13 an hour. Wal-Mart will spend $1 billion in the process of raising its wages and changing training programs for employees. This year, the company reported $485.7 billion in r
For Pete's sake -- you're running for office! Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Mitt Romney has been implying, for a while, that he doesn't really care about the poor. Last night, he took the unfortunate step of actually saying so : > " I'm not concerned with the very poor. We have a safety net there," Romney told CNN . "If it needs repair, I'll fix it. I'm not concerned about the very rich, they're doing just fine. I'm concerned about the very heart of America, the 90 percent, 95 percent of Americ
An inmate on Lockup: Raw . (photo: MSNBC) For 15 years, Rasha Drachkovitch and his production company, 44 Blue, have been taking people inside prison walls with a no-holds-barred look at what it's like to be incarcerated. "It all started as MSNBC was establishing itself," says Drachkovitch. "They were looking to do some non-scripted fare and an executive there had just come from A&E where he'd produced a series called Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons . It rated really well so he had the
As Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema formally prepares to challenge embattled GOP Sen. Jeff Flake, polls already show Flake losing to her -- badly. There is no question that Arizona Republican Jeff Flake is one of the most vulnerable senators, from either party, up for reelection in 2018. And polls show that he is in massive trouble just as a promising Democratic challenger is stepping up. Rep. Krysten Sinema, an Ironman triathlon winner who represents Arizona's 9th Congressional District, has form
Attorney General Jeff Sessions, accompanied by National Counterintelligence and Security Center Director William Evanina and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department. A fter President Trump tweeted that his Attorney General is "VERY weak" on pursuing "Intel leakers," Jeff Sessions announced new investigations into how journalists gain access to secret information and a possible revamp of existing guidelines designed to protect report
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions warned on Monday that sanctuary cities risked losing federal grants if they persisted in obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws. Billions of dollars in federal law enforcement funding are at stake. "I urge the nation's states and cities to carefully consider the harm they are doing to their citizens by refusing to enforce our immigration laws," Sessions said. As a New York City taxpayer, is it too much to ask that my city government leaders f
When it was announced that Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt was Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Maine's U.S. Sen. Susan Collins reportedly said, "I don't know who he is. I truly know nothing about him or his views. I didn't even know his name." It wouldn't take Collins very long to learn that Pruitt has touted himself as "a leading advocate against the EPA's activist agenda." And that's no idle boast -- Pruitt has repeatedly sued the agency he might soon le
Ever since Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from overseeing the Russia investigation the Department of Justice is coordinating, President Donald Trump and some Congressional Republicans have been looking for a way to get rid of the AG and replace him with someone who would either severely limit the scope of the investigation or fire Mueller outright. Politico reports that EPA administrator Scott Pruitt -- who served as Attorney General of Oklahoma before joining the EPA -- has exp
At the confirmation hearing for Attorney General nominee Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) wasted no time bringing up reproductive rights, same-sex marriage, and his civil rights record, pointedly asking him how his antagonistic views on those issues would affect his ability or willingness to follow the law. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney General, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), was met almost immediately with strong questioning about his record and views on
More than a dozen state attorneys general sent a letter Thursday to the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Scott Pruitt, vowing to put up a legal fight if the agency relaxes federal vehicle-emissions standards. The state officials were responding to a May letter sent by Pruitt to Democratic California Gov. Jerry Brown, in which Brown argued the Obama administration prematurely closed its midterm emissions standards review, according to the Wall Street Journal . The EPA closed the
Talk about change we can believe in! Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. (C, 78%) as attorney general would be nothing short of a game changer for the rule of law, sovereignty, and our security. There is no part of the federal government that is more vital to our system of government, yet more damaged by the Obama years, than the Department of Justice. Whether it's immigration law, domestic crime, jailbreak, crushing the states with lawsuits, or religious liberty concerns, the Justice Department stands a
The new director of the CIA, Rep. Mike Pompeo during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on January 12, 2017 in Washington, DC. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Imagine terrorists using new technology to trick planes into crashing into buildings. It may sound like a Die Hard movie, but the premise, which involves "GPS spoofing," troubles our nation's intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Spoofing became a big deal when University of Texas professor Todd Humphreys accept
Gavin Newsom says being called an embarrassment by Jeff Sessions is a HUGE compliment; Updated Lieutenant Governor of California Gavin Newsom learned with the rest of us Tuesday that Attorney Jeff Sessions and the Justice Department are filing suit against the State of California , Gov. Jerry Brown, and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra for their sanctuary city policies which interfere with federal immigration enforcement. Brown has called the lawsuit a "political stunt," and Newsom has
Attorney General Jeff Sessions, accompanied by National Counterintelligence and Security Center Director William Evanina and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department. A fter President Trump tweeted that his Attorney General is "VERY weak" on pursuing "Intel leakers," Jeff Sessions announced new investigations into how journalists gain access to secret information and a possible revamp of existing guidelines designed to protect report
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions warned on Monday that sanctuary cities risked losing federal grants if they persisted in obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws. Billions of dollars in federal law enforcement funding are at stake. "I urge the nation's states and cities to carefully consider the harm they are doing to their citizens by refusing to enforce our immigration laws," Sessions said. As a New York City taxpayer, is it too much to ask that my city government leaders f
When it was announced that Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt was Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Maine's U.S. Sen. Susan Collins reportedly said, "I don't know who he is. I truly know nothing about him or his views. I didn't even know his name." It wouldn't take Collins very long to learn that Pruitt has touted himself as "a leading advocate against the EPA's activist agenda." And that's no idle boast -- Pruitt has repeatedly sued the agency he might soon le
Ever since Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from overseeing the Russia investigation the Department of Justice is coordinating, President Donald Trump and some Congressional Republicans have been looking for a way to get rid of the AG and replace him with someone who would either severely limit the scope of the investigation or fire Mueller outright. Politico reports that EPA administrator Scott Pruitt -- who served as Attorney General of Oklahoma before joining the EPA -- has exp
At the confirmation hearing for Attorney General nominee Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) wasted no time bringing up reproductive rights, same-sex marriage, and his civil rights record, pointedly asking him how his antagonistic views on those issues would affect his ability or willingness to follow the law. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney General, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), was met almost immediately with strong questioning about his record and views on
More than a dozen state attorneys general sent a letter Thursday to the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Scott Pruitt, vowing to put up a legal fight if the agency relaxes federal vehicle-emissions standards. The state officials were responding to a May letter sent by Pruitt to Democratic California Gov. Jerry Brown, in which Brown argued the Obama administration prematurely closed its midterm emissions standards review, according to the Wall Street Journal . The EPA closed the
Talk about change we can believe in! Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. (C, 78%) as attorney general would be nothing short of a game changer for the rule of law, sovereignty, and our security. There is no part of the federal government that is more vital to our system of government, yet more damaged by the Obama years, than the Department of Justice. Whether it's immigration law, domestic crime, jailbreak, crushing the states with lawsuits, or religious liberty concerns, the Justice Department stands a
The new director of the CIA, Rep. Mike Pompeo during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on January 12, 2017 in Washington, DC. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Imagine terrorists using new technology to trick planes into crashing into buildings. It may sound like a Die Hard movie, but the premise, which involves "GPS spoofing," troubles our nation's intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Spoofing became a big deal when University of Texas professor Todd Humphreys accept
Gavin Newsom says being called an embarrassment by Jeff Sessions is a HUGE compliment; Updated Lieutenant Governor of California Gavin Newsom learned with the rest of us Tuesday that Attorney Jeff Sessions and the Justice Department are filing suit against the State of California , Gov. Jerry Brown, and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra for their sanctuary city policies which interfere with federal immigration enforcement. Brown has called the lawsuit a "political stunt," and Newsom has
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is expected to declare his run for the 2016 presidency on Tuesday from his hometown of Hope. Gathered below are 10 reasons Huckabee would make a great president: 1. He is a family man. Huckabee is a humble breadwinner who puts his wife Janet, two sons, and daughter above all else. Like most everyday Americans, he understands that strong families are the bedrock of a peaceful, prosperous society. Latest: Do You Approve of Obama's Job Performance? Vote Here Now.
Ever since Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from overseeing the Russia investigation the Department of Justice is coordinating, President Donald Trump and some Congressional Republicans have been looking for a way to get rid of the AG and replace him with someone who would either severely limit the scope of the investigation or fire Mueller outright. Politico reports that EPA administrator Scott Pruitt -- who served as Attorney General of Oklahoma before joining the EPA -- has exp
DON LEMON: First to you, Congressman: let's talk about -- the Senate failed to pass a bill to restrict guns to people on the terror watchlist; and one to expand background checks. What's your response on that? REP. JIM HIMES, (D), CONNECTICUT: Well, it is disappointing, of course, coming after, particularly, the work that the Connecticut delegation did, with Senator [Chris] Murphy's filibuster and -- you know, that we weren't able to very quickly make some progress here. But what was said earlie
P resident Trump, at the behest of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday. And within minutes, everyone had a theory as to why. Tucker Carlson, whose Fox News show "Tucker Carlson Tonight" aired just hours after the news broke, thought that it was about time: "Several Democratic senators have already and predictably called the firing 'Nixonian,' as if you were watching something from during Watergate. But you are not.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions warned on Monday that sanctuary cities risked losing federal grants if they persisted in obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws. Billions of dollars in federal law enforcement funding are at stake. "I urge the nation's states and cities to carefully consider the harm they are doing to their citizens by refusing to enforce our immigration laws," Sessions said. As a New York City taxpayer, is it too much to ask that my city government leaders f
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, on Tuesday praised President Donald Trump's choice to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Trump tweeted Tuesday morning: Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our new Secretary of State. He will do a fantastic job! Thank you to Rex Tillerson for his service! Gina Haspel will become the new Director of the CIA, and the first woman so chosen. Congratulations to all! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 13, 2018 "Pompeo is
Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) may have been the one filibustering, but on Fox News today he suggested that it was actually Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's fault that there was a delay in extending unemployment benefits, because Reid "wouldn't use normal procedure, he wouldn't file cloture" to stop Bunning's filibuster. On Fox News, Bunning responded to criticisms of his filibuster, which ground the Senate to a halt and delayed the extension of unemployment benefits for several days: "It wasn't abo
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announces Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has been fired. Inspector General Michael Horowitz recommended a review by the FBI Office of Professional Responsibility. The referral was based on IG Horowitz interviewing McCabe and identifying McCabe was lying about his instructions to FBI Communication Director Michael Kortan leaking to media on his behalf. Mike Kortan, Lisa Page and Peter Strzok then proceeded to leak to Devlin Barrett (WSJ and WaPo), along with other j
Former Sen. Rick Santorum says there's no surprise in this week's Congressional Budget Office report that Obamacare subsidies are likely to lead more full-time wage earners to pursue part-time work. It's the same disincentive that most other anti-poverty programs, from food stamps to Medicaid to welfare, create, he told Fox News Channel's "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren" on Wednesday. The more you work, the fewer benefits you receive. Obamacare brings that disincentive not just to the poo
We're probably only a few days away from the White House signing off on the release of Rep. Devin Nunes' memo. But this morning, the FBI weighed in saying it had concerns there were "material omissions" in the memo. That's a blow to the #releasethememo side of the argument because it basically confirms what Democrats like Adam Schiff have been saying for days, i.e. the memo isn't a wholly accurate summary of the underlying facts. But Rep. Nunes isn't backing down. This afternoon he released a st
Ever since Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from overseeing the Russia investigation the Department of Justice is coordinating, President Donald Trump and some Congressional Republicans have been looking for a way to get rid of the AG and replace him with someone who would either severely limit the scope of the investigation or fire Mueller outright. Politico reports that EPA administrator Scott Pruitt -- who served as Attorney General of Oklahoma before joining the EPA -- has exp
DON LEMON: First to you, Congressman: let's talk about -- the Senate failed to pass a bill to restrict guns to people on the terror watchlist; and one to expand background checks. What's your response on that? REP. JIM HIMES, (D), CONNECTICUT: Well, it is disappointing, of course, coming after, particularly, the work that the Connecticut delegation did, with Senator [Chris] Murphy's filibuster and -- you know, that we weren't able to very quickly make some progress here. But what was said earlie
P resident Trump, at the behest of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday. And within minutes, everyone had a theory as to why. Tucker Carlson, whose Fox News show "Tucker Carlson Tonight" aired just hours after the news broke, thought that it was about time: "Several Democratic senators have already and predictably called the firing 'Nixonian,' as if you were watching something from during Watergate. But you are not.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions warned on Monday that sanctuary cities risked losing federal grants if they persisted in obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws. Billions of dollars in federal law enforcement funding are at stake. "I urge the nation's states and cities to carefully consider the harm they are doing to their citizens by refusing to enforce our immigration laws," Sessions said. As a New York City taxpayer, is it too much to ask that my city government leaders f
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, on Tuesday praised President Donald Trump's choice to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Trump tweeted Tuesday morning: Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our new Secretary of State. He will do a fantastic job! Thank you to Rex Tillerson for his service! Gina Haspel will become the new Director of the CIA, and the first woman so chosen. Congratulations to all! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 13, 2018 "Pompeo is
Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) may have been the one filibustering, but on Fox News today he suggested that it was actually Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's fault that there was a delay in extending unemployment benefits, because Reid "wouldn't use normal procedure, he wouldn't file cloture" to stop Bunning's filibuster. On Fox News, Bunning responded to criticisms of his filibuster, which ground the Senate to a halt and delayed the extension of unemployment benefits for several days: "It wasn't abo
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announces Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has been fired. Inspector General Michael Horowitz recommended a review by the FBI Office of Professional Responsibility. The referral was based on IG Horowitz interviewing McCabe and identifying McCabe was lying about his instructions to FBI Communication Director Michael Kortan leaking to media on his behalf. Mike Kortan, Lisa Page and Peter Strzok then proceeded to leak to Devlin Barrett (WSJ and WaPo), along with other j
Former Sen. Rick Santorum says there's no surprise in this week's Congressional Budget Office report that Obamacare subsidies are likely to lead more full-time wage earners to pursue part-time work. It's the same disincentive that most other anti-poverty programs, from food stamps to Medicaid to welfare, create, he told Fox News Channel's "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren" on Wednesday. The more you work, the fewer benefits you receive. Obamacare brings that disincentive not just to the poo
We're probably only a few days away from the White House signing off on the release of Rep. Devin Nunes' memo. But this morning, the FBI weighed in saying it had concerns there were "material omissions" in the memo. That's a blow to the #releasethememo side of the argument because it basically confirms what Democrats like Adam Schiff have been saying for days, i.e. the memo isn't a wholly accurate summary of the underlying facts. But Rep. Nunes isn't backing down. This afternoon he released a st
Donald Trump recently made history giving a presidential campaign announcement that was so racist at least 22 affiliations have divorced him. His comments, which alleged Mexican immigrants are rapists and criminals, made some of Kanye West's hallmark rants seem almost saintly. Can Trump survive with these 22 break-ups? When speaking to CNN host Don Lemon, Trump cited an article that was totally irrelevant to his unfounded claims as proof. A 2014 article on Fusion reported that prior to reaching
GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump is leading in another contest: gay erotic fiction sales. Trump is a character in the 10-page "Trump Temptation: The Billionaire & The Bellboy," written by 22-year comedian Elijah Daniel, The Washington Post reports . It sells for $1.99. Daniel wrote the book on a whim after tweeting last week, "I'm going to get drunk tonight and write an entire donald trump sex novel like 50 shades of grey & put it on amazon tomorrow i swear to god." The book currently
It's official. Reality TV star Donald Trump has somehow inexplicably become the presumptive Republican nominee. Many on the Democratic side of the aisle are hailing the results as a victory, believing that the party's choice of a candidate who is viewed unfavorably by nearly 60 percent of the population should make an easy Election Day win. Pundits Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley of the nonpartisan Sabato's Crystal Ball, who specialize in electoral analysis, even suggest a map that would have f
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump got heckled during his monologue on NBC's " Saturday Night Live " - sort of. "You're a racist!" the heckler could be heard saying about three minutes into the opening. "Who the hell" Trump asked. "I knew this was going to happen." The cameras zeroed in on comedian Larry David reprising his role as Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. "Trump's a racist," David repeated. "I heard if I yelled that they'd give me $5,000," the comedian revealed. "As a businessm
By November 2016, there was no doubt that a Donald Trump presidency would not provide the best advocacy for women. While everyone remembers that infamous Access Hollywood tape in which Trump bragged about sexually assaulting women, that was far from the first time Trump made it known that women's issues were not exactly his primary concern. Although he didn't mention what one through 10 number rating he would have given Susan B. Anthony's looks, Trump gave a speech in front of her likeness and n
Donald Trump : In a heartbeat. 2. If you weren't a businessman or political candidate, what would you be doing for a living? Anything I wanted to. Baseball player, astronaut, novelist, nurse practitioner. The sky's the limit. 3. How high will the wall be? Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Quite high. Very high. Higher than this. [Holds hand above head.] 4. If you could have dinner with any three people, living or dead, who would they be? Younger Me, Me Right Now, and Future Me. 5. What wil
Who ya got? Donald Trump, the man who's working hard to make hyperbole redundant, is at it again. At a rally in Las Vegas Monday, the short-fingered fascist wannabe expressed disappointment at the climate of political correctness that won't allow him to personally beat the crap out of people he doesn't like. As a protester was removed from the South Point Arena by security, Trump said, "I'd like to punch him in the face," since apparently the guy wasn't contrite enough: Here's a guy, throwing pu
Let's just call it what it is: Donald Trump is not the legitimately elected President of the United States. If you've been paying attention for the past fourteen months, you already knew that. But now a grand jury has looked at the evidence that the Russians conspired to rig the election in Trump's favor, and concluded that there's enough evidence to indict thirteen people for it. If Trump isn't legitimately the President, it means that someone else is - and we all know who. Hillary Clinton won
Donald Trump's position as the Republicans' presumptive nominee has created a series of articles, spanning the breadth of the internet, from writers and pundits wondering how they got it all wrong in believing that his initial popularity was a fad that would fade before the voters came to their senses and nominated someone less cartoonishly awful. (For what it's worth, I don't know that pundits should beat themselves up that much over it, as that was almost surely what would have happened if Tru
Denise Creighton knows Donald Trump personally. When she worked as a dental hygienist in New York City, Donald Trump's father and mother came in to the office to get their teeth cleaned and she occasionally saw their son. I didn't think to ask Creighton if she had ever flossed the teeth of the most powerful man in the world. But I didn't need to know what she thought of Trump's incisors to know she admired the man. Crieighton described Trump as a friend of the family, "a regular guy." She can re
GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump is leading in another contest: gay erotic fiction sales. Trump is a character in the 10-page "Trump Temptation: The Billionaire & The Bellboy," written by 22-year comedian Elijah Daniel, The Washington Post reports . It sells for $1.99. Daniel wrote the book on a whim after tweeting last week, "I'm going to get drunk tonight and write an entire donald trump sex novel like 50 shades of grey & put it on amazon tomorrow i swear to god." The book currently
It's official. Reality TV star Donald Trump has somehow inexplicably become the presumptive Republican nominee. Many on the Democratic side of the aisle are hailing the results as a victory, believing that the party's choice of a candidate who is viewed unfavorably by nearly 60 percent of the population should make an easy Election Day win. Pundits Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley of the nonpartisan Sabato's Crystal Ball, who specialize in electoral analysis, even suggest a map that would have f
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump got heckled during his monologue on NBC's " Saturday Night Live " - sort of. "You're a racist!" the heckler could be heard saying about three minutes into the opening. "Who the hell" Trump asked. "I knew this was going to happen." The cameras zeroed in on comedian Larry David reprising his role as Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. "Trump's a racist," David repeated. "I heard if I yelled that they'd give me $5,000," the comedian revealed. "As a businessm
By November 2016, there was no doubt that a Donald Trump presidency would not provide the best advocacy for women. While everyone remembers that infamous Access Hollywood tape in which Trump bragged about sexually assaulting women, that was far from the first time Trump made it known that women's issues were not exactly his primary concern. Although he didn't mention what one through 10 number rating he would have given Susan B. Anthony's looks, Trump gave a speech in front of her likeness and n
Donald Trump : In a heartbeat. 2. If you weren't a businessman or political candidate, what would you be doing for a living? Anything I wanted to. Baseball player, astronaut, novelist, nurse practitioner. The sky's the limit. 3. How high will the wall be? Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Quite high. Very high. Higher than this. [Holds hand above head.] 4. If you could have dinner with any three people, living or dead, who would they be? Younger Me, Me Right Now, and Future Me. 5. What wil
Who ya got? Donald Trump, the man who's working hard to make hyperbole redundant, is at it again. At a rally in Las Vegas Monday, the short-fingered fascist wannabe expressed disappointment at the climate of political correctness that won't allow him to personally beat the crap out of people he doesn't like. As a protester was removed from the South Point Arena by security, Trump said, "I'd like to punch him in the face," since apparently the guy wasn't contrite enough: Here's a guy, throwing pu
Let's just call it what it is: Donald Trump is not the legitimately elected President of the United States. If you've been paying attention for the past fourteen months, you already knew that. But now a grand jury has looked at the evidence that the Russians conspired to rig the election in Trump's favor, and concluded that there's enough evidence to indict thirteen people for it. If Trump isn't legitimately the President, it means that someone else is - and we all know who. Hillary Clinton won
Donald Trump's position as the Republicans' presumptive nominee has created a series of articles, spanning the breadth of the internet, from writers and pundits wondering how they got it all wrong in believing that his initial popularity was a fad that would fade before the voters came to their senses and nominated someone less cartoonishly awful. (For what it's worth, I don't know that pundits should beat themselves up that much over it, as that was almost surely what would have happened if Tru
Denise Creighton knows Donald Trump personally. When she worked as a dental hygienist in New York City, Donald Trump's father and mother came in to the office to get their teeth cleaned and she occasionally saw their son. I didn't think to ask Creighton if she had ever flossed the teeth of the most powerful man in the world. But I didn't need to know what she thought of Trump's incisors to know she admired the man. Crieighton described Trump as a friend of the family, "a regular guy." She can re
I don't agree with Trump on everything either. For example, you do not cook a piece of beef well done. You just don't do it man ! Only a liar, or a fool agrees with anybody 100 % of the time. Now let's consider what voting for 'pro life' candidates all these years has yielded..... Yeah, no matter how much of the gov't they controlled those gosh darned rascally liberals somehow always managed to keep them at bay, going all the way back to 1994. Oh sure they hold a press conference, with their sad
Everyone has noticed by now that Donald Trump is no longer even attempting to stick with the script, evidently feeling that he's been ill-served by people who observe political norms and common definitions of what it is to be a president of the United States. He's starting trade wars, declaring an abrupt withdrawal from Syria and attacking businessmen who also own newspapers he wants to quash. He's been animated and energized by this newfound freedom to "tell it like it is" as he did on Thursday
Mocking the way leftists soil themselves in response to Donald Trump is low hanging fruit, I know (see Top 5 Anti-Trump Feminist Meltdowns and The Young Turks Post-Election Meltdown ). Delicious, ripe fruit that needs to be picked and possibly made into a nice wine, but low hanging none the less. Hence why even SNL was able to mock them (yes, THAT SNL ) using an adorable puppy. Watch... Sometimes SNL gives us the chuckles... Other times, not so much. It's usually the latter (see Meh. SNL Tota
Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer! He seduces people with his confidence and his promises. People invest time, love and money in him. But in the end he cares only about himself. He betrays those who trust him and leaves them high and dry. ... The campaign against Trump has to be specific and relentless: a series of clear examples, rolled out day upon day with the same message: DONALD TRUMP BETRAYS. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html Donald Trump, the Gr
Donald Trump is a piece of shit and toxic to this country. That being said, this headline is misleading, as are the headlines about his immigrations stances. Trump is referring to if abortion were made illegal, which is an absurd thought in and of itself. BUT, if we're positing that abortions are illegal, then an illegal act SHOULD be met with a punishment of some kind. Unless we're just ignoring what's legal or illegal anymore. Likewise, his stance on immigration is somewhat similar. While the
Saturday August 6, 2016 It's been the week from hell for Donald Trump. Everything seems to be going wrong for him. The worst was the foolish and painful fight he picked with the grieving Khan family. What happened was clearly a very clever ambush devised by the Clinton camp. A Muslim-American attorney, Khizr Khan, whose army officer son had been blown up in Iraq, was put on show at the Democratic Convention to attack Donald Trump's ignorant and stupid anti-Muslim policies - and to embarrass him.
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
Keep that in mind as you read this. We've always stayed fair to Donald Trump (see Donald Trump Launches Explosive First Ad. Exactly What You Hoped For and Donald Trump Releases Tax Plan. We Compare Directly With Bernie Sanders'... ). Even when he tweeted this... I will be meeting with the NRA, who has endorsed me, about not allowing people on the terrorist watch list, or the no fly list, to buy guns. -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 15, 2016 Now, I wanted to be fair. So I didn't write
Donald Trump's new statement on guns on campus is yet another reason why voting for him could be the worst thing you can do this year. Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump never fails to dismay and outrage people when he opens his mouth. And here we have another day, another obnoxious quote from Trump. In the wake of gun control reform, Trump wrapped up his Thursday night campaign rally in Burlington, Vermont, by stating that he would end gun-free zones in schools and U.S. military
Donald Trump makes Hanukkah tweet, gets Menorah candles entirely wrong Bill Palmer | 3:44 pm EDT December 24, 2016 Donald Trump briefly paused from his usual Twitter antics of aligning himself with Vladimir Putin and dishonestly attacking reporters in order to offer the rare tweet which wasn't confrontational in nature - but he still managed to get it entirely wrong. Trump posted a message which read "Wishing you a bright and Happy Hanukkah" along with a picture of a menorah. But the candles on
Everyone has noticed by now that Donald Trump is no longer even attempting to stick with the script, evidently feeling that he's been ill-served by people who observe political norms and common definitions of what it is to be a president of the United States. He's starting trade wars, declaring an abrupt withdrawal from Syria and attacking businessmen who also own newspapers he wants to quash. He's been animated and energized by this newfound freedom to "tell it like it is" as he did on Thursday
Mocking the way leftists soil themselves in response to Donald Trump is low hanging fruit, I know (see Top 5 Anti-Trump Feminist Meltdowns and The Young Turks Post-Election Meltdown ). Delicious, ripe fruit that needs to be picked and possibly made into a nice wine, but low hanging none the less. Hence why even SNL was able to mock them (yes, THAT SNL ) using an adorable puppy. Watch... Sometimes SNL gives us the chuckles... Other times, not so much. It's usually the latter (see Meh. SNL Tota
Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer! He seduces people with his confidence and his promises. People invest time, love and money in him. But in the end he cares only about himself. He betrays those who trust him and leaves them high and dry. ... The campaign against Trump has to be specific and relentless: a series of clear examples, rolled out day upon day with the same message: DONALD TRUMP BETRAYS. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html Donald Trump, the Gr
Donald Trump is a piece of shit and toxic to this country. That being said, this headline is misleading, as are the headlines about his immigrations stances. Trump is referring to if abortion were made illegal, which is an absurd thought in and of itself. BUT, if we're positing that abortions are illegal, then an illegal act SHOULD be met with a punishment of some kind. Unless we're just ignoring what's legal or illegal anymore. Likewise, his stance on immigration is somewhat similar. While the
Saturday August 6, 2016 It's been the week from hell for Donald Trump. Everything seems to be going wrong for him. The worst was the foolish and painful fight he picked with the grieving Khan family. What happened was clearly a very clever ambush devised by the Clinton camp. A Muslim-American attorney, Khizr Khan, whose army officer son had been blown up in Iraq, was put on show at the Democratic Convention to attack Donald Trump's ignorant and stupid anti-Muslim policies - and to embarrass him.
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
Keep that in mind as you read this. We've always stayed fair to Donald Trump (see Donald Trump Launches Explosive First Ad. Exactly What You Hoped For and Donald Trump Releases Tax Plan. We Compare Directly With Bernie Sanders'... ). Even when he tweeted this... I will be meeting with the NRA, who has endorsed me, about not allowing people on the terrorist watch list, or the no fly list, to buy guns. -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 15, 2016 Now, I wanted to be fair. So I didn't write
Donald Trump's new statement on guns on campus is yet another reason why voting for him could be the worst thing you can do this year. Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump never fails to dismay and outrage people when he opens his mouth. And here we have another day, another obnoxious quote from Trump. In the wake of gun control reform, Trump wrapped up his Thursday night campaign rally in Burlington, Vermont, by stating that he would end gun-free zones in schools and U.S. military
Donald Trump makes Hanukkah tweet, gets Menorah candles entirely wrong Bill Palmer | 3:44 pm EDT December 24, 2016 Donald Trump briefly paused from his usual Twitter antics of aligning himself with Vladimir Putin and dishonestly attacking reporters in order to offer the rare tweet which wasn't confrontational in nature - but he still managed to get it entirely wrong. Trump posted a message which read "Wishing you a bright and Happy Hanukkah" along with a picture of a menorah. But the candles on
A Republican lawmaker on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee claimed on Thursday that "rock or whatever" falling into the ocean is to blame for rising sea-levels and that global warming was actually causing the Antarctic ice sheets to grow, not shrink, trade publication E&E News reported . During a hearing on how technology can be used to address global warming, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) attempted to convince Philip Duffy, the president of the Woods Hole Research Center and a former se
Washington: Asia's growing air pollution - much of it coming from China - is affecting the world's weather and climate patterns, researchers, including an Indian-origin scientist, have warned. The extreme pollution from Asia affects cloud formations, precipitation, storm intensity and other factors and eventually impacts climate, according to a study by Texas A&M University and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory researchers. Using climate models and data collected about aerosols and meteorology ov
A group of scientists are now warning of apocalyptic storms that could come as results of climate change in a matter of decades. The warning was made in a paper released on Tuesday citing research led by retired NASA scientist James E. Hansen, according to The New York Times . Co-authored by 18 other scientists, the paper apparently suggests the world's nations were wrong in believing they could bring the crisis to a non-hazardous level with previously suggested limits to global warming. By the
According to recent data published by the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), situated in Boulder, Colorado, the sea ice levels around the Antarctica reached a record high in August. In spite of this result, global warming scientists argue that these findings do not refute global warming or mankind's impact on climate change. National Snow and Ice Data Center Findings With the area of the sea ice reaching 7.2 million square miles, this represented an increase in 4.5 percent over the avera
The President recently requested $1 billion for a climate resilience fund to deal with global warming and climate change. Shortly after the request was made to congress, a statement was issued from one of the leading UK scientist that recent storms were not caused by global warming and climate change was not responsible. While the scientist was talking directly about the weather in Britain, his statement could affect the President's budget plans. Already the Kansas State Legislature is saying th
A new research study is showing that Greenland's ice sheets are melting at a much higher rate than what was once believed. This means there is a faster increase in the level of water of Earth's sea levels. While scientists were aware of climate change causing the ice sheet of Greenland to thin for years now, melting in the country's northeast area was found for the first time. Ice loss in that region has almost tripled since 2003. Greenland is seeing its ice sheet receding over 12 miles in the p
Thomas S. Mullikin is an environmental attorney, author, and professor of Marine Science at Coastal Carolina University. He has traveled to many of Earth's most remote regions in his lifelong quest to better understand and help develop new energy solutions. Most Recent Articles by Thomas S. Mullikin: Feb 20, 2017 -- Thomas S. Mullikin Term limits is a phrase often tossed around by politicians at all levels of government. But a concept that is rarely debated or voted on in Congress. Most people
Ocean acidification driven by increasing atmospheric carbon levels is a substantial threat to marine life, a new study has confirmed. The study , published in the journal Nature Climate Change, analyzed 167 studies on the effects of ocean acidification on corals, crustaceans, mollusks, fishes and echinoderms, a group which includes starfish and sea urchins. The studies included data on effects of ocean acidification on more than 150 species of marine life, which the researchers then matched up t
The Arctic has been warming more rapidly than any other area on Earth. Since it is sparsely populated, with not much capitalist economic activity, not a whole lot of attention has been paid to this aspect of climate change. Disco Bay in Greenland, well above the Arctic Circle, in August. WW photo: G. Dunkel But when the North Pole was warmer than Chicago on Dec. 30, a host of news outlets from USA Today to Fox News decided to cover this phenomenon. The same storm, which British meteorologists na
Why on Earth would we talk about a Social Science Research Center study like this? The real question is... how could we not ? Reported at QZ , this new study by Southern Methodist University Professor Ryan Murphy correlated a bunch of data which I can't make heads or tails of and figured out how psychopathic the residents of every state are. He was looking at the " levels of big five personality traits " (extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience) in
Washington: Asia's growing air pollution - much of it coming from China - is affecting the world's weather and climate patterns, researchers, including an Indian-origin scientist, have warned. The extreme pollution from Asia affects cloud formations, precipitation, storm intensity and other factors and eventually impacts climate, according to a study by Texas A&M University and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory researchers. Using climate models and data collected about aerosols and meteorology ov
A group of scientists are now warning of apocalyptic storms that could come as results of climate change in a matter of decades. The warning was made in a paper released on Tuesday citing research led by retired NASA scientist James E. Hansen, according to The New York Times . Co-authored by 18 other scientists, the paper apparently suggests the world's nations were wrong in believing they could bring the crisis to a non-hazardous level with previously suggested limits to global warming. By the
According to recent data published by the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), situated in Boulder, Colorado, the sea ice levels around the Antarctica reached a record high in August. In spite of this result, global warming scientists argue that these findings do not refute global warming or mankind's impact on climate change. National Snow and Ice Data Center Findings With the area of the sea ice reaching 7.2 million square miles, this represented an increase in 4.5 percent over the avera
The President recently requested $1 billion for a climate resilience fund to deal with global warming and climate change. Shortly after the request was made to congress, a statement was issued from one of the leading UK scientist that recent storms were not caused by global warming and climate change was not responsible. While the scientist was talking directly about the weather in Britain, his statement could affect the President's budget plans. Already the Kansas State Legislature is saying th
A new research study is showing that Greenland's ice sheets are melting at a much higher rate than what was once believed. This means there is a faster increase in the level of water of Earth's sea levels. While scientists were aware of climate change causing the ice sheet of Greenland to thin for years now, melting in the country's northeast area was found for the first time. Ice loss in that region has almost tripled since 2003. Greenland is seeing its ice sheet receding over 12 miles in the p
Thomas S. Mullikin is an environmental attorney, author, and professor of Marine Science at Coastal Carolina University. He has traveled to many of Earth's most remote regions in his lifelong quest to better understand and help develop new energy solutions. Most Recent Articles by Thomas S. Mullikin: Feb 20, 2017 -- Thomas S. Mullikin Term limits is a phrase often tossed around by politicians at all levels of government. But a concept that is rarely debated or voted on in Congress. Most people
Ocean acidification driven by increasing atmospheric carbon levels is a substantial threat to marine life, a new study has confirmed. The study , published in the journal Nature Climate Change, analyzed 167 studies on the effects of ocean acidification on corals, crustaceans, mollusks, fishes and echinoderms, a group which includes starfish and sea urchins. The studies included data on effects of ocean acidification on more than 150 species of marine life, which the researchers then matched up t
The Arctic has been warming more rapidly than any other area on Earth. Since it is sparsely populated, with not much capitalist economic activity, not a whole lot of attention has been paid to this aspect of climate change. Disco Bay in Greenland, well above the Arctic Circle, in August. WW photo: G. Dunkel But when the North Pole was warmer than Chicago on Dec. 30, a host of news outlets from USA Today to Fox News decided to cover this phenomenon. The same storm, which British meteorologists na
Why on Earth would we talk about a Social Science Research Center study like this? The real question is... how could we not ? Reported at QZ , this new study by Southern Methodist University Professor Ryan Murphy correlated a bunch of data which I can't make heads or tails of and figured out how psychopathic the residents of every state are. He was looking at the " levels of big five personality traits " (extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience) in
Spiders are one of the many interesting creatures that are found on Earth. They come in all shapes, sizes, and the even come in a variety of colors and hues. Spiders also come in an assortment of different breeds. In fact, there are over 50,000 known species of this invertebrate around the world. An invertebrate is a creature that does not have a backbone in their bodies. Some arachnids can be quite friendly such as the large Tarantula spider that is seen to be a common house pet while other typ
The deepest, darkest, scariest place on the maps I loved pondering as a child was a crescent-shaped canyon in the western Pacific Ocean. It was called the Mariana Trench, and at the very, very bottom was the lowest point on Earth's surface, the Challenger Deep. Its floor was seven terrifying miles down. What was down there? It was fun to imagine. I didn't know, and it didn't seem likely anyone would anytime soon. In 1989, James Cameron had fun imagining what might be at the bottom of a similar c
The probable changes as the world heats are so great that climate adaptation to cope with the inevitable is now essential, scientists are warning. Forest damage, drought and floods, for example, will all worsen, and tidal ranges are already changing. More than half of all the natural vegetation of California is at risk as temperatures rise. Even were the US and other nations to honour the promises made in the Paris Agreement of 2015, one fourth of California's natural wilderness would be und
Friday, May 2nd, 2014 2014 Earth First! Rendezvous Call For Workshops and Donations Earth First! Humboldt, Redwood Forest Defense, Cascadia Forest Defenders and friends are pleased to announce that we are hosting the 2014 Earth First! Round River Rendezvous. Forest defenders and climate activists from across the Pacific Northwest are busy putting together what promises to be an exhilarating week of direct action, workshops, movement building and wilderness. And we want you to come! We are reachi
"As far as direct and proxy observations can tell, such abrupt changes in the atmospheric levels of CO2 have never before been seen." Scientists recently revealed how greenhouse gasses are fueling climate change and how this will have a negative impact around the globe. A recent report by the U.N. World Meteorological Organization warns carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere increased at a record-breaking speed in 2016. The greenhouse gas spiked from 400 ppm (parts per million), in 2015
Is Earth the largest garbage dump in the Universe? I don't know. But it's a safe bet that Earth would be a contender were such a competition to be held. Let me explain why. To start, just listing the types of rubbish generated by humans or the locations into which each of these is dumped is a staggering task beyond the scope of one article. Nevertheless, I will give you a reasonably comprehensive summary of the types of garbage being generated (focusing particularly on those that are less well k
Ocean acidification driven by increasing atmospheric carbon levels is a substantial threat to marine life, a new study has confirmed. The study , published in the journal Nature Climate Change, analyzed 167 studies on the effects of ocean acidification on corals, crustaceans, mollusks, fishes and echinoderms, a group which includes starfish and sea urchins. The studies included data on effects of ocean acidification on more than 150 species of marine life, which the researchers then matched up t
1 Four tons of the good earth delivered to the driveway. 2 The spiderhole, five and a half feet deep and counting. 3 Building the two-story rabbit hutch. 4 The Farm nears its harvest. 5 A breeding pair of twenty-pound Flemish Giant rabbits. (Photo: Amy Eckert [rabbits and garden]; courtesy of Eric Slater [spiderhole and hutch]; courtesy of Manny Howard [earth]) You ever dig through clay? It started as a fun weekend family project. The kidsdaughter Heath, nearly 5, and son Jake, 3pitched in, mo
Loss of beaches worldwide is certainly not the worst of the impacts humans will face from unrestricted greenhouse gas emissions (see " JPL bombshell: Polar ice sheet mass loss is speeding up, on pace for 1 foot sea level rise by 2050 "). But it will be a poignant and costly loss nonetheless for future generations. And don't count on creating artificial beaches -- they will be awfully hard to sustain when sea levels are rising 6 to 12 inches a decade ! CAP's Kiley Kroh has more. When Snooki of MT
Why on Earth would we talk about a Social Science Research Center study like this? The real question is... how could we not ? Reported at QZ , this new study by Southern Methodist University Professor Ryan Murphy correlated a bunch of data which I can't make heads or tails of and figured out how psychopathic the residents of every state are. He was looking at the " levels of big five personality traits " (extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience) in
The deepest, darkest, scariest place on the maps I loved pondering as a child was a crescent-shaped canyon in the western Pacific Ocean. It was called the Mariana Trench, and at the very, very bottom was the lowest point on Earth's surface, the Challenger Deep. Its floor was seven terrifying miles down. What was down there? It was fun to imagine. I didn't know, and it didn't seem likely anyone would anytime soon. In 1989, James Cameron had fun imagining what might be at the bottom of a similar c
The probable changes as the world heats are so great that climate adaptation to cope with the inevitable is now essential, scientists are warning. Forest damage, drought and floods, for example, will all worsen, and tidal ranges are already changing. More than half of all the natural vegetation of California is at risk as temperatures rise. Even were the US and other nations to honour the promises made in the Paris Agreement of 2015, one fourth of California's natural wilderness would be und
Friday, May 2nd, 2014 2014 Earth First! Rendezvous Call For Workshops and Donations Earth First! Humboldt, Redwood Forest Defense, Cascadia Forest Defenders and friends are pleased to announce that we are hosting the 2014 Earth First! Round River Rendezvous. Forest defenders and climate activists from across the Pacific Northwest are busy putting together what promises to be an exhilarating week of direct action, workshops, movement building and wilderness. And we want you to come! We are reachi
"As far as direct and proxy observations can tell, such abrupt changes in the atmospheric levels of CO2 have never before been seen." Scientists recently revealed how greenhouse gasses are fueling climate change and how this will have a negative impact around the globe. A recent report by the U.N. World Meteorological Organization warns carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere increased at a record-breaking speed in 2016. The greenhouse gas spiked from 400 ppm (parts per million), in 2015
Is Earth the largest garbage dump in the Universe? I don't know. But it's a safe bet that Earth would be a contender were such a competition to be held. Let me explain why. To start, just listing the types of rubbish generated by humans or the locations into which each of these is dumped is a staggering task beyond the scope of one article. Nevertheless, I will give you a reasonably comprehensive summary of the types of garbage being generated (focusing particularly on those that are less well k
Ocean acidification driven by increasing atmospheric carbon levels is a substantial threat to marine life, a new study has confirmed. The study , published in the journal Nature Climate Change, analyzed 167 studies on the effects of ocean acidification on corals, crustaceans, mollusks, fishes and echinoderms, a group which includes starfish and sea urchins. The studies included data on effects of ocean acidification on more than 150 species of marine life, which the researchers then matched up t
1 Four tons of the good earth delivered to the driveway. 2 The spiderhole, five and a half feet deep and counting. 3 Building the two-story rabbit hutch. 4 The Farm nears its harvest. 5 A breeding pair of twenty-pound Flemish Giant rabbits. (Photo: Amy Eckert [rabbits and garden]; courtesy of Eric Slater [spiderhole and hutch]; courtesy of Manny Howard [earth]) You ever dig through clay? It started as a fun weekend family project. The kidsdaughter Heath, nearly 5, and son Jake, 3pitched in, mo
Loss of beaches worldwide is certainly not the worst of the impacts humans will face from unrestricted greenhouse gas emissions (see " JPL bombshell: Polar ice sheet mass loss is speeding up, on pace for 1 foot sea level rise by 2050 "). But it will be a poignant and costly loss nonetheless for future generations. And don't count on creating artificial beaches -- they will be awfully hard to sustain when sea levels are rising 6 to 12 inches a decade ! CAP's Kiley Kroh has more. When Snooki of MT
Why on Earth would we talk about a Social Science Research Center study like this? The real question is... how could we not ? Reported at QZ , this new study by Southern Methodist University Professor Ryan Murphy correlated a bunch of data which I can't make heads or tails of and figured out how psychopathic the residents of every state are. He was looking at the " levels of big five personality traits " (extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience) in
South Africa is a corrupt country more so now under the African National Congress (ANC) party than under the apartheid era. The apartheid regime ruled from 1948 to 1994, a total of 44 years and the ANC party have been in power for 21 years. Under the apartheid regime, there was corruption but nothing compared to the vast amount of corruption under the ANC government over the last 21 years. The apartheid government had ample time to launder money from state resources, knowing that the regime was
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his delegation were welcomed at the Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria, South Africa on Monday evening for an official visit. South African President Jacob Zuma will host Mugabe for the South Africa-Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission (BNC), which will be co-chaired by both presidents. "It will further provide a platform to strengthen and deepen the warm and cordial bilateral relations between the two countries as well as to review and determine the actual p
A Zimbabwean pastor who launched protests against the country's President Robert Mugabe could face up to 20 years in prison for multiple charges against the state. Police arrested Evan Mwarire on Wednesday at Harare International Airport as he returned from a self-imposed exile in the United States. Mwarire fled the country in August after he was arrested and then released for his involvement in several antigovernment protests. The pastor said he feared for his family's well-being. On Thursday,
Published Jul 8, 2009 2:23 PM Louis Fignole Saint-Cyr of the Autonomous Confederation of Haitian Workers (CATH) spoke at a meeting at the Brecht Forum in New York City on July 5. He announced the formation of the Directorate of Liaison between Community Groups and Unions to struggle to raise the minimum wage from the current $1.65 a day to $4.85 a day and to improve the social conditions of Haitian workers and community members. Ray LaForest and Louis Fignole Saint-Cyr. WW photo: G. Dunkel Saint
Recognizing the significance of cadre development to advancing the struggle for African liberation and socialist revolution, International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement (InPDUM) President, Kalambyi Andenet sought out to consolidate an InPDUM Unit within the African People's Socialist Party's (APSP) political development and organizational training school. This unit is tasked with arming InPDUM's forces with the organizational training and political development necessary to build toward its
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- Comments by an African leader portraying the men of Jamaica as chronic drunkards and unambitious pot smokers have become the talk of towns across this Caribbean island. People are debating the matter on street corners, in letters to the editor and on radio talk shows. In unscripted asides during a roughly three-hour speech last week at a research exposition, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said Jamaican "men are always drunk," have no interest in higher education , a
Indianapolis Colts offensive linebacker Seth Olsen recently returned from his first trip to Uganda, where he saw how God is using his people to provide physical and spiritual water to villagers. Olsen just returned from a 10-day trip to the Alyet Village in northern Uganda, where he witnessed first-hand how his donation to Lifewater International is helping to prevent a wide range of problems, from diseases to kidnapping. The 6-foot, 4-inch, 305-pound football player is a benefactor of Lifewater
Dec. 9 marked the 25th anniversary of the arrest of African American political prisoner on death row Mumia Abu-Jamal. Hundreds of Abu-Jamal's supporters protested his unjust imprisonment in Philadelphia on that date. Just three days earlier, the U.S. House of Representatives launched a frontal attack on the revolutionary journalist. A A march of hundreds demanded freedom for Mumia Abu-Jamal, Philadelphia, Dec. 9. non-binding resolution against Abu-Jamal passed the House on Dec. 6 by an overwhelm
Boko Haram's war on Nigeria's north is creating a massive refugee problem for Nigeria's major cities, according to reports. Nigeria's Sun newspaper reports the refugees are escaping Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States and fleeing to Lagos, the nation's largest city. The report adds that the massive number of people is creating another humanitarian crisis. Lagos has not set up any refugee camps for the people fleeing to the city. While there are no exact estimates on the number of people who have left
FILE PHOTO: NBA players take part in a training session in Johannesburg, July 31, 2015, ahead of Africa Game exhibition match. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo August 3, 2018 PRETORIA (Reuters) - The third NBA Africa Game, to be staged at the Sun Arena in Pretoria on Saturday, has been billed an exhibition clash to grow the appetite for the game on the continent, but the likes of All Star Joel Embiid prove there is much more at stake. The fixture pits Team Africa, made up of NBA players with ro
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his delegation were welcomed at the Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria, South Africa on Monday evening for an official visit. South African President Jacob Zuma will host Mugabe for the South Africa-Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission (BNC), which will be co-chaired by both presidents. "It will further provide a platform to strengthen and deepen the warm and cordial bilateral relations between the two countries as well as to review and determine the actual p
A Zimbabwean pastor who launched protests against the country's President Robert Mugabe could face up to 20 years in prison for multiple charges against the state. Police arrested Evan Mwarire on Wednesday at Harare International Airport as he returned from a self-imposed exile in the United States. Mwarire fled the country in August after he was arrested and then released for his involvement in several antigovernment protests. The pastor said he feared for his family's well-being. On Thursday,
Published Jul 8, 2009 2:23 PM Louis Fignole Saint-Cyr of the Autonomous Confederation of Haitian Workers (CATH) spoke at a meeting at the Brecht Forum in New York City on July 5. He announced the formation of the Directorate of Liaison between Community Groups and Unions to struggle to raise the minimum wage from the current $1.65 a day to $4.85 a day and to improve the social conditions of Haitian workers and community members. Ray LaForest and Louis Fignole Saint-Cyr. WW photo: G. Dunkel Saint
Recognizing the significance of cadre development to advancing the struggle for African liberation and socialist revolution, International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement (InPDUM) President, Kalambyi Andenet sought out to consolidate an InPDUM Unit within the African People's Socialist Party's (APSP) political development and organizational training school. This unit is tasked with arming InPDUM's forces with the organizational training and political development necessary to build toward its
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- Comments by an African leader portraying the men of Jamaica as chronic drunkards and unambitious pot smokers have become the talk of towns across this Caribbean island. People are debating the matter on street corners, in letters to the editor and on radio talk shows. In unscripted asides during a roughly three-hour speech last week at a research exposition, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said Jamaican "men are always drunk," have no interest in higher education , a
Indianapolis Colts offensive linebacker Seth Olsen recently returned from his first trip to Uganda, where he saw how God is using his people to provide physical and spiritual water to villagers. Olsen just returned from a 10-day trip to the Alyet Village in northern Uganda, where he witnessed first-hand how his donation to Lifewater International is helping to prevent a wide range of problems, from diseases to kidnapping. The 6-foot, 4-inch, 305-pound football player is a benefactor of Lifewater
Dec. 9 marked the 25th anniversary of the arrest of African American political prisoner on death row Mumia Abu-Jamal. Hundreds of Abu-Jamal's supporters protested his unjust imprisonment in Philadelphia on that date. Just three days earlier, the U.S. House of Representatives launched a frontal attack on the revolutionary journalist. A A march of hundreds demanded freedom for Mumia Abu-Jamal, Philadelphia, Dec. 9. non-binding resolution against Abu-Jamal passed the House on Dec. 6 by an overwhelm
Boko Haram's war on Nigeria's north is creating a massive refugee problem for Nigeria's major cities, according to reports. Nigeria's Sun newspaper reports the refugees are escaping Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States and fleeing to Lagos, the nation's largest city. The report adds that the massive number of people is creating another humanitarian crisis. Lagos has not set up any refugee camps for the people fleeing to the city. While there are no exact estimates on the number of people who have left
FILE PHOTO: NBA players take part in a training session in Johannesburg, July 31, 2015, ahead of Africa Game exhibition match. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo August 3, 2018 PRETORIA (Reuters) - The third NBA Africa Game, to be staged at the Sun Arena in Pretoria on Saturday, has been billed an exhibition clash to grow the appetite for the game on the continent, but the likes of All Star Joel Embiid prove there is much more at stake. The fixture pits Team Africa, made up of NBA players with ro
A child born the year South Sudan achieved independence will be 7 this year. She has no memory of her country at peace. Odds are, violence has driven her from her home. She is malnourished. She has likely never been in school. If she is sheltering in a U.N. Protection of Civilians site, more likely than not, her mother has been a victim of rape or assault. For nearly five years, the world's youngest country has been at civil war. I often hear people say we should be patient and wait for the elit
Kolkata: There has not been any exodus from Bangladesh to West Bengal following violence in the neighbouring country over a top Jamaat-e-Islami leader being sentenced to death for crimes against humanity during the 1971 liberation war. "We have no such report," Home Secretary Basudeb Banerjee told PTI when asked if there was an exodus from Bangladesh. "Security arrangements have been strengthened along the border," he said on the measures that the state government has suggested to the BSF. In th
This week's African Union (AU) summit in South Africa, will address conflicts in Burundi, South Sudan and Libya, among others, as well as the threat of militant group Boko Haram. However, the choice of South Africa as a replacement venue for the summit after Chad pulled out is hardly auspicious. We may not be embroiled in an armed conflict, but our xenophobic tendencies pose plenty of danger for our African brothers and sisters. Nathi is a 3rd year graphic design student studying at the Durban U
Boko Haram's war on Nigeria's north is creating a massive refugee problem for Nigeria's major cities, according to reports. Nigeria's Sun newspaper reports the refugees are escaping Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States and fleeing to Lagos, the nation's largest city. The report adds that the massive number of people is creating another humanitarian crisis. Lagos has not set up any refugee camps for the people fleeing to the city. While there are no exact estimates on the number of people who have left
Boko Haram's militant leader Abubakar Shekau's radical behaviors have been drawing international attention. He is the new face of terrorism in Africa along with his jihadist group Boko Haram, showing up in many videos online only clothed in militant garb and often carrying a weapon. Many times he does things in the name of Allah, including killing people, burning buildings and torturing innocent lives. In a recent video, Shekau tells people that he will sell the girls he abducted to slavery beca
Abstract Bangladesh has experienced significant political tumult in the past year and there is concern that as the national election (scheduled for January 5, 2014) approaches, street violence will escalate, jeopardizing the country's nascent democratic system. While the threat from terrorism had diminished to some extent under the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the recent execution of a leading Islamist politician and the sentencing to death of other opposition leaders accused of w
There is a tiger in Nevada who happens to be living a higher standard of living than most human children in Africa, which has been the source of much consternation in liberal circles. The tiger belongs to the greatest fighter in the world, Floyd Mayweather. But America's most famous cat owner is not being well-received by the unelected representatives of the animal world, PETA. After Floyd shared a picture of him and the cat, which he received as a gift when he was in Moscow (What? There's nothi
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[Baghdad, July 6. Image via Getty ] A Shiite Muslim Iraqi bride looks over during a mass wedding in the stadium at Baghdad University, part of the celebrations for the birth of Imam Ali, the son-in-law and cousin of the Prophet Mohammed, late July 06, 2009. The wedding of some 500 couples was organized and paid for by the SCIRI (Supreme Islamic Council of Iraq) with a wedding gift also presented to each newly wed couple. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/G
NEW YORK (AP) -- Chinua Achebe, the internationally celebrated Nigerian author, statesman and dissident who gave literary birth to modern Africa with "Things Fall Apart" and continued for decades to rewrite and reclaim the history of his native country, has died. He was 82. Achebe died following a brief illness, said his agent, Andrew Wylie. "He was also a beloved husband, father, uncle and grandfather, whose wisdom and courage are an inspiration to all who knew him," Wylie said. His eminence wo
Kolkata: There has not been any exodus from Bangladesh to West Bengal following violence in the neighbouring country over a top Jamaat-e-Islami leader being sentenced to death for crimes against humanity during the 1971 liberation war. "We have no such report," Home Secretary Basudeb Banerjee told PTI when asked if there was an exodus from Bangladesh. "Security arrangements have been strengthened along the border," he said on the measures that the state government has suggested to the BSF. In th
This week's African Union (AU) summit in South Africa, will address conflicts in Burundi, South Sudan and Libya, among others, as well as the threat of militant group Boko Haram. However, the choice of South Africa as a replacement venue for the summit after Chad pulled out is hardly auspicious. We may not be embroiled in an armed conflict, but our xenophobic tendencies pose plenty of danger for our African brothers and sisters. Nathi is a 3rd year graphic design student studying at the Durban U
Boko Haram's war on Nigeria's north is creating a massive refugee problem for Nigeria's major cities, according to reports. Nigeria's Sun newspaper reports the refugees are escaping Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States and fleeing to Lagos, the nation's largest city. The report adds that the massive number of people is creating another humanitarian crisis. Lagos has not set up any refugee camps for the people fleeing to the city. While there are no exact estimates on the number of people who have left
Boko Haram's militant leader Abubakar Shekau's radical behaviors have been drawing international attention. He is the new face of terrorism in Africa along with his jihadist group Boko Haram, showing up in many videos online only clothed in militant garb and often carrying a weapon. Many times he does things in the name of Allah, including killing people, burning buildings and torturing innocent lives. In a recent video, Shekau tells people that he will sell the girls he abducted to slavery beca
Abstract Bangladesh has experienced significant political tumult in the past year and there is concern that as the national election (scheduled for January 5, 2014) approaches, street violence will escalate, jeopardizing the country's nascent democratic system. While the threat from terrorism had diminished to some extent under the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the recent execution of a leading Islamist politician and the sentencing to death of other opposition leaders accused of w
There is a tiger in Nevada who happens to be living a higher standard of living than most human children in Africa, which has been the source of much consternation in liberal circles. The tiger belongs to the greatest fighter in the world, Floyd Mayweather. But America's most famous cat owner is not being well-received by the unelected representatives of the animal world, PETA. After Floyd shared a picture of him and the cat, which he received as a gift when he was in Moscow (What? There's nothi
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[Baghdad, July 6. Image via Getty ] A Shiite Muslim Iraqi bride looks over during a mass wedding in the stadium at Baghdad University, part of the celebrations for the birth of Imam Ali, the son-in-law and cousin of the Prophet Mohammed, late July 06, 2009. The wedding of some 500 couples was organized and paid for by the SCIRI (Supreme Islamic Council of Iraq) with a wedding gift also presented to each newly wed couple. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/G
NEW YORK (AP) -- Chinua Achebe, the internationally celebrated Nigerian author, statesman and dissident who gave literary birth to modern Africa with "Things Fall Apart" and continued for decades to rewrite and reclaim the history of his native country, has died. He was 82. Achebe died following a brief illness, said his agent, Andrew Wylie. "He was also a beloved husband, father, uncle and grandfather, whose wisdom and courage are an inspiration to all who knew him," Wylie said. His eminence wo
LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS Directed by Edward Zwick Given the power of the pharmaceutical industry, any big-studio feature that explored the marketing tactics of drug companies would be a welcome addition to the debate over the U.S. health-care system. Universal Pictures appeared ready to make that movie five years ago when it bought the rights to Jamie Reidy's memoir Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman . Reidy's book, chronicling his years in the late 90s as a sales representative for Pfize
Beeswax Written and Directed by Andrew Bujalski In real life you can decline to be someone's godfather, but in the cultural sphere nobody asks your permission; you just open the newspaper one day to discover you're the godfather of punk (Lou Reed) or soul (James Brown) or maybe neoconservatism (Irving Kristol). Eight years ago, Boston filmmaker Andrew Bujalski made a super-low-budget, semi-improvised feature called Funny Ha Ha that was so fresh, lively, and true to its milieu of postcollegiate s
The Young Victoria Running time 100 minutes Written by Julian Fellowes Directed by Jean-Marc Vallee Starring Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany, Miranda Richardson, Jim Broadbent, Mark Strong In the otherwise somber The Young Victoria , vivacious Emily Blunt, who did so much for stiletto heels in The Devil Wears Prada , puts a modern spin on the famously poised and longest-reigning monarch in British history. This is a lavish and lovingly detailed period piece that attempts to re-create E
The Soloist Running Time 109 minutes Written by Susannah Grant Directed by Joe Wright Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jamie Foxx, Catherine Keener, Lisagay Hamilton Joe Wright's The Soloist , from the screenplay by Susannah Grant, is based on the book The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music , by Steve Lopez. The subtitle of the book says virtually everything about this film, about a Los Angeles Times columnist, Steve Lopez, who in April 2005 began a serie
First things first: Yes, even before Peter Jackson sat down to make the film, we knew what would happen after The Hobbit . The Lord of the Rings , all 480,000-plus words of it, was already a fairly excessive sequel to one children's book. But if you know anything at all about John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, it won't surprise you that it doesn't end there. [Editor's note: Obviously, the following contains spoilers for The Hobbit , but some are concealed by spoiler tags. It's been a book for about 80
Ernest Goes to Camp (1987) This review is part of a series in which the author watches all of the Ernest movies in order, even though some day he will die. In this, his first full movie, Ernest gets crushed, beaten and lit on fire for an hour and a half while children laugh at him. It was foreshadowing for the film's critical reception. Nobody expected the Ernest movie to be good, and it wasn't. Everyone was therefore pretty surprised when it pulled in $23.5 million. Ernest is a maintenance man
Movie buffs will recognize this title as the most memorable line from "A Few Good Men" (1992), spoken by the character Colonel Jessep, played by Jack Nicholson ("You can't handle the truth!" is #29 in the American Film Institute's list of 100 top movie quotes). I hereby propose it as the subtext of the recently concluded Republican and Democratic national conventions. At this point most people appear to know that something is terribly, terribly wrong in the United States of America. But like the
Knocked Up Running time 129 minutes Written and directed by Judd Apatow Starring Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann Judd Apatow's Knocked Up , from his own screenplay, has become the critical sensation, movie newsmaker and cocktail-party conversation piece of the season, and you should see it by all means if you wish to remain au courant, and if for no other reason--though there are more than a few other reasons to check out why Mr. Apatow has hit the ground running with the cog
Paul Buhle is co-author with Dave Wagner of Hide in Plain Sight: The Hollywood Blacklistees in Film and Television, 1950-2002 (Paul Graves/St. Martin's, 2003) and Blacklisted: The Film Lover's Guide to the Hollywood Blacklist (Paul Graves/St. Martin's). Before retiring, he was a senior lecturer at Brown University. Only $20/year--that's only $1.67 per month! Get the Latest News & Updates The stories behind the inequality crisis--from In These Times and Verso Books Learn More COPYRIGHT (c)2016 IN
THE WACKNESS sss Written and directed by JONATHAN LEVINE WITH JOSH PECK, BEN KINGSLEY, OLIVIA THIRLBY, FAMKE JANSSEN, JANE ADAMS, AND mETHOD mAN Adolescence is a stage of life when your problems seem unique not only to you but to your moment in history; adulthood is the thudding realization that they're not only universal but timeless. So perhaps it's appropriate that a coming-of-age movie, which chronicles a person's journey from one state of mind to the other, should feel familiar. Watching Th
Beeswax Written and Directed by Andrew Bujalski In real life you can decline to be someone's godfather, but in the cultural sphere nobody asks your permission; you just open the newspaper one day to discover you're the godfather of punk (Lou Reed) or soul (James Brown) or maybe neoconservatism (Irving Kristol). Eight years ago, Boston filmmaker Andrew Bujalski made a super-low-budget, semi-improvised feature called Funny Ha Ha that was so fresh, lively, and true to its milieu of postcollegiate s
The Young Victoria Running time 100 minutes Written by Julian Fellowes Directed by Jean-Marc Vallee Starring Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany, Miranda Richardson, Jim Broadbent, Mark Strong In the otherwise somber The Young Victoria , vivacious Emily Blunt, who did so much for stiletto heels in The Devil Wears Prada , puts a modern spin on the famously poised and longest-reigning monarch in British history. This is a lavish and lovingly detailed period piece that attempts to re-create E
The Soloist Running Time 109 minutes Written by Susannah Grant Directed by Joe Wright Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jamie Foxx, Catherine Keener, Lisagay Hamilton Joe Wright's The Soloist , from the screenplay by Susannah Grant, is based on the book The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music , by Steve Lopez. The subtitle of the book says virtually everything about this film, about a Los Angeles Times columnist, Steve Lopez, who in April 2005 began a serie
First things first: Yes, even before Peter Jackson sat down to make the film, we knew what would happen after The Hobbit . The Lord of the Rings , all 480,000-plus words of it, was already a fairly excessive sequel to one children's book. But if you know anything at all about John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, it won't surprise you that it doesn't end there. [Editor's note: Obviously, the following contains spoilers for The Hobbit , but some are concealed by spoiler tags. It's been a book for about 80
Ernest Goes to Camp (1987) This review is part of a series in which the author watches all of the Ernest movies in order, even though some day he will die. In this, his first full movie, Ernest gets crushed, beaten and lit on fire for an hour and a half while children laugh at him. It was foreshadowing for the film's critical reception. Nobody expected the Ernest movie to be good, and it wasn't. Everyone was therefore pretty surprised when it pulled in $23.5 million. Ernest is a maintenance man
Movie buffs will recognize this title as the most memorable line from "A Few Good Men" (1992), spoken by the character Colonel Jessep, played by Jack Nicholson ("You can't handle the truth!" is #29 in the American Film Institute's list of 100 top movie quotes). I hereby propose it as the subtext of the recently concluded Republican and Democratic national conventions. At this point most people appear to know that something is terribly, terribly wrong in the United States of America. But like the
Knocked Up Running time 129 minutes Written and directed by Judd Apatow Starring Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann Judd Apatow's Knocked Up , from his own screenplay, has become the critical sensation, movie newsmaker and cocktail-party conversation piece of the season, and you should see it by all means if you wish to remain au courant, and if for no other reason--though there are more than a few other reasons to check out why Mr. Apatow has hit the ground running with the cog
Paul Buhle is co-author with Dave Wagner of Hide in Plain Sight: The Hollywood Blacklistees in Film and Television, 1950-2002 (Paul Graves/St. Martin's, 2003) and Blacklisted: The Film Lover's Guide to the Hollywood Blacklist (Paul Graves/St. Martin's). Before retiring, he was a senior lecturer at Brown University. Only $20/year--that's only $1.67 per month! Get the Latest News & Updates The stories behind the inequality crisis--from In These Times and Verso Books Learn More COPYRIGHT (c)2016 IN
THE WACKNESS sss Written and directed by JONATHAN LEVINE WITH JOSH PECK, BEN KINGSLEY, OLIVIA THIRLBY, FAMKE JANSSEN, JANE ADAMS, AND mETHOD mAN Adolescence is a stage of life when your problems seem unique not only to you but to your moment in history; adulthood is the thudding realization that they're not only universal but timeless. So perhaps it's appropriate that a coming-of-age movie, which chronicles a person's journey from one state of mind to the other, should feel familiar. Watching Th
Electronic-music titan Moby really doesn't think it's so odd that, after creating one of the milestones of the genre, 1995's Everything Is Wrong , he made Animal Rights , a disappointing excursion into punk rock. It was, he says, just a natural exploration and exhibition of his interests. "I've been playing music for 25 years, and I originally started out studying classical music," explains the 33-year-old descendant of Moby Dick author Herman Melville (hence the moniker; he was born Richard Mel
After famously singing the opening lines on Band Aid's 1984 charity single Do They Know Its Christmas? his success spread worldwide. He formed a new band, Los Pacaminos, in 1992 and continues to perform around the world. Paul, who turns 61 this week, lives in Middlesex with his wife, former model Stacey. They have two daughters, Levi, 29, and Layla, 22, and a son, Grady, 20. "From a young age I wanted to be a singer and as soon as I was 16 I got a job and saved for a bass guitar. But I didn't tu
In 1980, Marley visited Cliff at a studio in Kingston. By this time, both men were internationally recognized reggae stars; Cliff had broken through with the 1972 movie The Harder They Come and its corresponding soundtrack. Though Marley had been treated for a malignant melanoma on his toe in 1977, Cliff noticed nothing out of the ordinary about his health as Marley embarked on a tour in support of his latest album, Uprising . Al Anderson, a guitarist with Bob Marley and the Wailers, remembers t
'Sons of Anarchy' Open Thread: Building Families Alyssa Rosenberg Sep 19, 2012, 2:33 pm This post contains spoilers through the September 18 episode of Sons of Anarchy. Wayne Unser has always been one of my favorite characters, on any television show. His backstory with the Sons would make a tremendously rich part of the backstory if Kurt Sutter ever makes his First Nine show, both personally and politically. And after four seasons of reaction and declining power, there's something tremendous ab
Veere Di Wedding's token queer representation: When will Bollywood rise above the floral shirt stereotype? I usually like spending my Sundays lazing around like a cat. It is an occupational hazard of being a millennial. This past weekend however, I decided to give my weekly catnap a reprieve, and trudged halfway across the city to watch a matinee show of India's latest chick flick (which is not a chick flick ), Veere Di Wedding . Armed with a tub full of caramel popcorn and a soda that had more
If you're not already aware, The Buzz has an unhealthy obsession with music and will, from time to time, provide jams to make you smile and do that computer chair dance we are all known to do (admit it.) The song after the jump falls into the "thinker" category courtesy of The O'Jays . A cruel fact of life is that The Buzz cannot sing like Eddie Levert. At any rate, while it's unfair to say that modern music never takes any kind of stand or says anything in particular, it's hard to fathom a comb
"Melrose Place" is best when it turns its own "entertainment values" against themselves, suggestively equating the impulses to merchandise, fictionalize, and falsify. In one early episode, a drug-addicted art consultant sells a phony painting to the lead singer of the band L.A. Guns, who is playing himself. But most of the story lines are standard problem-of-the-week fare, sacrificing the gradual establishment of personality to the rapid sampling of topical issues such as co-dependency and cardi
The Piano Lesson by Henriette Ronner-Knip, 1897 One does not have to be a fan of classical music to be familiar with the works of French composers Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. The two rivals were part of the Impressionism movement in classical music, a movement inspired by Impressionist painters like Monet, Manet, and Renoir and poets such as Verlaine and Baudelaire. They were also renowned cat lovers who famously allowed their feline muses to prowl at liberty amongst their papers while com
Events in red are GLBT-oriented. Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre Nonna Rosa's has partnered with Top Hat Theatre once again for an evening of thrills. Admission includes a four course dinner as well as admission to a sow, up close and personal. The Columbo family go head to head in competition for the best pasta dish until...MURDER! Who did it? How? Where? Why? Grab your friends and family to help unravel the mystery. October 17, 24 at 7:00 p.m., October 18-19, 25-26 at 8:30 p.m. Tickets: $40.00 V
Break out your vinyl copy of Candy Girl and get your "I Love JIG" tees. 'Cause Jazz in the Gardens , everyone's favorite mature-and-sexy Miami music festival, just announced its initial 2013 lineup, starring New Edition (with Bad Bobby Brown !), Earth Wind & Fire, Charlie Wilson, and a few other jazz-y stars. But that ain't all ... In fact, Miami Gardens mayor Oliver Gilbert is promising "an all the way live weekend." And the man is hyped. "Once the full lineup is revealed," he enthuses, "this w
After famously singing the opening lines on Band Aid's 1984 charity single Do They Know Its Christmas? his success spread worldwide. He formed a new band, Los Pacaminos, in 1992 and continues to perform around the world. Paul, who turns 61 this week, lives in Middlesex with his wife, former model Stacey. They have two daughters, Levi, 29, and Layla, 22, and a son, Grady, 20. "From a young age I wanted to be a singer and as soon as I was 16 I got a job and saved for a bass guitar. But I didn't tu
In 1980, Marley visited Cliff at a studio in Kingston. By this time, both men were internationally recognized reggae stars; Cliff had broken through with the 1972 movie The Harder They Come and its corresponding soundtrack. Though Marley had been treated for a malignant melanoma on his toe in 1977, Cliff noticed nothing out of the ordinary about his health as Marley embarked on a tour in support of his latest album, Uprising . Al Anderson, a guitarist with Bob Marley and the Wailers, remembers t
'Sons of Anarchy' Open Thread: Building Families Alyssa Rosenberg Sep 19, 2012, 2:33 pm This post contains spoilers through the September 18 episode of Sons of Anarchy. Wayne Unser has always been one of my favorite characters, on any television show. His backstory with the Sons would make a tremendously rich part of the backstory if Kurt Sutter ever makes his First Nine show, both personally and politically. And after four seasons of reaction and declining power, there's something tremendous ab
Veere Di Wedding's token queer representation: When will Bollywood rise above the floral shirt stereotype? I usually like spending my Sundays lazing around like a cat. It is an occupational hazard of being a millennial. This past weekend however, I decided to give my weekly catnap a reprieve, and trudged halfway across the city to watch a matinee show of India's latest chick flick (which is not a chick flick ), Veere Di Wedding . Armed with a tub full of caramel popcorn and a soda that had more
If you're not already aware, The Buzz has an unhealthy obsession with music and will, from time to time, provide jams to make you smile and do that computer chair dance we are all known to do (admit it.) The song after the jump falls into the "thinker" category courtesy of The O'Jays . A cruel fact of life is that The Buzz cannot sing like Eddie Levert. At any rate, while it's unfair to say that modern music never takes any kind of stand or says anything in particular, it's hard to fathom a comb
"Melrose Place" is best when it turns its own "entertainment values" against themselves, suggestively equating the impulses to merchandise, fictionalize, and falsify. In one early episode, a drug-addicted art consultant sells a phony painting to the lead singer of the band L.A. Guns, who is playing himself. But most of the story lines are standard problem-of-the-week fare, sacrificing the gradual establishment of personality to the rapid sampling of topical issues such as co-dependency and cardi
The Piano Lesson by Henriette Ronner-Knip, 1897 One does not have to be a fan of classical music to be familiar with the works of French composers Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. The two rivals were part of the Impressionism movement in classical music, a movement inspired by Impressionist painters like Monet, Manet, and Renoir and poets such as Verlaine and Baudelaire. They were also renowned cat lovers who famously allowed their feline muses to prowl at liberty amongst their papers while com
Events in red are GLBT-oriented. Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre Nonna Rosa's has partnered with Top Hat Theatre once again for an evening of thrills. Admission includes a four course dinner as well as admission to a sow, up close and personal. The Columbo family go head to head in competition for the best pasta dish until...MURDER! Who did it? How? Where? Why? Grab your friends and family to help unravel the mystery. October 17, 24 at 7:00 p.m., October 18-19, 25-26 at 8:30 p.m. Tickets: $40.00 V
Break out your vinyl copy of Candy Girl and get your "I Love JIG" tees. 'Cause Jazz in the Gardens , everyone's favorite mature-and-sexy Miami music festival, just announced its initial 2013 lineup, starring New Edition (with Bad Bobby Brown !), Earth Wind & Fire, Charlie Wilson, and a few other jazz-y stars. But that ain't all ... In fact, Miami Gardens mayor Oliver Gilbert is promising "an all the way live weekend." And the man is hyped. "Once the full lineup is revealed," he enthuses, "this w
Will He Spend It All? http://www.jewishworldreview.com -- ROSELLE PARK, N.J. | At a June news conference after winning the Democratic nomination for the Senate seat of retiring Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg (who was a wealthy political novice when first elected in 1982), Jon Corzine, a wealthy political novice, announced that his campaign was laying off 51 people. At that point, the campaign of four-term congressman Bob Franks, winner of the Republican nomination, had, Franks says, five staff
William H. Schaap, radical lawyer and co-founder/publisher of CovertAction Quarterly and Sheridan Square Press, died on February 25, 2016, of pulmonary disease at his apartment in Manhattan. He was 75. Born in Brooklyn, New York on March 1, 1940, to Maurice and Leah (nee Lerner) Schaap, Bill Schaap was raised in Freeport, New York. His older brother was the late sports broadcaster and author Dick Schaap. Bill received his BA from Cornell University in 1961. He graduated in 1964 from the law sc
My time on OEN has been well spent. Rob Kall has done a great job helping Americans become aware of what is really going in spite of what the corporate media tells us. The truth is here on OpEdNews.com. That's why I write here. Timothy Gatto Tim Gatto is the author of "Complicity to Contempt" and "Kimchee Days or Stoned Cold Warriors". He is a former Army Sergeant and former Chairman of The Liberal Party of America. Thank goodness OpEdNews functions as one outlet for free opinion about world af
J Street continues to back Rep. Keith Ellison (D., Minn.) to take the reins of the Democratic National Committee, which a leading Republican Jewish group says is proof that the liberal Middle East advocacy group learned nothing from election results. In the immediate days after the U.S. presidential election, the New Republic convened "five leading historians and political observers" to discuss President Obama's threatened legacy. A lengthy transcript of that discussion appeared in the magazine'
Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Peter Diamond Withdraws Fed Nomination Due To GOP Obstruction Ian Millhiser Twitter Jun 6, 2011, 1:15 pm Last year, Federal Reserve Board nominee Peter Diamond won the Nobel Prize in Economics . Nevertheless, Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Richard Shelby (R-AL) has held up Diamond's nomination because he deemed the Nobel laureate too unqualified to help set economic policy . Yesterday, after it became clear that the Republican caucus would back Shelby and p
While reading various articles about the life and passing of Nelson Mandela, curiosity got the best of me and I perused various right-wing blogs. The majority of the comments at Town Hall, Glenn Beck's The Blaze and, of course, Breitbart.com were predictably awful. Within an hour or so of the man's death, these commenters simply couldn't restrain themselves and took to their overworked spittle-smeared keyboards to anonymously trash the legacy and personal character of this transformational, hist
Activist for Palestinian rights and holocaust survivor, Hedy Epstein, died on Thursday, at her home in Missouri, USA, at the age of 91. An internationally renowned, respected and admired advocate for human and civil rights, Epstein was encircled by friends who lovingly cared for her at home during her final moments. Born August 15, 1924, in the Baden-Wurttemberg region of Germany, Epstein's lifelong commitment to justice was formed by the horrific experiences endured by her and her family under
There were political figures for whom many of the dissidents felt respect and affection, such as Morris Udall and John Culver. But no one involved in the effort to challenge Carter for the Democratic nomination felt that these men would have any chance of success. And while some individual ADA leaders, the political arm of the Machinists, and other liberals talked strategy in Washington, spontaneous pro-Kennedy groups were sprouting around the country--particularly in such key early states as Ne
Editor's Note : Fergus Reid Buckley, the youngest brother of William F. Buckley Jr., and founder of the Buckley School of Public Speaking, died this week . The following article is his remembrance of actress Ava Gardner. I was deeply saddened by the death of Ava Gardner. At one time, I guess I was about as close to her as anyone outside her immediate family. I first met her (I believe it was in connection with the filming of 55 Days at Peking) while lunching at La Puerta de Hierro Country Club
By Bonnie Miller Rubin http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | (MCT) Let's say you are confronting one of the most important decisions of your life. But first, you must answer this: My favorite thing about last Tuesday? And do it in 25 words or less. The query may seem like it's taken from Twitter or an online dating survey, but it is designed for a match of a different sort: Getting into college The essay question is new for 2012 applications to the University of Maryland and is just one example of
William H. Schaap, radical lawyer and co-founder/publisher of CovertAction Quarterly and Sheridan Square Press, died on February 25, 2016, of pulmonary disease at his apartment in Manhattan. He was 75. Born in Brooklyn, New York on March 1, 1940, to Maurice and Leah (nee Lerner) Schaap, Bill Schaap was raised in Freeport, New York. His older brother was the late sports broadcaster and author Dick Schaap. Bill received his BA from Cornell University in 1961. He graduated in 1964 from the law sc
My time on OEN has been well spent. Rob Kall has done a great job helping Americans become aware of what is really going in spite of what the corporate media tells us. The truth is here on OpEdNews.com. That's why I write here. Timothy Gatto Tim Gatto is the author of "Complicity to Contempt" and "Kimchee Days or Stoned Cold Warriors". He is a former Army Sergeant and former Chairman of The Liberal Party of America. Thank goodness OpEdNews functions as one outlet for free opinion about world af
J Street continues to back Rep. Keith Ellison (D., Minn.) to take the reins of the Democratic National Committee, which a leading Republican Jewish group says is proof that the liberal Middle East advocacy group learned nothing from election results. In the immediate days after the U.S. presidential election, the New Republic convened "five leading historians and political observers" to discuss President Obama's threatened legacy. A lengthy transcript of that discussion appeared in the magazine'
Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Peter Diamond Withdraws Fed Nomination Due To GOP Obstruction Ian Millhiser Twitter Jun 6, 2011, 1:15 pm Last year, Federal Reserve Board nominee Peter Diamond won the Nobel Prize in Economics . Nevertheless, Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Richard Shelby (R-AL) has held up Diamond's nomination because he deemed the Nobel laureate too unqualified to help set economic policy . Yesterday, after it became clear that the Republican caucus would back Shelby and p
While reading various articles about the life and passing of Nelson Mandela, curiosity got the best of me and I perused various right-wing blogs. The majority of the comments at Town Hall, Glenn Beck's The Blaze and, of course, Breitbart.com were predictably awful. Within an hour or so of the man's death, these commenters simply couldn't restrain themselves and took to their overworked spittle-smeared keyboards to anonymously trash the legacy and personal character of this transformational, hist
Activist for Palestinian rights and holocaust survivor, Hedy Epstein, died on Thursday, at her home in Missouri, USA, at the age of 91. An internationally renowned, respected and admired advocate for human and civil rights, Epstein was encircled by friends who lovingly cared for her at home during her final moments. Born August 15, 1924, in the Baden-Wurttemberg region of Germany, Epstein's lifelong commitment to justice was formed by the horrific experiences endured by her and her family under
There were political figures for whom many of the dissidents felt respect and affection, such as Morris Udall and John Culver. But no one involved in the effort to challenge Carter for the Democratic nomination felt that these men would have any chance of success. And while some individual ADA leaders, the political arm of the Machinists, and other liberals talked strategy in Washington, spontaneous pro-Kennedy groups were sprouting around the country--particularly in such key early states as Ne
Editor's Note : Fergus Reid Buckley, the youngest brother of William F. Buckley Jr., and founder of the Buckley School of Public Speaking, died this week . The following article is his remembrance of actress Ava Gardner. I was deeply saddened by the death of Ava Gardner. At one time, I guess I was about as close to her as anyone outside her immediate family. I first met her (I believe it was in connection with the filming of 55 Days at Peking) while lunching at La Puerta de Hierro Country Club
By Bonnie Miller Rubin http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | (MCT) Let's say you are confronting one of the most important decisions of your life. But first, you must answer this: My favorite thing about last Tuesday? And do it in 25 words or less. The query may seem like it's taken from Twitter or an online dating survey, but it is designed for a match of a different sort: Getting into college The essay question is new for 2012 applications to the University of Maryland and is just one example of
BY LINDA BENTLEY | JUNE 30, 2010 SCOTUS rules in Chicago gun ban case The right to keep and bear arms is ' a privilege of American citizenship' WASHINGTON - On June 28, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito delivered the opinion of the court, in McDonald v. Chicago, which Chief Justice John Roberts, Justices Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, and Clarence Thomas joined, holding that "the Second Amendment right is fully applicable to the states." Alito stated, "Two years ago, in District of Colum
Judith Regan, the HarperCollins publisher who was fired after her O.J. Simpson book project fell apart, has accused an unnamed executive from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. of telling her to lie to federal investigators in order to protect Rudy Giuliani. One of Regan's attorneys claimed that she had evidence to support her accusation, but the lawyer failed to present or describe any. New York Times: Ms. Regan had an affair with Mr. Kerik, who is married, beginning in the spring of 2001, when her im
The fiftieth anniversary of C.S. Lewis's death has come and gone, perhaps little-noticed by many who were busy memorializing John F. Kennedy, murdered by an assassin on the same day, or rereading Aldous Huxley, who passed away hours later. Most of the encomiums to Lewis that were written focused on his apologetics and his children's fiction, the Chronicles of Narnia series. But Lewis wrote fiction for adults too. His best novel, That Hideous Strength , was published in 1945 as the third installm
In 1968 Robert Kennedy stood in Roseburg, Oregon, site of the latest gun massacre, and spoke to the nation telling them it was time for gun control. Twelve days later he was assassinated. In the 1990's Bill Clinton signed the Brady Bill which stood for ten years banning assault weapons. Then the NRA fought and won the battle to not have it reinstated. Today Hillary Clinton is the only candidate for President who has said she is willing and wants to take on the NRA. She wants to fight for realist
( Robert F. Kennedy at the Teamsters Racketeering Hearings 1959 - air so thick you could mix concrete with it ) When Robert F. Kennedy took Lead Council in the Senate Subcommittee Hearings on Racketeering and Corruption in the Teamsters Union , an investigation that took over two years to complete, Jimmy Hoffa , the Teamsters Union President was more than in the hot seat, he was about to have his empire disintegrate. So heated and contentious was the cross-examination of Hoffa by Kennedy that ma
This year marks 50 years after the creation of the Warren Report - an evaluation of the murder of President John Kennedy that devolved into a cover-up. Not everyone was a conscious participant, but some of the Commission and staff members knew they were burying evidence that would exonerate the accused assassin Lee Oswald. Since Oswald consistently declared that he was innocent, it's just not right to proclaim his guilt based on evidence that actually indicates that he was framed. The best way t
MR. GREGORY: The, the issue also of Bork, which Mike brought up, Peggy, if you go back to those hearings, he was known for being an outspoken judge. MS. NOONAN: Yeah. MR. GREGORY: He came into those hearings and he said what he thought. Shows you what good that did him in terms of what the opposition was against him. But here, with Kagan, you do have particularly liberals who want to explore her views about executive power and whether she is closer to the Bush administration when it comes to how
By Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America - John Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=56751599 How much damage can a US National Security Adviser really do to the global order? We'll soon find out, as the most dangerous man in the western world, Ambassador (an undeserved title) John Bolton will certainly change the trajectory of world events. Perhaps his hard-line attitude toward Russia has already been felt with today's expulsion of Russian dipl
Sept. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Janet Yellen, the top candidate to succeed Ben S. Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve, has won praise from labor leaders, and with good reason: she has put the battle against unemployment front and center at the Fed. Last month, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said Yellen, the Fed vice chairman, would be a "better choice" than former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, who dropped out of contention this week. Yellen fought for more than a decade to put combating jo
"Al Gore, born on March 31, 1948, in Washington, D.C., served in both the House and Senate. He lost his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination to Michael Dukakis in 1988, but was President Bill Clinton's successful running mate in 1992 and again in 1996. In his 2000 presidential campaign, Gore won the popular vote, but eventually conceded defeat to Republican George W. Bush." (biography.com) Al Gore may have given some speculative and wrong predictions for our climate but he knows the t
Judith Regan, the HarperCollins publisher who was fired after her O.J. Simpson book project fell apart, has accused an unnamed executive from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. of telling her to lie to federal investigators in order to protect Rudy Giuliani. One of Regan's attorneys claimed that she had evidence to support her accusation, but the lawyer failed to present or describe any. New York Times: Ms. Regan had an affair with Mr. Kerik, who is married, beginning in the spring of 2001, when her im
The fiftieth anniversary of C.S. Lewis's death has come and gone, perhaps little-noticed by many who were busy memorializing John F. Kennedy, murdered by an assassin on the same day, or rereading Aldous Huxley, who passed away hours later. Most of the encomiums to Lewis that were written focused on his apologetics and his children's fiction, the Chronicles of Narnia series. But Lewis wrote fiction for adults too. His best novel, That Hideous Strength , was published in 1945 as the third installm
In 1968 Robert Kennedy stood in Roseburg, Oregon, site of the latest gun massacre, and spoke to the nation telling them it was time for gun control. Twelve days later he was assassinated. In the 1990's Bill Clinton signed the Brady Bill which stood for ten years banning assault weapons. Then the NRA fought and won the battle to not have it reinstated. Today Hillary Clinton is the only candidate for President who has said she is willing and wants to take on the NRA. She wants to fight for realist
( Robert F. Kennedy at the Teamsters Racketeering Hearings 1959 - air so thick you could mix concrete with it ) When Robert F. Kennedy took Lead Council in the Senate Subcommittee Hearings on Racketeering and Corruption in the Teamsters Union , an investigation that took over two years to complete, Jimmy Hoffa , the Teamsters Union President was more than in the hot seat, he was about to have his empire disintegrate. So heated and contentious was the cross-examination of Hoffa by Kennedy that ma
This year marks 50 years after the creation of the Warren Report - an evaluation of the murder of President John Kennedy that devolved into a cover-up. Not everyone was a conscious participant, but some of the Commission and staff members knew they were burying evidence that would exonerate the accused assassin Lee Oswald. Since Oswald consistently declared that he was innocent, it's just not right to proclaim his guilt based on evidence that actually indicates that he was framed. The best way t
MR. GREGORY: The, the issue also of Bork, which Mike brought up, Peggy, if you go back to those hearings, he was known for being an outspoken judge. MS. NOONAN: Yeah. MR. GREGORY: He came into those hearings and he said what he thought. Shows you what good that did him in terms of what the opposition was against him. But here, with Kagan, you do have particularly liberals who want to explore her views about executive power and whether she is closer to the Bush administration when it comes to how
By Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America - John Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=56751599 How much damage can a US National Security Adviser really do to the global order? We'll soon find out, as the most dangerous man in the western world, Ambassador (an undeserved title) John Bolton will certainly change the trajectory of world events. Perhaps his hard-line attitude toward Russia has already been felt with today's expulsion of Russian dipl
Sept. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Janet Yellen, the top candidate to succeed Ben S. Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve, has won praise from labor leaders, and with good reason: she has put the battle against unemployment front and center at the Fed. Last month, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said Yellen, the Fed vice chairman, would be a "better choice" than former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, who dropped out of contention this week. Yellen fought for more than a decade to put combating jo
"Al Gore, born on March 31, 1948, in Washington, D.C., served in both the House and Senate. He lost his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination to Michael Dukakis in 1988, but was President Bill Clinton's successful running mate in 1992 and again in 1996. In his 2000 presidential campaign, Gore won the popular vote, but eventually conceded defeat to Republican George W. Bush." (biography.com) Al Gore may have given some speculative and wrong predictions for our climate but he knows the t
We've all seen that Spur video, and everyone has plenty to say about it. On Tuesday, the franchise released a letter on their Facebook page discussing what had occurred and what they were doing about it. Possibly responding to some of the criticism people have posted on social media, the letter states that the Texamo Spur's staff had tried to intervene but were "pushed away numerous times by the angry male customer." It doesn't look that way in the video. In fact, the video shows almost no inter
"So, heh, Hose-A and Hose-B get to the border and...hey, why aren't you laughing kid?" You all know the story by now, but a quick a recap - a couple months back, Alberto Del Rio overheard one of WWE's social media guys named Cody Barbierri make a racist joke at his expense, so he tracked him down and demanded an apology, and when he refused, Alberto slapped him. This led to Alberto's release . Thankfully, the d-bag who made the joke is now also gone from the company . Since parting ways with WWE
Jesse Helt hit headlines on Sunday when he accepted Cyrus' Video of the Year award on behalf of all homeless people in the U.S. It later emerged that a warrant was out for Helt's arrest in his native Oregon because he violated his probation stemming from a burglary in 2010. Helt turned himself in to the police on Thursday (28Aug14) and was released after posting a PS1,470 bail, and his mother Linda has now confirmed Cyrus has offered to cover all the legal costs. The singer's pal Trevor Neilson
According Sellner, who is currently in the US, it was arson. In a YouTube video he blamed Antifa for the criminal deed. He said he had spoken to a state security officer, who confirmed that it was arson. "They do that because they want to punish me for my activism and intimidate you," Sellner told his followers. He said Antifa were committing these acts because they have never feared punishment from the elites who are trying to change homogenous countries into multicultutal dens. Sellner was com
Shaun Ross (left), and Shaun Ross in Braves 'Dust' video. Shaun Ross has been featured in music videos for Beyonce , Katy Perry, and Lana Del Rey, but his appearance as the star of BRAVES' "Dust" video is breaking the internet. In "Dust," the 24-year-old, who's been featured in British GQ and Vogue, appears walking away from an ocean with his entire manhood revealed. Folks on the internet are having a field day talking about Ross' massive reveal. Some are even questioning whether or not his pen
Recently, video surfaced of an unhinged coffee shop owner going on a profanity-laced tirade against Christians sitting in his shop. As expected, the Christians' attempt to reason with the owner sent him straight into social justice warrior territory. He scolded them for being intolerant while claiming the moral high ground because his intolerance is supposed to be admirable. A response so perfectly ridiculous and formulaic that it's written in my new political humor book, The Social Justice Warr
While the internet was roasting XXXTentacion for getting laid out by a member of Rob Stone's crew last night , Drake got his two cents in without saying a thing. The OVO boss was checking out the memes like all of us last night, and someone comment creepin' apparently caught him liking a couple IG comments that were clownin' XXX. XXX has been on Drake's bad side since the South Florida rapper started a tirade against him all because he thought Drizzy stole the catchy flow from his "Look At Me" h
Everyone at LwC is a fan of all things Mike Rowe (like, the evidence speaks for itself ), so of course his Prager U video caught our attention. You know the one , because there's a good chance it caught your's too judging by my Facebook timeline... Well, our friend Brandon Morse over at Redstate got to ask him about that very video . Rowe had a lot of interesting points, but this one stood out... It's a free country, and part of being free is making stupid decisions and paying for them later. Th
You know you love him. Steven Crowder, of Louder with Crowder fame, took on the Black Lives Matter propaganda this week in a fact-filled piece that made me laugh and cry. Cover your ears, protesters, Lord knows you can NOT handle the truth bomb about to be dropped here: You've heard the meme (propaganda) time and time again, courtesy of #BlackLivesMatter. Black people are killed by cops. For being black. Especially unarmed black men. Those racist cops can't seem to get enough of those innocent,
The man behind the video is also behind the BillForFirstLadyPAC. Via Breitbart: Meet Luke Montgomery, aka The Artist Formerly Known As Luke Sissyfag, the man behind the latest and perhaps most vulgar attacks on GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump yet. Montgomery is the founder and treasurer of a new Democrat-aligned political action committee called Deport Racism who made headlines this week for his latest SHOCKING!!! Activism, including a video showing grinning children raising their middle
"So, heh, Hose-A and Hose-B get to the border and...hey, why aren't you laughing kid?" You all know the story by now, but a quick a recap - a couple months back, Alberto Del Rio overheard one of WWE's social media guys named Cody Barbierri make a racist joke at his expense, so he tracked him down and demanded an apology, and when he refused, Alberto slapped him. This led to Alberto's release . Thankfully, the d-bag who made the joke is now also gone from the company . Since parting ways with WWE
Jesse Helt hit headlines on Sunday when he accepted Cyrus' Video of the Year award on behalf of all homeless people in the U.S. It later emerged that a warrant was out for Helt's arrest in his native Oregon because he violated his probation stemming from a burglary in 2010. Helt turned himself in to the police on Thursday (28Aug14) and was released after posting a PS1,470 bail, and his mother Linda has now confirmed Cyrus has offered to cover all the legal costs. The singer's pal Trevor Neilson
According Sellner, who is currently in the US, it was arson. In a YouTube video he blamed Antifa for the criminal deed. He said he had spoken to a state security officer, who confirmed that it was arson. "They do that because they want to punish me for my activism and intimidate you," Sellner told his followers. He said Antifa were committing these acts because they have never feared punishment from the elites who are trying to change homogenous countries into multicultutal dens. Sellner was com
Shaun Ross (left), and Shaun Ross in Braves 'Dust' video. Shaun Ross has been featured in music videos for Beyonce , Katy Perry, and Lana Del Rey, but his appearance as the star of BRAVES' "Dust" video is breaking the internet. In "Dust," the 24-year-old, who's been featured in British GQ and Vogue, appears walking away from an ocean with his entire manhood revealed. Folks on the internet are having a field day talking about Ross' massive reveal. Some are even questioning whether or not his pen
Recently, video surfaced of an unhinged coffee shop owner going on a profanity-laced tirade against Christians sitting in his shop. As expected, the Christians' attempt to reason with the owner sent him straight into social justice warrior territory. He scolded them for being intolerant while claiming the moral high ground because his intolerance is supposed to be admirable. A response so perfectly ridiculous and formulaic that it's written in my new political humor book, The Social Justice Warr
While the internet was roasting XXXTentacion for getting laid out by a member of Rob Stone's crew last night , Drake got his two cents in without saying a thing. The OVO boss was checking out the memes like all of us last night, and someone comment creepin' apparently caught him liking a couple IG comments that were clownin' XXX. XXX has been on Drake's bad side since the South Florida rapper started a tirade against him all because he thought Drizzy stole the catchy flow from his "Look At Me" h
Everyone at LwC is a fan of all things Mike Rowe (like, the evidence speaks for itself ), so of course his Prager U video caught our attention. You know the one , because there's a good chance it caught your's too judging by my Facebook timeline... Well, our friend Brandon Morse over at Redstate got to ask him about that very video . Rowe had a lot of interesting points, but this one stood out... It's a free country, and part of being free is making stupid decisions and paying for them later. Th
You know you love him. Steven Crowder, of Louder with Crowder fame, took on the Black Lives Matter propaganda this week in a fact-filled piece that made me laugh and cry. Cover your ears, protesters, Lord knows you can NOT handle the truth bomb about to be dropped here: You've heard the meme (propaganda) time and time again, courtesy of #BlackLivesMatter. Black people are killed by cops. For being black. Especially unarmed black men. Those racist cops can't seem to get enough of those innocent,
The man behind the video is also behind the BillForFirstLadyPAC. Via Breitbart: Meet Luke Montgomery, aka The Artist Formerly Known As Luke Sissyfag, the man behind the latest and perhaps most vulgar attacks on GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump yet. Montgomery is the founder and treasurer of a new Democrat-aligned political action committee called Deport Racism who made headlines this week for his latest SHOCKING!!! Activism, including a video showing grinning children raising their middle
According Sellner, who is currently in the US, it was arson. In a YouTube video he blamed Antifa for the criminal deed. He said he had spoken to a state security officer, who confirmed that it was arson. "They do that because they want to punish me for my activism and intimidate you," Sellner told his followers. He said Antifa were committing these acts because they have never feared punishment from the elites who are trying to change homogenous countries into multicultutal dens. Sellner was com
Australia gets a lot of things wrong, especially when it comes to Islam (read It's Now Illegal to Criticize Muslims in Australia. No Really... and REPORT: Australian Feminists Are Being Duped Into Becoming Islamic Jihadi Brides... ). But it appears they've grown tired of erring on the stupid side and are trying their hand at doing something right. In order to limit their citizens' exposure to things like rape and terrorism, they've revamped their citizenship process in an attempt to ward off ce
Jesse Helt hit headlines on Sunday when he accepted Cyrus' Video of the Year award on behalf of all homeless people in the U.S. It later emerged that a warrant was out for Helt's arrest in his native Oregon because he violated his probation stemming from a burglary in 2010. Helt turned himself in to the police on Thursday (28Aug14) and was released after posting a PS1,470 bail, and his mother Linda has now confirmed Cyrus has offered to cover all the legal costs. The singer's pal Trevor Neilson
A CROSS-dressing ISIS brute was caught attempting to sneak out of recaptured Iraqi territory in women's clothing. The dragged up Jihadi was snared with a USB stick stuffed with the names of extremists. iraqi news 3 A cross-dressing jihadi was caught dressed up as a woman in the Iraqi town of Sharqat Abu Omar al-Assafi had been installed as an ISIS governor in the Sharqat region of Iraq after the terror group swept to power in 2014. But security forces in the country caught him trying to sneak ou
See our privacy notice Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email ISIS is using Twitter to ask for suggestions on how to kill a captured Jordanian pilot - with supporters posting gruesome photographs and sick recommendations. Pilot First Lieutenant Muath al-Kasaesbeh - also known as Moaz - was seized by ISIS fighters on Christmas Eve after his plane came down in Syria. The terrorist group and the US have disputed whether the plane was shot down but images showe
Print An audio message released by a media company working with ISIS warns that the Muslim terror army wants to "blow up your White House, Big Ben and the Eiffel Tower." The audio message by Abu Muhammad Al-'Adnani, titled "So They Kill And Are Killed," was released by the media company Al-Furqan, reported the Middle East Media Research Institute . "The message is mainly meant to boost the morale of ISIS soldiers, with Al-Adnani reaffirming that ISIS continues to be strong and to expand despit
A shocking new propaganda video purportedly shows teenage boys grinning with delight as they prepare to execute five innocent men accused of being spies in the Iraqi city of Nineveh after the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) called for volunteers to kill "apostates." "ISIS jihadis present[ed] the prisoners to an assembled crowd of captive locals from the city of Nineveh, Iraq," reports the U.K.'s Express . "They then call for volunteers from the mass of onlookers before five young men step forward with
On the "Free James Foley" Facebook page , run by executed American journalist James Foley 's family, a letter was posted Sunday that is said to have been written by Foley himself. The letter opens with a disclaimer from the person who posted it, stating that written correspondence Foley attempted to have with his family was confiscated by his captors, the Islamic terrorist group ISIS. The text of the letter, according to the disclaimer, was translated to the Foley family by way of a fellow hosta
A major embarrassment for the Pentagon today, as apparent ISIS supporters took over the YouTube and Twitter accounts of CENTCOM . A group describing themselves as the "CyberCaliphate" apparently gained control of the official Twitter and YouTube pages of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Monday and began posting messages supportive of the jihadist group Islamic State (also known as ISIS). The hack occurred at the same time as President Barack Obama was giving a speech on cybersecurity at the off
Surgut attacker swore oath to ISIL A video of the man swearing an oath to the Islamic State terrorist organization (banned in Russia) has appeared on the Internet. The man in the video is believed to be the attacker, who massacred people on a central street in the city of Surgut, injuring seven, two of them seriously. As reported by SITE Intelligence Group that monitors activities of terrorists, the man in the video is named as Masaud al-Surguti. In the video, he calls for violent actions. The a
Australia gets a lot of things wrong, especially when it comes to Islam (read It's Now Illegal to Criticize Muslims in Australia. No Really... and REPORT: Australian Feminists Are Being Duped Into Becoming Islamic Jihadi Brides... ). But it appears they've grown tired of erring on the stupid side and are trying their hand at doing something right. In order to limit their citizens' exposure to things like rape and terrorism, they've revamped their citizenship process in an attempt to ward off ce
Jesse Helt hit headlines on Sunday when he accepted Cyrus' Video of the Year award on behalf of all homeless people in the U.S. It later emerged that a warrant was out for Helt's arrest in his native Oregon because he violated his probation stemming from a burglary in 2010. Helt turned himself in to the police on Thursday (28Aug14) and was released after posting a PS1,470 bail, and his mother Linda has now confirmed Cyrus has offered to cover all the legal costs. The singer's pal Trevor Neilson
A CROSS-dressing ISIS brute was caught attempting to sneak out of recaptured Iraqi territory in women's clothing. The dragged up Jihadi was snared with a USB stick stuffed with the names of extremists. iraqi news 3 A cross-dressing jihadi was caught dressed up as a woman in the Iraqi town of Sharqat Abu Omar al-Assafi had been installed as an ISIS governor in the Sharqat region of Iraq after the terror group swept to power in 2014. But security forces in the country caught him trying to sneak ou
See our privacy notice Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email ISIS is using Twitter to ask for suggestions on how to kill a captured Jordanian pilot - with supporters posting gruesome photographs and sick recommendations. Pilot First Lieutenant Muath al-Kasaesbeh - also known as Moaz - was seized by ISIS fighters on Christmas Eve after his plane came down in Syria. The terrorist group and the US have disputed whether the plane was shot down but images showe
Print An audio message released by a media company working with ISIS warns that the Muslim terror army wants to "blow up your White House, Big Ben and the Eiffel Tower." The audio message by Abu Muhammad Al-'Adnani, titled "So They Kill And Are Killed," was released by the media company Al-Furqan, reported the Middle East Media Research Institute . "The message is mainly meant to boost the morale of ISIS soldiers, with Al-Adnani reaffirming that ISIS continues to be strong and to expand despit
A shocking new propaganda video purportedly shows teenage boys grinning with delight as they prepare to execute five innocent men accused of being spies in the Iraqi city of Nineveh after the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) called for volunteers to kill "apostates." "ISIS jihadis present[ed] the prisoners to an assembled crowd of captive locals from the city of Nineveh, Iraq," reports the U.K.'s Express . "They then call for volunteers from the mass of onlookers before five young men step forward with
On the "Free James Foley" Facebook page , run by executed American journalist James Foley 's family, a letter was posted Sunday that is said to have been written by Foley himself. The letter opens with a disclaimer from the person who posted it, stating that written correspondence Foley attempted to have with his family was confiscated by his captors, the Islamic terrorist group ISIS. The text of the letter, according to the disclaimer, was translated to the Foley family by way of a fellow hosta
A major embarrassment for the Pentagon today, as apparent ISIS supporters took over the YouTube and Twitter accounts of CENTCOM . A group describing themselves as the "CyberCaliphate" apparently gained control of the official Twitter and YouTube pages of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Monday and began posting messages supportive of the jihadist group Islamic State (also known as ISIS). The hack occurred at the same time as President Barack Obama was giving a speech on cybersecurity at the off
Surgut attacker swore oath to ISIL A video of the man swearing an oath to the Islamic State terrorist organization (banned in Russia) has appeared on the Internet. The man in the video is believed to be the attacker, who massacred people on a central street in the city of Surgut, injuring seven, two of them seriously. As reported by SITE Intelligence Group that monitors activities of terrorists, the man in the video is named as Masaud al-Surguti. In the video, he calls for violent actions. The a
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Wired's Kim Zetter rounds up some of the highlights from Untangling the Web: A Guide to Internet Research [PDF], an NSA guide to finding unintentionally published confidential material on the Web produced by the NSA and released in response to a Muckrock Freedom of Information Act request. As Zetter notes, the tactics discussed as described as legal, but are the kind of thing that weev is doing 3.5 years in a Federal pen for: Want to find spreadsheets full of passwords in Russia? Type "filetype:
It appears that internet juggernaut Comcast has quietly backed away from their public promise to uphold net neutrality, removing the written pledge from their website the same day that the FCC announced their intent to eliminate it. Previously, Comcast had promised to uphold net neutrality and not charge websites or other online applications for fast lanes. In 2014, Comcast added the following interior page to their website: corporate.comcast.com/openinternet/open-net-neutrality The site contain
Yesterday was a busy day for me. It was the official launch of my index card book. Yet what I will most remember about the day has nothing to do with that. It was the sight of the president wiping away tears as he discussed the continuing tragedy of gun violence. Mark already mentioned it . I just want to a little something. Mayors, governors, and presidents bear witness to pain and tragedy. That's particularly true in the area of gun violence, where politicians regularly meet with and seek to c
If you searched " Google" on Google yesterday, two headlines would appear. First, the European Union levied a 5.1 billion dollar anti-trust fine against Google regarding its Android operating system. Second, Google unveiled plans to lay an additional trans-Atlantic cable from Virginia to France. Assuming that trust busting is economically beneficial, the EU's actions against Google are unfounded. In a tweet from European Commission's anti-trust chief Margrethe Vestager, Google is accused of limi
We've known for a while that "permafrost" was a misnomer (see " Thawing permafrost feedback will turn Arctic from carbon sink to source in the 2020s " and links below). The defrosting permamelt will likely add 0.4degF -- 1.5degF to total global warming by 2100. A new study, "Surface exposure to sunlight stimulates CO2 release from permafrost soil carbon in the Arctic" suggests the process may happen even faster than we thought. As permafrost ice melts, the soil collapses and either creates an er
And the agency's timing couldn't have been worse. For starters, the immediate recognition of MBH98 on page 5 of the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) Climate Change Science Compendium 2009 sparked email exchanges which lead to this piece at Climate Audit , which, in turn, lead to immediate on-line outrage among many who write on the subject. Then, only days later, CA's Steve Mcintyre received and analyzed data he had been denied for years, which allowed him to debunk the data alarm
Conditional cash transfers (CCTs) have been heralded across the political spectrum as a fast, affordable way to improve the global poor's access to basic services and bring about important social gains. The International Monetary Fund claims that CCTs are "smart economics" that "empower women," while Argentine President Cristina Kirchner praises the programs for contributing to development and promoting the inclusion of "the most vulnerable sectors" of society. CCT mechanisms are quite simple. T
Plug "GOP Establishment" into Google and you get 362,000 results. Try "GOPe" and you get 373,000 more. Everyone hates them, but who and what is the GOP Establishment? According to Wikipedia , it refers to "the traditional, moderate-to-conservative members of the Republican Party of the United States." Of course, "moderate-to-conservative" seems to include everyone in the GOP. Several outsiders have tried to nail down the definition further, echoing Breitbart's Tony Lee : "Those who want to prese
Thanks to online booking services, seeing the world works differently. No booking site has risen to power quite like Airbnb, which has connected more than 60 million travelers with 2 million listings worldwide. However, Airbnb 's omnipresence has a dark side that includes discriminatory hosts , illegal listings and even damages to local economies . Additionally, due to its sheer size, there are some services Airbnb just can't offer, like relationships with locals and staff inspections of prope
Wired's Kim Zetter rounds up some of the highlights from Untangling the Web: A Guide to Internet Research [PDF], an NSA guide to finding unintentionally published confidential material on the Web produced by the NSA and released in response to a Muckrock Freedom of Information Act request. As Zetter notes, the tactics discussed as described as legal, but are the kind of thing that weev is doing 3.5 years in a Federal pen for: Want to find spreadsheets full of passwords in Russia? Type "filetype:
It appears that internet juggernaut Comcast has quietly backed away from their public promise to uphold net neutrality, removing the written pledge from their website the same day that the FCC announced their intent to eliminate it. Previously, Comcast had promised to uphold net neutrality and not charge websites or other online applications for fast lanes. In 2014, Comcast added the following interior page to their website: corporate.comcast.com/openinternet/open-net-neutrality The site contain
Yesterday was a busy day for me. It was the official launch of my index card book. Yet what I will most remember about the day has nothing to do with that. It was the sight of the president wiping away tears as he discussed the continuing tragedy of gun violence. Mark already mentioned it . I just want to a little something. Mayors, governors, and presidents bear witness to pain and tragedy. That's particularly true in the area of gun violence, where politicians regularly meet with and seek to c
If you searched " Google" on Google yesterday, two headlines would appear. First, the European Union levied a 5.1 billion dollar anti-trust fine against Google regarding its Android operating system. Second, Google unveiled plans to lay an additional trans-Atlantic cable from Virginia to France. Assuming that trust busting is economically beneficial, the EU's actions against Google are unfounded. In a tweet from European Commission's anti-trust chief Margrethe Vestager, Google is accused of limi
We've known for a while that "permafrost" was a misnomer (see " Thawing permafrost feedback will turn Arctic from carbon sink to source in the 2020s " and links below). The defrosting permamelt will likely add 0.4degF -- 1.5degF to total global warming by 2100. A new study, "Surface exposure to sunlight stimulates CO2 release from permafrost soil carbon in the Arctic" suggests the process may happen even faster than we thought. As permafrost ice melts, the soil collapses and either creates an er
And the agency's timing couldn't have been worse. For starters, the immediate recognition of MBH98 on page 5 of the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) Climate Change Science Compendium 2009 sparked email exchanges which lead to this piece at Climate Audit , which, in turn, lead to immediate on-line outrage among many who write on the subject. Then, only days later, CA's Steve Mcintyre received and analyzed data he had been denied for years, which allowed him to debunk the data alarm
Conditional cash transfers (CCTs) have been heralded across the political spectrum as a fast, affordable way to improve the global poor's access to basic services and bring about important social gains. The International Monetary Fund claims that CCTs are "smart economics" that "empower women," while Argentine President Cristina Kirchner praises the programs for contributing to development and promoting the inclusion of "the most vulnerable sectors" of society. CCT mechanisms are quite simple. T
Plug "GOP Establishment" into Google and you get 362,000 results. Try "GOPe" and you get 373,000 more. Everyone hates them, but who and what is the GOP Establishment? According to Wikipedia , it refers to "the traditional, moderate-to-conservative members of the Republican Party of the United States." Of course, "moderate-to-conservative" seems to include everyone in the GOP. Several outsiders have tried to nail down the definition further, echoing Breitbart's Tony Lee : "Those who want to prese
Thanks to online booking services, seeing the world works differently. No booking site has risen to power quite like Airbnb, which has connected more than 60 million travelers with 2 million listings worldwide. However, Airbnb 's omnipresence has a dark side that includes discriminatory hosts , illegal listings and even damages to local economies . Additionally, due to its sheer size, there are some services Airbnb just can't offer, like relationships with locals and staff inspections of prope
Apocalyptic futures are common plot lines these days, but few as starling as this one. It has all of the big-ticket items like global warming and alien invasion, but with the added element of passionate and physical acting. Serenading Adela: A Street Opera is a major new community theatre event now in rehearsal. It celebrates a colourful protest on January 7, 1918, when, on a hot summer night during World War I, supporters of British-born suffragette and anti-war militant Adela Pankhurst gathere
nationalize the fed (2,169 posts) Inside the world's largest fuel cell plant In America? Of course not. No one will even guess that. The US is busy fracking ...Drill Baby Drill! Inside the world's largest fuel cell plant in South Korea U Jean Jung CCTV.com July 26, 2015 Fuel cells are often mentioned in the context of hydrogen-powered cars, but they can also be used to power homes. We visited the world's largest fuel cell power plant in South Korea's Hwaseong city, to find out why fuel cells cou
Micro-electronics is changing the world at a blinding speed as the 'third industrial revolution' replaces brain power with machine power. Communications technologies, driven by high-speed micro-processors, fibre-optics and satellite systems have changed profoundly the amount and speed at which information can be stored, transmitted and exchanged. Surf Potatoes A study in May 1996 by the Georgia Institute of Technology confirmed that most net users are affluent North American males looking for en
Featuring simple, bold, and colorful illustrations, A Beginner's Guide to Immortality examines humanity's never-ending quest to discover the secret to eternal life. The book is categorized into five options on extending one's life: Elixirs, Meeting Immortals, Visiting Magical Places, Patience, and The Future. Starting with a look at historical figures such as Gilgamesh's search for youth-restoring seaweed and Qin She Huang's hunt for a fruit which grants eternal life, the book touches on the uns
CHRIS HARDWICK at the Sony Centre (1 Front East), Saturday (September 26), 9:45 pm. Passes $69-$129 (includes one headline act), individual tickets from $32.50. jfl42.com . In the past four days, Chris Hardwick has taped four half-hour comedy shows, recorded five hour-long interviews and taken a red-eye to Texas to do a stand-up set. This is, he says by phone from Houston, a "not atypical" week for him. Still, he adds, "even if I map out my day, there are still pockets where I go, 'Oh, I could h
The Vepr 12 manufactured at the Molot Oruzhie factory in Russia is a semi-automatic, box-fed magazine, 12-gauge shotgun that will rip, snort and tear through targets like a beast. There is nothing subtle about the Vepr 12. It was designed for self-defense, hunting, 3-Gun competitions, and any situation where you need to shoot and reload a 12-gauge shotgun fast. In this sense the Vepr speaks in volumes. As of February of 2016 the FIME Group in Las Vegas has a long-term, exclusive agreement with M
Sun Wheel I mandala In some ways my experience of the heart of Beliefnet has been tangential. Focused mainly on art and healing, I have paid less than full attention to the remarkable phenomonen of Beliefnet itself and it's intermixing of so many spiritual paths. No more! This is a little story of where I've been and where I think I'm going, spiritually. I'd be grateful to hear from others about their own journeys. Although I was raised Jewish, I have not been active in that faith since my Bar M
My friend Daniel Martin Diaz 's exquisite paintings lie at the intersection of science, art, and magic to provoke questions about technology, physics, theories of mind, and the nature of reality. He has an exhibition of spectacular new works opening in San Francisco today at the wonderful science/nature/curiosity shop Paxton Gate . The show is titled titled "Atomic Enlightenment." Indeed. Get illuminated. Daniel writes: Over the past few years, I have become immersed in scientific and philosophi
Below are five new books for the bookshelves of ecosocialists. They cover climate change, the Anthropocene, water and food -- plus an inspiring account of the Russian Revolution by award-winning science fiction writer China Mieville. Will The Flower Slip Through The Asphalt: Writers Respond to Capitalist Climate Change Edited by Vijay Prashad LeftWord Books, 2017 In the 2016 Edward Said lecture, Naomi Klein linked the question of climate with the question of occupation, pointing out that those w
The graph at this link from icecap.us shows that the average global temperature has been dropping since at least 2002, even though the concentration of CO 2 in the atmosphere has been increasing. A graph based on satellite temperature readings can be found at the appropriately named "algorelied" website . Here the data is put into a 30-year perspective. Markers indicate that the temperature has decreased by 0.74degF (0.39degC) since January 24, 2006. The significance of that date? That's when Al
nationalize the fed (2,169 posts) Inside the world's largest fuel cell plant In America? Of course not. No one will even guess that. The US is busy fracking ...Drill Baby Drill! Inside the world's largest fuel cell plant in South Korea U Jean Jung CCTV.com July 26, 2015 Fuel cells are often mentioned in the context of hydrogen-powered cars, but they can also be used to power homes. We visited the world's largest fuel cell power plant in South Korea's Hwaseong city, to find out why fuel cells cou
Micro-electronics is changing the world at a blinding speed as the 'third industrial revolution' replaces brain power with machine power. Communications technologies, driven by high-speed micro-processors, fibre-optics and satellite systems have changed profoundly the amount and speed at which information can be stored, transmitted and exchanged. Surf Potatoes A study in May 1996 by the Georgia Institute of Technology confirmed that most net users are affluent North American males looking for en
Featuring simple, bold, and colorful illustrations, A Beginner's Guide to Immortality examines humanity's never-ending quest to discover the secret to eternal life. The book is categorized into five options on extending one's life: Elixirs, Meeting Immortals, Visiting Magical Places, Patience, and The Future. Starting with a look at historical figures such as Gilgamesh's search for youth-restoring seaweed and Qin She Huang's hunt for a fruit which grants eternal life, the book touches on the uns
CHRIS HARDWICK at the Sony Centre (1 Front East), Saturday (September 26), 9:45 pm. Passes $69-$129 (includes one headline act), individual tickets from $32.50. jfl42.com . In the past four days, Chris Hardwick has taped four half-hour comedy shows, recorded five hour-long interviews and taken a red-eye to Texas to do a stand-up set. This is, he says by phone from Houston, a "not atypical" week for him. Still, he adds, "even if I map out my day, there are still pockets where I go, 'Oh, I could h
The Vepr 12 manufactured at the Molot Oruzhie factory in Russia is a semi-automatic, box-fed magazine, 12-gauge shotgun that will rip, snort and tear through targets like a beast. There is nothing subtle about the Vepr 12. It was designed for self-defense, hunting, 3-Gun competitions, and any situation where you need to shoot and reload a 12-gauge shotgun fast. In this sense the Vepr speaks in volumes. As of February of 2016 the FIME Group in Las Vegas has a long-term, exclusive agreement with M
Sun Wheel I mandala In some ways my experience of the heart of Beliefnet has been tangential. Focused mainly on art and healing, I have paid less than full attention to the remarkable phenomonen of Beliefnet itself and it's intermixing of so many spiritual paths. No more! This is a little story of where I've been and where I think I'm going, spiritually. I'd be grateful to hear from others about their own journeys. Although I was raised Jewish, I have not been active in that faith since my Bar M
My friend Daniel Martin Diaz 's exquisite paintings lie at the intersection of science, art, and magic to provoke questions about technology, physics, theories of mind, and the nature of reality. He has an exhibition of spectacular new works opening in San Francisco today at the wonderful science/nature/curiosity shop Paxton Gate . The show is titled titled "Atomic Enlightenment." Indeed. Get illuminated. Daniel writes: Over the past few years, I have become immersed in scientific and philosophi
Below are five new books for the bookshelves of ecosocialists. They cover climate change, the Anthropocene, water and food -- plus an inspiring account of the Russian Revolution by award-winning science fiction writer China Mieville. Will The Flower Slip Through The Asphalt: Writers Respond to Capitalist Climate Change Edited by Vijay Prashad LeftWord Books, 2017 In the 2016 Edward Said lecture, Naomi Klein linked the question of climate with the question of occupation, pointing out that those w
The graph at this link from icecap.us shows that the average global temperature has been dropping since at least 2002, even though the concentration of CO 2 in the atmosphere has been increasing. A graph based on satellite temperature readings can be found at the appropriately named "algorelied" website . Here the data is put into a 30-year perspective. Markers indicate that the temperature has decreased by 0.74degF (0.39degC) since January 24, 2006. The significance of that date? That's when Al
The question at the center of the economic debate has been whether, as the recovery continues, employers will finally start hiring the long-term unemployed. One tell-tale sign will be what happens with wages. If they grow over the next year, that's a sign that employers are paying workers more because they are competing for scarce labor--something unnecessary if firms are actually willing to hire the long-term unemployed. But if wages don't grow quickly, that means employers aren't having troub
McKinsey: Massive Govt Investment Will Be Needed After Automation Wipes Out Jobs 1:57 PM 11/29/2017 Tim Pearce | Energy Reporter A new report from the international consulting firm McKinsey and Co. says heavy government investment in job training, education and unemployment assistance will be needed to mitigate automation's costs to labor. The international workforce must be more dynamic and flexible in transitioning from increasingly automated industries to emerging and expanding ones, accordin
Chicago taxi drivers are staging a slowdown to press their demand for a fare hike and the regulation of ridesharing operations in Illinois. Broadcaster WBBM in Chicago reports there were few taxis at Midway Airport on Thursday, and United Taxi Drivers Community Council Fayez Khozindar is wishing "good luck" to people attempting to grab a cab Friday in the city or its airports. Department of Aviation spokeswoman Karen Pride said the city hasn't been notified of any slowdown. She said taxis contin
The Associated Press this week dove into Labor Department data and found something interesting: states that raised their minimum wage are creating more jobs than states that didn't. It's the kind of development that does no favors for Republican Party orthodoxy. In light of the data, I thought prominent GOP figures might avoid the subject for a while, though Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) may have missed the memo. President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama gave a joint interview last month in which t
pan with mousewheel pinch A full 12.6 percent--75 million--of young people around the globe are unemployed, but only 43 percent of employers say there are enough qualified entry-level applicants. The McKinsey Center for Global Governance turns the spotlight on what youth and employers say about three milestones critical to getting folks to work: enrollment in postsecondary education, closing the skills gap, and finding a job. Want to share your point of view on the job market in your country, an
"The waste of taxpayer money--none of us can feel good about," Education Secretary Arne Duncan told the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human Services and Education just last month. Yet, he is calling for a 48% increase in the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) quarter-billion-dollar-a-year ($253.2 million) program designed to create, expand, and replicate charter schools--an initiative repeatedly criticized by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for suspected waste and ina
Practically everything in the news these days is tied in some way to the state of our flailing economy. Unemployment is on the rise, people are losing their homes, companies are filing for bankruptcy protection, bankers and auto manufacturers are begging Congress for help and stock markets are freefalling without parachutes. Charities and homeless shelters are in near panic mode as donations shrivel and lines grow at their doorsteps. College students face the more-for-less reality of higher tuit
No More Red Shirts at Target? Patrice J. Lee Advocates of hiking the minimum wage to levels that many employers might consider unsustainable might want to consider that, faced with a workforce that is too expensive, many employers are likely to turn to workers who don't care what the minimum wage is: robots. In another sign of the times, mega retailer Target is experimenting with robots in stores. Buried in an interesting article about how Target wants to become a major e-commerce player and is
The October jobs report showed the economy growing robustly in October--a marked turnaround from September's disappointing numbers. The payroll survey reported that employers added 271,000 net new jobs in October, almost double the number of net jobs created in September. The household survey found unemployment falling slightly to 5.0 percent--the lowest since early 2008. Digging below the headline figures, the details of the October report showed mostly good news. Revisions to the payroll surve
yallerdawg (15,914 posts) A jobs threat worse than mass store closures could fire more than 7 million retail workers When robots replace slave wages, then what do we do? Source: Business Insider, by Hayley Peterson ***** Roughly 6 million to 7.5 million retail jobs "likely will be automated out of existence in the coming years, leaving a large portion of the retail workforce at risk of becoming 'stranded workers,'" according to the 56-page report by investment advisory firm Cornerstone Capital G
McKinsey: Massive Govt Investment Will Be Needed After Automation Wipes Out Jobs 1:57 PM 11/29/2017 Tim Pearce | Energy Reporter A new report from the international consulting firm McKinsey and Co. says heavy government investment in job training, education and unemployment assistance will be needed to mitigate automation's costs to labor. The international workforce must be more dynamic and flexible in transitioning from increasingly automated industries to emerging and expanding ones, accordin
Chicago taxi drivers are staging a slowdown to press their demand for a fare hike and the regulation of ridesharing operations in Illinois. Broadcaster WBBM in Chicago reports there were few taxis at Midway Airport on Thursday, and United Taxi Drivers Community Council Fayez Khozindar is wishing "good luck" to people attempting to grab a cab Friday in the city or its airports. Department of Aviation spokeswoman Karen Pride said the city hasn't been notified of any slowdown. She said taxis contin
The Associated Press this week dove into Labor Department data and found something interesting: states that raised their minimum wage are creating more jobs than states that didn't. It's the kind of development that does no favors for Republican Party orthodoxy. In light of the data, I thought prominent GOP figures might avoid the subject for a while, though Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) may have missed the memo. President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama gave a joint interview last month in which t
pan with mousewheel pinch A full 12.6 percent--75 million--of young people around the globe are unemployed, but only 43 percent of employers say there are enough qualified entry-level applicants. The McKinsey Center for Global Governance turns the spotlight on what youth and employers say about three milestones critical to getting folks to work: enrollment in postsecondary education, closing the skills gap, and finding a job. Want to share your point of view on the job market in your country, an
"The waste of taxpayer money--none of us can feel good about," Education Secretary Arne Duncan told the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human Services and Education just last month. Yet, he is calling for a 48% increase in the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) quarter-billion-dollar-a-year ($253.2 million) program designed to create, expand, and replicate charter schools--an initiative repeatedly criticized by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for suspected waste and ina
Practically everything in the news these days is tied in some way to the state of our flailing economy. Unemployment is on the rise, people are losing their homes, companies are filing for bankruptcy protection, bankers and auto manufacturers are begging Congress for help and stock markets are freefalling without parachutes. Charities and homeless shelters are in near panic mode as donations shrivel and lines grow at their doorsteps. College students face the more-for-less reality of higher tuit
No More Red Shirts at Target? Patrice J. Lee Advocates of hiking the minimum wage to levels that many employers might consider unsustainable might want to consider that, faced with a workforce that is too expensive, many employers are likely to turn to workers who don't care what the minimum wage is: robots. In another sign of the times, mega retailer Target is experimenting with robots in stores. Buried in an interesting article about how Target wants to become a major e-commerce player and is
The October jobs report showed the economy growing robustly in October--a marked turnaround from September's disappointing numbers. The payroll survey reported that employers added 271,000 net new jobs in October, almost double the number of net jobs created in September. The household survey found unemployment falling slightly to 5.0 percent--the lowest since early 2008. Digging below the headline figures, the details of the October report showed mostly good news. Revisions to the payroll surve
yallerdawg (15,914 posts) A jobs threat worse than mass store closures could fire more than 7 million retail workers When robots replace slave wages, then what do we do? Source: Business Insider, by Hayley Peterson ***** Roughly 6 million to 7.5 million retail jobs "likely will be automated out of existence in the coming years, leaving a large portion of the retail workforce at risk of becoming 'stranded workers,'" according to the 56-page report by investment advisory firm Cornerstone Capital G
CELTIC could be set to pay their lowest-paid workers a minimum of PS7.85 an hour - but will NOT sign up to the living wage. Accredited living wage employers agree to pay all staff PS7.85. And while chairman Ian Bankier revealed he will talk to workers about getting their wages up to that amount, he said signing up to the campaign is not in the club's interest. A petition calling for Celtic to sign up to the living wage has been signed by more than 10,000 fans. But Bankier said: "If we sign up to
Wal-Mart announced Thursday that it will raise all of its full-time and part-time employees' pay to at least $9 an hour starting in the spring. The company also said it will raise its minimum wage to $10 an hour by 2016. According to a statement, average hourly wage for full-time workers will also increase from $12.85 to $13 an hour. Wal-Mart will spend $1 billion in the process of raising its wages and changing training programs for employees. This year, the company reported $485.7 billion in r
Before voting to ban floating billboards in his city, Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine told the company behind the concept that it was an "interesting business." He must have meant it: A month and a half later, he's now using their services to advertise. Levine launched a personally funded campaign against Airbnb yesterday across the bay while the Miami City Commission voted on enforcing short-term rental laws. As noted by Miami Herald reporter David Smiley, that campaign included hiring Ballyhoo
FCC Commish Ajit Pai does his best Adam Sandler In an exciting example of Unleashing the Free Market, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair Ajit Pai exploited one weird regulatory loophole to allow right-leaning Sinclair Broadcasting Group -- already the single biggest owner of local TV stations in the country -- to expand even further by buying 42 stations from Tribune Media, which will mean that, if the deal goes through, Sinclair stations would reach 72 percent of American homes -- or
We are so used to seeing corporations wilt in the face of SJW scammers that when one steps forward to fight against a contrived leftist-ideologue attack, conservatives need to take note, and cheer. There are few attacks so contrived as the one put together by Democratic state attorneys general (led by New York's Eric Schneiderman and Massachusetts's Maura Healy) against Exxon, which charges the oil giant with being a climate denier , engaging in an entirely concocted and new and bogus type of cr
It's been almost four months since Ron Huberman stepped down as CEO of the Chicago Public Schools, and the good news is that the system rolls on without its fearless leader--schools open every day, teachers and other staff report to work, kids attend class, and there was a full basketball season just like always. Brooks high school won the boys city championship, by the way, in a nail-biter against Farragut. Congratulations, coach Bobby Locke. And the bad news? Well, I'm not sure there's really
Markets work. That's the message from Walmart's decision to raise its starting wage for 500,000 of its 1.3 million US employees to $10 per hour starting next year. That's 37% above the statutory minimum of $7.25. No, the notably cost-conscious company, the largest private-sector employer in America, the world's largest retailer, and a company that has prospered by making stuff available at prices that lower- and middle-income Americans can afford -- microwave ovens go for $44 -- didn't suddenly
Wal-mart announced yesterday that it is ending their membership in ALEC, making it the 18th corporation to do so. The company also joins 4 nonprofits and 54 state legislators who have severed their ties to the organization. Wal-Mart had been a member of ALEC since 1993, was a member of ALEC's Corporate Board and was the co-chair of the recently-disbanded Public Safety and Elections Task Force - the committee responsible for advancing dangerous gun legislation like Florida's "Stand Your Ground" l
Walmart will start selling cars at 25 of its supercenters in Houston, Dallas, Phoenix, and Oklahoma City with the help of partnerships with AutoNation Inc. and CarSaver.com. Ally Financial will be the preferred lender for the program, which will launch April 1 on CarSaver.com, an online auto retail platform, Automotive News reported . CarSaver allows customers to select, finance, and insure vehicles through its touch-screen kiosk, which will be located in the Walmart stores, or online, according
Washington, D.C., waiters are not prepared to take a pay-cut to listen to the bellyaching of political professionals. On Tuesday residents of the capital will vote on Proposition 77, which would eliminate the tipped wage and instead pay wait staff $15 an hour by 2020. The union-backed proposal has won plaudits from Big Labor allies and academics, but restaurant workers are campaigning to defeat it. Every light pole around 18th and K Streets Northwest features a "Vote No" sign. A block down sits
Wal-Mart announced Thursday that it will raise all of its full-time and part-time employees' pay to at least $9 an hour starting in the spring. The company also said it will raise its minimum wage to $10 an hour by 2016. According to a statement, average hourly wage for full-time workers will also increase from $12.85 to $13 an hour. Wal-Mart will spend $1 billion in the process of raising its wages and changing training programs for employees. This year, the company reported $485.7 billion in r
Before voting to ban floating billboards in his city, Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine told the company behind the concept that it was an "interesting business." He must have meant it: A month and a half later, he's now using their services to advertise. Levine launched a personally funded campaign against Airbnb yesterday across the bay while the Miami City Commission voted on enforcing short-term rental laws. As noted by Miami Herald reporter David Smiley, that campaign included hiring Ballyhoo
FCC Commish Ajit Pai does his best Adam Sandler In an exciting example of Unleashing the Free Market, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair Ajit Pai exploited one weird regulatory loophole to allow right-leaning Sinclair Broadcasting Group -- already the single biggest owner of local TV stations in the country -- to expand even further by buying 42 stations from Tribune Media, which will mean that, if the deal goes through, Sinclair stations would reach 72 percent of American homes -- or
We are so used to seeing corporations wilt in the face of SJW scammers that when one steps forward to fight against a contrived leftist-ideologue attack, conservatives need to take note, and cheer. There are few attacks so contrived as the one put together by Democratic state attorneys general (led by New York's Eric Schneiderman and Massachusetts's Maura Healy) against Exxon, which charges the oil giant with being a climate denier , engaging in an entirely concocted and new and bogus type of cr
It's been almost four months since Ron Huberman stepped down as CEO of the Chicago Public Schools, and the good news is that the system rolls on without its fearless leader--schools open every day, teachers and other staff report to work, kids attend class, and there was a full basketball season just like always. Brooks high school won the boys city championship, by the way, in a nail-biter against Farragut. Congratulations, coach Bobby Locke. And the bad news? Well, I'm not sure there's really
Markets work. That's the message from Walmart's decision to raise its starting wage for 500,000 of its 1.3 million US employees to $10 per hour starting next year. That's 37% above the statutory minimum of $7.25. No, the notably cost-conscious company, the largest private-sector employer in America, the world's largest retailer, and a company that has prospered by making stuff available at prices that lower- and middle-income Americans can afford -- microwave ovens go for $44 -- didn't suddenly
Wal-mart announced yesterday that it is ending their membership in ALEC, making it the 18th corporation to do so. The company also joins 4 nonprofits and 54 state legislators who have severed their ties to the organization. Wal-Mart had been a member of ALEC since 1993, was a member of ALEC's Corporate Board and was the co-chair of the recently-disbanded Public Safety and Elections Task Force - the committee responsible for advancing dangerous gun legislation like Florida's "Stand Your Ground" l
Walmart will start selling cars at 25 of its supercenters in Houston, Dallas, Phoenix, and Oklahoma City with the help of partnerships with AutoNation Inc. and CarSaver.com. Ally Financial will be the preferred lender for the program, which will launch April 1 on CarSaver.com, an online auto retail platform, Automotive News reported . CarSaver allows customers to select, finance, and insure vehicles through its touch-screen kiosk, which will be located in the Walmart stores, or online, according
Washington, D.C., waiters are not prepared to take a pay-cut to listen to the bellyaching of political professionals. On Tuesday residents of the capital will vote on Proposition 77, which would eliminate the tipped wage and instead pay wait staff $15 an hour by 2020. The union-backed proposal has won plaudits from Big Labor allies and academics, but restaurant workers are campaigning to defeat it. Every light pole around 18th and K Streets Northwest features a "Vote No" sign. A block down sits
This goes hand-in-hand with that other story about the "feminist studies" prof stealing a sign from an anti-abortion activist and then assaulting her. The same people who want to convince you that such things don't matter -- people who call themselves journalists -- will turn right around and twist the words of somebody they don't like. First, some background. Last year, this happened at a pro-life protest in Austin, TX (video courtesy of the Washington Free Beacon ): As this woman is talking, y
This video is refreshing. Real Americans came to the defense of an American Muslim woman being verbally insulted by a racist white man. This how we individually can counter those who Trump has enabled into making racism vogue. Columnist for Middle East Eye and The New Arab, host of @ChannelTheRage, and the author of "The New Atheist Threat" uploaded the video that everyone should watch. This is how one should handle a racist in any store are in any situation. It would indeed reverse the Trump Ef
Oh, sick ! Apparently fueled by leftists allegedly to inject "imagined" racism into the presidential race, a conservative blogger created this horrifying image. In case you can't read the fine print, it reads: The Fucking Solution: Do not consult a doctor. Tie the rope tight. Do not try this at home; go somewhere where no one will find you. Do consumer alcohol while using this treatment. Do no sedate yourself. Do not care. Do not say goodbye. Do it now. The blogger, who has since removed the ima
When Bryan Thornhill's 10-year-old son was suspended from the bus for bullying , he decided it was time to enact his own punishment as well. In a video, which he has since made private on Facebook, Thornhill explained he "can't stand" bullying, and since he doesn't tolerate it, he decided to make his son run the approximate one mile to school for the week. "The good news is he keeps up a pretty good mile pace at six miles an hour," Thornhill joked as he drove behind his son running in the rain.
Last month a PhD student named only as "Irianna" by the press was jailed for 13 years for being a member of Greek insurrectionist group Conspiracy of Fire Cells . The case has caused uproar across the country as the 29-year-old language student, who says she has no connection to the group and is not an anarchist, was convicted on the basis of a single, partial fingerprint on a gun clip. The case, which sparked a major riot in downtown Athens on July 17th when Irianna's appeal was rejected, has
It has been much-publicized that 34-year-old army specialist Ivan Lopez is the man behind the tragic Fort Hood shooting incident that claimed 4 lives and injured 16. However, there are some little-known facts and figures about the unfortunate incident that most people do not know about. As investigators continue searching for the major cause of the shooting spree, there are some few facts about the shooter that prove he lived a normal life just like any other human being not until hell broke loo
If you were to ask Glenn Greenwald or David Sirota about President Obama, they'll tell you he's a blood-thirsty, warmongering murderer of women and children. Indeed, the far-left believes the president is an Muslim-hating drone-aholic whose "secret kill list," his order to "extrajudicially" kill U.S.-born al-Qaeda terrorist Anwar Al-Awlaki along with Al-Awlaki's 16-year-old son, and his braggadocio about becoming "good" at killing people makes him a war criminal punishable by, at least, impeachm
In yet another example of gay activist overreach, an Oregon official has not only burdened a Christian couple with a ridiculous fine, he has imposed a gag order on them. But Aaron and Melissa Klein aren't backing down. In one of the most egregious anti-Christian acts committed by a state official in recent memory, Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian not only upheld the ridiculous $135,000 fine levied against Aaron and Melissa Klein for declining to bake a cake for a lesbian commitment ceremon
A pro-life activist group has released a video that shows a man angrily assaulting them for their anti-abortion activities while declaring his actions were "non-violent," and then being slapped with a criminal citation by police. The incident occurred May 10, 2016 near Gahanna Lincoln High School in Columbus, Ohio. Ian Spencer and several other members of the anti-abortion group Created Equal Films planned to stand outside the high school showing images of aborted fetuses and attempt to engage i
Hate-filled leftist gay activist Dan Savage was at it again last Thursday. In a presentation at Winona State University in Minnesota, Savage went on another vulgarity-laden tirade in front of students this time saying that "every dead gay kid is a victory for the Family Research Council" and that "Tony Perkins sits on a pile of dead gay kids every day when he goes to work" (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary, serious vulgarity warning): DAN SAVAGE: Tony Perkins and the Fami
This video is refreshing. Real Americans came to the defense of an American Muslim woman being verbally insulted by a racist white man. This how we individually can counter those who Trump has enabled into making racism vogue. Columnist for Middle East Eye and The New Arab, host of @ChannelTheRage, and the author of "The New Atheist Threat" uploaded the video that everyone should watch. This is how one should handle a racist in any store are in any situation. It would indeed reverse the Trump Ef
Oh, sick ! Apparently fueled by leftists allegedly to inject "imagined" racism into the presidential race, a conservative blogger created this horrifying image. In case you can't read the fine print, it reads: The Fucking Solution: Do not consult a doctor. Tie the rope tight. Do not try this at home; go somewhere where no one will find you. Do consumer alcohol while using this treatment. Do no sedate yourself. Do not care. Do not say goodbye. Do it now. The blogger, who has since removed the ima
When Bryan Thornhill's 10-year-old son was suspended from the bus for bullying , he decided it was time to enact his own punishment as well. In a video, which he has since made private on Facebook, Thornhill explained he "can't stand" bullying, and since he doesn't tolerate it, he decided to make his son run the approximate one mile to school for the week. "The good news is he keeps up a pretty good mile pace at six miles an hour," Thornhill joked as he drove behind his son running in the rain.
Last month a PhD student named only as "Irianna" by the press was jailed for 13 years for being a member of Greek insurrectionist group Conspiracy of Fire Cells . The case has caused uproar across the country as the 29-year-old language student, who says she has no connection to the group and is not an anarchist, was convicted on the basis of a single, partial fingerprint on a gun clip. The case, which sparked a major riot in downtown Athens on July 17th when Irianna's appeal was rejected, has
It has been much-publicized that 34-year-old army specialist Ivan Lopez is the man behind the tragic Fort Hood shooting incident that claimed 4 lives and injured 16. However, there are some little-known facts and figures about the unfortunate incident that most people do not know about. As investigators continue searching for the major cause of the shooting spree, there are some few facts about the shooter that prove he lived a normal life just like any other human being not until hell broke loo
If you were to ask Glenn Greenwald or David Sirota about President Obama, they'll tell you he's a blood-thirsty, warmongering murderer of women and children. Indeed, the far-left believes the president is an Muslim-hating drone-aholic whose "secret kill list," his order to "extrajudicially" kill U.S.-born al-Qaeda terrorist Anwar Al-Awlaki along with Al-Awlaki's 16-year-old son, and his braggadocio about becoming "good" at killing people makes him a war criminal punishable by, at least, impeachm
In yet another example of gay activist overreach, an Oregon official has not only burdened a Christian couple with a ridiculous fine, he has imposed a gag order on them. But Aaron and Melissa Klein aren't backing down. In one of the most egregious anti-Christian acts committed by a state official in recent memory, Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian not only upheld the ridiculous $135,000 fine levied against Aaron and Melissa Klein for declining to bake a cake for a lesbian commitment ceremon
A pro-life activist group has released a video that shows a man angrily assaulting them for their anti-abortion activities while declaring his actions were "non-violent," and then being slapped with a criminal citation by police. The incident occurred May 10, 2016 near Gahanna Lincoln High School in Columbus, Ohio. Ian Spencer and several other members of the anti-abortion group Created Equal Films planned to stand outside the high school showing images of aborted fetuses and attempt to engage i
Hate-filled leftist gay activist Dan Savage was at it again last Thursday. In a presentation at Winona State University in Minnesota, Savage went on another vulgarity-laden tirade in front of students this time saying that "every dead gay kid is a victory for the Family Research Council" and that "Tony Perkins sits on a pile of dead gay kids every day when he goes to work" (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary, serious vulgarity warning): DAN SAVAGE: Tony Perkins and the Fami
Some "tips" for all the reporters out there: When you're interviewing a kid right after he escaped a horrendous school shooting where people he knew probably died, and he is describing what happened to you, maybe don't ask him, "How terrifying was that?" And then maybe don't ask him, "Can you get a handle on your emotions yet?" And then when he stops answering your gross questions because he is starting to cry, maybe don't ask him, "Did you know anybody who might be injured?" Don't do any of tha
Mashable released a video of transgender children recording messages for their 29 year-old selves. The content is confusing and sad. Take a look: Did you notice the resonating theme? "Just be happy, please. 'Cuz you're miserable right now." "I hope you can look in the mirror and finally be happy with who you are." The last thing we want to do is negate the struggles these children are facing. But can we be honest for a second and take a quick trip down memory lane? Only this time, your trip iden
Prosecutors in Russia have asked for a punishment of three and a half years in jail for a blogger who played the game "Pokemon Go" in a Russian Orthodox church and later posted a video to YouTube about it. He was charged with inciting religious hatred. Ruslan Sokolovsky, a 22-year-old popular blogger, was charged with "inciting hatred" and "insulting the feelings of religious believers" after he posted a YouTube video in August 2016, which sought to mock Christianity and showed how he played "Po
I've written about them before , oh yes. They are the ones headed by Meryl Dorey, the woman who says vaccinations are dangerous, who says no one dies of pertussis, who says that it's better not to vaccinate, who insinuates (at the 11:50 mark of that video) that doctors only vaccinate children because it's profitable for them. She says that, even though on that live TV program she sat a few feet away from Toni and David McCaffery , parents who had just lost their four week old daughter to pertuss
A UPS driver is being called a hero for saving a woman's life. An unnamed UPS driver rescued a Missouri woman who was held hostage, beaten, and sexually assaulted by her husband in their home in Robertsville, Missouri, for 15 hours. The driver called police after noticing an SOS plea scrawled on a package he had picked up at the Jordans' home. The note read: "Contact 911." The driver called the cops, and a SWAT team descended on the house, where they learned that James Tyler Jordan had beaten a
THESE GIFs are top draw - they turn notepad flip books into brilliant looping animations. They all started life as YouTube video clips posted online by creative folks. But now they've been turned into GIFs so the funny scenes keep looping on and on. We've thumbed our way around the web to bring you some of the best examples out there today. They include famous footballers, computer games, viral cats and a famous Korean pop star. Finish him!!! It's Mortal Kombat... It's enough to scare one of the
Els Woodke, the wife of an American missionary kidnapped last year from Niger, has released a video asking for any update on her husband. Woodke's video comes after an al-Qaeda-linked affiliate in Mali released a proof-of-life video of several foreign hostages that did not include her husband, Jeff Woodke. Gunmen kidnapped Jeff from his home in Niger on Oct. 14, 2016. He worked with a Niger-based partner of Youth With A Mission to assist ethnic herdsmen battling drought and lack of education. Se
Print A University of Washington neurobiology student charged with child rape after being accused of picking up a 12-year-old girl from the Seattle streets and taking her to his apartment has been identified as a volunteer with a leading Islamic activist organization. And he's blaming the child for the alleged assault. According to Pamela Geller, editor and publisher of Atlas Shrugs.com and president of the American Freedom Defense Initiative, suspect Omar Abdelbadie is a volunteer with the Wa
Did you happen to see this video flying around over the past couple of days? Summary version: This dude is on the board of his local HOA and he called the cops on a black mom and her kid, who told him they were residents of the community, when they tried to use the pool. The cops arrived and the woman showed them that her key card opened the gate, but the guy below refused to apologize and the rest, as they say, is history as the video quickly went viral online: This man called the cops on a Bla
A Mexican woman was killed and had her baby cut out of her by a jealous teenager who regretted aborting her own child, police in Tamaulipas say. Police say 20-year-old Nathaly Cartas Leon (pictured above) was eight months pregnant when she met 17-year-old Guadalupe Salinas Hernandez on Facebook and contacted her while looking for items for her baby's nursery. When Leon arrived at Hernandez's house, she was assaulted as soon as she entered the door. Investigators say Hernandez hit Leon on the hea
Mashable released a video of transgender children recording messages for their 29 year-old selves. The content is confusing and sad. Take a look: Did you notice the resonating theme? "Just be happy, please. 'Cuz you're miserable right now." "I hope you can look in the mirror and finally be happy with who you are." The last thing we want to do is negate the struggles these children are facing. But can we be honest for a second and take a quick trip down memory lane? Only this time, your trip iden
Prosecutors in Russia have asked for a punishment of three and a half years in jail for a blogger who played the game "Pokemon Go" in a Russian Orthodox church and later posted a video to YouTube about it. He was charged with inciting religious hatred. Ruslan Sokolovsky, a 22-year-old popular blogger, was charged with "inciting hatred" and "insulting the feelings of religious believers" after he posted a YouTube video in August 2016, which sought to mock Christianity and showed how he played "Po
I've written about them before , oh yes. They are the ones headed by Meryl Dorey, the woman who says vaccinations are dangerous, who says no one dies of pertussis, who says that it's better not to vaccinate, who insinuates (at the 11:50 mark of that video) that doctors only vaccinate children because it's profitable for them. She says that, even though on that live TV program she sat a few feet away from Toni and David McCaffery , parents who had just lost their four week old daughter to pertuss
A UPS driver is being called a hero for saving a woman's life. An unnamed UPS driver rescued a Missouri woman who was held hostage, beaten, and sexually assaulted by her husband in their home in Robertsville, Missouri, for 15 hours. The driver called police after noticing an SOS plea scrawled on a package he had picked up at the Jordans' home. The note read: "Contact 911." The driver called the cops, and a SWAT team descended on the house, where they learned that James Tyler Jordan had beaten a
THESE GIFs are top draw - they turn notepad flip books into brilliant looping animations. They all started life as YouTube video clips posted online by creative folks. But now they've been turned into GIFs so the funny scenes keep looping on and on. We've thumbed our way around the web to bring you some of the best examples out there today. They include famous footballers, computer games, viral cats and a famous Korean pop star. Finish him!!! It's Mortal Kombat... It's enough to scare one of the
Els Woodke, the wife of an American missionary kidnapped last year from Niger, has released a video asking for any update on her husband. Woodke's video comes after an al-Qaeda-linked affiliate in Mali released a proof-of-life video of several foreign hostages that did not include her husband, Jeff Woodke. Gunmen kidnapped Jeff from his home in Niger on Oct. 14, 2016. He worked with a Niger-based partner of Youth With A Mission to assist ethnic herdsmen battling drought and lack of education. Se
Print A University of Washington neurobiology student charged with child rape after being accused of picking up a 12-year-old girl from the Seattle streets and taking her to his apartment has been identified as a volunteer with a leading Islamic activist organization. And he's blaming the child for the alleged assault. According to Pamela Geller, editor and publisher of Atlas Shrugs.com and president of the American Freedom Defense Initiative, suspect Omar Abdelbadie is a volunteer with the Wa
Did you happen to see this video flying around over the past couple of days? Summary version: This dude is on the board of his local HOA and he called the cops on a black mom and her kid, who told him they were residents of the community, when they tried to use the pool. The cops arrived and the woman showed them that her key card opened the gate, but the guy below refused to apologize and the rest, as they say, is history as the video quickly went viral online: This man called the cops on a Bla
A Mexican woman was killed and had her baby cut out of her by a jealous teenager who regretted aborting her own child, police in Tamaulipas say. Police say 20-year-old Nathaly Cartas Leon (pictured above) was eight months pregnant when she met 17-year-old Guadalupe Salinas Hernandez on Facebook and contacted her while looking for items for her baby's nursery. When Leon arrived at Hernandez's house, she was assaulted as soon as she entered the door. Investigators say Hernandez hit Leon on the hea
Manifesto issued by the Organising Council of the anarchist Mexican Liberal Party, September 23, 1911, scattered at that time broadcast and republished in its official organ, Regeneracion, January 20, 1912. Mexicans: The Organising Junta Libcom translation: Organising Council, as "Junta" in Spanish just means "Council" of the Mexican Liberal Party views with sympathy your efforts to put in practice the lofty ideals of political, economic and social emancipation, the triumph of which on earth wil
- Advertisement - If you want to know the untold history of the U.S.A., then a good place to start is with the history of US imperialism in Asia from the mid-19 th century until today. Not only will that reveal the history of the criminality of US foreign policy, but it will also reveal the true nature of U.S. capitalism, imperialism, fascism and U.S. wars of aggression: past, present and future. For centuries the U.S. has preached that it believes in democracy, freedom and self-determination, b
Donald Parkinson reviews Kenyon Zimmer's Immigrants against the state: Yiddish and Italian anarchism in America . Kenyon Zimmer's Immigrants Against the State (2015) came out at the tail-end of a surge in radicalism during which many young people found anarchist ideas of increasing relevance (or frustration). Anarchism continues to fascinate radicalized youth and Zimmer's book does much to show that the ideology had a significant historic existence in the United States. He demonstrates that anar
But like the rest of Europe, it may be a very different place Europeans seem to have an increasingly bizarre and perhaps self-destructive view of the world and their place in it. Last week's most creative illustration: The Irish postal service issued a stamp to "commemorate" the 50th anniversary of the death of "Argentinian Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara." Is it conceivable that letter carriers and others in Ireland don't understand the contempt with which Marxist revolutionaries view bourgeo
A pamphlet published in early 2011 by the North Eastern Federation of Anarchist Communists (now Common Struggle) detailing their workplace strategy and analysis of previous labor struggles many of their members were directly involved in organizing. As this is written U.S. capitalism remains mired in a breakdown crisis, the worst since the Great Depression of the 1930's. However, from a glance at the corporate media this is not obvious. It reports, for example, that non-financial companies in the
Hoover Archives Poster collection: UK 220 Europe used to be a continent of warriors, but no longer is. For about 2000 years, Europeans excelled at massacring one another, and then with mounting efficiency and furor as the two world wars have demonstrated. They were also a race of conquerors, sailing forth from the 15th century onward to occupy the four corners of the earth. In the process, they invented the arsenal of modern war from the crossbow to the U-Boat, from mass to gas warfare. No more.
Upton Sinclair's undercover journalism cum novel about the conditions of America's meat packing industry and the effect it had on those that worked it. Libcom note: while there are lot of excellent things about this book, towards the latter part of the book there is a chapter with racist descriptions of African-American strikebreakers. Chapter 1 It was four o'clock when the ceremony was over and the carriages began to arrive. There had been a crowd following all the way, owing to the exuberance
Welcome back to Dead Letters, the feature in which we reprint our favorite reader mail. We're devoting this edition to the response generated by Drew Magary's "Why Your Cardinals Suck" post on Thursday. Behold, the best fans in baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates last night, because the Cardinals don't... Read more Read From: Dave Schwinn To: Drew Magary What a jealous, whiney little fuck you are. You don't care about us but you wasted your time writing a stupid article
Flushed with their success in taking over the Russian Empire through a campaign of party-inspired murder and civil war, the Bolsheviks wished to celebrate their conquest. They created a latter-day Domesday Book, entitled the 'Great Soviet Encyclopaedia'. The second edition made clear the aim of the work. "The Soviet Union has become the centre of the civilised world.", the introduction modestly stated. "[...]the Great Soviet Encyclopaedia should elucidate widely the world-historical victories of
Cy Gonick Culture January 7, 2010 1919 Winnipeg General Strike. Winnipeg Tribune / University of Manitoba Archives. As you cross the Slaw Rebchuck bridge, a cement arch straddling the vast rail yard that in earlier times cut off the city's north from its south and center, a sign is visible. Opposite a high school named for a prominent organizer of the Winnipeg General Strike, on the sloped, brown roof of Nepon Motors, it reads "Welcome to the North End: People Before Profits." Only an aspira
- Advertisement - If you want to know the untold history of the U.S.A., then a good place to start is with the history of US imperialism in Asia from the mid-19 th century until today. Not only will that reveal the history of the criminality of US foreign policy, but it will also reveal the true nature of U.S. capitalism, imperialism, fascism and U.S. wars of aggression: past, present and future. For centuries the U.S. has preached that it believes in democracy, freedom and self-determination, b
Donald Parkinson reviews Kenyon Zimmer's Immigrants against the state: Yiddish and Italian anarchism in America . Kenyon Zimmer's Immigrants Against the State (2015) came out at the tail-end of a surge in radicalism during which many young people found anarchist ideas of increasing relevance (or frustration). Anarchism continues to fascinate radicalized youth and Zimmer's book does much to show that the ideology had a significant historic existence in the United States. He demonstrates that anar
But like the rest of Europe, it may be a very different place Europeans seem to have an increasingly bizarre and perhaps self-destructive view of the world and their place in it. Last week's most creative illustration: The Irish postal service issued a stamp to "commemorate" the 50th anniversary of the death of "Argentinian Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara." Is it conceivable that letter carriers and others in Ireland don't understand the contempt with which Marxist revolutionaries view bourgeo
A pamphlet published in early 2011 by the North Eastern Federation of Anarchist Communists (now Common Struggle) detailing their workplace strategy and analysis of previous labor struggles many of their members were directly involved in organizing. As this is written U.S. capitalism remains mired in a breakdown crisis, the worst since the Great Depression of the 1930's. However, from a glance at the corporate media this is not obvious. It reports, for example, that non-financial companies in the
Hoover Archives Poster collection: UK 220 Europe used to be a continent of warriors, but no longer is. For about 2000 years, Europeans excelled at massacring one another, and then with mounting efficiency and furor as the two world wars have demonstrated. They were also a race of conquerors, sailing forth from the 15th century onward to occupy the four corners of the earth. In the process, they invented the arsenal of modern war from the crossbow to the U-Boat, from mass to gas warfare. No more.
Upton Sinclair's undercover journalism cum novel about the conditions of America's meat packing industry and the effect it had on those that worked it. Libcom note: while there are lot of excellent things about this book, towards the latter part of the book there is a chapter with racist descriptions of African-American strikebreakers. Chapter 1 It was four o'clock when the ceremony was over and the carriages began to arrive. There had been a crowd following all the way, owing to the exuberance
Welcome back to Dead Letters, the feature in which we reprint our favorite reader mail. We're devoting this edition to the response generated by Drew Magary's "Why Your Cardinals Suck" post on Thursday. Behold, the best fans in baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates last night, because the Cardinals don't... Read more Read From: Dave Schwinn To: Drew Magary What a jealous, whiney little fuck you are. You don't care about us but you wasted your time writing a stupid article
Flushed with their success in taking over the Russian Empire through a campaign of party-inspired murder and civil war, the Bolsheviks wished to celebrate their conquest. They created a latter-day Domesday Book, entitled the 'Great Soviet Encyclopaedia'. The second edition made clear the aim of the work. "The Soviet Union has become the centre of the civilised world.", the introduction modestly stated. "[...]the Great Soviet Encyclopaedia should elucidate widely the world-historical victories of
Cy Gonick Culture January 7, 2010 1919 Winnipeg General Strike. Winnipeg Tribune / University of Manitoba Archives. As you cross the Slaw Rebchuck bridge, a cement arch straddling the vast rail yard that in earlier times cut off the city's north from its south and center, a sign is visible. Opposite a high school named for a prominent organizer of the Winnipeg General Strike, on the sloped, brown roof of Nepon Motors, it reads "Welcome to the North End: People Before Profits." Only an aspira
New Internationalist is a lifeline for activists, campaigners and readers who value independent journalism. Please support us with a small recurring donation so we can keep it free to read online. Benigno Aquino promised a quicker justice process. Photo: Office of the President of the Philippines . We remember them, all 58 people who died three years ago, on 23 November 2009, on a barren windblown hill, under a glistening yellow sun, in a place they called home. They were massacred and some of
The Transmetropolitan Review is a biweekly periodical which is part of an ongoing project of anarchist analysis and practice within the Puget Sound area. The second issue of a new Seattle anarchist newspaper. Featuring: What is Anarchism? How the Seattle Police Department got their Third Eye Anti-fascist action in Olympia Racism, Graffiti, Yoga, and the Radio The Real State of Emergency: Capitali$m Paris: Neither Their War, Nor Their Peace! [Excerpt from What is Anarchism?] There are periods in
As we collectively wait for the longer article discussing the recent allegations that well known anarchist author Michael Schmidt has also been working as an active white nationalist, the dialogue all around the board has become confusing. Schmidt's book Black Flame has been important in "red and black" anarchist circles, and he has certainly been known and trusted by many inside of organizing circles. The revelation that he could very well be joining the South African reactionary front is fri
My friend Daniel Martin Diaz 's exquisite paintings lie at the intersection of science, art, and magic to provoke questions about technology, physics, theories of mind, and the nature of reality. He has an exhibition of spectacular new works opening in San Francisco today at the wonderful science/nature/curiosity shop Paxton Gate . The show is titled titled "Atomic Enlightenment." Indeed. Get illuminated. Daniel writes: Over the past few years, I have become immersed in scientific and philosophi
Michael F. Brown Palestine Center 15 November 2006 Jimmy Carter's book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid . President Jimmy Carter's courageous new book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, is due on bookstore shelves November 14, 2006. In it, Carter reportedly states, "Israel's continued control and colonization of Palestinian land have been the primary obstacles to a comprehensive peace agreement." As a result of such excerpts - and the title itself - Democrats in the U.S. Congress made significant e
Transnationalism and Italian anarchists in Canada, 1915-1940 Scott Price Reviews January 6, 2017 Transnational Radicals: Italian Anarchists in Canada and the U.S., 1915-1940 University of Manitoba Press, 2015 There are numerous studies of the left in Canada. These studies range from social-democratic parties like the CCF, various socialists movements, and communists. Curiously there is a lack of studies into anarchist groups in Canada. While there is some information and studies there is far
New Internationalist is a lifeline for activists, campaigners and readers who value independent journalism. Please support us with a small recurring donation so we can keep it free to read online. Sara Ahmed enters the maze of fear politics and finds there is no way out. I arrive in New York, clutching my British passport. I hand it over. He looks at me, and then looks at my passport. I know what questions will follow. 'Where are you from?' My passport indicates my place of birth. 'Britain', I s
Farm workers target McDonald's next By Bryan G. Pfeifer Published Apr 8, 2007 7:49 PM Building on its historic victory against Taco Bell, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is now demanding that McDonald's honor the precedents won in that successful fight for worker justice. After a four-year boycott and thousands of actions against Taco Bell, the CIW-Yum! Brands agreement was ratified. It implements a penny-more-per-pound for tomato pickers who harvest for Taco Bell, a first-ever code of
Malcolm Harris contests the viability of Berardi's conception of "slowing down" to defeat capitalism. Of the anti-capitalist scholars and intellectuals who prescribe a political program, Franco Berardi might have the most counter-intuitive ideas. In his many articles, books, and lectures, Berardi pushes a curious line against a mind-warping market culture. During the current period of youth-led urban unrest, Berardi has consistently preached a resistance strategy that emulates the process of agi
Catherine Baker from the The Palestine Poster Project Archives introduces a selection of twelve posters from around the first year of the Intifada that provide a representative history of that watershed event. This post is part of the series "Roots of Resistance: 25 year retrospective on the first intifada." In late September the FBI carried out a series of raids of homes and anti-war offices of public activists in Minneapolis and Chicago. Following the raids the Obama Justice Department subpoen
The Transmetropolitan Review is a biweekly periodical which is part of an ongoing project of anarchist analysis and practice within the Puget Sound area. The second issue of a new Seattle anarchist newspaper. Featuring: What is Anarchism? How the Seattle Police Department got their Third Eye Anti-fascist action in Olympia Racism, Graffiti, Yoga, and the Radio The Real State of Emergency: Capitali$m Paris: Neither Their War, Nor Their Peace! [Excerpt from What is Anarchism?] There are periods in
As we collectively wait for the longer article discussing the recent allegations that well known anarchist author Michael Schmidt has also been working as an active white nationalist, the dialogue all around the board has become confusing. Schmidt's book Black Flame has been important in "red and black" anarchist circles, and he has certainly been known and trusted by many inside of organizing circles. The revelation that he could very well be joining the South African reactionary front is fri
My friend Daniel Martin Diaz 's exquisite paintings lie at the intersection of science, art, and magic to provoke questions about technology, physics, theories of mind, and the nature of reality. He has an exhibition of spectacular new works opening in San Francisco today at the wonderful science/nature/curiosity shop Paxton Gate . The show is titled titled "Atomic Enlightenment." Indeed. Get illuminated. Daniel writes: Over the past few years, I have become immersed in scientific and philosophi
Michael F. Brown Palestine Center 15 November 2006 Jimmy Carter's book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid . President Jimmy Carter's courageous new book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, is due on bookstore shelves November 14, 2006. In it, Carter reportedly states, "Israel's continued control and colonization of Palestinian land have been the primary obstacles to a comprehensive peace agreement." As a result of such excerpts - and the title itself - Democrats in the U.S. Congress made significant e
Transnationalism and Italian anarchists in Canada, 1915-1940 Scott Price Reviews January 6, 2017 Transnational Radicals: Italian Anarchists in Canada and the U.S., 1915-1940 University of Manitoba Press, 2015 There are numerous studies of the left in Canada. These studies range from social-democratic parties like the CCF, various socialists movements, and communists. Curiously there is a lack of studies into anarchist groups in Canada. While there is some information and studies there is far
New Internationalist is a lifeline for activists, campaigners and readers who value independent journalism. Please support us with a small recurring donation so we can keep it free to read online. Sara Ahmed enters the maze of fear politics and finds there is no way out. I arrive in New York, clutching my British passport. I hand it over. He looks at me, and then looks at my passport. I know what questions will follow. 'Where are you from?' My passport indicates my place of birth. 'Britain', I s
Farm workers target McDonald's next By Bryan G. Pfeifer Published Apr 8, 2007 7:49 PM Building on its historic victory against Taco Bell, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is now demanding that McDonald's honor the precedents won in that successful fight for worker justice. After a four-year boycott and thousands of actions against Taco Bell, the CIW-Yum! Brands agreement was ratified. It implements a penny-more-per-pound for tomato pickers who harvest for Taco Bell, a first-ever code of
Malcolm Harris contests the viability of Berardi's conception of "slowing down" to defeat capitalism. Of the anti-capitalist scholars and intellectuals who prescribe a political program, Franco Berardi might have the most counter-intuitive ideas. In his many articles, books, and lectures, Berardi pushes a curious line against a mind-warping market culture. During the current period of youth-led urban unrest, Berardi has consistently preached a resistance strategy that emulates the process of agi
Catherine Baker from the The Palestine Poster Project Archives introduces a selection of twelve posters from around the first year of the Intifada that provide a representative history of that watershed event. This post is part of the series "Roots of Resistance: 25 year retrospective on the first intifada." In late September the FBI carried out a series of raids of homes and anti-war offices of public activists in Minneapolis and Chicago. Following the raids the Obama Justice Department subpoen
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway attacked Democrats Friday for quickly politicizing the Santa Fe, Texas, school shooting to push for more control during interview with Fox News Radio's Todd Starnes . "They are just... They haven't even stopped to remember the victims. They're going right into this gun grab mode," Starnes said, speaking specifically of statements by Nancy Pelosi, New York Governor Cuomo and others. "This is really deplorable what they are doing." "There is certain reflexive
For some bizarre and inexplicable reason, half-Governor Sarah Palin was in the Capitol building and just happened to run into NBC News reporter Kasie Hunt while there. The two of them had a little conversation about sexual harassment while they were in the basement. "It's not a partisan issue, so when we see this happening today I think it leads to a lot of questions about what standards are going to be applied to whom," Palin said. Hunt then asked Palin whether she has ever experienced sexual h
Former CBS News reporter and Dana Loesch award-sharer Sharyl Attkisson has been making the rounds of conservative media to push her nebulous claims of bias at CBS that prompted her exit, and to promote her upcoming book Stonewalled. On Tuesday morning, Attkisson hit an unlikely roadblock on MSNBC's Morning Joe, as co-host Mika Brzezinski sweetly laid waste to Attkisson's liberal media persecution complex.... Sharyl Attkisson resigned from CBS today after months of alleging that the many anti-Oba
@realDonaldTrump, Sean Spicer, Kellyanne Conway, and Sarah Huckabee Sanders (AP) Co-written with Tai Ragan Donald Trump has always enjoyed a love-hate relationship with the press that produced a combination of infamy and notoriety. This signature blend helped him succeed in the past but has become a liability during his presidency. President Trump is not alone in the White House slinging his unique brand of petty and brash statements, he now has an entire staff ready and able to support him in h
Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, was in an unhinged lather over the "disrespect" supposedly shown by the cast of Hamilton in its message to Vice President-elect Mike Pence a few nights ago. But Pirro was not only fine with Donald Trump's hideous, bogus birtherism, she helped advance it on Fox News. In case you've been in a cave the last few days, after Pence attended the hit show, Brandon Victor Dixon, the actor who plays Aaron Burr, read a message from the cast: "We, sir -- we -- are the diverse Am
CNN publicly disputed White House senior counselor Kellyanne Conway's claim that she did not appear on CNN's "State of the Union" due to own choice because of family demands. The dispute surfaced after Conway posted a link on her Twitter account to a Mediaite story saying the New York times had reported that CNN did not want to have Conway on the show because of her "credibility" issues. "False. I could do no live Sunday shows this week BC of family. Plus, I was invited onto CNN today & tomorro
Despite having mockingly dismissed such claims for the past year, the liberal media recently admitted -- based on anonymous FBI leaks -- that the investigatory bureau had indeed spied upon then-candidate Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Judge Jeanine Pirro absolutely exploded at that news during the "Opening Statement" segment of her program Saturday evening, and pointed an accusatory finger directly at the ultimate overseer of the Obama administration's FBI -- former Attorney General
T he feud between the Trump White House and CNN reached a fever pitch Tuesday during a feisty press briefing where Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders slammed "fake news" and said Americans "deserve something better." Sanders conducted the first televised briefing in a week, following complaints from the press corps that too many are being held off-camera. She took the podium in place of Press Secretary Sean Spicer, who was on Capitol Hill for a GOP Senate luncheon. Breitbart News' Cha
President Donald Trump raised more than a few eyebrows Thursday morning with a pair of contentious tweets about the recently engaged "Morning Joe" co-hosts at MSNBC. Of which, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway wanted NO PART. TMZ captured Conway on video visiting Capitol Hill and asked her to comment on Trump's tweet that slammed Mika Brzezinski and her alleged facelift . She ducked and dodged with the best D.C. has to offer to avoid answering -- she even took part in a "bipartisan hug"
CNN's Brian Stelter weighed in on the White House press briefing today, saying among other things that no one asked about Kellyanne Conway's 'Bowling Green Massacre' comment yesterday and that she hasn't yet apologized for her mistake: Hey Stelter, for a media guy you sure do miss a lot. Like this for instance, where Kellyanne Conway corrected herself FIVE HOURS AGO: On @hardball @NBCNews @MSNBC I meant to say "Bowling Green terrorists" as reported here: https://t.co/nB5SwIEoYI -- Kellyanne Conw
For some bizarre and inexplicable reason, half-Governor Sarah Palin was in the Capitol building and just happened to run into NBC News reporter Kasie Hunt while there. The two of them had a little conversation about sexual harassment while they were in the basement. "It's not a partisan issue, so when we see this happening today I think it leads to a lot of questions about what standards are going to be applied to whom," Palin said. Hunt then asked Palin whether she has ever experienced sexual h
Former CBS News reporter and Dana Loesch award-sharer Sharyl Attkisson has been making the rounds of conservative media to push her nebulous claims of bias at CBS that prompted her exit, and to promote her upcoming book Stonewalled. On Tuesday morning, Attkisson hit an unlikely roadblock on MSNBC's Morning Joe, as co-host Mika Brzezinski sweetly laid waste to Attkisson's liberal media persecution complex.... Sharyl Attkisson resigned from CBS today after months of alleging that the many anti-Oba
@realDonaldTrump, Sean Spicer, Kellyanne Conway, and Sarah Huckabee Sanders (AP) Co-written with Tai Ragan Donald Trump has always enjoyed a love-hate relationship with the press that produced a combination of infamy and notoriety. This signature blend helped him succeed in the past but has become a liability during his presidency. President Trump is not alone in the White House slinging his unique brand of petty and brash statements, he now has an entire staff ready and able to support him in h
Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, was in an unhinged lather over the "disrespect" supposedly shown by the cast of Hamilton in its message to Vice President-elect Mike Pence a few nights ago. But Pirro was not only fine with Donald Trump's hideous, bogus birtherism, she helped advance it on Fox News. In case you've been in a cave the last few days, after Pence attended the hit show, Brandon Victor Dixon, the actor who plays Aaron Burr, read a message from the cast: "We, sir -- we -- are the diverse Am
CNN publicly disputed White House senior counselor Kellyanne Conway's claim that she did not appear on CNN's "State of the Union" due to own choice because of family demands. The dispute surfaced after Conway posted a link on her Twitter account to a Mediaite story saying the New York times had reported that CNN did not want to have Conway on the show because of her "credibility" issues. "False. I could do no live Sunday shows this week BC of family. Plus, I was invited onto CNN today & tomorro
Despite having mockingly dismissed such claims for the past year, the liberal media recently admitted -- based on anonymous FBI leaks -- that the investigatory bureau had indeed spied upon then-candidate Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Judge Jeanine Pirro absolutely exploded at that news during the "Opening Statement" segment of her program Saturday evening, and pointed an accusatory finger directly at the ultimate overseer of the Obama administration's FBI -- former Attorney General
T he feud between the Trump White House and CNN reached a fever pitch Tuesday during a feisty press briefing where Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders slammed "fake news" and said Americans "deserve something better." Sanders conducted the first televised briefing in a week, following complaints from the press corps that too many are being held off-camera. She took the podium in place of Press Secretary Sean Spicer, who was on Capitol Hill for a GOP Senate luncheon. Breitbart News' Cha
President Donald Trump raised more than a few eyebrows Thursday morning with a pair of contentious tweets about the recently engaged "Morning Joe" co-hosts at MSNBC. Of which, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway wanted NO PART. TMZ captured Conway on video visiting Capitol Hill and asked her to comment on Trump's tweet that slammed Mika Brzezinski and her alleged facelift . She ducked and dodged with the best D.C. has to offer to avoid answering -- she even took part in a "bipartisan hug"
CNN's Brian Stelter weighed in on the White House press briefing today, saying among other things that no one asked about Kellyanne Conway's 'Bowling Green Massacre' comment yesterday and that she hasn't yet apologized for her mistake: Hey Stelter, for a media guy you sure do miss a lot. Like this for instance, where Kellyanne Conway corrected herself FIVE HOURS AGO: On @hardball @NBCNews @MSNBC I meant to say "Bowling Green terrorists" as reported here: https://t.co/nB5SwIEoYI -- Kellyanne Conw
Laura Ingraham on 'The Ingraham Angle.' Youtube The Church Lady returned to live television Monday night at 10 p.m. on Fox News Channel . She appeared before us in purple vestments that highlighted the gleaming gold cross on her chest. Her real name is Laura Ingraham and she hosts a new show called The Ingraham Angle . But she looked and talked a heck of a lot like Dana Carvey--on Saturday Night Live of yesteryear--in his role of Enid Strict, a pious old scold. Introducing Ingraham at the end of
by Don Irvine on April 2, 2018 Print: Share: Advertisers on Fox News Laura Ingraham Show have been heading for the exits after she issued a tweet mocking Parkland high school shooting survivor David Hogg's college acceptance issues, all while ignoring the misstatements he has made in national interviews. Ingraham sent the following tweet on Wednesday after reading about Hogg's college rejections in The Daily Wire. "David Hogg Rejected By Four Colleges To Which He Applied and whines about it,"
On 'The Ingraham Angle,' the House Intelligence Committee chairman fires back at attacks from Democrats and the media. This is a rush transcript from "The Ingraham Angle," February 6, 2018. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. LAURA INGRAHAM, HOST: Welcome, everybody to "The Ingraham Angle." I am Laura Ingraham. We have never jam-packed show for you tonight with news you are not going to get anywhere else. Joe Digenova, Kim Strassel, they are both here to discuss this secon
Jenna Lee, co-host of "Happening Now", announced she was leaving Fox News on Friday after 10 years with the network. But where is the news anchor going? She offered few hints in her goodbye as to where she might be headed, but it appears that it is journalistic in nature. "I love being a journalist," Jenna said. "And I have some really big ideas on how to better serve you." On her Twitter account , Lee recently posted a video that appears to be the first in a series she calls "Adventures of a N
Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren responded Thursday after getting alleged death threats for criticizing Beyonce's Super Bowl halftime show performance. Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren (Image source: TheBlaze TV) "I expressed myself," Lahren told TMZ. "I'm using my First Amendment right to do so. And those that want to attack my using their First Amendment rights? Go for it. But I would just suggest that they do it in a way that wasn't violent or in the use of profanity, but I guess that might be too much
CNN's Brian Stelter weighed in on the White House press briefing today, saying among other things that no one asked about Kellyanne Conway's 'Bowling Green Massacre' comment yesterday and that she hasn't yet apologized for her mistake: Hey Stelter, for a media guy you sure do miss a lot. Like this for instance, where Kellyanne Conway corrected herself FIVE HOURS AGO: On @hardball @NBCNews @MSNBC I meant to say "Bowling Green terrorists" as reported here: https://t.co/nB5SwIEoYI -- Kellyanne Conw
CNN publicly disputed White House senior counselor Kellyanne Conway's claim that she did not appear on CNN's "State of the Union" due to own choice because of family demands. The dispute surfaced after Conway posted a link on her Twitter account to a Mediaite story saying the New York times had reported that CNN did not want to have Conway on the show because of her "credibility" issues. "False. I could do no live Sunday shows this week BC of family. Plus, I was invited onto CNN today & tomorro
We hate to break it to Jim Acosta, but sometimes, CNN really does suck : WATCH: CNN Reporter Incorrectly Attributes Gun Activist's Phrasing to NRA's Dana Loesch https://t.co/2WxYep2vuh pic.twitter.com/kNA8LPAWYW -- Mediaite (@Mediaite) July 31, 2018 Sounds about right. More from Mediaite's Caleb Howe : "There's a tweet by Dana Loesch," [reporter Tom Foreman told Wolf Blitzer], pointing at the text he was reading, "that basically said, '3D printed ghost guns, as they call these, which can be made
We all know Dana Loesch as an author, radio host, and the spokesperson for the NRA. But how did she come to be the most aggressively gun-friendly presence in the country? She was born in 1978 to Southern Baptist Democrats in a small Missouri town, where her grandfather taught her to shoot BB guns in their backyard. She went to school for journalism but dropped out after getting pregnant with her boyfriend, Chris, who headed a punk band. She then started a mommy blog titled "Mamalogue," where she
'The Ingraham Angle' takes a look at some of the senator's past comments that have been called into question. This is a rush transcript from "The Ingraham Angle," January 12, 2018. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. LAURA INGRAHAM, "THE INGRAHAM ANGLE" HOST: Good evening from Washington. This is "The Ingraham Angle." And we have another important hour to bring you on this Friday night. No time to waste. Out of ideas. Wow, the Democrats have turned to the same dog-eared pl
by Don Irvine on April 2, 2018 Print: Share: Advertisers on Fox News Laura Ingraham Show have been heading for the exits after she issued a tweet mocking Parkland high school shooting survivor David Hogg's college acceptance issues, all while ignoring the misstatements he has made in national interviews. Ingraham sent the following tweet on Wednesday after reading about Hogg's college rejections in The Daily Wire. "David Hogg Rejected By Four Colleges To Which He Applied and whines about it,"
On 'The Ingraham Angle,' the House Intelligence Committee chairman fires back at attacks from Democrats and the media. This is a rush transcript from "The Ingraham Angle," February 6, 2018. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. LAURA INGRAHAM, HOST: Welcome, everybody to "The Ingraham Angle." I am Laura Ingraham. We have never jam-packed show for you tonight with news you are not going to get anywhere else. Joe Digenova, Kim Strassel, they are both here to discuss this secon
Jenna Lee, co-host of "Happening Now", announced she was leaving Fox News on Friday after 10 years with the network. But where is the news anchor going? She offered few hints in her goodbye as to where she might be headed, but it appears that it is journalistic in nature. "I love being a journalist," Jenna said. "And I have some really big ideas on how to better serve you." On her Twitter account , Lee recently posted a video that appears to be the first in a series she calls "Adventures of a N
Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren responded Thursday after getting alleged death threats for criticizing Beyonce's Super Bowl halftime show performance. Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren (Image source: TheBlaze TV) "I expressed myself," Lahren told TMZ. "I'm using my First Amendment right to do so. And those that want to attack my using their First Amendment rights? Go for it. But I would just suggest that they do it in a way that wasn't violent or in the use of profanity, but I guess that might be too much
CNN's Brian Stelter weighed in on the White House press briefing today, saying among other things that no one asked about Kellyanne Conway's 'Bowling Green Massacre' comment yesterday and that she hasn't yet apologized for her mistake: Hey Stelter, for a media guy you sure do miss a lot. Like this for instance, where Kellyanne Conway corrected herself FIVE HOURS AGO: On @hardball @NBCNews @MSNBC I meant to say "Bowling Green terrorists" as reported here: https://t.co/nB5SwIEoYI -- Kellyanne Conw
CNN publicly disputed White House senior counselor Kellyanne Conway's claim that she did not appear on CNN's "State of the Union" due to own choice because of family demands. The dispute surfaced after Conway posted a link on her Twitter account to a Mediaite story saying the New York times had reported that CNN did not want to have Conway on the show because of her "credibility" issues. "False. I could do no live Sunday shows this week BC of family. Plus, I was invited onto CNN today & tomorro
We hate to break it to Jim Acosta, but sometimes, CNN really does suck : WATCH: CNN Reporter Incorrectly Attributes Gun Activist's Phrasing to NRA's Dana Loesch https://t.co/2WxYep2vuh pic.twitter.com/kNA8LPAWYW -- Mediaite (@Mediaite) July 31, 2018 Sounds about right. More from Mediaite's Caleb Howe : "There's a tweet by Dana Loesch," [reporter Tom Foreman told Wolf Blitzer], pointing at the text he was reading, "that basically said, '3D printed ghost guns, as they call these, which can be made
We all know Dana Loesch as an author, radio host, and the spokesperson for the NRA. But how did she come to be the most aggressively gun-friendly presence in the country? She was born in 1978 to Southern Baptist Democrats in a small Missouri town, where her grandfather taught her to shoot BB guns in their backyard. She went to school for journalism but dropped out after getting pregnant with her boyfriend, Chris, who headed a punk band. She then started a mommy blog titled "Mamalogue," where she
'The Ingraham Angle' takes a look at some of the senator's past comments that have been called into question. This is a rush transcript from "The Ingraham Angle," January 12, 2018. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. LAURA INGRAHAM, "THE INGRAHAM ANGLE" HOST: Good evening from Washington. This is "The Ingraham Angle." And we have another important hour to bring you on this Friday night. No time to waste. Out of ideas. Wow, the Democrats have turned to the same dog-eared pl
The BUST Magazine Craftacular is going up the Hudson for our first-ever upstate event! Over 45 craft, vintage, and fancy-food vendors will set up shop as part of Basilica Hudson Farm & Flea, a celebration of food, culture, art, and community in beautiful and bustling Hudson, NY. Once you've eaten your fill of Thanksgiving leftovers, come out to Basilica Hudson, Hudson, NY on Saturday, November 30, and Sunday, December 1, to visit BUST and the craftacular vendors to get a leg up on your holiday
Ryanair flies into a storm with 'sexist' charity calendar featuring scantily clad cabin crew By Daily Mail Reporter Updated: 10:47 EDT, 11 November 2008 Low-cost airline Ryanair has flown into a storm after its latest charity calendar was branded sexist. A series of glossy photos feature scantily-clad female cabin crew who look more like page three pinups than plane staff. But despite raising money for homeless charity Dublin Simon Community, the calendar has already run into trouble. Wet n' Wil
Pick up any magazine, newspaper, or product package, and you might not realize all that goes into the colorful designs before you. Watch in awe as this video shows the artistry and science at the core of print design--the inks. The video, produced by Toronto-based Vepo Studios , features the facilities of The Printing Ink Company . There, the president and head inkmaker, Peter Welfare, shows us just how they make their incredible printing inks. The four pigments--Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black
Damien Hirst's "Lullaby Spring" is now the most expensive work by a living artist ever sold at auction , picked up by an anonymous collector for $19.2 million at Sotheby's. It consists of 6,136 hand-crafted cast pills. According to the Associated Foreign Press , "The 2002 work, which is part of a series of stainless steel cabinets that are an allegory for the four seasons, was expected to sell for up to four million pounds, and beat the previous record of 17.4 million dollars for a work by Jaspe
Chick-fil-A And The Conservative Appropriation Of Christianity As An Anti-Gay Wedge Zack Ford Twitter Aug 1, 2012, 6:55 pm Earlier this week, a ThinkProgress reader wrote us, objecting to our description of Chick-fil-A as a "Christian-run" company. He cited the many steps the Episcopal Church has taken toward supporting LGBT equality as "real Christianity in action," accusing Chick-fil-A of using Christianity as "cover for their own bigotry." Obviously, ThinkProgress cannot and will not impose j
Sadly, none of these suggestions is something called a "safe." Working with Guns.com, Beretta suggests hiding a gun in cereal boxes, laundry hampers, sofas and old record albums. "Be it from prying eyes, fingers or leaders, hiding your weapons is an integral part of safely owning firearms," states the guide on Guns.com, which was also posted on Beretta's Facebook page. The article says that if gun owners have kids then "the top shelf of Dad's closet of mystery may not your best option (but then
The bestselling diet book provocatively titled "Skinny Bitch" features on its cover a line drawing of a lithe fashionista in a little black dress. Also on its cover is a pitch to "savvy girls" to "stop eating crap and start looking fabulous!" Nowhere on the outside of the book, however, does the copy suggest its agenda to make vegans of women seeking tiny butts; that's just a sneaky surprise. Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin, the authors of "Skinny Bitch" and its recently released follow-up cookbo
Whilst the current #KnifeFree campaign appears to be an attempt from the Home Office to tackle knife crime, it acts as propaganda reinforcing negative stereotypes of the criminality of ethnic minorities. The full larger than life intimidating posters, which online may seem diverse enough for some people, have an unequal distribution, placement of the posters has been ill thought out and the menacing expressions do not send a positive message. For example- Sonny, the poster states that "Sonny" is
Enjoy with a side of fabulous fries! Via HuffPo : In what could be a first for a global fast food outlet, Burger King is making a bold proclamation in support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community with the launch of a specially packaged burger. The "Be Your Way" project was created at a Burger King franchise in San Francisco, where a limited edition "Proud Whopper" sandwich was added to the menu to coincide with the city's annual pride festivities . According to press m
feature image by Jasika Nicole for Design Sponge I floated this idea to Thursday's AAA readers and at least four people agreed that it was a good one, so now it's being born. I want to create a gallery of kitchens that belong to queer people and I need your help! Check out this handy FAQ and then get to photographing! 1. What is a kitchen? A kitchen is a space, no matter how big or small or narrow or bright or outdoors or in or covered in cat hair, where you prepare food. 2. What is a queer per
Ryanair flies into a storm with 'sexist' charity calendar featuring scantily clad cabin crew By Daily Mail Reporter Updated: 10:47 EDT, 11 November 2008 Low-cost airline Ryanair has flown into a storm after its latest charity calendar was branded sexist. A series of glossy photos feature scantily-clad female cabin crew who look more like page three pinups than plane staff. But despite raising money for homeless charity Dublin Simon Community, the calendar has already run into trouble. Wet n' Wil
Pick up any magazine, newspaper, or product package, and you might not realize all that goes into the colorful designs before you. Watch in awe as this video shows the artistry and science at the core of print design--the inks. The video, produced by Toronto-based Vepo Studios , features the facilities of The Printing Ink Company . There, the president and head inkmaker, Peter Welfare, shows us just how they make their incredible printing inks. The four pigments--Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black
Damien Hirst's "Lullaby Spring" is now the most expensive work by a living artist ever sold at auction , picked up by an anonymous collector for $19.2 million at Sotheby's. It consists of 6,136 hand-crafted cast pills. According to the Associated Foreign Press , "The 2002 work, which is part of a series of stainless steel cabinets that are an allegory for the four seasons, was expected to sell for up to four million pounds, and beat the previous record of 17.4 million dollars for a work by Jaspe
Chick-fil-A And The Conservative Appropriation Of Christianity As An Anti-Gay Wedge Zack Ford Twitter Aug 1, 2012, 6:55 pm Earlier this week, a ThinkProgress reader wrote us, objecting to our description of Chick-fil-A as a "Christian-run" company. He cited the many steps the Episcopal Church has taken toward supporting LGBT equality as "real Christianity in action," accusing Chick-fil-A of using Christianity as "cover for their own bigotry." Obviously, ThinkProgress cannot and will not impose j
Sadly, none of these suggestions is something called a "safe." Working with Guns.com, Beretta suggests hiding a gun in cereal boxes, laundry hampers, sofas and old record albums. "Be it from prying eyes, fingers or leaders, hiding your weapons is an integral part of safely owning firearms," states the guide on Guns.com, which was also posted on Beretta's Facebook page. The article says that if gun owners have kids then "the top shelf of Dad's closet of mystery may not your best option (but then
The bestselling diet book provocatively titled "Skinny Bitch" features on its cover a line drawing of a lithe fashionista in a little black dress. Also on its cover is a pitch to "savvy girls" to "stop eating crap and start looking fabulous!" Nowhere on the outside of the book, however, does the copy suggest its agenda to make vegans of women seeking tiny butts; that's just a sneaky surprise. Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin, the authors of "Skinny Bitch" and its recently released follow-up cookbo
Whilst the current #KnifeFree campaign appears to be an attempt from the Home Office to tackle knife crime, it acts as propaganda reinforcing negative stereotypes of the criminality of ethnic minorities. The full larger than life intimidating posters, which online may seem diverse enough for some people, have an unequal distribution, placement of the posters has been ill thought out and the menacing expressions do not send a positive message. For example- Sonny, the poster states that "Sonny" is
Enjoy with a side of fabulous fries! Via HuffPo : In what could be a first for a global fast food outlet, Burger King is making a bold proclamation in support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community with the launch of a specially packaged burger. The "Be Your Way" project was created at a Burger King franchise in San Francisco, where a limited edition "Proud Whopper" sandwich was added to the menu to coincide with the city's annual pride festivities . According to press m
feature image by Jasika Nicole for Design Sponge I floated this idea to Thursday's AAA readers and at least four people agreed that it was a good one, so now it's being born. I want to create a gallery of kitchens that belong to queer people and I need your help! Check out this handy FAQ and then get to photographing! 1. What is a kitchen? A kitchen is a space, no matter how big or small or narrow or bright or outdoors or in or covered in cat hair, where you prepare food. 2. What is a queer per
Cash rules everything around us. by Victoria McNally Dec 1st We're already totally enamored with Ashley Eckstein's Her Universe - hell, we even had a party with her - so every time they launches new products, our wallets get lighter. Her Universe has debuted a slew of new products set to launch Cyber Monday (the online equivalent to Black Friday), November 26th. Plus, they're offering free ground shipping and a special gift with each order! Take a look at the new offerings, you'll probably find
It's everyone's favorite maritime warfare board game with an alcoholic twist: every time one of your shot ships' sections gets hit, you must sink it down your gullet. The loser has to drink the rest of the winners' remaining shots. If the way it's traditionally enjoyed--by college students in pajamas playing on old pizza boxes with crappy grids drawn on--doesn't sound enough of a classy cruise to you, you and your friends can buy a BattleShots(tm) box set to add a little classiness on your voy
Apocalyptic futures are common plot lines these days, but few as starling as this one. It has all of the big-ticket items like global warming and alien invasion, but with the added element of passionate and physical acting. Serenading Adela: A Street Opera is a major new community theatre event now in rehearsal. It celebrates a colourful protest on January 7, 1918, when, on a hot summer night during World War I, supporters of British-born suffragette and anti-war militant Adela Pankhurst gathere
Chick-fil-A And The Conservative Appropriation Of Christianity As An Anti-Gay Wedge Zack Ford Twitter Aug 1, 2012, 6:55 pm Earlier this week, a ThinkProgress reader wrote us, objecting to our description of Chick-fil-A as a "Christian-run" company. He cited the many steps the Episcopal Church has taken toward supporting LGBT equality as "real Christianity in action," accusing Chick-fil-A of using Christianity as "cover for their own bigotry." Obviously, ThinkProgress cannot and will not impose j
Pick up any magazine, newspaper, or product package, and you might not realize all that goes into the colorful designs before you. Watch in awe as this video shows the artistry and science at the core of print design--the inks. The video, produced by Toronto-based Vepo Studios , features the facilities of The Printing Ink Company . There, the president and head inkmaker, Peter Welfare, shows us just how they make their incredible printing inks. The four pigments--Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black
Posted by William A. Jacobson Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 8:21pm | 5/23/2012 - 8:21pm I'm sorry I have neglected promoting items from the Tip Line , it's just that I've been preoccupied with coaxing the genealogy from the bottle. And staring at the sky waiting to see if a shoe drops from the heavens. Here are some items which deserve attention: An imporant story which deserves its own post, but ... for now just this link and information from lbrink913 : Several NYS republicans have introduc
The BUST Magazine Craftacular is going up the Hudson for our first-ever upstate event! Over 45 craft, vintage, and fancy-food vendors will set up shop as part of Basilica Hudson Farm & Flea, a celebration of food, culture, art, and community in beautiful and bustling Hudson, NY. Once you've eaten your fill of Thanksgiving leftovers, come out to Basilica Hudson, Hudson, NY on Saturday, November 30, and Sunday, December 1, to visit BUST and the craftacular vendors to get a leg up on your holiday
Of all the crackpot conspiracy theories circulating the web, the claims of Flat Earthers are the most fascinating -- at least to me anyway. Anti-vaxxers, 9/11 Truthers, "chemtrails" believers -- all these particular brands of insanity are at least rooted in a tangible, albeit false, method. Although most brands of conspiracy do this at some level, Flat Earthers are forced to outright deny what's in front of their very eyes. Their explanations for a flat earth get the most mockery because so much
What is that, you might wonder, when you see a towering burger stacked with foie gras or a giant bowl of steamy broth that looks like nothing on the menu. What is she talking about, you'll ask, when your friend requests a special sauce you've never seen listed. Everybody is not cooler than you, they're not part of some special food illuminati, they just know what's up: Seattle's got secret menus and dishes and you have to know to ask for them. And some day, when you lick the first of your vegan
PS4 and PS Vita Bundle Revealed in Print Ad for the First Time (PHOTO) Free sign up cp newsletter! By Justin Sarachik , Christian Post Reporter | Nov 25, 2013 1:54 PM An advertisement featuring the image of the PS4 and PS Vita bundle surfaced yesterday in a print addition of MCV in the U.K. The ad shows both the console and handheld in the Sony packaging, and also reveals that it will come with a Vita memory card. The bundle will appear in time for Christmas. See the picture here . The package i
It's everyone's favorite maritime warfare board game with an alcoholic twist: every time one of your shot ships' sections gets hit, you must sink it down your gullet. The loser has to drink the rest of the winners' remaining shots. If the way it's traditionally enjoyed--by college students in pajamas playing on old pizza boxes with crappy grids drawn on--doesn't sound enough of a classy cruise to you, you and your friends can buy a BattleShots(tm) box set to add a little classiness on your voy
Apocalyptic futures are common plot lines these days, but few as starling as this one. It has all of the big-ticket items like global warming and alien invasion, but with the added element of passionate and physical acting. Serenading Adela: A Street Opera is a major new community theatre event now in rehearsal. It celebrates a colourful protest on January 7, 1918, when, on a hot summer night during World War I, supporters of British-born suffragette and anti-war militant Adela Pankhurst gathere
Chick-fil-A And The Conservative Appropriation Of Christianity As An Anti-Gay Wedge Zack Ford Twitter Aug 1, 2012, 6:55 pm Earlier this week, a ThinkProgress reader wrote us, objecting to our description of Chick-fil-A as a "Christian-run" company. He cited the many steps the Episcopal Church has taken toward supporting LGBT equality as "real Christianity in action," accusing Chick-fil-A of using Christianity as "cover for their own bigotry." Obviously, ThinkProgress cannot and will not impose j
Pick up any magazine, newspaper, or product package, and you might not realize all that goes into the colorful designs before you. Watch in awe as this video shows the artistry and science at the core of print design--the inks. The video, produced by Toronto-based Vepo Studios , features the facilities of The Printing Ink Company . There, the president and head inkmaker, Peter Welfare, shows us just how they make their incredible printing inks. The four pigments--Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black
Posted by William A. Jacobson Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 8:21pm | 5/23/2012 - 8:21pm I'm sorry I have neglected promoting items from the Tip Line , it's just that I've been preoccupied with coaxing the genealogy from the bottle. And staring at the sky waiting to see if a shoe drops from the heavens. Here are some items which deserve attention: An imporant story which deserves its own post, but ... for now just this link and information from lbrink913 : Several NYS republicans have introduc
The BUST Magazine Craftacular is going up the Hudson for our first-ever upstate event! Over 45 craft, vintage, and fancy-food vendors will set up shop as part of Basilica Hudson Farm & Flea, a celebration of food, culture, art, and community in beautiful and bustling Hudson, NY. Once you've eaten your fill of Thanksgiving leftovers, come out to Basilica Hudson, Hudson, NY on Saturday, November 30, and Sunday, December 1, to visit BUST and the craftacular vendors to get a leg up on your holiday
Of all the crackpot conspiracy theories circulating the web, the claims of Flat Earthers are the most fascinating -- at least to me anyway. Anti-vaxxers, 9/11 Truthers, "chemtrails" believers -- all these particular brands of insanity are at least rooted in a tangible, albeit false, method. Although most brands of conspiracy do this at some level, Flat Earthers are forced to outright deny what's in front of their very eyes. Their explanations for a flat earth get the most mockery because so much
What is that, you might wonder, when you see a towering burger stacked with foie gras or a giant bowl of steamy broth that looks like nothing on the menu. What is she talking about, you'll ask, when your friend requests a special sauce you've never seen listed. Everybody is not cooler than you, they're not part of some special food illuminati, they just know what's up: Seattle's got secret menus and dishes and you have to know to ask for them. And some day, when you lick the first of your vegan
PS4 and PS Vita Bundle Revealed in Print Ad for the First Time (PHOTO) Free sign up cp newsletter! By Justin Sarachik , Christian Post Reporter | Nov 25, 2013 1:54 PM An advertisement featuring the image of the PS4 and PS Vita bundle surfaced yesterday in a print addition of MCV in the U.K. The ad shows both the console and handheld in the Sony packaging, and also reveals that it will come with a Vita memory card. The bundle will appear in time for Christmas. See the picture here . The package i
Improving Economy but Empty Wallets Patrice J. Lee The unemployment rate has dropped to 6.1 percent and 1.4 million new jobs have been added since the beginning of this year, but are Americans feeling the difference? New polling indicates not and it has something to do with the quality of jobs being created and the quality of life Americans are enjoying. Only one in five Americans thinks the economy is excellent or good according to new Gallup polling. Gallup measures Americans' overall confiden
The Justice Department fulfilled President Donald Trump's promise to provide clear guidance on the administration's commitment to restore robust protection of religious freedom across all federal agencies and executive departments Friday. This fix was sorely needed in the wake of actions by President Barack Obama's administration that harmed Americans' religious liberty. The May 4 executive order that Trump signed in the Rose Garden and Friday's guidance from the Justice Department clarified w
President Barack Obama announced new steps Friday to help curb gun violence, including by identifying the requirements that "smart guns" would have to meet for law enforcement agencies to buy and use them as well as sharing mental health records with the federal background check system. Smart guns use various technologies to prevent an accidental shooting or help track down a missing gun. "These common-sense steps are not going to prevent every tragedy, but what if they prevented even one?" Obam
President Obama's Department of Justice wants to "expand its definition of racial profiling" so that federal agents will no longer be able to consider religion, national origin, or gender/sexual orientation in their investigations. According to The New York Times , this follows a decade of complaints from civil rights groups that Muslims "have been singled out in counterterrorism investigations" after Muslim terrorists attacked the U.S. on September 11, 2001. These changes will limit federal ag
Americans Name Government as Top Problem in 2015 Patrice J. Lee For the second year in a row, government is named the most important problem facing Americans. Unemployment and the economy take the next two spots but are increasingly less of a concern. Gallup released yearly averages of combined monthly surveys and finds that in 2015, on average 16 percent of Americans mentioned some facet of government - from President Obama, political conflict, and Congress - as our biggest headache. This is do
Dear President Obama, During your keynote conversation at SXSW, you called for a concession on security in our digital devices, stating that you don't believe in "an absolutist view" when it comes to cryptography on phones. We all want to find solutions to the problems of crime in our country and abroad, and technology can help us do that. Sometimes that means making compromises as a society. But reasonable people know that there's one thing which isn't subject to compromise: math. The basic sec
BY: Stephen Gutowski Follow @@StephenGutowski May 9, 2016 4:59 am The Social Security Administration has announced the details of a new rule that would bar many receiving federal disability payments from owning firearms. The proposed rule is part of President Obama's push to tighten gun laws while bypassing Congress. News of the plan to add some Social Security recipients to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, or NICS, was first uncovered by the Los Angeles Times last summer a
Jason Riley to White Liberals: Please Stop Helping Us! Charlotte Hays Fifty years and $20 trillion ago, a well-intentioned President Lyndon B. Johnson declared war on poverty and launched his Great Society programs that were supposed to accomplish the laudable goal of lifting more African Americans out of poverty and into the middle class. Many wags have noted that it was poverty that won the war on poverty. Things did not work out according to plan. As Fred Siegel writes in City Journal: Today
Last month, the Obama Administration's Commerce Department announced it would transfer control of the Internet's essential functions from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a Los Angeles-based non-profit, to the "global Internet community." It is unclear exactly who or what will replace ICANN, but one thing is certain: the successor organization won't increase online freedom, openness, and transparency. Continue reading - Why the House continues to investigate. by J
Getty Images At a meeting in the White House to review Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's attempt to blow up Northwest Airlines flight 253, the Situation Room was packed with major security brass: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, National Security Adviser Jim Jones, Department of Homeland Security head Janet Napolitano and Attorney General Eric Holder--as well as CIA and FBI heads Leon Panetta and Robert Mueller, respectively. President Barack Obama, upset about the e
The Justice Department fulfilled President Donald Trump's promise to provide clear guidance on the administration's commitment to restore robust protection of religious freedom across all federal agencies and executive departments Friday. This fix was sorely needed in the wake of actions by President Barack Obama's administration that harmed Americans' religious liberty. The May 4 executive order that Trump signed in the Rose Garden and Friday's guidance from the Justice Department clarified w
President Barack Obama announced new steps Friday to help curb gun violence, including by identifying the requirements that "smart guns" would have to meet for law enforcement agencies to buy and use them as well as sharing mental health records with the federal background check system. Smart guns use various technologies to prevent an accidental shooting or help track down a missing gun. "These common-sense steps are not going to prevent every tragedy, but what if they prevented even one?" Obam
President Obama's Department of Justice wants to "expand its definition of racial profiling" so that federal agents will no longer be able to consider religion, national origin, or gender/sexual orientation in their investigations. According to The New York Times , this follows a decade of complaints from civil rights groups that Muslims "have been singled out in counterterrorism investigations" after Muslim terrorists attacked the U.S. on September 11, 2001. These changes will limit federal ag
Americans Name Government as Top Problem in 2015 Patrice J. Lee For the second year in a row, government is named the most important problem facing Americans. Unemployment and the economy take the next two spots but are increasingly less of a concern. Gallup released yearly averages of combined monthly surveys and finds that in 2015, on average 16 percent of Americans mentioned some facet of government - from President Obama, political conflict, and Congress - as our biggest headache. This is do
Dear President Obama, During your keynote conversation at SXSW, you called for a concession on security in our digital devices, stating that you don't believe in "an absolutist view" when it comes to cryptography on phones. We all want to find solutions to the problems of crime in our country and abroad, and technology can help us do that. Sometimes that means making compromises as a society. But reasonable people know that there's one thing which isn't subject to compromise: math. The basic sec
BY: Stephen Gutowski Follow @@StephenGutowski May 9, 2016 4:59 am The Social Security Administration has announced the details of a new rule that would bar many receiving federal disability payments from owning firearms. The proposed rule is part of President Obama's push to tighten gun laws while bypassing Congress. News of the plan to add some Social Security recipients to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, or NICS, was first uncovered by the Los Angeles Times last summer a
Jason Riley to White Liberals: Please Stop Helping Us! Charlotte Hays Fifty years and $20 trillion ago, a well-intentioned President Lyndon B. Johnson declared war on poverty and launched his Great Society programs that were supposed to accomplish the laudable goal of lifting more African Americans out of poverty and into the middle class. Many wags have noted that it was poverty that won the war on poverty. Things did not work out according to plan. As Fred Siegel writes in City Journal: Today
Last month, the Obama Administration's Commerce Department announced it would transfer control of the Internet's essential functions from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a Los Angeles-based non-profit, to the "global Internet community." It is unclear exactly who or what will replace ICANN, but one thing is certain: the successor organization won't increase online freedom, openness, and transparency. Continue reading - Why the House continues to investigate. by J
Getty Images At a meeting in the White House to review Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's attempt to blow up Northwest Airlines flight 253, the Situation Room was packed with major security brass: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, National Security Adviser Jim Jones, Department of Homeland Security head Janet Napolitano and Attorney General Eric Holder--as well as CIA and FBI heads Leon Panetta and Robert Mueller, respectively. President Barack Obama, upset about the e
The Obama Administration and the nation have cause to breathe a sign of relief as today's monthly jobs report shows 243,000 jobs were created in January. Those numbers are of course good news, another positive sign of recovery, and another clear indication of the enduring strength of the American economy and American economic system. But, really, so long after recession's end, we should be doing much better -- and would be but for President Barack Obama's debilitating anti-growth policies. In re
CREDIT: Damian Dovarganes/ AP The Obama administration deported ten percent fewer undocumented immigrants in the 2013 fiscal year than it had in 2012, according to the latest Immigration and Customs Enforcement data . The number of deportees categorized as "criminals" was up four percent from the previous year -- a possible signal that the Obama administration is focusing its efforts to deport serious offenders. Between October 1, 2012 and September 30, 2013, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Either President Obama needs a new speech writer, or he needs a new set of economic policies. Actually, he needs both. Can anyone think of a more boring, banal, irrelevant, or stale speech than the one he gave this Thursday in Washington D.C.? The speech was allegedly on the economy, but more likely it was to divert attention from the Obamacare catastrophe. Whatever the motive, his idea that the defining challenge of our time is to reduce income inequality is completely wrong. In truth, the defi
Barack Obama has made quite a hubbub over the course of his presidency about education for young students, and jobs for young workers. Unfortunately, it seems he's failed on both counts. According to a recent study produced by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Children Now, there are now 6.5 million "disconnected" young people in America - "disconnected" being defined as neither in school nor employed, and "young people" being defined as 16-24 years of age. Young people now have the lowest emplo
Dear President Obama, During your keynote conversation at SXSW, you called for a concession on security in our digital devices, stating that you don't believe in "an absolutist view" when it comes to cryptography on phones. We all want to find solutions to the problems of crime in our country and abroad, and technology can help us do that. Sometimes that means making compromises as a society. But reasonable people know that there's one thing which isn't subject to compromise: math. The basic sec
The unemployment rate for Americans with some college courses under their belt or who hold associate degrees has remained at a 17-year low for July 2018. The latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals that Americans at the bottom line of the U.S. economy are continuing to make large gains in employment. For July 2018, the unemployment rate for Americans who dropped out of college or who have associate degrees remained steady at 3.2 percent. This is the same record low that was recor
In two months President Obama has placed almost a quarter million illegal aliens into target communities around the U.S. Nothing about this is random, uncoordinated or unplanned . WASHINGTON DC - The vast majority of 50,000 unaccompanied youths and children who have illegally crossed the Texas border during the last few months have been successfully delivered by federal agencies to their relatives living in the United States, according to a New York Times article . A second New York Times arti
The news about black unemployment reaching an all time low has Republicans crowing, but judging from social media, they seem to have forgotten all about that labor participation rate that was supremely important while Barack Obama was in the White House. The unemployment rate for African Americans fell to 6.8 percent, the lowest ever recorded. We are working hard to bring this rate down even further. @WhiteHouseCEA https://t.co/LyNYIQ4D8s -- Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) January 5, 2018 Unemployme
Improving Economy but Empty Wallets Patrice J. Lee The unemployment rate has dropped to 6.1 percent and 1.4 million new jobs have been added since the beginning of this year, but are Americans feeling the difference? New polling indicates not and it has something to do with the quality of jobs being created and the quality of life Americans are enjoying. Only one in five Americans thinks the economy is excellent or good according to new Gallup polling. Gallup measures Americans' overall confiden
Generic images (Thinkstock) President Obama's recent comment that America's growing income inequality is "morally wrong" led CNN 's John D. Sutter to explore whether income inequality is, in fact, a question of morality. He asked four experts with differing views for their perspectives. It's getting harder to shock people with stats about income inequality. Americans know they live in a two-tier country -- one where the uber-super-ultra-rich are leaving the rest of us behind; where, as Michael M
CREDIT: Damian Dovarganes/ AP The Obama administration deported ten percent fewer undocumented immigrants in the 2013 fiscal year than it had in 2012, according to the latest Immigration and Customs Enforcement data . The number of deportees categorized as "criminals" was up four percent from the previous year -- a possible signal that the Obama administration is focusing its efforts to deport serious offenders. Between October 1, 2012 and September 30, 2013, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Either President Obama needs a new speech writer, or he needs a new set of economic policies. Actually, he needs both. Can anyone think of a more boring, banal, irrelevant, or stale speech than the one he gave this Thursday in Washington D.C.? The speech was allegedly on the economy, but more likely it was to divert attention from the Obamacare catastrophe. Whatever the motive, his idea that the defining challenge of our time is to reduce income inequality is completely wrong. In truth, the defi
Barack Obama has made quite a hubbub over the course of his presidency about education for young students, and jobs for young workers. Unfortunately, it seems he's failed on both counts. According to a recent study produced by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Children Now, there are now 6.5 million "disconnected" young people in America - "disconnected" being defined as neither in school nor employed, and "young people" being defined as 16-24 years of age. Young people now have the lowest emplo
Dear President Obama, During your keynote conversation at SXSW, you called for a concession on security in our digital devices, stating that you don't believe in "an absolutist view" when it comes to cryptography on phones. We all want to find solutions to the problems of crime in our country and abroad, and technology can help us do that. Sometimes that means making compromises as a society. But reasonable people know that there's one thing which isn't subject to compromise: math. The basic sec
The unemployment rate for Americans with some college courses under their belt or who hold associate degrees has remained at a 17-year low for July 2018. The latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals that Americans at the bottom line of the U.S. economy are continuing to make large gains in employment. For July 2018, the unemployment rate for Americans who dropped out of college or who have associate degrees remained steady at 3.2 percent. This is the same record low that was recor
In two months President Obama has placed almost a quarter million illegal aliens into target communities around the U.S. Nothing about this is random, uncoordinated or unplanned . WASHINGTON DC - The vast majority of 50,000 unaccompanied youths and children who have illegally crossed the Texas border during the last few months have been successfully delivered by federal agencies to their relatives living in the United States, according to a New York Times article . A second New York Times arti
The news about black unemployment reaching an all time low has Republicans crowing, but judging from social media, they seem to have forgotten all about that labor participation rate that was supremely important while Barack Obama was in the White House. The unemployment rate for African Americans fell to 6.8 percent, the lowest ever recorded. We are working hard to bring this rate down even further. @WhiteHouseCEA https://t.co/LyNYIQ4D8s -- Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) January 5, 2018 Unemployme
Improving Economy but Empty Wallets Patrice J. Lee The unemployment rate has dropped to 6.1 percent and 1.4 million new jobs have been added since the beginning of this year, but are Americans feeling the difference? New polling indicates not and it has something to do with the quality of jobs being created and the quality of life Americans are enjoying. Only one in five Americans thinks the economy is excellent or good according to new Gallup polling. Gallup measures Americans' overall confiden
Generic images (Thinkstock) President Obama's recent comment that America's growing income inequality is "morally wrong" led CNN 's John D. Sutter to explore whether income inequality is, in fact, a question of morality. He asked four experts with differing views for their perspectives. It's getting harder to shock people with stats about income inequality. Americans know they live in a two-tier country -- one where the uber-super-ultra-rich are leaving the rest of us behind; where, as Michael M
Iraq has begun constructing a security fence and control towers along its border with Syria to prevent Daesh fighters from entering its territory, a security official told AFP yesterday. "Ten days ago we began constructing a barbed wire security fence and watchtowers along the border with Syria," said Anwar Hamid Nayef, a spokesman for the Iraqi border guards in Anbar province. "This is the first phase which includes constructing a 20 kilometre security fence with watch towers every kilometre to
Palestinians traveling on roads destroyed in Israeli air strikes in the Southern Gaza strip July 14, 2006. ( MaanImages /Hatem Omar) General situation The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains precarious as its 1.4 million inhabitants suffer the effects of the Israeli operation "Summer Rain." The number of casualties is increasing daily. As at 10 July 55 Palestinians had been killed and over 180 injured since the beginning of the operation, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. These
Construction of Israel's apartheid wall near the town of Tulkarem. In June 2002, the Israeli authorities began construction of the first phase of a 350-kilometre 'security barrier' to physically separate the West Bank from Israel. This phase - from Zbuba in the north west corner of Jenin governorate, through the Tulkarm district, to Elkana settlement in the southern Qalqiliya governorate - will extend some 140 kilometres in length. The cost is estimated at NIS 10 million per kilometre and is exp
Early every morning, Muayyad Said, a Palestinian farmer, gathers his tools and goes to his field to harvest thyme, the cultivation of which has dramatically expanded in the West Bank over the past five years. Said is 35-years-old and lives in a village near Qalqilya, in the north of the West Bank. Like many Palestinian farmers, he has not cultivated normal fruit and vegetables for nearly five years on his 5,000 square metre patch of land. He turned to the cultivation of thyme due to the high-inc
Over the past 14 years, continuous Israeli settlement-building in the West Bank has gradually cut the Palestinian village of Burqa, located east of Ramallah, off from surrounding areas. Since 2000, Israel has blocked the main road into the village, which currently sits between four Israeli settlements built on large swathes of agricultural land seized over time from its Palestinian owners by Israeli forces. "Israeli settlement-building has ruined my family's source of income," Abdel-Moneim Ma'at
It will be the latest "security fence" built by Israel, including one separating it from the occupied West Bank, known in Arabic as the "apartheid wall", and another in the Golan Heights near Syria. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in June that the new fence would be a continuation of a 240km barrier built in 2013 along the Egyptian border. "This barrier is intended to protect Israeli citizens against any security threat coming from Jordan," Arielle Heffez, a spokesman for the ministry, to
The reclamation of Nassib border crossing, which is 15 km away from Daraa city, is a main transport and economic hub, after approximately three years is a major strategic achievement, and it adds up to the series of defeats for terrorists in the southern region. SANA's war correspondent said that during the past 24 hours, Syrian Arab Army units have established control over the town of al-Nu'aima and the Radar Battalion. A field commander said that establishing control over the town of Saida cut
Partition once again failing to bring justice: Israel's wall annexes agricultural land from the Palestinian town of Abu Dis, photographed 25 June 2006. (Moamar Awad/ MaanImages ) For decades, efforts to create a just peace for Palestinians and Israeli Jews have failed. The current crisis has further set back hopes for a political solution to the conflict. In this context, a group of scholars, journalists and activists met in Madrid, at the invitation of Universidad Complutense de Madrid, for fiv
Rashidieh Palestinian camp, on the border of Occupied Palestine, by Franklin P. Lamg . The first ever official census of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon was finally released on 12/21/2017 in Beirut. The village by village and camp by camp survey by 500 specialists found that only 174,422 Palestinian refugees are living these days in the country. Counted were al Palestinians living in the 12 official camps and 156 informal settlements known as 'gatherings' and those living outside these areas acr
Israeli press sources reported yesterday that the government have decided to build a security fence along the border between Egypt and Israel, on the pretext of preventing thousands of African migrants from crossing into its territory. Ma'arif newspaper reported in its Tuesday, December 12th issue that there are several options currently under consideration concerning the type of wall, as the Israeli Defence Force proposes to build a wall similar to the one in the West Bank - but this is a costl
Palestinians traveling on roads destroyed in Israeli air strikes in the Southern Gaza strip July 14, 2006. ( MaanImages /Hatem Omar) General situation The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains precarious as its 1.4 million inhabitants suffer the effects of the Israeli operation "Summer Rain." The number of casualties is increasing daily. As at 10 July 55 Palestinians had been killed and over 180 injured since the beginning of the operation, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. These
Construction of Israel's apartheid wall near the town of Tulkarem. In June 2002, the Israeli authorities began construction of the first phase of a 350-kilometre 'security barrier' to physically separate the West Bank from Israel. This phase - from Zbuba in the north west corner of Jenin governorate, through the Tulkarm district, to Elkana settlement in the southern Qalqiliya governorate - will extend some 140 kilometres in length. The cost is estimated at NIS 10 million per kilometre and is exp
Early every morning, Muayyad Said, a Palestinian farmer, gathers his tools and goes to his field to harvest thyme, the cultivation of which has dramatically expanded in the West Bank over the past five years. Said is 35-years-old and lives in a village near Qalqilya, in the north of the West Bank. Like many Palestinian farmers, he has not cultivated normal fruit and vegetables for nearly five years on his 5,000 square metre patch of land. He turned to the cultivation of thyme due to the high-inc
Over the past 14 years, continuous Israeli settlement-building in the West Bank has gradually cut the Palestinian village of Burqa, located east of Ramallah, off from surrounding areas. Since 2000, Israel has blocked the main road into the village, which currently sits between four Israeli settlements built on large swathes of agricultural land seized over time from its Palestinian owners by Israeli forces. "Israeli settlement-building has ruined my family's source of income," Abdel-Moneim Ma'at
It will be the latest "security fence" built by Israel, including one separating it from the occupied West Bank, known in Arabic as the "apartheid wall", and another in the Golan Heights near Syria. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in June that the new fence would be a continuation of a 240km barrier built in 2013 along the Egyptian border. "This barrier is intended to protect Israeli citizens against any security threat coming from Jordan," Arielle Heffez, a spokesman for the ministry, to
The reclamation of Nassib border crossing, which is 15 km away from Daraa city, is a main transport and economic hub, after approximately three years is a major strategic achievement, and it adds up to the series of defeats for terrorists in the southern region. SANA's war correspondent said that during the past 24 hours, Syrian Arab Army units have established control over the town of al-Nu'aima and the Radar Battalion. A field commander said that establishing control over the town of Saida cut
Partition once again failing to bring justice: Israel's wall annexes agricultural land from the Palestinian town of Abu Dis, photographed 25 June 2006. (Moamar Awad/ MaanImages ) For decades, efforts to create a just peace for Palestinians and Israeli Jews have failed. The current crisis has further set back hopes for a political solution to the conflict. In this context, a group of scholars, journalists and activists met in Madrid, at the invitation of Universidad Complutense de Madrid, for fiv
Rashidieh Palestinian camp, on the border of Occupied Palestine, by Franklin P. Lamg . The first ever official census of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon was finally released on 12/21/2017 in Beirut. The village by village and camp by camp survey by 500 specialists found that only 174,422 Palestinian refugees are living these days in the country. Counted were al Palestinians living in the 12 official camps and 156 informal settlements known as 'gatherings' and those living outside these areas acr
Israeli press sources reported yesterday that the government have decided to build a security fence along the border between Egypt and Israel, on the pretext of preventing thousands of African migrants from crossing into its territory. Ma'arif newspaper reported in its Tuesday, December 12th issue that there are several options currently under consideration concerning the type of wall, as the Israeli Defence Force proposes to build a wall similar to the one in the West Bank - but this is a costl
The US announced plans on Sunday for a "border security force" - made up of Kurdish and Arab fighters - to prevent a resurgence by ISIL. The BSF will be tasked with securing the long sections of Syria's northern border with Turkey and eastern border with Iraq that are under the fighters' control, as well as parts of the Euphrates river valley, which effectively serves as the dividing line between them and Syrian pro-government forces. Ankara has repeatedly warned Washington over its support for
Blackhawks Threaten to Undermine Afghan Air Force Development Alexandra N. Gutowski 29th January 2018 - RealClearDefense As the winter begins to thaw in Afghanistan, Afghan and coalition forces are intent to go on the offensive against the Taliban. Afghan forces have long been dependent on coalition air support, but the NATO mission's commanding general promises "a tidal wave of Afghan airpower is on the horizon." Unfortunately, American attempts to modernize the Afghan Air Force, specifical
A commander with Popular Mobilization Forces Qatar al-Obaidi told Iraqi reporters on Monday that Iraqi troops and military equipment have been dispatched to Iraq's border with Syria. He told reporters that it is unclear why Syrian Democratic Forces retreated from the areas between Deir ez-Zor and Iraq's Al-Qa'im, west of Al-Anbar Province. He said that members of the terrorist IS are present near the area within Syria. Therefore, he said that the Iraqi troops were dispatched to the border areas
Ankara: Turkey's security forces have killed as many as 115 Kurdish rebels during a major security offensive over the past two weeks, the country's interior minister said on Sunday. Idris Naim Sahin said the rebels were killed in an airpower backed offensive near the town of Semdinli, in Hakkari province which sits on the border with Iraq. He said the offensive began on July 23. Sahin provided few other details on the ongoing operation but said the security forces were trying to block the rebel
Iraq has begun constructing a security fence and control towers along its border with Syria to prevent Daesh fighters from entering its territory, a security official told AFP yesterday. "Ten days ago we began constructing a barbed wire security fence and watchtowers along the border with Syria," said Anwar Hamid Nayef, a spokesman for the Iraqi border guards in Anbar province. "This is the first phase which includes constructing a 20 kilometre security fence with watch towers every kilometre to
The armies of Morocco and Algeria are reinforcing their presence on the border area. Moroccan Al-Masa newspaper reported on Saturday that "the number of border guards will be increased to provide security information, control the movement of smuggling networks and counter terrorist threats from the Sahel area and Sahara, which seek to penetrate the region." Earlier the Algerian authorities announced that they would increase the number of border surveillance posts on the Algerian-Moroccan borders
"Mirza Olang village of Afghanistan is witnessing, these days, painful disasters and crimes which scratch the heart of any free person in the world," reads the opening of a post published on the Instagram account of the Head of the Strategic Research Center of Iran's Expediency Council, Ali Akbar Velayati, "a massacre conducted by the sinister and criminal hands of Taliban and ISILpp who slaughter children and hold carnage." The Leader's senior adviser strongly condemned the terrorist attack on
Jalalabad : A major Afghan-Pakistan border crossing reopened on Saturday after it was closed for several days following deadly clashes between the two countries following the construction of a gate on the Pakistani side to control cross-border movement, officials said. The clash, which erupted along the Torkham border a week ago, left at least three Afghan policemen and a Pakistani military officer dead, with dozens wounded. Afghan security forces carry the coffin of an Afghan soldier, who was k
RS Pura: The bustling settlement of Arnia and a chain of border hamlets along the India-Pakistan border now wear an empty look, with over 40,000 villagers abandoning their homes to escape heavy shelling by Pakistani forces. Arnia town, with a population of 18,000, resembles a ghost town with only a few people left each in its adjoining hamlets to take care of animals and guard homes. Villagers being evacuated by Jammu and Kashmir police personnel after heavy shelling by Pakistani forces on the
IDF soldiers near the Israel-Syria border TEL AVIV - Anticipating a possible counter-attack from Hezbollah, Israel is prepared for "any scenario" and will operate with "determination and the required intensity" along the northern border with Syria and Lebanon, declared Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benjamin Gantz. Gantz on Friday paid a morning visit to the IDF Northern Command, where he told reporters "the IDF is keeping a close eye on recent developments in the northern region.
Blackhawks Threaten to Undermine Afghan Air Force Development Alexandra N. Gutowski 29th January 2018 - RealClearDefense As the winter begins to thaw in Afghanistan, Afghan and coalition forces are intent to go on the offensive against the Taliban. Afghan forces have long been dependent on coalition air support, but the NATO mission's commanding general promises "a tidal wave of Afghan airpower is on the horizon." Unfortunately, American attempts to modernize the Afghan Air Force, specifical
A commander with Popular Mobilization Forces Qatar al-Obaidi told Iraqi reporters on Monday that Iraqi troops and military equipment have been dispatched to Iraq's border with Syria. He told reporters that it is unclear why Syrian Democratic Forces retreated from the areas between Deir ez-Zor and Iraq's Al-Qa'im, west of Al-Anbar Province. He said that members of the terrorist IS are present near the area within Syria. Therefore, he said that the Iraqi troops were dispatched to the border areas
Ankara: Turkey's security forces have killed as many as 115 Kurdish rebels during a major security offensive over the past two weeks, the country's interior minister said on Sunday. Idris Naim Sahin said the rebels were killed in an airpower backed offensive near the town of Semdinli, in Hakkari province which sits on the border with Iraq. He said the offensive began on July 23. Sahin provided few other details on the ongoing operation but said the security forces were trying to block the rebel
Iraq has begun constructing a security fence and control towers along its border with Syria to prevent Daesh fighters from entering its territory, a security official told AFP yesterday. "Ten days ago we began constructing a barbed wire security fence and watchtowers along the border with Syria," said Anwar Hamid Nayef, a spokesman for the Iraqi border guards in Anbar province. "This is the first phase which includes constructing a 20 kilometre security fence with watch towers every kilometre to
The armies of Morocco and Algeria are reinforcing their presence on the border area. Moroccan Al-Masa newspaper reported on Saturday that "the number of border guards will be increased to provide security information, control the movement of smuggling networks and counter terrorist threats from the Sahel area and Sahara, which seek to penetrate the region." Earlier the Algerian authorities announced that they would increase the number of border surveillance posts on the Algerian-Moroccan borders
"Mirza Olang village of Afghanistan is witnessing, these days, painful disasters and crimes which scratch the heart of any free person in the world," reads the opening of a post published on the Instagram account of the Head of the Strategic Research Center of Iran's Expediency Council, Ali Akbar Velayati, "a massacre conducted by the sinister and criminal hands of Taliban and ISILpp who slaughter children and hold carnage." The Leader's senior adviser strongly condemned the terrorist attack on
Jalalabad : A major Afghan-Pakistan border crossing reopened on Saturday after it was closed for several days following deadly clashes between the two countries following the construction of a gate on the Pakistani side to control cross-border movement, officials said. The clash, which erupted along the Torkham border a week ago, left at least three Afghan policemen and a Pakistani military officer dead, with dozens wounded. Afghan security forces carry the coffin of an Afghan soldier, who was k
RS Pura: The bustling settlement of Arnia and a chain of border hamlets along the India-Pakistan border now wear an empty look, with over 40,000 villagers abandoning their homes to escape heavy shelling by Pakistani forces. Arnia town, with a population of 18,000, resembles a ghost town with only a few people left each in its adjoining hamlets to take care of animals and guard homes. Villagers being evacuated by Jammu and Kashmir police personnel after heavy shelling by Pakistani forces on the
IDF soldiers near the Israel-Syria border TEL AVIV - Anticipating a possible counter-attack from Hezbollah, Israel is prepared for "any scenario" and will operate with "determination and the required intensity" along the northern border with Syria and Lebanon, declared Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benjamin Gantz. Gantz on Friday paid a morning visit to the IDF Northern Command, where he told reporters "the IDF is keeping a close eye on recent developments in the northern region.
I was not alone. In the 1950s, a small but ever-growing group of bright young men and women was acting similarly, evolving inexorably into a generation that would in turn shape generations to come, even to the present day. We did so more effectively, or at least more permanently, than our parents, the Greatest Generation of World War II. They should have been the ones to form the future but, as it happened, we were the ones. We overcame them to become the commissars of the American zeitgeist, th
Bristow deftly navigates such complicated terrain, bringing in Ivan Turgenev's Fathers and Sons as an example of growing generational tension and anxiety, and looking at the significance of the First World War conceived as a rupture not just between old and new worlds, but between old and young generations - hence the idea of 'the Men of 1914'. But it's with her treatment of Karl Mannheim, and his sociology of knowledge, that we reach the theoretical heart of Baby Boomers . For Bristow, Mannheim
Angry and uncompromising, this 1975 drama by Haile Gerima follows the slow radicalization of a black woman in Watts (the magnetic Barbara O. Jones) as she contends with street crime, brutal police, invasive social workers, a husband in prison, and the pandemic despair of the late Vietnam era. "People who love money are animals," writes her husband (Johnny Weathers), articulating the film's bitter Marxist perspective, and the story is steeped in the mechanisms of economic violence. Gerima made th
If you're over age 50 and have been laid off, Lynn Parramore's excellent story about age discrimination will feel all too familiar to you. This is not just a story of people in their 60s or 70s. Workers as young as 50 are shocked to find themselves suddenly tossed onto the employment rubbish heap, just when they felt on top of their game. They're feeling stressed, angry and betrayed by a society which has benefited greatly from their contributions. As the global population grows older, age discr
The multigenerational family saga, spanning decades and often countries, has offered a way of looking at how individuals find themselves situated in relation to history, how they battle it and survive, sometimes even with a measure of triumph. The Korean-American novelist Min Jin Lee's second novel, Pachinko , marries the story of the generations with the immigrant narrative, but with a twist: instead of the now exhausted account of people fetching up in the West to forge a new life amid the tra
Solo Goya: Order and Disorder [IMG] [/IMG] Mourning Portrait of the Duchess of Alba by Francisco Goya. 1797. New York Hispanic Society. Oh, my. The duchess. In all her black lace, her late husbands red sash at her waist and those eyebrows! She is commanding, you have to give her that... The duchess points to the ground in front of her dainty, pointed shoes that reads solo Goya -- only Goya. It looks like she means it, for she points downward to the words scrawled below her and her rings announce
With the 20th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana comes a heartbreaking, tell-all documentary of her life and her relationship with the two sons she tragically left behind. In an extremely intimate interview, William and Harry have opened up with each other and the world, talking about their relationship with their mother, the divorce of their parents, and ultimately, her death. In the new documentary film titled, "Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy," Prince William and Prince Harry h
"The most vulnerable people are told that their poverty is their own fault." Ken Loach's new film " I, Daniel Blake " takes that basic idea and presents it with gut-wrenching intensity. "I, Daniel Blake" follows the story of a 59-year-old British carpenter who suffers a heart attack and needs state support. The film has been a major critical success and won Loach his second Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival , 10 years after his first win with "The Wind That Shakes the Barley." Along
We have officially lost it as a civil society. All the gender-bending has taken its toll on our political leaders, forcing them to come full circle and endorse a mandatory draft for all young women in this country. Yesterday, during a marathon markup of the $610 billion annual defense bill (NDAA), the House Armed Services Committee added an amendment including women in the requirement for all young adults to register for the Selective Service. The amendment was originally sponsored by Rep. Dun
Ernest Goes to Camp (1987) This review is part of a series in which the author watches all of the Ernest movies in order, even though some day he will die. In this, his first full movie, Ernest gets crushed, beaten and lit on fire for an hour and a half while children laugh at him. It was foreshadowing for the film's critical reception. Nobody expected the Ernest movie to be good, and it wasn't. Everyone was therefore pretty surprised when it pulled in $23.5 million. Ernest is a maintenance man
Bristow deftly navigates such complicated terrain, bringing in Ivan Turgenev's Fathers and Sons as an example of growing generational tension and anxiety, and looking at the significance of the First World War conceived as a rupture not just between old and new worlds, but between old and young generations - hence the idea of 'the Men of 1914'. But it's with her treatment of Karl Mannheim, and his sociology of knowledge, that we reach the theoretical heart of Baby Boomers . For Bristow, Mannheim
Angry and uncompromising, this 1975 drama by Haile Gerima follows the slow radicalization of a black woman in Watts (the magnetic Barbara O. Jones) as she contends with street crime, brutal police, invasive social workers, a husband in prison, and the pandemic despair of the late Vietnam era. "People who love money are animals," writes her husband (Johnny Weathers), articulating the film's bitter Marxist perspective, and the story is steeped in the mechanisms of economic violence. Gerima made th
If you're over age 50 and have been laid off, Lynn Parramore's excellent story about age discrimination will feel all too familiar to you. This is not just a story of people in their 60s or 70s. Workers as young as 50 are shocked to find themselves suddenly tossed onto the employment rubbish heap, just when they felt on top of their game. They're feeling stressed, angry and betrayed by a society which has benefited greatly from their contributions. As the global population grows older, age discr
The multigenerational family saga, spanning decades and often countries, has offered a way of looking at how individuals find themselves situated in relation to history, how they battle it and survive, sometimes even with a measure of triumph. The Korean-American novelist Min Jin Lee's second novel, Pachinko , marries the story of the generations with the immigrant narrative, but with a twist: instead of the now exhausted account of people fetching up in the West to forge a new life amid the tra
Solo Goya: Order and Disorder [IMG] [/IMG] Mourning Portrait of the Duchess of Alba by Francisco Goya. 1797. New York Hispanic Society. Oh, my. The duchess. In all her black lace, her late husbands red sash at her waist and those eyebrows! She is commanding, you have to give her that... The duchess points to the ground in front of her dainty, pointed shoes that reads solo Goya -- only Goya. It looks like she means it, for she points downward to the words scrawled below her and her rings announce
With the 20th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana comes a heartbreaking, tell-all documentary of her life and her relationship with the two sons she tragically left behind. In an extremely intimate interview, William and Harry have opened up with each other and the world, talking about their relationship with their mother, the divorce of their parents, and ultimately, her death. In the new documentary film titled, "Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy," Prince William and Prince Harry h
"The most vulnerable people are told that their poverty is their own fault." Ken Loach's new film " I, Daniel Blake " takes that basic idea and presents it with gut-wrenching intensity. "I, Daniel Blake" follows the story of a 59-year-old British carpenter who suffers a heart attack and needs state support. The film has been a major critical success and won Loach his second Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival , 10 years after his first win with "The Wind That Shakes the Barley." Along
We have officially lost it as a civil society. All the gender-bending has taken its toll on our political leaders, forcing them to come full circle and endorse a mandatory draft for all young women in this country. Yesterday, during a marathon markup of the $610 billion annual defense bill (NDAA), the House Armed Services Committee added an amendment including women in the requirement for all young adults to register for the Selective Service. The amendment was originally sponsored by Rep. Dun
Ernest Goes to Camp (1987) This review is part of a series in which the author watches all of the Ernest movies in order, even though some day he will die. In this, his first full movie, Ernest gets crushed, beaten and lit on fire for an hour and a half while children laugh at him. It was foreshadowing for the film's critical reception. Nobody expected the Ernest movie to be good, and it wasn't. Everyone was therefore pretty surprised when it pulled in $23.5 million. Ernest is a maintenance man
One reason why the new counterculture succeeded in making such rapid headway was due to the weakness of any elite resistance. By the 1960s, conventional norms and values already appeared to many as irrelevant and pointless. Instead of reinforcing conventional bourgeois norms, the consumer culture of the 1950s seemed to be rendering them increasingly irrelevant to people's lives. Some commentators even blamed the new prosperity for helping to undermine conventional values. 'Life has ceased to be
Gowadia immigrated to the United States and became a naturalized U.S. citizen. He joined Northrop in November 1968 and continued to work there until April 1986. As a design engineer and was instrumental in developing the propulsion system used in the then secret B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. Gowadia was an entrepreneur and was working to develop his own business. Greed drove him to transmit classified information to at least eight different and unauthorized countries in an attempt to establish t
It's not just the poets who fall red in the white snow over the length of Chicago's Cameron McGill & the What Army's very confessional song "Poets Fall Like Pillars." It's a song that McGill crafted from a bigger idea that seems to get at his head fairly often on his album, "Warm Songs For Cold Shoulders." It's the thought that all great men are just regular men with the same troubles as any other, capable of toppling from on high. Even poets, with a handle on the language that can get you every
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (late 19th century). Key figure in the Bengal literary renaissance. ( Image by soham_pablo ) Permission Details DMCA Just two words-- Vande Mataram --by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, who has his 179 th birth anniversary (June 26, 1838) this Monday, tells a lot about we the Indians. - Advertisement - Vande Mataram epitomized India 's freedom struggle against the monstrous British Rule and "every patriot," as Acharya Kriplani was to write later: "from Khudiram Bose
A s the historian Gordon Craig once wrote, Hitler, one-and-a-half generations after his death, had become like the little man on the stair in the old children's song: 'He wasn't there, but he wouldn't go away.' (1) Born in Germany in the 1960s, I knew exactly what Craig meant. Hitler, although he was long dead, maintained a strange hold over German society. The most potent example of Hitler's ghostly presence was perhaps his book Mein Kampf , which was banned until the beginning of this year. My
To evaluate Willis solely on relevance denies one of the chief pleasures of 'The Essential Ellen Willis': the chance to see a writer grow up and evolve, over the course of five decades. The word "relevant" is often used to describe the work of cultural critic and essayist Ellen Willis. But it's generally prefaced by some equivalent or variant of the word "still." For example, in her back-of-book blurb for The Essential Ellen Willis, released this month by the University of Minnesota Press, Femin
Claudia Jones was born in the British Empire, on the island of Trinidad on 15 February 1915. As was the case with millions of families born in the Caribbean, her family had to migrate to find opportunities for work. Her family moved to New York, and it was in America that Jones became politicised. As a high school students she became of member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), before abandoning their incremental reform approach and joining the Communist P
Mathieu Kassovitz's acclaimed 1995 film La Haine (Hate), which examines the lives of three young men from a housing project outside Paris, begins with its narrator telling the old joke about a guy who, falling from a tall building, repeats to himself, "So far so good ... so far so good." The joke refers to the explosive conditions that were building in France's suburban housing projects at the time. It's a little didactic, but it's only a joke. And it's not a bad metaphor for France's willful bl
We're mourning Leelah Alcorn, but in a way, we're also mourning all of the girls we never got to know, the girls who were cast as dark secrets and rendered invisible to history. We should have met Leelah Alcorn differently. All the evidence seems to suggest that we would have, eventually: The 17-year-old Ohio girl who committed suicide on December 28 by walking in front of a semi truck on the highway was, among other things, immensely gifted. She was a writer, and a good one; she could pack comp
My guess is that King would have three basic comments. First, we have made a lot of progress since 1968. Second, progress seems to have stalled during the last quarter century. And third, the last ten years have brought setbacks. Let's remember the 1968 baseline from which progress can be measured. The Supreme Court had found segregated public schools unconstitutional fourteen years earlier, but courts still struggled to enforce this holding. It had only been five years since Alabama Governor Ge
Gowadia immigrated to the United States and became a naturalized U.S. citizen. He joined Northrop in November 1968 and continued to work there until April 1986. As a design engineer and was instrumental in developing the propulsion system used in the then secret B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. Gowadia was an entrepreneur and was working to develop his own business. Greed drove him to transmit classified information to at least eight different and unauthorized countries in an attempt to establish t
It's not just the poets who fall red in the white snow over the length of Chicago's Cameron McGill & the What Army's very confessional song "Poets Fall Like Pillars." It's a song that McGill crafted from a bigger idea that seems to get at his head fairly often on his album, "Warm Songs For Cold Shoulders." It's the thought that all great men are just regular men with the same troubles as any other, capable of toppling from on high. Even poets, with a handle on the language that can get you every
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (late 19th century). Key figure in the Bengal literary renaissance. ( Image by soham_pablo ) Permission Details DMCA Just two words-- Vande Mataram --by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, who has his 179 th birth anniversary (June 26, 1838) this Monday, tells a lot about we the Indians. - Advertisement - Vande Mataram epitomized India 's freedom struggle against the monstrous British Rule and "every patriot," as Acharya Kriplani was to write later: "from Khudiram Bose
A s the historian Gordon Craig once wrote, Hitler, one-and-a-half generations after his death, had become like the little man on the stair in the old children's song: 'He wasn't there, but he wouldn't go away.' (1) Born in Germany in the 1960s, I knew exactly what Craig meant. Hitler, although he was long dead, maintained a strange hold over German society. The most potent example of Hitler's ghostly presence was perhaps his book Mein Kampf , which was banned until the beginning of this year. My
To evaluate Willis solely on relevance denies one of the chief pleasures of 'The Essential Ellen Willis': the chance to see a writer grow up and evolve, over the course of five decades. The word "relevant" is often used to describe the work of cultural critic and essayist Ellen Willis. But it's generally prefaced by some equivalent or variant of the word "still." For example, in her back-of-book blurb for The Essential Ellen Willis, released this month by the University of Minnesota Press, Femin
Claudia Jones was born in the British Empire, on the island of Trinidad on 15 February 1915. As was the case with millions of families born in the Caribbean, her family had to migrate to find opportunities for work. Her family moved to New York, and it was in America that Jones became politicised. As a high school students she became of member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), before abandoning their incremental reform approach and joining the Communist P
Mathieu Kassovitz's acclaimed 1995 film La Haine (Hate), which examines the lives of three young men from a housing project outside Paris, begins with its narrator telling the old joke about a guy who, falling from a tall building, repeats to himself, "So far so good ... so far so good." The joke refers to the explosive conditions that were building in France's suburban housing projects at the time. It's a little didactic, but it's only a joke. And it's not a bad metaphor for France's willful bl
We're mourning Leelah Alcorn, but in a way, we're also mourning all of the girls we never got to know, the girls who were cast as dark secrets and rendered invisible to history. We should have met Leelah Alcorn differently. All the evidence seems to suggest that we would have, eventually: The 17-year-old Ohio girl who committed suicide on December 28 by walking in front of a semi truck on the highway was, among other things, immensely gifted. She was a writer, and a good one; she could pack comp
My guess is that King would have three basic comments. First, we have made a lot of progress since 1968. Second, progress seems to have stalled during the last quarter century. And third, the last ten years have brought setbacks. Let's remember the 1968 baseline from which progress can be measured. The Supreme Court had found segregated public schools unconstitutional fourteen years earlier, but courts still struggled to enforce this holding. It had only been five years since Alabama Governor Ge
Violence / Detentions -- West Bank / Jerusalem Thousands attend funeral of slain Palestinian teen pronounced dead after 2 month long coma RAMALLAH (Ma'an) 23 Dec - Thousands of Palestinians Friday attended the funeral of 16-year-old Fares Ziad al-Bayed in the occupied West Bank district of Ramallah after he died earlier in the day of wounds inflicted during clashes with Israeli soldiers in October. Fares was critically injured after being shot in the head with a live bullet during clashes on Oct
ISTANBUL -- Pakistani security forces declared yesterday that the Karachi airport had been cleared of militants after attacks that left 28 people dead, including 10 militants and 23 injured. Nearly 12 hours after the start of a siege, security forces succeeded in ending the all-night offensive, thus ensuring the necessary safety. "The attack is over, and we have cleared the area of all militants, and we will hand over the airport to the Civil Aviation Authority at 12.00 pm [on Monday]," paramili
As the commemorative mass for the 21 Christians beheaded by ISIS in Libya was held on the 40th day after their deaths in the village of Al Our in the Minya region of Upper Egypt this past Friday, a mob identified by witnesses as Muslim Brotherhood protestors attacked the home of one of the martyr's families, set fire to the car of one of the mourners, and later lobbed molotov cocktails at the site of the church being constructed in their memory. Al Our village was the home of 13 of the Egyptian
"The Hindu" has reported on a terrorist attack that took place in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, on July 1, 2016, at 9.20 p.m. BST. ISIS has taken full responsibility for the attack, as confirmed by a news agency run by the Islamic State, which suggested that it was carried out by the faceless and unidentified affiliates of the terror group. Even though ISIS has a history of attacking Bangladesh in the past, this time, its attackers targeted the Holey Artisan Bakery, a restaurant that h
In Afghanistan, at least 23 people were killed and more than 100 others were wounded Sunday after a suicide bomber struck near Kabul's main airport. The attack ripped through a crowd of supporters of Afghan Vice President Rashid Dostum, an ethnic Uzbek politician who had just returned to the Afghan capital after more than a year of self-imposed exile. Dostum was unharmed in the explosion. Dostum left Afghanistan last year, after the country's attorney general ordered the arrest of his bodyguards
Basantapur Durbar square, before and after the earthquake. The official death toll from Saturday's massive earthquake in Nepal has risen to more than 3,700 with nearly 7,000 injured as of Monday morning. It is expected to rise sharply and could e... Read Kathmandu police detained 70 gay rights activists including openly gay MP Sunil Pant yesterday, during a demonstration in Nepal's capital over government identification for transgender people, ABC reports: "Nepali men and women who identify... R
AMY GOODMAN : New protests have erupted in China's western Xinjiang region, two days after at least 156 people were killed and over 1,000 wounded in the country's worst ethnic violence in decades. On Tuesday, some 200 ethnic Uyghurs, who are a Muslim minority, took to the streets to protest the mass arrest of more than 1,400 people following Sunday's clashes. The protesters, mostly women and children, were surrounded by riot police armed with rifles and tear gas. Later, hundreds of ethnic Han Ch
At least 10,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh - UN Published 8:07 PM, November 30, 2016 Updated 8:09 PM, November 30, 2016 PROTEST RALLY. Bangladeshi activists of several Islamic groups shout slogans during a protest rally against the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, after Friday prayers in Dhaka on November 25, 2016. Photo by Rajib Dhar / AFP DHAKA, Bangladesh - At least 10,000 Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh in recent weeks after fleeing violence in neighbouring Myanmar, the
Churches are some of the few institutions providing aid to Venezuela's suffering population as the death toll continues to rise in the midst of the country's political crisis which had led to 12 murders this month. Reuters reported on Tuesday that a 42-year-old local government worker in the Andean state of Merida was shot dead at a rally in favor of President Nicolas Maduro, while another 54-year-old man was shot in the chest and killed during a protest in the western agricultural state of Bar
As we confront yet another weekend of jihadist violence - with 81 Christians dead in Pakistan , 142 dead after a jihadist killing spree in Nigeria , and 62 innocents slaughtered in a Kenyan shopping mall - we should remember three key (and infuriating) realities: First, the sustained and deadly jihadist violence that has swept the Muslim world cannot be maintained without broad and deep support from the Muslim population. Tens of thousands of jihadists are recruited, trained, and funded from
ISTANBUL -- Pakistani security forces declared yesterday that the Karachi airport had been cleared of militants after attacks that left 28 people dead, including 10 militants and 23 injured. Nearly 12 hours after the start of a siege, security forces succeeded in ending the all-night offensive, thus ensuring the necessary safety. "The attack is over, and we have cleared the area of all militants, and we will hand over the airport to the Civil Aviation Authority at 12.00 pm [on Monday]," paramili
As the commemorative mass for the 21 Christians beheaded by ISIS in Libya was held on the 40th day after their deaths in the village of Al Our in the Minya region of Upper Egypt this past Friday, a mob identified by witnesses as Muslim Brotherhood protestors attacked the home of one of the martyr's families, set fire to the car of one of the mourners, and later lobbed molotov cocktails at the site of the church being constructed in their memory. Al Our village was the home of 13 of the Egyptian
"The Hindu" has reported on a terrorist attack that took place in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, on July 1, 2016, at 9.20 p.m. BST. ISIS has taken full responsibility for the attack, as confirmed by a news agency run by the Islamic State, which suggested that it was carried out by the faceless and unidentified affiliates of the terror group. Even though ISIS has a history of attacking Bangladesh in the past, this time, its attackers targeted the Holey Artisan Bakery, a restaurant that h
In Afghanistan, at least 23 people were killed and more than 100 others were wounded Sunday after a suicide bomber struck near Kabul's main airport. The attack ripped through a crowd of supporters of Afghan Vice President Rashid Dostum, an ethnic Uzbek politician who had just returned to the Afghan capital after more than a year of self-imposed exile. Dostum was unharmed in the explosion. Dostum left Afghanistan last year, after the country's attorney general ordered the arrest of his bodyguards
Basantapur Durbar square, before and after the earthquake. The official death toll from Saturday's massive earthquake in Nepal has risen to more than 3,700 with nearly 7,000 injured as of Monday morning. It is expected to rise sharply and could e... Read Kathmandu police detained 70 gay rights activists including openly gay MP Sunil Pant yesterday, during a demonstration in Nepal's capital over government identification for transgender people, ABC reports: "Nepali men and women who identify... R
AMY GOODMAN : New protests have erupted in China's western Xinjiang region, two days after at least 156 people were killed and over 1,000 wounded in the country's worst ethnic violence in decades. On Tuesday, some 200 ethnic Uyghurs, who are a Muslim minority, took to the streets to protest the mass arrest of more than 1,400 people following Sunday's clashes. The protesters, mostly women and children, were surrounded by riot police armed with rifles and tear gas. Later, hundreds of ethnic Han Ch
At least 10,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh - UN Published 8:07 PM, November 30, 2016 Updated 8:09 PM, November 30, 2016 PROTEST RALLY. Bangladeshi activists of several Islamic groups shout slogans during a protest rally against the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, after Friday prayers in Dhaka on November 25, 2016. Photo by Rajib Dhar / AFP DHAKA, Bangladesh - At least 10,000 Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh in recent weeks after fleeing violence in neighbouring Myanmar, the
Churches are some of the few institutions providing aid to Venezuela's suffering population as the death toll continues to rise in the midst of the country's political crisis which had led to 12 murders this month. Reuters reported on Tuesday that a 42-year-old local government worker in the Andean state of Merida was shot dead at a rally in favor of President Nicolas Maduro, while another 54-year-old man was shot in the chest and killed during a protest in the western agricultural state of Bar
As we confront yet another weekend of jihadist violence - with 81 Christians dead in Pakistan , 142 dead after a jihadist killing spree in Nigeria , and 62 innocents slaughtered in a Kenyan shopping mall - we should remember three key (and infuriating) realities: First, the sustained and deadly jihadist violence that has swept the Muslim world cannot be maintained without broad and deep support from the Muslim population. Tens of thousands of jihadists are recruited, trained, and funded from
Olfat's PWHO is situated in the hell-hole that is the Bourj el-Barajneh camp near Beirut airport. There, 27,000 refugees are crammed into less than a square kilometre maze of sub-standard dwellings pitted with bullet holes from Israeli wars. The narrow sunless alleyways strung densely with dangerously, and often lethal, exposed electric wiring promote vitamin D deficiency and heavy rain turns alleys into canals of sewerage. And now, with the influx of 10,000 Palestinian refugees fleeing war and
More than 100 people were injured in Bangladesh 's capital Dhaka following a major escalation in a stand-off between the government and student protesters. Different versions have been doing the round over who attacked the students in Dhaka's Jigatala neighbourhood. According to one version, the police fired rubber bullets at student protesters, whereas, according to a second version, members of the Bangladesh Chhatra League attacked the student protesters. Though both have denied the allegation
(AP) Authorities in Greece are rounding up thousands of suspected illegal immigrants in a large-scale deportation drive to combat what a government official compared to a prehistoric invasion. Greece has long been Europe's main entry point for illegal immigrants from Asia and Africa seeking a better life in the West. But Greece's severe economic problems and high unemployment are making the problem worse than ever. Loading ... Police said Monday that 6,000 people were detained over the weekend i
Some 10 people were killed in the accident and seven others injured on Sunday when the minibus overturned in southern Bulgaria, the country's interior ministry said in a statement. Police said while the migrants did not carry any identification documents, survivors of the accident told authorities they were Pakistani and Afghan nationals. The minibus smuggling the migrants into Europe was reportedly driven by a 16-year-old Bulgarian who had no driver's license. He died in the crash along with ni
Israel suspends new relocation deal for African migrants By Maayan Lubell Reuters April 02. 2018 11:38PM African migrants wait in line for the opening of the Population and Immigration Authority office in Bnei Brak, Israel, on Feb. 4. (REUTERS/Nir Elias/File Photo) JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he was suspending a new agreement with the U.N. refugee agency to relocate thousands of African migrants, as right-wing pressure mounted on him to scrap the deal.
Anarchists in Germany have called for May Day 2017 to focus on solidarity with migrants in the face of one of the fiercest reactionary backlashes of the modern era. The FAU anarcho-syndicalist union is launching the action, saying that "migrants are workers, just like us" but are especially suffering under the current political conditions in Europe and are uniquely exposed to capitalist exploitation. In a statement, the union's international committee said: The labor dispute has no limits! If th
After violent clashes in Kashmir over the weekend, state university and colleges across the region will remain shut for at least two days, according to Indian government sources. Amid rising tension, the clashes between protesters and the Indian military forces continue to brew in the conflict-ridden area. Despite the closure of the educational institutes in the region, the All Jammu and Kashmir Students Union told the Indian Express Tuesday that they will continue with their protests. "AJKSU to
by Arpita Bhattacharyya Recent violence between the Bodo tribe and immigrant minorities in the northeastern Indian state of Assam has cost the lives of at least 96 people and caused more than 300,000 residents to flee their homes for refugee camps. The violence also led to mass panic among northeastern migrants across India, when text messages and videos circulated social media sites warning of attacks on northeastern migrants in southern Indian cities such as Bangalore and Pune in retaliation f
Four people were arrested for helping migrants cross the border into France. It is the latest case over citizens providing aid to refugees in France. The activists were arrested on Tuesday in relation to the solidarity march organised in April by the activist group "Tous Migrants". In response to the arrests, the activists held a Yesterday early morning French police, with assistance from border police evicted the XXL Squat in Dijon, where about hundred asylum seekers lived. During the eviction
Macedonian police fired tear gas at hundreds of Iraqi and Syrian migrants who tried to break through the country's border fence with Greece yesterday, an AFP journalist at the scene said. The group of around 300 migrants, including women and children, forced their way past a Greek police cordon onto a rail track and tore down a barbed wire fence into Macedonia. "Open the borders!" they shouted, some throwing stones at the fence, prompting police to fire volleys of tear gas, which prevented them
More than 100 people were injured in Bangladesh 's capital Dhaka following a major escalation in a stand-off between the government and student protesters. Different versions have been doing the round over who attacked the students in Dhaka's Jigatala neighbourhood. According to one version, the police fired rubber bullets at student protesters, whereas, according to a second version, members of the Bangladesh Chhatra League attacked the student protesters. Though both have denied the allegation
(AP) Authorities in Greece are rounding up thousands of suspected illegal immigrants in a large-scale deportation drive to combat what a government official compared to a prehistoric invasion. Greece has long been Europe's main entry point for illegal immigrants from Asia and Africa seeking a better life in the West. But Greece's severe economic problems and high unemployment are making the problem worse than ever. Loading ... Police said Monday that 6,000 people were detained over the weekend i
Some 10 people were killed in the accident and seven others injured on Sunday when the minibus overturned in southern Bulgaria, the country's interior ministry said in a statement. Police said while the migrants did not carry any identification documents, survivors of the accident told authorities they were Pakistani and Afghan nationals. The minibus smuggling the migrants into Europe was reportedly driven by a 16-year-old Bulgarian who had no driver's license. He died in the crash along with ni
Israel suspends new relocation deal for African migrants By Maayan Lubell Reuters April 02. 2018 11:38PM African migrants wait in line for the opening of the Population and Immigration Authority office in Bnei Brak, Israel, on Feb. 4. (REUTERS/Nir Elias/File Photo) JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he was suspending a new agreement with the U.N. refugee agency to relocate thousands of African migrants, as right-wing pressure mounted on him to scrap the deal.
Anarchists in Germany have called for May Day 2017 to focus on solidarity with migrants in the face of one of the fiercest reactionary backlashes of the modern era. The FAU anarcho-syndicalist union is launching the action, saying that "migrants are workers, just like us" but are especially suffering under the current political conditions in Europe and are uniquely exposed to capitalist exploitation. In a statement, the union's international committee said: The labor dispute has no limits! If th
After violent clashes in Kashmir over the weekend, state university and colleges across the region will remain shut for at least two days, according to Indian government sources. Amid rising tension, the clashes between protesters and the Indian military forces continue to brew in the conflict-ridden area. Despite the closure of the educational institutes in the region, the All Jammu and Kashmir Students Union told the Indian Express Tuesday that they will continue with their protests. "AJKSU to
by Arpita Bhattacharyya Recent violence between the Bodo tribe and immigrant minorities in the northeastern Indian state of Assam has cost the lives of at least 96 people and caused more than 300,000 residents to flee their homes for refugee camps. The violence also led to mass panic among northeastern migrants across India, when text messages and videos circulated social media sites warning of attacks on northeastern migrants in southern Indian cities such as Bangalore and Pune in retaliation f
Four people were arrested for helping migrants cross the border into France. It is the latest case over citizens providing aid to refugees in France. The activists were arrested on Tuesday in relation to the solidarity march organised in April by the activist group "Tous Migrants". In response to the arrests, the activists held a Yesterday early morning French police, with assistance from border police evicted the XXL Squat in Dijon, where about hundred asylum seekers lived. During the eviction
Macedonian police fired tear gas at hundreds of Iraqi and Syrian migrants who tried to break through the country's border fence with Greece yesterday, an AFP journalist at the scene said. The group of around 300 migrants, including women and children, forced their way past a Greek police cordon onto a rail track and tore down a barbed wire fence into Macedonia. "Open the borders!" they shouted, some throwing stones at the fence, prompting police to fire volleys of tear gas, which prevented them
O h. My. God. How long is it going to be before the authorities act to prevent senseless deaths like this? What kind of a country allows this sort of mindless activity by a few avowed enthusiasts in the face of not only deaths but many more injuries? Such behaviour may have been necessary a hundred years ago, but today it is the preserve of hobbyists who subject poor, defenceless animals to their own twisted pleasures. For shame, Britain. When will enough be enough? I am talking of course about
Is Earth the largest garbage dump in the Universe? I don't know. But it's a safe bet that Earth would be a contender were such a competition to be held. Let me explain why. To start, just listing the types of rubbish generated by humans or the locations into which each of these is dumped is a staggering task beyond the scope of one article. Nevertheless, I will give you a reasonably comprehensive summary of the types of garbage being generated (focusing particularly on those that are less well k
For more than 120 years of modern weather chronicles, the "experts" have given dire predictions about climate, going back and forth from cooling to warming and then back again. The warnings today are not at all different from the past. It would be nice if the Wall Street Journal or some other news outlet that up until now has been enthralled with the global warming predictions would instead print up the dire warnings from the past and explain why they were wrong and explain why the ones today
But both those who predicted a religious renaissance and those arguing that 9/11 was a spiritual non-event are missing some of the dramatic effects 9/11 had on the spiritual landscape. In fact, if you look at other signs, it appears that 9/11 was, spiritually-speaking, one of the most important moments in recent history. 9/11 Starkly Revealed the Limits of Organized Religion The place to start is with what didn't happen. The fact that people initially went to houses of worship -- and then stoppe
U.S. Rep. John Shimkus (R-Anthracite) knows exactly two things. First, that men were put on this Earth to go deep under the Earth and mine coal, which is perfectly safe whether you breathe it, eat it, drink it or burn it to Make America Great. And, second, that women were put on this Earth so that coal miners can breed more coal miners. Circle of life, you see. You know what? I was wrong. Representative John Shimkus knows one more thing: that the voters of Illinois' 15th congressional district a
What makes a man start fires? What if that person were a man of God? Paul Schrader, now 71, has perhaps spent his entire career as a filmmaker attempting to ask that question, to breach the impenetrable truth of whatever that question's answer could be, beginning with Blue Collar , a story of auto workers and union members in Detroit compromising their values to survive in the shadow of forces too large and too immovable to compromise themselves. With First Reformed , Schrader's 20th feature a
Donny Eat World Thanks to clumsy apex predator Donald Trump, 2017 was not a great year for the prospects of large mammals like Donald Trump to continue inhabiting Planet Earth. The planet itself will be fine -- it's the living things on it that face a rough time, because the globe's most powerful nation is currently governed by an idiot who thinks global warming was invented as a ruse by China. While Trump will never achieve his dream of making coal great again -- largely thanks to market forces
Remi Brague. The Law of God: The Philosophical History of an Idea . Translated by Lydia G. Cochrane. University of Chicago Press. 354 pages. $35.00 I f Socrates were alive today, his delight in iconoclasm would bring him to study history, the allures and dangers of which would tempt him more than philosophy. So says Remi Brague, the distinguished Catholic historian of philosophy who teaches at the Sorbonne and the University of Munich. Socrates himself had no use for the historical approach to
Major changes in the earth's atmospheric weather patterns or climate change, such as global cooling or warming, is actually considered a common occurence. For years scientists have been trying to figure out what keeps glaciers continually growing or shrinking, as well as the development of new species of flora and fauna to the extinction of them. Climate change is a part of the Earth's history, but the speeding up of such events also seem to be affected by human activity. Just recently scienti
Could wind turbines like these be harmful to your health? The scientific consensus is far from clear. We love it when health concerns are taken seriously... The last time you talked to your doctor about a strange set of symptoms, he or she probably didn't write a book about it. But when Dr. Nina Pierpont of New York State got wind (pun intended) of dozens of residents living near wind turbines who reported tinnitus, headaches, insomnia, dizziness, heart palpitations, rage, and more, that's exact
Is Earth the largest garbage dump in the Universe? I don't know. But it's a safe bet that Earth would be a contender were such a competition to be held. Let me explain why. To start, just listing the types of rubbish generated by humans or the locations into which each of these is dumped is a staggering task beyond the scope of one article. Nevertheless, I will give you a reasonably comprehensive summary of the types of garbage being generated (focusing particularly on those that are less well k
For more than 120 years of modern weather chronicles, the "experts" have given dire predictions about climate, going back and forth from cooling to warming and then back again. The warnings today are not at all different from the past. It would be nice if the Wall Street Journal or some other news outlet that up until now has been enthralled with the global warming predictions would instead print up the dire warnings from the past and explain why they were wrong and explain why the ones today
But both those who predicted a religious renaissance and those arguing that 9/11 was a spiritual non-event are missing some of the dramatic effects 9/11 had on the spiritual landscape. In fact, if you look at other signs, it appears that 9/11 was, spiritually-speaking, one of the most important moments in recent history. 9/11 Starkly Revealed the Limits of Organized Religion The place to start is with what didn't happen. The fact that people initially went to houses of worship -- and then stoppe
U.S. Rep. John Shimkus (R-Anthracite) knows exactly two things. First, that men were put on this Earth to go deep under the Earth and mine coal, which is perfectly safe whether you breathe it, eat it, drink it or burn it to Make America Great. And, second, that women were put on this Earth so that coal miners can breed more coal miners. Circle of life, you see. You know what? I was wrong. Representative John Shimkus knows one more thing: that the voters of Illinois' 15th congressional district a
What makes a man start fires? What if that person were a man of God? Paul Schrader, now 71, has perhaps spent his entire career as a filmmaker attempting to ask that question, to breach the impenetrable truth of whatever that question's answer could be, beginning with Blue Collar , a story of auto workers and union members in Detroit compromising their values to survive in the shadow of forces too large and too immovable to compromise themselves. With First Reformed , Schrader's 20th feature a
Donny Eat World Thanks to clumsy apex predator Donald Trump, 2017 was not a great year for the prospects of large mammals like Donald Trump to continue inhabiting Planet Earth. The planet itself will be fine -- it's the living things on it that face a rough time, because the globe's most powerful nation is currently governed by an idiot who thinks global warming was invented as a ruse by China. While Trump will never achieve his dream of making coal great again -- largely thanks to market forces
Remi Brague. The Law of God: The Philosophical History of an Idea . Translated by Lydia G. Cochrane. University of Chicago Press. 354 pages. $35.00 I f Socrates were alive today, his delight in iconoclasm would bring him to study history, the allures and dangers of which would tempt him more than philosophy. So says Remi Brague, the distinguished Catholic historian of philosophy who teaches at the Sorbonne and the University of Munich. Socrates himself had no use for the historical approach to
Major changes in the earth's atmospheric weather patterns or climate change, such as global cooling or warming, is actually considered a common occurence. For years scientists have been trying to figure out what keeps glaciers continually growing or shrinking, as well as the development of new species of flora and fauna to the extinction of them. Climate change is a part of the Earth's history, but the speeding up of such events also seem to be affected by human activity. Just recently scienti
Could wind turbines like these be harmful to your health? The scientific consensus is far from clear. We love it when health concerns are taken seriously... The last time you talked to your doctor about a strange set of symptoms, he or she probably didn't write a book about it. But when Dr. Nina Pierpont of New York State got wind (pun intended) of dozens of residents living near wind turbines who reported tinnitus, headaches, insomnia, dizziness, heart palpitations, rage, and more, that's exact
Despite gains on one of the largest wildfires in California history, officials said Wednesday unpredictable winds remain a threat. The Thomas fire has spanned nearly 370 square miles of Southern California and burned more than 900 structures, at least 700 of them homes, since it broke out on Dec. 4. Evacuations continued on Wednesday for the towns of Montecito, Summerland, Carpinteria, and Fillmore. Crews were able to carve containment lines around at least one-quarter of the blaze along Santa B
Wildfires first broke out in Monchique, a half-hour's drive from the Algarve coast, where civil defence officials say two villages have been evacuated. Dozens of planes and water-carrying helicopters are still trying to control the blaze, which has been raging for over 24 hours. Prior to the wildfires breaking out, the national civil protection had sent text alerts warning the local population of an extreme risk of fires, including around the capital Lisbon. Former Prime Minister David Cameron
'The ignorance displayed by the president is a serious national crisis,' Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) told Shareblue. For nine days, Trump remained silent as wildfires ravaged northern California. For nine days, Trump said nothing about the seven people who have died in the disaster, including two firefighters, or about the more than 1,000 homes that have been destroyed. On Sunday, Trump finally released his first official White House comments on the fires via Twitter. But rather than offer com
1 Four tons of the good earth delivered to the driveway. 2 The spiderhole, five and a half feet deep and counting. 3 Building the two-story rabbit hutch. 4 The Farm nears its harvest. 5 A breeding pair of twenty-pound Flemish Giant rabbits. (Photo: Amy Eckert [rabbits and garden]; courtesy of Eric Slater [spiderhole and hutch]; courtesy of Manny Howard [earth]) You ever dig through clay? It started as a fun weekend family project. The kidsdaughter Heath, nearly 5, and son Jake, 3pitched in, mo
Friday, May 2nd, 2014 2014 Earth First! Rendezvous Call For Workshops and Donations Earth First! Humboldt, Redwood Forest Defense, Cascadia Forest Defenders and friends are pleased to announce that we are hosting the 2014 Earth First! Round River Rendezvous. Forest defenders and climate activists from across the Pacific Northwest are busy putting together what promises to be an exhilarating week of direct action, workshops, movement building and wilderness. And we want you to come! We are reachi
Four U.S. scientists have just introduced one more good reason not to launch a nuclear war. It would not simply guarantee the mutual destruction of the participants . It would also precipitate catastrophic climate change . And, they argue in the journal Environment Magazine , even a single nuclear missile strike could darken the skies, chill the atmosphere, stop rainfall, ruin harvests and cost a billion lives. Observers with memories that stretch back to the Cold War and the arms race betwee
Colorado wildfires have led to several arrests for ignoring local and federal restrictions on campfires, target shooting and other activities aimed at combating and avoiding explosive blazes across the U.S. region. Parts of Colorado and other Western states have been grappling with heat and severe drought. In Arizona, large swaths of national forests and state trust land have been closed since before Memorial Day, while some national forests in New Mexico are opening up after rain helped ease fi
November 13, 2015 Russia Revives Long-Dead Nuclear Torpedo - Reestablishes Deterrence Russia has a big problem with the "missile defense" shield the U.S. wants to install in Europe. Such a "defense" would give the U.S. the ability to launch a first strike nuclear attack on Russia while defeating a retaliatory strike Russia would launch in response. Alternatively the "missile defense missiles" stationed in east Europe could be used to launch a direct attack against ground targets in Russia leavin
Donald Trump Has Some Thoughts on Fighting Wildfires. They're Nonsense. by Umair Irfan / Vox A C-130 air tanker drops flame retardant on part of the Mendocino Complex Fire in California on August 5, 2018. Noah Berger/AFP/Getty Images The 2018 wildfire year has been devastating. As of Monday, the National Interagency Fire Center reports that there are 60 uncontained large fires across the country, with a total of 5.1 million acres ravaged by fire so far this year. These deadly infernos have k
They say trees are lungs of the Earth, so how come we are treating them like intruders? Over 400 million years ago land plants began to diversify on Earth. However, according to Universe Today our ancestors have been around on Erath for about six million years and the modern form of humans only evolved about 200,000 years ago. Civilization as we know is only about 6,000 years old, and industrialization started in the earnest only in the 1800s. Now who is the intruder? Trees have always been gene
Wildfires first broke out in Monchique, a half-hour's drive from the Algarve coast, where civil defence officials say two villages have been evacuated. Dozens of planes and water-carrying helicopters are still trying to control the blaze, which has been raging for over 24 hours. Prior to the wildfires breaking out, the national civil protection had sent text alerts warning the local population of an extreme risk of fires, including around the capital Lisbon. Former Prime Minister David Cameron
'The ignorance displayed by the president is a serious national crisis,' Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) told Shareblue. For nine days, Trump remained silent as wildfires ravaged northern California. For nine days, Trump said nothing about the seven people who have died in the disaster, including two firefighters, or about the more than 1,000 homes that have been destroyed. On Sunday, Trump finally released his first official White House comments on the fires via Twitter. But rather than offer com
1 Four tons of the good earth delivered to the driveway. 2 The spiderhole, five and a half feet deep and counting. 3 Building the two-story rabbit hutch. 4 The Farm nears its harvest. 5 A breeding pair of twenty-pound Flemish Giant rabbits. (Photo: Amy Eckert [rabbits and garden]; courtesy of Eric Slater [spiderhole and hutch]; courtesy of Manny Howard [earth]) You ever dig through clay? It started as a fun weekend family project. The kidsdaughter Heath, nearly 5, and son Jake, 3pitched in, mo
Friday, May 2nd, 2014 2014 Earth First! Rendezvous Call For Workshops and Donations Earth First! Humboldt, Redwood Forest Defense, Cascadia Forest Defenders and friends are pleased to announce that we are hosting the 2014 Earth First! Round River Rendezvous. Forest defenders and climate activists from across the Pacific Northwest are busy putting together what promises to be an exhilarating week of direct action, workshops, movement building and wilderness. And we want you to come! We are reachi
Four U.S. scientists have just introduced one more good reason not to launch a nuclear war. It would not simply guarantee the mutual destruction of the participants . It would also precipitate catastrophic climate change . And, they argue in the journal Environment Magazine , even a single nuclear missile strike could darken the skies, chill the atmosphere, stop rainfall, ruin harvests and cost a billion lives. Observers with memories that stretch back to the Cold War and the arms race betwee
Colorado wildfires have led to several arrests for ignoring local and federal restrictions on campfires, target shooting and other activities aimed at combating and avoiding explosive blazes across the U.S. region. Parts of Colorado and other Western states have been grappling with heat and severe drought. In Arizona, large swaths of national forests and state trust land have been closed since before Memorial Day, while some national forests in New Mexico are opening up after rain helped ease fi
November 13, 2015 Russia Revives Long-Dead Nuclear Torpedo - Reestablishes Deterrence Russia has a big problem with the "missile defense" shield the U.S. wants to install in Europe. Such a "defense" would give the U.S. the ability to launch a first strike nuclear attack on Russia while defeating a retaliatory strike Russia would launch in response. Alternatively the "missile defense missiles" stationed in east Europe could be used to launch a direct attack against ground targets in Russia leavin
Donald Trump Has Some Thoughts on Fighting Wildfires. They're Nonsense. by Umair Irfan / Vox A C-130 air tanker drops flame retardant on part of the Mendocino Complex Fire in California on August 5, 2018. Noah Berger/AFP/Getty Images The 2018 wildfire year has been devastating. As of Monday, the National Interagency Fire Center reports that there are 60 uncontained large fires across the country, with a total of 5.1 million acres ravaged by fire so far this year. These deadly infernos have k
They say trees are lungs of the Earth, so how come we are treating them like intruders? Over 400 million years ago land plants began to diversify on Earth. However, according to Universe Today our ancestors have been around on Erath for about six million years and the modern form of humans only evolved about 200,000 years ago. Civilization as we know is only about 6,000 years old, and industrialization started in the earnest only in the 1800s. Now who is the intruder? Trees have always been gene
"Al Gore, born on March 31, 1948, in Washington, D.C., served in both the House and Senate. He lost his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination to Michael Dukakis in 1988, but was President Bill Clinton's successful running mate in 1992 and again in 1996. In his 2000 presidential campaign, Gore won the popular vote, but eventually conceded defeat to Republican George W. Bush." (biography.com) Al Gore may have given some speculative and wrong predictions for our climate but he knows the t
With bold vision, keen intellect and a gentle manner, Mike Slive guided the Southeastern Conference to unprecedented success and prosperity in 13 years as commissioner. He pushed for a college football playoff years before others embraced it and was a steadying force during a time of enormous growth and volatility throughout college athletics. Slive died Wednesday at the age of 77 in Birmingham, Alabama, where he lived with his wife, Liz, three years after retiring to battle prostate cancer. The
It has been said by any number of pundits over the past few years that Ronald Reagan could not win the presidential nomination of the current Republican party. But even though the man himself may be considered a dangerous liberal by members of the "Freedom Caucus" and other far-right GOP factions, they still speak of him in hushed tones of reverence. And they still pledge fealty to the cornerstone of Reaganism -- supply side economics. Since the Reagan era, the US economy has been through the us
The midterm elections were a disaster for LGBTs and their allies on a national level. The Republicans gained at least 60 seats in the House of Representatives, putting an end to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's four-year tenure and setting the stage for one of the most conservative Republican majorities aEUR" even outdoing the one that passed "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" back in 1993. Before the 112th Congress is sworn in January, a lame-duck session of the current 111th Congress starts next week. Gay ri
Jeb Bush has spent months as a not-quite presidential candidate, leading most early polls while raking in unprecedented millions in cash -- all conveniently outside the bounds of campaign fundraising laws because he wasn't officially a contender yet. That charade ends today when Miami's favorite dynastic politician finally makes it official with an announcement at Miami Dade College's Kendall campus. Here's what you need to know: Related Stories When and where is the announcement? The "big annou
During the presidential campaign, then-Sen. Joe Biden made an off-the-cuff observation that his rival, then-Sen. Barack Obama was "... clean ..." and "... articulate ..." Then Don Imus slurred the Rutgers University's women's basketball team. Then the managers of the Valley Swim Club banned black campers from swimming at their pool. And let us not forget the most recent entrant in the racial hall of shame: Boston police officer Justin Barrett and his now widely circulated e-mail, in which he cal
Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the UN's influential Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, has resigned in the wake allegations of sexual harassment. During Pachauri's 13-year tenure as chair of the IPCC, the organization won a Nobel Peace Prize (2007) and weathered numerous controversies, including the Climategate scandal and the IPCC's use of non-peer-reviewed reports from environmental lobbying groups that dramatically exaggerated the speed and amount of glacial melt in the Himalayas. 'Do
What with the Bush legacy of reckless war and economic mismanagement, 2008 is a year that favors the generic Democratic candidate over the generic Republican one. Yet Barack Obama, with every natural and structural advantage in the presidential race, is running only neck-and-neck against John McCain, a sub-par Republican nominee with a list of liabilities longer than a Joe Biden monologue. Obama has built a crack political operation, raised record sums, and inspired millions with his eloquence a
Allan H. (Bud) Selig, Commissioner The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball 245 Park Avenue, 31st Floor New York, NY 10167 An Open Letter to Bud Selig Regarding MLB's "All-You-Can-Eat" Tickets Dear Mr. Selig: A question: How can you allow a growing number (16 at last count) of your Major League Baseball teams to promote all-you-can-eat tickets at their stadiums while simultaneously claiming "the health and welfare of the country's youth is a top priority for Major League Baseball?" A little ov
Remarks on August 3 at Democracy Convention in Minneapolis. I t's unusual on Kellogg Blvd. in St. Paul to encounter anyone who knows why it's named that. A bunch of us are going to go over there with flyers Saturday morning and I hope you'll join us. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Frank Kellogg of St. Paul has his name on the treaty whose creation was probably the single biggest news story of 1928, the Kellogg-Briand Pact, a treaty listed as in effect on the U.S. State Department's website, a treaty
With bold vision, keen intellect and a gentle manner, Mike Slive guided the Southeastern Conference to unprecedented success and prosperity in 13 years as commissioner. He pushed for a college football playoff years before others embraced it and was a steadying force during a time of enormous growth and volatility throughout college athletics. Slive died Wednesday at the age of 77 in Birmingham, Alabama, where he lived with his wife, Liz, three years after retiring to battle prostate cancer. The
It has been said by any number of pundits over the past few years that Ronald Reagan could not win the presidential nomination of the current Republican party. But even though the man himself may be considered a dangerous liberal by members of the "Freedom Caucus" and other far-right GOP factions, they still speak of him in hushed tones of reverence. And they still pledge fealty to the cornerstone of Reaganism -- supply side economics. Since the Reagan era, the US economy has been through the us
The midterm elections were a disaster for LGBTs and their allies on a national level. The Republicans gained at least 60 seats in the House of Representatives, putting an end to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's four-year tenure and setting the stage for one of the most conservative Republican majorities aEUR" even outdoing the one that passed "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" back in 1993. Before the 112th Congress is sworn in January, a lame-duck session of the current 111th Congress starts next week. Gay ri
Jeb Bush has spent months as a not-quite presidential candidate, leading most early polls while raking in unprecedented millions in cash -- all conveniently outside the bounds of campaign fundraising laws because he wasn't officially a contender yet. That charade ends today when Miami's favorite dynastic politician finally makes it official with an announcement at Miami Dade College's Kendall campus. Here's what you need to know: Related Stories When and where is the announcement? The "big annou
During the presidential campaign, then-Sen. Joe Biden made an off-the-cuff observation that his rival, then-Sen. Barack Obama was "... clean ..." and "... articulate ..." Then Don Imus slurred the Rutgers University's women's basketball team. Then the managers of the Valley Swim Club banned black campers from swimming at their pool. And let us not forget the most recent entrant in the racial hall of shame: Boston police officer Justin Barrett and his now widely circulated e-mail, in which he cal
Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the UN's influential Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, has resigned in the wake allegations of sexual harassment. During Pachauri's 13-year tenure as chair of the IPCC, the organization won a Nobel Peace Prize (2007) and weathered numerous controversies, including the Climategate scandal and the IPCC's use of non-peer-reviewed reports from environmental lobbying groups that dramatically exaggerated the speed and amount of glacial melt in the Himalayas. 'Do
What with the Bush legacy of reckless war and economic mismanagement, 2008 is a year that favors the generic Democratic candidate over the generic Republican one. Yet Barack Obama, with every natural and structural advantage in the presidential race, is running only neck-and-neck against John McCain, a sub-par Republican nominee with a list of liabilities longer than a Joe Biden monologue. Obama has built a crack political operation, raised record sums, and inspired millions with his eloquence a
Allan H. (Bud) Selig, Commissioner The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball 245 Park Avenue, 31st Floor New York, NY 10167 An Open Letter to Bud Selig Regarding MLB's "All-You-Can-Eat" Tickets Dear Mr. Selig: A question: How can you allow a growing number (16 at last count) of your Major League Baseball teams to promote all-you-can-eat tickets at their stadiums while simultaneously claiming "the health and welfare of the country's youth is a top priority for Major League Baseball?" A little ov
Remarks on August 3 at Democracy Convention in Minneapolis. I t's unusual on Kellogg Blvd. in St. Paul to encounter anyone who knows why it's named that. A bunch of us are going to go over there with flyers Saturday morning and I hope you'll join us. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Frank Kellogg of St. Paul has his name on the treaty whose creation was probably the single biggest news story of 1928, the Kellogg-Briand Pact, a treaty listed as in effect on the U.S. State Department's website, a treaty
Thomas Jefferson was an economic idiot. An import embargo he imposed as president cost the country something like 5 percent of gross domestic product, according to modern studies. But we remember his noble ideas, not his skills with a checkbook. Abraham Lincoln was a protectionist, too. Nobody remembers this, in part because the economy of the times was so different from the modern system, but also because we don't understand history as a math problem. We remember the characters, the causes, the
The selection of a vice president is a process that Americans hope presidential candidates take very seriously. He or she would be the second ranked official in the United States government and God forbid, would immediately be called into duty to serve as President of the United States if death were to happen to a sitting President while in office. The sheer gravity of its importance cannot be overstated. Thomas Fitzgerald from the Philadelphia Inquirer states in his column a number of factors t
The events of the last week have reminded all people of good will how important it is to elect a president who is thoughtful, even-tempered, and unalterably opposed to hate groups and hateful rhetoric. In times of violence and hate, we need a president who will stand up strongly for what is right and work hard to heal the hatred and bigotry in this country, not inflame it. Sadly, my Democratic Party allowed Trump to win the presidency because he had a far clearer message than we did. Now more th
The ultra-rightist president of this country gave his first speech to Congress on Feb. 28. In the opening paragraph he employed liberal-sounding platitudes about "condemning hate and evil in all its forms." He then laid out a program of tax giveaways and deregulation for capitalists, union-busting school voucher schemes, a federal worker hiring freeze (blaming immigrants for unemployment and low wages) and "one of the largest increases in national defense spending in American history." Trump lef
The squeaky wheel always gets oil. Which is why it's so important that conservatives raise hell with the president when he is betraying a key promise. As the Trump direction change on the Paris climate agreement - against the wishes of his "shallow state" advisers - demonstrates, when conservatives speak out, Trump feels the heat from the Right and often changes course. On the other hand, when we remain silent in the face of a betrayal, Trump will have no incentive to withstand internal pressure
Down in Mexico, elections are on Sunday, and everyone is supposed to vote. The new president will take over in December, five months away. President Trump and "Presidente-Electo" Andres Lopez-Obrador spoke by phone last week. They say that it went well. By the way, I will not be surprised if the two men meet in person, sort of like when President-Elect Reagan and President Lopez-Portillo shook hands in January 1981 at one of the border bridges. Mexico can teach us a thing or two about votin
American presidential debates are useless for picking an American president. Not that they are not consequential -- they are that, but for all the wrong reasons. They prop up poor candidates. Once upon a short time ago, from about Nixon and Kennedy to the Reagan era, televised debates, the brain child of the non-partisan League of Women Voters, informed the public about the issues and the leaders. The debates became so essential that campaigns took them over, so much so that in 1988, the LWV sto
Costa Rica's new president has a plan to change the trajectory of the country in as little as three years. President Carlos Alvarado Quesada announced his plan to become the first carbon-free country in the world. And vowed to put an end to fossil fuel transportation by 2021. "Decarbonization is the great task of our generation and Costa Rica must be one of the first countries in the world to accomplish it, if not the first," Alvarado said at his inauguration. The forward-thinking country "deriv
"Whatever is heading his way is big and nasty and mean and if the President isn't fully prepared he's in big-big trouble. This is a full-on coup. They're coming for him. They're coming for everything." Donald Trump stared down China's President Xi Jinping - and China blinked. This week President Xi made several concessions regarding the trade imbalance it has long enjoyed with the United States while making strong hints that more concessions are soon to follow. This pro-America victory is in sta
In a forceful rebuke to President Donald Trump and other Washington Republicans, former Vice President Joe Biden told fellow Democrats in New York on Thursday that the GOP has abandoned traditional American values in the name of "phony populism" and "fake nationalism." Speaking at the party's New York state convention on Long Island, Biden urged his party to stand for tolerance and efforts to expand education and economic opportunity. "This is not your father's Republican Party," Biden told the
The selection of a vice president is a process that Americans hope presidential candidates take very seriously. He or she would be the second ranked official in the United States government and God forbid, would immediately be called into duty to serve as President of the United States if death were to happen to a sitting President while in office. The sheer gravity of its importance cannot be overstated. Thomas Fitzgerald from the Philadelphia Inquirer states in his column a number of factors t
The events of the last week have reminded all people of good will how important it is to elect a president who is thoughtful, even-tempered, and unalterably opposed to hate groups and hateful rhetoric. In times of violence and hate, we need a president who will stand up strongly for what is right and work hard to heal the hatred and bigotry in this country, not inflame it. Sadly, my Democratic Party allowed Trump to win the presidency because he had a far clearer message than we did. Now more th
The ultra-rightist president of this country gave his first speech to Congress on Feb. 28. In the opening paragraph he employed liberal-sounding platitudes about "condemning hate and evil in all its forms." He then laid out a program of tax giveaways and deregulation for capitalists, union-busting school voucher schemes, a federal worker hiring freeze (blaming immigrants for unemployment and low wages) and "one of the largest increases in national defense spending in American history." Trump lef
The squeaky wheel always gets oil. Which is why it's so important that conservatives raise hell with the president when he is betraying a key promise. As the Trump direction change on the Paris climate agreement - against the wishes of his "shallow state" advisers - demonstrates, when conservatives speak out, Trump feels the heat from the Right and often changes course. On the other hand, when we remain silent in the face of a betrayal, Trump will have no incentive to withstand internal pressure
Down in Mexico, elections are on Sunday, and everyone is supposed to vote. The new president will take over in December, five months away. President Trump and "Presidente-Electo" Andres Lopez-Obrador spoke by phone last week. They say that it went well. By the way, I will not be surprised if the two men meet in person, sort of like when President-Elect Reagan and President Lopez-Portillo shook hands in January 1981 at one of the border bridges. Mexico can teach us a thing or two about votin
American presidential debates are useless for picking an American president. Not that they are not consequential -- they are that, but for all the wrong reasons. They prop up poor candidates. Once upon a short time ago, from about Nixon and Kennedy to the Reagan era, televised debates, the brain child of the non-partisan League of Women Voters, informed the public about the issues and the leaders. The debates became so essential that campaigns took them over, so much so that in 1988, the LWV sto
Costa Rica's new president has a plan to change the trajectory of the country in as little as three years. President Carlos Alvarado Quesada announced his plan to become the first carbon-free country in the world. And vowed to put an end to fossil fuel transportation by 2021. "Decarbonization is the great task of our generation and Costa Rica must be one of the first countries in the world to accomplish it, if not the first," Alvarado said at his inauguration. The forward-thinking country "deriv
"Whatever is heading his way is big and nasty and mean and if the President isn't fully prepared he's in big-big trouble. This is a full-on coup. They're coming for him. They're coming for everything." Donald Trump stared down China's President Xi Jinping - and China blinked. This week President Xi made several concessions regarding the trade imbalance it has long enjoyed with the United States while making strong hints that more concessions are soon to follow. This pro-America victory is in sta
In a forceful rebuke to President Donald Trump and other Washington Republicans, former Vice President Joe Biden told fellow Democrats in New York on Thursday that the GOP has abandoned traditional American values in the name of "phony populism" and "fake nationalism." Speaking at the party's New York state convention on Long Island, Biden urged his party to stand for tolerance and efforts to expand education and economic opportunity. "This is not your father's Republican Party," Biden told the
While Cal State Long Beach students spent their summer in a blissful daze, uninterrupted by research papers and a constant stream of homework, projects and presentations -- the CSULB library unveiled their "OneSearch" search engine that aims to provide an expansive and easy-to-use database to students and faculty. The integrated database doesn't just allow students to browse books and media belonging to the CSULB library, but students will now be able to search for and request from a pool of 23
TEHRAN - Tens of experts, researches and academia will discuss arenas of troglodytic architecture in Iran during an international conference, which will be held in Hamedan in October. The 3rd International Troglodytic Architecture Conference aims to explore topics ranging from fundamentals, technologies, culture to the nature of troglodyte architecture. "Heritage of Troglodytic Architecture for Generations" has been adopted as the theme of the conference, which is organized by the Research Insti
TEHRAN -- The University of Tehran is among the 500 green institutes worldwide announced by the University of Indonesia Green Metric overall ranking 2016, IRNA reported on Sunday. The world's green universities are ranked according to six deciding factors contributing to sustainability including setting and infrastructure, energy and climate change, waste and water management, transportation and education in more than 10,000 universities worldwide. While University of California Davis came in fi
New Education Policy: Death Knell For India's Education Sector? 11 December, 2015 Countercurrents.org O n October 7, 2015, the University Grants Commission scrapped the non-NET fellowship of Rs 5,000 and Rs 8,000 to MPhil and PhD scholars respectively. The meagre grant by the Ministry of Human Resource in place since 2006 might affect only 3,500 students, mostly from low-middle income families, undergoing research at the central universities. But the decision was strong enough to compel several
ALGONQUIN COLLEGE (Ottawa) More than 100 online courses in benefits administration, Canadian politics, employment law, project management, mobile analytics, travel writing, introduction to social media, fitness assessment, diversity and victim assistance and more. algonquincollege.com . CAMBRIAN COLLEGE (Sudbury) More than 30 online and distance education courses in applied learning disability specialist, public relations, child and youth care, developmental services worker, accounting and beyon
O n the first day of my journalism class, not only was I late but I was lost. My classroom was located around a corner, tucked away, nearly impossible to find. Unfortunately for me, everyone else managed to find it. As I walked in, interrupting my professor, all of my classmates turned to look at me. I stared back at them scanning the room for a place to sit. In a room of about 20 people, I was one of three people of colour. For the first time in my life, I felt like an outsider. I wanted to qui
The ongoing market trends suggest quality technical education does not come cheap. We would like to request our Honourable PM, to waiver off all the pending education loans of the underprivileged students. In a reservation happy country like India, their voices are wholesomely diminished. Please sign this petition in maximum number so that we can ensure the underprivileged students a fair trial in their quest for quality education and consequently better lives. In our country, 90% of the popula
Both the United States and China are rethinking higher education, and looking to the other for ideas. American universities admire China's technical expertise. Chinese schools want the creativity that U.S. liberal arts education encourages. The College of Mobile Telecommunications in the southwest Chinese city of Chongqing, population 29 million, is a typical Chinese college. It teaches telecommunications to students, and then sends them out to work with cell phones for the rest of their lives.
A Cal State Long Beach team of faculty and students from the engineering department will begin testing a new exhaust cleaning system for commercial ships today. Hamid Rahai, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, and chair Hamid Hefazi, along with graduate and Ph.D. students, will monitor a seawater scrubber system over the next three years. "Our team will be testing, evaluating and assessing its performance and make recommenda... A report released on Tuesday shows that students are
Recently vacated space at Columbia University will now be available exclusively to students of color and those who identify as LGBT. The Columbia College Student Council and Engineering Student Council unanimously passed a proposal in January to designate what was the undergraduate package center, where students went to accept incoming packages inside the Lerner Hall Student Center, as a space where minority students can go, according to the Columbia Spectator . The proposal called for "more in
TEHRAN - Tens of experts, researches and academia will discuss arenas of troglodytic architecture in Iran during an international conference, which will be held in Hamedan in October. The 3rd International Troglodytic Architecture Conference aims to explore topics ranging from fundamentals, technologies, culture to the nature of troglodyte architecture. "Heritage of Troglodytic Architecture for Generations" has been adopted as the theme of the conference, which is organized by the Research Insti
TEHRAN -- The University of Tehran is among the 500 green institutes worldwide announced by the University of Indonesia Green Metric overall ranking 2016, IRNA reported on Sunday. The world's green universities are ranked according to six deciding factors contributing to sustainability including setting and infrastructure, energy and climate change, waste and water management, transportation and education in more than 10,000 universities worldwide. While University of California Davis came in fi
New Education Policy: Death Knell For India's Education Sector? 11 December, 2015 Countercurrents.org O n October 7, 2015, the University Grants Commission scrapped the non-NET fellowship of Rs 5,000 and Rs 8,000 to MPhil and PhD scholars respectively. The meagre grant by the Ministry of Human Resource in place since 2006 might affect only 3,500 students, mostly from low-middle income families, undergoing research at the central universities. But the decision was strong enough to compel several
ALGONQUIN COLLEGE (Ottawa) More than 100 online courses in benefits administration, Canadian politics, employment law, project management, mobile analytics, travel writing, introduction to social media, fitness assessment, diversity and victim assistance and more. algonquincollege.com . CAMBRIAN COLLEGE (Sudbury) More than 30 online and distance education courses in applied learning disability specialist, public relations, child and youth care, developmental services worker, accounting and beyon
O n the first day of my journalism class, not only was I late but I was lost. My classroom was located around a corner, tucked away, nearly impossible to find. Unfortunately for me, everyone else managed to find it. As I walked in, interrupting my professor, all of my classmates turned to look at me. I stared back at them scanning the room for a place to sit. In a room of about 20 people, I was one of three people of colour. For the first time in my life, I felt like an outsider. I wanted to qui
The ongoing market trends suggest quality technical education does not come cheap. We would like to request our Honourable PM, to waiver off all the pending education loans of the underprivileged students. In a reservation happy country like India, their voices are wholesomely diminished. Please sign this petition in maximum number so that we can ensure the underprivileged students a fair trial in their quest for quality education and consequently better lives. In our country, 90% of the popula
Both the United States and China are rethinking higher education, and looking to the other for ideas. American universities admire China's technical expertise. Chinese schools want the creativity that U.S. liberal arts education encourages. The College of Mobile Telecommunications in the southwest Chinese city of Chongqing, population 29 million, is a typical Chinese college. It teaches telecommunications to students, and then sends them out to work with cell phones for the rest of their lives.
A Cal State Long Beach team of faculty and students from the engineering department will begin testing a new exhaust cleaning system for commercial ships today. Hamid Rahai, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, and chair Hamid Hefazi, along with graduate and Ph.D. students, will monitor a seawater scrubber system over the next three years. "Our team will be testing, evaluating and assessing its performance and make recommenda... A report released on Tuesday shows that students are
Recently vacated space at Columbia University will now be available exclusively to students of color and those who identify as LGBT. The Columbia College Student Council and Engineering Student Council unanimously passed a proposal in January to designate what was the undergraduate package center, where students went to accept incoming packages inside the Lerner Hall Student Center, as a space where minority students can go, according to the Columbia Spectator . The proposal called for "more in
Bank of America will be charging a one-time monthly fee of $5 next year, whenever a customer uses their debit card to make a purchase. This new policy forces customers to carry cash to make purchases or pay up to $60 a year in fees. Regardless of how many times a customer uses their card per month, they will still be charged. Brittany Fikre, a junior political science major, said she is shocked that Bank of America would now char... The number of students at Cal State Long Beach who enroll in a
Many U.S. persons are alarmed upon learning of their reporting obligations with respect to foreign financial accounts. Those obligations include reporting the accounts and income therefrom on U.S. income tax returns, and reporting the accounts on FinCEN Forms 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts, ("FBARs"). "U.S. persons" required to report foreign financial accounts include U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents ("green card" holders), and others who reside in the U.S. (I will
The Memoranda include: - The Memorandum of Mutual Understanding between the National Bank of Kazakhstan and Central Bank of Iran on assistance in organization of bilateral trade. - The Agreement between the Kazakh and Iranian governments on cooperation in maritime commercial shipping. As per the document, both sides are obliged to create equal conditions in the field of commercial shipping. - The Memorandum of Mutual Understanding between the Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development of K
UCO Bank, a part of the consortium that had lent money to ailing Kingfisher Airlines, has declared the airline's account as a non-performing asset (NPA). In an interview with CNBC-TV18 , the bank's chairman, Arun Kaul, said that if Kingfisher's account had to be regularised (become a viable asset), the airline would need to at least repay the interest on its loans. He added that the bank would not lend any further funds until the viability of the airline is assessed. The bank would not lend any
More Mexicans are now leaving the United States than are entering, resulting in a net loss of 130,000 from 2009 to 2014, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. The study uses data from both countries' governments. Data from the Mexican government showed that 1 million of that country's nationals and their families (including children born in the United States) left America for Mexico during the five-year period cited. U.S. Census data showed the number of Mexican national coming in
Exports to non-EU countries accounted for around 55 percent of trade in 2017 at PS342billion, compared to around 45 percent to EU nations at PS274billion. Close to a fifth of all exports were also sold to the US, which accounts for PS112.2billion in trade. International Trade Secretary Liam Fox, commented on the figures, stating: "British goods remain in global demand as exports to non-EU countries continue to grow. "It shows the confidence the world has in our goods and is important as 90 perce
Elbit has installed surveillance equipment in Israel's wall in the West Bank. Nedal Eshtayah APA images The Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has canceled its contract with the Israeli weapons company Elbit Systems to develop a major aerospace research center for military and commercial purposes. Last Tuesday, after repeatedly heralding the project as a boon for Brazil and its aerospace industry, Governor Tarso Genro declared the contract was " void of meaning ." In an open letter, Genro ac
India's largest lender bank, the State Bank of India (SBI), made an extra 2433.87 crores in the financial year of 2017-18, by charging its customers for not maintaining the minimum balance, according to the details provided in Lok Sabha on 3 August by Shiv Pratap Shukla, the minister of state in Finance Ministry. The statistic notes that the "monthly average balance requirement was charged by SBI until 2012". It stopped doing so until March 31, 2016, and reintroduced it in the subsequent year to
In a landmark agreement reached in January 2016, the International Atomic Energy Agency judged that Iran was compliant with its internationally agreed upon nuclear obligations. The nuclear deal that the Obama Administration helped to negotiate remains controversial and contested in the U.S. In fact, U.S. commitments under it could well be overturned by the next President. In the meantime, it is worth noting that the deal will have a major impact on Iran, which is still at odds with the U.S. on a
(Quartz) China is preparing to surpass the United States as the world's largest economy, in purchasing power parity terms. Already its economy is 80% the size of ours, and if current growth rate differentials persist, it will take China only about four more years to surpass us. At market exchange rates, China's GDP is smaller, and is expected to remain less than ours until 2028. This is hardly surprising. After all, China has four times as many people as the US; if every Chinese worker were to e
Many U.S. persons are alarmed upon learning of their reporting obligations with respect to foreign financial accounts. Those obligations include reporting the accounts and income therefrom on U.S. income tax returns, and reporting the accounts on FinCEN Forms 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts, ("FBARs"). "U.S. persons" required to report foreign financial accounts include U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents ("green card" holders), and others who reside in the U.S. (I will
The Memoranda include: - The Memorandum of Mutual Understanding between the National Bank of Kazakhstan and Central Bank of Iran on assistance in organization of bilateral trade. - The Agreement between the Kazakh and Iranian governments on cooperation in maritime commercial shipping. As per the document, both sides are obliged to create equal conditions in the field of commercial shipping. - The Memorandum of Mutual Understanding between the Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development of K
UCO Bank, a part of the consortium that had lent money to ailing Kingfisher Airlines, has declared the airline's account as a non-performing asset (NPA). In an interview with CNBC-TV18 , the bank's chairman, Arun Kaul, said that if Kingfisher's account had to be regularised (become a viable asset), the airline would need to at least repay the interest on its loans. He added that the bank would not lend any further funds until the viability of the airline is assessed. The bank would not lend any
More Mexicans are now leaving the United States than are entering, resulting in a net loss of 130,000 from 2009 to 2014, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. The study uses data from both countries' governments. Data from the Mexican government showed that 1 million of that country's nationals and their families (including children born in the United States) left America for Mexico during the five-year period cited. U.S. Census data showed the number of Mexican national coming in
Exports to non-EU countries accounted for around 55 percent of trade in 2017 at PS342billion, compared to around 45 percent to EU nations at PS274billion. Close to a fifth of all exports were also sold to the US, which accounts for PS112.2billion in trade. International Trade Secretary Liam Fox, commented on the figures, stating: "British goods remain in global demand as exports to non-EU countries continue to grow. "It shows the confidence the world has in our goods and is important as 90 perce
Elbit has installed surveillance equipment in Israel's wall in the West Bank. Nedal Eshtayah APA images The Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has canceled its contract with the Israeli weapons company Elbit Systems to develop a major aerospace research center for military and commercial purposes. Last Tuesday, after repeatedly heralding the project as a boon for Brazil and its aerospace industry, Governor Tarso Genro declared the contract was " void of meaning ." In an open letter, Genro ac
India's largest lender bank, the State Bank of India (SBI), made an extra 2433.87 crores in the financial year of 2017-18, by charging its customers for not maintaining the minimum balance, according to the details provided in Lok Sabha on 3 August by Shiv Pratap Shukla, the minister of state in Finance Ministry. The statistic notes that the "monthly average balance requirement was charged by SBI until 2012". It stopped doing so until March 31, 2016, and reintroduced it in the subsequent year to
In a landmark agreement reached in January 2016, the International Atomic Energy Agency judged that Iran was compliant with its internationally agreed upon nuclear obligations. The nuclear deal that the Obama Administration helped to negotiate remains controversial and contested in the U.S. In fact, U.S. commitments under it could well be overturned by the next President. In the meantime, it is worth noting that the deal will have a major impact on Iran, which is still at odds with the U.S. on a
(Quartz) China is preparing to surpass the United States as the world's largest economy, in purchasing power parity terms. Already its economy is 80% the size of ours, and if current growth rate differentials persist, it will take China only about four more years to surpass us. At market exchange rates, China's GDP is smaller, and is expected to remain less than ours until 2028. This is hardly surprising. After all, China has four times as many people as the US; if every Chinese worker were to e
Editor's note: The videos embedded in this story contain offensive language. Please use caution in viewing. WASHINGTON - The Federal Bureau of Investigation is becoming increasingly alarmed over the prospect that Americans now carrying out wartime attacks alongside Islamic militants in Syria - and they are said to number at least 50 - could return to their U.S. homeland and pose a threat. FBI counter-terrorism officials told WND the American jihadis who survive the battlefield in Syria are unkno
A landmark first is going on in the courts of Egypt where a doctor is going to stand trial on charges of female genital mutilation (FGM). The practice, which is often closely linked to religion, is banned in that country, but other disturbing stories have come out of the United States of America that highlight the issue for Western countries. A court case in Australia will examine charges that two young girls underwent FGM and a recent campaign in America is trying to end the practice within the
The video released by the self-declared Islamic State Wilayat al-Tarabulus militants on 15 February was brutal and slickly produced. Masked militiamen lead 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians in orange jumpsuits along a beach in western Libya, before forcing them to kneel and beheading them in the surf. One jihadist, speaking in an accented English, points his sword towards the sea and says, "We will conquer Rome, by Allah's permission." It was a disturbing reminder of the group's expansion, addin
But if polygamy isn't widely practiced in Islamic countries, can it really be so important that violent jihad is "unlikely to disappear until it is eliminated"? ... 12:40 A.M. link What is Jehl suggesting that his colleague Miller was doing if she wasn't "assigned" to the Wilson story-- freelance conspiring with Bush aides to prop up the Saddam-has-WMD theory with which she was identified? Surely Jehl knows reporters never do such things! ... And why's he casting aspersions on his beloved, inca
Editor's Note: The graphic descriptions and images here may be upsetting to readers. Authorities in Texas are calling for a formal investigation of an abortionist after reports surfaced that he was in the practice of killing babies born alive by twisting off their heads or shoving a surgical instrument into their brains. "In a week when serial murderer Kermit Gosnell was found guilty of killing babies, I read with disgust about the allegations [against] Houston-based abortionist Douglas Karpen,"
Muslims are hardly poster boys for morality. Between the genital mutilations , stonings , and other human rights violations, I think it's safe to say there a little behind the times. Now, there's this. An Egyptian found a loophole in Islamic teachings that allows fathers to marry their daughters . Oh goody. A prominent Egyptian Salafist cleric has suggested Islam allows men to have sex with their illegitimate daughters and marry them. Mazen Al-Sersawi cites prominent Muslim scholar Imam Al-Shafi
A new video has been posted online showing Amedy Coulibaly, who killed a French policewoman and attacked a kosher market in Paris last week, pledging allegiance to the Islamic State and its emir Abu Bakr al Baghdadi. The video does not appear to have been produced by the Islamic State, as it does not bear any of the group's usual markings. The video was first obtained by the SITE Intelligence Group, which notes that it was released by jihadists "linked" to the Islamic State. Coulibaly is identif
They call them. Each group, from the Taliban to various al-Qaida factions, has its own method for getting its message out. (The United States does not officially recognize the Taliban as a terrorist organization, but the United Nations has put some of its leaders on its blacklist .) The most media-friendly ones have a designated spokesman. These tend to be trusted devotees--as opposed to hired flacks--who put out communiques with contact numbers. The Taliban, for example, have two spokesmen cove
A new disturbing video has emerged that shows footage of ISIS child soldiers hunting down and executing prisoners in a cat-and-mouse-style training exercise in Syria. The children, believed to be between nine and 13, carry handguns as they hunt down tied-up and frightened prisoners before bringing them to their death. The ISIS child fighters are captured going room-to-room in an abandoned building with the camera occasionally in first-person view. The children are directed to search for the tied
ISIS Screencap ISIS released a new horror-show video Friday showing children of its foreign soldiers executing a group of prisoners. The terror group said the executed men were members of the YPG, a Syrian Kurdish force that is supported by the United States. The new video is grisly and horrific even by ISIS' own standards. It shows five boys shooting kneeling prisoners in the backs of their heads. One boy speaks to the camera while the others look on silently. The SITE intelligence group, which
A landmark first is going on in the courts of Egypt where a doctor is going to stand trial on charges of female genital mutilation (FGM). The practice, which is often closely linked to religion, is banned in that country, but other disturbing stories have come out of the United States of America that highlight the issue for Western countries. A court case in Australia will examine charges that two young girls underwent FGM and a recent campaign in America is trying to end the practice within the
The video released by the self-declared Islamic State Wilayat al-Tarabulus militants on 15 February was brutal and slickly produced. Masked militiamen lead 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians in orange jumpsuits along a beach in western Libya, before forcing them to kneel and beheading them in the surf. One jihadist, speaking in an accented English, points his sword towards the sea and says, "We will conquer Rome, by Allah's permission." It was a disturbing reminder of the group's expansion, addin
But if polygamy isn't widely practiced in Islamic countries, can it really be so important that violent jihad is "unlikely to disappear until it is eliminated"? ... 12:40 A.M. link What is Jehl suggesting that his colleague Miller was doing if she wasn't "assigned" to the Wilson story-- freelance conspiring with Bush aides to prop up the Saddam-has-WMD theory with which she was identified? Surely Jehl knows reporters never do such things! ... And why's he casting aspersions on his beloved, inca
Editor's Note: The graphic descriptions and images here may be upsetting to readers. Authorities in Texas are calling for a formal investigation of an abortionist after reports surfaced that he was in the practice of killing babies born alive by twisting off their heads or shoving a surgical instrument into their brains. "In a week when serial murderer Kermit Gosnell was found guilty of killing babies, I read with disgust about the allegations [against] Houston-based abortionist Douglas Karpen,"
Muslims are hardly poster boys for morality. Between the genital mutilations , stonings , and other human rights violations, I think it's safe to say there a little behind the times. Now, there's this. An Egyptian found a loophole in Islamic teachings that allows fathers to marry their daughters . Oh goody. A prominent Egyptian Salafist cleric has suggested Islam allows men to have sex with their illegitimate daughters and marry them. Mazen Al-Sersawi cites prominent Muslim scholar Imam Al-Shafi
A new video has been posted online showing Amedy Coulibaly, who killed a French policewoman and attacked a kosher market in Paris last week, pledging allegiance to the Islamic State and its emir Abu Bakr al Baghdadi. The video does not appear to have been produced by the Islamic State, as it does not bear any of the group's usual markings. The video was first obtained by the SITE Intelligence Group, which notes that it was released by jihadists "linked" to the Islamic State. Coulibaly is identif
They call them. Each group, from the Taliban to various al-Qaida factions, has its own method for getting its message out. (The United States does not officially recognize the Taliban as a terrorist organization, but the United Nations has put some of its leaders on its blacklist .) The most media-friendly ones have a designated spokesman. These tend to be trusted devotees--as opposed to hired flacks--who put out communiques with contact numbers. The Taliban, for example, have two spokesmen cove
A new disturbing video has emerged that shows footage of ISIS child soldiers hunting down and executing prisoners in a cat-and-mouse-style training exercise in Syria. The children, believed to be between nine and 13, carry handguns as they hunt down tied-up and frightened prisoners before bringing them to their death. The ISIS child fighters are captured going room-to-room in an abandoned building with the camera occasionally in first-person view. The children are directed to search for the tied
ISIS Screencap ISIS released a new horror-show video Friday showing children of its foreign soldiers executing a group of prisoners. The terror group said the executed men were members of the YPG, a Syrian Kurdish force that is supported by the United States. The new video is grisly and horrific even by ISIS' own standards. It shows five boys shooting kneeling prisoners in the backs of their heads. One boy speaks to the camera while the others look on silently. The SITE intelligence group, which
Vegetarian meat is a divisive issue. It gets crap from omnivores because it doesn't taste like "the real thing," and purists in the veggie camp often claim to be grossed out by the concept of soy masquerading as animal flesh. But for many compassionate cooks, vegan versions of burgers, chicken, and even seafood are lifesavers when the hankering for comfort food rears its hungry head - especially in wintertime. Animal rights activists Annie and Dan Shannon know these urges all too well. Their fa
Print Piggybacking on President Trump's government-wide deregulation effort, the biotech industry is lobbying for the removal of restrictions on creating pigs without tails and cattle without horns through gene editing. They insist the new process is not a big deal, since cattle horns can be eliminated through cross-breeding. Gene editing, which tweaks an organism's DNA without introducing other species, merely makes the process much faster. They want the Trump administration, according to a r
This anti-vegan diet consists of all meat and no plants. It's an experimental diet called the Carnivore Diet and it's exactly what it sounds like. The diet consists of meat, mostly steak, eggs, grass-fed butter, and cheese. Zero-calorie foods like coffee and spices are fine, too, but any plant-based foods aren't allowed. The Carnivore Diet is a lot of protein and fat and almost zero carbs -- it's like an extreme version of the keto diet. It trains the body to run on fat rather than carbs. People
If you eat a lot of poultry, beware: drugs fed to chickens can make your doctor-prescribed antibiotics less effective -- and in the most dire cases -- completely ineffective against dangerous diseases. You've given up red meat, cut your salt intake, vowed to exercise at least three times a week and, if you're a woman, upped your calcium intake. You're going to live to be 100. But before you plan your centennial years, consider this. That poultry you've been consuming may be as much a health prob
I worry that British people will eventually be invited to kill each other for cheap food at Wembley Stadium. The crowd might wave Sainsbury's "Basics" biscuits. I do not know; but I am fairly certain that it will happen. Perhaps the loser will be made into pizza in a fast-food auto-da-fe. That day came closer with the broadcast of BBC2's Britain's Hardest Workers: Inside the Low-Wage Economy at the end of last month. It was a big title for a show that should have been euthanised by page 2 of the
ONE of Britain's largest halal slaughterhouses is being investigated over claims of animal cruelty. Undercover filming reportedly shows a worker repeated hacking at the necks of sheep with a knife as they pass on the conveyor belt. 3 Shocking images allegedly from inside one of Britain's biggest halal abattoirs shows shocking animal cruelty The animals do not appear to have died instantly, as should be the case, and some were seen having fits and jumping as they make their way down the line. The
"A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral." - Leo Tolstoy For nearly one year now, I have been almost entirely vegan, with the exception of a milky coffee now and again. Initially I found reducing meat in my diet to be very challenging, but like any addiction, once you get past a certain point, avoiding that particular food becomes natural and the
Mya is no longer a meat eater, and it seems she prefers her men that way too. She has recently spoken of her struggles dating men who aren't vegan like her. She sat down with MadameNoire recently, and during an episode of Spin And Spill The Tea, she shared an experience that is sure to make you laugh. Mya said she was with someone she has known for about 10 years, but when he leaned in for a kiss, she hesitated. Why, you ask? Oh, no reason other than she "smelled death on his breath." Her exact
Giraffe Was Meal for Carnivores at Danish Zoo A male giraffe was a meal for some hungry carnivores at a Danish Zoo called the Copenhagen Zoo today; the animal was killed for two reasons: food for carnivores and to stop inbreeding. Bengt Holst, the scientific director for the Copenhagen Zoo, said that their giraffes are part of an international breeding program, which has a purpose of being responsible for a healthy and sound population of giraffes. He continued by saying that the program can onl
Meat Free Monday Recipe! The Small Planet Vegetarian Cookbook introduces a global spread of delicious low-impact vegetarian dishes. There's something particularly enticing about a meal made up of several 'small' dishes, as with Middle Eastern mezze or Spanish tapas. Troth Wells has taken this style of cooking and enjoying food and given it an exciting global dimension. Some of the best non-meat dishes come from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East and we have selected a range of highl
Print Piggybacking on President Trump's government-wide deregulation effort, the biotech industry is lobbying for the removal of restrictions on creating pigs without tails and cattle without horns through gene editing. They insist the new process is not a big deal, since cattle horns can be eliminated through cross-breeding. Gene editing, which tweaks an organism's DNA without introducing other species, merely makes the process much faster. They want the Trump administration, according to a r
This anti-vegan diet consists of all meat and no plants. It's an experimental diet called the Carnivore Diet and it's exactly what it sounds like. The diet consists of meat, mostly steak, eggs, grass-fed butter, and cheese. Zero-calorie foods like coffee and spices are fine, too, but any plant-based foods aren't allowed. The Carnivore Diet is a lot of protein and fat and almost zero carbs -- it's like an extreme version of the keto diet. It trains the body to run on fat rather than carbs. People
If you eat a lot of poultry, beware: drugs fed to chickens can make your doctor-prescribed antibiotics less effective -- and in the most dire cases -- completely ineffective against dangerous diseases. You've given up red meat, cut your salt intake, vowed to exercise at least three times a week and, if you're a woman, upped your calcium intake. You're going to live to be 100. But before you plan your centennial years, consider this. That poultry you've been consuming may be as much a health prob
I worry that British people will eventually be invited to kill each other for cheap food at Wembley Stadium. The crowd might wave Sainsbury's "Basics" biscuits. I do not know; but I am fairly certain that it will happen. Perhaps the loser will be made into pizza in a fast-food auto-da-fe. That day came closer with the broadcast of BBC2's Britain's Hardest Workers: Inside the Low-Wage Economy at the end of last month. It was a big title for a show that should have been euthanised by page 2 of the
ONE of Britain's largest halal slaughterhouses is being investigated over claims of animal cruelty. Undercover filming reportedly shows a worker repeated hacking at the necks of sheep with a knife as they pass on the conveyor belt. 3 Shocking images allegedly from inside one of Britain's biggest halal abattoirs shows shocking animal cruelty The animals do not appear to have died instantly, as should be the case, and some were seen having fits and jumping as they make their way down the line. The
"A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral." - Leo Tolstoy For nearly one year now, I have been almost entirely vegan, with the exception of a milky coffee now and again. Initially I found reducing meat in my diet to be very challenging, but like any addiction, once you get past a certain point, avoiding that particular food becomes natural and the
Mya is no longer a meat eater, and it seems she prefers her men that way too. She has recently spoken of her struggles dating men who aren't vegan like her. She sat down with MadameNoire recently, and during an episode of Spin And Spill The Tea, she shared an experience that is sure to make you laugh. Mya said she was with someone she has known for about 10 years, but when he leaned in for a kiss, she hesitated. Why, you ask? Oh, no reason other than she "smelled death on his breath." Her exact
Giraffe Was Meal for Carnivores at Danish Zoo A male giraffe was a meal for some hungry carnivores at a Danish Zoo called the Copenhagen Zoo today; the animal was killed for two reasons: food for carnivores and to stop inbreeding. Bengt Holst, the scientific director for the Copenhagen Zoo, said that their giraffes are part of an international breeding program, which has a purpose of being responsible for a healthy and sound population of giraffes. He continued by saying that the program can onl
Meat Free Monday Recipe! The Small Planet Vegetarian Cookbook introduces a global spread of delicious low-impact vegetarian dishes. There's something particularly enticing about a meal made up of several 'small' dishes, as with Middle Eastern mezze or Spanish tapas. Troth Wells has taken this style of cooking and enjoying food and given it an exciting global dimension. Some of the best non-meat dishes come from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East and we have selected a range of highl
Gubernatorial candidate Mae Beavers is standing with President Donald J. Trump and his decision to terminate the DACA program. "The Executive Order that President Barack Obama relied upon to create DACA was unconstitutional and should never have been allowed to remain in place as long as it has," Beavers said in a statement. She continued: The rule of law should be the basis for our actions and policies regarding illegal immigration, and Congress should immediately take action to fund constructi
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' (D-AZ) gun control group, Giffords, released a new video targeting Florida Gov. Rick Scott. Here's what the video said: Orlando. Ft. Lauderdale. Parkland. We need to stop dangerous people from getting guns. But Gov. Rick Scott made it illegal for a doctor to ask a patient if they owned a gun, even a mental health professional. This law was so dangerous that a court had to strike it down. Gov. Scott, we need more than your thoughts and prayers. Stop pu
Rep. Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday evening joined Sen. Kamala Harris in calling for the head of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in response to the separation of illegal immigrant families at the border. She can't think of anything more barbaric than using children as leverage. . @SecNielsen must resign. This is not an immigration issue, it is a humanitarian issue. Children are being used by the Trump Admin to create leverage, with a goal of passing Trump's anti-immigrant agenda. I struggle to think of
Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn. Congressional investigators already have asked dozens of organizations and individuals to provide information regarding the Planned Parenthood baby-parts-for-sale scheme that was exposed last year in an undercover video investigation by the Center for Medical Progress. Some have failed to fully cooperate with the House Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives, and now they are being subpoenaed, Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., said in a statement posted by Operati
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images Since she spoke out against the limited debate schedule set up by former DNC Chair Debbie Was serman Schultz during the 2016 Democratic primaries, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has been a thorn in the side of the Democratic establishment. After resigning from her position as DNC vice chair to campaign on behalf of Sen. Bernie Sanders , she became a prominent Sanders surrogate. During the beginning of the Standing Rock protests against the Dak
Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards is apparently puzzled by the fact that some Democrats could actually be opposed to abortion. During a Politico interview published Tuesday, Richards said it's "shocking" that Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, would be open to funding a pro-life Democratic candidate in 2018. In hopes of winning back a majority in Congress next year, Lujan said there should be no "litmus test" for Democrats seeking f
A federal attorney said Tuesday that officials at the Department of State and other agencies can't make the remaining 100,000 unreleased Hillary Clinton emails public for 42 months, or until October 2020. Justice Department attorney Jennie Kneedler told U.S. District Read More Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is "coming out" and ready to join the political process again, according to a speech the former presidential candidate gave Friday evening in Pennsylvania. Clinton spoke at a St. P
At a recent press briefing, all Nancy Pelosi wanted to talk about was the bailout for Puerto Rico, but a reporter in the crowd had other ideas, reports The American Mirror . They wanted to know her opinion on "gun legislation" moving through Congress and right before she answers you can hear her mutter under her breath, "oh God." The House minority leader apparently couldn't hide her disgust or fear of the question. She was asked, "Madame Leader, I'd like to get your thoughts on some gun legisl
Gabbard was all for debate in 2016 when she backed Bernie. U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is refusing to debate a Democratic primary challenger again this election season, spurring another round of criticism that she's stifling the democratic election process and not giving voters a chance to hear from her opponents. The popular congresswoman has yet to participate in a debate against a primary challenger since being elected to Congress six years ago. "Blocking debates from happening through non-partic
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) and other top Democrats slammed President Trump on Monday for failing to offer much detail about the path forward in America's longest war and for setting up an open-ended commitment with "no accountability to the American people." "Tonight, the President said he knew what he was getting into and had a plan to go forward," Pelosi said in a statement Monday. "Clearly, he did not. The President's announcement is low on details but raises serious question
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' (D-AZ) gun control group, Giffords, released a new video targeting Florida Gov. Rick Scott. Here's what the video said: Orlando. Ft. Lauderdale. Parkland. We need to stop dangerous people from getting guns. But Gov. Rick Scott made it illegal for a doctor to ask a patient if they owned a gun, even a mental health professional. This law was so dangerous that a court had to strike it down. Gov. Scott, we need more than your thoughts and prayers. Stop pu
Rep. Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday evening joined Sen. Kamala Harris in calling for the head of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in response to the separation of illegal immigrant families at the border. She can't think of anything more barbaric than using children as leverage. . @SecNielsen must resign. This is not an immigration issue, it is a humanitarian issue. Children are being used by the Trump Admin to create leverage, with a goal of passing Trump's anti-immigrant agenda. I struggle to think of
Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn. Congressional investigators already have asked dozens of organizations and individuals to provide information regarding the Planned Parenthood baby-parts-for-sale scheme that was exposed last year in an undercover video investigation by the Center for Medical Progress. Some have failed to fully cooperate with the House Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives, and now they are being subpoenaed, Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., said in a statement posted by Operati
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images Since she spoke out against the limited debate schedule set up by former DNC Chair Debbie Was serman Schultz during the 2016 Democratic primaries, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has been a thorn in the side of the Democratic establishment. After resigning from her position as DNC vice chair to campaign on behalf of Sen. Bernie Sanders , she became a prominent Sanders surrogate. During the beginning of the Standing Rock protests against the Dak
Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards is apparently puzzled by the fact that some Democrats could actually be opposed to abortion. During a Politico interview published Tuesday, Richards said it's "shocking" that Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, would be open to funding a pro-life Democratic candidate in 2018. In hopes of winning back a majority in Congress next year, Lujan said there should be no "litmus test" for Democrats seeking f
A federal attorney said Tuesday that officials at the Department of State and other agencies can't make the remaining 100,000 unreleased Hillary Clinton emails public for 42 months, or until October 2020. Justice Department attorney Jennie Kneedler told U.S. District Read More Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is "coming out" and ready to join the political process again, according to a speech the former presidential candidate gave Friday evening in Pennsylvania. Clinton spoke at a St. P
At a recent press briefing, all Nancy Pelosi wanted to talk about was the bailout for Puerto Rico, but a reporter in the crowd had other ideas, reports The American Mirror . They wanted to know her opinion on "gun legislation" moving through Congress and right before she answers you can hear her mutter under her breath, "oh God." The House minority leader apparently couldn't hide her disgust or fear of the question. She was asked, "Madame Leader, I'd like to get your thoughts on some gun legisl
Gabbard was all for debate in 2016 when she backed Bernie. U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is refusing to debate a Democratic primary challenger again this election season, spurring another round of criticism that she's stifling the democratic election process and not giving voters a chance to hear from her opponents. The popular congresswoman has yet to participate in a debate against a primary challenger since being elected to Congress six years ago. "Blocking debates from happening through non-partic
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) and other top Democrats slammed President Trump on Monday for failing to offer much detail about the path forward in America's longest war and for setting up an open-ended commitment with "no accountability to the American people." "Tonight, the President said he knew what he was getting into and had a plan to go forward," Pelosi said in a statement Monday. "Clearly, he did not. The President's announcement is low on details but raises serious question
The Largest Tranche Of Hillary Emails Has Been Released 10:09 PM 08/31/2015 The State Department released more than 7,000 of Hillary Clinton's work-related emails Monday, the fourth and largest such release to date of the former secretary of state's correspondence. The emails , most of which date from December 2009 to December 2010, include approximately 150 containing information that was upgraded to "confidential" status, the lowest category for classified information. That brings the total nu
New allegations have surfaced from within joint congressional investigations into the handling of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's email scandal. According to Fox News , members of the U.S. House of Representative's judiciary and oversight committees prepared a document claiming "foreign actors" obtained access to multiple Clinton emails sent improperly through private computer servers. "Documents provided to the Committees show foreign actors obtained access to some of Mrs. Clinton's
Throughout the 2016 campaign, Hillary Clinton has been adamant in her support of gun control--an issue that has dominated the national conversation in the wake of terrorist attacks in Orlando, Paris, Nice, and San Bernardino. In an ABC News interview , the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee called for extensive background checks and closing so-called online and gun show loopholes, asserting that 90 percent of Americans are in favor of her "common-sense gun measures." "The Constitution i
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was denounced Monday by a socialist member of the Seattle City Council for claiming she has always supported the $15 minimum wage. Seattle made history when it became the first place in the entire country to enact a minimum wage of $15 an hour in June 2014 . Advocates have since seen victories in two states and many more cities. Clinton claimed during the Democratic debate Apr. 14 that she has always supported the movement, but Socialist Seattle Councilw
In Hillary Clinton's first sit down interview since becoming the 2016 Democratic nominee, Fox News Sunday's Chris Wallace confronted her with some tough questions about her misleading the American public about the terror attack in Benghazi. Particularly, Wallace pointed out that her remarks at Joint Base Andrews following the September 11, 2012 attack did not feature the word "terrorism." "That's not fair," Clinton responded. If you look at her whole speech, she insisted, you'd see that she quot
Sexism blamed in 3... 2... 1... Via The Blaze : The FBI has taken possession of thumb drives containing Hillary Clinton's emails, some of which have been deemed to contain highly sensitive classified information, according to a U.S. official briefed on the matter. The official was not authorized to be quoted publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. Clinton's lawyer, David Kendall, turned over the emails after the FBI determined that he could not remain in possession of the classified inform
This week Hillary Clinton revealed some details of her platform on immigration. She expressed support for a pathway to citizenship and a policy that... "...treats everyone with dignity and compassion, upholds the rule of law, protects our border and national security, and brings hard-working people out of the shadows and into the formal economy so they can pay taxes and contribute to our nation's prosperity." That is a position that most recent polling shows is favored by most Americans. This pu
BY: Brent Scher Follow @brentscher May 19, 2015 1:47 pm Chelsea Clinton expressed disgust on Twitter on Tuesday at the " unspeakably awful " news that Boko Haram has been raping hundreds of its female prisoners, but the rise of Boko Haram coincided with a refusal by Hillary Clinton's State Department to designate it as a terrorist group, which hampered the United States' ability to confront it. Though Clinton would later state on Twitter that the United States "must stand up" to Boko Haram's ter
Hillary Clinton is at it again and seems to have no plans to get off her world wide excuses tour. During an event with the women's organization "The Wing" this week in New York City, twice failed Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton complained about Fox News "trying to impeach her." "Fox News is always trying impeach me. So, somebody needs to tell them that doesn't apply to a private citizen," Clinton said. Predictably, she also whined about Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump.
The BBC reported on July 4 that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the US ballistic missile base in Poland was not directed at Russia. The purpose of the base, she said, is to protect Poland from the Iranian threat. Why would Iran be a threat to Poland? What happens to US credibility when the Secretary of State makes such a stupid statement? Does Hillary think she is fooling the Russians? Does anyone on earth believe her? What is the point of such a transparent lie? To cover up
New allegations have surfaced from within joint congressional investigations into the handling of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's email scandal. According to Fox News , members of the U.S. House of Representative's judiciary and oversight committees prepared a document claiming "foreign actors" obtained access to multiple Clinton emails sent improperly through private computer servers. "Documents provided to the Committees show foreign actors obtained access to some of Mrs. Clinton's
Throughout the 2016 campaign, Hillary Clinton has been adamant in her support of gun control--an issue that has dominated the national conversation in the wake of terrorist attacks in Orlando, Paris, Nice, and San Bernardino. In an ABC News interview , the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee called for extensive background checks and closing so-called online and gun show loopholes, asserting that 90 percent of Americans are in favor of her "common-sense gun measures." "The Constitution i
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was denounced Monday by a socialist member of the Seattle City Council for claiming she has always supported the $15 minimum wage. Seattle made history when it became the first place in the entire country to enact a minimum wage of $15 an hour in June 2014 . Advocates have since seen victories in two states and many more cities. Clinton claimed during the Democratic debate Apr. 14 that she has always supported the movement, but Socialist Seattle Councilw
In Hillary Clinton's first sit down interview since becoming the 2016 Democratic nominee, Fox News Sunday's Chris Wallace confronted her with some tough questions about her misleading the American public about the terror attack in Benghazi. Particularly, Wallace pointed out that her remarks at Joint Base Andrews following the September 11, 2012 attack did not feature the word "terrorism." "That's not fair," Clinton responded. If you look at her whole speech, she insisted, you'd see that she quot
Sexism blamed in 3... 2... 1... Via The Blaze : The FBI has taken possession of thumb drives containing Hillary Clinton's emails, some of which have been deemed to contain highly sensitive classified information, according to a U.S. official briefed on the matter. The official was not authorized to be quoted publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. Clinton's lawyer, David Kendall, turned over the emails after the FBI determined that he could not remain in possession of the classified inform
This week Hillary Clinton revealed some details of her platform on immigration. She expressed support for a pathway to citizenship and a policy that... "...treats everyone with dignity and compassion, upholds the rule of law, protects our border and national security, and brings hard-working people out of the shadows and into the formal economy so they can pay taxes and contribute to our nation's prosperity." That is a position that most recent polling shows is favored by most Americans. This pu
BY: Brent Scher Follow @brentscher May 19, 2015 1:47 pm Chelsea Clinton expressed disgust on Twitter on Tuesday at the " unspeakably awful " news that Boko Haram has been raping hundreds of its female prisoners, but the rise of Boko Haram coincided with a refusal by Hillary Clinton's State Department to designate it as a terrorist group, which hampered the United States' ability to confront it. Though Clinton would later state on Twitter that the United States "must stand up" to Boko Haram's ter
Hillary Clinton is at it again and seems to have no plans to get off her world wide excuses tour. During an event with the women's organization "The Wing" this week in New York City, twice failed Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton complained about Fox News "trying to impeach her." "Fox News is always trying impeach me. So, somebody needs to tell them that doesn't apply to a private citizen," Clinton said. Predictably, she also whined about Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump.
The BBC reported on July 4 that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the US ballistic missile base in Poland was not directed at Russia. The purpose of the base, she said, is to protect Poland from the Iranian threat. Why would Iran be a threat to Poland? What happens to US credibility when the Secretary of State makes such a stupid statement? Does Hillary think she is fooling the Russians? Does anyone on earth believe her? What is the point of such a transparent lie? To cover up
(Photo: Reuters/Stoyan Nenov) Migrants walk on a dirt road after crossing the Macedonian-Greek border near Gevgelija, Macedonia, September 6, 2015. Several thousand migrants in Macedonia boarded trains on Sunday to travel north after spending a night in a provisional camp. Macedonia has organised trains twice a day to the north border where migrants cross into Serbia to make their way to Hungary. Since June, Macedonian authorities have said that more than 60,000 migrants have entered the country
by CHQ Staff "Fox & Friends" reported on Sunday morning that a "small army of migrants [is] marching toward the United States." The UK's Daily Mail also reports "An army of a thousand migrants from Central America are marching through Mexico to the US where they hope to get in by any means - legal or not." And the UK outlet reports, "the number is only growing," and "So far no one in Mexico has tried to stop them." What does a normal country do when its border and sovereignty are threatened by a
Sicily may go into a full on citizen led war on migrants, as people are getting more and more upset over their mass migration across the entire European continent. Mafia bosses have 'declared war' against migrants on the holiday paradise of Sicily as one thousand new arrivals pour on to the island every week.The feared Cosa Nostra are desperate to maintain supremacy after African crime gangs arrived with the migrants - and they are engaged in a deadly turf war. An innocent Gambian man was shot t
Anarchists in Germany have called for May Day 2017 to focus on solidarity with migrants in the face of one of the fiercest reactionary backlashes of the modern era. The FAU anarcho-syndicalist union is launching the action, saying that "migrants are workers, just like us" but are especially suffering under the current political conditions in Europe and are uniquely exposed to capitalist exploitation. In a statement, the union's international committee said: The labor dispute has no limits! If th
Yesterday there was a protest against farm murders and the extermination of the Afrikaner people before the South African embassy at The Hague while a similar march was held in Adelaide, Australia this morning. This has prompted Dr. Dan Roodt of PRAAG to tweet that "global protests against farm murders and genocide in SA are now greater than anti-apartheid ever was". Dutch flags, but also the Vierkleur of the old ZAR were waved during the demonstration. This followed a previous demonstration on
The population think-tank MigrationWatch compared official figures for youth unemployment and immigration since eight former eastern bloc nations joined the European Union in 2004. The number of migrants working in the UK who were born in eastern Europe rose by 600,000 since the "A8" countries, which include Poland, Latvia and the Czech Republic, joined the EU. At the same time, youth unemployment rose by almost 450,000 and recently exceeded one million. Youth unemployment in the UK increased fr
The so-called Democratic People's Republic of Korea is impoverished and decrepit. Its people are starving and risk death to flee their tragic land. The country is virtually friendless and suffers under a bizarre system of monarchical communism. Pyongyang's armed forces are dwarfed by those of the U.S., the globe's premier military power. Yet the DPRK has struck fear into the hearts of otherwise sober American policymakers and analysts. The administration announced plans to spend a billion dollar
The English Defence League have announced plans to march to Altab Ali Park* for a rally on 7th September. This is clearly an arrogant and incendiary declaration even by their own (sub) standards. London Anti-fascists , part of The Anti-Fascist Network are calling on every militant anti-fascist to join them on the streets on Saturday with the good people of Tower Hamlets in ensuring that the EDL do not set foot in the area and are effectively opposed! As part of the build up to the Tower Hamlets
MORE than half of Australians want our borders closed and immigration ended. New research reveals a dramatic swing against border issues, with 51 per cent in favour of saying no to all migrants - a 10 per cent jump since 2005. Fears over falling job security and the burgeoning population putting more strain on infrastructure are two reasons for the shift in attitudes. The federal opposition said yesterday the anti-immigration sentiment was due to rising public anger about the number of asylum se
UNDETERRED BY cold weather and the threat of death, thousands of desperate refugees fleeing violence and suffering in the Middle East and Africa continue to head toward Europe--while the response of European Union leaders has been to erect more legal and physical hurdles, and the right wing is spreading, sometimes violently, its anti-immigrant hate. More than 74,000 refugees and migrants are thought to have entered Europe by sea since the beginning of January. This follows on the more than 1 mil
by CHQ Staff "Fox & Friends" reported on Sunday morning that a "small army of migrants [is] marching toward the United States." The UK's Daily Mail also reports "An army of a thousand migrants from Central America are marching through Mexico to the US where they hope to get in by any means - legal or not." And the UK outlet reports, "the number is only growing," and "So far no one in Mexico has tried to stop them." What does a normal country do when its border and sovereignty are threatened by a
Sicily may go into a full on citizen led war on migrants, as people are getting more and more upset over their mass migration across the entire European continent. Mafia bosses have 'declared war' against migrants on the holiday paradise of Sicily as one thousand new arrivals pour on to the island every week.The feared Cosa Nostra are desperate to maintain supremacy after African crime gangs arrived with the migrants - and they are engaged in a deadly turf war. An innocent Gambian man was shot t
Anarchists in Germany have called for May Day 2017 to focus on solidarity with migrants in the face of one of the fiercest reactionary backlashes of the modern era. The FAU anarcho-syndicalist union is launching the action, saying that "migrants are workers, just like us" but are especially suffering under the current political conditions in Europe and are uniquely exposed to capitalist exploitation. In a statement, the union's international committee said: The labor dispute has no limits! If th
Yesterday there was a protest against farm murders and the extermination of the Afrikaner people before the South African embassy at The Hague while a similar march was held in Adelaide, Australia this morning. This has prompted Dr. Dan Roodt of PRAAG to tweet that "global protests against farm murders and genocide in SA are now greater than anti-apartheid ever was". Dutch flags, but also the Vierkleur of the old ZAR were waved during the demonstration. This followed a previous demonstration on
The population think-tank MigrationWatch compared official figures for youth unemployment and immigration since eight former eastern bloc nations joined the European Union in 2004. The number of migrants working in the UK who were born in eastern Europe rose by 600,000 since the "A8" countries, which include Poland, Latvia and the Czech Republic, joined the EU. At the same time, youth unemployment rose by almost 450,000 and recently exceeded one million. Youth unemployment in the UK increased fr
The so-called Democratic People's Republic of Korea is impoverished and decrepit. Its people are starving and risk death to flee their tragic land. The country is virtually friendless and suffers under a bizarre system of monarchical communism. Pyongyang's armed forces are dwarfed by those of the U.S., the globe's premier military power. Yet the DPRK has struck fear into the hearts of otherwise sober American policymakers and analysts. The administration announced plans to spend a billion dollar
The English Defence League have announced plans to march to Altab Ali Park* for a rally on 7th September. This is clearly an arrogant and incendiary declaration even by their own (sub) standards. London Anti-fascists , part of The Anti-Fascist Network are calling on every militant anti-fascist to join them on the streets on Saturday with the good people of Tower Hamlets in ensuring that the EDL do not set foot in the area and are effectively opposed! As part of the build up to the Tower Hamlets
MORE than half of Australians want our borders closed and immigration ended. New research reveals a dramatic swing against border issues, with 51 per cent in favour of saying no to all migrants - a 10 per cent jump since 2005. Fears over falling job security and the burgeoning population putting more strain on infrastructure are two reasons for the shift in attitudes. The federal opposition said yesterday the anti-immigration sentiment was due to rising public anger about the number of asylum se
UNDETERRED BY cold weather and the threat of death, thousands of desperate refugees fleeing violence and suffering in the Middle East and Africa continue to head toward Europe--while the response of European Union leaders has been to erect more legal and physical hurdles, and the right wing is spreading, sometimes violently, its anti-immigrant hate. More than 74,000 refugees and migrants are thought to have entered Europe by sea since the beginning of January. This follows on the more than 1 mil
Israeli press sources reported yesterday that the government have decided to build a security fence along the border between Egypt and Israel, on the pretext of preventing thousands of African migrants from crossing into its territory. Ma'arif newspaper reported in its Tuesday, December 12th issue that there are several options currently under consideration concerning the type of wall, as the Israeli Defence Force proposes to build a wall similar to the one in the West Bank - but this is a costl
The number of illegal immigrants to Spain is expected to increase in 2018, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) announced yesterday. Spain recently allocated two helicopters, two marine ships and hundreds of soldiers to monitor its territorial waters and carry out search and rescue operations. It also called for the European Union's help. In 2017, the number of illegal immigrants from Algeria, Morocco and other African countries to Spain amounted to 22,900 immigrants. According t
VALENCIA, Spain (AP) -- The Latest on the influx of migrants into Europe (all times local): 4:00 p.m. The United Nations refugee agency is warning against a repeat of the standoff that left a private rescue ship carrying 629 migrants at sea for a week. A convoy consisting of the aid ship Aquarius and two Italian military ships disembarked the passengers in Valencia, Spain on Sunday, a week after Italy and Malta had refused to give the Aquarius permission to dock. The U.N. high commissioner for r
Brazil has high levels of poverty and inequality... (c) World Development Movement Mexico or Cameroon? Switzerland or Ecuador? Who should I cheer for as the knock-out stages of the World Cup loom? When watching a football game that you have little invested in, you normally side with one team or another. But who you cheer for is often a fairly arbitrary decision, perhaps informed by some sentimental connection, a natural favouritism for the underdog, or maybe a sweepstake. For those games where y
Source Pravda.Ru 18 Aug 2017 at 14:45 Up to 3,000 jihadists expected to come to Europe in near future Up to 3,000 jihadists are expected to come to Europe in the coming years, experts from RAN analytical center said. In their opinion, the militants, who had left European countries to fight on the side of terrorists, are coming back to their homes now. The number of terrorists coming to Europe may increase dramatically should the Islamic State terrorist group (banned in Russia) declare its defeat
The population think-tank MigrationWatch compared official figures for youth unemployment and immigration since eight former eastern bloc nations joined the European Union in 2004. The number of migrants working in the UK who were born in eastern Europe rose by 600,000 since the "A8" countries, which include Poland, Latvia and the Czech Republic, joined the EU. At the same time, youth unemployment rose by almost 450,000 and recently exceeded one million. Youth unemployment in the UK increased fr
According to a research carried out by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the total immigrants that arrived in Europe by sea is almost half of that registered in the same period in 2016 (341,215 people), but the death toll continues to be worrisome. According to IOM, 75 percent of the illegal immigrants arrived in Italy and the rest in Greece, Cyprus and Spain. The data issued by IOM indicate that the death toll of immigrants in the Mediterranean Sea represents 59 percent of the
The U.N.'s massive Dadaab camp in Kenya sends a steady stream of Somali refugees to the United States. Washington watchdog Judicial Watch is asking the federal government to provide information about Barack Obama's refugee-resettlement campaigns. The organization filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit in Washington federal court "for records on sites that were considered for the resettlement of refugees in the United States during the last two years of the Obama administration." The watchdog
Anarchists in Germany have called for May Day 2017 to focus on solidarity with migrants in the face of one of the fiercest reactionary backlashes of the modern era. The FAU anarcho-syndicalist union is launching the action, saying that "migrants are workers, just like us" but are especially suffering under the current political conditions in Europe and are uniquely exposed to capitalist exploitation. In a statement, the union's international committee said: The labor dispute has no limits! If th
UNDETERRED BY cold weather and the threat of death, thousands of desperate refugees fleeing violence and suffering in the Middle East and Africa continue to head toward Europe--while the response of European Union leaders has been to erect more legal and physical hurdles, and the right wing is spreading, sometimes violently, its anti-immigrant hate. More than 74,000 refugees and migrants are thought to have entered Europe by sea since the beginning of January. This follows on the more than 1 mil
The number of illegal immigrants to Spain is expected to increase in 2018, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) announced yesterday. Spain recently allocated two helicopters, two marine ships and hundreds of soldiers to monitor its territorial waters and carry out search and rescue operations. It also called for the European Union's help. In 2017, the number of illegal immigrants from Algeria, Morocco and other African countries to Spain amounted to 22,900 immigrants. According t
VALENCIA, Spain (AP) -- The Latest on the influx of migrants into Europe (all times local): 4:00 p.m. The United Nations refugee agency is warning against a repeat of the standoff that left a private rescue ship carrying 629 migrants at sea for a week. A convoy consisting of the aid ship Aquarius and two Italian military ships disembarked the passengers in Valencia, Spain on Sunday, a week after Italy and Malta had refused to give the Aquarius permission to dock. The U.N. high commissioner for r
Brazil has high levels of poverty and inequality... (c) World Development Movement Mexico or Cameroon? Switzerland or Ecuador? Who should I cheer for as the knock-out stages of the World Cup loom? When watching a football game that you have little invested in, you normally side with one team or another. But who you cheer for is often a fairly arbitrary decision, perhaps informed by some sentimental connection, a natural favouritism for the underdog, or maybe a sweepstake. For those games where y
Source Pravda.Ru 18 Aug 2017 at 14:45 Up to 3,000 jihadists expected to come to Europe in near future Up to 3,000 jihadists are expected to come to Europe in the coming years, experts from RAN analytical center said. In their opinion, the militants, who had left European countries to fight on the side of terrorists, are coming back to their homes now. The number of terrorists coming to Europe may increase dramatically should the Islamic State terrorist group (banned in Russia) declare its defeat
The population think-tank MigrationWatch compared official figures for youth unemployment and immigration since eight former eastern bloc nations joined the European Union in 2004. The number of migrants working in the UK who were born in eastern Europe rose by 600,000 since the "A8" countries, which include Poland, Latvia and the Czech Republic, joined the EU. At the same time, youth unemployment rose by almost 450,000 and recently exceeded one million. Youth unemployment in the UK increased fr
According to a research carried out by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the total immigrants that arrived in Europe by sea is almost half of that registered in the same period in 2016 (341,215 people), but the death toll continues to be worrisome. According to IOM, 75 percent of the illegal immigrants arrived in Italy and the rest in Greece, Cyprus and Spain. The data issued by IOM indicate that the death toll of immigrants in the Mediterranean Sea represents 59 percent of the
The U.N.'s massive Dadaab camp in Kenya sends a steady stream of Somali refugees to the United States. Washington watchdog Judicial Watch is asking the federal government to provide information about Barack Obama's refugee-resettlement campaigns. The organization filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit in Washington federal court "for records on sites that were considered for the resettlement of refugees in the United States during the last two years of the Obama administration." The watchdog
Anarchists in Germany have called for May Day 2017 to focus on solidarity with migrants in the face of one of the fiercest reactionary backlashes of the modern era. The FAU anarcho-syndicalist union is launching the action, saying that "migrants are workers, just like us" but are especially suffering under the current political conditions in Europe and are uniquely exposed to capitalist exploitation. In a statement, the union's international committee said: The labor dispute has no limits! If th
UNDETERRED BY cold weather and the threat of death, thousands of desperate refugees fleeing violence and suffering in the Middle East and Africa continue to head toward Europe--while the response of European Union leaders has been to erect more legal and physical hurdles, and the right wing is spreading, sometimes violently, its anti-immigrant hate. More than 74,000 refugees and migrants are thought to have entered Europe by sea since the beginning of January. This follows on the more than 1 mil
Ex-Kentucky beauty queen Kia Hampton was arrested for smuggling pot into an Ohio prison for an inmate in May. According to reports, the 28-year-old Miss Kentucky USA 2011 was nabbed by police after she allegedly tried to smuggle marijuana to Jeremy Kelly, an inmate at the Allen-Oakwood Correctional Institution serving four years imprisonment for charges of drug trafficking, The Lima News reported . "Hampton was indicted on July 13 by an Allen County grand jury and faces one count of illegal conv
Twenty-one-year-old Zachary Penton of Arizona was arrested for the alleged murder of his roommate on Sunday, according to ABC 15 . Police said a fight led to Penton shooting the man, 41-year-old Daniel Garofalo, then calling 9-1-1 to report what he'd done. It's a tragic and horrifying event, but it has also turned out to be a bizarre one. What appears to be Penton's social media feed points to a pattern of mental instability, one that seems to have been fixated on finding a roommate. Advertiseme
In April, reports of gay and bisexual men being sent to secret detention sites where they were beaten - sometimes beaten to death - brought international attention to the Muslim-majority Russian federal subject state. Chechnya's government initially denied that there were gay people in the country, and Russian president Vladimir Putin denied the reports but eventually promised an investigation . Since the original reports in April, more testimony from Chechens showed that extreme violence agains
Former Michigan Rep. and delegate to the U.N. Mark Siljander was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for lobbying on behalf of an Islamic charity that turned out to have ties to terrorists. "I did something wrong," Siljander said in the sentencing hearing Wednesday, the Associated Press reports. "I mistreated the system I believe in. I mistreated my family and friends. I should have known better. I failed too many people, including myself and my family. I ask for your mercy." In July
In November 2017, Alex van der Zwaan admitted that he lied to Robert Mueller and his team of investigators. On April 3, 2018, he was sentenced to 30 days in prison. In February van der Zwaan pleaded guilty to making false statements concerning his phone calls, and emails with Richard Gates, a former aide for the Trump campaign. He looked the judge in the eye and said, "What I did was wrong. I apologize to the court, my wife, and my family." Van der Zwaan was fined $20,000 and sentenced to two mo
A New York judge expressed horror at letters written in support of a retired police officer who admitted to repeatedly raping a teenage girl -- but he managed to avoid prison anyway. Adam Mesiti pleaded guilty to third-degree rape of a 16-year-old, but the letters showed his friends and family still believed he was innocent and had already suffered enough, reported The Daily News. One letter said Mesiti's family had been "unjustly disgraced," and a church deacon insisted "the proof can often be
Brock Turner, the former Stanford swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman at a fraternity party, is trying to have his three sexual assault convictions overturned. A 172-page appeal filed on Friday by Turner's lawyer, states that his client did not get a fair trial for several reasons, spending a full 60 pages focusing on how intoxicated the victim was on the night of the attack. Jeff Rosen, the Santa Clara County district attorney who prosecuted Turner, offered the follow
Mother of teen jailed for Facebook post speaks to WSWS By Tom Carter 29 June 2013 Justin River Carter was arrested on February 14 of this year in Austin, Texas and charged as a "terrorist" for a post he made on Facebook. He faces up to ten years in prison. The prosecution of Justin Carter as a "terrorist" is one of dozens of similar prosecutions around the country, mainly involving teenagers and online posts on sites such as Facebook. As the World Socialist Web Site has previously reported, the
Suspect Janard Cunningham photo via AL.com . Alabama police -- and right-thinking Americans everywhere -- are furious that a pistol-whipping attack that left an officer unconscious is being celebrated by social media users gleefully sharing pictures of the assault. Police arrested Janard Cunningham , 34, and charged him with attempted murder in the beating of a veteran plain clothes police detective in Roebuck on Friday. According to police, Cunningham was pulled over by the unidentified officer
The former Russian spy who was left fighting for his life after exposure to a rare nerve agent is no longer in critical condition, a British health official said Friday, a month after the mysterious poisoning in a quiet English city triggered a diplomatic crisis between Moscow and the West. Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, were found unconscious on a bench March 4 in Salisbury and were hospitalized for weeks in critical condition. British authorities blame Russia for what they say was poi
Twenty-one-year-old Zachary Penton of Arizona was arrested for the alleged murder of his roommate on Sunday, according to ABC 15 . Police said a fight led to Penton shooting the man, 41-year-old Daniel Garofalo, then calling 9-1-1 to report what he'd done. It's a tragic and horrifying event, but it has also turned out to be a bizarre one. What appears to be Penton's social media feed points to a pattern of mental instability, one that seems to have been fixated on finding a roommate. Advertiseme
In April, reports of gay and bisexual men being sent to secret detention sites where they were beaten - sometimes beaten to death - brought international attention to the Muslim-majority Russian federal subject state. Chechnya's government initially denied that there were gay people in the country, and Russian president Vladimir Putin denied the reports but eventually promised an investigation . Since the original reports in April, more testimony from Chechens showed that extreme violence agains
Former Michigan Rep. and delegate to the U.N. Mark Siljander was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for lobbying on behalf of an Islamic charity that turned out to have ties to terrorists. "I did something wrong," Siljander said in the sentencing hearing Wednesday, the Associated Press reports. "I mistreated the system I believe in. I mistreated my family and friends. I should have known better. I failed too many people, including myself and my family. I ask for your mercy." In July
In November 2017, Alex van der Zwaan admitted that he lied to Robert Mueller and his team of investigators. On April 3, 2018, he was sentenced to 30 days in prison. In February van der Zwaan pleaded guilty to making false statements concerning his phone calls, and emails with Richard Gates, a former aide for the Trump campaign. He looked the judge in the eye and said, "What I did was wrong. I apologize to the court, my wife, and my family." Van der Zwaan was fined $20,000 and sentenced to two mo
A New York judge expressed horror at letters written in support of a retired police officer who admitted to repeatedly raping a teenage girl -- but he managed to avoid prison anyway. Adam Mesiti pleaded guilty to third-degree rape of a 16-year-old, but the letters showed his friends and family still believed he was innocent and had already suffered enough, reported The Daily News. One letter said Mesiti's family had been "unjustly disgraced," and a church deacon insisted "the proof can often be
Brock Turner, the former Stanford swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman at a fraternity party, is trying to have his three sexual assault convictions overturned. A 172-page appeal filed on Friday by Turner's lawyer, states that his client did not get a fair trial for several reasons, spending a full 60 pages focusing on how intoxicated the victim was on the night of the attack. Jeff Rosen, the Santa Clara County district attorney who prosecuted Turner, offered the follow
Mother of teen jailed for Facebook post speaks to WSWS By Tom Carter 29 June 2013 Justin River Carter was arrested on February 14 of this year in Austin, Texas and charged as a "terrorist" for a post he made on Facebook. He faces up to ten years in prison. The prosecution of Justin Carter as a "terrorist" is one of dozens of similar prosecutions around the country, mainly involving teenagers and online posts on sites such as Facebook. As the World Socialist Web Site has previously reported, the
Suspect Janard Cunningham photo via AL.com . Alabama police -- and right-thinking Americans everywhere -- are furious that a pistol-whipping attack that left an officer unconscious is being celebrated by social media users gleefully sharing pictures of the assault. Police arrested Janard Cunningham , 34, and charged him with attempted murder in the beating of a veteran plain clothes police detective in Roebuck on Friday. According to police, Cunningham was pulled over by the unidentified officer
The former Russian spy who was left fighting for his life after exposure to a rare nerve agent is no longer in critical condition, a British health official said Friday, a month after the mysterious poisoning in a quiet English city triggered a diplomatic crisis between Moscow and the West. Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, were found unconscious on a bench March 4 in Salisbury and were hospitalized for weeks in critical condition. British authorities blame Russia for what they say was poi
English-born actor Tom Hardy, who is the title character in the upcoming sequel Mad Max: Fury Road , admitted in a recent interview his drug problem was once so out-of-hand, he would have sold his own mother for crack cocaine. "I am f--g lucky to be here," the 37-year-old told Essentials magazine about his old drug problem, reports Yahoo New Zealand. Hardy's career started with a minor role in two episodes of HBO's Second World War drama Band of Brothers in 2001, but he soon found acclaim for hi
Confessed serial liar David Brock thinks you're stupid. His left-wing character assassination factory, Media Matters for America, has been caught lying once again. Media Matters uses deception and counts on you not making the effort to read the full quotations it truncates. The new blog post, Media conservatives falsely claim Obama's Supreme Court criticism was "unprecedented" is a distortion from start to finish. (Things have a habit of disappearing on the Web so here is a PDF copy of the blog
My dad claims he once got a call from Radio Norwich that went something like this: Radio Norwich producer: Hi, this is [insert name] from Radio Norwich. My dad: A-HA! My dad: [deflated] A-ha...? Radio Norwich producer: Is that Jonathan? My dad: Yes, sorry, I was referencing... never mind. This was an Alan Partridge moment for almost too many reasons to count. For the many, many Brits aware of Steve Coogan's recurring character - a maladroit local radio presenter with Jupiter-sized delusions of g
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Iain Duncan Smith has aired his anger at his PS30-a-week cuts being blocked in a letter. He has promised to push through the cuts anyway regardless of the warning from his own human rights watchdog. The House of Lords has twice blocked his attempts to cut ESA (Employment and Support Allowance) by a total of PS30 a week. The letter sent to Tory MPs by Smith warned his colleagues to "strongly resist" the Lords' and the upper hose as participated in "an abuse of parliam
As you may have already heard , a prominent actor recently accused another prominent actor of targeting him sexually more than 30 years ago -- when the alleged victim was just 14-years-old, and the alleged would-be abuser was 26. Anthony Rapp, of Rent and Star Trek fame, says House of Cards and Usual Suspects star Kevin Spacey sexually attacked him at a party at his home in 1986. Buzzfeed first reported the allegation, in disturbing detail: In an interview with BuzzFeed News, Rapp is publicl
Actor Kevin Spacey said Sunday he is "beyond horrified" by allegations that he made a sexual advance on a teen boy decades ago. The two-time Oscar winner posted on Twitter that he doesn't remember the encounter. "But if I did behave then as he describes, I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior, and I am sorry for the feelings he describes having carried with him all these years," he said. In an interview with BuzzFeed, actor Anthony Rapp sai
Who cares about the Nazi Holocaust? It was 70 years ago, after all. Yom HaShoah , the Holocaust Day of Remembrance, observed this coming Monday, might come and go without being noticed by the general public. However, there are important lessons to take from this day, and from that unforgettable time of history. These are lessons about justice and tolerance, of how debased human behavior can become, and how people can find a way to reach their higher selves. Yom HaShoah services focus on memorial
Writer August 10, 2017 In a recently published video for their "Philosophy Time" series, actor James Franco and philosophy professor Eliot Michaelson spoke with Elizabeth Harman, a Princeton professor, about early abortion. The video began spreading rapidly, causing near unanimous and bi-partisan mockery. Harman seeks to justify early abortion with her casual tone. Here's a portion of the transcript : I defend the view that there is nothing morally bad about early abortion. So, a lot of people t
WikiLeaks, the radical transparency organization that's apparently sponsoring Mr. Snowden's travels, tweeted the suggestion Wednesday that US efforts to thwart Snowden's flight could actually be leaving him no alternative but to seek political asylum in Russia: "Cancelling Snowden's passport and bullying intermediary countries may keep Snowden permanently in Russia. Not the brightest bunch at State," it said. Tom Janssen, The Netherlands The US reportedly has sent a high-level team to Moscow, un
What do these people have in common? First trial: Amere Singh Dhaliwal, 34, from Huddersfield, West Yorks., is accused of 54 charges, including 21 charges of rape and 14 charges of trafficking with a view of sexual exploitation. Dhaliwal is accused of charges against eleven different girls from 2004 to 2011. Irfan Ahmed, 32, from Huddersfield, West Yorks., was charged with nine offences including making an indecent image of a child. Zahid Hassan, 28, from Huddersfield, West Yorks., was charged w
Confessed serial liar David Brock thinks you're stupid. His left-wing character assassination factory, Media Matters for America, has been caught lying once again. Media Matters uses deception and counts on you not making the effort to read the full quotations it truncates. The new blog post, Media conservatives falsely claim Obama's Supreme Court criticism was "unprecedented" is a distortion from start to finish. (Things have a habit of disappearing on the Web so here is a PDF copy of the blog
My dad claims he once got a call from Radio Norwich that went something like this: Radio Norwich producer: Hi, this is [insert name] from Radio Norwich. My dad: A-HA! My dad: [deflated] A-ha...? Radio Norwich producer: Is that Jonathan? My dad: Yes, sorry, I was referencing... never mind. This was an Alan Partridge moment for almost too many reasons to count. For the many, many Brits aware of Steve Coogan's recurring character - a maladroit local radio presenter with Jupiter-sized delusions of g
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Iain Duncan Smith has aired his anger at his PS30-a-week cuts being blocked in a letter. He has promised to push through the cuts anyway regardless of the warning from his own human rights watchdog. The House of Lords has twice blocked his attempts to cut ESA (Employment and Support Allowance) by a total of PS30 a week. The letter sent to Tory MPs by Smith warned his colleagues to "strongly resist" the Lords' and the upper hose as participated in "an abuse of parliam
As you may have already heard , a prominent actor recently accused another prominent actor of targeting him sexually more than 30 years ago -- when the alleged victim was just 14-years-old, and the alleged would-be abuser was 26. Anthony Rapp, of Rent and Star Trek fame, says House of Cards and Usual Suspects star Kevin Spacey sexually attacked him at a party at his home in 1986. Buzzfeed first reported the allegation, in disturbing detail: In an interview with BuzzFeed News, Rapp is publicl
Actor Kevin Spacey said Sunday he is "beyond horrified" by allegations that he made a sexual advance on a teen boy decades ago. The two-time Oscar winner posted on Twitter that he doesn't remember the encounter. "But if I did behave then as he describes, I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior, and I am sorry for the feelings he describes having carried with him all these years," he said. In an interview with BuzzFeed, actor Anthony Rapp sai
Who cares about the Nazi Holocaust? It was 70 years ago, after all. Yom HaShoah , the Holocaust Day of Remembrance, observed this coming Monday, might come and go without being noticed by the general public. However, there are important lessons to take from this day, and from that unforgettable time of history. These are lessons about justice and tolerance, of how debased human behavior can become, and how people can find a way to reach their higher selves. Yom HaShoah services focus on memorial
Writer August 10, 2017 In a recently published video for their "Philosophy Time" series, actor James Franco and philosophy professor Eliot Michaelson spoke with Elizabeth Harman, a Princeton professor, about early abortion. The video began spreading rapidly, causing near unanimous and bi-partisan mockery. Harman seeks to justify early abortion with her casual tone. Here's a portion of the transcript : I defend the view that there is nothing morally bad about early abortion. So, a lot of people t
WikiLeaks, the radical transparency organization that's apparently sponsoring Mr. Snowden's travels, tweeted the suggestion Wednesday that US efforts to thwart Snowden's flight could actually be leaving him no alternative but to seek political asylum in Russia: "Cancelling Snowden's passport and bullying intermediary countries may keep Snowden permanently in Russia. Not the brightest bunch at State," it said. Tom Janssen, The Netherlands The US reportedly has sent a high-level team to Moscow, un
What do these people have in common? First trial: Amere Singh Dhaliwal, 34, from Huddersfield, West Yorks., is accused of 54 charges, including 21 charges of rape and 14 charges of trafficking with a view of sexual exploitation. Dhaliwal is accused of charges against eleven different girls from 2004 to 2011. Irfan Ahmed, 32, from Huddersfield, West Yorks., was charged with nine offences including making an indecent image of a child. Zahid Hassan, 28, from Huddersfield, West Yorks., was charged w
Gene Simmons is known for being controversial and in a new interview he once again proves this by declaring that rock music is finally dead. In his latest interview with his son Nick Simmons for Esquire , the bassist from the group KISS states that rock did not just die a natural death but was in fact murdered. In the interview he discusses how and why rock music has died in his opinion. He also discusses his thoughts on the rock genre as a whole. This is not the first time the musician has made
In this week's installment of 10 Stories You Might Have Missed: Why Charlie Hunnam really left "Fifty Shades of Grey." Also: "Guardians of the Galaxy" star Chris Pratt says Rocket Raccoon (voiced by Bradley Cooper) is the film's best character, Chris Pine takes a job in "Horrible Bosses 2," "Glee" may be nearing its end, Shawn Ryan launches new show, ABC orders more "Trophy Wife" and "The Goldbergs," The Flaming Lips get inspired by "Ender's Game," and more. Catch up here : I quit working at sh
Bob Hoskins will forever be missed by not only friends and family but also by his fans, but there are four facts about the actor that most do not know. Hoskins died from complications with pneumonia in the hospital at 71 years old. In 2012, Hoskins announced that he would be retiring from acting after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, making his role in Snow White and the Huntsmen his last role. His most iconic role was in Who Framed Roger Rabbit and he will always be remembered as the o
Before we knew him as Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's blockbuster Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Elijah Wood was a child actor. In a recent interview with Britain's Sunday Times , Wood spoke out on sexual abuse of young actors in Hollywood, and says "a lot of vipers" roam the upper echelons of the entertainment biz, preying on naivete and eagerness for fame. "Clearly something major was going on in Hollywood. It was all organized. There are a lot of vipers in this industry, people who only hav
It's official: I'm no longer the Justin Bieber of the left . According to The Spectator 's Nick Cohen , I'm now the Peter Hitchens of the left. Got to admit, I chuckled at that. Peter Hitchens is an ex-leftist who spends a considerable amount of time writing strawman attacks against the left in right-wing publications. Which is sort of what Nick Cohen does, too. Cohen has rushed to Richard Dawkins' defence after the High Priest of New Atheism was criticised by numerous atheists for pejorative ge
Mark Ruffalo hid his progressive beliefs while starring as The Hulk in the 2012 blockbuster The Avengers . Now, with a possible Hulk spinoff movie in discussions, the anti-fracking actor wants the green character to pack more than an earth-shattering punch. He hopes Hulk's green glow will rub off onto the storytelling . As artists we have an ability to reach a lot of people in a deep way, and we have a responsibility," he said. "What we have to do as storytellers is to take science and make it
Oscar Wilde famously wrote about a Dickens character: "One must have a heart of stone to read the death of little Nell without laughing." And you'd have to have a heart of stone not to read the post-election tweets of liberal celebrities without at least a schadenfreude-tastic giggle. Really, Hollywood's election reaction has rarely been more entertaining. Daily Show writer Lizz Winstead moaned, "Republicans win control of your body." Bette Midler tweeted bitterly, "We can look forward to unr
The extreme garbage-osity of most online comment sections has been well documented (heck, scientists have even conducted studies on the Internet's generally intolerant and terrible users ). But there's something comforting about hearing Star-Lord of Our Hearts Chris Pratt call the comments like he sees them, too. And boy, did he ever. According to Alan Sepinwall's blog , at a Television Critics Association farewell press conference for Parks and Rec (sob) over the weekend, Pratt explained why he
There was an odd, but interesting, op-ed at the Washington Post 's website yesterday by James Franco. (The actor.) In it, he wrote about working at McDonald's as a teen. The piece, entitled " McDonald's was there for me when no one else was ," is actually kind of delightful; I suggest you give it a read. After dropping out of UCLA, Franco needed to find work because his parents wouldn't support him while he went to acting school. Here's how he stumbled into the gig at Mickey D's: I had very litt
Marianne Faithfull, the British singer who dated Mick Jagger in the late '60s, opened up on a BBC tell-all about her romance with the Rolling Stones frontman and her intimacy problems. Faithfull, now 66, had a couple of successful singles in the 1960s, including "This Little Bird" and "As Tears Go By," but she quickly became entangled in a whirlwind of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. Her habit got to be so bad, she said, that she could not be physically intimate with a partner without drugs or al
In this week's installment of 10 Stories You Might Have Missed: Why Charlie Hunnam really left "Fifty Shades of Grey." Also: "Guardians of the Galaxy" star Chris Pratt says Rocket Raccoon (voiced by Bradley Cooper) is the film's best character, Chris Pine takes a job in "Horrible Bosses 2," "Glee" may be nearing its end, Shawn Ryan launches new show, ABC orders more "Trophy Wife" and "The Goldbergs," The Flaming Lips get inspired by "Ender's Game," and more. Catch up here : I quit working at sh
Bob Hoskins will forever be missed by not only friends and family but also by his fans, but there are four facts about the actor that most do not know. Hoskins died from complications with pneumonia in the hospital at 71 years old. In 2012, Hoskins announced that he would be retiring from acting after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, making his role in Snow White and the Huntsmen his last role. His most iconic role was in Who Framed Roger Rabbit and he will always be remembered as the o
Before we knew him as Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's blockbuster Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Elijah Wood was a child actor. In a recent interview with Britain's Sunday Times , Wood spoke out on sexual abuse of young actors in Hollywood, and says "a lot of vipers" roam the upper echelons of the entertainment biz, preying on naivete and eagerness for fame. "Clearly something major was going on in Hollywood. It was all organized. There are a lot of vipers in this industry, people who only hav
It's official: I'm no longer the Justin Bieber of the left . According to The Spectator 's Nick Cohen , I'm now the Peter Hitchens of the left. Got to admit, I chuckled at that. Peter Hitchens is an ex-leftist who spends a considerable amount of time writing strawman attacks against the left in right-wing publications. Which is sort of what Nick Cohen does, too. Cohen has rushed to Richard Dawkins' defence after the High Priest of New Atheism was criticised by numerous atheists for pejorative ge
Mark Ruffalo hid his progressive beliefs while starring as The Hulk in the 2012 blockbuster The Avengers . Now, with a possible Hulk spinoff movie in discussions, the anti-fracking actor wants the green character to pack more than an earth-shattering punch. He hopes Hulk's green glow will rub off onto the storytelling . As artists we have an ability to reach a lot of people in a deep way, and we have a responsibility," he said. "What we have to do as storytellers is to take science and make it
Oscar Wilde famously wrote about a Dickens character: "One must have a heart of stone to read the death of little Nell without laughing." And you'd have to have a heart of stone not to read the post-election tweets of liberal celebrities without at least a schadenfreude-tastic giggle. Really, Hollywood's election reaction has rarely been more entertaining. Daily Show writer Lizz Winstead moaned, "Republicans win control of your body." Bette Midler tweeted bitterly, "We can look forward to unr
The extreme garbage-osity of most online comment sections has been well documented (heck, scientists have even conducted studies on the Internet's generally intolerant and terrible users ). But there's something comforting about hearing Star-Lord of Our Hearts Chris Pratt call the comments like he sees them, too. And boy, did he ever. According to Alan Sepinwall's blog , at a Television Critics Association farewell press conference for Parks and Rec (sob) over the weekend, Pratt explained why he
There was an odd, but interesting, op-ed at the Washington Post 's website yesterday by James Franco. (The actor.) In it, he wrote about working at McDonald's as a teen. The piece, entitled " McDonald's was there for me when no one else was ," is actually kind of delightful; I suggest you give it a read. After dropping out of UCLA, Franco needed to find work because his parents wouldn't support him while he went to acting school. Here's how he stumbled into the gig at Mickey D's: I had very litt
Marianne Faithfull, the British singer who dated Mick Jagger in the late '60s, opened up on a BBC tell-all about her romance with the Rolling Stones frontman and her intimacy problems. Faithfull, now 66, had a couple of successful singles in the 1960s, including "This Little Bird" and "As Tears Go By," but she quickly became entangled in a whirlwind of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. Her habit got to be so bad, she said, that she could not be physically intimate with a partner without drugs or al
English-born actor Tom Hardy, who is the title character in the upcoming sequel Mad Max: Fury Road , admitted in a recent interview his drug problem was once so out-of-hand, he would have sold his own mother for crack cocaine. "I am f--g lucky to be here," the 37-year-old told Essentials magazine about his old drug problem, reports Yahoo New Zealand. Hardy's career started with a minor role in two episodes of HBO's Second World War drama Band of Brothers in 2001, but he soon found acclaim for hi
Brandon McInerney faces life in prison after shooting Larry King in 2008. The defense argues that he was provoked by 'advances' and too young to deal with it properly. By Laura | July 5, 2011 | 78 Comments In which a queer political scientist who knows what she's talking about breaks it all down for you: The Obama administration said they wouldn't defend DOMA. Now they are actively challenging DOMA. This is good news. By Grace | July 4, 2011 | 22 Comments Happy Canada Day! Happy Independence Day
THE brother of a suspected armed robber shot dead by police is serving life in jail for killing a gang rival with a machine gun, The Sun can reveal. Dad-of-three Anthony Grainger, who died in a police shooting on Saturday, was a hardened gangster whose brother Stuart, 31, was jailed for murder in 2001. He assassinated Derek Ianson, 25, in Salford, Gtr Manchester, in May 2000. The Sun has learned the Grainger brothers were members of one of Salford's most feared gangs. A source told The Sun: "The
Actor Kevin Spacey said Sunday he is "beyond horrified" by allegations that he made a sexual advance on a teen boy decades ago. The two-time Oscar winner posted on Twitter that he doesn't remember the encounter. "But if I did behave then as he describes, I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior, and I am sorry for the feelings he describes having carried with him all these years," he said. In an interview with BuzzFeed, actor Anthony Rapp sai
Jordan Davis; Michael Dunn R.I.P. Facebook page; Youtube Michael Dunn got away with murder. Oh, he'll likely spend the rest of his life in prison on the three counts of attempted second-degree murder. Those are the charges of which a Jacksonville, Fla., jury took four days to find him guilty, for the 10 bullets he fired at 17-year-old Jordan Davis and his three friends that fateful November more than a year ago because they wouldn't turn down the "thug music" that he despised. Dunn's conviction
As you may have already heard , a prominent actor recently accused another prominent actor of targeting him sexually more than 30 years ago -- when the alleged victim was just 14-years-old, and the alleged would-be abuser was 26. Anthony Rapp, of Rent and Star Trek fame, says House of Cards and Usual Suspects star Kevin Spacey sexually attacked him at a party at his home in 1986. Buzzfeed first reported the allegation, in disturbing detail: In an interview with BuzzFeed News, Rapp is publicl
Gene Simmons is known for being controversial and in a new interview he once again proves this by declaring that rock music is finally dead. In his latest interview with his son Nick Simmons for Esquire , the bassist from the group KISS states that rock did not just die a natural death but was in fact murdered. In the interview he discusses how and why rock music has died in his opinion. He also discusses his thoughts on the rock genre as a whole. This is not the first time the musician has made
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Leonard Nimoy, the actor known and loved by generations of "Star Trek" fans as the pointy-eared, purely logical science officer Mr. Spock, has died. Nimoy died Friday of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at his Los Angeles home, with family at his side, said his son, Adam Nimoy. He was 83. Although Nimoy followed his 1966-69 "Star Trek" run with a notable career as an actor, director, writer and photographer, in the public's mind he would always be Spock. His ha
Maleficent actor Brenton Thwaites has hinted in an interview that he might be bisexual Maleficent and The Giver actor Brenton Thwaites has hinted in an interview that he might be bisexual, reports the Star Observer . Speaking about his upcoming role in Son of a Gun , the Australian actor replied "male or female?" when asked what he looks for in a perfect partner. "Both," the interviewer said, to which Brenton replied "they're very different." Check out the interview here for Thwaites' full an
COLIN Farrell shows off his guns - and a dangerous-looking weapon too. The buff actor was filming scenes for his new movie Dead Man Down in the US city of Philadelphia. He takes on a typically all-action role as a mobster seeking revenge in the gritty crime drama. Today he was seen wrestling a villain mid-air and leaving him for dead. Irish hunk Colin, 35, covered up for the scene in jeans, a navy jacket and a hat. But to the relief of his female fans he later stripped off to a tight-fitting ve
Brandon McInerney faces life in prison after shooting Larry King in 2008. The defense argues that he was provoked by 'advances' and too young to deal with it properly. By Laura | July 5, 2011 | 78 Comments In which a queer political scientist who knows what she's talking about breaks it all down for you: The Obama administration said they wouldn't defend DOMA. Now they are actively challenging DOMA. This is good news. By Grace | July 4, 2011 | 22 Comments Happy Canada Day! Happy Independence Day
THE brother of a suspected armed robber shot dead by police is serving life in jail for killing a gang rival with a machine gun, The Sun can reveal. Dad-of-three Anthony Grainger, who died in a police shooting on Saturday, was a hardened gangster whose brother Stuart, 31, was jailed for murder in 2001. He assassinated Derek Ianson, 25, in Salford, Gtr Manchester, in May 2000. The Sun has learned the Grainger brothers were members of one of Salford's most feared gangs. A source told The Sun: "The
Actor Kevin Spacey said Sunday he is "beyond horrified" by allegations that he made a sexual advance on a teen boy decades ago. The two-time Oscar winner posted on Twitter that he doesn't remember the encounter. "But if I did behave then as he describes, I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior, and I am sorry for the feelings he describes having carried with him all these years," he said. In an interview with BuzzFeed, actor Anthony Rapp sai
Jordan Davis; Michael Dunn R.I.P. Facebook page; Youtube Michael Dunn got away with murder. Oh, he'll likely spend the rest of his life in prison on the three counts of attempted second-degree murder. Those are the charges of which a Jacksonville, Fla., jury took four days to find him guilty, for the 10 bullets he fired at 17-year-old Jordan Davis and his three friends that fateful November more than a year ago because they wouldn't turn down the "thug music" that he despised. Dunn's conviction
As you may have already heard , a prominent actor recently accused another prominent actor of targeting him sexually more than 30 years ago -- when the alleged victim was just 14-years-old, and the alleged would-be abuser was 26. Anthony Rapp, of Rent and Star Trek fame, says House of Cards and Usual Suspects star Kevin Spacey sexually attacked him at a party at his home in 1986. Buzzfeed first reported the allegation, in disturbing detail: In an interview with BuzzFeed News, Rapp is publicl
Gene Simmons is known for being controversial and in a new interview he once again proves this by declaring that rock music is finally dead. In his latest interview with his son Nick Simmons for Esquire , the bassist from the group KISS states that rock did not just die a natural death but was in fact murdered. In the interview he discusses how and why rock music has died in his opinion. He also discusses his thoughts on the rock genre as a whole. This is not the first time the musician has made
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Leonard Nimoy, the actor known and loved by generations of "Star Trek" fans as the pointy-eared, purely logical science officer Mr. Spock, has died. Nimoy died Friday of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at his Los Angeles home, with family at his side, said his son, Adam Nimoy. He was 83. Although Nimoy followed his 1966-69 "Star Trek" run with a notable career as an actor, director, writer and photographer, in the public's mind he would always be Spock. His ha
Maleficent actor Brenton Thwaites has hinted in an interview that he might be bisexual Maleficent and The Giver actor Brenton Thwaites has hinted in an interview that he might be bisexual, reports the Star Observer . Speaking about his upcoming role in Son of a Gun , the Australian actor replied "male or female?" when asked what he looks for in a perfect partner. "Both," the interviewer said, to which Brenton replied "they're very different." Check out the interview here for Thwaites' full an
COLIN Farrell shows off his guns - and a dangerous-looking weapon too. The buff actor was filming scenes for his new movie Dead Man Down in the US city of Philadelphia. He takes on a typically all-action role as a mobster seeking revenge in the gritty crime drama. Today he was seen wrestling a villain mid-air and leaving him for dead. Irish hunk Colin, 35, covered up for the scene in jeans, a navy jacket and a hat. But to the relief of his female fans he later stripped off to a tight-fitting ve
Ever notice how the secular left conveniently omits the fact that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a devout Christian minister? While, historically, there have certainly been apostate "Christians" who, in the name of Christ, have abused and taken out of context certain biblical passages to support slavery, segregation, racism and other evils - it has been, without fail, true Christians, that is, Bible-believing Christians of every race, color and creed, who have led the charge in defense of all le
It's hard to believe that a man is facing a $104 million lawsuit for handing out Gospel tracts in a cleverly disguised costume. Yet that's exactly what is happening in Canada. The target of this massive class action lawsuit? Bill Whatcott, a fervent Christian and a controversial pro-family activist. His crime? Whatcott joined with fellow Christians to infiltrate the 2016 Toronto Gay Pride Parade as a group called "The Gay Zombies Cannabis Consumers Association." His persecutors should have gone
Was Jesus black? It is the age old question that has generated years and years of debate. But according to most scholars, the answer is not a difficult one. "Jesus was definitely a person of color," said Rev. Dr. Mark A. Lomax, pastor of First Afrikan Presbyterian Church in Lithonia, GA. The question has been discussed for centuries. And it prompts another debate: Why does Jesus' race matter? According to Lomax, who is also an Associate Professor at the Interdenominational Theological Center, th
Let it not be said the grievance community is nothing, if not, persistent . SAINT LOUIS - (KTVI) - African-American community leaders say they're taking action to put justice back into the hands of black people. They say they will convene a black grand jury on January 3rd and 4th to look at the evidence in the Michael Brown shooting. Those grand jury members will go over the evidence presented to the St. Louis County Grand Jury. They also say they will call Darren Wilson, County Prosecutor Bob M
WASHINGTON -- A group of black pastors asserted Wednesday that in order to change the impoverished, crime-stricken cultures in America's inner cities, more emphasis needs to be placed on responsibility, education and entrepreneurship instead of blaming the police for problems facing troubled African-Americans. Bishop E.W. Jackson from The Called Church in Chesapeake, Virginia, and other black ministers from the organization STAND (Staying True to America's National Destiny) gathered at the Natio
When should an organization take a stand as to the morals and character of its leaders? This question has been the stuff of lawsuits taken all the way to the US Supreme Court and debates in churches as to whether their clergy should be divorced, gay or have been convicted of drunk driving . It's been the informal chatter for years that a good percentage of Catholic clergy are gay , but as long as they didn't broadcast the fact it was a live-and-let-live situation between the priest and his bish
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Dylann Roof was convicted Thursday in the chilling slaughter of nine black church members who had welcomed him to their Bible study, a devastating crime in a country that was already deeply embroiled in racial... I'll confess, I've been anticipating watching the new "America's Next Top Model" reboot for a few weeks now. When I saw that the first curvy model to grace the cover of the coveted Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue -- my girl... Comcast announced that it wou
A 10-year-old in North Carolina has been praised for embodying the spirit of Dr. Luther King in a speech on Monday. Donovan Summers, who attends Rand Road Elementary School in Garner, told the Triangle Interfaith Prayer Breakfast that he had based his speech on the shortest verse in the Bible, "Jesus wept," because both King and the Christian savior had tried to teach people to love one another and had "both met their deaths because of haters." "If Dr. King was here today in 2014, he would have
More than 20 students at a southwestern Virginia high school were suspended Thursday after wearing clothing bearing the Confederate flag in protest of school policy. Twenty-four students arrived at Christiansburg High School Thursday morning wearing the Confederate flag, which is against the school dress code, Montgomery County Public Schools Spokeswoman Brenda Drake told NBC News. Drake said the school has a general policy against offensive attire. Several incidents of "racially motivated behav
From an early age, Busdriver was weened on rap and what he calls "heavy jazz." His father wrote the 1985 Def Jam biopic Krush Groove . Busdriver emerged as a rap contender when he was "rapping a lot" on the school bus with his friends, he says. His lyrics, inspired by the L.A. riots in 1992, pushed boundaries from the outset. And he was inducted into the famed open-mike workshop Project Blowed at the tender age of 16. Since then, his star has been rising on the growing West Coast indie-rap scen
It's hard to believe that a man is facing a $104 million lawsuit for handing out Gospel tracts in a cleverly disguised costume. Yet that's exactly what is happening in Canada. The target of this massive class action lawsuit? Bill Whatcott, a fervent Christian and a controversial pro-family activist. His crime? Whatcott joined with fellow Christians to infiltrate the 2016 Toronto Gay Pride Parade as a group called "The Gay Zombies Cannabis Consumers Association." His persecutors should have gone
Was Jesus black? It is the age old question that has generated years and years of debate. But according to most scholars, the answer is not a difficult one. "Jesus was definitely a person of color," said Rev. Dr. Mark A. Lomax, pastor of First Afrikan Presbyterian Church in Lithonia, GA. The question has been discussed for centuries. And it prompts another debate: Why does Jesus' race matter? According to Lomax, who is also an Associate Professor at the Interdenominational Theological Center, th
Let it not be said the grievance community is nothing, if not, persistent . SAINT LOUIS - (KTVI) - African-American community leaders say they're taking action to put justice back into the hands of black people. They say they will convene a black grand jury on January 3rd and 4th to look at the evidence in the Michael Brown shooting. Those grand jury members will go over the evidence presented to the St. Louis County Grand Jury. They also say they will call Darren Wilson, County Prosecutor Bob M
WASHINGTON -- A group of black pastors asserted Wednesday that in order to change the impoverished, crime-stricken cultures in America's inner cities, more emphasis needs to be placed on responsibility, education and entrepreneurship instead of blaming the police for problems facing troubled African-Americans. Bishop E.W. Jackson from The Called Church in Chesapeake, Virginia, and other black ministers from the organization STAND (Staying True to America's National Destiny) gathered at the Natio
When should an organization take a stand as to the morals and character of its leaders? This question has been the stuff of lawsuits taken all the way to the US Supreme Court and debates in churches as to whether their clergy should be divorced, gay or have been convicted of drunk driving . It's been the informal chatter for years that a good percentage of Catholic clergy are gay , but as long as they didn't broadcast the fact it was a live-and-let-live situation between the priest and his bish
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Dylann Roof was convicted Thursday in the chilling slaughter of nine black church members who had welcomed him to their Bible study, a devastating crime in a country that was already deeply embroiled in racial... I'll confess, I've been anticipating watching the new "America's Next Top Model" reboot for a few weeks now. When I saw that the first curvy model to grace the cover of the coveted Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue -- my girl... Comcast announced that it wou
A 10-year-old in North Carolina has been praised for embodying the spirit of Dr. Luther King in a speech on Monday. Donovan Summers, who attends Rand Road Elementary School in Garner, told the Triangle Interfaith Prayer Breakfast that he had based his speech on the shortest verse in the Bible, "Jesus wept," because both King and the Christian savior had tried to teach people to love one another and had "both met their deaths because of haters." "If Dr. King was here today in 2014, he would have
More than 20 students at a southwestern Virginia high school were suspended Thursday after wearing clothing bearing the Confederate flag in protest of school policy. Twenty-four students arrived at Christiansburg High School Thursday morning wearing the Confederate flag, which is against the school dress code, Montgomery County Public Schools Spokeswoman Brenda Drake told NBC News. Drake said the school has a general policy against offensive attire. Several incidents of "racially motivated behav
From an early age, Busdriver was weened on rap and what he calls "heavy jazz." His father wrote the 1985 Def Jam biopic Krush Groove . Busdriver emerged as a rap contender when he was "rapping a lot" on the school bus with his friends, he says. His lyrics, inspired by the L.A. riots in 1992, pushed boundaries from the outset. And he was inducted into the famed open-mike workshop Project Blowed at the tender age of 16. Since then, his star has been rising on the growing West Coast indie-rap scen
By the Comics Curmudgeon Remember the good old days of American wit when our nation's cleverest sat around an elitist table at a fancy New York City hotel and made cutting remarks so subtle and erudite that nobody within earshot could tell what the hell they were talking about? And also, they were drunk? Well, those days are over (except for the drunk part). David Denby has informed us that, thanks to the awful blogs, we now just essentially hurl the verbal equivalent of feces at each other all
Arixystix Creations I've been a fan of the Alot for a couple years now, ever since a friend who knows my grammar-freak tendencies (it's not hard--some people who have never met me know about my slight obsession with grammar) sent me a link to Allie Brosh's excellent The Alot Is Better Than You at Everything --one of her equally excellent Hyperbole and a Half comics. You should really read it yourself, but in case you're not so inclined, the idea behind it is that Brosh came up with a fictional c
HEY DETECTIVE SHITLOCK',CURTIS' SOLD OVER 5 MILLION COPIES WORDLWIDE. There's a difference between an artist experimenting with new sounds (Kanye) and an artist using a gimmick to try and sell albums (Lil' Wayne). He ain't experimenting with shit other than autotune. He don't play an instrument (regardless of him pretending to play guitar), he can't sing for shit so he uses autotune to cover that up, and he don't produce. So what exactly is Lil' Wayne experimenting with here? He ain't doing a da
Why is there a seeming discomfort and sensitivity among Museum workers over their own most popular exhibit? At the Museum, visitors marvel at the shrunken heads, and balk at the idea that their arrangement should be changed to be more respectful or that they should be sent elsewhere. 'The heads are educational. No one here wants them off display', said one visitor. Another argued that 'the notion that we have to communicate with the communities in South America is ridiculous': 'This museum belon
If you thought you were done hearing about controversial artist Ayanda Mabulu for the year, you were wrong. Mabulu's work is being dually exhibited with Vusi Beauchamp at the Kalashnikovv Gallery in Braamfontein in an exhibition called 'Freedom of _ _ eech' . This time, he uses Fezekile Kuzwayo or Khwezi - commonly known as the woman who accused President Jacob Zuma of rape in 2006 - in an artwork. 'Freedom of _ _ eech' refers to the Secrecy Bill or the Protection of State Information Bill as we
Illustration by Scarecrow Artist, used with permission . This time of year you see a lot of jack-o-lanterns decorating front stoops and walkways for Halloween. But have you ever wondered why it's called a "jack-o-lantern"? As it turns out, there's a very timely lesson in the origin of the name, and a recent letter to advice columnist Emily Yoffe, who writes the Dear Prudence advice column, shows the need to teach that lesson is greater now, than perhaps ever before. Of course, Halloween is th
Chicago's last two months have been worthy of a Detective Comics story line. A seven foot winged humanoid has been seen flying over Lincoln Park. Fifteen people claim to have see this bat and/or moth person. Mike Opelka took great interest in this story from his hometown on "Pure Opelka" today. The latest sighting was June 3 at 10 p.m. A couple who wishes to remain anonymous reported seeing a "7-8 ft solid black humanoid with wide membrane wings, that resembled those of a huge bat," according to
The Punisher isn't only introducing its title character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but also a brand-new sidekick with some pretty impressive (and scary) computer skills. Early on in the new Netflix series, Frank Castle takes on unlikely partner in his mission of revenge, but not without a lot of skepticism and blackmail. It's not until Micro reveals he knows what Castle did in Afghanistan that the two warily team up, but it raises the question: How did Micro get that tape of the Punishe
In the 1990's Pat Moriarity was assistant art director, and later art director of The Comics Journal , the magazine of comics news and criticism. "There, I became friends with many cartoonists and comics nerds. This includes Comics Journal editor Helena Harvilicz and cartoonist J.R. Williams, who both were eventually housemates of mine. Jim Blanchard, another good friend and artist, inked my pencils here, and another friend of mine, the great Peter Bagge, makes a cameo appearance at the end. Thi
Frank Tieri is tackling two of DC Comics Convergence series, Suicide Squad and Justice League . We spoke to him about Amanda Waller's role, the all-female JL team, and more! The Mary Sue: For fans still confused about the whole " Convergence " event, can you sum it up briefly for us? Especially for those who may be new to the idea of an "event " or, conversely, those tired of them? Frank Tieri: Basically it's cities from different time periods in DCU history forced to fight each other by a powe
Arixystix Creations I've been a fan of the Alot for a couple years now, ever since a friend who knows my grammar-freak tendencies (it's not hard--some people who have never met me know about my slight obsession with grammar) sent me a link to Allie Brosh's excellent The Alot Is Better Than You at Everything --one of her equally excellent Hyperbole and a Half comics. You should really read it yourself, but in case you're not so inclined, the idea behind it is that Brosh came up with a fictional c
HEY DETECTIVE SHITLOCK',CURTIS' SOLD OVER 5 MILLION COPIES WORDLWIDE. There's a difference between an artist experimenting with new sounds (Kanye) and an artist using a gimmick to try and sell albums (Lil' Wayne). He ain't experimenting with shit other than autotune. He don't play an instrument (regardless of him pretending to play guitar), he can't sing for shit so he uses autotune to cover that up, and he don't produce. So what exactly is Lil' Wayne experimenting with here? He ain't doing a da
Why is there a seeming discomfort and sensitivity among Museum workers over their own most popular exhibit? At the Museum, visitors marvel at the shrunken heads, and balk at the idea that their arrangement should be changed to be more respectful or that they should be sent elsewhere. 'The heads are educational. No one here wants them off display', said one visitor. Another argued that 'the notion that we have to communicate with the communities in South America is ridiculous': 'This museum belon
If you thought you were done hearing about controversial artist Ayanda Mabulu for the year, you were wrong. Mabulu's work is being dually exhibited with Vusi Beauchamp at the Kalashnikovv Gallery in Braamfontein in an exhibition called 'Freedom of _ _ eech' . This time, he uses Fezekile Kuzwayo or Khwezi - commonly known as the woman who accused President Jacob Zuma of rape in 2006 - in an artwork. 'Freedom of _ _ eech' refers to the Secrecy Bill or the Protection of State Information Bill as we
Illustration by Scarecrow Artist, used with permission . This time of year you see a lot of jack-o-lanterns decorating front stoops and walkways for Halloween. But have you ever wondered why it's called a "jack-o-lantern"? As it turns out, there's a very timely lesson in the origin of the name, and a recent letter to advice columnist Emily Yoffe, who writes the Dear Prudence advice column, shows the need to teach that lesson is greater now, than perhaps ever before. Of course, Halloween is th
Chicago's last two months have been worthy of a Detective Comics story line. A seven foot winged humanoid has been seen flying over Lincoln Park. Fifteen people claim to have see this bat and/or moth person. Mike Opelka took great interest in this story from his hometown on "Pure Opelka" today. The latest sighting was June 3 at 10 p.m. A couple who wishes to remain anonymous reported seeing a "7-8 ft solid black humanoid with wide membrane wings, that resembled those of a huge bat," according to
The Punisher isn't only introducing its title character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but also a brand-new sidekick with some pretty impressive (and scary) computer skills. Early on in the new Netflix series, Frank Castle takes on unlikely partner in his mission of revenge, but not without a lot of skepticism and blackmail. It's not until Micro reveals he knows what Castle did in Afghanistan that the two warily team up, but it raises the question: How did Micro get that tape of the Punishe
In the 1990's Pat Moriarity was assistant art director, and later art director of The Comics Journal , the magazine of comics news and criticism. "There, I became friends with many cartoonists and comics nerds. This includes Comics Journal editor Helena Harvilicz and cartoonist J.R. Williams, who both were eventually housemates of mine. Jim Blanchard, another good friend and artist, inked my pencils here, and another friend of mine, the great Peter Bagge, makes a cameo appearance at the end. Thi
Frank Tieri is tackling two of DC Comics Convergence series, Suicide Squad and Justice League . We spoke to him about Amanda Waller's role, the all-female JL team, and more! The Mary Sue: For fans still confused about the whole " Convergence " event, can you sum it up briefly for us? Especially for those who may be new to the idea of an "event " or, conversely, those tired of them? Frank Tieri: Basically it's cities from different time periods in DCU history forced to fight each other by a powe
On 30 September 2015, following a formal request by the Syrian government for military help against rebels and terrorist groups, Russia intervened militarily in the Syrian crisis. The activities consisted of air strikes primarily in north-western Syria against terrorist groups fighting Syrian government, including al-Nusra Front, ISIL and the Jeish al-Fath (Army of Conquest). On 24 November 2015, a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft was shot down by a Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet, the first tim
Iraqi government forces killed the Daesh commander of Mosul's Old City yesterday as the battle for the militants' last stronghold in Iraq continued, with Iraqi forces also successfully capturing a third bridge over the Tigris River. As fighting intensified on Tuesday after the previous day's heavy rains, civilians streamed out of western neighbourhoods recaptured by the government, cold and hungry. Daesh snipers were slowing the advance of Interior Ministry's federal police Rapid Response units,
Iraq's Shia Popular Mobilisation Forces illegally detained villagers near the Daesh-held district of Hawija in northern Iraq and subjected them to torture and ill treatment, Human Rights Watch said today. The leader of one of the militias denied the accusation and said their fighters were strictly following the law in their dealings with civilians fleeing military operations in the area. Iraq launched an offensive on 21 September to dislodge Daesh from Hawija, which lies west of the oil city of
Palestinians salvage what they can of their belongings from the rubble of a house destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. AP/Khalil Hamra Raul Hilberg in his monumental work "The Destruction of the European Jews" chronicled a process of repression that at first was "relatively mild" but led, step by step, to the Holocaust. It started with legal discrimination and ended with mass murder. "The destructive process was a development that was begun with caution and ended without restraint," H
In the last 15 days, Syria and Russian warplanes have destroyed 1375 terrorist targets, as a result of 363 flights carried out in zones of Homs, Hama, Aleppo, Idleb, Dier Ezzor, Daraa, Latakia, and the surroundings of this capital. According to Syrian Army General Staff spokespeople, the air strikes destroyed fortified positions, arms depot, munitions dump, and gathering points of the takfirist groups, apart from destroying three vehicle convoys. In Aleppo province, located 350 kilometers northe
At least 68 civilians died in two separate clashes in Syria Friday, a day after the seventh anniversary of the start of the Syrian civil war. Syrian Kurdish forces said Turkish airstrikes and shelling in the Afrin region killed at least 20 civilians. Turkey considers the Kurdish militia a terror group affiliated with other Kurdish rebels who have staged attacks in Turkey. Redur Khalil, spokesman with the Syrian Democratic Forces, confirmed the civilian casualties and said at least 30 others sust
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local): 8:25 Syria's state news agency says at least seven people have been killed and 10 injured in a barrage of rockets that fell on government-controlled areas in and near the capital Damascus. SANA said the 13 missiles fell on Ash alwarwar neighborhood, north of Damascus, killing at least six civilians and wounding nine. The agency said other missiles fell on Mezzeh neighborhood, killing one woman and injuring a child. The ca
Palestinians traveling on roads destroyed in Israeli air strikes in the Southern Gaza strip July 14, 2006. ( MaanImages /Hatem Omar) General situation The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains precarious as its 1.4 million inhabitants suffer the effects of the Israeli operation "Summer Rain." The number of casualties is increasing daily. As at 10 July 55 Palestinians had been killed and over 180 injured since the beginning of the operation, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. These
Baghdad (AFP) - More than 20 fighters from an Iraqi paramilitary force key to the battle against the Islamic State group were killed in an eastern Syria air raid the United States linked to Israel. The bombing raid hit Al-Hari, a town controlled by regional militias fighting in Syria's complex seven-year war alongside President Bashar al-Assad's forces. AFP / AFP. Syria. Both Syrian authorities and Iraqi forces pointed the finger at the US-led coalition, which denied it was involved in Sunday ni
Troops loyal to Syria's Assad regime have opened a safe corridor for Daesh gunmen to advance into the country's north-western Idlib province, Anadolu News Agency reported on Friday. The latest deployments, the agency explained, have led to a number of clashes between opposition forces and armed anti-regime groups on one hand, and Daesh terrorists and regime troops on the other. Following the withdrawal of regime forces and Iran-backed militia groups, Daesh was able to advance some 30 kilometres
Iraqi government forces killed the Daesh commander of Mosul's Old City yesterday as the battle for the militants' last stronghold in Iraq continued, with Iraqi forces also successfully capturing a third bridge over the Tigris River. As fighting intensified on Tuesday after the previous day's heavy rains, civilians streamed out of western neighbourhoods recaptured by the government, cold and hungry. Daesh snipers were slowing the advance of Interior Ministry's federal police Rapid Response units,
Iraq's Shia Popular Mobilisation Forces illegally detained villagers near the Daesh-held district of Hawija in northern Iraq and subjected them to torture and ill treatment, Human Rights Watch said today. The leader of one of the militias denied the accusation and said their fighters were strictly following the law in their dealings with civilians fleeing military operations in the area. Iraq launched an offensive on 21 September to dislodge Daesh from Hawija, which lies west of the oil city of
Palestinians salvage what they can of their belongings from the rubble of a house destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. AP/Khalil Hamra Raul Hilberg in his monumental work "The Destruction of the European Jews" chronicled a process of repression that at first was "relatively mild" but led, step by step, to the Holocaust. It started with legal discrimination and ended with mass murder. "The destructive process was a development that was begun with caution and ended without restraint," H
In the last 15 days, Syria and Russian warplanes have destroyed 1375 terrorist targets, as a result of 363 flights carried out in zones of Homs, Hama, Aleppo, Idleb, Dier Ezzor, Daraa, Latakia, and the surroundings of this capital. According to Syrian Army General Staff spokespeople, the air strikes destroyed fortified positions, arms depot, munitions dump, and gathering points of the takfirist groups, apart from destroying three vehicle convoys. In Aleppo province, located 350 kilometers northe
At least 68 civilians died in two separate clashes in Syria Friday, a day after the seventh anniversary of the start of the Syrian civil war. Syrian Kurdish forces said Turkish airstrikes and shelling in the Afrin region killed at least 20 civilians. Turkey considers the Kurdish militia a terror group affiliated with other Kurdish rebels who have staged attacks in Turkey. Redur Khalil, spokesman with the Syrian Democratic Forces, confirmed the civilian casualties and said at least 30 others sust
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local): 8:25 Syria's state news agency says at least seven people have been killed and 10 injured in a barrage of rockets that fell on government-controlled areas in and near the capital Damascus. SANA said the 13 missiles fell on Ash alwarwar neighborhood, north of Damascus, killing at least six civilians and wounding nine. The agency said other missiles fell on Mezzeh neighborhood, killing one woman and injuring a child. The ca
Palestinians traveling on roads destroyed in Israeli air strikes in the Southern Gaza strip July 14, 2006. ( MaanImages /Hatem Omar) General situation The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains precarious as its 1.4 million inhabitants suffer the effects of the Israeli operation "Summer Rain." The number of casualties is increasing daily. As at 10 July 55 Palestinians had been killed and over 180 injured since the beginning of the operation, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. These
Baghdad (AFP) - More than 20 fighters from an Iraqi paramilitary force key to the battle against the Islamic State group were killed in an eastern Syria air raid the United States linked to Israel. The bombing raid hit Al-Hari, a town controlled by regional militias fighting in Syria's complex seven-year war alongside President Bashar al-Assad's forces. AFP / AFP. Syria. Both Syrian authorities and Iraqi forces pointed the finger at the US-led coalition, which denied it was involved in Sunday ni
Troops loyal to Syria's Assad regime have opened a safe corridor for Daesh gunmen to advance into the country's north-western Idlib province, Anadolu News Agency reported on Friday. The latest deployments, the agency explained, have led to a number of clashes between opposition forces and armed anti-regime groups on one hand, and Daesh terrorists and regime troops on the other. Following the withdrawal of regime forces and Iran-backed militia groups, Daesh was able to advance some 30 kilometres
A commander with Popular Mobilization Forces Qatar al-Obaidi told Iraqi reporters on Monday that Iraqi troops and military equipment have been dispatched to Iraq's border with Syria. He told reporters that it is unclear why Syrian Democratic Forces retreated from the areas between Deir ez-Zor and Iraq's Al-Qa'im, west of Al-Anbar Province. He said that members of the terrorist IS are present near the area within Syria. Therefore, he said that the Iraqi troops were dispatched to the border areas
What Is Disproportionate Force? Though every armed conflict kills civilians, all civilized nations try to avoid this. So why has Israel been accused of using too much force in Gaza in 2014? War in the last century has caused millions of civilian deaths--some 10 million in World War I, 40 million in World War II and two million in Vietnam--far more civilians killed than combatants. The 2014 Gaza war killed about 2,100 people--of which about 945 were civilians, one of the lowest civilian death rat
Iraqi security forces are more likely to rely on air forces to strike Daesh in Syria than to carry out ground operations in the country, an official from the Popular Mobilisation Forces said. "The Popular Mobilisation Forces are ready to enter Syria and fight the terrorist organisation there," the group's spokesman, Ali Al-Husseini, said in a statement. "The popular crowd is directly linked to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and will carry out his orders to fight Daesh in Syria if the
February 06, 2018 Syria - Is The Turkish Attack On Afrin Intended To Split The U.S.-Kurdish Alliance? The successful Syrian army operation to liberate Abu-Duhur airbase left a large enclave (pink) controlled by al-Qaeda and ISIS fighters in east-Hama. Further advances towards Idleb have been halted for now to clean up the cauldron that could otherwise create future troubles behind the lines. bigger Most of the al-Qaeda/HTS aligned Takfiris are though to have fled the now enclosed area before it
At least 68 civilians died in two separate clashes in Syria Friday, a day after the seventh anniversary of the start of the Syrian civil war. Syrian Kurdish forces said Turkish airstrikes and shelling in the Afrin region killed at least 20 civilians. Turkey considers the Kurdish militia a terror group affiliated with other Kurdish rebels who have staged attacks in Turkey. Redur Khalil, spokesman with the Syrian Democratic Forces, confirmed the civilian casualties and said at least 30 others sust
US-Backed Offensive Against Fallujah Threatens "Human Catastrophe" By Bill Van Auken 01 June, 2016 WSWS.org T he besieged civilian population of Fallujah is confronting a "human catastrophe" as a US-backed offensive to retake the Iraqi city from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) intensifies, a human rights group warned Tuesday. While forces backing the Iraqi government, including troops of the elite Counter Terrorism Service, Iraqi Army soldiers, police and Shia militiamen of the Popula
Seventy-five Daesh militants were killed during operations in Al-Anbar, in the last 72 hours, according to Brigadier-General Yahya Rasul. Spokesman for the Iraqi army's Joint Operations Command (JOC), Yahya Rasul, said that the joint forces of Iraqi army and Hashd al-Shaabi fighters killed 75 terrorists in Al-Qaim district, which was Daesh's last stronghold in the western city of Anbar, since the beginning of the operation on Thursday. That day, the Iraqi prime minister's office announced that t
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local): 8:25 Syria's state news agency says at least seven people have been killed and 10 injured in a barrage of rockets that fell on government-controlled areas in and near the capital Damascus. SANA said the 13 missiles fell on Ash alwarwar neighborhood, north of Damascus, killing at least six civilians and wounding nine. The agency said other missiles fell on Mezzeh neighborhood, killing one woman and injuring a child. The ca
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria will be going cold Turkey. A coalition led by US troops eviscerated a large cache of drugs controlled by ISIS on June 12, reports the Military Times . Operation Inherent Resolve explained in a press release that the street value of the drugs was about $1.4 million. That buys a lot of falafel and bullets. "Despite [ISIS'] facade of Islamic purity, its criminal terrorists are known drug users and traffickers," the coalition explained. "The cache included more
Kurdish peshmerga fighters and Iraqi counter-terrorism forces have pushed the self-proclaimed Islamic State of al Sham (ISIS) militants out of Mosul dam, state television reported on Monday. The television station quoted Lieutenant-General Qasim Atta, a military spokesman, as saying the forces were backed by a joint air patrol. He did not give details. An independent verification was not immediately possible. A Twitter account belonging to a media organisation that supports the ISIS said the dam
What Is Disproportionate Force? Though every armed conflict kills civilians, all civilized nations try to avoid this. So why has Israel been accused of using too much force in Gaza in 2014? War in the last century has caused millions of civilian deaths--some 10 million in World War I, 40 million in World War II and two million in Vietnam--far more civilians killed than combatants. The 2014 Gaza war killed about 2,100 people--of which about 945 were civilians, one of the lowest civilian death rat
Iraqi security forces are more likely to rely on air forces to strike Daesh in Syria than to carry out ground operations in the country, an official from the Popular Mobilisation Forces said. "The Popular Mobilisation Forces are ready to enter Syria and fight the terrorist organisation there," the group's spokesman, Ali Al-Husseini, said in a statement. "The popular crowd is directly linked to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and will carry out his orders to fight Daesh in Syria if the
February 06, 2018 Syria - Is The Turkish Attack On Afrin Intended To Split The U.S.-Kurdish Alliance? The successful Syrian army operation to liberate Abu-Duhur airbase left a large enclave (pink) controlled by al-Qaeda and ISIS fighters in east-Hama. Further advances towards Idleb have been halted for now to clean up the cauldron that could otherwise create future troubles behind the lines. bigger Most of the al-Qaeda/HTS aligned Takfiris are though to have fled the now enclosed area before it
At least 68 civilians died in two separate clashes in Syria Friday, a day after the seventh anniversary of the start of the Syrian civil war. Syrian Kurdish forces said Turkish airstrikes and shelling in the Afrin region killed at least 20 civilians. Turkey considers the Kurdish militia a terror group affiliated with other Kurdish rebels who have staged attacks in Turkey. Redur Khalil, spokesman with the Syrian Democratic Forces, confirmed the civilian casualties and said at least 30 others sust
US-Backed Offensive Against Fallujah Threatens "Human Catastrophe" By Bill Van Auken 01 June, 2016 WSWS.org T he besieged civilian population of Fallujah is confronting a "human catastrophe" as a US-backed offensive to retake the Iraqi city from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) intensifies, a human rights group warned Tuesday. While forces backing the Iraqi government, including troops of the elite Counter Terrorism Service, Iraqi Army soldiers, police and Shia militiamen of the Popula
Seventy-five Daesh militants were killed during operations in Al-Anbar, in the last 72 hours, according to Brigadier-General Yahya Rasul. Spokesman for the Iraqi army's Joint Operations Command (JOC), Yahya Rasul, said that the joint forces of Iraqi army and Hashd al-Shaabi fighters killed 75 terrorists in Al-Qaim district, which was Daesh's last stronghold in the western city of Anbar, since the beginning of the operation on Thursday. That day, the Iraqi prime minister's office announced that t
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local): 8:25 Syria's state news agency says at least seven people have been killed and 10 injured in a barrage of rockets that fell on government-controlled areas in and near the capital Damascus. SANA said the 13 missiles fell on Ash alwarwar neighborhood, north of Damascus, killing at least six civilians and wounding nine. The agency said other missiles fell on Mezzeh neighborhood, killing one woman and injuring a child. The ca
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria will be going cold Turkey. A coalition led by US troops eviscerated a large cache of drugs controlled by ISIS on June 12, reports the Military Times . Operation Inherent Resolve explained in a press release that the street value of the drugs was about $1.4 million. That buys a lot of falafel and bullets. "Despite [ISIS'] facade of Islamic purity, its criminal terrorists are known drug users and traffickers," the coalition explained. "The cache included more
Kurdish peshmerga fighters and Iraqi counter-terrorism forces have pushed the self-proclaimed Islamic State of al Sham (ISIS) militants out of Mosul dam, state television reported on Monday. The television station quoted Lieutenant-General Qasim Atta, a military spokesman, as saying the forces were backed by a joint air patrol. He did not give details. An independent verification was not immediately possible. A Twitter account belonging to a media organisation that supports the ISIS said the dam
Central Florida hosted the University of Buffalo last night, 51 years after the Bulls were told their black players weren't welcome. How to show respect for these civil rights pioneers? Let's have everyone wear all white! The story of those 1958 Bulls is a good one, and criminally unremembered until ESPN made it their baby . Buffalo was invited to the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando, but told their two black players wouldn't be allowed to play. So the team turned down the bid, their only bowl invite u
At Richmond Heights High School in Cleveland, the boys' basketball team has started the season undefeated, at 15-0. But earlier this week, the players and their parents came together to attempt to unseat their coach, Jason Popp, as he allegedly calls them the n-word on a regular basis. Among the various accusations: Popp told his team before a game that their opponents expected them "to play like n---ers, which you are," and told a few of his players that their teammate's father was "a drunk, an
Next Tuesday 400 Miami-Dade County police officers will gather in a large banquet hall at FIU's football stadium in University Park, the Miami Herald reported Tuesday. The occasion? A frank talk about the officers' future unemployment. Under county mayor Carlos Gimenez's current proposed budget, 228 officers -- or about a quarter of the entire force, according to John Rivera, president of the county police union -- are slated for layoffs beginning October 1, when next year's fiscal year begins.
Krissi Biasiello, a 34-year-old paralegal based out of Philadelphia and finalist on Fox's MasterChef , tweeted "[W]hy do the [Philadelphia] 76ers keep coming up in my who to follow. i HATE basketball. NBA = Niggers Bouncing Around. #thatsracist" Uh, at least she got the hashtag right? Philadelphia Daily News found the tweets from last May and July of last year, which are now gone as Biasiello closed her Twitter account: The show is offering no comment, and that's a shitty thing to do. Get your j
Community grand marshal Fresh White's work as a mindfulness coach has helped people realize their potential. Photo: Courtesy SF Pride When he first arrived in San Francisco, Fresh White thought the city was "magic." Twenty-five years later his love for his adopted hometown has not diminished. "I love the way radical dykes, lesbians, transwomen, drag queens, and gay men had fun and mixed it up with politics here," White, who prefers not to reveal his age, told the Bay Area Reporter . "Everyone
We are calling for anyone attending the College Football Playoff National Championship game on Monday, January 8, to kneel in solidarity with athlete-activists who have practiced their constitutional right to protest racial inequality, police brutality, and the disproportionate incarceration of people of color across our country. For those who cannot attend the game, we ask that you support this call by signing the petition and continuing the conversation around racial injustices in our communit
Now cops in St. Louis are being accused of 'terrorism' after cracking down on mall protest The recent acquittal of former St. Louis police officer James Stockley in the 2011 shooting death of Anthony Lamar Smith was instrumental in inspiring many football players, from entire NFL teams to teams of 8-year-olds , to take a knee during the national anthem. Smith has since been honored by the City of St. Louis , but that hasn't stopped the protests that have been happening continually since mid-Sept
The February 7 episode of NBC's Chicago P.D. titled "Anthem" begins with the familiar scene of a student protest over the suspension of two college basketball players for kneeling during the National Anthem. What complicates the story is that the organizer of the Black Lives Matter protest is the child of a Chicago police officer. Brianna Woods (Alexa Adderley), daughter of Lt. Denny Woods (Mykelti Williamson), is described by her father as an "idealist." I would call her a social justice warrio
The finalists for the 2017 NCAA football title have now been determined and fans of the Southeastern Conference couldn't be happier. The Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs will face off next Monday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta for all the marbles. Both teams had only one loss and the two each spent time atop the college football rankings before winning their semi-final playoff games on New Year's Day. The then 12-1 Bulldogs were victorious in what was probably one of the
A rendering of the new $70 million stadium in McKinney, Texas. Photo: McKinney Independent School District A ritzy Dallas suburb is spending $70 million to build a new high-school football stadium because, as the Los Angeles Times reports , "the students deserve it." Also because a town nearby just built a $60 million stadium. Most of the people in McKinney, Texas, where the median household income is $83,000, support this colossal waste of money , which was the biggest part of a $220-million bo
At Richmond Heights High School in Cleveland, the boys' basketball team has started the season undefeated, at 15-0. But earlier this week, the players and their parents came together to attempt to unseat their coach, Jason Popp, as he allegedly calls them the n-word on a regular basis. Among the various accusations: Popp told his team before a game that their opponents expected them "to play like n---ers, which you are," and told a few of his players that their teammate's father was "a drunk, an
Next Tuesday 400 Miami-Dade County police officers will gather in a large banquet hall at FIU's football stadium in University Park, the Miami Herald reported Tuesday. The occasion? A frank talk about the officers' future unemployment. Under county mayor Carlos Gimenez's current proposed budget, 228 officers -- or about a quarter of the entire force, according to John Rivera, president of the county police union -- are slated for layoffs beginning October 1, when next year's fiscal year begins.
Krissi Biasiello, a 34-year-old paralegal based out of Philadelphia and finalist on Fox's MasterChef , tweeted "[W]hy do the [Philadelphia] 76ers keep coming up in my who to follow. i HATE basketball. NBA = Niggers Bouncing Around. #thatsracist" Uh, at least she got the hashtag right? Philadelphia Daily News found the tweets from last May and July of last year, which are now gone as Biasiello closed her Twitter account: The show is offering no comment, and that's a shitty thing to do. Get your j
Community grand marshal Fresh White's work as a mindfulness coach has helped people realize their potential. Photo: Courtesy SF Pride When he first arrived in San Francisco, Fresh White thought the city was "magic." Twenty-five years later his love for his adopted hometown has not diminished. "I love the way radical dykes, lesbians, transwomen, drag queens, and gay men had fun and mixed it up with politics here," White, who prefers not to reveal his age, told the Bay Area Reporter . "Everyone
We are calling for anyone attending the College Football Playoff National Championship game on Monday, January 8, to kneel in solidarity with athlete-activists who have practiced their constitutional right to protest racial inequality, police brutality, and the disproportionate incarceration of people of color across our country. For those who cannot attend the game, we ask that you support this call by signing the petition and continuing the conversation around racial injustices in our communit
Now cops in St. Louis are being accused of 'terrorism' after cracking down on mall protest The recent acquittal of former St. Louis police officer James Stockley in the 2011 shooting death of Anthony Lamar Smith was instrumental in inspiring many football players, from entire NFL teams to teams of 8-year-olds , to take a knee during the national anthem. Smith has since been honored by the City of St. Louis , but that hasn't stopped the protests that have been happening continually since mid-Sept
The February 7 episode of NBC's Chicago P.D. titled "Anthem" begins with the familiar scene of a student protest over the suspension of two college basketball players for kneeling during the National Anthem. What complicates the story is that the organizer of the Black Lives Matter protest is the child of a Chicago police officer. Brianna Woods (Alexa Adderley), daughter of Lt. Denny Woods (Mykelti Williamson), is described by her father as an "idealist." I would call her a social justice warrio
The finalists for the 2017 NCAA football title have now been determined and fans of the Southeastern Conference couldn't be happier. The Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs will face off next Monday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta for all the marbles. Both teams had only one loss and the two each spent time atop the college football rankings before winning their semi-final playoff games on New Year's Day. The then 12-1 Bulldogs were victorious in what was probably one of the
A rendering of the new $70 million stadium in McKinney, Texas. Photo: McKinney Independent School District A ritzy Dallas suburb is spending $70 million to build a new high-school football stadium because, as the Los Angeles Times reports , "the students deserve it." Also because a town nearby just built a $60 million stadium. Most of the people in McKinney, Texas, where the median household income is $83,000, support this colossal waste of money , which was the biggest part of a $220-million bo
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Students at Marquette University are moving ahead with a "Pride Prom" celebrating the school's LGBT community despite an online petition from a Catholic group asking the Jesuit school to block it. Marquette University's LGBTQ+ Resource Center promoted Saturday's event as a way to celebrate diversity and foster support for everyone. However, a national group called Tradition, Family and Property Student Action says its petition has more than 18,000 signatures asking the school t
The students felt that administrators were not doing enough to monitor and suppress "disrespectful" speech even if was off-campus. On Monday as many as 100 students at Lawrence High staged something of a sit-down strike to protest "disrespectful" comments made online and off-campus allegedly by members of the football team. As reported by Darby VanHoutan in the Daily Kansan , the comments were "transphobic" in nature. The students held signs reading, "I shouldn't have to be cis to be safe", "end
There are a lot of stories of SJW protests on campus, but not a lot of students fighting back. Mainly because, they don't want to get slandered and cyberbullied, called racist and have their puppies threatened. That's starting to change at Princeton, where the Princeton Open Campus Coalition is starting to fight back against all this crap. No silly chants or occupying public places. They just want to talk. Here's a report from Chasing News on the issues going on at Princeton: Princeton Open Cam
There are a lot of fraternities and sororities on campus that have members who are unwilling to have LGBT students in their organizations. A lot of students who come out to their families do so at the risk of being disowned, kicked out and cut off from the entire family. Everyone on campus deserves to be apart of something that makes them feel welcome and loved just as much as a family would. By signing this petition, you (as a Carthage student) are in support of the idea that everyone should ha
(Campus Reform) New video from Evergreen State College shows students demanding to be excused from their homework assignments so they could continue to protest. evergreencampuscollegecareer.blogspot.com As Campus Reform initially reported , hundreds of students marched through campus Thursday demanding the resignation of Professor Bret Weinstein, who had questioned the school's decision to ask white people to leave campus for a day of diversity programming in an all-staff email. "No, fuck you, G
Don't identify a suspect's race, it's insensitive? Campus authorities across the country have basically encouraged students to report the slightest offense or emotional feeling of being unsafe. But what happens when one of them reports a potential physical threat that turns out to be benign? At Colgate University, if the alleged threat is a black person, the student who reports it could face sensitivity training, and maybe worse. The private school in upstate New York jumped the gun, so to speak
Socialist Students, a social justice group that wants to remake the United States into a socialist country, say they will stage massive nationwide campus walkouts and protests to #ResistTrump on January 20 when Donald Trump is sworn in as nation's 45th president. These students claim "Trump and the Republican Party are preparing to unleash a storm of attacks on women, immigrants, the Muslim community, LGBTQ people, workers, and the environment." Socialist Students mobilized over social media
Ahead of a campus talk on "healthy masculinity," an email sent to only male faculty members at Edmonds Community College suggested using extra credit as a way to spur students to attend the upcoming event. In a message from the community college's " Healthy Relationships Team ," organizers sought to raise awareness for an event titled "What can men do to prevent violence in relationships?" "Our goal in writing to you today is to get your support for this timely discussion," the email stated. Sug
Evergreen State College released a 38-page "Independent" report on the protests and riots of last spring that is far from "independent," claims a former administrator at the college. Last spring, Evergreen State was engulfed in riots after a Bret Weinstein, a former professor, sent an email questioning the school's "day of absence," which called for white students to leave campus for a day of diversity workshops while students of color stayed on campus to participate in a different form of diver
Heather Heyer died when a driver slammed into a crowd of counter protesters during a rally in Charlottesville. She was only 32 and was killed while crossing the street during the protests, taking a stand against racism and hate. The counter protesters, carrying LGBTQ flags and Black Lives Matter signs, were demonstrating against a group of alt-right who had rallied together to protest the removal of a Robert E. Lee statue. The night before, the alt-right group had carried torches in protest, ram
The students felt that administrators were not doing enough to monitor and suppress "disrespectful" speech even if was off-campus. On Monday as many as 100 students at Lawrence High staged something of a sit-down strike to protest "disrespectful" comments made online and off-campus allegedly by members of the football team. As reported by Darby VanHoutan in the Daily Kansan , the comments were "transphobic" in nature. The students held signs reading, "I shouldn't have to be cis to be safe", "end
There are a lot of stories of SJW protests on campus, but not a lot of students fighting back. Mainly because, they don't want to get slandered and cyberbullied, called racist and have their puppies threatened. That's starting to change at Princeton, where the Princeton Open Campus Coalition is starting to fight back against all this crap. No silly chants or occupying public places. They just want to talk. Here's a report from Chasing News on the issues going on at Princeton: Princeton Open Cam
There are a lot of fraternities and sororities on campus that have members who are unwilling to have LGBT students in their organizations. A lot of students who come out to their families do so at the risk of being disowned, kicked out and cut off from the entire family. Everyone on campus deserves to be apart of something that makes them feel welcome and loved just as much as a family would. By signing this petition, you (as a Carthage student) are in support of the idea that everyone should ha
(Campus Reform) New video from Evergreen State College shows students demanding to be excused from their homework assignments so they could continue to protest. evergreencampuscollegecareer.blogspot.com As Campus Reform initially reported , hundreds of students marched through campus Thursday demanding the resignation of Professor Bret Weinstein, who had questioned the school's decision to ask white people to leave campus for a day of diversity programming in an all-staff email. "No, fuck you, G
Don't identify a suspect's race, it's insensitive? Campus authorities across the country have basically encouraged students to report the slightest offense or emotional feeling of being unsafe. But what happens when one of them reports a potential physical threat that turns out to be benign? At Colgate University, if the alleged threat is a black person, the student who reports it could face sensitivity training, and maybe worse. The private school in upstate New York jumped the gun, so to speak
Socialist Students, a social justice group that wants to remake the United States into a socialist country, say they will stage massive nationwide campus walkouts and protests to #ResistTrump on January 20 when Donald Trump is sworn in as nation's 45th president. These students claim "Trump and the Republican Party are preparing to unleash a storm of attacks on women, immigrants, the Muslim community, LGBTQ people, workers, and the environment." Socialist Students mobilized over social media
Ahead of a campus talk on "healthy masculinity," an email sent to only male faculty members at Edmonds Community College suggested using extra credit as a way to spur students to attend the upcoming event. In a message from the community college's " Healthy Relationships Team ," organizers sought to raise awareness for an event titled "What can men do to prevent violence in relationships?" "Our goal in writing to you today is to get your support for this timely discussion," the email stated. Sug
Evergreen State College released a 38-page "Independent" report on the protests and riots of last spring that is far from "independent," claims a former administrator at the college. Last spring, Evergreen State was engulfed in riots after a Bret Weinstein, a former professor, sent an email questioning the school's "day of absence," which called for white students to leave campus for a day of diversity workshops while students of color stayed on campus to participate in a different form of diver
Heather Heyer died when a driver slammed into a crowd of counter protesters during a rally in Charlottesville. She was only 32 and was killed while crossing the street during the protests, taking a stand against racism and hate. The counter protesters, carrying LGBTQ flags and Black Lives Matter signs, were demonstrating against a group of alt-right who had rallied together to protest the removal of a Robert E. Lee statue. The night before, the alt-right group had carried torches in protest, ram
Sean Murphy, the administrator of the Protection of Conscience Project, gave the following address to a Rotary Club in Powell River, British Columbia. Thank you for inviting me to speak to you this evening. C.S. Lewis once observed that a lifetime of learning leaves a man a beginner in any subject, so I am here as a beginner who is still just beginning. The specific focus of the Protection of Conscience Project is freedom of conscience in health care. However, rather than address issues specific
Less than 36 hours after Metro Nashville Mayor Megan Barry admitted to a years-long affair with top staffer Rob Forrest, some Davidson County citizens have had enough and are calling on Barry to step down. Backers are careful to note that while the Mayor's infidelity in her marriage belies a systemic, ethical shortcoming, it is not chief among their concerns. What is, is the fiscal impact her relationship with Forrest had in terms of overtime payments, travel arrangements, and other costs associ
ON MAY 16, it was announced that Mayor Thomas Menino had been elected grand marshal for the 2013 Boston Pride Parade. Boston Pride described its decision in these words: "A national leader on neighborhood issues and as a strong ally to the LGBT community, Mayor Menino believes that government is about helping people...[H]e has spent a lifetime building a better Boston for residents and businesses. Mayor Menino has always served as a strong advocate and supporter for Boston's LGBT community." Whe
Jackson Pledges New Direction For Boston By State House News Service | January 13, 2017, 9:51 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2017/01/13/jackson-pledges-new-direction-for-boston/ ROXBURY, MASS., JAN. 12, 2017.....Without mentioning the mayor by name, Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson tore into what he said was Boston Mayor Marty Walsh's misplaced focus on the city's wealthy business community as he announced his mayoral bid at a rally in Dudley Square on Thursday. "Across the city, g
AKRON, OH - Due to allegations of conduct unbecoming an officer and "potential criminal misconduct," former Akron Police Chief James Nice was asked to resign his position Sunday. In a Monday afternoon press conference, Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan outlined allegations that Nice made "derogatory comments" about fellow officers, had inappropriate contact with a city employee, and may have been involved in potential criminal misconduct in relation to an ongoing case involving his nephew. Horrigan said
Gina Genovese. Genovese Gina Genovese -- a former professional tennis player and mayor of Long Hill -- is running an independent campaign for New Jersey governor centered around sharing services between municipalities, a move that Genovese claims could slash property tax bills by up to 15 percent for many New Jersey homeowners. "I feel that the only hope for New Jersey is if I at least bring this message to the governor's race so people can talk about real issues and real solutions and look at t
By City of Boston | August 21, 2015, 7:40 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2015/08/21/mayor-walsh-announces-update-on-plan-to-house-homeless-veterans/ (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) BOSTON -- Following up on his commitment to end veterans homelessness by the end of 2015, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced Thursday that 367 homeless veterans have been housed since his Administration launched the program in July 2014. "No veteran should have to sleep on the street, and Boston is going to change t
First of all , congratulations to former Boston Phoenician David Bernstein for scooping the damn world on the news that Boston Mayor Tom Menino would not be running for a sixth term. You have to love a newspaper that's still breaking big stories two weeks after it folded. Menino is the last of the really powerful big-city mayors, a throwback to the days when the clout wielded by mayors was real, and not rhetorical. (If national politicians had to depend as much on a number of urban political mac
Monday September 18, 2017 Fairhope, Alabama: Today Judge Michelle Thomason announced her candidacy for the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. Judge Thomason, an active member of Baldwin County's Republican Party, will seek election to the seat that is currently held by Judge Craig Pittman. Judge Pittman, who will be retiring at the end of his term, has officially endorsed Judge Thomason as his replacement. "Judge Pittman is an outstanding jurist. I am truly honored to have received his endorsem
State officials in North Carolina have launched an investigation after a police officer in Gastonia shot and killed a 74-year-old man while performing a welfare check. Gastonia police Chief Robert Helton explained at a press conference on Sunday that a family member had asked officers to check on James Howard Allen on Saturday afternoon, The Charlotte Observer reported . Helton said that Allen's family had asked for the welfare check because the 74-year-old veteran had recently undergone surger
Less than 36 hours after Metro Nashville Mayor Megan Barry admitted to a years-long affair with top staffer Rob Forrest, some Davidson County citizens have had enough and are calling on Barry to step down. Backers are careful to note that while the Mayor's infidelity in her marriage belies a systemic, ethical shortcoming, it is not chief among their concerns. What is, is the fiscal impact her relationship with Forrest had in terms of overtime payments, travel arrangements, and other costs associ
ON MAY 16, it was announced that Mayor Thomas Menino had been elected grand marshal for the 2013 Boston Pride Parade. Boston Pride described its decision in these words: "A national leader on neighborhood issues and as a strong ally to the LGBT community, Mayor Menino believes that government is about helping people...[H]e has spent a lifetime building a better Boston for residents and businesses. Mayor Menino has always served as a strong advocate and supporter for Boston's LGBT community." Whe
Jackson Pledges New Direction For Boston By State House News Service | January 13, 2017, 9:51 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2017/01/13/jackson-pledges-new-direction-for-boston/ ROXBURY, MASS., JAN. 12, 2017.....Without mentioning the mayor by name, Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson tore into what he said was Boston Mayor Marty Walsh's misplaced focus on the city's wealthy business community as he announced his mayoral bid at a rally in Dudley Square on Thursday. "Across the city, g
AKRON, OH - Due to allegations of conduct unbecoming an officer and "potential criminal misconduct," former Akron Police Chief James Nice was asked to resign his position Sunday. In a Monday afternoon press conference, Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan outlined allegations that Nice made "derogatory comments" about fellow officers, had inappropriate contact with a city employee, and may have been involved in potential criminal misconduct in relation to an ongoing case involving his nephew. Horrigan said
Gina Genovese. Genovese Gina Genovese -- a former professional tennis player and mayor of Long Hill -- is running an independent campaign for New Jersey governor centered around sharing services between municipalities, a move that Genovese claims could slash property tax bills by up to 15 percent for many New Jersey homeowners. "I feel that the only hope for New Jersey is if I at least bring this message to the governor's race so people can talk about real issues and real solutions and look at t
By City of Boston | August 21, 2015, 7:40 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2015/08/21/mayor-walsh-announces-update-on-plan-to-house-homeless-veterans/ (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) BOSTON -- Following up on his commitment to end veterans homelessness by the end of 2015, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced Thursday that 367 homeless veterans have been housed since his Administration launched the program in July 2014. "No veteran should have to sleep on the street, and Boston is going to change t
First of all , congratulations to former Boston Phoenician David Bernstein for scooping the damn world on the news that Boston Mayor Tom Menino would not be running for a sixth term. You have to love a newspaper that's still breaking big stories two weeks after it folded. Menino is the last of the really powerful big-city mayors, a throwback to the days when the clout wielded by mayors was real, and not rhetorical. (If national politicians had to depend as much on a number of urban political mac
Monday September 18, 2017 Fairhope, Alabama: Today Judge Michelle Thomason announced her candidacy for the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. Judge Thomason, an active member of Baldwin County's Republican Party, will seek election to the seat that is currently held by Judge Craig Pittman. Judge Pittman, who will be retiring at the end of his term, has officially endorsed Judge Thomason as his replacement. "Judge Pittman is an outstanding jurist. I am truly honored to have received his endorsem
State officials in North Carolina have launched an investigation after a police officer in Gastonia shot and killed a 74-year-old man while performing a welfare check. Gastonia police Chief Robert Helton explained at a press conference on Sunday that a family member had asked officers to check on James Howard Allen on Saturday afternoon, The Charlotte Observer reported . Helton said that Allen's family had asked for the welfare check because the 74-year-old veteran had recently undergone surger
Jim Carrey has unleashed another one of his hilarious artistic takedowns of the Trump regime, and it's perhaps his best yet. The beloved actor... Jim Carrey has unleashed another one of his brilliant artistic lampoons of the Trump regime, and it's perhaps his best yet. The beloved actor... President Trump has been officially issued a summons as a part of a lawsuit that takes aim at what many have alleged is a... Today, John Dowd, one of several attorneys working on Mr. Trump's legal team has res
And branding him a Thatcherite is so rock solid. As I said, he could mea culpa down the street in sackcloth and ashes and it would still be too "weak". Thing is, in the real world the explanation he gave for those comments is probably the best you are going to get. Feel free to deal with them however you wish. Me, I don't really care if he in fact WAS a supporter of Thatcher. I care about how he works to implement progressive policies in the party he is currently leading. You think the Conservat
Morrissey, the British singer who has objectively suffered more than any single person living or dead, joined the social-media platform Twitter today. Given his strong views on the British monarchy , politics , immigration , race , animal rights , President Donald Trump , late-night hosts , terrorism , the United States , crowdfunding , personal rights , currency , Brexit , the recording industry , other musicians and the general embarrassment he considers the human race to be , his new digital
On Monday, Leslie Jones was met with an unmerited barrage of vile attacks on Twitter . Bullying is problem we all know, but as confirmed by Leslie Jones' experience, it's evolved to live online, too. Personally, I wasn't really bullied, but I did have two experiences of bullying in high school. One was with a guy who just didn't like me; one day, we got into a fight, and after that, we became best friends with no explanation. The other guy was just jealous of me. So, he tried to spread all kinds
Hollywood is one of the biggest supporters of gun control policies in America. In fact, according to Variety , gun control groups like Everytown and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence work exclusively with celebrities to ensure their messages materialize through the entertainment industry. Not every celebrity is an advocate for gun control, though. And "Modern Family" star Ariel Winter is getting a lot of praise for what she posted on Instagram on Sunday. A post shared by ARIEL WINTER (@
Hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer announced today that he was cutting all financial ties with Breitbart News and Milo Yiannopoulos . He released a statement explaining his ideological stance and distancing himself from Milo and Breitbart: Last Guido heard Milo was pretty tight with Rebekah Mercer, though we have been unable to confirm if that is still the case... Despite being tarred in the failing media as a white supremacist he has a penchant for picking up gay black men. For years he wo
Actor Kevin Spacey said Sunday he is "beyond horrified" by allegations that he made a sexual advance on a teen boy decades ago. The two-time Oscar winner posted on Twitter that he doesn't remember the encounter. "But if I did behave then as he describes, I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior, and I am sorry for the feelings he describes having carried with him all these years," he said. In an interview with BuzzFeed, actor Anthony Rapp sai
Morrissey revealed his stodgy diet, which consists solely of bread, potatoes, pasta and nuts, and said that vegans are "superior beings," NME reported . The former Smiths frontman made the statements to Fiona Dowell for Tremr . "I don't eat animals, birds or fish," Morrissey said, adding that he did not consider himself to be vegan, vegetarian or carnivorous. "I'm just me. I refuse to eat anything that had a mother, that's obvious." Morrissey is known for being a firm animal rights advocate. He
As you may have already heard , a prominent actor recently accused another prominent actor of targeting him sexually more than 30 years ago -- when the alleged victim was just 14-years-old, and the alleged would-be abuser was 26. Anthony Rapp, of Rent and Star Trek fame, says House of Cards and Usual Suspects star Kevin Spacey sexually attacked him at a party at his home in 1986. Buzzfeed first reported the allegation, in disturbing detail: In an interview with BuzzFeed News, Rapp is publicl
FILE PHOTO: Actor Sacha Baron Cohen arrives at the European Premiere of Alice Through the Looking Glass at a cinema in London, Britain, May 10, 2016. REUTERS/Paul Hackett/File Photo August 6, 2018 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The head of cable channel Showtime on Monday heaped praise on British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, saying the risk of broadcasting his satirical new series had paid off and that he hoped there would be more. Showtime President David Nevins said the channel had taken a "leap of fa
And branding him a Thatcherite is so rock solid. As I said, he could mea culpa down the street in sackcloth and ashes and it would still be too "weak". Thing is, in the real world the explanation he gave for those comments is probably the best you are going to get. Feel free to deal with them however you wish. Me, I don't really care if he in fact WAS a supporter of Thatcher. I care about how he works to implement progressive policies in the party he is currently leading. You think the Conservat
Morrissey, the British singer who has objectively suffered more than any single person living or dead, joined the social-media platform Twitter today. Given his strong views on the British monarchy , politics , immigration , race , animal rights , President Donald Trump , late-night hosts , terrorism , the United States , crowdfunding , personal rights , currency , Brexit , the recording industry , other musicians and the general embarrassment he considers the human race to be , his new digital
On Monday, Leslie Jones was met with an unmerited barrage of vile attacks on Twitter . Bullying is problem we all know, but as confirmed by Leslie Jones' experience, it's evolved to live online, too. Personally, I wasn't really bullied, but I did have two experiences of bullying in high school. One was with a guy who just didn't like me; one day, we got into a fight, and after that, we became best friends with no explanation. The other guy was just jealous of me. So, he tried to spread all kinds
Hollywood is one of the biggest supporters of gun control policies in America. In fact, according to Variety , gun control groups like Everytown and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence work exclusively with celebrities to ensure their messages materialize through the entertainment industry. Not every celebrity is an advocate for gun control, though. And "Modern Family" star Ariel Winter is getting a lot of praise for what she posted on Instagram on Sunday. A post shared by ARIEL WINTER (@
Hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer announced today that he was cutting all financial ties with Breitbart News and Milo Yiannopoulos . He released a statement explaining his ideological stance and distancing himself from Milo and Breitbart: Last Guido heard Milo was pretty tight with Rebekah Mercer, though we have been unable to confirm if that is still the case... Despite being tarred in the failing media as a white supremacist he has a penchant for picking up gay black men. For years he wo
Actor Kevin Spacey said Sunday he is "beyond horrified" by allegations that he made a sexual advance on a teen boy decades ago. The two-time Oscar winner posted on Twitter that he doesn't remember the encounter. "But if I did behave then as he describes, I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior, and I am sorry for the feelings he describes having carried with him all these years," he said. In an interview with BuzzFeed, actor Anthony Rapp sai
Morrissey revealed his stodgy diet, which consists solely of bread, potatoes, pasta and nuts, and said that vegans are "superior beings," NME reported . The former Smiths frontman made the statements to Fiona Dowell for Tremr . "I don't eat animals, birds or fish," Morrissey said, adding that he did not consider himself to be vegan, vegetarian or carnivorous. "I'm just me. I refuse to eat anything that had a mother, that's obvious." Morrissey is known for being a firm animal rights advocate. He
As you may have already heard , a prominent actor recently accused another prominent actor of targeting him sexually more than 30 years ago -- when the alleged victim was just 14-years-old, and the alleged would-be abuser was 26. Anthony Rapp, of Rent and Star Trek fame, says House of Cards and Usual Suspects star Kevin Spacey sexually attacked him at a party at his home in 1986. Buzzfeed first reported the allegation, in disturbing detail: In an interview with BuzzFeed News, Rapp is publicl
FILE PHOTO: Actor Sacha Baron Cohen arrives at the European Premiere of Alice Through the Looking Glass at a cinema in London, Britain, May 10, 2016. REUTERS/Paul Hackett/File Photo August 6, 2018 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The head of cable channel Showtime on Monday heaped praise on British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, saying the risk of broadcasting his satirical new series had paid off and that he hoped there would be more. Showtime President David Nevins said the channel had taken a "leap of fa
A s the number of our years increases, as we age in that simple chronological sense, we also age in a more important and profound sense. Gradually but progressively our bodies begin to function less effectively, and that increasing loss of function makes us more vulnerable to disease and death. Nevertheless, we should distinguish aging from disease. Unlike disease, aging is a normal stage of life that seems "built in." It makes us more vulnerable to disease but is not itself pathology. No one di
Three days later, the schoolgirls body was found beaten under a patio in Mansillas backyard. She was eight weeks pregnant, and she had been buried alive. Mansilla confessed to her murder, and as there were traces of a drug used in abortions found in her body, he was also charged with forced abortion.... Argentinians were shocked by the murders of Chiara and a number of other women in recent months. The frequency of shocking cases of femicide the murder of women for their gender had reached a t
If poetry be the food of love, read on.* The Blue between Sky and Water , places Susan Abulhawa among the Illustrissimi of Palestinian literature. It is a novel one must read, at minimum twice. Once to follow the 'what's next' of the evolving plot with its larger than fiction characters. And the second time? To slowly savor the luminescent beauty of the writing: human life, generically Palestinian, from the minute to the magnificent, is caught in the net of Abulhawa's lyrical genius and comes up
Early in my tenure at this paper, a coworker told me, " Reader readers are seldom breeders." Like the opening words of a nursery rhyme, this dictum has stuck with me over the years, and it partly explains why we devote so little of our resources to reviewing children's films. With adult-minded movies ever harder to find in theaters, surely movies for kids can take care of themselves, driven as they are by epic marketing campaigns and the awesome peer pressure of schoolyard buzz. But then along c
In the late 1960s through the 1970s, there was a panic that the Earth's population, if not controlled, would lead to mass food shortages, water shortages, death, wars and the end of civilization as it existed. But much like the "global cooling" movement during the same period, it was proven to be horribly, horribly wrong. The book "The Population Bomb," published in 1968, warned that by the 1980s there would be massive upheaval and starvation because of overpopulation. The 80s came and went, and
Some in (and others influential with) the US government have crowed "exceptionalism" in recent decades to, well, justify policies, particular overseas policies or actions that have included rampant warmaking, even the torture of foreigners deemed "enemy combatants" -- often with scant evidence they are - and other so-called "crimes against humanity" that have resulted in the murder of millions of innocent people. Here, one may be dealing with the worst demonstrations of some aspects of human na
I had the privilege of seeing Steven Pinker talk at the University of Vermont the other day. Pinker is the author of How The Mind Works, The Blank Slate, The Language Instinct, The Stuff of Thought, and most recently, The Better Angels of Our Nature. He spoke about the history of violence. Here is the advance description of his talk: Faced with the ceaseless stream of news about war, crime, and terrorism, one could easily think we live in the most violent age ever seen. Yet as New York Times bes
408 Anuak were massacred in Gambella on December 13. Act Locally >> January 19, 2004 Email this article to a friend On Saturday, December 13, in a single bloody burst of targeted mass murder, Ethiopia became the world's latest sovereignty to attempt genocide as a way to solve its problems with a troublesome minority. The United States, which gave Ethiopia $32 million in foreign aid last year, is investigating the massacre, in which eyewitnesses say uniformed Ethiopian soldiers were aided in the
Until relatively recently, the notion that torture was wrong was a proposition to which everyone assented; governments that practiced torture lied about what they were doing. Under the Bush Administration, in the wake of 9/11, the reluctance of officials to admit that what they had authorized was torture, or their insistence that it was at most "torture lite", testifies to a continuing conviction that torture, real torture, is wrong. But in the "dark years" after 9/11, and again today under Pres
The only two countries in the Middle East without minimum age requirements for marriage are considering laws establishing a minimum age to protect women. Girls as young as six years old are being forced into marriage in those countries, many enduring rape, physical trauma from intercourse and childbirth, and torture - several on record have died from their wounds or committed suicide. Ensuring minimum marriage laws are passed in these countries is a top priority for many supporters of human righ
Three days later, the schoolgirls body was found beaten under a patio in Mansillas backyard. She was eight weeks pregnant, and she had been buried alive. Mansilla confessed to her murder, and as there were traces of a drug used in abortions found in her body, he was also charged with forced abortion.... Argentinians were shocked by the murders of Chiara and a number of other women in recent months. The frequency of shocking cases of femicide the murder of women for their gender had reached a t
If poetry be the food of love, read on.* The Blue between Sky and Water , places Susan Abulhawa among the Illustrissimi of Palestinian literature. It is a novel one must read, at minimum twice. Once to follow the 'what's next' of the evolving plot with its larger than fiction characters. And the second time? To slowly savor the luminescent beauty of the writing: human life, generically Palestinian, from the minute to the magnificent, is caught in the net of Abulhawa's lyrical genius and comes up
Early in my tenure at this paper, a coworker told me, " Reader readers are seldom breeders." Like the opening words of a nursery rhyme, this dictum has stuck with me over the years, and it partly explains why we devote so little of our resources to reviewing children's films. With adult-minded movies ever harder to find in theaters, surely movies for kids can take care of themselves, driven as they are by epic marketing campaigns and the awesome peer pressure of schoolyard buzz. But then along c
In the late 1960s through the 1970s, there was a panic that the Earth's population, if not controlled, would lead to mass food shortages, water shortages, death, wars and the end of civilization as it existed. But much like the "global cooling" movement during the same period, it was proven to be horribly, horribly wrong. The book "The Population Bomb," published in 1968, warned that by the 1980s there would be massive upheaval and starvation because of overpopulation. The 80s came and went, and
Some in (and others influential with) the US government have crowed "exceptionalism" in recent decades to, well, justify policies, particular overseas policies or actions that have included rampant warmaking, even the torture of foreigners deemed "enemy combatants" -- often with scant evidence they are - and other so-called "crimes against humanity" that have resulted in the murder of millions of innocent people. Here, one may be dealing with the worst demonstrations of some aspects of human na
I had the privilege of seeing Steven Pinker talk at the University of Vermont the other day. Pinker is the author of How The Mind Works, The Blank Slate, The Language Instinct, The Stuff of Thought, and most recently, The Better Angels of Our Nature. He spoke about the history of violence. Here is the advance description of his talk: Faced with the ceaseless stream of news about war, crime, and terrorism, one could easily think we live in the most violent age ever seen. Yet as New York Times bes
408 Anuak were massacred in Gambella on December 13. Act Locally >> January 19, 2004 Email this article to a friend On Saturday, December 13, in a single bloody burst of targeted mass murder, Ethiopia became the world's latest sovereignty to attempt genocide as a way to solve its problems with a troublesome minority. The United States, which gave Ethiopia $32 million in foreign aid last year, is investigating the massacre, in which eyewitnesses say uniformed Ethiopian soldiers were aided in the
Until relatively recently, the notion that torture was wrong was a proposition to which everyone assented; governments that practiced torture lied about what they were doing. Under the Bush Administration, in the wake of 9/11, the reluctance of officials to admit that what they had authorized was torture, or their insistence that it was at most "torture lite", testifies to a continuing conviction that torture, real torture, is wrong. But in the "dark years" after 9/11, and again today under Pres
The only two countries in the Middle East without minimum age requirements for marriage are considering laws establishing a minimum age to protect women. Girls as young as six years old are being forced into marriage in those countries, many enduring rape, physical trauma from intercourse and childbirth, and torture - several on record have died from their wounds or committed suicide. Ensuring minimum marriage laws are passed in these countries is a top priority for many supporters of human righ
In the aftermath of the most deadly massacre in American history a friend asks: "Why would God allow a man to wreak so much carnage?" And the enormous violence clearly weakened my friend's belief in God. It should not have weakened his belief in God. Who else or what other agent is around to take the place of the Uncaused Cause? God caused the universe to exist, and as to why God would allow the Las Vegas carnage to take place it is because God created us with free will, which explains many of t
As we collectively wait for the longer article discussing the recent allegations that well known anarchist author Michael Schmidt has also been working as an active white nationalist, the dialogue all around the board has become confusing. Schmidt's book Black Flame has been important in "red and black" anarchist circles, and he has certainly been known and trusted by many inside of organizing circles. The revelation that he could very well be joining the South African reactionary front is fri
From the IPT website. Terrorists increasingly are diversifying their funding sources to support their violent and nefarious activities. That includes various criminal activities. A new Union des Fabricants (UNIFAB) report , commissioned by the French government, highlights the important relationship between terrorism and counterfeiting in particular. The criminal-terrorism nexus manifests itself in several forms, but the main elements include: cooperation between terrorist groups and organized c
Now, that he's caught, naturally they disavow him. Oh he was too violent for us. Here's a question: did they report him to the police? And I'll answer that for them: no. So much for that excuse... Via American Mirror: Two suburban Chicago men and Black Lives Matter supporters were arrested by the FBI on Wednesday for conspiring to support ISIS after a 19-month investigation showed they plotted to send a recruit and cell phone detonators to the terrorist organization. Federal officials arrested E
The latest figures on violent crime have been released and they're sobering: violent crime has risen for the second straight year. Violent crimes increased nationally last year by 4.1 percent and homicides rose by 8.6 percent, one year after violence increased by 3.9 percent and homicides jumped by 10.8 percent. A total of 17,250 people were murdered in 2016, the F.B.I. said. While crime over all and violent crime remain well below their levels of the 1980s and 1990s, last year was the first tim
If you had a friend that committed a violent crime, and you helped that friend avoid law enforcement, you are guilty of harboring, or aiding and abetting a fugitive. Charged with either a felony or misdemeanor, you could be facing fines and/or imprisonment for your crime. The best solution for you and your friend, possibly, would be to relocate to a sanctuary city - a place like New York, San Francisco, or any other city deemed a safe haven. But here's a revelation: there are no sanctuary cities
Hyderabad: Telangana police has identified the third militant killed in an encounter in Anantnag as 26-year-old MD Toufeeq, a resident of Bhadradri-Kothagudem district of Telangana. Toufeeq is believed to have followed ISIS ideology and fled to the Valley last year to embrace militancy. Three militants, including Fazli and Owais, both of whom left their B.Tech third year course to join militancy, were killed in the encounter by security forces on the intervening night of March 11 and 12, a deve
1. Parsons Green terror attack: Three more men arrested, bringing total to six 2. Italian mayor calls past month "black September" due to number of sex attacks The mayor of Rome has labelled this month 'a black September' for Italy after a tourist was tied up and raped in a park following a spate of other sex attacks. A German woman was robbed before being bound and assaulted in the Villa Borghese park, in the north of Rome. In the same 24-hour period, a doctor working alone on a night shift in
Seven people are confirmed dead and more than 45 others have been hurt, 21 critically, in what British Transport police are referring to as acts of terror involving a knife and a vehicle late Saturday evening. Police have shot 3 terrorists dead and may have killed one innocent bystander by accident. * this is a breaking news story and will be updated as events warrant* Police: Vehicle struck pedestrians on London Bridge, People stabbed at nearby Borough Market. https://t.co/1Aauirsdb6 pic.twitte
The Anarchist Federation looks at the so-called "revolution" in Syrian Kurdistan, and the role of the PKK and compares the reality with the rhetoric. The following statement addresses the situation in which Devrimci Anarsist Faaliyet (DAF), Revolutionary Anarchist Action, are involved on the Turkish/Syrian border in opposition to IS. This is a struggle which, if lost, will probably result in far greater repression and tyranny than workers in the region already face, in towns and on the land. It
As we collectively wait for the longer article discussing the recent allegations that well known anarchist author Michael Schmidt has also been working as an active white nationalist, the dialogue all around the board has become confusing. Schmidt's book Black Flame has been important in "red and black" anarchist circles, and he has certainly been known and trusted by many inside of organizing circles. The revelation that he could very well be joining the South African reactionary front is fri
From the IPT website. Terrorists increasingly are diversifying their funding sources to support their violent and nefarious activities. That includes various criminal activities. A new Union des Fabricants (UNIFAB) report , commissioned by the French government, highlights the important relationship between terrorism and counterfeiting in particular. The criminal-terrorism nexus manifests itself in several forms, but the main elements include: cooperation between terrorist groups and organized c
Now, that he's caught, naturally they disavow him. Oh he was too violent for us. Here's a question: did they report him to the police? And I'll answer that for them: no. So much for that excuse... Via American Mirror: Two suburban Chicago men and Black Lives Matter supporters were arrested by the FBI on Wednesday for conspiring to support ISIS after a 19-month investigation showed they plotted to send a recruit and cell phone detonators to the terrorist organization. Federal officials arrested E
The latest figures on violent crime have been released and they're sobering: violent crime has risen for the second straight year. Violent crimes increased nationally last year by 4.1 percent and homicides rose by 8.6 percent, one year after violence increased by 3.9 percent and homicides jumped by 10.8 percent. A total of 17,250 people were murdered in 2016, the F.B.I. said. While crime over all and violent crime remain well below their levels of the 1980s and 1990s, last year was the first tim
If you had a friend that committed a violent crime, and you helped that friend avoid law enforcement, you are guilty of harboring, or aiding and abetting a fugitive. Charged with either a felony or misdemeanor, you could be facing fines and/or imprisonment for your crime. The best solution for you and your friend, possibly, would be to relocate to a sanctuary city - a place like New York, San Francisco, or any other city deemed a safe haven. But here's a revelation: there are no sanctuary cities
Hyderabad: Telangana police has identified the third militant killed in an encounter in Anantnag as 26-year-old MD Toufeeq, a resident of Bhadradri-Kothagudem district of Telangana. Toufeeq is believed to have followed ISIS ideology and fled to the Valley last year to embrace militancy. Three militants, including Fazli and Owais, both of whom left their B.Tech third year course to join militancy, were killed in the encounter by security forces on the intervening night of March 11 and 12, a deve
1. Parsons Green terror attack: Three more men arrested, bringing total to six 2. Italian mayor calls past month "black September" due to number of sex attacks The mayor of Rome has labelled this month 'a black September' for Italy after a tourist was tied up and raped in a park following a spate of other sex attacks. A German woman was robbed before being bound and assaulted in the Villa Borghese park, in the north of Rome. In the same 24-hour period, a doctor working alone on a night shift in
Seven people are confirmed dead and more than 45 others have been hurt, 21 critically, in what British Transport police are referring to as acts of terror involving a knife and a vehicle late Saturday evening. Police have shot 3 terrorists dead and may have killed one innocent bystander by accident. * this is a breaking news story and will be updated as events warrant* Police: Vehicle struck pedestrians on London Bridge, People stabbed at nearby Borough Market. https://t.co/1Aauirsdb6 pic.twitte
The Anarchist Federation looks at the so-called "revolution" in Syrian Kurdistan, and the role of the PKK and compares the reality with the rhetoric. The following statement addresses the situation in which Devrimci Anarsist Faaliyet (DAF), Revolutionary Anarchist Action, are involved on the Turkish/Syrian border in opposition to IS. This is a struggle which, if lost, will probably result in far greater repression and tyranny than workers in the region already face, in towns and on the land. It
You can change the political conversation. Chip in to rabble's donation drive today ! Nelson Mandela remains preeminent amongst revolutionary political leaders who throughout the globe have fought against imperialism, colonialism and racism, in particular. In certain respects, he belonged to a long tradition of revolutionaries, the likes of Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Mao Tse Tung, Simon Bolivar and many others who, in challenging imperialism and colonialism, succeeded in varying degrees. His
You can change the political conversation. Chip in to rabble's donation drive today ! Minister of Industry James Moore isn't the first Parliamentarian to get it wrong, but given his recent comments, I'm happy to make him the fall guy. When will Parliamentarians brush up on their knowledge of Canada's international human rights obligations and use this to get on with the business of doing their jobs? In a media interview this past weekend, Minister Moore brashly questioned whether it's his job t
Iraq has begun constructing a security fence and control towers along its border with Syria to prevent Daesh fighters from entering its territory, a security official told AFP yesterday. "Ten days ago we began constructing a barbed wire security fence and watchtowers along the border with Syria," said Anwar Hamid Nayef, a spokesman for the Iraqi border guards in Anbar province. "This is the first phase which includes constructing a 20 kilometre security fence with watch towers every kilometre to
It will be the latest "security fence" built by Israel, including one separating it from the occupied West Bank, known in Arabic as the "apartheid wall", and another in the Golan Heights near Syria. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in June that the new fence would be a continuation of a 240km barrier built in 2013 along the Egyptian border. "This barrier is intended to protect Israeli citizens against any security threat coming from Jordan," Arielle Heffez, a spokesman for the ministry, to
The last two of eight prototypes for President Donald Trump's proposed border wall took shape Thursday at a construction site in San Diego. The prototypes form a tightly packed row of imposing concrete and metal panels, including one with sharp metal edges on top, reported The Associated Press. Another has a surface resembling an expensive brick driveway. Companies have until Oct. 26 to finish the models but Border Patrol spokesman Theron Francisco said the last two came into profile, with crews
More wind energy, electric cars, and maybe shutting down oil and gas wells. That is how to cut down on the destructive and deadly forest fires that have raged through subdivisions in California, scorched forest lands in Colorado and left behind only ash on the Texas plains. At least, that's what NPR suggests in a report. The Austin, Texas, NPR station KUT warns that a bad year for wildfires in Texas may get worse. "Climate researchers say the uptick in fires bares (sic) the fingerprints of clima
A migrant boy waits to cross the border from the village of Sentilj, Slovenia into Spielfeld in Austria, November 2, 2015. (Reuters / Leonhard Foeger) Ready to join the resistance? Sign up for Take Action Now and we'll send you three actions every Tuesday. You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation's journalism. You can read our Privacy Policy here. Thank you for signing up. For more from The Nation , check out our latest issue . Subscribe now for as litt
M ark Twain once said that "history doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme." Twain wasn't talking about energy, but his line applies to the EPA's proposed prohibition on the construction of coal-fired electricity generators. Indeed, we need only look back a few decades to see how the EPA's misbegotten rule rhymes with what Congress did back in 1978 when it banned the use of natural gas for electricity production. Yes, you read that right. In 1978, Congress passed the Powerplant and Industrial
The state of California will present arguments in federal appeals court Tuesday to convince a three-judge panel the government exceeded its authority when it waived environmental laws to pave the way for President Donald Trump's proposed border wall. In a joint lawsuit with environmental advocacy groups, the state seeks to overturn a lower court decision from February that gave the Trump administration the green light to begin wall construction. At issue is a 2005 law known as the REAL ID Act, w
The president, who has rarely crossed the Mississippi River during his first 13 months in office, is scheduled to visit San Diego in mid-March to see prototypes for a potential border wall and learn more about the construction, according to administration officials involved in the planning. Eight border wall prototypes are on display in a dusty lot near the border east of San Diego. The 30-foot-tall barriers use varying configurations of steel, concrete - even spikes - to create ramparts far mor
You can change the political conversation. Chip in to rabble's donation drive today ! Minister of Industry James Moore isn't the first Parliamentarian to get it wrong, but given his recent comments, I'm happy to make him the fall guy. When will Parliamentarians brush up on their knowledge of Canada's international human rights obligations and use this to get on with the business of doing their jobs? In a media interview this past weekend, Minister Moore brashly questioned whether it's his job t
Iraq has begun constructing a security fence and control towers along its border with Syria to prevent Daesh fighters from entering its territory, a security official told AFP yesterday. "Ten days ago we began constructing a barbed wire security fence and watchtowers along the border with Syria," said Anwar Hamid Nayef, a spokesman for the Iraqi border guards in Anbar province. "This is the first phase which includes constructing a 20 kilometre security fence with watch towers every kilometre to
It will be the latest "security fence" built by Israel, including one separating it from the occupied West Bank, known in Arabic as the "apartheid wall", and another in the Golan Heights near Syria. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in June that the new fence would be a continuation of a 240km barrier built in 2013 along the Egyptian border. "This barrier is intended to protect Israeli citizens against any security threat coming from Jordan," Arielle Heffez, a spokesman for the ministry, to
The last two of eight prototypes for President Donald Trump's proposed border wall took shape Thursday at a construction site in San Diego. The prototypes form a tightly packed row of imposing concrete and metal panels, including one with sharp metal edges on top, reported The Associated Press. Another has a surface resembling an expensive brick driveway. Companies have until Oct. 26 to finish the models but Border Patrol spokesman Theron Francisco said the last two came into profile, with crews
More wind energy, electric cars, and maybe shutting down oil and gas wells. That is how to cut down on the destructive and deadly forest fires that have raged through subdivisions in California, scorched forest lands in Colorado and left behind only ash on the Texas plains. At least, that's what NPR suggests in a report. The Austin, Texas, NPR station KUT warns that a bad year for wildfires in Texas may get worse. "Climate researchers say the uptick in fires bares (sic) the fingerprints of clima
A migrant boy waits to cross the border from the village of Sentilj, Slovenia into Spielfeld in Austria, November 2, 2015. (Reuters / Leonhard Foeger) Ready to join the resistance? Sign up for Take Action Now and we'll send you three actions every Tuesday. You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation's journalism. You can read our Privacy Policy here. Thank you for signing up. For more from The Nation , check out our latest issue . Subscribe now for as litt
M ark Twain once said that "history doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme." Twain wasn't talking about energy, but his line applies to the EPA's proposed prohibition on the construction of coal-fired electricity generators. Indeed, we need only look back a few decades to see how the EPA's misbegotten rule rhymes with what Congress did back in 1978 when it banned the use of natural gas for electricity production. Yes, you read that right. In 1978, Congress passed the Powerplant and Industrial
The state of California will present arguments in federal appeals court Tuesday to convince a three-judge panel the government exceeded its authority when it waived environmental laws to pave the way for President Donald Trump's proposed border wall. In a joint lawsuit with environmental advocacy groups, the state seeks to overturn a lower court decision from February that gave the Trump administration the green light to begin wall construction. At issue is a 2005 law known as the REAL ID Act, w
The president, who has rarely crossed the Mississippi River during his first 13 months in office, is scheduled to visit San Diego in mid-March to see prototypes for a potential border wall and learn more about the construction, according to administration officials involved in the planning. Eight border wall prototypes are on display in a dusty lot near the border east of San Diego. The 30-foot-tall barriers use varying configurations of steel, concrete - even spikes - to create ramparts far mor
The Armenian community of Turkey has won a legal battle for the ownership of a historic cemetery in Istanbul in the latest success story for the return of properties seized from minorities in the wake of legal amendments The Prime Ministry's Directorate General of Foundations, which oversees properties belonging to religious and ethnic minorities, has handed over the title deed for an ancient Armenian cemetery in Istanbul's central Sisli district to an Armenian church foundation. Following new l
1. Church in Indonesia attacked by sword wielding person or persons A priest and several churchgoers have been injured during a machete attack on a church in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta. A 22-year-old man armed with a sword or machete attacked members of the congregation at St Lidwina Church. The priest was struck in the back of the head and several others were injured before the man started hacking at a statue of Jesus and Mary. 2. Pakistani man extradited from Quebec to face child sexual
A second bombing was reported near a church in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria on Sunday, hours after at least 21 people were killed in a church explosion in northern Egypt. Several people were reportedly injured in the blast that took place outside the church in Alexandria, local media reported. Earlier Sunday, a bomb struck inside St. George church in the Nile Delta city of Tanta, killing at least 21 people. At least 59 people were also injured in the bombing, according to the Health Minist
Contributor November 20, 2017 The Museum of the Bible is now open to the public. Hundreds of thousands of people from across the world will soon walk through one of the most high-tech museums in history and will get to experience the Bible come to life in ways no other museum has done before. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to attend a special grand opening event with social media influencers and leaders from across the country and get to be one of the first to experience the Museum of
In the past few years especially, there's been tons of Islamic extremism going down in France. Truckloads one might say. After having been crapped on multiple times, Frenchies decided they'd rather not be blasted from here to eternity. Can't say I blame them. Step one? Get rid of all the pro-jihad epicenters. So that's what the French government has been doing. Turns out they've shut down quite a few . French authorities shut down 20 mosques and prayer halls they found to be preaching radical I
MOSCOW (AP) -- Orthodox Christian believers are observing Easter, a week later than the religious holiday was celebrated this year by Western churches. In Russia, about 4.3 million people took part in an Orthodox Easter event, the Interior Ministry said Sunday. President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev attended Easter services at Christ the Savior Cathedral, Moscow's largest church. Serbia celebrated the day in a highly charged atmosphere over Kosovo, the former Serbian provinc
The Rubicon is a small stream in northern Italy just south of the city of Ravenna. During the prime of the Roman Republic, roughly the last two centuries B.C., it served as a northern boundary protecting the heartland of Italy and the city of Rome from its own imperial armies. An ancient Roman law made it treason for any general to cross the Rubicon and enter Italy proper with a standing army. In 49 B.C., Julius Caesar, Rome's most brilliant and successful general, stopped with his army at the R
As you prepared your Thanksgiving travel plans, something happened in the Middle East. The Islamic State was defeated . The dream of a caliphate was lost; their capital, Raqqa, was captured in October. It's over . So, why isn't this being plastered all over the media? David French at National Review, who served in Iraq, and The New York Times' Ross Douthat have their reasons, and yes--one of them is that the media simply doesn't want to give Donald Trump good press. On the other hand, French did
Egyptians light candles at St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo on Tuesday, during a vigil for Christians who were killed by Islamic State terrorists in Libya (AP). Terrorism: As in Paris, where the White House insists four Jews in a kosher market were randomly selected for slaughter, the statement condemning IS beheading 21 Egyptians omits a key fact: all were Christians. Speaking of the Chapel Hill, N.C., murder of three Muslims, President Obama, as his FBI began an investigation into whether it was
Interfaith outreach. LAHORE : Residents of Okara district allegedly vandalised an under-construction church and desecrated a cross, The Express Tribune has learnt on Tuesday. The Christian residents in the district started construction of the church on a two-kanal piece of land owned by one of their community members. Only a day after they had installed a cross on the partially constructed building, a group of local Muslims -- allegedly over political differences - damaged the building and the l
1. Church in Indonesia attacked by sword wielding person or persons A priest and several churchgoers have been injured during a machete attack on a church in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta. A 22-year-old man armed with a sword or machete attacked members of the congregation at St Lidwina Church. The priest was struck in the back of the head and several others were injured before the man started hacking at a statue of Jesus and Mary. 2. Pakistani man extradited from Quebec to face child sexual
A second bombing was reported near a church in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria on Sunday, hours after at least 21 people were killed in a church explosion in northern Egypt. Several people were reportedly injured in the blast that took place outside the church in Alexandria, local media reported. Earlier Sunday, a bomb struck inside St. George church in the Nile Delta city of Tanta, killing at least 21 people. At least 59 people were also injured in the bombing, according to the Health Minist
Contributor November 20, 2017 The Museum of the Bible is now open to the public. Hundreds of thousands of people from across the world will soon walk through one of the most high-tech museums in history and will get to experience the Bible come to life in ways no other museum has done before. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to attend a special grand opening event with social media influencers and leaders from across the country and get to be one of the first to experience the Museum of
In the past few years especially, there's been tons of Islamic extremism going down in France. Truckloads one might say. After having been crapped on multiple times, Frenchies decided they'd rather not be blasted from here to eternity. Can't say I blame them. Step one? Get rid of all the pro-jihad epicenters. So that's what the French government has been doing. Turns out they've shut down quite a few . French authorities shut down 20 mosques and prayer halls they found to be preaching radical I
MOSCOW (AP) -- Orthodox Christian believers are observing Easter, a week later than the religious holiday was celebrated this year by Western churches. In Russia, about 4.3 million people took part in an Orthodox Easter event, the Interior Ministry said Sunday. President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev attended Easter services at Christ the Savior Cathedral, Moscow's largest church. Serbia celebrated the day in a highly charged atmosphere over Kosovo, the former Serbian provinc
The Rubicon is a small stream in northern Italy just south of the city of Ravenna. During the prime of the Roman Republic, roughly the last two centuries B.C., it served as a northern boundary protecting the heartland of Italy and the city of Rome from its own imperial armies. An ancient Roman law made it treason for any general to cross the Rubicon and enter Italy proper with a standing army. In 49 B.C., Julius Caesar, Rome's most brilliant and successful general, stopped with his army at the R
As you prepared your Thanksgiving travel plans, something happened in the Middle East. The Islamic State was defeated . The dream of a caliphate was lost; their capital, Raqqa, was captured in October. It's over . So, why isn't this being plastered all over the media? David French at National Review, who served in Iraq, and The New York Times' Ross Douthat have their reasons, and yes--one of them is that the media simply doesn't want to give Donald Trump good press. On the other hand, French did
Egyptians light candles at St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo on Tuesday, during a vigil for Christians who were killed by Islamic State terrorists in Libya (AP). Terrorism: As in Paris, where the White House insists four Jews in a kosher market were randomly selected for slaughter, the statement condemning IS beheading 21 Egyptians omits a key fact: all were Christians. Speaking of the Chapel Hill, N.C., murder of three Muslims, President Obama, as his FBI began an investigation into whether it was
Interfaith outreach. LAHORE : Residents of Okara district allegedly vandalised an under-construction church and desecrated a cross, The Express Tribune has learnt on Tuesday. The Christian residents in the district started construction of the church on a two-kanal piece of land owned by one of their community members. Only a day after they had installed a cross on the partially constructed building, a group of local Muslims -- allegedly over political differences - damaged the building and the l
This is beyond epic . Representative Tulsi Gabbard visited Syria and delivers big and bold truth to CNN upon her return interview. Gabbard deconstructs the false narrative sold by the Muslim Brotherhood, Obama administration , John McCain, Adam Kinzinger and Evan McMullin -all of whom supported the various terrorist factions within Syria- and sets the record straight: The "Rebels" in Syria are extremist terrorists. CNN host Jake Tapper just didn't know what to do with himself as Gabbard decons
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has voiced concern that US actions in Syria are aimed at partitioning Syria and accused Washington of using the Kurds to undermine the Arab Republic's territorial integrity. "Such fears arise when we get acquainted with the plans that the US is beginning to implement on the ground, primarily to the east of the Euphrates, on vast territories between this river and the border with Syria with Iraq and Turkey." The Russian top diplomat urged Washington not to "
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has said that the decision to freeze German arms shipments to Egypt will limit the escalating violence in the intensely divided state. Merkel made her remarks to German channel ZDF on Sunday. Israeli news site, Times of Israel, published the interview on their site. Merkel had issued a decision to suspend all arms shipments to Egypt to indicate Germany's uneasiness with events in the Middle Eastern country, where violence has been accelerating. The German Chancel
Georgian and Russian authorities traded accusations over the blast, the deadliest single occurrence reported in South Ossetia since the nations fought a war over the region in August. Both sides claimed it was aimed at scuttling the fragile Western-backed ceasefire. South Ossetia's separatist President Eduard Kokoity called the explosion "a targeted terrorist act" and claimed the Georgian State Security Ministry was behind it, Russia's ITAR-Tass news agency reported. Russia's Defence Ministry al
Algeria, Egypt and Tunisia have joined forces to reject foreign interference in Libya's internal affairs. "Foreign interference undermines the country's political process, prolongs the crisis and threatens security and stability in Libya and neighbouring countries," a joint statement in support of the political settlement in Libya said. The statement was issued following a tripartite meeting held yesterday between foreign ministers Sameh Shoukry of Egypt, Khemaies Jhinaoui of Tunisia, and Abdelk
Gholamali Khoshroo, Iran's ambassador to the UN, said on Friday that in many conflicts, especially in the Middle East region, women have been and continue to be the primary victims. "In many conflicts, especially in the Middle East, women have been and continue to be the primary victims of large-scale, often systematic, sexual violence. Actions committed by terrorist groups, particularly Daesh, Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab show the most extreme forms of such violence, which particularly targets wom
Iraqi officials confirmed an attack by female suicide bombers in Mosul, Iraq, on Monday, days after Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory in the last major Islamic State stronghold in the country. The women reportedly hid among fleeing civilians and killed themselves and a soldier. Several others were wounded, the Associated Press is reporting . "It was the latest counter-attack by the Islamic State group as Iraqi forces close in on the last pocket of militant-held territory in the Old
Algeria's Energy Minister Noureddine Bouterfa, who has been active in pushing for an OPEC price cut deal, has been replaced in a cabinet reshuffle with former state gas agency chief Mustapha Guitouni, state radio said today. "Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika appointed members of the new government headed by Abdel Meguid Tabboun on Thursday," Algerian presidency said in a statement. Former tax agency director, Abderahmane Raouia, has been appointed minister of finance, the radio said. The
GENEVA, June 18, 2018 - UN Watch today expressed grave concern that Saudi Arabia, considered by many to be the most misogynistic regime in the world, has now secured key positions on the UN's three principal women's rights bodies: April 2017: Saudi Arabia elected to UN Commission on Status of Women . Belgium and at least four other EU states voted for the Saudis. April 2018: Saudi Arabia elected to the Executive Board of UN Women, also known as the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality an
United Nations: The UN Security Council on Thursday condemned attacks by the Islamic State in north Iraq and demanded those responsible be held accountable even as thousands of people affected by the conflict. Security forces in Iraq. AFP. The members of the Security Council condemn the attacks by the Islamic State and expressed its "deep outrage" at the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, many of them from the vulnerable Iraqi communities, in the wake of the attacks, said Britain's
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has voiced concern that US actions in Syria are aimed at partitioning Syria and accused Washington of using the Kurds to undermine the Arab Republic's territorial integrity. "Such fears arise when we get acquainted with the plans that the US is beginning to implement on the ground, primarily to the east of the Euphrates, on vast territories between this river and the border with Syria with Iraq and Turkey." The Russian top diplomat urged Washington not to "
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has said that the decision to freeze German arms shipments to Egypt will limit the escalating violence in the intensely divided state. Merkel made her remarks to German channel ZDF on Sunday. Israeli news site, Times of Israel, published the interview on their site. Merkel had issued a decision to suspend all arms shipments to Egypt to indicate Germany's uneasiness with events in the Middle Eastern country, where violence has been accelerating. The German Chancel
Georgian and Russian authorities traded accusations over the blast, the deadliest single occurrence reported in South Ossetia since the nations fought a war over the region in August. Both sides claimed it was aimed at scuttling the fragile Western-backed ceasefire. South Ossetia's separatist President Eduard Kokoity called the explosion "a targeted terrorist act" and claimed the Georgian State Security Ministry was behind it, Russia's ITAR-Tass news agency reported. Russia's Defence Ministry al
Algeria, Egypt and Tunisia have joined forces to reject foreign interference in Libya's internal affairs. "Foreign interference undermines the country's political process, prolongs the crisis and threatens security and stability in Libya and neighbouring countries," a joint statement in support of the political settlement in Libya said. The statement was issued following a tripartite meeting held yesterday between foreign ministers Sameh Shoukry of Egypt, Khemaies Jhinaoui of Tunisia, and Abdelk
Gholamali Khoshroo, Iran's ambassador to the UN, said on Friday that in many conflicts, especially in the Middle East region, women have been and continue to be the primary victims. "In many conflicts, especially in the Middle East, women have been and continue to be the primary victims of large-scale, often systematic, sexual violence. Actions committed by terrorist groups, particularly Daesh, Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab show the most extreme forms of such violence, which particularly targets wom
Iraqi officials confirmed an attack by female suicide bombers in Mosul, Iraq, on Monday, days after Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory in the last major Islamic State stronghold in the country. The women reportedly hid among fleeing civilians and killed themselves and a soldier. Several others were wounded, the Associated Press is reporting . "It was the latest counter-attack by the Islamic State group as Iraqi forces close in on the last pocket of militant-held territory in the Old
Algeria's Energy Minister Noureddine Bouterfa, who has been active in pushing for an OPEC price cut deal, has been replaced in a cabinet reshuffle with former state gas agency chief Mustapha Guitouni, state radio said today. "Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika appointed members of the new government headed by Abdel Meguid Tabboun on Thursday," Algerian presidency said in a statement. Former tax agency director, Abderahmane Raouia, has been appointed minister of finance, the radio said. The
GENEVA, June 18, 2018 - UN Watch today expressed grave concern that Saudi Arabia, considered by many to be the most misogynistic regime in the world, has now secured key positions on the UN's three principal women's rights bodies: April 2017: Saudi Arabia elected to UN Commission on Status of Women . Belgium and at least four other EU states voted for the Saudis. April 2018: Saudi Arabia elected to the Executive Board of UN Women, also known as the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality an
United Nations: The UN Security Council on Thursday condemned attacks by the Islamic State in north Iraq and demanded those responsible be held accountable even as thousands of people affected by the conflict. Security forces in Iraq. AFP. The members of the Security Council condemn the attacks by the Islamic State and expressed its "deep outrage" at the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, many of them from the vulnerable Iraqi communities, in the wake of the attacks, said Britain's
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has put in a condolence call to the father of Mohammed Abu Khudair, the Palestinian teenager killed last week in what appears to be a revenge attack for the abduction killing of three Jewish youths. The events have the country at its highest level of tension in years. Six Jews have reportedly been arrested in connection with the attack on Khudair. Netanyahu, along with other senior government officials, publicly condemned the killing, but drew a distinct
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- The British Foreign Office has warned its nationals -- traveling to or living in the United Arab Emirates -- about the increased threat of a terrorist attack. In 2006 over one million Britons visited the United Arab Emirates, according to the UK Foreign office. The alert, posted on its Web site, urged Britons in the oil-rich Gulf kingdom to be vigilant -- especially in public places -- because of a "high threat of terrorism." The UAE is among the most moderat
The Venezuelan Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, allegedly has been selling passports to the highest bidder for several years, including criminals and terrorists, who can use them to enter more than 130 nations without a visa -- though not the United States, according to news reports. "Here, people pay a lot of money to get a visa or passport to leave this country," a former Venezuelan Embassy official who worked in Iraq, Misguel Lopez, told CNN's Drew Griffin. He said an Iraqi employee working at the e
One of the frustrating aspects of following the Israeli/Palestinian conflict is the "blame Israel first" syndrome. Writing in the Telegraph, Alan Johnson articulates the dynamic that is at play in It's time to Stop Infantilising the Palestinians . (h/t Elder of Ziyon ) First, by granting only one side to the conflict agency and responsibility, the dichotomy distorts key events of the conflict (e.g. the war of 1948, the collapse of the Camp David peace talks in 2000, Gaza after the 2005 disengage
Of all the many massacres committed by Israel and Israelis against the Palestinian people, that which was carried out on 15th Ramadan in February 1994 was unique. Coming as it did just months after the signing of the Oslo Accords it was clearly an attempt to "derail" what then US President Bill Clinton described as "the peace of the brave". This week's shooting dead of a Palestinian boy, Mahmoud Rafat Badran, aged 15, by Israeli soldiers on the eve of the 23rd anniversary of the Hebron massacre
The Swedish 'feminist' government is defending its decision to wear hijabs during a trip to Iran, because failing to do so would have been 'breaking the law'. Trade Minister Ann Linde led a business team last week and said she was not willing to break Iranian law and the only other option was to send an all-male delegation. UN Watch, a non-governmental human rights NGO in Geneva, took issue with the decision and posted a photo of the Swedish delegation walking past Iranian President Rouhani whil
"One must ask if Israel's unilateral withdrawal from Gaza is really a step in the direction of peace in the Middle East. Has anything really changed?" -- Yuram Abdullah Weiler , June, 2006 It seems hard to believe that I began a long and fruitful relationship with Tehran Times in June of 2006 with an article titled "Unbalanced U.S. policy on Palestine." At the time, I never dreamed that, some 175 articles later, I would be not only lamenting the utter lack of progress toward a just peace for Pa
The British Muslim Initiative (BMI) has called on the Home Secretary to resign following the Upper Immigration Tribunal's upholding of Sheikh Raed Salah's appeal against a deportation order. Even though media interest in the story is growing at home and abroad, the fact that the decision of Mr. Justice Ockelton in favour of the Palestinian-Israeli community leader was released during the Easter holiday is seen as an attempt by the government to "bury" the bad news while parliament is in recess.
Iraqi officials confirmed an attack by female suicide bombers in Mosul, Iraq, on Monday, days after Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory in the last major Islamic State stronghold in the country. The women reportedly hid among fleeing civilians and killed themselves and a soldier. Several others were wounded, the Associated Press is reporting . "It was the latest counter-attack by the Islamic State group as Iraqi forces close in on the last pocket of militant-held territory in the Old
Israeli TV is endlessly inventive. In Treatment started in Israel as BeTipul; it's been adapted around the world. It's not the only one like that. http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/four-israeli-tv-shows-up-for-awards-at-rose-d-or-global-television-festival-1.415442 Israel had more nominees than any other country except the UK. "Nonsense. Natalie Portman is famous. Neither Gitai nor his films are." And you based this on? Gitai is actually more popular in Europe than he is in Israel. But r
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- The British Foreign Office has warned its nationals -- traveling to or living in the United Arab Emirates -- about the increased threat of a terrorist attack. In 2006 over one million Britons visited the United Arab Emirates, according to the UK Foreign office. The alert, posted on its Web site, urged Britons in the oil-rich Gulf kingdom to be vigilant -- especially in public places -- because of a "high threat of terrorism." The UAE is among the most moderat
The Venezuelan Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, allegedly has been selling passports to the highest bidder for several years, including criminals and terrorists, who can use them to enter more than 130 nations without a visa -- though not the United States, according to news reports. "Here, people pay a lot of money to get a visa or passport to leave this country," a former Venezuelan Embassy official who worked in Iraq, Misguel Lopez, told CNN's Drew Griffin. He said an Iraqi employee working at the e
One of the frustrating aspects of following the Israeli/Palestinian conflict is the "blame Israel first" syndrome. Writing in the Telegraph, Alan Johnson articulates the dynamic that is at play in It's time to Stop Infantilising the Palestinians . (h/t Elder of Ziyon ) First, by granting only one side to the conflict agency and responsibility, the dichotomy distorts key events of the conflict (e.g. the war of 1948, the collapse of the Camp David peace talks in 2000, Gaza after the 2005 disengage
Of all the many massacres committed by Israel and Israelis against the Palestinian people, that which was carried out on 15th Ramadan in February 1994 was unique. Coming as it did just months after the signing of the Oslo Accords it was clearly an attempt to "derail" what then US President Bill Clinton described as "the peace of the brave". This week's shooting dead of a Palestinian boy, Mahmoud Rafat Badran, aged 15, by Israeli soldiers on the eve of the 23rd anniversary of the Hebron massacre
The Swedish 'feminist' government is defending its decision to wear hijabs during a trip to Iran, because failing to do so would have been 'breaking the law'. Trade Minister Ann Linde led a business team last week and said she was not willing to break Iranian law and the only other option was to send an all-male delegation. UN Watch, a non-governmental human rights NGO in Geneva, took issue with the decision and posted a photo of the Swedish delegation walking past Iranian President Rouhani whil
"One must ask if Israel's unilateral withdrawal from Gaza is really a step in the direction of peace in the Middle East. Has anything really changed?" -- Yuram Abdullah Weiler , June, 2006 It seems hard to believe that I began a long and fruitful relationship with Tehran Times in June of 2006 with an article titled "Unbalanced U.S. policy on Palestine." At the time, I never dreamed that, some 175 articles later, I would be not only lamenting the utter lack of progress toward a just peace for Pa
The British Muslim Initiative (BMI) has called on the Home Secretary to resign following the Upper Immigration Tribunal's upholding of Sheikh Raed Salah's appeal against a deportation order. Even though media interest in the story is growing at home and abroad, the fact that the decision of Mr. Justice Ockelton in favour of the Palestinian-Israeli community leader was released during the Easter holiday is seen as an attempt by the government to "bury" the bad news while parliament is in recess.
Iraqi officials confirmed an attack by female suicide bombers in Mosul, Iraq, on Monday, days after Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory in the last major Islamic State stronghold in the country. The women reportedly hid among fleeing civilians and killed themselves and a soldier. Several others were wounded, the Associated Press is reporting . "It was the latest counter-attack by the Islamic State group as Iraqi forces close in on the last pocket of militant-held territory in the Old
Israeli TV is endlessly inventive. In Treatment started in Israel as BeTipul; it's been adapted around the world. It's not the only one like that. http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/four-israeli-tv-shows-up-for-awards-at-rose-d-or-global-television-festival-1.415442 Israel had more nominees than any other country except the UK. "Nonsense. Natalie Portman is famous. Neither Gitai nor his films are." And you based this on? Gitai is actually more popular in Europe than he is in Israel. But r
Police said two suspects tried to break into the home north of downtown St. Louis twice before the shooting on Thursday. On the third try, authorities said the unidentified teen went through the home's unlocked front door while the 11-year-old and a 4-year-old girl were home alone. Police said the younger boy shot the teen in the head. The would-be burglar's body was found in the home's front foyer. . . . The second suspect fled the scene after the shooting, but was later taken into custody. . .
One man has died, while another 10 have been injured following a terrorist attack near a London mosque Sunday night, where a man drove a van into a crowd of people, reportedly specifically targeting Muslims. Sky News reported on Monday morning that the 48-year-old driver has been arrested by police, after the suspect was prevented from escaping by members of the public. One witness, identified as Abdul Rahman, revealed that the driver said "I want to kill Muslims." BBC News quoted the same man
Two police officers are dead in Paris after a man stabbed them to death in their home Monday. Their attacker filmed the killings before police shot him. Police commander Jean-Baptiste Salvaing, 42, was outside his home late Monday when 25-year-old Larossi Abballa repeatedly jabbed a knife into his stomach. He took Salvaing's wife, a police administrator, and her 3-year-old son hostage, eventually killing the woman. Police report that Abballa was filming the attacks in a 12-minute video posted to
Officials said the attacker was arrested after the shooting when the Amsterdam-to-Paris train stopped at Arras station in northern France. French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said the French anti-terrorism prosecutor was investigating the incident and that the gunman's motives were not known. The wounded included an American airman and French actor Jean-Hugues Anglade. Chris Norman, a 62-year-old British consultant, told reporters he had been sitting in the same carriage as the Americans
TURKU, Finland -- A man with a knife killed two people and wounded eight others in a stabbing rampage in a market square in the Finnish city of Turku on Friday, police said. Police shot the suspected attacker in the leg and arrested him. They said they had yet to establish the identity of the man who was of foreign origin, or his motive. A witness told Reuters she had seen a man stabbing a woman and other people sobbing at what they had seen after running away in terror. Police warned people to
HUNGARIAN authorities have launched a desperate manhunt after an attack that saw two police seriously wounded on Saturday night. Police believe the explosion in capital Budapest was a deliberate attempt to target the country's police. Getty Images 4 Police are hunting for a bomber after an explosion in Budapest left two cops seriously injured AP:Associated Press 4 Forensics scoured the area following the blast in a busy entertainment district on Saturday night They have not yet confirmed whether
Man arrested in Boston police car propane tank attack Boston Police gather at the scene after a burning propane tank was left near an unoccupied police cruiser in Boston on Friday. (REUTERS/Josh Reynolds) A man suspected of leaving a burning propane tank next to a Boston squad car last week was taken into custody after an investigation into the incident, police said on Sunday. Asim Kieta, 42, of Dorchester, was arrested late on Saturday in the city's Charlestown section and charged with possess
Eight people were murdered and 11 injured in New York City Tuesday in the latest jihadi terrorist attack with a truck. Five of the victims were Argentine citizens, and another was Belgian. Not surprisingly, witnesses say the suspect yelled "Allahu Akbar!" as he exited the rented truck/murder weapon. Fox News reports , "The man accused of plowing into New York pedestrians Tuesday had a printout of an ISIS flag in his car and left behind handwritten notes pledging his loyalty to the Islamic State,
Contributor | Pure Flix November 1, 2017 As details continue to emerge from Tuesday's horrific attack in New York City, the name and identity of the hero cop who shot and took down the terror suspect has been revealed. New York Police Department Officer Ryan Nash, 28, shot Sayfullo Saipov, 29, in the stomach after Saipov allegedly drove a rented Home Depot truck through a path of New York City residents, killing 8 and injuring at least 11 others. According to the New York Daily News, Nash, who i
Seven people are confirmed dead and more than 45 others have been hurt, 21 critically, in what British Transport police are referring to as acts of terror involving a knife and a vehicle late Saturday evening. Police have shot 3 terrorists dead and may have killed one innocent bystander by accident. * this is a breaking news story and will be updated as events warrant* Police: Vehicle struck pedestrians on London Bridge, People stabbed at nearby Borough Market. https://t.co/1Aauirsdb6 pic.twitte
One man has died, while another 10 have been injured following a terrorist attack near a London mosque Sunday night, where a man drove a van into a crowd of people, reportedly specifically targeting Muslims. Sky News reported on Monday morning that the 48-year-old driver has been arrested by police, after the suspect was prevented from escaping by members of the public. One witness, identified as Abdul Rahman, revealed that the driver said "I want to kill Muslims." BBC News quoted the same man
Two police officers are dead in Paris after a man stabbed them to death in their home Monday. Their attacker filmed the killings before police shot him. Police commander Jean-Baptiste Salvaing, 42, was outside his home late Monday when 25-year-old Larossi Abballa repeatedly jabbed a knife into his stomach. He took Salvaing's wife, a police administrator, and her 3-year-old son hostage, eventually killing the woman. Police report that Abballa was filming the attacks in a 12-minute video posted to
Officials said the attacker was arrested after the shooting when the Amsterdam-to-Paris train stopped at Arras station in northern France. French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said the French anti-terrorism prosecutor was investigating the incident and that the gunman's motives were not known. The wounded included an American airman and French actor Jean-Hugues Anglade. Chris Norman, a 62-year-old British consultant, told reporters he had been sitting in the same carriage as the Americans
TURKU, Finland -- A man with a knife killed two people and wounded eight others in a stabbing rampage in a market square in the Finnish city of Turku on Friday, police said. Police shot the suspected attacker in the leg and arrested him. They said they had yet to establish the identity of the man who was of foreign origin, or his motive. A witness told Reuters she had seen a man stabbing a woman and other people sobbing at what they had seen after running away in terror. Police warned people to
HUNGARIAN authorities have launched a desperate manhunt after an attack that saw two police seriously wounded on Saturday night. Police believe the explosion in capital Budapest was a deliberate attempt to target the country's police. Getty Images 4 Police are hunting for a bomber after an explosion in Budapest left two cops seriously injured AP:Associated Press 4 Forensics scoured the area following the blast in a busy entertainment district on Saturday night They have not yet confirmed whether
Man arrested in Boston police car propane tank attack Boston Police gather at the scene after a burning propane tank was left near an unoccupied police cruiser in Boston on Friday. (REUTERS/Josh Reynolds) A man suspected of leaving a burning propane tank next to a Boston squad car last week was taken into custody after an investigation into the incident, police said on Sunday. Asim Kieta, 42, of Dorchester, was arrested late on Saturday in the city's Charlestown section and charged with possess
Eight people were murdered and 11 injured in New York City Tuesday in the latest jihadi terrorist attack with a truck. Five of the victims were Argentine citizens, and another was Belgian. Not surprisingly, witnesses say the suspect yelled "Allahu Akbar!" as he exited the rented truck/murder weapon. Fox News reports , "The man accused of plowing into New York pedestrians Tuesday had a printout of an ISIS flag in his car and left behind handwritten notes pledging his loyalty to the Islamic State,
Contributor | Pure Flix November 1, 2017 As details continue to emerge from Tuesday's horrific attack in New York City, the name and identity of the hero cop who shot and took down the terror suspect has been revealed. New York Police Department Officer Ryan Nash, 28, shot Sayfullo Saipov, 29, in the stomach after Saipov allegedly drove a rented Home Depot truck through a path of New York City residents, killing 8 and injuring at least 11 others. According to the New York Daily News, Nash, who i
Seven people are confirmed dead and more than 45 others have been hurt, 21 critically, in what British Transport police are referring to as acts of terror involving a knife and a vehicle late Saturday evening. Police have shot 3 terrorists dead and may have killed one innocent bystander by accident. * this is a breaking news story and will be updated as events warrant* Police: Vehicle struck pedestrians on London Bridge, People stabbed at nearby Borough Market. https://t.co/1Aauirsdb6 pic.twitte
Belgian police have arrested two people who were planning " Paris style " attacks in Brussels. Naturally, the two men were radical Methodists. Belgian authorities announced Tuesday they have arrested two men and seized military-type uniforms and Islamic State group propaganda in connection with a suspected plot to unleash holiday season attacks against police, soldiers and celebrated locations in Brussels. The attacks under preparation "were the same style as those perpetrated in Paris Nov. 13,
More details have popped up since yesterday's attack went down in London (see BREAKING: Multiple Dead in London Terrorist Attack. Probably Not Amish... ). Firstly, our thoughts and prayers are with the victims across the pond. They're not just victims of violence, but also limp noodled leadership. The latest development reveals British officials were already familiar with the terrorist fecal patty. Yet here we are. Police have named the man thought to be responsible for the attack as Khalid Maso
"Attacks on police are an attack on all of us and the rule of law that makes society possible." -- @POTUS https://t.co/5I4OiS3kSi -- The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 17, 2016 Donald Trump took to Twitter in response to the Baton Rouge shooting of six police officers, focusing on President Obama and the country's divisions. After a gunman killed three officers and injured three others in Baton Rouge, Trump wrote that the deaths were a result of a "lack of leadership." "We grieve for the officer
Seven people are confirmed dead and more than 45 others have been hurt, 21 critically, in what British Transport police are referring to as acts of terror involving a knife and a vehicle late Saturday evening. Police have shot 3 terrorists dead and may have killed one innocent bystander by accident. * this is a breaking news story and will be updated as events warrant* Police: Vehicle struck pedestrians on London Bridge, People stabbed at nearby Borough Market. https://t.co/1Aauirsdb6 pic.twitte
November 2015 vigil at Yonge-Dundas Square for victims of terrorist violence. A truck that mows down pedestrians in Nice. A stabbing on a train in Wurzburg, Germany. A bombing in Baghdad that leaves 325 people dead and more than 250 injured. July 2016 has been one of the deadliest months for terrorist attacks in recent memory, if not ever - 173 incidents in total around the globe, claiming more than 1,000 lives. How long before an attack takes place in Canada if we continue participating in the
Eight people were murdered and 11 injured in New York City Tuesday in the latest jihadi terrorist attack with a truck. Five of the victims were Argentine citizens, and another was Belgian. Not surprisingly, witnesses say the suspect yelled "Allahu Akbar!" as he exited the rented truck/murder weapon. Fox News reports , "The man accused of plowing into New York pedestrians Tuesday had a printout of an ISIS flag in his car and left behind handwritten notes pledging his loyalty to the Islamic State,
In France, on April 17, 2016, the peaceful "Nuit Deout" (Rise Up at Night) protests turned violent. According to the French Interior Ministry, as of March 31, there were 100 people arrested due to conflicts with the police. To date, 400 people have been arrested since the beginning of the protests on March 31. The peaceful demonstrations began in order to protest France's proposed labor reform, which was recommended by the labor minister, Myriam El Khomri. Paris is just one city trying very ha
"Another terrorist attack in Paris. The people of France will not take much more of this. Will have a big effect on presidential election!" President Donald Trump tweeted on Friday. He is most likely correct. The Islamic terrorist attack on the Champ-Elysees in Paris on Thursday -- which occurred only three days prior to the French presidential election -- could have significant implications for the outcome of the contest. "I appeal to the awakening of the thousand-year-old soul of our people, c
Two police officers are dead in Paris after a man stabbed them to death in their home Monday. Their attacker filmed the killings before police shot him. Police commander Jean-Baptiste Salvaing, 42, was outside his home late Monday when 25-year-old Larossi Abballa repeatedly jabbed a knife into his stomach. He took Salvaing's wife, a police administrator, and her 3-year-old son hostage, eventually killing the woman. Police report that Abballa was filming the attacks in a 12-minute video posted to
The worst mass shooting in US history cannot be classified as an act of terrorism unless there was a political motive behind the attack. Among other questions surfacing about the deadly shooting that claimed the lives of 59 people and injured more than 500 others was why the gunman was not being called a terrorist for the despicable act. Fox News senior judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano expounded on defining terrorism in the wake of the massacre in Las Vegas Sunday as the lone gunman opened fir
More details have popped up since yesterday's attack went down in London (see BREAKING: Multiple Dead in London Terrorist Attack. Probably Not Amish... ). Firstly, our thoughts and prayers are with the victims across the pond. They're not just victims of violence, but also limp noodled leadership. The latest development reveals British officials were already familiar with the terrorist fecal patty. Yet here we are. Police have named the man thought to be responsible for the attack as Khalid Maso
"Attacks on police are an attack on all of us and the rule of law that makes society possible." -- @POTUS https://t.co/5I4OiS3kSi -- The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 17, 2016 Donald Trump took to Twitter in response to the Baton Rouge shooting of six police officers, focusing on President Obama and the country's divisions. After a gunman killed three officers and injured three others in Baton Rouge, Trump wrote that the deaths were a result of a "lack of leadership." "We grieve for the officer
Seven people are confirmed dead and more than 45 others have been hurt, 21 critically, in what British Transport police are referring to as acts of terror involving a knife and a vehicle late Saturday evening. Police have shot 3 terrorists dead and may have killed one innocent bystander by accident. * this is a breaking news story and will be updated as events warrant* Police: Vehicle struck pedestrians on London Bridge, People stabbed at nearby Borough Market. https://t.co/1Aauirsdb6 pic.twitte
November 2015 vigil at Yonge-Dundas Square for victims of terrorist violence. A truck that mows down pedestrians in Nice. A stabbing on a train in Wurzburg, Germany. A bombing in Baghdad that leaves 325 people dead and more than 250 injured. July 2016 has been one of the deadliest months for terrorist attacks in recent memory, if not ever - 173 incidents in total around the globe, claiming more than 1,000 lives. How long before an attack takes place in Canada if we continue participating in the
Eight people were murdered and 11 injured in New York City Tuesday in the latest jihadi terrorist attack with a truck. Five of the victims were Argentine citizens, and another was Belgian. Not surprisingly, witnesses say the suspect yelled "Allahu Akbar!" as he exited the rented truck/murder weapon. Fox News reports , "The man accused of plowing into New York pedestrians Tuesday had a printout of an ISIS flag in his car and left behind handwritten notes pledging his loyalty to the Islamic State,
In France, on April 17, 2016, the peaceful "Nuit Deout" (Rise Up at Night) protests turned violent. According to the French Interior Ministry, as of March 31, there were 100 people arrested due to conflicts with the police. To date, 400 people have been arrested since the beginning of the protests on March 31. The peaceful demonstrations began in order to protest France's proposed labor reform, which was recommended by the labor minister, Myriam El Khomri. Paris is just one city trying very ha
"Another terrorist attack in Paris. The people of France will not take much more of this. Will have a big effect on presidential election!" President Donald Trump tweeted on Friday. He is most likely correct. The Islamic terrorist attack on the Champ-Elysees in Paris on Thursday -- which occurred only three days prior to the French presidential election -- could have significant implications for the outcome of the contest. "I appeal to the awakening of the thousand-year-old soul of our people, c
Two police officers are dead in Paris after a man stabbed them to death in their home Monday. Their attacker filmed the killings before police shot him. Police commander Jean-Baptiste Salvaing, 42, was outside his home late Monday when 25-year-old Larossi Abballa repeatedly jabbed a knife into his stomach. He took Salvaing's wife, a police administrator, and her 3-year-old son hostage, eventually killing the woman. Police report that Abballa was filming the attacks in a 12-minute video posted to
The worst mass shooting in US history cannot be classified as an act of terrorism unless there was a political motive behind the attack. Among other questions surfacing about the deadly shooting that claimed the lives of 59 people and injured more than 500 others was why the gunman was not being called a terrorist for the despicable act. Fox News senior judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano expounded on defining terrorism in the wake of the massacre in Las Vegas Sunday as the lone gunman opened fir
You would have thought a lesson would have been learned by now. A year in to his presidency and Donald Trump has transferred the principles he acquired on television in to the White House, a mantra that usually goes: Give the audience what it wants, not what it needs. Yesterday came the announcement that the Trump administration will end protections for certain nationals of El Salvador, a move that could leave more than 200,000 immigrants who have lived in the US more than 15 years without any l
By Jim Stinson, LifeZette Republicans in Congress finally passed a landmark piece of legislation -- a massive tax cut and tax reform bill whose conference version was approved by both chambers on Tuesday. The bill will now head to President Donald Trump's desk for a signing, although the White House has not scheduled a ceremony. Technically, the House has to vote one more time on the bill because three items in the bill violated a Senate rule. The truly final House vote is expected Wednesday. Bu
D onald Trump's inaugural speech, back in January, seemed to be announcing a break with the past. Unlike former presidents who stood at the steps of the Capitol building, Trump's style that day was bleak. He spoke of 'American carnage' in inner cities, 'rusted-out factories scattered like tombstones', and 'crime and gangs and drugs'. He pinned the blame for this carnage on the establishment, on Washington DC - that is, the politicians sitting a few feet behind him. You could be forgiven for thi
It's not exactly a secret the Democratic party is currently in shambles and fighting to regain its strength in the wake of a devastating election. Democrats are divided , struggling to effectively challenge President Donald Trump and do not have a consistent message -- or even clear leaders -- at present . But New York Assemblyman Michael Blake , a veteran of former President Obama's campaigns, is looking to help the Democratic party find its voice and rebuild as it gears up to vote on the pa
Yesterday, Donald Trump had a public meeting with Democrats about immigration reform. And of course those negotiations continued in private too. And Democrats say that in that private negotiation, Trump called some countries in the Third World "shitholes". The media went nuts. They said the word dozens of times in public, on the air, to show how mad they are that it was said private... Trump says he was misquoted. I have no idea what he said. Frankly, I find it credible that he did say that. But
President Donald Trump delivers a speech at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. Thursday morning. Full Transcript THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Charlie. (Applause.) Thank you very much. And thank you, Randy, for that very kind introduction. I want to thank you and Congressman Charlie Crist for serving as co-chairs this year. It's an honor to be with so many faith leaders, members of Congress, and dignitaries from all around the world as we continue this extraordinary tradition. I'm ver
Trump's VERY Bad Week After Comey testimony, president ends White House Pride support for LGBT to placate GOP base. By Victoria A. Brownworth Published: 2017.06.09 06:55 PM June 8 was one of the worst days in Donald Trump's 140 day old Presidency. In a much-anticipated Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, former FBI Director James Comey labeled Trump a liar who had defamed him and the FBI. Comey's testimony followed a series of bad days for Trump which began with three days of the president at
US President Trump is expected to order a multi-month ban on allowing refugees into the United States except for religious minorities escaping persecution, until more aggressive vetting is in place. US President Donald Trump speaks during the Inaugural Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders Reception in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, US, January 22, 2017. ( TRT World and Agencies ) US President Donald Trump is expected to sign several executive orders on Wednesday restric
Trump Puts 17 Federal Agencies on the Chopping Block President Donald Trump has pledged deep budget cuts and the first federal agencies and programs on the list are those Democrats hold very dear. So, it is unclear whether the move is indeed an effort to lower national debt or a politically-motivated one. The recent decision is part of a larger plan to trim $10.5 trillion in government spending over the next decade. The sum matches nearly all of the U.S. government's current discretionary spendi
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on Congress and immigration (all times local): 3:30 p.m. President Donald Trump is brushing off the failure of the Republican-led House to pass a far-ranging immigration bill. The bill was rejected by a wide margin Wednesday despite an eleventh-hour endorsement from Trump. Speaking to reporters later in the Oval Office, the president said he told Republicans to "do what you want and ultimately we'll come to something, and perhaps it will be after the election, maybe
By Jim Stinson, LifeZette Republicans in Congress finally passed a landmark piece of legislation -- a massive tax cut and tax reform bill whose conference version was approved by both chambers on Tuesday. The bill will now head to President Donald Trump's desk for a signing, although the White House has not scheduled a ceremony. Technically, the House has to vote one more time on the bill because three items in the bill violated a Senate rule. The truly final House vote is expected Wednesday. Bu
D onald Trump's inaugural speech, back in January, seemed to be announcing a break with the past. Unlike former presidents who stood at the steps of the Capitol building, Trump's style that day was bleak. He spoke of 'American carnage' in inner cities, 'rusted-out factories scattered like tombstones', and 'crime and gangs and drugs'. He pinned the blame for this carnage on the establishment, on Washington DC - that is, the politicians sitting a few feet behind him. You could be forgiven for thi
It's not exactly a secret the Democratic party is currently in shambles and fighting to regain its strength in the wake of a devastating election. Democrats are divided , struggling to effectively challenge President Donald Trump and do not have a consistent message -- or even clear leaders -- at present . But New York Assemblyman Michael Blake , a veteran of former President Obama's campaigns, is looking to help the Democratic party find its voice and rebuild as it gears up to vote on the pa
Yesterday, Donald Trump had a public meeting with Democrats about immigration reform. And of course those negotiations continued in private too. And Democrats say that in that private negotiation, Trump called some countries in the Third World "shitholes". The media went nuts. They said the word dozens of times in public, on the air, to show how mad they are that it was said private... Trump says he was misquoted. I have no idea what he said. Frankly, I find it credible that he did say that. But
President Donald Trump delivers a speech at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. Thursday morning. Full Transcript THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Charlie. (Applause.) Thank you very much. And thank you, Randy, for that very kind introduction. I want to thank you and Congressman Charlie Crist for serving as co-chairs this year. It's an honor to be with so many faith leaders, members of Congress, and dignitaries from all around the world as we continue this extraordinary tradition. I'm ver
Trump's VERY Bad Week After Comey testimony, president ends White House Pride support for LGBT to placate GOP base. By Victoria A. Brownworth Published: 2017.06.09 06:55 PM June 8 was one of the worst days in Donald Trump's 140 day old Presidency. In a much-anticipated Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, former FBI Director James Comey labeled Trump a liar who had defamed him and the FBI. Comey's testimony followed a series of bad days for Trump which began with three days of the president at
US President Trump is expected to order a multi-month ban on allowing refugees into the United States except for religious minorities escaping persecution, until more aggressive vetting is in place. US President Donald Trump speaks during the Inaugural Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders Reception in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, US, January 22, 2017. ( TRT World and Agencies ) US President Donald Trump is expected to sign several executive orders on Wednesday restric
Trump Puts 17 Federal Agencies on the Chopping Block President Donald Trump has pledged deep budget cuts and the first federal agencies and programs on the list are those Democrats hold very dear. So, it is unclear whether the move is indeed an effort to lower national debt or a politically-motivated one. The recent decision is part of a larger plan to trim $10.5 trillion in government spending over the next decade. The sum matches nearly all of the U.S. government's current discretionary spendi
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on Congress and immigration (all times local): 3:30 p.m. President Donald Trump is brushing off the failure of the Republican-led House to pass a far-ranging immigration bill. The bill was rejected by a wide margin Wednesday despite an eleventh-hour endorsement from Trump. Speaking to reporters later in the Oval Office, the president said he told Republicans to "do what you want and ultimately we'll come to something, and perhaps it will be after the election, maybe
D onald Trump's inaugural speech, back in January, seemed to be announcing a break with the past. Unlike former presidents who stood at the steps of the Capitol building, Trump's style that day was bleak. He spoke of 'American carnage' in inner cities, 'rusted-out factories scattered like tombstones', and 'crime and gangs and drugs'. He pinned the blame for this carnage on the establishment, on Washington DC - that is, the politicians sitting a few feet behind him. You could be forgiven for thi
For some unknown reason, people who voted for Donald Trump were under the impression that a man who has proven time and again to be a pathological liar and narcissist would suddenly become a humanitarian and take care of their needs once he reached the White House. But as he proved with his budget proposal earlier this week, self-obsessed leopards named Trump don't change their spots that easily. One person who cast her ballot for Trump is Linda Preast, who receives Meals on Wheels, a program Tr
If there is one over-arching conclusion that can be drawn from the first two weeks of the Donald Trump administration, it's that President Trump aims to keep the promises he made to his voters during the 2016 campaign. The degree to which Trump is striving to keep those promises is nearly unheard of (Americans had come to expect that once a politician becomes elected to office, that politician abandons many of the campaign promises that were made or severely compromises them). But President Trum
President Donald Trump is using an annual tribute to law enforcement officers slain in the line of duty to press Congress to secure U.S. borders. Trump made the pitch to lawmakers Tuesday after speaking about a Border Patrol agent who was killed on the job in November. The law-and-order president says government's first duty is to protect its citizens. He adds that the Department of Homeland Security is on the "front lines of this incredible, heroic fight." Trump says that's why he's calling on
A tidal wave of liberal disdain for President Donald Trump may help deliver the House to Democrats in 2018. And if it does, the new majority will face an immediate, fateful choice: to pursue Trump's impeachment as the base demands, or to coax their allies away from the doomsday button. Democratic lawmakers acknowledge that their voters are hungry for Trump's removal from office, even if there is no consensus on the grounds for his impeachment. Polls on the question show as many as three-quarters
There wasn't a whole lot new happening at our southern border on Friday, unless you count telling a slightly different version of the same old story we've been hearing for weeks now "new." Meanwhile, at the White House, President Donald Trump was hosting an event for "Angel Families" -- families that have lost a loved one to individuals who were in this country illegally. Guess which one the media chose to focus on. According to The Washington Times , both CNN and MSNBC cut away from the event
Donald Trump's new statement on guns on campus is yet another reason why voting for him could be the worst thing you can do this year. Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump never fails to dismay and outrage people when he opens his mouth. And here we have another day, another obnoxious quote from Trump. In the wake of gun control reform, Trump wrapped up his Thursday night campaign rally in Burlington, Vermont, by stating that he would end gun-free zones in schools and U.S. military
Several Evangelical leaders laid hands and prayed over President Trump in the Oval Office on Monday, the Washington Post reports . Photos of the prayer gathering, which included Vice President Pence and Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, were posted by Johnnie Moore, a media specialist who works with ministries and pastors. Such an honor to pray within the Oval Office for @POTUS & @VP . pic.twitter.com/JrDOSJyFeN -- Johnnie Moore n (@JohnnieM) July 12, 2017 "Evangelicals, especially those who
Trump's VERY Bad Week After Comey testimony, president ends White House Pride support for LGBT to placate GOP base. By Victoria A. Brownworth Published: 2017.06.09 06:55 PM June 8 was one of the worst days in Donald Trump's 140 day old Presidency. In a much-anticipated Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, former FBI Director James Comey labeled Trump a liar who had defamed him and the FBI. Comey's testimony followed a series of bad days for Trump which began with three days of the president at
Long before President Trump took over, the White House was facing difficult questions about its role in accepting refugees into the United States. Now, as the president hopes to "strengthen our vetting of those seeking entry to the United States" with his new travel order, a disturbing announcement comes from the FBI regarding refugees that have already been admitted to America. As Fox News reports , one-third of the FBI's current domestic terrorism cases involving ISIS are centered on refugees
For some unknown reason, people who voted for Donald Trump were under the impression that a man who has proven time and again to be a pathological liar and narcissist would suddenly become a humanitarian and take care of their needs once he reached the White House. But as he proved with his budget proposal earlier this week, self-obsessed leopards named Trump don't change their spots that easily. One person who cast her ballot for Trump is Linda Preast, who receives Meals on Wheels, a program Tr
If there is one over-arching conclusion that can be drawn from the first two weeks of the Donald Trump administration, it's that President Trump aims to keep the promises he made to his voters during the 2016 campaign. The degree to which Trump is striving to keep those promises is nearly unheard of (Americans had come to expect that once a politician becomes elected to office, that politician abandons many of the campaign promises that were made or severely compromises them). But President Trum
President Donald Trump is using an annual tribute to law enforcement officers slain in the line of duty to press Congress to secure U.S. borders. Trump made the pitch to lawmakers Tuesday after speaking about a Border Patrol agent who was killed on the job in November. The law-and-order president says government's first duty is to protect its citizens. He adds that the Department of Homeland Security is on the "front lines of this incredible, heroic fight." Trump says that's why he's calling on
A tidal wave of liberal disdain for President Donald Trump may help deliver the House to Democrats in 2018. And if it does, the new majority will face an immediate, fateful choice: to pursue Trump's impeachment as the base demands, or to coax their allies away from the doomsday button. Democratic lawmakers acknowledge that their voters are hungry for Trump's removal from office, even if there is no consensus on the grounds for his impeachment. Polls on the question show as many as three-quarters
There wasn't a whole lot new happening at our southern border on Friday, unless you count telling a slightly different version of the same old story we've been hearing for weeks now "new." Meanwhile, at the White House, President Donald Trump was hosting an event for "Angel Families" -- families that have lost a loved one to individuals who were in this country illegally. Guess which one the media chose to focus on. According to The Washington Times , both CNN and MSNBC cut away from the event
Donald Trump's new statement on guns on campus is yet another reason why voting for him could be the worst thing you can do this year. Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump never fails to dismay and outrage people when he opens his mouth. And here we have another day, another obnoxious quote from Trump. In the wake of gun control reform, Trump wrapped up his Thursday night campaign rally in Burlington, Vermont, by stating that he would end gun-free zones in schools and U.S. military
Several Evangelical leaders laid hands and prayed over President Trump in the Oval Office on Monday, the Washington Post reports . Photos of the prayer gathering, which included Vice President Pence and Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, were posted by Johnnie Moore, a media specialist who works with ministries and pastors. Such an honor to pray within the Oval Office for @POTUS & @VP . pic.twitter.com/JrDOSJyFeN -- Johnnie Moore n (@JohnnieM) July 12, 2017 "Evangelicals, especially those who
Trump's VERY Bad Week After Comey testimony, president ends White House Pride support for LGBT to placate GOP base. By Victoria A. Brownworth Published: 2017.06.09 06:55 PM June 8 was one of the worst days in Donald Trump's 140 day old Presidency. In a much-anticipated Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, former FBI Director James Comey labeled Trump a liar who had defamed him and the FBI. Comey's testimony followed a series of bad days for Trump which began with three days of the president at
Long before President Trump took over, the White House was facing difficult questions about its role in accepting refugees into the United States. Now, as the president hopes to "strengthen our vetting of those seeking entry to the United States" with his new travel order, a disturbing announcement comes from the FBI regarding refugees that have already been admitted to America. As Fox News reports , one-third of the FBI's current domestic terrorism cases involving ISIS are centered on refugees
As many of you know we spend a great deal of time researching various aspects of modern economics. There are very few people who have a firm grasp on the new economy, and even fewer still who can translate the recent economic structure into current economic predictions. Professor Mark Blyth is one of the very select few people who grasp the full concept of two economies, Wall Street (fiscal economy) and Main Street (working class, traditional). A few weeks ago Blyth appeared on Tucker Carlson to
Yesterday I mentioned the significant differences in unemployment rate according to levels of educational attainment. Turns out that Calculated Risk made a good graph about this: Obviously that number for college graduates is a sign of an overall poor labor market. But you'd have to say that mass unemployment is really not a crisis-level issue among those with bachelor's degrees. Among people with no college education, and especially among high school dropouts, it's an entirely different story.
Quick Facts Population: 0.2 million GDP (PPP): $1.1 billion 1.7% growth 1.6% 5-year compound annual growth $5,553 per capita Unemployment: 7.2% Inflation (CPI): 0.1% FDI Inflow: $2.3 million Embed This Data Samoa's economic freedom score is 61.5, making its economy the 90th freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has increased by 3.1 points, with improvements in judicial effectiveness and fiscal health far outpacing modest declines in scores for the tax burden and trade freedom indicators. S
The December 2013 Employment Situation Report included the BLS' annual revision of the estimated number of employed Americans by age group, which affected the monthly data going back to January 2009. Our chart below After the revision, it's clear that both young adults (Age 20-24) and adults (Age 25+) were the biggest winners in the U.S. job market in 2013. Here, the number of employed young adults rose by 439,000 from 13,436,000 in January 2013 to 13,875,000 in December 2013, while the number o
A research note released by JP Morgan this week ( PDF ) estimates that economic growth will be 0.6 percentage points slower in 2013 than it would be if the payroll tax cuts were extended. That's a big deal. In fact, they anticipate it being by far the largest drag on growth associated with the fiscal cliff. Recall that the payroll tax hike is a double-whammy. On the demand side, it means that every American who works for a living will have a bit less money in our pockets and thus less to spend o
In this chart from authors Michael Norton and Dan Ariely you can see what wealth distribution in America is and what people believe it should be. According to their research, Americans believe wealth distribution should be along the lines of a social democracy like Sweden. The top line in the chart is the actual U.S.wealth distribution, the second is what Americans think the wealth distribution is and the bottom is what Americans think it should be (h/t baselinescenario ): It's always interestin
Illinois' economic turnaround depends on entrepreneurship As the graphic shows, the rate of entrepreneurship in Illinois has been below the national average every year since 1996 except for 2001. The Kauffman Foundation entrepreneurship index measures the percentage of adults ages 20 to 64 that start a new business each month and work 15 or more hours per week. It's measured across all 50... As the graphic shows, the rate of entrepreneurship in Illinois has been below the national average every
Do you know where your state is in terms of economic freedom in the upcoming year? The Economic Freedom of North America index is an offshoot of the Fraser Institute's Economic Freedom of the World index. Dean Stansel, research associate professor at Southern Methodist University, contributed to the index. "The Economic Freedom of North America index is composed of ten separate variables on government spending, taxes and labor market restrictions," he explains. "At the top we've got New Hampshir
Quick Facts Population: 0.4 million GDP (PPP): $9.0 billion 0.5% growth 0.2% 5-year compound annual growth $24,555 per capita Unemployment: 15.3% Inflation (CPI): 0.4% FDI Inflow: $521.9 million Embed This Data The Bahamas' economic freedom score is 63.3, making its economy the 74th freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has increased by 2.2 points, led by dramatic improvements in scores for fiscal health, government integrity, and judicial effectiveness. The Bahamas is ranked 15th among 32
The fact is that most classical and Austrian school economists also don't agree (including many Nobel laureates), because they understand that U.S. government spending is well above the optimum for economic growth and job creation, which means that less government spending will create more jobs, not fewer. It is true that sequestration and a reduced growth rate of government spending can cost a few jobs in the government sector, but this will be more than made up by the additional job growth in
Yesterday I mentioned the significant differences in unemployment rate according to levels of educational attainment. Turns out that Calculated Risk made a good graph about this: Obviously that number for college graduates is a sign of an overall poor labor market. But you'd have to say that mass unemployment is really not a crisis-level issue among those with bachelor's degrees. Among people with no college education, and especially among high school dropouts, it's an entirely different story.
Quick Facts Population: 0.2 million GDP (PPP): $1.1 billion 1.7% growth 1.6% 5-year compound annual growth $5,553 per capita Unemployment: 7.2% Inflation (CPI): 0.1% FDI Inflow: $2.3 million Embed This Data Samoa's economic freedom score is 61.5, making its economy the 90th freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has increased by 3.1 points, with improvements in judicial effectiveness and fiscal health far outpacing modest declines in scores for the tax burden and trade freedom indicators. S
The December 2013 Employment Situation Report included the BLS' annual revision of the estimated number of employed Americans by age group, which affected the monthly data going back to January 2009. Our chart below After the revision, it's clear that both young adults (Age 20-24) and adults (Age 25+) were the biggest winners in the U.S. job market in 2013. Here, the number of employed young adults rose by 439,000 from 13,436,000 in January 2013 to 13,875,000 in December 2013, while the number o
A research note released by JP Morgan this week ( PDF ) estimates that economic growth will be 0.6 percentage points slower in 2013 than it would be if the payroll tax cuts were extended. That's a big deal. In fact, they anticipate it being by far the largest drag on growth associated with the fiscal cliff. Recall that the payroll tax hike is a double-whammy. On the demand side, it means that every American who works for a living will have a bit less money in our pockets and thus less to spend o
In this chart from authors Michael Norton and Dan Ariely you can see what wealth distribution in America is and what people believe it should be. According to their research, Americans believe wealth distribution should be along the lines of a social democracy like Sweden. The top line in the chart is the actual U.S.wealth distribution, the second is what Americans think the wealth distribution is and the bottom is what Americans think it should be (h/t baselinescenario ): It's always interestin
Illinois' economic turnaround depends on entrepreneurship As the graphic shows, the rate of entrepreneurship in Illinois has been below the national average every year since 1996 except for 2001. The Kauffman Foundation entrepreneurship index measures the percentage of adults ages 20 to 64 that start a new business each month and work 15 or more hours per week. It's measured across all 50... As the graphic shows, the rate of entrepreneurship in Illinois has been below the national average every
Do you know where your state is in terms of economic freedom in the upcoming year? The Economic Freedom of North America index is an offshoot of the Fraser Institute's Economic Freedom of the World index. Dean Stansel, research associate professor at Southern Methodist University, contributed to the index. "The Economic Freedom of North America index is composed of ten separate variables on government spending, taxes and labor market restrictions," he explains. "At the top we've got New Hampshir
Quick Facts Population: 0.4 million GDP (PPP): $9.0 billion 0.5% growth 0.2% 5-year compound annual growth $24,555 per capita Unemployment: 15.3% Inflation (CPI): 0.4% FDI Inflow: $521.9 million Embed This Data The Bahamas' economic freedom score is 63.3, making its economy the 74th freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has increased by 2.2 points, led by dramatic improvements in scores for fiscal health, government integrity, and judicial effectiveness. The Bahamas is ranked 15th among 32
The fact is that most classical and Austrian school economists also don't agree (including many Nobel laureates), because they understand that U.S. government spending is well above the optimum for economic growth and job creation, which means that less government spending will create more jobs, not fewer. It is true that sequestration and a reduced growth rate of government spending can cost a few jobs in the government sector, but this will be more than made up by the additional job growth in
Mark J. Perry is concurrently a scholar at AEI and a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan's Flint campus. He is best known as the creator and editor of the popular economics blog Carpe Diem. At AEI, Perry writes about economic and financial issues for American.com and the AEIdeas blog. ORLANDO, Fla. - May 27, 2009 - Florida's existing home sales rose in April - the eighth consecutive month that sales activity increased in the year-to-year comparison, according to the
Mark J. Perry is concurrently a scholar at AEI and a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan's Flint campus. He is best known as the creator and editor of the popular economics blog Carpe Diem. At AEI, Perry writes about economic and financial issues for American.com and the AEIdeas blog. How does the concentration of dollars stores correlate with various socio-economic factors? Here are some interesting results from a study featured in The Atlantic: 1. The correlatio
Mark J. Perry is concurrently a scholar at AEI and a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan's Flint campus. He is best known as the creator and editor of the popular economics blog Carpe Diem. At AEI, Perry writes about economic and financial issues for American.com and the AEIdeas blog. "And if you drive a typical car more than a mile out of your way for each penny you save on the per-gallon price, it doesn't matter how worthless your time is to you - the gas to get th
Thanks to a pretty nifty map recently created by Movoto , we're able to see which foreign nation each state in the U.S. matches up with when it comes to the number of gun owners in each one. The results concluded that some of America's most populated and powerful states matched up with the world's superpowers, when it comes to gun ideology: California 's total of 33.08 million guns is closest to China's 40 million Texas ' total of 22.33 million guns is closest to Germany's 25 million New York 's
We've known for a while that "permafrost" was a misnomer (see " Thawing permafrost feedback will turn Arctic from carbon sink to source in the 2020s " and links below). The defrosting permamelt will likely add 0.4degF -- 1.5degF to total global warming by 2100. A new study, "Surface exposure to sunlight stimulates CO2 release from permafrost soil carbon in the Arctic" suggests the process may happen even faster than we thought. As permafrost ice melts, the soil collapses and either creates an er
Mark J. Perry is concurrently a scholar at AEI and a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan's Flint campus. He is best known as the creator and editor of the popular economics blog Carpe Diem. At AEI, Perry writes about economic and financial issues for American.com and the AEIdeas blog. Here's the abstract of the July 2011 article " Capturing Value in Global Networks: Apple's iPad and iPhone ," by Kenneth Kraemer (UC-Irvine), Greg Linden (UC-Berkeley), and Jason Dedric
Mark J. Perry is concurrently a scholar at AEI and a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan's Flint campus. He is best known as the creator and editor of the popular economics blog Carpe Diem. At AEI, Perry writes about economic and financial issues for American.com and the AEIdeas blog. As the chart above from today's WSJ shows, the 2003 cut in the capital gains tax produced a doubling of tax receipts to $97 billion in 2005 from $47 billion in 2002. That's twice what C
Mark J. Perry is concurrently a scholar at AEI and a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan's Flint campus. He is best known as the creator and editor of the popular economics blog Carpe Diem. At AEI, Perry writes about economic and financial issues for American.com and the AEIdeas blog. The New York Federal Reserve updated its " Probability of U.S. Recession Predicted by Treasury Spread " last week with treasury yield data through November 2011, and the Fed's recession
Mark J. Perry is concurrently a scholar at AEI and a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan's Flint campus. He is best known as the creator and editor of the popular economics blog Carpe Diem. At AEI, Perry writes about economic and financial issues for American.com and the AEIdeas blog. From The Economist: More than 60% of the world's 6.5 billion people now live in countries where abortion is generally allowed, and a quarter where it is banned, according to the Center
One energy solution for Africa and Asia is distributed, personal solar power. Lack of energy for people in the developing world is a major global issue. With the cost of power on the rise, and the need to tackle climate change, how can we ensure energy supply for all? We're all familiar with media images of women and children walking miles a day to collect water for their families. We're less likely to think about people walking equally far and waiting for hours to charge mobile phones. Yet this
Mark J. Perry is concurrently a scholar at AEI and a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan's Flint campus. He is best known as the creator and editor of the popular economics blog Carpe Diem. At AEI, Perry writes about economic and financial issues for American.com and the AEIdeas blog. How does the concentration of dollars stores correlate with various socio-economic factors? Here are some interesting results from a study featured in The Atlantic: 1. The correlatio
Mark J. Perry is concurrently a scholar at AEI and a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan's Flint campus. He is best known as the creator and editor of the popular economics blog Carpe Diem. At AEI, Perry writes about economic and financial issues for American.com and the AEIdeas blog. "And if you drive a typical car more than a mile out of your way for each penny you save on the per-gallon price, it doesn't matter how worthless your time is to you - the gas to get th
Thanks to a pretty nifty map recently created by Movoto , we're able to see which foreign nation each state in the U.S. matches up with when it comes to the number of gun owners in each one. The results concluded that some of America's most populated and powerful states matched up with the world's superpowers, when it comes to gun ideology: California 's total of 33.08 million guns is closest to China's 40 million Texas ' total of 22.33 million guns is closest to Germany's 25 million New York 's
We've known for a while that "permafrost" was a misnomer (see " Thawing permafrost feedback will turn Arctic from carbon sink to source in the 2020s " and links below). The defrosting permamelt will likely add 0.4degF -- 1.5degF to total global warming by 2100. A new study, "Surface exposure to sunlight stimulates CO2 release from permafrost soil carbon in the Arctic" suggests the process may happen even faster than we thought. As permafrost ice melts, the soil collapses and either creates an er
Mark J. Perry is concurrently a scholar at AEI and a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan's Flint campus. He is best known as the creator and editor of the popular economics blog Carpe Diem. At AEI, Perry writes about economic and financial issues for American.com and the AEIdeas blog. Here's the abstract of the July 2011 article " Capturing Value in Global Networks: Apple's iPad and iPhone ," by Kenneth Kraemer (UC-Irvine), Greg Linden (UC-Berkeley), and Jason Dedric
Mark J. Perry is concurrently a scholar at AEI and a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan's Flint campus. He is best known as the creator and editor of the popular economics blog Carpe Diem. At AEI, Perry writes about economic and financial issues for American.com and the AEIdeas blog. As the chart above from today's WSJ shows, the 2003 cut in the capital gains tax produced a doubling of tax receipts to $97 billion in 2005 from $47 billion in 2002. That's twice what C
Mark J. Perry is concurrently a scholar at AEI and a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan's Flint campus. He is best known as the creator and editor of the popular economics blog Carpe Diem. At AEI, Perry writes about economic and financial issues for American.com and the AEIdeas blog. The New York Federal Reserve updated its " Probability of U.S. Recession Predicted by Treasury Spread " last week with treasury yield data through November 2011, and the Fed's recession
Mark J. Perry is concurrently a scholar at AEI and a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan's Flint campus. He is best known as the creator and editor of the popular economics blog Carpe Diem. At AEI, Perry writes about economic and financial issues for American.com and the AEIdeas blog. From The Economist: More than 60% of the world's 6.5 billion people now live in countries where abortion is generally allowed, and a quarter where it is banned, according to the Center
One energy solution for Africa and Asia is distributed, personal solar power. Lack of energy for people in the developing world is a major global issue. With the cost of power on the rise, and the need to tackle climate change, how can we ensure energy supply for all? We're all familiar with media images of women and children walking miles a day to collect water for their families. We're less likely to think about people walking equally far and waiting for hours to charge mobile phones. Yet this
Launched by the Domestic Workers Alliance , this really sweet Tumblr is filled with photos of immigrant mothers with notes of appreciation written by their children. Meet the mom pictured above: My mother immigrated from Burma as a seamstress and spent her life sewing and making things from curtains to sofas. She worked 3 jobs all her life and never stopped working from early morning to late into the night. I remember her always sewing downstairs late into the night and never taking vacation or
Wanda Sykes and Wife Welcome Twins Published: 2009.05.18 05:55 PM It's been a big couple of weeks for out comic Wanda Sykes. First, she absolutely killed at the White House Annual Correspondents Dinner , and now she's revealed to People that she's become the proud parent of twins. Sykes' wife, Alex, gave birth to the fraternal twins, a girl named Olivia Lou (6 pounds, 7 ounces) and a boy, Lucas Claude (7 pounds, 9 ounces) on April, 27. People reports that, according to Sykes' rep, "All are happy
Dr. Noelle Hunter's five-year-old daughter, Muna, was illegally taken to the Republic of Mali, West Africa, in December 2011. She continues to fight to get her back. A distraught mother whose daughter was reportedly abducted has launched a campaign on the White House petition website in a last-ditch attempt to encourage the federal government to take action. Dr. Noelle Hunter, from Morehead, Kentucky, is asking President Barack Obama to direct Secretary of State John Kerry to employ diplomatic m
A racist Texas woman accused of vandalizing an interracial couple's car was finally charged after several weeks of inaction by the local authorities. Melissa Shelton, of Texas, indicted on felony criminal mischief charge after being accused of smashing interracial couple's car windows. The couple's attorney says she used racial slurs and has called it a hate crime https://t.co/fo5NhHbgCH pic.twitter.com/CmCixzMGnA -- Heavy.com (@HeavySan) February 2, 2018 A white Texas woman faces charges of fel
Feeling alienated and hopeless, Leelah Alcorn, a transgender high school student from King Mills, Ohio, killed herself on Dec. 28. As the story of her death has become national news, it's brought up painful memories of past discrimination and rejection for other transgender people across the country. In particular, Alcorn's own account of her struggle to transition in a religious home, which she documented extensively online, echoed the experiences of those who grew up in and came out to familie
In 2006, in Bundelkhand in the Banda District of Uttar Pradesh in Northern India, Sampat Pal Devi, a mother with five children, started the Gulabi Gang to speak out against domestic violence and child marriage. Formerly a government health worker as well as a child bride herself, she saw a man beating his wife and intervened only to be beaten herself. She proceeded to return the next day with five women carrying bamboo lathi sticks and taught him an ancient lesson in humility. Word spread and be
McALLEN, Texas -- Fourth of July celebrations here are every young child's dream. There's candy and hot dogs, bouncy houses and obstacle courses. Every kid under age eight (and some older) waits in line to get temporary tattoos stamped on the back of their hands. They sit patiently, holding their breath as volunteers paint glittered American flags and bursting fireworks on their cheeks. The city boasts about drawing roughly 25,000 people to McAllen's Independence Day celebrations each year with
This happened at my mom and dads home in florida. The police responded to an accidental input of the alarm system. It was corrected seconds later by my aunt, but it was too late. She thought my parents were already home. She was visiting my mom and dad. This is body cam footage after they responded 45 minutes later. To just "check on things". Both dogs have never bitten anyone. They were just coming up to say hey. The three dogs are on electric collars that runs the property line. The beware of
Generic image Thinkstock "I am a white woman who works with a racially diverse group of teens in an after-school program. I hear a lot of jokey, self-directed racism: a Latino teen with a new haircut jokes that he now looks like 'Justin Beaner'; two girls from Peru make negative comments about who has darker skin after they spend the afternoon at the pool; black teens tease one another about liking fried chicken. "I don't think these comments are entirely harmless, but most of the time I just ro
The Indian Child who was Buried Alive By Hugo Marques BRAZIL, February 26, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Amale is four years old. Like many other children, he went to school for the first time on Thursday, February 12th, in Brasilia. A Kamiura Indian from Mato Grosso, Amale attracted attention from the rest of the children because he was the only child who was without a uniform and a backpack. But Amale stands out from the rest for a much more troubling reason. The little Indian is actually a
Wanda Sykes and Wife Welcome Twins Published: 2009.05.18 05:55 PM It's been a big couple of weeks for out comic Wanda Sykes. First, she absolutely killed at the White House Annual Correspondents Dinner , and now she's revealed to People that she's become the proud parent of twins. Sykes' wife, Alex, gave birth to the fraternal twins, a girl named Olivia Lou (6 pounds, 7 ounces) and a boy, Lucas Claude (7 pounds, 9 ounces) on April, 27. People reports that, according to Sykes' rep, "All are happy
Dr. Noelle Hunter's five-year-old daughter, Muna, was illegally taken to the Republic of Mali, West Africa, in December 2011. She continues to fight to get her back. A distraught mother whose daughter was reportedly abducted has launched a campaign on the White House petition website in a last-ditch attempt to encourage the federal government to take action. Dr. Noelle Hunter, from Morehead, Kentucky, is asking President Barack Obama to direct Secretary of State John Kerry to employ diplomatic m
A racist Texas woman accused of vandalizing an interracial couple's car was finally charged after several weeks of inaction by the local authorities. Melissa Shelton, of Texas, indicted on felony criminal mischief charge after being accused of smashing interracial couple's car windows. The couple's attorney says she used racial slurs and has called it a hate crime https://t.co/fo5NhHbgCH pic.twitter.com/CmCixzMGnA -- Heavy.com (@HeavySan) February 2, 2018 A white Texas woman faces charges of fel
Feeling alienated and hopeless, Leelah Alcorn, a transgender high school student from King Mills, Ohio, killed herself on Dec. 28. As the story of her death has become national news, it's brought up painful memories of past discrimination and rejection for other transgender people across the country. In particular, Alcorn's own account of her struggle to transition in a religious home, which she documented extensively online, echoed the experiences of those who grew up in and came out to familie
In 2006, in Bundelkhand in the Banda District of Uttar Pradesh in Northern India, Sampat Pal Devi, a mother with five children, started the Gulabi Gang to speak out against domestic violence and child marriage. Formerly a government health worker as well as a child bride herself, she saw a man beating his wife and intervened only to be beaten herself. She proceeded to return the next day with five women carrying bamboo lathi sticks and taught him an ancient lesson in humility. Word spread and be
McALLEN, Texas -- Fourth of July celebrations here are every young child's dream. There's candy and hot dogs, bouncy houses and obstacle courses. Every kid under age eight (and some older) waits in line to get temporary tattoos stamped on the back of their hands. They sit patiently, holding their breath as volunteers paint glittered American flags and bursting fireworks on their cheeks. The city boasts about drawing roughly 25,000 people to McAllen's Independence Day celebrations each year with
This happened at my mom and dads home in florida. The police responded to an accidental input of the alarm system. It was corrected seconds later by my aunt, but it was too late. She thought my parents were already home. She was visiting my mom and dad. This is body cam footage after they responded 45 minutes later. To just "check on things". Both dogs have never bitten anyone. They were just coming up to say hey. The three dogs are on electric collars that runs the property line. The beware of
Generic image Thinkstock "I am a white woman who works with a racially diverse group of teens in an after-school program. I hear a lot of jokey, self-directed racism: a Latino teen with a new haircut jokes that he now looks like 'Justin Beaner'; two girls from Peru make negative comments about who has darker skin after they spend the afternoon at the pool; black teens tease one another about liking fried chicken. "I don't think these comments are entirely harmless, but most of the time I just ro
The Indian Child who was Buried Alive By Hugo Marques BRAZIL, February 26, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Amale is four years old. Like many other children, he went to school for the first time on Thursday, February 12th, in Brasilia. A Kamiura Indian from Mato Grosso, Amale attracted attention from the rest of the children because he was the only child who was without a uniform and a backpack. But Amale stands out from the rest for a much more troubling reason. The little Indian is actually a
McALLEN, Texas -- Fourth of July celebrations here are every young child's dream. There's candy and hot dogs, bouncy houses and obstacle courses. Every kid under age eight (and some older) waits in line to get temporary tattoos stamped on the back of their hands. They sit patiently, holding their breath as volunteers paint glittered American flags and bursting fireworks on their cheeks. The city boasts about drawing roughly 25,000 people to McAllen's Independence Day celebrations each year with
"I don't have a bumper sticker that says I LOVE MY CHIHUAHUA," confesses artist Jack Pierson. Nevertheless, Pierson and Borgese are smitten with the little dog. Angel "was a total impulse," admits Pierson. Initially, he had gone to the Humane Society of New York to adopt a cat but was rejected when he said he needed a mouser. Angel joined three birds, all Sun Conures and all nameless, at Pierson's loft on Canal Street. "I saw the birds in a flea market the day my brother died," the artist explai
This is important because many home owners are finding it more difficult to obtain homeowners insurance that accept their breed of dog. People are forced to make a decision to have a roof over their head or give up their beloved pets! As a result, many dogs are given up to shelters and end up being euthanized. Not only does Ameriprise black list many breeds of dogs, but multiple dogs and farm animals as well. This is grossly unfair. There are other insurance companies that do not discriminate a
What you feed your children is certainly your own business. But your choices, if you want to try to feed them healthier foods or encourage them to make healthier options as they grow, is still pretty limited when it comes to eating out. [lz_ndn video=31883193] Despite the voluntary Kids LiveWell pledge that many national restaurant chains took five years ago to provide families with more healthy children's menu choices when dining out -- few have actually improved their menu options, according t
Must Love via Flicker CC Three-legged dogs and one-eyed cats might want to hobble to the next county. There are few animal shelters with no-kill policies in Miami-Dade, and one of them closed last month. The Human Society has since taken over the family-run Pet Rescue in Miami Gardens. But there's more to the story, says Robbie Coy, founder of Sabbath Memorial Dog Rescue. The Humane Society protects "adoptable pets." Problem is, many animals at Pet Rescue are old, antisocial, or disabled. Says C
Introducing Pet Diaries : Life lessons we learned from our pets. This five-part series explores the ways pets have a positive impact on our lives. It's brought to you in partnership with Purina ONE(r) beyOnd(r). Check out more stories at GOOD Pets. When Kevin and I broke up nine years ago, we sold the Eames couch we bought together from a vintage shop in San Francisco. We couldn't agree on who would get custody, so selling it and splitting the $1400 seemed like the best way to keep things fair
Anyone who's ever loved a dog wonders at some point whether that cherished relationship is just an illusion. Does my dog love me back, or does it just love dog food? Am I projecting my own feelings onto a beast that acts only on instinct? When my dog dies, am I crying for the dog or for myself? In a sense, pets protect us from our own feelings, becoming repositories for the sort of tenderness that, if directed at another person, could unleash serious and possibly unpleasant consequences. White G
A shelter is sorting rescued dogs by Hogwarts houses so that people can focus on the dogs personalities instead of their breeds. It seems to be working. Staff at the Pet Alliance Orlando in Florida settled on the "Harry Potter" inspired initiative because, like in the books, they felt the characteristics of their dogs could be matched to either the Gryffindors, Slytherins, Hufflepuffs or Ravenclaws, The Dodo reported . One of the "Hufflefluffs" from our #Orlando shelter let Sadie borrow their sc
A Wisconsin man has lost both of his legs due to an infection that he caught from a dog. Greg Manteufel was reportedly licked by his own pet. As a result, a bacterial infection called capnocytophaga raged through his body and wreaked havoc. Initially, Manteufel thought that he had the flu. He went to the emergency room, and was so covered in bruises that it looked as if he had been beaten. Blood tests soon revealed the cause of his symptoms. His body's response to the bacteria "caused Greg's blo
The mom of three ultimately adopted Boomer the English Springer Spaniel after rescuing him on a recent hike. (Tia Vargas) A woman in Idaho has given a dog named Boomer the happily ever after he deserves, by adopting him into her family after rescuing and carrying the lost and injured 55-pound pup down a 11,106-foot mountain. Last month, Tia Vargas of Idaho Falls was hiking down from the peak of Table Rock Trail near Grand Teton National Park en route to meet her father, Ted Kasper, when she stu
"I don't have a bumper sticker that says I LOVE MY CHIHUAHUA," confesses artist Jack Pierson. Nevertheless, Pierson and Borgese are smitten with the little dog. Angel "was a total impulse," admits Pierson. Initially, he had gone to the Humane Society of New York to adopt a cat but was rejected when he said he needed a mouser. Angel joined three birds, all Sun Conures and all nameless, at Pierson's loft on Canal Street. "I saw the birds in a flea market the day my brother died," the artist explai
This is important because many home owners are finding it more difficult to obtain homeowners insurance that accept their breed of dog. People are forced to make a decision to have a roof over their head or give up their beloved pets! As a result, many dogs are given up to shelters and end up being euthanized. Not only does Ameriprise black list many breeds of dogs, but multiple dogs and farm animals as well. This is grossly unfair. There are other insurance companies that do not discriminate a
What you feed your children is certainly your own business. But your choices, if you want to try to feed them healthier foods or encourage them to make healthier options as they grow, is still pretty limited when it comes to eating out. [lz_ndn video=31883193] Despite the voluntary Kids LiveWell pledge that many national restaurant chains took five years ago to provide families with more healthy children's menu choices when dining out -- few have actually improved their menu options, according t
Must Love via Flicker CC Three-legged dogs and one-eyed cats might want to hobble to the next county. There are few animal shelters with no-kill policies in Miami-Dade, and one of them closed last month. The Human Society has since taken over the family-run Pet Rescue in Miami Gardens. But there's more to the story, says Robbie Coy, founder of Sabbath Memorial Dog Rescue. The Humane Society protects "adoptable pets." Problem is, many animals at Pet Rescue are old, antisocial, or disabled. Says C
Introducing Pet Diaries : Life lessons we learned from our pets. This five-part series explores the ways pets have a positive impact on our lives. It's brought to you in partnership with Purina ONE(r) beyOnd(r). Check out more stories at GOOD Pets. When Kevin and I broke up nine years ago, we sold the Eames couch we bought together from a vintage shop in San Francisco. We couldn't agree on who would get custody, so selling it and splitting the $1400 seemed like the best way to keep things fair
Anyone who's ever loved a dog wonders at some point whether that cherished relationship is just an illusion. Does my dog love me back, or does it just love dog food? Am I projecting my own feelings onto a beast that acts only on instinct? When my dog dies, am I crying for the dog or for myself? In a sense, pets protect us from our own feelings, becoming repositories for the sort of tenderness that, if directed at another person, could unleash serious and possibly unpleasant consequences. White G
A shelter is sorting rescued dogs by Hogwarts houses so that people can focus on the dogs personalities instead of their breeds. It seems to be working. Staff at the Pet Alliance Orlando in Florida settled on the "Harry Potter" inspired initiative because, like in the books, they felt the characteristics of their dogs could be matched to either the Gryffindors, Slytherins, Hufflepuffs or Ravenclaws, The Dodo reported . One of the "Hufflefluffs" from our #Orlando shelter let Sadie borrow their sc
A Wisconsin man has lost both of his legs due to an infection that he caught from a dog. Greg Manteufel was reportedly licked by his own pet. As a result, a bacterial infection called capnocytophaga raged through his body and wreaked havoc. Initially, Manteufel thought that he had the flu. He went to the emergency room, and was so covered in bruises that it looked as if he had been beaten. Blood tests soon revealed the cause of his symptoms. His body's response to the bacteria "caused Greg's blo
The mom of three ultimately adopted Boomer the English Springer Spaniel after rescuing him on a recent hike. (Tia Vargas) A woman in Idaho has given a dog named Boomer the happily ever after he deserves, by adopting him into her family after rescuing and carrying the lost and injured 55-pound pup down a 11,106-foot mountain. Last month, Tia Vargas of Idaho Falls was hiking down from the peak of Table Rock Trail near Grand Teton National Park en route to meet her father, Ted Kasper, when she stu
Veere Di Wedding's token queer representation: When will Bollywood rise above the floral shirt stereotype? I usually like spending my Sundays lazing around like a cat. It is an occupational hazard of being a millennial. This past weekend however, I decided to give my weekly catnap a reprieve, and trudged halfway across the city to watch a matinee show of India's latest chick flick (which is not a chick flick ), Veere Di Wedding . Armed with a tub full of caramel popcorn and a soda that had more
So, one of DC's newest reboots in The New 52 series is Birds of Prey , which features an all-female cast, and one possible queermo lady. Ev, codename Starling, is the one with biker jacket, tattoos and Betty Page haircut: No -- damn you, lesbian ambiguity I see alternative lifestyle haircuts. I see the shortest fingernails ever. I see gentle hand-holding. I see ladies not wanting to see each other but really needing to see each other. I basically see some dykes here. And while we know that DC ha
Demi Lovato is celebrating 6 years sober. The pop star stated on Twitter, 'Just officially turned 6 years sober. So grateful for another year of joy, health and happiness. It IS possible." Demi spent her teen years battling substance abuse, addiction and an eating disorder. She says there was a point where she couldn't go an hour without using cocaine. In 2010, she checked into rehab at 18 after punching one of her dancers, and was diagnosed as bipolar. She stated, "It just made sense. When I wa
Wanda Sykes and Wife Welcome Twins Published: 2009.05.18 05:55 PM It's been a big couple of weeks for out comic Wanda Sykes. First, she absolutely killed at the White House Annual Correspondents Dinner , and now she's revealed to People that she's become the proud parent of twins. Sykes' wife, Alex, gave birth to the fraternal twins, a girl named Olivia Lou (6 pounds, 7 ounces) and a boy, Lucas Claude (7 pounds, 9 ounces) on April, 27. People reports that, according to Sykes' rep, "All are happy
Ally Hilfiger is not a rich girl, she just played one on TV . Photo: WireImage Tommy Hilfiger's daughter Ally isn't just a Rich Girl. Honest! "It's a label I've been trying to run away from my entire life. It isn't who I am!" the former star of MTV 's Rich Girls told Page Six Magazine this weekend, in an excruciating cover story that exists for reasons totally unclear, since 22-year-old Ally isn't really up to much of anything these days, and in fact may never do anything again. "You know what's
Philadelphian songwriter Kurt Vile has crafted such a definitive identity for himself that it's easy to forget he used to be a part of The War On Drugs . Over the course of his past six studio albums (the last four of which came courtesy of Matador Records), Vile continued to grow out his hair, as well as his slacker-rock style. On b'lieve i'm goin down... , Vile set out to return to his earlier, bedroom (or at least living room couch-ridden) sad songs. He's turned down the reverb a little from
Anna Wintour, Peter Marino, and Kim France. (Photo: Roger Deckker) Anna Wintour Editor-in-chief, Vogue Vogue, c'est moi. No fashion figure has ever played her power as strongly and cannily as the feared, respected, sharply intelligent Wintour. She can make a fledgling's career in a single phone call (designers from John Galliano to Zac Posen owe her a debt of gratitude), anoint the next society muse (Lauren duPont, Jessica Joffe), and raise millions for her favorite causes ($26 million for the
Mary Jane (Gabrielle Union) gets to play the super-cool auntie with D'Asia (Navia Ziraili Robinson) on Being Mary Jane. BET Pauletta "Mary Jane" Patterson is finally double-Dutching out of family drama that doesn't involve her. Being Superwoman all these years has only made her come off as the "ferocious bitch" raining on everybody's parade. M.J. steps in as the super-cool auntie by having D'Asia over for a sleepover. This includes reading I Am Malala . And because kids aren't stupid, D'Asia wan
Rob Fusari, the award winning songwriter behind No. 1 hits with several artists including Destiny's Child, Lady Gaga and Whitney Houston, is joining RuPaul's Drag Race's Battle of the Seasons 2015 Condragulations Tour as the show's opening act. The show is hosted by Michelle Visage and features several notable drag queens including recent winner Bianca Del Rio, Sharon Needles, Courtney Act, Raja, Adore Delano, Manila Luzon, Detox, Pandora Boxx and Darienne Lake among several others. Fusari, who
Better Than: Mashed Potatoes If you believe rocker Meat Loaf's songs and his stage antics, the guy is a stud muffin. For more than 30 years, he's surrounded himself with beautiful women, sings songs about "the ladies" not being able to get enough of him (and there's a lot of him), and, rumor has it, that during sex Marvin Michael Lee Aday, grunts the name of his stage alter ego, Meat Loaf, repeatedly. For all the overweight, and now AARP carrying, former biker bad boys and other big and tallster
So, one of DC's newest reboots in The New 52 series is Birds of Prey , which features an all-female cast, and one possible queermo lady. Ev, codename Starling, is the one with biker jacket, tattoos and Betty Page haircut: No -- damn you, lesbian ambiguity I see alternative lifestyle haircuts. I see the shortest fingernails ever. I see gentle hand-holding. I see ladies not wanting to see each other but really needing to see each other. I basically see some dykes here. And while we know that DC ha
Demi Lovato is celebrating 6 years sober. The pop star stated on Twitter, 'Just officially turned 6 years sober. So grateful for another year of joy, health and happiness. It IS possible." Demi spent her teen years battling substance abuse, addiction and an eating disorder. She says there was a point where she couldn't go an hour without using cocaine. In 2010, she checked into rehab at 18 after punching one of her dancers, and was diagnosed as bipolar. She stated, "It just made sense. When I wa
Wanda Sykes and Wife Welcome Twins Published: 2009.05.18 05:55 PM It's been a big couple of weeks for out comic Wanda Sykes. First, she absolutely killed at the White House Annual Correspondents Dinner , and now she's revealed to People that she's become the proud parent of twins. Sykes' wife, Alex, gave birth to the fraternal twins, a girl named Olivia Lou (6 pounds, 7 ounces) and a boy, Lucas Claude (7 pounds, 9 ounces) on April, 27. People reports that, according to Sykes' rep, "All are happy
Ally Hilfiger is not a rich girl, she just played one on TV . Photo: WireImage Tommy Hilfiger's daughter Ally isn't just a Rich Girl. Honest! "It's a label I've been trying to run away from my entire life. It isn't who I am!" the former star of MTV 's Rich Girls told Page Six Magazine this weekend, in an excruciating cover story that exists for reasons totally unclear, since 22-year-old Ally isn't really up to much of anything these days, and in fact may never do anything again. "You know what's
Philadelphian songwriter Kurt Vile has crafted such a definitive identity for himself that it's easy to forget he used to be a part of The War On Drugs . Over the course of his past six studio albums (the last four of which came courtesy of Matador Records), Vile continued to grow out his hair, as well as his slacker-rock style. On b'lieve i'm goin down... , Vile set out to return to his earlier, bedroom (or at least living room couch-ridden) sad songs. He's turned down the reverb a little from
Anna Wintour, Peter Marino, and Kim France. (Photo: Roger Deckker) Anna Wintour Editor-in-chief, Vogue Vogue, c'est moi. No fashion figure has ever played her power as strongly and cannily as the feared, respected, sharply intelligent Wintour. She can make a fledgling's career in a single phone call (designers from John Galliano to Zac Posen owe her a debt of gratitude), anoint the next society muse (Lauren duPont, Jessica Joffe), and raise millions for her favorite causes ($26 million for the
Mary Jane (Gabrielle Union) gets to play the super-cool auntie with D'Asia (Navia Ziraili Robinson) on Being Mary Jane. BET Pauletta "Mary Jane" Patterson is finally double-Dutching out of family drama that doesn't involve her. Being Superwoman all these years has only made her come off as the "ferocious bitch" raining on everybody's parade. M.J. steps in as the super-cool auntie by having D'Asia over for a sleepover. This includes reading I Am Malala . And because kids aren't stupid, D'Asia wan
Rob Fusari, the award winning songwriter behind No. 1 hits with several artists including Destiny's Child, Lady Gaga and Whitney Houston, is joining RuPaul's Drag Race's Battle of the Seasons 2015 Condragulations Tour as the show's opening act. The show is hosted by Michelle Visage and features several notable drag queens including recent winner Bianca Del Rio, Sharon Needles, Courtney Act, Raja, Adore Delano, Manila Luzon, Detox, Pandora Boxx and Darienne Lake among several others. Fusari, who
Better Than: Mashed Potatoes If you believe rocker Meat Loaf's songs and his stage antics, the guy is a stud muffin. For more than 30 years, he's surrounded himself with beautiful women, sings songs about "the ladies" not being able to get enough of him (and there's a lot of him), and, rumor has it, that during sex Marvin Michael Lee Aday, grunts the name of his stage alter ego, Meat Loaf, repeatedly. For all the overweight, and now AARP carrying, former biker bad boys and other big and tallster
Planet Booty @ Slim's The Oakland-based fun funk band performs at the SoMa club; Ghost & the City opens, with DJ Chris Lujan spinning pre-show R&B. $13-$37.50 (with dinner). Friday, September 12. 9pm. 333 11th St. www.planetbooty.org www.slimspresents.com Try to remember the kind of September with laughs and queens and bears and cocktails. Try to remember, but if you forget, we wrote all these events down for you. This week, I've decided to bump On the Tab up front in an expanded format, beca
As far as what Wu himself has been up to, he's been hanging out and keeping busy in Chicago, far from the band's England home base. "I've just been doing my own thing while the band has been taking a break," he says. "Been doing my own photography, working on videos, and working on my own music as well." But Wu isn't in Chicago because he's looking to get away from Ladytron. "My girlfriend is actually from here. I met her while I was touring in the States. I really enjoy being here. There's a lo
9. Making The Band 4 The fourth season of Diddy's Making The Band focused on the musical acts of Danity Kane, Day26 and Donnie Klang; riggggghhhht. While we must admit the earlier installments of Making The Band were highly addicting in a Honey Boo-Boo kind of way; by the time Band hit the fourth season it was just God awful. You can basically fit the entire plot of these MTB shows into a tweet, yet somehow the series lasted 12 seasons. MTB4 's 38 episodes were the final knife-to-the-zombies-he
In 2010, Berlin-based political journalist Anika was introduced to a group of musicians looking for a lead singer. She didn't realize until much later that the people she was jamming and recording with were Geoff Barrow of Portishead fame and his band BEAK>. The group's roughly recorded tracks would eventually become a lyrically defiant collection of classic-sounding post-punk gems. The self-titled record, consisting mostly of covers, puts a dark twist on 50s and 60s tracks like Skeeter Davis's
Vibes, Love, Revolution Fear Nuttin Band Released 2012 www.fearnuttinband.com Fear Nuttin Band blend Jamaican yardie culture with American hardcore punk in the hybrid genre of "yardcore". The Massachusetts-based group also throw in plenty of pugilistic politics and sharp satire. Front man Prowla and guitarist Christafari Regan spoke to Green Left 's Mat Ward . Tell us the significance of releasing your latest album, Vibes, Love, Revolution , on US election day last year and tell us what you thin
Why were the Clash so well-positioned to take punk rock beyond punk rock? This will strike some ears as heresy, but the first reason is simple: The Clash weren't a punk rock band. Joe Strummer had fronted a group called the 101ers, a pub-rock outfit more in the tradition of Dr. Feelgood or Brinsley Schwartz than the New York Dolls or the Stooges. (Before that, he passed himself off as a folkie, demanding to be known simply as "Woody.") His hokey stage bravado, which so blew away his new chum Mic
Legendary rock and roll band, KISS, has been making headlines recently. First came the announcement that the original lineup will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during the upcoming ceremonies on April 10th. Then, disappointed fans discovered that, despite an offer to perform at the gala, KISS had declined. Why? The Hall of Fame refuses to induct current band mates Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer. Now, as if there was not enough drama surrounding the band, out come allegations of pr
If you're reading this, the Rapture didn't end up happening on May 21st. Bummer that we're not seeing Jesus face to face, but at least you can go check out the latest swashbucklin' high seas adventure with Captain Sparrow and his band of ruthless raiders. Which reminds me...what does a pirate think happens at the end of time? Arrrrrrmageddon! Yep, Jack is back and he's in a mad race to find the fabled fountain of youth. And if I looked like the majority of the characters in this film, I'd be sea
All that is missing is the aromatic cocktail of dope and patchouli. The story about a hippie tribe who burn their draft cards except for one "patriot" who joins up is undoubtedly thin but the energetic cast, supported by a great rock band, deliver songs including Aquarius, Good Morning Starshine and Let The Sunshine In with gusto and the dancing is well choreographed. Original writer James Rado has tweaked the lyrics to bring Hair up to date, with glancing references to Trump and North Korea but
Veere Di Wedding's token queer representation: When will Bollywood rise above the floral shirt stereotype? I usually like spending my Sundays lazing around like a cat. It is an occupational hazard of being a millennial. This past weekend however, I decided to give my weekly catnap a reprieve, and trudged halfway across the city to watch a matinee show of India's latest chick flick (which is not a chick flick ), Veere Di Wedding . Armed with a tub full of caramel popcorn and a soda that had more
As far as what Wu himself has been up to, he's been hanging out and keeping busy in Chicago, far from the band's England home base. "I've just been doing my own thing while the band has been taking a break," he says. "Been doing my own photography, working on videos, and working on my own music as well." But Wu isn't in Chicago because he's looking to get away from Ladytron. "My girlfriend is actually from here. I met her while I was touring in the States. I really enjoy being here. There's a lo
9. Making The Band 4 The fourth season of Diddy's Making The Band focused on the musical acts of Danity Kane, Day26 and Donnie Klang; riggggghhhht. While we must admit the earlier installments of Making The Band were highly addicting in a Honey Boo-Boo kind of way; by the time Band hit the fourth season it was just God awful. You can basically fit the entire plot of these MTB shows into a tweet, yet somehow the series lasted 12 seasons. MTB4 's 38 episodes were the final knife-to-the-zombies-he
In 2010, Berlin-based political journalist Anika was introduced to a group of musicians looking for a lead singer. She didn't realize until much later that the people she was jamming and recording with were Geoff Barrow of Portishead fame and his band BEAK>. The group's roughly recorded tracks would eventually become a lyrically defiant collection of classic-sounding post-punk gems. The self-titled record, consisting mostly of covers, puts a dark twist on 50s and 60s tracks like Skeeter Davis's
Vibes, Love, Revolution Fear Nuttin Band Released 2012 www.fearnuttinband.com Fear Nuttin Band blend Jamaican yardie culture with American hardcore punk in the hybrid genre of "yardcore". The Massachusetts-based group also throw in plenty of pugilistic politics and sharp satire. Front man Prowla and guitarist Christafari Regan spoke to Green Left 's Mat Ward . Tell us the significance of releasing your latest album, Vibes, Love, Revolution , on US election day last year and tell us what you thin
Why were the Clash so well-positioned to take punk rock beyond punk rock? This will strike some ears as heresy, but the first reason is simple: The Clash weren't a punk rock band. Joe Strummer had fronted a group called the 101ers, a pub-rock outfit more in the tradition of Dr. Feelgood or Brinsley Schwartz than the New York Dolls or the Stooges. (Before that, he passed himself off as a folkie, demanding to be known simply as "Woody.") His hokey stage bravado, which so blew away his new chum Mic
Legendary rock and roll band, KISS, has been making headlines recently. First came the announcement that the original lineup will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during the upcoming ceremonies on April 10th. Then, disappointed fans discovered that, despite an offer to perform at the gala, KISS had declined. Why? The Hall of Fame refuses to induct current band mates Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer. Now, as if there was not enough drama surrounding the band, out come allegations of pr
If you're reading this, the Rapture didn't end up happening on May 21st. Bummer that we're not seeing Jesus face to face, but at least you can go check out the latest swashbucklin' high seas adventure with Captain Sparrow and his band of ruthless raiders. Which reminds me...what does a pirate think happens at the end of time? Arrrrrrmageddon! Yep, Jack is back and he's in a mad race to find the fabled fountain of youth. And if I looked like the majority of the characters in this film, I'd be sea
All that is missing is the aromatic cocktail of dope and patchouli. The story about a hippie tribe who burn their draft cards except for one "patriot" who joins up is undoubtedly thin but the energetic cast, supported by a great rock band, deliver songs including Aquarius, Good Morning Starshine and Let The Sunshine In with gusto and the dancing is well choreographed. Original writer James Rado has tweaked the lyrics to bring Hair up to date, with glancing references to Trump and North Korea but
Veere Di Wedding's token queer representation: When will Bollywood rise above the floral shirt stereotype? I usually like spending my Sundays lazing around like a cat. It is an occupational hazard of being a millennial. This past weekend however, I decided to give my weekly catnap a reprieve, and trudged halfway across the city to watch a matinee show of India's latest chick flick (which is not a chick flick ), Veere Di Wedding . Armed with a tub full of caramel popcorn and a soda that had more
A leading Irish publisher says Pope Francis' historic visit to the United States may pave the way for the nation to elect a Catholic president -- possibly Vice President Joe Biden -- for the first time since John F. Kennedy in the early 1960s. "It is truly amazing when you see the massive popularity of Catholics like JFK and Francis across all creeds and come to understand just how popular their humanitarian rather than doctrinaire message is," Niall O'Dowd, founder of Irish Central, the largest
Evangelist Franklin Graham criticized President Donald Trump's policy to separate families coming across the border. Graham, who has supported the president in the past, told CBN News that the policy, which removes kids from their parents, is "disgraceful." "It's terrible to see families ripped apart," Graham said. While Graham sides with Trump on other issues, when it comes to this, he explained, "I don't support that one bit." Watch the video below: However, he didn't put all of the blame on T
Vice President Mike Pence appears to have shared a photo of himself from an Indianapolis Colts game in 2014 in a tweet about attending a Colts game this Sunday. "Looking forward to cheering for our @Colts & honoring the great career of #18 Peyton Manning at @LucasOilStadium today. Go Colts!" Pence tweeted with the photo. Looking forward to cheering for our @Colts & honoring the great career of #18 Peyton Manning at @LucasOilStadium today. Go Colts! pic.twitter.com/C3aCYUNpqG -- Vice President Pe
Update Appended Members of President Donald Trump's evangelical advisory council have directly voiced their concerns to the administration about its efforts to deport over 100 Iraqi Christians back to a nation in which they could face persecution for their faith in Christ. While it's been widely reported that about 30 evangelical leaders met with Trump at the White House last week and prayed over him in a moment widely shared through a social media picture , the prayer gathering with Trump and
Former Vice President Joe Biden wrote a new op-ed in The Atlantic, saying that President Trump's "contempt for the U.S. Constitution and willingness to divide this nation knows no bounds" and that Americans are "living through a battle for the soul of this nation" following a violent and deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va. "If it wasn't clear before, it's clear now: We are living through a battle for the soul of this nation," Biden said. "We have fought this battle before-
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, on Tuesday praised President Donald Trump's choice to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Trump tweeted Tuesday morning: Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our new Secretary of State. He will do a fantastic job! Thank you to Rex Tillerson for his service! Gina Haspel will become the new Director of the CIA, and the first woman so chosen. Congratulations to all! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 13, 2018 "Pompeo is
Several Evangelical leaders laid hands and prayed over President Trump in the Oval Office on Monday, the Washington Post reports . Photos of the prayer gathering, which included Vice President Pence and Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, were posted by Johnnie Moore, a media specialist who works with ministries and pastors. Such an honor to pray within the Oval Office for @POTUS & @VP . pic.twitter.com/JrDOSJyFeN -- Johnnie Moore n (@JohnnieM) July 12, 2017 "Evangelicals, especially those who
(Former President Harry Tuman - even out of the White House he was still fighting for Universal Healthcare) Just how dedicated former President Harry Truman was to the cause of Health Care Reform in this country is easily evidenced by listening to address after address, each year from 1945 through to his last days as President, and beyond that - his message was the same; Health Care was imperative to the millions who couldn't afford it and the millions who were denied it. This address, given at
Vice President Biden is a man on a mission. Over the last few weeks, the White House's go-to guy on Latin America has made every effort to persuade Congress to approve a $1 billion aid request for Central America. In separate op-eds in The Hill and The New York Times , Biden has argued that this money could help jump-start the region economically and pave the way for "the next great success story of the Western Hemisphere." But Biden's billion-dollar plan has already encountered resistance in
And what to my wondering eyes should appear, at the General Convention of the Episcopal Church this month, but a heap of painful evidence that the foreign policy of the United States isn't in disarray solely because of Donald Trump. An insubstantial number of Americans seem capable these days -- in contrast with the Cold War era -- of figuring out for long who the good guys are and aren't. It used to be so easy. The commies were bad. Then we beat the commies, and... and... I intrude mention of t
Evangelist Franklin Graham criticized President Donald Trump's policy to separate families coming across the border. Graham, who has supported the president in the past, told CBN News that the policy, which removes kids from their parents, is "disgraceful." "It's terrible to see families ripped apart," Graham said. While Graham sides with Trump on other issues, when it comes to this, he explained, "I don't support that one bit." Watch the video below: However, he didn't put all of the blame on T
Vice President Mike Pence appears to have shared a photo of himself from an Indianapolis Colts game in 2014 in a tweet about attending a Colts game this Sunday. "Looking forward to cheering for our @Colts & honoring the great career of #18 Peyton Manning at @LucasOilStadium today. Go Colts!" Pence tweeted with the photo. Looking forward to cheering for our @Colts & honoring the great career of #18 Peyton Manning at @LucasOilStadium today. Go Colts! pic.twitter.com/C3aCYUNpqG -- Vice President Pe
Update Appended Members of President Donald Trump's evangelical advisory council have directly voiced their concerns to the administration about its efforts to deport over 100 Iraqi Christians back to a nation in which they could face persecution for their faith in Christ. While it's been widely reported that about 30 evangelical leaders met with Trump at the White House last week and prayed over him in a moment widely shared through a social media picture , the prayer gathering with Trump and
Former Vice President Joe Biden wrote a new op-ed in The Atlantic, saying that President Trump's "contempt for the U.S. Constitution and willingness to divide this nation knows no bounds" and that Americans are "living through a battle for the soul of this nation" following a violent and deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va. "If it wasn't clear before, it's clear now: We are living through a battle for the soul of this nation," Biden said. "We have fought this battle before-
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, on Tuesday praised President Donald Trump's choice to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Trump tweeted Tuesday morning: Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our new Secretary of State. He will do a fantastic job! Thank you to Rex Tillerson for his service! Gina Haspel will become the new Director of the CIA, and the first woman so chosen. Congratulations to all! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 13, 2018 "Pompeo is
Several Evangelical leaders laid hands and prayed over President Trump in the Oval Office on Monday, the Washington Post reports . Photos of the prayer gathering, which included Vice President Pence and Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, were posted by Johnnie Moore, a media specialist who works with ministries and pastors. Such an honor to pray within the Oval Office for @POTUS & @VP . pic.twitter.com/JrDOSJyFeN -- Johnnie Moore n (@JohnnieM) July 12, 2017 "Evangelicals, especially those who
(Former President Harry Tuman - even out of the White House he was still fighting for Universal Healthcare) Just how dedicated former President Harry Truman was to the cause of Health Care Reform in this country is easily evidenced by listening to address after address, each year from 1945 through to his last days as President, and beyond that - his message was the same; Health Care was imperative to the millions who couldn't afford it and the millions who were denied it. This address, given at
Vice President Biden is a man on a mission. Over the last few weeks, the White House's go-to guy on Latin America has made every effort to persuade Congress to approve a $1 billion aid request for Central America. In separate op-eds in The Hill and The New York Times , Biden has argued that this money could help jump-start the region economically and pave the way for "the next great success story of the Western Hemisphere." But Biden's billion-dollar plan has already encountered resistance in
And what to my wondering eyes should appear, at the General Convention of the Episcopal Church this month, but a heap of painful evidence that the foreign policy of the United States isn't in disarray solely because of Donald Trump. An insubstantial number of Americans seem capable these days -- in contrast with the Cold War era -- of figuring out for long who the good guys are and aren't. It used to be so easy. The commies were bad. Then we beat the commies, and... and... I intrude mention of t
Ralph Northam, a folksy Democrat from the Eastern Shore, beat out Ed Gillespie, former chairman of the Republican National Committee, in Virginia's heated gubernatorial race. Northam's victory was remarkably comfortable. He won with 54 percent of the vote . His opponent, a Washington lobbyist who sought to distance himself from President Donald Trump, received 45 percent. But you would have predicted just the opposite if you had been following newspaper endorsements in Virginia leading up to Ele
* Through the haze, we can already see the signs: John Boehner/Gary Johnson 2020. * James Comey's A Higher Loyalty had a print run of 850,000 copies. Obviously so: In July 2016, the then-FBI director changed from a faceless Beltway eminence to the nemesis first of Hillary Clinton, then of Donald Trump. Pre-election, Comey twice highlighted Clinton's home-brew server, first in an ill-judged effort to make the story go away, then thanks to the home-stretch discovery of Clinton emails on Anthony We
I can sort of see why this dude wouldn't get the invite to the GOP retreat at the totes awesome plantation in Virginia back in January. I mean, perhaps some folks in the GOP were thinking about what it would mean to empower someone like that who displays such sensitivity, really in touch with the zeitgeist. Or perhaps they thought after losing the 2012 elections, and recognizing the pluralistic reality of the American electorate, that this dude, the 'honey badger of American Politics,' (Kincanno
And is Biden going to be dumb enough to show up in front a room full of gays, now? Is the DNC crazy ? They're actually going to hold a gay fundraiser, this month, and have Vice President Biden there. Seriously? After what the Obama/Biden administration just did to the gay community today - comparing gay marriages to incest - our leaders are going to honor them, and ask for our money for them, during the Stonewall anniversary? If the DNC lets Biden into a room full of gays any time soon, well, th
Roy Moore should be embarrassed. Last week, one of the most contentious Senate races in American history came to a close in Alabama when Democrat Doug Jones captured the victory over the controversial GOP nominee . Moore has been accused by multiple women of sexually assaulting them when they were teens. One woman was only 14-years-old at the time of the abuse. He denied the allegations and his campaign repeatedly smeared the women who came forward. Despite the ugliness, most white Alabama voter
It doesn't really matter whether the substance of what Joe Biden said last Sunday about gay marriage was so very different from what his boss, Barack Obama , had said about the subject in the past (and there's good evidence that it was not). What matters is the way that Biden said he was "absolutely comfortable" with same-sex marriage, which made what Obama had said before--that his own views were "evolving"--look too cute by half. Because "too cute" is the paramount thing that this president ha
Polls in the contentious Alabama senate race show that embattled GOP candidate Roy Moore may indeed win the race. Now a new report indicates that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has publicly sparred with Moore, may move to get him out of office quickly if he wins. Polls have been all over the place. An Emerson poll shows Roy Moore up by 9 points . While a Fox News poll says Doug Jones, Moore's opponent, has a 10 point lead . But in the end it might not matter. Mitch McConnell may mov
Jake Tapper : Do you think specifically that the DNC leadership has stacked the deck in order to help Clinton? Martin O'Malley : I do. Tapper : You do? O'Malley : And who else will this help? When I made the call, when I told the DNC members that we're being limited to just one debate before Iowa and one before New Hampshire, I got a standing ovation from members what had never ever been consulted. Tapper : One in Iowa, before Iowa, and one in New Hampshire, before New Hampshire? O'Malley : Corr
While Donald Trump's attempt to out-Jerry Springer Jerry Springer failed spectacularly during Sunday's presidential debate, the Republican nominee's running mate faced an uphill battle of his own. Due to the cancellation of several campaign events , rumors began swirling that Pence wanted off the GOP presidential ticket in a hurry. Their sources were, of course, unattributed or credited to antonymous tipsters obtained by the journalists who tweeted them, but the online uproar was enough to neces
In a forceful rebuke to President Donald Trump and other Washington Republicans, former Vice President Joe Biden told fellow Democrats in New York on Thursday that the GOP has abandoned traditional American values in the name of "phony populism" and "fake nationalism." Speaking at the party's New York state convention on Long Island, Biden urged his party to stand for tolerance and efforts to expand education and economic opportunity. "This is not your father's Republican Party," Biden told the
* Through the haze, we can already see the signs: John Boehner/Gary Johnson 2020. * James Comey's A Higher Loyalty had a print run of 850,000 copies. Obviously so: In July 2016, the then-FBI director changed from a faceless Beltway eminence to the nemesis first of Hillary Clinton, then of Donald Trump. Pre-election, Comey twice highlighted Clinton's home-brew server, first in an ill-judged effort to make the story go away, then thanks to the home-stretch discovery of Clinton emails on Anthony We
I can sort of see why this dude wouldn't get the invite to the GOP retreat at the totes awesome plantation in Virginia back in January. I mean, perhaps some folks in the GOP were thinking about what it would mean to empower someone like that who displays such sensitivity, really in touch with the zeitgeist. Or perhaps they thought after losing the 2012 elections, and recognizing the pluralistic reality of the American electorate, that this dude, the 'honey badger of American Politics,' (Kincanno
And is Biden going to be dumb enough to show up in front a room full of gays, now? Is the DNC crazy ? They're actually going to hold a gay fundraiser, this month, and have Vice President Biden there. Seriously? After what the Obama/Biden administration just did to the gay community today - comparing gay marriages to incest - our leaders are going to honor them, and ask for our money for them, during the Stonewall anniversary? If the DNC lets Biden into a room full of gays any time soon, well, th
Roy Moore should be embarrassed. Last week, one of the most contentious Senate races in American history came to a close in Alabama when Democrat Doug Jones captured the victory over the controversial GOP nominee . Moore has been accused by multiple women of sexually assaulting them when they were teens. One woman was only 14-years-old at the time of the abuse. He denied the allegations and his campaign repeatedly smeared the women who came forward. Despite the ugliness, most white Alabama voter
It doesn't really matter whether the substance of what Joe Biden said last Sunday about gay marriage was so very different from what his boss, Barack Obama , had said about the subject in the past (and there's good evidence that it was not). What matters is the way that Biden said he was "absolutely comfortable" with same-sex marriage, which made what Obama had said before--that his own views were "evolving"--look too cute by half. Because "too cute" is the paramount thing that this president ha
Polls in the contentious Alabama senate race show that embattled GOP candidate Roy Moore may indeed win the race. Now a new report indicates that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has publicly sparred with Moore, may move to get him out of office quickly if he wins. Polls have been all over the place. An Emerson poll shows Roy Moore up by 9 points . While a Fox News poll says Doug Jones, Moore's opponent, has a 10 point lead . But in the end it might not matter. Mitch McConnell may mov
Jake Tapper : Do you think specifically that the DNC leadership has stacked the deck in order to help Clinton? Martin O'Malley : I do. Tapper : You do? O'Malley : And who else will this help? When I made the call, when I told the DNC members that we're being limited to just one debate before Iowa and one before New Hampshire, I got a standing ovation from members what had never ever been consulted. Tapper : One in Iowa, before Iowa, and one in New Hampshire, before New Hampshire? O'Malley : Corr
While Donald Trump's attempt to out-Jerry Springer Jerry Springer failed spectacularly during Sunday's presidential debate, the Republican nominee's running mate faced an uphill battle of his own. Due to the cancellation of several campaign events , rumors began swirling that Pence wanted off the GOP presidential ticket in a hurry. Their sources were, of course, unattributed or credited to antonymous tipsters obtained by the journalists who tweeted them, but the online uproar was enough to neces
In a forceful rebuke to President Donald Trump and other Washington Republicans, former Vice President Joe Biden told fellow Democrats in New York on Thursday that the GOP has abandoned traditional American values in the name of "phony populism" and "fake nationalism." Speaking at the party's New York state convention on Long Island, Biden urged his party to stand for tolerance and efforts to expand education and economic opportunity. "This is not your father's Republican Party," Biden told the
New Education Policy: Death Knell For India's Education Sector? 11 December, 2015 Countercurrents.org O n October 7, 2015, the University Grants Commission scrapped the non-NET fellowship of Rs 5,000 and Rs 8,000 to MPhil and PhD scholars respectively. The meagre grant by the Ministry of Human Resource in place since 2006 might affect only 3,500 students, mostly from low-middle income families, undergoing research at the central universities. But the decision was strong enough to compel several
The Venezuelan National Constituent Assembly (ANC) reaffirmed the importance of gender rights and equality in constructing the Bolivarian Revolution, looking to build on the gains of the last 18 years in the drafting of a new constitution. In a decree establishing a commission to draft the constitutional chapter on Women, Equity, and Gender Equality, the Constituent Assembly leaders linked the struggle against machismo to the movement against capitalism, and underscored the need to create politi
"We have embarked on a monumental and historic journey," the Secretary-General told the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), which opened on 11 July and ends on 20 July, at the UN Headquarters in New York. "We must all learn, in national governments, in local authorities, in business and civil society, and also at the United Nations, to think differently," he said, also underscoring the need to break down silos, not only between the economic, social and environmental
Published 12:38 PM, April 14, 2016 Updated 12:09 PM, May 09, 2016 EDUCATION REFORMS. Valenzuela Representative Sherwin Gatchalian says education will be his primary legislative agenda if he gets elected as senator in 2016. Screenshot from Rappler MANILA, Philippines - Sherwin Gatchalian has served as Valenzuela First District Representative from 2001 to 2004, and from 2013 to the present. In between his stints in Congress, he was Valenzuela mayor. Gatchalian was the first representative of the f
Tennessee Commissioner of Education Candice McQueen announced the 2018 TNReady student assessment results Thursday, sharing that while results vary statewide, there are encouraging trends - including strong growth in English language arts for elementary grades and improvement in high school math. Students in historically disadvantaged student groups also showed notable progress. Gaps between student groups narrowed in multiple areas, and students in Priority schools - including the Achievement S
Courtney Fowler serves as the conference lay leader for the Great Plains Conference of the United Methodist Church, which is comprised of 17 districts and 1,035 congregations in Kansas and Nebraska. Fowler is an ambassador for the Healthy Families, Healthy Planet project of the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society, where she advocates for international family planning and funding. She is also a member of the Faith and Reproductive Justice Leadership Institute at the Center for Am
Murrieta, CA Feb 29, 2016 -- Barbara Newhouse, President & CEO of the ALS Association, responded to my petition and letter dated 02/23/2016. In it, she attempts to pacify me with generalities of support, an accounting of past accomplishments and a nonspecific pledge of action devoid of urgency. Needless to say, I am deeply unsatisfied. Below you will find my response letter dated 02/27/2016, which I sent to her via email. It contains the entire content of her letter and my paragraph by paragrap
Abstract: The U.N. Human Rights Council has failed to consistently fulfill its mandate to hold governments accountable for violating basic human rights and fundamental freedoms and to promote and protect human rights. Two years of U.S. membership on and engagement with the council have not significantly improved its performance. Rather than continuing to expend finite resources to achieve marginal, temporary results, the U.S. should focus its U.N. human rights efforts through the Third Committee
NASHVILLE, Tennessee-College administrators who provide students with safe spaces are robbing them of a good education, retiring Vanderbilt University professor Carol Swain said Monday evening in her final lecture at the school. The topic of her speech was "Political Correctness and the Decline of American Universities." Swain, a nationally-known speaker and author who has taught law and political science at Vanderbilt since 1999, is famous for her bold Christian conservative views that have ups
I first read the name "Carol Swain" while scanning a 2004 Boston Globe column by Cathy Young, who'd written about a panel discussion that took place around the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education - the Supreme Court case that outlawed government-mandated racial segregation in government schools. Swain, a professor at Vanderbilt University Law School, talked about subcultural factors that impede the academic progress of black students, such as a lack of parental involvement in schools
The Venezuelan National Constituent Assembly (ANC) reaffirmed the importance of gender rights and equality in constructing the Bolivarian Revolution, looking to build on the gains of the last 18 years in the drafting of a new constitution. In a decree establishing a commission to draft the constitutional chapter on Women, Equity, and Gender Equality, the Constituent Assembly leaders linked the struggle against machismo to the movement against capitalism, and underscored the need to create politi
"We have embarked on a monumental and historic journey," the Secretary-General told the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), which opened on 11 July and ends on 20 July, at the UN Headquarters in New York. "We must all learn, in national governments, in local authorities, in business and civil society, and also at the United Nations, to think differently," he said, also underscoring the need to break down silos, not only between the economic, social and environmental
Published 12:38 PM, April 14, 2016 Updated 12:09 PM, May 09, 2016 EDUCATION REFORMS. Valenzuela Representative Sherwin Gatchalian says education will be his primary legislative agenda if he gets elected as senator in 2016. Screenshot from Rappler MANILA, Philippines - Sherwin Gatchalian has served as Valenzuela First District Representative from 2001 to 2004, and from 2013 to the present. In between his stints in Congress, he was Valenzuela mayor. Gatchalian was the first representative of the f
Tennessee Commissioner of Education Candice McQueen announced the 2018 TNReady student assessment results Thursday, sharing that while results vary statewide, there are encouraging trends - including strong growth in English language arts for elementary grades and improvement in high school math. Students in historically disadvantaged student groups also showed notable progress. Gaps between student groups narrowed in multiple areas, and students in Priority schools - including the Achievement S
Courtney Fowler serves as the conference lay leader for the Great Plains Conference of the United Methodist Church, which is comprised of 17 districts and 1,035 congregations in Kansas and Nebraska. Fowler is an ambassador for the Healthy Families, Healthy Planet project of the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society, where she advocates for international family planning and funding. She is also a member of the Faith and Reproductive Justice Leadership Institute at the Center for Am
Murrieta, CA Feb 29, 2016 -- Barbara Newhouse, President & CEO of the ALS Association, responded to my petition and letter dated 02/23/2016. In it, she attempts to pacify me with generalities of support, an accounting of past accomplishments and a nonspecific pledge of action devoid of urgency. Needless to say, I am deeply unsatisfied. Below you will find my response letter dated 02/27/2016, which I sent to her via email. It contains the entire content of her letter and my paragraph by paragrap
Abstract: The U.N. Human Rights Council has failed to consistently fulfill its mandate to hold governments accountable for violating basic human rights and fundamental freedoms and to promote and protect human rights. Two years of U.S. membership on and engagement with the council have not significantly improved its performance. Rather than continuing to expend finite resources to achieve marginal, temporary results, the U.S. should focus its U.N. human rights efforts through the Third Committee
NASHVILLE, Tennessee-College administrators who provide students with safe spaces are robbing them of a good education, retiring Vanderbilt University professor Carol Swain said Monday evening in her final lecture at the school. The topic of her speech was "Political Correctness and the Decline of American Universities." Swain, a nationally-known speaker and author who has taught law and political science at Vanderbilt since 1999, is famous for her bold Christian conservative views that have ups
I first read the name "Carol Swain" while scanning a 2004 Boston Globe column by Cathy Young, who'd written about a panel discussion that took place around the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education - the Supreme Court case that outlawed government-mandated racial segregation in government schools. Swain, a professor at Vanderbilt University Law School, talked about subcultural factors that impede the academic progress of black students, such as a lack of parental involvement in schools
GREENSBORO IS known as one of North Carolina's most progressive cities, with the City Council and mayor's office all dominated by Democrats. Despite this reputation, however, Greensboro's treatment of the city's most vulnerable communities is anything but progressive. While the city builds multimillion-dollar parking garages and forms partnerships with corporations, those who are homeless or in extreme poverty are being criminalized and erased. But the Homeless Union of Greensboro , comprised of
In a statement, the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops Health Board (KCCB) advised parents to boycott the polio immunization campaign until the Church and the Ministry of Health can jointly sample and test the vaccine. Moses Wasamu | 7/09/15, 01:55 pm NAIROBI, Kenya--The Nairobi county government is spending the equivalent of about $500,000 to spruce up the city ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Kenya later this month. More than 500 members of the National Youth Service have be
Can a brainy progressive candidate parlay volunteer workers and a web-fueled campaign into victory over better-known and better-funded conventional Chicago Democrats? Illinois politics has produced its fair share of progressive intellectual leaders, including Barack Obama, former Sen. Paul Douglas, Adlai Stevenson, Rep. Abner Mikva, and bookish Mayor Harold Washington. But it's best known for tough, often shady operators with strong organizational loyalties and few ideas, such as the two Mayor D
Courtney Fowler serves as the conference lay leader for the Great Plains Conference of the United Methodist Church, which is comprised of 17 districts and 1,035 congregations in Kansas and Nebraska. Fowler is an ambassador for the Healthy Families, Healthy Planet project of the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society, where she advocates for international family planning and funding. She is also a member of the Faith and Reproductive Justice Leadership Institute at the Center for Am
Murrieta, CA Feb 29, 2016 -- Barbara Newhouse, President & CEO of the ALS Association, responded to my petition and letter dated 02/23/2016. In it, she attempts to pacify me with generalities of support, an accounting of past accomplishments and a nonspecific pledge of action devoid of urgency. Needless to say, I am deeply unsatisfied. Below you will find my response letter dated 02/27/2016, which I sent to her via email. It contains the entire content of her letter and my paragraph by paragrap
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) insulted Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson Thursday at a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation event in Washington, D.C. Carson "doesn't understand" what he's talking about when it comes to poverty, she claimed. "Look at Ben Carson," she said . "My God. My grandmother would call him an educated fool." "Here's a man who has a reputation of being a highly competent surgeon, but when he talks about poor people, he says they're the cause of their poverty. H
WITH OBAMA AS THE CALIPH? by Sharon Rondeau Tweet from Homeland Security Council Advisor Mohamed Elibiary on June 13, 2014 (Jun. 17, 2014) -- A member of Obama's Homeland Security Advisory Council, Mohamed Elibiary , predicted on Twitter last week that it is "inevitable" that an Islamic Caliphate "returns," and that the "US [is] heading in that direction." Elibiary was appointed to the council in 2010. Ryan Mauro of The Clarion Project, which reports on Islamic violence and Sharia Law, intervie
The Republican member of the Nebraska Board of Education who until recently ran a blog that called President Obama a "half-breed" and railed against "queers and perverts" is facing calls from his peers to resign from his post. By a 6-2 vote yesterday, Pat McPherson's fellow state school board members approved a resolution calling on him to step down, but he has refused to comply. McPherson, who maintains that he didn't write the posts in question but refuses to reveal who did , told the board th
TFS Endorsement - Ross Hancock for State House District 114 April 17, 2014 * by The Florida Squeeze * in 2014 Endorsement , Florida Democrats , Florida Legislature * 25 Comments Miami-Dade County's demographics are shifting rapidly -- in favor of the Democrats. Since 2008, the swings have become more pronounced as areas that were long untouchable in legislative elections have very quickly become winnable for Dems. One such district is House 114 where incumbent Erik Fresen, the poster child for t
Andre Carson A homosexual member of Congress from Colorado and a Muslim from Indiana are proposing a resolution to thwart "so-called religious freedom" laws that reinforce the constitutional protections reserved for religious believers accused of discrimination. The issue arose when Indiana passed a Religious Freedom Protection Act based on the federal law to protect people of faith such as the Christian bakers, florists and photographers who have been punished for declining to lend their talent
In a statement, the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops Health Board (KCCB) advised parents to boycott the polio immunization campaign until the Church and the Ministry of Health can jointly sample and test the vaccine. Moses Wasamu | 7/09/15, 01:55 pm NAIROBI, Kenya--The Nairobi county government is spending the equivalent of about $500,000 to spruce up the city ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Kenya later this month. More than 500 members of the National Youth Service have be
Can a brainy progressive candidate parlay volunteer workers and a web-fueled campaign into victory over better-known and better-funded conventional Chicago Democrats? Illinois politics has produced its fair share of progressive intellectual leaders, including Barack Obama, former Sen. Paul Douglas, Adlai Stevenson, Rep. Abner Mikva, and bookish Mayor Harold Washington. But it's best known for tough, often shady operators with strong organizational loyalties and few ideas, such as the two Mayor D
Courtney Fowler serves as the conference lay leader for the Great Plains Conference of the United Methodist Church, which is comprised of 17 districts and 1,035 congregations in Kansas and Nebraska. Fowler is an ambassador for the Healthy Families, Healthy Planet project of the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society, where she advocates for international family planning and funding. She is also a member of the Faith and Reproductive Justice Leadership Institute at the Center for Am
Murrieta, CA Feb 29, 2016 -- Barbara Newhouse, President & CEO of the ALS Association, responded to my petition and letter dated 02/23/2016. In it, she attempts to pacify me with generalities of support, an accounting of past accomplishments and a nonspecific pledge of action devoid of urgency. Needless to say, I am deeply unsatisfied. Below you will find my response letter dated 02/27/2016, which I sent to her via email. It contains the entire content of her letter and my paragraph by paragrap
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) insulted Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson Thursday at a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation event in Washington, D.C. Carson "doesn't understand" what he's talking about when it comes to poverty, she claimed. "Look at Ben Carson," she said . "My God. My grandmother would call him an educated fool." "Here's a man who has a reputation of being a highly competent surgeon, but when he talks about poor people, he says they're the cause of their poverty. H
WITH OBAMA AS THE CALIPH? by Sharon Rondeau Tweet from Homeland Security Council Advisor Mohamed Elibiary on June 13, 2014 (Jun. 17, 2014) -- A member of Obama's Homeland Security Advisory Council, Mohamed Elibiary , predicted on Twitter last week that it is "inevitable" that an Islamic Caliphate "returns," and that the "US [is] heading in that direction." Elibiary was appointed to the council in 2010. Ryan Mauro of The Clarion Project, which reports on Islamic violence and Sharia Law, intervie
The Republican member of the Nebraska Board of Education who until recently ran a blog that called President Obama a "half-breed" and railed against "queers and perverts" is facing calls from his peers to resign from his post. By a 6-2 vote yesterday, Pat McPherson's fellow state school board members approved a resolution calling on him to step down, but he has refused to comply. McPherson, who maintains that he didn't write the posts in question but refuses to reveal who did , told the board th
TFS Endorsement - Ross Hancock for State House District 114 April 17, 2014 * by The Florida Squeeze * in 2014 Endorsement , Florida Democrats , Florida Legislature * 25 Comments Miami-Dade County's demographics are shifting rapidly -- in favor of the Democrats. Since 2008, the swings have become more pronounced as areas that were long untouchable in legislative elections have very quickly become winnable for Dems. One such district is House 114 where incumbent Erik Fresen, the poster child for t
Andre Carson A homosexual member of Congress from Colorado and a Muslim from Indiana are proposing a resolution to thwart "so-called religious freedom" laws that reinforce the constitutional protections reserved for religious believers accused of discrimination. The issue arose when Indiana passed a Religious Freedom Protection Act based on the federal law to protect people of faith such as the Christian bakers, florists and photographers who have been punished for declining to lend their talent
A general view of a demolished area in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, 24 July 2006. Israeli air strikes have destroyed much of Lebanon's infrastructure and transport network. ( MaanImages /Payam Borazjani) General situation Lebanese Red Cross ambulances suffer new security incidents Heavy bombing has continued in the south of the country over the past three days. Medical staff from the Lebanese Red Cross Society continue evacuating the wounded and sick under very difficult and dangerous conditi
At least 21 civilians have been killed and 24 others injured by several barrel bombs dropped by Iraqi government warplanes on residential areas in the city of Fallujah, Turkey's Anadolu news agency reported on Tuesday. Medical sources said that the casualties included a number of women and children. The wounded were taken to the city's main hospital. Eyewitnesses in Fallujah confirmed to Anadolu that the barrel bombs caused massive devastation. It is expected that more bodies will be found under
Palestinians traveling on roads destroyed in Israeli air strikes in the Southern Gaza strip July 14, 2006. ( MaanImages /Hatem Omar) General situation The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains precarious as its 1.4 million inhabitants suffer the effects of the Israeli operation "Summer Rain." The number of casualties is increasing daily. As at 10 July 55 Palestinians had been killed and over 180 injured since the beginning of the operation, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. These
At least 68 civilians died in two separate clashes in Syria Friday, a day after the seventh anniversary of the start of the Syrian civil war. Syrian Kurdish forces said Turkish airstrikes and shelling in the Afrin region killed at least 20 civilians. Turkey considers the Kurdish militia a terror group affiliated with other Kurdish rebels who have staged attacks in Turkey. Redur Khalil, spokesman with the Syrian Democratic Forces, confirmed the civilian casualties and said at least 30 others sust
Israel has spent the last five months unleashing missiles, attack helicopters and jet fighters over the densely packed concrete hovels in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army has made numerous deadly incursions, and some 500 people, nearly all civilians, have been killed and 1,600 more wounded. Israel has rounded up hundreds of Palestinians, destroyed Gaza's infrastructure, including its electrical power system and key roads and bridges, carried out huge land confiscations, demolished homes and plun
Palestinian children injured by Israeli tank fire in northeast Gaza City at a hospital on 8 January 2009. (Mohamed Al-Zanon/ MaanImages ) 1pm Gaza Time (+2hrs GMT ) The Israeli Occupation Forces ( IOF ) continued its destruction of the Gaza Strip, systematically targeting civilians and civilian objects. Air raids and artillery attacks targeted homes, schools and medical teams. A unilateral ceasefire lasted for three hours yesterday; however, IOF 's attacks were resumed more fiercely after 4pm. T
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local): 8:25 Syria's state news agency says at least seven people have been killed and 10 injured in a barrage of rockets that fell on government-controlled areas in and near the capital Damascus. SANA said the 13 missiles fell on Ash alwarwar neighborhood, north of Damascus, killing at least six civilians and wounding nine. The agency said other missiles fell on Mezzeh neighborhood, killing one woman and injuring a child. The ca
The consignment of humanitarian aid includes 400 relief tents, 4,000 blankets, 400 oil heaters and 30 tons of rice among many other items, Morteza Salimi said on Saturday. The Iranian official also announced that in addition to this aid cargo, five tons of medicine were sent to the embattled city of Aleppo, adding that to expedite and coordinate the delivery of the shipment to civilians, the cargo has been given to the Syrian government. He further emphasized that the IRCS is ready to send more
Destruction in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, 10 January 2009. (Hatem Omar/ MaanImages ) 1pm Gaza Time (+2hrs GMT ) Israeli Occupation Forces ( IOF ) continued its military campaign against the Gaza Strip for the 16th day. The IOF also continue to act in violation of the rules of international law relevant to conflict and belligerent occupation, motivated by the failure of the international community to stand for the principles and rules itself had set. In particular, there is much evidence indicat
The Gaza Strip is burning, drifting into chaos, turning into hell--and nobody seems to have a way out of this mess. Dozens of people were killed in Gaza in the last couple of weeks, the victims of lawlessness and power struggles between clans and families, gangsters and militias. Thirteen died on Monday alone, eight of them when Hamas gunmen attacked forces from the Fatah-linked Presidential Guard. President Mahmoud Abbas, from Fatah, couldn't stop it; Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, from Hamas,
At least 21 civilians have been killed and 24 others injured by several barrel bombs dropped by Iraqi government warplanes on residential areas in the city of Fallujah, Turkey's Anadolu news agency reported on Tuesday. Medical sources said that the casualties included a number of women and children. The wounded were taken to the city's main hospital. Eyewitnesses in Fallujah confirmed to Anadolu that the barrel bombs caused massive devastation. It is expected that more bodies will be found under
Palestinians traveling on roads destroyed in Israeli air strikes in the Southern Gaza strip July 14, 2006. ( MaanImages /Hatem Omar) General situation The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains precarious as its 1.4 million inhabitants suffer the effects of the Israeli operation "Summer Rain." The number of casualties is increasing daily. As at 10 July 55 Palestinians had been killed and over 180 injured since the beginning of the operation, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. These
At least 68 civilians died in two separate clashes in Syria Friday, a day after the seventh anniversary of the start of the Syrian civil war. Syrian Kurdish forces said Turkish airstrikes and shelling in the Afrin region killed at least 20 civilians. Turkey considers the Kurdish militia a terror group affiliated with other Kurdish rebels who have staged attacks in Turkey. Redur Khalil, spokesman with the Syrian Democratic Forces, confirmed the civilian casualties and said at least 30 others sust
Israel has spent the last five months unleashing missiles, attack helicopters and jet fighters over the densely packed concrete hovels in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army has made numerous deadly incursions, and some 500 people, nearly all civilians, have been killed and 1,600 more wounded. Israel has rounded up hundreds of Palestinians, destroyed Gaza's infrastructure, including its electrical power system and key roads and bridges, carried out huge land confiscations, demolished homes and plun
Palestinian children injured by Israeli tank fire in northeast Gaza City at a hospital on 8 January 2009. (Mohamed Al-Zanon/ MaanImages ) 1pm Gaza Time (+2hrs GMT ) The Israeli Occupation Forces ( IOF ) continued its destruction of the Gaza Strip, systematically targeting civilians and civilian objects. Air raids and artillery attacks targeted homes, schools and medical teams. A unilateral ceasefire lasted for three hours yesterday; however, IOF 's attacks were resumed more fiercely after 4pm. T
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local): 8:25 Syria's state news agency says at least seven people have been killed and 10 injured in a barrage of rockets that fell on government-controlled areas in and near the capital Damascus. SANA said the 13 missiles fell on Ash alwarwar neighborhood, north of Damascus, killing at least six civilians and wounding nine. The agency said other missiles fell on Mezzeh neighborhood, killing one woman and injuring a child. The ca
The consignment of humanitarian aid includes 400 relief tents, 4,000 blankets, 400 oil heaters and 30 tons of rice among many other items, Morteza Salimi said on Saturday. The Iranian official also announced that in addition to this aid cargo, five tons of medicine were sent to the embattled city of Aleppo, adding that to expedite and coordinate the delivery of the shipment to civilians, the cargo has been given to the Syrian government. He further emphasized that the IRCS is ready to send more
Destruction in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, 10 January 2009. (Hatem Omar/ MaanImages ) 1pm Gaza Time (+2hrs GMT ) Israeli Occupation Forces ( IOF ) continued its military campaign against the Gaza Strip for the 16th day. The IOF also continue to act in violation of the rules of international law relevant to conflict and belligerent occupation, motivated by the failure of the international community to stand for the principles and rules itself had set. In particular, there is much evidence indicat
The Gaza Strip is burning, drifting into chaos, turning into hell--and nobody seems to have a way out of this mess. Dozens of people were killed in Gaza in the last couple of weeks, the victims of lawlessness and power struggles between clans and families, gangsters and militias. Thirteen died on Monday alone, eight of them when Hamas gunmen attacked forces from the Fatah-linked Presidential Guard. President Mahmoud Abbas, from Fatah, couldn't stop it; Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, from Hamas,
Blackhawks Threaten to Undermine Afghan Air Force Development Alexandra N. Gutowski 29th January 2018 - RealClearDefense As the winter begins to thaw in Afghanistan, Afghan and coalition forces are intent to go on the offensive against the Taliban. Afghan forces have long been dependent on coalition air support, but the NATO mission's commanding general promises "a tidal wave of Afghan airpower is on the horizon." Unfortunately, American attempts to modernize the Afghan Air Force, specifical
The US announced plans on Sunday for a "border security force" - made up of Kurdish and Arab fighters - to prevent a resurgence by ISIL. The BSF will be tasked with securing the long sections of Syria's northern border with Turkey and eastern border with Iraq that are under the fighters' control, as well as parts of the Euphrates river valley, which effectively serves as the dividing line between them and Syrian pro-government forces. Ankara has repeatedly warned Washington over its support for
What Is Disproportionate Force? Though every armed conflict kills civilians, all civilized nations try to avoid this. So why has Israel been accused of using too much force in Gaza in 2014? War in the last century has caused millions of civilian deaths--some 10 million in World War I, 40 million in World War II and two million in Vietnam--far more civilians killed than combatants. The 2014 Gaza war killed about 2,100 people--of which about 945 were civilians, one of the lowest civilian death rat
At least 68 civilians died in two separate clashes in Syria Friday, a day after the seventh anniversary of the start of the Syrian civil war. Syrian Kurdish forces said Turkish airstrikes and shelling in the Afrin region killed at least 20 civilians. Turkey considers the Kurdish militia a terror group affiliated with other Kurdish rebels who have staged attacks in Turkey. Redur Khalil, spokesman with the Syrian Democratic Forces, confirmed the civilian casualties and said at least 30 others sust
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local): 8:25 Syria's state news agency says at least seven people have been killed and 10 injured in a barrage of rockets that fell on government-controlled areas in and near the capital Damascus. SANA said the 13 missiles fell on Ash alwarwar neighborhood, north of Damascus, killing at least six civilians and wounding nine. The agency said other missiles fell on Mezzeh neighborhood, killing one woman and injuring a child. The ca
February 06, 2018 Syria - Is The Turkish Attack On Afrin Intended To Split The U.S.-Kurdish Alliance? The successful Syrian army operation to liberate Abu-Duhur airbase left a large enclave (pink) controlled by al-Qaeda and ISIS fighters in east-Hama. Further advances towards Idleb have been halted for now to clean up the cauldron that could otherwise create future troubles behind the lines. bigger Most of the al-Qaeda/HTS aligned Takfiris are though to have fled the now enclosed area before it
Checkpoint, Mosul, by Peggy Gish 24 July 2014 "It is dangerous in Mosul. The Iraqi government is randomly bombing civilian areas and civilians are killed or injured. We civilians are the victims-in the middle between the Iraqi government and ISIS fighters," one of the men fleeing Mosul told us. "One of the main problems there is that we have little services. The hospitals have little medicines or anesthesia for doing surgeries. The only benefit of having ISIS there is that there are no more chec
Three Yemeni civilians were killed when a drone attacked four suspected Al-Qaeda militants traveling in a vehicle in the southern part of the country, residents and a local official said today. Residents said the attack in the Al-Saeed area of Shabwa province on Sunday afternoon was by a United States drone, part of a campaign by President Donald Trump's administration against Yemen's Al-Qaeda branch. They said Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was known to operate in the area and had bee
Tuesday August 13, 2013 Sana'a is a dangerous place, as is all of Yemen. It was dangerous 30 years ago when I was the military attache there and it still is. The government's area of control never extends far outside the cities and the tribal warfare endemic to the country often comes to town. When that situation is complicated by the presence of a small but active Sunni jihadi group (AQAP) it is understandable that the Sana'a embassy should be closed. Perhaps they should close it permanently. T
Seeing the pictures of what Mosul looks like now reminded me of a trip to Ramadi that I took in 2007, almost exactly a decade ago, shortly after its liberation from al-Qaeda in Iraq, the predecessor of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Here is what I wrote : "Buildings are either entirely destroyed or badly damaged. Twisted girders jut into the sky. Piles of rubble are everywhere. Water sits in the streets; the water mains have been broken by countless explosions of buried IEDs. There are cra
The US announced plans on Sunday for a "border security force" - made up of Kurdish and Arab fighters - to prevent a resurgence by ISIL. The BSF will be tasked with securing the long sections of Syria's northern border with Turkey and eastern border with Iraq that are under the fighters' control, as well as parts of the Euphrates river valley, which effectively serves as the dividing line between them and Syrian pro-government forces. Ankara has repeatedly warned Washington over its support for
What Is Disproportionate Force? Though every armed conflict kills civilians, all civilized nations try to avoid this. So why has Israel been accused of using too much force in Gaza in 2014? War in the last century has caused millions of civilian deaths--some 10 million in World War I, 40 million in World War II and two million in Vietnam--far more civilians killed than combatants. The 2014 Gaza war killed about 2,100 people--of which about 945 were civilians, one of the lowest civilian death rat
At least 68 civilians died in two separate clashes in Syria Friday, a day after the seventh anniversary of the start of the Syrian civil war. Syrian Kurdish forces said Turkish airstrikes and shelling in the Afrin region killed at least 20 civilians. Turkey considers the Kurdish militia a terror group affiliated with other Kurdish rebels who have staged attacks in Turkey. Redur Khalil, spokesman with the Syrian Democratic Forces, confirmed the civilian casualties and said at least 30 others sust
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local): 8:25 Syria's state news agency says at least seven people have been killed and 10 injured in a barrage of rockets that fell on government-controlled areas in and near the capital Damascus. SANA said the 13 missiles fell on Ash alwarwar neighborhood, north of Damascus, killing at least six civilians and wounding nine. The agency said other missiles fell on Mezzeh neighborhood, killing one woman and injuring a child. The ca
February 06, 2018 Syria - Is The Turkish Attack On Afrin Intended To Split The U.S.-Kurdish Alliance? The successful Syrian army operation to liberate Abu-Duhur airbase left a large enclave (pink) controlled by al-Qaeda and ISIS fighters in east-Hama. Further advances towards Idleb have been halted for now to clean up the cauldron that could otherwise create future troubles behind the lines. bigger Most of the al-Qaeda/HTS aligned Takfiris are though to have fled the now enclosed area before it
Checkpoint, Mosul, by Peggy Gish 24 July 2014 "It is dangerous in Mosul. The Iraqi government is randomly bombing civilian areas and civilians are killed or injured. We civilians are the victims-in the middle between the Iraqi government and ISIS fighters," one of the men fleeing Mosul told us. "One of the main problems there is that we have little services. The hospitals have little medicines or anesthesia for doing surgeries. The only benefit of having ISIS there is that there are no more chec
Three Yemeni civilians were killed when a drone attacked four suspected Al-Qaeda militants traveling in a vehicle in the southern part of the country, residents and a local official said today. Residents said the attack in the Al-Saeed area of Shabwa province on Sunday afternoon was by a United States drone, part of a campaign by President Donald Trump's administration against Yemen's Al-Qaeda branch. They said Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was known to operate in the area and had bee
Tuesday August 13, 2013 Sana'a is a dangerous place, as is all of Yemen. It was dangerous 30 years ago when I was the military attache there and it still is. The government's area of control never extends far outside the cities and the tribal warfare endemic to the country often comes to town. When that situation is complicated by the presence of a small but active Sunni jihadi group (AQAP) it is understandable that the Sana'a embassy should be closed. Perhaps they should close it permanently. T
Seeing the pictures of what Mosul looks like now reminded me of a trip to Ramadi that I took in 2007, almost exactly a decade ago, shortly after its liberation from al-Qaeda in Iraq, the predecessor of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Here is what I wrote : "Buildings are either entirely destroyed or badly damaged. Twisted girders jut into the sky. Piles of rubble are everywhere. Water sits in the streets; the water mains have been broken by countless explosions of buried IEDs. There are cra
Bill Cosby, the 77-year-old comedian and actor, has faced allegations of sexual assault over the years. On Saturday, Cosby faced National Public Radio's Scott Simon, who ended his interview with the comedian by asking him directly about the allegations that he had sexually assaulted and/or drugged more than a dozen women. The episode of "Weekend Edition" has gone viral, and Cosby's silence, as Simon repeatedly, and carefully, offers him the chance to reply to accusations, has spoken volumes. You
Nick Givas, DCNF Pulitzer Prize winner and nationally syndicated columnist Connie Schultz called President Donald Trump a racist on "AM Joy" Sunday and said he wants to endanger the lives of journalists. "I'm glad you very quickly acknowledged what's going on here with those attacks on Lebron James because it is racist ," Schultz said. Schultz was referring to Trump's criticism of CNN's Don Lemon on Twitter Friday, for his interview with NBA star Lebron James. Trump called Lemon the "dumbest ma
Chance the Rapper released a statement Friday clarifying comments he made Wednesday about Democrats and black people. "Black people don't have to be Democrats," Chance tweeted Wednesday Black people don't have to be democrats. -- Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) April 25, 2018 The rapper posted the comment in response to rapper Kanye West , who stirred controversy after posting a number of tweets that had a conservative slant. On Friday, President Donald Trump mentioned Chance in a tweet , t
President Obama is little more than a "white president in black face," said media mogul and Entertainment Studios CEO Byron Allen in a recent interview with TMZ . "Black America would have done much better with a white president," said Allen, who is black, the Daily Caller reported. "You have let us down tremendously." Allen's main complaint was that Obama hasn't done enough for black people, and only incited problems when he called them thugs during the recent riots and looting in Baltimore. "I
Musician Kanye West's name was trending on Twitter yet again Monday over the accusation by author Ta-Nehisi Coates that he is a "black god" who is "dying to be white." The man who once wrote "The Case for Reparations" for The Atlantic in 2014 made a de facto case against Mr. West this week. Ongoing furor in entertainment and political circles prompted Mr. Coates to write an op-ed titled, "I'm Not Black, I'm Kanye. Kanye West wants freedom -- white freedom," which accused the singer of being a "m
There's been a feud brewing between LwC favorite Shaun King (see IRONY ALERT: Fake Black Guy Shaun King, Gets Mad About Teens in Blackface... and CAUGHT: #BlackLivesMatter Activist Shaun King is Actually White ) and radio host Jason Whitlock. It started when King ran a one sided hit piece against Peyton Manning that has been thoroughly debunked by Whitlock and many others . So let's set the stage with that. "Marley was dead to begin with..." It continued on social media , with King questioning
What do NFL stars Jim Brown and Ray Lewis, "Family Feud" host Steve Harvey, rapper Kanye West, megachurch pastor Darrell Scott, Dr. Ben Carson, and Martin Luther King, III, have in common? They are all black. They have all met with (or worked with) President-elect Trump and spoken of their interaction positively. And they are apparently guilty of being "mediocre negroes" in the eyes of CNN contributor and Morehouse College professor Marc Lamont Hill. Speaking about Trump's new "diversity coaliti
Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for playing the relatively mild-mannered Theo on the iconic sitcom "The Cosby Show," shed his cute and cuddly image this week with some pointed commentary directed at critics of the "Black Lives Matter" slogan. In a series of the tweets, some of which feature profane language, the 44-year-old former child star called out anyone who suggests the term is racially insensitive. " # AllLivesMatter is a given. 2 b grown & not understand the need 2 remind white &
Allen West said this yesterday on his Facebook : Three 15-yr-old black teens beat up a 13-yr-old white kid because he told school officials they tried to sell him drugs. Do you hear anything from Sharpton, Jackson, NAACP, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, liberal media, or Hollywood? Cat got your tongues or is it that pathetic hypocrisy revealing itself once again? Y'all just make me sick. In case you haven't seen the video on the news, here it is: Allen West is exactly right to point out their blantant hyp
Hip-hop icons aren't usually seen hanging out with rabbis. But Russell Simmons and Rabbi Marc Schneier are more concerned with promoting racial tolerance and acceptance than setting trends. "The partnership between Russell and I is...only going to grow," Schneir said. "[Our work together] speaks volumes in terms of our commitment and dedication to strengthening relations between African-Americans and Jews..." Rabbi Schneier is president and founder of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, a n
Nick Givas, DCNF Pulitzer Prize winner and nationally syndicated columnist Connie Schultz called President Donald Trump a racist on "AM Joy" Sunday and said he wants to endanger the lives of journalists. "I'm glad you very quickly acknowledged what's going on here with those attacks on Lebron James because it is racist ," Schultz said. Schultz was referring to Trump's criticism of CNN's Don Lemon on Twitter Friday, for his interview with NBA star Lebron James. Trump called Lemon the "dumbest ma
Chance the Rapper released a statement Friday clarifying comments he made Wednesday about Democrats and black people. "Black people don't have to be Democrats," Chance tweeted Wednesday Black people don't have to be democrats. -- Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) April 25, 2018 The rapper posted the comment in response to rapper Kanye West , who stirred controversy after posting a number of tweets that had a conservative slant. On Friday, President Donald Trump mentioned Chance in a tweet , t
President Obama is little more than a "white president in black face," said media mogul and Entertainment Studios CEO Byron Allen in a recent interview with TMZ . "Black America would have done much better with a white president," said Allen, who is black, the Daily Caller reported. "You have let us down tremendously." Allen's main complaint was that Obama hasn't done enough for black people, and only incited problems when he called them thugs during the recent riots and looting in Baltimore. "I
Musician Kanye West's name was trending on Twitter yet again Monday over the accusation by author Ta-Nehisi Coates that he is a "black god" who is "dying to be white." The man who once wrote "The Case for Reparations" for The Atlantic in 2014 made a de facto case against Mr. West this week. Ongoing furor in entertainment and political circles prompted Mr. Coates to write an op-ed titled, "I'm Not Black, I'm Kanye. Kanye West wants freedom -- white freedom," which accused the singer of being a "m
There's been a feud brewing between LwC favorite Shaun King (see IRONY ALERT: Fake Black Guy Shaun King, Gets Mad About Teens in Blackface... and CAUGHT: #BlackLivesMatter Activist Shaun King is Actually White ) and radio host Jason Whitlock. It started when King ran a one sided hit piece against Peyton Manning that has been thoroughly debunked by Whitlock and many others . So let's set the stage with that. "Marley was dead to begin with..." It continued on social media , with King questioning
What do NFL stars Jim Brown and Ray Lewis, "Family Feud" host Steve Harvey, rapper Kanye West, megachurch pastor Darrell Scott, Dr. Ben Carson, and Martin Luther King, III, have in common? They are all black. They have all met with (or worked with) President-elect Trump and spoken of their interaction positively. And they are apparently guilty of being "mediocre negroes" in the eyes of CNN contributor and Morehouse College professor Marc Lamont Hill. Speaking about Trump's new "diversity coaliti
Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for playing the relatively mild-mannered Theo on the iconic sitcom "The Cosby Show," shed his cute and cuddly image this week with some pointed commentary directed at critics of the "Black Lives Matter" slogan. In a series of the tweets, some of which feature profane language, the 44-year-old former child star called out anyone who suggests the term is racially insensitive. " # AllLivesMatter is a given. 2 b grown & not understand the need 2 remind white &
Allen West said this yesterday on his Facebook : Three 15-yr-old black teens beat up a 13-yr-old white kid because he told school officials they tried to sell him drugs. Do you hear anything from Sharpton, Jackson, NAACP, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, liberal media, or Hollywood? Cat got your tongues or is it that pathetic hypocrisy revealing itself once again? Y'all just make me sick. In case you haven't seen the video on the news, here it is: Allen West is exactly right to point out their blantant hyp
Hip-hop icons aren't usually seen hanging out with rabbis. But Russell Simmons and Rabbi Marc Schneier are more concerned with promoting racial tolerance and acceptance than setting trends. "The partnership between Russell and I is...only going to grow," Schneir said. "[Our work together] speaks volumes in terms of our commitment and dedication to strengthening relations between African-Americans and Jews..." Rabbi Schneier is president and founder of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, a n
Bernanke needs to reconsider his view that the subprime mortgage crisis won't extend to other homeowners, says Andrew Jakabovics. By Andrew Jakabovics Justices Roberts and Alito have run roughshod over critical rule of law principles that limit the role of politics in judicial decision-making. It's not just the mainstream media that's attacking Al Gore and his new book -- more off-beat sources are making the same misinformed arguments. By Eric Alterman Court rulings are a step backwards from Bro
As you may have already heard , a prominent actor recently accused another prominent actor of targeting him sexually more than 30 years ago -- when the alleged victim was just 14-years-old, and the alleged would-be abuser was 26. Anthony Rapp, of Rent and Star Trek fame, says House of Cards and Usual Suspects star Kevin Spacey sexually attacked him at a party at his home in 1986. Buzzfeed first reported the allegation, in disturbing detail: In an interview with BuzzFeed News, Rapp is publicl
Bill Cosby, the 77-year-old comedian and actor, has faced allegations of sexual assault over the years. On Saturday, Cosby faced National Public Radio's Scott Simon, who ended his interview with the comedian by asking him directly about the allegations that he had sexually assaulted and/or drugged more than a dozen women. The episode of "Weekend Edition" has gone viral, and Cosby's silence, as Simon repeatedly, and carefully, offers him the chance to reply to accusations, has spoken volumes. You
"They're desperate for something to believe in!" Comedian @traecrowder on why he's "not surprised" Trump's message resonated. pic.twitter.com/JeQFzyFd0j -- The View (@TheView) March 14, 2017 Comedian Trae Crowder appeared on this morning's The View , and of course, talked about President Donald Trump . Jedediah Biel asked the "Liberal Redneck" whether he was able to see Trump's win coming, noting that he "won this election in large part due to these rural blue collar towns" that "typically t
Ousted Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff revealed that her predecessor, Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva, plans to run for president again in 2018, despite being the subject of an extensive corruption probe that strengthened calls for Rousseff's impeachment. President Rousseff, of the nation's socialist Workers' Party (PT), has been making the media rounds in Europe, revealing the news in an interview with France's L'Express . She couched the announcement in the accusation that her removal was an a
TRYING to satirise Jeremy Corbyn is almost an impossible job, because the reality is so ludicrous. Offered the hypothetical chance to take out the leader of ISIS , one of the worst terrorist organisations in human history, the Labour leader asks what it would achieve. Getty Images 5 It is quite frankly ludicrous Jeremy Corbyn is in the running to be leader of the country Faced with Bashar al-Assad, a man who butchers his own people with chemical weapons , Mr Corbyn demands that the US stop its a
What makes Harvey Weinsteins? The chief of Amazon studios, Roy Price, has now resigned in the wake of allegations that he made lewd comments and propositioned a producer. Lists of accused sexual predators in Hollywood and journalism are circulating on social media. President's Trump's long history of pawing and gawking at women has again reached center stage. Actress Alyssa Milano, one of Weinstein's targets, fumed that "This is not an uncommon occurrence. This is a sick culture. Men like Harvey
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Decades after they say Bill Cosby knocked them out with intoxicants and sexually assaulted them, three of his accusers confronted the 80-year-old comedian in court Wednesday, with one woman pointedly calling him a "serial rapist" and another asking him through her tears, "You remember, don't you, Mr. Cosby?" The women's charged rhetoric prompted several mistrial requests from Cosby's lawyers -- which were denied -- as prosecutors built their case that Cosby was one of Hol
When he announced his bid to unseat Tony Abbott as Liberal Party leader Malcolm Turnbull promised a "new style of leadership". The problem is that is about all we can hope for from the new prime minister: a change in style but not in substance. In his first day as the new PM, Turnbull ruled out any change to his predecessor's climate policies . That means a refusal to improve to Australia's tiny emissions cut pledge at the UN climate talks in Paris later this year. It means Abbott's Direct Actio
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah was named Player of the Year by England's Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) yesterday, becoming the first Egyptian to receive the award. Salah was rewarded for his performances which have yielded 41 goals in all competitions since joining from AS Roma last year, helping Liverpool reach the Champions League semi-finals and secure a likely top-four finish in the Premier League. The 25-year-old came out on top of a six-man shortlist voted for by PFA members
As you may have already heard , a prominent actor recently accused another prominent actor of targeting him sexually more than 30 years ago -- when the alleged victim was just 14-years-old, and the alleged would-be abuser was 26. Anthony Rapp, of Rent and Star Trek fame, says House of Cards and Usual Suspects star Kevin Spacey sexually attacked him at a party at his home in 1986. Buzzfeed first reported the allegation, in disturbing detail: In an interview with BuzzFeed News, Rapp is publicl
Bill Cosby, the 77-year-old comedian and actor, has faced allegations of sexual assault over the years. On Saturday, Cosby faced National Public Radio's Scott Simon, who ended his interview with the comedian by asking him directly about the allegations that he had sexually assaulted and/or drugged more than a dozen women. The episode of "Weekend Edition" has gone viral, and Cosby's silence, as Simon repeatedly, and carefully, offers him the chance to reply to accusations, has spoken volumes. You
"They're desperate for something to believe in!" Comedian @traecrowder on why he's "not surprised" Trump's message resonated. pic.twitter.com/JeQFzyFd0j -- The View (@TheView) March 14, 2017 Comedian Trae Crowder appeared on this morning's The View , and of course, talked about President Donald Trump . Jedediah Biel asked the "Liberal Redneck" whether he was able to see Trump's win coming, noting that he "won this election in large part due to these rural blue collar towns" that "typically t
Ousted Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff revealed that her predecessor, Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva, plans to run for president again in 2018, despite being the subject of an extensive corruption probe that strengthened calls for Rousseff's impeachment. President Rousseff, of the nation's socialist Workers' Party (PT), has been making the media rounds in Europe, revealing the news in an interview with France's L'Express . She couched the announcement in the accusation that her removal was an a
TRYING to satirise Jeremy Corbyn is almost an impossible job, because the reality is so ludicrous. Offered the hypothetical chance to take out the leader of ISIS , one of the worst terrorist organisations in human history, the Labour leader asks what it would achieve. Getty Images 5 It is quite frankly ludicrous Jeremy Corbyn is in the running to be leader of the country Faced with Bashar al-Assad, a man who butchers his own people with chemical weapons , Mr Corbyn demands that the US stop its a
What makes Harvey Weinsteins? The chief of Amazon studios, Roy Price, has now resigned in the wake of allegations that he made lewd comments and propositioned a producer. Lists of accused sexual predators in Hollywood and journalism are circulating on social media. President's Trump's long history of pawing and gawking at women has again reached center stage. Actress Alyssa Milano, one of Weinstein's targets, fumed that "This is not an uncommon occurrence. This is a sick culture. Men like Harvey
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Decades after they say Bill Cosby knocked them out with intoxicants and sexually assaulted them, three of his accusers confronted the 80-year-old comedian in court Wednesday, with one woman pointedly calling him a "serial rapist" and another asking him through her tears, "You remember, don't you, Mr. Cosby?" The women's charged rhetoric prompted several mistrial requests from Cosby's lawyers -- which were denied -- as prosecutors built their case that Cosby was one of Hol
When he announced his bid to unseat Tony Abbott as Liberal Party leader Malcolm Turnbull promised a "new style of leadership". The problem is that is about all we can hope for from the new prime minister: a change in style but not in substance. In his first day as the new PM, Turnbull ruled out any change to his predecessor's climate policies . That means a refusal to improve to Australia's tiny emissions cut pledge at the UN climate talks in Paris later this year. It means Abbott's Direct Actio
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah was named Player of the Year by England's Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) yesterday, becoming the first Egyptian to receive the award. Salah was rewarded for his performances which have yielded 41 goals in all competitions since joining from AS Roma last year, helping Liverpool reach the Champions League semi-finals and secure a likely top-four finish in the Premier League. The 25-year-old came out on top of a six-man shortlist voted for by PFA members
Demi Lovato is celebrating 6 years sober. The pop star stated on Twitter, 'Just officially turned 6 years sober. So grateful for another year of joy, health and happiness. It IS possible." Demi spent her teen years battling substance abuse, addiction and an eating disorder. She says there was a point where she couldn't go an hour without using cocaine. In 2010, she checked into rehab at 18 after punching one of her dancers, and was diagnosed as bipolar. She stated, "It just made sense. When I wa
While catching up on old issues of US Weekly (don't judge), I read about the Grammy drama between Katy Perry and Rihanna. The former besties didn't sit together because Perry doesn't approve of Rihanna getting back together with Chris Brown. Understandable. For those who don't know: Chris Brown and Rihanna were the golden pop couple until Chris beat Rihanna to a bloody (literally) pulp after the Grammies a few years prior. She had to be hospitalized, because he beat her so badly. My inner femini
(Photo: Courtesy of Joanna Krupa) Former "Real Housewives of Miami" star Joanna Krupa after being baptized in the Jordan River in Israel on August 7, 2015. (Photo: Courtesy of Joanna Krupa) Former "Real Housewives of Miami" star Joanna Krupa is seen here being baptized in the Jordan River in Israel on August 7, 2015. (Photo: Courtesy of Joanna Krupa) Former "Real Housewives of Miami" star Joanna Krupa is seen here after being baptized in the Jordan River in Israel on August 7, 2015. (Photo: Cour
Jamie Foxx joked that he's honoring Black History Month by avoiding any relations with white girls. Funny enough, he's believed to be dating actress Katie Holmes. The 50-year-old entertainer made the comments over the weekend when he was leaving a charity basketball game that he was hosting in Thousand Oaks, California. A TMZ photographer got Foxx on camera as he was driving away in his Rezvani Tank. "It's Black History Month," Foxx said "No white girls until March 1." On Friday, prior to NBA A
Courtesy of TVGuide.com Queen Latifah, the Hollywood star born and bred in Newark, N.J., is a Renaissance woman. Brilliantly transformed from a young 1990s rapper and hip-hop artist into an Academy Award-nominated actress and iconic cosmetics CoverGirl, Latifah embodies full-figured beauty and style. Her confidence and strength are fundamental: From her lyrics and lyricism to her elegant, on-screen persona and self-assured attitude, Latifah comes across as a quintessential example of the strong
FILE PHOTO: Singer and actress Demi Lovato arrives at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., May 20, 2018. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo August 5, 2018 (Reuters) - U.S. pop singer Demi Lovato spoke out on Sunday about her battle with addiction, saying she needed "time to heal and focus on my sobriety" days after media reports said she was taken to a Los Angeles hospital suffering from a suspected overdose. "I have always been transparent about my journey with addiction," t
Anna thinks happy thoughts at Erin Fetherston. Photo: Getty Images As with all things in this world, during Fashion Week, Anna Wintour giveth, and she taketh away. When the Vogue editor-in-chief cracked a bona fide smile at yesterday's Erin Fetherston show, the world knew Wintour was silently bestowing her priceless blessings on the young designer. But beyond the light, Her Vogue ness also brings darkness. Fashionista reports that the beautiful young things at yesterday's Marchesa presentation
It was inevitable, really. Photo: Getty Images Actress-singer Mandy Moore is dating angster-singer Ryan Adams, In Touch is reporting. This is of note for several reasons: * They must have fallen for one another while working closely together on her album Wild Hope last year. Wasn't he still with Jessica Joffe then? * She has dated Zach Braff, Andy Roddick, and Wilmer Valderrama. In other words, Adams is venturing into territory where no true hipster has gone before. * They must have been keepi
Kim Kardashian can legally marry, but gay couples can't? (Google) Marriage-equality activists Danielle and Aisha Moodie-Mills are sounding off on Essence.com about the hypocrisy of this democracy as it relates to the institution of marriage. The Mills family blasted the National Organization for Marriage for remaining silent about the marriage debacle of reality star Kim Kardashian and NBA player Chris Humphries. Kardashian filed for divorce on Monday, after only 72 days of marriage. The "marria
H ollywood actress Anne Hathaway has taken to Instagram to tell her followers to check their privilege . Responding to the stabbing of Nia Wilson , a young black woman, by a white man in Oakland, California, she wrote: 'White people - including me, including you - must take into the marrow of our privileged bones the truth that ALL black people fear for their lives DAILY in America and have done so for GENERATIONS... We must ask our (white)selves - how "decent" are we really?' (sic) Many have pr
While catching up on old issues of US Weekly (don't judge), I read about the Grammy drama between Katy Perry and Rihanna. The former besties didn't sit together because Perry doesn't approve of Rihanna getting back together with Chris Brown. Understandable. For those who don't know: Chris Brown and Rihanna were the golden pop couple until Chris beat Rihanna to a bloody (literally) pulp after the Grammies a few years prior. She had to be hospitalized, because he beat her so badly. My inner femini
(Photo: Courtesy of Joanna Krupa) Former "Real Housewives of Miami" star Joanna Krupa after being baptized in the Jordan River in Israel on August 7, 2015. (Photo: Courtesy of Joanna Krupa) Former "Real Housewives of Miami" star Joanna Krupa is seen here being baptized in the Jordan River in Israel on August 7, 2015. (Photo: Courtesy of Joanna Krupa) Former "Real Housewives of Miami" star Joanna Krupa is seen here after being baptized in the Jordan River in Israel on August 7, 2015. (Photo: Cour
Jamie Foxx joked that he's honoring Black History Month by avoiding any relations with white girls. Funny enough, he's believed to be dating actress Katie Holmes. The 50-year-old entertainer made the comments over the weekend when he was leaving a charity basketball game that he was hosting in Thousand Oaks, California. A TMZ photographer got Foxx on camera as he was driving away in his Rezvani Tank. "It's Black History Month," Foxx said "No white girls until March 1." On Friday, prior to NBA A
Courtesy of TVGuide.com Queen Latifah, the Hollywood star born and bred in Newark, N.J., is a Renaissance woman. Brilliantly transformed from a young 1990s rapper and hip-hop artist into an Academy Award-nominated actress and iconic cosmetics CoverGirl, Latifah embodies full-figured beauty and style. Her confidence and strength are fundamental: From her lyrics and lyricism to her elegant, on-screen persona and self-assured attitude, Latifah comes across as a quintessential example of the strong
FILE PHOTO: Singer and actress Demi Lovato arrives at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., May 20, 2018. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo August 5, 2018 (Reuters) - U.S. pop singer Demi Lovato spoke out on Sunday about her battle with addiction, saying she needed "time to heal and focus on my sobriety" days after media reports said she was taken to a Los Angeles hospital suffering from a suspected overdose. "I have always been transparent about my journey with addiction," t
Anna thinks happy thoughts at Erin Fetherston. Photo: Getty Images As with all things in this world, during Fashion Week, Anna Wintour giveth, and she taketh away. When the Vogue editor-in-chief cracked a bona fide smile at yesterday's Erin Fetherston show, the world knew Wintour was silently bestowing her priceless blessings on the young designer. But beyond the light, Her Vogue ness also brings darkness. Fashionista reports that the beautiful young things at yesterday's Marchesa presentation
It was inevitable, really. Photo: Getty Images Actress-singer Mandy Moore is dating angster-singer Ryan Adams, In Touch is reporting. This is of note for several reasons: * They must have fallen for one another while working closely together on her album Wild Hope last year. Wasn't he still with Jessica Joffe then? * She has dated Zach Braff, Andy Roddick, and Wilmer Valderrama. In other words, Adams is venturing into territory where no true hipster has gone before. * They must have been keepi
Kim Kardashian can legally marry, but gay couples can't? (Google) Marriage-equality activists Danielle and Aisha Moodie-Mills are sounding off on Essence.com about the hypocrisy of this democracy as it relates to the institution of marriage. The Mills family blasted the National Organization for Marriage for remaining silent about the marriage debacle of reality star Kim Kardashian and NBA player Chris Humphries. Kardashian filed for divorce on Monday, after only 72 days of marriage. The "marria
H ollywood actress Anne Hathaway has taken to Instagram to tell her followers to check their privilege . Responding to the stabbing of Nia Wilson , a young black woman, by a white man in Oakland, California, she wrote: 'White people - including me, including you - must take into the marrow of our privileged bones the truth that ALL black people fear for their lives DAILY in America and have done so for GENERATIONS... We must ask our (white)selves - how "decent" are we really?' (sic) Many have pr
Kim Kardashian can legally marry, but gay couples can't? (Google) Marriage-equality activists Danielle and Aisha Moodie-Mills are sounding off on Essence.com about the hypocrisy of this democracy as it relates to the institution of marriage. The Mills family blasted the National Organization for Marriage for remaining silent about the marriage debacle of reality star Kim Kardashian and NBA player Chris Humphries. Kardashian filed for divorce on Monday, after only 72 days of marriage. The "marria
Jamie Foxx joked that he's honoring Black History Month by avoiding any relations with white girls. Funny enough, he's believed to be dating actress Katie Holmes. The 50-year-old entertainer made the comments over the weekend when he was leaving a charity basketball game that he was hosting in Thousand Oaks, California. A TMZ photographer got Foxx on camera as he was driving away in his Rezvani Tank. "It's Black History Month," Foxx said "No white girls until March 1." On Friday, prior to NBA A
Kate Winslet tells Allure that when filming The Reader , she had to regrow her pubic hair: "Because of years of waxing, as all of us girls know, it doesn't come back quite the way it used to. They even made me a merkin (wig) because they were so concerned that I might not be able to grow enough." [ MSNBC Scoop ] Jon Gosselin speaks! He's on the cover of People , saying, " Eight Enough Is Enough!" [ People ] Kate Hudson and Alex Rodriguez : It's getting serious. How do we know this? A source says
by Ashley Naples Mathew Knowles, the father of singer Beyonce, has been having financial problems for quite some time. The embarrassing troubles for the divorcee come on the heels of multiple paternity situations, and his inability to pay for the children he was creating in his spare time during the marriage he had with wife Tina. Eventually, there is the time to pay the piper, and for Mathew, that time appears to be now. According to TMZ, Mr. Knowles is holding a massive garage sale, where he's
Now the girl he raised, his transgender son, is at college, studying psychology. And he is a proud father. That was my introduction to the CNN Dialogue Series on the LGBT community, co-hosted with Emory University's James Weldon Johnson Institute, and it came before the panelists even took the stage. The evening would get even more interesting. Coming way out The panel's moderator was HLN anchor Jane Velez-Mitchell. I hadn't read her book. I didn't know she was a lesbian. She was a married alco
A BIGAMIST fraudster who stole from his wife's own family while he was still married to another woman has been jailed. Mitchell Sharpe, 44, met Lisa Buckingham on an online dating site and whisked her off on holiday to Portugal where he proposed to her in March 2014. 5 The court in Derby heard that Lisa was stunned when she discovered her husband's other marriage But two days after their marriage, Lisa received a Facebook message from another woman saying: "Good luck with that cocaine conman", a
I was a virgin when I married my husband last May. I was also 26, older than my friends when they married, but the average age for women of my generation. My husband and I met online when he read an essay I'd written for Microsoft. We fell in love within days without any idea what the other person looked like or who they really were. We were 500 miles and 25 years apart, eager to build a life together. We got engaged eight months later. At our wedding ceremony, the pastor talked about physical l
Yesterday Danica Roem became the first openly transgender person elected to a U.S. statehouse. Andrea Jenkins became the first openly trans woman of color elected to the city council of a major U.S. city. Ravi Singh Bhalla became the first turbaned Sikh mayor in American history. Philadelphia elected top prosecutor Larry Krasner, known as "the Black Lives Matter candidate." See more women and people of color breaking glass ceilings over on Colorlines' round up of the election results. The Trum
BEVERLY HILLS -- During a recent interview for Sony Pictures Animation's Christmas film, "The Star," actress Gina Rodriguez said she believes God put this role in her path just as He did with her hit TV series, "Jane the Virgin." "If we're going to talk about faith, I definitely believe God put all of this in my path," Rodriguez told The Christian Post. "Because to be able to play Jane the Virgin and then to have this opportunity." Rodriguez' role in "Jane the Virgin" draws from the biblical sto
NEW YORK - Former Cover Girl and actress Jennifer O'Neill of the newly released film "I'm Not Ashamed," says American Christians might not all face death for their faith but they are still facing a form of martyrdom. "I'm Not Ashamed" is about the first student killed at Columbine High School, Rachel Joy Scott, who was targeted because of her Christian faith. Scott was the first of 12 students and one teacher who were gunned down at Columbine on April 20, 1999, and the film is based on her journ
Jamie Foxx joked that he's honoring Black History Month by avoiding any relations with white girls. Funny enough, he's believed to be dating actress Katie Holmes. The 50-year-old entertainer made the comments over the weekend when he was leaving a charity basketball game that he was hosting in Thousand Oaks, California. A TMZ photographer got Foxx on camera as he was driving away in his Rezvani Tank. "It's Black History Month," Foxx said "No white girls until March 1." On Friday, prior to NBA A
Kate Winslet tells Allure that when filming The Reader , she had to regrow her pubic hair: "Because of years of waxing, as all of us girls know, it doesn't come back quite the way it used to. They even made me a merkin (wig) because they were so concerned that I might not be able to grow enough." [ MSNBC Scoop ] Jon Gosselin speaks! He's on the cover of People , saying, " Eight Enough Is Enough!" [ People ] Kate Hudson and Alex Rodriguez : It's getting serious. How do we know this? A source says
by Ashley Naples Mathew Knowles, the father of singer Beyonce, has been having financial problems for quite some time. The embarrassing troubles for the divorcee come on the heels of multiple paternity situations, and his inability to pay for the children he was creating in his spare time during the marriage he had with wife Tina. Eventually, there is the time to pay the piper, and for Mathew, that time appears to be now. According to TMZ, Mr. Knowles is holding a massive garage sale, where he's
Now the girl he raised, his transgender son, is at college, studying psychology. And he is a proud father. That was my introduction to the CNN Dialogue Series on the LGBT community, co-hosted with Emory University's James Weldon Johnson Institute, and it came before the panelists even took the stage. The evening would get even more interesting. Coming way out The panel's moderator was HLN anchor Jane Velez-Mitchell. I hadn't read her book. I didn't know she was a lesbian. She was a married alco
A BIGAMIST fraudster who stole from his wife's own family while he was still married to another woman has been jailed. Mitchell Sharpe, 44, met Lisa Buckingham on an online dating site and whisked her off on holiday to Portugal where he proposed to her in March 2014. 5 The court in Derby heard that Lisa was stunned when she discovered her husband's other marriage But two days after their marriage, Lisa received a Facebook message from another woman saying: "Good luck with that cocaine conman", a
I was a virgin when I married my husband last May. I was also 26, older than my friends when they married, but the average age for women of my generation. My husband and I met online when he read an essay I'd written for Microsoft. We fell in love within days without any idea what the other person looked like or who they really were. We were 500 miles and 25 years apart, eager to build a life together. We got engaged eight months later. At our wedding ceremony, the pastor talked about physical l
Yesterday Danica Roem became the first openly transgender person elected to a U.S. statehouse. Andrea Jenkins became the first openly trans woman of color elected to the city council of a major U.S. city. Ravi Singh Bhalla became the first turbaned Sikh mayor in American history. Philadelphia elected top prosecutor Larry Krasner, known as "the Black Lives Matter candidate." See more women and people of color breaking glass ceilings over on Colorlines' round up of the election results. The Trum
BEVERLY HILLS -- During a recent interview for Sony Pictures Animation's Christmas film, "The Star," actress Gina Rodriguez said she believes God put this role in her path just as He did with her hit TV series, "Jane the Virgin." "If we're going to talk about faith, I definitely believe God put all of this in my path," Rodriguez told The Christian Post. "Because to be able to play Jane the Virgin and then to have this opportunity." Rodriguez' role in "Jane the Virgin" draws from the biblical sto
NEW YORK - Former Cover Girl and actress Jennifer O'Neill of the newly released film "I'm Not Ashamed," says American Christians might not all face death for their faith but they are still facing a form of martyrdom. "I'm Not Ashamed" is about the first student killed at Columbine High School, Rachel Joy Scott, who was targeted because of her Christian faith. Scott was the first of 12 students and one teacher who were gunned down at Columbine on April 20, 1999, and the film is based on her journ
Zimbabwe's new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, came under fire Friday for unveiling a debut cabinet that named two military allies to top positions, reappointed figures from the discredited Mugabe era and sidelined the opposition. Mnangagwa gave key jobs to two top military officers, including Sibusiso Moyo, a major general who on Nov. 15 went on state TV to announce the military's takeover -- a power grab which climaxed a week later when Robert Mugabe quit the presidency. According to a statemen
Photo: Getty Images Ever since Obama swept Iowa last week, capping the win with a speech that seemed brushed by MLK 's angel wing, we've been wondering what the Reverend Jesse Jackson has been thinking. Sure, the Rev endorsed the guy, but his remarks about Obama have been so lukewarm you have to wonder if the nod wasn't an obligatory matter of brothers supporting brothers. Not to mention that the candidate's camp has never particularly reached out to the Rev. (Could it be all those conservative
On Wednesday, former President Barack Obama held a town hall in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he talked about politics and the inspiration he gleaned from the nation's late icon, Nelson Mandela. Obama also advocated for increased political awareness and called out women, cheering for them to get more involved. "Women, in particular, by the way, I want you to get more involved because men have been getting on my nerves lately," he said. "Every day, I read the newspaper, and I just think, 'Bro
Scott Olson/Getty Images Jesus Garcia, after voting Tuesday morning at Corkery Elementary in Little Village In the three months of campaigning leading up to Tuesday, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia really couldn't tell if he was catching on with voters. The county commissioner was greeted warmly when he was out shaking hands, but, he wondered, what did that mean? Was everyone just being nice? "As election day neared, I kept seeing more enthusiasm," he told me yesterday morning in his campaign headquarters o
A Zimbabwean pastor who launched protests against the country's President Robert Mugabe could face up to 20 years in prison for multiple charges against the state. Police arrested Evan Mwarire on Wednesday at Harare International Airport as he returned from a self-imposed exile in the United States. Mwarire fled the country in August after he was arrested and then released for his involvement in several antigovernment protests. The pastor said he feared for his family's well-being. On Thursday,
Could It Have Been Prevented? ( Image by Rev. Dan Vojir ) Permission Details DMCA Police in Cleveland fatally shot a 12-year-old boy wielding what turned out to be a replica gun. They were responding to a 911 call in which a man said a juvenile was scaring people with a gun that probably was fake. Is Tamir Rice dead because bb gun vendor Airsplat makes toys too realistic? Is he dead because Cleveland officers weren't trained properly for this kind of situation? Or is he dead because a 9
In October, the U.N.'s World Health Organization named Zimbabwe dictator Robert Mugabe a "goodwill ambassador." UN Watch's protest sparked world outrage, generating reports in CNN, Washington Post, Newsweek and 140 other news agencies. Then the U.S., Britain and Canada protested. As a result, the dictator was dropped. A month later, he was overthrown--no thanks to the United Nations, which only sought to legitimize him. . @Reuters text & video reports quoting @UNWatch : "Critics urge WHO to re
Robert Mugabe I n a world where political diatribe has been coupled with modern day punditry and perceived as being the norm; with misinformation often easily inserted within journalistic dialogue surreptitiously. Searching for the truth in our current world has become an ever difficult task to accomplish. Therefore finding the truth about a person like Robert Mugabe is usually a difficult task to decipher what really is true and what is really fiction. Painted as a modern day incarnation of the
From the widely acclaimed liberator of his nation to a despotic dictator, Robert Mugabe's 37-year rule of Zimbabwe has been one of Africa's most controversial and influential, and his resignation as president on Tuesday shocked many around the world. It also plunged the nation into relative uncertainty, raising institutional questions over succession although the military will likely retain power for some time now. UK prime minister Theresa May hailed the development and said , "The resignation
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his delegation were welcomed at the Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria, South Africa on Monday evening for an official visit. South African President Jacob Zuma will host Mugabe for the South Africa-Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission (BNC), which will be co-chaired by both presidents. "It will further provide a platform to strengthen and deepen the warm and cordial bilateral relations between the two countries as well as to review and determine the actual p
Photo: Getty Images Ever since Obama swept Iowa last week, capping the win with a speech that seemed brushed by MLK 's angel wing, we've been wondering what the Reverend Jesse Jackson has been thinking. Sure, the Rev endorsed the guy, but his remarks about Obama have been so lukewarm you have to wonder if the nod wasn't an obligatory matter of brothers supporting brothers. Not to mention that the candidate's camp has never particularly reached out to the Rev. (Could it be all those conservative
On Wednesday, former President Barack Obama held a town hall in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he talked about politics and the inspiration he gleaned from the nation's late icon, Nelson Mandela. Obama also advocated for increased political awareness and called out women, cheering for them to get more involved. "Women, in particular, by the way, I want you to get more involved because men have been getting on my nerves lately," he said. "Every day, I read the newspaper, and I just think, 'Bro
Scott Olson/Getty Images Jesus Garcia, after voting Tuesday morning at Corkery Elementary in Little Village In the three months of campaigning leading up to Tuesday, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia really couldn't tell if he was catching on with voters. The county commissioner was greeted warmly when he was out shaking hands, but, he wondered, what did that mean? Was everyone just being nice? "As election day neared, I kept seeing more enthusiasm," he told me yesterday morning in his campaign headquarters o
A Zimbabwean pastor who launched protests against the country's President Robert Mugabe could face up to 20 years in prison for multiple charges against the state. Police arrested Evan Mwarire on Wednesday at Harare International Airport as he returned from a self-imposed exile in the United States. Mwarire fled the country in August after he was arrested and then released for his involvement in several antigovernment protests. The pastor said he feared for his family's well-being. On Thursday,
Could It Have Been Prevented? ( Image by Rev. Dan Vojir ) Permission Details DMCA Police in Cleveland fatally shot a 12-year-old boy wielding what turned out to be a replica gun. They were responding to a 911 call in which a man said a juvenile was scaring people with a gun that probably was fake. Is Tamir Rice dead because bb gun vendor Airsplat makes toys too realistic? Is he dead because Cleveland officers weren't trained properly for this kind of situation? Or is he dead because a 9
In October, the U.N.'s World Health Organization named Zimbabwe dictator Robert Mugabe a "goodwill ambassador." UN Watch's protest sparked world outrage, generating reports in CNN, Washington Post, Newsweek and 140 other news agencies. Then the U.S., Britain and Canada protested. As a result, the dictator was dropped. A month later, he was overthrown--no thanks to the United Nations, which only sought to legitimize him. . @Reuters text & video reports quoting @UNWatch : "Critics urge WHO to re
Robert Mugabe I n a world where political diatribe has been coupled with modern day punditry and perceived as being the norm; with misinformation often easily inserted within journalistic dialogue surreptitiously. Searching for the truth in our current world has become an ever difficult task to accomplish. Therefore finding the truth about a person like Robert Mugabe is usually a difficult task to decipher what really is true and what is really fiction. Painted as a modern day incarnation of the
From the widely acclaimed liberator of his nation to a despotic dictator, Robert Mugabe's 37-year rule of Zimbabwe has been one of Africa's most controversial and influential, and his resignation as president on Tuesday shocked many around the world. It also plunged the nation into relative uncertainty, raising institutional questions over succession although the military will likely retain power for some time now. UK prime minister Theresa May hailed the development and said , "The resignation
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his delegation were welcomed at the Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria, South Africa on Monday evening for an official visit. South African President Jacob Zuma will host Mugabe for the South Africa-Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission (BNC), which will be co-chaired by both presidents. "It will further provide a platform to strengthen and deepen the warm and cordial bilateral relations between the two countries as well as to review and determine the actual p
Alfonso Herrera as the world's sexiest priest and Ben Daniels as some other guy in The Exorcist . Photo via Fox It's become increasingly difficult just to describe the events this show depicts, for a couple of reasons: It's harder and harder to figure out the most succinct and convenient way to identify certain characters: for instance, Geena Davis's character is named Angela Rance, but her real name was later revealed to be Regan MacNeil. Recently a demon integrated itself into her body, and th
With eight of nine Latin King Goonies in custody following the brutal Bronx anti-gay attack on two teens and a 30-year-old man, members of the street crew are telling investigators they are the victims . You see, if they didn't follow instructions from their elders to abuse these three men in an abandoned building (and later rob the man's brother in his home), then they would've been terrorized. Police sources said several members of the Latin King Goonies told detectives they would have been sl
It's only natural for Pitbull (a.k.a. Armando Christian Perez), South Florida's reigning rap superstar, to defend his hometown. The 25-year-old Cuban-American has come to personify its multicultural spirit. Even his nickname, "Mr. 305," is a shout-out to the city's famed area code. His resentment toward Tancredo is especially sharp these days, coinciding with the release of the rapper's sophomore effort, El Mariel . The disc which recently peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 introduces the w
This story has evolved a lot throughout the day. By now many of you have heard about Gay Pastor Jordan Brown's ALLEGED "Love Wins -- Fag" cake from Whole Foods. Well, there's been a nifty plot twist. But let's get started at the beginning. Part one: gay pastor orders cake from Whole Foods. He ordered it to say "love wins." Original. No word as to how many penises were requested to be on the cake. The jokes write themselves. Sorry not sorry. Part two: Gay pastor adds condoms to the cake then buys
There's been a feud brewing between LwC favorite Shaun King (see IRONY ALERT: Fake Black Guy Shaun King, Gets Mad About Teens in Blackface... and CAUGHT: #BlackLivesMatter Activist Shaun King is Actually White ) and radio host Jason Whitlock. It started when King ran a one sided hit piece against Peyton Manning that has been thoroughly debunked by Whitlock and many others . So let's set the stage with that. "Marley was dead to begin with..." It continued on social media , with King questioning
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How can editorialists who live in towns 99 percent dare accuse J.C. Nichols of racism? In June of this year Kansas City Star political writer Steve Kraske launched a campaign to remove the name of developer J.C. Nichols from the Plaza fountain that bears his name. According to Kraske, Nichols was a "racist who went to great lengths to ensure that racial and religious minorities could not live in his neighborhoods." Kraske continued, "Even today, few minorities live in Nichols neighborhoods, and
Ted Williams was fond of saying that the toughest thing in sports is hitting a round ball with a round bat. Williams was right, just not as precise as he could have been. The toughest thing in sports is to hit a round ball with a round bat when the round ball is thrown underhand from 40 feet away. Though the Americans did much better this time around with 51 runs in nine games, when great players face off, softball is clearly a pitcher's game. In this year's Olympics, there were 19 games that di
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala priest Tom Uzhunnalil, recently freed after being abducted by Islamic militants 18 months ago, has said what he went through "definitely had a purpose" as he thanked all those who helped in his release. In his first video message after being released on September 12, Father Uzhunnalil said he was "happy, strong in mind and soul" though he needed to recuperate. "I am sure God will put me back to whatever mission he wants... He has a purpose in our life," the Salesian pr
FORMER Team GB Olympic swimming hero Mark Foster has come out as gay. The Strictly Come Dancing star has announced he has spent the last 30-years not revealing his true sexuality. 5 Mark Foster has come out as gary in an emotional interview and was in Strictly Come Dancing in the past The 47-year-old former world champion has already told friends and family of his decision. Foster said told The Guardian : "It's not like I've been pushed to come out. I've just swerved and swerved. "Telling half-t
With eight of nine Latin King Goonies in custody following the brutal Bronx anti-gay attack on two teens and a 30-year-old man, members of the street crew are telling investigators they are the victims . You see, if they didn't follow instructions from their elders to abuse these three men in an abandoned building (and later rob the man's brother in his home), then they would've been terrorized. Police sources said several members of the Latin King Goonies told detectives they would have been sl
It's only natural for Pitbull (a.k.a. Armando Christian Perez), South Florida's reigning rap superstar, to defend his hometown. The 25-year-old Cuban-American has come to personify its multicultural spirit. Even his nickname, "Mr. 305," is a shout-out to the city's famed area code. His resentment toward Tancredo is especially sharp these days, coinciding with the release of the rapper's sophomore effort, El Mariel . The disc which recently peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 introduces the w
This story has evolved a lot throughout the day. By now many of you have heard about Gay Pastor Jordan Brown's ALLEGED "Love Wins -- Fag" cake from Whole Foods. Well, there's been a nifty plot twist. But let's get started at the beginning. Part one: gay pastor orders cake from Whole Foods. He ordered it to say "love wins." Original. No word as to how many penises were requested to be on the cake. The jokes write themselves. Sorry not sorry. Part two: Gay pastor adds condoms to the cake then buys
There's been a feud brewing between LwC favorite Shaun King (see IRONY ALERT: Fake Black Guy Shaun King, Gets Mad About Teens in Blackface... and CAUGHT: #BlackLivesMatter Activist Shaun King is Actually White ) and radio host Jason Whitlock. It started when King ran a one sided hit piece against Peyton Manning that has been thoroughly debunked by Whitlock and many others . So let's set the stage with that. "Marley was dead to begin with..." It continued on social media , with King questioning
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How can editorialists who live in towns 99 percent dare accuse J.C. Nichols of racism? In June of this year Kansas City Star political writer Steve Kraske launched a campaign to remove the name of developer J.C. Nichols from the Plaza fountain that bears his name. According to Kraske, Nichols was a "racist who went to great lengths to ensure that racial and religious minorities could not live in his neighborhoods." Kraske continued, "Even today, few minorities live in Nichols neighborhoods, and
Ted Williams was fond of saying that the toughest thing in sports is hitting a round ball with a round bat. Williams was right, just not as precise as he could have been. The toughest thing in sports is to hit a round ball with a round bat when the round ball is thrown underhand from 40 feet away. Though the Americans did much better this time around with 51 runs in nine games, when great players face off, softball is clearly a pitcher's game. In this year's Olympics, there were 19 games that di
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala priest Tom Uzhunnalil, recently freed after being abducted by Islamic militants 18 months ago, has said what he went through "definitely had a purpose" as he thanked all those who helped in his release. In his first video message after being released on September 12, Father Uzhunnalil said he was "happy, strong in mind and soul" though he needed to recuperate. "I am sure God will put me back to whatever mission he wants... He has a purpose in our life," the Salesian pr
FORMER Team GB Olympic swimming hero Mark Foster has come out as gay. The Strictly Come Dancing star has announced he has spent the last 30-years not revealing his true sexuality. 5 Mark Foster has come out as gary in an emotional interview and was in Strictly Come Dancing in the past The 47-year-old former world champion has already told friends and family of his decision. Foster said told The Guardian : "It's not like I've been pushed to come out. I've just swerved and swerved. "Telling half-t
Much to the chagrin of President Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared victory Wednesday after coming from behind in a tight Israeli election. Netanyahu's Likud party won more seats in the 120-seat Knesset -- 29 -- than any other party, and his key rival, Zionist Union's Isaac Herzog, conceded, according to CNN. "Against all odds, we achieved this huge victory," Netanyahu said. "Now we should form a strong and stable government that will be able to take care of the security,
(AFP) CAIRO -- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi on Saturday urged the United States to help restart negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, a statement from the presidency said. The statement came after Sissi met Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday for talks on reviving the stagnated peace process. Sissi said it was "important that the United States returns to play an active role in efforts to resume
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg urged world leaders not to follow President Donald Trump's lead on climate change and declared his intention to help save an international agreement to reduce carbon emissions. Bloomberg, who considered a presidential bid after serving three terms as New York City's mayor, addressed his intensifying focus on climate change in an interview with The Associated Press. He said there was no political motive tied to last week's release of his new
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Turkey had been "patient" since the US sanctions were slapped on Abdulhamit Gul, the minister of justice, and Suleyman Soylu, the minister of interior, this week. "I am instructing my friends today, we will freeze assets, if there are any, of the US justice and interior secretaries in Turkey," Erdogan, speaking at a ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party meeting in Ankara, was quoted as saying by the official Anadolu news agency. It was unc
Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday expressed his country's readiness to expend all efforts to enhance security and stability in South Sudan. The Egyptian president's remarks were made during a meeting with South Sudan Minister of Presidential Affairs, the President special envoy, Mike Deng in Cairo attended by Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri and Acting director of General Intelligence Service, Abbas Kamel. South Sudan Vice President, Taban Deng Gai has earlier hoped that
MEXICO CITY -- Leftist President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is enjoying a bit of a honeymoon with U.S. President Donald Trump, and he was effusive Tuesday in praising the U.S. leader's restraint in not bringing up his proposed border wall. Instead of confrontational talk, Lopez Obrador will get a visit by Trump's son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, and U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Friday. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen al
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's defence minister quit on Tuesday only to reverse himself soon afterward, the prime minister's office said, and gunmen pledged to keep two ministries under siege in a crisis pointing to a security breakdown in the young democracy. Armed groups seized the Foreign Ministry on April 28 and ringed the Justice Ministry two days later to push parliament into passing a law barring anyone who held a senior position under late dictator Muammar Gaddafi from public service. The T
On Saturday in Lima, the Finance Minister Luis Miguel Castilla reported in an interview with RPP radio that the Peruvian economy was in an "irreversible decentralization process" and that State control was weakening, leaving the responsibilities of politics to regional and local governments. Whether the weakness of President Ollanta Humala's administration is to blame, or the growth of corruption similar to the small mafia in Ancash, the situation in Peru has reached a tipping point against the
Photos: Getty Images, Reuters, Patrick McMullan Not so fast there, boys. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chair Henry Waxman isn't going to let fired Merrill Lynch CEO Stan O'Neal and fired Citigroup CEO Charles Prince III waste away in Margaritaville just yet. He's organizing a little field trip down to Washington February 7, where he's holding a hearing as part of an "ongoing investigation into executive pay" related to subprime. The executives will be expected to answer questio
Victims of former president Yahya Jammeh's brutal rule hope they will get justice under the administration of Gambia's new President Adama Barrow. Thousands of Gambians celebrated newly-elected President Adama Barrow's return to the country. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Families of people who went missing or were persecuted during the 22-year rule of the former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh are now seeking justice. The exact number of people who were killed extra-judicially or were declared missi
(AFP) CAIRO -- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi on Saturday urged the United States to help restart negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, a statement from the presidency said. The statement came after Sissi met Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday for talks on reviving the stagnated peace process. Sissi said it was "important that the United States returns to play an active role in efforts to resume
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg urged world leaders not to follow President Donald Trump's lead on climate change and declared his intention to help save an international agreement to reduce carbon emissions. Bloomberg, who considered a presidential bid after serving three terms as New York City's mayor, addressed his intensifying focus on climate change in an interview with The Associated Press. He said there was no political motive tied to last week's release of his new
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Turkey had been "patient" since the US sanctions were slapped on Abdulhamit Gul, the minister of justice, and Suleyman Soylu, the minister of interior, this week. "I am instructing my friends today, we will freeze assets, if there are any, of the US justice and interior secretaries in Turkey," Erdogan, speaking at a ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party meeting in Ankara, was quoted as saying by the official Anadolu news agency. It was unc
Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday expressed his country's readiness to expend all efforts to enhance security and stability in South Sudan. The Egyptian president's remarks were made during a meeting with South Sudan Minister of Presidential Affairs, the President special envoy, Mike Deng in Cairo attended by Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri and Acting director of General Intelligence Service, Abbas Kamel. South Sudan Vice President, Taban Deng Gai has earlier hoped that
MEXICO CITY -- Leftist President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is enjoying a bit of a honeymoon with U.S. President Donald Trump, and he was effusive Tuesday in praising the U.S. leader's restraint in not bringing up his proposed border wall. Instead of confrontational talk, Lopez Obrador will get a visit by Trump's son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, and U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Friday. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen al
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's defence minister quit on Tuesday only to reverse himself soon afterward, the prime minister's office said, and gunmen pledged to keep two ministries under siege in a crisis pointing to a security breakdown in the young democracy. Armed groups seized the Foreign Ministry on April 28 and ringed the Justice Ministry two days later to push parliament into passing a law barring anyone who held a senior position under late dictator Muammar Gaddafi from public service. The T
On Saturday in Lima, the Finance Minister Luis Miguel Castilla reported in an interview with RPP radio that the Peruvian economy was in an "irreversible decentralization process" and that State control was weakening, leaving the responsibilities of politics to regional and local governments. Whether the weakness of President Ollanta Humala's administration is to blame, or the growth of corruption similar to the small mafia in Ancash, the situation in Peru has reached a tipping point against the
Photos: Getty Images, Reuters, Patrick McMullan Not so fast there, boys. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chair Henry Waxman isn't going to let fired Merrill Lynch CEO Stan O'Neal and fired Citigroup CEO Charles Prince III waste away in Margaritaville just yet. He's organizing a little field trip down to Washington February 7, where he's holding a hearing as part of an "ongoing investigation into executive pay" related to subprime. The executives will be expected to answer questio
Victims of former president Yahya Jammeh's brutal rule hope they will get justice under the administration of Gambia's new President Adama Barrow. Thousands of Gambians celebrated newly-elected President Adama Barrow's return to the country. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Families of people who went missing or were persecuted during the 22-year rule of the former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh are now seeking justice. The exact number of people who were killed extra-judicially or were declared missi
Ousted Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff revealed that her predecessor, Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva, plans to run for president again in 2018, despite being the subject of an extensive corruption probe that strengthened calls for Rousseff's impeachment. President Rousseff, of the nation's socialist Workers' Party (PT), has been making the media rounds in Europe, revealing the news in an interview with France's L'Express . She couched the announcement in the accusation that her removal was an a
Heartthrob actor Antonio Sabato Jr., who is running for Congress as a California Republican next year, tells Newsmax TV he strongly backs the proposed tax reform bill now being weighed on Capitol Hill and believes Republicans who vote against it will be ousted from office. "I certainly would vote yes, 100 percent," Sabato Jr. told host Miranda Khan on Tuesday's " America Talks Live ." "[Those who don't], I think they're not going to get re-elected. "The American voters, they know what's going on
PETA has one of George Clooney 's sweaty towels and wrote him a letter asking to harvest his perspiration to make Clooney flavored tofu, or CloFu. "As a mammal, I'm offended," said Clooney in response. [ E! ] A PETA spokesperson says the CloFu will "spare animals from being killed for the table." [ Washington Post ] If you're in the market for a less disgusting celebrity food product, Sting is going to sell red wine made at his country estate in Tuscany. [ AP ] Britney Spears has reportedly been
UNHRC official Jean Ziegler receives the Muammar Qaddafi Human Rights Prize, Sept. 29, 2002, in a ceremony in Tripoli, Libya. The award money was estimated to be 100,000 Swiss Francs. Until video evidence emerged in 2013, U.N. Human Rights Council official Jean Ziegler lied on repeated occasions--over seven years--about his ties to the Muammar Qaddafi Human Rights Prize. ( See UN Watch's original 2006 expose here .) Ziegler's denials were astounding because it was he who announced the prize to
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday termed unemployment in the state as a major challenge, but said her government is taking steps to overcome the problem. File image of Mehbooba Mufti. AFP "Unemployment is a major challenge. (But) the government is taking many steps to tide over the challenge. The private sector is being encouraged to invest in the state and entrepreneurship is being promoted among the youth to generate more job avenues. This is in addition to de
Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were among eight drug offenders executed by firing squad today. Photo: Al Jazeera /Reuters Amid international calls for mercy, the Indonesian government has executed eight people, including Bali Nine Australian duo Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. This is the second round of executions under President Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi. He justified the killings as a "shock therapy" to solve Indonesia's drug crisis. Nonsensical executions Indone
Lucknow: Seeking to win over 300 of the 403 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday jointly released ten commitments on which their alliance will work on coming to power. File image of Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi. PTI The two leaders at a press conference released the commitments which include major promises made by the two parties to the people of the state in their manifestos. The list of commitments inc
Brazil's lawmakers celebrate after they reached the votes needed to authorize President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment to go ahead, at the Congress in Brasilia on April 17, 2016. (Photo: EVARISTO SA/AFP/Getty Images) Following a three-day marathon session at Brazil's Chamber of Deputies, the opposition camp erupted in cheers last night when the 342th vote--a two-thirds majority of 513 seats--was tallied, sealing the approval of the impeachment motion against President Dilma Rousseff. The final sco
Former Attorney General Eric Holder said he's thinking about running for president in 2020, adding that he will make a decision by early 2019 about whether he plans to float a Democratic challenge to President Donald Trump's reelection efforts. During an interview on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," Holder responded to reports that he's considering a 2020 bid. "I'm thinking about it and what I've said is that I'd make a determination sometime early next year," he said. Watch Eric Holder's i
Most Popular Esquerra's reluctant decision to support Mas's minority government despite the CiU's austerity policies seemed politically risky, given the widespread popular rejection of budget cuts and tax hikes in Catalonia. "We are a social-democratic party, basically--center-left, though we're in the Green group in Europe. So we believe in growth, but with redistribution. We don't support these public-spending cuts, but ultimately the people who are deciding our budget are in Madrid, not Barce
Heartthrob actor Antonio Sabato Jr., who is running for Congress as a California Republican next year, tells Newsmax TV he strongly backs the proposed tax reform bill now being weighed on Capitol Hill and believes Republicans who vote against it will be ousted from office. "I certainly would vote yes, 100 percent," Sabato Jr. told host Miranda Khan on Tuesday's " America Talks Live ." "[Those who don't], I think they're not going to get re-elected. "The American voters, they know what's going on
PETA has one of George Clooney 's sweaty towels and wrote him a letter asking to harvest his perspiration to make Clooney flavored tofu, or CloFu. "As a mammal, I'm offended," said Clooney in response. [ E! ] A PETA spokesperson says the CloFu will "spare animals from being killed for the table." [ Washington Post ] If you're in the market for a less disgusting celebrity food product, Sting is going to sell red wine made at his country estate in Tuscany. [ AP ] Britney Spears has reportedly been
UNHRC official Jean Ziegler receives the Muammar Qaddafi Human Rights Prize, Sept. 29, 2002, in a ceremony in Tripoli, Libya. The award money was estimated to be 100,000 Swiss Francs. Until video evidence emerged in 2013, U.N. Human Rights Council official Jean Ziegler lied on repeated occasions--over seven years--about his ties to the Muammar Qaddafi Human Rights Prize. ( See UN Watch's original 2006 expose here .) Ziegler's denials were astounding because it was he who announced the prize to
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday termed unemployment in the state as a major challenge, but said her government is taking steps to overcome the problem. File image of Mehbooba Mufti. AFP "Unemployment is a major challenge. (But) the government is taking many steps to tide over the challenge. The private sector is being encouraged to invest in the state and entrepreneurship is being promoted among the youth to generate more job avenues. This is in addition to de
Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were among eight drug offenders executed by firing squad today. Photo: Al Jazeera /Reuters Amid international calls for mercy, the Indonesian government has executed eight people, including Bali Nine Australian duo Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. This is the second round of executions under President Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi. He justified the killings as a "shock therapy" to solve Indonesia's drug crisis. Nonsensical executions Indone
Lucknow: Seeking to win over 300 of the 403 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday jointly released ten commitments on which their alliance will work on coming to power. File image of Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi. PTI The two leaders at a press conference released the commitments which include major promises made by the two parties to the people of the state in their manifestos. The list of commitments inc
Brazil's lawmakers celebrate after they reached the votes needed to authorize President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment to go ahead, at the Congress in Brasilia on April 17, 2016. (Photo: EVARISTO SA/AFP/Getty Images) Following a three-day marathon session at Brazil's Chamber of Deputies, the opposition camp erupted in cheers last night when the 342th vote--a two-thirds majority of 513 seats--was tallied, sealing the approval of the impeachment motion against President Dilma Rousseff. The final sco
Former Attorney General Eric Holder said he's thinking about running for president in 2020, adding that he will make a decision by early 2019 about whether he plans to float a Democratic challenge to President Donald Trump's reelection efforts. During an interview on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," Holder responded to reports that he's considering a 2020 bid. "I'm thinking about it and what I've said is that I'd make a determination sometime early next year," he said. Watch Eric Holder's i
Most Popular Esquerra's reluctant decision to support Mas's minority government despite the CiU's austerity policies seemed politically risky, given the widespread popular rejection of budget cuts and tax hikes in Catalonia. "We are a social-democratic party, basically--center-left, though we're in the Green group in Europe. So we believe in growth, but with redistribution. We don't support these public-spending cuts, but ultimately the people who are deciding our budget are in Madrid, not Barce
Europe has dominated the financial news for weeks, and with good reason: The future of the euro as a currency and the European Union as a viable economic entity hangs on the resolution of EuroZone debt problems. And a shakeup there will affect economies worldwide. Lost in the euro talk, however, has been evidence that the U.S. economy is starting to show signs of life. The United States added 80,000 jobs in October and the unemployment rate dropped to 9 percent. Also, fewer people made first-tim
Americans Name Government as Top Problem in 2015 Patrice J. Lee For the second year in a row, government is named the most important problem facing Americans. Unemployment and the economy take the next two spots but are increasingly less of a concern. Gallup released yearly averages of combined monthly surveys and finds that in 2015, on average 16 percent of Americans mentioned some facet of government - from President Obama, political conflict, and Congress - as our biggest headache. This is do
Boost the Economy by Saying "I Do" Patrice J. Lee People marry for sundry reasons: love, companionship, status, sex, and money. But here's a new reason to tie the knot: to stimulate economic activity. According to new analysis married Americans spend more each day than singles (never married), divorced or any other marital status category. Singles who've never married spend significantly less especially for those under 50. If the marriage rate increases, overall spending is likely to increase, b
Just before Memorial Day weekend, a joint operation between law enforcement authorities in the U.S., Costa Rica, and Spain cracked down on Liberty Reserve, an online money exchange network described in an indictment as "the prominent digital form of money laundering used by cyber-criminals worldwide." Liberty Reserve's founder, Arthur Budovsky, a Ukrainian-born former U.S. citizen who had been running his digital currency operation out of Costa Rica since 2006, was arrested in Spain on Friday. T
The NGO had an annual budget of millions of euros, paid for by the governments of Sweden, Holland, Denmark and Switzerland. Denmark's decision coincided with an investigation launched by The Netherlands into the Secretariat funding. Steinberg's research had revealed that of the 24 core NGOs funded by the Secretariat, six have ties to the Marxist-Leninist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). The PFLP is on the EU's official list of terrorist organisations. Some 15 were involved i
Using a steady hand, despite the economic woes in Europe which include low inflation and poor growth, the European Central Bank is ready to ensure recovery. A solid recovery is necessary as several of the 18 countries in the European Union using the euro currency are struggling with crippling debt. Also on the list of potentially troublesome items is the concern that the low inflation rates might lead to deflation. Early in January 2014, in an effort to shore up the economically unsteady souther
Finland leads the 156-country ranking, while Burundi is least content, according to a UN study. The report says the 10 happiest countries also score highest on immigrant happiness. In addition to its joyful locals, Finland is also home to the happiest immigrants, the UN study found. ( Reuters Archive ) Finland is the world's happiest country, while troubled Burundi is the most discontent, according to a new UN report released on Wednesday. In addition to its joyful locals, Finland is also home t
The World Health Organization warned last week that some totally drug-resistance superbug strains of the disease already pose a major threat. (iStock) LONDON - Researchers studying a mass vaccination campaign against meningitis have found a surprising side effect - the shots also offered moderate protection against gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted infection that is causing global alarm. The findings, published in The Lancet medical journal on Tuesday, mark the first time an immunization has
Germany's ageing population will undermine potential economic growth by the middle of the next decade as more of the baby boomer generation heads for retirement, the country's central bank predicted Monday. "In the medium term, falling population and the ageing of the workforce in Germany will significantly reduce economic growth," economists from the Bundesbank in Frankfurt wrote in their monthly report for April. Based on current trends, the number of people of working age in 2025 will be the
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) passed by the European Union (EU) in 2016 is due to be implemented on May 25, 2018. This regulation shifts the focus on the data protection of any citizen of the EU wherever they are worldwide. Failure to protect or provide data when requested by an EU citizen can result in crippling fines for businesses. Due to national sovereignty, the power of GDPR regulators to reach US businesses is limited. Despite that, the consequences of these regulations ha
Americans Name Government as Top Problem in 2015 Patrice J. Lee For the second year in a row, government is named the most important problem facing Americans. Unemployment and the economy take the next two spots but are increasingly less of a concern. Gallup released yearly averages of combined monthly surveys and finds that in 2015, on average 16 percent of Americans mentioned some facet of government - from President Obama, political conflict, and Congress - as our biggest headache. This is do
Boost the Economy by Saying "I Do" Patrice J. Lee People marry for sundry reasons: love, companionship, status, sex, and money. But here's a new reason to tie the knot: to stimulate economic activity. According to new analysis married Americans spend more each day than singles (never married), divorced or any other marital status category. Singles who've never married spend significantly less especially for those under 50. If the marriage rate increases, overall spending is likely to increase, b
Just before Memorial Day weekend, a joint operation between law enforcement authorities in the U.S., Costa Rica, and Spain cracked down on Liberty Reserve, an online money exchange network described in an indictment as "the prominent digital form of money laundering used by cyber-criminals worldwide." Liberty Reserve's founder, Arthur Budovsky, a Ukrainian-born former U.S. citizen who had been running his digital currency operation out of Costa Rica since 2006, was arrested in Spain on Friday. T
The NGO had an annual budget of millions of euros, paid for by the governments of Sweden, Holland, Denmark and Switzerland. Denmark's decision coincided with an investigation launched by The Netherlands into the Secretariat funding. Steinberg's research had revealed that of the 24 core NGOs funded by the Secretariat, six have ties to the Marxist-Leninist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). The PFLP is on the EU's official list of terrorist organisations. Some 15 were involved i
Using a steady hand, despite the economic woes in Europe which include low inflation and poor growth, the European Central Bank is ready to ensure recovery. A solid recovery is necessary as several of the 18 countries in the European Union using the euro currency are struggling with crippling debt. Also on the list of potentially troublesome items is the concern that the low inflation rates might lead to deflation. Early in January 2014, in an effort to shore up the economically unsteady souther
Finland leads the 156-country ranking, while Burundi is least content, according to a UN study. The report says the 10 happiest countries also score highest on immigrant happiness. In addition to its joyful locals, Finland is also home to the happiest immigrants, the UN study found. ( Reuters Archive ) Finland is the world's happiest country, while troubled Burundi is the most discontent, according to a new UN report released on Wednesday. In addition to its joyful locals, Finland is also home t
The World Health Organization warned last week that some totally drug-resistance superbug strains of the disease already pose a major threat. (iStock) LONDON - Researchers studying a mass vaccination campaign against meningitis have found a surprising side effect - the shots also offered moderate protection against gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted infection that is causing global alarm. The findings, published in The Lancet medical journal on Tuesday, mark the first time an immunization has
Germany's ageing population will undermine potential economic growth by the middle of the next decade as more of the baby boomer generation heads for retirement, the country's central bank predicted Monday. "In the medium term, falling population and the ageing of the workforce in Germany will significantly reduce economic growth," economists from the Bundesbank in Frankfurt wrote in their monthly report for April. Based on current trends, the number of people of working age in 2025 will be the
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) passed by the European Union (EU) in 2016 is due to be implemented on May 25, 2018. This regulation shifts the focus on the data protection of any citizen of the EU wherever they are worldwide. Failure to protect or provide data when requested by an EU citizen can result in crippling fines for businesses. Due to national sovereignty, the power of GDPR regulators to reach US businesses is limited. Despite that, the consequences of these regulations ha
Are the Feds giving excess NSA equipment to the locals? The National Security Agency apparently isn't the only government agency engaged in domestic spying. Local law enforcement is playing the role of Big Brother, too, but to what extent is still unknown. Recent court documents reveal a troubling cell phone surveillance program conducted by a Florida police department against unsuspecting cell phone users. Attempts to keep the practice secret, even from judges, is raising questions as to just h
U.S. national security officials held a rare joint news conference Thursday during the daily White House press briefing to highlight their agencies' efforts to protect U.S. political campaigns and elections from outside interference. "U.S. Cyber Command [and] the National Security Agency are tracking a wide range of foreign cyber adversaries and are prepared to conduct operations against those actors attempting to undermine our nation's midterm elections," NSA Director Gen. Paul Nakasone told re
The Tunisian Ministry of Defence announced yesterday that NATO is helping it establish a centre for the gathering and analysis of military intelligence. "NATO is training a number of Tunisian military officials on the latest software and techniques used in the collection, analysis and dissemination of information in the field of counter terrorism," the ministry added. Tunisian media sources reported NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg as saying: "NATO is working to support the Tunisian compe
LYON, France (Reuters) - The international police agency Interpol does not believe the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines ( MASM.KL ) jet was the result of a terrorist attack, its head said on Tuesday. Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble also suggested that two men who boarded using stolen passports and had aroused suspicion may have been smuggled by traffickers. The plane, with 239 people on board, has been missing for four days and a search involving crews from 10 countries widened on Tu
Ride-hailing services in China are now legal after several of the country's regulators approved a new legal framework to guide how such companies can operate in the country. Uber and similar ride-sharing companies are banned in several places in America , including the whole state of Nevada . Just like in America, ride-sharing startups like Uber and Lyft have revolutionized the transportation realm in China. Uber and Didi Chuxing, China's Uber knock off, have become so popular in the world's lar
Saturday November 7, 2015 The same ridiculed and useless techniques used by the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) to not find terrorists at America's airports are now being used at Orlando theme parks, including Disney World, Seaworld and Busch Gardens, to not find terrorists. (click to enlarge) A Billion Dollars Hits the SPOT The Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques, or SPOT, program is TSA's one billion dollar "behavioral detection" scheme. SPOT requires TSA staff to
Rebecca Jeanette Rubin, a 39-year-old Canadian who has been sought for a decade in the largest "eco-terrorism" case in United States history, was arrested today by FBI agents after she surrendered in Blaine, Wash. Rubin, an alleged member of a group that called itself "The Family," is to be taken to Oregon to face trial on federal arson, destructive device and conspiracy charges, federal authorities said in announcing her arrest. She was one of three remaining fugitives in the group, another 10
The National Security Agency (NSA) has been secretly and illegally hacking into Google and Yahoo and collecting Internet data, according to leaks from ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden obtained by the Washington Post. A secret accounting dated Jan. 9, 2013, indicates that the NSA sends millions of records every day from Yahoo and Google internal networks to data warehouses at the agency's Fort Meade, Md., headquarters, The Associated Press reported as per the Post report. In the last 30 days, fie
The National Security Agency routinely shares raw intelligence data with Israel without first sifting it to remove information about US citizens, a top-secret document provided to the Guardian by whistleblower Edward Snowden reveals. Details of the intelligence-sharing agreement are laid out in a memorandum of understanding between the NSA and its Israeli counterpart that shows the US government handed over intercepted communications likely to contain phone calls and emails of American cit
The Orbiter Mini UAV is designed by Aeronoautics Defense Systems for military and homeland security operations. STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Mexico initially denies drone was theirs; then Embassy spokesman claims craft NEW: Embassy says drone crashed during operation with U.S. government U.S. authorities say they are looking into the incident Drones are routinely used to patrol the border (CNN) -- Federal authorities were investigating Friday the circumstances of a drone that crashed in El Paso, Texas,
U.S. national security officials held a rare joint news conference Thursday during the daily White House press briefing to highlight their agencies' efforts to protect U.S. political campaigns and elections from outside interference. "U.S. Cyber Command [and] the National Security Agency are tracking a wide range of foreign cyber adversaries and are prepared to conduct operations against those actors attempting to undermine our nation's midterm elections," NSA Director Gen. Paul Nakasone told re
The Tunisian Ministry of Defence announced yesterday that NATO is helping it establish a centre for the gathering and analysis of military intelligence. "NATO is training a number of Tunisian military officials on the latest software and techniques used in the collection, analysis and dissemination of information in the field of counter terrorism," the ministry added. Tunisian media sources reported NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg as saying: "NATO is working to support the Tunisian compe
LYON, France (Reuters) - The international police agency Interpol does not believe the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines ( MASM.KL ) jet was the result of a terrorist attack, its head said on Tuesday. Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble also suggested that two men who boarded using stolen passports and had aroused suspicion may have been smuggled by traffickers. The plane, with 239 people on board, has been missing for four days and a search involving crews from 10 countries widened on Tu
Ride-hailing services in China are now legal after several of the country's regulators approved a new legal framework to guide how such companies can operate in the country. Uber and similar ride-sharing companies are banned in several places in America , including the whole state of Nevada . Just like in America, ride-sharing startups like Uber and Lyft have revolutionized the transportation realm in China. Uber and Didi Chuxing, China's Uber knock off, have become so popular in the world's lar
Saturday November 7, 2015 The same ridiculed and useless techniques used by the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) to not find terrorists at America's airports are now being used at Orlando theme parks, including Disney World, Seaworld and Busch Gardens, to not find terrorists. (click to enlarge) A Billion Dollars Hits the SPOT The Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques, or SPOT, program is TSA's one billion dollar "behavioral detection" scheme. SPOT requires TSA staff to
Rebecca Jeanette Rubin, a 39-year-old Canadian who has been sought for a decade in the largest "eco-terrorism" case in United States history, was arrested today by FBI agents after she surrendered in Blaine, Wash. Rubin, an alleged member of a group that called itself "The Family," is to be taken to Oregon to face trial on federal arson, destructive device and conspiracy charges, federal authorities said in announcing her arrest. She was one of three remaining fugitives in the group, another 10
The National Security Agency (NSA) has been secretly and illegally hacking into Google and Yahoo and collecting Internet data, according to leaks from ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden obtained by the Washington Post. A secret accounting dated Jan. 9, 2013, indicates that the NSA sends millions of records every day from Yahoo and Google internal networks to data warehouses at the agency's Fort Meade, Md., headquarters, The Associated Press reported as per the Post report. In the last 30 days, fie
The National Security Agency routinely shares raw intelligence data with Israel without first sifting it to remove information about US citizens, a top-secret document provided to the Guardian by whistleblower Edward Snowden reveals. Details of the intelligence-sharing agreement are laid out in a memorandum of understanding between the NSA and its Israeli counterpart that shows the US government handed over intercepted communications likely to contain phone calls and emails of American cit
The Orbiter Mini UAV is designed by Aeronoautics Defense Systems for military and homeland security operations. STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Mexico initially denies drone was theirs; then Embassy spokesman claims craft NEW: Embassy says drone crashed during operation with U.S. government U.S. authorities say they are looking into the incident Drones are routinely used to patrol the border (CNN) -- Federal authorities were investigating Friday the circumstances of a drone that crashed in El Paso, Texas,
Frenchie Davis performs at the 10th Anniversary LA Police Protective League's Eagle & Badge Foundation Gala on August 30, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images) Frenchie Davis , a former American Idol and The Voice contestant, has revealed to the Saint Louis Post Dispatch that she has been dating a woman for the past year. "I wasn't out before the relationship, but I wasn't in," she told the publication. "I dated men and women, though lesbians weren't feeling the
Boots Riley of the Coup (Getty Images) One of the hallmarks of Oakland, Calif, is its activism and politics and its longtime alignment with hip-hop culture. When I say "aligned," I'm not talking about a rapper doing a song where he spits a couple of cool verses with a socially relevant message. Don't get me wrong; that's important, too, but that's just surface stuff. Political involvement requires much more. As a radio journalist, writer and activist who's been living in Oakland for the past 22
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images Since she spoke out against the limited debate schedule set up by former DNC Chair Debbie Was serman Schultz during the 2016 Democratic primaries, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has been a thorn in the side of the Democratic establishment. After resigning from her position as DNC vice chair to campaign on behalf of Sen. Bernie Sanders , she became a prominent Sanders surrogate. During the beginning of the Standing Rock protests against the Dak
President Barack Obama has long been known as an enthusiastic supporter of the Second City's bid to host the 2016 Olympic games. Now we know how enthusiastic--the White House is sending its biggest guns to bat for Chicago: Michelle Obama and Valerie Jarrett. The first lady and her old friend will travel together to the International Olympic Committee's annual meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 2 to make the case for their hometown over rival cities Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Madrid, Spain, a
"A Wrinkle in Time" is coming to theaters this spring. The cast includes actors Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Chris Pine, Zach Galifianakis and Storm Reid. Disney released a trailer for the movie, based on the 1963 book by American author Madeleine L'Engle. Watch the trailer below: [lz_third_party align=center includes=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4U3TeY2wtM] To say that Ava DuVernay's adaptation of the classic book has been long awaited would be an understatement: The book
By LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- Bobby Brown says he made some bad choices in his life but denied that his marriage to Whitney Houston ever turned violent, a reversal of a past admission. Brown, speaking with reporters Friday about BET's new miniseries "The Bobby Brown Story," said such allegations involving his late ex-wife were "completely wrong." But in a 2016 interview with ABC's Robin Roberts, Brown said he once hit Houston. He also told Roberts he is not "a
LOS ANGELES-First Lady Michelle Obama and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti spoke to a crowd of business owners and civil activists about the issue of veteran homelessness at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on Wednesday morning. "We are here today to find concrete opportunities, to get past the rhetoric to get results," Garcetti said in his introductory remarks. "L.A. is a national leader in so many ways: we've got the most trade coming through our ports, the most visitors... but we're also a lea
(Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) While the first Democratic presidential debate may have been a hit with viewers, the Black Lives Matter national network is demanding there be a platform focused exclusively on racial justice. Tuesday, the organization petitioned Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to add an additional debate to the six currently scheduled; the statement specifically requests that candidates be instructed to speak about "tangible solutions" in r
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- A former NAACP leader in Washington state whose life unraveled after she was exposed as a white woman pretending to be black has pleaded not guilty to welfare fraud. Nkechi (en-Ke'-chi) Diallo, formerly known as Rachel Dolezal, made a brief appearance in court Wednesday in Spokane, Washington. She is charged with welfare fraud and false verification for public assistance. The charges are related to income she received from a book and other sources while also receiving welf
Janet Jackson's now-estranged Muslim husband Wissam Al Mana, according to insiders , "swept in at just the right time" when they first met in 2010, and Jackson was at a low point in her life. Al-Mana "bailed her out and whisked her away to the Middle East." Soon, however, Jackson began to feel "like a prisoner" in the marriage. Al Mana wanted "a traditional wife who stuck with Muslim traditions," and Jackson began to chafe in the role. That's not surprising. Jackson felt "like a prisoner" becaus
Boots Riley of the Coup (Getty Images) One of the hallmarks of Oakland, Calif, is its activism and politics and its longtime alignment with hip-hop culture. When I say "aligned," I'm not talking about a rapper doing a song where he spits a couple of cool verses with a socially relevant message. Don't get me wrong; that's important, too, but that's just surface stuff. Political involvement requires much more. As a radio journalist, writer and activist who's been living in Oakland for the past 22
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images Since she spoke out against the limited debate schedule set up by former DNC Chair Debbie Was serman Schultz during the 2016 Democratic primaries, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has been a thorn in the side of the Democratic establishment. After resigning from her position as DNC vice chair to campaign on behalf of Sen. Bernie Sanders , she became a prominent Sanders surrogate. During the beginning of the Standing Rock protests against the Dak
President Barack Obama has long been known as an enthusiastic supporter of the Second City's bid to host the 2016 Olympic games. Now we know how enthusiastic--the White House is sending its biggest guns to bat for Chicago: Michelle Obama and Valerie Jarrett. The first lady and her old friend will travel together to the International Olympic Committee's annual meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 2 to make the case for their hometown over rival cities Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Madrid, Spain, a
"A Wrinkle in Time" is coming to theaters this spring. The cast includes actors Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Chris Pine, Zach Galifianakis and Storm Reid. Disney released a trailer for the movie, based on the 1963 book by American author Madeleine L'Engle. Watch the trailer below: [lz_third_party align=center includes=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4U3TeY2wtM] To say that Ava DuVernay's adaptation of the classic book has been long awaited would be an understatement: The book
By LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- Bobby Brown says he made some bad choices in his life but denied that his marriage to Whitney Houston ever turned violent, a reversal of a past admission. Brown, speaking with reporters Friday about BET's new miniseries "The Bobby Brown Story," said such allegations involving his late ex-wife were "completely wrong." But in a 2016 interview with ABC's Robin Roberts, Brown said he once hit Houston. He also told Roberts he is not "a
LOS ANGELES-First Lady Michelle Obama and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti spoke to a crowd of business owners and civil activists about the issue of veteran homelessness at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on Wednesday morning. "We are here today to find concrete opportunities, to get past the rhetoric to get results," Garcetti said in his introductory remarks. "L.A. is a national leader in so many ways: we've got the most trade coming through our ports, the most visitors... but we're also a lea
(Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) While the first Democratic presidential debate may have been a hit with viewers, the Black Lives Matter national network is demanding there be a platform focused exclusively on racial justice. Tuesday, the organization petitioned Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to add an additional debate to the six currently scheduled; the statement specifically requests that candidates be instructed to speak about "tangible solutions" in r
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- A former NAACP leader in Washington state whose life unraveled after she was exposed as a white woman pretending to be black has pleaded not guilty to welfare fraud. Nkechi (en-Ke'-chi) Diallo, formerly known as Rachel Dolezal, made a brief appearance in court Wednesday in Spokane, Washington. She is charged with welfare fraud and false verification for public assistance. The charges are related to income she received from a book and other sources while also receiving welf
Janet Jackson's now-estranged Muslim husband Wissam Al Mana, according to insiders , "swept in at just the right time" when they first met in 2010, and Jackson was at a low point in her life. Al-Mana "bailed her out and whisked her away to the Middle East." Soon, however, Jackson began to feel "like a prisoner" in the marriage. Al Mana wanted "a traditional wife who stuck with Muslim traditions," and Jackson began to chafe in the role. That's not surprising. Jackson felt "like a prisoner" becaus
LOS ANGELES-First Lady Michelle Obama and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti spoke to a crowd of business owners and civil activists about the issue of veteran homelessness at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on Wednesday morning. "We are here today to find concrete opportunities, to get past the rhetoric to get results," Garcetti said in his introductory remarks. "L.A. is a national leader in so many ways: we've got the most trade coming through our ports, the most visitors... but we're also a lea
Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for The Jackie Robinson Foundation Bill Cosby was listening when Katie Couric suggested last year that a " Muslim Cosby Show " could help combat Islamophobia in America, and he agreed . After all, didn't the series prove to a lot of people that (surprise!) black people had families, careers, senses of humor and ugly sweaters, just like the rest of America? In response to The Root 's response that the idea was oversimplified , that perhaps finding a cure for hatred towa
Nikki Haley, 116th Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley has been the Republican governor of South Carolina since November 2010. She previously served in the General Assembly for the 87th District of South Carolina from 2004 to 2010. [1] Haley is also an American Legislative Exchange Council ALEC alumna, who has pushed many ALEC cookie-cutter policies as Governor. [2] Haley maintains a conservative record by voting in favor of voter ID laws, abortion restrictions, lowering taxes, and was even r
BY: Paul Crookston Follow @P_Crookston July 25, 2018 2:14 pm Sen. Cory Booker (D., N.J.) on Wednesday told activists at the National Conference on Ending Homelessness not to protest from the sidelines. Booker said the way to get through to Congress is to "get up in the face of some congresspeople." That call to action echoes his Democratic colleague Rep. Maxine Waters (Calif.) and others who have said Republican officials should face regular opposition in public. "Before I end, that's my call to
vy Lee, left, is sworn in by Mayor London Breed as the newest member of the City College of San Francisco Board of Trustees July 20. Photo: Rick Gerharter Mayor London Breed appointed her second female leader Friday when she announced Ivy Lee as the newest member of City College of San Francisco's Board of Trustees. Lee, a former legislative aide to District 6 Supervisor Jane Kim and longtime civil rights attorney, will replace Rafael Mandelman, who left the board after being sworn in for the
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 24: (L-R) Maximillion Cooper and Singer Eve attend the Gumball 3000 Launch Party at 1 Oak on May 24, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images) Rapper Eve has been opening up about raising biracial children with her longtime Brit boyfriend Maximillion Cooper. In a recent interview with Vibe Vixen , the Grammy-Award-winning rapper-songwriter talked candidly about the desire for her kids to be "colorblind." "I don't want them to see color. I never did," said
(Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) While the first Democratic presidential debate may have been a hit with viewers, the Black Lives Matter national network is demanding there be a platform focused exclusively on racial justice. Tuesday, the organization petitioned Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to add an additional debate to the six currently scheduled; the statement specifically requests that candidates be instructed to speak about "tangible solutions" in r
Activist Erica Garner, the oldest daughter of Eric Garner, whose words "I can't breathe" became a rallying cry of the Black Lives Matter movement, died Saturday at age 27. BREAKING: Erica Garner, police brutality activist and daughter of chokehold victim Eric Garner, is dead at 27 pic.twitter.com/jeKOw4lI2C -- NowThis (@nowthisnews) December 30, 2017 Bernie Sanders had quite a bit to say about her passing: Erica Garner was an exceptional young woman. She was a loving daughter, sister, mother, fr
In 2009, the Los Angeles chapter of the NAACP honored Donald Sterling with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Soon after the announcement was made, much of the world learned of Sterling's unrepentant racism thanks to Elgin Baylor's employment discrimination lawsuit. From the Los Angeles Times , in 2009: Clippers owner Donald Sterling, accused of racism and embracing a "vision of a Southern plantation-type structure" in a lawsuit filed in February by Elgin Baylor, will be given a lifetime achievement
Jason Collins, the NBA player who 'came out' in a Sports Illustrated article recently, will join Michelle Obama as headliners for a May 29 th Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender fundraiser. They will be joined by Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Collins, who played for the Washington Wizards this last season, is now a free agent. He is the first active professional athlete in the four major sports to become openly gay. Ticket prices for the event begin at
Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for The Jackie Robinson Foundation Bill Cosby was listening when Katie Couric suggested last year that a " Muslim Cosby Show " could help combat Islamophobia in America, and he agreed . After all, didn't the series prove to a lot of people that (surprise!) black people had families, careers, senses of humor and ugly sweaters, just like the rest of America? In response to The Root 's response that the idea was oversimplified , that perhaps finding a cure for hatred towa
Nikki Haley, 116th Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley has been the Republican governor of South Carolina since November 2010. She previously served in the General Assembly for the 87th District of South Carolina from 2004 to 2010. [1] Haley is also an American Legislative Exchange Council ALEC alumna, who has pushed many ALEC cookie-cutter policies as Governor. [2] Haley maintains a conservative record by voting in favor of voter ID laws, abortion restrictions, lowering taxes, and was even r
BY: Paul Crookston Follow @P_Crookston July 25, 2018 2:14 pm Sen. Cory Booker (D., N.J.) on Wednesday told activists at the National Conference on Ending Homelessness not to protest from the sidelines. Booker said the way to get through to Congress is to "get up in the face of some congresspeople." That call to action echoes his Democratic colleague Rep. Maxine Waters (Calif.) and others who have said Republican officials should face regular opposition in public. "Before I end, that's my call to
vy Lee, left, is sworn in by Mayor London Breed as the newest member of the City College of San Francisco Board of Trustees July 20. Photo: Rick Gerharter Mayor London Breed appointed her second female leader Friday when she announced Ivy Lee as the newest member of City College of San Francisco's Board of Trustees. Lee, a former legislative aide to District 6 Supervisor Jane Kim and longtime civil rights attorney, will replace Rafael Mandelman, who left the board after being sworn in for the
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 24: (L-R) Maximillion Cooper and Singer Eve attend the Gumball 3000 Launch Party at 1 Oak on May 24, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images) Rapper Eve has been opening up about raising biracial children with her longtime Brit boyfriend Maximillion Cooper. In a recent interview with Vibe Vixen , the Grammy-Award-winning rapper-songwriter talked candidly about the desire for her kids to be "colorblind." "I don't want them to see color. I never did," said
(Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) While the first Democratic presidential debate may have been a hit with viewers, the Black Lives Matter national network is demanding there be a platform focused exclusively on racial justice. Tuesday, the organization petitioned Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to add an additional debate to the six currently scheduled; the statement specifically requests that candidates be instructed to speak about "tangible solutions" in r
Activist Erica Garner, the oldest daughter of Eric Garner, whose words "I can't breathe" became a rallying cry of the Black Lives Matter movement, died Saturday at age 27. BREAKING: Erica Garner, police brutality activist and daughter of chokehold victim Eric Garner, is dead at 27 pic.twitter.com/jeKOw4lI2C -- NowThis (@nowthisnews) December 30, 2017 Bernie Sanders had quite a bit to say about her passing: Erica Garner was an exceptional young woman. She was a loving daughter, sister, mother, fr
In 2009, the Los Angeles chapter of the NAACP honored Donald Sterling with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Soon after the announcement was made, much of the world learned of Sterling's unrepentant racism thanks to Elgin Baylor's employment discrimination lawsuit. From the Los Angeles Times , in 2009: Clippers owner Donald Sterling, accused of racism and embracing a "vision of a Southern plantation-type structure" in a lawsuit filed in February by Elgin Baylor, will be given a lifetime achievement
Jason Collins, the NBA player who 'came out' in a Sports Illustrated article recently, will join Michelle Obama as headliners for a May 29 th Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender fundraiser. They will be joined by Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Collins, who played for the Washington Wizards this last season, is now a free agent. He is the first active professional athlete in the four major sports to become openly gay. Ticket prices for the event begin at
ABUJA, Nigeria--The Nigerian government on Sunday confirmed 110 schoolgirls from Yobe state remain missing a week after Boko Haram militants stormed a town. The confirmation comes after multiple conflicting reports about the attack. Information Minister Lai Mohammed said the figure followed meetings with some of the girls' families in the town of Dapchi. "The total register of the students that came to school that day was 906, but as at today, about 110 of them cannot be accounted for, and that
South Africa has worked hard to overcome its horrific past of apartheid. When icon Nelson Mandela became the nation's first Black prime minister, he worked with leaders from both the black and white communities to take on the difficult task of healing their deep wounds. A process of "reconciliation" was started. This was an official, legal mechanism that gave all citizens the opportunities to come forward with their stories of abuse and discrimination. Even those who had been the oppressors were
"It's the situation she had with Lewis, which is why that relationship stalled. She's aware she is not getting any younger and wants kids," they added to The Sun. "She hopes he might come back with a proposal." Despite Nicole and Grigor being pictured kissing at the start of the year, the tennis player previously refused to discuss the relationship. He said, according to news.com.au: "My private life is my private life, that's how it is. Whoever is next to me it's my own business in a way. I'm a
Review: I Am Not Your Negro Ernie Tate Reviews April 12, 2017 I Am Not Your Negro Now and then, and despite its capitalist and racial biases, our culture throws up something that can speak quite eloquently and uniquely about the times we're living through. In this case, I'm referring to an amazing documentary film that has been released recently, I Am Not Your Negro , directed by Raoul Peck, an acclaimed Haitian director with major films to his credit. This latest work is well worth seeing a
Boko Haram's war on Nigeria's north is creating a massive refugee problem for Nigeria's major cities, according to reports. Nigeria's Sun newspaper reports the refugees are escaping Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States and fleeing to Lagos, the nation's largest city. The report adds that the massive number of people is creating another humanitarian crisis. Lagos has not set up any refugee camps for the people fleeing to the city. While there are no exact estimates on the number of people who have left
Why Do Hundreds of Thousands of Children Die from Malaria Each Year? A mother takes her son to a Medecins Sans Frontieres clinic to be treated for malaria, Lankien, South Sudan, 2005. (AP photo) April 25, 2016 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us An article in the April 13 New York Times poses whether patents and the huge profits they bring with them actually spur the pharmaceutical industry to develop needed drugs--and the energy industry to discover and spread new technologies to replace fossil
Early in Stephen Frears' perversely buoyant melodrama Dirty Pretty Things (Miramax), a Nigerian taxi driver and illegal immigrant named Okwe (Chiwetel Ejiofor) asks his boss for a better route, and in response the man ushers him furtively into the back room, pulls down his trousers, and presents his penis. It's not precisely what we think: The boss has the clap, and Okwe turns out to have been a doctor in Nigeria. But the subtext is the same as if the boss had demanded a blow job: To get ahead,
Generic image (Thinkstock) ( The Root ) -- Do black children have natural disadvantages in school because most are from single-parent homes? Recently, comedian Bill Cosby chided the "apathy" he observed among black parents. He, like many others, believes that the fading presence of the black nuclear family places black children at a social disadvantage and creates a burden on society. The link between father absence and community dissonance among black people was postulated almost 50 years ago i
Happy African-Americans. (c) spotmatikphoto - Fotolia.com A study released on Tuesday has found that 86 percent of African-Americans are overwhelmingly satisfied with their lives. Sixty percent believe they will eventually achieve the American dream of homeownership and financial security, according to a report by NPR . Sixteen percent of African-Americans believe they will never achieve this goal, while twenty-two percent said they already had. The poll findings released by NPR, the Robert Woo
With the highest rate of population growth, Africa is expected to account for more than half of the worlds population growth between 2015 and 2050. During this period, the populations of 28 African countries are projected to more than double, and by 2100, ten African countries are projected to have increased by at least a factor of five: Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Somalia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia. http://www.un.org/en/development/de
South Africa has worked hard to overcome its horrific past of apartheid. When icon Nelson Mandela became the nation's first Black prime minister, he worked with leaders from both the black and white communities to take on the difficult task of healing their deep wounds. A process of "reconciliation" was started. This was an official, legal mechanism that gave all citizens the opportunities to come forward with their stories of abuse and discrimination. Even those who had been the oppressors were
"It's the situation she had with Lewis, which is why that relationship stalled. She's aware she is not getting any younger and wants kids," they added to The Sun. "She hopes he might come back with a proposal." Despite Nicole and Grigor being pictured kissing at the start of the year, the tennis player previously refused to discuss the relationship. He said, according to news.com.au: "My private life is my private life, that's how it is. Whoever is next to me it's my own business in a way. I'm a
Review: I Am Not Your Negro Ernie Tate Reviews April 12, 2017 I Am Not Your Negro Now and then, and despite its capitalist and racial biases, our culture throws up something that can speak quite eloquently and uniquely about the times we're living through. In this case, I'm referring to an amazing documentary film that has been released recently, I Am Not Your Negro , directed by Raoul Peck, an acclaimed Haitian director with major films to his credit. This latest work is well worth seeing a
Boko Haram's war on Nigeria's north is creating a massive refugee problem for Nigeria's major cities, according to reports. Nigeria's Sun newspaper reports the refugees are escaping Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States and fleeing to Lagos, the nation's largest city. The report adds that the massive number of people is creating another humanitarian crisis. Lagos has not set up any refugee camps for the people fleeing to the city. While there are no exact estimates on the number of people who have left
Why Do Hundreds of Thousands of Children Die from Malaria Each Year? A mother takes her son to a Medecins Sans Frontieres clinic to be treated for malaria, Lankien, South Sudan, 2005. (AP photo) April 25, 2016 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us An article in the April 13 New York Times poses whether patents and the huge profits they bring with them actually spur the pharmaceutical industry to develop needed drugs--and the energy industry to discover and spread new technologies to replace fossil
Early in Stephen Frears' perversely buoyant melodrama Dirty Pretty Things (Miramax), a Nigerian taxi driver and illegal immigrant named Okwe (Chiwetel Ejiofor) asks his boss for a better route, and in response the man ushers him furtively into the back room, pulls down his trousers, and presents his penis. It's not precisely what we think: The boss has the clap, and Okwe turns out to have been a doctor in Nigeria. But the subtext is the same as if the boss had demanded a blow job: To get ahead,
Generic image (Thinkstock) ( The Root ) -- Do black children have natural disadvantages in school because most are from single-parent homes? Recently, comedian Bill Cosby chided the "apathy" he observed among black parents. He, like many others, believes that the fading presence of the black nuclear family places black children at a social disadvantage and creates a burden on society. The link between father absence and community dissonance among black people was postulated almost 50 years ago i
Happy African-Americans. (c) spotmatikphoto - Fotolia.com A study released on Tuesday has found that 86 percent of African-Americans are overwhelmingly satisfied with their lives. Sixty percent believe they will eventually achieve the American dream of homeownership and financial security, according to a report by NPR . Sixteen percent of African-Americans believe they will never achieve this goal, while twenty-two percent said they already had. The poll findings released by NPR, the Robert Woo
With the highest rate of population growth, Africa is expected to account for more than half of the worlds population growth between 2015 and 2050. During this period, the populations of 28 African countries are projected to more than double, and by 2100, ten African countries are projected to have increased by at least a factor of five: Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Somalia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia. http://www.un.org/en/development/de
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com The last UN peacekeepers leave Haiti after 14 years Thousands of Haitians living in Miami scheduled for deportation in January The last UN peacekeepers leave Haiti after 14 years People dump trash and raw sewage into canals that run through Port-au-Prince, Haiti. When it rains, the canals overflow and flood poor neighborhoods. (NPR) Haiti often appears to be a cursed nation. One of the poorest nations in the world, it has suffered one ca
There is a tiger in Nevada who happens to be living a higher standard of living than most human children in Africa, which has been the source of much consternation in liberal circles. The tiger belongs to the greatest fighter in the world, Floyd Mayweather. But America's most famous cat owner is not being well-received by the unelected representatives of the animal world, PETA. After Floyd shared a picture of him and the cat, which he received as a gift when he was in Moscow (What? There's nothi
Early in Stephen Frears' perversely buoyant melodrama Dirty Pretty Things (Miramax), a Nigerian taxi driver and illegal immigrant named Okwe (Chiwetel Ejiofor) asks his boss for a better route, and in response the man ushers him furtively into the back room, pulls down his trousers, and presents his penis. It's not precisely what we think: The boss has the clap, and Okwe turns out to have been a doctor in Nigeria. But the subtext is the same as if the boss had demanded a blow job: To get ahead,
The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa is forcing biologists into a race for a cure to curtail the spread of the virus. The virus first appeared in Guinea in February and has quickly spread to neighboring countries. Recent statistics have placed the number of dead at over 700. Two American doctors, involved with helping those infected have also contacted the virus and are being returned to the U.S. for treatment. Ebola, caused by the contraction of a virus, is generally spread through direct
The working masses and poor of South Africa overthrew the old hated Apartheid regime as a means of improving their living and working conditions. Instead what we have is a party in power, the ANC, which was created by the working masses but which is presently carrying out policies in the interests of the rich. This contradiction must be resolved and the only way is for the working people to take back control of the party they created. The South African Navy is currently engaged in joint operatio
Interview with Science Writer David Quammen Ebola, Poverty, and Absence of Decent Healthcare in West Africa November 10, 2014 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us Editors' note: Revcom.us/ Revolution correspondent Michael Slate interviewed David Quammen November 7, 2014 on The Michael Slate Show on radio station KPFK in Los Angeles. David Quammen is the author of Ebola: The Natural and Human History of a Deadly Virus . Michael Slate: Over the last couple of months, people have been... for a while
Nigerian girl tears off suicide vest strapped on by Boko Haram By Associated Press | February 11, 2016, 17:21 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2016/02/11/nigerian-girl-tears-off-suicide-vest-strapped-on-by-boko-haram/ Rescue workers transport a victim of a suicide bomb attack at a refugee camp in Nigeria Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jossy Ola) ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- Strapped with a booby-trapped vest and sent by the extremist Boko Haram group to kill as many people as possible, the young teena
Kolkata: There has not been any exodus from Bangladesh to West Bengal following violence in the neighbouring country over a top Jamaat-e-Islami leader being sentenced to death for crimes against humanity during the 1971 liberation war. "We have no such report," Home Secretary Basudeb Banerjee told PTI when asked if there was an exodus from Bangladesh. "Security arrangements have been strengthened along the border," he said on the measures that the state government has suggested to the BSF. In th
Is Rahul Singh a visionary innovator, a pushy maverick--or both? Photo by Steve Payne It's two and a half days since the magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, 2010. The Adventist Hospital, an enormous white building in a formerly leafy suburb of Port-au-Prince, now looks more like a war zone. Thousands of people are camped around the hospital in need of urgent medical care--mangled limbs, bleeding head wounds, shattered bones. Every few minutes a pickup truck emerges from the dust
By the time you read this, more than 3,000 people will have died in the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Barack Obama has said that the world is not doing enough to counter the disease. This may be true but there are other diseases more worthy of an international collaborative effort. Ebola has a strange power over us. Its rapid spread and dramatic symptoms (bleeding from the eyes, for instance) and high kill rate evoke a panic response. But as Seth Berkley, who leads the Global Alliance f
There is a tiger in Nevada who happens to be living a higher standard of living than most human children in Africa, which has been the source of much consternation in liberal circles. The tiger belongs to the greatest fighter in the world, Floyd Mayweather. But America's most famous cat owner is not being well-received by the unelected representatives of the animal world, PETA. After Floyd shared a picture of him and the cat, which he received as a gift when he was in Moscow (What? There's nothi
Early in Stephen Frears' perversely buoyant melodrama Dirty Pretty Things (Miramax), a Nigerian taxi driver and illegal immigrant named Okwe (Chiwetel Ejiofor) asks his boss for a better route, and in response the man ushers him furtively into the back room, pulls down his trousers, and presents his penis. It's not precisely what we think: The boss has the clap, and Okwe turns out to have been a doctor in Nigeria. But the subtext is the same as if the boss had demanded a blow job: To get ahead,
The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa is forcing biologists into a race for a cure to curtail the spread of the virus. The virus first appeared in Guinea in February and has quickly spread to neighboring countries. Recent statistics have placed the number of dead at over 700. Two American doctors, involved with helping those infected have also contacted the virus and are being returned to the U.S. for treatment. Ebola, caused by the contraction of a virus, is generally spread through direct
The working masses and poor of South Africa overthrew the old hated Apartheid regime as a means of improving their living and working conditions. Instead what we have is a party in power, the ANC, which was created by the working masses but which is presently carrying out policies in the interests of the rich. This contradiction must be resolved and the only way is for the working people to take back control of the party they created. The South African Navy is currently engaged in joint operatio
Interview with Science Writer David Quammen Ebola, Poverty, and Absence of Decent Healthcare in West Africa November 10, 2014 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us Editors' note: Revcom.us/ Revolution correspondent Michael Slate interviewed David Quammen November 7, 2014 on The Michael Slate Show on radio station KPFK in Los Angeles. David Quammen is the author of Ebola: The Natural and Human History of a Deadly Virus . Michael Slate: Over the last couple of months, people have been... for a while
Nigerian girl tears off suicide vest strapped on by Boko Haram By Associated Press | February 11, 2016, 17:21 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2016/02/11/nigerian-girl-tears-off-suicide-vest-strapped-on-by-boko-haram/ Rescue workers transport a victim of a suicide bomb attack at a refugee camp in Nigeria Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jossy Ola) ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- Strapped with a booby-trapped vest and sent by the extremist Boko Haram group to kill as many people as possible, the young teena
Kolkata: There has not been any exodus from Bangladesh to West Bengal following violence in the neighbouring country over a top Jamaat-e-Islami leader being sentenced to death for crimes against humanity during the 1971 liberation war. "We have no such report," Home Secretary Basudeb Banerjee told PTI when asked if there was an exodus from Bangladesh. "Security arrangements have been strengthened along the border," he said on the measures that the state government has suggested to the BSF. In th
Is Rahul Singh a visionary innovator, a pushy maverick--or both? Photo by Steve Payne It's two and a half days since the magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, 2010. The Adventist Hospital, an enormous white building in a formerly leafy suburb of Port-au-Prince, now looks more like a war zone. Thousands of people are camped around the hospital in need of urgent medical care--mangled limbs, bleeding head wounds, shattered bones. Every few minutes a pickup truck emerges from the dust
By the time you read this, more than 3,000 people will have died in the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Barack Obama has said that the world is not doing enough to counter the disease. This may be true but there are other diseases more worthy of an international collaborative effort. Ebola has a strange power over us. Its rapid spread and dramatic symptoms (bleeding from the eyes, for instance) and high kill rate evoke a panic response. But as Seth Berkley, who leads the Global Alliance f
'Dixie Chicks of Football' Colin Kaepernick May Subpoena Trump Posted at 7:21 pm on June 7, 2018 by Alex Parker Well, this is odd: Colin Kaepernick's legal team is reportedly planning to shove the President of the United States into his court skirmish with the NFL. Lawyers for the fallen quarterback and Supreme cops-are-pigs-socked Purveyor of Misinformation -- pictured with his mother, above -- are expected to subpoena Trump, VP Mike Pence, and other officials -- in the words of Yahoo Sports --
Michael Bennett is going to be the death of the NFL. I'm not kidding. This guy is going to destroy the league's fan base, because nobody has the stones to stop him -- not in the Seahawks' front office, not the in the NFL's league office, not at the TV networks who pay billions of dollars in rights fees to keep the league afloat. NFL fans turn to the league on the weekends (and sometimes on Monday and Thursday nights) to get away from politics, and particularly to get away from left-wing politics
(LANGUAGE WARNING) This past weekend I was in Dresden to report on their third-year anniversary rally. Thanks to all you subscribers who sent us there , we were able to meet with newly-elected Alternative for Deutschland politicians, and speak to passionate German patriots who turn out to protest against Islamisation literally every week. I also met Lutz Bachmann again. He is the founder of PEGIDA - which, in German, stands for Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West. Lutz has b
The Democrats are resorting to Al Sharpton level accusations of racism in a desperate attempt to paint Virginia gubernatorial Republican candidate Ed Gillespie as a white supremacist much loved Pepe tweeting, tiki torch carrying, Trump supporting neo-Nazis. A new video from leftist group Latino Victory has everything you'd expect from a radical leftist attack ad. It has minority children running in fear. It has a white menacing man in a black pickup truck. It has a Confederate flag waving in the
Now, I know what you're saying. "Anyone who Jesse Jackson praises is immediately suspect." I get that and, in general, I share the opinion. Jackson is a shyster and shakedown artist of the highest order. However, for just a moment, roll with it. The left is trying desperately to sell the idea that Trump hates anyone who's less white than Casper the Friendly Ghost. Virtually every pro-Hillary sycophant now works some variation of the "R-word" into their appearances. It's the standard Democrat p
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke was visibly disgusted with President Obama over his reaction to the shooting of two police officers in Ferguson, Mo. , during a protest Wednesday night. Obama's heartfelt response to the assault on two cops? A tweet: Violence against police is unacceptable. Our prayers are with the officers in MO. Path to justice is one all of us must travel together. -bo -- The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 12, 2015 "That might score him point with hipsters, but it's not
George Zimmerman, Eric Holder's favorite whipping boy, has turned artist ... and most critics are not amused. One of the most recognizable names this side of the planet, Zimmerman was acquitted of murder but has continued to bungle things up on a smaller scale. Yet in the midst of all things notorious, he's now found a creative outlet as a painter. This all came to light when Zimmerman offered a painting on eBay, which eventually brought in a $110,000 offer. Reactions to the unveiling of Zimmerm
The Columbia Daily Tribune , a Missouri newspaper, is being criticized over a cartoon it published Thursday related to the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown and the Ferguson looting that followed. The cartoon depicts four black men, three of whom have picket signs that read "Burn Ferguson," "No 60' Plasma TV, No Peace!" and "Steal to Honor Michael." The fourth man is carrying the box of a TV. The background shows stores set on fire. Furthermore, one of the men is wearing a t-shirt with the O
Posted By Kate Shepherd on 09.27.17 at 06:00 AM Welcome to the Reader 's morning briefing for Wednesday, September 27, 2017. Emanuel stands by police decision to reprimand two cops photographed kneeling in protest Mayor Rahm Emanuel is standing by the Chicago Police Department's decision to reprimand two police officers photographed kneeling in protest, inspired by football players such as Colin Kaepernick. "There's a difference between an athlete wearing their uniform [and kneeling during the n
One year ago, Staten Island resident Eric Garner was killed by a New York police officer who put him in a chokehold. In a cell phone video of the incident that went viral, you can see and hear Eric Garner yelling "I can't breathe." Three weeks later on August 9th, 2014, an unarmed black teenager named Michael Brown was shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. In what became a nationwide breaking point, these incidents sparked widespread unrest, with tens of thousands of people gathering t
Michael Bennett is going to be the death of the NFL. I'm not kidding. This guy is going to destroy the league's fan base, because nobody has the stones to stop him -- not in the Seahawks' front office, not the in the NFL's league office, not at the TV networks who pay billions of dollars in rights fees to keep the league afloat. NFL fans turn to the league on the weekends (and sometimes on Monday and Thursday nights) to get away from politics, and particularly to get away from left-wing politics
(LANGUAGE WARNING) This past weekend I was in Dresden to report on their third-year anniversary rally. Thanks to all you subscribers who sent us there , we were able to meet with newly-elected Alternative for Deutschland politicians, and speak to passionate German patriots who turn out to protest against Islamisation literally every week. I also met Lutz Bachmann again. He is the founder of PEGIDA - which, in German, stands for Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West. Lutz has b
The Democrats are resorting to Al Sharpton level accusations of racism in a desperate attempt to paint Virginia gubernatorial Republican candidate Ed Gillespie as a white supremacist much loved Pepe tweeting, tiki torch carrying, Trump supporting neo-Nazis. A new video from leftist group Latino Victory has everything you'd expect from a radical leftist attack ad. It has minority children running in fear. It has a white menacing man in a black pickup truck. It has a Confederate flag waving in the
Now, I know what you're saying. "Anyone who Jesse Jackson praises is immediately suspect." I get that and, in general, I share the opinion. Jackson is a shyster and shakedown artist of the highest order. However, for just a moment, roll with it. The left is trying desperately to sell the idea that Trump hates anyone who's less white than Casper the Friendly Ghost. Virtually every pro-Hillary sycophant now works some variation of the "R-word" into their appearances. It's the standard Democrat p
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke was visibly disgusted with President Obama over his reaction to the shooting of two police officers in Ferguson, Mo. , during a protest Wednesday night. Obama's heartfelt response to the assault on two cops? A tweet: Violence against police is unacceptable. Our prayers are with the officers in MO. Path to justice is one all of us must travel together. -bo -- The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 12, 2015 "That might score him point with hipsters, but it's not
George Zimmerman, Eric Holder's favorite whipping boy, has turned artist ... and most critics are not amused. One of the most recognizable names this side of the planet, Zimmerman was acquitted of murder but has continued to bungle things up on a smaller scale. Yet in the midst of all things notorious, he's now found a creative outlet as a painter. This all came to light when Zimmerman offered a painting on eBay, which eventually brought in a $110,000 offer. Reactions to the unveiling of Zimmerm
The Columbia Daily Tribune , a Missouri newspaper, is being criticized over a cartoon it published Thursday related to the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown and the Ferguson looting that followed. The cartoon depicts four black men, three of whom have picket signs that read "Burn Ferguson," "No 60' Plasma TV, No Peace!" and "Steal to Honor Michael." The fourth man is carrying the box of a TV. The background shows stores set on fire. Furthermore, one of the men is wearing a t-shirt with the O
Posted By Kate Shepherd on 09.27.17 at 06:00 AM Welcome to the Reader 's morning briefing for Wednesday, September 27, 2017. Emanuel stands by police decision to reprimand two cops photographed kneeling in protest Mayor Rahm Emanuel is standing by the Chicago Police Department's decision to reprimand two police officers photographed kneeling in protest, inspired by football players such as Colin Kaepernick. "There's a difference between an athlete wearing their uniform [and kneeling during the n
One year ago, Staten Island resident Eric Garner was killed by a New York police officer who put him in a chokehold. In a cell phone video of the incident that went viral, you can see and hear Eric Garner yelling "I can't breathe." Three weeks later on August 9th, 2014, an unarmed black teenager named Michael Brown was shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. In what became a nationwide breaking point, these incidents sparked widespread unrest, with tens of thousands of people gathering t
The Houston Texans fired head coach Gary Kubiak Friday morning after a 27-20 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Houston came into 2013 expecting to make a deep playoff run, but have lost 11 straight games to fall to a league worst 2-11. Texans owner Bob McNair announced that the team's defensive coordinator Wade Phillips will finish the season as the interim head coach. Kubiak was the fourth longest tenured coach in the league and held a 61-64 record while leading the Texans. He led the team to t
Adrian Peterson Indefinitely Suspended by Vikings as Businesses Pull Support and Endorsements Free sign up cp newsletter! NFL star Adrian Peterson has been indefinitely banned from the game and attending or participating in any Vikings games; Peterson has also lost endorsements from several sponsors. The Vikings originally allowed Peterson to participate in games and practices while his child abuse case in Texas continued. However, the team came under intense scrutiny for that decision by fans a
Alex Rodriguez will work for both ESPN and Fox Sports in a rare talent-sharing arrangement that will bring the former New York Yankees slugger to the "Sunday Night Baseball" telecast, the Sporting News reported . Rodriguez will be joined by Fox Sports' Matt Vasgersian on "Sunday Night Baseball" and will debut March 29 with analyst Jessica Mendoza and reporter Buster Olney for a game between the defending National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. Rodriguez had shi
New York Mets minor league baseball player Tim Tebow says his life was " shaken " when his football career came to an abrupt end, and he wants to help others who are facing similar circumstances in their lives with a job loss or tragedy that shakes them to their core. Tebow appeared on " Fox & Friends " on Monday to talk about his new book, Shaken , along with a number of other topics, one of which was his thoughts on San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's decision not to stand f
Ted Williams was fond of saying that the toughest thing in sports is hitting a round ball with a round bat. Williams was right, just not as precise as he could have been. The toughest thing in sports is to hit a round ball with a round bat when the round ball is thrown underhand from 40 feet away. Though the Americans did much better this time around with 51 runs in nine games, when great players face off, softball is clearly a pitcher's game. In this year's Olympics, there were 19 games that di
Suck it up Kaepernick, Tim Tebow is playing minor league baseball and moving on up. As quarterback Colin Kaepernick has yet to land a job with an NFL team, some law professors believe he might have a race discrimination case against the football league should he choose to file one. As you probably know, Kaepernick was rather outspoken last season regarding issues highlighted by Black Lives Matter. His most controversial protest was electing to kneel during the playing of the National Anthem. Tho
Colin Kaepernick's inability to secure a position in the NFL "has nothing to do with him being blackballed" for political purposes, said former NFL quarterback Michael Vick on Monday. Kaepernick's performance over recent years has been lacking, said Vick. He spoke with Jason Whitlock for FSN 1. Partial transcript below (emphases added). WHITLOCK: Colin Kaepernick, for a different set of reasons, is having a hard time getting back into the NFL. He's got some controversies surrounding him that has
Retired New York City Police Officer Frank Serpico speaks to reporters after a rally to show support for Colin Kaepernick, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, in New York. Kaepernick, the former quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, became a controversial figure last year after he refused to stand for the national anthem. He said it was a protest against oppression of black people. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Some cops say that they have Colin Kaepernick's back and it's all because he took a knee. Ex- and
Sean "Diddy" Combs took to social media this week to express his interest in buying the Carolina Panthers after the team's current owner, Jerry Richardson, stepped down due to sexual misconduct allegations. What's more, if Diddy gets the Panthers, the hip-hop mogul claims his first order of business will be signing quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who is known for starting the NFL protests against racial injustice in America by kneeling during the national anthem. Combs' response comes on the heels
Adjust font size: KINGSTON, Jamaica (CNN) -- The announcement by Jamaican police that Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer's death is being treated as murder has shocked the cricketing world during one of its biggest events. As the investigation into the death continues, the debate rages over whether the cricket World Cup should continue and fans mourn, scores of CNN viewers have written to express their grief and consternation. Here are a selection of your e-mails: If (the murder) happened in Pak
Adrian Peterson Indefinitely Suspended by Vikings as Businesses Pull Support and Endorsements Free sign up cp newsletter! NFL star Adrian Peterson has been indefinitely banned from the game and attending or participating in any Vikings games; Peterson has also lost endorsements from several sponsors. The Vikings originally allowed Peterson to participate in games and practices while his child abuse case in Texas continued. However, the team came under intense scrutiny for that decision by fans a
Alex Rodriguez will work for both ESPN and Fox Sports in a rare talent-sharing arrangement that will bring the former New York Yankees slugger to the "Sunday Night Baseball" telecast, the Sporting News reported . Rodriguez will be joined by Fox Sports' Matt Vasgersian on "Sunday Night Baseball" and will debut March 29 with analyst Jessica Mendoza and reporter Buster Olney for a game between the defending National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. Rodriguez had shi
New York Mets minor league baseball player Tim Tebow says his life was " shaken " when his football career came to an abrupt end, and he wants to help others who are facing similar circumstances in their lives with a job loss or tragedy that shakes them to their core. Tebow appeared on " Fox & Friends " on Monday to talk about his new book, Shaken , along with a number of other topics, one of which was his thoughts on San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's decision not to stand f
Ted Williams was fond of saying that the toughest thing in sports is hitting a round ball with a round bat. Williams was right, just not as precise as he could have been. The toughest thing in sports is to hit a round ball with a round bat when the round ball is thrown underhand from 40 feet away. Though the Americans did much better this time around with 51 runs in nine games, when great players face off, softball is clearly a pitcher's game. In this year's Olympics, there were 19 games that di
Suck it up Kaepernick, Tim Tebow is playing minor league baseball and moving on up. As quarterback Colin Kaepernick has yet to land a job with an NFL team, some law professors believe he might have a race discrimination case against the football league should he choose to file one. As you probably know, Kaepernick was rather outspoken last season regarding issues highlighted by Black Lives Matter. His most controversial protest was electing to kneel during the playing of the National Anthem. Tho
Colin Kaepernick's inability to secure a position in the NFL "has nothing to do with him being blackballed" for political purposes, said former NFL quarterback Michael Vick on Monday. Kaepernick's performance over recent years has been lacking, said Vick. He spoke with Jason Whitlock for FSN 1. Partial transcript below (emphases added). WHITLOCK: Colin Kaepernick, for a different set of reasons, is having a hard time getting back into the NFL. He's got some controversies surrounding him that has
Retired New York City Police Officer Frank Serpico speaks to reporters after a rally to show support for Colin Kaepernick, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, in New York. Kaepernick, the former quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, became a controversial figure last year after he refused to stand for the national anthem. He said it was a protest against oppression of black people. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Some cops say that they have Colin Kaepernick's back and it's all because he took a knee. Ex- and
Sean "Diddy" Combs took to social media this week to express his interest in buying the Carolina Panthers after the team's current owner, Jerry Richardson, stepped down due to sexual misconduct allegations. What's more, if Diddy gets the Panthers, the hip-hop mogul claims his first order of business will be signing quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who is known for starting the NFL protests against racial injustice in America by kneeling during the national anthem. Combs' response comes on the heels
Adjust font size: KINGSTON, Jamaica (CNN) -- The announcement by Jamaican police that Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer's death is being treated as murder has shocked the cricketing world during one of its biggest events. As the investigation into the death continues, the debate rages over whether the cricket World Cup should continue and fans mourn, scores of CNN viewers have written to express their grief and consternation. Here are a selection of your e-mails: If (the murder) happened in Pak
On Sunday, Jack Kingston, a former Trump campaign surrogate and CNN contributor, took to Twitter to suggest that students who survived the high school massacre in Parkland, Florida were being organized by "left-wing" activists. O really? "Students" are planning a nationwide rally? Not left wing gun control activists using 17yr kids in the wake of a horrible tragedy? #Soros #Resistance #Antifa #DNC https://t.co/AmqH1ajMTo -- Jack Kingston (@JackKingston) February 19, 2018 During an interview on C
Are you planning on attending President-Elect Trump's inauguration in Washington, D.C. next week? According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), if you're an inauguration attendee, you're going to want to be prepared for any police interaction. The ACLU partnered with Black Lives Matter DC (BLM), Black Youth Project 100 DC (BYP100), DC-National Lawyers Guild (DC-NLG), Stop Police Terror Project DC and Law4BlackLives-DC to create a pamphlet to inform inauguration goers of what to expect
A reporter for Politico viciously mocked supporters of President Donald Trump from his social media account during the president's rally in Tampa, Florida, but later changed his tune. 'I made fun of garbage people' Politico's Marc Caputo came to the defense of CNN reporter Jim Acosta, who was being berated and heckled by the rancorous audience at the president's rally Tuesday, but he did it by attacking the president's supporters. "If you put everyone's mouths together in this video, you'd get a
Over 100 students leave graduation in protest of Pence's commencement speech When Vice President Mike Pence stepped on stage to speak during graduation at Notre Dame this weekend, over 100 students immediately rose from their chairs. But they didn't get up to give him a standing ovation. Instead, these graduates left the ceremony in silent protest of Pence and everything he stands for. Typically, the newly elected President is invited to give the commencement speech at Notre Dame, a Catholic uni
As you probably heard, Donald Trump canceled a rally in Chicago after scuffles broke out between Trump supporters and opponents around the arena where the candidate was supposed to speak. True to form, Trump blamed everybody but himself for this debacle. He eventually decided that Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was somehow at fault -- and even threatened to send protesters of his own to disrupt rallies for Sanders. What was newsworthy was that Trump himself canceled the event.
President Donald Trump is postponing a campaign rally next week in the Pittsburgh area, the early political hotspot of 2018's congressional elections. Trump's campaign says Thursday the decision is out of respect and sympathy for the victims and survivors of the Florida high school shooting that left 17 dead. A Monmouth University poll shows a close race in Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district, with Republican Rick Saccone at 49 percent and Democrat Conor Lamb at 46 percent. Trump won the
University of Virginia students are claiming that a classmate is 'unsuited' to serve as Student Council president because of her support for Donald Trump. In a letter addressed to the university community, "Concerned Students at UVA" urged students not to vote for Student Council presidential candidate Kelsey Kilgore because she "maintains views that are detrimental to the interests of minority students," referring primarily to her support of President Trump. "Kilgore has been...disturbingly sil
Jeannine M. Pitas is in Georgia, covering the annual protest that took place over the weekend to demand the closing of the the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, formerly known as the School of the Americas. This is her profile of Father Roy Bourgeois, founder and organizer of the School of the Americas Watch. A report on the weekend's actions will follow later this week. Update, Nov. 19: Today, it was announced that Father Bourgeois was given a "canonical dismissal" by th
Thanks to an awful tragedy and a dedicated group of high school students, gun control has become a prominent topic of conversation in America. Since the Feb. 14 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, there's been a call to action on gun legislation by the very students who survived the tragedy. The main event will take place in the nation's capital, but if you are in New York City and can't make it to Washington D.C., you might want to know when the March For Our Lives in NYC starts so you can pa
Survivors of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, visited Chicago Public Schools students Saturday to brainstorm ideas for next weekends March for Our Lives demonstration in Chicago. The students meeting followed a week of walkouts at schools across the country , as teenage organizers continue their push for more strict gun control measures. <snip> Zeif said he feels the pain of the students in Chicago, calling it heartbreaking to know theyve been feeling this pain and
Are you planning on attending President-Elect Trump's inauguration in Washington, D.C. next week? According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), if you're an inauguration attendee, you're going to want to be prepared for any police interaction. The ACLU partnered with Black Lives Matter DC (BLM), Black Youth Project 100 DC (BYP100), DC-National Lawyers Guild (DC-NLG), Stop Police Terror Project DC and Law4BlackLives-DC to create a pamphlet to inform inauguration goers of what to expect
A reporter for Politico viciously mocked supporters of President Donald Trump from his social media account during the president's rally in Tampa, Florida, but later changed his tune. 'I made fun of garbage people' Politico's Marc Caputo came to the defense of CNN reporter Jim Acosta, who was being berated and heckled by the rancorous audience at the president's rally Tuesday, but he did it by attacking the president's supporters. "If you put everyone's mouths together in this video, you'd get a
Over 100 students leave graduation in protest of Pence's commencement speech When Vice President Mike Pence stepped on stage to speak during graduation at Notre Dame this weekend, over 100 students immediately rose from their chairs. But they didn't get up to give him a standing ovation. Instead, these graduates left the ceremony in silent protest of Pence and everything he stands for. Typically, the newly elected President is invited to give the commencement speech at Notre Dame, a Catholic uni
As you probably heard, Donald Trump canceled a rally in Chicago after scuffles broke out between Trump supporters and opponents around the arena where the candidate was supposed to speak. True to form, Trump blamed everybody but himself for this debacle. He eventually decided that Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was somehow at fault -- and even threatened to send protesters of his own to disrupt rallies for Sanders. What was newsworthy was that Trump himself canceled the event.
President Donald Trump is postponing a campaign rally next week in the Pittsburgh area, the early political hotspot of 2018's congressional elections. Trump's campaign says Thursday the decision is out of respect and sympathy for the victims and survivors of the Florida high school shooting that left 17 dead. A Monmouth University poll shows a close race in Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district, with Republican Rick Saccone at 49 percent and Democrat Conor Lamb at 46 percent. Trump won the
University of Virginia students are claiming that a classmate is 'unsuited' to serve as Student Council president because of her support for Donald Trump. In a letter addressed to the university community, "Concerned Students at UVA" urged students not to vote for Student Council presidential candidate Kelsey Kilgore because she "maintains views that are detrimental to the interests of minority students," referring primarily to her support of President Trump. "Kilgore has been...disturbingly sil
Jeannine M. Pitas is in Georgia, covering the annual protest that took place over the weekend to demand the closing of the the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, formerly known as the School of the Americas. This is her profile of Father Roy Bourgeois, founder and organizer of the School of the Americas Watch. A report on the weekend's actions will follow later this week. Update, Nov. 19: Today, it was announced that Father Bourgeois was given a "canonical dismissal" by th
Thanks to an awful tragedy and a dedicated group of high school students, gun control has become a prominent topic of conversation in America. Since the Feb. 14 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, there's been a call to action on gun legislation by the very students who survived the tragedy. The main event will take place in the nation's capital, but if you are in New York City and can't make it to Washington D.C., you might want to know when the March For Our Lives in NYC starts so you can pa
Survivors of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, visited Chicago Public Schools students Saturday to brainstorm ideas for next weekends March for Our Lives demonstration in Chicago. The students meeting followed a week of walkouts at schools across the country , as teenage organizers continue their push for more strict gun control measures. <snip> Zeif said he feels the pain of the students in Chicago, calling it heartbreaking to know theyve been feeling this pain and
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 3/14/2018 "Okay people, how do I do this?" The Bidens and a group of Democrat establishment consultants are seated around a large conference room table at the former Vice President's offices in Dover, Delaware. Biden called the urgent meeting on short notice to hash over - again -- a potential 2020 run, knowing his window for consolidating a team is closing rapidly. "Don't you mean how do we do this, Joe?" snapped Jill Biden, impatiently resolving the same question her husba
BY: Graham Piro Follow @@graham_piro March 1, 2018 12:01 pm National Rifle Association spokeswoman Dana Loesch said Thursday that the gun-control measures proposed at the White House's televised meeting with top lawmakers the prior day would not keep American children safe. President Donald Trump met with a bipartisan group of congressmen and senators at the White House on Wednesday to discuss school safety and gun policy in the wake of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School i
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 12/5/2017 Much media hay was made a few months back when President Donald Trump had dinner with Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi at the White House and the three emerged from the occasion beaming about a purported agreement to cooperate on extending Obama's unconstitutional DACA program for illegal alien youth. Border security and immigration enforcement-favoring conservatives howled in protest while the remaining desperate remnants of Republican #NeverTrumpers took a " See, I
Democrat lawmakers and liberal groups held a raucous late-night rally on the steps of the Supreme Court to oppose President Trump's nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. Literally had to bail on our live show from #SCOTUS . Moving the show back to the safety of the studio. See y'all at 11p @FoxNews https://t.co/ChIOQdBBTU -- Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) July 10, 2018 Very few times I've felt threatened while out in the field. The mood here tonight is very volatile. Law enforcement appears to be closing dow
A reporter for Politico viciously mocked supporters of President Donald Trump from his social media account during the president's rally in Tampa, Florida, but later changed his tune. 'I made fun of garbage people' Politico's Marc Caputo came to the defense of CNN reporter Jim Acosta, who was being berated and heckled by the rancorous audience at the president's rally Tuesday, but he did it by attacking the president's supporters. "If you put everyone's mouths together in this video, you'd get a
In case you were wondering where the media stand when it comes to protecting students in the classroom, CNN's so-called "townhall" helped explain everything. The contrast between President Trump's meeting with grieving students and parents and CNN's pro-gun control ambush was unmistakable yet still disheartening. As reported on GOPUSA , "President Trump expressed support for arming teachers Wednesday during an emotional meeting at the White House with teenagers who survived last week's massacre
Trump rage-tweeted in between watching Fox News and attending an Easter morning church service. Trump spent Easter morning rage-tweeting about immigration and threatening to punish children by ending his support for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, an Obama-era policy that allows qualified undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children to stay in the country. Just an hour after tweeting his Easter greetings to America, Trump took to Twitter to complai
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 4/13/2016 Ever been in the situation where you liked a colleague's family but weren't necessarily crazy about the guy himself? I have to admit I was a little skeptical when CNN announced it was doing another Town Hall series with the Republican candidates this week, with the new twist being they'd be appearing on stage with their families for joint interviews of any meaningful length. Tuesday night was Donald Trump's turn in the not-so-hot seat, first facing about fifteen mi
Just minutes after a group of Parkland, Florida students wrapped up a discussion on Fox News Sunday about marching to protest the shooting at their school. Rush Limbaugh took the opportunity to bash them for their efforts. "Marches aren't going to solve it," he told Chris Wallace, host of the program, commenting on a segment that featured students who survived the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 people were killed . Wallace had asked him what he thought about students
What's happening now is actually enforcing the law which Obama had let go lax, thus encouraging more illegal entry and quite frankly more danger to kids from cartels. Via Daily Wire: Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said on Monday that some "well-coached" people illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border are using children to pose as families to gain entry. "From October 2017 to this February, we have seen a staggering 315 per cent increase in illegal aliens fraudulently using childre
BY: Graham Piro Follow @@graham_piro March 1, 2018 12:01 pm National Rifle Association spokeswoman Dana Loesch said Thursday that the gun-control measures proposed at the White House's televised meeting with top lawmakers the prior day would not keep American children safe. President Donald Trump met with a bipartisan group of congressmen and senators at the White House on Wednesday to discuss school safety and gun policy in the wake of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School i
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 12/5/2017 Much media hay was made a few months back when President Donald Trump had dinner with Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi at the White House and the three emerged from the occasion beaming about a purported agreement to cooperate on extending Obama's unconstitutional DACA program for illegal alien youth. Border security and immigration enforcement-favoring conservatives howled in protest while the remaining desperate remnants of Republican #NeverTrumpers took a " See, I
Democrat lawmakers and liberal groups held a raucous late-night rally on the steps of the Supreme Court to oppose President Trump's nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. Literally had to bail on our live show from #SCOTUS . Moving the show back to the safety of the studio. See y'all at 11p @FoxNews https://t.co/ChIOQdBBTU -- Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) July 10, 2018 Very few times I've felt threatened while out in the field. The mood here tonight is very volatile. Law enforcement appears to be closing dow
A reporter for Politico viciously mocked supporters of President Donald Trump from his social media account during the president's rally in Tampa, Florida, but later changed his tune. 'I made fun of garbage people' Politico's Marc Caputo came to the defense of CNN reporter Jim Acosta, who was being berated and heckled by the rancorous audience at the president's rally Tuesday, but he did it by attacking the president's supporters. "If you put everyone's mouths together in this video, you'd get a
In case you were wondering where the media stand when it comes to protecting students in the classroom, CNN's so-called "townhall" helped explain everything. The contrast between President Trump's meeting with grieving students and parents and CNN's pro-gun control ambush was unmistakable yet still disheartening. As reported on GOPUSA , "President Trump expressed support for arming teachers Wednesday during an emotional meeting at the White House with teenagers who survived last week's massacre
Trump rage-tweeted in between watching Fox News and attending an Easter morning church service. Trump spent Easter morning rage-tweeting about immigration and threatening to punish children by ending his support for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, an Obama-era policy that allows qualified undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children to stay in the country. Just an hour after tweeting his Easter greetings to America, Trump took to Twitter to complai
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 4/13/2016 Ever been in the situation where you liked a colleague's family but weren't necessarily crazy about the guy himself? I have to admit I was a little skeptical when CNN announced it was doing another Town Hall series with the Republican candidates this week, with the new twist being they'd be appearing on stage with their families for joint interviews of any meaningful length. Tuesday night was Donald Trump's turn in the not-so-hot seat, first facing about fifteen mi
Just minutes after a group of Parkland, Florida students wrapped up a discussion on Fox News Sunday about marching to protest the shooting at their school. Rush Limbaugh took the opportunity to bash them for their efforts. "Marches aren't going to solve it," he told Chris Wallace, host of the program, commenting on a segment that featured students who survived the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 people were killed . Wallace had asked him what he thought about students
What's happening now is actually enforcing the law which Obama had let go lax, thus encouraging more illegal entry and quite frankly more danger to kids from cartels. Via Daily Wire: Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said on Monday that some "well-coached" people illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border are using children to pose as families to gain entry. "From October 2017 to this February, we have seen a staggering 315 per cent increase in illegal aliens fraudulently using childre
Samsung has pulled the covers off its new devices in the Galaxy series - Galaxy S4 mini and Galaxy S4 zoom . Priced at Rs 26,999, the Galaxy S4 mini is ready for some in-house competition from the Samsung Galaxy S3. Both are closely priced and have an attractive set of features. Let's take a quick look at each of them before we put them in the ring for a face-off. Samsung Galaxy S3 Galaxy S3 is now available for Rs 26,999 Even though the Galaxy S3 was launched a year back, it is still very much
New Patent Leaked Rumored to be Samsung's New Foldable Smartphone Free sign up cp newsletter! By Jilianne Arbonida , Christian Post Contributor | Jan 2, 2018 4:19 AM REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji A model poses for photographs with a Galaxy Note 7 new smartphone during its launching ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, August 11, 2016. A new patent of a foldable smartphone has emerged and speculations indicate that it is the rumored smartphone from Samsung. According to Tech Radar , there is a possibility that
Yesterday we reported that Xiaomi is preparing to upgrade its Mi Notebook range and today its official. The Chinese tech giant has announced a refresh for the 13.3-inch as well as the 12.5-inch models. The 13.3-inch Mi Notebook Air now comes in three configurations, one with a 7th-gen Intel Core i7 processor clocked at 3.0 GHz as well as two other models running on a 7th-gen Intel Core i5 chip. The 12.5-inch model also gets an update to a 7th-gen Intel Core M3 processor which is said to bring 12
Cars are set to get smarter if RIM subsidiary QNX has its way. The company announced the QNX Car Platform 2.0 and an associated development platform at CES 2013, which is now available to auto manufacturers. QNX partnered with Bentley to produce a concept car based on a Bentley Continental GT convertible that was unveiled by both the companies at CES. The platform will feature everything from smartphone integration to 3D navigation. " Consumers have become conditioned by the rapid evolution of m
Micro-electronics is changing the world at a blinding speed as the 'third industrial revolution' replaces brain power with machine power. Communications technologies, driven by high-speed micro-processors, fibre-optics and satellite systems have changed profoundly the amount and speed at which information can be stored, transmitted and exchanged. Surf Potatoes A study in May 1996 by the Georgia Institute of Technology confirmed that most net users are affluent North American males looking for en
The new iPad Pro is displayed during the 2017 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) on June 5, 2017 in San Jose, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images In the waves of publicity and commentary about any new Apple device, the line that always sets me off is: "It's the best iPhone/iPad/Mac Apple has ever made!" Well, duh. Technology marches on: Processors get faster, screens get better, memory and storage get cheaper. The news would be if the latest gadget wasn't the best one Apple's ever made.
File Amino under "start-ups that give me a twinge of hope," given its stated goal to create a fandom-friendly alternative to Facebook and Twitter, as well as its diverse team . I had never heard of this app before, but Forbes tells me it's bustling with thousands of users updating about cosplay, fan-art, and anime gif-set compilations. All they have to do now is promise me they've got a killer block-and-report policy for hate speech, and I'm sold. Amino hasn't been advertising much; they're rely
The occupations have provided a space for us to find each other and to have the conversations necessary for dynamic and mobile political forms to emerge. They are as much a process of deterritorializing public space as they are a process of becoming-collective. In this text the author introduces vocabulary and frameworks of thinking for understanding the occupations which aim to aid the occupations in their elaboration and growth. by Ian Alan Paul, 10//20//11 "At stake here is the formation of a
Has Uber been using software to evade authorities? A criminal probe will investigate whether or not the multi-billion-dollar ride-share company used software to evade regulators. While regulations can often be a nuisance, the law is the law. Regulators have forbidden Uber from operating in certain areas. The US Department of Justice alleges that the Silicon Valley giant is using software called "Greyball" to circumvent local transportation officials. Uber has already acknowledged the existence o
Olive's marketing concept for their mobile handsets is to give them names in addition to complicated serial numbers. The names themselves are in SMS-text type short forms which make them a little easier to distinguish, in this case the V-G200, because of its high powered battery is called the Pwrr. For those unfamiliar with SMS text short forms that's - Power. Here's a closer look. Form Factor The G200 is a simple candy bar device that doesn't come off as overly attractive. When it comes to ergo
New Patent Leaked Rumored to be Samsung's New Foldable Smartphone Free sign up cp newsletter! By Jilianne Arbonida , Christian Post Contributor | Jan 2, 2018 4:19 AM REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji A model poses for photographs with a Galaxy Note 7 new smartphone during its launching ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, August 11, 2016. A new patent of a foldable smartphone has emerged and speculations indicate that it is the rumored smartphone from Samsung. According to Tech Radar , there is a possibility that
Yesterday we reported that Xiaomi is preparing to upgrade its Mi Notebook range and today its official. The Chinese tech giant has announced a refresh for the 13.3-inch as well as the 12.5-inch models. The 13.3-inch Mi Notebook Air now comes in three configurations, one with a 7th-gen Intel Core i7 processor clocked at 3.0 GHz as well as two other models running on a 7th-gen Intel Core i5 chip. The 12.5-inch model also gets an update to a 7th-gen Intel Core M3 processor which is said to bring 12
Cars are set to get smarter if RIM subsidiary QNX has its way. The company announced the QNX Car Platform 2.0 and an associated development platform at CES 2013, which is now available to auto manufacturers. QNX partnered with Bentley to produce a concept car based on a Bentley Continental GT convertible that was unveiled by both the companies at CES. The platform will feature everything from smartphone integration to 3D navigation. " Consumers have become conditioned by the rapid evolution of m
Micro-electronics is changing the world at a blinding speed as the 'third industrial revolution' replaces brain power with machine power. Communications technologies, driven by high-speed micro-processors, fibre-optics and satellite systems have changed profoundly the amount and speed at which information can be stored, transmitted and exchanged. Surf Potatoes A study in May 1996 by the Georgia Institute of Technology confirmed that most net users are affluent North American males looking for en
The new iPad Pro is displayed during the 2017 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) on June 5, 2017 in San Jose, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images In the waves of publicity and commentary about any new Apple device, the line that always sets me off is: "It's the best iPhone/iPad/Mac Apple has ever made!" Well, duh. Technology marches on: Processors get faster, screens get better, memory and storage get cheaper. The news would be if the latest gadget wasn't the best one Apple's ever made.
File Amino under "start-ups that give me a twinge of hope," given its stated goal to create a fandom-friendly alternative to Facebook and Twitter, as well as its diverse team . I had never heard of this app before, but Forbes tells me it's bustling with thousands of users updating about cosplay, fan-art, and anime gif-set compilations. All they have to do now is promise me they've got a killer block-and-report policy for hate speech, and I'm sold. Amino hasn't been advertising much; they're rely
The occupations have provided a space for us to find each other and to have the conversations necessary for dynamic and mobile political forms to emerge. They are as much a process of deterritorializing public space as they are a process of becoming-collective. In this text the author introduces vocabulary and frameworks of thinking for understanding the occupations which aim to aid the occupations in their elaboration and growth. by Ian Alan Paul, 10//20//11 "At stake here is the formation of a
Has Uber been using software to evade authorities? A criminal probe will investigate whether or not the multi-billion-dollar ride-share company used software to evade regulators. While regulations can often be a nuisance, the law is the law. Regulators have forbidden Uber from operating in certain areas. The US Department of Justice alleges that the Silicon Valley giant is using software called "Greyball" to circumvent local transportation officials. Uber has already acknowledged the existence o
Olive's marketing concept for their mobile handsets is to give them names in addition to complicated serial numbers. The names themselves are in SMS-text type short forms which make them a little easier to distinguish, in this case the V-G200, because of its high powered battery is called the Pwrr. For those unfamiliar with SMS text short forms that's - Power. Here's a closer look. Form Factor The G200 is a simple candy bar device that doesn't come off as overly attractive. When it comes to ergo
Micro-electronics is changing the world at a blinding speed as the 'third industrial revolution' replaces brain power with machine power. Communications technologies, driven by high-speed micro-processors, fibre-optics and satellite systems have changed profoundly the amount and speed at which information can be stored, transmitted and exchanged. Surf Potatoes A study in May 1996 by the Georgia Institute of Technology confirmed that most net users are affluent North American males looking for en
The Express Advocate continues to add great deals to its Local Shoppa smartphone app to help readers find the best deals and bargains on the Central Coast. You can use the new app on iPhones and Android phones. Just download the app and start looking for deals that interest you. The intuitive app will even do the hard work for you. It used the latest mobile GPS technology to alert you to deals near you. The Local Shoppa app can give you only the deals you really want and where you are, within a
Looking for eyewear that's both stylish and philanthropic? Check out Fetch Eyewear , the Portland-based, independent company that is dedicated to providing fashionable, affordable eyewear that supports an awesome cause. Not only will you flip for Fetch's adorable shades and frames, you're sure to dig their mission: funding animal rescue and animal rights activism in Portland. Founded in 2004 by Ann Sacks, Fetch is dedicated to working with independent optical shops--sourcing high-quality materi
The subject of Ham Radio, in relation to preparedness, is one that's often overlooked. When it is talked about, it's often an afterthought in an article, or it's presented by someone who has no real experience with radio communication technology. In my opinion, Ham Radio still plays a very important role in emergency communications and preparedness. If you're serious about survival and prepping, you really need to look into HAM Radio . In general, radio communications is a pretty complicated sub
In the hectic lifestyle of today's world, technology is everywhere! From Cellphones, Tablets, Computers, Lasers, to the other side of the techno world such as TV's, Headsets, and Gaming Systems. A majority of every day consumers may find that one of the simpler devices to use are emails systems such as Gmail, Outlook Express, and Yahoo. However, when the topic comes out about AOL, the question then becomes is it still fresh and hip or obsolete? Since most of today's populace is all about the "in
Knowing SQL Is One Of The Most In-Demand Job Skills Today; Learn It For Under $50 9:17 AM 06/05/2018 The Daily Caller Shop | Contributor If you're looking to make a career change or want to rise the corporate ladder at your company, chances are you'll need to have some technical knowledge under your belt. One of the most in-demand technical skills today -- both for those with technical and non-technical backgrounds -- is SQL, a standard programming language for accessing and manipulating databas
This guy is everywhere now. (Image Devdsp on Flickr) Analysis of the DDoS tools used in cyber attacks on American banks by religiously-motivated hackers Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters indicates a "well-funded" effort, according to security experts. As reported by CSO Online, analysts at security firm Prolexic Technologies were able to identify the DDoS toolkit "itsoknoproblembro" as the software behind attacks against Bank of America, Chase Bank, Wells Fargo and PNC. It may have a hilarious
Sprint may have made a devil's bargain with Apple for the privilege of pushing the questionably-sourced iPhone , but the cell company maligned for spotty service is pushing the envelope on environmental ethics--and hopefully will pull its competitors along. Today, Sprint announced it will become the first major phone company in the United States to ditch the traditional--and surprisingly wasteful--envelope. The company will send out bills to customers in a patent-pending EcoEnvelope , a Netflix
When will 9/9, the day of the release of the new iPhone and Watch, replace 9/11 in the consciousness of Americans who put consumption way ahead of civil activism? The wizards of Apple, who will soon have a device on the market to help you pay your bills (and take a micro slice), must be aware that consumer borrowing has just seen its biggest hike since November 2001--just two months after the big event--and now stands at a whopping $3.24 trillion . According to the Federal Reserve, there has bee
Microsoft Corporation has confirmed the release date for Windows 10, which has aligned with the rumored date of July 29. As well as this, it has been announced that the operating system will be available to certain users for a free upgrade, one which gives them full access to the OS with no restrictions whatsoever. Those aforementioned users who can upgrade are those who are currently using Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, and will be available on PC's and tablets. It is also available to those who ar
The Express Advocate continues to add great deals to its Local Shoppa smartphone app to help readers find the best deals and bargains on the Central Coast. You can use the new app on iPhones and Android phones. Just download the app and start looking for deals that interest you. The intuitive app will even do the hard work for you. It used the latest mobile GPS technology to alert you to deals near you. The Local Shoppa app can give you only the deals you really want and where you are, within a
Looking for eyewear that's both stylish and philanthropic? Check out Fetch Eyewear , the Portland-based, independent company that is dedicated to providing fashionable, affordable eyewear that supports an awesome cause. Not only will you flip for Fetch's adorable shades and frames, you're sure to dig their mission: funding animal rescue and animal rights activism in Portland. Founded in 2004 by Ann Sacks, Fetch is dedicated to working with independent optical shops--sourcing high-quality materi
The subject of Ham Radio, in relation to preparedness, is one that's often overlooked. When it is talked about, it's often an afterthought in an article, or it's presented by someone who has no real experience with radio communication technology. In my opinion, Ham Radio still plays a very important role in emergency communications and preparedness. If you're serious about survival and prepping, you really need to look into HAM Radio . In general, radio communications is a pretty complicated sub
In the hectic lifestyle of today's world, technology is everywhere! From Cellphones, Tablets, Computers, Lasers, to the other side of the techno world such as TV's, Headsets, and Gaming Systems. A majority of every day consumers may find that one of the simpler devices to use are emails systems such as Gmail, Outlook Express, and Yahoo. However, when the topic comes out about AOL, the question then becomes is it still fresh and hip or obsolete? Since most of today's populace is all about the "in
Knowing SQL Is One Of The Most In-Demand Job Skills Today; Learn It For Under $50 9:17 AM 06/05/2018 The Daily Caller Shop | Contributor If you're looking to make a career change or want to rise the corporate ladder at your company, chances are you'll need to have some technical knowledge under your belt. One of the most in-demand technical skills today -- both for those with technical and non-technical backgrounds -- is SQL, a standard programming language for accessing and manipulating databas
This guy is everywhere now. (Image Devdsp on Flickr) Analysis of the DDoS tools used in cyber attacks on American banks by religiously-motivated hackers Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters indicates a "well-funded" effort, according to security experts. As reported by CSO Online, analysts at security firm Prolexic Technologies were able to identify the DDoS toolkit "itsoknoproblembro" as the software behind attacks against Bank of America, Chase Bank, Wells Fargo and PNC. It may have a hilarious
Sprint may have made a devil's bargain with Apple for the privilege of pushing the questionably-sourced iPhone , but the cell company maligned for spotty service is pushing the envelope on environmental ethics--and hopefully will pull its competitors along. Today, Sprint announced it will become the first major phone company in the United States to ditch the traditional--and surprisingly wasteful--envelope. The company will send out bills to customers in a patent-pending EcoEnvelope , a Netflix
When will 9/9, the day of the release of the new iPhone and Watch, replace 9/11 in the consciousness of Americans who put consumption way ahead of civil activism? The wizards of Apple, who will soon have a device on the market to help you pay your bills (and take a micro slice), must be aware that consumer borrowing has just seen its biggest hike since November 2001--just two months after the big event--and now stands at a whopping $3.24 trillion . According to the Federal Reserve, there has bee
Microsoft Corporation has confirmed the release date for Windows 10, which has aligned with the rumored date of July 29. As well as this, it has been announced that the operating system will be available to certain users for a free upgrade, one which gives them full access to the OS with no restrictions whatsoever. Those aforementioned users who can upgrade are those who are currently using Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, and will be available on PC's and tablets. It is also available to those who ar
Amidst Democrat leaders denying any knowledge of the DNC's collusion with Russia to obtain a (now largely discredited) dossier of information hostile to Donald Trump, one Democrat was still willing to throw the first stone. Fox News' Tucker Carlson began this segment by saying, "We put a lot of calls out today, and very few Democratic lawmakers were interested in talking about this at all. The rare exception was Brad Sherman of California..." Rep. Sherman (D-CA) made headlines earlier this year
Charles Krauthammer thinks the last people who should criticize President Trump for supposedly releasing classified info to the Russians are the Democrats. He said, "Since their candidate for the presidency had been spilling classified information some of the highest level classified for a year and half and the Democrats pretended it wasn't a problem or that it should be ignored, it's rather unseemly." By the way, if Trump did release info it would have been legal since the president has broad a
In the aftermath of yesterday's comments by Donald Trump about Fox News debate moderator Megyn Kelly , RedState's own Erick Erickson decided to disinvite Trump from his extremist right wing confab. Apparently, Trump's comments were a bridge too far. It is a shame that a candidate for President confuses political correctness and common decency. guy who called supreme court justice a "goat fucking child molester" now tone policing. ive seen everything now. pic.twitter.com/FNY1z5xfCc Has no one, es
Recently Ted Koppel could be seen lecturing Sean Hannity about Hannity's and Fox News' "inaccurate and harmful" position on everything occurring in the world today, and he told Hannity that his opinion program on Fox was misguiding his listeners because his opinions were not factual and should not be spoken. Does Mr. Koppel equate "facts" with the truth, because if he did make such an equation he would realize that Sean Hannity is more correct, and is right more of the time, than anyone on the l
When Tapper asked her if she was suggesting the US was funding these terrorist groups, she said we were. "I am not only suggesting it. This is the reality that we are living in. If you or I were to go and provide money, weapons or support to a group like al Qaeda or ISIS, we'd be thrown in jail. However, the U.S. Government has been providing money, weapons, intel, assistance and other types of support through the CIA directly to these groups that are working with and are affiliated with al Qaed
Long time neoconservative loser and known anti-Trump crusader, Bill Kristol, has now set his sights on a new target in the conservative movement. Kristol, who has continued to out himself as a leftist, like his father before him, took aim at Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Carlson, a favorite of small government conservatives, paleocons, and right-libertarians, was defamed by Kristol in a recent interview with CNBC. Speaking about Carlson's show, Kristol told CNBC's John Harwood, "I mean, it is cl
In the aftermath of the Orlando, Fla., nightclub massacre Sunday, Fox News host Megyn Kelly had Mike Huckabee on her show Thursday to discuss how the Obama administration has been handling Islamic terrorism. Kelly stated the former Arkansas governor's mocking summation of Obama's current strategy: "Feds: 'If you see something, say something!' Advertisement - story continues below "Citizen: 'I see something.' "Feds: 'Bigot!'" Kelly concurred that what he said gets to the core of the problem. Hu
The ever-increasing hostility that has become the hallmark of cable news programming was ramped up this week by the undisputed heavyweight champion of rancorous hyperbole, Fox News. The debate over Indiana's new "Religious Freedom Restoration Act" set the scene for a bruising battle that ultimately escalated to a point that most partisans would regard as out of bounds. The legislation allows businesses to openly engage in bigotry against gays or any other party not afforded protected status unde
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) Chairman Devin Nunes appears on Fox News with Tucker Carlson to discuss the redactions within the Carter Page FISA application. About two-thirds of the way through the interview Nunes describes the document as " a phoney FISA ", moments later " a completely fraudulent document "... WATCH: Careful, If I step out of line to far someone from the deep state will kill me or my family. I like what REX @_ImperatorRex_ posted. Now it may be that t
Businessman Donald Trump, who during Thursday's Fox News Republican presidential debate was very adamant that a candidate must be flexible and compromise in order to make a deal, was challenged several times by his GOP rivals and debate moderator Megyn Kelly on positions where he has either flipped completely or, at least, softened on. One of the more memorable flips from the debate is when Trump seemingly completely changed his position on awarding H1-B visas to highly skilled foreign workers.
Charles Krauthammer thinks the last people who should criticize President Trump for supposedly releasing classified info to the Russians are the Democrats. He said, "Since their candidate for the presidency had been spilling classified information some of the highest level classified for a year and half and the Democrats pretended it wasn't a problem or that it should be ignored, it's rather unseemly." By the way, if Trump did release info it would have been legal since the president has broad a
In the aftermath of yesterday's comments by Donald Trump about Fox News debate moderator Megyn Kelly , RedState's own Erick Erickson decided to disinvite Trump from his extremist right wing confab. Apparently, Trump's comments were a bridge too far. It is a shame that a candidate for President confuses political correctness and common decency. guy who called supreme court justice a "goat fucking child molester" now tone policing. ive seen everything now. pic.twitter.com/FNY1z5xfCc Has no one, es
Recently Ted Koppel could be seen lecturing Sean Hannity about Hannity's and Fox News' "inaccurate and harmful" position on everything occurring in the world today, and he told Hannity that his opinion program on Fox was misguiding his listeners because his opinions were not factual and should not be spoken. Does Mr. Koppel equate "facts" with the truth, because if he did make such an equation he would realize that Sean Hannity is more correct, and is right more of the time, than anyone on the l
When Tapper asked her if she was suggesting the US was funding these terrorist groups, she said we were. "I am not only suggesting it. This is the reality that we are living in. If you or I were to go and provide money, weapons or support to a group like al Qaeda or ISIS, we'd be thrown in jail. However, the U.S. Government has been providing money, weapons, intel, assistance and other types of support through the CIA directly to these groups that are working with and are affiliated with al Qaed
Long time neoconservative loser and known anti-Trump crusader, Bill Kristol, has now set his sights on a new target in the conservative movement. Kristol, who has continued to out himself as a leftist, like his father before him, took aim at Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Carlson, a favorite of small government conservatives, paleocons, and right-libertarians, was defamed by Kristol in a recent interview with CNBC. Speaking about Carlson's show, Kristol told CNBC's John Harwood, "I mean, it is cl
In the aftermath of the Orlando, Fla., nightclub massacre Sunday, Fox News host Megyn Kelly had Mike Huckabee on her show Thursday to discuss how the Obama administration has been handling Islamic terrorism. Kelly stated the former Arkansas governor's mocking summation of Obama's current strategy: "Feds: 'If you see something, say something!' Advertisement - story continues below "Citizen: 'I see something.' "Feds: 'Bigot!'" Kelly concurred that what he said gets to the core of the problem. Hu
The ever-increasing hostility that has become the hallmark of cable news programming was ramped up this week by the undisputed heavyweight champion of rancorous hyperbole, Fox News. The debate over Indiana's new "Religious Freedom Restoration Act" set the scene for a bruising battle that ultimately escalated to a point that most partisans would regard as out of bounds. The legislation allows businesses to openly engage in bigotry against gays or any other party not afforded protected status unde
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) Chairman Devin Nunes appears on Fox News with Tucker Carlson to discuss the redactions within the Carter Page FISA application. About two-thirds of the way through the interview Nunes describes the document as " a phoney FISA ", moments later " a completely fraudulent document "... WATCH: Careful, If I step out of line to far someone from the deep state will kill me or my family. I like what REX @_ImperatorRex_ posted. Now it may be that t
Businessman Donald Trump, who during Thursday's Fox News Republican presidential debate was very adamant that a candidate must be flexible and compromise in order to make a deal, was challenged several times by his GOP rivals and debate moderator Megyn Kelly on positions where he has either flipped completely or, at least, softened on. One of the more memorable flips from the debate is when Trump seemingly completely changed his position on awarding H1-B visas to highly skilled foreign workers.
Every day, Bill O'Reilly's website features a nonscientific poll of his audience on a political issue; O'Reilly typically airs the results on his Fox News program. Today, O'Reilly asked his audience, "What concerns you the most?" Here were the results: 48 percent of O'Reilly's respondents say their top concern is illegal immigration; the economy came in second at 41 percent, with O'Reilly chiming in, "That would have been my vote." O'Reilly is right to be a bit defensive about his audience's app
Charles Gasparino proves once again that the talking heads over on Faux "news" are living in an alternative universe. Here he is on Fox's Cavuto on Business this Saturday, during one of their typical fearmongering segments on how the illegal immigrants are overrunning our country and going to destroy it (even though immigration is at a net zero) telling everyone that the grandfather of free-market economic theory that conservatives worship is supposedly not a right winger. PAYNE: It's nuts in so
Sean Hannity went out on a long, long limb yesterday on Neil Cavuto's Fox News show -- once again promoting his blueprint for Conservative Victory -- and made a bold prediction: Hannity: You put all of this in toto, in its entirety, and we are looking at -- not only the socialization, the Europe-ization of -- the Western European socialist model coming to America, we're looking at a -- the end of capitalism in America as we know it. I want to add a point. He is -- by far, I predict, Neil -- and
I'm probably leading with the wrong part of this clip, as his claim that Trump has done more damage to America than Bin Laden or ISIS is obviously more incendiary. But it's not as newsworthy because that's standard Olbermann . Insane hyperbole about the horrors of Republican presidents had been his shtick for more than a decade. Him thinking Trump is a bigger threat than Al Qaeda is the ultimate dog-bites-man story. But him owing an apology to John McCain and George W. Bush ? Sweet sassy molassy
Greg Gutfeld , filling in for Bill O'Reilly , argued tonight that liberals appear to be downplaying the threat of ISIS, and asked guest Alan Colmes a very simple question: what does ISIS have to do to warrant an outraged response from liberals? He asked, "Why is it that lefties like you... have a hard time identifying actual existential evil unless it's a Republican or a stay-at-home mom?" Gutfeld invoked Obama's "JV" comment about groups like ISIS to suggest the left by and large just doesn't t
Stephanopoulos: Let's talk about the Second Amendment. As you know, Donald Trump has also been out on the stump, talking about the Second Amendment, saying you want to abolish the Second Amendment. I know you reject that. But I -- but I want to ask you a specific question. Do you believe that an individual's right to bear arms is a constitutional right, that it's not linked to service in a militia? ... The Supreme Court agrees to hear case on whether a conviction for a crime terminates all gun o
Franklin Graham was booked as a terrorism-fighting expert on The O'Reilly Factor tonight. Apparently, his knee-jerk hatred for President Obama was all the credential needed. "Why do you think the world will not unite to stop ISIS?" Bill O'Reilly asked. Graham said that first, he wanted Muslims to know that God loves them. He meant, Jesus, of course, not the God Muslims worship - and probably believe loves them. "We love them and pray for them... He sent his son from heaven to this earth, Jesus C
Bill O'Reilly took on the issue of stopping Islamic terrorism Monday with Osama Siblani , the publisher of the Arab American News, telling him he doesn't see militant Islam because "you don't want to know." O'Reilly repeatedly confronted Siblani about militant Islam in Detroit, but Siblani said he knows of no militant Muslims to begin with. They fought over the decision by the mayor of New York City to end a controversial unit monitoring Muslims , with Siblani saying public officials are "electe
During one of his more ridiculous segments this past week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson spoke with Scott Bolden, a black lawyer who happens to be well off financially. In the heated exchange between the two, Carlson repeatedly tried to claim that Bolden's wealth is an indicator that (1) black people are not oppressed and (2) that he's never experienced real oppression because he has money. Carlson grossly misstates the actual problem and shows that he has no clue how oppression works, as Ring of
Mortals, what fools these Lords be! CNN shitcanned its resident Trump humper, Jeffrey Lord, on Thursday, not because he's a brainless puddle of Trump sycophancy and suet, but because he made what he insists was a perfectly innocent Nazi joke on the Twitters. The New York Times reports Lord got the news by phone while being fetched to CNN's studio in Manhattan in a town car from his home in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: After Mr. Lord, 66, learned that his contract had been severed, the car turned ar
Charles Gasparino proves once again that the talking heads over on Faux "news" are living in an alternative universe. Here he is on Fox's Cavuto on Business this Saturday, during one of their typical fearmongering segments on how the illegal immigrants are overrunning our country and going to destroy it (even though immigration is at a net zero) telling everyone that the grandfather of free-market economic theory that conservatives worship is supposedly not a right winger. PAYNE: It's nuts in so
Sean Hannity went out on a long, long limb yesterday on Neil Cavuto's Fox News show -- once again promoting his blueprint for Conservative Victory -- and made a bold prediction: Hannity: You put all of this in toto, in its entirety, and we are looking at -- not only the socialization, the Europe-ization of -- the Western European socialist model coming to America, we're looking at a -- the end of capitalism in America as we know it. I want to add a point. He is -- by far, I predict, Neil -- and
I'm probably leading with the wrong part of this clip, as his claim that Trump has done more damage to America than Bin Laden or ISIS is obviously more incendiary. But it's not as newsworthy because that's standard Olbermann . Insane hyperbole about the horrors of Republican presidents had been his shtick for more than a decade. Him thinking Trump is a bigger threat than Al Qaeda is the ultimate dog-bites-man story. But him owing an apology to John McCain and George W. Bush ? Sweet sassy molassy
Greg Gutfeld , filling in for Bill O'Reilly , argued tonight that liberals appear to be downplaying the threat of ISIS, and asked guest Alan Colmes a very simple question: what does ISIS have to do to warrant an outraged response from liberals? He asked, "Why is it that lefties like you... have a hard time identifying actual existential evil unless it's a Republican or a stay-at-home mom?" Gutfeld invoked Obama's "JV" comment about groups like ISIS to suggest the left by and large just doesn't t
Stephanopoulos: Let's talk about the Second Amendment. As you know, Donald Trump has also been out on the stump, talking about the Second Amendment, saying you want to abolish the Second Amendment. I know you reject that. But I -- but I want to ask you a specific question. Do you believe that an individual's right to bear arms is a constitutional right, that it's not linked to service in a militia? ... The Supreme Court agrees to hear case on whether a conviction for a crime terminates all gun o
Franklin Graham was booked as a terrorism-fighting expert on The O'Reilly Factor tonight. Apparently, his knee-jerk hatred for President Obama was all the credential needed. "Why do you think the world will not unite to stop ISIS?" Bill O'Reilly asked. Graham said that first, he wanted Muslims to know that God loves them. He meant, Jesus, of course, not the God Muslims worship - and probably believe loves them. "We love them and pray for them... He sent his son from heaven to this earth, Jesus C
Bill O'Reilly took on the issue of stopping Islamic terrorism Monday with Osama Siblani , the publisher of the Arab American News, telling him he doesn't see militant Islam because "you don't want to know." O'Reilly repeatedly confronted Siblani about militant Islam in Detroit, but Siblani said he knows of no militant Muslims to begin with. They fought over the decision by the mayor of New York City to end a controversial unit monitoring Muslims , with Siblani saying public officials are "electe
During one of his more ridiculous segments this past week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson spoke with Scott Bolden, a black lawyer who happens to be well off financially. In the heated exchange between the two, Carlson repeatedly tried to claim that Bolden's wealth is an indicator that (1) black people are not oppressed and (2) that he's never experienced real oppression because he has money. Carlson grossly misstates the actual problem and shows that he has no clue how oppression works, as Ring of
Mortals, what fools these Lords be! CNN shitcanned its resident Trump humper, Jeffrey Lord, on Thursday, not because he's a brainless puddle of Trump sycophancy and suet, but because he made what he insists was a perfectly innocent Nazi joke on the Twitters. The New York Times reports Lord got the news by phone while being fetched to CNN's studio in Manhattan in a town car from his home in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: After Mr. Lord, 66, learned that his contract had been severed, the car turned ar
TEHRAN - Iran condemned on Sunday terrorist attacks in Istanbul, Baghdad and Najaf, saying the blasts are the result of an instrumental use of terrorism. "Instrumental use of violence and terrorism, and applying double standards have caused the global scourge to cross geographical, political, ethical, and religious borders and to continue its disgraceful life," Iran's Foreign Ministry said in an announcement. Counter-terrorism efforts won't bear fruit unless all countries join hands, the announ
Gunmen and suicide bombers carried out coordinated attacks on Iran's Parliament and the tomb of Iranian Revolution leader Ruhollah Khomeini on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people. Around 39 people have been wounded in the attacks, confirmed the head of Iran's emergency medical services. Iran's Parliament was in session as the attacks unfolded, with live footage showing members continuing with routine business even as gun battles were reported in surrounding office buildings. #BREAKING 12 kille
Iranian security forces killed the mastermind behind the Wednesday's twin attacks claimed by Daesh. Members of Iranian forces take cover during an attack on the Iranian parliament in central Tehran, Iran, June 7, 2017. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Iran has arrested almost 50 people in connection with a twin attack on Tehran that killed 17 people last week, officials said, as security forces stepped up efforts to crack down on suspected militants. Daesh claimed responsibility for the suicide bombin
TEHRAN - Iran condemned on Saturday a foiled suicide attack on the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, calling on all regional nations to "make relentless efforts in fight against" terrorism. "The Islamic Republic of Iran condemns terrorism, no matter where, in what form, and for what motive it happens," Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said in a statement. On Friday, Saudi security forces foiled a suicide attack on the Grand Mosque in Mecca, cornering the would-be attacker in an
TEHRAN - As the Pakistani Speaker of National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq arrived in Tehran on Monday for a five-day visit, Islamabad agreed with its former Army Chief General Raheel Sharif to head to Saudi Arabia to command the Saudi-led coalition against Yemen. Heading a senior parliamentary delegation, Sadiq is in Iran at the invitation of Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani who visited Islamabad in November 2014. Sadiq met with Larijani on Saturday, a running theme of which was the urg
Bahram Ghasemi, Spokesman of Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, strongly condemned the barbaric terrorist attack on a place of worship 40km west of the Egyptian city of El Arish. The official, while sympathizing with families of the victims, asserted that undoubtedly, Takfiri terrorism, which has suffered the most humiliating defeats in the region, would not hesitate to take any ruthless endeavor to reiterate its existence, and it remains the responsibility of regional governments to genuinely
The Iranian Leader's Aide on International Affairs Ali Akbar Velayati met with a French delegation at a gathering commemorating the 40th anniversary of Iran's Islamic Revolution. The French delegation was led by Jacques Hogart. The French delegation was comprised of French ministers, high-ranking officials and members of French parliament. The two sides discussed issues of mutual interest such as bilateral relations, the situation in West Asia, French President Emanuel Macron's visit to Tehran i
TEHRAN - Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior foreign policy adviser to the Supreme Leader, has said Daesh, al-Nusra, and al-Qaeda are "exports" of Wahhabi ideology which originates from Saudi Arabia. In an interview with IRNA published on Friday, Velayati also rejected the view by certain Lebanese political figures and media outlets that there will be no solutions to the complicated regional issues so long as there is no dialogue between Iran and Saudi Arabia, saying Iran is against interference in oth
Speaking to reporters at Tehran airport before departing for Turkey, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) can have a significant role in creating convergence in economics among the member states as well as resolving various issues of the region. "One of the key themes of the APA meeting is the establishment of peace, security and stability in the region," Larijani said, noting Iran's efforts in fighting terrorism in the past few years. "The ISIL has
TEHRAN - Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi said on Wednesday that the Nobel Peace Prize should go to IRGC Quds Force Major General Qassem Soleimani for freeing the world of the Daesh terrorist group. Makarem Shirazi said the United Nations should thank the commander and his comrades-in-arms for their sacrifices and bravery that led to the defeat of Daesh, ISNA reported. It came a day after Soleimani declared the end of the terrorist group in Syria and Iraqi in a message to Leader of the Isla
Gunmen and suicide bombers carried out coordinated attacks on Iran's Parliament and the tomb of Iranian Revolution leader Ruhollah Khomeini on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people. Around 39 people have been wounded in the attacks, confirmed the head of Iran's emergency medical services. Iran's Parliament was in session as the attacks unfolded, with live footage showing members continuing with routine business even as gun battles were reported in surrounding office buildings. #BREAKING 12 kille
Iranian security forces killed the mastermind behind the Wednesday's twin attacks claimed by Daesh. Members of Iranian forces take cover during an attack on the Iranian parliament in central Tehran, Iran, June 7, 2017. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Iran has arrested almost 50 people in connection with a twin attack on Tehran that killed 17 people last week, officials said, as security forces stepped up efforts to crack down on suspected militants. Daesh claimed responsibility for the suicide bombin
TEHRAN - Iran condemned on Saturday a foiled suicide attack on the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, calling on all regional nations to "make relentless efforts in fight against" terrorism. "The Islamic Republic of Iran condemns terrorism, no matter where, in what form, and for what motive it happens," Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said in a statement. On Friday, Saudi security forces foiled a suicide attack on the Grand Mosque in Mecca, cornering the would-be attacker in an
TEHRAN - As the Pakistani Speaker of National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq arrived in Tehran on Monday for a five-day visit, Islamabad agreed with its former Army Chief General Raheel Sharif to head to Saudi Arabia to command the Saudi-led coalition against Yemen. Heading a senior parliamentary delegation, Sadiq is in Iran at the invitation of Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani who visited Islamabad in November 2014. Sadiq met with Larijani on Saturday, a running theme of which was the urg
Bahram Ghasemi, Spokesman of Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, strongly condemned the barbaric terrorist attack on a place of worship 40km west of the Egyptian city of El Arish. The official, while sympathizing with families of the victims, asserted that undoubtedly, Takfiri terrorism, which has suffered the most humiliating defeats in the region, would not hesitate to take any ruthless endeavor to reiterate its existence, and it remains the responsibility of regional governments to genuinely
The Iranian Leader's Aide on International Affairs Ali Akbar Velayati met with a French delegation at a gathering commemorating the 40th anniversary of Iran's Islamic Revolution. The French delegation was led by Jacques Hogart. The French delegation was comprised of French ministers, high-ranking officials and members of French parliament. The two sides discussed issues of mutual interest such as bilateral relations, the situation in West Asia, French President Emanuel Macron's visit to Tehran i
TEHRAN - Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior foreign policy adviser to the Supreme Leader, has said Daesh, al-Nusra, and al-Qaeda are "exports" of Wahhabi ideology which originates from Saudi Arabia. In an interview with IRNA published on Friday, Velayati also rejected the view by certain Lebanese political figures and media outlets that there will be no solutions to the complicated regional issues so long as there is no dialogue between Iran and Saudi Arabia, saying Iran is against interference in oth
Speaking to reporters at Tehran airport before departing for Turkey, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) can have a significant role in creating convergence in economics among the member states as well as resolving various issues of the region. "One of the key themes of the APA meeting is the establishment of peace, security and stability in the region," Larijani said, noting Iran's efforts in fighting terrorism in the past few years. "The ISIL has
TEHRAN - Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi said on Wednesday that the Nobel Peace Prize should go to IRGC Quds Force Major General Qassem Soleimani for freeing the world of the Daesh terrorist group. Makarem Shirazi said the United Nations should thank the commander and his comrades-in-arms for their sacrifices and bravery that led to the defeat of Daesh, ISNA reported. It came a day after Soleimani declared the end of the terrorist group in Syria and Iraqi in a message to Leader of the Isla
A second bombing was reported near a church in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria on Sunday, hours after at least 21 people were killed in a church explosion in northern Egypt. Several people were reportedly injured in the blast that took place outside the church in Alexandria, local media reported. Earlier Sunday, a bomb struck inside St. George church in the Nile Delta city of Tanta, killing at least 21 people. At least 59 people were also injured in the bombing, according to the Health Minist
UPDATE: Egyptian officials raised the death toll in Friday's militant attack to 23. Another 33 suffered injuries. It is the deadliest attack on the country's military this year. Five high-ranking officers are among the dead. OUR EARLIER REPORT (8 a.m.): Suspected Islamist militants on Friday set off a car bomb followed by gunfire at a checkpoint in Egypt's northeastern Sinai Peninsula, killing 10 security officials and injuring 20 others. A suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into the checkpoint
As the commemorative mass for the 21 Christians beheaded by ISIS in Libya was held on the 40th day after their deaths in the village of Al Our in the Minya region of Upper Egypt this past Friday, a mob identified by witnesses as Muslim Brotherhood protestors attacked the home of one of the martyr's families, set fire to the car of one of the mourners, and later lobbed molotov cocktails at the site of the church being constructed in their memory. Al Our village was the home of 13 of the Egyptian
SANAA (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has suspended most of its financial aid to Yemen, Yemeni and Western sources said, in a clear indication of its dissatisfaction with the growing political power of Shi'ite Houthi fighters friendly with Riyadh's regional rival, Iran. Yemen, which is battling an al Qaeda insurgency, a southern secessionist movement, endemic corruption and poor governance, has often relied on its richer northern neighbour to help finance everything from government salaries to welfare
Wilayat Sinai, a terror group in Egypt affiliated with the Islamic State, has called Christians its "favorite prey" and warned believers to prepare for more attacks, such as the suicide bombing of a Coptic church in Cairo in December that killed nearly 30 people. The Associated Press reported that the radical group released a 20-minute long video with footage of Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope, Christian businessmen, judges and priests in which the radicals call Egyptian Christians, a minority i
ERBIL, Iraq -- Nearly a year since Mosul was liberated from the Islamic State and the terrorist organization effectively defeated, new challenges confront the relatively few Christians remaining in the ancient Christian towns of northern Iraq who feel let down by the United States and continually ignored by the West. "ISIS was a trial we had to face," said Chaldean Archbishop Bashar Warda in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. "Now we have another one: how to really help Christians to stay."
Although it's been months since the Islamic State was pushed out of towns in Iraq once populated by Christians, about 80,000 Christians have yet to return home and remain displaced inside of the country as winter has arrived, according to a prominent Assyrian humanitarian. Juliana Taimoorazy, an Assyrian Christian who founded the Iraqi Christian Relief Council and serves as a senior fellow at the Philos Project, told The Christian Post in an interview that as many as 50,000 Christians have retur
Land, property theft & destruction / Ethnic cleansing Palestinian mosque in West Bank torched in suspected arson 'AQRABA. West Bank (Reuters) 14 Oct -- A mosque [Abu Baker al-Saddiq] was set alight in a suspected arson attack in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday and the name of an Israeli vigilante group called "price tag" was found scribbled on an outside wall, Palestinian officials and witnesses said. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin condemned the incident in 'Aqraba , a village east of Nablus,
The Egyptian authorities have arrested 75 people, including officials and foreigners, over alleged human trafficking, the state-owned MENA news agency has reported. The involvement of government officials was uncovered by the Administrative Control Authority (ACA), Egypt's anti-corruption body, during a 14-month investigation. The defendants are alleged to have been involved in "bribery, profiteering, forging official documents, counterfeiting, facilitating illegal immigration, human trafficking
Radical Islamic extremists blew up a historic mosque in Mosul, Iraq, according to the Iraqi military. Th destruction of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul occurred during Islam's holiest day of the year -- the "Night of Power," this year on June 21 -- during the month of Ramadan. On this sacred day, Muslims spent the night in prayer and worship. [lz_ndn video=32590323] "[The Night of Power is] supposed to be a time for peace, reconciling with family and friends, and asking for forgiveness, but
UPDATE: Egyptian officials raised the death toll in Friday's militant attack to 23. Another 33 suffered injuries. It is the deadliest attack on the country's military this year. Five high-ranking officers are among the dead. OUR EARLIER REPORT (8 a.m.): Suspected Islamist militants on Friday set off a car bomb followed by gunfire at a checkpoint in Egypt's northeastern Sinai Peninsula, killing 10 security officials and injuring 20 others. A suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into the checkpoint
As the commemorative mass for the 21 Christians beheaded by ISIS in Libya was held on the 40th day after their deaths in the village of Al Our in the Minya region of Upper Egypt this past Friday, a mob identified by witnesses as Muslim Brotherhood protestors attacked the home of one of the martyr's families, set fire to the car of one of the mourners, and later lobbed molotov cocktails at the site of the church being constructed in their memory. Al Our village was the home of 13 of the Egyptian
SANAA (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has suspended most of its financial aid to Yemen, Yemeni and Western sources said, in a clear indication of its dissatisfaction with the growing political power of Shi'ite Houthi fighters friendly with Riyadh's regional rival, Iran. Yemen, which is battling an al Qaeda insurgency, a southern secessionist movement, endemic corruption and poor governance, has often relied on its richer northern neighbour to help finance everything from government salaries to welfare
Wilayat Sinai, a terror group in Egypt affiliated with the Islamic State, has called Christians its "favorite prey" and warned believers to prepare for more attacks, such as the suicide bombing of a Coptic church in Cairo in December that killed nearly 30 people. The Associated Press reported that the radical group released a 20-minute long video with footage of Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope, Christian businessmen, judges and priests in which the radicals call Egyptian Christians, a minority i
ERBIL, Iraq -- Nearly a year since Mosul was liberated from the Islamic State and the terrorist organization effectively defeated, new challenges confront the relatively few Christians remaining in the ancient Christian towns of northern Iraq who feel let down by the United States and continually ignored by the West. "ISIS was a trial we had to face," said Chaldean Archbishop Bashar Warda in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. "Now we have another one: how to really help Christians to stay."
Although it's been months since the Islamic State was pushed out of towns in Iraq once populated by Christians, about 80,000 Christians have yet to return home and remain displaced inside of the country as winter has arrived, according to a prominent Assyrian humanitarian. Juliana Taimoorazy, an Assyrian Christian who founded the Iraqi Christian Relief Council and serves as a senior fellow at the Philos Project, told The Christian Post in an interview that as many as 50,000 Christians have retur
Land, property theft & destruction / Ethnic cleansing Palestinian mosque in West Bank torched in suspected arson 'AQRABA. West Bank (Reuters) 14 Oct -- A mosque [Abu Baker al-Saddiq] was set alight in a suspected arson attack in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday and the name of an Israeli vigilante group called "price tag" was found scribbled on an outside wall, Palestinian officials and witnesses said. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin condemned the incident in 'Aqraba , a village east of Nablus,
The Egyptian authorities have arrested 75 people, including officials and foreigners, over alleged human trafficking, the state-owned MENA news agency has reported. The involvement of government officials was uncovered by the Administrative Control Authority (ACA), Egypt's anti-corruption body, during a 14-month investigation. The defendants are alleged to have been involved in "bribery, profiteering, forging official documents, counterfeiting, facilitating illegal immigration, human trafficking
Radical Islamic extremists blew up a historic mosque in Mosul, Iraq, according to the Iraqi military. Th destruction of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul occurred during Islam's holiest day of the year -- the "Night of Power," this year on June 21 -- during the month of Ramadan. On this sacred day, Muslims spent the night in prayer and worship. [lz_ndn video=32590323] "[The Night of Power is] supposed to be a time for peace, reconciling with family and friends, and asking for forgiveness, but
Across Canada, dozens of nuns, women priests, worshippers, and one female bishop are part of a growing movement to pry the Catholic Church from its patriarchal roots. In its place, they'll build the world's most massive vehicle for social justice. Welcome to the fight for a pro-women, pro-gay, pro-liberal Church Near twenty pairs of feet circle the labyrinth at Trinity Square Park in Toronto. Each pair belongs to a member of the city's Taproot Faith Community. Founded in 1995, the group is prima
Edmund Street sits at the centre of Bradford, not far from the historic City Hall. On this small street stands a Polish church, a few doors down from a Polish community centre. A Polish Saturday school runs here, as well as a veterans' association. "We Polish have been here in Bradford many decades," says Jaroslaw Andrwski, a 41-year old painter-decorator who was born in Bradford after his parents immigrated in the 1950s. "What happened on 23 June makes you wonder about the future." In the refer
The Impact Of Evolutionary Nuns On Shaping The Next Culture 08 September, 2012 Carolynbaker.net I n early May of this year, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious ( LCWR ) in the United States began receiving reprimands from the Vatican for their "radical feminist views." This historic development has been widely reported in mainstream news by both secular and religious media. In this article, I want to take a closer look at these "evolutionary nuns" and their impact in current time and on
The downstairs entrance is littered with rubbish, and the stairwell is dark and cramped. Only the opulence of the second-floor door - a broad, ornate colossus of a door - offers any clue as to what lies inside this unprepossessing apartment block in an unfashionable corner of Cairo's Roda Island. Behind the door are the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood, the movement that - depending on who you believe - is about to either give Egypt the Taliban treatment or help steer the country through t
Congregation of the Mother of Carmel cmcsisters.org A new school and support group for transgender people in Kerala, India, is run by nuns. PinkNews reports the Sisters of the Congregation of Mother Carmel offered their buildings to form a welcoming place for transgender people who felt ostracized by their classmates and/or teachers. "The school will cater to those transgender people who had dropped out from schools in their early age due to various reasons," said trans activist Vijaya Raja Mall
November 2015 vigil at Yonge-Dundas Square for victims of terrorist violence. A truck that mows down pedestrians in Nice. A stabbing on a train in Wurzburg, Germany. A bombing in Baghdad that leaves 325 people dead and more than 250 injured. July 2016 has been one of the deadliest months for terrorist attacks in recent memory, if not ever - 173 incidents in total around the globe, claiming more than 1,000 lives. How long before an attack takes place in Canada if we continue participating in the
Hallelujah! The ridiculous and controversial six-year investigation into the lives of American nuns has finally concluded. The Vatican decided that these women were not pushing a radical feminist agenda on to its religious constituency, just an agenda to support and care for people who are in need of help and guidance. Bravo, Vatican. But while nuns are off the hook--for now--Catholic higher-ups did deem it necessary to note that the good works of these women are informed by a commitment to just
Above, Immaculate Conception Syriac Catholic Cathedral in Qaraquosh will hold Christmas celebrations, despite its damaged interior. Below, a view of ruined homes in Qaraqosh as Yohanna Towaya stands in front of his parents' home. ( Yohanna Towaya) QARAQOSH, Iraq -- In their villages on the Nineveh Plain, Iraq's Christians are celebrating their first Christmas since the region's liberation from the Islamic State (ISIS). In the little town of Qaraqosh (also known as Baghdida), there will be no flo
Leave this field empty if you're human: Two ISIS knifemen busted into a church and beheaded a 86-year-old priest by slashing his throat and taking nuns and a few more people hostage. Reports say the one of the men shouted "Daesh" before launching the attack, police shot them dead before they could kill anyone else, one other person is clinging to life and status is unknown. French president Francois Hollande said the men 'claimed to be from' ISIS, according to French media reports, the anti-te
The women's demonstration in Istanbul last year on march 8, 2017. It reads: Together we are strong Arielle Concilio of Left Voice spoke with Ecehan Balta of the socialist collective Baslangic Kolektifi to discuss women's struggles in Turkey and the importance of building an international women's movement. Arielle Concilio: What are the most important women's issues in Turkey today? How are women responding to these issues? Ecehan Balta : I should first say that women's issues are almost the same
Edmund Street sits at the centre of Bradford, not far from the historic City Hall. On this small street stands a Polish church, a few doors down from a Polish community centre. A Polish Saturday school runs here, as well as a veterans' association. "We Polish have been here in Bradford many decades," says Jaroslaw Andrwski, a 41-year old painter-decorator who was born in Bradford after his parents immigrated in the 1950s. "What happened on 23 June makes you wonder about the future." In the refer
The Impact Of Evolutionary Nuns On Shaping The Next Culture 08 September, 2012 Carolynbaker.net I n early May of this year, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious ( LCWR ) in the United States began receiving reprimands from the Vatican for their "radical feminist views." This historic development has been widely reported in mainstream news by both secular and religious media. In this article, I want to take a closer look at these "evolutionary nuns" and their impact in current time and on
The downstairs entrance is littered with rubbish, and the stairwell is dark and cramped. Only the opulence of the second-floor door - a broad, ornate colossus of a door - offers any clue as to what lies inside this unprepossessing apartment block in an unfashionable corner of Cairo's Roda Island. Behind the door are the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood, the movement that - depending on who you believe - is about to either give Egypt the Taliban treatment or help steer the country through t
Congregation of the Mother of Carmel cmcsisters.org A new school and support group for transgender people in Kerala, India, is run by nuns. PinkNews reports the Sisters of the Congregation of Mother Carmel offered their buildings to form a welcoming place for transgender people who felt ostracized by their classmates and/or teachers. "The school will cater to those transgender people who had dropped out from schools in their early age due to various reasons," said trans activist Vijaya Raja Mall
November 2015 vigil at Yonge-Dundas Square for victims of terrorist violence. A truck that mows down pedestrians in Nice. A stabbing on a train in Wurzburg, Germany. A bombing in Baghdad that leaves 325 people dead and more than 250 injured. July 2016 has been one of the deadliest months for terrorist attacks in recent memory, if not ever - 173 incidents in total around the globe, claiming more than 1,000 lives. How long before an attack takes place in Canada if we continue participating in the
Hallelujah! The ridiculous and controversial six-year investigation into the lives of American nuns has finally concluded. The Vatican decided that these women were not pushing a radical feminist agenda on to its religious constituency, just an agenda to support and care for people who are in need of help and guidance. Bravo, Vatican. But while nuns are off the hook--for now--Catholic higher-ups did deem it necessary to note that the good works of these women are informed by a commitment to just
Above, Immaculate Conception Syriac Catholic Cathedral in Qaraquosh will hold Christmas celebrations, despite its damaged interior. Below, a view of ruined homes in Qaraqosh as Yohanna Towaya stands in front of his parents' home. ( Yohanna Towaya) QARAQOSH, Iraq -- In their villages on the Nineveh Plain, Iraq's Christians are celebrating their first Christmas since the region's liberation from the Islamic State (ISIS). In the little town of Qaraqosh (also known as Baghdida), there will be no flo
Leave this field empty if you're human: Two ISIS knifemen busted into a church and beheaded a 86-year-old priest by slashing his throat and taking nuns and a few more people hostage. Reports say the one of the men shouted "Daesh" before launching the attack, police shot them dead before they could kill anyone else, one other person is clinging to life and status is unknown. French president Francois Hollande said the men 'claimed to be from' ISIS, according to French media reports, the anti-te
The women's demonstration in Istanbul last year on march 8, 2017. It reads: Together we are strong Arielle Concilio of Left Voice spoke with Ecehan Balta of the socialist collective Baslangic Kolektifi to discuss women's struggles in Turkey and the importance of building an international women's movement. Arielle Concilio: What are the most important women's issues in Turkey today? How are women responding to these issues? Ecehan Balta : I should first say that women's issues are almost the same
In a strange juxtaposition of news stories, hundreds of Egyptian Copts have fled the Sinai Peninsula after a series of recent Islamist attacks, just as the highest Sunni imam in Cairo is asserting Islam's openness to a religiously pluralistic state. During an Islamic-Christian congress held in Cairo from February 28 to March 1, Sheik Ahmed el-Tayeb (pictured), the Grand Imam of the al-Azhar Mosque, claimed that "Islam does not advocate a religious state" and "is not incompatible with religious p
As the commemorative mass for the 21 Christians beheaded by ISIS in Libya was held on the 40th day after their deaths in the village of Al Our in the Minya region of Upper Egypt this past Friday, a mob identified by witnesses as Muslim Brotherhood protestors attacked the home of one of the martyr's families, set fire to the car of one of the mourners, and later lobbed molotov cocktails at the site of the church being constructed in their memory. Al Our village was the home of 13 of the Egyptian
We're going back to court in our legal challenge to stop the building of an Islamic mosque at Ground Zero in New York City. As you may recall, we provided arguments in March in New York State Supreme Court in our case. On Friday, the court issued its decision declaring that our client, 9-11 survivor and firefighter Tim Brown, lacked legal standing to challenge the politically motivated decision not to landmark a building that suffered a direct hit by one of the hijacked planes on 9-11. This is a
The Israeli Magistrate Court in Jerusalem yesterday ruled that Jewish settlers can perform prayers at the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Quds Press reported Israel's Channel 7 TV station saying. The court claimed that Jewish settlers have the same rights to pray at the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque as Arabs. The ruling came during a hearing which looked in to the police's handling of three female Jewish settlers who were praying at Al-Aqsa. According to the Israeli TV, the Israeli judge said that anyone has
Women who fled Islamic State rule in and around Mosul traveled by bus to a camp for displaced people in Khazer, Iraq. ( Monique Jaques) KHAZER, Iraq -- To earn extra income for her family, Iman Iraqi set up a home business doing wedding makeup for brides in the Islamic State-controlled city of Mosul. She lived to regret it. When the extremist group's religious police found out, they stormed her house, confiscated her equipment and detained her and her brother. They made Ms. Iraqi sign a pledge s
Lebanese Christians aren't going down without a fight. Instead of running away and forsaking their property as Christians have had to do in Iraq and Syria, Lebanese Christians are taking up arms as they prepare for a possible invasion by ISIS. And these Christians understand the threat they are up against : "We all know that if they come, they will slit our throats for no reason," said one villager as he drove through the streets of the border town Qaa, an assault rifle resting next to him. Whil
A second bombing was reported near a church in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria on Sunday, hours after at least 21 people were killed in a church explosion in northern Egypt. Several people were reportedly injured in the blast that took place outside the church in Alexandria, local media reported. Earlier Sunday, a bomb struck inside St. George church in the Nile Delta city of Tanta, killing at least 21 people. At least 59 people were also injured in the bombing, according to the Health Minist
Egyptians light candles at St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo on Tuesday, during a vigil for Christians who were killed by Islamic State terrorists in Libya (AP). Terrorism: As in Paris, where the White House insists four Jews in a kosher market were randomly selected for slaughter, the statement condemning IS beheading 21 Egyptians omits a key fact: all were Christians. Speaking of the Chapel Hill, N.C., murder of three Muslims, President Obama, as his FBI began an investigation into whether it was
A recitation from the Quran took place on 6 January in St Mary's Cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church. The person reading from the Quran was a young woman named Madinah Javed, and she uploaded a video of the reading on her Facebook-page, later shared by the cathedral on their page. "It was an honour to recite Qur'an in the beautiful St Mary's Cathedral and meet such a lovely and kind-hearted community, alhamdulilah", Madinah Javed wrote as a caption to her video. The cathedral has even pro
Most anti-Semitic incidents -- threats, vandalism, assaults, and murders -- in Western Europe are coming from leftists and Muslims, according to June-published research paper from Norway's University of Oslo. Key findings and excerpts below: IN FRANCE: It is no secret that in France individuals of Arab Muslim background have been responsible for much of the antisemitic violence committed there. Young French men of Arabic origin came together over the Palestinian cause, turned French Jews into sy
As the commemorative mass for the 21 Christians beheaded by ISIS in Libya was held on the 40th day after their deaths in the village of Al Our in the Minya region of Upper Egypt this past Friday, a mob identified by witnesses as Muslim Brotherhood protestors attacked the home of one of the martyr's families, set fire to the car of one of the mourners, and later lobbed molotov cocktails at the site of the church being constructed in their memory. Al Our village was the home of 13 of the Egyptian
We're going back to court in our legal challenge to stop the building of an Islamic mosque at Ground Zero in New York City. As you may recall, we provided arguments in March in New York State Supreme Court in our case. On Friday, the court issued its decision declaring that our client, 9-11 survivor and firefighter Tim Brown, lacked legal standing to challenge the politically motivated decision not to landmark a building that suffered a direct hit by one of the hijacked planes on 9-11. This is a
The Israeli Magistrate Court in Jerusalem yesterday ruled that Jewish settlers can perform prayers at the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Quds Press reported Israel's Channel 7 TV station saying. The court claimed that Jewish settlers have the same rights to pray at the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque as Arabs. The ruling came during a hearing which looked in to the police's handling of three female Jewish settlers who were praying at Al-Aqsa. According to the Israeli TV, the Israeli judge said that anyone has
Women who fled Islamic State rule in and around Mosul traveled by bus to a camp for displaced people in Khazer, Iraq. ( Monique Jaques) KHAZER, Iraq -- To earn extra income for her family, Iman Iraqi set up a home business doing wedding makeup for brides in the Islamic State-controlled city of Mosul. She lived to regret it. When the extremist group's religious police found out, they stormed her house, confiscated her equipment and detained her and her brother. They made Ms. Iraqi sign a pledge s
Lebanese Christians aren't going down without a fight. Instead of running away and forsaking their property as Christians have had to do in Iraq and Syria, Lebanese Christians are taking up arms as they prepare for a possible invasion by ISIS. And these Christians understand the threat they are up against : "We all know that if they come, they will slit our throats for no reason," said one villager as he drove through the streets of the border town Qaa, an assault rifle resting next to him. Whil
A second bombing was reported near a church in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria on Sunday, hours after at least 21 people were killed in a church explosion in northern Egypt. Several people were reportedly injured in the blast that took place outside the church in Alexandria, local media reported. Earlier Sunday, a bomb struck inside St. George church in the Nile Delta city of Tanta, killing at least 21 people. At least 59 people were also injured in the bombing, according to the Health Minist
Egyptians light candles at St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo on Tuesday, during a vigil for Christians who were killed by Islamic State terrorists in Libya (AP). Terrorism: As in Paris, where the White House insists four Jews in a kosher market were randomly selected for slaughter, the statement condemning IS beheading 21 Egyptians omits a key fact: all were Christians. Speaking of the Chapel Hill, N.C., murder of three Muslims, President Obama, as his FBI began an investigation into whether it was
A recitation from the Quran took place on 6 January in St Mary's Cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church. The person reading from the Quran was a young woman named Madinah Javed, and she uploaded a video of the reading on her Facebook-page, later shared by the cathedral on their page. "It was an honour to recite Qur'an in the beautiful St Mary's Cathedral and meet such a lovely and kind-hearted community, alhamdulilah", Madinah Javed wrote as a caption to her video. The cathedral has even pro
Most anti-Semitic incidents -- threats, vandalism, assaults, and murders -- in Western Europe are coming from leftists and Muslims, according to June-published research paper from Norway's University of Oslo. Key findings and excerpts below: IN FRANCE: It is no secret that in France individuals of Arab Muslim background have been responsible for much of the antisemitic violence committed there. Young French men of Arabic origin came together over the Palestinian cause, turned French Jews into sy
Wonkette toddler is almost a grown woman now. OH HEY, it is Saturday morning, which means it's time for your top ten post, which is apparently obsessed with Brad, a Trump idiot. You see, LAST WEEK, we wrote this thing about Brad getting his ass handed to him on MSNBC, and we thought it was great and hilarious and all, but it went sort of viral, beyond all expectations we would ever have for "Brad." So here it is, THIS WEEK, and Brad is still in your top ten. In fact, it's NUMBER ONE! Brad is num
Bill O'Reilly may want to pay heed to the axiom that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. In a matter of 24 hours, the Fox News host managed to annoy two highly influential woman -- Megyn Kelly and Sarah Palin . First, there was the very awkward segment on Monday's show with colleague Megyn Kelly, where O'Reilly chided Kelly over a glowing New York Times Magazine profile of her, calling it a "puff piece." "They don't like anybody else on the Fox News Channel, but they like her!" O'Reilly excl
Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren responded Thursday after getting alleged death threats for criticizing Beyonce's Super Bowl halftime show performance. Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren (Image source: TheBlaze TV) "I expressed myself," Lahren told TMZ. "I'm using my First Amendment right to do so. And those that want to attack my using their First Amendment rights? Go for it. But I would just suggest that they do it in a way that wasn't violent or in the use of profanity, but I guess that might be too much
This past Friday night, I tweeted out, "My heart goes out to Bruce Jenner, & when he says, 'I am a woman,' I hear him saying, 'I am deeply confused & hurting.' Let's pray for him!" The responses to this tweet were as ugly and profane as anything I have ever seen. Why the extreme and even irrational hostility? Some of the tweets included these gems: "f--- you you disgusting saliva gerbil" (to be honest, I've never been called that before) "you cranky scheming mustachio'd clown" (this was also a n
This Saturday, conservative firebrand Ann Coulter went a little nuts on Twitter. But it wasn't her usual nuttery. Coulter lashed out at Delta Airlines for allegedly giving away the "extra room seat" she had purchased. Coulter's tweetstorm started out with her calling Delta "the worst airlines, STILL..." adding that "it's really not worth spending all that money on planes" when Delta's staff gives your seat away. Just when you think it's safe to fly them again, the worst airline in America is STI
According to conservative "news" site The Daily Caller, Tomi Lahren has been suspended from The Blaze after her comments last week where she claimed on "The View" that she is actually pro-choice. While her claims remain suspect, her suspension is great news for those of us who enjoy going a few days without a hate-filled young woman screaming lies at us. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript of the above video: Tomi Lahren on TheBlaze has reportedly been suspended after her
Controversial media personality Tomi Lahren retweeted a photo of herself rocking a " Black Guns Matter " t-shirt that stirred plenty of reaction. ...as intended. The caption accompanying the photo read: "Retweet this picture of @ TomiLahren to trigger your friendly neighborhood snowflake into oblivion :)." Retweet this picture of @TomiLahren to trigger your friendly neighborhood snowflake into oblivion pic.twitter.com/YJS9MkfBpW -- Anthony Brian Logan (@ANTHONYBLOGAN) May 23, 2017 Before being
The stage is set for a political discussion between conservative commentator Tomi Lahren and liberal TV show host Chelsea Handler on Saturday, July 29 at Politicon, an annual conference in California. You know this spells entertainment, and not just because Handler is a comedian. If past is prologue, the debate will be fierce. The two women are diametrically opposed on pretty much everything pertaining to politics in general, and Handler's stance on abortion and birth control is likely to butt
Tomi Lahren, a popular right-wing commentator who has no problem displaying her racism and xenophobia, is thrilled that President Trump is ending DACA, and she's letting Liberal "snowflakes" know it. Ending DACA: the radical notion illegal immigration isn't to be celebrated with sanctuary and perks. #DACA -- Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) September 5, 2017 Hey Libs pulling out the DACA emotion card: explain to LEGAL immigrants why they had to follow the law but others are above it. #DACA -- Tomi Lahr
Minutes after fatalities were confirmed at the Ariana Grande terrorist attack in Manchester, UK a smartass CBS reporter named David Leavitt thought it would be funny to mock the victims. Leavitt says he is a freelance wirter for CBS, AXS, Yahoo, and the Examiner. In a shocking tweet, he said: But he was just getting started. Honestly, for over a year I thought an Ariana Grande was something you ordered at Starbucks. -- David Leavitt (@David_Leavitt) May 22, 2017 Checked my phone and got this mes
Bill O'Reilly may want to pay heed to the axiom that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. In a matter of 24 hours, the Fox News host managed to annoy two highly influential woman -- Megyn Kelly and Sarah Palin . First, there was the very awkward segment on Monday's show with colleague Megyn Kelly, where O'Reilly chided Kelly over a glowing New York Times Magazine profile of her, calling it a "puff piece." "They don't like anybody else on the Fox News Channel, but they like her!" O'Reilly excl
Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren responded Thursday after getting alleged death threats for criticizing Beyonce's Super Bowl halftime show performance. Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren (Image source: TheBlaze TV) "I expressed myself," Lahren told TMZ. "I'm using my First Amendment right to do so. And those that want to attack my using their First Amendment rights? Go for it. But I would just suggest that they do it in a way that wasn't violent or in the use of profanity, but I guess that might be too much
This past Friday night, I tweeted out, "My heart goes out to Bruce Jenner, & when he says, 'I am a woman,' I hear him saying, 'I am deeply confused & hurting.' Let's pray for him!" The responses to this tweet were as ugly and profane as anything I have ever seen. Why the extreme and even irrational hostility? Some of the tweets included these gems: "f--- you you disgusting saliva gerbil" (to be honest, I've never been called that before) "you cranky scheming mustachio'd clown" (this was also a n
This Saturday, conservative firebrand Ann Coulter went a little nuts on Twitter. But it wasn't her usual nuttery. Coulter lashed out at Delta Airlines for allegedly giving away the "extra room seat" she had purchased. Coulter's tweetstorm started out with her calling Delta "the worst airlines, STILL..." adding that "it's really not worth spending all that money on planes" when Delta's staff gives your seat away. Just when you think it's safe to fly them again, the worst airline in America is STI
According to conservative "news" site The Daily Caller, Tomi Lahren has been suspended from The Blaze after her comments last week where she claimed on "The View" that she is actually pro-choice. While her claims remain suspect, her suspension is great news for those of us who enjoy going a few days without a hate-filled young woman screaming lies at us. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript of the above video: Tomi Lahren on TheBlaze has reportedly been suspended after her
Controversial media personality Tomi Lahren retweeted a photo of herself rocking a " Black Guns Matter " t-shirt that stirred plenty of reaction. ...as intended. The caption accompanying the photo read: "Retweet this picture of @ TomiLahren to trigger your friendly neighborhood snowflake into oblivion :)." Retweet this picture of @TomiLahren to trigger your friendly neighborhood snowflake into oblivion pic.twitter.com/YJS9MkfBpW -- Anthony Brian Logan (@ANTHONYBLOGAN) May 23, 2017 Before being
The stage is set for a political discussion between conservative commentator Tomi Lahren and liberal TV show host Chelsea Handler on Saturday, July 29 at Politicon, an annual conference in California. You know this spells entertainment, and not just because Handler is a comedian. If past is prologue, the debate will be fierce. The two women are diametrically opposed on pretty much everything pertaining to politics in general, and Handler's stance on abortion and birth control is likely to butt
Tomi Lahren, a popular right-wing commentator who has no problem displaying her racism and xenophobia, is thrilled that President Trump is ending DACA, and she's letting Liberal "snowflakes" know it. Ending DACA: the radical notion illegal immigration isn't to be celebrated with sanctuary and perks. #DACA -- Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) September 5, 2017 Hey Libs pulling out the DACA emotion card: explain to LEGAL immigrants why they had to follow the law but others are above it. #DACA -- Tomi Lahr
Minutes after fatalities were confirmed at the Ariana Grande terrorist attack in Manchester, UK a smartass CBS reporter named David Leavitt thought it would be funny to mock the victims. Leavitt says he is a freelance wirter for CBS, AXS, Yahoo, and the Examiner. In a shocking tweet, he said: But he was just getting started. Honestly, for over a year I thought an Ariana Grande was something you ordered at Starbucks. -- David Leavitt (@David_Leavitt) May 22, 2017 Checked my phone and got this mes
Facebook screengrab Fox News talking head Tomi Lahren warned conservatives that it would be a "huge mistake" to push the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade - sending her conservative fans into a meltdown. In a video uploaded to Facebook, Lahren said the open Supreme Court seat is a "huge opportunity for conservative values and principles." She then warned that using it to try to overturn the decision that legalized abortion nationwide would be a tough fight given how popular it is. "Do we rea
This Saturday, conservative firebrand Ann Coulter went a little nuts on Twitter. But it wasn't her usual nuttery. Coulter lashed out at Delta Airlines for allegedly giving away the "extra room seat" she had purchased. Coulter's tweetstorm started out with her calling Delta "the worst airlines, STILL..." adding that "it's really not worth spending all that money on planes" when Delta's staff gives your seat away. Just when you think it's safe to fly them again, the worst airline in America is STI
Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren responded Thursday after getting alleged death threats for criticizing Beyonce's Super Bowl halftime show performance. Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren (Image source: TheBlaze TV) "I expressed myself," Lahren told TMZ. "I'm using my First Amendment right to do so. And those that want to attack my using their First Amendment rights? Go for it. But I would just suggest that they do it in a way that wasn't violent or in the use of profanity, but I guess that might be too much
Tomi Lahren, a popular right-wing commentator who has no problem displaying her racism and xenophobia, is thrilled that President Trump is ending DACA, and she's letting Liberal "snowflakes" know it. Ending DACA: the radical notion illegal immigration isn't to be celebrated with sanctuary and perks. #DACA -- Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) September 5, 2017 Hey Libs pulling out the DACA emotion card: explain to LEGAL immigrants why they had to follow the law but others are above it. #DACA -- Tomi Lahr
According to conservative "news" site The Daily Caller, Tomi Lahren has been suspended from The Blaze after her comments last week where she claimed on "The View" that she is actually pro-choice. While her claims remain suspect, her suspension is great news for those of us who enjoy going a few days without a hate-filled young woman screaming lies at us. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript of the above video: Tomi Lahren on TheBlaze has reportedly been suspended after her
Conservative firebrand Tomi Lahren brought up the issue of Roe v. Wade and the conservative approach to abortion during a July 7 segment of her Fox News Insider video series, "Final Thoughts." Speaking of the Supreme Court vacancy, Lahren said that pushing for Court to overturn Roe v. Wade "would be a huge mistake." But many of the statements she made are based on faulty assumptions, which we hear daily basis from pro-choicers and sometimes even quietly from conservatives who don't understand ho
It comes as no surprise to anyone that leftists are a bunch of hypocrite whiners, some of whom still live home with mommy. Whether it's the subject of hate crimes , illegal immigration , or calling our current First Lady a hooker , progressives are right there, wearing their double standards like a crap-covered dunce hat. Remember back when KKK asshat David Duke endorsed Trump and leftists lost their minds? Well, Duke just did the same thing with DNC Chairman prospect Keith Ellison . Former KKK
Samantha Bee's Full Frontal segment last night on the crisis migrant families are dealing with in the face of the Trump administration's heartless immigration policy wasn't entirely about Ivanka Trump. But a scathing closing that highlighted the First Daughter's oblivious hypocrisy sure put a nice button on the whole thing. The segment as a whole was, of course, about the plight of undocumented families who -- and this is important --whether they follow the letter of the law or not (so, it's no
We hate to break it to Jim Acosta, but sometimes, CNN really does suck : WATCH: CNN Reporter Incorrectly Attributes Gun Activist's Phrasing to NRA's Dana Loesch https://t.co/2WxYep2vuh pic.twitter.com/kNA8LPAWYW -- Mediaite (@Mediaite) July 31, 2018 Sounds about right. More from Mediaite's Caleb Howe : "There's a tweet by Dana Loesch," [reporter Tom Foreman told Wolf Blitzer], pointing at the text he was reading, "that basically said, '3D printed ghost guns, as they call these, which can be made
Bill O'Reilly may want to pay heed to the axiom that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. In a matter of 24 hours, the Fox News host managed to annoy two highly influential woman -- Megyn Kelly and Sarah Palin . First, there was the very awkward segment on Monday's show with colleague Megyn Kelly, where O'Reilly chided Kelly over a glowing New York Times Magazine profile of her, calling it a "puff piece." "They don't like anybody else on the Fox News Channel, but they like her!" O'Reilly excl
This Saturday, conservative firebrand Ann Coulter went a little nuts on Twitter. But it wasn't her usual nuttery. Coulter lashed out at Delta Airlines for allegedly giving away the "extra room seat" she had purchased. Coulter's tweetstorm started out with her calling Delta "the worst airlines, STILL..." adding that "it's really not worth spending all that money on planes" when Delta's staff gives your seat away. Just when you think it's safe to fly them again, the worst airline in America is STI
Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren responded Thursday after getting alleged death threats for criticizing Beyonce's Super Bowl halftime show performance. Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren (Image source: TheBlaze TV) "I expressed myself," Lahren told TMZ. "I'm using my First Amendment right to do so. And those that want to attack my using their First Amendment rights? Go for it. But I would just suggest that they do it in a way that wasn't violent or in the use of profanity, but I guess that might be too much
Tomi Lahren, a popular right-wing commentator who has no problem displaying her racism and xenophobia, is thrilled that President Trump is ending DACA, and she's letting Liberal "snowflakes" know it. Ending DACA: the radical notion illegal immigration isn't to be celebrated with sanctuary and perks. #DACA -- Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) September 5, 2017 Hey Libs pulling out the DACA emotion card: explain to LEGAL immigrants why they had to follow the law but others are above it. #DACA -- Tomi Lahr
According to conservative "news" site The Daily Caller, Tomi Lahren has been suspended from The Blaze after her comments last week where she claimed on "The View" that she is actually pro-choice. While her claims remain suspect, her suspension is great news for those of us who enjoy going a few days without a hate-filled young woman screaming lies at us. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript of the above video: Tomi Lahren on TheBlaze has reportedly been suspended after her
Conservative firebrand Tomi Lahren brought up the issue of Roe v. Wade and the conservative approach to abortion during a July 7 segment of her Fox News Insider video series, "Final Thoughts." Speaking of the Supreme Court vacancy, Lahren said that pushing for Court to overturn Roe v. Wade "would be a huge mistake." But many of the statements she made are based on faulty assumptions, which we hear daily basis from pro-choicers and sometimes even quietly from conservatives who don't understand ho
It comes as no surprise to anyone that leftists are a bunch of hypocrite whiners, some of whom still live home with mommy. Whether it's the subject of hate crimes , illegal immigration , or calling our current First Lady a hooker , progressives are right there, wearing their double standards like a crap-covered dunce hat. Remember back when KKK asshat David Duke endorsed Trump and leftists lost their minds? Well, Duke just did the same thing with DNC Chairman prospect Keith Ellison . Former KKK
Samantha Bee's Full Frontal segment last night on the crisis migrant families are dealing with in the face of the Trump administration's heartless immigration policy wasn't entirely about Ivanka Trump. But a scathing closing that highlighted the First Daughter's oblivious hypocrisy sure put a nice button on the whole thing. The segment as a whole was, of course, about the plight of undocumented families who -- and this is important --whether they follow the letter of the law or not (so, it's no
We hate to break it to Jim Acosta, but sometimes, CNN really does suck : WATCH: CNN Reporter Incorrectly Attributes Gun Activist's Phrasing to NRA's Dana Loesch https://t.co/2WxYep2vuh pic.twitter.com/kNA8LPAWYW -- Mediaite (@Mediaite) July 31, 2018 Sounds about right. More from Mediaite's Caleb Howe : "There's a tweet by Dana Loesch," [reporter Tom Foreman told Wolf Blitzer], pointing at the text he was reading, "that basically said, '3D printed ghost guns, as they call these, which can be made
Bill O'Reilly may want to pay heed to the axiom that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. In a matter of 24 hours, the Fox News host managed to annoy two highly influential woman -- Megyn Kelly and Sarah Palin . First, there was the very awkward segment on Monday's show with colleague Megyn Kelly, where O'Reilly chided Kelly over a glowing New York Times Magazine profile of her, calling it a "puff piece." "They don't like anybody else on the Fox News Channel, but they like her!" O'Reilly excl
New Hampshire authorities have launched a hate crime investigation into the reported attempted lynching of an 8-year-old biracial boy by a group of white teenagers. The boy had reportedly been called the n-word by classmates in the past. The boy's maternal grandmother, Lorrie Slattery, told Newsweek on Tuesday that local police did not begin seriously investigating the incident until images of the boy's wounded neck went viral on social media. "Now they're investigating," said Slattery, 52, who
On last night's show , I reported on news out of Quebec where two Montrealers accused of terrorism were hired as consultants for the Center for Prevention of Radicalization Leading to Violence (CPRMV). Although they were both "acquitted of terrorism", one was convicted of having explosives, and they are both banned from a list of terrorist-oriented activities. But that didn't prevent the CPRMV (who've received $1.2 million from Quebec's Ministry of Public Security and $700,000 from the city of
Subscribe: Leave this field empty if you're human: Late Saturday a woman was stabbed in a store at the West Edmonton Mall, unconfirmed reports say the suspect was on drugs and the victim was a 50-year-old woman. The suspects name has not been released and police say he was on... Keep Reading Subscribe: Leave this field empty if you're human: Gareth Cliff Rhydal is a South African radio and television personality, and Gad Saad is a Lebanese-Canadian evolutionary behavioural scientist at the John
By Saeed Ahmed CNN (CNN) -- A motel owner in New Zealand -- fed up with one too many incidents of rowdy behavior -- has banned an entire town from checking in as guests. Steve Donnelly, an Australian, has been accused of racism following his decision. Steve Donnelly, the owner of the Supreme Motor Lodge in the town of Palmerston North, said he decided to yank the welcome mat for the 16,000 residents of Wainuiomata because "each time they visited, our life became less exciting." "I'm not Santa Cl
I was watching The Rundown with Jose Diaz-Balart and was simply astonished. It continues to be obvious why bad American foreign policy can continue without much public objection. What many Americans fail to see is how it hurts the country's credibility. Many times what Americans perceive as hate, indifference, disrespect, lack of appreciation, or downright hostility is simply blowback from policies foreign to the average American citizens. Why are these policies foreign to the average American
A Somali migrant is now accused of five counts of attempted murder in a terrorist attack in Edmonton , but even now Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale is confident that Canada's immigration and Refugee vetting system is working just fine. It's being reported that Abdullahi Sharif, the suspected terrorist who attacked a police officer and pedestrians in Edmonton, was ordered deported in 2011 from the United States. Yet Sharif was still able to come to Canada because according to Canadian rules
On December 12, headlines in Spain trumpeted the death of a 55 year-old man, murdered simply for wearing suspenders with the Spanish flag on them. The culprit was identified as Rodrigo Lanza, a participant in "anti-system" movements who had already served time in prison for leaving a cop paralyzed during a 2006 scuffle. Again and again, the media--from right to left--presented the same allegations, often without even the most basic fidelity to notions of sourcing, balance, presumption of innocen
Via Daily Mail : ISIS fanatics have targeted Lionel Messi in their latest propaganda poster promoting terror attacks at the Russia World Cup this summer. The photoshopped image shows the Barcelona and Argentina star on his knees wearing an orange Guantanamo Bay-style jumpsuit, often seen worn by victims in the terrorists' execution videos. Messi is depicted on his knees inside Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium - venue for the World Cup final - with a masked jihadi to his left and the threat 'so strike t
A trial in the U.K. involving an unprovoked attack on a white woman by four Somalian Muslims ended with the attackers getting no jail time and 150 hours of community service. Many Britons who consider the sentence far too light for the severity of the crime, blame reverse-racism and have been expressing their outrage online. In addition, much of the outrage is because it has been reported that the judge accepted the Muslim women's defense that they attacked the victim because they were drunk and
A Cornell student may be deported if he is convicted of a hate crime in a brutal assault of a black student, The Cornell Sun reports. John P.A. Greenwood, 20, faces charges of assault as a hate crime, aggravated harassment, and criminal mischief after he allegedly sucker-punched Solomon Shewit while spewing racial slurs in an attack outside their dorms. According to prosecutors, Greenwood punched Shewit, causing his face to bleed and swell. He was taken to a hospital to be treated for a possible
On last night's show , I reported on news out of Quebec where two Montrealers accused of terrorism were hired as consultants for the Center for Prevention of Radicalization Leading to Violence (CPRMV). Although they were both "acquitted of terrorism", one was convicted of having explosives, and they are both banned from a list of terrorist-oriented activities. But that didn't prevent the CPRMV (who've received $1.2 million from Quebec's Ministry of Public Security and $700,000 from the city of
Subscribe: Leave this field empty if you're human: Late Saturday a woman was stabbed in a store at the West Edmonton Mall, unconfirmed reports say the suspect was on drugs and the victim was a 50-year-old woman. The suspects name has not been released and police say he was on... Keep Reading Subscribe: Leave this field empty if you're human: Gareth Cliff Rhydal is a South African radio and television personality, and Gad Saad is a Lebanese-Canadian evolutionary behavioural scientist at the John
By Saeed Ahmed CNN (CNN) -- A motel owner in New Zealand -- fed up with one too many incidents of rowdy behavior -- has banned an entire town from checking in as guests. Steve Donnelly, an Australian, has been accused of racism following his decision. Steve Donnelly, the owner of the Supreme Motor Lodge in the town of Palmerston North, said he decided to yank the welcome mat for the 16,000 residents of Wainuiomata because "each time they visited, our life became less exciting." "I'm not Santa Cl
I was watching The Rundown with Jose Diaz-Balart and was simply astonished. It continues to be obvious why bad American foreign policy can continue without much public objection. What many Americans fail to see is how it hurts the country's credibility. Many times what Americans perceive as hate, indifference, disrespect, lack of appreciation, or downright hostility is simply blowback from policies foreign to the average American citizens. Why are these policies foreign to the average American
A Somali migrant is now accused of five counts of attempted murder in a terrorist attack in Edmonton , but even now Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale is confident that Canada's immigration and Refugee vetting system is working just fine. It's being reported that Abdullahi Sharif, the suspected terrorist who attacked a police officer and pedestrians in Edmonton, was ordered deported in 2011 from the United States. Yet Sharif was still able to come to Canada because according to Canadian rules
On December 12, headlines in Spain trumpeted the death of a 55 year-old man, murdered simply for wearing suspenders with the Spanish flag on them. The culprit was identified as Rodrigo Lanza, a participant in "anti-system" movements who had already served time in prison for leaving a cop paralyzed during a 2006 scuffle. Again and again, the media--from right to left--presented the same allegations, often without even the most basic fidelity to notions of sourcing, balance, presumption of innocen
Via Daily Mail : ISIS fanatics have targeted Lionel Messi in their latest propaganda poster promoting terror attacks at the Russia World Cup this summer. The photoshopped image shows the Barcelona and Argentina star on his knees wearing an orange Guantanamo Bay-style jumpsuit, often seen worn by victims in the terrorists' execution videos. Messi is depicted on his knees inside Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium - venue for the World Cup final - with a masked jihadi to his left and the threat 'so strike t
A trial in the U.K. involving an unprovoked attack on a white woman by four Somalian Muslims ended with the attackers getting no jail time and 150 hours of community service. Many Britons who consider the sentence far too light for the severity of the crime, blame reverse-racism and have been expressing their outrage online. In addition, much of the outrage is because it has been reported that the judge accepted the Muslim women's defense that they attacked the victim because they were drunk and
A Cornell student may be deported if he is convicted of a hate crime in a brutal assault of a black student, The Cornell Sun reports. John P.A. Greenwood, 20, faces charges of assault as a hate crime, aggravated harassment, and criminal mischief after he allegedly sucker-punched Solomon Shewit while spewing racial slurs in an attack outside their dorms. According to prosecutors, Greenwood punched Shewit, causing his face to bleed and swell. He was taken to a hospital to be treated for a possible
A mysterious door at a Chinese mall became the gateway into a project for Toronto playwright David Yee, whose latest play examines the racialized spaces of those malls and the Chinese diaspora. Columnists My Father's Tools is a short documentary about an Indigenous craft that is dying out. Done in cinema verite style, it begins with a man in the forest, searching for and then cutting down a tree. Columnists VUCAVU is the brainchild of independent video and film distributors from across Canada, c
I almost forgot that today is the anniversary of another liberation, the Israeli commando raid to free hostages of PLO terrorists in Entebbe , Uganda. Thanks to @ KurtSchlichter for the reminder . The leader of the commandos, and the only Israeli killed during the raid, was Yonatan Netanyahu , brother of the current Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Dora Bloch, one of the hostages was not rescued because she had been moved to a hospital, and was later killed on orders of Ugandan dictat
MONKEY AT WORK Monkeys have lives well beyond the laboratory, of course, as today's Australian reminds us. City officials in Delhi have hired a monkey named Raju (whose nickname is "Rambo") to rid the city's government building of his wild and marauding comrades. As Rahul Bedi writes, wild monkeys "were ... terrorizing and even biting people, smashing windows, tearing up files and stealing lunch boxes. Shooting them was ruled out as Hindu religious sentiment associates monkeys with Hanuman, the
THE attack on Jo Cox has chilling echoes of the May 2010 attempted murder of Labour MP Stephen Timms. Roshonara Choudhry, then 27, stabbed him twice in the stomach at his constituency surgery in Newham, east London. Nicholas Razzell 9 Attacked ... Stephen Timms was stabbed in the stomach by Roshonara Choudhary Her Old Bailey trial heard she was a follower of al-Qaeda extremist Anwar al-Awlaki and targeted Mr Timms because he voted for the Iraq war. She made an appointment to see the East Ham MP,
The Red Cross has issued an apology and asked all of its partner aquatic facilities to take down a water safety poster that at least one person has interpreted as racist. For a poster that is supposedly so racist it has been scrubbed from the Red Cross website and is being pulled down from pools across the country, media outlets are having no qualms about republishing it. Consider it one of those puzzles you might find in the Sunday paper, but the task is to find and circle the racist bits: Red
When she got out, it seemed to dawn on her that the car was on the wrong side for the nozzle. But instead of dragging a hose over her bonnet, or jumping back in and turning the car round, she entertained other customers in Swansea with her show of ingenuity and stretched a hose across two pump spaces. Other drivers took to social media to share their reaction. Claire Parkin just said: "Really?" But Gethin Collins said: "Must admit I did this once but in my defence I ran out of petrol around the
Play now David Cameron tonight led attacks against 'barbaric' ISIS terrorists after they posted a video claiming to show the beheading of British aid worker Alan Henning. The militant group posted a video online thought to show British militant known as Jihadi John killing the 47-year-old hostage. Shortly before he was killed, Mr Henning, from Salford, said he was paying the price for the decision by MPs to attack ISIS through a series of airstrikes. Speaking tonight, Mr Cameron said: "The bruta
Flower grow in alleyway where Carolyn Connolly met with her maker Aug 2, 2008. The blotch on the fence from graffiti that marked the spot of her murder is still visible. Our Legalize It issue received some impassioned responses from readers, particularly on the drug front. Most who took the time to write in or leave comments online agreed that decriminalizing all drugs as a means towards a harm reduction strategy focused on health rather than enforcement (see the successful Portugal experiment )
A mural of a playful-looking kitten, presumably painted by British street graffiti artist Banksy, is seen on a wall damaged in last summer's Israel-Hamas war, in Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip, Friday, Feb. 27 / AP BY: Alana Goodman Follow @alanagoodman March 9, 2015 5:00 am Israel's military restraint during the conflict in Gaza last summer "unintentionally empowered Hamas" by allowing the terror group to distort international law and secure a public relations victory by exploiting the
Video footage is seen during a press conference by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police about a failed terrorist incident / AP BY: Juliana Geran Pilon September 11, 2016 4:59 am The real topic of the latest book by Australian counterinsurgency specialist David Kilcullen is contained in the book's subtitle: "The Unraveling of Western Counterterrorism." Kilcullen offers a unique perspective as a key architect of the very strategy whose demise he explains. His verdict is scathing: America's abdication
I almost forgot that today is the anniversary of another liberation, the Israeli commando raid to free hostages of PLO terrorists in Entebbe , Uganda. Thanks to @ KurtSchlichter for the reminder . The leader of the commandos, and the only Israeli killed during the raid, was Yonatan Netanyahu , brother of the current Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Dora Bloch, one of the hostages was not rescued because she had been moved to a hospital, and was later killed on orders of Ugandan dictat
MONKEY AT WORK Monkeys have lives well beyond the laboratory, of course, as today's Australian reminds us. City officials in Delhi have hired a monkey named Raju (whose nickname is "Rambo") to rid the city's government building of his wild and marauding comrades. As Rahul Bedi writes, wild monkeys "were ... terrorizing and even biting people, smashing windows, tearing up files and stealing lunch boxes. Shooting them was ruled out as Hindu religious sentiment associates monkeys with Hanuman, the
THE attack on Jo Cox has chilling echoes of the May 2010 attempted murder of Labour MP Stephen Timms. Roshonara Choudhry, then 27, stabbed him twice in the stomach at his constituency surgery in Newham, east London. Nicholas Razzell 9 Attacked ... Stephen Timms was stabbed in the stomach by Roshonara Choudhary Her Old Bailey trial heard she was a follower of al-Qaeda extremist Anwar al-Awlaki and targeted Mr Timms because he voted for the Iraq war. She made an appointment to see the East Ham MP,
The Red Cross has issued an apology and asked all of its partner aquatic facilities to take down a water safety poster that at least one person has interpreted as racist. For a poster that is supposedly so racist it has been scrubbed from the Red Cross website and is being pulled down from pools across the country, media outlets are having no qualms about republishing it. Consider it one of those puzzles you might find in the Sunday paper, but the task is to find and circle the racist bits: Red
When she got out, it seemed to dawn on her that the car was on the wrong side for the nozzle. But instead of dragging a hose over her bonnet, or jumping back in and turning the car round, she entertained other customers in Swansea with her show of ingenuity and stretched a hose across two pump spaces. Other drivers took to social media to share their reaction. Claire Parkin just said: "Really?" But Gethin Collins said: "Must admit I did this once but in my defence I ran out of petrol around the
Play now David Cameron tonight led attacks against 'barbaric' ISIS terrorists after they posted a video claiming to show the beheading of British aid worker Alan Henning. The militant group posted a video online thought to show British militant known as Jihadi John killing the 47-year-old hostage. Shortly before he was killed, Mr Henning, from Salford, said he was paying the price for the decision by MPs to attack ISIS through a series of airstrikes. Speaking tonight, Mr Cameron said: "The bruta
Flower grow in alleyway where Carolyn Connolly met with her maker Aug 2, 2008. The blotch on the fence from graffiti that marked the spot of her murder is still visible. Our Legalize It issue received some impassioned responses from readers, particularly on the drug front. Most who took the time to write in or leave comments online agreed that decriminalizing all drugs as a means towards a harm reduction strategy focused on health rather than enforcement (see the successful Portugal experiment )
A mural of a playful-looking kitten, presumably painted by British street graffiti artist Banksy, is seen on a wall damaged in last summer's Israel-Hamas war, in Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip, Friday, Feb. 27 / AP BY: Alana Goodman Follow @alanagoodman March 9, 2015 5:00 am Israel's military restraint during the conflict in Gaza last summer "unintentionally empowered Hamas" by allowing the terror group to distort international law and secure a public relations victory by exploiting the
Video footage is seen during a press conference by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police about a failed terrorist incident / AP BY: Juliana Geran Pilon September 11, 2016 4:59 am The real topic of the latest book by Australian counterinsurgency specialist David Kilcullen is contained in the book's subtitle: "The Unraveling of Western Counterterrorism." Kilcullen offers a unique perspective as a key architect of the very strategy whose demise he explains. His verdict is scathing: America's abdication
Editor May 9, 2017 When thinking of refugees fleeing to America, the first areas that come to mind are war torn places like Syria and Afghanistan. But according to new data released by the U.S. State Department, Christians from Myanmar are now considered to be the largest refugee population in the United States. A study conducted by the State Department from 2007-2016 said that, 159,692 refugees were admitted to the U.S. from Myanmar over a ten year time period. Statistically, that means roughly
Millions of Syria's children are in shocking and desperate need of humanitarian aid as a result of the three-year-old civil war, according to A Devastating Toll , the new report by the international charity Save the Children. According to the report, more than 10,000 children have died as a result of the breakdown of the country's public health system. The medical system in Syria has collapsed as its doctors flee the country and hospitals have been damaged or destroyed. In some areas, such as t
(LATIMES) -- For the second time in a week a group of Syrian migrants presented themselves at a Texas border crossing to seek asylum, evidence some say that more will be making the journey from Europe as anti-Syrian sentiment spreads after the Paris attacks. Five Syrians arrived at the busy Laredo crossing on Friday -- two men, a couple and their child, according to a Homeland Security statement released Saturday. "Officers took the group into custody and as a standard procedure, checked their i
According to the United Nations Refugee Agency , there are over sixty-five million displaced people worldwide. One crisis of mass migration that hasn't gotten much attention, but certainly should, is from the Marxist paradise of Venezuela to anywhere else, but mostly their neighbors. Since Hugo Chavez was elected president in 1998, three million Venezuelans have left the country, an equivalent of a tenth of the population. What is most concerning is the fact that close to half of those emigrant
IT could be 18 months before Tasmania receives any Syrian refugees -- a year after offering to take an extra 500 people from the war-torn region. In August last year, then prime minister Tony Abbott promised Australia would take 12,000 refugees displaced by the civil war and terrorism in Syria. Premier Will Hodgman said at the time the State Government was prepared to take up to 500 people under the Commonwealth's Safe Haven Enterprise Visa scheme. Mr Hodgman has now announced CatholicCare Tasma
The insurgent group, The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, declared a month-long unilateral ceasefire beginning from Sunday to enable the delivery of aid to affected civilians. Rohingya refugee children are stopped by volunteers as they jostle to receive food distributed by local organizations in Kutupalong, Bangladesh. September 9, 2017. ( Reuters ) Myanmar on Sunday rebuffed a ceasefire declared by Rohingya insurgents to enable the delivery of aid to thousands of displaced people in the violence
While the mass exodus of refugees from Syria since the spring of 2011 has been widely covered in the press, at least in terms of Europe (where it should be remembered many of the those arriving were not Syrian at all), there's been very little reporting on what appears to be a new trend: the return of thousands to take up the work of rebuilding their communities. The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) reported that almost half a million Syrians, most of them internally displaced people (I
The tragedy of parents who lose their children to the PKK continues to gain pace in predominantly eastern parts of Turkey and adds to the increasing offences committed by the terrorist group, which have recently reached an alarming level. The PKK, which is estimated to have kidnapped roughly 5,000 children in seven months, forces them to fight after brainwashing them. The minors, who are allegedly coaxed into sacrificing their lives "to become a hero," are used either as suicide bombers or taske
Twenty-three Syrian refugees have been resettled in Nevada during the first 25 days of FY 2017, according to the State Department's interactive website . Should this pace of Syrian refugee resettlement continue for the remaining 340 days of the fiscal year, 335 Syrian refugees will be resettled in the state, a more than 400 percent increase from the 60 Syrian refugees resettled there in FY 2016. No Syrian refugees were resettled in Nevada until FY 2015, when 8 arrived. Until late in FY 2016, all
By KYLE POTTER, Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Ilhan Omar escaped her war-torn homeland of Somalia as a child and grew up in a Kenyan refugee camp before immigrating to the United States as a preteen. She learned English by watching American television . Years later, she became the nation's first and only Somali-American lawmaker when she won a seat in the Minnesota House. Now she's aiming for another spot in history: the first Somali-American member of Congress. When Rep. Keith Elliso
Millions of Syria's children are in shocking and desperate need of humanitarian aid as a result of the three-year-old civil war, according to A Devastating Toll , the new report by the international charity Save the Children. According to the report, more than 10,000 children have died as a result of the breakdown of the country's public health system. The medical system in Syria has collapsed as its doctors flee the country and hospitals have been damaged or destroyed. In some areas, such as t
(LATIMES) -- For the second time in a week a group of Syrian migrants presented themselves at a Texas border crossing to seek asylum, evidence some say that more will be making the journey from Europe as anti-Syrian sentiment spreads after the Paris attacks. Five Syrians arrived at the busy Laredo crossing on Friday -- two men, a couple and their child, according to a Homeland Security statement released Saturday. "Officers took the group into custody and as a standard procedure, checked their i
According to the United Nations Refugee Agency , there are over sixty-five million displaced people worldwide. One crisis of mass migration that hasn't gotten much attention, but certainly should, is from the Marxist paradise of Venezuela to anywhere else, but mostly their neighbors. Since Hugo Chavez was elected president in 1998, three million Venezuelans have left the country, an equivalent of a tenth of the population. What is most concerning is the fact that close to half of those emigrant
IT could be 18 months before Tasmania receives any Syrian refugees -- a year after offering to take an extra 500 people from the war-torn region. In August last year, then prime minister Tony Abbott promised Australia would take 12,000 refugees displaced by the civil war and terrorism in Syria. Premier Will Hodgman said at the time the State Government was prepared to take up to 500 people under the Commonwealth's Safe Haven Enterprise Visa scheme. Mr Hodgman has now announced CatholicCare Tasma
The insurgent group, The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, declared a month-long unilateral ceasefire beginning from Sunday to enable the delivery of aid to affected civilians. Rohingya refugee children are stopped by volunteers as they jostle to receive food distributed by local organizations in Kutupalong, Bangladesh. September 9, 2017. ( Reuters ) Myanmar on Sunday rebuffed a ceasefire declared by Rohingya insurgents to enable the delivery of aid to thousands of displaced people in the violence
While the mass exodus of refugees from Syria since the spring of 2011 has been widely covered in the press, at least in terms of Europe (where it should be remembered many of the those arriving were not Syrian at all), there's been very little reporting on what appears to be a new trend: the return of thousands to take up the work of rebuilding their communities. The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) reported that almost half a million Syrians, most of them internally displaced people (I
The tragedy of parents who lose their children to the PKK continues to gain pace in predominantly eastern parts of Turkey and adds to the increasing offences committed by the terrorist group, which have recently reached an alarming level. The PKK, which is estimated to have kidnapped roughly 5,000 children in seven months, forces them to fight after brainwashing them. The minors, who are allegedly coaxed into sacrificing their lives "to become a hero," are used either as suicide bombers or taske
Twenty-three Syrian refugees have been resettled in Nevada during the first 25 days of FY 2017, according to the State Department's interactive website . Should this pace of Syrian refugee resettlement continue for the remaining 340 days of the fiscal year, 335 Syrian refugees will be resettled in the state, a more than 400 percent increase from the 60 Syrian refugees resettled there in FY 2016. No Syrian refugees were resettled in Nevada until FY 2015, when 8 arrived. Until late in FY 2016, all
By KYLE POTTER, Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Ilhan Omar escaped her war-torn homeland of Somalia as a child and grew up in a Kenyan refugee camp before immigrating to the United States as a preteen. She learned English by watching American television . Years later, she became the nation's first and only Somali-American lawmaker when she won a seat in the Minnesota House. Now she's aiming for another spot in history: the first Somali-American member of Congress. When Rep. Keith Elliso
HRW, an international NGO, pressures governments, policy makers to denounce abuse and the group says it works on behalf of "refugees, children, migrants and political prisoners". A US-based Israeli advocacy organisation, StandWithUs, posted a screenshot of the dating profile of Matthew Myers. Myers created his profile containing the comment on the Tinder app. He listed his workplace, his interests, and added "if you can't laugh about the hair room at Auschwitz, get out." Myers was suspended on M
(LATIMES) -- For the second time in a week a group of Syrian migrants presented themselves at a Texas border crossing to seek asylum, evidence some say that more will be making the journey from Europe as anti-Syrian sentiment spreads after the Paris attacks. Five Syrians arrived at the busy Laredo crossing on Friday -- two men, a couple and their child, according to a Homeland Security statement released Saturday. "Officers took the group into custody and as a standard procedure, checked their i
Editor May 9, 2017 When thinking of refugees fleeing to America, the first areas that come to mind are war torn places like Syria and Afghanistan. But according to new data released by the U.S. State Department, Christians from Myanmar are now considered to be the largest refugee population in the United States. A study conducted by the State Department from 2007-2016 said that, 159,692 refugees were admitted to the U.S. from Myanmar over a ten year time period. Statistically, that means roughly
This week a horrific scene unfolded in Syria as a besieged Palestinian refugee camp fell under attack by ISIS and al-Nusra Front, another extremist Salafi group. When the fighters gained control of Yarmouk in Damascus, harrowing reports circulated of ISIS's iconic beheadings and executions. This time it was Palestinian refugees who were victim and amid the chaos 18,000 Palestinians and Syrians were stranded and starving behind ISIS sharpshooters. In response, Palestinian leaders in the West Bank
Amman : Jordan has set up a security cordon around a sprawling Syrian refugee camp in the country's north in an effort to curb rising crime and lawlessness among its residents, a Jordanian official said Wednesday. The cordon around the Zaatari camp, which is now home to over 100,000 Syrians who fled the civil war in their country, will be enforced by members of Jordan's desert patrol force, said Anmar Hmoud. Hmoud, a government spokesman for Syrian refugee affairs, said it will prevent refugees
Twenty-three Syrian refugees have been resettled in Nevada during the first 25 days of FY 2017, according to the State Department's interactive website . Should this pace of Syrian refugee resettlement continue for the remaining 340 days of the fiscal year, 335 Syrian refugees will be resettled in the state, a more than 400 percent increase from the 60 Syrian refugees resettled there in FY 2016. No Syrian refugees were resettled in Nevada until FY 2015, when 8 arrived. Until late in FY 2016, all
How do you say "chutzpah" in Spanish? Two purportedly "humanitarian" groups that lure border violators into harsh and dangerous territory are deflecting their own guilt onto Border Patrol agents. Ashley Collman of the U.K. Daily Mail reports: U.S. Border Patrol has been accused of causing the deaths of hundreds of migrants a year by destroying food and water supplies left for them in the brutal Arizona desert by humanitarian groups. On Wednesday, two humanitarian groups released a report ,
Macedonian police fired tear gas at hundreds of Iraqi and Syrian migrants who tried to break through the country's border fence with Greece yesterday, an AFP journalist at the scene said. The group of around 300 migrants, including women and children, forced their way past a Greek police cordon onto a rail track and tore down a barbed wire fence into Macedonia. "Open the borders!" they shouted, some throwing stones at the fence, prompting police to fire volleys of tear gas, which prevented them
A migrant from Syria holds one of his children in a holding area after arriving at a rail station in Munich, Germany, and being detained by police Aug. 29, 2015. Several governors in the U.S. have come out against allowing refugees fleeing the war in Syria to come to America. Sean Gallup/Getty Images The Muslims are coming. Or the terrorists. With Donald Trump's recent statement about registering Muslims , and the cadre of governors vowing to oppose any Syrian refugees immigrating to their state
Report: Situation of Syria's Palestinian Refugees is 'Most-Dire' (VIDEO) Syria's Palestinian refugees have been subjected to the most-dire humanitarian conditions, with Syria now at seven years of devastating conflict, reveals a new report by the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor, to be issued in a few days. These refugees have been forcibly displaced for the second time now while living as stateless people in light of the absence of established legislation addressing their status as refug
(LATIMES) -- For the second time in a week a group of Syrian migrants presented themselves at a Texas border crossing to seek asylum, evidence some say that more will be making the journey from Europe as anti-Syrian sentiment spreads after the Paris attacks. Five Syrians arrived at the busy Laredo crossing on Friday -- two men, a couple and their child, according to a Homeland Security statement released Saturday. "Officers took the group into custody and as a standard procedure, checked their i
Editor May 9, 2017 When thinking of refugees fleeing to America, the first areas that come to mind are war torn places like Syria and Afghanistan. But according to new data released by the U.S. State Department, Christians from Myanmar are now considered to be the largest refugee population in the United States. A study conducted by the State Department from 2007-2016 said that, 159,692 refugees were admitted to the U.S. from Myanmar over a ten year time period. Statistically, that means roughly
This week a horrific scene unfolded in Syria as a besieged Palestinian refugee camp fell under attack by ISIS and al-Nusra Front, another extremist Salafi group. When the fighters gained control of Yarmouk in Damascus, harrowing reports circulated of ISIS's iconic beheadings and executions. This time it was Palestinian refugees who were victim and amid the chaos 18,000 Palestinians and Syrians were stranded and starving behind ISIS sharpshooters. In response, Palestinian leaders in the West Bank
Amman : Jordan has set up a security cordon around a sprawling Syrian refugee camp in the country's north in an effort to curb rising crime and lawlessness among its residents, a Jordanian official said Wednesday. The cordon around the Zaatari camp, which is now home to over 100,000 Syrians who fled the civil war in their country, will be enforced by members of Jordan's desert patrol force, said Anmar Hmoud. Hmoud, a government spokesman for Syrian refugee affairs, said it will prevent refugees
Twenty-three Syrian refugees have been resettled in Nevada during the first 25 days of FY 2017, according to the State Department's interactive website . Should this pace of Syrian refugee resettlement continue for the remaining 340 days of the fiscal year, 335 Syrian refugees will be resettled in the state, a more than 400 percent increase from the 60 Syrian refugees resettled there in FY 2016. No Syrian refugees were resettled in Nevada until FY 2015, when 8 arrived. Until late in FY 2016, all
How do you say "chutzpah" in Spanish? Two purportedly "humanitarian" groups that lure border violators into harsh and dangerous territory are deflecting their own guilt onto Border Patrol agents. Ashley Collman of the U.K. Daily Mail reports: U.S. Border Patrol has been accused of causing the deaths of hundreds of migrants a year by destroying food and water supplies left for them in the brutal Arizona desert by humanitarian groups. On Wednesday, two humanitarian groups released a report ,
Macedonian police fired tear gas at hundreds of Iraqi and Syrian migrants who tried to break through the country's border fence with Greece yesterday, an AFP journalist at the scene said. The group of around 300 migrants, including women and children, forced their way past a Greek police cordon onto a rail track and tore down a barbed wire fence into Macedonia. "Open the borders!" they shouted, some throwing stones at the fence, prompting police to fire volleys of tear gas, which prevented them
A migrant from Syria holds one of his children in a holding area after arriving at a rail station in Munich, Germany, and being detained by police Aug. 29, 2015. Several governors in the U.S. have come out against allowing refugees fleeing the war in Syria to come to America. Sean Gallup/Getty Images The Muslims are coming. Or the terrorists. With Donald Trump's recent statement about registering Muslims , and the cadre of governors vowing to oppose any Syrian refugees immigrating to their state
Report: Situation of Syria's Palestinian Refugees is 'Most-Dire' (VIDEO) Syria's Palestinian refugees have been subjected to the most-dire humanitarian conditions, with Syria now at seven years of devastating conflict, reveals a new report by the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor, to be issued in a few days. These refugees have been forcibly displaced for the second time now while living as stateless people in light of the absence of established legislation addressing their status as refug
Chief Chairman of the council of doctors Dr. Ali El-Abbous confirmed the continuation of the trade unions' strike today until the income tax law is withdrawn even if government officials are is changed. In a telephone interview with Al-Hayat FM channel, El-Abbous added that "Wednesday's strike will be carried on even if the government is removed. We want to change the economic approach and not merely the people." El-Abbous explained that the people's demands are clear , namely the withdrawal of
Boeing CEO James McNerney will be in DC this week to attend an Ex-Im bank rally, but refused an invitation to testify on behalf of the bank before Congress. The House Financial Services Committee wanted McNerney to talk about the public policy and economic rationale for the Bank, which will expire June 30 if Congress doesn't reauthorize it. (RELATED: Is The Ex-Im Bank Done?) Conservative opposition to the Bank has recently reached a fever pitch , and McNerney is scheduled to speak at its annual
Mohawk Fine Papers became the latest company to resign from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over climate policy disagreements, adding more embarrassment to an already rough week for the Chamber . According to the Mohawk press release: "We believe that our continued membership in an organization that vigorously opposes sensible climate change policies is detrimental to our position as a business leader with a strong record in the areas of environmental innovation and climate protection," says George
THE boss of MORRISONS claims the economy is so bad in the north of England it's a "different country" to the south. The supermarket giant's chief exec Dalton Philips yesterday urged ministers to "get out more" and see how much families were suffering. He said it was madness that The Sun had to lead a campaign to freeze fuel duty -- as ministers should have realised the effect an increase would have. Speaking to The Sun, Mr Philips said: "There's two countries. "People I meet in the south-east ar
Rarely a day now passes without ministers looking to impose new conditions on welfare claimants. The latest proposal under consideration, as today's Guardian reports , is for low-paid workers to be forced to work more hours or face losing their benefits. Ahead of the national launch of Universal Credit in October, a DWP document notes that "the current Jobseekers Allowance caseload will be joined by current claimants of tax credits/housing benefit who are working less than could reasonably be ex
The grieving relative of David Clapson - a man found dead in his flat from diabetic ketoacidosis , two weeks after his benefits were suspended - has welcomed the recommendations from the Work and Pensions select committee into benefit sanctions, published today. In the report the cross-party committee of MPs have called for an "urgent", full review established by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), into benefit conditionality. It also adds, that a new independent body should be created
A rubbish economy: Moldova is Europe's poorest nation The fact that nearly 30 million Bulgarians and Romanians will have full rights to settle, work and claim benefits in Britain from January 1, 2014 has become a hot political issue. What has been much less noted is that soon most residents of Moldova, Europe's poorest country and not an EU member or likely to be for very many years, will also be able to move to the UK. Moldova, bordering Romania to its west and Ukraine to its east, was a consti
Glaxo is facing Chinese government allegations that four of its staff bribed doctors and hospitals to encourage them to prescribe medications. Chief executive Sir Andrew Witty said the company was keeping the UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) informed of developments but refused to say more. Witty said he was "unhappy" about the situation in which Glaxo has found itself in China, which has affected the company's business in the country. Sales there fell 61 per cent in the third quarter of 2013 but
Citizens Advice chief executive Gillian Guy said: "For Universal Credit to be the revolutionary reform ministers promised, we desperately need to know how people moving onto the new benefit are going to be supported. "The idea of a single universal benefit is a good one but the poor, unclear delivery is a big risk to our clients' well-being. "This is an issue for now, not four years' time. Ministers cannot kick these problems into the long grass. Citizens Advice bureaux will work tirelessly to h
Billions more is lost through those who claim benefits but fail to look for work. Comparing benefit swindlers with muggers, Mr Osborne said in an interview: "A welfare cheat is no different from someone who robs you in the street. It's your money." In a separate interview for the BBC, the Chancellor said Britain's PS155billion deficit meant the Government had no choice but to slash the welfare bill. "Labour politicians have said this over many years but nothing ever happened," he said. "But beca
Boeing CEO James McNerney will be in DC this week to attend an Ex-Im bank rally, but refused an invitation to testify on behalf of the bank before Congress. The House Financial Services Committee wanted McNerney to talk about the public policy and economic rationale for the Bank, which will expire June 30 if Congress doesn't reauthorize it. (RELATED: Is The Ex-Im Bank Done?) Conservative opposition to the Bank has recently reached a fever pitch , and McNerney is scheduled to speak at its annual
Mohawk Fine Papers became the latest company to resign from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over climate policy disagreements, adding more embarrassment to an already rough week for the Chamber . According to the Mohawk press release: "We believe that our continued membership in an organization that vigorously opposes sensible climate change policies is detrimental to our position as a business leader with a strong record in the areas of environmental innovation and climate protection," says George
THE boss of MORRISONS claims the economy is so bad in the north of England it's a "different country" to the south. The supermarket giant's chief exec Dalton Philips yesterday urged ministers to "get out more" and see how much families were suffering. He said it was madness that The Sun had to lead a campaign to freeze fuel duty -- as ministers should have realised the effect an increase would have. Speaking to The Sun, Mr Philips said: "There's two countries. "People I meet in the south-east ar
Rarely a day now passes without ministers looking to impose new conditions on welfare claimants. The latest proposal under consideration, as today's Guardian reports , is for low-paid workers to be forced to work more hours or face losing their benefits. Ahead of the national launch of Universal Credit in October, a DWP document notes that "the current Jobseekers Allowance caseload will be joined by current claimants of tax credits/housing benefit who are working less than could reasonably be ex
The grieving relative of David Clapson - a man found dead in his flat from diabetic ketoacidosis , two weeks after his benefits were suspended - has welcomed the recommendations from the Work and Pensions select committee into benefit sanctions, published today. In the report the cross-party committee of MPs have called for an "urgent", full review established by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), into benefit conditionality. It also adds, that a new independent body should be created
A rubbish economy: Moldova is Europe's poorest nation The fact that nearly 30 million Bulgarians and Romanians will have full rights to settle, work and claim benefits in Britain from January 1, 2014 has become a hot political issue. What has been much less noted is that soon most residents of Moldova, Europe's poorest country and not an EU member or likely to be for very many years, will also be able to move to the UK. Moldova, bordering Romania to its west and Ukraine to its east, was a consti
Glaxo is facing Chinese government allegations that four of its staff bribed doctors and hospitals to encourage them to prescribe medications. Chief executive Sir Andrew Witty said the company was keeping the UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) informed of developments but refused to say more. Witty said he was "unhappy" about the situation in which Glaxo has found itself in China, which has affected the company's business in the country. Sales there fell 61 per cent in the third quarter of 2013 but
Citizens Advice chief executive Gillian Guy said: "For Universal Credit to be the revolutionary reform ministers promised, we desperately need to know how people moving onto the new benefit are going to be supported. "The idea of a single universal benefit is a good one but the poor, unclear delivery is a big risk to our clients' well-being. "This is an issue for now, not four years' time. Ministers cannot kick these problems into the long grass. Citizens Advice bureaux will work tirelessly to h
Billions more is lost through those who claim benefits but fail to look for work. Comparing benefit swindlers with muggers, Mr Osborne said in an interview: "A welfare cheat is no different from someone who robs you in the street. It's your money." In a separate interview for the BBC, the Chancellor said Britain's PS155billion deficit meant the Government had no choice but to slash the welfare bill. "Labour politicians have said this over many years but nothing ever happened," he said. "But beca
The only thing worse than Iain Duncan Smith being Work and Pensions Secretary is Iain Duncan Smith being former Work and Pensions Secretary. Ever since he left the job in March 2016, he has been issuing sanctimonious and hypocritical condemnations of his own policies to anyone who'll believe him. Remember the time he said he was resigning because he didn't like the government's planned disability benefit cuts? Apparently forgetting that his changes to the benefits system had been destroying the
Michel Barnier is very sorry but he is too busy to meet George Soros and his hardcore fringe group of ultra-Remainers Best for Britain . Emails obtained by Guido show that repeated attempts by Soros to secure a meeting with the EU's chief negotiator have been politely rebuffed. First Soros asked for a meeting at the beginning of November, but Barnier was busy: Not deterred, Soros tried again a couple of weeks later. Barnier didn't even give an excuse this time: You might have thought that by now
Richard Dawkins is a high priest worshipping at the feet of Charles Darwin. Dawkins, who seems in his recent post to be more of a liberal hack than a scientist, took a question on the proper role of evolution in education and used it to attack all of the "uneducated fools" who question the theory of evolution. He finds people like us, "in every country and every period of history," and warns "we are not unknown in higher offices." Dawkins and his contemporaries are trying to beat religion at wha
When he announced his bid to unseat Tony Abbott as Liberal Party leader Malcolm Turnbull promised a "new style of leadership". The problem is that is about all we can hope for from the new prime minister: a change in style but not in substance. In his first day as the new PM, Turnbull ruled out any change to his predecessor's climate policies . That means a refusal to improve to Australia's tiny emissions cut pledge at the UN climate talks in Paris later this year. It means Abbott's Direct Actio
Iain Duncan Smith spent five years in the Cabinet not resigning over cuts to disabled people's payments that did happen, before resigning over that one that won't happen. The proposed cuts to the Personal Independence Payment had already been called off following a public revolt by Conservative backbenchers, and news that the cut will be cancelled arrived in journalists' inboxes long before Duncan Smith's resignation did. All of which might lead you to think that something else is going on, that
Thomas Fricke Thomas Fricke is Chief Economist and a member of the European Climate Foundation leadership team. Based in Berlin, Thomas is focused on the ECF's efforts around managing the transition to low-carbon economy. Prior to joining the ECF in December 2013, Thomas was Chief Economist of Financial Times Deutschland, where he wrote a weekly column on the business cycle, economic policy, and international economic issues and was responsible for the economics page and comments. Change Economi
Amidst a controversy over supposed anti-Semitism, Breitbart editor Stephen Bannon has found a prominent defender in former Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz. Dershowitz thinks that because accusations of anti-Semitism are so serious, they should be only be lodged extremely cautiously. As he says: I think we have to be very careful before we accuse any particular individual of being an anti-Semite... . He has been supportive of Israel.... But it is not legitimate to call somebody a
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador could become Mexico's first progressive president in generations, but what would such a presidency actually look like? It is not an easy question to answer, though his time as leader of Mexico's largest city could offer some insights. Between 2000 and 2005, Lopez Obrador (AMLO for short) headed the government of Mexico City. In a position akin to mayor, AMLO ran a city that today boasts a population of 8.9 million people in the city proper, and 20 million people if th
Scott Garrett Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images President Trump has nominated Scott Garrett, the former New Jersey congressman who lost reelection to his 5th District seat last year, to be president of the Export-Import Bank, the White House announced Friday evening. Garrett, one of the most conservative politicians in the state, was a House member from 2003 to January 2017 and chairman for several years of the powerful financial services subcommittee. He was defeated in November's electi
Robert Mugabe I n a world where political diatribe has been coupled with modern day punditry and perceived as being the norm; with misinformation often easily inserted within journalistic dialogue surreptitiously. Searching for the truth in our current world has become an ever difficult task to accomplish. Therefore finding the truth about a person like Robert Mugabe is usually a difficult task to decipher what really is true and what is really fiction. Painted as a modern day incarnation of the
Michel Barnier is very sorry but he is too busy to meet George Soros and his hardcore fringe group of ultra-Remainers Best for Britain . Emails obtained by Guido show that repeated attempts by Soros to secure a meeting with the EU's chief negotiator have been politely rebuffed. First Soros asked for a meeting at the beginning of November, but Barnier was busy: Not deterred, Soros tried again a couple of weeks later. Barnier didn't even give an excuse this time: You might have thought that by now
Richard Dawkins is a high priest worshipping at the feet of Charles Darwin. Dawkins, who seems in his recent post to be more of a liberal hack than a scientist, took a question on the proper role of evolution in education and used it to attack all of the "uneducated fools" who question the theory of evolution. He finds people like us, "in every country and every period of history," and warns "we are not unknown in higher offices." Dawkins and his contemporaries are trying to beat religion at wha
When he announced his bid to unseat Tony Abbott as Liberal Party leader Malcolm Turnbull promised a "new style of leadership". The problem is that is about all we can hope for from the new prime minister: a change in style but not in substance. In his first day as the new PM, Turnbull ruled out any change to his predecessor's climate policies . That means a refusal to improve to Australia's tiny emissions cut pledge at the UN climate talks in Paris later this year. It means Abbott's Direct Actio
Iain Duncan Smith spent five years in the Cabinet not resigning over cuts to disabled people's payments that did happen, before resigning over that one that won't happen. The proposed cuts to the Personal Independence Payment had already been called off following a public revolt by Conservative backbenchers, and news that the cut will be cancelled arrived in journalists' inboxes long before Duncan Smith's resignation did. All of which might lead you to think that something else is going on, that
Thomas Fricke Thomas Fricke is Chief Economist and a member of the European Climate Foundation leadership team. Based in Berlin, Thomas is focused on the ECF's efforts around managing the transition to low-carbon economy. Prior to joining the ECF in December 2013, Thomas was Chief Economist of Financial Times Deutschland, where he wrote a weekly column on the business cycle, economic policy, and international economic issues and was responsible for the economics page and comments. Change Economi
Amidst a controversy over supposed anti-Semitism, Breitbart editor Stephen Bannon has found a prominent defender in former Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz. Dershowitz thinks that because accusations of anti-Semitism are so serious, they should be only be lodged extremely cautiously. As he says: I think we have to be very careful before we accuse any particular individual of being an anti-Semite... . He has been supportive of Israel.... But it is not legitimate to call somebody a
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador could become Mexico's first progressive president in generations, but what would such a presidency actually look like? It is not an easy question to answer, though his time as leader of Mexico's largest city could offer some insights. Between 2000 and 2005, Lopez Obrador (AMLO for short) headed the government of Mexico City. In a position akin to mayor, AMLO ran a city that today boasts a population of 8.9 million people in the city proper, and 20 million people if th
Scott Garrett Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images President Trump has nominated Scott Garrett, the former New Jersey congressman who lost reelection to his 5th District seat last year, to be president of the Export-Import Bank, the White House announced Friday evening. Garrett, one of the most conservative politicians in the state, was a House member from 2003 to January 2017 and chairman for several years of the powerful financial services subcommittee. He was defeated in November's electi
Robert Mugabe I n a world where political diatribe has been coupled with modern day punditry and perceived as being the norm; with misinformation often easily inserted within journalistic dialogue surreptitiously. Searching for the truth in our current world has become an ever difficult task to accomplish. Therefore finding the truth about a person like Robert Mugabe is usually a difficult task to decipher what really is true and what is really fiction. Painted as a modern day incarnation of the
The Anatomy of Fascism by Robert O. Paxton Knopf, 2004 321 pp $26 cloth Vintage, 2005 336 pp $15 paperThe Nazi Conscience by Claudia Koonz Harvard University Press, 2003 362 pp $29.95 cloth Ever since William Wordsworth celebrated revolution as ... If poetry, as Wordsworth wrote, "takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility," political thought should take its origin from contention and anger similarly recollected. I suspect that tranquility is in short supply among our writers, but
Donald Trump has not obfuscated his view on torture. Notwithstanding the minor details that the invasion of Iraq was largely based on false confessions extracted under torture and that the torture of prisoners following this invasion played a significant role in fomenting anti-American hatred and the rise of the so-called Islamic State, the US president really believes that "torture works". Torture: A war crime This may be why his nominee for the new position of CIA director is Gina Haspel. In 2
Until relatively recently, the notion that torture was wrong was a proposition to which everyone assented; governments that practiced torture lied about what they were doing. Under the Bush Administration, in the wake of 9/11, the reluctance of officials to admit that what they had authorized was torture, or their insistence that it was at most "torture lite", testifies to a continuing conviction that torture, real torture, is wrong. But in the "dark years" after 9/11, and again today under Pres
Photos courtesy of Wayne McCroy and The Valhalla Wilderness Society Amid the whirlwind of controversies surrounding rape and consent, I'm reminded of the cliche, "raping the land". It's a grisly metaphor that's come to signify the senseless destruction of an otherwise innocent place. Nowhere is that metaphor better actualized than in the laying of a pipeline through the pristine B.C. interior. And have the pipeline companies asked for consent? A subcontractor for TransCanada Corp. has, on two se
The College Board issued its highly revisionist APUSH framework in 2014. That framework presented American history as a dark, depressing story of conflict and oppression. After months of protests by scholars , state legislators and education officials , and parents, the College Board finally withdrew the APUSH framework and replaced it with one less overtly biased (although some commentators noted that problems remained, including retention of the slanted textbooks and teacher training). Bu
In The Well and the Shallows , G.K. Chesterton clearly discerned the eugenic motivation that spawned the birth control movement of his day. Chesterton wrote that "birth control" was an intentional misnomer, in that the "proceeding . . . does not control any birth. It only makes sure there shall never be any birth to control." Of course, Chesterton knew that such deliberate obfuscation was exactly the point. Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, wrote in 1921 that the entire birth c
September 21, the Berkeley City Council adopted this Resolution , endorsing a whole week of events . Approval by the official leadership of this "small city with a big reputation" will tell the country that ANY community can take a meaningful stand against the torture and demand its end. The growing Organizing Committee for "Berkeley Says NO to Torture" Week welcomes your endorsement and support! The current list of initiators and participants: Initiating organizations: World Can't Wait, Na
From Adam Serwer for American Prospect: By now, everyone's heard that the Justice Department is apparently considering the Abu Ghraib strategy for dealing with torture as a legal matter--prosecuting only those low-level operators who went beyond the Office of Legal Counsel guidelines detailing how much torture was legal. The LA Times article quotes Human Rights Watch's Tom Malinowski saying "An investigation that focuses only on low-ranking operators would be, I think, worse than doing nothing a
When the wide web heard the announcement that the showrunners for Game of Thrones , David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, would be producing an alternate-history show where the South won their independence during the American Civil War, many people were highly upset. Dear @HBO , if you want to spend millions on a show about slavery, pick up @UndergroundWGN . Not this #Confederate shit. Signed,ALL the Blacks -- Kellee Terrell (@kelleent) July 19, 2017 Like even if Confederate is critical of current day r
Leftists Now Rushing to Defend CIA Torture Advocates Posted on February 8, 2018 by Editor Rob Reiner, a different kind of meathead these days. But still a meathead. In a recent post we wondered what had happened to the "question authority" part of the American Left. It seems as if the the lockstep "progressives" have completely crushed the spark of humanity that existed in many "good liberals" of yesteryear. Now the Left celebrates conformity, authoritarianism, secrecy, censorship, and even the
Donald Trump has not obfuscated his view on torture. Notwithstanding the minor details that the invasion of Iraq was largely based on false confessions extracted under torture and that the torture of prisoners following this invasion played a significant role in fomenting anti-American hatred and the rise of the so-called Islamic State, the US president really believes that "torture works". Torture: A war crime This may be why his nominee for the new position of CIA director is Gina Haspel. In 2
Until relatively recently, the notion that torture was wrong was a proposition to which everyone assented; governments that practiced torture lied about what they were doing. Under the Bush Administration, in the wake of 9/11, the reluctance of officials to admit that what they had authorized was torture, or their insistence that it was at most "torture lite", testifies to a continuing conviction that torture, real torture, is wrong. But in the "dark years" after 9/11, and again today under Pres
Photos courtesy of Wayne McCroy and The Valhalla Wilderness Society Amid the whirlwind of controversies surrounding rape and consent, I'm reminded of the cliche, "raping the land". It's a grisly metaphor that's come to signify the senseless destruction of an otherwise innocent place. Nowhere is that metaphor better actualized than in the laying of a pipeline through the pristine B.C. interior. And have the pipeline companies asked for consent? A subcontractor for TransCanada Corp. has, on two se
The College Board issued its highly revisionist APUSH framework in 2014. That framework presented American history as a dark, depressing story of conflict and oppression. After months of protests by scholars , state legislators and education officials , and parents, the College Board finally withdrew the APUSH framework and replaced it with one less overtly biased (although some commentators noted that problems remained, including retention of the slanted textbooks and teacher training). Bu
In The Well and the Shallows , G.K. Chesterton clearly discerned the eugenic motivation that spawned the birth control movement of his day. Chesterton wrote that "birth control" was an intentional misnomer, in that the "proceeding . . . does not control any birth. It only makes sure there shall never be any birth to control." Of course, Chesterton knew that such deliberate obfuscation was exactly the point. Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, wrote in 1921 that the entire birth c
September 21, the Berkeley City Council adopted this Resolution , endorsing a whole week of events . Approval by the official leadership of this "small city with a big reputation" will tell the country that ANY community can take a meaningful stand against the torture and demand its end. The growing Organizing Committee for "Berkeley Says NO to Torture" Week welcomes your endorsement and support! The current list of initiators and participants: Initiating organizations: World Can't Wait, Na
From Adam Serwer for American Prospect: By now, everyone's heard that the Justice Department is apparently considering the Abu Ghraib strategy for dealing with torture as a legal matter--prosecuting only those low-level operators who went beyond the Office of Legal Counsel guidelines detailing how much torture was legal. The LA Times article quotes Human Rights Watch's Tom Malinowski saying "An investigation that focuses only on low-ranking operators would be, I think, worse than doing nothing a
When the wide web heard the announcement that the showrunners for Game of Thrones , David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, would be producing an alternate-history show where the South won their independence during the American Civil War, many people were highly upset. Dear @HBO , if you want to spend millions on a show about slavery, pick up @UndergroundWGN . Not this #Confederate shit. Signed,ALL the Blacks -- Kellee Terrell (@kelleent) July 19, 2017 Like even if Confederate is critical of current day r
Leftists Now Rushing to Defend CIA Torture Advocates Posted on February 8, 2018 by Editor Rob Reiner, a different kind of meathead these days. But still a meathead. In a recent post we wondered what had happened to the "question authority" part of the American Left. It seems as if the the lockstep "progressives" have completely crushed the spark of humanity that existed in many "good liberals" of yesteryear. Now the Left celebrates conformity, authoritarianism, secrecy, censorship, and even the
T o inquire into connections between the Holocaust and bioethical debates today assumes a hopeful estimate of the human capacity for reasonable discourse. Perhaps too hopeful. In the view of many, any suggestion that there may be analogies between the way they were and the way we are, between what they did and what we are doing and proposing to do, is simply intolerable. The very suspicion of such similarities is too painful to bear. As Eliot observes in Murder in the Cathedral , "Human kind can
In The Well and the Shallows , G.K. Chesterton clearly discerned the eugenic motivation that spawned the birth control movement of his day. Chesterton wrote that "birth control" was an intentional misnomer, in that the "proceeding . . . does not control any birth. It only makes sure there shall never be any birth to control." Of course, Chesterton knew that such deliberate obfuscation was exactly the point. Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, wrote in 1921 that the entire birth c
Are we living at the beginning of the Age of Fossil Fuels, not its final decades? The very thought goes against everything that politicians and the educated public have been taught to believe in the past generation. According to the conventional wisdom, the U.S. and other industrial nations must undertake a rapid and expensive transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy for three reasons: The imminent depletion of fossil fuels, national security and the danger of global warming. What if the
Some in (and others influential with) the US government have crowed "exceptionalism" in recent decades to, well, justify policies, particular overseas policies or actions that have included rampant warmaking, even the torture of foreigners deemed "enemy combatants" -- often with scant evidence they are - and other so-called "crimes against humanity" that have resulted in the murder of millions of innocent people. Here, one may be dealing with the worst demonstrations of some aspects of human na
Randy Guliuzza of the Institute for Creation Research is the author of Made in His Image: Examining the Complexities of the Human Body and Clearly Seen: Constructing Solid Arguments for Design . He holds a B.A. from the Moody Bible Institute, an M.D. degree from the University of Minnesota, and a Master of Public Health degree from Harvard. Guliuzza was a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force, serving as the 28th Bomb Wing Flight Surgeon and Chief of Aerospace Medicine. I interviewed him
In the shadows, all sorts of things can lurk. We must use the light we have available to us to truly see. Moonlit Night on the Coppei, original oil painting by Steve Henderson, sold. Apostasy is nothing new in Christianity. Two thousand years ago Jesus warned that false prophets "come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves." (Matthew 7: 15) Given that we, the people of God, are frequently referred to as sheep, the term "sheep's clothing" imparts the disquieting conc
Near the end of his new history of the birth control pill, Jonathan Eig writes, for the first time, about the curious shape of the medicine's dispensers. It had never occurred to me before that the little tablets could come in anything but that plastic flying saucer, pills popping out of foil as the month carries on. But of course someone had to invent it. David Wagner, an engineer from Illinois, didn't want a fifth kid, and was worried his wife might be skipping her pills. So he made her a plas
"But several of his characteristics seemed to rule him out as a serious challenger. One was his penchant for offering simplistic solutions to hideously complex problems." "We have very little in common." "I knew...that trying to satisfy these (right-wing) zealots would doom any general election hopes..." -- Former President Gerald Ford on Ronald Reagan and conservatives Gerald Ford didn't get it. A nicer man you could not meet. Wonderful family, kind, hearty, outgoing. Your basic All-American -
The loquacious Russell Brand tries to put the killing of Lee Rigby into perspective , dismissing the popular narrative that Islam is an inherently violent religion and placing the blame on the mental state of the killers: In spite of his dispassionate intoning the subject is not rational, of course he's not rational, he's just murdered a stranger in the street, he says, because of a book. In my view that man is severely mentally ill and has found a convenient conduit for his insanity, in this ca
"Addicts snub injecting facility" and "Nothing changed in heroin hotspot" sat above the main cover slogan to emphasise the point about ungrateful "druggies". Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper has once again vilified the unemployed by publishing an article linking methamphetamine use with being on welfare. Only individuals who had been arrested by police were surveyed in the study mentioned in this piece. The October 18 front page article read: "70% of ice users arrested by police admit being on w
In The Well and the Shallows , G.K. Chesterton clearly discerned the eugenic motivation that spawned the birth control movement of his day. Chesterton wrote that "birth control" was an intentional misnomer, in that the "proceeding . . . does not control any birth. It only makes sure there shall never be any birth to control." Of course, Chesterton knew that such deliberate obfuscation was exactly the point. Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, wrote in 1921 that the entire birth c
Are we living at the beginning of the Age of Fossil Fuels, not its final decades? The very thought goes against everything that politicians and the educated public have been taught to believe in the past generation. According to the conventional wisdom, the U.S. and other industrial nations must undertake a rapid and expensive transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy for three reasons: The imminent depletion of fossil fuels, national security and the danger of global warming. What if the
Some in (and others influential with) the US government have crowed "exceptionalism" in recent decades to, well, justify policies, particular overseas policies or actions that have included rampant warmaking, even the torture of foreigners deemed "enemy combatants" -- often with scant evidence they are - and other so-called "crimes against humanity" that have resulted in the murder of millions of innocent people. Here, one may be dealing with the worst demonstrations of some aspects of human na
Randy Guliuzza of the Institute for Creation Research is the author of Made in His Image: Examining the Complexities of the Human Body and Clearly Seen: Constructing Solid Arguments for Design . He holds a B.A. from the Moody Bible Institute, an M.D. degree from the University of Minnesota, and a Master of Public Health degree from Harvard. Guliuzza was a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force, serving as the 28th Bomb Wing Flight Surgeon and Chief of Aerospace Medicine. I interviewed him
In the shadows, all sorts of things can lurk. We must use the light we have available to us to truly see. Moonlit Night on the Coppei, original oil painting by Steve Henderson, sold. Apostasy is nothing new in Christianity. Two thousand years ago Jesus warned that false prophets "come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves." (Matthew 7: 15) Given that we, the people of God, are frequently referred to as sheep, the term "sheep's clothing" imparts the disquieting conc
Near the end of his new history of the birth control pill, Jonathan Eig writes, for the first time, about the curious shape of the medicine's dispensers. It had never occurred to me before that the little tablets could come in anything but that plastic flying saucer, pills popping out of foil as the month carries on. But of course someone had to invent it. David Wagner, an engineer from Illinois, didn't want a fifth kid, and was worried his wife might be skipping her pills. So he made her a plas
"But several of his characteristics seemed to rule him out as a serious challenger. One was his penchant for offering simplistic solutions to hideously complex problems." "We have very little in common." "I knew...that trying to satisfy these (right-wing) zealots would doom any general election hopes..." -- Former President Gerald Ford on Ronald Reagan and conservatives Gerald Ford didn't get it. A nicer man you could not meet. Wonderful family, kind, hearty, outgoing. Your basic All-American -
The loquacious Russell Brand tries to put the killing of Lee Rigby into perspective , dismissing the popular narrative that Islam is an inherently violent religion and placing the blame on the mental state of the killers: In spite of his dispassionate intoning the subject is not rational, of course he's not rational, he's just murdered a stranger in the street, he says, because of a book. In my view that man is severely mentally ill and has found a convenient conduit for his insanity, in this ca
"Addicts snub injecting facility" and "Nothing changed in heroin hotspot" sat above the main cover slogan to emphasise the point about ungrateful "druggies". Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper has once again vilified the unemployed by publishing an article linking methamphetamine use with being on welfare. Only individuals who had been arrested by police were surveyed in the study mentioned in this piece. The October 18 front page article read: "70% of ice users arrested by police admit being on w
The trust in U.S. journalism is at a historic low. Most Americans now accept the U.S. media is completely dishonest. However, the media reporters claim such public opinions are unwarranted. Here's today's audio/visual demonstration from NBC reporter Katy Tur in Akron Ohio. You decide if she's honest or not: Now check out the truth: "No one will be above the law," Donald Trump in Akron pic.twitter.com/d0Y578mxc1 -- fox8news (@fox8news) August 22, 2016 The media will NEVER show the thousands of pe
Transparency Needed, But Fought, Over NYPD Spying Transparency Needed, But Fought, Over NYPD Spying 2017-06-23 2017-06-23 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/06/John-Miller-150x84.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: John Miller appearing on his former employer, ABC News , representing his current employer, the NYPD. To Defeat Transparency, NYPD Turns to Journalist-Tu
Baltimore, MD -- In recent weeks, The Free Thought Project has been keeping a close eye on the developing case of a whistleblower with the Baltimore Police Department named Sean Suiter who was shot with his own gun the day before he was set to testify against corrupt cops within his own department. By: John Vibes This article first appeared at FreeThoughtProject Unlike most other shootings where police are the victims, no one has been arrested and there is no suspect to speak of. In fact, thi
Crime Week Welcome to Crime Week, where Splinter is running stories about all manner of criminal actions and punishable offenses. America has never been good at dealing with drug crises. In the case of our most immediate drug crisis, the opioid epidemic, Donald Trump has vaguely talked about the need to help addicts and their families--but is short on any real monetary investment to combat the crisis, save a few fear-mongering anti-drug television ads and "solutions that have been available
As anyone who has been gripped by the Netflix series The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story will attest, in certain cases power and influence is all you need to get a "not guilty" verdict. The trial was a case of hard evidence on the side of the State versus a heavily bankrolled legal team batting for the defendant. OJ's blood was found at the crime scene, the DNA was a direct match, strands of hair consistent with Simpson's were found on Goldman's shirt, the left-hand glove found at B
Evil Genius, Netflix documentary on bizarre bank heist, is a reminder of how twisted the human mind can be Truth, as they say, is stranger than fiction. And nothing proves this better than the first season of Netflix's four-part documentary series Evil Genius , intriguingly titled ' The True Story of America's Most Diabolical Bank Heist '. In this elaborate deep-dive into one of the most bizarre true crimes America has seen on this side of the century, director and producer Trey Borzillieri give
We're going to laser focus on your so-called honest pursuit of truth. In short, we're coming for you. "Fisk" means refute with a point-by-point analysis according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. They thought she said, "fist", and that set the fake news reporters into a frenzy. Here's what one of the more annoying HuffPo writers tweeted: You can hear her comment at the end of this video. CNN military analyst Mark Hertling, along with some other fake news analysts, had a meltdown over the ad, s
Almost a third of Americans actually support Internet companies' decision to blacklist conservative organizations based on their presence on a "hate group" list published by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). When asked whether "internet companies should use this list as an excuse to censor or suppress mainstream and non-violent conservative groups by denying them access to their services?" a full 32 percent of Americans said "yes." A larger minority, 43 percent, said internet companies sho
On last night's episode of Off The Cuff Declassified , law enforcement expert Ben Mannes joined me to discuss the process of detaining illegal aliens. The media's hysterical coverage of Trump's illegal immigration policies ignores the fact that migrants are breaking the law despite having the ability to seek refugee status through legal means. If the migrants had opted to enter the United States through a regular point of entry, as opposed to sneaking across the border, they would not be subject
Border Patrol apprehends large group of illegal aliens entering U.S. Editor's Note: The following report is excerpted from Jerome Corsi's Red Alert , the premium online newsletter published by the current No. 1 best-selling author, WND staff writer and columnist. Red Alert subscriptions are $99 a year or $9.95 per month for credit card users . Annual subscribers will receive a free autographed copy of " The Late Great USA ," a book about the careful deceptions of a powerful elite who want to und
Transparency Needed, But Fought, Over NYPD Spying Transparency Needed, But Fought, Over NYPD Spying 2017-06-23 2017-06-23 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/06/John-Miller-150x84.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: John Miller appearing on his former employer, ABC News , representing his current employer, the NYPD. To Defeat Transparency, NYPD Turns to Journalist-Tu
Baltimore, MD -- In recent weeks, The Free Thought Project has been keeping a close eye on the developing case of a whistleblower with the Baltimore Police Department named Sean Suiter who was shot with his own gun the day before he was set to testify against corrupt cops within his own department. By: John Vibes This article first appeared at FreeThoughtProject Unlike most other shootings where police are the victims, no one has been arrested and there is no suspect to speak of. In fact, thi
Crime Week Welcome to Crime Week, where Splinter is running stories about all manner of criminal actions and punishable offenses. America has never been good at dealing with drug crises. In the case of our most immediate drug crisis, the opioid epidemic, Donald Trump has vaguely talked about the need to help addicts and their families--but is short on any real monetary investment to combat the crisis, save a few fear-mongering anti-drug television ads and "solutions that have been available
As anyone who has been gripped by the Netflix series The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story will attest, in certain cases power and influence is all you need to get a "not guilty" verdict. The trial was a case of hard evidence on the side of the State versus a heavily bankrolled legal team batting for the defendant. OJ's blood was found at the crime scene, the DNA was a direct match, strands of hair consistent with Simpson's were found on Goldman's shirt, the left-hand glove found at B
Evil Genius, Netflix documentary on bizarre bank heist, is a reminder of how twisted the human mind can be Truth, as they say, is stranger than fiction. And nothing proves this better than the first season of Netflix's four-part documentary series Evil Genius , intriguingly titled ' The True Story of America's Most Diabolical Bank Heist '. In this elaborate deep-dive into one of the most bizarre true crimes America has seen on this side of the century, director and producer Trey Borzillieri give
We're going to laser focus on your so-called honest pursuit of truth. In short, we're coming for you. "Fisk" means refute with a point-by-point analysis according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. They thought she said, "fist", and that set the fake news reporters into a frenzy. Here's what one of the more annoying HuffPo writers tweeted: You can hear her comment at the end of this video. CNN military analyst Mark Hertling, along with some other fake news analysts, had a meltdown over the ad, s
Almost a third of Americans actually support Internet companies' decision to blacklist conservative organizations based on their presence on a "hate group" list published by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). When asked whether "internet companies should use this list as an excuse to censor or suppress mainstream and non-violent conservative groups by denying them access to their services?" a full 32 percent of Americans said "yes." A larger minority, 43 percent, said internet companies sho
On last night's episode of Off The Cuff Declassified , law enforcement expert Ben Mannes joined me to discuss the process of detaining illegal aliens. The media's hysterical coverage of Trump's illegal immigration policies ignores the fact that migrants are breaking the law despite having the ability to seek refugee status through legal means. If the migrants had opted to enter the United States through a regular point of entry, as opposed to sneaking across the border, they would not be subject
Border Patrol apprehends large group of illegal aliens entering U.S. Editor's Note: The following report is excerpted from Jerome Corsi's Red Alert , the premium online newsletter published by the current No. 1 best-selling author, WND staff writer and columnist. Red Alert subscriptions are $99 a year or $9.95 per month for credit card users . Annual subscribers will receive a free autographed copy of " The Late Great USA ," a book about the careful deceptions of a powerful elite who want to und
There are two options available to Alabama Republicans that don't require either voting for the Democrat or total moral nihilism. 1. Stay home. 2. Convince yourself that all eight of Moore's accusers are lying, or at least that the ones alleging assault and an interest in 14-year-olds are, and pull the lever for Moore with a clear conscience. Kay Ivey, the governor, wants door number three -- there's no reason to disbelieve Moore's accusers, she allows, but the stakes are too high in Congress to
The Offensive Donald Trump didn't wait long to go on the offensive. He wanted to move fast to show resoluteness in his campaign promises (at least, those promises not aimed at "draining the swamp"). His first month in office made it clear that his agenda is aimed at attacking workers, targeting first and foremost the most oppressed sectors, and not against Wall Street or establishment politicians. His attack on immigrants is primarily an attack on immigrant workers . Silicon Valley and other tec
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 03:05 PM yallerdawg (15,914 posts) 9 million kids get health insurance under CHIP. Congress JUST LET IT EXPIRE. While we fretted about OUR insurance, they whacked our kid's insurance! Source: Washington Post, by Valerie Strauss Congress just allowed the Childrens Health Insurance Program, which provided low-cost health insurance to 9 million children, to expire. If action is not taken soon to restore the funding, the effects will become obvious in schools across the country, wit
Wilmington, North Carolina residents will be the first in the nation to have access to a "super wi-fi" network which operates using the "white space" between licensed channels. Technical experts, however, say the network will not provide legitimate wi-fi as it is commonly understood. Additionally, the bandwidth used to deploy the service will soon be outdated due to a Congressional mandate for the Federal Communications Commission to conduct auctions of unused television spectrum to raise an est
Consumer Power Report #347 Much of the conversation during this election season has revolved around the word "access," particularly within the health care space. What you ought to understand by now is that when most liberal politicians say "access," what they mean is "taxpayer subsidies." This is not exclusively the terminology of the left, but it is predominantly the way they speak--particularly when it comes to contraception, which is available in every pharmacy across the country for a very l
On last night's show, I looked at the backlash against TELUS's support for the Liberals' national carbon tax, and wondered who at the company was behind it... WATCH the rest of the show when you become a Premium Member of TheRebel.media. It's fast and easy to join -- just CLICK HERE and get instant, exclusive access to news, analysis and interviews the mainstream media won't show you. PLUS you get to watch weekly shows hosted by Faith Goldy, Gavin McInnes, Lauren Southern and Tiffany Gabbay (wit
How to confront Republican family members about the GOP tax plan (a holiday guide) Ready to confront your Republican Uncle Bob during the holidays? Here are the 3 main Republican arguments in favor of the Republican tax plan, followed by the truth . 1. It will make American corporations competitive with foreign corporations, which are taxed at a lower rate. Rubbish. American corporations now pay an effective rate (after taking deductions and tax credits) that's just about the same as most foreig
You're traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind... At a ratio of about 98.7% (spitballing, might be higher), for the sin of being a Christian or supporting Trump and border security, for opposing abortion, or just wanting to live your life with as little government intrusion as possible, whenever you turn on a TV or radio, watch a movie, open a magazine, look at the news, attend a class, crack a book, or catch a game, in ways subtle and not, you ar
Yeah, I'm goofing around, but it's the week after Christmas! And, the dismal suspense of the fiscal cliff isn't enough to keep me going. Last week's Eagle-Steals-Baby viral video , which turned out to be a hoax, was an expression of a pretty common tall tale or legend. The Globe and Mail , in the country that brought us the hoax video, explains: Stories about eagles carrying off people, especially small children, go back centuries and are found all over the world. In fact, the student's digital
We saw this coming over two years ago. There would come the point where Trump would be so toxic that the Republicans in the media would have to pretend that Donald Trump isn't a Republican. And of course, it would be born on Morning Joe, the lead Trump enabler throughout the election and beyond. Don't forget that Joe Scarborough sat in the limo with Trump in February of 2017, helping him polish his speech to Congress, sitting in the audience and giving Trump a standing O. . @realDonaldTrump met
The Offensive Donald Trump didn't wait long to go on the offensive. He wanted to move fast to show resoluteness in his campaign promises (at least, those promises not aimed at "draining the swamp"). His first month in office made it clear that his agenda is aimed at attacking workers, targeting first and foremost the most oppressed sectors, and not against Wall Street or establishment politicians. His attack on immigrants is primarily an attack on immigrant workers . Silicon Valley and other tec
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 03:05 PM yallerdawg (15,914 posts) 9 million kids get health insurance under CHIP. Congress JUST LET IT EXPIRE. While we fretted about OUR insurance, they whacked our kid's insurance! Source: Washington Post, by Valerie Strauss Congress just allowed the Childrens Health Insurance Program, which provided low-cost health insurance to 9 million children, to expire. If action is not taken soon to restore the funding, the effects will become obvious in schools across the country, wit
Wilmington, North Carolina residents will be the first in the nation to have access to a "super wi-fi" network which operates using the "white space" between licensed channels. Technical experts, however, say the network will not provide legitimate wi-fi as it is commonly understood. Additionally, the bandwidth used to deploy the service will soon be outdated due to a Congressional mandate for the Federal Communications Commission to conduct auctions of unused television spectrum to raise an est
Consumer Power Report #347 Much of the conversation during this election season has revolved around the word "access," particularly within the health care space. What you ought to understand by now is that when most liberal politicians say "access," what they mean is "taxpayer subsidies." This is not exclusively the terminology of the left, but it is predominantly the way they speak--particularly when it comes to contraception, which is available in every pharmacy across the country for a very l
On last night's show, I looked at the backlash against TELUS's support for the Liberals' national carbon tax, and wondered who at the company was behind it... WATCH the rest of the show when you become a Premium Member of TheRebel.media. It's fast and easy to join -- just CLICK HERE and get instant, exclusive access to news, analysis and interviews the mainstream media won't show you. PLUS you get to watch weekly shows hosted by Faith Goldy, Gavin McInnes, Lauren Southern and Tiffany Gabbay (wit
How to confront Republican family members about the GOP tax plan (a holiday guide) Ready to confront your Republican Uncle Bob during the holidays? Here are the 3 main Republican arguments in favor of the Republican tax plan, followed by the truth . 1. It will make American corporations competitive with foreign corporations, which are taxed at a lower rate. Rubbish. American corporations now pay an effective rate (after taking deductions and tax credits) that's just about the same as most foreig
You're traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind... At a ratio of about 98.7% (spitballing, might be higher), for the sin of being a Christian or supporting Trump and border security, for opposing abortion, or just wanting to live your life with as little government intrusion as possible, whenever you turn on a TV or radio, watch a movie, open a magazine, look at the news, attend a class, crack a book, or catch a game, in ways subtle and not, you ar
Yeah, I'm goofing around, but it's the week after Christmas! And, the dismal suspense of the fiscal cliff isn't enough to keep me going. Last week's Eagle-Steals-Baby viral video , which turned out to be a hoax, was an expression of a pretty common tall tale or legend. The Globe and Mail , in the country that brought us the hoax video, explains: Stories about eagles carrying off people, especially small children, go back centuries and are found all over the world. In fact, the student's digital
We saw this coming over two years ago. There would come the point where Trump would be so toxic that the Republicans in the media would have to pretend that Donald Trump isn't a Republican. And of course, it would be born on Morning Joe, the lead Trump enabler throughout the election and beyond. Don't forget that Joe Scarborough sat in the limo with Trump in February of 2017, helping him polish his speech to Congress, sitting in the audience and giving Trump a standing O. . @realDonaldTrump met
When the doors of the semi-truck were at last opened in a Walmart parking lot in San Antonio, Texas - less than three hours from where the truck departed at the Mexican-American border, eight people were already dead. Of the 39 migrants in the trailer, 30 were rushed to the hospital and according to local fire chief Charles Hood, roughly 20 of them were in critical condition. The causes of death were heat exposure and asphyxiation, due to what were likely clogged vent holes and an inoperative ai
Accused of killing someone in Texas and torching the victim's body, an MS-13 gang member's run from federal authorities ended Tuesday in the Charleston area, local officials said. Franklin Platero-Rodriguez, 21, was found with a 9 mm pistol when he was arrested while leaving a Subway restaurant on U.S. Highway 78 in Ladson, the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office said. He had been living on Lyn Drive. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told Fox News that Platero-Rodriguez, through a loo
Ten suspects allegedly chained a pickup truck to the front doors of a gun store, pulled the doors off their hinges, grabbed approximately 50 weapons, and fled the scene. The incident occurred at Carter's Country Guns & Ammo around 4:30 a.m., and KEYE TV reports that "the entire incident was captured on surveillance video." The video shows that the doors were covered with bars to keep anyone from gaining easy access to the store's interior by simply breaking glass. But the suspects got around the
Classes have been suspended at a Juarez school that was set on fire. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Police say a message from attackers claimed the school did not pay a protection fee Classes in the school have been suspended and parents say they fear for their children Graffiti messages in other schools have threatened attacks against teachers The messages are found in Ciudad Juarez, located across the border from El Paso, Texas Mexico City (CNN) -- Two armed attackers burst into a kindergarten and set fire
Police said a truck bomb exploded outside a hotel, flattening several buildings and setting vehicles on fire, while another blast struck the Medina district. More than 200 people were killed by twin bomb blasts that struck busy junctions in the heart of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, officials said on Sunday, marking the deadliest attacks since an Islamist insurgency began in 2007. President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo declared three days of national mourning and called for donations of blood and f
When deputies arrived at the home on Greenbank Drive Saturday morning and knocked on the door, no one initially came to the door. A deputy continued to knock and, eventually, the wife attempted to open the door and screamed for the deputy to save her and her 1-year-old baby . The deputy said he had to force his way in as Devbir Kalsi tried to force the door shut. Kalsi and his parents were all arrested. Investigators told FOX 13 the man's wife was badly beaten and had bruises over her entire bo
Weekly Arizona Border Report Drugs valued at nearly $550,000 seized in Yuma Sector Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents seized more than $550,000 in drugs during separate weekend incidents. Friday morning, a Border Patrol canine team discovered 57.5 pounds of methamphetamine, worth in excess of $287,700, concealed in non-factory compartments of a vehicle attempting to travel through Wellton Station's eastbound checkpoint on Interstate 8. Sunday morning, agents arrested two of nine illegal Mexican im
On Sunday, two "legally armed" citizens intervened in a shootout between New Yorkers in a Walmart parking lot, ending the exchange of gunfire and holding the suspects at gunpoint until police arrived. According to WCSH 6 , Augusta police say Kwiesha "Reggie" McBride of Harlem, New York, was sitting in one car in the parking lot, and Frankie Dejesus of Rochester, New York, was sitting in another, when they began shooting at one another during the incident that occurred in Augusta, Maine. "Police
"Armed police and fire vehicles have reportedly surrounded the Airbus A320 following reports of a "direct threat" while the flight has been evacuated at the Charles De Gaulle airport. Passengers were evacuated at around 8pm this morning and ordered to move "single file" onto the runway. Passengers were informed shortly before take off that a 'direct threat' had been made against the airport. British Airways wrote on its website: "We're very sorry, this flight has been delayed significantly". Mr
Pentagon police officers shot a man after he shot two of them March 4 outside the Pentagon. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Official: Memphis, Tennessee, police seized gun during traffic stop in 2005 Gun, traded to distributor in 2008, recovered at Pentagon shooting this month Memphis mayor: I'll review Police Department's practice of selling or trading guns Sheriff's spokesman: Trading for upgraded weapons is efficient way to get equipment See how guns seized by police departments can end up in criminals' han
Accused of killing someone in Texas and torching the victim's body, an MS-13 gang member's run from federal authorities ended Tuesday in the Charleston area, local officials said. Franklin Platero-Rodriguez, 21, was found with a 9 mm pistol when he was arrested while leaving a Subway restaurant on U.S. Highway 78 in Ladson, the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office said. He had been living on Lyn Drive. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told Fox News that Platero-Rodriguez, through a loo
Ten suspects allegedly chained a pickup truck to the front doors of a gun store, pulled the doors off their hinges, grabbed approximately 50 weapons, and fled the scene. The incident occurred at Carter's Country Guns & Ammo around 4:30 a.m., and KEYE TV reports that "the entire incident was captured on surveillance video." The video shows that the doors were covered with bars to keep anyone from gaining easy access to the store's interior by simply breaking glass. But the suspects got around the
Classes have been suspended at a Juarez school that was set on fire. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Police say a message from attackers claimed the school did not pay a protection fee Classes in the school have been suspended and parents say they fear for their children Graffiti messages in other schools have threatened attacks against teachers The messages are found in Ciudad Juarez, located across the border from El Paso, Texas Mexico City (CNN) -- Two armed attackers burst into a kindergarten and set fire
Police said a truck bomb exploded outside a hotel, flattening several buildings and setting vehicles on fire, while another blast struck the Medina district. More than 200 people were killed by twin bomb blasts that struck busy junctions in the heart of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, officials said on Sunday, marking the deadliest attacks since an Islamist insurgency began in 2007. President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo declared three days of national mourning and called for donations of blood and f
When deputies arrived at the home on Greenbank Drive Saturday morning and knocked on the door, no one initially came to the door. A deputy continued to knock and, eventually, the wife attempted to open the door and screamed for the deputy to save her and her 1-year-old baby . The deputy said he had to force his way in as Devbir Kalsi tried to force the door shut. Kalsi and his parents were all arrested. Investigators told FOX 13 the man's wife was badly beaten and had bruises over her entire bo
Weekly Arizona Border Report Drugs valued at nearly $550,000 seized in Yuma Sector Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents seized more than $550,000 in drugs during separate weekend incidents. Friday morning, a Border Patrol canine team discovered 57.5 pounds of methamphetamine, worth in excess of $287,700, concealed in non-factory compartments of a vehicle attempting to travel through Wellton Station's eastbound checkpoint on Interstate 8. Sunday morning, agents arrested two of nine illegal Mexican im
On Sunday, two "legally armed" citizens intervened in a shootout between New Yorkers in a Walmart parking lot, ending the exchange of gunfire and holding the suspects at gunpoint until police arrived. According to WCSH 6 , Augusta police say Kwiesha "Reggie" McBride of Harlem, New York, was sitting in one car in the parking lot, and Frankie Dejesus of Rochester, New York, was sitting in another, when they began shooting at one another during the incident that occurred in Augusta, Maine. "Police
"Armed police and fire vehicles have reportedly surrounded the Airbus A320 following reports of a "direct threat" while the flight has been evacuated at the Charles De Gaulle airport. Passengers were evacuated at around 8pm this morning and ordered to move "single file" onto the runway. Passengers were informed shortly before take off that a 'direct threat' had been made against the airport. British Airways wrote on its website: "We're very sorry, this flight has been delayed significantly". Mr
Pentagon police officers shot a man after he shot two of them March 4 outside the Pentagon. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Official: Memphis, Tennessee, police seized gun during traffic stop in 2005 Gun, traded to distributor in 2008, recovered at Pentagon shooting this month Memphis mayor: I'll review Police Department's practice of selling or trading guns Sheriff's spokesman: Trading for upgraded weapons is efficient way to get equipment See how guns seized by police departments can end up in criminals' han
Three assailants were also killed following two simultaneous gun and knife attacks near the walled old city. Hamas rejects Daesh claim of responsibility. Israeli policemen secure the scene of the shooting and stabbing attack outside Damascus gate in Jerusalem's old city June 16, 2017. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Israeli security forces shot dead three Palestinians who carried out shooting and stabbing attacks in which an Israeli border policewoman was killed in Jerusalem on Friday, police said. D
Silver Airways adding more North Florida service January 20, 2015 * by Kartik Krishnaiyer * in General Florida * 2 Comments Fort Lauderdale-based Silver Airways announced on Monday it is adding new nonstop service from Pensacola to Jacksonville with same-plane service onward to Silver's hub in Fort Lauderdale. The airline is also adding new service to Panama City with nonstop service to Orlando and Tampa. Last week, Silver announced new service to St Petersburg/Clearwater from Fort Lauderdale an
5K Shares A car bomb, or truck bomb, also known as a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), is an improvised explosive device placed inside a car or other vehicle and detonated. Car bombs can be roughly divided into two main categories; some are used primarily to kill the occupants of the vehicle (often as an assassination) and others are used as a means to kill, injure or damage people and buildings outside of the vehicle. The latter type may be either parked up (the vehicle disguis
One person is in custody after a rented Home Depot truck plowed into pedestrians along a Manhattan bike path and gunshots were reported. The suspect exited the vehicle with what appeared to be a gun and was promptly shot by police and taken into custody, CNN reported . Police are investigating a possible terrorist attack in Manhattan after a truck plowed into pedestrians on a bike path and gunfire was reported. BREAKING VIDEO: Shooting/car ramming incident Manhattan, multiple injured. Warning Gr
Two inebriated teenagers were killed when a truck ran them over as the two posed for a selfie while lying down on a poorly lit road in southern Turkey late Sunday. Muhammet Bozkurt, 17, and Caglar Savasci, 19, were traveling with three other friends in a rental car in the city of Antalya and had drunk heavily. Five men stopped their car near the airport and started watching planes taking off and landing before they decided to take a selfie lying down on a dimly lit section of the road. The drive
On Monday evening, a truck plowed into a Christmas market in Breitscheidplatz -- in western Berlin -- killing at least nine people injuring more than 50, according to police, as well as the Associated Press . Police stated on Twitter that the truck rammed into the popular market, which is located at the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. The police have stated that this is likely an attack, but that there is no official evidence. DPA International reports that an official investigation is under way
When the doors of the semi-truck were at last opened in a Walmart parking lot in San Antonio, Texas - less than three hours from where the truck departed at the Mexican-American border, eight people were already dead. Of the 39 migrants in the trailer, 30 were rushed to the hospital and according to local fire chief Charles Hood, roughly 20 of them were in critical condition. The causes of death were heat exposure and asphyxiation, due to what were likely clogged vent holes and an inoperative ai
Monster truck owner Cole Geeo of Texas is being hailed for his "redneck rescue" of neighbors stranded in flooded homes on Monday. Heavy flooding in Parker County, Texas, left Deborah Wright stranded on her second-floor balcony before Geeo came to the rescue in his eight-foot-tall monster truck, WFAA-TV reported . At the time, the Brazos River was about 4.5 feet above flood stage. "That's a redneck rescue I do believe," Dina Young Gray, Wright's co-worker at Millsap Independent School District, t
Ten suspects allegedly chained a pickup truck to the front doors of a gun store, pulled the doors off their hinges, grabbed approximately 50 weapons, and fled the scene. The incident occurred at Carter's Country Guns & Ammo around 4:30 a.m., and KEYE TV reports that "the entire incident was captured on surveillance video." The video shows that the doors were covered with bars to keep anyone from gaining easy access to the store's interior by simply breaking glass. But the suspects got around the
LYON, France (Reuters) - The international police agency Interpol does not believe the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines ( MASM.KL ) jet was the result of a terrorist attack, its head said on Tuesday. Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble also suggested that two men who boarded using stolen passports and had aroused suspicion may have been smuggled by traffickers. The plane, with 239 people on board, has been missing for four days and a search involving crews from 10 countries widened on Tu
Silver Airways adding more North Florida service January 20, 2015 * by Kartik Krishnaiyer * in General Florida * 2 Comments Fort Lauderdale-based Silver Airways announced on Monday it is adding new nonstop service from Pensacola to Jacksonville with same-plane service onward to Silver's hub in Fort Lauderdale. The airline is also adding new service to Panama City with nonstop service to Orlando and Tampa. Last week, Silver announced new service to St Petersburg/Clearwater from Fort Lauderdale an
5K Shares A car bomb, or truck bomb, also known as a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), is an improvised explosive device placed inside a car or other vehicle and detonated. Car bombs can be roughly divided into two main categories; some are used primarily to kill the occupants of the vehicle (often as an assassination) and others are used as a means to kill, injure or damage people and buildings outside of the vehicle. The latter type may be either parked up (the vehicle disguis
One person is in custody after a rented Home Depot truck plowed into pedestrians along a Manhattan bike path and gunshots were reported. The suspect exited the vehicle with what appeared to be a gun and was promptly shot by police and taken into custody, CNN reported . Police are investigating a possible terrorist attack in Manhattan after a truck plowed into pedestrians on a bike path and gunfire was reported. BREAKING VIDEO: Shooting/car ramming incident Manhattan, multiple injured. Warning Gr
Two inebriated teenagers were killed when a truck ran them over as the two posed for a selfie while lying down on a poorly lit road in southern Turkey late Sunday. Muhammet Bozkurt, 17, and Caglar Savasci, 19, were traveling with three other friends in a rental car in the city of Antalya and had drunk heavily. Five men stopped their car near the airport and started watching planes taking off and landing before they decided to take a selfie lying down on a dimly lit section of the road. The drive
On Monday evening, a truck plowed into a Christmas market in Breitscheidplatz -- in western Berlin -- killing at least nine people injuring more than 50, according to police, as well as the Associated Press . Police stated on Twitter that the truck rammed into the popular market, which is located at the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. The police have stated that this is likely an attack, but that there is no official evidence. DPA International reports that an official investigation is under way
When the doors of the semi-truck were at last opened in a Walmart parking lot in San Antonio, Texas - less than three hours from where the truck departed at the Mexican-American border, eight people were already dead. Of the 39 migrants in the trailer, 30 were rushed to the hospital and according to local fire chief Charles Hood, roughly 20 of them were in critical condition. The causes of death were heat exposure and asphyxiation, due to what were likely clogged vent holes and an inoperative ai
Monster truck owner Cole Geeo of Texas is being hailed for his "redneck rescue" of neighbors stranded in flooded homes on Monday. Heavy flooding in Parker County, Texas, left Deborah Wright stranded on her second-floor balcony before Geeo came to the rescue in his eight-foot-tall monster truck, WFAA-TV reported . At the time, the Brazos River was about 4.5 feet above flood stage. "That's a redneck rescue I do believe," Dina Young Gray, Wright's co-worker at Millsap Independent School District, t
Ten suspects allegedly chained a pickup truck to the front doors of a gun store, pulled the doors off their hinges, grabbed approximately 50 weapons, and fled the scene. The incident occurred at Carter's Country Guns & Ammo around 4:30 a.m., and KEYE TV reports that "the entire incident was captured on surveillance video." The video shows that the doors were covered with bars to keep anyone from gaining easy access to the store's interior by simply breaking glass. But the suspects got around the
LYON, France (Reuters) - The international police agency Interpol does not believe the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines ( MASM.KL ) jet was the result of a terrorist attack, its head said on Tuesday. Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble also suggested that two men who boarded using stolen passports and had aroused suspicion may have been smuggled by traffickers. The plane, with 239 people on board, has been missing for four days and a search involving crews from 10 countries widened on Tu
Published 8:29 PM, June 07, 2014 Updated 1:22 PM, September 01, 2015 WAITING FOR LUNCH. A child stands beside his mother as he waits for lunch after class. All photos by Fritzie Rodriguez/Rappler.com MANILA, Philippines - The children played around as their parents cooked lunch out in the open air. It was just like any other day in Franville Daycare Center, a small preschool on the side of a road right in the heart of Caloocan City. It has been conducting its school feeding program for almost 3
Juliana playing on the kitchen floor (with her pet bird, Sam) while her mother does the dishes. (Photo: Brenda Ann Kenneally) S itting in his fluorescent-lit kitchen in Sunset Park, Alberto heard the bulletin over Univision: Four days after Barack Obama's triumph, seven Suffolk County high-school students drove off on a ritual they called beaner jumping. Toward midnight by the Patchogue train station they found their man: Marcelo Lucero, 38, a soft-eyed Ecuadoran who worked at a dry cleaner's
Imagine this: every year during the Great Recession of 2007-2009 there were nearly four million home foreclosures. In that period, with job losses mounting, nearly 15% of American households were categorized as "food insecure." To many of those who weren't foreclosed upon, who didn't lose their jobs, who weren't "food insecure," to the pundits writing about that disaster and the politicians dealing with it, these were undoubtedly distant events. But not to me. For me, it was all up close and per
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says he and the first lady have relatives who are unemployed and suffering because of the economic crisis, but he's confident that 2010 will be a better year for the American people. During an interview on the Tom Joyner Morning Show, Obama said being part of the African-American community means that no matter how well you do, there is likely someone in your family who is hurting. Obama says his first priority this year was stabilizing the economy, which
Despite the official end of the recession in June 2009, the labor market remains stagnant. Employment has fallen by nearly 7 million jobs since the recession began. Unemployment remains above 9 percent. This is the weakest recovery of the post-World War II era. Current policies have not stimulated business hiring. If job creation occurs at the same rate as in the 2003-2007 expansion, unemployment will not return to pre-recession levels until 2018. If job creation continues at the low rate of the
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says it's inexcusable that home health care workers who care for the elderly and disabled can be paid less than minimum wage, and he's going to change it. The president has announced new Labor Department rules that will require those workers to be paid minimum wage, plus overtime. Currently 29 states don't require minimum wage and overtime for home health care workers. There are nearly 2 million such workers nationwide, and the presidents says that numbe
New Delhi: In an embarrassment for the government, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Monday removed a tweet that asked people "What's your choice?" based on a photo that displayed two women -- one overweight, depicting non-veg and processed food items and the other lean with fruits and vegetables. Twitterati immediately slammed the tweet, some calling it "stupidity at its highest" while others "fat shaming". While the fat woman depicted food items such as sausage, poultry, mea
TENS of millions of dollars donated to SA charities never make it to the needy because the money is spent on administration, wages and event management, an Advertiser analysis shows. More than 650 charities are registered in the state, and an examination of the 22 main cancer charities shows that from total donations of $125 million, only about 55c in the dollar is being passed on to the expected recipients. In their latest accounts provided to Consumer and Business Services, some charities admi
From the New York Times , we find out just how many Americans now qualify for food assistance: MARTINSVILLE, Ohio -- With food stamp use at record highs and climbing every month, a program once scorned as a failed welfare scheme now helps feed one in eight Americans and one in four children. With millions of jobs lost and major industries on the ropes, America's array of government aid -- including unemployment insurance, food stamps and cash welfare -- is being tested as never before. This seri
It abolished the national origins quota system that was in place before 1965, which abolishment resulted in a flood of Mexican immigrants, know for their exorbitant fertility, who slowly but steadily do to our country what they and their ancestors did to theirs. It allowed chain immigration of underachievers and over-breeders (euphemistically referred to as "low skilled immigrants") by awarding higher preference to the relatives of those already in America than to prospective immigrants with sou
Juliana playing on the kitchen floor (with her pet bird, Sam) while her mother does the dishes. (Photo: Brenda Ann Kenneally) S itting in his fluorescent-lit kitchen in Sunset Park, Alberto heard the bulletin over Univision: Four days after Barack Obama's triumph, seven Suffolk County high-school students drove off on a ritual they called beaner jumping. Toward midnight by the Patchogue train station they found their man: Marcelo Lucero, 38, a soft-eyed Ecuadoran who worked at a dry cleaner's
Imagine this: every year during the Great Recession of 2007-2009 there were nearly four million home foreclosures. In that period, with job losses mounting, nearly 15% of American households were categorized as "food insecure." To many of those who weren't foreclosed upon, who didn't lose their jobs, who weren't "food insecure," to the pundits writing about that disaster and the politicians dealing with it, these were undoubtedly distant events. But not to me. For me, it was all up close and per
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says he and the first lady have relatives who are unemployed and suffering because of the economic crisis, but he's confident that 2010 will be a better year for the American people. During an interview on the Tom Joyner Morning Show, Obama said being part of the African-American community means that no matter how well you do, there is likely someone in your family who is hurting. Obama says his first priority this year was stabilizing the economy, which
Despite the official end of the recession in June 2009, the labor market remains stagnant. Employment has fallen by nearly 7 million jobs since the recession began. Unemployment remains above 9 percent. This is the weakest recovery of the post-World War II era. Current policies have not stimulated business hiring. If job creation occurs at the same rate as in the 2003-2007 expansion, unemployment will not return to pre-recession levels until 2018. If job creation continues at the low rate of the
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says it's inexcusable that home health care workers who care for the elderly and disabled can be paid less than minimum wage, and he's going to change it. The president has announced new Labor Department rules that will require those workers to be paid minimum wage, plus overtime. Currently 29 states don't require minimum wage and overtime for home health care workers. There are nearly 2 million such workers nationwide, and the presidents says that numbe
New Delhi: In an embarrassment for the government, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Monday removed a tweet that asked people "What's your choice?" based on a photo that displayed two women -- one overweight, depicting non-veg and processed food items and the other lean with fruits and vegetables. Twitterati immediately slammed the tweet, some calling it "stupidity at its highest" while others "fat shaming". While the fat woman depicted food items such as sausage, poultry, mea
TENS of millions of dollars donated to SA charities never make it to the needy because the money is spent on administration, wages and event management, an Advertiser analysis shows. More than 650 charities are registered in the state, and an examination of the 22 main cancer charities shows that from total donations of $125 million, only about 55c in the dollar is being passed on to the expected recipients. In their latest accounts provided to Consumer and Business Services, some charities admi
From the New York Times , we find out just how many Americans now qualify for food assistance: MARTINSVILLE, Ohio -- With food stamp use at record highs and climbing every month, a program once scorned as a failed welfare scheme now helps feed one in eight Americans and one in four children. With millions of jobs lost and major industries on the ropes, America's array of government aid -- including unemployment insurance, food stamps and cash welfare -- is being tested as never before. This seri
It abolished the national origins quota system that was in place before 1965, which abolishment resulted in a flood of Mexican immigrants, know for their exorbitant fertility, who slowly but steadily do to our country what they and their ancestors did to theirs. It allowed chain immigration of underachievers and over-breeders (euphemistically referred to as "low skilled immigrants") by awarding higher preference to the relatives of those already in America than to prospective immigrants with sou
Turkey to finance the construction of 20 apartment buildings in Gaza Turkey will finance the construction of 20 residential buildings to host families whose homes were destroyed during the last Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, a Turkish official has announced. The representative of the Turkish Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA), Bulent Korkmaz, told Anadolu news agency on Sunday that TIKA will finance the construction of 20 apartment buildings, amounting to 340 units on a total area of 19
Many U.S. persons are alarmed upon learning of their reporting obligations with respect to foreign financial accounts. Those obligations include reporting the accounts and income therefrom on U.S. income tax returns, and reporting the accounts on FinCEN Forms 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts, ("FBARs"). "U.S. persons" required to report foreign financial accounts include U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents ("green card" holders), and others who reside in the U.S. (I will
Lebanon's precious cedar forests STORY HIGHLIGHTS Villagers sell home-made products and host tourists in their homes Visitor numbers are expected to increase from 40,000 last year to 50,000 this year Low snow and rainfall are a threat to the future of the forest Shouf, Lebanon (CNN) -- Lebanon's 2,000 hectares of cedar forest are a peaceful oasis for hikers, mountain bikers and bird-watchers, a world away from the hustle and bustle of Beirut. In the Shouf Cedar Reserve, the country's largest nat
The United Arab Emirates has donated $2 million and Qatar has pledged another $9 million to the besieged Gaza Strip, staving off a threatened shut-down of emergency hospital generators in the impoverished Palestinian enclave, officials said on Friday. The United Nations had appealed for funds on Tuesday, saying fuel for generators that keep Gaza's hospitals and sanitation services operating would run out within 10 days. The World Health organisation announced the UAE donation in a statement, say
Rich Gulf Arab countries have so far failed to diversify their economies away from oil revenue and some may eventually face political challenges as a result, a senior Qatar central bank official said on Tuesday. The comments by Khalid Alkhater, the Qatar central bank's Director of Research and Monetary Policy, were unusually frank public criticism by a senior official of economic policy-making in the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council. They reflected concern in the region about the impact of th
Showing a renewed concern for the interests of taxpayers, CBS put "Cost to Taxpayers" on screen Wednesday night as CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley worried not about the cost of ObamaCare, but "how much it cost taxpayers for the House to repeal the law again and again?" Pelley relayed how "the Congressional Research Service tells us that the House of Representatives costs us $24 million a week. So with two weeks spent repealing the law, that comes to a little under $50 million." What a meani
An Orthodox Israeli legislator resigned in disgrace Wednesday after prominent rabbis called for his dismissal for attending his nephew's gay wedding two years ago. Five rabbis accused legislator Yigal Guetta of "desecrating God's will" after he admitted to attending his nephew's gay wedding and ordering his family to attend with him, according to Reuters . Guetta, a member of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party, resigned from the Knesset, Israel's parliament, before he could be fired, and remained una
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is alert and making a swift recovery after being hospitalized with a fever over the weekend and should be released within days, an aide and a hospital doctor said Monday. Saeb Erekat said Abbas is in "very good health" after spending several hours visiting the Palestinian leader in a Ramallah hospital Monday. "He's recovering and doctors expect him to leave the hospital within the coming two days," Erekat said. Dr. Said Sarahneh, the medical
Doha will supply Khartoum with 505 buses as part of a trade agreement, the Qatari Ministry of Transport and Communications announced yesterday. The ministry said in a statement that the Qatari Minister of Transport and Communications, Jassim Bin Saif Al Sulaiti, met with Sudanese Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Khaled Mohammed Khair, and agreed that Mowasalat Qatar will supply Khartoum 505 buses. No value was given for the deal. A memorandum of understanding was also signed between Qat
Candle prices stable as 'Undas' nears - DTI Days before All Saints' Day, DTI assures the public of stable prices and supply of candles Published 11:16 AM, October 26, 2013 Updated 11:16 AM, October 26, 2013 SEASON OF CANDLES. With All Saints' Day and Christmas coming up, candle sales are expected to increase MANILA, Philippines - With only a few days until All Saints' Day on November 1, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is assuring the public of stable price and supply of candles. "Ther
Many U.S. persons are alarmed upon learning of their reporting obligations with respect to foreign financial accounts. Those obligations include reporting the accounts and income therefrom on U.S. income tax returns, and reporting the accounts on FinCEN Forms 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts, ("FBARs"). "U.S. persons" required to report foreign financial accounts include U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents ("green card" holders), and others who reside in the U.S. (I will
Lebanon's precious cedar forests STORY HIGHLIGHTS Villagers sell home-made products and host tourists in their homes Visitor numbers are expected to increase from 40,000 last year to 50,000 this year Low snow and rainfall are a threat to the future of the forest Shouf, Lebanon (CNN) -- Lebanon's 2,000 hectares of cedar forest are a peaceful oasis for hikers, mountain bikers and bird-watchers, a world away from the hustle and bustle of Beirut. In the Shouf Cedar Reserve, the country's largest nat
The United Arab Emirates has donated $2 million and Qatar has pledged another $9 million to the besieged Gaza Strip, staving off a threatened shut-down of emergency hospital generators in the impoverished Palestinian enclave, officials said on Friday. The United Nations had appealed for funds on Tuesday, saying fuel for generators that keep Gaza's hospitals and sanitation services operating would run out within 10 days. The World Health organisation announced the UAE donation in a statement, say
Rich Gulf Arab countries have so far failed to diversify their economies away from oil revenue and some may eventually face political challenges as a result, a senior Qatar central bank official said on Tuesday. The comments by Khalid Alkhater, the Qatar central bank's Director of Research and Monetary Policy, were unusually frank public criticism by a senior official of economic policy-making in the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council. They reflected concern in the region about the impact of th
Showing a renewed concern for the interests of taxpayers, CBS put "Cost to Taxpayers" on screen Wednesday night as CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley worried not about the cost of ObamaCare, but "how much it cost taxpayers for the House to repeal the law again and again?" Pelley relayed how "the Congressional Research Service tells us that the House of Representatives costs us $24 million a week. So with two weeks spent repealing the law, that comes to a little under $50 million." What a meani
An Orthodox Israeli legislator resigned in disgrace Wednesday after prominent rabbis called for his dismissal for attending his nephew's gay wedding two years ago. Five rabbis accused legislator Yigal Guetta of "desecrating God's will" after he admitted to attending his nephew's gay wedding and ordering his family to attend with him, according to Reuters . Guetta, a member of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party, resigned from the Knesset, Israel's parliament, before he could be fired, and remained una
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is alert and making a swift recovery after being hospitalized with a fever over the weekend and should be released within days, an aide and a hospital doctor said Monday. Saeb Erekat said Abbas is in "very good health" after spending several hours visiting the Palestinian leader in a Ramallah hospital Monday. "He's recovering and doctors expect him to leave the hospital within the coming two days," Erekat said. Dr. Said Sarahneh, the medical
Doha will supply Khartoum with 505 buses as part of a trade agreement, the Qatari Ministry of Transport and Communications announced yesterday. The ministry said in a statement that the Qatari Minister of Transport and Communications, Jassim Bin Saif Al Sulaiti, met with Sudanese Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Khaled Mohammed Khair, and agreed that Mowasalat Qatar will supply Khartoum 505 buses. No value was given for the deal. A memorandum of understanding was also signed between Qat
Candle prices stable as 'Undas' nears - DTI Days before All Saints' Day, DTI assures the public of stable prices and supply of candles Published 11:16 AM, October 26, 2013 Updated 11:16 AM, October 26, 2013 SEASON OF CANDLES. With All Saints' Day and Christmas coming up, candle sales are expected to increase MANILA, Philippines - With only a few days until All Saints' Day on November 1, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is assuring the public of stable price and supply of candles. "Ther
Daya's STILL pregnant. We shouldn't ever douche with Lysol or let the bed bugs out of our chia poons. Also, sex stuff happened. Bring enough snacks for the group and get in here! By gabby | June 15, 2015 | 78 Comments I've come to two conclusions: most entities aren't censoring gay content on purpose, they've just literally never thought of it; and filters, in most cases, are a waste of resources and a bad idea in general. By A.E. Osworth | June 13, 2015 | 48 Comments She's like, "What do you wa
The ire-inducing advertisement -- a static compilation of four photos -- was released Saturday afternoon. The first frame shows a dark-skinned woman in what appears to be a bathroom, a bottle of Dove body wash in the lower right-hand corner of the picture. In subsequent frames, the woman reaches down and lifts up her shirt (and apparently the rest of her skin/costume) to reveal a smiling white woman. Earlier that month, Dove also released six limited-edition bottles of body wash in British marke
I have personally experienced: 1. Being thrown naked into a "safety cell" which was covered in feces/vomit/blood and being deprived of food, water, and toilet for 36 hours as well as being exposed to frigid temperatures- all for begging for medical help for a broken limb! 2. Being forced to run laps and run up and down stairs when I asked for help with my broken foot. Also was forced to carry heavy mattresses as a punishment. 3. Witnessed a young 9 month pregnant lady who actually gave birth all
Rick Santorum has been talking about the "politicization of science" a lot lately--although (a pet peeve of mine) he seems to have a problem with pronouncing the phrase. He says "polititization." Check it out here . Not as bad as the people who say "political-ization," but don't get me started. Anyway, this is part of a broader narrative Santorum has woven, one in which the left wants to misuse science in order to exert control over you and quash your freedoms. This is particularly apparent in S
What parent hasn't heard the whiny cries of a preschooler proclaiming, "I'm booooooored"? It's a phrase my 4-year-old has picked up and is now using on an almost daily basis -- as if the woman scrubbing urine off the bathroom floor is having a grand ole time, partying down with her Clorox wipes. I've tried being patient and steering her to toys. I've been creative and given her half of my wardrobe to play dress-up with. I've even gotten desperate and handed her the iPad. Nothing, it seems, was a
The International Space Station 's toilet is still broken , people. And all of our toilet humor isn't doing anything to fix what could be a potentially extremely hazardous situation. And as Russian ISS chief Vladimir Solovyov explained, it could lead to a complete evacuation. Short of the airlock opening in the space station and sucking you out to die in a vacuum,... Read more Read It's true, we have a problem with the flushing system. This is a serious matter. In such circumstances there's even
I'm fascinated by how the mephedrone hysteria is playing out in the UK, not only because I like taking plant food and don't want it to be banned, but also because the UK government's rushed banning of the new drug exposes just how non-evidence-based their drug policies are. Things started unraveling last October when Professor David Nutt was forced to resign as chairman of the UK government's Advisory Committee on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) for suggesting that UK drug policy should be based on s
Juliana playing on the kitchen floor (with her pet bird, Sam) while her mother does the dishes. (Photo: Brenda Ann Kenneally) S itting in his fluorescent-lit kitchen in Sunset Park, Alberto heard the bulletin over Univision: Four days after Barack Obama's triumph, seven Suffolk County high-school students drove off on a ritual they called beaner jumping. Toward midnight by the Patchogue train station they found their man: Marcelo Lucero, 38, a soft-eyed Ecuadoran who worked at a dry cleaner's
Should an Arkansas woman have been charged with jeopardizing the welfare of her baby when she breastfed the child after she was caught drinking alcohol in a Conway, Arkansas restaurant? Well she was and she was jailed due to the fact. Even though the charge was dropped, the issue of drinking and breastfeeding remains a very sensitive topic. Adams, age 28, was eating pizza with her parents and had her nursing baby in her arms when two Conway police officers came into Gusano's Restaurant and put t
Some medical practices are straightforward; for a bacterial sinus infection, take antibiotics to kill the "bad" germs. Other forms of medicine take more brainpower to understand; an organ transplant requires a blood-type match, a specific timeframe for a successful surgery, special drugs, lifestyle restrictions and more. Then there's the mind-boggling research involved in identifying and validating cancer biomarkers through the consolidation and analysis of petabytes of data housed in multiple l
The ire-inducing advertisement -- a static compilation of four photos -- was released Saturday afternoon. The first frame shows a dark-skinned woman in what appears to be a bathroom, a bottle of Dove body wash in the lower right-hand corner of the picture. In subsequent frames, the woman reaches down and lifts up her shirt (and apparently the rest of her skin/costume) to reveal a smiling white woman. Earlier that month, Dove also released six limited-edition bottles of body wash in British marke
I have personally experienced: 1. Being thrown naked into a "safety cell" which was covered in feces/vomit/blood and being deprived of food, water, and toilet for 36 hours as well as being exposed to frigid temperatures- all for begging for medical help for a broken limb! 2. Being forced to run laps and run up and down stairs when I asked for help with my broken foot. Also was forced to carry heavy mattresses as a punishment. 3. Witnessed a young 9 month pregnant lady who actually gave birth all
Rick Santorum has been talking about the "politicization of science" a lot lately--although (a pet peeve of mine) he seems to have a problem with pronouncing the phrase. He says "polititization." Check it out here . Not as bad as the people who say "political-ization," but don't get me started. Anyway, this is part of a broader narrative Santorum has woven, one in which the left wants to misuse science in order to exert control over you and quash your freedoms. This is particularly apparent in S
What parent hasn't heard the whiny cries of a preschooler proclaiming, "I'm booooooored"? It's a phrase my 4-year-old has picked up and is now using on an almost daily basis -- as if the woman scrubbing urine off the bathroom floor is having a grand ole time, partying down with her Clorox wipes. I've tried being patient and steering her to toys. I've been creative and given her half of my wardrobe to play dress-up with. I've even gotten desperate and handed her the iPad. Nothing, it seems, was a
The International Space Station 's toilet is still broken , people. And all of our toilet humor isn't doing anything to fix what could be a potentially extremely hazardous situation. And as Russian ISS chief Vladimir Solovyov explained, it could lead to a complete evacuation. Short of the airlock opening in the space station and sucking you out to die in a vacuum,... Read more Read It's true, we have a problem with the flushing system. This is a serious matter. In such circumstances there's even
I'm fascinated by how the mephedrone hysteria is playing out in the UK, not only because I like taking plant food and don't want it to be banned, but also because the UK government's rushed banning of the new drug exposes just how non-evidence-based their drug policies are. Things started unraveling last October when Professor David Nutt was forced to resign as chairman of the UK government's Advisory Committee on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) for suggesting that UK drug policy should be based on s
Juliana playing on the kitchen floor (with her pet bird, Sam) while her mother does the dishes. (Photo: Brenda Ann Kenneally) S itting in his fluorescent-lit kitchen in Sunset Park, Alberto heard the bulletin over Univision: Four days after Barack Obama's triumph, seven Suffolk County high-school students drove off on a ritual they called beaner jumping. Toward midnight by the Patchogue train station they found their man: Marcelo Lucero, 38, a soft-eyed Ecuadoran who worked at a dry cleaner's
Should an Arkansas woman have been charged with jeopardizing the welfare of her baby when she breastfed the child after she was caught drinking alcohol in a Conway, Arkansas restaurant? Well she was and she was jailed due to the fact. Even though the charge was dropped, the issue of drinking and breastfeeding remains a very sensitive topic. Adams, age 28, was eating pizza with her parents and had her nursing baby in her arms when two Conway police officers came into Gusano's Restaurant and put t
Some medical practices are straightforward; for a bacterial sinus infection, take antibiotics to kill the "bad" germs. Other forms of medicine take more brainpower to understand; an organ transplant requires a blood-type match, a specific timeframe for a successful surgery, special drugs, lifestyle restrictions and more. Then there's the mind-boggling research involved in identifying and validating cancer biomarkers through the consolidation and analysis of petabytes of data housed in multiple l
An eating disorder is an illness that causes serious disturbances in a person's life. The National Institute of Mental Health lists several different forms of this disorder including eating extremely small amounts of food, and severely overeating. The First Lady's "Let's Move" program brings concern to a very real problem in the United States, and that is not just obesity, but the complete opposite. Institutions considering Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" program might propose weighing the benefit
"Under the principle of secularism, a single menu is proposed. No substitute meals will be provided except in case of food allergies," he said. "I am applying the recommendation of the Association of Mayors of France (AMF)," according to Rotger. The AMF recently published a guide for "secular best practices" which criticised "denominational menus" in canteens. "We are putting in place an operation so that children eat everything and that what is offered is balanced," Rotger added. "There is too
A Michigan judge has thought better of punishing three children over their parents' bitter divorce. The judge, who locked up the three kids because they refused to eat lunch with their father, has reversed her decision and sent them to summer camp instead. Oakland County Judge Lisa Gorcyca faced withering criticism for locking up the three -- ages 9, 10, and 15 -- in juvenile detention after they refused her order to meet with their father, NBC News reported Friday. The children, who commit
by Spencer Irvine on August 21, 2013 Print: Share: ** FILE ** Children look on in the Republican Hospital for Infectious Diseases, which specializes in treating HIV-positive children in Ust-Izhora outside St. Petersburg, Russia, in this Tuesday, May 30, 2006 file photo. Many Russian orphans born to HIV-positive mothers face discrimination on the part of health and educational officials. Authorities said Thursday they have halted the work of all foreign adoption agencies for several months, nea
Get extra pumped, Celiac disease-havers and/or trendy food diet types! There are gluten-free options! Girl Scouts of America experimented with their first batch of gluten-free shortbread cookies in select markets last year. This time around, they're going whole hock with the first ever gluten-free flavors in the organization's 98-year history to be sold on a national level: Toffee-tastic, "buttery cookies with toffee bits," and Trios, "peanut butter, chocolate chips and whole grain oats." Sorry,
There is certainly a scientific debate to be had over the efficacy of flu shots. But there is one thing for sure -- a belief in Jesus as your Lord and Savior doesn't ward off the virus responsible for killing thousands each year and making everyone's life a complete misery. Not according to Trump's Evangelical advisor Gloria Copeland, co-founder of the Kenneth Copeland Ministries in Texas, who believes praying to Jesus is a substitute for the flu shot. "Well, listen, partners, we don't have a
Only five weeks old, the puppies, all from the same litter, were crammed into a crate and dumped under a bush with no food or water. Their ordeal left them shivering, bloated and wobbly on their paws when they tried to walk. Luckily, a passerby checked the crate and rushed the young dogs home so they could be kept warm before alerting the RSPCA. The animal welfare charity has launched an investigation into the dumping, which happened in Halesowen, Dudley, last week. Vets at the RSPCA's Newbrook
If you eat a lot of poultry, beware: drugs fed to chickens can make your doctor-prescribed antibiotics less effective -- and in the most dire cases -- completely ineffective against dangerous diseases. You've given up red meat, cut your salt intake, vowed to exercise at least three times a week and, if you're a woman, upped your calcium intake. You're going to live to be 100. But before you plan your centennial years, consider this. That poultry you've been consuming may be as much a health prob
The University Interfaith Center is feeding dozens of students each week through its ongoing food drive. Students can choose from a selection of food items such as canned fruits and vegetables, peanut butter and jelly, loaves of bread and granola bars, among other items at the food pantry in the University Interfaith Center. Pastor Adele Langworthy from the University Interfaith Center and Cooperative Protestant Campus Ministry said she started the food drive in spring 2011 after repeatedly hear
"Maybe you should send me back to my country of birth. . . Philadelphia." I remember buying a jazz LP when I was a teen that had drummer named Muhammad Ali on it, I thought it was funny, but I guess that's when I realized that the name "Muhammad Ali" is kind of the "John Smith" of the Muslim world. I don't usually ragepost but Jesusfuxkingchrist Ican'tbelievethisis fucking. happening . . I guess I really did believe the U.S. was better than this. How American of me. Make room in your homes becau
"Under the principle of secularism, a single menu is proposed. No substitute meals will be provided except in case of food allergies," he said. "I am applying the recommendation of the Association of Mayors of France (AMF)," according to Rotger. The AMF recently published a guide for "secular best practices" which criticised "denominational menus" in canteens. "We are putting in place an operation so that children eat everything and that what is offered is balanced," Rotger added. "There is too
A Michigan judge has thought better of punishing three children over their parents' bitter divorce. The judge, who locked up the three kids because they refused to eat lunch with their father, has reversed her decision and sent them to summer camp instead. Oakland County Judge Lisa Gorcyca faced withering criticism for locking up the three -- ages 9, 10, and 15 -- in juvenile detention after they refused her order to meet with their father, NBC News reported Friday. The children, who commit
by Spencer Irvine on August 21, 2013 Print: Share: ** FILE ** Children look on in the Republican Hospital for Infectious Diseases, which specializes in treating HIV-positive children in Ust-Izhora outside St. Petersburg, Russia, in this Tuesday, May 30, 2006 file photo. Many Russian orphans born to HIV-positive mothers face discrimination on the part of health and educational officials. Authorities said Thursday they have halted the work of all foreign adoption agencies for several months, nea
Get extra pumped, Celiac disease-havers and/or trendy food diet types! There are gluten-free options! Girl Scouts of America experimented with their first batch of gluten-free shortbread cookies in select markets last year. This time around, they're going whole hock with the first ever gluten-free flavors in the organization's 98-year history to be sold on a national level: Toffee-tastic, "buttery cookies with toffee bits," and Trios, "peanut butter, chocolate chips and whole grain oats." Sorry,
There is certainly a scientific debate to be had over the efficacy of flu shots. But there is one thing for sure -- a belief in Jesus as your Lord and Savior doesn't ward off the virus responsible for killing thousands each year and making everyone's life a complete misery. Not according to Trump's Evangelical advisor Gloria Copeland, co-founder of the Kenneth Copeland Ministries in Texas, who believes praying to Jesus is a substitute for the flu shot. "Well, listen, partners, we don't have a
Only five weeks old, the puppies, all from the same litter, were crammed into a crate and dumped under a bush with no food or water. Their ordeal left them shivering, bloated and wobbly on their paws when they tried to walk. Luckily, a passerby checked the crate and rushed the young dogs home so they could be kept warm before alerting the RSPCA. The animal welfare charity has launched an investigation into the dumping, which happened in Halesowen, Dudley, last week. Vets at the RSPCA's Newbrook
If you eat a lot of poultry, beware: drugs fed to chickens can make your doctor-prescribed antibiotics less effective -- and in the most dire cases -- completely ineffective against dangerous diseases. You've given up red meat, cut your salt intake, vowed to exercise at least three times a week and, if you're a woman, upped your calcium intake. You're going to live to be 100. But before you plan your centennial years, consider this. That poultry you've been consuming may be as much a health prob
The University Interfaith Center is feeding dozens of students each week through its ongoing food drive. Students can choose from a selection of food items such as canned fruits and vegetables, peanut butter and jelly, loaves of bread and granola bars, among other items at the food pantry in the University Interfaith Center. Pastor Adele Langworthy from the University Interfaith Center and Cooperative Protestant Campus Ministry said she started the food drive in spring 2011 after repeatedly hear
"Maybe you should send me back to my country of birth. . . Philadelphia." I remember buying a jazz LP when I was a teen that had drummer named Muhammad Ali on it, I thought it was funny, but I guess that's when I realized that the name "Muhammad Ali" is kind of the "John Smith" of the Muslim world. I don't usually ragepost but Jesusfuxkingchrist Ican'tbelievethisis fucking. happening . . I guess I really did believe the U.S. was better than this. How American of me. Make room in your homes becau
In 1798, John Adams said, "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." The American Spirit , a new book coauthored by Dr. Ed Feulner, president of The Heritage Foundation, and Brian Tracy describes this common thread held between all Americans. (Article continues below) There are certain core American values that undergird the nation as a whole. Faith is one of those values. It contributes to our uniquely American Spir
By Dr. Earl Tilford Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon The Center For Vision & Values Grove City, PA - -( Ammoland.com )- In light of recent publicity about the U.S-British-Israeli cyber attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, we might want to consider intelligence lessons from the past. In the autumn of 1960, with the presidential race between Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Senator John F. Kennedy tightening, the Democratic Party candidate made much of a supposed "mis
BY: Matthew Continetti November 30, 2012 5:00 am If a campaign finance story is not about David Koch or Sheldon Adelson, do liberals care? Consider the reaction to Kenneth Vogel's important report on the winter meeting of the Democracy Alliance , the secretive organization of progressive millionaires and billionaires who finance an extraordinarily byzantine network of liberal foundations and Super PACs that operate with undisclosed "dark money." What reaction? Exactly. There wasn't any. The left
Rush Limbaugh attacked physicist Stephen Hawking for " dumbing down" the population by "filling them with "paranoia and fear" on the merits of climate change. Of all the people Rush Limbaugh could attack over their mental capabilities, the award winning and world renowned scholar isn't one of them. Limbaugh is shrill because Hawking blasted Trump for pulling out of the Paris Climate accords. Limbaugh said, "Stephen Hawking blasted Trump's recent decision to pull the United States out of the Pari
By Tim Graham | December 21, 2015 1:51 PM EST While The New York Times Book Review ignores books by conservatives from David Limbaugh to Mark Levin, they analyze conservatism by going to Sam Tanenhaus, who edited the Book Review from 2004 to 2013. One small problem: He wrote a book issued in 2009 predicting The Death of Conservatism. Tanenhaus proclaimed today's conservative movement was like "the exhumed figures of Pompeii, trapped in postures of frozen flight, clenched in the rigor mortis of a
Physicist Sean Carroll and @YourTitleSucks agree. The answer is "No." Slate has republished a thought-provoking essay by author, blogger and physicist Sean Carroll about why he won't take money from the John Templeton Foundation, "a philanthropic organization that supports research into the 'Big Questions of human purpose and ultimate reality,' encourages 'dialogue among scientists, philosophers, and theologians,' and seeks to use science to acquire 'new spiritual information.'" In other words:
By Ben Cohen Milton Friedman (1912-2006) is the God Father of 'neo liberal economics', the modern day version of capitalism. According to The Economist, Friedman "was the most influential economist of the second half of the 20th century...possibly of all of it." Back in the 1950's, Friedman essentially spawned the concept that government intervention in an economy was a bad thing, and for an economy to function properly, the 'market' was best left to itself. "I am in favor of cutting taxes under
Despite a decade of efforts by public figures such as Tipper Gore and Mike Wallace, as well as by countless health journalists, depression remains a baffling and controversial illness. Its manifestations seem to run the gamut from extreme and destructive dementia to what strikes some observers as not much more than a prolonged bad mood. Take two recent developments: In the case of Andrea Yates, who allegedly murdered her five children, Americans were told that she acted in the throes of an ongoi
Paul Krugman's reputation as the nation's most trustworthy economist is almost equalled by his sober political thinking. Krugman is a liberal, but he is no ideologue and views politics through the prism of extreme pragmatism. And as any realist/pragmatist knows, there is no comparison between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in any sense of the word. In his latest column for the New York Times , Krugman lays out the frustrating ways in which the news media will inevitably handle the battle betw
Rudy Giuliani, President-elect Donald Trump's top candidate for top diplomat, has advised foreign political figures and worked for lobbying and security firms whose clients have had complicated relationships with the U.S. government. While not personally involved in lobbying, Giuliani spent years at firms which represented governments and multinational companies, some of which had interests that diverged from those of the United States. He also made speeches demanding the State Department remove
By Dr. Earl Tilford Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon The Center For Vision & Values Grove City, PA - -( Ammoland.com )- In light of recent publicity about the U.S-British-Israeli cyber attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, we might want to consider intelligence lessons from the past. In the autumn of 1960, with the presidential race between Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Senator John F. Kennedy tightening, the Democratic Party candidate made much of a supposed "mis
BY: Matthew Continetti November 30, 2012 5:00 am If a campaign finance story is not about David Koch or Sheldon Adelson, do liberals care? Consider the reaction to Kenneth Vogel's important report on the winter meeting of the Democracy Alliance , the secretive organization of progressive millionaires and billionaires who finance an extraordinarily byzantine network of liberal foundations and Super PACs that operate with undisclosed "dark money." What reaction? Exactly. There wasn't any. The left
Rush Limbaugh attacked physicist Stephen Hawking for " dumbing down" the population by "filling them with "paranoia and fear" on the merits of climate change. Of all the people Rush Limbaugh could attack over their mental capabilities, the award winning and world renowned scholar isn't one of them. Limbaugh is shrill because Hawking blasted Trump for pulling out of the Paris Climate accords. Limbaugh said, "Stephen Hawking blasted Trump's recent decision to pull the United States out of the Pari
By Tim Graham | December 21, 2015 1:51 PM EST While The New York Times Book Review ignores books by conservatives from David Limbaugh to Mark Levin, they analyze conservatism by going to Sam Tanenhaus, who edited the Book Review from 2004 to 2013. One small problem: He wrote a book issued in 2009 predicting The Death of Conservatism. Tanenhaus proclaimed today's conservative movement was like "the exhumed figures of Pompeii, trapped in postures of frozen flight, clenched in the rigor mortis of a
Physicist Sean Carroll and @YourTitleSucks agree. The answer is "No." Slate has republished a thought-provoking essay by author, blogger and physicist Sean Carroll about why he won't take money from the John Templeton Foundation, "a philanthropic organization that supports research into the 'Big Questions of human purpose and ultimate reality,' encourages 'dialogue among scientists, philosophers, and theologians,' and seeks to use science to acquire 'new spiritual information.'" In other words:
By Ben Cohen Milton Friedman (1912-2006) is the God Father of 'neo liberal economics', the modern day version of capitalism. According to The Economist, Friedman "was the most influential economist of the second half of the 20th century...possibly of all of it." Back in the 1950's, Friedman essentially spawned the concept that government intervention in an economy was a bad thing, and for an economy to function properly, the 'market' was best left to itself. "I am in favor of cutting taxes under
Despite a decade of efforts by public figures such as Tipper Gore and Mike Wallace, as well as by countless health journalists, depression remains a baffling and controversial illness. Its manifestations seem to run the gamut from extreme and destructive dementia to what strikes some observers as not much more than a prolonged bad mood. Take two recent developments: In the case of Andrea Yates, who allegedly murdered her five children, Americans were told that she acted in the throes of an ongoi
Paul Krugman's reputation as the nation's most trustworthy economist is almost equalled by his sober political thinking. Krugman is a liberal, but he is no ideologue and views politics through the prism of extreme pragmatism. And as any realist/pragmatist knows, there is no comparison between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in any sense of the word. In his latest column for the New York Times , Krugman lays out the frustrating ways in which the news media will inevitably handle the battle betw
Rudy Giuliani, President-elect Donald Trump's top candidate for top diplomat, has advised foreign political figures and worked for lobbying and security firms whose clients have had complicated relationships with the U.S. government. While not personally involved in lobbying, Giuliani spent years at firms which represented governments and multinational companies, some of which had interests that diverged from those of the United States. He also made speeches demanding the State Department remove
Okay, some might not consider Vermont paradise in January. Deep, white-out winter beauty is not for everybody. But Vermont is indeed a beautiful place of clean, small towns, deep woods, pleasing mountain vistas, and a glorious history. I've been to Vermont numerous times, including in January, and have found it simpatico (make that sympathique) . For most of its history, Vermont has been populated almost exclusively by self-reliant patriots. But alas, thanks to an invasion of leftists from other
"THE LAST BEST HOPE ON EARTH" by Capt. Joseph R. John (Ret.), Chairman, CombatVeteransForCongress , (c)2016 (May 9, 2016) -- The most important election in the 240-year history of the Republic will be held in less the 6 months. So Patriotic Americans can: Protect and defend the US Constitution from the continued violations of its provisions by the current occupant in the Oval Office and from Hillary Clinton. Save the Free Enterprise System from the Socialist agenda driven by the federal governm
Are we living at the beginning of the Age of Fossil Fuels, not its final decades? The very thought goes against everything that politicians and the educated public have been taught to believe in the past generation. According to the conventional wisdom, the U.S. and other industrial nations must undertake a rapid and expensive transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy for three reasons: The imminent depletion of fossil fuels, national security and the danger of global warming. What if the
This action report from May 9th was originally published on the Earth First! Newswire. People fighting the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in North Carolina blocked the driveway of Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good's mansion in Charlotte on May 9th. Duke Energy is a major partner in the 600 mile long pipeline that would bring fracked gas from West Virginia, through Virginia, and into North Carolina. The activists who are with the group Beyond Extreme Energy set up a 20 foot tall mock fracking rig in the CEO's d
The Tully monster, the mysterious soft-bodied fossil found in Illinois in the 1950s, has been determined to be a vertebrate "on the stem lineage to lampreys," solving a decades old debate, according to the Chicago Tribune . Work on moving Tullimonstrum gregarium, or the Tully monster, into a new biological category was described in a paper published Wednesday in the science journal Nature . Francis Tully, a Texaco pipefitter and amateur fossil hunter, first discovered the prehistoric fossil in 1
In a recent post, I explored what I called the science of "truthiness" : How we can come to understand the denial of science, on issues like global warming, by examining the underlying psychology of political conservatism itself. But I must confess that in that item, I was relying on a fairly cliched understanding of the word "truthiness." Since it was first coined by Stephen Colbert in 2005, the term has taken on a massive life of its own -- coming to mean, in its broadest sense, the problem of
Why on Earth would we talk about a Social Science Research Center study like this? The real question is... how could we not ? Reported at QZ , this new study by Southern Methodist University Professor Ryan Murphy correlated a bunch of data which I can't make heads or tails of and figured out how psychopathic the residents of every state are. He was looking at the " levels of big five personality traits " (extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience) in
The Anatomy of Fascism by Robert O. Paxton Knopf, 2004 321 pp $26 cloth Vintage, 2005 336 pp $15 paperThe Nazi Conscience by Claudia Koonz Harvard University Press, 2003 362 pp $29.95 cloth Ever since William Wordsworth celebrated revolution as ... If poetry, as Wordsworth wrote, "takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility," political thought should take its origin from contention and anger similarly recollected. I suspect that tranquility is in short supply among our writers, but
Spiders are one of the many interesting creatures that are found on Earth. They come in all shapes, sizes, and the even come in a variety of colors and hues. Spiders also come in an assortment of different breeds. In fact, there are over 50,000 known species of this invertebrate around the world. An invertebrate is a creature that does not have a backbone in their bodies. Some arachnids can be quite friendly such as the large Tarantula spider that is seen to be a common house pet while other typ
Melinda Gates sits, calm and engaged, making direct eye contact - not the piercing variety favored by most executives in the technology world she hails from, but an interested, almost intimate, kind. In her sixth-floor office at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , Gates describes a work life fighting poverty in the developing world, balanced with a home life as a down-to-earth billionaire in Seattle. She wears a distinctive mustard-yellow jacket and a faint dusting of gold eye shadow to match,
"THE LAST BEST HOPE ON EARTH" by Capt. Joseph R. John (Ret.), Chairman, CombatVeteransForCongress , (c)2016 (May 9, 2016) -- The most important election in the 240-year history of the Republic will be held in less the 6 months. So Patriotic Americans can: Protect and defend the US Constitution from the continued violations of its provisions by the current occupant in the Oval Office and from Hillary Clinton. Save the Free Enterprise System from the Socialist agenda driven by the federal governm
Are we living at the beginning of the Age of Fossil Fuels, not its final decades? The very thought goes against everything that politicians and the educated public have been taught to believe in the past generation. According to the conventional wisdom, the U.S. and other industrial nations must undertake a rapid and expensive transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy for three reasons: The imminent depletion of fossil fuels, national security and the danger of global warming. What if the
This action report from May 9th was originally published on the Earth First! Newswire. People fighting the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in North Carolina blocked the driveway of Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good's mansion in Charlotte on May 9th. Duke Energy is a major partner in the 600 mile long pipeline that would bring fracked gas from West Virginia, through Virginia, and into North Carolina. The activists who are with the group Beyond Extreme Energy set up a 20 foot tall mock fracking rig in the CEO's d
The Tully monster, the mysterious soft-bodied fossil found in Illinois in the 1950s, has been determined to be a vertebrate "on the stem lineage to lampreys," solving a decades old debate, according to the Chicago Tribune . Work on moving Tullimonstrum gregarium, or the Tully monster, into a new biological category was described in a paper published Wednesday in the science journal Nature . Francis Tully, a Texaco pipefitter and amateur fossil hunter, first discovered the prehistoric fossil in 1
In a recent post, I explored what I called the science of "truthiness" : How we can come to understand the denial of science, on issues like global warming, by examining the underlying psychology of political conservatism itself. But I must confess that in that item, I was relying on a fairly cliched understanding of the word "truthiness." Since it was first coined by Stephen Colbert in 2005, the term has taken on a massive life of its own -- coming to mean, in its broadest sense, the problem of
Why on Earth would we talk about a Social Science Research Center study like this? The real question is... how could we not ? Reported at QZ , this new study by Southern Methodist University Professor Ryan Murphy correlated a bunch of data which I can't make heads or tails of and figured out how psychopathic the residents of every state are. He was looking at the " levels of big five personality traits " (extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience) in
The Anatomy of Fascism by Robert O. Paxton Knopf, 2004 321 pp $26 cloth Vintage, 2005 336 pp $15 paperThe Nazi Conscience by Claudia Koonz Harvard University Press, 2003 362 pp $29.95 cloth Ever since William Wordsworth celebrated revolution as ... If poetry, as Wordsworth wrote, "takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility," political thought should take its origin from contention and anger similarly recollected. I suspect that tranquility is in short supply among our writers, but
Spiders are one of the many interesting creatures that are found on Earth. They come in all shapes, sizes, and the even come in a variety of colors and hues. Spiders also come in an assortment of different breeds. In fact, there are over 50,000 known species of this invertebrate around the world. An invertebrate is a creature that does not have a backbone in their bodies. Some arachnids can be quite friendly such as the large Tarantula spider that is seen to be a common house pet while other typ
Melinda Gates sits, calm and engaged, making direct eye contact - not the piercing variety favored by most executives in the technology world she hails from, but an interested, almost intimate, kind. In her sixth-floor office at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , Gates describes a work life fighting poverty in the developing world, balanced with a home life as a down-to-earth billionaire in Seattle. She wears a distinctive mustard-yellow jacket and a faint dusting of gold eye shadow to match,
Black farmers say they've been duped out of millions of dollars after allegedly being sold fake seeds from Stine Seed Company and have filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western Division in Memphis, reports Raw Story . The farmers say the proof is in the lack of crops they produced and with the help of science testing experts at Mississippi State University, they uncovered their seeds were impotent. The farmers believe they are being purposely targeted in a
The migratory population of the monarch butterfly has reached an "ominous" low, researchers in Mexico announced Wednesday. Scientists are attributing the decline of this essential pollinating population to the ongoing drought and the "explosive" increase in the use of genetically modified crops in the American corn belt. "Because farmers have planted over 120 million acres of crops resistant to the milkweed-killing herbicide glyphosate, the monarchs' essential food supply has been all but destro
(Photo: Kenji Aoki) It seems very unlikely that the momentum for legalization will stop on its own. About 50 percent of voters around the country now favor legalizing the drug for recreational use (the number only passed 30 percent in 2000 and 40 percent in 2009), and the younger you are, the more likely you are to favor legal pot. Legalization campaigns have the backing of a few committed billionaires, notably George Soros and Peter Lewis, and the polls suggest that the support for legalization
While scientists and politicians in the developed world continue their tedious arguments about whether climate change is really happening, farmers in Africa have not only accepted it but are adjusting their entire lives to deal with rapid weather shifts brought on by global warming. Local environmental groups have been tracking dramatic seasonal changes in Benin, Kenya and Malawi, nations with a lot of farmland that have traditionally relied primarily on rain to irrigate crops. Now the rainy sea
When Big Pharma joined police groups and prison suppliers in opposing the marijuana reform wave, it wasn't exactly a head-scratcher. Drug companies employ thousands of scientists who understand all too well the threat that cannabis, one of the oldest and safest drugs on the planet, poses to their bosses. The industry knows that just two of the cannabinoids contained in the plant, THC and Cannabidiol, are cheap, effective and non-toxic treatments for a startlingly broad range of conditions, from
We are told that carbon dioxide is a pollutant. But Clexit has organic chemists, biologists, physicians, naturalists, graziers, foresters and farmers who know that extra carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is very beneficial for Earth's biosphere - deserts are contracting, bush and forests are expanding, and crop yields are up. We are told that sea levels are rising alarmingly. But Clexit has experts on sea level history and measurement who can prove that there is nothing unusual or alarming about
Saturday, June 30th, 2012 What Would A Real Transition To A Sustainable Society Look Like? By Max Wilbert / Deep Green Resistance Climate scientists are clear that modern human societies are changing the atmosphere of the planet, mainly by clearing forests, grasslands, wetlands, and other natural ecosystems for the purposes of development and logging and by burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas. These activities are releasing greenhouse gases and destroying natural greenhouse g
From Copenhagen To India, Restoring The Link Between Farmer And Consumer And Challenging The Corporate Hijack Of Global Food And Agriculture By Colin Todhunter 16 January, 2016 Countercurrents.org "Food systems have been reduced to a model of industrialised agriculture controlled by a few transnational food corporations together with a small group of huge retailers. It is a model designed to generate profits... Instead of being dedicated to the production of food ... it focuses increasingly on t
A rare west coast mammal is up for Endangered Species protection thanks to the threat posed by California's illegal marijuana industry. The fisher, a carnivorous cousin of the weasel found in the old-growth forests in California, Oregon and Washington is already rare, its numbers reduced by fur trappers and loggers going back to the 1800s, as well as by urban development. Only two naturally occurring wild populations exist, according to the Center for Biological Diversity : one is in the southe
Monsanto, Lawyers, Lies and Videotape Seeds of Censorship Sown at University of Manitoba Jim Sanders Food and Agriculture August 31, 2005 Completed more than two years ago, Seeds of Change was my first feature documentary film. The documentary was supposed to facilitate communication among farmers and the residents of rural communities regarding the effects of the new technologies associated with Genetically Modified Crops (GMCs). Farmers and the public have yet to see the video because the
The migratory population of the monarch butterfly has reached an "ominous" low, researchers in Mexico announced Wednesday. Scientists are attributing the decline of this essential pollinating population to the ongoing drought and the "explosive" increase in the use of genetically modified crops in the American corn belt. "Because farmers have planted over 120 million acres of crops resistant to the milkweed-killing herbicide glyphosate, the monarchs' essential food supply has been all but destro
(Photo: Kenji Aoki) It seems very unlikely that the momentum for legalization will stop on its own. About 50 percent of voters around the country now favor legalizing the drug for recreational use (the number only passed 30 percent in 2000 and 40 percent in 2009), and the younger you are, the more likely you are to favor legal pot. Legalization campaigns have the backing of a few committed billionaires, notably George Soros and Peter Lewis, and the polls suggest that the support for legalization
While scientists and politicians in the developed world continue their tedious arguments about whether climate change is really happening, farmers in Africa have not only accepted it but are adjusting their entire lives to deal with rapid weather shifts brought on by global warming. Local environmental groups have been tracking dramatic seasonal changes in Benin, Kenya and Malawi, nations with a lot of farmland that have traditionally relied primarily on rain to irrigate crops. Now the rainy sea
When Big Pharma joined police groups and prison suppliers in opposing the marijuana reform wave, it wasn't exactly a head-scratcher. Drug companies employ thousands of scientists who understand all too well the threat that cannabis, one of the oldest and safest drugs on the planet, poses to their bosses. The industry knows that just two of the cannabinoids contained in the plant, THC and Cannabidiol, are cheap, effective and non-toxic treatments for a startlingly broad range of conditions, from
We are told that carbon dioxide is a pollutant. But Clexit has organic chemists, biologists, physicians, naturalists, graziers, foresters and farmers who know that extra carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is very beneficial for Earth's biosphere - deserts are contracting, bush and forests are expanding, and crop yields are up. We are told that sea levels are rising alarmingly. But Clexit has experts on sea level history and measurement who can prove that there is nothing unusual or alarming about
Saturday, June 30th, 2012 What Would A Real Transition To A Sustainable Society Look Like? By Max Wilbert / Deep Green Resistance Climate scientists are clear that modern human societies are changing the atmosphere of the planet, mainly by clearing forests, grasslands, wetlands, and other natural ecosystems for the purposes of development and logging and by burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas. These activities are releasing greenhouse gases and destroying natural greenhouse g
From Copenhagen To India, Restoring The Link Between Farmer And Consumer And Challenging The Corporate Hijack Of Global Food And Agriculture By Colin Todhunter 16 January, 2016 Countercurrents.org "Food systems have been reduced to a model of industrialised agriculture controlled by a few transnational food corporations together with a small group of huge retailers. It is a model designed to generate profits... Instead of being dedicated to the production of food ... it focuses increasingly on t
A rare west coast mammal is up for Endangered Species protection thanks to the threat posed by California's illegal marijuana industry. The fisher, a carnivorous cousin of the weasel found in the old-growth forests in California, Oregon and Washington is already rare, its numbers reduced by fur trappers and loggers going back to the 1800s, as well as by urban development. Only two naturally occurring wild populations exist, according to the Center for Biological Diversity : one is in the southe
Monsanto, Lawyers, Lies and Videotape Seeds of Censorship Sown at University of Manitoba Jim Sanders Food and Agriculture August 31, 2005 Completed more than two years ago, Seeds of Change was my first feature documentary film. The documentary was supposed to facilitate communication among farmers and the residents of rural communities regarding the effects of the new technologies associated with Genetically Modified Crops (GMCs). Farmers and the public have yet to see the video because the
FROM Coffin Bay to the Kimberley and Great Dividing Range, wild horses roam free. To some they are a feral pest, to others a treasure in need of protection. There are half a million brumbies roaming wild in Australia. They, along with even greater numbers of feral donkeys, are serious environmental pests. They cause erosion, spread weeds, and compete for feed and water with native animals and livestock. But unlike feral rabbits, cats, dogs, pigs, goats, donkeys and camels, many Australians love
Alaska alone has 57 million acres (more than all of Utah) set aside as wilderness As they have since long before 1980, activists continue to claim that any drilling would destroy the entire ANWR area's wilderness character and threaten its caribou, polar bears, birds and other wildlife. In all too typical hyperbole, League of Conservation Voters president Gene Karpinski claimed the tax law provision will "turn one of our last remaining wild places into an industrial oilfield." That's absurd. Ala
Sonia Najera walks under a canopy of ash and sugar hackberry trees, down a dirt path that ends at the water's edge of the Rio Grande. The spot is a mile from the tidal flats where the river mixes with the Gulf of Mexico after its journey from the Colorado headwaters. Najera, South Texas project manager for the Nature Conservancy, points to paw prints in the muddy river bank. "That's a canine," she says, "probably a coyote. That looks like badger; that's chachalaca for sure," she continues, descr
The probable changes as the world heats are so great that climate adaptation to cope with the inevitable is now essential, scientists are warning. Forest damage, drought and floods, for example, will all worsen, and tidal ranges are already changing. More than half of all the natural vegetation of California is at risk as temperatures rise. Even were the US and other nations to honour the promises made in the Paris Agreement of 2015, one fourth of California's natural wilderness would be und
Jan 18, 2017 -- The second wolf sadly passed away in spite of Aspen Wildlife sanctuary and Dr Sherri's best efforts. He seemed to improve for a couple of days with being hydrated, given electrolytes and slow feeding. It was likely from organ failure due to the severity of his starvation and dehydration. I am heartsick at the struggle the poor animal endured at the hands of and due to the whim of humans. Dr Sherri estimated it took the wolf a week to chew through the stainless steel snare cable
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A National Park Service mountain ranger didn't dare unhook a rope connecting him to a hovering helicopter as he stood on the nose of a wrecked airplane on a mountainside in Alaska's Denali National Park. The sightseeing plane, with five people inside, crashed on a vertical crevasse. The ice may have pulled away from the mountainside, with snow piled up in the gap, creating what climbers call a false floor. "When you're standing right next to the airplane, you don't know
But this success has been only partial. The centuries-old war against wolves continues to rage, particularly in states where the species has lost federal protection in recent years, as management of wolf populations was turned over to the states. On Friday, the federal Fish and Wildlife Service put forward a proposal that would make matters even worse. It proposed stripping the remaining federal protections for the gray wolf in the rest of the United States (with the exception of the extremely r
Who wants toxic waste dumped in their neighborhood? How about a chemical dump leaking toxic chemicals into the soil near your local playground and into your groundwater supply? Raise your hands, please. We want the latest technology, cheap electricity, and the convenience of disposable cleaning supplies, but we don't like the consequences that come from fulfilling such demands. The Not In My Back Yard (NIMBY) defense is a powerful force behind dumping hazardous material from developed countries
Bazoule (Burkina Faso) (AFP) - Crocodiles may be one of the deadliest hunters in the animal kingdom, but in a small village in Burkina Faso it is not unusual to see someone sitting atop one of the fearsome reptiles. People in Bazoule, around 30 kilometres (20 miles) from the capital Ouagadougou, share their pond with more than 100 of the razor-toothed creatures. "We got used to the crocodiles when we were young, swimming in the water with them and all that," said Pierre Kabore, just a few metres
Saturday, April 16th, 2016 Mexico: Wild Whitetail Deer, Thought to be Extinct, Living in Jungle by Mandy Gardner / Earth Island Photographer Tati Biermas captured Cozumel's elusive whitetail deer on film this past October. It has been about 10 years since local environmentalists and conservationists sadly concluded that the last of the wild whitetail deer -- odocoilesis virginiansis yucatanensis -- had disappeared from Mexico's Isla Cozumel. Despite private conservation efforts and awareness cam
Alaska alone has 57 million acres (more than all of Utah) set aside as wilderness As they have since long before 1980, activists continue to claim that any drilling would destroy the entire ANWR area's wilderness character and threaten its caribou, polar bears, birds and other wildlife. In all too typical hyperbole, League of Conservation Voters president Gene Karpinski claimed the tax law provision will "turn one of our last remaining wild places into an industrial oilfield." That's absurd. Ala
Sonia Najera walks under a canopy of ash and sugar hackberry trees, down a dirt path that ends at the water's edge of the Rio Grande. The spot is a mile from the tidal flats where the river mixes with the Gulf of Mexico after its journey from the Colorado headwaters. Najera, South Texas project manager for the Nature Conservancy, points to paw prints in the muddy river bank. "That's a canine," she says, "probably a coyote. That looks like badger; that's chachalaca for sure," she continues, descr
The probable changes as the world heats are so great that climate adaptation to cope with the inevitable is now essential, scientists are warning. Forest damage, drought and floods, for example, will all worsen, and tidal ranges are already changing. More than half of all the natural vegetation of California is at risk as temperatures rise. Even were the US and other nations to honour the promises made in the Paris Agreement of 2015, one fourth of California's natural wilderness would be und
Jan 18, 2017 -- The second wolf sadly passed away in spite of Aspen Wildlife sanctuary and Dr Sherri's best efforts. He seemed to improve for a couple of days with being hydrated, given electrolytes and slow feeding. It was likely from organ failure due to the severity of his starvation and dehydration. I am heartsick at the struggle the poor animal endured at the hands of and due to the whim of humans. Dr Sherri estimated it took the wolf a week to chew through the stainless steel snare cable
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A National Park Service mountain ranger didn't dare unhook a rope connecting him to a hovering helicopter as he stood on the nose of a wrecked airplane on a mountainside in Alaska's Denali National Park. The sightseeing plane, with five people inside, crashed on a vertical crevasse. The ice may have pulled away from the mountainside, with snow piled up in the gap, creating what climbers call a false floor. "When you're standing right next to the airplane, you don't know
But this success has been only partial. The centuries-old war against wolves continues to rage, particularly in states where the species has lost federal protection in recent years, as management of wolf populations was turned over to the states. On Friday, the federal Fish and Wildlife Service put forward a proposal that would make matters even worse. It proposed stripping the remaining federal protections for the gray wolf in the rest of the United States (with the exception of the extremely r
Who wants toxic waste dumped in their neighborhood? How about a chemical dump leaking toxic chemicals into the soil near your local playground and into your groundwater supply? Raise your hands, please. We want the latest technology, cheap electricity, and the convenience of disposable cleaning supplies, but we don't like the consequences that come from fulfilling such demands. The Not In My Back Yard (NIMBY) defense is a powerful force behind dumping hazardous material from developed countries
Bazoule (Burkina Faso) (AFP) - Crocodiles may be one of the deadliest hunters in the animal kingdom, but in a small village in Burkina Faso it is not unusual to see someone sitting atop one of the fearsome reptiles. People in Bazoule, around 30 kilometres (20 miles) from the capital Ouagadougou, share their pond with more than 100 of the razor-toothed creatures. "We got used to the crocodiles when we were young, swimming in the water with them and all that," said Pierre Kabore, just a few metres
Saturday, April 16th, 2016 Mexico: Wild Whitetail Deer, Thought to be Extinct, Living in Jungle by Mandy Gardner / Earth Island Photographer Tati Biermas captured Cozumel's elusive whitetail deer on film this past October. It has been about 10 years since local environmentalists and conservationists sadly concluded that the last of the wild whitetail deer -- odocoilesis virginiansis yucatanensis -- had disappeared from Mexico's Isla Cozumel. Despite private conservation efforts and awareness cam
Yes, that's today's big climate thought from EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. Readers were already troubled to learn that cleaning out the refrigerator leads to more food in landfills, where it produces greenhouse gasses that are killing all life on earth, but climate change is a troubling thing. Fortunately the party of science has God on its side. Likely inspired by Pope Francis' encyclical calling for action against man-caused climate change, McCarthy held a ceremony today honoring the 12 "C
It's obvious that Ivanka Trump is beyond beautiful, but on top of that she's smart, independent and a key voice in the Trump Administration. She's about to become the most powerful and prominent first daughter in U.S. history. Ivanka has already charmed America and there's no doubt she'll charm the rest of the world during her father's term as president. Scroll through the gallery to see how lovely the first daughter is. [lz_slideshow ids="272604,272599,272618,272619,272607,272621,272620,272603,
Congressional Western Caucus calls attention to abuses of former administrators Lisa Jackson and Gina McCarthy... Scott Pruitt/Photo by Gage Skidmore (John Wynne, Liberty Headlines) Exorbitant travel costs, and excessive spending on security detail - those are the charges being leveled at current EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Yet according to a press release from the Congressional Western Caucus, the EPA saw far worse scandals under the leadership of Obama appointees Lisa Jackson and Gina McCa
by Evie Forham South Carolina Republican congressional candidate Katie Arrington was moved out of intensive care and has begun physical therapy after a June 22 car crash left her in serious condition, a Thursday tweet from candidate's Twitter account said. Arrington is expected to make a full recovery after the collision. Katie Arrington was moved out of ICU last night. Her physical therapy session today went extremely well and was twice as long as yesterday's session. Katie knows these sessio
Alaska's Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski is currently "evolving" on her stance on gay marriage, which -- should she reach the cro magnon phase by this weekend -- would make her the second Republican Senator to support the issue after Rob Portman of Ohio " came out " two weeks ago. "I think it's important to acknowledge that there is a change afoot in this country in terms of how marriage is viewed," Murkowski told the Chugiak Eagle River Star . "The term 'evolving view' has been perhaps overused,
Gina Genovese. Genovese Gina Genovese -- a former professional tennis player and mayor of Long Hill -- is running an independent campaign for New Jersey governor centered around sharing services between municipalities, a move that Genovese claims could slash property tax bills by up to 15 percent for many New Jersey homeowners. "I feel that the only hope for New Jersey is if I at least bring this message to the governor's race so people can talk about real issues and real solutions and look at t
Gina Miller has been crowned as one of the most influential and successful migrants of all time - Gina Miller features alongside Madeleine Albright and Elon Musk in the inaugural list celebrating the achievements of first and second generation migrants. Miller's history of activism and fighting for her beliefs contributed to her inclusion. Other winners include the Tour De France and Vuelta a Espana winner, Chris Froome, World Championship Boxer Anthony Joshua and The Evening Standard and The In
Olga Baranova, the former director and current program director, is running the Moscow Community Center from afar for her safety. Photo: Heather Cassell It was a bold move. One that was dangerous in Russia, a country known for being one of the most homophobic in the world, and, eventually, led a woman to flee with her family to the United States. However, Olga Baranova, a 40-year-old lesbian, knew it was necessary in order to continue operating Moscow's only LGBT community center. The LGBT act
Ivanka Trump and Chelsea Clinton has rallied around former President Barack Obama's daughter, Malia Obama , after a video appeared... President Trump said that the recent flood of sexual assault allegations from Capitol Hill to Hollywood was a good thing... According to Vanity Fair, President Donald Trump is looking for a way to send hisdaughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared... Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has lashed out at President Donald Trump following the president's decision to can
In recognition of Ivanka Trump's complicity in an administration dismissive of climate change, thousands petition to rename one of the most dangerous hurricanes. A growing number of people have noticed that the letter of Ivanka Trump's first name conveniently lends itself to the World Meteorological Association's method of naming hurricanes. Given her role in an administration full of climate change deniers , they've petitioned to have Hurricane Irma , one of the most dangerous Atlantic storms
It's obvious that Ivanka Trump is beyond beautiful, but on top of that she's smart, independent and a key voice in the Trump Administration. She's about to become the most powerful and prominent first daughter in U.S. history. Ivanka has already charmed America and there's no doubt she'll charm the rest of the world during her father's term as president. Scroll through the gallery to see how lovely the first daughter is. [lz_slideshow ids="272604,272599,272618,272619,272607,272621,272620,272603,
Congressional Western Caucus calls attention to abuses of former administrators Lisa Jackson and Gina McCarthy... Scott Pruitt/Photo by Gage Skidmore (John Wynne, Liberty Headlines) Exorbitant travel costs, and excessive spending on security detail - those are the charges being leveled at current EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Yet according to a press release from the Congressional Western Caucus, the EPA saw far worse scandals under the leadership of Obama appointees Lisa Jackson and Gina McCa
by Evie Forham South Carolina Republican congressional candidate Katie Arrington was moved out of intensive care and has begun physical therapy after a June 22 car crash left her in serious condition, a Thursday tweet from candidate's Twitter account said. Arrington is expected to make a full recovery after the collision. Katie Arrington was moved out of ICU last night. Her physical therapy session today went extremely well and was twice as long as yesterday's session. Katie knows these sessio
Alaska's Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski is currently "evolving" on her stance on gay marriage, which -- should she reach the cro magnon phase by this weekend -- would make her the second Republican Senator to support the issue after Rob Portman of Ohio " came out " two weeks ago. "I think it's important to acknowledge that there is a change afoot in this country in terms of how marriage is viewed," Murkowski told the Chugiak Eagle River Star . "The term 'evolving view' has been perhaps overused,
Gina Genovese. Genovese Gina Genovese -- a former professional tennis player and mayor of Long Hill -- is running an independent campaign for New Jersey governor centered around sharing services between municipalities, a move that Genovese claims could slash property tax bills by up to 15 percent for many New Jersey homeowners. "I feel that the only hope for New Jersey is if I at least bring this message to the governor's race so people can talk about real issues and real solutions and look at t
Gina Miller has been crowned as one of the most influential and successful migrants of all time - Gina Miller features alongside Madeleine Albright and Elon Musk in the inaugural list celebrating the achievements of first and second generation migrants. Miller's history of activism and fighting for her beliefs contributed to her inclusion. Other winners include the Tour De France and Vuelta a Espana winner, Chris Froome, World Championship Boxer Anthony Joshua and The Evening Standard and The In
Olga Baranova, the former director and current program director, is running the Moscow Community Center from afar for her safety. Photo: Heather Cassell It was a bold move. One that was dangerous in Russia, a country known for being one of the most homophobic in the world, and, eventually, led a woman to flee with her family to the United States. However, Olga Baranova, a 40-year-old lesbian, knew it was necessary in order to continue operating Moscow's only LGBT community center. The LGBT act
Ivanka Trump and Chelsea Clinton has rallied around former President Barack Obama's daughter, Malia Obama , after a video appeared... President Trump said that the recent flood of sexual assault allegations from Capitol Hill to Hollywood was a good thing... According to Vanity Fair, President Donald Trump is looking for a way to send hisdaughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared... Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has lashed out at President Donald Trump following the president's decision to can
In recognition of Ivanka Trump's complicity in an administration dismissive of climate change, thousands petition to rename one of the most dangerous hurricanes. A growing number of people have noticed that the letter of Ivanka Trump's first name conveniently lends itself to the World Meteorological Association's method of naming hurricanes. Given her role in an administration full of climate change deniers , they've petitioned to have Hurricane Irma , one of the most dangerous Atlantic storms
Nikki Haley, 116th Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley has been the Republican governor of South Carolina since November 2010. She previously served in the General Assembly for the 87th District of South Carolina from 2004 to 2010. [1] Haley is also an American Legislative Exchange Council ALEC alumna, who has pushed many ALEC cookie-cutter policies as Governor. [2] Haley maintains a conservative record by voting in favor of voter ID laws, abortion restrictions, lowering taxes, and was even r
ass kicker In April, Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois plans to win herself another first, after becoming the first woman amputee elected to Congress, the first Asian-American to represent Illinois, and the first US Senator to have been born in Thailand. On top of all that, of course, she's the only member of the Senate to have lost two legs and part of her arm after the helicopter she was co-piloting was shot down with a rocket-propelled grenade in Iraq. Now, Duckworth will become the first m
Talk about a fall from grace... The Florida Democratic Party is having its annual fundraising dinner Saturday in the district of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz , the former chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, yet the beleaguered lawmaker is not among the listed speakers. The party released the speaker lineup for the event earlier this week, which features former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bill Nelson, the Palm Beach Post reported . Three Democratic candidates running for gover
Congresswoman Martha Roby is currently in her fourth term serving the people of Alabama's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Prior to being elected to Congress, Rep. Roby worked as an attorney and served as a city councilman in her hometown of Montgomery. In the House, Rep. Roby has been a forceful advocate for cutting wasteful spending and eliminating bureaucratic red tape that burdens American families and businesses. Roby is a Member of the House Committee on App
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' (D-AZ) gun control group, Giffords, released a new video targeting Florida Gov. Rick Scott. Here's what the video said: Orlando. Ft. Lauderdale. Parkland. We need to stop dangerous people from getting guns. But Gov. Rick Scott made it illegal for a doctor to ask a patient if they owned a gun, even a mental health professional. This law was so dangerous that a court had to strike it down. Gov. Scott, we need more than your thoughts and prayers. Stop pu
Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno is in Colorado today for an RGA meeting, but she'll be back on Wednesday for a breakfast in West New York. Scheduled to be in attendance? Woodcliff Lake Mayor and attorney Carlos Rendo who, according to many sources, Read More Published in Election 2017 , Kim Guadagno Tagged Carlos Rendo , Kim Guadagno , lieutenant governor David Tepp It is challenging to find any degree of optimism in the healthcare debate. Mostly, what we hear are rhetorical grandstanding and b
Louisiana lawmaker Lenar Whitney, a Republican candidate for an open seat in the U.S. House, had a bit of a meltdown, to say the least, during an interview with Cook Political Report analyst Dave Wasserman last week. "[N]ever have I met any candidate quite as frightening or fact-averse as Louisiana state Rep. Lenar Whitney," Wasserman writes . When he asked about her claim that climate change is the "greatest deception in the history of mankind" and insisted that the earth was getting colder, "s
Before Wendy Davis ran what turned out to be an horrific campaign for Texas governor in 2014, she was launched by her 13-hour filibuster against a stringent abortion bill while wearing a pair of now-iconic pink sneakers. But in running for governor she gave up her state Senate seat, which was claimed by tea partier Konni Burton . On Tuesday Burton massively trolled Davis with some footwear of her own, brandishing on the first day of the Texas Legislature a pair of cowboy boots emblazoned with "S
On Valentines Day, state Rep. Mary Gonzalez, D-El Paso, filed HB1547 a bill to expand sex education in the state of Texas. Currently, all sex education is abstinence-based. Her bill would require evidence-based, age-appropriate information on birth control be taught. Read More In a letter to Major General John F. Nichols, National Guard Adjutant General of Texas, 16 members of the Texas House of Representatives asked that he begin enrolling eligible spouses for benefits. Read More Texas Stonewal
State Rep. Mindi Messmer To the Editor: Choosing a candidate in the crowded Democratic primary for New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District seems daunting to some. Mindi Messmer, citizen activist, scientist and legislator, is my clear choice. Mindi has been working for New Hampshire families for years on issues of environmental contamination, women's rights, transgender rights and more. The other candidates are all good folks and want to bring a Democratic majority for good reasons. But we mu
ass kicker In April, Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois plans to win herself another first, after becoming the first woman amputee elected to Congress, the first Asian-American to represent Illinois, and the first US Senator to have been born in Thailand. On top of all that, of course, she's the only member of the Senate to have lost two legs and part of her arm after the helicopter she was co-piloting was shot down with a rocket-propelled grenade in Iraq. Now, Duckworth will become the first m
Talk about a fall from grace... The Florida Democratic Party is having its annual fundraising dinner Saturday in the district of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz , the former chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, yet the beleaguered lawmaker is not among the listed speakers. The party released the speaker lineup for the event earlier this week, which features former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bill Nelson, the Palm Beach Post reported . Three Democratic candidates running for gover
Congresswoman Martha Roby is currently in her fourth term serving the people of Alabama's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Prior to being elected to Congress, Rep. Roby worked as an attorney and served as a city councilman in her hometown of Montgomery. In the House, Rep. Roby has been a forceful advocate for cutting wasteful spending and eliminating bureaucratic red tape that burdens American families and businesses. Roby is a Member of the House Committee on App
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' (D-AZ) gun control group, Giffords, released a new video targeting Florida Gov. Rick Scott. Here's what the video said: Orlando. Ft. Lauderdale. Parkland. We need to stop dangerous people from getting guns. But Gov. Rick Scott made it illegal for a doctor to ask a patient if they owned a gun, even a mental health professional. This law was so dangerous that a court had to strike it down. Gov. Scott, we need more than your thoughts and prayers. Stop pu
Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno is in Colorado today for an RGA meeting, but she'll be back on Wednesday for a breakfast in West New York. Scheduled to be in attendance? Woodcliff Lake Mayor and attorney Carlos Rendo who, according to many sources, Read More Published in Election 2017 , Kim Guadagno Tagged Carlos Rendo , Kim Guadagno , lieutenant governor David Tepp It is challenging to find any degree of optimism in the healthcare debate. Mostly, what we hear are rhetorical grandstanding and b
Louisiana lawmaker Lenar Whitney, a Republican candidate for an open seat in the U.S. House, had a bit of a meltdown, to say the least, during an interview with Cook Political Report analyst Dave Wasserman last week. "[N]ever have I met any candidate quite as frightening or fact-averse as Louisiana state Rep. Lenar Whitney," Wasserman writes . When he asked about her claim that climate change is the "greatest deception in the history of mankind" and insisted that the earth was getting colder, "s
Before Wendy Davis ran what turned out to be an horrific campaign for Texas governor in 2014, she was launched by her 13-hour filibuster against a stringent abortion bill while wearing a pair of now-iconic pink sneakers. But in running for governor she gave up her state Senate seat, which was claimed by tea partier Konni Burton . On Tuesday Burton massively trolled Davis with some footwear of her own, brandishing on the first day of the Texas Legislature a pair of cowboy boots emblazoned with "S
On Valentines Day, state Rep. Mary Gonzalez, D-El Paso, filed HB1547 a bill to expand sex education in the state of Texas. Currently, all sex education is abstinence-based. Her bill would require evidence-based, age-appropriate information on birth control be taught. Read More In a letter to Major General John F. Nichols, National Guard Adjutant General of Texas, 16 members of the Texas House of Representatives asked that he begin enrolling eligible spouses for benefits. Read More Texas Stonewal
State Rep. Mindi Messmer To the Editor: Choosing a candidate in the crowded Democratic primary for New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District seems daunting to some. Mindi Messmer, citizen activist, scientist and legislator, is my clear choice. Mindi has been working for New Hampshire families for years on issues of environmental contamination, women's rights, transgender rights and more. The other candidates are all good folks and want to bring a Democratic majority for good reasons. But we mu
One of the unexpected and most intriguing elements of the new History Channel series Vikings is the main character Ragnar's fascination with his prisoner, a young Christian monk seized during a Viking raid on an Anglo-Saxon monastery. The clash of their value systems echoes the real-life confrontation of paganism and early Christianity in ancient Europe, which would shape the Western World. In case you haven't been keeping up with one of the best-produced and most compelling new series on televi
T he great frustration with Sam Mendes' ceremonious production of Shakespeare's pagan tragedy is that it shapes up like it's got something interesting to say about kingship and totalitarianism. It also promises much because it features one of the National Theatre's most revered actors in the title role - Simon Russell Beale. And yet, much like the sexed-up nationalism in Mendes' Bond film Skyfall this is a procession of big, empty theatrical effects. The idea seems to be to offer a modern rendit
Southeastern Anatolia is a mosaic of interacting cultures, which for centuries, have enriched the region in various ways. The "Amin-Amen Faiths and Beliefs in South-East Anatolia Photo Exhibition" aims to reflect this interaction particularly in terms of religious beliefs, practices and behavior, alongside caves, rock tombs, thrones of gods, churches in caves, city ruins, wells and castles. The Amin-Amen Photo Exhibition is a long-term project carried out with the cooperation of GAP Regional Dev
'Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2' DLC News: Surprise Content to Add 2 'Dragon Ball Z' Characters, New Mentor Free sign up cp newsletter! By Janna Dela Cruz , Christian Post Contributor | Sep 19, 2017 6:33 AM (Photo: Bandai Namco Entertainment) A screenshot of Zamasu from the "Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2" DLC Pack 3. Bandai Namco Entertainment is not done with "Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2" just yet. A scan of the latest issue of V-Jump Magazine picked up by Saiyan Island reveals that two more characters will be
'Vikings' Season 4 News, Spoilers: Sword And Shield Drama Might Continue Without Ragnar Free sign up cp newsletter! By Arvin Donguines , Christian Post Contributor | Oct 26, 2015 10:54 AM Facebook/ History Channel Vikings A scene from Vikings It is really difficult to think of "Vikings" without the actor Travis Fimmel's central character, King Ragnar Lothbrok, in it. But the latest updates seem to suggest that fans might want to start considering the hit historical drama TV series from History C
Is there an AMC Creative Universe? The cast of " Breaking Bad " and creator Vince Gilligan held a reunion on Thursday at San Diego Comic-Con to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the landmark show's premiere. Among the questions asked by fans: Could there be any truth to the rumor that " The Walking Dead " lives in the same world as "Breaking Bad"? Here's the idea: Walter White's blue crystal meth may have eventually triggered the zombie apocalypse. (It came out of an Easter egg on "Fear the Walk
Tonight's heavily anticipated TrueBlood Premiere "Who Are You Really?" gave Trubies the first bite of the new season and started off with a bang, and as promised delivered the anticipated mystery death of a major character Luna. Before we talk about Luna we have to start at the beginning which picks up nicely from season 5 finale, with Bill drinking the blood of the original vampire Lillith. Suffice it to say that Bill's capabilities and even his identity remain hanging in the air. Is he one wi
I recently saw the newest installment of Stars Wars, and my issues with the Disney movie are different from most fans: it was far too real. The film is about a galaxy that, rather than being open to the fleets of the Trade Federation, has collapsed into disorder, leading many of its inhabitants to actively seek the reestablishment of the Galactic Empire. As a kid I rooted for the Empire (admit it, you did too). They wore dashing uniforms, rode cooler space ships, spoke in articulate British acce
Marvel's latest entry into their cinematic universe is a fun ride filled with historical nods to actual African cultures, great acting, and a plot that actually has you personally weighing both sides of the presented argument about how much nationalism or isolationism is good or bad. However, the movie is rife with political overtones, some of which I found astonishingly refreshing, some I found worthy of an eye roll. Without giving too much away, the story of Black Panther centers around King T
Game of Thrones has become one of the most popular television shows in the world since its original air date in 2011. The book series that the show is based on, A Song of Ice and Fire , has been performing extremely well in the literary world, but recent news on the series states that book six of the saga will not be released in 2015 as many readers were anticipating. Instead, the sixth title will be delayed a release until 2016 at the earliest. The mastermind behind the creation of Game of Thro
T he great frustration with Sam Mendes' ceremonious production of Shakespeare's pagan tragedy is that it shapes up like it's got something interesting to say about kingship and totalitarianism. It also promises much because it features one of the National Theatre's most revered actors in the title role - Simon Russell Beale. And yet, much like the sexed-up nationalism in Mendes' Bond film Skyfall this is a procession of big, empty theatrical effects. The idea seems to be to offer a modern rendit
Southeastern Anatolia is a mosaic of interacting cultures, which for centuries, have enriched the region in various ways. The "Amin-Amen Faiths and Beliefs in South-East Anatolia Photo Exhibition" aims to reflect this interaction particularly in terms of religious beliefs, practices and behavior, alongside caves, rock tombs, thrones of gods, churches in caves, city ruins, wells and castles. The Amin-Amen Photo Exhibition is a long-term project carried out with the cooperation of GAP Regional Dev
'Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2' DLC News: Surprise Content to Add 2 'Dragon Ball Z' Characters, New Mentor Free sign up cp newsletter! By Janna Dela Cruz , Christian Post Contributor | Sep 19, 2017 6:33 AM (Photo: Bandai Namco Entertainment) A screenshot of Zamasu from the "Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2" DLC Pack 3. Bandai Namco Entertainment is not done with "Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2" just yet. A scan of the latest issue of V-Jump Magazine picked up by Saiyan Island reveals that two more characters will be
'Vikings' Season 4 News, Spoilers: Sword And Shield Drama Might Continue Without Ragnar Free sign up cp newsletter! By Arvin Donguines , Christian Post Contributor | Oct 26, 2015 10:54 AM Facebook/ History Channel Vikings A scene from Vikings It is really difficult to think of "Vikings" without the actor Travis Fimmel's central character, King Ragnar Lothbrok, in it. But the latest updates seem to suggest that fans might want to start considering the hit historical drama TV series from History C
Is there an AMC Creative Universe? The cast of " Breaking Bad " and creator Vince Gilligan held a reunion on Thursday at San Diego Comic-Con to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the landmark show's premiere. Among the questions asked by fans: Could there be any truth to the rumor that " The Walking Dead " lives in the same world as "Breaking Bad"? Here's the idea: Walter White's blue crystal meth may have eventually triggered the zombie apocalypse. (It came out of an Easter egg on "Fear the Walk
Tonight's heavily anticipated TrueBlood Premiere "Who Are You Really?" gave Trubies the first bite of the new season and started off with a bang, and as promised delivered the anticipated mystery death of a major character Luna. Before we talk about Luna we have to start at the beginning which picks up nicely from season 5 finale, with Bill drinking the blood of the original vampire Lillith. Suffice it to say that Bill's capabilities and even his identity remain hanging in the air. Is he one wi
I recently saw the newest installment of Stars Wars, and my issues with the Disney movie are different from most fans: it was far too real. The film is about a galaxy that, rather than being open to the fleets of the Trade Federation, has collapsed into disorder, leading many of its inhabitants to actively seek the reestablishment of the Galactic Empire. As a kid I rooted for the Empire (admit it, you did too). They wore dashing uniforms, rode cooler space ships, spoke in articulate British acce
Marvel's latest entry into their cinematic universe is a fun ride filled with historical nods to actual African cultures, great acting, and a plot that actually has you personally weighing both sides of the presented argument about how much nationalism or isolationism is good or bad. However, the movie is rife with political overtones, some of which I found astonishingly refreshing, some I found worthy of an eye roll. Without giving too much away, the story of Black Panther centers around King T
Game of Thrones has become one of the most popular television shows in the world since its original air date in 2011. The book series that the show is based on, A Song of Ice and Fire , has been performing extremely well in the literary world, but recent news on the series states that book six of the saga will not be released in 2015 as many readers were anticipating. Instead, the sixth title will be delayed a release until 2016 at the earliest. The mastermind behind the creation of Game of Thro
Artist Doug Blanchard's series of 24 paintings depicting Jesus as a contemporary gay man in a modern city add a realistic backdrop to the emotional drama of the story. His work reimagines the dramatic events of Palm Sunday, the Last Supper, and Jesus' arrest, trial, crucifixion, and resurrection. A book to be released later this year, The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision, includes Blanchard's paintings and text by Kittredge Cherry. The complete set of paintings will be exhibited as they are relea
up One of the legendary bands of the 70's, performing live at what was a high point in their career. Queen had just released "A Night At The Opera" and it was well on its way to immortality as one of the great rock albums of all time throughout the world. Here they are, recorded by the BBC in 1975, playing to a capacity audience at Hammersmith Odeon in London. An hours worth of Queen at their most high-energy. I would definitely try to get the walls to shake with this one. Crank it up - it's the
After famously singing the opening lines on Band Aid's 1984 charity single Do They Know Its Christmas? his success spread worldwide. He formed a new band, Los Pacaminos, in 1992 and continues to perform around the world. Paul, who turns 61 this week, lives in Middlesex with his wife, former model Stacey. They have two daughters, Levi, 29, and Layla, 22, and a son, Grady, 20. "From a young age I wanted to be a singer and as soon as I was 16 I got a job and saved for a bass guitar. But I didn't tu
"Loving Repeating" showcases the arts, love and T.S. Eliot with pre-Whoville lyrical intellect at the International City Theatre. The musical's West Coast premiere showcases Stephen Flaherty and Frank Galati's 33 musical numbers based on the late Gertrude Stein's post-WWI era and Dublin-set writings about the lost generation and similar modern-day issues like same-sex relationships. The eight-person cast projects giddiness, sadness and everything in-between, except silence. They sing pre-Seussia
T he great frustration with Sam Mendes' ceremonious production of Shakespeare's pagan tragedy is that it shapes up like it's got something interesting to say about kingship and totalitarianism. It also promises much because it features one of the National Theatre's most revered actors in the title role - Simon Russell Beale. And yet, much like the sexed-up nationalism in Mendes' Bond film Skyfall this is a procession of big, empty theatrical effects. The idea seems to be to offer a modern rendit
R uben Ostlund's darkly funny Palme d'Or-winner, The Square , has been heralded by most critics as a stinging satire on the contemporary art world. In fact, what makes it so unique is its merciless critique of the cultural elite more broadly. It satirises the sensibilities and pretensions of a class that has come to dominate politics, culture and the media across the West. Christian (Claes Bang) is a curator for a contemporary art gallery in Stockholm and is the archetypal member of the cultural
Now playing in theaters, "The Shack" may be an opportunity for an enlightening conversation about God with family and friends. That's according to Darren Mulligan, a Christian music artist who grew up in Ireland and who formed the band We Are Messengers two years ago along with his wife, Heidi Mulligan. In a conversation with LifeZette, the frontman shared how he found Jesus and "fell in love with God" about nine years ago, though he was involved with the Catholic faith for most of his life. "Go
Frances Grace Hirs and Jack Secrist have never met, but their paths have crossed. Frances Grace is a 17-year-old junior at Fairhope High School, a member of the National Honor Society who enjoys painting and recently started driving. She's making plans for the future and may pursue a career in pediatric oncology. "She is flourishing," said her mother, Debbie. "She's just amazing." Frances Grace is also a fighter. She has battled acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) since she was 3 years old - and
HEY DETECTIVE SHITLOCK',CURTIS' SOLD OVER 5 MILLION COPIES WORDLWIDE. There's a difference between an artist experimenting with new sounds (Kanye) and an artist using a gimmick to try and sell albums (Lil' Wayne). He ain't experimenting with shit other than autotune. He don't play an instrument (regardless of him pretending to play guitar), he can't sing for shit so he uses autotune to cover that up, and he don't produce. So what exactly is Lil' Wayne experimenting with here? He ain't doing a da
Generosity, goodwill, peace, and love--those are just some of the virtues associated with the spirit of Christmas. But at a time when anti-Islamic prejudice is on the rise in some parts of the world, a video by 23-year-old U.K. resident Nubaid Haroon serves as a heartwarming reminder that such qualities transcend religious differences. As seen in the clip above, Haroon decided to play Santa on the streets of London and give gifts to people in need. He purchased presents with his own money, wrapp
up One of the legendary bands of the 70's, performing live at what was a high point in their career. Queen had just released "A Night At The Opera" and it was well on its way to immortality as one of the great rock albums of all time throughout the world. Here they are, recorded by the BBC in 1975, playing to a capacity audience at Hammersmith Odeon in London. An hours worth of Queen at their most high-energy. I would definitely try to get the walls to shake with this one. Crank it up - it's the
After famously singing the opening lines on Band Aid's 1984 charity single Do They Know Its Christmas? his success spread worldwide. He formed a new band, Los Pacaminos, in 1992 and continues to perform around the world. Paul, who turns 61 this week, lives in Middlesex with his wife, former model Stacey. They have two daughters, Levi, 29, and Layla, 22, and a son, Grady, 20. "From a young age I wanted to be a singer and as soon as I was 16 I got a job and saved for a bass guitar. But I didn't tu
"Loving Repeating" showcases the arts, love and T.S. Eliot with pre-Whoville lyrical intellect at the International City Theatre. The musical's West Coast premiere showcases Stephen Flaherty and Frank Galati's 33 musical numbers based on the late Gertrude Stein's post-WWI era and Dublin-set writings about the lost generation and similar modern-day issues like same-sex relationships. The eight-person cast projects giddiness, sadness and everything in-between, except silence. They sing pre-Seussia
T he great frustration with Sam Mendes' ceremonious production of Shakespeare's pagan tragedy is that it shapes up like it's got something interesting to say about kingship and totalitarianism. It also promises much because it features one of the National Theatre's most revered actors in the title role - Simon Russell Beale. And yet, much like the sexed-up nationalism in Mendes' Bond film Skyfall this is a procession of big, empty theatrical effects. The idea seems to be to offer a modern rendit
R uben Ostlund's darkly funny Palme d'Or-winner, The Square , has been heralded by most critics as a stinging satire on the contemporary art world. In fact, what makes it so unique is its merciless critique of the cultural elite more broadly. It satirises the sensibilities and pretensions of a class that has come to dominate politics, culture and the media across the West. Christian (Claes Bang) is a curator for a contemporary art gallery in Stockholm and is the archetypal member of the cultural
Now playing in theaters, "The Shack" may be an opportunity for an enlightening conversation about God with family and friends. That's according to Darren Mulligan, a Christian music artist who grew up in Ireland and who formed the band We Are Messengers two years ago along with his wife, Heidi Mulligan. In a conversation with LifeZette, the frontman shared how he found Jesus and "fell in love with God" about nine years ago, though he was involved with the Catholic faith for most of his life. "Go
Frances Grace Hirs and Jack Secrist have never met, but their paths have crossed. Frances Grace is a 17-year-old junior at Fairhope High School, a member of the National Honor Society who enjoys painting and recently started driving. She's making plans for the future and may pursue a career in pediatric oncology. "She is flourishing," said her mother, Debbie. "She's just amazing." Frances Grace is also a fighter. She has battled acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) since she was 3 years old - and
HEY DETECTIVE SHITLOCK',CURTIS' SOLD OVER 5 MILLION COPIES WORDLWIDE. There's a difference between an artist experimenting with new sounds (Kanye) and an artist using a gimmick to try and sell albums (Lil' Wayne). He ain't experimenting with shit other than autotune. He don't play an instrument (regardless of him pretending to play guitar), he can't sing for shit so he uses autotune to cover that up, and he don't produce. So what exactly is Lil' Wayne experimenting with here? He ain't doing a da
Generosity, goodwill, peace, and love--those are just some of the virtues associated with the spirit of Christmas. But at a time when anti-Islamic prejudice is on the rise in some parts of the world, a video by 23-year-old U.K. resident Nubaid Haroon serves as a heartwarming reminder that such qualities transcend religious differences. As seen in the clip above, Haroon decided to play Santa on the streets of London and give gifts to people in need. He purchased presents with his own money, wrapp
A U.S. servicemember was killed and four were wounded during combat on New Year's Day in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Tuesday. Two of the wounded servicemembers are hospitalized in stable condition and the other two were returned to duty, the military said. The engagement took place in Nangarhar province. The Taliban and Islamic State have frequently fought each other in Nangarhar and both have been targeted by sustained U.S. air strikes. The exact nature of the relationship betwe
Nine soldiers from the Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) were killed by Somalia's Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab yesterday, the Washington Post reported. An improvised explosive device ripped through the military vehicles while the KDF were crossing the border en route their military base on the outskirt of Dhobley, in Lower Juba Region, Somalia. Nine KDF soldiers were killed and some 15 others injured in the attack. Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. "Earlier today, I was appalled
Via Military.com : U.S. Marines, attached to special operations forces in Syria, often found themselves in direct-fire gunfights with Islamic State fighters earlier this year, according to the commander of the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response for Central Command. The unit, designed with capability to launch combat forces within six hours anywhere in the CENTCOM theater, sent two rifle companies to support Special Operations Command units operating in Northern Syria be
Marines free seven U.S. POWs in Iraq Saddam Hussein's half-brother taken into U.S. custody U.S. Army Spc. Edgar Hernandez, left, Army Spc. Joseph Hudson, center, and Army Pfc. Patrick Miller were freed Sunday. Seven U.S. POWs were recovered safely in Iraq. CNN's Bob Franken reports TIKRIT, Iraq (CNN) -- U.S. Marines advancing on Tikrit -- the last major Iraqi city not under coalition control -- freed seven U.S. prisoners of war Sunday before racing to the front. The POWs were recovered by Marine
Last month, the Pakistan army launched what it describes as a major military offensive against the jihadi terrorist safe haven in North Waziristan. Senior generals and the civilian defence minister insist that this time Pakistan will go after all militant groups, including fighters who target neighbouring Afghanistan and have, in the past, been deemed Pakistan's strategic assets. Accompanied by much media discussion of "Operation Zarb-e-Azb", the Pakistani army has fought many battles over the l
by Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Iraqi army has created pathways for civilians trapped in Mosul to escape and at least 100 have managed to flee to safety. The chief of operations for the Elite Iraqi Counter-Terrorism forces, Ma'n al-Sa`di, said that his units are engaged in vicious battles despite the difficult terrain. At the same time, 8 persons were killed by a suicide bombing in a popular market in east-central Mosul. Daesh fighters, holed up in the Old City, are mostly foreign vo
The plan is to add one brigade of combat troops per month in Iraq over the next five month and to prolong the tours of formations already in Iraq. From a military point of view such a buildup is too slow and too small to achieve "securing the population" even in limited parts of Baghdad. Being short on infantry troops the commanders on the ground will have to resort to those tools that are available to them but not to the insurgency, air-power and heavy artillery. Yesterday fighting , a mere 1,0
Back during the Cold War, the military wanted to find out if LSD could be used to incapacitate enemy forces. So they administered the drug to unsuspecting British soldiers, and sent the squaddies off to perform their duties. This short video, which is as hilarious as it is disturbing, chronicles the British soldiers' hapless attempt to complete a military exercise while completely tripping balls. The British weren't the only country to conduct such experiments. Back during the 1950s, the U.S. Ar
America's next global era is dawning. As we scale down military operations in both Afghanistan and Iraq, our future prosperity, influence, and security will be determined by what happens in the rising Indo-Pacific region. If we play a leading role in the great area stretching from India to Japan, the coming decades will see the strengthening not only of American power, but also that of our liberal, democratic allies. Conversely, surrendering the high ground in Asia to China will likely result in
A special forces Iraqi soldier successfully completed one of the most dangerous missions ever. This 25-year-old soldier disguised as an ISIS fighter, and went right behind enemy lines. He shot six ISIS terrorists, and then he gathered key information on snipers and machine gun teams. This was all done to guarantee a perfectly executed attack against ISIS. This brave soldier's name is Mohammed Qasim, he is known as the "Lion of Mosul." To get behind enemy lines he shed his Iraqi unioform and grab
Nine soldiers from the Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) were killed by Somalia's Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab yesterday, the Washington Post reported. An improvised explosive device ripped through the military vehicles while the KDF were crossing the border en route their military base on the outskirt of Dhobley, in Lower Juba Region, Somalia. Nine KDF soldiers were killed and some 15 others injured in the attack. Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. "Earlier today, I was appalled
Via Military.com : U.S. Marines, attached to special operations forces in Syria, often found themselves in direct-fire gunfights with Islamic State fighters earlier this year, according to the commander of the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response for Central Command. The unit, designed with capability to launch combat forces within six hours anywhere in the CENTCOM theater, sent two rifle companies to support Special Operations Command units operating in Northern Syria be
Marines free seven U.S. POWs in Iraq Saddam Hussein's half-brother taken into U.S. custody U.S. Army Spc. Edgar Hernandez, left, Army Spc. Joseph Hudson, center, and Army Pfc. Patrick Miller were freed Sunday. Seven U.S. POWs were recovered safely in Iraq. CNN's Bob Franken reports TIKRIT, Iraq (CNN) -- U.S. Marines advancing on Tikrit -- the last major Iraqi city not under coalition control -- freed seven U.S. prisoners of war Sunday before racing to the front. The POWs were recovered by Marine
Last month, the Pakistan army launched what it describes as a major military offensive against the jihadi terrorist safe haven in North Waziristan. Senior generals and the civilian defence minister insist that this time Pakistan will go after all militant groups, including fighters who target neighbouring Afghanistan and have, in the past, been deemed Pakistan's strategic assets. Accompanied by much media discussion of "Operation Zarb-e-Azb", the Pakistani army has fought many battles over the l
by Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Iraqi army has created pathways for civilians trapped in Mosul to escape and at least 100 have managed to flee to safety. The chief of operations for the Elite Iraqi Counter-Terrorism forces, Ma'n al-Sa`di, said that his units are engaged in vicious battles despite the difficult terrain. At the same time, 8 persons were killed by a suicide bombing in a popular market in east-central Mosul. Daesh fighters, holed up in the Old City, are mostly foreign vo
The plan is to add one brigade of combat troops per month in Iraq over the next five month and to prolong the tours of formations already in Iraq. From a military point of view such a buildup is too slow and too small to achieve "securing the population" even in limited parts of Baghdad. Being short on infantry troops the commanders on the ground will have to resort to those tools that are available to them but not to the insurgency, air-power and heavy artillery. Yesterday fighting , a mere 1,0
Back during the Cold War, the military wanted to find out if LSD could be used to incapacitate enemy forces. So they administered the drug to unsuspecting British soldiers, and sent the squaddies off to perform their duties. This short video, which is as hilarious as it is disturbing, chronicles the British soldiers' hapless attempt to complete a military exercise while completely tripping balls. The British weren't the only country to conduct such experiments. Back during the 1950s, the U.S. Ar
America's next global era is dawning. As we scale down military operations in both Afghanistan and Iraq, our future prosperity, influence, and security will be determined by what happens in the rising Indo-Pacific region. If we play a leading role in the great area stretching from India to Japan, the coming decades will see the strengthening not only of American power, but also that of our liberal, democratic allies. Conversely, surrendering the high ground in Asia to China will likely result in
A special forces Iraqi soldier successfully completed one of the most dangerous missions ever. This 25-year-old soldier disguised as an ISIS fighter, and went right behind enemy lines. He shot six ISIS terrorists, and then he gathered key information on snipers and machine gun teams. This was all done to guarantee a perfectly executed attack against ISIS. This brave soldier's name is Mohammed Qasim, he is known as the "Lion of Mosul." To get behind enemy lines he shed his Iraqi unioform and grab
News briefs January 27, 1996 Web posted at: 1:55 p.m. EST (1855 GMT) Israeli forces kill four guerrillas in Lebanon JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israeli forces killed four guerrillas in a clash early Saturday in Israel's self-declared security zone in southern Lebanon, an Israeli army spokeswoman said. Pro-Israeli sources in Lebanon earlier said six guerrillas had been killed in the clash. Those sources said a group of guerrillas armed with machine-guns and rocket- propelled grenades fought an Israeli pat
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com UN envoy Staffan de mistura asks al-Nusra fighters to leave Aleppo Staffan de Mistura predicts total destruction of Aleppo by Christmas UN envoy Staffan de mistura asks al-Nusra fighters to leave Aleppo Staffan de Mistura (Reuters) Staffan de Mistura, the United Nations envoy for Syria, gave a passionate speech on Thursday, where he practically begged both sides to stop the genocide going on in east Aleppo in Syria. De Mistura's point wa
Bozell, Malkin used Newsweek controversy to falsely attack "biased" reporting on Al Qaqaa explosives looting Media Research Center president L. Brent Bozell III and right-wing pundit Michelle Malkin have trumpeted the recent controversy over a retracted Newsweek article as evidence of "liberal" or "anti-military" bias in the media. To further this allegation, they also used the Newsweek story to attack another example of supposedly "biased" reporting: coverage of the alleged looting of explosive
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Australia's defense plans stress huge naval buildup targeting China China threatens Australia with economic retaliation for criticizing it Royal Australian Navy Seaman Steward Ronelle Fitzgerald Australia's government last week released the 2016 Department of Defense White Paper, which has become controversial because it heavily criticizes China's military buildup in the South China Sea and proposes large military spending increases. Aus
CNN is breaking the story that U.S. officials are investigating what appears to be a chemical attack on U.S troops in Iraq: ISIS is suspected of firing a shell with mustard agent that landed at the Qayarrah air base in Iraq Tuesday where US and Iraqi troops are operating, according to several US officials. The shell was categorized by officials as either a rocket or artillery shell. After it landed on the base, just south of Mosul, US troops tested it and received an initial reading for a chemic
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Dozens of Shia Muslims in Afghanistan killed in fourth Taliban victory in 3 weeks Did ISIS team up with the Taliban in Sar-e-Pul massacre? Trump's review of the Afghanistan war seeks solution where none exists Dozens of Shia Muslims in Afghanistan killed in fourth Taliban victory in 3 weeks Afghan security forces retake control of Jani Khel in Paktia province after ten days of heavy fighting with the Taliban (Khaama) Dozens of men, women
Kurds Provoked Confrontation With ISIS in Iraq: Report Posted 2014-07-03 10:15 GMT Assyrians who fled Al Hamdaniya gathered in the Assyrian center in Ankawa (photo: Radio Ashur). (AINA) -- On June 25 Kurdish fighters clashed with ISIS in the town of Baghdede (AINA 2014-06-26 ), an Assyrian town 20 kilometers southeast of Mosul, causing 50,000 Assyrians to flee (AINA 2014-06-26 ). Baghdede is the Assyrian name of the town. It is also known as Qaraqosh in Turkish and al-Hamdaniya in Arabic. A repo
ZEYAD, an Iraqi blogger I regard as trustworthy, has posted a dreadful-sounding story of misbehavior by American troops in Iraq. I find the story difficult to believe, and it's secondhand, but Zeyad obviously believes it. Someone in Iraq needs to look into this as soon as possible. UPDATE: Mixed reactions. Reader Noah Doyle doesn't believe this story: I don't buy it. 'they tied them up both and led them to an area about three kilometres from the scene' A patrol wandered off a mile and a half, ju
What: US-led 'Operation Desert Sabre' and the Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait Where: Iraq and Kuwait When: 24 - 26 February 1991 What happened? On 24 February 1991, the United States of America and its coalition partners began "Operation Desert Sabre", the ground invasion of southern Iraq and Iraqi-occupied Kuwait. Saddam Hussein and his troops during the First Gulf War in 1991 [Wikipedia] The move signified the latest escalation in the Gulf War, which had begun on 2 August 1990. In the wake of the
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Egypt in a 'state of war' in northern Sinai Israel approves Egypt's military buildup in Sinai Kuwait in 'state of war' with ISIS, will require nationwide DNA testing Egypt in a 'state of war' in northern Sinai Egyptian army near Al-Arish in the Sinai peninsula on Wednesday (Reuters) Egypt's Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said, "We're in a real state of war," at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, as Egypt's army was fighting a protracted batt
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com UN envoy Staffan de mistura asks al-Nusra fighters to leave Aleppo Staffan de Mistura predicts total destruction of Aleppo by Christmas UN envoy Staffan de mistura asks al-Nusra fighters to leave Aleppo Staffan de Mistura (Reuters) Staffan de Mistura, the United Nations envoy for Syria, gave a passionate speech on Thursday, where he practically begged both sides to stop the genocide going on in east Aleppo in Syria. De Mistura's point wa
Bozell, Malkin used Newsweek controversy to falsely attack "biased" reporting on Al Qaqaa explosives looting Media Research Center president L. Brent Bozell III and right-wing pundit Michelle Malkin have trumpeted the recent controversy over a retracted Newsweek article as evidence of "liberal" or "anti-military" bias in the media. To further this allegation, they also used the Newsweek story to attack another example of supposedly "biased" reporting: coverage of the alleged looting of explosive
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Australia's defense plans stress huge naval buildup targeting China China threatens Australia with economic retaliation for criticizing it Royal Australian Navy Seaman Steward Ronelle Fitzgerald Australia's government last week released the 2016 Department of Defense White Paper, which has become controversial because it heavily criticizes China's military buildup in the South China Sea and proposes large military spending increases. Aus
CNN is breaking the story that U.S. officials are investigating what appears to be a chemical attack on U.S troops in Iraq: ISIS is suspected of firing a shell with mustard agent that landed at the Qayarrah air base in Iraq Tuesday where US and Iraqi troops are operating, according to several US officials. The shell was categorized by officials as either a rocket or artillery shell. After it landed on the base, just south of Mosul, US troops tested it and received an initial reading for a chemic
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Dozens of Shia Muslims in Afghanistan killed in fourth Taliban victory in 3 weeks Did ISIS team up with the Taliban in Sar-e-Pul massacre? Trump's review of the Afghanistan war seeks solution where none exists Dozens of Shia Muslims in Afghanistan killed in fourth Taliban victory in 3 weeks Afghan security forces retake control of Jani Khel in Paktia province after ten days of heavy fighting with the Taliban (Khaama) Dozens of men, women
Kurds Provoked Confrontation With ISIS in Iraq: Report Posted 2014-07-03 10:15 GMT Assyrians who fled Al Hamdaniya gathered in the Assyrian center in Ankawa (photo: Radio Ashur). (AINA) -- On June 25 Kurdish fighters clashed with ISIS in the town of Baghdede (AINA 2014-06-26 ), an Assyrian town 20 kilometers southeast of Mosul, causing 50,000 Assyrians to flee (AINA 2014-06-26 ). Baghdede is the Assyrian name of the town. It is also known as Qaraqosh in Turkish and al-Hamdaniya in Arabic. A repo
ZEYAD, an Iraqi blogger I regard as trustworthy, has posted a dreadful-sounding story of misbehavior by American troops in Iraq. I find the story difficult to believe, and it's secondhand, but Zeyad obviously believes it. Someone in Iraq needs to look into this as soon as possible. UPDATE: Mixed reactions. Reader Noah Doyle doesn't believe this story: I don't buy it. 'they tied them up both and led them to an area about three kilometres from the scene' A patrol wandered off a mile and a half, ju
What: US-led 'Operation Desert Sabre' and the Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait Where: Iraq and Kuwait When: 24 - 26 February 1991 What happened? On 24 February 1991, the United States of America and its coalition partners began "Operation Desert Sabre", the ground invasion of southern Iraq and Iraqi-occupied Kuwait. Saddam Hussein and his troops during the First Gulf War in 1991 [Wikipedia] The move signified the latest escalation in the Gulf War, which had begun on 2 August 1990. In the wake of the
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Egypt in a 'state of war' in northern Sinai Israel approves Egypt's military buildup in Sinai Kuwait in 'state of war' with ISIS, will require nationwide DNA testing Egypt in a 'state of war' in northern Sinai Egyptian army near Al-Arish in the Sinai peninsula on Wednesday (Reuters) Egypt's Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said, "We're in a real state of war," at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, as Egypt's army was fighting a protracted batt
We"re not sure that a normal episode of "Behind the Music" can even begin to capture the wackiness that is known as Courtney Love, but VH-1 gives it their best shot. Plus, as she shows in the clip below, she only needs about, oh, five seconds, to bring the crazy. She admits she"s a "crazy bitch," but that if we don"t stop hassling her, "I"ll f***ing kill you." We especially like the part where she poses the theory that if she had said that Hole would be as big as the Beatles that they might have
One of the main draws of Viceland late-night hosts Desus Nice and The Kid Mero's show is their penchant for digging up drama. The comedic duo's favorite pastime backfired during their interview with the hosts of The Breakfast Club radio show last week when host DJ Envy blew up at them on-air for some "spicy" comments they made regarding his marriage during an earlier episode of their show. Both sides have been slinging darts back-and-forth ever since , but the latest salvo from Desus and Mero ma
MANILA, Philippines - It was a huge jump that caught many, even Grace Poe, by surprise. In a month's time, the former censors chief picked up 32 percentage points in a survey of senatorial preferences, putting her in the winning circle. Poe credited the significant rise in rankings to the same reason she gives for running in the first place : her father. And precisely because her father is late well-loved actor and presidential contender Fernando Poe Jr, her political affiliation in her Senate b
Rugby legend Gareth Thomas talks about finding a way out of the lowest points of his life in his "It Gets Better" video, and says that the path out was living his truth. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...... Read Carl Siciliano, Executive Director of the Ali Forney Center, which provides shelter and services for homeless LGBT youth, is furious at NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg for an "It Gets Better" video the mayor released earlier today, in whi... Read NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg tells bullied kids they ca
Cheers to the weekend! You and your crew might be headed out to happy hour, or you're hitting up the bars on Saturday night to dance until dawn. But, one of your friends doesn't drink and will choose to sip on a huge cup of Coca Cola over a cold glass of beer any day. If you're close to this girl, then you probably know her reasons better than most. Some people just don't understand how a 20-something can be at a bar without alcohol in hand, but she's so happy just the same. The girl who doesn't
HIGHLIGHTS: Pacquiao-Rios weigh-in Will Pacquiao and Rios make the prescribed weight for their Clash in Cotai? Find out on Rappler's live blog Published 6:03 AM, November 23, 2013 Updated 11:11 AM, March 26, 2015 READY. The area for the weigh-in is setup inside the Cotai Arena at the Venetian, Macau. Photo by Rappler / Michael Josh Villanueva MACAU - Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios face off for the vacant WBO International Welterweight title on November 24, Sunday. A day before the fight, dubbed
The G2X Jetboard from Raddin can catch speeds of up to 58kmph and it does not even need big waves to do it. Watch the video to know more about these electric surf-boards that might be the beginning of a new genre of extreme sports. Follow us on Twitter @tech2eets - https://twitter.com/tech2eets and on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/tech2dotcom TRANSCRIPT: These electric surf boards promise to deliver bucket-loads of fun! The G2X Jetboard is made by a Swedish company called Radinn It can achi
Last night I watched the first episode of Sacha Baron Cohen's new show "Who is America?" and it was brutal. I noticed that he started with a rather lame Bernie Sanders interview, that didn't do much other than make Sanders look a bit confused on the TV. But his other sketches, which saw him tricking conservative politicians and pundits into supporting a guns-for-children scheme, went too far in my opinion. Listening to former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh's explanation of what happened cleare
While cold hard cash will take center stage on Saturday, participants around the world are putting their own spin on the concept of giving for giving's sake. In Portugal, a video store will provide free rentals, encouraging customers to share the cash they've saved with strangers. In Wales, a group will host a skills-sharing event. Two street musicians in New Zealand plan to redistribute their proceeds to passersby, and researchers in Thailand will even give up half of their land holdings to
Wearing Samsung Gear headsets, audiences at VIVID watch three short films in virtual reality. Toronto audiences have a chance to experience North America's first virtual reality popup cinema starting July 16. VIVID, which has temporarily set up shop at Milk Glass gallery and event space (1247 Dundas West), opens this weekend and runs until mid-September. Launched by three Queens University grads, the Toronto-based company has curated a set of short films that can be watched - and essentially, ex
One of the main draws of Viceland late-night hosts Desus Nice and The Kid Mero's show is their penchant for digging up drama. The comedic duo's favorite pastime backfired during their interview with the hosts of The Breakfast Club radio show last week when host DJ Envy blew up at them on-air for some "spicy" comments they made regarding his marriage during an earlier episode of their show. Both sides have been slinging darts back-and-forth ever since , but the latest salvo from Desus and Mero ma
MANILA, Philippines - It was a huge jump that caught many, even Grace Poe, by surprise. In a month's time, the former censors chief picked up 32 percentage points in a survey of senatorial preferences, putting her in the winning circle. Poe credited the significant rise in rankings to the same reason she gives for running in the first place : her father. And precisely because her father is late well-loved actor and presidential contender Fernando Poe Jr, her political affiliation in her Senate b
Rugby legend Gareth Thomas talks about finding a way out of the lowest points of his life in his "It Gets Better" video, and says that the path out was living his truth. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...... Read Carl Siciliano, Executive Director of the Ali Forney Center, which provides shelter and services for homeless LGBT youth, is furious at NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg for an "It Gets Better" video the mayor released earlier today, in whi... Read NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg tells bullied kids they ca
Cheers to the weekend! You and your crew might be headed out to happy hour, or you're hitting up the bars on Saturday night to dance until dawn. But, one of your friends doesn't drink and will choose to sip on a huge cup of Coca Cola over a cold glass of beer any day. If you're close to this girl, then you probably know her reasons better than most. Some people just don't understand how a 20-something can be at a bar without alcohol in hand, but she's so happy just the same. The girl who doesn't
HIGHLIGHTS: Pacquiao-Rios weigh-in Will Pacquiao and Rios make the prescribed weight for their Clash in Cotai? Find out on Rappler's live blog Published 6:03 AM, November 23, 2013 Updated 11:11 AM, March 26, 2015 READY. The area for the weigh-in is setup inside the Cotai Arena at the Venetian, Macau. Photo by Rappler / Michael Josh Villanueva MACAU - Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios face off for the vacant WBO International Welterweight title on November 24, Sunday. A day before the fight, dubbed
The G2X Jetboard from Raddin can catch speeds of up to 58kmph and it does not even need big waves to do it. Watch the video to know more about these electric surf-boards that might be the beginning of a new genre of extreme sports. Follow us on Twitter @tech2eets - https://twitter.com/tech2eets and on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/tech2dotcom TRANSCRIPT: These electric surf boards promise to deliver bucket-loads of fun! The G2X Jetboard is made by a Swedish company called Radinn It can achi
Last night I watched the first episode of Sacha Baron Cohen's new show "Who is America?" and it was brutal. I noticed that he started with a rather lame Bernie Sanders interview, that didn't do much other than make Sanders look a bit confused on the TV. But his other sketches, which saw him tricking conservative politicians and pundits into supporting a guns-for-children scheme, went too far in my opinion. Listening to former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh's explanation of what happened cleare
While cold hard cash will take center stage on Saturday, participants around the world are putting their own spin on the concept of giving for giving's sake. In Portugal, a video store will provide free rentals, encouraging customers to share the cash they've saved with strangers. In Wales, a group will host a skills-sharing event. Two street musicians in New Zealand plan to redistribute their proceeds to passersby, and researchers in Thailand will even give up half of their land holdings to
Wearing Samsung Gear headsets, audiences at VIVID watch three short films in virtual reality. Toronto audiences have a chance to experience North America's first virtual reality popup cinema starting July 16. VIVID, which has temporarily set up shop at Milk Glass gallery and event space (1247 Dundas West), opens this weekend and runs until mid-September. Launched by three Queens University grads, the Toronto-based company has curated a set of short films that can be watched - and essentially, ex
The leader of the Chinese Communist Party has declared that it will focus on stopping the influence of the Dalai Lama a top priority in their project on ethnic issues in the Tibetan region. They promised to try and put an end to the Dalai Lama's "subversive" activities. In Beijing's account of the history of Tibet, Chinese troops liberated the region in the 1950s. The Dalai Lama, who was just 15 years old at the time. He became the leader of the Tibet Autonomous region. Then, he was force to fle
The Bharatiya Janata Party today released its election manifesto, or what the party called its 'sankalp patra' (vision document) for Gujarat, which will see the first phase of polling for its Assembly election tomorrow. The manifesto carries the photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah on its cover, along with the slogan "Darek Gujarati no ekaj aavaj; hun chu vikaas, hun chu Gujarat (Each Gujarati speaks in a single voice; I am development, I am Gujarat)." The heading on the
India's ruling party on Monday ordered one of its senior members to apologise publicly after he offered a reward for anyone who beheaded a Bollywood star of a movie whose portrayal of a Hindu queen and a Muslim conqueror has enraged Hindu activists. Deepika Padukone, one of Bollywood's biggest earners, is the lead actor of "Padmavati", which is based on an epic poem. The film explores the relationship of a Hindu queen from the Rajput warrior clan and Muslim ruler Alauddin Khilji. The movie was d
Published 9:14 AM, July 26, 2013 Updated 7:59 PM, October 10, 2014 'PUT ON CHRIST.' In his first World Youth Day speech, Pope Francis warns the youth against the 'illusion of being happy.' Photo by EPA/Luca Zennaro MANILA, Philippines - In his first official World Youth Day (WYD) speech, Pope Francis on Friday morning, July 26 (Thursday evening, July 25, in Brazil), warned the youth against materialism that brings "the illusion of being happy." Francis, who addressed around 1.5 million WYD deleg
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14 th Dalai Lama of Tibet, holds a unique position in the Western imagination. He is one of the world's most visible religious figures, comparable in status to the pope or the Rev. Billy Graham, a revered political leader and advocate of nonviolence, and an enormously popular author. His life story, told in many books and movies , is perhaps the best-known of any contemporary religious leader, and his personality--humble, wise, patient, humorous--gives him the aura of a saint.
Since Narendra Modi began campaigning to be Prime Minister of India in 2013, he and his party, the BJP, gave the impression of an unstoppable march, culminating in a massive electoral victory in 2014. The BJP's story went like this: Anti-incumbency was strong, and the people were sick of Congress' corruption. As Chief Minister of Gujarat, Modi had administered the Gujarat miracle, reaching developmental heights unheard of elsewhere in India. Given the chance, he could do the same for the entire
The Narendra Modi govt has announced a GST launch rehearsal on Wednesday in the run-up to the official rollout of GST in the Parliament House midnight on Friday. That is good. But one hopes that the government is devoting enough and more time to face the aftershocks of the historic, yet massively disruptive, tax reform particularly on small businesses which are still on a shaky ground to migrate to the new regime. The Modi government can afford to have flaws in the midnight GST show, but it cann
Kochi: Kerala's prestigious Kochi Metro is all set for commercial operations with Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating it on Sunday. Claimed to be the country's first integrated multi-model transport system, it is expected to improve regional connectivity and ease the traffic congestion in Kochi, the commercial hub of Kerala. The first phase comprises a 13 kilometres stretch between Aluva and Palarivattom. Security has been tightened in Kochi city and its surroundings in view of the prime m
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When Modi Govt. asks people to give up LPG subsidy for poor middle class people, who should be giving it up? Rich & upper middle class should give it up right? But the fact is, it's the lower middle class & poor people who are mistakenly giving it up. Thanks to messed up IVRS while booking LPG Gas on phone. Previously the first option was to book a Gas cylinder & second option was to change the language, so everybody who didn't understand IVRS was taught to press first option the IVRS says. But
The Bharatiya Janata Party today released its election manifesto, or what the party called its 'sankalp patra' (vision document) for Gujarat, which will see the first phase of polling for its Assembly election tomorrow. The manifesto carries the photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah on its cover, along with the slogan "Darek Gujarati no ekaj aavaj; hun chu vikaas, hun chu Gujarat (Each Gujarati speaks in a single voice; I am development, I am Gujarat)." The heading on the
India's ruling party on Monday ordered one of its senior members to apologise publicly after he offered a reward for anyone who beheaded a Bollywood star of a movie whose portrayal of a Hindu queen and a Muslim conqueror has enraged Hindu activists. Deepika Padukone, one of Bollywood's biggest earners, is the lead actor of "Padmavati", which is based on an epic poem. The film explores the relationship of a Hindu queen from the Rajput warrior clan and Muslim ruler Alauddin Khilji. The movie was d
Published 9:14 AM, July 26, 2013 Updated 7:59 PM, October 10, 2014 'PUT ON CHRIST.' In his first World Youth Day speech, Pope Francis warns the youth against the 'illusion of being happy.' Photo by EPA/Luca Zennaro MANILA, Philippines - In his first official World Youth Day (WYD) speech, Pope Francis on Friday morning, July 26 (Thursday evening, July 25, in Brazil), warned the youth against materialism that brings "the illusion of being happy." Francis, who addressed around 1.5 million WYD deleg
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14 th Dalai Lama of Tibet, holds a unique position in the Western imagination. He is one of the world's most visible religious figures, comparable in status to the pope or the Rev. Billy Graham, a revered political leader and advocate of nonviolence, and an enormously popular author. His life story, told in many books and movies , is perhaps the best-known of any contemporary religious leader, and his personality--humble, wise, patient, humorous--gives him the aura of a saint.
Since Narendra Modi began campaigning to be Prime Minister of India in 2013, he and his party, the BJP, gave the impression of an unstoppable march, culminating in a massive electoral victory in 2014. The BJP's story went like this: Anti-incumbency was strong, and the people were sick of Congress' corruption. As Chief Minister of Gujarat, Modi had administered the Gujarat miracle, reaching developmental heights unheard of elsewhere in India. Given the chance, he could do the same for the entire
The Narendra Modi govt has announced a GST launch rehearsal on Wednesday in the run-up to the official rollout of GST in the Parliament House midnight on Friday. That is good. But one hopes that the government is devoting enough and more time to face the aftershocks of the historic, yet massively disruptive, tax reform particularly on small businesses which are still on a shaky ground to migrate to the new regime. The Modi government can afford to have flaws in the midnight GST show, but it cann
Kochi: Kerala's prestigious Kochi Metro is all set for commercial operations with Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating it on Sunday. Claimed to be the country's first integrated multi-model transport system, it is expected to improve regional connectivity and ease the traffic congestion in Kochi, the commercial hub of Kerala. The first phase comprises a 13 kilometres stretch between Aluva and Palarivattom. Security has been tightened in Kochi city and its surroundings in view of the prime m
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When Modi Govt. asks people to give up LPG subsidy for poor middle class people, who should be giving it up? Rich & upper middle class should give it up right? But the fact is, it's the lower middle class & poor people who are mistakenly giving it up. Thanks to messed up IVRS while booking LPG Gas on phone. Previously the first option was to book a Gas cylinder & second option was to change the language, so everybody who didn't understand IVRS was taught to press first option the IVRS says. But
TODAY, WE came away stunned, shocked and almost numb from our trip to East Jerusalem with Jeff Halper of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions. And when I say we, I mean my family--my wife and two children, 19 and 21. We have spent the last 10 days trying to get into Gaza from Egypt; demonstrating against the Gaza siege and joining demonstrations in Israel at the Erez crossing and protesting the evictions in the Sheikh-Jarrah area of East Jerusalem. But nothing, and I mean nothing, pre
Savannah, a young Mormon girl, tried to come out as gay to her church in a now-viral video, Huffington Post reports . In the video, her speech is cut short by a church official who tells her to sit down. "God loves me just this way, because I believe that he loves all his creations... I do believe he made me this way on purpose," Savannah says in the video. "No part of me is a mistake. I do not choose to be this way, and it is not a fad. I cannot make someone else gay and being around me won't m
2015/10/25 SOUTH CAROLINA -- In an incredible act of bravery, an elderly pastor jumped into a flooded area to save bodies that were drifting away. "That's somebody's family out there!" said Pastor Wayne H. Reeves. Moments before he saved the bodies, police apparently told him he wasn't allowed to, according to reports. But he did what was necessary anyway. "They had their family out there popping up out of the ground and I think it's the human thing to do," said Pastor Reeves. Pastor Reeves went
Mashable released a video of transgender children recording messages for their 29 year-old selves. The content is confusing and sad. Take a look: Did you notice the resonating theme? "Just be happy, please. 'Cuz you're miserable right now." "I hope you can look in the mirror and finally be happy with who you are." The last thing we want to do is negate the struggles these children are facing. But can we be honest for a second and take a quick trip down memory lane? Only this time, your trip iden
A New York nanny has been caught on camera slapping a baby across the face numerous times, in video footage that has shocked the nation. Expand | Collapse (Photo: YouTube Screen Shot) This video footage caught the nanny beating the five-month-old baby in Staten Island. The incident took place in Staten Island inside the family's home where 52 year old nanny, Mamura Nasirova, was supposed to be taking care of the five month old baby and her older sibling. However, the video shows the nanny hittin
Els Woodke, the wife of an American missionary kidnapped last year from Niger, has released a video asking for any update on her husband. Woodke's video comes after an al-Qaeda-linked affiliate in Mali released a proof-of-life video of several foreign hostages that did not include her husband, Jeff Woodke. Gunmen kidnapped Jeff from his home in Niger on Oct. 14, 2016. He worked with a Niger-based partner of Youth With A Mission to assist ethnic herdsmen battling drought and lack of education. Se
The girl's mother Mayra Yomali Solis, who is homeless, showed up once a week for a visit. She thought only that she had fallen and that's why she was battered, according to her. The victim was found with many bruises, scars and blisters on her body, police said. The suspect Francisco Rios-Covarrubias kept her in a closet and had sexually molested her. The child was discovered after a man came to the perv's house for sex and saw the child. He called police. Rios-Covarrubias faced a Maricopa Coun
Should an Arkansas woman have been charged with jeopardizing the welfare of her baby when she breastfed the child after she was caught drinking alcohol in a Conway, Arkansas restaurant? Well she was and she was jailed due to the fact. Even though the charge was dropped, the issue of drinking and breastfeeding remains a very sensitive topic. Adams, age 28, was eating pizza with her parents and had her nursing baby in her arms when two Conway police officers came into Gusano's Restaurant and put t
A You know, when I came out to my parents in 1981ishwhateversomething, telling my mom and dad that I was gay didn't just mean telling them I liked to kissandotherstuff boys. It meant telling them I would never marry, never have children, and never be a marine. Or at least that's what I thought I was telling them. But here we are, three short decades later, and I'm married. And I have a child. And now I can be a marine. (Not that I want to be a marine--well, not anymore. After seeing a pic of a s
A couple of weeks ago, I was sleeping in the front passenger seat of our car when it slammed into the vehicle in front of us. We were on the highway coming home from a family trip. The other three people in our car weren't hurt. But I'd reclined my seat, and my seat belt, which was riding high, left a long welt around my rib cage and along my stomach. As it turned out, I had internal bleeding from a lacerated spleen and three cracked ribs. I spent the next two days in intensive care. I've recove
Savannah, a young Mormon girl, tried to come out as gay to her church in a now-viral video, Huffington Post reports . In the video, her speech is cut short by a church official who tells her to sit down. "God loves me just this way, because I believe that he loves all his creations... I do believe he made me this way on purpose," Savannah says in the video. "No part of me is a mistake. I do not choose to be this way, and it is not a fad. I cannot make someone else gay and being around me won't m
2015/10/25 SOUTH CAROLINA -- In an incredible act of bravery, an elderly pastor jumped into a flooded area to save bodies that were drifting away. "That's somebody's family out there!" said Pastor Wayne H. Reeves. Moments before he saved the bodies, police apparently told him he wasn't allowed to, according to reports. But he did what was necessary anyway. "They had their family out there popping up out of the ground and I think it's the human thing to do," said Pastor Reeves. Pastor Reeves went
Mashable released a video of transgender children recording messages for their 29 year-old selves. The content is confusing and sad. Take a look: Did you notice the resonating theme? "Just be happy, please. 'Cuz you're miserable right now." "I hope you can look in the mirror and finally be happy with who you are." The last thing we want to do is negate the struggles these children are facing. But can we be honest for a second and take a quick trip down memory lane? Only this time, your trip iden
A New York nanny has been caught on camera slapping a baby across the face numerous times, in video footage that has shocked the nation. Expand | Collapse (Photo: YouTube Screen Shot) This video footage caught the nanny beating the five-month-old baby in Staten Island. The incident took place in Staten Island inside the family's home where 52 year old nanny, Mamura Nasirova, was supposed to be taking care of the five month old baby and her older sibling. However, the video shows the nanny hittin
Els Woodke, the wife of an American missionary kidnapped last year from Niger, has released a video asking for any update on her husband. Woodke's video comes after an al-Qaeda-linked affiliate in Mali released a proof-of-life video of several foreign hostages that did not include her husband, Jeff Woodke. Gunmen kidnapped Jeff from his home in Niger on Oct. 14, 2016. He worked with a Niger-based partner of Youth With A Mission to assist ethnic herdsmen battling drought and lack of education. Se
The girl's mother Mayra Yomali Solis, who is homeless, showed up once a week for a visit. She thought only that she had fallen and that's why she was battered, according to her. The victim was found with many bruises, scars and blisters on her body, police said. The suspect Francisco Rios-Covarrubias kept her in a closet and had sexually molested her. The child was discovered after a man came to the perv's house for sex and saw the child. He called police. Rios-Covarrubias faced a Maricopa Coun
Should an Arkansas woman have been charged with jeopardizing the welfare of her baby when she breastfed the child after she was caught drinking alcohol in a Conway, Arkansas restaurant? Well she was and she was jailed due to the fact. Even though the charge was dropped, the issue of drinking and breastfeeding remains a very sensitive topic. Adams, age 28, was eating pizza with her parents and had her nursing baby in her arms when two Conway police officers came into Gusano's Restaurant and put t
A You know, when I came out to my parents in 1981ishwhateversomething, telling my mom and dad that I was gay didn't just mean telling them I liked to kissandotherstuff boys. It meant telling them I would never marry, never have children, and never be a marine. Or at least that's what I thought I was telling them. But here we are, three short decades later, and I'm married. And I have a child. And now I can be a marine. (Not that I want to be a marine--well, not anymore. After seeing a pic of a s
A couple of weeks ago, I was sleeping in the front passenger seat of our car when it slammed into the vehicle in front of us. We were on the highway coming home from a family trip. The other three people in our car weren't hurt. But I'd reclined my seat, and my seat belt, which was riding high, left a long welt around my rib cage and along my stomach. As it turned out, I had internal bleeding from a lacerated spleen and three cracked ribs. I spent the next two days in intensive care. I've recove
Print Eric Casebolt, the white McKinney, Texas, police officer who was widely watched on YouTube video taking down a black teenage girl at an out-of-control pool party, has resigned. McKinney Police Chief Greg Conlety called Casebolt's actions "indefensible," and said during a press conference the officer sent in his resignation, the Associated Press reported. Conley also stipulated Casebolt's resignation did not come from internal pressure. At the same time, Conley - after viewing the video -
Tim Tebow broke out of a 1 for 18 slump on Sunday, hitting his third home run and a double in a game the Class A Columbia Fireflies he plays for lost 6 to 3 to the West Virginia Power. Tebow improved his batting average to .230, significantly better than... Read More News , Sports Tim Tebow 1 Comment NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- It has turned into a battle of attrition in the Western Conference Finals. One more loss and the Anaheim Ducks will have until September to rest. One more win and the Nashville P
A virus has been detected in a Grand Theft Auto mod video that's being spread on YouTube . While it's still safe to view the video directly on YouTube's website, following the external link posted in the video and downloading the subsequent "Grand Theft Auto" mod will infect your computer. The most recent video to carry the virus is called "Hood Life" and has surprised some with its ability to infect any computers at all, given the extremely poor quality of the video itself, leaving people to wo
"Coach" Dave Daubenmire, a conservative activist and speaker, blamed last week's mass shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs on the women's health care provider, insisting in a YouTube video he posted yesterday that Planned Parenthood clinics are "the ultimate terrorists" and "terrorism in the womb leads to terrorism in the world." "Folks, there's terror every day inside those Planned Parenthood clinics," Daubenmire said. "There was terrorism last week, there will be terrori
Shannon Lamb--the alleged gunman behind Monday morning's murder of Delta State University professor Ethan Schmidt--took his own life after being pulled over by police in Greenville, Mississippi, Monday night around 10:30 pm. Breitbart News previously reported that Lamb is believed to have murdered his own girlfriend in Gautier, Mississippi, before going to the Delta State campus to kill Schmidt. His girlfriend's name was Amy Prentiss. According to the New York Times , when Lamb was pulled over,
Once again, a member of the GOP has regurgitated a bizarre falsehood about rape. Celeste Greig, the head of the California Republican Assembly, the largest GOP volunteer organization in California, said in a newspaper interview that rape almost never leads to pregnancies because the body is too traumatized. "Granted, the percentage of pregnancies due to rape is small because it's an act of violence, because the body is traumatized. I don't know what percentage of pregnancies are due to the viole
1st Sgt. Bob Pierce said he was told the bomb had some type of remote detonation device, however law enforcement did not confirm that officially. Pierce also said police were searching the Confederate camps, but not the Union camps. Pierce said before the events, the participants were asked to sign a waiver in regards to threats from a school student in the days leading up to the reenactment, but that law enforcement had determined it was not a credible threat. Some locals are reporting that yo
Mixed messages: ABC News also seems to disagree that JV team ISIS is contained Posted at 11:43 pm on June 29, 2016 by Brett T. Just two weeks ago, CIA chief John Brennan said that despite the president's depiction of ISIS as a demoralized, contained JV team composed of widows and orphans on the run, " our efforts have not reduced the group's terrorist capability and global reach." So while BuzzFeed was giving the president direction while he stacked Cheerios for a YouTube video , suicide bombers
John Stossel Video - NYC Government Traumatizes Gun Owners Video | Ammoland Inc. Posted on August 10, 2017 by Ammoland New York - -(Ammoland.com)- Why are law-abiding, licensed gun owners who follow laws and procedures being jailed in New York? Reason TV's John Stossel finds that every week gun owners, legally licensed by other states, are being arrested in New York airports despite correctly following the procedures of the TSA and airlines. One such traveler, Avi Wolf, was charged for having an
Nothing says "we aren't hiding anything" like barring "certain types" of media from your event. Fox News correspondent Jesse Watters attempted to gain access to the " Stand with the Prophet " event in Garland, Texas, Saturday, but was rebuffed -- even though he filled out all the proper forms and purchased tickets. "There's a certain type of media allowed," a man told him outside of the conference and "'The O'Reilly Factor' is specifically barred from coming inside." While he waited for hours, u
Tim Tebow broke out of a 1 for 18 slump on Sunday, hitting his third home run and a double in a game the Class A Columbia Fireflies he plays for lost 6 to 3 to the West Virginia Power. Tebow improved his batting average to .230, significantly better than... Read More News , Sports Tim Tebow 1 Comment NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- It has turned into a battle of attrition in the Western Conference Finals. One more loss and the Anaheim Ducks will have until September to rest. One more win and the Nashville P
A virus has been detected in a Grand Theft Auto mod video that's being spread on YouTube . While it's still safe to view the video directly on YouTube's website, following the external link posted in the video and downloading the subsequent "Grand Theft Auto" mod will infect your computer. The most recent video to carry the virus is called "Hood Life" and has surprised some with its ability to infect any computers at all, given the extremely poor quality of the video itself, leaving people to wo
"Coach" Dave Daubenmire, a conservative activist and speaker, blamed last week's mass shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs on the women's health care provider, insisting in a YouTube video he posted yesterday that Planned Parenthood clinics are "the ultimate terrorists" and "terrorism in the womb leads to terrorism in the world." "Folks, there's terror every day inside those Planned Parenthood clinics," Daubenmire said. "There was terrorism last week, there will be terrori
Shannon Lamb--the alleged gunman behind Monday morning's murder of Delta State University professor Ethan Schmidt--took his own life after being pulled over by police in Greenville, Mississippi, Monday night around 10:30 pm. Breitbart News previously reported that Lamb is believed to have murdered his own girlfriend in Gautier, Mississippi, before going to the Delta State campus to kill Schmidt. His girlfriend's name was Amy Prentiss. According to the New York Times , when Lamb was pulled over,
Once again, a member of the GOP has regurgitated a bizarre falsehood about rape. Celeste Greig, the head of the California Republican Assembly, the largest GOP volunteer organization in California, said in a newspaper interview that rape almost never leads to pregnancies because the body is too traumatized. "Granted, the percentage of pregnancies due to rape is small because it's an act of violence, because the body is traumatized. I don't know what percentage of pregnancies are due to the viole
1st Sgt. Bob Pierce said he was told the bomb had some type of remote detonation device, however law enforcement did not confirm that officially. Pierce also said police were searching the Confederate camps, but not the Union camps. Pierce said before the events, the participants were asked to sign a waiver in regards to threats from a school student in the days leading up to the reenactment, but that law enforcement had determined it was not a credible threat. Some locals are reporting that yo
Mixed messages: ABC News also seems to disagree that JV team ISIS is contained Posted at 11:43 pm on June 29, 2016 by Brett T. Just two weeks ago, CIA chief John Brennan said that despite the president's depiction of ISIS as a demoralized, contained JV team composed of widows and orphans on the run, " our efforts have not reduced the group's terrorist capability and global reach." So while BuzzFeed was giving the president direction while he stacked Cheerios for a YouTube video , suicide bombers
John Stossel Video - NYC Government Traumatizes Gun Owners Video | Ammoland Inc. Posted on August 10, 2017 by Ammoland New York - -(Ammoland.com)- Why are law-abiding, licensed gun owners who follow laws and procedures being jailed in New York? Reason TV's John Stossel finds that every week gun owners, legally licensed by other states, are being arrested in New York airports despite correctly following the procedures of the TSA and airlines. One such traveler, Avi Wolf, was charged for having an
Nothing says "we aren't hiding anything" like barring "certain types" of media from your event. Fox News correspondent Jesse Watters attempted to gain access to the " Stand with the Prophet " event in Garland, Texas, Saturday, but was rebuffed -- even though he filled out all the proper forms and purchased tickets. "There's a certain type of media allowed," a man told him outside of the conference and "'The O'Reilly Factor' is specifically barred from coming inside." While he waited for hours, u
The Vatican is yet to set a date for the ceremony, but it is widely believed that it will take place in the first week of September, coinciding with the 19th anniversary of Mother Teresa's death and Pope Francis' Holy Year of Mercy. Pope Francis approved a decree attributing a miracle to Mother Teresa's intercession during an audience with the head of the Vatican's saint-making office on his 79th birthday this Thursday. Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work with Calcutta's
When Cardinal Keith O'Brien, Primate of Scotland, went all Dirty Harry last month on proposals to legalise gay marriage, the wider world witnessed fissures within Catholicism more reminiscent of the Anglican Communion than the Church of Rome, with its presumed conformity. It was "madness", the cardinal declared, to advocate gay marriage. It "represents a grotesque subversion of a universally accepted human right". It was like bringing back "slavery". Meanwhile the Catholic Archbishops of Westmin
After Roe: The Lost History of the Abortion Debate by mary ziegler harvard university press, 400 pages, $39.95 O n the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade , the Supreme Court's 1973 decision legalizing abortion, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg announced her misgivings about the ruling. As a distinguished champion of what the left euphemistically calls "reproductive rights," Justice Ginsburg was never going to critique the decision on moral grounds; the problem for Ginsburg, rather, was tactical. In her
New York Archbishop Says Democratic Party 'Slams the Door' on Catholics By NBP Staff | March 23, 2018, 19:45 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2018/03/23/new-york-archbishop-says-democratic-party-slams-the-door-on-catholics/ The Democratic Party has abandoned Roman Catholics in America by demanding its candidates support abortion and by opposing tax credits for religious schools, the archbishop of New York said. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, one of the most prominent clerics in America, casti
Looks like Cardinal Dolan's patience for balance has expired. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed yesterday , the New York prelate accused Democrats of abandoning Catholics. Dolan went beyond accusations of abandonment; he argued that Democratic leadership had slammed the door in Catholic faces with their embrace of abortion and hostility to choice in education and high taxation on working-class families: The two causes so vigorously promoted by Hughes and Grier--the needs of poor and middle-class c
Even for Nancy Pelosi , this is galling. The San Francisco liberal who claims to be Catholic now has the arrogance to warn the archbishop of San Francisco he should stay away from the March for Marriage scheduled for Thursday in the nation's capital, according to SFGate.com . The march is aimed at rallying support for traditional marriage against the current relentless assault by gay marriage advocates in the courts of law and court of public opinion. San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileon
In Joan Biskupic's new biography of Antonin Scalia, American Original , the justice wears a wreath of superlatives. He is the most quoted member of the Supreme Court and the one scholars write about most. He is the justice who writes the most concurrences--separate opinions that accept the holding of a majority opinion but usually part company with its reasoning. He is also the justice who prompts the most laughter at oral argument, according to two bona fide studies. Court observers pick Scalia
Because of its sins, the Roman Catholic Church is broken. The capital C in church is important; it signifies the institution, not the faithful. A wise Jesuit, the late Cardinal Avery Dulles, once wrote that the church can be viewed in different ways: as a herald, as a mystical communion, as an institution. It is the institution I am talking about. The Catholic Church is my church, and what it has done saddens me. The institution has protected pedophile priests. It has lifted the excommunication
Peruvian Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani's personal investments are tied with one of the country's largest construction companies, a local investigation revealed on Monday. Journalist Laura Grados released a second article in her investigation series, published in the local Diario 16, on the leader of Opus Dei and prominent Catholic figure. For decades, the cardinal has used his position in the Catholic Church to openly criticize social movements and protests against extractive industries in the cou
The scandalous synod on the family skidded to a stop last weekend in Rome but not before Pope Francis got in a few more licks at conservatives, whom he caricatured in his final remarks as heartless. The speech was notable for its nastiness, displaying the very lack of charity he routinely assigns to conservatives. The synod, he said, had exposed "closed hearts which frequently hide even behind the Church's teachings or good intentions, in order to sit in the chair of Moses and judge, sometimes w
When Cardinal Keith O'Brien, Primate of Scotland, went all Dirty Harry last month on proposals to legalise gay marriage, the wider world witnessed fissures within Catholicism more reminiscent of the Anglican Communion than the Church of Rome, with its presumed conformity. It was "madness", the cardinal declared, to advocate gay marriage. It "represents a grotesque subversion of a universally accepted human right". It was like bringing back "slavery". Meanwhile the Catholic Archbishops of Westmin
After Roe: The Lost History of the Abortion Debate by mary ziegler harvard university press, 400 pages, $39.95 O n the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade , the Supreme Court's 1973 decision legalizing abortion, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg announced her misgivings about the ruling. As a distinguished champion of what the left euphemistically calls "reproductive rights," Justice Ginsburg was never going to critique the decision on moral grounds; the problem for Ginsburg, rather, was tactical. In her
New York Archbishop Says Democratic Party 'Slams the Door' on Catholics By NBP Staff | March 23, 2018, 19:45 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2018/03/23/new-york-archbishop-says-democratic-party-slams-the-door-on-catholics/ The Democratic Party has abandoned Roman Catholics in America by demanding its candidates support abortion and by opposing tax credits for religious schools, the archbishop of New York said. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, one of the most prominent clerics in America, casti
Looks like Cardinal Dolan's patience for balance has expired. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed yesterday , the New York prelate accused Democrats of abandoning Catholics. Dolan went beyond accusations of abandonment; he argued that Democratic leadership had slammed the door in Catholic faces with their embrace of abortion and hostility to choice in education and high taxation on working-class families: The two causes so vigorously promoted by Hughes and Grier--the needs of poor and middle-class c
Even for Nancy Pelosi , this is galling. The San Francisco liberal who claims to be Catholic now has the arrogance to warn the archbishop of San Francisco he should stay away from the March for Marriage scheduled for Thursday in the nation's capital, according to SFGate.com . The march is aimed at rallying support for traditional marriage against the current relentless assault by gay marriage advocates in the courts of law and court of public opinion. San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileon
In Joan Biskupic's new biography of Antonin Scalia, American Original , the justice wears a wreath of superlatives. He is the most quoted member of the Supreme Court and the one scholars write about most. He is the justice who writes the most concurrences--separate opinions that accept the holding of a majority opinion but usually part company with its reasoning. He is also the justice who prompts the most laughter at oral argument, according to two bona fide studies. Court observers pick Scalia
Because of its sins, the Roman Catholic Church is broken. The capital C in church is important; it signifies the institution, not the faithful. A wise Jesuit, the late Cardinal Avery Dulles, once wrote that the church can be viewed in different ways: as a herald, as a mystical communion, as an institution. It is the institution I am talking about. The Catholic Church is my church, and what it has done saddens me. The institution has protected pedophile priests. It has lifted the excommunication
Peruvian Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani's personal investments are tied with one of the country's largest construction companies, a local investigation revealed on Monday. Journalist Laura Grados released a second article in her investigation series, published in the local Diario 16, on the leader of Opus Dei and prominent Catholic figure. For decades, the cardinal has used his position in the Catholic Church to openly criticize social movements and protests against extractive industries in the cou
The scandalous synod on the family skidded to a stop last weekend in Rome but not before Pope Francis got in a few more licks at conservatives, whom he caricatured in his final remarks as heartless. The speech was notable for its nastiness, displaying the very lack of charity he routinely assigns to conservatives. The synod, he said, had exposed "closed hearts which frequently hide even behind the Church's teachings or good intentions, in order to sit in the chair of Moses and judge, sometimes w
ROME - The Vatican Synod's mid-way working document calling for Catholics to "accept and value" same-sex relationships and unmarried, cohabiting unions, has garnered a deluge of praise from homosexualist, secularist and leftist activists. Some of the most effusive praise came from Francis DeBernardo, of the American, New Ways Ministry, who is in Rome conducting meetings through the length of the Synod. DeBernardo said that the document, called the "relatio post disceptationem," "offers some v
Above, Immaculate Conception Syriac Catholic Cathedral in Qaraquosh will hold Christmas celebrations, despite its damaged interior. Below, a view of ruined homes in Qaraqosh as Yohanna Towaya stands in front of his parents' home. ( Yohanna Towaya) QARAQOSH, Iraq -- In their villages on the Nineveh Plain, Iraq's Christians are celebrating their first Christmas since the region's liberation from the Islamic State (ISIS). In the little town of Qaraqosh (also known as Baghdida), there will be no flo
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14 th Dalai Lama of Tibet, holds a unique position in the Western imagination. He is one of the world's most visible religious figures, comparable in status to the pope or the Rev. Billy Graham, a revered political leader and advocate of nonviolence, and an enormously popular author. His life story, told in many books and movies , is perhaps the best-known of any contemporary religious leader, and his personality--humble, wise, patient, humorous--gives him the aura of a saint.
T he benign and serene dignity with which Pope Benedict XVI retired from his office, pledged "obedience and cooperation" to his successor, urged the cardinal electors to behave as coherently as an "orchestra," and departed for the "last phase of my pilgrimage on earth" to his books, piano, domestic cats, and a contemplative life can scarcely have left any reasonable observer unmoved. He thus joined the ranks of those who captivate the world by their voluntary departure from exalted positions gen
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby isn't apologizing for his opposition to the U.K.'s marriage equality law, but he does say religious leaders need to be "repentant" about homophobia. "The church has not been good at dealing with homophobia -- it has at times, as God's people, either implicitly or explicitly supported it, and we have to be really, really repentant about that because it is utterly and totally wrong," said the archbishop, who heads the Church of England's Southern Province and
On July 15th, a letter was read out loud at the funeral Mass of Cdl. Joachim Meisner, one of the four so-called dubia cardinals, who have asked Pope Francis to clarify the controversial Amoris Laetitiae, which various bishops around the world are interested in allowing sacrilegious Holy Communions for divorced and civilly remarried Catholics. While the letter, read aloud by Benedict's personal secretary was very personal, there was also a very public declaration in it. Archbishop Georg Ganswei
J ean Danielou died in disgrace. In 1974, at age sixty-nine, the noted advisor to the Second Vatican Council who had been made a cardinal by Pope Paul VI was found dead in the home of a Parisian prostitute. France's Catholic bishops, trying to calm rumors, published a letter in Le Monde saying that "everyone is aware that, from the first, his apostolate reached out into the most varied milieux and often to the most abandoned and desperate cases." An editorial note accompanying their letter wonde
The Vatican is yet to set a date for the ceremony, but it is widely believed that it will take place in the first week of September, coinciding with the 19th anniversary of Mother Teresa's death and Pope Francis' Holy Year of Mercy. Pope Francis approved a decree attributing a miracle to Mother Teresa's intercession during an audience with the head of the Vatican's saint-making office on his 79th birthday this Thursday. Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work with Calcutta's
Story 1: CARDINALS IN VATICAN FOR HISTORIC CONCLAVE Cardinals gather in the Vatican Tuesday for the conclave that will elect the next leader of the Catholic Church. The 115 cardinal electors assemble in the Sistine Chapel, where they will be completely cut off from the outside world until they find the 266th pope. The prayers begin with a special mass in St Peter's Basilica. In the homily, Dean of Cardinals Angelo Sodano calls for Church unity and cooperation. He says the last popes have been "t
Rating Comments : Rizzo repeatedly voted in a manner that had the effect of undermining Catholic doctrine and moral teaching. Click the VOTES tab to view her anti-Catholic voting record. First elected (yyyy.mm.dd): 2003 Previous Occupation : North York city councillor Here is Maria Rizzo's voting record relating to life and family issues: Votes, Surveys and Policy Decision Vote Score Motion to scrap Gr. 4 & 7 standardized testing for Catholic religious knowledge [2014] The policy of religious kn
Above, Immaculate Conception Syriac Catholic Cathedral in Qaraquosh will hold Christmas celebrations, despite its damaged interior. Below, a view of ruined homes in Qaraqosh as Yohanna Towaya stands in front of his parents' home. ( Yohanna Towaya) QARAQOSH, Iraq -- In their villages on the Nineveh Plain, Iraq's Christians are celebrating their first Christmas since the region's liberation from the Islamic State (ISIS). In the little town of Qaraqosh (also known as Baghdida), there will be no flo
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14 th Dalai Lama of Tibet, holds a unique position in the Western imagination. He is one of the world's most visible religious figures, comparable in status to the pope or the Rev. Billy Graham, a revered political leader and advocate of nonviolence, and an enormously popular author. His life story, told in many books and movies , is perhaps the best-known of any contemporary religious leader, and his personality--humble, wise, patient, humorous--gives him the aura of a saint.
T he benign and serene dignity with which Pope Benedict XVI retired from his office, pledged "obedience and cooperation" to his successor, urged the cardinal electors to behave as coherently as an "orchestra," and departed for the "last phase of my pilgrimage on earth" to his books, piano, domestic cats, and a contemplative life can scarcely have left any reasonable observer unmoved. He thus joined the ranks of those who captivate the world by their voluntary departure from exalted positions gen
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby isn't apologizing for his opposition to the U.K.'s marriage equality law, but he does say religious leaders need to be "repentant" about homophobia. "The church has not been good at dealing with homophobia -- it has at times, as God's people, either implicitly or explicitly supported it, and we have to be really, really repentant about that because it is utterly and totally wrong," said the archbishop, who heads the Church of England's Southern Province and
On July 15th, a letter was read out loud at the funeral Mass of Cdl. Joachim Meisner, one of the four so-called dubia cardinals, who have asked Pope Francis to clarify the controversial Amoris Laetitiae, which various bishops around the world are interested in allowing sacrilegious Holy Communions for divorced and civilly remarried Catholics. While the letter, read aloud by Benedict's personal secretary was very personal, there was also a very public declaration in it. Archbishop Georg Ganswei
J ean Danielou died in disgrace. In 1974, at age sixty-nine, the noted advisor to the Second Vatican Council who had been made a cardinal by Pope Paul VI was found dead in the home of a Parisian prostitute. France's Catholic bishops, trying to calm rumors, published a letter in Le Monde saying that "everyone is aware that, from the first, his apostolate reached out into the most varied milieux and often to the most abandoned and desperate cases." An editorial note accompanying their letter wonde
The Vatican is yet to set a date for the ceremony, but it is widely believed that it will take place in the first week of September, coinciding with the 19th anniversary of Mother Teresa's death and Pope Francis' Holy Year of Mercy. Pope Francis approved a decree attributing a miracle to Mother Teresa's intercession during an audience with the head of the Vatican's saint-making office on his 79th birthday this Thursday. Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work with Calcutta's
Story 1: CARDINALS IN VATICAN FOR HISTORIC CONCLAVE Cardinals gather in the Vatican Tuesday for the conclave that will elect the next leader of the Catholic Church. The 115 cardinal electors assemble in the Sistine Chapel, where they will be completely cut off from the outside world until they find the 266th pope. The prayers begin with a special mass in St Peter's Basilica. In the homily, Dean of Cardinals Angelo Sodano calls for Church unity and cooperation. He says the last popes have been "t
Rating Comments : Rizzo repeatedly voted in a manner that had the effect of undermining Catholic doctrine and moral teaching. Click the VOTES tab to view her anti-Catholic voting record. First elected (yyyy.mm.dd): 2003 Previous Occupation : North York city councillor Here is Maria Rizzo's voting record relating to life and family issues: Votes, Surveys and Policy Decision Vote Score Motion to scrap Gr. 4 & 7 standardized testing for Catholic religious knowledge [2014] The policy of religious kn
CNN is fake newsier than a BuzzFeed and The Onion lovechild. They boast falsehoods aplenty, as well as more than a few Twitter shoutouts from the president. Mostly telling them how much they suckity suck (see Trump Tweets Hilarious Video. CNN Cries 'Help, We're Under Attack!' and YES! Donald Trump Blasts CNN, Praises Western Values). That suckness is coming to an all time high in recent months. Just when we think the Cables News Network can't get any worse, they delight America with more idiocy
'Peak outrage': Writer reveals racist subtext of 'A Christmas Story,' risks ruining TBS marathon Posted at 9:55 pm on December 24, 2014 by Brett T. Twitchy's regular readers know how easily Twitter stalwart @exjon can fly into a conservative/libertarian type rage, so it's a bit of a Christmas miracle that even he can find reconciliation with the writer of this brief tidbit of Christmas cheer exposing the institutional racism on display in "A Christmas Story." -- Shawn Pasternak (@ShawnCP92) Dece
FIFY! Michelle Malkin SHREDS AP's spin on deleted tweet about Trump's 'animals' remark Posted at 4:00 pm on May 17, 2018 by Doug P. As Twitchy told you earlier today , the Associated Press said they'd deleted a tweet about President Trump using the word "animals" in reference to MS-13 gang members. The original AP tweet, as so many in the media have done, didn't provide full context and insinuated Trump was referring to all illegal immigrants: AP has deleted a tweet from late Wednesday on Trump'
Chick-fil-A And The Conservative Appropriation Of Christianity As An Anti-Gay Wedge Zack Ford Twitter Aug 1, 2012, 6:55 pm Earlier this week, a ThinkProgress reader wrote us, objecting to our description of Chick-fil-A as a "Christian-run" company. He cited the many steps the Episcopal Church has taken toward supporting LGBT equality as "real Christianity in action," accusing Chick-fil-A of using Christianity as "cover for their own bigotry." Obviously, ThinkProgress cannot and will not impose j
Facebook's bias is showing again. This time the social media outlet blocked California Republican congressional candidate Elizabeth Heng's campaign ad, claiming it didn't adhere to its advertising policies and contained "shocking, disrespectful" content. Heng tweeted that Facebook rejected her ad over scenes of the Cambodian genocide, which her parents survived. . @facebook rejected my video because it was "too shocking" for their platform, referring to the scenes of horrific events my parents s
Student diversity officer, Bahar Mustafa, charged by police for sending a #killallwhitemen tweet. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go check my twitter notifications, where several men just threatened to decapitate me and sexually violate my corpse. Women are largely abandoned by the criminal justice system when it comes to receiving violent and specific threats to their safety online. Yet a woman tweets a political hashtag making use of rhetorical irony, and SHE gets charged by police. Male pr
Share on Facebook Twitter Google+ E-mail Reddit Tennessee man takes on state's bigoted laws in YouTube videos as the "Liberal Redneck." There are a couple of videos that have been making the rounds supposedly produced by a man somewhere in the back woods of Tennessee. He refers to himself only as "Liberal Redneck' and he's [...] Share on Facebook Twitter Google+ E-mail Reddit School children are all too often the victims of draconian anti-LGBTQ laws. Over the past few weeks we've seen much of wh
The big three social media companies, Google, Facebook, and Twitter have publicly stated they're committed to preventing hate speech and bigotry online. However, time and time again, its been discovered their position has been nothing more than a disingenuous pretense to witch-hunt, silence, and censor those who disagree with these companies bigoted and often debunked views on social justice & feminism and most importantly individuals and groups who promote these flawed ideologies. Their commi
Okay, maybe "shocking" isn't the right word. If you're regular readers of LwC, you really shouldn't be all that shocked how liberal intolerance is the hottest trend on college campuses (see Wimpy College Leftists Want This Professor Fired for the Lamest Reason... and Colleges Now Instating Anti-White Guilt Month. Yes Really... ). But now we have actual numbers ... For 50 years, researchers have surveyed incoming college freshmen about everything from their majors to their worldviews. On Thursday
Facebook knows hate speech when it sees it. And here it is as deliciously captured by Breitbart. The target of the Facebook hate speech censorship was The Liberty County Vindicator, a Texas newspaper. The paper had uploaded the following to its Facebook page - and the censors jumped: He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us. He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people. He is at this
'Peak outrage': Writer reveals racist subtext of 'A Christmas Story,' risks ruining TBS marathon Posted at 9:55 pm on December 24, 2014 by Brett T. Twitchy's regular readers know how easily Twitter stalwart @exjon can fly into a conservative/libertarian type rage, so it's a bit of a Christmas miracle that even he can find reconciliation with the writer of this brief tidbit of Christmas cheer exposing the institutional racism on display in "A Christmas Story." -- Shawn Pasternak (@ShawnCP92) Dece
FIFY! Michelle Malkin SHREDS AP's spin on deleted tweet about Trump's 'animals' remark Posted at 4:00 pm on May 17, 2018 by Doug P. As Twitchy told you earlier today , the Associated Press said they'd deleted a tweet about President Trump using the word "animals" in reference to MS-13 gang members. The original AP tweet, as so many in the media have done, didn't provide full context and insinuated Trump was referring to all illegal immigrants: AP has deleted a tweet from late Wednesday on Trump'
Chick-fil-A And The Conservative Appropriation Of Christianity As An Anti-Gay Wedge Zack Ford Twitter Aug 1, 2012, 6:55 pm Earlier this week, a ThinkProgress reader wrote us, objecting to our description of Chick-fil-A as a "Christian-run" company. He cited the many steps the Episcopal Church has taken toward supporting LGBT equality as "real Christianity in action," accusing Chick-fil-A of using Christianity as "cover for their own bigotry." Obviously, ThinkProgress cannot and will not impose j
Facebook's bias is showing again. This time the social media outlet blocked California Republican congressional candidate Elizabeth Heng's campaign ad, claiming it didn't adhere to its advertising policies and contained "shocking, disrespectful" content. Heng tweeted that Facebook rejected her ad over scenes of the Cambodian genocide, which her parents survived. . @facebook rejected my video because it was "too shocking" for their platform, referring to the scenes of horrific events my parents s
Student diversity officer, Bahar Mustafa, charged by police for sending a #killallwhitemen tweet. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go check my twitter notifications, where several men just threatened to decapitate me and sexually violate my corpse. Women are largely abandoned by the criminal justice system when it comes to receiving violent and specific threats to their safety online. Yet a woman tweets a political hashtag making use of rhetorical irony, and SHE gets charged by police. Male pr
Share on Facebook Twitter Google+ E-mail Reddit Tennessee man takes on state's bigoted laws in YouTube videos as the "Liberal Redneck." There are a couple of videos that have been making the rounds supposedly produced by a man somewhere in the back woods of Tennessee. He refers to himself only as "Liberal Redneck' and he's [...] Share on Facebook Twitter Google+ E-mail Reddit School children are all too often the victims of draconian anti-LGBTQ laws. Over the past few weeks we've seen much of wh
The big three social media companies, Google, Facebook, and Twitter have publicly stated they're committed to preventing hate speech and bigotry online. However, time and time again, its been discovered their position has been nothing more than a disingenuous pretense to witch-hunt, silence, and censor those who disagree with these companies bigoted and often debunked views on social justice & feminism and most importantly individuals and groups who promote these flawed ideologies. Their commi
Okay, maybe "shocking" isn't the right word. If you're regular readers of LwC, you really shouldn't be all that shocked how liberal intolerance is the hottest trend on college campuses (see Wimpy College Leftists Want This Professor Fired for the Lamest Reason... and Colleges Now Instating Anti-White Guilt Month. Yes Really... ). But now we have actual numbers ... For 50 years, researchers have surveyed incoming college freshmen about everything from their majors to their worldviews. On Thursday
Facebook knows hate speech when it sees it. And here it is as deliciously captured by Breitbart. The target of the Facebook hate speech censorship was The Liberty County Vindicator, a Texas newspaper. The paper had uploaded the following to its Facebook page - and the censors jumped: He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us. He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people. He is at this
"We have no shame in saying that we intend to shut down Ben Shapiro." The leftists at the University of Utah learned nothing from the recent appearance Ben made at Berkeley. Anyone surprised? The Daily Wire reports : Leftists At University Of Utah Announce Intention To 'Shut Down' Shapiro Speech Ahead of Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro's scheduled speech at the University of Utah on Wednesday night, the leftist groups Students for a Democratic Society at the University of Utah and Black L
A University of Tennessee senior posted her graduation pictureon Twitter that featured her wearing a "Women for Trump" T-shirt and a gun in her waistband. Writing, "I don't take normal graduation photos," Brenna Spencer immediately felt the wrath of gun control advocates. All it took for University of Tennessee senior Brenna Spencer to spark a viral gun debate was a "Women for Trump" shirt and a personal handgun. Gun control advocates were none too pleased this week when a 22-year-old "Volunt
There are pro-gun control bots on Twitter, I see them every day. Media outlets are spreading "inherently inaccurate" stories about "Russian bots" on Twitter, according to the group behind the data cited to support many of those stories. Outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post and CNN have used the Alliance for Securing Democracy's Hamilton 68 dashboard to blame "Russian bots" for boosting conservative issues and conspiracy theories on social media. Most of the reporting on the
FIFY! Michelle Malkin SHREDS AP's spin on deleted tweet about Trump's 'animals' remark Posted at 4:00 pm on May 17, 2018 by Doug P. As Twitchy told you earlier today , the Associated Press said they'd deleted a tweet about President Trump using the word "animals" in reference to MS-13 gang members. The original AP tweet, as so many in the media have done, didn't provide full context and insinuated Trump was referring to all illegal immigrants: AP has deleted a tweet from late Wednesday on Trump'
Student diversity officer, Bahar Mustafa, charged by police for sending a #killallwhitemen tweet. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go check my twitter notifications, where several men just threatened to decapitate me and sexually violate my corpse. Women are largely abandoned by the criminal justice system when it comes to receiving violent and specific threats to their safety online. Yet a woman tweets a political hashtag making use of rhetorical irony, and SHE gets charged by police. Male pr
Twitter lindseyyok (Screenshot Black Sports Online) Another day, another white person's old tweets come back to haunt them. You would think people would start to dip into their social media archives to make sure there isn't anything potential career killing. Following in the footsteps of Milwaukee Brewers all-star pitcher Josh Hader and Hollywood director James Gunn , the latest violator is USA Today blogger Lindsay Ok , who currently writes for the site's Ravenswire blog - which focuses o
Share on Facebook Twitter Google+ E-mail Reddit Tennessee man takes on state's bigoted laws in YouTube videos as the "Liberal Redneck." There are a couple of videos that have been making the rounds supposedly produced by a man somewhere in the back woods of Tennessee. He refers to himself only as "Liberal Redneck' and he's [...] Share on Facebook Twitter Google+ E-mail Reddit School children are all too often the victims of draconian anti-LGBTQ laws. Over the past few weeks we've seen much of wh
Actor Don Cheadle took to Twitter tonight in outrage over NBC News deceptively editing the 911 tape in the Trayvon Martin case to make George Zimmerman sound racist. https://twitter.com/#!/IamDonCheadle/status/187691636342538240 https://twitter.com/#!/IamDonCheadle/status/187692188606533633 After those three tweets Cheadle retweeted this tweet from @MarconiRebus. https://twitter.com/#!/MarconiRebus/status/187692167484022788 Cheadle then went back to pointing out how awful NBC's editing of the 9
Another day, another mind-numbingly idiotic tweet from our favorite chin-impaired anti-gun movement figurehead, little Davey Hogg. The sound of gunfire echoes everywhere. You hear it in our cities, towns, and it brings grief to our Native American friends, too. But you know what's louder? The sound of all of YOU demanding change. use #YOUniversallyTriggered to speak for your right to live and be safe. -- David Hogg (@davidhogg111) June 7, 2018 Obviously, young Dave's never lived in a rural area
Yesterday afternoon, Twitter made the decision to censor a campaign ad released by Marsha Blackburn. The conservative congresswoman from Tennessee mentioned the illegal sale of body parts by Planned Parenthood in the ad, and drew the ire of Twitter. Considering that Twitter spokesman Nick Pacilio previously worked as Kamala Harris' press secretary, this censorship by Twitter is not surprising. Congresswoman Blackburn is running for the Senate seat being vacated by Bob Corker. In the ad, Blackbur
A University of Tennessee senior posted her graduation pictureon Twitter that featured her wearing a "Women for Trump" T-shirt and a gun in her waistband. Writing, "I don't take normal graduation photos," Brenna Spencer immediately felt the wrath of gun control advocates. All it took for University of Tennessee senior Brenna Spencer to spark a viral gun debate was a "Women for Trump" shirt and a personal handgun. Gun control advocates were none too pleased this week when a 22-year-old "Volunt
There are pro-gun control bots on Twitter, I see them every day. Media outlets are spreading "inherently inaccurate" stories about "Russian bots" on Twitter, according to the group behind the data cited to support many of those stories. Outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post and CNN have used the Alliance for Securing Democracy's Hamilton 68 dashboard to blame "Russian bots" for boosting conservative issues and conspiracy theories on social media. Most of the reporting on the
FIFY! Michelle Malkin SHREDS AP's spin on deleted tweet about Trump's 'animals' remark Posted at 4:00 pm on May 17, 2018 by Doug P. As Twitchy told you earlier today , the Associated Press said they'd deleted a tweet about President Trump using the word "animals" in reference to MS-13 gang members. The original AP tweet, as so many in the media have done, didn't provide full context and insinuated Trump was referring to all illegal immigrants: AP has deleted a tweet from late Wednesday on Trump'
Student diversity officer, Bahar Mustafa, charged by police for sending a #killallwhitemen tweet. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go check my twitter notifications, where several men just threatened to decapitate me and sexually violate my corpse. Women are largely abandoned by the criminal justice system when it comes to receiving violent and specific threats to their safety online. Yet a woman tweets a political hashtag making use of rhetorical irony, and SHE gets charged by police. Male pr
Twitter lindseyyok (Screenshot Black Sports Online) Another day, another white person's old tweets come back to haunt them. You would think people would start to dip into their social media archives to make sure there isn't anything potential career killing. Following in the footsteps of Milwaukee Brewers all-star pitcher Josh Hader and Hollywood director James Gunn , the latest violator is USA Today blogger Lindsay Ok , who currently writes for the site's Ravenswire blog - which focuses o
Share on Facebook Twitter Google+ E-mail Reddit Tennessee man takes on state's bigoted laws in YouTube videos as the "Liberal Redneck." There are a couple of videos that have been making the rounds supposedly produced by a man somewhere in the back woods of Tennessee. He refers to himself only as "Liberal Redneck' and he's [...] Share on Facebook Twitter Google+ E-mail Reddit School children are all too often the victims of draconian anti-LGBTQ laws. Over the past few weeks we've seen much of wh
Actor Don Cheadle took to Twitter tonight in outrage over NBC News deceptively editing the 911 tape in the Trayvon Martin case to make George Zimmerman sound racist. https://twitter.com/#!/IamDonCheadle/status/187691636342538240 https://twitter.com/#!/IamDonCheadle/status/187692188606533633 After those three tweets Cheadle retweeted this tweet from @MarconiRebus. https://twitter.com/#!/MarconiRebus/status/187692167484022788 Cheadle then went back to pointing out how awful NBC's editing of the 9
Another day, another mind-numbingly idiotic tweet from our favorite chin-impaired anti-gun movement figurehead, little Davey Hogg. The sound of gunfire echoes everywhere. You hear it in our cities, towns, and it brings grief to our Native American friends, too. But you know what's louder? The sound of all of YOU demanding change. use #YOUniversallyTriggered to speak for your right to live and be safe. -- David Hogg (@davidhogg111) June 7, 2018 Obviously, young Dave's never lived in a rural area
Yesterday afternoon, Twitter made the decision to censor a campaign ad released by Marsha Blackburn. The conservative congresswoman from Tennessee mentioned the illegal sale of body parts by Planned Parenthood in the ad, and drew the ire of Twitter. Considering that Twitter spokesman Nick Pacilio previously worked as Kamala Harris' press secretary, this censorship by Twitter is not surprising. Congresswoman Blackburn is running for the Senate seat being vacated by Bob Corker. In the ad, Blackbur
On Wednesday, syndicated radio host Hugh Hewitt and I had a friendly debate about the chances that Donald Trump would select a conservative Supreme Court nominee. In the process of that debate, Hugh mistakenly called me "Alt-Right." Naturally, I objected rather strenuously to this assertion, given that I have been put on the Alt-Right post office wall as a Wanted Man -- there may be no louder critic of the so-called Alt-Right than I. What in the world made Hugh think I was Alt-Right? He said tha
In less than three weeks, opponents of Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court have become completely unhinged. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has actually said that supporting the Kavanaugh nomination means being "complicit" in "evil." Here's how the smear campaign is unfolding. First, Democrats said silly things like suggesting that Kavanaugh's purchase of Washington Nationals season tickets on a credit card was some kind of scandal. It actually makes him more like you and me th
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) told Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer Sunday morning that he'd had enough of congressional Republicans criticizing the Obama administration over immigration policies when they'd refused to take up the bipartisan immigration reform bill passed by the Senate last year. "I am really getting fed up with some of the critics of this administration, particularly from House Republicans," Durbin said. "They had the opportunity for one solid year to call the immigration reform
Rand Paul's apparent opposition to a key provision of the Civil Rights Act places him well within the mainstream of libertarian thought, according to several leading libertarians. The GOP Senate candidate told MSNBC's Rachel Maddow last night that he would have tried to "modify" the law's ban on racial discrimination by private businesses. That was an expansion of comments he made last month to a Louisville newspaper, in which he said that opposing the ban was "the hard part about believing in f
Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.), who is up for reelection in 2018, announced Friday that he is opposed to the Senate GOP's healthcare bill in its current form, becoming the fifth GOP senator to do so since the bill was released on Thursday. "I'm announcing today that in this form I will not support it," Heller said in a press conference held in his home state. "I cannot support a piece of legislation that takes away insurance from tens of millions of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Nevadans." H
Senator Bernie Sanders and Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez campaign for an anti-abortion candidate in Nebraska. Sanders defended the decision , saying Democrats "can't exclude people who disagree with us on one issue." Lynn Gehl wins her fight for Indian status , which the Canadian government has denied her for 32 years as a result of discriminatory policy Staff at Ottawa abortion clinic say police aren't protecting them or their patients from protesters. Tennessee defence attorney
Americans United for Separation of Church and State tonight opposed President Donald Trump's nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. The organization said Kavanaugh's demonstrated track record of hostility toward church-state separation should make him ineligible for the position. "Judge Kavanaugh fails to understand that only the separation of church and state can guarantee religious freedom for all Americans. Instead, Judge Kavanaugh appears to be intent on eviscerating this
You can call them The Reactionary Republicans. Or, if you prefer, The Collectivist Conservatives. Whether in the media or think tanks or elsewhere, they are out there to carry water for the oldest and stalest of thread-bare political arguments, desperately trying to make the idea of eagerly reacting to liberals and liberalism a shiny new idea all over again. Over at the Washington Post , the wonderfully misrepresented "conservative" columnist Jennifer Rubin believes conservatives should ditch Re
Texas Senator John Cornyn wants you to forget that Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh's life began before 2008. This is just seeping Trumpism and Republican denial of reality . Democrats are demanding to see the records of Kavanaugh's entire tenure in the Bush White House. Republicans don't want you to see it. However ... Based on the standard set during the confirmation process for Justice Elena Kagan, who served in the White House Counsel's Office under President Bill Clinton, McGahn told s
Opposition to Judge Brett Kavanaugh's appointment to the Supreme Court has almost nothing to do with the nominee himself, who is regarded by almost all serious observers as exceptionally accomplished, experienced, and judicious. He is opposed because his nominator is Donald Trump, and he is opposed because some Democrats feel cheated that President Obama's 2016 nominee, Judge Merrick Garland, was never given a hearing or a vote. As a practical political matter, that is all that needs be said abo
In less than three weeks, opponents of Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court have become completely unhinged. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has actually said that supporting the Kavanaugh nomination means being "complicit" in "evil." Here's how the smear campaign is unfolding. First, Democrats said silly things like suggesting that Kavanaugh's purchase of Washington Nationals season tickets on a credit card was some kind of scandal. It actually makes him more like you and me th
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) told Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer Sunday morning that he'd had enough of congressional Republicans criticizing the Obama administration over immigration policies when they'd refused to take up the bipartisan immigration reform bill passed by the Senate last year. "I am really getting fed up with some of the critics of this administration, particularly from House Republicans," Durbin said. "They had the opportunity for one solid year to call the immigration reform
Rand Paul's apparent opposition to a key provision of the Civil Rights Act places him well within the mainstream of libertarian thought, according to several leading libertarians. The GOP Senate candidate told MSNBC's Rachel Maddow last night that he would have tried to "modify" the law's ban on racial discrimination by private businesses. That was an expansion of comments he made last month to a Louisville newspaper, in which he said that opposing the ban was "the hard part about believing in f
Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.), who is up for reelection in 2018, announced Friday that he is opposed to the Senate GOP's healthcare bill in its current form, becoming the fifth GOP senator to do so since the bill was released on Thursday. "I'm announcing today that in this form I will not support it," Heller said in a press conference held in his home state. "I cannot support a piece of legislation that takes away insurance from tens of millions of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Nevadans." H
Senator Bernie Sanders and Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez campaign for an anti-abortion candidate in Nebraska. Sanders defended the decision , saying Democrats "can't exclude people who disagree with us on one issue." Lynn Gehl wins her fight for Indian status , which the Canadian government has denied her for 32 years as a result of discriminatory policy Staff at Ottawa abortion clinic say police aren't protecting them or their patients from protesters. Tennessee defence attorney
Americans United for Separation of Church and State tonight opposed President Donald Trump's nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. The organization said Kavanaugh's demonstrated track record of hostility toward church-state separation should make him ineligible for the position. "Judge Kavanaugh fails to understand that only the separation of church and state can guarantee religious freedom for all Americans. Instead, Judge Kavanaugh appears to be intent on eviscerating this
You can call them The Reactionary Republicans. Or, if you prefer, The Collectivist Conservatives. Whether in the media or think tanks or elsewhere, they are out there to carry water for the oldest and stalest of thread-bare political arguments, desperately trying to make the idea of eagerly reacting to liberals and liberalism a shiny new idea all over again. Over at the Washington Post , the wonderfully misrepresented "conservative" columnist Jennifer Rubin believes conservatives should ditch Re
Texas Senator John Cornyn wants you to forget that Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh's life began before 2008. This is just seeping Trumpism and Republican denial of reality . Democrats are demanding to see the records of Kavanaugh's entire tenure in the Bush White House. Republicans don't want you to see it. However ... Based on the standard set during the confirmation process for Justice Elena Kagan, who served in the White House Counsel's Office under President Bill Clinton, McGahn told s
Opposition to Judge Brett Kavanaugh's appointment to the Supreme Court has almost nothing to do with the nominee himself, who is regarded by almost all serious observers as exceptionally accomplished, experienced, and judicious. He is opposed because his nominator is Donald Trump, and he is opposed because some Democrats feel cheated that President Obama's 2016 nominee, Judge Merrick Garland, was never given a hearing or a vote. As a practical political matter, that is all that needs be said abo
When it was announced that Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt was Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Maine's U.S. Sen. Susan Collins reportedly said, "I don't know who he is. I truly know nothing about him or his views. I didn't even know his name." It wouldn't take Collins very long to learn that Pruitt has touted himself as "a leading advocate against the EPA's activist agenda." And that's no idle boast -- Pruitt has repeatedly sued the agency he might soon le
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Scott Pruitt for years has been a known shill for energy-industry polluters. But he might have finally committed an act so brazenly corrupt he loses his job: It turns out Pruitt was spending only $50 per day to live in a prime-location D.C. townhouse owned by the family of an ultrapowerful oil-and-utility-industry lobbyist. The lobbying firm in question, as New Times reported last week, has accepted $1 million from Florida Power & Light and its parent
Trump just tweeted that he has accepted the resignation of Scott Pruitt as head of the EPA: Andrew Wheeler, sworn in as EPA's deputy administrator in late April after a six-month confirmation battle, has spent decades in what President Donald Trump calls "the swamp," first as a top aide to Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) at the Environment and Public Works Committee, then as an energy lobbyist for clients such as the politically active coal company Murray Energy. "Wheeler is much smarter and will try
Allen Mendenhall is a lawyer, writer, and educator with experience in private practice, academia, and government. Mendenhall has been an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Alabama and Staff Attorney to Chief Justice Roy Moore of the Supreme Court of Alabama. Mendenhall is also a Policy Advisor for The Heartland Institute. He holds a B.A. from Furman University, M.A. and J.D. from West Virginia University, LL.M. from Temple University, and Ph.D. from Auburn University. He is the author
Michael Grimm, the former Staten Island congressman who pleaded guilty to felony tax fraud and then resigned from Congress, has been trying to make a comeback with a Steve Bannon-endorsed primary challenge to incumbent Republican Dan Donovan in New York's 11th Congressional District. Grimm and Donovan had the first of two debates Monday night, and boy, was it a treat! It was two rightwing Republicans -- Donovan, the former prosecutor who failed to get a grand jury to indict any cops in the death
Written by Adam Dick Friday February 10, 2017 In a new interview with host Michael Tracey at The Young Turks, libertarian communicator and former presidential candidate Ron Paul expressed much concern about President Donald Trump potentially appointing Elliott Abrams to be deputy secretary of state. Paul says Abrams has a "lousy" record. Continuing, Paul calls Abrams "the neocon's neocon," noting that "there has never been an intervention overseas that he didn't seem to enjoy." Paul says in the
BY: Andrew Kugle Follow @AndrewJKugle June 20, 2018 10:54 am Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Tom Homan said Wednesday that Congress can change federal law to stop the separation of families at the southern border. "[Congress] can easily fix it," Homan said during an appearance on "Fox and Friends." "If they really want families to stay together, make one change: make a change to the TVPRA trafficking act," he continued, referring to the Trafficking Victims Protection Rea
Famed defense attorney and Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz defended Stephen Bannon on MSNBC Tuesday, saying that there was no evidence to support the notion that he's an anti-Semite. Dershowitz was reacting to Sen. Harry Reid's excoriation of President-elect Donald Trump's choice of his campaign CEO as chief White House strategist. "I just don't think you should toss that phrase around casually unless there's overwhelming evidence," Dershowitz told MSNBC's Steve Kornacki. The evidence, rat
Opposition to Judge Brett Kavanaugh's appointment to the Supreme Court has almost nothing to do with the nominee himself, who is regarded by almost all serious observers as exceptionally accomplished, experienced, and judicious. He is opposed because his nominator is Donald Trump, and he is opposed because some Democrats feel cheated that President Obama's 2016 nominee, Judge Merrick Garland, was never given a hearing or a vote. As a practical political matter, that is all that needs be said abo
Huh? At Gorsuch hearing, did Al Franken admit to being constitutionally illiterate? Posted at 2:08 pm on March 20, 2017 by Sarah D. -- Ellen L. Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) March 20, 2017 Sen. Al Franken is crabby. After pointing out to Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch that we wouldn't even be having a confirmation hearing right now if those damn Republicans had just done their jobs and confirmed Obama nominee Merrick Garland, Franken explained why he's so troubled that Gorsuch is widely rega
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Scott Pruitt for years has been a known shill for energy-industry polluters. But he might have finally committed an act so brazenly corrupt he loses his job: It turns out Pruitt was spending only $50 per day to live in a prime-location D.C. townhouse owned by the family of an ultrapowerful oil-and-utility-industry lobbyist. The lobbying firm in question, as New Times reported last week, has accepted $1 million from Florida Power & Light and its parent
Trump just tweeted that he has accepted the resignation of Scott Pruitt as head of the EPA: Andrew Wheeler, sworn in as EPA's deputy administrator in late April after a six-month confirmation battle, has spent decades in what President Donald Trump calls "the swamp," first as a top aide to Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) at the Environment and Public Works Committee, then as an energy lobbyist for clients such as the politically active coal company Murray Energy. "Wheeler is much smarter and will try
Allen Mendenhall is a lawyer, writer, and educator with experience in private practice, academia, and government. Mendenhall has been an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Alabama and Staff Attorney to Chief Justice Roy Moore of the Supreme Court of Alabama. Mendenhall is also a Policy Advisor for The Heartland Institute. He holds a B.A. from Furman University, M.A. and J.D. from West Virginia University, LL.M. from Temple University, and Ph.D. from Auburn University. He is the author
Michael Grimm, the former Staten Island congressman who pleaded guilty to felony tax fraud and then resigned from Congress, has been trying to make a comeback with a Steve Bannon-endorsed primary challenge to incumbent Republican Dan Donovan in New York's 11th Congressional District. Grimm and Donovan had the first of two debates Monday night, and boy, was it a treat! It was two rightwing Republicans -- Donovan, the former prosecutor who failed to get a grand jury to indict any cops in the death
Written by Adam Dick Friday February 10, 2017 In a new interview with host Michael Tracey at The Young Turks, libertarian communicator and former presidential candidate Ron Paul expressed much concern about President Donald Trump potentially appointing Elliott Abrams to be deputy secretary of state. Paul says Abrams has a "lousy" record. Continuing, Paul calls Abrams "the neocon's neocon," noting that "there has never been an intervention overseas that he didn't seem to enjoy." Paul says in the
BY: Andrew Kugle Follow @AndrewJKugle June 20, 2018 10:54 am Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Tom Homan said Wednesday that Congress can change federal law to stop the separation of families at the southern border. "[Congress] can easily fix it," Homan said during an appearance on "Fox and Friends." "If they really want families to stay together, make one change: make a change to the TVPRA trafficking act," he continued, referring to the Trafficking Victims Protection Rea
Famed defense attorney and Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz defended Stephen Bannon on MSNBC Tuesday, saying that there was no evidence to support the notion that he's an anti-Semite. Dershowitz was reacting to Sen. Harry Reid's excoriation of President-elect Donald Trump's choice of his campaign CEO as chief White House strategist. "I just don't think you should toss that phrase around casually unless there's overwhelming evidence," Dershowitz told MSNBC's Steve Kornacki. The evidence, rat
Opposition to Judge Brett Kavanaugh's appointment to the Supreme Court has almost nothing to do with the nominee himself, who is regarded by almost all serious observers as exceptionally accomplished, experienced, and judicious. He is opposed because his nominator is Donald Trump, and he is opposed because some Democrats feel cheated that President Obama's 2016 nominee, Judge Merrick Garland, was never given a hearing or a vote. As a practical political matter, that is all that needs be said abo
Huh? At Gorsuch hearing, did Al Franken admit to being constitutionally illiterate? Posted at 2:08 pm on March 20, 2017 by Sarah D. -- Ellen L. Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) March 20, 2017 Sen. Al Franken is crabby. After pointing out to Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch that we wouldn't even be having a confirmation hearing right now if those damn Republicans had just done their jobs and confirmed Obama nominee Merrick Garland, Franken explained why he's so troubled that Gorsuch is widely rega
In his inaugural address, President Barack Obama took a dig at his backward predecessor by promising to "restore science to its rightful place" in America. So why, days before he was sworn in, did Obama choose a failed prophet of the apocalypse to become his most influential scientist? Obama nominated Dr. John P. Holdren, the Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, for chief White House Science Advisor. The Science Advisor's job is to gi
During the monarchial reign of Barack Obama, the ex-president was well-known for his agenda-driven disregard of the limitations placed on the federal government by the Founding Fathers within the Constitution. As a result, Washington's power grew as it achieved greater control over areas of American life that the Founders believed belonged to the states. One such area was that of local law enforcement. After pledging to build a "civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as s
President Barack Obama will leave office after eight years of strutting even while sitting down, of preening even while standing up, of swanking while playing eighteen holes. Yet he remains the first president in American history to cast no shadow. Jimmy Carter cast a pale and minuscule shadow. Lyndon Johnson cast an obscene shadow. Obama leaves absolutely no shadow, even in the moonlight. Provide me with a picture of this President, standing beneath the white columned portico of the White House
Everyone except President Barack Obama understands that the federal government has a spending problem. Yet Uncle Sam gives away more than $600 billion to states and localities every year. It's time to turn off the spigot, implementing the Reagan vision of transferring program responsibilities and revenues sources away from Washington. The original governmental system for the newly independent colonies envisioned states funding the national authorities. There was no enforcement mechanism, so the
Is Barack Obama the greatest threat to America right now? Is he an archetype of the true greatest risk to our country: liberalism? Or is he just in, like, the Top Five? That's the debate Republicans in Colorado are having today. As the GOP Senate primary approaches, the top two Republican candidates -- Jane Norton and Tea Party favorite Ken Buck -- are leapfrogging each other in an asymptotic rush to reach Tom Tancredo levels of crazy. It all started Thursday , when, appearing at a conservative
Barack Obama's Roanoke speech is most famous for his "if you've got a business, you didn't build that, somebody else made that happen" remark, but, as Yuval Levin astutely mentioned at the time, it was not the most interesting or sinister part of the president's speech. What was worst was how President Obama described what "we do better together." Everything President Obama mentioned as being done "together" was action by the government. Levin argued that Obama "sees the citizen and the state, a
President Barack Obama is going rogue. By every metric the Obama economy is melting down. We are seeing the beginning stages of another recession at best, or a total economic meltdown at worst. At the moment there are no decent paying jobs in America. Obama has opened the border and given amnesty to at least 5 million illegal aliens already in the country, thereby putting them in competition with working class and middle class Americans. Think I'm wrong? Did you know the government is giving bus
by Scott L. Vanatter Barack Obama is the world's most inept and feckless leader. This is not merely my opinion. Any serious review of the facts reveals inescapably that the official, yet unspoken, position of the Obama White House is that Barack Obama is completely incompetent. Of course, Barack Obama didn't hold a press conference and explicitly admit that he is an incapable bungler. But if you believe Obama's and his Administration's explanation for everything from the Benghazi attacks, to the
Regrets? Barack Obama's had a few. But then again, too few to mention. His spokesman Josh Earnest mentioned one this week. "That is an approach the president regrets," Obama's flack says of the then-senator's attempted filibuster of Samuel Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court. "These are two different things," Earnest insists of current GOP vows to block Obama next pick. Sure, a Republican nominated Sandra Day O'Connor's replacement a decade ago and a Democrat now looks to nominate the late A
Of the many things that are out-of-hand with this administration, this is one of them. The czars of Obama, who no doubt considers himself czar above all czars. Who knows what the next ones will be - perhaps the Apology Czar - charged with making sure Obama continues to apologize to any and all for all things American. Or maybe a Census Czar, which would naturally be headed up by some upstanding representative from Acorn . There could be the Foreign Nuclear Development Czar, who would be charg
During the monarchial reign of Barack Obama, the ex-president was well-known for his agenda-driven disregard of the limitations placed on the federal government by the Founding Fathers within the Constitution. As a result, Washington's power grew as it achieved greater control over areas of American life that the Founders believed belonged to the states. One such area was that of local law enforcement. After pledging to build a "civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as s
President Barack Obama will leave office after eight years of strutting even while sitting down, of preening even while standing up, of swanking while playing eighteen holes. Yet he remains the first president in American history to cast no shadow. Jimmy Carter cast a pale and minuscule shadow. Lyndon Johnson cast an obscene shadow. Obama leaves absolutely no shadow, even in the moonlight. Provide me with a picture of this President, standing beneath the white columned portico of the White House
Everyone except President Barack Obama understands that the federal government has a spending problem. Yet Uncle Sam gives away more than $600 billion to states and localities every year. It's time to turn off the spigot, implementing the Reagan vision of transferring program responsibilities and revenues sources away from Washington. The original governmental system for the newly independent colonies envisioned states funding the national authorities. There was no enforcement mechanism, so the
Is Barack Obama the greatest threat to America right now? Is he an archetype of the true greatest risk to our country: liberalism? Or is he just in, like, the Top Five? That's the debate Republicans in Colorado are having today. As the GOP Senate primary approaches, the top two Republican candidates -- Jane Norton and Tea Party favorite Ken Buck -- are leapfrogging each other in an asymptotic rush to reach Tom Tancredo levels of crazy. It all started Thursday , when, appearing at a conservative
Barack Obama's Roanoke speech is most famous for his "if you've got a business, you didn't build that, somebody else made that happen" remark, but, as Yuval Levin astutely mentioned at the time, it was not the most interesting or sinister part of the president's speech. What was worst was how President Obama described what "we do better together." Everything President Obama mentioned as being done "together" was action by the government. Levin argued that Obama "sees the citizen and the state, a
President Barack Obama is going rogue. By every metric the Obama economy is melting down. We are seeing the beginning stages of another recession at best, or a total economic meltdown at worst. At the moment there are no decent paying jobs in America. Obama has opened the border and given amnesty to at least 5 million illegal aliens already in the country, thereby putting them in competition with working class and middle class Americans. Think I'm wrong? Did you know the government is giving bus
by Scott L. Vanatter Barack Obama is the world's most inept and feckless leader. This is not merely my opinion. Any serious review of the facts reveals inescapably that the official, yet unspoken, position of the Obama White House is that Barack Obama is completely incompetent. Of course, Barack Obama didn't hold a press conference and explicitly admit that he is an incapable bungler. But if you believe Obama's and his Administration's explanation for everything from the Benghazi attacks, to the
Regrets? Barack Obama's had a few. But then again, too few to mention. His spokesman Josh Earnest mentioned one this week. "That is an approach the president regrets," Obama's flack says of the then-senator's attempted filibuster of Samuel Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court. "These are two different things," Earnest insists of current GOP vows to block Obama next pick. Sure, a Republican nominated Sandra Day O'Connor's replacement a decade ago and a Democrat now looks to nominate the late A
Of the many things that are out-of-hand with this administration, this is one of them. The czars of Obama, who no doubt considers himself czar above all czars. Who knows what the next ones will be - perhaps the Apology Czar - charged with making sure Obama continues to apologize to any and all for all things American. Or maybe a Census Czar, which would naturally be headed up by some upstanding representative from Acorn . There could be the Foreign Nuclear Development Czar, who would be charg
There is no doubt that Barack Obama was an extraordinary president. He was the first African-American elected to the office, the first president of the Harvard Law Review to become president of the U.S., and the first president to be awarded the prestigious Nobel prize practically upon assuming the office. Given that for many years in American history many African Americans had been held in chattel slavery and given that for decades after slavery was abolished African-Americans struggled against
Barack Obama's Roanoke speech is most famous for his "if you've got a business, you didn't build that, somebody else made that happen" remark, but, as Yuval Levin astutely mentioned at the time, it was not the most interesting or sinister part of the president's speech. What was worst was how President Obama described what "we do better together." Everything President Obama mentioned as being done "together" was action by the government. Levin argued that Obama "sees the citizen and the state, a
The "poet" Obama vs. the "zombie" conservatives? From 2008 through 2016, the contrast between how journalists fawned over Barack Obama and trashed conservatives was pretty clear. On July 28, 2016, New York Times columnist Frank Bruni rhapsodized over Obama: "He's been more than our president. Time and again, he's been our national poet." In contrast, Times columnist Maureen Dowd on August 3, 2011 saw Tea Party conservatives as "cannibals" and "vampires" who were draining the country's reputatio
Judge them by their enemies. More evidence that Barack Obama might be shaping up as a good president is that Norman Podhoretz hates him so much. In a Wall Street Journal column Monday the guru of the neoconservatives declared: "I would rather be ruled by the Tea Party than by the Democratic Party, and I would rather have Sarah Palin sitting in the Oval Office than Barack Obama." I know that does not properly address all of the serious questions raised about the Obama presidency by progressives,
In his inaugural address, President Barack Obama took a dig at his backward predecessor by promising to "restore science to its rightful place" in America. So why, days before he was sworn in, did Obama choose a failed prophet of the apocalypse to become his most influential scientist? Obama nominated Dr. John P. Holdren, the Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, for chief White House Science Advisor. The Science Advisor's job is to gi
July 2, 2014 Is Barack Obama's presidency imploding? Al Qaeda is resurging. Iraq is disintegrating. And now we may look to Iran to help us stop it. Iran - a terrorist regime responsible for the deaths of thousands of Americans. What could possibly go wrong? We have drawn red lines in Syria we refuse to enforce. We stood by as Russia ceased part of Ukraine. And now we are releasing top Taliban leaders as the Afghanistan war is still going. Not to worry, they tell us Cutter's gonna watch 'em. For
Is Barack Obama the greatest threat to America right now? Is he an archetype of the true greatest risk to our country: liberalism? Or is he just in, like, the Top Five? That's the debate Republicans in Colorado are having today. As the GOP Senate primary approaches, the top two Republican candidates -- Jane Norton and Tea Party favorite Ken Buck -- are leapfrogging each other in an asymptotic rush to reach Tom Tancredo levels of crazy. It all started Thursday , when, appearing at a conservative
24 SHARES Say what you will about Obama being a radical and hating America, all of which is true, by the way, but one can still not fail to make the observation that Barack Obama just likes to stick his finger in the eye of "the man", which for eight years was the entire citizen population of the United States. It goes without saying that the beneficiaries of Obama's actions were always leftist groups interested in gaining control over blocks of Americans based on the identity politics that the
There is no doubt that Barack Obama's victory in the 2008 Presidential election is an incredibly historic one; the race barrier for the top job in the nation has been broken, signifying a giant step forward for the country as a whole. But the notion that Obama's victory signifies some type of end to all racism in America is a ridiculous one; while the country has made progress by electing an African-American leader, there are still signs that many citizens in the country aren't happy with that d
President Barack Obama is going rogue. By every metric the Obama economy is melting down. We are seeing the beginning stages of another recession at best, or a total economic meltdown at worst. At the moment there are no decent paying jobs in America. Obama has opened the border and given amnesty to at least 5 million illegal aliens already in the country, thereby putting them in competition with working class and middle class Americans. Think I'm wrong? Did you know the government is giving bus
Barack Obama's Roanoke speech is most famous for his "if you've got a business, you didn't build that, somebody else made that happen" remark, but, as Yuval Levin astutely mentioned at the time, it was not the most interesting or sinister part of the president's speech. What was worst was how President Obama described what "we do better together." Everything President Obama mentioned as being done "together" was action by the government. Levin argued that Obama "sees the citizen and the state, a
The "poet" Obama vs. the "zombie" conservatives? From 2008 through 2016, the contrast between how journalists fawned over Barack Obama and trashed conservatives was pretty clear. On July 28, 2016, New York Times columnist Frank Bruni rhapsodized over Obama: "He's been more than our president. Time and again, he's been our national poet." In contrast, Times columnist Maureen Dowd on August 3, 2011 saw Tea Party conservatives as "cannibals" and "vampires" who were draining the country's reputatio
Judge them by their enemies. More evidence that Barack Obama might be shaping up as a good president is that Norman Podhoretz hates him so much. In a Wall Street Journal column Monday the guru of the neoconservatives declared: "I would rather be ruled by the Tea Party than by the Democratic Party, and I would rather have Sarah Palin sitting in the Oval Office than Barack Obama." I know that does not properly address all of the serious questions raised about the Obama presidency by progressives,
In his inaugural address, President Barack Obama took a dig at his backward predecessor by promising to "restore science to its rightful place" in America. So why, days before he was sworn in, did Obama choose a failed prophet of the apocalypse to become his most influential scientist? Obama nominated Dr. John P. Holdren, the Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, for chief White House Science Advisor. The Science Advisor's job is to gi
July 2, 2014 Is Barack Obama's presidency imploding? Al Qaeda is resurging. Iraq is disintegrating. And now we may look to Iran to help us stop it. Iran - a terrorist regime responsible for the deaths of thousands of Americans. What could possibly go wrong? We have drawn red lines in Syria we refuse to enforce. We stood by as Russia ceased part of Ukraine. And now we are releasing top Taliban leaders as the Afghanistan war is still going. Not to worry, they tell us Cutter's gonna watch 'em. For
Is Barack Obama the greatest threat to America right now? Is he an archetype of the true greatest risk to our country: liberalism? Or is he just in, like, the Top Five? That's the debate Republicans in Colorado are having today. As the GOP Senate primary approaches, the top two Republican candidates -- Jane Norton and Tea Party favorite Ken Buck -- are leapfrogging each other in an asymptotic rush to reach Tom Tancredo levels of crazy. It all started Thursday , when, appearing at a conservative
24 SHARES Say what you will about Obama being a radical and hating America, all of which is true, by the way, but one can still not fail to make the observation that Barack Obama just likes to stick his finger in the eye of "the man", which for eight years was the entire citizen population of the United States. It goes without saying that the beneficiaries of Obama's actions were always leftist groups interested in gaining control over blocks of Americans based on the identity politics that the
There is no doubt that Barack Obama's victory in the 2008 Presidential election is an incredibly historic one; the race barrier for the top job in the nation has been broken, signifying a giant step forward for the country as a whole. But the notion that Obama's victory signifies some type of end to all racism in America is a ridiculous one; while the country has made progress by electing an African-American leader, there are still signs that many citizens in the country aren't happy with that d
President Barack Obama is going rogue. By every metric the Obama economy is melting down. We are seeing the beginning stages of another recession at best, or a total economic meltdown at worst. At the moment there are no decent paying jobs in America. Obama has opened the border and given amnesty to at least 5 million illegal aliens already in the country, thereby putting them in competition with working class and middle class Americans. Think I'm wrong? Did you know the government is giving bus
Most Popular Rostow had had a good war. In 1942 he had worked in the Office of Strategic Services and had selected bombing targets in the Third Reich; ever after he remained convinced that the policy of strategic bombing had crippled Hitler's war machine. Germany remained a preoccupation of his beyond 1945, when he passed up the chance of a job at Harvard in order to help Gunnar Myrdal oversee the economic reconstruction of Europe. Strategic bombing and the Marshall Plan: this was the essence of
1685? That's so vintage! (The Neny Fragments) At least that's what the Daily News declares today in an article headlined " City Island mixes bohemian cool, NYC quirkiness and seafaring charm ." It reminds us of the time The Times called Staten Island the new Brooklyn . (Then again, the Gray Lady calls something the new Brooklyn at least once a month.) There is a very sweet story in here, though, of antiques, salty seadogs and newly married gay couples. Last Friday, the Island's first-ever gay Je
Mon Nov 23, 2015, 02:10 PM UCmeNdc (5,932 posts) Donald Trump Has Gone Full Nazi - And If The GOP Doesn't Repudiate It They Own It If the Republican Party is ever going to wake up and shut down this misanthropic racist it had better be now. Donald Trump's latest hateful howling has crossed a line of indecency that is impossible to ignore. And Godwin be damned, he is articulating Nazi rhetoric on a scale not seen since the originals. http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2015/11/20/1452546/-Donald-Trum
A copy of Look Magazine from July 4, 1939 will cost you $950 , because it has a a six-page photo-illustrated feature by William P. Hitler, called "Why I Hate My Uncle." William Patrick Hitler was born in Liverpool in the UK in 1911. His father was Adolf Hitler's brother Alois Hitler. William moved to Germany in 1933 in an attempt to benefit from his uncle's position of power. It appears William, who was familiar with Adolf's family background, was an embarrassing thorn in Adolf's side during the
On this day in history, Imperial Japan announced the unconditional surrender to the Allies in 1945. On August 15, 1945, Japanese Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's surrender through a recorded radio broadcast in which he read The Imperial Rescript on the Termination of War. In it, he announced that the Japanese government had accepted the terms of the Potsdam Declaration. The speech was broadcast at noon local time in Japan in Classical Japanese, a language that few people understood. The Japane
Miguel Aroche Parra papers, Box 55, Hoover Institution Archives The Hoover Institution Archives has acquired the papers of Miguel Aroche Parra , a Mexican railroad unionist, Communist Party leader, and poet. Aroche Parra, born in 1915, was an active member of the Partido Comunista Mexicano until 1950, when he helped found the Partido Obrero Campesino Mexicano, which became part of the Partido Popular Socialista in 1963. Aroche Parra, who played a leading role in the famous 1959 railroad strike,
- Advertisement - If you want to know the untold history of the U.S.A., then a good place to start is with the history of US imperialism in Asia from the mid-19 th century until today. Not only will that reveal the history of the criminality of US foreign policy, but it will also reveal the true nature of U.S. capitalism, imperialism, fascism and U.S. wars of aggression: past, present and future. For centuries the U.S. has preached that it believes in democracy, freedom and self-determination, b
Cy Gonick Culture January 7, 2010 1919 Winnipeg General Strike. Winnipeg Tribune / University of Manitoba Archives. As you cross the Slaw Rebchuck bridge, a cement arch straddling the vast rail yard that in earlier times cut off the city's north from its south and center, a sign is visible. Opposite a high school named for a prominent organizer of the Winnipeg General Strike, on the sloped, brown roof of Nepon Motors, it reads "Welcome to the North End: People Before Profits." Only an aspira
Behind the Aegis (42,905 posts) The Little Known Holocaust, Before the Death Camps: Babi Yar (Graphic photos) Almost 75 years ago, between September 29 and 30, 1941, 33,771 Jews were murdered at a ravine just outside of Kiev, known as Babi Yar. They weren't sent to the death camps of Poland or other places. When the Germans had finally taken Kiev, after a few months of battling the Soviets, they issued the following edict: All (Jews) living in the city of Kiev and its vicinity are to report by 8
"In the so called mistakes of Stalin lies the difference between a revolutionary attitude and a revisionist attitude. You have to look at Stalin in the historical context in which he moves, you don't have to look at him as some kind of brute, but in that particular historical context . . . I have come to communism because of daddy Stalin and nobody must come and tell me that I mustn't read Stalin. I read him when it was very bad to read him. That was another time. And because I'm not very bright
1685? That's so vintage! (The Neny Fragments) At least that's what the Daily News declares today in an article headlined " City Island mixes bohemian cool, NYC quirkiness and seafaring charm ." It reminds us of the time The Times called Staten Island the new Brooklyn . (Then again, the Gray Lady calls something the new Brooklyn at least once a month.) There is a very sweet story in here, though, of antiques, salty seadogs and newly married gay couples. Last Friday, the Island's first-ever gay Je
Mon Nov 23, 2015, 02:10 PM UCmeNdc (5,932 posts) Donald Trump Has Gone Full Nazi - And If The GOP Doesn't Repudiate It They Own It If the Republican Party is ever going to wake up and shut down this misanthropic racist it had better be now. Donald Trump's latest hateful howling has crossed a line of indecency that is impossible to ignore. And Godwin be damned, he is articulating Nazi rhetoric on a scale not seen since the originals. http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2015/11/20/1452546/-Donald-Trum
A copy of Look Magazine from July 4, 1939 will cost you $950 , because it has a a six-page photo-illustrated feature by William P. Hitler, called "Why I Hate My Uncle." William Patrick Hitler was born in Liverpool in the UK in 1911. His father was Adolf Hitler's brother Alois Hitler. William moved to Germany in 1933 in an attempt to benefit from his uncle's position of power. It appears William, who was familiar with Adolf's family background, was an embarrassing thorn in Adolf's side during the
On this day in history, Imperial Japan announced the unconditional surrender to the Allies in 1945. On August 15, 1945, Japanese Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's surrender through a recorded radio broadcast in which he read The Imperial Rescript on the Termination of War. In it, he announced that the Japanese government had accepted the terms of the Potsdam Declaration. The speech was broadcast at noon local time in Japan in Classical Japanese, a language that few people understood. The Japane
Miguel Aroche Parra papers, Box 55, Hoover Institution Archives The Hoover Institution Archives has acquired the papers of Miguel Aroche Parra , a Mexican railroad unionist, Communist Party leader, and poet. Aroche Parra, born in 1915, was an active member of the Partido Comunista Mexicano until 1950, when he helped found the Partido Obrero Campesino Mexicano, which became part of the Partido Popular Socialista in 1963. Aroche Parra, who played a leading role in the famous 1959 railroad strike,
- Advertisement - If you want to know the untold history of the U.S.A., then a good place to start is with the history of US imperialism in Asia from the mid-19 th century until today. Not only will that reveal the history of the criminality of US foreign policy, but it will also reveal the true nature of U.S. capitalism, imperialism, fascism and U.S. wars of aggression: past, present and future. For centuries the U.S. has preached that it believes in democracy, freedom and self-determination, b
Cy Gonick Culture January 7, 2010 1919 Winnipeg General Strike. Winnipeg Tribune / University of Manitoba Archives. As you cross the Slaw Rebchuck bridge, a cement arch straddling the vast rail yard that in earlier times cut off the city's north from its south and center, a sign is visible. Opposite a high school named for a prominent organizer of the Winnipeg General Strike, on the sloped, brown roof of Nepon Motors, it reads "Welcome to the North End: People Before Profits." Only an aspira
Behind the Aegis (42,905 posts) The Little Known Holocaust, Before the Death Camps: Babi Yar (Graphic photos) Almost 75 years ago, between September 29 and 30, 1941, 33,771 Jews were murdered at a ravine just outside of Kiev, known as Babi Yar. They weren't sent to the death camps of Poland or other places. When the Germans had finally taken Kiev, after a few months of battling the Soviets, they issued the following edict: All (Jews) living in the city of Kiev and its vicinity are to report by 8
"In the so called mistakes of Stalin lies the difference between a revolutionary attitude and a revisionist attitude. You have to look at Stalin in the historical context in which he moves, you don't have to look at him as some kind of brute, but in that particular historical context . . . I have come to communism because of daddy Stalin and nobody must come and tell me that I mustn't read Stalin. I read him when it was very bad to read him. That was another time. And because I'm not very bright
Tue Apr 26, 2016, 01:11 PM Guns, self-defense and red-handed lies Josh Sugarmann, Executive Director , Violence Policy Center, blogged on HuffPo about the report his group released detailing the rare use of firearms in self-defense. For proof he prominently displays a graphic, making the rounds of gun control proponents, showing that there are many more criminal homicides than self-defense homicides. implication being the only valid DGU is one where the attacker is killed. Much like a Republican
As someone who has flown and crashed (now illegal) FPV planes and quadcopters, I can say I've uttered most of these things before, during and after crashes. The fact that military drones crash sometimes is entirely unsurprising - if anything good can be said about them its that fewer people are hurt when a drone crashes compared to when an actual aircraft crashes. What do these chair-force "heroes" say when they realize they've just murdered a half dozen children collecting firewood? Or are they
Sons Of Guns? Sons Of Bi#%PSes! The Will Haden story brings the light of sanity to recent events that have cost so many so much. He was sentenced to two life sentences plus forty years on May 11th, and I think it's poetic justice that the story didn't event pre-empt Donald Trump's Big Mac that day. I mean, even I missed it! On a sidebar I'd like to say To Will, DUDE, you got a hit TV show, more guns than God, New Orleans right down the road, and you can't find a date outside your twelve year old
The Pentagon launched the Desert Storm war against Iraq in January of 1991, destroying much of Baghdad's water and sewage infrastructure with savage bombing raids. Strict sanctions against Iraq prevented full recovery in the 1990s, and the 2003 imperialist invasion added to the damage. After five years of occupation, this 2008 photo from Sadr City in Baghdad shows Iraqi children drinking water from these wrecked pipes. Cholera, a gastrointestinal disease, and typhoid, which had been virtually er
- Advertisement - Nothing is quieter than the gun lobby after a massacre. It could have to do with the bad guys who get guns at gun shows, the bad guys who fly through their background checks (like the last 16 mass shooters) and the people on the terror and no fly lists who can legally buy guns in the US--all thanks to the gun lobby. In a few days the NRA and its companion groups will resume yelling "President Obama is going to confiscate all the guns" omitting the fact that he has to take 7,000
This brief was amended March 28, 2012 to reflect changes to the Postal Reform Act. The only way to reach Supai, Arizona (pop: 208), is to hike or helicopter eight miles to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. The U.S. Postal Service delivers mail and supplies there three days a week--by mule. Our country's steepest canyon may be no match for the American mail carrier, but our postal system does face a gaping threat from a huge hole of another kind: After several years of modest surpluses, the postal
Surveilling his mark, he waited. After the target exited, the "operative" obtained the device, and escaped unscathed. Well, at least until the older brother realized that junior had "borrowed" his cell phone. After the unwise younger sibling denied involvement, his nemesis employed a highly-effective method of persuasion: he twisted his brother's arm. Predictably, the "thief" caved, admitting his complicity and providing the phone's location, and for good reason: he knew that if he lied, he woul
The Sunday Telegraph reports that the latest Russian tank, (the T-14 Armata), could vanquish the British Army, and indeed NATO. Great headline - now let's look at the facts. The T-14 is the first deployed tank to have an unmanned turret. This should allow it to have a larger gun in a smaller, more easily protected volume and that is indeed potentially effective. I say potentially, because there is more to good tanks (and winning battles) than firepower - although it is important. Having sp
In 2012, Robert Kaplan wrote in the "The Revenge of Geography" that countries of the "Heartland" and "Rimland", stretching from North Korea southward through South Asia and into the Middle East were locked into a "deathly geographical embrace of overlapping missile ranges" as they seek to bolster their military capability by building long range rockets capable of coercing, terrorizing or blackmailing their neighbors. [ (1) "Kaplan Elevates the Place" by Alan Cate, in the Cleveland Plain Dealer,
The average rideshare driver doesn't earn a living wage if they are only working 40 hours per week when you consider vehicle depreciation, maintenance, taxes and other expenses. The Rideshare Price Wars are forcing Rideshare drivers to work 10+ hours per day and they are neglecting vehicle maintenance just to cover expenses. Would Uber and Lyft engage in a Price War if they had to cover vehicle depreciation, maintenance and pay their drivers minimum wage? Do customers really want to be driven ar
As someone who has flown and crashed (now illegal) FPV planes and quadcopters, I can say I've uttered most of these things before, during and after crashes. The fact that military drones crash sometimes is entirely unsurprising - if anything good can be said about them its that fewer people are hurt when a drone crashes compared to when an actual aircraft crashes. What do these chair-force "heroes" say when they realize they've just murdered a half dozen children collecting firewood? Or are they
Sons Of Guns? Sons Of Bi#%PSes! The Will Haden story brings the light of sanity to recent events that have cost so many so much. He was sentenced to two life sentences plus forty years on May 11th, and I think it's poetic justice that the story didn't event pre-empt Donald Trump's Big Mac that day. I mean, even I missed it! On a sidebar I'd like to say To Will, DUDE, you got a hit TV show, more guns than God, New Orleans right down the road, and you can't find a date outside your twelve year old
The Pentagon launched the Desert Storm war against Iraq in January of 1991, destroying much of Baghdad's water and sewage infrastructure with savage bombing raids. Strict sanctions against Iraq prevented full recovery in the 1990s, and the 2003 imperialist invasion added to the damage. After five years of occupation, this 2008 photo from Sadr City in Baghdad shows Iraqi children drinking water from these wrecked pipes. Cholera, a gastrointestinal disease, and typhoid, which had been virtually er
- Advertisement - Nothing is quieter than the gun lobby after a massacre. It could have to do with the bad guys who get guns at gun shows, the bad guys who fly through their background checks (like the last 16 mass shooters) and the people on the terror and no fly lists who can legally buy guns in the US--all thanks to the gun lobby. In a few days the NRA and its companion groups will resume yelling "President Obama is going to confiscate all the guns" omitting the fact that he has to take 7,000
This brief was amended March 28, 2012 to reflect changes to the Postal Reform Act. The only way to reach Supai, Arizona (pop: 208), is to hike or helicopter eight miles to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. The U.S. Postal Service delivers mail and supplies there three days a week--by mule. Our country's steepest canyon may be no match for the American mail carrier, but our postal system does face a gaping threat from a huge hole of another kind: After several years of modest surpluses, the postal
Surveilling his mark, he waited. After the target exited, the "operative" obtained the device, and escaped unscathed. Well, at least until the older brother realized that junior had "borrowed" his cell phone. After the unwise younger sibling denied involvement, his nemesis employed a highly-effective method of persuasion: he twisted his brother's arm. Predictably, the "thief" caved, admitting his complicity and providing the phone's location, and for good reason: he knew that if he lied, he woul
The Sunday Telegraph reports that the latest Russian tank, (the T-14 Armata), could vanquish the British Army, and indeed NATO. Great headline - now let's look at the facts. The T-14 is the first deployed tank to have an unmanned turret. This should allow it to have a larger gun in a smaller, more easily protected volume and that is indeed potentially effective. I say potentially, because there is more to good tanks (and winning battles) than firepower - although it is important. Having sp
In 2012, Robert Kaplan wrote in the "The Revenge of Geography" that countries of the "Heartland" and "Rimland", stretching from North Korea southward through South Asia and into the Middle East were locked into a "deathly geographical embrace of overlapping missile ranges" as they seek to bolster their military capability by building long range rockets capable of coercing, terrorizing or blackmailing their neighbors. [ (1) "Kaplan Elevates the Place" by Alan Cate, in the Cleveland Plain Dealer,
The average rideshare driver doesn't earn a living wage if they are only working 40 hours per week when you consider vehicle depreciation, maintenance, taxes and other expenses. The Rideshare Price Wars are forcing Rideshare drivers to work 10+ hours per day and they are neglecting vehicle maintenance just to cover expenses. Would Uber and Lyft engage in a Price War if they had to cover vehicle depreciation, maintenance and pay their drivers minimum wage? Do customers really want to be driven ar
Andrew Revkin, former environmental reporter for the New York Times, and now "Dot Earth" blogger for the paper, showed a stark double standard in his reporting Wednesday on a batch of documents obtained by fraud from the Heartland Institute, a group skeptical of human-based global warming hysteria. Revkin even blamed the victim of the fraud for failing to condemn the previous leak of the "Climategate" emails. At first glance the incident is similar to Climategate -- the leaked emails from the
A disappointing August jobs and unemployment report that has put the White House on the defense, but it has New York Times economist Paul Krugman dismissing the reports as " no news ." In Krugman's blog on the Times ' website, "The Conscience of a Liberal," Krugman greets the news of a massive exodus of discouraged workers from the workforce forcing the unemployment rate down two tenths of a point in a single month with a yawn. The headline number came in a bit below expectations, but that's pro
* Eliot Spitzer doesn't just want DNA samples from all convicts and parolees. He also wants automatic HIV tests for all rape suspects, in a bill that's dividing Albany, where some Democrats see testing "by virtue of indictment" as a slippery slope. [ NYT ] * Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz is quickly turning into a tiny local version of Tom DeLay: First came the strategic purge of a community board, now he's in hot water for accepting a free cruise on Queen Mary 2 after lobbying Cunar
The State Department posted a number of emails belonging to former top Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin on Friday after the messages were found on Anthony Weiner's laptop by the FBI. Several of the released documents were found to contain information classified "confidential," and were heavily redacted. Friday's release is in response to a Judicial Watch Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit seeking: "All emails of official State Department business received or sent by former Deputy Chief of
Some links from around the web for your Friday evening reading. It's been an interesting few days (and weeks) for the Washington Free Beacon, which posted this column today...Hillary's People Questions about Area 51, space aliens, the president's birth certificate come up in IRS hearing...from The Blaze, 'Conspiracy Theories' the New Dem Mantra... This story could have legs. From Josh Rogin at The Daily Beast, Exclusive: 'Hillary Clinton Took Me Through Hell,' Rape Victim Says: Hillary Clinton i
Credentials According to a profile included in a set of 1996 American Petroleum Institute ( API ) documents , "Mr. O'Keefe holds a B.S. in business and has done graduate work in business and economics." [1] William O'Keefe is the former CEO of the George C. Marshall Institute , before it became the CO2 Coalition in 2015. He also sat as an inital Board Member of the CO2 Coalition. [2], [3] , [4] O'Keefe served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the American Petroleu
Which produces more CO2, volcanic or human activity? February 15, 2007 This seems like a huge amount of CO2, but a visit to the U.S. Department of Energy's Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) website ( http://cdiac.ornl.gov/ ) helps anyone armed with a handheld calculator and a high school chemistry text put the volcanic CO2 tally into perspective. Because while 200 million tonnes of CO2 is large, the global fossil fuel CO2 emissions for 2003 tipped the scales at 26.8 billion tonn
UPDATE: IBT has changed its headline to remove the reference to 2012 and updated its article to mention the State Department's statutory authority to review arms deals under the Arms Export Control Act. In an effort to challenge Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's progressive position on gun violence prevention, the International Business Times baselessly linked her to the 2012 murder of 20 children and six staff at Sandy Hook Elementary School, but the publication misread the d
Many of us already suspect that many non science--and some scientist--boosters of GWH are ideological quasi religious fundamentalists . The religion's dogma seeks to punish the rich West for the sins of our forebears by redistributing wealth and stopping our economies in their tracks. And now, one of the head UN officials at Cancun fed that very meme by opening the international conference with a prayer to the Mayan Moon Goddess . From the story in the Washington Post : Christiana Figueres, e
Anthrax was mailed in letters to the Senate and media outlets after the September 11 terrorist attacks. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Biodefense researcher Bruce Ivins acted alone, FBI says Letters filled with anthrax sent to Senate, media after September 11 attacks Letters killed five, sickened 17 Washington (CNN) -- The FBI announced that it has concluded its investigation into the 2001 anthrax mailings, saying Friday that a biodefense researcher carried out the attacks alone. The anthrax letters killed fi
A disappointing August jobs and unemployment report that has put the White House on the defense, but it has New York Times economist Paul Krugman dismissing the reports as " no news ." In Krugman's blog on the Times ' website, "The Conscience of a Liberal," Krugman greets the news of a massive exodus of discouraged workers from the workforce forcing the unemployment rate down two tenths of a point in a single month with a yawn. The headline number came in a bit below expectations, but that's pro
* Eliot Spitzer doesn't just want DNA samples from all convicts and parolees. He also wants automatic HIV tests for all rape suspects, in a bill that's dividing Albany, where some Democrats see testing "by virtue of indictment" as a slippery slope. [ NYT ] * Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz is quickly turning into a tiny local version of Tom DeLay: First came the strategic purge of a community board, now he's in hot water for accepting a free cruise on Queen Mary 2 after lobbying Cunar
The State Department posted a number of emails belonging to former top Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin on Friday after the messages were found on Anthony Weiner's laptop by the FBI. Several of the released documents were found to contain information classified "confidential," and were heavily redacted. Friday's release is in response to a Judicial Watch Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit seeking: "All emails of official State Department business received or sent by former Deputy Chief of
Some links from around the web for your Friday evening reading. It's been an interesting few days (and weeks) for the Washington Free Beacon, which posted this column today...Hillary's People Questions about Area 51, space aliens, the president's birth certificate come up in IRS hearing...from The Blaze, 'Conspiracy Theories' the New Dem Mantra... This story could have legs. From Josh Rogin at The Daily Beast, Exclusive: 'Hillary Clinton Took Me Through Hell,' Rape Victim Says: Hillary Clinton i
Credentials According to a profile included in a set of 1996 American Petroleum Institute ( API ) documents , "Mr. O'Keefe holds a B.S. in business and has done graduate work in business and economics." [1] William O'Keefe is the former CEO of the George C. Marshall Institute , before it became the CO2 Coalition in 2015. He also sat as an inital Board Member of the CO2 Coalition. [2], [3] , [4] O'Keefe served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the American Petroleu
Which produces more CO2, volcanic or human activity? February 15, 2007 This seems like a huge amount of CO2, but a visit to the U.S. Department of Energy's Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) website ( http://cdiac.ornl.gov/ ) helps anyone armed with a handheld calculator and a high school chemistry text put the volcanic CO2 tally into perspective. Because while 200 million tonnes of CO2 is large, the global fossil fuel CO2 emissions for 2003 tipped the scales at 26.8 billion tonn
UPDATE: IBT has changed its headline to remove the reference to 2012 and updated its article to mention the State Department's statutory authority to review arms deals under the Arms Export Control Act. In an effort to challenge Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's progressive position on gun violence prevention, the International Business Times baselessly linked her to the 2012 murder of 20 children and six staff at Sandy Hook Elementary School, but the publication misread the d
Many of us already suspect that many non science--and some scientist--boosters of GWH are ideological quasi religious fundamentalists . The religion's dogma seeks to punish the rich West for the sins of our forebears by redistributing wealth and stopping our economies in their tracks. And now, one of the head UN officials at Cancun fed that very meme by opening the international conference with a prayer to the Mayan Moon Goddess . From the story in the Washington Post : Christiana Figueres, e
Anthrax was mailed in letters to the Senate and media outlets after the September 11 terrorist attacks. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Biodefense researcher Bruce Ivins acted alone, FBI says Letters filled with anthrax sent to Senate, media after September 11 attacks Letters killed five, sickened 17 Washington (CNN) -- The FBI announced that it has concluded its investigation into the 2001 anthrax mailings, saying Friday that a biodefense researcher carried out the attacks alone. The anthrax letters killed fi
Julian Englis (1,476 posts) Avenatti: In last 18 months Cohen arranged NDA for Prominent Republican Donor involving an abortion In last 18 mos, Mr. Cohen negotiated yet another hush NDA, this time on behalf of a prominent GOP donor who had a relationship with a LA woman, impregnated her and then made sure she had an abortion. The deal provided for multiple payments across many months Link to tweet ETA: I'm kinda sensing a pattern here. Avenatti: In last 18 months Cohen arranged NDA for Prominent
garybeck (8,956 posts) FOX News pissed me off so much, I had to.... I got so PO'd after reading the article about FOX lies today ( http://mediamatters.org/blog/2012/09/11/today-in-dishonest-fox-news-graphics/189831 ) that I whipped up this graphic. "Meme" it on FB or share it otherwise, as you please... I figure this Doocy pinhead deserves as much exposure for this as possible. Whattdya think? FOX News pissed me off so much, I had to.... (Original post) garybeck Sep 2012 OP Wed Sep 12, 2012, 12:
Bernardo de La Paz (25,222 posts) I need slogans for the March for Science Saturday. Please help me come up with some. I need a sign or seven (might give some out). All I've come up with so far is Reality Trumps Ignorance There is no Planet B Denial is Deadly / Climate Change is Real https://www.marchforscience.com/satellite-marches/ Thanks! Sorry no download I need slogans for the March for Science Saturday. Please help me come up with some. (Original post) Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 OP not ve
A lefty troll posted a photograph of me in the comment thread of my article on Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR) today, in which I referred, inter alia , to my past as a campus radical. The a snapshot, which was published in the Boston Globe the next morning, was taken at an anti-impeachment rally at Harvard University in 1998 and was referred to recently in an anti-Breitbart screed, which is where I presume the lefty troll found it. I'm proud of having changed my mind about politics in general. I'm also g
The Never Trumpers: Sore Losers With Thin Skins View all posts from this blog By:Tom Piatak | July 05, 2018 Emerald Robinson recently wrote a witty piece for The American Spectator puncturing the pomposity of the Never Trump wing of the conservative movement. At least one member of that wing, the thin-skinned Jonah Goldberg, now the holder of the "Asness Chair in Applied Liberty at the American Enterprise Institute," was not amused, and he let his readers know, branding Robinson's piece "lazy" a
Sun Mar 3, 2013, 07:29 AM madville (3,889 posts) Why has the bidet never caught on in America We were discussing ordering toilet paper and paper towels for the office and I mentioned I have a bidet attachment at home and use very little toilet paper (I wasn't suggesting getting them for the office, just a general comment about how wonderful they work). People reacted like the thought of having water clean you instead of paper was the most disgusting thing they had ever heard of lol. I know they
Tue Apr 15, 2014, 08:32 PM EvolveOrConvolve (6,451 posts) On my Facebook feed today - 163 references to religion/gawd/other silly crap/etc. For shits and giggles, I decided to count the number of references to gawd or jebus or religion on my Facebook feed. The rules were simple: 1) the religious reference had to be in an original post, responses didn't count; 2) posts expressing sentiments like "god bless so-and-so for helping me till the garden" weren't counted; 3) the post had to happen today
cbayer (146,218 posts) Science and Religion are Compatible. Science and Dogma are Not. http://bigthink.com/words-of-wisdom/tesla-4 by Big Think Editors Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) was a pioneer scientist during the turn of the 20th century. He was best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. Tesla was a physicist, mechanical and electric engineer, inventor and futurist, as well as the possessor of a near-eidetic memory. He spoke ei
WILL THE TRUTH SOMEDAY BE KNOWN? by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 7, 2018) -- On Wednesday afternoon, America First Media Group co-founder Matt Couch gave a live Periscope interview concerning the case of slain DNC Data Director Seth Rich based on his organization's research to date. The interview was in reality a soliloquy in which Couch expounded on his findings in the officially-unsolved murder perpetrated against the 27-year-old in Washington, DC in July 2016. Couch then responded to questions sent
This, at 16:44 yesterday afternoon, was the menu in the supposedly 'impartial' politics section of the BBC website. Spot a pattern? The analysis that follows is not strictly scientific (though with a nod towards discourse analysis), but this selection - taken at random - speaks volumes about how the BBC is covering the general election. Labour is on a mercy mission to relieve those nasty City types of their cash through a benevolent Robin Hood Tax; is the only bulwark against the unrelenting, me
garybeck (8,956 posts) FOX News pissed me off so much, I had to.... I got so PO'd after reading the article about FOX lies today ( http://mediamatters.org/blog/2012/09/11/today-in-dishonest-fox-news-graphics/189831 ) that I whipped up this graphic. "Meme" it on FB or share it otherwise, as you please... I figure this Doocy pinhead deserves as much exposure for this as possible. Whattdya think? FOX News pissed me off so much, I had to.... (Original post) garybeck Sep 2012 OP Wed Sep 12, 2012, 12:
Bernardo de La Paz (25,222 posts) I need slogans for the March for Science Saturday. Please help me come up with some. I need a sign or seven (might give some out). All I've come up with so far is Reality Trumps Ignorance There is no Planet B Denial is Deadly / Climate Change is Real https://www.marchforscience.com/satellite-marches/ Thanks! Sorry no download I need slogans for the March for Science Saturday. Please help me come up with some. (Original post) Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 OP not ve
A lefty troll posted a photograph of me in the comment thread of my article on Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR) today, in which I referred, inter alia , to my past as a campus radical. The a snapshot, which was published in the Boston Globe the next morning, was taken at an anti-impeachment rally at Harvard University in 1998 and was referred to recently in an anti-Breitbart screed, which is where I presume the lefty troll found it. I'm proud of having changed my mind about politics in general. I'm also g
The Never Trumpers: Sore Losers With Thin Skins View all posts from this blog By:Tom Piatak | July 05, 2018 Emerald Robinson recently wrote a witty piece for The American Spectator puncturing the pomposity of the Never Trump wing of the conservative movement. At least one member of that wing, the thin-skinned Jonah Goldberg, now the holder of the "Asness Chair in Applied Liberty at the American Enterprise Institute," was not amused, and he let his readers know, branding Robinson's piece "lazy" a
Sun Mar 3, 2013, 07:29 AM madville (3,889 posts) Why has the bidet never caught on in America We were discussing ordering toilet paper and paper towels for the office and I mentioned I have a bidet attachment at home and use very little toilet paper (I wasn't suggesting getting them for the office, just a general comment about how wonderful they work). People reacted like the thought of having water clean you instead of paper was the most disgusting thing they had ever heard of lol. I know they
Tue Apr 15, 2014, 08:32 PM EvolveOrConvolve (6,451 posts) On my Facebook feed today - 163 references to religion/gawd/other silly crap/etc. For shits and giggles, I decided to count the number of references to gawd or jebus or religion on my Facebook feed. The rules were simple: 1) the religious reference had to be in an original post, responses didn't count; 2) posts expressing sentiments like "god bless so-and-so for helping me till the garden" weren't counted; 3) the post had to happen today
cbayer (146,218 posts) Science and Religion are Compatible. Science and Dogma are Not. http://bigthink.com/words-of-wisdom/tesla-4 by Big Think Editors Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) was a pioneer scientist during the turn of the 20th century. He was best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. Tesla was a physicist, mechanical and electric engineer, inventor and futurist, as well as the possessor of a near-eidetic memory. He spoke ei
WILL THE TRUTH SOMEDAY BE KNOWN? by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 7, 2018) -- On Wednesday afternoon, America First Media Group co-founder Matt Couch gave a live Periscope interview concerning the case of slain DNC Data Director Seth Rich based on his organization's research to date. The interview was in reality a soliloquy in which Couch expounded on his findings in the officially-unsolved murder perpetrated against the 27-year-old in Washington, DC in July 2016. Couch then responded to questions sent
This, at 16:44 yesterday afternoon, was the menu in the supposedly 'impartial' politics section of the BBC website. Spot a pattern? The analysis that follows is not strictly scientific (though with a nod towards discourse analysis), but this selection - taken at random - speaks volumes about how the BBC is covering the general election. Labour is on a mercy mission to relieve those nasty City types of their cash through a benevolent Robin Hood Tax; is the only bulwark against the unrelenting, me
25 SHARES In football, the team managers and owners have hired so many black players that African-Americans hold a majority on most NFL teams giving these athletes a quick ride to the economic top of American society by making them multi-millionaires in a few years after making a team. How long will it be until black players make up 100 percent of every NFL team? That would allow liberals in the press and in government to declare the teams, the owners of the teams, and the fans watching the foot
Alabama's defense was sixth in the country in points against last season. After a tumultuous day of rumors -- and strange tweets -- Alabama linebacker Reggie Ragland and defensive lineman Jarran Reed are both returning to the program for their final seasons. While Ohio State's national title-winning quarterback Cardale Jones held a nationally televised press conference to announce he was returning to the Buckeyes, Ragland simply sent out a tweet. I've decided to come back for my senior season! R
Jun 8, 2018; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) tries to pass the ball against Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) during the third quarter in game four of the 2018 NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports August 4, 2018 (Reuters) - NBA legend Michael Jordan and U.S. athletes rallied to LeBron James' defense on Saturday after U.S. President Donald Trump questioned the star player's intelligence in a tweet. "I suppor
NFL player Chad Johnson and Evelyn Lozada pose with Motorola Xoom at the Maxim Party Powered by Motorola Xoom at Centennial Hall at Fair Park on February 5, 2011 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images for Motorola Xoom) Chad Johnson and Evelyn Lozada allowed VH1's cameras to capture their July 4 wedding and all of the drama leading up to their big day, as part of a new reality series, Ev & Ocho , which was set to premiere Sept 3. But after Johnson was arrested Saturday in a domesti
If you're Andrew in this situation, deciding on your bet is simple, assuming for argument's sake that the Final Jeopardy! category is neutral, i.e., one you know neither particularly well nor particularly poorly. Andrew's rational path is to wager the minimum he needs to put himself out of Haley's reach--that is, enough to give him twice her current score, plus $1. That's $3,401 in this case, which is precisely what Andrew wound up betting. For Haley, betting is more complicated. Before I tell y
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is just the latest NFL player who can can thank "white privilege" for saving him from league discipline, a New York Jets player charged Tuesday night. On Showtime's roadcast of "Inside the NFL," wide receiver Brandon Marshall said Brady's four-game suspension for his role in the "Deflate-gate" scandal was reversed because white players are treated more leniently than black players. Marshall, who is a regular panelist on the program, said he wasn't alone
Mark McGwire, the Los Angeles Dodgers hitting coach whose use of performance-enhancing drugs cast a shadow over his 16-year MLB career, spoke out Monday about the PEDs scandal in which 13 players were suspended this week. "I wish I was never a part of it," McGwire told reporters. "Just get rid of it. If it's better to have bigger suspensions, then they're going to have to change it... I wish there were [checks] in place earlier. They were put in in 2003 I think. I just really hope and pray that
New England Patriots superstar quarterback Tom Brady addressed fans of the team Monday. The four-time Super Bowl champion took the stage and pumped up the thousands of fans in attendance to see the team get a sendoff before they face the Atlanta Falcons. (SLIDESHOW: This Supermodel Might Be The Sexiest NFL Girlfriend ) WATCH: Brady has led the Patriots to an outstanding season, despite being suspended for the first four games due to his alleged role in "Deflategate." There's no doubt those
Kanye has forgotten more about movies than you will ever know. If you follow Kanye West on Twitter, then you know that he loves movies. Particularly the work of Will Ferrell, who has " reached walking living breathing god status ," and Robert Zemeckis, a " truly inventive filmmaker and captivating storyteller ." As it turns out, he also loves Leonardo DiCaprio and was just as excited for his big Oscar win as Leo was. "Finally!!!" Kanye tweeted. "Our guy!!! We're so so happy for Leo!!!" By "we" h
Members of the Cleveland Browns decided to kneel down during the playing of the national anthem during Monday night's pre-season game against the Giants. A dozen players knelt while other players rested their hands on the kneeling player's shoulders in a show of solidarity. In what is becoming a more common occurrence, football players are choosing to voice their political opinions through acts on the field, much to the chagrin of spectators both in stadium and at home. One of the main reasons g
Alabama's defense was sixth in the country in points against last season. After a tumultuous day of rumors -- and strange tweets -- Alabama linebacker Reggie Ragland and defensive lineman Jarran Reed are both returning to the program for their final seasons. While Ohio State's national title-winning quarterback Cardale Jones held a nationally televised press conference to announce he was returning to the Buckeyes, Ragland simply sent out a tweet. I've decided to come back for my senior season! R
Jun 8, 2018; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) tries to pass the ball against Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) during the third quarter in game four of the 2018 NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports August 4, 2018 (Reuters) - NBA legend Michael Jordan and U.S. athletes rallied to LeBron James' defense on Saturday after U.S. President Donald Trump questioned the star player's intelligence in a tweet. "I suppor
NFL player Chad Johnson and Evelyn Lozada pose with Motorola Xoom at the Maxim Party Powered by Motorola Xoom at Centennial Hall at Fair Park on February 5, 2011 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images for Motorola Xoom) Chad Johnson and Evelyn Lozada allowed VH1's cameras to capture their July 4 wedding and all of the drama leading up to their big day, as part of a new reality series, Ev & Ocho , which was set to premiere Sept 3. But after Johnson was arrested Saturday in a domesti
If you're Andrew in this situation, deciding on your bet is simple, assuming for argument's sake that the Final Jeopardy! category is neutral, i.e., one you know neither particularly well nor particularly poorly. Andrew's rational path is to wager the minimum he needs to put himself out of Haley's reach--that is, enough to give him twice her current score, plus $1. That's $3,401 in this case, which is precisely what Andrew wound up betting. For Haley, betting is more complicated. Before I tell y
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is just the latest NFL player who can can thank "white privilege" for saving him from league discipline, a New York Jets player charged Tuesday night. On Showtime's roadcast of "Inside the NFL," wide receiver Brandon Marshall said Brady's four-game suspension for his role in the "Deflate-gate" scandal was reversed because white players are treated more leniently than black players. Marshall, who is a regular panelist on the program, said he wasn't alone
Mark McGwire, the Los Angeles Dodgers hitting coach whose use of performance-enhancing drugs cast a shadow over his 16-year MLB career, spoke out Monday about the PEDs scandal in which 13 players were suspended this week. "I wish I was never a part of it," McGwire told reporters. "Just get rid of it. If it's better to have bigger suspensions, then they're going to have to change it... I wish there were [checks] in place earlier. They were put in in 2003 I think. I just really hope and pray that
New England Patriots superstar quarterback Tom Brady addressed fans of the team Monday. The four-time Super Bowl champion took the stage and pumped up the thousands of fans in attendance to see the team get a sendoff before they face the Atlanta Falcons. (SLIDESHOW: This Supermodel Might Be The Sexiest NFL Girlfriend ) WATCH: Brady has led the Patriots to an outstanding season, despite being suspended for the first four games due to his alleged role in "Deflategate." There's no doubt those
Kanye has forgotten more about movies than you will ever know. If you follow Kanye West on Twitter, then you know that he loves movies. Particularly the work of Will Ferrell, who has " reached walking living breathing god status ," and Robert Zemeckis, a " truly inventive filmmaker and captivating storyteller ." As it turns out, he also loves Leonardo DiCaprio and was just as excited for his big Oscar win as Leo was. "Finally!!!" Kanye tweeted. "Our guy!!! We're so so happy for Leo!!!" By "we" h
Members of the Cleveland Browns decided to kneel down during the playing of the national anthem during Monday night's pre-season game against the Giants. A dozen players knelt while other players rested their hands on the kneeling player's shoulders in a show of solidarity. In what is becoming a more common occurrence, football players are choosing to voice their political opinions through acts on the field, much to the chagrin of spectators both in stadium and at home. One of the main reasons g
O ver the last four weeks, as the England football team made their unlikely journey to the World Cup semi-finals, commentators of both left and right have asked: Are these the seeds of a new English identity? Could Gareth Southgate's twenty-three men, having won the hearts of the nation, show a divided country how to unite? The answer, of course, is no. But the England squad can claim a more modest achievement: to have shown that football doesn't have to be as crass, superficial, and exploitativ
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. That is exactly what just happened once... There were years of unfreedom, first under the Nazis, then under Stalin. Thereafter, irrespective of formal education and the ensuing brain damage, then as the result of some reflection, this writer remains uncertain about a fundamental matter. There were a few anxious moments in the White House last night and early Thursday morning. For a brief momen
R oy Keane: The Second Half is out this week, and I, for one, can't wait to get my hands on it. Love him or loathe him, his withering assessments of pretty much everyone in football are gloriously entertaining. As you can gather, I'm not a hater. I've always been a big fan of Keane, warts and all. It's that curious combination of obsessive loner and an unquenchable desire to win that fascinates me. I reckon that, if you could cut Keane's brain open and find out what makes him tick, it would be t
I haven't really watched much of the NFL the past few years. Mostly, I find it hard to watch a league which makes the most money in North American sports, yet pays its players the least, through mostly non-guaranteed contracts, while at the same time asking them to put their bodies and, we now know, minds at higher risk of harm than most professional athletes. I suppose this relates to what I was talking about last week surrounding gun control: How the results of guns being so easily accessible
Around one-third of National Football League fans have an unfavorable view of the league, according to a WG Sports Survey released Friday. The results: 32 percent of NFL fans (who watch two or more games per season) view the sport unfavorably, while 63 percent view the NFL favorably. The NFL has the highest "unfavorable" rating among sports, with only the National Basketball Association (NBA) coming close to that unfavorable rating, with 17 percent unfavorable. The NFL's favorable ratings were h
Oh hey, do you remember a long time ago (or a week and a half ago) when Vladimir Putin was being the cutest little KGB handler ever and he tossed a World Cup soccer ball at Melania Trump's face so she could take it back to the White House and put it somewhere preferably facing Moscow, so it could transmit one million "wire tapps" a day back to Russia? HAHA! We make joke that we've been making ever since Donald Trump had a treason summit in Helsinki with Putin! At least we thought we were making
Today's NCAA men's basketball Final Four games and Monday's national championship are among the biggest events in sports, generating billions in broadcasting and licensing dollars. So how much money is the NCAA making? In 2010, CBS and Turner Broadcasting gave the association $10.8 billion for a fourteen-year broadcast monopoly on March Madness games. Estimated ad revenue for the 2013 tournament reached $1.15 billion, while ticket revenue brought in another $71.7 million. Last year no less than
Mass shootings like the one in Parkland, Florida, force Americans to reflect on just how broad their Second Amendment right should be. Though overall instances of gun violence have declined in number, clearly the problem is not completely resolved. Responsible, law-abiding citizens should be able to own guns, but there are individuals out there who forfeit that right by committing felonies or making violent threats. The issue facing Congress is what they can do about these dangerous individuals,
According to liberals, God and high school football don't mix. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran and assistant football coach at Bremerton High School in Washington is being "investigated" by the school district for his ritual of saying a short prayer on the 50-yard line after each game. Joe Kennedy found himself the focus of an "ongoing investigation" after the district learned that students and parents often joined his voluntary prayer after games, according to King 5 News . "I spent 20 years in the
Print Bremerton, Washington assistant high school football coach Joe Kennedy has been forbidden by school officials from discussing anything religious with his team. (Image: Facebook, Joe Kennedy) Thou shall not pray with willing participants of a high-school football team. A Bremerton, Washington, assistant high-school football coach has been commanded by district officials not to pray or engage in any religious conversations with his team. Thursday's decision was made after Bremerton High Sc
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. That is exactly what just happened once... There were years of unfreedom, first under the Nazis, then under Stalin. Thereafter, irrespective of formal education and the ensuing brain damage, then as the result of some reflection, this writer remains uncertain about a fundamental matter. There were a few anxious moments in the White House last night and early Thursday morning. For a brief momen
R oy Keane: The Second Half is out this week, and I, for one, can't wait to get my hands on it. Love him or loathe him, his withering assessments of pretty much everyone in football are gloriously entertaining. As you can gather, I'm not a hater. I've always been a big fan of Keane, warts and all. It's that curious combination of obsessive loner and an unquenchable desire to win that fascinates me. I reckon that, if you could cut Keane's brain open and find out what makes him tick, it would be t
I haven't really watched much of the NFL the past few years. Mostly, I find it hard to watch a league which makes the most money in North American sports, yet pays its players the least, through mostly non-guaranteed contracts, while at the same time asking them to put their bodies and, we now know, minds at higher risk of harm than most professional athletes. I suppose this relates to what I was talking about last week surrounding gun control: How the results of guns being so easily accessible
Around one-third of National Football League fans have an unfavorable view of the league, according to a WG Sports Survey released Friday. The results: 32 percent of NFL fans (who watch two or more games per season) view the sport unfavorably, while 63 percent view the NFL favorably. The NFL has the highest "unfavorable" rating among sports, with only the National Basketball Association (NBA) coming close to that unfavorable rating, with 17 percent unfavorable. The NFL's favorable ratings were h
Oh hey, do you remember a long time ago (or a week and a half ago) when Vladimir Putin was being the cutest little KGB handler ever and he tossed a World Cup soccer ball at Melania Trump's face so she could take it back to the White House and put it somewhere preferably facing Moscow, so it could transmit one million "wire tapps" a day back to Russia? HAHA! We make joke that we've been making ever since Donald Trump had a treason summit in Helsinki with Putin! At least we thought we were making
Today's NCAA men's basketball Final Four games and Monday's national championship are among the biggest events in sports, generating billions in broadcasting and licensing dollars. So how much money is the NCAA making? In 2010, CBS and Turner Broadcasting gave the association $10.8 billion for a fourteen-year broadcast monopoly on March Madness games. Estimated ad revenue for the 2013 tournament reached $1.15 billion, while ticket revenue brought in another $71.7 million. Last year no less than
Mass shootings like the one in Parkland, Florida, force Americans to reflect on just how broad their Second Amendment right should be. Though overall instances of gun violence have declined in number, clearly the problem is not completely resolved. Responsible, law-abiding citizens should be able to own guns, but there are individuals out there who forfeit that right by committing felonies or making violent threats. The issue facing Congress is what they can do about these dangerous individuals,
According to liberals, God and high school football don't mix. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran and assistant football coach at Bremerton High School in Washington is being "investigated" by the school district for his ritual of saying a short prayer on the 50-yard line after each game. Joe Kennedy found himself the focus of an "ongoing investigation" after the district learned that students and parents often joined his voluntary prayer after games, according to King 5 News . "I spent 20 years in the
Print Bremerton, Washington assistant high school football coach Joe Kennedy has been forbidden by school officials from discussing anything religious with his team. (Image: Facebook, Joe Kennedy) Thou shall not pray with willing participants of a high-school football team. A Bremerton, Washington, assistant high-school football coach has been commanded by district officials not to pray or engage in any religious conversations with his team. Thursday's decision was made after Bremerton High Sc
BRITAIN is changing at the speed of light. But this is still our GREAT Britain. There are values that make it great -- values The Sun will fight for even as we welcome the incredible transformation of our country by technology. Ten years ago smartphones were science fiction. Only four years ago, iPads were unheard of. Soon half the country will own a tablet, even more a smartphone. The 4G networks will bring instant connectivity wherever we are. Lightning fast broadband will transform our daily
Bruno le Maire, Emmanuel Macron's economy minister, has successfully adopted his president's philosophy of en meme temps, which literally means "at the same time" and in practice means switching from conciliatory to oppositional in extremely short order. The approach was very clearly on show at Chatham House this week: first he went from assuring the audience of his love for the "British" [English] to making it crystal clear that financial services will not be part of a free-trade agreement a
Get the New Statesman's Morning Call email. A week after Theresa May promised to "work" with the DUP, no deal has been done. The horrific Grenfell Tower fire and the Northern Irish party's desire to drive a hard bargain have stalled progress. Though no deal is better than a bad deal (to coin a phrase), the length of the negotiations has allowed Tory concerns to become entrenched. Ever since May raised the prospect of an agreement with the DUP, Conservative MPs have had two fears: that a deal wil
British Prime Minister Theresa May gave a speech in Florence outlining exactly what the UK's Brexit positioning will be; all Brexiteers were shocked and appalled. Many, including Brexit front man, Nigel Farage, think this is a "Betrayal of Brexit." She began her speech by outlining that she wanted an arrangement that would work for both Britain and the European Union, but went on to make a series of major concessions on sovereignty, freedom of movement, payments, and legal supremacy. She said th
With the dust beginning to settle on a scandal-focused fortnight in Westminster politics, attention is turning back to the big event looming on the horizon - Philip Hammond's first Autumn Budget in 10 days' time. The backdrop looks challenging, with the Chancellor having to deal with the headache of a likely downgrade to the economic forecasts and continued uncertainty over a Brexit deal. But rather than use this to justify a "steady as she goes" affair, we're told it will be a "bold" and " revo
BORIS Johnson today tried to quell the growing speculation he is planning to oust Theresa May by praising her for showing "unbelievable grace and steel" since the election. The Foreign Secretary admitted things did not "look too brilliant on the morning of June 9" - but said the Prime Minister "has got the show on the road" again. Getty Images 3 Boris Johnson heaped praise on Theresa May this morning He also rowed back on his support for ending the public sector pay cap, as he tried to close the
DONALD TRUMP will be treated to a lavish dinner and concert at Winston Churchill's birthplace as Theresa May rolls out the red carpet for the President next week. Downing Street today revealed full details of the most controversial visit by a foreign leader to the UK in recent memory. 13 Full details of the President and First Lady's first trip to Britain have been revealed today The President and First Lady Melania will largely be kept away from protests - and a giant inflatable flying Trump ba
Boris Johnson and I don't have much in common but we do share a university, albeit one we attended several decades apart. Listening to his big Brexit address at Policy Exchange, I found myself gripped by unwanted flashbacks to my time there and the speeches one would occasionally have to endure in tutorial when someone - usually but not exclusively someone from a famous private school like Johnson's - hadn't done the reading but did have a big argument they knew could get them through the hour.
S overeignty is the word of the week in Westminster. Following prime minister David Cameron's announcement of June's EU referendum, a debate raged in the Commons last night as Eurosceptics, led by the Brexit camp's newfound Tory 'big beast' Boris Johnson, about whether Cameron's renegotiation package has managed to claw back any sovereignty from Brussels. The In campaign's response to the charge that the concessions Cameron gleaned from EU leaders - including an 'emergency brake' on in-work bene
THERESA MAY doesn't really do lunch. She has never enjoyed sitting down for a long conversation over several courses. When she announced she was running for Prime Minister, she declared: "I don't gossip about people over lunch." But on Monday, May will sit down for the most important lunch in recent British history. Her dining companion will be the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. The subject for discussion: whether the UK has made "sufficient progress" to move on to talks abou
Bruno le Maire, Emmanuel Macron's economy minister, has successfully adopted his president's philosophy of en meme temps, which literally means "at the same time" and in practice means switching from conciliatory to oppositional in extremely short order. The approach was very clearly on show at Chatham House this week: first he went from assuring the audience of his love for the "British" [English] to making it crystal clear that financial services will not be part of a free-trade agreement a
Get the New Statesman's Morning Call email. A week after Theresa May promised to "work" with the DUP, no deal has been done. The horrific Grenfell Tower fire and the Northern Irish party's desire to drive a hard bargain have stalled progress. Though no deal is better than a bad deal (to coin a phrase), the length of the negotiations has allowed Tory concerns to become entrenched. Ever since May raised the prospect of an agreement with the DUP, Conservative MPs have had two fears: that a deal wil
British Prime Minister Theresa May gave a speech in Florence outlining exactly what the UK's Brexit positioning will be; all Brexiteers were shocked and appalled. Many, including Brexit front man, Nigel Farage, think this is a "Betrayal of Brexit." She began her speech by outlining that she wanted an arrangement that would work for both Britain and the European Union, but went on to make a series of major concessions on sovereignty, freedom of movement, payments, and legal supremacy. She said th
With the dust beginning to settle on a scandal-focused fortnight in Westminster politics, attention is turning back to the big event looming on the horizon - Philip Hammond's first Autumn Budget in 10 days' time. The backdrop looks challenging, with the Chancellor having to deal with the headache of a likely downgrade to the economic forecasts and continued uncertainty over a Brexit deal. But rather than use this to justify a "steady as she goes" affair, we're told it will be a "bold" and " revo
BORIS Johnson today tried to quell the growing speculation he is planning to oust Theresa May by praising her for showing "unbelievable grace and steel" since the election. The Foreign Secretary admitted things did not "look too brilliant on the morning of June 9" - but said the Prime Minister "has got the show on the road" again. Getty Images 3 Boris Johnson heaped praise on Theresa May this morning He also rowed back on his support for ending the public sector pay cap, as he tried to close the
DONALD TRUMP will be treated to a lavish dinner and concert at Winston Churchill's birthplace as Theresa May rolls out the red carpet for the President next week. Downing Street today revealed full details of the most controversial visit by a foreign leader to the UK in recent memory. 13 Full details of the President and First Lady's first trip to Britain have been revealed today The President and First Lady Melania will largely be kept away from protests - and a giant inflatable flying Trump ba
Boris Johnson and I don't have much in common but we do share a university, albeit one we attended several decades apart. Listening to his big Brexit address at Policy Exchange, I found myself gripped by unwanted flashbacks to my time there and the speeches one would occasionally have to endure in tutorial when someone - usually but not exclusively someone from a famous private school like Johnson's - hadn't done the reading but did have a big argument they knew could get them through the hour.
S overeignty is the word of the week in Westminster. Following prime minister David Cameron's announcement of June's EU referendum, a debate raged in the Commons last night as Eurosceptics, led by the Brexit camp's newfound Tory 'big beast' Boris Johnson, about whether Cameron's renegotiation package has managed to claw back any sovereignty from Brussels. The In campaign's response to the charge that the concessions Cameron gleaned from EU leaders - including an 'emergency brake' on in-work bene
THERESA MAY doesn't really do lunch. She has never enjoyed sitting down for a long conversation over several courses. When she announced she was running for Prime Minister, she declared: "I don't gossip about people over lunch." But on Monday, May will sit down for the most important lunch in recent British history. Her dining companion will be the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. The subject for discussion: whether the UK has made "sufficient progress" to move on to talks abou
It's generally not a good idea to visit allied countries and insult their leaders. But the question to those in the political class concerned with Trump's behavior in Europe is this: At what point does an ally cease being an ally? At what point does the hypocrisy, self-destruction, and sabotage of U.S. interests at the hands of the Western European powers cross a red line in our relationship, especially when we are shouldering most of the burden for NATO? Until the political class has answers to
T he lead-up to this week's NATO summit, a two-day affair gathering the heads of state of the 29-member alliance, has been punctuated by worries, some legitimate, others less so, about the president's actions. The story thus far has been some version of the following: Donald Trump's apparent admiration for Vladimir Putin and disdain for America's European allies (as well as his reluctance to endorse Article 5 of the NATO charter during his first year in office), portend some repeat of the G-7-st
French President Emmanuel Macron used his historic speech before a joint session of Congress on Wednesday to urge President Trump to reconsider his decision to abandon the Paris climate change deal, warning that there was no "Planet B." Macron said climate change is a long-term problem that won't go away, and that gives him confidence the United States will either stay in the agreement or come back if it does leave. "I'm sure, one day, the United States will come back and join the Paris agreemen
MEXICO CITY -- Leftist President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is enjoying a bit of a honeymoon with U.S. President Donald Trump, and he was effusive Tuesday in praising the U.S. leader's restraint in not bringing up his proposed border wall. Instead of confrontational talk, Lopez Obrador will get a visit by Trump's son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, and U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Friday. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen al
All the major world leaders at the G20 confirmed they will honor the Paris Climate Accord except Trump, NY Post reports . While meeting with French President Macron, Putin said Russia will honor the obligations it made to the Paris climate agreement. Putin said, "we honor the Paris agreement," which Macron called, "very important." Trump held up a joint G20 communique because it had a line about climate change and fossil fuels. The other 19 members of the G20 released a statement in support of t
Just days after he first met Vladimir Putin in person, and following a tremendous bipartisan backlash over his behavior at that meeting, Donald Trump says that the White House is already planning to invite Putin to visit him in Washington, D.C. While there's nothing inherently wrong with a President inviting another world leader to the White House - they've hosted horrible leaders in the past - this one appears to be a giant middle finger to an American public that already believes the President
Emmanuel Macron told the French press that his charm offensive with President Donald Trump could make him change the U.S. president's mind on the Paris climate accord. The new French president was quoted as saying that he believed he had Trump's ear during the American president's trip to Paris to celebrate Bastille Day ceremonies last week, according to Metro . "Trump listened to me," Macron said about his conversation with him about the Paris climate accord, wrote Metro. "We spoke in detail ab
"Putin is the real world version of the person Trump pretends to be on television," historian Timothy Snyder wrote in this space during the presidential campaign. A year after Snyder made that observation, the tables are turned: Trump has become the real version of the man Putin plays on television--an unpredictable, temperamental, impetuous man who will push reality past the limits of the imagination. For years, Putin has cultivated the image of someone who will say the unspeakable--whether it'
Election day is not just a fateful for Austria itself, which heads to the poll Sunday, but for all of Europe. The reason for that is simple: Austria's next president could be a fascist. The winner of the first election round was Norbert Hofer, the candidate of the right-winged extremist Freedom Party of Austria (FPO). Hofer had more than 35 percent of the electorate behind him while the other candidates - especially those of the established political parties - lost big. Second place went to Alex
(Lifezette) Several mainstream media figures were positively apoplectic on Thursday following comments made by President Donald Trump that suggested the terrorist attack in Paris was in fact a terrorist attack. Photo by Michael Vadon (CC) "Again, it's happening, it seems," Trump said during an afternoon press conference with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni. "I just saw it as I was walking in, so that's a terrible thing. And that's a very, very terrible thing that's going on in the world t
T he lead-up to this week's NATO summit, a two-day affair gathering the heads of state of the 29-member alliance, has been punctuated by worries, some legitimate, others less so, about the president's actions. The story thus far has been some version of the following: Donald Trump's apparent admiration for Vladimir Putin and disdain for America's European allies (as well as his reluctance to endorse Article 5 of the NATO charter during his first year in office), portend some repeat of the G-7-st
French President Emmanuel Macron used his historic speech before a joint session of Congress on Wednesday to urge President Trump to reconsider his decision to abandon the Paris climate change deal, warning that there was no "Planet B." Macron said climate change is a long-term problem that won't go away, and that gives him confidence the United States will either stay in the agreement or come back if it does leave. "I'm sure, one day, the United States will come back and join the Paris agreemen
MEXICO CITY -- Leftist President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is enjoying a bit of a honeymoon with U.S. President Donald Trump, and he was effusive Tuesday in praising the U.S. leader's restraint in not bringing up his proposed border wall. Instead of confrontational talk, Lopez Obrador will get a visit by Trump's son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, and U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Friday. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen al
All the major world leaders at the G20 confirmed they will honor the Paris Climate Accord except Trump, NY Post reports . While meeting with French President Macron, Putin said Russia will honor the obligations it made to the Paris climate agreement. Putin said, "we honor the Paris agreement," which Macron called, "very important." Trump held up a joint G20 communique because it had a line about climate change and fossil fuels. The other 19 members of the G20 released a statement in support of t
Just days after he first met Vladimir Putin in person, and following a tremendous bipartisan backlash over his behavior at that meeting, Donald Trump says that the White House is already planning to invite Putin to visit him in Washington, D.C. While there's nothing inherently wrong with a President inviting another world leader to the White House - they've hosted horrible leaders in the past - this one appears to be a giant middle finger to an American public that already believes the President
Emmanuel Macron told the French press that his charm offensive with President Donald Trump could make him change the U.S. president's mind on the Paris climate accord. The new French president was quoted as saying that he believed he had Trump's ear during the American president's trip to Paris to celebrate Bastille Day ceremonies last week, according to Metro . "Trump listened to me," Macron said about his conversation with him about the Paris climate accord, wrote Metro. "We spoke in detail ab
"Putin is the real world version of the person Trump pretends to be on television," historian Timothy Snyder wrote in this space during the presidential campaign. A year after Snyder made that observation, the tables are turned: Trump has become the real version of the man Putin plays on television--an unpredictable, temperamental, impetuous man who will push reality past the limits of the imagination. For years, Putin has cultivated the image of someone who will say the unspeakable--whether it'
Election day is not just a fateful for Austria itself, which heads to the poll Sunday, but for all of Europe. The reason for that is simple: Austria's next president could be a fascist. The winner of the first election round was Norbert Hofer, the candidate of the right-winged extremist Freedom Party of Austria (FPO). Hofer had more than 35 percent of the electorate behind him while the other candidates - especially those of the established political parties - lost big. Second place went to Alex
(Lifezette) Several mainstream media figures were positively apoplectic on Thursday following comments made by President Donald Trump that suggested the terrorist attack in Paris was in fact a terrorist attack. Photo by Michael Vadon (CC) "Again, it's happening, it seems," Trump said during an afternoon press conference with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni. "I just saw it as I was walking in, so that's a terrible thing. And that's a very, very terrible thing that's going on in the world t
Oklahoma lawmakers aren't deterred when harsh abortion restrictions get overturned in court for violating the bounds of Roe v. Wade . They simply try again. For the third time, the state has approved a measure that will severely restrict women's access to the abortion pill, a non-surgical method of ending an early pregnancy. The move comes less than a year after the courts prevented Oklahoma from enforcing a similar law that was passed in 2011. The Center for Reproductive Rights, the group that
The Left gets a lot of mileage out of portraying anti-abortion sentiment as the province of a relatively small group of benighted anti-women lunatics and religious nuts, often waving off their arguments as "extreme" and unworthy of serious consideration. This attitude deliberately ignores the longstanding reality that Americans are divided on abortion , and that a large majority of voters favor increased legal restrictions on the practice -- with women and young voters often being more likel
There are very few intelligent arguments in favor of legal abortion, but there are very few as exceptionally stupid as the one fired at me on Twitter yesterday by "ProChoicePEI," who describes herself as a "Pro-choice advocate, feminist. Exposing the hypocrisy and misinformation of the 'pro-life' movement on PEI." My colleague made the point that the UN Declaration of Human Rights demands that countries recognize the, "equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family." So while
Abortion legislation has historically been a hot-button topic among liberals and conservatives alike, and 2017 was no exception, with a remarkable number of abortion restriction increases and changes in legislation across the United States. Conservatives and pro-lifers should feel encouraged after 2017 saw more wins for pro-life legislation than pro-abortion legislation. Including those adopted in 2017, states have enacted 401 abortion restrictions since January 2011, according to the Guttmache
I knew he would have to make promises to appease the anti-abortion wing of the Republican Party. I'm hopeful that Trump will see that defunding Planned Parenthood is the kind of campaign promise he shouldn't keep. I did not vote to send him to the White House to take away health care from people struggling to get by. I was going to say something about being aware of what your candidate is promising to do before voting for them, but she was aware, and voted anyway , and just trusted him to have t
Thanks to the Supreme Court, the pro-life movement lost its major weapon to deprive women of legal abortions. The pro-lifers thought they had found a way around their inability to get Roe v. Wade overturned even with Republican majorities in the House and Senate. Their strategy was to whimper about "women's health and safety," as if either were jeopardized or as if the pro-lifers cared; get GOP-controlled legislatures to pass hard-to-meet regulations; and then cheer as abortion clinics and docto
The benefits of a first-past-the-post electoral system is that it provides strong government. However, it also means that there is no room for third parties, as the Liberal Democrats have found to their cost... Dear (Susan, Katy, Annabelle or Rebecca ...) Forgive me, please forgive me. I didn't get your permission before the verbal approach I made on ... about your physical appearance. I have only just realised the... Facebook has only friends and no enemies. Real life has friends and enemies. I
Ontario Bans Pro-Life Organizers From Rallying Outside Abortion Clinics 12:19 PM 10/26/2017 Ontario won't allow pro-life protesters to rally outside of abortion clinics, the Canadian province's legislature ruled Wednesday. The new law prevents pro-life people from expressing views in front of Ontario's eight abortion clinics as well as pharmacies that provide abortion pills, according to The Independent . Each facility has a 50-meter safe zone outside. The law applies to the homes of abortion d
Democrats often argue that revoking federal funding for America's largest abortion provider will remove women's "access" to healthcare. However, while Democrats fight to protect Planned Parenthood's funding, the group somehow manages to raise enough money to drop $1.5 million on a single gubernatorial election . $1.5 million would buy a lot of mammograms (if Planned Parenthood actually performed that service like they often say they do). The abortionists think that money is better spent on reele
The vote was planned to coincide with the march, but a group of female Republicans successfully pressured the GOP leadership to can it. The Post reported that Reps. Renee Ellmers of North Carolina and Jackie Walorski of Indiana helmed the effort to cancel the vote, citing unnamed sources who suggested that Republican leaders were worried about political damage from female Republicans voting en masse against the bill. There might be other political consequences for this last-minute move. Though e
The Left gets a lot of mileage out of portraying anti-abortion sentiment as the province of a relatively small group of benighted anti-women lunatics and religious nuts, often waving off their arguments as "extreme" and unworthy of serious consideration. This attitude deliberately ignores the longstanding reality that Americans are divided on abortion , and that a large majority of voters favor increased legal restrictions on the practice -- with women and young voters often being more likel
There are very few intelligent arguments in favor of legal abortion, but there are very few as exceptionally stupid as the one fired at me on Twitter yesterday by "ProChoicePEI," who describes herself as a "Pro-choice advocate, feminist. Exposing the hypocrisy and misinformation of the 'pro-life' movement on PEI." My colleague made the point that the UN Declaration of Human Rights demands that countries recognize the, "equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family." So while
Abortion legislation has historically been a hot-button topic among liberals and conservatives alike, and 2017 was no exception, with a remarkable number of abortion restriction increases and changes in legislation across the United States. Conservatives and pro-lifers should feel encouraged after 2017 saw more wins for pro-life legislation than pro-abortion legislation. Including those adopted in 2017, states have enacted 401 abortion restrictions since January 2011, according to the Guttmache
I knew he would have to make promises to appease the anti-abortion wing of the Republican Party. I'm hopeful that Trump will see that defunding Planned Parenthood is the kind of campaign promise he shouldn't keep. I did not vote to send him to the White House to take away health care from people struggling to get by. I was going to say something about being aware of what your candidate is promising to do before voting for them, but she was aware, and voted anyway , and just trusted him to have t
Thanks to the Supreme Court, the pro-life movement lost its major weapon to deprive women of legal abortions. The pro-lifers thought they had found a way around their inability to get Roe v. Wade overturned even with Republican majorities in the House and Senate. Their strategy was to whimper about "women's health and safety," as if either were jeopardized or as if the pro-lifers cared; get GOP-controlled legislatures to pass hard-to-meet regulations; and then cheer as abortion clinics and docto
The benefits of a first-past-the-post electoral system is that it provides strong government. However, it also means that there is no room for third parties, as the Liberal Democrats have found to their cost... Dear (Susan, Katy, Annabelle or Rebecca ...) Forgive me, please forgive me. I didn't get your permission before the verbal approach I made on ... about your physical appearance. I have only just realised the... Facebook has only friends and no enemies. Real life has friends and enemies. I
Ontario Bans Pro-Life Organizers From Rallying Outside Abortion Clinics 12:19 PM 10/26/2017 Ontario won't allow pro-life protesters to rally outside of abortion clinics, the Canadian province's legislature ruled Wednesday. The new law prevents pro-life people from expressing views in front of Ontario's eight abortion clinics as well as pharmacies that provide abortion pills, according to The Independent . Each facility has a 50-meter safe zone outside. The law applies to the homes of abortion d
Democrats often argue that revoking federal funding for America's largest abortion provider will remove women's "access" to healthcare. However, while Democrats fight to protect Planned Parenthood's funding, the group somehow manages to raise enough money to drop $1.5 million on a single gubernatorial election . $1.5 million would buy a lot of mammograms (if Planned Parenthood actually performed that service like they often say they do). The abortionists think that money is better spent on reele
The vote was planned to coincide with the march, but a group of female Republicans successfully pressured the GOP leadership to can it. The Post reported that Reps. Renee Ellmers of North Carolina and Jackie Walorski of Indiana helmed the effort to cancel the vote, citing unnamed sources who suggested that Republican leaders were worried about political damage from female Republicans voting en masse against the bill. There might be other political consequences for this last-minute move. Though e
Ontario Bans Pro-Life Organizers From Rallying Outside Abortion Clinics 12:19 PM 10/26/2017 Ontario won't allow pro-life protesters to rally outside of abortion clinics, the Canadian province's legislature ruled Wednesday. The new law prevents pro-life people from expressing views in front of Ontario's eight abortion clinics as well as pharmacies that provide abortion pills, according to The Independent . Each facility has a 50-meter safe zone outside. The law applies to the homes of abortion d
The war against traditional women and their households is not a new one (see Yes! Conservative Women Fight Liberal #ADayWithoutAWoman Protest... and Dear Feminists: Stop Lying. You Really Don't Care About Women... ). But one frumper has taken her peeve with stay-at-home moms to a new plane. She's hoping to outlaw women who'd rather raise their children than work. It seems backward because it is. Sarrah Le Marquand, the Australian columnist, cited a study that read : "One of the areas of grea
New Statistics Canada jobs and employment numbers are out for August 2017, and they're bad news for the Alberta NDP. The unemployment rate in Edmonton now is the highest in the country at 9.1 per cent. Calgary slips to second place at 8.7 per cent. The overall unemployment rate in the entire province is up nearly 40 per cent since the NDP formed government. According to Statistics Canada, 33,500 jobs were added in the province over the last 12 months. The NDP will sell this number as proof of t
As the hour of judgement draws nearer, the campaigns on both sides of the EU referendum have become increasingly dominated by one issue: immigration. On the Leave side, the months leading up to this referendum have seen a ratcheting up of xenophobic and racist rhetoric, with the sole aim of scapegoating migrants and the EU's free movement of labour for all the ills in society. In response, many honest and well meaning workers and youth have called for a Remain vote in order to keep out the most
There's nothing wrong with the Canadian immigration system, right? Well, not exactly. In this issue of Dimension we show you how the spatial restructuring of capital is shifting Canadian immigration policy away from humanitarian grounds and towards economic necessity. This comes, of course, without accompanying benefits, rights, equal pay or job security for any of the migrant workers, refugees or immigrants. We also profile the struggle of working people in Canada against the damages of the eco
Setting cultural relativism firmly aside, Canada's Conservative government has introduced a bill in Parliament barring the border to immigrants in polygamous or forced marriages and making it a crime punishable by up to five years in prison to even participate knowingly in a forced marriage or one involving an under aged person. The bill's title, The Zero-Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act, seems to be a deliberate jab at Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, who in a misaimed stab at multic
Tonight, I'll show you two videos. They're from Virginia, but they really could be from anywhere in Canada, the UK or Australia too. One video, which was released first, has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times . It shows a woman driving in her car, after receiving a speeding ticket. And it caused the release of the second video, taken by the body-camera of the police officer who gave her the ticket. Both sides were friendly enough at first. The officer is polite, but firm. The woman gets
Over the past decade, Canada has experienced considerable growth in labour migration. Moreover, temporary labour migration has replaced permanent immigration as the primary means by which people enter Canada. Utilizing the rhetoric of maintaining competitiveness, Canadian employers and the state have ushered in an era of neoliberal migration alongside an agenda of austerity flowing from capitalist crisis. Labour markets have been restructured to render labour more flexible and precarious, and in
The Left gets a lot of mileage out of portraying anti-abortion sentiment as the province of a relatively small group of benighted anti-women lunatics and religious nuts, often waving off their arguments as "extreme" and unworthy of serious consideration. This attitude deliberately ignores the longstanding reality that Americans are divided on abortion , and that a large majority of voters favor increased legal restrictions on the practice -- with women and young voters often being more likel
Workers continued to fight for greater job protection and security while laws about work changed across Canada in the past year. Here, rabble 's 2017 labour reporter Meagan Gillmore recaps some of the stories that mattered most: Employment laws change in Ontario In November, the Ontario government approved sweeping changes to the province's Employment Standards Act (ESA) and Labour Relations Act (LRA) . Bill 148 , The Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act updated the legislation for the fi
The war against traditional women and their households is not a new one (see Yes! Conservative Women Fight Liberal #ADayWithoutAWoman Protest... and Dear Feminists: Stop Lying. You Really Don't Care About Women... ). But one frumper has taken her peeve with stay-at-home moms to a new plane. She's hoping to outlaw women who'd rather raise their children than work. It seems backward because it is. Sarrah Le Marquand, the Australian columnist, cited a study that read : "One of the areas of grea
New Statistics Canada jobs and employment numbers are out for August 2017, and they're bad news for the Alberta NDP. The unemployment rate in Edmonton now is the highest in the country at 9.1 per cent. Calgary slips to second place at 8.7 per cent. The overall unemployment rate in the entire province is up nearly 40 per cent since the NDP formed government. According to Statistics Canada, 33,500 jobs were added in the province over the last 12 months. The NDP will sell this number as proof of t
As the hour of judgement draws nearer, the campaigns on both sides of the EU referendum have become increasingly dominated by one issue: immigration. On the Leave side, the months leading up to this referendum have seen a ratcheting up of xenophobic and racist rhetoric, with the sole aim of scapegoating migrants and the EU's free movement of labour for all the ills in society. In response, many honest and well meaning workers and youth have called for a Remain vote in order to keep out the most
There's nothing wrong with the Canadian immigration system, right? Well, not exactly. In this issue of Dimension we show you how the spatial restructuring of capital is shifting Canadian immigration policy away from humanitarian grounds and towards economic necessity. This comes, of course, without accompanying benefits, rights, equal pay or job security for any of the migrant workers, refugees or immigrants. We also profile the struggle of working people in Canada against the damages of the eco
Setting cultural relativism firmly aside, Canada's Conservative government has introduced a bill in Parliament barring the border to immigrants in polygamous or forced marriages and making it a crime punishable by up to five years in prison to even participate knowingly in a forced marriage or one involving an under aged person. The bill's title, The Zero-Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act, seems to be a deliberate jab at Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, who in a misaimed stab at multic
Tonight, I'll show you two videos. They're from Virginia, but they really could be from anywhere in Canada, the UK or Australia too. One video, which was released first, has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times . It shows a woman driving in her car, after receiving a speeding ticket. And it caused the release of the second video, taken by the body-camera of the police officer who gave her the ticket. Both sides were friendly enough at first. The officer is polite, but firm. The woman gets
Over the past decade, Canada has experienced considerable growth in labour migration. Moreover, temporary labour migration has replaced permanent immigration as the primary means by which people enter Canada. Utilizing the rhetoric of maintaining competitiveness, Canadian employers and the state have ushered in an era of neoliberal migration alongside an agenda of austerity flowing from capitalist crisis. Labour markets have been restructured to render labour more flexible and precarious, and in
The Left gets a lot of mileage out of portraying anti-abortion sentiment as the province of a relatively small group of benighted anti-women lunatics and religious nuts, often waving off their arguments as "extreme" and unworthy of serious consideration. This attitude deliberately ignores the longstanding reality that Americans are divided on abortion , and that a large majority of voters favor increased legal restrictions on the practice -- with women and young voters often being more likel
Workers continued to fight for greater job protection and security while laws about work changed across Canada in the past year. Here, rabble 's 2017 labour reporter Meagan Gillmore recaps some of the stories that mattered most: Employment laws change in Ontario In November, the Ontario government approved sweeping changes to the province's Employment Standards Act (ESA) and Labour Relations Act (LRA) . Bill 148 , The Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act updated the legislation for the fi
Despite my misgivings with some of hipsterdom's thinly-disguised snobbish pomposity, I'm not your average " Americanist " conservative who dismisses their cultural contributions with the first mention of the word organic. Though hipsters need a serious awakening in Judeo-Christian morality, their ideals of a local community built off artisanal exchanges resonates with my inner Catholic monk. This may shock you, but I actually think a Kombucha offers a far better taste than a Coke Classic, that M
While the Queen follows her own customs such as communicating with others using her wedding ring and handbag those who meet with her should follow certain etiquette. House Beautiful has come up with a list of things you should never do upon meeting the Queen. The first is to never touch Queen Elizabeth. You should always wait for her to extend her hand first, and even then, keep contact to a minimum - no hugs and kisses. The next, is as soon as the Queen enters the room, everyone must stand
While millions worldwide did Sun Salutations today to celebrate the Summer Solstice and the inaugural International Day of Yoga, not everyone bent over backwards (or forwards) to support the event and rise above the controversy that arose about its spiritual origins. Some religious groups, particularly Muslims, claimed that the practice is against their religious beliefs because of its Hindu roots. When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the United Nations last fall, he talked about yo
Toronto march for child welfare issues (Our children are calling to us) Thursday, Nov. 25 * 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Sunrise ceremony at Queen's Park at 7:30 a.m. March starting at Queen's Park at 11:00 a.m. There will be a feast at the end of the march. Organized by the Grass Roots Committee of Ontario This group has issued a, "call out to all supporters, warriors, leadership and community members for accountability and changes to the subsequent attacks on native people in this society. We want
I'm struck every year by the timing of this feast, celebrating the Holy Family. It comes on the first Sunday following Christmas, and at a time when I think most of us - after the parties and cooking and visiting and obligations and expectations and disappointments -- have started to have about as much "family" as we can take. Right about now, a lot of mothers and fathers start to look forward to having the kids go back to school. But then comes this feast to remind us of what it means to be a f
Nicaraguans Pray for Peace Amid Patron Saint Celebrations OAN Newsroom UPDATED 8:22 AM PT -- Thurs. Aug. 2, 2018 Nicaraguans are turning a saint's holiday into a march for peace in the country's capital. Thousands took to the streets of Managua Wednesday in honor of the Patron Saint Domingo and prayed for peace amid violent crackdowns on protesters. This comes after doctors who were fired for treating thousands of injured protesters formed their own rally earlier this week. The Catholic church h
Southeastern Anatolia is a mosaic of interacting cultures, which for centuries, have enriched the region in various ways. The "Amin-Amen Faiths and Beliefs in South-East Anatolia Photo Exhibition" aims to reflect this interaction particularly in terms of religious beliefs, practices and behavior, alongside caves, rock tombs, thrones of gods, churches in caves, city ruins, wells and castles. The Amin-Amen Photo Exhibition is a long-term project carried out with the cooperation of GAP Regional Dev
Melody Giang and Emily Huser under the main body of their installation, The Koinobori.| Photo by Melody Giang . The Powell Street Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary on July 30th and 31st with festivities honoring Japanese-Canadian heritage. In collaboration with design students in Germany, a BCIT undergrad trio draws inspiration from Japanese carp-shaped windsocks for their winning structure, The Koinobori. This year, Bing Thom Architects (BTA) presented students of design and architecture
The traditional play, organised by St Stephen's House Theological College and St Mary and St John Church, was first held in 2012, without a licence, and organisers say there were no problems. Performers take the roles of Jesus, his disciples, Mary Magdalene, and Pontius Pilate. The Reverend Adam Romanis, of St Mary and St John, said: "It's very upsetting because so many were looking forward to it. Someone said to me, 'You can't hold a crucifixion these days without a licence'." He said the churc
Salem readies itself for another Halloween -- Gallery By NBP Staff | October 14, 2015, 9:33 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2015/10/14/salem-readies-itself-for-another-halloween/ (Photo by NewBostonPost) Halloween is in the air, and what better way to spread spooky holiday cheer while learning about early American superstitions and the origins of the holiday, than with a trip to Salem, Massachusetts. Known as the "Witch City," because of the infamous witch trials of 1692, Salem offers
While the Queen follows her own customs such as communicating with others using her wedding ring and handbag those who meet with her should follow certain etiquette. House Beautiful has come up with a list of things you should never do upon meeting the Queen. The first is to never touch Queen Elizabeth. You should always wait for her to extend her hand first, and even then, keep contact to a minimum - no hugs and kisses. The next, is as soon as the Queen enters the room, everyone must stand
While millions worldwide did Sun Salutations today to celebrate the Summer Solstice and the inaugural International Day of Yoga, not everyone bent over backwards (or forwards) to support the event and rise above the controversy that arose about its spiritual origins. Some religious groups, particularly Muslims, claimed that the practice is against their religious beliefs because of its Hindu roots. When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the United Nations last fall, he talked about yo
Toronto march for child welfare issues (Our children are calling to us) Thursday, Nov. 25 * 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Sunrise ceremony at Queen's Park at 7:30 a.m. March starting at Queen's Park at 11:00 a.m. There will be a feast at the end of the march. Organized by the Grass Roots Committee of Ontario This group has issued a, "call out to all supporters, warriors, leadership and community members for accountability and changes to the subsequent attacks on native people in this society. We want
I'm struck every year by the timing of this feast, celebrating the Holy Family. It comes on the first Sunday following Christmas, and at a time when I think most of us - after the parties and cooking and visiting and obligations and expectations and disappointments -- have started to have about as much "family" as we can take. Right about now, a lot of mothers and fathers start to look forward to having the kids go back to school. But then comes this feast to remind us of what it means to be a f
Nicaraguans Pray for Peace Amid Patron Saint Celebrations OAN Newsroom UPDATED 8:22 AM PT -- Thurs. Aug. 2, 2018 Nicaraguans are turning a saint's holiday into a march for peace in the country's capital. Thousands took to the streets of Managua Wednesday in honor of the Patron Saint Domingo and prayed for peace amid violent crackdowns on protesters. This comes after doctors who were fired for treating thousands of injured protesters formed their own rally earlier this week. The Catholic church h
Southeastern Anatolia is a mosaic of interacting cultures, which for centuries, have enriched the region in various ways. The "Amin-Amen Faiths and Beliefs in South-East Anatolia Photo Exhibition" aims to reflect this interaction particularly in terms of religious beliefs, practices and behavior, alongside caves, rock tombs, thrones of gods, churches in caves, city ruins, wells and castles. The Amin-Amen Photo Exhibition is a long-term project carried out with the cooperation of GAP Regional Dev
Melody Giang and Emily Huser under the main body of their installation, The Koinobori.| Photo by Melody Giang . The Powell Street Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary on July 30th and 31st with festivities honoring Japanese-Canadian heritage. In collaboration with design students in Germany, a BCIT undergrad trio draws inspiration from Japanese carp-shaped windsocks for their winning structure, The Koinobori. This year, Bing Thom Architects (BTA) presented students of design and architecture
The traditional play, organised by St Stephen's House Theological College and St Mary and St John Church, was first held in 2012, without a licence, and organisers say there were no problems. Performers take the roles of Jesus, his disciples, Mary Magdalene, and Pontius Pilate. The Reverend Adam Romanis, of St Mary and St John, said: "It's very upsetting because so many were looking forward to it. Someone said to me, 'You can't hold a crucifixion these days without a licence'." He said the churc
Salem readies itself for another Halloween -- Gallery By NBP Staff | October 14, 2015, 9:33 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2015/10/14/salem-readies-itself-for-another-halloween/ (Photo by NewBostonPost) Halloween is in the air, and what better way to spread spooky holiday cheer while learning about early American superstitions and the origins of the holiday, than with a trip to Salem, Massachusetts. Known as the "Witch City," because of the infamous witch trials of 1692, Salem offers
I'm struck every year by the timing of this feast, celebrating the Holy Family. It comes on the first Sunday following Christmas, and at a time when I think most of us - after the parties and cooking and visiting and obligations and expectations and disappointments -- have started to have about as much "family" as we can take. Right about now, a lot of mothers and fathers start to look forward to having the kids go back to school. But then comes this feast to remind us of what it means to be a f
Happy Ash Wednesday, y'all! Christians are just 46 days away from the celebration of their 1,979th Easter, commemorating the day when Jesus Christ allegedly resurrected from the dead and escaped his post-crucifixion resting place. The countdown begins ceremoniously with the imposition of ashes on the forehead and a vow to give up something awesome like caffeine or cigarettes for the remainder of Lent. We hear it's right to "give thanks and praise" to Jesus for taking the sin bullet for us. But w
After famously singing the opening lines on Band Aid's 1984 charity single Do They Know Its Christmas? his success spread worldwide. He formed a new band, Los Pacaminos, in 1992 and continues to perform around the world. Paul, who turns 61 this week, lives in Middlesex with his wife, former model Stacey. They have two daughters, Levi, 29, and Layla, 22, and a son, Grady, 20. "From a young age I wanted to be a singer and as soon as I was 16 I got a job and saved for a bass guitar. But I didn't tu
MOSCOW (AP) -- Orthodox Christian believers are observing Easter, a week later than the religious holiday was celebrated this year by Western churches. In Russia, about 4.3 million people took part in an Orthodox Easter event, the Interior Ministry said Sunday. President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev attended Easter services at Christ the Savior Cathedral, Moscow's largest church. Serbia celebrated the day in a highly charged atmosphere over Kosovo, the former Serbian provinc
Generosity, goodwill, peace, and love--those are just some of the virtues associated with the spirit of Christmas. But at a time when anti-Islamic prejudice is on the rise in some parts of the world, a video by 23-year-old U.K. resident Nubaid Haroon serves as a heartwarming reminder that such qualities transcend religious differences. As seen in the clip above, Haroon decided to play Santa on the streets of London and give gifts to people in need. He purchased presents with his own money, wrapp
Aside from the delectable turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes with gravy, the best part of Christmas this year was the passing of the tax cut . There's nothing more joyous than some extra greenbacks in your wallet. Not everyone is celebrating, though. Some peeps are still skeptical as to why other peeps should be allowed to keep their own money. Maybe this will sway them. This year, the government took your hard-earned ducats and built a clown school in Argentina . Yes really. Republican Sen.
Over the weekend, Pope Francis made another decision that some could classify as another progressive and unconventional one. The Pontiff announced that rock legend Patti Smith would be playing in the Vatican Christmas concert known as the Concerto di Natale, to be televised in Rome on Christmas Eve next month. Joining a show with 18 total acts, including a famous DJ and a nun turned reality star, Smith seems like an unusual choice to play the concert. While she has met Pope Francis before and we
When Shenouda became Pope of the Coptic Church in 1971 there were only two Coptic churches in the US - one in New York and one in Los Angeles. When he died in 2012 there were 202 churches. Today there are 250. "That tells you something about the wave, the tsunami of immigration that is taking place and it's not just the United States," Samuel Tadros, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute's Centre for Religious Freedom, a think tank based in Washington DC, tells me. "This church today has over 65
Wee-eeee - this is one fun Christmas song! I dare you and double dare you not to smile while listening to Gayla Peevey sing "I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas." You can tell from the double dares, that this song brings out the inner child! And what could be better than feeling like a child at Christmas? Prayable's picks the Hippopotamus Christmas song as today's best Christmas music. Enjoy! ENJOY MORE Christmas Music! I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas Lyrics - Gayla Peevey I want a hippopota
Sridevi accorded state funeral; celebrities, fans pay final respects to the screen legend Bollywood superstar Sridevi was cremated with state honors at Mumbai's Vile Parle Seva Samaj Crematorium on 28 February, Wednesday evening, news agency PTI reported. Wrapped in the tricolor, the Indian cinema icon began her final journey with thousands of mourners jostling with each other to catch a glimpse of her cortege as it slowly made its way through the city to the Vile Parle crematorium. Mumbai: Mort
Happy Ash Wednesday, y'all! Christians are just 46 days away from the celebration of their 1,979th Easter, commemorating the day when Jesus Christ allegedly resurrected from the dead and escaped his post-crucifixion resting place. The countdown begins ceremoniously with the imposition of ashes on the forehead and a vow to give up something awesome like caffeine or cigarettes for the remainder of Lent. We hear it's right to "give thanks and praise" to Jesus for taking the sin bullet for us. But w
After famously singing the opening lines on Band Aid's 1984 charity single Do They Know Its Christmas? his success spread worldwide. He formed a new band, Los Pacaminos, in 1992 and continues to perform around the world. Paul, who turns 61 this week, lives in Middlesex with his wife, former model Stacey. They have two daughters, Levi, 29, and Layla, 22, and a son, Grady, 20. "From a young age I wanted to be a singer and as soon as I was 16 I got a job and saved for a bass guitar. But I didn't tu
MOSCOW (AP) -- Orthodox Christian believers are observing Easter, a week later than the religious holiday was celebrated this year by Western churches. In Russia, about 4.3 million people took part in an Orthodox Easter event, the Interior Ministry said Sunday. President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev attended Easter services at Christ the Savior Cathedral, Moscow's largest church. Serbia celebrated the day in a highly charged atmosphere over Kosovo, the former Serbian provinc
Generosity, goodwill, peace, and love--those are just some of the virtues associated with the spirit of Christmas. But at a time when anti-Islamic prejudice is on the rise in some parts of the world, a video by 23-year-old U.K. resident Nubaid Haroon serves as a heartwarming reminder that such qualities transcend religious differences. As seen in the clip above, Haroon decided to play Santa on the streets of London and give gifts to people in need. He purchased presents with his own money, wrapp
Aside from the delectable turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes with gravy, the best part of Christmas this year was the passing of the tax cut . There's nothing more joyous than some extra greenbacks in your wallet. Not everyone is celebrating, though. Some peeps are still skeptical as to why other peeps should be allowed to keep their own money. Maybe this will sway them. This year, the government took your hard-earned ducats and built a clown school in Argentina . Yes really. Republican Sen.
Over the weekend, Pope Francis made another decision that some could classify as another progressive and unconventional one. The Pontiff announced that rock legend Patti Smith would be playing in the Vatican Christmas concert known as the Concerto di Natale, to be televised in Rome on Christmas Eve next month. Joining a show with 18 total acts, including a famous DJ and a nun turned reality star, Smith seems like an unusual choice to play the concert. While she has met Pope Francis before and we
When Shenouda became Pope of the Coptic Church in 1971 there were only two Coptic churches in the US - one in New York and one in Los Angeles. When he died in 2012 there were 202 churches. Today there are 250. "That tells you something about the wave, the tsunami of immigration that is taking place and it's not just the United States," Samuel Tadros, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute's Centre for Religious Freedom, a think tank based in Washington DC, tells me. "This church today has over 65
Wee-eeee - this is one fun Christmas song! I dare you and double dare you not to smile while listening to Gayla Peevey sing "I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas." You can tell from the double dares, that this song brings out the inner child! And what could be better than feeling like a child at Christmas? Prayable's picks the Hippopotamus Christmas song as today's best Christmas music. Enjoy! ENJOY MORE Christmas Music! I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas Lyrics - Gayla Peevey I want a hippopota
Sridevi accorded state funeral; celebrities, fans pay final respects to the screen legend Bollywood superstar Sridevi was cremated with state honors at Mumbai's Vile Parle Seva Samaj Crematorium on 28 February, Wednesday evening, news agency PTI reported. Wrapped in the tricolor, the Indian cinema icon began her final journey with thousands of mourners jostling with each other to catch a glimpse of her cortege as it slowly made its way through the city to the Vile Parle crematorium. Mumbai: Mort
A migrant from Syria holds one of his children in a holding area after arriving at a rail station in Munich, Germany, and being detained by police Aug. 29, 2015. Several governors in the U.S. have come out against allowing refugees fleeing the war in Syria to come to America. Sean Gallup/Getty Images The Muslims are coming. Or the terrorists. With Donald Trump's recent statement about registering Muslims , and the cadre of governors vowing to oppose any Syrian refugees immigrating to their state
In a seemly unprecedented crackdown, U.S. federal immigration officials arrested more than 600 people in at least 11 states last week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials confirmed Sunday. It's follow-through on U.S. President Donald Trump's promise to clamp down on undocumented immigrants in the country. "The crackdown on illegal criminals is merely the keeping of my campaign promise," Trump proclaimed on Twitter early Sunday morning. "Gang members, drug dealers & others are being rem
EL PASO, Texas, July 12 (UPI) -- Among a group of parents reunited with their children this week in El Paso were at least two who had crossed the U.S.-Mexico border legally -- and were separated anyway. Three parents, each with one child, were released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody on Tuesday night under a court-ordered deadline to reunite the families. Two of them spoke to reporters at a news conference Wednesday at Annunciation House, which provides shelter and legal assista
My family and I recently visited relatives in Florida, traversing 1,000 miles down I-95 to the Sunshine State. It's generally an easy drive. This time, however, holiday traffic congestion, accidents, and construction forced significant detours onto state roads around the numerous holdups. Of course, our smartphones -- with their useful navigation tools -- proved indispensable in getting us safely to our destination. Our navigational prowess was made possible by omnipresent, 150-foot cell towers
"Hugs, not gunfire." (Lopez Obrador campaign slogan) Whereas there were under 16,000 homicides in 2014, the number had increased to over 20,000 by 2016 and nearly 30,000 homicides last year. Fighting drug violence was one of Lopez Obrador's most frequently repeated campaign promises, even though the then-candidate came up with an unusual solution: an amnesty for some individual involved in the drug business, primarily farmers found guilty of planting marijuana and opium poppy. The use of illegal
In unemployed worker groups and common security clubs across the country, participants are facing two grim realities. The first is that jobs that vanished aren't coming back. And the second reality is that if unemployed workers don't stand up for themselves, no one else will. "One thing is clear: Whether somebody has problems with foreclosure, or no food, or trying to get some training--workers don't have any power," said Tom Lewandowski, leader of an Indiana group organizing the unemployed. "So
Worker centers have empowered nurses, nannies, busboys, taxi drivers, and many other low-wage immigrants long thought to be "unorganizable." They provide clues to the future of organized labor--but can their victories scale up? E. Tammy Kim ▪ Spring 2015 An undocumented worker protests wage theft with KIWA at an L.A. restaurant, 2013 (Charlie Kaijo) In September 2013, the AFL-CIO, a giant labor federation comprising fifty-six unions and 12.5 million U.S. workers, held its quadrennial conv
The EU statistical office, Eurostat said the number of people applying for asylum in the European Union has declined by nearly half in the past year compared with 2016. The office said in a statement on Tuesday that 650,000 people applied for asylum for the first time to European countries in 2017, compared with 1.2 million people in the previous year, adding that the Syrians topped the list of asylum seekers with 102,400 people followed by Iraqis 47,500 applications and Afghans 43,600 applicati
Six months after he was deported back to Mexico from the United States, Constantino Morales was shot and killed Sunday night. Morales, an undocumented immigrant who fought for immigration reform in Iowa, was twice denied asylum in the United States before he was found dead in the Mexican state of Guerrero . "If I am sent back, I will face more violence and I could lose my life," Morales said at a meeting with Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA) in August 2013, according to an Iowa-based, immigration advocacy
A Texas tent city constructed last week to shelter migrant children became a protest site Sunday as crowds marched to oppose the separation of immigrant families at the border. More than 200 children are being housed in the makeshift tent structure built in Tornillo, Tex., according to Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Tex.), who organized Sunday's protest. Protesters braved the Texas heat, carrying signs featuring slogans like, "Don't use children to get your wall," "Fight ignorance, not immigrants," and
In a seemly unprecedented crackdown, U.S. federal immigration officials arrested more than 600 people in at least 11 states last week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials confirmed Sunday. It's follow-through on U.S. President Donald Trump's promise to clamp down on undocumented immigrants in the country. "The crackdown on illegal criminals is merely the keeping of my campaign promise," Trump proclaimed on Twitter early Sunday morning. "Gang members, drug dealers & others are being rem
EL PASO, Texas, July 12 (UPI) -- Among a group of parents reunited with their children this week in El Paso were at least two who had crossed the U.S.-Mexico border legally -- and were separated anyway. Three parents, each with one child, were released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody on Tuesday night under a court-ordered deadline to reunite the families. Two of them spoke to reporters at a news conference Wednesday at Annunciation House, which provides shelter and legal assista
My family and I recently visited relatives in Florida, traversing 1,000 miles down I-95 to the Sunshine State. It's generally an easy drive. This time, however, holiday traffic congestion, accidents, and construction forced significant detours onto state roads around the numerous holdups. Of course, our smartphones -- with their useful navigation tools -- proved indispensable in getting us safely to our destination. Our navigational prowess was made possible by omnipresent, 150-foot cell towers
"Hugs, not gunfire." (Lopez Obrador campaign slogan) Whereas there were under 16,000 homicides in 2014, the number had increased to over 20,000 by 2016 and nearly 30,000 homicides last year. Fighting drug violence was one of Lopez Obrador's most frequently repeated campaign promises, even though the then-candidate came up with an unusual solution: an amnesty for some individual involved in the drug business, primarily farmers found guilty of planting marijuana and opium poppy. The use of illegal
In unemployed worker groups and common security clubs across the country, participants are facing two grim realities. The first is that jobs that vanished aren't coming back. And the second reality is that if unemployed workers don't stand up for themselves, no one else will. "One thing is clear: Whether somebody has problems with foreclosure, or no food, or trying to get some training--workers don't have any power," said Tom Lewandowski, leader of an Indiana group organizing the unemployed. "So
Worker centers have empowered nurses, nannies, busboys, taxi drivers, and many other low-wage immigrants long thought to be "unorganizable." They provide clues to the future of organized labor--but can their victories scale up? E. Tammy Kim ▪ Spring 2015 An undocumented worker protests wage theft with KIWA at an L.A. restaurant, 2013 (Charlie Kaijo) In September 2013, the AFL-CIO, a giant labor federation comprising fifty-six unions and 12.5 million U.S. workers, held its quadrennial conv
The EU statistical office, Eurostat said the number of people applying for asylum in the European Union has declined by nearly half in the past year compared with 2016. The office said in a statement on Tuesday that 650,000 people applied for asylum for the first time to European countries in 2017, compared with 1.2 million people in the previous year, adding that the Syrians topped the list of asylum seekers with 102,400 people followed by Iraqis 47,500 applications and Afghans 43,600 applicati
Six months after he was deported back to Mexico from the United States, Constantino Morales was shot and killed Sunday night. Morales, an undocumented immigrant who fought for immigration reform in Iowa, was twice denied asylum in the United States before he was found dead in the Mexican state of Guerrero . "If I am sent back, I will face more violence and I could lose my life," Morales said at a meeting with Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA) in August 2013, according to an Iowa-based, immigration advocacy
A Texas tent city constructed last week to shelter migrant children became a protest site Sunday as crowds marched to oppose the separation of immigrant families at the border. More than 200 children are being housed in the makeshift tent structure built in Tornillo, Tex., according to Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Tex.), who organized Sunday's protest. Protesters braved the Texas heat, carrying signs featuring slogans like, "Don't use children to get your wall," "Fight ignorance, not immigrants," and
Richard Spencer's "alt-right" speech sparked protests on Tuesday after hundreds of people were angered by the views that were echoed by the white nationalist at the University of Texas A&M. The College Station, Texas, university said Spencer's views are "in direct conflict with our core values," NBC News noted . Spencer drew attention after a video surfaced from a white nationalist conference in Washington, D.C., where he was seen shouting "Hail Trump! Hail our people! Hail victory!" while some
Timeline: PH's shifting climate actions The Philippine government's lukewarm stance today is a harsh departure from its aggressive position in the COP21 Published 5:34 PM, October 21, 2016 Updated 4:57 PM, October 22, 2016 In Partnership with MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines has yet to ratify the Paris Agreement, a legally binding deal that mandates both developed and developing countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, the culprit behind climate change. Whether or not the Philipp
MANILA, Philippines - It was a huge jump that caught many, even Grace Poe, by surprise. In a month's time, the former censors chief picked up 32 percentage points in a survey of senatorial preferences, putting her in the winning circle. Poe credited the significant rise in rankings to the same reason she gives for running in the first place : her father. And precisely because her father is late well-loved actor and presidential contender Fernando Poe Jr, her political affiliation in her Senate b
Nizhniy Novgorod (Russia) (AFP) - A VAR-awarded penalty gave Sweden a narrow but deserved victory in their opening Group F match against a poor South Korea side in Nizhny Novgorod on Monday. Veteran Swedish skipper Andreas Granqvist scored the only goal of the game from the spot after Viktor Claesson was upended by South Korean substitute Kim Min-woo Kim in the 62nd minute. Despite furious appeals, El Salvadorean referee Joel Aguilar, who had ironically been whistle-happy up until that point, in
We are calling for anyone attending the College Football Playoff National Championship game on Monday, January 8, to kneel in solidarity with athlete-activists who have practiced their constitutional right to protest racial inequality, police brutality, and the disproportionate incarceration of people of color across our country. For those who cannot attend the game, we ask that you support this call by signing the petition and continuing the conversation around racial injustices in our communit
France's far-right party leader Marine Le Pen kicked off her presidential campaign on Saturday, hoping a manifesto focused on promises to make immigrants pay for school and face a tax for their employment can boost her election chances at a time of turmoil in French politics. In a race that is turning out to be the most unpredictable France has known in decades, the National Front, or FN, hopes this weekend's two-day rally in Lyon, where Le Pen will spell out her electoral platform, will help co
O ver the last four weeks, as the England football team made their unlikely journey to the World Cup semi-finals, commentators of both left and right have asked: Are these the seeds of a new English identity? Could Gareth Southgate's twenty-three men, having won the hearts of the nation, show a divided country how to unite? The answer, of course, is no. But the England squad can claim a more modest achievement: to have shown that football doesn't have to be as crass, superficial, and exploitativ
At Richmond Heights High School in Cleveland, the boys' basketball team has started the season undefeated, at 15-0. But earlier this week, the players and their parents came together to attempt to unseat their coach, Jason Popp, as he allegedly calls them the n-word on a regular basis. Among the various accusations: Popp told his team before a game that their opponents expected them "to play like n---ers, which you are," and told a few of his players that their teammate's father was "a drunk, an
Sat Aug 30, 2014, 03:25 AM cbayer (146,218 posts) Where college football is a religion, and religion shapes college football http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/where-college-football-is-a-religion-and-religion-shapes-college-football/2014/08/29/8d03de32-2dfa-11e4-bb9b-997ae96fad33_story.html By Kent Babb August 29 at 6:23 PM John Powell, Ole Miss Football Chaplain and Fellowship of Christian athletes staff member, leads a worship service for the Fellowship of Christian athletes in the
After prodding by the South Korean government, Hanjin Group, Hanjin Shipping's parent company, will spend $90 million to get things moving, although that's not enough to cover all the port fees, etc. Hanjin ships are being ordered to go to a limited number of key ports where South Korean government officials will be ready to arrange protection from creditors. (Incidentally, one of those ports is Hamburg, where the Hanjin Geneva is registered.) "Officials appear set on a consolidation - without c
Timeline: PH's shifting climate actions The Philippine government's lukewarm stance today is a harsh departure from its aggressive position in the COP21 Published 5:34 PM, October 21, 2016 Updated 4:57 PM, October 22, 2016 In Partnership with MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines has yet to ratify the Paris Agreement, a legally binding deal that mandates both developed and developing countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, the culprit behind climate change. Whether or not the Philipp
MANILA, Philippines - It was a huge jump that caught many, even Grace Poe, by surprise. In a month's time, the former censors chief picked up 32 percentage points in a survey of senatorial preferences, putting her in the winning circle. Poe credited the significant rise in rankings to the same reason she gives for running in the first place : her father. And precisely because her father is late well-loved actor and presidential contender Fernando Poe Jr, her political affiliation in her Senate b
Nizhniy Novgorod (Russia) (AFP) - A VAR-awarded penalty gave Sweden a narrow but deserved victory in their opening Group F match against a poor South Korea side in Nizhny Novgorod on Monday. Veteran Swedish skipper Andreas Granqvist scored the only goal of the game from the spot after Viktor Claesson was upended by South Korean substitute Kim Min-woo Kim in the 62nd minute. Despite furious appeals, El Salvadorean referee Joel Aguilar, who had ironically been whistle-happy up until that point, in
We are calling for anyone attending the College Football Playoff National Championship game on Monday, January 8, to kneel in solidarity with athlete-activists who have practiced their constitutional right to protest racial inequality, police brutality, and the disproportionate incarceration of people of color across our country. For those who cannot attend the game, we ask that you support this call by signing the petition and continuing the conversation around racial injustices in our communit
France's far-right party leader Marine Le Pen kicked off her presidential campaign on Saturday, hoping a manifesto focused on promises to make immigrants pay for school and face a tax for their employment can boost her election chances at a time of turmoil in French politics. In a race that is turning out to be the most unpredictable France has known in decades, the National Front, or FN, hopes this weekend's two-day rally in Lyon, where Le Pen will spell out her electoral platform, will help co
O ver the last four weeks, as the England football team made their unlikely journey to the World Cup semi-finals, commentators of both left and right have asked: Are these the seeds of a new English identity? Could Gareth Southgate's twenty-three men, having won the hearts of the nation, show a divided country how to unite? The answer, of course, is no. But the England squad can claim a more modest achievement: to have shown that football doesn't have to be as crass, superficial, and exploitativ
At Richmond Heights High School in Cleveland, the boys' basketball team has started the season undefeated, at 15-0. But earlier this week, the players and their parents came together to attempt to unseat their coach, Jason Popp, as he allegedly calls them the n-word on a regular basis. Among the various accusations: Popp told his team before a game that their opponents expected them "to play like n---ers, which you are," and told a few of his players that their teammate's father was "a drunk, an
Sat Aug 30, 2014, 03:25 AM cbayer (146,218 posts) Where college football is a religion, and religion shapes college football http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/where-college-football-is-a-religion-and-religion-shapes-college-football/2014/08/29/8d03de32-2dfa-11e4-bb9b-997ae96fad33_story.html By Kent Babb August 29 at 6:23 PM John Powell, Ole Miss Football Chaplain and Fellowship of Christian athletes staff member, leads a worship service for the Fellowship of Christian athletes in the
After prodding by the South Korean government, Hanjin Group, Hanjin Shipping's parent company, will spend $90 million to get things moving, although that's not enough to cover all the port fees, etc. Hanjin ships are being ordered to go to a limited number of key ports where South Korean government officials will be ready to arrange protection from creditors. (Incidentally, one of those ports is Hamburg, where the Hanjin Geneva is registered.) "Officials appear set on a consolidation - without c
America's most precious assets are our children and our freedoms. We don't have to sacrifice either to preserve the other, a fact that is entirely lost on all of the politicians, businessmen, and celebrities who are shouting and screaming about various "solutions" to the horrific problem of school shootings. The solutions being thrown around range from good to bad to worse. The good ideas, such as improving the National Instant Background Checks System (NICS), are far outnumbered by the bad, suc
I'm signing because it's wrong to sanction people on benefits, it puts those people in a lose-lose situation forcing them into debt. I speak from personal experience, I had a sanction imposed on me for a fixed one week sanction, yet ten weeks later I was still being sanctioned through no fault of my own, and have now accumulated debt that it originally took me years to get out of and I now have to start again from scratch to eliminate the new debt. I am 58 years old and unemployed and also on un
From Solidarity to Trump: White Working-Class Culture in the Rust Belt by Michael McQuarrie August 19, 2016 Before embarking on my current career, I worked as a labor organizer, mostly in West Virginia and Ohio. In the course of doing that work, I probably did two thousand "housevisits" with people I was attempting to organize. The purpose of these meetings was to understand people's motivations and interests in order to assess how they would vote in a union recognition election (as the union
TEN YEARS ago, the Great Recession shook the world financial system, setting off a panic in corporate boardrooms and ravaging the household finances of millions of working-class families. Today, America's corporate executives are rejoicing in the new Trumpian era of deregulation and corporate pillaging -- but ordinary people are still struggling to get by from week to week, and living in fear of a disaster that will plunge them into destitution. On Wall Street, the bankers who are determined to
Caring Communities Decisions about the built environment are some of many that shape possibilities for socializing care. Organizing care in more collective and social, rather than individual and private, ways inevitably raises concerns about power, privilege, and oppressive group control. Who will set the rules? What kind of choices will we have about how to care and about who will care? What does it mean to make care work a public good? One of the most complex of these important questions is th
Convergence Call-Out & 'Save the Date' ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE It's time to step away from fabricated solutions to the issues facing our environment and dig down to the roots. It's time to recognize and work towards holistic solutions that incorporate the realities of Environmental Justice (EJ) into our lives and create grassroots alternatives. At the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit in 1991, Env
During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump promised that he would take the side of American workers against economic elites when evaluating policy. Yet, the policy proposals he put forth during the campaign had nothing in them that would actually help working- and middle-class Americans. Now that more plans and potential cabinet appointments are coming into focus, it looks worse than many of us thought even before the election. Across a broad range of crucial issues, the incoming Trump
The Bankruptcy of the American Left Chris Hedges Socialism February 7, 2018 Illustration from NewStatesman.com There will be no economic or political justice for the poor, people of color, women or workers within the framework of global, corporate capitalism. Corporate capitalism, which uses identity politics, multiculturalism and racial justice to masquerade as politics, will never halt the rising social inequality, unchecked militarism, evisceration of civil liberties and omnipotence of th
California has become a foreign country with the blessings of its far-left politicians. Currently 45% of Californians speak a foreign language at home. They are not assimilated and many are here illegally. They didn't come in many cases to adopt our values. The state has lost its identity as part of the United States and the rest of the country isn't far behind with nearly one out of five currently speaking a foreign language at home. A good indicator can be seen in the numbers of illegal aliens
Anselm Jappe turns the tables on the apologists for capitalism who denounce "utopia" as the seed of Stalinist terror and as contrary to "human nature", by pointing out that the capitalist "utopia" of homo oeconomicus is the most important utopia in the history of the world and that, despite its ideological disguise as "natural" and "eternal", it has almost always had to be imposed by force on reluctant populations who rejected its invasion and destruction of their traditional ways of life. From
I'm signing because it's wrong to sanction people on benefits, it puts those people in a lose-lose situation forcing them into debt. I speak from personal experience, I had a sanction imposed on me for a fixed one week sanction, yet ten weeks later I was still being sanctioned through no fault of my own, and have now accumulated debt that it originally took me years to get out of and I now have to start again from scratch to eliminate the new debt. I am 58 years old and unemployed and also on un
From Solidarity to Trump: White Working-Class Culture in the Rust Belt by Michael McQuarrie August 19, 2016 Before embarking on my current career, I worked as a labor organizer, mostly in West Virginia and Ohio. In the course of doing that work, I probably did two thousand "housevisits" with people I was attempting to organize. The purpose of these meetings was to understand people's motivations and interests in order to assess how they would vote in a union recognition election (as the union
TEN YEARS ago, the Great Recession shook the world financial system, setting off a panic in corporate boardrooms and ravaging the household finances of millions of working-class families. Today, America's corporate executives are rejoicing in the new Trumpian era of deregulation and corporate pillaging -- but ordinary people are still struggling to get by from week to week, and living in fear of a disaster that will plunge them into destitution. On Wall Street, the bankers who are determined to
Caring Communities Decisions about the built environment are some of many that shape possibilities for socializing care. Organizing care in more collective and social, rather than individual and private, ways inevitably raises concerns about power, privilege, and oppressive group control. Who will set the rules? What kind of choices will we have about how to care and about who will care? What does it mean to make care work a public good? One of the most complex of these important questions is th
Convergence Call-Out & 'Save the Date' ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE It's time to step away from fabricated solutions to the issues facing our environment and dig down to the roots. It's time to recognize and work towards holistic solutions that incorporate the realities of Environmental Justice (EJ) into our lives and create grassroots alternatives. At the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit in 1991, Env
During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump promised that he would take the side of American workers against economic elites when evaluating policy. Yet, the policy proposals he put forth during the campaign had nothing in them that would actually help working- and middle-class Americans. Now that more plans and potential cabinet appointments are coming into focus, it looks worse than many of us thought even before the election. Across a broad range of crucial issues, the incoming Trump
The Bankruptcy of the American Left Chris Hedges Socialism February 7, 2018 Illustration from NewStatesman.com There will be no economic or political justice for the poor, people of color, women or workers within the framework of global, corporate capitalism. Corporate capitalism, which uses identity politics, multiculturalism and racial justice to masquerade as politics, will never halt the rising social inequality, unchecked militarism, evisceration of civil liberties and omnipotence of th
California has become a foreign country with the blessings of its far-left politicians. Currently 45% of Californians speak a foreign language at home. They are not assimilated and many are here illegally. They didn't come in many cases to adopt our values. The state has lost its identity as part of the United States and the rest of the country isn't far behind with nearly one out of five currently speaking a foreign language at home. A good indicator can be seen in the numbers of illegal aliens
Anselm Jappe turns the tables on the apologists for capitalism who denounce "utopia" as the seed of Stalinist terror and as contrary to "human nature", by pointing out that the capitalist "utopia" of homo oeconomicus is the most important utopia in the history of the world and that, despite its ideological disguise as "natural" and "eternal", it has almost always had to be imposed by force on reluctant populations who rejected its invasion and destruction of their traditional ways of life. From
Sustainability (sustainable development) is one of the hottest trends on college campuses, in the news media, in corporate boardrooms and with regulators. There are three different versions. Real Sustainability involves thoughtful, caring, responsible, economical stewardship and conservation of land, water, energy, metallic, forest, wildlife and other natural resources. Responsible businesses, families and communities practice this kind of sustainability every day: polluting less, recycling wher
Tuesday, September 26th, 2017 Fossil Fuel Resistance Mapping Project Launched to Bolster Opposition to Big Oil by Jake Johnson / Common Dreams In an attempt to highlight and bolster the "groundswell of resistance" against fracking wells, pipelines, and other fossil fuel projects throughout the United States, a coalition of environmental groups on Thursday launched the Fossil Fuel Resistance Mapping Project , which details precisely where opposition to Big Oil is taking hold throughout the United
Planning Nature Nevertheless, left rhetoric remains largely focused on reducing emissions, rather than on either mitigating or adapting to the effects of climate change. Take, for example, Naomi Klein's This Changes Everything , which lays out both the urgency of the climate crisis and capitalism's inability to address it. Klein correctly observes that demands for redistribution and justice, and a fundamental debate over economic and social values, are prerequisites for real climate solutions. H
Erik Olin Wright Socialism October 18, 2017 Most discussions of Basic Income revolve around two clusters of issues: first, the normative implications of Basic Income for various conceptions of justice, and second, the pragmatic problems of the sustainability of basic income given a range of economic considerations including such things as effects on tax rates, incentives, labor markets, and so on. These are obviously important issues, but I want to explore a different sort of question: In wh
Via Campesina: 'End Corporate Domination Of Climate Meetings' By La Via Campesina, www.viacampesina.org September 10, 2015 Via Campesina: 'End Corporate Domination Of Climate Meetings' 2015-09-10 2015-09-10 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/09/Screen-Shot-2015-09-10-at-9.11.45-AM-150x91.png 200px 200px Climate disruptions this year have again caused widespread
EPA Reversal Acknowledges Fracking Causes Water Pollution By Neela Banerjee, www.insideclimatenews.org December 15, 2016 EPA Reversal Acknowledges Fracking Causes Water Pollution 2016-12-15 2016-12-15 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/12/DrillingNorthDakotaGettyImages-150x100.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: In a major reversal, the Environmental Protection Agenc
On April 8, 2014 the last remaining coal-fired power plant in Ontario, Canada was shut down for good, making Ontario the first jurisdiction in the world to phase out dirty coal-powered electricity completely for health and environment reasons. How did Ontario's electricity generation from coal go from 25 percent to zero in just over a decade? It started with an alliance between doctors and environmentalists. For environmentalists, the benefits of shutting down coal-fired power plants were clear:
This week's edition of the journal Science contains a paper by Maosheng Zhao and Steven W. Running concerning the reaction of land plants to climate change. Zhao and Running have been measuring terrestrial net primary production (NPP), which is a measure of how much carbon land plants take in and store as part of their structures. While earlier measures looked good (NPP rose in the '90s), over the past decade the picture is grim: as CO2 has been rising, NPP has been falling in lockstep. Plants a
Convergence Call-Out & 'Save the Date' ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE It's time to step away from fabricated solutions to the issues facing our environment and dig down to the roots. It's time to recognize and work towards holistic solutions that incorporate the realities of Environmental Justice (EJ) into our lives and create grassroots alternatives. At the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit in 1991, Env
As a direct result of hydraulic fracking, the frequency of earthquakes is rapidly rising. Oklahoma was recently hit with a bout of seventy small earthquakes in a single week, and after a state report noted the connection between fracking and these "swarms," some public officials have raised concerns for civic safety. Though the relationship between oil and gas extraction and earthquakes has long since been proven, the rate of the quakes in fracking hotbeds has risen dramatically over the past fe
Tuesday, September 26th, 2017 Fossil Fuel Resistance Mapping Project Launched to Bolster Opposition to Big Oil by Jake Johnson / Common Dreams In an attempt to highlight and bolster the "groundswell of resistance" against fracking wells, pipelines, and other fossil fuel projects throughout the United States, a coalition of environmental groups on Thursday launched the Fossil Fuel Resistance Mapping Project , which details precisely where opposition to Big Oil is taking hold throughout the United
Planning Nature Nevertheless, left rhetoric remains largely focused on reducing emissions, rather than on either mitigating or adapting to the effects of climate change. Take, for example, Naomi Klein's This Changes Everything , which lays out both the urgency of the climate crisis and capitalism's inability to address it. Klein correctly observes that demands for redistribution and justice, and a fundamental debate over economic and social values, are prerequisites for real climate solutions. H
Erik Olin Wright Socialism October 18, 2017 Most discussions of Basic Income revolve around two clusters of issues: first, the normative implications of Basic Income for various conceptions of justice, and second, the pragmatic problems of the sustainability of basic income given a range of economic considerations including such things as effects on tax rates, incentives, labor markets, and so on. These are obviously important issues, but I want to explore a different sort of question: In wh
Via Campesina: 'End Corporate Domination Of Climate Meetings' By La Via Campesina, www.viacampesina.org September 10, 2015 Via Campesina: 'End Corporate Domination Of Climate Meetings' 2015-09-10 2015-09-10 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/09/Screen-Shot-2015-09-10-at-9.11.45-AM-150x91.png 200px 200px Climate disruptions this year have again caused widespread
EPA Reversal Acknowledges Fracking Causes Water Pollution By Neela Banerjee, www.insideclimatenews.org December 15, 2016 EPA Reversal Acknowledges Fracking Causes Water Pollution 2016-12-15 2016-12-15 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/12/DrillingNorthDakotaGettyImages-150x100.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: In a major reversal, the Environmental Protection Agenc
On April 8, 2014 the last remaining coal-fired power plant in Ontario, Canada was shut down for good, making Ontario the first jurisdiction in the world to phase out dirty coal-powered electricity completely for health and environment reasons. How did Ontario's electricity generation from coal go from 25 percent to zero in just over a decade? It started with an alliance between doctors and environmentalists. For environmentalists, the benefits of shutting down coal-fired power plants were clear:
This week's edition of the journal Science contains a paper by Maosheng Zhao and Steven W. Running concerning the reaction of land plants to climate change. Zhao and Running have been measuring terrestrial net primary production (NPP), which is a measure of how much carbon land plants take in and store as part of their structures. While earlier measures looked good (NPP rose in the '90s), over the past decade the picture is grim: as CO2 has been rising, NPP has been falling in lockstep. Plants a
Convergence Call-Out & 'Save the Date' ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE It's time to step away from fabricated solutions to the issues facing our environment and dig down to the roots. It's time to recognize and work towards holistic solutions that incorporate the realities of Environmental Justice (EJ) into our lives and create grassroots alternatives. At the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit in 1991, Env
As a direct result of hydraulic fracking, the frequency of earthquakes is rapidly rising. Oklahoma was recently hit with a bout of seventy small earthquakes in a single week, and after a state report noted the connection between fracking and these "swarms," some public officials have raised concerns for civic safety. Though the relationship between oil and gas extraction and earthquakes has long since been proven, the rate of the quakes in fracking hotbeds has risen dramatically over the past fe
Jeremy Corbyn decided to participate in the BBC debate himself on 31 May, piling pressure on Theresa May to join him. But the Conservative leader's car crash performance in Plymouth earlier that same day made certain the answer would remain 'no'. A cringeworthy interview with The Plymouth Herald compounded a campaign so abysmal that even Conservative candidates have branded it a "cluster fuck". The interview Plymouth Herald reporter Sam Blackledge gave a telling verdict on his exchange with May:
More details have popped up since yesterday's attack went down in London (see BREAKING: Multiple Dead in London Terrorist Attack. Probably Not Amish... ). Firstly, our thoughts and prayers are with the victims across the pond. They're not just victims of violence, but also limp noodled leadership. The latest development reveals British officials were already familiar with the terrorist fecal patty. Yet here we are. Police have named the man thought to be responsible for the attack as Khalid Maso
Britain's exit from the European Union means an exit from the single market, UKIP leader Nigel Farage has today re-emphasised. The outspoken politician tweeted a video where he says Britain has voted to take control back of our "laws, our borders, our fisheries, and crucially, we voted to leave the single market". Many 'out' voters have been confident that Britain would be able to renegotiate inclusion in the single market if we voted to leave. However, like promises on the NHS and immigration,
Nikola Tesla calculated that one ton of dynamite exploded repeatedly at the same locale every hour and 45 minutes would amplify the Earth's natural standing wave, ending by sooner or later cracking the planet's crust. Not much of what such a genius as Tesla postulated ever turned out wrong, so for those who wonder if the great savant might have misplaced a decimal point or two here, there is the striking evidence of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. That bridge was destroyed in just this manner in 1940
JEREMY Corbyn's team were forced to issue a humiliating plea to Labour figures not to peddle sick conspiracy theories blaming Theresa May for the Manchester bombing. Leader's ally Shami Chakrabarti took to the airwaves to say "this is not the moment for conspiracy theories" after a slew of Labour councillors and activists questioned the timing and motive of the horrific attack. 6 Labour councillor Pam Bromley peddled conspiracy theories about the Manchester bombing 6 The councillor posted this m
Morrissey, the British singer who has objectively suffered more than any single person living or dead, joined the social-media platform Twitter today. Given his strong views on the British monarchy , politics , immigration , race , animal rights , President Donald Trump , late-night hosts , terrorism , the United States , crowdfunding , personal rights , currency , Brexit , the recording industry , other musicians and the general embarrassment he considers the human race to be , his new digital
To illustrate how wrong they were: since the euro was formed, the UK has managed cumulative growth of 40 per cent while the Eurozone has managed only 28 per cent growth. Despite all the gloom-laden predictions of how terrible life would be after Brexit, a survey of business executives from around the world ranked Britain third behind the United States and China as the top investment destination, well ahead of Germany and France. For example, more than half of the EU's asset management and capi
She was interviewed by the BBC last month, and said: "We're not scared of anything...We'll fight to the last. We'd rather blow ourselves up than be captured by IS (ISIS)." We all know what would have happened to her if ISIS captured her. The Kurds will be tortured and slaughtered and the caliphate will sit on the edge of the Turkish border. Turkey is doing nothing - like the U.S. They are sitting on the border, watching the slaughter. Watch: Kobane is an important Kurdish city. Mr. Obama is lett
And the Thursday winner on YouTube apparently is this: Viewers in Great Britain watching BBC's News at Ten with presenter Sophie Raworth suddenly decided they wanted a closer look on Monday, as a BBC worker behind her on the set was watching a scene from a movie in which a woman bared her breasts. The computer screen with the scene was plainly visible to viewers. As Raworth delivered the news about England's cricket team, the screen behind her showed a blonde woman taking off her shirt, then bra
Ford and the PCs have an absolute right to do what they did Last week Ford announced his government was making changes to some Ontario municipalities including the city of Toronto. The premier announced instead of 47 Toronto councillors (just increased to 44) their numbers would be cut down to 25. The wards will be redrawn to match provincial and federal ridings. The city has 25 federal MPs, 25 provincial MPPs and will now have 25 city representatives. The left went crazy; especially Mayor John
More details have popped up since yesterday's attack went down in London (see BREAKING: Multiple Dead in London Terrorist Attack. Probably Not Amish... ). Firstly, our thoughts and prayers are with the victims across the pond. They're not just victims of violence, but also limp noodled leadership. The latest development reveals British officials were already familiar with the terrorist fecal patty. Yet here we are. Police have named the man thought to be responsible for the attack as Khalid Maso
Britain's exit from the European Union means an exit from the single market, UKIP leader Nigel Farage has today re-emphasised. The outspoken politician tweeted a video where he says Britain has voted to take control back of our "laws, our borders, our fisheries, and crucially, we voted to leave the single market". Many 'out' voters have been confident that Britain would be able to renegotiate inclusion in the single market if we voted to leave. However, like promises on the NHS and immigration,
Nikola Tesla calculated that one ton of dynamite exploded repeatedly at the same locale every hour and 45 minutes would amplify the Earth's natural standing wave, ending by sooner or later cracking the planet's crust. Not much of what such a genius as Tesla postulated ever turned out wrong, so for those who wonder if the great savant might have misplaced a decimal point or two here, there is the striking evidence of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. That bridge was destroyed in just this manner in 1940
JEREMY Corbyn's team were forced to issue a humiliating plea to Labour figures not to peddle sick conspiracy theories blaming Theresa May for the Manchester bombing. Leader's ally Shami Chakrabarti took to the airwaves to say "this is not the moment for conspiracy theories" after a slew of Labour councillors and activists questioned the timing and motive of the horrific attack. 6 Labour councillor Pam Bromley peddled conspiracy theories about the Manchester bombing 6 The councillor posted this m
Morrissey, the British singer who has objectively suffered more than any single person living or dead, joined the social-media platform Twitter today. Given his strong views on the British monarchy , politics , immigration , race , animal rights , President Donald Trump , late-night hosts , terrorism , the United States , crowdfunding , personal rights , currency , Brexit , the recording industry , other musicians and the general embarrassment he considers the human race to be , his new digital
To illustrate how wrong they were: since the euro was formed, the UK has managed cumulative growth of 40 per cent while the Eurozone has managed only 28 per cent growth. Despite all the gloom-laden predictions of how terrible life would be after Brexit, a survey of business executives from around the world ranked Britain third behind the United States and China as the top investment destination, well ahead of Germany and France. For example, more than half of the EU's asset management and capi
She was interviewed by the BBC last month, and said: "We're not scared of anything...We'll fight to the last. We'd rather blow ourselves up than be captured by IS (ISIS)." We all know what would have happened to her if ISIS captured her. The Kurds will be tortured and slaughtered and the caliphate will sit on the edge of the Turkish border. Turkey is doing nothing - like the U.S. They are sitting on the border, watching the slaughter. Watch: Kobane is an important Kurdish city. Mr. Obama is lett
And the Thursday winner on YouTube apparently is this: Viewers in Great Britain watching BBC's News at Ten with presenter Sophie Raworth suddenly decided they wanted a closer look on Monday, as a BBC worker behind her on the set was watching a scene from a movie in which a woman bared her breasts. The computer screen with the scene was plainly visible to viewers. As Raworth delivered the news about England's cricket team, the screen behind her showed a blonde woman taking off her shirt, then bra
Ford and the PCs have an absolute right to do what they did Last week Ford announced his government was making changes to some Ontario municipalities including the city of Toronto. The premier announced instead of 47 Toronto councillors (just increased to 44) their numbers would be cut down to 25. The wards will be redrawn to match provincial and federal ridings. The city has 25 federal MPs, 25 provincial MPPs and will now have 25 city representatives. The left went crazy; especially Mayor John
LONDON -- A barrage of bottles, chairs, tables and slammed doors is credited with preventing more bloodshed in Saturday's terrorist knife attack as Londoners fought back in the moments before police killed three suspects. Gerard Vowls, standing on the street as the attack first unfolded, said he heard someone moan, "I've been stabbed." He thought it was a joke until he saw the blood. Then he saw three attackers fall upon a nearby woman with their knives. "They were just stabbing this woman const
"Unicorn" drawn carriages in London to promote the ZTE Blade V7 phone. Metro UK via AP Commuters in London have a new option for getting to work or around town this week. As part of a promotion with mobile network Three and ZTE, passengers can climb into a unicorn-drawn rainbow carriage and gayly go to work. The free ride is still available today and Friday, but, sadly, after that the carriages don't turn into pumpkins, but the unicorns revert to being horses. You'll still be able to buy a ZTE B
HUGE queues of frustrated passengers built up at St Pancras station in London today after ALL Eurostar services were cancelled for the rest of the day due to a 'technical fault.' Ticketholders were told to 'turn around and go home' as trains were cancelled 'until further notice.' AP:Associated Press 5 Huge queues of passengers built up at St Pancras station in London after ALL Eurostar services were cancelled for the rest of the day AP:Associated Press 5 Hundreds of passengers were forced to try
More details have popped up since yesterday's attack went down in London (see BREAKING: Multiple Dead in London Terrorist Attack. Probably Not Amish... ). Firstly, our thoughts and prayers are with the victims across the pond. They're not just victims of violence, but also limp noodled leadership. The latest development reveals British officials were already familiar with the terrorist fecal patty. Yet here we are. Police have named the man thought to be responsible for the attack as Khalid Maso
On Saturday night, at around 10 p.m. (5 p.m. ET), London police responded to reports of a white van plowing into several pedestrians on the London Bridge. Police say more than one person has died from the attack, according to BBC . UPDATE: BBC reports have updated the number of victims. Seven people were killed during Saturday's attack; 48 people were hospitalized for injuries. EARLIER: Very shortly thereafter, London police also responded to an incident at London's Borough Market, which is a
Last week the United Kingdom was the site of a terror attack with at least 30 injured. This followed the terror attack where innocent Spaniards were killed in Barcelona. Terrorism is here, an ugly feature of modern life. Some apologists contend that the precipitating impulse is Western foreign policy or colonialism, but militant Muslims cannot be appeased whatever action the West considers and whatever rationalization is offered. For Islam, the world is divided between Dar al-Islam and Dar al-Ha
An Amtrak train having derailed has led to the shut down of service between New York and Philadelphia. At least 50 people have been confirmed as injured as a result. There was 200 people on the train when it derailed, and it was traveling from Washington to New York. More than a few hospitals in Philadelphia have reported the admittance of several injured passengers. The Federal Railroad Administration is reported as having dispatched an official administration team to the sight of the incident.
Reul blamed migrant knife attacks on Germans not being "sensitive" enough. He suggested that victims of such attacks had not been careful enough. His statement has caused controversy after he reacted to reports of increased knife crime amongst migrants by telling German citizens to not "let people get close to you". Knife crime is surging in Germany, having increased by around 1200 percent in the last ten years. Official figures on the link between migrants and knife crime remain largely hidden
Swedish carmaker Volvo just grabbed headlines by announcing that starting in 2019 all its cars will have electric engines. France is the latest country to announce it will ban gas and diesel cars within a couple of decades. Move over, gas guzzlers! The plug-in cars are here. Volvo and France woke me up to a quiet revolution that has happened in the decade or so since "electric car" meant Tesla, and "hybrid" meant Prius. Now every car maker offers at least one electric car, often several, some at
Eight people were murdered and 11 injured in New York City Tuesday in the latest jihadi terrorist attack with a truck. Five of the victims were Argentine citizens, and another was Belgian. Not surprisingly, witnesses say the suspect yelled "Allahu Akbar!" as he exited the rented truck/murder weapon. Fox News reports , "The man accused of plowing into New York pedestrians Tuesday had a printout of an ISIS flag in his car and left behind handwritten notes pledging his loyalty to the Islamic State,
"Unicorn" drawn carriages in London to promote the ZTE Blade V7 phone. Metro UK via AP Commuters in London have a new option for getting to work or around town this week. As part of a promotion with mobile network Three and ZTE, passengers can climb into a unicorn-drawn rainbow carriage and gayly go to work. The free ride is still available today and Friday, but, sadly, after that the carriages don't turn into pumpkins, but the unicorns revert to being horses. You'll still be able to buy a ZTE B
HUGE queues of frustrated passengers built up at St Pancras station in London today after ALL Eurostar services were cancelled for the rest of the day due to a 'technical fault.' Ticketholders were told to 'turn around and go home' as trains were cancelled 'until further notice.' AP:Associated Press 5 Huge queues of passengers built up at St Pancras station in London after ALL Eurostar services were cancelled for the rest of the day AP:Associated Press 5 Hundreds of passengers were forced to try
More details have popped up since yesterday's attack went down in London (see BREAKING: Multiple Dead in London Terrorist Attack. Probably Not Amish... ). Firstly, our thoughts and prayers are with the victims across the pond. They're not just victims of violence, but also limp noodled leadership. The latest development reveals British officials were already familiar with the terrorist fecal patty. Yet here we are. Police have named the man thought to be responsible for the attack as Khalid Maso
On Saturday night, at around 10 p.m. (5 p.m. ET), London police responded to reports of a white van plowing into several pedestrians on the London Bridge. Police say more than one person has died from the attack, according to BBC . UPDATE: BBC reports have updated the number of victims. Seven people were killed during Saturday's attack; 48 people were hospitalized for injuries. EARLIER: Very shortly thereafter, London police also responded to an incident at London's Borough Market, which is a
Last week the United Kingdom was the site of a terror attack with at least 30 injured. This followed the terror attack where innocent Spaniards were killed in Barcelona. Terrorism is here, an ugly feature of modern life. Some apologists contend that the precipitating impulse is Western foreign policy or colonialism, but militant Muslims cannot be appeased whatever action the West considers and whatever rationalization is offered. For Islam, the world is divided between Dar al-Islam and Dar al-Ha
An Amtrak train having derailed has led to the shut down of service between New York and Philadelphia. At least 50 people have been confirmed as injured as a result. There was 200 people on the train when it derailed, and it was traveling from Washington to New York. More than a few hospitals in Philadelphia have reported the admittance of several injured passengers. The Federal Railroad Administration is reported as having dispatched an official administration team to the sight of the incident.
Reul blamed migrant knife attacks on Germans not being "sensitive" enough. He suggested that victims of such attacks had not been careful enough. His statement has caused controversy after he reacted to reports of increased knife crime amongst migrants by telling German citizens to not "let people get close to you". Knife crime is surging in Germany, having increased by around 1200 percent in the last ten years. Official figures on the link between migrants and knife crime remain largely hidden
Swedish carmaker Volvo just grabbed headlines by announcing that starting in 2019 all its cars will have electric engines. France is the latest country to announce it will ban gas and diesel cars within a couple of decades. Move over, gas guzzlers! The plug-in cars are here. Volvo and France woke me up to a quiet revolution that has happened in the decade or so since "electric car" meant Tesla, and "hybrid" meant Prius. Now every car maker offers at least one electric car, often several, some at
Eight people were murdered and 11 injured in New York City Tuesday in the latest jihadi terrorist attack with a truck. Five of the victims were Argentine citizens, and another was Belgian. Not surprisingly, witnesses say the suspect yelled "Allahu Akbar!" as he exited the rented truck/murder weapon. Fox News reports , "The man accused of plowing into New York pedestrians Tuesday had a printout of an ISIS flag in his car and left behind handwritten notes pledging his loyalty to the Islamic State,
My favorite thing about getting older is that I can finally say, without a doubt, that I really, truly don't have any fucks left to give about anything anymore. It wasn't always this way. As a teen, I definitely had an IDGAF reputation. I went to high school in a high-achieving, affluent town. I was the girl from the wrong side of the tracks. I lived in an apartment with my single mom, who taught me at an early age to question authority. And I did just that. I dressed like a hippie. I wrote poet
If you're over age 50 and have been laid off, Lynn Parramore's excellent story about age discrimination will feel all too familiar to you. This is not just a story of people in their 60s or 70s. Workers as young as 50 are shocked to find themselves suddenly tossed onto the employment rubbish heap, just when they felt on top of their game. They're feeling stressed, angry and betrayed by a society which has benefited greatly from their contributions. As the global population grows older, age discr
While so much of "reality television" dwells on catty "Real Housewives" and Snooki-style party-hearty debauchery, it's interesting to note that a small fraction of this ever-expanding genre is celebrating evangelical Christianity and values like chastity. This drives the libertines crazy. Washington Post TV critic Hank Stuever recently raged on the Internet against the Duggar family of TLC's "19 Kids & Counting" and how they are no more worthy of attention than the Kardashians. Their children ar
Avinash Arora just wrote to tell me that he has updated his amazing Star Wars' Last Supper , with Luke Skywalker as Jesus. It's much cleaner and crispier than the original one because it uses the Blu-ray movies. This is what you get when you capture 69,550 full resolution frames from the six Star Wars movies... Read more Read Because of the new edition's ratio adjustment, the new image is made with 70,448 frames instead of 69,550. He created two sizes for print: a big 200 dpi and an insanely hug
CHICAGO -- Each time my young son and I walk into a movie theater, I give him a friendly reminder: Let's look for a few lessons in the film we can learn. Most of the time after the credits roll, he's great at rattling off a few ideas, but after we watched The Secret Life of Pets , he was stumped. "What can we learn from that one?" I asked. "Umm, I'm not sure," he responded. Perhaps that's because he and I spent more time laughing at the movie than analyzing it. But upon reflection, there actuall
For Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman, music is more than entertainment; it's a conduit for community, self-reflection, and growth. And, by fulfilling his seemingly impossible dream of performing 25 shows in just 24 hours, the singer/songwriter witnessed firsthand the comradery, joy, and fellowship that comes from song. "It was a wild ride," Foreman told this reporter in an exclusive interview. "It was a wonderful, crazy experience and there are so many things that stuck out to me along the way. I
It's a great time to be a fan of movie musicals. Since the year 2000, theaters across the country have been filled with movies built to inspire audiences to gleefully sing along. Some disasters have come along the way -- Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, and Rock of Ages among others -- but there have been plenty of real gems, too. The trend continues this year with not just one, but three adaptations that could prove to be gems on film. There's the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons jukebox
Courtesy of Cinereach Pariah , director Dee Rees' drama of coming of age while coming out, is a small movie: It's small in size -- tight, contained, clocking in at just 86 minutes -- and it's small in stature, spare and yet packed with tiny moments that reveal big truths. Sure, you'll be grabbed by the film's oversize opening salvo: an all-estrogen joint where the beat is bumping, women are swinging from the poles and over there, in the corner, Alike ( Adepero Oduye ), a baby-butch high schooler
Writer and showrunner Bryan Fuller was the Outfest Achievement Award Honoree at the 2017 Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival on July 6 - an honor that recognized his work on shows like Dead Like Me , Pushing Daisies , Hannibal , and American Gods . In his acceptance speech, he traced through his career to illustrate how far we've come in the on-screen representation of queerness. It's easy to focus on how far we have to go, and how much it feels like we're backsliding, but Fuller's speech rem
All too often, public Q&A sessions after movie premieres are exercises in self-congratulation and randomness: People ask about camera lenses and "where you got your inspiration" and how it felt to kiss that guy in that one scene. I'm glad I did not skip the discussion after the New York premiere of Kyle Patrick Alvarez's claustrophobic and provocative film "The Stanford Prison Experiment," because it was not like that at all. People argued about the movie and about its dramatized retelling of hi
If you're over age 50 and have been laid off, Lynn Parramore's excellent story about age discrimination will feel all too familiar to you. This is not just a story of people in their 60s or 70s. Workers as young as 50 are shocked to find themselves suddenly tossed onto the employment rubbish heap, just when they felt on top of their game. They're feeling stressed, angry and betrayed by a society which has benefited greatly from their contributions. As the global population grows older, age discr
While so much of "reality television" dwells on catty "Real Housewives" and Snooki-style party-hearty debauchery, it's interesting to note that a small fraction of this ever-expanding genre is celebrating evangelical Christianity and values like chastity. This drives the libertines crazy. Washington Post TV critic Hank Stuever recently raged on the Internet against the Duggar family of TLC's "19 Kids & Counting" and how they are no more worthy of attention than the Kardashians. Their children ar
Avinash Arora just wrote to tell me that he has updated his amazing Star Wars' Last Supper , with Luke Skywalker as Jesus. It's much cleaner and crispier than the original one because it uses the Blu-ray movies. This is what you get when you capture 69,550 full resolution frames from the six Star Wars movies... Read more Read Because of the new edition's ratio adjustment, the new image is made with 70,448 frames instead of 69,550. He created two sizes for print: a big 200 dpi and an insanely hug
CHICAGO -- Each time my young son and I walk into a movie theater, I give him a friendly reminder: Let's look for a few lessons in the film we can learn. Most of the time after the credits roll, he's great at rattling off a few ideas, but after we watched The Secret Life of Pets , he was stumped. "What can we learn from that one?" I asked. "Umm, I'm not sure," he responded. Perhaps that's because he and I spent more time laughing at the movie than analyzing it. But upon reflection, there actuall
For Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman, music is more than entertainment; it's a conduit for community, self-reflection, and growth. And, by fulfilling his seemingly impossible dream of performing 25 shows in just 24 hours, the singer/songwriter witnessed firsthand the comradery, joy, and fellowship that comes from song. "It was a wild ride," Foreman told this reporter in an exclusive interview. "It was a wonderful, crazy experience and there are so many things that stuck out to me along the way. I
It's a great time to be a fan of movie musicals. Since the year 2000, theaters across the country have been filled with movies built to inspire audiences to gleefully sing along. Some disasters have come along the way -- Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, and Rock of Ages among others -- but there have been plenty of real gems, too. The trend continues this year with not just one, but three adaptations that could prove to be gems on film. There's the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons jukebox
Courtesy of Cinereach Pariah , director Dee Rees' drama of coming of age while coming out, is a small movie: It's small in size -- tight, contained, clocking in at just 86 minutes -- and it's small in stature, spare and yet packed with tiny moments that reveal big truths. Sure, you'll be grabbed by the film's oversize opening salvo: an all-estrogen joint where the beat is bumping, women are swinging from the poles and over there, in the corner, Alike ( Adepero Oduye ), a baby-butch high schooler
Writer and showrunner Bryan Fuller was the Outfest Achievement Award Honoree at the 2017 Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival on July 6 - an honor that recognized his work on shows like Dead Like Me , Pushing Daisies , Hannibal , and American Gods . In his acceptance speech, he traced through his career to illustrate how far we've come in the on-screen representation of queerness. It's easy to focus on how far we have to go, and how much it feels like we're backsliding, but Fuller's speech rem
All too often, public Q&A sessions after movie premieres are exercises in self-congratulation and randomness: People ask about camera lenses and "where you got your inspiration" and how it felt to kiss that guy in that one scene. I'm glad I did not skip the discussion after the New York premiere of Kyle Patrick Alvarez's claustrophobic and provocative film "The Stanford Prison Experiment," because it was not like that at all. People argued about the movie and about its dramatized retelling of hi
"Sorry if you take offense You made up rules and played pretend We know you fear change But nothing's gonna get in our way..." These are the lyrics sung by Ken Shima, lead singer of Asian-American dance rock group The Slants, from the band's 2016 single , "From the Heart". The song is one of those strange historical oddities--a political protest song pushing for change and progress, yet promoting a cause that many forward-thinking people would consider backwards "From the Heart" was written and
Hardcore punk band Throwdown frontman Dave Peters has written a letter to Bob Lefsetz, and industry watcher, asking fans to essentially "steal" his album. In a move that supports file-sharing, Throwdown challenges the very meaning of the word stealing in regards to the music industry. The band that's sold about 200,000 albums so far doesn't see much cash trickle down to its members, and considers the purchase of a physical CD a negative thing, as it keeps the old system around for longer than it
Considering the fact that "dios" means "god" in Spanish, this SoCal band's musical religion is nothing short of polytheistic. Drawing most clearly on The Beach Boys , Radiohead and Elliott Smith, this five-piece, L.A.-based band covers plenty of ground in just a dozen tracks. Whether it's the summery pop perfection of "Starting Five" with it's bird-call samples or the weepy but raucous movements of opener "Nobody's Perfect," the band revels in shedding and replacing sonic layers to create an acc
'I love you Poland': Hundreds of Madonna fans walk out of London concert branding it the WORST gig ever Even a strip tease failed to impress many fans at the Hyde Park MDNA concert Fans blamed a 10.30pm curfew, poor sound quality, rain and a failure to perform hits from back catalogue for dismal concert Madonna's first gig in London for four years but PS77 tickets failed to sell out Her career has spanned decades, survived fashions and struggled through a variety of public relations disasters.
For Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman, music is more than entertainment; it's a conduit for community, self-reflection, and growth. And, by fulfilling his seemingly impossible dream of performing 25 shows in just 24 hours, the singer/songwriter witnessed firsthand the comradery, joy, and fellowship that comes from song. "It was a wild ride," Foreman told this reporter in an exclusive interview. "It was a wonderful, crazy experience and there are so many things that stuck out to me along the way. I
9. Making The Band 4 The fourth season of Diddy's Making The Band focused on the musical acts of Danity Kane, Day26 and Donnie Klang; riggggghhhht. While we must admit the earlier installments of Making The Band were highly addicting in a Honey Boo-Boo kind of way; by the time Band hit the fourth season it was just God awful. You can basically fit the entire plot of these MTB shows into a tweet, yet somehow the series lasted 12 seasons. MTB4 's 38 episodes were the final knife-to-the-zombies-he
Happy Chichester's musical interest began with drumming, which took over around age seven when a friend of a friend sat down at his dad's kit and played Batman. He claims drums and drumming are a lifelong obsession. From Batman, to Mad magazine, to Kurt Vonnegut books and the Kinks, Happy has "always appreciated stuff that could humorously satirize culture, though it seems to be getting harder to do." Happy was part of the infamous local band Ray Fuller and the Bluesrockers and was bassist for o
Vibes, Love, Revolution Fear Nuttin Band Released 2012 www.fearnuttinband.com Fear Nuttin Band blend Jamaican yardie culture with American hardcore punk in the hybrid genre of "yardcore". The Massachusetts-based group also throw in plenty of pugilistic politics and sharp satire. Front man Prowla and guitarist Christafari Regan spoke to Green Left 's Mat Ward . Tell us the significance of releasing your latest album, Vibes, Love, Revolution , on US election day last year and tell us what you thin
Legendary rock and roll band, KISS, has been making headlines recently. First came the announcement that the original lineup will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during the upcoming ceremonies on April 10th. Then, disappointed fans discovered that, despite an offer to perform at the gala, KISS had declined. Why? The Hall of Fame refuses to induct current band mates Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer. Now, as if there was not enough drama surrounding the band, out come allegations of pr
The Full Schedule of Panels For Thursday at San Diego Comic-Con 2015 by Jill Pantozzi | 4:28 pm, June 25th, 2015 3rd Annual Musical Anatomy of a Superhero From the ominous horns of Jaws, to the inspiring theme for Star Wars, music has always been an important supporting character in movies. For the superhero genre, the music reflects these emotions and more. This panel offers a behind the scenes look at the music of today's biggest superhero film and TV projects with unreleased film clips and ne
Hardcore punk band Throwdown frontman Dave Peters has written a letter to Bob Lefsetz, and industry watcher, asking fans to essentially "steal" his album. In a move that supports file-sharing, Throwdown challenges the very meaning of the word stealing in regards to the music industry. The band that's sold about 200,000 albums so far doesn't see much cash trickle down to its members, and considers the purchase of a physical CD a negative thing, as it keeps the old system around for longer than it
Considering the fact that "dios" means "god" in Spanish, this SoCal band's musical religion is nothing short of polytheistic. Drawing most clearly on The Beach Boys , Radiohead and Elliott Smith, this five-piece, L.A.-based band covers plenty of ground in just a dozen tracks. Whether it's the summery pop perfection of "Starting Five" with it's bird-call samples or the weepy but raucous movements of opener "Nobody's Perfect," the band revels in shedding and replacing sonic layers to create an acc
'I love you Poland': Hundreds of Madonna fans walk out of London concert branding it the WORST gig ever Even a strip tease failed to impress many fans at the Hyde Park MDNA concert Fans blamed a 10.30pm curfew, poor sound quality, rain and a failure to perform hits from back catalogue for dismal concert Madonna's first gig in London for four years but PS77 tickets failed to sell out Her career has spanned decades, survived fashions and struggled through a variety of public relations disasters.
For Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman, music is more than entertainment; it's a conduit for community, self-reflection, and growth. And, by fulfilling his seemingly impossible dream of performing 25 shows in just 24 hours, the singer/songwriter witnessed firsthand the comradery, joy, and fellowship that comes from song. "It was a wild ride," Foreman told this reporter in an exclusive interview. "It was a wonderful, crazy experience and there are so many things that stuck out to me along the way. I
9. Making The Band 4 The fourth season of Diddy's Making The Band focused on the musical acts of Danity Kane, Day26 and Donnie Klang; riggggghhhht. While we must admit the earlier installments of Making The Band were highly addicting in a Honey Boo-Boo kind of way; by the time Band hit the fourth season it was just God awful. You can basically fit the entire plot of these MTB shows into a tweet, yet somehow the series lasted 12 seasons. MTB4 's 38 episodes were the final knife-to-the-zombies-he
Happy Chichester's musical interest began with drumming, which took over around age seven when a friend of a friend sat down at his dad's kit and played Batman. He claims drums and drumming are a lifelong obsession. From Batman, to Mad magazine, to Kurt Vonnegut books and the Kinks, Happy has "always appreciated stuff that could humorously satirize culture, though it seems to be getting harder to do." Happy was part of the infamous local band Ray Fuller and the Bluesrockers and was bassist for o
Vibes, Love, Revolution Fear Nuttin Band Released 2012 www.fearnuttinband.com Fear Nuttin Band blend Jamaican yardie culture with American hardcore punk in the hybrid genre of "yardcore". The Massachusetts-based group also throw in plenty of pugilistic politics and sharp satire. Front man Prowla and guitarist Christafari Regan spoke to Green Left 's Mat Ward . Tell us the significance of releasing your latest album, Vibes, Love, Revolution , on US election day last year and tell us what you thin
Legendary rock and roll band, KISS, has been making headlines recently. First came the announcement that the original lineup will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during the upcoming ceremonies on April 10th. Then, disappointed fans discovered that, despite an offer to perform at the gala, KISS had declined. Why? The Hall of Fame refuses to induct current band mates Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer. Now, as if there was not enough drama surrounding the band, out come allegations of pr
The Full Schedule of Panels For Thursday at San Diego Comic-Con 2015 by Jill Pantozzi | 4:28 pm, June 25th, 2015 3rd Annual Musical Anatomy of a Superhero From the ominous horns of Jaws, to the inspiring theme for Star Wars, music has always been an important supporting character in movies. For the superhero genre, the music reflects these emotions and more. This panel offers a behind the scenes look at the music of today's biggest superhero film and TV projects with unreleased film clips and ne
Marie Claire Magazine styles itself as a place for fashion, beauty, celebrity and politics. It's also the magazine that's two years out of date that you find at your nail salon and read because the wifi isn't free. And, best as I can tell, Marie Claire 's website is a place where useless women go for advice about how to look sexy for men while simultaneously crying about objectification by men. The reason I'm even remotely interested in Marie Claire is because they made a pretty creepy video abo
Watch: Pia Wurtzbach shows you how to do 'everyday makeup' Pia posts a makeup tutorial on Facebook, showing you how to do her everyday makeup look Published 4:16 PM, August 11, 2016 Updated 4:16 PM, August 11, 2016 DAYTIME MAKEUP. Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach in a makeup tutorial video posted on Facebook. Screengrab from Facebook/Miss Universe MANILA, Philippines - Makeup is a must for beauty queens and Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach is showing her fans how she achieves her own daytime loo
I recently attended SPARK, the National Association Of Professional Women's Networking conference There were fabulous speakers, including, Arianna Huffington, Martha Stewart and Star Jones. But one who really stood out to me was Danielle Miller , brand strategist/reinvention coach. After hearing Danielle speak, I had to get some of her advice to pass on. Her suggestions for reinventing yourself are practical and easy to use, IF you really want to evolve. I remember how hard it was for me to co
Dewberries Boutique and Lounge Opens Published: 2010.08.04 01:15 PM Sandra Valls (left) and Dewberries owner Jacqueline Kennedy Lesbian entrepreneur Jacqueline Kennedy knows what it takes for a small niche business to make it in today's marketplace. With a keen focus on current culture both LGBT and mainstream, the newly opened Dewberries Boutique on W. Pico offers affordable priced fun clothing for its hip customers and a focus on empowering women and the LGBT community with a calendar of commu
Even Slate Magazine's feminist blog, Double X, which was co-founded by Hanna Rosin, who recently authored The End of Men, thinks the "binders full of women" meme is stupid. Amanda Hess wrote on October 17 that she "agree[s] that Romney's positions on health care, contraception, and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act will do nothing to help women...binders stocked with intelligence on top-shelf female candidates, though? I'm cool with those. In a rush to discredit Romney's position entirely, comm
Helen Gurley Brown, one of the first women in America to become editor of a national magazine when she took over Cosmo in 1965, is getting the movie treatment (hopefully). Deadline reports that Fox 2000 has optioned Enter Helen: The Rise and Reign of the Original Cosmo Girl , a book by Brooke Hauser out next year. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below The story kicks off in the 1960s, when Gurley Brown released Sex and the Single Girl , so someone hire Mad Men 's Janie Bryant to do costumes, st
Caitlyn Jenner's coming-out party doesn't help the transgender community move forward. Though Caitlyn, formerly known as Bruce, is on the cover of Vanity Fair and stars in her own E! reality show, it's clear the onetime decathlon champion is just looking to cash in on her transition from a man to a woman. There's nothing the Jenners and Kardashians won't do to sensationalize themselves to stay on the fame gravy train. Related Stories Unfortunately, the media and the American public feed into thi
Santigold's latest single, "Can't Get Enough of Myself," is a fun spoof on "America's vanity epidemic," as the Santigold Times reported in her selfie-interactive video . "All I wanna do is bottle it to sell," she sings, "'Cause my brand does vainglorious much better for your health." Before he was the Hulk, before he was Laura Linney's fucked-up brother in You Can Count on Me , before he cared about fracking, Mark Ruffalo was just another handsome youth hustling for parts in acne commercials. Ch
This inspired guest post from the amazing Susan Cobb continues our Faith & Feminism series. See Susan's full bio after the jump, and be in touch with Courtney_at_feministing.com if you'd like to contribute a future column. I spent ten years gaining Gold for Life status on American Airlines speaking about the woman founder of a religious denomination and her radical-for-the-time ideas. The historical record I drew from for those presentations was vast, as were Mary Baker Eddy's accomplishments. S
Demi Lovato is celebrating 6 years sober. The pop star stated on Twitter, 'Just officially turned 6 years sober. So grateful for another year of joy, health and happiness. It IS possible." Demi spent her teen years battling substance abuse, addiction and an eating disorder. She says there was a point where she couldn't go an hour without using cocaine. In 2010, she checked into rehab at 18 after punching one of her dancers, and was diagnosed as bipolar. She stated, "It just made sense. When I wa
Watch: Pia Wurtzbach shows you how to do 'everyday makeup' Pia posts a makeup tutorial on Facebook, showing you how to do her everyday makeup look Published 4:16 PM, August 11, 2016 Updated 4:16 PM, August 11, 2016 DAYTIME MAKEUP. Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach in a makeup tutorial video posted on Facebook. Screengrab from Facebook/Miss Universe MANILA, Philippines - Makeup is a must for beauty queens and Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach is showing her fans how she achieves her own daytime loo
I recently attended SPARK, the National Association Of Professional Women's Networking conference There were fabulous speakers, including, Arianna Huffington, Martha Stewart and Star Jones. But one who really stood out to me was Danielle Miller , brand strategist/reinvention coach. After hearing Danielle speak, I had to get some of her advice to pass on. Her suggestions for reinventing yourself are practical and easy to use, IF you really want to evolve. I remember how hard it was for me to co
Dewberries Boutique and Lounge Opens Published: 2010.08.04 01:15 PM Sandra Valls (left) and Dewberries owner Jacqueline Kennedy Lesbian entrepreneur Jacqueline Kennedy knows what it takes for a small niche business to make it in today's marketplace. With a keen focus on current culture both LGBT and mainstream, the newly opened Dewberries Boutique on W. Pico offers affordable priced fun clothing for its hip customers and a focus on empowering women and the LGBT community with a calendar of commu
Even Slate Magazine's feminist blog, Double X, which was co-founded by Hanna Rosin, who recently authored The End of Men, thinks the "binders full of women" meme is stupid. Amanda Hess wrote on October 17 that she "agree[s] that Romney's positions on health care, contraception, and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act will do nothing to help women...binders stocked with intelligence on top-shelf female candidates, though? I'm cool with those. In a rush to discredit Romney's position entirely, comm
Helen Gurley Brown, one of the first women in America to become editor of a national magazine when she took over Cosmo in 1965, is getting the movie treatment (hopefully). Deadline reports that Fox 2000 has optioned Enter Helen: The Rise and Reign of the Original Cosmo Girl , a book by Brooke Hauser out next year. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below The story kicks off in the 1960s, when Gurley Brown released Sex and the Single Girl , so someone hire Mad Men 's Janie Bryant to do costumes, st
Caitlyn Jenner's coming-out party doesn't help the transgender community move forward. Though Caitlyn, formerly known as Bruce, is on the cover of Vanity Fair and stars in her own E! reality show, it's clear the onetime decathlon champion is just looking to cash in on her transition from a man to a woman. There's nothing the Jenners and Kardashians won't do to sensationalize themselves to stay on the fame gravy train. Related Stories Unfortunately, the media and the American public feed into thi
Santigold's latest single, "Can't Get Enough of Myself," is a fun spoof on "America's vanity epidemic," as the Santigold Times reported in her selfie-interactive video . "All I wanna do is bottle it to sell," she sings, "'Cause my brand does vainglorious much better for your health." Before he was the Hulk, before he was Laura Linney's fucked-up brother in You Can Count on Me , before he cared about fracking, Mark Ruffalo was just another handsome youth hustling for parts in acne commercials. Ch
This inspired guest post from the amazing Susan Cobb continues our Faith & Feminism series. See Susan's full bio after the jump, and be in touch with Courtney_at_feministing.com if you'd like to contribute a future column. I spent ten years gaining Gold for Life status on American Airlines speaking about the woman founder of a religious denomination and her radical-for-the-time ideas. The historical record I drew from for those presentations was vast, as were Mary Baker Eddy's accomplishments. S
Demi Lovato is celebrating 6 years sober. The pop star stated on Twitter, 'Just officially turned 6 years sober. So grateful for another year of joy, health and happiness. It IS possible." Demi spent her teen years battling substance abuse, addiction and an eating disorder. She says there was a point where she couldn't go an hour without using cocaine. In 2010, she checked into rehab at 18 after punching one of her dancers, and was diagnosed as bipolar. She stated, "It just made sense. When I wa
Kristin Cavallari rose to fame on the MTV reality shows "Laguna Beach" and "The Hills," playing the quintessential bad girl caught up in love triangles and endless summer. Cavallari has, in the intervening years, made all the sort of depressing stops a falling star shall: a "Dancing With the Stars" stint, a second career as a "designer," and now a breaker of silences on controversial issues. Cavallari, you see, is anti-vaccine. She recently announced in a Fox Business interview, meant to promot
Funny lady Tiffany Haddish is the cover girl for Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People issue. During an interview with the magazine, Haddish was asked who bit Beyonce . It sounds like a wild question, but it's an understandable one, given that Haddish caused quite a social media flurry earlier this year when she revealed in an interview that some unnamed actress bit Beyonce at an afterparty. The comedian/actress/entrepreneur played coy when Time asked her the question, pretending not to he
Michelle Obama fans will be happy to know that our former First Lady has some exciting plans for the future. The charismatic Obama will be making her first appearance on a sitcom. She's set to take a part in an episode of the new 'Will & Grace' reboot. While the easy-going Mrs. Obama says she's open to just about anything, she does have one line she says she will not cross. 'Will & Grace' is one of the most successful television sitcoms in history, and at the time, the most successful sitcom wit
Marie Claire Magazine styles itself as a place for fashion, beauty, celebrity and politics. It's also the magazine that's two years out of date that you find at your nail salon and read because the wifi isn't free. And, best as I can tell, Marie Claire 's website is a place where useless women go for advice about how to look sexy for men while simultaneously crying about objectification by men. The reason I'm even remotely interested in Marie Claire is because they made a pretty creepy video abo
Fashion tradition usually involves Royal women steering away from off-shoulder or other more revealing styles. However, Meghan wore an off-the-shoulder pale pink dress for Queen Elizabeth's birthday. She also walked down the aisle alone on her wedding day. Her father Thomas was not able to give his daughter away after he fell ill and needed heart surgery just days before the wedding. Fruitcake at weddings has also been the cake of choice for aristocratic British families for generations. However
Hey, if you're gonna loan a song to HBO series "Girls," you might as well call it "Girls," right? Santigold did just that, as she contributes the new track "Girls" for the first volume soundtrack for the cable comedy. As the characters struggle with their own idiosyncrasies and repeat their mistakes, so does Santi repeat her vocal rhythms "around the block." The a cappella opening gives way to a minimal drum machine beat with all the high-end your hungover heart can handle. Santi is just one of
Celebrating Rome in all its decay, this florid comedy by Paolo Sorrentino ( Il Divo , This Must Be the Place ) opens with a hyperbolically gaudy party honoring a celebrity journalist (Toni Servillo) on his 65th birthday. Once a promising literary talent, he now skates by as a columnist for a slick magazine, cheerfully savoring his failure and encouraging his rich, sodden friends to embrace their own. When someone asks him what he loves most in the world, he replies, "The smell of old people's ho
Jamie Foxx joked that he's honoring Black History Month by avoiding any relations with white girls. Funny enough, he's believed to be dating actress Katie Holmes. The 50-year-old entertainer made the comments over the weekend when he was leaving a charity basketball game that he was hosting in Thousand Oaks, California. A TMZ photographer got Foxx on camera as he was driving away in his Rezvani Tank. "It's Black History Month," Foxx said "No white girls until March 1." On Friday, prior to NBA A
Kate Winslet tells Allure that when filming The Reader , she had to regrow her pubic hair: "Because of years of waxing, as all of us girls know, it doesn't come back quite the way it used to. They even made me a merkin (wig) because they were so concerned that I might not be able to grow enough." [ MSNBC Scoop ] Jon Gosselin speaks! He's on the cover of People , saying, " Eight Enough Is Enough!" [ People ] Kate Hudson and Alex Rodriguez : It's getting serious. How do we know this? A source says
Grace of Monaco will open Cannes Film Festival. The biopic about the inspiring actress-turned-royal features Nicole Kidman. This star-studded film has become newsworthy due to the timing of release date by the United States distributor, the Weinstein Company. Harvey Weinstein and the director, Oliver Dahan battled over the cut of the film with Weinstein pulling the film off the release schedule. Originally, Grace of Monaco was positioned to open at the end of November 2013 as a nominee for an Os
Funny lady Tiffany Haddish is the cover girl for Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People issue. During an interview with the magazine, Haddish was asked who bit Beyonce . It sounds like a wild question, but it's an understandable one, given that Haddish caused quite a social media flurry earlier this year when she revealed in an interview that some unnamed actress bit Beyonce at an afterparty. The comedian/actress/entrepreneur played coy when Time asked her the question, pretending not to he
Michelle Obama fans will be happy to know that our former First Lady has some exciting plans for the future. The charismatic Obama will be making her first appearance on a sitcom. She's set to take a part in an episode of the new 'Will & Grace' reboot. While the easy-going Mrs. Obama says she's open to just about anything, she does have one line she says she will not cross. 'Will & Grace' is one of the most successful television sitcoms in history, and at the time, the most successful sitcom wit
Marie Claire Magazine styles itself as a place for fashion, beauty, celebrity and politics. It's also the magazine that's two years out of date that you find at your nail salon and read because the wifi isn't free. And, best as I can tell, Marie Claire 's website is a place where useless women go for advice about how to look sexy for men while simultaneously crying about objectification by men. The reason I'm even remotely interested in Marie Claire is because they made a pretty creepy video abo
Fashion tradition usually involves Royal women steering away from off-shoulder or other more revealing styles. However, Meghan wore an off-the-shoulder pale pink dress for Queen Elizabeth's birthday. She also walked down the aisle alone on her wedding day. Her father Thomas was not able to give his daughter away after he fell ill and needed heart surgery just days before the wedding. Fruitcake at weddings has also been the cake of choice for aristocratic British families for generations. However
Hey, if you're gonna loan a song to HBO series "Girls," you might as well call it "Girls," right? Santigold did just that, as she contributes the new track "Girls" for the first volume soundtrack for the cable comedy. As the characters struggle with their own idiosyncrasies and repeat their mistakes, so does Santi repeat her vocal rhythms "around the block." The a cappella opening gives way to a minimal drum machine beat with all the high-end your hungover heart can handle. Santi is just one of
Celebrating Rome in all its decay, this florid comedy by Paolo Sorrentino ( Il Divo , This Must Be the Place ) opens with a hyperbolically gaudy party honoring a celebrity journalist (Toni Servillo) on his 65th birthday. Once a promising literary talent, he now skates by as a columnist for a slick magazine, cheerfully savoring his failure and encouraging his rich, sodden friends to embrace their own. When someone asks him what he loves most in the world, he replies, "The smell of old people's ho
Jamie Foxx joked that he's honoring Black History Month by avoiding any relations with white girls. Funny enough, he's believed to be dating actress Katie Holmes. The 50-year-old entertainer made the comments over the weekend when he was leaving a charity basketball game that he was hosting in Thousand Oaks, California. A TMZ photographer got Foxx on camera as he was driving away in his Rezvani Tank. "It's Black History Month," Foxx said "No white girls until March 1." On Friday, prior to NBA A
Kate Winslet tells Allure that when filming The Reader , she had to regrow her pubic hair: "Because of years of waxing, as all of us girls know, it doesn't come back quite the way it used to. They even made me a merkin (wig) because they were so concerned that I might not be able to grow enough." [ MSNBC Scoop ] Jon Gosselin speaks! He's on the cover of People , saying, " Eight Enough Is Enough!" [ People ] Kate Hudson and Alex Rodriguez : It's getting serious. How do we know this? A source says
Grace of Monaco will open Cannes Film Festival. The biopic about the inspiring actress-turned-royal features Nicole Kidman. This star-studded film has become newsworthy due to the timing of release date by the United States distributor, the Weinstein Company. Harvey Weinstein and the director, Oliver Dahan battled over the cut of the film with Weinstein pulling the film off the release schedule. Originally, Grace of Monaco was positioned to open at the end of November 2013 as a nominee for an Os
A powerful storm will lash the northeastern United States with heavy rain, locally damaging winds and significant travel disruptions into Monday. The storm will be fed in part by moisture and energy from Tropical Storm Philippe. Rain and wind that began to pick up on Sunday morning in the mid-Atlantic will only increase and become more disruptive from south to north into Monday morning. The storm will be moving at a swift pace which will limit the most intense wind and rain to a six to 12 hour p
AN "invisible" 15,000-tonne destroyer leaves a shipyard to prepare for service. The USS Zumwalt will boldly go where no ship has gone before -- and like Star Trek 's Starship Enterprise it is captained by James Kirk. 4 Stealth ship... here's what makes the USS Zumwalt so special It took four years to build at a cost of PS3.2billion. The vessel features an angular shape to dodge radar and sensors, and has half the normal destroyer crew size due to advanced technologies. It boasts a powerful new
While government officials are quick to blame terrorism and disaster experts treat it as an unpredictable act of God, the Fourth Estate news beat is spinning this tale of a vanished South China Sea jumbo jet with heavy-hearted fluff over its former safety record. Meanwhile, missing between the lines of investigative journalism is that Malaysia Airlines ghost flight scrutiny has yet to deal with the logistics of an aging Boeing 777 model that has seen 19 years of service. For those privy to myste
Since the founding of the American republic, Asia has been a key area of interest for the United States for both economic and security reasons. One of the first ships to sail under an American flag was the aptly named Empress of China , which inaugurated America's participation in the lucrative China trade in 1784. In the more than 200 years since then, the United States has worked under the strategic assumption that it was inimical to American interests to allow any single nation to dominate As
HONOLULU (AP) -- Hurricane Hector has weakened to a category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (195 kph) as it passes south of Hawaii's Big Island. A tropical storm warning was in place Wednesday for the Big Island with gusty winds, rain and dangerous surf possible. High surf is also expected on the eastern shores of Maui. The eye of the storm is expected to pass about 150 miles south of the Big Island. Hurricane force winds can extent up to 35 miles (55 km) from the center and tro
If a captain fell asleep at the helm of an oil tanker traversing dangerous waters, the ship owners and the public would demand that they never be put in command of a ship again. But, despite 12 years of being asleep at the wheel, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized United Nations agency responsible for international shipping, is demanding that it be re-appointed to have sole responsibility for addressing the rapidly rising greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping secto
Less than a month after giving the green light for Royal Dutch Shell to start oil exploration in the Arctic, the US government approved a bid from the oil giant to drill even deeper on August 17 . The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is allowing the European oil giant to modify its Chukchi Sea drilling permit, where its vessels have begun working about 140 miles from Alaska's north-west shoreline. With the extended permit, Shell can now hit oil reservoirs thousands of feet b
Endnotes and citations are available in the PDF and Scribd versions. The curious case of Edward Snowden's stay in the Sheremetyevo airport transit zone in Russia has highlighted both the promise of U.S.-Russian security relations and their limitations. Whether the issue is extraditing Snowden, or tackling more significant concerns such as political transition in Syria or nuclear arms reductions, Russian cooperation would be of great benefit to the United States in matters of national and interna
By ANNE K. WALTERS dpa December 17. 2016 11:37PM The oceanographic survey ship, USNS Bowditch, is shown Sept. 20, 2002, which deployed an underwater drone seized by a Chinese Navy warship in international waters in South China Sea, Dec. 16, 2016. (Courtesy U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS) Chinese warship caught in the act of stealing U.S. underwater drone China agreed Saturday to return a U.S. Navy underwater drone that it had seized Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. "We have registered our objection to C
Published 1:16 PM, May 20, 2014 Updated 6:05 PM, May 20, 2014 ASIA'S CAULDRON. Geopolitical analyst Robert Kaplan writes about the South China Sea. MANILA, Philippines - Geopolitical analyst Robert Kaplan begins his book on the South China Sea vividly describing the ruins of Champa Kingdom in central Vietnam, showcasing India's pervasive legacy in a country with territories that were previously a part of China. It's a reminder, Kaplan wrote, of how powers and civilizations rise and fall. He give
AN "invisible" 15,000-tonne destroyer leaves a shipyard to prepare for service. The USS Zumwalt will boldly go where no ship has gone before -- and like Star Trek 's Starship Enterprise it is captained by James Kirk. 4 Stealth ship... here's what makes the USS Zumwalt so special It took four years to build at a cost of PS3.2billion. The vessel features an angular shape to dodge radar and sensors, and has half the normal destroyer crew size due to advanced technologies. It boasts a powerful new
While government officials are quick to blame terrorism and disaster experts treat it as an unpredictable act of God, the Fourth Estate news beat is spinning this tale of a vanished South China Sea jumbo jet with heavy-hearted fluff over its former safety record. Meanwhile, missing between the lines of investigative journalism is that Malaysia Airlines ghost flight scrutiny has yet to deal with the logistics of an aging Boeing 777 model that has seen 19 years of service. For those privy to myste
Since the founding of the American republic, Asia has been a key area of interest for the United States for both economic and security reasons. One of the first ships to sail under an American flag was the aptly named Empress of China , which inaugurated America's participation in the lucrative China trade in 1784. In the more than 200 years since then, the United States has worked under the strategic assumption that it was inimical to American interests to allow any single nation to dominate As
HONOLULU (AP) -- Hurricane Hector has weakened to a category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (195 kph) as it passes south of Hawaii's Big Island. A tropical storm warning was in place Wednesday for the Big Island with gusty winds, rain and dangerous surf possible. High surf is also expected on the eastern shores of Maui. The eye of the storm is expected to pass about 150 miles south of the Big Island. Hurricane force winds can extent up to 35 miles (55 km) from the center and tro
If a captain fell asleep at the helm of an oil tanker traversing dangerous waters, the ship owners and the public would demand that they never be put in command of a ship again. But, despite 12 years of being asleep at the wheel, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized United Nations agency responsible for international shipping, is demanding that it be re-appointed to have sole responsibility for addressing the rapidly rising greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping secto
Less than a month after giving the green light for Royal Dutch Shell to start oil exploration in the Arctic, the US government approved a bid from the oil giant to drill even deeper on August 17 . The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is allowing the European oil giant to modify its Chukchi Sea drilling permit, where its vessels have begun working about 140 miles from Alaska's north-west shoreline. With the extended permit, Shell can now hit oil reservoirs thousands of feet b
Endnotes and citations are available in the PDF and Scribd versions. The curious case of Edward Snowden's stay in the Sheremetyevo airport transit zone in Russia has highlighted both the promise of U.S.-Russian security relations and their limitations. Whether the issue is extraditing Snowden, or tackling more significant concerns such as political transition in Syria or nuclear arms reductions, Russian cooperation would be of great benefit to the United States in matters of national and interna
By ANNE K. WALTERS dpa December 17. 2016 11:37PM The oceanographic survey ship, USNS Bowditch, is shown Sept. 20, 2002, which deployed an underwater drone seized by a Chinese Navy warship in international waters in South China Sea, Dec. 16, 2016. (Courtesy U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS) Chinese warship caught in the act of stealing U.S. underwater drone China agreed Saturday to return a U.S. Navy underwater drone that it had seized Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. "We have registered our objection to C
Published 1:16 PM, May 20, 2014 Updated 6:05 PM, May 20, 2014 ASIA'S CAULDRON. Geopolitical analyst Robert Kaplan writes about the South China Sea. MANILA, Philippines - Geopolitical analyst Robert Kaplan begins his book on the South China Sea vividly describing the ruins of Champa Kingdom in central Vietnam, showcasing India's pervasive legacy in a country with territories that were previously a part of China. It's a reminder, Kaplan wrote, of how powers and civilizations rise and fall. He give
(Roman Genn) In the contest with China, geopolitics and geo-economics must be one A t some point in the last few years, what former Russian president Boris Yeltsin called the cold peace of the 1990s has given way to a new cold war. At first glance, it looks like a replay of the first Cold War, of 1946 to 1989, with Russia and China on one side and the U.S. and its European and East Asian and Middle Eastern allies on the other. But Cold War II is fundamentally different from Cold War I in importa
Less than a month after giving the green light for Royal Dutch Shell to start oil exploration in the Arctic, the US government approved a bid from the oil giant to drill even deeper on August 17 . The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is allowing the European oil giant to modify its Chukchi Sea drilling permit, where its vessels have begun working about 140 miles from Alaska's north-west shoreline. With the extended permit, Shell can now hit oil reservoirs thousands of feet b
Anselm Jappe turns the tables on the apologists for capitalism who denounce "utopia" as the seed of Stalinist terror and as contrary to "human nature", by pointing out that the capitalist "utopia" of homo oeconomicus is the most important utopia in the history of the world and that, despite its ideological disguise as "natural" and "eternal", it has almost always had to be imposed by force on reluctant populations who rejected its invasion and destruction of their traditional ways of life. From
Photo by Ewen Le Borgne, Flickr Fraudulent marriages in Canada happen on a regular basis. However, the numbers, the impact and preventative measures are not very well known. Richard Kurland is one of the top immigration lawyers in Canada. He says the topic of marriages for the sake of convenience is popular in many ways. "The subject of fraud marriages has gained a lot more public attention," says Kurland, "even if it's in the hundreds of files every year, you have two types of files; the ones w
Wolong Panda Reserve was established on March 18, 1963 in Sichuan, China. On its anniversary this year, it is a good time to examine the progress of panda conservation in China and in the world in the past 51 years, the cost of bamboo and the future of panda. The panda is the rarest member of the bear family. An adult panda is more than four feet long and weighs 220 to 330 pounds. Their main habitat is temperate broadleaf and mixed forests of Southwest China in the Yangtze Basin. They play an im
No plausible scientific explanation for the adjustments... Photo by Maman Voyage (CC) (Breitbart) Climate change alarmist scientists have been caught red-handed tampering with raw data in order to exaggerate sea level rise. The raw (unadjusted) data from three Indian Ocean gauges - Aden, Karachi and Mumbai - showed that local sea level trends in the last 140 years had been very gently rising, neutral or negative (ie sea levels had fallen). But after the evidence had been adjusted by tidal record
TEHRAN - The deployment of nearly 100,000 of security forces in France to protect its citizens and increase security precautions in different countries of the European Union and the Eurozone represents the continuation of terrorism threats in the region. In other words, the "security crisis" is still a serious problem in the Green Continent, and it is likely to show itself in different ways. Some European security officials insist that by the destruction of the ISIS caliphate in Syria and Iraq
Cy Gonick Canadian Business January 4, 2011 Illustration by Galen Johnson Front page photo used under Creative commons licensing: http://www.flickr.com/photos/28016468@N06/ Most Canadians are not aware of it but with the help of the Canadian state, corporate Canada is beginning to throw its weight around the Global South - specifically, in metal mining locations of South America, Mexico, Africa and Asia. This has been a mainly recent development, taking off in the 1990's but really accelerat
Around 600 miners employed by Kinross, Canada's third largest gold miner, walked off the job on Monday 4th June. The Tasiast open-pit mine in Mauritania, West Africa, is one of many owned by Kinross, who have interests in Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Russia, the US, and Ghana. 600 mostly unionised workers have not reported for work since Monday, bringing all mining and processing to a standpoint. According to the General Confederation of Mauritanian Workers , 100% of the workforce have been on strike
Alcatraz Island was named Isla de los Alcatraces or "Island of the Sea Birds" in 1775, by Spanish lieutenant Juan Manuel Ayala when the Spanish first entered San Francisco's harbor. Although the Spanish sailed into the area in the late 18th century, San Francisco was considered a small, unimportant city until the mid-19th century, after the United States bought California from Mexico just prior to the Gold Rush. Around this time the population of San Francisco went from about 500 to 35,000 peopl
Less than a month after giving the green light for Royal Dutch Shell to start oil exploration in the Arctic, the US government approved a bid from the oil giant to drill even deeper on August 17 . The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is allowing the European oil giant to modify its Chukchi Sea drilling permit, where its vessels have begun working about 140 miles from Alaska's north-west shoreline. With the extended permit, Shell can now hit oil reservoirs thousands of feet b
Anselm Jappe turns the tables on the apologists for capitalism who denounce "utopia" as the seed of Stalinist terror and as contrary to "human nature", by pointing out that the capitalist "utopia" of homo oeconomicus is the most important utopia in the history of the world and that, despite its ideological disguise as "natural" and "eternal", it has almost always had to be imposed by force on reluctant populations who rejected its invasion and destruction of their traditional ways of life. From
Photo by Ewen Le Borgne, Flickr Fraudulent marriages in Canada happen on a regular basis. However, the numbers, the impact and preventative measures are not very well known. Richard Kurland is one of the top immigration lawyers in Canada. He says the topic of marriages for the sake of convenience is popular in many ways. "The subject of fraud marriages has gained a lot more public attention," says Kurland, "even if it's in the hundreds of files every year, you have two types of files; the ones w
Wolong Panda Reserve was established on March 18, 1963 in Sichuan, China. On its anniversary this year, it is a good time to examine the progress of panda conservation in China and in the world in the past 51 years, the cost of bamboo and the future of panda. The panda is the rarest member of the bear family. An adult panda is more than four feet long and weighs 220 to 330 pounds. Their main habitat is temperate broadleaf and mixed forests of Southwest China in the Yangtze Basin. They play an im
No plausible scientific explanation for the adjustments... Photo by Maman Voyage (CC) (Breitbart) Climate change alarmist scientists have been caught red-handed tampering with raw data in order to exaggerate sea level rise. The raw (unadjusted) data from three Indian Ocean gauges - Aden, Karachi and Mumbai - showed that local sea level trends in the last 140 years had been very gently rising, neutral or negative (ie sea levels had fallen). But after the evidence had been adjusted by tidal record
TEHRAN - The deployment of nearly 100,000 of security forces in France to protect its citizens and increase security precautions in different countries of the European Union and the Eurozone represents the continuation of terrorism threats in the region. In other words, the "security crisis" is still a serious problem in the Green Continent, and it is likely to show itself in different ways. Some European security officials insist that by the destruction of the ISIS caliphate in Syria and Iraq
Cy Gonick Canadian Business January 4, 2011 Illustration by Galen Johnson Front page photo used under Creative commons licensing: http://www.flickr.com/photos/28016468@N06/ Most Canadians are not aware of it but with the help of the Canadian state, corporate Canada is beginning to throw its weight around the Global South - specifically, in metal mining locations of South America, Mexico, Africa and Asia. This has been a mainly recent development, taking off in the 1990's but really accelerat
Around 600 miners employed by Kinross, Canada's third largest gold miner, walked off the job on Monday 4th June. The Tasiast open-pit mine in Mauritania, West Africa, is one of many owned by Kinross, who have interests in Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Russia, the US, and Ghana. 600 mostly unionised workers have not reported for work since Monday, bringing all mining and processing to a standpoint. According to the General Confederation of Mauritanian Workers , 100% of the workforce have been on strike
Alcatraz Island was named Isla de los Alcatraces or "Island of the Sea Birds" in 1775, by Spanish lieutenant Juan Manuel Ayala when the Spanish first entered San Francisco's harbor. Although the Spanish sailed into the area in the late 18th century, San Francisco was considered a small, unimportant city until the mid-19th century, after the United States bought California from Mexico just prior to the Gold Rush. Around this time the population of San Francisco went from about 500 to 35,000 peopl
Photo: Getty Images Last night we ran into noted fashion photographer Nigel Barker at Maggie Norris's pre-Fashion Week party, and we're happy to report that the man who can most often be found sitting behind the judge's stand on America's Next Top Model does in fact have legs. We asked him if he was going to be bringing his expert opinion to Tyra's new show, Fashionista , in which women will compete to become assistant editors at Elle . "I was asked to come onboard today!" he said. "I said I'd l
JOSH L. DICKEY, AP Entertainment Writer (AP Photo/John Bazemore, file) LOS ANGELES (AP) -- E. Lynn Harris, a pioneer of gay black fiction and a literary entrepreneur who rose from self-publishing to best-selling status, has died, his publicist said Friday. He was 54. Publicist Laura Gilmore said Harris died Thursday night after being stricken at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills, and a cause of death had not been determined. She said Harris, who lived in Atlanta, fell ill on a train to Los An
Artist Charley Crockett, a descendant of the American pioneer Davy Crockett, performs an acoustic rendition of "Ain't Gotta Worry Child" off his recent album "Lonesome as a Shadow." Leaning into the pioneering roots, Crockett started off performing his blues and country music on the streets of New Orleans, and then hitchhiked around the country to perform. Watch the video above to hear "Ain't Gotta Worry Child." Crockett's album "Lonesome as a Shadow" is available now. Tune in for SalonTV's live
Frenchie Davis performs at the 10th Anniversary LA Police Protective League's Eagle & Badge Foundation Gala on August 30, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images) Frenchie Davis , a former American Idol and The Voice contestant, has revealed to the Saint Louis Post Dispatch that she has been dating a woman for the past year. "I wasn't out before the relationship, but I wasn't in," she told the publication. "I dated men and women, though lesbians weren't feeling the
Waris Ahluwalia at the Indian Consulate on Wednesday night. Photo: Patrick McMullan For as long as we've been going out in this city, we've been spotting Waris Ahluwalia, the hip young Sikh in the corner, dancingnot drinkingand flashing his disarming smile to a well-chosen few. His social connections have led to appearances in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and Inside Man , even though he's not an actor. Who, we wondered, is Waris? On Wednesday, the launch of his idiosyncratically beautiful
Photo: Courtesy of One Model Management Name: Le Call Job: Model, keeper of Nello Balan's umbrella, Daily Intelligencer obsession Age: 25 Neighborhood: Lower East Side Who's your favorite New Yorker, living or dead, real or fictional? Any cab driver that doesn't sigh when I ask to go to the airport. What's the best meal you've eaten in New York? The ones I prepare myself. (See question 8.) In one sentence, what do you actually do all day in your job? We mostly try to design the perfect exi
RAVI RAGBIR, a well-known New York City immigrant rights advocate and executive director of the New Sanctuary Coalition, was released from detention on January 29. In a scathing decision, U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest ruled Ragbir's detention to be in violation of due process and called it "unusually cruel." The threat of Ragbir's deportation has not been lifted--Forrest merely ordered his release from detention with a temporary stay, though this means that he and his supporters can cont
Expand | Collapse (Photo: Courtesy of Frontgate Media) Greg Stier, founder of Dare 2 Share. Youth leaders face a ton of pressure. Unrealistic parental expectations, teen apathy, stressed marriages, low pay, overpacked schedules and under-appreciated efforts are all contributors to youth leader burnout. According to The State of Youth Ministry Report commissioned by Youth Specialties , the average youth leader stays in their position for 3 years. Over the last 25+ years of equipping teenagers to
While catching up on old issues of US Weekly (don't judge), I read about the Grammy drama between Katy Perry and Rihanna. The former besties didn't sit together because Perry doesn't approve of Rihanna getting back together with Chris Brown. Understandable. For those who don't know: Chris Brown and Rihanna were the golden pop couple until Chris beat Rihanna to a bloody (literally) pulp after the Grammies a few years prior. She had to be hospitalized, because he beat her so badly. My inner femini
Ally Hilfiger is not a rich girl, she just played one on TV . Photo: WireImage Tommy Hilfiger's daughter Ally isn't just a Rich Girl. Honest! "It's a label I've been trying to run away from my entire life. It isn't who I am!" the former star of MTV 's Rich Girls told Page Six Magazine this weekend, in an excruciating cover story that exists for reasons totally unclear, since 22-year-old Ally isn't really up to much of anything these days, and in fact may never do anything again. "You know what's
JOSH L. DICKEY, AP Entertainment Writer (AP Photo/John Bazemore, file) LOS ANGELES (AP) -- E. Lynn Harris, a pioneer of gay black fiction and a literary entrepreneur who rose from self-publishing to best-selling status, has died, his publicist said Friday. He was 54. Publicist Laura Gilmore said Harris died Thursday night after being stricken at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills, and a cause of death had not been determined. She said Harris, who lived in Atlanta, fell ill on a train to Los An
Artist Charley Crockett, a descendant of the American pioneer Davy Crockett, performs an acoustic rendition of "Ain't Gotta Worry Child" off his recent album "Lonesome as a Shadow." Leaning into the pioneering roots, Crockett started off performing his blues and country music on the streets of New Orleans, and then hitchhiked around the country to perform. Watch the video above to hear "Ain't Gotta Worry Child." Crockett's album "Lonesome as a Shadow" is available now. Tune in for SalonTV's live
Frenchie Davis performs at the 10th Anniversary LA Police Protective League's Eagle & Badge Foundation Gala on August 30, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images) Frenchie Davis , a former American Idol and The Voice contestant, has revealed to the Saint Louis Post Dispatch that she has been dating a woman for the past year. "I wasn't out before the relationship, but I wasn't in," she told the publication. "I dated men and women, though lesbians weren't feeling the
Waris Ahluwalia at the Indian Consulate on Wednesday night. Photo: Patrick McMullan For as long as we've been going out in this city, we've been spotting Waris Ahluwalia, the hip young Sikh in the corner, dancingnot drinkingand flashing his disarming smile to a well-chosen few. His social connections have led to appearances in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and Inside Man , even though he's not an actor. Who, we wondered, is Waris? On Wednesday, the launch of his idiosyncratically beautiful
Photo: Courtesy of One Model Management Name: Le Call Job: Model, keeper of Nello Balan's umbrella, Daily Intelligencer obsession Age: 25 Neighborhood: Lower East Side Who's your favorite New Yorker, living or dead, real or fictional? Any cab driver that doesn't sigh when I ask to go to the airport. What's the best meal you've eaten in New York? The ones I prepare myself. (See question 8.) In one sentence, what do you actually do all day in your job? We mostly try to design the perfect exi
RAVI RAGBIR, a well-known New York City immigrant rights advocate and executive director of the New Sanctuary Coalition, was released from detention on January 29. In a scathing decision, U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest ruled Ragbir's detention to be in violation of due process and called it "unusually cruel." The threat of Ragbir's deportation has not been lifted--Forrest merely ordered his release from detention with a temporary stay, though this means that he and his supporters can cont
Expand | Collapse (Photo: Courtesy of Frontgate Media) Greg Stier, founder of Dare 2 Share. Youth leaders face a ton of pressure. Unrealistic parental expectations, teen apathy, stressed marriages, low pay, overpacked schedules and under-appreciated efforts are all contributors to youth leader burnout. According to The State of Youth Ministry Report commissioned by Youth Specialties , the average youth leader stays in their position for 3 years. Over the last 25+ years of equipping teenagers to
While catching up on old issues of US Weekly (don't judge), I read about the Grammy drama between Katy Perry and Rihanna. The former besties didn't sit together because Perry doesn't approve of Rihanna getting back together with Chris Brown. Understandable. For those who don't know: Chris Brown and Rihanna were the golden pop couple until Chris beat Rihanna to a bloody (literally) pulp after the Grammies a few years prior. She had to be hospitalized, because he beat her so badly. My inner femini
Ally Hilfiger is not a rich girl, she just played one on TV . Photo: WireImage Tommy Hilfiger's daughter Ally isn't just a Rich Girl. Honest! "It's a label I've been trying to run away from my entire life. It isn't who I am!" the former star of MTV 's Rich Girls told Page Six Magazine this weekend, in an excruciating cover story that exists for reasons totally unclear, since 22-year-old Ally isn't really up to much of anything these days, and in fact may never do anything again. "You know what's
A former intern working for Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's Dualstar Entertainment Group has filed a class-action lawsuit with dozens of other interns, who accuse the company of abusing them by taking advantage of loopholes in minimum wage requirements. Shasta Lalani, who says in a suit filed this week in Manhattan's state Supreme Court she worked 50-hour weeks for the former "Full House" child stars from May to September 2012, claims despite the Olsens being worth an estimated $300 million, their
(Photo: REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson) Women take part in a #MeToo protest march for survivors of sexual assault and their supporters in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California U.S. November 12, 2017. Parents think they do a good job parenting if they have "the talk" with their kids about sex, drugs and alcohol; but how many include sexual harassment in "the talk"? The current #MeToo Movement provides parents a launching pad for a discussion with their kids regarding the different facets of sexual harassmen
Women's rights activists protest outside parliament in New Delhi on December 1, 2015 (Photo/Getty Images) Daniel Holtzclaw convicted of rape. Sentenced to 263 years in prison. "In the US, the scant media coverage on the trial of former Oklahoma police officer Daniel Holtzclaw, who is accused of sexual assaulting 13 black women, is just one example of the deafening silence and apathy around violence toward black women. Only a few op-eds on websites covering the African American community have led
Jennifer Holliday (Source:AP/Richard Drew) "If I had a chance to start a new era of recording at this point in my career," said Jennifer Holliday, "I would be at my best ever." Holliday soared to national attention - and took home a Tony and a Grammy - in 1981, when she originated the role of Effie White in the Broadway production of "Dreamgirls," and subsequently won her first recording contract. "When I made my first records," Holliday explained in a recent interview from her home in Atlanta,
(Photo: Reuters/Lucas Jackson) The fates have always been kind to Dinesh D'Souza. In addition to giving him a political disposition which conveniently allows him to pass himself off as an intellectual among people who don't know any better, he somehow miraculously managed to avoid prison time for violating campaign finance laws. Thankfully, he repays this largesse by being endlessly entertaining on Twitter, the clicking of those computer keys sounding like the dropping of machine gun shells as h
Ali has been detained - Home Office trying to deport to Tanzania Apr 24, 2018 -- Dear all, Thank you for your support with Ali's situation. We have just had bad news Ali has been detained by the Home Office and sent to Colnbrook IRC detention centre. The Home Office claim they have a travel document issued by the Tanzanian embassy, to deport Ali to this country he has no connection with. We know Ali is a Somali of Bajuni ethnicity, even in his Home Office interview at the Tanzanian embassy the
Photo by Molly Looze This is a guest blog post from our student panelist, Sophia Leenay , from Feministing's Spring College Tour at the University of Minnesota. She's a sophomore at UMN and member of the Women's Student Activist Coalition and the University Pro-Choice Coalition , and we were thrilled to have her. I remember the first week of school this year. The weather was great; I was pumped for my classes, pumped for my first semester at the Women's Student Activist Collective, and my second
Plaistow woman gets 4-8 years in prison for torturing boyfriend's German Shepherds By JAMES A. KIMBLE Union Leader Correspondent October 12. 2012 1:26PM Jamie Labbe, 35, was sentenced 4 to 8 years in state prison on Friday in Rockingham County Superior Court on animal cruelty and other charges. Prosecutors say she force fed two of her ex-boyfriend's German Shepherds during a jealous rage. (JAMES A. KIMBLE) BRENTWOOD - A Plaistow woman was sentenced 4 to 8 years in state prison for force feeding
RAVI RAGBIR, a well-known New York City immigrant rights advocate and executive director of the New Sanctuary Coalition, was released from detention on January 29. In a scathing decision, U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest ruled Ragbir's detention to be in violation of due process and called it "unusually cruel." The threat of Ragbir's deportation has not been lifted--Forrest merely ordered his release from detention with a temporary stay, though this means that he and his supporters can cont
Journalist Anne Breslaw has written a funny piece for New York magazine, "Beware the Manic Pixie Dream Boyfriend." Briefly summarized, her thesis is that an artsy and eccentric guy might be charming but is ultimately a bad choice for a boyfriend. Breslaw describes this roaming, poetry-reading person as "the self-mythologizing 'free-spirited' dude who's determined to make your life magical, whether you want it or not." It's the guy who gets angry that you're working late because he wants to eat
(Photo: REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson) Women take part in a #MeToo protest march for survivors of sexual assault and their supporters in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California U.S. November 12, 2017. Parents think they do a good job parenting if they have "the talk" with their kids about sex, drugs and alcohol; but how many include sexual harassment in "the talk"? The current #MeToo Movement provides parents a launching pad for a discussion with their kids regarding the different facets of sexual harassmen
Women's rights activists protest outside parliament in New Delhi on December 1, 2015 (Photo/Getty Images) Daniel Holtzclaw convicted of rape. Sentenced to 263 years in prison. "In the US, the scant media coverage on the trial of former Oklahoma police officer Daniel Holtzclaw, who is accused of sexual assaulting 13 black women, is just one example of the deafening silence and apathy around violence toward black women. Only a few op-eds on websites covering the African American community have led
Jennifer Holliday (Source:AP/Richard Drew) "If I had a chance to start a new era of recording at this point in my career," said Jennifer Holliday, "I would be at my best ever." Holliday soared to national attention - and took home a Tony and a Grammy - in 1981, when she originated the role of Effie White in the Broadway production of "Dreamgirls," and subsequently won her first recording contract. "When I made my first records," Holliday explained in a recent interview from her home in Atlanta,
(Photo: Reuters/Lucas Jackson) The fates have always been kind to Dinesh D'Souza. In addition to giving him a political disposition which conveniently allows him to pass himself off as an intellectual among people who don't know any better, he somehow miraculously managed to avoid prison time for violating campaign finance laws. Thankfully, he repays this largesse by being endlessly entertaining on Twitter, the clicking of those computer keys sounding like the dropping of machine gun shells as h
Ali has been detained - Home Office trying to deport to Tanzania Apr 24, 2018 -- Dear all, Thank you for your support with Ali's situation. We have just had bad news Ali has been detained by the Home Office and sent to Colnbrook IRC detention centre. The Home Office claim they have a travel document issued by the Tanzanian embassy, to deport Ali to this country he has no connection with. We know Ali is a Somali of Bajuni ethnicity, even in his Home Office interview at the Tanzanian embassy the
Photo by Molly Looze This is a guest blog post from our student panelist, Sophia Leenay , from Feministing's Spring College Tour at the University of Minnesota. She's a sophomore at UMN and member of the Women's Student Activist Coalition and the University Pro-Choice Coalition , and we were thrilled to have her. I remember the first week of school this year. The weather was great; I was pumped for my classes, pumped for my first semester at the Women's Student Activist Collective, and my second
Plaistow woman gets 4-8 years in prison for torturing boyfriend's German Shepherds By JAMES A. KIMBLE Union Leader Correspondent October 12. 2012 1:26PM Jamie Labbe, 35, was sentenced 4 to 8 years in state prison on Friday in Rockingham County Superior Court on animal cruelty and other charges. Prosecutors say she force fed two of her ex-boyfriend's German Shepherds during a jealous rage. (JAMES A. KIMBLE) BRENTWOOD - A Plaistow woman was sentenced 4 to 8 years in state prison for force feeding
RAVI RAGBIR, a well-known New York City immigrant rights advocate and executive director of the New Sanctuary Coalition, was released from detention on January 29. In a scathing decision, U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest ruled Ragbir's detention to be in violation of due process and called it "unusually cruel." The threat of Ragbir's deportation has not been lifted--Forrest merely ordered his release from detention with a temporary stay, though this means that he and his supporters can cont
Journalist Anne Breslaw has written a funny piece for New York magazine, "Beware the Manic Pixie Dream Boyfriend." Briefly summarized, her thesis is that an artsy and eccentric guy might be charming but is ultimately a bad choice for a boyfriend. Breslaw describes this roaming, poetry-reading person as "the self-mythologizing 'free-spirited' dude who's determined to make your life magical, whether you want it or not." It's the guy who gets angry that you're working late because he wants to eat
This is the second in a series of posts summarizing a new Roosevelt Institute report by Senior Fellow Richard Kirsch, entitled "The Future of Work in America: Policies to Empower American Workers and Ensure Prosperity for All". The report provides a short history of how the rise and decline of unions and then explores reforms in labor policy to empower American workers to organize unions and rebuild the middle class. Today's post describes the corporate effort beginning in the 1970s to grab m
What conservative think tank regularly promotes free market reforms and ideas on Spanish television and black radio stations? Which one holds forums in inner city communities to discuss persistent double digit unemployment for blacks and Hispanics, and rapidly growing poverty, under Obama's economic policies? Who talks to Asian small business owners about tax reform, health savings accounts, and reducing the regulatory burdens that squelch their growth? Conservatives have a winning message for A
The 60 Plus Association was founded in 1992 as a "non-partisan seniors advocacy group with a free enterprise, less government, less taxes approach to seniors issues." The 60 Plus Association describes itself as the conservative alternative to the American Association of Retired Persons ( AARP )." [1 ] 60 Plus has sought to privatize social security, end the federal estate tax, and strengthen gun rights. They oppose aspects of health care reform, federal energy standards, and tax increases. The
In an era when it has become "politically incorrect" even to utter that term; when public discourse and protest forums are manipulated or anarchic; when movie house previews "approved for all ages" promote twenty minutes of violence; when candidates are elected for emotional appeal rather than for rational approaches to issues; when it is not possible for parents to trust schools to teach basic history let alone the three "Rs"; when Barack Obama is still trying to "transform" -- destroy -- Ameri
The rise of candidates hailing from outside the class of professional politicians has led observers to accurately assess that the mood among average Republican voters... In case you were wondering what lessons Democrats were trying to learn from their historic drubbing in last week's midterms, Politico provides an interesting insight into... Earlier this month, DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz found herself in hot water after she seemingly fabricated a statement she attributed to Israeli Ambas
T he discussion around issues related to rape is now so rife with intellectual bigotry and dishonesty that it is hard to know where to begin dissecting it. It is no underestimation to say that a portion of those contributing to this debate are engaged in a wilful distortion of the truth and a cowardly drive to close down any challenge to their false consensus. This was evident last month, following the London School of Economics' decision to host a debate titled 'Is Rape Different?'. I attended,
2011 Gun Legislation, The Year In Review 9:21 AM 12/19/2011 Mike Piccione | Editor, Guns & Gear 2011 Gun Legislation, The Year In Review Here are some of the top stories we brought you in the NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert in 2011. With what will be a critically important 2012, we must increase our efforts to ensure we're prepared to meet the great opportunities and challenges we will face next year. We will continue to provide you with information in future Alerts to ensure our mutual success. *Th
Mr. Integrity Hecklers during a march against racism in Howard Beach, 1986. When I first got the job, I was the guy on the white horse the Howard Beach guy, Mr. Integrity, says Hynes. Before 2005, I never had to worry about getting reelected, he says. I thought for the longest time that Howard Beach gave me an absolute cornered market on African-Americans. That was foolish. If you switched that vote by 2.5 percent, I was gone. It was a mistake I'll never make again. All of which is why green-
up I keep forgetting just how much our mainstream media has changed over the years. Take for example this program; Our Nation's Future - a weekly program from NBC hosted by Edwin Newman, featuring a format that was half debate and half townhall meeting. This episode aired on October 15, 1961 and the subject was how the JFK Administration was doing, coming up on the mid-term elections of 1962. The Administration's Domestic Record: Success Or Failure? was the title and debating were Republican Sen
The unsettled question is whether the mayoral race will go to a runoff, and in so doing provide a marquee contest that frames the debate and drives turnout up and down the ballot on April 7. Emanuel is doing everything in his power to avert that prospect. And he has a lot in his power. The mayor has millions in the bank--the Chicago Sun Times recently reported on "the nearly $30 million amassed (in recent years) by: the mayor's campaign committee; a second campaign fund he controls; and a super
What conservative think tank regularly promotes free market reforms and ideas on Spanish television and black radio stations? Which one holds forums in inner city communities to discuss persistent double digit unemployment for blacks and Hispanics, and rapidly growing poverty, under Obama's economic policies? Who talks to Asian small business owners about tax reform, health savings accounts, and reducing the regulatory burdens that squelch their growth? Conservatives have a winning message for A
The 60 Plus Association was founded in 1992 as a "non-partisan seniors advocacy group with a free enterprise, less government, less taxes approach to seniors issues." The 60 Plus Association describes itself as the conservative alternative to the American Association of Retired Persons ( AARP )." [1 ] 60 Plus has sought to privatize social security, end the federal estate tax, and strengthen gun rights. They oppose aspects of health care reform, federal energy standards, and tax increases. The
In an era when it has become "politically incorrect" even to utter that term; when public discourse and protest forums are manipulated or anarchic; when movie house previews "approved for all ages" promote twenty minutes of violence; when candidates are elected for emotional appeal rather than for rational approaches to issues; when it is not possible for parents to trust schools to teach basic history let alone the three "Rs"; when Barack Obama is still trying to "transform" -- destroy -- Ameri
The rise of candidates hailing from outside the class of professional politicians has led observers to accurately assess that the mood among average Republican voters... In case you were wondering what lessons Democrats were trying to learn from their historic drubbing in last week's midterms, Politico provides an interesting insight into... Earlier this month, DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz found herself in hot water after she seemingly fabricated a statement she attributed to Israeli Ambas
T he discussion around issues related to rape is now so rife with intellectual bigotry and dishonesty that it is hard to know where to begin dissecting it. It is no underestimation to say that a portion of those contributing to this debate are engaged in a wilful distortion of the truth and a cowardly drive to close down any challenge to their false consensus. This was evident last month, following the London School of Economics' decision to host a debate titled 'Is Rape Different?'. I attended,
2011 Gun Legislation, The Year In Review 9:21 AM 12/19/2011 Mike Piccione | Editor, Guns & Gear 2011 Gun Legislation, The Year In Review Here are some of the top stories we brought you in the NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert in 2011. With what will be a critically important 2012, we must increase our efforts to ensure we're prepared to meet the great opportunities and challenges we will face next year. We will continue to provide you with information in future Alerts to ensure our mutual success. *Th
Mr. Integrity Hecklers during a march against racism in Howard Beach, 1986. When I first got the job, I was the guy on the white horse the Howard Beach guy, Mr. Integrity, says Hynes. Before 2005, I never had to worry about getting reelected, he says. I thought for the longest time that Howard Beach gave me an absolute cornered market on African-Americans. That was foolish. If you switched that vote by 2.5 percent, I was gone. It was a mistake I'll never make again. All of which is why green-
up I keep forgetting just how much our mainstream media has changed over the years. Take for example this program; Our Nation's Future - a weekly program from NBC hosted by Edwin Newman, featuring a format that was half debate and half townhall meeting. This episode aired on October 15, 1961 and the subject was how the JFK Administration was doing, coming up on the mid-term elections of 1962. The Administration's Domestic Record: Success Or Failure? was the title and debating were Republican Sen
The unsettled question is whether the mayoral race will go to a runoff, and in so doing provide a marquee contest that frames the debate and drives turnout up and down the ballot on April 7. Emanuel is doing everything in his power to avert that prospect. And he has a lot in his power. The mayor has millions in the bank--the Chicago Sun Times recently reported on "the nearly $30 million amassed (in recent years) by: the mayor's campaign committee; a second campaign fund he controls; and a super
Kyle Ferrebee is a senior at Wingate University, where he is currently enrolled in the pre-law program. He is majoring in business management with a minor in legal studies. Since his sophomore year in high school, Kyle has passionately pursued his dream of serving the American people through a career as a constitutional attorney and a U.S. Senator. Kyle was introduced to Young America's Foundation through its podcast. In September 2015, he became the founder of a Young Americans for Freedom chap
As a nonprofit organization that routinely opposes what it considers hate speech coming from conservatives, you might expect Media Matters to be equally upset when a "progressive" personality steps out of line. But you'd be wrong, as this week's horrific publicity-stunt-gone-wrong reveals. After the widely reviled move by alleged comedian Kathy Griffin to pose with a severed presidential head, the George Soros-funded political hit squad has been curiously silent. Instead, Media Matters continues
July 6, 2013 ( The Heritage Foundation ) - Bloomberg reports this week on the latest Obamacare trend sweeping across the country: Cities and states may soon attempt to unload unsustainable health costs on the federal government by dumping employees and retirees onto exchanges. Both Chicago and Detroit have explored using the exchanges to reduce massive budget shortfalls, and it could set an example for others. Bloomberg quotes one expert from the Rockefeller Institute of Government: "We can expe
Yes, this is America in 2013, where high school science teachers can and do instruct their students in the religious doctrines of late antiquity. First, a graphic: Composite of surveys on creationism, from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette That is from a new story out today in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Yes, according to that newspaper's survey, roughly one third (a little over 32%) of PA science teachers believe in creationism. (Note that the total adds up to over 100%, meaning some teachers marked
Wall Street Journal columnist William McGurn reacts to allegations against the university's Leprechaun logo. So it's come to this: Leprechauns are hateful. Not just any leprechauns, mind you. This particular one--hat cocked, chin out, dukes up--happens to be the mascot for the Fighting Irish of the University of Notre Dame. The little, green-suited man is now in the same politically correct crosshairs that recently locked onto the Cleveland Indians' Chief Wahoo. And ESPN's Max Kellerman has call
There's nothing more important in retailing than labeling. A catchy name or logo or slogan can move products off the shelves and create an identity that can imbed a product into the public's consciousness. The same is true in the world of politics, and that's why candidates and causes and organizations spend so much time and effort trying to label themselves and, perhaps even more importantly, others. If these efforts work well, the new label spreads into the society as a whole, often abetted by
Texas recently cut Planned Parenthood's Medicaid Funding and raided clinics, and now they are shutting down their HIV prevention programs. According to The Texas Tribune , PP received word that the Texas Department of Health Services would not renew its contract to continue prevention services. This grant, which Planned Parenthood has received since 1988, is federally funded through the CDC but is distributed by the state. The grant has been used to distribute condoms and for HIV counseling and
A n email came to me this week from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). The Institute describes itself in this way: "As a nonpartisan, independent research organization, PRRI does not take positions on, nor do we advocate for, particular policies." But the very first line of the email suggests otherwise. The email was sent in anticipation of President Trump's executive order on religious freedom, which speaks generally about "formulating and implementing policies with implications for
Isn't the November number the smallest of the calendar year? Isn't 8.6 smaller than 8.9? Here's what it should look like if Fox was a honest news source: http://flowingdata.com/2011/12/12/fox-news-still-makes-awesome-charts Mon Dec 12, 2011, 09:37 PM Mon Dec 12, 2011, 09:46 PM 2. According to my abacus... 8.6 is smaller than 8.9 (Feb.) 8.6 is also smaller than 8.8 (March). But I'm sure it's just an honest mistake on Faux's part. Mon Dec 12, 2011, 10:02 PM pokerfan (27,677 posts) 5. how come thes
In an open letter to faculty, George Mason University president resists descent into grievance culture. By Alice B Lloyd * Weekly Standard In the May 9th issue of THE WEEKLY STANDARD, the Scrapbook reports a particularly shameful episode of campus outrage. Recently, at George Mason University, thuggish puritanical progressivism apotheosized in a meeting of the university's faculty senate and a vote to disapprove of naming the law school for the late Justice Scalia. "Thus continues the cl
As a nonprofit organization that routinely opposes what it considers hate speech coming from conservatives, you might expect Media Matters to be equally upset when a "progressive" personality steps out of line. But you'd be wrong, as this week's horrific publicity-stunt-gone-wrong reveals. After the widely reviled move by alleged comedian Kathy Griffin to pose with a severed presidential head, the George Soros-funded political hit squad has been curiously silent. Instead, Media Matters continues
July 6, 2013 ( The Heritage Foundation ) - Bloomberg reports this week on the latest Obamacare trend sweeping across the country: Cities and states may soon attempt to unload unsustainable health costs on the federal government by dumping employees and retirees onto exchanges. Both Chicago and Detroit have explored using the exchanges to reduce massive budget shortfalls, and it could set an example for others. Bloomberg quotes one expert from the Rockefeller Institute of Government: "We can expe
Yes, this is America in 2013, where high school science teachers can and do instruct their students in the religious doctrines of late antiquity. First, a graphic: Composite of surveys on creationism, from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette That is from a new story out today in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Yes, according to that newspaper's survey, roughly one third (a little over 32%) of PA science teachers believe in creationism. (Note that the total adds up to over 100%, meaning some teachers marked
Wall Street Journal columnist William McGurn reacts to allegations against the university's Leprechaun logo. So it's come to this: Leprechauns are hateful. Not just any leprechauns, mind you. This particular one--hat cocked, chin out, dukes up--happens to be the mascot for the Fighting Irish of the University of Notre Dame. The little, green-suited man is now in the same politically correct crosshairs that recently locked onto the Cleveland Indians' Chief Wahoo. And ESPN's Max Kellerman has call
There's nothing more important in retailing than labeling. A catchy name or logo or slogan can move products off the shelves and create an identity that can imbed a product into the public's consciousness. The same is true in the world of politics, and that's why candidates and causes and organizations spend so much time and effort trying to label themselves and, perhaps even more importantly, others. If these efforts work well, the new label spreads into the society as a whole, often abetted by
Texas recently cut Planned Parenthood's Medicaid Funding and raided clinics, and now they are shutting down their HIV prevention programs. According to The Texas Tribune , PP received word that the Texas Department of Health Services would not renew its contract to continue prevention services. This grant, which Planned Parenthood has received since 1988, is federally funded through the CDC but is distributed by the state. The grant has been used to distribute condoms and for HIV counseling and
A n email came to me this week from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). The Institute describes itself in this way: "As a nonpartisan, independent research organization, PRRI does not take positions on, nor do we advocate for, particular policies." But the very first line of the email suggests otherwise. The email was sent in anticipation of President Trump's executive order on religious freedom, which speaks generally about "formulating and implementing policies with implications for
Isn't the November number the smallest of the calendar year? Isn't 8.6 smaller than 8.9? Here's what it should look like if Fox was a honest news source: http://flowingdata.com/2011/12/12/fox-news-still-makes-awesome-charts Mon Dec 12, 2011, 09:37 PM Mon Dec 12, 2011, 09:46 PM 2. According to my abacus... 8.6 is smaller than 8.9 (Feb.) 8.6 is also smaller than 8.8 (March). But I'm sure it's just an honest mistake on Faux's part. Mon Dec 12, 2011, 10:02 PM pokerfan (27,677 posts) 5. how come thes
In an open letter to faculty, George Mason University president resists descent into grievance culture. By Alice B Lloyd * Weekly Standard In the May 9th issue of THE WEEKLY STANDARD, the Scrapbook reports a particularly shameful episode of campus outrage. Recently, at George Mason University, thuggish puritanical progressivism apotheosized in a meeting of the university's faculty senate and a vote to disapprove of naming the law school for the late Justice Scalia. "Thus continues the cl
The Pentagon launched the Desert Storm war against Iraq in January of 1991, destroying much of Baghdad's water and sewage infrastructure with savage bombing raids. Strict sanctions against Iraq prevented full recovery in the 1990s, and the 2003 imperialist invasion added to the damage. After five years of occupation, this 2008 photo from Sadr City in Baghdad shows Iraqi children drinking water from these wrecked pipes. Cholera, a gastrointestinal disease, and typhoid, which had been virtually er
War criminal and former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon, who died on January 11, led an infamous Israeli army terror group in the 1950s. Called Unit 101 and nicknamed the "avengers", it operated without uniforms. The unit countered Palestinian resistance with terror attacks. It carried out many outrages inside Israel and across its borders. In August 1953, Unit 101 attacked the refugee camp of El-Bureig in Gaza. About 50 refugees were massacred. In October 1953, Sharon's unit attacked the Jo
PAT ARROWSMITH, field organiser for the Committee of 100, was serving a 3-month sentence in Gateside Prison, Greenock, for her part in the anti-Polaris demonstration at Holy Loch when this article was published by Freedom Press. It is extracted from an account of her experiences in Holloway Prison following the Direct Action Committee's demonstrations at missile and nuclear warfare bases in 1959 and 1960. HOLLOWAY IS A BLEND of the archaic and the modern; of toughness and mildness. Within its ps
This article is a detailed account of soldiers' and sailors' resistance to the Vietnam War in the 1960s and 1970s. It particularly concentrates on the organising efforts of left-wing groups both civilian and within the military. For a more general overview of resistance, we recommend our article GI Resistance in the Vietnam War, 1961-1973 . Introduction "The morale, discipline, and battleworthiness of the U. S. Armed Forces are, with a few salient exceptions, lower and worse than at any time in
Most Popular Rostow had had a good war. In 1942 he had worked in the Office of Strategic Services and had selected bombing targets in the Third Reich; ever after he remained convinced that the policy of strategic bombing had crippled Hitler's war machine. Germany remained a preoccupation of his beyond 1945, when he passed up the chance of a job at Harvard in order to help Gunnar Myrdal oversee the economic reconstruction of Europe. Strategic bombing and the Marshall Plan: this was the essence of
Forty people attended a public meeting in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick on the campaign against conscription during World War I. Michael Hamel-Green, a draft resister during the Vietnam War who is now an emeritus professor at Victoria University, gave a talk on the history of the anti-conscription campaign, with a particular emphasis on the role of local residents. Prime Minister Billy Hughes called two referenda on conscription for military service outside Australia, in 1916 and 1917. Both
Fourteen years ago on March 19, 2003, I resigned from the U.S. government in opposition to President George W. Bush's decision to invade and occupy Iraq, an oil-rich Arab/Muslim country that had nothing to do with the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and that the Bush Administration knew did not have weapons of mass destruction. In my letter of resignation, I wrote of my deep concerns about Bush's decision to attack Iraq and the predictable large number of civilian casualties from that military attack.
tk Nicolaus Mills ▪ October 30, 2007 WHEN WE think of photographs from the Second World War, we think of Robert Capa's D-Day pictures of American infantrymen struggling to get ashore at Normandy. When we think of Vietnam War photographs, we think of Larry Burrows's pictures of U. S. Marines bogged down in the mud and dense growth of the Vietnam highlands. Now comes Iraq, and this time the photographs that best capture the war are the pictures of Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, currently at th
1 SHARES D-Day, June 6, is arguably the most identifiable World War II battle for most Americans, certainly the most recognizable event from the war after Pearl Harbor and the bombing of Hiroshima. Most of us have a working knowledge of the basic facts: Roughly 160,000 Allied soldiers took part in an air and sea invasion of France, changing the course of the war and ensuring the defeat of Nazi Germany. It was a day of horrific and frightening battles. For much of the time, the outcome hung in
We are going to war again in Iraq and expanding the bombing to Syria, the seventh country in the Middle East to be graced with American bombings since 2001 (not including Gaza-Palestine, where American bombs are piloted by Israeli largesse). We're doing this why? Because two Americans and a Brit were beheaded and American media whipped public opinion into a frenzy over it. The same media shrugged when 200,000 Syrians were butchered over the past three years, most of them by the same guy to whom
War criminal and former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon, who died on January 11, led an infamous Israeli army terror group in the 1950s. Called Unit 101 and nicknamed the "avengers", it operated without uniforms. The unit countered Palestinian resistance with terror attacks. It carried out many outrages inside Israel and across its borders. In August 1953, Unit 101 attacked the refugee camp of El-Bureig in Gaza. About 50 refugees were massacred. In October 1953, Sharon's unit attacked the Jo
PAT ARROWSMITH, field organiser for the Committee of 100, was serving a 3-month sentence in Gateside Prison, Greenock, for her part in the anti-Polaris demonstration at Holy Loch when this article was published by Freedom Press. It is extracted from an account of her experiences in Holloway Prison following the Direct Action Committee's demonstrations at missile and nuclear warfare bases in 1959 and 1960. HOLLOWAY IS A BLEND of the archaic and the modern; of toughness and mildness. Within its ps
This article is a detailed account of soldiers' and sailors' resistance to the Vietnam War in the 1960s and 1970s. It particularly concentrates on the organising efforts of left-wing groups both civilian and within the military. For a more general overview of resistance, we recommend our article GI Resistance in the Vietnam War, 1961-1973 . Introduction "The morale, discipline, and battleworthiness of the U. S. Armed Forces are, with a few salient exceptions, lower and worse than at any time in
Most Popular Rostow had had a good war. In 1942 he had worked in the Office of Strategic Services and had selected bombing targets in the Third Reich; ever after he remained convinced that the policy of strategic bombing had crippled Hitler's war machine. Germany remained a preoccupation of his beyond 1945, when he passed up the chance of a job at Harvard in order to help Gunnar Myrdal oversee the economic reconstruction of Europe. Strategic bombing and the Marshall Plan: this was the essence of
Forty people attended a public meeting in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick on the campaign against conscription during World War I. Michael Hamel-Green, a draft resister during the Vietnam War who is now an emeritus professor at Victoria University, gave a talk on the history of the anti-conscription campaign, with a particular emphasis on the role of local residents. Prime Minister Billy Hughes called two referenda on conscription for military service outside Australia, in 1916 and 1917. Both
Fourteen years ago on March 19, 2003, I resigned from the U.S. government in opposition to President George W. Bush's decision to invade and occupy Iraq, an oil-rich Arab/Muslim country that had nothing to do with the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and that the Bush Administration knew did not have weapons of mass destruction. In my letter of resignation, I wrote of my deep concerns about Bush's decision to attack Iraq and the predictable large number of civilian casualties from that military attack.
tk Nicolaus Mills ▪ October 30, 2007 WHEN WE think of photographs from the Second World War, we think of Robert Capa's D-Day pictures of American infantrymen struggling to get ashore at Normandy. When we think of Vietnam War photographs, we think of Larry Burrows's pictures of U. S. Marines bogged down in the mud and dense growth of the Vietnam highlands. Now comes Iraq, and this time the photographs that best capture the war are the pictures of Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, currently at th
1 SHARES D-Day, June 6, is arguably the most identifiable World War II battle for most Americans, certainly the most recognizable event from the war after Pearl Harbor and the bombing of Hiroshima. Most of us have a working knowledge of the basic facts: Roughly 160,000 Allied soldiers took part in an air and sea invasion of France, changing the course of the war and ensuring the defeat of Nazi Germany. It was a day of horrific and frightening battles. For much of the time, the outcome hung in
We are going to war again in Iraq and expanding the bombing to Syria, the seventh country in the Middle East to be graced with American bombings since 2001 (not including Gaza-Palestine, where American bombs are piloted by Israeli largesse). We're doing this why? Because two Americans and a Brit were beheaded and American media whipped public opinion into a frenzy over it. The same media shrugged when 200,000 Syrians were butchered over the past three years, most of them by the same guy to whom
The truth comes out - plans reveal the true impact on Burleigh Heads Greenslopes, Australia May 3, 2018 -- 70 carparks lost around Connor St and bowls club, Anzac Memorial park is going to be heavily affected with trees removed and the road cutting into the park, so much for respecting the memory of our diggers. Memorial park - aptly named because all that will be left will be the memories of what used to be there! Welcome the mega carpark! James St will become a virtual dead end. Another set o
Sonia Najera walks under a canopy of ash and sugar hackberry trees, down a dirt path that ends at the water's edge of the Rio Grande. The spot is a mile from the tidal flats where the river mixes with the Gulf of Mexico after its journey from the Colorado headwaters. Najera, South Texas project manager for the Nature Conservancy, points to paw prints in the muddy river bank. "That's a canine," she says, "probably a coyote. That looks like badger; that's chachalaca for sure," she continues, descr
Judging from the memorial to fallen cyclist Louis Ray Smith at the East Garfield Park crash site, the 56-year-old was beloved. On Homan Avenue about 200 feet south of the roaring Lake Street elevated train, relatives and friends planted red-white-and-blue artificial flowers in the grass and burned memorial candles on the curb. A colorful lei and a stuffed beagle with "Snoop" and "Smooth," the nicknames of friends, written in marker on its fur, are tied to a tree. On paper taped to a lamppost, mo
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A National Park Service mountain ranger didn't dare unhook a rope connecting him to a hovering helicopter as he stood on the nose of a wrecked airplane on a mountainside in Alaska's Denali National Park. The sightseeing plane, with five people inside, crashed on a vertical crevasse. The ice may have pulled away from the mountainside, with snow piled up in the gap, creating what climbers call a false floor. "When you're standing right next to the airplane, you don't know
THE Niagara Parkway begins quietly at the southern edge of the tidy tourist town of Niagara-on-the-Lake then loops through some of southern Canada's finest farm land, hugging the lip of the Niagara Gorge. Two hundred metres below, the slate-green river boils and twists. The road is pastoral, edged with fruit stands and vineyards, jammed with tour buses and picnickers when the sun shines. Cruise past Queenston Heights - which the Americans tried to scale before being routed in the War of 1812 - p
At least one person has died due to a rockfall in Yosemite National Park on Wednesday afternoon. "A rockfall of undetermined size occurred in Yosemite National Park this afternoon at about 1:55 p.m. PDT this afternoon. The rockfall was reported to have happened from El Capitan, a granite monolith above Yosemite Valley," Yosemite National Park said in a statement on Wednesday evening. A rockfall on El Capitan's East Buttress this afternoon killed one person and injured another. https://t.co/a6uw9
Monday, August 23rd, 2010 Monday, August 23rd, 2010 News from Humboldt Forest Defenders! Last week, police and loggers commenced operations in Humboldt that will clear acres of redwoods if carried out. Early Wednesday morning , forest defenders set up a 60ft high blockade to prevent loggers from accessing the Jacoby Creek watershed. With activists suspended 60 feet in the air on a platform connected by ropes to the trees in their midst, loggers and police severed the life line, seriously endange
What is a Mangrove? A mangrove is a forest habitat that straddles the coastline of many tropical countries including Madagascar and Indonesia which forms the boundary between where the land finishes and the ocean starts. The plants have adapted to live in salt water and nutrient-rich mud and instantly recognisable large root structures give mangroves some of their special features. These natural structures protect against tidal impact, prevent flooding, and provide shelter and nursery grounds to
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018 Virginia: Another Tree-Sit Goes Up Against the Mountain Valley Pipeline Early Monday morning, pipeline protesters in the Jefferson National Forest erected a new aerial blockade on Pocahontas Road near Narrows, VA. The blockade consists of a protester on a platform 30 feet in the air, suspended from a horizontal rope tied to surrounding trees. Banners at the site read "WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?" and "STILL HERE." Pocahontas Road is a Forest Service road and Mountain Valley Pi
On August 14, 2017 radical protesters in Durham, N.C., torn down a Confederate monument that had been standing in front of the town Courthouse. According to UPI , " the statute was pulled down from its perch with a yellow nylon rope as protesters cheered. Once the monument crashed down to the ground, several people spit on and kicked it." The protesters were led by members of the Workers World Party (WWP), a communist party in the United States, a divergent group from the Socialist Workers Party
Sonia Najera walks under a canopy of ash and sugar hackberry trees, down a dirt path that ends at the water's edge of the Rio Grande. The spot is a mile from the tidal flats where the river mixes with the Gulf of Mexico after its journey from the Colorado headwaters. Najera, South Texas project manager for the Nature Conservancy, points to paw prints in the muddy river bank. "That's a canine," she says, "probably a coyote. That looks like badger; that's chachalaca for sure," she continues, descr
Judging from the memorial to fallen cyclist Louis Ray Smith at the East Garfield Park crash site, the 56-year-old was beloved. On Homan Avenue about 200 feet south of the roaring Lake Street elevated train, relatives and friends planted red-white-and-blue artificial flowers in the grass and burned memorial candles on the curb. A colorful lei and a stuffed beagle with "Snoop" and "Smooth," the nicknames of friends, written in marker on its fur, are tied to a tree. On paper taped to a lamppost, mo
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A National Park Service mountain ranger didn't dare unhook a rope connecting him to a hovering helicopter as he stood on the nose of a wrecked airplane on a mountainside in Alaska's Denali National Park. The sightseeing plane, with five people inside, crashed on a vertical crevasse. The ice may have pulled away from the mountainside, with snow piled up in the gap, creating what climbers call a false floor. "When you're standing right next to the airplane, you don't know
THE Niagara Parkway begins quietly at the southern edge of the tidy tourist town of Niagara-on-the-Lake then loops through some of southern Canada's finest farm land, hugging the lip of the Niagara Gorge. Two hundred metres below, the slate-green river boils and twists. The road is pastoral, edged with fruit stands and vineyards, jammed with tour buses and picnickers when the sun shines. Cruise past Queenston Heights - which the Americans tried to scale before being routed in the War of 1812 - p
At least one person has died due to a rockfall in Yosemite National Park on Wednesday afternoon. "A rockfall of undetermined size occurred in Yosemite National Park this afternoon at about 1:55 p.m. PDT this afternoon. The rockfall was reported to have happened from El Capitan, a granite monolith above Yosemite Valley," Yosemite National Park said in a statement on Wednesday evening. A rockfall on El Capitan's East Buttress this afternoon killed one person and injured another. https://t.co/a6uw9
Monday, August 23rd, 2010 Monday, August 23rd, 2010 News from Humboldt Forest Defenders! Last week, police and loggers commenced operations in Humboldt that will clear acres of redwoods if carried out. Early Wednesday morning , forest defenders set up a 60ft high blockade to prevent loggers from accessing the Jacoby Creek watershed. With activists suspended 60 feet in the air on a platform connected by ropes to the trees in their midst, loggers and police severed the life line, seriously endange
What is a Mangrove? A mangrove is a forest habitat that straddles the coastline of many tropical countries including Madagascar and Indonesia which forms the boundary between where the land finishes and the ocean starts. The plants have adapted to live in salt water and nutrient-rich mud and instantly recognisable large root structures give mangroves some of their special features. These natural structures protect against tidal impact, prevent flooding, and provide shelter and nursery grounds to
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018 Virginia: Another Tree-Sit Goes Up Against the Mountain Valley Pipeline Early Monday morning, pipeline protesters in the Jefferson National Forest erected a new aerial blockade on Pocahontas Road near Narrows, VA. The blockade consists of a protester on a platform 30 feet in the air, suspended from a horizontal rope tied to surrounding trees. Banners at the site read "WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?" and "STILL HERE." Pocahontas Road is a Forest Service road and Mountain Valley Pi
On August 14, 2017 radical protesters in Durham, N.C., torn down a Confederate monument that had been standing in front of the town Courthouse. According to UPI , " the statute was pulled down from its perch with a yellow nylon rope as protesters cheered. Once the monument crashed down to the ground, several people spit on and kicked it." The protesters were led by members of the Workers World Party (WWP), a communist party in the United States, a divergent group from the Socialist Workers Party
Conservationists are reacting critically to news about a gorilla escaping from its enclosure at London Zoo. The Born Free Foundation says that an urgent inquiry is needed into the welfare of captive great apes. The danger of captive gorillas to people The conservation charity adds that, although the western lowland silverback's escape did not endanger the public, it "could have ended very differently". Indeed, interactions between people and captive animals in zoos do not always end well. The
Must Love via Flicker CC Three-legged dogs and one-eyed cats might want to hobble to the next county. There are few animal shelters with no-kill policies in Miami-Dade, and one of them closed last month. The Human Society has since taken over the family-run Pet Rescue in Miami Gardens. But there's more to the story, says Robbie Coy, founder of Sabbath Memorial Dog Rescue. The Humane Society protects "adoptable pets." Problem is, many animals at Pet Rescue are old, antisocial, or disabled. Says C
Momma Kijivu and Baby Tatu Watchwoman Editorial Comment : I feel very sad about the gorilla in a Prague Zoo that hung himself accidentally. I love animals, just about every kind, but most of all dogs. If my pooch, Alexia, gets an upset stomach, I am a wreck. But animals are not humans. Animal rights' wackos drive me to distraction. This is a sad story that Tatu accidentally hung himself, but sadder still are the 3,200 babies that were murdered today, while still inside their mother's wombs, in
- Advertisement - I'm always humbled when I find a gaping hole in my vocabulary. The other day, someone in a political activist group suggested that it would be effective to 'bird dog' incumbents about a rather controversial issue we were discussing. Mind you, I have made this tactic central to my electoral campaign strategy, integral to implementing my candidate contract plan of action. I just didn't know the name for it. - Advertisement - See? Even the Google definition mentions bird dogging i
TNR for Feral Cats is Horribly Cruel and Only Makes People Feel Better Feral Cats are Invasive Species Manqsquan, NJ - -(AmmoLand.com)- There has been much made of the supposed "Positive Results" of Trap Neuter and Release (TNR). What proponents fail to mention is that Feral Cats are not outside pets and suffer horribly from the lack of food, water, shelter and regular medical care while living outside exposed to the elements. The number of feral cats suffering under the guise of TNR is staggeri
A Sumatran tiger was killed by her mating partner within minutes of the pair being introduced for the first time for breeding at the Sacramento Zoo. Mohan, the 12-year-old male tiger, became aggressive with the 15-year-old Baha minutes after a physical introduction, the zoo said in a statement reported on by The Associated Press . Baha was in an outdoor enclosure to which Mohan was allowed access, said the Sacramento Bee . Within two minutes after Mohan entered, he became aggressive with Baha, S
The boy, identified by his stepmother as Jack Lister, had been invited by zookeepers to meet the eight-year-old female sea lion during the Taronga Zoo's seal and sea lion show on Friday. After feeding the animal, Jack mistakenly followed it off the stage, which frightened it, zoo officials said. The sea lion bit the boy and left several puncture wounds on his stomach. Jack had abdominal surgery Friday night and was in stable condition in hospital. Jack's stepmother, Dalitta Wright, told Sydney's
Cesar Millan, noted Dog Whisperer, is under investigation for animal cruelty after a dog he was training on his current Nat GEO WILD show Cesar 911 bit a pig until it bled. On Thursday night, according to TMZ, L.A. County Animal Control authorities visited Millan's Santa Clarita, California property, following up on a complaint after his show aired footage of a pig being bitten by a dog named Simon. Simon's owner also has pet pigs and Simon had attacked them before, which was what Millan was cal
Rescued from pet carrier, Claremont cats are thriving By MEGHAN PIERCE Union Leader Correspondent December 03. 2017 9:31PM Lori Caouette of Claremont is fostering the 12 cats at the center of last months shocking animal cruelty case. (Meghan Pierce/Union Leader Correspondent) Claremont police arrest pet owners after 14 cats found stuffed into one pet carrier CLAREMONT -- Twelve surviving rescued cats at the center of an animal cruelty case are thriving in their foster home. "I am shocked at how
An Omaha, Nebraska, zoo worker was bitten by a Komodo dragon on Sunday and treated at a local hospital. The female worker was taken from the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium to a hospital after the 12:30 p.m. incident. Later in the afternoon, the zoo said in a statement the worker had been released and should recover fully. The zoo said earlier media reports that the worker was critically injured were incorrect. Assistant general curator Stephanie Huettner said the worker needed a couple stiches to
Must Love via Flicker CC Three-legged dogs and one-eyed cats might want to hobble to the next county. There are few animal shelters with no-kill policies in Miami-Dade, and one of them closed last month. The Human Society has since taken over the family-run Pet Rescue in Miami Gardens. But there's more to the story, says Robbie Coy, founder of Sabbath Memorial Dog Rescue. The Humane Society protects "adoptable pets." Problem is, many animals at Pet Rescue are old, antisocial, or disabled. Says C
Momma Kijivu and Baby Tatu Watchwoman Editorial Comment : I feel very sad about the gorilla in a Prague Zoo that hung himself accidentally. I love animals, just about every kind, but most of all dogs. If my pooch, Alexia, gets an upset stomach, I am a wreck. But animals are not humans. Animal rights' wackos drive me to distraction. This is a sad story that Tatu accidentally hung himself, but sadder still are the 3,200 babies that were murdered today, while still inside their mother's wombs, in
- Advertisement - I'm always humbled when I find a gaping hole in my vocabulary. The other day, someone in a political activist group suggested that it would be effective to 'bird dog' incumbents about a rather controversial issue we were discussing. Mind you, I have made this tactic central to my electoral campaign strategy, integral to implementing my candidate contract plan of action. I just didn't know the name for it. - Advertisement - See? Even the Google definition mentions bird dogging i
TNR for Feral Cats is Horribly Cruel and Only Makes People Feel Better Feral Cats are Invasive Species Manqsquan, NJ - -(AmmoLand.com)- There has been much made of the supposed "Positive Results" of Trap Neuter and Release (TNR). What proponents fail to mention is that Feral Cats are not outside pets and suffer horribly from the lack of food, water, shelter and regular medical care while living outside exposed to the elements. The number of feral cats suffering under the guise of TNR is staggeri
A Sumatran tiger was killed by her mating partner within minutes of the pair being introduced for the first time for breeding at the Sacramento Zoo. Mohan, the 12-year-old male tiger, became aggressive with the 15-year-old Baha minutes after a physical introduction, the zoo said in a statement reported on by The Associated Press . Baha was in an outdoor enclosure to which Mohan was allowed access, said the Sacramento Bee . Within two minutes after Mohan entered, he became aggressive with Baha, S
The boy, identified by his stepmother as Jack Lister, had been invited by zookeepers to meet the eight-year-old female sea lion during the Taronga Zoo's seal and sea lion show on Friday. After feeding the animal, Jack mistakenly followed it off the stage, which frightened it, zoo officials said. The sea lion bit the boy and left several puncture wounds on his stomach. Jack had abdominal surgery Friday night and was in stable condition in hospital. Jack's stepmother, Dalitta Wright, told Sydney's
Cesar Millan, noted Dog Whisperer, is under investigation for animal cruelty after a dog he was training on his current Nat GEO WILD show Cesar 911 bit a pig until it bled. On Thursday night, according to TMZ, L.A. County Animal Control authorities visited Millan's Santa Clarita, California property, following up on a complaint after his show aired footage of a pig being bitten by a dog named Simon. Simon's owner also has pet pigs and Simon had attacked them before, which was what Millan was cal
Rescued from pet carrier, Claremont cats are thriving By MEGHAN PIERCE Union Leader Correspondent December 03. 2017 9:31PM Lori Caouette of Claremont is fostering the 12 cats at the center of last months shocking animal cruelty case. (Meghan Pierce/Union Leader Correspondent) Claremont police arrest pet owners after 14 cats found stuffed into one pet carrier CLAREMONT -- Twelve surviving rescued cats at the center of an animal cruelty case are thriving in their foster home. "I am shocked at how
An Omaha, Nebraska, zoo worker was bitten by a Komodo dragon on Sunday and treated at a local hospital. The female worker was taken from the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium to a hospital after the 12:30 p.m. incident. Later in the afternoon, the zoo said in a statement the worker had been released and should recover fully. The zoo said earlier media reports that the worker was critically injured were incorrect. Assistant general curator Stephanie Huettner said the worker needed a couple stiches to
If you've ever channel surfed, there's no doubt you've came across a dog show or two. Each year, thousands of dogs compete in local and nationwide dog shows. Most shows feature events in which purebred dogs compete against others that are also within their breeds' standards. The United Kingdom is home to the largest dog show, Crufts and the American Kennel Club runs Westminster which is the most famous show in the U.S. In each show the dog's physical attributes including appearance and body stru
Ever notice that your dog is staring at you while it poops? As in, it's staring dead at you and won't look away no matter how many times you let it know it's being weird? You might think its unbreakable stare is a message. Maybe your best friend is trying to alpha you by saying, "Yeah, that's right. You see this? You're going to pick up this pile of stink in roughly 2.7 seconds and haul it around for me. Who, truly then, is the real master in this relationship?" Turns out your pup is actually ju
Cesar Millan, noted Dog Whisperer, is under investigation for animal cruelty after a dog he was training on his current Nat GEO WILD show Cesar 911 bit a pig until it bled. On Thursday night, according to TMZ, L.A. County Animal Control authorities visited Millan's Santa Clarita, California property, following up on a complaint after his show aired footage of a pig being bitten by a dog named Simon. Simon's owner also has pet pigs and Simon had attacked them before, which was what Millan was cal
See the Pooch Who Was Just Crowned 'World's Ugliest Dog' (VIDEO) Free sign up cp newsletter! By Eric Corpus , Jun 24, 2014 | 12:34 PM (Screenshot: WITN) Peanut the dog is a loving animal you can't take your eyes off of, but for all the wrong reasons. When he was a puppy, his owners set him on fire, burning off his lips and eyelids, and leaving him hairless in several spots on his body. Thankfully, Holly Chandler of Greenville, S.C. rescued Peanut despite his unsightly appearance from a shelter l
Dogs are terrified of fireworks. How can you enjoy the Fourth of July while also being sensitive to your canine companions' needs? We reached out to a group of dog scientists to get some answers. Here's what they had to say. A More Intense Form of Terror Dr. Gregory Berns is a neurobiologist at Emory University and author of the book How Dogs Love Us . He's been putting fully conscious, unrestrained dogs into fMRI machines for the last few years in an effort to understand the complex relationshi
Horses are not loners by nature, so it's common practice for thoroughbreds to keep a horse known as a companion pony for friendship and support. The friends that accompany racehorses both on the road and at home are not limited to horses, however--dogs, sheep, goats, and even chickens have served as companions. Famed champion Seabiscuit relied on a whole covey of kindly animals: a horse named Pumpkin, a dog named Pocatell, and a spider monkey named Jo-Jo. The champion Unbridled, who won the 1990
Our neighbor has a sheep ranch. The sheep are guarded by Pyrenees dogs. They are friendly, yet intuitively know to guard their charges. Frisco, Lilly, and Maggie are descendants of the large dogs which roamed the mountains of Asia thousands of years ago. French history books claim that this large dog accompanied nomadic tribesmen and their flocks from Asia to the west. In the Pyrenean Mountains these dogs met an environment that caused them to evolve into the burley fuzzy creatures we know today
An endangered condor and 14 flamingo chicks were unveiled Monday at Vesty Pakos Zoo, in La Paz, Bolivia. The female condor was named Illimani, in honor of the emblematic mountain of La Paz. It was born on Dec. 20, 2016, and became the first animal of this species to be born in captivity in Bolivia. Zoo director Andrea Morales said she hoped more condors would be born at the zoo in the future. "We were lucky to have a baby condor ... The egg was brooded since October of last year and after that,
It is well known and common sight to see a pack of dogs chasing a motorcycle or cars or other vehicles. The menace of stray dogs and animals has failed to get the attention of all governments so far. While their sympathy towards stray animals is understandable but negligence of danger towards humans is not. We are writing this petition after we came across this incident occurred in Ajnala, Hardkhurd Village where a 3 year old boy, Angadbir Singh was mauled to death by a pack of dogs and we are s
Cutest ad I've seen in a while, but probably the most expensive coat your dog would ever wear. They're custom made for a Moncler campaign shot by Bruce Weber, which also features a self-portrait of Weber himself, along with his other fetish -- a cadre of shirtless male models in a Sisyphean exercise. The NYT's Cathy Horyn writes : "The shoot was done at Golden Beach, Florida, where Mr. Weber and his partner Nan Bush have a home. As charming as the self-portrait is, with Mr. Weber appearing to sn
Ever notice that your dog is staring at you while it poops? As in, it's staring dead at you and won't look away no matter how many times you let it know it's being weird? You might think its unbreakable stare is a message. Maybe your best friend is trying to alpha you by saying, "Yeah, that's right. You see this? You're going to pick up this pile of stink in roughly 2.7 seconds and haul it around for me. Who, truly then, is the real master in this relationship?" Turns out your pup is actually ju
Cesar Millan, noted Dog Whisperer, is under investigation for animal cruelty after a dog he was training on his current Nat GEO WILD show Cesar 911 bit a pig until it bled. On Thursday night, according to TMZ, L.A. County Animal Control authorities visited Millan's Santa Clarita, California property, following up on a complaint after his show aired footage of a pig being bitten by a dog named Simon. Simon's owner also has pet pigs and Simon had attacked them before, which was what Millan was cal
See the Pooch Who Was Just Crowned 'World's Ugliest Dog' (VIDEO) Free sign up cp newsletter! By Eric Corpus , Jun 24, 2014 | 12:34 PM (Screenshot: WITN) Peanut the dog is a loving animal you can't take your eyes off of, but for all the wrong reasons. When he was a puppy, his owners set him on fire, burning off his lips and eyelids, and leaving him hairless in several spots on his body. Thankfully, Holly Chandler of Greenville, S.C. rescued Peanut despite his unsightly appearance from a shelter l
Dogs are terrified of fireworks. How can you enjoy the Fourth of July while also being sensitive to your canine companions' needs? We reached out to a group of dog scientists to get some answers. Here's what they had to say. A More Intense Form of Terror Dr. Gregory Berns is a neurobiologist at Emory University and author of the book How Dogs Love Us . He's been putting fully conscious, unrestrained dogs into fMRI machines for the last few years in an effort to understand the complex relationshi
Horses are not loners by nature, so it's common practice for thoroughbreds to keep a horse known as a companion pony for friendship and support. The friends that accompany racehorses both on the road and at home are not limited to horses, however--dogs, sheep, goats, and even chickens have served as companions. Famed champion Seabiscuit relied on a whole covey of kindly animals: a horse named Pumpkin, a dog named Pocatell, and a spider monkey named Jo-Jo. The champion Unbridled, who won the 1990
Our neighbor has a sheep ranch. The sheep are guarded by Pyrenees dogs. They are friendly, yet intuitively know to guard their charges. Frisco, Lilly, and Maggie are descendants of the large dogs which roamed the mountains of Asia thousands of years ago. French history books claim that this large dog accompanied nomadic tribesmen and their flocks from Asia to the west. In the Pyrenean Mountains these dogs met an environment that caused them to evolve into the burley fuzzy creatures we know today
An endangered condor and 14 flamingo chicks were unveiled Monday at Vesty Pakos Zoo, in La Paz, Bolivia. The female condor was named Illimani, in honor of the emblematic mountain of La Paz. It was born on Dec. 20, 2016, and became the first animal of this species to be born in captivity in Bolivia. Zoo director Andrea Morales said she hoped more condors would be born at the zoo in the future. "We were lucky to have a baby condor ... The egg was brooded since October of last year and after that,
It is well known and common sight to see a pack of dogs chasing a motorcycle or cars or other vehicles. The menace of stray dogs and animals has failed to get the attention of all governments so far. While their sympathy towards stray animals is understandable but negligence of danger towards humans is not. We are writing this petition after we came across this incident occurred in Ajnala, Hardkhurd Village where a 3 year old boy, Angadbir Singh was mauled to death by a pack of dogs and we are s
Cutest ad I've seen in a while, but probably the most expensive coat your dog would ever wear. They're custom made for a Moncler campaign shot by Bruce Weber, which also features a self-portrait of Weber himself, along with his other fetish -- a cadre of shirtless male models in a Sisyphean exercise. The NYT's Cathy Horyn writes : "The shoot was done at Golden Beach, Florida, where Mr. Weber and his partner Nan Bush have a home. As charming as the self-portrait is, with Mr. Weber appearing to sn
Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident that occurred outside of a black psychiatrist's home, but they have not classified it as a hate crime. Cross burned in front of Jacksonville doctor's home https://t.co/O74mRXs7dk pic.twitter.com/S0G5ihq7sE -- First Coast News (@FCN2go) March 27, 2018 In a real-life flashback to the Jim Crow era, a wooden cross was set on fire on Sunday outside of the Jacksonville, Florida, home of a local psychiatrist. The cross was placed outside of
Mumbai: It has been over a year now since the Malvani hooch tragedy in Mumbai claimed 104 lives within a span of four days from 17-20 June 2015. Thanks to the apathy of the excise department, the officials who were charged with dereliction of duty, are still to face any concrete action. Over 100 people lost their lives in the Malvani hooch tragedy last year. Image courtesy News18 Although the excise department released a statement on 21 June last year saying it suspended four officials--Rajendra
A second bombing was reported near a church in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria on Sunday, hours after at least 21 people were killed in a church explosion in northern Egypt. Several people were reportedly injured in the blast that took place outside the church in Alexandria, local media reported. Earlier Sunday, a bomb struck inside St. George church in the Nile Delta city of Tanta, killing at least 21 people. At least 59 people were also injured in the bombing, according to the Health Minist
Someone visiting Milford, Mass., for the first time might mistakenly deem it an ideal place to live, work, and raise a family. It has a population of around 27,000, a reputable school system, beautiful parks with hikeable trails, a first-class regional hospital, and a buzzing downtown area for shopping and entertainment, according to the town's official website . Outsiders would likely never guess, however, that the town is stained by a deadly history of illegal immigrant crime. According to na
His neighbors kept him from building a film studio, so George Lucas is building a huge low-income housing development on his Bay Area property instead. Lucas submitted plans Wednesday to build 224 low-income homes on 52 acres of his idyllic 1,000 acre California ranch, the Daily Mail reports . He designed and is funding the $200 million housing project. Lucas had to scrap an earlier plan to build a film studio in 2012 after opposition from neighbors, who said they didn't want to be viewed an "ev
A horrific stabbing spree at a Boise, Idaho, apartment complex last night left nine people injured, including six children. Local media reports state that four of the victims have life-threatening injuries. The national media quickly seized on the fact that the apartment complex was known to house refugees and that some of the victims themselves were apparently refugees. Idaho man injures 9 in stabbing attack on refugee families https://t.co/ExRwjbamUT pic.twitter.com/fExQyi0iJw -- The Hill (@th
Investigators are searching the area for the white Fiat Panda that the survivors say was used in the shooting. The incident occurred after the three victims, all migrants, had walked to an old warehouse in San Ferdinando to collect some metal sheeting, which investigators believe was stolen. They say the murder was in retaliation for the theft and that there was no xenophobic motivation. There have been tributes to Sacko's work as a trade unionist and activist for migrant rights. Italian media s
Classes have been suspended at a Juarez school that was set on fire. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Police say a message from attackers claimed the school did not pay a protection fee Classes in the school have been suspended and parents say they fear for their children Graffiti messages in other schools have threatened attacks against teachers The messages are found in Ciudad Juarez, located across the border from El Paso, Texas Mexico City (CNN) -- Two armed attackers burst into a kindergarten and set fire
A racist Texas woman accused of vandalizing an interracial couple's car was finally charged after several weeks of inaction by the local authorities. Melissa Shelton, of Texas, indicted on felony criminal mischief charge after being accused of smashing interracial couple's car windows. The couple's attorney says she used racial slurs and has called it a hate crime https://t.co/fo5NhHbgCH pic.twitter.com/CmCixzMGnA -- Heavy.com (@HeavySan) February 2, 2018 A white Texas woman faces charges of fel
ROSWELL, New Mexico -- Imagine depositing a check at your local bank for $430 but getting credit for $43,000. Police say that's what happened to a Roswell, New Mexico, man. Instead of notifying the bank, police say the man quietly spent all the cash. When the bank discovered the error, they told the man he must repay all of the money. That was in November. The bank has reached out to the man multiple times. Police say a bank official has spoken to him by phone, but the man has yet to pay back t
Mumbai: It has been over a year now since the Malvani hooch tragedy in Mumbai claimed 104 lives within a span of four days from 17-20 June 2015. Thanks to the apathy of the excise department, the officials who were charged with dereliction of duty, are still to face any concrete action. Over 100 people lost their lives in the Malvani hooch tragedy last year. Image courtesy News18 Although the excise department released a statement on 21 June last year saying it suspended four officials--Rajendra
A second bombing was reported near a church in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria on Sunday, hours after at least 21 people were killed in a church explosion in northern Egypt. Several people were reportedly injured in the blast that took place outside the church in Alexandria, local media reported. Earlier Sunday, a bomb struck inside St. George church in the Nile Delta city of Tanta, killing at least 21 people. At least 59 people were also injured in the bombing, according to the Health Minist
Someone visiting Milford, Mass., for the first time might mistakenly deem it an ideal place to live, work, and raise a family. It has a population of around 27,000, a reputable school system, beautiful parks with hikeable trails, a first-class regional hospital, and a buzzing downtown area for shopping and entertainment, according to the town's official website . Outsiders would likely never guess, however, that the town is stained by a deadly history of illegal immigrant crime. According to na
His neighbors kept him from building a film studio, so George Lucas is building a huge low-income housing development on his Bay Area property instead. Lucas submitted plans Wednesday to build 224 low-income homes on 52 acres of his idyllic 1,000 acre California ranch, the Daily Mail reports . He designed and is funding the $200 million housing project. Lucas had to scrap an earlier plan to build a film studio in 2012 after opposition from neighbors, who said they didn't want to be viewed an "ev
A horrific stabbing spree at a Boise, Idaho, apartment complex last night left nine people injured, including six children. Local media reports state that four of the victims have life-threatening injuries. The national media quickly seized on the fact that the apartment complex was known to house refugees and that some of the victims themselves were apparently refugees. Idaho man injures 9 in stabbing attack on refugee families https://t.co/ExRwjbamUT pic.twitter.com/fExQyi0iJw -- The Hill (@th
Investigators are searching the area for the white Fiat Panda that the survivors say was used in the shooting. The incident occurred after the three victims, all migrants, had walked to an old warehouse in San Ferdinando to collect some metal sheeting, which investigators believe was stolen. They say the murder was in retaliation for the theft and that there was no xenophobic motivation. There have been tributes to Sacko's work as a trade unionist and activist for migrant rights. Italian media s
Classes have been suspended at a Juarez school that was set on fire. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Police say a message from attackers claimed the school did not pay a protection fee Classes in the school have been suspended and parents say they fear for their children Graffiti messages in other schools have threatened attacks against teachers The messages are found in Ciudad Juarez, located across the border from El Paso, Texas Mexico City (CNN) -- Two armed attackers burst into a kindergarten and set fire
A racist Texas woman accused of vandalizing an interracial couple's car was finally charged after several weeks of inaction by the local authorities. Melissa Shelton, of Texas, indicted on felony criminal mischief charge after being accused of smashing interracial couple's car windows. The couple's attorney says she used racial slurs and has called it a hate crime https://t.co/fo5NhHbgCH pic.twitter.com/CmCixzMGnA -- Heavy.com (@HeavySan) February 2, 2018 A white Texas woman faces charges of fel
ROSWELL, New Mexico -- Imagine depositing a check at your local bank for $430 but getting credit for $43,000. Police say that's what happened to a Roswell, New Mexico, man. Instead of notifying the bank, police say the man quietly spent all the cash. When the bank discovered the error, they told the man he must repay all of the money. That was in November. The bank has reached out to the man multiple times. Police say a bank official has spoken to him by phone, but the man has yet to pay back t
Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident that occurred outside of a black psychiatrist's home, but they have not classified it as a hate crime. Cross burned in front of Jacksonville doctor's home https://t.co/O74mRXs7dk pic.twitter.com/S0G5ihq7sE -- First Coast News (@FCN2go) March 27, 2018 In a real-life flashback to the Jim Crow era, a wooden cross was set on fire on Sunday outside of the Jacksonville, Florida, home of a local psychiatrist. The cross was placed outside of
Officials with the University of Chicago Hyde Park canceled all classes on Monday in response to an online threat. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below According to a Facebook post Sunday night, the school was informed by FBI counterterrorism officials that an anonymous person had posted a threat of gun violence online that specifically referenced the campus quad area. "Based on the FBI's assessment of this threat and recent tragic events at other campuses across the country," the post state
Friday, January 19th, 2018 Water Protector Red Fawn Fallis Back in Jail After Thursday Arrest FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA -- Red Fawn Fallis, the woman arrested for allegedly firing three shots at Standing Rock during a confrontation with law enforcement in October 2016, is back in jail on Thursday night. Fallis, who reportedly will enter a plea agreement on Monday for the 2016 incident at Standing Rock, was arrested by U.S. Marshalls at Centre, Inc. in Fargo, North Dakota for allegedly not being where
Update : Via KCAL-9 : Reports that a Huntington Beach High School student who intervened in the campus beating of a visually impaired classmate had been suspended were not accurate, school officials said Friday. . . . Erroneous reports had also circulated that Pine had been kicked off the school football team, but he actually left the squad last spring and was not on this year's roster, according to Huntington Beach Union High School District spokeswoman Alyssa Griffiths. No good deed, &c. Via
Judging from the memorial to fallen cyclist Louis Ray Smith at the East Garfield Park crash site, the 56-year-old was beloved. On Homan Avenue about 200 feet south of the roaring Lake Street elevated train, relatives and friends planted red-white-and-blue artificial flowers in the grass and burned memorial candles on the curb. A colorful lei and a stuffed beagle with "Snoop" and "Smooth," the nicknames of friends, written in marker on its fur, are tied to a tree. On paper taped to a lamppost, mo
A dispute between two Los Angeles-area high school students ended in gunfire Friday morning. One student suffered a gunshot wound to the arm but officials expect him to make a full recovery. "That student is going to be OK," said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokesman Capt. Darren Harris. Officers converged on Highland High School in Palmdale following reports of an armed student on campus. They took the 14-year-old shooter into custody shortly after the incident. Deputies have not pr
A tour group found yet another Emmett Till memorial sign located along the Mississippi Freedom Trail that was vandalized and defaced over the weekend. For the second time, a civil rights memorial sign honoring Emmett Till has been vandalized. Till is a historical black figure who was kidnapped, brutally beaten, and lynched at just 14 years old for allegedly whistling at a white woman. Read More His tragic death marked a pivotal point in the Civil Rights Movement after his mother, Mamie Till Mobl
I've never paid much attention to Cecil John Rhodes, but his presence is entrenched in my city. Rhodes Memorial is one of Cape Town's most loved tourist attractions. Set against the backdrop of Devil's Peak, the iconic memorial stands as a salute to a colonialist who imprisoned and enslaved the people who called this land home. A hundred years after it was built, we are free of colonialism and apartheid. But why does this monument to a colonist stand while South Africa's freedom fighters go unre
Iowa City Council Votes To Remove Memorial, City Votes To Remove The Council 7:39 PM 11/09/2015 The city council in Knoxville, Iowa, will be full of new members in January after a dispute over a veteran's memorial bearing a cross led voters to boot out the incumbents. It all started when Americans United for Separation of Church and State demanded that the city council take down a veteran's monument in Young's Park within the city. The monument featured a soldier bowing before a white cross, bu
Michel Warchawski standing in Canada Park near Jerusalem. Photo by Jillian Kestler-D'Amours. Sitting cross-legged in a circle, a group of about 20 Israeli school children are chatting excitedly under the shade of tall pine trees one sunny afternoon in March. A few meters away, the names of hundreds of Canadians are prominently displayed on row upon row of beige, ceramic plaques. Montreal. Toronto. Winnipeg. Vancouver. Welcome to Canada Park. The Jewish National Fund of Canada built this vast and
Officials with the University of Chicago Hyde Park canceled all classes on Monday in response to an online threat. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below According to a Facebook post Sunday night, the school was informed by FBI counterterrorism officials that an anonymous person had posted a threat of gun violence online that specifically referenced the campus quad area. "Based on the FBI's assessment of this threat and recent tragic events at other campuses across the country," the post state
Friday, January 19th, 2018 Water Protector Red Fawn Fallis Back in Jail After Thursday Arrest FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA -- Red Fawn Fallis, the woman arrested for allegedly firing three shots at Standing Rock during a confrontation with law enforcement in October 2016, is back in jail on Thursday night. Fallis, who reportedly will enter a plea agreement on Monday for the 2016 incident at Standing Rock, was arrested by U.S. Marshalls at Centre, Inc. in Fargo, North Dakota for allegedly not being where
Update : Via KCAL-9 : Reports that a Huntington Beach High School student who intervened in the campus beating of a visually impaired classmate had been suspended were not accurate, school officials said Friday. . . . Erroneous reports had also circulated that Pine had been kicked off the school football team, but he actually left the squad last spring and was not on this year's roster, according to Huntington Beach Union High School District spokeswoman Alyssa Griffiths. No good deed, &c. Via
Judging from the memorial to fallen cyclist Louis Ray Smith at the East Garfield Park crash site, the 56-year-old was beloved. On Homan Avenue about 200 feet south of the roaring Lake Street elevated train, relatives and friends planted red-white-and-blue artificial flowers in the grass and burned memorial candles on the curb. A colorful lei and a stuffed beagle with "Snoop" and "Smooth," the nicknames of friends, written in marker on its fur, are tied to a tree. On paper taped to a lamppost, mo
A dispute between two Los Angeles-area high school students ended in gunfire Friday morning. One student suffered a gunshot wound to the arm but officials expect him to make a full recovery. "That student is going to be OK," said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokesman Capt. Darren Harris. Officers converged on Highland High School in Palmdale following reports of an armed student on campus. They took the 14-year-old shooter into custody shortly after the incident. Deputies have not pr
A tour group found yet another Emmett Till memorial sign located along the Mississippi Freedom Trail that was vandalized and defaced over the weekend. For the second time, a civil rights memorial sign honoring Emmett Till has been vandalized. Till is a historical black figure who was kidnapped, brutally beaten, and lynched at just 14 years old for allegedly whistling at a white woman. Read More His tragic death marked a pivotal point in the Civil Rights Movement after his mother, Mamie Till Mobl
I've never paid much attention to Cecil John Rhodes, but his presence is entrenched in my city. Rhodes Memorial is one of Cape Town's most loved tourist attractions. Set against the backdrop of Devil's Peak, the iconic memorial stands as a salute to a colonialist who imprisoned and enslaved the people who called this land home. A hundred years after it was built, we are free of colonialism and apartheid. But why does this monument to a colonist stand while South Africa's freedom fighters go unre
Iowa City Council Votes To Remove Memorial, City Votes To Remove The Council 7:39 PM 11/09/2015 The city council in Knoxville, Iowa, will be full of new members in January after a dispute over a veteran's memorial bearing a cross led voters to boot out the incumbents. It all started when Americans United for Separation of Church and State demanded that the city council take down a veteran's monument in Young's Park within the city. The monument featured a soldier bowing before a white cross, bu
Michel Warchawski standing in Canada Park near Jerusalem. Photo by Jillian Kestler-D'Amours. Sitting cross-legged in a circle, a group of about 20 Israeli school children are chatting excitedly under the shade of tall pine trees one sunny afternoon in March. A few meters away, the names of hundreds of Canadians are prominently displayed on row upon row of beige, ceramic plaques. Montreal. Toronto. Winnipeg. Vancouver. Welcome to Canada Park. The Jewish National Fund of Canada built this vast and
A U.S. drone strike in northeastern Afghanistan killed the Pakistani Taliban chief mostly known for ordering the assassination of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, an Afghan defense spokesman announced Friday. Mohammad Radmanish said the Thursday morning strike killed Mullah Fazlullah and two other insurgents in the northeastern Marawara district near the Afghan border with Pakistan. The airstrike came just hours before the Afghan Taliban began a three-day ceasefire to honor the Muslim
Photo: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images Ebola isn't airborne, but the terrorist group ISIS may soon be: The world's most notorious group of the moment is reportedly training militants to pilot captured MiG 21 or MiG 23 fighter jets, using pilots from the Saddam Hussein era. The announcement comes from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a U.K.-based NGO . Rami Abdulrahman, the group's leader, said the planes in question were seized from captured Syrian air bases. "They have trainers, Iraqi
Most Popular There were the new tidbits of information on the workings of the president's " kill list " and the convening of " terror Tuesday " briefings to target specific individuals around the world. There were the insider discussions of ongoing decisions to target American citizens abroad for assassination by drone without due process of law and the revealing e-mails in which participants up to presidential advisers discussed how exactly to craft the exculpatory "legal" documents for those a
Proposals to improve the country's security defences and boost its political clout marks a significant shift in foreign policy which has deliberately steered clear of controversial global and military affairs since the end of the Second World War. The German defence ministry will release a white paper stating it is ready to "assume responsibility" and "help meet current and future security and humanitarian challenges". It will back a long term goal of "a common European security and defence unio
Riyadh : A newspaper hails Saudi Arabia`s "brave armed men". Students build a remote-controlled fighter plane as a tribute to warplanes bombing Yemeni rebels. A phone company offers patriotic songs as ringtones. This is wartime in Saudi Arabia, a tightly controlled Islamic kingdom where almost every audible voice is behind the three-week-old air campaign against Shiite rebels in neighbouring Yemen. "Our king has done something good," said Saud Mubarak, an unemployed man in his mid-20s. He echoed
International Security Assistance Force troops at Kandahar Airfield. Creative Commons photo by Aramis X. Ramirez/ISAF. On October 7, 2001, U.S. and U.K. forces began an invasion of Afghanistan aimed at capturing or killing the perpetrators of 9/11, believed to be sheltered there by the Taliban. Canadian forces soon joined the fray as part of the International Security Assistance Force, beginning The Forces' longest and most controversial military engagement in history. After nearly a decade on t
A drone is flown for recreational purposes--not smuggling purposes--in the sky above Old Bethpage, New York, on Sept. 5, 2015. Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images As long as prisons have existed, inmates and their free-world buddies have been trying to smuggle things inside. You can understand the impulse: In the land of homemade rot-gut liquor and exorbitant prices for phone calls , the man with marijuana and a cellphone is king. But it's not always easy getting these goods inside. Traditional
Celebrated US author and poet Alice Walker is among 38 people who will join Audacity of Hope , the ship sponsored by US Boat to Gaza as part of an international effort to break Israel's maritime siege of Gaza. Walker has authored more than thirty books, the best known of which is the Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Color Purple . Speaking to ElectronicIntifada.net co-founder Ali Abunimah , Walker draws parallels between the Gaza Freedom Flotilla and the Freedom Rides during the US civil rights
A few weeks ago, did the majority of the world know the Japanese prime minister pledged $200 million in "humanitarian aid" in the war against ISIS? Or that two Japanese citizens had been held as hostages for months? Or that ISIS also held a Jordanian pilot? Or, since 2005, Jordan had been holding a failed al Qaeda female suicide bomber on death row? The world knows now. With three killings, the Islamic State sent its messages viral, and watched them pay off in strategic gains. What ISIS Accompli
Munich -- The abiding image from last weekend's security conference here was of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu theatrically brandishing a piece of an Iranian drone shot down over Israel a week before -- and starkly warning Tehran: "Do not test Israel's resolve." Are Israel and Iran heading toward war, in their new jockeying for influence amid the rubble of Syria? Probably not, but a delicate game of brinkmanship has certainly begun. Policymakers in Washington, Jerusalem, Moscow and Tehran are
Photo: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images Ebola isn't airborne, but the terrorist group ISIS may soon be: The world's most notorious group of the moment is reportedly training militants to pilot captured MiG 21 or MiG 23 fighter jets, using pilots from the Saddam Hussein era. The announcement comes from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a U.K.-based NGO . Rami Abdulrahman, the group's leader, said the planes in question were seized from captured Syrian air bases. "They have trainers, Iraqi
Most Popular There were the new tidbits of information on the workings of the president's " kill list " and the convening of " terror Tuesday " briefings to target specific individuals around the world. There were the insider discussions of ongoing decisions to target American citizens abroad for assassination by drone without due process of law and the revealing e-mails in which participants up to presidential advisers discussed how exactly to craft the exculpatory "legal" documents for those a
Proposals to improve the country's security defences and boost its political clout marks a significant shift in foreign policy which has deliberately steered clear of controversial global and military affairs since the end of the Second World War. The German defence ministry will release a white paper stating it is ready to "assume responsibility" and "help meet current and future security and humanitarian challenges". It will back a long term goal of "a common European security and defence unio
Riyadh : A newspaper hails Saudi Arabia`s "brave armed men". Students build a remote-controlled fighter plane as a tribute to warplanes bombing Yemeni rebels. A phone company offers patriotic songs as ringtones. This is wartime in Saudi Arabia, a tightly controlled Islamic kingdom where almost every audible voice is behind the three-week-old air campaign against Shiite rebels in neighbouring Yemen. "Our king has done something good," said Saud Mubarak, an unemployed man in his mid-20s. He echoed
International Security Assistance Force troops at Kandahar Airfield. Creative Commons photo by Aramis X. Ramirez/ISAF. On October 7, 2001, U.S. and U.K. forces began an invasion of Afghanistan aimed at capturing or killing the perpetrators of 9/11, believed to be sheltered there by the Taliban. Canadian forces soon joined the fray as part of the International Security Assistance Force, beginning The Forces' longest and most controversial military engagement in history. After nearly a decade on t
A drone is flown for recreational purposes--not smuggling purposes--in the sky above Old Bethpage, New York, on Sept. 5, 2015. Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images As long as prisons have existed, inmates and their free-world buddies have been trying to smuggle things inside. You can understand the impulse: In the land of homemade rot-gut liquor and exorbitant prices for phone calls , the man with marijuana and a cellphone is king. But it's not always easy getting these goods inside. Traditional
Celebrated US author and poet Alice Walker is among 38 people who will join Audacity of Hope , the ship sponsored by US Boat to Gaza as part of an international effort to break Israel's maritime siege of Gaza. Walker has authored more than thirty books, the best known of which is the Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Color Purple . Speaking to ElectronicIntifada.net co-founder Ali Abunimah , Walker draws parallels between the Gaza Freedom Flotilla and the Freedom Rides during the US civil rights
A few weeks ago, did the majority of the world know the Japanese prime minister pledged $200 million in "humanitarian aid" in the war against ISIS? Or that two Japanese citizens had been held as hostages for months? Or that ISIS also held a Jordanian pilot? Or, since 2005, Jordan had been holding a failed al Qaeda female suicide bomber on death row? The world knows now. With three killings, the Islamic State sent its messages viral, and watched them pay off in strategic gains. What ISIS Accompli
Munich -- The abiding image from last weekend's security conference here was of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu theatrically brandishing a piece of an Iranian drone shot down over Israel a week before -- and starkly warning Tehran: "Do not test Israel's resolve." Are Israel and Iran heading toward war, in their new jockeying for influence amid the rubble of Syria? Probably not, but a delicate game of brinkmanship has certainly begun. Policymakers in Washington, Jerusalem, Moscow and Tehran are
You don't see this very often. " Neon Lights " singer Demi Lovato will premiere the music video for dance-pop song "Really Don't Care" on TV at the same time it debuts online. Mashable got an exclusive sneak peek of the video, along with Lovato's explanation of its LGBT-infused theme, in the teaser (below). The video debuts simultaneously at 5 p.m. ET on June 26 on MTV, MTV Hits, Logo TV, MTV.com, LogoTV.com, VH1.com and Vevo.com. The 21-year-old vocalist filmed the video, directed by Ryan Pallo
If you're not already aware, The Buzz has an unhealthy obsession with music and will, from time to time, provide jams to make you smile and do that computer chair dance we are all known to do (admit it.) The song after the jump falls into the "thinker" category courtesy of The O'Jays . A cruel fact of life is that The Buzz cannot sing like Eddie Levert. At any rate, while it's unfair to say that modern music never takes any kind of stand or says anything in particular, it's hard to fathom a comb
For those who aren't in the know, Coachella is a trendy music festival. Via Wikipedia: The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (commonly referred to as Coachella or the Coachella Festival ) is an annual music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California , located in the Inland Empire 's Coachella Valley , in the Colorado Desert . It was co-founded by Paul Tollett and Rick Van Santen in 1999, and is organized by Goldenvoice , a subsidiary of AEG Live as of 2001. [1] Th
Madonnarama! Madonna has struck pose after provocative pose since her 1982 debut. Is her latest incarnation, as activist and filmmaker, bringing her closer to the truth? Rich Cohen undergoes a multi-media bombardment--her new album, her directorial debut, and her documentary on the orphans of Malawi, where she adopted her third child--to prepare for a session with the icon herself. Photographs by Steven Meisel. Web special: A slide show of the many modes of Madonna from the pages of Vanity Fair,
The Full Schedule of Panels For Thursday at San Diego Comic-Con 2015 by Jill Pantozzi | 4:28 pm, June 25th, 2015 3rd Annual Musical Anatomy of a Superhero From the ominous horns of Jaws, to the inspiring theme for Star Wars, music has always been an important supporting character in movies. For the superhero genre, the music reflects these emotions and more. This panel offers a behind the scenes look at the music of today's biggest superhero film and TV projects with unreleased film clips and ne
Sounding like something out of a mediocre Hollywood movie, SeaWorld has copped to infiltrating animal rights groups and spying, under the guise of protecting them selves from "credible threats." I also enjoy that "certain employees" were directed to these tasks. Seal trainers? Cotton candy spinners? From the Orlando Sentinel: Reading from a statement while speaking [...] You might be used to rolling your own smokes, but let's face it: it's not the cleanest or most eco-friendly way to enjoy your
You Won't Want To Miss This Film At Outfest An inspiring story filled with love, heartbreak and finding one's place in the world. By Curve Staff Published: 2017.07.04 01:31 PM If you haven't made plans yet to attend this year's Outfest LGBT Film Festival , you should probably get on that sooner rather than later. This year's lineup of films is jam-packed with stunning stories that are sure to take you on an emotional rollercoaster! And we've found one film, with an award-winning cast and crew,
Cheers to the weekend! You and your crew might be headed out to happy hour, or you're hitting up the bars on Saturday night to dance until dawn. But, one of your friends doesn't drink and will choose to sip on a huge cup of Coca Cola over a cold glass of beer any day. If you're close to this girl, then you probably know her reasons better than most. Some people just don't understand how a 20-something can be at a bar without alcohol in hand, but she's so happy just the same. The girl who doesn't
The dance-rock trio are back with their sophomore album and a list of essentials, including a mountain of robots, a monster synthesizer, and a Swedish music collective to rally behind We admit it, we were hooked on Miike Snow's " Animal ." And no wonder--the song, from their 2009 self-titled album, features the euphoric voice of Andrew Wyatt and production by Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg, the guys who won a Grammy for the wiggly bass and strident strings on Britney Spears's "Toxic." Bu
After what felt like decades of winter, the great reveal about the life or death of Jon Snow occurred in the most recent episode of "Game of Thrones." So, the cast members of "Saturday Night Live" decided to spoof not only the story of that particular episode itself, but also how long everything seems to take in the "Game of Thrones" world of Westeros. Of course, we all expect for the suspense to be drawn out as long as possible in any TV show, movie or book, but it's not the same when you're t
If you're not already aware, The Buzz has an unhealthy obsession with music and will, from time to time, provide jams to make you smile and do that computer chair dance we are all known to do (admit it.) The song after the jump falls into the "thinker" category courtesy of The O'Jays . A cruel fact of life is that The Buzz cannot sing like Eddie Levert. At any rate, while it's unfair to say that modern music never takes any kind of stand or says anything in particular, it's hard to fathom a comb
For those who aren't in the know, Coachella is a trendy music festival. Via Wikipedia: The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (commonly referred to as Coachella or the Coachella Festival ) is an annual music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California , located in the Inland Empire 's Coachella Valley , in the Colorado Desert . It was co-founded by Paul Tollett and Rick Van Santen in 1999, and is organized by Goldenvoice , a subsidiary of AEG Live as of 2001. [1] Th
Madonnarama! Madonna has struck pose after provocative pose since her 1982 debut. Is her latest incarnation, as activist and filmmaker, bringing her closer to the truth? Rich Cohen undergoes a multi-media bombardment--her new album, her directorial debut, and her documentary on the orphans of Malawi, where she adopted her third child--to prepare for a session with the icon herself. Photographs by Steven Meisel. Web special: A slide show of the many modes of Madonna from the pages of Vanity Fair,
The Full Schedule of Panels For Thursday at San Diego Comic-Con 2015 by Jill Pantozzi | 4:28 pm, June 25th, 2015 3rd Annual Musical Anatomy of a Superhero From the ominous horns of Jaws, to the inspiring theme for Star Wars, music has always been an important supporting character in movies. For the superhero genre, the music reflects these emotions and more. This panel offers a behind the scenes look at the music of today's biggest superhero film and TV projects with unreleased film clips and ne
Sounding like something out of a mediocre Hollywood movie, SeaWorld has copped to infiltrating animal rights groups and spying, under the guise of protecting them selves from "credible threats." I also enjoy that "certain employees" were directed to these tasks. Seal trainers? Cotton candy spinners? From the Orlando Sentinel: Reading from a statement while speaking [...] You might be used to rolling your own smokes, but let's face it: it's not the cleanest or most eco-friendly way to enjoy your
You Won't Want To Miss This Film At Outfest An inspiring story filled with love, heartbreak and finding one's place in the world. By Curve Staff Published: 2017.07.04 01:31 PM If you haven't made plans yet to attend this year's Outfest LGBT Film Festival , you should probably get on that sooner rather than later. This year's lineup of films is jam-packed with stunning stories that are sure to take you on an emotional rollercoaster! And we've found one film, with an award-winning cast and crew,
Cheers to the weekend! You and your crew might be headed out to happy hour, or you're hitting up the bars on Saturday night to dance until dawn. But, one of your friends doesn't drink and will choose to sip on a huge cup of Coca Cola over a cold glass of beer any day. If you're close to this girl, then you probably know her reasons better than most. Some people just don't understand how a 20-something can be at a bar without alcohol in hand, but she's so happy just the same. The girl who doesn't
The dance-rock trio are back with their sophomore album and a list of essentials, including a mountain of robots, a monster synthesizer, and a Swedish music collective to rally behind We admit it, we were hooked on Miike Snow's " Animal ." And no wonder--the song, from their 2009 self-titled album, features the euphoric voice of Andrew Wyatt and production by Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg, the guys who won a Grammy for the wiggly bass and strident strings on Britney Spears's "Toxic." Bu
After what felt like decades of winter, the great reveal about the life or death of Jon Snow occurred in the most recent episode of "Game of Thrones." So, the cast members of "Saturday Night Live" decided to spoof not only the story of that particular episode itself, but also how long everything seems to take in the "Game of Thrones" world of Westeros. Of course, we all expect for the suspense to be drawn out as long as possible in any TV show, movie or book, but it's not the same when you're t
NEW YORK -- The Jewish actor portraying Peter, the disciple whom Jesus Christ described as the "rock" on which he would build his church, insists that Mark Burnett and Roma Downey's new "A.D. The Bible Continues" series is not targeted only at Christian viewers. "The words I use are faith, hope and love. It affects us all, so I don't think it matters what you are," Adam Levy told CP last week at the "A.D." premiere reception in New York City when asked if the series was primarily for Christians.
MOSCOW (AP) -- Orthodox Christian believers are observing Easter, a week later than the religious holiday was celebrated this year by Western churches. In Russia, about 4.3 million people took part in an Orthodox Easter event, the Interior Ministry said Sunday. President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev attended Easter services at Christ the Savior Cathedral, Moscow's largest church. Serbia celebrated the day in a highly charged atmosphere over Kosovo, the former Serbian provinc
I have a simple rule for whether I will consume art created by an abusive man. If the art justifies or condones the abuse in any way, it's off limits - so I can watch Roman Polanski's The Pianist , whereas my stomach turns at Louis CK's I Love You, Daddy . Polanski's 2002 Holocaust drama features no allusion to - or justification of - his 1977 rape of a 13-year-old girl. Comedian CK's 2017 film, on the other hand, explores and condones the sexualisation of a young woman by lecherous, powerful me
After what felt like decades of winter, the great reveal about the life or death of Jon Snow occurred in the most recent episode of "Game of Thrones." So, the cast members of "Saturday Night Live" decided to spoof not only the story of that particular episode itself, but also how long everything seems to take in the "Game of Thrones" world of Westeros. Of course, we all expect for the suspense to be drawn out as long as possible in any TV show, movie or book, but it's not the same when you're t
Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus, but in recent years this simple notion has come under fire from liberals and progressives. According to Yahoo News , the anti-Christian trend has gotten so bad that it prompted U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado last week to introduce House Resolution 564, which reaffirms the First Amendment right to keep Christ within the civic dialogue. The resolution reads: "Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives -- (1) recognizes
Good Friday Morning. Literally, it is Good Friday, the day Christians (Western Christians, anyway) remember the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Whatever you think about Jesus, His death and resurrection had a huge impact on history . Here's how the Bible Museum commemorates Good Friday. Here's why Jesus Christ on Good Friday arguably suffered sexual assault . #JesusToo. Without further ado... Mea Culpa. Fox News host Laura Ingraham apologized to David Hogg after facing a boycott over a tweet. On We
Egyptians light candles at St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo on Tuesday, during a vigil for Christians who were killed by Islamic State terrorists in Libya (AP). Terrorism: As in Paris, where the White House insists four Jews in a kosher market were randomly selected for slaughter, the statement condemning IS beheading 21 Egyptians omits a key fact: all were Christians. Speaking of the Chapel Hill, N.C., murder of three Muslims, President Obama, as his FBI began an investigation into whether it was
Contributor | Pure Flix March 7, 2018 Have Christians blown their credibility in the modern era -- and, if so, is it possible to get it back? These are just two of the questions at the center of Phil Cooke and Jonathan Bock's new book, " The Way Back: How Christians Blew Our Credibility and How We Get It Back ," with Cooke telling Faithwire where he believes Christians went wrong and how he thinks they can correct their cultural path. "The fruit of the spirit ... that's what people are supposed
MOSCOW, November 2, 2015 ( LifeSiteNews ) - According to Patriarch Kirill, leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Christians who stand for the ancient traditions of their faith are becoming "Confessors of the Faith," in the mold of the mutilated and exiled St. Maximos (+662 AD). Kirill met with famous American Evangelical leader Franklin Graham last week, with whom he shared his admiration for American evangelicals' defense of Christian morals. Kirill called those who suffer for their stand supp
While in London, my wife and I visited several of the usual tourist sites: Westminster Abbey, the British Museum, Buckingham Palace, and the Tower of London. For those who haven't been to London, let me say that the Tower of London isn't a tower so much as an ancient castle. The Tower tour is both fascinating and humorous, especially if you have a quirky sense of humor. One of the things that caught my eye while we were touring the Tower wasn't mentioned by our guide. It was a sign over the door
MOSCOW (AP) -- Orthodox Christian believers are observing Easter, a week later than the religious holiday was celebrated this year by Western churches. In Russia, about 4.3 million people took part in an Orthodox Easter event, the Interior Ministry said Sunday. President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev attended Easter services at Christ the Savior Cathedral, Moscow's largest church. Serbia celebrated the day in a highly charged atmosphere over Kosovo, the former Serbian provinc
I have a simple rule for whether I will consume art created by an abusive man. If the art justifies or condones the abuse in any way, it's off limits - so I can watch Roman Polanski's The Pianist , whereas my stomach turns at Louis CK's I Love You, Daddy . Polanski's 2002 Holocaust drama features no allusion to - or justification of - his 1977 rape of a 13-year-old girl. Comedian CK's 2017 film, on the other hand, explores and condones the sexualisation of a young woman by lecherous, powerful me
After what felt like decades of winter, the great reveal about the life or death of Jon Snow occurred in the most recent episode of "Game of Thrones." So, the cast members of "Saturday Night Live" decided to spoof not only the story of that particular episode itself, but also how long everything seems to take in the "Game of Thrones" world of Westeros. Of course, we all expect for the suspense to be drawn out as long as possible in any TV show, movie or book, but it's not the same when you're t
Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus, but in recent years this simple notion has come under fire from liberals and progressives. According to Yahoo News , the anti-Christian trend has gotten so bad that it prompted U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado last week to introduce House Resolution 564, which reaffirms the First Amendment right to keep Christ within the civic dialogue. The resolution reads: "Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives -- (1) recognizes
Good Friday Morning. Literally, it is Good Friday, the day Christians (Western Christians, anyway) remember the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Whatever you think about Jesus, His death and resurrection had a huge impact on history . Here's how the Bible Museum commemorates Good Friday. Here's why Jesus Christ on Good Friday arguably suffered sexual assault . #JesusToo. Without further ado... Mea Culpa. Fox News host Laura Ingraham apologized to David Hogg after facing a boycott over a tweet. On We
Egyptians light candles at St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo on Tuesday, during a vigil for Christians who were killed by Islamic State terrorists in Libya (AP). Terrorism: As in Paris, where the White House insists four Jews in a kosher market were randomly selected for slaughter, the statement condemning IS beheading 21 Egyptians omits a key fact: all were Christians. Speaking of the Chapel Hill, N.C., murder of three Muslims, President Obama, as his FBI began an investigation into whether it was
Contributor | Pure Flix March 7, 2018 Have Christians blown their credibility in the modern era -- and, if so, is it possible to get it back? These are just two of the questions at the center of Phil Cooke and Jonathan Bock's new book, " The Way Back: How Christians Blew Our Credibility and How We Get It Back ," with Cooke telling Faithwire where he believes Christians went wrong and how he thinks they can correct their cultural path. "The fruit of the spirit ... that's what people are supposed
MOSCOW, November 2, 2015 ( LifeSiteNews ) - According to Patriarch Kirill, leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Christians who stand for the ancient traditions of their faith are becoming "Confessors of the Faith," in the mold of the mutilated and exiled St. Maximos (+662 AD). Kirill met with famous American Evangelical leader Franklin Graham last week, with whom he shared his admiration for American evangelicals' defense of Christian morals. Kirill called those who suffer for their stand supp
While in London, my wife and I visited several of the usual tourist sites: Westminster Abbey, the British Museum, Buckingham Palace, and the Tower of London. For those who haven't been to London, let me say that the Tower of London isn't a tower so much as an ancient castle. The Tower tour is both fascinating and humorous, especially if you have a quirky sense of humor. One of the things that caught my eye while we were touring the Tower wasn't mentioned by our guide. It was a sign over the door
Ep. 94: Dr. William Happer: Climate Hysteria is a Delusion January 26, 2018 On this episode of Whiskey Politics we chat with Dr. William Happer, Emeritus Professor of Physics at Princeton University. Dr. Happer is a Director of the CO2 Coalition and was director of the Department of Energy's Office of Science in the George H.W. Bush administration. As one of the leading and most awarded scientists in the United States, Dr. Happer may be best known for his position on climate change as he feels
Conservative Christians love to say that America is a Christian nation founded on Christian principles. Here are some quotes that will prove otherwise. 1. George Washington, in a letter to the United Baptist Chamber of Virginia, 1789 "If I could conceive that the general government might ever be so administered as to render the liberty of conscience insecure, I beg you will be persuaded, that no one would be more zealous than myself to establish effectual barriers against the horrors of spiritua
Contributor | Pure Flix March 7, 2018 Have Christians blown their credibility in the modern era -- and, if so, is it possible to get it back? These are just two of the questions at the center of Phil Cooke and Jonathan Bock's new book, " The Way Back: How Christians Blew Our Credibility and How We Get It Back ," with Cooke telling Faithwire where he believes Christians went wrong and how he thinks they can correct their cultural path. "The fruit of the spirit ... that's what people are supposed
NEW YORK -- The Jewish actor portraying Peter, the disciple whom Jesus Christ described as the "rock" on which he would build his church, insists that Mark Burnett and Roma Downey's new "A.D. The Bible Continues" series is not targeted only at Christian viewers. "The words I use are faith, hope and love. It affects us all, so I don't think it matters what you are," Adam Levy told CP last week at the "A.D." premiere reception in New York City when asked if the series was primarily for Christians.
Winter is finally coming! The eighth and final season of HBO's "Game of Thrones" is set to air in the first half of 2019, HBO programming president Cadey Bloys announced to reporters Wednesday at the annual Television Critics Association (TCA). The news from Bloys narrows down the show's premiere date, which was previously promised by one of the show's stars to arrive sometime next year without further detail. Variety's Debra Birnbaum and the Hollywood Reporter's Lesley Goldberg were among thos
There's a dangerous trend among Christians today, according to one Christian: Podcast sermons are increasingly replacing real pastorship. "What is dangerous is not listening to podcasts, but thinking that pastoring and shepherding is taking place through this means. There is more to pastoring than the delivery of sermons," said Trevin Wax, blogger and managing editor of the Gospel Project at Lifeway Christian Resources, to The Christian Post. Wax expressed his concern this week in a blog post wa
Should a Christian group on a college campus be allowed to require its leaders to believe in Jesus? One university doesn't think so. The University of Iowa (UI) recently decided to end InterVarsity's 25-year participation in the campus community. According to Daniel Blomberg at Becket , the religious liberty law firm representing InterVarsity, the only reason UI has given is that the Christian group asks its leaders to believe in Jesus. "Everyone is welcome to attend [InterVarsity meetings]," Bl
MOSCOW, November 2, 2015 ( LifeSiteNews ) - According to Patriarch Kirill, leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Christians who stand for the ancient traditions of their faith are becoming "Confessors of the Faith," in the mold of the mutilated and exiled St. Maximos (+662 AD). Kirill met with famous American Evangelical leader Franklin Graham last week, with whom he shared his admiration for American evangelicals' defense of Christian morals. Kirill called those who suffer for their stand supp
Iraq's Christian populations aren't just sitting ducks anymore. For the last 2 years they've been building a Christian Army called the Babylon Brigade to fight against ISIS and defend Christian areas. According to the BBC, they are now over 100,000 in number and are funded by the Iraqi government: BBC - A group of Christians in Iraq have formed their own militia to protect people from the so-called Islamic State group. The leader of the Babylon Brigade says they were left with no choice but to t
(Harvard Christians on Campus/Facebook) Read the transcript: HARVARD CHRISTIAN GROUP DISCIPLINED FOR ENFORCING CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP TOM LAMPRECHT: Harry, I want to take you to an article that was covered by both The Harvard Crimson and The New Boston Post. A Christian fellowship was put on probation recently for forcing a junior who served as an assistant Bible course officer to resign because she embraced homosexuality. College officials say the group violated the Student Handbook, which says
Conservative Christians love to say that America is a Christian nation founded on Christian principles. Here are some quotes that will prove otherwise. 1. George Washington, in a letter to the United Baptist Chamber of Virginia, 1789 "If I could conceive that the general government might ever be so administered as to render the liberty of conscience insecure, I beg you will be persuaded, that no one would be more zealous than myself to establish effectual barriers against the horrors of spiritua
Contributor | Pure Flix March 7, 2018 Have Christians blown their credibility in the modern era -- and, if so, is it possible to get it back? These are just two of the questions at the center of Phil Cooke and Jonathan Bock's new book, " The Way Back: How Christians Blew Our Credibility and How We Get It Back ," with Cooke telling Faithwire where he believes Christians went wrong and how he thinks they can correct their cultural path. "The fruit of the spirit ... that's what people are supposed
NEW YORK -- The Jewish actor portraying Peter, the disciple whom Jesus Christ described as the "rock" on which he would build his church, insists that Mark Burnett and Roma Downey's new "A.D. The Bible Continues" series is not targeted only at Christian viewers. "The words I use are faith, hope and love. It affects us all, so I don't think it matters what you are," Adam Levy told CP last week at the "A.D." premiere reception in New York City when asked if the series was primarily for Christians.
Winter is finally coming! The eighth and final season of HBO's "Game of Thrones" is set to air in the first half of 2019, HBO programming president Cadey Bloys announced to reporters Wednesday at the annual Television Critics Association (TCA). The news from Bloys narrows down the show's premiere date, which was previously promised by one of the show's stars to arrive sometime next year without further detail. Variety's Debra Birnbaum and the Hollywood Reporter's Lesley Goldberg were among thos
There's a dangerous trend among Christians today, according to one Christian: Podcast sermons are increasingly replacing real pastorship. "What is dangerous is not listening to podcasts, but thinking that pastoring and shepherding is taking place through this means. There is more to pastoring than the delivery of sermons," said Trevin Wax, blogger and managing editor of the Gospel Project at Lifeway Christian Resources, to The Christian Post. Wax expressed his concern this week in a blog post wa
Should a Christian group on a college campus be allowed to require its leaders to believe in Jesus? One university doesn't think so. The University of Iowa (UI) recently decided to end InterVarsity's 25-year participation in the campus community. According to Daniel Blomberg at Becket , the religious liberty law firm representing InterVarsity, the only reason UI has given is that the Christian group asks its leaders to believe in Jesus. "Everyone is welcome to attend [InterVarsity meetings]," Bl
MOSCOW, November 2, 2015 ( LifeSiteNews ) - According to Patriarch Kirill, leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Christians who stand for the ancient traditions of their faith are becoming "Confessors of the Faith," in the mold of the mutilated and exiled St. Maximos (+662 AD). Kirill met with famous American Evangelical leader Franklin Graham last week, with whom he shared his admiration for American evangelicals' defense of Christian morals. Kirill called those who suffer for their stand supp
Iraq's Christian populations aren't just sitting ducks anymore. For the last 2 years they've been building a Christian Army called the Babylon Brigade to fight against ISIS and defend Christian areas. According to the BBC, they are now over 100,000 in number and are funded by the Iraqi government: BBC - A group of Christians in Iraq have formed their own militia to protect people from the so-called Islamic State group. The leader of the Babylon Brigade says they were left with no choice but to t
(Harvard Christians on Campus/Facebook) Read the transcript: HARVARD CHRISTIAN GROUP DISCIPLINED FOR ENFORCING CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP TOM LAMPRECHT: Harry, I want to take you to an article that was covered by both The Harvard Crimson and The New Boston Post. A Christian fellowship was put on probation recently for forcing a junior who served as an assistant Bible course officer to resign because she embraced homosexuality. College officials say the group violated the Student Handbook, which says
Carolyn Bigda : 8 Best Dividend Stocks for 2015 Kiplinger's Personal Finance editors : 7 Things You Didn't Know About Paying Off Student Loans Samantha Olson : The Crucial Mistake 55% Of Parents Are Making At Their Baby's Bedtime Densie Well, Ph.D., R.D. Open your eyes to yellow vegetables The Kosher Gourmet by Megan Gordon With its colorful cache of purples and oranges and reds, COLLARD GREEN SLAW is a marvelous mood booster --- not to mention just downright delish April 18, 2014 Rabbi Yonason
by Scott L. Vanatter Barack Obama is the world's most inept and feckless leader. This is not merely my opinion. Any serious review of the facts reveals inescapably that the official, yet unspoken, position of the Obama White House is that Barack Obama is completely incompetent. Of course, Barack Obama didn't hold a press conference and explicitly admit that he is an incapable bungler. But if you believe Obama's and his Administration's explanation for everything from the Benghazi attacks, to the
Carolyn Bigda : 8 Best Dividend Stocks for 2015 Kiplinger's Personal Finance editors : 7 Things You Didn't Know About Paying Off Student Loans Samantha Olson : The Crucial Mistake 55% Of Parents Are Making At Their Baby's Bedtime Densie Well, Ph.D., R.D. Open your eyes to yellow vegetables The Kosher Gourmet by Megan Gordon With its colorful cache of purples and oranges and reds, COLLARD GREEN SLAW is a marvelous mood booster --- not to mention just downright delish April 18, 2014 Rabbi Yonason
By Alan Caruba For Too Many, It's a Very Unhappy Fourth of July Column by Alan Caruba New Jersey - -( Ammoland.com )- As Americans pause to celebrate the 238th signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, it well may be one of the saddest Fourth's in decades. The six and a half years of the Obama regime has failed to unleash the nation's capacity to recover from the 2008 financial crisis and has left the nation saddled in debt and dependency. This is not what freedom is about, nor did the
Carolyn Bigda : 8 Best Dividend Stocks for 2015 Kiplinger's Personal Finance editors : 7 Things You Didn't Know About Paying Off Student Loans Samantha Olson : The Crucial Mistake 55% Of Parents Are Making At Their Baby's Bedtime Densie Well, Ph.D., R.D. Open your eyes to yellow vegetables The Kosher Gourmet by Megan Gordon With its colorful cache of purples and oranges and reds, COLLARD GREEN SLAW is a marvelous mood booster --- not to mention just downright delish April 18, 2014 Rabbi Yonason
Edited on Tue Jun-29-10 05:31 PM by Liberal_Stalwart71 that Keyesian policies/Chicago School of Economics are right. That's the fundamental problem. Economists of ALL stripes begged the administration to do the right thing by passing a bigger stimulus. In economic downturns, you spend to get it stimulated again. And yes, Obama/the Democrats will be blamed. The problem is that we have a Corporate Media that has a vested interest in seeing to it that that happens. We also have corporatists in BOTH
BY LINDA BENTLEY | OCTOBER 12, 2011 CCUSD93's override election - the missing pieces This graph shows how increased spending has had little to no effect on test scores in the Cave Creek unified School District over the past 10 years. While spending doubled, achievement remained flat. CCUSD93 - The upcoming special election for Cave Creek Unified School District, also known as School District No. 93, has brought to light a host of interesting problems this election go-round. Phoenix residents, wh
Sectarian Entrepreneurs: How the U.S. Broke Iraq Sectarian Entrepreneurs: How the U.S. Broke Iraq The current U.S. intervention in Iraq serves as a stark reminder of the colossal policy failures that have plagued the country since 2003. Kathleen Cavanaugh ▪ August 26, 2014 U.S. soldiers at the site of an oil leak in Iraq, 2004 (Dave Chung/Flickr) "Today, America is coming to help." These were Barack Obama's words as, on August 7, his administration authorized airstrikes on northern Iraq,
In 2008, the American Heart Association's journal Circulation reported that just one egg a day increased the risk of heart failure in a group of doctors studied. And in 2010, the Canadian Journal of Cardiology lamented the "widespread misconception . . . that consumption of dietary cholesterol and egg yolks is harmless." The article further cautioned that "stopping the consumption of egg yolks after a stroke or myocardial infarction [heart attack] would be like quitting smoking after a diagnosis
While economic stimuli and bailouts are in today's news, a true economic stimulus is getting too little attention - the Fair Tax. A bill in Congress, HR.25, with 34 co-sponsors at its 2009 re-introduction, the Fair Tax would jolt the economy back to life in months by quickly repatriating over $10 Trillion of capital invested offshore. The Fair Tax would then help fix the long-term structural problems of the economy by changing the tax code to reward thrift, effort and productivity in a way that
by Scott L. Vanatter Barack Obama is the world's most inept and feckless leader. This is not merely my opinion. Any serious review of the facts reveals inescapably that the official, yet unspoken, position of the Obama White House is that Barack Obama is completely incompetent. Of course, Barack Obama didn't hold a press conference and explicitly admit that he is an incapable bungler. But if you believe Obama's and his Administration's explanation for everything from the Benghazi attacks, to the
Carolyn Bigda : 8 Best Dividend Stocks for 2015 Kiplinger's Personal Finance editors : 7 Things You Didn't Know About Paying Off Student Loans Samantha Olson : The Crucial Mistake 55% Of Parents Are Making At Their Baby's Bedtime Densie Well, Ph.D., R.D. Open your eyes to yellow vegetables The Kosher Gourmet by Megan Gordon With its colorful cache of purples and oranges and reds, COLLARD GREEN SLAW is a marvelous mood booster --- not to mention just downright delish April 18, 2014 Rabbi Yonason
By Alan Caruba For Too Many, It's a Very Unhappy Fourth of July Column by Alan Caruba New Jersey - -( Ammoland.com )- As Americans pause to celebrate the 238th signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, it well may be one of the saddest Fourth's in decades. The six and a half years of the Obama regime has failed to unleash the nation's capacity to recover from the 2008 financial crisis and has left the nation saddled in debt and dependency. This is not what freedom is about, nor did the
Carolyn Bigda : 8 Best Dividend Stocks for 2015 Kiplinger's Personal Finance editors : 7 Things You Didn't Know About Paying Off Student Loans Samantha Olson : The Crucial Mistake 55% Of Parents Are Making At Their Baby's Bedtime Densie Well, Ph.D., R.D. Open your eyes to yellow vegetables The Kosher Gourmet by Megan Gordon With its colorful cache of purples and oranges and reds, COLLARD GREEN SLAW is a marvelous mood booster --- not to mention just downright delish April 18, 2014 Rabbi Yonason
Edited on Tue Jun-29-10 05:31 PM by Liberal_Stalwart71 that Keyesian policies/Chicago School of Economics are right. That's the fundamental problem. Economists of ALL stripes begged the administration to do the right thing by passing a bigger stimulus. In economic downturns, you spend to get it stimulated again. And yes, Obama/the Democrats will be blamed. The problem is that we have a Corporate Media that has a vested interest in seeing to it that that happens. We also have corporatists in BOTH
BY LINDA BENTLEY | OCTOBER 12, 2011 CCUSD93's override election - the missing pieces This graph shows how increased spending has had little to no effect on test scores in the Cave Creek unified School District over the past 10 years. While spending doubled, achievement remained flat. CCUSD93 - The upcoming special election for Cave Creek Unified School District, also known as School District No. 93, has brought to light a host of interesting problems this election go-round. Phoenix residents, wh
Sectarian Entrepreneurs: How the U.S. Broke Iraq Sectarian Entrepreneurs: How the U.S. Broke Iraq The current U.S. intervention in Iraq serves as a stark reminder of the colossal policy failures that have plagued the country since 2003. Kathleen Cavanaugh ▪ August 26, 2014 U.S. soldiers at the site of an oil leak in Iraq, 2004 (Dave Chung/Flickr) "Today, America is coming to help." These were Barack Obama's words as, on August 7, his administration authorized airstrikes on northern Iraq,
In 2008, the American Heart Association's journal Circulation reported that just one egg a day increased the risk of heart failure in a group of doctors studied. And in 2010, the Canadian Journal of Cardiology lamented the "widespread misconception . . . that consumption of dietary cholesterol and egg yolks is harmless." The article further cautioned that "stopping the consumption of egg yolks after a stroke or myocardial infarction [heart attack] would be like quitting smoking after a diagnosis
While economic stimuli and bailouts are in today's news, a true economic stimulus is getting too little attention - the Fair Tax. A bill in Congress, HR.25, with 34 co-sponsors at its 2009 re-introduction, the Fair Tax would jolt the economy back to life in months by quickly repatriating over $10 Trillion of capital invested offshore. The Fair Tax would then help fix the long-term structural problems of the economy by changing the tax code to reward thrift, effort and productivity in a way that
Tue Mar 20, 2012, 05:22 PM 1. What a great collection. Tue Mar 20, 2012, 05:41 PM Tue Mar 20, 2012, 06:55 PM blue neen (11,017 posts) 3. She's a beautiful and talented lady. She's willing to stand up for what she believes in. I respect that. Tue Mar 20, 2012, 07:40 PM Tue Mar 20, 2012, 08:15 PM Duncan Grant (7,401 posts) 5. Lady Gaga: The most public advocate for LGBT kids anywhere. Credit where credit is due. Tue Mar 20, 2012, 10:37 PM yardwork (46,983 posts) 6. She's done a lot to make the str
A reader writes, "Good morning, Jay. Did you see the Toles cartoon today?" The answer, as every day, is no. Our reader continues, I'm not so thin-skinned as to look for offense where none is to be had, and I certainly don't want to read between lines that aren't there, but this one just really rubs me the wrong way. Tea Party Republicans as some sort of infectious strain deserving of eradication? I dunno, maybe the cartoon is better in the original German. Remember the rules: If you're a right-w
Bill Leak was the greatest cartoonist of his era and deserves comparison with David Low, the greatest cartoonist of his era, from the First World War to the 1950s. Both initially made their names on The Bulletin magazine in Sydney as left-of-centre satirists but eventually went on to become the most powerful foes of left-wing authoritarianism in all its forms. New Zealand-born David Low (1891-1963) arrived in Sydney in 1911 to work on The Bulletin . During the First World War he became a relentl
Apocalyptic futures are common plot lines these days, but few as starling as this one. It has all of the big-ticket items like global warming and alien invasion, but with the added element of passionate and physical acting. Serenading Adela: A Street Opera is a major new community theatre event now in rehearsal. It celebrates a colourful protest on January 7, 1918, when, on a hot summer night during World War I, supporters of British-born suffragette and anti-war militant Adela Pankhurst gathere
In the current issue of its Tel Aviv edition, the magazine TimeOut offers the latest variation on Saul Steinberg's famous cartoon of a New Yorker's view of the world. The foreground on the Israeli illustration shows the cafes of the Shenkin district, Tel Aviv's equivalent to SoHo, and the tree-lined expanse of Rothschild Boulevard. Just past the Yarkon River, the city's northern boundary, these delights give way to a landscape marked by Patriot missile batteries, exploding bombs and incoming roc
In Bill Leak's last cartoon in The Australian (below) he has Rob Stokes, the NSW minister for education, in front of Punchbowl Boys High School, severed head in hand, explaining to an interviewer that "boys will be boys." Getting to the nub of the matter is the cartoonist's art. Bill Leak was a peerless grandmaster of it. I was at the CIS function last Wednesday evening for the launch of his book Trigger Warning, which contains his cartoons over the year 2016. Partway through his speech, he was
The hilarious A.F. Branco cartoon below shows what Democrats are REALLY up against this November, and it's their own fault: Nails it! Democrats have a very tough road ahead. The president has scored so many victories and all they have to show for themselves is a whole bunch of whining and nothing else. Democrats currently think the issue with illegals being separated from their kids while in detention is a winning issue. But they are very wrong as most support the President on this. In fact Pres
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Oct 27, 2016 8:00 AM The Reverend Samuel Rodriguez had stated that Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton wants Hispanic Christians to go against their own religious beliefs in supporting her. In a statement emailed to supporters on Monday morning, the president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference said that Clinton wants Christians "'to Sacrifice Our Most Cherished Values." "Latinos are pro-life. Latinos, whethe
"Now for a round-up by W.A. Rogers," a cartoon depicting recently passed laws, including the 1918 Sedition Act. (Library of Congress) Ready to join the resistance? Sign up for Take Action Now and we'll send you three actions every Tuesday. You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation's journalism. You can read our Privacy Policy here. Thank you for signing up. For more from The Nation , check out our latest issue . Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month!
Naguib Sawiris A Christian businessman who is one of Egypt's richest entrepreneurs, has run afoul of the internet's social media after sending out a message of Mickey and Minnie Mouse dressed as conservative Muslims. The cartoon, which was already circulating by email and on various websites, shows the Disney cartoon figures in full Muslim attire. Mickey is wearing a traditional Islamic robe with a full beard. Minnie Mouse is in a niqab - a full-body veil - with just her eyes showing, but identi
A reader writes, "Good morning, Jay. Did you see the Toles cartoon today?" The answer, as every day, is no. Our reader continues, I'm not so thin-skinned as to look for offense where none is to be had, and I certainly don't want to read between lines that aren't there, but this one just really rubs me the wrong way. Tea Party Republicans as some sort of infectious strain deserving of eradication? I dunno, maybe the cartoon is better in the original German. Remember the rules: If you're a right-w
Bill Leak was the greatest cartoonist of his era and deserves comparison with David Low, the greatest cartoonist of his era, from the First World War to the 1950s. Both initially made their names on The Bulletin magazine in Sydney as left-of-centre satirists but eventually went on to become the most powerful foes of left-wing authoritarianism in all its forms. New Zealand-born David Low (1891-1963) arrived in Sydney in 1911 to work on The Bulletin . During the First World War he became a relentl
Apocalyptic futures are common plot lines these days, but few as starling as this one. It has all of the big-ticket items like global warming and alien invasion, but with the added element of passionate and physical acting. Serenading Adela: A Street Opera is a major new community theatre event now in rehearsal. It celebrates a colourful protest on January 7, 1918, when, on a hot summer night during World War I, supporters of British-born suffragette and anti-war militant Adela Pankhurst gathere
In the current issue of its Tel Aviv edition, the magazine TimeOut offers the latest variation on Saul Steinberg's famous cartoon of a New Yorker's view of the world. The foreground on the Israeli illustration shows the cafes of the Shenkin district, Tel Aviv's equivalent to SoHo, and the tree-lined expanse of Rothschild Boulevard. Just past the Yarkon River, the city's northern boundary, these delights give way to a landscape marked by Patriot missile batteries, exploding bombs and incoming roc
In Bill Leak's last cartoon in The Australian (below) he has Rob Stokes, the NSW minister for education, in front of Punchbowl Boys High School, severed head in hand, explaining to an interviewer that "boys will be boys." Getting to the nub of the matter is the cartoonist's art. Bill Leak was a peerless grandmaster of it. I was at the CIS function last Wednesday evening for the launch of his book Trigger Warning, which contains his cartoons over the year 2016. Partway through his speech, he was
The hilarious A.F. Branco cartoon below shows what Democrats are REALLY up against this November, and it's their own fault: Nails it! Democrats have a very tough road ahead. The president has scored so many victories and all they have to show for themselves is a whole bunch of whining and nothing else. Democrats currently think the issue with illegals being separated from their kids while in detention is a winning issue. But they are very wrong as most support the President on this. In fact Pres
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Oct 27, 2016 8:00 AM The Reverend Samuel Rodriguez had stated that Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton wants Hispanic Christians to go against their own religious beliefs in supporting her. In a statement emailed to supporters on Monday morning, the president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference said that Clinton wants Christians "'to Sacrifice Our Most Cherished Values." "Latinos are pro-life. Latinos, whethe
"Now for a round-up by W.A. Rogers," a cartoon depicting recently passed laws, including the 1918 Sedition Act. (Library of Congress) Ready to join the resistance? Sign up for Take Action Now and we'll send you three actions every Tuesday. You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation's journalism. You can read our Privacy Policy here. Thank you for signing up. For more from The Nation , check out our latest issue . Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month!
Naguib Sawiris A Christian businessman who is one of Egypt's richest entrepreneurs, has run afoul of the internet's social media after sending out a message of Mickey and Minnie Mouse dressed as conservative Muslims. The cartoon, which was already circulating by email and on various websites, shows the Disney cartoon figures in full Muslim attire. Mickey is wearing a traditional Islamic robe with a full beard. Minnie Mouse is in a niqab - a full-body veil - with just her eyes showing, but identi
On February 10, four members of the nine-member UCLA student government initially voted against appointing a female Jewish candidate, voicing their belief that her Jewish background made her unfit for the position on the government's judicial branch. The student targeted, Rachel Beyda, eventually was voted to the position unanimously, but not before 40 minutes of debate, during which the four students attacked Beyda's qualifications. The UCLA student newspaper, the Daily Bruin , reported that th
Get our newsletter delivered directly to your inbox I have already subscribed | Do not show this message again Racial justice group Black Lives Matter has stated that it does not endorse the Democratic Party, in response to the political party passing a resolution endorsing the organization. BLM claimed that like all other political parties, the Democratic Party has contributed to the oppression of Black people in the United States. . @Blklivesmatter on DNC's resolution: "We do not now, nor have
EDITOR'S NOTE: Commenter QJ201 correctly points out that the NAACP panel lacks a transperson and possibly a bisexual. Julian Bond has LONG been an outspoken advocate of LGBT rights, it just rarely gets reported in LGBT press. There is no overwhelming amount of anti-gay prejudice in the "black community" anymore than there is an overwhelming amount of anti-gay prejudice in the "white community". Why does this myth persist? Black religious people are no more homophobic than White religious people
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- A former NAACP leader in Washington state whose life unraveled after she was exposed as a white woman pretending to be black has pleaded not guilty to welfare fraud. Nkechi (en-Ke'-chi) Diallo, formerly known as Rachel Dolezal, made a brief appearance in court Wednesday in Spokane, Washington. She is charged with welfare fraud and false verification for public assistance. The charges are related to income she received from a book and other sources while also receiving welf
At a time when it seems African-Americans are the worst hit in every category from unemployment to health care, and social and political representation, a group of black church leaders is re-emerging to help create a unified voice for the black community. The Conference of National Black Churches , a collaboration between nine of the largest black church denominations in the country, is convening a meeting in Washington, D.C. this week. According to Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, CNBC chairman and
The National Union of Students has elected its first-ever Black female Muslim, Malia Bouattia, as president after the radical anti-racist activist picked up 372 votes over current President Megan Dunn's 328. In a Facebook post following her victory, Bouattia thanked her supporters for making the victory possible while pointing to the social importance of her new role. "My election was not just about NUS; it has to be about our society, and the role of our movement within it. We must ensure our u
These minor controversies are representative of a far greater concern. This year, almost 3 million students will graduate from an American college or university, and the majority of them will be forced to listen to a speech. This speech will constitute the last words a graduate hears before he or she tosses a mortarboard in the air, has lunch with the parents, parties one final night at the frat house, hooks up one final time with that sort-of significant other who may or may not also be interni
P laywright Antoinette Nwandu achieves an unlikely feat in her new play Breach: A Manifesto on Race in America Through the Eyes of a Black Girl Recovering From Self-Hate , now in its world premiere at Victory Gardens. She manages to take one of the more pressing social issues of the day--African-American women's struggle to claim and exercise legitimate agency in our culture--and renders it incidental. Nwandu clearly intends the opposite, as the subtitle suggests. At the play's emotional climax,
Shortly after I wrote last month about a study showing that contrary to nearly every empirical measurement a significant slice of white Americans believe that they suffer greater racial discrimination in America than black Americans, I came across yet more evidence of this misguided fear. A trend is afoot. Writing in the National Journal , political commentator and journalist Ronald Brownstein noted recently that in 2004 the white working-class share of the adult population dipped below 50 perce
As you may already know, one of America's two political parties is extremely religious. Sixty-one percent of this party's voters say they pray daily or more often. An astounding 92 percent of them believe in life after death. And there's a hard-core subgroup in this party of super-religious Christian zealots. Very conservative on gay marriage, half of the members of this subgroup believe Bush uses too little religious rhetoric, and 51 percent of them believe God gave Israel to the Jews and that
Get our newsletter delivered directly to your inbox I have already subscribed | Do not show this message again Racial justice group Black Lives Matter has stated that it does not endorse the Democratic Party, in response to the political party passing a resolution endorsing the organization. BLM claimed that like all other political parties, the Democratic Party has contributed to the oppression of Black people in the United States. . @Blklivesmatter on DNC's resolution: "We do not now, nor have
EDITOR'S NOTE: Commenter QJ201 correctly points out that the NAACP panel lacks a transperson and possibly a bisexual. Julian Bond has LONG been an outspoken advocate of LGBT rights, it just rarely gets reported in LGBT press. There is no overwhelming amount of anti-gay prejudice in the "black community" anymore than there is an overwhelming amount of anti-gay prejudice in the "white community". Why does this myth persist? Black religious people are no more homophobic than White religious people
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- A former NAACP leader in Washington state whose life unraveled after she was exposed as a white woman pretending to be black has pleaded not guilty to welfare fraud. Nkechi (en-Ke'-chi) Diallo, formerly known as Rachel Dolezal, made a brief appearance in court Wednesday in Spokane, Washington. She is charged with welfare fraud and false verification for public assistance. The charges are related to income she received from a book and other sources while also receiving welf
At a time when it seems African-Americans are the worst hit in every category from unemployment to health care, and social and political representation, a group of black church leaders is re-emerging to help create a unified voice for the black community. The Conference of National Black Churches , a collaboration between nine of the largest black church denominations in the country, is convening a meeting in Washington, D.C. this week. According to Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, CNBC chairman and
The National Union of Students has elected its first-ever Black female Muslim, Malia Bouattia, as president after the radical anti-racist activist picked up 372 votes over current President Megan Dunn's 328. In a Facebook post following her victory, Bouattia thanked her supporters for making the victory possible while pointing to the social importance of her new role. "My election was not just about NUS; it has to be about our society, and the role of our movement within it. We must ensure our u
These minor controversies are representative of a far greater concern. This year, almost 3 million students will graduate from an American college or university, and the majority of them will be forced to listen to a speech. This speech will constitute the last words a graduate hears before he or she tosses a mortarboard in the air, has lunch with the parents, parties one final night at the frat house, hooks up one final time with that sort-of significant other who may or may not also be interni
P laywright Antoinette Nwandu achieves an unlikely feat in her new play Breach: A Manifesto on Race in America Through the Eyes of a Black Girl Recovering From Self-Hate , now in its world premiere at Victory Gardens. She manages to take one of the more pressing social issues of the day--African-American women's struggle to claim and exercise legitimate agency in our culture--and renders it incidental. Nwandu clearly intends the opposite, as the subtitle suggests. At the play's emotional climax,
Shortly after I wrote last month about a study showing that contrary to nearly every empirical measurement a significant slice of white Americans believe that they suffer greater racial discrimination in America than black Americans, I came across yet more evidence of this misguided fear. A trend is afoot. Writing in the National Journal , political commentator and journalist Ronald Brownstein noted recently that in 2004 the white working-class share of the adult population dipped below 50 perce
As you may already know, one of America's two political parties is extremely religious. Sixty-one percent of this party's voters say they pray daily or more often. An astounding 92 percent of them believe in life after death. And there's a hard-core subgroup in this party of super-religious Christian zealots. Very conservative on gay marriage, half of the members of this subgroup believe Bush uses too little religious rhetoric, and 51 percent of them believe God gave Israel to the Jews and that
Just a few years ago, House Republicans were trying to etch their opposition of gay marriage into the Constitution. Now? They're almost silent. It's been one of the swiftest shifts in ideology and strategy for Republicans, as they've come nearly full circle on same-sex politics. What was once a front-and-center issue for rank-and-file Republicans--the subject of many hotly worded House and Senate floor speeches--is virtually a dead issue, as Republicans in Congress don't care to have gay marriag
Catholic bishops across the U.S. want the Obama administration to take notice that it is destroying religious freedom and the rights of believers in America. US Catholic bishops recently formed an ad hoc committee specifically aimed at addressing religious freedom in the U.S. The decision to challenge the president this way is a historic one, as this is the first time bishops in America have formed such a widespread group to address religious freedom in the country. Among the religious liberty i
As you may already know, one of America's two political parties is extremely religious. Sixty-one percent of this party's voters say they pray daily or more often. An astounding 92 percent of them believe in life after death. And there's a hard-core subgroup in this party of super-religious Christian zealots. Very conservative on gay marriage, half of the members of this subgroup believe Bush uses too little religious rhetoric, and 51 percent of them believe God gave Israel to the Jews and that
How can we ever expect America's younger generations to preserve America's greatness when the president of this nation keeps preaching damaging economic myths and misguided moral lessons? It's one thing for our elected representatives to express compassion for those facing difficult financial circumstances. It's another for them to elevate the receipt of unemployment benefits and other forms of government dependency programs to a virtue. And it's yet another for them to justify these wrongheaded
In the lead-up to Ecuador's referendum vote on September 28, some conservatives have labeled a proposed constitution a mariconada (faggotry), complaining that the constitution refers to "families" instead of the unitary "family" and allows for gay marriage. The proposal actually restricts marriage to heterosexual couples but legalizes same-sex civil unions. The new language for this heavily Roman Catholic nation would also ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. LGBT a
1st part published yesterday here . In yesterday's essay , I argued that American liberalism is becoming increasingly illiberal. By that, I mean that American liberals are becoming more inclined to use coercion to deny some citizens their freedom of expression and conscience and to treat them as unequal before the law. Yesterday, I focused on illiberalism's cultural aspects. Today, I describe its politics, analyzing the ways in which government and the courts are being used to shut down debat
After a backlash from Catholics, President Obama on Friday softened his stance on contraceptive coverage in health insurance plans for the employees of religiously affiliated universities and hospitals. Have prohibitions on birth control always been part of Christian dogma? Not explicitly. The Bible never mentions artificial birth control, although it was certainly practiced in some cultures, even in pre-biblical times. Hippocrates, the father of medicine, described crude contraceptives as early
EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Mississippi's Republican governor is asking a federal appeals court to uphold a state law letting merchants and government employees cite religious beliefs to deny services to same-sex couples. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves blocked the "religious objections" law moments before it was to take effect July 1, ruling that it unconstitutionally establishes preferred beliefs and creates unequal treatment for lesbian, gay, bisexual and
The repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in 2010 allowed gay, lesbian, and bisexual service members to serve openly for the first time in American history. And this past summer , the Supreme Court struck down key provisions of the Defense of Marriage Act, creating a pathway for the military to recognize same-sex couples for the purpose of spousal benefits. As a direct result of the ruling, the Department of Defense instructed military facilities to begin enrolling same-sex spouses of service member
The referendum on autonomy was illegal under the Bolivian constitution. Even the United Nations and the Organization of American States, no champions of progress, opposed the referendum. Gen. Luis Trigo, head of the Bolivian Armed Forces, publicly denounced it as affecting "the security and the defense of the Bolivian State." He pointed out that some of the articles establish local control over legislation, all transport by land, river, air and roads, as well as the airwaves, security and defens
Catholic bishops across the U.S. want the Obama administration to take notice that it is destroying religious freedom and the rights of believers in America. US Catholic bishops recently formed an ad hoc committee specifically aimed at addressing religious freedom in the U.S. The decision to challenge the president this way is a historic one, as this is the first time bishops in America have formed such a widespread group to address religious freedom in the country. Among the religious liberty i
As you may already know, one of America's two political parties is extremely religious. Sixty-one percent of this party's voters say they pray daily or more often. An astounding 92 percent of them believe in life after death. And there's a hard-core subgroup in this party of super-religious Christian zealots. Very conservative on gay marriage, half of the members of this subgroup believe Bush uses too little religious rhetoric, and 51 percent of them believe God gave Israel to the Jews and that
How can we ever expect America's younger generations to preserve America's greatness when the president of this nation keeps preaching damaging economic myths and misguided moral lessons? It's one thing for our elected representatives to express compassion for those facing difficult financial circumstances. It's another for them to elevate the receipt of unemployment benefits and other forms of government dependency programs to a virtue. And it's yet another for them to justify these wrongheaded
In the lead-up to Ecuador's referendum vote on September 28, some conservatives have labeled a proposed constitution a mariconada (faggotry), complaining that the constitution refers to "families" instead of the unitary "family" and allows for gay marriage. The proposal actually restricts marriage to heterosexual couples but legalizes same-sex civil unions. The new language for this heavily Roman Catholic nation would also ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. LGBT a
1st part published yesterday here . In yesterday's essay , I argued that American liberalism is becoming increasingly illiberal. By that, I mean that American liberals are becoming more inclined to use coercion to deny some citizens their freedom of expression and conscience and to treat them as unequal before the law. Yesterday, I focused on illiberalism's cultural aspects. Today, I describe its politics, analyzing the ways in which government and the courts are being used to shut down debat
After a backlash from Catholics, President Obama on Friday softened his stance on contraceptive coverage in health insurance plans for the employees of religiously affiliated universities and hospitals. Have prohibitions on birth control always been part of Christian dogma? Not explicitly. The Bible never mentions artificial birth control, although it was certainly practiced in some cultures, even in pre-biblical times. Hippocrates, the father of medicine, described crude contraceptives as early
EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Mississippi's Republican governor is asking a federal appeals court to uphold a state law letting merchants and government employees cite religious beliefs to deny services to same-sex couples. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves blocked the "religious objections" law moments before it was to take effect July 1, ruling that it unconstitutionally establishes preferred beliefs and creates unequal treatment for lesbian, gay, bisexual and
The repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in 2010 allowed gay, lesbian, and bisexual service members to serve openly for the first time in American history. And this past summer , the Supreme Court struck down key provisions of the Defense of Marriage Act, creating a pathway for the military to recognize same-sex couples for the purpose of spousal benefits. As a direct result of the ruling, the Department of Defense instructed military facilities to begin enrolling same-sex spouses of service member
The referendum on autonomy was illegal under the Bolivian constitution. Even the United Nations and the Organization of American States, no champions of progress, opposed the referendum. Gen. Luis Trigo, head of the Bolivian Armed Forces, publicly denounced it as affecting "the security and the defense of the Bolivian State." He pointed out that some of the articles establish local control over legislation, all transport by land, river, air and roads, as well as the airwaves, security and defens
There are 645 towns without fire stations Published 2:47 PM, March 27, 2012 Updated 2:53 PM, March 27, 2012 HIGH RISK. About 800 fire incidents occur every month MANILA, Philippines - A total of 645 towns nationwide don't have fire stations. Others have fire stations but don't have fire trucks, or vice versa. Many firefighters don't have helmets and other equipment. Yet the law calls for "at least 1 fire station with adequate personnel, firefighting facilities and equipment in every provincial c
Newark, N.J., community group protests 205 days and counting By Dolores Cox Newark, N.J. Published Jan 25, 2012 8:55 PM The People's Organization for Progress in Newark, N.J., launched its Daily People's Protest Campaign for Jobs, Peace, Equality and Justice on June 27. As of Jan.17, the organization's demonstrations had taken place for 205 consecutive days. People's Organization for Progress is aiming for 381 straight days of action in Newark, N.J. WW photo: Anne Pruden POP intends to continue
About 3,000 runners and bombing victims gathered in light rain today to run the final mile of the world's oldest annual marathon. The event, known as OneRun, begun at Kenmore Square and ended at the official finish line. Explosions near the finish line killed three people and wounded more than 260 on April 15. Organiser Kathleen McGonagle said OneRun honours victims and emergency workers and allows runners to reclaim the final mile. The national anthem was sung by the choir from St Ann Parish, w
There were large marches in Caracas by supporters and opponents of venezuela's revolutionary government on May 1, as well as smaller ones around the country, to mark International Workers Day. Government supporters celebrated a minimum wage rise and a new labour law that extends workers' rights. Government opponents, however, demanded a "fair wage". President Nicolas Maduro marched with the pro-government march in Caracas, while opposition leader Henrique Capriles marched with his supporters in
Between 110,000 and 200,000 people attended a march held in Barcelona on Saturday to demand freedom for the nine pro-independence leaders jailed. The Catalan capital's local police estimated that 110,000 attended the protest, while organizers raised this figure to 200,000. The people who took the streets of Barcelona included the country's two top authorities, president Quim Torra and parliament speaker Roger Torrent . The host organizations were major pro-independence entities ANC and Omnium
Basantapur Durbar square, before and after the earthquake. The official death toll from Saturday's massive earthquake in Nepal has risen to more than 3,700 with nearly 7,000 injured as of Monday morning. It is expected to rise sharply and could e... Read Kathmandu police detained 70 gay rights activists including openly gay MP Sunil Pant yesterday, during a demonstration in Nepal's capital over government identification for transgender people, ABC reports: "Nepali men and women who identify... R
Worker centers have empowered nurses, nannies, busboys, taxi drivers, and many other low-wage immigrants long thought to be "unorganizable." They provide clues to the future of organized labor--but can their victories scale up? E. Tammy Kim ▪ Spring 2015 An undocumented worker protests wage theft with KIWA at an L.A. restaurant, 2013 (Charlie Kaijo) In September 2013, the AFL-CIO, a giant labor federation comprising fifty-six unions and 12.5 million U.S. workers, held its quadrennial conv
A march from Times Square to Union Square in New York City, July 10, 2016. (Monica Jorge / Sipa via AP Images) The shooting of police officers in Dallas does not change anything about the shootings of black men in Baton Rouge or St. Paul , Kai Wright argues--he's features editor of The Nation . Start Making Sense is hosted by Jon Wiener and co-produced by the Los Angeles Review of Books . Also: Donald Trump has changed the Republican Party in fundamental ways, says Harold Meyerson of The America
Thursday September 26, 2013 Will American families soon spend Saturday mornings waiting in line for US Transportation Security Administration friskings and scannings outside the local shopping center? We can hope not. But, Miranda Green reports in the Daily Beast that the US Department of Homeland Security is "urging shopping malls in the United States to increase security in the aftermath of the carnage wrought by al Qaeda's Somalia affiliate over the weekend in Nairobi." The US government has
NEW YORK: Minneapolis? Nope, this midwestern city in the USA won't work for Kiran Rao and Aamir Khan. Here, intolerance is the swift thwack of a gunshot when non-whites are out on the streets protesting peacefully. Here's what's different, though. When "intolerance" spikes, the country's top official does not stay mum. He speaks out, he takes the conversation forward. Barack Obama's finest speeches have been on race. It has not stopped violent crimes against people of color in America, but it ha
Newark, N.J., community group protests 205 days and counting By Dolores Cox Newark, N.J. Published Jan 25, 2012 8:55 PM The People's Organization for Progress in Newark, N.J., launched its Daily People's Protest Campaign for Jobs, Peace, Equality and Justice on June 27. As of Jan.17, the organization's demonstrations had taken place for 205 consecutive days. People's Organization for Progress is aiming for 381 straight days of action in Newark, N.J. WW photo: Anne Pruden POP intends to continue
About 3,000 runners and bombing victims gathered in light rain today to run the final mile of the world's oldest annual marathon. The event, known as OneRun, begun at Kenmore Square and ended at the official finish line. Explosions near the finish line killed three people and wounded more than 260 on April 15. Organiser Kathleen McGonagle said OneRun honours victims and emergency workers and allows runners to reclaim the final mile. The national anthem was sung by the choir from St Ann Parish, w
There were large marches in Caracas by supporters and opponents of venezuela's revolutionary government on May 1, as well as smaller ones around the country, to mark International Workers Day. Government supporters celebrated a minimum wage rise and a new labour law that extends workers' rights. Government opponents, however, demanded a "fair wage". President Nicolas Maduro marched with the pro-government march in Caracas, while opposition leader Henrique Capriles marched with his supporters in
Between 110,000 and 200,000 people attended a march held in Barcelona on Saturday to demand freedom for the nine pro-independence leaders jailed. The Catalan capital's local police estimated that 110,000 attended the protest, while organizers raised this figure to 200,000. The people who took the streets of Barcelona included the country's two top authorities, president Quim Torra and parliament speaker Roger Torrent . The host organizations were major pro-independence entities ANC and Omnium
Basantapur Durbar square, before and after the earthquake. The official death toll from Saturday's massive earthquake in Nepal has risen to more than 3,700 with nearly 7,000 injured as of Monday morning. It is expected to rise sharply and could e... Read Kathmandu police detained 70 gay rights activists including openly gay MP Sunil Pant yesterday, during a demonstration in Nepal's capital over government identification for transgender people, ABC reports: "Nepali men and women who identify... R
Worker centers have empowered nurses, nannies, busboys, taxi drivers, and many other low-wage immigrants long thought to be "unorganizable." They provide clues to the future of organized labor--but can their victories scale up? E. Tammy Kim ▪ Spring 2015 An undocumented worker protests wage theft with KIWA at an L.A. restaurant, 2013 (Charlie Kaijo) In September 2013, the AFL-CIO, a giant labor federation comprising fifty-six unions and 12.5 million U.S. workers, held its quadrennial conv
A march from Times Square to Union Square in New York City, July 10, 2016. (Monica Jorge / Sipa via AP Images) The shooting of police officers in Dallas does not change anything about the shootings of black men in Baton Rouge or St. Paul , Kai Wright argues--he's features editor of The Nation . Start Making Sense is hosted by Jon Wiener and co-produced by the Los Angeles Review of Books . Also: Donald Trump has changed the Republican Party in fundamental ways, says Harold Meyerson of The America
Thursday September 26, 2013 Will American families soon spend Saturday mornings waiting in line for US Transportation Security Administration friskings and scannings outside the local shopping center? We can hope not. But, Miranda Green reports in the Daily Beast that the US Department of Homeland Security is "urging shopping malls in the United States to increase security in the aftermath of the carnage wrought by al Qaeda's Somalia affiliate over the weekend in Nairobi." The US government has
NEW YORK: Minneapolis? Nope, this midwestern city in the USA won't work for Kiran Rao and Aamir Khan. Here, intolerance is the swift thwack of a gunshot when non-whites are out on the streets protesting peacefully. Here's what's different, though. When "intolerance" spikes, the country's top official does not stay mum. He speaks out, he takes the conversation forward. Barack Obama's finest speeches have been on race. It has not stopped violent crimes against people of color in America, but it ha
Both Spain and Argentina are among the favourites for this year's World Cup and could well be a match-up in the final come July 15. Lionel Messi has admitted it will likely be his last chance to lift the coveted gold trophy and he will have stars such as Gonzalo Higuain, Sergio Aguero and Angel Di Maria trying to make amends for their 2014 final defeat to Germany. For Spain they will be aiming to make amends for their torrid tournament in Brazil having been knocked out in the group stages. While
Preview: Confident England will start as hot favourites against debutants Panama in a Group G FIFA World Cup clash at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on Sunday. England struggled against the well organised and physically imposing Tunisian defence in their first match of the tournament. Skipper and star striker Harry Kane's last-gasp winner in second-half injury time handed England a winning start for the first time in a major tournament after 12 years. England dominated the game and wasted a hatful
Anarchists in Germany have called for May Day 2017 to focus on solidarity with migrants in the face of one of the fiercest reactionary backlashes of the modern era. The FAU anarcho-syndicalist union is launching the action, saying that "migrants are workers, just like us" but are especially suffering under the current political conditions in Europe and are uniquely exposed to capitalist exploitation. In a statement, the union's international committee said: The labor dispute has no limits! If th
About 3,000 runners and bombing victims gathered in light rain today to run the final mile of the world's oldest annual marathon. The event, known as OneRun, begun at Kenmore Square and ended at the official finish line. Explosions near the finish line killed three people and wounded more than 260 on April 15. Organiser Kathleen McGonagle said OneRun honours victims and emergency workers and allows runners to reclaim the final mile. The national anthem was sung by the choir from St Ann Parish, w
When the regional parliament of Catalonia voted last month to ban bullfighting, the howls of protest across Spain resounded louder than the collective death cries of the thousands of bulls killed in the nation's rings each year. The economic loss will be intolerable! An important national tradition will be undermined! Catalonia acted out of spite against the rest of Spain, not to save the half-ton brutes that provide so much fun for so many! It seems a lot of folks just cannot believe that any g
I worry that British people will eventually be invited to kill each other for cheap food at Wembley Stadium. The crowd might wave Sainsbury's "Basics" biscuits. I do not know; but I am fairly certain that it will happen. Perhaps the loser will be made into pizza in a fast-food auto-da-fe. That day came closer with the broadcast of BBC2's Britain's Hardest Workers: Inside the Low-Wage Economy at the end of last month. It was a big title for a show that should have been euthanised by page 2 of the
Sweden is collapsing fast. Thanks to a decision by liberals to allow over 170,000 Afghans, Syrians and Africans into Sweden in a two year period, the country is falling apart. It's neighbour, Norway, is clear: We do not want to become Sweden, a country that has earned the dubious title of rape capital of Europe . Shockingly 43 per cent of those rapes are committed against children. There are 62 "no go" zones - so called "vulnerable areas" where first responders cannot operate without being attac
FC Barcelona defender Dani Alves reacted to a banana being thrown at him from the crowd by peeling it and taking a bite. The event occurred just as he was about to take a corner in his team's away match against Villarreal on Sunday, which was eventually won by Barca 3-2. Referee David Fernandez Borbalan made a note of the situation when it took place, and Spain's football association, RFEF, are due to decide on any action to be taken against Villarreal tomorrow. During a difficult time with Span
The NUIT DEBOUT Protests Of French Workers Spreading Across Europe Like Wild fire 26 May, 2016 Countercurrents.org The NUIT DEBOUT (Up all night) protests of French workers spreading across Europe like Wild fire W orkers trade unions, students, women, artists, pensioners and unemployed youth are protesting in hundreds of thousands against President Francois Hollande's proposed changes in labor laws announced on 31 March this year. Nuit Debout or these night-time sit-ins first started in Paris' R
MADRID (AP) -- A vote on whether the Catalonia region should secede from the rest of Spain has deeply divided the country. Catalan officials say an overwhelming majority voted Sunday in favor of independence, but the central government in Madrid has repeatedly condemned the referendum as illegal and invalid. What happens next is unclear, but Catalan officials have said they regional parliament plans to declare independence in the next several days. Catalonia, one of Spain's 17 autonomous regions
Preview: Confident England will start as hot favourites against debutants Panama in a Group G FIFA World Cup clash at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on Sunday. England struggled against the well organised and physically imposing Tunisian defence in their first match of the tournament. Skipper and star striker Harry Kane's last-gasp winner in second-half injury time handed England a winning start for the first time in a major tournament after 12 years. England dominated the game and wasted a hatful
Anarchists in Germany have called for May Day 2017 to focus on solidarity with migrants in the face of one of the fiercest reactionary backlashes of the modern era. The FAU anarcho-syndicalist union is launching the action, saying that "migrants are workers, just like us" but are especially suffering under the current political conditions in Europe and are uniquely exposed to capitalist exploitation. In a statement, the union's international committee said: The labor dispute has no limits! If th
About 3,000 runners and bombing victims gathered in light rain today to run the final mile of the world's oldest annual marathon. The event, known as OneRun, begun at Kenmore Square and ended at the official finish line. Explosions near the finish line killed three people and wounded more than 260 on April 15. Organiser Kathleen McGonagle said OneRun honours victims and emergency workers and allows runners to reclaim the final mile. The national anthem was sung by the choir from St Ann Parish, w
When the regional parliament of Catalonia voted last month to ban bullfighting, the howls of protest across Spain resounded louder than the collective death cries of the thousands of bulls killed in the nation's rings each year. The economic loss will be intolerable! An important national tradition will be undermined! Catalonia acted out of spite against the rest of Spain, not to save the half-ton brutes that provide so much fun for so many! It seems a lot of folks just cannot believe that any g
I worry that British people will eventually be invited to kill each other for cheap food at Wembley Stadium. The crowd might wave Sainsbury's "Basics" biscuits. I do not know; but I am fairly certain that it will happen. Perhaps the loser will be made into pizza in a fast-food auto-da-fe. That day came closer with the broadcast of BBC2's Britain's Hardest Workers: Inside the Low-Wage Economy at the end of last month. It was a big title for a show that should have been euthanised by page 2 of the
Sweden is collapsing fast. Thanks to a decision by liberals to allow over 170,000 Afghans, Syrians and Africans into Sweden in a two year period, the country is falling apart. It's neighbour, Norway, is clear: We do not want to become Sweden, a country that has earned the dubious title of rape capital of Europe . Shockingly 43 per cent of those rapes are committed against children. There are 62 "no go" zones - so called "vulnerable areas" where first responders cannot operate without being attac
FC Barcelona defender Dani Alves reacted to a banana being thrown at him from the crowd by peeling it and taking a bite. The event occurred just as he was about to take a corner in his team's away match against Villarreal on Sunday, which was eventually won by Barca 3-2. Referee David Fernandez Borbalan made a note of the situation when it took place, and Spain's football association, RFEF, are due to decide on any action to be taken against Villarreal tomorrow. During a difficult time with Span
The NUIT DEBOUT Protests Of French Workers Spreading Across Europe Like Wild fire 26 May, 2016 Countercurrents.org The NUIT DEBOUT (Up all night) protests of French workers spreading across Europe like Wild fire W orkers trade unions, students, women, artists, pensioners and unemployed youth are protesting in hundreds of thousands against President Francois Hollande's proposed changes in labor laws announced on 31 March this year. Nuit Debout or these night-time sit-ins first started in Paris' R
MADRID (AP) -- A vote on whether the Catalonia region should secede from the rest of Spain has deeply divided the country. Catalan officials say an overwhelming majority voted Sunday in favor of independence, but the central government in Madrid has repeatedly condemned the referendum as illegal and invalid. What happens next is unclear, but Catalan officials have said they regional parliament plans to declare independence in the next several days. Catalonia, one of Spain's 17 autonomous regions
Eclipse mania will peak on Monday, when millions of Americans will upend their lives in response to a scientific prediction. Thanks to the work of scientists, people will know exactly what time to expect the eclipse. In less entertaining but more important ways, we respond to scientific predictions all the time, even though we have no independent capacity to verify the calculations. We tend to trust scientists. For years now, atmospheric scientists have been handing us a set of predictions about
In the shadows, all sorts of things can lurk. We must use the light we have available to us to truly see. Moonlit Night on the Coppei, original oil painting by Steve Henderson, sold. Apostasy is nothing new in Christianity. Two thousand years ago Jesus warned that false prophets "come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves." (Matthew 7: 15) Given that we, the people of God, are frequently referred to as sheep, the term "sheep's clothing" imparts the disquieting conc
Space Matter is a weekly column that delves into space science and the mechanics of spaceflight. From the latest discoveries in the universe around us to the fits and starts of rocket test flights, you'll find analysis, discussion and an eternal optimism about space and launching ourselves into the cosmos. Cape Canaveral (called Cape Kennedy for a time after President Kennedy's death) is our nation's spaceport. Sure, we have launch facilities at other sites, such as Wallops Island, VA, Vandenber
The deepest, darkest, scariest place on the maps I loved pondering as a child was a crescent-shaped canyon in the western Pacific Ocean. It was called the Mariana Trench, and at the very, very bottom was the lowest point on Earth's surface, the Challenger Deep. Its floor was seven terrifying miles down. What was down there? It was fun to imagine. I didn't know, and it didn't seem likely anyone would anytime soon. In 1989, James Cameron had fun imagining what might be at the bottom of a similar c
CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has been rebooted and is all set for the scientists to embark on their research into the unknown arena of dark universe. The scientists at CERN, Europe's research center for physics, restarted the LHC Sunday, April 5. It was earlier used to replicate the Big Bang, which is considered the starting point of our universe, to gain knowledge about the formation of all the elements and particles in their nuclei. This had led to the confirmation of the much talked abo
Pause for thought: why we might never know what's caused the global temperature rise to stall Scientists may never be able to determine the exact cause of the recent slowdown in atmospheric warming. This finding comes from new research published on 17 April in the journal Nature. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute examined what has caused this slowdown, or 'hiatus'. The recent hiatus, also dubbed the 'global... Climate change deniers are having a really bad year - and it just got worse It'
Why on Earth would we talk about a Social Science Research Center study like this? The real question is... how could we not ? Reported at QZ , this new study by Southern Methodist University Professor Ryan Murphy correlated a bunch of data which I can't make heads or tails of and figured out how psychopathic the residents of every state are. He was looking at the " levels of big five personality traits " (extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience) in
For more than 120 years of modern weather chronicles, the "experts" have given dire predictions about climate, going back and forth from cooling to warming and then back again. The warnings today are not at all different from the past. It would be nice if the Wall Street Journal or some other news outlet that up until now has been enthralled with the global warming predictions would instead print up the dire warnings from the past and explain why they were wrong and explain why the ones today
From NASA : NASA scientists listen to the low-frequency pulsing hum of the Sun to gain insight into the star's atmosphere over time. The raw data comes from the ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) launched back in 1995. Researchers from Stanford Experimental Physics Lab then process and filter the data and speed it up "a factor 42,000 to bring it into the audible human-hearing range." From NASA : "Waves are traveling and bouncing around inside the Sun
NASA researchers have found mysterious holes in the Arctic ice and can only speculate on what led to their creation. Some think they were made by seals. Some think they are related to warmer water under the ice. John Sonntag, a mission scientist with NASA's annual Operation IceBridge, spotted the holes April 14 about 50 miles northwest of Canada's Mackenzie River Delta while flying over the eastern Beaufort Sea, NASA said. "We saw these sorta-circular features only for a few minutes today," Sonn
In the shadows, all sorts of things can lurk. We must use the light we have available to us to truly see. Moonlit Night on the Coppei, original oil painting by Steve Henderson, sold. Apostasy is nothing new in Christianity. Two thousand years ago Jesus warned that false prophets "come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves." (Matthew 7: 15) Given that we, the people of God, are frequently referred to as sheep, the term "sheep's clothing" imparts the disquieting conc
Space Matter is a weekly column that delves into space science and the mechanics of spaceflight. From the latest discoveries in the universe around us to the fits and starts of rocket test flights, you'll find analysis, discussion and an eternal optimism about space and launching ourselves into the cosmos. Cape Canaveral (called Cape Kennedy for a time after President Kennedy's death) is our nation's spaceport. Sure, we have launch facilities at other sites, such as Wallops Island, VA, Vandenber
The deepest, darkest, scariest place on the maps I loved pondering as a child was a crescent-shaped canyon in the western Pacific Ocean. It was called the Mariana Trench, and at the very, very bottom was the lowest point on Earth's surface, the Challenger Deep. Its floor was seven terrifying miles down. What was down there? It was fun to imagine. I didn't know, and it didn't seem likely anyone would anytime soon. In 1989, James Cameron had fun imagining what might be at the bottom of a similar c
CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has been rebooted and is all set for the scientists to embark on their research into the unknown arena of dark universe. The scientists at CERN, Europe's research center for physics, restarted the LHC Sunday, April 5. It was earlier used to replicate the Big Bang, which is considered the starting point of our universe, to gain knowledge about the formation of all the elements and particles in their nuclei. This had led to the confirmation of the much talked abo
Pause for thought: why we might never know what's caused the global temperature rise to stall Scientists may never be able to determine the exact cause of the recent slowdown in atmospheric warming. This finding comes from new research published on 17 April in the journal Nature. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute examined what has caused this slowdown, or 'hiatus'. The recent hiatus, also dubbed the 'global... Climate change deniers are having a really bad year - and it just got worse It'
Why on Earth would we talk about a Social Science Research Center study like this? The real question is... how could we not ? Reported at QZ , this new study by Southern Methodist University Professor Ryan Murphy correlated a bunch of data which I can't make heads or tails of and figured out how psychopathic the residents of every state are. He was looking at the " levels of big five personality traits " (extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience) in
For more than 120 years of modern weather chronicles, the "experts" have given dire predictions about climate, going back and forth from cooling to warming and then back again. The warnings today are not at all different from the past. It would be nice if the Wall Street Journal or some other news outlet that up until now has been enthralled with the global warming predictions would instead print up the dire warnings from the past and explain why they were wrong and explain why the ones today
From NASA : NASA scientists listen to the low-frequency pulsing hum of the Sun to gain insight into the star's atmosphere over time. The raw data comes from the ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) launched back in 1995. Researchers from Stanford Experimental Physics Lab then process and filter the data and speed it up "a factor 42,000 to bring it into the audible human-hearing range." From NASA : "Waves are traveling and bouncing around inside the Sun
NASA researchers have found mysterious holes in the Arctic ice and can only speculate on what led to their creation. Some think they were made by seals. Some think they are related to warmer water under the ice. John Sonntag, a mission scientist with NASA's annual Operation IceBridge, spotted the holes April 14 about 50 miles northwest of Canada's Mackenzie River Delta while flying over the eastern Beaufort Sea, NASA said. "We saw these sorta-circular features only for a few minutes today," Sonn
The deepest, darkest, scariest place on the maps I loved pondering as a child was a crescent-shaped canyon in the western Pacific Ocean. It was called the Mariana Trench, and at the very, very bottom was the lowest point on Earth's surface, the Challenger Deep. Its floor was seven terrifying miles down. What was down there? It was fun to imagine. I didn't know, and it didn't seem likely anyone would anytime soon. In 1989, James Cameron had fun imagining what might be at the bottom of a similar c
Spiders are one of the many interesting creatures that are found on Earth. They come in all shapes, sizes, and the even come in a variety of colors and hues. Spiders also come in an assortment of different breeds. In fact, there are over 50,000 known species of this invertebrate around the world. An invertebrate is a creature that does not have a backbone in their bodies. Some arachnids can be quite friendly such as the large Tarantula spider that is seen to be a common house pet while other typ
Why on Earth would we talk about a Social Science Research Center study like this? The real question is... how could we not ? Reported at QZ , this new study by Southern Methodist University Professor Ryan Murphy correlated a bunch of data which I can't make heads or tails of and figured out how psychopathic the residents of every state are. He was looking at the " levels of big five personality traits " (extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience) in
Is Earth the largest garbage dump in the Universe? I don't know. But it's a safe bet that Earth would be a contender were such a competition to be held. Let me explain why. To start, just listing the types of rubbish generated by humans or the locations into which each of these is dumped is a staggering task beyond the scope of one article. Nevertheless, I will give you a reasonably comprehensive summary of the types of garbage being generated (focusing particularly on those that are less well k
Eclipse mania will peak on Monday, when millions of Americans will upend their lives in response to a scientific prediction. Thanks to the work of scientists, people will know exactly what time to expect the eclipse. In less entertaining but more important ways, we respond to scientific predictions all the time, even though we have no independent capacity to verify the calculations. We tend to trust scientists. For years now, atmospheric scientists have been handing us a set of predictions about
After several labs successfully implanted human brain organoids into rats, many scientists are questioning the ethical implications of the experiment, STAT News reports. Nearly four years ago, scientists in Vienna discovered that they could create organoids - lentil-sized blobs of human brain tissue - from stem cells. The revolutionary discovery has helped advance research on human brain development, Alzheimer's, and Zika virus. These human brain organoids existed solely in test tubes, until thi
The probable changes as the world heats are so great that climate adaptation to cope with the inevitable is now essential, scientists are warning. Forest damage, drought and floods, for example, will all worsen, and tidal ranges are already changing. More than half of all the natural vegetation of California is at risk as temperatures rise. Even were the US and other nations to honour the promises made in the Paris Agreement of 2015, one fourth of California's natural wilderness would be und
Size matters. In this case, a bigger moon means more mass, and that means more gravity. In general, the force of gravity points toward the center of an object. As you add more mass to an object, gravity gets stronger. On a small moon, a big lump of rock like a mountain feels very little force downward, while on a more massive moon the force would be larger. If the moon has enough mass, and enough gravity, the force will be more than the internal strength of the rock itself, and the mountain crum
Friday, May 2nd, 2014 2014 Earth First! Rendezvous Call For Workshops and Donations Earth First! Humboldt, Redwood Forest Defense, Cascadia Forest Defenders and friends are pleased to announce that we are hosting the 2014 Earth First! Round River Rendezvous. Forest defenders and climate activists from across the Pacific Northwest are busy putting together what promises to be an exhilarating week of direct action, workshops, movement building and wilderness. And we want you to come! We are reachi
A new research study is showing that Greenland's ice sheets are melting at a much higher rate than what was once believed. This means there is a faster increase in the level of water of Earth's sea levels. While scientists were aware of climate change causing the ice sheet of Greenland to thin for years now, melting in the country's northeast area was found for the first time. Ice loss in that region has almost tripled since 2003. Greenland is seeing its ice sheet receding over 12 miles in the p
Spiders are one of the many interesting creatures that are found on Earth. They come in all shapes, sizes, and the even come in a variety of colors and hues. Spiders also come in an assortment of different breeds. In fact, there are over 50,000 known species of this invertebrate around the world. An invertebrate is a creature that does not have a backbone in their bodies. Some arachnids can be quite friendly such as the large Tarantula spider that is seen to be a common house pet while other typ
Why on Earth would we talk about a Social Science Research Center study like this? The real question is... how could we not ? Reported at QZ , this new study by Southern Methodist University Professor Ryan Murphy correlated a bunch of data which I can't make heads or tails of and figured out how psychopathic the residents of every state are. He was looking at the " levels of big five personality traits " (extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience) in
Is Earth the largest garbage dump in the Universe? I don't know. But it's a safe bet that Earth would be a contender were such a competition to be held. Let me explain why. To start, just listing the types of rubbish generated by humans or the locations into which each of these is dumped is a staggering task beyond the scope of one article. Nevertheless, I will give you a reasonably comprehensive summary of the types of garbage being generated (focusing particularly on those that are less well k
Eclipse mania will peak on Monday, when millions of Americans will upend their lives in response to a scientific prediction. Thanks to the work of scientists, people will know exactly what time to expect the eclipse. In less entertaining but more important ways, we respond to scientific predictions all the time, even though we have no independent capacity to verify the calculations. We tend to trust scientists. For years now, atmospheric scientists have been handing us a set of predictions about
After several labs successfully implanted human brain organoids into rats, many scientists are questioning the ethical implications of the experiment, STAT News reports. Nearly four years ago, scientists in Vienna discovered that they could create organoids - lentil-sized blobs of human brain tissue - from stem cells. The revolutionary discovery has helped advance research on human brain development, Alzheimer's, and Zika virus. These human brain organoids existed solely in test tubes, until thi
The probable changes as the world heats are so great that climate adaptation to cope with the inevitable is now essential, scientists are warning. Forest damage, drought and floods, for example, will all worsen, and tidal ranges are already changing. More than half of all the natural vegetation of California is at risk as temperatures rise. Even were the US and other nations to honour the promises made in the Paris Agreement of 2015, one fourth of California's natural wilderness would be und
Size matters. In this case, a bigger moon means more mass, and that means more gravity. In general, the force of gravity points toward the center of an object. As you add more mass to an object, gravity gets stronger. On a small moon, a big lump of rock like a mountain feels very little force downward, while on a more massive moon the force would be larger. If the moon has enough mass, and enough gravity, the force will be more than the internal strength of the rock itself, and the mountain crum
Friday, May 2nd, 2014 2014 Earth First! Rendezvous Call For Workshops and Donations Earth First! Humboldt, Redwood Forest Defense, Cascadia Forest Defenders and friends are pleased to announce that we are hosting the 2014 Earth First! Round River Rendezvous. Forest defenders and climate activists from across the Pacific Northwest are busy putting together what promises to be an exhilarating week of direct action, workshops, movement building and wilderness. And we want you to come! We are reachi
A new research study is showing that Greenland's ice sheets are melting at a much higher rate than what was once believed. This means there is a faster increase in the level of water of Earth's sea levels. While scientists were aware of climate change causing the ice sheet of Greenland to thin for years now, melting in the country's northeast area was found for the first time. Ice loss in that region has almost tripled since 2003. Greenland is seeing its ice sheet receding over 12 miles in the p
The fiftieth anniversary of C.S. Lewis's death has come and gone, perhaps little-noticed by many who were busy memorializing John F. Kennedy, murdered by an assassin on the same day, or rereading Aldous Huxley, who passed away hours later. Most of the encomiums to Lewis that were written focused on his apologetics and his children's fiction, the Chronicles of Narnia series. But Lewis wrote fiction for adults too. His best novel, That Hideous Strength , was published in 1945 as the third installm
My guess is that King would have three basic comments. First, we have made a lot of progress since 1968. Second, progress seems to have stalled during the last quarter century. And third, the last ten years have brought setbacks. Let's remember the 1968 baseline from which progress can be measured. The Supreme Court had found segregated public schools unconstitutional fourteen years earlier, but courts still struggled to enforce this holding. It had only been five years since Alabama Governor Ge
Martin Luther King Jr. ( Image by Kevin Burkett ) Permission Details DMCA Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the preeminent leader of the black liberation movement in the 1950s and 1960s. Millions of people engaged in the struggle against America's shameful apartheid system but King was the most influential. His actions are remembered, his words are quoted by activists, politicians, and pundits. His birthday is a national holiday. Only the worst and most retrograde racists dare to speak il
- Advertisement - Forty --three years after the assassination of Martin Luther King on April 4, 1968, many still wonder what the world would look like if he had lived. Dr. King was the conscious of America, speaking out against hatred and bigotry, war, poverty and for social programs and equality. He probably would have been instrumental in the election of President Obama. More importantly, would President Obama be receptive to Dr. King's advice on the state of our country's affairs and partic
Born in the 1960s the son of a white German mother and an African student, Thomas Hurst has struggled to find acceptance in his home country. He is pictured here standing next to a section of the Berlin Wall that is now part of a cafe. Damaso Reyes Who am I? It seems like a simple enough question, but it is one that thousands of Germans of African descent have to ask themselves every day. In a country that defines identity with a great deal of precision, those who fall outside the norm find them
Racial segregation was not the law in the postwar North, but it was the reality. In virtually all aspects of life, Northern blacks encountered racism and segregation. Blacks who left the South found themselves forced to live in huge urban ghettos and educate their children in inferior schools. Skilled or professional jobs were reserved for whites. Blacks were constantly subject to white authority, especially police harassment. Almost a quarter of blacks said they had been mistreated by the polic
Abd al-Rahman (Wikimedia Commons) Editor's note: For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black-history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers , author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro With Complete Proof , to whom these "amazing facts" are an homage. ( The Root ) -- Amazing Fact About the Negro No. 46: Which enslaved African managed to press his case for freedom all the way to the White House? Among Joel A. Rogers' more astonish
Kymone Freeman's One-Man Show: #ABMIT Whites Only By Kymone Freeman, www.popularresistance.org March 15, 2015 Kymone Freeman's One-Man Show: #ABMIT Whites Only 2015-03-15 2015-03-15 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/03/1kf2-150x81.png 200px 200px Dramatic Stage Reading of #ABMIT "Whites Only" "You can always be too Black, but you can never be too White." - Pau
(McClatchy News) The National Archives published more than 600 new records Friday relating to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy -- and some addressed civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. and his multiple alleged affairs. The FBI document, titled "Martin Luther King, Jr. A Current Analysis" and dated March 12, 1968, compiled background information on King, including his influences, associates, alleged affairs and more. King was assassinated April 4, 1968. "The course King ch
During the height of Skinners fame in the 1970s, it was obvious to anti-authoritarians such as Noam Chomsky (The Case Against B.F. Skinner) and Lewis Mumord that Skinners worldviewa society ruled by benevolent control freakswas antithetical to democracy. In Skinners novel Walden Two (1948), his behaviorist hero states, We do not take history seriously, to which Lewis Mumford retorted, And no wonder: if man knew no history, the Skinners would govern the world, as Skinner himself has modestly prop
My guess is that King would have three basic comments. First, we have made a lot of progress since 1968. Second, progress seems to have stalled during the last quarter century. And third, the last ten years have brought setbacks. Let's remember the 1968 baseline from which progress can be measured. The Supreme Court had found segregated public schools unconstitutional fourteen years earlier, but courts still struggled to enforce this holding. It had only been five years since Alabama Governor Ge
Martin Luther King Jr. ( Image by Kevin Burkett ) Permission Details DMCA Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the preeminent leader of the black liberation movement in the 1950s and 1960s. Millions of people engaged in the struggle against America's shameful apartheid system but King was the most influential. His actions are remembered, his words are quoted by activists, politicians, and pundits. His birthday is a national holiday. Only the worst and most retrograde racists dare to speak il
- Advertisement - Forty --three years after the assassination of Martin Luther King on April 4, 1968, many still wonder what the world would look like if he had lived. Dr. King was the conscious of America, speaking out against hatred and bigotry, war, poverty and for social programs and equality. He probably would have been instrumental in the election of President Obama. More importantly, would President Obama be receptive to Dr. King's advice on the state of our country's affairs and partic
Born in the 1960s the son of a white German mother and an African student, Thomas Hurst has struggled to find acceptance in his home country. He is pictured here standing next to a section of the Berlin Wall that is now part of a cafe. Damaso Reyes Who am I? It seems like a simple enough question, but it is one that thousands of Germans of African descent have to ask themselves every day. In a country that defines identity with a great deal of precision, those who fall outside the norm find them
Racial segregation was not the law in the postwar North, but it was the reality. In virtually all aspects of life, Northern blacks encountered racism and segregation. Blacks who left the South found themselves forced to live in huge urban ghettos and educate their children in inferior schools. Skilled or professional jobs were reserved for whites. Blacks were constantly subject to white authority, especially police harassment. Almost a quarter of blacks said they had been mistreated by the polic
Abd al-Rahman (Wikimedia Commons) Editor's note: For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black-history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers , author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro With Complete Proof , to whom these "amazing facts" are an homage. ( The Root ) -- Amazing Fact About the Negro No. 46: Which enslaved African managed to press his case for freedom all the way to the White House? Among Joel A. Rogers' more astonish
Kymone Freeman's One-Man Show: #ABMIT Whites Only By Kymone Freeman, www.popularresistance.org March 15, 2015 Kymone Freeman's One-Man Show: #ABMIT Whites Only 2015-03-15 2015-03-15 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/03/1kf2-150x81.png 200px 200px Dramatic Stage Reading of #ABMIT "Whites Only" "You can always be too Black, but you can never be too White." - Pau
(McClatchy News) The National Archives published more than 600 new records Friday relating to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy -- and some addressed civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. and his multiple alleged affairs. The FBI document, titled "Martin Luther King, Jr. A Current Analysis" and dated March 12, 1968, compiled background information on King, including his influences, associates, alleged affairs and more. King was assassinated April 4, 1968. "The course King ch
During the height of Skinners fame in the 1970s, it was obvious to anti-authoritarians such as Noam Chomsky (The Case Against B.F. Skinner) and Lewis Mumord that Skinners worldviewa society ruled by benevolent control freakswas antithetical to democracy. In Skinners novel Walden Two (1948), his behaviorist hero states, We do not take history seriously, to which Lewis Mumford retorted, And no wonder: if man knew no history, the Skinners would govern the world, as Skinner himself has modestly prop
My guess is that King would have three basic comments. First, we have made a lot of progress since 1968. Second, progress seems to have stalled during the last quarter century. And third, the last ten years have brought setbacks. Let's remember the 1968 baseline from which progress can be measured. The Supreme Court had found segregated public schools unconstitutional fourteen years earlier, but courts still struggled to enforce this holding. It had only been five years since Alabama Governor Ge
The fiftieth anniversary of C.S. Lewis's death has come and gone, perhaps little-noticed by many who were busy memorializing John F. Kennedy, murdered by an assassin on the same day, or rereading Aldous Huxley, who passed away hours later. Most of the encomiums to Lewis that were written focused on his apologetics and his children's fiction, the Chronicles of Narnia series. But Lewis wrote fiction for adults too. His best novel, That Hideous Strength , was published in 1945 as the third installm
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (late 19th century). Key figure in the Bengal literary renaissance. ( Image by soham_pablo ) Permission Details DMCA Just two words-- Vande Mataram --by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, who has his 179 th birth anniversary (June 26, 1838) this Monday, tells a lot about we the Indians. - Advertisement - Vande Mataram epitomized India 's freedom struggle against the monstrous British Rule and "every patriot," as Acharya Kriplani was to write later: "from Khudiram Bose
Nevertheless, Kennedy did virtually nothing on civil rights during his first two years. He had won office, but narrowly. Moreover, his overall legislative program was being throttled by the conservative coalition of Republicans and Southern Democrats, and the midterm elections of 1962 threatened to further deplete his congressional strength. It was not only that he wished to avoid fanning the fires of white resistance in the South; the racism of the white working class was also beginning to beco
MONTEVIDEO - Combating poverty is more like a long distance race than a sprint, and in the past two years progress has been made that would have been unthinkable decades ago. But much remains to be done, say activists from all over the world who have gathered together in the Uruguayan capital. Some 150 representatives of social movements and non-governmental organisations are meeting in Montevideo Thursday to Saturday. They belong to the Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP), an internati
More than 40 years later, there's nostalgia in its opening chords and a legacy that still courses through classrooms. "Children memorized every lyric and asked their parents and teacher to play the record over and over again," Letty Cottin Pogrebin, a Ms. magazine co-founder, wrote in the 2012 book " When We Were Free to Be: Looking Back at a Children's Classic and the Difference It Made ." "It challenged teachers to face up to their entrenched, often unacknowledged, gender biases and to cast a
A s the historian Gordon Craig once wrote, Hitler, one-and-a-half generations after his death, had become like the little man on the stair in the old children's song: 'He wasn't there, but he wouldn't go away.' (1) Born in Germany in the 1960s, I knew exactly what Craig meant. Hitler, although he was long dead, maintained a strange hold over German society. The most potent example of Hitler's ghostly presence was perhaps his book Mein Kampf , which was banned until the beginning of this year. My
The headlines about the death of Winnie Mandela today are unbelievable. The Wall Street Journal: "Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Antiapartheid Campaigner and Former Wife of Nelson Mandela, Dies at 81. NBC News: "South African anti-apartheid stalwart Winnie Mandela dies at 81." BBC: "Winnie Madikizela-Mandela: Anti-apartheid campaigner dies at 81." NY Daily News: "Activist and politician Winnie Madikizela-Mandela dies at 81." LA Times: "Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, anti-apartheid activist and 'Mother o
Auguste and Jean Piccard, along with Auguste's wife Jeannette, on another expedition in May 1934. Image: Getty Wilkie Collins: a Life of Sensation Andrew Lycett Andrew Lycett, a biographer of Rudyard Kipling and Arthur Conan Doyle, has done some investigating into the father of the detective novel and in this biography reconstructs Wilkie Collins's tangled domestic life, which revolved around two mistresses. The writer who specialised in family secrets had secrets of his own. He also had a limit
B runo Latour's 1993 We Have Never Been Modern is a neglected masterpiece. Its argument is compressed, the terminology idiosyncratic. Latour is witty, ironic, and funniest when he's outraged. It's not an easy book, but it's worth the effort. As a diagnosis of us "moderns," it's more penetrating, and rings truer, than many better-known works. Charles Taylor's recent, magisterial, and widely discussed A Secular Age is a convenient example of the story Latour does not tell. Taylor offers a compl
The fiftieth anniversary of C.S. Lewis's death has come and gone, perhaps little-noticed by many who were busy memorializing John F. Kennedy, murdered by an assassin on the same day, or rereading Aldous Huxley, who passed away hours later. Most of the encomiums to Lewis that were written focused on his apologetics and his children's fiction, the Chronicles of Narnia series. But Lewis wrote fiction for adults too. His best novel, That Hideous Strength , was published in 1945 as the third installm
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (late 19th century). Key figure in the Bengal literary renaissance. ( Image by soham_pablo ) Permission Details DMCA Just two words-- Vande Mataram --by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, who has his 179 th birth anniversary (June 26, 1838) this Monday, tells a lot about we the Indians. - Advertisement - Vande Mataram epitomized India 's freedom struggle against the monstrous British Rule and "every patriot," as Acharya Kriplani was to write later: "from Khudiram Bose
Nevertheless, Kennedy did virtually nothing on civil rights during his first two years. He had won office, but narrowly. Moreover, his overall legislative program was being throttled by the conservative coalition of Republicans and Southern Democrats, and the midterm elections of 1962 threatened to further deplete his congressional strength. It was not only that he wished to avoid fanning the fires of white resistance in the South; the racism of the white working class was also beginning to beco
MONTEVIDEO - Combating poverty is more like a long distance race than a sprint, and in the past two years progress has been made that would have been unthinkable decades ago. But much remains to be done, say activists from all over the world who have gathered together in the Uruguayan capital. Some 150 representatives of social movements and non-governmental organisations are meeting in Montevideo Thursday to Saturday. They belong to the Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP), an internati
More than 40 years later, there's nostalgia in its opening chords and a legacy that still courses through classrooms. "Children memorized every lyric and asked their parents and teacher to play the record over and over again," Letty Cottin Pogrebin, a Ms. magazine co-founder, wrote in the 2012 book " When We Were Free to Be: Looking Back at a Children's Classic and the Difference It Made ." "It challenged teachers to face up to their entrenched, often unacknowledged, gender biases and to cast a
A s the historian Gordon Craig once wrote, Hitler, one-and-a-half generations after his death, had become like the little man on the stair in the old children's song: 'He wasn't there, but he wouldn't go away.' (1) Born in Germany in the 1960s, I knew exactly what Craig meant. Hitler, although he was long dead, maintained a strange hold over German society. The most potent example of Hitler's ghostly presence was perhaps his book Mein Kampf , which was banned until the beginning of this year. My
The headlines about the death of Winnie Mandela today are unbelievable. The Wall Street Journal: "Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Antiapartheid Campaigner and Former Wife of Nelson Mandela, Dies at 81. NBC News: "South African anti-apartheid stalwart Winnie Mandela dies at 81." BBC: "Winnie Madikizela-Mandela: Anti-apartheid campaigner dies at 81." NY Daily News: "Activist and politician Winnie Madikizela-Mandela dies at 81." LA Times: "Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, anti-apartheid activist and 'Mother o
Auguste and Jean Piccard, along with Auguste's wife Jeannette, on another expedition in May 1934. Image: Getty Wilkie Collins: a Life of Sensation Andrew Lycett Andrew Lycett, a biographer of Rudyard Kipling and Arthur Conan Doyle, has done some investigating into the father of the detective novel and in this biography reconstructs Wilkie Collins's tangled domestic life, which revolved around two mistresses. The writer who specialised in family secrets had secrets of his own. He also had a limit
B runo Latour's 1993 We Have Never Been Modern is a neglected masterpiece. Its argument is compressed, the terminology idiosyncratic. Latour is witty, ironic, and funniest when he's outraged. It's not an easy book, but it's worth the effort. As a diagnosis of us "moderns," it's more penetrating, and rings truer, than many better-known works. Charles Taylor's recent, magisterial, and widely discussed A Secular Age is a convenient example of the story Latour does not tell. Taylor offers a compl
TEHRAN - As the Pakistani Speaker of National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq arrived in Tehran on Monday for a five-day visit, Islamabad agreed with its former Army Chief General Raheel Sharif to head to Saudi Arabia to command the Saudi-led coalition against Yemen. Heading a senior parliamentary delegation, Sadiq is in Iran at the invitation of Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani who visited Islamabad in November 2014. Sadiq met with Larijani on Saturday, a running theme of which was the urg
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei slams the "incompetence" of the Saudi royal family while Saudi Arabia's top cleric Grand Mufti Abdulaziz al-Sheikh says Iranian leaders are "not Muslims". Muslim pilgrims pray at the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia, September 20, 2015. ( TRT World and Agencies ) A harsh exchange of words between Iran and Saudi Arabia intensified Wednesday ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage from which Iranians
HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, Foreign Affairs Minister, Qatar ( Image by DFID - UK Department for International Development ) Permission Details DMCA - Advertisement - Qatar and Turkey on one hand, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt and Bahrain on the other, two fronts of the recent Middle East crisis. Both are Sunni Muslims. The current crisis actually proved that the apparent Sunni-Shia conflict is no longer extant, a conflict which did not exist at all. Today's wars l
TEHRAN - The emir of Qatar says Iran has been the only country providing food and medicine for Qatari people when Saudi Arabia and its allies imposed a blockade on his country. When those countries "blocked medicine, blocked food, the only way for us to provide food and medicine for our people was through Iran," Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani said, CBS news reported. The emir also said his country's sovereignty must be protected at all costs. "Our sovereignty is a red line. We don't accept an
By Associated Press | September 24, 2015, 6:15 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2015/09/24/saudi-arabia-says-717-pilgrims-dead-in-hajj-stampede/ Muslim pilgrims cast stones at a pillar symbolizing the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called "Jamarat," the last rite of the annual hajj, on the first day of Eid al-Adha, in Mina near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.(AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- A horrific stampede killed at least 717 pilg
Pakistan's Prime Minister-designate Imran Khan on Saturday said Pakistan is ready to play a constructive and positive role between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Imran Khan, in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador Mehdi Honardoost, said Pakistan desired trade ties with all neighboring countries, including Iran. The meeting was also attended by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi and leaders, including Shireen Mazari and Naeem-ul-Haq, according to press release issued by the PT
Two Indian warships started a visit to the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas on May 24 which will stay there until May 27. The visit came on the heels of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's trip to Tehran on May 22-23. Following is the text of the report released by the Indian embassy in Tehran: Indian Naval Ships Ganga and Trikand are visiting Bandar Abbas from 24-27 May 16, in consonance with India's strong bilateral relationship and steadily growing maritime interaction with Iran. INS Gan
Both the governments of Saudi Arabia and Iran announced Monday that hundreds of tons of illegal drugs had been smuggled into their respective countries, with record-breaking shipments of contraband making their way in. Described by Arab News as "one of the largest drug hauls" in Saudi history, officials in Riyadh announced Monday they had seized more than five million amphetamine pills, arresting eleven individuals for attempting to smuggle the drugs into the country. "The gang, comprising nine
The silly man then compared Congress with Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia, Iran for not hanging the painting demeaning cops. "It's not Iran! It's not Iran!," he said. "What art doesn't deal with contemporary controversy? It doesn't make any sense what they're saying. I think that the majority should really rethink whether it wants to be in the business of censorship. This is not Russia. This is not Azerbaijan. This is not Saudi Arabia. This is not Iran. This is the United States of America. People have
Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdelaziz has passed away and Crown Prince Salman has been named the new monarch. In a statement carried by Saudi TV in the early hours of Friday morning, the Saudi Royal Court announced the death of King Abdullah. It declared Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdelaziz as king of the oil-rich Gulf country and Prince Muqrin Bin Abdulaziz as the new crown prince. "His Highness Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and all members of the family and the nation mourn the Custodian of the Two Ho
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei slams the "incompetence" of the Saudi royal family while Saudi Arabia's top cleric Grand Mufti Abdulaziz al-Sheikh says Iranian leaders are "not Muslims". Muslim pilgrims pray at the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia, September 20, 2015. ( TRT World and Agencies ) A harsh exchange of words between Iran and Saudi Arabia intensified Wednesday ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage from which Iranians
HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, Foreign Affairs Minister, Qatar ( Image by DFID - UK Department for International Development ) Permission Details DMCA - Advertisement - Qatar and Turkey on one hand, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt and Bahrain on the other, two fronts of the recent Middle East crisis. Both are Sunni Muslims. The current crisis actually proved that the apparent Sunni-Shia conflict is no longer extant, a conflict which did not exist at all. Today's wars l
TEHRAN - The emir of Qatar says Iran has been the only country providing food and medicine for Qatari people when Saudi Arabia and its allies imposed a blockade on his country. When those countries "blocked medicine, blocked food, the only way for us to provide food and medicine for our people was through Iran," Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani said, CBS news reported. The emir also said his country's sovereignty must be protected at all costs. "Our sovereignty is a red line. We don't accept an
By Associated Press | September 24, 2015, 6:15 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2015/09/24/saudi-arabia-says-717-pilgrims-dead-in-hajj-stampede/ Muslim pilgrims cast stones at a pillar symbolizing the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called "Jamarat," the last rite of the annual hajj, on the first day of Eid al-Adha, in Mina near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.(AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- A horrific stampede killed at least 717 pilg
Pakistan's Prime Minister-designate Imran Khan on Saturday said Pakistan is ready to play a constructive and positive role between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Imran Khan, in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador Mehdi Honardoost, said Pakistan desired trade ties with all neighboring countries, including Iran. The meeting was also attended by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi and leaders, including Shireen Mazari and Naeem-ul-Haq, according to press release issued by the PT
Two Indian warships started a visit to the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas on May 24 which will stay there until May 27. The visit came on the heels of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's trip to Tehran on May 22-23. Following is the text of the report released by the Indian embassy in Tehran: Indian Naval Ships Ganga and Trikand are visiting Bandar Abbas from 24-27 May 16, in consonance with India's strong bilateral relationship and steadily growing maritime interaction with Iran. INS Gan
Both the governments of Saudi Arabia and Iran announced Monday that hundreds of tons of illegal drugs had been smuggled into their respective countries, with record-breaking shipments of contraband making their way in. Described by Arab News as "one of the largest drug hauls" in Saudi history, officials in Riyadh announced Monday they had seized more than five million amphetamine pills, arresting eleven individuals for attempting to smuggle the drugs into the country. "The gang, comprising nine
The silly man then compared Congress with Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia, Iran for not hanging the painting demeaning cops. "It's not Iran! It's not Iran!," he said. "What art doesn't deal with contemporary controversy? It doesn't make any sense what they're saying. I think that the majority should really rethink whether it wants to be in the business of censorship. This is not Russia. This is not Azerbaijan. This is not Saudi Arabia. This is not Iran. This is the United States of America. People have
Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdelaziz has passed away and Crown Prince Salman has been named the new monarch. In a statement carried by Saudi TV in the early hours of Friday morning, the Saudi Royal Court announced the death of King Abdullah. It declared Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdelaziz as king of the oil-rich Gulf country and Prince Muqrin Bin Abdulaziz as the new crown prince. "His Highness Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and all members of the family and the nation mourn the Custodian of the Two Ho
Kolkata: Coming down heavily on forced religious conversions West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in a veiled attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday, challenged it to amend the secular Indian Constitution. "Why should someone force others to convert? Who gave them that responsibility? Some people are saying this religion is good, that is bad. Don't ride the rickshaw pulled by a man of this religion... etc. Mamata Banerjee in file a photo. AFP "They are controlling people; they
By Ali Younes - Washington, D.C. When the Egyptian military leaders decided to end Egypt's first ever-ever democratic experience in a coup d'etat on July 2nd, toppling the Muslim brotherhood ( MB) government from power and imprisoning president Mohammad Morsi. With that in mind Egypt has perhaps became the only country in the world that had a revolution against democracy. As a result, the new government embarked on persecuting and illegally imprisoning members of the Muslim brotherhood and other
Islamabad : Pakistan's main opposition leader Nawaz Sharif has called for unilaterally abolishing the visa regime with India even if New Delhi "hesitates to reciprocate" the move. During an interaction with an Indian delegation at his Lahore residence on Sunday, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif urged the Yousuf Raza Gilani government to step forward and take the initiative to abolish the visa regime so as to facilitate people-to-people contact that could accelerate the peace process, News Inte
Attempts to force scholars and Muslim leaders to support the Arab boycott of Qatar amount to "intellectual terrorism", the Vice President of the World Union of Muslim Scholars, Ahmad Al-Raysouni, has said. "It is sad and regrettable that some Muslim countries have reached this point of stifling freedoms and suppressing voices," he said during an interview with Al Jazeera . He added that "in Muslim countries, especially Saudi Arabia, there are a number of scholars who have been kidnapped and forc
1. 500 Hindus forcibly converted to Islam in Pakistan 2. Police in German City Declare Centre "Dangerous Area", Start Random Stop and Search Programme Police have declared Flensburg city centre as "dangerous" and have introduced new control checks only weeks after Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted the existence of no-go zones in Germany. The police introduced the new measures in order to combat the rising tide of young gang violence that has been a major problem in the centre of Flensburg since
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Islam (PTI) looks set to clinch a big victory in the country's general elections, with unofficial results giving the party a sizeable majority over its nearest rivals, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). But even if the party doesn't manage to clinch a clear majority, the military will make sure Imran Khan gets the required numbers, either through defections or thanks to support from "others". By propping up the Milli Muslim League, t
SANAA (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has suspended most of its financial aid to Yemen, Yemeni and Western sources said, in a clear indication of its dissatisfaction with the growing political power of Shi'ite Houthi fighters friendly with Riyadh's regional rival, Iran. Yemen, which is battling an al Qaeda insurgency, a southern secessionist movement, endemic corruption and poor governance, has often relied on its richer northern neighbour to help finance everything from government salaries to welfare
PAKISTAN: Imran Awan, the Pakistani-American who worked for more than a decade for Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, bilked the government out of millions of dollars while having access to classified data. He was arrested July 24 and charged by the FBI with bank fraud while trying to board a flight for Pakistan--all part of a Washington scandal you aren't hearing about. The New York Times first covered the arrest four days after it happened, explaining that "conservative news outle
[Baghdad, July 6. Image via Getty ] A Shiite Muslim Iraqi bride looks over during a mass wedding in the stadium at Baghdad University, part of the celebrations for the birth of Imam Ali, the son-in-law and cousin of the Prophet Mohammed, late July 06, 2009. The wedding of some 500 couples was organized and paid for by the SCIRI (Supreme Islamic Council of Iraq) with a wedding gift also presented to each newly wed couple. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/G
Egypt's awqaf ministry has announced that it is banning prominent Salafist scholars in Egypt from preaching at mosques unless they receive prior permits. The ban includes Sheikh Abu-Shaq Al-Howaini, Sheikh Mohamed Hassan and Sheikh Muhammad Hussein Yacoub. All three sheikhs are member of the Salafist Council of Religious Scholars and leaders of the Salafist movement in Egypt. According to the ministry's information centre, the three men now need prior permits if they want to deliver a speech in
By Ali Younes - Washington, D.C. When the Egyptian military leaders decided to end Egypt's first ever-ever democratic experience in a coup d'etat on July 2nd, toppling the Muslim brotherhood ( MB) government from power and imprisoning president Mohammad Morsi. With that in mind Egypt has perhaps became the only country in the world that had a revolution against democracy. As a result, the new government embarked on persecuting and illegally imprisoning members of the Muslim brotherhood and other
Islamabad : Pakistan's main opposition leader Nawaz Sharif has called for unilaterally abolishing the visa regime with India even if New Delhi "hesitates to reciprocate" the move. During an interaction with an Indian delegation at his Lahore residence on Sunday, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif urged the Yousuf Raza Gilani government to step forward and take the initiative to abolish the visa regime so as to facilitate people-to-people contact that could accelerate the peace process, News Inte
Attempts to force scholars and Muslim leaders to support the Arab boycott of Qatar amount to "intellectual terrorism", the Vice President of the World Union of Muslim Scholars, Ahmad Al-Raysouni, has said. "It is sad and regrettable that some Muslim countries have reached this point of stifling freedoms and suppressing voices," he said during an interview with Al Jazeera . He added that "in Muslim countries, especially Saudi Arabia, there are a number of scholars who have been kidnapped and forc
1. 500 Hindus forcibly converted to Islam in Pakistan 2. Police in German City Declare Centre "Dangerous Area", Start Random Stop and Search Programme Police have declared Flensburg city centre as "dangerous" and have introduced new control checks only weeks after Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted the existence of no-go zones in Germany. The police introduced the new measures in order to combat the rising tide of young gang violence that has been a major problem in the centre of Flensburg since
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Islam (PTI) looks set to clinch a big victory in the country's general elections, with unofficial results giving the party a sizeable majority over its nearest rivals, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). But even if the party doesn't manage to clinch a clear majority, the military will make sure Imran Khan gets the required numbers, either through defections or thanks to support from "others". By propping up the Milli Muslim League, t
SANAA (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has suspended most of its financial aid to Yemen, Yemeni and Western sources said, in a clear indication of its dissatisfaction with the growing political power of Shi'ite Houthi fighters friendly with Riyadh's regional rival, Iran. Yemen, which is battling an al Qaeda insurgency, a southern secessionist movement, endemic corruption and poor governance, has often relied on its richer northern neighbour to help finance everything from government salaries to welfare
PAKISTAN: Imran Awan, the Pakistani-American who worked for more than a decade for Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, bilked the government out of millions of dollars while having access to classified data. He was arrested July 24 and charged by the FBI with bank fraud while trying to board a flight for Pakistan--all part of a Washington scandal you aren't hearing about. The New York Times first covered the arrest four days after it happened, explaining that "conservative news outle
[Baghdad, July 6. Image via Getty ] A Shiite Muslim Iraqi bride looks over during a mass wedding in the stadium at Baghdad University, part of the celebrations for the birth of Imam Ali, the son-in-law and cousin of the Prophet Mohammed, late July 06, 2009. The wedding of some 500 couples was organized and paid for by the SCIRI (Supreme Islamic Council of Iraq) with a wedding gift also presented to each newly wed couple. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/G
Egypt's awqaf ministry has announced that it is banning prominent Salafist scholars in Egypt from preaching at mosques unless they receive prior permits. The ban includes Sheikh Abu-Shaq Al-Howaini, Sheikh Mohamed Hassan and Sheikh Muhammad Hussein Yacoub. All three sheikhs are member of the Salafist Council of Religious Scholars and leaders of the Salafist movement in Egypt. According to the ministry's information centre, the three men now need prior permits if they want to deliver a speech in
Managing Editor August 23, 2017 One week ago, a petition was created to label the left wing radical group Antifa a terrorist group. Today, there are well over a quarter million people in agreement with the sentiment. They are known for showing up at various protests and becoming extremely violent, towards both buildings and people. Despite these deplorable actions, however, the media has been slow to condemn their use of violence, in one instance they even put a positive spin on their mission to
James O'Keefe and Project Veritas takes breaking news infused through the pulse of digital news channels pumped directly into the heart of our country bypassing potential bias of large media networks. This modern day digital avenger tilts the playing fiel... Read more - Project Veritas has videographers in several states right now investigating corruption and fraud that will blow your mind. We cannot divulge too much on that right now but there is one investigation we are very excited to tell y
The partnership deal will see millions of Sky Q customers able to access Netflix via their satellite set-top box. Those who haven't already got a Netflix subscription can add the new television bundle to their existing monthly Sky TV bill. Subscribers will see Sky and Netflix content side-by-side for the first time in the redesigned Sky Q menu. If you don't subscribe to Netflix then don't worry as there's plenty more updates which Sky says will enhance the user experience including more content
On last night's episode of The Ezra Levant Show , guest-host David Menzies explained how the angry Toronto high school teacher from his viral video accidentally provided a lesson on the leftist debate tactics. Her first move was to play the racism card, but Islam isn't a race and neither is ISIS. How is questioning a gunman's links to ISIS racist? WATCH my video to see how this Toronto teacher used Leftist Tactic Number 2: Refer to any outlet providing contrary information as "fake news." Share
On February 28, 2017 Amazon's web service went down. As a result, access to Project Veritas' CNNLeaks audio was restricted. In order to combat this, we decided to route the traffic away from our S3 bucket and give you direct access to all 230 hours of the r... Read more - CNN's "dirty laundry" revealed #CNNLeaks Clip: 003T_060909_0730.mp3 [00h22m21s] from Part I. First, this short #CNNLeaks clip shows the "bubble-headed bleach blonde" who "comes on at five" who "can tell you 'bout the plane cras
More details have popped up since yesterday's attack went down in London (see BREAKING: Multiple Dead in London Terrorist Attack. Probably Not Amish... ). Firstly, our thoughts and prayers are with the victims across the pond. They're not just victims of violence, but also limp noodled leadership. The latest development reveals British officials were already familiar with the terrorist fecal patty. Yet here we are. Police have named the man thought to be responsible for the attack as Khalid Maso
The immoral collusion between the media, academia, and Hollywood in support of leftist causes and in opposition to the truth is getting harder to hide in the age of new media. CRTV host Steven Crowder proved that last week with an undercover video exposing Antifa's violence and the mainstream media's complicity in covering up for the radical, violent Left. Despite the clear evidence of Antifa's violent intentions at the University of Utah, a spokesman for the school denied that Antifa provided a
So what happens when you put a former neo-Nazi skinhead recruiter with a former anarchist antifa organizer, and drop them on a Fox News set for a chat? If your answer includes fist fights and swinging clubs, you're wrong. On the other hand, if you think it provided a good opportunity to gain some insight into what makes each of these extremist ideologies tick, you're right on the money. Former skinhead and neo-Nazi recruiter Frank Meeink and former antifa organizer Scott Crow discussed violence
Her name is "Toronto Jane." And according to this CBC report she's the new face of terrorism: an ISIS recruit who recently left Canada to go fight with the Jihadist group in Iraq. Apparently, it's not just radicalized young men from Canada and elsewhere in the Western world who are attracted to the Jihadist cause. Women and girls, according to a number of recent news reports, are also "falling into the grip" of radical Islam. Police have reportedly tracked other recent female Jihadis to a female
As a platform, YouTube has opened up new opportunities for filmmakers, writers, pop culture critics, and other creative talents to share their work with the world. For female creators, YouTube and internet culture has often been a double-edged sword, allowing them to bypass the usual gatekeepers but often exposing them to hateful feedback online and even harassment in real life. In this new series Ladies of YouTube , I sit down with writers, camera women, and prominent personalities to discuss t
James O'Keefe and Project Veritas takes breaking news infused through the pulse of digital news channels pumped directly into the heart of our country bypassing potential bias of large media networks. This modern day digital avenger tilts the playing fiel... Read more - Project Veritas has videographers in several states right now investigating corruption and fraud that will blow your mind. We cannot divulge too much on that right now but there is one investigation we are very excited to tell y
The partnership deal will see millions of Sky Q customers able to access Netflix via their satellite set-top box. Those who haven't already got a Netflix subscription can add the new television bundle to their existing monthly Sky TV bill. Subscribers will see Sky and Netflix content side-by-side for the first time in the redesigned Sky Q menu. If you don't subscribe to Netflix then don't worry as there's plenty more updates which Sky says will enhance the user experience including more content
On last night's episode of The Ezra Levant Show , guest-host David Menzies explained how the angry Toronto high school teacher from his viral video accidentally provided a lesson on the leftist debate tactics. Her first move was to play the racism card, but Islam isn't a race and neither is ISIS. How is questioning a gunman's links to ISIS racist? WATCH my video to see how this Toronto teacher used Leftist Tactic Number 2: Refer to any outlet providing contrary information as "fake news." Share
On February 28, 2017 Amazon's web service went down. As a result, access to Project Veritas' CNNLeaks audio was restricted. In order to combat this, we decided to route the traffic away from our S3 bucket and give you direct access to all 230 hours of the r... Read more - CNN's "dirty laundry" revealed #CNNLeaks Clip: 003T_060909_0730.mp3 [00h22m21s] from Part I. First, this short #CNNLeaks clip shows the "bubble-headed bleach blonde" who "comes on at five" who "can tell you 'bout the plane cras
More details have popped up since yesterday's attack went down in London (see BREAKING: Multiple Dead in London Terrorist Attack. Probably Not Amish... ). Firstly, our thoughts and prayers are with the victims across the pond. They're not just victims of violence, but also limp noodled leadership. The latest development reveals British officials were already familiar with the terrorist fecal patty. Yet here we are. Police have named the man thought to be responsible for the attack as Khalid Maso
The immoral collusion between the media, academia, and Hollywood in support of leftist causes and in opposition to the truth is getting harder to hide in the age of new media. CRTV host Steven Crowder proved that last week with an undercover video exposing Antifa's violence and the mainstream media's complicity in covering up for the radical, violent Left. Despite the clear evidence of Antifa's violent intentions at the University of Utah, a spokesman for the school denied that Antifa provided a
So what happens when you put a former neo-Nazi skinhead recruiter with a former anarchist antifa organizer, and drop them on a Fox News set for a chat? If your answer includes fist fights and swinging clubs, you're wrong. On the other hand, if you think it provided a good opportunity to gain some insight into what makes each of these extremist ideologies tick, you're right on the money. Former skinhead and neo-Nazi recruiter Frank Meeink and former antifa organizer Scott Crow discussed violence
Her name is "Toronto Jane." And according to this CBC report she's the new face of terrorism: an ISIS recruit who recently left Canada to go fight with the Jihadist group in Iraq. Apparently, it's not just radicalized young men from Canada and elsewhere in the Western world who are attracted to the Jihadist cause. Women and girls, according to a number of recent news reports, are also "falling into the grip" of radical Islam. Police have reportedly tracked other recent female Jihadis to a female
As a platform, YouTube has opened up new opportunities for filmmakers, writers, pop culture critics, and other creative talents to share their work with the world. For female creators, YouTube and internet culture has often been a double-edged sword, allowing them to bypass the usual gatekeepers but often exposing them to hateful feedback online and even harassment in real life. In this new series Ladies of YouTube , I sit down with writers, camera women, and prominent personalities to discuss t
Is "Run, Hide, Tell" really the best response to a terror attack? Mike Rowe posted to Facebook to share his thoughts on the advice UK authorities are giving citizens to survive terror attacks. "... I began to hear an expression repeated that I hadn't heard before; a mantra that British citizens are now being encouraged to employ when confronted with terrorism," Rowe wrote. "The mantra is 'Run, Hide, Tell.'" "The more I heard it repeated, the more I found myself asking my television 'what the blo
Thousands of police officers met in the streets of New York to mourn the death of Miosotis Familia, an officer assassinated by a jail parolee last week. What the cops did not expect is the music they heard from a nearby apartment building. 16-year-old Julien Rodriguez was playing the NWA song "F*** Tha Police" from his apartment window. All while these officers mourned the loss of a great officer who was killed just trying to do her job. 20 officers then stormed up to the kids apartment to try a
On Saturday night, at around 10 p.m. (5 p.m. ET), London police responded to reports of a white van plowing into several pedestrians on the London Bridge. Police say more than one person has died from the attack, according to BBC . UPDATE: BBC reports have updated the number of victims. Seven people were killed during Saturday's attack; 48 people were hospitalized for injuries. EARLIER: Very shortly thereafter, London police also responded to an incident at London's Borough Market, which is a
I n Chicago, where there were more homicides last year than in Los Angeles and New York City combined, expressing any support whatsoever for the police is now considered an outrage. Should you point out that, say, a play seems to suggest cops are evil crackers, you may find yourself denounced as a racist and targeted for abuse and ostracization. A theater writer has just found that out. In what the website American Theatre dubbed "the review that shook Chicago," adding in a subhead that "Local t
Reul blamed migrant knife attacks on Germans not being "sensitive" enough. He suggested that victims of such attacks had not been careful enough. His statement has caused controversy after he reacted to reports of increased knife crime amongst migrants by telling German citizens to not "let people get close to you". Knife crime is surging in Germany, having increased by around 1200 percent in the last ten years. Official figures on the link between migrants and knife crime remain largely hidden
Swedish carmaker Volvo just grabbed headlines by announcing that starting in 2019 all its cars will have electric engines. France is the latest country to announce it will ban gas and diesel cars within a couple of decades. Move over, gas guzzlers! The plug-in cars are here. Volvo and France woke me up to a quiet revolution that has happened in the decade or so since "electric car" meant Tesla, and "hybrid" meant Prius. Now every car maker offers at least one electric car, often several, some at
OnePlus and Avengers fans must be waiting for this day as the Marvel Avengers Limited Edition OnePlus 6 will be going on sale today. The smartphone is priced at Rs 44,999 and will be exclusively available on the online retail store Amazon along with the OnePlus online store from 12 pm today. Users can also buy the limited edition smartphone from offline stores such as Bengaluru experience store, authorised stores, and Croma stores in India from 3 June. OnePlus 6 Avengers Limited Edition. Marvel
Baltimore, MD -- In recent weeks, The Free Thought Project has been keeping a close eye on the developing case of a whistleblower with the Baltimore Police Department named Sean Suiter who was shot with his own gun the day before he was set to testify against corrupt cops within his own department. By: John Vibes This article first appeared at FreeThoughtProject Unlike most other shootings where police are the victims, no one has been arrested and there is no suspect to speak of. In fact, thi
Eight people were murdered and 11 injured in New York City Tuesday in the latest jihadi terrorist attack with a truck. Five of the victims were Argentine citizens, and another was Belgian. Not surprisingly, witnesses say the suspect yelled "Allahu Akbar!" as he exited the rented truck/murder weapon. Fox News reports , "The man accused of plowing into New York pedestrians Tuesday had a printout of an ISIS flag in his car and left behind handwritten notes pledging his loyalty to the Islamic State,
"You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out. You will not be able to skip out for beer during commercials, Because the revolution will not be televised. . . . The revolution will be live." --From the 1970 hit song by Gil Scott-Heron - Advertisement - Last week, the city of Philadelphia's school system announced that it expects to close 40 public schools next year, and 64 schools by 2017. The school district expects to lose 40% of its current enrollment, and thousands of experienced,
Thousands of police officers met in the streets of New York to mourn the death of Miosotis Familia, an officer assassinated by a jail parolee last week. What the cops did not expect is the music they heard from a nearby apartment building. 16-year-old Julien Rodriguez was playing the NWA song "F*** Tha Police" from his apartment window. All while these officers mourned the loss of a great officer who was killed just trying to do her job. 20 officers then stormed up to the kids apartment to try a
On Saturday night, at around 10 p.m. (5 p.m. ET), London police responded to reports of a white van plowing into several pedestrians on the London Bridge. Police say more than one person has died from the attack, according to BBC . UPDATE: BBC reports have updated the number of victims. Seven people were killed during Saturday's attack; 48 people were hospitalized for injuries. EARLIER: Very shortly thereafter, London police also responded to an incident at London's Borough Market, which is a
I n Chicago, where there were more homicides last year than in Los Angeles and New York City combined, expressing any support whatsoever for the police is now considered an outrage. Should you point out that, say, a play seems to suggest cops are evil crackers, you may find yourself denounced as a racist and targeted for abuse and ostracization. A theater writer has just found that out. In what the website American Theatre dubbed "the review that shook Chicago," adding in a subhead that "Local t
Reul blamed migrant knife attacks on Germans not being "sensitive" enough. He suggested that victims of such attacks had not been careful enough. His statement has caused controversy after he reacted to reports of increased knife crime amongst migrants by telling German citizens to not "let people get close to you". Knife crime is surging in Germany, having increased by around 1200 percent in the last ten years. Official figures on the link between migrants and knife crime remain largely hidden
Swedish carmaker Volvo just grabbed headlines by announcing that starting in 2019 all its cars will have electric engines. France is the latest country to announce it will ban gas and diesel cars within a couple of decades. Move over, gas guzzlers! The plug-in cars are here. Volvo and France woke me up to a quiet revolution that has happened in the decade or so since "electric car" meant Tesla, and "hybrid" meant Prius. Now every car maker offers at least one electric car, often several, some at
OnePlus and Avengers fans must be waiting for this day as the Marvel Avengers Limited Edition OnePlus 6 will be going on sale today. The smartphone is priced at Rs 44,999 and will be exclusively available on the online retail store Amazon along with the OnePlus online store from 12 pm today. Users can also buy the limited edition smartphone from offline stores such as Bengaluru experience store, authorised stores, and Croma stores in India from 3 June. OnePlus 6 Avengers Limited Edition. Marvel
Baltimore, MD -- In recent weeks, The Free Thought Project has been keeping a close eye on the developing case of a whistleblower with the Baltimore Police Department named Sean Suiter who was shot with his own gun the day before he was set to testify against corrupt cops within his own department. By: John Vibes This article first appeared at FreeThoughtProject Unlike most other shootings where police are the victims, no one has been arrested and there is no suspect to speak of. In fact, thi
Eight people were murdered and 11 injured in New York City Tuesday in the latest jihadi terrorist attack with a truck. Five of the victims were Argentine citizens, and another was Belgian. Not surprisingly, witnesses say the suspect yelled "Allahu Akbar!" as he exited the rented truck/murder weapon. Fox News reports , "The man accused of plowing into New York pedestrians Tuesday had a printout of an ISIS flag in his car and left behind handwritten notes pledging his loyalty to the Islamic State,
"You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out. You will not be able to skip out for beer during commercials, Because the revolution will not be televised. . . . The revolution will be live." --From the 1970 hit song by Gil Scott-Heron - Advertisement - Last week, the city of Philadelphia's school system announced that it expects to close 40 public schools next year, and 64 schools by 2017. The school district expects to lose 40% of its current enrollment, and thousands of experienced,
The decision by Amnesty International's decision-making forum, the International Council Meeting, to call for the decriminalization of prostitution is another in a long line of triumphs for heartless neoliberal economics and the grotesque commodification of human beings that defines predatory capitalism. Salil Shetty, secretary-general of Amnesty International, said: "Sex workers are one of the most marginalized groups in the world who in most instances face constant risk of discrimination, viol
Irish pro-abortion campaigners insist that they will continue to hold regular protests until their demands that abortion be legalised are met. Spurred on by the legalisation of gay marriage by referendum earlier this year and sensing a liberalisation of Irish opinion, campaigners, aided and abetted by the media and NGOs including Amnesty International, are mounting a multi-faceted offensive. Thousands are expected to take to Dublin's streets tomorrow for the fourth annual March for Choice . They
Although without jobs for two years, the workers of <<Jugoremedija>> refused to quit. Their militancy and creative direct actions made them a symbol of resistance to neoliberal capitalism in Serbia. The Recuperated Factory Movement Spreads to Eastern Europe: Jugoremedija Pharmaceutical Factory Workers Face Eviction Serbian pharmaceutical factory <<Jugoremedija>>, from the town of Zrenjanin, was privatized in 2000, in such a way that 58% of the shares were given to the workers, and the state took
Fidelity Investments may support shareholder proxy proposals calling on companies to report on sustainability matters this year, a major shift by the Boston asset manager as climate activists gain more traction in large U.S. corporations. Fidelity offers voluntary buyouts to workers over 55 BOSTON -- Fidelity Investments may support shareholder proxy proposals calling on companies to report on sustainability matters this year, a major shift by the Boston asset manager as climate activists gain
I have already subscribed | Do not show this message again Oil and gas fracking now use between 22 to 28 times more water than it did 15 years ago, according to a report released Tuesday. In the first nationwide study of its kind, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) found each hydraulic fracturing operation can demand as much as 36.7 million liters (9.6 million gallons) every time the flow of oil or gas is triggered. In 2000, wells were using around 177,000 liters per year. Now, on averag
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Google announced plans on Wednesday to suspend advertisements related to Ireland's May 25 abortion referendum, sparking an angry response from anti-abortion activists who said the move would hurt them most. The policy change comes a day after Facebook said it would no longer accept ads from outside the country that seek to influence the referendum. Google went one step further and said it would not accept any ads related to the referendum, not just those from groups or individ
Last week I joined activists and campaigners from across the globe who came to Canada for the World Social Forum. A major topic of discussion was the problems with TTIP-style free trade agreements and how we can stop them. For us in Europe the big one is now CETA - the Canada-EU trade deal (formally the Comprehensive Economic & Trade Agreement) which could become law as early as next year. Unless we stop it. Our allies from across Europe and Canada gave some strong reasons for us to get more act
W hich organisation has been responsible for the deaths of an estimated 23,000 people over the past 11 years, including 1,600 over the past six months? It's the same organisation that has recently introduced a policy that condemns thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands, more to die in exactly the same way. Is this the barbarism of the Islamic State or Al Qaeda? Nope. This murderous horde is in fact the European Union (EU). In enforcing what was recently described by researchers as the 'most d
It has been 18 months since thousands of people came out into squares in 900 cities across the world under the banner of Occupy. As this was the last big mobilisation against austerity and capitalism in this country, Tim Gee has taken a perfect moment to publish writing from the time and since. Even though there has been a recent resurgence in street activity, from the University of Sussex and bedroom tax protests to the street Thatcher parties, Occupy was able to bring masses of people, who don
As the hour of judgement draws nearer, the campaigns on both sides of the EU referendum have become increasingly dominated by one issue: immigration. On the Leave side, the months leading up to this referendum have seen a ratcheting up of xenophobic and racist rhetoric, with the sole aim of scapegoating migrants and the EU's free movement of labour for all the ills in society. In response, many honest and well meaning workers and youth have called for a Remain vote in order to keep out the most
Irish pro-abortion campaigners insist that they will continue to hold regular protests until their demands that abortion be legalised are met. Spurred on by the legalisation of gay marriage by referendum earlier this year and sensing a liberalisation of Irish opinion, campaigners, aided and abetted by the media and NGOs including Amnesty International, are mounting a multi-faceted offensive. Thousands are expected to take to Dublin's streets tomorrow for the fourth annual March for Choice . They
Although without jobs for two years, the workers of <<Jugoremedija>> refused to quit. Their militancy and creative direct actions made them a symbol of resistance to neoliberal capitalism in Serbia. The Recuperated Factory Movement Spreads to Eastern Europe: Jugoremedija Pharmaceutical Factory Workers Face Eviction Serbian pharmaceutical factory <<Jugoremedija>>, from the town of Zrenjanin, was privatized in 2000, in such a way that 58% of the shares were given to the workers, and the state took
Fidelity Investments may support shareholder proxy proposals calling on companies to report on sustainability matters this year, a major shift by the Boston asset manager as climate activists gain more traction in large U.S. corporations. Fidelity offers voluntary buyouts to workers over 55 BOSTON -- Fidelity Investments may support shareholder proxy proposals calling on companies to report on sustainability matters this year, a major shift by the Boston asset manager as climate activists gain
I have already subscribed | Do not show this message again Oil and gas fracking now use between 22 to 28 times more water than it did 15 years ago, according to a report released Tuesday. In the first nationwide study of its kind, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) found each hydraulic fracturing operation can demand as much as 36.7 million liters (9.6 million gallons) every time the flow of oil or gas is triggered. In 2000, wells were using around 177,000 liters per year. Now, on averag
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Google announced plans on Wednesday to suspend advertisements related to Ireland's May 25 abortion referendum, sparking an angry response from anti-abortion activists who said the move would hurt them most. The policy change comes a day after Facebook said it would no longer accept ads from outside the country that seek to influence the referendum. Google went one step further and said it would not accept any ads related to the referendum, not just those from groups or individ
Last week I joined activists and campaigners from across the globe who came to Canada for the World Social Forum. A major topic of discussion was the problems with TTIP-style free trade agreements and how we can stop them. For us in Europe the big one is now CETA - the Canada-EU trade deal (formally the Comprehensive Economic & Trade Agreement) which could become law as early as next year. Unless we stop it. Our allies from across Europe and Canada gave some strong reasons for us to get more act
W hich organisation has been responsible for the deaths of an estimated 23,000 people over the past 11 years, including 1,600 over the past six months? It's the same organisation that has recently introduced a policy that condemns thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands, more to die in exactly the same way. Is this the barbarism of the Islamic State or Al Qaeda? Nope. This murderous horde is in fact the European Union (EU). In enforcing what was recently described by researchers as the 'most d
It has been 18 months since thousands of people came out into squares in 900 cities across the world under the banner of Occupy. As this was the last big mobilisation against austerity and capitalism in this country, Tim Gee has taken a perfect moment to publish writing from the time and since. Even though there has been a recent resurgence in street activity, from the University of Sussex and bedroom tax protests to the street Thatcher parties, Occupy was able to bring masses of people, who don
As the hour of judgement draws nearer, the campaigns on both sides of the EU referendum have become increasingly dominated by one issue: immigration. On the Leave side, the months leading up to this referendum have seen a ratcheting up of xenophobic and racist rhetoric, with the sole aim of scapegoating migrants and the EU's free movement of labour for all the ills in society. In response, many honest and well meaning workers and youth have called for a Remain vote in order to keep out the most
Amber fight AN "end to Freedom of Movement as we know it" must be more than a slogan -- it should be the guiding principle of our post- Brexit immigration policy. Yet, when Home Secretary Amber Rudd road-tested her new catchphrase yesterday , she did so while proposing a "listening exercise" and warning of no immediate drop in migrant numbers. 5 Amber Rudd should plan for fixed-term work visas and ending benefits to migrants It is clear a majority of Brits want to take back control of our border
NY's Fracking Ban Was Supposed To Set A Precedent... By Ellen Cantarow and Dennis Higgins, www.truth-out.org August 14, 2017 NY's Fracking Ban Was Supposed To Set A Precedent... 2017-08-14 2017-08-14 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/08/2017_0808frr_-150x100.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: Anti-fracking protesters gather outside of the auditorium before New York
"Fracking is one issue that encapsulates nearly everything that is currently wrong with the state of our democracy," says Tina Rothery, the anti-fracking "nana" now standing as a Green Party candidate in Fylde in Lancashire . But is it also a subject that could leave the Tory Party fractured come the 8 June? Tina has long battled the UK's oil and gas industry over this issue and sees the government's recent support for an exploration well at Preston New Road (in direct opposition to the will o
Fidelity Investments may support shareholder proxy proposals calling on companies to report on sustainability matters this year, a major shift by the Boston asset manager as climate activists gain more traction in large U.S. corporations. Fidelity offers voluntary buyouts to workers over 55 BOSTON -- Fidelity Investments may support shareholder proxy proposals calling on companies to report on sustainability matters this year, a major shift by the Boston asset manager as climate activists gain
As a direct result of hydraulic fracking, the frequency of earthquakes is rapidly rising. Oklahoma was recently hit with a bout of seventy small earthquakes in a single week, and after a state report noted the connection between fracking and these "swarms," some public officials have raised concerns for civic safety. Though the relationship between oil and gas extraction and earthquakes has long since been proven, the rate of the quakes in fracking hotbeds has risen dramatically over the past fe
MONTPELIER, VERMONT -- Despite Vermont becoming the first state in the U.S. to ban the practice of fracking more than two years ago , Vermonters are, to this day, willfully risking arrest to stop more fracking infrastructure from coming into their state. On Monday, 64 Vermonters were arrested at Governor Peter Shumlin's office in protest of a new fracked gas pipeline proposal -- the largest civil disobedience action the state has seen since the Winooski 44's protest of the Iran-Contra scandal in
Alumni and students of Britain's Oxford University are up in arms over the school's deferral of a plea to pull shares of its $3.9 billion endowment from fossil fuel companies. Following the University Council decision on Monday to postpone the matter of divestment to a "future meeting," a number of alumni swiftly claimed occupation of a university administration building to demonstrate their anger over the announcement. "Oxford Alumni Say Divest From Fossil Fuels," read a banner which the protes
UMN Divest has obtained the required signatures for a divestment referendum targeting Israel to be added to the upcoming ballot on March 5-7. The referendum is backed by the University's Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), and demands that the University of Minnesota divest from companies accused of assisting Israel in committing human rights violations against Palestine, including Raytheon, G4S, and Boeing. "The process of introducing this referendum has bred discrimination and silencing
Ratcheting up a fight against the expansion of natural-gas pipelines, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network yesterday filed a lawsuit against the federal agency that oversees construction of such projects. In a lawsuit filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the group claimed that the review and approval process for pipeline projects by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is infected by structural bias. The lawsuit is seeking fundamental changes to the agency that -- the
We are sharing this appeal for action from the Campaign to Defend Free Speech which outlines the series of attacks on free speech and Palestine solidarity organizing in Canada. Palestine House has become the latest target of Jason Kenney's ongoing attacks on free speech rights and Palestine solidarity in Canada. Last week, Palestine House was informed by the Department of Citizenship and Immigration, including its minister, Jason Kenney, that all funding for Palestine House's immigration settlem
NY's Fracking Ban Was Supposed To Set A Precedent... By Ellen Cantarow and Dennis Higgins, www.truth-out.org August 14, 2017 NY's Fracking Ban Was Supposed To Set A Precedent... 2017-08-14 2017-08-14 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/08/2017_0808frr_-150x100.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: Anti-fracking protesters gather outside of the auditorium before New York
"Fracking is one issue that encapsulates nearly everything that is currently wrong with the state of our democracy," says Tina Rothery, the anti-fracking "nana" now standing as a Green Party candidate in Fylde in Lancashire . But is it also a subject that could leave the Tory Party fractured come the 8 June? Tina has long battled the UK's oil and gas industry over this issue and sees the government's recent support for an exploration well at Preston New Road (in direct opposition to the will o
Fidelity Investments may support shareholder proxy proposals calling on companies to report on sustainability matters this year, a major shift by the Boston asset manager as climate activists gain more traction in large U.S. corporations. Fidelity offers voluntary buyouts to workers over 55 BOSTON -- Fidelity Investments may support shareholder proxy proposals calling on companies to report on sustainability matters this year, a major shift by the Boston asset manager as climate activists gain
As a direct result of hydraulic fracking, the frequency of earthquakes is rapidly rising. Oklahoma was recently hit with a bout of seventy small earthquakes in a single week, and after a state report noted the connection between fracking and these "swarms," some public officials have raised concerns for civic safety. Though the relationship between oil and gas extraction and earthquakes has long since been proven, the rate of the quakes in fracking hotbeds has risen dramatically over the past fe
MONTPELIER, VERMONT -- Despite Vermont becoming the first state in the U.S. to ban the practice of fracking more than two years ago , Vermonters are, to this day, willfully risking arrest to stop more fracking infrastructure from coming into their state. On Monday, 64 Vermonters were arrested at Governor Peter Shumlin's office in protest of a new fracked gas pipeline proposal -- the largest civil disobedience action the state has seen since the Winooski 44's protest of the Iran-Contra scandal in
Alumni and students of Britain's Oxford University are up in arms over the school's deferral of a plea to pull shares of its $3.9 billion endowment from fossil fuel companies. Following the University Council decision on Monday to postpone the matter of divestment to a "future meeting," a number of alumni swiftly claimed occupation of a university administration building to demonstrate their anger over the announcement. "Oxford Alumni Say Divest From Fossil Fuels," read a banner which the protes
UMN Divest has obtained the required signatures for a divestment referendum targeting Israel to be added to the upcoming ballot on March 5-7. The referendum is backed by the University's Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), and demands that the University of Minnesota divest from companies accused of assisting Israel in committing human rights violations against Palestine, including Raytheon, G4S, and Boeing. "The process of introducing this referendum has bred discrimination and silencing
Ratcheting up a fight against the expansion of natural-gas pipelines, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network yesterday filed a lawsuit against the federal agency that oversees construction of such projects. In a lawsuit filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the group claimed that the review and approval process for pipeline projects by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is infected by structural bias. The lawsuit is seeking fundamental changes to the agency that -- the
We are sharing this appeal for action from the Campaign to Defend Free Speech which outlines the series of attacks on free speech and Palestine solidarity organizing in Canada. Palestine House has become the latest target of Jason Kenney's ongoing attacks on free speech rights and Palestine solidarity in Canada. Last week, Palestine House was informed by the Department of Citizenship and Immigration, including its minister, Jason Kenney, that all funding for Palestine House's immigration settlem
Astraea Foundation for Lesbian Justice Benefit Celebrates Louisa Hext's Birthday By Lavender March 28, 2008 The 30-year-old Astraea Foundation for Lesbian Justice is the world's only lesbian-led feminist foundation focused on both US and international rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersexed people. Astraea now is represented in Minnesota. You have an opportunity to learn about the foundation and contribute to it during a fund-raiser on April 6. One may think of foundations
If you're over age 50 and have been laid off, Lynn Parramore's excellent story about age discrimination will feel all too familiar to you. This is not just a story of people in their 60s or 70s. Workers as young as 50 are shocked to find themselves suddenly tossed onto the employment rubbish heap, just when they felt on top of their game. They're feeling stressed, angry and betrayed by a society which has benefited greatly from their contributions. As the global population grows older, age discr
Dear Professor Gates: I am doing my husband's genealogy. His grandmother was born Ethel (Etherea) Chantilla Pounder on March 23, 1898, in St. Philip Parish, Barbados, West Indies. Her father was Arthur Pounder and her mother was Avis Jordan. How can I find records on Arthur and Avis? --Patricia L. Blackwell There are plenty of resources available to you! However, before we list them, we want to remind you that the first step to tracing relatives of an immigrant ancestor is to gather as much info
- Advertisement - "To keep the connection between the Indian person and the land--which is being severed by so many things." ~~ Marilyn Hudson Frank Jr. Molley of Honor the Earth and I had an appointment to meet with Marilyn Hudson and discuss the work of the Land Owner's Association of Fort Berthold , and we were late. Negotiating construction, heavy load trucks, dust, potholes, stones kicked up by speeding trucks, mesmerizing gas flares, and ruts that looked like miniature gorges slowed us dow
Laura Valentine joins Trillia Newbell to share her fascinating story and her passion for reaching abandoned children of the world through adoption. You can learn more about Valentine, her mininstry and her passions at laura-valentine.com . Download the Child Welfare Coaltion Letter Southern Baptists affirm adoption as a central theological theme that provides practical application in our families and communities. We adopt because when we were most destitute, we ourselves were adopted into the
CLC rating : Pro-abortion, Anti-traditional marriage Rating Comments : She is a prominent and influential lesbian activist who has spent much of her life persecuting Christians who believe in traditional marriage, and fundraising and agitating for LGBT ideologies. One breathtaking example of her anti-Christian bigotry was when she hosted a fundraiser at her Toronto office to support the lawsuit against Trinity Western University, with the goal of banning Christian law school graduates from ever
He and his wife Sarah have two young sons and Sarah has put the welfare of her boys ahead of her own career path. In other words, the Browns are a typical "nuclear family" who chose to show their commitment to each other by getting married and who know that raising young children is easier if one parent can take some time out from work. But this week the new head of the Government-funded Family And Parenting institute, Dr Katharine Rake, claimed that this model of family life is out of date and
I've been in litigation for 11 years with the paternal grandparents, over my daughter, in the state of Arkansas. The grandparents (Donna and Larry Herrington) are from Stuttgart, Arkansas. The mother (Tamera Troesken) is from Eagan, Minnesota. In September 2007, the mother and father (Scott Herrington) and the 3yr old daughter decided to move to Stuttgart, Arkansas to try and make it work as a family. After a seven week trial and error the mother (myself) decided it wasn't going to work and plan
Ask Lambda Legal: Faith-Based Foster Care Agencies By Lavender September 9, 2011 By Susan Sommer, Director of Constitutional Litigation Dear Ask Lambda Legal, My partner and I live in Illinois and are in a civil union. We are thinking about becoming foster parents, but have heard about problems with certain child welfare agencies. Should we be concerned? Congratulations! 2011 saw advances for same-sex couples in Illinois, as well as in New York, Hawaii, Delaware and Rhode Island. Marriage equali
Some of us who believed that Mr. Zardari would do well wished him so from the core of our hearts. After all, he had a wonderful teacher in his wife with whom we had the honour to work and for whom we had the utmost regard and respect. Knowing that political office is meant for politicians, many of whom had loyally waited eleven long years for their chance, those of us who were not politicians understood that members of the Party would, and should, take precedence; and especially those who won th
If you're over age 50 and have been laid off, Lynn Parramore's excellent story about age discrimination will feel all too familiar to you. This is not just a story of people in their 60s or 70s. Workers as young as 50 are shocked to find themselves suddenly tossed onto the employment rubbish heap, just when they felt on top of their game. They're feeling stressed, angry and betrayed by a society which has benefited greatly from their contributions. As the global population grows older, age discr
Dear Professor Gates: I am doing my husband's genealogy. His grandmother was born Ethel (Etherea) Chantilla Pounder on March 23, 1898, in St. Philip Parish, Barbados, West Indies. Her father was Arthur Pounder and her mother was Avis Jordan. How can I find records on Arthur and Avis? --Patricia L. Blackwell There are plenty of resources available to you! However, before we list them, we want to remind you that the first step to tracing relatives of an immigrant ancestor is to gather as much info
- Advertisement - "To keep the connection between the Indian person and the land--which is being severed by so many things." ~~ Marilyn Hudson Frank Jr. Molley of Honor the Earth and I had an appointment to meet with Marilyn Hudson and discuss the work of the Land Owner's Association of Fort Berthold , and we were late. Negotiating construction, heavy load trucks, dust, potholes, stones kicked up by speeding trucks, mesmerizing gas flares, and ruts that looked like miniature gorges slowed us dow
Laura Valentine joins Trillia Newbell to share her fascinating story and her passion for reaching abandoned children of the world through adoption. You can learn more about Valentine, her mininstry and her passions at laura-valentine.com . Download the Child Welfare Coaltion Letter Southern Baptists affirm adoption as a central theological theme that provides practical application in our families and communities. We adopt because when we were most destitute, we ourselves were adopted into the
CLC rating : Pro-abortion, Anti-traditional marriage Rating Comments : She is a prominent and influential lesbian activist who has spent much of her life persecuting Christians who believe in traditional marriage, and fundraising and agitating for LGBT ideologies. One breathtaking example of her anti-Christian bigotry was when she hosted a fundraiser at her Toronto office to support the lawsuit against Trinity Western University, with the goal of banning Christian law school graduates from ever
He and his wife Sarah have two young sons and Sarah has put the welfare of her boys ahead of her own career path. In other words, the Browns are a typical "nuclear family" who chose to show their commitment to each other by getting married and who know that raising young children is easier if one parent can take some time out from work. But this week the new head of the Government-funded Family And Parenting institute, Dr Katharine Rake, claimed that this model of family life is out of date and
I've been in litigation for 11 years with the paternal grandparents, over my daughter, in the state of Arkansas. The grandparents (Donna and Larry Herrington) are from Stuttgart, Arkansas. The mother (Tamera Troesken) is from Eagan, Minnesota. In September 2007, the mother and father (Scott Herrington) and the 3yr old daughter decided to move to Stuttgart, Arkansas to try and make it work as a family. After a seven week trial and error the mother (myself) decided it wasn't going to work and plan
Ask Lambda Legal: Faith-Based Foster Care Agencies By Lavender September 9, 2011 By Susan Sommer, Director of Constitutional Litigation Dear Ask Lambda Legal, My partner and I live in Illinois and are in a civil union. We are thinking about becoming foster parents, but have heard about problems with certain child welfare agencies. Should we be concerned? Congratulations! 2011 saw advances for same-sex couples in Illinois, as well as in New York, Hawaii, Delaware and Rhode Island. Marriage equali
Some of us who believed that Mr. Zardari would do well wished him so from the core of our hearts. After all, he had a wonderful teacher in his wife with whom we had the honour to work and for whom we had the utmost regard and respect. Knowing that political office is meant for politicians, many of whom had loyally waited eleven long years for their chance, those of us who were not politicians understood that members of the Party would, and should, take precedence; and especially those who won th
Some of us who believed that Mr. Zardari would do well wished him so from the core of our hearts. After all, he had a wonderful teacher in his wife with whom we had the honour to work and for whom we had the utmost regard and respect. Knowing that political office is meant for politicians, many of whom had loyally waited eleven long years for their chance, those of us who were not politicians understood that members of the Party would, and should, take precedence; and especially those who won th
Dear Professor Gates: I am doing my husband's genealogy. His grandmother was born Ethel (Etherea) Chantilla Pounder on March 23, 1898, in St. Philip Parish, Barbados, West Indies. Her father was Arthur Pounder and her mother was Avis Jordan. How can I find records on Arthur and Avis? --Patricia L. Blackwell There are plenty of resources available to you! However, before we list them, we want to remind you that the first step to tracing relatives of an immigrant ancestor is to gather as much info
Anna Wintour, Peter Marino, and Kim France. (Photo: Roger Deckker) Anna Wintour Editor-in-chief, Vogue Vogue, c'est moi. No fashion figure has ever played her power as strongly and cannily as the feared, respected, sharply intelligent Wintour. She can make a fledgling's career in a single phone call (designers from John Galliano to Zac Posen owe her a debt of gratitude), anoint the next society muse (Lauren duPont, Jessica Joffe), and raise millions for her favorite causes ($26 million for the
Matthew Israel, founder of the Judge Rotenberg Center, in 2010 in the Crystal Forest on Rewards Street, one of the rooms visited by students who behave well. Beside him is a doll of Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz. (Photo: Rick Friedman/Corbis) To calm Andre so they could remove him from the restraint board, workers tried to set up what they call behavioral contracts with him. A female employee crouched beside him and in a peppy voice offered him potential rewards: Want some French toast and ba
Plaistow tot's grandmother testifies she was unwelcome at home of the accused By JAMES A. KIMBLE Union Leader Correspondent June 11. 2014 9:50PM Debra Mullen, of Kingston, the mother of Jessica Linscott, testifies in Rockingham County Superior Court that she was unwelcome at the home of Roland Dow, 28. (JAMES A. KIMBLE) BRENTWOOD -- A Kingston woman told jurors that she was unwelcome at the home of her daughter's boyfriend and rarely saw her 3-year-old grandson during the time he was allegedly
Jamie Gorelick Just when I think I am beyond the reach of shock, I come across some new revelation that makes my head rotate. Almost equally disturbing is the revelation that the vice chairwoman of the Urban Institute Board of Trustees is none other than Jamie Gorelick. How does this lady manage it? In her most recent public outing, Gorelick represented BP in the Gulf oil mess - not the first disaster with which the 58-year-old Gorelick has been involved. Indeed, bloggers have taken to calling J
Alan Cox and Jonathan Pryce in 'The Caretaker.' (Courtesy Richard Termine) Two brothers share a decrepit East London flat. They take in an aged tramp named Davies, who shares the space until the older brother, Aston, evicts him for making noises in his sleep. After being told again and again to leave, Davies still doesn't listen. "If you want me to go ... I'll go," he says. "You just say the word." In the current revival of Harold Pinter's The Caretaker , the audience responds to that line with
Almost exactly seven years from the day Philip Zodhiates allegedly helped Lisa Miller flee the country with her young daughter Isabella, he is set to stand trial for "international parental kidnapping." Miller became a fugitive in 2009 after being embroiled in a custody battle with her former lesbian partner, Janet Jenkens. Zodhiates is charged with driving Miller and Isabella, then 7, to Rainbow Bridge in New York, where the mother and daughter escaped through Canada to an Amish Mennonite group
BY LINDA BENTLEY | JANUARY 19, 2011 Fressadi files for bankruptcy M&I Bank granted summary judgment against Fressadi in foreclosure action CAVE CREEK - On Jan. 7, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Rea, after taking the matter under advisement, ordered M&I Bank's motion for summary judgment in its foreclosure action against Arek Fressadi for the School House Road property granted. Rea noted Fressadi's counterclaims, "even if valid, are not set-offs or other defenses to the bank's claim. T
Grant Frame, an associate professor of Assyriology in the School of Arts & Sciences and associate curator of the Penn Museum's Babylonian Section. ( Penn Museum) Amidst the Islamic State's destruction of historical sites and museums in Iraq and Syria, Grant Frame, an associate professor of Assyriology and graduate chair in the Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations in the School of Arts & Sciences, is leading an international team translating royal inscriptions of the region's anci
Dear Professor Gates: I am doing my husband's genealogy. His grandmother was born Ethel (Etherea) Chantilla Pounder on March 23, 1898, in St. Philip Parish, Barbados, West Indies. Her father was Arthur Pounder and her mother was Avis Jordan. How can I find records on Arthur and Avis? --Patricia L. Blackwell There are plenty of resources available to you! However, before we list them, we want to remind you that the first step to tracing relatives of an immigrant ancestor is to gather as much info
Anna Wintour, Peter Marino, and Kim France. (Photo: Roger Deckker) Anna Wintour Editor-in-chief, Vogue Vogue, c'est moi. No fashion figure has ever played her power as strongly and cannily as the feared, respected, sharply intelligent Wintour. She can make a fledgling's career in a single phone call (designers from John Galliano to Zac Posen owe her a debt of gratitude), anoint the next society muse (Lauren duPont, Jessica Joffe), and raise millions for her favorite causes ($26 million for the
Matthew Israel, founder of the Judge Rotenberg Center, in 2010 in the Crystal Forest on Rewards Street, one of the rooms visited by students who behave well. Beside him is a doll of Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz. (Photo: Rick Friedman/Corbis) To calm Andre so they could remove him from the restraint board, workers tried to set up what they call behavioral contracts with him. A female employee crouched beside him and in a peppy voice offered him potential rewards: Want some French toast and ba
Plaistow tot's grandmother testifies she was unwelcome at home of the accused By JAMES A. KIMBLE Union Leader Correspondent June 11. 2014 9:50PM Debra Mullen, of Kingston, the mother of Jessica Linscott, testifies in Rockingham County Superior Court that she was unwelcome at the home of Roland Dow, 28. (JAMES A. KIMBLE) BRENTWOOD -- A Kingston woman told jurors that she was unwelcome at the home of her daughter's boyfriend and rarely saw her 3-year-old grandson during the time he was allegedly
Jamie Gorelick Just when I think I am beyond the reach of shock, I come across some new revelation that makes my head rotate. Almost equally disturbing is the revelation that the vice chairwoman of the Urban Institute Board of Trustees is none other than Jamie Gorelick. How does this lady manage it? In her most recent public outing, Gorelick represented BP in the Gulf oil mess - not the first disaster with which the 58-year-old Gorelick has been involved. Indeed, bloggers have taken to calling J
Alan Cox and Jonathan Pryce in 'The Caretaker.' (Courtesy Richard Termine) Two brothers share a decrepit East London flat. They take in an aged tramp named Davies, who shares the space until the older brother, Aston, evicts him for making noises in his sleep. After being told again and again to leave, Davies still doesn't listen. "If you want me to go ... I'll go," he says. "You just say the word." In the current revival of Harold Pinter's The Caretaker , the audience responds to that line with
Almost exactly seven years from the day Philip Zodhiates allegedly helped Lisa Miller flee the country with her young daughter Isabella, he is set to stand trial for "international parental kidnapping." Miller became a fugitive in 2009 after being embroiled in a custody battle with her former lesbian partner, Janet Jenkens. Zodhiates is charged with driving Miller and Isabella, then 7, to Rainbow Bridge in New York, where the mother and daughter escaped through Canada to an Amish Mennonite group
BY LINDA BENTLEY | JANUARY 19, 2011 Fressadi files for bankruptcy M&I Bank granted summary judgment against Fressadi in foreclosure action CAVE CREEK - On Jan. 7, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Rea, after taking the matter under advisement, ordered M&I Bank's motion for summary judgment in its foreclosure action against Arek Fressadi for the School House Road property granted. Rea noted Fressadi's counterclaims, "even if valid, are not set-offs or other defenses to the bank's claim. T
Grant Frame, an associate professor of Assyriology in the School of Arts & Sciences and associate curator of the Penn Museum's Babylonian Section. ( Penn Museum) Amidst the Islamic State's destruction of historical sites and museums in Iraq and Syria, Grant Frame, an associate professor of Assyriology and graduate chair in the Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations in the School of Arts & Sciences, is leading an international team translating royal inscriptions of the region's anci
Oakland and San Francisco have joined to take the fourth-highest ranking on a yearly list of the nation's most rat-infested municipalities, according to data from Orkin. The pest control company released this year's list of America's top 50 cities, based on commercial and residential treatments Sept. 15, 2016, to Sept. 15, 2017. Chicago and New York placed No. 1 and 2 on the list, same as last year. Los Angeles and San Francisco-Oakland came in third and fourth, respectively, each rising one pla
KCK came in 49th in the worst city competition which would be good if there were only 50 cities in the running. Problem is there were 550. A 24/7 Wall Street survey has fourth-place St. Louis being barely edged out by the likes of Detroit and Flint, Michigan, for the unwelcome honor of being the nation's worst city to live in. Kansas City, Kansas, came in 49th which would give the city room to crow if there were only 50 cities in the competition. Problem is there were 550. 24/7 Wall St. consider
The City of Victoria recently sent a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau, B.C.'s Premier Horgan and key Ministers requesting the prompt and complete implementation of the Pan Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change promise to shift investments from higher to lower emitting types of transportation. Behind this letter is a truth known by transportation circles that is just now breaking into the mainstream -- you can't build your way out of traffic congestion. Building more urban high
It's official, the Science Barge is setting sail in Miami. The floating laboratory, classroom and tourist attraction was granted $298,633 as part of the nationwide Knight Cities Challenge competition . Submitted by nonprofit CappSci (a science innovation organization), the barge was one of 32 "civic innovators" to be granted an award in the latest round of giving, and the aquatic attraction aims to be up and running by early next year. Related Stories CappSci was founded by Ted Caplow, the crea
Dubai is a juxtaposition of a city. It's full of wealth and flash thanks to royals and oils yet the religion presiding over it values modesty. And seeing a city of such contrast is priceless. Known for its flashy cars, designer hotels, multicultural food scene and architectural masterpieces, Dubai melds two different worlds of East and West and has attracted over 200 nationalities to live there as expats. With so much ground to cover, Paste Magazine assembled a list of must-sees while in Dubai.
The Los Angeles City Council voted to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2020 on Tuesday. Los Angeles, the second-largest city in the country, is the largest city to approve such a hike; Seattle and San Francisco have approved similar proposals. The current minimum wage in L.A. is $9 -- $2.25 above the federal level , which hasn't changed since 2009. The approximately 800,000 workers whom this change will affect will see the first increase in July 2016, when their hourly wage goes up to $10.50
If speculative financial transactions can be made in nanoseconds across the world, and capital is released from the long-term, slow-return demands of the real economy, industry and infrastructure, then it follows that labour must be forced to follow the quickest buck -- and that national borders must be swept aside to speed things up. City of London and EU machinations made long-term loans for industrial development less favourable. Profit margins had to be instantaneous. The unique security of
California is not represented in the top 100 "most American" cities, as determined by a new study that utilized a variety of metrics. WalletHub, a personal finance website, determined that Nashville is the "most American" of the largest 366 metropolitan areas. In order "to determine which cities mirror the United States more than others," WalletHub used a data set with "26 key metrics" to examine "various demographical stats for 366 of the largest metropolitan areas in the U.S." The metrics inc
The other weekend, while in New York City, we happened to venture over to Shea Stadium. The taxi dropped us off where we thought we wanted him to drop us. It ended up being a bit of a walk to get to where we wanted to, or thought we wanted to be. We walked close to 10 city blocks, getting further and further from where we thought we were supposed to be heading. We were seeing no people and we were passing by all kinds of industrial buildings and warehouses, the big, smelly trucks shut off for th
In the week since the devastating attacks in Paris , Parisians have been making a point to continue going about their days normally. Paris is a city of public life, with thriving cafe and bar cultures. It's not a city for hiding in fear. The night after the attacks, BuzzFeed documented people who went out, enjoying their Saturday night in the face of the terror that attackers wished to instill on the city. The New York Times reported that Parisians are back at their cafes, calling this simple ac
KCK came in 49th in the worst city competition which would be good if there were only 50 cities in the running. Problem is there were 550. A 24/7 Wall Street survey has fourth-place St. Louis being barely edged out by the likes of Detroit and Flint, Michigan, for the unwelcome honor of being the nation's worst city to live in. Kansas City, Kansas, came in 49th which would give the city room to crow if there were only 50 cities in the competition. Problem is there were 550. 24/7 Wall St. consider
The City of Victoria recently sent a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau, B.C.'s Premier Horgan and key Ministers requesting the prompt and complete implementation of the Pan Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change promise to shift investments from higher to lower emitting types of transportation. Behind this letter is a truth known by transportation circles that is just now breaking into the mainstream -- you can't build your way out of traffic congestion. Building more urban high
It's official, the Science Barge is setting sail in Miami. The floating laboratory, classroom and tourist attraction was granted $298,633 as part of the nationwide Knight Cities Challenge competition . Submitted by nonprofit CappSci (a science innovation organization), the barge was one of 32 "civic innovators" to be granted an award in the latest round of giving, and the aquatic attraction aims to be up and running by early next year. Related Stories CappSci was founded by Ted Caplow, the crea
Dubai is a juxtaposition of a city. It's full of wealth and flash thanks to royals and oils yet the religion presiding over it values modesty. And seeing a city of such contrast is priceless. Known for its flashy cars, designer hotels, multicultural food scene and architectural masterpieces, Dubai melds two different worlds of East and West and has attracted over 200 nationalities to live there as expats. With so much ground to cover, Paste Magazine assembled a list of must-sees while in Dubai.
The Los Angeles City Council voted to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2020 on Tuesday. Los Angeles, the second-largest city in the country, is the largest city to approve such a hike; Seattle and San Francisco have approved similar proposals. The current minimum wage in L.A. is $9 -- $2.25 above the federal level , which hasn't changed since 2009. The approximately 800,000 workers whom this change will affect will see the first increase in July 2016, when their hourly wage goes up to $10.50
If speculative financial transactions can be made in nanoseconds across the world, and capital is released from the long-term, slow-return demands of the real economy, industry and infrastructure, then it follows that labour must be forced to follow the quickest buck -- and that national borders must be swept aside to speed things up. City of London and EU machinations made long-term loans for industrial development less favourable. Profit margins had to be instantaneous. The unique security of
California is not represented in the top 100 "most American" cities, as determined by a new study that utilized a variety of metrics. WalletHub, a personal finance website, determined that Nashville is the "most American" of the largest 366 metropolitan areas. In order "to determine which cities mirror the United States more than others," WalletHub used a data set with "26 key metrics" to examine "various demographical stats for 366 of the largest metropolitan areas in the U.S." The metrics inc
The other weekend, while in New York City, we happened to venture over to Shea Stadium. The taxi dropped us off where we thought we wanted him to drop us. It ended up being a bit of a walk to get to where we wanted to, or thought we wanted to be. We walked close to 10 city blocks, getting further and further from where we thought we were supposed to be heading. We were seeing no people and we were passing by all kinds of industrial buildings and warehouses, the big, smelly trucks shut off for th
In the week since the devastating attacks in Paris , Parisians have been making a point to continue going about their days normally. Paris is a city of public life, with thriving cafe and bar cultures. It's not a city for hiding in fear. The night after the attacks, BuzzFeed documented people who went out, enjoying their Saturday night in the face of the terror that attackers wished to instill on the city. The New York Times reported that Parisians are back at their cafes, calling this simple ac
We who live in Baltimore City have become accustomed to the idea of random gun violence. If we're lucky, it's something that we mostly experience through the news. If we're unlucky, it is something we know personally. In 2014, I myself was robbed at gunpoint--in front of my home. Yet today I feel more unsafe than ever before because of a mass shooting in Orlando, nearly a thousand miles from my stoop. Maryland has come a long way in providing legal protections for LGBT people. But those laws can
Sweden's most populated city, Stockholm, has once again become the focal point of a minority group claiming to be ignored by the press. Jewish chairwoman Lena Posner Korosi is shedding a light on a recent series of Islamic terrorist threats against Jews in Sweden, asserting that the media has blundered in its responsibility to cover the threats in three of Sweden's big cities, Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmo. It is uncertain which terrorist groups are responsible for the threats against Swedish
"Another terrorist attack in Paris. The people of France will not take much more of this. Will have a big effect on presidential election!" President Donald Trump tweeted on Friday. He is most likely correct. The Islamic terrorist attack on the Champ-Elysees in Paris on Thursday -- which occurred only three days prior to the French presidential election -- could have significant implications for the outcome of the contest. "I appeal to the awakening of the thousand-year-old soul of our people, c
November 2015 vigil at Yonge-Dundas Square for victims of terrorist violence. A truck that mows down pedestrians in Nice. A stabbing on a train in Wurzburg, Germany. A bombing in Baghdad that leaves 325 people dead and more than 250 injured. July 2016 has been one of the deadliest months for terrorist attacks in recent memory, if not ever - 173 incidents in total around the globe, claiming more than 1,000 lives. How long before an attack takes place in Canada if we continue participating in the
PARIS (AP) -- The jihadis' targets in Europe are depressingly repetitive: the Brussels metro, the Champs-Elysees in Paris (twice), tourist-filled bridges in London (twice) and a U.K. rock concert. And that's just the past few months. The steady stream of attacks on centers of daily life have drawn pledges from Europeans not to let terrorists change how they live, but in ways large and small they already have. There is a heightened awareness and quicker reactions, especially in the hardest-hit co
In the week since the devastating attacks in Paris , Parisians have been making a point to continue going about their days normally. Paris is a city of public life, with thriving cafe and bar cultures. It's not a city for hiding in fear. The night after the attacks, BuzzFeed documented people who went out, enjoying their Saturday night in the face of the terror that attackers wished to instill on the city. The New York Times reported that Parisians are back at their cafes, calling this simple ac
You get on the subway in New York City. You keep your eyes to yourself, as one does, and find a place to sit. Sensing no threats, you look around relaxed ... and realize you're sitting on a seat painted with Nazi symbols. That's what riders may experience right now thanks to a media blitz for a new Netflix Amazon Prime show that re-imagines history with the Axis powers having won World War II. And to advertise it, they have painted the interior of subway cars with the American flags from the sho
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 13: Policemen patrol the streets during gunfire near the Bataclan concert hall on November 13, 2015 in Paris, France. Gunfire and explosions in multiple locations erupted in the French capital with early casualty reports indicating at least 60 dead. (Photo by Antoine Antoniol/Getty Images) The horrific attack by ISIS in Paris on Friday, November 13th means that 2015 will end similarly to how it began, with the barbaric killings of Parisians at the hands of Jihadists terr
Terror at FLL - Takeaways January 7, 2017 * by Kartik Krishnaiyer * in Transport Issues * 2 Comments By Meff56, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23271706 Odd things sometimes happen in ironic ways. I was working on a long form piece on the international growth and competition out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) on Friday when the news struck. Suddenly focus shifted to the scene at FLL for the rest of the day. As with any act of terror or mass sh
Eight people were murdered and 11 injured in New York City Tuesday in the latest jihadi terrorist attack with a truck. Five of the victims were Argentine citizens, and another was Belgian. Not surprisingly, witnesses say the suspect yelled "Allahu Akbar!" as he exited the rented truck/murder weapon. Fox News reports , "The man accused of plowing into New York pedestrians Tuesday had a printout of an ISIS flag in his car and left behind handwritten notes pledging his loyalty to the Islamic State,
Sweden's most populated city, Stockholm, has once again become the focal point of a minority group claiming to be ignored by the press. Jewish chairwoman Lena Posner Korosi is shedding a light on a recent series of Islamic terrorist threats against Jews in Sweden, asserting that the media has blundered in its responsibility to cover the threats in three of Sweden's big cities, Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmo. It is uncertain which terrorist groups are responsible for the threats against Swedish
"Another terrorist attack in Paris. The people of France will not take much more of this. Will have a big effect on presidential election!" President Donald Trump tweeted on Friday. He is most likely correct. The Islamic terrorist attack on the Champ-Elysees in Paris on Thursday -- which occurred only three days prior to the French presidential election -- could have significant implications for the outcome of the contest. "I appeal to the awakening of the thousand-year-old soul of our people, c
November 2015 vigil at Yonge-Dundas Square for victims of terrorist violence. A truck that mows down pedestrians in Nice. A stabbing on a train in Wurzburg, Germany. A bombing in Baghdad that leaves 325 people dead and more than 250 injured. July 2016 has been one of the deadliest months for terrorist attacks in recent memory, if not ever - 173 incidents in total around the globe, claiming more than 1,000 lives. How long before an attack takes place in Canada if we continue participating in the
PARIS (AP) -- The jihadis' targets in Europe are depressingly repetitive: the Brussels metro, the Champs-Elysees in Paris (twice), tourist-filled bridges in London (twice) and a U.K. rock concert. And that's just the past few months. The steady stream of attacks on centers of daily life have drawn pledges from Europeans not to let terrorists change how they live, but in ways large and small they already have. There is a heightened awareness and quicker reactions, especially in the hardest-hit co
In the week since the devastating attacks in Paris , Parisians have been making a point to continue going about their days normally. Paris is a city of public life, with thriving cafe and bar cultures. It's not a city for hiding in fear. The night after the attacks, BuzzFeed documented people who went out, enjoying their Saturday night in the face of the terror that attackers wished to instill on the city. The New York Times reported that Parisians are back at their cafes, calling this simple ac
You get on the subway in New York City. You keep your eyes to yourself, as one does, and find a place to sit. Sensing no threats, you look around relaxed ... and realize you're sitting on a seat painted with Nazi symbols. That's what riders may experience right now thanks to a media blitz for a new Netflix Amazon Prime show that re-imagines history with the Axis powers having won World War II. And to advertise it, they have painted the interior of subway cars with the American flags from the sho
PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 13: Policemen patrol the streets during gunfire near the Bataclan concert hall on November 13, 2015 in Paris, France. Gunfire and explosions in multiple locations erupted in the French capital with early casualty reports indicating at least 60 dead. (Photo by Antoine Antoniol/Getty Images) The horrific attack by ISIS in Paris on Friday, November 13th means that 2015 will end similarly to how it began, with the barbaric killings of Parisians at the hands of Jihadists terr
Terror at FLL - Takeaways January 7, 2017 * by Kartik Krishnaiyer * in Transport Issues * 2 Comments By Meff56, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23271706 Odd things sometimes happen in ironic ways. I was working on a long form piece on the international growth and competition out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) on Friday when the news struck. Suddenly focus shifted to the scene at FLL for the rest of the day. As with any act of terror or mass sh
Eight people were murdered and 11 injured in New York City Tuesday in the latest jihadi terrorist attack with a truck. Five of the victims were Argentine citizens, and another was Belgian. Not surprisingly, witnesses say the suspect yelled "Allahu Akbar!" as he exited the rented truck/murder weapon. Fox News reports , "The man accused of plowing into New York pedestrians Tuesday had a printout of an ISIS flag in his car and left behind handwritten notes pledging his loyalty to the Islamic State,
What now after Pope visit? Tagle: Reflect on his messages 'There is so much to reflect on, to pray over,' Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle says of Pope Francis' messages to Filipinos Published 11:10 AM, January 19, 2015 Updated 11:27 AM, January 19, 2015 BACK TO ROME. Pope Francis waves as he prepares to leave the Philippines for a flight back to Rome. Rappler photo MANILA, Philippines - After 5 days in the Philippines that saw Pope Francis diverting from prepared speeches and celebrating Mass under
Pope Francis on Sunday denounced violence in the name of religion in an apparent reference to the ongoing extremist insurgency in Iraq, as he continues his visit in Albania, his first to a European country beside Italy. "Let no one consider themselves to be the "armor" of God while planning and carrying out acts of violence and oppression! May no one use religion as a pretext for actions against human dignity and against the fundamental rights of every man and woman, above all, the right to life
Pope Francis told a group of schoolchildren Monday he won't live in the palatial papal apartment for "psychiatric" reasons as he feels he needs to "live among people." The pontiff welcomed children from Italy and Albania to an audience in Rome on Monday, where he put aside a prepared text and instead took their questions for a half hour, reports Seattlepi.com . His everyday style is markedly different than that of his predecessors. He told the children, "If I was living alone, isolated, it would
Roman Catholic Pope Francis urges Myanmar to respect human rights, justice and different ethnicities. But he failed to address the Rohingya crisis and had earlier met with leaders of several faiths saying "unity is always a product of diversity." Pope Francis meets Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in Naypyitaw, Myanmar November 28, 2017. ( Reuters ) Pope Francis was expected to address the Rohingya crisis head-on in a speech in the country's capital on Tuesday. But that didn't happen
Pope Francis with Joint Commission members. ( CNA) ROME - Pope Francis on Friday encouraged Eastern Christians in the Middle East, who are experiencing persecution and violence, to take hope in the cross, where Christ sacrificed himself not to eliminate wounds, but to transform them. "In all of this, the constant repetition of the sign of the cross is a reminder that the Lord of mercy never abandons his brothers and sisters, but embraces their wounds within his own," the pope said Nov. 24. "By m
Pope Francis approves clarification to the Catholic Church's stance on the death penalty Aug 2, 2018 1:03 pm Pope Francis recently approved changes to the Catholic Church's catechism that forbids the death penalty in all circumstances. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images) Follow Pope Francis has approved changes to the Catechism that clarify that the Catholic Church views the death penalty as being "inadmissible" in all circumstances. What are the details? While it is still noteworthy, this is
Vatican City : Pope Francis on Sunday urged young people not to allow themselves to be silenced and to stand up for what they believe in, a day after more than a million people in the United States took part in student-led protests demanding tighter gun control. File image of Pope Francis. AP "Dear young people, you have it in you to shout," the pontiff told the traditional Palm Sunday mass on Saint Peter's Square, which this year coincides with World Youth Day. While the pope was not talking ab
Pope Francis on April 16, 2016 in Mytilene, Lesbos, Greece. Photo by Andrea Bonetti/Greek Prime Minister's Office via Getty Images Pope Francis is a remarkable religious leader in part because he acts more like a jazz soloist than a marching-band leader. Instead of guiding his followers through practiced routines based on a shared score, he riffs alone and then traipses backwards, making up his own melodies and repeating old themes in new keys. He's a joy to listen to, even--or especially--if yo
By visiting a Philadelphia prison on Sunday, Pope Francis highlighted America's broken criminal justice system, a crisis that will continue to burden poor and vulnerable communities unless addressed. Ministry to prisoners has been a hallmark of Francis's papacy. He has consistently called Christians to visit prisoners -- and to help create a fairer, more restorative criminal justice system. Expand | Collapse (Photo: DeMoss) Jim Liske is president and CEO of Prison Fellowship Ministries. Christia
Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the globe's estimated one billion Catholics, has celebrated a special Mass in Istanbul on the second day of his official visit to Turkey. Security was tight at the Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in the city's Beyoglu district, ahead of the visit by the 77-year-old Argentinian pontiff, who was greeted by a small crowd of well-wishers before releasing a dove in the courtyard of the church. Around 200 people were waiting for pope's arrival outside the 18
Pope Francis on Sunday denounced violence in the name of religion in an apparent reference to the ongoing extremist insurgency in Iraq, as he continues his visit in Albania, his first to a European country beside Italy. "Let no one consider themselves to be the "armor" of God while planning and carrying out acts of violence and oppression! May no one use religion as a pretext for actions against human dignity and against the fundamental rights of every man and woman, above all, the right to life
Pope Francis told a group of schoolchildren Monday he won't live in the palatial papal apartment for "psychiatric" reasons as he feels he needs to "live among people." The pontiff welcomed children from Italy and Albania to an audience in Rome on Monday, where he put aside a prepared text and instead took their questions for a half hour, reports Seattlepi.com . His everyday style is markedly different than that of his predecessors. He told the children, "If I was living alone, isolated, it would
Roman Catholic Pope Francis urges Myanmar to respect human rights, justice and different ethnicities. But he failed to address the Rohingya crisis and had earlier met with leaders of several faiths saying "unity is always a product of diversity." Pope Francis meets Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in Naypyitaw, Myanmar November 28, 2017. ( Reuters ) Pope Francis was expected to address the Rohingya crisis head-on in a speech in the country's capital on Tuesday. But that didn't happen
Pope Francis with Joint Commission members. ( CNA) ROME - Pope Francis on Friday encouraged Eastern Christians in the Middle East, who are experiencing persecution and violence, to take hope in the cross, where Christ sacrificed himself not to eliminate wounds, but to transform them. "In all of this, the constant repetition of the sign of the cross is a reminder that the Lord of mercy never abandons his brothers and sisters, but embraces their wounds within his own," the pope said Nov. 24. "By m
Pope Francis approves clarification to the Catholic Church's stance on the death penalty Aug 2, 2018 1:03 pm Pope Francis recently approved changes to the Catholic Church's catechism that forbids the death penalty in all circumstances. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images) Follow Pope Francis has approved changes to the Catechism that clarify that the Catholic Church views the death penalty as being "inadmissible" in all circumstances. What are the details? While it is still noteworthy, this is
Vatican City : Pope Francis on Sunday urged young people not to allow themselves to be silenced and to stand up for what they believe in, a day after more than a million people in the United States took part in student-led protests demanding tighter gun control. File image of Pope Francis. AP "Dear young people, you have it in you to shout," the pontiff told the traditional Palm Sunday mass on Saint Peter's Square, which this year coincides with World Youth Day. While the pope was not talking ab
Pope Francis on April 16, 2016 in Mytilene, Lesbos, Greece. Photo by Andrea Bonetti/Greek Prime Minister's Office via Getty Images Pope Francis is a remarkable religious leader in part because he acts more like a jazz soloist than a marching-band leader. Instead of guiding his followers through practiced routines based on a shared score, he riffs alone and then traipses backwards, making up his own melodies and repeating old themes in new keys. He's a joy to listen to, even--or especially--if yo
By visiting a Philadelphia prison on Sunday, Pope Francis highlighted America's broken criminal justice system, a crisis that will continue to burden poor and vulnerable communities unless addressed. Ministry to prisoners has been a hallmark of Francis's papacy. He has consistently called Christians to visit prisoners -- and to help create a fairer, more restorative criminal justice system. Expand | Collapse (Photo: DeMoss) Jim Liske is president and CEO of Prison Fellowship Ministries. Christia
Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the globe's estimated one billion Catholics, has celebrated a special Mass in Istanbul on the second day of his official visit to Turkey. Security was tight at the Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in the city's Beyoglu district, ahead of the visit by the 77-year-old Argentinian pontiff, who was greeted by a small crowd of well-wishers before releasing a dove in the courtyard of the church. Around 200 people were waiting for pope's arrival outside the 18
Pope Francis told a group of schoolchildren Monday he won't live in the palatial papal apartment for "psychiatric" reasons as he feels he needs to "live among people." The pontiff welcomed children from Italy and Albania to an audience in Rome on Monday, where he put aside a prepared text and instead took their questions for a half hour, reports Seattlepi.com . His everyday style is markedly different than that of his predecessors. He told the children, "If I was living alone, isolated, it would
Pope Francis approves clarification to the Catholic Church's stance on the death penalty Aug 2, 2018 1:03 pm Pope Francis recently approved changes to the Catholic Church's catechism that forbids the death penalty in all circumstances. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images) Follow Pope Francis has approved changes to the Catechism that clarify that the Catholic Church views the death penalty as being "inadmissible" in all circumstances. What are the details? While it is still noteworthy, this is
A rapping nun will perform a song for Pope Francis when he visits Colombia this week, Agence France-Presse reported . Sister Maria Valentina de los Angeles, 28, dons pink tennis shoes to perform rap songs about the Catholic faith. She is one of the artists that will sing the official song for Francis' visit to Colombia: "Let's Take The First Step." Francis' trip to Colombia is scheduled to begin Wednesday through Sept. 11. Catholic News Agency reported that the trip includes visits to the cities
Wilayat Sinai, a terror group in Egypt affiliated with the Islamic State, has called Christians its "favorite prey" and warned believers to prepare for more attacks, such as the suicide bombing of a Coptic church in Cairo in December that killed nearly 30 people. The Associated Press reported that the radical group released a 20-minute long video with footage of Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope, Christian businessmen, judges and priests in which the radicals call Egyptian Christians, a minority i
By Kelly Thomas | August 25, 2016, 6:13 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2016/08/25/opponents-of-transgender-ideology-buoyed-by-support-from-pope-francis/ Pope Francis sits during his weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. (Giorgio Onorati/ANSA via AP) BOGOTA - Emboldened by Pope Francis' strong critique of "gender theory," Cardinal Ruben Salazar Gomez of Colombia is successfully challenging his country's embrace of the transgender movement, according to a re
Vatican City : Pope Francis on Sunday urged young people not to allow themselves to be silenced and to stand up for what they believe in, a day after more than a million people in the United States took part in student-led protests demanding tighter gun control. File image of Pope Francis. AP "Dear young people, you have it in you to shout," the pontiff told the traditional Palm Sunday mass on Saint Peter's Square, which this year coincides with World Youth Day. While the pope was not talking ab
Pope Francis with Joint Commission members. ( CNA) ROME - Pope Francis on Friday encouraged Eastern Christians in the Middle East, who are experiencing persecution and violence, to take hope in the cross, where Christ sacrificed himself not to eliminate wounds, but to transform them. "In all of this, the constant repetition of the sign of the cross is a reminder that the Lord of mercy never abandons his brothers and sisters, but embraces their wounds within his own," the pope said Nov. 24. "By m
When Shenouda became Pope of the Coptic Church in 1971 there were only two Coptic churches in the US - one in New York and one in Los Angeles. When he died in 2012 there were 202 churches. Today there are 250. "That tells you something about the wave, the tsunami of immigration that is taking place and it's not just the United States," Samuel Tadros, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute's Centre for Religious Freedom, a think tank based in Washington DC, tells me. "This church today has over 65
By visiting a Philadelphia prison on Sunday, Pope Francis highlighted America's broken criminal justice system, a crisis that will continue to burden poor and vulnerable communities unless addressed. Ministry to prisoners has been a hallmark of Francis's papacy. He has consistently called Christians to visit prisoners -- and to help create a fairer, more restorative criminal justice system. Expand | Collapse (Photo: DeMoss) Jim Liske is president and CEO of Prison Fellowship Ministries. Christia
Manila, Philippines: Pope Francis flew out of this Catholic bastion in Asia on Monday after a weeklong trip that included a visit to Sri Lanka and drew what Filipino officials says was a record crowd of 6 million faithful in a Manila park where he celebrated Mass. President Benigno Aquino III, church leaders and 400 street children yelling "Pope Francis we love you," saw him off at a Manila air base, where the pontiff, carrying a black travel bag, boarded a Philippine Airlines plane for a flight
Pope Francis approves clarification to the Catholic Church's stance on the death penalty Aug 2, 2018 1:03 pm Pope Francis recently approved changes to the Catholic Church's catechism that forbids the death penalty in all circumstances. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images) Follow Pope Francis has approved changes to the Catechism that clarify that the Catholic Church views the death penalty as being "inadmissible" in all circumstances. What are the details? While it is still noteworthy, this is
A rapping nun will perform a song for Pope Francis when he visits Colombia this week, Agence France-Presse reported . Sister Maria Valentina de los Angeles, 28, dons pink tennis shoes to perform rap songs about the Catholic faith. She is one of the artists that will sing the official song for Francis' visit to Colombia: "Let's Take The First Step." Francis' trip to Colombia is scheduled to begin Wednesday through Sept. 11. Catholic News Agency reported that the trip includes visits to the cities
Wilayat Sinai, a terror group in Egypt affiliated with the Islamic State, has called Christians its "favorite prey" and warned believers to prepare for more attacks, such as the suicide bombing of a Coptic church in Cairo in December that killed nearly 30 people. The Associated Press reported that the radical group released a 20-minute long video with footage of Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope, Christian businessmen, judges and priests in which the radicals call Egyptian Christians, a minority i
By Kelly Thomas | August 25, 2016, 6:13 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2016/08/25/opponents-of-transgender-ideology-buoyed-by-support-from-pope-francis/ Pope Francis sits during his weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. (Giorgio Onorati/ANSA via AP) BOGOTA - Emboldened by Pope Francis' strong critique of "gender theory," Cardinal Ruben Salazar Gomez of Colombia is successfully challenging his country's embrace of the transgender movement, according to a re
Vatican City : Pope Francis on Sunday urged young people not to allow themselves to be silenced and to stand up for what they believe in, a day after more than a million people in the United States took part in student-led protests demanding tighter gun control. File image of Pope Francis. AP "Dear young people, you have it in you to shout," the pontiff told the traditional Palm Sunday mass on Saint Peter's Square, which this year coincides with World Youth Day. While the pope was not talking ab
Pope Francis with Joint Commission members. ( CNA) ROME - Pope Francis on Friday encouraged Eastern Christians in the Middle East, who are experiencing persecution and violence, to take hope in the cross, where Christ sacrificed himself not to eliminate wounds, but to transform them. "In all of this, the constant repetition of the sign of the cross is a reminder that the Lord of mercy never abandons his brothers and sisters, but embraces their wounds within his own," the pope said Nov. 24. "By m
When Shenouda became Pope of the Coptic Church in 1971 there were only two Coptic churches in the US - one in New York and one in Los Angeles. When he died in 2012 there were 202 churches. Today there are 250. "That tells you something about the wave, the tsunami of immigration that is taking place and it's not just the United States," Samuel Tadros, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute's Centre for Religious Freedom, a think tank based in Washington DC, tells me. "This church today has over 65
By visiting a Philadelphia prison on Sunday, Pope Francis highlighted America's broken criminal justice system, a crisis that will continue to burden poor and vulnerable communities unless addressed. Ministry to prisoners has been a hallmark of Francis's papacy. He has consistently called Christians to visit prisoners -- and to help create a fairer, more restorative criminal justice system. Expand | Collapse (Photo: DeMoss) Jim Liske is president and CEO of Prison Fellowship Ministries. Christia
Manila, Philippines: Pope Francis flew out of this Catholic bastion in Asia on Monday after a weeklong trip that included a visit to Sri Lanka and drew what Filipino officials says was a record crowd of 6 million faithful in a Manila park where he celebrated Mass. President Benigno Aquino III, church leaders and 400 street children yelling "Pope Francis we love you," saw him off at a Manila air base, where the pontiff, carrying a black travel bag, boarded a Philippine Airlines plane for a flight
Parishioners Elizabeth and John LaCroix of Peterborough are seen with Monsignor Gerald Belanger after Mass on Sunday. (MEGHAN PIERCE/UNION LEADER CORRESPONDENT) PETERBOROUGH -- After 11 years as the pastor in Peterborough, Monsignor Gerald Belanger has been reassigned to St. Charles Borromeo in Meredith. Divine Mercy Parish is holding a farewell reception for him in the church hall on Sunday from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. "It was a real blessing to get to serve with him for six years on the Pastoral Cou
AFTER controversy over the government funding for his play about homelessness, Stephen House is back. ADELAIDE playwright Stephen House is back home with his homeless hit, Appalling Behaviour . After attracting controversy last year for receiving funding from Housing SA and Arts SA to research, write and perform a play about the issue of homelessness, House has now toured nationally, with great success. "It's become the most successful play I've ever written and performed," he says. House, known
A visit to Philadelphia by actor Bradley Cooper is helping the city's homeless population stay warm this winter. The National Enquirer reported Tuesday that the Hollywood star recently returned to his hometown to film "The Silver Linings Playbook," a movie about a former teacher coping with life after mental hospitalization. While there, Cooper noticed the city's cold and thus went on a shopping spree for its homeless people. "While filming in Philly, Bradley noticed a lot of homeless people shi
Two film school friends are on a mission to reveal the man behind the bow tie. David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg met while studying documentary filmmaking at Stanford University, but it was their mutual love for Bill Nye that brought them together. The idiosyncratic scientist's goofy 1990s TV program, Bill Nye the Science Guy , had turned them both into self-described science geeks during middle school. They likely never imagined that two decades later, they'd be following Nye with a video camer
James Harrison is being celebrated as the most prolific blood donor in the world. The 81-year-old Australian made a promise when he was 14 -- that he would begin donating blood as often as possible as soon as he was legally able. The pledge was prompted by surgery he'd received then, requiring 13 liters of life-giving blood. Soon after Harrison began donating in 1954, his blood was discovered to contain unusually strong and persistent antibodies used to develop an injection called Anti-D, which
Sean Murphy, the administrator of the Protection of Conscience Project, gave the following address to a Rotary Club in Powell River, British Columbia. Thank you for inviting me to speak to you this evening. C.S. Lewis once observed that a lifetime of learning leaves a man a beginner in any subject, so I am here as a beginner who is still just beginning. The specific focus of the Protection of Conscience Project is freedom of conscience in health care. However, rather than address issues specific
Why is the West Spoiling for a Fight with Russia? Murray Dobbin Europe May 1, 2015 Photo by Kremlin.ru What are the consequences when elected governments make policy based on faith and imperial hubris instead of science and expertise? It's a question that is forcing itself on the world as we watch the United States, Britain, NATO and the Harper government continue to up the ante in the confrontation with Russia over the Ukraine. There are real enough geo-political dangers in the world withou
DUBLIN, Ireland, June 30, 2017 (Life Institute) -- A leading international advocate for people with Down syndrome has spoken to TDs at the Dail to tell them that her life is "worth saying 'yes' to," and to urge them to protect the right to life of people with disabilities. Karen Gaffney spoke to TDs in Leinster House and also held a press event outside the Dail on Friday with Mattie McGrath, the Tipperary TD who hosted her visit to the Dail, Karen told TDs that increasingly screening was being
We call upon the Northern Ireland Assembly to publically recognise and acknowledge the deepening of the distress and hurt of the Victims of IRA Terrorism over the past few days. The victims have endured the great and the good in society portraying the former IRA Commander as a peacemaker. There would have been no need for a peace process if there had been no terrorism and Martin McGuinness played a central role in the terror of those early days. In the wake of the his death, the Victims have bee
During his long career focusing on counter-terrorism, former British diplomat Richard Barrett has worked on countering the appeal of terrorism. He has identified a sense of personal or community injustice as a recurrent factor which draws people to terrorism. Even though he acknowledges that it would be unrealistic to believe that good governance could easily be applied in places where it is in short supply, "it is a pretty effective antidote to the appeal of terrorism," explains Barrett. In the
AFTER controversy over the government funding for his play about homelessness, Stephen House is back. ADELAIDE playwright Stephen House is back home with his homeless hit, Appalling Behaviour . After attracting controversy last year for receiving funding from Housing SA and Arts SA to research, write and perform a play about the issue of homelessness, House has now toured nationally, with great success. "It's become the most successful play I've ever written and performed," he says. House, known
A visit to Philadelphia by actor Bradley Cooper is helping the city's homeless population stay warm this winter. The National Enquirer reported Tuesday that the Hollywood star recently returned to his hometown to film "The Silver Linings Playbook," a movie about a former teacher coping with life after mental hospitalization. While there, Cooper noticed the city's cold and thus went on a shopping spree for its homeless people. "While filming in Philly, Bradley noticed a lot of homeless people shi
Two film school friends are on a mission to reveal the man behind the bow tie. David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg met while studying documentary filmmaking at Stanford University, but it was their mutual love for Bill Nye that brought them together. The idiosyncratic scientist's goofy 1990s TV program, Bill Nye the Science Guy , had turned them both into self-described science geeks during middle school. They likely never imagined that two decades later, they'd be following Nye with a video camer
James Harrison is being celebrated as the most prolific blood donor in the world. The 81-year-old Australian made a promise when he was 14 -- that he would begin donating blood as often as possible as soon as he was legally able. The pledge was prompted by surgery he'd received then, requiring 13 liters of life-giving blood. Soon after Harrison began donating in 1954, his blood was discovered to contain unusually strong and persistent antibodies used to develop an injection called Anti-D, which
Sean Murphy, the administrator of the Protection of Conscience Project, gave the following address to a Rotary Club in Powell River, British Columbia. Thank you for inviting me to speak to you this evening. C.S. Lewis once observed that a lifetime of learning leaves a man a beginner in any subject, so I am here as a beginner who is still just beginning. The specific focus of the Protection of Conscience Project is freedom of conscience in health care. However, rather than address issues specific
Why is the West Spoiling for a Fight with Russia? Murray Dobbin Europe May 1, 2015 Photo by Kremlin.ru What are the consequences when elected governments make policy based on faith and imperial hubris instead of science and expertise? It's a question that is forcing itself on the world as we watch the United States, Britain, NATO and the Harper government continue to up the ante in the confrontation with Russia over the Ukraine. There are real enough geo-political dangers in the world withou
DUBLIN, Ireland, June 30, 2017 (Life Institute) -- A leading international advocate for people with Down syndrome has spoken to TDs at the Dail to tell them that her life is "worth saying 'yes' to," and to urge them to protect the right to life of people with disabilities. Karen Gaffney spoke to TDs in Leinster House and also held a press event outside the Dail on Friday with Mattie McGrath, the Tipperary TD who hosted her visit to the Dail, Karen told TDs that increasingly screening was being
We call upon the Northern Ireland Assembly to publically recognise and acknowledge the deepening of the distress and hurt of the Victims of IRA Terrorism over the past few days. The victims have endured the great and the good in society portraying the former IRA Commander as a peacemaker. There would have been no need for a peace process if there had been no terrorism and Martin McGuinness played a central role in the terror of those early days. In the wake of the his death, the Victims have bee
During his long career focusing on counter-terrorism, former British diplomat Richard Barrett has worked on countering the appeal of terrorism. He has identified a sense of personal or community injustice as a recurrent factor which draws people to terrorism. Even though he acknowledges that it would be unrealistic to believe that good governance could easily be applied in places where it is in short supply, "it is a pretty effective antidote to the appeal of terrorism," explains Barrett. In the
Mohawk Fine Papers became the latest company to resign from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over climate policy disagreements, adding more embarrassment to an already rough week for the Chamber . According to the Mohawk press release: "We believe that our continued membership in an organization that vigorously opposes sensible climate change policies is detrimental to our position as a business leader with a strong record in the areas of environmental innovation and climate protection," says George
Another NYT Kremlin Slanders Story The New York Times runs another of its Putin/Russia slander stories. A Russian potash mining company, Uralkali, owned by oligarch Dmitri E. Rybolovlev, had some trouble two years ago when its main mine collapsed and opened up a big sinkhole. The damage on the surface is severe and it will cost hundreds of millions to reroute major train tracks and to resettle people. A first investigation found that the company was not to blame. But the government recently reop
The Belgian Naturist Federation hit back saying bathers do not pose any real threat. The Flemish Agency for the Defence of Nature and the Forest also claimed the dunes could be damaged. At present the Belgian coast has one naturist beach where naked sunbathing is permitted, at Bredene. But the beach is very popular, which led the Belgian Naturism Federation to request permission to open a second beach where naked sunbathing is permitted. . Eyeing up the little-used beach near Westende, organisat
I once described Elke Blodgett as not just a passionate advocate for our natural environment, but a force of nature herself. So it was particularly shocking to learn on Friday that Elke, environmentalist, artist, and engaged citizen of St. Albert, Alberta, had died at 81 on Thursday at the Mazankowski Heart Institute in Edmonton. Although she could be a thorn in the side of St. Albert's politicians, and the self-satisfied classes generally, Elke was in many ways the best friend this community ha
Suspects in the murder of Boris Nemtsov sit in a Russian courtroom. / AP BY: Jack Caravelli March 17, 2015 4:00 pm Despite the recent arrests of five suspects hailing from the Chechen region of southern Russia in the murder of Boris Nemtsov, the Russian opposition politician murdered in downtown Moscow on February 28, and the suicide of another suspect following a confrontation with police, commentators, including the United Kingdom's former ambassador to Russia, have noted that some continue to
His costar Portia de Rossi might be a higher-profile homosexual, but Jonathan Slavin has been working steadily as an out actor since the early '90s. Best known as a regular on Andy Richter Controls the Universe and for his recurring roles in Caroline in the City , Wings , and My Name Is Earl , Slavin currently plays Phil, a geeky research scientist, in Better Off Ted, an absurdist ABC sitcom about a morally questionable corporation. Revisiting his queer roles in other series such as Summerland
Boris has hired the Telegraph's chief foreign correspondent David Blair as his new speechwriter, Guido can reveal. A staunch critic of Putin with a cut glass accent and balls of steel, Blair was kicked out of Zimbabwe by Mugabe and more recently proved the massacre of Maidan in Ukraine by counting bodies in morgues. He takes a tough line on Assad, arguing ISIS cannot be defeated while the tyrant remains in power, a slight departure from Boris' infamous "bravo for Assad" article . George Gallow
The boss of a cabinet making company in Waterloo, Iowa, rewarded over 800 employees with a free cruise to the Caribbean for reaching some of the company's key goals for the year. About a year ago, Bertch Cabinet's co-founder Gary Bertch promised he would give them a company-paid cruise if they help the firm meet some goals. The cabinet maker is reportedly recovering from the recession. And since the firm met its goals for the year, about 800 employees will benefit from a 5-day-long cruise. Peopl
The grieving relative of David Clapson - a man found dead in his flat from diabetic ketoacidosis , two weeks after his benefits were suspended - has welcomed the recommendations from the Work and Pensions select committee into benefit sanctions, published today. In the report the cross-party committee of MPs have called for an "urgent", full review established by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), into benefit conditionality. It also adds, that a new independent body should be created
A crack new Scotland Yard unit was celebrating last night after their most successful raid yet on a counterfeit Chartism ring. The setting for what's become known as an 'Owen Jones Factory' couldn't have seemed more mundane. An ordinary semi, in the North London Borough of Gentry, it could be the typical first home of a typical BBC producer. But when the police broke down the doors, they weren't confronted by coffee table books by celebrity chefs and former terrorists. The walls were not adorned
Another NYT Kremlin Slanders Story The New York Times runs another of its Putin/Russia slander stories. A Russian potash mining company, Uralkali, owned by oligarch Dmitri E. Rybolovlev, had some trouble two years ago when its main mine collapsed and opened up a big sinkhole. The damage on the surface is severe and it will cost hundreds of millions to reroute major train tracks and to resettle people. A first investigation found that the company was not to blame. But the government recently reop
The Belgian Naturist Federation hit back saying bathers do not pose any real threat. The Flemish Agency for the Defence of Nature and the Forest also claimed the dunes could be damaged. At present the Belgian coast has one naturist beach where naked sunbathing is permitted, at Bredene. But the beach is very popular, which led the Belgian Naturism Federation to request permission to open a second beach where naked sunbathing is permitted. . Eyeing up the little-used beach near Westende, organisat
I once described Elke Blodgett as not just a passionate advocate for our natural environment, but a force of nature herself. So it was particularly shocking to learn on Friday that Elke, environmentalist, artist, and engaged citizen of St. Albert, Alberta, had died at 81 on Thursday at the Mazankowski Heart Institute in Edmonton. Although she could be a thorn in the side of St. Albert's politicians, and the self-satisfied classes generally, Elke was in many ways the best friend this community ha
Suspects in the murder of Boris Nemtsov sit in a Russian courtroom. / AP BY: Jack Caravelli March 17, 2015 4:00 pm Despite the recent arrests of five suspects hailing from the Chechen region of southern Russia in the murder of Boris Nemtsov, the Russian opposition politician murdered in downtown Moscow on February 28, and the suicide of another suspect following a confrontation with police, commentators, including the United Kingdom's former ambassador to Russia, have noted that some continue to
His costar Portia de Rossi might be a higher-profile homosexual, but Jonathan Slavin has been working steadily as an out actor since the early '90s. Best known as a regular on Andy Richter Controls the Universe and for his recurring roles in Caroline in the City , Wings , and My Name Is Earl , Slavin currently plays Phil, a geeky research scientist, in Better Off Ted, an absurdist ABC sitcom about a morally questionable corporation. Revisiting his queer roles in other series such as Summerland
Boris has hired the Telegraph's chief foreign correspondent David Blair as his new speechwriter, Guido can reveal. A staunch critic of Putin with a cut glass accent and balls of steel, Blair was kicked out of Zimbabwe by Mugabe and more recently proved the massacre of Maidan in Ukraine by counting bodies in morgues. He takes a tough line on Assad, arguing ISIS cannot be defeated while the tyrant remains in power, a slight departure from Boris' infamous "bravo for Assad" article . George Gallow
The boss of a cabinet making company in Waterloo, Iowa, rewarded over 800 employees with a free cruise to the Caribbean for reaching some of the company's key goals for the year. About a year ago, Bertch Cabinet's co-founder Gary Bertch promised he would give them a company-paid cruise if they help the firm meet some goals. The cabinet maker is reportedly recovering from the recession. And since the firm met its goals for the year, about 800 employees will benefit from a 5-day-long cruise. Peopl
The grieving relative of David Clapson - a man found dead in his flat from diabetic ketoacidosis , two weeks after his benefits were suspended - has welcomed the recommendations from the Work and Pensions select committee into benefit sanctions, published today. In the report the cross-party committee of MPs have called for an "urgent", full review established by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), into benefit conditionality. It also adds, that a new independent body should be created
A crack new Scotland Yard unit was celebrating last night after their most successful raid yet on a counterfeit Chartism ring. The setting for what's become known as an 'Owen Jones Factory' couldn't have seemed more mundane. An ordinary semi, in the North London Borough of Gentry, it could be the typical first home of a typical BBC producer. But when the police broke down the doors, they weren't confronted by coffee table books by celebrity chefs and former terrorists. The walls were not adorned
Out of more than 25,000 calls that New Delhi-based NGO Agewell Foundation receives every day, a call from a distressed son is rare. The phone calls are just the tip of a huge paradigm shift in care for the aged that has now become a daughter's domain. The financially independent daughter, married or otherwise, is not only increasingly able to support her parents but also offer something extra that a son may not be able to -- emotional care. "A daughter is able to connect with her parents on an e
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) - According to the Asian Development Bank, over 120,000 people migrate to Asia's big cities every day. Rural dwellers often move to the capitals to seek better jobs and living opportunities. However, the mass exodus leads to a whole slew of problems: pollution, traffic, and scarcity of resources. In the Philippines, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) reported that Metro Manila loses roughly P2.4 billion daily due to congestion. The proposed solution i
By Alison Saldanha and Angel Mohan Mumbai: Meghalaya, a picturesque hilly state in the sub-eastern Himalayan region, nearly matches India's richer states on the best health outcomes. However, insurgency and poor infrastructure impede its progress on other development indicators, shows an IndiaSpend analysis of the state's performance on 20 development indicators in comparison with nine other states and the national average. This rare matrilineal state-where family descent is traced through th
Mr Gay India hopes to change people's perception of LGBT community through Bigg Boss New Delhi : Sushant Divgikar, the winner of Mr Gay India 2014, hopes that his presence on the reality show " Bigg Boss 8 " can change perceptions of people about the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community. "I think I can sensitise the people about my community by being the face of LGBT community in 'Bigg Boss'," Sushant told IANS from Mumbai before entering the show, which began Sunday night. Th
The history of Malaysia has long reflected a rich harmony of both religious and ethnic pluralism by upholding religious freedom as a fundamental human right. However, proposed legislation in Malaysia, known as the Hudud law, jeopardizes the religious liberties afforded to its citizens. In a joint letter submitted by the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) and the Religious Freedom Institute (RFI) to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review, concerns are raised about the implementa
AFP/Getty Images As our country prepares to make history next week, I have been thinking a lot about race. My father came to America from Bangladesh to pursue his education and a better life, just like Obama's father. He expected that hard work would be rewarded. Like other immigrant families we rarely discussed race; it was assumed we would become "model minorities." While many will see Barack Obama's achievement as a sign that our nation has moved past race, I hope that for immigrants like my
Washington: Hinduism is the third largest religion of the world after Christianity and Islam and 97 percent of all Hindus live in three Hindu-majority countries - India, Nepal and Mauritius, according to a study. India, which accounts for majority of world's Hindus, is also home to almost all the major religions of the world, a Pew research said Tuesday. Pew demographic study - based on analysis of more than 2,500 censuses, surveys and population registers - finds 2.2 billion Christians (32 perc
Istanbul - Inspired by 26 towers and minarets from various regions in Turkey, "Masal Satosu" was built in Eskisehir to gather children from all ages together and offer them the chance to spend a day in fairyland together with their favorite fairlytale heroes. Construction began in 2011 and as the time neared, children from Eskisehir and all around Turkey grew increasingly excited. The castle is located within the Sazova Science, Arts and Culture Park. "Masal Satosu" has different sections such a
Organizers of the Global Summit against Discrimination and Persecution say they want to impress upon world leaders that human rights are universal. Among some of today's speakers is John Dau , founder of the John Dau Foundation, an NGO that focuses on providing healthcare to South Sudanese: "Don't say things, do things. You are here to represent the whole world, and there are atrocities being committed, anywhere, China, Zimbabwe, Abyei, Kordofan, Blue Nile--these atrocities are being committed a
Being single can be hard, more so when you're in a bustling city, such as Mumbai. We've heard the horror stories of online dating, of meeting potential partners at a bar only to find out later that they're already in relationships. Here's where the Aphrodite Singles Club comes in. Named after the Greek goddess of love, the Aphrodite Singles Club connects people who aren't interested in finding love online or on apps. It's based on the age-old concept of meeting, getting to know someone and seein
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) - According to the Asian Development Bank, over 120,000 people migrate to Asia's big cities every day. Rural dwellers often move to the capitals to seek better jobs and living opportunities. However, the mass exodus leads to a whole slew of problems: pollution, traffic, and scarcity of resources. In the Philippines, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) reported that Metro Manila loses roughly P2.4 billion daily due to congestion. The proposed solution i
By Alison Saldanha and Angel Mohan Mumbai: Meghalaya, a picturesque hilly state in the sub-eastern Himalayan region, nearly matches India's richer states on the best health outcomes. However, insurgency and poor infrastructure impede its progress on other development indicators, shows an IndiaSpend analysis of the state's performance on 20 development indicators in comparison with nine other states and the national average. This rare matrilineal state-where family descent is traced through th
Mr Gay India hopes to change people's perception of LGBT community through Bigg Boss New Delhi : Sushant Divgikar, the winner of Mr Gay India 2014, hopes that his presence on the reality show " Bigg Boss 8 " can change perceptions of people about the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community. "I think I can sensitise the people about my community by being the face of LGBT community in 'Bigg Boss'," Sushant told IANS from Mumbai before entering the show, which began Sunday night. Th
The history of Malaysia has long reflected a rich harmony of both religious and ethnic pluralism by upholding religious freedom as a fundamental human right. However, proposed legislation in Malaysia, known as the Hudud law, jeopardizes the religious liberties afforded to its citizens. In a joint letter submitted by the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) and the Religious Freedom Institute (RFI) to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review, concerns are raised about the implementa
AFP/Getty Images As our country prepares to make history next week, I have been thinking a lot about race. My father came to America from Bangladesh to pursue his education and a better life, just like Obama's father. He expected that hard work would be rewarded. Like other immigrant families we rarely discussed race; it was assumed we would become "model minorities." While many will see Barack Obama's achievement as a sign that our nation has moved past race, I hope that for immigrants like my
Washington: Hinduism is the third largest religion of the world after Christianity and Islam and 97 percent of all Hindus live in three Hindu-majority countries - India, Nepal and Mauritius, according to a study. India, which accounts for majority of world's Hindus, is also home to almost all the major religions of the world, a Pew research said Tuesday. Pew demographic study - based on analysis of more than 2,500 censuses, surveys and population registers - finds 2.2 billion Christians (32 perc
Istanbul - Inspired by 26 towers and minarets from various regions in Turkey, "Masal Satosu" was built in Eskisehir to gather children from all ages together and offer them the chance to spend a day in fairyland together with their favorite fairlytale heroes. Construction began in 2011 and as the time neared, children from Eskisehir and all around Turkey grew increasingly excited. The castle is located within the Sazova Science, Arts and Culture Park. "Masal Satosu" has different sections such a
Organizers of the Global Summit against Discrimination and Persecution say they want to impress upon world leaders that human rights are universal. Among some of today's speakers is John Dau , founder of the John Dau Foundation, an NGO that focuses on providing healthcare to South Sudanese: "Don't say things, do things. You are here to represent the whole world, and there are atrocities being committed, anywhere, China, Zimbabwe, Abyei, Kordofan, Blue Nile--these atrocities are being committed a
Being single can be hard, more so when you're in a bustling city, such as Mumbai. We've heard the horror stories of online dating, of meeting potential partners at a bar only to find out later that they're already in relationships. Here's where the Aphrodite Singles Club comes in. Named after the Greek goddess of love, the Aphrodite Singles Club connects people who aren't interested in finding love online or on apps. It's based on the age-old concept of meeting, getting to know someone and seein
One of the main reasons biking is my favorite way to get around Chicago is the good vibes. Cyclists can bypass hectic, sun-baked arterials during hot-weather rush hours in favor of tranquil, leafy backstreet routes. And nothing beats a relaxed cruise home, past buzzing neon and packed sidewalk cafes on an absolutely perfect summer night. While friction between cyclists and motorists is widely publicized, I have plenty of positive interactions with those around me when I'm in the saddle: the driv
On Wednesday, a PIL was filed in the Gujarat High Court against developers of the location-based augmented reality game Pokemon Go , alleging it hurts religious sentiments of certain communities by showing eggs in places of worship. The petitioner -- Alay Anil Dave -- has said eggs are considered as non-vegetarian food, and it is blasphemous to carry non-vegetarian food inside a place of worship of Hindus and Jains. Now maybe Dave must have undergone some really traumatic experience to be able t
On Tuesday the annual slaughter of dolphins by Japanese Fishermen ended after several days of intense media scrutiny and public denouncement. As many as 500 dolphins were penned into a secluded cove near Taiji, a small town along Japan's Pacific coast, for several days without food before between 50 and 100 were captured or slaughtered with the rest being released. Bottlenose dolphins coming up against fishing skiffs, January 19. CREDIT: Sea Shepherd The yearly event is a Japanese tradition and
Here's your monthly reminder that South Florida has a vibrant and thriving theater scene. From Broadway musicals to comedies to engrossing dramas, there's never a shortage of great theater to catch at any given playhouse throughout Miami-Dade and Broward. And we're not just talking about the Arsht Center or the Broward Center. Miami and Fort Lauderdale boast some of the best local stage companies in the nation, with talented casts putting on kick-ass shows that both entertain and enlighten. From
Cheers to the weekend! You and your crew might be headed out to happy hour, or you're hitting up the bars on Saturday night to dance until dawn. But, one of your friends doesn't drink and will choose to sip on a huge cup of Coca Cola over a cold glass of beer any day. If you're close to this girl, then you probably know her reasons better than most. Some people just don't understand how a 20-something can be at a bar without alcohol in hand, but she's so happy just the same. The girl who doesn't
It was a hot Friday morning when two strangers and I pulled into the Port of Miami and waded into the crowd, our hearts racing. Hundreds of people dressed in island gear milled outside a hulking Carnival cruise ship. Some held elaborate craft projects painted with glitter. Others wore bright pink t-shirts that read: "Oh my god, we're back again." Almost all of them were women. I quickly scanned the area in search of male figures that I recognized, but found only a smattering of nondescript boyfr
Candle prices stable as 'Undas' nears - DTI Days before All Saints' Day, DTI assures the public of stable prices and supply of candles Published 11:16 AM, October 26, 2013 Updated 11:16 AM, October 26, 2013 SEASON OF CANDLES. With All Saints' Day and Christmas coming up, candle sales are expected to increase MANILA, Philippines - With only a few days until All Saints' Day on November 1, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is assuring the public of stable price and supply of candles. "Ther
"Dave Chappelle's Block Party" takes place in two parts of the country so different from each other, geographically and sociologically, that they could almost be two different Americas: One is Yellow Springs, Ohio, the small town near Dayton where Chappelle lives, a laid-back landscape of tree-lined streets and little stores where you can buy chewing gum or cigarettes or whatever you need. The other is Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, a large city neighborhood of brownstones (some magisterial, othe
UPDATE #6 The resolution has been voted down. And City of Miami commissioners have approved Ultra Music Festival 2013's second weekend . In the meeting, Bryan May, a representative for Ultra, attempted to plead the festival's case before the commission. "I guess I should start by saying, we certainly [heard] testimony at your meeting here about a month ago with regard to a number of issues that were -- you know, that dealt with some of the disruptions that do occur of an event this size," said M
Finding yourself in New York around Christmas time means you're just steps or a train ride away from some dope gems of the city. I'm not hating on the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree one bit (because that's surely a staple to see this time of year), but there's also so much more holiday fun to be had in the Big Apple. The jolly holiday unveils many things to do in New York at Christmas time , some of which wouldn't even feel right doing in any other city. Call it being touristy if you want, bu
On Wednesday, a PIL was filed in the Gujarat High Court against developers of the location-based augmented reality game Pokemon Go , alleging it hurts religious sentiments of certain communities by showing eggs in places of worship. The petitioner -- Alay Anil Dave -- has said eggs are considered as non-vegetarian food, and it is blasphemous to carry non-vegetarian food inside a place of worship of Hindus and Jains. Now maybe Dave must have undergone some really traumatic experience to be able t
On Tuesday the annual slaughter of dolphins by Japanese Fishermen ended after several days of intense media scrutiny and public denouncement. As many as 500 dolphins were penned into a secluded cove near Taiji, a small town along Japan's Pacific coast, for several days without food before between 50 and 100 were captured or slaughtered with the rest being released. Bottlenose dolphins coming up against fishing skiffs, January 19. CREDIT: Sea Shepherd The yearly event is a Japanese tradition and
Here's your monthly reminder that South Florida has a vibrant and thriving theater scene. From Broadway musicals to comedies to engrossing dramas, there's never a shortage of great theater to catch at any given playhouse throughout Miami-Dade and Broward. And we're not just talking about the Arsht Center or the Broward Center. Miami and Fort Lauderdale boast some of the best local stage companies in the nation, with talented casts putting on kick-ass shows that both entertain and enlighten. From
Cheers to the weekend! You and your crew might be headed out to happy hour, or you're hitting up the bars on Saturday night to dance until dawn. But, one of your friends doesn't drink and will choose to sip on a huge cup of Coca Cola over a cold glass of beer any day. If you're close to this girl, then you probably know her reasons better than most. Some people just don't understand how a 20-something can be at a bar without alcohol in hand, but she's so happy just the same. The girl who doesn't
It was a hot Friday morning when two strangers and I pulled into the Port of Miami and waded into the crowd, our hearts racing. Hundreds of people dressed in island gear milled outside a hulking Carnival cruise ship. Some held elaborate craft projects painted with glitter. Others wore bright pink t-shirts that read: "Oh my god, we're back again." Almost all of them were women. I quickly scanned the area in search of male figures that I recognized, but found only a smattering of nondescript boyfr
Candle prices stable as 'Undas' nears - DTI Days before All Saints' Day, DTI assures the public of stable prices and supply of candles Published 11:16 AM, October 26, 2013 Updated 11:16 AM, October 26, 2013 SEASON OF CANDLES. With All Saints' Day and Christmas coming up, candle sales are expected to increase MANILA, Philippines - With only a few days until All Saints' Day on November 1, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is assuring the public of stable price and supply of candles. "Ther
"Dave Chappelle's Block Party" takes place in two parts of the country so different from each other, geographically and sociologically, that they could almost be two different Americas: One is Yellow Springs, Ohio, the small town near Dayton where Chappelle lives, a laid-back landscape of tree-lined streets and little stores where you can buy chewing gum or cigarettes or whatever you need. The other is Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, a large city neighborhood of brownstones (some magisterial, othe
UPDATE #6 The resolution has been voted down. And City of Miami commissioners have approved Ultra Music Festival 2013's second weekend . In the meeting, Bryan May, a representative for Ultra, attempted to plead the festival's case before the commission. "I guess I should start by saying, we certainly [heard] testimony at your meeting here about a month ago with regard to a number of issues that were -- you know, that dealt with some of the disruptions that do occur of an event this size," said M
Finding yourself in New York around Christmas time means you're just steps or a train ride away from some dope gems of the city. I'm not hating on the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree one bit (because that's surely a staple to see this time of year), but there's also so much more holiday fun to be had in the Big Apple. The jolly holiday unveils many things to do in New York at Christmas time , some of which wouldn't even feel right doing in any other city. Call it being touristy if you want, bu
Brendan Cox, the widow of Jo Cox, has spoken out on the Westminster terror attack, reminding us of what we should focus on now. But some have greeted his comments with abuse. Jo Cox, MP for Batley and Spen , died in the last terrorist attack on UK soil in June 2016. And with the aftermath of London's latest act of terror at Westminster on 22 March, Jo's husband Brendan had an important message. Speaking to BBC Radio 4 Today , Brendan Cox said : I think the first thing we need to do is to rememb
If you don't know what "sundowners syndrome" is, and have no experience of its horrors, you may not be able to feel the full impact of The Visit . When you first hear about the syndrome, probably when dealing with your aging relatives, it seems as if it must be fictional -- a form of dementia that is activated only after sunset. Night sets in, and elderly sufferers are overcome with symptoms such as angry agitation, paranoia, and hallucinations. They pace, yell, cry, make irrational demands, des
Conservative Christian leaders are blasting a news report documenting how Iceland is on the verge of "eradicating" Down syndrome through abortion. "I have rarely seen a story that so closely resembles Nazi-era eugenics," says Dr. James Dobson , referring to a recent CBS News report that says Iceland's use of prenatal screen tests has virtually eliminated the birth of Down syndrome babies there. "We don't look at abortion as a murder. We look at it as a thing that we ended. We ended a possible li
After a foul-mouthed and vile tirade against various members of the Trump administration, Peter Fonda went on to make violent and sexually-tinged threats against President Trump's twelve-year-old son Baron. "We should rip Barron Trump from his mother's arms and put him in a cage with pedophiles and see if mother will stand up against the giant a**hole she is married to. 90 million people in the streets on the same weekend in the country. F*ck." That is the censored version of the since-deleted t
(h/t CSPANjunkie ) I caught this on Tuesday and it's not shocking. I mean, the Secret Service agent's reaction to the psychos is not shocking. It's sane. Remember sanity? CNN's Rick Sanchez had on a former Secret Service agent named on his show to talk about the psycho gun-toting teabaggers showing up at presidential events. You would never see this behavior under a Republican president because: A) They like Republicans. B) The Republicans would never allow it. You needed to sign loyalty oaths j
THE grieving widow of a Royal Navy officer shot dead when a crewman opened fire on a nuclear submarine has described him as "an utterly devoted" family man. Gillian Molyneux, the wife of Lieutenant Commander Ian Molyneux, 36, said: "Ian was utterly devoted to his family. "Everything he did was for us. He was very proud to be an officer in the Royal Navy Submarine Service. He will live on in our four beautiful children." Able Seaman Ryan Donovan, 22 -- "furious" at being ordered to do back-to-bac
According to liberal actor and anti-vaccine activist Jim Carrey, mandating vaccines for children in order to prevent deadly infectious diseases is fascism. In a June 30 twitter tirade, Carrey attacked California Gov. Jerry Brown as a "corporate fascist" for signing SB--277 into law. The bill will eliminate individual religious vaccine exemptions. The recent Disneyland Measles outbreak provided some of the momentum for the bill, but it still faced strong opposition from anti-vaccination alarmists
Actor Kevin Spacey said Sunday he is "beyond horrified" by allegations that he made a sexual advance on a teen boy decades ago. The two-time Oscar winner posted on Twitter that he doesn't remember the encounter. "But if I did behave then as he describes, I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior, and I am sorry for the feelings he describes having carried with him all these years," he said. In an interview with BuzzFeed, actor Anthony Rapp sai
One of the cutest things on the whole of the internet last week was the BBC interview with Professor Robert E. Kelly, whose expertise on South Korean politics was interrupted by his two children, including his daughter, who enters a room with confidence most of us can only dream of. If you're the one person who still hasn't seen the video, watch it above to see Kelly's toddler son roll his way onscreen before their mother, and Kelly's wife, Kim Jeong-ah, slides in after them like a child-rearing
Jeremy Corbyn decided to participate in the BBC debate himself on 31 May, piling pressure on Theresa May to join him. But the Conservative leader's car crash performance in Plymouth earlier that same day made certain the answer would remain 'no'. A cringeworthy interview with The Plymouth Herald compounded a campaign so abysmal that even Conservative candidates have branded it a "cluster fuck". The interview Plymouth Herald reporter Sam Blackledge gave a telling verdict on his exchange with May:
If you don't know what "sundowners syndrome" is, and have no experience of its horrors, you may not be able to feel the full impact of The Visit . When you first hear about the syndrome, probably when dealing with your aging relatives, it seems as if it must be fictional -- a form of dementia that is activated only after sunset. Night sets in, and elderly sufferers are overcome with symptoms such as angry agitation, paranoia, and hallucinations. They pace, yell, cry, make irrational demands, des
Conservative Christian leaders are blasting a news report documenting how Iceland is on the verge of "eradicating" Down syndrome through abortion. "I have rarely seen a story that so closely resembles Nazi-era eugenics," says Dr. James Dobson , referring to a recent CBS News report that says Iceland's use of prenatal screen tests has virtually eliminated the birth of Down syndrome babies there. "We don't look at abortion as a murder. We look at it as a thing that we ended. We ended a possible li
After a foul-mouthed and vile tirade against various members of the Trump administration, Peter Fonda went on to make violent and sexually-tinged threats against President Trump's twelve-year-old son Baron. "We should rip Barron Trump from his mother's arms and put him in a cage with pedophiles and see if mother will stand up against the giant a**hole she is married to. 90 million people in the streets on the same weekend in the country. F*ck." That is the censored version of the since-deleted t
(h/t CSPANjunkie ) I caught this on Tuesday and it's not shocking. I mean, the Secret Service agent's reaction to the psychos is not shocking. It's sane. Remember sanity? CNN's Rick Sanchez had on a former Secret Service agent named on his show to talk about the psycho gun-toting teabaggers showing up at presidential events. You would never see this behavior under a Republican president because: A) They like Republicans. B) The Republicans would never allow it. You needed to sign loyalty oaths j
THE grieving widow of a Royal Navy officer shot dead when a crewman opened fire on a nuclear submarine has described him as "an utterly devoted" family man. Gillian Molyneux, the wife of Lieutenant Commander Ian Molyneux, 36, said: "Ian was utterly devoted to his family. "Everything he did was for us. He was very proud to be an officer in the Royal Navy Submarine Service. He will live on in our four beautiful children." Able Seaman Ryan Donovan, 22 -- "furious" at being ordered to do back-to-bac
According to liberal actor and anti-vaccine activist Jim Carrey, mandating vaccines for children in order to prevent deadly infectious diseases is fascism. In a June 30 twitter tirade, Carrey attacked California Gov. Jerry Brown as a "corporate fascist" for signing SB--277 into law. The bill will eliminate individual religious vaccine exemptions. The recent Disneyland Measles outbreak provided some of the momentum for the bill, but it still faced strong opposition from anti-vaccination alarmists
Actor Kevin Spacey said Sunday he is "beyond horrified" by allegations that he made a sexual advance on a teen boy decades ago. The two-time Oscar winner posted on Twitter that he doesn't remember the encounter. "But if I did behave then as he describes, I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior, and I am sorry for the feelings he describes having carried with him all these years," he said. In an interview with BuzzFeed, actor Anthony Rapp sai
One of the cutest things on the whole of the internet last week was the BBC interview with Professor Robert E. Kelly, whose expertise on South Korean politics was interrupted by his two children, including his daughter, who enters a room with confidence most of us can only dream of. If you're the one person who still hasn't seen the video, watch it above to see Kelly's toddler son roll his way onscreen before their mother, and Kelly's wife, Kim Jeong-ah, slides in after them like a child-rearing
Jeremy Corbyn decided to participate in the BBC debate himself on 31 May, piling pressure on Theresa May to join him. But the Conservative leader's car crash performance in Plymouth earlier that same day made certain the answer would remain 'no'. A cringeworthy interview with The Plymouth Herald compounded a campaign so abysmal that even Conservative candidates have branded it a "cluster fuck". The interview Plymouth Herald reporter Sam Blackledge gave a telling verdict on his exchange with May:
BRITAIN is changing at the speed of light. But this is still our GREAT Britain. There are values that make it great -- values The Sun will fight for even as we welcome the incredible transformation of our country by technology. Ten years ago smartphones were science fiction. Only four years ago, iPads were unheard of. Soon half the country will own a tablet, even more a smartphone. The 4G networks will bring instant connectivity wherever we are. Lightning fast broadband will transform our daily
Kara wearing arm tubes on the runway at Heathrow. Five years after David Cameron unequivocally cancelled plans for a new runway with his now embarrassingly infamous 'No ifs no buts, no third runway' pledge, the PS20 million Airport Commission that Cameron commissioned is now published, recommending a new third runway be built at Heathrow. Within two weeks of the commission's publication, the resistance has sprung into spirited action, with three kick-ass direct actions in a fortnight. The day af
Yesterday we highlighted a tongue-in-cheek outline about a transparent foreign official campaigning in the U.S. against Hillary Clinton to benefit Donald Trump, ie. Nigel Farage . The reason for the outline was to prove a point that even if Russia had an ambassador in the United States actively campaigning to assist Donald Trump - SO WHAT? Is the media having a conniption because the Trump Campaign was calling and talking to Nigel Farage? What's the difference? It didn't happen, but even if Tea
MILLIONS of migrants here and British expats abroad now know who to blame for the worrying uncertainty they face about their futures: Angela Merkel and the EU. Yes, the Brexit vote caused those fears initially. But they could have been quickly allayed. Vote Leave always insisted it wanted migrants legally in Britain to stay with full rights. Getty Images 2 Theresa May put pressure on Merkel to cut deal on right for EU citizens in UK So it should. Whatever uncertainties Brexit brings, those who h
Brendan Cox, the widow of Jo Cox, has spoken out on the Westminster terror attack, reminding us of what we should focus on now. But some have greeted his comments with abuse. Jo Cox, MP for Batley and Spen , died in the last terrorist attack on UK soil in June 2016. And with the aftermath of London's latest act of terror at Westminster on 22 March, Jo's husband Brendan had an important message. Speaking to BBC Radio 4 Today , Brendan Cox said : I think the first thing we need to do is to rememb
Morrissey, the British singer who has objectively suffered more than any single person living or dead, joined the social-media platform Twitter today. Given his strong views on the British monarchy , politics , immigration , race , animal rights , President Donald Trump , late-night hosts , terrorism , the United States , crowdfunding , personal rights , currency , Brexit , the recording industry , other musicians and the general embarrassment he considers the human race to be , his new digital
Lena Dunham. Larry Busacca/Getty Images Here is a sampling of comments about Lena Dunham on social media: "Just a daily reminder that Lena Dunham is a child molester ." "Why is Lena Dunham in this picture? That sexist-rapist pig is not funny." "Hey, can Lena Dunham and her trans-exclusionary, racist white feminism plz go to a deserted island and leave us all alone? Dunham is certainly a successful actress and director, but she's also one of the most hated female celebrities on the planet. Like G
Much of the world woke up shocked on Friday to learn the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union . The Brexit referendum was held on Thursday, and 52 percent of the UK voted to leave, while 48 percent voted to remain, according to BBC . This result, which is already having enormous political and economic ramifications, was not expected . David Cameron already resigned as the UK's prime minister, and markets are down . What's happened here should stand as a strong reminder to Americans t
Punchy stuff from Channel 4's FactCheck , who have accused Boris Johnson of lying in his resignation letter about EU safety regulations. Would be pretty embarrassing if Factcheck got it wrong... Boris wrote: "If a country cannot pass a law to save the lives of female cyclists -- when that proposal is supported at every level of UK Government -- then I don't see how that country can truly be called independent." FactCheck took exception to his assertion that the UK government supported the propos
PHILIP Hammond is planning to slap an extra PS10billion onto Brits' tax bills to help pay for more NHS spending. The Chancellor is reportedly set to increase taxes to fund a "70th birthday present" for the health service, with the rise in funding which Jeremy Hunt has been pushing for . 2 The Chancellor is reportedly planning new taxes to fund a '70th birthday present' for the NHS The Health Secretary wants a real-terms increase of 4 per cent a year, with a new long-term funding settlement too.
Kara wearing arm tubes on the runway at Heathrow. Five years after David Cameron unequivocally cancelled plans for a new runway with his now embarrassingly infamous 'No ifs no buts, no third runway' pledge, the PS20 million Airport Commission that Cameron commissioned is now published, recommending a new third runway be built at Heathrow. Within two weeks of the commission's publication, the resistance has sprung into spirited action, with three kick-ass direct actions in a fortnight. The day af
Yesterday we highlighted a tongue-in-cheek outline about a transparent foreign official campaigning in the U.S. against Hillary Clinton to benefit Donald Trump, ie. Nigel Farage . The reason for the outline was to prove a point that even if Russia had an ambassador in the United States actively campaigning to assist Donald Trump - SO WHAT? Is the media having a conniption because the Trump Campaign was calling and talking to Nigel Farage? What's the difference? It didn't happen, but even if Tea
MILLIONS of migrants here and British expats abroad now know who to blame for the worrying uncertainty they face about their futures: Angela Merkel and the EU. Yes, the Brexit vote caused those fears initially. But they could have been quickly allayed. Vote Leave always insisted it wanted migrants legally in Britain to stay with full rights. Getty Images 2 Theresa May put pressure on Merkel to cut deal on right for EU citizens in UK So it should. Whatever uncertainties Brexit brings, those who h
Brendan Cox, the widow of Jo Cox, has spoken out on the Westminster terror attack, reminding us of what we should focus on now. But some have greeted his comments with abuse. Jo Cox, MP for Batley and Spen , died in the last terrorist attack on UK soil in June 2016. And with the aftermath of London's latest act of terror at Westminster on 22 March, Jo's husband Brendan had an important message. Speaking to BBC Radio 4 Today , Brendan Cox said : I think the first thing we need to do is to rememb
Morrissey, the British singer who has objectively suffered more than any single person living or dead, joined the social-media platform Twitter today. Given his strong views on the British monarchy , politics , immigration , race , animal rights , President Donald Trump , late-night hosts , terrorism , the United States , crowdfunding , personal rights , currency , Brexit , the recording industry , other musicians and the general embarrassment he considers the human race to be , his new digital
Lena Dunham. Larry Busacca/Getty Images Here is a sampling of comments about Lena Dunham on social media: "Just a daily reminder that Lena Dunham is a child molester ." "Why is Lena Dunham in this picture? That sexist-rapist pig is not funny." "Hey, can Lena Dunham and her trans-exclusionary, racist white feminism plz go to a deserted island and leave us all alone? Dunham is certainly a successful actress and director, but she's also one of the most hated female celebrities on the planet. Like G
Much of the world woke up shocked on Friday to learn the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union . The Brexit referendum was held on Thursday, and 52 percent of the UK voted to leave, while 48 percent voted to remain, according to BBC . This result, which is already having enormous political and economic ramifications, was not expected . David Cameron already resigned as the UK's prime minister, and markets are down . What's happened here should stand as a strong reminder to Americans t
Punchy stuff from Channel 4's FactCheck , who have accused Boris Johnson of lying in his resignation letter about EU safety regulations. Would be pretty embarrassing if Factcheck got it wrong... Boris wrote: "If a country cannot pass a law to save the lives of female cyclists -- when that proposal is supported at every level of UK Government -- then I don't see how that country can truly be called independent." FactCheck took exception to his assertion that the UK government supported the propos
PHILIP Hammond is planning to slap an extra PS10billion onto Brits' tax bills to help pay for more NHS spending. The Chancellor is reportedly set to increase taxes to fund a "70th birthday present" for the health service, with the rise in funding which Jeremy Hunt has been pushing for . 2 The Chancellor is reportedly planning new taxes to fund a '70th birthday present' for the NHS The Health Secretary wants a real-terms increase of 4 per cent a year, with a new long-term funding settlement too.
Myth of arctic meltdown: Stunning satellite images show summer ice cap is thicker and covers 1.7million square kilometres MORE than 2 years ago...despite Al Gore's prediction it would be ICE-FREE by now - Seven years after former US Vice-President Al Gore's warning, Arctic ice cap has expanded for second year in row - An area twice the size of Alaska - America's biggest state - was open water two years ago and is now covered in ice - These satellite images taken from University of Illinois's Cry
From NASA : NASA scientists listen to the low-frequency pulsing hum of the Sun to gain insight into the star's atmosphere over time. The raw data comes from the ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) launched back in 1995. Researchers from Stanford Experimental Physics Lab then process and filter the data and speed it up "a factor 42,000 to bring it into the audible human-hearing range." From NASA : "Waves are traveling and bouncing around inside the Sun
Google and NASA have teamed up for a new project that will allow people to taste fresh basil exported from the moon. The daring partnership kicks off a new business model that could not only change space entrepreneurship, but also distance barriers between the Earth and its only natural satellite. If basil and other herbs can grow in controlled environments, so could people. NASA's Lunar Plant Growth Habitat team is busy creating an aluminium can no bigger than a coffee container which will all
NASA researchers have found mysterious holes in the Arctic ice and can only speculate on what led to their creation. Some think they were made by seals. Some think they are related to warmer water under the ice. John Sonntag, a mission scientist with NASA's annual Operation IceBridge, spotted the holes April 14 about 50 miles northwest of Canada's Mackenzie River Delta while flying over the eastern Beaufort Sea, NASA said. "We saw these sorta-circular features only for a few minutes today," Sonn
Micro-electronics is changing the world at a blinding speed as the 'third industrial revolution' replaces brain power with machine power. Communications technologies, driven by high-speed micro-processors, fibre-optics and satellite systems have changed profoundly the amount and speed at which information can be stored, transmitted and exchanged. Surf Potatoes A study in May 1996 by the Georgia Institute of Technology confirmed that most net users are affluent North American males looking for en
CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has been rebooted and is all set for the scientists to embark on their research into the unknown arena of dark universe. The scientists at CERN, Europe's research center for physics, restarted the LHC Sunday, April 5. It was earlier used to replicate the Big Bang, which is considered the starting point of our universe, to gain knowledge about the formation of all the elements and particles in their nuclei. This had led to the confirmation of the much talked abo
Some 20 independent news sources published the findings emanating from at least three independent scientific studies and some dozen scientists. All seemed to concur that episodic sunspot activity lasting anywhere from 70 to 150 years is responsible for wild swings in weather on Earth as well as on other planets within our solar system. This 70- to 150-year cycle has embedded within it several shorter-term, 11-year solar cycles ("mini-cycles," for lack of a better term), "that we all should have
International foes and friends are racing to achieve sub-atomic science-based computing supremacy which can defeat all current-generation defenses against military, information security, banking, and utility infrastructure system cyberattacks. Researchers Daniel Bernstein at the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven and Tanja Lange at the University of Illinois, Chicago stressed this urgency in a September report in the scientific journal Nature , noting, "We are in a race against time to deploy pos
Pause for thought: why we might never know what's caused the global temperature rise to stall Scientists may never be able to determine the exact cause of the recent slowdown in atmospheric warming. This finding comes from new research published on 17 April in the journal Nature. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute examined what has caused this slowdown, or 'hiatus'. The recent hiatus, also dubbed the 'global... Climate change deniers are having a really bad year - and it just got worse It'
Study: 'Hobbled by High Cost, Hydrogen Fuel Cells Will Be a Modest $3 Billion Market in 2030' Joe Romm Apr 5, 2013, 4:23 pm Capital cost, not hydrogen supply, will limit adoption to a mere 5.9 GW, dashing dreams of a revolutionary energy future, says Lux Research As I've said for a decade now, hydrogen fuel cells are not going to be a significant, cost-effective CO2 reducer. In a 2005 journal article, " The car and fuel of the future ," I noted that: Using fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen from ze
From NASA : NASA scientists listen to the low-frequency pulsing hum of the Sun to gain insight into the star's atmosphere over time. The raw data comes from the ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) launched back in 1995. Researchers from Stanford Experimental Physics Lab then process and filter the data and speed it up "a factor 42,000 to bring it into the audible human-hearing range." From NASA : "Waves are traveling and bouncing around inside the Sun
Google and NASA have teamed up for a new project that will allow people to taste fresh basil exported from the moon. The daring partnership kicks off a new business model that could not only change space entrepreneurship, but also distance barriers between the Earth and its only natural satellite. If basil and other herbs can grow in controlled environments, so could people. NASA's Lunar Plant Growth Habitat team is busy creating an aluminium can no bigger than a coffee container which will all
NASA researchers have found mysterious holes in the Arctic ice and can only speculate on what led to their creation. Some think they were made by seals. Some think they are related to warmer water under the ice. John Sonntag, a mission scientist with NASA's annual Operation IceBridge, spotted the holes April 14 about 50 miles northwest of Canada's Mackenzie River Delta while flying over the eastern Beaufort Sea, NASA said. "We saw these sorta-circular features only for a few minutes today," Sonn
Micro-electronics is changing the world at a blinding speed as the 'third industrial revolution' replaces brain power with machine power. Communications technologies, driven by high-speed micro-processors, fibre-optics and satellite systems have changed profoundly the amount and speed at which information can be stored, transmitted and exchanged. Surf Potatoes A study in May 1996 by the Georgia Institute of Technology confirmed that most net users are affluent North American males looking for en
CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has been rebooted and is all set for the scientists to embark on their research into the unknown arena of dark universe. The scientists at CERN, Europe's research center for physics, restarted the LHC Sunday, April 5. It was earlier used to replicate the Big Bang, which is considered the starting point of our universe, to gain knowledge about the formation of all the elements and particles in their nuclei. This had led to the confirmation of the much talked abo
Some 20 independent news sources published the findings emanating from at least three independent scientific studies and some dozen scientists. All seemed to concur that episodic sunspot activity lasting anywhere from 70 to 150 years is responsible for wild swings in weather on Earth as well as on other planets within our solar system. This 70- to 150-year cycle has embedded within it several shorter-term, 11-year solar cycles ("mini-cycles," for lack of a better term), "that we all should have
International foes and friends are racing to achieve sub-atomic science-based computing supremacy which can defeat all current-generation defenses against military, information security, banking, and utility infrastructure system cyberattacks. Researchers Daniel Bernstein at the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven and Tanja Lange at the University of Illinois, Chicago stressed this urgency in a September report in the scientific journal Nature , noting, "We are in a race against time to deploy pos
Pause for thought: why we might never know what's caused the global temperature rise to stall Scientists may never be able to determine the exact cause of the recent slowdown in atmospheric warming. This finding comes from new research published on 17 April in the journal Nature. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute examined what has caused this slowdown, or 'hiatus'. The recent hiatus, also dubbed the 'global... Climate change deniers are having a really bad year - and it just got worse It'
Study: 'Hobbled by High Cost, Hydrogen Fuel Cells Will Be a Modest $3 Billion Market in 2030' Joe Romm Apr 5, 2013, 4:23 pm Capital cost, not hydrogen supply, will limit adoption to a mere 5.9 GW, dashing dreams of a revolutionary energy future, says Lux Research As I've said for a decade now, hydrogen fuel cells are not going to be a significant, cost-effective CO2 reducer. In a 2005 journal article, " The car and fuel of the future ," I noted that: Using fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen from ze
How did the sperm whale get to be the world's largest toothed predator with a name that probably got it mercilessly bullied and picked on by the Earth's other animals, you ask? It could be that no one wants to eat anything while surrounded by a cloud of whale waste. Smaller pygmy and dwarf sperm whales have been known to use the defensive technique of soiling themselves, which works a lot better when you and your would-be attackers already live in your own toilet bowl. However, photographer Keri
Grazing reindeer help increase plant diversity in Arctic regions despite climate change, according to new research. Swedish scientists have found global warming actually reduces the number of plant species in the tundra. But plant-eating animals, such as reindeer and voles, can help plant diversity in the long run. The researchers believe animals could help protect diversity by preventing losses of small and slowly-growing species. Doctor Elina Kaarlejarvi, of Umea University in Sweden, said: "B
Pause for thought: why we might never know what's caused the global temperature rise to stall Scientists may never be able to determine the exact cause of the recent slowdown in atmospheric warming. This finding comes from new research published on 17 April in the journal Nature. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute examined what has caused this slowdown, or 'hiatus'. The recent hiatus, also dubbed the 'global... Climate change deniers are having a really bad year - and it just got worse It'
Wallace Broecker's 1975 temperature prediction, adjusted to reflect measured CO2 changes, vs. GISTemp observed global surface temperature changes. -- dana1981, in a Skeptical Science cross-post Wallace Broecker was among the first climate scientists to use simple climate models to predict future global temperature changes. His 1975 paper Climatic Change: Are We on the Brink of a Pronounced Global Warming? is widely credited with coining the term "global warming". In that paper, Broecker modeled
After several labs successfully implanted human brain organoids into rats, many scientists are questioning the ethical implications of the experiment, STAT News reports. Nearly four years ago, scientists in Vienna discovered that they could create organoids - lentil-sized blobs of human brain tissue - from stem cells. The revolutionary discovery has helped advance research on human brain development, Alzheimer's, and Zika virus. These human brain organoids existed solely in test tubes, until thi
Spiders are one of the many interesting creatures that are found on Earth. They come in all shapes, sizes, and the even come in a variety of colors and hues. Spiders also come in an assortment of different breeds. In fact, there are over 50,000 known species of this invertebrate around the world. An invertebrate is a creature that does not have a backbone in their bodies. Some arachnids can be quite friendly such as the large Tarantula spider that is seen to be a common house pet while other typ
The deepest, darkest, scariest place on the maps I loved pondering as a child was a crescent-shaped canyon in the western Pacific Ocean. It was called the Mariana Trench, and at the very, very bottom was the lowest point on Earth's surface, the Challenger Deep. Its floor was seven terrifying miles down. What was down there? It was fun to imagine. I didn't know, and it didn't seem likely anyone would anytime soon. In 1989, James Cameron had fun imagining what might be at the bottom of a similar c
Major changes in the earth's atmospheric weather patterns or climate change, such as global cooling or warming, is actually considered a common occurence. For years scientists have been trying to figure out what keeps glaciers continually growing or shrinking, as well as the development of new species of flora and fauna to the extinction of them. Climate change is a part of the Earth's history, but the speeding up of such events also seem to be affected by human activity. Just recently scienti
Loss of beaches worldwide is certainly not the worst of the impacts humans will face from unrestricted greenhouse gas emissions (see " JPL bombshell: Polar ice sheet mass loss is speeding up, on pace for 1 foot sea level rise by 2050 "). But it will be a poignant and costly loss nonetheless for future generations. And don't count on creating artificial beaches -- they will be awfully hard to sustain when sea levels are rising 6 to 12 inches a decade ! CAP's Kiley Kroh has more. When Snooki of MT
Sharks are frightening predators who (a) have barely evolved in the last 100 million years or so because they were already genetically perfect killing machines, and (b) are happy to kill humans for the egregious crime of "sorta lookin' like a seal at chowtime," but even with both of those factors going against them, this seems a little messed up. A five-foot white-tipped shark died earlier this month on the set of a Kmart commercial after being transported across the country and kept "in an abov
Grazing reindeer help increase plant diversity in Arctic regions despite climate change, according to new research. Swedish scientists have found global warming actually reduces the number of plant species in the tundra. But plant-eating animals, such as reindeer and voles, can help plant diversity in the long run. The researchers believe animals could help protect diversity by preventing losses of small and slowly-growing species. Doctor Elina Kaarlejarvi, of Umea University in Sweden, said: "B
Pause for thought: why we might never know what's caused the global temperature rise to stall Scientists may never be able to determine the exact cause of the recent slowdown in atmospheric warming. This finding comes from new research published on 17 April in the journal Nature. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute examined what has caused this slowdown, or 'hiatus'. The recent hiatus, also dubbed the 'global... Climate change deniers are having a really bad year - and it just got worse It'
Wallace Broecker's 1975 temperature prediction, adjusted to reflect measured CO2 changes, vs. GISTemp observed global surface temperature changes. -- dana1981, in a Skeptical Science cross-post Wallace Broecker was among the first climate scientists to use simple climate models to predict future global temperature changes. His 1975 paper Climatic Change: Are We on the Brink of a Pronounced Global Warming? is widely credited with coining the term "global warming". In that paper, Broecker modeled
After several labs successfully implanted human brain organoids into rats, many scientists are questioning the ethical implications of the experiment, STAT News reports. Nearly four years ago, scientists in Vienna discovered that they could create organoids - lentil-sized blobs of human brain tissue - from stem cells. The revolutionary discovery has helped advance research on human brain development, Alzheimer's, and Zika virus. These human brain organoids existed solely in test tubes, until thi
Spiders are one of the many interesting creatures that are found on Earth. They come in all shapes, sizes, and the even come in a variety of colors and hues. Spiders also come in an assortment of different breeds. In fact, there are over 50,000 known species of this invertebrate around the world. An invertebrate is a creature that does not have a backbone in their bodies. Some arachnids can be quite friendly such as the large Tarantula spider that is seen to be a common house pet while other typ
The deepest, darkest, scariest place on the maps I loved pondering as a child was a crescent-shaped canyon in the western Pacific Ocean. It was called the Mariana Trench, and at the very, very bottom was the lowest point on Earth's surface, the Challenger Deep. Its floor was seven terrifying miles down. What was down there? It was fun to imagine. I didn't know, and it didn't seem likely anyone would anytime soon. In 1989, James Cameron had fun imagining what might be at the bottom of a similar c
Major changes in the earth's atmospheric weather patterns or climate change, such as global cooling or warming, is actually considered a common occurence. For years scientists have been trying to figure out what keeps glaciers continually growing or shrinking, as well as the development of new species of flora and fauna to the extinction of them. Climate change is a part of the Earth's history, but the speeding up of such events also seem to be affected by human activity. Just recently scienti
Loss of beaches worldwide is certainly not the worst of the impacts humans will face from unrestricted greenhouse gas emissions (see " JPL bombshell: Polar ice sheet mass loss is speeding up, on pace for 1 foot sea level rise by 2050 "). But it will be a poignant and costly loss nonetheless for future generations. And don't count on creating artificial beaches -- they will be awfully hard to sustain when sea levels are rising 6 to 12 inches a decade ! CAP's Kiley Kroh has more. When Snooki of MT
Sharks are frightening predators who (a) have barely evolved in the last 100 million years or so because they were already genetically perfect killing machines, and (b) are happy to kill humans for the egregious crime of "sorta lookin' like a seal at chowtime," but even with both of those factors going against them, this seems a little messed up. A five-foot white-tipped shark died earlier this month on the set of a Kmart commercial after being transported across the country and kept "in an abov
To make progress as a nation, we must have free and open debate. This can be done only by approaching topics with the belief in others' rights to have and to state their opinions and for us to take no offense from them. We can disagree, yes; argue, yes; shut down and turn away? No. Last Friday, Virginia Republican Delegate Nick Freitas stood in the well of the Virginia House of Delegates and delivered a passionate speech. It began with a discussion of gun control, but morphed into a plea for rea
If you look at the news this morning, you would be hard pressed to understand the depth and scope of last night's resounding rejection of Donald Trump. Because it wasn't just Virginia. Thanks to heavy Dem voter turnout, down ballot races all over the country turned blue. Dems have won all three of the marquee off-year races -- NJGov, VAGov, NYC Mayor -- for the first time since 1989. -- Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) November 8, 2017 Where we're at: --ME expands Medicaid --Dems pick-up full control o
The fifth Republican primary debate will take place on Tuesday, December 15, in Las Vegas, hosted by CNN. During the debate, follow along at the New Republic 's blog Minutes , which will have updates, analysis, and all the best Donald Trump GIFs . Trump and eight other leading candidates will take the main stage at 8:30 p.m.: Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Chris Christie, Carly Fiorina, John Kasich, and Rand Paul. These nine contenders had to meet one of three criteria in recent
Pastor Greg Laurie of California's Harvest megachurch told the congregation in a special message series on future events that as "foreshocks" of Armageddon are being witnessed, the Rapture of the Church could be the next event on the prophetic calendar. In the world we are witnessing what can be seen as "foreshocks" of Armageddon, according to Matthew 24, Laurie said in his message last Sunday, part of a series called, "Antichrist, America, and Armageddon." "You will hear of wars and rumors of w
If you are like most Americans, you missed the most recent Democratic presidential debate. That was the intent. Buried on a Saturday evening right before Christmas -- the slot where bad network programming goes to die -- only 8.5 million folks tuned in. That's about two thirds less than the number of people that watched the first Republican debate. What are the Democrats hiding? On stage, there it was for all to see -- a candid discussion of an epidemic that has swept through the North East, clo
Business people or companies who chose to endorse, donate or praise Donald Trump have been under attack from the left in recent months. Yet, the network news have failed to inform their viewers about it. The left took aim at L.L.Bean, Yuengling, New Balance and MyPillow for various forms of support for President-Elect Donald Trump or for his proposed policies. Gay bars and other customers launched "mass boycotts" of Yuengling, and a national boycott movement emerged to punish other companies to
About 30 years ago, casinos were confined to places like Las Vegas and Atlantic City. Gambling had its own subculture. It corrupted local politics, had links to organized crime, and offered a cold commercialism rooted in greed. Then the advocates for legal gambling mounted a vigorous campaign to try to take over the country, with considerable success. The wave started with state lotteries, to boost government revenues, but casino-style gambling came pretty quickly afterward. Casinos were propose
At the presidential debate Monday night, Donald Trump denied that he ever said climate change was a hoax cooked up by the Chinese. The only problem is he did say exactly that. In a tweet in 2012, Trump wrote: "The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive." The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive. -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 6, 201
There are plenty of reasons to celebrate this weekend. For one, it's the weekend. No further comment. Secondly, tomorrow marks one year of a having Not-Hillary in the White House. But most importantly, today President Trump made history by becoming the first sitting president to address the March for Life. A striking uppercut to the frumpish underbelly of baby-hating feminism. Watch Trump's address below: Today I'm honored and really proud to be the first president to stand with you here at the
On Sunday, Oct. 1, a gunman opened fire at a concert in Las Vegas, Nevada. With 50 people dead and approximately 400 injured, the shooting is now being considered the deadliest in modern United States history. Support for Las Vegas poured out around the world early Monday morning. Many celebrities responded to the Las Vegas shooting on social media. UPDATE: Las Vegas Police Department Sheriff Joe Lombardo has confirmed that at least 58 people were killed and over 515 were injured in the shooti
If you look at the news this morning, you would be hard pressed to understand the depth and scope of last night's resounding rejection of Donald Trump. Because it wasn't just Virginia. Thanks to heavy Dem voter turnout, down ballot races all over the country turned blue. Dems have won all three of the marquee off-year races -- NJGov, VAGov, NYC Mayor -- for the first time since 1989. -- Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) November 8, 2017 Where we're at: --ME expands Medicaid --Dems pick-up full control o
The fifth Republican primary debate will take place on Tuesday, December 15, in Las Vegas, hosted by CNN. During the debate, follow along at the New Republic 's blog Minutes , which will have updates, analysis, and all the best Donald Trump GIFs . Trump and eight other leading candidates will take the main stage at 8:30 p.m.: Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Chris Christie, Carly Fiorina, John Kasich, and Rand Paul. These nine contenders had to meet one of three criteria in recent
Pastor Greg Laurie of California's Harvest megachurch told the congregation in a special message series on future events that as "foreshocks" of Armageddon are being witnessed, the Rapture of the Church could be the next event on the prophetic calendar. In the world we are witnessing what can be seen as "foreshocks" of Armageddon, according to Matthew 24, Laurie said in his message last Sunday, part of a series called, "Antichrist, America, and Armageddon." "You will hear of wars and rumors of w
If you are like most Americans, you missed the most recent Democratic presidential debate. That was the intent. Buried on a Saturday evening right before Christmas -- the slot where bad network programming goes to die -- only 8.5 million folks tuned in. That's about two thirds less than the number of people that watched the first Republican debate. What are the Democrats hiding? On stage, there it was for all to see -- a candid discussion of an epidemic that has swept through the North East, clo
Business people or companies who chose to endorse, donate or praise Donald Trump have been under attack from the left in recent months. Yet, the network news have failed to inform their viewers about it. The left took aim at L.L.Bean, Yuengling, New Balance and MyPillow for various forms of support for President-Elect Donald Trump or for his proposed policies. Gay bars and other customers launched "mass boycotts" of Yuengling, and a national boycott movement emerged to punish other companies to
About 30 years ago, casinos were confined to places like Las Vegas and Atlantic City. Gambling had its own subculture. It corrupted local politics, had links to organized crime, and offered a cold commercialism rooted in greed. Then the advocates for legal gambling mounted a vigorous campaign to try to take over the country, with considerable success. The wave started with state lotteries, to boost government revenues, but casino-style gambling came pretty quickly afterward. Casinos were propose
At the presidential debate Monday night, Donald Trump denied that he ever said climate change was a hoax cooked up by the Chinese. The only problem is he did say exactly that. In a tweet in 2012, Trump wrote: "The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive." The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive. -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 6, 201
There are plenty of reasons to celebrate this weekend. For one, it's the weekend. No further comment. Secondly, tomorrow marks one year of a having Not-Hillary in the White House. But most importantly, today President Trump made history by becoming the first sitting president to address the March for Life. A striking uppercut to the frumpish underbelly of baby-hating feminism. Watch Trump's address below: Today I'm honored and really proud to be the first president to stand with you here at the
On Sunday, Oct. 1, a gunman opened fire at a concert in Las Vegas, Nevada. With 50 people dead and approximately 400 injured, the shooting is now being considered the deadliest in modern United States history. Support for Las Vegas poured out around the world early Monday morning. Many celebrities responded to the Las Vegas shooting on social media. UPDATE: Las Vegas Police Department Sheriff Joe Lombardo has confirmed that at least 58 people were killed and over 515 were injured in the shooti
A German firm's marketing strategy to print 32 World Cup team flags on its beer bottles ended up upsetting Muslims all across the world. Either ignorance or attention seeking, both reasons don't justify such a "mistake". & yes it is a big deal. #RespectDifferences #eichbaum #SaudiArabia pic.twitter.com/ra8NNquKpU -- LeenRF (@LeenFaiisal) May 11, 2018 An alcohol company in Germany triggered a firestorm of criticism on social media after it used Saudi Arabia's flag with the Islamic creed on liquor
According to videos taken around the country, many citizens of the Great U.S.A. love to show off their patriotism by way of displaying their national flag. From their porch awnings to the car antenna, American flags ripple in the name of freedom, but could it be that some of these beautiful displays of liberty, are [...] By Zach Kirkman on February 22, 2014 U.S. Everyone would probably like to have higher wages if at all possible, but that is one of the few points regarding wages that peop
Is this the future of far-left thuggery? Antifa, the loose-knit organization behind violence in many of America's cities, is creating a lefty boot camp to train members to beat up opponents utilizing the most anti-capitalistic way possible. An affiliate group called the Haymaker Collective is attempting to open a gym on the South Side of Chicago to teach folks how to fight those they deem to be white nationalists. Some have called this an Antifa terrorist camp , although that may be giving the o
Inside A Pro-Confederate Flag Rally By Alice Ollstein and Emily Atkin, www.thinkprogress.org September 6, 2015 Inside A Pro-Confederate Flag Rally 2015-09-06 2015-09-06 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/09/Andrew-1125x635-150x84.jpg 200px 200px Above photo: 11-year-old Andrew came with his family from Massachusetts to participate in Saturday's Confederate fla
The IOC is seriously considering video games - or eSports as they're now called - as an Olympic sport. The International Olympic Committee and Global Association of International Sports Federations held discussions over the weekend in Switzerland on how eSports can be integrated into the world's most prestigious sporting event, Engadget reported . Competitive gaming has become a multi-billion-dollar phenomenon with tournaments filling out arenas and millions more logging on to livestream gaming
George Rasley, CHQ Editor | 1/17/18 Every time there is an act of terrorism the Far-Left and their allies in the media immediately launch an attack on the rights and liberty of non-terrorists. The latest example of this totalitarian urge on the Left is the campaign against "bump stocks" that began after the attack on the Las Vegas Route 91 Harvest music festival that left 58 concert-goers dead. (We urge CHQ readers to use the tools provided by our friends at Gun Owners of America to submit a com
'Destiny 2' Faction Rally News: How to Farm Tokens and Which Faction to Choose Free sign up cp newsletter! By Shannon Azares , Christian Post Contributor | Nov 9, 2017 4:39 AM Bungie official website Promotional picture for the second Faction Rally in "Destiny 2." The second Faction Rally event of "Destiny 2" has begun. Fans have reportedly found an exploit to get Tokens and that the decision to which faction they will choose has become harder than ever. The new exploit was discovered when the 2
Well, here's our wrap-up thread for tonight's debate. I'm sure Donald Trump's fans think he did tremendously well! but by any objective measure he was soundly thrashed by Hillary Clinton tonight. Yes, he lied constantly, as everyone knew he would. He lied about supporting the Iraq War, he lied about his Birther history, he shouted and yelled and interrupted Clinton over and over. He even denied saying "global warming was created by the Chinese," even though the tweet is still posted: The concept
All the rage last week amongst the mis-informed masses - and the mass media misinforming them - was a pro-Network Neutrality video burger joint Burger King (BK) bizarrely extruded. The pseudo-news stories about the BK video - were nigh endless . They all breathlessly praised the cow palace for presenting its digital whopper. The problem with the video - from the perspective of BK and its media cheerleaders - is it is supposed to tell us why massive government regulations under the banner of N
Author`s name Galina Tychinskaia 29 Mar 2016 at 18:34 Threats to Russia revealed: US aggression and ISIS terror The US course for Russia's weakening and surrounding it with a cordon of pro-American regimes is the most tangible strategic threat for Russia, according to the International Threats-2016 report, which is presented by the Valdai International Discussion Club and Foreign Policy agency. AP Photo Experts note that "weak, clutched in depth of the continent Russia will not be a serious econ
According to videos taken around the country, many citizens of the Great U.S.A. love to show off their patriotism by way of displaying their national flag. From their porch awnings to the car antenna, American flags ripple in the name of freedom, but could it be that some of these beautiful displays of liberty, are [...] By Zach Kirkman on February 22, 2014 U.S. Everyone would probably like to have higher wages if at all possible, but that is one of the few points regarding wages that peop
Is this the future of far-left thuggery? Antifa, the loose-knit organization behind violence in many of America's cities, is creating a lefty boot camp to train members to beat up opponents utilizing the most anti-capitalistic way possible. An affiliate group called the Haymaker Collective is attempting to open a gym on the South Side of Chicago to teach folks how to fight those they deem to be white nationalists. Some have called this an Antifa terrorist camp , although that may be giving the o
Inside A Pro-Confederate Flag Rally By Alice Ollstein and Emily Atkin, www.thinkprogress.org September 6, 2015 Inside A Pro-Confederate Flag Rally 2015-09-06 2015-09-06 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/09/Andrew-1125x635-150x84.jpg 200px 200px Above photo: 11-year-old Andrew came with his family from Massachusetts to participate in Saturday's Confederate fla
The IOC is seriously considering video games - or eSports as they're now called - as an Olympic sport. The International Olympic Committee and Global Association of International Sports Federations held discussions over the weekend in Switzerland on how eSports can be integrated into the world's most prestigious sporting event, Engadget reported . Competitive gaming has become a multi-billion-dollar phenomenon with tournaments filling out arenas and millions more logging on to livestream gaming
George Rasley, CHQ Editor | 1/17/18 Every time there is an act of terrorism the Far-Left and their allies in the media immediately launch an attack on the rights and liberty of non-terrorists. The latest example of this totalitarian urge on the Left is the campaign against "bump stocks" that began after the attack on the Las Vegas Route 91 Harvest music festival that left 58 concert-goers dead. (We urge CHQ readers to use the tools provided by our friends at Gun Owners of America to submit a com
'Destiny 2' Faction Rally News: How to Farm Tokens and Which Faction to Choose Free sign up cp newsletter! By Shannon Azares , Christian Post Contributor | Nov 9, 2017 4:39 AM Bungie official website Promotional picture for the second Faction Rally in "Destiny 2." The second Faction Rally event of "Destiny 2" has begun. Fans have reportedly found an exploit to get Tokens and that the decision to which faction they will choose has become harder than ever. The new exploit was discovered when the 2
Well, here's our wrap-up thread for tonight's debate. I'm sure Donald Trump's fans think he did tremendously well! but by any objective measure he was soundly thrashed by Hillary Clinton tonight. Yes, he lied constantly, as everyone knew he would. He lied about supporting the Iraq War, he lied about his Birther history, he shouted and yelled and interrupted Clinton over and over. He even denied saying "global warming was created by the Chinese," even though the tweet is still posted: The concept
All the rage last week amongst the mis-informed masses - and the mass media misinforming them - was a pro-Network Neutrality video burger joint Burger King (BK) bizarrely extruded. The pseudo-news stories about the BK video - were nigh endless . They all breathlessly praised the cow palace for presenting its digital whopper. The problem with the video - from the perspective of BK and its media cheerleaders - is it is supposed to tell us why massive government regulations under the banner of N
Author`s name Galina Tychinskaia 29 Mar 2016 at 18:34 Threats to Russia revealed: US aggression and ISIS terror The US course for Russia's weakening and surrounding it with a cordon of pro-American regimes is the most tangible strategic threat for Russia, according to the International Threats-2016 report, which is presented by the Valdai International Discussion Club and Foreign Policy agency. AP Photo Experts note that "weak, clutched in depth of the continent Russia will not be a serious econ
It is no secret, like with any other animal, frogs are interesting creatures. They are interesting in the way that spiders and snakes are interesting. They are known to have beautiful patterns and colors, come in different sizes, and are mostly known for the toxins carried within. The toxins from frogs carry a variety of affects upon the human system, some causing life threatening results. Even the tiniest of the species can have the largest punch. From the smallest being that of a Paedopryne am
Spiders are one of the many interesting creatures that are found on Earth. They come in all shapes, sizes, and the even come in a variety of colors and hues. Spiders also come in an assortment of different breeds. In fact, there are over 50,000 known species of this invertebrate around the world. An invertebrate is a creature that does not have a backbone in their bodies. Some arachnids can be quite friendly such as the large Tarantula spider that is seen to be a common house pet while other typ
Counting how many species live on Earth is a difficult challenge. The researchers estimated that there exist possibly between five million to one trillion species out there. About 1.7 million of these have been described by taxonomists which constitutes to only 13% of the whole species. Counting how many species live on Earth is a difficult challenge. The researchers estimated that there exist possibly between five million to one trillion species out there. About 1.7 million of these have been d
One of the world's cutest animals could disappear from the wild because of global warming. The white winter weasel, nicknamed 'ermine' after its stunning coat, is being wiped out by foxes, wolves and birds of prey, according to new research. A decade long study found numbers of the adorable creature have halved because of fewer days of snow cover. Its white coat provides the perfect disguise to see off predators such as raccoons, buzzards and ravens. But the rising thermometer has dramatically l
Saturday marked the 40th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, which proponents portray as a great success, claiming it has saved numerous species from extinction. In reality, the Endangered Species Act's punitive approach to conservation has likely done more harm than good and it's time to change our approach to endangered species in a way that works with, rather than against, the stewards of our land. Consider Craig Schindler, a farmer in southeastern Missouri. For generations, Schindler'
Over 4,675 species of lizard found around the world, according to the San Diego Zoo. Some sources raised the number and pointed to approximately 6,000 species. Lizards are found all over the world in almost every type of terrain. Some of them live in trees, some confined to deserts and some being in contact with rocks. Lizards in Iran Environmental factors such as moisture, elevation and temperature can influence distribution patterns of animals e.g. lizards. The Complete Fauna of Iran pinpoint
Alaska alone has 57 million acres (more than all of Utah) set aside as wilderness As they have since long before 1980, activists continue to claim that any drilling would destroy the entire ANWR area's wilderness character and threaten its caribou, polar bears, birds and other wildlife. In all too typical hyperbole, League of Conservation Voters president Gene Karpinski claimed the tax law provision will "turn one of our last remaining wild places into an industrial oilfield." That's absurd. Ala
Thinkers as early as Aristotle observed that man is, by nature, a social creature. For this reason, there has been a surge of media attention on the " loneliness plague " which the Information Age has wrought. Most media attention has focused on the health consequences of loneliness, which stand to overwhelm government health systems in the coming years. A popular article in The Guardian written by George Monbiot a few years ago explained all the ways loneliness is killing people--literally. "E
Orca whales have now been added to the endangered species list. Lolita, the killer (Orca) whale featured at the Miami Aquarium may now win federal protection for her family. For almost 50 years, Lolita has been highlighted in acrobatic presentations at the Miami Aquarium. Though her family was given protection status by the federal government a decade ago, Lolita still remains in captivity.The current decision on orca whales being considered an endangered species does not mean anything will chan
For members of the human species, perception is reality. At least that's the way it is for most mortals. And perception is shaped by our own experience, the experience of our peers, and the images and messages that we consume. Expand | Collapse When the O.J. Simpson trial aired on public television some 20 years ago, I followed it closely. When the verdict of "not guilty" was announced, the majority of the black community celebrated. The majority of the white community was baffled. To their mind
Spiders are one of the many interesting creatures that are found on Earth. They come in all shapes, sizes, and the even come in a variety of colors and hues. Spiders also come in an assortment of different breeds. In fact, there are over 50,000 known species of this invertebrate around the world. An invertebrate is a creature that does not have a backbone in their bodies. Some arachnids can be quite friendly such as the large Tarantula spider that is seen to be a common house pet while other typ
Counting how many species live on Earth is a difficult challenge. The researchers estimated that there exist possibly between five million to one trillion species out there. About 1.7 million of these have been described by taxonomists which constitutes to only 13% of the whole species. Counting how many species live on Earth is a difficult challenge. The researchers estimated that there exist possibly between five million to one trillion species out there. About 1.7 million of these have been d
One of the world's cutest animals could disappear from the wild because of global warming. The white winter weasel, nicknamed 'ermine' after its stunning coat, is being wiped out by foxes, wolves and birds of prey, according to new research. A decade long study found numbers of the adorable creature have halved because of fewer days of snow cover. Its white coat provides the perfect disguise to see off predators such as raccoons, buzzards and ravens. But the rising thermometer has dramatically l
Saturday marked the 40th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, which proponents portray as a great success, claiming it has saved numerous species from extinction. In reality, the Endangered Species Act's punitive approach to conservation has likely done more harm than good and it's time to change our approach to endangered species in a way that works with, rather than against, the stewards of our land. Consider Craig Schindler, a farmer in southeastern Missouri. For generations, Schindler'
Over 4,675 species of lizard found around the world, according to the San Diego Zoo. Some sources raised the number and pointed to approximately 6,000 species. Lizards are found all over the world in almost every type of terrain. Some of them live in trees, some confined to deserts and some being in contact with rocks. Lizards in Iran Environmental factors such as moisture, elevation and temperature can influence distribution patterns of animals e.g. lizards. The Complete Fauna of Iran pinpoint
Alaska alone has 57 million acres (more than all of Utah) set aside as wilderness As they have since long before 1980, activists continue to claim that any drilling would destroy the entire ANWR area's wilderness character and threaten its caribou, polar bears, birds and other wildlife. In all too typical hyperbole, League of Conservation Voters president Gene Karpinski claimed the tax law provision will "turn one of our last remaining wild places into an industrial oilfield." That's absurd. Ala
Thinkers as early as Aristotle observed that man is, by nature, a social creature. For this reason, there has been a surge of media attention on the " loneliness plague " which the Information Age has wrought. Most media attention has focused on the health consequences of loneliness, which stand to overwhelm government health systems in the coming years. A popular article in The Guardian written by George Monbiot a few years ago explained all the ways loneliness is killing people--literally. "E
Orca whales have now been added to the endangered species list. Lolita, the killer (Orca) whale featured at the Miami Aquarium may now win federal protection for her family. For almost 50 years, Lolita has been highlighted in acrobatic presentations at the Miami Aquarium. Though her family was given protection status by the federal government a decade ago, Lolita still remains in captivity.The current decision on orca whales being considered an endangered species does not mean anything will chan
For members of the human species, perception is reality. At least that's the way it is for most mortals. And perception is shaped by our own experience, the experience of our peers, and the images and messages that we consume. Expand | Collapse When the O.J. Simpson trial aired on public television some 20 years ago, I followed it closely. When the verdict of "not guilty" was announced, the majority of the black community celebrated. The majority of the white community was baffled. To their mind
Saturday marked the 40th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, which proponents portray as a great success, claiming it has saved numerous species from extinction. In reality, the Endangered Species Act's punitive approach to conservation has likely done more harm than good and it's time to change our approach to endangered species in a way that works with, rather than against, the stewards of our land. Consider Craig Schindler, a farmer in southeastern Missouri. For generations, Schindler'
Sharks are frightening predators who (a) have barely evolved in the last 100 million years or so because they were already genetically perfect killing machines, and (b) are happy to kill humans for the egregious crime of "sorta lookin' like a seal at chowtime," but even with both of those factors going against them, this seems a little messed up. A five-foot white-tipped shark died earlier this month on the set of a Kmart commercial after being transported across the country and kept "in an abov
I grew up in the city, without pets. My appreciation for animals developed much later in life. In fact, if it weren't for a Golden Retriever named Rusty that I got for my children in 2004, I might never have made my journey toward animals. Rusty was the dog everyone should have--loving, playful, and eager to please. He was no Lassie, but he was plenty smart. Before long, Rusty was part of the family. Rusty made a convert out of me. He taught me that there are no bad dogs, only bad owners who mak
Since 1971 the Leadbeater's possum has been a faunal emblem of Victoria. This possum is now critically endangered due to loss of habitat from decades of clearfell logging and bushfires. The Leadbeater's possum is restricted to small pockets of remnant old growth mountain ash forests in the Central Highlands of Victoria, north-east of Melbourne. Named after John Leadbeater, the Victorian Museum's first taxidermist, they also go by the popular name of fairy possum. Leadbeater's possums are rarely
"I used to work with the dolphins at the Coney Island Aquarium," said Celia Ackerman, "but when I got here and saw the polar bears, I was immediately converted." Ackerman has been the bear keeper at the Central Park Zoo since about 1990, and because the only bears on exhibit are the polar bears Gus and Ida, she is, in fact, the polar bear keeper. Until recently, her charges lounged majestically in their spacious, rock-lined enclosure, which has a swimming pool with viewing windows (people lookin
Rapist birds: PC Ornithologists Argue That Female Birds Look Drabber Than Male Birds To Fight Off Sexual Harassment Charlotte Allen When the red red robin comes bob bob bobbin' along...the lady robin ought to charge him with sexual misconduct. Because, as it turns out, male birds at nesting time, sort of like male humans on college campuses, have their very own rape culture , forcing female birds to do the avian equivalent of the half-shave: In many animal species, the physical differences betwe
An endangered condor and 14 flamingo chicks were unveiled Monday at Vesty Pakos Zoo, in La Paz, Bolivia. The female condor was named Illimani, in honor of the emblematic mountain of La Paz. It was born on Dec. 20, 2016, and became the first animal of this species to be born in captivity in Bolivia. Zoo director Andrea Morales said she hoped more condors would be born at the zoo in the future. "We were lucky to have a baby condor ... The egg was brooded since October of last year and after that,
Inca sitting on his egg while Rayas keeps watch. Courtesy Faunia Park Zoo MADRID -- A same-sex aquatic bird couple in Spain has been allowed to adopt an egg to nurture. Inca and Rayas, a pair of Gentoo penguins at Madrid's Faunia Park Zoo, have suffered from repeated heartache for a long time according to zookeeper Yolanda Martin. The pair had carefully built and lovingly looked after six nests, but sadly, those nests remained empty. Courtesy Faunia Park Zoo Inca sitting on his egg while Rayas k
Each day at 7am, Maddy Norval feeds the chickens, checks on 22 Hebridean sheep and four Shetland cows, before starting work in her studio. The art school graduate combines an online business selling craft dolls with tending a 62-acre croft in Rogart, Sutherland. Crofting is the historic practice, unique to the Scottish Highlands, of subsistence farming on an agricultural unit of land called a croft. Crofting has been around since the time of the Highland Clearances, which began in the 18th centu
Quote: so your argument doesn't rest on supply and demand per se but rather on the assumption that the procreation of the species is the central driving force and is hardwired into peoples bodies. Nah. It rests on supply and demand per se, although hats off for introducing a component of what Reich called "libido-economy". As for the central driving force, well that's the release of various emotional tensions, which can be through procreation or whatever floats your boat at the time. However, I
Sharks are frightening predators who (a) have barely evolved in the last 100 million years or so because they were already genetically perfect killing machines, and (b) are happy to kill humans for the egregious crime of "sorta lookin' like a seal at chowtime," but even with both of those factors going against them, this seems a little messed up. A five-foot white-tipped shark died earlier this month on the set of a Kmart commercial after being transported across the country and kept "in an abov
I grew up in the city, without pets. My appreciation for animals developed much later in life. In fact, if it weren't for a Golden Retriever named Rusty that I got for my children in 2004, I might never have made my journey toward animals. Rusty was the dog everyone should have--loving, playful, and eager to please. He was no Lassie, but he was plenty smart. Before long, Rusty was part of the family. Rusty made a convert out of me. He taught me that there are no bad dogs, only bad owners who mak
Since 1971 the Leadbeater's possum has been a faunal emblem of Victoria. This possum is now critically endangered due to loss of habitat from decades of clearfell logging and bushfires. The Leadbeater's possum is restricted to small pockets of remnant old growth mountain ash forests in the Central Highlands of Victoria, north-east of Melbourne. Named after John Leadbeater, the Victorian Museum's first taxidermist, they also go by the popular name of fairy possum. Leadbeater's possums are rarely
"I used to work with the dolphins at the Coney Island Aquarium," said Celia Ackerman, "but when I got here and saw the polar bears, I was immediately converted." Ackerman has been the bear keeper at the Central Park Zoo since about 1990, and because the only bears on exhibit are the polar bears Gus and Ida, she is, in fact, the polar bear keeper. Until recently, her charges lounged majestically in their spacious, rock-lined enclosure, which has a swimming pool with viewing windows (people lookin
Rapist birds: PC Ornithologists Argue That Female Birds Look Drabber Than Male Birds To Fight Off Sexual Harassment Charlotte Allen When the red red robin comes bob bob bobbin' along...the lady robin ought to charge him with sexual misconduct. Because, as it turns out, male birds at nesting time, sort of like male humans on college campuses, have their very own rape culture , forcing female birds to do the avian equivalent of the half-shave: In many animal species, the physical differences betwe
An endangered condor and 14 flamingo chicks were unveiled Monday at Vesty Pakos Zoo, in La Paz, Bolivia. The female condor was named Illimani, in honor of the emblematic mountain of La Paz. It was born on Dec. 20, 2016, and became the first animal of this species to be born in captivity in Bolivia. Zoo director Andrea Morales said she hoped more condors would be born at the zoo in the future. "We were lucky to have a baby condor ... The egg was brooded since October of last year and after that,
Inca sitting on his egg while Rayas keeps watch. Courtesy Faunia Park Zoo MADRID -- A same-sex aquatic bird couple in Spain has been allowed to adopt an egg to nurture. Inca and Rayas, a pair of Gentoo penguins at Madrid's Faunia Park Zoo, have suffered from repeated heartache for a long time according to zookeeper Yolanda Martin. The pair had carefully built and lovingly looked after six nests, but sadly, those nests remained empty. Courtesy Faunia Park Zoo Inca sitting on his egg while Rayas k
Each day at 7am, Maddy Norval feeds the chickens, checks on 22 Hebridean sheep and four Shetland cows, before starting work in her studio. The art school graduate combines an online business selling craft dolls with tending a 62-acre croft in Rogart, Sutherland. Crofting is the historic practice, unique to the Scottish Highlands, of subsistence farming on an agricultural unit of land called a croft. Crofting has been around since the time of the Highland Clearances, which began in the 18th centu
Quote: so your argument doesn't rest on supply and demand per se but rather on the assumption that the procreation of the species is the central driving force and is hardwired into peoples bodies. Nah. It rests on supply and demand per se, although hats off for introducing a component of what Reich called "libido-economy". As for the central driving force, well that's the release of various emotional tensions, which can be through procreation or whatever floats your boat at the time. However, I
But, as we have argued before on spiked , it is important not to overstate Trump's tweeted ruptures to diplomatic protocol. In fact, Trump's problem is not that he has broken with recent foreign-policy tradition; it is that he has revived and continued it. This, remember, was the president who, as recently as December 2016, promised to 'stop racing to topple foreign regimes that we know nothing about, that we shouldn't be involved with'. The president, that is, who was to reverse the West's inte
President Donald Trump could be his own undoing, in a farcical ending that would be the perfect denouement for the tawdriest presidency in American... With every new development that sheds light on Donald Trump's horrendous attacks on the FBI, the more guilty Trump looks. As if his ridiculous... In the aftermath of the deadliest church shooting in modern American history today, in which 27 people were killed in Sutherland Springs, Texas, former... Germany's top diplomat has just informed the Uni
Just because Donald Trump decided to improvise a nuclear provocation against North Korea, that was no reason to unquestioningly adore him on Fox News last night! Guest host Laura Ingraham got the Trump brand of patriotism going with a swipe at the Statue of Liberty and CNN reporter Jim Acosta for daring to question Dear Leader Trump's immigration proposal by citing the statue's famous "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..." inscription during a press bri
Keep that in mind as you read this. We've always stayed fair to Donald Trump (see Donald Trump Launches Explosive First Ad. Exactly What You Hoped For and Donald Trump Releases Tax Plan. We Compare Directly With Bernie Sanders'... ). Even when he tweeted this... I will be meeting with the NRA, who has endorsed me, about not allowing people on the terrorist watch list, or the no fly list, to buy guns. -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 15, 2016 Now, I wanted to be fair. So I didn't write
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) -- The Latest on President Donald Trump's reactions to the violent clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia (all times local): 9:10 a.m. President Donald Trump's national security adviser says the violence that broke out in Charlottesville, Virginia, "meets the definition of terrorism." H.R. McMaster tells ABC's "This Week" that "anytime that you commit an attack against people to incite fear, it is terrorism." One person died Saturday when a rammed into a crowd of protesters i
On Friday morning, Donald Trump toured southeast Louisiana, a region that has been ravaged in the past week by historic rainfall and devastating floods . Late last week, slow-moving weather systems dumped more than two feet of rain over a 48-hour period, leaving more than a dozen dead and at least 40,000 homes damaged. According to Elizabeth Crisp, a reporter for The Advocate in Baton Rogue, Trump drove through areas littered with flood debris in his motorcade, and then visited a local church wh
After President Trump sloppily suggested this Monday that the media is covering up a number of terror attacks, the White House doubled down on the claim and released a list of alleged examples. "You've seen what happened in Paris, and Nice. All over Europe, it's happening," he said to a group of military leaders early Monday. "It's gotten to a point where it's not even being reported. And in many cases the very, very dishonest press doesn't want to report it. They have their reasons, and you un
Donald Trump's spokesperson imploded when CNN's Jim Acosta called out Trump's new immigration policy. It is evident he wanted to fight, and Acosta pushed his button appropriately illustrating the xenophobic nature of the proposal. Stephen Miller Implodes Jim Acosta did it again. He called out the Trump administration for their new xenophobic proposal. Will he get kicked out of the newsroom? Huffington Post reported the incident as follows. CNN's Jim Acosta questioned Miller about whether that bi
Donald Trump is under attack again. There is nothing new in this. If Trump were to cure cancer there would be headlines 'Trump throws gravediggers out of work'. His offence this time is following the latest Islamic atrocity in Manchester, he called Islamic terrorists evil losers. This statement has caused howls of protest. The elites had to reach for their smelling salts. His language has been described as 'childish' in The Huffington Post . Even Allan Greenspan has accused Trump of sounding 'li
Donald Trump appeared on CNN this morning, and was asked about David Duke. More specifically, Jake Tapper asked Trump if he would "unequivocally condemn" David Duke. Trump responded that he didn't know David Duke, so he couldn't really talk about David Duke, because they'd never met. Uh huh. Trump's never met a lot of people, but he seems to have no problem whatsoever condemning them. Has Trump met all Muslims? Because he wants to ban all Muslims, and one would think if a guy wants to ban millio
President Donald Trump could be his own undoing, in a farcical ending that would be the perfect denouement for the tawdriest presidency in American... With every new development that sheds light on Donald Trump's horrendous attacks on the FBI, the more guilty Trump looks. As if his ridiculous... In the aftermath of the deadliest church shooting in modern American history today, in which 27 people were killed in Sutherland Springs, Texas, former... Germany's top diplomat has just informed the Uni
Just because Donald Trump decided to improvise a nuclear provocation against North Korea, that was no reason to unquestioningly adore him on Fox News last night! Guest host Laura Ingraham got the Trump brand of patriotism going with a swipe at the Statue of Liberty and CNN reporter Jim Acosta for daring to question Dear Leader Trump's immigration proposal by citing the statue's famous "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..." inscription during a press bri
Keep that in mind as you read this. We've always stayed fair to Donald Trump (see Donald Trump Launches Explosive First Ad. Exactly What You Hoped For and Donald Trump Releases Tax Plan. We Compare Directly With Bernie Sanders'... ). Even when he tweeted this... I will be meeting with the NRA, who has endorsed me, about not allowing people on the terrorist watch list, or the no fly list, to buy guns. -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 15, 2016 Now, I wanted to be fair. So I didn't write
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) -- The Latest on President Donald Trump's reactions to the violent clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia (all times local): 9:10 a.m. President Donald Trump's national security adviser says the violence that broke out in Charlottesville, Virginia, "meets the definition of terrorism." H.R. McMaster tells ABC's "This Week" that "anytime that you commit an attack against people to incite fear, it is terrorism." One person died Saturday when a rammed into a crowd of protesters i
On Friday morning, Donald Trump toured southeast Louisiana, a region that has been ravaged in the past week by historic rainfall and devastating floods . Late last week, slow-moving weather systems dumped more than two feet of rain over a 48-hour period, leaving more than a dozen dead and at least 40,000 homes damaged. According to Elizabeth Crisp, a reporter for The Advocate in Baton Rogue, Trump drove through areas littered with flood debris in his motorcade, and then visited a local church wh
After President Trump sloppily suggested this Monday that the media is covering up a number of terror attacks, the White House doubled down on the claim and released a list of alleged examples. "You've seen what happened in Paris, and Nice. All over Europe, it's happening," he said to a group of military leaders early Monday. "It's gotten to a point where it's not even being reported. And in many cases the very, very dishonest press doesn't want to report it. They have their reasons, and you un
Donald Trump's spokesperson imploded when CNN's Jim Acosta called out Trump's new immigration policy. It is evident he wanted to fight, and Acosta pushed his button appropriately illustrating the xenophobic nature of the proposal. Stephen Miller Implodes Jim Acosta did it again. He called out the Trump administration for their new xenophobic proposal. Will he get kicked out of the newsroom? Huffington Post reported the incident as follows. CNN's Jim Acosta questioned Miller about whether that bi
Donald Trump is under attack again. There is nothing new in this. If Trump were to cure cancer there would be headlines 'Trump throws gravediggers out of work'. His offence this time is following the latest Islamic atrocity in Manchester, he called Islamic terrorists evil losers. This statement has caused howls of protest. The elites had to reach for their smelling salts. His language has been described as 'childish' in The Huffington Post . Even Allan Greenspan has accused Trump of sounding 'li
Donald Trump appeared on CNN this morning, and was asked about David Duke. More specifically, Jake Tapper asked Trump if he would "unequivocally condemn" David Duke. Trump responded that he didn't know David Duke, so he couldn't really talk about David Duke, because they'd never met. Uh huh. Trump's never met a lot of people, but he seems to have no problem whatsoever condemning them. Has Trump met all Muslims? Because he wants to ban all Muslims, and one would think if a guy wants to ban millio
Just because Donald Trump decided to improvise a nuclear provocation against North Korea, that was no reason to unquestioningly adore him on Fox News last night! Guest host Laura Ingraham got the Trump brand of patriotism going with a swipe at the Statue of Liberty and CNN reporter Jim Acosta for daring to question Dear Leader Trump's immigration proposal by citing the statue's famous "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..." inscription during a press bri
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
Mocking the way leftists soil themselves in response to Donald Trump is low hanging fruit, I know (see Top 5 Anti-Trump Feminist Meltdowns and The Young Turks Post-Election Meltdown ). Delicious, ripe fruit that needs to be picked and possibly made into a nice wine, but low hanging none the less. Hence why even SNL was able to mock them (yes, THAT SNL ) using an adorable puppy. Watch... Sometimes SNL gives us the chuckles... Other times, not so much. It's usually the latter (see Meh. SNL Tota
Donald Trump's presidency is collapsing around him as he stubbornly continues to defend white supremacists and other neo-Nazis, but his most visible defender in the media, Kellyanne Conway, has gone silent. Throughout Donald Trump's time in the White House, top aide Kellyanne Conway has been a ubiquitous face in the media, defending Trump with a cavalcade of lies , innuendo , and misleading statements. But since Trump began melting down as he completely embraces white supremacy and racial hatred
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 3/28/2016 I argued on Friday that Republicans would still likely unite after the campaign season to support the party nominee once they stopped beating on each other on a daily basis and fully concentrate their energy on the other "team," chiefly in the form of Hillary Clinton. While I still firmly believe it to be true, I also think we may have reached another marker in the 2016 Republican race, namely the point where Donald Trump has perhaps reached his ceiling of support.
But, as we have argued before on spiked , it is important not to overstate Trump's tweeted ruptures to diplomatic protocol. In fact, Trump's problem is not that he has broken with recent foreign-policy tradition; it is that he has revived and continued it. This, remember, was the president who, as recently as December 2016, promised to 'stop racing to topple foreign regimes that we know nothing about, that we shouldn't be involved with'. The president, that is, who was to reverse the West's inte
On Monday, President Donald Trump sent out a tweet regarding the press. Per tradition, he used the term "fake media," and said that "every story is badly slanted." The Fake Media (not Real Media) has gotten even worse since the election. Every story is badly slanted. We have to hold them to the truth! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2017 President Trump isn't entirely incorrect. In fact, much of the coverage of the president coming from outlets like CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times
Donald Trump's spokesperson imploded when CNN's Jim Acosta called out Trump's new immigration policy. It is evident he wanted to fight, and Acosta pushed his button appropriately illustrating the xenophobic nature of the proposal. Stephen Miller Implodes Jim Acosta did it again. He called out the Trump administration for their new xenophobic proposal. Will he get kicked out of the newsroom? Huffington Post reported the incident as follows. CNN's Jim Acosta questioned Miller about whether that bi
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 12/5/2017 Much media hay was made a few months back when President Donald Trump had dinner with Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi at the White House and the three emerged from the occasion beaming about a purported agreement to cooperate on extending Obama's unconstitutional DACA program for illegal alien youth. Border security and immigration enforcement-favoring conservatives howled in protest while the remaining desperate remnants of Republican #NeverTrumpers took a " See, I
Donald Trump's speech on Monday, which was full of nothing but lies and racist demagoguery , has been received in the world of conservative media as a permission slip to swirl ever and ever closer to overtly fascist rhetoric. On Tuesday, multiple conservative pundits, including Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh , picked up Trump's insinuations that all Muslims are complicit in terrorism and President Obama is a secret Muslim with a pro-terrorism agenda. But perhaps the most obnoxious of these is B
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
Mocking the way leftists soil themselves in response to Donald Trump is low hanging fruit, I know (see Top 5 Anti-Trump Feminist Meltdowns and The Young Turks Post-Election Meltdown ). Delicious, ripe fruit that needs to be picked and possibly made into a nice wine, but low hanging none the less. Hence why even SNL was able to mock them (yes, THAT SNL ) using an adorable puppy. Watch... Sometimes SNL gives us the chuckles... Other times, not so much. It's usually the latter (see Meh. SNL Tota
Donald Trump's presidency is collapsing around him as he stubbornly continues to defend white supremacists and other neo-Nazis, but his most visible defender in the media, Kellyanne Conway, has gone silent. Throughout Donald Trump's time in the White House, top aide Kellyanne Conway has been a ubiquitous face in the media, defending Trump with a cavalcade of lies , innuendo , and misleading statements. But since Trump began melting down as he completely embraces white supremacy and racial hatred
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 3/28/2016 I argued on Friday that Republicans would still likely unite after the campaign season to support the party nominee once they stopped beating on each other on a daily basis and fully concentrate their energy on the other "team," chiefly in the form of Hillary Clinton. While I still firmly believe it to be true, I also think we may have reached another marker in the 2016 Republican race, namely the point where Donald Trump has perhaps reached his ceiling of support.
But, as we have argued before on spiked , it is important not to overstate Trump's tweeted ruptures to diplomatic protocol. In fact, Trump's problem is not that he has broken with recent foreign-policy tradition; it is that he has revived and continued it. This, remember, was the president who, as recently as December 2016, promised to 'stop racing to topple foreign regimes that we know nothing about, that we shouldn't be involved with'. The president, that is, who was to reverse the West's inte
On Monday, President Donald Trump sent out a tweet regarding the press. Per tradition, he used the term "fake media," and said that "every story is badly slanted." The Fake Media (not Real Media) has gotten even worse since the election. Every story is badly slanted. We have to hold them to the truth! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2017 President Trump isn't entirely incorrect. In fact, much of the coverage of the president coming from outlets like CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times
Donald Trump's spokesperson imploded when CNN's Jim Acosta called out Trump's new immigration policy. It is evident he wanted to fight, and Acosta pushed his button appropriately illustrating the xenophobic nature of the proposal. Stephen Miller Implodes Jim Acosta did it again. He called out the Trump administration for their new xenophobic proposal. Will he get kicked out of the newsroom? Huffington Post reported the incident as follows. CNN's Jim Acosta questioned Miller about whether that bi
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 12/5/2017 Much media hay was made a few months back when President Donald Trump had dinner with Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi at the White House and the three emerged from the occasion beaming about a purported agreement to cooperate on extending Obama's unconstitutional DACA program for illegal alien youth. Border security and immigration enforcement-favoring conservatives howled in protest while the remaining desperate remnants of Republican #NeverTrumpers took a " See, I
Donald Trump's speech on Monday, which was full of nothing but lies and racist demagoguery , has been received in the world of conservative media as a permission slip to swirl ever and ever closer to overtly fascist rhetoric. On Tuesday, multiple conservative pundits, including Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh , picked up Trump's insinuations that all Muslims are complicit in terrorism and President Obama is a secret Muslim with a pro-terrorism agenda. But perhaps the most obnoxious of these is B
In case you were wondering as I was, an oratorio is pretty similar to an opera in its use of a choir, soloists, and character ensembles, but unlike an opera, there's no scenery, costumes, or action. An oratorio is basically made up of large scale musical compositions that explain the story or subject, usually taking on religious or sacred subject matter. THIS oratorio, "From the Fire," composed by Tony-nominated Elizabeth Swados and conceived and directed by Cecilia Rubino, is based on the infa
As the Queen and Prince Philip celebrate their platinum wedding anniversary, Rosa Silverman asks whether a modern marriage could last 70 years . As she points out, the royal couple married in their twenties, while in 2014 the average age for men to marry was 33, and for women, 31. Unless more people live to more than 100, platinum anniversaries will be rare. As she also notes, in the 1960s the advent of the Pill for unmarried women meant that marriage was delayed, and then seen as irrelevant for
Sir Thomas Tresham in a print by Remigius Hogenberg, 1585 ((c)Trustees of the British Museum) One of many amusing lines delivered by the Earl of Grantham, played by Hugh Bonneville, in ITV's Downton Abbey was: "There seems to be something of the Johnny Foreigner about Catholics." It was in poor taste, yes, but it did not come out of nowhere. Ubiquity breeds cliche. My historical interests centre around a circle of English Catholics in the late 16th century. Why Catholics? Because the 16th centur
John Lennon's iconic 1971 musical composition Imagine entreats listeners to imagine life without differences. No Color. No Religion. No Country. Nothing sacred to live or die for. Imagine all of the people of the world living life in peace. For decades now those lyrics have been heralded as a global peace anthem. Fast forward to 2014. Lois Lowry's book The Giver is fashioned into a major motion picture starring Brenton Thwaites, Meryl Streep, Jeff Bridges and Katie Holmes. The premise is exac
P atheos has just published a symposium on the future of evangelicalism in the next five years. I'm delighted by how few of the voices are embracing either the cultural naivete of the new Religious Right or the cultural despair of the vague and incoherent Benedict option. My prediction that these movements will take a few years to burn out (at least among evangelicals) and make way for what Tom Nelson calls "hopeful realism"--neither naive nor despairing about the church's role in shaping the do
Don Carlo is Verdi's longest opera, and perhaps his greatest. Sweeping and ambitious, a story of romantic, religious and political clashes at the 16th-century Spanish court, it is the most nuanced of the composer's explorations of the interaction of private obsessions and public, even national, responsibilities. Aida, which followed it and which it resembles, may have a tighter plot, but Don Carlo is unique in both its scale and its humaneness, its classically Verdian cast of riveting characters
Farewell Bill Gagosian Gallery, London WC1 Renaissance Impressions Royal Academy of Arts, London W1 Georg Baselitz is now 76 and it is more than 50 years since he outraged Berlin gallery-goers with a dark and visceral masturbatory painting called The Big Night Down the Drain (1963). In 1969 he turned shock into bemusement when he produced his first upside-down painting, The Wood on Its Head . His rationale for painting upside-down pictures was that it was a way of being simultaneously abstract a
At the start of Robert Icke's wonderful production of Mary Stuart - transferring soon from the Almeida Theatre in Islington, north London, to the West End - a coin is spun onstage to determine which parts the two leading actresses will play. It is a quirk of fate each night that decides whether Juliet Stevenson or Lia Williams will take the role of Elizabeth I or Mary, Queen of Scots. The idea is that, though one lives in a palace and the other in a cell, the characters are, in a sense, two side
Imagine a show about the adventures of a young, comely virgin. Doubt it'd exist? Jane the Virgin , adapted from a Venezuelan telenovela, is a new CW abshow that's original, affable, and surprisingly respectful of religious believers. The show offers a new twist on traditional mores--provocatively and comically--asking: What happens when the wrong woman is artificially inseminated? And what if she is a 23-year-old virgin? That premise might sound far-fetched, but it's an outgrowth of our new real
T he great frustration with Sam Mendes' ceremonious production of Shakespeare's pagan tragedy is that it shapes up like it's got something interesting to say about kingship and totalitarianism. It also promises much because it features one of the National Theatre's most revered actors in the title role - Simon Russell Beale. And yet, much like the sexed-up nationalism in Mendes' Bond film Skyfall this is a procession of big, empty theatrical effects. The idea seems to be to offer a modern rendit
As the Queen and Prince Philip celebrate their platinum wedding anniversary, Rosa Silverman asks whether a modern marriage could last 70 years . As she points out, the royal couple married in their twenties, while in 2014 the average age for men to marry was 33, and for women, 31. Unless more people live to more than 100, platinum anniversaries will be rare. As she also notes, in the 1960s the advent of the Pill for unmarried women meant that marriage was delayed, and then seen as irrelevant for
Sir Thomas Tresham in a print by Remigius Hogenberg, 1585 ((c)Trustees of the British Museum) One of many amusing lines delivered by the Earl of Grantham, played by Hugh Bonneville, in ITV's Downton Abbey was: "There seems to be something of the Johnny Foreigner about Catholics." It was in poor taste, yes, but it did not come out of nowhere. Ubiquity breeds cliche. My historical interests centre around a circle of English Catholics in the late 16th century. Why Catholics? Because the 16th centur
John Lennon's iconic 1971 musical composition Imagine entreats listeners to imagine life without differences. No Color. No Religion. No Country. Nothing sacred to live or die for. Imagine all of the people of the world living life in peace. For decades now those lyrics have been heralded as a global peace anthem. Fast forward to 2014. Lois Lowry's book The Giver is fashioned into a major motion picture starring Brenton Thwaites, Meryl Streep, Jeff Bridges and Katie Holmes. The premise is exac
P atheos has just published a symposium on the future of evangelicalism in the next five years. I'm delighted by how few of the voices are embracing either the cultural naivete of the new Religious Right or the cultural despair of the vague and incoherent Benedict option. My prediction that these movements will take a few years to burn out (at least among evangelicals) and make way for what Tom Nelson calls "hopeful realism"--neither naive nor despairing about the church's role in shaping the do
Don Carlo is Verdi's longest opera, and perhaps his greatest. Sweeping and ambitious, a story of romantic, religious and political clashes at the 16th-century Spanish court, it is the most nuanced of the composer's explorations of the interaction of private obsessions and public, even national, responsibilities. Aida, which followed it and which it resembles, may have a tighter plot, but Don Carlo is unique in both its scale and its humaneness, its classically Verdian cast of riveting characters
Farewell Bill Gagosian Gallery, London WC1 Renaissance Impressions Royal Academy of Arts, London W1 Georg Baselitz is now 76 and it is more than 50 years since he outraged Berlin gallery-goers with a dark and visceral masturbatory painting called The Big Night Down the Drain (1963). In 1969 he turned shock into bemusement when he produced his first upside-down painting, The Wood on Its Head . His rationale for painting upside-down pictures was that it was a way of being simultaneously abstract a
At the start of Robert Icke's wonderful production of Mary Stuart - transferring soon from the Almeida Theatre in Islington, north London, to the West End - a coin is spun onstage to determine which parts the two leading actresses will play. It is a quirk of fate each night that decides whether Juliet Stevenson or Lia Williams will take the role of Elizabeth I or Mary, Queen of Scots. The idea is that, though one lives in a palace and the other in a cell, the characters are, in a sense, two side
Imagine a show about the adventures of a young, comely virgin. Doubt it'd exist? Jane the Virgin , adapted from a Venezuelan telenovela, is a new CW abshow that's original, affable, and surprisingly respectful of religious believers. The show offers a new twist on traditional mores--provocatively and comically--asking: What happens when the wrong woman is artificially inseminated? And what if she is a 23-year-old virgin? That premise might sound far-fetched, but it's an outgrowth of our new real
T he great frustration with Sam Mendes' ceremonious production of Shakespeare's pagan tragedy is that it shapes up like it's got something interesting to say about kingship and totalitarianism. It also promises much because it features one of the National Theatre's most revered actors in the title role - Simon Russell Beale. And yet, much like the sexed-up nationalism in Mendes' Bond film Skyfall this is a procession of big, empty theatrical effects. The idea seems to be to offer a modern rendit
Spoilers for Game of Thrones through the fourth episode of the seventh season below. I was a bit confused to see this tweet from the New York Times ' Ross Douthat regarding the use of dragons against Lannister King's Landing: Has anyone written the dragons/King's Landing///atomic bomb/Hiroshima hot take yet? -- Ross Douthat (@DouthatNYT) August 7, 2017 Confused because, well, obviously Dany should use her dragons against King's Landing. If she cares about saving lives, that is. The simple fact
On today's episode of Breakfast at Tommy's, I'm reading my local newspaper. I thought I'd shake it up a bit! As well as some local stories, I'm annoyed to hear that Prince Harry's missus has a history of attacking Trump. I like Harry, but not sure about her. I also read that some bloke has been given a year in prison because he protested outside a railway station and climbed up on the building. Meanwhile, Black Lives Matter shut down whole roads and occupy airports, and that's no big deal. This
After what felt like decades of winter, the great reveal about the life or death of Jon Snow occurred in the most recent episode of "Game of Thrones." So, the cast members of "Saturday Night Live" decided to spoof not only the story of that particular episode itself, but also how long everything seems to take in the "Game of Thrones" world of Westeros. Of course, we all expect for the suspense to be drawn out as long as possible in any TV show, movie or book, but it's not the same when you're t
Thanks to Game of Thrones, dragons are en vogue again. And Hammacher Schlemmer is capitalizing on their renewed popularity by letting you buy one of Rick Hamel's amazing flying RC dragons . In the air it can hit a top speed of around 70 mph, and on the ground it actually breathes fire. What more could anyone ever want? To get the beast and its nine-foot wingspan into the air, a miniature turbine jet engine in its chest creates a thrust that blasts out the back at close to 500 mph. And with half
I recently saw the newest installment of Stars Wars, and my issues with the Disney movie are different from most fans: it was far too real. The film is about a galaxy that, rather than being open to the fleets of the Trade Federation, has collapsed into disorder, leading many of its inhabitants to actively seek the reestablishment of the Galactic Empire. As a kid I rooted for the Empire (admit it, you did too). They wore dashing uniforms, rode cooler space ships, spoke in articulate British acce
As a palate cleanser following a weekend at Pitchfork, you could do a lot worse than Castle Freak. The Philly outfit are neither hip nor critically acclaimed; instead they stuff the quintessence of non-Pitchforkness into two-minute blasts of grindcore leavened by occasional horror-movie audio clips. Their most recent EP, the self-released Human Hive , out earlier this year, sums up the approach: Andrew Gigan mashes together snotty skate-punk and death-metal vocals while the rest of the band race
A review of tonight's Game of Thrones coming up just as soon as I think the sea is called "the see"... "I shouldn't be here." -Jon Snow "Oathbreaker" doesn't feature a single plot development as momentous as Jon Snow's resurrection at the end of "Home." But given how many of us assumed that Jon Snow would return from the dead in the exact fashion the series used, momentous isn't always all it's cracked up to be. "Oathbreaker" instead winds up the most satisfying installment of season 6 so far
It's the line from the Game of Thrones pilot heard round the world: "Winter is Coming." These Stark words have been their family's motto as long as anyone can remember. For the first four seasons of the show, it was believed these worlds were just reflecting the inevitability of the seasons. But as winter arrived in Westeros, the Night King approached. And his calling card -- a whiteout-conditions blizzard that contained a murderous army of wights -- gave that phrase a whole new meaning. Filming
The hotly anticipated return of HBO's Game of Thrones ( GOT ) premieres Sunday, April 6th, for its fourth season, and it expects to be their best season yet. Season three was wild, and for a show that proved from the beginning that they have no problem killing off main characters, fans were left breathless over the final scenes from last year. But the cast and crew say the fourth season is the most exciting yet, comparing the three previous seasons to loading a gun and the fourth will be when
The greatest strength of "Game of Thrones" has always on some level been the HBO fantasy's greatest weakness. Adapting the "A Song of Ice and Fire" novels by George R.R. Martin, producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have an entire world to play with, filled with rich and memorable characters in all manner of climate and circumstance. It's a storytelling embarrassment of riches, but the sheer number of characters and plotlines, and the great physical distance that separates them, at times makes
On today's episode of Breakfast at Tommy's, I'm reading my local newspaper. I thought I'd shake it up a bit! As well as some local stories, I'm annoyed to hear that Prince Harry's missus has a history of attacking Trump. I like Harry, but not sure about her. I also read that some bloke has been given a year in prison because he protested outside a railway station and climbed up on the building. Meanwhile, Black Lives Matter shut down whole roads and occupy airports, and that's no big deal. This
After what felt like decades of winter, the great reveal about the life or death of Jon Snow occurred in the most recent episode of "Game of Thrones." So, the cast members of "Saturday Night Live" decided to spoof not only the story of that particular episode itself, but also how long everything seems to take in the "Game of Thrones" world of Westeros. Of course, we all expect for the suspense to be drawn out as long as possible in any TV show, movie or book, but it's not the same when you're t
Thanks to Game of Thrones, dragons are en vogue again. And Hammacher Schlemmer is capitalizing on their renewed popularity by letting you buy one of Rick Hamel's amazing flying RC dragons . In the air it can hit a top speed of around 70 mph, and on the ground it actually breathes fire. What more could anyone ever want? To get the beast and its nine-foot wingspan into the air, a miniature turbine jet engine in its chest creates a thrust that blasts out the back at close to 500 mph. And with half
I recently saw the newest installment of Stars Wars, and my issues with the Disney movie are different from most fans: it was far too real. The film is about a galaxy that, rather than being open to the fleets of the Trade Federation, has collapsed into disorder, leading many of its inhabitants to actively seek the reestablishment of the Galactic Empire. As a kid I rooted for the Empire (admit it, you did too). They wore dashing uniforms, rode cooler space ships, spoke in articulate British acce
As a palate cleanser following a weekend at Pitchfork, you could do a lot worse than Castle Freak. The Philly outfit are neither hip nor critically acclaimed; instead they stuff the quintessence of non-Pitchforkness into two-minute blasts of grindcore leavened by occasional horror-movie audio clips. Their most recent EP, the self-released Human Hive , out earlier this year, sums up the approach: Andrew Gigan mashes together snotty skate-punk and death-metal vocals while the rest of the band race
A review of tonight's Game of Thrones coming up just as soon as I think the sea is called "the see"... "I shouldn't be here." -Jon Snow "Oathbreaker" doesn't feature a single plot development as momentous as Jon Snow's resurrection at the end of "Home." But given how many of us assumed that Jon Snow would return from the dead in the exact fashion the series used, momentous isn't always all it's cracked up to be. "Oathbreaker" instead winds up the most satisfying installment of season 6 so far
It's the line from the Game of Thrones pilot heard round the world: "Winter is Coming." These Stark words have been their family's motto as long as anyone can remember. For the first four seasons of the show, it was believed these worlds were just reflecting the inevitability of the seasons. But as winter arrived in Westeros, the Night King approached. And his calling card -- a whiteout-conditions blizzard that contained a murderous army of wights -- gave that phrase a whole new meaning. Filming
The hotly anticipated return of HBO's Game of Thrones ( GOT ) premieres Sunday, April 6th, for its fourth season, and it expects to be their best season yet. Season three was wild, and for a show that proved from the beginning that they have no problem killing off main characters, fans were left breathless over the final scenes from last year. But the cast and crew say the fourth season is the most exciting yet, comparing the three previous seasons to loading a gun and the fourth will be when
The greatest strength of "Game of Thrones" has always on some level been the HBO fantasy's greatest weakness. Adapting the "A Song of Ice and Fire" novels by George R.R. Martin, producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have an entire world to play with, filled with rich and memorable characters in all manner of climate and circumstance. It's a storytelling embarrassment of riches, but the sheer number of characters and plotlines, and the great physical distance that separates them, at times makes
Everyone has noticed by now that Donald Trump is no longer even attempting to stick with the script, evidently feeling that he's been ill-served by people who observe political norms and common definitions of what it is to be a president of the United States. He's starting trade wars, declaring an abrupt withdrawal from Syria and attacking businessmen who also own newspapers he wants to quash. He's been animated and energized by this newfound freedom to "tell it like it is" as he did on Thursday
If perhaps you were pondering whether or not Donald Trump can manage to do anything at all correctly, we now appear to have the answer to that... What will Trump think of next? He is actually planning on displaying a map of the 2016 election results somewhere in the White House. President Donald Trump... Rhetorical question of the day: How out of touch and completely ignorant is our Cheeto-in-Chief? Answer: Last week, Trump signed an executive order without even knowing what was... President Don
Keep that in mind as you read this. We've always stayed fair to Donald Trump (see Donald Trump Launches Explosive First Ad. Exactly What You Hoped For and Donald Trump Releases Tax Plan. We Compare Directly With Bernie Sanders'... ). Even when he tweeted this... I will be meeting with the NRA, who has endorsed me, about not allowing people on the terrorist watch list, or the no fly list, to buy guns. -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 15, 2016 Now, I wanted to be fair. So I didn't write
But, as we have argued before on spiked , it is important not to overstate Trump's tweeted ruptures to diplomatic protocol. In fact, Trump's problem is not that he has broken with recent foreign-policy tradition; it is that he has revived and continued it. This, remember, was the president who, as recently as December 2016, promised to 'stop racing to topple foreign regimes that we know nothing about, that we shouldn't be involved with'. The president, that is, who was to reverse the West's inte
Donald Trump : In a heartbeat. 2. If you weren't a businessman or political candidate, what would you be doing for a living? Anything I wanted to. Baseball player, astronaut, novelist, nurse practitioner. The sky's the limit. 3. How high will the wall be? Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Quite high. Very high. Higher than this. [Holds hand above head.] 4. If you could have dinner with any three people, living or dead, who would they be? Younger Me, Me Right Now, and Future Me. 5. What wil
On Monday, President Donald Trump sent out a tweet regarding the press. Per tradition, he used the term "fake media," and said that "every story is badly slanted." The Fake Media (not Real Media) has gotten even worse since the election. Every story is badly slanted. We have to hold them to the truth! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2017 President Trump isn't entirely incorrect. In fact, much of the coverage of the president coming from outlets like CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times
The left has greeted President Trump's tax proposals as expected, Wall Street Journal's Kimberley Strassel notes, with Vanity Fairmagazine, the fashion rag of The Resistance, hailing the tax plan as "Trump's New Tax Scam: Selling Plutocracy as Populism." To which Strassel replies : Nonsense. Mr. Trump is selling pro-growth policies--something his party has forgotten how to do. And there's nothing very "populist" about it, at least not by today's political standards. The left has defined the tax
Who ya got? Donald Trump, the man who's working hard to make hyperbole redundant, is at it again. At a rally in Las Vegas Monday, the short-fingered fascist wannabe expressed disappointment at the climate of political correctness that won't allow him to personally beat the crap out of people he doesn't like. As a protester was removed from the South Point Arena by security, Trump said, "I'd like to punch him in the face," since apparently the guy wasn't contrite enough: Here's a guy, throwing pu
Donald Trump is under attack again. There is nothing new in this. If Trump were to cure cancer there would be headlines 'Trump throws gravediggers out of work'. His offence this time is following the latest Islamic atrocity in Manchester, he called Islamic terrorists evil losers. This statement has caused howls of protest. The elites had to reach for their smelling salts. His language has been described as 'childish' in The Huffington Post . Even Allan Greenspan has accused Trump of sounding 'li
Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer! He seduces people with his confidence and his promises. People invest time, love and money in him. But in the end he cares only about himself. He betrays those who trust him and leaves them high and dry. ... The campaign against Trump has to be specific and relentless: a series of clear examples, rolled out day upon day with the same message: DONALD TRUMP BETRAYS. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html Donald Trump, the Gr
If perhaps you were pondering whether or not Donald Trump can manage to do anything at all correctly, we now appear to have the answer to that... What will Trump think of next? He is actually planning on displaying a map of the 2016 election results somewhere in the White House. President Donald Trump... Rhetorical question of the day: How out of touch and completely ignorant is our Cheeto-in-Chief? Answer: Last week, Trump signed an executive order without even knowing what was... President Don
Keep that in mind as you read this. We've always stayed fair to Donald Trump (see Donald Trump Launches Explosive First Ad. Exactly What You Hoped For and Donald Trump Releases Tax Plan. We Compare Directly With Bernie Sanders'... ). Even when he tweeted this... I will be meeting with the NRA, who has endorsed me, about not allowing people on the terrorist watch list, or the no fly list, to buy guns. -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 15, 2016 Now, I wanted to be fair. So I didn't write
But, as we have argued before on spiked , it is important not to overstate Trump's tweeted ruptures to diplomatic protocol. In fact, Trump's problem is not that he has broken with recent foreign-policy tradition; it is that he has revived and continued it. This, remember, was the president who, as recently as December 2016, promised to 'stop racing to topple foreign regimes that we know nothing about, that we shouldn't be involved with'. The president, that is, who was to reverse the West's inte
Donald Trump : In a heartbeat. 2. If you weren't a businessman or political candidate, what would you be doing for a living? Anything I wanted to. Baseball player, astronaut, novelist, nurse practitioner. The sky's the limit. 3. How high will the wall be? Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Quite high. Very high. Higher than this. [Holds hand above head.] 4. If you could have dinner with any three people, living or dead, who would they be? Younger Me, Me Right Now, and Future Me. 5. What wil
On Monday, President Donald Trump sent out a tweet regarding the press. Per tradition, he used the term "fake media," and said that "every story is badly slanted." The Fake Media (not Real Media) has gotten even worse since the election. Every story is badly slanted. We have to hold them to the truth! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2017 President Trump isn't entirely incorrect. In fact, much of the coverage of the president coming from outlets like CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times
The left has greeted President Trump's tax proposals as expected, Wall Street Journal's Kimberley Strassel notes, with Vanity Fairmagazine, the fashion rag of The Resistance, hailing the tax plan as "Trump's New Tax Scam: Selling Plutocracy as Populism." To which Strassel replies : Nonsense. Mr. Trump is selling pro-growth policies--something his party has forgotten how to do. And there's nothing very "populist" about it, at least not by today's political standards. The left has defined the tax
Who ya got? Donald Trump, the man who's working hard to make hyperbole redundant, is at it again. At a rally in Las Vegas Monday, the short-fingered fascist wannabe expressed disappointment at the climate of political correctness that won't allow him to personally beat the crap out of people he doesn't like. As a protester was removed from the South Point Arena by security, Trump said, "I'd like to punch him in the face," since apparently the guy wasn't contrite enough: Here's a guy, throwing pu
Donald Trump is under attack again. There is nothing new in this. If Trump were to cure cancer there would be headlines 'Trump throws gravediggers out of work'. His offence this time is following the latest Islamic atrocity in Manchester, he called Islamic terrorists evil losers. This statement has caused howls of protest. The elites had to reach for their smelling salts. His language has been described as 'childish' in The Huffington Post . Even Allan Greenspan has accused Trump of sounding 'li
Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer! He seduces people with his confidence and his promises. People invest time, love and money in him. But in the end he cares only about himself. He betrays those who trust him and leaves them high and dry. ... The campaign against Trump has to be specific and relentless: a series of clear examples, rolled out day upon day with the same message: DONALD TRUMP BETRAYS. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html Donald Trump, the Gr
It didn't take long for Donald Trump to discover that U.S. foreign policy is about as easy to turn around as a warship in dry dock. Despite any number of promises to shake things up - during the election and even in his first days as president - Trump is falling back on some very conventional approaches to the world. In the last week, for instance, Trump suddenly discovered that firing a few missiles at a much-hated target - in this case, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces - can gain him
Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer! He seduces people with his confidence and his promises. People invest time, love and money in him. But in the end he cares only about himself. He betrays those who trust him and leaves them high and dry. ... The campaign against Trump has to be specific and relentless: a series of clear examples, rolled out day upon day with the same message: DONALD TRUMP BETRAYS. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html Donald Trump, the Gr
The day you thought would never happen has finally come. Donald Trump has admitted that he was wrong. //pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle... Germany's defense minister unleashed upon President Trump's warm relationship with Russia and its government, stating that Trump has "no recognizable strategy" for handling Russian... Thanks to President Trump's humiliating impulsiveness and appalling disrespect for everyone and everything around him, o
The Offensive Donald Trump didn't wait long to go on the offensive. He wanted to move fast to show resoluteness in his campaign promises (at least, those promises not aimed at "draining the swamp"). His first month in office made it clear that his agenda is aimed at attacking workers, targeting first and foremost the most oppressed sectors, and not against Wall Street or establishment politicians. His attack on immigrants is primarily an attack on immigrant workers . Silicon Valley and other tec
Mocking the way leftists soil themselves in response to Donald Trump is low hanging fruit, I know (see Top 5 Anti-Trump Feminist Meltdowns and The Young Turks Post-Election Meltdown ). Delicious, ripe fruit that needs to be picked and possibly made into a nice wine, but low hanging none the less. Hence why even SNL was able to mock them (yes, THAT SNL ) using an adorable puppy. Watch... Sometimes SNL gives us the chuckles... Other times, not so much. It's usually the latter (see Meh. SNL Tota
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
For some unknown reason, people who voted for Donald Trump were under the impression that a man who has proven time and again to be a pathological liar and narcissist would suddenly become a humanitarian and take care of their needs once he reached the White House. But as he proved with his budget proposal earlier this week, self-obsessed leopards named Trump don't change their spots that easily. One person who cast her ballot for Trump is Linda Preast, who receives Meals on Wheels, a program Tr
But, as we have argued before on spiked , it is important not to overstate Trump's tweeted ruptures to diplomatic protocol. In fact, Trump's problem is not that he has broken with recent foreign-policy tradition; it is that he has revived and continued it. This, remember, was the president who, as recently as December 2016, promised to 'stop racing to topple foreign regimes that we know nothing about, that we shouldn't be involved with'. The president, that is, who was to reverse the West's inte
The day was bound to come when President Trump had to deal with an attack on U.S. soil committed by a Muslim. Unsurprisingly, his response has been more knee jerk than a sober rational reaction to the tragedy. In the wake of the Las Vegas shooting last month, Trump refused to draw any inferences about how to prevent such attacks. But within minutes of Tuesday's attack in downtown Manhattan, with only the barest of information about the alleged attacker, Sayfullo Saipov, Trump attributed it to
Keep that in mind as you read this. We've always stayed fair to Donald Trump (see Donald Trump Launches Explosive First Ad. Exactly What You Hoped For and Donald Trump Releases Tax Plan. We Compare Directly With Bernie Sanders'... ). Even when he tweeted this... I will be meeting with the NRA, who has endorsed me, about not allowing people on the terrorist watch list, or the no fly list, to buy guns. -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 15, 2016 Now, I wanted to be fair. So I didn't write
Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer! He seduces people with his confidence and his promises. People invest time, love and money in him. But in the end he cares only about himself. He betrays those who trust him and leaves them high and dry. ... The campaign against Trump has to be specific and relentless: a series of clear examples, rolled out day upon day with the same message: DONALD TRUMP BETRAYS. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html Donald Trump, the Gr
The day you thought would never happen has finally come. Donald Trump has admitted that he was wrong. //pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle... Germany's defense minister unleashed upon President Trump's warm relationship with Russia and its government, stating that Trump has "no recognizable strategy" for handling Russian... Thanks to President Trump's humiliating impulsiveness and appalling disrespect for everyone and everything around him, o
The Offensive Donald Trump didn't wait long to go on the offensive. He wanted to move fast to show resoluteness in his campaign promises (at least, those promises not aimed at "draining the swamp"). His first month in office made it clear that his agenda is aimed at attacking workers, targeting first and foremost the most oppressed sectors, and not against Wall Street or establishment politicians. His attack on immigrants is primarily an attack on immigrant workers . Silicon Valley and other tec
Mocking the way leftists soil themselves in response to Donald Trump is low hanging fruit, I know (see Top 5 Anti-Trump Feminist Meltdowns and The Young Turks Post-Election Meltdown ). Delicious, ripe fruit that needs to be picked and possibly made into a nice wine, but low hanging none the less. Hence why even SNL was able to mock them (yes, THAT SNL ) using an adorable puppy. Watch... Sometimes SNL gives us the chuckles... Other times, not so much. It's usually the latter (see Meh. SNL Tota
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
For some unknown reason, people who voted for Donald Trump were under the impression that a man who has proven time and again to be a pathological liar and narcissist would suddenly become a humanitarian and take care of their needs once he reached the White House. But as he proved with his budget proposal earlier this week, self-obsessed leopards named Trump don't change their spots that easily. One person who cast her ballot for Trump is Linda Preast, who receives Meals on Wheels, a program Tr
But, as we have argued before on spiked , it is important not to overstate Trump's tweeted ruptures to diplomatic protocol. In fact, Trump's problem is not that he has broken with recent foreign-policy tradition; it is that he has revived and continued it. This, remember, was the president who, as recently as December 2016, promised to 'stop racing to topple foreign regimes that we know nothing about, that we shouldn't be involved with'. The president, that is, who was to reverse the West's inte
The day was bound to come when President Trump had to deal with an attack on U.S. soil committed by a Muslim. Unsurprisingly, his response has been more knee jerk than a sober rational reaction to the tragedy. In the wake of the Las Vegas shooting last month, Trump refused to draw any inferences about how to prevent such attacks. But within minutes of Tuesday's attack in downtown Manhattan, with only the barest of information about the alleged attacker, Sayfullo Saipov, Trump attributed it to
Keep that in mind as you read this. We've always stayed fair to Donald Trump (see Donald Trump Launches Explosive First Ad. Exactly What You Hoped For and Donald Trump Releases Tax Plan. We Compare Directly With Bernie Sanders'... ). Even when he tweeted this... I will be meeting with the NRA, who has endorsed me, about not allowing people on the terrorist watch list, or the no fly list, to buy guns. -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 15, 2016 Now, I wanted to be fair. So I didn't write
Officials said the attacker was arrested after the shooting when the Amsterdam-to-Paris train stopped at Arras station in northern France. French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said the French anti-terrorism prosecutor was investigating the incident and that the gunman's motives were not known. The wounded included an American airman and French actor Jean-Hugues Anglade. Chris Norman, a 62-year-old British consultant, told reporters he had been sitting in the same carriage as the Americans
SADIQ Khan is calling for Donald Trump state visit to be cancelled as he hits back over London Bridge terror attack tweets. The Mayor of London said the US President is so wrong about so "many things" and said it is "inappropriate for us to be rolling out the red carpet" for him. Rex Features 4 Sadiq Khan is calling for Donald Trumps state visit to be cancelled He said after Mr Trump tried to introduce a travel ban from several mainly-Muslim countries he believed the invitation should be rescind
French prosecutor Francois Molins announced on Tuesday that authorities plan to open an official terrorism investigation into the train attack that ended with three Americans, a French-American professor, and a British businessman tackling and tying up Moroccan suspect Ayoub El-Khazzani. Molins said in a press conference that El-Khazzani's internet use showed "clear evidence of terrorist intent," and that he was "attempting to kill a whole train full of people." Molins said that the 26-year-
Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the so-called mastermind and ringleader of Friday's Paris terrorist attacks, was killed during the Wednesday morning raid in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis. French police conducted the raid on fugitive suspects linked to Friday's coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris . The raid ended with the deaths of at least three suspected terrorists and the arrests of several more. A hero police dog was killed when one of the fugitives, a female, turned into a suicide bomber. We soon l
PARIS - Police shut a mosque east of Paris and arrested the owner of a revolver found in related raids on Wednesday as part of a crackdown called after the Nov. 13 attacks on the capital, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said. He told journalists authorities had closed another two mosques last week - the first time France has taken such action against places of worship suspected of nurturing what he called "Islamist radicalisation". Security officers found jihadist documents in the raids at t
TEHRAN - Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of the Expediency Council, has called on French President Francois Hollande to replace the term "Islamic terrorism" with "Saudi terrorism" in his remarks. In response to the Nice terrorist carnage late on Thursday, French President Francois Hollande said, "All of France is under the threat of Islamic terrorism." "Mr. Hollande should use Saudi terrorism instead of Islamic terrorism; the Saudi Arabia that is your ally, supporter, and stooge," Rezaee said in a live
PARIS (AP) -- The jihadis' targets in Europe are depressingly repetitive: the Brussels metro, the Champs-Elysees in Paris (twice), tourist-filled bridges in London (twice) and a U.K. rock concert. And that's just the past few months. The steady stream of attacks on centers of daily life have drawn pledges from Europeans not to let terrorists change how they live, but in ways large and small they already have. There is a heightened awareness and quicker reactions, especially in the hardest-hit co
Leave this field empty if you're human: At least 84 people were killed Thursday in the French city of Nice when a truck rammed through a crowd gathered for Bastille Day celebrations, in an attack that President Francois Hollande described as an act of "terrorism." Police have identified 31-year-old Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel as the suspect who is a migrant to France and married with three children. Although no one has claimed responsibility, Muslims from the so called Islamic State and their supp
French soldiers and police secure the area after at least 84 people were killed in Nice, France, when a truck ran into a crowd celebrating the Bastille Day / Reuters BY: Reuters July 14, 2016 6:23 pm NICE, France -- An attacker at the wheel of a heavy truck plowed into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of Nice, killing at least 84 people and injuring scores more in what President Francois Hollande called a terrorist act. The driver, identified by police sources as a 31-year-old
Emmanuel Macron told the French press that his charm offensive with President Donald Trump could make him change the U.S. president's mind on the Paris climate accord. The new French president was quoted as saying that he believed he had Trump's ear during the American president's trip to Paris to celebrate Bastille Day ceremonies last week, according to Metro . "Trump listened to me," Macron said about his conversation with him about the Paris climate accord, wrote Metro. "We spoke in detail ab
SADIQ Khan is calling for Donald Trump state visit to be cancelled as he hits back over London Bridge terror attack tweets. The Mayor of London said the US President is so wrong about so "many things" and said it is "inappropriate for us to be rolling out the red carpet" for him. Rex Features 4 Sadiq Khan is calling for Donald Trumps state visit to be cancelled He said after Mr Trump tried to introduce a travel ban from several mainly-Muslim countries he believed the invitation should be rescind
French prosecutor Francois Molins announced on Tuesday that authorities plan to open an official terrorism investigation into the train attack that ended with three Americans, a French-American professor, and a British businessman tackling and tying up Moroccan suspect Ayoub El-Khazzani. Molins said in a press conference that El-Khazzani's internet use showed "clear evidence of terrorist intent," and that he was "attempting to kill a whole train full of people." Molins said that the 26-year-
Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the so-called mastermind and ringleader of Friday's Paris terrorist attacks, was killed during the Wednesday morning raid in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis. French police conducted the raid on fugitive suspects linked to Friday's coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris . The raid ended with the deaths of at least three suspected terrorists and the arrests of several more. A hero police dog was killed when one of the fugitives, a female, turned into a suicide bomber. We soon l
PARIS - Police shut a mosque east of Paris and arrested the owner of a revolver found in related raids on Wednesday as part of a crackdown called after the Nov. 13 attacks on the capital, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said. He told journalists authorities had closed another two mosques last week - the first time France has taken such action against places of worship suspected of nurturing what he called "Islamist radicalisation". Security officers found jihadist documents in the raids at t
TEHRAN - Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of the Expediency Council, has called on French President Francois Hollande to replace the term "Islamic terrorism" with "Saudi terrorism" in his remarks. In response to the Nice terrorist carnage late on Thursday, French President Francois Hollande said, "All of France is under the threat of Islamic terrorism." "Mr. Hollande should use Saudi terrorism instead of Islamic terrorism; the Saudi Arabia that is your ally, supporter, and stooge," Rezaee said in a live
PARIS (AP) -- The jihadis' targets in Europe are depressingly repetitive: the Brussels metro, the Champs-Elysees in Paris (twice), tourist-filled bridges in London (twice) and a U.K. rock concert. And that's just the past few months. The steady stream of attacks on centers of daily life have drawn pledges from Europeans not to let terrorists change how they live, but in ways large and small they already have. There is a heightened awareness and quicker reactions, especially in the hardest-hit co
Leave this field empty if you're human: At least 84 people were killed Thursday in the French city of Nice when a truck rammed through a crowd gathered for Bastille Day celebrations, in an attack that President Francois Hollande described as an act of "terrorism." Police have identified 31-year-old Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel as the suspect who is a migrant to France and married with three children. Although no one has claimed responsibility, Muslims from the so called Islamic State and their supp
French soldiers and police secure the area after at least 84 people were killed in Nice, France, when a truck ran into a crowd celebrating the Bastille Day / Reuters BY: Reuters July 14, 2016 6:23 pm NICE, France -- An attacker at the wheel of a heavy truck plowed into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of Nice, killing at least 84 people and injuring scores more in what President Francois Hollande called a terrorist act. The driver, identified by police sources as a 31-year-old
Emmanuel Macron told the French press that his charm offensive with President Donald Trump could make him change the U.S. president's mind on the Paris climate accord. The new French president was quoted as saying that he believed he had Trump's ear during the American president's trip to Paris to celebrate Bastille Day ceremonies last week, according to Metro . "Trump listened to me," Macron said about his conversation with him about the Paris climate accord, wrote Metro. "We spoke in detail ab
But of course the left in Europe will step over their own people to take them. Via Breitbart London : Five of the wealthiest Muslim countries have taken no Syrian refugees in at all, arguing that doing so would open them up to the risk of terrorism. Although the oil rich countries have handed over aid money, Britain has donated more than Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar combined. Between 10 and 12 million Syrians have been displaced by the bloody civil war raging in their country
In a sizzling parliamentary speech, Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo put leftists in Europe on blast for their politically correct stance on radical Islamic terrorism following Monday's attack in Manchester. According to The Associated Press, a Polish couple died the attack, leaving two daughters behind. I n light of the tragedy, AP states that Szydlo sought to "reinforce her government's opposition" to the European Union's insistence that Poland accept hordes of refugees like the rest of the
According to leftist windbags, everything is sexist. Except Islam. If you point out the many examples of everyday sexism in the Muslim world (see Eight Iranian Women Arrested For... Attending a Soccer Game?! and Facebook Video: Domestic Violence is Totally Fine... Under Islam )? You'll surely trigger the bloodcurdling cries of "You're an Islamophobe, nanny nanny poo poo." Islam apologists should watch this video from German reporter Jaafar Abdul Karim . It's been making it's way around the T
The women of Germany, Sweden and France are getting raped by Muslim migrants . There are two reasons for this: A) Their respective governments care more about the political correctness feels than the safety of their own citizenry . B) The women of Europe do not enjoy the Second Amendment like American women do. Case in point, a Kentucky woman who dropped a would-be mugger in a parking garage : Louisville Metro Police said a man with a knife approached a woman downtown Tuesday night and said "giv
Monday June 5, 2017 The latest attack in London - the third to hit Britain within seventy-five day s - is once again provoking a debate about the relationship between Islam and terrorism. On one side we have those who say Islam is inherently violent, and is incompatible with the basic canons of Western civilization. On the other side, we have liberals who say that this is a libel on an entire religion, and that advocates of religious violence are a distinct minority within the Muslim faith. The
Via Gulf Today : German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said although "radical extremists" are perpetrating acts of terror in Europe, she still believed that "Islam belongs to Germany." Merkel made the remarks on Sunday at the TV duel with Martin Schulz, chancellor candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), her major rival in the upcoming federal elections, as refugee and immigration issues are some of the prime focuses in the debate, Xinhua news agency reported. Both Merkel and Schulz see no
Leave this field empty if you're human: A report has been found that the Quebec City Mosque where six people were killed has strong ties to terrorist groups like HAMAS. The founders of the this Quebec City Mosque had direct ties to the Muslim brotherhood who donated money directly to Hamas. From the TSEC network: The Muslim Student Association was founded by adherents of the Muslim Brotherhood. The mosque donated money on a yearly basis (2001 to 2010) to the International Relief Fund for the Af
French Revolt Against Macron's Support For Israel By Ali Abunimah, Electronicintifada.net May 25, 2018 French Revolt Against Macron's Support For Israel 2018-05-25 2018-05-25 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/05/lpphotos033520-e1527256461846.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: A rally in Paris on 16 May to protest the Israeli massacre of Palestinians in the Gaza Stri
If you're planning to attend Euro 2016, your biggest concern is probably getting attacked by the murderous fanatics of the Islamic State. But perhaps the jihadis can be forgiven: after all the BBC has suggested on... There is not much more to homemaking and motherhood than the Great British Bake Off if Professor Maggie Andrews, the author of the The Acceptable Face of Feminism, is to be believed. This we... BBC bias comes in many forms. One of the most insidious is bias by omission, when the Co
In the past few years especially, there's been tons of Islamic extremism going down in France. Truckloads one might say. After having been crapped on multiple times, Frenchies decided they'd rather not be blasted from here to eternity. Can't say I blame them. Step one? Get rid of all the pro-jihad epicenters. So that's what the French government has been doing. Turns out they've shut down quite a few . French authorities shut down 20 mosques and prayer halls they found to be preaching radical I
In a sizzling parliamentary speech, Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo put leftists in Europe on blast for their politically correct stance on radical Islamic terrorism following Monday's attack in Manchester. According to The Associated Press, a Polish couple died the attack, leaving two daughters behind. I n light of the tragedy, AP states that Szydlo sought to "reinforce her government's opposition" to the European Union's insistence that Poland accept hordes of refugees like the rest of the
According to leftist windbags, everything is sexist. Except Islam. If you point out the many examples of everyday sexism in the Muslim world (see Eight Iranian Women Arrested For... Attending a Soccer Game?! and Facebook Video: Domestic Violence is Totally Fine... Under Islam )? You'll surely trigger the bloodcurdling cries of "You're an Islamophobe, nanny nanny poo poo." Islam apologists should watch this video from German reporter Jaafar Abdul Karim . It's been making it's way around the T
The women of Germany, Sweden and France are getting raped by Muslim migrants . There are two reasons for this: A) Their respective governments care more about the political correctness feels than the safety of their own citizenry . B) The women of Europe do not enjoy the Second Amendment like American women do. Case in point, a Kentucky woman who dropped a would-be mugger in a parking garage : Louisville Metro Police said a man with a knife approached a woman downtown Tuesday night and said "giv
Monday June 5, 2017 The latest attack in London - the third to hit Britain within seventy-five day s - is once again provoking a debate about the relationship between Islam and terrorism. On one side we have those who say Islam is inherently violent, and is incompatible with the basic canons of Western civilization. On the other side, we have liberals who say that this is a libel on an entire religion, and that advocates of religious violence are a distinct minority within the Muslim faith. The
Via Gulf Today : German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said although "radical extremists" are perpetrating acts of terror in Europe, she still believed that "Islam belongs to Germany." Merkel made the remarks on Sunday at the TV duel with Martin Schulz, chancellor candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), her major rival in the upcoming federal elections, as refugee and immigration issues are some of the prime focuses in the debate, Xinhua news agency reported. Both Merkel and Schulz see no
Leave this field empty if you're human: A report has been found that the Quebec City Mosque where six people were killed has strong ties to terrorist groups like HAMAS. The founders of the this Quebec City Mosque had direct ties to the Muslim brotherhood who donated money directly to Hamas. From the TSEC network: The Muslim Student Association was founded by adherents of the Muslim Brotherhood. The mosque donated money on a yearly basis (2001 to 2010) to the International Relief Fund for the Af
French Revolt Against Macron's Support For Israel By Ali Abunimah, Electronicintifada.net May 25, 2018 French Revolt Against Macron's Support For Israel 2018-05-25 2018-05-25 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/05/lpphotos033520-e1527256461846.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: A rally in Paris on 16 May to protest the Israeli massacre of Palestinians in the Gaza Stri
If you're planning to attend Euro 2016, your biggest concern is probably getting attacked by the murderous fanatics of the Islamic State. But perhaps the jihadis can be forgiven: after all the BBC has suggested on... There is not much more to homemaking and motherhood than the Great British Bake Off if Professor Maggie Andrews, the author of the The Acceptable Face of Feminism, is to be believed. This we... BBC bias comes in many forms. One of the most insidious is bias by omission, when the Co
In the past few years especially, there's been tons of Islamic extremism going down in France. Truckloads one might say. After having been crapped on multiple times, Frenchies decided they'd rather not be blasted from here to eternity. Can't say I blame them. Step one? Get rid of all the pro-jihad epicenters. So that's what the French government has been doing. Turns out they've shut down quite a few . French authorities shut down 20 mosques and prayer halls they found to be preaching radical I
A military source told SANA on Saturday that heavy losses were inflicted upon ISIL terrorists during the military operations, where large number of terrorists were killed including Saudi and Tunisian leaders, in addition to destroying 29 booby-trapped vehicles, five tanks, five command centers, a training camp and two weapon caches. The source added that the oil fields of Wahhab, al-Fahed, Dubeisan and al-Kabeer and the wells of al-Qaseer, Abu al-Qetat and Abu Kattash were restored during the mi
Nine soldiers from the Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) were killed by Somalia's Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab yesterday, the Washington Post reported. An improvised explosive device ripped through the military vehicles while the KDF were crossing the border en route their military base on the outskirt of Dhobley, in Lower Juba Region, Somalia. Nine KDF soldiers were killed and some 15 others injured in the attack. Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. "Earlier today, I was appalled
Washington: The Pentagon is grappling with significant intelligence gaps as it bombs Iraq and Syria, and it is operating under less restrictive targeting rules than those President Barack Obama imposed on the CIA drone campaign in Pakistan and Yemen, according to current and former US officials. The US military says its airstrikes have been discriminating and effective in disrupting an al-Qaida cell called the Khorasan Group and in halting the momentum of Islamic State militants. But independent
Print WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Defense on Tuesday denied the United States sold to Iraq Blackhawk helicopters or Stinger missiles, contradicting newly published reports that say those weapons may have fallen into the hands of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham (Syria), or ISIS, when it captured military bases last week outside Mosul, Iraq. While the U.S. never has sold the Stinger or its MANPAD, or man-portable air defense, version, Defense Department spokesman Navy Commander Wi
(Washington, DC) - As the fight against ISIS intensifies, President Trump has made a key decision to equip Kurdish forces involved in the fight to retake Raqqa, Syria with what officials are classifying as "medium" sized weapons. A government official speaking off the record said that these weapons would include heavy machines guns, rockets, and mortars. This follows a Department of State authorization to sell weapons directly to the Kurdish Peshmerga in Iraq who are currently fighting the Isl
Via Military.com : U.S. Marines, attached to special operations forces in Syria, often found themselves in direct-fire gunfights with Islamic State fighters earlier this year, according to the commander of the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response for Central Command. The unit, designed with capability to launch combat forces within six hours anywhere in the CENTCOM theater, sent two rifle companies to support Special Operations Command units operating in Northern Syria be
Iraqi security forces are more likely to rely on air forces to strike Daesh in Syria than to carry out ground operations in the country, an official from the Popular Mobilisation Forces said. "The Popular Mobilisation Forces are ready to enter Syria and fight the terrorist organisation there," the group's spokesman, Ali Al-Husseini, said in a statement. "The popular crowd is directly linked to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and will carry out his orders to fight Daesh in Syria if the
U.S. Air Force using Reaper drones to combat terrorism. (Google) Craig Whitlock of the Washington Post is reporting that the Air Force has been secretly flying armed Reaper drones on counterterrorism missions from a remote civilian airport in southern Ethiopia as part of a rapidly expanding U.S.-led proxy war against an al-Qaida affiliate in East Africa, U.S. military officials said. The Air Force has invested millions of dollars to upgrade an airfield in Arba Minch, Ethiopia, where it has built
A U.S. servicemember was killed and four were wounded during combat on New Year's Day in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Tuesday. Two of the wounded servicemembers are hospitalized in stable condition and the other two were returned to duty, the military said. The engagement took place in Nangarhar province. The Taliban and Islamic State have frequently fought each other in Nangarhar and both have been targeted by sustained U.S. air strikes. The exact nature of the relationship betwe
Fewer than 2,000 Islamic State fighters remain in their self-proclaimed capital of Raqqa, as U.S.-backed fighters come close to controlling approximately half of the city, Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Col. John Dillon told Pentagon reporters Thursday. Dillon characterized the fight Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are facing in Raqqa as similar to the resistance seen by the Iraqi Security Forces in eastern Mosul, and explained that they now control approximately 45 percent of the city. The
Nine soldiers from the Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) were killed by Somalia's Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab yesterday, the Washington Post reported. An improvised explosive device ripped through the military vehicles while the KDF were crossing the border en route their military base on the outskirt of Dhobley, in Lower Juba Region, Somalia. Nine KDF soldiers were killed and some 15 others injured in the attack. Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. "Earlier today, I was appalled
Washington: The Pentagon is grappling with significant intelligence gaps as it bombs Iraq and Syria, and it is operating under less restrictive targeting rules than those President Barack Obama imposed on the CIA drone campaign in Pakistan and Yemen, according to current and former US officials. The US military says its airstrikes have been discriminating and effective in disrupting an al-Qaida cell called the Khorasan Group and in halting the momentum of Islamic State militants. But independent
Print WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Defense on Tuesday denied the United States sold to Iraq Blackhawk helicopters or Stinger missiles, contradicting newly published reports that say those weapons may have fallen into the hands of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham (Syria), or ISIS, when it captured military bases last week outside Mosul, Iraq. While the U.S. never has sold the Stinger or its MANPAD, or man-portable air defense, version, Defense Department spokesman Navy Commander Wi
(Washington, DC) - As the fight against ISIS intensifies, President Trump has made a key decision to equip Kurdish forces involved in the fight to retake Raqqa, Syria with what officials are classifying as "medium" sized weapons. A government official speaking off the record said that these weapons would include heavy machines guns, rockets, and mortars. This follows a Department of State authorization to sell weapons directly to the Kurdish Peshmerga in Iraq who are currently fighting the Isl
Via Military.com : U.S. Marines, attached to special operations forces in Syria, often found themselves in direct-fire gunfights with Islamic State fighters earlier this year, according to the commander of the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response for Central Command. The unit, designed with capability to launch combat forces within six hours anywhere in the CENTCOM theater, sent two rifle companies to support Special Operations Command units operating in Northern Syria be
Iraqi security forces are more likely to rely on air forces to strike Daesh in Syria than to carry out ground operations in the country, an official from the Popular Mobilisation Forces said. "The Popular Mobilisation Forces are ready to enter Syria and fight the terrorist organisation there," the group's spokesman, Ali Al-Husseini, said in a statement. "The popular crowd is directly linked to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and will carry out his orders to fight Daesh in Syria if the
U.S. Air Force using Reaper drones to combat terrorism. (Google) Craig Whitlock of the Washington Post is reporting that the Air Force has been secretly flying armed Reaper drones on counterterrorism missions from a remote civilian airport in southern Ethiopia as part of a rapidly expanding U.S.-led proxy war against an al-Qaida affiliate in East Africa, U.S. military officials said. The Air Force has invested millions of dollars to upgrade an airfield in Arba Minch, Ethiopia, where it has built
A U.S. servicemember was killed and four were wounded during combat on New Year's Day in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Tuesday. Two of the wounded servicemembers are hospitalized in stable condition and the other two were returned to duty, the military said. The engagement took place in Nangarhar province. The Taliban and Islamic State have frequently fought each other in Nangarhar and both have been targeted by sustained U.S. air strikes. The exact nature of the relationship betwe
Fewer than 2,000 Islamic State fighters remain in their self-proclaimed capital of Raqqa, as U.S.-backed fighters come close to controlling approximately half of the city, Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Col. John Dillon told Pentagon reporters Thursday. Dillon characterized the fight Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are facing in Raqqa as similar to the resistance seen by the Iraqi Security Forces in eastern Mosul, and explained that they now control approximately 45 percent of the city. The
Kurdish peshmerga fighters and Iraqi counter-terrorism forces have pushed the self-proclaimed Islamic State of al Sham (ISIS) militants out of Mosul dam, state television reported on Monday. The television station quoted Lieutenant-General Qasim Atta, a military spokesman, as saying the forces were backed by a joint air patrol. He did not give details. An independent verification was not immediately possible. A Twitter account belonging to a media organisation that supports the ISIS said the dam
U.S. Air Force using Reaper drones to combat terrorism. (Google) Craig Whitlock of the Washington Post is reporting that the Air Force has been secretly flying armed Reaper drones on counterterrorism missions from a remote civilian airport in southern Ethiopia as part of a rapidly expanding U.S.-led proxy war against an al-Qaida affiliate in East Africa, U.S. military officials said. The Air Force has invested millions of dollars to upgrade an airfield in Arba Minch, Ethiopia, where it has built
Hollywood's latest attempt to promote gun control flops at the box office Dec 15, 2016 7:40 pm Gun control has seemingly been a losing fight for the left. As firearm purchases skyrocketed , Democrats such as one time presidential candidate Hillary Clinton were banging the drum for more gun control. As J.D. Tuccille at Reason pointed out before Clinton's loss during the election that her "attack on a cherished freedom picks a fight with millions of Americans--and with reality." It's a lesson Holl
As I noted yesterday, the victims of the Aaron Alexis at the Washington Navy Yard had hardly hit the floor before the gun control lobby had started using the tragedy as a clarion call for new, better gun control laws. The tool they attempted to use was the AR-15 which is an " assault weapon ." Dozens of news organizations reported that this was the weapon used in the massacre, but it turned out to be a false report. The shooter actually used a modified 12-gauge shotgun (the stock had reportedly
The prominent member of the Islamic State who has at times taunted world leaders in several ISIS videos is believed to have been killed by overnight drone strikes in Raqqa, Syria, according to the Pentagon. Although confirmation has not yet been made, several news sources have cited the strong possibility that 'Jihadi John' -- identified by Western officials as Mohammed Emwazi -- was killed while riding in a vehicle, according to CNN. The initial statement was released by Pentagon Press Secretar
Some technology experts are calling 2015 "Year One of the Era of the Drone" in Japan, and no wonder. Japanese companies have always been at the forefront of new technologies, and the commercial production of drones could be a multibillion yen industry. Certainly that is the hope of the 50-plus companies that took part in Japan's first International Drone Expo held just outside of Tokyo recently. All that is needed is some sensible legislation and consistent regulation, which the Japanese Diet is
Hollywood is one of the biggest supporters of gun control policies in America. In fact, according to Variety , gun control groups like Everytown and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence work exclusively with celebrities to ensure their messages materialize through the entertainment industry. Not every celebrity is an advocate for gun control, though. And "Modern Family" star Ariel Winter is getting a lot of praise for what she posted on Instagram on Sunday. A post shared by ARIEL WINTER (@
Three Yemeni civilians were killed when a drone attacked four suspected Al-Qaeda militants traveling in a vehicle in the southern part of the country, residents and a local official said today. Residents said the attack in the Al-Saeed area of Shabwa province on Sunday afternoon was by a United States drone, part of a campaign by President Donald Trump's administration against Yemen's Al-Qaeda branch. They said Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was known to operate in the area and had bee
Print WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Defense on Tuesday denied the United States sold to Iraq Blackhawk helicopters or Stinger missiles, contradicting newly published reports that say those weapons may have fallen into the hands of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham (Syria), or ISIS, when it captured military bases last week outside Mosul, Iraq. While the U.S. never has sold the Stinger or its MANPAD, or man-portable air defense, version, Defense Department spokesman Navy Commander Wi
United Nations: The UN Security Council on Thursday condemned attacks by the Islamic State in north Iraq and demanded those responsible be held accountable even as thousands of people affected by the conflict. Security forces in Iraq. AFP. The members of the Security Council condemn the attacks by the Islamic State and expressed its "deep outrage" at the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, many of them from the vulnerable Iraqi communities, in the wake of the attacks, said Britain's
U.S. Air Force using Reaper drones to combat terrorism. (Google) Craig Whitlock of the Washington Post is reporting that the Air Force has been secretly flying armed Reaper drones on counterterrorism missions from a remote civilian airport in southern Ethiopia as part of a rapidly expanding U.S.-led proxy war against an al-Qaida affiliate in East Africa, U.S. military officials said. The Air Force has invested millions of dollars to upgrade an airfield in Arba Minch, Ethiopia, where it has built
Hollywood's latest attempt to promote gun control flops at the box office Dec 15, 2016 7:40 pm Gun control has seemingly been a losing fight for the left. As firearm purchases skyrocketed , Democrats such as one time presidential candidate Hillary Clinton were banging the drum for more gun control. As J.D. Tuccille at Reason pointed out before Clinton's loss during the election that her "attack on a cherished freedom picks a fight with millions of Americans--and with reality." It's a lesson Holl
As I noted yesterday, the victims of the Aaron Alexis at the Washington Navy Yard had hardly hit the floor before the gun control lobby had started using the tragedy as a clarion call for new, better gun control laws. The tool they attempted to use was the AR-15 which is an " assault weapon ." Dozens of news organizations reported that this was the weapon used in the massacre, but it turned out to be a false report. The shooter actually used a modified 12-gauge shotgun (the stock had reportedly
The prominent member of the Islamic State who has at times taunted world leaders in several ISIS videos is believed to have been killed by overnight drone strikes in Raqqa, Syria, according to the Pentagon. Although confirmation has not yet been made, several news sources have cited the strong possibility that 'Jihadi John' -- identified by Western officials as Mohammed Emwazi -- was killed while riding in a vehicle, according to CNN. The initial statement was released by Pentagon Press Secretar
Some technology experts are calling 2015 "Year One of the Era of the Drone" in Japan, and no wonder. Japanese companies have always been at the forefront of new technologies, and the commercial production of drones could be a multibillion yen industry. Certainly that is the hope of the 50-plus companies that took part in Japan's first International Drone Expo held just outside of Tokyo recently. All that is needed is some sensible legislation and consistent regulation, which the Japanese Diet is
Hollywood is one of the biggest supporters of gun control policies in America. In fact, according to Variety , gun control groups like Everytown and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence work exclusively with celebrities to ensure their messages materialize through the entertainment industry. Not every celebrity is an advocate for gun control, though. And "Modern Family" star Ariel Winter is getting a lot of praise for what she posted on Instagram on Sunday. A post shared by ARIEL WINTER (@
Three Yemeni civilians were killed when a drone attacked four suspected Al-Qaeda militants traveling in a vehicle in the southern part of the country, residents and a local official said today. Residents said the attack in the Al-Saeed area of Shabwa province on Sunday afternoon was by a United States drone, part of a campaign by President Donald Trump's administration against Yemen's Al-Qaeda branch. They said Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was known to operate in the area and had bee
Print WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Defense on Tuesday denied the United States sold to Iraq Blackhawk helicopters or Stinger missiles, contradicting newly published reports that say those weapons may have fallen into the hands of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham (Syria), or ISIS, when it captured military bases last week outside Mosul, Iraq. While the U.S. never has sold the Stinger or its MANPAD, or man-portable air defense, version, Defense Department spokesman Navy Commander Wi
United Nations: The UN Security Council on Thursday condemned attacks by the Islamic State in north Iraq and demanded those responsible be held accountable even as thousands of people affected by the conflict. Security forces in Iraq. AFP. The members of the Security Council condemn the attacks by the Islamic State and expressed its "deep outrage" at the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, many of them from the vulnerable Iraqi communities, in the wake of the attacks, said Britain's
Who wants toxic waste dumped in their neighborhood? How about a chemical dump leaking toxic chemicals into the soil near your local playground and into your groundwater supply? Raise your hands, please. We want the latest technology, cheap electricity, and the convenience of disposable cleaning supplies, but we don't like the consequences that come from fulfilling such demands. The Not In My Back Yard (NIMBY) defense is a powerful force behind dumping hazardous material from developed countries
MIT researchers have determined that microbe killers were the source of methane that caused a mass extinction millions of year ago. Tiny organisms known as Methanosarcina bloomed in the oceans about 252 million years ago and gave off a large amount of the poison gas, which changed the atmosphere and the chemical makeup of the oceans. The ocean swarm of micro-organisms was the byproduct of volcanic eruptions which threw off the substance nickel. The nickel from the volcanoes provided the metaboli
Economy : GNP per capita $320 (1982) Main imports : petroleum, food. Main exports : coffee, cloves, vanilla, fish and shrimp, textiles. Culture : Ethnic groups: 18 tribes; largest are the Merina in the Highlands and the coastal Betsisimaraka. The Madagascan is the product of successives waves of immigration from Asia, East Africa and Arabia. Religion : Ancestor worshippers; Christian. Language : Malagasi, French. Health : Infant mortality: 70 per thousand live births. Percentage of population wi
A plant-based high-protein diet may reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland. That's good news for the more than 29 million people in the United States who are affected by the disease. The new research, published in the British Journal of Nutrition , joins a growing body of evidence that suggests too much animal protein, as well as carbs, contributes to diabetes. Jyrki Virtanen, a certified clinical nutritionist a
quote: North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven indicated that the state wouldn't object to Canadian monitoring of water coming through the outlet. Gee thanks! We're already checking your crap at the border. Does Canada need the permission of the US to check which new toxins, what quantity of phosphorus, and what foreign organisms are being pumped into Lake Winnipeg? Thanks, neighbour. quote: Canadians signaled that they would be pleased to have a guarantee that North Dakota won't try to move water from th
Image: Megan / Flickr This is my long delayed contribution to an occasional series in which MercatorNet contributors discuss some of the books which have changed the way they see the world. It is a mixed and somewhat arbitrary selection of reading that has formed my ideas about life and literature. Lord of the Rings , by J.R.R. Tolkien I don't mind joining half the world in nominating LOTR one of the great reads of my life and among the most influential, though I was late coming to it. There ar
1. Tobacco, pornography & alcohol You won't always be asked for an ID if you look old enough, or if the cashier remembers you are over the legal age. 2. Firearms There is nothing in the Second Amendment that says you have to be over a certain age to exercise your right to defend yourself from assailants and government tyranny. Obviously, the photo ID requirement is for the background check you must undergo to receive a license to own firearms ... but there is nothing in the Second Amendment abou
In a local case exemplifying changing attitudes on the War on Drugs, a jury found a farmer in Albemarle County not guilty of marijuana possession on Wednesday evening. 54-year-old Philip Cobbs was summoned to court to answer for two marijuana plants spotted on his 37-acre farm by a helicopter. About 10 law enforcement officials came to his farm to confiscate the illegal plants, armed with semi-automatic guns. Cobbs claimed that he was not aware of the marijuana plants on his property, which can
Eating goat might be better for the planet than beef -- and it's healthier than other meats. This might be a new concept for the U.S., but not for much of the rest of the world. Goat has always been popular in the Caribbean, the Middle East, and in Asia. It takes a lot less land to raise a goat than a cow, because goats browse as opposed to grazing. Depending on land quality, you can have up to 8 goats per acre, whereas one cow needs at least 1.8 acres of land. Goats are usually raised on small,
A lobster shell disease that makes the crustaceans appear unsightly is making its way northward and affecting the lobster-rich grounds off the coast of Maine. The shell disease, which for years been plaguing the southern New England lobster industry, in some cases makes the delicacies unmarketable, The Associated Press reported. The number of lobsters suffering from shell disease remains tiny in Maine -- only three out of every 1,000 lobsters sampled last year had the disease. But scientists and
MIT researchers have determined that microbe killers were the source of methane that caused a mass extinction millions of year ago. Tiny organisms known as Methanosarcina bloomed in the oceans about 252 million years ago and gave off a large amount of the poison gas, which changed the atmosphere and the chemical makeup of the oceans. The ocean swarm of micro-organisms was the byproduct of volcanic eruptions which threw off the substance nickel. The nickel from the volcanoes provided the metaboli
Economy : GNP per capita $320 (1982) Main imports : petroleum, food. Main exports : coffee, cloves, vanilla, fish and shrimp, textiles. Culture : Ethnic groups: 18 tribes; largest are the Merina in the Highlands and the coastal Betsisimaraka. The Madagascan is the product of successives waves of immigration from Asia, East Africa and Arabia. Religion : Ancestor worshippers; Christian. Language : Malagasi, French. Health : Infant mortality: 70 per thousand live births. Percentage of population wi
A plant-based high-protein diet may reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland. That's good news for the more than 29 million people in the United States who are affected by the disease. The new research, published in the British Journal of Nutrition , joins a growing body of evidence that suggests too much animal protein, as well as carbs, contributes to diabetes. Jyrki Virtanen, a certified clinical nutritionist a
quote: North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven indicated that the state wouldn't object to Canadian monitoring of water coming through the outlet. Gee thanks! We're already checking your crap at the border. Does Canada need the permission of the US to check which new toxins, what quantity of phosphorus, and what foreign organisms are being pumped into Lake Winnipeg? Thanks, neighbour. quote: Canadians signaled that they would be pleased to have a guarantee that North Dakota won't try to move water from th
Image: Megan / Flickr This is my long delayed contribution to an occasional series in which MercatorNet contributors discuss some of the books which have changed the way they see the world. It is a mixed and somewhat arbitrary selection of reading that has formed my ideas about life and literature. Lord of the Rings , by J.R.R. Tolkien I don't mind joining half the world in nominating LOTR one of the great reads of my life and among the most influential, though I was late coming to it. There ar
1. Tobacco, pornography & alcohol You won't always be asked for an ID if you look old enough, or if the cashier remembers you are over the legal age. 2. Firearms There is nothing in the Second Amendment that says you have to be over a certain age to exercise your right to defend yourself from assailants and government tyranny. Obviously, the photo ID requirement is for the background check you must undergo to receive a license to own firearms ... but there is nothing in the Second Amendment abou
In a local case exemplifying changing attitudes on the War on Drugs, a jury found a farmer in Albemarle County not guilty of marijuana possession on Wednesday evening. 54-year-old Philip Cobbs was summoned to court to answer for two marijuana plants spotted on his 37-acre farm by a helicopter. About 10 law enforcement officials came to his farm to confiscate the illegal plants, armed with semi-automatic guns. Cobbs claimed that he was not aware of the marijuana plants on his property, which can
Eating goat might be better for the planet than beef -- and it's healthier than other meats. This might be a new concept for the U.S., but not for much of the rest of the world. Goat has always been popular in the Caribbean, the Middle East, and in Asia. It takes a lot less land to raise a goat than a cow, because goats browse as opposed to grazing. Depending on land quality, you can have up to 8 goats per acre, whereas one cow needs at least 1.8 acres of land. Goats are usually raised on small,
A lobster shell disease that makes the crustaceans appear unsightly is making its way northward and affecting the lobster-rich grounds off the coast of Maine. The shell disease, which for years been plaguing the southern New England lobster industry, in some cases makes the delicacies unmarketable, The Associated Press reported. The number of lobsters suffering from shell disease remains tiny in Maine -- only three out of every 1,000 lobsters sampled last year had the disease. But scientists and
Who wants toxic waste dumped in their neighborhood? How about a chemical dump leaking toxic chemicals into the soil near your local playground and into your groundwater supply? Raise your hands, please. We want the latest technology, cheap electricity, and the convenience of disposable cleaning supplies, but we don't like the consequences that come from fulfilling such demands. The Not In My Back Yard (NIMBY) defense is a powerful force behind dumping hazardous material from developed countries
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The Latest on a decision about whether to expand baby eel fishing in Maine (all times local): 9:50 a.m. Regulators say the U.S.'s only significant fishery for baby eels will not be allowed to expand next year. Maine fishermen seek the elvers in rivers and streams so they can be sold to Asian aquaculture companies. They often fetch more than $2,000 per pound, and the state is limited to a strict quota of less than 9,700 pounds per year. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
TUCSON - Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents working near Elgin initiated an immigration stop on a suspicious vehicle Tuesday afternoon, which led to a pursuit and eventual discovery of more than 2,000 pounds of marijuana worth in excess of $1 million. When agents attempted to stop a 2003 Chevy pickup truck on Lower Elgin Road, northeast of State Route 83, the vehicle sped up. The truck then abruptly veered off road and collided with a chunk of concrete. Agents later identified the truck's occupa
The benefits of exercise are obvious to many of us: increased quality of health, improved mood, increased metabolism, increased energy level and decrease in certain diseases. With all of the scientific and anecdotal evidence pointing to the reasons why we should exercise, why are so many people still sedentary? Well, it seems the age-old excuse of: "I'm too busy," tops the list of reasons why people choose to keep their workout clothes in the gym bag instead of throwing them on after work. Sched
Where There's Fire There's Smoke When early humans discovered how to build fires, life became much easier in many regards. They huddled around fire for warmth, light and protection. They used it to cook, which afforded them more calories than eating raw foods that were hard to chew and digest. They could socialize into the night, which possibly gave rise to storytelling and other cultural traditions. But there were downsides, too. Occasionally, the smoke burned their eyes and seared their lungs.
Plastic polymers are efficient, cheap and easy to make--but not very environmentally friendly. Hydrogels had previously not been really considered a viable alternative, because they're, well, gels. But by attaching them to clay, that's all changed. Turns out the water-based (duh) hydrogels had a great affinity for attaching to glass, so researchers tested out its relationship with something fairly similar: Clay. And lo and behold, it sticks! That gives it a bunch of properties that make it a pos
MIT researchers have determined that microbe killers were the source of methane that caused a mass extinction millions of year ago. Tiny organisms known as Methanosarcina bloomed in the oceans about 252 million years ago and gave off a large amount of the poison gas, which changed the atmosphere and the chemical makeup of the oceans. The ocean swarm of micro-organisms was the byproduct of volcanic eruptions which threw off the substance nickel. The nickel from the volcanoes provided the metaboli
"Addicts snub injecting facility" and "Nothing changed in heroin hotspot" sat above the main cover slogan to emphasise the point about ungrateful "druggies". Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper has once again vilified the unemployed by publishing an article linking methamphetamine use with being on welfare. Only individuals who had been arrested by police were surveyed in the study mentioned in this piece. The October 18 front page article read: "70% of ice users arrested by police admit being on w
Sardinia: Militarization, Contamination And Cancer In Paradise Need to test some new weapons? Bomb paradise! The sound of bombs, missiles, and other explosions; massive attacks from the sea onto the beach; an epidemic of cancers and birth defects; soil, air, food and water contaminated with heavy metals, jet fuel and other poisons; and national and company secrets that prevent the residents from learning the truth: Is this a modern war zone? No Sardinia is the victim of weapons manufacturers
Okay, this sounds very terrible, but let's put thing in perspective. Sure, mosquitos who ingest blood infused with antibiotics are more likely to live longer, successfully reproduce, and both pick up and pass on the malaria virus at faster rates. But at least it doesn't turn them into SyFy-movie mansquitos ? Silver linings, folks. Researchers at Imperial College London discovered this link between antibiotics and malaria susceptibility during a series of experiments in which they fed mosquitos
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The Latest on a decision about whether to expand baby eel fishing in Maine (all times local): 9:50 a.m. Regulators say the U.S.'s only significant fishery for baby eels will not be allowed to expand next year. Maine fishermen seek the elvers in rivers and streams so they can be sold to Asian aquaculture companies. They often fetch more than $2,000 per pound, and the state is limited to a strict quota of less than 9,700 pounds per year. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
TUCSON - Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents working near Elgin initiated an immigration stop on a suspicious vehicle Tuesday afternoon, which led to a pursuit and eventual discovery of more than 2,000 pounds of marijuana worth in excess of $1 million. When agents attempted to stop a 2003 Chevy pickup truck on Lower Elgin Road, northeast of State Route 83, the vehicle sped up. The truck then abruptly veered off road and collided with a chunk of concrete. Agents later identified the truck's occupa
The benefits of exercise are obvious to many of us: increased quality of health, improved mood, increased metabolism, increased energy level and decrease in certain diseases. With all of the scientific and anecdotal evidence pointing to the reasons why we should exercise, why are so many people still sedentary? Well, it seems the age-old excuse of: "I'm too busy," tops the list of reasons why people choose to keep their workout clothes in the gym bag instead of throwing them on after work. Sched
Where There's Fire There's Smoke When early humans discovered how to build fires, life became much easier in many regards. They huddled around fire for warmth, light and protection. They used it to cook, which afforded them more calories than eating raw foods that were hard to chew and digest. They could socialize into the night, which possibly gave rise to storytelling and other cultural traditions. But there were downsides, too. Occasionally, the smoke burned their eyes and seared their lungs.
Plastic polymers are efficient, cheap and easy to make--but not very environmentally friendly. Hydrogels had previously not been really considered a viable alternative, because they're, well, gels. But by attaching them to clay, that's all changed. Turns out the water-based (duh) hydrogels had a great affinity for attaching to glass, so researchers tested out its relationship with something fairly similar: Clay. And lo and behold, it sticks! That gives it a bunch of properties that make it a pos
MIT researchers have determined that microbe killers were the source of methane that caused a mass extinction millions of year ago. Tiny organisms known as Methanosarcina bloomed in the oceans about 252 million years ago and gave off a large amount of the poison gas, which changed the atmosphere and the chemical makeup of the oceans. The ocean swarm of micro-organisms was the byproduct of volcanic eruptions which threw off the substance nickel. The nickel from the volcanoes provided the metaboli
"Addicts snub injecting facility" and "Nothing changed in heroin hotspot" sat above the main cover slogan to emphasise the point about ungrateful "druggies". Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper has once again vilified the unemployed by publishing an article linking methamphetamine use with being on welfare. Only individuals who had been arrested by police were surveyed in the study mentioned in this piece. The October 18 front page article read: "70% of ice users arrested by police admit being on w
Sardinia: Militarization, Contamination And Cancer In Paradise Need to test some new weapons? Bomb paradise! The sound of bombs, missiles, and other explosions; massive attacks from the sea onto the beach; an epidemic of cancers and birth defects; soil, air, food and water contaminated with heavy metals, jet fuel and other poisons; and national and company secrets that prevent the residents from learning the truth: Is this a modern war zone? No Sardinia is the victim of weapons manufacturers
Okay, this sounds very terrible, but let's put thing in perspective. Sure, mosquitos who ingest blood infused with antibiotics are more likely to live longer, successfully reproduce, and both pick up and pass on the malaria virus at faster rates. But at least it doesn't turn them into SyFy-movie mansquitos ? Silver linings, folks. Researchers at Imperial College London discovered this link between antibiotics and malaria susceptibility during a series of experiments in which they fed mosquitos
The yogurt company Chobani has in the past made news for really great reasons: Six weeks of paid parental leave for every employee, as well as shares worth up to 10 percent of the company for full-timers if and when the company goes public. But in recent months, the New York-based company has come under much more negative scrutiny from right-wing media outlets -- leading to death threats for the company's founder. Mobilized by the anti-immigration rhetoric that has propelled the presidential c
In the midst of fake news and data breach scandals, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's net worth plummeted in one day by more than $16 billion as his social media giant recorded an unprecedented 20-percent, $120 billion single-day stock plunge - the largest drop in United States history. Facebook reported worse-than expected second quarter results in the wake of its litany of recent problems, spurring the social media behemoth to issue a guidance alerting investors that its financial future is more
Previously Starbucks' customer base had its own individual criteria for choosing a favorite coffee spot among the company's many outlets. It might be a comely barista, the pastry selection or the free Wi-Fi signal's clarity. For the immediate future, however, I suggest abandoning all criteria but one: The strength of the cellphone connection, because chances are you're going to need it. Since two trespassers were arrested in a downtown Philadelphia Starbucks in April, the corporate has been doin
Former InfoWars employees have filed a lawsuit against host and founder Alex Jones, alleging sexual and racial harassment in the workplace, The Daily Mail reports. Rob Jacobson alleges in the lawsuit that Jones called him the site's "resident Jew" and intentionally mispronounced his name as "Yacobson" in the office. Jacobson also accused Jones of calling him a homophobic slur. Former production assistant Ashley Beckford, accused Jones of groping her and making racial comments. "Who wouldn't want
Kellogg's announced Tuesday that it has pulled its advertising from the conservative news site Breitbart.com. The news outlet, which was previously run by President-elect Donald Trump's senior adviser, Steve Bannon, just slipped through the food manufacturing company's content-filtering technology, Kellogg's spokesperson Kris Charles said in a statement: We regularly work with our media buying partners to ensure our ads do not appear on sites that aren't aligned with our values as a company This
On Tuesday signups exploded, with more than 5 000 users showing interest in the closed beta media network within 24 hours. The swirl of fake news, blatant censorship and misleading reports shared on Facebook and Twitter fueled the rise of the alternative right. During the election cycle it became clear that vested corporate interests were shaping news stories to favour the incumbent party. Emoji banned by Twitter to be used with #CrookedHillary Trump's digital advertising director, Gary Cobey, h
MetLife is ending its discount program for National Rifle Association (NRA) members, becoming the latest business to break ties with the pro-gun group after growing threats to boycott companies that work with the NRA in the wake of last week's Florida school massacre. "We value all our customers but we have decided to end our discount program with the NRA," the insurance giant tweeted Friday. We value all our customers but have decided to end our discount program with the NRA. -- MetLife (@MetLi
Well, THAT didn't work so well, did it? Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, trying to cash in on the liberal agitation over President Trump's decision to temporarily ban immigrants from seven terrorist hotbeds, announced on Sunday that his company would hire 10,000 refugees over the next 10 years. "We are living in an unprecedented time, one in which we are witness to the conscience of our country, and the promise of the American Dream, being called into question," Schultz wrote in a letter to Starbuc
Appearing on CNBC at the RNC in Cleveland, Breitbart Tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos discussed his suspension from Twitter that arose as a result of a supposed "harassment campaign" against Ghostbusters actress Leslie Jones, of which Milo said there was "no suggestion whatsoever" of his involvement, claiming the real reason he was suspended is because he was "Twitter's Public Enemy Number One." CNBC interviewer Michelle Caruso-Cabrera opened with the classic mainstream media talking point that the
Facebook's bias is showing again. This time the social media outlet blocked California Republican congressional candidate Elizabeth Heng's campaign ad, claiming it didn't adhere to its advertising policies and contained "shocking, disrespectful" content. Heng tweeted that Facebook rejected her ad over scenes of the Cambodian genocide, which her parents survived. . @facebook rejected my video because it was "too shocking" for their platform, referring to the scenes of horrific events my parents s
In the midst of fake news and data breach scandals, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's net worth plummeted in one day by more than $16 billion as his social media giant recorded an unprecedented 20-percent, $120 billion single-day stock plunge - the largest drop in United States history. Facebook reported worse-than expected second quarter results in the wake of its litany of recent problems, spurring the social media behemoth to issue a guidance alerting investors that its financial future is more
Previously Starbucks' customer base had its own individual criteria for choosing a favorite coffee spot among the company's many outlets. It might be a comely barista, the pastry selection or the free Wi-Fi signal's clarity. For the immediate future, however, I suggest abandoning all criteria but one: The strength of the cellphone connection, because chances are you're going to need it. Since two trespassers were arrested in a downtown Philadelphia Starbucks in April, the corporate has been doin
Former InfoWars employees have filed a lawsuit against host and founder Alex Jones, alleging sexual and racial harassment in the workplace, The Daily Mail reports. Rob Jacobson alleges in the lawsuit that Jones called him the site's "resident Jew" and intentionally mispronounced his name as "Yacobson" in the office. Jacobson also accused Jones of calling him a homophobic slur. Former production assistant Ashley Beckford, accused Jones of groping her and making racial comments. "Who wouldn't want
Kellogg's announced Tuesday that it has pulled its advertising from the conservative news site Breitbart.com. The news outlet, which was previously run by President-elect Donald Trump's senior adviser, Steve Bannon, just slipped through the food manufacturing company's content-filtering technology, Kellogg's spokesperson Kris Charles said in a statement: We regularly work with our media buying partners to ensure our ads do not appear on sites that aren't aligned with our values as a company This
On Tuesday signups exploded, with more than 5 000 users showing interest in the closed beta media network within 24 hours. The swirl of fake news, blatant censorship and misleading reports shared on Facebook and Twitter fueled the rise of the alternative right. During the election cycle it became clear that vested corporate interests were shaping news stories to favour the incumbent party. Emoji banned by Twitter to be used with #CrookedHillary Trump's digital advertising director, Gary Cobey, h
MetLife is ending its discount program for National Rifle Association (NRA) members, becoming the latest business to break ties with the pro-gun group after growing threats to boycott companies that work with the NRA in the wake of last week's Florida school massacre. "We value all our customers but we have decided to end our discount program with the NRA," the insurance giant tweeted Friday. We value all our customers but have decided to end our discount program with the NRA. -- MetLife (@MetLi
Well, THAT didn't work so well, did it? Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, trying to cash in on the liberal agitation over President Trump's decision to temporarily ban immigrants from seven terrorist hotbeds, announced on Sunday that his company would hire 10,000 refugees over the next 10 years. "We are living in an unprecedented time, one in which we are witness to the conscience of our country, and the promise of the American Dream, being called into question," Schultz wrote in a letter to Starbuc
Appearing on CNBC at the RNC in Cleveland, Breitbart Tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos discussed his suspension from Twitter that arose as a result of a supposed "harassment campaign" against Ghostbusters actress Leslie Jones, of which Milo said there was "no suggestion whatsoever" of his involvement, claiming the real reason he was suspended is because he was "Twitter's Public Enemy Number One." CNBC interviewer Michelle Caruso-Cabrera opened with the classic mainstream media talking point that the
Facebook's bias is showing again. This time the social media outlet blocked California Republican congressional candidate Elizabeth Heng's campaign ad, claiming it didn't adhere to its advertising policies and contained "shocking, disrespectful" content. Heng tweeted that Facebook rejected her ad over scenes of the Cambodian genocide, which her parents survived. . @facebook rejected my video because it was "too shocking" for their platform, referring to the scenes of horrific events my parents s
Treasury sources indicate that the mooted tax cuts are among a number of potentially vote-winning economic policies being worked on ahead of next year's general election. A decrease of 1 per cent would take corporation tax to 19 per cent. Tony Dolphin, senior economist at the Institute for Public Policy Research, said: "A cut in corporation tax of 1 per cent would very much be an Osborne policy. "It's a question of how much money he can find under the carpet in savings between now until March. "
New Statistics Canada jobs and employment numbers are out for August 2017, and they're bad news for the Alberta NDP. The unemployment rate in Edmonton now is the highest in the country at 9.1 per cent. Calgary slips to second place at 8.7 per cent. The overall unemployment rate in the entire province is up nearly 40 per cent since the NDP formed government. According to Statistics Canada, 33,500 jobs were added in the province over the last 12 months. The NDP will sell this number as proof of t
Carsten Volkery, the London correspondent for German newspaper Handelsblatt, raised fears about the outcome of Brexit talks. In a stark warning, Mr Volkery urged businesses to prepare "emergency plans" if the UK leaves the EU with a trade deal. And he claimed Brexit could even be delayed beyond next March to give negotiators more time to strike a deal. Mr Volkert said: "There has apparently not been a breakthrough with the recent British proposal for a free trade zone for goods. "That could buy
Ontario greenhouses won't get a break from Wynne's cap and trade program, since the Liberal government doesn't recognize that greenhouses absorb carbon dioxide. The tax, brought in on January 1, has these Ontario businesses paying $18 a tonne for carbon. The most unfortunate thing about this is that the greenhouse industry in Canada is growing, having increased in size by over 800 acres in five years, which represents over $600 million in construction investments. As a result, cap and trade will
According to a poll conducted by Chapman University , 42 per cent of Americans are afraid of clowns, whereas only 32 per cent are afraid of climate change. They're also more scared of terrorist attacks (41 per cent), gun rights infringement (38 per cent), family members dying (38 per cent), economic collapse (37 per cent), Obamacare (36 per cent), and biological warfare (35 per cent). If you believe Vox's snarky coverage , this is evidence that the American public is very stupid. We get it: Clow
The Government claimed in 2015 that the scheme, which cost more than PS1 billion, had a 99 per cent success rate, with some councils claiming to have done even better than that. Morland visited North-East Lincolnshire, a council which claimed to have had a 100 per cent success rate. However he met Roger, who was listed in one of the troubled families and insisted the scheme has done nothing to help. In the last year alone he said he had been the police station and been in court around 15 times;
The rate for 18 to 20-year-olds will go up by 10p to PS5.13 an hour - a 2 per cent increase - while for 16 and 17-year-olds the statutory rate will rise by 7p to PS3.79, also 2 per cent. The minimum wage for apprentices will go up by 5p to PS2.73 an hour, with all the new rates coming into force in October. The Government said it had accepted recommendations from the Low Pay Commission, including plans for bigger increases in future than in recent years. Business Secretary Vince Cable said: "The
Germany, Switzerland, and Australia were joint second with 20 per cent. The UK also dropped out of the top six for those surveyed from EU member states, with Spain jumping by six percentage points. Paul Eagland, managing partner at BDO, said: "UK businesses are already struggling with a skills shortage. The impact of the EU referendum and uncertainty around a new trade deal is likely to make this worse. "It's absolutely imperative that the Government makes it clear to the world that the UK is st
Two features of the UK labour market that threaten our post-Brexit prosperity are stagnant real wage growth and historically low levels of labour productivity. Once we are released from the regulatory "yoke" of Brussels, it is argued, the animal spirits latent in the UK economy will be liberated to drive economic growth and improve living standards for all. Even Emmanuel Macron, in notoriously over-regulated France, has decided that loosening employment protection is one way to improve labour ma
Is it just me, or does it seem as if the Brits are much more serious about preventing market fraud than we are? LONDON -- Investment bankers and traders in Britain will have their mobile phone conversations recorded in the latest step by the country's financial regulator to crack down on insider trading and market abuse. The Financial Services Authority, Britain's financial watchdog, said Thursday that under new rules, effective next November, all financial services firms will be required to rec
New Statistics Canada jobs and employment numbers are out for August 2017, and they're bad news for the Alberta NDP. The unemployment rate in Edmonton now is the highest in the country at 9.1 per cent. Calgary slips to second place at 8.7 per cent. The overall unemployment rate in the entire province is up nearly 40 per cent since the NDP formed government. According to Statistics Canada, 33,500 jobs were added in the province over the last 12 months. The NDP will sell this number as proof of t
Carsten Volkery, the London correspondent for German newspaper Handelsblatt, raised fears about the outcome of Brexit talks. In a stark warning, Mr Volkery urged businesses to prepare "emergency plans" if the UK leaves the EU with a trade deal. And he claimed Brexit could even be delayed beyond next March to give negotiators more time to strike a deal. Mr Volkert said: "There has apparently not been a breakthrough with the recent British proposal for a free trade zone for goods. "That could buy
Ontario greenhouses won't get a break from Wynne's cap and trade program, since the Liberal government doesn't recognize that greenhouses absorb carbon dioxide. The tax, brought in on January 1, has these Ontario businesses paying $18 a tonne for carbon. The most unfortunate thing about this is that the greenhouse industry in Canada is growing, having increased in size by over 800 acres in five years, which represents over $600 million in construction investments. As a result, cap and trade will
According to a poll conducted by Chapman University , 42 per cent of Americans are afraid of clowns, whereas only 32 per cent are afraid of climate change. They're also more scared of terrorist attacks (41 per cent), gun rights infringement (38 per cent), family members dying (38 per cent), economic collapse (37 per cent), Obamacare (36 per cent), and biological warfare (35 per cent). If you believe Vox's snarky coverage , this is evidence that the American public is very stupid. We get it: Clow
The Government claimed in 2015 that the scheme, which cost more than PS1 billion, had a 99 per cent success rate, with some councils claiming to have done even better than that. Morland visited North-East Lincolnshire, a council which claimed to have had a 100 per cent success rate. However he met Roger, who was listed in one of the troubled families and insisted the scheme has done nothing to help. In the last year alone he said he had been the police station and been in court around 15 times;
The rate for 18 to 20-year-olds will go up by 10p to PS5.13 an hour - a 2 per cent increase - while for 16 and 17-year-olds the statutory rate will rise by 7p to PS3.79, also 2 per cent. The minimum wage for apprentices will go up by 5p to PS2.73 an hour, with all the new rates coming into force in October. The Government said it had accepted recommendations from the Low Pay Commission, including plans for bigger increases in future than in recent years. Business Secretary Vince Cable said: "The
Germany, Switzerland, and Australia were joint second with 20 per cent. The UK also dropped out of the top six for those surveyed from EU member states, with Spain jumping by six percentage points. Paul Eagland, managing partner at BDO, said: "UK businesses are already struggling with a skills shortage. The impact of the EU referendum and uncertainty around a new trade deal is likely to make this worse. "It's absolutely imperative that the Government makes it clear to the world that the UK is st
Two features of the UK labour market that threaten our post-Brexit prosperity are stagnant real wage growth and historically low levels of labour productivity. Once we are released from the regulatory "yoke" of Brussels, it is argued, the animal spirits latent in the UK economy will be liberated to drive economic growth and improve living standards for all. Even Emmanuel Macron, in notoriously over-regulated France, has decided that loosening employment protection is one way to improve labour ma
Is it just me, or does it seem as if the Brits are much more serious about preventing market fraud than we are? LONDON -- Investment bankers and traders in Britain will have their mobile phone conversations recorded in the latest step by the country's financial regulator to crack down on insider trading and market abuse. The Financial Services Authority, Britain's financial watchdog, said Thursday that under new rules, effective next November, all financial services firms will be required to rec
It was only a matter of time before the political and economic reality set in for team Rick Perry. Their candidate, a religious nut and corporate hack was only going to appeal to the base of the party - not the crucial middle needed to win a general election. Perry's campaigning was disastrous largely because he didn't know anything about policy and could not remember crucial facts (like the three branches of the federal government) during national debates. But is was also destined to fail becau
Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh watched the recent testimony by disgraced former FBI Director James Comey, and he was not impressed, both by what Comey said and about the response from disloyal Republicans on Capitol Hill. Stated Rush, "I have been somewhat disappointed in the squishiness of Republican senators in this hearing today, and then I had to catch myself and realize they don't like Trump. They have no brief for Trump. Half of them are running around salivating President Penc
Republican Sens. Mike Lee (Utah) and Steve Daines (Montana) both announced on Friday night that they... Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore said in an iHeartRadio interview with Sean Hannity Friday that... It started with a single tweet. Hours after Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore was accused... By Guardians of Democracy Staff November 10, 2017 LAPD body-camera video played in court Thursday appears to directly contradict an officer's sworn testimony in... By Guardians of D
Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY), Mike Lee (R-UT) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) now each appear to be positioning themselves in the fight against the push for the "Gang of Eight" immigration bill in much the same way the Senate's Tea Party triumvirate knocked down the left's push for new gun control legislation. The three are joining Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) in questioning every painstaking detail of the bill, and reframing the narrative that those in favor of the legislation have driven including the need for a "
When Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) was an obscure lawyer lecturing small audiences on why federal child labor laws are unconstitutional , Ken Cuccinelli marshaled the Commonwealth of Virginia's forces behind his effort to bring down Obamacare . When Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) was cashing in his sterling legal credentials to draw big fees from corporate clients, Cuccinelli told a federal court that the entirety of the New Deal was out of line with the Founding Fathers' vision . Cuccinelli wrote a book proclaimi
Sen. Mike Lee told The Daily Caller's Vince Coglianese Thursday that "when someone violates the law, the first instinct shouldn't be to say we need more laws." The Utah Republican, while discussing Wednesday's horrific tragedy in Parkland, Florida, noted the rhetorical flaws in trying to regulate behavior of people who don't obey the laws we already have on the books. WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 18: Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) walks past reporters inside the US Capitol on July 18, 2017 in Washington, DC. Sen
Arnold Schwarzenegger (Photo: Flickr/Gage Skidmore ) Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced he will be working to bring forth lawsuits for "first-degree murder" against the big oil companies, accusing them of "knowingly killing people all over the world," but a leading policy expert says this sort of legal action is nothing short of a "shakedown." Schwarzenegger revealed his intentions at the annual SXSW festival in Texas during an interview with Politico's "Off Message" podc
Vice President Joe Biden with Gov. Andrew Cuomo. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Reversing his position from earlier this year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said this afternoon that New York State's minimum wage should eventually rise to $15 an hour--pleasing progressives who have traditionally upbraided him and irking business leaders. Appearing with Vice President Joe Biden at the Javits Center in Manhattan, Mr. Cuomo repeatedly invoked his late father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo, in a soaring speech pe
George Takei is a thing that just won't go away (see George Takei Tries to Blame Sexual Assault Allegations on Russia. Yes, Really... ). After evidence of his sexual misconduct, you'd think the guy would respectfully bow out and stop trying to lecture America, right? This Transgender Awareness Week, get the exclusive #PeeNexttoMe t-shirt and support @EqualityTexas . Shop here: https://t.co/GdjaHnzZtA pic.twitter.com/D57XVdqsnN -- George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) November 14, 2017 How wrong you are. S
Jeb Bush's entry into the 2016 GOP primary race hands the liberal media an establishment candidate that they enjoy using as a tool to whack conservatives. Bush's stances on immigration, Common Core and other issues have drawn praise from the likes of Chris Matthews who cooed: "He wants to run on his own terms. He's not going to become a wacko bird. He's not going to join the clown car...he believes in Common Core education. He believes in immigration." The Washington Post's E.J. Dionne hopefully
Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh watched the recent testimony by disgraced former FBI Director James Comey, and he was not impressed, both by what Comey said and about the response from disloyal Republicans on Capitol Hill. Stated Rush, "I have been somewhat disappointed in the squishiness of Republican senators in this hearing today, and then I had to catch myself and realize they don't like Trump. They have no brief for Trump. Half of them are running around salivating President Penc
Republican Sens. Mike Lee (Utah) and Steve Daines (Montana) both announced on Friday night that they... Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore said in an iHeartRadio interview with Sean Hannity Friday that... It started with a single tweet. Hours after Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore was accused... By Guardians of Democracy Staff November 10, 2017 LAPD body-camera video played in court Thursday appears to directly contradict an officer's sworn testimony in... By Guardians of D
Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY), Mike Lee (R-UT) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) now each appear to be positioning themselves in the fight against the push for the "Gang of Eight" immigration bill in much the same way the Senate's Tea Party triumvirate knocked down the left's push for new gun control legislation. The three are joining Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) in questioning every painstaking detail of the bill, and reframing the narrative that those in favor of the legislation have driven including the need for a "
When Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) was an obscure lawyer lecturing small audiences on why federal child labor laws are unconstitutional , Ken Cuccinelli marshaled the Commonwealth of Virginia's forces behind his effort to bring down Obamacare . When Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) was cashing in his sterling legal credentials to draw big fees from corporate clients, Cuccinelli told a federal court that the entirety of the New Deal was out of line with the Founding Fathers' vision . Cuccinelli wrote a book proclaimi
Sen. Mike Lee told The Daily Caller's Vince Coglianese Thursday that "when someone violates the law, the first instinct shouldn't be to say we need more laws." The Utah Republican, while discussing Wednesday's horrific tragedy in Parkland, Florida, noted the rhetorical flaws in trying to regulate behavior of people who don't obey the laws we already have on the books. WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 18: Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) walks past reporters inside the US Capitol on July 18, 2017 in Washington, DC. Sen
Arnold Schwarzenegger (Photo: Flickr/Gage Skidmore ) Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced he will be working to bring forth lawsuits for "first-degree murder" against the big oil companies, accusing them of "knowingly killing people all over the world," but a leading policy expert says this sort of legal action is nothing short of a "shakedown." Schwarzenegger revealed his intentions at the annual SXSW festival in Texas during an interview with Politico's "Off Message" podc
Vice President Joe Biden with Gov. Andrew Cuomo. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Reversing his position from earlier this year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said this afternoon that New York State's minimum wage should eventually rise to $15 an hour--pleasing progressives who have traditionally upbraided him and irking business leaders. Appearing with Vice President Joe Biden at the Javits Center in Manhattan, Mr. Cuomo repeatedly invoked his late father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo, in a soaring speech pe
George Takei is a thing that just won't go away (see George Takei Tries to Blame Sexual Assault Allegations on Russia. Yes, Really... ). After evidence of his sexual misconduct, you'd think the guy would respectfully bow out and stop trying to lecture America, right? This Transgender Awareness Week, get the exclusive #PeeNexttoMe t-shirt and support @EqualityTexas . Shop here: https://t.co/GdjaHnzZtA pic.twitter.com/D57XVdqsnN -- George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) November 14, 2017 How wrong you are. S
Jeb Bush's entry into the 2016 GOP primary race hands the liberal media an establishment candidate that they enjoy using as a tool to whack conservatives. Bush's stances on immigration, Common Core and other issues have drawn praise from the likes of Chris Matthews who cooed: "He wants to run on his own terms. He's not going to become a wacko bird. He's not going to join the clown car...he believes in Common Core education. He believes in immigration." The Washington Post's E.J. Dionne hopefully
UPDATE: Brian Darling, Rand Paul's senior communications director, contests the characterization of Paul's remarks found in Politico , the Huffington Post and the post below. "It is not accurate to says that Sen. Paul's criticized the president and first lady for wanting their daughters to work minimum wage jobs," Darling said in an email. "Sen. Paul argued that kids should be celebrated for making their own money and not taught that minimum wage jobs are bad." Speaking to a collection of Sili
We thought Michael Steele promised a more inclusive GOP. Then why is House Minority Leader John Boehner continuing the same tired anti-gay arguments that Republicans are notorious for? Because that's how he was born. You see, Boehner's convictions -- his faith, if you will -- are an "immutable characteristic." Your being gay? Not so much, which is why you shouldn't be given hate crimes protections! Having already made clear he won't support the Matthew Shepard Act , Boehner is now being asked to
Rick Santorum has been talking about the "politicization of science" a lot lately--although (a pet peeve of mine) he seems to have a problem with pronouncing the phrase. He says "polititization." Check it out here . Not as bad as the people who say "political-ization," but don't get me started. Anyway, this is part of a broader narrative Santorum has woven, one in which the left wants to misuse science in order to exert control over you and quash your freedoms. This is particularly apparent in S
After senator Jim Jeffords deserted the Republican Party in 2001, Chuck Hagel was furious. Not at his Senate colleague but at Republicans for not accommodating Jeffords' liberalism. Hagel had plead with Jeffords to remain a Republican, promising to help him advance his liberal "dreams" for the GOP. "Jim, do you really believe you can further your dreams and aspirations by doing this?" Time quoted Hagel as saying to Jeffords. "We can fix this. Give us a chance." Unpersuaded, Jeffords switched par
By Richard A. Viguerie | 11/16/12 We don't often agree with the Democrats' Southern Sage, James Carville, but we have to share his reaction to establishment Republican numbers-man Karl Rove's latest lame explanation of how his handpicked candidate for President, Mitt Romney, lost. Romney lost, Rove told an audience in Naples, Florida, because the media pushed him too far to the right during the Republican primaries. According to reporting by The Naples Daily News , Rove claimed that if reporters
Arnold Schwarzenegger (Photo: Flickr/Gage Skidmore ) Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced he will be working to bring forth lawsuits for "first-degree murder" against the big oil companies, accusing them of "knowingly killing people all over the world," but a leading policy expert says this sort of legal action is nothing short of a "shakedown." Schwarzenegger revealed his intentions at the annual SXSW festival in Texas during an interview with Politico's "Off Message" podc
F or months, former senator Rick Santorum has been talking about working-class woes and promoting a working-class-friendly economic agenda, and in late January President Obama's State of the Union speech placed working-class concerns at the center of the election debate. Nevertheless, Santorum remains in third place in the GOP race. Does this suggest that Republican efforts to address working-class angst are politically ineffective? No, it doesn't. The problem is twofold: Santorum has not emphas
Mitt Romney's top donor is Environmental Defense Fund board member Julian H. Robertson Jr. , who has given $1.3 million to the Romney Super PAC Restore Our Future even though Romney has viciously attacked the climate cap-and-trade policies EDF supports. A spokesperson for the hedge-fund billionaire said that Robertson is confident Romney is lying to the public when he campaigns against climate action as the " Soros agenda ," and will " do the right thing " if elected: In terms of the environment
In February 2011, the rookie Senator from Kentucky, Rand Paul (R) gave his first speech on the Senate floor. Standing on his principles, facing a fiscal crisis, he offered a great compromise. His compromise would offer the best idea on where to cut spending and by how much. Conservatives would understand that military spending needed to be cut and liberals would understand that domestic spending would be cut. Paul had the understanding that the country's debt was the greatest threat America was
Rick Santorum told those who attended a presidential forum in Texas that "Washington can work again with someone who is a conservative. The former senator and congressman from Pennsylvania touted his ability to work with Democrats to get things accomplished. He said that the White House is no place "for on the job training." Santorum told those gathered at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, to Google "partial birth abortion" to see him engaging in one of the most heated debates on the i
We thought Michael Steele promised a more inclusive GOP. Then why is House Minority Leader John Boehner continuing the same tired anti-gay arguments that Republicans are notorious for? Because that's how he was born. You see, Boehner's convictions -- his faith, if you will -- are an "immutable characteristic." Your being gay? Not so much, which is why you shouldn't be given hate crimes protections! Having already made clear he won't support the Matthew Shepard Act , Boehner is now being asked to
Rick Santorum has been talking about the "politicization of science" a lot lately--although (a pet peeve of mine) he seems to have a problem with pronouncing the phrase. He says "polititization." Check it out here . Not as bad as the people who say "political-ization," but don't get me started. Anyway, this is part of a broader narrative Santorum has woven, one in which the left wants to misuse science in order to exert control over you and quash your freedoms. This is particularly apparent in S
After senator Jim Jeffords deserted the Republican Party in 2001, Chuck Hagel was furious. Not at his Senate colleague but at Republicans for not accommodating Jeffords' liberalism. Hagel had plead with Jeffords to remain a Republican, promising to help him advance his liberal "dreams" for the GOP. "Jim, do you really believe you can further your dreams and aspirations by doing this?" Time quoted Hagel as saying to Jeffords. "We can fix this. Give us a chance." Unpersuaded, Jeffords switched par
By Richard A. Viguerie | 11/16/12 We don't often agree with the Democrats' Southern Sage, James Carville, but we have to share his reaction to establishment Republican numbers-man Karl Rove's latest lame explanation of how his handpicked candidate for President, Mitt Romney, lost. Romney lost, Rove told an audience in Naples, Florida, because the media pushed him too far to the right during the Republican primaries. According to reporting by The Naples Daily News , Rove claimed that if reporters
Arnold Schwarzenegger (Photo: Flickr/Gage Skidmore ) Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced he will be working to bring forth lawsuits for "first-degree murder" against the big oil companies, accusing them of "knowingly killing people all over the world," but a leading policy expert says this sort of legal action is nothing short of a "shakedown." Schwarzenegger revealed his intentions at the annual SXSW festival in Texas during an interview with Politico's "Off Message" podc
F or months, former senator Rick Santorum has been talking about working-class woes and promoting a working-class-friendly economic agenda, and in late January President Obama's State of the Union speech placed working-class concerns at the center of the election debate. Nevertheless, Santorum remains in third place in the GOP race. Does this suggest that Republican efforts to address working-class angst are politically ineffective? No, it doesn't. The problem is twofold: Santorum has not emphas
Mitt Romney's top donor is Environmental Defense Fund board member Julian H. Robertson Jr. , who has given $1.3 million to the Romney Super PAC Restore Our Future even though Romney has viciously attacked the climate cap-and-trade policies EDF supports. A spokesperson for the hedge-fund billionaire said that Robertson is confident Romney is lying to the public when he campaigns against climate action as the " Soros agenda ," and will " do the right thing " if elected: In terms of the environment
In February 2011, the rookie Senator from Kentucky, Rand Paul (R) gave his first speech on the Senate floor. Standing on his principles, facing a fiscal crisis, he offered a great compromise. His compromise would offer the best idea on where to cut spending and by how much. Conservatives would understand that military spending needed to be cut and liberals would understand that domestic spending would be cut. Paul had the understanding that the country's debt was the greatest threat America was
Rick Santorum told those who attended a presidential forum in Texas that "Washington can work again with someone who is a conservative. The former senator and congressman from Pennsylvania touted his ability to work with Democrats to get things accomplished. He said that the White House is no place "for on the job training." Santorum told those gathered at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, to Google "partial birth abortion" to see him engaging in one of the most heated debates on the i
N early 40 years ago, I met the parents of a graduate-school friend. They were exiles, Ukrainians, a people said not to exist, not really. Their son had told them that I took an unfriendly interest in Soviet history, and that I knew a little about their lost homeland. The father asked if I'd heard about a famine there in the early 1930s. I had: something to do with collectivization. "There was more to it than that." In Red Famine , Anne Applebaum, a prominent journalist and the author of fine hi
Today, we're excited to feature an interview with Kim Haas, director of the blog Los Afro Latinos , which is dedicated to celebrating the culture and work of Afro-descendents throughout the Americas. Haas was kind enough to answer some of my questions about her mission. Juliana (JB) : Could you tell us a bit about the work you do, specifically with Los Afro-Latinos? Kim (KH): My name is Kim Haas, I'm the founder of Los Afros-Latinos. I founded the blog January 2011, two years ago this January. T
Mikel Moss is an Ithaca Native and Drama Therapy Alternative Training Student with the North American Drama Therapy Association (NADTA). He was recently be awarded the "Student Volunteer of the Year" Award by the North American Drama Therapy Association (NADTA). He currently serves on the Diversity Committee of the NADTA and is vice president and co-founder of the Affinity Group "Blacks in Drama Therapy". He gave the below speech at the annual Drama Therapists' conference this year. In it, the c
Olga Baranova, the former director and current program director, is running the Moscow Community Center from afar for her safety. Photo: Heather Cassell It was a bold move. One that was dangerous in Russia, a country known for being one of the most homophobic in the world, and, eventually, led a woman to flee with her family to the United States. However, Olga Baranova, a 40-year-old lesbian, knew it was necessary in order to continue operating Moscow's only LGBT community center. The LGBT act
Pop quiz: What college major would provide an aspiring journalist the best opportunity? Communications? Broadcast journalism? Nope. Instead, if you want to be taken seriously in today's news industry, there's only one course to master. Comedy 101. Apparently, we now take late-night comedians so seriously, construing their every word as gospel truth, that we've elevated them to the same level as news anchors. As proof, look at the firestorm that has enveloped talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel after he
The Victory Fund is working to elect dozens of LGBT candidates to higher office and we're featuring the stories of several of these men and women as the election nears. Florida needs more people like Jennifer Webb. A committed environmentalist, Webb is keenly aware that climate change is affecting the country, and especially the Sunshine State. Webb -- a Democrat in Pinellas County, which includes St. Petersburg -- is hoping to unseat Republican incumbent Kathleen Peters in the state House of
I have been mothering for more than 23 years. This month, my youngest child will leave for college and I will begin life as an empty nester. Several years ago, a childhood friend and I watched our mothers transition into their new life without kids. Their misadventures in rediscovery included a lot of shopping. The tipping point came when my friend's mother returned from one shopping trip with six pairs of flat black shoes: some plain, others with polka dots and others with bows. Our mothers eve
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is appealing a Las Vegas judge's ruling determining the state's education savings accounts (ESA) program to be constitutional. Ninety-six percent of K-12 students in Nevada are eligible for the state's ESA program, which allows parents to transfer their students out of public schools and have access to all or a portion of the state money that would have been spent on their child in public school to spend on their choice of educational services, such as p
Religious Right groups are encouraging conservative Christian high school and college students this week to counter last Friday's "Day of Silence" with a "Day of Dialogue" promoting traditional views on sexuality. Religious Right organizations have long been hostile toward the Day of Silence , a project of pro-LGBTQ group GLSEN that encourages students to take a vow of silence during a Friday in April. This year's Day of Silence, the 21 st annual observation of the day, was last Friday, April 21
By Dr. Rachel Pienta For the past ten days, like so many Americans, I have been immersed in the aftermath of the Parkland school shooting. I have worked in schools all of my professional life - as a teacher, professor, and parent volunteer. I was in graduate school, teaching future teachers, when the Columbine shooting [...] I've waited ten days to comment on this website about the school shooting because unlike other school shootings or tragedies or terrorist events, this one not only happened
Today, we're excited to feature an interview with Kim Haas, director of the blog Los Afro Latinos , which is dedicated to celebrating the culture and work of Afro-descendents throughout the Americas. Haas was kind enough to answer some of my questions about her mission. Juliana (JB) : Could you tell us a bit about the work you do, specifically with Los Afro-Latinos? Kim (KH): My name is Kim Haas, I'm the founder of Los Afros-Latinos. I founded the blog January 2011, two years ago this January. T
Mikel Moss is an Ithaca Native and Drama Therapy Alternative Training Student with the North American Drama Therapy Association (NADTA). He was recently be awarded the "Student Volunteer of the Year" Award by the North American Drama Therapy Association (NADTA). He currently serves on the Diversity Committee of the NADTA and is vice president and co-founder of the Affinity Group "Blacks in Drama Therapy". He gave the below speech at the annual Drama Therapists' conference this year. In it, the c
Olga Baranova, the former director and current program director, is running the Moscow Community Center from afar for her safety. Photo: Heather Cassell It was a bold move. One that was dangerous in Russia, a country known for being one of the most homophobic in the world, and, eventually, led a woman to flee with her family to the United States. However, Olga Baranova, a 40-year-old lesbian, knew it was necessary in order to continue operating Moscow's only LGBT community center. The LGBT act
Pop quiz: What college major would provide an aspiring journalist the best opportunity? Communications? Broadcast journalism? Nope. Instead, if you want to be taken seriously in today's news industry, there's only one course to master. Comedy 101. Apparently, we now take late-night comedians so seriously, construing their every word as gospel truth, that we've elevated them to the same level as news anchors. As proof, look at the firestorm that has enveloped talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel after he
The Victory Fund is working to elect dozens of LGBT candidates to higher office and we're featuring the stories of several of these men and women as the election nears. Florida needs more people like Jennifer Webb. A committed environmentalist, Webb is keenly aware that climate change is affecting the country, and especially the Sunshine State. Webb -- a Democrat in Pinellas County, which includes St. Petersburg -- is hoping to unseat Republican incumbent Kathleen Peters in the state House of
I have been mothering for more than 23 years. This month, my youngest child will leave for college and I will begin life as an empty nester. Several years ago, a childhood friend and I watched our mothers transition into their new life without kids. Their misadventures in rediscovery included a lot of shopping. The tipping point came when my friend's mother returned from one shopping trip with six pairs of flat black shoes: some plain, others with polka dots and others with bows. Our mothers eve
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is appealing a Las Vegas judge's ruling determining the state's education savings accounts (ESA) program to be constitutional. Ninety-six percent of K-12 students in Nevada are eligible for the state's ESA program, which allows parents to transfer their students out of public schools and have access to all or a portion of the state money that would have been spent on their child in public school to spend on their choice of educational services, such as p
Religious Right groups are encouraging conservative Christian high school and college students this week to counter last Friday's "Day of Silence" with a "Day of Dialogue" promoting traditional views on sexuality. Religious Right organizations have long been hostile toward the Day of Silence , a project of pro-LGBTQ group GLSEN that encourages students to take a vow of silence during a Friday in April. This year's Day of Silence, the 21 st annual observation of the day, was last Friday, April 21
By Dr. Rachel Pienta For the past ten days, like so many Americans, I have been immersed in the aftermath of the Parkland school shooting. I have worked in schools all of my professional life - as a teacher, professor, and parent volunteer. I was in graduate school, teaching future teachers, when the Columbine shooting [...] I've waited ten days to comment on this website about the school shooting because unlike other school shootings or tragedies or terrorist events, this one not only happened
Kim Kardashian can legally marry, but gay couples can't? (Google) Marriage-equality activists Danielle and Aisha Moodie-Mills are sounding off on Essence.com about the hypocrisy of this democracy as it relates to the institution of marriage. The Mills family blasted the National Organization for Marriage for remaining silent about the marriage debacle of reality star Kim Kardashian and NBA player Chris Humphries. Kardashian filed for divorce on Monday, after only 72 days of marriage. The "marria
Lauren McCue is the program officer for YAF chapter services at Young America's Foundation. Lauren is originally from Fairfax, Virginia and is a graduate of Virginia Tech, where she received a B.A. in political science with a concentration in legal studies. Lauren first came in contact with Young America's Foundation the summer before her freshman year of college after stumbling across an advertisement in National Review for the National Conservative Student Conference. Two years later, Lauren w
In an address at St. Norbert Catholic College in Wisconsin, radical feminist Gloria Steinem said that religion was "patriarchal" and "all about controlling reproduction." As Breitbart News reported on the upcoming controversial event last October, Steinem spoke at St. Norbert's in De Pere, Wisconsin, last week and was praised by the school in a press release announcing the speaker of the event as a "founder of the women's movement," an advocate for "social justice," a recipient of the Presidenti
Talk about a fall from grace... The Florida Democratic Party is having its annual fundraising dinner Saturday in the district of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz , the former chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, yet the beleaguered lawmaker is not among the listed speakers. The party released the speaker lineup for the event earlier this week, which features former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bill Nelson, the Palm Beach Post reported . Three Democratic candidates running for gover
Yesterday the New York Times ran an article highlighting transgender candidates for office in this election cycle, asking if more trans candidates will translate into greater tolerance for the community. While there are a handful of transfolk running for office, there are also out lesbians, bisexuals, and gay men who are knee-deep in their own campaigns, and then there are the few LGBT members of Congress who are looking to hold on to their jobs. And although the Times may find some choice quote
The Victory Fund is working to elect dozens of LGBT candidates to higher office and we're featuring the stories of several of these men and women as the election nears. Florida needs more people like Jennifer Webb. A committed environmentalist, Webb is keenly aware that climate change is affecting the country, and especially the Sunshine State. Webb -- a Democrat in Pinellas County, which includes St. Petersburg -- is hoping to unseat Republican incumbent Kathleen Peters in the state House of
After the Duggar family-lead #Repeal119 campaign last year to overturn Fayetteville, Arkansas' LGBT rights law, LGBT rights groups worked ardently to reestablish protections in housing, employment and places of public accommodation. Yesterday voters (by a 53-47% margin) approved new legislation to protect their LGBT citizens from discrimination. Because of the city's Uniform Civil Rights Protection ordinance passed yesterday, law now "prohibits discrimination in [...] Continue reading >> By Tim
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito with Cesar Pena at the signing of immigration legislation. (Photo: William Alatriste for the New York City Council) William Alatriste/New York City Council) Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito today tore into a Texan federal judge's decision to block President Barack Obama's executive order to shelter undocumented immigrants, and into the 26 right-leaning states that filed the lawsuit to prevent the program from going forward. Judge Andrew Hanen determined
Analysis of same-sex adoption laws in Arkansas The Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative released "Faith and Family Equality" this May with generous support from the Arcus Foundation. The report examines the 2008 ballot initiative in Arkansas that aimed to ban same-sex adoption and analyzes the efforts of religious groups on both sides of the issue: conservatives who sponsored the initiative, worked to get it on the ballot, and engaged in a strong grass-roots campaign to win, as well as modera
The Advocate, considered by many to be the LGBT publication of record, on Friday gave President Obama the magazine's first endorsement in decades. "The Advocate's last endorsement was decades ago, but the president's statement of May 9, unequivocally in favor of marriage equality, along with his record on LGBT rights, has distinguished him for the ages and has made it clear that he is a transformational leader and our best choice for president," Editor in Chief Matthew Breen writes. Obama's endo
Lauren McCue is the program officer for YAF chapter services at Young America's Foundation. Lauren is originally from Fairfax, Virginia and is a graduate of Virginia Tech, where she received a B.A. in political science with a concentration in legal studies. Lauren first came in contact with Young America's Foundation the summer before her freshman year of college after stumbling across an advertisement in National Review for the National Conservative Student Conference. Two years later, Lauren w
In an address at St. Norbert Catholic College in Wisconsin, radical feminist Gloria Steinem said that religion was "patriarchal" and "all about controlling reproduction." As Breitbart News reported on the upcoming controversial event last October, Steinem spoke at St. Norbert's in De Pere, Wisconsin, last week and was praised by the school in a press release announcing the speaker of the event as a "founder of the women's movement," an advocate for "social justice," a recipient of the Presidenti
Talk about a fall from grace... The Florida Democratic Party is having its annual fundraising dinner Saturday in the district of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz , the former chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, yet the beleaguered lawmaker is not among the listed speakers. The party released the speaker lineup for the event earlier this week, which features former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bill Nelson, the Palm Beach Post reported . Three Democratic candidates running for gover
Yesterday the New York Times ran an article highlighting transgender candidates for office in this election cycle, asking if more trans candidates will translate into greater tolerance for the community. While there are a handful of transfolk running for office, there are also out lesbians, bisexuals, and gay men who are knee-deep in their own campaigns, and then there are the few LGBT members of Congress who are looking to hold on to their jobs. And although the Times may find some choice quote
The Victory Fund is working to elect dozens of LGBT candidates to higher office and we're featuring the stories of several of these men and women as the election nears. Florida needs more people like Jennifer Webb. A committed environmentalist, Webb is keenly aware that climate change is affecting the country, and especially the Sunshine State. Webb -- a Democrat in Pinellas County, which includes St. Petersburg -- is hoping to unseat Republican incumbent Kathleen Peters in the state House of
After the Duggar family-lead #Repeal119 campaign last year to overturn Fayetteville, Arkansas' LGBT rights law, LGBT rights groups worked ardently to reestablish protections in housing, employment and places of public accommodation. Yesterday voters (by a 53-47% margin) approved new legislation to protect their LGBT citizens from discrimination. Because of the city's Uniform Civil Rights Protection ordinance passed yesterday, law now "prohibits discrimination in [...] Continue reading >> By Tim
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito with Cesar Pena at the signing of immigration legislation. (Photo: William Alatriste for the New York City Council) William Alatriste/New York City Council) Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito today tore into a Texan federal judge's decision to block President Barack Obama's executive order to shelter undocumented immigrants, and into the 26 right-leaning states that filed the lawsuit to prevent the program from going forward. Judge Andrew Hanen determined
Analysis of same-sex adoption laws in Arkansas The Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative released "Faith and Family Equality" this May with generous support from the Arcus Foundation. The report examines the 2008 ballot initiative in Arkansas that aimed to ban same-sex adoption and analyzes the efforts of religious groups on both sides of the issue: conservatives who sponsored the initiative, worked to get it on the ballot, and engaged in a strong grass-roots campaign to win, as well as modera
The Advocate, considered by many to be the LGBT publication of record, on Friday gave President Obama the magazine's first endorsement in decades. "The Advocate's last endorsement was decades ago, but the president's statement of May 9, unequivocally in favor of marriage equality, along with his record on LGBT rights, has distinguished him for the ages and has made it clear that he is a transformational leader and our best choice for president," Editor in Chief Matthew Breen writes. Obama's endo
Foreign journalists arrived Tuesday in North Korea to witness the dismantling of a nuclear test site, but reporters from South Korea were excluded in protest of the country's joint military exercises with the United States. North Korea announced a moratorium on tests of nuclear bombs and intercontinental ballistic missiles ahead of a planned summit between leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump on June 12 in Singapore, but North Korea has threatened to cancel the summit because of th
U.S. President Donald Trump, in a press conference after signing a "comprehensive document" with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, said that both countries were "prepared to start new history, new chapter in our history." RELATED: Trump said he was "honored to spend intensive hours" with Kim, before thanking several leaders of government in the region including hosts Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and South Korea's Moon Jae-in. "I don't want to be threatening," Trump said, responding
Prior to delivering remarks aboard USS Intrepid to celebrate the historic military alliance between The United States and Australia, President Trump and Prime Minister Turnbull met on the sidelines for a bilateral discussion. Interesting interpersonal dynamic, brings out a sensibility from President Donald Trump not customarily noted... During the briefly allowed press Q&A both leaders provided additional thoughts and comments on various current events: Healthcare, legislation, social-media etc.
South Korean national security director Chung Eui-yong, center, speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 8, 2018, as intelligence chief Suh Hoon, left and Cho Yoon-je, the South Korea ambassador to United States, listen. President Donald Trump has accepted an offer of a summit from the North Korean leader and will meet with Kim Jong Un by May, Chung said in a remarkable turnaround in relations between two historic adversaries. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Last night, the
Norwegian Lawmakers Nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize Two Norwegian lawmakers representing the populist party in the country's legislature have nominated President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize after his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The lawmakers told their local media that Trump has "taken a huge and important step in the direction of the disarmament, peace and reconciliation between North and South Korea." The nomination comes after Counselor to the President Kell
JOINT STATEMENT - Today, Ambassador Lighthizer and Minister Kim are pleased to announce that the United States and the Republic of Korea have reached an agreement in principle on the general terms of amendments and modifications to the United States-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA). The nations have also agreed on terms for a country exemption for the Republic of Korea from tariffs imposed on steel imports under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 pursuant to Preside
The Russian president is believed to be finalising plans with the North Korean despot for secret talks, according to reports in South Korea and China. The meeting is likely to take place during either the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on August 12 or during a stopover on Mr Putin's way to Japan later in the year. It would be Jong-Un's first foreign trip since assuming power in the secretive state after the death of his father, Kim Jong-Il, in 2011. In further developments that will worry
In their first meeting in person, US President Donald Trump and Russia's Putin discussed issues such as Ukraine, Syria, North Korea, terrorism, cyber-security and alleged meddling in US elections. US President Donald Trump and Russian President Putin meet for the first time on the sidelines of the G20 summit. ( TRT World and Agencies ) US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held their first face-to-face meeting Friday at a G20 summit marred by violent protests and a rift
Kim Jong-un departed China on Wednesday after an extensive meeting and lavish banquet with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping, who, according to North Korean state media, congratulated Kim for "steering" the conversation during his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump this month. Kim flew to China on Tuesday on an Air Koryo plane, the official state airline of the North Korean regime, for his third meeting with Xi in China in the past three months. Unlike the other two visits, Chinese
NORTH KOREA: President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "by May"--a historic first-ever meeting between North Korea and U.S. leaders and an unexpected development following months of high-stakes jabs traded by Trump and Kim. Normally diplomatic groundwork and a crafted agenda is laid before such summits. With Trump and Kim it could turn out to be more theatrics, so there are good reasons to be cautious but also good reasons for pursuing the ope
U.S. President Donald Trump, in a press conference after signing a "comprehensive document" with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, said that both countries were "prepared to start new history, new chapter in our history." RELATED: Trump said he was "honored to spend intensive hours" with Kim, before thanking several leaders of government in the region including hosts Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and South Korea's Moon Jae-in. "I don't want to be threatening," Trump said, responding
Prior to delivering remarks aboard USS Intrepid to celebrate the historic military alliance between The United States and Australia, President Trump and Prime Minister Turnbull met on the sidelines for a bilateral discussion. Interesting interpersonal dynamic, brings out a sensibility from President Donald Trump not customarily noted... During the briefly allowed press Q&A both leaders provided additional thoughts and comments on various current events: Healthcare, legislation, social-media etc.
South Korean national security director Chung Eui-yong, center, speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 8, 2018, as intelligence chief Suh Hoon, left and Cho Yoon-je, the South Korea ambassador to United States, listen. President Donald Trump has accepted an offer of a summit from the North Korean leader and will meet with Kim Jong Un by May, Chung said in a remarkable turnaround in relations between two historic adversaries. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Last night, the
Norwegian Lawmakers Nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize Two Norwegian lawmakers representing the populist party in the country's legislature have nominated President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize after his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The lawmakers told their local media that Trump has "taken a huge and important step in the direction of the disarmament, peace and reconciliation between North and South Korea." The nomination comes after Counselor to the President Kell
JOINT STATEMENT - Today, Ambassador Lighthizer and Minister Kim are pleased to announce that the United States and the Republic of Korea have reached an agreement in principle on the general terms of amendments and modifications to the United States-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA). The nations have also agreed on terms for a country exemption for the Republic of Korea from tariffs imposed on steel imports under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 pursuant to Preside
The Russian president is believed to be finalising plans with the North Korean despot for secret talks, according to reports in South Korea and China. The meeting is likely to take place during either the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on August 12 or during a stopover on Mr Putin's way to Japan later in the year. It would be Jong-Un's first foreign trip since assuming power in the secretive state after the death of his father, Kim Jong-Il, in 2011. In further developments that will worry
In their first meeting in person, US President Donald Trump and Russia's Putin discussed issues such as Ukraine, Syria, North Korea, terrorism, cyber-security and alleged meddling in US elections. US President Donald Trump and Russian President Putin meet for the first time on the sidelines of the G20 summit. ( TRT World and Agencies ) US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held their first face-to-face meeting Friday at a G20 summit marred by violent protests and a rift
Kim Jong-un departed China on Wednesday after an extensive meeting and lavish banquet with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping, who, according to North Korean state media, congratulated Kim for "steering" the conversation during his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump this month. Kim flew to China on Tuesday on an Air Koryo plane, the official state airline of the North Korean regime, for his third meeting with Xi in China in the past three months. Unlike the other two visits, Chinese
NORTH KOREA: President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "by May"--a historic first-ever meeting between North Korea and U.S. leaders and an unexpected development following months of high-stakes jabs traded by Trump and Kim. Normally diplomatic groundwork and a crafted agenda is laid before such summits. With Trump and Kim it could turn out to be more theatrics, so there are good reasons to be cautious but also good reasons for pursuing the ope
An anti-immigration bill with language so harsh it makes Donald Trump sound like Cesar Chavez by comparison is advancing through Tallahassee right now. How strong are the provisions in HB 1095, the "Prevention of Acts of War"? Not only would the bill let Florida's governor ban immigrants or refugees from any country he deems dangerous, it would also prohibit any Floridians receiving any kind of state assistance -- including Medicare or welfare -- from helping such refugees and require them to im
On Sept. 24, Donald Trump revised his travel ban, tacking on three new countries - two of which are not Muslim-majority nations. Venezuela and North Korea were both included the ban, which makes for a bit of a head-scratcher. Trump's previous executive order appeared to directly and exclusively restrict travel from majority Muslim countries into the United States, so why is Venezuela on Trump's travel ban ? The president's first controversial attempt at enforcing travel restrictions occurred on
In an attempt to get a grasp on his country's exponential inflation rate, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced it will remove five zeros from its currency. Venezuela faces many economic problems, and its currency's valuation is no exception. The bolivar's inflation rate has been projected to reach 1 million percent within the year, according to Reuters. The collapse of Venezuela's economy started when the price of oil plummeted. Oil was the backbone of Venezuela's socialist economic s
On Friday, President Trump celebrated some good news from the U.S. economy. In the last week, a different message is coming from Cuba and Venezuela. We are watching three countries going in different economic directions: the U.S., Cuba, and Venezuela. It is a classic case of free markets versus socialism. On Friday, President Trump celebrated some good news from the U.S. economy. In the last week, a different message is coming from Cuba and Venezuela. We are watching three countries going in
Down in Mexico, elections are on Sunday, and everyone is supposed to vote. The new president will take over in December, five months away. President Trump and "Presidente-Electo" Andres Lopez-Obrador spoke by phone last week. They say that it went well. By the way, I will not be surprised if the two men meet in person, sort of like when President-Elect Reagan and President Lopez-Portillo shook hands in January 1981 at one of the border bridges. Mexico can teach us a thing or two about votin
Statement by the Cuban revolutionary government in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's June 16 announcement that he was unilaterally reversing some of the steps taken by the last administration to improve relations. Havana, June 16. Any strategy aimed at changing the political, economic and social system in Cuba, whether it seeks to achieve it through pressures and impositions, or by using more subtle methods, will be doomed to failure. On June 16, 2017, the president of the United States,
Venezuela's socialists scored an overwhelming victory in mayoral elections on December 10, taking over 90% of the country's municipalities. President Nicolas Maduro's United Venezuelan Socialist Party (PSUV), along with its allies, have secured victory in 308 of Venezuela's 335 municipalities. According to preliminary results, the governing socialist party managed to take 21 out of the country's 23 state capitals as well as the Caracas Capital District. This is why many may be surprised that Ve
Until about five years ago boliteros in Havana usually took their winning numbers from the Venezuelan lottery via radio broadcasts. In Santiago de Cuba and the eastern provinces (where Radio Marti reception is said to be spottier) the numbers still come from Venezuela. But the story in Havana is that when Fidel-wannabe Hugo Chavez was elected president in 1998, he stopped the lottery broadcasts from the two main stations utilized in Cuba's capital, in solidarity with the revolution. That's when
Elections in Venezuela have come and gone. They happened in the most peaceful, fair and transparent way as promised by the Maduro government. Nicolas Maduro was re-elected president for the 2019-2025 period by more than two-thirds of the voters. The Lima Group, Luis Almagro and the Canadian government immediately issued declarations of not recognizing the elections for being illegitimate, as if they had been prepared before May 20. However, is there any valid basis to those declarations? The U.S
You have to wonder why the Democratic Party seems to always land on the wrong side of history. With the election of Donald Trump it is obvious the country wanted something and someone different. But in a recent interview Nancy Pelosi said, "I don't think people want a new direction, our values unify us and our values are about supporting America's working families." Pelosi has been brain dead for quite a while and this confirms it. As a Republican, I say keep going Pelosi. Let's take a look at
On Sept. 24, Donald Trump revised his travel ban, tacking on three new countries - two of which are not Muslim-majority nations. Venezuela and North Korea were both included the ban, which makes for a bit of a head-scratcher. Trump's previous executive order appeared to directly and exclusively restrict travel from majority Muslim countries into the United States, so why is Venezuela on Trump's travel ban ? The president's first controversial attempt at enforcing travel restrictions occurred on
In an attempt to get a grasp on his country's exponential inflation rate, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced it will remove five zeros from its currency. Venezuela faces many economic problems, and its currency's valuation is no exception. The bolivar's inflation rate has been projected to reach 1 million percent within the year, according to Reuters. The collapse of Venezuela's economy started when the price of oil plummeted. Oil was the backbone of Venezuela's socialist economic s
On Friday, President Trump celebrated some good news from the U.S. economy. In the last week, a different message is coming from Cuba and Venezuela. We are watching three countries going in different economic directions: the U.S., Cuba, and Venezuela. It is a classic case of free markets versus socialism. On Friday, President Trump celebrated some good news from the U.S. economy. In the last week, a different message is coming from Cuba and Venezuela. We are watching three countries going in
Down in Mexico, elections are on Sunday, and everyone is supposed to vote. The new president will take over in December, five months away. President Trump and "Presidente-Electo" Andres Lopez-Obrador spoke by phone last week. They say that it went well. By the way, I will not be surprised if the two men meet in person, sort of like when President-Elect Reagan and President Lopez-Portillo shook hands in January 1981 at one of the border bridges. Mexico can teach us a thing or two about votin
Statement by the Cuban revolutionary government in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's June 16 announcement that he was unilaterally reversing some of the steps taken by the last administration to improve relations. Havana, June 16. Any strategy aimed at changing the political, economic and social system in Cuba, whether it seeks to achieve it through pressures and impositions, or by using more subtle methods, will be doomed to failure. On June 16, 2017, the president of the United States,
Venezuela's socialists scored an overwhelming victory in mayoral elections on December 10, taking over 90% of the country's municipalities. President Nicolas Maduro's United Venezuelan Socialist Party (PSUV), along with its allies, have secured victory in 308 of Venezuela's 335 municipalities. According to preliminary results, the governing socialist party managed to take 21 out of the country's 23 state capitals as well as the Caracas Capital District. This is why many may be surprised that Ve
Until about five years ago boliteros in Havana usually took their winning numbers from the Venezuelan lottery via radio broadcasts. In Santiago de Cuba and the eastern provinces (where Radio Marti reception is said to be spottier) the numbers still come from Venezuela. But the story in Havana is that when Fidel-wannabe Hugo Chavez was elected president in 1998, he stopped the lottery broadcasts from the two main stations utilized in Cuba's capital, in solidarity with the revolution. That's when
Elections in Venezuela have come and gone. They happened in the most peaceful, fair and transparent way as promised by the Maduro government. Nicolas Maduro was re-elected president for the 2019-2025 period by more than two-thirds of the voters. The Lima Group, Luis Almagro and the Canadian government immediately issued declarations of not recognizing the elections for being illegitimate, as if they had been prepared before May 20. However, is there any valid basis to those declarations? The U.S
You have to wonder why the Democratic Party seems to always land on the wrong side of history. With the election of Donald Trump it is obvious the country wanted something and someone different. But in a recent interview Nancy Pelosi said, "I don't think people want a new direction, our values unify us and our values are about supporting America's working families." Pelosi has been brain dead for quite a while and this confirms it. As a Republican, I say keep going Pelosi. Let's take a look at
Even though the fiscal cliff is the top issue in Washington these days, that doesn't mean President Obama doesn't have other things on his mind. During his Meet the Press interview Sunday, the president discussed several top priorities for the next four years but he discussed legislation to curb gun violence and immigration reform "with particular urgency," points out NBC News. The president said he would put his "full weight" behind any legislation to prevent gun violence that the task force be
Add Richard Engel - NBC News' chief foreign correspondent - to the growing number of voices in the media who have criticized the United States' strategy to defeat the Islamic State. On the May 21 edition of The Rundown with Jose Diaz-Balart , Engel found no reason to dispute that ISIS was a de facto nation and argued that U.S. efforts to repel the terror group have been largely ineffective. Engel claimed that the U.S.'s repeated failures "raise enormous questions about strategy." He ended with
The president of St. Bonaventure University in Allegany, New York, has called for more discussion on stricter gun control following the May 23 shooting rampage near the University of California at Santa Barbara, where lone gunman Elliot Rodger killed six people before killing himself. Franciscan Sister Margaret Carney told Catholic News Service that "if Sandy Hook wasn't enough for people to march to their senators and say, 'We need a new (gun control) law tomorrow,'" she said she doesn't know
During MSNBC's 1 p.m. ET hour on Wednesday, NBC News correspondent Morgan Radford turned to the one regime on earth most like the Nazis in order lecture the United States on race relations. The reporter actually cited a tweet from Iran's brutal anti-Semitic dictator Ali Khamenei as an example of "global criticism" of President Trump's reaction to Charlottesville. Radford declared: "I want to show you what Iran's Supreme Leader put up today on Twitter. He put up this photo of him with - holding a
December 17, 2012 SO IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A "NATIONAL CONVERSATION ON GUNS," HERE ARE SOME OPENERS: Why do people who favor gun-control call people who disagree with them murderers or accomplices to murder? Is that constructive? Would any of the various proposals have actually prevented the tragedy that is the supposed reason for them? When you say you hope that this event will finally change the debate, do you really mean that you hope you can use emotionalism and blood-libel-bullying to get
Straight and to the point. Following every mass killing, I ask myself, what has happened to our society? I also wonder what the solution is to ensure our families do not become future victims. Many have pointed out that years ago, people would go to school and have hunting rifles in their vehicles. Yet, mass violence in schools and other locations did not happen as in society today. It makes me think that there must be a root cause that we are not addressing that has led to this change. So what
Let me finish with a question of weapons. Polls show Republicans believing that national security and terrorism constitute the top issues facing the country. This is what Republican primary voters cite as their top priority for 2016. Who is going to protect this country? The candidates seem to be on the same page. It's hard to see them nominating a candidate who is not a hawk through and through, someone ready to lead the fight against our terrorist enemies. The only dove is Rand Paul, which mak
We all know Dana Loesch as an author, radio host, and the spokesperson for the NRA. But how did she come to be the most aggressively gun-friendly presence in the country? She was born in 1978 to Southern Baptist Democrats in a small Missouri town, where her grandfather taught her to shoot BB guns in their backyard. She went to school for journalism but dropped out after getting pregnant with her boyfriend, Chris, who headed a punk band. She then started a mommy blog titled "Mamalogue," where she
Khurram Dara, a Muslim author and attorney, argues in a new Prager University video that his fellow Muslims have a duty to prevent future Islamic terror attacks after the carnage in Brussels, Belgium and San Bernardino, CA., and they can do so by engaging in the propaganda war. Dara explains that Syed Farook, one of the shooters in the San Bernardino terror attack, was not an impoverished person unable to fully assimilate into American life. He was raised in a middle-class family, educated, and
CAROL COSTELLO: The attack here in Orlando reigniting the debate over who can legally purchase guns. A new report found nine out of ten people on the terror watch list who wanted to purchase a gun were able to do so -- and that's something one gun shop manager I talked with finds upsetting. HECTOR PAGAN, MANAGER, UNIVERSAL WEAPONS: I'm going to be honest with you: yes, it does -- because if you are -- if you're on a -- on a watch list where you can't even fly, you shouldn't be able to buy a fire
Add Richard Engel - NBC News' chief foreign correspondent - to the growing number of voices in the media who have criticized the United States' strategy to defeat the Islamic State. On the May 21 edition of The Rundown with Jose Diaz-Balart , Engel found no reason to dispute that ISIS was a de facto nation and argued that U.S. efforts to repel the terror group have been largely ineffective. Engel claimed that the U.S.'s repeated failures "raise enormous questions about strategy." He ended with
The president of St. Bonaventure University in Allegany, New York, has called for more discussion on stricter gun control following the May 23 shooting rampage near the University of California at Santa Barbara, where lone gunman Elliot Rodger killed six people before killing himself. Franciscan Sister Margaret Carney told Catholic News Service that "if Sandy Hook wasn't enough for people to march to their senators and say, 'We need a new (gun control) law tomorrow,'" she said she doesn't know
During MSNBC's 1 p.m. ET hour on Wednesday, NBC News correspondent Morgan Radford turned to the one regime on earth most like the Nazis in order lecture the United States on race relations. The reporter actually cited a tweet from Iran's brutal anti-Semitic dictator Ali Khamenei as an example of "global criticism" of President Trump's reaction to Charlottesville. Radford declared: "I want to show you what Iran's Supreme Leader put up today on Twitter. He put up this photo of him with - holding a
December 17, 2012 SO IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A "NATIONAL CONVERSATION ON GUNS," HERE ARE SOME OPENERS: Why do people who favor gun-control call people who disagree with them murderers or accomplices to murder? Is that constructive? Would any of the various proposals have actually prevented the tragedy that is the supposed reason for them? When you say you hope that this event will finally change the debate, do you really mean that you hope you can use emotionalism and blood-libel-bullying to get
Straight and to the point. Following every mass killing, I ask myself, what has happened to our society? I also wonder what the solution is to ensure our families do not become future victims. Many have pointed out that years ago, people would go to school and have hunting rifles in their vehicles. Yet, mass violence in schools and other locations did not happen as in society today. It makes me think that there must be a root cause that we are not addressing that has led to this change. So what
Let me finish with a question of weapons. Polls show Republicans believing that national security and terrorism constitute the top issues facing the country. This is what Republican primary voters cite as their top priority for 2016. Who is going to protect this country? The candidates seem to be on the same page. It's hard to see them nominating a candidate who is not a hawk through and through, someone ready to lead the fight against our terrorist enemies. The only dove is Rand Paul, which mak
We all know Dana Loesch as an author, radio host, and the spokesperson for the NRA. But how did she come to be the most aggressively gun-friendly presence in the country? She was born in 1978 to Southern Baptist Democrats in a small Missouri town, where her grandfather taught her to shoot BB guns in their backyard. She went to school for journalism but dropped out after getting pregnant with her boyfriend, Chris, who headed a punk band. She then started a mommy blog titled "Mamalogue," where she
Khurram Dara, a Muslim author and attorney, argues in a new Prager University video that his fellow Muslims have a duty to prevent future Islamic terror attacks after the carnage in Brussels, Belgium and San Bernardino, CA., and they can do so by engaging in the propaganda war. Dara explains that Syed Farook, one of the shooters in the San Bernardino terror attack, was not an impoverished person unable to fully assimilate into American life. He was raised in a middle-class family, educated, and
CAROL COSTELLO: The attack here in Orlando reigniting the debate over who can legally purchase guns. A new report found nine out of ten people on the terror watch list who wanted to purchase a gun were able to do so -- and that's something one gun shop manager I talked with finds upsetting. HECTOR PAGAN, MANAGER, UNIVERSAL WEAPONS: I'm going to be honest with you: yes, it does -- because if you are -- if you're on a -- on a watch list where you can't even fly, you shouldn't be able to buy a fire
The shooting in San Bernardino might possibly be related to ISIS , but that doesn't change the fact that the shooters purchased all of their guns legally . In fact, I think it makes the fact that he was able to legally get his guns even worse. My gut reaction to hearing the words "gun control" is "yes, that sounds great," so I admit I'm biased right off the bat. I live in a city, I don't hunt, and I've never shot a gun (although I would love to go to a range and see what it feels like). I was cu
(CNN)The next fight in the gun debate isn't over what to do, but who should do it. Capitol Hill Republicans have opened the door to regulating bump fire stocks, gun accessories that can convert semi-automatic weapons into firing similarly to automatic ones, but the scope of those changes, the timing and who ultimately will make them is still a major question on Capitol Hill. After the deadliest shooting in modern American history, Republican leaders have signaled some openness to at least lookin
All it took was the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history for the country's most noxious pro-gun lobbying group, the National Rifle Association, to lend its support to the most narrow vision of gun control imaginable. The NRA on Thursday called for a federal review of whether bump stocks, a specialized device that allows semi-automatic guns to simulate the uninterrupted firing power of an automatic weapon, should be legal. The device was used to kill 59 and wound more than 500 in La
December 17, 2012 SO IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A "NATIONAL CONVERSATION ON GUNS," HERE ARE SOME OPENERS: Why do people who favor gun-control call people who disagree with them murderers or accomplices to murder? Is that constructive? Would any of the various proposals have actually prevented the tragedy that is the supposed reason for them? When you say you hope that this event will finally change the debate, do you really mean that you hope you can use emotionalism and blood-libel-bullying to get
I am not one to put myself out there to initiate a change, I always heard that "one person could make a difference" but never really believed it. After sitting around and watching the destruction that mass shootings have caused friends, family, and America as a whole, I knew that it was my time to step up and make that difference. I got together with some of my friends. We put our ideas together in order to make a change. We understand that guns can provide safety and security to some as well as
T he president appeared at many rallies on behalf of additional gun-control laws with parents of children murdered at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. I have a question for those who agree with the president's use of these suffering souls. How would you react if a pro-death penalty president traveled across the country with parents of murdered children -- on behalf of capital punishment? After all, outside of strongly liberal locales, the great majority of parents whose children
Another day, another mind-numbingly idiotic tweet from our favorite chin-impaired anti-gun movement figurehead, little Davey Hogg. The sound of gunfire echoes everywhere. You hear it in our cities, towns, and it brings grief to our Native American friends, too. But you know what's louder? The sound of all of YOU demanding change. use #YOUniversallyTriggered to speak for your right to live and be safe. -- David Hogg (@davidhogg111) June 7, 2018 Obviously, young Dave's never lived in a rural area
The NRA has a Trump problem. With an ally in the White House, it's impossible to convince even the most gullible of gun nuts that the government is about to swoop in and steal their precious guns. Right wing fear drives the gun industry and without it, sales tank : Michelle Leder of Footnoted points out that companies like Sturm Ruger & Company Inc and American Outdoor Brands Corporation, (formerly known as Smith & Wesson), saw their numbers plummet after the election. Strum, for instance, repor
Those looking for moderation and sensitivity in the gun control debate probably, by this point, know better than to look to the National Rifle Association. But even by the standards of what we've heard from the NRA recently, comments made by former NRA president Marion Hammer earlier this week stand out. Appearing on an episode of the NRA news show The Daily News on Wednesday, Hammer concluded a discussion of the prospects on gun control initiatives prompted by the Newtown, Conn. massacre by dra
Straight and to the point. Following every mass killing, I ask myself, what has happened to our society? I also wonder what the solution is to ensure our families do not become future victims. Many have pointed out that years ago, people would go to school and have hunting rifles in their vehicles. Yet, mass violence in schools and other locations did not happen as in society today. It makes me think that there must be a root cause that we are not addressing that has led to this change. So what
(CNN)The next fight in the gun debate isn't over what to do, but who should do it. Capitol Hill Republicans have opened the door to regulating bump fire stocks, gun accessories that can convert semi-automatic weapons into firing similarly to automatic ones, but the scope of those changes, the timing and who ultimately will make them is still a major question on Capitol Hill. After the deadliest shooting in modern American history, Republican leaders have signaled some openness to at least lookin
All it took was the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history for the country's most noxious pro-gun lobbying group, the National Rifle Association, to lend its support to the most narrow vision of gun control imaginable. The NRA on Thursday called for a federal review of whether bump stocks, a specialized device that allows semi-automatic guns to simulate the uninterrupted firing power of an automatic weapon, should be legal. The device was used to kill 59 and wound more than 500 in La
December 17, 2012 SO IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A "NATIONAL CONVERSATION ON GUNS," HERE ARE SOME OPENERS: Why do people who favor gun-control call people who disagree with them murderers or accomplices to murder? Is that constructive? Would any of the various proposals have actually prevented the tragedy that is the supposed reason for them? When you say you hope that this event will finally change the debate, do you really mean that you hope you can use emotionalism and blood-libel-bullying to get
I am not one to put myself out there to initiate a change, I always heard that "one person could make a difference" but never really believed it. After sitting around and watching the destruction that mass shootings have caused friends, family, and America as a whole, I knew that it was my time to step up and make that difference. I got together with some of my friends. We put our ideas together in order to make a change. We understand that guns can provide safety and security to some as well as
T he president appeared at many rallies on behalf of additional gun-control laws with parents of children murdered at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. I have a question for those who agree with the president's use of these suffering souls. How would you react if a pro-death penalty president traveled across the country with parents of murdered children -- on behalf of capital punishment? After all, outside of strongly liberal locales, the great majority of parents whose children
Another day, another mind-numbingly idiotic tweet from our favorite chin-impaired anti-gun movement figurehead, little Davey Hogg. The sound of gunfire echoes everywhere. You hear it in our cities, towns, and it brings grief to our Native American friends, too. But you know what's louder? The sound of all of YOU demanding change. use #YOUniversallyTriggered to speak for your right to live and be safe. -- David Hogg (@davidhogg111) June 7, 2018 Obviously, young Dave's never lived in a rural area
The NRA has a Trump problem. With an ally in the White House, it's impossible to convince even the most gullible of gun nuts that the government is about to swoop in and steal their precious guns. Right wing fear drives the gun industry and without it, sales tank : Michelle Leder of Footnoted points out that companies like Sturm Ruger & Company Inc and American Outdoor Brands Corporation, (formerly known as Smith & Wesson), saw their numbers plummet after the election. Strum, for instance, repor
Those looking for moderation and sensitivity in the gun control debate probably, by this point, know better than to look to the National Rifle Association. But even by the standards of what we've heard from the NRA recently, comments made by former NRA president Marion Hammer earlier this week stand out. Appearing on an episode of the NRA news show The Daily News on Wednesday, Hammer concluded a discussion of the prospects on gun control initiatives prompted by the Newtown, Conn. massacre by dra
Straight and to the point. Following every mass killing, I ask myself, what has happened to our society? I also wonder what the solution is to ensure our families do not become future victims. Many have pointed out that years ago, people would go to school and have hunting rifles in their vehicles. Yet, mass violence in schools and other locations did not happen as in society today. It makes me think that there must be a root cause that we are not addressing that has led to this change. So what
Dozens of breast-feeding women packed themselves into a Vancouver H&M last week to protest the store, where employees recently told a mom that breastfeeding was against H&M policy because it might offend other customers. Just after noon the trendy clothing store in a downtown mall was filled with a sea of nursing moms, strollers, toddlers, dads and others who turned out to make a political point. "It is normal. It is not obscene. It is every baby's need to have food and be nourished and nurtured
(Campus Reform) New video from Evergreen State College shows students demanding to be excused from their homework assignments so they could continue to protest. evergreencampuscollegecareer.blogspot.com As Campus Reform initially reported , hundreds of students marched through campus Thursday demanding the resignation of Professor Bret Weinstein, who had questioned the school's decision to ask white people to leave campus for a day of diversity programming in an all-staff email. "No, fuck you, G
Tuesday, Mar 27, 2012, 11:39 am State Dept. Confirms Criticism of Student Guestworker Program: It's About Work, not Culture BY Michelle Chen Email this article to a friend Protesters on Occupy Hershey's Halloween Day, which brought together members of the National Guestworkers Alliance, SEIU Local 1199 and United NY, on October 31, 2011. (Photo by Photo by National Guestworker Alliance ) Despite the economic atrophy of the past few years, legions of youth still flock to the United States' shor
All of the students of an advertising class were in for a big surprise as they walked into their classroom on Thursday afternoon. All of the students of an advertising class were in for a big surprise as they walked into their classroom on Thursday afternoon. Some undergrad pupils at Soore University in Tehran delivered a class presentation that went above and beyond any one's expectation. The aroma of burning incense sticks in the class was just enough to take you to the deep jungles of norther
Students and striking local government workers united to picket a London School of Economics ( LSE ) event in Starbucks on Kingsway, Holborn last week, in opposition to their support for the state of Israel's occupation of Palestine. The LSE Annual Fund and Alumni Relations departments had teamed up with Starbucks to offer an "afternoon of free coffee and cake tasting for Postgraduates," in a clear attempt by the global coffee chain to undermine the role of the LSE Students' Union as the primary
Recently, Portland, Maine* decided they wanted to get in on some of that sweet, sweet minimum wage raising action everyone has been in on lately. When they found out they had unintentionally raised wages for tipped workers as part of the process, though, they were immediately aghast, because fuck tipped workers,... Washington Post writer Roberto A. Ferdman has decided to take a stand for all right-thinking restaurant customers everywhere. Hark his words, for he is sick and tired of enduring that
What should people do if they find a successful UK industry with rather good results? Easy: complain about class and diversity, and demand greatly increased bullying by government and its quangos. Witness last Thursday's glossy Labour Party report (entitled " Acting Up ") on the UK performing arts, fronted by ex-model Gloria de Piero and one-time Coronation Street worthy Tracy Brabin, both now semi-celebrity northern Labour MPs. It's a tedious document, complete with references to left-wing acad
(CAMPUSREFORM) -- Student senators at Duquesne University are lobbying for the cancellation of plans to bring Chick-fil-A to campus in the fall, saying they "fear" for the safety of their peers. The popular fast-food chain came under fire in 2012 after its president, Dan Cathy, admitted his company was "guilty as charged" for donating to organizations opposed to same-sex marriage, prompting years of protests by LGBT activists, especially on college campuses. Campus Reform reported in 2015, for i
We, the undersigned, are petitioning to SAVE OUR TIP CREDIT and are asking DC Council Members to OVERTURN Initiative 77 in Washington, DC. We are the tipped employees, the restaurant owners & hospitality operators, the family members of these workers, the people that depend on these small businesses in DC to thrive (e.g. cab drivers and vendors), and the DC residents that proudly support our local businesses. Please hear our voices - we are counting on you to support us and make the informed dec
Our "liberal media" here in Seattle is something else -- particularly the Republican-owned Seattle Times, which is astute enough to include a few liberal voices on its editorial page and among its columnists. Our TV stations are pure mush. And don't get me started on the subject of local talk radio. The worst, though, has to be the Times . Because, those handful of liberals notwithstanding, its editorial content (especially its editorials) is relentlessly right-wing. This was embodied in their e
(Campus Reform) New video from Evergreen State College shows students demanding to be excused from their homework assignments so they could continue to protest. evergreencampuscollegecareer.blogspot.com As Campus Reform initially reported , hundreds of students marched through campus Thursday demanding the resignation of Professor Bret Weinstein, who had questioned the school's decision to ask white people to leave campus for a day of diversity programming in an all-staff email. "No, fuck you, G
Tuesday, Mar 27, 2012, 11:39 am State Dept. Confirms Criticism of Student Guestworker Program: It's About Work, not Culture BY Michelle Chen Email this article to a friend Protesters on Occupy Hershey's Halloween Day, which brought together members of the National Guestworkers Alliance, SEIU Local 1199 and United NY, on October 31, 2011. (Photo by Photo by National Guestworker Alliance ) Despite the economic atrophy of the past few years, legions of youth still flock to the United States' shor
All of the students of an advertising class were in for a big surprise as they walked into their classroom on Thursday afternoon. All of the students of an advertising class were in for a big surprise as they walked into their classroom on Thursday afternoon. Some undergrad pupils at Soore University in Tehran delivered a class presentation that went above and beyond any one's expectation. The aroma of burning incense sticks in the class was just enough to take you to the deep jungles of norther
Students and striking local government workers united to picket a London School of Economics ( LSE ) event in Starbucks on Kingsway, Holborn last week, in opposition to their support for the state of Israel's occupation of Palestine. The LSE Annual Fund and Alumni Relations departments had teamed up with Starbucks to offer an "afternoon of free coffee and cake tasting for Postgraduates," in a clear attempt by the global coffee chain to undermine the role of the LSE Students' Union as the primary
Recently, Portland, Maine* decided they wanted to get in on some of that sweet, sweet minimum wage raising action everyone has been in on lately. When they found out they had unintentionally raised wages for tipped workers as part of the process, though, they were immediately aghast, because fuck tipped workers,... Washington Post writer Roberto A. Ferdman has decided to take a stand for all right-thinking restaurant customers everywhere. Hark his words, for he is sick and tired of enduring that
What should people do if they find a successful UK industry with rather good results? Easy: complain about class and diversity, and demand greatly increased bullying by government and its quangos. Witness last Thursday's glossy Labour Party report (entitled " Acting Up ") on the UK performing arts, fronted by ex-model Gloria de Piero and one-time Coronation Street worthy Tracy Brabin, both now semi-celebrity northern Labour MPs. It's a tedious document, complete with references to left-wing acad
(CAMPUSREFORM) -- Student senators at Duquesne University are lobbying for the cancellation of plans to bring Chick-fil-A to campus in the fall, saying they "fear" for the safety of their peers. The popular fast-food chain came under fire in 2012 after its president, Dan Cathy, admitted his company was "guilty as charged" for donating to organizations opposed to same-sex marriage, prompting years of protests by LGBT activists, especially on college campuses. Campus Reform reported in 2015, for i
We, the undersigned, are petitioning to SAVE OUR TIP CREDIT and are asking DC Council Members to OVERTURN Initiative 77 in Washington, DC. We are the tipped employees, the restaurant owners & hospitality operators, the family members of these workers, the people that depend on these small businesses in DC to thrive (e.g. cab drivers and vendors), and the DC residents that proudly support our local businesses. Please hear our voices - we are counting on you to support us and make the informed dec
Our "liberal media" here in Seattle is something else -- particularly the Republican-owned Seattle Times, which is astute enough to include a few liberal voices on its editorial page and among its columnists. Our TV stations are pure mush. And don't get me started on the subject of local talk radio. The worst, though, has to be the Times . Because, those handful of liberals notwithstanding, its editorial content (especially its editorials) is relentlessly right-wing. This was embodied in their e
Between the anti-Israel activity on campus that has generated enormous media attention , and the protest against a feminist Professor who allegedly used improper transgender pronouns, there is plenty of turmoil on the Vassar College campus. Now there is another point of conflict, a demand by students that all bathrooms be converted... Vassar College has been rocked by a series of anti-Israel, anti-Semitic events. Apparently the President of Vassar, Catharine Hill, has received numerous alumni co
STORY HIGHLIGHTS LGBT people and their supporters march in parades large and small Marchers demand equality, oppose discrimination based on sexual identity Parishioners from New York church march but without banner Shooting incident mars "Pink Saturday" festivities in San Francisco (CNN) -- Gay pride was on display in towns and cities across the United States Sunday as gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people -- and their supporters -- marched in parades large and small to demand equality,
Making Sense Of Protests In Thailand: Monarchy Vs. Neo-Liberal Democracy? By Staff, www.PopularResistance.org December 4, 2013 Making Sense Of Protests In Thailand: Monarchy Vs. Neo-Liberal Democracy? 2013-12-04 2013-12-05 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2013/12/Thailand-protest-150x84.jpg 200px 200px Above: Protesters demonstrate outside the national police head
MORE THAN 20 students have left the campus of Colgate University out of fear of anonymous racist threats of violence, while 30 other students have organized a sit-in to protest the administration's inadequate response. Now, as a fall semester marked by an eruption of anti-racist protest comes to a close, activism at Colgate is at a crossroads. Crucially, among those who felt so unsafe on campus that they have left are leaders of a a weeklong sit-in that challenged the campus' culture of complace
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Students at Marquette University are moving ahead with a "Pride Prom" celebrating the school's LGBT community despite an online petition from a Catholic group asking the Jesuit school to block it. Marquette University's LGBTQ+ Resource Center promoted Saturday's event as a way to celebrate diversity and foster support for everyone. However, a national group called Tradition, Family and Property Student Action says its petition has more than 18,000 signatures asking the school t
COLOGNE, Germany, July 7, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) -- At the beginning of July, Cologne is swamped with LGBT "pride" events. Every year, gays and lesbians meet in the city for two weeks for events to promote public awareness for their cause and to foster their political agenda with extravagant demonstrations. Marriage equality rights and gender education are at the top of the list. The Christopher Street Day Parade (CSD) on July 3 is a spectacle of unrestrained nudity and flamboyance. The parade mimi
More than 100 activists and allies in the conservative capital of Podgorica, Montenegro held the nation's third LGBT pride march on Sunday, which was the first to take place peacefully. The country's first two marches, held in Podgorica and the coastal town of Budva last year , were both marred by violence from anti-gay and religious extremists. The procession took place adjacent to the government's main buildings. AFP reports : Human Rights Minister Suad Numanovic and Podgorica Mayor Slavoljub
Students, families, friends and faculty gathered in the University Student Union Ballroom Saturday for the 2nd annual Lavender Graduation celebration at Cal State Long Beach , hosted by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center. Graduating students, who donned special lavender sashes, mingled with family and friends in the lobby minutes before the ceremony began. Senior journalism major Jeffrey Spafford, also a co-chairman and student organizer of the event, was among the 18 par
Hundreds in Charlotte, N.C., protest Prop 8, rally for LGBT rights By David Dixon Charlotte, N.C. Published Nov 24, 2008 3:47 PM Some 300 people rallied outside the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center in downtown Charlotte on Nov. 15, part of a national day of protest against California's Prop 8. The narrowly passed proposition denies the right of lesbian, gay, bi and trans people to marry and receive the more than 1,000 benefits that marriage entails. Charlotte, N.C., Nov. 15. Photo: Carol
Juanel de la Foret gave this speech at a Sydney College of the Arts rally on September 7 against Sydney University's proposal to close the college. I would like to acknowledge that I am an occupier on occupied land. I offer my respects to Aboriginal elders, past and present. I am an international student from Cape Town, South Africa, and a first year student at Sydney College of the Arts. I am also a proud occupier and would like to thank you all for coming and for this incredible support. I am
STORY HIGHLIGHTS LGBT people and their supporters march in parades large and small Marchers demand equality, oppose discrimination based on sexual identity Parishioners from New York church march but without banner Shooting incident mars "Pink Saturday" festivities in San Francisco (CNN) -- Gay pride was on display in towns and cities across the United States Sunday as gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people -- and their supporters -- marched in parades large and small to demand equality,
Making Sense Of Protests In Thailand: Monarchy Vs. Neo-Liberal Democracy? By Staff, www.PopularResistance.org December 4, 2013 Making Sense Of Protests In Thailand: Monarchy Vs. Neo-Liberal Democracy? 2013-12-04 2013-12-05 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2013/12/Thailand-protest-150x84.jpg 200px 200px Above: Protesters demonstrate outside the national police head
MORE THAN 20 students have left the campus of Colgate University out of fear of anonymous racist threats of violence, while 30 other students have organized a sit-in to protest the administration's inadequate response. Now, as a fall semester marked by an eruption of anti-racist protest comes to a close, activism at Colgate is at a crossroads. Crucially, among those who felt so unsafe on campus that they have left are leaders of a a weeklong sit-in that challenged the campus' culture of complace
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Students at Marquette University are moving ahead with a "Pride Prom" celebrating the school's LGBT community despite an online petition from a Catholic group asking the Jesuit school to block it. Marquette University's LGBTQ+ Resource Center promoted Saturday's event as a way to celebrate diversity and foster support for everyone. However, a national group called Tradition, Family and Property Student Action says its petition has more than 18,000 signatures asking the school t
COLOGNE, Germany, July 7, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) -- At the beginning of July, Cologne is swamped with LGBT "pride" events. Every year, gays and lesbians meet in the city for two weeks for events to promote public awareness for their cause and to foster their political agenda with extravagant demonstrations. Marriage equality rights and gender education are at the top of the list. The Christopher Street Day Parade (CSD) on July 3 is a spectacle of unrestrained nudity and flamboyance. The parade mimi
More than 100 activists and allies in the conservative capital of Podgorica, Montenegro held the nation's third LGBT pride march on Sunday, which was the first to take place peacefully. The country's first two marches, held in Podgorica and the coastal town of Budva last year , were both marred by violence from anti-gay and religious extremists. The procession took place adjacent to the government's main buildings. AFP reports : Human Rights Minister Suad Numanovic and Podgorica Mayor Slavoljub
Students, families, friends and faculty gathered in the University Student Union Ballroom Saturday for the 2nd annual Lavender Graduation celebration at Cal State Long Beach , hosted by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center. Graduating students, who donned special lavender sashes, mingled with family and friends in the lobby minutes before the ceremony began. Senior journalism major Jeffrey Spafford, also a co-chairman and student organizer of the event, was among the 18 par
Hundreds in Charlotte, N.C., protest Prop 8, rally for LGBT rights By David Dixon Charlotte, N.C. Published Nov 24, 2008 3:47 PM Some 300 people rallied outside the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center in downtown Charlotte on Nov. 15, part of a national day of protest against California's Prop 8. The narrowly passed proposition denies the right of lesbian, gay, bi and trans people to marry and receive the more than 1,000 benefits that marriage entails. Charlotte, N.C., Nov. 15. Photo: Carol
Juanel de la Foret gave this speech at a Sydney College of the Arts rally on September 7 against Sydney University's proposal to close the college. I would like to acknowledge that I am an occupier on occupied land. I offer my respects to Aboriginal elders, past and present. I am an international student from Cape Town, South Africa, and a first year student at Sydney College of the Arts. I am also a proud occupier and would like to thank you all for coming and for this incredible support. I am
Some days, it's not easy to be Irish. I've been dragging around that sickening feeling since this past weekend, when I was reading the news from the Old Country and came upon a story that actor/comedian/author Stephen Fry is up on charges for blasphemy. You read that right. Blasphemy. And we're not talking about Cotton Mather's Massachusetts. Or Ayatollah Khomeini's Iran. But dear, damp, dreary Mother Ireland. Here's how it went down. Back in 2015, Fry was a guest on the RTE network's program, "
Playing a fictional American pontiff in a forthcoming miniseries, The Young Pope, would seem to have had a morally uplifting effect on that lusty lothario Jude Law. Once known for his incorrigible womanising, the Lewisham-born actor now claims he is remorseful over the trail of broken hearts he left in his wake. "I regret hurting people, it's an awful thing," he says ruefully. The priapic Jude, 43, has always been vigorous on the romantic front. After his divorce from Sadie Frost, by whom he has
Paul Buhle is co-author with Dave Wagner of Hide in Plain Sight: The Hollywood Blacklistees in Film and Television, 1950-2002 (Paul Graves/St. Martin's, 2003) and Blacklisted: The Film Lover's Guide to the Hollywood Blacklist (Paul Graves/St. Martin's). Before retiring, he was a senior lecturer at Brown University. Only $20/year--that's only $1.67 per month! Get the Latest News & Updates The stories behind the inequality crisis--from In These Times and Verso Books Learn More COPYRIGHT (c)2016 IN
The shadowy leader of Isis, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has been declared Caliph Ibrahim. Will he reign as Ibrahim II, acknowledging the previous Ottoman Sultan and Caliph Ibrahim (1640-1648)? Or perhaps Ibrahim III, recognising also the disputed reign of his Umayyad namesake in 744? Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has pretensions to an ancient office. The Caliphate existed near continuously from 632 to 1924. Though the concept now appears historic, the vacancy for the last 90 years is the aberration. From an Ar
Victoria and Abdul actor Ali Fazal on racism: 'It has always existed, will be there in future too' Actor Ali Fazal, who plays one of the title roles in Stephen Frears' directorial Victoria and Abdul with veteran actor Judi Dench, believes racism has always existed and it will continue to exist in future too. But he says he is one of the lucky few to have never experienced it. Ali Fazal. Image from IBNlive "I don't think it is (racism) out of the picture. There has always been racism and there wi
"You jihadis, this is the fate that awaits you. Stop 'love jihad' in India, or else you will meet the fate of this man," the attacker said in Hindi. Open hacking of a Muslim man in the name of Love Jihad displays a mindset that only one religion can be a ruler in India and the rest are only sacrificial lambs at the altar of majoritatian vitriol. https://t.co/JpBlZy765W -- Aisi Taisi Democracy (@AisiTaisiDemo) December 8, 2017 A chilling viral video, which shows a Hindu man brutally killing a Mus
According to former British ambassador to Syria, Peter Ford, the report would not survive scrutiny. On February 7, the organisation issued their "explosive" report titled 'Human Slaughterhouse, Mass Hangings and Extermination at Saydhaya prison, Syria,' alleging that Syrian authorities were responsible for killing 13 000 opponents of President Bashar Assad at a prison near Damascus. In an interview with Sputnik, Ford pointed out that the allegations made by Amnesty are completely false and put i
For Westerners, the Muslim radical's cry for jihad-holy war-means suicide bombings and 9/11. But Brother Andrew, the Dutch evangelist famous for sneaking Bibles into communist Europe, has a milder sense of the word. When the apostle Paul says he has "fought the good fight" in 2 Timothy, an Arabic-language Bible translates it as "the good jihad." It's time, Brother Andrew says in his new book, for Western Christians to help much-oppressed Muslims who convert to Christianity to fight well. Fifty y
Osama bin Laden--a terrorist CEO, selling holy war on behalf of a corporation suffering a drop in market share? For the intelligence analysts mining the data seized from the terror chief's compound in Abbottabad, likening bin Laden to a public relations director may not be too far from the truth. According to a handwritten letter recovered during the U.S. raid that killed him, the al Qaeda No. 1 lamented that the terrorist group was afflicted by an image management quandary. Indeed, this dilemma
A 1,300 year old Egyptian text of mysterious origins, deemed "The Handbook of Ritual Power" by researchers and invoking an unknown deity addressed as "Baktiotha: lord over the nine kinds of serpents," has finally been translated. Woe upon us all. Professors Malcolm Choat and Iain Gardner explain in their recently-released book A Coptic Handbook of Ritual Power that the artifact is "a complete 20-page parchment codex, containing the handbook of a ritual practitioner." The codex "starts with a len
Playing a fictional American pontiff in a forthcoming miniseries, The Young Pope, would seem to have had a morally uplifting effect on that lusty lothario Jude Law. Once known for his incorrigible womanising, the Lewisham-born actor now claims he is remorseful over the trail of broken hearts he left in his wake. "I regret hurting people, it's an awful thing," he says ruefully. The priapic Jude, 43, has always been vigorous on the romantic front. After his divorce from Sadie Frost, by whom he has
Paul Buhle is co-author with Dave Wagner of Hide in Plain Sight: The Hollywood Blacklistees in Film and Television, 1950-2002 (Paul Graves/St. Martin's, 2003) and Blacklisted: The Film Lover's Guide to the Hollywood Blacklist (Paul Graves/St. Martin's). Before retiring, he was a senior lecturer at Brown University. Only $20/year--that's only $1.67 per month! Get the Latest News & Updates The stories behind the inequality crisis--from In These Times and Verso Books Learn More COPYRIGHT (c)2016 IN
The shadowy leader of Isis, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has been declared Caliph Ibrahim. Will he reign as Ibrahim II, acknowledging the previous Ottoman Sultan and Caliph Ibrahim (1640-1648)? Or perhaps Ibrahim III, recognising also the disputed reign of his Umayyad namesake in 744? Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has pretensions to an ancient office. The Caliphate existed near continuously from 632 to 1924. Though the concept now appears historic, the vacancy for the last 90 years is the aberration. From an Ar
Victoria and Abdul actor Ali Fazal on racism: 'It has always existed, will be there in future too' Actor Ali Fazal, who plays one of the title roles in Stephen Frears' directorial Victoria and Abdul with veteran actor Judi Dench, believes racism has always existed and it will continue to exist in future too. But he says he is one of the lucky few to have never experienced it. Ali Fazal. Image from IBNlive "I don't think it is (racism) out of the picture. There has always been racism and there wi
"You jihadis, this is the fate that awaits you. Stop 'love jihad' in India, or else you will meet the fate of this man," the attacker said in Hindi. Open hacking of a Muslim man in the name of Love Jihad displays a mindset that only one religion can be a ruler in India and the rest are only sacrificial lambs at the altar of majoritatian vitriol. https://t.co/JpBlZy765W -- Aisi Taisi Democracy (@AisiTaisiDemo) December 8, 2017 A chilling viral video, which shows a Hindu man brutally killing a Mus
According to former British ambassador to Syria, Peter Ford, the report would not survive scrutiny. On February 7, the organisation issued their "explosive" report titled 'Human Slaughterhouse, Mass Hangings and Extermination at Saydhaya prison, Syria,' alleging that Syrian authorities were responsible for killing 13 000 opponents of President Bashar Assad at a prison near Damascus. In an interview with Sputnik, Ford pointed out that the allegations made by Amnesty are completely false and put i
For Westerners, the Muslim radical's cry for jihad-holy war-means suicide bombings and 9/11. But Brother Andrew, the Dutch evangelist famous for sneaking Bibles into communist Europe, has a milder sense of the word. When the apostle Paul says he has "fought the good fight" in 2 Timothy, an Arabic-language Bible translates it as "the good jihad." It's time, Brother Andrew says in his new book, for Western Christians to help much-oppressed Muslims who convert to Christianity to fight well. Fifty y
Osama bin Laden--a terrorist CEO, selling holy war on behalf of a corporation suffering a drop in market share? For the intelligence analysts mining the data seized from the terror chief's compound in Abbottabad, likening bin Laden to a public relations director may not be too far from the truth. According to a handwritten letter recovered during the U.S. raid that killed him, the al Qaeda No. 1 lamented that the terrorist group was afflicted by an image management quandary. Indeed, this dilemma
A 1,300 year old Egyptian text of mysterious origins, deemed "The Handbook of Ritual Power" by researchers and invoking an unknown deity addressed as "Baktiotha: lord over the nine kinds of serpents," has finally been translated. Woe upon us all. Professors Malcolm Choat and Iain Gardner explain in their recently-released book A Coptic Handbook of Ritual Power that the artifact is "a complete 20-page parchment codex, containing the handbook of a ritual practitioner." The codex "starts with a len
I n the volatile Germany of the 1920s, Joseph Roth was a successful writer of journalism and fiction. "I paint the portrait of the age," he told his editor at the one economist , a leading liberal newspaper. He also said that the paper was his "fatherland and exchequer," for it paid him the unheard-of rate of a mark a line. His travel books were especially part of the age. Unlike the usual run of visitors to the Soviet Union, he recognized that Communism rested on oppression and falsehood. Jewis
Dylan: lost in translation In the wake of Bob Dylan being awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, the Milan newspaper Corriere della Sera printed on Friday some of his prize-winning lyrics translated into Italian (originally published in Bob Dylan: Lyrics 1962-2001 by Alessandro Carrera). Here's a flavour of the selection: ' Venite madri e padri da tutto il Paese, e non criticate quello che capire non potete. ' That, of course, is 'The Times They are a-Changin' (or ' I tempi stanno per cambiare
BY: Ted Lawrence December 27, 2014 5:00 am 1979 was not a good year for Great Britain. A state that had once managed a vast maritime empire could no longer perform basic governmental functions--temporal or eternal. In London, garbage lay uncollected in stinking heaps on the curbside. In Liverpool, the dead lay unburied in factories that served as makeshift mortuaries. And in Westminster, the incumbent Labour government seemed unable to do anything about it. "Managed decline"--the orderly destruc
British based philosopher Alain de Botton is a man of many talents. Author, speaker and founder of The Philosophers' Mail , the Swiss born de Botton is on a mission to bring back the lessons of history's great thinkers. His recently launched newspaper aims to be the antidote to the repugnant Daily Mail , using stories about celebrities and the powerful to promote understanding and sympathy rather than adulation and scorn. Rather than laugh at Gwyneth Paltrow (as we would at The Daily Banter ),
Everyone forgets that Nathan Leopold died a free man. The first part of his story is familiar enough: He and Richard Loeb were two intellectually precocious teenagers from Chicago's wealthy German Jewish elite, and they read too much Nietzsche and started thinking they were supermen. Loeb, the sociopath of the pair, fixed his heart on committing the perfect murder, so together they kidnapped and killed fourteen-year-old Bobby Franks. They were caught, tried, and would have been hanged if their d
Since 1979, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has gone from being compared to a founding father to being called a terrorist As a Cold War-era jihadi leader, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar enjoyed widespread support from Washington to Riyadh to Islamabad. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's government has signed a historic peace agreement with former anti-Soviet commander Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Signed by representatives of both parties in Kabul on Thursday, the accord brings an end to the decades-lon
Eminent historian Professor Bernard Lewis, a British born American, passed away on 19 May . He was 12 days short of his 102nd birthday. I was kind of waiting for this news: he was old and living at an assisted living facility near New York and had not been in the press for some time. I was looking forward to the news because I had a certain regard for his learning, I did benefit from his writings but I also developed strong reservations about his scholarship. Some reputed academics had identifie
CHARLES DICKENS, who was born on February 7, 1812, is one of the most popular British novelists of all time. As readers around the world celebrate his 200th birthday, they are also acknowledging his power in depicting the contradictions in British society during the first great age of industrial capitalism. One of Dickens' contemporary admirers was Karl Marx, who praised him in an article for the New York Tribune on August 1, 1854: The present splendid brotherhood of fiction-writers in England,
James K. Glassman is the Founding Executive Director of The George W. Bush Institute and worked as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs under the George W. Bush administration. [2] Bush named Glassman founding directo r of his namesake institute on September 1, 2009, telling Glassman to build "a world-class institute that will promote policies and programs rooted in the core ideals of freedom, opportunity, responsibility, and compassion." [3] Glassman has been the p
His costar Portia de Rossi might be a higher-profile homosexual, but Jonathan Slavin has been working steadily as an out actor since the early '90s. Best known as a regular on Andy Richter Controls the Universe and for his recurring roles in Caroline in the City , Wings , and My Name Is Earl , Slavin currently plays Phil, a geeky research scientist, in Better Off Ted, an absurdist ABC sitcom about a morally questionable corporation. Revisiting his queer roles in other series such as Summerland
Dylan: lost in translation In the wake of Bob Dylan being awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, the Milan newspaper Corriere della Sera printed on Friday some of his prize-winning lyrics translated into Italian (originally published in Bob Dylan: Lyrics 1962-2001 by Alessandro Carrera). Here's a flavour of the selection: ' Venite madri e padri da tutto il Paese, e non criticate quello che capire non potete. ' That, of course, is 'The Times They are a-Changin' (or ' I tempi stanno per cambiare
BY: Ted Lawrence December 27, 2014 5:00 am 1979 was not a good year for Great Britain. A state that had once managed a vast maritime empire could no longer perform basic governmental functions--temporal or eternal. In London, garbage lay uncollected in stinking heaps on the curbside. In Liverpool, the dead lay unburied in factories that served as makeshift mortuaries. And in Westminster, the incumbent Labour government seemed unable to do anything about it. "Managed decline"--the orderly destruc
British based philosopher Alain de Botton is a man of many talents. Author, speaker and founder of The Philosophers' Mail , the Swiss born de Botton is on a mission to bring back the lessons of history's great thinkers. His recently launched newspaper aims to be the antidote to the repugnant Daily Mail , using stories about celebrities and the powerful to promote understanding and sympathy rather than adulation and scorn. Rather than laugh at Gwyneth Paltrow (as we would at The Daily Banter ),
Everyone forgets that Nathan Leopold died a free man. The first part of his story is familiar enough: He and Richard Loeb were two intellectually precocious teenagers from Chicago's wealthy German Jewish elite, and they read too much Nietzsche and started thinking they were supermen. Loeb, the sociopath of the pair, fixed his heart on committing the perfect murder, so together they kidnapped and killed fourteen-year-old Bobby Franks. They were caught, tried, and would have been hanged if their d
Since 1979, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has gone from being compared to a founding father to being called a terrorist As a Cold War-era jihadi leader, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar enjoyed widespread support from Washington to Riyadh to Islamabad. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's government has signed a historic peace agreement with former anti-Soviet commander Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Signed by representatives of both parties in Kabul on Thursday, the accord brings an end to the decades-lon
Eminent historian Professor Bernard Lewis, a British born American, passed away on 19 May . He was 12 days short of his 102nd birthday. I was kind of waiting for this news: he was old and living at an assisted living facility near New York and had not been in the press for some time. I was looking forward to the news because I had a certain regard for his learning, I did benefit from his writings but I also developed strong reservations about his scholarship. Some reputed academics had identifie
CHARLES DICKENS, who was born on February 7, 1812, is one of the most popular British novelists of all time. As readers around the world celebrate his 200th birthday, they are also acknowledging his power in depicting the contradictions in British society during the first great age of industrial capitalism. One of Dickens' contemporary admirers was Karl Marx, who praised him in an article for the New York Tribune on August 1, 1854: The present splendid brotherhood of fiction-writers in England,
James K. Glassman is the Founding Executive Director of The George W. Bush Institute and worked as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs under the George W. Bush administration. [2] Bush named Glassman founding directo r of his namesake institute on September 1, 2009, telling Glassman to build "a world-class institute that will promote policies and programs rooted in the core ideals of freedom, opportunity, responsibility, and compassion." [3] Glassman has been the p
His costar Portia de Rossi might be a higher-profile homosexual, but Jonathan Slavin has been working steadily as an out actor since the early '90s. Best known as a regular on Andy Richter Controls the Universe and for his recurring roles in Caroline in the City , Wings , and My Name Is Earl , Slavin currently plays Phil, a geeky research scientist, in Better Off Ted, an absurdist ABC sitcom about a morally questionable corporation. Revisiting his queer roles in other series such as Summerland
In France, on April 17, 2016, the peaceful "Nuit Deout" (Rise Up at Night) protests turned violent. According to the French Interior Ministry, as of March 31, there were 100 people arrested due to conflicts with the police. To date, 400 people have been arrested since the beginning of the protests on March 31. The peaceful demonstrations began in order to protest France's proposed labor reform, which was recommended by the labor minister, Myriam El Khomri. Paris is just one city trying very ha
UPDATE: Muslim protesters clashed with Israeli police at a holy shrine in Jerusalem after thousands rushed there to pray Thursday. Protesters threw stones and police fired tear gas and rubber bullets. The violence erupted after police closed one of the entrance gates to slow the large number of worshippers streaming into the site. At least 37 Palestinians suffered injuries, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. OUR EARLIER REPORT (10:00 a.m.): Muslim leaders on Thursday called on Islamic w
On Saturday, Dec. 13, over 60,000 people took to the streets of New York City to protest the police murders of Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Akai Gurley and all other victims of racist police violence. Another demonstration of 10,000 marched at the same time in Washington, D.C., drawing demonstrators from across the country. Below are tweets from the PSLweb Twitter account, followed by the text from a leaflet distributed by PSL members and supporters to marchers in both protests. -- PSL - Socialism (
Youth protesters defy police terror in Ferguson. Aug. 19 bulletin: News sources report that 78 people were arrested Aug. 18 during a police riot in Ferguson. A 23-year-old Black man was fatally shot by two St. Louis police on Aug. 19. Aug. 18 -- Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African-American youth, was shot at least six times by a Ferguson, Mo., white police officer, Darren Wilson, as shown in an independent autopsy requested by the family. The fatal bullet went through the top of Brown's head i
Demonstrators protest in front of the police station in Ferguson, Mo., March 12, 2015. Ferguson has faced sometimes violent protests since the August 2014 shooting death of Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer. Scott Olson/Getty Images "When rights are consistently denied, a cause should be pressed in the courts and in negotiations among local leaders, and not in the streets." --Alabama clergymen's letter to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. April 12, 1963 "You deplore the demonstrations tak
Ichingcarpenter (36,988 posts) The Economic Devastation Fueling The Anger In Baltimore plus the drugs The Economic Devastation Fueling The Anger In Baltimore Last night, peaceful protests after the funeral of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man killed in police custody, turned into more violent unrest when protesters were met with phalanxes of police. The protesters anger was fueled, at least in large part, by the Baltimore police departments long history of ugly violence against the citys res
by Krystal Heath The City of Ferguson is back in the news as civil unrest has again gripped the community. Two police officers were shot during a recent demonstration, and an investigation is ongoing as to who committed this crime. Reuters / St. Louis County Police Many of the Ferguson protesters seemed not only undeterred, but callous to the police shooting in recent interviews. That this was a revenge killing for Michael Brown has been a common theme (even though one shooting was in self-de
20,000+ Police Deployed Against G7 Protests In Germany ByJon Queally, www.commondreams.org June 7, 2015 20,000+ Police Deployed Against G7 Protests In Germany 2015-06-07 2015-06-07 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/06/Police-confront-G-7-protesters-in-Germany-June-6-2015-150x78.jpg 200px 200px Above: Police officers briefly stop a protest in Garmisch-Partenkir
ISTANBUL -- Pakistani security forces declared yesterday that the Karachi airport had been cleared of militants after attacks that left 28 people dead, including 10 militants and 23 injured. Nearly 12 hours after the start of a siege, security forces succeeded in ending the all-night offensive, thus ensuring the necessary safety. "The attack is over, and we have cleared the area of all militants, and we will hand over the airport to the Civil Aviation Authority at 12.00 pm [on Monday]," paramili
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon announced that he has ordered the Highway Patrol to take over all security and police operations in the town of Ferguson, Missouri after the local and country police force proved unable to properly handle the ongoing protests over the shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager who lived in the town. Brown was shot and killed by a police officer last weekend and the town has been rocked by protests since then. The police response to date has been nothing but
UPDATE: Muslim protesters clashed with Israeli police at a holy shrine in Jerusalem after thousands rushed there to pray Thursday. Protesters threw stones and police fired tear gas and rubber bullets. The violence erupted after police closed one of the entrance gates to slow the large number of worshippers streaming into the site. At least 37 Palestinians suffered injuries, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. OUR EARLIER REPORT (10:00 a.m.): Muslim leaders on Thursday called on Islamic w
On Saturday, Dec. 13, over 60,000 people took to the streets of New York City to protest the police murders of Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Akai Gurley and all other victims of racist police violence. Another demonstration of 10,000 marched at the same time in Washington, D.C., drawing demonstrators from across the country. Below are tweets from the PSLweb Twitter account, followed by the text from a leaflet distributed by PSL members and supporters to marchers in both protests. -- PSL - Socialism (
Youth protesters defy police terror in Ferguson. Aug. 19 bulletin: News sources report that 78 people were arrested Aug. 18 during a police riot in Ferguson. A 23-year-old Black man was fatally shot by two St. Louis police on Aug. 19. Aug. 18 -- Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African-American youth, was shot at least six times by a Ferguson, Mo., white police officer, Darren Wilson, as shown in an independent autopsy requested by the family. The fatal bullet went through the top of Brown's head i
Demonstrators protest in front of the police station in Ferguson, Mo., March 12, 2015. Ferguson has faced sometimes violent protests since the August 2014 shooting death of Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer. Scott Olson/Getty Images "When rights are consistently denied, a cause should be pressed in the courts and in negotiations among local leaders, and not in the streets." --Alabama clergymen's letter to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. April 12, 1963 "You deplore the demonstrations tak
Ichingcarpenter (36,988 posts) The Economic Devastation Fueling The Anger In Baltimore plus the drugs The Economic Devastation Fueling The Anger In Baltimore Last night, peaceful protests after the funeral of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man killed in police custody, turned into more violent unrest when protesters were met with phalanxes of police. The protesters anger was fueled, at least in large part, by the Baltimore police departments long history of ugly violence against the citys res
by Krystal Heath The City of Ferguson is back in the news as civil unrest has again gripped the community. Two police officers were shot during a recent demonstration, and an investigation is ongoing as to who committed this crime. Reuters / St. Louis County Police Many of the Ferguson protesters seemed not only undeterred, but callous to the police shooting in recent interviews. That this was a revenge killing for Michael Brown has been a common theme (even though one shooting was in self-de
20,000+ Police Deployed Against G7 Protests In Germany ByJon Queally, www.commondreams.org June 7, 2015 20,000+ Police Deployed Against G7 Protests In Germany 2015-06-07 2015-06-07 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/06/Police-confront-G-7-protesters-in-Germany-June-6-2015-150x78.jpg 200px 200px Above: Police officers briefly stop a protest in Garmisch-Partenkir
ISTANBUL -- Pakistani security forces declared yesterday that the Karachi airport had been cleared of militants after attacks that left 28 people dead, including 10 militants and 23 injured. Nearly 12 hours after the start of a siege, security forces succeeded in ending the all-night offensive, thus ensuring the necessary safety. "The attack is over, and we have cleared the area of all militants, and we will hand over the airport to the Civil Aviation Authority at 12.00 pm [on Monday]," paramili
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon announced that he has ordered the Highway Patrol to take over all security and police operations in the town of Ferguson, Missouri after the local and country police force proved unable to properly handle the ongoing protests over the shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager who lived in the town. Brown was shot and killed by a police officer last weekend and the town has been rocked by protests since then. The police response to date has been nothing but
Out of sympathy with the affected residents, hundreds of Hamburgers came to the Schanzenviertel on the Sunday after the riots to clear the mess and remove the worst graffiti. A construction market made buckets available, and other entrepreneurs came with sandwiches and coffee for the cleaning volunteers. But from Schulterblatt 71 , where Rote Flora - the anarchist Antifa headquarters - is located, there was icy silence. Lawyer of the Rote Flora , Andreas Beuth (65), who stood before the anarchi
November 2015 vigil at Yonge-Dundas Square for victims of terrorist violence. A truck that mows down pedestrians in Nice. A stabbing on a train in Wurzburg, Germany. A bombing in Baghdad that leaves 325 people dead and more than 250 injured. July 2016 has been one of the deadliest months for terrorist attacks in recent memory, if not ever - 173 incidents in total around the globe, claiming more than 1,000 lives. How long before an attack takes place in Canada if we continue participating in the
IN THE summer of 2014, images spread across the world of protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, facing down against police in riot gear, driving tanks and hurling tear gas grenades in the wake of the police shooting of Black teenager Michael Brown. Activists in Gaza recognized the scene. In fact, they recognized the tear gas--the same kind used by Israel, thanks to support from the U.S. government, which also unloads its surplus military equipment on police departments across the country. The connect
After violent clashes in Kashmir over the weekend, state university and colleges across the region will remain shut for at least two days, according to Indian government sources. Amid rising tension, the clashes between protesters and the Indian military forces continue to brew in the conflict-ridden area. Despite the closure of the educational institutes in the region, the All Jammu and Kashmir Students Union told the Indian Express Tuesday that they will continue with their protests. "AJKSU to
Ukraine and the rebirth of fascism Eric Draitser Europe January 31, 2014 The violence on the streets of Ukraine is far more than an expression of popular anger against a government. Instead, it is merely the latest example of the rise of the most insidious form of fascism that Europe has seen since the fall of the Third Reich. Recent months have seen regular protests by the Ukrainian political opposition and its supporters - protests ostensibly in response to Ukrainian President Yanukovich's
20,000+ Police Deployed Against G7 Protests In Germany ByJon Queally, www.commondreams.org June 7, 2015 20,000+ Police Deployed Against G7 Protests In Germany 2015-06-07 2015-06-07 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/06/Police-confront-G-7-protesters-in-Germany-June-6-2015-150x78.jpg 200px 200px Above: Police officers briefly stop a protest in Garmisch-Partenkir
After a week of violence, protests every where were heated this weekend with over 300 reported arrests, most of them in St. Paul and Baton Rouge. Images and video from protests have painted a picture of policeman in riot gear rounding up peaceful citizens, and in many cases seemingly without cause. Activist DeRay Mckesson was released on bond Sunday in Baton Rouge, and maintains that his arrest was unlawful. Much of the footage above shows police arresting protestors standing on private property
Anarchists in Germany have called for May Day 2017 to focus on solidarity with migrants in the face of one of the fiercest reactionary backlashes of the modern era. The FAU anarcho-syndicalist union is launching the action, saying that "migrants are workers, just like us" but are especially suffering under the current political conditions in Europe and are uniquely exposed to capitalist exploitation. In a statement, the union's international committee said: The labor dispute has no limits! If th
In France, on April 17, 2016, the peaceful "Nuit Deout" (Rise Up at Night) protests turned violent. According to the French Interior Ministry, as of March 31, there were 100 people arrested due to conflicts with the police. To date, 400 people have been arrested since the beginning of the protests on March 31. The peaceful demonstrations began in order to protest France's proposed labor reform, which was recommended by the labor minister, Myriam El Khomri. Paris is just one city trying very ha
UPDATE: Muslim protesters clashed with Israeli police at a holy shrine in Jerusalem after thousands rushed there to pray Thursday. Protesters threw stones and police fired tear gas and rubber bullets. The violence erupted after police closed one of the entrance gates to slow the large number of worshippers streaming into the site. At least 37 Palestinians suffered injuries, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. OUR EARLIER REPORT (10:00 a.m.): Muslim leaders on Thursday called on Islamic w
November 2015 vigil at Yonge-Dundas Square for victims of terrorist violence. A truck that mows down pedestrians in Nice. A stabbing on a train in Wurzburg, Germany. A bombing in Baghdad that leaves 325 people dead and more than 250 injured. July 2016 has been one of the deadliest months for terrorist attacks in recent memory, if not ever - 173 incidents in total around the globe, claiming more than 1,000 lives. How long before an attack takes place in Canada if we continue participating in the
IN THE summer of 2014, images spread across the world of protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, facing down against police in riot gear, driving tanks and hurling tear gas grenades in the wake of the police shooting of Black teenager Michael Brown. Activists in Gaza recognized the scene. In fact, they recognized the tear gas--the same kind used by Israel, thanks to support from the U.S. government, which also unloads its surplus military equipment on police departments across the country. The connect
After violent clashes in Kashmir over the weekend, state university and colleges across the region will remain shut for at least two days, according to Indian government sources. Amid rising tension, the clashes between protesters and the Indian military forces continue to brew in the conflict-ridden area. Despite the closure of the educational institutes in the region, the All Jammu and Kashmir Students Union told the Indian Express Tuesday that they will continue with their protests. "AJKSU to
Ukraine and the rebirth of fascism Eric Draitser Europe January 31, 2014 The violence on the streets of Ukraine is far more than an expression of popular anger against a government. Instead, it is merely the latest example of the rise of the most insidious form of fascism that Europe has seen since the fall of the Third Reich. Recent months have seen regular protests by the Ukrainian political opposition and its supporters - protests ostensibly in response to Ukrainian President Yanukovich's
20,000+ Police Deployed Against G7 Protests In Germany ByJon Queally, www.commondreams.org June 7, 2015 20,000+ Police Deployed Against G7 Protests In Germany 2015-06-07 2015-06-07 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/06/Police-confront-G-7-protesters-in-Germany-June-6-2015-150x78.jpg 200px 200px Above: Police officers briefly stop a protest in Garmisch-Partenkir
After a week of violence, protests every where were heated this weekend with over 300 reported arrests, most of them in St. Paul and Baton Rouge. Images and video from protests have painted a picture of policeman in riot gear rounding up peaceful citizens, and in many cases seemingly without cause. Activist DeRay Mckesson was released on bond Sunday in Baton Rouge, and maintains that his arrest was unlawful. Much of the footage above shows police arresting protestors standing on private property
Anarchists in Germany have called for May Day 2017 to focus on solidarity with migrants in the face of one of the fiercest reactionary backlashes of the modern era. The FAU anarcho-syndicalist union is launching the action, saying that "migrants are workers, just like us" but are especially suffering under the current political conditions in Europe and are uniquely exposed to capitalist exploitation. In a statement, the union's international committee said: The labor dispute has no limits! If th
In France, on April 17, 2016, the peaceful "Nuit Deout" (Rise Up at Night) protests turned violent. According to the French Interior Ministry, as of March 31, there were 100 people arrested due to conflicts with the police. To date, 400 people have been arrested since the beginning of the protests on March 31. The peaceful demonstrations began in order to protest France's proposed labor reform, which was recommended by the labor minister, Myriam El Khomri. Paris is just one city trying very ha
UPDATE: Muslim protesters clashed with Israeli police at a holy shrine in Jerusalem after thousands rushed there to pray Thursday. Protesters threw stones and police fired tear gas and rubber bullets. The violence erupted after police closed one of the entrance gates to slow the large number of worshippers streaming into the site. At least 37 Palestinians suffered injuries, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. OUR EARLIER REPORT (10:00 a.m.): Muslim leaders on Thursday called on Islamic w
Woah boy, that Marco Rubio sure is doing some interesting political gymnastics. Today, on the heels of his Senate endorsement from uber-conservative Senator Jim DeMint , Rubio affirms that he supports making English the official language of the United States. DeMint is a strong supporter of the English only movement, supports offering Government services only in English, and voted in favor of terminating challenges to English-only job requirements. "Congress must have the courage to declare En
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has vaulted to the top tier of the GOP presidential field in part because of his remarkable personal story and the desire of many Republicans to blunt specious claims of bigotry against their party. To the Republican operatives and rank-and-file primary voters he has attracted, Rubio's candidacy "seems to affirm the idea that in a free market, anyone can rise without the benefit of connections or wealth," according to The New York Times. "That he did so as the child of L
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 2/25/2016 All the establishment's endorsements and all the establishment's men can't force conservatives to believe Marco Rubio ever again. The guy just can't win - literally - and no amount of blather and reassurance from all of Rubio's establishment friends will convince us otherwise. And no matter how hard we try to convince him, "Humpty Dumpty" Rubio won't get off that wall until he eventually falls - which will be soon if the delegate numbers and momentum are any indica
Ralph Northam, a folksy Democrat from the Eastern Shore, beat out Ed Gillespie, former chairman of the Republican National Committee, in Virginia's heated gubernatorial race. Northam's victory was remarkably comfortable. He won with 54 percent of the vote . His opponent, a Washington lobbyist who sought to distance himself from President Donald Trump, received 45 percent. But you would have predicted just the opposite if you had been following newspaper endorsements in Virginia leading up to Ele
It was only a matter of time before the political and economic reality set in for team Rick Perry. Their candidate, a religious nut and corporate hack was only going to appeal to the base of the party - not the crucial middle needed to win a general election. Perry's campaigning was disastrous largely because he didn't know anything about policy and could not remember crucial facts (like the three branches of the federal government) during national debates. But is was also destined to fail becau
While political outsiders Donald Trump and Dr. Ben Carson continue to lead the 2016 GOP field in the polls, attention is beginning to shift to a growing rivalry between two congressional Republicans: Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ted Cruz (R-TX). Rubio and Cruz are both serving their first terms in the U.S. Senate, having been elected with Tea Party support, and each now seeks to differentiate himself from the other. The tensions began when Cruz started taking subtle jabs at Rubio. The Texas sena
Mitt Romney is making waves with these comments about Donald Trump: "I don't want to see trickle-down racism. Presidents have... By BNR Team June 10, 2016 While Democratic Party leaders pursue unity with discipline and dignity, Republicans are in full meltdown, which is making for an interesting line-up... By BNR Team June 10, 2016 Donald Trump's Twitter bullying just met up with Hillary's sharp wit. And he got badly Trumped. #WomenTrumpDonald Follow the sequence: Obama just... By BNR Team June
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 2/8/2016 With only one day to go until the New Hampshire primary, the excitement is tangible as we look for the next big clue in who's making headway in the Republican presidential race. By now everyone's heard about golden boy Marco Rubio's disastrous " robotic " performance in Saturday night's debate. It seems certain the Florida senator's enormous faux pas will have some impact on his voting tally in The Granite State, but we'll just have to wait to see how much. And by t
(Christian Post) The nation's largest atheist organization is demanding that Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., stop tweeting Bible verses from his Twitter account, telling him that doing so is a violation of the United States Constitution. Marco Rubio & Sean Hannity/Photo by Gage Skidmore (CC) The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation, which advocates for strict adherence to separation of church and state and has over 1,400 members in Florida, sent the 46-year-old 2016 presidential candidate
(Paul Chesser, Liberty Headlines) Following a late-night deal Wednesday brokered between the Republican leaders of the North Carolina House and Senate, and Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper, state lawmakers voted Thursday to adopt a repeal of controversial House Bill 2, which was instigated by a threat from the NCAA to withhold sports championships from the state for the next 5 years. Photo by bionicteaching (CC) However, the replacement for HB2 does not meet the standards that the NCAA said it would req
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has vaulted to the top tier of the GOP presidential field in part because of his remarkable personal story and the desire of many Republicans to blunt specious claims of bigotry against their party. To the Republican operatives and rank-and-file primary voters he has attracted, Rubio's candidacy "seems to affirm the idea that in a free market, anyone can rise without the benefit of connections or wealth," according to The New York Times. "That he did so as the child of L
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 2/25/2016 All the establishment's endorsements and all the establishment's men can't force conservatives to believe Marco Rubio ever again. The guy just can't win - literally - and no amount of blather and reassurance from all of Rubio's establishment friends will convince us otherwise. And no matter how hard we try to convince him, "Humpty Dumpty" Rubio won't get off that wall until he eventually falls - which will be soon if the delegate numbers and momentum are any indica
Ralph Northam, a folksy Democrat from the Eastern Shore, beat out Ed Gillespie, former chairman of the Republican National Committee, in Virginia's heated gubernatorial race. Northam's victory was remarkably comfortable. He won with 54 percent of the vote . His opponent, a Washington lobbyist who sought to distance himself from President Donald Trump, received 45 percent. But you would have predicted just the opposite if you had been following newspaper endorsements in Virginia leading up to Ele
It was only a matter of time before the political and economic reality set in for team Rick Perry. Their candidate, a religious nut and corporate hack was only going to appeal to the base of the party - not the crucial middle needed to win a general election. Perry's campaigning was disastrous largely because he didn't know anything about policy and could not remember crucial facts (like the three branches of the federal government) during national debates. But is was also destined to fail becau
While political outsiders Donald Trump and Dr. Ben Carson continue to lead the 2016 GOP field in the polls, attention is beginning to shift to a growing rivalry between two congressional Republicans: Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ted Cruz (R-TX). Rubio and Cruz are both serving their first terms in the U.S. Senate, having been elected with Tea Party support, and each now seeks to differentiate himself from the other. The tensions began when Cruz started taking subtle jabs at Rubio. The Texas sena
Mitt Romney is making waves with these comments about Donald Trump: "I don't want to see trickle-down racism. Presidents have... By BNR Team June 10, 2016 While Democratic Party leaders pursue unity with discipline and dignity, Republicans are in full meltdown, which is making for an interesting line-up... By BNR Team June 10, 2016 Donald Trump's Twitter bullying just met up with Hillary's sharp wit. And he got badly Trumped. #WomenTrumpDonald Follow the sequence: Obama just... By BNR Team June
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 2/8/2016 With only one day to go until the New Hampshire primary, the excitement is tangible as we look for the next big clue in who's making headway in the Republican presidential race. By now everyone's heard about golden boy Marco Rubio's disastrous " robotic " performance in Saturday night's debate. It seems certain the Florida senator's enormous faux pas will have some impact on his voting tally in The Granite State, but we'll just have to wait to see how much. And by t
(Christian Post) The nation's largest atheist organization is demanding that Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., stop tweeting Bible verses from his Twitter account, telling him that doing so is a violation of the United States Constitution. Marco Rubio & Sean Hannity/Photo by Gage Skidmore (CC) The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation, which advocates for strict adherence to separation of church and state and has over 1,400 members in Florida, sent the 46-year-old 2016 presidential candidate
(Paul Chesser, Liberty Headlines) Following a late-night deal Wednesday brokered between the Republican leaders of the North Carolina House and Senate, and Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper, state lawmakers voted Thursday to adopt a repeal of controversial House Bill 2, which was instigated by a threat from the NCAA to withhold sports championships from the state for the next 5 years. Photo by bionicteaching (CC) However, the replacement for HB2 does not meet the standards that the NCAA said it would req
Who knew donors expected a governing party to actually govern ? According to Politico , big-ticket contributors to Republicans have closed their wallets in protest after nine months of failure to advance the GOP agenda. The boycott threatens the party's efforts in the midterms to expand their Senate advantage to filibuster-proof levels, as well as keeping the House majority: "Anybody who was there knew that I was not happy. And I don't think anybody was happy. How could you be?" said [Thomas] W
As you know, Blue America has been trying to draft Alan Grayson to run for Marco Rubio's Senate seat. Nearly 450 of you agreed with us and contributed. Today it paid off: Congressman Grayson announced that he's running! He released this video to introduce himself to explain why he's decided to take up the challenge. Alan tells us that he came up from a multi-ethnic working class neighborhood in the Bronx to work his way through Harvard at 16 and became a successful attorney who sued military
Folks it will all come down to the CBO score for the Cruz amendment! The WAPO is scared. They decided a few minutes ago to put out an article that kills the Cruz amendment. They think the # of people that won't be insured will rise drastically if the amendment stays. Their argument at this point still revolves around the 5% of Americans that don't get their healthcare from their employer and have preexisting conditions. They believe that the 95% of Americans that want to purchase a non Obamacare
The GOP has always been the party that has promised to stop illegal immigration, and big business groups are aware of that. But they still gave them money because they knew they wouldn't really do anything about it. But with Trump, business groups are terrified that he may actually follow through with his promise, which could be devastating for the US economy. The Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcription of the above video: The business community has a very stern warning for D
Marco Rubio doesn't believe immigration should be put on hold, however he does believe the Boston Marathon terrorist attack should be examined for things missed by the current immigration #BostonBombing not excuse 4 inaction on #immigrationreform .But disagree with Sen.Leahy,if it exposed flaws in system we need to know & fix. -- Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) April 22, 2013 Rubio's tweet is in response to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) cautioning lawmakers from rashly conn
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 2/25/2016 All the establishment's endorsements and all the establishment's men can't force conservatives to believe Marco Rubio ever again. The guy just can't win - literally - and no amount of blather and reassurance from all of Rubio's establishment friends will convince us otherwise. And no matter how hard we try to convince him, "Humpty Dumpty" Rubio won't get off that wall until he eventually falls - which will be soon if the delegate numbers and momentum are any indica
Of course, if by some miracle someone one who was actually dedicated to breaking the stranglehold the twin headed governing party has on Washington did make it to the Whitehouse they would then be faced with the prospect of sailing into battle with the entrenched GOP leadership on the Hill. Boehner may be gone but Ryan will carry the torch. Just look at his courageous pledge that there will be no Comprehensive Immigration Reform until 2017 . WOW! Isn't that just what people want to hear? He is g
They ignored me, of course. Instead, the GOP established itself as the party of irresponsibility. It ran up the debt, ignored congressional misconduct, and left American troops to die in an unplanned occupation. So, after 12 years of playing defense, Democrats are getting the ball back. Having won the 2006 election with no affirmative message and a wildly diverse slate of candidates, they need something to hold them together. They need an idea. Watching Democrats struggle to express what they st
As Democrats continue to bask in the post-election schadenfreude of watching Republicans weep and gnash their teeth at losing the presidential election, the sense that conservatives are the architects of their own misery is only enhancing liberal glee. It seems the initial shock hasn't warn off: In a conference call with his fundraising team, Mitt Romney is still blaming his loss on those freeloading Americans who wanted stuff. Clearly, the only explanation for all this delusion is that conserva
Supporters of Ted Cruz have been waiting for him to break out and shine in these debates. There have been some flashes of brilliance (Read Ted Cruz Drops the Hammer on Liberal Moderators ), but for the most part when he speaks it resembles this a little bit... That's starting to change , though there might always be a Mr. Rogers turn of phrase. Watch how Ted Cruz answered this question on illegal immigration. Then spread it like a California wild fire, because those meanie greenies created the d
As you know, Blue America has been trying to draft Alan Grayson to run for Marco Rubio's Senate seat. Nearly 450 of you agreed with us and contributed. Today it paid off: Congressman Grayson announced that he's running! He released this video to introduce himself to explain why he's decided to take up the challenge. Alan tells us that he came up from a multi-ethnic working class neighborhood in the Bronx to work his way through Harvard at 16 and became a successful attorney who sued military
Folks it will all come down to the CBO score for the Cruz amendment! The WAPO is scared. They decided a few minutes ago to put out an article that kills the Cruz amendment. They think the # of people that won't be insured will rise drastically if the amendment stays. Their argument at this point still revolves around the 5% of Americans that don't get their healthcare from their employer and have preexisting conditions. They believe that the 95% of Americans that want to purchase a non Obamacare
The GOP has always been the party that has promised to stop illegal immigration, and big business groups are aware of that. But they still gave them money because they knew they wouldn't really do anything about it. But with Trump, business groups are terrified that he may actually follow through with his promise, which could be devastating for the US economy. The Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcription of the above video: The business community has a very stern warning for D
Marco Rubio doesn't believe immigration should be put on hold, however he does believe the Boston Marathon terrorist attack should be examined for things missed by the current immigration #BostonBombing not excuse 4 inaction on #immigrationreform .But disagree with Sen.Leahy,if it exposed flaws in system we need to know & fix. -- Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) April 22, 2013 Rubio's tweet is in response to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) cautioning lawmakers from rashly conn
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 2/25/2016 All the establishment's endorsements and all the establishment's men can't force conservatives to believe Marco Rubio ever again. The guy just can't win - literally - and no amount of blather and reassurance from all of Rubio's establishment friends will convince us otherwise. And no matter how hard we try to convince him, "Humpty Dumpty" Rubio won't get off that wall until he eventually falls - which will be soon if the delegate numbers and momentum are any indica
Of course, if by some miracle someone one who was actually dedicated to breaking the stranglehold the twin headed governing party has on Washington did make it to the Whitehouse they would then be faced with the prospect of sailing into battle with the entrenched GOP leadership on the Hill. Boehner may be gone but Ryan will carry the torch. Just look at his courageous pledge that there will be no Comprehensive Immigration Reform until 2017 . WOW! Isn't that just what people want to hear? He is g
They ignored me, of course. Instead, the GOP established itself as the party of irresponsibility. It ran up the debt, ignored congressional misconduct, and left American troops to die in an unplanned occupation. So, after 12 years of playing defense, Democrats are getting the ball back. Having won the 2006 election with no affirmative message and a wildly diverse slate of candidates, they need something to hold them together. They need an idea. Watching Democrats struggle to express what they st
As Democrats continue to bask in the post-election schadenfreude of watching Republicans weep and gnash their teeth at losing the presidential election, the sense that conservatives are the architects of their own misery is only enhancing liberal glee. It seems the initial shock hasn't warn off: In a conference call with his fundraising team, Mitt Romney is still blaming his loss on those freeloading Americans who wanted stuff. Clearly, the only explanation for all this delusion is that conserva
Supporters of Ted Cruz have been waiting for him to break out and shine in these debates. There have been some flashes of brilliance (Read Ted Cruz Drops the Hammer on Liberal Moderators ), but for the most part when he speaks it resembles this a little bit... That's starting to change , though there might always be a Mr. Rogers turn of phrase. Watch how Ted Cruz answered this question on illegal immigration. Then spread it like a California wild fire, because those meanie greenies created the d
If you listen to the Liberals, the NDP and the Media Party, they tell you that "the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer." But that isn't true -- based on data from Statistics Canada itself. You'd never know it if you relied on Canada's Media Party for your news. When they do report on this Stats Canada data, they get the study's findings wrong! As a matter of fact, since the beginning of this century, the average Canadian family has seen their net worth go up 73%. Shouldn't t
Earlier this week, Council of Canadians released an action alert encouraging residents of B.C. to ask what their provincial NDP candidate's position is on fracking. The Liberals have already made it clear that they support the industry, but we had not heard much from the NDP -- until now. But the entire point is not what each political party is saying. The point is that B.C. is home to some of the largest gas reserves being exploited by fracking in North America, and this is impacting people's w
Everything seems to be Islamophobia in Canada these days (see Canada Shoots Sanity in the Face, Passes Motion Against 'Islamophobia' and Canada's Kathleen Wynne Visits Mosque Preach to Tolerance, Gets Put in a Corner ). Anti-Islam thoughts, anti-Islam breaths, you know the stuff. Also on the list? Refusing to remove your shoes. Which is what a landlord found out when the creepily named Human Rights Tribunal awarded $12,000 to the Muslim couple he offended. By committing the crime of refusing
Scott Hennig, Alberta director of the so-called Canadian Taxpayers Federation , says Alberta's public employees should have their wages slashed by 5 per cent. But Hennig, the ubiquitous free-market fundamentalist, also thinks it was just fine for Edmonton's City Council to vote themselves a pay increase of close to 5 per cent. What's with this? Well, it's hard to say, actually, what the youthful Hennig was trying to prove with his defence of elected public employees' pay raises, since his argume
The incumbent Liberal Party premier of Canada's largest province launched her election campaign last week by tacking to the left. In a pre-election budget , Premier Kathleen Wynne announced she would create a public pension plan in Ontario, spend lots of money to improve public transit, and nudge up the income tax paid by the wealthiest people in the province by a few hundred dollars a year. New Democratic Party leader Andrea Horwath decided she would not support the budget of Wynne's minority g
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is heading out on a five city, cross country tour to promote Canadian oil and gas. She's going to Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto and Ottawa to sell an idea she has long opposed: ethical oil. Is Notley really serious about her conversion to fossil fuel advocacy after a lifetime of protesting them and two straight years of adding regulatory roadblocks to the struggling oil and gas industry? Or is this all just insincere lip service and the first act in her 2019
On last night's show , I looked into the Media Party's coverage of the Alberta NDP's reaction to the BC Green-NDP coalition . The CBC was happy to report that the Alberta NDP planned to continue pushing for the extension of the Trans Mount Pipeline . They failed to mention how the Alberta NDP only voice support for the oil industry when they need the political support, especially in the face of a United Conservative Party . You never see Notley or Trudeau go to Montreal and Vancouver to sell
New Statistics Canada jobs and employment numbers are out for August 2017, and they're bad news for the Alberta NDP. The unemployment rate in Edmonton now is the highest in the country at 9.1 per cent. Calgary slips to second place at 8.7 per cent. The overall unemployment rate in the entire province is up nearly 40 per cent since the NDP formed government. According to Statistics Canada, 33,500 jobs were added in the province over the last 12 months. The NDP will sell this number as proof of t
Will there ever be a week that goes by that the Alberta NDP don't have to make announcements and back track on one of their failed policies? The latest is the cancelled $178M program that was supposed to create 27,000 jobs. It actually didn't even create a single job, unless you count Minister Deron Bilous ' who oversees the program. One job creation program that seems to have worked for the NDP is the increase in public sector employment. Just think of the billions of dollars tax payers will ow
The NDP are making further changes to Alberta's education curriculum. In addition to issuing Guidelines for Best Practices to create safe learning spaces for LGBTQ kids, they've now drafted changes for social studies and they're quite revealing. In a modern day version of book burning, the Alberta government are essentially wiping away history, except in the case of First Nations, Metis, Inuit and Francophone history of course. Instead of teaching social studies, they're turning the curriculum i
Earlier this week, Council of Canadians released an action alert encouraging residents of B.C. to ask what their provincial NDP candidate's position is on fracking. The Liberals have already made it clear that they support the industry, but we had not heard much from the NDP -- until now. But the entire point is not what each political party is saying. The point is that B.C. is home to some of the largest gas reserves being exploited by fracking in North America, and this is impacting people's w
Everything seems to be Islamophobia in Canada these days (see Canada Shoots Sanity in the Face, Passes Motion Against 'Islamophobia' and Canada's Kathleen Wynne Visits Mosque Preach to Tolerance, Gets Put in a Corner ). Anti-Islam thoughts, anti-Islam breaths, you know the stuff. Also on the list? Refusing to remove your shoes. Which is what a landlord found out when the creepily named Human Rights Tribunal awarded $12,000 to the Muslim couple he offended. By committing the crime of refusing
Scott Hennig, Alberta director of the so-called Canadian Taxpayers Federation , says Alberta's public employees should have their wages slashed by 5 per cent. But Hennig, the ubiquitous free-market fundamentalist, also thinks it was just fine for Edmonton's City Council to vote themselves a pay increase of close to 5 per cent. What's with this? Well, it's hard to say, actually, what the youthful Hennig was trying to prove with his defence of elected public employees' pay raises, since his argume
The incumbent Liberal Party premier of Canada's largest province launched her election campaign last week by tacking to the left. In a pre-election budget , Premier Kathleen Wynne announced she would create a public pension plan in Ontario, spend lots of money to improve public transit, and nudge up the income tax paid by the wealthiest people in the province by a few hundred dollars a year. New Democratic Party leader Andrea Horwath decided she would not support the budget of Wynne's minority g
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is heading out on a five city, cross country tour to promote Canadian oil and gas. She's going to Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto and Ottawa to sell an idea she has long opposed: ethical oil. Is Notley really serious about her conversion to fossil fuel advocacy after a lifetime of protesting them and two straight years of adding regulatory roadblocks to the struggling oil and gas industry? Or is this all just insincere lip service and the first act in her 2019
On last night's show , I looked into the Media Party's coverage of the Alberta NDP's reaction to the BC Green-NDP coalition . The CBC was happy to report that the Alberta NDP planned to continue pushing for the extension of the Trans Mount Pipeline . They failed to mention how the Alberta NDP only voice support for the oil industry when they need the political support, especially in the face of a United Conservative Party . You never see Notley or Trudeau go to Montreal and Vancouver to sell
New Statistics Canada jobs and employment numbers are out for August 2017, and they're bad news for the Alberta NDP. The unemployment rate in Edmonton now is the highest in the country at 9.1 per cent. Calgary slips to second place at 8.7 per cent. The overall unemployment rate in the entire province is up nearly 40 per cent since the NDP formed government. According to Statistics Canada, 33,500 jobs were added in the province over the last 12 months. The NDP will sell this number as proof of t
Will there ever be a week that goes by that the Alberta NDP don't have to make announcements and back track on one of their failed policies? The latest is the cancelled $178M program that was supposed to create 27,000 jobs. It actually didn't even create a single job, unless you count Minister Deron Bilous ' who oversees the program. One job creation program that seems to have worked for the NDP is the increase in public sector employment. Just think of the billions of dollars tax payers will ow
The NDP are making further changes to Alberta's education curriculum. In addition to issuing Guidelines for Best Practices to create safe learning spaces for LGBTQ kids, they've now drafted changes for social studies and they're quite revealing. In a modern day version of book burning, the Alberta government are essentially wiping away history, except in the case of First Nations, Metis, Inuit and Francophone history of course. Instead of teaching social studies, they're turning the curriculum i
It's membership time. Cultivate Canada's media. Support rabble.ca. Become a member . The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) held its 35th session recently in Geneva, on the northern shore of Lac Leman. Across the water from the UN quadrant where the IPCC's decision-making body met lies Mont Blanc. At 4,800 metres Mont Blanc is the highest peak in the Alps. Like nearly all alpine glaciers, it is losing mass at a rapid rate. Light brown patches on its slopes point to where the ice r
It's membership time. Cultivate Canada's media. Support rabble.ca . Become a member . Hunted down and persecuted for decades by Egypt's various heads of state, the Muslim Brotherhood has achieved a goal it has pursued since its conception. It now controls the office of the Egyptian presidency. Two years ago such a prospect would have been unimaginable, but on Sunday Mohamed Morsi was elected to lead Egypt. While his election, symbolic of the oppressed coming to lead, will challenge the status
Tonight, I'll show you two videos. They're from Virginia, but they really could be from anywhere in Canada, the UK or Australia too. One video, which was released first, has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times . It shows a woman driving in her car, after receiving a speeding ticket. And it caused the release of the second video, taken by the body-camera of the police officer who gave her the ticket. Both sides were friendly enough at first. The officer is polite, but firm. The woman gets
New Statistics Canada jobs and employment numbers are out for August 2017, and they're bad news for the Alberta NDP. The unemployment rate in Edmonton now is the highest in the country at 9.1 per cent. Calgary slips to second place at 8.7 per cent. The overall unemployment rate in the entire province is up nearly 40 per cent since the NDP formed government. According to Statistics Canada, 33,500 jobs were added in the province over the last 12 months. The NDP will sell this number as proof of t
When Canada's premiers met recently in Halifax, talks of a possible pipeline to move oil from Alberta to eastern Canada dominated national headlines. There was also mention of talks about trade, immigration, skills training and infrastructure. One issue that didn't receive nearly as much attention is the management of public finances and growing government debt. The press release for the gathering at least paid lip service to the issue, noting premiers agreed on the need for "a careful and respo
It has been learnt that the Canadian government stonewalled the efforts of the Chinese computer and mobile phone manufacturing company, Lenovo, to buy Blackberry Limited. The reason given for this was the security concern on part of government officials in the U.S. as well as Canada. Back in 2013, Blackberry Limited was up for sale, but not one of the large tech companies in the U.S. showed any keen interest in buying the firm. After the recent developments and changes brought about by Blackberr
On last night's show , I looked into the Media Party's coverage of the Alberta NDP's reaction to the BC Green-NDP coalition . The CBC was happy to report that the Alberta NDP planned to continue pushing for the extension of the Trans Mount Pipeline . They failed to mention how the Alberta NDP only voice support for the oil industry when they need the political support, especially in the face of a United Conservative Party . You never see Notley or Trudeau go to Montreal and Vancouver to sell
Her name is "Toronto Jane." And according to this CBC report she's the new face of terrorism: an ISIS recruit who recently left Canada to go fight with the Jihadist group in Iraq. Apparently, it's not just radicalized young men from Canada and elsewhere in the Western world who are attracted to the Jihadist cause. Women and girls, according to a number of recent news reports, are also "falling into the grip" of radical Islam. Police have reportedly tracked other recent female Jihadis to a female
Scott Hennig, Alberta director of the so-called Canadian Taxpayers Federation , says Alberta's public employees should have their wages slashed by 5 per cent. But Hennig, the ubiquitous free-market fundamentalist, also thinks it was just fine for Edmonton's City Council to vote themselves a pay increase of close to 5 per cent. What's with this? Well, it's hard to say, actually, what the youthful Hennig was trying to prove with his defence of elected public employees' pay raises, since his argume
Setting cultural relativism firmly aside, Canada's Conservative government has introduced a bill in Parliament barring the border to immigrants in polygamous or forced marriages and making it a crime punishable by up to five years in prison to even participate knowingly in a forced marriage or one involving an under aged person. The bill's title, The Zero-Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act, seems to be a deliberate jab at Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, who in a misaimed stab at multic
It's membership time. Cultivate Canada's media. Support rabble.ca . Become a member . Hunted down and persecuted for decades by Egypt's various heads of state, the Muslim Brotherhood has achieved a goal it has pursued since its conception. It now controls the office of the Egyptian presidency. Two years ago such a prospect would have been unimaginable, but on Sunday Mohamed Morsi was elected to lead Egypt. While his election, symbolic of the oppressed coming to lead, will challenge the status
Tonight, I'll show you two videos. They're from Virginia, but they really could be from anywhere in Canada, the UK or Australia too. One video, which was released first, has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times . It shows a woman driving in her car, after receiving a speeding ticket. And it caused the release of the second video, taken by the body-camera of the police officer who gave her the ticket. Both sides were friendly enough at first. The officer is polite, but firm. The woman gets
New Statistics Canada jobs and employment numbers are out for August 2017, and they're bad news for the Alberta NDP. The unemployment rate in Edmonton now is the highest in the country at 9.1 per cent. Calgary slips to second place at 8.7 per cent. The overall unemployment rate in the entire province is up nearly 40 per cent since the NDP formed government. According to Statistics Canada, 33,500 jobs were added in the province over the last 12 months. The NDP will sell this number as proof of t
When Canada's premiers met recently in Halifax, talks of a possible pipeline to move oil from Alberta to eastern Canada dominated national headlines. There was also mention of talks about trade, immigration, skills training and infrastructure. One issue that didn't receive nearly as much attention is the management of public finances and growing government debt. The press release for the gathering at least paid lip service to the issue, noting premiers agreed on the need for "a careful and respo
It has been learnt that the Canadian government stonewalled the efforts of the Chinese computer and mobile phone manufacturing company, Lenovo, to buy Blackberry Limited. The reason given for this was the security concern on part of government officials in the U.S. as well as Canada. Back in 2013, Blackberry Limited was up for sale, but not one of the large tech companies in the U.S. showed any keen interest in buying the firm. After the recent developments and changes brought about by Blackberr
On last night's show , I looked into the Media Party's coverage of the Alberta NDP's reaction to the BC Green-NDP coalition . The CBC was happy to report that the Alberta NDP planned to continue pushing for the extension of the Trans Mount Pipeline . They failed to mention how the Alberta NDP only voice support for the oil industry when they need the political support, especially in the face of a United Conservative Party . You never see Notley or Trudeau go to Montreal and Vancouver to sell
Her name is "Toronto Jane." And according to this CBC report she's the new face of terrorism: an ISIS recruit who recently left Canada to go fight with the Jihadist group in Iraq. Apparently, it's not just radicalized young men from Canada and elsewhere in the Western world who are attracted to the Jihadist cause. Women and girls, according to a number of recent news reports, are also "falling into the grip" of radical Islam. Police have reportedly tracked other recent female Jihadis to a female
Scott Hennig, Alberta director of the so-called Canadian Taxpayers Federation , says Alberta's public employees should have their wages slashed by 5 per cent. But Hennig, the ubiquitous free-market fundamentalist, also thinks it was just fine for Edmonton's City Council to vote themselves a pay increase of close to 5 per cent. What's with this? Well, it's hard to say, actually, what the youthful Hennig was trying to prove with his defence of elected public employees' pay raises, since his argume
Setting cultural relativism firmly aside, Canada's Conservative government has introduced a bill in Parliament barring the border to immigrants in polygamous or forced marriages and making it a crime punishable by up to five years in prison to even participate knowingly in a forced marriage or one involving an under aged person. The bill's title, The Zero-Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act, seems to be a deliberate jab at Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, who in a misaimed stab at multic
GENEVA, November 12, 2015 - A coalition of 50 Venezuelan and international human rights activists, including Lilian Tintori, the wife of jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, sent an appeal today (see text below) to all UN ambassadors in Geneva, urging them to stay away from tomorrow's special UN Human Rights Council meeting featuring a speech by Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. (For UN Watch's statement explaining why today's UNHRC special meeting for Maduro violates the Council's own ma
U.N. human rights council expert Virginia Dandan visited Cuba this past week and said she did not meet with any opposition members because "I do not know what you mean by opposition. I honestly do not know who is in opposition." Cuban dissidents now call her " the expert who does not ask questions ." As human rights activist John Suarez notes , Ms. Dandan claimed that asking questions about political prisoners were outside of the scope of her mandate. "I am in Cuba with the purpose of observing
"We have embarked on a monumental and historic journey," the Secretary-General told the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), which opened on 11 July and ends on 20 July, at the UN Headquarters in New York. "We must all learn, in national governments, in local authorities, in business and civil society, and also at the United Nations, to think differently," he said, also underscoring the need to break down silos, not only between the economic, social and environmental
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is hosting what she calls a high level event in preparation for the G7 meetings that will be held in Quebec later this summer, and like every high-level event hosted by the Liberals, the priority will be gender . It's a so-called climate leaders summit embarrassingly named "Women Kicking it On Climate." The tweet from Environment Canada's allegedly non-partisan Twitter account said: "Minister McKenna is also a great #climatehero and she is a great example o
In Britain, thousands of people filled Parliament Square Monday to voice their opposition to President Trump, as lawmakers debated whether to cancel his state visit. This is Parliament member Paula Sherriff. Paula Sherriff : "Does he agree that to use the expression 'Grab 'em by the pussy' describes a sexual assault, and therefore suggests that he shouldn't be afforded a visit to our queen?" Paul Flynn : "Entirely agree. I mean, his manner, his behavior throughout the election period of one that
Oxford City Council in England has officially removed an honorary award presented to Myanmar's state counselor and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, reported Anadolu News Agency of Turkey. Local lawmakers voted unanimously to strip her of the City of Oxford award over Suu Kyi's response to the atrocities waged against the country's Muslim minority since September . " When Aung San Suu Kyi was given the Freedom of the City in 1997 it was because she reflected Oxford's values of tolerance and inte
Malta FRANCES D'EMILIO, Associated Press VALLETTA, Malta (AP) -- At age 24, Alex Mangion became Malta's first transgender politician when he won a local office on the conservative Nationalists' ticket, a striking combination in a country that until recently had been a last bastion in western Europe of social norms largely dictated by the Catholic church. The Nationalist Party recruited Mangion to run for town council with an eye toward grooming him as a candidate for next year's Parliamentary el
In two days time, the German parliament is due to vote on a bill to legalise same-sex marriage, after Chancellor Angela Merkel shifted her position on the issue three months before an election. The bill was put on the parliamentary agenda on the last day before the summer break by the centre-left Social Democrats, Greens and far-left Linke party. Martin Schulz, leader of the Social Democratic Party, said his party would push through marriage equality in Germany this week. "I hope our colleagues
Over the weekend, Premier Rachel Notley met with her party faithful at the annual meeting of the Alberta NDP Provincial Council in Edmonton. Notley offered up a speech to motivate the NDP loyalists as she faces a new United Conservative Party for the first time in the coming fall session of the legislature. It was awful. Instead of her speech being inspirational, it was paranoid and strange. WATCH to see the one especially unhinged allegation Notley levels at United Conservatives MLAs. Share Thi
But on 26 April, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto speaking to the European Parliament's LIBE Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, reminded the EU leadership that they were not elected to their posts. Szijjarto told the Dutch Liberal representative: "You ask us how we represent the Hungarian people, and what kind of authorization we have. I could also ask you what percentage of the European people voted for you, so that you could lecture the Hungarian people in the na
U.N. human rights council expert Virginia Dandan visited Cuba this past week and said she did not meet with any opposition members because "I do not know what you mean by opposition. I honestly do not know who is in opposition." Cuban dissidents now call her " the expert who does not ask questions ." As human rights activist John Suarez notes , Ms. Dandan claimed that asking questions about political prisoners were outside of the scope of her mandate. "I am in Cuba with the purpose of observing
"We have embarked on a monumental and historic journey," the Secretary-General told the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), which opened on 11 July and ends on 20 July, at the UN Headquarters in New York. "We must all learn, in national governments, in local authorities, in business and civil society, and also at the United Nations, to think differently," he said, also underscoring the need to break down silos, not only between the economic, social and environmental
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is hosting what she calls a high level event in preparation for the G7 meetings that will be held in Quebec later this summer, and like every high-level event hosted by the Liberals, the priority will be gender . It's a so-called climate leaders summit embarrassingly named "Women Kicking it On Climate." The tweet from Environment Canada's allegedly non-partisan Twitter account said: "Minister McKenna is also a great #climatehero and she is a great example o
In Britain, thousands of people filled Parliament Square Monday to voice their opposition to President Trump, as lawmakers debated whether to cancel his state visit. This is Parliament member Paula Sherriff. Paula Sherriff : "Does he agree that to use the expression 'Grab 'em by the pussy' describes a sexual assault, and therefore suggests that he shouldn't be afforded a visit to our queen?" Paul Flynn : "Entirely agree. I mean, his manner, his behavior throughout the election period of one that
Oxford City Council in England has officially removed an honorary award presented to Myanmar's state counselor and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, reported Anadolu News Agency of Turkey. Local lawmakers voted unanimously to strip her of the City of Oxford award over Suu Kyi's response to the atrocities waged against the country's Muslim minority since September . " When Aung San Suu Kyi was given the Freedom of the City in 1997 it was because she reflected Oxford's values of tolerance and inte
Malta FRANCES D'EMILIO, Associated Press VALLETTA, Malta (AP) -- At age 24, Alex Mangion became Malta's first transgender politician when he won a local office on the conservative Nationalists' ticket, a striking combination in a country that until recently had been a last bastion in western Europe of social norms largely dictated by the Catholic church. The Nationalist Party recruited Mangion to run for town council with an eye toward grooming him as a candidate for next year's Parliamentary el
In two days time, the German parliament is due to vote on a bill to legalise same-sex marriage, after Chancellor Angela Merkel shifted her position on the issue three months before an election. The bill was put on the parliamentary agenda on the last day before the summer break by the centre-left Social Democrats, Greens and far-left Linke party. Martin Schulz, leader of the Social Democratic Party, said his party would push through marriage equality in Germany this week. "I hope our colleagues
Over the weekend, Premier Rachel Notley met with her party faithful at the annual meeting of the Alberta NDP Provincial Council in Edmonton. Notley offered up a speech to motivate the NDP loyalists as she faces a new United Conservative Party for the first time in the coming fall session of the legislature. It was awful. Instead of her speech being inspirational, it was paranoid and strange. WATCH to see the one especially unhinged allegation Notley levels at United Conservatives MLAs. Share Thi
But on 26 April, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto speaking to the European Parliament's LIBE Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, reminded the EU leadership that they were not elected to their posts. Szijjarto told the Dutch Liberal representative: "You ask us how we represent the Hungarian people, and what kind of authorization we have. I could also ask you what percentage of the European people voted for you, so that you could lecture the Hungarian people in the na
(Gladstone) "We cannot and will never be able to stop migration", wrote the EU's Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos recently. "At the end of the day, we all need to be ready to accept migration, mobility and diversity as the new norm and tailor our policies accordingly". Given that such people would have us believe that migration has become such a categorical and seemingly incontestable policy of the EU -- "Migration is deeply intertwined with our pol
Why do Liberals think a Liberal candidate caught campaigning at a polling station and speaking at a violent pro-Palestinian rally was a good option? Darshan Kang is the Liberal candidate for Calgary Skyview. In addition to speaking at a pro-Hamas rally that turned violent , he was recently caught as an "invited speaker" at an advanced polling station at Genesis Centre. Although Kang denies that he was campaigning at this location, there were several yellow "VOTE" signs in his vicinity. Not only
It's not often that a politician airing Christian views gets a warm applause in Canada, a country where secularization is reportedly on the rise. (PHOTO: REUTERS/CHRIS WATTIE) Canada's parliament in session. Last week, however, Christian MP Ted Falk received a standing ovation after he shared the gospel in the Canadian Parliament, the Christian Institute reported. In his speech, Falk focused on how Judeo-Christian values have shaped the country, saying that these values are the reason why ther
Tonight, I'll show you two videos. They're from Virginia, but they really could be from anywhere in Canada, the UK or Australia too. One video, which was released first, has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times . It shows a woman driving in her car, after receiving a speeding ticket. And it caused the release of the second video, taken by the body-camera of the police officer who gave her the ticket. Both sides were friendly enough at first. The officer is polite, but firm. The woman gets
Nigel Farage has claimed the media "wilfully misinterpreted" his comments on discrimination legislation. The UKIP leader had been arguing laws banning companies from favouring British workers should be scrapped, but it was reported as him wanting to repeal race discrimination laws. His comments on supporting British workers were made on a Channel4 documentary to be shown next week. But ahead of it he appeared on this mornings Today Programme to hit back at the media outlets that ran the story. F
My former Rebel colleague, independent conservative journalist Faith Goldy, was attacked by Antifa thugs at the Quebec-U.S. border. It happened at Roxham Road , an area that's a well known point of entry for migrants fleeing possible deportation from the U.S., by illegally entering Canada. An anti-illegal immigration protest was scheduled but the violent left-wing Antifa also showed up to clash with the protesters. Riot police were there, along with journalists and camera crews from every mainst
Earlier this week, Council of Canadians released an action alert encouraging residents of B.C. to ask what their provincial NDP candidate's position is on fracking. The Liberals have already made it clear that they support the industry, but we had not heard much from the NDP -- until now. But the entire point is not what each political party is saying. The point is that B.C. is home to some of the largest gas reserves being exploited by fracking in North America, and this is impacting people's w
Over the past decade, Canada has experienced considerable growth in labour migration. Moreover, temporary labour migration has replaced permanent immigration as the primary means by which people enter Canada. Utilizing the rhetoric of maintaining competitiveness, Canadian employers and the state have ushered in an era of neoliberal migration alongside an agenda of austerity flowing from capitalist crisis. Labour markets have been restructured to render labour more flexible and precarious, and in
As the hour of judgement draws nearer, the campaigns on both sides of the EU referendum have become increasingly dominated by one issue: immigration. On the Leave side, the months leading up to this referendum have seen a ratcheting up of xenophobic and racist rhetoric, with the sole aim of scapegoating migrants and the EU's free movement of labour for all the ills in society. In response, many honest and well meaning workers and youth have called for a Remain vote in order to keep out the most
They have, off and on, tried to resist this consensus, such as in 2014 when over 80,000 people in southern Germany signed an online petition against a plan to teach children about LGBT lifestyles in schools. However, it is the immigration issue, which has been imposed on them without democratic mandate, that has sparked a more successful revolt - culminating in this week's landslide victory for the AfD. 'Eighty-five per cent of us are keeping cool - the vast majority of Germans voted for a party
Why do Liberals think a Liberal candidate caught campaigning at a polling station and speaking at a violent pro-Palestinian rally was a good option? Darshan Kang is the Liberal candidate for Calgary Skyview. In addition to speaking at a pro-Hamas rally that turned violent , he was recently caught as an "invited speaker" at an advanced polling station at Genesis Centre. Although Kang denies that he was campaigning at this location, there were several yellow "VOTE" signs in his vicinity. Not only
It's not often that a politician airing Christian views gets a warm applause in Canada, a country where secularization is reportedly on the rise. (PHOTO: REUTERS/CHRIS WATTIE) Canada's parliament in session. Last week, however, Christian MP Ted Falk received a standing ovation after he shared the gospel in the Canadian Parliament, the Christian Institute reported. In his speech, Falk focused on how Judeo-Christian values have shaped the country, saying that these values are the reason why ther
Tonight, I'll show you two videos. They're from Virginia, but they really could be from anywhere in Canada, the UK or Australia too. One video, which was released first, has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times . It shows a woman driving in her car, after receiving a speeding ticket. And it caused the release of the second video, taken by the body-camera of the police officer who gave her the ticket. Both sides were friendly enough at first. The officer is polite, but firm. The woman gets
Nigel Farage has claimed the media "wilfully misinterpreted" his comments on discrimination legislation. The UKIP leader had been arguing laws banning companies from favouring British workers should be scrapped, but it was reported as him wanting to repeal race discrimination laws. His comments on supporting British workers were made on a Channel4 documentary to be shown next week. But ahead of it he appeared on this mornings Today Programme to hit back at the media outlets that ran the story. F
My former Rebel colleague, independent conservative journalist Faith Goldy, was attacked by Antifa thugs at the Quebec-U.S. border. It happened at Roxham Road , an area that's a well known point of entry for migrants fleeing possible deportation from the U.S., by illegally entering Canada. An anti-illegal immigration protest was scheduled but the violent left-wing Antifa also showed up to clash with the protesters. Riot police were there, along with journalists and camera crews from every mainst
Earlier this week, Council of Canadians released an action alert encouraging residents of B.C. to ask what their provincial NDP candidate's position is on fracking. The Liberals have already made it clear that they support the industry, but we had not heard much from the NDP -- until now. But the entire point is not what each political party is saying. The point is that B.C. is home to some of the largest gas reserves being exploited by fracking in North America, and this is impacting people's w
Over the past decade, Canada has experienced considerable growth in labour migration. Moreover, temporary labour migration has replaced permanent immigration as the primary means by which people enter Canada. Utilizing the rhetoric of maintaining competitiveness, Canadian employers and the state have ushered in an era of neoliberal migration alongside an agenda of austerity flowing from capitalist crisis. Labour markets have been restructured to render labour more flexible and precarious, and in
As the hour of judgement draws nearer, the campaigns on both sides of the EU referendum have become increasingly dominated by one issue: immigration. On the Leave side, the months leading up to this referendum have seen a ratcheting up of xenophobic and racist rhetoric, with the sole aim of scapegoating migrants and the EU's free movement of labour for all the ills in society. In response, many honest and well meaning workers and youth have called for a Remain vote in order to keep out the most
They have, off and on, tried to resist this consensus, such as in 2014 when over 80,000 people in southern Germany signed an online petition against a plan to teach children about LGBT lifestyles in schools. However, it is the immigration issue, which has been imposed on them without democratic mandate, that has sparked a more successful revolt - culminating in this week's landslide victory for the AfD. 'Eighty-five per cent of us are keeping cool - the vast majority of Germans voted for a party
Respect for thoughtfulness grew as I listened to Dr. Terrlyn Curry Avery* speak at Hartford Seminary last month. Wounded by Religion, was her subject of conversation, and converse she did as she questions and remarks were fielded from our audience. Religion is part of human life, whether we want to admit it or not. And I'm saying, it's human life, more than religion that wounds. The belief in a mortal life, with good and bad always at war, wounds the spirit. So, it's spirit that needs nourishing
While reading various articles about the life and passing of Nelson Mandela, curiosity got the best of me and I perused various right-wing blogs. The majority of the comments at Town Hall, Glenn Beck's The Blaze and, of course, Breitbart.com were predictably awful. Within an hour or so of the man's death, these commenters simply couldn't restrain themselves and took to their overworked spittle-smeared keyboards to anonymously trash the legacy and personal character of this transformational, hist
Expand | Collapse (Photo: Facebook/The official Marvin Sapp page) Marvin Sapp, pastor of Full Life Center Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and contemporary gospel artist. Bishop Marvin Sapp is questioning why the recent Texas church shooting has been classified as a mental health issue. On Sunday, a 26-year-old caucasian man named Devin Patrick Kelley, committed the deadliest church shooting in U.S. history. Kelley opened fire on First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, where 26 congr
Lori and Jim Bakker screenshot Convicted con artist and televangelist Jim Bakker has reinvented himself as an end times survivalist lately, but he's deathly afraid his scam won't survive Hillary Clinton as president. Taking a break from hawking his 120 serving bucket of milk whey and other apocalypse munchies , Bakker invited Ramiro Pena, the senior pastor of Christ the King Baptist Church in Waco, Texas, on his show to talk about Donald Trump's presidential campaign. "If Donald Trump isn't elec
Dear Commentary: I am having a wonderful time teaching at St. Luke's, a Catholic high school in Jersey City.1 I teach American history to the sophomores--five... To the Editor: David Guaspari, in his review of Overcoming Math Anxiety by Sheila Tobias [Books in Review, October 1994], is of course right to note... To the Editor: In "How Good Was Leonard Bernstein?" [October 1994], Terry Teachout relates that Harold Schonberg, the former music critic of the New York Times,... To the Editor: David B
At the age of 86, Noam Chomsky remains as active as ever in his work as a world-renowned political dissident and pioneering linguist. He has also opened a new chapter in his life, recently celebrating a one-year anniversary with his new wife, Valeria Wasserman Chomsky, his second marriage. Chomsky discusses the joys of newfound love and why it is a "privilege" for him to help people make sense of a very difficult world. AMY GOODMAN : Noam, you're headed off on a Latin America trip right now for
William H. Schaap, radical lawyer and co-founder/publisher of CovertAction Quarterly and Sheridan Square Press, died on February 25, 2016, of pulmonary disease at his apartment in Manhattan. He was 75. Born in Brooklyn, New York on March 1, 1940, to Maurice and Leah (nee Lerner) Schaap, Bill Schaap was raised in Freeport, New York. His older brother was the late sports broadcaster and author Dick Schaap. Bill received his BA from Cornell University in 1961. He graduated in 1964 from the law sc
Broadcast 5/25/2018 at 21:10:02 (1 Listens, 1 Downloads, 545 Itunes) The Rob Kall Bottom Up Radio Show Podcast View on Stitcher Copyright (c) Rob Kall, All Rights Reserved. Do not duplicate or post on youtube or other sites without express permission. Creative commons permissions for this site do not apply to audio content or transcripts of audio content. - Advertisement - Nathan Bomey is an award-winning business reporter for USA Today. He's the author of a new book, After the Fact; The Erosion
Today on "Glenn," political and religious writer David Limbaugh discussed his new book " The True Jesus " with Glenn Beck and the Think Tank panel. Glenn challenged Limbaugh to help him understand what it means to be a Christian in these days when "atheism is starting to grow." People who still have faith describe themselves as spiritual but not religious. Subsequently people don't really know the words of Jesus. The author offered that "if Jesus is who he says he is, then we need to conform our
Dear Tennessee Star, In Dennis Pearson's June 18 letter to the editor in The Leaf Chronicle (Clarksville), he claims to be a "Ronald Reagan Republican." It seems he has forgotten one of President Reagan's most famous quotes. To Reagan supporters, it is known as "the 11th Commandment." It simply says, "Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican." In his 1990 autobiography "An American Life," Reagan said he followed this rule since 1968 during his first run for California governor. He sa
While reading various articles about the life and passing of Nelson Mandela, curiosity got the best of me and I perused various right-wing blogs. The majority of the comments at Town Hall, Glenn Beck's The Blaze and, of course, Breitbart.com were predictably awful. Within an hour or so of the man's death, these commenters simply couldn't restrain themselves and took to their overworked spittle-smeared keyboards to anonymously trash the legacy and personal character of this transformational, hist
Expand | Collapse (Photo: Facebook/The official Marvin Sapp page) Marvin Sapp, pastor of Full Life Center Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and contemporary gospel artist. Bishop Marvin Sapp is questioning why the recent Texas church shooting has been classified as a mental health issue. On Sunday, a 26-year-old caucasian man named Devin Patrick Kelley, committed the deadliest church shooting in U.S. history. Kelley opened fire on First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, where 26 congr
Lori and Jim Bakker screenshot Convicted con artist and televangelist Jim Bakker has reinvented himself as an end times survivalist lately, but he's deathly afraid his scam won't survive Hillary Clinton as president. Taking a break from hawking his 120 serving bucket of milk whey and other apocalypse munchies , Bakker invited Ramiro Pena, the senior pastor of Christ the King Baptist Church in Waco, Texas, on his show to talk about Donald Trump's presidential campaign. "If Donald Trump isn't elec
Dear Commentary: I am having a wonderful time teaching at St. Luke's, a Catholic high school in Jersey City.1 I teach American history to the sophomores--five... To the Editor: David Guaspari, in his review of Overcoming Math Anxiety by Sheila Tobias [Books in Review, October 1994], is of course right to note... To the Editor: In "How Good Was Leonard Bernstein?" [October 1994], Terry Teachout relates that Harold Schonberg, the former music critic of the New York Times,... To the Editor: David B
At the age of 86, Noam Chomsky remains as active as ever in his work as a world-renowned political dissident and pioneering linguist. He has also opened a new chapter in his life, recently celebrating a one-year anniversary with his new wife, Valeria Wasserman Chomsky, his second marriage. Chomsky discusses the joys of newfound love and why it is a "privilege" for him to help people make sense of a very difficult world. AMY GOODMAN : Noam, you're headed off on a Latin America trip right now for
William H. Schaap, radical lawyer and co-founder/publisher of CovertAction Quarterly and Sheridan Square Press, died on February 25, 2016, of pulmonary disease at his apartment in Manhattan. He was 75. Born in Brooklyn, New York on March 1, 1940, to Maurice and Leah (nee Lerner) Schaap, Bill Schaap was raised in Freeport, New York. His older brother was the late sports broadcaster and author Dick Schaap. Bill received his BA from Cornell University in 1961. He graduated in 1964 from the law sc
Broadcast 5/25/2018 at 21:10:02 (1 Listens, 1 Downloads, 545 Itunes) The Rob Kall Bottom Up Radio Show Podcast View on Stitcher Copyright (c) Rob Kall, All Rights Reserved. Do not duplicate or post on youtube or other sites without express permission. Creative commons permissions for this site do not apply to audio content or transcripts of audio content. - Advertisement - Nathan Bomey is an award-winning business reporter for USA Today. He's the author of a new book, After the Fact; The Erosion
Today on "Glenn," political and religious writer David Limbaugh discussed his new book " The True Jesus " with Glenn Beck and the Think Tank panel. Glenn challenged Limbaugh to help him understand what it means to be a Christian in these days when "atheism is starting to grow." People who still have faith describe themselves as spiritual but not religious. Subsequently people don't really know the words of Jesus. The author offered that "if Jesus is who he says he is, then we need to conform our
Dear Tennessee Star, In Dennis Pearson's June 18 letter to the editor in The Leaf Chronicle (Clarksville), he claims to be a "Ronald Reagan Republican." It seems he has forgotten one of President Reagan's most famous quotes. To Reagan supporters, it is known as "the 11th Commandment." It simply says, "Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican." In his 1990 autobiography "An American Life," Reagan said he followed this rule since 1968 during his first run for California governor. He sa
Infidelity leading to pregnancy after 17 years of marriage is what Bob and Audrey Meisner went through, but God's miraculous work brought them back together. Focus on the Family President and author Jim Daly and his radio show co-host John Fuller spoke to the Meisners, who have doctorates in ministry and are authors of Marriage Undercover: Thriving in a Culture of Quiet Desperation . The two-part episode is titled "Overcoming the Obstacles of Infidelity." The couple, who have now been married f
Researcher and Brown University visiting scholar Jay Michaelson, Ph.D. (Source:Courtesy Jay Michaelson, Ph.D.) In the last few years, legal same-sex marriage has arrived in 19 states and the District of Columbia. The armed forces' "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy and federal law, which barred openly gay military service, has been repealed. And for all the religious right and social conservatives' efforts to block such progress, equal rights and social justice for LGBTs, it would appear, are advan
Dr. Niels Harrit is a retired associate professor of chemistry at the University of Copenhagen and one among an international team of scientists who published a paper in The Open Chemical Physics Journal on the discovery of nano-thermite in the dust from the World Trade Center collapses on September 11, 2001. He has recently finished a lecture tour of Canadian universities, where he spoke on the subject. In this interview on the cable program Face to Face with Jack Etkin, Dr. Harrit discusses th
Animal Law Professor: Veganism Part Of The Commitment To Non-Violence P ulitzer-winning journalist Chris Hedges interviews Gary L. Francione , 'Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of Law and Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Scholar of Law and Philosophy at Rutgers University School of Law-Newark . Francione received his M.A. in philosophy and his J.D. from the University of Virginia. Some points detailed in the interview: "Veganism is part of a commitment to non-violence ... It's all one issue. I
Published 8:30 AM, October 12, 2013 Updated 8:30 AM, October 12, 2013 REBELLION: Arrest warrant out for Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founder Nur Misuari. Photo by Jedwin Llobrera MANILA, Philippines - The first time Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founder Nur Misuari faced rebellion charges was in 2001. He was believed to be the mastermind of an attack against a military camp in Sulu that killed more than 100 people. Misuari fled to Sabah, where he was arrested and deported for il
I've been waiting for a brilliant mind to come to the defense of Kenneth J. Howell (pictured, top), the University of Chicago Catholic studies professor ousted after he emailed students about the morality of homosexuality. And here comes Bill Donohue! Donohue (pictured below) is, easily, one of this website's favorite pundits. The Catholic League chief compares criticizing the pope to defamation . He's the only one bravely defending hands-y priests, who are not guilty of pedophilia but being gay
As the size of the congregations grew, Schuller purchased 10 acres (40,000 m2) at 12141 Lewis Street in Garden Grove for a "walk-in, drive-in" church serving both congregations. Ground was broken September 10, 1958, for construction of the new church designed by international architect Richard Neutra. The church was completed in 1961 at a cost of $3,000,000.[9][10] The dedication service was held November 5, 1961.[11] The design of the new church building enabled Schuller to preach his sermons t
NOM Partner Calls Gay Community 'Filth And Degradation' Zack Ford Twitter Mar 9, 2012, 6:30 pm At NOM Exposed , Jeremy Hooper points out that the National Organization for Marriage has partnered with a conservative Orthodox Jewish group called Jews for Morality to campaign for Republican David Storobin, who is running for the New York Senate. NOM has lifted language directly from Jews for Morality's anti-gay letters opposing Democrat Lewis Fidler for his support of LGBT rights, which call homose
Ian Plimer is a former professor of Mining Geology at the University of Adelaide, South Australia, and Emeritus Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Melbourne. [2] , [3] Plimer has two books questioning the existance of man-made climate change including Heaven and Earth, and a second titled How To Get Expelled From School: A guide to climate change for pupils, parents and punters, descibed by some as the " anti-Warmist manual for the younger reader ." [4] Energy & Mining Industry
March 11, 2015 ( CardinalNewmanSociety.org ) -- A professor of theology at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., was recently quoted in the student newspaper and described as recommending "more morally neutral" language in the Catholic Church regarding homosexuality. Although the professor teaches theology at the Jesuit university, the article made no mention of him imparting or explicating the Church's teaching on the matter. Dr. Todd Salzman, who teaches ethics under Creighton's theology depart
Researcher and Brown University visiting scholar Jay Michaelson, Ph.D. (Source:Courtesy Jay Michaelson, Ph.D.) In the last few years, legal same-sex marriage has arrived in 19 states and the District of Columbia. The armed forces' "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy and federal law, which barred openly gay military service, has been repealed. And for all the religious right and social conservatives' efforts to block such progress, equal rights and social justice for LGBTs, it would appear, are advan
Dr. Niels Harrit is a retired associate professor of chemistry at the University of Copenhagen and one among an international team of scientists who published a paper in The Open Chemical Physics Journal on the discovery of nano-thermite in the dust from the World Trade Center collapses on September 11, 2001. He has recently finished a lecture tour of Canadian universities, where he spoke on the subject. In this interview on the cable program Face to Face with Jack Etkin, Dr. Harrit discusses th
Animal Law Professor: Veganism Part Of The Commitment To Non-Violence P ulitzer-winning journalist Chris Hedges interviews Gary L. Francione , 'Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of Law and Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Scholar of Law and Philosophy at Rutgers University School of Law-Newark . Francione received his M.A. in philosophy and his J.D. from the University of Virginia. Some points detailed in the interview: "Veganism is part of a commitment to non-violence ... It's all one issue. I
Published 8:30 AM, October 12, 2013 Updated 8:30 AM, October 12, 2013 REBELLION: Arrest warrant out for Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founder Nur Misuari. Photo by Jedwin Llobrera MANILA, Philippines - The first time Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founder Nur Misuari faced rebellion charges was in 2001. He was believed to be the mastermind of an attack against a military camp in Sulu that killed more than 100 people. Misuari fled to Sabah, where he was arrested and deported for il
I've been waiting for a brilliant mind to come to the defense of Kenneth J. Howell (pictured, top), the University of Chicago Catholic studies professor ousted after he emailed students about the morality of homosexuality. And here comes Bill Donohue! Donohue (pictured below) is, easily, one of this website's favorite pundits. The Catholic League chief compares criticizing the pope to defamation . He's the only one bravely defending hands-y priests, who are not guilty of pedophilia but being gay
As the size of the congregations grew, Schuller purchased 10 acres (40,000 m2) at 12141 Lewis Street in Garden Grove for a "walk-in, drive-in" church serving both congregations. Ground was broken September 10, 1958, for construction of the new church designed by international architect Richard Neutra. The church was completed in 1961 at a cost of $3,000,000.[9][10] The dedication service was held November 5, 1961.[11] The design of the new church building enabled Schuller to preach his sermons t
NOM Partner Calls Gay Community 'Filth And Degradation' Zack Ford Twitter Mar 9, 2012, 6:30 pm At NOM Exposed , Jeremy Hooper points out that the National Organization for Marriage has partnered with a conservative Orthodox Jewish group called Jews for Morality to campaign for Republican David Storobin, who is running for the New York Senate. NOM has lifted language directly from Jews for Morality's anti-gay letters opposing Democrat Lewis Fidler for his support of LGBT rights, which call homose
Ian Plimer is a former professor of Mining Geology at the University of Adelaide, South Australia, and Emeritus Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Melbourne. [2] , [3] Plimer has two books questioning the existance of man-made climate change including Heaven and Earth, and a second titled How To Get Expelled From School: A guide to climate change for pupils, parents and punters, descibed by some as the " anti-Warmist manual for the younger reader ." [4] Energy & Mining Industry
March 11, 2015 ( CardinalNewmanSociety.org ) -- A professor of theology at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., was recently quoted in the student newspaper and described as recommending "more morally neutral" language in the Catholic Church regarding homosexuality. Although the professor teaches theology at the Jesuit university, the article made no mention of him imparting or explicating the Church's teaching on the matter. Dr. Todd Salzman, who teaches ethics under Creighton's theology depart
Today, Time Magazine 's Person of the Year Barack Obama continued to wage a war of words with a continually uncompromising John Boehner . Piers Morgan had the Director of the Gun Owners of America on his show last night and tore into his foolish pro-gun argument . In the light of what has happened in Newtown and the public outcry for stricter gun control, our Ari Waldman takes a look at the legal approach for dealing with the Second Amendment . Check out the trailer for James Franco's ne
In a January 2009, in an ABC interview with George Stephanopoulos, then President-elect Barack Obama said fixing the economy required shared sacrifice, "Everybody's going to have to give. Everybody's going to have to have some skin in the game."[1] For the past two years, American workers submitted to the President's appeal--taking steep pay cuts despite hectic productivity growth. By contrast, corporate executives have extracted record profits by sabotaging the recovery on every front--elimina
by Scott L. Vanatter Barack Obama is the world's most inept and feckless leader. This is not merely my opinion. Any serious review of the facts reveals inescapably that the official, yet unspoken, position of the Obama White House is that Barack Obama is completely incompetent. Of course, Barack Obama didn't hold a press conference and explicitly admit that he is an incapable bungler. But if you believe Obama's and his Administration's explanation for everything from the Benghazi attacks, to the
Barack Obama's first year in office was one long string of gaffes, foreign policy blunders, and domestic disasters strung together in a long, terrible line. Although it's not possible to adequately catalogue every blunder in Obama's first year in something shorter than a book, here are some of the many, many blaring lowlights that really stood out: 1) The stimulus that didn't: The Democrats shoved through a stimulus bill that cost more than the Vietnam and Iraq wars combined . Why? Over and over
The A.G.s may be acting on behest of the Obama Administration and liberal Democrats in the Senate. U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch testified to Congress that, in response to requests by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), the Obama administration's Justice Department has asked the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate whether there is sufficient evidence to prosecute Exxon and other companies, researchers, and think tanks for exercising their First Amendment rights in promoting climat
--Headline at NewsBusters on Thursday. NEW OBAMA/HOLDER DECEPTIONS EXPOSED: Turns out the Department of Justice under former Attorney General Eric Holder used the power of government to force settlements on Bank of America, Citicorps and other financial industry titans that required them to make millions of dollars in contributions to "community groups," including many that are political favorites of President Obama and advocates for more government regulation. Richard Pollock of the Daily Calle
Not surprisingly, Fox News jumped at Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel's resignation as yet another opportunity to attack President Obama. The excuse this time? Suggesting Hagel got the boot because he's a Republican. Appearing on Happening Now this morning, Fox's Bret Baier agreed with host Jon Scott that Hagel was the "sacrificial lamb" for Obama's own blunders. Just pay no attention to how Fox attacked Hagel as having "insulted our troops" in June or attacking Hagel in October for calling clim
Y ou could, without stretching, make an aesthetic case for voting against Barack Obama. Leaving aside the hobbled economy, the promised second term "flexibility" with Putin, the job-diminishing Dodd/Frank act, the Benghazi debacle, the train wreck called Obamacare, the assault on the free exercise of religion, the pretense that the Lilly Ledbetter Act codified equal pay for equal work, the limp response to Iran's nuclear threat, the many Solyndras, kicking Bowles/Simpson to the curb, the "free"
I can't believe I am agreeing with President Obama and Fox News' Bill O'Reilly on the same blog but in this situation they both said something I agree with. For the record, while I don't agree with many of President Obama's policies, such as his support of Planned Parenthood, I do agree that it is past time for the racism conversation. On the other hand, I also don't always agree with everything that O'Reilly says. I do agree that we need to strengthen the American family which also includes the
Charles Krauthammer has not indulged in the conservative outrage targeted at President Obama over the reverend at his Easter Sunday services, who decried "captains of the religious right" in his sermon. At least, Krauthammer explained his position to Bill O'Reilly , and revealed that he agrees with O'Reilly on his commentary over gay marriage opponents needing to do more than "thump the bible." Regarding his lack of outrage over the reverend's comments, Krauthammer said he just ignores all the a
In a January 2009, in an ABC interview with George Stephanopoulos, then President-elect Barack Obama said fixing the economy required shared sacrifice, "Everybody's going to have to give. Everybody's going to have to have some skin in the game."[1] For the past two years, American workers submitted to the President's appeal--taking steep pay cuts despite hectic productivity growth. By contrast, corporate executives have extracted record profits by sabotaging the recovery on every front--elimina
by Scott L. Vanatter Barack Obama is the world's most inept and feckless leader. This is not merely my opinion. Any serious review of the facts reveals inescapably that the official, yet unspoken, position of the Obama White House is that Barack Obama is completely incompetent. Of course, Barack Obama didn't hold a press conference and explicitly admit that he is an incapable bungler. But if you believe Obama's and his Administration's explanation for everything from the Benghazi attacks, to the
Barack Obama's first year in office was one long string of gaffes, foreign policy blunders, and domestic disasters strung together in a long, terrible line. Although it's not possible to adequately catalogue every blunder in Obama's first year in something shorter than a book, here are some of the many, many blaring lowlights that really stood out: 1) The stimulus that didn't: The Democrats shoved through a stimulus bill that cost more than the Vietnam and Iraq wars combined . Why? Over and over
The A.G.s may be acting on behest of the Obama Administration and liberal Democrats in the Senate. U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch testified to Congress that, in response to requests by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), the Obama administration's Justice Department has asked the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate whether there is sufficient evidence to prosecute Exxon and other companies, researchers, and think tanks for exercising their First Amendment rights in promoting climat
--Headline at NewsBusters on Thursday. NEW OBAMA/HOLDER DECEPTIONS EXPOSED: Turns out the Department of Justice under former Attorney General Eric Holder used the power of government to force settlements on Bank of America, Citicorps and other financial industry titans that required them to make millions of dollars in contributions to "community groups," including many that are political favorites of President Obama and advocates for more government regulation. Richard Pollock of the Daily Calle
Not surprisingly, Fox News jumped at Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel's resignation as yet another opportunity to attack President Obama. The excuse this time? Suggesting Hagel got the boot because he's a Republican. Appearing on Happening Now this morning, Fox's Bret Baier agreed with host Jon Scott that Hagel was the "sacrificial lamb" for Obama's own blunders. Just pay no attention to how Fox attacked Hagel as having "insulted our troops" in June or attacking Hagel in October for calling clim
Y ou could, without stretching, make an aesthetic case for voting against Barack Obama. Leaving aside the hobbled economy, the promised second term "flexibility" with Putin, the job-diminishing Dodd/Frank act, the Benghazi debacle, the train wreck called Obamacare, the assault on the free exercise of religion, the pretense that the Lilly Ledbetter Act codified equal pay for equal work, the limp response to Iran's nuclear threat, the many Solyndras, kicking Bowles/Simpson to the curb, the "free"
I can't believe I am agreeing with President Obama and Fox News' Bill O'Reilly on the same blog but in this situation they both said something I agree with. For the record, while I don't agree with many of President Obama's policies, such as his support of Planned Parenthood, I do agree that it is past time for the racism conversation. On the other hand, I also don't always agree with everything that O'Reilly says. I do agree that we need to strengthen the American family which also includes the
Charles Krauthammer has not indulged in the conservative outrage targeted at President Obama over the reverend at his Easter Sunday services, who decried "captains of the religious right" in his sermon. At least, Krauthammer explained his position to Bill O'Reilly , and revealed that he agrees with O'Reilly on his commentary over gay marriage opponents needing to do more than "thump the bible." Regarding his lack of outrage over the reverend's comments, Krauthammer said he just ignores all the a
I can't believe I am agreeing with President Obama and Fox News' Bill O'Reilly on the same blog but in this situation they both said something I agree with. For the record, while I don't agree with many of President Obama's policies, such as his support of Planned Parenthood, I do agree that it is past time for the racism conversation. On the other hand, I also don't always agree with everything that O'Reilly says. I do agree that we need to strengthen the American family which also includes the
On Monday evening, both NBC Nightly News and ABC's World News Tonight touted President Obama claiming success in the fight against ISIS while ignoring criticism of his strategy. On Nightly News , anchor Lester Holt proclaimed: "A warning today from President Obama, who emerged from a Pentagon briefing and called the fight against ISIS a quote, 'generational struggle,' saying it will take time to defeat this enemy." On World News Tonight , correspondent Brian Ross declared: "President Obama annou
Sean Hannity Questions about Barack Obama's eligibility to be president, and specifically about his birth certificate, largely have been off-limits to many in the major U.S. media outlets over the last two years that it's been an issue, with show hosts only occasionally noting the question exists. That suddenly and dramatically may be changing, after Sean Hannity used his Fox News show to plunge in with both feet, demanding, "Can't they just produce it and we move on?" The questions came on his
Because they never tire of the both sides narrative, the media has dug up a clip of then-Senator Barack Obama in 2008 saying the science on vaccines and autism was "inconclusive," but here's what they aren't showing you.... We knew deranged conservatives would play 18 gaping holes over this, but the supposedly liberal media is also busily missing the point of George W. Bush's cautionary golf tale, and its relevance to President Obama.... Nate Silver and Ezra Klein, two of the left's smartest sma
Franklin Graham was booked as a terrorism-fighting expert on The O'Reilly Factor tonight. Apparently, his knee-jerk hatred for President Obama was all the credential needed. "Why do you think the world will not unite to stop ISIS?" Bill O'Reilly asked. Graham said that first, he wanted Muslims to know that God loves them. He meant, Jesus, of course, not the God Muslims worship - and probably believe loves them. "We love them and pray for them... He sent his son from heaven to this earth, Jesus C
Sean Hannity went out on a long, long limb yesterday on Neil Cavuto's Fox News show -- once again promoting his blueprint for Conservative Victory -- and made a bold prediction: Hannity: You put all of this in toto, in its entirety, and we are looking at -- not only the socialization, the Europe-ization of -- the Western European socialist model coming to America, we're looking at a -- the end of capitalism in America as we know it. I want to add a point. He is -- by far, I predict, Neil -- and
On Monday night, Rachel Maddow took on Mitt Romney in light of the video that Mother Jones posted today in which Romney speaks about the "47 percent of Americans" who will vote for President Obama "no matter what," given their dependency on government. The video, from a private fundraiser, has been garnering attention since Mother Jones ' David Corn posted it -- in particular for the following remarks: [Romney:] There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. A
Univision's report on President Barack Obama's commutation of the prison sentence of convicted terrorist Oscar Rivera Lopez is an astounding case study in fake news. The story, which went entirely unreported on the evening ABC, CBS and NBC newscasts and was accorded a quick blurb at Telemundo, took top billing on Univision newscast. One of the fascinating parts of this story is the anchor lead-in. Most of the time, the anchor sows bias into a straight-up report from one of their field correspon
In a January 2009, in an ABC interview with George Stephanopoulos, then President-elect Barack Obama said fixing the economy required shared sacrifice, "Everybody's going to have to give. Everybody's going to have to have some skin in the game."[1] For the past two years, American workers submitted to the President's appeal--taking steep pay cuts despite hectic productivity growth. By contrast, corporate executives have extracted record profits by sabotaging the recovery on every front--elimina
On Monday's "Morning Joe" on MSNBC, host Joe Scarborough took aim at President Barack Obama for his approach to radical Islam, particularly ISIS in the wake of recent events. According to Scarborough, Obama's approach is "intellectually flabby." "[W]hat this requires Washington to do and western leaders to do is actually sew some subtlety," Scarborough said. "We have to do two things that seem to be in conflict but actually work together. The first thing we have to do is acknowledge what Graeme
On Monday evening, both NBC Nightly News and ABC's World News Tonight touted President Obama claiming success in the fight against ISIS while ignoring criticism of his strategy. On Nightly News , anchor Lester Holt proclaimed: "A warning today from President Obama, who emerged from a Pentagon briefing and called the fight against ISIS a quote, 'generational struggle,' saying it will take time to defeat this enemy." On World News Tonight , correspondent Brian Ross declared: "President Obama annou
Sean Hannity Questions about Barack Obama's eligibility to be president, and specifically about his birth certificate, largely have been off-limits to many in the major U.S. media outlets over the last two years that it's been an issue, with show hosts only occasionally noting the question exists. That suddenly and dramatically may be changing, after Sean Hannity used his Fox News show to plunge in with both feet, demanding, "Can't they just produce it and we move on?" The questions came on his
Because they never tire of the both sides narrative, the media has dug up a clip of then-Senator Barack Obama in 2008 saying the science on vaccines and autism was "inconclusive," but here's what they aren't showing you.... We knew deranged conservatives would play 18 gaping holes over this, but the supposedly liberal media is also busily missing the point of George W. Bush's cautionary golf tale, and its relevance to President Obama.... Nate Silver and Ezra Klein, two of the left's smartest sma
Franklin Graham was booked as a terrorism-fighting expert on The O'Reilly Factor tonight. Apparently, his knee-jerk hatred for President Obama was all the credential needed. "Why do you think the world will not unite to stop ISIS?" Bill O'Reilly asked. Graham said that first, he wanted Muslims to know that God loves them. He meant, Jesus, of course, not the God Muslims worship - and probably believe loves them. "We love them and pray for them... He sent his son from heaven to this earth, Jesus C
Sean Hannity went out on a long, long limb yesterday on Neil Cavuto's Fox News show -- once again promoting his blueprint for Conservative Victory -- and made a bold prediction: Hannity: You put all of this in toto, in its entirety, and we are looking at -- not only the socialization, the Europe-ization of -- the Western European socialist model coming to America, we're looking at a -- the end of capitalism in America as we know it. I want to add a point. He is -- by far, I predict, Neil -- and
On Monday night, Rachel Maddow took on Mitt Romney in light of the video that Mother Jones posted today in which Romney speaks about the "47 percent of Americans" who will vote for President Obama "no matter what," given their dependency on government. The video, from a private fundraiser, has been garnering attention since Mother Jones ' David Corn posted it -- in particular for the following remarks: [Romney:] There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. A
Univision's report on President Barack Obama's commutation of the prison sentence of convicted terrorist Oscar Rivera Lopez is an astounding case study in fake news. The story, which went entirely unreported on the evening ABC, CBS and NBC newscasts and was accorded a quick blurb at Telemundo, took top billing on Univision newscast. One of the fascinating parts of this story is the anchor lead-in. Most of the time, the anchor sows bias into a straight-up report from one of their field correspon
In a January 2009, in an ABC interview with George Stephanopoulos, then President-elect Barack Obama said fixing the economy required shared sacrifice, "Everybody's going to have to give. Everybody's going to have to have some skin in the game."[1] For the past two years, American workers submitted to the President's appeal--taking steep pay cuts despite hectic productivity growth. By contrast, corporate executives have extracted record profits by sabotaging the recovery on every front--elimina
On Monday's "Morning Joe" on MSNBC, host Joe Scarborough took aim at President Barack Obama for his approach to radical Islam, particularly ISIS in the wake of recent events. According to Scarborough, Obama's approach is "intellectually flabby." "[W]hat this requires Washington to do and western leaders to do is actually sew some subtlety," Scarborough said. "We have to do two things that seem to be in conflict but actually work together. The first thing we have to do is acknowledge what Graeme
Exciting news, fantasy and J. R. R. Tolkien fans! Soon you'll be able to add The Story of Kullervo to your bookshelf, a work that was previously unknown and unpublished (save for the scholarly 7th volume of Tolkien Studies ). Tolkien called the story "the germ of my attempt to write legends of my own," and "a major matter in the legends of the First Age," which means it ties in with the Lord of the Rings world. The story's protagonist, Kullervo, is the ancestor of Turin Turambar from The Silmari
" Hey, I'm a fun guy! Just look at this tie!" Photo: Getty Images Thank God for leisurely winter weekends. It took us two days to absorb the two massive, competing Conde Nast profiles of Eliot Spitzer: one in Vanity Fair (8,577 words) and one in The New Yorker (11,938). Have we learned anything new, other than the fact that if David Margolick and Nick Paumgarten got together, they'd have a book the size of On the Road between them? Yes, in fact: Spitzer apparently likes The New Yorker better tha
'Halo 6' Release Date: Sequel Not Likely to Debut in 2018, According to 343 Industries Insider Still unclear when devs will reveal more about the next installment of the series Free sign up cp newsletter! By John Paul Sunico , Christian Post Contributor | Jan 10, 2018 11:34 AM Facebook courtesy of Halo Fans may need to wait a while before they can see the next 'Halo' game Because many gamers are constantly on the lookout for new entries in their favorite franchises, it was inevitable that questi
Thanks to Game of Thrones, dragons are en vogue again. And Hammacher Schlemmer is capitalizing on their renewed popularity by letting you buy one of Rick Hamel's amazing flying RC dragons . In the air it can hit a top speed of around 70 mph, and on the ground it actually breathes fire. What more could anyone ever want? To get the beast and its nine-foot wingspan into the air, a miniature turbine jet engine in its chest creates a thrust that blasts out the back at close to 500 mph. And with half
A world without war or weapons would be a pretty spectacular place. That will never happen, of course, so artist Tabor Robak used Photoshop's awesome new "content-aware fill" feature to erase them from a few photos. The result is Annihilation . Actually, I suppose we should never say never in cases like these. When we're all hooked up to atrophy-inducing virtual reality mega networks in 2050, I suppose we could use similar techniques to selectively edit out weapons. And annoying neighbors. And w
This is a review of Disney California Adventure's newest ride, the Incredicoaster. I'll get to that. But it's also a political manifesto: since Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, I cannot stop riding roller coasters. I'm not sure exactly why roller coasters are the one thing that provides me with solace from the reign of our terrible president. Maybe it's nostalgia, the same miserable force driving his supporters. I grew up with a Six Flags season pass, and I'm just trying to reclaim
For those of you who are sucking up any tidbit of Fyre Festival damage news like a Dyson vacuum, the latest nugget of info has federal authorities getting involved. The Bahamian music festival went down in flames last month after it promised ticket holders the chance to relax on a private island, listen to headliners like Blink-182 and hang out with models like Bella Hadid . Instead, when they arrived to the island (once owned by Pablo Escobar, the promo video claimed), all they saw was a truck
For those millions of Americans who believe the best way to make a fine day even finer is to go out and kill something, what better preparation than a visit to the store named Cabela's? There are eighty-odd of these monster emporiums dotted around the United States, all peddling in enormous volume the necessaries for hunting and fishing and what we are led to think is the manly outdoor life. Each is designed as a tourist destination - a Disneyland of death, a place of spectacle for the kiddies,
Tattoos have come a long way, so why not start introducing the art of optical illusion into them? Paul O'Rourke at Allstar Ink in Limerick, Ireland, conceived this piece of work where it almost looks like you could grab the swirling handle tattooed on this this guy's arm. Check it out: November 16, 2014 at 5:11 pm personally I think tattoos are gross, stupid, ugly, etc. Hopefully at some point the younger folks will stop this ugly degradatuib of the human body. Slash Facepalm November 17, 2014 a
You know of Spider-Man, Captain America and Black Panther, but you probably haven't heard of Squirrel Girl. Yes, that's really her name. Okay, her actual name is Doreen Green, but don't tell the bad guys t... Audience members watched Friday night as Jerusha Abbott poured her heart out in the musical production "Daddy Long Legs" produced by Mary Jo DuPrey at International City Theater. The play begins with a mostly empty stage, home ... Screenwriters John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein h
" Hey, I'm a fun guy! Just look at this tie!" Photo: Getty Images Thank God for leisurely winter weekends. It took us two days to absorb the two massive, competing Conde Nast profiles of Eliot Spitzer: one in Vanity Fair (8,577 words) and one in The New Yorker (11,938). Have we learned anything new, other than the fact that if David Margolick and Nick Paumgarten got together, they'd have a book the size of On the Road between them? Yes, in fact: Spitzer apparently likes The New Yorker better tha
'Halo 6' Release Date: Sequel Not Likely to Debut in 2018, According to 343 Industries Insider Still unclear when devs will reveal more about the next installment of the series Free sign up cp newsletter! By John Paul Sunico , Christian Post Contributor | Jan 10, 2018 11:34 AM Facebook courtesy of Halo Fans may need to wait a while before they can see the next 'Halo' game Because many gamers are constantly on the lookout for new entries in their favorite franchises, it was inevitable that questi
Thanks to Game of Thrones, dragons are en vogue again. And Hammacher Schlemmer is capitalizing on their renewed popularity by letting you buy one of Rick Hamel's amazing flying RC dragons . In the air it can hit a top speed of around 70 mph, and on the ground it actually breathes fire. What more could anyone ever want? To get the beast and its nine-foot wingspan into the air, a miniature turbine jet engine in its chest creates a thrust that blasts out the back at close to 500 mph. And with half
A world without war or weapons would be a pretty spectacular place. That will never happen, of course, so artist Tabor Robak used Photoshop's awesome new "content-aware fill" feature to erase them from a few photos. The result is Annihilation . Actually, I suppose we should never say never in cases like these. When we're all hooked up to atrophy-inducing virtual reality mega networks in 2050, I suppose we could use similar techniques to selectively edit out weapons. And annoying neighbors. And w
This is a review of Disney California Adventure's newest ride, the Incredicoaster. I'll get to that. But it's also a political manifesto: since Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, I cannot stop riding roller coasters. I'm not sure exactly why roller coasters are the one thing that provides me with solace from the reign of our terrible president. Maybe it's nostalgia, the same miserable force driving his supporters. I grew up with a Six Flags season pass, and I'm just trying to reclaim
For those of you who are sucking up any tidbit of Fyre Festival damage news like a Dyson vacuum, the latest nugget of info has federal authorities getting involved. The Bahamian music festival went down in flames last month after it promised ticket holders the chance to relax on a private island, listen to headliners like Blink-182 and hang out with models like Bella Hadid . Instead, when they arrived to the island (once owned by Pablo Escobar, the promo video claimed), all they saw was a truck
For those millions of Americans who believe the best way to make a fine day even finer is to go out and kill something, what better preparation than a visit to the store named Cabela's? There are eighty-odd of these monster emporiums dotted around the United States, all peddling in enormous volume the necessaries for hunting and fishing and what we are led to think is the manly outdoor life. Each is designed as a tourist destination - a Disneyland of death, a place of spectacle for the kiddies,
Tattoos have come a long way, so why not start introducing the art of optical illusion into them? Paul O'Rourke at Allstar Ink in Limerick, Ireland, conceived this piece of work where it almost looks like you could grab the swirling handle tattooed on this this guy's arm. Check it out: November 16, 2014 at 5:11 pm personally I think tattoos are gross, stupid, ugly, etc. Hopefully at some point the younger folks will stop this ugly degradatuib of the human body. Slash Facepalm November 17, 2014 a
You know of Spider-Man, Captain America and Black Panther, but you probably haven't heard of Squirrel Girl. Yes, that's really her name. Okay, her actual name is Doreen Green, but don't tell the bad guys t... Audience members watched Friday night as Jerusha Abbott poured her heart out in the musical production "Daddy Long Legs" produced by Mary Jo DuPrey at International City Theater. The play begins with a mostly empty stage, home ... Screenwriters John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein h
Twenty grenades have gone missing from the San Diego-based Destroyer Pinckney, according to a Navy official. According to Naval Surface Forces Pacific spokesperson Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Haggard, it was discovered that the concussion grenades were missing from the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer during an inventory inspection. The NavyTimes has reported that the missing grenades are non-lethal concussion grenades. "While conducting an inventory accounting review during a Shipboard Explosive Safety Insp
'Metal Gear Survive' Single-Player Gameplay Footage Reveals an Interesting Weapon Only a Few Games Have Featured Free sign up cp newsletter! By Janna Dela Cruz , Christian Post Contributor | Jan 9, 2018 6:15 PM (Photo: Konami) An image from "Metal Gear Survive." New gameplay footage from "Metal Gear Survive" has been released, showcasing six minutes of pure single-player goodness. Some gamers have already scrutinized the footage (embedded below) for anything that could give them more information
Force Recon Marines attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) provide a number of specialized skills to commanders wherever the MEU happens to be. Force Recon works in smaller teams than traditional infantry, and they train to have a wide set of specialized skill sets that allow them to execute deep reconnaissance, direct action missions, Vessel Borne Search and Seizures (VBSS) and dangerous inserts and extracts of gear and personnel. While attached to the MEU, they have the unique
Hunting invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades is no easy task: Trackers have to spot the world's largest snake species amid the sawgrass and swamps of the protected land, but they're often no match for the highly camouflaged constrictor. But one team of snake hunters has a new tool for finding pythons: high-tech thermal drones. Earlier this month, veteran snake hunter Bill Booth and thermographer Bart Bruni teamed up with VolAero, a Miami-based drone-tech startup, to look for the dangerous
Some early Mini-14 rifles were chambered in the .222 Remington cartridge. Since the .222 Remington is not completely dimensionally equivalent to the 5.56x45mm, Ruger chambered Mini-14s for both 5.56 and .222 Remington. Civilian firearms chambered in 5.56 are highly restricted in countries that restrict or prohibit firearms that chamber military cartridges (such as Mexico). By chambering the Mini-14 in the similar but not interchangeable .222 Remington caliber, the Mini-14 could be sold in those
As someone who has flown and crashed (now illegal) FPV planes and quadcopters, I can say I've uttered most of these things before, during and after crashes. The fact that military drones crash sometimes is entirely unsurprising - if anything good can be said about them its that fewer people are hurt when a drone crashes compared to when an actual aircraft crashes. What do these chair-force "heroes" say when they realize they've just murdered a half dozen children collecting firewood? Or are they
The "Rise of the Warrior Cop" is a phenomena with which the public is becoming all too familiar. Most recently, we saw an excessive display of militarized regulatory agencies when the Bureau of Land Management's "armed officers, helicopters and four-wheel drive vehicles" descended upon the Bundy Ranch. It was news to many people that a government agency had those kinds of resources under their auspices to pursue a citizen...for a tax-based dispute. When and how did our police and federal agencie
The Fowl Life with Chad Belding Teams Up with Iraqi Veterans for Canadian Goose Hunting in Colorado "Team Fowl Life" is humbled by American Veterans Presence on Goose Hunt The Fowl Life Iraqi Veterans Canadian Goose Hunt Sportsman Channel New Berlin, Wis. - -( Ammoland.com )- Hunting Canada geese and riding in a Blackhawk helicopter - sounds like a recipe for great TV! Sportsman Channel, the leader in outdoor TV for the American Sportsman, is proud to showcase the latest episode of The Fowl Life
Much of the left are increasingly happy to publicly savage Barack Obama and his administration, creating a division between themselves and those on the left who still have faith in the President. The topic that seems to marks the demarcation line between these two groups the most is Obama's use for unmanned predator drones. For some, it is a necessary evil that the President must use to face off... For years, critics of hip-hop music have accused it of being a materialistic and misogynistic crea
BEND, Ore. -(Ammoland.com)- Nosler, Inc. is excited to introduce the patriarch of the Nosler cartridge family - the 33 Nosler. The "33" shares the same parent case (404 Jeffery) as the rest of the family but fires .338 caliber bullets which are generally known for being tough on big game as well as having high Ballistic Coefficients and Sectional Densities for excellent interior, exterior and terminal ballistics. The 33 Nosler is capable of propelling a 225gr AccuBond at 3025 fps and the brand
'Metal Gear Survive' Single-Player Gameplay Footage Reveals an Interesting Weapon Only a Few Games Have Featured Free sign up cp newsletter! By Janna Dela Cruz , Christian Post Contributor | Jan 9, 2018 6:15 PM (Photo: Konami) An image from "Metal Gear Survive." New gameplay footage from "Metal Gear Survive" has been released, showcasing six minutes of pure single-player goodness. Some gamers have already scrutinized the footage (embedded below) for anything that could give them more information
Force Recon Marines attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) provide a number of specialized skills to commanders wherever the MEU happens to be. Force Recon works in smaller teams than traditional infantry, and they train to have a wide set of specialized skill sets that allow them to execute deep reconnaissance, direct action missions, Vessel Borne Search and Seizures (VBSS) and dangerous inserts and extracts of gear and personnel. While attached to the MEU, they have the unique
Hunting invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades is no easy task: Trackers have to spot the world's largest snake species amid the sawgrass and swamps of the protected land, but they're often no match for the highly camouflaged constrictor. But one team of snake hunters has a new tool for finding pythons: high-tech thermal drones. Earlier this month, veteran snake hunter Bill Booth and thermographer Bart Bruni teamed up with VolAero, a Miami-based drone-tech startup, to look for the dangerous
Some early Mini-14 rifles were chambered in the .222 Remington cartridge. Since the .222 Remington is not completely dimensionally equivalent to the 5.56x45mm, Ruger chambered Mini-14s for both 5.56 and .222 Remington. Civilian firearms chambered in 5.56 are highly restricted in countries that restrict or prohibit firearms that chamber military cartridges (such as Mexico). By chambering the Mini-14 in the similar but not interchangeable .222 Remington caliber, the Mini-14 could be sold in those
As someone who has flown and crashed (now illegal) FPV planes and quadcopters, I can say I've uttered most of these things before, during and after crashes. The fact that military drones crash sometimes is entirely unsurprising - if anything good can be said about them its that fewer people are hurt when a drone crashes compared to when an actual aircraft crashes. What do these chair-force "heroes" say when they realize they've just murdered a half dozen children collecting firewood? Or are they
The "Rise of the Warrior Cop" is a phenomena with which the public is becoming all too familiar. Most recently, we saw an excessive display of militarized regulatory agencies when the Bureau of Land Management's "armed officers, helicopters and four-wheel drive vehicles" descended upon the Bundy Ranch. It was news to many people that a government agency had those kinds of resources under their auspices to pursue a citizen...for a tax-based dispute. When and how did our police and federal agencie
The Fowl Life with Chad Belding Teams Up with Iraqi Veterans for Canadian Goose Hunting in Colorado "Team Fowl Life" is humbled by American Veterans Presence on Goose Hunt The Fowl Life Iraqi Veterans Canadian Goose Hunt Sportsman Channel New Berlin, Wis. - -( Ammoland.com )- Hunting Canada geese and riding in a Blackhawk helicopter - sounds like a recipe for great TV! Sportsman Channel, the leader in outdoor TV for the American Sportsman, is proud to showcase the latest episode of The Fowl Life
Much of the left are increasingly happy to publicly savage Barack Obama and his administration, creating a division between themselves and those on the left who still have faith in the President. The topic that seems to marks the demarcation line between these two groups the most is Obama's use for unmanned predator drones. For some, it is a necessary evil that the President must use to face off... For years, critics of hip-hop music have accused it of being a materialistic and misogynistic crea
BEND, Ore. -(Ammoland.com)- Nosler, Inc. is excited to introduce the patriarch of the Nosler cartridge family - the 33 Nosler. The "33" shares the same parent case (404 Jeffery) as the rest of the family but fires .338 caliber bullets which are generally known for being tough on big game as well as having high Ballistic Coefficients and Sectional Densities for excellent interior, exterior and terminal ballistics. The 33 Nosler is capable of propelling a 225gr AccuBond at 3025 fps and the brand
U.S. Rep. John Shimkus (R-Anthracite) knows exactly two things. First, that men were put on this Earth to go deep under the Earth and mine coal, which is perfectly safe whether you breathe it, eat it, drink it or burn it to Make America Great. And, second, that women were put on this Earth so that coal miners can breed more coal miners. Circle of life, you see. You know what? I was wrong. Representative John Shimkus knows one more thing: that the voters of Illinois' 15th congressional district a
Liberal billionaire Tom Steyer has had a really bad year. He failed to get other left-wing donors to join his crusade to make climate change the No. 1 election issue. Then he wasted nearly $75 million backing liberal candidates. Four out of the seven politicians he and his NextGen Climate Action group backed lost. And the few races where liberals won owed little or nothing to Steyer's bizarre and sometimes inaccurate campaign ads. Now Steyer is gearing up to try to influence the 2016 presidentia
Charles Krauthammer said that Trump ordering a strike on Syria constituted a kind of rejection of the "America first" philosophy of Steve Bannon, and he also waded into the White House's inner workings: I think that's absolutely right. I think the strike on Syria was a total contradiction to Bannonism, particularly as expressed in the inaugural address in which the theme was that the world has pushed us around, the world has been living off our generosity and our goodness, and we're not going to
Most Popular Rostow had had a good war. In 1942 he had worked in the Office of Strategic Services and had selected bombing targets in the Third Reich; ever after he remained convinced that the policy of strategic bombing had crippled Hitler's war machine. Germany remained a preoccupation of his beyond 1945, when he passed up the chance of a job at Harvard in order to help Gunnar Myrdal oversee the economic reconstruction of Europe. Strategic bombing and the Marshall Plan: this was the essence of
Pat Robertson is just the latest rightwinger to decide that, as of right now, the Iraq War wasn't such a terrific idea after all. Not that George W. Bush sold us the war based on a pack of lies or anything -- he was just misled by the flawed intelligence, don't you know. But on Tuesday's episode of the 700 Club, Robertson was pretty clear that the war was a bad idea from the get-go, and everybody knew it (except for how they didn't know it at the time, of course). Not that too much introspection
Jerry Falwell Jr. continued to demonstrate his slavish allegiance to President-elect Donald Trump when he said that it didn't matter to him that Exxon-Mobil donated to Planned Parenthood under Rex Tillerson, in addition to other leftist social values. Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. defended his support of Rex Tillerson, Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, saying he didn't think the former ExxonMobil executive "will ever have to weigh in on any of those issues." "His posit
The drums for war on Iran have been banging louder than ever lately, with a spate of articles by political commentators either directly encouraging the bombing of the Islamic Republic or otherwise offering a narrative in which this is effectively portrayed as the only option to prevent Iran from waging a nuclear holocaust against Israel. A prominent example of the latter is Jeffrey Goldberg's article last month in the Atlantic magazine, "The Point of No Return".[1] Goldberg's lengthy piece essen
Much like Dick Cheney , Lt. Colonel Ralph Peters excoriated President Obama's six years as President. He gives a few reasons why he feels this way, and his assertions become increasingly nutty as he goes along. He begins his tirade, "There's no question, that President Obama has done tremendous damage and he's done it for a variety of reasons." Peters is of course, comparing the economy and the unemployment figures from when Obama took office in 2009 up until now, and we've seen so much damage,
Donald Trump Has Some Thoughts on Fighting Wildfires. They're Nonsense. by Umair Irfan / Vox A C-130 air tanker drops flame retardant on part of the Mendocino Complex Fire in California on August 5, 2018. Noah Berger/AFP/Getty Images The 2018 wildfire year has been devastating. As of Monday, the National Interagency Fire Center reports that there are 60 uncontained large fires across the country, with a total of 5.1 million acres ravaged by fire so far this year. These deadly infernos have k
Former Vice President Joe Biden wrote a new op-ed in The Atlantic, saying that President Trump's "contempt for the U.S. Constitution and willingness to divide this nation knows no bounds" and that Americans are "living through a battle for the soul of this nation" following a violent and deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va. "If it wasn't clear before, it's clear now: We are living through a battle for the soul of this nation," Biden said. "We have fought this battle before-
Liberal billionaire Tom Steyer has had a really bad year. He failed to get other left-wing donors to join his crusade to make climate change the No. 1 election issue. Then he wasted nearly $75 million backing liberal candidates. Four out of the seven politicians he and his NextGen Climate Action group backed lost. And the few races where liberals won owed little or nothing to Steyer's bizarre and sometimes inaccurate campaign ads. Now Steyer is gearing up to try to influence the 2016 presidentia
Charles Krauthammer said that Trump ordering a strike on Syria constituted a kind of rejection of the "America first" philosophy of Steve Bannon, and he also waded into the White House's inner workings: I think that's absolutely right. I think the strike on Syria was a total contradiction to Bannonism, particularly as expressed in the inaugural address in which the theme was that the world has pushed us around, the world has been living off our generosity and our goodness, and we're not going to
Most Popular Rostow had had a good war. In 1942 he had worked in the Office of Strategic Services and had selected bombing targets in the Third Reich; ever after he remained convinced that the policy of strategic bombing had crippled Hitler's war machine. Germany remained a preoccupation of his beyond 1945, when he passed up the chance of a job at Harvard in order to help Gunnar Myrdal oversee the economic reconstruction of Europe. Strategic bombing and the Marshall Plan: this was the essence of
Pat Robertson is just the latest rightwinger to decide that, as of right now, the Iraq War wasn't such a terrific idea after all. Not that George W. Bush sold us the war based on a pack of lies or anything -- he was just misled by the flawed intelligence, don't you know. But on Tuesday's episode of the 700 Club, Robertson was pretty clear that the war was a bad idea from the get-go, and everybody knew it (except for how they didn't know it at the time, of course). Not that too much introspection
Jerry Falwell Jr. continued to demonstrate his slavish allegiance to President-elect Donald Trump when he said that it didn't matter to him that Exxon-Mobil donated to Planned Parenthood under Rex Tillerson, in addition to other leftist social values. Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. defended his support of Rex Tillerson, Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, saying he didn't think the former ExxonMobil executive "will ever have to weigh in on any of those issues." "His posit
The drums for war on Iran have been banging louder than ever lately, with a spate of articles by political commentators either directly encouraging the bombing of the Islamic Republic or otherwise offering a narrative in which this is effectively portrayed as the only option to prevent Iran from waging a nuclear holocaust against Israel. A prominent example of the latter is Jeffrey Goldberg's article last month in the Atlantic magazine, "The Point of No Return".[1] Goldberg's lengthy piece essen
Much like Dick Cheney , Lt. Colonel Ralph Peters excoriated President Obama's six years as President. He gives a few reasons why he feels this way, and his assertions become increasingly nutty as he goes along. He begins his tirade, "There's no question, that President Obama has done tremendous damage and he's done it for a variety of reasons." Peters is of course, comparing the economy and the unemployment figures from when Obama took office in 2009 up until now, and we've seen so much damage,
Donald Trump Has Some Thoughts on Fighting Wildfires. They're Nonsense. by Umair Irfan / Vox A C-130 air tanker drops flame retardant on part of the Mendocino Complex Fire in California on August 5, 2018. Noah Berger/AFP/Getty Images The 2018 wildfire year has been devastating. As of Monday, the National Interagency Fire Center reports that there are 60 uncontained large fires across the country, with a total of 5.1 million acres ravaged by fire so far this year. These deadly infernos have k
Former Vice President Joe Biden wrote a new op-ed in The Atlantic, saying that President Trump's "contempt for the U.S. Constitution and willingness to divide this nation knows no bounds" and that Americans are "living through a battle for the soul of this nation" following a violent and deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va. "If it wasn't clear before, it's clear now: We are living through a battle for the soul of this nation," Biden said. "We have fought this battle before-
Pat Robertson is just the latest rightwinger to decide that, as of right now, the Iraq War wasn't such a terrific idea after all. Not that George W. Bush sold us the war based on a pack of lies or anything -- he was just misled by the flawed intelligence, don't you know. But on Tuesday's episode of the 700 Club, Robertson was pretty clear that the war was a bad idea from the get-go, and everybody knew it (except for how they didn't know it at the time, of course). Not that too much introspection
Rush Limbaugh attacked physicist Stephen Hawking for " dumbing down" the population by "filling them with "paranoia and fear" on the merits of climate change. Of all the people Rush Limbaugh could attack over their mental capabilities, the award winning and world renowned scholar isn't one of them. Limbaugh is shrill because Hawking blasted Trump for pulling out of the Paris Climate accords. Limbaugh said, "Stephen Hawking blasted Trump's recent decision to pull the United States out of the Pari
After senator Jim Jeffords deserted the Republican Party in 2001, Chuck Hagel was furious. Not at his Senate colleague but at Republicans for not accommodating Jeffords' liberalism. Hagel had plead with Jeffords to remain a Republican, promising to help him advance his liberal "dreams" for the GOP. "Jim, do you really believe you can further your dreams and aspirations by doing this?" Time quoted Hagel as saying to Jeffords. "We can fix this. Give us a chance." Unpersuaded, Jeffords switched par
On Saturday, Al Gore simultaneously took over and saved the world. It was a historic moment, signifying a vast sea change: the death of the Hummer and the rebirth of Flower Power. Two billion fans, 130 countries, seven continents and Jon Bon Jovi can't be wrong. Watching the Gore-backed, star-packed Live Earth festival -- which included televised, Web-streamed concerts in New York, London, Johannesburg, Rio De Janeiro, Shanghai, Tokyo, Sydney and Hamburg -- there was an overwhelming sense that o
Charles Krauthammer said that Trump ordering a strike on Syria constituted a kind of rejection of the "America first" philosophy of Steve Bannon, and he also waded into the White House's inner workings: I think that's absolutely right. I think the strike on Syria was a total contradiction to Bannonism, particularly as expressed in the inaugural address in which the theme was that the world has pushed us around, the world has been living off our generosity and our goodness, and we're not going to
In case you haven't noticed, we're big fans of Mike Rowe (read Mike Rowe BURNS Scientists for Liberal Idea of 'Climate Deniers' and BOOM: Mike Rowe, Charles Koch Eviscerate Socialism: "Everyone is good at something... "). Just the other day, Rowe gave us another reason to swoon. He called out colleges that take our tax dollars while trashing our flag ... Which is douche levels to the max. Well, a female fan of Rowe's took offense and wrote him a letter. But, little did she know she was in for
As Peter Allen once sang, Everything old is new again -- including the claim that George W. Bush lied about Iraq to get us into a war. Last month, Donald Trump revived the allegations as an attack on Jeb Bush, whose candidacy was already fading out of contention. Judith Miller, who went to jail to prevent disclosing her sources, addresses this claim in a new Prager University video released earlier today, arguing that most of what people think they know about the march to war in Iraq is simply
Conservative HQ Staff As CHQ Chairman Richard Viguerie has been telling CHQ readers for many years, "Personnel is policy." And unfortunately, right now pro-Trump conservatives are getting massacred in one of the biggest personnel and hence policy battles Washington has seen in many years - the battle to staff the Trump Pentagon. The latest rout of conservatives at the hands of Secretary of Defense James Mattis, and the establishment James MattisRepublicans who occupy the White House Office of Pr
Jerry Falwell Jr. continued to demonstrate his slavish allegiance to President-elect Donald Trump when he said that it didn't matter to him that Exxon-Mobil donated to Planned Parenthood under Rex Tillerson, in addition to other leftist social values. Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. defended his support of Rex Tillerson, Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, saying he didn't think the former ExxonMobil executive "will ever have to weigh in on any of those issues." "His posit
The Center for American Progress is a George Soros-John Podesta think tank. Tanden's comment set Maher off. "This is why the Democrats lost the election in the first place," Maher said, "because they cannot get their priorities straight and they never fail to take the bait about little bulls**t issues of--" Tanden interjected: "I don't think racism and sexism are little bulls**t issues." "Why is it racist?" Maher asked. "Why is it racist? Because he compared two black people?" It's good to hear
Rush Limbaugh attacked physicist Stephen Hawking for " dumbing down" the population by "filling them with "paranoia and fear" on the merits of climate change. Of all the people Rush Limbaugh could attack over their mental capabilities, the award winning and world renowned scholar isn't one of them. Limbaugh is shrill because Hawking blasted Trump for pulling out of the Paris Climate accords. Limbaugh said, "Stephen Hawking blasted Trump's recent decision to pull the United States out of the Pari
After senator Jim Jeffords deserted the Republican Party in 2001, Chuck Hagel was furious. Not at his Senate colleague but at Republicans for not accommodating Jeffords' liberalism. Hagel had plead with Jeffords to remain a Republican, promising to help him advance his liberal "dreams" for the GOP. "Jim, do you really believe you can further your dreams and aspirations by doing this?" Time quoted Hagel as saying to Jeffords. "We can fix this. Give us a chance." Unpersuaded, Jeffords switched par
On Saturday, Al Gore simultaneously took over and saved the world. It was a historic moment, signifying a vast sea change: the death of the Hummer and the rebirth of Flower Power. Two billion fans, 130 countries, seven continents and Jon Bon Jovi can't be wrong. Watching the Gore-backed, star-packed Live Earth festival -- which included televised, Web-streamed concerts in New York, London, Johannesburg, Rio De Janeiro, Shanghai, Tokyo, Sydney and Hamburg -- there was an overwhelming sense that o
Charles Krauthammer said that Trump ordering a strike on Syria constituted a kind of rejection of the "America first" philosophy of Steve Bannon, and he also waded into the White House's inner workings: I think that's absolutely right. I think the strike on Syria was a total contradiction to Bannonism, particularly as expressed in the inaugural address in which the theme was that the world has pushed us around, the world has been living off our generosity and our goodness, and we're not going to
In case you haven't noticed, we're big fans of Mike Rowe (read Mike Rowe BURNS Scientists for Liberal Idea of 'Climate Deniers' and BOOM: Mike Rowe, Charles Koch Eviscerate Socialism: "Everyone is good at something... "). Just the other day, Rowe gave us another reason to swoon. He called out colleges that take our tax dollars while trashing our flag ... Which is douche levels to the max. Well, a female fan of Rowe's took offense and wrote him a letter. But, little did she know she was in for
As Peter Allen once sang, Everything old is new again -- including the claim that George W. Bush lied about Iraq to get us into a war. Last month, Donald Trump revived the allegations as an attack on Jeb Bush, whose candidacy was already fading out of contention. Judith Miller, who went to jail to prevent disclosing her sources, addresses this claim in a new Prager University video released earlier today, arguing that most of what people think they know about the march to war in Iraq is simply
Conservative HQ Staff As CHQ Chairman Richard Viguerie has been telling CHQ readers for many years, "Personnel is policy." And unfortunately, right now pro-Trump conservatives are getting massacred in one of the biggest personnel and hence policy battles Washington has seen in many years - the battle to staff the Trump Pentagon. The latest rout of conservatives at the hands of Secretary of Defense James Mattis, and the establishment James MattisRepublicans who occupy the White House Office of Pr
Jerry Falwell Jr. continued to demonstrate his slavish allegiance to President-elect Donald Trump when he said that it didn't matter to him that Exxon-Mobil donated to Planned Parenthood under Rex Tillerson, in addition to other leftist social values. Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. defended his support of Rex Tillerson, Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, saying he didn't think the former ExxonMobil executive "will ever have to weigh in on any of those issues." "His posit
The Center for American Progress is a George Soros-John Podesta think tank. Tanden's comment set Maher off. "This is why the Democrats lost the election in the first place," Maher said, "because they cannot get their priorities straight and they never fail to take the bait about little bulls**t issues of--" Tanden interjected: "I don't think racism and sexism are little bulls**t issues." "Why is it racist?" Maher asked. "Why is it racist? Because he compared two black people?" It's good to hear
The archbishop of Canterbury, who leads the Church of England, called out President Trump Wednesday demanding that the president delete several retweeted videos purporting to show acts of violence by Muslims. The three videos were originally posted by Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader of the far-Right Britain First Party, according to Sky News . The archbishop, Justin Welby, said it was "deeply disturbing that the President of the United States has chosen to amplify the voice of far-right extremi
Egyptians light candles at St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo on Tuesday, during a vigil for Christians who were killed by Islamic State terrorists in Libya (AP). Terrorism: As in Paris, where the White House insists four Jews in a kosher market were randomly selected for slaughter, the statement condemning IS beheading 21 Egyptians omits a key fact: all were Christians. Speaking of the Chapel Hill, N.C., murder of three Muslims, President Obama, as his FBI began an investigation into whether it was
The Vatican is facing fresh criticism from a United Nations report, after a panel of UN representatives demanded the instant discharge of persons known or suspected child abusers. This comes just two months before Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh are due to visit Rome for an audience with Pope Francis. The observations were based on claims that clergy have not faced consequences for their actions and, in some cases, have been allowed to carry on with the abuse. It also argued that th
Story 1: CARDINALS IN VATICAN FOR HISTORIC CONCLAVE Cardinals gather in the Vatican Tuesday for the conclave that will elect the next leader of the Catholic Church. The 115 cardinal electors assemble in the Sistine Chapel, where they will be completely cut off from the outside world until they find the 266th pope. The prayers begin with a special mass in St Peter's Basilica. In the homily, Dean of Cardinals Angelo Sodano calls for Church unity and cooperation. He says the last popes have been "t
The religious group identifies itself as Muslim but has been targeted for years because of beliefs which conflict with the more orthodox sects. Earlier this week, a mob attacked an Ahmadiyya place of worship in the populous province of Punjab. The property was stormed by protesters armed with guns and batons in Chakwal district. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Who are the Ahmadiyyas? Ahmadiyyas, or Ahmadis, are followers of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, founder of the 19th century religious movement in what is
On Thursday morning, President Rouhani congratulated the new Christian year to all Christians especially Christians and Armenians of Iran; "we honor the nursing staffs of the sanatorium who serve the elderly people," Rouhani added. "We are all Iranians and believe in the Day of Judgment, and should serve the country's entire elderly cohort regardless of their religion and faith," he told the congregation of elderly and the nursing staff of Holy Mary Sanatorium, "both Islam and Christianity belie
A prominent Muslim American political activist is included on a list of 75 terrorists issued by a Libyan parliamentary committee. Esam Omeish is a former president of the Muslim American Society and remains a prominent figure at the Dar al-Hijrah mosque in Falls Church, Va. He is among 75 people the Libyan House of Representatives' Defense and National Security Committee labeled Friday as enemies. Libya's government remains fragmented, with the House of Representatives based in a city called Tob
Author`s name Dmitry Sudakov 16 Oct 2012 at 17:00 Amra Babic: First mayor in hijab The recent elections of local authorities in Bosnia-Herzegovina have revealed that the small country in the Balkans is still torn by religious and ethnic disagreements between the Muslim, Catholic Croat and Serb Orthodox communities. Arab media are trumpeting the victory of "the first mayor in Europe in a hijab." However, the main conclusions are quite different. The victory of Amra Babic did not cause any excitem
Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the globe's estimated one billion Catholics, has celebrated a special Mass in Istanbul on the second day of his official visit to Turkey. Security was tight at the Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in the city's Beyoglu district, ahead of the visit by the 77-year-old Argentinian pontiff, who was greeted by a small crowd of well-wishers before releasing a dove in the courtyard of the church. Around 200 people were waiting for pope's arrival outside the 18
MOSCOW (AP) -- Orthodox Christian believers are observing Easter, a week later than the religious holiday was celebrated this year by Western churches. In Russia, about 4.3 million people took part in an Orthodox Easter event, the Interior Ministry said Sunday. President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev attended Easter services at Christ the Savior Cathedral, Moscow's largest church. Serbia celebrated the day in a highly charged atmosphere over Kosovo, the former Serbian provinc
Egyptians light candles at St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo on Tuesday, during a vigil for Christians who were killed by Islamic State terrorists in Libya (AP). Terrorism: As in Paris, where the White House insists four Jews in a kosher market were randomly selected for slaughter, the statement condemning IS beheading 21 Egyptians omits a key fact: all were Christians. Speaking of the Chapel Hill, N.C., murder of three Muslims, President Obama, as his FBI began an investigation into whether it was
The Vatican is facing fresh criticism from a United Nations report, after a panel of UN representatives demanded the instant discharge of persons known or suspected child abusers. This comes just two months before Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh are due to visit Rome for an audience with Pope Francis. The observations were based on claims that clergy have not faced consequences for their actions and, in some cases, have been allowed to carry on with the abuse. It also argued that th
Story 1: CARDINALS IN VATICAN FOR HISTORIC CONCLAVE Cardinals gather in the Vatican Tuesday for the conclave that will elect the next leader of the Catholic Church. The 115 cardinal electors assemble in the Sistine Chapel, where they will be completely cut off from the outside world until they find the 266th pope. The prayers begin with a special mass in St Peter's Basilica. In the homily, Dean of Cardinals Angelo Sodano calls for Church unity and cooperation. He says the last popes have been "t
The religious group identifies itself as Muslim but has been targeted for years because of beliefs which conflict with the more orthodox sects. Earlier this week, a mob attacked an Ahmadiyya place of worship in the populous province of Punjab. The property was stormed by protesters armed with guns and batons in Chakwal district. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Who are the Ahmadiyyas? Ahmadiyyas, or Ahmadis, are followers of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, founder of the 19th century religious movement in what is
On Thursday morning, President Rouhani congratulated the new Christian year to all Christians especially Christians and Armenians of Iran; "we honor the nursing staffs of the sanatorium who serve the elderly people," Rouhani added. "We are all Iranians and believe in the Day of Judgment, and should serve the country's entire elderly cohort regardless of their religion and faith," he told the congregation of elderly and the nursing staff of Holy Mary Sanatorium, "both Islam and Christianity belie
A prominent Muslim American political activist is included on a list of 75 terrorists issued by a Libyan parliamentary committee. Esam Omeish is a former president of the Muslim American Society and remains a prominent figure at the Dar al-Hijrah mosque in Falls Church, Va. He is among 75 people the Libyan House of Representatives' Defense and National Security Committee labeled Friday as enemies. Libya's government remains fragmented, with the House of Representatives based in a city called Tob
Author`s name Dmitry Sudakov 16 Oct 2012 at 17:00 Amra Babic: First mayor in hijab The recent elections of local authorities in Bosnia-Herzegovina have revealed that the small country in the Balkans is still torn by religious and ethnic disagreements between the Muslim, Catholic Croat and Serb Orthodox communities. Arab media are trumpeting the victory of "the first mayor in Europe in a hijab." However, the main conclusions are quite different. The victory of Amra Babic did not cause any excitem
Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the globe's estimated one billion Catholics, has celebrated a special Mass in Istanbul on the second day of his official visit to Turkey. Security was tight at the Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in the city's Beyoglu district, ahead of the visit by the 77-year-old Argentinian pontiff, who was greeted by a small crowd of well-wishers before releasing a dove in the courtyard of the church. Around 200 people were waiting for pope's arrival outside the 18
MOSCOW (AP) -- Orthodox Christian believers are observing Easter, a week later than the religious holiday was celebrated this year by Western churches. In Russia, about 4.3 million people took part in an Orthodox Easter event, the Interior Ministry said Sunday. President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev attended Easter services at Christ the Savior Cathedral, Moscow's largest church. Serbia celebrated the day in a highly charged atmosphere over Kosovo, the former Serbian provinc
"Antifa" is an abbreviation for "anti-fascist." The anti-fascist movement began in Europe in the late 1920s, and today, antifa organizations exist throughout the U.S. One antifa Facebook page defines the group's focus as "promotional, informative and practical ways of struggle against all authoritarian ideologies and groups promoting any kind of oppression, particularly against Neo-Nazism and right wing radicals." It comes as no surprise that antifa adherents are not fans of President Trump. In
Making Sense Of Protests In Thailand: Monarchy Vs. Neo-Liberal Democracy? By Staff, www.PopularResistance.org December 4, 2013 Making Sense Of Protests In Thailand: Monarchy Vs. Neo-Liberal Democracy? 2013-12-04 2013-12-05 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2013/12/Thailand-protest-150x84.jpg 200px 200px Above: Protesters demonstrate outside the national police head
Iranian Protests: Deep State's Unfinished Business Iranian Protests: Deep State's Unfinished Business 2018-01-05 2018-01-05 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/01/dmu9mq-e1515172654437.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: From Journal-neo.org Protests have been reported across several cities in Iran over the last several days of December 2017. Protesters allegedly dec
Religion of Peace(tm). An extremist imam used his Friday prayer last week to call on Muslims and Palestinians to disavow non-violent protest against Israel. But the imam was not preaching from the West Bank or Gaza Strip. This imam was yet another spiritual leader espousing radical views from the United States, joining a long list of other U.S.-based Muslim leaders who have promoted anti-Semitism and incited violence against Jews and Israelis. Mohamed Elbar - an imam at the Islamic Society of Ba
An Antifa protest in Berkeley turned violent Sunday when one masked group member sucker-punched a detractor and other agitators smashed the windows at a Marine Corps recruiting post, cellphone video showed. Authorities arrested 20 people during the dueling California demonstrations between Antifa and individuals affiliated with the so-called "alt-right." Three people suffered minor injuries after a group of "extremists" threw "explosives" -- believed to be fireworks and flares -- at police and t
"Occupy" protesters wear their movement's leaderless decentralization on their collective sleeve. The attitude fits with a group that claims "democracy" as its chief political end. But it also makes ascertaining their conctete political objectives far more difficult, since, in theory, there can be no established political platform. Polling conducted at some of the Occupy tent cities offers a glimpse into the views of the protesters. But market research firm Frontier Lab decided to look a bit dee
On Tuesday, March 29, Democracy Now!'s Nermeen Shaikh took part in an event hosted by the Duke Islamic Center examining the media's portrayal of Muslims. Claire Ballentine of the Duke Chronicle wrote : Media portrayal of the Islamic religion often focuses on terrorist groups or violence. A group of journalists gathered Tuesday to discuss why this is the case. Hosted by the Duke Islamic Center, the panel discussion featured four journalists with experience covering Muslim life--Abigail Hauslohner
In the early hours and days of the current round of Iranian protests, much of the focus was on why most mainstream media outlets weren't really covering them. Or, if they were, they seemed to focus on the "counter-protests" in support of the government. But later, as the situation developed into what was obviously more than a brief flare-up and protesters began dying, the inevitable question became what, if anything, the United States could or should do about it. One of the most recent statement
(LifeZette) As the nation becomes evermore aware of Antifa activists and the violence they bring with them wherever they rear their masked faces, left-wing college professors seem set on helping the militant left-wing group advance its goals. Photo by cmcarterss (CC) Many were shocked last week after Mark Bray, a visiting scholar at Dartmouth College, penned a Washington Post opinion piece in defense of Antifa violence. Bray defended Antifa's violent tactics designed to "preemptively shut down f
Hundreds Protest Outside AIPAC Conference 2016-03-20 2016-03-20 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/03/Marchers-leaving-White-House-to-go-to-the-Convention-Center-to-protest-AIPAC-150x83.png 200px 200px Above: March from White to AIPAC meeting at the DC Convention Center from Julia Carmel twitter. Hundreds of protesters are gathering outside of the annual AIPAC
Making Sense Of Protests In Thailand: Monarchy Vs. Neo-Liberal Democracy? By Staff, www.PopularResistance.org December 4, 2013 Making Sense Of Protests In Thailand: Monarchy Vs. Neo-Liberal Democracy? 2013-12-04 2013-12-05 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2013/12/Thailand-protest-150x84.jpg 200px 200px Above: Protesters demonstrate outside the national police head
Iranian Protests: Deep State's Unfinished Business Iranian Protests: Deep State's Unfinished Business 2018-01-05 2018-01-05 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/01/dmu9mq-e1515172654437.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: From Journal-neo.org Protests have been reported across several cities in Iran over the last several days of December 2017. Protesters allegedly dec
Religion of Peace(tm). An extremist imam used his Friday prayer last week to call on Muslims and Palestinians to disavow non-violent protest against Israel. But the imam was not preaching from the West Bank or Gaza Strip. This imam was yet another spiritual leader espousing radical views from the United States, joining a long list of other U.S.-based Muslim leaders who have promoted anti-Semitism and incited violence against Jews and Israelis. Mohamed Elbar - an imam at the Islamic Society of Ba
An Antifa protest in Berkeley turned violent Sunday when one masked group member sucker-punched a detractor and other agitators smashed the windows at a Marine Corps recruiting post, cellphone video showed. Authorities arrested 20 people during the dueling California demonstrations between Antifa and individuals affiliated with the so-called "alt-right." Three people suffered minor injuries after a group of "extremists" threw "explosives" -- believed to be fireworks and flares -- at police and t
"Occupy" protesters wear their movement's leaderless decentralization on their collective sleeve. The attitude fits with a group that claims "democracy" as its chief political end. But it also makes ascertaining their conctete political objectives far more difficult, since, in theory, there can be no established political platform. Polling conducted at some of the Occupy tent cities offers a glimpse into the views of the protesters. But market research firm Frontier Lab decided to look a bit dee
On Tuesday, March 29, Democracy Now!'s Nermeen Shaikh took part in an event hosted by the Duke Islamic Center examining the media's portrayal of Muslims. Claire Ballentine of the Duke Chronicle wrote : Media portrayal of the Islamic religion often focuses on terrorist groups or violence. A group of journalists gathered Tuesday to discuss why this is the case. Hosted by the Duke Islamic Center, the panel discussion featured four journalists with experience covering Muslim life--Abigail Hauslohner
In the early hours and days of the current round of Iranian protests, much of the focus was on why most mainstream media outlets weren't really covering them. Or, if they were, they seemed to focus on the "counter-protests" in support of the government. But later, as the situation developed into what was obviously more than a brief flare-up and protesters began dying, the inevitable question became what, if anything, the United States could or should do about it. One of the most recent statement
(LifeZette) As the nation becomes evermore aware of Antifa activists and the violence they bring with them wherever they rear their masked faces, left-wing college professors seem set on helping the militant left-wing group advance its goals. Photo by cmcarterss (CC) Many were shocked last week after Mark Bray, a visiting scholar at Dartmouth College, penned a Washington Post opinion piece in defense of Antifa violence. Bray defended Antifa's violent tactics designed to "preemptively shut down f
Hundreds Protest Outside AIPAC Conference 2016-03-20 2016-03-20 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/03/Marchers-leaving-White-House-to-go-to-the-Convention-Center-to-protest-AIPAC-150x83.png 200px 200px Above: March from White to AIPAC meeting at the DC Convention Center from Julia Carmel twitter. Hundreds of protesters are gathering outside of the annual AIPAC
Parents are beginning to pull their children from public schools in record numbers, opting instead to homeschool. The reason why this is occurring is because parents are concerned about the confusion, chaos, and stress that Common Core educational standards are causing their children. For those who might not be sure what Common Core is, it is basically a set of standards for grades K-12, outlining the information and skills each child should know in the areas of mathematics and English. Standar
As sources working on family separation cases recently told The Intercept, and as U.S. officials confirmed Wednesday, the U.S. government has no dedicated system in place to reunite the thousands of families it has separated across the border. In both C.D.A.'s and W.S.R.'s cases, their complaints state that their fathers were given no information about their sons' whereabouts following their separation. The boys were both shipped to Chicago, while the fathers entered U.S. Marshal custody. As o
(Reuters) - The U.S. government was barred temporarily on Monday from quickly deporting immigrant parents reunited with their children while a federal court considers the impact on childrens' rights to seek asylum. The government is working to meet a court order to reunite by July 26 around 2,500 immigrant children who were separated by U.S. immigration officials from their parents at the U.S.-Mexican border. The American Civil Liberties Union, a rights group that brought the case that led to th
Republicans are using the flood of migrant children across the U.S. border as a bludgeon in hopes of dismantling deportation protections for DREAMers - young undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children. "The GOP's politicizing of Central American refugees to push its own agenda is shameful, and their attacks on DACA will not stand." Greisa Martinez, organizer for United We Dream Immigration rights groups say they're not having it. Activists were protesting on the steps of th
4. About 70 percent of refugees who participate in employment-training no longer need public assistance six months after resettling. Kevin Appleby, the director of migration and refugee services with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, told the staffers that most resettled refugees who participate in a State Department's match-grant employment training program with the USCCB are able to get jobs and be independent contributors to society within the first six months of their resettlement. Ap
Out Of Control Parents: Put parents back in their child's circle of support. We want to know! We as parents have been taken out of control of one of the most important areas of our child's health development. What we should be informed of, we are shut out from, hidden secrets between our children and other adults. Whenever you want to make something that is wrong right, make it a law. Overturn the "Mature Minor" doctrine...The "mature minor" doctrine permits minors (ages 12-17) to give consent
I am married with four children and 11 grand-children. I'm a self-employed Controls Engineer, working primarily in the Aerospace Industry. I love theology, philosophy, science and history. | June 19, 2017 I think that this is good and necessary background for us all to know. This is from "The Hugh Hewitt Show" last Friday. Rose Tennent is filling in for Hugh and interviews Rep. Louie Gohmert. I am struck by the recusal of AG John Ashcroft. It seems Comey and Rosenstein are playing from the same
Did any of those people even admit their sexual orientation and why do little children need to know that? Even elementary history in government schools will be about sex and we expect the children to grow up to be normal adults. They're robbing parents of the right to teach these values. Gay attorney and California's executive director Rick Zbur said getting this in place was a "long-fought victory". "Approval of these textbooks means that California schools will now have access to approved mate
Over the next few weeks, students across Southwest Alabama will head back to school. The start of a new school year always comes with special emotions for students, parents and teachers. In Washington, I am the only Member of Congress from Alabama who serves on the House Education and the Workforce Committee, which has jurisdiction over K-12 education. Through this position, I am able to advocate for our local teachers, students and parents. When it comes to education policy, my top priority is
I am married with four children and 11 grand-children. I'm a self-employed Controls Engineer, working primarily in the Aerospace Industry. I love theology, philosophy, science and history. | June 18, 2017 W hat happened the other day? What could have possessed Deputy AG Rosenstein to sic a special prosecutor on President Trump? This was an act of betrayal. Why is no one characterizing it as such? Like thunder it struck us all. What just happened? Would anyone working for Eric Holder or Obama hav
As sources working on family separation cases recently told The Intercept, and as U.S. officials confirmed Wednesday, the U.S. government has no dedicated system in place to reunite the thousands of families it has separated across the border. In both C.D.A.'s and W.S.R.'s cases, their complaints state that their fathers were given no information about their sons' whereabouts following their separation. The boys were both shipped to Chicago, while the fathers entered U.S. Marshal custody. As o
(Reuters) - The U.S. government was barred temporarily on Monday from quickly deporting immigrant parents reunited with their children while a federal court considers the impact on childrens' rights to seek asylum. The government is working to meet a court order to reunite by July 26 around 2,500 immigrant children who were separated by U.S. immigration officials from their parents at the U.S.-Mexican border. The American Civil Liberties Union, a rights group that brought the case that led to th
Republicans are using the flood of migrant children across the U.S. border as a bludgeon in hopes of dismantling deportation protections for DREAMers - young undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children. "The GOP's politicizing of Central American refugees to push its own agenda is shameful, and their attacks on DACA will not stand." Greisa Martinez, organizer for United We Dream Immigration rights groups say they're not having it. Activists were protesting on the steps of th
4. About 70 percent of refugees who participate in employment-training no longer need public assistance six months after resettling. Kevin Appleby, the director of migration and refugee services with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, told the staffers that most resettled refugees who participate in a State Department's match-grant employment training program with the USCCB are able to get jobs and be independent contributors to society within the first six months of their resettlement. Ap
Out Of Control Parents: Put parents back in their child's circle of support. We want to know! We as parents have been taken out of control of one of the most important areas of our child's health development. What we should be informed of, we are shut out from, hidden secrets between our children and other adults. Whenever you want to make something that is wrong right, make it a law. Overturn the "Mature Minor" doctrine...The "mature minor" doctrine permits minors (ages 12-17) to give consent
I am married with four children and 11 grand-children. I'm a self-employed Controls Engineer, working primarily in the Aerospace Industry. I love theology, philosophy, science and history. | June 19, 2017 I think that this is good and necessary background for us all to know. This is from "The Hugh Hewitt Show" last Friday. Rose Tennent is filling in for Hugh and interviews Rep. Louie Gohmert. I am struck by the recusal of AG John Ashcroft. It seems Comey and Rosenstein are playing from the same
Did any of those people even admit their sexual orientation and why do little children need to know that? Even elementary history in government schools will be about sex and we expect the children to grow up to be normal adults. They're robbing parents of the right to teach these values. Gay attorney and California's executive director Rick Zbur said getting this in place was a "long-fought victory". "Approval of these textbooks means that California schools will now have access to approved mate
Over the next few weeks, students across Southwest Alabama will head back to school. The start of a new school year always comes with special emotions for students, parents and teachers. In Washington, I am the only Member of Congress from Alabama who serves on the House Education and the Workforce Committee, which has jurisdiction over K-12 education. Through this position, I am able to advocate for our local teachers, students and parents. When it comes to education policy, my top priority is
I am married with four children and 11 grand-children. I'm a self-employed Controls Engineer, working primarily in the Aerospace Industry. I love theology, philosophy, science and history. | June 18, 2017 W hat happened the other day? What could have possessed Deputy AG Rosenstein to sic a special prosecutor on President Trump? This was an act of betrayal. Why is no one characterizing it as such? Like thunder it struck us all. What just happened? Would anyone working for Eric Holder or Obama hav
4. About 70 percent of refugees who participate in employment-training no longer need public assistance six months after resettling. Kevin Appleby, the director of migration and refugee services with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, told the staffers that most resettled refugees who participate in a State Department's match-grant employment training program with the USCCB are able to get jobs and be independent contributors to society within the first six months of their resettlement. Ap
Did any of those people even admit their sexual orientation and why do little children need to know that? Even elementary history in government schools will be about sex and we expect the children to grow up to be normal adults. They're robbing parents of the right to teach these values. Gay attorney and California's executive director Rick Zbur said getting this in place was a "long-fought victory". "Approval of these textbooks means that California schools will now have access to approved mate
"We have the potential to reach truly millions of people with our message of European culture of faith, family, and folk--and solidarity--that the Republicans could never reach. We have the potential to be able to work with so many of these millions of families to be able to then move them in our direction. Donald Trump is a gateway drug...we can then move them from civic nationalism and populism to nationalism for us--and these people are ready for our message." - Matthew Heimbach, 2016 This is
(c) Julie Eydman - Fotolia.com Many parents lament over their children not following directions, lack of focus or inability to sit still. These actions are often seen "out of control" and "bad" behavior. However, it may be a sign of ADHD. According to a recent study by Getahun and colleagues published in JAMA Pediatrics , ADHD diagnoses are increasing among youth. What is ADHD? Attention-deficit/hyperactivity-disorder is the most common child disorder, which affects about 4.6 million American
A growing number of children are missing out on recommended vaccinations in states that permit parents to skip inoculations due to their personal beliefs even when there's no medical reason kids can't be vaccinated, a U.S. study suggests. Eighteen U.S. states currently allow parents to opt out of vaccinations recommended for kindergarten if they have a philosophical or religious objection. Since 2009, the proportion of children missing recommended vaccinations has climbed in 12 of those states:
Parents are beginning to pull their children from public schools in record numbers, opting instead to homeschool. The reason why this is occurring is because parents are concerned about the confusion, chaos, and stress that Common Core educational standards are causing their children. For those who might not be sure what Common Core is, it is basically a set of standards for grades K-12, outlining the information and skills each child should know in the areas of mathematics and English. Standar
Dozens of universities across Canada are now offering full scholarships for refugees from Syria and other nations affected by President Donald J Trump's so-called travel ban . This is now leading to an educational apartheid where Canadian students are being bumped down the queue in favour of refugees. What's more, while scores of scholarships are available for refugees from all over the world, it's now illegal for any university to have a scholarship specifically for white students of either gen
Every night there are around 650,000 people, some 75 percent are families with children, without a roof over their heads. But for 80 percent, these crushing weeks will be the only stint of homelessness in their lives. Most have some money a strong work ethic, but are just unable to find work and secure low-cost housing. Providing short-term housing and support services to help the homeless back on their feet is not only the right thing to do morally, it also saves money in the long run by cuttin
Jurisdictional disputes between the federal government and provincial governments over health services for First Nations children have resulted in many negative outcomes to these same children. This evening's lecturers will discuss the 2007 adoption of Jordan's Principle by the federal government and its positive implication for Pictou Landing First Nation. Under this child-first principle, the government of first contact is required to pay for the services needed by a First Nations child and se
Higher numbers of working parents and an aging population are putting pressure on American workers as they increasingly attempt to balance family and work obligations. Currently the United States offers near the worst maternity and family care benefits in the world. The country's Family and Medical Leave Act only mandates 12 weeks of unpaid leave annually for mothers of newborn or newly adopted children, meaning many can't afford to take it. Only five states, California, Rhode Island, Washing
Did any of those people even admit their sexual orientation and why do little children need to know that? Even elementary history in government schools will be about sex and we expect the children to grow up to be normal adults. They're robbing parents of the right to teach these values. Gay attorney and California's executive director Rick Zbur said getting this in place was a "long-fought victory". "Approval of these textbooks means that California schools will now have access to approved mate
"We have the potential to reach truly millions of people with our message of European culture of faith, family, and folk--and solidarity--that the Republicans could never reach. We have the potential to be able to work with so many of these millions of families to be able to then move them in our direction. Donald Trump is a gateway drug...we can then move them from civic nationalism and populism to nationalism for us--and these people are ready for our message." - Matthew Heimbach, 2016 This is
(c) Julie Eydman - Fotolia.com Many parents lament over their children not following directions, lack of focus or inability to sit still. These actions are often seen "out of control" and "bad" behavior. However, it may be a sign of ADHD. According to a recent study by Getahun and colleagues published in JAMA Pediatrics , ADHD diagnoses are increasing among youth. What is ADHD? Attention-deficit/hyperactivity-disorder is the most common child disorder, which affects about 4.6 million American
A growing number of children are missing out on recommended vaccinations in states that permit parents to skip inoculations due to their personal beliefs even when there's no medical reason kids can't be vaccinated, a U.S. study suggests. Eighteen U.S. states currently allow parents to opt out of vaccinations recommended for kindergarten if they have a philosophical or religious objection. Since 2009, the proportion of children missing recommended vaccinations has climbed in 12 of those states:
Parents are beginning to pull their children from public schools in record numbers, opting instead to homeschool. The reason why this is occurring is because parents are concerned about the confusion, chaos, and stress that Common Core educational standards are causing their children. For those who might not be sure what Common Core is, it is basically a set of standards for grades K-12, outlining the information and skills each child should know in the areas of mathematics and English. Standar
Dozens of universities across Canada are now offering full scholarships for refugees from Syria and other nations affected by President Donald J Trump's so-called travel ban . This is now leading to an educational apartheid where Canadian students are being bumped down the queue in favour of refugees. What's more, while scores of scholarships are available for refugees from all over the world, it's now illegal for any university to have a scholarship specifically for white students of either gen
Every night there are around 650,000 people, some 75 percent are families with children, without a roof over their heads. But for 80 percent, these crushing weeks will be the only stint of homelessness in their lives. Most have some money a strong work ethic, but are just unable to find work and secure low-cost housing. Providing short-term housing and support services to help the homeless back on their feet is not only the right thing to do morally, it also saves money in the long run by cuttin
Jurisdictional disputes between the federal government and provincial governments over health services for First Nations children have resulted in many negative outcomes to these same children. This evening's lecturers will discuss the 2007 adoption of Jordan's Principle by the federal government and its positive implication for Pictou Landing First Nation. Under this child-first principle, the government of first contact is required to pay for the services needed by a First Nations child and se
Higher numbers of working parents and an aging population are putting pressure on American workers as they increasingly attempt to balance family and work obligations. Currently the United States offers near the worst maternity and family care benefits in the world. The country's Family and Medical Leave Act only mandates 12 weeks of unpaid leave annually for mothers of newborn or newly adopted children, meaning many can't afford to take it. Only five states, California, Rhode Island, Washing
A shelter is sorting rescued dogs by Hogwarts houses so that people can focus on the dogs personalities instead of their breeds. It seems to be working. Staff at the Pet Alliance Orlando in Florida settled on the "Harry Potter" inspired initiative because, like in the books, they felt the characteristics of their dogs could be matched to either the Gryffindors, Slytherins, Hufflepuffs or Ravenclaws, The Dodo reported . One of the "Hufflefluffs" from our #Orlando shelter let Sadie borrow their sc
02 October, 2015 Countercurrents.org C lose on the heels of the lynching of a man to death following a rumour that he and his family ate beef, a 90-year-old Dalit man was brutally attacked with an axe and set on fire for trying to enter a temple at Hamirpur in Uttar Pradesh, India. The elderly man died on the spot. The Hindustan Times reported that The victim, identified as Chimma, had gone to the Maidani Baba temple with his wife, son Durjan and brother on Wednesday evening. He was stopped from
In India, an unusually devout 13-year-old girl's 68-day religious fast ended in her death earlier this month. Aradhana Samdhariya had fasted previously, The Washington Post reported her relatives said, but her 68-day fast was extreme even for the Jains, who observe a strict vegetarian diet and advocate nonviolence against people and animals. The teen reportedly wanted to become a Jain monk. Samdhariya's affluent parents are being investigated by a children's rights group as to whether they coerc
Bagaha/Purnea: Sundari Devi and her family of seven, including an elderly mother-in-law and children, are struggling to survive along with an elevated road for the last three days. Authorities have failed to provide them a polythene or plastic sheet. Their roof is the sky. Sundari Devi is one of the thousands of flood victims left in the lurch across 14 districts of Bihar. "We are living in the open. There is no help yet from the government to provide even a makeshift shelter. We are covering ou
Why Do Hundreds of Thousands of Children Die from Malaria Each Year? A mother takes her son to a Medecins Sans Frontieres clinic to be treated for malaria, Lankien, South Sudan, 2005. (AP photo) April 25, 2016 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us An article in the April 13 New York Times poses whether patents and the huge profits they bring with them actually spur the pharmaceutical industry to develop needed drugs--and the energy industry to discover and spread new technologies to replace fossil
New Delhi: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) volunteers on Friday staged a protest outside Delhi Zoo. Two volunteers wore tiger bodysuits and posed inside a cage as part of their "Save the Tiger-Say No to Zoos" campaign. "If human beings cannot be in a cage for an hour, why are animals caged inside zoos?" one of the volunteers said. The protest was organised in the wake of deaths of six tigers in the zoo within a span of six months. "The big cats suffer from Obsessive Compulsiv
India has enrolled more children than ever before in secondary schools, but it is failing to teach them what they should be learning, with the most vulnerable, such as students from scheduled tribes, falling further behind the rest, reveal the preliminary findings of an ongoing global study. Representational images. Reuters The India findings, gleaned from the relatively advanced states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, are in line with previous studies that revealed nationwide persistent, learni
Doctors in the Netherlands frequently withhold and withdraw treatment from the elderly, a study published in the Journal of Medical Ethics has found . The researchers say this is not the result of prejudice against the elderly but instead for considerations of comfort and respect and an intention to avoid pointless treatment. Critics say the true purpose of the Netherlands officials' actions is to save the government money by denying care to the elderly. The study, titled "Old age and forgoing t
by Spencer Irvine on August 21, 2013 Print: Share: ** FILE ** Children look on in the Republican Hospital for Infectious Diseases, which specializes in treating HIV-positive children in Ust-Izhora outside St. Petersburg, Russia, in this Tuesday, May 30, 2006 file photo. Many Russian orphans born to HIV-positive mothers face discrimination on the part of health and educational officials. Authorities said Thursday they have halted the work of all foreign adoption agencies for several months, nea
Barbara with some desi dogs at Adopt an Indian Desi Dog (AAIDD). | Photo courtesy of Barbara Gard A tiny puppy, rescued in a marketplace in Mussoorie, India during a monsoon in 2003, inspired an organization that has since connected hundreds of Indian street dogs with grateful North American owners. The movement that became Adopt an Indian Desi Dog (AAIDD) began during that monsoon when Barbara Gard was teaching at a school called Woodstock International. Gard was in a market when the monsoon st
02 October, 2015 Countercurrents.org C lose on the heels of the lynching of a man to death following a rumour that he and his family ate beef, a 90-year-old Dalit man was brutally attacked with an axe and set on fire for trying to enter a temple at Hamirpur in Uttar Pradesh, India. The elderly man died on the spot. The Hindustan Times reported that The victim, identified as Chimma, had gone to the Maidani Baba temple with his wife, son Durjan and brother on Wednesday evening. He was stopped from
In India, an unusually devout 13-year-old girl's 68-day religious fast ended in her death earlier this month. Aradhana Samdhariya had fasted previously, The Washington Post reported her relatives said, but her 68-day fast was extreme even for the Jains, who observe a strict vegetarian diet and advocate nonviolence against people and animals. The teen reportedly wanted to become a Jain monk. Samdhariya's affluent parents are being investigated by a children's rights group as to whether they coerc
Bagaha/Purnea: Sundari Devi and her family of seven, including an elderly mother-in-law and children, are struggling to survive along with an elevated road for the last three days. Authorities have failed to provide them a polythene or plastic sheet. Their roof is the sky. Sundari Devi is one of the thousands of flood victims left in the lurch across 14 districts of Bihar. "We are living in the open. There is no help yet from the government to provide even a makeshift shelter. We are covering ou
Why Do Hundreds of Thousands of Children Die from Malaria Each Year? A mother takes her son to a Medecins Sans Frontieres clinic to be treated for malaria, Lankien, South Sudan, 2005. (AP photo) April 25, 2016 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us An article in the April 13 New York Times poses whether patents and the huge profits they bring with them actually spur the pharmaceutical industry to develop needed drugs--and the energy industry to discover and spread new technologies to replace fossil
New Delhi: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) volunteers on Friday staged a protest outside Delhi Zoo. Two volunteers wore tiger bodysuits and posed inside a cage as part of their "Save the Tiger-Say No to Zoos" campaign. "If human beings cannot be in a cage for an hour, why are animals caged inside zoos?" one of the volunteers said. The protest was organised in the wake of deaths of six tigers in the zoo within a span of six months. "The big cats suffer from Obsessive Compulsiv
India has enrolled more children than ever before in secondary schools, but it is failing to teach them what they should be learning, with the most vulnerable, such as students from scheduled tribes, falling further behind the rest, reveal the preliminary findings of an ongoing global study. Representational images. Reuters The India findings, gleaned from the relatively advanced states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, are in line with previous studies that revealed nationwide persistent, learni
Doctors in the Netherlands frequently withhold and withdraw treatment from the elderly, a study published in the Journal of Medical Ethics has found . The researchers say this is not the result of prejudice against the elderly but instead for considerations of comfort and respect and an intention to avoid pointless treatment. Critics say the true purpose of the Netherlands officials' actions is to save the government money by denying care to the elderly. The study, titled "Old age and forgoing t
by Spencer Irvine on August 21, 2013 Print: Share: ** FILE ** Children look on in the Republican Hospital for Infectious Diseases, which specializes in treating HIV-positive children in Ust-Izhora outside St. Petersburg, Russia, in this Tuesday, May 30, 2006 file photo. Many Russian orphans born to HIV-positive mothers face discrimination on the part of health and educational officials. Authorities said Thursday they have halted the work of all foreign adoption agencies for several months, nea
Barbara with some desi dogs at Adopt an Indian Desi Dog (AAIDD). | Photo courtesy of Barbara Gard A tiny puppy, rescued in a marketplace in Mussoorie, India during a monsoon in 2003, inspired an organization that has since connected hundreds of Indian street dogs with grateful North American owners. The movement that became Adopt an Indian Desi Dog (AAIDD) began during that monsoon when Barbara Gard was teaching at a school called Woodstock International. Gard was in a market when the monsoon st
The alleged rape and murder of an eighrt-year-old girl by six men, who had held her in captivity in a small village temple in Kathua district for a week in January, has shocked Jammu and Kashmir. Amidst the recent spurt in violence in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday met Home Minister Rajnath Singh and discussed with him the security situation in the state and how to bring back normalcy. An FIR was also registered against lawyers who attempted to prevent the police f
With 116 people killed and over 400 injured in the Puttingal Devi Temple at Paravur in Kollam area, South India has witnessed perhaps the worst tragedies of this kind. The death toll may still go up with the type of grievous burns and impact injuries suffered by those hurt. While the incident is being described as the fireworks display gone wrong and a case of disobeying orders of not using pyrotechnics beyond 10 pm and use of banned explosives, it may not be as simple a case as it appears to b
In 2006, in Bundelkhand in the Banda District of Uttar Pradesh in Northern India, Sampat Pal Devi, a mother with five children, started the Gulabi Gang to speak out against domestic violence and child marriage. Formerly a government health worker as well as a child bride herself, she saw a man beating his wife and intervened only to be beaten herself. She proceeded to return the next day with five women carrying bamboo lathi sticks and taught him an ancient lesson in humility. Word spread and be
The insurgent group, The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, declared a month-long unilateral ceasefire beginning from Sunday to enable the delivery of aid to affected civilians. Rohingya refugee children are stopped by volunteers as they jostle to receive food distributed by local organizations in Kutupalong, Bangladesh. September 9, 2017. ( Reuters ) Myanmar on Sunday rebuffed a ceasefire declared by Rohingya insurgents to enable the delivery of aid to thousands of displaced people in the violence
Indian Christians accused of kidnapping, forced conversion A court allowed seven Christian children in India to return to their families a week after Hindu radicals falsely accused their chaperones of kidnapping them to forcibly convert them. It was the third situation of its kind in Madhya Pradesh state since May. The children and adults were traveling to Mumbai for a Christian event when extremists intervened, beat them, and accused the caretakers of kidnapping, The Indian Express reported . F
Dhoondne se bhagwaan bhi milta hai, aur khodne se paani. An important qualification to an age-old adage that was inspired by Sitaram Lodhi, a 70-year-old man who lives in Lovekush Nagar block's Pratappura gram panchayat of Chatarpur district in Bundelkhand, Madhya Pradesh. Sitaram has lived through a water crisis that has deepened over the years, and in the last few, has intensified and magnified beyond imagination. Always prone to droughts and famines, Bundelkhand has been facing acute water sh
Four Indian soldiers killed and at least three others wounded after suspected rebels stormed paramilitary camp in disputed Kashmir, officials say. Policemen stand guard outside the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) training centre during a gun battle with suspected militants in Lethpora in south Kashmir's Pulwama district. December 31, 2017. ( Danish Ismail / Reuters ) At least four Indian soldiers and three attackers were killed on Sunday after suspected Kashmiri rebels stormed a paramilitary
New Delhi/Kolkata: The BSF has suspended a jawan for allegedly molesting a Bangladeshi woman on board the cross-border Maitree Express, a senior official said on Tuesday. The incident occurred on Monday, shortly after the train left Kolkata for Bangladesh's capital Dhaka. Representational image. PTI According to an official, the jawan allegedly touched the woman inappropriately. The husband of the woman had complained to the station manager at Kolkata about the incident after which the Border Se
Kolkata: There has not been any exodus from Bangladesh to West Bengal following violence in the neighbouring country over a top Jamaat-e-Islami leader being sentenced to death for crimes against humanity during the 1971 liberation war. "We have no such report," Home Secretary Basudeb Banerjee told PTI when asked if there was an exodus from Bangladesh. "Security arrangements have been strengthened along the border," he said on the measures that the state government has suggested to the BSF. In th
"Mirza Olang village of Afghanistan is witnessing, these days, painful disasters and crimes which scratch the heart of any free person in the world," reads the opening of a post published on the Instagram account of the Head of the Strategic Research Center of Iran's Expediency Council, Ali Akbar Velayati, "a massacre conducted by the sinister and criminal hands of Taliban and ISILpp who slaughter children and hold carnage." The Leader's senior adviser strongly condemned the terrorist attack on
With 116 people killed and over 400 injured in the Puttingal Devi Temple at Paravur in Kollam area, South India has witnessed perhaps the worst tragedies of this kind. The death toll may still go up with the type of grievous burns and impact injuries suffered by those hurt. While the incident is being described as the fireworks display gone wrong and a case of disobeying orders of not using pyrotechnics beyond 10 pm and use of banned explosives, it may not be as simple a case as it appears to b
In 2006, in Bundelkhand in the Banda District of Uttar Pradesh in Northern India, Sampat Pal Devi, a mother with five children, started the Gulabi Gang to speak out against domestic violence and child marriage. Formerly a government health worker as well as a child bride herself, she saw a man beating his wife and intervened only to be beaten herself. She proceeded to return the next day with five women carrying bamboo lathi sticks and taught him an ancient lesson in humility. Word spread and be
The insurgent group, The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, declared a month-long unilateral ceasefire beginning from Sunday to enable the delivery of aid to affected civilians. Rohingya refugee children are stopped by volunteers as they jostle to receive food distributed by local organizations in Kutupalong, Bangladesh. September 9, 2017. ( Reuters ) Myanmar on Sunday rebuffed a ceasefire declared by Rohingya insurgents to enable the delivery of aid to thousands of displaced people in the violence
Indian Christians accused of kidnapping, forced conversion A court allowed seven Christian children in India to return to their families a week after Hindu radicals falsely accused their chaperones of kidnapping them to forcibly convert them. It was the third situation of its kind in Madhya Pradesh state since May. The children and adults were traveling to Mumbai for a Christian event when extremists intervened, beat them, and accused the caretakers of kidnapping, The Indian Express reported . F
Dhoondne se bhagwaan bhi milta hai, aur khodne se paani. An important qualification to an age-old adage that was inspired by Sitaram Lodhi, a 70-year-old man who lives in Lovekush Nagar block's Pratappura gram panchayat of Chatarpur district in Bundelkhand, Madhya Pradesh. Sitaram has lived through a water crisis that has deepened over the years, and in the last few, has intensified and magnified beyond imagination. Always prone to droughts and famines, Bundelkhand has been facing acute water sh
Four Indian soldiers killed and at least three others wounded after suspected rebels stormed paramilitary camp in disputed Kashmir, officials say. Policemen stand guard outside the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) training centre during a gun battle with suspected militants in Lethpora in south Kashmir's Pulwama district. December 31, 2017. ( Danish Ismail / Reuters ) At least four Indian soldiers and three attackers were killed on Sunday after suspected Kashmiri rebels stormed a paramilitary
New Delhi/Kolkata: The BSF has suspended a jawan for allegedly molesting a Bangladeshi woman on board the cross-border Maitree Express, a senior official said on Tuesday. The incident occurred on Monday, shortly after the train left Kolkata for Bangladesh's capital Dhaka. Representational image. PTI According to an official, the jawan allegedly touched the woman inappropriately. The husband of the woman had complained to the station manager at Kolkata about the incident after which the Border Se
Kolkata: There has not been any exodus from Bangladesh to West Bengal following violence in the neighbouring country over a top Jamaat-e-Islami leader being sentenced to death for crimes against humanity during the 1971 liberation war. "We have no such report," Home Secretary Basudeb Banerjee told PTI when asked if there was an exodus from Bangladesh. "Security arrangements have been strengthened along the border," he said on the measures that the state government has suggested to the BSF. In th
"Mirza Olang village of Afghanistan is witnessing, these days, painful disasters and crimes which scratch the heart of any free person in the world," reads the opening of a post published on the Instagram account of the Head of the Strategic Research Center of Iran's Expediency Council, Ali Akbar Velayati, "a massacre conducted by the sinister and criminal hands of Taliban and ISILpp who slaughter children and hold carnage." The Leader's senior adviser strongly condemned the terrorist attack on
In Kenya, opposition leader Raila Odinga called off a protest campaign Tuesday after three people were shot and killed by police as they demonstrated against Kenya's election commission. With the latest deaths, human rights groups say at least 67 of Odinga's supporters have been killed in protests over a failed election on August 8. Incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta won that election with 54 percent of the vote, but Kenya's Supreme Court nullified the result, citing irregularities in the countr
Kenya's government on Tuesday banned the opposition party from protesting against the country's electoral commission after police killed two demonstrators on Monday during violent clashes. Policy analysts warn the increasing protests threaten the country's economic and political stability. Protesters blocked the streets and burned tires in Kisumu, the opposition party's stronghold, where police responded with gunfire, tear gas, and water cannons. First responders took six demonstrators with guns
African-American Tea Party Members Begin 2014 Campaign 10:12 AM 10/21/2014 Melissa Brown | Contributor A collaboration of African-American civil rights leaders and tea party members joined together to launch the "Restore the Dream 2014" campaign on Monday. The group's mission is to fill the void in urban communities where they say liberal leadership has failed to change -- or provide hope -- for community members. "Liberalism has failed the black communities," said American Conservatives of Col
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) -- Rwanda's government has closed thousands of churches and dozens of mosques as it seeks to assert more control over a vibrant religious community whose sometimes makeshift operations, authorities say, have threatened the lives of followers. President Paul Kagame has said he was shocked by the high number of churches in this small East African country. "700 churches in Kigali?" he said of houses of worship in the nation's capital in March. "Are these boreholes (deep wells) t
Darlene Handy of Baltimore holds up a sign during a rally to support raising the minimum wage in Maryland. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Ready to join the resistance? Sign up for Take Action Now and we'll send you three actions every Tuesday. You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation's journalism. You can read our Privacy Policy here. Thank you for signing up. For more from The Nation , check out our latest issue . Subscribe now for as little as $2 a mon
At least 10,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh - UN Published 8:07 PM, November 30, 2016 Updated 8:09 PM, November 30, 2016 PROTEST RALLY. Bangladeshi activists of several Islamic groups shout slogans during a protest rally against the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, after Friday prayers in Dhaka on November 25, 2016. Photo by Rajib Dhar / AFP DHAKA, Bangladesh - At least 10,000 Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh in recent weeks after fleeing violence in neighbouring Myanmar, the
As a strike wave sweeps the country, the Maoist leadership agrees to banning strikes. Since the Maoists emerged in the April 2008 Nepal elections as the largest party (though without an absolute majority) to lead the new coalition government, they have failed to heal existing divisions - in their own party, within the parliamentary political system and its ruling class - or within the intermingled social, caste and ethnic tensions across the wider society. In fact, all these divides have widened
Ethiopia Brutally Cracking Down On Months Of Protests By Nick Robins-Early, www.huffingtonpost.com January 24, 2016 Ethiopia Brutally Cracking Down On Months Of Protests 2016-01-24 2016-01-24 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/01/Ethiopian-ethnic-conflic-over-land-Pacific-Press-Getty-Images-150x100.jpeg 200px 200px Above: A demonstrator holds a sign while demon
Senegal: Popular protests confront president's third term By G. Dunkel Published Feb 12, 2012 7:27 PM Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade is fighting for a third term in office. But many Senegalese say that two were enough and he should step down. The most popular chant in the protests sweeping the West African country is "No third term. Protect my constitution," according to Fallou Gueye, a Senegalese political activist living in New York. Senegalese protesters. A third term may not seem to be
Protests in Puerto Rico against the controversial U.S. Federal Control Board ostensibly aimed at helping the island tackle its crippling US$73 billion debt crisis are still going strong with an occupy movement against the "junta" in the Hato Rey district of San Juan and other actions over a week after President Barack Obama signed off on the disputed PROMESA bill. Opponents of PROMESA, known in full as Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act, held a march in San Juan on Mon
Kenya's government on Tuesday banned the opposition party from protesting against the country's electoral commission after police killed two demonstrators on Monday during violent clashes. Policy analysts warn the increasing protests threaten the country's economic and political stability. Protesters blocked the streets and burned tires in Kisumu, the opposition party's stronghold, where police responded with gunfire, tear gas, and water cannons. First responders took six demonstrators with guns
African-American Tea Party Members Begin 2014 Campaign 10:12 AM 10/21/2014 Melissa Brown | Contributor A collaboration of African-American civil rights leaders and tea party members joined together to launch the "Restore the Dream 2014" campaign on Monday. The group's mission is to fill the void in urban communities where they say liberal leadership has failed to change -- or provide hope -- for community members. "Liberalism has failed the black communities," said American Conservatives of Col
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) -- Rwanda's government has closed thousands of churches and dozens of mosques as it seeks to assert more control over a vibrant religious community whose sometimes makeshift operations, authorities say, have threatened the lives of followers. President Paul Kagame has said he was shocked by the high number of churches in this small East African country. "700 churches in Kigali?" he said of houses of worship in the nation's capital in March. "Are these boreholes (deep wells) t
Darlene Handy of Baltimore holds up a sign during a rally to support raising the minimum wage in Maryland. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Ready to join the resistance? Sign up for Take Action Now and we'll send you three actions every Tuesday. You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation's journalism. You can read our Privacy Policy here. Thank you for signing up. For more from The Nation , check out our latest issue . Subscribe now for as little as $2 a mon
At least 10,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh - UN Published 8:07 PM, November 30, 2016 Updated 8:09 PM, November 30, 2016 PROTEST RALLY. Bangladeshi activists of several Islamic groups shout slogans during a protest rally against the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, after Friday prayers in Dhaka on November 25, 2016. Photo by Rajib Dhar / AFP DHAKA, Bangladesh - At least 10,000 Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh in recent weeks after fleeing violence in neighbouring Myanmar, the
As a strike wave sweeps the country, the Maoist leadership agrees to banning strikes. Since the Maoists emerged in the April 2008 Nepal elections as the largest party (though without an absolute majority) to lead the new coalition government, they have failed to heal existing divisions - in their own party, within the parliamentary political system and its ruling class - or within the intermingled social, caste and ethnic tensions across the wider society. In fact, all these divides have widened
Ethiopia Brutally Cracking Down On Months Of Protests By Nick Robins-Early, www.huffingtonpost.com January 24, 2016 Ethiopia Brutally Cracking Down On Months Of Protests 2016-01-24 2016-01-24 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/01/Ethiopian-ethnic-conflic-over-land-Pacific-Press-Getty-Images-150x100.jpeg 200px 200px Above: A demonstrator holds a sign while demon
Senegal: Popular protests confront president's third term By G. Dunkel Published Feb 12, 2012 7:27 PM Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade is fighting for a third term in office. But many Senegalese say that two were enough and he should step down. The most popular chant in the protests sweeping the West African country is "No third term. Protect my constitution," according to Fallou Gueye, a Senegalese political activist living in New York. Senegalese protesters. A third term may not seem to be
Protests in Puerto Rico against the controversial U.S. Federal Control Board ostensibly aimed at helping the island tackle its crippling US$73 billion debt crisis are still going strong with an occupy movement against the "junta" in the Hato Rey district of San Juan and other actions over a week after President Barack Obama signed off on the disputed PROMESA bill. Opponents of PROMESA, known in full as Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act, held a march in San Juan on Mon
Abstract Bangladesh has experienced significant political tumult in the past year and there is concern that as the national election (scheduled for January 5, 2014) approaches, street violence will escalate, jeopardizing the country's nascent democratic system. While the threat from terrorism had diminished to some extent under the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the recent execution of a leading Islamist politician and the sentencing to death of other opposition leaders accused of w
Embattled Indian Spiritual Leader, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Since Friday, the northern states of India erupted in major unrest and riots developed, following his conviction in a 2002 rape case. Thousands of riot police have been deployed to defuse hundreds of violent incidents that have left at least 38 people dead and nearly 250 injured. The army has also been put on alert, and police say they have been given "shoot on sight." In response to Friday's cl
Kolkata: There has not been any exodus from Bangladesh to West Bengal following violence in the neighbouring country over a top Jamaat-e-Islami leader being sentenced to death for crimes against humanity during the 1971 liberation war. "We have no such report," Home Secretary Basudeb Banerjee told PTI when asked if there was an exodus from Bangladesh. "Security arrangements have been strengthened along the border," he said on the measures that the state government has suggested to the BSF. In th
uttraakhNdd ke gddh'vaal himaaly prvt pr sthit, kedaarnaath mNdir duniyaa bhr ke hiNduoN kii aasthaa kaa prmukh mNdir hai / 3562 miittr kii uuNcaaii pr sthit yh mNdir 12 jyotirliNg meN se ek hai v ise caar dhaam meN se bhii ek maanaa gyaa hai / itnaa hii nhiiN kedaarnaath, pNc kedaar kaa nirmaann krne vaale paaNc mNdiroN meN se ek hai / adhik uuNcaaii hone ke kaarnn srdiyoN meN yh mNdir brph kii caadr meN liptt jaataa hai / somnaath mNdir sauraassttr meN veraavl ke paas prbhaas kssetr meN st
Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow, Cato institute | 1/22/18 Bangladesh was born in 1971 after India intervened in Pakistan's civil war, which resulted in the independence of what was then known as East Pakistan. The new state's politics remains fractious and violent. Moreover, Islamist tides are rising. Private violence has become the norm as the government increasingly plays the Islamic card for political purposes. In early January blogger Asaduzzaman (Asad) Noor was arrested for authoring allegedly b
As we confront yet another weekend of jihadist violence - with 81 Christians dead in Pakistan , 142 dead after a jihadist killing spree in Nigeria , and 62 innocents slaughtered in a Kenyan shopping mall - we should remember three key (and infuriating) realities: First, the sustained and deadly jihadist violence that has swept the Muslim world cannot be maintained without broad and deep support from the Muslim population. Tens of thousands of jihadists are recruited, trained, and funded from
I belong to Pakistan. Kashmir is the worlds highest militarized zone. Indian forces are mercilessly killings Kashmiri civilians who are protesting on the streets against Indian occupation. Since Indian law provides the Indian armed forces operating in the valley impunity from prosecution and trial they are shooting to kill. In the last ten days 50 civilians have been killed and over 3000 injured and over 150 people blinded. Sign my petition so that the UN can put pressure on India to stop killin
Indian Christians accused of kidnapping, forced conversion A court allowed seven Christian children in India to return to their families a week after Hindu radicals falsely accused their chaperones of kidnapping them to forcibly convert them. It was the third situation of its kind in Madhya Pradesh state since May. The children and adults were traveling to Mumbai for a Christian event when extremists intervened, beat them, and accused the caretakers of kidnapping, The Indian Express reported . F
Our Humanity Is Hanged In Installments: R.I.P Yakub Memon 30 July, 2015 Countercurrents.org Y akub Memon has been killed by the Indian State. And there is no irony in Kalam's funeral being held on the same day either. Nations that worship missile men don't get to preach nonviolence and forgiveness at the same time. Just like Pranab Mukherjee, Kalam too had rejected mercy pleas. Just like Kalam, K. R. Narayanan also had rejected mercy pleas. And before him, S.D. Sharma. In fact, the only one in r
Violence / Detentions -- West Bank / Jerusalem Thousands attend funeral of slain Palestinian teen pronounced dead after 2 month long coma RAMALLAH (Ma'an) 23 Dec - Thousands of Palestinians Friday attended the funeral of 16-year-old Fares Ziad al-Bayed in the occupied West Bank district of Ramallah after he died earlier in the day of wounds inflicted during clashes with Israeli soldiers in October. Fares was critically injured after being shot in the head with a live bullet during clashes on Oct
Embattled Indian Spiritual Leader, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Since Friday, the northern states of India erupted in major unrest and riots developed, following his conviction in a 2002 rape case. Thousands of riot police have been deployed to defuse hundreds of violent incidents that have left at least 38 people dead and nearly 250 injured. The army has also been put on alert, and police say they have been given "shoot on sight." In response to Friday's cl
Kolkata: There has not been any exodus from Bangladesh to West Bengal following violence in the neighbouring country over a top Jamaat-e-Islami leader being sentenced to death for crimes against humanity during the 1971 liberation war. "We have no such report," Home Secretary Basudeb Banerjee told PTI when asked if there was an exodus from Bangladesh. "Security arrangements have been strengthened along the border," he said on the measures that the state government has suggested to the BSF. In th
uttraakhNdd ke gddh'vaal himaaly prvt pr sthit, kedaarnaath mNdir duniyaa bhr ke hiNduoN kii aasthaa kaa prmukh mNdir hai / 3562 miittr kii uuNcaaii pr sthit yh mNdir 12 jyotirliNg meN se ek hai v ise caar dhaam meN se bhii ek maanaa gyaa hai / itnaa hii nhiiN kedaarnaath, pNc kedaar kaa nirmaann krne vaale paaNc mNdiroN meN se ek hai / adhik uuNcaaii hone ke kaarnn srdiyoN meN yh mNdir brph kii caadr meN liptt jaataa hai / somnaath mNdir sauraassttr meN veraavl ke paas prbhaas kssetr meN st
Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow, Cato institute | 1/22/18 Bangladesh was born in 1971 after India intervened in Pakistan's civil war, which resulted in the independence of what was then known as East Pakistan. The new state's politics remains fractious and violent. Moreover, Islamist tides are rising. Private violence has become the norm as the government increasingly plays the Islamic card for political purposes. In early January blogger Asaduzzaman (Asad) Noor was arrested for authoring allegedly b
As we confront yet another weekend of jihadist violence - with 81 Christians dead in Pakistan , 142 dead after a jihadist killing spree in Nigeria , and 62 innocents slaughtered in a Kenyan shopping mall - we should remember three key (and infuriating) realities: First, the sustained and deadly jihadist violence that has swept the Muslim world cannot be maintained without broad and deep support from the Muslim population. Tens of thousands of jihadists are recruited, trained, and funded from
I belong to Pakistan. Kashmir is the worlds highest militarized zone. Indian forces are mercilessly killings Kashmiri civilians who are protesting on the streets against Indian occupation. Since Indian law provides the Indian armed forces operating in the valley impunity from prosecution and trial they are shooting to kill. In the last ten days 50 civilians have been killed and over 3000 injured and over 150 people blinded. Sign my petition so that the UN can put pressure on India to stop killin
Indian Christians accused of kidnapping, forced conversion A court allowed seven Christian children in India to return to their families a week after Hindu radicals falsely accused their chaperones of kidnapping them to forcibly convert them. It was the third situation of its kind in Madhya Pradesh state since May. The children and adults were traveling to Mumbai for a Christian event when extremists intervened, beat them, and accused the caretakers of kidnapping, The Indian Express reported . F
Our Humanity Is Hanged In Installments: R.I.P Yakub Memon 30 July, 2015 Countercurrents.org Y akub Memon has been killed by the Indian State. And there is no irony in Kalam's funeral being held on the same day either. Nations that worship missile men don't get to preach nonviolence and forgiveness at the same time. Just like Pranab Mukherjee, Kalam too had rejected mercy pleas. Just like Kalam, K. R. Narayanan also had rejected mercy pleas. And before him, S.D. Sharma. In fact, the only one in r
Violence / Detentions -- West Bank / Jerusalem Thousands attend funeral of slain Palestinian teen pronounced dead after 2 month long coma RAMALLAH (Ma'an) 23 Dec - Thousands of Palestinians Friday attended the funeral of 16-year-old Fares Ziad al-Bayed in the occupied West Bank district of Ramallah after he died earlier in the day of wounds inflicted during clashes with Israeli soldiers in October. Fares was critically injured after being shot in the head with a live bullet during clashes on Oct
ON APRIL 15, low-wage workers in cities across the country are taking part in a day of action--the latest demonstrations in several years of organizing to demand $15 an hour and a union. The ongoing campaign led by groups like Fight for 15 and Fast Food Forward has not only exposed the terrible working conditions at some of America's most profitable companies, but it has thrust a $15 minimum wage and the right to form a union--demands that would have been considered a pipe dream just a few years
The decision by Amnesty International's decision-making forum, the International Council Meeting, to call for the decriminalization of prostitution is another in a long line of triumphs for heartless neoliberal economics and the grotesque commodification of human beings that defines predatory capitalism. Salil Shetty, secretary-general of Amnesty International, said: "Sex workers are one of the most marginalized groups in the world who in most instances face constant risk of discrimination, viol
The British Medical Association, the national trade union for doctors, pays its workers who clean BMA House the minimum wage of PS6.19/hour. The cleaners are demanding the London Living Wage, PS8.55/hour. BMA Tower Hamlets Division and the BMA London Regional Council which have both submitted motions to the BMA Annual Representatives Meeting supporting the cleaners demand for the London Living Wage. On Friday (21st June) London IWW leafleted outside BMA House to urge BMA members and passes by to
Fast-food workers in 100 cities are planning to walk off the job Thursday as part of a one-day strike in the continuing fight for $15 an hour wages, protest organizers said this week. The actions are intended to build on a campaign that began about a year ago to call attention to the difficulties of living on the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, or about $15,000 a year for a full-time employee, according to The Associated Press. The protests are part of a movement by labor unions, Democrat
Occupy for Jobs Movement is launched By Brenda Ryan Bronx, N.Y. Published Nov 10, 2011 6:45 PM Inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement, activists have launched an Occupy For Jobs Network to demand a massive public works program big enough to provide jobs at union wages for the more than 30 million unemployed and underemployed workers in the country. Jobs breakout session, Nov. 5. WW photo: G. Dunkel The network was proposed and adopted at a People's Assembly held Nov. 5 at Hostos Community C
Build Pressure: Call For Global Frack-Down 2014-09-24 2014-09-24 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2014/09/Global-Frackdown-protest-in-Philadelphia-150x99.jpg 200px 200px Above: Global Frackdown marchers in Philadelphia, September 2012. Join the Global Frackdown on October 11 The Global Frackdown is an international day of action initiated by Food & Water Watch to
By Daily Mail Reporter Updated: 19:24 EDT, 12 May 2009 Minimum wage workers will get a 7p pay rise... but business wanted no increase Britain's minimum wage is to increase to PS5.80 an hour. The 7p rise was far less than unions had asked for. But yesterday's move, which will take effect in October, has angered business leaders who wanted a freeze on the rate to help companies cope with the economic downturn. The increase means adults working a 40-hour week will receive at least PS232. From Octob
This week fast-food workers held protests in cities nationwide, demanding their pay be increased to $15/hour. In Southfield, Mich., the city's Democratic mayor-elect, Ken Siver, joined the protests, telling Fox 2 Detroit, "You can't live on the current minimum wage, how can you support a family?" Fox 2 Detroit reporter Roop Raj asked one of the protesters, "Some people say that paramedics don't even make $15 an hour and they save lives, so why should fast-food workers get that?" The protester,
In an effort to improve the lives of minimum-wage workers across the city, Seattle recently enacted a plan to raise the minimum-wage up to $15 an hour over the course of a few years. A new study from the University of Washington suggests, however, that this may actually be making their lives worse. The results appear to indicate that some companies--unable to keep up with the rising costs--have been forced to reduce hours, put off hiring new employees and cut their payrolls elsewhere. Apparently
It's been three years, as of Tuesday, since Congress last raised the federal minimum wage. And many advocates for the poor say that with low-wage workers struggling, it's time to do it again. A group of prominent liberal-leaning economists including Joseph Stiglitz, Jeffrey Sachs, Laura Tyson, and Robert Reich sent a letter Monday to congressional leaders urging them to raise the minimum wage from its current level of $7.25 per hour to $9.80 by 2014. "At a time when persistent high unemployment
The decision by Amnesty International's decision-making forum, the International Council Meeting, to call for the decriminalization of prostitution is another in a long line of triumphs for heartless neoliberal economics and the grotesque commodification of human beings that defines predatory capitalism. Salil Shetty, secretary-general of Amnesty International, said: "Sex workers are one of the most marginalized groups in the world who in most instances face constant risk of discrimination, viol
The British Medical Association, the national trade union for doctors, pays its workers who clean BMA House the minimum wage of PS6.19/hour. The cleaners are demanding the London Living Wage, PS8.55/hour. BMA Tower Hamlets Division and the BMA London Regional Council which have both submitted motions to the BMA Annual Representatives Meeting supporting the cleaners demand for the London Living Wage. On Friday (21st June) London IWW leafleted outside BMA House to urge BMA members and passes by to
Fast-food workers in 100 cities are planning to walk off the job Thursday as part of a one-day strike in the continuing fight for $15 an hour wages, protest organizers said this week. The actions are intended to build on a campaign that began about a year ago to call attention to the difficulties of living on the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, or about $15,000 a year for a full-time employee, according to The Associated Press. The protests are part of a movement by labor unions, Democrat
Occupy for Jobs Movement is launched By Brenda Ryan Bronx, N.Y. Published Nov 10, 2011 6:45 PM Inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement, activists have launched an Occupy For Jobs Network to demand a massive public works program big enough to provide jobs at union wages for the more than 30 million unemployed and underemployed workers in the country. Jobs breakout session, Nov. 5. WW photo: G. Dunkel The network was proposed and adopted at a People's Assembly held Nov. 5 at Hostos Community C
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By Daily Mail Reporter Updated: 19:24 EDT, 12 May 2009 Minimum wage workers will get a 7p pay rise... but business wanted no increase Britain's minimum wage is to increase to PS5.80 an hour. The 7p rise was far less than unions had asked for. But yesterday's move, which will take effect in October, has angered business leaders who wanted a freeze on the rate to help companies cope with the economic downturn. The increase means adults working a 40-hour week will receive at least PS232. From Octob
This week fast-food workers held protests in cities nationwide, demanding their pay be increased to $15/hour. In Southfield, Mich., the city's Democratic mayor-elect, Ken Siver, joined the protests, telling Fox 2 Detroit, "You can't live on the current minimum wage, how can you support a family?" Fox 2 Detroit reporter Roop Raj asked one of the protesters, "Some people say that paramedics don't even make $15 an hour and they save lives, so why should fast-food workers get that?" The protester,
In an effort to improve the lives of minimum-wage workers across the city, Seattle recently enacted a plan to raise the minimum-wage up to $15 an hour over the course of a few years. A new study from the University of Washington suggests, however, that this may actually be making their lives worse. The results appear to indicate that some companies--unable to keep up with the rising costs--have been forced to reduce hours, put off hiring new employees and cut their payrolls elsewhere. Apparently
It's been three years, as of Tuesday, since Congress last raised the federal minimum wage. And many advocates for the poor say that with low-wage workers struggling, it's time to do it again. A group of prominent liberal-leaning economists including Joseph Stiglitz, Jeffrey Sachs, Laura Tyson, and Robert Reich sent a letter Monday to congressional leaders urging them to raise the minimum wage from its current level of $7.25 per hour to $9.80 by 2014. "At a time when persistent high unemployment
HIV/AIDS. Hillary Clinton has meeting with HIV/AIDS activists and activist groups as promised. From legendary activist Peter Staley's Facebook: "We started about an hour late, but she stayed well beyond our budgeted 45 minutes -- over an hour, in the end. A frank exchange. It was a first step in what we all agreed would be an ongoing process with her campaign. No surprise -- she's an HIV wonk." TRAILERS. First look at Ang Lee's latest, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk. OBAMACARE. House Republica
Farm workers target McDonald's next By Bryan G. Pfeifer Published Apr 8, 2007 7:49 PM Building on its historic victory against Taco Bell, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is now demanding that McDonald's honor the precedents won in that successful fight for worker justice. After a four-year boycott and thousands of actions against Taco Bell, the CIW-Yum! Brands agreement was ratified. It implements a penny-more-per-pound for tomato pickers who harvest for Taco Bell, a first-ever code of
The nine justices are due to decide other politically sensitive cases on whether non-union workers have to pay fees to unions representing certain public-sector workers such as police and teachers, and the legality of California regulations on clinics that steer women with unplanned pregnancies away from abortion. The justices began their term in October and, as is their usual practice, aim to make all their rulings by the end of June, with more due on Monday. Six cases remain to be decided. The
Capitalism divides the working class, based on sexual, gender, racial, national and other distinctions. The specially oppressed groups within the working class suffer the most under capitalism. We oppose racism in all its forms. We support the struggle for immigrant rights. We fight for real social, economic and political equality for women, and for an end to discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. -- From the ISO "Where We Stand" "I can hire one half of the working
PITY THE poor Verizon executives. They're dealing with a strike by union workers who as individuals earn several times more in a year than the median income for a whole household--but they just keep demanding more and more, don't they? That's the line that Verizon bosses are feeding the corporate press in the hopes that ordinary people who read it will resent the workers, and not them. Not surprisingly, the company's side of the story is showing up verbatim in news reports. It's the old myth of
There is now overwhelming evidence that austerity has failed. People across the country are waking up to the social costs of the cuts: a decades worth of progress on poverty reduction and public service reform has been undone. And, yet we still face a budget deficit of PS52bn. As a result, less than a third of voters are now in favour of the cuts (down from a high of 43 per cent), whilst a majority support tax rises to fund increased spending on health and eduction for the first time since 2006.
Garment workers are trying to prevent large pay cuts. At the same time building workers have gone on strike in support of sacked colleagues. The garment workers are threatening strikes in reaction to governement proposals to change the law that compels employers to pay double wages for night work. By cutting this premium by 70% the Prime Minister, Hun Sen, claims he will be able to create tens of thousands of new jobs. The industry is currently responsible for US$2.3bn worth of exports yearly, a
The practice of gerrymandering has subverted US democracy for more than 200 years. Now it finally seems as though voters are fed up with being disenfranchised in this way and are pushing for changes through grassroots movement. The reason legislators have so often drawn their own odd-looking district lines for nearly as long as the United States has existed is obvious. Because it is an effective way to keep winning races. For example, in the special election for Alabama's Senate seat, the winnin
Fidelity Investments may support shareholder proxy proposals calling on companies to report on sustainability matters this year, a major shift by the Boston asset manager as climate activists gain more traction in large U.S. corporations. Fidelity offers voluntary buyouts to workers over 55 BOSTON -- Fidelity Investments may support shareholder proxy proposals calling on companies to report on sustainability matters this year, a major shift by the Boston asset manager as climate activists gain
- Advertisement - People's Action is a new organization of more than a million people in 32 states working to end structural racism and sexism, democratize the economy and to ensure that everyone has a voice in our political system. They are hosting the "Rise Up: From Protest to Power" convention for activists in Washington DC, from April 23-25. It is the founding convention of the organization. People's Action was formed last summer in a rare merger of five national organizations, each with dec
Farm workers target McDonald's next By Bryan G. Pfeifer Published Apr 8, 2007 7:49 PM Building on its historic victory against Taco Bell, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is now demanding that McDonald's honor the precedents won in that successful fight for worker justice. After a four-year boycott and thousands of actions against Taco Bell, the CIW-Yum! Brands agreement was ratified. It implements a penny-more-per-pound for tomato pickers who harvest for Taco Bell, a first-ever code of
The nine justices are due to decide other politically sensitive cases on whether non-union workers have to pay fees to unions representing certain public-sector workers such as police and teachers, and the legality of California regulations on clinics that steer women with unplanned pregnancies away from abortion. The justices began their term in October and, as is their usual practice, aim to make all their rulings by the end of June, with more due on Monday. Six cases remain to be decided. The
Capitalism divides the working class, based on sexual, gender, racial, national and other distinctions. The specially oppressed groups within the working class suffer the most under capitalism. We oppose racism in all its forms. We support the struggle for immigrant rights. We fight for real social, economic and political equality for women, and for an end to discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. -- From the ISO "Where We Stand" "I can hire one half of the working
PITY THE poor Verizon executives. They're dealing with a strike by union workers who as individuals earn several times more in a year than the median income for a whole household--but they just keep demanding more and more, don't they? That's the line that Verizon bosses are feeding the corporate press in the hopes that ordinary people who read it will resent the workers, and not them. Not surprisingly, the company's side of the story is showing up verbatim in news reports. It's the old myth of
There is now overwhelming evidence that austerity has failed. People across the country are waking up to the social costs of the cuts: a decades worth of progress on poverty reduction and public service reform has been undone. And, yet we still face a budget deficit of PS52bn. As a result, less than a third of voters are now in favour of the cuts (down from a high of 43 per cent), whilst a majority support tax rises to fund increased spending on health and eduction for the first time since 2006.
Garment workers are trying to prevent large pay cuts. At the same time building workers have gone on strike in support of sacked colleagues. The garment workers are threatening strikes in reaction to governement proposals to change the law that compels employers to pay double wages for night work. By cutting this premium by 70% the Prime Minister, Hun Sen, claims he will be able to create tens of thousands of new jobs. The industry is currently responsible for US$2.3bn worth of exports yearly, a
The practice of gerrymandering has subverted US democracy for more than 200 years. Now it finally seems as though voters are fed up with being disenfranchised in this way and are pushing for changes through grassroots movement. The reason legislators have so often drawn their own odd-looking district lines for nearly as long as the United States has existed is obvious. Because it is an effective way to keep winning races. For example, in the special election for Alabama's Senate seat, the winnin
Fidelity Investments may support shareholder proxy proposals calling on companies to report on sustainability matters this year, a major shift by the Boston asset manager as climate activists gain more traction in large U.S. corporations. Fidelity offers voluntary buyouts to workers over 55 BOSTON -- Fidelity Investments may support shareholder proxy proposals calling on companies to report on sustainability matters this year, a major shift by the Boston asset manager as climate activists gain
- Advertisement - People's Action is a new organization of more than a million people in 32 states working to end structural racism and sexism, democratize the economy and to ensure that everyone has a voice in our political system. They are hosting the "Rise Up: From Protest to Power" convention for activists in Washington DC, from April 23-25. It is the founding convention of the organization. People's Action was formed last summer in a rare merger of five national organizations, each with dec
In the aftermath of his big Florida straw poll victory, Herman Cain appeared on Fox with Neil Cavuto, who asked Cain to respond to actor Morgan Freeman's contention that the Tea Party was based on racism. Cain, who is a favorite at Tea Party events and who owed his remarkable victory yesterday to Tea Party activism, told Cavuto that being a great actor doesn't always equate to having a grasp on reality. Cain declined to take offense, as Newsbusters reports , and instead focused on the desperatio
On Sunday, with Martin Luther King Day right around the corner, George Stephanopoulos of ABC News asked Donald Trump what he would say to Americans, especially African-Americans, who believe Dr. King's dream has not been achieved. "Oh, I agree with them, and especially under President Obama," Trump replied. "We have an African-American president and the black youth, the African-American youth, has essentially all never done worse. You look at the unemployment in the '50s. You look at African-A
Conservative radio host Ben Ferguson and CNN commentator Marc Lamont Hill clashed over whether Islam is provided special "protections" in the U.S. that aren't also given to other religions, such as Christianity. Hill actually laughed when CNN host Chris Cuomo asked if Islam gets a "favoritism" and said the religion is falsely viewed as "more violent" and "more prone to terrorism." He called the assertions about Islam "baseless." (CNN) But Ferguson argued Hill's own logic proves that Islam is tre
CNN pushed for more gun control on the very day of the Aurora shootings - to the dismay of media critic Howard Kurtz - and host Candy Crowley continued the fight on Sunday and Monday. In her Monday report, Crowley stressed the lack of "courage" - borrowing from a one gun control advocate - in today's Democratic Party to pursue firearms regulation. And when Senator Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) noted the lack of outrage over gun violence, Crowley agreed, "She's right." She pulled from disgruntled g
Joe Piscopo and Fox News host Neil Cavuto were very annoyed that celebrities in the Hand in Hand hurricane relief telethon talked climate change. Piscopo doesn't believe in climate change but if it does exist, it's Obama's fault! "How about just raising the money, helping the folks out in need and spare the lectures?" Cavuto said after playing clips of Barbra Streisand, Beyonce and Stevie Wonder talking about the importance of dealing with climate change during the telethon. Then, Cavuto introd
This is pretty rich. The Daily Caller editor in chief and Fox host Tucker Carlson pretended he had no idea what happened back in 2004 when The Daily Show host Jon Stewart made a complete mockery of Carlson, his co-host Paul Begala and CNN's Crossfire during an appearance on this Thursday's Washington Journal on C-SPAN. During an appearance on C-SPAN's Washington Journal Thursday morning, a caller asked the Fox host/Daily Caller editor-in-chief if he would be willing to try his hand at debating S
On Monday's "Morning Joe" on MSNBC, host Joe Scarborough took aim at President Barack Obama for his approach to radical Islam, particularly ISIS in the wake of recent events. According to Scarborough, Obama's approach is "intellectually flabby." "[W]hat this requires Washington to do and western leaders to do is actually sew some subtlety," Scarborough said. "We have to do two things that seem to be in conflict but actually work together. The first thing we have to do is acknowledge what Graeme
In a discussion with Fox News host Sean Hannity Thursday, Eric Trump addressed the "hypocrisy" of the media when it comes to dangerous rhetoric. Amid reckless, over-the-top rhetoric from many in the media, he said, his whole family has "had white powder show up at our house." "The hypocrisy is unlike anything you can imagine," said Trump. "You have them attacking Barron, you have them attacking Tiffany, you have them attacking our entire family. You have them spewing garbage every single day on
In a Friday segment titled " Radical Muslims on the March ," Fox News host Sean Hannity had national security experts and commentators in the studio to discuss the rise of radical Islam, and it didn't take long for things to get heated. Act for America President Brigitte Gabriel was among the panelists, and she found herself under fire after questioning why more moderate Muslims are not speaking out against the violence orchestrated by radical Muslims. Fox News liberal contributor Tamara Holder
Charles Krauthammer has not indulged in the conservative outrage targeted at President Obama over the reverend at his Easter Sunday services, who decried "captains of the religious right" in his sermon. At least, Krauthammer explained his position to Bill O'Reilly , and revealed that he agrees with O'Reilly on his commentary over gay marriage opponents needing to do more than "thump the bible." Regarding his lack of outrage over the reverend's comments, Krauthammer said he just ignores all the a
On Sunday, with Martin Luther King Day right around the corner, George Stephanopoulos of ABC News asked Donald Trump what he would say to Americans, especially African-Americans, who believe Dr. King's dream has not been achieved. "Oh, I agree with them, and especially under President Obama," Trump replied. "We have an African-American president and the black youth, the African-American youth, has essentially all never done worse. You look at the unemployment in the '50s. You look at African-A
Conservative radio host Ben Ferguson and CNN commentator Marc Lamont Hill clashed over whether Islam is provided special "protections" in the U.S. that aren't also given to other religions, such as Christianity. Hill actually laughed when CNN host Chris Cuomo asked if Islam gets a "favoritism" and said the religion is falsely viewed as "more violent" and "more prone to terrorism." He called the assertions about Islam "baseless." (CNN) But Ferguson argued Hill's own logic proves that Islam is tre
CNN pushed for more gun control on the very day of the Aurora shootings - to the dismay of media critic Howard Kurtz - and host Candy Crowley continued the fight on Sunday and Monday. In her Monday report, Crowley stressed the lack of "courage" - borrowing from a one gun control advocate - in today's Democratic Party to pursue firearms regulation. And when Senator Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) noted the lack of outrage over gun violence, Crowley agreed, "She's right." She pulled from disgruntled g
Joe Piscopo and Fox News host Neil Cavuto were very annoyed that celebrities in the Hand in Hand hurricane relief telethon talked climate change. Piscopo doesn't believe in climate change but if it does exist, it's Obama's fault! "How about just raising the money, helping the folks out in need and spare the lectures?" Cavuto said after playing clips of Barbra Streisand, Beyonce and Stevie Wonder talking about the importance of dealing with climate change during the telethon. Then, Cavuto introd
This is pretty rich. The Daily Caller editor in chief and Fox host Tucker Carlson pretended he had no idea what happened back in 2004 when The Daily Show host Jon Stewart made a complete mockery of Carlson, his co-host Paul Begala and CNN's Crossfire during an appearance on this Thursday's Washington Journal on C-SPAN. During an appearance on C-SPAN's Washington Journal Thursday morning, a caller asked the Fox host/Daily Caller editor-in-chief if he would be willing to try his hand at debating S
On Monday's "Morning Joe" on MSNBC, host Joe Scarborough took aim at President Barack Obama for his approach to radical Islam, particularly ISIS in the wake of recent events. According to Scarborough, Obama's approach is "intellectually flabby." "[W]hat this requires Washington to do and western leaders to do is actually sew some subtlety," Scarborough said. "We have to do two things that seem to be in conflict but actually work together. The first thing we have to do is acknowledge what Graeme
In a discussion with Fox News host Sean Hannity Thursday, Eric Trump addressed the "hypocrisy" of the media when it comes to dangerous rhetoric. Amid reckless, over-the-top rhetoric from many in the media, he said, his whole family has "had white powder show up at our house." "The hypocrisy is unlike anything you can imagine," said Trump. "You have them attacking Barron, you have them attacking Tiffany, you have them attacking our entire family. You have them spewing garbage every single day on
In a Friday segment titled " Radical Muslims on the March ," Fox News host Sean Hannity had national security experts and commentators in the studio to discuss the rise of radical Islam, and it didn't take long for things to get heated. Act for America President Brigitte Gabriel was among the panelists, and she found herself under fire after questioning why more moderate Muslims are not speaking out against the violence orchestrated by radical Muslims. Fox News liberal contributor Tamara Holder
Charles Krauthammer has not indulged in the conservative outrage targeted at President Obama over the reverend at his Easter Sunday services, who decried "captains of the religious right" in his sermon. At least, Krauthammer explained his position to Bill O'Reilly , and revealed that he agrees with O'Reilly on his commentary over gay marriage opponents needing to do more than "thump the bible." Regarding his lack of outrage over the reverend's comments, Krauthammer said he just ignores all the a
Bill O'Reilly spent a significant part of his first segment tonight decrying the "racism" accusations being thrown by some MSNBC commentators amidst nationwide Ebola panic. O'Reilly did not directly call out MSNBC in his Talking Points Memo, but it was very clearly aimed at them, since he had teased the segment with a clip of Alex Wagner saying some Republican comments on Ebola, including calling for a travel ban is "not even thinly-veiled racism." And that wasn't the first time someone on MSNBC
I can't believe I am agreeing with President Obama and Fox News' Bill O'Reilly on the same blog but in this situation they both said something I agree with. For the record, while I don't agree with many of President Obama's policies, such as his support of Planned Parenthood, I do agree that it is past time for the racism conversation. On the other hand, I also don't always agree with everything that O'Reilly says. I do agree that we need to strengthen the American family which also includes the
During one of his more ridiculous segments this past week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson spoke with Scott Bolden, a black lawyer who happens to be well off financially. In the heated exchange between the two, Carlson repeatedly tried to claim that Bolden's wealth is an indicator that (1) black people are not oppressed and (2) that he's never experienced real oppression because he has money. Carlson grossly misstates the actual problem and shows that he has no clue how oppression works, as Ring of
Every day, Bill O'Reilly's website features a nonscientific poll of his audience on a political issue; O'Reilly typically airs the results on his Fox News program. Today, O'Reilly asked his audience, "What concerns you the most?" Here were the results: 48 percent of O'Reilly's respondents say their top concern is illegal immigration; the economy came in second at 41 percent, with O'Reilly chiming in, "That would have been my vote." O'Reilly is right to be a bit defensive about his audience's app
On Monday evening, both NBC Nightly News and ABC's World News Tonight touted President Obama claiming success in the fight against ISIS while ignoring criticism of his strategy. On Nightly News , anchor Lester Holt proclaimed: "A warning today from President Obama, who emerged from a Pentagon briefing and called the fight against ISIS a quote, 'generational struggle,' saying it will take time to defeat this enemy." On World News Tonight , correspondent Brian Ross declared: "President Obama annou
Bill O'Reilly took on the issue of stopping Islamic terrorism Monday with Osama Siblani , the publisher of the Arab American News, telling him he doesn't see militant Islam because "you don't want to know." O'Reilly repeatedly confronted Siblani about militant Islam in Detroit, but Siblani said he knows of no militant Muslims to begin with. They fought over the decision by the mayor of New York City to end a controversial unit monitoring Muslims , with Siblani saying public officials are "electe
Sean Hannity went out on a long, long limb yesterday on Neil Cavuto's Fox News show -- once again promoting his blueprint for Conservative Victory -- and made a bold prediction: Hannity: You put all of this in toto, in its entirety, and we are looking at -- not only the socialization, the Europe-ization of -- the Western European socialist model coming to America, we're looking at a -- the end of capitalism in America as we know it. I want to add a point. He is -- by far, I predict, Neil -- and
Franklin Graham was booked as a terrorism-fighting expert on The O'Reilly Factor tonight. Apparently, his knee-jerk hatred for President Obama was all the credential needed. "Why do you think the world will not unite to stop ISIS?" Bill O'Reilly asked. Graham said that first, he wanted Muslims to know that God loves them. He meant, Jesus, of course, not the God Muslims worship - and probably believe loves them. "We love them and pray for them... He sent his son from heaven to this earth, Jesus C
On Monday's "Morning Joe" on MSNBC, host Joe Scarborough took aim at President Barack Obama for his approach to radical Islam, particularly ISIS in the wake of recent events. According to Scarborough, Obama's approach is "intellectually flabby." "[W]hat this requires Washington to do and western leaders to do is actually sew some subtlety," Scarborough said. "We have to do two things that seem to be in conflict but actually work together. The first thing we have to do is acknowledge what Graeme
On Tuesday's PoliticsNation on MSNBC, during a discussion of conservative figures comparing ObamaCare to drug addiction, guest Joe Madison attacked Rush Limbaugh as a "fat ass," and raised the talk radio host's past addiction to the painkiller Oxycontin as the liberal talk radio host bristled at the comparison of drug addiction to government-run health care. Madison began his rant: Let me tell you, they just can't stand the fact that they've got a very smart, intelligent black man that has out-t
I can't believe I am agreeing with President Obama and Fox News' Bill O'Reilly on the same blog but in this situation they both said something I agree with. For the record, while I don't agree with many of President Obama's policies, such as his support of Planned Parenthood, I do agree that it is past time for the racism conversation. On the other hand, I also don't always agree with everything that O'Reilly says. I do agree that we need to strengthen the American family which also includes the
During one of his more ridiculous segments this past week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson spoke with Scott Bolden, a black lawyer who happens to be well off financially. In the heated exchange between the two, Carlson repeatedly tried to claim that Bolden's wealth is an indicator that (1) black people are not oppressed and (2) that he's never experienced real oppression because he has money. Carlson grossly misstates the actual problem and shows that he has no clue how oppression works, as Ring of
Every day, Bill O'Reilly's website features a nonscientific poll of his audience on a political issue; O'Reilly typically airs the results on his Fox News program. Today, O'Reilly asked his audience, "What concerns you the most?" Here were the results: 48 percent of O'Reilly's respondents say their top concern is illegal immigration; the economy came in second at 41 percent, with O'Reilly chiming in, "That would have been my vote." O'Reilly is right to be a bit defensive about his audience's app
On Monday evening, both NBC Nightly News and ABC's World News Tonight touted President Obama claiming success in the fight against ISIS while ignoring criticism of his strategy. On Nightly News , anchor Lester Holt proclaimed: "A warning today from President Obama, who emerged from a Pentagon briefing and called the fight against ISIS a quote, 'generational struggle,' saying it will take time to defeat this enemy." On World News Tonight , correspondent Brian Ross declared: "President Obama annou
Bill O'Reilly took on the issue of stopping Islamic terrorism Monday with Osama Siblani , the publisher of the Arab American News, telling him he doesn't see militant Islam because "you don't want to know." O'Reilly repeatedly confronted Siblani about militant Islam in Detroit, but Siblani said he knows of no militant Muslims to begin with. They fought over the decision by the mayor of New York City to end a controversial unit monitoring Muslims , with Siblani saying public officials are "electe
Sean Hannity went out on a long, long limb yesterday on Neil Cavuto's Fox News show -- once again promoting his blueprint for Conservative Victory -- and made a bold prediction: Hannity: You put all of this in toto, in its entirety, and we are looking at -- not only the socialization, the Europe-ization of -- the Western European socialist model coming to America, we're looking at a -- the end of capitalism in America as we know it. I want to add a point. He is -- by far, I predict, Neil -- and
Franklin Graham was booked as a terrorism-fighting expert on The O'Reilly Factor tonight. Apparently, his knee-jerk hatred for President Obama was all the credential needed. "Why do you think the world will not unite to stop ISIS?" Bill O'Reilly asked. Graham said that first, he wanted Muslims to know that God loves them. He meant, Jesus, of course, not the God Muslims worship - and probably believe loves them. "We love them and pray for them... He sent his son from heaven to this earth, Jesus C
On Monday's "Morning Joe" on MSNBC, host Joe Scarborough took aim at President Barack Obama for his approach to radical Islam, particularly ISIS in the wake of recent events. According to Scarborough, Obama's approach is "intellectually flabby." "[W]hat this requires Washington to do and western leaders to do is actually sew some subtlety," Scarborough said. "We have to do two things that seem to be in conflict but actually work together. The first thing we have to do is acknowledge what Graeme
On Tuesday's PoliticsNation on MSNBC, during a discussion of conservative figures comparing ObamaCare to drug addiction, guest Joe Madison attacked Rush Limbaugh as a "fat ass," and raised the talk radio host's past addiction to the painkiller Oxycontin as the liberal talk radio host bristled at the comparison of drug addiction to government-run health care. Madison began his rant: Let me tell you, they just can't stand the fact that they've got a very smart, intelligent black man that has out-t
Candidate Donald Trump ran on massive regulatory rollbacks. And won thereon. Since being sworn in, he's - in very un-Washington-D.C.-fashion - adhered to and started implementing his campaign promises. Including his regulatory rollbacks - pledging cuts of " 75% or more ." Serious business. His Cabinet almost inarguably is the most deregulatory in our nation's history. To wit: Four years ago former Texas Governor Rick Perry ran for the presidency pledging to close the Energy Department. Tru
Donald Trump's election as president is due in no small part to the prominence of the Supreme Court in the campaign, following a spike in judicial activism this decade. Doubts about Trump faded when Republicans and like-minded voters looked back at the High Court's unmistakably activist decisions on ObamaCare and same-sex marriage, and considered the consequences of a Court dominated by Hillary Clinton appointees. Progressives who cheered those decisions may want to reflect on the electoral cons
Donald Trump President Donald Trump has named digital guru Brad Parscale to manage his bid to win re-election to the Oval Office in 2020. Parscale was defined as the "secret weapon" of the 2016 campaign, when he was the digital director for Trump's successful campaign to defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton, for his influence on opinions regarding the campaign. The Trump-Pence campaign revealed Parscale and others, on top of building an infrastructure for 2020, also will be involved in the GOP effort
Donald Trump's call for a temporary ban on all Muslim entry in the United States is getting enthusiastic support from a conservative icon, as legendary activist Phyllis Schlafly called for the grassroots to support his plan. "I think it's an excellent idea, and you know, after the big immigration push in the 1920s, we had something that everybody referred to as a pause, and that was a stoppage of all immigration for a number of years," recalled Schlafly, a WND columnist and author of "Who Killed
In response to President Donald Trump's recent decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a lawsuit on Wednesday along with 15 other Attorneys General to preserve the program while protecting DACA recipients, known as DREAMers. Given the president's derogatory comments against Mexicans during the campaign, the Attorneys General cited Trump's "personal anti-Mexican bias" while pointing out that 78 percent of DAC
Back during the tumultuous 2016 primaries, many conservatives were divided over who they thought should get the nomination. Once Donald Trump had secured the delegates and become the nominee, there was still some division among the conservative base. However, many Republicans and conservatives voted for Donald Trump in November of that year for one reason: the Supreme Court. President Trump released a list, a.k.a. "The List," of potential Supreme Court nominees that he pledged to choose from if
Donald Trump just made a huge mistake with Maxine Waters Bill Palmer | 8:10 pm EDT June 30, 2018 Donald Trump seemed to think he'd found the perfect enemy to take on. Congresswoman Maxine Waters a strong, outspoken, liberal black woman - everything that Trump's base hates. So when she encouraged mainstream Americans to continue peacefully protesting Trump's advisers in public places of business, he falsely accused her of having called for violence. Sure enough, Trump's base decided that Waters w
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would consider shutting down the government if Democrats refuse to vote for his immigration proposals, including a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Republicans, trying to protect their majority in Congress, are playing down the chance of a shutdown as the November election nears. Trump, however, isn't backing away from the idea. "I would be willing to 'shut down' government if the Democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security,
Chuck And Nancy Plan To Meet Trump The Day Before Gov't Runs Out Of Money 2:00 PM 12/04/2017 The two top Democrats in Congress will meet with President Donald Trump Thursday, the day before government funding runs out, to discuss the budget and Democratic "priorities." "We need to reach a budget agreement that equally boosts funds for our military and key priorities here at home including the opioid crisis, pension plans and rural infrastructure," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House M
Donald Trump's choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that climate change is real, breaking with both the president-elect and his own past statements. In response to questions from Democrats during his Senate confirmation hearing, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt said he disagreed with Trump's earlier claims that global warming is a hoax created by the Chinese to harm the economic competitiveness of the United States. "I do not believe climate change is a hoax,"
Donald Trump's election as president is due in no small part to the prominence of the Supreme Court in the campaign, following a spike in judicial activism this decade. Doubts about Trump faded when Republicans and like-minded voters looked back at the High Court's unmistakably activist decisions on ObamaCare and same-sex marriage, and considered the consequences of a Court dominated by Hillary Clinton appointees. Progressives who cheered those decisions may want to reflect on the electoral cons
Donald Trump President Donald Trump has named digital guru Brad Parscale to manage his bid to win re-election to the Oval Office in 2020. Parscale was defined as the "secret weapon" of the 2016 campaign, when he was the digital director for Trump's successful campaign to defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton, for his influence on opinions regarding the campaign. The Trump-Pence campaign revealed Parscale and others, on top of building an infrastructure for 2020, also will be involved in the GOP effort
Donald Trump's call for a temporary ban on all Muslim entry in the United States is getting enthusiastic support from a conservative icon, as legendary activist Phyllis Schlafly called for the grassroots to support his plan. "I think it's an excellent idea, and you know, after the big immigration push in the 1920s, we had something that everybody referred to as a pause, and that was a stoppage of all immigration for a number of years," recalled Schlafly, a WND columnist and author of "Who Killed
In response to President Donald Trump's recent decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a lawsuit on Wednesday along with 15 other Attorneys General to preserve the program while protecting DACA recipients, known as DREAMers. Given the president's derogatory comments against Mexicans during the campaign, the Attorneys General cited Trump's "personal anti-Mexican bias" while pointing out that 78 percent of DAC
Back during the tumultuous 2016 primaries, many conservatives were divided over who they thought should get the nomination. Once Donald Trump had secured the delegates and become the nominee, there was still some division among the conservative base. However, many Republicans and conservatives voted for Donald Trump in November of that year for one reason: the Supreme Court. President Trump released a list, a.k.a. "The List," of potential Supreme Court nominees that he pledged to choose from if
Donald Trump just made a huge mistake with Maxine Waters Bill Palmer | 8:10 pm EDT June 30, 2018 Donald Trump seemed to think he'd found the perfect enemy to take on. Congresswoman Maxine Waters a strong, outspoken, liberal black woman - everything that Trump's base hates. So when she encouraged mainstream Americans to continue peacefully protesting Trump's advisers in public places of business, he falsely accused her of having called for violence. Sure enough, Trump's base decided that Waters w
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would consider shutting down the government if Democrats refuse to vote for his immigration proposals, including a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Republicans, trying to protect their majority in Congress, are playing down the chance of a shutdown as the November election nears. Trump, however, isn't backing away from the idea. "I would be willing to 'shut down' government if the Democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security,
Chuck And Nancy Plan To Meet Trump The Day Before Gov't Runs Out Of Money 2:00 PM 12/04/2017 The two top Democrats in Congress will meet with President Donald Trump Thursday, the day before government funding runs out, to discuss the budget and Democratic "priorities." "We need to reach a budget agreement that equally boosts funds for our military and key priorities here at home including the opioid crisis, pension plans and rural infrastructure," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House M
Donald Trump's choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that climate change is real, breaking with both the president-elect and his own past statements. In response to questions from Democrats during his Senate confirmation hearing, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt said he disagreed with Trump's earlier claims that global warming is a hoax created by the Chinese to harm the economic competitiveness of the United States. "I do not believe climate change is a hoax,"
Virginia Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10th District) has asked the IRS to investigate the Council on American-Islamic Relations after its tax-exempt status was revoked earlier this month for repeated failure to file the correct tax forms. Wolf asked the IRS on June 27 to determine whether the Muslim advocacy group has illegally received funds from foreign governments. Wolf sent IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman a copy of a newly discovered letter from CAIR executive director Nihad Awad to Libyan dictator M
Dewhurst referenced our video in a letter to the Secretary of State, "I find these efforts to hijack the registration process for partisan gain entirely unacceptable." A Bexar County elections official also stated she sent a report to the Secretary of State and that constituents called their office very concerned about their private information. Days after Project Veritas broke an investigation into Battleground Texas, Jennifer Longoria, and their illegal data mining efforts, Lt. Gov. Dewhurst r
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R) is currently defending his state's documentary proof of citizenship law in federal court, arguing that the law is necessary because of the substantial number of noncitizens registering to vote. But if he doesn't succeed, he has already prepared what he is calling a "contingency plan." The text of that plan is identical to language written by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the group that sued Kobach over the law. In an April 2016 brief, the AC
On behalf of our activist community, I urge you to contact your senators and representative and ask them to support the legislation to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, to require congressional approval of unilateral trade action taken under Section 232 of that law, . Introduced by Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), the bills would restore congressional authority over trade policy. This summer, America will mark the 22nd anniversary of the enactment of the Personal
BY: Elizabeth Harrington Follow @LizWFB June 21, 2018 5:00 am Democratic members of Congress want taxpayers to subsidize their housing, signing onto legislation that would allow them to deduct living expenses for members of the House of Representatives. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D., Miss.) introduced a bill that would ban members of Congress from sleeping in their offices and would change the tax code to allow House members to deduct their spending on housing in D.C. up to $3,000. The deduction woul
What had appeared to be a cliffhanger a week ago turned into an anti-climax at the end. The Senate confirmed Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State with room to spare after several red-state Democrats crossed the aisle to support him. Each of them, with the exception of independent Angus King of Maine, faces a tough re-election bid in November: Mike Pompeo is confirmed 57 to 42 officially as the 70th Secretary of State. In addition to red state dems Donnelly, McCaskill, Doug Jones, Bill Nelson, Heidi
Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are "circulating" a letter that is to be delivered to Nancy Pelosi, urging/pressuring/demanding/politely pleading with the House speaker to take up ENDA. So I guess this counts as pressure ? Because of course the letter isn't filled with things that have already been repeated, ad nauseum, to Pelosi. The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House US House of Representatives H 232, the Capitol Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Madam Speaker: Members of th
But the Texas senator wasn't talking about health care. He'd come to talk up the American Energy Renaissance Act , one of 10 real-enough policy proposals that would be explained during the "2014 Conservative Policy Summit: An Agenda to Unite America." Cruz's bill, which will not make it through the Democratic-controlled Senate, would give an OK to the Keystone Pipeline and bar any further regulations on fracking. A printed schedule said he would speak for 15 minutes and do a 15-minute Q-and-A. T
Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, released the following statement on this morning's shooting in Colorado: "I am deeply saddened by the terrible shooting in Aurora, Colorado. Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies continue to respond to this horrific event and I have directed the Department of Homeland Security to provide any support necessary in the ongoing investigation. We are committed to bringing those responsible to justice. Our hearts and pray
Rep. Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday evening joined Sen. Kamala Harris in calling for the head of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in response to the separation of illegal immigrant families at the border. She can't think of anything more barbaric than using children as leverage. . @SecNielsen must resign. This is not an immigration issue, it is a humanitarian issue. Children are being used by the Trump Admin to create leverage, with a goal of passing Trump's anti-immigrant agenda. I struggle to think of
Dewhurst referenced our video in a letter to the Secretary of State, "I find these efforts to hijack the registration process for partisan gain entirely unacceptable." A Bexar County elections official also stated she sent a report to the Secretary of State and that constituents called their office very concerned about their private information. Days after Project Veritas broke an investigation into Battleground Texas, Jennifer Longoria, and their illegal data mining efforts, Lt. Gov. Dewhurst r
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R) is currently defending his state's documentary proof of citizenship law in federal court, arguing that the law is necessary because of the substantial number of noncitizens registering to vote. But if he doesn't succeed, he has already prepared what he is calling a "contingency plan." The text of that plan is identical to language written by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the group that sued Kobach over the law. In an April 2016 brief, the AC
On behalf of our activist community, I urge you to contact your senators and representative and ask them to support the legislation to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, to require congressional approval of unilateral trade action taken under Section 232 of that law, . Introduced by Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), the bills would restore congressional authority over trade policy. This summer, America will mark the 22nd anniversary of the enactment of the Personal
BY: Elizabeth Harrington Follow @LizWFB June 21, 2018 5:00 am Democratic members of Congress want taxpayers to subsidize their housing, signing onto legislation that would allow them to deduct living expenses for members of the House of Representatives. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D., Miss.) introduced a bill that would ban members of Congress from sleeping in their offices and would change the tax code to allow House members to deduct their spending on housing in D.C. up to $3,000. The deduction woul
What had appeared to be a cliffhanger a week ago turned into an anti-climax at the end. The Senate confirmed Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State with room to spare after several red-state Democrats crossed the aisle to support him. Each of them, with the exception of independent Angus King of Maine, faces a tough re-election bid in November: Mike Pompeo is confirmed 57 to 42 officially as the 70th Secretary of State. In addition to red state dems Donnelly, McCaskill, Doug Jones, Bill Nelson, Heidi
Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are "circulating" a letter that is to be delivered to Nancy Pelosi, urging/pressuring/demanding/politely pleading with the House speaker to take up ENDA. So I guess this counts as pressure ? Because of course the letter isn't filled with things that have already been repeated, ad nauseum, to Pelosi. The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House US House of Representatives H 232, the Capitol Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Madam Speaker: Members of th
But the Texas senator wasn't talking about health care. He'd come to talk up the American Energy Renaissance Act , one of 10 real-enough policy proposals that would be explained during the "2014 Conservative Policy Summit: An Agenda to Unite America." Cruz's bill, which will not make it through the Democratic-controlled Senate, would give an OK to the Keystone Pipeline and bar any further regulations on fracking. A printed schedule said he would speak for 15 minutes and do a 15-minute Q-and-A. T
Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, released the following statement on this morning's shooting in Colorado: "I am deeply saddened by the terrible shooting in Aurora, Colorado. Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies continue to respond to this horrific event and I have directed the Department of Homeland Security to provide any support necessary in the ongoing investigation. We are committed to bringing those responsible to justice. Our hearts and pray
Rep. Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday evening joined Sen. Kamala Harris in calling for the head of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in response to the separation of illegal immigrant families at the border. She can't think of anything more barbaric than using children as leverage. . @SecNielsen must resign. This is not an immigration issue, it is a humanitarian issue. Children are being used by the Trump Admin to create leverage, with a goal of passing Trump's anti-immigrant agenda. I struggle to think of
On Tuesday's CBS This Morning , co-host Gayle King adopted liberal spin on the ObamaCare contraception mandate being challenged in the Supreme Court: "It pits the rights of a woman's access to contraception against a company's religious freedom." That description of the case was nearly identical to the false framing of the issue in Monday's New York Times . [ Listen to the audio ] In the report that followed on This Morning , correspondent Jan Crawford teed up the faulty argument: "Women's right
On her 12 p.m. ET hour MSNBC show on Tuesday, host Andrea Mitchell interrogated attorney Mark Rienzi for representing Hobby Lobby in the Supreme Court case against the ObamaCare contraception mandate: "What right do they have, again, to interfere with medical decisions by women? ...I mean, this gets to the whole issue of women's health and why should women be discriminated against in ways that other medical beneficiaries are not?" [ Listen to the audio ] Rienzi pushed back: "No one's discriminat
Good Morning America co-host Diane Sawyer and ABC journalist George Stephanopoulos lauded Barack Obama for his handling of the banking crisis on Thursday. Sawyer even saw the government administered stress tests as a "mission accomplished" moment. On the news that many of the banks given billions in bailout money won't need more, the morning show anchor cooed: "So, George, is this the day that this administration can say, on the banking front, they've sailed through the eye of the needle? They'v
Oh what a lovely bunch we've got here. Fox's weekend carry over from their sister network Fox Business, Cashin' In hosted a panel segment on the problem we have with long term unemployment. Apparently the problem is not as Susie rightfully noted that we don't have enough jobs to go around. No... the lazy unemployed bums just don't want to get off of their couches as long as they're still collecting those checks. They ask if making the unemployed pay those benefits back later might solve the prob
Disgraced former CBS News anchor Dan Rather has been making his media rounds to promote his new book, entitled What Unites Us . Tuesday morning he appeared on Morning Joe , to discuss the NFL protests, the lack of "civility" in our country, and what patriotism means to him, to an enraptured MSNBC panel. Despite Rather's own partisan pontificating on Facebook over the "con man" "liar" Trump, the liberal hosts let Rather drone on and on about the "lack of civility" the country is currently facing,
CNBC host Jim Cramer and White House advisor Gene Sperling appeared on Meet the Press on Sunday where he was asked for their takes on the debate over extending long-term unemployment insurance. During the segment, Cramer tore into how Democrats go about pursuing job creation policies and offered the party some messaging advice which will allow them to gain public support for their existing policies. Cramer began by dismissing Sen. Rand Paul 's (R-KY) who suggestion that perpetual unemployment ma
CNN kept pushing for Republicans to abandon Grover Norquist and his anti-tax hike pledge on Monday evening. Piers Morgan belittled Norquist and ostracized him from the debate over tax hikes. " Why are you so concerned about protecting the vast wealth of America's small percentage of increasingly rich people? Why do you care?" Morgan pressed Norquist, adding, " Everyone laughing at you from afar. " [Video below. Audio here .] After quoting Warren Buffett's call for higher tax rates, Morgan open
Earlier this evening, Curtis Houck at NewsBusters noted how Hillary Clinton committed an obvious gaffe for someone who is supposedly radically pro-abortion. On NBC's Meet the Press , Chuck Todd asked, "When, or if, does an unborn child have constitutional rights?" Mrs. Clinton responded that "the unborn person doesn't have constitutional rights." The best way to tell when a leftist's gaffe is serious is to see if the Associated Press or the New York Times have recognized its existence. As of 9 p
In a Friday segment titled " Radical Muslims on the March ," Fox News host Sean Hannity had national security experts and commentators in the studio to discuss the rise of radical Islam, and it didn't take long for things to get heated. Act for America President Brigitte Gabriel was among the panelists, and she found herself under fire after questioning why more moderate Muslims are not speaking out against the violence orchestrated by radical Muslims. Fox News liberal contributor Tamara Holder
From part of Fox's "business block" on Saturday mornings, Cashin' In, the topic for discussion was whether or not eight states raising their minimum wage on January 1st is going to help or harm the economy. Naturally a couple of the panelists, Tracy Byrnes and Gary Kaltbaum claimed that it was going to do damage and advocated for eliminating the minimum wage altogether and just letting the "free market" take care of itself. I'd like to see either of those two try to actually live off of minimum
On her 12 p.m. ET hour MSNBC show on Tuesday, host Andrea Mitchell interrogated attorney Mark Rienzi for representing Hobby Lobby in the Supreme Court case against the ObamaCare contraception mandate: "What right do they have, again, to interfere with medical decisions by women? ...I mean, this gets to the whole issue of women's health and why should women be discriminated against in ways that other medical beneficiaries are not?" [ Listen to the audio ] Rienzi pushed back: "No one's discriminat
Good Morning America co-host Diane Sawyer and ABC journalist George Stephanopoulos lauded Barack Obama for his handling of the banking crisis on Thursday. Sawyer even saw the government administered stress tests as a "mission accomplished" moment. On the news that many of the banks given billions in bailout money won't need more, the morning show anchor cooed: "So, George, is this the day that this administration can say, on the banking front, they've sailed through the eye of the needle? They'v
Oh what a lovely bunch we've got here. Fox's weekend carry over from their sister network Fox Business, Cashin' In hosted a panel segment on the problem we have with long term unemployment. Apparently the problem is not as Susie rightfully noted that we don't have enough jobs to go around. No... the lazy unemployed bums just don't want to get off of their couches as long as they're still collecting those checks. They ask if making the unemployed pay those benefits back later might solve the prob
Disgraced former CBS News anchor Dan Rather has been making his media rounds to promote his new book, entitled What Unites Us . Tuesday morning he appeared on Morning Joe , to discuss the NFL protests, the lack of "civility" in our country, and what patriotism means to him, to an enraptured MSNBC panel. Despite Rather's own partisan pontificating on Facebook over the "con man" "liar" Trump, the liberal hosts let Rather drone on and on about the "lack of civility" the country is currently facing,
CNBC host Jim Cramer and White House advisor Gene Sperling appeared on Meet the Press on Sunday where he was asked for their takes on the debate over extending long-term unemployment insurance. During the segment, Cramer tore into how Democrats go about pursuing job creation policies and offered the party some messaging advice which will allow them to gain public support for their existing policies. Cramer began by dismissing Sen. Rand Paul 's (R-KY) who suggestion that perpetual unemployment ma
CNN kept pushing for Republicans to abandon Grover Norquist and his anti-tax hike pledge on Monday evening. Piers Morgan belittled Norquist and ostracized him from the debate over tax hikes. " Why are you so concerned about protecting the vast wealth of America's small percentage of increasingly rich people? Why do you care?" Morgan pressed Norquist, adding, " Everyone laughing at you from afar. " [Video below. Audio here .] After quoting Warren Buffett's call for higher tax rates, Morgan open
Earlier this evening, Curtis Houck at NewsBusters noted how Hillary Clinton committed an obvious gaffe for someone who is supposedly radically pro-abortion. On NBC's Meet the Press , Chuck Todd asked, "When, or if, does an unborn child have constitutional rights?" Mrs. Clinton responded that "the unborn person doesn't have constitutional rights." The best way to tell when a leftist's gaffe is serious is to see if the Associated Press or the New York Times have recognized its existence. As of 9 p
In a Friday segment titled " Radical Muslims on the March ," Fox News host Sean Hannity had national security experts and commentators in the studio to discuss the rise of radical Islam, and it didn't take long for things to get heated. Act for America President Brigitte Gabriel was among the panelists, and she found herself under fire after questioning why more moderate Muslims are not speaking out against the violence orchestrated by radical Muslims. Fox News liberal contributor Tamara Holder
From part of Fox's "business block" on Saturday mornings, Cashin' In, the topic for discussion was whether or not eight states raising their minimum wage on January 1st is going to help or harm the economy. Naturally a couple of the panelists, Tracy Byrnes and Gary Kaltbaum claimed that it was going to do damage and advocated for eliminating the minimum wage altogether and just letting the "free market" take care of itself. I'd like to see either of those two try to actually live off of minimum
Crossfire didn't know what hit them. Back in October 2004, Jon Stewart was booked as a guest on the now defunct (although recently resurrected) CNN talk show, and the The Daily Show host brilliantly turned the tables on hosts Paul Begala and Tucker Carlson, even turning their own audience against them. Stewart, who set the tone by asking Carlson why he and Begala argue so much on the show, noted that he was hesitant to come on the program where the hosts representing the political left and right
By Geoffrey Dickens | October 30, 2006 11:40 AM EST With just a little over a week to go NBC's Today show is cranking up the anti-Bush sentiment and this morning Meredith Vieira and Chris Matthews hammered how Republicans are running away from the President. By Geoffrey Dickens | October 27, 2006 3:28 PM EDT On last night's syndicated Fox show, Geraldo At Large, Geraldo Rivera went on a rambling rant on issues meant to motivate Democrats to the polls and then urged his viewers: "Don't forget to
Charles Gasparino proves once again that the talking heads over on Faux "news" are living in an alternative universe. Here he is on Fox's Cavuto on Business this Saturday, during one of their typical fearmongering segments on how the illegal immigrants are overrunning our country and going to destroy it (even though immigration is at a net zero) telling everyone that the grandfather of free-market economic theory that conservatives worship is supposedly not a right winger. PAYNE: It's nuts in so
Bill O'Reilly spends a big chunk of time in his new book "Pinheads and Patriots" analyzing which moments so far in Barack Obama's presidency have been "pinhead" moments, and which have been "patriot" moments. The "Pinheads and Patriots" label may be familiar to some Fox News viewers -- it's the name of a long-standing segment on The O'Reilly Factor , and the Harvard-educated Fox News host seems to have brought the same witticisms and insights to the book that viewers have come to expect from his
Charles Krauthammer has not indulged in the conservative outrage targeted at President Obama over the reverend at his Easter Sunday services, who decried "captains of the religious right" in his sermon. At least, Krauthammer explained his position to Bill O'Reilly , and revealed that he agrees with O'Reilly on his commentary over gay marriage opponents needing to do more than "thump the bible." Regarding his lack of outrage over the reverend's comments, Krauthammer said he just ignores all the a
Bill O'Reilly and the rest of the Fox talkers have been busy proclaiming their utter innocence in the assassination of Dr. George Tiller -- as well as the innocence of the anti-abortion groups that were harassing Tiller prior to his death. They've been adamant that only Scott Roeder, the assassin, bears any actual culpability. Which may be why one of their former guests, Jill Stanek, has been busy playing the anti-abortion version of Radio Rwanda by posting pictures and addresses of the nation's
By Tim Peacock On Tuesday night's Piers Morgan, financial guru Suze Orman eloquently creamed conservative anti-gay opponent Ryan Anderson from the Heritage Foundation. This is the same Ryan Anderson CNN's Don Lemon also took to task this week (for those keeping score). "I feel compassion for you," Orman said to Anderson. "And I'll tell you why. Because I know you believe [...] Continue reading >> By Tim Peacock On Monday, CNN hosted a two-person panel discussion concerning the potential topics
On Monday evening, both NBC Nightly News and ABC's World News Tonight touted President Obama claiming success in the fight against ISIS while ignoring criticism of his strategy. On Nightly News , anchor Lester Holt proclaimed: "A warning today from President Obama, who emerged from a Pentagon briefing and called the fight against ISIS a quote, 'generational struggle,' saying it will take time to defeat this enemy." On World News Tonight , correspondent Brian Ross declared: "President Obama annou
Sean Hannity Questions about Barack Obama's eligibility to be president, and specifically about his birth certificate, largely have been off-limits to many in the major U.S. media outlets over the last two years that it's been an issue, with show hosts only occasionally noting the question exists. That suddenly and dramatically may be changing, after Sean Hannity used his Fox News show to plunge in with both feet, demanding, "Can't they just produce it and we move on?" The questions came on his
1. Freezing Temps & Snow Falls, Yet Nets Hype 'Dire' Global Warming The ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts on Friday all hyped the "dire" warning on global warming from the UN's "prestigious" Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), with the CBS Evening News leading with two full stories. But ABC's Charles Gibson acknowledged "a bit of irony on the day global warming report was released," given "parts of the Northeast are digging out from April snow" as "temperatures could be 20 to 40 d
By Geoffrey Dickens | October 30, 2006 11:40 AM EST With just a little over a week to go NBC's Today show is cranking up the anti-Bush sentiment and this morning Meredith Vieira and Chris Matthews hammered how Republicans are running away from the President. By Geoffrey Dickens | October 27, 2006 3:28 PM EDT On last night's syndicated Fox show, Geraldo At Large, Geraldo Rivera went on a rambling rant on issues meant to motivate Democrats to the polls and then urged his viewers: "Don't forget to
Charles Gasparino proves once again that the talking heads over on Faux "news" are living in an alternative universe. Here he is on Fox's Cavuto on Business this Saturday, during one of their typical fearmongering segments on how the illegal immigrants are overrunning our country and going to destroy it (even though immigration is at a net zero) telling everyone that the grandfather of free-market economic theory that conservatives worship is supposedly not a right winger. PAYNE: It's nuts in so
Bill O'Reilly spends a big chunk of time in his new book "Pinheads and Patriots" analyzing which moments so far in Barack Obama's presidency have been "pinhead" moments, and which have been "patriot" moments. The "Pinheads and Patriots" label may be familiar to some Fox News viewers -- it's the name of a long-standing segment on The O'Reilly Factor , and the Harvard-educated Fox News host seems to have brought the same witticisms and insights to the book that viewers have come to expect from his
Charles Krauthammer has not indulged in the conservative outrage targeted at President Obama over the reverend at his Easter Sunday services, who decried "captains of the religious right" in his sermon. At least, Krauthammer explained his position to Bill O'Reilly , and revealed that he agrees with O'Reilly on his commentary over gay marriage opponents needing to do more than "thump the bible." Regarding his lack of outrage over the reverend's comments, Krauthammer said he just ignores all the a
Bill O'Reilly and the rest of the Fox talkers have been busy proclaiming their utter innocence in the assassination of Dr. George Tiller -- as well as the innocence of the anti-abortion groups that were harassing Tiller prior to his death. They've been adamant that only Scott Roeder, the assassin, bears any actual culpability. Which may be why one of their former guests, Jill Stanek, has been busy playing the anti-abortion version of Radio Rwanda by posting pictures and addresses of the nation's
By Tim Peacock On Tuesday night's Piers Morgan, financial guru Suze Orman eloquently creamed conservative anti-gay opponent Ryan Anderson from the Heritage Foundation. This is the same Ryan Anderson CNN's Don Lemon also took to task this week (for those keeping score). "I feel compassion for you," Orman said to Anderson. "And I'll tell you why. Because I know you believe [...] Continue reading >> By Tim Peacock On Monday, CNN hosted a two-person panel discussion concerning the potential topics
On Monday evening, both NBC Nightly News and ABC's World News Tonight touted President Obama claiming success in the fight against ISIS while ignoring criticism of his strategy. On Nightly News , anchor Lester Holt proclaimed: "A warning today from President Obama, who emerged from a Pentagon briefing and called the fight against ISIS a quote, 'generational struggle,' saying it will take time to defeat this enemy." On World News Tonight , correspondent Brian Ross declared: "President Obama annou
Sean Hannity Questions about Barack Obama's eligibility to be president, and specifically about his birth certificate, largely have been off-limits to many in the major U.S. media outlets over the last two years that it's been an issue, with show hosts only occasionally noting the question exists. That suddenly and dramatically may be changing, after Sean Hannity used his Fox News show to plunge in with both feet, demanding, "Can't they just produce it and we move on?" The questions came on his
1. Freezing Temps & Snow Falls, Yet Nets Hype 'Dire' Global Warming The ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts on Friday all hyped the "dire" warning on global warming from the UN's "prestigious" Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), with the CBS Evening News leading with two full stories. But ABC's Charles Gibson acknowledged "a bit of irony on the day global warming report was released," given "parts of the Northeast are digging out from April snow" as "temperatures could be 20 to 40 d
On 30 September 2015, following a formal request by the Syrian government for military help against rebels and terrorist groups, Russia intervened militarily in the Syrian crisis. The activities consisted of air strikes primarily in north-western Syria against terrorist groups fighting Syrian government, including al-Nusra Front, ISIL and the Jeish al-Fath (Army of Conquest). On 24 November 2015, a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft was shot down by a Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet, the first tim
Iraqi security forces are more likely to rely on air forces to strike Daesh in Syria than to carry out ground operations in the country, an official from the Popular Mobilisation Forces said. "The Popular Mobilisation Forces are ready to enter Syria and fight the terrorist organisation there," the group's spokesman, Ali Al-Husseini, said in a statement. "The popular crowd is directly linked to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and will carry out his orders to fight Daesh in Syria if the
Iraqi officials confirmed an attack by female suicide bombers in Mosul, Iraq, on Monday, days after Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory in the last major Islamic State stronghold in the country. The women reportedly hid among fleeing civilians and killed themselves and a soldier. Several others were wounded, the Associated Press is reporting . "It was the latest counter-attack by the Islamic State group as Iraqi forces close in on the last pocket of militant-held territory in the Old
US-Backed Offensive Against Fallujah Threatens "Human Catastrophe" By Bill Van Auken 01 June, 2016 WSWS.org T he besieged civilian population of Fallujah is confronting a "human catastrophe" as a US-backed offensive to retake the Iraqi city from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) intensifies, a human rights group warned Tuesday. While forces backing the Iraqi government, including troops of the elite Counter Terrorism Service, Iraqi Army soldiers, police and Shia militiamen of the Popula
by Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Iraqi army has created pathways for civilians trapped in Mosul to escape and at least 100 have managed to flee to safety. The chief of operations for the Elite Iraqi Counter-Terrorism forces, Ma'n al-Sa`di, said that his units are engaged in vicious battles despite the difficult terrain. At the same time, 8 persons were killed by a suicide bombing in a popular market in east-central Mosul. Daesh fighters, holed up in the Old City, are mostly foreign vo
Iraqi government forces killed the Daesh commander of Mosul's Old City yesterday as the battle for the militants' last stronghold in Iraq continued, with Iraqi forces also successfully capturing a third bridge over the Tigris River. As fighting intensified on Tuesday after the previous day's heavy rains, civilians streamed out of western neighbourhoods recaptured by the government, cold and hungry. Daesh snipers were slowing the advance of Interior Ministry's federal police Rapid Response units,
Islamic State militants on Monday killed at least 11 soldiers and injured 16 others when they attacked Afghan soldiers guarding a military academy in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul. The attack follows a spate of deadly insurgent assaults in Afghanistan, including a weekend bombing that killed more than 100 people. Dawlat Waziri, spokesman for the Afghan defense ministry, said two insurgents detonated suicide vests and three others engaged security forces in a gun battle near the Marshal Fahim Nati
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) said as many as "68 Iraqi civilians were killed in April, while 122 others were injured by acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict". The mission added in its monthly report issued yesterday that a majority of the victims or 24 people were killed in the province of Anbar, while 29 people were wounded there. Eight were killed in Baghdad and 10 in Kirkuk. In March, UNAMI reported that as many as 104 civilians were killed and 177 people w
Iraq's Shia Popular Mobilisation Forces illegally detained villagers near the Daesh-held district of Hawija in northern Iraq and subjected them to torture and ill treatment, Human Rights Watch said today. The leader of one of the militias denied the accusation and said their fighters were strictly following the law in their dealings with civilians fleeing military operations in the area. Iraq launched an offensive on 21 September to dislodge Daesh from Hawija, which lies west of the oil city of
Baghdad (AFP) - More than 20 fighters from an Iraqi paramilitary force key to the battle against the Islamic State group were killed in an eastern Syria air raid the United States linked to Israel. The bombing raid hit Al-Hari, a town controlled by regional militias fighting in Syria's complex seven-year war alongside President Bashar al-Assad's forces. AFP / AFP. Syria. Both Syrian authorities and Iraqi forces pointed the finger at the US-led coalition, which denied it was involved in Sunday ni
Iraqi security forces are more likely to rely on air forces to strike Daesh in Syria than to carry out ground operations in the country, an official from the Popular Mobilisation Forces said. "The Popular Mobilisation Forces are ready to enter Syria and fight the terrorist organisation there," the group's spokesman, Ali Al-Husseini, said in a statement. "The popular crowd is directly linked to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and will carry out his orders to fight Daesh in Syria if the
Iraqi officials confirmed an attack by female suicide bombers in Mosul, Iraq, on Monday, days after Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory in the last major Islamic State stronghold in the country. The women reportedly hid among fleeing civilians and killed themselves and a soldier. Several others were wounded, the Associated Press is reporting . "It was the latest counter-attack by the Islamic State group as Iraqi forces close in on the last pocket of militant-held territory in the Old
US-Backed Offensive Against Fallujah Threatens "Human Catastrophe" By Bill Van Auken 01 June, 2016 WSWS.org T he besieged civilian population of Fallujah is confronting a "human catastrophe" as a US-backed offensive to retake the Iraqi city from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) intensifies, a human rights group warned Tuesday. While forces backing the Iraqi government, including troops of the elite Counter Terrorism Service, Iraqi Army soldiers, police and Shia militiamen of the Popula
by Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Iraqi army has created pathways for civilians trapped in Mosul to escape and at least 100 have managed to flee to safety. The chief of operations for the Elite Iraqi Counter-Terrorism forces, Ma'n al-Sa`di, said that his units are engaged in vicious battles despite the difficult terrain. At the same time, 8 persons were killed by a suicide bombing in a popular market in east-central Mosul. Daesh fighters, holed up in the Old City, are mostly foreign vo
Iraqi government forces killed the Daesh commander of Mosul's Old City yesterday as the battle for the militants' last stronghold in Iraq continued, with Iraqi forces also successfully capturing a third bridge over the Tigris River. As fighting intensified on Tuesday after the previous day's heavy rains, civilians streamed out of western neighbourhoods recaptured by the government, cold and hungry. Daesh snipers were slowing the advance of Interior Ministry's federal police Rapid Response units,
Islamic State militants on Monday killed at least 11 soldiers and injured 16 others when they attacked Afghan soldiers guarding a military academy in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul. The attack follows a spate of deadly insurgent assaults in Afghanistan, including a weekend bombing that killed more than 100 people. Dawlat Waziri, spokesman for the Afghan defense ministry, said two insurgents detonated suicide vests and three others engaged security forces in a gun battle near the Marshal Fahim Nati
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) said as many as "68 Iraqi civilians were killed in April, while 122 others were injured by acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict". The mission added in its monthly report issued yesterday that a majority of the victims or 24 people were killed in the province of Anbar, while 29 people were wounded there. Eight were killed in Baghdad and 10 in Kirkuk. In March, UNAMI reported that as many as 104 civilians were killed and 177 people w
Iraq's Shia Popular Mobilisation Forces illegally detained villagers near the Daesh-held district of Hawija in northern Iraq and subjected them to torture and ill treatment, Human Rights Watch said today. The leader of one of the militias denied the accusation and said their fighters were strictly following the law in their dealings with civilians fleeing military operations in the area. Iraq launched an offensive on 21 September to dislodge Daesh from Hawija, which lies west of the oil city of
Baghdad (AFP) - More than 20 fighters from an Iraqi paramilitary force key to the battle against the Islamic State group were killed in an eastern Syria air raid the United States linked to Israel. The bombing raid hit Al-Hari, a town controlled by regional militias fighting in Syria's complex seven-year war alongside President Bashar al-Assad's forces. AFP / AFP. Syria. Both Syrian authorities and Iraqi forces pointed the finger at the US-led coalition, which denied it was involved in Sunday ni
Tuesday August 13, 2013 Sana'a is a dangerous place, as is all of Yemen. It was dangerous 30 years ago when I was the military attache there and it still is. The government's area of control never extends far outside the cities and the tribal warfare endemic to the country often comes to town. When that situation is complicated by the presence of a small but active Sunni jihadi group (AQAP) it is understandable that the Sana'a embassy should be closed. Perhaps they should close it permanently. T
What Is Disproportionate Force? Though every armed conflict kills civilians, all civilized nations try to avoid this. So why has Israel been accused of using too much force in Gaza in 2014? War in the last century has caused millions of civilian deaths--some 10 million in World War I, 40 million in World War II and two million in Vietnam--far more civilians killed than combatants. The 2014 Gaza war killed about 2,100 people--of which about 945 were civilians, one of the lowest civilian death rat
At least 68 civilians died in two separate clashes in Syria Friday, a day after the seventh anniversary of the start of the Syrian civil war. Syrian Kurdish forces said Turkish airstrikes and shelling in the Afrin region killed at least 20 civilians. Turkey considers the Kurdish militia a terror group affiliated with other Kurdish rebels who have staged attacks in Turkey. Redur Khalil, spokesman with the Syrian Democratic Forces, confirmed the civilian casualties and said at least 30 others sust
Checkpoint, Mosul, by Peggy Gish 24 July 2014 "It is dangerous in Mosul. The Iraqi government is randomly bombing civilian areas and civilians are killed or injured. We civilians are the victims-in the middle between the Iraqi government and ISIS fighters," one of the men fleeing Mosul told us. "One of the main problems there is that we have little services. The hospitals have little medicines or anesthesia for doing surgeries. The only benefit of having ISIS there is that there are no more chec
Iraqi soldiers in an area recently recovered from ISIS near Mosul made a gruesome discovery in what appeared to be a mass grave. The New York Times reported : In a Field South of Mosul, Investigators Probe Mass Grave The stench of death drew Iraqi soldiers to the unsettled plot of land freshly liberated from Islamic State fighters. When a bulldozer scraped the ground, bones poked from just beneath the surface, along with clothing scraps, garbage bags, human remains swarming with flies -- and eve
Seeing the pictures of what Mosul looks like now reminded me of a trip to Ramadi that I took in 2007, almost exactly a decade ago, shortly after its liberation from al-Qaeda in Iraq, the predecessor of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Here is what I wrote : "Buildings are either entirely destroyed or badly damaged. Twisted girders jut into the sky. Piles of rubble are everywhere. Water sits in the streets; the water mains have been broken by countless explosions of buried IEDs. There are cra
Working with the Iraqi army's Joint Operations Command, the Popular Mobilisation Forces launch the third phase of an ongoing operation to retake areas east of Tal Afar city from Daesh. PMF carry weapons during a battle with Daesh in Tal Afar, west of Mosul, Iraq. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) also known as Hashd al-Shabi, has retaken the Daesh-occupied Tal Afar airport located to the west of Mosul, the organisation's office confirmed on Wednesday. The Tak Af
A convoy of U.S. armored vehicles near the northern Syrian city of Manbij / Getty Images BY: Matthew Continetti March 10, 2017 5:00 am The Islamic Caliphate announced in 2014 by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the head of ISIS, is approaching the end of its short and terrible life. Iraqi forces, supported by Americans, have reclaimed the eastern half of Mosul and are retaking the western one. Kurdish militias in Syria, also backed by the United States, are homing in on the ISIS capital of Raqqa. Word came
The cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan, the world's main source of heroin, has risen to its third-highest level in more than 20 years. Afghan men gather raw opium on a poppy field on the outskirts of Jalalabad, Afghanistan. ( TRT World and Agencies ) The cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan, the world's main source of heroin, has risen to its third-highest level in more than 20 years, the United Nations confirmed on Sunday, as the Taliban insurgency gains ground. The key findings rel
Displaced fighters are likely to retaliate by launching a wave of attacks here, according to counter extremism think tank the Quilliam Foundation. Managing director Adam Deen believes ISIS will be defeated by April next year after being pummelled by British, US and Russian air strikes and driven out of Iraq and Syria by coalition forces. The murderous group has lost nearly half its territory and introduced crippling taxes in the absence of any oil wealth, a move that is rapidly turning its sup
What Is Disproportionate Force? Though every armed conflict kills civilians, all civilized nations try to avoid this. So why has Israel been accused of using too much force in Gaza in 2014? War in the last century has caused millions of civilian deaths--some 10 million in World War I, 40 million in World War II and two million in Vietnam--far more civilians killed than combatants. The 2014 Gaza war killed about 2,100 people--of which about 945 were civilians, one of the lowest civilian death rat
At least 68 civilians died in two separate clashes in Syria Friday, a day after the seventh anniversary of the start of the Syrian civil war. Syrian Kurdish forces said Turkish airstrikes and shelling in the Afrin region killed at least 20 civilians. Turkey considers the Kurdish militia a terror group affiliated with other Kurdish rebels who have staged attacks in Turkey. Redur Khalil, spokesman with the Syrian Democratic Forces, confirmed the civilian casualties and said at least 30 others sust
Checkpoint, Mosul, by Peggy Gish 24 July 2014 "It is dangerous in Mosul. The Iraqi government is randomly bombing civilian areas and civilians are killed or injured. We civilians are the victims-in the middle between the Iraqi government and ISIS fighters," one of the men fleeing Mosul told us. "One of the main problems there is that we have little services. The hospitals have little medicines or anesthesia for doing surgeries. The only benefit of having ISIS there is that there are no more chec
Iraqi soldiers in an area recently recovered from ISIS near Mosul made a gruesome discovery in what appeared to be a mass grave. The New York Times reported : In a Field South of Mosul, Investigators Probe Mass Grave The stench of death drew Iraqi soldiers to the unsettled plot of land freshly liberated from Islamic State fighters. When a bulldozer scraped the ground, bones poked from just beneath the surface, along with clothing scraps, garbage bags, human remains swarming with flies -- and eve
Seeing the pictures of what Mosul looks like now reminded me of a trip to Ramadi that I took in 2007, almost exactly a decade ago, shortly after its liberation from al-Qaeda in Iraq, the predecessor of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Here is what I wrote : "Buildings are either entirely destroyed or badly damaged. Twisted girders jut into the sky. Piles of rubble are everywhere. Water sits in the streets; the water mains have been broken by countless explosions of buried IEDs. There are cra
Working with the Iraqi army's Joint Operations Command, the Popular Mobilisation Forces launch the third phase of an ongoing operation to retake areas east of Tal Afar city from Daesh. PMF carry weapons during a battle with Daesh in Tal Afar, west of Mosul, Iraq. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) also known as Hashd al-Shabi, has retaken the Daesh-occupied Tal Afar airport located to the west of Mosul, the organisation's office confirmed on Wednesday. The Tak Af
A convoy of U.S. armored vehicles near the northern Syrian city of Manbij / Getty Images BY: Matthew Continetti March 10, 2017 5:00 am The Islamic Caliphate announced in 2014 by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the head of ISIS, is approaching the end of its short and terrible life. Iraqi forces, supported by Americans, have reclaimed the eastern half of Mosul and are retaking the western one. Kurdish militias in Syria, also backed by the United States, are homing in on the ISIS capital of Raqqa. Word came
The cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan, the world's main source of heroin, has risen to its third-highest level in more than 20 years. Afghan men gather raw opium on a poppy field on the outskirts of Jalalabad, Afghanistan. ( TRT World and Agencies ) The cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan, the world's main source of heroin, has risen to its third-highest level in more than 20 years, the United Nations confirmed on Sunday, as the Taliban insurgency gains ground. The key findings rel
Displaced fighters are likely to retaliate by launching a wave of attacks here, according to counter extremism think tank the Quilliam Foundation. Managing director Adam Deen believes ISIS will be defeated by April next year after being pummelled by British, US and Russian air strikes and driven out of Iraq and Syria by coalition forces. The murderous group has lost nearly half its territory and introduced crippling taxes in the absence of any oil wealth, a move that is rapidly turning its sup
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Madrid on Saturday, September 15, to protest against the austerity cuts of the right-wing Spanish government of Mariano Rajoy in what is likely to be the beginning of a hot autumn of class struggle. The demonstration, called by the main trade unions CCOO and UGT together with a whole range of sector unions and other organisations and movements, included tens of thousands who had travelled five or eight hours by bus to be there. The march had been divi
Following are the full remarks of Mahtowin Munro, co-leader of United American Indians of New England, at the 46th annual Day of Mourning rally in Plymouth, Mass., on Nov. 26. To hear her talk, visit tinyurl.com/hga5975 . Mahtowin Munro WW photo: Liz Green We want to give a shout-out to those who are observing Unthanksgiving at Alcatraz Island this morning and to all our people everywhere who are taking the time to mourn our ancestors instead of celebrating thanksgiving. We understand that the
Yet like much of the British left, Galloway's interest in international issues, and his support for national liberation struggles in the third world, was motivated less by genuine internationalism than by disillusionment with the working classes at home. It was a growing belief in the 70s and 80s that the British masses were largely a lost cause that tempted many on the left to go looking for the germ of revolution 'over there', among peoples who, in their view, had a bit more spirit about them.
Aside from the ( deeply disputed ) numbers of people who gathered on the Mall last weekend, it's difficult to imagine that very many people who have ever opened a history book could have confused the message and purpose of the August 28, 1963 civil rights rally with the " Waterworld of Self-Pity " one Glenn Beck starred in 47 years later. Back then, black folk endured enormous hardships to travel across the country without access to bathrooms, hotels, and restaurants for hundreds of miles at a t
How to survive crowd crush blvdone/Shutterstock When a huge crowd hits a tight choke point, a scary thing happens: The crowd starts moving like a fluid, each person forced forward by the people behind, regardless of whether there's anywhere to move. This occurred last September when a group of more than a million pilgrims reached a narrow street intersection in Mecca. Trapped between the force of people behind them and the wall of people in front of them, some 2,200 died from compressive asph
U.S. feminism over the last 50 years has struggled mightily with the fact that "women" (like "working class") is not a unitary category. Only the workers can smash the machine Bhaskar Sunkara At the end of the Democratic Socialists of America convention this summer, the participants gathered to sing that venerable leftist anthem, "The Internationale." The delegates and observers, most of whom likely weren't a day older than 30, sang one line with special conviction: "The international working cl
Welcome to our final edition of Asshole Boss Digest, where we regale you Deadspin folk with stories of the meanest, cruelest, most batshit insane bosses, coaches, and teachers you ever had. Off we go. Quick note: This is the last Asshole Boss Digest. After this week, I'mma start doing more freeform posts around here. Now, onto the assholishness. Josh: Back in the late 80's I worked in Ocean City, Maryland at a big family restaurant that served the tourists. It was a cool place to work, everyone
Between 110,000 and 200,000 people attended a march held in Barcelona on Saturday to demand freedom for the nine pro-independence leaders jailed. The Catalan capital's local police estimated that 110,000 attended the protest, while organizers raised this figure to 200,000. The people who took the streets of Barcelona included the country's two top authorities, president Quim Torra and parliament speaker Roger Torrent . The host organizations were major pro-independence entities ANC and Omnium
WHEN, ON JANUARY 30, 1933, HITLLER was appointed chancellor, triumphant Nazi troopers staged a massive demonstration, marching with torches through the streets of Berlin, singing songs of vengeance. Still, Hitler did not have the majority of voters needed to win an election on March 5. Whether the Nazis really expected a Communist uprising or whether, as often before, they camouflaged their own wrecking methods by ascribing them to their opponents, luck came to their assistance. On February 27 t
Contradiction's examination of the US New Left, a broad movement which encompassed Bookchinism, the Weathermen, Yippies, Women Liberation and Communalism. The Movement in General Of all aspects of American society few are as rotten and degraded as the "movement" that claims to oppose it. This fact may be recognized with varying degrees of satisfaction or indifference by those watching its last spectacular gasps, or bemoaned with equal passivity and incomprehension by its own activists and "spoke
Following are the full remarks of Mahtowin Munro, co-leader of United American Indians of New England, at the 46th annual Day of Mourning rally in Plymouth, Mass., on Nov. 26. To hear her talk, visit tinyurl.com/hga5975 . Mahtowin Munro WW photo: Liz Green We want to give a shout-out to those who are observing Unthanksgiving at Alcatraz Island this morning and to all our people everywhere who are taking the time to mourn our ancestors instead of celebrating thanksgiving. We understand that the
Yet like much of the British left, Galloway's interest in international issues, and his support for national liberation struggles in the third world, was motivated less by genuine internationalism than by disillusionment with the working classes at home. It was a growing belief in the 70s and 80s that the British masses were largely a lost cause that tempted many on the left to go looking for the germ of revolution 'over there', among peoples who, in their view, had a bit more spirit about them.
Aside from the ( deeply disputed ) numbers of people who gathered on the Mall last weekend, it's difficult to imagine that very many people who have ever opened a history book could have confused the message and purpose of the August 28, 1963 civil rights rally with the " Waterworld of Self-Pity " one Glenn Beck starred in 47 years later. Back then, black folk endured enormous hardships to travel across the country without access to bathrooms, hotels, and restaurants for hundreds of miles at a t
How to survive crowd crush blvdone/Shutterstock When a huge crowd hits a tight choke point, a scary thing happens: The crowd starts moving like a fluid, each person forced forward by the people behind, regardless of whether there's anywhere to move. This occurred last September when a group of more than a million pilgrims reached a narrow street intersection in Mecca. Trapped between the force of people behind them and the wall of people in front of them, some 2,200 died from compressive asph
U.S. feminism over the last 50 years has struggled mightily with the fact that "women" (like "working class") is not a unitary category. Only the workers can smash the machine Bhaskar Sunkara At the end of the Democratic Socialists of America convention this summer, the participants gathered to sing that venerable leftist anthem, "The Internationale." The delegates and observers, most of whom likely weren't a day older than 30, sang one line with special conviction: "The international working cl
Welcome to our final edition of Asshole Boss Digest, where we regale you Deadspin folk with stories of the meanest, cruelest, most batshit insane bosses, coaches, and teachers you ever had. Off we go. Quick note: This is the last Asshole Boss Digest. After this week, I'mma start doing more freeform posts around here. Now, onto the assholishness. Josh: Back in the late 80's I worked in Ocean City, Maryland at a big family restaurant that served the tourists. It was a cool place to work, everyone
Between 110,000 and 200,000 people attended a march held in Barcelona on Saturday to demand freedom for the nine pro-independence leaders jailed. The Catalan capital's local police estimated that 110,000 attended the protest, while organizers raised this figure to 200,000. The people who took the streets of Barcelona included the country's two top authorities, president Quim Torra and parliament speaker Roger Torrent . The host organizations were major pro-independence entities ANC and Omnium
WHEN, ON JANUARY 30, 1933, HITLLER was appointed chancellor, triumphant Nazi troopers staged a massive demonstration, marching with torches through the streets of Berlin, singing songs of vengeance. Still, Hitler did not have the majority of voters needed to win an election on March 5. Whether the Nazis really expected a Communist uprising or whether, as often before, they camouflaged their own wrecking methods by ascribing them to their opponents, luck came to their assistance. On February 27 t
Contradiction's examination of the US New Left, a broad movement which encompassed Bookchinism, the Weathermen, Yippies, Women Liberation and Communalism. The Movement in General Of all aspects of American society few are as rotten and degraded as the "movement" that claims to oppose it. This fact may be recognized with varying degrees of satisfaction or indifference by those watching its last spectacular gasps, or bemoaned with equal passivity and incomprehension by its own activists and "spoke
Up to a million Spaniards marched in cities across Spain Sunday in a massive protest at the new government's drive to strip them of their labor rights under the cover of austerity measures. In echoes of Wisconsin, the labor 'reforms' proposed by Spain's conservative government would make it easier for companies to fire workers and pull out of collective bargaining agreements. The country's two main trade unions, CCOO and UGT, organized demonstrations in at least 57 cities under the slogan: "No t
Thousands of demonstrators marched through Amsterdam on Saturday to protest against Israeli attacks in Lebanon and the refusal of the Dutch government to condemn them. ( NPK /Wim Lankamp ) In Europe, we are seeing the emergence of a strong movement against the Israeli occupation and against its war with Lebanon. Since Israel's aggression began a couple of weeks ago, people have raised their voice in at least fifty-seven cities1 all over Europe, not only to denounce the Israeli aggression against
ON JANUARY 5, some 20,000 people took part in racist demonstrations in Germany called by PEGIDA, the self-proclaimed movement of "Patriotic Europeans Against Islamization of the West." But more than twice as many people mobilized to show their opposition to PEGIDA in the largest anti-racist protests seen in many years. Almost everywhere but the eastern city of Dresden, supporters of the right wing PEGIDA numbered no more than a few hundred--while the ranks of the anti-racists were many times lar
The NUIT DEBOUT Protests Of French Workers Spreading Across Europe Like Wild fire 26 May, 2016 Countercurrents.org The NUIT DEBOUT (Up all night) protests of French workers spreading across Europe like Wild fire W orkers trade unions, students, women, artists, pensioners and unemployed youth are protesting in hundreds of thousands against President Francois Hollande's proposed changes in labor laws announced on 31 March this year. Nuit Debout or these night-time sit-ins first started in Paris' R
Tehranis share economic grievances as protests rage across Iran The streets of Iran's capital have been relatively quiet as protests hit much of the country, but Tehranis still have plenty to complain about and demand action from the government. ( Image by YouTube, Channel: AFP news agency ) Permission Details DMCA People in Tehran during recent protests What's really going on with the recent protests in Iran? It's not exactly clear and straight forward. - Advertisement - Apparently the
Just before the new year, something of a revolution began in Iran. Economic protests erupted into cries for the end of the regime, even as the repressive Islamist government attempted to silence dissent. Here are five things to know about the Iran protests. 1. Bodycount: 22 and counting. The protests began last Thursday, December 28, in the city of Mashhad, the country's second-most populated city. Poorer citizens took to the streets, complaining about price rises and corruption. Unrest spread t
Saturday, Jul 9, 2011, 7:15 am * By Lindsay Beyerstein At the end of each week, Working In These Times rounds up labor news we've missed during the past week , with a focus on new and ongoing campaigns and protests. For all our other headlines from this week, go here . --The United Food and Commercial Workers is backing a bill to legalize commercial hemp farming in a handful of California counties as part of an eight-year pilot project. "UFCW enthusiastically supports SB 676 because we see
Each year, Iranians rally all across the country to commemorate the 1979 Islamic Revolution's anniversary. In Tehran, hundreds of thousands marched to the Azadi (Freedom) Square on Sunday. U.S. President Donald Trump has accused Iran of testing missiles despite Iran's commitment to not pursue its nuclear program, which the Iranian government has already dismissed. At the rally, demonstrators chanted in support of Iran and in protest of Trump's policy. They also burned flags from Israel, Great Br
Hundreds of thousands of people marched in Santiago and a number of regions throughout the country in opposition to the Government proposed education reforms. The professors took the lead, firmly stating that the current Carrera Profesional Docente (a regulation governing the career path of education workers in the form of evaluations and incentives) does not represent them and that the mobilizations will continue while the students march arm and arm for free education and against political repr
In the early hours and days of the current round of Iranian protests, much of the focus was on why most mainstream media outlets weren't really covering them. Or, if they were, they seemed to focus on the "counter-protests" in support of the government. But later, as the situation developed into what was obviously more than a brief flare-up and protesters began dying, the inevitable question became what, if anything, the United States could or should do about it. One of the most recent statement
Thousands of demonstrators marched through Amsterdam on Saturday to protest against Israeli attacks in Lebanon and the refusal of the Dutch government to condemn them. ( NPK /Wim Lankamp ) In Europe, we are seeing the emergence of a strong movement against the Israeli occupation and against its war with Lebanon. Since Israel's aggression began a couple of weeks ago, people have raised their voice in at least fifty-seven cities1 all over Europe, not only to denounce the Israeli aggression against
ON JANUARY 5, some 20,000 people took part in racist demonstrations in Germany called by PEGIDA, the self-proclaimed movement of "Patriotic Europeans Against Islamization of the West." But more than twice as many people mobilized to show their opposition to PEGIDA in the largest anti-racist protests seen in many years. Almost everywhere but the eastern city of Dresden, supporters of the right wing PEGIDA numbered no more than a few hundred--while the ranks of the anti-racists were many times lar
The NUIT DEBOUT Protests Of French Workers Spreading Across Europe Like Wild fire 26 May, 2016 Countercurrents.org The NUIT DEBOUT (Up all night) protests of French workers spreading across Europe like Wild fire W orkers trade unions, students, women, artists, pensioners and unemployed youth are protesting in hundreds of thousands against President Francois Hollande's proposed changes in labor laws announced on 31 March this year. Nuit Debout or these night-time sit-ins first started in Paris' R
Tehranis share economic grievances as protests rage across Iran The streets of Iran's capital have been relatively quiet as protests hit much of the country, but Tehranis still have plenty to complain about and demand action from the government. ( Image by YouTube, Channel: AFP news agency ) Permission Details DMCA People in Tehran during recent protests What's really going on with the recent protests in Iran? It's not exactly clear and straight forward. - Advertisement - Apparently the
Just before the new year, something of a revolution began in Iran. Economic protests erupted into cries for the end of the regime, even as the repressive Islamist government attempted to silence dissent. Here are five things to know about the Iran protests. 1. Bodycount: 22 and counting. The protests began last Thursday, December 28, in the city of Mashhad, the country's second-most populated city. Poorer citizens took to the streets, complaining about price rises and corruption. Unrest spread t
Saturday, Jul 9, 2011, 7:15 am * By Lindsay Beyerstein At the end of each week, Working In These Times rounds up labor news we've missed during the past week , with a focus on new and ongoing campaigns and protests. For all our other headlines from this week, go here . --The United Food and Commercial Workers is backing a bill to legalize commercial hemp farming in a handful of California counties as part of an eight-year pilot project. "UFCW enthusiastically supports SB 676 because we see
Each year, Iranians rally all across the country to commemorate the 1979 Islamic Revolution's anniversary. In Tehran, hundreds of thousands marched to the Azadi (Freedom) Square on Sunday. U.S. President Donald Trump has accused Iran of testing missiles despite Iran's commitment to not pursue its nuclear program, which the Iranian government has already dismissed. At the rally, demonstrators chanted in support of Iran and in protest of Trump's policy. They also burned flags from Israel, Great Br
Hundreds of thousands of people marched in Santiago and a number of regions throughout the country in opposition to the Government proposed education reforms. The professors took the lead, firmly stating that the current Carrera Profesional Docente (a regulation governing the career path of education workers in the form of evaluations and incentives) does not represent them and that the mobilizations will continue while the students march arm and arm for free education and against political repr
In the early hours and days of the current round of Iranian protests, much of the focus was on why most mainstream media outlets weren't really covering them. Or, if they were, they seemed to focus on the "counter-protests" in support of the government. But later, as the situation developed into what was obviously more than a brief flare-up and protesters began dying, the inevitable question became what, if anything, the United States could or should do about it. One of the most recent statement
Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer! He seduces people with his confidence and his promises. People invest time, love and money in him. But in the end he cares only about himself. He betrays those who trust him and leaves them high and dry. ... The campaign against Trump has to be specific and relentless: a series of clear examples, rolled out day upon day with the same message: DONALD TRUMP BETRAYS. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html Donald Trump, the Gr
Nearly 11 months into the Trump administration, and ten months since Secretary of State Rex Tillerson took office, the State Department continues to grapple with vacancies across its senior ranks. Dozens of countries do not currently have a senate-confirmed US ambassador in place, including key US allies like South Korea, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. Of these vacant posts, over 30 are still awaiting a nominee, while 11 others have nominees pending. Additionally, President Donald Trump has yet to no
he levels of duplicity in the opening paragraph of this White House statement are impressive. Acting Attorney General Sally Yates was appointed to that position at the request of the Trump administration, for the express purpose of serving only until the confirmation of the Trump appointee for Attorney General. (Later White House characterizations of her as an Obama appointee, while accurate in a sense, are profoundly dishonest, as illustrated by Trump's January 30 tweet calling Yates "an Obama
President Trump is not a particularly popular president. His job approval rating has not crossed 50 percent for a single day of his presidency. He's currently riding as high as he ever has in the RealClearPolitics poll average -- and that's 41 percent. Statistics guru Nate Silver estimates that "the approval rating at which an incumbent candidate goes from being an underdog to a favorite for re-election is somewhere in the high 40s." Furthermore, Democrats are favored to retake the House of Repr
As the White House launched "Made in America" week in a vain attempt to boost President Donald Trump's low approval ratings, his family continues to run companies that sell products made in other countries in order to exploit cheap labor. Instead of making America "first again" and "great again," the president and his family have no intention of applying their own empty rhetoric to their businesses. "We're here today to celebrate American manufacturing and to showcase the amazing products from a
The White House will announce on Tuesday that it will be offering $12 billion in emergency aid to farmers hurt by foreign tariffs imposed to counteract President Donald Trump's trade policies, according to a report from The Washington Post . The Post credited "two people briefed on the plan" as sources. What's the background on the tariffs? In response to steep tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, China has responded with tariffs of its own on American goods. These Chinese tariffs have h
Ivanka Trump has positioned herself as the more reasonable voice within her father's administration, but sometimes she seems more reasonable than other times. And this doesn't seems to be one of her best moments. During an interview at an Axios 360 event on Thursday, Aug. 2, Ivanka Trump called family separations a "low point," and, uh... it's quite an understatement. At a sit-down interview at the Axios event in Washington D.C., Trump shared her opinion on many topics of the moment, including l
Trump administration does not want limits on war authorization By Patricia Zengerle and Idrees Ali Reuters October 30. 2017 10:46PM (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst) WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's top national security aides pushed back on Monday against U.S. lawmakers calling for a new congressional war authorization, saying it would be a mistake to impose geographic or time limits on the campaign against Islamic State and other militant groups. "War is fundamentally unpredictable," Secretary of
Two of President Donald Trump's nominees to the federal bench have disturbing histories of writing "conservative" blog posts filled with conspiracy theories, racism, and homophobia. In times past, merely commenting on specific issues could disqualify a potential federal judge, but since the Senate did away with the filibuster for nominees anything goes. From The Nation : Trump nominated John K. Bush, a lawyer from Louisville, to serve on the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. ... He blo
Everyone has noticed by now that Donald Trump is no longer even attempting to stick with the script, evidently feeling that he's been ill-served by people who observe political norms and common definitions of what it is to be a president of the United States. He's starting trade wars, declaring an abrupt withdrawal from Syria and attacking businessmen who also own newspapers he wants to quash. He's been animated and energized by this newfound freedom to "tell it like it is" as he did on Thursday
Nearly 11 months into the Trump administration, and ten months since Secretary of State Rex Tillerson took office, the State Department continues to grapple with vacancies across its senior ranks. Dozens of countries do not currently have a senate-confirmed US ambassador in place, including key US allies like South Korea, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. Of these vacant posts, over 30 are still awaiting a nominee, while 11 others have nominees pending. Additionally, President Donald Trump has yet to no
he levels of duplicity in the opening paragraph of this White House statement are impressive. Acting Attorney General Sally Yates was appointed to that position at the request of the Trump administration, for the express purpose of serving only until the confirmation of the Trump appointee for Attorney General. (Later White House characterizations of her as an Obama appointee, while accurate in a sense, are profoundly dishonest, as illustrated by Trump's January 30 tweet calling Yates "an Obama
President Trump is not a particularly popular president. His job approval rating has not crossed 50 percent for a single day of his presidency. He's currently riding as high as he ever has in the RealClearPolitics poll average -- and that's 41 percent. Statistics guru Nate Silver estimates that "the approval rating at which an incumbent candidate goes from being an underdog to a favorite for re-election is somewhere in the high 40s." Furthermore, Democrats are favored to retake the House of Repr
As the White House launched "Made in America" week in a vain attempt to boost President Donald Trump's low approval ratings, his family continues to run companies that sell products made in other countries in order to exploit cheap labor. Instead of making America "first again" and "great again," the president and his family have no intention of applying their own empty rhetoric to their businesses. "We're here today to celebrate American manufacturing and to showcase the amazing products from a
The White House will announce on Tuesday that it will be offering $12 billion in emergency aid to farmers hurt by foreign tariffs imposed to counteract President Donald Trump's trade policies, according to a report from The Washington Post . The Post credited "two people briefed on the plan" as sources. What's the background on the tariffs? In response to steep tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, China has responded with tariffs of its own on American goods. These Chinese tariffs have h
Ivanka Trump has positioned herself as the more reasonable voice within her father's administration, but sometimes she seems more reasonable than other times. And this doesn't seems to be one of her best moments. During an interview at an Axios 360 event on Thursday, Aug. 2, Ivanka Trump called family separations a "low point," and, uh... it's quite an understatement. At a sit-down interview at the Axios event in Washington D.C., Trump shared her opinion on many topics of the moment, including l
Trump administration does not want limits on war authorization By Patricia Zengerle and Idrees Ali Reuters October 30. 2017 10:46PM (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst) WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's top national security aides pushed back on Monday against U.S. lawmakers calling for a new congressional war authorization, saying it would be a mistake to impose geographic or time limits on the campaign against Islamic State and other militant groups. "War is fundamentally unpredictable," Secretary of
Two of President Donald Trump's nominees to the federal bench have disturbing histories of writing "conservative" blog posts filled with conspiracy theories, racism, and homophobia. In times past, merely commenting on specific issues could disqualify a potential federal judge, but since the Senate did away with the filibuster for nominees anything goes. From The Nation : Trump nominated John K. Bush, a lawyer from Louisville, to serve on the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. ... He blo
Everyone has noticed by now that Donald Trump is no longer even attempting to stick with the script, evidently feeling that he's been ill-served by people who observe political norms and common definitions of what it is to be a president of the United States. He's starting trade wars, declaring an abrupt withdrawal from Syria and attacking businessmen who also own newspapers he wants to quash. He's been animated and energized by this newfound freedom to "tell it like it is" as he did on Thursday
Keep that in mind as you read this. We've always stayed fair to Donald Trump (see Donald Trump Launches Explosive First Ad. Exactly What You Hoped For and Donald Trump Releases Tax Plan. We Compare Directly With Bernie Sanders'... ). Even when he tweeted this... I will be meeting with the NRA, who has endorsed me, about not allowing people on the terrorist watch list, or the no fly list, to buy guns. -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 15, 2016 Now, I wanted to be fair. So I didn't write
If there is one over-arching conclusion that can be drawn from the first two weeks of the Donald Trump administration, it's that President Trump aims to keep the promises he made to his voters during the 2016 campaign. The degree to which Trump is striving to keep those promises is nearly unheard of (Americans had come to expect that once a politician becomes elected to office, that politician abandons many of the campaign promises that were made or severely compromises them). But President Trum
Mocking the way leftists soil themselves in response to Donald Trump is low hanging fruit, I know (see Top 5 Anti-Trump Feminist Meltdowns and The Young Turks Post-Election Meltdown ). Delicious, ripe fruit that needs to be picked and possibly made into a nice wine, but low hanging none the less. Hence why even SNL was able to mock them (yes, THAT SNL ) using an adorable puppy. Watch... Sometimes SNL gives us the chuckles... Other times, not so much. It's usually the latter (see Meh. SNL Tota
Donald Trump's presidency is collapsing around him as he stubbornly continues to defend white supremacists and other neo-Nazis, but his most visible defender in the media, Kellyanne Conway, has gone silent. Throughout Donald Trump's time in the White House, top aide Kellyanne Conway has been a ubiquitous face in the media, defending Trump with a cavalcade of lies , innuendo , and misleading statements. But since Trump began melting down as he completely embraces white supremacy and racial hatred
The day you thought would never happen has finally come. Donald Trump has admitted that he was wrong. //pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle... Germany's defense minister unleashed upon President Trump's warm relationship with Russia and its government, stating that Trump has "no recognizable strategy" for handling Russian... Thanks to President Trump's humiliating impulsiveness and appalling disrespect for everyone and everything around him, o
Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer! He seduces people with his confidence and his promises. People invest time, love and money in him. But in the end he cares only about himself. He betrays those who trust him and leaves them high and dry. ... The campaign against Trump has to be specific and relentless: a series of clear examples, rolled out day upon day with the same message: DONALD TRUMP BETRAYS. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html Donald Trump, the Gr
"Shoulda gotten it." - Donald Trump , on the Emmy denied him for The Apprentice Donald Trump is known for a television program called The Apprentice . As such, it seems worthwhile, on Election Day, to take a moment to judge an episode of The Apprentice as a singular reality--to pretend for a moment that the past 16 months of the presidential campaign simply didn't happen, and that the only reason we're heading to our polling places to cast a vote is to cast a vote between The West Wing , Parks
Everyone has noticed by now that Donald Trump is no longer even attempting to stick with the script, evidently feeling that he's been ill-served by people who observe political norms and common definitions of what it is to be a president of the United States. He's starting trade wars, declaring an abrupt withdrawal from Syria and attacking businessmen who also own newspapers he wants to quash. He's been animated and energized by this newfound freedom to "tell it like it is" as he did on Thursday
Donald Trump just made a huge mistake with Maxine Waters Bill Palmer | 8:10 pm EDT June 30, 2018 Donald Trump seemed to think he'd found the perfect enemy to take on. Congresswoman Maxine Waters a strong, outspoken, liberal black woman - everything that Trump's base hates. So when she encouraged mainstream Americans to continue peacefully protesting Trump's advisers in public places of business, he falsely accused her of having called for violence. Sure enough, Trump's base decided that Waters w
With his presidency off to a rough start, Donald Trump must remember the first rule of political warfare: There is no such thing as lukewarm hell. That is doubly true in an incorrigibly balkanized and polarized country like modern America. Once Trump has inexorably incurred all of the liabilities of being who he is (or the perception of who he is), he as may as well embrace all of its advantages in a passionate, consistent, and defensible way that will enable him to go on offense as it relates t
If there is one over-arching conclusion that can be drawn from the first two weeks of the Donald Trump administration, it's that President Trump aims to keep the promises he made to his voters during the 2016 campaign. The degree to which Trump is striving to keep those promises is nearly unheard of (Americans had come to expect that once a politician becomes elected to office, that politician abandons many of the campaign promises that were made or severely compromises them). But President Trum
Mocking the way leftists soil themselves in response to Donald Trump is low hanging fruit, I know (see Top 5 Anti-Trump Feminist Meltdowns and The Young Turks Post-Election Meltdown ). Delicious, ripe fruit that needs to be picked and possibly made into a nice wine, but low hanging none the less. Hence why even SNL was able to mock them (yes, THAT SNL ) using an adorable puppy. Watch... Sometimes SNL gives us the chuckles... Other times, not so much. It's usually the latter (see Meh. SNL Tota
Donald Trump's presidency is collapsing around him as he stubbornly continues to defend white supremacists and other neo-Nazis, but his most visible defender in the media, Kellyanne Conway, has gone silent. Throughout Donald Trump's time in the White House, top aide Kellyanne Conway has been a ubiquitous face in the media, defending Trump with a cavalcade of lies , innuendo , and misleading statements. But since Trump began melting down as he completely embraces white supremacy and racial hatred
The day you thought would never happen has finally come. Donald Trump has admitted that he was wrong. //pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle... Germany's defense minister unleashed upon President Trump's warm relationship with Russia and its government, stating that Trump has "no recognizable strategy" for handling Russian... Thanks to President Trump's humiliating impulsiveness and appalling disrespect for everyone and everything around him, o
Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer! He seduces people with his confidence and his promises. People invest time, love and money in him. But in the end he cares only about himself. He betrays those who trust him and leaves them high and dry. ... The campaign against Trump has to be specific and relentless: a series of clear examples, rolled out day upon day with the same message: DONALD TRUMP BETRAYS. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html Donald Trump, the Gr
"Shoulda gotten it." - Donald Trump , on the Emmy denied him for The Apprentice Donald Trump is known for a television program called The Apprentice . As such, it seems worthwhile, on Election Day, to take a moment to judge an episode of The Apprentice as a singular reality--to pretend for a moment that the past 16 months of the presidential campaign simply didn't happen, and that the only reason we're heading to our polling places to cast a vote is to cast a vote between The West Wing , Parks
Everyone has noticed by now that Donald Trump is no longer even attempting to stick with the script, evidently feeling that he's been ill-served by people who observe political norms and common definitions of what it is to be a president of the United States. He's starting trade wars, declaring an abrupt withdrawal from Syria and attacking businessmen who also own newspapers he wants to quash. He's been animated and energized by this newfound freedom to "tell it like it is" as he did on Thursday
Donald Trump just made a huge mistake with Maxine Waters Bill Palmer | 8:10 pm EDT June 30, 2018 Donald Trump seemed to think he'd found the perfect enemy to take on. Congresswoman Maxine Waters a strong, outspoken, liberal black woman - everything that Trump's base hates. So when she encouraged mainstream Americans to continue peacefully protesting Trump's advisers in public places of business, he falsely accused her of having called for violence. Sure enough, Trump's base decided that Waters w
With his presidency off to a rough start, Donald Trump must remember the first rule of political warfare: There is no such thing as lukewarm hell. That is doubly true in an incorrigibly balkanized and polarized country like modern America. Once Trump has inexorably incurred all of the liabilities of being who he is (or the perception of who he is), he as may as well embrace all of its advantages in a passionate, consistent, and defensible way that will enable him to go on offense as it relates t
Natty Kasambala on the call to action and celebration The onus is upon us to create the type of imagery that speaks to who we are' - Johannesburg-based photographer, Cole Ndelu. Black women have always galvanized social change: from the leaders of the Black Panther Party in the US during the civil rights movement, to iconic authors and artists who rejected societal norms, such as Nina Simone, Maya Angelou and bell hooks. In 2013 the magic of black women, apparent for generations, became summed
Janet Jackson's now-estranged Muslim husband Wissam Al Mana, according to insiders , "swept in at just the right time" when they first met in 2010, and Jackson was at a low point in her life. Al-Mana "bailed her out and whisked her away to the Middle East." Soon, however, Jackson began to feel "like a prisoner" in the marriage. Al Mana wanted "a traditional wife who stuck with Muslim traditions," and Jackson began to chafe in the role. That's not surprising. Jackson felt "like a prisoner" becaus
Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, 27, a mother who is Sudanese by birth, has been sentenced for apostasy and adultery, and could face death by hanging after her second child is born. She is currently heavily pregnant, and in prison, along with her 20-month-old son. The charge of "adultery" carries the punishment of a hundred lashes and is brought about because Meriam is married to a Christian. Thus her marriage is considered to be void under Sharia law. The charge of apostasy is because she is a Christian h
Sorority sister Elizabeth Butler Pruett says that "her smile transformed a room, and her beaming presence was a magnet to all." Ferguson's passionate humanitarianism led to her involvement in numerous charities, including the group Flying High for Haiti, which supports a community school on the poor island of Ile-a-Vache. She also volunteered in Cuba with Alternatives to Violence, which works in prisons around the world teaching inmates how to manage conflict in creative and peaceful ways. Fergu
True Blood's Tara Isn't Unloved Because She's Black, But Because She's Static Alyssa Rosenberg Aug 17, 2011, 1:53 pm Over at Tiger Beatdown, S.E. Smith thinks that we don't treat True Blood 's Tara Thornton like Buffy Summers because she's black: Look at Buffy and True Blood 's Tara. The two characters have a lot in common; they're physically strong, they're assertive, they're sassy. They are also both emotionally vulnerable, are sometimes wounded, may scream and cry and pout and stomp. Buffy en
The Indian Child who was Buried Alive By Hugo Marques BRAZIL, February 26, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Amale is four years old. Like many other children, he went to school for the first time on Thursday, February 12th, in Brasilia. A Kamiura Indian from Mato Grosso, Amale attracted attention from the rest of the children because he was the only child who was without a uniform and a backpack. But Amale stands out from the rest for a much more troubling reason. The little Indian is actually a
Kalash religious minority in Muslim Pakistan are being blamed for causing a recent earthquake because the women dance and do not cover their hair. This kind of thinking has official status in Iran where clerics teach that Western women's comfortable or attractive clothing causes natural disasters. A senior Iranian cleric says women who wear revealing clothing and behave promiscuously are to blame for earthquakes. Iran is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries, and the cleric's unusu
Obama asked about gay inclusion in immigration reform during Google+ hangout . Vin Diesel covers Rihanna . Welsh MP David Jones says gay couples cannot raise children : "I regard marriage as an institution that has developed over many centuries, essentially for the provision of a warm and safe environment for the upbringing of children, which is clearly something that two same-sex partners can't do. Which is not to say that I'm in any sense opposed to stable and committed same-sex partnerships."
WW photo: Teresa Gutierrez A vigil was organized by Harlem Pride Aug. 27 in remembrance of Islan Nettles and other tragic victims of hate crimes. Nettles was a 21-year-old African-American intern assistant designer at Ay'Medici, a Harlem fashion company in New York City. She was also a transgender woman who was savagely beaten on Aug. 17 in a transphobic attack while walking with friends in Harlem. WW photo: Teresa Gutierrez Nettles fell into a coma with a severe head trauma following the attack
Launched by the Domestic Workers Alliance , this really sweet Tumblr is filled with photos of immigrant mothers with notes of appreciation written by their children. Meet the mom pictured above: My mother immigrated from Burma as a seamstress and spent her life sewing and making things from curtains to sofas. She worked 3 jobs all her life and never stopped working from early morning to late into the night. I remember her always sewing downstairs late into the night and never taking vacation or
Janet Jackson's now-estranged Muslim husband Wissam Al Mana, according to insiders , "swept in at just the right time" when they first met in 2010, and Jackson was at a low point in her life. Al-Mana "bailed her out and whisked her away to the Middle East." Soon, however, Jackson began to feel "like a prisoner" in the marriage. Al Mana wanted "a traditional wife who stuck with Muslim traditions," and Jackson began to chafe in the role. That's not surprising. Jackson felt "like a prisoner" becaus
Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, 27, a mother who is Sudanese by birth, has been sentenced for apostasy and adultery, and could face death by hanging after her second child is born. She is currently heavily pregnant, and in prison, along with her 20-month-old son. The charge of "adultery" carries the punishment of a hundred lashes and is brought about because Meriam is married to a Christian. Thus her marriage is considered to be void under Sharia law. The charge of apostasy is because she is a Christian h
Sorority sister Elizabeth Butler Pruett says that "her smile transformed a room, and her beaming presence was a magnet to all." Ferguson's passionate humanitarianism led to her involvement in numerous charities, including the group Flying High for Haiti, which supports a community school on the poor island of Ile-a-Vache. She also volunteered in Cuba with Alternatives to Violence, which works in prisons around the world teaching inmates how to manage conflict in creative and peaceful ways. Fergu
True Blood's Tara Isn't Unloved Because She's Black, But Because She's Static Alyssa Rosenberg Aug 17, 2011, 1:53 pm Over at Tiger Beatdown, S.E. Smith thinks that we don't treat True Blood 's Tara Thornton like Buffy Summers because she's black: Look at Buffy and True Blood 's Tara. The two characters have a lot in common; they're physically strong, they're assertive, they're sassy. They are also both emotionally vulnerable, are sometimes wounded, may scream and cry and pout and stomp. Buffy en
The Indian Child who was Buried Alive By Hugo Marques BRAZIL, February 26, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Amale is four years old. Like many other children, he went to school for the first time on Thursday, February 12th, in Brasilia. A Kamiura Indian from Mato Grosso, Amale attracted attention from the rest of the children because he was the only child who was without a uniform and a backpack. But Amale stands out from the rest for a much more troubling reason. The little Indian is actually a
Kalash religious minority in Muslim Pakistan are being blamed for causing a recent earthquake because the women dance and do not cover their hair. This kind of thinking has official status in Iran where clerics teach that Western women's comfortable or attractive clothing causes natural disasters. A senior Iranian cleric says women who wear revealing clothing and behave promiscuously are to blame for earthquakes. Iran is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries, and the cleric's unusu
Obama asked about gay inclusion in immigration reform during Google+ hangout . Vin Diesel covers Rihanna . Welsh MP David Jones says gay couples cannot raise children : "I regard marriage as an institution that has developed over many centuries, essentially for the provision of a warm and safe environment for the upbringing of children, which is clearly something that two same-sex partners can't do. Which is not to say that I'm in any sense opposed to stable and committed same-sex partnerships."
WW photo: Teresa Gutierrez A vigil was organized by Harlem Pride Aug. 27 in remembrance of Islan Nettles and other tragic victims of hate crimes. Nettles was a 21-year-old African-American intern assistant designer at Ay'Medici, a Harlem fashion company in New York City. She was also a transgender woman who was savagely beaten on Aug. 17 in a transphobic attack while walking with friends in Harlem. WW photo: Teresa Gutierrez Nettles fell into a coma with a severe head trauma following the attack
Launched by the Domestic Workers Alliance , this really sweet Tumblr is filled with photos of immigrant mothers with notes of appreciation written by their children. Meet the mom pictured above: My mother immigrated from Burma as a seamstress and spent her life sewing and making things from curtains to sofas. She worked 3 jobs all her life and never stopped working from early morning to late into the night. I remember her always sewing downstairs late into the night and never taking vacation or
She has no fortune to her name except for the 1,400 street children for whom she is 'mom.' #TrueStoriesThatInspireYou Sindhutai Sapkal's life who Begged On The Streets So She Could Feed Every Orphan She Saw..truely inspirational pic.twitter.com/G0kCFE84Mm -- NehalRoys (@NehalRoys) April 3, 2017 Born in abject poverty in Maharashtra in rural India, Sindhutai Sapkal 's family could not even afford the basic necessities. She was forced to drop out of school after fourth grade and at the age of 10,
True Blood's Tara Isn't Unloved Because She's Black, But Because She's Static Alyssa Rosenberg Aug 17, 2011, 1:53 pm Over at Tiger Beatdown, S.E. Smith thinks that we don't treat True Blood 's Tara Thornton like Buffy Summers because she's black: Look at Buffy and True Blood 's Tara. The two characters have a lot in common; they're physically strong, they're assertive, they're sassy. They are also both emotionally vulnerable, are sometimes wounded, may scream and cry and pout and stomp. Buffy en
Mamta, a winsome, wide-eyed girl of 12 moves through her daily chores in a poor household in India. Although still a child, her life has little play, and she will too soon be bearing the full responsibilities and burdens of an adult woman: Mamta was married at the age of 7. At puberty she will quit school and move to the house of her husband, who she's had no contact with since her wedding night five years ago. You can meet Mamta in a special hour-long broadcast tonight of the PBS weekly newsmag
(My parents on their wedding day, Nairobi, Kenya, 4 September 1987) On paper, I am a minority. My mother is black: half Kenyan, half Indian. My father is white. My skin varies from being a light olive to 3-4 shades darker when I am tan. My hair is brown and naturally wavy-curly. My eyes are brown. I have somewhat non-caucasian features, but my heritage is pretty indecipherable. On paper I am a minority, but you wouldn't necessarily know that when you see me. I come from a upper middle class fami
Bangladesh's blogger community has suffered its fourth casualty this year with 40-year-old Niloy Chatterjee being hacked to death on Friday afternoon by five machete-wielding assailants at his apartment in the North Gorhan area of Dhaka. Murdered Bangladeshi blogger Niloy Chatterjee. Image courtesy Niloy Chatterjee's Facebook page The Hindu reports that he "was killed by unidentified assailants inside his fourth-floor flat at North Gorhan in the capital Dhaka around 1:45 PM on Friday". The newsp
( The Root ) -- "My name is Linda Brown, and I have definitely hit a dead end regarding my great-grandfather, Firmin Francois Fortier. How do I find out if he was really born in Martinique? The story in the family is that he was born in Martinique on Oct. 27, 1850, to a French father and native mother. He came to New Orleans with his brothers. It's said that his brothers went to the white race, and he stayed in the black race. On all U.S. documents, Firmin wrote that he was born in New Orleans.
In 2006, in Bundelkhand in the Banda District of Uttar Pradesh in Northern India, Sampat Pal Devi, a mother with five children, started the Gulabi Gang to speak out against domestic violence and child marriage. Formerly a government health worker as well as a child bride herself, she saw a man beating his wife and intervened only to be beaten herself. She proceeded to return the next day with five women carrying bamboo lathi sticks and taught him an ancient lesson in humility. Word spread and be
Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, 27, a mother who is Sudanese by birth, has been sentenced for apostasy and adultery, and could face death by hanging after her second child is born. She is currently heavily pregnant, and in prison, along with her 20-month-old son. The charge of "adultery" carries the punishment of a hundred lashes and is brought about because Meriam is married to a Christian. Thus her marriage is considered to be void under Sharia law. The charge of apostasy is because she is a Christian h
Chris Hemsworth now has three children. He has a daughter, India, and his wife is just now finishing up being pregnant. So you might be asking, "Wait, so where did the third one come from? Did he find a baby on the side of the road like some sort of gypsy?" But no, Chris Hemsworth is not some gypsy who finds babies on the side of the road. He had twins! Or rather his wife had twins. Is having twins? TMZ says she's in labor at the moment, but they said that a few hours ago, so she might be done.
The Indian Child who was Buried Alive By Hugo Marques BRAZIL, February 26, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Amale is four years old. Like many other children, he went to school for the first time on Thursday, February 12th, in Brasilia. A Kamiura Indian from Mato Grosso, Amale attracted attention from the rest of the children because he was the only child who was without a uniform and a backpack. But Amale stands out from the rest for a much more troubling reason. The little Indian is actually a
True Blood's Tara Isn't Unloved Because She's Black, But Because She's Static Alyssa Rosenberg Aug 17, 2011, 1:53 pm Over at Tiger Beatdown, S.E. Smith thinks that we don't treat True Blood 's Tara Thornton like Buffy Summers because she's black: Look at Buffy and True Blood 's Tara. The two characters have a lot in common; they're physically strong, they're assertive, they're sassy. They are also both emotionally vulnerable, are sometimes wounded, may scream and cry and pout and stomp. Buffy en
Mamta, a winsome, wide-eyed girl of 12 moves through her daily chores in a poor household in India. Although still a child, her life has little play, and she will too soon be bearing the full responsibilities and burdens of an adult woman: Mamta was married at the age of 7. At puberty she will quit school and move to the house of her husband, who she's had no contact with since her wedding night five years ago. You can meet Mamta in a special hour-long broadcast tonight of the PBS weekly newsmag
(My parents on their wedding day, Nairobi, Kenya, 4 September 1987) On paper, I am a minority. My mother is black: half Kenyan, half Indian. My father is white. My skin varies from being a light olive to 3-4 shades darker when I am tan. My hair is brown and naturally wavy-curly. My eyes are brown. I have somewhat non-caucasian features, but my heritage is pretty indecipherable. On paper I am a minority, but you wouldn't necessarily know that when you see me. I come from a upper middle class fami
Bangladesh's blogger community has suffered its fourth casualty this year with 40-year-old Niloy Chatterjee being hacked to death on Friday afternoon by five machete-wielding assailants at his apartment in the North Gorhan area of Dhaka. Murdered Bangladeshi blogger Niloy Chatterjee. Image courtesy Niloy Chatterjee's Facebook page The Hindu reports that he "was killed by unidentified assailants inside his fourth-floor flat at North Gorhan in the capital Dhaka around 1:45 PM on Friday". The newsp
( The Root ) -- "My name is Linda Brown, and I have definitely hit a dead end regarding my great-grandfather, Firmin Francois Fortier. How do I find out if he was really born in Martinique? The story in the family is that he was born in Martinique on Oct. 27, 1850, to a French father and native mother. He came to New Orleans with his brothers. It's said that his brothers went to the white race, and he stayed in the black race. On all U.S. documents, Firmin wrote that he was born in New Orleans.
In 2006, in Bundelkhand in the Banda District of Uttar Pradesh in Northern India, Sampat Pal Devi, a mother with five children, started the Gulabi Gang to speak out against domestic violence and child marriage. Formerly a government health worker as well as a child bride herself, she saw a man beating his wife and intervened only to be beaten herself. She proceeded to return the next day with five women carrying bamboo lathi sticks and taught him an ancient lesson in humility. Word spread and be
Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, 27, a mother who is Sudanese by birth, has been sentenced for apostasy and adultery, and could face death by hanging after her second child is born. She is currently heavily pregnant, and in prison, along with her 20-month-old son. The charge of "adultery" carries the punishment of a hundred lashes and is brought about because Meriam is married to a Christian. Thus her marriage is considered to be void under Sharia law. The charge of apostasy is because she is a Christian h
Chris Hemsworth now has three children. He has a daughter, India, and his wife is just now finishing up being pregnant. So you might be asking, "Wait, so where did the third one come from? Did he find a baby on the side of the road like some sort of gypsy?" But no, Chris Hemsworth is not some gypsy who finds babies on the side of the road. He had twins! Or rather his wife had twins. Is having twins? TMZ says she's in labor at the moment, but they said that a few hours ago, so she might be done.
The Indian Child who was Buried Alive By Hugo Marques BRAZIL, February 26, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Amale is four years old. Like many other children, he went to school for the first time on Thursday, February 12th, in Brasilia. A Kamiura Indian from Mato Grosso, Amale attracted attention from the rest of the children because he was the only child who was without a uniform and a backpack. But Amale stands out from the rest for a much more troubling reason. The little Indian is actually a
Man arrested in Boston police car propane tank attack Boston Police gather at the scene after a burning propane tank was left near an unoccupied police cruiser in Boston on Friday. (REUTERS/Josh Reynolds) A man suspected of leaving a burning propane tank next to a Boston squad car last week was taken into custody after an investigation into the incident, police said on Sunday. Asim Kieta, 42, of Dorchester, was arrested late on Saturday in the city's Charlestown section and charged with possess
Daniel Perez B., was arrested after ramming his car that was carrying explosives into the Spanish Popular Party headquarters in Madrid on Friday. The attempted bomber told police that he, "intended to attack the Spanish political class because politicians have ruined his life," Madrid police chief, Alfonso Jose Fernandez Diez, told reporters. No one was harmed in the incident, and the car did not explode as planned, but it did trigger a major security alert in the city. A crude incendiary device
Federal authorities charged 29-year-old Saipov on Wednesday, two days after he plowed a truck into people in a bike path in lower Manhattan, killing eight people and injuring a dozen more. Trump's tweet comes amid a debate over whether Saipov will go through the criminal justice system as a legal American resident, or be treated as an enemy combatant. The president said on Wednesday he would consider sending the attacker to Guantanamo Bay -- a move that was supported by Sen. John McCain and Sen.
Late last Sunday, July 22, a man walked down Danforth Avenue in Toronto's Greektown, shooting at groups of people on the sidewalk and into restaurants, killing two and injuring 13 others. The shooting took place almost exactly three months to the day after Toronto's van attack, in which Alek Minassian deliberately plowed down North York sidewalk, killing 10 pedestrians and injured 16 others, some critically. And just one month after the van attack, a homemade bomb exploded in an Indian restauran
One man has died, while another 10 have been injured following a terrorist attack near a London mosque Sunday night, where a man drove a van into a crowd of people, reportedly specifically targeting Muslims. Sky News reported on Monday morning that the 48-year-old driver has been arrested by police, after the suspect was prevented from escaping by members of the public. One witness, identified as Abdul Rahman, revealed that the driver said "I want to kill Muslims." BBC News quoted the same man
A Houston driver has been charged with aggravated assault and murder after killing an innocent bystander following a fight. ABC13 reports that Cordale Robinson , 25, was reportedly involved in a physical altercation when he attempted to escape the chaos. Speeding away, he drove his car through a parking lot at the Bayou City Bar & Grill in Montrose, killing Jared Jonte Jacobs . According to documents, Robinson plowed into a crowd of four to five people, as well as two vehicles, dragging the now
Thousands of police officers met in the streets of New York to mourn the death of Miosotis Familia, an officer assassinated by a jail parolee last week. What the cops did not expect is the music they heard from a nearby apartment building. 16-year-old Julien Rodriguez was playing the NWA song "F*** Tha Police" from his apartment window. All while these officers mourned the loss of a great officer who was killed just trying to do her job. 20 officers then stormed up to the kids apartment to try a
Algemeen Dagblad reported that the police have been heavily deployed and they have closed off the entire street, after masked gunmen opened fire in a children's playground on Friday. Police have confirmed that the victim had been shot several times. The wounded were taken to the hospital - one of them a young girl - but their injuries are not known. The detectives have started an extensive investigation. Local residents told Het Parool that the shots rang out at the community center. The masked
Police: Drunk driver arrested twice in four hours after causing crashes By KIMBERLEY HAAS Union Leader Correspondent November 29. 2017 11:29PM Daniel Noury DOVER -- A man who was charged with driving under the influence in a crash that shut down the northbound side of Route 16 for two hours Tuesday morning got arrested again later that day for rear-ending a Volvo at a traffic light. Daniel Noury, 48, of Somersworth, was driving a 2012 Chevrolet pickup truck just north of the tollbooth in Dover
Authorities in Austin, Texas, have warned residents to report any suspicious or unexpected deliveries after two package bombs and another suspicious explosion caused deaths and injuries. The first bombing on March 2 killed a 39-year-old man, and the second killed a teenager and injured a woman on Monday. Few details were available about another explosion on Monday, in which a third woman was injured, but police say they believe the first two were linked. In both of those cases, someone left the
Daniel Perez B., was arrested after ramming his car that was carrying explosives into the Spanish Popular Party headquarters in Madrid on Friday. The attempted bomber told police that he, "intended to attack the Spanish political class because politicians have ruined his life," Madrid police chief, Alfonso Jose Fernandez Diez, told reporters. No one was harmed in the incident, and the car did not explode as planned, but it did trigger a major security alert in the city. A crude incendiary device
Federal authorities charged 29-year-old Saipov on Wednesday, two days after he plowed a truck into people in a bike path in lower Manhattan, killing eight people and injuring a dozen more. Trump's tweet comes amid a debate over whether Saipov will go through the criminal justice system as a legal American resident, or be treated as an enemy combatant. The president said on Wednesday he would consider sending the attacker to Guantanamo Bay -- a move that was supported by Sen. John McCain and Sen.
Late last Sunday, July 22, a man walked down Danforth Avenue in Toronto's Greektown, shooting at groups of people on the sidewalk and into restaurants, killing two and injuring 13 others. The shooting took place almost exactly three months to the day after Toronto's van attack, in which Alek Minassian deliberately plowed down North York sidewalk, killing 10 pedestrians and injured 16 others, some critically. And just one month after the van attack, a homemade bomb exploded in an Indian restauran
One man has died, while another 10 have been injured following a terrorist attack near a London mosque Sunday night, where a man drove a van into a crowd of people, reportedly specifically targeting Muslims. Sky News reported on Monday morning that the 48-year-old driver has been arrested by police, after the suspect was prevented from escaping by members of the public. One witness, identified as Abdul Rahman, revealed that the driver said "I want to kill Muslims." BBC News quoted the same man
A Houston driver has been charged with aggravated assault and murder after killing an innocent bystander following a fight. ABC13 reports that Cordale Robinson , 25, was reportedly involved in a physical altercation when he attempted to escape the chaos. Speeding away, he drove his car through a parking lot at the Bayou City Bar & Grill in Montrose, killing Jared Jonte Jacobs . According to documents, Robinson plowed into a crowd of four to five people, as well as two vehicles, dragging the now
Thousands of police officers met in the streets of New York to mourn the death of Miosotis Familia, an officer assassinated by a jail parolee last week. What the cops did not expect is the music they heard from a nearby apartment building. 16-year-old Julien Rodriguez was playing the NWA song "F*** Tha Police" from his apartment window. All while these officers mourned the loss of a great officer who was killed just trying to do her job. 20 officers then stormed up to the kids apartment to try a
Algemeen Dagblad reported that the police have been heavily deployed and they have closed off the entire street, after masked gunmen opened fire in a children's playground on Friday. Police have confirmed that the victim had been shot several times. The wounded were taken to the hospital - one of them a young girl - but their injuries are not known. The detectives have started an extensive investigation. Local residents told Het Parool that the shots rang out at the community center. The masked
Police: Drunk driver arrested twice in four hours after causing crashes By KIMBERLEY HAAS Union Leader Correspondent November 29. 2017 11:29PM Daniel Noury DOVER -- A man who was charged with driving under the influence in a crash that shut down the northbound side of Route 16 for two hours Tuesday morning got arrested again later that day for rear-ending a Volvo at a traffic light. Daniel Noury, 48, of Somersworth, was driving a 2012 Chevrolet pickup truck just north of the tollbooth in Dover
Authorities in Austin, Texas, have warned residents to report any suspicious or unexpected deliveries after two package bombs and another suspicious explosion caused deaths and injuries. The first bombing on March 2 killed a 39-year-old man, and the second killed a teenager and injured a woman on Monday. Few details were available about another explosion on Monday, in which a third woman was injured, but police say they believe the first two were linked. In both of those cases, someone left the
A Georgia man was recently arrested in New York City. His crime? Having a firearm. Apparently, that was all. Well, he had more than one firearm. Frankly, I don't have any sympathy for the man, either. After all, we all know that NYC is a no-go zone for legal guns. If you take a firearm into the city without permission, you deserve whatever may happen. Don't get me wrong, I think the rules are stupid and need to die a fiery death, but those are the rules, and you either play by them or get what's
Three explosions have rocked a key transportation hub in Brussels, killing 28 [update: 9:20EST: 30 are dead] and injuring 100 to 150 so far. Thirteen were killed at the airport and 15 were found dead in the subway. The attack in Brussels was a strategic attack on a very important hub for all of the West. It is as busy as Fifth Avenue in New York and the station is adjacent to the Parliament and used by members of Parliament, NATO and others of importance. Brussels is the Washington DC of Europe.
An off-duty FBI agent was the center of attention at a club in Denver, first for his dance moves and then for what happened next on Saturday, June 2. While doing a backflip, his gun dropped off from his holster and accidentally fired off at a bystander as he was picking it back up. The bystander was hit in the lower leg by the accidental discharge but is expected to survive, according to Denver police. The agent has not been named by authorities since he was not arrested on a charge, according t
Daniel Perez B., was arrested after ramming his car that was carrying explosives into the Spanish Popular Party headquarters in Madrid on Friday. The attempted bomber told police that he, "intended to attack the Spanish political class because politicians have ruined his life," Madrid police chief, Alfonso Jose Fernandez Diez, told reporters. No one was harmed in the incident, and the car did not explode as planned, but it did trigger a major security alert in the city. A crude incendiary device
Last updated at 11:13 31 July 2006 More than 1,000 prison officers are believed to be involved in corruption, according to a leaked report into the Prison Service. The damaging report, which is the result of an investigation more than a year long, concludes that while most staff operate in an honest way, a significant number of officers are involved in corrupt practices. The report, which was leaked to the BBC, claims corruption ranges from bringing mobile phones and drugs into the jail to accep
Did you hear friends or coworkers complaining about the traffic in Boston on June 11? The traffic jam that brought Post Office Square -- the heart of Boston's Financial District -- to a screeching halt was not caused by a car accident or construction. The obstruction was the inevitable collision of the working class and their supporters against the wealthy elites who block their paths to day-to-day survival and well-being, when members of the Poor People's Campaign shut down the intersection wit
Investigators in white jumpsuits work the crime scene on Boylston Street following a bomb attack at the Boston Marathon. Photo Credit: AFP The aftermath of the Boston Marathon attacks has lead to overreaction after overreaction. The major overreaction to note is the fact that law enforcement authorities in Boston literally shut down the entire city after asking residents to stay in their homes. Residents complied; Boston was turned into a ghost town. But there are also other overreactions to tak
On Sunday, two "legally armed" citizens intervened in a shootout between New Yorkers in a Walmart parking lot, ending the exchange of gunfire and holding the suspects at gunpoint until police arrived. According to WCSH 6 , Augusta police say Kwiesha "Reggie" McBride of Harlem, New York, was sitting in one car in the parking lot, and Frankie Dejesus of Rochester, New York, was sitting in another, when they began shooting at one another during the incident that occurred in Augusta, Maine. "Police
The Brotherhood Building on 125th Street was the headquarters of Thomas Patterson, Eastern Supervisor of the Sleeping Car Porters Union, who once traveled to Wilmington, North Carolina, to negotiate with the Atlantic Coast Line. He was ejected from its dining car for refusing to sit at the segregated table. The next morning, Patterson completed his union business with a Coast Line lawyer; that afternoon, he sued the Line for his humiliation on the diner. The railroad settled out of court and rem
Tuesday November 11, 2014 Undercover police monitoring a bar in Las Cruces, New Mexico were giddy with covetousness when they saw a man drive up in a brand-new Mercedes. As city attorney Harry S. Connelly later explained, the cops were delighted to find that the man had been drinking, exclaiming: "We can hardly wait." Under what Las Cruces calls the law, vehicles can be confiscated from suspected drunk drivers through civil asset forfeiture - a process that doesn't require a criminal conviction,
Three explosions have rocked a key transportation hub in Brussels, killing 28 [update: 9:20EST: 30 are dead] and injuring 100 to 150 so far. Thirteen were killed at the airport and 15 were found dead in the subway. The attack in Brussels was a strategic attack on a very important hub for all of the West. It is as busy as Fifth Avenue in New York and the station is adjacent to the Parliament and used by members of Parliament, NATO and others of importance. Brussels is the Washington DC of Europe.
An off-duty FBI agent was the center of attention at a club in Denver, first for his dance moves and then for what happened next on Saturday, June 2. While doing a backflip, his gun dropped off from his holster and accidentally fired off at a bystander as he was picking it back up. The bystander was hit in the lower leg by the accidental discharge but is expected to survive, according to Denver police. The agent has not been named by authorities since he was not arrested on a charge, according t
Daniel Perez B., was arrested after ramming his car that was carrying explosives into the Spanish Popular Party headquarters in Madrid on Friday. The attempted bomber told police that he, "intended to attack the Spanish political class because politicians have ruined his life," Madrid police chief, Alfonso Jose Fernandez Diez, told reporters. No one was harmed in the incident, and the car did not explode as planned, but it did trigger a major security alert in the city. A crude incendiary device
Last updated at 11:13 31 July 2006 More than 1,000 prison officers are believed to be involved in corruption, according to a leaked report into the Prison Service. The damaging report, which is the result of an investigation more than a year long, concludes that while most staff operate in an honest way, a significant number of officers are involved in corrupt practices. The report, which was leaked to the BBC, claims corruption ranges from bringing mobile phones and drugs into the jail to accep
Did you hear friends or coworkers complaining about the traffic in Boston on June 11? The traffic jam that brought Post Office Square -- the heart of Boston's Financial District -- to a screeching halt was not caused by a car accident or construction. The obstruction was the inevitable collision of the working class and their supporters against the wealthy elites who block their paths to day-to-day survival and well-being, when members of the Poor People's Campaign shut down the intersection wit
Investigators in white jumpsuits work the crime scene on Boylston Street following a bomb attack at the Boston Marathon. Photo Credit: AFP The aftermath of the Boston Marathon attacks has lead to overreaction after overreaction. The major overreaction to note is the fact that law enforcement authorities in Boston literally shut down the entire city after asking residents to stay in their homes. Residents complied; Boston was turned into a ghost town. But there are also other overreactions to tak
On Sunday, two "legally armed" citizens intervened in a shootout between New Yorkers in a Walmart parking lot, ending the exchange of gunfire and holding the suspects at gunpoint until police arrived. According to WCSH 6 , Augusta police say Kwiesha "Reggie" McBride of Harlem, New York, was sitting in one car in the parking lot, and Frankie Dejesus of Rochester, New York, was sitting in another, when they began shooting at one another during the incident that occurred in Augusta, Maine. "Police
The Brotherhood Building on 125th Street was the headquarters of Thomas Patterson, Eastern Supervisor of the Sleeping Car Porters Union, who once traveled to Wilmington, North Carolina, to negotiate with the Atlantic Coast Line. He was ejected from its dining car for refusing to sit at the segregated table. The next morning, Patterson completed his union business with a Coast Line lawyer; that afternoon, he sued the Line for his humiliation on the diner. The railroad settled out of court and rem
Tuesday November 11, 2014 Undercover police monitoring a bar in Las Cruces, New Mexico were giddy with covetousness when they saw a man drive up in a brand-new Mercedes. As city attorney Harry S. Connelly later explained, the cops were delighted to find that the man had been drinking, exclaiming: "We can hardly wait." Under what Las Cruces calls the law, vehicles can be confiscated from suspected drunk drivers through civil asset forfeiture - a process that doesn't require a criminal conviction,
Franklin man convicted on sex trafficking charges By DOUG ALDEN New Hampshire Union Leader September 25. 2015 9:59PM WILLIAM and JULIE SHINE CONCORD -- A Merrimack County jury convicted a Franklin man Friday of trying to sell a 14-year-old girl for sex with an adult. The jury deliberated for about 30 minutes before finding William Shine guilty on all four counts he faced. He was charged with sex trafficking, attempted sex trafficking, conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and endangering the wel
Edith Windsor, the Woman Who Helped End The Federal Gay Marriage Ban, Has Died NEW YORK (AP) -- A woman who brought a Supreme Court case that struck down parts of a federal law that banned same-sex marriage has died. An attorney for Edith Windsor says she died Tuesday in New York. She was 88. Windsor was 81 when she sued the federal government in 2010 over the Defense of Marriage Act following the death of her first spouse, Thea Spyer. They legally married in Canada in 2007 after being together
From the Topeka Capital Journal Pastor Fred Waldron Phelps Sr., founder of the Westboro Baptist Church, died late Wednesday, a daughter of Phelps confirmed Thursday morning. Reached by phone in Topeka, Shirley Phelps-Roper confirmed her father had died at Midland Care Hospice. About 7 p.m. Wednesday, angry adult voices, including some cursing, could be heard in the vicinity of the church and homes of Westboro Baptist Church members. Many WBC members live on streets within sight of the church. Th
Philip Zodhiates CAROLYN THOMPSON, Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- A Virginia businessman was being kind, not condemning homosexuality, when he helped a mother move her daughter out of the country and away from her ex-partner, his lawyer said Wednesday at the start of the man's parental kidnapping trial. Attorney Robert Hemley denied that Philip Zodhiates, of Waynseboro, was trying to obstruct the other woman's parental rights, telling jurors he may not even have known what those rights w
It's been 14 years and three months since my husband, Eddie Torres, died in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. It was his second day of work at Cantor Fitzgerald and at the time, I was seven-and-a-half months pregnant. I lived on West 22nd Street in New York City and as I walked down 8th Avenue towards the burning towers -- while everyone else walked away from them-- I saw the towers fall and I saw people look bewildered and frightened in those few moments after it happe
The former Russian spy who was left fighting for his life after exposure to a rare nerve agent is no longer in critical condition, a British health official said Friday, a month after the mysterious poisoning in a quiet English city triggered a diplomatic crisis between Moscow and the West. Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, were found unconscious on a bench March 4 in Salisbury and were hospitalized for weeks in critical condition. British authorities blame Russia for what they say was poi
Parishioners Elizabeth and John LaCroix of Peterborough are seen with Monsignor Gerald Belanger after Mass on Sunday. (MEGHAN PIERCE/UNION LEADER CORRESPONDENT) PETERBOROUGH -- After 11 years as the pastor in Peterborough, Monsignor Gerald Belanger has been reassigned to St. Charles Borromeo in Meredith. Divine Mercy Parish is holding a farewell reception for him in the church hall on Sunday from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. "It was a real blessing to get to serve with him for six years on the Pastoral Cou
Author July 9, 2018 A murder case has been opened in the UK after a woman died from the effects of being exposed to a lethal nerve agent last night. Mother-of-three Dawn Sturgess, 44, died Sunday after collapsing in the South-West British town of Amesbury. It was later discovered that she and her partner, Charlie Rowley, 45, had been exposed to the highly toxic Russian-made nerve agent, "novichok." Mr. Rowley is currently in critical condition at a local hospital and is said to be nearing death.
Republican Sen. James Inhofe said it . Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper said it. Even former Environmental Protection Agency chief Lisa Jackson said it . For over a decade, oil and gas executives and the policy makers who support them have repeated a single bold claim: there has never been a single documented case where fracking contaminated groundwater. But a blockbuster investigative report by the Associated Press offered up new evidence earlier this month that the shale industry's keyston
Geraldine Ferraro died on Saturday in Boston, Mass. at the age of 75. She had been heroically battling multiple myeloma for twelve years. Thursday morning a private funeral Mass will take place at the Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer in Manhattan, New York City for family and friends. It will be off limits to the press. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made in her honor to one of the following organizations: The Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Research Center at Dana-F
Edith Windsor, the Woman Who Helped End The Federal Gay Marriage Ban, Has Died NEW YORK (AP) -- A woman who brought a Supreme Court case that struck down parts of a federal law that banned same-sex marriage has died. An attorney for Edith Windsor says she died Tuesday in New York. She was 88. Windsor was 81 when she sued the federal government in 2010 over the Defense of Marriage Act following the death of her first spouse, Thea Spyer. They legally married in Canada in 2007 after being together
From the Topeka Capital Journal Pastor Fred Waldron Phelps Sr., founder of the Westboro Baptist Church, died late Wednesday, a daughter of Phelps confirmed Thursday morning. Reached by phone in Topeka, Shirley Phelps-Roper confirmed her father had died at Midland Care Hospice. About 7 p.m. Wednesday, angry adult voices, including some cursing, could be heard in the vicinity of the church and homes of Westboro Baptist Church members. Many WBC members live on streets within sight of the church. Th
Philip Zodhiates CAROLYN THOMPSON, Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- A Virginia businessman was being kind, not condemning homosexuality, when he helped a mother move her daughter out of the country and away from her ex-partner, his lawyer said Wednesday at the start of the man's parental kidnapping trial. Attorney Robert Hemley denied that Philip Zodhiates, of Waynseboro, was trying to obstruct the other woman's parental rights, telling jurors he may not even have known what those rights w
It's been 14 years and three months since my husband, Eddie Torres, died in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. It was his second day of work at Cantor Fitzgerald and at the time, I was seven-and-a-half months pregnant. I lived on West 22nd Street in New York City and as I walked down 8th Avenue towards the burning towers -- while everyone else walked away from them-- I saw the towers fall and I saw people look bewildered and frightened in those few moments after it happe
The former Russian spy who was left fighting for his life after exposure to a rare nerve agent is no longer in critical condition, a British health official said Friday, a month after the mysterious poisoning in a quiet English city triggered a diplomatic crisis between Moscow and the West. Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, were found unconscious on a bench March 4 in Salisbury and were hospitalized for weeks in critical condition. British authorities blame Russia for what they say was poi
Parishioners Elizabeth and John LaCroix of Peterborough are seen with Monsignor Gerald Belanger after Mass on Sunday. (MEGHAN PIERCE/UNION LEADER CORRESPONDENT) PETERBOROUGH -- After 11 years as the pastor in Peterborough, Monsignor Gerald Belanger has been reassigned to St. Charles Borromeo in Meredith. Divine Mercy Parish is holding a farewell reception for him in the church hall on Sunday from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. "It was a real blessing to get to serve with him for six years on the Pastoral Cou
Author July 9, 2018 A murder case has been opened in the UK after a woman died from the effects of being exposed to a lethal nerve agent last night. Mother-of-three Dawn Sturgess, 44, died Sunday after collapsing in the South-West British town of Amesbury. It was later discovered that she and her partner, Charlie Rowley, 45, had been exposed to the highly toxic Russian-made nerve agent, "novichok." Mr. Rowley is currently in critical condition at a local hospital and is said to be nearing death.
Republican Sen. James Inhofe said it . Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper said it. Even former Environmental Protection Agency chief Lisa Jackson said it . For over a decade, oil and gas executives and the policy makers who support them have repeated a single bold claim: there has never been a single documented case where fracking contaminated groundwater. But a blockbuster investigative report by the Associated Press offered up new evidence earlier this month that the shale industry's keyston
Geraldine Ferraro died on Saturday in Boston, Mass. at the age of 75. She had been heroically battling multiple myeloma for twelve years. Thursday morning a private funeral Mass will take place at the Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer in Manhattan, New York City for family and friends. It will be off limits to the press. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made in her honor to one of the following organizations: The Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Research Center at Dana-F
Philip Zodhiates CAROLYN THOMPSON, Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- A Virginia businessman was being kind, not condemning homosexuality, when he helped a mother move her daughter out of the country and away from her ex-partner, his lawyer said Wednesday at the start of the man's parental kidnapping trial. Attorney Robert Hemley denied that Philip Zodhiates, of Waynseboro, was trying to obstruct the other woman's parental rights, telling jurors he may not even have known what those rights w
Robert Mugabe I n a world where political diatribe has been coupled with modern day punditry and perceived as being the norm; with misinformation often easily inserted within journalistic dialogue surreptitiously. Searching for the truth in our current world has become an ever difficult task to accomplish. Therefore finding the truth about a person like Robert Mugabe is usually a difficult task to decipher what really is true and what is really fiction. Painted as a modern day incarnation of the
Cardinal Lacroix helps with Trinity High prom-posal By PAUL FEELY New Hampshire Union Leader March 23. 2014 11:08PM Trinity High senior Bryce Pepin, left, got some assistance from Cardinal Gerald Lacroix Saturday when Pepin asked girlfriend Abbey Thompson to the prom. (COURTESY) Cardinal Lacroix, now of Canada, celebrates Mass in Manchester MANCHESTER -- When asking a date to prom, a little help from above never hurts. Trinity High School senior Bryce Pepin was ready to ask his longtime girlfri
Cardinal, Governor, Mayor make final appeal to reject marijuana question By State House News Service | November 2, 2016, 9:23 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2016/11/02/cardinal-governor-mayor-make-final-appeal-to-reject-marijuana-question/ Rev. Janice Ford, rector of Episcopal Church of Reconciliation, was one of several faith leaders that called on voters to reject a ballot question that would legalize marijuana at a Tuesday event that featured Cardinal Sean O'Malley, Gov. Charlie B
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Philip Roth died Tuesday at the age of 85. The novelist died in New York City on Tuesday night from congestive heart failure. The Jewish-American author rebelled against literary and cultural norms of orthodox Judaism, creating flawed Jewish characters in one of his first stories published in The New Yorker, " Defender of the Faith ." The 1959 story drew wide condemnation from rabbis and from the Anti-Defamation League for violating what author David Remnick describ
BY: Bill McMorris Follow @FBillMcMorris November 12, 2015 5:15 pm Insurgent socialist presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders scored a coveted endorsement from one of the largest public sector unions in the country on Thursday. The American Postal Workers Union announced that it would endorse the Vermont senator over frontrunner Hillary Clinton after its executive council voted. Union president Mark Dimondstein said that "it's time for a political revolution" and that Sanders was the candidate best-
Geraldine Ferraro died on Saturday in Boston, Mass. at the age of 75. She had been heroically battling multiple myeloma for twelve years. Thursday morning a private funeral Mass will take place at the Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer in Manhattan, New York City for family and friends. It will be off limits to the press. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made in her honor to one of the following organizations: The Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Research Center at Dana-F
I srael could not have hoped for as passionate an admirer as Fr. Marcel-Jacques Dubois, this most Israeli of traditionalist Catholic theologians, yet received at the same time almost as passionate a critic. His story and its theological legacy bring into sharp relief some of the permanent obstacles in Jewish-Christian relations. Born in 1920 into a traditional Catholic family in rural France, at the age of eighteen he asserted his independence of spirit by joining the Dominican Order. Together w
Zimbabwe's new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, came under fire Friday for unveiling a debut cabinet that named two military allies to top positions, reappointed figures from the discredited Mugabe era and sidelined the opposition. Mnangagwa gave key jobs to two top military officers, including Sibusiso Moyo, a major general who on Nov. 15 went on state TV to announce the military's takeover -- a power grab which climaxed a week later when Robert Mugabe quit the presidency. According to a statemen
The headlines about the death of Winnie Mandela today are unbelievable. The Wall Street Journal: "Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Antiapartheid Campaigner and Former Wife of Nelson Mandela, Dies at 81. NBC News: "South African anti-apartheid stalwart Winnie Mandela dies at 81." BBC: "Winnie Madikizela-Mandela: Anti-apartheid campaigner dies at 81." NY Daily News: "Activist and politician Winnie Madikizela-Mandela dies at 81." LA Times: "Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, anti-apartheid activist and 'Mother o
Robert Mugabe I n a world where political diatribe has been coupled with modern day punditry and perceived as being the norm; with misinformation often easily inserted within journalistic dialogue surreptitiously. Searching for the truth in our current world has become an ever difficult task to accomplish. Therefore finding the truth about a person like Robert Mugabe is usually a difficult task to decipher what really is true and what is really fiction. Painted as a modern day incarnation of the
Cardinal Lacroix helps with Trinity High prom-posal By PAUL FEELY New Hampshire Union Leader March 23. 2014 11:08PM Trinity High senior Bryce Pepin, left, got some assistance from Cardinal Gerald Lacroix Saturday when Pepin asked girlfriend Abbey Thompson to the prom. (COURTESY) Cardinal Lacroix, now of Canada, celebrates Mass in Manchester MANCHESTER -- When asking a date to prom, a little help from above never hurts. Trinity High School senior Bryce Pepin was ready to ask his longtime girlfri
Cardinal, Governor, Mayor make final appeal to reject marijuana question By State House News Service | November 2, 2016, 9:23 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2016/11/02/cardinal-governor-mayor-make-final-appeal-to-reject-marijuana-question/ Rev. Janice Ford, rector of Episcopal Church of Reconciliation, was one of several faith leaders that called on voters to reject a ballot question that would legalize marijuana at a Tuesday event that featured Cardinal Sean O'Malley, Gov. Charlie B
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Philip Roth died Tuesday at the age of 85. The novelist died in New York City on Tuesday night from congestive heart failure. The Jewish-American author rebelled against literary and cultural norms of orthodox Judaism, creating flawed Jewish characters in one of his first stories published in The New Yorker, " Defender of the Faith ." The 1959 story drew wide condemnation from rabbis and from the Anti-Defamation League for violating what author David Remnick describ
BY: Bill McMorris Follow @FBillMcMorris November 12, 2015 5:15 pm Insurgent socialist presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders scored a coveted endorsement from one of the largest public sector unions in the country on Thursday. The American Postal Workers Union announced that it would endorse the Vermont senator over frontrunner Hillary Clinton after its executive council voted. Union president Mark Dimondstein said that "it's time for a political revolution" and that Sanders was the candidate best-
Geraldine Ferraro died on Saturday in Boston, Mass. at the age of 75. She had been heroically battling multiple myeloma for twelve years. Thursday morning a private funeral Mass will take place at the Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer in Manhattan, New York City for family and friends. It will be off limits to the press. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made in her honor to one of the following organizations: The Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Research Center at Dana-F
I srael could not have hoped for as passionate an admirer as Fr. Marcel-Jacques Dubois, this most Israeli of traditionalist Catholic theologians, yet received at the same time almost as passionate a critic. His story and its theological legacy bring into sharp relief some of the permanent obstacles in Jewish-Christian relations. Born in 1920 into a traditional Catholic family in rural France, at the age of eighteen he asserted his independence of spirit by joining the Dominican Order. Together w
Zimbabwe's new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, came under fire Friday for unveiling a debut cabinet that named two military allies to top positions, reappointed figures from the discredited Mugabe era and sidelined the opposition. Mnangagwa gave key jobs to two top military officers, including Sibusiso Moyo, a major general who on Nov. 15 went on state TV to announce the military's takeover -- a power grab which climaxed a week later when Robert Mugabe quit the presidency. According to a statemen
The headlines about the death of Winnie Mandela today are unbelievable. The Wall Street Journal: "Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Antiapartheid Campaigner and Former Wife of Nelson Mandela, Dies at 81. NBC News: "South African anti-apartheid stalwart Winnie Mandela dies at 81." BBC: "Winnie Madikizela-Mandela: Anti-apartheid campaigner dies at 81." NY Daily News: "Activist and politician Winnie Madikizela-Mandela dies at 81." LA Times: "Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, anti-apartheid activist and 'Mother o
The probable changes as the world heats are so great that climate adaptation to cope with the inevitable is now essential, scientists are warning. Forest damage, drought and floods, for example, will all worsen, and tidal ranges are already changing. More than half of all the natural vegetation of California is at risk as temperatures rise. Even were the US and other nations to honour the promises made in the Paris Agreement of 2015, one fourth of California's natural wilderness would be und
THE Niagara Parkway begins quietly at the southern edge of the tidy tourist town of Niagara-on-the-Lake then loops through some of southern Canada's finest farm land, hugging the lip of the Niagara Gorge. Two hundred metres below, the slate-green river boils and twists. The road is pastoral, edged with fruit stands and vineyards, jammed with tour buses and picnickers when the sun shines. Cruise past Queenston Heights - which the Americans tried to scale before being routed in the War of 1812 - p
Miami might have been spared the worst of Hurricane Irma, but many other areas weren't so lucky. St. Maarten, the British and U.S. Virgin Islands, Barbuda, Cuba, and the Florida Keys have all been greatly affected by Irma, which was one of the longest-lasting Category 5 storms on record and among the strongest cyclones to ever make landfall. So while you count your blessings, perhaps take some time to help those who fared worse. Thankfully, Miami's nightlife scene has stepped up to lead the push
There's no way of knowing for certain whether Hurricanes Irma and Harvey would've been as destructive had it not been for the climate crisis, as Al Gore calls it. At the very least, however, these and other similarly monstrous weather events are surely a preview of what we can expect from the crisis in the very near term: increasingly severe weather, more floods, more catastrophic losses and frustratingly little by way of a movement to do anything to mitigate the root causes of the problem. Even
I used to work at a resturaunt near the ski resorts in my state. It is meant to have the ambiance of a provincial French estate. At the time, the hostess/captains/waitstaff and bar were all female, and each wore custom tailored uniforms that looked something like this: If you would have asked me if I was self objectifying at the time, I would have called you crazy, not only was the concept unkown to me, but I was trying way too hard to be a "cool girl" then. Even when things that the owners, cus
The view has changed since that historic day. Pollution and rising mountain temperatures are relentlessly shearing away at the Himalayas' frozen facade. Photographs taken around the time of the 1953 expedition show hulking ridges of ice that have since shrunk or disappeared. Glaciers and snow are melting throughout the sprawling mountain range, which stretches across India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Nepal, and Tibetan China. The waning glaciers are leaving precarious mountainside lakes of c
As temperatures drop and rain clouds return, millions of UK holidaymakers will look back on the summer of 2018 as one of the best they can remember. While most Britons and overseas visitors have greatly enjoyed the sustained sunshine in recent weeks, some are alarmed that it may have been caused by climate change and could therefore be a recurrent feature of British summers. After all, we live in a period of global warming and global temperatures today are about 1 degree Celsius warmer than 100
T o get to the Cape Royds penguin colony, home to several thousand googly-eyed Adelie penguins, you can either make the bone-chilling two-hour snowmobile drive over the sea ice from McMurdo Station, or if weather and winds permit, zip over in 10 minutes by helicopter. Either way, you'll pass hundreds of seals sprawled slug-like on the ice; pass through the shadow of the volcano Mount Erebus, hunched and smoking; and if you're lucky, spot an elegant snow petrel gliding by. Jutting off the lava-ro
Cyclone Ockhi intensified into a "severe cyclonic storm" on Friday and moved to the Arabian Sea. It lay centred around 80 kilometres north-northeast of Minicoy in Lakshadweep. Under its influence, heavy rains continued to batter coastal areas of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, killing twelve people in the last two days and crippling normal life at numerous places. 218 fishermen rescued, as death toll in affected areas rises to 12 An IANS report from Thiruvananthapuram said as many as 218 fishermen from K
More floods are coming and we're making them worse David Suzuki Environment September 7, 2017 Photo by NOAA Satellites When the Aztecs founded Tenochtitlan in 1325, they built it on a large island on Lake Texcoco. Its eventual 200,000-plus inhabitants relied on canals, levees, dikes, floating gardens, aqueducts and bridges for defence, transportation, flood control, drinking water and food. After the Spaniards conquered the city in 1521, they drained the lake and built Mexico City over it. T
THE Niagara Parkway begins quietly at the southern edge of the tidy tourist town of Niagara-on-the-Lake then loops through some of southern Canada's finest farm land, hugging the lip of the Niagara Gorge. Two hundred metres below, the slate-green river boils and twists. The road is pastoral, edged with fruit stands and vineyards, jammed with tour buses and picnickers when the sun shines. Cruise past Queenston Heights - which the Americans tried to scale before being routed in the War of 1812 - p
Miami might have been spared the worst of Hurricane Irma, but many other areas weren't so lucky. St. Maarten, the British and U.S. Virgin Islands, Barbuda, Cuba, and the Florida Keys have all been greatly affected by Irma, which was one of the longest-lasting Category 5 storms on record and among the strongest cyclones to ever make landfall. So while you count your blessings, perhaps take some time to help those who fared worse. Thankfully, Miami's nightlife scene has stepped up to lead the push
There's no way of knowing for certain whether Hurricanes Irma and Harvey would've been as destructive had it not been for the climate crisis, as Al Gore calls it. At the very least, however, these and other similarly monstrous weather events are surely a preview of what we can expect from the crisis in the very near term: increasingly severe weather, more floods, more catastrophic losses and frustratingly little by way of a movement to do anything to mitigate the root causes of the problem. Even
I used to work at a resturaunt near the ski resorts in my state. It is meant to have the ambiance of a provincial French estate. At the time, the hostess/captains/waitstaff and bar were all female, and each wore custom tailored uniforms that looked something like this: If you would have asked me if I was self objectifying at the time, I would have called you crazy, not only was the concept unkown to me, but I was trying way too hard to be a "cool girl" then. Even when things that the owners, cus
The view has changed since that historic day. Pollution and rising mountain temperatures are relentlessly shearing away at the Himalayas' frozen facade. Photographs taken around the time of the 1953 expedition show hulking ridges of ice that have since shrunk or disappeared. Glaciers and snow are melting throughout the sprawling mountain range, which stretches across India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Nepal, and Tibetan China. The waning glaciers are leaving precarious mountainside lakes of c
As temperatures drop and rain clouds return, millions of UK holidaymakers will look back on the summer of 2018 as one of the best they can remember. While most Britons and overseas visitors have greatly enjoyed the sustained sunshine in recent weeks, some are alarmed that it may have been caused by climate change and could therefore be a recurrent feature of British summers. After all, we live in a period of global warming and global temperatures today are about 1 degree Celsius warmer than 100
T o get to the Cape Royds penguin colony, home to several thousand googly-eyed Adelie penguins, you can either make the bone-chilling two-hour snowmobile drive over the sea ice from McMurdo Station, or if weather and winds permit, zip over in 10 minutes by helicopter. Either way, you'll pass hundreds of seals sprawled slug-like on the ice; pass through the shadow of the volcano Mount Erebus, hunched and smoking; and if you're lucky, spot an elegant snow petrel gliding by. Jutting off the lava-ro
Cyclone Ockhi intensified into a "severe cyclonic storm" on Friday and moved to the Arabian Sea. It lay centred around 80 kilometres north-northeast of Minicoy in Lakshadweep. Under its influence, heavy rains continued to batter coastal areas of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, killing twelve people in the last two days and crippling normal life at numerous places. 218 fishermen rescued, as death toll in affected areas rises to 12 An IANS report from Thiruvananthapuram said as many as 218 fishermen from K
More floods are coming and we're making them worse David Suzuki Environment September 7, 2017 Photo by NOAA Satellites When the Aztecs founded Tenochtitlan in 1325, they built it on a large island on Lake Texcoco. Its eventual 200,000-plus inhabitants relied on canals, levees, dikes, floating gardens, aqueducts and bridges for defence, transportation, flood control, drinking water and food. After the Spaniards conquered the city in 1521, they drained the lake and built Mexico City over it. T
In fields with a rootworm problem, the bug damages the cornstalk's ability to absorb water just when it's needed most. With the roots weakened, the plant can also be more vulnerable to wind. The Minnesota outbreak isn't the first sighting of rootworms rampaging through Bt corn country this growing season. Back in June, University of Illinois entomologist Michael Gray reported that "The western corn rootworm 'season' is underway at a pace earlier than I have experienced since I began studying thi
What is a Mangrove? A mangrove is a forest habitat that straddles the coastline of many tropical countries including Madagascar and Indonesia which forms the boundary between where the land finishes and the ocean starts. The plants have adapted to live in salt water and nutrient-rich mud and instantly recognisable large root structures give mangroves some of their special features. These natural structures protect against tidal impact, prevent flooding, and provide shelter and nursery grounds to
The Belgian Naturist Federation hit back saying bathers do not pose any real threat. The Flemish Agency for the Defence of Nature and the Forest also claimed the dunes could be damaged. At present the Belgian coast has one naturist beach where naked sunbathing is permitted, at Bredene. But the beach is very popular, which led the Belgian Naturism Federation to request permission to open a second beach where naked sunbathing is permitted. . Eyeing up the little-used beach near Westende, organisat
THE Niagara Parkway begins quietly at the southern edge of the tidy tourist town of Niagara-on-the-Lake then loops through some of southern Canada's finest farm land, hugging the lip of the Niagara Gorge. Two hundred metres below, the slate-green river boils and twists. The road is pastoral, edged with fruit stands and vineyards, jammed with tour buses and picnickers when the sun shines. Cruise past Queenston Heights - which the Americans tried to scale before being routed in the War of 1812 - p
Sonia Najera walks under a canopy of ash and sugar hackberry trees, down a dirt path that ends at the water's edge of the Rio Grande. The spot is a mile from the tidal flats where the river mixes with the Gulf of Mexico after its journey from the Colorado headwaters. Najera, South Texas project manager for the Nature Conservancy, points to paw prints in the muddy river bank. "That's a canine," she says, "probably a coyote. That looks like badger; that's chachalaca for sure," she continues, descr
1. Millions of cubic meters of water used by tar sands companies in 2011 from the Athabasca River alone: 370 [1] 2. Millions of cubic meters of water used in Toronto in 2011: 388 3. Amount paid by tar sands companies for water in 2012: $0 4. Average amount paid by the typical Toronto household for water each year: $674 [2] 5. Percentage of people in the United States who would not want medical treatments to extend life to age 120: 56 6. Percentage of people who think only the wealthy would have
One day, a scorpion reached a river he wanted to cross. He saw a frog on the other side and called out, "Would you be so kind as to give me a ride on your back across the river?" "How do I know that if I help you, you wont try to kill me?" asked the frog hesitantly. "Because," the scorpion replied, "If I try to kill you, then I would die, too, for you see I cannot swim!" So the frog agreed. He swam over, and the scorpion crawled onto the frog's back. Halfway across the river, the frog felt a sha
The days of millions of Sin City residents and visitors who love swimming in, boating on, and drinking water siphoned from Lake Mead could be numbered. After 14 years of drought in the Southwest, the water reservoir created by the Hoover Dam has officially dipped to its lowest water level since it began filling up with water from the Colorado River in the 1930s. On Sunday, the lake's water level dropped to 1,081.7 feet above sea level, leaving the reservoir only 39 percent full. The body of wate
Hamburg is now confiscating private apartments in an effort to ease a housing shortage exacerbated by the massive migrant influx in Germany. According to The Gatestone Institute , city officials have been seizing commercial properties and converting them into migrant shelters since late 2015, but now the city is expropriating residential property units owned by private citizen. READ: 10 stories that prove Germany has become as PATHETIC as Sweden Six residential units in the Hamm district have be
Rural eastern Paraguay used to be full of jungle, small farms, schools and wildlife. Now it is a green sea of soybeans. The families, trees and birds are gone. The schools are empty. The air is filled with the toxic stench of the pesticides like paraquat and 2,4-D used to protect the soy crops. We drove through the sea of soy on a red dirt road. Meriton Ramirez was bringing us to the former community of Minga Pora, to the farm where his family used to live. Ramirez is a member of the Asociacion
What is a Mangrove? A mangrove is a forest habitat that straddles the coastline of many tropical countries including Madagascar and Indonesia which forms the boundary between where the land finishes and the ocean starts. The plants have adapted to live in salt water and nutrient-rich mud and instantly recognisable large root structures give mangroves some of their special features. These natural structures protect against tidal impact, prevent flooding, and provide shelter and nursery grounds to
The Belgian Naturist Federation hit back saying bathers do not pose any real threat. The Flemish Agency for the Defence of Nature and the Forest also claimed the dunes could be damaged. At present the Belgian coast has one naturist beach where naked sunbathing is permitted, at Bredene. But the beach is very popular, which led the Belgian Naturism Federation to request permission to open a second beach where naked sunbathing is permitted. . Eyeing up the little-used beach near Westende, organisat
THE Niagara Parkway begins quietly at the southern edge of the tidy tourist town of Niagara-on-the-Lake then loops through some of southern Canada's finest farm land, hugging the lip of the Niagara Gorge. Two hundred metres below, the slate-green river boils and twists. The road is pastoral, edged with fruit stands and vineyards, jammed with tour buses and picnickers when the sun shines. Cruise past Queenston Heights - which the Americans tried to scale before being routed in the War of 1812 - p
Sonia Najera walks under a canopy of ash and sugar hackberry trees, down a dirt path that ends at the water's edge of the Rio Grande. The spot is a mile from the tidal flats where the river mixes with the Gulf of Mexico after its journey from the Colorado headwaters. Najera, South Texas project manager for the Nature Conservancy, points to paw prints in the muddy river bank. "That's a canine," she says, "probably a coyote. That looks like badger; that's chachalaca for sure," she continues, descr
1. Millions of cubic meters of water used by tar sands companies in 2011 from the Athabasca River alone: 370 [1] 2. Millions of cubic meters of water used in Toronto in 2011: 388 3. Amount paid by tar sands companies for water in 2012: $0 4. Average amount paid by the typical Toronto household for water each year: $674 [2] 5. Percentage of people in the United States who would not want medical treatments to extend life to age 120: 56 6. Percentage of people who think only the wealthy would have
One day, a scorpion reached a river he wanted to cross. He saw a frog on the other side and called out, "Would you be so kind as to give me a ride on your back across the river?" "How do I know that if I help you, you wont try to kill me?" asked the frog hesitantly. "Because," the scorpion replied, "If I try to kill you, then I would die, too, for you see I cannot swim!" So the frog agreed. He swam over, and the scorpion crawled onto the frog's back. Halfway across the river, the frog felt a sha
The days of millions of Sin City residents and visitors who love swimming in, boating on, and drinking water siphoned from Lake Mead could be numbered. After 14 years of drought in the Southwest, the water reservoir created by the Hoover Dam has officially dipped to its lowest water level since it began filling up with water from the Colorado River in the 1930s. On Sunday, the lake's water level dropped to 1,081.7 feet above sea level, leaving the reservoir only 39 percent full. The body of wate
Hamburg is now confiscating private apartments in an effort to ease a housing shortage exacerbated by the massive migrant influx in Germany. According to The Gatestone Institute , city officials have been seizing commercial properties and converting them into migrant shelters since late 2015, but now the city is expropriating residential property units owned by private citizen. READ: 10 stories that prove Germany has become as PATHETIC as Sweden Six residential units in the Hamm district have be
Rural eastern Paraguay used to be full of jungle, small farms, schools and wildlife. Now it is a green sea of soybeans. The families, trees and birds are gone. The schools are empty. The air is filled with the toxic stench of the pesticides like paraquat and 2,4-D used to protect the soy crops. We drove through the sea of soy on a red dirt road. Meriton Ramirez was bringing us to the former community of Minga Pora, to the farm where his family used to live. Ramirez is a member of the Asociacion
Facing a barrage of questions on President Donald Trump 's Tweets about Mika Brzezinski , White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders fired back, blasting the media for their focus on Trump' Twitter account and the Russia probe. Huckabee Sanders cited a study from the conservative Media Research Center , which claimed that the big three evening newscasts spent a combined 353 minutes covering the Russia probe from May 17-June 20, 306 minutes more than any other Trump-related topic.
CBS News screengrab Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), one of the House Intelligence Committee Republicans who drafted the debunked Nunes memo, said the revelations in no way "vindicate" President Donald Trump. After Trump approved the release of the quickly-debunked memo, he claimed that it "totally vindicates 'Trump.'" Gowdy disagreed Sunday in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation," saying that, "I actually don't think it is has any impact on the Russia probe." "I was pretty integrally involved in the d
Trump supporter and paid CNN commentator Scottie Nell Hughes said Monday morning that it was perfectly acceptable to push the "rigged election" narrative in order to turn out voters. Speaking to CNN's Chris Cuomo, Hughes defended Trump's tack of alleging that the election was being stolen from him, saying the effort to undermine confidence in the democratic system bothered her "not at all." "Right now, it's all about who's going to turn their people out to the polls. The Clinton campaign has on
On Monday, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders held a briefing and was pressed hard on President Donald Trump's use of Twitter. Trump recently received criticism for tweeting out a preview of the jobs report before it was released. "Looking forward to seeing the unemployment numbers at 8:30 this morning," Trump tweeted before the report was released. "Has anybody ever in this administration asked him to back away from Twitter just for a day?" a reporter asked. Sanders fired back:
T he feud between the Trump White House and CNN reached a fever pitch Tuesday during a feisty press briefing where Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders slammed "fake news" and said Americans "deserve something better." Sanders conducted the first televised briefing in a week, following complaints from the press corps that too many are being held off-camera. She took the podium in place of Press Secretary Sean Spicer, who was on Capitol Hill for a GOP Senate luncheon. Breitbart News' Cha
Sebastian Gorka is a former Trump adviser and self-proclaimed expert who has not shied away from showing his white supremacist side or making outrageous remarks. His latest bigoted bombshell, a doozy, came during a roundtable discussion hosted by WJLA, a Sinclair affiliate. In an attempt to defend the sale of bump stocks, Gorka argued mass shootings are not the real problem in America. "The biggest problem we have is not mass shootings, they are the anomaly," he said. "You do not make legislatio
On Friday's Andrea Mitchell Reports , MSNBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff misleadingly claimed that hundreds of illegal immigrants were deported before they were "able" to collect their children without noting that, according to Trump administration officials, many of them declined the opportunity to take their children with them, possibly hoping that the children will succeed in attaining asylum and indefinite residency. Referring to ACLU demands that the government locate deported immigrants wh
(WASHINGTON EXAMINER) -- An aide to a Florida state lawmaker has been fired after the aide suggested to a reporter that two students who have made TV appearances with media outlets after the deadly shooting last week at their high school are actors. Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran, a Republican, said in a statement Tuesday evening that he was "shocked and angry" to learn that Benjamin Kelly, district secretary for state Rep. Shawn Harrison, also a Republican, made the accusation in an "ap
BY: Andrew Kugle Follow @AndrewJKugle August 2, 2018 3:11 pm CNN reporter Jim Acosta asked White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Thursday if she would go against her boss, President Donald Trump, and say the press is not the enemy of the people. The president has frequently attacked the press for being unfair and publishing "fake news" about him and his administration. When he was traveling to Helsinki to meet Russian President Vladamir Putin, he called the press the "enemy of the p
Despite having mockingly dismissed such claims for the past year, the liberal media recently admitted -- based on anonymous FBI leaks -- that the investigatory bureau had indeed spied upon then-candidate Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Judge Jeanine Pirro absolutely exploded at that news during the "Opening Statement" segment of her program Saturday evening, and pointed an accusatory finger directly at the ultimate overseer of the Obama administration's FBI -- former Attorney General
CBS News screengrab Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), one of the House Intelligence Committee Republicans who drafted the debunked Nunes memo, said the revelations in no way "vindicate" President Donald Trump. After Trump approved the release of the quickly-debunked memo, he claimed that it "totally vindicates 'Trump.'" Gowdy disagreed Sunday in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation," saying that, "I actually don't think it is has any impact on the Russia probe." "I was pretty integrally involved in the d
Trump supporter and paid CNN commentator Scottie Nell Hughes said Monday morning that it was perfectly acceptable to push the "rigged election" narrative in order to turn out voters. Speaking to CNN's Chris Cuomo, Hughes defended Trump's tack of alleging that the election was being stolen from him, saying the effort to undermine confidence in the democratic system bothered her "not at all." "Right now, it's all about who's going to turn their people out to the polls. The Clinton campaign has on
On Monday, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders held a briefing and was pressed hard on President Donald Trump's use of Twitter. Trump recently received criticism for tweeting out a preview of the jobs report before it was released. "Looking forward to seeing the unemployment numbers at 8:30 this morning," Trump tweeted before the report was released. "Has anybody ever in this administration asked him to back away from Twitter just for a day?" a reporter asked. Sanders fired back:
T he feud between the Trump White House and CNN reached a fever pitch Tuesday during a feisty press briefing where Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders slammed "fake news" and said Americans "deserve something better." Sanders conducted the first televised briefing in a week, following complaints from the press corps that too many are being held off-camera. She took the podium in place of Press Secretary Sean Spicer, who was on Capitol Hill for a GOP Senate luncheon. Breitbart News' Cha
Sebastian Gorka is a former Trump adviser and self-proclaimed expert who has not shied away from showing his white supremacist side or making outrageous remarks. His latest bigoted bombshell, a doozy, came during a roundtable discussion hosted by WJLA, a Sinclair affiliate. In an attempt to defend the sale of bump stocks, Gorka argued mass shootings are not the real problem in America. "The biggest problem we have is not mass shootings, they are the anomaly," he said. "You do not make legislatio
On Friday's Andrea Mitchell Reports , MSNBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff misleadingly claimed that hundreds of illegal immigrants were deported before they were "able" to collect their children without noting that, according to Trump administration officials, many of them declined the opportunity to take their children with them, possibly hoping that the children will succeed in attaining asylum and indefinite residency. Referring to ACLU demands that the government locate deported immigrants wh
(WASHINGTON EXAMINER) -- An aide to a Florida state lawmaker has been fired after the aide suggested to a reporter that two students who have made TV appearances with media outlets after the deadly shooting last week at their high school are actors. Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran, a Republican, said in a statement Tuesday evening that he was "shocked and angry" to learn that Benjamin Kelly, district secretary for state Rep. Shawn Harrison, also a Republican, made the accusation in an "ap
BY: Andrew Kugle Follow @AndrewJKugle August 2, 2018 3:11 pm CNN reporter Jim Acosta asked White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Thursday if she would go against her boss, President Donald Trump, and say the press is not the enemy of the people. The president has frequently attacked the press for being unfair and publishing "fake news" about him and his administration. When he was traveling to Helsinki to meet Russian President Vladamir Putin, he called the press the "enemy of the p
Despite having mockingly dismissed such claims for the past year, the liberal media recently admitted -- based on anonymous FBI leaks -- that the investigatory bureau had indeed spied upon then-candidate Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Judge Jeanine Pirro absolutely exploded at that news during the "Opening Statement" segment of her program Saturday evening, and pointed an accusatory finger directly at the ultimate overseer of the Obama administration's FBI -- former Attorney General
Jenna Lee, co-host of "Happening Now", announced she was leaving Fox News on Friday after 10 years with the network. But where is the news anchor going? She offered few hints in her goodbye as to where she might be headed, but it appears that it is journalistic in nature. "I love being a journalist," Jenna said. "And I have some really big ideas on how to better serve you." On her Twitter account , Lee recently posted a video that appears to be the first in a series she calls "Adventures of a N
We all know Dana Loesch as an author, radio host, and the spokesperson for the NRA. But how did she come to be the most aggressively gun-friendly presence in the country? She was born in 1978 to Southern Baptist Democrats in a small Missouri town, where her grandfather taught her to shoot BB guns in their backyard. She went to school for journalism but dropped out after getting pregnant with her boyfriend, Chris, who headed a punk band. She then started a mommy blog titled "Mamalogue," where she
Facebook screengrab Fox News talking head Tomi Lahren warned conservatives that it would be a "huge mistake" to push the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade - sending her conservative fans into a meltdown. In a video uploaded to Facebook, Lahren said the open Supreme Court seat is a "huge opportunity for conservative values and principles." She then warned that using it to try to overturn the decision that legalized abortion nationwide would be a tough fight given how popular it is. "Do we rea
We hate to break it to Jim Acosta, but sometimes, CNN really does suck : WATCH: CNN Reporter Incorrectly Attributes Gun Activist's Phrasing to NRA's Dana Loesch https://t.co/2WxYep2vuh pic.twitter.com/kNA8LPAWYW -- Mediaite (@Mediaite) July 31, 2018 Sounds about right. More from Mediaite's Caleb Howe : "There's a tweet by Dana Loesch," [reporter Tom Foreman told Wolf Blitzer], pointing at the text he was reading, "that basically said, '3D printed ghost guns, as they call these, which can be made
Fox News host Tucker Carlson abruptly ended an interview with Louisville University professor Ricky Jones after he called him out for profiting from "race-baiting." Carlson questioned Jones about an op-ed in which he wondered whether author James Baldwin was right to call white Americans "moral monsters" for their treatment of other races. Carlson accused Jones of "abetting racism." "If I wrote 'why are so many black Americans so brutal and inhumane' - which I would never write - how you would y
A seething Dana Loesch - outspoken NRA spokesperson and longtime conservative activist - took the legacy media head-on in a fiery speech Thursday morning provocatively titled, "Media Love Mass Shootings." Reflecting on her appearance at Wednesday evening's town hall about the mass shooting, produced by CNN, Loesch said: I want to make this super obvious point. The government has proven that they cannot keep you safe. And yet, some people want all of us to disarm. You heard that town hall last ni
During one of his more ridiculous segments this past week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson spoke with Scott Bolden, a black lawyer who happens to be well off financially. In the heated exchange between the two, Carlson repeatedly tried to claim that Bolden's wealth is an indicator that (1) black people are not oppressed and (2) that he's never experienced real oppression because he has money. Carlson grossly misstates the actual problem and shows that he has no clue how oppression works, as Ring of
When it emerged that George Stephanopoulos had failed to disclose $75,000 in donations to the Clinton Foundation to either the network or viewers while repeatedly covering the organization, ABC News declared that it would stand by its "chief news anchor." The New York Post's Emily Smith explains that they have one hundred and five million reasons to ignore their own declared standards and practices . ABC renewed Stephanopoulos' contract last year for more than double what NBC paid Brian Williams
Gonna have to lock up a whole lot of people... Fox News' Tucker Carlson tore into a Democratic strategist Tuesday night for supporting a California bill that could imprison people for calling someone by the wrong pronoun. Robin Biro argued that "all LGBT rights" need to be included in patient rights, including proper pronoun usage. Carlson accused Biro of ignoring free speech for political purposes, taking issue with the bill's criminalization of speech. "You have the right to express your view
In a discussion with Fox News host Sean Hannity Thursday, Eric Trump addressed the "hypocrisy" of the media when it comes to dangerous rhetoric. Amid reckless, over-the-top rhetoric from many in the media, he said, his whole family has "had white powder show up at our house." "The hypocrisy is unlike anything you can imagine," said Trump. "You have them attacking Barron, you have them attacking Tiffany, you have them attacking our entire family. You have them spewing garbage every single day on
We all know Dana Loesch as an author, radio host, and the spokesperson for the NRA. But how did she come to be the most aggressively gun-friendly presence in the country? She was born in 1978 to Southern Baptist Democrats in a small Missouri town, where her grandfather taught her to shoot BB guns in their backyard. She went to school for journalism but dropped out after getting pregnant with her boyfriend, Chris, who headed a punk band. She then started a mommy blog titled "Mamalogue," where she
Facebook screengrab Fox News talking head Tomi Lahren warned conservatives that it would be a "huge mistake" to push the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade - sending her conservative fans into a meltdown. In a video uploaded to Facebook, Lahren said the open Supreme Court seat is a "huge opportunity for conservative values and principles." She then warned that using it to try to overturn the decision that legalized abortion nationwide would be a tough fight given how popular it is. "Do we rea
We hate to break it to Jim Acosta, but sometimes, CNN really does suck : WATCH: CNN Reporter Incorrectly Attributes Gun Activist's Phrasing to NRA's Dana Loesch https://t.co/2WxYep2vuh pic.twitter.com/kNA8LPAWYW -- Mediaite (@Mediaite) July 31, 2018 Sounds about right. More from Mediaite's Caleb Howe : "There's a tweet by Dana Loesch," [reporter Tom Foreman told Wolf Blitzer], pointing at the text he was reading, "that basically said, '3D printed ghost guns, as they call these, which can be made
Fox News host Tucker Carlson abruptly ended an interview with Louisville University professor Ricky Jones after he called him out for profiting from "race-baiting." Carlson questioned Jones about an op-ed in which he wondered whether author James Baldwin was right to call white Americans "moral monsters" for their treatment of other races. Carlson accused Jones of "abetting racism." "If I wrote 'why are so many black Americans so brutal and inhumane' - which I would never write - how you would y
A seething Dana Loesch - outspoken NRA spokesperson and longtime conservative activist - took the legacy media head-on in a fiery speech Thursday morning provocatively titled, "Media Love Mass Shootings." Reflecting on her appearance at Wednesday evening's town hall about the mass shooting, produced by CNN, Loesch said: I want to make this super obvious point. The government has proven that they cannot keep you safe. And yet, some people want all of us to disarm. You heard that town hall last ni
During one of his more ridiculous segments this past week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson spoke with Scott Bolden, a black lawyer who happens to be well off financially. In the heated exchange between the two, Carlson repeatedly tried to claim that Bolden's wealth is an indicator that (1) black people are not oppressed and (2) that he's never experienced real oppression because he has money. Carlson grossly misstates the actual problem and shows that he has no clue how oppression works, as Ring of
When it emerged that George Stephanopoulos had failed to disclose $75,000 in donations to the Clinton Foundation to either the network or viewers while repeatedly covering the organization, ABC News declared that it would stand by its "chief news anchor." The New York Post's Emily Smith explains that they have one hundred and five million reasons to ignore their own declared standards and practices . ABC renewed Stephanopoulos' contract last year for more than double what NBC paid Brian Williams
Gonna have to lock up a whole lot of people... Fox News' Tucker Carlson tore into a Democratic strategist Tuesday night for supporting a California bill that could imprison people for calling someone by the wrong pronoun. Robin Biro argued that "all LGBT rights" need to be included in patient rights, including proper pronoun usage. Carlson accused Biro of ignoring free speech for political purposes, taking issue with the bill's criminalization of speech. "You have the right to express your view
In a discussion with Fox News host Sean Hannity Thursday, Eric Trump addressed the "hypocrisy" of the media when it comes to dangerous rhetoric. Amid reckless, over-the-top rhetoric from many in the media, he said, his whole family has "had white powder show up at our house." "The hypocrisy is unlike anything you can imagine," said Trump. "You have them attacking Barron, you have them attacking Tiffany, you have them attacking our entire family. You have them spewing garbage every single day on
By Cesar Modesto A thousand Soldiers from the Brazilian Army's 1st Jungle Infantry Brigade deployed along the country's northern border to fight crime and reinforce the Armed Forces' presence in the region from September 8-17. Their efforts marked the sixth iteration of Operation Curare, named after the poison used by the indigenous people of the Amazon on the tips of their arrows when hunting. The Army has been providing security patrols and civic programs within the framework of the Curare ope
A stampede of wild boars killed three ISIS fighters Sunday who were preparing to ambush anti-ISIS tribesmen in Iraq's al-Rashad region. At least eight ISIS fighters took cover in some dense reeds in the area, likely disturbing the wild boars, which then attacked them and killed three ISIS members, injuring the other five. The boars are notorious for being easily disturbed and short-tempered, Newsweek reported . The bodies of the ISIS fighters were discovered by refugees trying to get away from t
The US announced plans on Sunday for a "border security force" - made up of Kurdish and Arab fighters - to prevent a resurgence by ISIL. The BSF will be tasked with securing the long sections of Syria's northern border with Turkey and eastern border with Iraq that are under the fighters' control, as well as parts of the Euphrates river valley, which effectively serves as the dividing line between them and Syrian pro-government forces. Ankara has repeatedly warned Washington over its support for
Local sources say YPG/PKK terror group's so-called justice minister fled the city, another senior member was caught while trying to escape. A picture taken on March 2, 2018 shows a Turkish army Black Hawk helicopter (front) and a T129 ATAK attack helicopter flying towards the village of Al-Maabatli in the Afrin region in the northwestern Aleppo province countryside as part of the ongoing offensive. ( AFP ) Senior members of YPG/PKK terror organisation are fleeing Syria's Afrin, where Turkey's Op
Eight Kenyan soldiers were killed in a cross-border attack on Sunday in northern Wajir County, VOA News reported yesterday. The Kenyan security forces were patrolling the Kenya-Somali border when Al-Shabaab fighters launched an ambush using artillery and an improvised explosive device (IED). "[Al-Shabab] started shooting at them and killed all of them, only to leave one who was still alive," said Issa Ahmed Abdi, a member of the Wajir county assembly, "but when we were bringing him to Wajir refe
I have been keeping very close tabs about what is going on in Nevada with the EPA and BLM rounding up and killing the rancher Cliven Bundy's cattle and just burying them out in the desert. They want to take over the entire property of Bundy. I had written several times awhile back about what is going on in Connecticut with that state's gun confiscation. The situation there is very serious and things could erupt there any time but a lot of the police are stating publicly that they will not enforc
Members of Iraqi government-allied Sunni tribal militias have brutally tortured men and boys suspected of having ties to the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in villages outside the city of Mosul, in some instances using tasers, locking them in cages, and strapping them to vehicle bonnets and parading them through the streets, reports the human rights watchdog group Amnesty International . "Some residents told Amnesty International that they believe that the tribal militia were motivated by revenge for
Pockets of Islamic State fighters remain in desert areas near Albu Kamal, the last town the militant group had held in Syria, but the capture has ended the Islamic State's dreams of a caliphate that it proclaimed in 2014 across Iraq and Syria. The Syrian military, backed by Shia fighters from Iraq, cleaned out the town where ISIS fighters had held their last key redoubt on the Iraqi border. The jihadists had tried to defend the town, but it was captured on the same day the assault began.The unit
RS Pura: The bustling settlement of Arnia and a chain of border hamlets along the India-Pakistan border now wear an empty look, with over 40,000 villagers abandoning their homes to escape heavy shelling by Pakistani forces. Arnia town, with a population of 18,000, resembles a ghost town with only a few people left each in its adjoining hamlets to take care of animals and guard homes. Villagers being evacuated by Jammu and Kashmir police personnel after heavy shelling by Pakistani forces on the
Al-Shabaab fighters detonated a suicide car bomb before storming a military base in the south of Somalia today and killing 27 soldiers, the militant group said, its second strike on the base in as many months. Fighting broke out between Al-Shabaab and the national army shortly afterwards, resulting in the army killing 87 militants, assistant information minister Aden Isak Ali told a state news agency SONNA today. The attack, whose blast was heard by residents of a nearby town, follows a strike l
A stampede of wild boars killed three ISIS fighters Sunday who were preparing to ambush anti-ISIS tribesmen in Iraq's al-Rashad region. At least eight ISIS fighters took cover in some dense reeds in the area, likely disturbing the wild boars, which then attacked them and killed three ISIS members, injuring the other five. The boars are notorious for being easily disturbed and short-tempered, Newsweek reported . The bodies of the ISIS fighters were discovered by refugees trying to get away from t
The US announced plans on Sunday for a "border security force" - made up of Kurdish and Arab fighters - to prevent a resurgence by ISIL. The BSF will be tasked with securing the long sections of Syria's northern border with Turkey and eastern border with Iraq that are under the fighters' control, as well as parts of the Euphrates river valley, which effectively serves as the dividing line between them and Syrian pro-government forces. Ankara has repeatedly warned Washington over its support for
Local sources say YPG/PKK terror group's so-called justice minister fled the city, another senior member was caught while trying to escape. A picture taken on March 2, 2018 shows a Turkish army Black Hawk helicopter (front) and a T129 ATAK attack helicopter flying towards the village of Al-Maabatli in the Afrin region in the northwestern Aleppo province countryside as part of the ongoing offensive. ( AFP ) Senior members of YPG/PKK terror organisation are fleeing Syria's Afrin, where Turkey's Op
Eight Kenyan soldiers were killed in a cross-border attack on Sunday in northern Wajir County, VOA News reported yesterday. The Kenyan security forces were patrolling the Kenya-Somali border when Al-Shabaab fighters launched an ambush using artillery and an improvised explosive device (IED). "[Al-Shabab] started shooting at them and killed all of them, only to leave one who was still alive," said Issa Ahmed Abdi, a member of the Wajir county assembly, "but when we were bringing him to Wajir refe
I have been keeping very close tabs about what is going on in Nevada with the EPA and BLM rounding up and killing the rancher Cliven Bundy's cattle and just burying them out in the desert. They want to take over the entire property of Bundy. I had written several times awhile back about what is going on in Connecticut with that state's gun confiscation. The situation there is very serious and things could erupt there any time but a lot of the police are stating publicly that they will not enforc
Members of Iraqi government-allied Sunni tribal militias have brutally tortured men and boys suspected of having ties to the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in villages outside the city of Mosul, in some instances using tasers, locking them in cages, and strapping them to vehicle bonnets and parading them through the streets, reports the human rights watchdog group Amnesty International . "Some residents told Amnesty International that they believe that the tribal militia were motivated by revenge for
Pockets of Islamic State fighters remain in desert areas near Albu Kamal, the last town the militant group had held in Syria, but the capture has ended the Islamic State's dreams of a caliphate that it proclaimed in 2014 across Iraq and Syria. The Syrian military, backed by Shia fighters from Iraq, cleaned out the town where ISIS fighters had held their last key redoubt on the Iraqi border. The jihadists had tried to defend the town, but it was captured on the same day the assault began.The unit
RS Pura: The bustling settlement of Arnia and a chain of border hamlets along the India-Pakistan border now wear an empty look, with over 40,000 villagers abandoning their homes to escape heavy shelling by Pakistani forces. Arnia town, with a population of 18,000, resembles a ghost town with only a few people left each in its adjoining hamlets to take care of animals and guard homes. Villagers being evacuated by Jammu and Kashmir police personnel after heavy shelling by Pakistani forces on the
Al-Shabaab fighters detonated a suicide car bomb before storming a military base in the south of Somalia today and killing 27 soldiers, the militant group said, its second strike on the base in as many months. Fighting broke out between Al-Shabaab and the national army shortly afterwards, resulting in the army killing 87 militants, assistant information minister Aden Isak Ali told a state news agency SONNA today. The attack, whose blast was heard by residents of a nearby town, follows a strike l
Eight Kenyan soldiers were killed in a cross-border attack on Sunday in northern Wajir County, VOA News reported yesterday. The Kenyan security forces were patrolling the Kenya-Somali border when Al-Shabaab fighters launched an ambush using artillery and an improvised explosive device (IED). "[Al-Shabab] started shooting at them and killed all of them, only to leave one who was still alive," said Issa Ahmed Abdi, a member of the Wajir county assembly, "but when we were bringing him to Wajir refe
By Cesar Modesto A thousand Soldiers from the Brazilian Army's 1st Jungle Infantry Brigade deployed along the country's northern border to fight crime and reinforce the Armed Forces' presence in the region from September 8-17. Their efforts marked the sixth iteration of Operation Curare, named after the poison used by the indigenous people of the Amazon on the tips of their arrows when hunting. The Army has been providing security patrols and civic programs within the framework of the Curare ope
THE Niagara Parkway begins quietly at the southern edge of the tidy tourist town of Niagara-on-the-Lake then loops through some of southern Canada's finest farm land, hugging the lip of the Niagara Gorge. Two hundred metres below, the slate-green river boils and twists. The road is pastoral, edged with fruit stands and vineyards, jammed with tour buses and picnickers when the sun shines. Cruise past Queenston Heights - which the Americans tried to scale before being routed in the War of 1812 - p
"We want wildlife everywhere; nature reserves are not enough. "We have an opportunity now to reform the way we farm and this coalition of intelligent , modern , forward thinking and creative farmers should have a key role in shaping new long term strategies that will protect our increasingly fragile landscape." More than 70 percent of the land in the UK is farmland - but the number of farm birds has dropped by 54 percent since 1970. Meanwhile the number of butterflies - known as the farmland but
I have been keeping very close tabs about what is going on in Nevada with the EPA and BLM rounding up and killing the rancher Cliven Bundy's cattle and just burying them out in the desert. They want to take over the entire property of Bundy. I had written several times awhile back about what is going on in Connecticut with that state's gun confiscation. The situation there is very serious and things could erupt there any time but a lot of the police are stating publicly that they will not enforc
The Fowl Life with Chad Belding Teams Up with Iraqi Veterans for Canadian Goose Hunting in Colorado "Team Fowl Life" is humbled by American Veterans Presence on Goose Hunt The Fowl Life Iraqi Veterans Canadian Goose Hunt Sportsman Channel New Berlin, Wis. - -( Ammoland.com )- Hunting Canada geese and riding in a Blackhawk helicopter - sounds like a recipe for great TV! Sportsman Channel, the leader in outdoor TV for the American Sportsman, is proud to showcase the latest episode of The Fowl Life
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow Something very strange is happening in Russia - stranger than Putin's fawning female devotees or half nude, Siberian hunting excursions. Byzantium II is resurrecting - or attempting to - deep in historic Rus. Drifting ever further into secularism, the West is too busy nailing the doors of the church shut with endless lawsuits and harassments to even notice. Meanwhile back at the Kremlin, Russia looks back longingly to a pre-revolutionary pattern of government ... and c
951-Riverside (7,234 posts) Border Patrol Agent Fires at Armed Militia Member Source: Associated Press A Border Patrol agent pursuing a group of immigrants in a wooded area near the Texas-Mexico border on Friday fired several shots at an armed man who later identified himself as a militia member. Border Patrol spokesman Omar Zamora said agents had been chasing a group of immigrants east of Brownsville Friday afternoon when an agent saw a man holding a gun near the Rio Grande. The agent fired fou
A couple in Oregon are sleeping in a tent to taunt the Oregon militants and show them that their occupation will not continue much longer. The couple wants to be the first faces the Oregon militants see every day as their occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge continues. The couple, identified as Candy Henderson and her companion, Jay, have protested the militant's occupation of public land since it began nearly three weeks ago. Kieran Suckling, the Executive Director of Center for B
The "Rise of the Warrior Cop" is a phenomena with which the public is becoming all too familiar. Most recently, we saw an excessive display of militarized regulatory agencies when the Bureau of Land Management's "armed officers, helicopters and four-wheel drive vehicles" descended upon the Bundy Ranch. It was news to many people that a government agency had those kinds of resources under their auspices to pursue a citizen...for a tax-based dispute. When and how did our police and federal agencie
By Cesar Modesto A thousand Soldiers from the Brazilian Army's 1st Jungle Infantry Brigade deployed along the country's northern border to fight crime and reinforce the Armed Forces' presence in the region from September 8-17. Their efforts marked the sixth iteration of Operation Curare, named after the poison used by the indigenous people of the Amazon on the tips of their arrows when hunting. The Army has been providing security patrols and civic programs within the framework of the Curare ope
THE Niagara Parkway begins quietly at the southern edge of the tidy tourist town of Niagara-on-the-Lake then loops through some of southern Canada's finest farm land, hugging the lip of the Niagara Gorge. Two hundred metres below, the slate-green river boils and twists. The road is pastoral, edged with fruit stands and vineyards, jammed with tour buses and picnickers when the sun shines. Cruise past Queenston Heights - which the Americans tried to scale before being routed in the War of 1812 - p
"We want wildlife everywhere; nature reserves are not enough. "We have an opportunity now to reform the way we farm and this coalition of intelligent , modern , forward thinking and creative farmers should have a key role in shaping new long term strategies that will protect our increasingly fragile landscape." More than 70 percent of the land in the UK is farmland - but the number of farm birds has dropped by 54 percent since 1970. Meanwhile the number of butterflies - known as the farmland but
I have been keeping very close tabs about what is going on in Nevada with the EPA and BLM rounding up and killing the rancher Cliven Bundy's cattle and just burying them out in the desert. They want to take over the entire property of Bundy. I had written several times awhile back about what is going on in Connecticut with that state's gun confiscation. The situation there is very serious and things could erupt there any time but a lot of the police are stating publicly that they will not enforc
The Fowl Life with Chad Belding Teams Up with Iraqi Veterans for Canadian Goose Hunting in Colorado "Team Fowl Life" is humbled by American Veterans Presence on Goose Hunt The Fowl Life Iraqi Veterans Canadian Goose Hunt Sportsman Channel New Berlin, Wis. - -( Ammoland.com )- Hunting Canada geese and riding in a Blackhawk helicopter - sounds like a recipe for great TV! Sportsman Channel, the leader in outdoor TV for the American Sportsman, is proud to showcase the latest episode of The Fowl Life
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow Something very strange is happening in Russia - stranger than Putin's fawning female devotees or half nude, Siberian hunting excursions. Byzantium II is resurrecting - or attempting to - deep in historic Rus. Drifting ever further into secularism, the West is too busy nailing the doors of the church shut with endless lawsuits and harassments to even notice. Meanwhile back at the Kremlin, Russia looks back longingly to a pre-revolutionary pattern of government ... and c
951-Riverside (7,234 posts) Border Patrol Agent Fires at Armed Militia Member Source: Associated Press A Border Patrol agent pursuing a group of immigrants in a wooded area near the Texas-Mexico border on Friday fired several shots at an armed man who later identified himself as a militia member. Border Patrol spokesman Omar Zamora said agents had been chasing a group of immigrants east of Brownsville Friday afternoon when an agent saw a man holding a gun near the Rio Grande. The agent fired fou
A couple in Oregon are sleeping in a tent to taunt the Oregon militants and show them that their occupation will not continue much longer. The couple wants to be the first faces the Oregon militants see every day as their occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge continues. The couple, identified as Candy Henderson and her companion, Jay, have protested the militant's occupation of public land since it began nearly three weeks ago. Kieran Suckling, the Executive Director of Center for B
The "Rise of the Warrior Cop" is a phenomena with which the public is becoming all too familiar. Most recently, we saw an excessive display of militarized regulatory agencies when the Bureau of Land Management's "armed officers, helicopters and four-wheel drive vehicles" descended upon the Bundy Ranch. It was news to many people that a government agency had those kinds of resources under their auspices to pursue a citizen...for a tax-based dispute. When and how did our police and federal agencie
Conservative radio personality Glenn Beck said on his radio program that he doesn't trust the polls showing Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is ahead of Republican nominee Donald Trump because of a modified version of the so-called "Bradley Effect." Beck noted that the term was coined after Tom Bradley, the black mayor of Los Angeles who ran for governor of California in 1982. Polls consistently showed Bradley leading his race, but he ultimately lost. Political scientists theorize
Pro-life leaders demonstrating at the NAACP convention in Baltimore are taking issue with pastors who they say are leading African-Americans astray on abortion. The Life Education and Resource Network , the largest African-American pro-life group in the U.S., is there engaging NAACP delegates in conversation and distributing pro-life literature, hoping in part to convince pastors to preach the pro-life message. Rev. Clenard Childress, Jr., assistant to the national director of L.E.A.R.N., points
Cheryl Evans, The Arizona Republic (AP) Opponents of the SB1062, a religious freedom bill, Ryan Ebersole, of Mesa, and Rev. Stephen Govett, of Glendale, urged Gov. Brewer to veto the bill during a protest rally Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, at the state Capitol. RACHEL ZOLL [ap] Cheryl Evans, The Arizona Republic (AP) Ryan Ebersole, of Mesa, Ariz., and Rev. Stephen Govett, of Glendale, Ariz., protest a proposed "religious freedom" bill that would have allowed discrimination against LGBT people. The mea
Larry Saxxon said homophobia in the African American community and racism in the LGBT community makes for a narrow margin with which to work for gay African Americans. (Source:Rick Gerharter) In San Francisco, African American LGBT seniors often face a double jeopardy in terms of discrimination. Within the black community, they struggle to overcome homophobia. In the LGBT community, they encounter race-based prejudices. "We've gotten burdened at both ends of the candle. By the African American
COOPER: President Jimmy Carter saying that racism not only exists in America, but it's bubbled up because many white people believe an African-American president cannot lead the country. With us now, Mark Williams, a chief organizer of the Tea Party Express. Also joining us tonight, CNN analyst Roland Martin. Mark, is racism a factor in these protests and the kind of anger that we have seen directed at the president, which is what President Jimmy Carter is saying? MARK WILLIAMS, ORGANIZER, TEA P
The Republican National Committee raised more than double the money the Democratic National Committee did last year, and the excuses are beginning to pour in. DNC Chairman Tom Perez has made a lot of headline-grabbing comments in his first year, and now he is arguing the historic GOP tax cuts gives Republicans an unfair advantage in fundraising. During an interview Thursday on MSNBC, Perez was asked about the Democratic Party getting clobbered in fundraising compared to the RNC. Rather than prov
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law Monday giving California the nation's highest statewide minimum wage of $15 an hour by 2022. Image source: KABC-TV That and a similar effort in New York mark the most ambitious moves yet to close the national divide between rich and poor. Experts say other states may follow, given Congress' reluctance to act despite entreaties from President Barack Obama. Republicans and business groups warn that the move could cost thousands of jobs, w
by Kevin Daley The U.S. Supreme Court Monday struck down a federal law effectively banning sports betting in most states. The decision is a boon for sports enthusiasts and dozens of states that hope to fill coffers with gambling revenue. The American Gaming Association estimates that Americans wager $150 billion... Read More National , News sports book 1 Comment Chance of a Thunderstorm Mostly sunny early then increasing clouds with some scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. High near 90F. W
Bernie Sanders' presidential candidacy gives the opportunity for real discussion about earning the African-American vote, the Rev. Al Sharpton said Thursday, but still, he was skeptical about Sanders speaking beyond rhetoric and offering solutions. "We have serious problems from the economic conditions, to Flint, Michigan and across the board to education and clearly in policing," Sharpton, who met with Sanders in Harlem for a sit-down breakfast discussion, told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program . "
Constitutional Reform Launch: Tom Coburn The Heartland Institute launched its "Constitutional Reform" project at the Marriott City Center in Dallas on Wednesday, August 26. Featured speakers included former U.S. Rep. Allen West (R ) and former U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, as well as constitutional scholars and advocates of a number of constitutional amendment projects, and Heartland's CEO Joseph Bast. The event marked the beginning of Heartland's effort to help promote projects ranging from the Bala
Pro-life leaders demonstrating at the NAACP convention in Baltimore are taking issue with pastors who they say are leading African-Americans astray on abortion. The Life Education and Resource Network , the largest African-American pro-life group in the U.S., is there engaging NAACP delegates in conversation and distributing pro-life literature, hoping in part to convince pastors to preach the pro-life message. Rev. Clenard Childress, Jr., assistant to the national director of L.E.A.R.N., points
Cheryl Evans, The Arizona Republic (AP) Opponents of the SB1062, a religious freedom bill, Ryan Ebersole, of Mesa, and Rev. Stephen Govett, of Glendale, urged Gov. Brewer to veto the bill during a protest rally Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, at the state Capitol. RACHEL ZOLL [ap] Cheryl Evans, The Arizona Republic (AP) Ryan Ebersole, of Mesa, Ariz., and Rev. Stephen Govett, of Glendale, Ariz., protest a proposed "religious freedom" bill that would have allowed discrimination against LGBT people. The mea
Larry Saxxon said homophobia in the African American community and racism in the LGBT community makes for a narrow margin with which to work for gay African Americans. (Source:Rick Gerharter) In San Francisco, African American LGBT seniors often face a double jeopardy in terms of discrimination. Within the black community, they struggle to overcome homophobia. In the LGBT community, they encounter race-based prejudices. "We've gotten burdened at both ends of the candle. By the African American
COOPER: President Jimmy Carter saying that racism not only exists in America, but it's bubbled up because many white people believe an African-American president cannot lead the country. With us now, Mark Williams, a chief organizer of the Tea Party Express. Also joining us tonight, CNN analyst Roland Martin. Mark, is racism a factor in these protests and the kind of anger that we have seen directed at the president, which is what President Jimmy Carter is saying? MARK WILLIAMS, ORGANIZER, TEA P
The Republican National Committee raised more than double the money the Democratic National Committee did last year, and the excuses are beginning to pour in. DNC Chairman Tom Perez has made a lot of headline-grabbing comments in his first year, and now he is arguing the historic GOP tax cuts gives Republicans an unfair advantage in fundraising. During an interview Thursday on MSNBC, Perez was asked about the Democratic Party getting clobbered in fundraising compared to the RNC. Rather than prov
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law Monday giving California the nation's highest statewide minimum wage of $15 an hour by 2022. Image source: KABC-TV That and a similar effort in New York mark the most ambitious moves yet to close the national divide between rich and poor. Experts say other states may follow, given Congress' reluctance to act despite entreaties from President Barack Obama. Republicans and business groups warn that the move could cost thousands of jobs, w
by Kevin Daley The U.S. Supreme Court Monday struck down a federal law effectively banning sports betting in most states. The decision is a boon for sports enthusiasts and dozens of states that hope to fill coffers with gambling revenue. The American Gaming Association estimates that Americans wager $150 billion... Read More National , News sports book 1 Comment Chance of a Thunderstorm Mostly sunny early then increasing clouds with some scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. High near 90F. W
Bernie Sanders' presidential candidacy gives the opportunity for real discussion about earning the African-American vote, the Rev. Al Sharpton said Thursday, but still, he was skeptical about Sanders speaking beyond rhetoric and offering solutions. "We have serious problems from the economic conditions, to Flint, Michigan and across the board to education and clearly in policing," Sharpton, who met with Sanders in Harlem for a sit-down breakfast discussion, told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program . "
Constitutional Reform Launch: Tom Coburn The Heartland Institute launched its "Constitutional Reform" project at the Marriott City Center in Dallas on Wednesday, August 26. Featured speakers included former U.S. Rep. Allen West (R ) and former U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, as well as constitutional scholars and advocates of a number of constitutional amendment projects, and Heartland's CEO Joseph Bast. The event marked the beginning of Heartland's effort to help promote projects ranging from the Bala
Give it a rest. Via CBS News : Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.V., suggested that racism may be at the root of some of the country's gridlock when he said that some people don't want any progress to be made during President Obama's term because of his skin color. "It's an American characteristic that you don't do anything which displeases the voters, because you always have to get reelected here," Rockefeller said at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Tuesday. "I understand part of it. It has to do
When asked by a voter during Wednesday's CNN town hall in South Carolina how he reconciles the traditional Christian principle of caring for the poor with the GOP's stances on welfare, Ben Carson delivered a two-minute answer that was akin to a history lesson. "Dr. Carson, how do you reconcile the differences between tradition Christian values, specifically caring for the least of these, and current GOP stances on issues such as welfare and subsidies for the poor?" Jessica Fuller asked the retir
Dr. Ben Carson, a retired world-renowned pediatric neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md., has taken the first step toward launching a possible 2016 presidential campaign. Last Friday, the 62-year-old Republican announced that he is forming a political action committee under the name of One Nation which will act as a tool to provide campaign funding for Carson and other like-minded congressional candidates. Carson selected Houston business tycoon Terry Giles to run the PAC. Gil
Florida Gov. Rick Scott Assumes 'You Guys' (All Black Lawmakers) Grew Up Poor ThinkProgress Feb 16, 2011, 8:45 pm Since taking office last month, Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) has proposed cutting funding for historically black colleges , abolishing state offices that support minority-owned businesses , and exploited the Voting Rights Act to rig the state's re-districing process. Yesterday, the Miami Herald reports, Scott further alienated black lawmakers when he "implied that all black lawmak
COOPER: President Jimmy Carter saying that racism not only exists in America, but it's bubbled up because many white people believe an African-American president cannot lead the country. With us now, Mark Williams, a chief organizer of the Tea Party Express. Also joining us tonight, CNN analyst Roland Martin. Mark, is racism a factor in these protests and the kind of anger that we have seen directed at the president, which is what President Jimmy Carter is saying? MARK WILLIAMS, ORGANIZER, TEA P
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 13, 2015 ( LifeSiteNews ) - Ben Carson and Jeb Bush have a policy disagreement about Adolf Hitler. No baby deserves to be killed, not even one of history's greatest monsters, said Dr. Ben Carson. "I'm not in favor of aborting anybody," the neurosurgeon said. But Gov. Jeb Bush said, "Hell yeah" he would murder Hitler, whose reign of terror killed millions. "You gotta step up, Man." The unusual topic inserted itself into the 2016 Republican primaries when The Huffington
by Kevin Daley The U.S. Supreme Court Monday struck down a federal law effectively banning sports betting in most states. The decision is a boon for sports enthusiasts and dozens of states that hope to fill coffers with gambling revenue. The American Gaming Association estimates that Americans wager $150 billion... Read More National , News sports book 1 Comment Chance of a Thunderstorm Mostly sunny early then increasing clouds with some scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. High near 90F. W
Stacks of bills aimed at helping the poor appear to be piling up on Gov. Jerry Brown's desk as the deadline to pass legislative measures nears. Whether or not Brown will veto or approve them remains yet to be seen. Peter Woiwode of the California Partnership, a group that advocates for low-income Californians, recently told public radio station KPCC that "poverty is a centerpiece of what the legislature sees as their responsibility to take on," noting that there has been a particular emphasis o
Mon Dec 1, 2014, 04:45 PM Archae (39,669 posts) Ben Carson says womens' lib caused Ferguson... Do the Rush Limbo! "How low can you go!" Ben Carson: Women's Lib Movement Created 'Me Generation' That Helped Lead To Ferguson Submitted by Miranda Blue on Monday, 12/1/2014 11:38 am Conservative activist Ben Carson was a guest on America Family Radios Todays Issues last week, where he expounded on his previous comments that young African American men like Michael Brown are getting killed by the police
Andre Carson A homosexual member of Congress from Colorado and a Muslim from Indiana are proposing a resolution to thwart "so-called religious freedom" laws that reinforce the constitutional protections reserved for religious believers accused of discrimination. The issue arose when Indiana passed a Religious Freedom Protection Act based on the federal law to protect people of faith such as the Christian bakers, florists and photographers who have been punished for declining to lend their talent
When asked by a voter during Wednesday's CNN town hall in South Carolina how he reconciles the traditional Christian principle of caring for the poor with the GOP's stances on welfare, Ben Carson delivered a two-minute answer that was akin to a history lesson. "Dr. Carson, how do you reconcile the differences between tradition Christian values, specifically caring for the least of these, and current GOP stances on issues such as welfare and subsidies for the poor?" Jessica Fuller asked the retir
Dr. Ben Carson, a retired world-renowned pediatric neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md., has taken the first step toward launching a possible 2016 presidential campaign. Last Friday, the 62-year-old Republican announced that he is forming a political action committee under the name of One Nation which will act as a tool to provide campaign funding for Carson and other like-minded congressional candidates. Carson selected Houston business tycoon Terry Giles to run the PAC. Gil
Florida Gov. Rick Scott Assumes 'You Guys' (All Black Lawmakers) Grew Up Poor ThinkProgress Feb 16, 2011, 8:45 pm Since taking office last month, Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) has proposed cutting funding for historically black colleges , abolishing state offices that support minority-owned businesses , and exploited the Voting Rights Act to rig the state's re-districing process. Yesterday, the Miami Herald reports, Scott further alienated black lawmakers when he "implied that all black lawmak
COOPER: President Jimmy Carter saying that racism not only exists in America, but it's bubbled up because many white people believe an African-American president cannot lead the country. With us now, Mark Williams, a chief organizer of the Tea Party Express. Also joining us tonight, CNN analyst Roland Martin. Mark, is racism a factor in these protests and the kind of anger that we have seen directed at the president, which is what President Jimmy Carter is saying? MARK WILLIAMS, ORGANIZER, TEA P
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 13, 2015 ( LifeSiteNews ) - Ben Carson and Jeb Bush have a policy disagreement about Adolf Hitler. No baby deserves to be killed, not even one of history's greatest monsters, said Dr. Ben Carson. "I'm not in favor of aborting anybody," the neurosurgeon said. But Gov. Jeb Bush said, "Hell yeah" he would murder Hitler, whose reign of terror killed millions. "You gotta step up, Man." The unusual topic inserted itself into the 2016 Republican primaries when The Huffington
by Kevin Daley The U.S. Supreme Court Monday struck down a federal law effectively banning sports betting in most states. The decision is a boon for sports enthusiasts and dozens of states that hope to fill coffers with gambling revenue. The American Gaming Association estimates that Americans wager $150 billion... Read More National , News sports book 1 Comment Chance of a Thunderstorm Mostly sunny early then increasing clouds with some scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. High near 90F. W
Stacks of bills aimed at helping the poor appear to be piling up on Gov. Jerry Brown's desk as the deadline to pass legislative measures nears. Whether or not Brown will veto or approve them remains yet to be seen. Peter Woiwode of the California Partnership, a group that advocates for low-income Californians, recently told public radio station KPCC that "poverty is a centerpiece of what the legislature sees as their responsibility to take on," noting that there has been a particular emphasis o
Mon Dec 1, 2014, 04:45 PM Archae (39,669 posts) Ben Carson says womens' lib caused Ferguson... Do the Rush Limbo! "How low can you go!" Ben Carson: Women's Lib Movement Created 'Me Generation' That Helped Lead To Ferguson Submitted by Miranda Blue on Monday, 12/1/2014 11:38 am Conservative activist Ben Carson was a guest on America Family Radios Todays Issues last week, where he expounded on his previous comments that young African American men like Michael Brown are getting killed by the police
Andre Carson A homosexual member of Congress from Colorado and a Muslim from Indiana are proposing a resolution to thwart "so-called religious freedom" laws that reinforce the constitutional protections reserved for religious believers accused of discrimination. The issue arose when Indiana passed a Religious Freedom Protection Act based on the federal law to protect people of faith such as the Christian bakers, florists and photographers who have been punished for declining to lend their talent
Peter Hasson, DCNF The FBI has an ongoing relationship with the left-wing Southern Poverty Law Center, Fox News host Tucker Carlson reported. The SPLC once placed HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson on an "extremist watch list," before backing down and removing him four months later. The SPLC also works with Amazon, Twitter, Google and Facebook in their efforts to police their platforms. The SPLC's work has been plagued by inaccuracies and the group paid out a $3.3 million settlement in April. The FBI
Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson told conservative radio host Dennis Prager that racism in America is "mostly" coming from the progressive movement and its members think Carson is "an Uncle Tom," according to audio clip posted Friday by BuzzFeed . "I'm not sure I agree that there isn't a fair amount of racism here, there is, but it's not where you would expect it to be," Carson said on the radio show. "It's mostly with the progressive movement who will look at someone like me, an
Chris Matthews goes on full attack mode against his fellow MSNBC host Steve Kornacki for not attacking Ben Carson enough and absolutely demands that he call him a liar. Watch below: Kornacki is a bona fide leftist, but he tries to play fair with both sides, and that just enflamed Chris Matthew's leg tingle. Kornacki is merely saying that there is an interpretation of Carson's words that don't make him a liar - Matthews just can't have that. At one point he even demeans Steve by explaining him wh
On Sunday's PoliticsNation on MSNBC, during the show's regular "Gotcha" segment, host Al Sharpton was imagining racist dog whistles as he complained about "unmitigated, racially-tinged cruelty" from Congressman Steve King, and suggested that those who think like the Iowa Republican are "evil." After playing a clip of Rep. King on CNN's New Day arguing in favor of cutting food stamps and Planned Parenthood to fund the border wall, Sharpton griped: "Just in case you're not evil and this sounds lik
Sebastian Gorka is a former Trump adviser and self-proclaimed expert who has not shied away from showing his white supremacist side or making outrageous remarks. His latest bigoted bombshell, a doozy, came during a roundtable discussion hosted by WJLA, a Sinclair affiliate. In an attempt to defend the sale of bump stocks, Gorka argued mass shootings are not the real problem in America. "The biggest problem we have is not mass shootings, they are the anomaly," he said. "You do not make legislatio
Speaking on CNN with hosts Chris Cuomo and Alisyn Camerota, black sociologist Michael Eric Dyson said the "vicious police forces of America" have "victimized" the black community. The exchange began with Dyson being asked about Barack Obama's legacy. He answered, "Obama had to deal with police brutality, the resurgence of a vital black movement under Black Lives Matter, so he had to negotiate some very hostile tensions and some contradictions with the citizenry." Camerota pointed out that Dyson
On Tuesday's PoliticsNation on MSNBC, during a discussion of conservative figures comparing ObamaCare to drug addiction, guest Joe Madison attacked Rush Limbaugh as a "fat ass," and raised the talk radio host's past addiction to the painkiller Oxycontin as the liberal talk radio host bristled at the comparison of drug addiction to government-run health care. Madison began his rant: Let me tell you, they just can't stand the fact that they've got a very smart, intelligent black man that has out-t
In a segment on CNN's The Lead this Tuesday, Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) addressed president-elect Donald Trump 's recent disavowing of his white supremacist supporters, equating them with Black Lives Matter by saying they're just as "disgusting, for different ways." When host Jim Sciutto pointed out that Trump failed to disavow his white supremacist supporters earlier in the campaign, Duffy tried to redirect the blame into President Obama . "My concern is that Barack Obama, when he had a chance, d
In a CNN appearance last week, Morgan Freeman discussed what he sees as the racist actions and motivations of the Tea Party: "Their stated policy, publicly stated, is to do whatever it takes to see to it that Obama only serves one term," he said. "What underlines that? Screw the country. We're going to do whatever we do to get this black man, we can, we're going to do whatever we can to get this black man out of here." "It just shows the weak, dark underside of America. We're supposed to be bett
CNN commentators Van Jones and Angela Rye took on two Donald Trump surrogates on Sunday after she suggested that complaints about systemic racism were overblown. During a panel discussion about how the presidential candidates had responded to recent protests against police violence in Charlotte, Jones accused Trump of a "botched, zig-zaggy outreach to African-Americans." "On the one hand, he sticks up for one of the shooting victims in Tulsa," Jones noted. "And then he turns right around and say
Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson told conservative radio host Dennis Prager that racism in America is "mostly" coming from the progressive movement and its members think Carson is "an Uncle Tom," according to audio clip posted Friday by BuzzFeed . "I'm not sure I agree that there isn't a fair amount of racism here, there is, but it's not where you would expect it to be," Carson said on the radio show. "It's mostly with the progressive movement who will look at someone like me, an
Chris Matthews goes on full attack mode against his fellow MSNBC host Steve Kornacki for not attacking Ben Carson enough and absolutely demands that he call him a liar. Watch below: Kornacki is a bona fide leftist, but he tries to play fair with both sides, and that just enflamed Chris Matthew's leg tingle. Kornacki is merely saying that there is an interpretation of Carson's words that don't make him a liar - Matthews just can't have that. At one point he even demeans Steve by explaining him wh
On Sunday's PoliticsNation on MSNBC, during the show's regular "Gotcha" segment, host Al Sharpton was imagining racist dog whistles as he complained about "unmitigated, racially-tinged cruelty" from Congressman Steve King, and suggested that those who think like the Iowa Republican are "evil." After playing a clip of Rep. King on CNN's New Day arguing in favor of cutting food stamps and Planned Parenthood to fund the border wall, Sharpton griped: "Just in case you're not evil and this sounds lik
Sebastian Gorka is a former Trump adviser and self-proclaimed expert who has not shied away from showing his white supremacist side or making outrageous remarks. His latest bigoted bombshell, a doozy, came during a roundtable discussion hosted by WJLA, a Sinclair affiliate. In an attempt to defend the sale of bump stocks, Gorka argued mass shootings are not the real problem in America. "The biggest problem we have is not mass shootings, they are the anomaly," he said. "You do not make legislatio
Speaking on CNN with hosts Chris Cuomo and Alisyn Camerota, black sociologist Michael Eric Dyson said the "vicious police forces of America" have "victimized" the black community. The exchange began with Dyson being asked about Barack Obama's legacy. He answered, "Obama had to deal with police brutality, the resurgence of a vital black movement under Black Lives Matter, so he had to negotiate some very hostile tensions and some contradictions with the citizenry." Camerota pointed out that Dyson
On Tuesday's PoliticsNation on MSNBC, during a discussion of conservative figures comparing ObamaCare to drug addiction, guest Joe Madison attacked Rush Limbaugh as a "fat ass," and raised the talk radio host's past addiction to the painkiller Oxycontin as the liberal talk radio host bristled at the comparison of drug addiction to government-run health care. Madison began his rant: Let me tell you, they just can't stand the fact that they've got a very smart, intelligent black man that has out-t
In a segment on CNN's The Lead this Tuesday, Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) addressed president-elect Donald Trump 's recent disavowing of his white supremacist supporters, equating them with Black Lives Matter by saying they're just as "disgusting, for different ways." When host Jim Sciutto pointed out that Trump failed to disavow his white supremacist supporters earlier in the campaign, Duffy tried to redirect the blame into President Obama . "My concern is that Barack Obama, when he had a chance, d
In a CNN appearance last week, Morgan Freeman discussed what he sees as the racist actions and motivations of the Tea Party: "Their stated policy, publicly stated, is to do whatever it takes to see to it that Obama only serves one term," he said. "What underlines that? Screw the country. We're going to do whatever we do to get this black man, we can, we're going to do whatever we can to get this black man out of here." "It just shows the weak, dark underside of America. We're supposed to be bett
CNN commentators Van Jones and Angela Rye took on two Donald Trump surrogates on Sunday after she suggested that complaints about systemic racism were overblown. During a panel discussion about how the presidential candidates had responded to recent protests against police violence in Charlotte, Jones accused Trump of a "botched, zig-zaggy outreach to African-Americans." "On the one hand, he sticks up for one of the shooting victims in Tulsa," Jones noted. "And then he turns right around and say
In a Friday segment titled " Radical Muslims on the March ," Fox News host Sean Hannity had national security experts and commentators in the studio to discuss the rise of radical Islam, and it didn't take long for things to get heated. Act for America President Brigitte Gabriel was among the panelists, and she found herself under fire after questioning why more moderate Muslims are not speaking out against the violence orchestrated by radical Muslims. Fox News liberal contributor Tamara Holder
When it emerged that George Stephanopoulos had failed to disclose $75,000 in donations to the Clinton Foundation to either the network or viewers while repeatedly covering the organization, ABC News declared that it would stand by its "chief news anchor." The New York Post's Emily Smith explains that they have one hundred and five million reasons to ignore their own declared standards and practices . ABC renewed Stephanopoulos' contract last year for more than double what NBC paid Brian Williams
Rick Sanchez is the sometimes combative and often entertaining CNN anchor, who is not only of proud Cuban-American heritage, but also a rather vocal advocate of immigration reform . J.D. Hayworth is the conservative talk radio host who is in a bitter primary running against Arizona's Senior senator John McCain , and a loud voice for anti-illegal immigration reform in the state of Arizona, the current hot spot from which this political discussion is being hotly debated . While the debate was at t
Disgraced former CBS News anchor Dan Rather has been making his media rounds to promote his new book, entitled What Unites Us . Tuesday morning he appeared on Morning Joe , to discuss the NFL protests, the lack of "civility" in our country, and what patriotism means to him, to an enraptured MSNBC panel. Despite Rather's own partisan pontificating on Facebook over the "con man" "liar" Trump, the liberal hosts let Rather drone on and on about the "lack of civility" the country is currently facing,
While filling in for Neil Cavuto today on Fox News, Eric Bolling got into a heated exchange with former D.C. mayor and current councilman Marion Barry ; at one point, telling the Democratic politician he should be removed from office. Barry is one of several Washington, D.C., councilmembers pushing a plan to force certain large retailers like Walmart to pay a higher minimum wage for its associates. Walmart has fought back against the effort, threatening to cease construction of three new Walmart
On Monday evening, both NBC Nightly News and ABC's World News Tonight touted President Obama claiming success in the fight against ISIS while ignoring criticism of his strategy. On Nightly News , anchor Lester Holt proclaimed: "A warning today from President Obama, who emerged from a Pentagon briefing and called the fight against ISIS a quote, 'generational struggle,' saying it will take time to defeat this enemy." On World News Tonight , correspondent Brian Ross declared: "President Obama annou
Sean Hannity went out on a long, long limb yesterday on Neil Cavuto's Fox News show -- once again promoting his blueprint for Conservative Victory -- and made a bold prediction: Hannity: You put all of this in toto, in its entirety, and we are looking at -- not only the socialization, the Europe-ization of -- the Western European socialist model coming to America, we're looking at a -- the end of capitalism in America as we know it. I want to add a point. He is -- by far, I predict, Neil -- and
"Hiring picked up," that month according to CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley. All three broadcast network evening shows reported the "positive" jobs report which the Bureau of Labor Statistics released May 5. But the evening shows spent very little time on it that night even though the national unemployment rate dipped to 4.4 percent -- the "lowest in ten years." On Tuesday, August 19, NBC continued the liberal media's obsession with bullying the NFL's Washington Redskins into changing its n
CNN screengrab CNN host Chris Cuomo grilled former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) for saying that solutions to gun violence should focus on "broken homes" instead of guns. On Sunday, Santorum said on CNN that we need to focus on how many shooters come from "broken homes without dads." Cuomo confronted Santorum about the claim Monday. "How can that not be priority?" Cuomo asked about the country's lax access to guns. Santorum claimed that the "root causes" of shootings are childhood influences like vi
Charles Gasparino proves once again that the talking heads over on Faux "news" are living in an alternative universe. Here he is on Fox's Cavuto on Business this Saturday, during one of their typical fearmongering segments on how the illegal immigrants are overrunning our country and going to destroy it (even though immigration is at a net zero) telling everyone that the grandfather of free-market economic theory that conservatives worship is supposedly not a right winger. PAYNE: It's nuts in so
When it emerged that George Stephanopoulos had failed to disclose $75,000 in donations to the Clinton Foundation to either the network or viewers while repeatedly covering the organization, ABC News declared that it would stand by its "chief news anchor." The New York Post's Emily Smith explains that they have one hundred and five million reasons to ignore their own declared standards and practices . ABC renewed Stephanopoulos' contract last year for more than double what NBC paid Brian Williams
Rick Sanchez is the sometimes combative and often entertaining CNN anchor, who is not only of proud Cuban-American heritage, but also a rather vocal advocate of immigration reform . J.D. Hayworth is the conservative talk radio host who is in a bitter primary running against Arizona's Senior senator John McCain , and a loud voice for anti-illegal immigration reform in the state of Arizona, the current hot spot from which this political discussion is being hotly debated . While the debate was at t
Disgraced former CBS News anchor Dan Rather has been making his media rounds to promote his new book, entitled What Unites Us . Tuesday morning he appeared on Morning Joe , to discuss the NFL protests, the lack of "civility" in our country, and what patriotism means to him, to an enraptured MSNBC panel. Despite Rather's own partisan pontificating on Facebook over the "con man" "liar" Trump, the liberal hosts let Rather drone on and on about the "lack of civility" the country is currently facing,
While filling in for Neil Cavuto today on Fox News, Eric Bolling got into a heated exchange with former D.C. mayor and current councilman Marion Barry ; at one point, telling the Democratic politician he should be removed from office. Barry is one of several Washington, D.C., councilmembers pushing a plan to force certain large retailers like Walmart to pay a higher minimum wage for its associates. Walmart has fought back against the effort, threatening to cease construction of three new Walmart
On Monday evening, both NBC Nightly News and ABC's World News Tonight touted President Obama claiming success in the fight against ISIS while ignoring criticism of his strategy. On Nightly News , anchor Lester Holt proclaimed: "A warning today from President Obama, who emerged from a Pentagon briefing and called the fight against ISIS a quote, 'generational struggle,' saying it will take time to defeat this enemy." On World News Tonight , correspondent Brian Ross declared: "President Obama annou
Sean Hannity went out on a long, long limb yesterday on Neil Cavuto's Fox News show -- once again promoting his blueprint for Conservative Victory -- and made a bold prediction: Hannity: You put all of this in toto, in its entirety, and we are looking at -- not only the socialization, the Europe-ization of -- the Western European socialist model coming to America, we're looking at a -- the end of capitalism in America as we know it. I want to add a point. He is -- by far, I predict, Neil -- and
"Hiring picked up," that month according to CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley. All three broadcast network evening shows reported the "positive" jobs report which the Bureau of Labor Statistics released May 5. But the evening shows spent very little time on it that night even though the national unemployment rate dipped to 4.4 percent -- the "lowest in ten years." On Tuesday, August 19, NBC continued the liberal media's obsession with bullying the NFL's Washington Redskins into changing its n
CNN screengrab CNN host Chris Cuomo grilled former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) for saying that solutions to gun violence should focus on "broken homes" instead of guns. On Sunday, Santorum said on CNN that we need to focus on how many shooters come from "broken homes without dads." Cuomo confronted Santorum about the claim Monday. "How can that not be priority?" Cuomo asked about the country's lax access to guns. Santorum claimed that the "root causes" of shootings are childhood influences like vi
Charles Gasparino proves once again that the talking heads over on Faux "news" are living in an alternative universe. Here he is on Fox's Cavuto on Business this Saturday, during one of their typical fearmongering segments on how the illegal immigrants are overrunning our country and going to destroy it (even though immigration is at a net zero) telling everyone that the grandfather of free-market economic theory that conservatives worship is supposedly not a right winger. PAYNE: It's nuts in so
Ed. note: This is guest post from Kiera Butler . Kiera is a senior editor at Mother Jones. Her first book, which is about 4-H, will be published in October 2014. Dear Dr. B., I'm writing to tell you why I'm taking my business to different dental office. Let me explain: The last time I had my teeth cleaned at your office, your hygienist told me that the bonding on two of my teeth was coming off, and that I should come back so that you could fix it. So I made an appointment to do just that. I ask
There's a corner of Twitter that found it appropriate to drag Beyonce into this ad scandal with Kendall Jenner and Pepsi . It doesn't matter that she was somewhere being pregnant AF and celebrating her ninth wedding anniversary with her hubby, Jay Z. It also doesn't matter that while Kendall Jenner was following in the footsteps of her culture appropriating family -- Beyonce was dropping a long-awaited tribute love song on TIDAL . Beyonce had to be added into the conversation, because well, why
by Ashley Naples Mathew Knowles, the father of singer Beyonce, has been having financial problems for quite some time. The embarrassing troubles for the divorcee come on the heels of multiple paternity situations, and his inability to pay for the children he was creating in his spare time during the marriage he had with wife Tina. Eventually, there is the time to pay the piper, and for Mathew, that time appears to be now. According to TMZ, Mr. Knowles is holding a massive garage sale, where he's
"A Wrinkle in Time" is coming to theaters this spring. The cast includes actors Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Chris Pine, Zach Galifianakis and Storm Reid. Disney released a trailer for the movie, based on the 1963 book by American author Madeleine L'Engle. Watch the trailer below: [lz_third_party align=center includes=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4U3TeY2wtM] To say that Ava DuVernay's adaptation of the classic book has been long awaited would be an understatement: The book
Jamie Foxx joked that he's honoring Black History Month by avoiding any relations with white girls. Funny enough, he's believed to be dating actress Katie Holmes. The 50-year-old entertainer made the comments over the weekend when he was leaving a charity basketball game that he was hosting in Thousand Oaks, California. A TMZ photographer got Foxx on camera as he was driving away in his Rezvani Tank. "It's Black History Month," Foxx said "No white girls until March 1." On Friday, prior to NBA A
If you're anything like me, then you have been counting the days until the Modern Family Season 9 premiere because you know you'll be cackling at your TV screen every Wednesday night for the next few months. The comedy was renewed this past spring through Seasons 9 and 10, and Elite Daily recently got to speak with Jesse Tyler Ferguson -- who you definitely know better as the uptight and hilarious Mitchell Pritchett -- about the upcoming season of Modern Family and what we can expect to see
It all began with two friends taking walks together in the streets of Los Angles in the late 1990s, but now it's a nationwide movement that has more than 100,000 Black women walking for wellness and social justice. "GirlTrek was just me and Morgan holding ourselves accountable and supporting each other in sisterhood and love," says co-founder Vanessa Garrison about how she and co-founder Tanya Morgan Dixon met in college and bonded over shared beliefs in radical acts of self-care. The challenge
A new breakthrough in celebrity fashion may help A-lister's avoid the paparazzi while they are out and about. A clothing line, dubbed "Flashback," was designed by Los Angeles-based music producer and DJ Chris Holmes. It is being referred to as the "ultimate in anti-paparazzi clothing," as it uses innovative technology. "It's called retro-reflective material," Holmes told CBS Los Angeles . "I had a pair of shoes that were made of it and when people were taking photos of me and I was wearing the s
The all-star celebrity line-up for the Hurricane Harvey relief telethon has been released, and as you might expect, it's a whole string of lefties: Beyonce , George Clooney , Julia Roberts, Barbra Streisand, and Oprah Winfrey. Country superstar George Strait will also appear alongside the beltway celebrities. According to Variety , the star-spangled lineup will appear in a one-hour telethon on September 12 that will raise money for Hurricane Harvey relief called "Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurr
This week's episode of Love & Hip Hop Miami featured several jaw-dropping moments and fans got to know more about the show's breakout star, Amara La Negra . The bonafide beauty was brought to tears while recounting a painful conversation with Young Hollywood to her friends. Amara La Negra linked up with fellow musicians, Veronica Vega and Steph Lecor and filled them in on her ill-fated meeting with the producer who called her a "Nutella Queen" and took jabs at her afro. Although Amara projects a
There's a corner of Twitter that found it appropriate to drag Beyonce into this ad scandal with Kendall Jenner and Pepsi . It doesn't matter that she was somewhere being pregnant AF and celebrating her ninth wedding anniversary with her hubby, Jay Z. It also doesn't matter that while Kendall Jenner was following in the footsteps of her culture appropriating family -- Beyonce was dropping a long-awaited tribute love song on TIDAL . Beyonce had to be added into the conversation, because well, why
by Ashley Naples Mathew Knowles, the father of singer Beyonce, has been having financial problems for quite some time. The embarrassing troubles for the divorcee come on the heels of multiple paternity situations, and his inability to pay for the children he was creating in his spare time during the marriage he had with wife Tina. Eventually, there is the time to pay the piper, and for Mathew, that time appears to be now. According to TMZ, Mr. Knowles is holding a massive garage sale, where he's
"A Wrinkle in Time" is coming to theaters this spring. The cast includes actors Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Chris Pine, Zach Galifianakis and Storm Reid. Disney released a trailer for the movie, based on the 1963 book by American author Madeleine L'Engle. Watch the trailer below: [lz_third_party align=center includes=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4U3TeY2wtM] To say that Ava DuVernay's adaptation of the classic book has been long awaited would be an understatement: The book
Jamie Foxx joked that he's honoring Black History Month by avoiding any relations with white girls. Funny enough, he's believed to be dating actress Katie Holmes. The 50-year-old entertainer made the comments over the weekend when he was leaving a charity basketball game that he was hosting in Thousand Oaks, California. A TMZ photographer got Foxx on camera as he was driving away in his Rezvani Tank. "It's Black History Month," Foxx said "No white girls until March 1." On Friday, prior to NBA A
If you're anything like me, then you have been counting the days until the Modern Family Season 9 premiere because you know you'll be cackling at your TV screen every Wednesday night for the next few months. The comedy was renewed this past spring through Seasons 9 and 10, and Elite Daily recently got to speak with Jesse Tyler Ferguson -- who you definitely know better as the uptight and hilarious Mitchell Pritchett -- about the upcoming season of Modern Family and what we can expect to see
It all began with two friends taking walks together in the streets of Los Angles in the late 1990s, but now it's a nationwide movement that has more than 100,000 Black women walking for wellness and social justice. "GirlTrek was just me and Morgan holding ourselves accountable and supporting each other in sisterhood and love," says co-founder Vanessa Garrison about how she and co-founder Tanya Morgan Dixon met in college and bonded over shared beliefs in radical acts of self-care. The challenge
A new breakthrough in celebrity fashion may help A-lister's avoid the paparazzi while they are out and about. A clothing line, dubbed "Flashback," was designed by Los Angeles-based music producer and DJ Chris Holmes. It is being referred to as the "ultimate in anti-paparazzi clothing," as it uses innovative technology. "It's called retro-reflective material," Holmes told CBS Los Angeles . "I had a pair of shoes that were made of it and when people were taking photos of me and I was wearing the s
The all-star celebrity line-up for the Hurricane Harvey relief telethon has been released, and as you might expect, it's a whole string of lefties: Beyonce , George Clooney , Julia Roberts, Barbra Streisand, and Oprah Winfrey. Country superstar George Strait will also appear alongside the beltway celebrities. According to Variety , the star-spangled lineup will appear in a one-hour telethon on September 12 that will raise money for Hurricane Harvey relief called "Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurr
This week's episode of Love & Hip Hop Miami featured several jaw-dropping moments and fans got to know more about the show's breakout star, Amara La Negra . The bonafide beauty was brought to tears while recounting a painful conversation with Young Hollywood to her friends. Amara La Negra linked up with fellow musicians, Veronica Vega and Steph Lecor and filled them in on her ill-fated meeting with the producer who called her a "Nutella Queen" and took jabs at her afro. Although Amara projects a
Natty Kasambala on the call to action and celebration The onus is upon us to create the type of imagery that speaks to who we are' - Johannesburg-based photographer, Cole Ndelu. Black women have always galvanized social change: from the leaders of the Black Panther Party in the US during the civil rights movement, to iconic authors and artists who rejected societal norms, such as Nina Simone, Maya Angelou and bell hooks. In 2013 the magic of black women, apparent for generations, became summed
The contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race : Top row Sasha Velour. Bottom row, l-r: Valentina; Eureka O'Hara; Nina Bo'nina Brown; Shea Coulee. Logo The last several years have seen each season begin with a twist, and this year is no different. This season's opening episode had a simple format: a pageant where no one gets sent home. The queens had to present two looks: a look representing their home state or city, and their favorite Lady Gaga look. Let's go through the queens in their order of appeara
Solange, Beyonce's sister, is killing it right now. Last night, she told a story on Twitter about how she went to a concert and got harassed by a group of white women... for dancing. First, she set the scene. She was excited to go to a Kraftwerk concert with her husband, son and his friend. But then things took a turn for the worse. After Beyonce's little sister refused to comply with the petty request, the four women threw a lime at her back. Seriously? Grown-up women throwing food? But Solange
Jamie Foxx joked that he's honoring Black History Month by avoiding any relations with white girls. Funny enough, he's believed to be dating actress Katie Holmes. The 50-year-old entertainer made the comments over the weekend when he was leaving a charity basketball game that he was hosting in Thousand Oaks, California. A TMZ photographer got Foxx on camera as he was driving away in his Rezvani Tank. "It's Black History Month," Foxx said "No white girls until March 1." On Friday, prior to NBA A
Funny lady Tiffany Haddish is the cover girl for Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People issue. During an interview with the magazine, Haddish was asked who bit Beyonce . It sounds like a wild question, but it's an understandable one, given that Haddish caused quite a social media flurry earlier this year when she revealed in an interview that some unnamed actress bit Beyonce at an afterparty. The comedian/actress/entrepreneur played coy when Time asked her the question, pretending not to he
Michelle Obama fans will be happy to know that our former First Lady has some exciting plans for the future. The charismatic Obama will be making her first appearance on a sitcom. She's set to take a part in an episode of the new 'Will & Grace' reboot. While the easy-going Mrs. Obama says she's open to just about anything, she does have one line she says she will not cross. 'Will & Grace' is one of the most successful television sitcoms in history, and at the time, the most successful sitcom wit
Everyone has their own unique compilation of fears and phobias. Maybe you're afraid of pancakes like Kendall Jenner . Or maybe, it's visions of creepy, murderous clowns that keep you up late at night. If your worst nightmares include something a little more common, like, you know, having a damn heart attack every time you're forced to venture into the darkness, you're not alone. Fear of darkness, known as nyctophobia (or achluophobia in extreme forms), is actually a pretty common condition that
Fuck yeah, Chicago! It wasn't pretty, that's for damn sure. Violence sucks, and it's hard to watch Americans hurting each other...but it was democracy. Messy and gross, for sure, but it involved Donald Drumpf, so what else would we expect but, "Messy and Gross? Someone who was alive and of voting age needs to let me know if this is how 1968 felt, because goddamn is it getting shit-house out there. It's the kind of election year that is keeping this satirist insanely busy, but that's because true
Caitlyn Jenner's coming-out party doesn't help the transgender community move forward. Though Caitlyn, formerly known as Bruce, is on the cover of Vanity Fair and stars in her own E! reality show, it's clear the onetime decathlon champion is just looking to cash in on her transition from a man to a woman. There's nothing the Jenners and Kardashians won't do to sensationalize themselves to stay on the fame gravy train. Related Stories Unfortunately, the media and the American public feed into thi
by Ashley Naples Mathew Knowles, the father of singer Beyonce, has been having financial problems for quite some time. The embarrassing troubles for the divorcee come on the heels of multiple paternity situations, and his inability to pay for the children he was creating in his spare time during the marriage he had with wife Tina. Eventually, there is the time to pay the piper, and for Mathew, that time appears to be now. According to TMZ, Mr. Knowles is holding a massive garage sale, where he's
The contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race : Top row Sasha Velour. Bottom row, l-r: Valentina; Eureka O'Hara; Nina Bo'nina Brown; Shea Coulee. Logo The last several years have seen each season begin with a twist, and this year is no different. This season's opening episode had a simple format: a pageant where no one gets sent home. The queens had to present two looks: a look representing their home state or city, and their favorite Lady Gaga look. Let's go through the queens in their order of appeara
Solange, Beyonce's sister, is killing it right now. Last night, she told a story on Twitter about how she went to a concert and got harassed by a group of white women... for dancing. First, she set the scene. She was excited to go to a Kraftwerk concert with her husband, son and his friend. But then things took a turn for the worse. After Beyonce's little sister refused to comply with the petty request, the four women threw a lime at her back. Seriously? Grown-up women throwing food? But Solange
Jamie Foxx joked that he's honoring Black History Month by avoiding any relations with white girls. Funny enough, he's believed to be dating actress Katie Holmes. The 50-year-old entertainer made the comments over the weekend when he was leaving a charity basketball game that he was hosting in Thousand Oaks, California. A TMZ photographer got Foxx on camera as he was driving away in his Rezvani Tank. "It's Black History Month," Foxx said "No white girls until March 1." On Friday, prior to NBA A
Funny lady Tiffany Haddish is the cover girl for Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People issue. During an interview with the magazine, Haddish was asked who bit Beyonce . It sounds like a wild question, but it's an understandable one, given that Haddish caused quite a social media flurry earlier this year when she revealed in an interview that some unnamed actress bit Beyonce at an afterparty. The comedian/actress/entrepreneur played coy when Time asked her the question, pretending not to he
Michelle Obama fans will be happy to know that our former First Lady has some exciting plans for the future. The charismatic Obama will be making her first appearance on a sitcom. She's set to take a part in an episode of the new 'Will & Grace' reboot. While the easy-going Mrs. Obama says she's open to just about anything, she does have one line she says she will not cross. 'Will & Grace' is one of the most successful television sitcoms in history, and at the time, the most successful sitcom wit
Everyone has their own unique compilation of fears and phobias. Maybe you're afraid of pancakes like Kendall Jenner . Or maybe, it's visions of creepy, murderous clowns that keep you up late at night. If your worst nightmares include something a little more common, like, you know, having a damn heart attack every time you're forced to venture into the darkness, you're not alone. Fear of darkness, known as nyctophobia (or achluophobia in extreme forms), is actually a pretty common condition that
Fuck yeah, Chicago! It wasn't pretty, that's for damn sure. Violence sucks, and it's hard to watch Americans hurting each other...but it was democracy. Messy and gross, for sure, but it involved Donald Drumpf, so what else would we expect but, "Messy and Gross? Someone who was alive and of voting age needs to let me know if this is how 1968 felt, because goddamn is it getting shit-house out there. It's the kind of election year that is keeping this satirist insanely busy, but that's because true
Caitlyn Jenner's coming-out party doesn't help the transgender community move forward. Though Caitlyn, formerly known as Bruce, is on the cover of Vanity Fair and stars in her own E! reality show, it's clear the onetime decathlon champion is just looking to cash in on her transition from a man to a woman. There's nothing the Jenners and Kardashians won't do to sensationalize themselves to stay on the fame gravy train. Related Stories Unfortunately, the media and the American public feed into thi
by Ashley Naples Mathew Knowles, the father of singer Beyonce, has been having financial problems for quite some time. The embarrassing troubles for the divorcee come on the heels of multiple paternity situations, and his inability to pay for the children he was creating in his spare time during the marriage he had with wife Tina. Eventually, there is the time to pay the piper, and for Mathew, that time appears to be now. According to TMZ, Mr. Knowles is holding a massive garage sale, where he's
Nighttime Raids: Police Wage War On Black And Brown Families By Ashoka Jegroo, www.truth-out.org April 3, 2017 Nighttime Raids: Police Wage War On Black And Brown Families 2017-04-03 2017-04-03 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/04/image30-150x100.jpeg 200px 200px Above Photo: Bronx to Harlem to Brooklyn, hundreds of people -- mostly young, poor men of color --
Elected officials and workers celebrate the passage of "Fair Work Week" package of bills in the City Hall Rotunda. Madina Toure/Observer Public Advocate Letitia James called on elected officials, unions and workers to "rise up" and fight back against regulations being developed by the New York State Department of Labor that she claimed would "weaken" a package of "Fair Work Week" bills that city signed into law today for fast food and retail employees. The New York Daily News reported that the
Worker centers have empowered nurses, nannies, busboys, taxi drivers, and many other low-wage immigrants long thought to be "unorganizable." They provide clues to the future of organized labor--but can their victories scale up? E. Tammy Kim ▪ Spring 2015 An undocumented worker protests wage theft with KIWA at an L.A. restaurant, 2013 (Charlie Kaijo) In September 2013, the AFL-CIO, a giant labor federation comprising fifty-six unions and 12.5 million U.S. workers, held its quadrennial conv
Most Popular Though many worker centers began as localized efforts to combat poverty, the movement has rapidly spread and matured. These groups still help low-wage workers find legal representation and understand their rights at work. But many now coordinate their organizing with other community groups or labor unions across multiple regions. As Kefauver's presentation suggested, worker centers are indeed organizing along corporate supply chains to achieve their demands. And in many cases, it's
It took more than 100 years of struggle to ensure the poorest workers in Australia received reasonable wages and conditions. But today inequality and poverty are growing rapidly. The living standards of the majority continue to drop, while at the same time there is a huge expansion of the wealth of a tiny minority. The decline of living standards and growth of poverty have coincided with the growth of insecure or precarious employment, which is designed to maximise profits and shift the risks as
American workers don't have much to celebrate this Labor Day. Unemployment is high, the strength of organized labor is abysmally low, and the prospect of meaningful political action on the jobs front is nonexistent. There is, however, one government agency attempting to do its part to boost union power in the United States, in the best tradition of the principles that theoretically underlie Labor Day. The NLRB, a relic of the New Deal empowered to enforce the National Labor Relations Act, has be
Debate over solutions to poverty has been dominating American politics as of late. Predictably, Democrats have harped on income inequality and have pushed for extensions in unemployment benefits and an increase in the federal minimum wage. Conservatives, in response, have thankfully done more than just voice opposition to these stock, unimaginative policy prescriptions. In fact, since last year, several prominent figures from the Republican ranks, as well as a number of other conservative leader
All across the country, in over 100 cities, fast food workers are refusing to work until they get better pay. This is just an instance of the glaring and long overdue need to raise the federal minimum wage reaching headlines. Fast food jobs with low wages are not rounded out by providing terrific working conditions or careers that lend a sense of deep fulfillment. People in these jobs do not frequently get opportunities to move up in the company and out of the kitchen, or even benefits that allo
Darlene Handy of Baltimore holds up a sign during a rally to support raising the minimum wage in Maryland. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Ready to join the resistance? Sign up for Take Action Now and we'll send you three actions every Tuesday. You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation's journalism. You can read our Privacy Policy here. Thank you for signing up. For more from The Nation , check out our latest issue . Subscribe now for as little as $2 a mon
Federal contract workers strike for higher wages on April 22, 2015, in Washington, DC. (Courtesy of Good Jobs Nation) Ready to join the resistance? Sign up for Take Action Now and we'll send you three actions every Tuesday. You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation's journalism. You can read our Privacy Policy here. Thank you for signing up. For more from The Nation , check out our latest issue . Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Support Progres
Elected officials and workers celebrate the passage of "Fair Work Week" package of bills in the City Hall Rotunda. Madina Toure/Observer Public Advocate Letitia James called on elected officials, unions and workers to "rise up" and fight back against regulations being developed by the New York State Department of Labor that she claimed would "weaken" a package of "Fair Work Week" bills that city signed into law today for fast food and retail employees. The New York Daily News reported that the
Worker centers have empowered nurses, nannies, busboys, taxi drivers, and many other low-wage immigrants long thought to be "unorganizable." They provide clues to the future of organized labor--but can their victories scale up? E. Tammy Kim ▪ Spring 2015 An undocumented worker protests wage theft with KIWA at an L.A. restaurant, 2013 (Charlie Kaijo) In September 2013, the AFL-CIO, a giant labor federation comprising fifty-six unions and 12.5 million U.S. workers, held its quadrennial conv
Most Popular Though many worker centers began as localized efforts to combat poverty, the movement has rapidly spread and matured. These groups still help low-wage workers find legal representation and understand their rights at work. But many now coordinate their organizing with other community groups or labor unions across multiple regions. As Kefauver's presentation suggested, worker centers are indeed organizing along corporate supply chains to achieve their demands. And in many cases, it's
It took more than 100 years of struggle to ensure the poorest workers in Australia received reasonable wages and conditions. But today inequality and poverty are growing rapidly. The living standards of the majority continue to drop, while at the same time there is a huge expansion of the wealth of a tiny minority. The decline of living standards and growth of poverty have coincided with the growth of insecure or precarious employment, which is designed to maximise profits and shift the risks as
American workers don't have much to celebrate this Labor Day. Unemployment is high, the strength of organized labor is abysmally low, and the prospect of meaningful political action on the jobs front is nonexistent. There is, however, one government agency attempting to do its part to boost union power in the United States, in the best tradition of the principles that theoretically underlie Labor Day. The NLRB, a relic of the New Deal empowered to enforce the National Labor Relations Act, has be
Debate over solutions to poverty has been dominating American politics as of late. Predictably, Democrats have harped on income inequality and have pushed for extensions in unemployment benefits and an increase in the federal minimum wage. Conservatives, in response, have thankfully done more than just voice opposition to these stock, unimaginative policy prescriptions. In fact, since last year, several prominent figures from the Republican ranks, as well as a number of other conservative leader
All across the country, in over 100 cities, fast food workers are refusing to work until they get better pay. This is just an instance of the glaring and long overdue need to raise the federal minimum wage reaching headlines. Fast food jobs with low wages are not rounded out by providing terrific working conditions or careers that lend a sense of deep fulfillment. People in these jobs do not frequently get opportunities to move up in the company and out of the kitchen, or even benefits that allo
Darlene Handy of Baltimore holds up a sign during a rally to support raising the minimum wage in Maryland. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Ready to join the resistance? Sign up for Take Action Now and we'll send you three actions every Tuesday. You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation's journalism. You can read our Privacy Policy here. Thank you for signing up. For more from The Nation , check out our latest issue . Subscribe now for as little as $2 a mon
Federal contract workers strike for higher wages on April 22, 2015, in Washington, DC. (Courtesy of Good Jobs Nation) Ready to join the resistance? Sign up for Take Action Now and we'll send you three actions every Tuesday. You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation's journalism. You can read our Privacy Policy here. Thank you for signing up. For more from The Nation , check out our latest issue . Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Support Progres
There is now overwhelming evidence that austerity has failed. People across the country are waking up to the social costs of the cuts: a decades worth of progress on poverty reduction and public service reform has been undone. And, yet we still face a budget deficit of PS52bn. As a result, less than a third of voters are now in favour of the cuts (down from a high of 43 per cent), whilst a majority support tax rises to fund increased spending on health and eduction for the first time since 2006.
Seven Miami-area fast-food workers were arrested yesterday during a planned protest to fight for wage increases and the right to unionize. According to a spokesperson for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the protesters Anthony Roberson, Shontavia Myers, Elvis Manuel Valdez Jr., Laura Rollins, Monique Logan, Tiffany Leggett, and Ericka Ward were arrested between 1 to 1:30 p.m. near the McDonald's located at NE 168th Street and Second Ave. in North Miami Beach for blocking traffic
Worker centers have empowered nurses, nannies, busboys, taxi drivers, and many other low-wage immigrants long thought to be "unorganizable." They provide clues to the future of organized labor--but can their victories scale up? E. Tammy Kim ▪ Spring 2015 An undocumented worker protests wage theft with KIWA at an L.A. restaurant, 2013 (Charlie Kaijo) In September 2013, the AFL-CIO, a giant labor federation comprising fifty-six unions and 12.5 million U.S. workers, held its quadrennial conv
On Thursday, May 15th of 2014 fast food workers from all around the world will protest for fair wages and safer working conditions. Specific goals of the strike for each individual country vary slightly, but the consensus is for better pay and working conditions. This protest will involve many countries and a countless number of industry workers; these statistics fuel the prediction of this being the largest fast food strike in history. However, based upon many other strikes of this nature and t
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Protesters marched in California cities to decry racism in the wake of deadly violence that erupted at a white nationalist demonstration in Virginia. In Oakland, hundreds of protesters gathered Saturday night to hear speakers and then marched peacefully downtown, chanting and waving signs and banners. Some of the protesters blocked Interstate 580 before being dispersed, The San Francisco Chronicle reported. One of the downtown marchers carried a hand-crafted sign reading, "Cal
On Monday, unionized grocery workers in San Diego County voted to authorize strikes against Albertsons, Ralphs and Vons to protest the latest wage offer from the supermarket food chains. The offer reportedly stands to "drastically" impact workers' take-home pay and deplete their health care coverage, the union claims. Pavilions and Safeway stores will also be affected. Grocers are pushing back. "A strike authorization vote is premature and only serves to cause concern for associates and customer
Garment workers are trying to prevent large pay cuts. At the same time building workers have gone on strike in support of sacked colleagues. The garment workers are threatening strikes in reaction to governement proposals to change the law that compels employers to pay double wages for night work. By cutting this premium by 70% the Prime Minister, Hun Sen, claims he will be able to create tens of thousands of new jobs. The industry is currently responsible for US$2.3bn worth of exports yearly, a
Occupy for Jobs Movement is launched By Brenda Ryan Bronx, N.Y. Published Nov 10, 2011 6:45 PM Inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement, activists have launched an Occupy For Jobs Network to demand a massive public works program big enough to provide jobs at union wages for the more than 30 million unemployed and underemployed workers in the country. Jobs breakout session, Nov. 5. WW photo: G. Dunkel The network was proposed and adopted at a People's Assembly held Nov. 5 at Hostos Community C
On December 18, hundreds gathered in downtown Chicago in order to demand the resignation, arrest and indictment of Mayor Rahm Emmanuel and State's Attorney Anita Alvarez, both of whom have been implicated in covering up the murder of Laquan McDonald by white cop Jason Van Dyke in October of last year. Beginning with a rally at Daley Plaza, protesters quickly took the streets, marching for hours and shutting down major intersections and shopping malls while shouting "16 Shots and a cover-up!" The
Protesters demand the right to housing. "Every single day we have new young people show up at our doors," Kerbie Joseph, a counselor at a shelter for LGBTQ youth in New York City, told Liberation . "They are fleeing abuse or have been kicked out of their homes--just because they're LGBTQ. They're dealing with serious trauma and many have considered suicide. The problem is huge, but it rarely gets discussed--and we only have 90 beds." Nationwide, nearly half of all the homeless youth are LGBTQ. O
Seven Miami-area fast-food workers were arrested yesterday during a planned protest to fight for wage increases and the right to unionize. According to a spokesperson for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the protesters Anthony Roberson, Shontavia Myers, Elvis Manuel Valdez Jr., Laura Rollins, Monique Logan, Tiffany Leggett, and Ericka Ward were arrested between 1 to 1:30 p.m. near the McDonald's located at NE 168th Street and Second Ave. in North Miami Beach for blocking traffic
Worker centers have empowered nurses, nannies, busboys, taxi drivers, and many other low-wage immigrants long thought to be "unorganizable." They provide clues to the future of organized labor--but can their victories scale up? E. Tammy Kim ▪ Spring 2015 An undocumented worker protests wage theft with KIWA at an L.A. restaurant, 2013 (Charlie Kaijo) In September 2013, the AFL-CIO, a giant labor federation comprising fifty-six unions and 12.5 million U.S. workers, held its quadrennial conv
On Thursday, May 15th of 2014 fast food workers from all around the world will protest for fair wages and safer working conditions. Specific goals of the strike for each individual country vary slightly, but the consensus is for better pay and working conditions. This protest will involve many countries and a countless number of industry workers; these statistics fuel the prediction of this being the largest fast food strike in history. However, based upon many other strikes of this nature and t
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Protesters marched in California cities to decry racism in the wake of deadly violence that erupted at a white nationalist demonstration in Virginia. In Oakland, hundreds of protesters gathered Saturday night to hear speakers and then marched peacefully downtown, chanting and waving signs and banners. Some of the protesters blocked Interstate 580 before being dispersed, The San Francisco Chronicle reported. One of the downtown marchers carried a hand-crafted sign reading, "Cal
On Monday, unionized grocery workers in San Diego County voted to authorize strikes against Albertsons, Ralphs and Vons to protest the latest wage offer from the supermarket food chains. The offer reportedly stands to "drastically" impact workers' take-home pay and deplete their health care coverage, the union claims. Pavilions and Safeway stores will also be affected. Grocers are pushing back. "A strike authorization vote is premature and only serves to cause concern for associates and customer
Garment workers are trying to prevent large pay cuts. At the same time building workers have gone on strike in support of sacked colleagues. The garment workers are threatening strikes in reaction to governement proposals to change the law that compels employers to pay double wages for night work. By cutting this premium by 70% the Prime Minister, Hun Sen, claims he will be able to create tens of thousands of new jobs. The industry is currently responsible for US$2.3bn worth of exports yearly, a
Occupy for Jobs Movement is launched By Brenda Ryan Bronx, N.Y. Published Nov 10, 2011 6:45 PM Inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement, activists have launched an Occupy For Jobs Network to demand a massive public works program big enough to provide jobs at union wages for the more than 30 million unemployed and underemployed workers in the country. Jobs breakout session, Nov. 5. WW photo: G. Dunkel The network was proposed and adopted at a People's Assembly held Nov. 5 at Hostos Community C
On December 18, hundreds gathered in downtown Chicago in order to demand the resignation, arrest and indictment of Mayor Rahm Emmanuel and State's Attorney Anita Alvarez, both of whom have been implicated in covering up the murder of Laquan McDonald by white cop Jason Van Dyke in October of last year. Beginning with a rally at Daley Plaza, protesters quickly took the streets, marching for hours and shutting down major intersections and shopping malls while shouting "16 Shots and a cover-up!" The
Protesters demand the right to housing. "Every single day we have new young people show up at our doors," Kerbie Joseph, a counselor at a shelter for LGBTQ youth in New York City, told Liberation . "They are fleeing abuse or have been kicked out of their homes--just because they're LGBTQ. They're dealing with serious trauma and many have considered suicide. The problem is huge, but it rarely gets discussed--and we only have 90 beds." Nationwide, nearly half of all the homeless youth are LGBTQ. O
The U.S. military aviation has a nomenclature for all of its aircraft that makes identifying planes very simple. Aircrafts that begin with "A" such as the beloved "A-10" are all attack jets. Those that begin with "P" indicate patrol jets such as the U.S. Navy P-8. The F-4, F-15, F-16, F-18, etc. begin with "F" because they're fighter jets. If an aircraft begins with a "B" it means that it is a bomber jet. Some think the "B" stands for "big," because bombers are among the largest of the aircrafts
One of the reasons that Saudi Arabia's plans for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on its ARAMCO oil have not actually materialized is that investors are not dummies. Saudi Arabia's oil is an asset with no future value, and the future in which its price collapses is nearer than the oil companies think. (I would argue that if you figure in the cost of coming climate lawsuits, oil already has a negative value, but is certainly already worthless). A new report by Carbon Trackers gives us some key me
US F-16s arrive in Turkey to fight ISIS By Associated Press | August 10, 2015, 8:06 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2015/08/10/us-f-16s-arrive-in-turkey-to-fight-isis/ A United States Air Force cargo plane maneuvers on the runway after it landed at the Incirlik Air Base, in Adana, southern Turkey, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015. The U.S. European Command said in a statement Sunday that the U.S. Air Force deployed a "small detachment" of six F-16 fighter jets, support equipment and about 300 per
Several areas of the country lack the infrastructure to efficiently move the energy resources families need for basic heating and electricity on high-demand days without any bottlenecks or grid reliability issues. And as such, prices for millions have climbed. Large portions of our population are living in poverty, and they regularly spend a far larger percentage of their take-home income on energy-related expensive than those in other income brackets. In extreme cases, it can be 50 percent or m
The imbroglio in the Gulf area is significant for all countries mainly because this part of the world controls the oil economy which has potential to create disruption at a time when the world economy is looking up. The reason behind the blocking of Qatar is political with 7 nations deciding to sever relations with Qatar - Saudi Arabia, Maldives, Bahrain, Egypt, UAE, Yemen and Libya. The allegation is that Qatar has been forging close relations with the ISIS, Al Qaeda and the Muslim brotherhood,
Qatar has been ranked as the world's wealthiest country in a new list compiled by the prestigious US magazine Forbes. The Gulf State with a population of 1.7 million topped the list as the world's richest country per capita, thanks to a rebound in oil prices and its massive natural gas reserves. Adjusted for purchasing power, Qatar booked an estimated gross domestic product per capita of more than $ 88,000 for 2010, Forbes said, compared with $47,500 for the UAE, which was placed sixth while Kuw
In the last 15 days, Syria and Russian warplanes have destroyed 1375 terrorist targets, as a result of 363 flights carried out in zones of Homs, Hama, Aleppo, Idleb, Dier Ezzor, Daraa, Latakia, and the surroundings of this capital. According to Syrian Army General Staff spokespeople, the air strikes destroyed fortified positions, arms depot, munitions dump, and gathering points of the takfirist groups, apart from destroying three vehicle convoys. In Aleppo province, located 350 kilometers northe
Cyclone Ockhi intensified into a "severe cyclonic storm" on Friday and moved to the Arabian Sea. It lay centred around 80 kilometres north-northeast of Minicoy in Lakshadweep. Under its influence, heavy rains continued to batter coastal areas of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, killing twelve people in the last two days and crippling normal life at numerous places. 218 fishermen rescued, as death toll in affected areas rises to 12 An IANS report from Thiruvananthapuram said as many as 218 fishermen from K
A replica of the destroyed Triumphal Arch, in Palmyra, Syria, has been erected in London's Trafalgar Square in solidarity with the people of Syria. Made from Egyptian marble using 3D printing from photographs of the original, the scale model stands at 15 metres high, two thirds of the size of the original. The replica is to be unveiled by London Mayor Boris Johnson this afternoon; it will remain in Trafalgar Square for three days before being moved to Dubai and New York. It is expected to be tak
Ramona Savoie flew rocket launchers into Kuwait and tanks into Mogadishu, Somalia. She flew the enormous C-5 transport planes for the Air Force reserves when she wasn't flying passenger jets for American Airlines. She was tough, buff and patriotic. But in July 1999 she was also a 44-year-old woman trying to get pregnant for the first time. And like so many middle-aged members of the military reserves, she wasn't wild about complying with an order to get six shots against anthrax, a deadly bacter
One of the reasons that Saudi Arabia's plans for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on its ARAMCO oil have not actually materialized is that investors are not dummies. Saudi Arabia's oil is an asset with no future value, and the future in which its price collapses is nearer than the oil companies think. (I would argue that if you figure in the cost of coming climate lawsuits, oil already has a negative value, but is certainly already worthless). A new report by Carbon Trackers gives us some key me
US F-16s arrive in Turkey to fight ISIS By Associated Press | August 10, 2015, 8:06 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2015/08/10/us-f-16s-arrive-in-turkey-to-fight-isis/ A United States Air Force cargo plane maneuvers on the runway after it landed at the Incirlik Air Base, in Adana, southern Turkey, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015. The U.S. European Command said in a statement Sunday that the U.S. Air Force deployed a "small detachment" of six F-16 fighter jets, support equipment and about 300 per
Several areas of the country lack the infrastructure to efficiently move the energy resources families need for basic heating and electricity on high-demand days without any bottlenecks or grid reliability issues. And as such, prices for millions have climbed. Large portions of our population are living in poverty, and they regularly spend a far larger percentage of their take-home income on energy-related expensive than those in other income brackets. In extreme cases, it can be 50 percent or m
The imbroglio in the Gulf area is significant for all countries mainly because this part of the world controls the oil economy which has potential to create disruption at a time when the world economy is looking up. The reason behind the blocking of Qatar is political with 7 nations deciding to sever relations with Qatar - Saudi Arabia, Maldives, Bahrain, Egypt, UAE, Yemen and Libya. The allegation is that Qatar has been forging close relations with the ISIS, Al Qaeda and the Muslim brotherhood,
Qatar has been ranked as the world's wealthiest country in a new list compiled by the prestigious US magazine Forbes. The Gulf State with a population of 1.7 million topped the list as the world's richest country per capita, thanks to a rebound in oil prices and its massive natural gas reserves. Adjusted for purchasing power, Qatar booked an estimated gross domestic product per capita of more than $ 88,000 for 2010, Forbes said, compared with $47,500 for the UAE, which was placed sixth while Kuw
In the last 15 days, Syria and Russian warplanes have destroyed 1375 terrorist targets, as a result of 363 flights carried out in zones of Homs, Hama, Aleppo, Idleb, Dier Ezzor, Daraa, Latakia, and the surroundings of this capital. According to Syrian Army General Staff spokespeople, the air strikes destroyed fortified positions, arms depot, munitions dump, and gathering points of the takfirist groups, apart from destroying three vehicle convoys. In Aleppo province, located 350 kilometers northe
Cyclone Ockhi intensified into a "severe cyclonic storm" on Friday and moved to the Arabian Sea. It lay centred around 80 kilometres north-northeast of Minicoy in Lakshadweep. Under its influence, heavy rains continued to batter coastal areas of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, killing twelve people in the last two days and crippling normal life at numerous places. 218 fishermen rescued, as death toll in affected areas rises to 12 An IANS report from Thiruvananthapuram said as many as 218 fishermen from K
A replica of the destroyed Triumphal Arch, in Palmyra, Syria, has been erected in London's Trafalgar Square in solidarity with the people of Syria. Made from Egyptian marble using 3D printing from photographs of the original, the scale model stands at 15 metres high, two thirds of the size of the original. The replica is to be unveiled by London Mayor Boris Johnson this afternoon; it will remain in Trafalgar Square for three days before being moved to Dubai and New York. It is expected to be tak
Ramona Savoie flew rocket launchers into Kuwait and tanks into Mogadishu, Somalia. She flew the enormous C-5 transport planes for the Air Force reserves when she wasn't flying passenger jets for American Airlines. She was tough, buff and patriotic. But in July 1999 she was also a 44-year-old woman trying to get pregnant for the first time. And like so many middle-aged members of the military reserves, she wasn't wild about complying with an order to get six shots against anthrax, a deadly bacter
Worries that a recession is in store for the world's largest economy, if it hasn't begun already, have dominated financial markets so far this year, and sluggish fourth-quarter growth has done little to assuage those fears. But Deutsche Bank AG Chief International Economist Torsten Slok has some counter-intuitive advice for his most pessimistic clients: Buy. "I frequently hear clients express very negative comments about the U.S. economic outlook, including the statement that that economy is alr
The Target Corporation recently released some astounding figures that leave everyone wondering just how long the company will last in Canada. The discount retailer reported a loss of almost US$1 billion in less than 12 months, after it began expanding outside of the US. Target is the 2nd largest discount store operators in the US, and the company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota generated $623 million in sales in the first quarter, but gross margins were less than 5 percent.The loss in the first
In a gloomy economy, Circuit City manages to be a dark beacon of "Hey, at least I don't work there" optimism. With 155 stores shuttered , the bloody axe now falls to corporate, several email tips are telling us. "Massive layoffs" says one, while another tells us "over 600" will be gone by the end of the day. No memo, no severance (not even the crappy one ). Just a box to put your stuff in waiting at your cubicle, or if you're lucky, a chat in your manager's office. At least one tipster reports t
Is it just me, or does it seem as if the Brits are much more serious about preventing market fraud than we are? LONDON -- Investment bankers and traders in Britain will have their mobile phone conversations recorded in the latest step by the country's financial regulator to crack down on insider trading and market abuse. The Financial Services Authority, Britain's financial watchdog, said Thursday that under new rules, effective next November, all financial services firms will be required to rec
DRAGONS' Den star Theo Paphitis is to open more shops selling lacy undies -- as he yesterday said bravo to Brexit. The retail mogul, 57, who owns upmarket lingerie chain BOUX AVENUE , unveiled plans for 20 new stores here and abroad. 4 Theo Paphitis launched Boux Avenue five years ago He also delivered a broadside to those who squeal about leaving the EU -- branding them pants. The tough-talking telly Dragon , who campaigned for us to quit, said: "We need to stop moaning now and get on with it."
By NBP Staff | January 4, 2017, 23:57 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2017/01/04/macys-closing-two-stores-in-eastern-massachusetts/ (AP photo) Macy's plans to close stores in Brockton and Taunton later this year, cutting 161 jobs. The two Massachusetts stores are among 68 the department store company is closing nationwide in a cost-cutting measure designed to save about $550 million a year. The Brockton store is in the Westgate Mall. The 144,000-square-foot store, which employs 79 peo
Bank of America will be charging a one-time monthly fee of $5 next year, whenever a customer uses their debit card to make a purchase. This new policy forces customers to carry cash to make purchases or pay up to $60 a year in fees. Regardless of how many times a customer uses their card per month, they will still be charged. Brittany Fikre, a junior political science major, said she is shocked that Bank of America would now char... The number of students at Cal State Long Beach who enroll in a
Which brings us to the mystery of Wal-Mart. The nation's largest retailer, which caters to working-class customers, seems to have something of a sweet spot. The stock closed Tuesday at $51.40--its highest close since March 2005. Amid the market turbulence of the last six months, Wal-Mart's stock has risen nicely and has pasted the Standard & Poor's retail index. Wal-Mart's stock makes an excellent proxy for the health of the working-class consumer. So how can it be that Wal-Mart's stock is outpe
Waiting in line at the airport was already an unpleasant enough experience, but now airlines want us to do their work for them. Rather than simply hand over our bags and have our tickets handed to us, passengers now must enter all our information on a computer kiosk ourselves. I encountered those stupid machines most ... Continued Culture , Tech Fri. February 24 With the Academy Awards looming this weekend, it's a good time to ask why the public even cares about awards shows anymore. Consider th
Markets work. That's the message from Walmart's decision to raise its starting wage for 500,000 of its 1.3 million US employees to $10 per hour starting next year. That's 37% above the statutory minimum of $7.25. No, the notably cost-conscious company, the largest private-sector employer in America, the world's largest retailer, and a company that has prospered by making stuff available at prices that lower- and middle-income Americans can afford -- microwave ovens go for $44 -- didn't suddenly
The Target Corporation recently released some astounding figures that leave everyone wondering just how long the company will last in Canada. The discount retailer reported a loss of almost US$1 billion in less than 12 months, after it began expanding outside of the US. Target is the 2nd largest discount store operators in the US, and the company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota generated $623 million in sales in the first quarter, but gross margins were less than 5 percent.The loss in the first
In a gloomy economy, Circuit City manages to be a dark beacon of "Hey, at least I don't work there" optimism. With 155 stores shuttered , the bloody axe now falls to corporate, several email tips are telling us. "Massive layoffs" says one, while another tells us "over 600" will be gone by the end of the day. No memo, no severance (not even the crappy one ). Just a box to put your stuff in waiting at your cubicle, or if you're lucky, a chat in your manager's office. At least one tipster reports t
Is it just me, or does it seem as if the Brits are much more serious about preventing market fraud than we are? LONDON -- Investment bankers and traders in Britain will have their mobile phone conversations recorded in the latest step by the country's financial regulator to crack down on insider trading and market abuse. The Financial Services Authority, Britain's financial watchdog, said Thursday that under new rules, effective next November, all financial services firms will be required to rec
DRAGONS' Den star Theo Paphitis is to open more shops selling lacy undies -- as he yesterday said bravo to Brexit. The retail mogul, 57, who owns upmarket lingerie chain BOUX AVENUE , unveiled plans for 20 new stores here and abroad. 4 Theo Paphitis launched Boux Avenue five years ago He also delivered a broadside to those who squeal about leaving the EU -- branding them pants. The tough-talking telly Dragon , who campaigned for us to quit, said: "We need to stop moaning now and get on with it."
By NBP Staff | January 4, 2017, 23:57 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2017/01/04/macys-closing-two-stores-in-eastern-massachusetts/ (AP photo) Macy's plans to close stores in Brockton and Taunton later this year, cutting 161 jobs. The two Massachusetts stores are among 68 the department store company is closing nationwide in a cost-cutting measure designed to save about $550 million a year. The Brockton store is in the Westgate Mall. The 144,000-square-foot store, which employs 79 peo
Bank of America will be charging a one-time monthly fee of $5 next year, whenever a customer uses their debit card to make a purchase. This new policy forces customers to carry cash to make purchases or pay up to $60 a year in fees. Regardless of how many times a customer uses their card per month, they will still be charged. Brittany Fikre, a junior political science major, said she is shocked that Bank of America would now char... The number of students at Cal State Long Beach who enroll in a
Which brings us to the mystery of Wal-Mart. The nation's largest retailer, which caters to working-class customers, seems to have something of a sweet spot. The stock closed Tuesday at $51.40--its highest close since March 2005. Amid the market turbulence of the last six months, Wal-Mart's stock has risen nicely and has pasted the Standard & Poor's retail index. Wal-Mart's stock makes an excellent proxy for the health of the working-class consumer. So how can it be that Wal-Mart's stock is outpe
Waiting in line at the airport was already an unpleasant enough experience, but now airlines want us to do their work for them. Rather than simply hand over our bags and have our tickets handed to us, passengers now must enter all our information on a computer kiosk ourselves. I encountered those stupid machines most ... Continued Culture , Tech Fri. February 24 With the Academy Awards looming this weekend, it's a good time to ask why the public even cares about awards shows anymore. Consider th
Markets work. That's the message from Walmart's decision to raise its starting wage for 500,000 of its 1.3 million US employees to $10 per hour starting next year. That's 37% above the statutory minimum of $7.25. No, the notably cost-conscious company, the largest private-sector employer in America, the world's largest retailer, and a company that has prospered by making stuff available at prices that lower- and middle-income Americans can afford -- microwave ovens go for $44 -- didn't suddenly
From RefuseFascism.org 100 Hours of NO! In the Name of Humanity, We Indict FOX FASCIST NEWS July 12, 2017 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us Click here to download 11x17 size black & white PDF. Click here To download 40x60 size color PDF. The Trump/Pence Regime Must GO! In the Name of Humanity, We REFUSE to Accept a Fascist America! RefuseFascism.org #100hoursofNO #J15 / #J15TrumpPenceMustGo While masquerading as "fair and balanced", Fox News serves as a vehicle for stirring up racism, xenoph
Commemoration and Celebration of the Life of Will Reese (1950-2016) Download poster/flier (PDF 8.5x11") Download brochure (PDF 8.5x11", 2 sides folded) Download thin flyer (PDF, 4.25x11", 2 sides) Saturday, May 14th, 2016 4:00pm Metropolitan Baptist Church West 128th St. & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. New York City May 2, 2016 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us Come together for a Commemoration and Celebration of the life of Will Reese (Bobby Hill) - revolutionary communist, dedicated fighter for t
(March To End Rape Culture, Philadelphia, PA. 27 Sept. 2014. By Lara M. Witt) I am happy that there is global attention focused on the issues that affect women and have oppressed women for centuries. The discussions are challenging for some to engage in, and there has been a rupture in perception and in subjectivity for many whose gender or race allowed them the privilege of ignorance. Each human experience is unique. Every single being will be subjected to hardships, but some of us will be sub
Noche Diaz and Revolution Club Defy Ban at University of Chicago Updated November 3, 2016 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us An Open Letter from Raymond Lotta: We Cannot Allow Revolutionary Ideas to be Suppressed in the University; We Cannot Allow Revolutionaries to be Criminalized Defy University of Chicago and Chicago Police's Ban on Revolutionary Communist Noche Diaz! October 28, 2016 Read more From Cornel West: "I stand with my brother Noche Diaz and my comrades in Chicago who were arrested
Wired's Kim Zetter rounds up some of the highlights from Untangling the Web: A Guide to Internet Research [PDF], an NSA guide to finding unintentionally published confidential material on the Web produced by the NSA and released in response to a Muckrock Freedom of Information Act request. As Zetter notes, the tactics discussed as described as legal, but are the kind of thing that weev is doing 3.5 years in a Federal pen for: Want to find spreadsheets full of passwords in Russia? Type "filetype:
The Trump/Pence Regime on Women and LGBTQ Poster One in a series of seven posters Updated August 26, 2017 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us Click here To download 40" x 60" size PDF. Click here for printing instructions. These hard hitting posters are an indictment of what the Trump/Pence regime has done and is doing. They concentrate the facts of the regime's efforts to consolidate fascism. They drive home why, in the interests of humanity, the Trump/Pence Regime "Must GO!". People are being l
Millions Die Amid Neocolonial Plunder From A World to Win News Service Revolution #012 , August 21, 2005, posted at revcom.us June 27, 2005. A World to Win News Service . Amidst the hypocrisy about aiding Africa and granting debt relief by Tony Blair and other spokespeople for oppressor countries, the situation in most of the continent grows grimmer with each passing day. With their hue and cry the Western powers are once again trying to deflect their responsibility for their rape, plunder and w
From "Bombingham" and Selma to 2015 March 2, 2015 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us This is an interview with Hank, who grew up in the South--about his life and struggle under Jim Crow as a child in SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) at age 11-12 in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963; running away to Atlanta at age 15 and joining up with and becoming a revolutionary in SNCC (Student National Coordinating Committee); how later he became a revolutionary communist as he sought the answers f
Bernardo de La Paz (25,222 posts) I need slogans for the March for Science Saturday. Please help me come up with some. I need a sign or seven (might give some out). All I've come up with so far is Reality Trumps Ignorance There is no Planet B Denial is Deadly / Climate Change is Real https://www.marchforscience.com/satellite-marches/ Thanks! Sorry no download I need slogans for the March for Science Saturday. Please help me come up with some. (Original post) Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 OP not ve
This is the first in a series of posts presenting segments of ACLJ Films' latest project, "Let My People Go," which highlights the plight of persecuted Christians across the globe and what the ACLJ is doing to fight the global genocide against the Christian Church. Americans may face religious discrimination from time to time, but we don't face religious persecution like other Christians around the world. Religious persecution is when your life is at risk and your family is endangered simply bec
Commemoration and Celebration of the Life of Will Reese (1950-2016) Download poster/flier (PDF 8.5x11") Download brochure (PDF 8.5x11", 2 sides folded) Download thin flyer (PDF, 4.25x11", 2 sides) Saturday, May 14th, 2016 4:00pm Metropolitan Baptist Church West 128th St. & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. New York City May 2, 2016 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us Come together for a Commemoration and Celebration of the life of Will Reese (Bobby Hill) - revolutionary communist, dedicated fighter for t
(March To End Rape Culture, Philadelphia, PA. 27 Sept. 2014. By Lara M. Witt) I am happy that there is global attention focused on the issues that affect women and have oppressed women for centuries. The discussions are challenging for some to engage in, and there has been a rupture in perception and in subjectivity for many whose gender or race allowed them the privilege of ignorance. Each human experience is unique. Every single being will be subjected to hardships, but some of us will be sub
Noche Diaz and Revolution Club Defy Ban at University of Chicago Updated November 3, 2016 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us An Open Letter from Raymond Lotta: We Cannot Allow Revolutionary Ideas to be Suppressed in the University; We Cannot Allow Revolutionaries to be Criminalized Defy University of Chicago and Chicago Police's Ban on Revolutionary Communist Noche Diaz! October 28, 2016 Read more From Cornel West: "I stand with my brother Noche Diaz and my comrades in Chicago who were arrested
Wired's Kim Zetter rounds up some of the highlights from Untangling the Web: A Guide to Internet Research [PDF], an NSA guide to finding unintentionally published confidential material on the Web produced by the NSA and released in response to a Muckrock Freedom of Information Act request. As Zetter notes, the tactics discussed as described as legal, but are the kind of thing that weev is doing 3.5 years in a Federal pen for: Want to find spreadsheets full of passwords in Russia? Type "filetype:
The Trump/Pence Regime on Women and LGBTQ Poster One in a series of seven posters Updated August 26, 2017 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us Click here To download 40" x 60" size PDF. Click here for printing instructions. These hard hitting posters are an indictment of what the Trump/Pence regime has done and is doing. They concentrate the facts of the regime's efforts to consolidate fascism. They drive home why, in the interests of humanity, the Trump/Pence Regime "Must GO!". People are being l
Millions Die Amid Neocolonial Plunder From A World to Win News Service Revolution #012 , August 21, 2005, posted at revcom.us June 27, 2005. A World to Win News Service . Amidst the hypocrisy about aiding Africa and granting debt relief by Tony Blair and other spokespeople for oppressor countries, the situation in most of the continent grows grimmer with each passing day. With their hue and cry the Western powers are once again trying to deflect their responsibility for their rape, plunder and w
From "Bombingham" and Selma to 2015 March 2, 2015 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us This is an interview with Hank, who grew up in the South--about his life and struggle under Jim Crow as a child in SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) at age 11-12 in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963; running away to Atlanta at age 15 and joining up with and becoming a revolutionary in SNCC (Student National Coordinating Committee); how later he became a revolutionary communist as he sought the answers f
Bernardo de La Paz (25,222 posts) I need slogans for the March for Science Saturday. Please help me come up with some. I need a sign or seven (might give some out). All I've come up with so far is Reality Trumps Ignorance There is no Planet B Denial is Deadly / Climate Change is Real https://www.marchforscience.com/satellite-marches/ Thanks! Sorry no download I need slogans for the March for Science Saturday. Please help me come up with some. (Original post) Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 OP not ve
This is the first in a series of posts presenting segments of ACLJ Films' latest project, "Let My People Go," which highlights the plight of persecuted Christians across the globe and what the ACLJ is doing to fight the global genocide against the Christian Church. Americans may face religious discrimination from time to time, but we don't face religious persecution like other Christians around the world. Religious persecution is when your life is at risk and your family is endangered simply bec
63splitwindow (2,657 posts) Notice the names on ALL of the visible markers, including Captain Khan... Notice the names on ALL of the visible markers, including Captain Khan... (Original post) 63splitwindow Aug 2016 OP Tue Aug 2, 2016, 04:37 PM Motley13 (3,867 posts) I see some I don't understand in front row Brad Allen Clemmons 3rd row, partial Kemochc what are those symbols? Tue Aug 2, 2016, 04:42 PM I think it is a Presbyterian cross. http://www.cem.va.gov/hmm/emblems.asp Tue Aug 2, 2016, 04:5
cbayer (146,218 posts) Science and Religion are Compatible. Science and Dogma are Not. http://bigthink.com/words-of-wisdom/tesla-4 by Big Think Editors Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) was a pioneer scientist during the turn of the 20th century. He was best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. Tesla was a physicist, mechanical and electric engineer, inventor and futurist, as well as the possessor of a near-eidetic memory. He spoke ei
Bernardo de La Paz (25,222 posts) I need slogans for the March for Science Saturday. Please help me come up with some. I need a sign or seven (might give some out). All I've come up with so far is Reality Trumps Ignorance There is no Planet B Denial is Deadly / Climate Change is Real https://www.marchforscience.com/satellite-marches/ Thanks! Sorry no download I need slogans for the March for Science Saturday. Please help me come up with some. (Original post) Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 OP not ve
Cash rules everything around us. by Victoria McNally Dec 1st We're already totally enamored with Ashley Eckstein's Her Universe - hell, we even had a party with her - so every time they launches new products, our wallets get lighter. Her Universe has debuted a slew of new products set to launch Cyber Monday (the online equivalent to Black Friday), November 26th. Plus, they're offering free ground shipping and a special gift with each order! Take a look at the new offerings, you'll probably find
7wo7rees (3,523 posts) 10. Gil is a fuck-knuckle. Exhibit A: Saluted Nixon as he boarded the helicopter to resign the presidency in disgrace. Exhibit B: As former Chief of Police of Seattle, arrested 140 protesters at the ANNIVERSARY of the WTO protests, garnering him a vote of no confidence from his own police officers Exhibit C: Was a Janet Reno bootlicker, and an admirer of Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No" campaign. Exhibit D: First said that the Obama administration would no longer refer to the
jberryhill (52,192 posts) A Revealing Look At Some Of Bernie Sander's Controversial Ties This one is mostly blue: This one is mostly maroon: This one has stripes: I don't know. Have all of his ties been investigated? A Revealing Look At Some Of Bernie Sander's Controversial Ties (Original post) jberryhill Jul 2015 OP Fri Jul 17, 2015, 12:33 AM Fri Jul 17, 2015, 12:34 AM TexasTowelie (53,534 posts) 2. The picture with the blue tie didn't embed. Now that is controversial and stealthy. DU will be t
nationalize the fed (2,169 posts) Inside the world's largest fuel cell plant In America? Of course not. No one will even guess that. The US is busy fracking ...Drill Baby Drill! Inside the world's largest fuel cell plant in South Korea U Jean Jung CCTV.com July 26, 2015 Fuel cells are often mentioned in the context of hydrogen-powered cars, but they can also be used to power homes. We visited the world's largest fuel cell power plant in South Korea's Hwaseong city, to find out why fuel cells cou
Mon Jun 22, 2015, 11:37 AM Amimnoch (3,094 posts) It's just a flag, and it stood for so much more than just racism. It was about unification, and cultural pride! It was about standing up against outside influences and forming a true solidarity movement! The movement was about cultural preservation of a long and rich history. It was a demand of equal treatment and national recognition. It was We demand land and territory (colonies) for the maintenance of the people and the settlement of our surpl
sibelian (7,804 posts) "IDIOTS! It's anthrax or scorpions! Choose the SCORPIONS!" "Yeeees, I can see that if it's anthrax or scorpions you should probably choose the scorpions. It's just that I don't actually believe that it really is anthrax versus scorpions. It think it's shitty stuff versus good stuff." "Fool that you are. It has ALWAYS been anthrax versus scorpions." "It used to be anthrax versus kittens." "Oh, KITTENS. Kittens, YES. Look around you, do you see any kittens? NO. Choose scorpi
Cheese Sandwich (9,086 posts) Rebel Girls: Photos of feminists from around the world Here is a collection of photos and it's called feminists around the world. I find this kind of thing inspiring and maybe others do too. Many more at link . Many more photos: http://www.occupy.com/article/rebel-girls-photos-feminists-around-world Rebel Girls: Photos of feminists from around the world (Original post) Cheese Sandwich Aug 2015 OP Sun Aug 30, 2015, 05:47 PM Starry Messenger (32,242 posts) 1. "Meet th
cbayer (146,218 posts) Science and Religion are Compatible. Science and Dogma are Not. http://bigthink.com/words-of-wisdom/tesla-4 by Big Think Editors Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) was a pioneer scientist during the turn of the 20th century. He was best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. Tesla was a physicist, mechanical and electric engineer, inventor and futurist, as well as the possessor of a near-eidetic memory. He spoke ei
Bernardo de La Paz (25,222 posts) I need slogans for the March for Science Saturday. Please help me come up with some. I need a sign or seven (might give some out). All I've come up with so far is Reality Trumps Ignorance There is no Planet B Denial is Deadly / Climate Change is Real https://www.marchforscience.com/satellite-marches/ Thanks! Sorry no download I need slogans for the March for Science Saturday. Please help me come up with some. (Original post) Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 OP not ve
Cash rules everything around us. by Victoria McNally Dec 1st We're already totally enamored with Ashley Eckstein's Her Universe - hell, we even had a party with her - so every time they launches new products, our wallets get lighter. Her Universe has debuted a slew of new products set to launch Cyber Monday (the online equivalent to Black Friday), November 26th. Plus, they're offering free ground shipping and a special gift with each order! Take a look at the new offerings, you'll probably find
7wo7rees (3,523 posts) 10. Gil is a fuck-knuckle. Exhibit A: Saluted Nixon as he boarded the helicopter to resign the presidency in disgrace. Exhibit B: As former Chief of Police of Seattle, arrested 140 protesters at the ANNIVERSARY of the WTO protests, garnering him a vote of no confidence from his own police officers Exhibit C: Was a Janet Reno bootlicker, and an admirer of Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No" campaign. Exhibit D: First said that the Obama administration would no longer refer to the
jberryhill (52,192 posts) A Revealing Look At Some Of Bernie Sander's Controversial Ties This one is mostly blue: This one is mostly maroon: This one has stripes: I don't know. Have all of his ties been investigated? A Revealing Look At Some Of Bernie Sander's Controversial Ties (Original post) jberryhill Jul 2015 OP Fri Jul 17, 2015, 12:33 AM Fri Jul 17, 2015, 12:34 AM TexasTowelie (53,534 posts) 2. The picture with the blue tie didn't embed. Now that is controversial and stealthy. DU will be t
nationalize the fed (2,169 posts) Inside the world's largest fuel cell plant In America? Of course not. No one will even guess that. The US is busy fracking ...Drill Baby Drill! Inside the world's largest fuel cell plant in South Korea U Jean Jung CCTV.com July 26, 2015 Fuel cells are often mentioned in the context of hydrogen-powered cars, but they can also be used to power homes. We visited the world's largest fuel cell power plant in South Korea's Hwaseong city, to find out why fuel cells cou
Mon Jun 22, 2015, 11:37 AM Amimnoch (3,094 posts) It's just a flag, and it stood for so much more than just racism. It was about unification, and cultural pride! It was about standing up against outside influences and forming a true solidarity movement! The movement was about cultural preservation of a long and rich history. It was a demand of equal treatment and national recognition. It was We demand land and territory (colonies) for the maintenance of the people and the settlement of our surpl
sibelian (7,804 posts) "IDIOTS! It's anthrax or scorpions! Choose the SCORPIONS!" "Yeeees, I can see that if it's anthrax or scorpions you should probably choose the scorpions. It's just that I don't actually believe that it really is anthrax versus scorpions. It think it's shitty stuff versus good stuff." "Fool that you are. It has ALWAYS been anthrax versus scorpions." "It used to be anthrax versus kittens." "Oh, KITTENS. Kittens, YES. Look around you, do you see any kittens? NO. Choose scorpi
Cheese Sandwich (9,086 posts) Rebel Girls: Photos of feminists from around the world Here is a collection of photos and it's called feminists around the world. I find this kind of thing inspiring and maybe others do too. Many more at link . Many more photos: http://www.occupy.com/article/rebel-girls-photos-feminists-around-world Rebel Girls: Photos of feminists from around the world (Original post) Cheese Sandwich Aug 2015 OP Sun Aug 30, 2015, 05:47 PM Starry Messenger (32,242 posts) 1. "Meet th
President Trump is not a particularly popular president. His job approval rating has not crossed 50 percent for a single day of his presidency. He's currently riding as high as he ever has in the RealClearPolitics poll average -- and that's 41 percent. Statistics guru Nate Silver estimates that "the approval rating at which an incumbent candidate goes from being an underdog to a favorite for re-election is somewhere in the high 40s." Furthermore, Democrats are favored to retake the House of Repr
President Donald Trump's White House seems to have ignored its own economic officials' advice in helping make a response to a United Nations report more accurate. A UN report found that, among all countries in the developed world, the US has the highest rates of: -youth poverty -infant mortality -incarceration -income inequality - obesity Here is how the Trump Administration responded: pic.twitter.com/RLaIw4A9Qp -- Jeremy Slevin (@jeremyslevin) June 22, 2018 President Donald Trump's White House
President Donald J. Trump's self-congratulatory tendencies have earned him a reputation for being narcissistic. Luckily, this has allowed comedians to savagely satirize the president. [VIDEO BELOW] After the President made a seemingly false claim that news anchors were celebrating him after a meeting, Anderson Cooper responded in a way that would upset the commander in chief. On Wednesday night, CNN's Anderson Cooper ridiculed President Trump after he claimed that he had received letters of prai
President Donald Trump could be his own undoing, in a farcical ending that would be the perfect denouement for the tawdriest presidency in American... With every new development that sheds light on Donald Trump's horrendous attacks on the FBI, the more guilty Trump looks. As if his ridiculous... In the aftermath of the deadliest church shooting in modern American history today, in which 27 people were killed in Sutherland Springs, Texas, former... Germany's top diplomat has just informed the Uni
Donald Trump : In a heartbeat. 2. If you weren't a businessman or political candidate, what would you be doing for a living? Anything I wanted to. Baseball player, astronaut, novelist, nurse practitioner. The sky's the limit. 3. How high will the wall be? Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Quite high. Very high. Higher than this. [Holds hand above head.] 4. If you could have dinner with any three people, living or dead, who would they be? Younger Me, Me Right Now, and Future Me. 5. What wil
For some unknown reason, people who voted for Donald Trump were under the impression that a man who has proven time and again to be a pathological liar and narcissist would suddenly become a humanitarian and take care of their needs once he reached the White House. But as he proved with his budget proposal earlier this week, self-obsessed leopards named Trump don't change their spots that easily. One person who cast her ballot for Trump is Linda Preast, who receives Meals on Wheels, a program Tr
President Donald Trump's administration is ramping up efforts to curb legal immigration - and may deport naturalized US citizens, The Hill reports. The report comes after the head of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) told The Associated Press that the agency hired dozens of lawyers to review cases of immigrants who may have lied to officials during their naturalization process. The USCIS said in a July 5 memo that it will start to issue notices to appear to immigrants, which co
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to keep immigrant families together. The president's unexpected action follows overwhelming pushback from both sides in response to the administration's "zero tolerance" policy on illegal immigration, which has led to thousands of children being separated from their detained parents at the border. "We're signing an executive order," said Trump. "I consider it to be a very important executive order. It's about keeping families together, w
President Trump's mental capacity has been called into question over the past year but even more so over the past month. Michael Wolff's new book Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House did not help the President seem any more stable than so many already believed him to be. The detailed a chaotic administration run by a President who never expected to win the election. Wolff goes on to quote several staffers as saying that they were worried about the future of the country and their career a
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration sought Tuesday to defend its budget compromise with Congress, saying it's a start to President Donald Trump's promise to build a "big, beautiful wall" at the Mexican border. But it claimed more than the deal really provides. A sampling of statements: TRUMP: "This includes swiftly replacing ineffective and failing fences and walls with an unbreakable barrier," the president said during a Rose Garden ceremony. "And we're putting up a lot of new walls in
President Donald Trump's White House seems to have ignored its own economic officials' advice in helping make a response to a United Nations report more accurate. A UN report found that, among all countries in the developed world, the US has the highest rates of: -youth poverty -infant mortality -incarceration -income inequality - obesity Here is how the Trump Administration responded: pic.twitter.com/RLaIw4A9Qp -- Jeremy Slevin (@jeremyslevin) June 22, 2018 President Donald Trump's White House
President Donald J. Trump's self-congratulatory tendencies have earned him a reputation for being narcissistic. Luckily, this has allowed comedians to savagely satirize the president. [VIDEO BELOW] After the President made a seemingly false claim that news anchors were celebrating him after a meeting, Anderson Cooper responded in a way that would upset the commander in chief. On Wednesday night, CNN's Anderson Cooper ridiculed President Trump after he claimed that he had received letters of prai
President Donald Trump could be his own undoing, in a farcical ending that would be the perfect denouement for the tawdriest presidency in American... With every new development that sheds light on Donald Trump's horrendous attacks on the FBI, the more guilty Trump looks. As if his ridiculous... In the aftermath of the deadliest church shooting in modern American history today, in which 27 people were killed in Sutherland Springs, Texas, former... Germany's top diplomat has just informed the Uni
Donald Trump : In a heartbeat. 2. If you weren't a businessman or political candidate, what would you be doing for a living? Anything I wanted to. Baseball player, astronaut, novelist, nurse practitioner. The sky's the limit. 3. How high will the wall be? Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Quite high. Very high. Higher than this. [Holds hand above head.] 4. If you could have dinner with any three people, living or dead, who would they be? Younger Me, Me Right Now, and Future Me. 5. What wil
For some unknown reason, people who voted for Donald Trump were under the impression that a man who has proven time and again to be a pathological liar and narcissist would suddenly become a humanitarian and take care of their needs once he reached the White House. But as he proved with his budget proposal earlier this week, self-obsessed leopards named Trump don't change their spots that easily. One person who cast her ballot for Trump is Linda Preast, who receives Meals on Wheels, a program Tr
President Donald Trump's administration is ramping up efforts to curb legal immigration - and may deport naturalized US citizens, The Hill reports. The report comes after the head of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) told The Associated Press that the agency hired dozens of lawyers to review cases of immigrants who may have lied to officials during their naturalization process. The USCIS said in a July 5 memo that it will start to issue notices to appear to immigrants, which co
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to keep immigrant families together. The president's unexpected action follows overwhelming pushback from both sides in response to the administration's "zero tolerance" policy on illegal immigration, which has led to thousands of children being separated from their detained parents at the border. "We're signing an executive order," said Trump. "I consider it to be a very important executive order. It's about keeping families together, w
President Trump's mental capacity has been called into question over the past year but even more so over the past month. Michael Wolff's new book Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House did not help the President seem any more stable than so many already believed him to be. The detailed a chaotic administration run by a President who never expected to win the election. Wolff goes on to quote several staffers as saying that they were worried about the future of the country and their career a
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration sought Tuesday to defend its budget compromise with Congress, saying it's a start to President Donald Trump's promise to build a "big, beautiful wall" at the Mexican border. But it claimed more than the deal really provides. A sampling of statements: TRUMP: "This includes swiftly replacing ineffective and failing fences and walls with an unbreakable barrier," the president said during a Rose Garden ceremony. "And we're putting up a lot of new walls in
Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer! He seduces people with his confidence and his promises. People invest time, love and money in him. But in the end he cares only about himself. He betrays those who trust him and leaves them high and dry. ... The campaign against Trump has to be specific and relentless: a series of clear examples, rolled out day upon day with the same message: DONALD TRUMP BETRAYS. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html Donald Trump, the Gr
It didn't take long for Donald Trump to discover that U.S. foreign policy is about as easy to turn around as a warship in dry dock. Despite any number of promises to shake things up - during the election and even in his first days as president - Trump is falling back on some very conventional approaches to the world. In the last week, for instance, Trump suddenly discovered that firing a few missiles at a much-hated target - in this case, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces - can gain him
President Donald Trump could be his own undoing, in a farcical ending that would be the perfect denouement for the tawdriest presidency in American... With every new development that sheds light on Donald Trump's horrendous attacks on the FBI, the more guilty Trump looks. As if his ridiculous... In the aftermath of the deadliest church shooting in modern American history today, in which 27 people were killed in Sutherland Springs, Texas, former... Germany's top diplomat has just informed the Uni
President Donald Trump has apparently changed his mind about eliminating the crony Export-Import Bank, opting to "reform" the swamp rather than drain it. As bad as this flip-flop is, his excuses for doing so are downright pitiful. As a candidate in August 2015, Trump categorized the bank as " feather bedding ," adding, "I don't like it. I think it's a lot of excess baggage. I think it's unnecessary. And when you think about free enterprise, it's really not free enterprise." He was right, of cour
Let's just call it what it is: Donald Trump is not the legitimately elected President of the United States. If you've been paying attention for the past fourteen months, you already knew that. But now a grand jury has looked at the evidence that the Russians conspired to rig the election in Trump's favor, and concluded that there's enough evidence to indict thirteen people for it. If Trump isn't legitimately the President, it means that someone else is - and we all know who. Hillary Clinton won
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump isn't always bringing genuine statistics to the fight as he goes after China on trade. Trump stretched credulity on a variety of subjects over the past week, trade among them. He mangled comments from 2016 presidential rival Hillary Clinton, inflated expectations of an overhaul in health services for veterans and gave his administration too much credit for defeating the Islamic State. Here's a look at some of his recent statements. TRUMP: "Last year we l
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
Everyone has noticed by now that Donald Trump is no longer even attempting to stick with the script, evidently feeling that he's been ill-served by people who observe political norms and common definitions of what it is to be a president of the United States. He's starting trade wars, declaring an abrupt withdrawal from Syria and attacking businessmen who also own newspapers he wants to quash. He's been animated and energized by this newfound freedom to "tell it like it is" as he did on Thursday
The Offensive Donald Trump didn't wait long to go on the offensive. He wanted to move fast to show resoluteness in his campaign promises (at least, those promises not aimed at "draining the swamp"). His first month in office made it clear that his agenda is aimed at attacking workers, targeting first and foremost the most oppressed sectors, and not against Wall Street or establishment politicians. His attack on immigrants is primarily an attack on immigrant workers . Silicon Valley and other tec
If there is one over-arching conclusion that can be drawn from the first two weeks of the Donald Trump administration, it's that President Trump aims to keep the promises he made to his voters during the 2016 campaign. The degree to which Trump is striving to keep those promises is nearly unheard of (Americans had come to expect that once a politician becomes elected to office, that politician abandons many of the campaign promises that were made or severely compromises them). But President Trum
It didn't take long for Donald Trump to discover that U.S. foreign policy is about as easy to turn around as a warship in dry dock. Despite any number of promises to shake things up - during the election and even in his first days as president - Trump is falling back on some very conventional approaches to the world. In the last week, for instance, Trump suddenly discovered that firing a few missiles at a much-hated target - in this case, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces - can gain him
President Donald Trump could be his own undoing, in a farcical ending that would be the perfect denouement for the tawdriest presidency in American... With every new development that sheds light on Donald Trump's horrendous attacks on the FBI, the more guilty Trump looks. As if his ridiculous... In the aftermath of the deadliest church shooting in modern American history today, in which 27 people were killed in Sutherland Springs, Texas, former... Germany's top diplomat has just informed the Uni
President Donald Trump has apparently changed his mind about eliminating the crony Export-Import Bank, opting to "reform" the swamp rather than drain it. As bad as this flip-flop is, his excuses for doing so are downright pitiful. As a candidate in August 2015, Trump categorized the bank as " feather bedding ," adding, "I don't like it. I think it's a lot of excess baggage. I think it's unnecessary. And when you think about free enterprise, it's really not free enterprise." He was right, of cour
Let's just call it what it is: Donald Trump is not the legitimately elected President of the United States. If you've been paying attention for the past fourteen months, you already knew that. But now a grand jury has looked at the evidence that the Russians conspired to rig the election in Trump's favor, and concluded that there's enough evidence to indict thirteen people for it. If Trump isn't legitimately the President, it means that someone else is - and we all know who. Hillary Clinton won
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump isn't always bringing genuine statistics to the fight as he goes after China on trade. Trump stretched credulity on a variety of subjects over the past week, trade among them. He mangled comments from 2016 presidential rival Hillary Clinton, inflated expectations of an overhaul in health services for veterans and gave his administration too much credit for defeating the Islamic State. Here's a look at some of his recent statements. TRUMP: "Last year we l
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
Everyone has noticed by now that Donald Trump is no longer even attempting to stick with the script, evidently feeling that he's been ill-served by people who observe political norms and common definitions of what it is to be a president of the United States. He's starting trade wars, declaring an abrupt withdrawal from Syria and attacking businessmen who also own newspapers he wants to quash. He's been animated and energized by this newfound freedom to "tell it like it is" as he did on Thursday
The Offensive Donald Trump didn't wait long to go on the offensive. He wanted to move fast to show resoluteness in his campaign promises (at least, those promises not aimed at "draining the swamp"). His first month in office made it clear that his agenda is aimed at attacking workers, targeting first and foremost the most oppressed sectors, and not against Wall Street or establishment politicians. His attack on immigrants is primarily an attack on immigrant workers . Silicon Valley and other tec
If there is one over-arching conclusion that can be drawn from the first two weeks of the Donald Trump administration, it's that President Trump aims to keep the promises he made to his voters during the 2016 campaign. The degree to which Trump is striving to keep those promises is nearly unheard of (Americans had come to expect that once a politician becomes elected to office, that politician abandons many of the campaign promises that were made or severely compromises them). But President Trum
Photo: Mark Timm Condom cabaret in Bangkok Gays in Thailand are finding humorous - and sexy ways of preventing AIDS. Mark Timm reports. Gay people in Thailand have not had to deal with the outright hostility faced by their counterparts in other countries. 'People don't mind if you are gay. As long as you are a good person, it's okay,' says Somboon Inpradith, editor of Midway, the bilingual gay men's monthly. Gays have won greater respect in Thai society in recent years. A major impetus for this
Deana Dawn. Photo: Courtesy SF Pride Deana Dawn couldn't be happier about being honored at this year's Pride parade with the Audrey Joseph LGBTQ Entertainment Award. The award, given by the San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee board, recognizes those who have made a significant impact on the LGBTQ community through artistic expression. It is named for Joseph, the former longtime Pride main stage producer. Dawn, 45, an ally, moved from Iowa to San Francisco in 1991. "Women didn't alw
TANJUNG, Indonesia (AP) -- The Indonesian island of Lombok was shaken by a third big earthquake in little more than a week Thursday as the official death toll from the most powerful of the quakes topped 300. The strong aftershock, measured at magnitude 5.9 by the U.S. Geological Survey, caused panic, damage to buildings, landslides and injuries. It was centered in the northwest of the island and didn't have the potential to cause a tsunami, Indonesia's geological agency said. Videos showed rubbl
"LOVE IS dead," say disillusioned Brazilian youth. They've lost faith in Brazil's Workers Party (PT), in their former champion Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, and in their government. The militancy of the country's socialist left is being put to the test this year. The essential issue is the difficulty of defending the independence of working-class interests facing two foes: the current incarnation of the PT and its mainstream allies, and the PT's political opponents, the Brazilian Social Democracy P
In 1998, shortly before his father died, Jonathan attended the opening of a Brazilian restaurant in Rome, where he fell in love. The feeling was mutual. "It was love at first sight," says Braga, who had recently moved to Italy from central Brazil to work at the restaurant. In 2006 the pair formed a civil partnership at the British Embassy in Switzerland. Their engagement was not so out of line with others in the family, Jonathan contends: "My grandfather, a prince of the Holy Roman Empire, marri
Geraldine Ferraro died on Saturday in Boston, Mass. at the age of 75. She had been heroically battling multiple myeloma for twelve years. Thursday morning a private funeral Mass will take place at the Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer in Manhattan, New York City for family and friends. It will be off limits to the press. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made in her honor to one of the following organizations: The Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Research Center at Dana-F
Bangkok: Winai Sawaengkarn closes his eyes before reaching into a wooden box and drawing a black card. He beams, and his watching mother sweeps him up into a tight embrace, overjoyed that he will not have to serve in the army. Winai, 21, is just one of thousands of Thai men taking part in April's army recruitment lottery that will determine if they serve in the military. Others unwilling to chance fate volunteer for a shorter stint. "I've been lucky. But I'm happiest for my mother," said the del
At age 11, the excruciating pain began. "I actually started my [first] period when I was in school," Melanie Reyes, now 44, of West Palm Beach, Fla recalled. "The nurse came to me when I was laying on the floor of the bathroom, writhing in pain and vomiting, and said, 'Oh, you just have your period. You just need a tampon.'" For years, Reyes would become debilitated with monthly pain and vomiting. Yet, she was repeatedly told the same things: "bad menstrual cramps," or "a rough period." It wasn'
I WRITE on March 5, exactly a year since Hugo Chavez died. The march through the city center and the memorial gathering at his tomb in the Mountain Barracks were impressive and well-run affairs. But the celebrations and daylong television evocations of the man they now call the Supreme Commander did not reflect the atmosphere across Venezuela. The situation has become more complex in the last couple of weeks--or certainly less easy to interpret. Today, on a bus into town, a man leapt on and deli
As 3 February 2018 marks the Queer Azadi Pride March in Mumbai, we're publishing six compelling coming-out stories: first-person accounts of coming out about your sexuality or gender to friends, loved ones, colleagues or even to yourself. This interview was part of Harish Iyer's 'I'm Coming Out', published by Juggernaut Books , in which the personalities he speaks with explore what it means to be gay in India. I met Praful Baweja during a particularly turbulent period in my professional life.
Deana Dawn. Photo: Courtesy SF Pride Deana Dawn couldn't be happier about being honored at this year's Pride parade with the Audrey Joseph LGBTQ Entertainment Award. The award, given by the San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee board, recognizes those who have made a significant impact on the LGBTQ community through artistic expression. It is named for Joseph, the former longtime Pride main stage producer. Dawn, 45, an ally, moved from Iowa to San Francisco in 1991. "Women didn't alw
TANJUNG, Indonesia (AP) -- The Indonesian island of Lombok was shaken by a third big earthquake in little more than a week Thursday as the official death toll from the most powerful of the quakes topped 300. The strong aftershock, measured at magnitude 5.9 by the U.S. Geological Survey, caused panic, damage to buildings, landslides and injuries. It was centered in the northwest of the island and didn't have the potential to cause a tsunami, Indonesia's geological agency said. Videos showed rubbl
"LOVE IS dead," say disillusioned Brazilian youth. They've lost faith in Brazil's Workers Party (PT), in their former champion Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, and in their government. The militancy of the country's socialist left is being put to the test this year. The essential issue is the difficulty of defending the independence of working-class interests facing two foes: the current incarnation of the PT and its mainstream allies, and the PT's political opponents, the Brazilian Social Democracy P
In 1998, shortly before his father died, Jonathan attended the opening of a Brazilian restaurant in Rome, where he fell in love. The feeling was mutual. "It was love at first sight," says Braga, who had recently moved to Italy from central Brazil to work at the restaurant. In 2006 the pair formed a civil partnership at the British Embassy in Switzerland. Their engagement was not so out of line with others in the family, Jonathan contends: "My grandfather, a prince of the Holy Roman Empire, marri
Geraldine Ferraro died on Saturday in Boston, Mass. at the age of 75. She had been heroically battling multiple myeloma for twelve years. Thursday morning a private funeral Mass will take place at the Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer in Manhattan, New York City for family and friends. It will be off limits to the press. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made in her honor to one of the following organizations: The Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Research Center at Dana-F
Bangkok: Winai Sawaengkarn closes his eyes before reaching into a wooden box and drawing a black card. He beams, and his watching mother sweeps him up into a tight embrace, overjoyed that he will not have to serve in the army. Winai, 21, is just one of thousands of Thai men taking part in April's army recruitment lottery that will determine if they serve in the military. Others unwilling to chance fate volunteer for a shorter stint. "I've been lucky. But I'm happiest for my mother," said the del
At age 11, the excruciating pain began. "I actually started my [first] period when I was in school," Melanie Reyes, now 44, of West Palm Beach, Fla recalled. "The nurse came to me when I was laying on the floor of the bathroom, writhing in pain and vomiting, and said, 'Oh, you just have your period. You just need a tampon.'" For years, Reyes would become debilitated with monthly pain and vomiting. Yet, she was repeatedly told the same things: "bad menstrual cramps," or "a rough period." It wasn'
I WRITE on March 5, exactly a year since Hugo Chavez died. The march through the city center and the memorial gathering at his tomb in the Mountain Barracks were impressive and well-run affairs. But the celebrations and daylong television evocations of the man they now call the Supreme Commander did not reflect the atmosphere across Venezuela. The situation has become more complex in the last couple of weeks--or certainly less easy to interpret. Today, on a bus into town, a man leapt on and deli
As 3 February 2018 marks the Queer Azadi Pride March in Mumbai, we're publishing six compelling coming-out stories: first-person accounts of coming out about your sexuality or gender to friends, loved ones, colleagues or even to yourself. This interview was part of Harish Iyer's 'I'm Coming Out', published by Juggernaut Books , in which the personalities he speaks with explore what it means to be gay in India. I met Praful Baweja during a particularly turbulent period in my professional life.
Turkey will open an embassy in East Jerusalem, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, days after leading calls at a summit of Muslim leaders for the world to recognise it as the capital of Palestine. "God willing, the day is close when officially, with God's permission, we will open our embassy there," Erdogan said in a speech, maintaining his fierce criticism of the United States' decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Last week, speaking at an opening ceremony of developmental
TEHRAN - A troupe will organize a reading performance of French aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupery's story "The Little Prince" to raise funds for children suffering from cystic fibrosis (CF). The performance will be performed by a cast composed of Mehran Ahmadi, Elsa Firuzazar, Mir Taher Mazlumi, Mahbubeh Arabi, Mujan Haselipajuh and Saeid Borjali at the Persian Gulf Hall of Tehran's Niavaran Cultural Center today. All the money will be raised at the performance will go to charity at the Qadam Cha
TEHRAN - When almost four years ago, Foreign Minister John Baird of Canada announced in Moscow its government was recalling its diplomatic corps in Tehran, everybody would like to think it was all water under the bridge almost four years after. While it was not transparent what drove the surprise move, Baird's statement stressed that the Iranian government "has shown blatant disregard for the Vienna Convention and its guarantee of protection for diplomatic personnel." The comment was a veiled re
TEHRAN - Tension has been on the rise between Washington and Ankara after Turkey pointed the finger of suspicion at U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen for the mid July abortive putsch. Having provided evidence, Turkey has been asking Washington formally for the extradition of the cleric. However, the U.S. officials have conditioned the decision upon more cogent evidence by Turkey. In this regard, Mark N. Katz, professor of Government and Politics at George Mason University, said, "It is highly
May 14, 2016 By David Reaboi * The Federalist There are few things in the world less popular in the United States than the Islamic Republic of Iran. As the then-new, optimistic promise of the Obama presidency beckoned in 2008, Gallup found that overall opinion of Iran in this country was 8 percent favorable and a dramatic 88 percent unfavorable. These numbers have been remarkably consistent over time; there's no better evidence that, in the eyes of the American people, Iran is our enemy
TEHRAN -- Vipers are the most efficient poisonous snakes of all. Their long fangs can inject venom deep into a victim. The venom acts mainly on the blood and muscles of the prey. Vipers usually have short, thick bodies and triangular heads covered with small, ridged scales. There are two main groups of vipers. Pit vipers have large pits on the face and other vipers do not. Some especial vipers such as Green bush viper (Atheris squamigera), Puff adder (Bitis adder), Sumatran pit viper (Trimeresur
TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) - Andy Storey, the professor of Politics and International Relations of Dublin University believes that Trump's recklessness may inadvertantly preciptate a faster decline of the US than would otherwise have occurred, and possibly a desire on the part of European elites to create, for example, an independent military capacity. 2017-12-15 11:11 TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) - The visit of British Foreign Secretary, "Boris Johnson", to Tehran has been called a special trip by many ana
Illustration by Paul Willoughby. (Photo: Joan Marcus/Courtesy of Philip Rinaldi) T he Clean House is one of those shows that you leave wondering why so many other people had such a good time. I don't mean the civilians sitting near me, who seemed diverted if not overwhelmed by it, but the rest of the scribbling class. The play's arrival in New York was preceded by a MacArthur genius grant for its young author, Sarah Ruhl, and a Pulitzer nomination. It then won glowing notices from many of the
Over at Asia Times , I argue that France will do nothing in response to the Paris massacres but round up the usual suspects. A 2014 opinion poll reported that support for ISIS among the whole French population stood at 16%, just below President Francois Hollande's popularity rating of 18%. Muslims comprise 10% of the French population, which means that if ALL French Muslims said in effect "I Like ISIS," an additional 6% of the non-Muslim population also liked ISIS, by way of sticking it to the
French Elections Install a New Political Order, But Is It Built on Sand? by Kevin B. Anderson July 10, 2017 At one level, France's 2017 elections were a huge triumph for global capital. A young and very modern neoliberal candidate, Emmanuel Macron, won huge majorities for his new political party, On the Move (En Marche), in both the presidential and the legislative elections. At another level, however, Macron's pathway forward is fraught with challenges, both from a long stagnant economic a
TEHRAN - A troupe will organize a reading performance of French aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupery's story "The Little Prince" to raise funds for children suffering from cystic fibrosis (CF). The performance will be performed by a cast composed of Mehran Ahmadi, Elsa Firuzazar, Mir Taher Mazlumi, Mahbubeh Arabi, Mujan Haselipajuh and Saeid Borjali at the Persian Gulf Hall of Tehran's Niavaran Cultural Center today. All the money will be raised at the performance will go to charity at the Qadam Cha
TEHRAN - When almost four years ago, Foreign Minister John Baird of Canada announced in Moscow its government was recalling its diplomatic corps in Tehran, everybody would like to think it was all water under the bridge almost four years after. While it was not transparent what drove the surprise move, Baird's statement stressed that the Iranian government "has shown blatant disregard for the Vienna Convention and its guarantee of protection for diplomatic personnel." The comment was a veiled re
TEHRAN - Tension has been on the rise between Washington and Ankara after Turkey pointed the finger of suspicion at U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen for the mid July abortive putsch. Having provided evidence, Turkey has been asking Washington formally for the extradition of the cleric. However, the U.S. officials have conditioned the decision upon more cogent evidence by Turkey. In this regard, Mark N. Katz, professor of Government and Politics at George Mason University, said, "It is highly
May 14, 2016 By David Reaboi * The Federalist There are few things in the world less popular in the United States than the Islamic Republic of Iran. As the then-new, optimistic promise of the Obama presidency beckoned in 2008, Gallup found that overall opinion of Iran in this country was 8 percent favorable and a dramatic 88 percent unfavorable. These numbers have been remarkably consistent over time; there's no better evidence that, in the eyes of the American people, Iran is our enemy
TEHRAN -- Vipers are the most efficient poisonous snakes of all. Their long fangs can inject venom deep into a victim. The venom acts mainly on the blood and muscles of the prey. Vipers usually have short, thick bodies and triangular heads covered with small, ridged scales. There are two main groups of vipers. Pit vipers have large pits on the face and other vipers do not. Some especial vipers such as Green bush viper (Atheris squamigera), Puff adder (Bitis adder), Sumatran pit viper (Trimeresur
TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) - Andy Storey, the professor of Politics and International Relations of Dublin University believes that Trump's recklessness may inadvertantly preciptate a faster decline of the US than would otherwise have occurred, and possibly a desire on the part of European elites to create, for example, an independent military capacity. 2017-12-15 11:11 TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) - The visit of British Foreign Secretary, "Boris Johnson", to Tehran has been called a special trip by many ana
Illustration by Paul Willoughby. (Photo: Joan Marcus/Courtesy of Philip Rinaldi) T he Clean House is one of those shows that you leave wondering why so many other people had such a good time. I don't mean the civilians sitting near me, who seemed diverted if not overwhelmed by it, but the rest of the scribbling class. The play's arrival in New York was preceded by a MacArthur genius grant for its young author, Sarah Ruhl, and a Pulitzer nomination. It then won glowing notices from many of the
Over at Asia Times , I argue that France will do nothing in response to the Paris massacres but round up the usual suspects. A 2014 opinion poll reported that support for ISIS among the whole French population stood at 16%, just below President Francois Hollande's popularity rating of 18%. Muslims comprise 10% of the French population, which means that if ALL French Muslims said in effect "I Like ISIS," an additional 6% of the non-Muslim population also liked ISIS, by way of sticking it to the
French Elections Install a New Political Order, But Is It Built on Sand? by Kevin B. Anderson July 10, 2017 At one level, France's 2017 elections were a huge triumph for global capital. A young and very modern neoliberal candidate, Emmanuel Macron, won huge majorities for his new political party, On the Move (En Marche), in both the presidential and the legislative elections. At another level, however, Macron's pathway forward is fraught with challenges, both from a long stagnant economic a
Just finished taping an episode of Uncommon Knowledge with Sebastian Junger on his new book, War . Based on five extended trips to the American outposts in the Korengal Valley, the location that saw more combat than any other in the Afghan theater, War is beautifully written and full of acute, vivid portraiture-incomparably the best extended reporting on actual combat in Afghanistan that I've encountered. Before we sat down, though, I'd developed the suspicion that Junger might simply want to di
In Afghanistan, the US military has tried training sessions, embedded cultural advisers, recommended reading lists, and even a video game designed to school American troops in local custom. But 11 years into the war, NATO troops and Afghan soldiers are still beset by a dangerous lack of cultural awareness, officials say, contributing to a string of attacks by Afghan police and soldiers against their military partners. Fifty-one coalition troops have been killed this year by their Afghan counterp
Operation Brewer Nicole Fornabaio/rd.com, shutterstock World War II plan for operations in the Admiralty Islands. Or: The operation to create a beachhead for the first Budweiser delivery truck in the Pacific Islands. Operation Zipper Nicole Fornabaio/rd.com, shutterstock A World War II plan for an assault on Malaya. Or: What the Colonel needs to be extracted from every time he dresses in the dark following Operation Brewer. Operation Larry Nicole Fornabaio/rd.com, shutterstock Operation Slapstic
After President Obama adamantly and repeatedly stated U.S. troops will not be placed in Syria or Iraq for combat roles, new Special Operations forces are on their way to the region to battle ISIS and take back territory and to kill ISIS leaders . For the first time in the year-plus fight against Islamic State militants, the U.S. is putting American combat troops on the ground in a more permanent role in Iraq and Syria. Defense Secretary Ash Carter told Congress on Tuesday that the U.S. military
Judi Lynn (123,259 posts) Frigates join other nations in hunt for drugs Frigates join other nations in hunt for drugs By Mark D. Faram - Staff writer Posted : Friday Feb 10, 2012 16:47:34 EST NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. Four Navy frigates and a patrol squadron operating in the 4th Fleet area of responsibility have joined a new multi-national effort to combat illicit trafficking routes in Central America. Called Operation Martillo Spanish for hammer it is headed by U.S. Joint Interagency Task
One has to be bemused by the US media of all stripes. Four US soldiers are killed during a reconnaissance mission near the village of Tongo Tongo, Niger, and there are two lines of discussion: - Whether Donald Trump was appropriately sensitive when he called the widow of one of those killed, and the subsequent efforts of an "empty barrell" congresswoman to disparage the White House Chief of Staff who happens to be a retired Marine four star general and the father of a soldier killed in Afghani
Via Military.com : U.S. Marines, attached to special operations forces in Syria, often found themselves in direct-fire gunfights with Islamic State fighters earlier this year, according to the commander of the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response for Central Command. The unit, designed with capability to launch combat forces within six hours anywhere in the CENTCOM theater, sent two rifle companies to support Special Operations Command units operating in Northern Syria be
Nine soldiers from the Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) were killed by Somalia's Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab yesterday, the Washington Post reported. An improvised explosive device ripped through the military vehicles while the KDF were crossing the border en route their military base on the outskirt of Dhobley, in Lower Juba Region, Somalia. Nine KDF soldiers were killed and some 15 others injured in the attack. Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. "Earlier today, I was appalled
Intelligence reports that questioned the efficacy of U.S. airstrikes against Islamic State fighters were reportedly questioned, watered-down, or distorted, in order to present a more "glass half full" view of the bombing campaign, new reporting reveals. In an exclusive report published over the weekend, Daily Beast reporters Shane Harris and Nancy Youssef exposed the actual analysis that military leaders with U.S. Central Command, or CENTCOM, are being accused of altering in order to paint a "ro
Monday October 23, 2017 The October 4 ambush in Niger that killed four US special forces members forced the Pentagon to admit that they had been routinely carrying out ground patrols inside Niger, but African command (AFRICOM) may be cashing in on the incident. With the revelation that there are US military operations ongoing in Niger and countless other countries, AFRICOM is noting that they'd requested a lot more military equipment than they got, and some of that might conceivably have come in
In Afghanistan, the US military has tried training sessions, embedded cultural advisers, recommended reading lists, and even a video game designed to school American troops in local custom. But 11 years into the war, NATO troops and Afghan soldiers are still beset by a dangerous lack of cultural awareness, officials say, contributing to a string of attacks by Afghan police and soldiers against their military partners. Fifty-one coalition troops have been killed this year by their Afghan counterp
Operation Brewer Nicole Fornabaio/rd.com, shutterstock World War II plan for operations in the Admiralty Islands. Or: The operation to create a beachhead for the first Budweiser delivery truck in the Pacific Islands. Operation Zipper Nicole Fornabaio/rd.com, shutterstock A World War II plan for an assault on Malaya. Or: What the Colonel needs to be extracted from every time he dresses in the dark following Operation Brewer. Operation Larry Nicole Fornabaio/rd.com, shutterstock Operation Slapstic
After President Obama adamantly and repeatedly stated U.S. troops will not be placed in Syria or Iraq for combat roles, new Special Operations forces are on their way to the region to battle ISIS and take back territory and to kill ISIS leaders . For the first time in the year-plus fight against Islamic State militants, the U.S. is putting American combat troops on the ground in a more permanent role in Iraq and Syria. Defense Secretary Ash Carter told Congress on Tuesday that the U.S. military
Judi Lynn (123,259 posts) Frigates join other nations in hunt for drugs Frigates join other nations in hunt for drugs By Mark D. Faram - Staff writer Posted : Friday Feb 10, 2012 16:47:34 EST NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. Four Navy frigates and a patrol squadron operating in the 4th Fleet area of responsibility have joined a new multi-national effort to combat illicit trafficking routes in Central America. Called Operation Martillo Spanish for hammer it is headed by U.S. Joint Interagency Task
One has to be bemused by the US media of all stripes. Four US soldiers are killed during a reconnaissance mission near the village of Tongo Tongo, Niger, and there are two lines of discussion: - Whether Donald Trump was appropriately sensitive when he called the widow of one of those killed, and the subsequent efforts of an "empty barrell" congresswoman to disparage the White House Chief of Staff who happens to be a retired Marine four star general and the father of a soldier killed in Afghani
Via Military.com : U.S. Marines, attached to special operations forces in Syria, often found themselves in direct-fire gunfights with Islamic State fighters earlier this year, according to the commander of the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response for Central Command. The unit, designed with capability to launch combat forces within six hours anywhere in the CENTCOM theater, sent two rifle companies to support Special Operations Command units operating in Northern Syria be
Nine soldiers from the Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) were killed by Somalia's Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab yesterday, the Washington Post reported. An improvised explosive device ripped through the military vehicles while the KDF were crossing the border en route their military base on the outskirt of Dhobley, in Lower Juba Region, Somalia. Nine KDF soldiers were killed and some 15 others injured in the attack. Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. "Earlier today, I was appalled
Intelligence reports that questioned the efficacy of U.S. airstrikes against Islamic State fighters were reportedly questioned, watered-down, or distorted, in order to present a more "glass half full" view of the bombing campaign, new reporting reveals. In an exclusive report published over the weekend, Daily Beast reporters Shane Harris and Nancy Youssef exposed the actual analysis that military leaders with U.S. Central Command, or CENTCOM, are being accused of altering in order to paint a "ro
Monday October 23, 2017 The October 4 ambush in Niger that killed four US special forces members forced the Pentagon to admit that they had been routinely carrying out ground patrols inside Niger, but African command (AFRICOM) may be cashing in on the incident. With the revelation that there are US military operations ongoing in Niger and countless other countries, AFRICOM is noting that they'd requested a lot more military equipment than they got, and some of that might conceivably have come in
The Turkish army sent reinforcements to the border with Syria on Sunday, Anadolu has reported. The troops are based in the city of Gaziantep. Taken from the 106th Armoured Brigade, the reinforcements include tanks and other vehicles along with support personnel and equipment. Security sources said that the armoured group would be used in the operations against Daesh in the Syrian city of Jarablus. It is there that Turkey's Special Forces launched an operation in support of the Free Syrian Army.
"Nusra Front and [Daesh] and other organizations continued to store chemical weapons in urban and residential areas. And we have sent more than a hundred telegrams to the Security Council and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, telling them or sending them information about chemical weapons being brought to Syria from Iraq and from Turkey," Muallem said. Damascus is in contact with Moscow regarding the idea to create a committee to investigate the reported chemical attack i
An Israeli soldier lies wounded on a stretcher after a series of gun and roadside bomb attacks near the Israeli-Egyptian border. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Egyptian police started an anti-terror sweep in Sinai this week Islamist groups may be taking advantage of weaker security Trade through a flourishing network of tunnels is also suffering Rafah, Egypt (CNN) -- The attacks on Israeli civilians and soldiers Thursday have exposed the deteriorating security situation on the Egyptian side of the desert bord
By Monday, interestingly enough, the Russian invasion of Syria was receding as a topic of public concern. Apparently there no longer seemed anything explosive in the tidings of Vladimir Putin's slam-bang entry into that remote theater of conflict. This was notwithstanding those Russian airstrikes against the anti-Assad rebels whom the United States, supposedly, has been encouraging. When President Obama went before the TV cameras late last week, it was chiefly to flog anyone unable to fall in wi
IDF soldiers near the Israel-Syria border TEL AVIV - Anticipating a possible counter-attack from Hezbollah, Israel is prepared for "any scenario" and will operate with "determination and the required intensity" along the northern border with Syria and Lebanon, declared Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benjamin Gantz. Gantz on Friday paid a morning visit to the IDF Northern Command, where he told reporters "the IDF is keeping a close eye on recent developments in the northern region.
Working with the Iraqi army's Joint Operations Command, the Popular Mobilisation Forces launch the third phase of an ongoing operation to retake areas east of Tal Afar city from Daesh. PMF carry weapons during a battle with Daesh in Tal Afar, west of Mosul, Iraq. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) also known as Hashd al-Shabi, has retaken the Daesh-occupied Tal Afar airport located to the west of Mosul, the organisation's office confirmed on Wednesday. The Tak Af
February 06, 2018 Syria - Is The Turkish Attack On Afrin Intended To Split The U.S.-Kurdish Alliance? The successful Syrian army operation to liberate Abu-Duhur airbase left a large enclave (pink) controlled by al-Qaeda and ISIS fighters in east-Hama. Further advances towards Idleb have been halted for now to clean up the cauldron that could otherwise create future troubles behind the lines. bigger Most of the al-Qaeda/HTS aligned Takfiris are though to have fled the now enclosed area before it
Palestinian fighters launched at least two rockets from the Gaza Strip at Israel on Saturday, the Israeli military announced, breaking a de facto truce that both sides had been observing since a heavy exchange of fire in late May. Residents in southern Israel reported hearing explosions shortly after warning sirens activated, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported. One of the rockets fell in an open area in Gaza while another was intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system, accordi
The cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan, the world's main source of heroin, has risen to its third-highest level in more than 20 years. Afghan men gather raw opium on a poppy field on the outskirts of Jalalabad, Afghanistan. ( TRT World and Agencies ) The cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan, the world's main source of heroin, has risen to its third-highest level in more than 20 years, the United Nations confirmed on Sunday, as the Taliban insurgency gains ground. The key findings rel
An Israeli soldier checks the barrel of a tank of the 53rd Armor Battalion during an exercise in the Israeli controlled Golan Heights near the border with Syria / AP BY: Abraham Rabinovich August 26, 2013 2:40 pm JERUSALEM - Israeli commentators warned last night of a devastating Israeli blow against Syria should it carry out threats being voiced in Damascus to retaliate against Israel for any American strike on Syrian territory. "The Israeli Air Force could relatively easily change the status q
"Nusra Front and [Daesh] and other organizations continued to store chemical weapons in urban and residential areas. And we have sent more than a hundred telegrams to the Security Council and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, telling them or sending them information about chemical weapons being brought to Syria from Iraq and from Turkey," Muallem said. Damascus is in contact with Moscow regarding the idea to create a committee to investigate the reported chemical attack i
An Israeli soldier lies wounded on a stretcher after a series of gun and roadside bomb attacks near the Israeli-Egyptian border. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Egyptian police started an anti-terror sweep in Sinai this week Islamist groups may be taking advantage of weaker security Trade through a flourishing network of tunnels is also suffering Rafah, Egypt (CNN) -- The attacks on Israeli civilians and soldiers Thursday have exposed the deteriorating security situation on the Egyptian side of the desert bord
By Monday, interestingly enough, the Russian invasion of Syria was receding as a topic of public concern. Apparently there no longer seemed anything explosive in the tidings of Vladimir Putin's slam-bang entry into that remote theater of conflict. This was notwithstanding those Russian airstrikes against the anti-Assad rebels whom the United States, supposedly, has been encouraging. When President Obama went before the TV cameras late last week, it was chiefly to flog anyone unable to fall in wi
IDF soldiers near the Israel-Syria border TEL AVIV - Anticipating a possible counter-attack from Hezbollah, Israel is prepared for "any scenario" and will operate with "determination and the required intensity" along the northern border with Syria and Lebanon, declared Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benjamin Gantz. Gantz on Friday paid a morning visit to the IDF Northern Command, where he told reporters "the IDF is keeping a close eye on recent developments in the northern region.
Working with the Iraqi army's Joint Operations Command, the Popular Mobilisation Forces launch the third phase of an ongoing operation to retake areas east of Tal Afar city from Daesh. PMF carry weapons during a battle with Daesh in Tal Afar, west of Mosul, Iraq. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) also known as Hashd al-Shabi, has retaken the Daesh-occupied Tal Afar airport located to the west of Mosul, the organisation's office confirmed on Wednesday. The Tak Af
February 06, 2018 Syria - Is The Turkish Attack On Afrin Intended To Split The U.S.-Kurdish Alliance? The successful Syrian army operation to liberate Abu-Duhur airbase left a large enclave (pink) controlled by al-Qaeda and ISIS fighters in east-Hama. Further advances towards Idleb have been halted for now to clean up the cauldron that could otherwise create future troubles behind the lines. bigger Most of the al-Qaeda/HTS aligned Takfiris are though to have fled the now enclosed area before it
Palestinian fighters launched at least two rockets from the Gaza Strip at Israel on Saturday, the Israeli military announced, breaking a de facto truce that both sides had been observing since a heavy exchange of fire in late May. Residents in southern Israel reported hearing explosions shortly after warning sirens activated, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported. One of the rockets fell in an open area in Gaza while another was intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system, accordi
The cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan, the world's main source of heroin, has risen to its third-highest level in more than 20 years. Afghan men gather raw opium on a poppy field on the outskirts of Jalalabad, Afghanistan. ( TRT World and Agencies ) The cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan, the world's main source of heroin, has risen to its third-highest level in more than 20 years, the United Nations confirmed on Sunday, as the Taliban insurgency gains ground. The key findings rel
An Israeli soldier checks the barrel of a tank of the 53rd Armor Battalion during an exercise in the Israeli controlled Golan Heights near the border with Syria / AP BY: Abraham Rabinovich August 26, 2013 2:40 pm JERUSALEM - Israeli commentators warned last night of a devastating Israeli blow against Syria should it carry out threats being voiced in Damascus to retaliate against Israel for any American strike on Syrian territory. "The Israeli Air Force could relatively easily change the status q
The fiftieth anniversary of C.S. Lewis's death has come and gone, perhaps little-noticed by many who were busy memorializing John F. Kennedy, murdered by an assassin on the same day, or rereading Aldous Huxley, who passed away hours later. Most of the encomiums to Lewis that were written focused on his apologetics and his children's fiction, the Chronicles of Narnia series. But Lewis wrote fiction for adults too. His best novel, That Hideous Strength , was published in 1945 as the third installm
With a six-foot-five-inch liberal mayor and The Tonight Show being broadcast out of Studio 6B at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York will be experiencing something of a 1960s moment this spring. After two decades of conservative, developer-friendly leadership in City Hall, the incoming mayor, Bill de Blasio, will, for many New Yorkers, mark a welcome return to Lindsay-era progressive leadership. And with Jimmy Fallon moving The Tonight Show from Los Angeles back to New York, the program will be retur
O n Nov. 3, 1964, Barry Goldwater suffered a landslide defeat. It followed a presidential campaign in which the notorious "Daisy commercial" showed an adorable little girl, seconds before she is vaporized by a nuclear explosion, while Lyndon Johnson intoned, "We must either love each other, or we must die." On Nov. 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall was breached. One reason the world avoided global annihilation despite not establishing universal love is that, in the intervening 25 years and 6 days, Ronald
After the sudden death of Anthony Bourdain, many of us are remembering and reanalyzing our time in the food industry, whether as workers or as patrons. I've spent the last ten years working in the food industry, starting as a busser, and later becoming a waitress, bartender, fancier waitress, and occasional manager. It's been a hell of a ride, and I could use a drink--good thing there's plenty of that in the restaurant industry. There are also plenty of exploitative owners, creepy cooks, DRUGS..
There were political figures for whom many of the dissidents felt respect and affection, such as Morris Udall and John Culver. But no one involved in the effort to challenge Carter for the Democratic nomination felt that these men would have any chance of success. And while some individual ADA leaders, the political arm of the Machinists, and other liberals talked strategy in Washington, spontaneous pro-Kennedy groups were sprouting around the country--particularly in such key early states as Ne
( Robert F. Kennedy at the Teamsters Racketeering Hearings 1959 - air so thick you could mix concrete with it ) When Robert F. Kennedy took Lead Council in the Senate Subcommittee Hearings on Racketeering and Corruption in the Teamsters Union , an investigation that took over two years to complete, Jimmy Hoffa , the Teamsters Union President was more than in the hot seat, he was about to have his empire disintegrate. So heated and contentious was the cross-examination of Hoffa by Kennedy that ma
Most Popular Up until 1964, fifty years ago, people of color could not use public facilities--hotels, motels, parks, libraries. When Dr. King gave his 1963 speech on the Mall in Washington, from Texas to Florida to Maryland, we couldn't use a single public toilet. Our money was kind of defeated--we could not spend it to buy ice cream at Howard Johnson's, rent a room in the Holiday Inn. Those were the laws of racial segregation, racial apartheid. Then in 1965, we won the Voting Rights Act. And th
Harry Belafonte was a disarmingly handsome sex symbol of the 1950s and 1960s, a rare black leading man who challenged the pervasive racial segregation of American pop culture. He rose to prominence acting with Sidney Poitier and Marlon Brando and shared the stage with Dorothy Dandridge, as well as headlined national tours as the crooner of the million-selling calypso single "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)." And yet, as the new HBO documentary Sing Your Song (premiering October 17th) notes, he stil
Nevertheless, Kennedy did virtually nothing on civil rights during his first two years. He had won office, but narrowly. Moreover, his overall legislative program was being throttled by the conservative coalition of Republicans and Southern Democrats, and the midterm elections of 1962 threatened to further deplete his congressional strength. It was not only that he wished to avoid fanning the fires of white resistance in the South; the racism of the white working class was also beginning to beco
"In 1942, that is when Billy Graham's ministry really takes off, and who do you think was born in 1942? Stephen Hawking. Stephen Hawking comes from a long line of atheists--his father and all these people--so I believe the devil said, 'OK, this guy was just born and I'm going to use this guy. This guy is already primed to accept my message that there is no God. He is already primed for it, he is going to be awash, immersed in atheism all his years as a child, I'm going to take over this guy's li
With a six-foot-five-inch liberal mayor and The Tonight Show being broadcast out of Studio 6B at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York will be experiencing something of a 1960s moment this spring. After two decades of conservative, developer-friendly leadership in City Hall, the incoming mayor, Bill de Blasio, will, for many New Yorkers, mark a welcome return to Lindsay-era progressive leadership. And with Jimmy Fallon moving The Tonight Show from Los Angeles back to New York, the program will be retur
O n Nov. 3, 1964, Barry Goldwater suffered a landslide defeat. It followed a presidential campaign in which the notorious "Daisy commercial" showed an adorable little girl, seconds before she is vaporized by a nuclear explosion, while Lyndon Johnson intoned, "We must either love each other, or we must die." On Nov. 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall was breached. One reason the world avoided global annihilation despite not establishing universal love is that, in the intervening 25 years and 6 days, Ronald
After the sudden death of Anthony Bourdain, many of us are remembering and reanalyzing our time in the food industry, whether as workers or as patrons. I've spent the last ten years working in the food industry, starting as a busser, and later becoming a waitress, bartender, fancier waitress, and occasional manager. It's been a hell of a ride, and I could use a drink--good thing there's plenty of that in the restaurant industry. There are also plenty of exploitative owners, creepy cooks, DRUGS..
There were political figures for whom many of the dissidents felt respect and affection, such as Morris Udall and John Culver. But no one involved in the effort to challenge Carter for the Democratic nomination felt that these men would have any chance of success. And while some individual ADA leaders, the political arm of the Machinists, and other liberals talked strategy in Washington, spontaneous pro-Kennedy groups were sprouting around the country--particularly in such key early states as Ne
( Robert F. Kennedy at the Teamsters Racketeering Hearings 1959 - air so thick you could mix concrete with it ) When Robert F. Kennedy took Lead Council in the Senate Subcommittee Hearings on Racketeering and Corruption in the Teamsters Union , an investigation that took over two years to complete, Jimmy Hoffa , the Teamsters Union President was more than in the hot seat, he was about to have his empire disintegrate. So heated and contentious was the cross-examination of Hoffa by Kennedy that ma
Most Popular Up until 1964, fifty years ago, people of color could not use public facilities--hotels, motels, parks, libraries. When Dr. King gave his 1963 speech on the Mall in Washington, from Texas to Florida to Maryland, we couldn't use a single public toilet. Our money was kind of defeated--we could not spend it to buy ice cream at Howard Johnson's, rent a room in the Holiday Inn. Those were the laws of racial segregation, racial apartheid. Then in 1965, we won the Voting Rights Act. And th
Harry Belafonte was a disarmingly handsome sex symbol of the 1950s and 1960s, a rare black leading man who challenged the pervasive racial segregation of American pop culture. He rose to prominence acting with Sidney Poitier and Marlon Brando and shared the stage with Dorothy Dandridge, as well as headlined national tours as the crooner of the million-selling calypso single "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)." And yet, as the new HBO documentary Sing Your Song (premiering October 17th) notes, he stil
Nevertheless, Kennedy did virtually nothing on civil rights during his first two years. He had won office, but narrowly. Moreover, his overall legislative program was being throttled by the conservative coalition of Republicans and Southern Democrats, and the midterm elections of 1962 threatened to further deplete his congressional strength. It was not only that he wished to avoid fanning the fires of white resistance in the South; the racism of the white working class was also beginning to beco
"In 1942, that is when Billy Graham's ministry really takes off, and who do you think was born in 1942? Stephen Hawking. Stephen Hawking comes from a long line of atheists--his father and all these people--so I believe the devil said, 'OK, this guy was just born and I'm going to use this guy. This guy is already primed to accept my message that there is no God. He is already primed for it, he is going to be awash, immersed in atheism all his years as a child, I'm going to take over this guy's li
Miguel Aroche Parra papers, Box 55, Hoover Institution Archives The Hoover Institution Archives has acquired the papers of Miguel Aroche Parra , a Mexican railroad unionist, Communist Party leader, and poet. Aroche Parra, born in 1915, was an active member of the Partido Comunista Mexicano until 1950, when he helped found the Partido Obrero Campesino Mexicano, which became part of the Partido Popular Socialista in 1963. Aroche Parra, who played a leading role in the famous 1959 railroad strike,
The Anatomy of Fascism by Robert O. Paxton Knopf, 2004 321 pp $26 cloth Vintage, 2005 336 pp $15 paperThe Nazi Conscience by Claudia Koonz Harvard University Press, 2003 362 pp $29.95 cloth Ever since William Wordsworth celebrated revolution as ... If poetry, as Wordsworth wrote, "takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility," political thought should take its origin from contention and anger similarly recollected. I suspect that tranquility is in short supply among our writers, but
I am writing to urge you to help me change laws and get answers as to why every political office is not willing to do anything about these policies. My biological father is a retired physician who started a private practice fertility clinic in Indiana in 1970s through the 1980s. His clinic at that time specialized in helping parents conceive using donor insemination. He told patients that his donors were hospital residents who were paid for their donation, that fresh samples were collected prio
( Robert F. Kennedy at the Teamsters Racketeering Hearings 1959 - air so thick you could mix concrete with it ) When Robert F. Kennedy took Lead Council in the Senate Subcommittee Hearings on Racketeering and Corruption in the Teamsters Union , an investigation that took over two years to complete, Jimmy Hoffa , the Teamsters Union President was more than in the hot seat, he was about to have his empire disintegrate. So heated and contentious was the cross-examination of Hoffa by Kennedy that ma
Ten years ago, writer Barbara Ehrenreich published "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America," a blockbuster book on the state of the working poor in America. The project originated during a lunch with Lewis Lapham, now editor emeritus of Harper's Magazine, after the two asked themselves: "How does anyone live on the wages available to the unskilled?" "Someone ought to do the old-fashioned kind of journalism -- you know, go out there and try it for themselves," Ehrenreich said, without k
The fiftieth anniversary of C.S. Lewis's death has come and gone, perhaps little-noticed by many who were busy memorializing John F. Kennedy, murdered by an assassin on the same day, or rereading Aldous Huxley, who passed away hours later. Most of the encomiums to Lewis that were written focused on his apologetics and his children's fiction, the Chronicles of Narnia series. But Lewis wrote fiction for adults too. His best novel, That Hideous Strength , was published in 1945 as the third installm
(McClatchy News) The National Archives published more than 600 new records Friday relating to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy -- and some addressed civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. and his multiple alleged affairs. The FBI document, titled "Martin Luther King, Jr. A Current Analysis" and dated March 12, 1968, compiled background information on King, including his influences, associates, alleged affairs and more. King was assassinated April 4, 1968. "The course King ch
Wai Chee Dimock, "Better Than the Yale Club" THAT'S WHAT NICK SAYS, at the end of the party in Tom Buchanan's New York apartment. The words are Baz Luhrmann's, not Fitzgerald's. In the novel Nick has hated the party, hated Tom's shameless flaunting of his affair, and the callowness of the assembled friends. The evening has wound up with Tom breaking Myrtle's nose when she dares to say Daisy's name, a scene Fitzgerald handles with crisp disdain, with Myrtle's exact words and then the bloody towel
The NYT had a front page story today about the price still being paid for eugenic sterilizations, that in North Carolina's case, extended into the 1970s! Making NC's program even more frightening was that social workers were empowered to make the decision as to who should never be allowed to procreate. From the story: The board operated from 1933 to 1977 as an experiment in genetic engineering once considered a legitimate way to keep welfare rolls small, stop poverty and improve the gene pool.
One reason why the new counterculture succeeded in making such rapid headway was due to the weakness of any elite resistance. By the 1960s, conventional norms and values already appeared to many as irrelevant and pointless. Instead of reinforcing conventional bourgeois norms, the consumer culture of the 1950s seemed to be rendering them increasingly irrelevant to people's lives. Some commentators even blamed the new prosperity for helping to undermine conventional values. 'Life has ceased to be
The Anatomy of Fascism by Robert O. Paxton Knopf, 2004 321 pp $26 cloth Vintage, 2005 336 pp $15 paperThe Nazi Conscience by Claudia Koonz Harvard University Press, 2003 362 pp $29.95 cloth Ever since William Wordsworth celebrated revolution as ... If poetry, as Wordsworth wrote, "takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility," political thought should take its origin from contention and anger similarly recollected. I suspect that tranquility is in short supply among our writers, but
I am writing to urge you to help me change laws and get answers as to why every political office is not willing to do anything about these policies. My biological father is a retired physician who started a private practice fertility clinic in Indiana in 1970s through the 1980s. His clinic at that time specialized in helping parents conceive using donor insemination. He told patients that his donors were hospital residents who were paid for their donation, that fresh samples were collected prio
( Robert F. Kennedy at the Teamsters Racketeering Hearings 1959 - air so thick you could mix concrete with it ) When Robert F. Kennedy took Lead Council in the Senate Subcommittee Hearings on Racketeering and Corruption in the Teamsters Union , an investigation that took over two years to complete, Jimmy Hoffa , the Teamsters Union President was more than in the hot seat, he was about to have his empire disintegrate. So heated and contentious was the cross-examination of Hoffa by Kennedy that ma
Ten years ago, writer Barbara Ehrenreich published "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America," a blockbuster book on the state of the working poor in America. The project originated during a lunch with Lewis Lapham, now editor emeritus of Harper's Magazine, after the two asked themselves: "How does anyone live on the wages available to the unskilled?" "Someone ought to do the old-fashioned kind of journalism -- you know, go out there and try it for themselves," Ehrenreich said, without k
The fiftieth anniversary of C.S. Lewis's death has come and gone, perhaps little-noticed by many who were busy memorializing John F. Kennedy, murdered by an assassin on the same day, or rereading Aldous Huxley, who passed away hours later. Most of the encomiums to Lewis that were written focused on his apologetics and his children's fiction, the Chronicles of Narnia series. But Lewis wrote fiction for adults too. His best novel, That Hideous Strength , was published in 1945 as the third installm
(McClatchy News) The National Archives published more than 600 new records Friday relating to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy -- and some addressed civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. and his multiple alleged affairs. The FBI document, titled "Martin Luther King, Jr. A Current Analysis" and dated March 12, 1968, compiled background information on King, including his influences, associates, alleged affairs and more. King was assassinated April 4, 1968. "The course King ch
Wai Chee Dimock, "Better Than the Yale Club" THAT'S WHAT NICK SAYS, at the end of the party in Tom Buchanan's New York apartment. The words are Baz Luhrmann's, not Fitzgerald's. In the novel Nick has hated the party, hated Tom's shameless flaunting of his affair, and the callowness of the assembled friends. The evening has wound up with Tom breaking Myrtle's nose when she dares to say Daisy's name, a scene Fitzgerald handles with crisp disdain, with Myrtle's exact words and then the bloody towel
The NYT had a front page story today about the price still being paid for eugenic sterilizations, that in North Carolina's case, extended into the 1970s! Making NC's program even more frightening was that social workers were empowered to make the decision as to who should never be allowed to procreate. From the story: The board operated from 1933 to 1977 as an experiment in genetic engineering once considered a legitimate way to keep welfare rolls small, stop poverty and improve the gene pool.
One reason why the new counterculture succeeded in making such rapid headway was due to the weakness of any elite resistance. By the 1960s, conventional norms and values already appeared to many as irrelevant and pointless. Instead of reinforcing conventional bourgeois norms, the consumer culture of the 1950s seemed to be rendering them increasingly irrelevant to people's lives. Some commentators even blamed the new prosperity for helping to undermine conventional values. 'Life has ceased to be
At the time of its writing, "The Clash of Civilizations?" had, beyond the virtues of pithiness and historical sweep, something to recommend it on purely empirical grounds. It seemed especially plausible as applied to the "crescent-shaped Islamic bloc" from the Maghreb to the East Indies. In the Balkans, for example, Orthodox Serbs were at the throats of Bosnian and later Kosovar Muslims. In Africa, Muslims were either skirmishing or at war with Christians in Nigeria, Sudan, and Ethiopia. In the
In "I've Been to the Mountaintop," the soaring and chilling speech he delivered the day before his assassination, Martin Luther King Jr. ponders the thought of life in other places and times. Among other eras in history, he considers the prime of classical Athens, when he could have enjoyed the company of luminaries "around the Parthenon as they discussed the great and eternal issues of reality," along with "the great heyday of the Roman Empire." These considerations of ancient Greece and Rome,
As a history nerd, I find joy in pointing out historical inaccuracies in TV shows and movies (Vikings did NOT burn their dead in boats on the water). So I was impressed when the last few seasons of PBS' Downton Abbey offered a reasonably accurate representation of the 1910s and 1920s, with its major events and newfangled inventions. But there is one major aspect of life the show left out: Christianity. As a recent article in the Telegraph noted, the exclusion was not accidental; the show's produ
By Hamma Mirwaisi and Alison Buckley - Advertisement - Logical Answers to the Question, "Who are the Lurish'? In ancient two and half thousand years old Median statues, the Lurs and Lak people are clearly wearing the same type of hats. The hat, the names and the languages of these peoples have hardly changed since then. This indicates that the ancient Medes and the modern Kurds probably came from the Kassites (c.1500-1150 BCE). Todays Lurish people's claim that they are the non-Aryan descendants
A brief introduction to the Bagaudae, the social and historical context of the late Roman Empire, and the modern debates over the meaning of the revolts generally included under this rubric. The Bagaudae: History's First Revolutionaries? - Pablo Romero Gabella "I doubt if all the philosophy in the world can succeed in suppressing slavery; it will, at most, change the name. I can well imagine forms of servitude worse than our own ... [that would] transform men into stupid, complacent machines, wh
Imagine a show about the adventures of a young, comely virgin. Doubt it'd exist? Jane the Virgin , adapted from a Venezuelan telenovela, is a new CW abshow that's original, affable, and surprisingly respectful of religious believers. The show offers a new twist on traditional mores--provocatively and comically--asking: What happens when the wrong woman is artificially inseminated? And what if she is a 23-year-old virgin? That premise might sound far-fetched, but it's an outgrowth of our new real
For the first seventy or so years of Christianity's existence, the Greco-Roman world paid it relatively little attention. There were persecutions here and there (like the one that claimed the lives of Peter and Paul). But, for the most part, it wasn't until the second century that their pagan neighbors began to focus their attention on just how different Christians were. As Michael J. Kruger of Reformed Theological Seminary wrote at The Gospel Coalition , one major difference was that "Christi
The charitable view to take of this is to understand the author to be working like an archaeologist, reconstructing, with knowledge and imagination, a life that exists only in odd scattered shards. Perhaps, however, the whole thing is a kind of literary trompe l'oeil, a trick. And yet we have to bear in mind that even if the grandfather is real (or indeed purely fictional), he might be making the stories up. "Everything you've been telling me is true, though, right?" asks "Mike" towards the end.
Farewell Bill Gagosian Gallery, London WC1 Renaissance Impressions Royal Academy of Arts, London W1 Georg Baselitz is now 76 and it is more than 50 years since he outraged Berlin gallery-goers with a dark and visceral masturbatory painting called The Big Night Down the Drain (1963). In 1969 he turned shock into bemusement when he produced his first upside-down painting, The Wood on Its Head . His rationale for painting upside-down pictures was that it was a way of being simultaneously abstract a
With friends like the GOP leadership, President Trump doesn't need any enemies! As Republicans who supported last week's $1.3 billion budget fled the musky, septic tank aroma of the Washington D.C. swamp for the Easter recess, I was reminded of Act III of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar." In that famous scene, Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was stabbed to death by a mob of his own senators in March of 44 BC. As he was dying, Caesar realized that one of his assassins was his so-called friend Brutus and
In "I've Been to the Mountaintop," the soaring and chilling speech he delivered the day before his assassination, Martin Luther King Jr. ponders the thought of life in other places and times. Among other eras in history, he considers the prime of classical Athens, when he could have enjoyed the company of luminaries "around the Parthenon as they discussed the great and eternal issues of reality," along with "the great heyday of the Roman Empire." These considerations of ancient Greece and Rome,
As a history nerd, I find joy in pointing out historical inaccuracies in TV shows and movies (Vikings did NOT burn their dead in boats on the water). So I was impressed when the last few seasons of PBS' Downton Abbey offered a reasonably accurate representation of the 1910s and 1920s, with its major events and newfangled inventions. But there is one major aspect of life the show left out: Christianity. As a recent article in the Telegraph noted, the exclusion was not accidental; the show's produ
By Hamma Mirwaisi and Alison Buckley - Advertisement - Logical Answers to the Question, "Who are the Lurish'? In ancient two and half thousand years old Median statues, the Lurs and Lak people are clearly wearing the same type of hats. The hat, the names and the languages of these peoples have hardly changed since then. This indicates that the ancient Medes and the modern Kurds probably came from the Kassites (c.1500-1150 BCE). Todays Lurish people's claim that they are the non-Aryan descendants
A brief introduction to the Bagaudae, the social and historical context of the late Roman Empire, and the modern debates over the meaning of the revolts generally included under this rubric. The Bagaudae: History's First Revolutionaries? - Pablo Romero Gabella "I doubt if all the philosophy in the world can succeed in suppressing slavery; it will, at most, change the name. I can well imagine forms of servitude worse than our own ... [that would] transform men into stupid, complacent machines, wh
Imagine a show about the adventures of a young, comely virgin. Doubt it'd exist? Jane the Virgin , adapted from a Venezuelan telenovela, is a new CW abshow that's original, affable, and surprisingly respectful of religious believers. The show offers a new twist on traditional mores--provocatively and comically--asking: What happens when the wrong woman is artificially inseminated? And what if she is a 23-year-old virgin? That premise might sound far-fetched, but it's an outgrowth of our new real
For the first seventy or so years of Christianity's existence, the Greco-Roman world paid it relatively little attention. There were persecutions here and there (like the one that claimed the lives of Peter and Paul). But, for the most part, it wasn't until the second century that their pagan neighbors began to focus their attention on just how different Christians were. As Michael J. Kruger of Reformed Theological Seminary wrote at The Gospel Coalition , one major difference was that "Christi
The charitable view to take of this is to understand the author to be working like an archaeologist, reconstructing, with knowledge and imagination, a life that exists only in odd scattered shards. Perhaps, however, the whole thing is a kind of literary trompe l'oeil, a trick. And yet we have to bear in mind that even if the grandfather is real (or indeed purely fictional), he might be making the stories up. "Everything you've been telling me is true, though, right?" asks "Mike" towards the end.
Farewell Bill Gagosian Gallery, London WC1 Renaissance Impressions Royal Academy of Arts, London W1 Georg Baselitz is now 76 and it is more than 50 years since he outraged Berlin gallery-goers with a dark and visceral masturbatory painting called The Big Night Down the Drain (1963). In 1969 he turned shock into bemusement when he produced his first upside-down painting, The Wood on Its Head . His rationale for painting upside-down pictures was that it was a way of being simultaneously abstract a
With friends like the GOP leadership, President Trump doesn't need any enemies! As Republicans who supported last week's $1.3 billion budget fled the musky, septic tank aroma of the Washington D.C. swamp for the Easter recess, I was reminded of Act III of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar." In that famous scene, Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was stabbed to death by a mob of his own senators in March of 44 BC. As he was dying, Caesar realized that one of his assassins was his so-called friend Brutus and
Southeastern Anatolia is a mosaic of interacting cultures, which for centuries, have enriched the region in various ways. The "Amin-Amen Faiths and Beliefs in South-East Anatolia Photo Exhibition" aims to reflect this interaction particularly in terms of religious beliefs, practices and behavior, alongside caves, rock tombs, thrones of gods, churches in caves, city ruins, wells and castles. The Amin-Amen Photo Exhibition is a long-term project carried out with the cooperation of GAP Regional Dev
St. Nicholas of Patara Greek Orthodox tradition tells of Saint Nicholas being born around 280 A.D., the only child of a wealthy, elderly couple who lived in Patara, Asia Minor (present-day Turkey). When his parents died in a plague, Nicholas inherited their wealth. Nicholas generously gave to the poor, but did it anonymously as he wanted the glory to go to God. One notable incident was when a merchant in town had gone bankrupt. The creditors not only threatened to take the merchants' assets, but
It is Christmas Eve in East Jerusalem. At the American Colony Hotel on Nablus Road, not far from the Damascus Gate to the Old City, a somewhat underfed Santa Claus is handing out complimentary chestnuts (roasted on an open fire), chocolate truffles and mulled red wine. In the hotel's plush dining room the main course of the more than $100 per plate holiday dinner will feature duck, not turkey -- and that does not sit well with a visiting family from Austin, Texas. "Mother just does not like duck
In attempting to understanding the ideas and institutions of the period of history that is usually called the "Middle Ages" it must be kept in mind that this covers a time frame that easily is divided up into smaller periods, each of which can be seen to have its own unique characteristics and qualities. Furthermore, each part of Europe had its own historical development in terms of traditions and customs. Only one institution encompassed the entire European world through most of this time - th
Halamat cave is believed to date back some 2700 years. Assyrian reliefs have been carved into the mountainside. ( Rudaw) DUHOK, North Iraq -- Thieves have stolen pieces from a nearly 3,000-year-old archeological site in Duhok. Halamat cave is located on Mount Zawa, south of Duhok city. The site is not easily accessible. Last week, unknown persons reached the cave in a Humvee and stole some of the pieces from the cave. "On February 25, one of our guards informed us that some people had damaged th
A brief introduction to the Bagaudae, the social and historical context of the late Roman Empire, and the modern debates over the meaning of the revolts generally included under this rubric. The Bagaudae: History's First Revolutionaries? - Pablo Romero Gabella "I doubt if all the philosophy in the world can succeed in suppressing slavery; it will, at most, change the name. I can well imagine forms of servitude worse than our own ... [that would] transform men into stupid, complacent machines, wh
MOSCOW (AP) -- Orthodox Christian believers are observing Easter, a week later than the religious holiday was celebrated this year by Western churches. In Russia, about 4.3 million people took part in an Orthodox Easter event, the Interior Ministry said Sunday. President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev attended Easter services at Christ the Savior Cathedral, Moscow's largest church. Serbia celebrated the day in a highly charged atmosphere over Kosovo, the former Serbian provinc
Don Carlo is Verdi's longest opera, and perhaps his greatest. Sweeping and ambitious, a story of romantic, religious and political clashes at the 16th-century Spanish court, it is the most nuanced of the composer's explorations of the interaction of private obsessions and public, even national, responsibilities. Aida, which followed it and which it resembles, may have a tighter plot, but Don Carlo is unique in both its scale and its humaneness, its classically Verdian cast of riveting characters
This Vortex comes to you from perhaps the ugliest building in the world, the cathedral of the Los Angeles archdiocese -- the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Completed in 2002 at a whopping $250 million, it was forced on the people of Los Angeles by the egocentric and modernist archbishop Cdl. Roger Mahony. And for the record, $250 million in 2002 would be the equivalent of $350 million in today's dollars in 2017. But Mahony was no stranger to enormous sums of money, having to pay out $660 m
The Rubicon is a small stream in northern Italy just south of the city of Ravenna. During the prime of the Roman Republic, roughly the last two centuries B.C., it served as a northern boundary protecting the heartland of Italy and the city of Rome from its own imperial armies. An ancient Roman law made it treason for any general to cross the Rubicon and enter Italy proper with a standing army. In 49 B.C., Julius Caesar, Rome's most brilliant and successful general, stopped with his army at the R
St. Nicholas of Patara Greek Orthodox tradition tells of Saint Nicholas being born around 280 A.D., the only child of a wealthy, elderly couple who lived in Patara, Asia Minor (present-day Turkey). When his parents died in a plague, Nicholas inherited their wealth. Nicholas generously gave to the poor, but did it anonymously as he wanted the glory to go to God. One notable incident was when a merchant in town had gone bankrupt. The creditors not only threatened to take the merchants' assets, but
It is Christmas Eve in East Jerusalem. At the American Colony Hotel on Nablus Road, not far from the Damascus Gate to the Old City, a somewhat underfed Santa Claus is handing out complimentary chestnuts (roasted on an open fire), chocolate truffles and mulled red wine. In the hotel's plush dining room the main course of the more than $100 per plate holiday dinner will feature duck, not turkey -- and that does not sit well with a visiting family from Austin, Texas. "Mother just does not like duck
In attempting to understanding the ideas and institutions of the period of history that is usually called the "Middle Ages" it must be kept in mind that this covers a time frame that easily is divided up into smaller periods, each of which can be seen to have its own unique characteristics and qualities. Furthermore, each part of Europe had its own historical development in terms of traditions and customs. Only one institution encompassed the entire European world through most of this time - th
Halamat cave is believed to date back some 2700 years. Assyrian reliefs have been carved into the mountainside. ( Rudaw) DUHOK, North Iraq -- Thieves have stolen pieces from a nearly 3,000-year-old archeological site in Duhok. Halamat cave is located on Mount Zawa, south of Duhok city. The site is not easily accessible. Last week, unknown persons reached the cave in a Humvee and stole some of the pieces from the cave. "On February 25, one of our guards informed us that some people had damaged th
A brief introduction to the Bagaudae, the social and historical context of the late Roman Empire, and the modern debates over the meaning of the revolts generally included under this rubric. The Bagaudae: History's First Revolutionaries? - Pablo Romero Gabella "I doubt if all the philosophy in the world can succeed in suppressing slavery; it will, at most, change the name. I can well imagine forms of servitude worse than our own ... [that would] transform men into stupid, complacent machines, wh
MOSCOW (AP) -- Orthodox Christian believers are observing Easter, a week later than the religious holiday was celebrated this year by Western churches. In Russia, about 4.3 million people took part in an Orthodox Easter event, the Interior Ministry said Sunday. President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev attended Easter services at Christ the Savior Cathedral, Moscow's largest church. Serbia celebrated the day in a highly charged atmosphere over Kosovo, the former Serbian provinc
Don Carlo is Verdi's longest opera, and perhaps his greatest. Sweeping and ambitious, a story of romantic, religious and political clashes at the 16th-century Spanish court, it is the most nuanced of the composer's explorations of the interaction of private obsessions and public, even national, responsibilities. Aida, which followed it and which it resembles, may have a tighter plot, but Don Carlo is unique in both its scale and its humaneness, its classically Verdian cast of riveting characters
This Vortex comes to you from perhaps the ugliest building in the world, the cathedral of the Los Angeles archdiocese -- the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Completed in 2002 at a whopping $250 million, it was forced on the people of Los Angeles by the egocentric and modernist archbishop Cdl. Roger Mahony. And for the record, $250 million in 2002 would be the equivalent of $350 million in today's dollars in 2017. But Mahony was no stranger to enormous sums of money, having to pay out $660 m
The Rubicon is a small stream in northern Italy just south of the city of Ravenna. During the prime of the Roman Republic, roughly the last two centuries B.C., it served as a northern boundary protecting the heartland of Italy and the city of Rome from its own imperial armies. An ancient Roman law made it treason for any general to cross the Rubicon and enter Italy proper with a standing army. In 49 B.C., Julius Caesar, Rome's most brilliant and successful general, stopped with his army at the R
I f you are in search of hipster food trucks, vegan cafes, or art galleries in Charlotte, you head down to the South End -- or, as Dan Foster has taken to calling it, "Brooklyn" -- which is where Chuck Barger runs a local institution called Common Market. It is hard to say exactly what kind of a business Common Market is: part bar, part deli, part convenience store, part coffeehouse and Internet cafe. Mr. Barger is a more or less conventional liberal but also an entrepreneur, the sort of liberal
FEARS of a high street bloodbath soared yesterday as the boss of the CO-OP said he'd never known customers so strapped for cash in 40 YEARS. Chief exec Peter Marks said people were cutting back on food for the first time in his working life. He revealed profits at the Co-op's supermarkets plunged 22 PER CENT in the first half of 2011 to PS135.4million. Denying claims the Co-op was struggling to match bigger rivals' price cuts, he told Sun City: "The consumer has never been squeezed like this be
A McDonald's Employee Must Work One Million Hours To Make As Much As The Company's CEO Pat Garofalo Dec 12, 2012, 6:40 pm Fast food workers in New York City briefly walked off the job last month to protest the low wages endemic to their industry. Over the last several years, fast food companies -- most prominently McDonald's and Yum! Brands, which owns Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell -- have reaped huge profits while employing some of the largest numbers of low-wage workers in
With plenty of exciting restaurant openings constantly taking place across the Capital, we pick London's best new restaurant openings taking place over the coming month. Following the resounding success of the Soho original, a new, larger Hoppers will launch this month. Opening in Marylebone, Hoppers St. Christopher's Place will have space for 85, set across two floors, with a further outdoor space for 16. What's more, the new restaurant is set to take bookings, unlike the Soho space. As is t
Recently, Portland, Maine* decided they wanted to get in on some of that sweet, sweet minimum wage raising action everyone has been in on lately. When they found out they had unintentionally raised wages for tipped workers as part of the process, though, they were immediately aghast, because fuck tipped workers,... Washington Post writer Roberto A. Ferdman has decided to take a stand for all right-thinking restaurant customers everywhere. Hark his words, for he is sick and tired of enduring that
H&M Could Raise Its Prices To Pay Garment Workers More Bryce Covert Dec 10, 2013, 9:03 pm Swedish retailer H&M; said on Monday that it could eventually raise its prices to help pay the factory workers who make its products better wages, according to Agence France Presse. The company's head of sustainability told the paper that such an option "might be a possibility" although won't come in the near future. In the meantime, however, she said the company would use "its size and influence with suppl
At 10:00 p.m. ET, on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, the owner of The Boom House restaurant discovered a fire in the garden mulch. The popular eatery is located on Main Street, in Old Town, Maine. Eyewitnesses stated that the initial hotspot began from a cigarette butt that was found by the gas line. A trail of embers led The Boom House owner to the fire. He immediately started an evacuation and cut the power. Employees said they could smell smoke but were unable to determine where it was coming from.
At the center of the minimum wage debate are restaurant and fast-food workers. They're part of a collection of food service unions making the case to raise the federal minimum wage. Now, whether that's a good idea or not, as a matter of pure power politics it doesn't look like they have much leverage to negotiate. From Tyler Durden's excellent blog, Zero Hedge: It seems trying to persuade these minimum wage workers to enjoy what they have - nameley that corporations have all the leverage while
On a sunny afternoon in March, I tried unsuccessfully to visit; conflicting hours were reported online, and all phone numbers I could find for the bar had been disconnected. But when I asked a young woman who lived nearby whether the pub was safe to check out later that evening, she refused to answer directly but repeatedly recommended I go to a bar down the street instead. Another neighbor later tells me by phone that he was almost jumped outside the bar once -- he had spoken out when a drunk m
The 840-employee Ashley Furniture factory in Colton, California is preparing to shut down over Labor Day weekend -- thanks to the state's new $15 minimum hourly wage -- and join the over 9,000 companies that have left California in the last seven years. The company told the San Bernardino Sun that giving employees the required 60 days' notice to comply with federal regulations governing layoffs of factory and warehouse employees the week before Labor Day was an effort to consolidateproduction
FEARS of a high street bloodbath soared yesterday as the boss of the CO-OP said he'd never known customers so strapped for cash in 40 YEARS. Chief exec Peter Marks said people were cutting back on food for the first time in his working life. He revealed profits at the Co-op's supermarkets plunged 22 PER CENT in the first half of 2011 to PS135.4million. Denying claims the Co-op was struggling to match bigger rivals' price cuts, he told Sun City: "The consumer has never been squeezed like this be
A McDonald's Employee Must Work One Million Hours To Make As Much As The Company's CEO Pat Garofalo Dec 12, 2012, 6:40 pm Fast food workers in New York City briefly walked off the job last month to protest the low wages endemic to their industry. Over the last several years, fast food companies -- most prominently McDonald's and Yum! Brands, which owns Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell -- have reaped huge profits while employing some of the largest numbers of low-wage workers in
With plenty of exciting restaurant openings constantly taking place across the Capital, we pick London's best new restaurant openings taking place over the coming month. Following the resounding success of the Soho original, a new, larger Hoppers will launch this month. Opening in Marylebone, Hoppers St. Christopher's Place will have space for 85, set across two floors, with a further outdoor space for 16. What's more, the new restaurant is set to take bookings, unlike the Soho space. As is t
Recently, Portland, Maine* decided they wanted to get in on some of that sweet, sweet minimum wage raising action everyone has been in on lately. When they found out they had unintentionally raised wages for tipped workers as part of the process, though, they were immediately aghast, because fuck tipped workers,... Washington Post writer Roberto A. Ferdman has decided to take a stand for all right-thinking restaurant customers everywhere. Hark his words, for he is sick and tired of enduring that
H&M Could Raise Its Prices To Pay Garment Workers More Bryce Covert Dec 10, 2013, 9:03 pm Swedish retailer H&M; said on Monday that it could eventually raise its prices to help pay the factory workers who make its products better wages, according to Agence France Presse. The company's head of sustainability told the paper that such an option "might be a possibility" although won't come in the near future. In the meantime, however, she said the company would use "its size and influence with suppl
At 10:00 p.m. ET, on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, the owner of The Boom House restaurant discovered a fire in the garden mulch. The popular eatery is located on Main Street, in Old Town, Maine. Eyewitnesses stated that the initial hotspot began from a cigarette butt that was found by the gas line. A trail of embers led The Boom House owner to the fire. He immediately started an evacuation and cut the power. Employees said they could smell smoke but were unable to determine where it was coming from.
At the center of the minimum wage debate are restaurant and fast-food workers. They're part of a collection of food service unions making the case to raise the federal minimum wage. Now, whether that's a good idea or not, as a matter of pure power politics it doesn't look like they have much leverage to negotiate. From Tyler Durden's excellent blog, Zero Hedge: It seems trying to persuade these minimum wage workers to enjoy what they have - nameley that corporations have all the leverage while
On a sunny afternoon in March, I tried unsuccessfully to visit; conflicting hours were reported online, and all phone numbers I could find for the bar had been disconnected. But when I asked a young woman who lived nearby whether the pub was safe to check out later that evening, she refused to answer directly but repeatedly recommended I go to a bar down the street instead. Another neighbor later tells me by phone that he was almost jumped outside the bar once -- he had spoken out when a drunk m
The 840-employee Ashley Furniture factory in Colton, California is preparing to shut down over Labor Day weekend -- thanks to the state's new $15 minimum hourly wage -- and join the over 9,000 companies that have left California in the last seven years. The company told the San Bernardino Sun that giving employees the required 60 days' notice to comply with federal regulations governing layoffs of factory and warehouse employees the week before Labor Day was an effort to consolidateproduction
Recently, Portland, Maine* decided they wanted to get in on some of that sweet, sweet minimum wage raising action everyone has been in on lately. When they found out they had unintentionally raised wages for tipped workers as part of the process, though, they were immediately aghast, because fuck tipped workers,... Washington Post writer Roberto A. Ferdman has decided to take a stand for all right-thinking restaurant customers everywhere. Hark his words, for he is sick and tired of enduring that
The unemployment rate in Spain has hit 24.4 per cent, and the youth unemployment rate remains well over fifty per cent. In 10 per cent of Spanish households, every occupant is unemployed - not just without a job, but actively seeking work. The figures were released by INS, the Spanish statistics agency, in a week which was already bad for Spain. First the IMF warned Spanish banks that they posed a threat to the country's financial stability; then the ratings agency Standard and Poor's downgraded
All across the country, in over 100 cities, fast food workers are refusing to work until they get better pay. This is just an instance of the glaring and long overdue need to raise the federal minimum wage reaching headlines. Fast food jobs with low wages are not rounded out by providing terrific working conditions or careers that lend a sense of deep fulfillment. People in these jobs do not frequently get opportunities to move up in the company and out of the kitchen, or even benefits that allo
There's at least one hourly employee who understands where all the anger over the new minimum wage for fast food workers should really be directed. Jens Rushing is a paramedic who, after New York's recent ruling, now makes just as much as a fast food worker at $15/hr, according to Addicting Info . Many in Rushing's place might be frustrated, since his job is arguably much harder than working in a fast-food chain, but Rushing believes the wage raise is merely meant to distract Americans from the
Victoria Rutledge, 29, was fatally shot by her toddler son while shopping at Walmart with other customers. The incident took place in Hayden, Idaho, in the electronics section at the store. Hayden is located north of Coer d'Alene and about 40 miles away from Spokane. Rutledge was a resident of Blackfoot, Idaho visiting her relatives during a holiday break. The toddler, Rutledge, and other relatives were customers in Walmart's electronics section at the time of the shooting. From surveillance foo
At the center of the minimum wage debate are restaurant and fast-food workers. They're part of a collection of food service unions making the case to raise the federal minimum wage. Now, whether that's a good idea or not, as a matter of pure power politics it doesn't look like they have much leverage to negotiate. From Tyler Durden's excellent blog, Zero Hedge: It seems trying to persuade these minimum wage workers to enjoy what they have - nameley that corporations have all the leverage while
"Unicorn" drawn carriages in London to promote the ZTE Blade V7 phone. Metro UK via AP Commuters in London have a new option for getting to work or around town this week. As part of a promotion with mobile network Three and ZTE, passengers can climb into a unicorn-drawn rainbow carriage and gayly go to work. The free ride is still available today and Friday, but, sadly, after that the carriages don't turn into pumpkins, but the unicorns revert to being horses. You'll still be able to buy a ZTE B
Here's a problem with raising the minimum wage that the $15-an-hour advocates probably haven't considered: wage compression. Companies like Gap and Walmart made headlines when they said they would increase their minimum hourly wages. But now The Wall Street Journal reports longtime employees at the companies are dissatisfied. They have worked two, three years at the company and they were months away from earning a well-deserved raise. Then, the company raises its starting wage and fresh-faced em
This week fast-food workers held protests in cities nationwide, demanding their pay be increased to $15/hour. In Southfield, Mich., the city's Democratic mayor-elect, Ken Siver, joined the protests, telling Fox 2 Detroit, "You can't live on the current minimum wage, how can you support a family?" Fox 2 Detroit reporter Roop Raj asked one of the protesters, "Some people say that paramedics don't even make $15 an hour and they save lives, so why should fast-food workers get that?" The protester,
The liberal coffeehouse chain Starbucks found itself in major hot water this week after one of its stores called the cops on two men who had sought to use its restroom without making a purchase. The altercation occurred last Thursday in Philadelphia after two black men entered a downtown Starbucks and asked to use the facility's restroom, according to local radio station WHYY . Employees denied them access because of a company policy that limits restroom use to only customers who first purchase
The unemployment rate in Spain has hit 24.4 per cent, and the youth unemployment rate remains well over fifty per cent. In 10 per cent of Spanish households, every occupant is unemployed - not just without a job, but actively seeking work. The figures were released by INS, the Spanish statistics agency, in a week which was already bad for Spain. First the IMF warned Spanish banks that they posed a threat to the country's financial stability; then the ratings agency Standard and Poor's downgraded
All across the country, in over 100 cities, fast food workers are refusing to work until they get better pay. This is just an instance of the glaring and long overdue need to raise the federal minimum wage reaching headlines. Fast food jobs with low wages are not rounded out by providing terrific working conditions or careers that lend a sense of deep fulfillment. People in these jobs do not frequently get opportunities to move up in the company and out of the kitchen, or even benefits that allo
There's at least one hourly employee who understands where all the anger over the new minimum wage for fast food workers should really be directed. Jens Rushing is a paramedic who, after New York's recent ruling, now makes just as much as a fast food worker at $15/hr, according to Addicting Info . Many in Rushing's place might be frustrated, since his job is arguably much harder than working in a fast-food chain, but Rushing believes the wage raise is merely meant to distract Americans from the
Victoria Rutledge, 29, was fatally shot by her toddler son while shopping at Walmart with other customers. The incident took place in Hayden, Idaho, in the electronics section at the store. Hayden is located north of Coer d'Alene and about 40 miles away from Spokane. Rutledge was a resident of Blackfoot, Idaho visiting her relatives during a holiday break. The toddler, Rutledge, and other relatives were customers in Walmart's electronics section at the time of the shooting. From surveillance foo
At the center of the minimum wage debate are restaurant and fast-food workers. They're part of a collection of food service unions making the case to raise the federal minimum wage. Now, whether that's a good idea or not, as a matter of pure power politics it doesn't look like they have much leverage to negotiate. From Tyler Durden's excellent blog, Zero Hedge: It seems trying to persuade these minimum wage workers to enjoy what they have - nameley that corporations have all the leverage while
"Unicorn" drawn carriages in London to promote the ZTE Blade V7 phone. Metro UK via AP Commuters in London have a new option for getting to work or around town this week. As part of a promotion with mobile network Three and ZTE, passengers can climb into a unicorn-drawn rainbow carriage and gayly go to work. The free ride is still available today and Friday, but, sadly, after that the carriages don't turn into pumpkins, but the unicorns revert to being horses. You'll still be able to buy a ZTE B
Here's a problem with raising the minimum wage that the $15-an-hour advocates probably haven't considered: wage compression. Companies like Gap and Walmart made headlines when they said they would increase their minimum hourly wages. But now The Wall Street Journal reports longtime employees at the companies are dissatisfied. They have worked two, three years at the company and they were months away from earning a well-deserved raise. Then, the company raises its starting wage and fresh-faced em
This week fast-food workers held protests in cities nationwide, demanding their pay be increased to $15/hour. In Southfield, Mich., the city's Democratic mayor-elect, Ken Siver, joined the protests, telling Fox 2 Detroit, "You can't live on the current minimum wage, how can you support a family?" Fox 2 Detroit reporter Roop Raj asked one of the protesters, "Some people say that paramedics don't even make $15 an hour and they save lives, so why should fast-food workers get that?" The protester,
The liberal coffeehouse chain Starbucks found itself in major hot water this week after one of its stores called the cops on two men who had sought to use its restroom without making a purchase. The altercation occurred last Thursday in Philadelphia after two black men entered a downtown Starbucks and asked to use the facility's restroom, according to local radio station WHYY . Employees denied them access because of a company policy that limits restroom use to only customers who first purchase
Video: Reproductive Rights in a State of Emergency By Dennis Trainor Jr, www.PopularResistance.org January 23, 2014 Video: Reproductive Rights in a State of Emergency 2014-01-23 2014-01-27 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2014/01/no-more-coat-hangers72-150x96.jpg 200px 200px This Wednesday marked the 41 st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, wh
Several Mi'kmaq women shut down a Maritimes Energy Association briefing held at the Westin Nova Scotian this morning around 8am, supported by a rally of over a hundred protesters. The NS Energy [...] Secret documents from Canada's spy agency show that the Canadian government was getting ready in case last year's Idle No More protests "escalated." A heavily-redacted 11-page report -- with one [...] The Canadian government is increasingly worried that the growing clout of aboriginal peoples' right
On Friday, January 22, thousands of anti-abortion activists will descend on Washington, D.C., for the annual March for Life , a day-long event of rallying, advocacy, education, and lobbying for the elimination of abortion rights. This year's event coincides with the 43rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade , the landmark Supreme Court decision that affirmed women's constitutional right to abortion. Advocates who support abortion access often lift up the Roe anniversary as a chance to discuss how access t
Last Thursday, Women's March organized a mass protest at the Hart Senate Office Building against the Trump Administration's immigration policies. Hundreds of women screamed "Abolish ICE!" and "Where are the kids?" on the floor of the cavernous building. Although Senators such as Tammy Duckworth and Kirsten Gillibrand talked with the protestors and expressed their support, 575 of them were arrested by Capitol Police and charged a $50.00 fine for unlawful demonstration. However, chances are you h
The #MarchForOurLives was everything it was advertised to be. Well wait a second... it was "advertised" as a march for safety. But I know that you know that I know it was really a march for gun control. Specifically taking away your rights to have guns. It's not like the organizers did a good job of hiding that (see #MarchForOurLives Speaker Admits True Gun Control Plans and Top 5 Idiotic Moments From 'March for Our Lives' Gun Control Rally ). The scariest of guns to ban was, of course, the "
"Occupy" protesters wear their movement's leaderless decentralization on their collective sleeve. The attitude fits with a group that claims "democracy" as its chief political end. But it also makes ascertaining their conctete political objectives far more difficult, since, in theory, there can be no established political platform. Polling conducted at some of the Occupy tent cities offers a glimpse into the views of the protesters. But market research firm Frontier Lab decided to look a bit dee
Militant/Naomi Craine Demonstrators in Phoenix May 29 march behind banners for legalization of immigrant workers and condemn state law SB 1070. Participants came from many states. BY DEAN HAZLEWOOD PHOENIXMore than 20,000 people converged on this city May 29 to protest Arizonas anti-immigrant law known as SB 1070. They far outmobilized supporters of the law who rallied that evening. The new law instructs cops to check the immigration status of anyone they stop who they suspect is not in the Un
Can a First Nations-led, people-driven movement really have the power to stop Big Oil? The folks behind the Pull Together campaign think so. The Pull Together initiative supports First Nations in B.C. who are taking to the courts to stop Enbridge's Northern Gateway project. Led by the Gitxaala, Heiltsuk, Kitasoo/Xai'xais, Nadleh Whut'en, Nak'azdli and Haida -- nations united in their fierce opposition to tar sands oil endangering their traditional territories -- Pull Together's involvement synch
My first instinct is always to ignore the Alt-Right, or whatever the racist fringe of white supremacy calls itself whenever its new name becomes too toxic. The point of public protest marches is to draw more attention to their fringe movement than could be justified by its electoral weight. So my preference would be to ignore for as long as possible the hateful bigots who organized last weekend's rally in Charlottesville. It is no longer possible. These vile cretins have never gone away, but the
About 500 people rallied in Melbourne on August 13 to put the Liberal and Labor parties on notice that the refugee rights movement is rebuilding, and a growing number of people are willing to stand up for refugees. The Refugee Action Collective organised the protest under the slogan of "Stand up for Refugees" in a bid to have the treatment of asylum seekers recognized as a human rights issue. There were contingents of Greens, socialists and the Community Public Sector Union. Protesters chanted,
Several Mi'kmaq women shut down a Maritimes Energy Association briefing held at the Westin Nova Scotian this morning around 8am, supported by a rally of over a hundred protesters. The NS Energy [...] Secret documents from Canada's spy agency show that the Canadian government was getting ready in case last year's Idle No More protests "escalated." A heavily-redacted 11-page report -- with one [...] The Canadian government is increasingly worried that the growing clout of aboriginal peoples' right
On Friday, January 22, thousands of anti-abortion activists will descend on Washington, D.C., for the annual March for Life , a day-long event of rallying, advocacy, education, and lobbying for the elimination of abortion rights. This year's event coincides with the 43rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade , the landmark Supreme Court decision that affirmed women's constitutional right to abortion. Advocates who support abortion access often lift up the Roe anniversary as a chance to discuss how access t
Last Thursday, Women's March organized a mass protest at the Hart Senate Office Building against the Trump Administration's immigration policies. Hundreds of women screamed "Abolish ICE!" and "Where are the kids?" on the floor of the cavernous building. Although Senators such as Tammy Duckworth and Kirsten Gillibrand talked with the protestors and expressed their support, 575 of them were arrested by Capitol Police and charged a $50.00 fine for unlawful demonstration. However, chances are you h
The #MarchForOurLives was everything it was advertised to be. Well wait a second... it was "advertised" as a march for safety. But I know that you know that I know it was really a march for gun control. Specifically taking away your rights to have guns. It's not like the organizers did a good job of hiding that (see #MarchForOurLives Speaker Admits True Gun Control Plans and Top 5 Idiotic Moments From 'March for Our Lives' Gun Control Rally ). The scariest of guns to ban was, of course, the "
"Occupy" protesters wear their movement's leaderless decentralization on their collective sleeve. The attitude fits with a group that claims "democracy" as its chief political end. But it also makes ascertaining their conctete political objectives far more difficult, since, in theory, there can be no established political platform. Polling conducted at some of the Occupy tent cities offers a glimpse into the views of the protesters. But market research firm Frontier Lab decided to look a bit dee
Militant/Naomi Craine Demonstrators in Phoenix May 29 march behind banners for legalization of immigrant workers and condemn state law SB 1070. Participants came from many states. BY DEAN HAZLEWOOD PHOENIXMore than 20,000 people converged on this city May 29 to protest Arizonas anti-immigrant law known as SB 1070. They far outmobilized supporters of the law who rallied that evening. The new law instructs cops to check the immigration status of anyone they stop who they suspect is not in the Un
Can a First Nations-led, people-driven movement really have the power to stop Big Oil? The folks behind the Pull Together campaign think so. The Pull Together initiative supports First Nations in B.C. who are taking to the courts to stop Enbridge's Northern Gateway project. Led by the Gitxaala, Heiltsuk, Kitasoo/Xai'xais, Nadleh Whut'en, Nak'azdli and Haida -- nations united in their fierce opposition to tar sands oil endangering their traditional territories -- Pull Together's involvement synch
My first instinct is always to ignore the Alt-Right, or whatever the racist fringe of white supremacy calls itself whenever its new name becomes too toxic. The point of public protest marches is to draw more attention to their fringe movement than could be justified by its electoral weight. So my preference would be to ignore for as long as possible the hateful bigots who organized last weekend's rally in Charlottesville. It is no longer possible. These vile cretins have never gone away, but the
About 500 people rallied in Melbourne on August 13 to put the Liberal and Labor parties on notice that the refugee rights movement is rebuilding, and a growing number of people are willing to stand up for refugees. The Refugee Action Collective organised the protest under the slogan of "Stand up for Refugees" in a bid to have the treatment of asylum seekers recognized as a human rights issue. There were contingents of Greens, socialists and the Community Public Sector Union. Protesters chanted,
Thousands of families, farm workers, students, Native Americans and environmentalists from across California descended on the capitol building in Sacramento on Saturday united under a single message to Governor Jerry Brown: "Don't frack with our state!" In what is being called the largest anti-fracking action in California, organizers estimate that 5,000 protesters from across the state took part in the rally and march, which was organized by the coalition Californians Against Fracking along wit
As a result of the great struggle and pressure of PTCL workers, a referendum is being conducted. The management wants to use this referendum to ensnare and divide the workers, but the workers have to use this democratic process to organize and unite in the struggle for their rights. If the privatization of PTCL (Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited) is retracted then workers from all over the country will follow their footsteps and end privatizations in their own institutions. We publish h
"This just makes us more determined to build the community opposition to unconventional gas fracking, with a protest next week outside a frackers' conference in Perth, and in October as part of a national day of action called by the Lock the Gate Alliance." In these days of growing media concentration, Green Left Weekly is a proudly independent voice committed to human and civil rights, global peace and environmental sustainability, democracy and equality. By printing the news and ideas the main
Labor Day is traditionally a time for picnics and parades. But this year is no picnic for American workers, and a protest march would be more appropriate than a parade. Not only are 25 million unemployed or underemployed, but American companies continue to cut wages and benefits. The median wage is still dropping, adjusted for inflation. High unemployment has given employers extra bargaining leverage to wring out wage concessions. All told, it's been the worst decade for American workers in a ce
Hundreds in Charlotte, N.C., protest Prop 8, rally for LGBT rights By David Dixon Charlotte, N.C. Published Nov 24, 2008 3:47 PM Some 300 people rallied outside the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center in downtown Charlotte on Nov. 15, part of a national day of protest against California's Prop 8. The narrowly passed proposition denies the right of lesbian, gay, bi and trans people to marry and receive the more than 1,000 benefits that marriage entails. Charlotte, N.C., Nov. 15. Photo: Carol
After attending the national day of action on climate change, organised by GetUp on November 17, Sally Rawsthorne wrote in the Guardian that "fringe dwellers" like the Socialist Alliance and the Green Left Weekly participating in the rally "does climate action a disservice". It may be true that both organisations are not reaching wider Australia. However, this may have more to do with the misrepresentation and marginalisation by certain powers, including the mainstream media. What is less clear
"Fracking is one issue that encapsulates nearly everything that is currently wrong with the state of our democracy," says Tina Rothery, the anti-fracking "nana" now standing as a Green Party candidate in Fylde in Lancashire . But is it also a subject that could leave the Tory Party fractured come the 8 June? Tina has long battled the UK's oil and gas industry over this issue and sees the government's recent support for an exploration well at Preston New Road (in direct opposition to the will o
May 01, 2011 (International Workers Day) 1 p.m. Rally and March. Free Meal. Queen St. W & Jameson St. (Parkdale) TTC: 47 South from Lansdowne Station Wheelchair accessible van, departs from Dundas West station at 12:30 p.m. They want the 'very ethnic vote,' but they don't want immigrants. On the eve of the federal election, resist the racist political agenda: 'Vote' on Streets! On May 1, International Workers Day, join tens of thousands of people across North America and millions across the plan
Without even an environmental assessment, oil giant Enbridge wants to use a 38-year-old pipeline to pump toxic tar sands through the most populated corridor in the country, promoting the tar sands and contributing to climate change. As Toronto enters a two-week calendar of events for environmental justice, culminating in a rally on October 19, here are nine reasons to stop Line 9. 1) Challenge the tar sands Line 9 will encourage the development of the tar sands, which are devastating indigenous
Contradiction's examination of the US New Left, a broad movement which encompassed Bookchinism, the Weathermen, Yippies, Women Liberation and Communalism. The Movement in General Of all aspects of American society few are as rotten and degraded as the "movement" that claims to oppose it. This fact may be recognized with varying degrees of satisfaction or indifference by those watching its last spectacular gasps, or bemoaned with equal passivity and incomprehension by its own activists and "spoke
As a result of the great struggle and pressure of PTCL workers, a referendum is being conducted. The management wants to use this referendum to ensnare and divide the workers, but the workers have to use this democratic process to organize and unite in the struggle for their rights. If the privatization of PTCL (Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited) is retracted then workers from all over the country will follow their footsteps and end privatizations in their own institutions. We publish h
"This just makes us more determined to build the community opposition to unconventional gas fracking, with a protest next week outside a frackers' conference in Perth, and in October as part of a national day of action called by the Lock the Gate Alliance." In these days of growing media concentration, Green Left Weekly is a proudly independent voice committed to human and civil rights, global peace and environmental sustainability, democracy and equality. By printing the news and ideas the main
Labor Day is traditionally a time for picnics and parades. But this year is no picnic for American workers, and a protest march would be more appropriate than a parade. Not only are 25 million unemployed or underemployed, but American companies continue to cut wages and benefits. The median wage is still dropping, adjusted for inflation. High unemployment has given employers extra bargaining leverage to wring out wage concessions. All told, it's been the worst decade for American workers in a ce
Hundreds in Charlotte, N.C., protest Prop 8, rally for LGBT rights By David Dixon Charlotte, N.C. Published Nov 24, 2008 3:47 PM Some 300 people rallied outside the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center in downtown Charlotte on Nov. 15, part of a national day of protest against California's Prop 8. The narrowly passed proposition denies the right of lesbian, gay, bi and trans people to marry and receive the more than 1,000 benefits that marriage entails. Charlotte, N.C., Nov. 15. Photo: Carol
After attending the national day of action on climate change, organised by GetUp on November 17, Sally Rawsthorne wrote in the Guardian that "fringe dwellers" like the Socialist Alliance and the Green Left Weekly participating in the rally "does climate action a disservice". It may be true that both organisations are not reaching wider Australia. However, this may have more to do with the misrepresentation and marginalisation by certain powers, including the mainstream media. What is less clear
"Fracking is one issue that encapsulates nearly everything that is currently wrong with the state of our democracy," says Tina Rothery, the anti-fracking "nana" now standing as a Green Party candidate in Fylde in Lancashire . But is it also a subject that could leave the Tory Party fractured come the 8 June? Tina has long battled the UK's oil and gas industry over this issue and sees the government's recent support for an exploration well at Preston New Road (in direct opposition to the will o
May 01, 2011 (International Workers Day) 1 p.m. Rally and March. Free Meal. Queen St. W & Jameson St. (Parkdale) TTC: 47 South from Lansdowne Station Wheelchair accessible van, departs from Dundas West station at 12:30 p.m. They want the 'very ethnic vote,' but they don't want immigrants. On the eve of the federal election, resist the racist political agenda: 'Vote' on Streets! On May 1, International Workers Day, join tens of thousands of people across North America and millions across the plan
Without even an environmental assessment, oil giant Enbridge wants to use a 38-year-old pipeline to pump toxic tar sands through the most populated corridor in the country, promoting the tar sands and contributing to climate change. As Toronto enters a two-week calendar of events for environmental justice, culminating in a rally on October 19, here are nine reasons to stop Line 9. 1) Challenge the tar sands Line 9 will encourage the development of the tar sands, which are devastating indigenous
Contradiction's examination of the US New Left, a broad movement which encompassed Bookchinism, the Weathermen, Yippies, Women Liberation and Communalism. The Movement in General Of all aspects of American society few are as rotten and degraded as the "movement" that claims to oppose it. This fact may be recognized with varying degrees of satisfaction or indifference by those watching its last spectacular gasps, or bemoaned with equal passivity and incomprehension by its own activists and "spoke
At least 68 civilians died in two separate clashes in Syria Friday, a day after the seventh anniversary of the start of the Syrian civil war. Syrian Kurdish forces said Turkish airstrikes and shelling in the Afrin region killed at least 20 civilians. Turkey considers the Kurdish militia a terror group affiliated with other Kurdish rebels who have staged attacks in Turkey. Redur Khalil, spokesman with the Syrian Democratic Forces, confirmed the civilian casualties and said at least 30 others sust
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local): 8:25 Syria's state news agency says at least seven people have been killed and 10 injured in a barrage of rockets that fell on government-controlled areas in and near the capital Damascus. SANA said the 13 missiles fell on Ash alwarwar neighborhood, north of Damascus, killing at least six civilians and wounding nine. The agency said other missiles fell on Mezzeh neighborhood, killing one woman and injuring a child. The ca
In the last 15 days, Syria and Russian warplanes have destroyed 1375 terrorist targets, as a result of 363 flights carried out in zones of Homs, Hama, Aleppo, Idleb, Dier Ezzor, Daraa, Latakia, and the surroundings of this capital. According to Syrian Army General Staff spokespeople, the air strikes destroyed fortified positions, arms depot, munitions dump, and gathering points of the takfirist groups, apart from destroying three vehicle convoys. In Aleppo province, located 350 kilometers northe
Around 350,000 people in the Syrian city of Raqqa are essentially trapped. Their homes shake from nearby Russian and French airstrikes, which have increased in the aftermath of the Paris attacks and downed Russian plane . Both attacks were carried out by the Islamic State. But ISIS fighters have moved into residential areas of the city and banned anyone from leaving them. Innocent civilians have been reduced to sitting ducks in the struggle for Raqqa, which has been held by ISIS since 2014. It i
In less than a week, Israel won a spectacular victory against these combined armies. It took control of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as well as the Gaza Strip. The pre-1967 borders are often referred to as the 'green line' between Israel as it was and the Palestinian areas that it captured. Israel also captured the Golan Heights from Syria and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt. Sinai was later handed back in stages following the 1979 peace treaty with Egypt, the largest Arab state. The
Israel lost its first aircraft in combat since the early 1980s last month. Syrian air defenses shot down an Israeli F-16I, leaving the airmen inside only " a few seconds " to escape the wreckage. The pilot has now recovered , but the incident - prompted by an Iranian drone dispatched into Israeli airspace from Syrian territory-- almost spiraled out of control. Israeli generals reportedly weighed a large-scale offensive in Syria. Israel was on the brink of war, reportedly until Russian Presi
"One must ask if Israel's unilateral withdrawal from Gaza is really a step in the direction of peace in the Middle East. Has anything really changed?" -- Yuram Abdullah Weiler , June, 2006 It seems hard to believe that I began a long and fruitful relationship with Tehran Times in June of 2006 with an article titled "Unbalanced U.S. policy on Palestine." At the time, I never dreamed that, some 175 articles later, I would be not only lamenting the utter lack of progress toward a just peace for Pa
Palestinians salvage what they can of their belongings from the rubble of a house destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. AP/Khalil Hamra Raul Hilberg in his monumental work "The Destruction of the European Jews" chronicled a process of repression that at first was "relatively mild" but led, step by step, to the Holocaust. It started with legal discrimination and ended with mass murder. "The destructive process was a development that was begun with caution and ended without restraint," H
Israel is working to ensure that any last solution to the Syrian conflict takes its interests into account. In this regard, Israel's Maariv new site reported today that Israel has sent messages via non-Syrian parties involved in the talks on Syria's future, in which it said it would be willing to reduce its interference in Syria. This involves reducing the raids it launches in Syrian territories under the pretext of preventing the transfer of advanced weaponry to Lebanon's Hezbollah. It will do
Israel's police on Sunday deployed 10,000 soldiers in different cities against the background of rising tensions in Arab cities and towns in the self-proclaimed Jewish state. Tel Aviv District Police Commander Aharon Aksol told Israel Radio that the deployment of the 10,000 soldiers was in anticipation of violence. He said authorities were taking several measures to calm down tempers, either through police operations or dialogue with leaders of the Arab community. Violent clashes had erupted bet
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local): 8:25 Syria's state news agency says at least seven people have been killed and 10 injured in a barrage of rockets that fell on government-controlled areas in and near the capital Damascus. SANA said the 13 missiles fell on Ash alwarwar neighborhood, north of Damascus, killing at least six civilians and wounding nine. The agency said other missiles fell on Mezzeh neighborhood, killing one woman and injuring a child. The ca
In the last 15 days, Syria and Russian warplanes have destroyed 1375 terrorist targets, as a result of 363 flights carried out in zones of Homs, Hama, Aleppo, Idleb, Dier Ezzor, Daraa, Latakia, and the surroundings of this capital. According to Syrian Army General Staff spokespeople, the air strikes destroyed fortified positions, arms depot, munitions dump, and gathering points of the takfirist groups, apart from destroying three vehicle convoys. In Aleppo province, located 350 kilometers northe
Around 350,000 people in the Syrian city of Raqqa are essentially trapped. Their homes shake from nearby Russian and French airstrikes, which have increased in the aftermath of the Paris attacks and downed Russian plane . Both attacks were carried out by the Islamic State. But ISIS fighters have moved into residential areas of the city and banned anyone from leaving them. Innocent civilians have been reduced to sitting ducks in the struggle for Raqqa, which has been held by ISIS since 2014. It i
In less than a week, Israel won a spectacular victory against these combined armies. It took control of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as well as the Gaza Strip. The pre-1967 borders are often referred to as the 'green line' between Israel as it was and the Palestinian areas that it captured. Israel also captured the Golan Heights from Syria and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt. Sinai was later handed back in stages following the 1979 peace treaty with Egypt, the largest Arab state. The
Israel lost its first aircraft in combat since the early 1980s last month. Syrian air defenses shot down an Israeli F-16I, leaving the airmen inside only " a few seconds " to escape the wreckage. The pilot has now recovered , but the incident - prompted by an Iranian drone dispatched into Israeli airspace from Syrian territory-- almost spiraled out of control. Israeli generals reportedly weighed a large-scale offensive in Syria. Israel was on the brink of war, reportedly until Russian Presi
"One must ask if Israel's unilateral withdrawal from Gaza is really a step in the direction of peace in the Middle East. Has anything really changed?" -- Yuram Abdullah Weiler , June, 2006 It seems hard to believe that I began a long and fruitful relationship with Tehran Times in June of 2006 with an article titled "Unbalanced U.S. policy on Palestine." At the time, I never dreamed that, some 175 articles later, I would be not only lamenting the utter lack of progress toward a just peace for Pa
Palestinians salvage what they can of their belongings from the rubble of a house destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. AP/Khalil Hamra Raul Hilberg in his monumental work "The Destruction of the European Jews" chronicled a process of repression that at first was "relatively mild" but led, step by step, to the Holocaust. It started with legal discrimination and ended with mass murder. "The destructive process was a development that was begun with caution and ended without restraint," H
Israel is working to ensure that any last solution to the Syrian conflict takes its interests into account. In this regard, Israel's Maariv new site reported today that Israel has sent messages via non-Syrian parties involved in the talks on Syria's future, in which it said it would be willing to reduce its interference in Syria. This involves reducing the raids it launches in Syrian territories under the pretext of preventing the transfer of advanced weaponry to Lebanon's Hezbollah. It will do
Israel's police on Sunday deployed 10,000 soldiers in different cities against the background of rising tensions in Arab cities and towns in the self-proclaimed Jewish state. Tel Aviv District Police Commander Aharon Aksol told Israel Radio that the deployment of the 10,000 soldiers was in anticipation of violence. He said authorities were taking several measures to calm down tempers, either through police operations or dialogue with leaders of the Arab community. Violent clashes had erupted bet
February 06, 2018 Syria - Is The Turkish Attack On Afrin Intended To Split The U.S.-Kurdish Alliance? The successful Syrian army operation to liberate Abu-Duhur airbase left a large enclave (pink) controlled by al-Qaeda and ISIS fighters in east-Hama. Further advances towards Idleb have been halted for now to clean up the cauldron that could otherwise create future troubles behind the lines. bigger Most of the al-Qaeda/HTS aligned Takfiris are though to have fled the now enclosed area before it
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local): 8:25 Syria's state news agency says at least seven people have been killed and 10 injured in a barrage of rockets that fell on government-controlled areas in and near the capital Damascus. SANA said the 13 missiles fell on Ash alwarwar neighborhood, north of Damascus, killing at least six civilians and wounding nine. The agency said other missiles fell on Mezzeh neighborhood, killing one woman and injuring a child. The ca
At least 68 civilians died in two separate clashes in Syria Friday, a day after the seventh anniversary of the start of the Syrian civil war. Syrian Kurdish forces said Turkish airstrikes and shelling in the Afrin region killed at least 20 civilians. Turkey considers the Kurdish militia a terror group affiliated with other Kurdish rebels who have staged attacks in Turkey. Redur Khalil, spokesman with the Syrian Democratic Forces, confirmed the civilian casualties and said at least 30 others sust
Checkpoint, Mosul, by Peggy Gish 24 July 2014 "It is dangerous in Mosul. The Iraqi government is randomly bombing civilian areas and civilians are killed or injured. We civilians are the victims-in the middle between the Iraqi government and ISIS fighters," one of the men fleeing Mosul told us. "One of the main problems there is that we have little services. The hospitals have little medicines or anesthesia for doing surgeries. The only benefit of having ISIS there is that there are no more chec
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have commenced on a much-anticipated offensive on the de facto headquarters of the Islamic State terror group in Raqqa, Syria. A predominantly Kurdish force in the SDF is on the front lines of the mission, complemented by Arab partners and U.S. advisers and air power. For months, the coalition has been choking off entry and exit points outside Raqqa as part of an effort to surround and limit its importation of resources. Raqqa is now surrounded from
"One must ask if Israel's unilateral withdrawal from Gaza is really a step in the direction of peace in the Middle East. Has anything really changed?" -- Yuram Abdullah Weiler , June, 2006 It seems hard to believe that I began a long and fruitful relationship with Tehran Times in June of 2006 with an article titled "Unbalanced U.S. policy on Palestine." At the time, I never dreamed that, some 175 articles later, I would be not only lamenting the utter lack of progress toward a just peace for Pa
US-Backed Offensive Against Fallujah Threatens "Human Catastrophe" By Bill Van Auken 01 June, 2016 WSWS.org T he besieged civilian population of Fallujah is confronting a "human catastrophe" as a US-backed offensive to retake the Iraqi city from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) intensifies, a human rights group warned Tuesday. While forces backing the Iraqi government, including troops of the elite Counter Terrorism Service, Iraqi Army soldiers, police and Shia militiamen of the Popula
What Is Disproportionate Force? Though every armed conflict kills civilians, all civilized nations try to avoid this. So why has Israel been accused of using too much force in Gaza in 2014? War in the last century has caused millions of civilian deaths--some 10 million in World War I, 40 million in World War II and two million in Vietnam--far more civilians killed than combatants. The 2014 Gaza war killed about 2,100 people--of which about 945 were civilians, one of the lowest civilian death rat
In 2011, as mass protests swept the Middle East, Yemen unseated its dictator of 33 years, Ali Abdullah Saleh. Since then, the country has dropped off the western news agenda, displaced by the chaos in Egypt and violence in Syria. But Yemen's transition to democracy has been nothing if not tumultuous. The transitional government, led by President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, is trying to promote 'national reconciliation' - but it is a fragile institution that is struggling to battle instability and a
As the elite Kurdish female forces fighting the Islamic State become increasingly well-known, nations close to the struggle have expressed increasing interest in these women. Israeli television aired a popular special this week profiling the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection United (YPG), who are fighting the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL). As Rudaw points out, women's rights are virtually non-existent in the Middle East except for in Israel. Women freely fight among the men in the Israel Defense Fo
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local): 8:25 Syria's state news agency says at least seven people have been killed and 10 injured in a barrage of rockets that fell on government-controlled areas in and near the capital Damascus. SANA said the 13 missiles fell on Ash alwarwar neighborhood, north of Damascus, killing at least six civilians and wounding nine. The agency said other missiles fell on Mezzeh neighborhood, killing one woman and injuring a child. The ca
At least 68 civilians died in two separate clashes in Syria Friday, a day after the seventh anniversary of the start of the Syrian civil war. Syrian Kurdish forces said Turkish airstrikes and shelling in the Afrin region killed at least 20 civilians. Turkey considers the Kurdish militia a terror group affiliated with other Kurdish rebels who have staged attacks in Turkey. Redur Khalil, spokesman with the Syrian Democratic Forces, confirmed the civilian casualties and said at least 30 others sust
Checkpoint, Mosul, by Peggy Gish 24 July 2014 "It is dangerous in Mosul. The Iraqi government is randomly bombing civilian areas and civilians are killed or injured. We civilians are the victims-in the middle between the Iraqi government and ISIS fighters," one of the men fleeing Mosul told us. "One of the main problems there is that we have little services. The hospitals have little medicines or anesthesia for doing surgeries. The only benefit of having ISIS there is that there are no more chec
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have commenced on a much-anticipated offensive on the de facto headquarters of the Islamic State terror group in Raqqa, Syria. A predominantly Kurdish force in the SDF is on the front lines of the mission, complemented by Arab partners and U.S. advisers and air power. For months, the coalition has been choking off entry and exit points outside Raqqa as part of an effort to surround and limit its importation of resources. Raqqa is now surrounded from
"One must ask if Israel's unilateral withdrawal from Gaza is really a step in the direction of peace in the Middle East. Has anything really changed?" -- Yuram Abdullah Weiler , June, 2006 It seems hard to believe that I began a long and fruitful relationship with Tehran Times in June of 2006 with an article titled "Unbalanced U.S. policy on Palestine." At the time, I never dreamed that, some 175 articles later, I would be not only lamenting the utter lack of progress toward a just peace for Pa
US-Backed Offensive Against Fallujah Threatens "Human Catastrophe" By Bill Van Auken 01 June, 2016 WSWS.org T he besieged civilian population of Fallujah is confronting a "human catastrophe" as a US-backed offensive to retake the Iraqi city from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) intensifies, a human rights group warned Tuesday. While forces backing the Iraqi government, including troops of the elite Counter Terrorism Service, Iraqi Army soldiers, police and Shia militiamen of the Popula
What Is Disproportionate Force? Though every armed conflict kills civilians, all civilized nations try to avoid this. So why has Israel been accused of using too much force in Gaza in 2014? War in the last century has caused millions of civilian deaths--some 10 million in World War I, 40 million in World War II and two million in Vietnam--far more civilians killed than combatants. The 2014 Gaza war killed about 2,100 people--of which about 945 were civilians, one of the lowest civilian death rat
In 2011, as mass protests swept the Middle East, Yemen unseated its dictator of 33 years, Ali Abdullah Saleh. Since then, the country has dropped off the western news agenda, displaced by the chaos in Egypt and violence in Syria. But Yemen's transition to democracy has been nothing if not tumultuous. The transitional government, led by President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, is trying to promote 'national reconciliation' - but it is a fragile institution that is struggling to battle instability and a
As the elite Kurdish female forces fighting the Islamic State become increasingly well-known, nations close to the struggle have expressed increasing interest in these women. Israeli television aired a popular special this week profiling the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection United (YPG), who are fighting the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL). As Rudaw points out, women's rights are virtually non-existent in the Middle East except for in Israel. Women freely fight among the men in the Israel Defense Fo
Recently, news broke that Donald Trump Jr. was made aware of an effort by Russia to help his father's campaign prior to his meeting with then-Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and a Kremlin-tied lawyer. Naturally, with the president's approval ratings already at nuclear lows, many Democrats are excited, and even more Republicans horrified. But damning as the revelations may be, they are unlikely to significantly impact upcoming elections. That is largely due to the Democratic Party being in
As you already know, Jared Kushner, son-in-law of President Donald Trump and senior adviser to the White House, visited Iraq earlier this week after receiving an invitation from Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was reportedly there to " receive an update " on the current status of the counter-ISIS campaign in Iraq and Syria. Because he's definitely qualified to do that, right? Mhm, sure, uh-huh. As if it's not problematic enough that Kushner visited Iraq
Vladimir Putin said on Friday that people leaving Syria are not fleeing from Bashar Al-Assad, but from ISIS, various agencies have reported. The Russian president made his comments on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. "Of course, we know that there are different approaches to Syria," said Putin, "but people are running away not from the regime of Bashar Assad, but from ISIS. They kill hundreds and thousands of people, burn them alive or drown them, chop people's heads o
In April, reports of gay and bisexual men being sent to secret detention sites where they were beaten - sometimes beaten to death - brought international attention to the Muslim-majority Russian federal subject state. Chechnya's government initially denied that there were gay people in the country, and Russian president Vladimir Putin denied the reports but eventually promised an investigation . Since the original reports in April, more testimony from Chechens showed that extreme violence agains
Nizhniy Novgorod (Russia) (AFP) - A VAR-awarded penalty gave Sweden a narrow but deserved victory in their opening Group F match against a poor South Korea side in Nizhny Novgorod on Monday. Veteran Swedish skipper Andreas Granqvist scored the only goal of the game from the spot after Viktor Claesson was upended by South Korean substitute Kim Min-woo Kim in the 62nd minute. Despite furious appeals, El Salvadorean referee Joel Aguilar, who had ironically been whistle-happy up until that point, in
The Ukraine crisis weakened relations between the West and Russia, which has forced Moscow to look for allies elsewhere. In his quest for friendly nations, it appears President Vladimir Putin has chosen North Korea, as Putin invited leader Kim Jong Un to Russia's Victory Day celebration in May. This would be Kim's first foreign visit as leader of the hermit kingdom. While establishing deeper ties with North Korea, this invite could cause more backlash from the West. Russia announced the invite
The Russian president is believed to be finalising plans with the North Korean despot for secret talks, according to reports in South Korea and China. The meeting is likely to take place during either the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on August 12 or during a stopover on Mr Putin's way to Japan later in the year. It would be Jong-Un's first foreign trip since assuming power in the secretive state after the death of his father, Kim Jong-Il, in 2011. In further developments that will worry
EUROPE'S leaders agreed to blow up Vladimir Putin's spy network after Theresa May shared bombshell MI6 secrets with them. Hundreds of Kremlin operatives face the boot from more than a dozen EU capitals from Monday, EU chiefs last night declared at a Brussels summit. AP:Associated Press 5 Hundreds of spooks could be chucked out of other countries too The PM secured the major boost for her shown down against Moscow by revealing behind closed doors what intelligence chiefs have discovered about Put
DANDONG, China--There is something about boarding a train whose terminus is Pyongyang, North Korea--a certain spine-tingling chill that boarding passes to Cincinnati or Greyhound stubs for Stockton rarely elicit. Although nearly all of us who started out in Beijing would disembark at the last stop on the Chinese side of the border, I still fretted that I would oversleep and wake up to find myself under the boot of the world's most brutal regime--and with no former U.S. president to come rescue m
President Trump is currently at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Today, Trump revealed his administration had engaged in very high-level talks with North Korea. There was some initial confusion about just how high-level those talks might be. A reporter asked Trump if he had spoken directly with Kim. Trump replied "yes" but the pool reporter covering the president wrote, "it is not completely clear if he was responding directly to that question." H
As you already know, Jared Kushner, son-in-law of President Donald Trump and senior adviser to the White House, visited Iraq earlier this week after receiving an invitation from Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was reportedly there to " receive an update " on the current status of the counter-ISIS campaign in Iraq and Syria. Because he's definitely qualified to do that, right? Mhm, sure, uh-huh. As if it's not problematic enough that Kushner visited Iraq
Vladimir Putin said on Friday that people leaving Syria are not fleeing from Bashar Al-Assad, but from ISIS, various agencies have reported. The Russian president made his comments on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. "Of course, we know that there are different approaches to Syria," said Putin, "but people are running away not from the regime of Bashar Assad, but from ISIS. They kill hundreds and thousands of people, burn them alive or drown them, chop people's heads o
In April, reports of gay and bisexual men being sent to secret detention sites where they were beaten - sometimes beaten to death - brought international attention to the Muslim-majority Russian federal subject state. Chechnya's government initially denied that there were gay people in the country, and Russian president Vladimir Putin denied the reports but eventually promised an investigation . Since the original reports in April, more testimony from Chechens showed that extreme violence agains
Nizhniy Novgorod (Russia) (AFP) - A VAR-awarded penalty gave Sweden a narrow but deserved victory in their opening Group F match against a poor South Korea side in Nizhny Novgorod on Monday. Veteran Swedish skipper Andreas Granqvist scored the only goal of the game from the spot after Viktor Claesson was upended by South Korean substitute Kim Min-woo Kim in the 62nd minute. Despite furious appeals, El Salvadorean referee Joel Aguilar, who had ironically been whistle-happy up until that point, in
The Ukraine crisis weakened relations between the West and Russia, which has forced Moscow to look for allies elsewhere. In his quest for friendly nations, it appears President Vladimir Putin has chosen North Korea, as Putin invited leader Kim Jong Un to Russia's Victory Day celebration in May. This would be Kim's first foreign visit as leader of the hermit kingdom. While establishing deeper ties with North Korea, this invite could cause more backlash from the West. Russia announced the invite
The Russian president is believed to be finalising plans with the North Korean despot for secret talks, according to reports in South Korea and China. The meeting is likely to take place during either the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on August 12 or during a stopover on Mr Putin's way to Japan later in the year. It would be Jong-Un's first foreign trip since assuming power in the secretive state after the death of his father, Kim Jong-Il, in 2011. In further developments that will worry
EUROPE'S leaders agreed to blow up Vladimir Putin's spy network after Theresa May shared bombshell MI6 secrets with them. Hundreds of Kremlin operatives face the boot from more than a dozen EU capitals from Monday, EU chiefs last night declared at a Brussels summit. AP:Associated Press 5 Hundreds of spooks could be chucked out of other countries too The PM secured the major boost for her shown down against Moscow by revealing behind closed doors what intelligence chiefs have discovered about Put
DANDONG, China--There is something about boarding a train whose terminus is Pyongyang, North Korea--a certain spine-tingling chill that boarding passes to Cincinnati or Greyhound stubs for Stockton rarely elicit. Although nearly all of us who started out in Beijing would disembark at the last stop on the Chinese side of the border, I still fretted that I would oversleep and wake up to find myself under the boot of the world's most brutal regime--and with no former U.S. president to come rescue m
President Trump is currently at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Today, Trump revealed his administration had engaged in very high-level talks with North Korea. There was some initial confusion about just how high-level those talks might be. A reporter asked Trump if he had spoken directly with Kim. Trump replied "yes" but the pool reporter covering the president wrote, "it is not completely clear if he was responding directly to that question." H
Geraldo Rivera --Trump ally (and occasional critic )--declared today is "the best day" of President Trump 's administration so far. Rivera and the other co-hosts of The Five were talking about the President's handling of North Korea after his meeting with an envoy for Kim Jong Un today. Greg Gutfeld defended Trump's strategy from criticism and said it comes down to people not liking Trump's style. "This is a developer from Queens, not a professor from Columbia," Gutfeld said. "So he does things
The Russian president is believed to be finalising plans with the North Korean despot for secret talks, according to reports in South Korea and China. The meeting is likely to take place during either the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on August 12 or during a stopover on Mr Putin's way to Japan later in the year. It would be Jong-Un's first foreign trip since assuming power in the secretive state after the death of his father, Kim Jong-Il, in 2011. In further developments that will worry
Relax, folks, we were only having a bad dream. There were no North Korean nuclear tests. Twenty-odd missiles, several capable of making the flight over the Pacific Ocean, were not fired. The regime's top man did not compare Barack Obama to a monkey. He said nothing of those dirty Americans paying for their crimes, nor did he pronounce that Japan would sink into the sea and Seoul be consumed in a flaming inferno. Indeed, no one really worried that nuclear war was about to break out, nor was a map
Nizhniy Novgorod (Russia) (AFP) - A VAR-awarded penalty gave Sweden a narrow but deserved victory in their opening Group F match against a poor South Korea side in Nizhny Novgorod on Monday. Veteran Swedish skipper Andreas Granqvist scored the only goal of the game from the spot after Viktor Claesson was upended by South Korean substitute Kim Min-woo Kim in the 62nd minute. Despite furious appeals, El Salvadorean referee Joel Aguilar, who had ironically been whistle-happy up until that point, in
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow Something very strange is happening in Russia - stranger than Putin's fawning female devotees or half nude, Siberian hunting excursions. Byzantium II is resurrecting - or attempting to - deep in historic Rus. Drifting ever further into secularism, the West is too busy nailing the doors of the church shut with endless lawsuits and harassments to even notice. Meanwhile back at the Kremlin, Russia looks back longingly to a pre-revolutionary pattern of government ... and c
Suspects in the murder of Boris Nemtsov sit in a Russian courtroom. / AP BY: Jack Caravelli March 17, 2015 4:00 pm Despite the recent arrests of five suspects hailing from the Chechen region of southern Russia in the murder of Boris Nemtsov, the Russian opposition politician murdered in downtown Moscow on February 28, and the suicide of another suspect following a confrontation with police, commentators, including the United Kingdom's former ambassador to Russia, have noted that some continue to
There are two ways to understand North Korea's missile test Tuesday after two months without such provocations. The first is through the lens of masochism. President Donald Trump has taunted North Korea's leader, tweeting recently that he was fat, calling him "little rocket man." Trump's government just added the Hermit Kingdom to the list of state sponsors of terrorism, 10 years after President George W. Bush removed the regime during negotiations. We pressure. They escalate. This was what Hill
Donald Trump will soon come face-to-face with the man US intelligence services believe directed an unprecedented plot to meddle in the 2016 presidential election and help the US leader take power, Russian President Vladimir Putin. It is believed that the war in Syria and the conflict in Ukraine will be the main talking points when Mr Trump meets with Mr Putin later this week at the G20 summit in Germany. But it is uncertain whether Mr Trump will bring up how Russian attackers attempted to interf
Trump congratulates Putin on election, leaders look to meet soon By Andrew Osborn and Steve Holland Reuters March 20. 2018 11:04PM Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes Ksenia Sobchak, Pavel Grudinin and Sergei Baburin during a meeting with candidates who participated in the last presidential election, at the Kremlin in Moscow on Tuesday. (Yuri Kadobnov/POOL via Reuters) Trump blistered by McCain for congratulatory phone call to Putin MOSCOW/WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday c
Wednesday May 30, 2018 An "enemy of Putin" is attacked. Authorities immediately raise accusations against Russia and the Kremlin. Public condemnation follows. There are calls to sanction Russia. But the information is murky. The details don't make sense. Critical questions follow. After the while the "dead" come back from death. The above was the script followed in the Skripal affair. The "deadly nerve agent - of a kind developed by Russia-" did not kill at all. Now a similar case happened. Arka
The Russian president is believed to be finalising plans with the North Korean despot for secret talks, according to reports in South Korea and China. The meeting is likely to take place during either the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on August 12 or during a stopover on Mr Putin's way to Japan later in the year. It would be Jong-Un's first foreign trip since assuming power in the secretive state after the death of his father, Kim Jong-Il, in 2011. In further developments that will worry
Relax, folks, we were only having a bad dream. There were no North Korean nuclear tests. Twenty-odd missiles, several capable of making the flight over the Pacific Ocean, were not fired. The regime's top man did not compare Barack Obama to a monkey. He said nothing of those dirty Americans paying for their crimes, nor did he pronounce that Japan would sink into the sea and Seoul be consumed in a flaming inferno. Indeed, no one really worried that nuclear war was about to break out, nor was a map
Nizhniy Novgorod (Russia) (AFP) - A VAR-awarded penalty gave Sweden a narrow but deserved victory in their opening Group F match against a poor South Korea side in Nizhny Novgorod on Monday. Veteran Swedish skipper Andreas Granqvist scored the only goal of the game from the spot after Viktor Claesson was upended by South Korean substitute Kim Min-woo Kim in the 62nd minute. Despite furious appeals, El Salvadorean referee Joel Aguilar, who had ironically been whistle-happy up until that point, in
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow Something very strange is happening in Russia - stranger than Putin's fawning female devotees or half nude, Siberian hunting excursions. Byzantium II is resurrecting - or attempting to - deep in historic Rus. Drifting ever further into secularism, the West is too busy nailing the doors of the church shut with endless lawsuits and harassments to even notice. Meanwhile back at the Kremlin, Russia looks back longingly to a pre-revolutionary pattern of government ... and c
Suspects in the murder of Boris Nemtsov sit in a Russian courtroom. / AP BY: Jack Caravelli March 17, 2015 4:00 pm Despite the recent arrests of five suspects hailing from the Chechen region of southern Russia in the murder of Boris Nemtsov, the Russian opposition politician murdered in downtown Moscow on February 28, and the suicide of another suspect following a confrontation with police, commentators, including the United Kingdom's former ambassador to Russia, have noted that some continue to
There are two ways to understand North Korea's missile test Tuesday after two months without such provocations. The first is through the lens of masochism. President Donald Trump has taunted North Korea's leader, tweeting recently that he was fat, calling him "little rocket man." Trump's government just added the Hermit Kingdom to the list of state sponsors of terrorism, 10 years after President George W. Bush removed the regime during negotiations. We pressure. They escalate. This was what Hill
Donald Trump will soon come face-to-face with the man US intelligence services believe directed an unprecedented plot to meddle in the 2016 presidential election and help the US leader take power, Russian President Vladimir Putin. It is believed that the war in Syria and the conflict in Ukraine will be the main talking points when Mr Trump meets with Mr Putin later this week at the G20 summit in Germany. But it is uncertain whether Mr Trump will bring up how Russian attackers attempted to interf
Trump congratulates Putin on election, leaders look to meet soon By Andrew Osborn and Steve Holland Reuters March 20. 2018 11:04PM Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes Ksenia Sobchak, Pavel Grudinin and Sergei Baburin during a meeting with candidates who participated in the last presidential election, at the Kremlin in Moscow on Tuesday. (Yuri Kadobnov/POOL via Reuters) Trump blistered by McCain for congratulatory phone call to Putin MOSCOW/WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday c
Wednesday May 30, 2018 An "enemy of Putin" is attacked. Authorities immediately raise accusations against Russia and the Kremlin. Public condemnation follows. There are calls to sanction Russia. But the information is murky. The details don't make sense. Critical questions follow. After the while the "dead" come back from death. The above was the script followed in the Skripal affair. The "deadly nerve agent - of a kind developed by Russia-" did not kill at all. Now a similar case happened. Arka
Millions March NYC Shuts The City Down By Staff, www.popularresistance.org December 13, 2014 Millions March NYC Shuts The City Down 2014-12-13 2014-12-13 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2014/12/1nyc-150x86.jpg 200px 200px On December 13, as part of the National Day of Resistance, Wave of Indignation, tens of thousands marched in New York City and shut down major
Unions: Direct Or Indirect Action Unions: Direct Or Indirect Action 2016-02-29 2016-02-29 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/02/Screen-Shot-2016-02-29-at-1.50.23-PM-e1456773018221-150x104.png 200px 200px Above Photo: From Hamptoninstitution.org. Do Workers Need Higher Wages Or Economic Transformation? It is very possible that in the next few years millions of A
By Matt Maiorana, www.popularresistance January 21, 2017 Climate Activists Blockade Inauguration 2017-01-21 2017-01-21 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/01/32386589226_93fc8bd6bc_z-1-150x100.jpg 200px 200px Above photo: From Flickr . WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, a group of over 400 climate justice activists physically blocked a security checkpoint entrance to the
Australia has again declared war on its Indigenous people, reminiscent of the brutality that brought universal condemnation on apartheid South Africa. Aboriginal people are to be driven from homelands where their communities have lived for thousands of years. In Western Australia, where mining companies make billion dollar profits exploiting Aboriginal land, the state government says it can no longer afford to "support" the homelands. Vulnerable populations, already denied the basic services mos
Nicaragua Strives To Cope With Protest On Social Security Reform By Chuck Kaufman, Afgj.org April 25, 2018 Nicaragua Strives To Cope With Protest On Social Security Reform 2018-04-25 2018-04-25 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/04/screenshot-2018-04-25-at-9.22.55-am-e1524662692766.png 200px 200px Above Photo: From Afgj.org Al Jazeera reports that protesters ar
On a blistering hot Sunday in January, a group of Aboriginal activists and allies delivered their impassioned accounts to a captivated crowd at The Block, Redfern. The banners behind them displayed powerful messages: "Justice Now! Reopen the TJ Hickey inquest", "Black Law on Black Land", and "You may kill our warriors, but you'll never kill our fight for justice". Aunty Jenny Munro, a Wiradjuri Elder and long-term activist, who was involved with the founding of the first Tent Embassy in Canberra
About 500 people rallied in Melbourne on August 13 to put the Liberal and Labor parties on notice that the refugee rights movement is rebuilding, and a growing number of people are willing to stand up for refugees. The Refugee Action Collective organised the protest under the slogan of "Stand up for Refugees" in a bid to have the treatment of asylum seekers recognized as a human rights issue. There were contingents of Greens, socialists and the Community Public Sector Union. Protesters chanted,
50 Years Later, The Poor People's Campaign Continues By Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, Clearing the FOG . April 9, 2018 | Podcast 50 Years Later, The Poor People's Campaign Continues 2018-04-09 2018-04-25 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/04/1ppc-e1523279114195.jpg 200px 200px This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Poor People's Campaign, called for by
Hundreds of thousands of people marched in Santiago and a number of regions throughout the country in opposition to the Government proposed education reforms. The professors took the lead, firmly stating that the current Carrera Profesional Docente (a regulation governing the career path of education workers in the form of evaluations and incentives) does not represent them and that the mobilizations will continue while the students march arm and arm for free education and against political repr
We are going to organise a meeting in Moreland of members of Socialist Alliance, plus other people who supported the campaign or support the victory that we've had, to work out a plan of action. The NSW Aboriginal Land Council has expressed its deepest sympathies to the Coe family, following the passing of prominent Aboriginal activist Isabel Coe over the weekend. Aunty Isabel was born in Cowra. A stalwart of the Aboriginal rights struggle, and a leading figure in the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, sh
Unions: Direct Or Indirect Action Unions: Direct Or Indirect Action 2016-02-29 2016-02-29 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/02/Screen-Shot-2016-02-29-at-1.50.23-PM-e1456773018221-150x104.png 200px 200px Above Photo: From Hamptoninstitution.org. Do Workers Need Higher Wages Or Economic Transformation? It is very possible that in the next few years millions of A
By Matt Maiorana, www.popularresistance January 21, 2017 Climate Activists Blockade Inauguration 2017-01-21 2017-01-21 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/01/32386589226_93fc8bd6bc_z-1-150x100.jpg 200px 200px Above photo: From Flickr . WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, a group of over 400 climate justice activists physically blocked a security checkpoint entrance to the
Australia has again declared war on its Indigenous people, reminiscent of the brutality that brought universal condemnation on apartheid South Africa. Aboriginal people are to be driven from homelands where their communities have lived for thousands of years. In Western Australia, where mining companies make billion dollar profits exploiting Aboriginal land, the state government says it can no longer afford to "support" the homelands. Vulnerable populations, already denied the basic services mos
Nicaragua Strives To Cope With Protest On Social Security Reform By Chuck Kaufman, Afgj.org April 25, 2018 Nicaragua Strives To Cope With Protest On Social Security Reform 2018-04-25 2018-04-25 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/04/screenshot-2018-04-25-at-9.22.55-am-e1524662692766.png 200px 200px Above Photo: From Afgj.org Al Jazeera reports that protesters ar
On a blistering hot Sunday in January, a group of Aboriginal activists and allies delivered their impassioned accounts to a captivated crowd at The Block, Redfern. The banners behind them displayed powerful messages: "Justice Now! Reopen the TJ Hickey inquest", "Black Law on Black Land", and "You may kill our warriors, but you'll never kill our fight for justice". Aunty Jenny Munro, a Wiradjuri Elder and long-term activist, who was involved with the founding of the first Tent Embassy in Canberra
About 500 people rallied in Melbourne on August 13 to put the Liberal and Labor parties on notice that the refugee rights movement is rebuilding, and a growing number of people are willing to stand up for refugees. The Refugee Action Collective organised the protest under the slogan of "Stand up for Refugees" in a bid to have the treatment of asylum seekers recognized as a human rights issue. There were contingents of Greens, socialists and the Community Public Sector Union. Protesters chanted,
50 Years Later, The Poor People's Campaign Continues By Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, Clearing the FOG . April 9, 2018 | Podcast 50 Years Later, The Poor People's Campaign Continues 2018-04-09 2018-04-25 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/04/1ppc-e1523279114195.jpg 200px 200px This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Poor People's Campaign, called for by
Hundreds of thousands of people marched in Santiago and a number of regions throughout the country in opposition to the Government proposed education reforms. The professors took the lead, firmly stating that the current Carrera Profesional Docente (a regulation governing the career path of education workers in the form of evaluations and incentives) does not represent them and that the mobilizations will continue while the students march arm and arm for free education and against political repr
We are going to organise a meeting in Moreland of members of Socialist Alliance, plus other people who supported the campaign or support the victory that we've had, to work out a plan of action. The NSW Aboriginal Land Council has expressed its deepest sympathies to the Coe family, following the passing of prominent Aboriginal activist Isabel Coe over the weekend. Aunty Isabel was born in Cowra. A stalwart of the Aboriginal rights struggle, and a leading figure in the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, sh
The end of the Zionist colonial venture remains the precondition for justice and peace for all the residents of historic Palestine. Read more about Palestinians and the dilemmas of solidarity Palestine solidarity activists have chained themselves to buses and a courthouse entrance to protest the Obama administration's mass detention and deportation policies. Read more about Palestine solidarity activists protest US deportation policies in Arizona Reciprocal solidarity means we should seek
As a result of the great struggle and pressure of PTCL workers, a referendum is being conducted. The management wants to use this referendum to ensnare and divide the workers, but the workers have to use this democratic process to organize and unite in the struggle for their rights. If the privatization of PTCL (Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited) is retracted then workers from all over the country will follow their footsteps and end privatizations in their own institutions. We publish h
"This just makes us more determined to build the community opposition to unconventional gas fracking, with a protest next week outside a frackers' conference in Perth, and in October as part of a national day of action called by the Lock the Gate Alliance." In these days of growing media concentration, Green Left Weekly is a proudly independent voice committed to human and civil rights, global peace and environmental sustainability, democracy and equality. By printing the news and ideas the main
About 500 people rallied in Melbourne on August 13 to put the Liberal and Labor parties on notice that the refugee rights movement is rebuilding, and a growing number of people are willing to stand up for refugees. The Refugee Action Collective organised the protest under the slogan of "Stand up for Refugees" in a bid to have the treatment of asylum seekers recognized as a human rights issue. There were contingents of Greens, socialists and the Community Public Sector Union. Protesters chanted,
Several Mi'kmaq women shut down a Maritimes Energy Association briefing held at the Westin Nova Scotian this morning around 8am, supported by a rally of over a hundred protesters. The NS Energy [...] Secret documents from Canada's spy agency show that the Canadian government was getting ready in case last year's Idle No More protests "escalated." A heavily-redacted 11-page report -- with one [...] The Canadian government is increasingly worried that the growing clout of aboriginal peoples' right
Last Thursday, Women's March organized a mass protest at the Hart Senate Office Building against the Trump Administration's immigration policies. Hundreds of women screamed "Abolish ICE!" and "Where are the kids?" on the floor of the cavernous building. Although Senators such as Tammy Duckworth and Kirsten Gillibrand talked with the protestors and expressed their support, 575 of them were arrested by Capitol Police and charged a $50.00 fine for unlawful demonstration. However, chances are you h
By Matt Maiorana, www.popularresistance January 21, 2017 Climate Activists Blockade Inauguration 2017-01-21 2017-01-21 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/01/32386589226_93fc8bd6bc_z-1-150x100.jpg 200px 200px Above photo: From Flickr . WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, a group of over 400 climate justice activists physically blocked a security checkpoint entrance to the
Twenty-two members of Resistance: Young Socialist Alliance initiated a 24-hour hunger strike in solidarity with the hunger-striking refugees on Manus Island. The action, held from noon on January 20 until noon on January 21, aimed to draw attention to the plight of 700 refugees on Manus Island. It was a symbolic gesture that allowed young people from around the country to start conversations with others who were unaware of what was happening on Manus Island at the direction of the Australian gov
After attending the national day of action on climate change, organised by GetUp on November 17, Sally Rawsthorne wrote in the Guardian that "fringe dwellers" like the Socialist Alliance and the Green Left Weekly participating in the rally "does climate action a disservice". It may be true that both organisations are not reaching wider Australia. However, this may have more to do with the misrepresentation and marginalisation by certain powers, including the mainstream media. What is less clear
Contradiction's examination of the US New Left, a broad movement which encompassed Bookchinism, the Weathermen, Yippies, Women Liberation and Communalism. The Movement in General Of all aspects of American society few are as rotten and degraded as the "movement" that claims to oppose it. This fact may be recognized with varying degrees of satisfaction or indifference by those watching its last spectacular gasps, or bemoaned with equal passivity and incomprehension by its own activists and "spoke
As a result of the great struggle and pressure of PTCL workers, a referendum is being conducted. The management wants to use this referendum to ensnare and divide the workers, but the workers have to use this democratic process to organize and unite in the struggle for their rights. If the privatization of PTCL (Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited) is retracted then workers from all over the country will follow their footsteps and end privatizations in their own institutions. We publish h
"This just makes us more determined to build the community opposition to unconventional gas fracking, with a protest next week outside a frackers' conference in Perth, and in October as part of a national day of action called by the Lock the Gate Alliance." In these days of growing media concentration, Green Left Weekly is a proudly independent voice committed to human and civil rights, global peace and environmental sustainability, democracy and equality. By printing the news and ideas the main
About 500 people rallied in Melbourne on August 13 to put the Liberal and Labor parties on notice that the refugee rights movement is rebuilding, and a growing number of people are willing to stand up for refugees. The Refugee Action Collective organised the protest under the slogan of "Stand up for Refugees" in a bid to have the treatment of asylum seekers recognized as a human rights issue. There were contingents of Greens, socialists and the Community Public Sector Union. Protesters chanted,
Several Mi'kmaq women shut down a Maritimes Energy Association briefing held at the Westin Nova Scotian this morning around 8am, supported by a rally of over a hundred protesters. The NS Energy [...] Secret documents from Canada's spy agency show that the Canadian government was getting ready in case last year's Idle No More protests "escalated." A heavily-redacted 11-page report -- with one [...] The Canadian government is increasingly worried that the growing clout of aboriginal peoples' right
Last Thursday, Women's March organized a mass protest at the Hart Senate Office Building against the Trump Administration's immigration policies. Hundreds of women screamed "Abolish ICE!" and "Where are the kids?" on the floor of the cavernous building. Although Senators such as Tammy Duckworth and Kirsten Gillibrand talked with the protestors and expressed their support, 575 of them were arrested by Capitol Police and charged a $50.00 fine for unlawful demonstration. However, chances are you h
By Matt Maiorana, www.popularresistance January 21, 2017 Climate Activists Blockade Inauguration 2017-01-21 2017-01-21 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/01/32386589226_93fc8bd6bc_z-1-150x100.jpg 200px 200px Above photo: From Flickr . WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, a group of over 400 climate justice activists physically blocked a security checkpoint entrance to the
Twenty-two members of Resistance: Young Socialist Alliance initiated a 24-hour hunger strike in solidarity with the hunger-striking refugees on Manus Island. The action, held from noon on January 20 until noon on January 21, aimed to draw attention to the plight of 700 refugees on Manus Island. It was a symbolic gesture that allowed young people from around the country to start conversations with others who were unaware of what was happening on Manus Island at the direction of the Australian gov
After attending the national day of action on climate change, organised by GetUp on November 17, Sally Rawsthorne wrote in the Guardian that "fringe dwellers" like the Socialist Alliance and the Green Left Weekly participating in the rally "does climate action a disservice". It may be true that both organisations are not reaching wider Australia. However, this may have more to do with the misrepresentation and marginalisation by certain powers, including the mainstream media. What is less clear
Contradiction's examination of the US New Left, a broad movement which encompassed Bookchinism, the Weathermen, Yippies, Women Liberation and Communalism. The Movement in General Of all aspects of American society few are as rotten and degraded as the "movement" that claims to oppose it. This fact may be recognized with varying degrees of satisfaction or indifference by those watching its last spectacular gasps, or bemoaned with equal passivity and incomprehension by its own activists and "spoke
HONOLULU (AP) -- Hurricane Hector has weakened to a category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (195 kph) as it passes south of Hawaii's Big Island. A tropical storm warning was in place Wednesday for the Big Island with gusty winds, rain and dangerous surf possible. High surf is also expected on the eastern shores of Maui. The eye of the storm is expected to pass about 150 miles south of the Big Island. Hurricane force winds can extent up to 35 miles (55 km) from the center and tro
Ocean acidification driven by increasing atmospheric carbon levels is a substantial threat to marine life, a new study has confirmed. The study , published in the journal Nature Climate Change, analyzed 167 studies on the effects of ocean acidification on corals, crustaceans, mollusks, fishes and echinoderms, a group which includes starfish and sea urchins. The studies included data on effects of ocean acidification on more than 150 species of marine life, which the researchers then matched up t
by Shilpa Ganatra, travel editor The Maldives - a group of 1,192 coral islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean - might be associated with romantic honeymoons and its sugar-white beaches, but its real draw is found once you step off each island, as its Finding Nemo-style coral reefs are unlike most places in the world. Even the most crowded resorts are surrounded by crystal-clear waters teeming with parrot fish, angel fish, sea turtles, moray eels, reef sharks, manta rays and sting rays - all j
Scientific surveys of the Great Barrier Reef revealed nearly all of the world's largest coral ecosystem is in danger of dying. Australia's National Coral Bleaching Task Force studied 911 individual reefs within the 1,429-mile Great Barrier Reef, which is located off the country's northeastern coast. The team, led by Professor Terry Hughes of James Cook University, found 93 percent of the reefs experienced different levels of bleaching, according to The Washington Post . Bleaching occurs when cor
Welcome to SeaWorld 2.0. On Tuesday, the company announced it is developing a "next-generation" marine park in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, where virtual reality immerses visitors in the ocean's realm and Shamu is nowhere to be seen. "SeaWorld Abu Dhabi will be the first new SeaWorld without orcas, and will integrate up-close animal experiences, mega attractions and a world class aquarium, bringing the latest technology in visitor engagement," the company said in a statement. It's not clear
Sunday, June 15th, 2014 Japan Kills 30 Minke Whales in First Hunt Since ICJ Ruling by Jack Simpson / The Independent Japan has caught 30 minke whales in its first hunt since the International Court of Justice ordered the halt of its annual expedition in the Antarctic. A report by the Japanese Fisheries Agency said that 30 minke whales had been killed during the April-June whaling season as part of its "research hunts" in the north-west Pacific Ocean. They also said that another group of whalers
Tilikum, SeaWorld's largest killer whale, is ailing and his condition is deteriorating as he reaches the high end of the mammals' average life expectancy, say the water parks' veterinarians. Tilikum is infamous for the 2010 death of trainer Dawn Brancheau . the spark for the documentary "Blackfish." The killer whale makes his home at SeaWorld's Orlando park, and SeaWorld said he had been "increasingly lethargic" over the past several weeks and veterinarians expressed concern about the animal's h
Orca whales have now been added to the endangered species list. Lolita, the killer (Orca) whale featured at the Miami Aquarium may now win federal protection for her family. For almost 50 years, Lolita has been highlighted in acrobatic presentations at the Miami Aquarium. Though her family was given protection status by the federal government a decade ago, Lolita still remains in captivity.The current decision on orca whales being considered an endangered species does not mean anything will chan
THE RIVER I t is a river as big as an ocean. I am used to the small streams at home, streams that rush down the hillside, flickering with fish, where the sunlight illuminates the mossy stream beds and the water rattles with its own emptiness. Here, the river is silent. It has filled its voice. The swift and changing currents are invisible. No light can breach the watery darkness. This river cannot be known, so it cannot be trusted. The last time we tried to invade, in 1711, we came with no under
Interns at the University of Central Florida discovered a rare two-headed loggerhead sea turtle in Brevard County about a week ago. "It's not rare to find a turtle born with developmental abnormalities, but it is rare to find one alive," Kate Mansfield, of the university's Marine Turtle Research Group, said, according to National Geographic . According to USA Today , it's a stretch for any loggerhead sea turtle to survive 25 or more years. It's an even bigger challenge for two-headed turtles. "W
Ocean acidification driven by increasing atmospheric carbon levels is a substantial threat to marine life, a new study has confirmed. The study , published in the journal Nature Climate Change, analyzed 167 studies on the effects of ocean acidification on corals, crustaceans, mollusks, fishes and echinoderms, a group which includes starfish and sea urchins. The studies included data on effects of ocean acidification on more than 150 species of marine life, which the researchers then matched up t
by Shilpa Ganatra, travel editor The Maldives - a group of 1,192 coral islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean - might be associated with romantic honeymoons and its sugar-white beaches, but its real draw is found once you step off each island, as its Finding Nemo-style coral reefs are unlike most places in the world. Even the most crowded resorts are surrounded by crystal-clear waters teeming with parrot fish, angel fish, sea turtles, moray eels, reef sharks, manta rays and sting rays - all j
Scientific surveys of the Great Barrier Reef revealed nearly all of the world's largest coral ecosystem is in danger of dying. Australia's National Coral Bleaching Task Force studied 911 individual reefs within the 1,429-mile Great Barrier Reef, which is located off the country's northeastern coast. The team, led by Professor Terry Hughes of James Cook University, found 93 percent of the reefs experienced different levels of bleaching, according to The Washington Post . Bleaching occurs when cor
Welcome to SeaWorld 2.0. On Tuesday, the company announced it is developing a "next-generation" marine park in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, where virtual reality immerses visitors in the ocean's realm and Shamu is nowhere to be seen. "SeaWorld Abu Dhabi will be the first new SeaWorld without orcas, and will integrate up-close animal experiences, mega attractions and a world class aquarium, bringing the latest technology in visitor engagement," the company said in a statement. It's not clear
Sunday, June 15th, 2014 Japan Kills 30 Minke Whales in First Hunt Since ICJ Ruling by Jack Simpson / The Independent Japan has caught 30 minke whales in its first hunt since the International Court of Justice ordered the halt of its annual expedition in the Antarctic. A report by the Japanese Fisheries Agency said that 30 minke whales had been killed during the April-June whaling season as part of its "research hunts" in the north-west Pacific Ocean. They also said that another group of whalers
Tilikum, SeaWorld's largest killer whale, is ailing and his condition is deteriorating as he reaches the high end of the mammals' average life expectancy, say the water parks' veterinarians. Tilikum is infamous for the 2010 death of trainer Dawn Brancheau . the spark for the documentary "Blackfish." The killer whale makes his home at SeaWorld's Orlando park, and SeaWorld said he had been "increasingly lethargic" over the past several weeks and veterinarians expressed concern about the animal's h
Orca whales have now been added to the endangered species list. Lolita, the killer (Orca) whale featured at the Miami Aquarium may now win federal protection for her family. For almost 50 years, Lolita has been highlighted in acrobatic presentations at the Miami Aquarium. Though her family was given protection status by the federal government a decade ago, Lolita still remains in captivity.The current decision on orca whales being considered an endangered species does not mean anything will chan
THE RIVER I t is a river as big as an ocean. I am used to the small streams at home, streams that rush down the hillside, flickering with fish, where the sunlight illuminates the mossy stream beds and the water rattles with its own emptiness. Here, the river is silent. It has filled its voice. The swift and changing currents are invisible. No light can breach the watery darkness. This river cannot be known, so it cannot be trusted. The last time we tried to invade, in 1711, we came with no under
Interns at the University of Central Florida discovered a rare two-headed loggerhead sea turtle in Brevard County about a week ago. "It's not rare to find a turtle born with developmental abnormalities, but it is rare to find one alive," Kate Mansfield, of the university's Marine Turtle Research Group, said, according to National Geographic . According to USA Today , it's a stretch for any loggerhead sea turtle to survive 25 or more years. It's an even bigger challenge for two-headed turtles. "W
Where There's Fire There's Smoke When early humans discovered how to build fires, life became much easier in many regards. They huddled around fire for warmth, light and protection. They used it to cook, which afforded them more calories than eating raw foods that were hard to chew and digest. They could socialize into the night, which possibly gave rise to storytelling and other cultural traditions. But there were downsides, too. Occasionally, the smoke burned their eyes and seared their lungs.
Ocean acidification driven by increasing atmospheric carbon levels is a substantial threat to marine life, a new study has confirmed. The study , published in the journal Nature Climate Change, analyzed 167 studies on the effects of ocean acidification on corals, crustaceans, mollusks, fishes and echinoderms, a group which includes starfish and sea urchins. The studies included data on effects of ocean acidification on more than 150 species of marine life, which the researchers then matched up t
Since 1971 the Leadbeater's possum has been a faunal emblem of Victoria. This possum is now critically endangered due to loss of habitat from decades of clearfell logging and bushfires. The Leadbeater's possum is restricted to small pockets of remnant old growth mountain ash forests in the Central Highlands of Victoria, north-east of Melbourne. Named after John Leadbeater, the Victorian Museum's first taxidermist, they also go by the popular name of fairy possum. Leadbeater's possums are rarely
The probable changes as the world heats are so great that climate adaptation to cope with the inevitable is now essential, scientists are warning. Forest damage, drought and floods, for example, will all worsen, and tidal ranges are already changing. More than half of all the natural vegetation of California is at risk as temperatures rise. Even were the US and other nations to honour the promises made in the Paris Agreement of 2015, one fourth of California's natural wilderness would be und
A sea monster that hunted "like the great white shark" more than 250 million years ago has been dug up... in the Nevada! The six foot long beast had huge jaws and three parallel rows of razor sharp teeth - with several smaller ones inside its enormous mouth. Palaeontologist Dr Carlo Romano said the creature hunted similarly to the modern great white shark. It would have pursued its prey, then bitten it - before swallowing the hapless fish whole. Scientists have named it Birgeria americana as spe
The deepest, darkest, scariest place on the maps I loved pondering as a child was a crescent-shaped canyon in the western Pacific Ocean. It was called the Mariana Trench, and at the very, very bottom was the lowest point on Earth's surface, the Challenger Deep. Its floor was seven terrifying miles down. What was down there? It was fun to imagine. I didn't know, and it didn't seem likely anyone would anytime soon. In 1989, James Cameron had fun imagining what might be at the bottom of a similar c
What is a Mangrove? A mangrove is a forest habitat that straddles the coastline of many tropical countries including Madagascar and Indonesia which forms the boundary between where the land finishes and the ocean starts. The plants have adapted to live in salt water and nutrient-rich mud and instantly recognisable large root structures give mangroves some of their special features. These natural structures protect against tidal impact, prevent flooding, and provide shelter and nursery grounds to
Sharks lives are being shortened in Western Australia since the shark culling policy has been reinstated. The first shark was shot on Saturday near Old Dunsbororugh; the shark was a three-feet or 10 meter long tiger shark. The policy was reinstated because Greg Hunt, the federal environmental minister, allowed Western Australia to be exempt from the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act; this exemption allows the state to kill sharks. Western Australia also reinstated the pr
Sonia Najera walks under a canopy of ash and sugar hackberry trees, down a dirt path that ends at the water's edge of the Rio Grande. The spot is a mile from the tidal flats where the river mixes with the Gulf of Mexico after its journey from the Colorado headwaters. Najera, South Texas project manager for the Nature Conservancy, points to paw prints in the muddy river bank. "That's a canine," she says, "probably a coyote. That looks like badger; that's chachalaca for sure," she continues, descr
Throwing the strikingly beautiful reptiles away inside a bag was effectively a death sentence for the cold-blooded creature. RSPCA inspector Zoe Ballard took the veiled chameleon to a specialist vets for treatment but there was nothing they could do and it had to be put to sleep. The animal welfare charity is now appealing for information to track down the cruel reptile owner who left the animal in garden rubbish in Hastings at the weekend. "The poor little chap was clearly very unwell and to
Ocean acidification driven by increasing atmospheric carbon levels is a substantial threat to marine life, a new study has confirmed. The study , published in the journal Nature Climate Change, analyzed 167 studies on the effects of ocean acidification on corals, crustaceans, mollusks, fishes and echinoderms, a group which includes starfish and sea urchins. The studies included data on effects of ocean acidification on more than 150 species of marine life, which the researchers then matched up t
Since 1971 the Leadbeater's possum has been a faunal emblem of Victoria. This possum is now critically endangered due to loss of habitat from decades of clearfell logging and bushfires. The Leadbeater's possum is restricted to small pockets of remnant old growth mountain ash forests in the Central Highlands of Victoria, north-east of Melbourne. Named after John Leadbeater, the Victorian Museum's first taxidermist, they also go by the popular name of fairy possum. Leadbeater's possums are rarely
The probable changes as the world heats are so great that climate adaptation to cope with the inevitable is now essential, scientists are warning. Forest damage, drought and floods, for example, will all worsen, and tidal ranges are already changing. More than half of all the natural vegetation of California is at risk as temperatures rise. Even were the US and other nations to honour the promises made in the Paris Agreement of 2015, one fourth of California's natural wilderness would be und
A sea monster that hunted "like the great white shark" more than 250 million years ago has been dug up... in the Nevada! The six foot long beast had huge jaws and three parallel rows of razor sharp teeth - with several smaller ones inside its enormous mouth. Palaeontologist Dr Carlo Romano said the creature hunted similarly to the modern great white shark. It would have pursued its prey, then bitten it - before swallowing the hapless fish whole. Scientists have named it Birgeria americana as spe
The deepest, darkest, scariest place on the maps I loved pondering as a child was a crescent-shaped canyon in the western Pacific Ocean. It was called the Mariana Trench, and at the very, very bottom was the lowest point on Earth's surface, the Challenger Deep. Its floor was seven terrifying miles down. What was down there? It was fun to imagine. I didn't know, and it didn't seem likely anyone would anytime soon. In 1989, James Cameron had fun imagining what might be at the bottom of a similar c
What is a Mangrove? A mangrove is a forest habitat that straddles the coastline of many tropical countries including Madagascar and Indonesia which forms the boundary between where the land finishes and the ocean starts. The plants have adapted to live in salt water and nutrient-rich mud and instantly recognisable large root structures give mangroves some of their special features. These natural structures protect against tidal impact, prevent flooding, and provide shelter and nursery grounds to
Sharks lives are being shortened in Western Australia since the shark culling policy has been reinstated. The first shark was shot on Saturday near Old Dunsbororugh; the shark was a three-feet or 10 meter long tiger shark. The policy was reinstated because Greg Hunt, the federal environmental minister, allowed Western Australia to be exempt from the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act; this exemption allows the state to kill sharks. Western Australia also reinstated the pr
Sonia Najera walks under a canopy of ash and sugar hackberry trees, down a dirt path that ends at the water's edge of the Rio Grande. The spot is a mile from the tidal flats where the river mixes with the Gulf of Mexico after its journey from the Colorado headwaters. Najera, South Texas project manager for the Nature Conservancy, points to paw prints in the muddy river bank. "That's a canine," she says, "probably a coyote. That looks like badger; that's chachalaca for sure," she continues, descr
Throwing the strikingly beautiful reptiles away inside a bag was effectively a death sentence for the cold-blooded creature. RSPCA inspector Zoe Ballard took the veiled chameleon to a specialist vets for treatment but there was nothing they could do and it had to be put to sleep. The animal welfare charity is now appealing for information to track down the cruel reptile owner who left the animal in garden rubbish in Hastings at the weekend. "The poor little chap was clearly very unwell and to
Want more hot BPR News stories? Sign up for our morning blast HERE A gay man took to YouTube, following the Orlando terrorist attack in which 49 people were slaughtered in a gay nightclub, to urge people to vote for Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton . "In November, we have two options. You may not like either of them," he said in the emotional video. "You have Hillary Clinton and you have Donald Trump. And all I can say right now is that Hillary Clinton is politicizing this and talking about gun
Hillary Clinton bashes President Trump's budget proposal for its "unimaginable level of cruelty." Almost every Democratic politician, and most mainstream media, are saying the same. Don't believe it. The budget, released last week, dignifies work. It reforms federal anti-poverty programs that have kept people dependent on government, with taxpayers footing the bills. Like the food stamp program, which has nearly tripled in enrollment and quadrupled in cost since 2000. Call Trump's budget the "Wo
MikeBravoRomeo: But as Hillary said, half of Trump supporters are deplorable and I'm pretty sure that we (liberal types and moderates) have failed the other half. There are a lot of factors that drive polarization. I think you're getting at that we need to try to communicate with people in a way that promotes mutual understanding and a mutual respect of our shared humanity, rather than painting everyone in the cartoonish stereotypes current politics evokes all over the place. I do think that the
This is what happened: Apparently Republicans are responsible for what people in their audience say. Of course Hillary Clinton was "appalled" and suffered "great disappointment." "Well, I was appalled and as you may know, quickly put out a tweet expressing the great disappointment with that kind of rhetoric and calling on him, and anybody else who is seeking the highest office of the land, to start behaving like a president, to show respect and to stand up for the truth. He knew or he should hav
Having become the purest modern example of a brilliantly overrated, unmitigated failure in electoral politics -- the Ryan Leaf or Ishtar of the ballot box -- it isn't surprising that Hillary Clinton is casting about for some form of validation. After all, at her advanced age and with the definitive stink of having lost a presidential election to a reality TV star who beat her despite bearing the scars of every media-generated October Surprise scandal possible, Clinton can be forgiven for waking
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 3/28/2016 I argued on Friday that Republicans would still likely unite after the campaign season to support the party nominee once they stopped beating on each other on a daily basis and fully concentrate their energy on the other "team," chiefly in the form of Hillary Clinton. While I still firmly believe it to be true, I also think we may have reached another marker in the 2016 Republican race, namely the point where Donald Trump has perhaps reached his ceiling of support.
Donald Trump's election as president is due in no small part to the prominence of the Supreme Court in the campaign, following a spike in judicial activism this decade. Doubts about Trump faded when Republicans and like-minded voters looked back at the High Court's unmistakably activist decisions on ObamaCare and same-sex marriage, and considered the consequences of a Court dominated by Hillary Clinton appointees. Progressives who cheered those decisions may want to reflect on the electoral cons
Hillary Clinton may have lost the election but she is still the rightful president in the eyes of many. People look up to Clinton more than they will ever look up to Trump. While that may be difficult for President Trump to remember, it is so important for him to remember. In fact, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by a margin of three million votes. One Democratic lawmaker took to social media for the former Presidential candidate's birthday to remind her of that in a birthday greeting that
T here are some voters politicians don't understand, and there are some voters politicians don't want. In a rather amazing interview, Hillary Clinton basically admitted that she neither understood, nor much cared for (in any sense of term) the people who switched from supporting Obama to supporting Trump. It is both sad and funny, but Republicans and conservatives should not get complacent. There is a reason those voters didn't support a knowledgeable and personally decent fellow like Mitt Romne
Clinton's chief disadvantage in the presidential race is that she has to put up with Trump's personal attacks. She cannot respond in kind, but rather must demonstrate that she has a calm and steady temperament. So she laughs off Trump's sexist jibes about her stamina and health, and endures his attempts to rattle her with Bill Clinton's past, most notably when he invited to the second debate several women who have made accusations of sexual misconduct against her husband . This parallels the way
Hillary Clinton bashes President Trump's budget proposal for its "unimaginable level of cruelty." Almost every Democratic politician, and most mainstream media, are saying the same. Don't believe it. The budget, released last week, dignifies work. It reforms federal anti-poverty programs that have kept people dependent on government, with taxpayers footing the bills. Like the food stamp program, which has nearly tripled in enrollment and quadrupled in cost since 2000. Call Trump's budget the "Wo
MikeBravoRomeo: But as Hillary said, half of Trump supporters are deplorable and I'm pretty sure that we (liberal types and moderates) have failed the other half. There are a lot of factors that drive polarization. I think you're getting at that we need to try to communicate with people in a way that promotes mutual understanding and a mutual respect of our shared humanity, rather than painting everyone in the cartoonish stereotypes current politics evokes all over the place. I do think that the
This is what happened: Apparently Republicans are responsible for what people in their audience say. Of course Hillary Clinton was "appalled" and suffered "great disappointment." "Well, I was appalled and as you may know, quickly put out a tweet expressing the great disappointment with that kind of rhetoric and calling on him, and anybody else who is seeking the highest office of the land, to start behaving like a president, to show respect and to stand up for the truth. He knew or he should hav
Having become the purest modern example of a brilliantly overrated, unmitigated failure in electoral politics -- the Ryan Leaf or Ishtar of the ballot box -- it isn't surprising that Hillary Clinton is casting about for some form of validation. After all, at her advanced age and with the definitive stink of having lost a presidential election to a reality TV star who beat her despite bearing the scars of every media-generated October Surprise scandal possible, Clinton can be forgiven for waking
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 3/28/2016 I argued on Friday that Republicans would still likely unite after the campaign season to support the party nominee once they stopped beating on each other on a daily basis and fully concentrate their energy on the other "team," chiefly in the form of Hillary Clinton. While I still firmly believe it to be true, I also think we may have reached another marker in the 2016 Republican race, namely the point where Donald Trump has perhaps reached his ceiling of support.
Donald Trump's election as president is due in no small part to the prominence of the Supreme Court in the campaign, following a spike in judicial activism this decade. Doubts about Trump faded when Republicans and like-minded voters looked back at the High Court's unmistakably activist decisions on ObamaCare and same-sex marriage, and considered the consequences of a Court dominated by Hillary Clinton appointees. Progressives who cheered those decisions may want to reflect on the electoral cons
Hillary Clinton may have lost the election but she is still the rightful president in the eyes of many. People look up to Clinton more than they will ever look up to Trump. While that may be difficult for President Trump to remember, it is so important for him to remember. In fact, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by a margin of three million votes. One Democratic lawmaker took to social media for the former Presidential candidate's birthday to remind her of that in a birthday greeting that
T here are some voters politicians don't understand, and there are some voters politicians don't want. In a rather amazing interview, Hillary Clinton basically admitted that she neither understood, nor much cared for (in any sense of term) the people who switched from supporting Obama to supporting Trump. It is both sad and funny, but Republicans and conservatives should not get complacent. There is a reason those voters didn't support a knowledgeable and personally decent fellow like Mitt Romne
Clinton's chief disadvantage in the presidential race is that she has to put up with Trump's personal attacks. She cannot respond in kind, but rather must demonstrate that she has a calm and steady temperament. So she laughs off Trump's sexist jibes about her stamina and health, and endures his attempts to rattle her with Bill Clinton's past, most notably when he invited to the second debate several women who have made accusations of sexual misconduct against her husband . This parallels the way
One would have hoped that after Ron Paul schooled Rudy Giuliani on the concept of "blowback" in front of a national audience, US politicians would have paid attention. Sadly, it was back to foreign interventionism as usual. Once again, it appears that the latest tragedy in Canada, may be attributed to "blowback." Here in the US, instead of reassessing foreign policy, Rep. Pete King wants to ratchet up surveillance on "Muslims" and "Muslim communities." Buzzfeed quotes Rep King : We can have all
* Through the haze, we can already see the signs: John Boehner/Gary Johnson 2020. * James Comey's A Higher Loyalty had a print run of 850,000 copies. Obviously so: In July 2016, the then-FBI director changed from a faceless Beltway eminence to the nemesis first of Hillary Clinton, then of Donald Trump. Pre-election, Comey twice highlighted Clinton's home-brew server, first in an ill-judged effort to make the story go away, then thanks to the home-stretch discovery of Clinton emails on Anthony We
We thought Michael Steele promised a more inclusive GOP. Then why is House Minority Leader John Boehner continuing the same tired anti-gay arguments that Republicans are notorious for? Because that's how he was born. You see, Boehner's convictions -- his faith, if you will -- are an "immutable characteristic." Your being gay? Not so much, which is why you shouldn't be given hate crimes protections! Having already made clear he won't support the Matthew Shepard Act , Boehner is now being asked to
* We propose a total and complete shutdown of New York attorneys general until we can figure out what the hell is going on. * Rudy Giuliani began his service on President Trump's legal team by dousing the smoldering Stormy Daniels affair with gasoline. First he admitted that Trump knew about the payments former lawyer Michael Cohen made to hush up Daniels before the election. This contradicted a string of Trump's denials, and was itself contradicted by Trump, who said Giuliani should "get his fa
Ralph Northam, a folksy Democrat from the Eastern Shore, beat out Ed Gillespie, former chairman of the Republican National Committee, in Virginia's heated gubernatorial race. Northam's victory was remarkably comfortable. He won with 54 percent of the vote . His opponent, a Washington lobbyist who sought to distance himself from President Donald Trump, received 45 percent. But you would have predicted just the opposite if you had been following newspaper endorsements in Virginia leading up to Ele
You can tell that the 1MDB scandal is rocking Malaysian politics when the godfather of the Malaysian political establishment, the grand old man himself, takes notice. And his approach is revealing: Blame Singapore! The FT reports : In an interview with the Financial Times, Malaysia's influential former prime minister accused Singapore of failing to target the protagonists in what is alleged to be a global scheme to siphon off more than $3.5bn from the fund. "Notice that the government of Singapo
As if it weren't bad enough that the right has turned "Merry Christmas" into a shibboleth, now they're trying to co-opt Festivus.* Senator Rand Paul (R-Galt's Gulch) announced yesterday that he would be tweeting his very own "airing of grievances" for fun and publicity, and so of course we are compelled to indulge him. Strangely, the nine fulltime employees of Twitchy found this something worth promoting, rather than part of the War On Christmas. There are rules on this, and if Rand Paul wants t
Written by Adam Dick Monday November 7, 2016 On October, 29, 2015, just over one year ago, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) became speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) had announced about a month earlier his resignation from the House after House members had become increasingly vocal in their disapproval of Boehner's leadership and momentum had built significantly towards Boehner's ouster from the speaker position. May Ryan soon face a rebellion much like the one
Politico Playbook: "The majority leader is a melange of contradictions--a Machiavelli with malaprops (otherwise known as Reidisms)," writes Politico's Jon Ralston of Harry Reid. Mike Allen joins Morning Joe to discuss what Ralston has learned in 25... Morning Joe - 8:02 AM 12/16/2013 Morning Joe - 7:42 AM 12/16/2013 Top Talkers: Mika Brzezinski begins the Monday, December 16 show by informing the panel that her daughter received an early acceptance to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md. T
Six out of seven reporters, called on by Barack Obama at Monday's press conference, asked a question of the President that came from the left and/or blamed Speaker John Boehner and the Republicans for standing in the way of a deal on the debt ceiling. Ben Feller of the AP, began the trend of questioning when he asked how Obama was going to deal with Republicans who were "adamantly" opposed to tax increases. CBS News' Chip Reid followed with "isn't the problem the people who aren't in the room, a
* Through the haze, we can already see the signs: John Boehner/Gary Johnson 2020. * James Comey's A Higher Loyalty had a print run of 850,000 copies. Obviously so: In July 2016, the then-FBI director changed from a faceless Beltway eminence to the nemesis first of Hillary Clinton, then of Donald Trump. Pre-election, Comey twice highlighted Clinton's home-brew server, first in an ill-judged effort to make the story go away, then thanks to the home-stretch discovery of Clinton emails on Anthony We
We thought Michael Steele promised a more inclusive GOP. Then why is House Minority Leader John Boehner continuing the same tired anti-gay arguments that Republicans are notorious for? Because that's how he was born. You see, Boehner's convictions -- his faith, if you will -- are an "immutable characteristic." Your being gay? Not so much, which is why you shouldn't be given hate crimes protections! Having already made clear he won't support the Matthew Shepard Act , Boehner is now being asked to
* We propose a total and complete shutdown of New York attorneys general until we can figure out what the hell is going on. * Rudy Giuliani began his service on President Trump's legal team by dousing the smoldering Stormy Daniels affair with gasoline. First he admitted that Trump knew about the payments former lawyer Michael Cohen made to hush up Daniels before the election. This contradicted a string of Trump's denials, and was itself contradicted by Trump, who said Giuliani should "get his fa
Ralph Northam, a folksy Democrat from the Eastern Shore, beat out Ed Gillespie, former chairman of the Republican National Committee, in Virginia's heated gubernatorial race. Northam's victory was remarkably comfortable. He won with 54 percent of the vote . His opponent, a Washington lobbyist who sought to distance himself from President Donald Trump, received 45 percent. But you would have predicted just the opposite if you had been following newspaper endorsements in Virginia leading up to Ele
You can tell that the 1MDB scandal is rocking Malaysian politics when the godfather of the Malaysian political establishment, the grand old man himself, takes notice. And his approach is revealing: Blame Singapore! The FT reports : In an interview with the Financial Times, Malaysia's influential former prime minister accused Singapore of failing to target the protagonists in what is alleged to be a global scheme to siphon off more than $3.5bn from the fund. "Notice that the government of Singapo
As if it weren't bad enough that the right has turned "Merry Christmas" into a shibboleth, now they're trying to co-opt Festivus.* Senator Rand Paul (R-Galt's Gulch) announced yesterday that he would be tweeting his very own "airing of grievances" for fun and publicity, and so of course we are compelled to indulge him. Strangely, the nine fulltime employees of Twitchy found this something worth promoting, rather than part of the War On Christmas. There are rules on this, and if Rand Paul wants t
Written by Adam Dick Monday November 7, 2016 On October, 29, 2015, just over one year ago, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) became speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) had announced about a month earlier his resignation from the House after House members had become increasingly vocal in their disapproval of Boehner's leadership and momentum had built significantly towards Boehner's ouster from the speaker position. May Ryan soon face a rebellion much like the one
Politico Playbook: "The majority leader is a melange of contradictions--a Machiavelli with malaprops (otherwise known as Reidisms)," writes Politico's Jon Ralston of Harry Reid. Mike Allen joins Morning Joe to discuss what Ralston has learned in 25... Morning Joe - 8:02 AM 12/16/2013 Morning Joe - 7:42 AM 12/16/2013 Top Talkers: Mika Brzezinski begins the Monday, December 16 show by informing the panel that her daughter received an early acceptance to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md. T
Six out of seven reporters, called on by Barack Obama at Monday's press conference, asked a question of the President that came from the left and/or blamed Speaker John Boehner and the Republicans for standing in the way of a deal on the debt ceiling. Ben Feller of the AP, began the trend of questioning when he asked how Obama was going to deal with Republicans who were "adamantly" opposed to tax increases. CBS News' Chip Reid followed with "isn't the problem the people who aren't in the room, a
By Lauren Lluveras | (The Conversation) | - - The morning after Hurricane Maria blasted through Puerto Rico, I emailed my aunt to ask if she was safe. That was Sept. 21. I heard back from her on Oct. 10. She was fine, she assured me, but "Puerto Rico is destroyed." After that, my tia and I again lost contact; her email had come through during a brief moment of cell service. Nearly a month after the hurricane, Puerto Rico still is still struggling with a near-total information blackout. Some 85 p
Apparently, this restaurant owner has some ridiculous, Islamophobic business practices that didn't allow him to serve two Muslim women. A restaurateur in a suburb in Paris has been labeled as Islamophobic after he reportedly refused to serve two hijab-clad Muslim women. The incident took place over the weekend at Michelin-starred Le Canacle restaurant in Tremblay-en-France and appears to have been covertly recorded by one of the women. "Terrorists are Muslims, and all Muslims are terrorists. Thi
The other easy place to see anti-Muslim hate is, of course, the Islamophobic blogosphere. Pamela Geller went from freaking out about the Saudi to freaking out about two innocent people featured on the Post's front page to freaking out about a missing university student to finally arriving at where everybody else is: freaking out about the Chechen suspects. What tied them all together was they all looked "Muslimy," the term Wajahat Ali aptly used in Salon , and denotes how Muslims have become rac
My first crush was Samantha Micelli, so Alyssa Milano's desperate descent into leftist politics gives me a sad. My eyes have gone from bugging out to rolling in the back of my head (see This Alyssa Milano Tweet Proves Feminism is Imploding. Quickly... and IRONY ALERT: Alyssa Milano Pens Braindead Abortion Tweet. Proves She's Downright Evil... ). Now, I'm fairly certain that, on an issue by issue basis, Rose McGowan aligns with her a lot more than she does anyone at #MugClub. But that didn't s
It's bad enough that crazy actress Lindsay Lohan has been photographed carrying a Koran and wearing a Muslim headscarf, but I'll show you a clip of her being interviewed on Turkish TV, where she's even speaking in an affected "Arabic" accent. (LANGUAGE WARNING:) We hear about women like this all the time: Appeasers who do things like hitchhike through dangerous places to prove Islam is peaceful, then end up getting raped and murdered. Muslims don't really like posers like Lohan, any more than Ra
H ollywood actress Anne Hathaway has taken to Instagram to tell her followers to check their privilege . Responding to the stabbing of Nia Wilson , a young black woman, by a white man in Oakland, California, she wrote: 'White people - including me, including you - must take into the marrow of our privileged bones the truth that ALL black people fear for their lives DAILY in America and have done so for GENERATIONS... We must ask our (white)selves - how "decent" are we really?' (sic) Many have pr
It's barely been a week since Pepsi released its controversial commercial starring Kendall Jenner, which blatantly co-opted imagery from the Black Lives Matter movement in an attempt to sell soda. Yet somehow, the ad is only one of many horribly offensive things to happen over the past few days: Since then, a video of a passenger being violently dragged off a United Airlines flight has gone viral, and White House Press Secretary has called gas chambers "Holocaust centers" and claimed Adolf Hitle
Poor Sarah Jeong. As you may have heard, as "a young Asian woman" she was once "the subject of frequent online harassment" -- and that quite understandably caused her to lash out viciously at all white people in general on Twitter. For years. "Dumbass f**king white people marking up the internet with their opinions like dogs pissing on fire hydrants," she tweeted in 2014. Another tweet reads, "Oh man it's kind of sick how much joy I get from being cruel to old white men." More: Democrats have re
On Friday's Andrea Mitchell Reports , MSNBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff misleadingly claimed that hundreds of illegal immigrants were deported before they were "able" to collect their children without noting that, according to Trump administration officials, many of them declined the opportunity to take their children with them, possibly hoping that the children will succeed in attaining asylum and indefinite residency. Referring to ACLU demands that the government locate deported immigrants wh
Nina Turner is a compelling and passionate voice on MSNBC who attempts to counter a bland definition of prejudice that is systemic throughout our institutions. Nina Turner schools Trump surrogate and likely many others Trump surrogate A.J. Delgado got a schooling from Nina Turner when she attempted to discount the existence of institutional racism in police departments. Steve Kornacki played a clip of Trump's vice presidential candidate Mike Pence. Pence said that both he and Donald Trump believ
Apparently, this restaurant owner has some ridiculous, Islamophobic business practices that didn't allow him to serve two Muslim women. A restaurateur in a suburb in Paris has been labeled as Islamophobic after he reportedly refused to serve two hijab-clad Muslim women. The incident took place over the weekend at Michelin-starred Le Canacle restaurant in Tremblay-en-France and appears to have been covertly recorded by one of the women. "Terrorists are Muslims, and all Muslims are terrorists. Thi
The other easy place to see anti-Muslim hate is, of course, the Islamophobic blogosphere. Pamela Geller went from freaking out about the Saudi to freaking out about two innocent people featured on the Post's front page to freaking out about a missing university student to finally arriving at where everybody else is: freaking out about the Chechen suspects. What tied them all together was they all looked "Muslimy," the term Wajahat Ali aptly used in Salon , and denotes how Muslims have become rac
My first crush was Samantha Micelli, so Alyssa Milano's desperate descent into leftist politics gives me a sad. My eyes have gone from bugging out to rolling in the back of my head (see This Alyssa Milano Tweet Proves Feminism is Imploding. Quickly... and IRONY ALERT: Alyssa Milano Pens Braindead Abortion Tweet. Proves She's Downright Evil... ). Now, I'm fairly certain that, on an issue by issue basis, Rose McGowan aligns with her a lot more than she does anyone at #MugClub. But that didn't s
It's bad enough that crazy actress Lindsay Lohan has been photographed carrying a Koran and wearing a Muslim headscarf, but I'll show you a clip of her being interviewed on Turkish TV, where she's even speaking in an affected "Arabic" accent. (LANGUAGE WARNING:) We hear about women like this all the time: Appeasers who do things like hitchhike through dangerous places to prove Islam is peaceful, then end up getting raped and murdered. Muslims don't really like posers like Lohan, any more than Ra
H ollywood actress Anne Hathaway has taken to Instagram to tell her followers to check their privilege . Responding to the stabbing of Nia Wilson , a young black woman, by a white man in Oakland, California, she wrote: 'White people - including me, including you - must take into the marrow of our privileged bones the truth that ALL black people fear for their lives DAILY in America and have done so for GENERATIONS... We must ask our (white)selves - how "decent" are we really?' (sic) Many have pr
It's barely been a week since Pepsi released its controversial commercial starring Kendall Jenner, which blatantly co-opted imagery from the Black Lives Matter movement in an attempt to sell soda. Yet somehow, the ad is only one of many horribly offensive things to happen over the past few days: Since then, a video of a passenger being violently dragged off a United Airlines flight has gone viral, and White House Press Secretary has called gas chambers "Holocaust centers" and claimed Adolf Hitle
Poor Sarah Jeong. As you may have heard, as "a young Asian woman" she was once "the subject of frequent online harassment" -- and that quite understandably caused her to lash out viciously at all white people in general on Twitter. For years. "Dumbass f**king white people marking up the internet with their opinions like dogs pissing on fire hydrants," she tweeted in 2014. Another tweet reads, "Oh man it's kind of sick how much joy I get from being cruel to old white men." More: Democrats have re
On Friday's Andrea Mitchell Reports , MSNBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff misleadingly claimed that hundreds of illegal immigrants were deported before they were "able" to collect their children without noting that, according to Trump administration officials, many of them declined the opportunity to take their children with them, possibly hoping that the children will succeed in attaining asylum and indefinite residency. Referring to ACLU demands that the government locate deported immigrants wh
Nina Turner is a compelling and passionate voice on MSNBC who attempts to counter a bland definition of prejudice that is systemic throughout our institutions. Nina Turner schools Trump surrogate and likely many others Trump surrogate A.J. Delgado got a schooling from Nina Turner when she attempted to discount the existence of institutional racism in police departments. Steve Kornacki played a clip of Trump's vice presidential candidate Mike Pence. Pence said that both he and Donald Trump believ
Pamela Geller provided an important update in the case of Muslim Migrants who were alleged to have raped a five year old in a Facebook video Tuesday. As she explains, the girl's mother and her family have been treated unfairly by the mainstream media and the justice system since this story broke. We at the Rebel covered this story extensively and interviewed an eyewitness to the sexual assault who confirmed initial reports regarding the incident , including that the victim had been urinated on.
The Lantern/Twitter An Ohio State University student was condemned by her school after she was seen in a video ranting about white guys hooking up with black girls after an African-American student danced with her ex-boyfriend. A short video posted to Twitter Sunday shows sophomore Katelyn Rust ranting, "Fuck yourself you are hooking up with a black girl. That's weird. That's weird as fuck. Fuck you." Aleigha Mason, a student at another Ohio college, posted the video and said Rust's rant was dir
The restaurateur said he wanted the woman to remove her niqab "because it gives several guests an uncomfortable feeling to have fully veiled women in their midst." A restaurant owner in Germany has been accused of racism on social media when he allegedly told a woman wearing a "niqab" -- a Muslim woman's face veil -- to remove it or leave the premises. On Saturday, around 3000 guests, including a niqab-wearing woman, turned up at the Seekrug restaurant located at the Obersee lake in Bielefeld to
Apparently, this restaurant owner has some ridiculous, Islamophobic business practices that didn't allow him to serve two Muslim women. A restaurateur in a suburb in Paris has been labeled as Islamophobic after he reportedly refused to serve two hijab-clad Muslim women. The incident took place over the weekend at Michelin-starred Le Canacle restaurant in Tremblay-en-France and appears to have been covertly recorded by one of the women. "Terrorists are Muslims, and all Muslims are terrorists. Thi
When Ibtihaj Muhammad revealed this week that she would participate in the Olympics while dressed in her Muslim attire, she received a lot of attention. On Monday, Muhammad, a member of the U.S. fencing team, became the first American Olympian to compete wearing a hijab. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton showed her support for the Muslim athlete by tweeting her congratulations. Advertisement - story continues below In Rio, Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad became the first American M
As Twitchy reported earlier, a lot of people were less than sympathetic with a writer who told of how her woke daughter started crying at the dentist's office because the dentist was "a boy" and the office didn't have any "girl dentists." My daughter started crying at the dentist office bc the dentist "is a boy" and the dentist said "sorry, there are no girl dentists at this office" & my daughter looked at me & said "why did we come here." -- Alissa Nutting (@AlissaNutting) April 16, 2018 Among
Rihanna was photographed wearing snakeskin thigh high boots during a night in London on Friday and the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals organization (PETA) immediately criticized the singer for sending the wrong message to fans. The 24-year-old appeared to be in good spirits and oozed confidence as she proudly flaunted her eye-catching boots which she matched with a burgundy leather mini-skirt and black baggy sweatshirt. However, a PETA activist compared Rihanna to Lady Gaga, and dism
According to conservative "news" site The Daily Caller, Tomi Lahren has been suspended from The Blaze after her comments last week where she claimed on "The View" that she is actually pro-choice. While her claims remain suspect, her suspension is great news for those of us who enjoy going a few days without a hate-filled young woman screaming lies at us. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript of the above video: Tomi Lahren on TheBlaze has reportedly been suspended after her
Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17, is charged with killing eight students and two teachers The mother of one of the murdered girls in the Santa Fe, TX, school shooting alleges that the shooter harassed her daughter for four months before she turned him down, with much of the subsequent news coverage blaming the shooting on the killer being "spurned." Victoria Smith writes : "There's something truly depressing about finding the world view of a killer reflected in the reporting of his crimes. Then again, b
ABC screengrab Twitter users called for a boycott to get Roseanne Barr fired after she tweeted - and soon deleted - a racist attack on former Obama official Valerie Jarrett. After trying to defend the tweet by declaring "Muslim is not a race," as though that was the problem with her tweet, she deleted the attack and apologized to "all Americans." But that wasn't enough for Twitter users who demanded ABC boot her just weeks after picking up her "Roseanne" reboot for a second season. ABC decided t
The Lantern/Twitter An Ohio State University student was condemned by her school after she was seen in a video ranting about white guys hooking up with black girls after an African-American student danced with her ex-boyfriend. A short video posted to Twitter Sunday shows sophomore Katelyn Rust ranting, "Fuck yourself you are hooking up with a black girl. That's weird. That's weird as fuck. Fuck you." Aleigha Mason, a student at another Ohio college, posted the video and said Rust's rant was dir
The restaurateur said he wanted the woman to remove her niqab "because it gives several guests an uncomfortable feeling to have fully veiled women in their midst." A restaurant owner in Germany has been accused of racism on social media when he allegedly told a woman wearing a "niqab" -- a Muslim woman's face veil -- to remove it or leave the premises. On Saturday, around 3000 guests, including a niqab-wearing woman, turned up at the Seekrug restaurant located at the Obersee lake in Bielefeld to
Apparently, this restaurant owner has some ridiculous, Islamophobic business practices that didn't allow him to serve two Muslim women. A restaurateur in a suburb in Paris has been labeled as Islamophobic after he reportedly refused to serve two hijab-clad Muslim women. The incident took place over the weekend at Michelin-starred Le Canacle restaurant in Tremblay-en-France and appears to have been covertly recorded by one of the women. "Terrorists are Muslims, and all Muslims are terrorists. Thi
When Ibtihaj Muhammad revealed this week that she would participate in the Olympics while dressed in her Muslim attire, she received a lot of attention. On Monday, Muhammad, a member of the U.S. fencing team, became the first American Olympian to compete wearing a hijab. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton showed her support for the Muslim athlete by tweeting her congratulations. Advertisement - story continues below In Rio, Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad became the first American M
As Twitchy reported earlier, a lot of people were less than sympathetic with a writer who told of how her woke daughter started crying at the dentist's office because the dentist was "a boy" and the office didn't have any "girl dentists." My daughter started crying at the dentist office bc the dentist "is a boy" and the dentist said "sorry, there are no girl dentists at this office" & my daughter looked at me & said "why did we come here." -- Alissa Nutting (@AlissaNutting) April 16, 2018 Among
Rihanna was photographed wearing snakeskin thigh high boots during a night in London on Friday and the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals organization (PETA) immediately criticized the singer for sending the wrong message to fans. The 24-year-old appeared to be in good spirits and oozed confidence as she proudly flaunted her eye-catching boots which she matched with a burgundy leather mini-skirt and black baggy sweatshirt. However, a PETA activist compared Rihanna to Lady Gaga, and dism
According to conservative "news" site The Daily Caller, Tomi Lahren has been suspended from The Blaze after her comments last week where she claimed on "The View" that she is actually pro-choice. While her claims remain suspect, her suspension is great news for those of us who enjoy going a few days without a hate-filled young woman screaming lies at us. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript of the above video: Tomi Lahren on TheBlaze has reportedly been suspended after her
Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17, is charged with killing eight students and two teachers The mother of one of the murdered girls in the Santa Fe, TX, school shooting alleges that the shooter harassed her daughter for four months before she turned him down, with much of the subsequent news coverage blaming the shooting on the killer being "spurned." Victoria Smith writes : "There's something truly depressing about finding the world view of a killer reflected in the reporting of his crimes. Then again, b
ABC screengrab Twitter users called for a boycott to get Roseanne Barr fired after she tweeted - and soon deleted - a racist attack on former Obama official Valerie Jarrett. After trying to defend the tweet by declaring "Muslim is not a race," as though that was the problem with her tweet, she deleted the attack and apologized to "all Americans." But that wasn't enough for Twitter users who demanded ABC boot her just weeks after picking up her "Roseanne" reboot for a second season. ABC decided t
This is pretty rich. The Daily Caller editor in chief and Fox host Tucker Carlson pretended he had no idea what happened back in 2004 when The Daily Show host Jon Stewart made a complete mockery of Carlson, his co-host Paul Begala and CNN's Crossfire during an appearance on this Thursday's Washington Journal on C-SPAN. During an appearance on C-SPAN's Washington Journal Thursday morning, a caller asked the Fox host/Daily Caller editor-in-chief if he would be willing to try his hand at debating S
Long time neoconservative loser and known anti-Trump crusader, Bill Kristol, has now set his sights on a new target in the conservative movement. Kristol, who has continued to out himself as a leftist, like his father before him, took aim at Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Carlson, a favorite of small government conservatives, paleocons, and right-libertarians, was defamed by Kristol in a recent interview with CNBC. Speaking about Carlson's show, Kristol told CNBC's John Harwood, "I mean, it is cl
On Monday's "Morning Joe" on MSNBC, host Joe Scarborough took aim at President Barack Obama for his approach to radical Islam, particularly ISIS in the wake of recent events. According to Scarborough, Obama's approach is "intellectually flabby." "[W]hat this requires Washington to do and western leaders to do is actually sew some subtlety," Scarborough said. "We have to do two things that seem to be in conflict but actually work together. The first thing we have to do is acknowledge what Graeme
Morning Joe's host Joe Scarborough ridiculed prominent conservatives who trusted Trump, whose only loyalty is to himself. "Steve King and Ann Coulter and Sean Hannity are insulted because he did something they don't like. That doesn't mean Donald Trump's base is going to leave Donald Trump, they're not," Scarborough said. "No, he's the only game in town," Commentary editor Noah Rothman agreed. "I have been pretty impressed about Ann Coulter, who wrote a book about how we should trust Trump. Lite
Charles Krauthammer has not indulged in the conservative outrage targeted at President Obama over the reverend at his Easter Sunday services, who decried "captains of the religious right" in his sermon. At least, Krauthammer explained his position to Bill O'Reilly , and revealed that he agrees with O'Reilly on his commentary over gay marriage opponents needing to do more than "thump the bible." Regarding his lack of outrage over the reverend's comments, Krauthammer said he just ignores all the a
O'REILLY: What comment set you off? What did he say? SMILEY: You are off the air at 8:50, you ain't got enough time for me to run-- O'REILLY: Just give me one. SMILEY: Oh, come on! You're wasting good television time, Bill. His anti-immigrant stance. His anti-Muslim stance. His maltreating and that of his supporters the maltreating of African-Americans in the audiences at these rallies. Don't ask a silly question. You know better than this. O'REILLY: It is not silly though. If you look at the co
Al Gore got caught in a major lie in an interview with Jake Tapper the other day. He responded to accusations by the president that he uses a private jet while telling other people they need to live a green lifestyle. He said : TAPPER: President Trump has gone after you directly when talking about this issue of climate change. I want you to -- I want to give you an opportunity to respond to something he said... TRUMP: Al Gore wants to eliminate the combustion engine, essentially, and flies aroun
Fox News anchor Chris Wallace quizzed former Vice President Al Gore on Sunday about his 2006 predictions on climate change . Gore once called climate change a "true planetary emergency," saying that unless "drastic measures" were taken, the Earth would be doomed in 10 years. He sounded the alarm during publicity for his 2006 documentary about global warming, "An Inconvenient Truth." According to Gore, his exaggerations can be explained because the U.S. has increased regulations enough to combat
On a "big night," CNN anchor Chris Cuomo broke the airing of the Michael Cohen-Donald Trump tape, but little did Cuomo know that Cohen also taped a conversation he had with him. Turns out, the only safe place to have a conversation with Trump's former attorney may be buck naked in a sauna, as The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Cohen recorded a conversation he had with Cuomo, even as he "assured" the anchor he "wasn't running a tape." In the latter tape, two hours long, Cohen told Cu
Jake Tapper ended today's The Lead responding to critics saying the media has devoted too much coverage to Michael Brown and not nearly enough to inner-city violence and black-on-black crime. Plenty of reporters and anchors have been on the ground in Ferguson for the past few weeks, and there has been quite a lot of coverage. Tapper acknowledged criticism that the media glosses over violence in places like Chicago, as well as the shooting of Dillon Taylor , a young white man whose death has simi
Long time neoconservative loser and known anti-Trump crusader, Bill Kristol, has now set his sights on a new target in the conservative movement. Kristol, who has continued to out himself as a leftist, like his father before him, took aim at Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Carlson, a favorite of small government conservatives, paleocons, and right-libertarians, was defamed by Kristol in a recent interview with CNBC. Speaking about Carlson's show, Kristol told CNBC's John Harwood, "I mean, it is cl
On Monday's "Morning Joe" on MSNBC, host Joe Scarborough took aim at President Barack Obama for his approach to radical Islam, particularly ISIS in the wake of recent events. According to Scarborough, Obama's approach is "intellectually flabby." "[W]hat this requires Washington to do and western leaders to do is actually sew some subtlety," Scarborough said. "We have to do two things that seem to be in conflict but actually work together. The first thing we have to do is acknowledge what Graeme
Morning Joe's host Joe Scarborough ridiculed prominent conservatives who trusted Trump, whose only loyalty is to himself. "Steve King and Ann Coulter and Sean Hannity are insulted because he did something they don't like. That doesn't mean Donald Trump's base is going to leave Donald Trump, they're not," Scarborough said. "No, he's the only game in town," Commentary editor Noah Rothman agreed. "I have been pretty impressed about Ann Coulter, who wrote a book about how we should trust Trump. Lite
Charles Krauthammer has not indulged in the conservative outrage targeted at President Obama over the reverend at his Easter Sunday services, who decried "captains of the religious right" in his sermon. At least, Krauthammer explained his position to Bill O'Reilly , and revealed that he agrees with O'Reilly on his commentary over gay marriage opponents needing to do more than "thump the bible." Regarding his lack of outrage over the reverend's comments, Krauthammer said he just ignores all the a
O'REILLY: What comment set you off? What did he say? SMILEY: You are off the air at 8:50, you ain't got enough time for me to run-- O'REILLY: Just give me one. SMILEY: Oh, come on! You're wasting good television time, Bill. His anti-immigrant stance. His anti-Muslim stance. His maltreating and that of his supporters the maltreating of African-Americans in the audiences at these rallies. Don't ask a silly question. You know better than this. O'REILLY: It is not silly though. If you look at the co
Al Gore got caught in a major lie in an interview with Jake Tapper the other day. He responded to accusations by the president that he uses a private jet while telling other people they need to live a green lifestyle. He said : TAPPER: President Trump has gone after you directly when talking about this issue of climate change. I want you to -- I want to give you an opportunity to respond to something he said... TRUMP: Al Gore wants to eliminate the combustion engine, essentially, and flies aroun
Fox News anchor Chris Wallace quizzed former Vice President Al Gore on Sunday about his 2006 predictions on climate change . Gore once called climate change a "true planetary emergency," saying that unless "drastic measures" were taken, the Earth would be doomed in 10 years. He sounded the alarm during publicity for his 2006 documentary about global warming, "An Inconvenient Truth." According to Gore, his exaggerations can be explained because the U.S. has increased regulations enough to combat
On a "big night," CNN anchor Chris Cuomo broke the airing of the Michael Cohen-Donald Trump tape, but little did Cuomo know that Cohen also taped a conversation he had with him. Turns out, the only safe place to have a conversation with Trump's former attorney may be buck naked in a sauna, as The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Cohen recorded a conversation he had with Cuomo, even as he "assured" the anchor he "wasn't running a tape." In the latter tape, two hours long, Cohen told Cu
Jake Tapper ended today's The Lead responding to critics saying the media has devoted too much coverage to Michael Brown and not nearly enough to inner-city violence and black-on-black crime. Plenty of reporters and anchors have been on the ground in Ferguson for the past few weeks, and there has been quite a lot of coverage. Tapper acknowledged criticism that the media glosses over violence in places like Chicago, as well as the shooting of Dillon Taylor , a young white man whose death has simi
Sean Hannity Questions about Barack Obama's eligibility to be president, and specifically about his birth certificate, largely have been off-limits to many in the major U.S. media outlets over the last two years that it's been an issue, with show hosts only occasionally noting the question exists. That suddenly and dramatically may be changing, after Sean Hannity used his Fox News show to plunge in with both feet, demanding, "Can't they just produce it and we move on?" The questions came on his
In a discussion with Fox News host Sean Hannity Thursday, Eric Trump addressed the "hypocrisy" of the media when it comes to dangerous rhetoric. Amid reckless, over-the-top rhetoric from many in the media, he said, his whole family has "had white powder show up at our house." "The hypocrisy is unlike anything you can imagine," said Trump. "You have them attacking Barron, you have them attacking Tiffany, you have them attacking our entire family. You have them spewing garbage every single day on
During one of his more ridiculous segments this past week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson spoke with Scott Bolden, a black lawyer who happens to be well off financially. In the heated exchange between the two, Carlson repeatedly tried to claim that Bolden's wealth is an indicator that (1) black people are not oppressed and (2) that he's never experienced real oppression because he has money. Carlson grossly misstates the actual problem and shows that he has no clue how oppression works, as Ring of
Sean Hannity went out on a long, long limb yesterday on Neil Cavuto's Fox News show -- once again promoting his blueprint for Conservative Victory -- and made a bold prediction: Hannity: You put all of this in toto, in its entirety, and we are looking at -- not only the socialization, the Europe-ization of -- the Western European socialist model coming to America, we're looking at a -- the end of capitalism in America as we know it. I want to add a point. He is -- by far, I predict, Neil -- and
It brings me absolutely no joy to say this, but shouty Fox News man Tucker Carlson said a (basically) true thing on his Thursday show while discussing Donald Trump's infamous " shithole countries " comments. Carlson said: Today, as you doubtless heard, during immigration talks, President Trump said something that almost every single person in America actually agrees with--an awful lot of immigrants come to this country from other places that aren't very nice. Those places are dangerous, they're
On Monday's "Morning Joe" on MSNBC, host Joe Scarborough took aim at President Barack Obama for his approach to radical Islam, particularly ISIS in the wake of recent events. According to Scarborough, Obama's approach is "intellectually flabby." "[W]hat this requires Washington to do and western leaders to do is actually sew some subtlety," Scarborough said. "We have to do two things that seem to be in conflict but actually work together. The first thing we have to do is acknowledge what Graeme
Joe Piscopo and Fox News host Neil Cavuto were very annoyed that celebrities in the Hand in Hand hurricane relief telethon talked climate change. Piscopo doesn't believe in climate change but if it does exist, it's Obama's fault! "How about just raising the money, helping the folks out in need and spare the lectures?" Cavuto said after playing clips of Barbra Streisand, Beyonce and Stevie Wonder talking about the importance of dealing with climate change during the telethon. Then, Cavuto introd
Bill O'Reilly took on the issue of stopping Islamic terrorism Monday with Osama Siblani , the publisher of the Arab American News, telling him he doesn't see militant Islam because "you don't want to know." O'Reilly repeatedly confronted Siblani about militant Islam in Detroit, but Siblani said he knows of no militant Muslims to begin with. They fought over the decision by the mayor of New York City to end a controversial unit monitoring Muslims , with Siblani saying public officials are "electe
I can't believe I am agreeing with President Obama and Fox News' Bill O'Reilly on the same blog but in this situation they both said something I agree with. For the record, while I don't agree with many of President Obama's policies, such as his support of Planned Parenthood, I do agree that it is past time for the racism conversation. On the other hand, I also don't always agree with everything that O'Reilly says. I do agree that we need to strengthen the American family which also includes the
Franklin Graham was booked as a terrorism-fighting expert on The O'Reilly Factor tonight. Apparently, his knee-jerk hatred for President Obama was all the credential needed. "Why do you think the world will not unite to stop ISIS?" Bill O'Reilly asked. Graham said that first, he wanted Muslims to know that God loves them. He meant, Jesus, of course, not the God Muslims worship - and probably believe loves them. "We love them and pray for them... He sent his son from heaven to this earth, Jesus C
In a discussion with Fox News host Sean Hannity Thursday, Eric Trump addressed the "hypocrisy" of the media when it comes to dangerous rhetoric. Amid reckless, over-the-top rhetoric from many in the media, he said, his whole family has "had white powder show up at our house." "The hypocrisy is unlike anything you can imagine," said Trump. "You have them attacking Barron, you have them attacking Tiffany, you have them attacking our entire family. You have them spewing garbage every single day on
During one of his more ridiculous segments this past week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson spoke with Scott Bolden, a black lawyer who happens to be well off financially. In the heated exchange between the two, Carlson repeatedly tried to claim that Bolden's wealth is an indicator that (1) black people are not oppressed and (2) that he's never experienced real oppression because he has money. Carlson grossly misstates the actual problem and shows that he has no clue how oppression works, as Ring of
Sean Hannity went out on a long, long limb yesterday on Neil Cavuto's Fox News show -- once again promoting his blueprint for Conservative Victory -- and made a bold prediction: Hannity: You put all of this in toto, in its entirety, and we are looking at -- not only the socialization, the Europe-ization of -- the Western European socialist model coming to America, we're looking at a -- the end of capitalism in America as we know it. I want to add a point. He is -- by far, I predict, Neil -- and
It brings me absolutely no joy to say this, but shouty Fox News man Tucker Carlson said a (basically) true thing on his Thursday show while discussing Donald Trump's infamous " shithole countries " comments. Carlson said: Today, as you doubtless heard, during immigration talks, President Trump said something that almost every single person in America actually agrees with--an awful lot of immigrants come to this country from other places that aren't very nice. Those places are dangerous, they're
On Monday's "Morning Joe" on MSNBC, host Joe Scarborough took aim at President Barack Obama for his approach to radical Islam, particularly ISIS in the wake of recent events. According to Scarborough, Obama's approach is "intellectually flabby." "[W]hat this requires Washington to do and western leaders to do is actually sew some subtlety," Scarborough said. "We have to do two things that seem to be in conflict but actually work together. The first thing we have to do is acknowledge what Graeme
Joe Piscopo and Fox News host Neil Cavuto were very annoyed that celebrities in the Hand in Hand hurricane relief telethon talked climate change. Piscopo doesn't believe in climate change but if it does exist, it's Obama's fault! "How about just raising the money, helping the folks out in need and spare the lectures?" Cavuto said after playing clips of Barbra Streisand, Beyonce and Stevie Wonder talking about the importance of dealing with climate change during the telethon. Then, Cavuto introd
Bill O'Reilly took on the issue of stopping Islamic terrorism Monday with Osama Siblani , the publisher of the Arab American News, telling him he doesn't see militant Islam because "you don't want to know." O'Reilly repeatedly confronted Siblani about militant Islam in Detroit, but Siblani said he knows of no militant Muslims to begin with. They fought over the decision by the mayor of New York City to end a controversial unit monitoring Muslims , with Siblani saying public officials are "electe
I can't believe I am agreeing with President Obama and Fox News' Bill O'Reilly on the same blog but in this situation they both said something I agree with. For the record, while I don't agree with many of President Obama's policies, such as his support of Planned Parenthood, I do agree that it is past time for the racism conversation. On the other hand, I also don't always agree with everything that O'Reilly says. I do agree that we need to strengthen the American family which also includes the
Franklin Graham was booked as a terrorism-fighting expert on The O'Reilly Factor tonight. Apparently, his knee-jerk hatred for President Obama was all the credential needed. "Why do you think the world will not unite to stop ISIS?" Bill O'Reilly asked. Graham said that first, he wanted Muslims to know that God loves them. He meant, Jesus, of course, not the God Muslims worship - and probably believe loves them. "We love them and pray for them... He sent his son from heaven to this earth, Jesus C
The Oscar-qualifying Atlanta Film Festival kicks off tonight, and the lineup boasts quite a number of intriguing entries. Here are the ones that are most compelling to us: 1. ALL YOUR DEAD ONES The Category: Passport Narrative Feature The AFF Synopsis: "In this eerie and fantastically shot tragicomic satire, an ordinary farmer's morning routine is interrupted when he makes a grim discovery in the middle of his cornfield, a huge pile of dead bodies. Aghast, he reports the mysterious massacre on w
Last year, Joseph Thomas, a hard-working software engineer , was thrilled to get a job at Uber's San Francisco headquarters. The $170,000 job, he thought, would give him a chance to grow, and he had turned down an offer from Apple to get there. But in the space of about a year, Thomas' mental health declined so much that he committed suicide in late August, and his family is now demanding that Uber be held responsible for his mental decline. "He was always the smartest guy in the room," said hi
Glenn Beck welcomes Brad Cummings, co-author of "The Shack," to the program to discuss what it was like turning the book into a major motion picture. Brad explains that Hollywood filmmakers understand complex human relationships, even if they don't understand religion. This made "The Shack" an attractive candidate for a movie adaptation. Watch full episodes of Glenn live weekdays 5-6pm ET or anytime on-demand at TheBlaze TV . Community Rules Speak your mind. Please be respectful of our rules an
Eric Simonson is clearly into mousetraps. His play Honest , which had a run this summer as part of Steppenwolf Theatre's First Look Repertory of New Work, gives us Gus, a smooth operator who's written a best-selling memoir of his harrowing--and entirely fabricated--experience with addiction, homelessness, and the radical environmentalist underground. When a reporter arrives to confront him about inconsistencies in the book, Gus plays the poor guy so mercilessly that he ends up handing over his i
Image via Flickr user jdlasica For the last decade, Erick Schonfeld has been the lone wolf of tech media, working as the East Coast point man for tech publications headquartered in Silicon Valley "He's the kind of reporter who can handle anything you throw at him, from a trendy Web 2.0 startup to a Fortune 100 titan," said Josh Quittner, who was Mr. Schonfeld's old boss at Business 2.0. "For us he played the one man band." The thirty-nine-year-old father of three lives in the suburbs near Chappa
In this Facebook Live interview, Kelsey Harkness from The Daily Signal sat down with Ryan Bomberger, founder and chief creative officer at The Radiance Foundation, and Jonathan Alexandre, director of Public Policy at Liberty Counsel, to discuss why comparing those who believe that marriage is between one man and one woman to racists is a false analogy. When it comes to marriage, the government should not compel artists to communicate messages against their convictions. Ryan Bomberger said, "As a
Hollywood has many more outstanding actors than it does outstanding scripts. That's the only way to explain Naomi Watts' career, which launched stateside with a masterful twin performance in David Lynch's Mulholland Drive . Even with a pair of Oscar nominations, though, the actress has spent years languishing in Nondescript Mom roles that Laura Dern probably passed on. Watts' most recent film, the critically lambasted Book of Henry , was called by one newspaper "this year's must-unsee movie." He
Marc Morano, executive director of ClimateDepot.com, a leading site for climate change skeptics, in filmmaker Robert Kenner's Merchants of Doubt. Photo: Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics There's a quote that flashes on screen during Merchants of Doubt that sums up what its maker Robert Kenner is trying to tell us in this slickly produced attack on the American business of selling what used to be jokingly called "cancer sticks." In a film replete with the lies big tobacco has used to fool cust
Beeswax Written and Directed by Andrew Bujalski In real life you can decline to be someone's godfather, but in the cultural sphere nobody asks your permission; you just open the newspaper one day to discover you're the godfather of punk (Lou Reed) or soul (James Brown) or maybe neoconservatism (Irving Kristol). Eight years ago, Boston filmmaker Andrew Bujalski made a super-low-budget, semi-improvised feature called Funny Ha Ha that was so fresh, lively, and true to its milieu of postcollegiate s
Michael And Michael Are Gay -- Threesome Night (Sneak Peek) from: Michael And Michael Are Gay Sneak peek of a new comedic web series! Contribute to our crowdfunding for a full season: https://www.seedandspark.com/fund/michaelandmichaelaregay Created and Written by Michael Feldman & Michael Rachlis Directed by Annika Kurnick & Ian Alda Cast: Michael Feldman as MICHAEL Michael Rachlis as MICHAEL Navaris Darson as GEORGE LESASS Voiceover by Greg Wayne Theme Song by Lizzy Loeb, Christina Loeb, Micha
Last year, Joseph Thomas, a hard-working software engineer , was thrilled to get a job at Uber's San Francisco headquarters. The $170,000 job, he thought, would give him a chance to grow, and he had turned down an offer from Apple to get there. But in the space of about a year, Thomas' mental health declined so much that he committed suicide in late August, and his family is now demanding that Uber be held responsible for his mental decline. "He was always the smartest guy in the room," said hi
Glenn Beck welcomes Brad Cummings, co-author of "The Shack," to the program to discuss what it was like turning the book into a major motion picture. Brad explains that Hollywood filmmakers understand complex human relationships, even if they don't understand religion. This made "The Shack" an attractive candidate for a movie adaptation. Watch full episodes of Glenn live weekdays 5-6pm ET or anytime on-demand at TheBlaze TV . Community Rules Speak your mind. Please be respectful of our rules an
Eric Simonson is clearly into mousetraps. His play Honest , which had a run this summer as part of Steppenwolf Theatre's First Look Repertory of New Work, gives us Gus, a smooth operator who's written a best-selling memoir of his harrowing--and entirely fabricated--experience with addiction, homelessness, and the radical environmentalist underground. When a reporter arrives to confront him about inconsistencies in the book, Gus plays the poor guy so mercilessly that he ends up handing over his i
Image via Flickr user jdlasica For the last decade, Erick Schonfeld has been the lone wolf of tech media, working as the East Coast point man for tech publications headquartered in Silicon Valley "He's the kind of reporter who can handle anything you throw at him, from a trendy Web 2.0 startup to a Fortune 100 titan," said Josh Quittner, who was Mr. Schonfeld's old boss at Business 2.0. "For us he played the one man band." The thirty-nine-year-old father of three lives in the suburbs near Chappa
In this Facebook Live interview, Kelsey Harkness from The Daily Signal sat down with Ryan Bomberger, founder and chief creative officer at The Radiance Foundation, and Jonathan Alexandre, director of Public Policy at Liberty Counsel, to discuss why comparing those who believe that marriage is between one man and one woman to racists is a false analogy. When it comes to marriage, the government should not compel artists to communicate messages against their convictions. Ryan Bomberger said, "As a
Hollywood has many more outstanding actors than it does outstanding scripts. That's the only way to explain Naomi Watts' career, which launched stateside with a masterful twin performance in David Lynch's Mulholland Drive . Even with a pair of Oscar nominations, though, the actress has spent years languishing in Nondescript Mom roles that Laura Dern probably passed on. Watts' most recent film, the critically lambasted Book of Henry , was called by one newspaper "this year's must-unsee movie." He
Marc Morano, executive director of ClimateDepot.com, a leading site for climate change skeptics, in filmmaker Robert Kenner's Merchants of Doubt. Photo: Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics There's a quote that flashes on screen during Merchants of Doubt that sums up what its maker Robert Kenner is trying to tell us in this slickly produced attack on the American business of selling what used to be jokingly called "cancer sticks." In a film replete with the lies big tobacco has used to fool cust
Beeswax Written and Directed by Andrew Bujalski In real life you can decline to be someone's godfather, but in the cultural sphere nobody asks your permission; you just open the newspaper one day to discover you're the godfather of punk (Lou Reed) or soul (James Brown) or maybe neoconservatism (Irving Kristol). Eight years ago, Boston filmmaker Andrew Bujalski made a super-low-budget, semi-improvised feature called Funny Ha Ha that was so fresh, lively, and true to its milieu of postcollegiate s
Michael And Michael Are Gay -- Threesome Night (Sneak Peek) from: Michael And Michael Are Gay Sneak peek of a new comedic web series! Contribute to our crowdfunding for a full season: https://www.seedandspark.com/fund/michaelandmichaelaregay Created and Written by Michael Feldman & Michael Rachlis Directed by Annika Kurnick & Ian Alda Cast: Michael Feldman as MICHAEL Michael Rachlis as MICHAEL Navaris Darson as GEORGE LESASS Voiceover by Greg Wayne Theme Song by Lizzy Loeb, Christina Loeb, Micha
Comedians Tim Dillon and Ray Kump, with their special guest, WhoWhatWhy founder Russ Baker, take on the world's ills and still find a way to make the audience smile. In a live podcast from the TBS Comedy Hub at the New York Comedy Festival, they address wars, nasty politicians, and the meaning of life as seen through an investigative lens -- and from the dark perspective that writers and comedians share. Full Text Transcript: As a service to our readers, we provide transcripts with our podcasts.
There was an odd, but interesting, op-ed at the Washington Post 's website yesterday by James Franco. (The actor.) In it, he wrote about working at McDonald's as a teen. The piece, entitled " McDonald's was there for me when no one else was ," is actually kind of delightful; I suggest you give it a read. After dropping out of UCLA, Franco needed to find work because his parents wouldn't support him while he went to acting school. Here's how he stumbled into the gig at Mickey D's: I had very litt
Maleficent actor Brenton Thwaites has hinted in an interview that he might be bisexual Maleficent and The Giver actor Brenton Thwaites has hinted in an interview that he might be bisexual, reports the Star Observer . Speaking about his upcoming role in Son of a Gun , the Australian actor replied "male or female?" when asked what he looks for in a perfect partner. "Both," the interviewer said, to which Brenton replied "they're very different." Check out the interview here for Thwaites' full an
Victoria and Abdul actor Ali Fazal on racism: 'It has always existed, will be there in future too' Actor Ali Fazal, who plays one of the title roles in Stephen Frears' directorial Victoria and Abdul with veteran actor Judi Dench, believes racism has always existed and it will continue to exist in future too. But he says he is one of the lucky few to have never experienced it. Ali Fazal. Image from IBNlive "I don't think it is (racism) out of the picture. There has always been racism and there wi
Tom Hardy, actor and beloved MySpace persona , shut down a reporter during a press conference last week for his new film Legend . When the journalist awkwardly asked Hardy about sexuality, celebrities, and the media, Hardy fired back, "What on earth are you on about?" before ending the conversation with a stern "Thank you." Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Hardy had a legitimate reason for not wanting to answer the question. "It was just the inelegance of being asked in a room full of p
Kevin Hart accepts the Comedy Star of the Year Award during The CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards Brought to you by The Coca-Cola Company at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, on April 23, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for CinemaCon) Kevin Hart is still answering for a controversial joke he made during 2010's Seriously Funny tour. During the tour, the comedian said: One o
Sometimes the trickiest part of an actor's job is capturing a character's voice--literally. Accents, especially the iconic one "New Yawkers" are known for, can come off as caricature. Not to mention there are actually lots of distinct dialects echoing through the five boroughs. Still, it's the stereotypical delivery--multi-syllabic words ("fuhgeddaboudit") dropped "r"s ("watuh" for "water"), "d"s instead of "t"s ("dese" not "these")--we tend to think of in movie classics like Saturday Night Feve
I don't have to tell you how modern "comedy" is rife with left-wing suckage . Lefties are slowly draining the life out of joke-telling, like a bad case of the Super-AIDS. You might think I'm being paranoid but, by all means, don't take me at my word on it. Jimmy Kimmel's wife and other female comedy writers will readily admit as much : MOLLY McNEARNEY: I remember when Hillary was coming on a year ago, people were still making pantsuit jokes. I was like, "What the fuck are you doing? You're minim
Wednesday's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" spent some time with Bernie Sanders to both talk about campaign policies and to discuss the pop-culture phenomena that is developing around Sanders impressions. "Some of your supporters think you're unelectable," Kimmel began. "They say you're too old. They say you're too far left. They say you don't bother to brush your hair how do you respond to something like that where people say 'Why bother supporting this guy he's not going to win?'" Sanders said that in man
Actor Rza joins Morning Joe to discuss his movie, "Brick Mansions" which focuses on containing criminals in Detroit. He also talks about the single copy sale of Wu-Tang Clan's secret album and pays tribute to the late Paul Walker who starred in Brick... Morning Joe - 9:06 AM 4/25/2014 Top: Gillian Tett of the Financial Times talks about a featured op-ed, "The Sugar Wars," which focuses on why sweets are the real problem. The panel then turns the conversation to the failed trade agreement between
There was an odd, but interesting, op-ed at the Washington Post 's website yesterday by James Franco. (The actor.) In it, he wrote about working at McDonald's as a teen. The piece, entitled " McDonald's was there for me when no one else was ," is actually kind of delightful; I suggest you give it a read. After dropping out of UCLA, Franco needed to find work because his parents wouldn't support him while he went to acting school. Here's how he stumbled into the gig at Mickey D's: I had very litt
Maleficent actor Brenton Thwaites has hinted in an interview that he might be bisexual Maleficent and The Giver actor Brenton Thwaites has hinted in an interview that he might be bisexual, reports the Star Observer . Speaking about his upcoming role in Son of a Gun , the Australian actor replied "male or female?" when asked what he looks for in a perfect partner. "Both," the interviewer said, to which Brenton replied "they're very different." Check out the interview here for Thwaites' full an
Victoria and Abdul actor Ali Fazal on racism: 'It has always existed, will be there in future too' Actor Ali Fazal, who plays one of the title roles in Stephen Frears' directorial Victoria and Abdul with veteran actor Judi Dench, believes racism has always existed and it will continue to exist in future too. But he says he is one of the lucky few to have never experienced it. Ali Fazal. Image from IBNlive "I don't think it is (racism) out of the picture. There has always been racism and there wi
Tom Hardy, actor and beloved MySpace persona , shut down a reporter during a press conference last week for his new film Legend . When the journalist awkwardly asked Hardy about sexuality, celebrities, and the media, Hardy fired back, "What on earth are you on about?" before ending the conversation with a stern "Thank you." Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Hardy had a legitimate reason for not wanting to answer the question. "It was just the inelegance of being asked in a room full of p
Kevin Hart accepts the Comedy Star of the Year Award during The CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards Brought to you by The Coca-Cola Company at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, on April 23, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for CinemaCon) Kevin Hart is still answering for a controversial joke he made during 2010's Seriously Funny tour. During the tour, the comedian said: One o
Sometimes the trickiest part of an actor's job is capturing a character's voice--literally. Accents, especially the iconic one "New Yawkers" are known for, can come off as caricature. Not to mention there are actually lots of distinct dialects echoing through the five boroughs. Still, it's the stereotypical delivery--multi-syllabic words ("fuhgeddaboudit") dropped "r"s ("watuh" for "water"), "d"s instead of "t"s ("dese" not "these")--we tend to think of in movie classics like Saturday Night Feve
I don't have to tell you how modern "comedy" is rife with left-wing suckage . Lefties are slowly draining the life out of joke-telling, like a bad case of the Super-AIDS. You might think I'm being paranoid but, by all means, don't take me at my word on it. Jimmy Kimmel's wife and other female comedy writers will readily admit as much : MOLLY McNEARNEY: I remember when Hillary was coming on a year ago, people were still making pantsuit jokes. I was like, "What the fuck are you doing? You're minim
Wednesday's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" spent some time with Bernie Sanders to both talk about campaign policies and to discuss the pop-culture phenomena that is developing around Sanders impressions. "Some of your supporters think you're unelectable," Kimmel began. "They say you're too old. They say you're too far left. They say you don't bother to brush your hair how do you respond to something like that where people say 'Why bother supporting this guy he's not going to win?'" Sanders said that in man
Actor Rza joins Morning Joe to discuss his movie, "Brick Mansions" which focuses on containing criminals in Detroit. He also talks about the single copy sale of Wu-Tang Clan's secret album and pays tribute to the late Paul Walker who starred in Brick... Morning Joe - 9:06 AM 4/25/2014 Top: Gillian Tett of the Financial Times talks about a featured op-ed, "The Sugar Wars," which focuses on why sweets are the real problem. The panel then turns the conversation to the failed trade agreement between
Judge them by their enemies. More evidence that Barack Obama might be shaping up as a good president is that Norman Podhoretz hates him so much. In a Wall Street Journal column Monday the guru of the neoconservatives declared: "I would rather be ruled by the Tea Party than by the Democratic Party, and I would rather have Sarah Palin sitting in the Oval Office than Barack Obama." I know that does not properly address all of the serious questions raised about the Obama presidency by progressives,
Obama vs Reagan (Original post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2013 OP Sat Nov 30, 2013, 03:55 AM 1. I remember the Reagan years all too well. Things went from bad to worse. I have NEVER understood how his economic policies were considered good. Plus, Jimmy Carter is, in my opinion, one of the top two or three Presidents of the 20th Century. I can only hope I (and he) will live long enough to see this clearly understood. Sat Nov 30, 2013, 07:46 AM Oakenshield (612 posts) 2. Reagan's economic policies w
If ever there was an important political battle the Republican leadership couldn't possibly lose, it is the one over defunding President Obama's actions granting roughly 5 million illegal aliens de facto amnesty and work authorization. And yet, they are doing just that . Republican leaders are routinely on record denouncing the president's programs as an abuse of executive authority, and a federal judge in Texas issued a temporary injunction as a result of a lawsuit brought by 26 states agrees.
( Dr. Walter Heller - tried to save Reagan from himself - didn't work ) With word about the latest recession being "over", I was reminded about the last time we had a deep recession in the 1980s and how we all became familiar with the phrases "Reaganomics" , Supply-Side and Voodoo-Economics . Back in the 80s there was 10% unemployment (on paper) and it felt like it lasted forever. Former Kennedy and Johnson Economic adviser Dr. Walter Heller had a few observations to make when he was interviewed
What with the Bush legacy of reckless war and economic mismanagement, 2008 is a year that favors the generic Democratic candidate over the generic Republican one. Yet Barack Obama, with every natural and structural advantage in the presidential race, is running only neck-and-neck against John McCain, a sub-par Republican nominee with a list of liabilities longer than a Joe Biden monologue. Obama has built a crack political operation, raised record sums, and inspired millions with his eloquence a
Last month, in his inauguration speech, George W. Bush brazenly assumed the mantle of the Great Emancipator, quoting Abraham Lincoln while declaring world war in the name of human liberty. Clearly the elastic Lincoln icon can be stretched in startling ways, when the example of Honest Abe, an eloquent autodidact of backwoods birth, can be appropriated by our current president, a legendarily incurious stumbling patrician prevaricator. But the comparison between the two controversial presidents is
Bill Leak was the greatest cartoonist of his era and deserves comparison with David Low, the greatest cartoonist of his era, from the First World War to the 1950s. Both initially made their names on The Bulletin magazine in Sydney as left-of-centre satirists but eventually went on to become the most powerful foes of left-wing authoritarianism in all its forms. New Zealand-born David Low (1891-1963) arrived in Sydney in 1911 to work on The Bulletin . During the First World War he became a relentl
- Advertisement - Ce'line half joked, "If you stay anywhere long enough, everyone and everything will stink up, just for your special benefit." Without this pungency, however, there is no real understanding of anything, and Ce'line knew this as well as anyone. With tremendous physical and mental courage, the man endured. He survived being wounded in WWI, a year in Africa, a month in America, being a slum doctor for decades, WWII and the consequences of being an anti-Semite, everything but his fi
The "poet" Obama vs. the "zombie" conservatives? From 2008 through 2016, the contrast between how journalists fawned over Barack Obama and trashed conservatives was pretty clear. On July 28, 2016, New York Times columnist Frank Bruni rhapsodized over Obama: "He's been more than our president. Time and again, he's been our national poet." In contrast, Times columnist Maureen Dowd on August 3, 2011 saw Tea Party conservatives as "cannibals" and "vampires" who were draining the country's reputatio
Joe Biden, the same guy who served under one of America's most rabid wealth distributors in modern political times -- Barack Obama -- and the same guy who presents as oh so very much concerned with the plight of the middle class, has taken a fat cat step toward Profit Lane. He's reportedly charging hundreds of dollars for autographed copies of his forthcoming book, "Promise Me, Dad." Gee, whil, Joe. Didn't know you had stumbled on cash poor times. Charging signing fees for a book seems rather a
Obama vs Reagan (Original post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2013 OP Sat Nov 30, 2013, 03:55 AM 1. I remember the Reagan years all too well. Things went from bad to worse. I have NEVER understood how his economic policies were considered good. Plus, Jimmy Carter is, in my opinion, one of the top two or three Presidents of the 20th Century. I can only hope I (and he) will live long enough to see this clearly understood. Sat Nov 30, 2013, 07:46 AM Oakenshield (612 posts) 2. Reagan's economic policies w
If ever there was an important political battle the Republican leadership couldn't possibly lose, it is the one over defunding President Obama's actions granting roughly 5 million illegal aliens de facto amnesty and work authorization. And yet, they are doing just that . Republican leaders are routinely on record denouncing the president's programs as an abuse of executive authority, and a federal judge in Texas issued a temporary injunction as a result of a lawsuit brought by 26 states agrees.
( Dr. Walter Heller - tried to save Reagan from himself - didn't work ) With word about the latest recession being "over", I was reminded about the last time we had a deep recession in the 1980s and how we all became familiar with the phrases "Reaganomics" , Supply-Side and Voodoo-Economics . Back in the 80s there was 10% unemployment (on paper) and it felt like it lasted forever. Former Kennedy and Johnson Economic adviser Dr. Walter Heller had a few observations to make when he was interviewed
What with the Bush legacy of reckless war and economic mismanagement, 2008 is a year that favors the generic Democratic candidate over the generic Republican one. Yet Barack Obama, with every natural and structural advantage in the presidential race, is running only neck-and-neck against John McCain, a sub-par Republican nominee with a list of liabilities longer than a Joe Biden monologue. Obama has built a crack political operation, raised record sums, and inspired millions with his eloquence a
Last month, in his inauguration speech, George W. Bush brazenly assumed the mantle of the Great Emancipator, quoting Abraham Lincoln while declaring world war in the name of human liberty. Clearly the elastic Lincoln icon can be stretched in startling ways, when the example of Honest Abe, an eloquent autodidact of backwoods birth, can be appropriated by our current president, a legendarily incurious stumbling patrician prevaricator. But the comparison between the two controversial presidents is
Bill Leak was the greatest cartoonist of his era and deserves comparison with David Low, the greatest cartoonist of his era, from the First World War to the 1950s. Both initially made their names on The Bulletin magazine in Sydney as left-of-centre satirists but eventually went on to become the most powerful foes of left-wing authoritarianism in all its forms. New Zealand-born David Low (1891-1963) arrived in Sydney in 1911 to work on The Bulletin . During the First World War he became a relentl
- Advertisement - Ce'line half joked, "If you stay anywhere long enough, everyone and everything will stink up, just for your special benefit." Without this pungency, however, there is no real understanding of anything, and Ce'line knew this as well as anyone. With tremendous physical and mental courage, the man endured. He survived being wounded in WWI, a year in Africa, a month in America, being a slum doctor for decades, WWII and the consequences of being an anti-Semite, everything but his fi
The "poet" Obama vs. the "zombie" conservatives? From 2008 through 2016, the contrast between how journalists fawned over Barack Obama and trashed conservatives was pretty clear. On July 28, 2016, New York Times columnist Frank Bruni rhapsodized over Obama: "He's been more than our president. Time and again, he's been our national poet." In contrast, Times columnist Maureen Dowd on August 3, 2011 saw Tea Party conservatives as "cannibals" and "vampires" who were draining the country's reputatio
Joe Biden, the same guy who served under one of America's most rabid wealth distributors in modern political times -- Barack Obama -- and the same guy who presents as oh so very much concerned with the plight of the middle class, has taken a fat cat step toward Profit Lane. He's reportedly charging hundreds of dollars for autographed copies of his forthcoming book, "Promise Me, Dad." Gee, whil, Joe. Didn't know you had stumbled on cash poor times. Charging signing fees for a book seems rather a
This cartoon ran in Sunday's Gazzetta dello Sport , Italy's top-selling sports newspaper. It's Balotelli, fresh off the Azzurri triumph over England, climbing Big Ben. (Fun fact: It's officially "Elizabeth Tower" now .) Yes, Balotelli is playing the part of a giant gorilla, and yes, 90 percent of European soccer racism is based on referring to black players as monkeys or apes. This is, you know, not okay, and the Gazzetta has been hearing from concerned readers. The paper put out a statement tod
Niccolo Machiavelli, 1469-1527 (Illustration by Michael Daley) The myth of Machiavelli took flight within a generation of his death in 1527. One of the stock villains of Elizabethan literature is "Machiavel": a sinister, even diabolical figure who preaches blasphemy, treachery and hypocrisy. In Christopher Marlowe's luridly anti-Semitic play, The Jew of Malta , Machiavel delivers a prologue that includes the notorious lines: "I count religion but a childish toy,/And hold there is no sin but igno
4now (1,365 posts) Steve Bell on Binyamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin cartoon End Israeli apartheid. Boycott, Divest, Sanction. http://www.bdsmovement.net/ Steve Bell on Binyamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin cartoon (Original post) 4now Sep 2014 OP Well, I think Netanyahu might have the better singing voice Scootaloo Sep 2014 #1 Sun Sep 7, 2014, 07:02 PM Scootaloo (25,699 posts) 1. Well, I think Netanyahu might have the better singing voice And for sure, his right-wing land-grabbing racist as
Bill Leak was the greatest cartoonist of his era and deserves comparison with David Low, the greatest cartoonist of his era, from the First World War to the 1950s. Both initially made their names on The Bulletin magazine in Sydney as left-of-centre satirists but eventually went on to become the most powerful foes of left-wing authoritarianism in all its forms. New Zealand-born David Low (1891-1963) arrived in Sydney in 1911 to work on The Bulletin . During the First World War he became a relentl
In the current issue of its Tel Aviv edition, the magazine TimeOut offers the latest variation on Saul Steinberg's famous cartoon of a New Yorker's view of the world. The foreground on the Israeli illustration shows the cafes of the Shenkin district, Tel Aviv's equivalent to SoHo, and the tree-lined expanse of Rothschild Boulevard. Just past the Yarkon River, the city's northern boundary, these delights give way to a landscape marked by Patriot missile batteries, exploding bombs and incoming roc
The hilarious A.F. Branco cartoon below shows what Democrats are REALLY up against this November, and it's their own fault: Nails it! Democrats have a very tough road ahead. The president has scored so many victories and all they have to show for themselves is a whole bunch of whining and nothing else. Democrats currently think the issue with illegals being separated from their kids while in detention is a winning issue. But they are very wrong as most support the President on this. In fact Pres
Illustration by Paul Willoughby. (Photo: Joan Marcus/Courtesy of Philip Rinaldi) T he Clean House is one of those shows that you leave wondering why so many other people had such a good time. I don't mean the civilians sitting near me, who seemed diverted if not overwhelmed by it, but the rest of the scribbling class. The play's arrival in New York was preceded by a MacArthur genius grant for its young author, Sarah Ruhl, and a Pulitzer nomination. It then won glowing notices from many of the
A reader writes, "Good morning, Jay. Did you see the Toles cartoon today?" The answer, as every day, is no. Our reader continues, I'm not so thin-skinned as to look for offense where none is to be had, and I certainly don't want to read between lines that aren't there, but this one just really rubs me the wrong way. Tea Party Republicans as some sort of infectious strain deserving of eradication? I dunno, maybe the cartoon is better in the original German. Remember the rules: If you're a right-w
Illustration by Jacob Thomas T here are mornings lately, glancing at my Twitter feed, when it feels like the whole world is conspiring to publicize The Good Wife . If you haven't been watching the CBS series (and you should be, because it's excellent), it's a legal procedural about a political spouse, Alicia Florrick, who returns to work when her former-state's-attorney husband goes to prison after a prostitution and corruption scandala woman a lot like former lawyer Silda Spitzer, whose crus
If you have read a newspaper in the past 40 years, there is a good chance you have seen the comic strip Doonesbury . The satirical and often politically charged cartoon has been a staple of daily comic pages for decades. Recently, cartoonist Gary Trudeau released a series of Doonesbury strips lambasting a Texas law that requires a sonogram before a woman has an abortion. The strips feature a young woman going to a Texas abortion clinic and being sent to the "shaming room" where a "middle-aged ma
Niccolo Machiavelli, 1469-1527 (Illustration by Michael Daley) The myth of Machiavelli took flight within a generation of his death in 1527. One of the stock villains of Elizabethan literature is "Machiavel": a sinister, even diabolical figure who preaches blasphemy, treachery and hypocrisy. In Christopher Marlowe's luridly anti-Semitic play, The Jew of Malta , Machiavel delivers a prologue that includes the notorious lines: "I count religion but a childish toy,/And hold there is no sin but igno
4now (1,365 posts) Steve Bell on Binyamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin cartoon End Israeli apartheid. Boycott, Divest, Sanction. http://www.bdsmovement.net/ Steve Bell on Binyamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin cartoon (Original post) 4now Sep 2014 OP Well, I think Netanyahu might have the better singing voice Scootaloo Sep 2014 #1 Sun Sep 7, 2014, 07:02 PM Scootaloo (25,699 posts) 1. Well, I think Netanyahu might have the better singing voice And for sure, his right-wing land-grabbing racist as
Bill Leak was the greatest cartoonist of his era and deserves comparison with David Low, the greatest cartoonist of his era, from the First World War to the 1950s. Both initially made their names on The Bulletin magazine in Sydney as left-of-centre satirists but eventually went on to become the most powerful foes of left-wing authoritarianism in all its forms. New Zealand-born David Low (1891-1963) arrived in Sydney in 1911 to work on The Bulletin . During the First World War he became a relentl
In the current issue of its Tel Aviv edition, the magazine TimeOut offers the latest variation on Saul Steinberg's famous cartoon of a New Yorker's view of the world. The foreground on the Israeli illustration shows the cafes of the Shenkin district, Tel Aviv's equivalent to SoHo, and the tree-lined expanse of Rothschild Boulevard. Just past the Yarkon River, the city's northern boundary, these delights give way to a landscape marked by Patriot missile batteries, exploding bombs and incoming roc
The hilarious A.F. Branco cartoon below shows what Democrats are REALLY up against this November, and it's their own fault: Nails it! Democrats have a very tough road ahead. The president has scored so many victories and all they have to show for themselves is a whole bunch of whining and nothing else. Democrats currently think the issue with illegals being separated from their kids while in detention is a winning issue. But they are very wrong as most support the President on this. In fact Pres
Illustration by Paul Willoughby. (Photo: Joan Marcus/Courtesy of Philip Rinaldi) T he Clean House is one of those shows that you leave wondering why so many other people had such a good time. I don't mean the civilians sitting near me, who seemed diverted if not overwhelmed by it, but the rest of the scribbling class. The play's arrival in New York was preceded by a MacArthur genius grant for its young author, Sarah Ruhl, and a Pulitzer nomination. It then won glowing notices from many of the
A reader writes, "Good morning, Jay. Did you see the Toles cartoon today?" The answer, as every day, is no. Our reader continues, I'm not so thin-skinned as to look for offense where none is to be had, and I certainly don't want to read between lines that aren't there, but this one just really rubs me the wrong way. Tea Party Republicans as some sort of infectious strain deserving of eradication? I dunno, maybe the cartoon is better in the original German. Remember the rules: If you're a right-w
Illustration by Jacob Thomas T here are mornings lately, glancing at my Twitter feed, when it feels like the whole world is conspiring to publicize The Good Wife . If you haven't been watching the CBS series (and you should be, because it's excellent), it's a legal procedural about a political spouse, Alicia Florrick, who returns to work when her former-state's-attorney husband goes to prison after a prostitution and corruption scandala woman a lot like former lawyer Silda Spitzer, whose crus
If you have read a newspaper in the past 40 years, there is a good chance you have seen the comic strip Doonesbury . The satirical and often politically charged cartoon has been a staple of daily comic pages for decades. Recently, cartoonist Gary Trudeau released a series of Doonesbury strips lambasting a Texas law that requires a sonogram before a woman has an abortion. The strips feature a young woman going to a Texas abortion clinic and being sent to the "shaming room" where a "middle-aged ma
A U.S. servicemember was killed and four were wounded during combat on New Year's Day in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Tuesday. Two of the wounded servicemembers are hospitalized in stable condition and the other two were returned to duty, the military said. The engagement took place in Nangarhar province. The Taliban and Islamic State have frequently fought each other in Nangarhar and both have been targeted by sustained U.S. air strikes. The exact nature of the relationship betwe
The 100 this week, Survival of the Fittest , gave a little more insight into the world of the Grounders. It was a chance for the Sky People and the Grounders to start training, as they get ready to take on their common enemy. Meanwhile, the adults are quickly learning that they are certainly not the ones in control. Bellamy has really come a long way on The 100 . During the pilot, many fans would never had said that he and Clarke would be close friends and that he would work with Lincoln. Howeve
NBC revealed a first look into the upcoming military drama "The Brave" on Sunday. Even though few details have been released about the series, "The Brave" revolves around a Special Ops team with highly trained undercover specialists who execute missions to save the lives of others in some of the dangerous places around the world. The Special Ops team works with D.I.A. Deputy Director Patricia Campbell and her team of analysts headquartered in Washington, D.C. The television series stars Anne Hec
Monday October 23, 2017 The October 4 ambush in Niger that killed four US special forces members forced the Pentagon to admit that they had been routinely carrying out ground patrols inside Niger, but African command (AFRICOM) may be cashing in on the incident. With the revelation that there are US military operations ongoing in Niger and countless other countries, AFRICOM is noting that they'd requested a lot more military equipment than they got, and some of that might conceivably have come in
The Fowl Life with Chad Belding Teams Up with Iraqi Veterans for Canadian Goose Hunting in Colorado "Team Fowl Life" is humbled by American Veterans Presence on Goose Hunt The Fowl Life Iraqi Veterans Canadian Goose Hunt Sportsman Channel New Berlin, Wis. - -( Ammoland.com )- Hunting Canada geese and riding in a Blackhawk helicopter - sounds like a recipe for great TV! Sportsman Channel, the leader in outdoor TV for the American Sportsman, is proud to showcase the latest episode of The Fowl Life
In Afghanistan, the US military has tried training sessions, embedded cultural advisers, recommended reading lists, and even a video game designed to school American troops in local custom. But 11 years into the war, NATO troops and Afghan soldiers are still beset by a dangerous lack of cultural awareness, officials say, contributing to a string of attacks by Afghan police and soldiers against their military partners. Fifty-one coalition troops have been killed this year by their Afghan counterp
This weekend, the huge blockbuster "Captain America: Civil War" will reveal if it endorses liberal pieties. This weekend Captain America: Civil War , based on the Marvel comic book series Civil War , opens in theaters. In both the movie and the comic, superheroes are divided over whether government should exercise more control over the superhero community. Does this mean that comic-book movies, like so much else out of Hollywood, are about to take a very liberal turn? Maybe, maybe not. First, it
It is wild that Americans are now living through a far-fetched "what if?" scenario from some kind of Cold War era spy novel. "What if," goes our current reality, "former members of Russia's KGB intelligence agency twisted the loyalty of an American reality TV star and then helped get him elected president so that they could then wield influence over America's government?" The scary thing is that this The Manchurian Candidate -like scenario appears to be true. According to a new report, the Sovi
A special forces Iraqi soldier successfully completed one of the most dangerous missions ever. This 25-year-old soldier disguised as an ISIS fighter, and went right behind enemy lines. He shot six ISIS terrorists, and then he gathered key information on snipers and machine gun teams. This was all done to guarantee a perfectly executed attack against ISIS. This brave soldier's name is Mohammed Qasim, he is known as the "Lion of Mosul." To get behind enemy lines he shed his Iraqi unioform and grab
James DeMonaco's Purge series, about a near future in which all crime is legal for one annual 12-hour period, began as a disturbing setup for basic genre thrills: 2013's franchise-starter was essentially a home-invasion thriller with a dystopian twist. By the time Purge: Anarchy rolled around a year later, the series had transformed into an agitprop extravaganza about our obsession with violence: Anarchy was a blood-soaked smorgasbord of 21st-century American neuroses, with religious nuts, finan
The 100 this week, Survival of the Fittest , gave a little more insight into the world of the Grounders. It was a chance for the Sky People and the Grounders to start training, as they get ready to take on their common enemy. Meanwhile, the adults are quickly learning that they are certainly not the ones in control. Bellamy has really come a long way on The 100 . During the pilot, many fans would never had said that he and Clarke would be close friends and that he would work with Lincoln. Howeve
NBC revealed a first look into the upcoming military drama "The Brave" on Sunday. Even though few details have been released about the series, "The Brave" revolves around a Special Ops team with highly trained undercover specialists who execute missions to save the lives of others in some of the dangerous places around the world. The Special Ops team works with D.I.A. Deputy Director Patricia Campbell and her team of analysts headquartered in Washington, D.C. The television series stars Anne Hec
Monday October 23, 2017 The October 4 ambush in Niger that killed four US special forces members forced the Pentagon to admit that they had been routinely carrying out ground patrols inside Niger, but African command (AFRICOM) may be cashing in on the incident. With the revelation that there are US military operations ongoing in Niger and countless other countries, AFRICOM is noting that they'd requested a lot more military equipment than they got, and some of that might conceivably have come in
The Fowl Life with Chad Belding Teams Up with Iraqi Veterans for Canadian Goose Hunting in Colorado "Team Fowl Life" is humbled by American Veterans Presence on Goose Hunt The Fowl Life Iraqi Veterans Canadian Goose Hunt Sportsman Channel New Berlin, Wis. - -( Ammoland.com )- Hunting Canada geese and riding in a Blackhawk helicopter - sounds like a recipe for great TV! Sportsman Channel, the leader in outdoor TV for the American Sportsman, is proud to showcase the latest episode of The Fowl Life
In Afghanistan, the US military has tried training sessions, embedded cultural advisers, recommended reading lists, and even a video game designed to school American troops in local custom. But 11 years into the war, NATO troops and Afghan soldiers are still beset by a dangerous lack of cultural awareness, officials say, contributing to a string of attacks by Afghan police and soldiers against their military partners. Fifty-one coalition troops have been killed this year by their Afghan counterp
This weekend, the huge blockbuster "Captain America: Civil War" will reveal if it endorses liberal pieties. This weekend Captain America: Civil War , based on the Marvel comic book series Civil War , opens in theaters. In both the movie and the comic, superheroes are divided over whether government should exercise more control over the superhero community. Does this mean that comic-book movies, like so much else out of Hollywood, are about to take a very liberal turn? Maybe, maybe not. First, it
It is wild that Americans are now living through a far-fetched "what if?" scenario from some kind of Cold War era spy novel. "What if," goes our current reality, "former members of Russia's KGB intelligence agency twisted the loyalty of an American reality TV star and then helped get him elected president so that they could then wield influence over America's government?" The scary thing is that this The Manchurian Candidate -like scenario appears to be true. According to a new report, the Sovi
A special forces Iraqi soldier successfully completed one of the most dangerous missions ever. This 25-year-old soldier disguised as an ISIS fighter, and went right behind enemy lines. He shot six ISIS terrorists, and then he gathered key information on snipers and machine gun teams. This was all done to guarantee a perfectly executed attack against ISIS. This brave soldier's name is Mohammed Qasim, he is known as the "Lion of Mosul." To get behind enemy lines he shed his Iraqi unioform and grab
James DeMonaco's Purge series, about a near future in which all crime is legal for one annual 12-hour period, began as a disturbing setup for basic genre thrills: 2013's franchise-starter was essentially a home-invasion thriller with a dystopian twist. By the time Purge: Anarchy rolled around a year later, the series had transformed into an agitprop extravaganza about our obsession with violence: Anarchy was a blood-soaked smorgasbord of 21st-century American neuroses, with religious nuts, finan
Nine soldiers from the Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) were killed by Somalia's Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab yesterday, the Washington Post reported. An improvised explosive device ripped through the military vehicles while the KDF were crossing the border en route their military base on the outskirt of Dhobley, in Lower Juba Region, Somalia. Nine KDF soldiers were killed and some 15 others injured in the attack. Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. "Earlier today, I was appalled
Seventy-five Daesh militants were killed during operations in Al-Anbar, in the last 72 hours, according to Brigadier-General Yahya Rasul. Spokesman for the Iraqi army's Joint Operations Command (JOC), Yahya Rasul, said that the joint forces of Iraqi army and Hashd al-Shaabi fighters killed 75 terrorists in Al-Qaim district, which was Daesh's last stronghold in the western city of Anbar, since the beginning of the operation on Thursday. That day, the Iraqi prime minister's office announced that t
Print WASHINGTON - The Obama administration has been aware for two months that the al-Qaida-inspired group that has taken over two Iraqi cities and now is threatening Baghdad was training fighters in Turkey, according to a Shiite source in contact with a high official in the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The source told WND that at least one of the training camps of the group Iraq of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Syria, the ISIS, is in the vicinity of Incirlik Air Bas
Following the unstoppable advance of Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) militants has led to rising fears and security concerns. The militants reportedly seized four more towns yesterday in Iraq's Anbar province, according to local sources. After taking the town of al-Qaim on the Syrian border, Rawah, Anah, Ratba and Haditha towns were also seized by radical, violent ISIS militants. In the city of Ramadi, fierce fighting between militants and the security forces reportedly continues. A loc
Iraqi soldiers in an area recently recovered from ISIS near Mosul made a gruesome discovery in what appeared to be a mass grave. The New York Times reported : In a Field South of Mosul, Investigators Probe Mass Grave The stench of death drew Iraqi soldiers to the unsettled plot of land freshly liberated from Islamic State fighters. When a bulldozer scraped the ground, bones poked from just beneath the surface, along with clothing scraps, garbage bags, human remains swarming with flies -- and eve
Washington: After dropping a monster bomb on its fighters, then targeting its leader, the US military is looking to destroy the Islamic State group's Afghan branch before battle-hardened reinforcements arrive from Syria and Iraq. While US and Kabul government forces have mainly been combatting Taliban fighters since 2001, Islamic State's local offshoot -- also known as Islamic State-Khorasan, or ISIS-K -- has a stronghold in eastern Afghanistan. First emerging in 2015, ISIS-K overran large parts
Written by Philip Giraldi Tuesday May 19, 2015 Currently the United States is assisting Ukraine against Russia by providing some non-lethal military equipment as well as limited training for Kiev's army. It has balked at getting more involved in the conflict, rightly so. With that in mind, I had a meeting with a delegation of Ukrainian parliamentarians and government officials a couple of weeks ago. I tried to explain to them why many Americans are wary of helping them by providing lethal, pot
At least 20 people were killed and scores more wounded in two separate suicide bomb attacks in Afghanistan on Saturday, local officials say. The first attack occurred in the city of Asadabad in the eastern province of Kunar and killed around 14 people and wounded 41 others, according to Wahidullah Kalimzai, the province's governor. The attacker blew himself up outside the governor's compound in Asadabad, near the border with Pakistan. A local militia commander was among the dead. Wahidullah sai
Islamic State militants on Monday killed at least 11 soldiers and injured 16 others when they attacked Afghan soldiers guarding a military academy in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul. The attack follows a spate of deadly insurgent assaults in Afghanistan, including a weekend bombing that killed more than 100 people. Dawlat Waziri, spokesman for the Afghan defense ministry, said two insurgents detonated suicide vests and three others engaged security forces in a gun battle near the Marshal Fahim Nati
On Wednesday, The Washington Post was the first to report that a "couple hundred" U.S. Marines have arrived in northern Syria to join the fight against ISIS. A group from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived with M777 Howitzers to assist the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to try and oust the Islamic State from their de facto capital, Raqqa. The Marines were deployed from ships in the Persian Gulf region. The New York Times reported on Wednesday that a U.S. defense official said that many I
Seventy-five Daesh militants were killed during operations in Al-Anbar, in the last 72 hours, according to Brigadier-General Yahya Rasul. Spokesman for the Iraqi army's Joint Operations Command (JOC), Yahya Rasul, said that the joint forces of Iraqi army and Hashd al-Shaabi fighters killed 75 terrorists in Al-Qaim district, which was Daesh's last stronghold in the western city of Anbar, since the beginning of the operation on Thursday. That day, the Iraqi prime minister's office announced that t
Print WASHINGTON - The Obama administration has been aware for two months that the al-Qaida-inspired group that has taken over two Iraqi cities and now is threatening Baghdad was training fighters in Turkey, according to a Shiite source in contact with a high official in the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The source told WND that at least one of the training camps of the group Iraq of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Syria, the ISIS, is in the vicinity of Incirlik Air Bas
Following the unstoppable advance of Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) militants has led to rising fears and security concerns. The militants reportedly seized four more towns yesterday in Iraq's Anbar province, according to local sources. After taking the town of al-Qaim on the Syrian border, Rawah, Anah, Ratba and Haditha towns were also seized by radical, violent ISIS militants. In the city of Ramadi, fierce fighting between militants and the security forces reportedly continues. A loc
Iraqi soldiers in an area recently recovered from ISIS near Mosul made a gruesome discovery in what appeared to be a mass grave. The New York Times reported : In a Field South of Mosul, Investigators Probe Mass Grave The stench of death drew Iraqi soldiers to the unsettled plot of land freshly liberated from Islamic State fighters. When a bulldozer scraped the ground, bones poked from just beneath the surface, along with clothing scraps, garbage bags, human remains swarming with flies -- and eve
Washington: After dropping a monster bomb on its fighters, then targeting its leader, the US military is looking to destroy the Islamic State group's Afghan branch before battle-hardened reinforcements arrive from Syria and Iraq. While US and Kabul government forces have mainly been combatting Taliban fighters since 2001, Islamic State's local offshoot -- also known as Islamic State-Khorasan, or ISIS-K -- has a stronghold in eastern Afghanistan. First emerging in 2015, ISIS-K overran large parts
Written by Philip Giraldi Tuesday May 19, 2015 Currently the United States is assisting Ukraine against Russia by providing some non-lethal military equipment as well as limited training for Kiev's army. It has balked at getting more involved in the conflict, rightly so. With that in mind, I had a meeting with a delegation of Ukrainian parliamentarians and government officials a couple of weeks ago. I tried to explain to them why many Americans are wary of helping them by providing lethal, pot
At least 20 people were killed and scores more wounded in two separate suicide bomb attacks in Afghanistan on Saturday, local officials say. The first attack occurred in the city of Asadabad in the eastern province of Kunar and killed around 14 people and wounded 41 others, according to Wahidullah Kalimzai, the province's governor. The attacker blew himself up outside the governor's compound in Asadabad, near the border with Pakistan. A local militia commander was among the dead. Wahidullah sai
Islamic State militants on Monday killed at least 11 soldiers and injured 16 others when they attacked Afghan soldiers guarding a military academy in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul. The attack follows a spate of deadly insurgent assaults in Afghanistan, including a weekend bombing that killed more than 100 people. Dawlat Waziri, spokesman for the Afghan defense ministry, said two insurgents detonated suicide vests and three others engaged security forces in a gun battle near the Marshal Fahim Nati
On Wednesday, The Washington Post was the first to report that a "couple hundred" U.S. Marines have arrived in northern Syria to join the fight against ISIS. A group from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived with M777 Howitzers to assist the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to try and oust the Islamic State from their de facto capital, Raqqa. The Marines were deployed from ships in the Persian Gulf region. The New York Times reported on Wednesday that a U.S. defense official said that many I
Laura Ingraham and guests Alveda King and Howard Kurtz turned Roseanne Barr's racist tweet about a black woman into a story about the oppression of white people, specifically Christian conservatives and Donald Trump. Host Laura Ingraham spent no time considering how Barr's racist tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett is part of a rise in ethnic hate in this country. Instead, Ingraham used the moment to foment even more divisiveness on behalf of white people and Hatemonger-in-Chief Tru
Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren responded Thursday after getting alleged death threats for criticizing Beyonce's Super Bowl halftime show performance. Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren (Image source: TheBlaze TV) "I expressed myself," Lahren told TMZ. "I'm using my First Amendment right to do so. And those that want to attack my using their First Amendment rights? Go for it. But I would just suggest that they do it in a way that wasn't violent or in the use of profanity, but I guess that might be too much
This Saturday, conservative firebrand Ann Coulter went a little nuts on Twitter. But it wasn't her usual nuttery. Coulter lashed out at Delta Airlines for allegedly giving away the "extra room seat" she had purchased. Coulter's tweetstorm started out with her calling Delta "the worst airlines, STILL..." adding that "it's really not worth spending all that money on planes" when Delta's staff gives your seat away. Just when you think it's safe to fly them again, the worst airline in America is STI
According to conservative "news" site The Daily Caller, Tomi Lahren has been suspended from The Blaze after her comments last week where she claimed on "The View" that she is actually pro-choice. While her claims remain suspect, her suspension is great news for those of us who enjoy going a few days without a hate-filled young woman screaming lies at us. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript of the above video: Tomi Lahren on TheBlaze has reportedly been suspended after her
Desperate Housewife reject and still mad she can no longer drink SlimFast at her desk, Laura Ingraham, to her credit, decided to "cover" the Families Belong Together marches held this past Saturday. Of course, she did it with a totally unconvincing "get a load of these liberals" scowl. "Donald Trump ended family separation two weeks ago! Didn't they notice?" she asked her can't-find-the-remote-after-Hannity audience. And she played audio of Senator Kamala Harris, "Orange is the New Black" actres
Tomi Lahren, a popular right-wing commentator who has no problem displaying her racism and xenophobia, is thrilled that President Trump is ending DACA, and she's letting Liberal "snowflakes" know it. Ending DACA: the radical notion illegal immigration isn't to be celebrated with sanctuary and perks. #DACA -- Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) September 5, 2017 Hey Libs pulling out the DACA emotion card: explain to LEGAL immigrants why they had to follow the law but others are above it. #DACA -- Tomi Lahr
Conservative firebrand Tomi Lahren brought up the issue of Roe v. Wade and the conservative approach to abortion during a July 7 segment of her Fox News Insider video series, "Final Thoughts." Speaking of the Supreme Court vacancy, Lahren said that pushing for Court to overturn Roe v. Wade "would be a huge mistake." But many of the statements she made are based on faulty assumptions, which we hear daily basis from pro-choicers and sometimes even quietly from conservatives who don't understand ho
The stage is set for a political discussion between conservative commentator Tomi Lahren and liberal TV show host Chelsea Handler on Saturday, July 29 at Politicon, an annual conference in California. You know this spells entertainment, and not just because Handler is a comedian. If past is prologue, the debate will be fierce. The two women are diametrically opposed on pretty much everything pertaining to politics in general, and Handler's stance on abortion and birth control is likely to butt
Pelosi gives a rambling answer about the sexual harassment allegations rocking Capitol Hill; panel reacts on 'The Ingraham Angle.' This is a rush transcript from "The Ingraham Angle," November 27, 2017. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. LAURA INGRAHAM, HOST: It's a good evening from Washington. We begin with some breaking news. Check this out, according to "Politico," rabid open borders zealot, Congressman Luis Gutierrez will not run for re-election from Illinois. Now th
Ann Coulter is desperate to stay relevant, and with immigration being the biggest news in the country, that gives her a perfect opportunity to bring her unique blend of hate and stupidity back into our lives. During a recent appearance on Fox News, Coulter claimed that the children being into detention centers were actually "crisis actors" who were being coached by liberals and the media. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript: Recently Ann Coulter, the right-wing queen of hate
Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren responded Thursday after getting alleged death threats for criticizing Beyonce's Super Bowl halftime show performance. Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren (Image source: TheBlaze TV) "I expressed myself," Lahren told TMZ. "I'm using my First Amendment right to do so. And those that want to attack my using their First Amendment rights? Go for it. But I would just suggest that they do it in a way that wasn't violent or in the use of profanity, but I guess that might be too much
This Saturday, conservative firebrand Ann Coulter went a little nuts on Twitter. But it wasn't her usual nuttery. Coulter lashed out at Delta Airlines for allegedly giving away the "extra room seat" she had purchased. Coulter's tweetstorm started out with her calling Delta "the worst airlines, STILL..." adding that "it's really not worth spending all that money on planes" when Delta's staff gives your seat away. Just when you think it's safe to fly them again, the worst airline in America is STI
According to conservative "news" site The Daily Caller, Tomi Lahren has been suspended from The Blaze after her comments last week where she claimed on "The View" that she is actually pro-choice. While her claims remain suspect, her suspension is great news for those of us who enjoy going a few days without a hate-filled young woman screaming lies at us. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript of the above video: Tomi Lahren on TheBlaze has reportedly been suspended after her
Desperate Housewife reject and still mad she can no longer drink SlimFast at her desk, Laura Ingraham, to her credit, decided to "cover" the Families Belong Together marches held this past Saturday. Of course, she did it with a totally unconvincing "get a load of these liberals" scowl. "Donald Trump ended family separation two weeks ago! Didn't they notice?" she asked her can't-find-the-remote-after-Hannity audience. And she played audio of Senator Kamala Harris, "Orange is the New Black" actres
Tomi Lahren, a popular right-wing commentator who has no problem displaying her racism and xenophobia, is thrilled that President Trump is ending DACA, and she's letting Liberal "snowflakes" know it. Ending DACA: the radical notion illegal immigration isn't to be celebrated with sanctuary and perks. #DACA -- Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) September 5, 2017 Hey Libs pulling out the DACA emotion card: explain to LEGAL immigrants why they had to follow the law but others are above it. #DACA -- Tomi Lahr
Conservative firebrand Tomi Lahren brought up the issue of Roe v. Wade and the conservative approach to abortion during a July 7 segment of her Fox News Insider video series, "Final Thoughts." Speaking of the Supreme Court vacancy, Lahren said that pushing for Court to overturn Roe v. Wade "would be a huge mistake." But many of the statements she made are based on faulty assumptions, which we hear daily basis from pro-choicers and sometimes even quietly from conservatives who don't understand ho
The stage is set for a political discussion between conservative commentator Tomi Lahren and liberal TV show host Chelsea Handler on Saturday, July 29 at Politicon, an annual conference in California. You know this spells entertainment, and not just because Handler is a comedian. If past is prologue, the debate will be fierce. The two women are diametrically opposed on pretty much everything pertaining to politics in general, and Handler's stance on abortion and birth control is likely to butt
Pelosi gives a rambling answer about the sexual harassment allegations rocking Capitol Hill; panel reacts on 'The Ingraham Angle.' This is a rush transcript from "The Ingraham Angle," November 27, 2017. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. LAURA INGRAHAM, HOST: It's a good evening from Washington. We begin with some breaking news. Check this out, according to "Politico," rabid open borders zealot, Congressman Luis Gutierrez will not run for re-election from Illinois. Now th
Ann Coulter is desperate to stay relevant, and with immigration being the biggest news in the country, that gives her a perfect opportunity to bring her unique blend of hate and stupidity back into our lives. During a recent appearance on Fox News, Coulter claimed that the children being into detention centers were actually "crisis actors" who were being coached by liberals and the media. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript: Recently Ann Coulter, the right-wing queen of hate
The stage is set for a political discussion between conservative commentator Tomi Lahren and liberal TV show host Chelsea Handler on Saturday, July 29 at Politicon, an annual conference in California. You know this spells entertainment, and not just because Handler is a comedian. If past is prologue, the debate will be fierce. The two women are diametrically opposed on pretty much everything pertaining to politics in general, and Handler's stance on abortion and birth control is likely to butt
Conservative firebrand Tomi Lahren brought up the issue of Roe v. Wade and the conservative approach to abortion during a July 7 segment of her Fox News Insider video series, "Final Thoughts." Speaking of the Supreme Court vacancy, Lahren said that pushing for Court to overturn Roe v. Wade "would be a huge mistake." But many of the statements she made are based on faulty assumptions, which we hear daily basis from pro-choicers and sometimes even quietly from conservatives who don't understand ho
Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren responded Thursday after getting alleged death threats for criticizing Beyonce's Super Bowl halftime show performance. Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren (Image source: TheBlaze TV) "I expressed myself," Lahren told TMZ. "I'm using my First Amendment right to do so. And those that want to attack my using their First Amendment rights? Go for it. But I would just suggest that they do it in a way that wasn't violent or in the use of profanity, but I guess that might be too much
According to conservative "news" site The Daily Caller, Tomi Lahren has been suspended from The Blaze after her comments last week where she claimed on "The View" that she is actually pro-choice. While her claims remain suspect, her suspension is great news for those of us who enjoy going a few days without a hate-filled young woman screaming lies at us. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript of the above video: Tomi Lahren on TheBlaze has reportedly been suspended after her
This Saturday, conservative firebrand Ann Coulter went a little nuts on Twitter. But it wasn't her usual nuttery. Coulter lashed out at Delta Airlines for allegedly giving away the "extra room seat" she had purchased. Coulter's tweetstorm started out with her calling Delta "the worst airlines, STILL..." adding that "it's really not worth spending all that money on planes" when Delta's staff gives your seat away. Just when you think it's safe to fly them again, the worst airline in America is STI
Tomi Lahren, a popular right-wing commentator who has no problem displaying her racism and xenophobia, is thrilled that President Trump is ending DACA, and she's letting Liberal "snowflakes" know it. Ending DACA: the radical notion illegal immigration isn't to be celebrated with sanctuary and perks. #DACA -- Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) September 5, 2017 Hey Libs pulling out the DACA emotion card: explain to LEGAL immigrants why they had to follow the law but others are above it. #DACA -- Tomi Lahr
Samantha Bee's Full Frontal segment last night on the crisis migrant families are dealing with in the face of the Trump administration's heartless immigration policy wasn't entirely about Ivanka Trump. But a scathing closing that highlighted the First Daughter's oblivious hypocrisy sure put a nice button on the whole thing. The segment as a whole was, of course, about the plight of undocumented families who -- and this is important --whether they follow the letter of the law or not (so, it's no
'The Ingraham Angle' takes a look at some of the senator's past comments that have been called into question. This is a rush transcript from "The Ingraham Angle," January 12, 2018. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. LAURA INGRAHAM, "THE INGRAHAM ANGLE" HOST: Good evening from Washington. This is "The Ingraham Angle." And we have another important hour to bring you on this Friday night. No time to waste. Out of ideas. Wow, the Democrats have turned to the same dog-eared pl
Laura Ingraham and guests Alveda King and Howard Kurtz turned Roseanne Barr's racist tweet about a black woman into a story about the oppression of white people, specifically Christian conservatives and Donald Trump. Host Laura Ingraham spent no time considering how Barr's racist tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett is part of a rise in ethnic hate in this country. Instead, Ingraham used the moment to foment even more divisiveness on behalf of white people and Hatemonger-in-Chief Tru
Kellyanne Conway has proven time and again that she will say just about anything to defend President Donald Trump and his outrageous claims. Speaking to ABC's Martha Raddatz, on Sunday, however, she proved she is even willing to go all the way back to playground politics to plead Trump's case. On Saturday, Trump lamented on Twitter that Kim Jong-un called him "old" when he was just trying to be a friend. "Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me 'old,' when I would NEVER call him 'short and
Conservative firebrand Tomi Lahren brought up the issue of Roe v. Wade and the conservative approach to abortion during a July 7 segment of her Fox News Insider video series, "Final Thoughts." Speaking of the Supreme Court vacancy, Lahren said that pushing for Court to overturn Roe v. Wade "would be a huge mistake." But many of the statements she made are based on faulty assumptions, which we hear daily basis from pro-choicers and sometimes even quietly from conservatives who don't understand ho
Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren responded Thursday after getting alleged death threats for criticizing Beyonce's Super Bowl halftime show performance. Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren (Image source: TheBlaze TV) "I expressed myself," Lahren told TMZ. "I'm using my First Amendment right to do so. And those that want to attack my using their First Amendment rights? Go for it. But I would just suggest that they do it in a way that wasn't violent or in the use of profanity, but I guess that might be too much
According to conservative "news" site The Daily Caller, Tomi Lahren has been suspended from The Blaze after her comments last week where she claimed on "The View" that she is actually pro-choice. While her claims remain suspect, her suspension is great news for those of us who enjoy going a few days without a hate-filled young woman screaming lies at us. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript of the above video: Tomi Lahren on TheBlaze has reportedly been suspended after her
This Saturday, conservative firebrand Ann Coulter went a little nuts on Twitter. But it wasn't her usual nuttery. Coulter lashed out at Delta Airlines for allegedly giving away the "extra room seat" she had purchased. Coulter's tweetstorm started out with her calling Delta "the worst airlines, STILL..." adding that "it's really not worth spending all that money on planes" when Delta's staff gives your seat away. Just when you think it's safe to fly them again, the worst airline in America is STI
Tomi Lahren, a popular right-wing commentator who has no problem displaying her racism and xenophobia, is thrilled that President Trump is ending DACA, and she's letting Liberal "snowflakes" know it. Ending DACA: the radical notion illegal immigration isn't to be celebrated with sanctuary and perks. #DACA -- Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) September 5, 2017 Hey Libs pulling out the DACA emotion card: explain to LEGAL immigrants why they had to follow the law but others are above it. #DACA -- Tomi Lahr
Samantha Bee's Full Frontal segment last night on the crisis migrant families are dealing with in the face of the Trump administration's heartless immigration policy wasn't entirely about Ivanka Trump. But a scathing closing that highlighted the First Daughter's oblivious hypocrisy sure put a nice button on the whole thing. The segment as a whole was, of course, about the plight of undocumented families who -- and this is important --whether they follow the letter of the law or not (so, it's no
'The Ingraham Angle' takes a look at some of the senator's past comments that have been called into question. This is a rush transcript from "The Ingraham Angle," January 12, 2018. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. LAURA INGRAHAM, "THE INGRAHAM ANGLE" HOST: Good evening from Washington. This is "The Ingraham Angle." And we have another important hour to bring you on this Friday night. No time to waste. Out of ideas. Wow, the Democrats have turned to the same dog-eared pl
Laura Ingraham and guests Alveda King and Howard Kurtz turned Roseanne Barr's racist tweet about a black woman into a story about the oppression of white people, specifically Christian conservatives and Donald Trump. Host Laura Ingraham spent no time considering how Barr's racist tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett is part of a rise in ethnic hate in this country. Instead, Ingraham used the moment to foment even more divisiveness on behalf of white people and Hatemonger-in-Chief Tru
Kellyanne Conway has proven time and again that she will say just about anything to defend President Donald Trump and his outrageous claims. Speaking to ABC's Martha Raddatz, on Sunday, however, she proved she is even willing to go all the way back to playground politics to plead Trump's case. On Saturday, Trump lamented on Twitter that Kim Jong-un called him "old" when he was just trying to be a friend. "Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me 'old,' when I would NEVER call him 'short and
Mohawk artist Christina Bomberry (right) shows a student the art of Indigenous beading. A few years ago, celebrities like Kate Moss, Cindy Crawford and Lindsay Lohan started wearing calf-length leather boots with embroidered designs and fur trim. The shoes were mukluks, soft and warm footwear traditionally made and worn by Indigenous peoples, especially those living in the Arctic. It started a trend in fashion - a cold-weather alternative to the moccasin and a much more stylish option than the U
Kate Winslet tells Allure that when filming The Reader , she had to regrow her pubic hair: "Because of years of waxing, as all of us girls know, it doesn't come back quite the way it used to. They even made me a merkin (wig) because they were so concerned that I might not be able to grow enough." [ MSNBC Scoop ] Jon Gosselin speaks! He's on the cover of People , saying, " Eight Enough Is Enough!" [ People ] Kate Hudson and Alex Rodriguez : It's getting serious. How do we know this? A source says
As his wife's guest at a gay wedding over the weekend, pop singer Justin Timberlake ended up grabbing the mic and serenading a newly married lesbian couple as a wedding gift. Us Weekly reports actress Jessica Biel attended the wedding of her college roommate Dana Panzer, Saturday June 27, and brought Timberlake along as her date to the Norwalk, CT ceremony. Biel attended Tufts University with Panzer, who maried a woman named Amy Wicker, and while the ladies danced, Timberlake reportedly sat down
Me and Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" came out the same summer. I know, fuck me, right? The non-Perry catalyst of this particular revelation was a graduating high school senior -- I was a mere freshman -- and we made out one night in my childhood bed after only semi-ironically going to the rolling rink. I was wearing Perry-level pink sparkles. I was wet for weeks. Like legions of little queer girls who came of age circa 2008, my relationship to "I Kissed a Girl" is complicated. For those of you
Maggie Gyllenhaal is Nessa Stein in The Honorable Woman, which runs through September. (Source:Courtesy Sundance TV) There we were, watching one of our favorite summer TV dramas, Fox's superlative "Gang Related," with the ultra-hot Ramon Rodriguez, when President Obama broke in with the announcement that he was going to bomb Iraq. Deja vu all over again. Ironic that one of the characters on "Gang Related" had just been talking sangre por sangre. It's the news you haven't been seeing, because no
* If Perez Hilton is to be believed, 90210 is back--as a movie. [ Perez Hilton ] * Thanks to the recent success of the Sex and the City film, a group of Friends looks towards their reunion. [ Daily Mail ] * Promising dollar beers, hot chicks, and hardcore fights, Bruno, Sacha Baron Cohen's Austrian fashionista reporter alias, was caught in Texarkana and Fort Smith, Arkansas last month filming for his upcoming film, Bruno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual
Kate Spade New York's #missadventure web series doesn't read like a fashion ad campaign. Instead, we watch a slightly hyper-real universe unfold--where the characters all just happen to be wearing Kate Spade New York, and they're all playing both themselves and versions of the Kate Spade New York woman. In the 2014/2015 season, their madcap heroine (played by Anna Kendrick) and her scene-stealing Brussels Griffon named Milos crossed paths with trailblazers Gloria Steinem, Lily Tomlin, and Zosia
To many U.S. viewers, Kate del Castillo may be best known for playing Pilar, the sexy and powerful Mexican crime boss who so vexed Nancy on Showtime's Weeds -- and ended up on the receiving end of a mallet as season 5 closed. But her recent TV and film roles, including a turn as a lesbian opposite love interest Eva Longoria in Without Men, are changing all that. Based on the novel Tales From the Town of Widows by Colombian novelist James Canon, Without Men is a quirky comedy that asks how women
So, one of DC's newest reboots in The New 52 series is Birds of Prey , which features an all-female cast, and one possible queermo lady. Ev, codename Starling, is the one with biker jacket, tattoos and Betty Page haircut: No -- damn you, lesbian ambiguity I see alternative lifestyle haircuts. I see the shortest fingernails ever. I see gentle hand-holding. I see ladies not wanting to see each other but really needing to see each other. I basically see some dykes here. And while we know that DC ha
The Chilean feature Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus , which opens Friday at Music Box, feels anecdotal, even tossed-off. Set over a few leisurely days, it centers on Jamie (Michael Cera), a spoiled, insensitive American living in Santiago and obsessed with drugs. Along with his Chilean roommate, Pilo (Augustin Silva), and Pilo's two brothers, he plans to take a road trip to a remote town called San Pedro, score a hunk of its native cactus, known for its hallucinogenic properties, and have an
Kate Winslet tells Allure that when filming The Reader , she had to regrow her pubic hair: "Because of years of waxing, as all of us girls know, it doesn't come back quite the way it used to. They even made me a merkin (wig) because they were so concerned that I might not be able to grow enough." [ MSNBC Scoop ] Jon Gosselin speaks! He's on the cover of People , saying, " Eight Enough Is Enough!" [ People ] Kate Hudson and Alex Rodriguez : It's getting serious. How do we know this? A source says
As his wife's guest at a gay wedding over the weekend, pop singer Justin Timberlake ended up grabbing the mic and serenading a newly married lesbian couple as a wedding gift. Us Weekly reports actress Jessica Biel attended the wedding of her college roommate Dana Panzer, Saturday June 27, and brought Timberlake along as her date to the Norwalk, CT ceremony. Biel attended Tufts University with Panzer, who maried a woman named Amy Wicker, and while the ladies danced, Timberlake reportedly sat down
Me and Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" came out the same summer. I know, fuck me, right? The non-Perry catalyst of this particular revelation was a graduating high school senior -- I was a mere freshman -- and we made out one night in my childhood bed after only semi-ironically going to the rolling rink. I was wearing Perry-level pink sparkles. I was wet for weeks. Like legions of little queer girls who came of age circa 2008, my relationship to "I Kissed a Girl" is complicated. For those of you
Maggie Gyllenhaal is Nessa Stein in The Honorable Woman, which runs through September. (Source:Courtesy Sundance TV) There we were, watching one of our favorite summer TV dramas, Fox's superlative "Gang Related," with the ultra-hot Ramon Rodriguez, when President Obama broke in with the announcement that he was going to bomb Iraq. Deja vu all over again. Ironic that one of the characters on "Gang Related" had just been talking sangre por sangre. It's the news you haven't been seeing, because no
* If Perez Hilton is to be believed, 90210 is back--as a movie. [ Perez Hilton ] * Thanks to the recent success of the Sex and the City film, a group of Friends looks towards their reunion. [ Daily Mail ] * Promising dollar beers, hot chicks, and hardcore fights, Bruno, Sacha Baron Cohen's Austrian fashionista reporter alias, was caught in Texarkana and Fort Smith, Arkansas last month filming for his upcoming film, Bruno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual
Kate Spade New York's #missadventure web series doesn't read like a fashion ad campaign. Instead, we watch a slightly hyper-real universe unfold--where the characters all just happen to be wearing Kate Spade New York, and they're all playing both themselves and versions of the Kate Spade New York woman. In the 2014/2015 season, their madcap heroine (played by Anna Kendrick) and her scene-stealing Brussels Griffon named Milos crossed paths with trailblazers Gloria Steinem, Lily Tomlin, and Zosia
To many U.S. viewers, Kate del Castillo may be best known for playing Pilar, the sexy and powerful Mexican crime boss who so vexed Nancy on Showtime's Weeds -- and ended up on the receiving end of a mallet as season 5 closed. But her recent TV and film roles, including a turn as a lesbian opposite love interest Eva Longoria in Without Men, are changing all that. Based on the novel Tales From the Town of Widows by Colombian novelist James Canon, Without Men is a quirky comedy that asks how women
So, one of DC's newest reboots in The New 52 series is Birds of Prey , which features an all-female cast, and one possible queermo lady. Ev, codename Starling, is the one with biker jacket, tattoos and Betty Page haircut: No -- damn you, lesbian ambiguity I see alternative lifestyle haircuts. I see the shortest fingernails ever. I see gentle hand-holding. I see ladies not wanting to see each other but really needing to see each other. I basically see some dykes here. And while we know that DC ha
The Chilean feature Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus , which opens Friday at Music Box, feels anecdotal, even tossed-off. Set over a few leisurely days, it centers on Jamie (Michael Cera), a spoiled, insensitive American living in Santiago and obsessed with drugs. Along with his Chilean roommate, Pilo (Augustin Silva), and Pilo's two brothers, he plans to take a road trip to a remote town called San Pedro, score a hunk of its native cactus, known for its hallucinogenic properties, and have an
A teenager, who went viral for performing on 1990s dance hit "Macarena" at a Jeddah street crossing, has been detained for "improper public behavior." Jeddah boy dancing in the middle of Tahlia Street is the hero we need pic.twitter.com/fui9v2UuDF -- Ahmed Al Omran (@ahmed) August 19, 2017 Police in Saudi Arabia are reportedly questioning a 14-year-old after a video of him dancing to the hit 90s tune "Macarena" went viral on social media, making him somewhat of an internet celebrity in the Midd
Rihanna was photographed wearing snakeskin thigh high boots during a night in London on Friday and the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals organization (PETA) immediately criticized the singer for sending the wrong message to fans. The 24-year-old appeared to be in good spirits and oozed confidence as she proudly flaunted her eye-catching boots which she matched with a burgundy leather mini-skirt and black baggy sweatshirt. However, a PETA activist compared Rihanna to Lady Gaga, and dism
Jamie Foxx joked that he's honoring Black History Month by avoiding any relations with white girls. Funny enough, he's believed to be dating actress Katie Holmes. The 50-year-old entertainer made the comments over the weekend when he was leaving a charity basketball game that he was hosting in Thousand Oaks, California. A TMZ photographer got Foxx on camera as he was driving away in his Rezvani Tank. "It's Black History Month," Foxx said "No white girls until March 1." On Friday, prior to NBA A
There's a corner of Twitter that found it appropriate to drag Beyonce into this ad scandal with Kendall Jenner and Pepsi . It doesn't matter that she was somewhere being pregnant AF and celebrating her ninth wedding anniversary with her hubby, Jay Z. It also doesn't matter that while Kendall Jenner was following in the footsteps of her culture appropriating family -- Beyonce was dropping a long-awaited tribute love song on TIDAL . Beyonce had to be added into the conversation, because well, why
Mohawk artist Christina Bomberry (right) shows a student the art of Indigenous beading. A few years ago, celebrities like Kate Moss, Cindy Crawford and Lindsay Lohan started wearing calf-length leather boots with embroidered designs and fur trim. The shoes were mukluks, soft and warm footwear traditionally made and worn by Indigenous peoples, especially those living in the Arctic. It started a trend in fashion - a cold-weather alternative to the moccasin and a much more stylish option than the U
Solange, Beyonce's sister, is killing it right now. Last night, she told a story on Twitter about how she went to a concert and got harassed by a group of white women... for dancing. First, she set the scene. She was excited to go to a Kraftwerk concert with her husband, son and his friend. But then things took a turn for the worse. After Beyonce's little sister refused to comply with the petty request, the four women threw a lime at her back. Seriously? Grown-up women throwing food? But Solange
Free sign up cp newsletter! "What Jay Z said to Solange" exploded on Twitter Monday afternoon after footage of Beyonce's sister attacking her hip-hop mogul husband was released. Social media users took their time out to make jokes of the violent fight, which occurred during the posh Met Gala last week Monday at the Standard Hotel's Boom Boom Room. Although it isn't known what Jay Z, 44, said to Solange to make the 27-year-old so crazed and angry, what was readily apparent was her rage as she att
As of this 7:20 am ET this morning, two of the top ten Trending Topics on Twitter were defenses of Greyson Chance, the teenage kid whose performance of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" at a school music festival two years ago became a YouTube mega-hit. A few examples of anti-anti-Greyson tweets: http://twitter.com/#!/cutegreyson/status/183912733740244992 http://twitter.com/#!/GChance_Support/status/184239398794166272 http://twitter.com/#!/My1DerfulBoys/status/184193300549476352 We are having a hard time
Madonnarama! Madonna has struck pose after provocative pose since her 1982 debut. Is her latest incarnation, as activist and filmmaker, bringing her closer to the truth? Rich Cohen undergoes a multi-media bombardment--her new album, her directorial debut, and her documentary on the orphans of Malawi, where she adopted her third child--to prepare for a session with the icon herself. Photographs by Steven Meisel. Web special: A slide show of the many modes of Madonna from the pages of Vanity Fair,
The contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race : Top row Sasha Velour. Bottom row, l-r: Valentina; Eureka O'Hara; Nina Bo'nina Brown; Shea Coulee. Logo The last several years have seen each season begin with a twist, and this year is no different. This season's opening episode had a simple format: a pageant where no one gets sent home. The queens had to present two looks: a look representing their home state or city, and their favorite Lady Gaga look. Let's go through the queens in their order of appeara
Rihanna was photographed wearing snakeskin thigh high boots during a night in London on Friday and the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals organization (PETA) immediately criticized the singer for sending the wrong message to fans. The 24-year-old appeared to be in good spirits and oozed confidence as she proudly flaunted her eye-catching boots which she matched with a burgundy leather mini-skirt and black baggy sweatshirt. However, a PETA activist compared Rihanna to Lady Gaga, and dism
Jamie Foxx joked that he's honoring Black History Month by avoiding any relations with white girls. Funny enough, he's believed to be dating actress Katie Holmes. The 50-year-old entertainer made the comments over the weekend when he was leaving a charity basketball game that he was hosting in Thousand Oaks, California. A TMZ photographer got Foxx on camera as he was driving away in his Rezvani Tank. "It's Black History Month," Foxx said "No white girls until March 1." On Friday, prior to NBA A
There's a corner of Twitter that found it appropriate to drag Beyonce into this ad scandal with Kendall Jenner and Pepsi . It doesn't matter that she was somewhere being pregnant AF and celebrating her ninth wedding anniversary with her hubby, Jay Z. It also doesn't matter that while Kendall Jenner was following in the footsteps of her culture appropriating family -- Beyonce was dropping a long-awaited tribute love song on TIDAL . Beyonce had to be added into the conversation, because well, why
Mohawk artist Christina Bomberry (right) shows a student the art of Indigenous beading. A few years ago, celebrities like Kate Moss, Cindy Crawford and Lindsay Lohan started wearing calf-length leather boots with embroidered designs and fur trim. The shoes were mukluks, soft and warm footwear traditionally made and worn by Indigenous peoples, especially those living in the Arctic. It started a trend in fashion - a cold-weather alternative to the moccasin and a much more stylish option than the U
Solange, Beyonce's sister, is killing it right now. Last night, she told a story on Twitter about how she went to a concert and got harassed by a group of white women... for dancing. First, she set the scene. She was excited to go to a Kraftwerk concert with her husband, son and his friend. But then things took a turn for the worse. After Beyonce's little sister refused to comply with the petty request, the four women threw a lime at her back. Seriously? Grown-up women throwing food? But Solange
Free sign up cp newsletter! "What Jay Z said to Solange" exploded on Twitter Monday afternoon after footage of Beyonce's sister attacking her hip-hop mogul husband was released. Social media users took their time out to make jokes of the violent fight, which occurred during the posh Met Gala last week Monday at the Standard Hotel's Boom Boom Room. Although it isn't known what Jay Z, 44, said to Solange to make the 27-year-old so crazed and angry, what was readily apparent was her rage as she att
As of this 7:20 am ET this morning, two of the top ten Trending Topics on Twitter were defenses of Greyson Chance, the teenage kid whose performance of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" at a school music festival two years ago became a YouTube mega-hit. A few examples of anti-anti-Greyson tweets: http://twitter.com/#!/cutegreyson/status/183912733740244992 http://twitter.com/#!/GChance_Support/status/184239398794166272 http://twitter.com/#!/My1DerfulBoys/status/184193300549476352 We are having a hard time
Madonnarama! Madonna has struck pose after provocative pose since her 1982 debut. Is her latest incarnation, as activist and filmmaker, bringing her closer to the truth? Rich Cohen undergoes a multi-media bombardment--her new album, her directorial debut, and her documentary on the orphans of Malawi, where she adopted her third child--to prepare for a session with the icon herself. Photographs by Steven Meisel. Web special: A slide show of the many modes of Madonna from the pages of Vanity Fair,
The contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race : Top row Sasha Velour. Bottom row, l-r: Valentina; Eureka O'Hara; Nina Bo'nina Brown; Shea Coulee. Logo The last several years have seen each season begin with a twist, and this year is no different. This season's opening episode had a simple format: a pageant where no one gets sent home. The queens had to present two looks: a look representing their home state or city, and their favorite Lady Gaga look. Let's go through the queens in their order of appeara
It has been learnt that the Canadian government stonewalled the efforts of the Chinese computer and mobile phone manufacturing company, Lenovo, to buy Blackberry Limited. The reason given for this was the security concern on part of government officials in the U.S. as well as Canada. Back in 2013, Blackberry Limited was up for sale, but not one of the large tech companies in the U.S. showed any keen interest in buying the firm. After the recent developments and changes brought about by Blackberr
Workers continued to fight for greater job protection and security while laws about work changed across Canada in the past year. Here, rabble 's 2017 labour reporter Meagan Gillmore recaps some of the stories that mattered most: Employment laws change in Ontario In November, the Ontario government approved sweeping changes to the province's Employment Standards Act (ESA) and Labour Relations Act (LRA) . Bill 148 , The Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act updated the legislation for the fi
Scott Hennig, Alberta director of the so-called Canadian Taxpayers Federation , says Alberta's public employees should have their wages slashed by 5 per cent. But Hennig, the ubiquitous free-market fundamentalist, also thinks it was just fine for Edmonton's City Council to vote themselves a pay increase of close to 5 per cent. What's with this? Well, it's hard to say, actually, what the youthful Hennig was trying to prove with his defence of elected public employees' pay raises, since his argume
Last month, the Internet Association, a trade association whose membership includes companies like Facebook and Google, announced they had reversed their decision on supporting a bill by Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, entitled the Stop Enabling Sex Trafficking Act (SESTA). The bill, supported heavily on both sides of the aisle, amends Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to give law enforcement greater latitude to crack down on sites that have been used for sex trafficking like Backpage.com
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The carbon tax and Bill 6 have claimed another Alberta business. Calgary greenhouse Hotchkiss Herbs and Produce is closing up shop and looking to leave the country, citing the carbon tax and Bill 6 as reasons. Hotchkiss warned a year ago, almost to the day, that they would not survive the NDP , that Bill 6 and the looming carbon tax would be too much. And he was right. His last day in operation is December 16. Paul Hotchkiss told Global News : "You couldn't come up with better policies to crus
The incumbent Liberal Party premier of Canada's largest province launched her election campaign last week by tacking to the left. In a pre-election budget , Premier Kathleen Wynne announced she would create a public pension plan in Ontario, spend lots of money to improve public transit, and nudge up the income tax paid by the wealthiest people in the province by a few hundred dollars a year. New Democratic Party leader Andrea Horwath decided she would not support the budget of Wynne's minority g
A senior Tory backbencher has warned the government's immigration policy risks "immensely serious social dangers" because it does not do enough to curb access to jobs and welfare. Brian Binley, who is treasurer of the powerful 1922 Committee, made the claim in a new study for Civitas with the academic Dr Lee Rotherham. The two say the countries of origin of immigrants should pay for their citizens' social security until they have made a significant contribution to taxation. Any immigrants convic
New Statistics Canada jobs and employment numbers are out for August 2017, and they're bad news for the Alberta NDP. The unemployment rate in Edmonton now is the highest in the country at 9.1 per cent. Calgary slips to second place at 8.7 per cent. The overall unemployment rate in the entire province is up nearly 40 per cent since the NDP formed government. According to Statistics Canada, 33,500 jobs were added in the province over the last 12 months. The NDP will sell this number as proof of t
One of the largest employers of low-wage workers said that the company will support a minimum wage hike. That is, if the legislation moves forward. McDonald's CEO Don Thompson gave the conditional endorsement in a widely overlooked speech last month at Northwestern University, according to a Chicago Tribune report. "You know, our franchisees look at me when I say this and they start to worry: 'Don, don't you say it. Don't you say we support $10.10,'" Thompson said. "I will tell you we will suppo
Workers continued to fight for greater job protection and security while laws about work changed across Canada in the past year. Here, rabble 's 2017 labour reporter Meagan Gillmore recaps some of the stories that mattered most: Employment laws change in Ontario In November, the Ontario government approved sweeping changes to the province's Employment Standards Act (ESA) and Labour Relations Act (LRA) . Bill 148 , The Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act updated the legislation for the fi
Scott Hennig, Alberta director of the so-called Canadian Taxpayers Federation , says Alberta's public employees should have their wages slashed by 5 per cent. But Hennig, the ubiquitous free-market fundamentalist, also thinks it was just fine for Edmonton's City Council to vote themselves a pay increase of close to 5 per cent. What's with this? Well, it's hard to say, actually, what the youthful Hennig was trying to prove with his defence of elected public employees' pay raises, since his argume
Last month, the Internet Association, a trade association whose membership includes companies like Facebook and Google, announced they had reversed their decision on supporting a bill by Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, entitled the Stop Enabling Sex Trafficking Act (SESTA). The bill, supported heavily on both sides of the aisle, amends Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to give law enforcement greater latitude to crack down on sites that have been used for sex trafficking like Backpage.com
ALGONQUIN COLLEGE (Ottawa) More than 100 online courses in benefits administration, Canadian politics, employment law, project management, mobile analytics, travel writing, introduction to social media, fitness assessment, diversity and victim assistance and more. algonquincollege.com . CAMBRIAN COLLEGE (Sudbury) More than 30 online and distance education courses in applied learning disability specialist, public relations, child and youth care, developmental services worker, accounting and beyon
The carbon tax and Bill 6 have claimed another Alberta business. Calgary greenhouse Hotchkiss Herbs and Produce is closing up shop and looking to leave the country, citing the carbon tax and Bill 6 as reasons. Hotchkiss warned a year ago, almost to the day, that they would not survive the NDP , that Bill 6 and the looming carbon tax would be too much. And he was right. His last day in operation is December 16. Paul Hotchkiss told Global News : "You couldn't come up with better policies to crus
The incumbent Liberal Party premier of Canada's largest province launched her election campaign last week by tacking to the left. In a pre-election budget , Premier Kathleen Wynne announced she would create a public pension plan in Ontario, spend lots of money to improve public transit, and nudge up the income tax paid by the wealthiest people in the province by a few hundred dollars a year. New Democratic Party leader Andrea Horwath decided she would not support the budget of Wynne's minority g
A senior Tory backbencher has warned the government's immigration policy risks "immensely serious social dangers" because it does not do enough to curb access to jobs and welfare. Brian Binley, who is treasurer of the powerful 1922 Committee, made the claim in a new study for Civitas with the academic Dr Lee Rotherham. The two say the countries of origin of immigrants should pay for their citizens' social security until they have made a significant contribution to taxation. Any immigrants convic
New Statistics Canada jobs and employment numbers are out for August 2017, and they're bad news for the Alberta NDP. The unemployment rate in Edmonton now is the highest in the country at 9.1 per cent. Calgary slips to second place at 8.7 per cent. The overall unemployment rate in the entire province is up nearly 40 per cent since the NDP formed government. According to Statistics Canada, 33,500 jobs were added in the province over the last 12 months. The NDP will sell this number as proof of t
One of the largest employers of low-wage workers said that the company will support a minimum wage hike. That is, if the legislation moves forward. McDonald's CEO Don Thompson gave the conditional endorsement in a widely overlooked speech last month at Northwestern University, according to a Chicago Tribune report. "You know, our franchisees look at me when I say this and they start to worry: 'Don, don't you say it. Don't you say we support $10.10,'" Thompson said. "I will tell you we will suppo
It has been learnt that the Canadian government stonewalled the efforts of the Chinese computer and mobile phone manufacturing company, Lenovo, to buy Blackberry Limited. The reason given for this was the security concern on part of government officials in the U.S. as well as Canada. Back in 2013, Blackberry Limited was up for sale, but not one of the large tech companies in the U.S. showed any keen interest in buying the firm. After the recent developments and changes brought about by Blackberr
You can change the political conversation. Chip in to rabble's donation drive today ! Minister of Industry James Moore isn't the first Parliamentarian to get it wrong, but given his recent comments, I'm happy to make him the fall guy. When will Parliamentarians brush up on their knowledge of Canada's international human rights obligations and use this to get on with the business of doing their jobs? In a media interview this past weekend, Minister Moore brashly questioned whether it's his job t
The current labeling of anyone on any payment needs to stop. We have 7.1 million people claiming social security payments in Australia,, all of those people are legally eligible to claim that social security payment,, Without abuse, stigma, or being made out to be social outcasts. Our unemployment level grows daily, 1.2 Million looking for work in a country only offering 155,000 jobs per month,, most of which are only part time positions. 1.3 Million under employed people, who are working as l
There's nothing more important in retailing than labeling. A catchy name or logo or slogan can move products off the shelves and create an identity that can imbed a product into the public's consciousness. The same is true in the world of politics, and that's why candidates and causes and organizations spend so much time and effort trying to label themselves and, perhaps even more importantly, others. If these efforts work well, the new label spreads into the society as a whole, often abetted by
Looking for eyewear that's both stylish and philanthropic? Check out Fetch Eyewear , the Portland-based, independent company that is dedicated to providing fashionable, affordable eyewear that supports an awesome cause. Not only will you flip for Fetch's adorable shades and frames, you're sure to dig their mission: funding animal rescue and animal rights activism in Portland. Founded in 2004 by Ann Sacks, Fetch is dedicated to working with independent optical shops--sourcing high-quality materi
A newly minted social media troll has been busy harassing Target shoppers who are upset over recent changes the retail chain made to scale back gender-based merchandising. Progressives have been applauding the decision to remove "boy" and "girl" aisles from Target's toy sections and have been kidding themselves into thinking the move is more " gender-inclusive ." Saner heads think quite differently, and realize both "boys" and "girls" are being excluded from the merchandise lexicon, as Target co
TORONTO, July 29, 2015 ( LifeSiteNews ) - Though Planned Parenthood in the United States is reeling from videos showing senior staff selling fetal body parts from its abortion facilities, in Canada the Abortion Rights Coalition (CARC) has responded by blithely encouraging women to donate their own aborted children for research. "If you ever need an abortion and would like to donate your fetal tissue towards research, here's how," the Canadian Abortion Rights Coalition posted on its Facebook page
You can change the political conversation. Chip in to rabble's donation drive today ! Nelson Mandela remains preeminent amongst revolutionary political leaders who throughout the globe have fought against imperialism, colonialism and racism, in particular. In certain respects, he belonged to a long tradition of revolutionaries, the likes of Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Mao Tse Tung, Simon Bolivar and many others who, in challenging imperialism and colonialism, succeeded in varying degrees. His
The Target Corporation recently released some astounding figures that leave everyone wondering just how long the company will last in Canada. The discount retailer reported a loss of almost US$1 billion in less than 12 months, after it began expanding outside of the US. Target is the 2nd largest discount store operators in the US, and the company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota generated $623 million in sales in the first quarter, but gross margins were less than 5 percent.The loss in the first
Chip in to keep stories like these coming. One of the most effective ways to keep a population quiet and obedient is to deprive it of information. As a result, it should be reasonably safe for me to just report on the study released yesterday by two Unifor economists, Jim Stanford and Jordan Brennan, straight up as if I were a mainstream media stenographer rewriting a corporate press release. That's because the comprehensive review of the performance of the governments of Canada's nine prime min
You can change the political conversation. Chip in to rabble's donation drive today ! Minister of Industry James Moore isn't the first Parliamentarian to get it wrong, but given his recent comments, I'm happy to make him the fall guy. When will Parliamentarians brush up on their knowledge of Canada's international human rights obligations and use this to get on with the business of doing their jobs? In a media interview this past weekend, Minister Moore brashly questioned whether it's his job t
The current labeling of anyone on any payment needs to stop. We have 7.1 million people claiming social security payments in Australia,, all of those people are legally eligible to claim that social security payment,, Without abuse, stigma, or being made out to be social outcasts. Our unemployment level grows daily, 1.2 Million looking for work in a country only offering 155,000 jobs per month,, most of which are only part time positions. 1.3 Million under employed people, who are working as l
There's nothing more important in retailing than labeling. A catchy name or logo or slogan can move products off the shelves and create an identity that can imbed a product into the public's consciousness. The same is true in the world of politics, and that's why candidates and causes and organizations spend so much time and effort trying to label themselves and, perhaps even more importantly, others. If these efforts work well, the new label spreads into the society as a whole, often abetted by
Looking for eyewear that's both stylish and philanthropic? Check out Fetch Eyewear , the Portland-based, independent company that is dedicated to providing fashionable, affordable eyewear that supports an awesome cause. Not only will you flip for Fetch's adorable shades and frames, you're sure to dig their mission: funding animal rescue and animal rights activism in Portland. Founded in 2004 by Ann Sacks, Fetch is dedicated to working with independent optical shops--sourcing high-quality materi
A newly minted social media troll has been busy harassing Target shoppers who are upset over recent changes the retail chain made to scale back gender-based merchandising. Progressives have been applauding the decision to remove "boy" and "girl" aisles from Target's toy sections and have been kidding themselves into thinking the move is more " gender-inclusive ." Saner heads think quite differently, and realize both "boys" and "girls" are being excluded from the merchandise lexicon, as Target co
TORONTO, July 29, 2015 ( LifeSiteNews ) - Though Planned Parenthood in the United States is reeling from videos showing senior staff selling fetal body parts from its abortion facilities, in Canada the Abortion Rights Coalition (CARC) has responded by blithely encouraging women to donate their own aborted children for research. "If you ever need an abortion and would like to donate your fetal tissue towards research, here's how," the Canadian Abortion Rights Coalition posted on its Facebook page
You can change the political conversation. Chip in to rabble's donation drive today ! Nelson Mandela remains preeminent amongst revolutionary political leaders who throughout the globe have fought against imperialism, colonialism and racism, in particular. In certain respects, he belonged to a long tradition of revolutionaries, the likes of Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Mao Tse Tung, Simon Bolivar and many others who, in challenging imperialism and colonialism, succeeded in varying degrees. His
The Target Corporation recently released some astounding figures that leave everyone wondering just how long the company will last in Canada. The discount retailer reported a loss of almost US$1 billion in less than 12 months, after it began expanding outside of the US. Target is the 2nd largest discount store operators in the US, and the company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota generated $623 million in sales in the first quarter, but gross margins were less than 5 percent.The loss in the first
Chip in to keep stories like these coming. One of the most effective ways to keep a population quiet and obedient is to deprive it of information. As a result, it should be reasonably safe for me to just report on the study released yesterday by two Unifor economists, Jim Stanford and Jordan Brennan, straight up as if I were a mainstream media stenographer rewriting a corporate press release. That's because the comprehensive review of the performance of the governments of Canada's nine prime min
Nick Clegg today said his MPs were "woefully unrepresentative" of modern Britain - yet his seat cull plans will make things even worse, reports Shamik Das. Tavish Scott has revealed the extent to which Nick Clegg's decision to enter into coalition with the Conservativeshas damaged the Liberal Democrats in Scotland. The SPD anticipate winning today's Berlin election marking a second victory in a week for Europe's centre-left. The party are now looking ahead to regaining the Chancellery in 2013. L
How many relaunches is that now? Ed Miliband's big speech on the economy today is being tipped by sympathetic quarters of the press as showing Labour are serious about reducing the deficit, so at least there's no chance he will forget to mention it this time. Yet Ed is also going to attack the Tories for planning to cut spending to "1930s levels" , insisting "That is not our programme, that will never be our programme, and I do not believe it is the programme the British people want" . Just one
1B: Borismania brings One Direction factor to Tory election campaign A phone call from Lord Ashcroft is "like being called up by your own undertaker" Scottish Labour MP on the mood north of the border: "It's like the last days of Rome. Without sex. Or wine. In fact, with none of the fun bits." Click here to read Guido's column for free with a free 30-day trial... Click here to read Guido's column for free with a free 30-day trial... Click here to read Guido's column for free with a free 30-day t
Prime Minister David Cameron has signed a pact with Labour leader Ed Miliband and Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg pledging that all three of their parties will work together to tackled climate change. The pledge, which has been brokered by a collection of green non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and lobby groups, such as Greenpeace, WWF and RSPB, commits the party leaders to agree "carbon budgets", end the use of coal for power generation and "accelerate the transition to a competitive, en
It is hard not to be shocked, as a Tory MP has blocked a law to make upskirting illegal. Sir Christopher Chope decided to chip in with a last minute objection. The MP for Christchurch and also a barrister, shouted out "object" to the private members bill. He was met with shouts of "shame" by others in the house. The Voyeurism (Offences) Bill was all set to progress into law, having won support from the Ministry of Justice before it was brought before the Commons. The new law would have created a
Nick Clegg has finally admitted a " grumpy " Queen Elizabeth did attack the EU over a lunch with him, a vindicated Sun reports today. The paper quotes Kevin Maguire's New Statesman column which disclosed: "Nick Clegg, who was also at the infamous 2011 Windsor Castle lunch, maintains that Her Majesty was merely grumpy about Europe and regretted the eclipse of the Commonwealth". Clegg took to Twitter last night to deny this new line: " I didn't speak to Maguire and I didn't tell friends Queen
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has attacked David Cameron's record on immigration, saying that the Conservative Prime Minister had been "wilfully dishonest" when he pledged to cap immigration to the tens of thousands. Speaking on the beach beneath the white cliffs of Dover - "Dover being the gateway to England" - Mr Farage said that the subject of immigration got "right to the heart" of public disillusionment with politics, as "it is all about trust". Mr Farage continued: "Five years ago David Cameron
In June 2009, shortly after public regard for politicians following the MPs' expenses scandal reached its nadir, Peter Davies was elected mayor of Doncaster. As he had run on a hard-right manifesto that promised tough punishments for "young thugs", to cut translation services and "PC jobs" and to slash council funding for Doncaster's annual LGBT Pride event, his tenure as mayor began to unravel only a few days after the election when he gave a car-crash interview to BBC Radio Sheffield. Under ge
Others, though, have found evidence that disputes the notion of labour being hoarded. Joe Grice, chief economist at the ONS, explains that underneath the relatively stable unemployment levels, flows into and out of employment have remained high. Plenty of people have lost their jobs, but even more have been created. A key shortcoming with this attention on employer behaviour and labour-market flexibility is that it assesses recent changes away from the context of the long-term decay in productiv
This week's New Statesman is a special issue on the Tories: who are they and what they do want? David Marquand kicks off our coverage by arguing that the left dismisses David Cameron at its peril. Meanwhile, from the right, Simon Heffer argues that Cameron is no kind of conservative. He writes: "Cameron . . . has very few principles, other than his belief in himself as prime minister." In The Critics, Cameron's old Oxford tutor Vernon Bogdanor reviews a new study of the Tory party, we launch our
How many relaunches is that now? Ed Miliband's big speech on the economy today is being tipped by sympathetic quarters of the press as showing Labour are serious about reducing the deficit, so at least there's no chance he will forget to mention it this time. Yet Ed is also going to attack the Tories for planning to cut spending to "1930s levels" , insisting "That is not our programme, that will never be our programme, and I do not believe it is the programme the British people want" . Just one
1B: Borismania brings One Direction factor to Tory election campaign A phone call from Lord Ashcroft is "like being called up by your own undertaker" Scottish Labour MP on the mood north of the border: "It's like the last days of Rome. Without sex. Or wine. In fact, with none of the fun bits." Click here to read Guido's column for free with a free 30-day trial... Click here to read Guido's column for free with a free 30-day trial... Click here to read Guido's column for free with a free 30-day t
Prime Minister David Cameron has signed a pact with Labour leader Ed Miliband and Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg pledging that all three of their parties will work together to tackled climate change. The pledge, which has been brokered by a collection of green non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and lobby groups, such as Greenpeace, WWF and RSPB, commits the party leaders to agree "carbon budgets", end the use of coal for power generation and "accelerate the transition to a competitive, en
It is hard not to be shocked, as a Tory MP has blocked a law to make upskirting illegal. Sir Christopher Chope decided to chip in with a last minute objection. The MP for Christchurch and also a barrister, shouted out "object" to the private members bill. He was met with shouts of "shame" by others in the house. The Voyeurism (Offences) Bill was all set to progress into law, having won support from the Ministry of Justice before it was brought before the Commons. The new law would have created a
Nick Clegg has finally admitted a " grumpy " Queen Elizabeth did attack the EU over a lunch with him, a vindicated Sun reports today. The paper quotes Kevin Maguire's New Statesman column which disclosed: "Nick Clegg, who was also at the infamous 2011 Windsor Castle lunch, maintains that Her Majesty was merely grumpy about Europe and regretted the eclipse of the Commonwealth". Clegg took to Twitter last night to deny this new line: " I didn't speak to Maguire and I didn't tell friends Queen
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has attacked David Cameron's record on immigration, saying that the Conservative Prime Minister had been "wilfully dishonest" when he pledged to cap immigration to the tens of thousands. Speaking on the beach beneath the white cliffs of Dover - "Dover being the gateway to England" - Mr Farage said that the subject of immigration got "right to the heart" of public disillusionment with politics, as "it is all about trust". Mr Farage continued: "Five years ago David Cameron
In June 2009, shortly after public regard for politicians following the MPs' expenses scandal reached its nadir, Peter Davies was elected mayor of Doncaster. As he had run on a hard-right manifesto that promised tough punishments for "young thugs", to cut translation services and "PC jobs" and to slash council funding for Doncaster's annual LGBT Pride event, his tenure as mayor began to unravel only a few days after the election when he gave a car-crash interview to BBC Radio Sheffield. Under ge
Others, though, have found evidence that disputes the notion of labour being hoarded. Joe Grice, chief economist at the ONS, explains that underneath the relatively stable unemployment levels, flows into and out of employment have remained high. Plenty of people have lost their jobs, but even more have been created. A key shortcoming with this attention on employer behaviour and labour-market flexibility is that it assesses recent changes away from the context of the long-term decay in productiv
This week's New Statesman is a special issue on the Tories: who are they and what they do want? David Marquand kicks off our coverage by arguing that the left dismisses David Cameron at its peril. Meanwhile, from the right, Simon Heffer argues that Cameron is no kind of conservative. He writes: "Cameron . . . has very few principles, other than his belief in himself as prime minister." In The Critics, Cameron's old Oxford tutor Vernon Bogdanor reviews a new study of the Tory party, we launch our
Nick Clegg today said his MPs were "woefully unrepresentative" of modern Britain - yet his seat cull plans will make things even worse, reports Shamik Das. Tavish Scott has revealed the extent to which Nick Clegg's decision to enter into coalition with the Conservativeshas damaged the Liberal Democrats in Scotland. The SPD anticipate winning today's Berlin election marking a second victory in a week for Europe's centre-left. The party are now looking ahead to regaining the Chancellery in 2013. L
How many relaunches is that now? Ed Miliband's big speech on the economy today is being tipped by sympathetic quarters of the press as showing Labour are serious about reducing the deficit, so at least there's no chance he will forget to mention it this time. Yet Ed is also going to attack the Tories for planning to cut spending to "1930s levels" , insisting "That is not our programme, that will never be our programme, and I do not believe it is the programme the British people want" . Just one
The verdict of the press is near unanimous. Labour's manifesto is a call to take the country back to the 1970s. However, this may be a statement that will not resonate with a significant number of voters. The 1970s were forty years ago. Today that decade is portrayed in dramas as an era of flares, glam rock, hot pants and dodgy sideburns. The BBC's police show Life on Mars, set in 1973, focused on political incorrectness, not the economic and social servitude of those millions unfortunate enough
The prospects for influence and power, it seems, have never looked brighter for journalists on The Guardian newspaper. First of all, we had the appointment of its deputy editor, Ian Katz, to the position of editor of Newsnight, the BBC TV's flagship current affairs programme. Now, we learn that the fellows of an Oxford college, Lady Margaret Hall, have elected its editor, Alan Rusbridger, to take over as College Principal. The talented Mr R. is due to step down as Guardian editor in the summer
Labour are in a mess. What is interesting is that they are in a mess at a time when Mrs May's government has a slim majority. Slim majorities lead to backbenchers being able to... Last week, BBC Radio Four's evening news programme PM aired an interview with a ten-year old child who self-identifies as having a 'non-binary' gender. That is, s/he believes that s/he is neither a boy nor... Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has blasted Theresa May for acting like a politician, instead of a parent. Which is
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has called universal basic income (UBI) "an idea whose time may well have come". It means a fixed regular payment to each citizen, irrespective of income or behaviour. It is seen by both socialists and Silicon Valley as a panacea for the post-industrial world, addressing unrestrained inequality, economic insecurity, and automation-generated unemployment in the modern economy. Guy Standing, a professor at Soas and founding member of Basic Income Earth Network (BIE
Others, though, have found evidence that disputes the notion of labour being hoarded. Joe Grice, chief economist at the ONS, explains that underneath the relatively stable unemployment levels, flows into and out of employment have remained high. Plenty of people have lost their jobs, but even more have been created. A key shortcoming with this attention on employer behaviour and labour-market flexibility is that it assesses recent changes away from the context of the long-term decay in productiv
THE attack on Jo Cox has chilling echoes of the May 2010 attempted murder of Labour MP Stephen Timms. Roshonara Choudhry, then 27, stabbed him twice in the stomach at his constituency surgery in Newham, east London. Nicholas Razzell 9 Attacked ... Stephen Timms was stabbed in the stomach by Roshonara Choudhary Her Old Bailey trial heard she was a follower of al-Qaeda extremist Anwar al-Awlaki and targeted Mr Timms because he voted for the Iraq war. She made an appointment to see the East Ham MP,
In an attempt to banish the ghost of Norman Lamont - who, as John Major's chancellor, said that unemployment was a price "well worth paying" to get inflation down - George Osborne announces that his aim is to have a higher proportion of our population in employment than any other G7 country. But what does he mean by "employment"? Under the coalition, increasing numbers work on zero-hours contracts, on hourly pay barely above the minimum, or on such short hours that they can't afford adequate foo
Instead, the shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Rachel Reeves issued a statement claiming that the Chancellor's Help-to-Work scheme does not go as far as Labour's "compulsory jobs guarantee", which would oblige every unemployed adult to take up a compulsory work placement after 12 months on the dole. Yet just a few years ago the Chancellor's proposals would have been greeted with howls of outrage, just as was a similar scheme proposed by John Major's government in the mid Nineties. That was
How many relaunches is that now? Ed Miliband's big speech on the economy today is being tipped by sympathetic quarters of the press as showing Labour are serious about reducing the deficit, so at least there's no chance he will forget to mention it this time. Yet Ed is also going to attack the Tories for planning to cut spending to "1930s levels" , insisting "That is not our programme, that will never be our programme, and I do not believe it is the programme the British people want" . Just one
The verdict of the press is near unanimous. Labour's manifesto is a call to take the country back to the 1970s. However, this may be a statement that will not resonate with a significant number of voters. The 1970s were forty years ago. Today that decade is portrayed in dramas as an era of flares, glam rock, hot pants and dodgy sideburns. The BBC's police show Life on Mars, set in 1973, focused on political incorrectness, not the economic and social servitude of those millions unfortunate enough
The prospects for influence and power, it seems, have never looked brighter for journalists on The Guardian newspaper. First of all, we had the appointment of its deputy editor, Ian Katz, to the position of editor of Newsnight, the BBC TV's flagship current affairs programme. Now, we learn that the fellows of an Oxford college, Lady Margaret Hall, have elected its editor, Alan Rusbridger, to take over as College Principal. The talented Mr R. is due to step down as Guardian editor in the summer
Labour are in a mess. What is interesting is that they are in a mess at a time when Mrs May's government has a slim majority. Slim majorities lead to backbenchers being able to... Last week, BBC Radio Four's evening news programme PM aired an interview with a ten-year old child who self-identifies as having a 'non-binary' gender. That is, s/he believes that s/he is neither a boy nor... Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has blasted Theresa May for acting like a politician, instead of a parent. Which is
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has called universal basic income (UBI) "an idea whose time may well have come". It means a fixed regular payment to each citizen, irrespective of income or behaviour. It is seen by both socialists and Silicon Valley as a panacea for the post-industrial world, addressing unrestrained inequality, economic insecurity, and automation-generated unemployment in the modern economy. Guy Standing, a professor at Soas and founding member of Basic Income Earth Network (BIE
Others, though, have found evidence that disputes the notion of labour being hoarded. Joe Grice, chief economist at the ONS, explains that underneath the relatively stable unemployment levels, flows into and out of employment have remained high. Plenty of people have lost their jobs, but even more have been created. A key shortcoming with this attention on employer behaviour and labour-market flexibility is that it assesses recent changes away from the context of the long-term decay in productiv
THE attack on Jo Cox has chilling echoes of the May 2010 attempted murder of Labour MP Stephen Timms. Roshonara Choudhry, then 27, stabbed him twice in the stomach at his constituency surgery in Newham, east London. Nicholas Razzell 9 Attacked ... Stephen Timms was stabbed in the stomach by Roshonara Choudhary Her Old Bailey trial heard she was a follower of al-Qaeda extremist Anwar al-Awlaki and targeted Mr Timms because he voted for the Iraq war. She made an appointment to see the East Ham MP,
In an attempt to banish the ghost of Norman Lamont - who, as John Major's chancellor, said that unemployment was a price "well worth paying" to get inflation down - George Osborne announces that his aim is to have a higher proportion of our population in employment than any other G7 country. But what does he mean by "employment"? Under the coalition, increasing numbers work on zero-hours contracts, on hourly pay barely above the minimum, or on such short hours that they can't afford adequate foo
Instead, the shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Rachel Reeves issued a statement claiming that the Chancellor's Help-to-Work scheme does not go as far as Labour's "compulsory jobs guarantee", which would oblige every unemployed adult to take up a compulsory work placement after 12 months on the dole. Yet just a few years ago the Chancellor's proposals would have been greeted with howls of outrage, just as was a similar scheme proposed by John Major's government in the mid Nineties. That was
Rapper and pastor Trip Lee believes music has the power to unite people from different cultures and races within the church, but adds that Christian unity must be biblical and reflect the kingdom of God because it's about more than bringing different races under one roof for two hours on a Sunday morning. "Music has a way of uniting people, [but] our end goal is not just getting black and white in the same building; Jay Z can do that," Lee quipped, adding that the type of unity the church should
South Africa has worked hard to overcome its horrific past of apartheid. When icon Nelson Mandela became the nation's first Black prime minister, he worked with leaders from both the black and white communities to take on the difficult task of healing their deep wounds. A process of "reconciliation" was started. This was an official, legal mechanism that gave all citizens the opportunities to come forward with their stories of abuse and discrimination. Even those who had been the oppressors were
Ali's impact transcended the ring, geographical and religious boundaries and made him the most recognisable man on the planet. Muhammad Ali (R) is seen with his trainer Angelo Dundee ahead of his fight with Ernie Terrell at the Astrodome, Houston, Texas, US February 6, 1967. -Action Images ( TRT World and Agencies ) He was poetry in motion. The art of ballet combined with the predatory instinct of a lion. He was, no doubt, the "double greatest." Muhammad Ali is dead at the age of 74 after a thre
Was Gandhi a racist? That's the question the Ghana government is basing its decision on, to relocate a statue of Mahatma Gandhi off a university campus, after professors launched a petition claiming that he was "racist". The institution in question is the University of Ghana and interestingly enough, the statue was unveiled in June at the campus in Accra by President Pranab Mukherjee, symbolising a close tie between the two countries. A petition was launched in September by a group of professors
On the heels of racially-motivated protests in Ferguson , Mo., and New York City, one black man has issued a profound challenge to African-Americans: "Take some personal responsi-damn-bility." If only Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton would deliver the type of message that Frederick Wilson II posted Monday on his Facebook page, " I'm Just Sayin ." "Be the change," Wilson wrote above his video. The rant goes on for just over four minutes, addressing slavery and racism , and telling the black communit
Kymone Freeman's One-Man Show: #ABMIT Whites Only By Kymone Freeman, www.popularresistance.org March 15, 2015 Kymone Freeman's One-Man Show: #ABMIT Whites Only 2015-03-15 2015-03-15 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/03/1kf2-150x81.png 200px 200px Dramatic Stage Reading of #ABMIT "Whites Only" "You can always be too Black, but you can never be too White." - Pau
The Gospel of John, chapter 9:25 reads, "One thing I do know: I was blind and now I see." In Ghana, in the continent of Africa, many members of a local tribe suffered from blindness. The cause of the blindness, it was discovered, was a mosquito that lived along the river banks and injected a parasite into the bloodstream of local fishermen. To eliminate the blindness, it was necessary to find a drug that would kill the parasite that was injected into the bloodstream of the fishermen. A drug, kno
The Rev. Ralph Abernathy, right, and Bishop Julian Smith, left, flank Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., during a civil rights march in Memphis, Tenn., March 28, 1968. (AP Photo/Jack Thornell) Following are excerpts from an April 11, 1968, WW article by Workers World Party founding chairperson Sam Marcy, a week after the assassination in Memphis, Tenn., of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The rebellions which opened spontaneously upon the heels of the announcement of the assassination of Rev. King were so
Chinua Achebe 's mission statement, by his own admission, was to "set the record straight". His seminal work, Things Fall Apart , was the first in an African trilogy that set about establishing the validity of life in tribal Nigeria in the late 19th century, before the "civilising" colonialism of Christian missionaries arrived. Achebe paints a picture of village life that is vivid, poignant, but also brutal. With no judgment or steer as a narrator, he succeeds in presenting a community that is r
Let it not be said the grievance community is nothing, if not, persistent . SAINT LOUIS - (KTVI) - African-American community leaders say they're taking action to put justice back into the hands of black people. They say they will convene a black grand jury on January 3rd and 4th to look at the evidence in the Michael Brown shooting. Those grand jury members will go over the evidence presented to the St. Louis County Grand Jury. They also say they will call Darren Wilson, County Prosecutor Bob M
South Africa has worked hard to overcome its horrific past of apartheid. When icon Nelson Mandela became the nation's first Black prime minister, he worked with leaders from both the black and white communities to take on the difficult task of healing their deep wounds. A process of "reconciliation" was started. This was an official, legal mechanism that gave all citizens the opportunities to come forward with their stories of abuse and discrimination. Even those who had been the oppressors were
Ali's impact transcended the ring, geographical and religious boundaries and made him the most recognisable man on the planet. Muhammad Ali (R) is seen with his trainer Angelo Dundee ahead of his fight with Ernie Terrell at the Astrodome, Houston, Texas, US February 6, 1967. -Action Images ( TRT World and Agencies ) He was poetry in motion. The art of ballet combined with the predatory instinct of a lion. He was, no doubt, the "double greatest." Muhammad Ali is dead at the age of 74 after a thre
Was Gandhi a racist? That's the question the Ghana government is basing its decision on, to relocate a statue of Mahatma Gandhi off a university campus, after professors launched a petition claiming that he was "racist". The institution in question is the University of Ghana and interestingly enough, the statue was unveiled in June at the campus in Accra by President Pranab Mukherjee, symbolising a close tie between the two countries. A petition was launched in September by a group of professors
On the heels of racially-motivated protests in Ferguson , Mo., and New York City, one black man has issued a profound challenge to African-Americans: "Take some personal responsi-damn-bility." If only Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton would deliver the type of message that Frederick Wilson II posted Monday on his Facebook page, " I'm Just Sayin ." "Be the change," Wilson wrote above his video. The rant goes on for just over four minutes, addressing slavery and racism , and telling the black communit
Kymone Freeman's One-Man Show: #ABMIT Whites Only By Kymone Freeman, www.popularresistance.org March 15, 2015 Kymone Freeman's One-Man Show: #ABMIT Whites Only 2015-03-15 2015-03-15 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/03/1kf2-150x81.png 200px 200px Dramatic Stage Reading of #ABMIT "Whites Only" "You can always be too Black, but you can never be too White." - Pau
The Gospel of John, chapter 9:25 reads, "One thing I do know: I was blind and now I see." In Ghana, in the continent of Africa, many members of a local tribe suffered from blindness. The cause of the blindness, it was discovered, was a mosquito that lived along the river banks and injected a parasite into the bloodstream of local fishermen. To eliminate the blindness, it was necessary to find a drug that would kill the parasite that was injected into the bloodstream of the fishermen. A drug, kno
The Rev. Ralph Abernathy, right, and Bishop Julian Smith, left, flank Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., during a civil rights march in Memphis, Tenn., March 28, 1968. (AP Photo/Jack Thornell) Following are excerpts from an April 11, 1968, WW article by Workers World Party founding chairperson Sam Marcy, a week after the assassination in Memphis, Tenn., of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The rebellions which opened spontaneously upon the heels of the announcement of the assassination of Rev. King were so
Chinua Achebe 's mission statement, by his own admission, was to "set the record straight". His seminal work, Things Fall Apart , was the first in an African trilogy that set about establishing the validity of life in tribal Nigeria in the late 19th century, before the "civilising" colonialism of Christian missionaries arrived. Achebe paints a picture of village life that is vivid, poignant, but also brutal. With no judgment or steer as a narrator, he succeeds in presenting a community that is r
Let it not be said the grievance community is nothing, if not, persistent . SAINT LOUIS - (KTVI) - African-American community leaders say they're taking action to put justice back into the hands of black people. They say they will convene a black grand jury on January 3rd and 4th to look at the evidence in the Michael Brown shooting. Those grand jury members will go over the evidence presented to the St. Louis County Grand Jury. They also say they will call Darren Wilson, County Prosecutor Bob M
Imam Zaid Shakir called for action against police brutality while speaking at Stephon Clark's funeral. He stated, "Today, we're gathered to memorialize and to subsequently bury Stephon Clark. But yesterday it was [Amadou Diallo,] and Sean Bell and Trayvon Martin, Walter Scott, Gary King, Oscar Grant, Alan Blueford, Tamir Rice, John Crawford, Alton Sterling Philando Castile, Eric Garner. Or, It was Tanisha Anderson, Yvette Smith, Miriam Carey, Shelly Frey, Darnisha Harris, Alesia Thomas, Shantel
The Vatican is yet to set a date for the ceremony, but it is widely believed that it will take place in the first week of September, coinciding with the 19th anniversary of Mother Teresa's death and Pope Francis' Holy Year of Mercy. Pope Francis approved a decree attributing a miracle to Mother Teresa's intercession during an audience with the head of the Vatican's saint-making office on his 79th birthday this Thursday. Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work with Calcutta's
When Shenouda became Pope of the Coptic Church in 1971 there were only two Coptic churches in the US - one in New York and one in Los Angeles. When he died in 2012 there were 202 churches. Today there are 250. "That tells you something about the wave, the tsunami of immigration that is taking place and it's not just the United States," Samuel Tadros, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute's Centre for Religious Freedom, a think tank based in Washington DC, tells me. "This church today has over 65
A rapping nun will perform a song for Pope Francis when he visits Colombia this week, Agence France-Presse reported . Sister Maria Valentina de los Angeles, 28, dons pink tennis shoes to perform rap songs about the Catholic faith. She is one of the artists that will sing the official song for Francis' visit to Colombia: "Let's Take The First Step." Francis' trip to Colombia is scheduled to begin Wednesday through Sept. 11. Catholic News Agency reported that the trip includes visits to the cities
On Sunday, the Rev. Kelvin Sauls of Holman United Methodist Church announced that a planned return visit to the church by Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti had been canceled. Sauls stated, "I appreciated the intent of the mayor's visit, to come and be with us so we can deepen our relationship. But in light of the organized social media campaign of Black Lives Matter, I decided it was not strategic." Garcetti had spoken at the church October 19, but Black Lives Matter protesters disrupted the event
A pope and a grand imam Pope Tawadros II had planned to spend last week on retreat in a monastery near Alexandria. But then Mohammed bin Salman, on a three-day visit to Egypt, asked to see him. The Saudi Crown Prince and the Coptic Christian patriarch met at St. Mark's Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo. They reportedly discussed the bloodshed and destruction afflicting so much of the Middle East, and why promoting tolerance has become imperative. The Crown Prince allowed his photograph to be taken wit
Pope Benedict IX was elected pope in 1032 when he was just a teenager: different sources put his age at somewhere between 11 to 20 years old. His father was the Count of Tusculum and used his influence to obtain the papacy for his son. Benedict IX indulged in extreme sexual immorality, including orgies and unnatural acts. The Catholic Encyclopedia calls him a disgrace to the Chair of Peter. Papal historian Ferdinand Gregorovius wrote regarding Benedict IX : a demon from hell in the disguise of a
Sridevi accorded state funeral; celebrities, fans pay final respects to the screen legend Bollywood superstar Sridevi was cremated with state honors at Mumbai's Vile Parle Seva Samaj Crematorium on 28 February, Wednesday evening, news agency PTI reported. Wrapped in the tricolor, the Indian cinema icon began her final journey with thousands of mourners jostling with each other to catch a glimpse of her cortege as it slowly made its way through the city to the Vile Parle crematorium. Mumbai: Mort
Pope Francis approves clarification to the Catholic Church's stance on the death penalty Aug 2, 2018 1:03 pm Pope Francis recently approved changes to the Catholic Church's catechism that forbids the death penalty in all circumstances. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images) Follow Pope Francis has approved changes to the Catechism that clarify that the Catholic Church views the death penalty as being "inadmissible" in all circumstances. What are the details? While it is still noteworthy, this is
What now after Pope visit? Tagle: Reflect on his messages 'There is so much to reflect on, to pray over,' Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle says of Pope Francis' messages to Filipinos Published 11:10 AM, January 19, 2015 Updated 11:27 AM, January 19, 2015 BACK TO ROME. Pope Francis waves as he prepares to leave the Philippines for a flight back to Rome. Rappler photo MANILA, Philippines - After 5 days in the Philippines that saw Pope Francis diverting from prepared speeches and celebrating Mass under
The Vatican is yet to set a date for the ceremony, but it is widely believed that it will take place in the first week of September, coinciding with the 19th anniversary of Mother Teresa's death and Pope Francis' Holy Year of Mercy. Pope Francis approved a decree attributing a miracle to Mother Teresa's intercession during an audience with the head of the Vatican's saint-making office on his 79th birthday this Thursday. Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work with Calcutta's
When Shenouda became Pope of the Coptic Church in 1971 there were only two Coptic churches in the US - one in New York and one in Los Angeles. When he died in 2012 there were 202 churches. Today there are 250. "That tells you something about the wave, the tsunami of immigration that is taking place and it's not just the United States," Samuel Tadros, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute's Centre for Religious Freedom, a think tank based in Washington DC, tells me. "This church today has over 65
A rapping nun will perform a song for Pope Francis when he visits Colombia this week, Agence France-Presse reported . Sister Maria Valentina de los Angeles, 28, dons pink tennis shoes to perform rap songs about the Catholic faith. She is one of the artists that will sing the official song for Francis' visit to Colombia: "Let's Take The First Step." Francis' trip to Colombia is scheduled to begin Wednesday through Sept. 11. Catholic News Agency reported that the trip includes visits to the cities
On Sunday, the Rev. Kelvin Sauls of Holman United Methodist Church announced that a planned return visit to the church by Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti had been canceled. Sauls stated, "I appreciated the intent of the mayor's visit, to come and be with us so we can deepen our relationship. But in light of the organized social media campaign of Black Lives Matter, I decided it was not strategic." Garcetti had spoken at the church October 19, but Black Lives Matter protesters disrupted the event
A pope and a grand imam Pope Tawadros II had planned to spend last week on retreat in a monastery near Alexandria. But then Mohammed bin Salman, on a three-day visit to Egypt, asked to see him. The Saudi Crown Prince and the Coptic Christian patriarch met at St. Mark's Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo. They reportedly discussed the bloodshed and destruction afflicting so much of the Middle East, and why promoting tolerance has become imperative. The Crown Prince allowed his photograph to be taken wit
Pope Benedict IX was elected pope in 1032 when he was just a teenager: different sources put his age at somewhere between 11 to 20 years old. His father was the Count of Tusculum and used his influence to obtain the papacy for his son. Benedict IX indulged in extreme sexual immorality, including orgies and unnatural acts. The Catholic Encyclopedia calls him a disgrace to the Chair of Peter. Papal historian Ferdinand Gregorovius wrote regarding Benedict IX : a demon from hell in the disguise of a
Sridevi accorded state funeral; celebrities, fans pay final respects to the screen legend Bollywood superstar Sridevi was cremated with state honors at Mumbai's Vile Parle Seva Samaj Crematorium on 28 February, Wednesday evening, news agency PTI reported. Wrapped in the tricolor, the Indian cinema icon began her final journey with thousands of mourners jostling with each other to catch a glimpse of her cortege as it slowly made its way through the city to the Vile Parle crematorium. Mumbai: Mort
Pope Francis approves clarification to the Catholic Church's stance on the death penalty Aug 2, 2018 1:03 pm Pope Francis recently approved changes to the Catholic Church's catechism that forbids the death penalty in all circumstances. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images) Follow Pope Francis has approved changes to the Catechism that clarify that the Catholic Church views the death penalty as being "inadmissible" in all circumstances. What are the details? While it is still noteworthy, this is
What now after Pope visit? Tagle: Reflect on his messages 'There is so much to reflect on, to pray over,' Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle says of Pope Francis' messages to Filipinos Published 11:10 AM, January 19, 2015 Updated 11:27 AM, January 19, 2015 BACK TO ROME. Pope Francis waves as he prepares to leave the Philippines for a flight back to Rome. Rappler photo MANILA, Philippines - After 5 days in the Philippines that saw Pope Francis diverting from prepared speeches and celebrating Mass under
Gov. Andrew Cuomo. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images) Andrew Burton/Getty Images Gov. Andrew Cuomo today came down on the side of e-hail app company Uber in its battle against Mayor Bill de Blasio, saying that the mayor's proposal to cap the company's growth would impair job creation and potentially have "statewide ramifications." Speaking on the Capital Pressroom radio show, Mr. Cuomo attacked Mr. de Blasio's proposed legislation limiting the increase of for-hire cars to 201 for the next year
Gov. Andrew Cuomo greets former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Donald Trump at Ground Zero. Photo: Bryan R. Smith for Getty Images Gov. Andrew Cuomo took to Facebook today to try and revise his remarks on Wednesday that imminent ascent of his fellow Queens native and longtime donor President-elect Donald Trump would be a "bonus not just for this state, but for other states also." The day after Trump defeated Hillary Clinton , the Democratic governor phoned into NY1 to recount how he called the Repu
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, left, and Virginia Democratic candidate for governor, Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, celebrate Northam's win in the Democratic Gubernatorial primary, in Crystal City, Va. -- Tuesday, June 13, 2017 (AP/Cliff Owen) The last eight years have been mostly empty of victories for Democratic politicians not named Obama. House and Senate seats, one after another, have been lost to the Republicans in election after election since 2010. One of the few bright spots for Democrats on t
Councilman Eric Ulrich speaks at a pro-NYPD rally. Ross Barkan/Observer Queens Councilman Eric Ulrich, a moderate Republican, announced that he will not be challenging Mayor Bill de Blasio after spending the last several months mulling a bid to unseat the liberal Democrat. Ulrich has spent the past several weeks and months teasing the possibility that he might take on the liberal Democratic incumbent: routinely bashing unpopular President Donald Trump, enlisting Ohio Gov. John Kasich to fundrais
Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D-VA) delivers remarks on the second day of the 2016 Democratic National Convention / Getty Images BY: Stephen Gutowski Follow @@StephenGutowski March 30, 2017 2:52 pm Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D.) wants the state's legislature to adopt a bill forbidding citizens from purchasing more than one gun per month. McAuliffe submitted the proposal, which includes punishments of up to a year in prison and a $2,500 fine, as an amendment to an unrelated, Republican-backed gun bil
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has lashed out at President Donald Trump following the president's decision to cancel a key immigration program for nearly 60,000 Haitians. Kenney spoke a group of advocates, "I'm just beside myself with sadness because our president is a bully, our president is a punk, and he just doesn't get it. I don't know where he was raised but his family didn't do a good job raising that guy," Kenney said, according to a local NBC affiliate. On Monday, Acting Homeland Securi
Gov. Jerry Brown is sprinting into the final year of his third term as governor with a series of policy successes and powerful financial backers boosting his all-but-certain run for another term. His voter-approved tax increases and relative restraint on state budgeting helped end years of deficits and have even led to projections of future surpluses. He has given every indication that he will seek re-election and already has racked up more than $15 million in contributions for a potential campa
With the Virginia election just two weeks away, a once competitive Governor's race is trending towards a monstrous blowout victory for Democrat Terry McAuliffe over Republican Ken Cuccinelli. Two polls released today suggest that McAuliffe has opened up a crushing advantage over Cuccinelli. Rasmussen polling found McAuliffe leading 50 percent to 33 percent , and a Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey revealed that McAuliffe has an 18 percentage point lead among early voters, 57-39. About a month a
Mayor Rahm takes a step toward saner reefer policy, so, gulp, we've got to give him credit. -Ben Joravsky (June 15, 2012) Even Rahm Emanuel is conceding that something's wrong with current pot laws. -Mick Dumke (June 14, 2012) A week after most of New York's political heavyweights got behind a plan to decriminalize low-level marijuana possession, the sky still hasn't fallen. -Mick Dumke (June 14, 2012) If Chicago's crime problem is only a matter of "perception," then why are police being asked t
After backlash, the mayor later apologized for his comment but, in essence, did not because he doesn't think the term is racist. It's 2017 and Pasadena Mayor Johnny Isbell still thinks there's nothing racist about the term "boy." During a city council discussion over a pending vote, Isbell, who is white, addressed Councilman Cody Ray Wheeler, who is Hispanic, using an offensive term. Here's how the exchange unfolded: Wheeler: "I haven't had the opportunity to speak yet." Isbell: "Well, you bette
Gov. Andrew Cuomo greets former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Donald Trump at Ground Zero. Photo: Bryan R. Smith for Getty Images Gov. Andrew Cuomo took to Facebook today to try and revise his remarks on Wednesday that imminent ascent of his fellow Queens native and longtime donor President-elect Donald Trump would be a "bonus not just for this state, but for other states also." The day after Trump defeated Hillary Clinton , the Democratic governor phoned into NY1 to recount how he called the Repu
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, left, and Virginia Democratic candidate for governor, Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, celebrate Northam's win in the Democratic Gubernatorial primary, in Crystal City, Va. -- Tuesday, June 13, 2017 (AP/Cliff Owen) The last eight years have been mostly empty of victories for Democratic politicians not named Obama. House and Senate seats, one after another, have been lost to the Republicans in election after election since 2010. One of the few bright spots for Democrats on t
Councilman Eric Ulrich speaks at a pro-NYPD rally. Ross Barkan/Observer Queens Councilman Eric Ulrich, a moderate Republican, announced that he will not be challenging Mayor Bill de Blasio after spending the last several months mulling a bid to unseat the liberal Democrat. Ulrich has spent the past several weeks and months teasing the possibility that he might take on the liberal Democratic incumbent: routinely bashing unpopular President Donald Trump, enlisting Ohio Gov. John Kasich to fundrais
Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D-VA) delivers remarks on the second day of the 2016 Democratic National Convention / Getty Images BY: Stephen Gutowski Follow @@StephenGutowski March 30, 2017 2:52 pm Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D.) wants the state's legislature to adopt a bill forbidding citizens from purchasing more than one gun per month. McAuliffe submitted the proposal, which includes punishments of up to a year in prison and a $2,500 fine, as an amendment to an unrelated, Republican-backed gun bil
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has lashed out at President Donald Trump following the president's decision to cancel a key immigration program for nearly 60,000 Haitians. Kenney spoke a group of advocates, "I'm just beside myself with sadness because our president is a bully, our president is a punk, and he just doesn't get it. I don't know where he was raised but his family didn't do a good job raising that guy," Kenney said, according to a local NBC affiliate. On Monday, Acting Homeland Securi
Gov. Jerry Brown is sprinting into the final year of his third term as governor with a series of policy successes and powerful financial backers boosting his all-but-certain run for another term. His voter-approved tax increases and relative restraint on state budgeting helped end years of deficits and have even led to projections of future surpluses. He has given every indication that he will seek re-election and already has racked up more than $15 million in contributions for a potential campa
With the Virginia election just two weeks away, a once competitive Governor's race is trending towards a monstrous blowout victory for Democrat Terry McAuliffe over Republican Ken Cuccinelli. Two polls released today suggest that McAuliffe has opened up a crushing advantage over Cuccinelli. Rasmussen polling found McAuliffe leading 50 percent to 33 percent , and a Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey revealed that McAuliffe has an 18 percentage point lead among early voters, 57-39. About a month a
Mayor Rahm takes a step toward saner reefer policy, so, gulp, we've got to give him credit. -Ben Joravsky (June 15, 2012) Even Rahm Emanuel is conceding that something's wrong with current pot laws. -Mick Dumke (June 14, 2012) A week after most of New York's political heavyweights got behind a plan to decriminalize low-level marijuana possession, the sky still hasn't fallen. -Mick Dumke (June 14, 2012) If Chicago's crime problem is only a matter of "perception," then why are police being asked t
After backlash, the mayor later apologized for his comment but, in essence, did not because he doesn't think the term is racist. It's 2017 and Pasadena Mayor Johnny Isbell still thinks there's nothing racist about the term "boy." During a city council discussion over a pending vote, Isbell, who is white, addressed Councilman Cody Ray Wheeler, who is Hispanic, using an offensive term. Here's how the exchange unfolded: Wheeler: "I haven't had the opportunity to speak yet." Isbell: "Well, you bette
Michel Barnier is very sorry but he is too busy to meet George Soros and his hardcore fringe group of ultra-Remainers Best for Britain . Emails obtained by Guido show that repeated attempts by Soros to secure a meeting with the EU's chief negotiator have been politely rebuffed. First Soros asked for a meeting at the beginning of November, but Barnier was busy: Not deterred, Soros tried again a couple of weeks later. Barnier didn't even give an excuse this time: You might have thought that by now
When he announced his bid to unseat Tony Abbott as Liberal Party leader Malcolm Turnbull promised a "new style of leadership". The problem is that is about all we can hope for from the new prime minister: a change in style but not in substance. In his first day as the new PM, Turnbull ruled out any change to his predecessor's climate policies . That means a refusal to improve to Australia's tiny emissions cut pledge at the UN climate talks in Paris later this year. It means Abbott's Direct Actio
"I was tucked away back in the room, but I could clearly hear Putin's answer to the question about what he considered greater Russia," Zijlstra lied to a gathering of his People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, which today heads the new Dutch government. "He said this included Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and the Baltic states, and, well, Kazakhstan would be 'nice to have'," he claimed. But it was all made up. His lies were recorded on video. Zijlstra made the admission in an interview published i
11:30pm Turkish President Recep Erdogan claims he is back in full control. Claims the coup has failed. 9:00pm Some Reports that Coup has failed / Others it has succeeded . Unfortunately, if coup did fail, that means the Islamists have won. If Islamists win, anticipate extreme backlash from a returning Recep Erdogan who will most likely go full dictator now. Erdogan is notorious for punishing his enemies. Erdogan will probably open the floodgates for more Islamists to flow freely into the Euro
Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott would have you believe she's the biggest victim of abuse in politics, but the figures show otherwise. A new study from the University of Sheffield shows that Boris Johnson , the bombastic former Mayor of London and currently the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, gets eight times more abuse than her. Not only that, but Abbott seems to have a pretty short and selective memory. She cries racism when people say mean things to her, but her entire career has be
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Fethullah Gulen, the US based leader of a Turkish socio-religious movement, of plotting the December 17 "conspiracy" and fabricating phone conversations aiming to smear the ruling party. Erdogan delivered the remarks during a speech before his supporters in Denizli city on Saturday. Erdogan added that "the December 17 coup d'etat would have gained the support of the CHP, which planned to undertake tasks that would destabilise Turkey." "Those ha
Erdogan is a raging anti-Jewish bigot and hater of Israel, antisemitism is only a partial explanation of his behavior While it is certainly true that Erdogan is a raging anti-Jewish bigot and hater of Israel, antisemitism is only a partial explanation of his behavior. On Thursday, Israeli Minister of Tourism Yariv Levin offered another explanation. After calling for Israelis to forego travel to Turkey, Levin said that Erdogan is striking out against Israel - and presumably the U.S. - as part of
One of the four petitioners whose legal action toppled Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman has accused the Metropolitan police of corruption. Andy Erlam told BBC Radio 4 that the police seemed at times to be protecting Mr Rahman. He has also accused the Electoral Commission of not doing enough to prevent corruption in Tower Hamlets. "Neither the Electoral Commission nor the police were very helpful," Mr Erlam told the Today programme. "In fact at times it seemed that the Metropolitan Police has be
Boris has hired the Telegraph's chief foreign correspondent David Blair as his new speechwriter, Guido can reveal. A staunch critic of Putin with a cut glass accent and balls of steel, Blair was kicked out of Zimbabwe by Mugabe and more recently proved the massacre of Maidan in Ukraine by counting bodies in morgues. He takes a tough line on Assad, arguing ISIS cannot be defeated while the tyrant remains in power, a slight departure from Boris' infamous "bravo for Assad" article . George Gallow
He can discuss plans for secession. California Governor Jerry Brown is flying to Vladivostok Sunday for an economic cooperation conference hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin, where the governor plans to promote decarbonizing investments. Despite hydrocarbons being 70 percent of Russia's exports, and 50 percent of government revenues, Brown will self-represent the United States to promote what he refers to as sustainable investments in de-carbonizing the planet. Brown is scheduled to part
When he announced his bid to unseat Tony Abbott as Liberal Party leader Malcolm Turnbull promised a "new style of leadership". The problem is that is about all we can hope for from the new prime minister: a change in style but not in substance. In his first day as the new PM, Turnbull ruled out any change to his predecessor's climate policies . That means a refusal to improve to Australia's tiny emissions cut pledge at the UN climate talks in Paris later this year. It means Abbott's Direct Actio
"I was tucked away back in the room, but I could clearly hear Putin's answer to the question about what he considered greater Russia," Zijlstra lied to a gathering of his People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, which today heads the new Dutch government. "He said this included Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and the Baltic states, and, well, Kazakhstan would be 'nice to have'," he claimed. But it was all made up. His lies were recorded on video. Zijlstra made the admission in an interview published i
11:30pm Turkish President Recep Erdogan claims he is back in full control. Claims the coup has failed. 9:00pm Some Reports that Coup has failed / Others it has succeeded . Unfortunately, if coup did fail, that means the Islamists have won. If Islamists win, anticipate extreme backlash from a returning Recep Erdogan who will most likely go full dictator now. Erdogan is notorious for punishing his enemies. Erdogan will probably open the floodgates for more Islamists to flow freely into the Euro
Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott would have you believe she's the biggest victim of abuse in politics, but the figures show otherwise. A new study from the University of Sheffield shows that Boris Johnson , the bombastic former Mayor of London and currently the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, gets eight times more abuse than her. Not only that, but Abbott seems to have a pretty short and selective memory. She cries racism when people say mean things to her, but her entire career has be
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Fethullah Gulen, the US based leader of a Turkish socio-religious movement, of plotting the December 17 "conspiracy" and fabricating phone conversations aiming to smear the ruling party. Erdogan delivered the remarks during a speech before his supporters in Denizli city on Saturday. Erdogan added that "the December 17 coup d'etat would have gained the support of the CHP, which planned to undertake tasks that would destabilise Turkey." "Those ha
Erdogan is a raging anti-Jewish bigot and hater of Israel, antisemitism is only a partial explanation of his behavior While it is certainly true that Erdogan is a raging anti-Jewish bigot and hater of Israel, antisemitism is only a partial explanation of his behavior. On Thursday, Israeli Minister of Tourism Yariv Levin offered another explanation. After calling for Israelis to forego travel to Turkey, Levin said that Erdogan is striking out against Israel - and presumably the U.S. - as part of
One of the four petitioners whose legal action toppled Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman has accused the Metropolitan police of corruption. Andy Erlam told BBC Radio 4 that the police seemed at times to be protecting Mr Rahman. He has also accused the Electoral Commission of not doing enough to prevent corruption in Tower Hamlets. "Neither the Electoral Commission nor the police were very helpful," Mr Erlam told the Today programme. "In fact at times it seemed that the Metropolitan Police has be
Boris has hired the Telegraph's chief foreign correspondent David Blair as his new speechwriter, Guido can reveal. A staunch critic of Putin with a cut glass accent and balls of steel, Blair was kicked out of Zimbabwe by Mugabe and more recently proved the massacre of Maidan in Ukraine by counting bodies in morgues. He takes a tough line on Assad, arguing ISIS cannot be defeated while the tyrant remains in power, a slight departure from Boris' infamous "bravo for Assad" article . George Gallow
He can discuss plans for secession. California Governor Jerry Brown is flying to Vladivostok Sunday for an economic cooperation conference hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin, where the governor plans to promote decarbonizing investments. Despite hydrocarbons being 70 percent of Russia's exports, and 50 percent of government revenues, Brown will self-represent the United States to promote what he refers to as sustainable investments in de-carbonizing the planet. Brown is scheduled to part
Despite rumors of friction between the secretary of state and President Trump over foreign policy, Tillerson appears to remain in good stead with the president. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson begins a weeklong trip Thursday to Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Colombia and Jamaica at a time when our relations with Latin America are strained because of the heavy flow of drugs across our southern border and President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration. While news about international affairs is domi
Opposition to funding our enemies is building. Just days after news that Congress cut the State Department's request for Egypt funding, Senator Marco Rubio of Florida introduced an Amendment calling for tough new conditions on aid. Speaking from the Senate floor, Senator Rubio noted that foreign aid isn't charity but is designed to "further our national interests." Senator Rubio's conditions require Egypt to demonstrate with actions, not just words, that it an ally of the United States. The l
The new accord to end 52 years of war in Latin America's fourth-largest economy was put together in just over a month after the original pact was narrowly and unexpectedly defeated in an October 2 referendum. Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos and Marxist FARC rebel leader Rodrigo Londono shake hands after signing a peace accord in Bogota, Colombia November 24, 2016. ( TRT World and Agencies ) The Colombian government and FARC rebels signed a revised peace agreement on Thursday aiming to en
Former Vice President Joe Biden wrote a new op-ed in The Atlantic, saying that President Trump's "contempt for the U.S. Constitution and willingness to divide this nation knows no bounds" and that Americans are "living through a battle for the soul of this nation" following a violent and deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va. "If it wasn't clear before, it's clear now: We are living through a battle for the soul of this nation," Biden said. "We have fought this battle before-
It's a long-standing political trope that politicians have to appeal to their base during the primary by heading towards the fringe and then tack back towards the center in the general. Jeb Bush even made a stink about it before getting Trumped: Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush made the case for a more centrist Republican Party on Monday night, saying a nominee should "lose the primary to win the general without violating your principles." It's just the way the game is played. Or, at least it used t
He can discuss plans for secession. California Governor Jerry Brown is flying to Vladivostok Sunday for an economic cooperation conference hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin, where the governor plans to promote decarbonizing investments. Despite hydrocarbons being 70 percent of Russia's exports, and 50 percent of government revenues, Brown will self-represent the United States to promote what he refers to as sustainable investments in de-carbonizing the planet. Brown is scheduled to part
Saturday August 4, 2018 Since 1991 and the formal end of the first Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, the world has experienced an American "unipolar moment" as the bipartisan US policy establishment sought to consolidate and perpetuate its hegemonic control over the entire plant. Doomed to fail even before it received its fullest articulation in 1996 by neoconservative ideologists William Kristol and Robert Kagan (misleadingly billed as " Toward a Neo-Reaganite Foreign Pol
Tuesday June 21, 2016 Since the end of the Cold War, American foreign policy could almost have been designed to undermine our national interests. Whether under Republican George W. Bush or Democrats Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, we have seen "regime changes" and "color revolutions," facilitation of global jihadism while claiming to combat it, and gratuitous confrontation with post-communist Russia which was going out of its way to become our reliable ally. For those familiar with the operationa
By Pat Buchanan An America First Korea Policy Patrick J .Buchanan USA - -(Ammoland.com)- "The North Korean regime is causing tremendous problems and is something that has to be dealt with, and probably dealt with rapidly." So President Trump told reporters in the Rose Garden this week. But how this is to be done "rapidly" is not so easy to see. North Korea has just returned to us Otto Warmbier, a student sentenced to 15 years hard labor for stealing a propaganda poster. Otto came home comato
There are few things that receive almost universal acceptance in American politics. There is consensus on almost nothing. That is, except for one thing that comes to mind - the plight of the small business. All sides seem to want to help small businesses succeed. Even the political left wants to "stand up for the little guy" in support of small businesses. As an owner of a small business for more than 16 years (and a staff of five), I can attest to the fact that small businesses are over-regulat
Opposition to funding our enemies is building. Just days after news that Congress cut the State Department's request for Egypt funding, Senator Marco Rubio of Florida introduced an Amendment calling for tough new conditions on aid. Speaking from the Senate floor, Senator Rubio noted that foreign aid isn't charity but is designed to "further our national interests." Senator Rubio's conditions require Egypt to demonstrate with actions, not just words, that it an ally of the United States. The l
The new accord to end 52 years of war in Latin America's fourth-largest economy was put together in just over a month after the original pact was narrowly and unexpectedly defeated in an October 2 referendum. Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos and Marxist FARC rebel leader Rodrigo Londono shake hands after signing a peace accord in Bogota, Colombia November 24, 2016. ( TRT World and Agencies ) The Colombian government and FARC rebels signed a revised peace agreement on Thursday aiming to en
Former Vice President Joe Biden wrote a new op-ed in The Atlantic, saying that President Trump's "contempt for the U.S. Constitution and willingness to divide this nation knows no bounds" and that Americans are "living through a battle for the soul of this nation" following a violent and deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va. "If it wasn't clear before, it's clear now: We are living through a battle for the soul of this nation," Biden said. "We have fought this battle before-
It's a long-standing political trope that politicians have to appeal to their base during the primary by heading towards the fringe and then tack back towards the center in the general. Jeb Bush even made a stink about it before getting Trumped: Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush made the case for a more centrist Republican Party on Monday night, saying a nominee should "lose the primary to win the general without violating your principles." It's just the way the game is played. Or, at least it used t
He can discuss plans for secession. California Governor Jerry Brown is flying to Vladivostok Sunday for an economic cooperation conference hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin, where the governor plans to promote decarbonizing investments. Despite hydrocarbons being 70 percent of Russia's exports, and 50 percent of government revenues, Brown will self-represent the United States to promote what he refers to as sustainable investments in de-carbonizing the planet. Brown is scheduled to part
Saturday August 4, 2018 Since 1991 and the formal end of the first Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, the world has experienced an American "unipolar moment" as the bipartisan US policy establishment sought to consolidate and perpetuate its hegemonic control over the entire plant. Doomed to fail even before it received its fullest articulation in 1996 by neoconservative ideologists William Kristol and Robert Kagan (misleadingly billed as " Toward a Neo-Reaganite Foreign Pol
Tuesday June 21, 2016 Since the end of the Cold War, American foreign policy could almost have been designed to undermine our national interests. Whether under Republican George W. Bush or Democrats Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, we have seen "regime changes" and "color revolutions," facilitation of global jihadism while claiming to combat it, and gratuitous confrontation with post-communist Russia which was going out of its way to become our reliable ally. For those familiar with the operationa
By Pat Buchanan An America First Korea Policy Patrick J .Buchanan USA - -(Ammoland.com)- "The North Korean regime is causing tremendous problems and is something that has to be dealt with, and probably dealt with rapidly." So President Trump told reporters in the Rose Garden this week. But how this is to be done "rapidly" is not so easy to see. North Korea has just returned to us Otto Warmbier, a student sentenced to 15 years hard labor for stealing a propaganda poster. Otto came home comato
There are few things that receive almost universal acceptance in American politics. There is consensus on almost nothing. That is, except for one thing that comes to mind - the plight of the small business. All sides seem to want to help small businesses succeed. Even the political left wants to "stand up for the little guy" in support of small businesses. As an owner of a small business for more than 16 years (and a staff of five), I can attest to the fact that small businesses are over-regulat
He can discuss plans for secession. California Governor Jerry Brown is flying to Vladivostok Sunday for an economic cooperation conference hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin, where the governor plans to promote decarbonizing investments. Despite hydrocarbons being 70 percent of Russia's exports, and 50 percent of government revenues, Brown will self-represent the United States to promote what he refers to as sustainable investments in de-carbonizing the planet. Brown is scheduled to part
In remarkable speeches this week, two members of what skeptics like to call the "Republican establishment" took on President Donald Trump and his brand of nationalist populism. Neither man mentioned the president by name, but their criticisms were unmistakable. Speaking in Philadelphia, where he received a Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center, Sen. John McCain said of the current president's policies, "To abandon the ideals we have advanced around the globe, to refuse the obligati
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. Jeb Bush will seek to energize his presidential campaign on Wednesday when he goes into a prime-time debate in a Republican race dominated by Donald Trump. The former Florida governor, an establishment Republican once considered a heavy favorite for his party's nomination, has been overshadowed by Trump's bomb-throwing rhetoric. Bush has to show he can take on the billionaire real-estate magnate, said Steve Schmidt, a Republican strategist who was a top adviser to John McCain
By Bill Trott (Reuters) - U.S. evangelist Billy Graham, who counseled presidents and preached to millions across the world from his native North Carolina to communist North Korea during his 70 years on the pulpit, died on Wednesday at the age of 99, a spokesman said. Graham died at 8 a.m. EST (1300 GMT) at his home in Montreat, North Carolina, according to Jeremy Blume, a spokesman for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. With his steely features and piercing blue eyes, Graham was a powerf
While Donald Trump's attempt to out-Jerry Springer Jerry Springer failed spectacularly during Sunday's presidential debate, the Republican nominee's running mate faced an uphill battle of his own. Due to the cancellation of several campaign events , rumors began swirling that Pence wanted off the GOP presidential ticket in a hurry. Their sources were, of course, unattributed or credited to antonymous tipsters obtained by the journalists who tweeted them, but the online uproar was enough to neces
Zhirinovsky's so-called Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia may, in the upcoming elections, reconstitute itself as Russia's "third force". The party has a well-established profile as being outspokenly nationalist, and could benefit from the rise of nationalist sentiment in Russia. Although the LDPR is part has been part of official politics for almost 20 years now, it has had continuous links to Russia's lunatic fringe, including some openly neo-Nazi activists. While the party is outspokenly anti
Much ink, digital and otherwise, has been spilled in the past week over former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman's emergence as the militant moderate in the Republican presidential contest. As focus has shifted away from former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and toward Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Huntsman has emerged as the Democrats' favorite Republican -- taking stands in favor of evolution and expressing his belief in climate change. Before that, he was known as the guy who supported civil unions, an equally
Scott Lively DAVID CRARY [ap] WASHINGTON -- Two longtime opponents of the U.S. gay-rights movement on Friday announced formation of a coalition that will seek to persuade more countries around the world to follow Russia's example in passing laws that restrict gay rights. Scott Lively in Russia in October 2013. Peter LaBarbera The activists, Massachusetts-based evangelical lawyer Scott Lively and Peter LaBarbera of Americans for Truth About Homosexuality, praised two recently enacted Russian laws
Donald Trump introduced Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate on Saturday, calling him "my partner in this campaign" and his first and best choice to join him on a winning Republican presidential ticket. Skipping the traditional massive rally in favor of a low-key announcement in a Manhattan hotel, Trump tried to draw a sharp contrast between Pence, a soft-spoken conservative, and Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential candidate. In fact, he spent about as much time lambasting Clinto
Messing with Texas Richard Parker, writing in Politico Magazine , offers his analysis of the situation in Texas: When Gov. Greg Abbott won election in 2014, he said of his agenda: "We will celebrate the frontier spirit of rugged individualism." Since then, he and the legislature have sought to limit government power -- except their own. They have enabled individuals to more freely carry guns and knives and diverted taxpayer money from public to private schools. Most recently, Abbott led the fai
In remarkable speeches this week, two members of what skeptics like to call the "Republican establishment" took on President Donald Trump and his brand of nationalist populism. Neither man mentioned the president by name, but their criticisms were unmistakable. Speaking in Philadelphia, where he received a Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center, Sen. John McCain said of the current president's policies, "To abandon the ideals we have advanced around the globe, to refuse the obligati
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. Jeb Bush will seek to energize his presidential campaign on Wednesday when he goes into a prime-time debate in a Republican race dominated by Donald Trump. The former Florida governor, an establishment Republican once considered a heavy favorite for his party's nomination, has been overshadowed by Trump's bomb-throwing rhetoric. Bush has to show he can take on the billionaire real-estate magnate, said Steve Schmidt, a Republican strategist who was a top adviser to John McCain
By Bill Trott (Reuters) - U.S. evangelist Billy Graham, who counseled presidents and preached to millions across the world from his native North Carolina to communist North Korea during his 70 years on the pulpit, died on Wednesday at the age of 99, a spokesman said. Graham died at 8 a.m. EST (1300 GMT) at his home in Montreat, North Carolina, according to Jeremy Blume, a spokesman for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. With his steely features and piercing blue eyes, Graham was a powerf
While Donald Trump's attempt to out-Jerry Springer Jerry Springer failed spectacularly during Sunday's presidential debate, the Republican nominee's running mate faced an uphill battle of his own. Due to the cancellation of several campaign events , rumors began swirling that Pence wanted off the GOP presidential ticket in a hurry. Their sources were, of course, unattributed or credited to antonymous tipsters obtained by the journalists who tweeted them, but the online uproar was enough to neces
Zhirinovsky's so-called Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia may, in the upcoming elections, reconstitute itself as Russia's "third force". The party has a well-established profile as being outspokenly nationalist, and could benefit from the rise of nationalist sentiment in Russia. Although the LDPR is part has been part of official politics for almost 20 years now, it has had continuous links to Russia's lunatic fringe, including some openly neo-Nazi activists. While the party is outspokenly anti
Much ink, digital and otherwise, has been spilled in the past week over former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman's emergence as the militant moderate in the Republican presidential contest. As focus has shifted away from former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and toward Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Huntsman has emerged as the Democrats' favorite Republican -- taking stands in favor of evolution and expressing his belief in climate change. Before that, he was known as the guy who supported civil unions, an equally
Scott Lively DAVID CRARY [ap] WASHINGTON -- Two longtime opponents of the U.S. gay-rights movement on Friday announced formation of a coalition that will seek to persuade more countries around the world to follow Russia's example in passing laws that restrict gay rights. Scott Lively in Russia in October 2013. Peter LaBarbera The activists, Massachusetts-based evangelical lawyer Scott Lively and Peter LaBarbera of Americans for Truth About Homosexuality, praised two recently enacted Russian laws
Donald Trump introduced Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate on Saturday, calling him "my partner in this campaign" and his first and best choice to join him on a winning Republican presidential ticket. Skipping the traditional massive rally in favor of a low-key announcement in a Manhattan hotel, Trump tried to draw a sharp contrast between Pence, a soft-spoken conservative, and Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential candidate. In fact, he spent about as much time lambasting Clinto
Messing with Texas Richard Parker, writing in Politico Magazine , offers his analysis of the situation in Texas: When Gov. Greg Abbott won election in 2014, he said of his agenda: "We will celebrate the frontier spirit of rugged individualism." Since then, he and the legislature have sought to limit government power -- except their own. They have enabled individuals to more freely carry guns and knives and diverted taxpayer money from public to private schools. Most recently, Abbott led the fai
"I can't believe how much peanut butter people here eat," a friend from South Africa recently observed. She had stopped by while I was slathering some on a piece of toast. "It's on and in everything," she added. [lz_third_party align=center width=630 includes=https://portal.aolonnetwork.com/o2/search/v/588771f2cc52c70828b1fb5e#Basic%20Information] Too true. Despite what appears to be an ever-increasing peanut ban in public places and spaces due to severe allergies to the "nut," we Americans love
Eating goat might be better for the planet than beef -- and it's healthier than other meats. This might be a new concept for the U.S., but not for much of the rest of the world. Goat has always been popular in the Caribbean, the Middle East, and in Asia. It takes a lot less land to raise a goat than a cow, because goats browse as opposed to grazing. Depending on land quality, you can have up to 8 goats per acre, whereas one cow needs at least 1.8 acres of land. Goats are usually raised on small,
Animal rights activists forcibly broke into a farm supplying Whole Foods with eggs and stole chickens in broad daylight last week. Local farmers worry that in their zeal to save chickens the activists actually endangered them. The Direct Action Everywhere "rescue," which involved hundreds of activists transported to Petaluma, California, on seven buses on May 29, comes as the latest action targeting Whole Foods or businesses connected with the supermarket giant. "They were bused in," Toni Brooks
Q: What's your view on Burt's Bees? Is it as environmentally friendly as it claims to be? [rssbreak] A: You know that cool indie band only you and, like, 40 other people rocked out to way back when, that band that seems so much less titillating now that they're playing stadiums? Welcome to life in Crunchy Granola Land, where indie brands are selling out at Costco and where, two years in, the sale of Burt's Bees to Clorox still sparks as much outrage as the global collapse of real bees. (Well, al
A rare west coast mammal is up for Endangered Species protection thanks to the threat posed by California's illegal marijuana industry. The fisher, a carnivorous cousin of the weasel found in the old-growth forests in California, Oregon and Washington is already rare, its numbers reduced by fur trappers and loggers going back to the 1800s, as well as by urban development. Only two naturally occurring wild populations exist, according to the Center for Biological Diversity : one is in the southe
The migratory population of the monarch butterfly has reached an "ominous" low, researchers in Mexico announced Wednesday. Scientists are attributing the decline of this essential pollinating population to the ongoing drought and the "explosive" increase in the use of genetically modified crops in the American corn belt. "Because farmers have planted over 120 million acres of crops resistant to the milkweed-killing herbicide glyphosate, the monarchs' essential food supply has been all but destro
If you eat a lot of poultry, beware: drugs fed to chickens can make your doctor-prescribed antibiotics less effective -- and in the most dire cases -- completely ineffective against dangerous diseases. You've given up red meat, cut your salt intake, vowed to exercise at least three times a week and, if you're a woman, upped your calcium intake. You're going to live to be 100. But before you plan your centennial years, consider this. That poultry you've been consuming may be as much a health prob
'Whenever I look around me," writes Solnit, "I wonder what old things are about to bear fruit, what seemingly solid institutions might soon rupture, and what seeds we might now be planting whose harvest will come at some unpredictable moment in the future." North American cicada nymphs live underground for 17 years before they emerge as adults. Many seeds stay dormant far longer than that before some disturbance makes them germinate. Some trees bear fruit long after the people who have planted t
An eating disorder is an illness that causes serious disturbances in a person's life. The National Institute of Mental Health lists several different forms of this disorder including eating extremely small amounts of food, and severely overeating. The First Lady's "Let's Move" program brings concern to a very real problem in the United States, and that is not just obesity, but the complete opposite. Institutions considering Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" program might propose weighing the benefit
NEW YORK (AP) -- Natalie Portman and Jonathan Safran Foer hope they can change the world -- one dinner plate at a time. The actress and the author have teamed up to produce the documentary "Eating Animals," an indictment of the factory farm system that argues we are feeding ourselves all wrong. The film takes viewers from a Perdue contract farmer in Fairmont, North Carolina, who is knee-deep in both debt as well as chickens suffering horrific abnormalities, to a small free-range pig farm in Thor
Eating goat might be better for the planet than beef -- and it's healthier than other meats. This might be a new concept for the U.S., but not for much of the rest of the world. Goat has always been popular in the Caribbean, the Middle East, and in Asia. It takes a lot less land to raise a goat than a cow, because goats browse as opposed to grazing. Depending on land quality, you can have up to 8 goats per acre, whereas one cow needs at least 1.8 acres of land. Goats are usually raised on small,
Animal rights activists forcibly broke into a farm supplying Whole Foods with eggs and stole chickens in broad daylight last week. Local farmers worry that in their zeal to save chickens the activists actually endangered them. The Direct Action Everywhere "rescue," which involved hundreds of activists transported to Petaluma, California, on seven buses on May 29, comes as the latest action targeting Whole Foods or businesses connected with the supermarket giant. "They were bused in," Toni Brooks
Q: What's your view on Burt's Bees? Is it as environmentally friendly as it claims to be? [rssbreak] A: You know that cool indie band only you and, like, 40 other people rocked out to way back when, that band that seems so much less titillating now that they're playing stadiums? Welcome to life in Crunchy Granola Land, where indie brands are selling out at Costco and where, two years in, the sale of Burt's Bees to Clorox still sparks as much outrage as the global collapse of real bees. (Well, al
A rare west coast mammal is up for Endangered Species protection thanks to the threat posed by California's illegal marijuana industry. The fisher, a carnivorous cousin of the weasel found in the old-growth forests in California, Oregon and Washington is already rare, its numbers reduced by fur trappers and loggers going back to the 1800s, as well as by urban development. Only two naturally occurring wild populations exist, according to the Center for Biological Diversity : one is in the southe
The migratory population of the monarch butterfly has reached an "ominous" low, researchers in Mexico announced Wednesday. Scientists are attributing the decline of this essential pollinating population to the ongoing drought and the "explosive" increase in the use of genetically modified crops in the American corn belt. "Because farmers have planted over 120 million acres of crops resistant to the milkweed-killing herbicide glyphosate, the monarchs' essential food supply has been all but destro
If you eat a lot of poultry, beware: drugs fed to chickens can make your doctor-prescribed antibiotics less effective -- and in the most dire cases -- completely ineffective against dangerous diseases. You've given up red meat, cut your salt intake, vowed to exercise at least three times a week and, if you're a woman, upped your calcium intake. You're going to live to be 100. But before you plan your centennial years, consider this. That poultry you've been consuming may be as much a health prob
'Whenever I look around me," writes Solnit, "I wonder what old things are about to bear fruit, what seemingly solid institutions might soon rupture, and what seeds we might now be planting whose harvest will come at some unpredictable moment in the future." North American cicada nymphs live underground for 17 years before they emerge as adults. Many seeds stay dormant far longer than that before some disturbance makes them germinate. Some trees bear fruit long after the people who have planted t
An eating disorder is an illness that causes serious disturbances in a person's life. The National Institute of Mental Health lists several different forms of this disorder including eating extremely small amounts of food, and severely overeating. The First Lady's "Let's Move" program brings concern to a very real problem in the United States, and that is not just obesity, but the complete opposite. Institutions considering Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" program might propose weighing the benefit
NEW YORK (AP) -- Natalie Portman and Jonathan Safran Foer hope they can change the world -- one dinner plate at a time. The actress and the author have teamed up to produce the documentary "Eating Animals," an indictment of the factory farm system that argues we are feeding ourselves all wrong. The film takes viewers from a Perdue contract farmer in Fairmont, North Carolina, who is knee-deep in both debt as well as chickens suffering horrific abnormalities, to a small free-range pig farm in Thor
A rare west coast mammal is up for Endangered Species protection thanks to the threat posed by California's illegal marijuana industry. The fisher, a carnivorous cousin of the weasel found in the old-growth forests in California, Oregon and Washington is already rare, its numbers reduced by fur trappers and loggers going back to the 1800s, as well as by urban development. Only two naturally occurring wild populations exist, according to the Center for Biological Diversity : one is in the southe
Grazing reindeer help increase plant diversity in Arctic regions despite climate change, according to new research. Swedish scientists have found global warming actually reduces the number of plant species in the tundra. But plant-eating animals, such as reindeer and voles, can help plant diversity in the long run. The researchers believe animals could help protect diversity by preventing losses of small and slowly-growing species. Doctor Elina Kaarlejarvi, of Umea University in Sweden, said: "B
Saturday marked the 40th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, which proponents portray as a great success, claiming it has saved numerous species from extinction. In reality, the Endangered Species Act's punitive approach to conservation has likely done more harm than good and it's time to change our approach to endangered species in a way that works with, rather than against, the stewards of our land. Consider Craig Schindler, a farmer in southeastern Missouri. For generations, Schindler'
Over 4,675 species of lizard found around the world, according to the San Diego Zoo. Some sources raised the number and pointed to approximately 6,000 species. Lizards are found all over the world in almost every type of terrain. Some of them live in trees, some confined to deserts and some being in contact with rocks. Lizards in Iran Environmental factors such as moisture, elevation and temperature can influence distribution patterns of animals e.g. lizards. The Complete Fauna of Iran pinpoint
PORTLAND, Maine - The federal government is touting new protections for young cod as a way to help rebuild the population of the fish. The population of cod has plummeted off of New England, which was once home to a much larger fishery for the species. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says new fishing management rules include a Habitat Area of Particular Concern designation to help juvenile cod. The zone stretches along the coast from Maine to Rhode Island and includes areas
WASHINGTON - In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that Africa's elephants may qualify for "endangered" status under the Endangered Species Act and may warrant reclassification as two separate species. These actions would highlight the plight of both species and strengthen protections. Savannah elephant courtesy Flickr/Bernard Dupont. This image is available for media use. African elephants currently are listed as o
America's farmers have suffered ruinous drought and crop-destroying high temperatures throughout much of this year's growing season. Today's relatively high corn, wheat, dairy and meat prices will likely climb still higher, even as rain and cooler temperatures in some Midwestern states deliver a measure of relief. Most Americans do not pay much attention to the nation's annual crop production, unless it falters before agriculture's multifarious natural enemies--drought, flood, infestation and di
Counting how many species live on Earth is a difficult challenge. The researchers estimated that there exist possibly between five million to one trillion species out there. About 1.7 million of these have been described by taxonomists which constitutes to only 13% of the whole species. Counting how many species live on Earth is a difficult challenge. The researchers estimated that there exist possibly between five million to one trillion species out there. About 1.7 million of these have been d
Rural eastern Paraguay used to be full of jungle, small farms, schools and wildlife. Now it is a green sea of soybeans. The families, trees and birds are gone. The schools are empty. The air is filled with the toxic stench of the pesticides like paraquat and 2,4-D used to protect the soy crops. We drove through the sea of soy on a red dirt road. Meriton Ramirez was bringing us to the former community of Minga Pora, to the farm where his family used to live. Ramirez is a member of the Asociacion
"We want wildlife everywhere; nature reserves are not enough. "We have an opportunity now to reform the way we farm and this coalition of intelligent , modern , forward thinking and creative farmers should have a key role in shaping new long term strategies that will protect our increasingly fragile landscape." More than 70 percent of the land in the UK is farmland - but the number of farm birds has dropped by 54 percent since 1970. Meanwhile the number of butterflies - known as the farmland but
Grazing reindeer help increase plant diversity in Arctic regions despite climate change, according to new research. Swedish scientists have found global warming actually reduces the number of plant species in the tundra. But plant-eating animals, such as reindeer and voles, can help plant diversity in the long run. The researchers believe animals could help protect diversity by preventing losses of small and slowly-growing species. Doctor Elina Kaarlejarvi, of Umea University in Sweden, said: "B
Saturday marked the 40th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, which proponents portray as a great success, claiming it has saved numerous species from extinction. In reality, the Endangered Species Act's punitive approach to conservation has likely done more harm than good and it's time to change our approach to endangered species in a way that works with, rather than against, the stewards of our land. Consider Craig Schindler, a farmer in southeastern Missouri. For generations, Schindler'
Over 4,675 species of lizard found around the world, according to the San Diego Zoo. Some sources raised the number and pointed to approximately 6,000 species. Lizards are found all over the world in almost every type of terrain. Some of them live in trees, some confined to deserts and some being in contact with rocks. Lizards in Iran Environmental factors such as moisture, elevation and temperature can influence distribution patterns of animals e.g. lizards. The Complete Fauna of Iran pinpoint
PORTLAND, Maine - The federal government is touting new protections for young cod as a way to help rebuild the population of the fish. The population of cod has plummeted off of New England, which was once home to a much larger fishery for the species. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says new fishing management rules include a Habitat Area of Particular Concern designation to help juvenile cod. The zone stretches along the coast from Maine to Rhode Island and includes areas
WASHINGTON - In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that Africa's elephants may qualify for "endangered" status under the Endangered Species Act and may warrant reclassification as two separate species. These actions would highlight the plight of both species and strengthen protections. Savannah elephant courtesy Flickr/Bernard Dupont. This image is available for media use. African elephants currently are listed as o
America's farmers have suffered ruinous drought and crop-destroying high temperatures throughout much of this year's growing season. Today's relatively high corn, wheat, dairy and meat prices will likely climb still higher, even as rain and cooler temperatures in some Midwestern states deliver a measure of relief. Most Americans do not pay much attention to the nation's annual crop production, unless it falters before agriculture's multifarious natural enemies--drought, flood, infestation and di
Counting how many species live on Earth is a difficult challenge. The researchers estimated that there exist possibly between five million to one trillion species out there. About 1.7 million of these have been described by taxonomists which constitutes to only 13% of the whole species. Counting how many species live on Earth is a difficult challenge. The researchers estimated that there exist possibly between five million to one trillion species out there. About 1.7 million of these have been d
Rural eastern Paraguay used to be full of jungle, small farms, schools and wildlife. Now it is a green sea of soybeans. The families, trees and birds are gone. The schools are empty. The air is filled with the toxic stench of the pesticides like paraquat and 2,4-D used to protect the soy crops. We drove through the sea of soy on a red dirt road. Meriton Ramirez was bringing us to the former community of Minga Pora, to the farm where his family used to live. Ramirez is a member of the Asociacion
"We want wildlife everywhere; nature reserves are not enough. "We have an opportunity now to reform the way we farm and this coalition of intelligent , modern , forward thinking and creative farmers should have a key role in shaping new long term strategies that will protect our increasingly fragile landscape." More than 70 percent of the land in the UK is farmland - but the number of farm birds has dropped by 54 percent since 1970. Meanwhile the number of butterflies - known as the farmland but
They call it the "Texas Miracle," though California doesn't think there's anything heavenly about it. Texas's economic boom, driven by low taxes and a business-friendly regulatory climate under the cocksure leadership of Governor Rick Perry, is the envy of the rest of the country. There's a running joke that California's biggest export is its own people, headed straight for the Lone Star State. But it's not just California that has the blue-state blues. Outside the West Coast, the most cerulean
Engadget's description of the new Ford S-Max car and its Intelligent Speed Limiter technology is both fascinating and creepy as hell: "A camera mounted on the windshield scans the road signs on the sides of the highway and, when the vehicle enters a 20mph zone, the system reduces the top speed to match. Rather than controlling the speed with automatic braking, the car limits its own velocity by adjusting the amount of fuel being pushed to the engine." That sounds like an elaborate way to swap on
Bills introduced in Nevada to allow machine guns on the Vegas strip, privatize public education, and thwart federal healthcare reform can be tied back to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), according to a new report from ProgressNow Nevada detailing ALEC's influence in that state. Read more about New Report Exposes ALEC's Influence In Nevada -- by Jacob Chamberlain, Common Dreams The same "Ag-Gag" laws that make it a crime to film or document egregious abuses on industrial farms ma
A North Dakota rainy-day fund that held more than $572 million in January is on the verge of being emptied due to lower-than-expected tax collections from depressed oil and farm commodity prices. "There are no 'ifs,'" North Dakota Treasurer Kelly Schmidt said Friday. "We will drain it." The Budget Stabilization Fund, established in 1987, was intended to stash extra tax money from industry booms to be used in leaner times to protect state programs from big budget cuts. The fund had only meager de
So often the left entices their party with "Eco-friendly," science savvy, earth loving phenomenons. However, the National Bureau of Economic Research just found that on a per-mile basis electric cars are on average worse for the environment when compared to their gas-powered friends. This new study proves that subsidizing these environmental "friendly" cars should be put to a halt. In monetary terms, electric cars are about half-a-cent worse per mile for the environment than gas-powered cars, on
New Yorkers and New Jerseyans were recently greeted by a festive Christmas billboard near the Lincoln Tunnel, which read: "You know it's a myth. This season, celebrate reason." What might "celebrating reason" look like? Sitting around the dining room table, looking into your children's curious eyes, and regaling them with the nihilism of Friedrich Nietzsche? Telling them not to bother with cookies and milk because Santa Claus isn't coming? Reading them the latest Christopher Hitchens column as
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog Younger readers may not remember, Save Jerseyans, but 5 World Trade Center (a.k.a. "Building 5" or "WTC 5") was a nine-story building on the east side of the former North Tower of the World Trade Center (WTC 1). Approximately two dozen tenants including Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse First Boston, and government agencies occupied the modest-sized 9-story building that stood in the shadow of what were arguably America's most iconic pair of skyscrapers. Then th
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) opened a new toll road recently. The highway has been in existence since 1982, but the toll gantries are new. Rush hour tolling, between 5:30 and 9:30 AM, is a test of how badly you want to reach The Swamp. VDOT uses a system called 'dynamic tolling', which works out to 'do you feel lucky'? Instead of a nice predictable toll that's the same every morning, Swamp Pike tolls adjust according to how much traffic is on the road. The goal is to keep One
Plastic polymers are efficient, cheap and easy to make--but not very environmentally friendly. Hydrogels had previously not been really considered a viable alternative, because they're, well, gels. But by attaching them to clay, that's all changed. Turns out the water-based (duh) hydrogels had a great affinity for attaching to glass, so researchers tested out its relationship with something fairly similar: Clay. And lo and behold, it sticks! That gives it a bunch of properties that make it a pos
Here's something you probably didn't know about North Dakota: the oil-rich, population-poor state is a beacon of freedom-at least, according to the experts at the libertarian Mercatus Center, whose annual freedom index lists North Dakota as the freest state in America. "A big part of North Dakota's high ranking on regulatory policy is due to the state's excellent liability system," explains Mercatus . "North Dakota also scores well on land-use freedoms, with better-than-average residential land-
Engadget's description of the new Ford S-Max car and its Intelligent Speed Limiter technology is both fascinating and creepy as hell: "A camera mounted on the windshield scans the road signs on the sides of the highway and, when the vehicle enters a 20mph zone, the system reduces the top speed to match. Rather than controlling the speed with automatic braking, the car limits its own velocity by adjusting the amount of fuel being pushed to the engine." That sounds like an elaborate way to swap on
Bills introduced in Nevada to allow machine guns on the Vegas strip, privatize public education, and thwart federal healthcare reform can be tied back to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), according to a new report from ProgressNow Nevada detailing ALEC's influence in that state. Read more about New Report Exposes ALEC's Influence In Nevada -- by Jacob Chamberlain, Common Dreams The same "Ag-Gag" laws that make it a crime to film or document egregious abuses on industrial farms ma
A North Dakota rainy-day fund that held more than $572 million in January is on the verge of being emptied due to lower-than-expected tax collections from depressed oil and farm commodity prices. "There are no 'ifs,'" North Dakota Treasurer Kelly Schmidt said Friday. "We will drain it." The Budget Stabilization Fund, established in 1987, was intended to stash extra tax money from industry booms to be used in leaner times to protect state programs from big budget cuts. The fund had only meager de
So often the left entices their party with "Eco-friendly," science savvy, earth loving phenomenons. However, the National Bureau of Economic Research just found that on a per-mile basis electric cars are on average worse for the environment when compared to their gas-powered friends. This new study proves that subsidizing these environmental "friendly" cars should be put to a halt. In monetary terms, electric cars are about half-a-cent worse per mile for the environment than gas-powered cars, on
New Yorkers and New Jerseyans were recently greeted by a festive Christmas billboard near the Lincoln Tunnel, which read: "You know it's a myth. This season, celebrate reason." What might "celebrating reason" look like? Sitting around the dining room table, looking into your children's curious eyes, and regaling them with the nihilism of Friedrich Nietzsche? Telling them not to bother with cookies and milk because Santa Claus isn't coming? Reading them the latest Christopher Hitchens column as
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog Younger readers may not remember, Save Jerseyans, but 5 World Trade Center (a.k.a. "Building 5" or "WTC 5") was a nine-story building on the east side of the former North Tower of the World Trade Center (WTC 1). Approximately two dozen tenants including Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse First Boston, and government agencies occupied the modest-sized 9-story building that stood in the shadow of what were arguably America's most iconic pair of skyscrapers. Then th
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) opened a new toll road recently. The highway has been in existence since 1982, but the toll gantries are new. Rush hour tolling, between 5:30 and 9:30 AM, is a test of how badly you want to reach The Swamp. VDOT uses a system called 'dynamic tolling', which works out to 'do you feel lucky'? Instead of a nice predictable toll that's the same every morning, Swamp Pike tolls adjust according to how much traffic is on the road. The goal is to keep One
Plastic polymers are efficient, cheap and easy to make--but not very environmentally friendly. Hydrogels had previously not been really considered a viable alternative, because they're, well, gels. But by attaching them to clay, that's all changed. Turns out the water-based (duh) hydrogels had a great affinity for attaching to glass, so researchers tested out its relationship with something fairly similar: Clay. And lo and behold, it sticks! That gives it a bunch of properties that make it a pos
Here's something you probably didn't know about North Dakota: the oil-rich, population-poor state is a beacon of freedom-at least, according to the experts at the libertarian Mercatus Center, whose annual freedom index lists North Dakota as the freest state in America. "A big part of North Dakota's high ranking on regulatory policy is due to the state's excellent liability system," explains Mercatus . "North Dakota also scores well on land-use freedoms, with better-than-average residential land-
Size matters. In this case, a bigger moon means more mass, and that means more gravity. In general, the force of gravity points toward the center of an object. As you add more mass to an object, gravity gets stronger. On a small moon, a big lump of rock like a mountain feels very little force downward, while on a more massive moon the force would be larger. If the moon has enough mass, and enough gravity, the force will be more than the internal strength of the rock itself, and the mountain crum
Thinkers as early as Aristotle observed that man is, by nature, a social creature. For this reason, there has been a surge of media attention on the " loneliness plague " which the Information Age has wrought. Most media attention has focused on the health consequences of loneliness, which stand to overwhelm government health systems in the coming years. A popular article in The Guardian written by George Monbiot a few years ago explained all the ways loneliness is killing people--literally. "E
In the shadows, all sorts of things can lurk. We must use the light we have available to us to truly see. Moonlit Night on the Coppei, original oil painting by Steve Henderson, sold. Apostasy is nothing new in Christianity. Two thousand years ago Jesus warned that false prophets "come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves." (Matthew 7: 15) Given that we, the people of God, are frequently referred to as sheep, the term "sheep's clothing" imparts the disquieting conc
Avowed atheist Michael Newdow is at it again. This time he's just filed a federal lawsuit demanding that "In God We Trust" be removed from U.S. currency. Think you've heard this story before, it's because you have. Newdow joined a Freedom From Religion Foundation lawsuit with the same goal in 2013. Of course that lawsuit, claiming that "In God We Trust" - our National Motto - on currency was somehow proselytizing, was thrown out of federal court. It literally didn't make it past the district
Wei-Hock Soon's "crime" is being a scientist who sincerely believes that the global warming of the 1900s was caused by a rise in solar output, whereas most scientists believe that you and I are to blame because we use fossil fuels. What is particularly appalling about his crime is that he has actually substantiated his views in scientific journals and argued for them in public. His accusers have clothed their accusations in terms of funding sources, but have no doubt: his real crime is his ongoi
The subject of Ham Radio, in relation to preparedness, is one that's often overlooked. When it is talked about, it's often an afterthought in an article, or it's presented by someone who has no real experience with radio communication technology. In my opinion, Ham Radio still plays a very important role in emergency communications and preparedness. If you're serious about survival and prepping, you really need to look into HAM Radio . In general, radio communications is a pretty complicated sub
Neanderthals looked different from us for a good reason. A recent study was uncovered why our ancient relatives don't share similar facial features with us. There are three theories to help explain the change, but they suggest Neanderthals acquired their facial structure while trying to survive the ice age. The first theory suggests their faces made heavy biting easier, so they could chew on the tough meat they hunted. This theory is considered to be one of the strongest and is backed by wear on
The proposed changes remove the need to look for and... Statoil and BP have signed a swap agreement covering four offshore petroleum titles. Under the deal Statoil transferred... In February a JSCOT investigation found that existing safeguards were "not... In what may be Australia's largest ever human rights-related... The payout is much greater than fines that could be imposed under existing laws, raising... The final tally was 53-47 in favour of the sale, which is just part of a massive $100 b
Eclipse mania will peak on Monday, when millions of Americans will upend their lives in response to a scientific prediction. Thanks to the work of scientists, people will know exactly what time to expect the eclipse. In less entertaining but more important ways, we respond to scientific predictions all the time, even though we have no independent capacity to verify the calculations. We tend to trust scientists. For years now, atmospheric scientists have been handing us a set of predictions about
Uncertainty has become a distinctive feature of our lives in the 21st century. Even Heisenberg, who formulated the principle of uncertainty, would have been surprised by the degree to which things have become unstable and uncertain. This is rather ironic because this is supposed to be the age of enlightened rationalism, science and freedom. But the realities of the post-modern and post-industrial world tell a different story. The ironies of the present age are not limited to the principle of unc
Thinkers as early as Aristotle observed that man is, by nature, a social creature. For this reason, there has been a surge of media attention on the " loneliness plague " which the Information Age has wrought. Most media attention has focused on the health consequences of loneliness, which stand to overwhelm government health systems in the coming years. A popular article in The Guardian written by George Monbiot a few years ago explained all the ways loneliness is killing people--literally. "E
In the shadows, all sorts of things can lurk. We must use the light we have available to us to truly see. Moonlit Night on the Coppei, original oil painting by Steve Henderson, sold. Apostasy is nothing new in Christianity. Two thousand years ago Jesus warned that false prophets "come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves." (Matthew 7: 15) Given that we, the people of God, are frequently referred to as sheep, the term "sheep's clothing" imparts the disquieting conc
Avowed atheist Michael Newdow is at it again. This time he's just filed a federal lawsuit demanding that "In God We Trust" be removed from U.S. currency. Think you've heard this story before, it's because you have. Newdow joined a Freedom From Religion Foundation lawsuit with the same goal in 2013. Of course that lawsuit, claiming that "In God We Trust" - our National Motto - on currency was somehow proselytizing, was thrown out of federal court. It literally didn't make it past the district
Wei-Hock Soon's "crime" is being a scientist who sincerely believes that the global warming of the 1900s was caused by a rise in solar output, whereas most scientists believe that you and I are to blame because we use fossil fuels. What is particularly appalling about his crime is that he has actually substantiated his views in scientific journals and argued for them in public. His accusers have clothed their accusations in terms of funding sources, but have no doubt: his real crime is his ongoi
The subject of Ham Radio, in relation to preparedness, is one that's often overlooked. When it is talked about, it's often an afterthought in an article, or it's presented by someone who has no real experience with radio communication technology. In my opinion, Ham Radio still plays a very important role in emergency communications and preparedness. If you're serious about survival and prepping, you really need to look into HAM Radio . In general, radio communications is a pretty complicated sub
Neanderthals looked different from us for a good reason. A recent study was uncovered why our ancient relatives don't share similar facial features with us. There are three theories to help explain the change, but they suggest Neanderthals acquired their facial structure while trying to survive the ice age. The first theory suggests their faces made heavy biting easier, so they could chew on the tough meat they hunted. This theory is considered to be one of the strongest and is backed by wear on
The proposed changes remove the need to look for and... Statoil and BP have signed a swap agreement covering four offshore petroleum titles. Under the deal Statoil transferred... In February a JSCOT investigation found that existing safeguards were "not... In what may be Australia's largest ever human rights-related... The payout is much greater than fines that could be imposed under existing laws, raising... The final tally was 53-47 in favour of the sale, which is just part of a massive $100 b
Eclipse mania will peak on Monday, when millions of Americans will upend their lives in response to a scientific prediction. Thanks to the work of scientists, people will know exactly what time to expect the eclipse. In less entertaining but more important ways, we respond to scientific predictions all the time, even though we have no independent capacity to verify the calculations. We tend to trust scientists. For years now, atmospheric scientists have been handing us a set of predictions about
Uncertainty has become a distinctive feature of our lives in the 21st century. Even Heisenberg, who formulated the principle of uncertainty, would have been surprised by the degree to which things have become unstable and uncertain. This is rather ironic because this is supposed to be the age of enlightened rationalism, science and freedom. But the realities of the post-modern and post-industrial world tell a different story. The ironies of the present age are not limited to the principle of unc
Over at the Federalist , Sean Davis has been slowly but credibly destroying Neil deGrasse Tyson's reputation as a honest broker, the sort of truth-telling straight-shooter that we need in these dark days of ignorance. Today's entry is the fourth in an apparently ongoing series of posts in which it is revealed that NDT, as his sciencebro fans call him, is just making stuff up, willy nilly. Here's Sean : According to Tyson, in the days following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Bush uttered the phrase
There hasn't been much word going around about this, but Spank Rock DJ XXXChange will be spinning tomorrow at PS14 for the bar's Happy House party. Also on the bill are resident DJs Jonathan Brody, Carlos Llanos, C. Mora and Benton. If you either love or hate the current wave of hipster-hop, XXXChange -- real name Alex Epton -- holds much of the blame. While MC Spank Rock usually enjoys the spotlight in the group, their one-of-kind sound is thanks in large part to XXXChange. Epton has produced t
Mix one celebrity chef, one sick child, one frustrated Make-a-Wish request, and one well-detonated TMZ item and you've got yourself a public relations nightmare with a side of perfectly whipped up public indignation. How easy is that? A week ago, Ina Garten, better known to Food Network addicts as the Barefoot Contessa, could have easily worn the title of least offensive TV chef since Julia Child. She's not a tantrum-throwing Gordon Ramsay or a cake-defiling Sandra Lee . Her show is a pleasantly
In a 37-minute podcast oozing with red meat from the Left, The Nation's Dave Zirin actually criticized two icons of the far Left: ESPN and a union, along with the obligatory attacks on President Trump. The program also featured an interview with a social justice warrior advocating against "toxic masculinity" and an angry defense of the Seahawks' Michael Bennett. Claiming to champion facts, but royally bludgeoning them, Zirin ripped away on ESPN and the President: Our weekly "Set Your Ass Down" a
This is a remix put together by DJ Steve Porter for ESPN of all the famous Randy Moss soundbites. It's pretty cool, but at the end, DJ Steve shows up in what looks like an afro, a Moss Vikings jersey, and blackface . Let's take a look at that ending one more time: Once more, but we'll zoom in a little and slow things down: Twitter is going nuts over it right now, and it sure does look suspicious. But as it turns out, Steve Porter was simply wearing one of these masks -- which Moss himself sold o
I find Bruce Caitlyn Jenner's humorphobic attack on Ricky Gervais to be problematic. It's triggering. Highly triggering. We've already talked about the Golden Globes and how Ricky Gervais made a minor joke about Jenner in a monologue that included him making jokes about everyone. You know, like every award show monologue since the beginning of award show monologues. Leftists cried "TRANSPHOBIA" just because putting -phobia after a noun is their go to reaction. See also "homophobia," " Islamophob
Gene Simmons is known for being controversial and in a new interview he once again proves this by declaring that rock music is finally dead. In his latest interview with his son Nick Simmons for Esquire , the bassist from the group KISS states that rock did not just die a natural death but was in fact murdered. In the interview he discusses how and why rock music has died in his opinion. He also discusses his thoughts on the rock genre as a whole. This is not the first time the musician has made
20. Logan Year: 2017 Director: James Mangold The first word in Logan is "fuck"--perhaps you're thinking that sounds somehow in the same tonal wheelhouse as, say, Deadpool , but in reality that couldn't be further from the truth. What Logan is defies easy categorization. I struggle to even call it a "superhero movie," or an " X-Men movie." If it is one, then it's quite easily the most uniquely disparate X-Men movie ever made, asking audiences to quickly cast away any expectations of how an X-Me
At one point in the British film My Son the Fanatic , scripted by Hanif Kureishi and based on his short story, a white comedian performing in the 1990s in a club in the northern English town of Bradford begins referring to the sole non-white member of the audience (played by Indian actor Om Puri) as "Salman Rushdie." Between crude as well as racist taunts, the comic makes a terrifying statement regarding his hapless and unwilling Rushdie dummy: "If there's any of [Iranian President Hashemi] Rafs
An insult has just been hurled at Trump, exposing the truth that everyone, except him, knows. Background: He was Han Solo in the Star Wars movies, rising to fame while wielding a blaster pistol. The Fugitive and Indiana Jones captured his acting skills and grew his fame. He's also famous for another reason. Harrison Ford has been a champion of the world, an advocate for the Earth, committing his life to environmental conservation. The actor serves as vice chair of Conservation International, an
There hasn't been much word going around about this, but Spank Rock DJ XXXChange will be spinning tomorrow at PS14 for the bar's Happy House party. Also on the bill are resident DJs Jonathan Brody, Carlos Llanos, C. Mora and Benton. If you either love or hate the current wave of hipster-hop, XXXChange -- real name Alex Epton -- holds much of the blame. While MC Spank Rock usually enjoys the spotlight in the group, their one-of-kind sound is thanks in large part to XXXChange. Epton has produced t
Mix one celebrity chef, one sick child, one frustrated Make-a-Wish request, and one well-detonated TMZ item and you've got yourself a public relations nightmare with a side of perfectly whipped up public indignation. How easy is that? A week ago, Ina Garten, better known to Food Network addicts as the Barefoot Contessa, could have easily worn the title of least offensive TV chef since Julia Child. She's not a tantrum-throwing Gordon Ramsay or a cake-defiling Sandra Lee . Her show is a pleasantly
In a 37-minute podcast oozing with red meat from the Left, The Nation's Dave Zirin actually criticized two icons of the far Left: ESPN and a union, along with the obligatory attacks on President Trump. The program also featured an interview with a social justice warrior advocating against "toxic masculinity" and an angry defense of the Seahawks' Michael Bennett. Claiming to champion facts, but royally bludgeoning them, Zirin ripped away on ESPN and the President: Our weekly "Set Your Ass Down" a
This is a remix put together by DJ Steve Porter for ESPN of all the famous Randy Moss soundbites. It's pretty cool, but at the end, DJ Steve shows up in what looks like an afro, a Moss Vikings jersey, and blackface . Let's take a look at that ending one more time: Once more, but we'll zoom in a little and slow things down: Twitter is going nuts over it right now, and it sure does look suspicious. But as it turns out, Steve Porter was simply wearing one of these masks -- which Moss himself sold o
I find Bruce Caitlyn Jenner's humorphobic attack on Ricky Gervais to be problematic. It's triggering. Highly triggering. We've already talked about the Golden Globes and how Ricky Gervais made a minor joke about Jenner in a monologue that included him making jokes about everyone. You know, like every award show monologue since the beginning of award show monologues. Leftists cried "TRANSPHOBIA" just because putting -phobia after a noun is their go to reaction. See also "homophobia," " Islamophob
Gene Simmons is known for being controversial and in a new interview he once again proves this by declaring that rock music is finally dead. In his latest interview with his son Nick Simmons for Esquire , the bassist from the group KISS states that rock did not just die a natural death but was in fact murdered. In the interview he discusses how and why rock music has died in his opinion. He also discusses his thoughts on the rock genre as a whole. This is not the first time the musician has made
20. Logan Year: 2017 Director: James Mangold The first word in Logan is "fuck"--perhaps you're thinking that sounds somehow in the same tonal wheelhouse as, say, Deadpool , but in reality that couldn't be further from the truth. What Logan is defies easy categorization. I struggle to even call it a "superhero movie," or an " X-Men movie." If it is one, then it's quite easily the most uniquely disparate X-Men movie ever made, asking audiences to quickly cast away any expectations of how an X-Me
At one point in the British film My Son the Fanatic , scripted by Hanif Kureishi and based on his short story, a white comedian performing in the 1990s in a club in the northern English town of Bradford begins referring to the sole non-white member of the audience (played by Indian actor Om Puri) as "Salman Rushdie." Between crude as well as racist taunts, the comic makes a terrifying statement regarding his hapless and unwilling Rushdie dummy: "If there's any of [Iranian President Hashemi] Rafs
An insult has just been hurled at Trump, exposing the truth that everyone, except him, knows. Background: He was Han Solo in the Star Wars movies, rising to fame while wielding a blaster pistol. The Fugitive and Indiana Jones captured his acting skills and grew his fame. He's also famous for another reason. Harrison Ford has been a champion of the world, an advocate for the Earth, committing his life to environmental conservation. The actor serves as vice chair of Conservation International, an
You do NOT get to talk to Leo like that, Stacey Dash ! What's great about Leonardo DiCaprio is as much as he's a FOYN FOYN FOYN actor, he's also pretty big into saving the environment. In fact, he loves this planet sooo much, during his Oscars acceptance speech, he gave a shoutout to world leaders, asking them to maybe not transform the world into a garbage dump. He said, Climate change is real, it is happening right now. It is the most urgent threat facing our entire species, and we need to wor
You know you love him. Steven Crowder, of Louder with Crowder fame, took on the Black Lives Matter propaganda this week in a fact-filled piece that made me laugh and cry. Cover your ears, protesters, Lord knows you can NOT handle the truth bomb about to be dropped here: You've heard the meme (propaganda) time and time again, courtesy of #BlackLivesMatter. Black people are killed by cops. For being black. Especially unarmed black men. Those racist cops can't seem to get enough of those innocent,
Here's what happened. An ESPN/baseball guy named Curt Schilling tweeted a muslims are like nazis picture and the internet freaked out. The internet freaked out because Schilling posted it. Not sure if anyone asked the question: "Is Curt Schilling right?" Because remember, kids, it's not facts that matter. Just feelings. And pointing out that Muslim extremists kill people (Jews and gays specifically)...well that's just mean. Stop it. Also, don't anger the Muslims, or they'll kill you. And WHATEV
Caitlyn Jenner, formerly Bruce Jenner of the Kardashian Klan, has quickly gone from ESPN's hero of the year to E! TV's reality show waste basket honoree. Or as The Federalist perfectly put it, "Caitlyn Jenner's 'I Am Cait' Show Now Identifies As Cancelled." According to a statement issued to Variety on Tuesday, the execs over at E! did their best to put a positive spin on the fact that Americans aren't tuning in to watch this sad and boring trainwreck. "We are incredibly proud of the two seasons
This is a remix put together by DJ Steve Porter for ESPN of all the famous Randy Moss soundbites. It's pretty cool, but at the end, DJ Steve shows up in what looks like an afro, a Moss Vikings jersey, and blackface . Let's take a look at that ending one more time: Once more, but we'll zoom in a little and slow things down: Twitter is going nuts over it right now, and it sure does look suspicious. But as it turns out, Steve Porter was simply wearing one of these masks -- which Moss himself sold o
Chris Brown and Frank Ocean Singer-songwriter Frank Ocean made a statement about having had a past relationship with a man weeks ago, however this weekend Chris Brown decided to weigh in on the "Sweet Life" singer's sexuality. While Brown was leaving a nightclub in Cannes, France a member of the paparazzi asked him about his thoughts regarding Ocean's coming out, to which Brown reportedly responded , "Man, no homo." The 23-year-old "Look at Me Now" singer immediately received a backlash from th
Actor Kevin Spacey said Sunday he is "beyond horrified" by allegations that he made a sexual advance on a teen boy decades ago. The two-time Oscar winner posted on Twitter that he doesn't remember the encounter. "But if I did behave then as he describes, I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior, and I am sorry for the feelings he describes having carried with him all these years," he said. In an interview with BuzzFeed, actor Anthony Rapp sai
The turmoil in Ferguson, Mo. that began 12 days ago with the shooting of 18-year-old Mike Brown finally got to former Hercules star and conservative celebrity Kevin Sorbo last night, when he took to his Facebook page to call the people of Ferguson "animals" who blame "everyone else, The Man, for their failures." Although he later tried to narrow his comments somewhat, Sorbo's original post (since deleted) seemed to be directed at the demonstrators who are being confronted by police, as well as "
Actor Chris Pratt ("Guardians of the Galaxy") has been laying pretty low since announcing an amicable separation from his wife, actress Anna Faris. But Pratt let loose on Thursday night in a blistering Facebook rant, aimed at the person who has apparently been masquerading as him on social media, hitting on female fans, and attempting to get their information: He started by going after the imposter: PERVY DUDE ALERT!!! (Not a joke) It's confirmed: somebody is trying to pretend to be me on Facebo
Dave Huber - Assistant Editor * June 22, 2017 Comedian Chris Rock will no longer perform at college campuses due to the fact that "you can't even be offensive on your way to being inoffensive" these days. Bill Maher has mocked the modern college student's snowflakery as well, noting "I so badly want to drop kick these kids into a place where there is actual pain and suffering. What happened in this country?!" Making the funny men's point perfectly, yet unintentionally, was last Friday's "Gay Pri
You know you love him. Steven Crowder, of Louder with Crowder fame, took on the Black Lives Matter propaganda this week in a fact-filled piece that made me laugh and cry. Cover your ears, protesters, Lord knows you can NOT handle the truth bomb about to be dropped here: You've heard the meme (propaganda) time and time again, courtesy of #BlackLivesMatter. Black people are killed by cops. For being black. Especially unarmed black men. Those racist cops can't seem to get enough of those innocent,
Here's what happened. An ESPN/baseball guy named Curt Schilling tweeted a muslims are like nazis picture and the internet freaked out. The internet freaked out because Schilling posted it. Not sure if anyone asked the question: "Is Curt Schilling right?" Because remember, kids, it's not facts that matter. Just feelings. And pointing out that Muslim extremists kill people (Jews and gays specifically)...well that's just mean. Stop it. Also, don't anger the Muslims, or they'll kill you. And WHATEV
Caitlyn Jenner, formerly Bruce Jenner of the Kardashian Klan, has quickly gone from ESPN's hero of the year to E! TV's reality show waste basket honoree. Or as The Federalist perfectly put it, "Caitlyn Jenner's 'I Am Cait' Show Now Identifies As Cancelled." According to a statement issued to Variety on Tuesday, the execs over at E! did their best to put a positive spin on the fact that Americans aren't tuning in to watch this sad and boring trainwreck. "We are incredibly proud of the two seasons
This is a remix put together by DJ Steve Porter for ESPN of all the famous Randy Moss soundbites. It's pretty cool, but at the end, DJ Steve shows up in what looks like an afro, a Moss Vikings jersey, and blackface . Let's take a look at that ending one more time: Once more, but we'll zoom in a little and slow things down: Twitter is going nuts over it right now, and it sure does look suspicious. But as it turns out, Steve Porter was simply wearing one of these masks -- which Moss himself sold o
Chris Brown and Frank Ocean Singer-songwriter Frank Ocean made a statement about having had a past relationship with a man weeks ago, however this weekend Chris Brown decided to weigh in on the "Sweet Life" singer's sexuality. While Brown was leaving a nightclub in Cannes, France a member of the paparazzi asked him about his thoughts regarding Ocean's coming out, to which Brown reportedly responded , "Man, no homo." The 23-year-old "Look at Me Now" singer immediately received a backlash from th
Actor Kevin Spacey said Sunday he is "beyond horrified" by allegations that he made a sexual advance on a teen boy decades ago. The two-time Oscar winner posted on Twitter that he doesn't remember the encounter. "But if I did behave then as he describes, I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior, and I am sorry for the feelings he describes having carried with him all these years," he said. In an interview with BuzzFeed, actor Anthony Rapp sai
The turmoil in Ferguson, Mo. that began 12 days ago with the shooting of 18-year-old Mike Brown finally got to former Hercules star and conservative celebrity Kevin Sorbo last night, when he took to his Facebook page to call the people of Ferguson "animals" who blame "everyone else, The Man, for their failures." Although he later tried to narrow his comments somewhat, Sorbo's original post (since deleted) seemed to be directed at the demonstrators who are being confronted by police, as well as "
Actor Chris Pratt ("Guardians of the Galaxy") has been laying pretty low since announcing an amicable separation from his wife, actress Anna Faris. But Pratt let loose on Thursday night in a blistering Facebook rant, aimed at the person who has apparently been masquerading as him on social media, hitting on female fans, and attempting to get their information: He started by going after the imposter: PERVY DUDE ALERT!!! (Not a joke) It's confirmed: somebody is trying to pretend to be me on Facebo
Dave Huber - Assistant Editor * June 22, 2017 Comedian Chris Rock will no longer perform at college campuses due to the fact that "you can't even be offensive on your way to being inoffensive" these days. Bill Maher has mocked the modern college student's snowflakery as well, noting "I so badly want to drop kick these kids into a place where there is actual pain and suffering. What happened in this country?!" Making the funny men's point perfectly, yet unintentionally, was last Friday's "Gay Pri
These minor controversies are representative of a far greater concern. This year, almost 3 million students will graduate from an American college or university, and the majority of them will be forced to listen to a speech. This speech will constitute the last words a graduate hears before he or she tosses a mortarboard in the air, has lunch with the parents, parties one final night at the frat house, hooks up one final time with that sort-of significant other who may or may not also be interni
As the commemorative mass for the 21 Christians beheaded by ISIS in Libya was held on the 40th day after their deaths in the village of Al Our in the Minya region of Upper Egypt this past Friday, a mob identified by witnesses as Muslim Brotherhood protestors attacked the home of one of the martyr's families, set fire to the car of one of the mourners, and later lobbed molotov cocktails at the site of the church being constructed in their memory. Al Our village was the home of 13 of the Egyptian
At a time when it seems African-Americans are the worst hit in every category from unemployment to health care, and social and political representation, a group of black church leaders is re-emerging to help create a unified voice for the black community. The Conference of National Black Churches , a collaboration between nine of the largest black church denominations in the country, is convening a meeting in Washington, D.C. this week. According to Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, CNBC chairman and
A growing movement appears to be spreading to more and more college campuses around the country: individualized graduation ceremonies segregated by race, sexual orientation, immigration status and other minority groups. These events are held in addition to standard graduation ceremonies, celebrating the different racial, ethnic, sexual and immigrational identities of the participants. This movement started in part many years ago, with campuses hosting so-called "Lavender Graduation" ceremonies f
People pray as they pay their respects in front of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church June 18, 2015, in Charleston, S.C. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Compared with foreign jihadists, non-Muslim extremists pose a greater risk to the United States because they have executed nearly twice as many deadly attacks in the last 14 years, according to a new study described in the New York Times . The research by the New America Foundation of Washington, D.C., found that since the Sept. 11 attacks, a
On Monday, 100,000 students, arm-in-arm, took the streets to protest the rise of Islamic extremism in religiously-conservative Bangladesh. The students hailed from hundreds of colleges and universities and gathered in the capital Dhaka to collectively condemn the recent terror attacks against innocents. Thousands of teacher and professors also joined the protest, lending their voices to the cause in a symphony of solidarity. "Bangladesh stands against terrorism," the students chanted, raising th
A Christian refugee from Iran seeking asylum in Sweden has not only been denied her request, but forced out of her job, while former fighters with the Islamic State (ISIS) have been granted that asylum. Christian asylum seekers in Sweden reported 512 religiously motivated acts of violence against them, mostly at the hands of Muslim migrants. Aideen Strandsson, who starred in film and television in Iran, became a Christian after seeing a video of Muslims stoning a woman to death and after having
Muslim Americans have helped raise more than $91,000 to repair vandalized headstones at a Jewish cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri, according to an online fundraising page, amid attacks and threats against Jewish institutions. US Vice President Mike Pence visited the graveyard on Wednesday and told clean-up volunteers, state officials and reporters that there was no place in America for hatred, violence, anti-Semitism or acts of prejudice. "I must tell you the people of Missouri are inspiring the
Perhaps you have already let out a long woebegone sigh re the news of the two Obama volunteers who barred headscarf-wearing Muslim women from sitting near him at a rally in Detroit on Monday so as not to generate any more photographic fodder for the insane wing conspiracy. I would say this was a low point, but that would be to pretend the French ban on the things or the senseless murder of Alia Ansari -- or for that matter, Monday's other headscarf debacle, the judge who ordered a London beauty
Getty Images Last week the newly formed Coalition of African American Muslims held a press conference to express support for the Park51 Community Center (the so-called Ground Zero mosque, which is neither a mosque nor at Ground Zero) and, more broadly, to condemn the spread of Islamophobia. The group represented a wide array of prominent African-American Muslims, including Minister Louis Farrakhan, Imam Siraj Wahhaj, Imam Zaid Shakir and others, who likened the attacks on Islam and Muslims to "J
As the commemorative mass for the 21 Christians beheaded by ISIS in Libya was held on the 40th day after their deaths in the village of Al Our in the Minya region of Upper Egypt this past Friday, a mob identified by witnesses as Muslim Brotherhood protestors attacked the home of one of the martyr's families, set fire to the car of one of the mourners, and later lobbed molotov cocktails at the site of the church being constructed in their memory. Al Our village was the home of 13 of the Egyptian
At a time when it seems African-Americans are the worst hit in every category from unemployment to health care, and social and political representation, a group of black church leaders is re-emerging to help create a unified voice for the black community. The Conference of National Black Churches , a collaboration between nine of the largest black church denominations in the country, is convening a meeting in Washington, D.C. this week. According to Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, CNBC chairman and
A growing movement appears to be spreading to more and more college campuses around the country: individualized graduation ceremonies segregated by race, sexual orientation, immigration status and other minority groups. These events are held in addition to standard graduation ceremonies, celebrating the different racial, ethnic, sexual and immigrational identities of the participants. This movement started in part many years ago, with campuses hosting so-called "Lavender Graduation" ceremonies f
People pray as they pay their respects in front of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church June 18, 2015, in Charleston, S.C. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Compared with foreign jihadists, non-Muslim extremists pose a greater risk to the United States because they have executed nearly twice as many deadly attacks in the last 14 years, according to a new study described in the New York Times . The research by the New America Foundation of Washington, D.C., found that since the Sept. 11 attacks, a
On Monday, 100,000 students, arm-in-arm, took the streets to protest the rise of Islamic extremism in religiously-conservative Bangladesh. The students hailed from hundreds of colleges and universities and gathered in the capital Dhaka to collectively condemn the recent terror attacks against innocents. Thousands of teacher and professors also joined the protest, lending their voices to the cause in a symphony of solidarity. "Bangladesh stands against terrorism," the students chanted, raising th
A Christian refugee from Iran seeking asylum in Sweden has not only been denied her request, but forced out of her job, while former fighters with the Islamic State (ISIS) have been granted that asylum. Christian asylum seekers in Sweden reported 512 religiously motivated acts of violence against them, mostly at the hands of Muslim migrants. Aideen Strandsson, who starred in film and television in Iran, became a Christian after seeing a video of Muslims stoning a woman to death and after having
Muslim Americans have helped raise more than $91,000 to repair vandalized headstones at a Jewish cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri, according to an online fundraising page, amid attacks and threats against Jewish institutions. US Vice President Mike Pence visited the graveyard on Wednesday and told clean-up volunteers, state officials and reporters that there was no place in America for hatred, violence, anti-Semitism or acts of prejudice. "I must tell you the people of Missouri are inspiring the
Perhaps you have already let out a long woebegone sigh re the news of the two Obama volunteers who barred headscarf-wearing Muslim women from sitting near him at a rally in Detroit on Monday so as not to generate any more photographic fodder for the insane wing conspiracy. I would say this was a low point, but that would be to pretend the French ban on the things or the senseless murder of Alia Ansari -- or for that matter, Monday's other headscarf debacle, the judge who ordered a London beauty
Getty Images Last week the newly formed Coalition of African American Muslims held a press conference to express support for the Park51 Community Center (the so-called Ground Zero mosque, which is neither a mosque nor at Ground Zero) and, more broadly, to condemn the spread of Islamophobia. The group represented a wide array of prominent African-American Muslims, including Minister Louis Farrakhan, Imam Siraj Wahhaj, Imam Zaid Shakir and others, who likened the attacks on Islam and Muslims to "J
Recent protests over the fighting in Kobani emphasize the challenges facing Kurdish political voices in Turkey. The United States and Egypt need new anchors of economic and diplomatic cooperation to avoid bilateral drift and to respond to recent regional turbulence. By Brian Katulis and Mokhtar Awad Rudy deLeon makes remarks at the two-day Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate on regional security in the Gulf, offering his perspectives on the geopolitical questions that are affecting international players
The two-day Sixth Forum of Muslim Countries' Opinion Leaders was recently held in Istanbul in which Islamic scholars, politicians, academics and journalists from 35 countries discussed regional problems. While the focal point was the Palestinian crisis and the situation involving Al-Aqsa mosque, other crises in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Libya were also brought to the discussion table. Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus also attended the program and delivered a speech. In the opening cere
UPDATE: Muslim protesters clashed with Israeli police at a holy shrine in Jerusalem after thousands rushed there to pray Thursday. Protesters threw stones and police fired tear gas and rubber bullets. The violence erupted after police closed one of the entrance gates to slow the large number of worshippers streaming into the site. At least 37 Palestinians suffered injuries, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. OUR EARLIER REPORT (10:00 a.m.): Muslim leaders on Thursday called on Islamic w
People pray as they pay their respects in front of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church June 18, 2015, in Charleston, S.C. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Compared with foreign jihadists, non-Muslim extremists pose a greater risk to the United States because they have executed nearly twice as many deadly attacks in the last 14 years, according to a new study described in the New York Times . The research by the New America Foundation of Washington, D.C., found that since the Sept. 11 attacks, a
Kenya's government on Tuesday banned the opposition party from protesting against the country's electoral commission after police killed two demonstrators on Monday during violent clashes. Policy analysts warn the increasing protests threaten the country's economic and political stability. Protesters blocked the streets and burned tires in Kisumu, the opposition party's stronghold, where police responded with gunfire, tear gas, and water cannons. First responders took six demonstrators with guns
Violence / Detentions -- West Bank / Jerusalem Thousands attend funeral of slain Palestinian teen pronounced dead after 2 month long coma RAMALLAH (Ma'an) 23 Dec - Thousands of Palestinians Friday attended the funeral of 16-year-old Fares Ziad al-Bayed in the occupied West Bank district of Ramallah after he died earlier in the day of wounds inflicted during clashes with Israeli soldiers in October. Fares was critically injured after being shot in the head with a live bullet during clashes on Oct
Over the past week, protests have erupted in the streets of Iranian cities. This might not be surprising for the people who follow Iranian politics. The Iranian regime is well known for being repressive and brutal in its suppression of dissidents and this is not the first time Iranian people have taken to streets to defy theocracy. The recent unrest is considerably different from previous waves of protest, including the latest and most significant one, the Green Movement of 2009. Whereas in the
Israel suspends new relocation deal for African migrants By Maayan Lubell Reuters April 02. 2018 11:38PM African migrants wait in line for the opening of the Population and Immigration Authority office in Bnei Brak, Israel, on Feb. 4. (REUTERS/Nir Elias/File Photo) JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he was suspending a new agreement with the U.N. refugee agency to relocate thousands of African migrants, as right-wing pressure mounted on him to scrap the deal.
Egyptian citizens, including some holding masters' degrees and doctorates, took to the streets in two marches in the centre of Cairo on Thursday, protesting against low wages and unemployment, Jordan's Al-Sabeel newspaper has reported. Speaking in front of the headquarters of the ministerial council in Cairo, the protesters called for more employment opportunities, as well as improved wages. They burnt their education certificates to demonstrate their anger at the economic situation. The other m
Attempts to force scholars and Muslim leaders to support the Arab boycott of Qatar amount to "intellectual terrorism", the Vice President of the World Union of Muslim Scholars, Ahmad Al-Raysouni, has said. "It is sad and regrettable that some Muslim countries have reached this point of stifling freedoms and suppressing voices," he said during an interview with Al Jazeera . He added that "in Muslim countries, especially Saudi Arabia, there are a number of scholars who have been kidnapped and forc
The two-day Sixth Forum of Muslim Countries' Opinion Leaders was recently held in Istanbul in which Islamic scholars, politicians, academics and journalists from 35 countries discussed regional problems. While the focal point was the Palestinian crisis and the situation involving Al-Aqsa mosque, other crises in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Libya were also brought to the discussion table. Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus also attended the program and delivered a speech. In the opening cere
UPDATE: Muslim protesters clashed with Israeli police at a holy shrine in Jerusalem after thousands rushed there to pray Thursday. Protesters threw stones and police fired tear gas and rubber bullets. The violence erupted after police closed one of the entrance gates to slow the large number of worshippers streaming into the site. At least 37 Palestinians suffered injuries, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. OUR EARLIER REPORT (10:00 a.m.): Muslim leaders on Thursday called on Islamic w
People pray as they pay their respects in front of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church June 18, 2015, in Charleston, S.C. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Compared with foreign jihadists, non-Muslim extremists pose a greater risk to the United States because they have executed nearly twice as many deadly attacks in the last 14 years, according to a new study described in the New York Times . The research by the New America Foundation of Washington, D.C., found that since the Sept. 11 attacks, a
Kenya's government on Tuesday banned the opposition party from protesting against the country's electoral commission after police killed two demonstrators on Monday during violent clashes. Policy analysts warn the increasing protests threaten the country's economic and political stability. Protesters blocked the streets and burned tires in Kisumu, the opposition party's stronghold, where police responded with gunfire, tear gas, and water cannons. First responders took six demonstrators with guns
Violence / Detentions -- West Bank / Jerusalem Thousands attend funeral of slain Palestinian teen pronounced dead after 2 month long coma RAMALLAH (Ma'an) 23 Dec - Thousands of Palestinians Friday attended the funeral of 16-year-old Fares Ziad al-Bayed in the occupied West Bank district of Ramallah after he died earlier in the day of wounds inflicted during clashes with Israeli soldiers in October. Fares was critically injured after being shot in the head with a live bullet during clashes on Oct
Over the past week, protests have erupted in the streets of Iranian cities. This might not be surprising for the people who follow Iranian politics. The Iranian regime is well known for being repressive and brutal in its suppression of dissidents and this is not the first time Iranian people have taken to streets to defy theocracy. The recent unrest is considerably different from previous waves of protest, including the latest and most significant one, the Green Movement of 2009. Whereas in the
Israel suspends new relocation deal for African migrants By Maayan Lubell Reuters April 02. 2018 11:38PM African migrants wait in line for the opening of the Population and Immigration Authority office in Bnei Brak, Israel, on Feb. 4. (REUTERS/Nir Elias/File Photo) JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he was suspending a new agreement with the U.N. refugee agency to relocate thousands of African migrants, as right-wing pressure mounted on him to scrap the deal.
Egyptian citizens, including some holding masters' degrees and doctorates, took to the streets in two marches in the centre of Cairo on Thursday, protesting against low wages and unemployment, Jordan's Al-Sabeel newspaper has reported. Speaking in front of the headquarters of the ministerial council in Cairo, the protesters called for more employment opportunities, as well as improved wages. They burnt their education certificates to demonstrate their anger at the economic situation. The other m
Attempts to force scholars and Muslim leaders to support the Arab boycott of Qatar amount to "intellectual terrorism", the Vice President of the World Union of Muslim Scholars, Ahmad Al-Raysouni, has said. "It is sad and regrettable that some Muslim countries have reached this point of stifling freedoms and suppressing voices," he said during an interview with Al Jazeera . He added that "in Muslim countries, especially Saudi Arabia, there are a number of scholars who have been kidnapped and forc
Federal contract workers strike for higher wages on April 22, 2015, in Washington, DC. (Courtesy of Good Jobs Nation) Ready to join the resistance? Sign up for Take Action Now and we'll send you three actions every Tuesday. You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation's journalism. You can read our Privacy Policy here. Thank you for signing up. For more from The Nation , check out our latest issue . Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Support Progres
A group of Chicago, Illinois homeowners is challenging a new law that imposes city taxes on individuals using Airbnb and other peer-to-peer economy companies that match homeowners with people seeking short-term housing. In July 2016, Chicago lawmakers approved an ordinance applying the city's 17.4 percent hotel tax to short-term housing transactions, plus an additional 4 percent tax not charged to traditional hotels. The ordinance also requires Airbnb participants to submit consumers' personal d
Wednesday, January 21st, 2015 Call-out to #ShutDownCanada FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WHERE: Nationwide WHEN: Friday, February 13th 2015 Grassroots collectives are organizing nationwide for a day of action to #ShutDownCanada. Through the use of a diversity of tactics the goal is to significantly impact the Canadian economy for one whole day. What is the goal out of #ShutDownCanada? To remove the veil or illusion of the Conservative government's "Action Plan" that is being touted as a strong economic
SOME 4,700 full-time faculty and graduate employees at Rutgers University overcame an intransigent management to win a tentative contract agreement that includes dramatic wage increases for those at the lowest ranks and a substantial modification of management's coveted "subject to" clause used to freeze wages in 2010. "Membership activism provided the leverage our negotiating team needed to successfully revise management's 'subject to' clause in order to guarantee our raises cannot be frozen at
With just nine weeks before contract renewal with California State University, the CSU Employee Union has recently began the bargaining process of their contract in order to secure and better the rights of employees covered by the union. The CSUEU represents approximately 16,000 employees across all 23 CSU campuses. According to the union's website, the primary focus of the union is in protecting, maintaining and enhan... Following the recent plans to increase student tuition, Dale Lendrum of As
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Target Corp said on Monday it would increase its minimum hourly wage this year by a dollar to $11, vowing to raise this by the end of 2020 to $15 an hour -- the so-called "living wage" labor advocates across the United States are campaigning for. The Minneapolis-based retailer, which plans to start hiking minimum pay across its stores to $11 an hour in October, provided assurances that the move would not hurt its previously announced full-year and quarterly earnings forecasts
WASHINGTON - U.S. services businesses grew at a faster pace in August as measures for new orders and hiring improved, though some of those gains could disappear temporarily in the wake of damage from Harvey. The Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday that its services index rose in August to 55.3 from 53.9 in July. The July reading had been the lowest since the index registered 51.7 in August 2016. Still, anything above 50 signals growth. The services sector has expanded for 92 straigh
AllianceBernstein Holding LP is moving its corporate headquarters and about 1,050 jobs to Nashville, in a move MSN/Bloomberg calls a "rebuke" of Wall Street. Some of AllianceBernstein's functions like portfolio management will stay in New York, workers from legal, sales and marketing, and finance will begin moving to Music City this year. Chief Executive Officer Seth Bernstein will join them in Nashville in 2020. The company will invest more than $70 million to set up its Nashville headquarters,
IN WAREHOUSES and stores around the country, Wal-Mart workers are putting a new spin on the company's famous slogan "Save money, live better." Best of all, they're beginning to see some concrete victories. In a high-profile battle in Elwood, Ill., southwest of Chicago, workers at the largest warehouse in the Wal-Mart distribution chain returned to their jobs victorious after a three-week strike. The 38 workers won promises that their demands about harassment and management retaliation will be ad
US CEO Pay, Bank Profits, Corporate Cash Set New Records By Barry Grey, Wsws.org April 20, 2018 US CEO Pay, Bank Profits, Corporate Cash Set New Records 2018-04-20 2018-04-20 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/04/8010468892_c82999f2f3_o-e1524243124996.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: occupycomicshazam/ Flickr Across the United States, workers are being told by Demo
A group of Chicago, Illinois homeowners is challenging a new law that imposes city taxes on individuals using Airbnb and other peer-to-peer economy companies that match homeowners with people seeking short-term housing. In July 2016, Chicago lawmakers approved an ordinance applying the city's 17.4 percent hotel tax to short-term housing transactions, plus an additional 4 percent tax not charged to traditional hotels. The ordinance also requires Airbnb participants to submit consumers' personal d
Wednesday, January 21st, 2015 Call-out to #ShutDownCanada FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WHERE: Nationwide WHEN: Friday, February 13th 2015 Grassroots collectives are organizing nationwide for a day of action to #ShutDownCanada. Through the use of a diversity of tactics the goal is to significantly impact the Canadian economy for one whole day. What is the goal out of #ShutDownCanada? To remove the veil or illusion of the Conservative government's "Action Plan" that is being touted as a strong economic
SOME 4,700 full-time faculty and graduate employees at Rutgers University overcame an intransigent management to win a tentative contract agreement that includes dramatic wage increases for those at the lowest ranks and a substantial modification of management's coveted "subject to" clause used to freeze wages in 2010. "Membership activism provided the leverage our negotiating team needed to successfully revise management's 'subject to' clause in order to guarantee our raises cannot be frozen at
With just nine weeks before contract renewal with California State University, the CSU Employee Union has recently began the bargaining process of their contract in order to secure and better the rights of employees covered by the union. The CSUEU represents approximately 16,000 employees across all 23 CSU campuses. According to the union's website, the primary focus of the union is in protecting, maintaining and enhan... Following the recent plans to increase student tuition, Dale Lendrum of As
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Target Corp said on Monday it would increase its minimum hourly wage this year by a dollar to $11, vowing to raise this by the end of 2020 to $15 an hour -- the so-called "living wage" labor advocates across the United States are campaigning for. The Minneapolis-based retailer, which plans to start hiking minimum pay across its stores to $11 an hour in October, provided assurances that the move would not hurt its previously announced full-year and quarterly earnings forecasts
WASHINGTON - U.S. services businesses grew at a faster pace in August as measures for new orders and hiring improved, though some of those gains could disappear temporarily in the wake of damage from Harvey. The Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday that its services index rose in August to 55.3 from 53.9 in July. The July reading had been the lowest since the index registered 51.7 in August 2016. Still, anything above 50 signals growth. The services sector has expanded for 92 straigh
AllianceBernstein Holding LP is moving its corporate headquarters and about 1,050 jobs to Nashville, in a move MSN/Bloomberg calls a "rebuke" of Wall Street. Some of AllianceBernstein's functions like portfolio management will stay in New York, workers from legal, sales and marketing, and finance will begin moving to Music City this year. Chief Executive Officer Seth Bernstein will join them in Nashville in 2020. The company will invest more than $70 million to set up its Nashville headquarters,
IN WAREHOUSES and stores around the country, Wal-Mart workers are putting a new spin on the company's famous slogan "Save money, live better." Best of all, they're beginning to see some concrete victories. In a high-profile battle in Elwood, Ill., southwest of Chicago, workers at the largest warehouse in the Wal-Mart distribution chain returned to their jobs victorious after a three-week strike. The 38 workers won promises that their demands about harassment and management retaliation will be ad
US CEO Pay, Bank Profits, Corporate Cash Set New Records By Barry Grey, Wsws.org April 20, 2018 US CEO Pay, Bank Profits, Corporate Cash Set New Records 2018-04-20 2018-04-20 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/04/8010468892_c82999f2f3_o-e1524243124996.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: occupycomicshazam/ Flickr Across the United States, workers are being told by Demo
Students and striking local government workers united to picket a London School of Economics ( LSE ) event in Starbucks on Kingsway, Holborn last week, in opposition to their support for the state of Israel's occupation of Palestine. The LSE Annual Fund and Alumni Relations departments had teamed up with Starbucks to offer an "afternoon of free coffee and cake tasting for Postgraduates," in a clear attempt by the global coffee chain to undermine the role of the LSE Students' Union as the primary
We, the undersigned, are petitioning to SAVE OUR TIP CREDIT and are asking DC Council Members to OVERTURN Initiative 77 in Washington, DC. We are the tipped employees, the restaurant owners & hospitality operators, the family members of these workers, the people that depend on these small businesses in DC to thrive (e.g. cab drivers and vendors), and the DC residents that proudly support our local businesses. Please hear our voices - we are counting on you to support us and make the informed dec
A bill aimed at cracking down on companies that intentionally misclassify workers as independent contractors rather than employees could help reduce the numbers of unlawful workers in Texas. Companies use worker misclassification as a tool to cheat the system and create an unfair competitive advantage over companies that properly classify their workers as employees. The misclassification also allows companies to cheat workers out of overtime pay and benefits. Additionally, companies frequently u
A McDonald's Employee Must Work One Million Hours To Make As Much As The Company's CEO Pat Garofalo Dec 12, 2012, 6:40 pm Fast food workers in New York City briefly walked off the job last month to protest the low wages endemic to their industry. Over the last several years, fast food companies -- most prominently McDonald's and Yum! Brands, which owns Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell -- have reaped huge profits while employing some of the largest numbers of low-wage workers in
A new collective comprised of a broad group of activists from diverse organizations in Vancouver, B.C. has been meeting over the past few months to bring radical politics back to the municipal arena. Calling themselves the Left Front , the collective intends to "connect social movements in order to affect policy and generate dialogue that reflects the realities of the renter-majority, marginalized communities and the working class living in one of the most unaffordable cities in the world." The
With just nine weeks before contract renewal with California State University, the CSU Employee Union has recently began the bargaining process of their contract in order to secure and better the rights of employees covered by the union. The CSUEU represents approximately 16,000 employees across all 23 CSU campuses. According to the union's website, the primary focus of the union is in protecting, maintaining and enhan... Following the recent plans to increase student tuition, Dale Lendrum of As
In a ruling being hailed by union groups and wage rights advocates, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found Tuesday that fast food giant McDonald's can be considered a joint employer of workers employed by its franchise restaurants, meaning the corporation can be found liable for labor and wage violations that previously only franchisees could be found liable for. The NLRB's general council stated that he "found merit in some of the charges" that McDonald's "violated the rights of employ
HUNDREDS OF union members and supporters picketed a conference of the Evergreen Freedom Foundation (EFF) in Bellevue, Washington, on September 29. The EFF is a right-wing organization that opposes unions, minimum-wage laws, spending on education and social programs, and anything else that interferes with corporate profits. The picket was lively and vocal with participants pointing at the windows of the meeting room and shouting, "Shame! Shame!" and "F...the EFF!" Besides the chanting and singing
Saturday, Sep 28, 2013, 8:00 am The Sub-Subminimum Wage: Is It Legal to Pay $2 an Hour? BY Amien Essif Email this article to a friend CrowdFlowers employees work in the company's office located in California. Crowdflowers is estimated to have millions of workers. (Dave Fayram/Flickr) The first lawsuit to be filed against a crowdsourcing company for violation of minimum wage laws, Otey v CrowdFlower , was granted collective action certification on August 27 and will now represent CrowdFlower, I
Seattle leaders on Tuesday repealed a tax on large companies such as Amazon and Starbucks after a backlash from businesses, a stark reversal from a month ago when the City Council unanimously approved the effort to combat a growing homelessness crisis. The council voted 7-2 after supporters and opponents packed a meeting with signs saying, "Tax Amazon, housing for all" and "No tax on jobs," with some shouting for more time to discuss the issue. The vote showed Amazon's ability to aggressively pu
We, the undersigned, are petitioning to SAVE OUR TIP CREDIT and are asking DC Council Members to OVERTURN Initiative 77 in Washington, DC. We are the tipped employees, the restaurant owners & hospitality operators, the family members of these workers, the people that depend on these small businesses in DC to thrive (e.g. cab drivers and vendors), and the DC residents that proudly support our local businesses. Please hear our voices - we are counting on you to support us and make the informed dec
A bill aimed at cracking down on companies that intentionally misclassify workers as independent contractors rather than employees could help reduce the numbers of unlawful workers in Texas. Companies use worker misclassification as a tool to cheat the system and create an unfair competitive advantage over companies that properly classify their workers as employees. The misclassification also allows companies to cheat workers out of overtime pay and benefits. Additionally, companies frequently u
A McDonald's Employee Must Work One Million Hours To Make As Much As The Company's CEO Pat Garofalo Dec 12, 2012, 6:40 pm Fast food workers in New York City briefly walked off the job last month to protest the low wages endemic to their industry. Over the last several years, fast food companies -- most prominently McDonald's and Yum! Brands, which owns Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell -- have reaped huge profits while employing some of the largest numbers of low-wage workers in
A new collective comprised of a broad group of activists from diverse organizations in Vancouver, B.C. has been meeting over the past few months to bring radical politics back to the municipal arena. Calling themselves the Left Front , the collective intends to "connect social movements in order to affect policy and generate dialogue that reflects the realities of the renter-majority, marginalized communities and the working class living in one of the most unaffordable cities in the world." The
With just nine weeks before contract renewal with California State University, the CSU Employee Union has recently began the bargaining process of their contract in order to secure and better the rights of employees covered by the union. The CSUEU represents approximately 16,000 employees across all 23 CSU campuses. According to the union's website, the primary focus of the union is in protecting, maintaining and enhan... Following the recent plans to increase student tuition, Dale Lendrum of As
In a ruling being hailed by union groups and wage rights advocates, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found Tuesday that fast food giant McDonald's can be considered a joint employer of workers employed by its franchise restaurants, meaning the corporation can be found liable for labor and wage violations that previously only franchisees could be found liable for. The NLRB's general council stated that he "found merit in some of the charges" that McDonald's "violated the rights of employ
HUNDREDS OF union members and supporters picketed a conference of the Evergreen Freedom Foundation (EFF) in Bellevue, Washington, on September 29. The EFF is a right-wing organization that opposes unions, minimum-wage laws, spending on education and social programs, and anything else that interferes with corporate profits. The picket was lively and vocal with participants pointing at the windows of the meeting room and shouting, "Shame! Shame!" and "F...the EFF!" Besides the chanting and singing
Saturday, Sep 28, 2013, 8:00 am The Sub-Subminimum Wage: Is It Legal to Pay $2 an Hour? BY Amien Essif Email this article to a friend CrowdFlowers employees work in the company's office located in California. Crowdflowers is estimated to have millions of workers. (Dave Fayram/Flickr) The first lawsuit to be filed against a crowdsourcing company for violation of minimum wage laws, Otey v CrowdFlower , was granted collective action certification on August 27 and will now represent CrowdFlower, I
Seattle leaders on Tuesday repealed a tax on large companies such as Amazon and Starbucks after a backlash from businesses, a stark reversal from a month ago when the City Council unanimously approved the effort to combat a growing homelessness crisis. The council voted 7-2 after supporters and opponents packed a meeting with signs saying, "Tax Amazon, housing for all" and "No tax on jobs," with some shouting for more time to discuss the issue. The vote showed Amazon's ability to aggressively pu
When Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX) spontaneously showed up at a LGBT pride month event last week, some attendees thought they may have been witnessing a breakthrough in the 90-year-old congressman's history of opposition to the gay community. But apparently, it just turns out he was lost. The Houston Chronicle 's Chron blog reports that Hall attended the LGBT event for the Victory Fund, and spent some time drinking and chatting with other party-goers before he realized he was in the wrong place. Hall a
More than 100 activists and allies in the conservative capital of Podgorica, Montenegro held the nation's third LGBT pride march on Sunday, which was the first to take place peacefully. The country's first two marches, held in Podgorica and the coastal town of Budva last year , were both marred by violence from anti-gay and religious extremists. The procession took place adjacent to the government's main buildings. AFP reports : Human Rights Minister Suad Numanovic and Podgorica Mayor Slavoljub
With same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states, much of the country is celebrating a new rainbow-colored era of for civil rights. More Americans are acccepting of gay marriage than ever before, and even some conservative politicians are coming around on the issue. But in Sunday night's episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver pointed out that despite "genuinely encouraging" displays of support for gay rights--including in the recent Republican presidential primary--LGBT people in most states can
Last week the Center for American Progress and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's National Religious Leadership Roundtable released two groundbreaking reports analyzing religious and secular advocacy of marriage-equality ballot initiatives in California and Michigan. The two reports--which examined campaigns in different states four years apart--draw remarkably similar conclusions about the need for partnerships between religious and secular supporters of equal rights for lesbian, gay, bi
The United States made significant advances in civil rights under former Democratic President Barack Obama, particularly when it came to the LGBT community. Under Obama, same-sex marriage became legal across the country, and transgender Americans gained significant protections. However, our country is fast backsliding during the presidency of Donald Trump, who counts as his two most steadfast bases socially conservative evangelical Christians and extreme-right white supremacists. In the Trump er
GENEVA, June 13, 2013 ( C-FAM ) - In a loss for homosexual groups at the United Nations, member states declined to establish a special UN office for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights last week. Earlier this year, UN insiders told the Friday Fax that homosexual and transgender rights would soon become mainstream at the United Nations. But their predictions failed to materialize at the current session of the Human Rights Council. Member states declined to create a special office to mo
What do queer people look like? What does it mean to be LGBT+ when it comes to outward sexual orientation markers and gender presentation? The Identity Project seeks to answer this question through a collection of portraits of people who identify across the LGBT+ spectrum. The results are spectacular and thought provoking, possibly even controversial. How did the whole thing get started? In January 2014, Sarah Deragon posted a photo her wife had taken of her on Facebook with the words, "Queer Fe
Gaye Chapman, June 10, 2018, LA Pride Gaye Chapman is an out lesbian. She went to the Los Angeles 2018 Pride festival on June 10th with a self-made flag, reading: "Lesbian female homosexual," "Don't believe the hype -- trans activism is misogyny," "Same-bio sex oriented," and "Lesbian pride 2018." A picture of Gaye with her flag has since circulated on social media. Julie Moss interviews her via Skype about her lived experience as a lesbian, her motivation to attend Pride this year, and the mess
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans made tremendous strides toward equality in 2015. But their fight is far from over. Take a look a some of the year's most important LGBT stories, and the ones you're likely to hear about in the years to come. Marriage equality The Supreme Court's decision on June 26 to make marriage equality the law of the land was not only the biggest achievement for LGBT equality in the year 2015; it was the biggest achievement of the entire movement thus far, cu
The New York State Fair will celebrate LGBT pride on Aug. 28. AP (File) AP (File) The New York State Fair will celebrate LGBT pride on Aug. 28. ALBANY, N.Y. -- The New York State Fair is getting its first-ever pride day. Gov. Andrew Cuomo says a celebration of New York's LGBT community will take place on Friday, August 28th to formalize what has been an informal gathering at the fair by members of the LGBT community. Pride Day at the Fair will begin with the raising of the Rainbow Flag at the Ma
More than 100 activists and allies in the conservative capital of Podgorica, Montenegro held the nation's third LGBT pride march on Sunday, which was the first to take place peacefully. The country's first two marches, held in Podgorica and the coastal town of Budva last year , were both marred by violence from anti-gay and religious extremists. The procession took place adjacent to the government's main buildings. AFP reports : Human Rights Minister Suad Numanovic and Podgorica Mayor Slavoljub
With same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states, much of the country is celebrating a new rainbow-colored era of for civil rights. More Americans are acccepting of gay marriage than ever before, and even some conservative politicians are coming around on the issue. But in Sunday night's episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver pointed out that despite "genuinely encouraging" displays of support for gay rights--including in the recent Republican presidential primary--LGBT people in most states can
Last week the Center for American Progress and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's National Religious Leadership Roundtable released two groundbreaking reports analyzing religious and secular advocacy of marriage-equality ballot initiatives in California and Michigan. The two reports--which examined campaigns in different states four years apart--draw remarkably similar conclusions about the need for partnerships between religious and secular supporters of equal rights for lesbian, gay, bi
The United States made significant advances in civil rights under former Democratic President Barack Obama, particularly when it came to the LGBT community. Under Obama, same-sex marriage became legal across the country, and transgender Americans gained significant protections. However, our country is fast backsliding during the presidency of Donald Trump, who counts as his two most steadfast bases socially conservative evangelical Christians and extreme-right white supremacists. In the Trump er
GENEVA, June 13, 2013 ( C-FAM ) - In a loss for homosexual groups at the United Nations, member states declined to establish a special UN office for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights last week. Earlier this year, UN insiders told the Friday Fax that homosexual and transgender rights would soon become mainstream at the United Nations. But their predictions failed to materialize at the current session of the Human Rights Council. Member states declined to create a special office to mo
What do queer people look like? What does it mean to be LGBT+ when it comes to outward sexual orientation markers and gender presentation? The Identity Project seeks to answer this question through a collection of portraits of people who identify across the LGBT+ spectrum. The results are spectacular and thought provoking, possibly even controversial. How did the whole thing get started? In January 2014, Sarah Deragon posted a photo her wife had taken of her on Facebook with the words, "Queer Fe
Gaye Chapman, June 10, 2018, LA Pride Gaye Chapman is an out lesbian. She went to the Los Angeles 2018 Pride festival on June 10th with a self-made flag, reading: "Lesbian female homosexual," "Don't believe the hype -- trans activism is misogyny," "Same-bio sex oriented," and "Lesbian pride 2018." A picture of Gaye with her flag has since circulated on social media. Julie Moss interviews her via Skype about her lived experience as a lesbian, her motivation to attend Pride this year, and the mess
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans made tremendous strides toward equality in 2015. But their fight is far from over. Take a look a some of the year's most important LGBT stories, and the ones you're likely to hear about in the years to come. Marriage equality The Supreme Court's decision on June 26 to make marriage equality the law of the land was not only the biggest achievement for LGBT equality in the year 2015; it was the biggest achievement of the entire movement thus far, cu
The New York State Fair will celebrate LGBT pride on Aug. 28. AP (File) AP (File) The New York State Fair will celebrate LGBT pride on Aug. 28. ALBANY, N.Y. -- The New York State Fair is getting its first-ever pride day. Gov. Andrew Cuomo says a celebration of New York's LGBT community will take place on Friday, August 28th to formalize what has been an informal gathering at the fair by members of the LGBT community. Pride Day at the Fair will begin with the raising of the Rainbow Flag at the Ma
The Supreme Court on Friday expanded same-sex marriage rights across the country, a crowning achievement but also a confounding challenge to a group that has often prided itself on being different. The more victories that accumulate for gay rights, the faster some gay institutions, rituals and markers are fading out. And so just as the gay marriage movement peaks, so does a debate about whether gay identity is dimming, overtaken by its own success. "What do gay men have in common when they don't
On the sexuality beat, much news involves the aftermath of the Supreme Court's 2015 gay marriage mandate. In particular, should government should protect, or penalize, artists and merchants who want to avoid cooperating with same-sex wedding rites due to religious conscience? Journalists need to understand that this is a mere skirmish compared with far more potent church-state fights that inevitably lie ahead. Meanwhile, transgender conflicts are fast gaining media momentum. At issue: Should pub
With same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states, much of the country is celebrating a new rainbow-colored era of for civil rights. More Americans are acccepting of gay marriage than ever before, and even some conservative politicians are coming around on the issue. But in Sunday night's episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver pointed out that despite "genuinely encouraging" displays of support for gay rights--including in the recent Republican presidential primary--LGBT people in most states can
Just really no gay or bi male couples. A couple of women can show up for $50. I have no idea what kind of discrimination trans people could face when they get there but there doesn't seem to be any reason they couldn't go as long as it's not a couple of trans men. I think you'd find when you get in there that there are plenty of bi and "hetero-flexible" people in there. knoxblox: For some reason, people like this gravitate to me, which I find mystifying because I'm the straight-up nerdiest looki
What the opponents fear next is that these setbacks might influence the Supreme Court. Those mushy-middle justices might decide that the country is ready to accept gay marriage as a constitutional right. This conclusion has to be squelched. Forget the poll numbers. Forget the election results. Americans are dead set as ever against same-sex marriage. Here's how the right intends to set the record straight. 4. Blame the elites. NOM and other opponents have long claimed to represent ordinary Ameri
Kai Wright (Jedd Flenscha) In honor of LGBT Pride Month, NPR's Tell Me More has invited friends of the show to share their stories of coming out to those closest to them. ColorLines editor Kai Wright, whose writing explores the politics of sex, race and health, weighed in about his admittedly "self-righteous" announcement to his "hypereducated" father -- and how his dad's perspective continues to define his identity today. Read some excerpts here: I figured there were a few ways I could come out
7 in 10 Filipinos oppose same-sex marriage - survey The Laylo survey debunks the Facebook trend, where Filipino netizens show support for same-sex marriage by adopting the rainbow colors that symbolize the fight for marriage equality in the US Published 11:30 AM, June 29, 2015 Updated 4:13 PM, June 30, 2015 PRIDE MARCH. Filipinos join a march to celebrate gay pride in the Philippines on June 27, 2015, a day after the US Supreme ruled that gay marriage is legal. Photo by Jansen Romero/Rappler MAN
More than 100 activists and allies in the conservative capital of Podgorica, Montenegro held the nation's third LGBT pride march on Sunday, which was the first to take place peacefully. The country's first two marches, held in Podgorica and the coastal town of Budva last year , were both marred by violence from anti-gay and religious extremists. The procession took place adjacent to the government's main buildings. AFP reports : Human Rights Minister Suad Numanovic and Podgorica Mayor Slavoljub
The "gay marriage" steamroller is in the news again, with another big win in the courts. Pro-family people across the country are wringing their hands in anguish. How is this happening? Well, it's about time we started being honest with ourselves. In many ways, the biggest help to the homosexual cause has been the dishonesty, incompetence, and cowardliness of the pro-family movement itself in dealing with this issue. On Monday, Oct. 6, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would not review an
LGBTQ Nation While gay rights advocates from across the country celebrate Wednesday's historic ruling in which U.S. Judge Vaughn Walker overturned Proposition 8, California's 2008 voter approved ban on gay marriage, political groups, elected officials and activists on both sides issued reaction, ranging from jubilation to furiously denouncing the court's ruling. Following are excerpts from today's statements; full text available by clicking the respective links: The lawsuit was initiated by the
On the sexuality beat, much news involves the aftermath of the Supreme Court's 2015 gay marriage mandate. In particular, should government should protect, or penalize, artists and merchants who want to avoid cooperating with same-sex wedding rites due to religious conscience? Journalists need to understand that this is a mere skirmish compared with far more potent church-state fights that inevitably lie ahead. Meanwhile, transgender conflicts are fast gaining media momentum. At issue: Should pub
With same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states, much of the country is celebrating a new rainbow-colored era of for civil rights. More Americans are acccepting of gay marriage than ever before, and even some conservative politicians are coming around on the issue. But in Sunday night's episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver pointed out that despite "genuinely encouraging" displays of support for gay rights--including in the recent Republican presidential primary--LGBT people in most states can
Just really no gay or bi male couples. A couple of women can show up for $50. I have no idea what kind of discrimination trans people could face when they get there but there doesn't seem to be any reason they couldn't go as long as it's not a couple of trans men. I think you'd find when you get in there that there are plenty of bi and "hetero-flexible" people in there. knoxblox: For some reason, people like this gravitate to me, which I find mystifying because I'm the straight-up nerdiest looki
What the opponents fear next is that these setbacks might influence the Supreme Court. Those mushy-middle justices might decide that the country is ready to accept gay marriage as a constitutional right. This conclusion has to be squelched. Forget the poll numbers. Forget the election results. Americans are dead set as ever against same-sex marriage. Here's how the right intends to set the record straight. 4. Blame the elites. NOM and other opponents have long claimed to represent ordinary Ameri
Kai Wright (Jedd Flenscha) In honor of LGBT Pride Month, NPR's Tell Me More has invited friends of the show to share their stories of coming out to those closest to them. ColorLines editor Kai Wright, whose writing explores the politics of sex, race and health, weighed in about his admittedly "self-righteous" announcement to his "hypereducated" father -- and how his dad's perspective continues to define his identity today. Read some excerpts here: I figured there were a few ways I could come out
7 in 10 Filipinos oppose same-sex marriage - survey The Laylo survey debunks the Facebook trend, where Filipino netizens show support for same-sex marriage by adopting the rainbow colors that symbolize the fight for marriage equality in the US Published 11:30 AM, June 29, 2015 Updated 4:13 PM, June 30, 2015 PRIDE MARCH. Filipinos join a march to celebrate gay pride in the Philippines on June 27, 2015, a day after the US Supreme ruled that gay marriage is legal. Photo by Jansen Romero/Rappler MAN
More than 100 activists and allies in the conservative capital of Podgorica, Montenegro held the nation's third LGBT pride march on Sunday, which was the first to take place peacefully. The country's first two marches, held in Podgorica and the coastal town of Budva last year , were both marred by violence from anti-gay and religious extremists. The procession took place adjacent to the government's main buildings. AFP reports : Human Rights Minister Suad Numanovic and Podgorica Mayor Slavoljub
The "gay marriage" steamroller is in the news again, with another big win in the courts. Pro-family people across the country are wringing their hands in anguish. How is this happening? Well, it's about time we started being honest with ourselves. In many ways, the biggest help to the homosexual cause has been the dishonesty, incompetence, and cowardliness of the pro-family movement itself in dealing with this issue. On Monday, Oct. 6, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would not review an
LGBTQ Nation While gay rights advocates from across the country celebrate Wednesday's historic ruling in which U.S. Judge Vaughn Walker overturned Proposition 8, California's 2008 voter approved ban on gay marriage, political groups, elected officials and activists on both sides issued reaction, ranging from jubilation to furiously denouncing the court's ruling. Following are excerpts from today's statements; full text available by clicking the respective links: The lawsuit was initiated by the
Last week the United Kingdom was the site of a terror attack with at least 30 injured. This followed the terror attack where innocent Spaniards were killed in Barcelona. Terrorism is here, an ugly feature of modern life. Some apologists contend that the precipitating impulse is Western foreign policy or colonialism, but militant Muslims cannot be appeased whatever action the West considers and whatever rationalization is offered. For Islam, the world is divided between Dar al-Islam and Dar al-Ha
November 2015 vigil at Yonge-Dundas Square for victims of terrorist violence. A truck that mows down pedestrians in Nice. A stabbing on a train in Wurzburg, Germany. A bombing in Baghdad that leaves 325 people dead and more than 250 injured. July 2016 has been one of the deadliest months for terrorist attacks in recent memory, if not ever - 173 incidents in total around the globe, claiming more than 1,000 lives. How long before an attack takes place in Canada if we continue participating in the
More details have popped up since yesterday's attack went down in London (see BREAKING: Multiple Dead in London Terrorist Attack. Probably Not Amish... ). Firstly, our thoughts and prayers are with the victims across the pond. They're not just victims of violence, but also limp noodled leadership. The latest development reveals British officials were already familiar with the terrorist fecal patty. Yet here we are. Police have named the man thought to be responsible for the attack as Khalid Maso
There's no way to pin the latest terror attack on neo-Nazis or white nationalists or the alt-right, so I'm not sure why we're even talking about it. Some murder victims are more important than others. The fugitive believed to have driven the van in last week's terrorist attacks in Spain was shot dead by the police on Monday in a village outside Barcelona after a Europeanwide dragnet, the police announced. The fugitive, Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, used a van to mow down a crowd on Las Ramblas, Barcel
Monday evening, an explosion rocked an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, United Kingdom. Reports have at least 19 dead and 50 more injured, according to the Associated Press and the Greater Manchester Police. UPDATE: Manchester police revealed Tuesday morning that at least 22 people are dead and about 60 injured after a lone bomber detonated an improvised explosive device outside an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England . The attacker is deceased and police believe he acted alone. A cc
1. Protesters take to the streets in Quebec City on eve of G7 2. Australian teen encouraged to join IS by local charity boss: report A Sydney teenager jailed in Lebanon on accusations he was trying to join Islamic State has allegedly confessed that the head of an Australian charity pushed him to join the group, according to a report. The ABC reported on Thursday that 19-year-old Isaak el Matari had spent the past nine months in Lebanon's Roumieh jail accused of planning to travel from Lebanon in
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) -- The Latest on the G-20 summit in Hamburg (all times local): 9:05 p.m. German police say organizers of a protest against the Group of 20 summit have declared the march over after trouble broke out at the start of the demonstration in the northern city of Hamburg. Officers used water cannons and pepper spray to disperse black-hooded protesters at the event dubbed "G-20: Welcome to Hell." Police say the masked protesters attacked them with bottles, stones and other objects
Last night, two members of Nuit Debout London have been apprehended by Met Police. Several riot van teams were despatched to control a group of about six peaceful participants. Those, along with any other visitors of the merry gang opposite 10 Downing St, were at all times ready to liaise with the police, as well documented on online video linked at @NuitDeboutLDN. The matter of chalk drawing has been given the go-ahead on those occasions repeatedly . To drive the point home, a cleaning car arri
In France, on April 17, 2016, the peaceful "Nuit Deout" (Rise Up at Night) protests turned violent. According to the French Interior Ministry, as of March 31, there were 100 people arrested due to conflicts with the police. To date, 400 people have been arrested since the beginning of the protests on March 31. The peaceful demonstrations began in order to protest France's proposed labor reform, which was recommended by the labor minister, Myriam El Khomri. Paris is just one city trying very ha
The horse and his rider were in the city for the demonstration of Pegida and a counter-demonstration of Antifa, Dutch news agency ANP reported. The announced Pegida demonstration attracted some hundred counter-demonstrators to the city center of Nijmegen, in the Netherlands. At an asylum seekers' center, where Pegida supporters had gathered, the police drove the demonstrators apart. The police force, massively present, had to form cordons with horses and vehicles to prevent both Antifa from atta
November 2015 vigil at Yonge-Dundas Square for victims of terrorist violence. A truck that mows down pedestrians in Nice. A stabbing on a train in Wurzburg, Germany. A bombing in Baghdad that leaves 325 people dead and more than 250 injured. July 2016 has been one of the deadliest months for terrorist attacks in recent memory, if not ever - 173 incidents in total around the globe, claiming more than 1,000 lives. How long before an attack takes place in Canada if we continue participating in the
More details have popped up since yesterday's attack went down in London (see BREAKING: Multiple Dead in London Terrorist Attack. Probably Not Amish... ). Firstly, our thoughts and prayers are with the victims across the pond. They're not just victims of violence, but also limp noodled leadership. The latest development reveals British officials were already familiar with the terrorist fecal patty. Yet here we are. Police have named the man thought to be responsible for the attack as Khalid Maso
There's no way to pin the latest terror attack on neo-Nazis or white nationalists or the alt-right, so I'm not sure why we're even talking about it. Some murder victims are more important than others. The fugitive believed to have driven the van in last week's terrorist attacks in Spain was shot dead by the police on Monday in a village outside Barcelona after a Europeanwide dragnet, the police announced. The fugitive, Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, used a van to mow down a crowd on Las Ramblas, Barcel
Monday evening, an explosion rocked an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, United Kingdom. Reports have at least 19 dead and 50 more injured, according to the Associated Press and the Greater Manchester Police. UPDATE: Manchester police revealed Tuesday morning that at least 22 people are dead and about 60 injured after a lone bomber detonated an improvised explosive device outside an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England . The attacker is deceased and police believe he acted alone. A cc
1. Protesters take to the streets in Quebec City on eve of G7 2. Australian teen encouraged to join IS by local charity boss: report A Sydney teenager jailed in Lebanon on accusations he was trying to join Islamic State has allegedly confessed that the head of an Australian charity pushed him to join the group, according to a report. The ABC reported on Thursday that 19-year-old Isaak el Matari had spent the past nine months in Lebanon's Roumieh jail accused of planning to travel from Lebanon in
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) -- The Latest on the G-20 summit in Hamburg (all times local): 9:05 p.m. German police say organizers of a protest against the Group of 20 summit have declared the march over after trouble broke out at the start of the demonstration in the northern city of Hamburg. Officers used water cannons and pepper spray to disperse black-hooded protesters at the event dubbed "G-20: Welcome to Hell." Police say the masked protesters attacked them with bottles, stones and other objects
Last night, two members of Nuit Debout London have been apprehended by Met Police. Several riot van teams were despatched to control a group of about six peaceful participants. Those, along with any other visitors of the merry gang opposite 10 Downing St, were at all times ready to liaise with the police, as well documented on online video linked at @NuitDeboutLDN. The matter of chalk drawing has been given the go-ahead on those occasions repeatedly . To drive the point home, a cleaning car arri
In France, on April 17, 2016, the peaceful "Nuit Deout" (Rise Up at Night) protests turned violent. According to the French Interior Ministry, as of March 31, there were 100 people arrested due to conflicts with the police. To date, 400 people have been arrested since the beginning of the protests on March 31. The peaceful demonstrations began in order to protest France's proposed labor reform, which was recommended by the labor minister, Myriam El Khomri. Paris is just one city trying very ha
The horse and his rider were in the city for the demonstration of Pegida and a counter-demonstration of Antifa, Dutch news agency ANP reported. The announced Pegida demonstration attracted some hundred counter-demonstrators to the city center of Nijmegen, in the Netherlands. At an asylum seekers' center, where Pegida supporters had gathered, the police drove the demonstrators apart. The police force, massively present, had to form cordons with horses and vehicles to prevent both Antifa from atta
In France, on April 17, 2016, the peaceful "Nuit Deout" (Rise Up at Night) protests turned violent. According to the French Interior Ministry, as of March 31, there were 100 people arrested due to conflicts with the police. To date, 400 people have been arrested since the beginning of the protests on March 31. The peaceful demonstrations began in order to protest France's proposed labor reform, which was recommended by the labor minister, Myriam El Khomri. Paris is just one city trying very ha
November 2015 vigil at Yonge-Dundas Square for victims of terrorist violence. A truck that mows down pedestrians in Nice. A stabbing on a train in Wurzburg, Germany. A bombing in Baghdad that leaves 325 people dead and more than 250 injured. July 2016 has been one of the deadliest months for terrorist attacks in recent memory, if not ever - 173 incidents in total around the globe, claiming more than 1,000 lives. How long before an attack takes place in Canada if we continue participating in the
Over the long holiday weekend in Baltimore, 29 were shot and nine were killed. The violence came just weeks after violent riots and protests over the death of Freddie Grey, who died in police custody. Since the riots and since Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake threw city police officers under the bus, law enforcement has taken a step back from aggressive policing. When asked about the violence yesterday, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest suggested more gun control was one of the s
UPDATE: Muslim protesters clashed with Israeli police at a holy shrine in Jerusalem after thousands rushed there to pray Thursday. Protesters threw stones and police fired tear gas and rubber bullets. The violence erupted after police closed one of the entrance gates to slow the large number of worshippers streaming into the site. At least 37 Palestinians suffered injuries, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. OUR EARLIER REPORT (10:00 a.m.): Muslim leaders on Thursday called on Islamic w
20,000+ Police Deployed Against G7 Protests In Germany ByJon Queally, www.commondreams.org June 7, 2015 20,000+ Police Deployed Against G7 Protests In Germany 2015-06-07 2015-06-07 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/06/Police-confront-G-7-protesters-in-Germany-June-6-2015-150x78.jpg 200px 200px Above: Police officers briefly stop a protest in Garmisch-Partenkir
After a week of violence, protests every where were heated this weekend with over 300 reported arrests, most of them in St. Paul and Baton Rouge. Images and video from protests have painted a picture of policeman in riot gear rounding up peaceful citizens, and in many cases seemingly without cause. Activist DeRay Mckesson was released on bond Sunday in Baton Rouge, and maintains that his arrest was unlawful. Much of the footage above shows police arresting protestors standing on private property
On the streets of Tehran brave people are fighting for their freedom. Despite the rain, despite the tear gas, despite a stultifying security presence of police forces arresting protesters - the Iranians are not giving up. World powers should support the frail call for freedom heard in Iran. The people under the cruel dictatorial regime of the Ayatollahs need all the help they can get to break free. Instead we're seeing a rare meeting between Germany's Foreign Minister and President Ahmadinejad.
Over the past week, protests have erupted in the streets of Iranian cities. This might not be surprising for the people who follow Iranian politics. The Iranian regime is well known for being repressive and brutal in its suppression of dissidents and this is not the first time Iranian people have taken to streets to defy theocracy. The recent unrest is considerably different from previous waves of protest, including the latest and most significant one, the Green Movement of 2009. Whereas in the
The Berkeley riots were the last straw. Right wingers can only go on so long being victims of mass left wing violence. This is not a call to arms, it is not a call to senseless violence, but a call to self defense. If we want to be on the front lines defending free speech, attending conferences where ideas are debated reasonably and peacefully, we should be able to do so without being assaulted. Over and over again, Trump supporters are under attack, and it is time we fight back. When girls are
Last week the United Kingdom was the site of a terror attack with at least 30 injured. This followed the terror attack where innocent Spaniards were killed in Barcelona. Terrorism is here, an ugly feature of modern life. Some apologists contend that the precipitating impulse is Western foreign policy or colonialism, but militant Muslims cannot be appeased whatever action the West considers and whatever rationalization is offered. For Islam, the world is divided between Dar al-Islam and Dar al-Ha
November 2015 vigil at Yonge-Dundas Square for victims of terrorist violence. A truck that mows down pedestrians in Nice. A stabbing on a train in Wurzburg, Germany. A bombing in Baghdad that leaves 325 people dead and more than 250 injured. July 2016 has been one of the deadliest months for terrorist attacks in recent memory, if not ever - 173 incidents in total around the globe, claiming more than 1,000 lives. How long before an attack takes place in Canada if we continue participating in the
Over the long holiday weekend in Baltimore, 29 were shot and nine were killed. The violence came just weeks after violent riots and protests over the death of Freddie Grey, who died in police custody. Since the riots and since Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake threw city police officers under the bus, law enforcement has taken a step back from aggressive policing. When asked about the violence yesterday, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest suggested more gun control was one of the s
UPDATE: Muslim protesters clashed with Israeli police at a holy shrine in Jerusalem after thousands rushed there to pray Thursday. Protesters threw stones and police fired tear gas and rubber bullets. The violence erupted after police closed one of the entrance gates to slow the large number of worshippers streaming into the site. At least 37 Palestinians suffered injuries, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. OUR EARLIER REPORT (10:00 a.m.): Muslim leaders on Thursday called on Islamic w
20,000+ Police Deployed Against G7 Protests In Germany ByJon Queally, www.commondreams.org June 7, 2015 20,000+ Police Deployed Against G7 Protests In Germany 2015-06-07 2015-06-07 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/06/Police-confront-G-7-protesters-in-Germany-June-6-2015-150x78.jpg 200px 200px Above: Police officers briefly stop a protest in Garmisch-Partenkir
After a week of violence, protests every where were heated this weekend with over 300 reported arrests, most of them in St. Paul and Baton Rouge. Images and video from protests have painted a picture of policeman in riot gear rounding up peaceful citizens, and in many cases seemingly without cause. Activist DeRay Mckesson was released on bond Sunday in Baton Rouge, and maintains that his arrest was unlawful. Much of the footage above shows police arresting protestors standing on private property
On the streets of Tehran brave people are fighting for their freedom. Despite the rain, despite the tear gas, despite a stultifying security presence of police forces arresting protesters - the Iranians are not giving up. World powers should support the frail call for freedom heard in Iran. The people under the cruel dictatorial regime of the Ayatollahs need all the help they can get to break free. Instead we're seeing a rare meeting between Germany's Foreign Minister and President Ahmadinejad.
Over the past week, protests have erupted in the streets of Iranian cities. This might not be surprising for the people who follow Iranian politics. The Iranian regime is well known for being repressive and brutal in its suppression of dissidents and this is not the first time Iranian people have taken to streets to defy theocracy. The recent unrest is considerably different from previous waves of protest, including the latest and most significant one, the Green Movement of 2009. Whereas in the
The Berkeley riots were the last straw. Right wingers can only go on so long being victims of mass left wing violence. This is not a call to arms, it is not a call to senseless violence, but a call to self defense. If we want to be on the front lines defending free speech, attending conferences where ideas are debated reasonably and peacefully, we should be able to do so without being assaulted. Over and over again, Trump supporters are under attack, and it is time we fight back. When girls are
Last week the United Kingdom was the site of a terror attack with at least 30 injured. This followed the terror attack where innocent Spaniards were killed in Barcelona. Terrorism is here, an ugly feature of modern life. Some apologists contend that the precipitating impulse is Western foreign policy or colonialism, but militant Muslims cannot be appeased whatever action the West considers and whatever rationalization is offered. For Islam, the world is divided between Dar al-Islam and Dar al-Ha
In Anaheim, California, video has emerged of an off-duty LAPD officer grabbing a 13-year-old boy by his hoodie and restraining him, before drawing a pistol and firing a single shot. No one was injured in Tuesday's incident, which was captured on a cellphone video that went viral on social media. The video shows a man in plainclothes holding a boy against his will, who says repeatedly, "Let me go." The officer is surrounded by other children, who eventually come to the aid of the boy, pushing the
A SCHOOLBOY has been arrested after allegedly threatening other children with a BB gun. The 11-year-old is understood to have been intimidating other youngsters with the imitation firearm in Tameside. 2 An 11-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly threatening other children with this gun He was arrested yesterday after being caught by officers with the weapon. GMP Tameside South posted a picture of the gun on social media. The force said: "Haughton Green. 11 year old boy detained after threaten
(CHICAGO TRIBUNE) In a shooting caught on Facebook Live, a 2-year-old boy and a 26-year-old man were killed and a pregnant woman was wounded when a gunman opened fire as they drove down an alley in Lawndale on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. "Call 911! They killed him. ... I have a bullet in my stomach," the woman screams as she runs from the car and into a house in the 2300 block of South Kenneth Avenue around 1:30 p.m. Loading ... "Please, please, I can't breathe," she says. "Oh my God, p
Oh, sick ! Apparently fueled by leftists allegedly to inject "imagined" racism into the presidential race, a conservative blogger created this horrifying image. In case you can't read the fine print, it reads: The Fucking Solution: Do not consult a doctor. Tie the rope tight. Do not try this at home; go somewhere where no one will find you. Do consumer alcohol while using this treatment. Do no sedate yourself. Do not care. Do not say goodbye. Do it now. The blogger, who has since removed the ima
A U.S. Marine veteran saved dozens of lives during the terrorist attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando over the weekend. Omar Mateen, the gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando gay club early Sunday, reportedly posted to Facebook before the attack warning of coming "attacks from the Islamic State" in the United States. June 15, 2016 1:34 pm The National Rifle Association said on Wednesday it would be happy to meet with Republican nominee Donald Trump to discuss how to keep terrorists from obta
A MOTORCYCLIST assassin fatally blasted a young man in the head in a horrific drive-by shooting as his terrified pal watched on. Police believe the 24-year-old was sitting in the passenger seat of a 4x4 when the gun-toting killer opened fire. SWNS:South West News Service 3 A motorbike assassin blasted a 24-year-old dead in Croydon SWNS:South West News Service 3 Forensic officers are on the scene He blasted his victim in the head and then fled on his motorbike during the horror on Friday at aroun
David Hogg, the young gun control activist from Stoneman Douglas High School, is the victim of a "SWATting," or at least, his family was. Local10 reports : A call came into the Coral Springs Police Department claiming a hostage situation at the home. When a Broward Sheriff's Office SWAT team arrived at the scene, they found no hostage situation and determined the call was a prank. It drives me crazy when news stations report that someone has had a "prank" played on them in the form of "SWATting,
Shannon Lamb--the alleged gunman behind Monday morning's murder of Delta State University professor Ethan Schmidt--took his own life after being pulled over by police in Greenville, Mississippi, Monday night around 10:30 pm. Breitbart News previously reported that Lamb is believed to have murdered his own girlfriend in Gautier, Mississippi, before going to the Delta State campus to kill Schmidt. His girlfriend's name was Amy Prentiss. According to the New York Times , when Lamb was pulled over,
Dash camera footage of an officer-involved shooting of a suspect in Forth Worth (TX) this past summer has been released, and as usual, people are reading into the video what they want to see . A police dashcam video appears to show a Texas officer shoot a black man as he's walking away from the officer and not posing any immediate threat. A lawyer for David Collie released a copy of the video showing the July encounter with a Fort Worth officer and a Tarrant County sheriff's deputy. The officer
When Bryan Thornhill's 10-year-old son was suspended from the bus for bullying , he decided it was time to enact his own punishment as well. In a video, which he has since made private on Facebook, Thornhill explained he "can't stand" bullying, and since he doesn't tolerate it, he decided to make his son run the approximate one mile to school for the week. "The good news is he keeps up a pretty good mile pace at six miles an hour," Thornhill joked as he drove behind his son running in the rain.
A SCHOOLBOY has been arrested after allegedly threatening other children with a BB gun. The 11-year-old is understood to have been intimidating other youngsters with the imitation firearm in Tameside. 2 An 11-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly threatening other children with this gun He was arrested yesterday after being caught by officers with the weapon. GMP Tameside South posted a picture of the gun on social media. The force said: "Haughton Green. 11 year old boy detained after threaten
(CHICAGO TRIBUNE) In a shooting caught on Facebook Live, a 2-year-old boy and a 26-year-old man were killed and a pregnant woman was wounded when a gunman opened fire as they drove down an alley in Lawndale on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. "Call 911! They killed him. ... I have a bullet in my stomach," the woman screams as she runs from the car and into a house in the 2300 block of South Kenneth Avenue around 1:30 p.m. Loading ... "Please, please, I can't breathe," she says. "Oh my God, p
Oh, sick ! Apparently fueled by leftists allegedly to inject "imagined" racism into the presidential race, a conservative blogger created this horrifying image. In case you can't read the fine print, it reads: The Fucking Solution: Do not consult a doctor. Tie the rope tight. Do not try this at home; go somewhere where no one will find you. Do consumer alcohol while using this treatment. Do no sedate yourself. Do not care. Do not say goodbye. Do it now. The blogger, who has since removed the ima
A U.S. Marine veteran saved dozens of lives during the terrorist attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando over the weekend. Omar Mateen, the gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando gay club early Sunday, reportedly posted to Facebook before the attack warning of coming "attacks from the Islamic State" in the United States. June 15, 2016 1:34 pm The National Rifle Association said on Wednesday it would be happy to meet with Republican nominee Donald Trump to discuss how to keep terrorists from obta
A MOTORCYCLIST assassin fatally blasted a young man in the head in a horrific drive-by shooting as his terrified pal watched on. Police believe the 24-year-old was sitting in the passenger seat of a 4x4 when the gun-toting killer opened fire. SWNS:South West News Service 3 A motorbike assassin blasted a 24-year-old dead in Croydon SWNS:South West News Service 3 Forensic officers are on the scene He blasted his victim in the head and then fled on his motorbike during the horror on Friday at aroun
David Hogg, the young gun control activist from Stoneman Douglas High School, is the victim of a "SWATting," or at least, his family was. Local10 reports : A call came into the Coral Springs Police Department claiming a hostage situation at the home. When a Broward Sheriff's Office SWAT team arrived at the scene, they found no hostage situation and determined the call was a prank. It drives me crazy when news stations report that someone has had a "prank" played on them in the form of "SWATting,
Shannon Lamb--the alleged gunman behind Monday morning's murder of Delta State University professor Ethan Schmidt--took his own life after being pulled over by police in Greenville, Mississippi, Monday night around 10:30 pm. Breitbart News previously reported that Lamb is believed to have murdered his own girlfriend in Gautier, Mississippi, before going to the Delta State campus to kill Schmidt. His girlfriend's name was Amy Prentiss. According to the New York Times , when Lamb was pulled over,
Dash camera footage of an officer-involved shooting of a suspect in Forth Worth (TX) this past summer has been released, and as usual, people are reading into the video what they want to see . A police dashcam video appears to show a Texas officer shoot a black man as he's walking away from the officer and not posing any immediate threat. A lawyer for David Collie released a copy of the video showing the July encounter with a Fort Worth officer and a Tarrant County sheriff's deputy. The officer
When Bryan Thornhill's 10-year-old son was suspended from the bus for bullying , he decided it was time to enact his own punishment as well. In a video, which he has since made private on Facebook, Thornhill explained he "can't stand" bullying, and since he doesn't tolerate it, he decided to make his son run the approximate one mile to school for the week. "The good news is he keeps up a pretty good mile pace at six miles an hour," Thornhill joked as he drove behind his son running in the rain.
Rape is a terrible crime. Lying about rape is just as terrible. Especially when that lie leads two men to spend 26 years in prison for a crime which never happened . A Manhattan Supreme Court exonerated Van Dyke Perry and Gregory Counts on Monday, (May 7) for a 1991 rape and kidnapping, after the victim told investigators the assault "never happened." As reported by The New York Times , during the early morning hours of Jan. 18, 1991, an unidentified woman approached police officers sitting i
According Sellner, who is currently in the US, it was arson. In a YouTube video he blamed Antifa for the criminal deed. He said he had spoken to a state security officer, who confirmed that it was arson. "They do that because they want to punish me for my activism and intimidate you," Sellner told his followers. He said Antifa were committing these acts because they have never feared punishment from the elites who are trying to change homogenous countries into multicultutal dens. Sellner was com
It's shocking how many people actually believe this.... Via The Verge : You may have heard rumblings on your social media platform of choice about Ted Cruz and the Zodiac Killer, and how the two might be one in the same. You probably have questions, especially if you were born after 1975. To help, I'd like to answer each question have you have individually. Let's begin with the most obvious and important question. Is Ted Cruz actually the Zodiac Killer? Here's what I know: Nothing. Here's what I
Leftists believe gun control won't happen until a mass shooting happens at a Trump rally By Jeff Reynolds October 3rd, 2017, 21:01 EDT In what has become a sad, cynical ritual in America, a crazy person has committed a mass murder using several firearms, and the Left is in a frenzy to point fingers at public policy makers who have ignored the need for an overhaul to our mental health system. Wait, no, that's not who they're blaming at all. They're blaming the guns, and Trump supporters. Seemingl
We hate to break it to Jim Acosta, but sometimes, CNN really does suck : WATCH: CNN Reporter Incorrectly Attributes Gun Activist's Phrasing to NRA's Dana Loesch https://t.co/2WxYep2vuh pic.twitter.com/kNA8LPAWYW -- Mediaite (@Mediaite) July 31, 2018 Sounds about right. More from Mediaite's Caleb Howe : "There's a tweet by Dana Loesch," [reporter Tom Foreman told Wolf Blitzer], pointing at the text he was reading, "that basically said, '3D printed ghost guns, as they call these, which can be made
And this, kids, is why you don't rob a 7-Eleven with a fake gun [Video] Posted at 1:36 pm on January 23, 2018 by Greg P. Video has gone viral of a December 30, 2017 robbery of a Southern California 7-Eleven convenience store that shows a private armed security guard thwarting a robbery by two thugs clad in hoodies. As you can see below, the two teens first come in to case the store before jumping over the counter with a gun to demand money from the clerk. The only problem is their gun is fake, w
Fox News is being sharply criticized for putting the full video of Mu'ath al-Kaseabeh's depraved execution by fire on their website. The horrific video , which briefly appeared on YouTube before being taken down yesterday, shows not only the pilot being torched alive but professional edited montage and propaganda for ISIS. While other outlets choose to show stills or report on the video with narration , Fox decided to run the whole, gruesome thing. According to Fox, the video was placed on the s
It comes as no surprise to anyone that leftists are a bunch of hypocrite whiners, some of whom still live home with mommy. Whether it's the subject of hate crimes , illegal immigration , or calling our current First Lady a hooker , progressives are right there, wearing their double standards like a crap-covered dunce hat. Remember back when KKK asshat David Duke endorsed Trump and leftists lost their minds? Well, Duke just did the same thing with DNC Chairman prospect Keith Ellison . Former KKK
FIFY! Michelle Malkin SHREDS AP's spin on deleted tweet about Trump's 'animals' remark Posted at 4:00 pm on May 17, 2018 by Doug P. As Twitchy told you earlier today , the Associated Press said they'd deleted a tweet about President Trump using the word "animals" in reference to MS-13 gang members. The original AP tweet, as so many in the media have done, didn't provide full context and insinuated Trump was referring to all illegal immigrants: AP has deleted a tweet from late Wednesday on Trump'
The Kurds are claiming that they captured a GoPro camera with footage from an ISIS fighter joining the scumbag fight, and it shows real incompetence of an untrained cockroach pretending to be a warrior. Take a look: This is exactly the kind of video that prospective fighters need to see - they just watch the slickly produced Hollywood style propaganda they put out, and don't see the sad pathetic reality. Comment Policy: Please read our new comment policy before making a comment. In short, ple
According Sellner, who is currently in the US, it was arson. In a YouTube video he blamed Antifa for the criminal deed. He said he had spoken to a state security officer, who confirmed that it was arson. "They do that because they want to punish me for my activism and intimidate you," Sellner told his followers. He said Antifa were committing these acts because they have never feared punishment from the elites who are trying to change homogenous countries into multicultutal dens. Sellner was com
It's shocking how many people actually believe this.... Via The Verge : You may have heard rumblings on your social media platform of choice about Ted Cruz and the Zodiac Killer, and how the two might be one in the same. You probably have questions, especially if you were born after 1975. To help, I'd like to answer each question have you have individually. Let's begin with the most obvious and important question. Is Ted Cruz actually the Zodiac Killer? Here's what I know: Nothing. Here's what I
Leftists believe gun control won't happen until a mass shooting happens at a Trump rally By Jeff Reynolds October 3rd, 2017, 21:01 EDT In what has become a sad, cynical ritual in America, a crazy person has committed a mass murder using several firearms, and the Left is in a frenzy to point fingers at public policy makers who have ignored the need for an overhaul to our mental health system. Wait, no, that's not who they're blaming at all. They're blaming the guns, and Trump supporters. Seemingl
We hate to break it to Jim Acosta, but sometimes, CNN really does suck : WATCH: CNN Reporter Incorrectly Attributes Gun Activist's Phrasing to NRA's Dana Loesch https://t.co/2WxYep2vuh pic.twitter.com/kNA8LPAWYW -- Mediaite (@Mediaite) July 31, 2018 Sounds about right. More from Mediaite's Caleb Howe : "There's a tweet by Dana Loesch," [reporter Tom Foreman told Wolf Blitzer], pointing at the text he was reading, "that basically said, '3D printed ghost guns, as they call these, which can be made
And this, kids, is why you don't rob a 7-Eleven with a fake gun [Video] Posted at 1:36 pm on January 23, 2018 by Greg P. Video has gone viral of a December 30, 2017 robbery of a Southern California 7-Eleven convenience store that shows a private armed security guard thwarting a robbery by two thugs clad in hoodies. As you can see below, the two teens first come in to case the store before jumping over the counter with a gun to demand money from the clerk. The only problem is their gun is fake, w
Fox News is being sharply criticized for putting the full video of Mu'ath al-Kaseabeh's depraved execution by fire on their website. The horrific video , which briefly appeared on YouTube before being taken down yesterday, shows not only the pilot being torched alive but professional edited montage and propaganda for ISIS. While other outlets choose to show stills or report on the video with narration , Fox decided to run the whole, gruesome thing. According to Fox, the video was placed on the s
It comes as no surprise to anyone that leftists are a bunch of hypocrite whiners, some of whom still live home with mommy. Whether it's the subject of hate crimes , illegal immigration , or calling our current First Lady a hooker , progressives are right there, wearing their double standards like a crap-covered dunce hat. Remember back when KKK asshat David Duke endorsed Trump and leftists lost their minds? Well, Duke just did the same thing with DNC Chairman prospect Keith Ellison . Former KKK
FIFY! Michelle Malkin SHREDS AP's spin on deleted tweet about Trump's 'animals' remark Posted at 4:00 pm on May 17, 2018 by Doug P. As Twitchy told you earlier today , the Associated Press said they'd deleted a tweet about President Trump using the word "animals" in reference to MS-13 gang members. The original AP tweet, as so many in the media have done, didn't provide full context and insinuated Trump was referring to all illegal immigrants: AP has deleted a tweet from late Wednesday on Trump'
The Kurds are claiming that they captured a GoPro camera with footage from an ISIS fighter joining the scumbag fight, and it shows real incompetence of an untrained cockroach pretending to be a warrior. Take a look: This is exactly the kind of video that prospective fighters need to see - they just watch the slickly produced Hollywood style propaganda they put out, and don't see the sad pathetic reality. Comment Policy: Please read our new comment policy before making a comment. In short, ple
Sticky routes If sense is to be made of current goings on, George Caffentzis' scenario (' Oil and the Islamists ', Essay , NI 341 ) must be extended beyond the borders of the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula. There are two other enormous oil and gas reserves in this wide region - the Caspian Basin, and Somalia with the Indian Ocean off its coast. These will become more important as the North Sea and the Gulf begin to run out. But events will move long before that, because the consumers, mainly Nor
Following the turbulent 2017 hurricane season, thousands of Puerto Rico residents have chosen to permanently settle in Florida and their votes have become a much desired commodity for political candidates. The current wave of Puerto Rican migration to the United States began more than a decade ago as the island experienced a financial crisis, and the Caribbean island provided the highest rate of growth among Latin groups in Florida between 2000 and 2010 -- about 76 percent, according to the U.S.
Tucked away in the southeast corner of Europe, the Balkans are 4,500 miles from the East Coast. So your average American would be forgiven for wondering, "What does this region have to do with me?" But stability and security in the Balkans is important to the U.S. for many reasons. Historically, the region has been a flash point for wars in Europe -- some of which have dragged U.S. troops into combat. That's one reason the U.S. has invested billions in aid there since the end of the Cold War. Ce
Presentation for the 4th International Seminar for Peace and Abolition of Foreign Military Bases November 23-24, 2015 By US Army Reserves (Retired) Colonel and former U.S. Diplomat Ann Wright First, let me thank the World Peace Council (WPC) and the Cuban Movement for Peace and Sovereignty of the Peoples (MovPaz), Regional Coordinator of the WPC for America and the Caribbean, for planning and hosting the 4th International Seminar for Peace and Abolition of Foreign Military Bases. I am honored t
The focus of the conference was the impact of the 800 military bases the United States and other countries, including the United Kingdom, France, China, Russian, Israel, Japan have around the world. The U.S. has the overwhelming number of military bases in the lands of other countries--over 800. Speakers included the President of the World Peace Council Maria Soccoro Gomes from Brazil; Silvio Platero, President of the Cuban Peace Movement: Daniel Ortega Reyes, Member of the National Assembly of
Cyclone Ockhi intensified into a "severe cyclonic storm" on Friday and moved to the Arabian Sea. It lay centred around 80 kilometres north-northeast of Minicoy in Lakshadweep. Under its influence, heavy rains continued to batter coastal areas of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, killing twelve people in the last two days and crippling normal life at numerous places. 218 fishermen rescued, as death toll in affected areas rises to 12 An IANS report from Thiruvananthapuram said as many as 218 fishermen from K
After prodding by the South Korean government, Hanjin Group, Hanjin Shipping's parent company, will spend $90 million to get things moving, although that's not enough to cover all the port fees, etc. Hanjin ships are being ordered to go to a limited number of key ports where South Korean government officials will be ready to arrange protection from creditors. (Incidentally, one of those ports is Hamburg, where the Hanjin Geneva is registered.) "Officials appear set on a consolidation - without c
Published 1:16 PM, May 20, 2014 Updated 6:05 PM, May 20, 2014 ASIA'S CAULDRON. Geopolitical analyst Robert Kaplan writes about the South China Sea. MANILA, Philippines - Geopolitical analyst Robert Kaplan begins his book on the South China Sea vividly describing the ruins of Champa Kingdom in central Vietnam, showcasing India's pervasive legacy in a country with territories that were previously a part of China. It's a reminder, Kaplan wrote, of how powers and civilizations rise and fall. He give
TEHRAN -- Miankaleh peninsula, one of the richest ecological havens in West Asia and perhaps in the whole world, is seriously threatened as unsustainable development and conversion continue to pose major threats to its wetlands. Located in the northern province of Mazandaran, Miankaleh peninsula is a narrow but long peninsula located in the extreme south-eastern part of the Caspian Sea. The long and narrow peninsula is 48 kilometers long, and between 1.3 and 3.2 kilometers wide. It sets apart th
Since the founding of the American republic, Asia has been a key area of interest for the United States for both economic and security reasons. One of the first ships to sail under an American flag was the aptly named Empress of China , which inaugurated America's participation in the lucrative China trade in 1784. In the more than 200 years since then, the United States has worked under the strategic assumption that it was inimical to American interests to allow any single nation to dominate As
Following the turbulent 2017 hurricane season, thousands of Puerto Rico residents have chosen to permanently settle in Florida and their votes have become a much desired commodity for political candidates. The current wave of Puerto Rican migration to the United States began more than a decade ago as the island experienced a financial crisis, and the Caribbean island provided the highest rate of growth among Latin groups in Florida between 2000 and 2010 -- about 76 percent, according to the U.S.
Tucked away in the southeast corner of Europe, the Balkans are 4,500 miles from the East Coast. So your average American would be forgiven for wondering, "What does this region have to do with me?" But stability and security in the Balkans is important to the U.S. for many reasons. Historically, the region has been a flash point for wars in Europe -- some of which have dragged U.S. troops into combat. That's one reason the U.S. has invested billions in aid there since the end of the Cold War. Ce
Presentation for the 4th International Seminar for Peace and Abolition of Foreign Military Bases November 23-24, 2015 By US Army Reserves (Retired) Colonel and former U.S. Diplomat Ann Wright First, let me thank the World Peace Council (WPC) and the Cuban Movement for Peace and Sovereignty of the Peoples (MovPaz), Regional Coordinator of the WPC for America and the Caribbean, for planning and hosting the 4th International Seminar for Peace and Abolition of Foreign Military Bases. I am honored t
The focus of the conference was the impact of the 800 military bases the United States and other countries, including the United Kingdom, France, China, Russian, Israel, Japan have around the world. The U.S. has the overwhelming number of military bases in the lands of other countries--over 800. Speakers included the President of the World Peace Council Maria Soccoro Gomes from Brazil; Silvio Platero, President of the Cuban Peace Movement: Daniel Ortega Reyes, Member of the National Assembly of
Cyclone Ockhi intensified into a "severe cyclonic storm" on Friday and moved to the Arabian Sea. It lay centred around 80 kilometres north-northeast of Minicoy in Lakshadweep. Under its influence, heavy rains continued to batter coastal areas of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, killing twelve people in the last two days and crippling normal life at numerous places. 218 fishermen rescued, as death toll in affected areas rises to 12 An IANS report from Thiruvananthapuram said as many as 218 fishermen from K
After prodding by the South Korean government, Hanjin Group, Hanjin Shipping's parent company, will spend $90 million to get things moving, although that's not enough to cover all the port fees, etc. Hanjin ships are being ordered to go to a limited number of key ports where South Korean government officials will be ready to arrange protection from creditors. (Incidentally, one of those ports is Hamburg, where the Hanjin Geneva is registered.) "Officials appear set on a consolidation - without c
Published 1:16 PM, May 20, 2014 Updated 6:05 PM, May 20, 2014 ASIA'S CAULDRON. Geopolitical analyst Robert Kaplan writes about the South China Sea. MANILA, Philippines - Geopolitical analyst Robert Kaplan begins his book on the South China Sea vividly describing the ruins of Champa Kingdom in central Vietnam, showcasing India's pervasive legacy in a country with territories that were previously a part of China. It's a reminder, Kaplan wrote, of how powers and civilizations rise and fall. He give
TEHRAN -- Miankaleh peninsula, one of the richest ecological havens in West Asia and perhaps in the whole world, is seriously threatened as unsustainable development and conversion continue to pose major threats to its wetlands. Located in the northern province of Mazandaran, Miankaleh peninsula is a narrow but long peninsula located in the extreme south-eastern part of the Caspian Sea. The long and narrow peninsula is 48 kilometers long, and between 1.3 and 3.2 kilometers wide. It sets apart th
Since the founding of the American republic, Asia has been a key area of interest for the United States for both economic and security reasons. One of the first ships to sail under an American flag was the aptly named Empress of China , which inaugurated America's participation in the lucrative China trade in 1784. In the more than 200 years since then, the United States has worked under the strategic assumption that it was inimical to American interests to allow any single nation to dominate As
Cyclone Ockhi intensified into a "severe cyclonic storm" on Friday and moved to the Arabian Sea. It lay centred around 80 kilometres north-northeast of Minicoy in Lakshadweep. Under its influence, heavy rains continued to batter coastal areas of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, killing twelve people in the last two days and crippling normal life at numerous places. 218 fishermen rescued, as death toll in affected areas rises to 12 An IANS report from Thiruvananthapuram said as many as 218 fishermen from K
Myron Ebell is Director of the Center for Energy and Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and a Policy Advisor to The Heartland Institute. Myron Ebell is director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute's Center for Energy and Environment , which is one of the most effective advocates for Free Market Environmentalism. He also chairs the Cooler Heads Coalition, an ad hoc coalition of over two dozen non-profit groups, including the Heartland Institute, that led the successful
On Monday, federal regulators approved construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Cove Point, Maryland. After two years of review and sustained pushback from concerned community members and environmental groups, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) gave Dominion Resources Inc. the go-ahead to begin construction as part of an existing LNG import facility in southern Maryland. The Richmond, Virginia-based company will now review the order, which includes 79 conditions the
Sonia Najera walks under a canopy of ash and sugar hackberry trees, down a dirt path that ends at the water's edge of the Rio Grande. The spot is a mile from the tidal flats where the river mixes with the Gulf of Mexico after its journey from the Colorado headwaters. Najera, South Texas project manager for the Nature Conservancy, points to paw prints in the muddy river bank. "That's a canine," she says, "probably a coyote. That looks like badger; that's chachalaca for sure," she continues, descr
Town hall fails to ease concerns over industrial toxins found in Parchment, Michigan drinking water By Joseph Lorenz 2 August 2018 Several hundred concerned residents from Parchment, Michigan and the surrounding areas crowded into a local church for a town hall meeting Tuesday evening called in response to the toxic chemicals recently found in the public water supply. Last Thursday evening, residents of the community of 1,800 just north of the city of Kalamazoo were alerted that the Michigan Dep
One energy solution for Africa and Asia is distributed, personal solar power. Lack of energy for people in the developing world is a major global issue. With the cost of power on the rise, and the need to tackle climate change, how can we ensure energy supply for all? We're all familiar with media images of women and children walking miles a day to collect water for their families. We're less likely to think about people walking equally far and waiting for hours to charge mobile phones. Yet this
M ark Twain once said that "history doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme." Twain wasn't talking about energy, but his line applies to the EPA's proposed prohibition on the construction of coal-fired electricity generators. Indeed, we need only look back a few decades to see how the EPA's misbegotten rule rhymes with what Congress did back in 1978 when it banned the use of natural gas for electricity production. Yes, you read that right. In 1978, Congress passed the Powerplant and Industrial
The state of California will present arguments in federal appeals court Tuesday to convince a three-judge panel the government exceeded its authority when it waived environmental laws to pave the way for President Donald Trump's proposed border wall. In a joint lawsuit with environmental advocacy groups, the state seeks to overturn a lower court decision from February that gave the Trump administration the green light to begin wall construction. At issue is a 2005 law known as the REAL ID Act, w
1. Millions of cubic meters of water used by tar sands companies in 2011 from the Athabasca River alone: 370 [1] 2. Millions of cubic meters of water used in Toronto in 2011: 388 3. Amount paid by tar sands companies for water in 2012: $0 4. Average amount paid by the typical Toronto household for water each year: $674 [2] 5. Percentage of people in the United States who would not want medical treatments to extend life to age 120: 56 6. Percentage of people who think only the wealthy would have
DOE 'Clean Energy' Program Hampered By Fears China Will Steal IP 10:20 AM 07/06/2016 U.S. companies participating in a government-run technology sharing "clean energy" program with China were reluctant to share their intellectual property (IP) over fears it would be stolen, according to a watchdog report. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reviewed the Energy Department's U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center, or CERC, and found U.S. companies participating in it were reluctant to shar
Myron Ebell is Director of the Center for Energy and Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and a Policy Advisor to The Heartland Institute. Myron Ebell is director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute's Center for Energy and Environment , which is one of the most effective advocates for Free Market Environmentalism. He also chairs the Cooler Heads Coalition, an ad hoc coalition of over two dozen non-profit groups, including the Heartland Institute, that led the successful
On Monday, federal regulators approved construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Cove Point, Maryland. After two years of review and sustained pushback from concerned community members and environmental groups, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) gave Dominion Resources Inc. the go-ahead to begin construction as part of an existing LNG import facility in southern Maryland. The Richmond, Virginia-based company will now review the order, which includes 79 conditions the
Sonia Najera walks under a canopy of ash and sugar hackberry trees, down a dirt path that ends at the water's edge of the Rio Grande. The spot is a mile from the tidal flats where the river mixes with the Gulf of Mexico after its journey from the Colorado headwaters. Najera, South Texas project manager for the Nature Conservancy, points to paw prints in the muddy river bank. "That's a canine," she says, "probably a coyote. That looks like badger; that's chachalaca for sure," she continues, descr
Town hall fails to ease concerns over industrial toxins found in Parchment, Michigan drinking water By Joseph Lorenz 2 August 2018 Several hundred concerned residents from Parchment, Michigan and the surrounding areas crowded into a local church for a town hall meeting Tuesday evening called in response to the toxic chemicals recently found in the public water supply. Last Thursday evening, residents of the community of 1,800 just north of the city of Kalamazoo were alerted that the Michigan Dep
One energy solution for Africa and Asia is distributed, personal solar power. Lack of energy for people in the developing world is a major global issue. With the cost of power on the rise, and the need to tackle climate change, how can we ensure energy supply for all? We're all familiar with media images of women and children walking miles a day to collect water for their families. We're less likely to think about people walking equally far and waiting for hours to charge mobile phones. Yet this
M ark Twain once said that "history doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme." Twain wasn't talking about energy, but his line applies to the EPA's proposed prohibition on the construction of coal-fired electricity generators. Indeed, we need only look back a few decades to see how the EPA's misbegotten rule rhymes with what Congress did back in 1978 when it banned the use of natural gas for electricity production. Yes, you read that right. In 1978, Congress passed the Powerplant and Industrial
The state of California will present arguments in federal appeals court Tuesday to convince a three-judge panel the government exceeded its authority when it waived environmental laws to pave the way for President Donald Trump's proposed border wall. In a joint lawsuit with environmental advocacy groups, the state seeks to overturn a lower court decision from February that gave the Trump administration the green light to begin wall construction. At issue is a 2005 law known as the REAL ID Act, w
1. Millions of cubic meters of water used by tar sands companies in 2011 from the Athabasca River alone: 370 [1] 2. Millions of cubic meters of water used in Toronto in 2011: 388 3. Amount paid by tar sands companies for water in 2012: $0 4. Average amount paid by the typical Toronto household for water each year: $674 [2] 5. Percentage of people in the United States who would not want medical treatments to extend life to age 120: 56 6. Percentage of people who think only the wealthy would have
DOE 'Clean Energy' Program Hampered By Fears China Will Steal IP 10:20 AM 07/06/2016 U.S. companies participating in a government-run technology sharing "clean energy" program with China were reluctant to share their intellectual property (IP) over fears it would be stolen, according to a watchdog report. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reviewed the Energy Department's U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center, or CERC, and found U.S. companies participating in it were reluctant to shar
- Advertisement - I'm always humbled when I find a gaping hole in my vocabulary. The other day, someone in a political activist group suggested that it would be effective to 'bird dog' incumbents about a rather controversial issue we were discussing. Mind you, I have made this tactic central to my electoral campaign strategy, integral to implementing my candidate contract plan of action. I just didn't know the name for it. - Advertisement - See? Even the Google definition mentions bird dogging i
I can't believe those jerks voted Tillman, the skateboarding bulldog, off of The Greatest American Dog. I just took that damn show out of my TiVo because of it. Seriously, what's the point of watching all those other boring dogs now? Are they as good-looking as Tillman is? No, they are not. And what do they do besides the occasional obedience trick? Ooh, they can jump in the air or look regal or fake dog-smile for the camera. So what? DO THEY SKATEBOARD? Congratulations, dumb show, you ditched
The subtitle of my upcoming book, A Rat is a Pig is a Dog is a Boy (taken from PETA's Ingrid Newkirk's most famous quote), is The Human Cost of the Animal Rights Movement . That cost is both real and harmful, as evidenced by a story of important research on anthrax not being conducted for fear of animal rights terrorism. From the story : Last week a commotion erupted over a canceled anthrax project at Oklahoma State University (OSU), Stillwater. The National Institutes of Health had agreed to f
(c) 2009 Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum Visiting children keep pace with a shepherd at the re-created village. In the Animal Encounters area kids can pet or hold lambs and other baby animals. 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers William Conner settled in this area in 1800. He lived as a trader and then as a farmer and became prominent in state politics. His Federal-style mansion of mellow redbrick, built in 1823, still stands, having been restored, and an entire village duplicating a typica
A Wisconsin man has lost both of his legs due to an infection that he caught from a dog. Greg Manteufel was reportedly licked by his own pet. As a result, a bacterial infection called capnocytophaga raged through his body and wreaked havoc. Initially, Manteufel thought that he had the flu. He went to the emergency room, and was so covered in bruises that it looked as if he had been beaten. Blood tests soon revealed the cause of his symptoms. His body's response to the bacteria "caused Greg's blo
This is important because many home owners are finding it more difficult to obtain homeowners insurance that accept their breed of dog. People are forced to make a decision to have a roof over their head or give up their beloved pets! As a result, many dogs are given up to shelters and end up being euthanized. Not only does Ameriprise black list many breeds of dogs, but multiple dogs and farm animals as well. This is grossly unfair. There are other insurance companies that do not discriminate a
I grew up in the city, without pets. My appreciation for animals developed much later in life. In fact, if it weren't for a Golden Retriever named Rusty that I got for my children in 2004, I might never have made my journey toward animals. Rusty was the dog everyone should have--loving, playful, and eager to please. He was no Lassie, but he was plenty smart. Before long, Rusty was part of the family. Rusty made a convert out of me. He taught me that there are no bad dogs, only bad owners who mak
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is the smartest and richest animal rights group around. Unlike PETA, it doesn't openly proselytize that old animal rights religion, e.g., sentience gives moral value, "a rat, is a pig, is a dog, is a boy," the quote from Ingrid Newkirk and title of a certain author's soon to be published book. This strategy has been very effective, allowing HSUS a level of mainstream respectability that other animal rights groups can't match. But make no mistake, H
Every winter, without fail, we hear dozens of stories about irresponsible pet owners leaving their dogs out in the bitter cold. The city of Indianapolis is hoping to crack down on these incidents of animal cruelty, however, with a new ordinance that requires pet owners to bring their animals indoors when temperatures reach a certain degree. Indianapolis Animal Care and Control Officer Alex Shaefer, who has been taking a lot of calls since the temperatures have dropped, gives pet owners the benef
Anyone who's ever loved a dog wonders at some point whether that cherished relationship is just an illusion. Does my dog love me back, or does it just love dog food? Am I projecting my own feelings onto a beast that acts only on instinct? When my dog dies, am I crying for the dog or for myself? In a sense, pets protect us from our own feelings, becoming repositories for the sort of tenderness that, if directed at another person, could unleash serious and possibly unpleasant consequences. White G
I can't believe those jerks voted Tillman, the skateboarding bulldog, off of The Greatest American Dog. I just took that damn show out of my TiVo because of it. Seriously, what's the point of watching all those other boring dogs now? Are they as good-looking as Tillman is? No, they are not. And what do they do besides the occasional obedience trick? Ooh, they can jump in the air or look regal or fake dog-smile for the camera. So what? DO THEY SKATEBOARD? Congratulations, dumb show, you ditched
The subtitle of my upcoming book, A Rat is a Pig is a Dog is a Boy (taken from PETA's Ingrid Newkirk's most famous quote), is The Human Cost of the Animal Rights Movement . That cost is both real and harmful, as evidenced by a story of important research on anthrax not being conducted for fear of animal rights terrorism. From the story : Last week a commotion erupted over a canceled anthrax project at Oklahoma State University (OSU), Stillwater. The National Institutes of Health had agreed to f
(c) 2009 Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum Visiting children keep pace with a shepherd at the re-created village. In the Animal Encounters area kids can pet or hold lambs and other baby animals. 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers William Conner settled in this area in 1800. He lived as a trader and then as a farmer and became prominent in state politics. His Federal-style mansion of mellow redbrick, built in 1823, still stands, having been restored, and an entire village duplicating a typica
A Wisconsin man has lost both of his legs due to an infection that he caught from a dog. Greg Manteufel was reportedly licked by his own pet. As a result, a bacterial infection called capnocytophaga raged through his body and wreaked havoc. Initially, Manteufel thought that he had the flu. He went to the emergency room, and was so covered in bruises that it looked as if he had been beaten. Blood tests soon revealed the cause of his symptoms. His body's response to the bacteria "caused Greg's blo
This is important because many home owners are finding it more difficult to obtain homeowners insurance that accept their breed of dog. People are forced to make a decision to have a roof over their head or give up their beloved pets! As a result, many dogs are given up to shelters and end up being euthanized. Not only does Ameriprise black list many breeds of dogs, but multiple dogs and farm animals as well. This is grossly unfair. There are other insurance companies that do not discriminate a
I grew up in the city, without pets. My appreciation for animals developed much later in life. In fact, if it weren't for a Golden Retriever named Rusty that I got for my children in 2004, I might never have made my journey toward animals. Rusty was the dog everyone should have--loving, playful, and eager to please. He was no Lassie, but he was plenty smart. Before long, Rusty was part of the family. Rusty made a convert out of me. He taught me that there are no bad dogs, only bad owners who mak
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is the smartest and richest animal rights group around. Unlike PETA, it doesn't openly proselytize that old animal rights religion, e.g., sentience gives moral value, "a rat, is a pig, is a dog, is a boy," the quote from Ingrid Newkirk and title of a certain author's soon to be published book. This strategy has been very effective, allowing HSUS a level of mainstream respectability that other animal rights groups can't match. But make no mistake, H
Every winter, without fail, we hear dozens of stories about irresponsible pet owners leaving their dogs out in the bitter cold. The city of Indianapolis is hoping to crack down on these incidents of animal cruelty, however, with a new ordinance that requires pet owners to bring their animals indoors when temperatures reach a certain degree. Indianapolis Animal Care and Control Officer Alex Shaefer, who has been taking a lot of calls since the temperatures have dropped, gives pet owners the benef
Anyone who's ever loved a dog wonders at some point whether that cherished relationship is just an illusion. Does my dog love me back, or does it just love dog food? Am I projecting my own feelings onto a beast that acts only on instinct? When my dog dies, am I crying for the dog or for myself? In a sense, pets protect us from our own feelings, becoming repositories for the sort of tenderness that, if directed at another person, could unleash serious and possibly unpleasant consequences. White G
I can't believe those jerks voted Tillman, the skateboarding bulldog, off of The Greatest American Dog. I just took that damn show out of my TiVo because of it. Seriously, what's the point of watching all those other boring dogs now? Are they as good-looking as Tillman is? No, they are not. And what do they do besides the occasional obedience trick? Ooh, they can jump in the air or look regal or fake dog-smile for the camera. So what? DO THEY SKATEBOARD? Congratulations, dumb show, you ditched
Horses are not loners by nature, so it's common practice for thoroughbreds to keep a horse known as a companion pony for friendship and support. The friends that accompany racehorses both on the road and at home are not limited to horses, however--dogs, sheep, goats, and even chickens have served as companions. Famed champion Seabiscuit relied on a whole covey of kindly animals: a horse named Pumpkin, a dog named Pocatell, and a spider monkey named Jo-Jo. The champion Unbridled, who won the 1990
Our neighbor has a sheep ranch. The sheep are guarded by Pyrenees dogs. They are friendly, yet intuitively know to guard their charges. Frisco, Lilly, and Maggie are descendants of the large dogs which roamed the mountains of Asia thousands of years ago. French history books claim that this large dog accompanied nomadic tribesmen and their flocks from Asia to the west. In the Pyrenean Mountains these dogs met an environment that caused them to evolve into the burley fuzzy creatures we know today
Dogs are terrified of fireworks. How can you enjoy the Fourth of July while also being sensitive to your canine companions' needs? We reached out to a group of dog scientists to get some answers. Here's what they had to say. A More Intense Form of Terror Dr. Gregory Berns is a neurobiologist at Emory University and author of the book How Dogs Love Us . He's been putting fully conscious, unrestrained dogs into fMRI machines for the last few years in an effort to understand the complex relationshi
If you've ever channel surfed, there's no doubt you've came across a dog show or two. Each year, thousands of dogs compete in local and nationwide dog shows. Most shows feature events in which purebred dogs compete against others that are also within their breeds' standards. The United Kingdom is home to the largest dog show, Crufts and the American Kennel Club runs Westminster which is the most famous show in the U.S. In each show the dog's physical attributes including appearance and body stru
Horses really can understand humans - in the same way that dogs do, according to new research They combine facial expressions and voice tones to perceive our emotions, say psychologists. And the animals are so clever they are able to do it with complete strangers - as well as those familiar to them. It is exactly the same technique used by man's best friend - which has been known for decades. But it is the first time it has been demonstrated in the horse - often described as man's 'second best f
1. She knows when to Lean In -- from pursuing a law degree at Harvard to taking back a dog to standing up for Charmin. Save the leaning out for your Bend & Snaps. 2. She doesn't let a hectic life get in the way of a healthy routine. She may have an elliptical in her dorm room, but you have CosmoBody . Happy people make fitness a priority (even science says so). Advertisement - Continue Reading Below 3. She relies on hard work, dedication, and brain power (including random knowledge of chemical s
A Wisconsin man has lost both of his legs due to an infection that he caught from a dog. Greg Manteufel was reportedly licked by his own pet. As a result, a bacterial infection called capnocytophaga raged through his body and wreaked havoc. Initially, Manteufel thought that he had the flu. He went to the emergency room, and was so covered in bruises that it looked as if he had been beaten. Blood tests soon revealed the cause of his symptoms. His body's response to the bacteria "caused Greg's blo
Ever notice that your dog is staring at you while it poops? As in, it's staring dead at you and won't look away no matter how many times you let it know it's being weird? You might think its unbreakable stare is a message. Maybe your best friend is trying to alpha you by saying, "Yeah, that's right. You see this? You're going to pick up this pile of stink in roughly 2.7 seconds and haul it around for me. Who, truly then, is the real master in this relationship?" Turns out your pup is actually ju
Cesar Millan, noted Dog Whisperer, is under investigation for animal cruelty after a dog he was training on his current Nat GEO WILD show Cesar 911 bit a pig until it bled. On Thursday night, according to TMZ, L.A. County Animal Control authorities visited Millan's Santa Clarita, California property, following up on a complaint after his show aired footage of a pig being bitten by a dog named Simon. Simon's owner also has pet pigs and Simon had attacked them before, which was what Millan was cal
Horses are not loners by nature, so it's common practice for thoroughbreds to keep a horse known as a companion pony for friendship and support. The friends that accompany racehorses both on the road and at home are not limited to horses, however--dogs, sheep, goats, and even chickens have served as companions. Famed champion Seabiscuit relied on a whole covey of kindly animals: a horse named Pumpkin, a dog named Pocatell, and a spider monkey named Jo-Jo. The champion Unbridled, who won the 1990
Our neighbor has a sheep ranch. The sheep are guarded by Pyrenees dogs. They are friendly, yet intuitively know to guard their charges. Frisco, Lilly, and Maggie are descendants of the large dogs which roamed the mountains of Asia thousands of years ago. French history books claim that this large dog accompanied nomadic tribesmen and their flocks from Asia to the west. In the Pyrenean Mountains these dogs met an environment that caused them to evolve into the burley fuzzy creatures we know today
Dogs are terrified of fireworks. How can you enjoy the Fourth of July while also being sensitive to your canine companions' needs? We reached out to a group of dog scientists to get some answers. Here's what they had to say. A More Intense Form of Terror Dr. Gregory Berns is a neurobiologist at Emory University and author of the book How Dogs Love Us . He's been putting fully conscious, unrestrained dogs into fMRI machines for the last few years in an effort to understand the complex relationshi
If you've ever channel surfed, there's no doubt you've came across a dog show or two. Each year, thousands of dogs compete in local and nationwide dog shows. Most shows feature events in which purebred dogs compete against others that are also within their breeds' standards. The United Kingdom is home to the largest dog show, Crufts and the American Kennel Club runs Westminster which is the most famous show in the U.S. In each show the dog's physical attributes including appearance and body stru
Horses really can understand humans - in the same way that dogs do, according to new research They combine facial expressions and voice tones to perceive our emotions, say psychologists. And the animals are so clever they are able to do it with complete strangers - as well as those familiar to them. It is exactly the same technique used by man's best friend - which has been known for decades. But it is the first time it has been demonstrated in the horse - often described as man's 'second best f
1. She knows when to Lean In -- from pursuing a law degree at Harvard to taking back a dog to standing up for Charmin. Save the leaning out for your Bend & Snaps. 2. She doesn't let a hectic life get in the way of a healthy routine. She may have an elliptical in her dorm room, but you have CosmoBody . Happy people make fitness a priority (even science says so). Advertisement - Continue Reading Below 3. She relies on hard work, dedication, and brain power (including random knowledge of chemical s
A Wisconsin man has lost both of his legs due to an infection that he caught from a dog. Greg Manteufel was reportedly licked by his own pet. As a result, a bacterial infection called capnocytophaga raged through his body and wreaked havoc. Initially, Manteufel thought that he had the flu. He went to the emergency room, and was so covered in bruises that it looked as if he had been beaten. Blood tests soon revealed the cause of his symptoms. His body's response to the bacteria "caused Greg's blo
Ever notice that your dog is staring at you while it poops? As in, it's staring dead at you and won't look away no matter how many times you let it know it's being weird? You might think its unbreakable stare is a message. Maybe your best friend is trying to alpha you by saying, "Yeah, that's right. You see this? You're going to pick up this pile of stink in roughly 2.7 seconds and haul it around for me. Who, truly then, is the real master in this relationship?" Turns out your pup is actually ju
Cesar Millan, noted Dog Whisperer, is under investigation for animal cruelty after a dog he was training on his current Nat GEO WILD show Cesar 911 bit a pig until it bled. On Thursday night, according to TMZ, L.A. County Animal Control authorities visited Millan's Santa Clarita, California property, following up on a complaint after his show aired footage of a pig being bitten by a dog named Simon. Simon's owner also has pet pigs and Simon had attacked them before, which was what Millan was cal
President-elect Donald Trump has stacked his Cabinet with military generals, pushed for more Pentagon spending and a bigger Navy, threatened to slap tariffs on China and Mexico and, last week, suggested that he was open to expanding the U.S. nuclear arsenal. The aim, he has said, is to achieve "peace through strength." If Trump follows through with this confrontational approach, it will represent a sharp break with the multifaceted foreign policy strategy that both Democratic and Republican pres
When Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th President of the United States at noon, January 20, 2017, he will inherit the gravest national security landscape since the end of World War II. The legacy of the Obama Administration bequeathed to President-elect Trump is an America with limited resources due to the weakest economic recovery since 1949, diminished standing in the world due to an inconsistent and feckless foreign policy while " leading from behind ", uncertain allies who question America's
On Tuesday, President Trump announced that the United States would be terminating the Iran deal. He did so on firm footing, to the consternation of the nation's media as well as European allies who have been itching to do business with the Islamic Republic for decades. Trump explained, correctly, that "the Iranian regime is the leading state sponsor of terror. It exports dangerous missiles, fuels conflicts across the Middle East, and supports terrorist proxies and militias such as Hezbollah, Ham
As Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, the White House website changed dramatically. The website changed at 12:01 P.M., just after Trump became the president. The site is steadily being updated to reflect the policies of the new administration, with the policies of the former administration disappearing. Rather than displaying information about President Barack Obama's legacy, the website's home page now reads "Let's Make America Great Again, Together," with the
D onald Trump's inaugural speech, back in January, seemed to be announcing a break with the past. Unlike former presidents who stood at the steps of the Capitol building, Trump's style that day was bleak. He spoke of 'American carnage' in inner cities, 'rusted-out factories scattered like tombstones', and 'crime and gangs and drugs'. He pinned the blame for this carnage on the establishment, on Washington DC - that is, the politicians sitting a few feet behind him. You could be forgiven for thi
President Donald Trump held a rally in Elkhart, Indiana Thursday evening and is addressed a variety of issues, including the release of the three Americans who were being held hostage in North Korea. President @realDonaldTrump : "At two o'clock in the morning, I had the incredible honor of greeting three brave Americans who had been held in North Korea. And we welcomed them back home the proper way." pic.twitter.com/tMkqXk1GSw -- Fox News (@FoxNews) May 10, 2018 He also addressed unemployment, b
President Donald Trump has repeatedly declared that "Americans deserve the best infrastructure in the world," but--judging by policy blueprints that have emerged from the White House in recent days--critics argue that Trump is actually planning to deliver a heavy dose of "disaster capitalism" that will hand construction projects to corporate America while running roughshod over people and the environment. "This is a plan for maximum cronyism." --Corey Ciorciari, Democracy Forward In a statement
As President Donald Trump joined other leaders of the NATO military alliance at its Brussels headquarters last week, virtually no one made the connection between NATO's past actions and the terrorist bombing of an Ariana Grande pop music concert in Manchester, England, earlier in the week. Instead, many observers were busy analyzing the political implications of world leaders' handshake strength and technique (particularly Trump's) as if the diplomatic summit had been reduced to a strongman cont
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: As president, my greatest duty is to protect our nation and to protect our people. As we have witnessed recently, America faces grave threats. Terrorists have struck in the streets and subways of New York City twice in a few months. Both terrorists came to our country through the dysfunctional immigration system that we are correcting, and rapidly. And one came through chain migration. Chain migration. The other, visa lottery. They have a lottery. You pick people. You thi
Friday September 22, 2017 In his maiden speech to the United Nations General Assembly , President Donald Trump invoked the terms "sovereign" and "sovereignty" 21 times. In a manner unimaginable coming from any other recent occupant of the White House, the President committed the United States to the principle of national sovereignty and to the truth that "the nation-state remains the best vehicle for elevating the human condition." More, Trump rightly pointed out that these pertain not just to
When Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th President of the United States at noon, January 20, 2017, he will inherit the gravest national security landscape since the end of World War II. The legacy of the Obama Administration bequeathed to President-elect Trump is an America with limited resources due to the weakest economic recovery since 1949, diminished standing in the world due to an inconsistent and feckless foreign policy while " leading from behind ", uncertain allies who question America's
On Tuesday, President Trump announced that the United States would be terminating the Iran deal. He did so on firm footing, to the consternation of the nation's media as well as European allies who have been itching to do business with the Islamic Republic for decades. Trump explained, correctly, that "the Iranian regime is the leading state sponsor of terror. It exports dangerous missiles, fuels conflicts across the Middle East, and supports terrorist proxies and militias such as Hezbollah, Ham
As Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, the White House website changed dramatically. The website changed at 12:01 P.M., just after Trump became the president. The site is steadily being updated to reflect the policies of the new administration, with the policies of the former administration disappearing. Rather than displaying information about President Barack Obama's legacy, the website's home page now reads "Let's Make America Great Again, Together," with the
D onald Trump's inaugural speech, back in January, seemed to be announcing a break with the past. Unlike former presidents who stood at the steps of the Capitol building, Trump's style that day was bleak. He spoke of 'American carnage' in inner cities, 'rusted-out factories scattered like tombstones', and 'crime and gangs and drugs'. He pinned the blame for this carnage on the establishment, on Washington DC - that is, the politicians sitting a few feet behind him. You could be forgiven for thi
President Donald Trump held a rally in Elkhart, Indiana Thursday evening and is addressed a variety of issues, including the release of the three Americans who were being held hostage in North Korea. President @realDonaldTrump : "At two o'clock in the morning, I had the incredible honor of greeting three brave Americans who had been held in North Korea. And we welcomed them back home the proper way." pic.twitter.com/tMkqXk1GSw -- Fox News (@FoxNews) May 10, 2018 He also addressed unemployment, b
President Donald Trump has repeatedly declared that "Americans deserve the best infrastructure in the world," but--judging by policy blueprints that have emerged from the White House in recent days--critics argue that Trump is actually planning to deliver a heavy dose of "disaster capitalism" that will hand construction projects to corporate America while running roughshod over people and the environment. "This is a plan for maximum cronyism." --Corey Ciorciari, Democracy Forward In a statement
As President Donald Trump joined other leaders of the NATO military alliance at its Brussels headquarters last week, virtually no one made the connection between NATO's past actions and the terrorist bombing of an Ariana Grande pop music concert in Manchester, England, earlier in the week. Instead, many observers were busy analyzing the political implications of world leaders' handshake strength and technique (particularly Trump's) as if the diplomatic summit had been reduced to a strongman cont
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: As president, my greatest duty is to protect our nation and to protect our people. As we have witnessed recently, America faces grave threats. Terrorists have struck in the streets and subways of New York City twice in a few months. Both terrorists came to our country through the dysfunctional immigration system that we are correcting, and rapidly. And one came through chain migration. Chain migration. The other, visa lottery. They have a lottery. You pick people. You thi
Friday September 22, 2017 In his maiden speech to the United Nations General Assembly , President Donald Trump invoked the terms "sovereign" and "sovereignty" 21 times. In a manner unimaginable coming from any other recent occupant of the White House, the President committed the United States to the principle of national sovereignty and to the truth that "the nation-state remains the best vehicle for elevating the human condition." More, Trump rightly pointed out that these pertain not just to
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order reimposing the first wave of sanctions on Iran, largely targeting the country's banking sector. Trump said that the U.S. policy is to levy "maximum economic pressure" on the country. The move follows Trump's decision to abandon the Iran nuclear deal on May 8, which came into force in 2015 with the joint efforts by the U.S., the U.K., France, China, Russia, Germany and the European Union. In a statement Monday, Trump restated his opi
As President Donald Trump joined other leaders of the NATO military alliance at its Brussels headquarters last week, virtually no one made the connection between NATO's past actions and the terrorist bombing of an Ariana Grande pop music concert in Manchester, England, earlier in the week. Instead, many observers were busy analyzing the political implications of world leaders' handshake strength and technique (particularly Trump's) as if the diplomatic summit had been reduced to a strongman cont
It didn't take long for Donald Trump to discover that U.S. foreign policy is about as easy to turn around as a warship in dry dock. Despite any number of promises to shake things up - during the election and even in his first days as president - Trump is falling back on some very conventional approaches to the world. In the last week, for instance, Trump suddenly discovered that firing a few missiles at a much-hated target - in this case, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces - can gain him
Let's just call it what it is: Donald Trump is not the legitimately elected President of the United States. If you've been paying attention for the past fourteen months, you already knew that. But now a grand jury has looked at the evidence that the Russians conspired to rig the election in Trump's favor, and concluded that there's enough evidence to indict thirteen people for it. If Trump isn't legitimately the President, it means that someone else is - and we all know who. Hillary Clinton won
Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer! He seduces people with his confidence and his promises. People invest time, love and money in him. But in the end he cares only about himself. He betrays those who trust him and leaves them high and dry. ... The campaign against Trump has to be specific and relentless: a series of clear examples, rolled out day upon day with the same message: DONALD TRUMP BETRAYS. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html Donald Trump, the Gr
President Donald Trump derided the South Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement as an "unacceptable, horrible deal" and a "job killer." He vowed to " renegotiate that deal or terminate it ." The South Korean trade ministry responded by declaring "the U.S. is not the only one who can use scrapping the [free trade agreement] as a negotiating tactic." Despite these mutual threats, Washington and Seoul announced in late March that they had reached agreement in principle to amend the trade agreement. Tr
On Friday, Donald Trump struck a major blow to diplomacy by refusing to say the truth: that Iran has been complying with the nuclear deal. Now the administration wants Congress, in the next 60 days, to pass legislation that would kill the agreement. We can't let that happen! Republican Senators Tom Cotton and Bob Corker have introduced dangerous legislation that would amend the "sunset clause" and add "triggers" to automatically impose new sanctions within a year of Iran gaining nuclear capabili
Fishy ... President Donald Trump and Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe participated in a koi-feeding ceremony during Trump's visit to Japan. Here is the full, unedited cut of the ceremony. You will see both Trump and Abe, after pitching food to the fish with a utensil, dump the rest of the food out into the pond . Trump did so after his host dumped his box of food. Why am I telling you this? What relevance could it have? Well, CNN selectively edited the footage by zooming in on Trump to make it
In their first meeting in person, US President Donald Trump and Russia's Putin discussed issues such as Ukraine, Syria, North Korea, terrorism, cyber-security and alleged meddling in US elections. US President Donald Trump and Russian President Putin meet for the first time on the sidelines of the G20 summit. ( TRT World and Agencies ) US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held their first face-to-face meeting Friday at a G20 summit marred by violent protests and a rift
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
As President Donald Trump joined other leaders of the NATO military alliance at its Brussels headquarters last week, virtually no one made the connection between NATO's past actions and the terrorist bombing of an Ariana Grande pop music concert in Manchester, England, earlier in the week. Instead, many observers were busy analyzing the political implications of world leaders' handshake strength and technique (particularly Trump's) as if the diplomatic summit had been reduced to a strongman cont
It didn't take long for Donald Trump to discover that U.S. foreign policy is about as easy to turn around as a warship in dry dock. Despite any number of promises to shake things up - during the election and even in his first days as president - Trump is falling back on some very conventional approaches to the world. In the last week, for instance, Trump suddenly discovered that firing a few missiles at a much-hated target - in this case, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces - can gain him
Let's just call it what it is: Donald Trump is not the legitimately elected President of the United States. If you've been paying attention for the past fourteen months, you already knew that. But now a grand jury has looked at the evidence that the Russians conspired to rig the election in Trump's favor, and concluded that there's enough evidence to indict thirteen people for it. If Trump isn't legitimately the President, it means that someone else is - and we all know who. Hillary Clinton won
Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer! He seduces people with his confidence and his promises. People invest time, love and money in him. But in the end he cares only about himself. He betrays those who trust him and leaves them high and dry. ... The campaign against Trump has to be specific and relentless: a series of clear examples, rolled out day upon day with the same message: DONALD TRUMP BETRAYS. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html Donald Trump, the Gr
President Donald Trump derided the South Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement as an "unacceptable, horrible deal" and a "job killer." He vowed to " renegotiate that deal or terminate it ." The South Korean trade ministry responded by declaring "the U.S. is not the only one who can use scrapping the [free trade agreement] as a negotiating tactic." Despite these mutual threats, Washington and Seoul announced in late March that they had reached agreement in principle to amend the trade agreement. Tr
On Friday, Donald Trump struck a major blow to diplomacy by refusing to say the truth: that Iran has been complying with the nuclear deal. Now the administration wants Congress, in the next 60 days, to pass legislation that would kill the agreement. We can't let that happen! Republican Senators Tom Cotton and Bob Corker have introduced dangerous legislation that would amend the "sunset clause" and add "triggers" to automatically impose new sanctions within a year of Iran gaining nuclear capabili
Fishy ... President Donald Trump and Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe participated in a koi-feeding ceremony during Trump's visit to Japan. Here is the full, unedited cut of the ceremony. You will see both Trump and Abe, after pitching food to the fish with a utensil, dump the rest of the food out into the pond . Trump did so after his host dumped his box of food. Why am I telling you this? What relevance could it have? Well, CNN selectively edited the footage by zooming in on Trump to make it
In their first meeting in person, US President Donald Trump and Russia's Putin discussed issues such as Ukraine, Syria, North Korea, terrorism, cyber-security and alleged meddling in US elections. US President Donald Trump and Russian President Putin meet for the first time on the sidelines of the G20 summit. ( TRT World and Agencies ) US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held their first face-to-face meeting Friday at a G20 summit marred by violent protests and a rift
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
Rep. Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday evening joined Sen. Kamala Harris in calling for the head of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in response to the separation of illegal immigrant families at the border. She can't think of anything more barbaric than using children as leverage. . @SecNielsen must resign. This is not an immigration issue, it is a humanitarian issue. Children are being used by the Trump Admin to create leverage, with a goal of passing Trump's anti-immigrant agenda. I struggle to think of
Thank goodness for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. If not for their continuing mistakes and unpopularity, it would have been a tough week for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. The Trump administration is in the midst of another shake-up as a new Secretary of State and CIA Director were announced this week. More changes could be coming in the days ahead. While these changes are probably very good, the impression of an adm
I recently attended SPARK, the National Association Of Professional Women's Networking conference There were fabulous speakers, including, Arianna Huffington, Martha Stewart and Star Jones. But one who really stood out to me was Danielle Miller , brand strategist/reinvention coach. After hearing Danielle speak, I had to get some of her advice to pass on. Her suggestions for reinventing yourself are practical and easy to use, IF you really want to evolve. I remember how hard it was for me to co
Pelosi gives a rambling answer about the sexual harassment allegations rocking Capitol Hill; panel reacts on 'The Ingraham Angle.' This is a rush transcript from "The Ingraham Angle," November 27, 2017. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. LAURA INGRAHAM, HOST: It's a good evening from Washington. We begin with some breaking news. Check this out, according to "Politico," rabid open borders zealot, Congressman Luis Gutierrez will not run for re-election from Illinois. Now th
Hillary Clinton spoke strongly against the latest anti-abortion comment Donald Trump made on Wednesday. In a series of town hall interviews on MSNBC, Trump stood by his pro-life stance and Clinton rejected it. In an interview with Chris Matthews, Trump said that abortion should be banned -- with exceptions for rape, incest and danger to the mother's life -- and that women who get abortions should then be punished . MSNBC's Rachel Maddow then asked Clinton for her reaction to Trump's answers. Cli
After Jen Kirkman tweeted a joke in support of Hillary Clinton, her choice of words resulted in accusations of insensitivity towards civilians in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. Comedian Jen Kirkman has been a vocal supporter of Hillary Clinton, but to some a recent tweet about the candidate went too far. ( TRT World and Agencies ) For much of her career, Jen Kirkman has eschewed the label of "political comedian." Instead, she has chosen to mine her own life -- divorce, turning 40 and a personal av
On Saturday, at the Women's March on Washington , actress and singer Madonna openly declared that she'd considered "blowing up the White House." Following a false report from Gateway Pundit that Secret Service was "aware" of the remarks and would be launching an investigation, Madonna lashed out at Secret Service via Twitter. The actress later explained that she is "not a violent person." "F**k Donald Trump and F**k the Secret Service," Madonna posted in the wee hours of the morning, ironicall
Jennifer Carnahan, the chairwoman of the Republican Party of Minnesota, said that several of her own colleagues have made disparaging remarks against her race. Minnesota's GOP State Chair Jennifer Carnahan, an adopted Korean American, vents about getting a barrage of racist and sexist hate from her own party; still supports Trump, denies his behavior and policies are responsible ??????? https://t.co/rLdrgrKTWN -- Jeff Yang (@originalspin) June 23, 2018 Jennifer Carnahan, who serves as the chairw
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) brought some political activism to the MTV Movie & TV Awards Sunday night while presenting the "Best Fight Against the System" award for social activism. Waters received a standing ovation from the audience inside the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The liberal lawmaker was accompanied onstage by Black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross, who showered praise on Waters. "Thank you, for your work. Thank you, for you voice and how you use it. And thank you,
President Trump wondered aloud why Maxine Waters is able to get away with saying the things she does at a rally in Fargo, North Dakota on Wednesday. WATCH: "So a vote for any Democrat in November is a vote for Schumer, Pelosi and Maxine," Trump said. "Maxine, she is a beauty! I mean she practically was telling people the other day to assault! Can you imagine if I said the things she said? (RELATED: The Crowd Just Greeted President Trump In The Most Patriotic Way Possible) "'We demand that he imm
Thank goodness for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. If not for their continuing mistakes and unpopularity, it would have been a tough week for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. The Trump administration is in the midst of another shake-up as a new Secretary of State and CIA Director were announced this week. More changes could be coming in the days ahead. While these changes are probably very good, the impression of an adm
I recently attended SPARK, the National Association Of Professional Women's Networking conference There were fabulous speakers, including, Arianna Huffington, Martha Stewart and Star Jones. But one who really stood out to me was Danielle Miller , brand strategist/reinvention coach. After hearing Danielle speak, I had to get some of her advice to pass on. Her suggestions for reinventing yourself are practical and easy to use, IF you really want to evolve. I remember how hard it was for me to co
Pelosi gives a rambling answer about the sexual harassment allegations rocking Capitol Hill; panel reacts on 'The Ingraham Angle.' This is a rush transcript from "The Ingraham Angle," November 27, 2017. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. LAURA INGRAHAM, HOST: It's a good evening from Washington. We begin with some breaking news. Check this out, according to "Politico," rabid open borders zealot, Congressman Luis Gutierrez will not run for re-election from Illinois. Now th
Hillary Clinton spoke strongly against the latest anti-abortion comment Donald Trump made on Wednesday. In a series of town hall interviews on MSNBC, Trump stood by his pro-life stance and Clinton rejected it. In an interview with Chris Matthews, Trump said that abortion should be banned -- with exceptions for rape, incest and danger to the mother's life -- and that women who get abortions should then be punished . MSNBC's Rachel Maddow then asked Clinton for her reaction to Trump's answers. Cli
After Jen Kirkman tweeted a joke in support of Hillary Clinton, her choice of words resulted in accusations of insensitivity towards civilians in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. Comedian Jen Kirkman has been a vocal supporter of Hillary Clinton, but to some a recent tweet about the candidate went too far. ( TRT World and Agencies ) For much of her career, Jen Kirkman has eschewed the label of "political comedian." Instead, she has chosen to mine her own life -- divorce, turning 40 and a personal av
On Saturday, at the Women's March on Washington , actress and singer Madonna openly declared that she'd considered "blowing up the White House." Following a false report from Gateway Pundit that Secret Service was "aware" of the remarks and would be launching an investigation, Madonna lashed out at Secret Service via Twitter. The actress later explained that she is "not a violent person." "F**k Donald Trump and F**k the Secret Service," Madonna posted in the wee hours of the morning, ironicall
Jennifer Carnahan, the chairwoman of the Republican Party of Minnesota, said that several of her own colleagues have made disparaging remarks against her race. Minnesota's GOP State Chair Jennifer Carnahan, an adopted Korean American, vents about getting a barrage of racist and sexist hate from her own party; still supports Trump, denies his behavior and policies are responsible ??????? https://t.co/rLdrgrKTWN -- Jeff Yang (@originalspin) June 23, 2018 Jennifer Carnahan, who serves as the chairw
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) brought some political activism to the MTV Movie & TV Awards Sunday night while presenting the "Best Fight Against the System" award for social activism. Waters received a standing ovation from the audience inside the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The liberal lawmaker was accompanied onstage by Black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross, who showered praise on Waters. "Thank you, for your work. Thank you, for you voice and how you use it. And thank you,
President Trump wondered aloud why Maxine Waters is able to get away with saying the things she does at a rally in Fargo, North Dakota on Wednesday. WATCH: "So a vote for any Democrat in November is a vote for Schumer, Pelosi and Maxine," Trump said. "Maxine, she is a beauty! I mean she practically was telling people the other day to assault! Can you imagine if I said the things she said? (RELATED: The Crowd Just Greeted President Trump In The Most Patriotic Way Possible) "'We demand that he imm
Jennifer Lopez will receive MTV's Video Vanguard Award at VMAs The MTV Video Music Awards go down in NYC on August 20. Jennifer Lopez has been hard at work across many platforms including television , feature films, and the album charts and now her hard work is paying off. The singer/dancer/actress/producer will be honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards on August 20. The love event will go down in J. Lo's hometown of New York City, making it
Actors, and actress more than guys, they're particularly vulnerable because they need an agent, and the agents are creeps too. Casting directors, producers, directors, is rampant in the industry. There's not one actress who doesn't have a story. When I was a young actor, there was a gross director and it happened to me. I was a famous director, and this was before I was really famous, but next thing you know I was in a room with this guy. He's in a chair wearing a robe, and wanted me to crawl to
Solange, Beyonce's sister, is killing it right now. Last night, she told a story on Twitter about how she went to a concert and got harassed by a group of white women... for dancing. First, she set the scene. She was excited to go to a Kraftwerk concert with her husband, son and his friend. But then things took a turn for the worse. After Beyonce's little sister refused to comply with the petty request, the four women threw a lime at her back. Seriously? Grown-up women throwing food? But Solange
On Saturday, at the Women's March on Washington , actress and singer Madonna openly declared that she'd considered "blowing up the White House." Following a false report from Gateway Pundit that Secret Service was "aware" of the remarks and would be launching an investigation, Madonna lashed out at Secret Service via Twitter. The actress later explained that she is "not a violent person." "F**k Donald Trump and F**k the Secret Service," Madonna posted in the wee hours of the morning, ironicall
Amy Winehouse was booed offstage at a concert in Belgrade, after taking to the stage an hour late, stumbled around, hugging her backup band, throwing a shoe, and slurring words during a concert. I'm curious as to what fans expect when they go to an Amy Winehouse concert at this point. Getting pissed that Amy Winehouse is confused and disoriented at a concert is like getting angry that every contestant on The X-Factor isn't Susan Boyle. It's getting pissed at Charlie Sheen is Charlie Sheen. It's
Jennifer Holliday (Source:AP/Richard Drew) "If I had a chance to start a new era of recording at this point in my career," said Jennifer Holliday, "I would be at my best ever." Holliday soared to national attention - and took home a Tony and a Grammy - in 1981, when she originated the role of Effie White in the Broadway production of "Dreamgirls," and subsequently won her first recording contract. "When I made my first records," Holliday explained in a recent interview from her home in Atlanta,
Actress Claire Danes has long been an advocate for gender equality in Hollywood, and the 36-year-old starlet says being a woman in her line of work is challenging. When speaking to PEOPLE for its latest issue, Danes addressed a double standard with body-shaming, which she says plagues Hollywood, and she's had enough of it. "I feel like my body is monitored and commented on infinitely more than my male counterpart," she said. "I remember a couple of Emmys ago, Lena Dunham and I were on the carpet
Beyonce will campaign for Hillary Clinton at a get-out-the-vote concert in Ohio on Friday. Sources told CBS News that Beyonce will be joining her husband and Rapper Jay Z in performing at the concert. The rally will be held at Cleveland State University as Clinton looks to make one last push to get young voters out to the polls on Election Day. Jay Z's appearance had already been announced, but the addition of the pop-R&B star makes the Cleveland event that much more star-studded, which could gi
Conway was back on Twitter today working hard to create new distractions -- announcing an upcoming event appearances, Anthony Weiner's recent guilty plea in the teen sexting case, and the right's favorite object of maniacal hate, Hillary Clinton.... While it is undoubtedly bad form to speak ill of the dead, it is worth noting that Roger Ailes's singular contribution to humanity was building the most vile, powerful, and malicious news media company to have ever existed. That of course means littl
Everyone and their fairy godmother's got an opinion on the ENDA/GENDA political showdown, not least of all our trans allies. Los Angeles Times ' Christine Daniels , the all-star sportswriter once called Mike Prenner, spilled some ink against Nancy Pelosi and Barney Frank's political foul. Using a sports analogy, Daniels writes : The basketball expression for it is "low-bridge." It is the dirtiest foul in the sport, the act of suddenly taking out a player's legs as he or she leaps for a rebound,
Actors, and actress more than guys, they're particularly vulnerable because they need an agent, and the agents are creeps too. Casting directors, producers, directors, is rampant in the industry. There's not one actress who doesn't have a story. When I was a young actor, there was a gross director and it happened to me. I was a famous director, and this was before I was really famous, but next thing you know I was in a room with this guy. He's in a chair wearing a robe, and wanted me to crawl to
Solange, Beyonce's sister, is killing it right now. Last night, she told a story on Twitter about how she went to a concert and got harassed by a group of white women... for dancing. First, she set the scene. She was excited to go to a Kraftwerk concert with her husband, son and his friend. But then things took a turn for the worse. After Beyonce's little sister refused to comply with the petty request, the four women threw a lime at her back. Seriously? Grown-up women throwing food? But Solange
On Saturday, at the Women's March on Washington , actress and singer Madonna openly declared that she'd considered "blowing up the White House." Following a false report from Gateway Pundit that Secret Service was "aware" of the remarks and would be launching an investigation, Madonna lashed out at Secret Service via Twitter. The actress later explained that she is "not a violent person." "F**k Donald Trump and F**k the Secret Service," Madonna posted in the wee hours of the morning, ironicall
Amy Winehouse was booed offstage at a concert in Belgrade, after taking to the stage an hour late, stumbled around, hugging her backup band, throwing a shoe, and slurring words during a concert. I'm curious as to what fans expect when they go to an Amy Winehouse concert at this point. Getting pissed that Amy Winehouse is confused and disoriented at a concert is like getting angry that every contestant on The X-Factor isn't Susan Boyle. It's getting pissed at Charlie Sheen is Charlie Sheen. It's
Jennifer Holliday (Source:AP/Richard Drew) "If I had a chance to start a new era of recording at this point in my career," said Jennifer Holliday, "I would be at my best ever." Holliday soared to national attention - and took home a Tony and a Grammy - in 1981, when she originated the role of Effie White in the Broadway production of "Dreamgirls," and subsequently won her first recording contract. "When I made my first records," Holliday explained in a recent interview from her home in Atlanta,
Actress Claire Danes has long been an advocate for gender equality in Hollywood, and the 36-year-old starlet says being a woman in her line of work is challenging. When speaking to PEOPLE for its latest issue, Danes addressed a double standard with body-shaming, which she says plagues Hollywood, and she's had enough of it. "I feel like my body is monitored and commented on infinitely more than my male counterpart," she said. "I remember a couple of Emmys ago, Lena Dunham and I were on the carpet
Beyonce will campaign for Hillary Clinton at a get-out-the-vote concert in Ohio on Friday. Sources told CBS News that Beyonce will be joining her husband and Rapper Jay Z in performing at the concert. The rally will be held at Cleveland State University as Clinton looks to make one last push to get young voters out to the polls on Election Day. Jay Z's appearance had already been announced, but the addition of the pop-R&B star makes the Cleveland event that much more star-studded, which could gi
Conway was back on Twitter today working hard to create new distractions -- announcing an upcoming event appearances, Anthony Weiner's recent guilty plea in the teen sexting case, and the right's favorite object of maniacal hate, Hillary Clinton.... While it is undoubtedly bad form to speak ill of the dead, it is worth noting that Roger Ailes's singular contribution to humanity was building the most vile, powerful, and malicious news media company to have ever existed. That of course means littl
Everyone and their fairy godmother's got an opinion on the ENDA/GENDA political showdown, not least of all our trans allies. Los Angeles Times ' Christine Daniels , the all-star sportswriter once called Mike Prenner, spilled some ink against Nancy Pelosi and Barney Frank's political foul. Using a sports analogy, Daniels writes : The basketball expression for it is "low-bridge." It is the dirtiest foul in the sport, the act of suddenly taking out a player's legs as he or she leaps for a rebound,
Governors from 12 states wrote Congress to show their support for extending long-term unemployment benefits. The bill in question would provide a three-month benefit extension at the price of $6.5 billion , according to the Congressional Budget Office. As told by The Baltimore Sun : "Congress should extend unemployment benefits, as many states continue to experience persistent levels of high unemployment," according to the letter, which was made public Wednesday and will be sent to House and Sen
James R. Lightfoot, Lightfoot Strategies served in Congress six terms, starting in 1985 and retiring in 1997. As Chairman of the Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal and General Government (TPS) of Appropriations, he had jurisdiction over 40% of Federal Law Enforcement (Customs, Secret Service, ATF, FLETC, and IRS enforcement). Most Recent Articles by Jim Ross Lightfoot: Aug 3, 2017 -- Jim Ross Lightfoot An article by Gregg Zoroya , "USA TODAY" highlights an issue our country is facing that needs at
In January 2002, President George W. Bush signed No Child Left Behind. NCLB requires states to develop assessments (standardized testing) to measure skills in order to receive federal funding. No Child Left Behind began the hysteria of "high stakes testing." The result meant the private sector could access federal funds which were previously unavailable to them. Pearson publishing and McGraw Hill made record profits in the years following NCLB as a result of the sale of standardized tests, new c
The neoconservative foreign policy doctrine advanced by officials in President George W. Bush's administration was defined by the ideological belief that America has a "unique role in preserving and extending an international order friendly to our security, our prosperity and our principles." In other words, America is the one indispensable nation in the world. That ideological belief inspired the Bush administration to manufacture a case for war in Iraq that was based on lies. And now, more tha
Cumulative Freedom Index Score: 63% Status: Former Member of the House Score Breakdown: 63% (107th Congress: 2001-2002); 62% (106th Congress: 1999-2000) Key Votes: *** Prior to 2008, "The Freedom Index" was known as the "The Conservative Index." *** H R 4: On Agreeing to H. Amdt. 288 to H R 4 Vote Date: August 1, 2001 Vote: NONE No Vote. CAFE Standards. During consideration of the omnibus energy bill (H.R. 4), Rep. Sherwood Boehiert (R-N.Y.) offered an amendment to raise the Corporate Average
More than 50 years after the War on Poverty, 20 years after welfare reform, 15 years since President George W. Bush created a federal office to coordinate faith-based efforts to fight poverty, the challenge is more pressing than ever: how to ensure economic mobility for all Americans -- the very poor, both urban and rural, and a neglected working class struggling to keep up with globalization. The conservative movement is in an identity crisis. What went wrong, and what can be done to avoid anot
Historically, countries made alliances to improve their defense or otherwise advance important security interests. In contrast, the U.S. uses NATO as a form of international welfare, inducting nations with little military capability or even economic strength. The latest recipient of defense charity is expected to be Montenegro, whose membership application influential Senators hope to rush through the lame duck session. Montenegro is a postage stamp nation with the population of one congressio
In the coming days, Congress will vote on major spending legislation that will include funding cuts for foreign policy and defense programs. Among the items on the chopping block is the United States Institute of Peace , a government-funded think tank devoted to furthering development and peace in the world. In a world where North Korea has just conducted its sixth nuclear weapons test, individuals in Burma may be facing genocide, famine is occurring in South Sudan, and conflict is plaguing the
In America, there are essentially two types of power: Political power and economic power. African Americans, relatively speaking, have always had very little of both. What's worse is that we tend to squander the little bit of power we have by giving it away to any sweet-talking candidate who makes us feel good. Obama has been that candidate, not because he is a "sell-out" or a "swindler"; but because he is a politician. Obama's apparent lack of desire to create targeted policies for African Amer
"After President Bush in late May 2003 signed the largest tax cut since President Reagan . . . government receipts from individual income taxes rose from $793.7 billion to a peak of $1.16 trillion in 2007, when the mortgage crisis began, a 47% jump." by Paul Sperry While President Obama insists the Bush tax cuts caused the recession and record deficits, his own economists say otherwise. He might want to consult their data for the truth. Kicking off fiscal cliff negotiations last month, Obama sai
James R. Lightfoot, Lightfoot Strategies served in Congress six terms, starting in 1985 and retiring in 1997. As Chairman of the Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal and General Government (TPS) of Appropriations, he had jurisdiction over 40% of Federal Law Enforcement (Customs, Secret Service, ATF, FLETC, and IRS enforcement). Most Recent Articles by Jim Ross Lightfoot: Aug 3, 2017 -- Jim Ross Lightfoot An article by Gregg Zoroya , "USA TODAY" highlights an issue our country is facing that needs at
In January 2002, President George W. Bush signed No Child Left Behind. NCLB requires states to develop assessments (standardized testing) to measure skills in order to receive federal funding. No Child Left Behind began the hysteria of "high stakes testing." The result meant the private sector could access federal funds which were previously unavailable to them. Pearson publishing and McGraw Hill made record profits in the years following NCLB as a result of the sale of standardized tests, new c
The neoconservative foreign policy doctrine advanced by officials in President George W. Bush's administration was defined by the ideological belief that America has a "unique role in preserving and extending an international order friendly to our security, our prosperity and our principles." In other words, America is the one indispensable nation in the world. That ideological belief inspired the Bush administration to manufacture a case for war in Iraq that was based on lies. And now, more tha
Cumulative Freedom Index Score: 63% Status: Former Member of the House Score Breakdown: 63% (107th Congress: 2001-2002); 62% (106th Congress: 1999-2000) Key Votes: *** Prior to 2008, "The Freedom Index" was known as the "The Conservative Index." *** H R 4: On Agreeing to H. Amdt. 288 to H R 4 Vote Date: August 1, 2001 Vote: NONE No Vote. CAFE Standards. During consideration of the omnibus energy bill (H.R. 4), Rep. Sherwood Boehiert (R-N.Y.) offered an amendment to raise the Corporate Average
More than 50 years after the War on Poverty, 20 years after welfare reform, 15 years since President George W. Bush created a federal office to coordinate faith-based efforts to fight poverty, the challenge is more pressing than ever: how to ensure economic mobility for all Americans -- the very poor, both urban and rural, and a neglected working class struggling to keep up with globalization. The conservative movement is in an identity crisis. What went wrong, and what can be done to avoid anot
Historically, countries made alliances to improve their defense or otherwise advance important security interests. In contrast, the U.S. uses NATO as a form of international welfare, inducting nations with little military capability or even economic strength. The latest recipient of defense charity is expected to be Montenegro, whose membership application influential Senators hope to rush through the lame duck session. Montenegro is a postage stamp nation with the population of one congressio
In the coming days, Congress will vote on major spending legislation that will include funding cuts for foreign policy and defense programs. Among the items on the chopping block is the United States Institute of Peace , a government-funded think tank devoted to furthering development and peace in the world. In a world where North Korea has just conducted its sixth nuclear weapons test, individuals in Burma may be facing genocide, famine is occurring in South Sudan, and conflict is plaguing the
In America, there are essentially two types of power: Political power and economic power. African Americans, relatively speaking, have always had very little of both. What's worse is that we tend to squander the little bit of power we have by giving it away to any sweet-talking candidate who makes us feel good. Obama has been that candidate, not because he is a "sell-out" or a "swindler"; but because he is a politician. Obama's apparent lack of desire to create targeted policies for African Amer
"After President Bush in late May 2003 signed the largest tax cut since President Reagan . . . government receipts from individual income taxes rose from $793.7 billion to a peak of $1.16 trillion in 2007, when the mortgage crisis began, a 47% jump." by Paul Sperry While President Obama insists the Bush tax cuts caused the recession and record deficits, his own economists say otherwise. He might want to consult their data for the truth. Kicking off fiscal cliff negotiations last month, Obama sai
Summary: The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the largest general science organization in the world; judging by the accomplishments of many of its members, it has contributed widely to our understanding of science and technology. But the association also has a long and painful history of "science-activism"--promoting ties to Marxist and other extremist groups, propounding junk science theories, and supporting draconian population control policies. The Tradition Conti
Seeborg dismissed a 2014 lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union that alleged the standard led to the identification of innocent people as potential terrorists. The program at issue in the case -- the National Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative -- has state and local law enforcement flag behavior they think reasonably indicates terrorism-related planning or other criminal activity and report it to the FBI or federally funded law enforcement centers. The program began after the Sept.
John Nothdurft is the Heartland Institute ' s Government Relations Director, and previously served as a legislative specialist on budget, tax, and tobacco policy. Prior to joining Heartland John was the National Press Coordinator for Americans for Fair Taxation . [2] Stance on Climate Change A paper co-authored by Nothdurft and published by the Heartland Institute , " Ten State Solutions to Emerging Issues " stated: "Fear of Global warming - aka "climate change" - led to the adoption of numerou
Paul J. Larkin, Jr., is a Senior Legal Research Fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation. David E. Bernstein is George Mason University Foundation Professor at the George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, Virginia. Randy E. Barnett is Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he directs the Georgetown Center for the Constitution. This paper is adapted from a paper published in the H
The first major initiative of a new "First Amendment Institute" at Columbia University is to sue the federal government for information about immigration searches. The Knight First Amendment Institute, which opened earlier this year backed by $60 million in funding from Columbia University and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, filed the lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Monday after the two organizations allegedly fa
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press...." There's a reason this is the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights. In our society, the ability to speak your mind, or your bulls**t, is perhaps something we should be most proud of. The Constitution protects all speech, including an unpopular form typically categorized as "hate speech." The view that hate speech is equal to free
The individual mandate - the requirement that virtually all Americans obtain government-approved health insurance or pay a penalty -- has long been the least popular part of the Affordable Care Act. Narrowly surviving a Supreme Court challenge in 2012, the mandate's associated penalty has since technically been a "tax," as it was only by the taxing power that the provision was found constitutional. It would only be appropriate now for congressional leaders to repeal this mandate, or at least r
Earlier this month, the IRS made a seemingly insignificant change to its policy, undermining the Obamacare mandate in a very significant way. By: Josie Wales This article first appeared at ANTIMEDIA For the last several years, individual filers were required by law to fill out line 61 of form 1040, which indicates whether you have maintained coverage or paid the penalty. This is otherwise known as a "shared responsibility statement." Taxpayers could also claim exemption by filing a 8965 form. T
Recently, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service announced a redesign of the individual income tax return form some people say will be able to fit on a single postcard. However, Tax Litigation Expert and Heartland Institute Policy Advisor Dan Pilla joins Research Fllow Jesse Hathaway to explain why the redesign may be misleading. Pilla says Congress promised that tax simplification would allow people to file their tax returns on a form no larger than a postcard. The Tax Cu
Third American Constitution - Direct Democracy Republic Of America - Article 1 - Section 9 - Items 1 through 9 Section. 9. Of The Second American Constitution (regarding slavery and Human trafficking and taxation) The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a Tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars fo
Seeborg dismissed a 2014 lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union that alleged the standard led to the identification of innocent people as potential terrorists. The program at issue in the case -- the National Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative -- has state and local law enforcement flag behavior they think reasonably indicates terrorism-related planning or other criminal activity and report it to the FBI or federally funded law enforcement centers. The program began after the Sept.
John Nothdurft is the Heartland Institute ' s Government Relations Director, and previously served as a legislative specialist on budget, tax, and tobacco policy. Prior to joining Heartland John was the National Press Coordinator for Americans for Fair Taxation . [2] Stance on Climate Change A paper co-authored by Nothdurft and published by the Heartland Institute , " Ten State Solutions to Emerging Issues " stated: "Fear of Global warming - aka "climate change" - led to the adoption of numerou
Paul J. Larkin, Jr., is a Senior Legal Research Fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation. David E. Bernstein is George Mason University Foundation Professor at the George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, Virginia. Randy E. Barnett is Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he directs the Georgetown Center for the Constitution. This paper is adapted from a paper published in the H
The first major initiative of a new "First Amendment Institute" at Columbia University is to sue the federal government for information about immigration searches. The Knight First Amendment Institute, which opened earlier this year backed by $60 million in funding from Columbia University and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, filed the lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Monday after the two organizations allegedly fa
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press...." There's a reason this is the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights. In our society, the ability to speak your mind, or your bulls**t, is perhaps something we should be most proud of. The Constitution protects all speech, including an unpopular form typically categorized as "hate speech." The view that hate speech is equal to free
The individual mandate - the requirement that virtually all Americans obtain government-approved health insurance or pay a penalty -- has long been the least popular part of the Affordable Care Act. Narrowly surviving a Supreme Court challenge in 2012, the mandate's associated penalty has since technically been a "tax," as it was only by the taxing power that the provision was found constitutional. It would only be appropriate now for congressional leaders to repeal this mandate, or at least r
Earlier this month, the IRS made a seemingly insignificant change to its policy, undermining the Obamacare mandate in a very significant way. By: Josie Wales This article first appeared at ANTIMEDIA For the last several years, individual filers were required by law to fill out line 61 of form 1040, which indicates whether you have maintained coverage or paid the penalty. This is otherwise known as a "shared responsibility statement." Taxpayers could also claim exemption by filing a 8965 form. T
Recently, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service announced a redesign of the individual income tax return form some people say will be able to fit on a single postcard. However, Tax Litigation Expert and Heartland Institute Policy Advisor Dan Pilla joins Research Fllow Jesse Hathaway to explain why the redesign may be misleading. Pilla says Congress promised that tax simplification would allow people to file their tax returns on a form no larger than a postcard. The Tax Cu
Third American Constitution - Direct Democracy Republic Of America - Article 1 - Section 9 - Items 1 through 9 Section. 9. Of The Second American Constitution (regarding slavery and Human trafficking and taxation) The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a Tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars fo
An atheist activist group has waged a discrimination complaint with the Wisconsin government against a Christian school that announced earlier this year that it reserves the right to punish students for transgender and homosexual behavior. Freedom From Religion Foundation attorney Patrick Elliot filed the complaint with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction against St. John's Lutheran Church and School in Baraboo, Wisconsin, arguing that the institution "has implemented policies that di
Via Campus Reform : Brown University officials have announced plans to offer illegal immigrant students a "tuition-free" Master's Degree should the federal government decide to repeal DACA. The new program would be available for any 2018 graduate as a one-year extension to their time at Brown, and would come with university-subsidized health insurance and a stipend, according to a statement by Provost Richard Locke. In the event that DACA is repealed, the university has also vowed to offer "in-s
Ismael Hernandez is founder and executive director of the Fort Myers-based Freedom & Virtue Institute, which promotes poverty-fighting through effective compassion and individual change. Here are edited excerpts of our interview before Patrick Henry College students. You grew up in Puerto Rico under your father's indoctrination. He was a founding member of the Puerto Rico Communist Party. He consistently talked about revolution and made us listen to Fidel Castro's never-ending speeches--seven ho
By Frank Aquila Americans that oppose illegal immigration have been called racist and unsympathetic? Liberals have even gone out of their way to remove the word "illegal" and replace it with "undocumented." They demand those here illegally receive the same benefits as Americans. However, how does Mexico treat those entering their country illegally? According to Mexico's immigration laws, every article of law controls illegal immigration into Mexican territory. If you immigrate to Mexico, Arti
Back in August 2012, members of a wealthy Atlanta neighborhood joined the Midtown Ponce Security Alliance to lead a campaign against sex work in the city's Midtown neighborhood. This racist and transphobic campaign was targeted directly at trans and gender non-conforming people, identified by the Alliance as "transvestite thugs." Now a Black and trans-led coalition has come up with a solution to fight oppressive attitudes like these and support low-income and marginalized members of the Midt
Unions target hotel chain owned by Obama supporters with 'global boycott' 12:15 AM 07/23/2012 Matthew Boyle | Investigative Reporter On Monday, Richard Trumka's AFL-CIO and a host of other labor unions and liberal activists will publicly target Hyatt, the hotel chain owned by wealthy supporters of President Barack Obama. Trumka, the NFL Players Association's executive director DeMaurice Smith and the Center for Community Change's executive director Deepak Bhargava, among others, plan to call for
FreedomWorks recognizes Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) as member of the month for February. Representing Texas's 2nd congressional district, Rep. Poe was elected in November 2004 to succeed now-retired Rep. Jim Turner (R-Texas), who had held the seat since 1997. Rep. Poe is the first Republican to represent this particular district. In recent years, several conservative states have been at the forefront in tackling justice reform. As documented in the report Federalism in Action: How Conservative States
(CAMPUSREFORM) -- Student senators at Duquesne University are lobbying for the cancellation of plans to bring Chick-fil-A to campus in the fall, saying they "fear" for the safety of their peers. The popular fast-food chain came under fire in 2012 after its president, Dan Cathy, admitted his company was "guilty as charged" for donating to organizations opposed to same-sex marriage, prompting years of protests by LGBT activists, especially on college campuses. Campus Reform reported in 2015, for i
Greg Piper - Associate Editor * March 22, 2016 Student activists at the University of California-Berkeley have a history of disrupting and getting physical at campus events where they have no stated problem with the speaker: They just want a venue to complain. This happened to gay tech billionare Peter Thiel, whose talk was shut down by Black Lives Matter protesters almost a year before the University of Missouri riots, and earlier this month it happened to Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich and Sale
On last night's show , I spoke with Kevin Johnston an independent citizen journalist who's being charged with "wilful promotion of hatred" . Kevin has been ordered not to publish details relating to the charges, but we did discuss the Canadian government's crackdown of opinions critical of Islam . WATCH my video to see why Kevin believes silencing opinions like his will have violent consequences if people don't trust their governments to defend their freedoms and protect them from radical Islam.
Via Campus Reform : Brown University officials have announced plans to offer illegal immigrant students a "tuition-free" Master's Degree should the federal government decide to repeal DACA. The new program would be available for any 2018 graduate as a one-year extension to their time at Brown, and would come with university-subsidized health insurance and a stipend, according to a statement by Provost Richard Locke. In the event that DACA is repealed, the university has also vowed to offer "in-s
Ismael Hernandez is founder and executive director of the Fort Myers-based Freedom & Virtue Institute, which promotes poverty-fighting through effective compassion and individual change. Here are edited excerpts of our interview before Patrick Henry College students. You grew up in Puerto Rico under your father's indoctrination. He was a founding member of the Puerto Rico Communist Party. He consistently talked about revolution and made us listen to Fidel Castro's never-ending speeches--seven ho
By Frank Aquila Americans that oppose illegal immigration have been called racist and unsympathetic? Liberals have even gone out of their way to remove the word "illegal" and replace it with "undocumented." They demand those here illegally receive the same benefits as Americans. However, how does Mexico treat those entering their country illegally? According to Mexico's immigration laws, every article of law controls illegal immigration into Mexican territory. If you immigrate to Mexico, Arti
Back in August 2012, members of a wealthy Atlanta neighborhood joined the Midtown Ponce Security Alliance to lead a campaign against sex work in the city's Midtown neighborhood. This racist and transphobic campaign was targeted directly at trans and gender non-conforming people, identified by the Alliance as "transvestite thugs." Now a Black and trans-led coalition has come up with a solution to fight oppressive attitudes like these and support low-income and marginalized members of the Midt
Unions target hotel chain owned by Obama supporters with 'global boycott' 12:15 AM 07/23/2012 Matthew Boyle | Investigative Reporter On Monday, Richard Trumka's AFL-CIO and a host of other labor unions and liberal activists will publicly target Hyatt, the hotel chain owned by wealthy supporters of President Barack Obama. Trumka, the NFL Players Association's executive director DeMaurice Smith and the Center for Community Change's executive director Deepak Bhargava, among others, plan to call for
FreedomWorks recognizes Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) as member of the month for February. Representing Texas's 2nd congressional district, Rep. Poe was elected in November 2004 to succeed now-retired Rep. Jim Turner (R-Texas), who had held the seat since 1997. Rep. Poe is the first Republican to represent this particular district. In recent years, several conservative states have been at the forefront in tackling justice reform. As documented in the report Federalism in Action: How Conservative States
(CAMPUSREFORM) -- Student senators at Duquesne University are lobbying for the cancellation of plans to bring Chick-fil-A to campus in the fall, saying they "fear" for the safety of their peers. The popular fast-food chain came under fire in 2012 after its president, Dan Cathy, admitted his company was "guilty as charged" for donating to organizations opposed to same-sex marriage, prompting years of protests by LGBT activists, especially on college campuses. Campus Reform reported in 2015, for i
Greg Piper - Associate Editor * March 22, 2016 Student activists at the University of California-Berkeley have a history of disrupting and getting physical at campus events where they have no stated problem with the speaker: They just want a venue to complain. This happened to gay tech billionare Peter Thiel, whose talk was shut down by Black Lives Matter protesters almost a year before the University of Missouri riots, and earlier this month it happened to Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich and Sale
On last night's show , I spoke with Kevin Johnston an independent citizen journalist who's being charged with "wilful promotion of hatred" . Kevin has been ordered not to publish details relating to the charges, but we did discuss the Canadian government's crackdown of opinions critical of Islam . WATCH my video to see why Kevin believes silencing opinions like his will have violent consequences if people don't trust their governments to defend their freedoms and protect them from radical Islam.
July 18, 2012 (LiveActionNews.org) - Like most women, I'm concerned about my health. That's why I recently made an appointment to see an OB/GYN. As I talked with my new doctor, I shared my history of severe menstrual cramps. As a remedy, she suggested I take birth control pills. I politely told her I was "adamantly opposed" to the pill; I took it as a teenager to alleviate cramps, though it proved ineffective. Aside from that, I'm aware of the history of Planned Parenthood, which was formerly kn
Copy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. Davis Richardson of the Observer Asked O'Keefe for an Interview About American Pravda; He Instead Writes About Controversial Washington Post Investigation Richardson Ignores O'Keefe's Explanation of Motive, Instead Assigning One to Him: "O'Keefe Declared War" on Victims of Assault by Investigating the Post O'Keefe Called Richardson for Clarification on His Gross Accusation, "I Can't Comment on That." Unable to Defend the Egregious Claim,
By Nathan Burchfiel | July 9, 2010 9:59 AM EDT By Colleen Raezler | March 5, 2010 11:06 AM EST March is Women's History Month, in which we acknowledge the accomplishments and contributions of women in history and in society today. But for a select group of women - conservative women - their accomplishments and contributions are rarely celebrated but often demeaned and mocked in sexist - and crassly sexual - ways. The Culture & Media Insitute looked back at what the media had to say over the past
Published : Fri, Oct 24 th 2014 @ 12:06 pm EDT In an op-ed for The Daily Caller , former Secretary of State Ken Blackwell rails against "Obama's pro-amnesty agenda". Blackwell calls Pres. Obama's unwillingness to institute a travel ban on Ebola-stricken countries "an extension of his larger, pro-amnesty, open border position." "While promising voters in 2008 that he would secure the border, it is clear that not only is the border not a priority but Pres. Obama is promising to use an executive
In the Atlantic yesterday, Prisca Lecroy published the type of abortion story she says we rarely hear. After choosing to undergo a legal abortion in New York in 1972, Lecroy's mother says she experienced "unrelenting tears, guilt, shame, and depression" in the procedure's wake, and felt she had nowhere to turn to process those feelings. "People in the pro-choice movement want women considering abortion to believe that the most difficult part of their choice will be the step through the door of t
* Eliot Spitzer doesn't just want DNA samples from all convicts and parolees. He also wants automatic HIV tests for all rape suspects, in a bill that's dividing Albany, where some Democrats see testing "by virtue of indictment" as a slippery slope. [ NYT ] * Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz is quickly turning into a tiny local version of Tom DeLay: First came the strategic purge of a community board, now he's in hot water for accepting a free cruise on Queen Mary 2 after lobbying Cunar
February 15, 2012 ( LiveAction.org ) - In a recent, now famous editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, interim editor-in-chief Rajendra Kale called abortion of female babies "discrimination against women in its most extreme form." He called for the withholding of information regarding the sex of any unborn baby until 30 weeks gestation in order to stop the female feticide that he reports to be occurring mainly in certain ethnic groups. While abortion advocates are in an uproar ove
A tri-college coalition in Pennsylvania has published a resource guide on "allyship and anti-oppression" that brazenly affirms people of color cannot be racist towards white people. The guide , made available for students attending Haverford, Swarthmore, and Bryn Mawr Colleges, provides a seemingly-exhaustive list of terms on the topic, including "reverse racism," which, it then contests, is not actually existent. "Reverse racism does not actually exist...people of color do not structurally oppr
GLAAD, the organization dedicated to defending the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, acted swiftly after learning of Alec Baldwin's latest homophobic rant . The group allowed Baldwin to use its web site to apologize and/or attempt damage control, essentially shouting, " you're already forgiven ." Here's the group's official response to Baldwin's apology over his hateful Tweets directed at a British journalist: Alec Baldwin is making it clear that the intent behind his twee
by AIM Newswire on July 2, 2013 Print: Share: WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Barack Obama has chosen not to interfere in the trial of neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman, who killed a black teenager named Trayvon Martin. Obama politicized the issue as racism at work after he said that if he had a son, he'd look like Trayvon Martin . Obama has two daughters but no son. The liberal news media jumped on the quote and Zimmerman quickly became a scapegoat in the public eye. Martin was a black
Copy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. Davis Richardson of the Observer Asked O'Keefe for an Interview About American Pravda; He Instead Writes About Controversial Washington Post Investigation Richardson Ignores O'Keefe's Explanation of Motive, Instead Assigning One to Him: "O'Keefe Declared War" on Victims of Assault by Investigating the Post O'Keefe Called Richardson for Clarification on His Gross Accusation, "I Can't Comment on That." Unable to Defend the Egregious Claim,
By Nathan Burchfiel | July 9, 2010 9:59 AM EDT By Colleen Raezler | March 5, 2010 11:06 AM EST March is Women's History Month, in which we acknowledge the accomplishments and contributions of women in history and in society today. But for a select group of women - conservative women - their accomplishments and contributions are rarely celebrated but often demeaned and mocked in sexist - and crassly sexual - ways. The Culture & Media Insitute looked back at what the media had to say over the past
Published : Fri, Oct 24 th 2014 @ 12:06 pm EDT In an op-ed for The Daily Caller , former Secretary of State Ken Blackwell rails against "Obama's pro-amnesty agenda". Blackwell calls Pres. Obama's unwillingness to institute a travel ban on Ebola-stricken countries "an extension of his larger, pro-amnesty, open border position." "While promising voters in 2008 that he would secure the border, it is clear that not only is the border not a priority but Pres. Obama is promising to use an executive
In the Atlantic yesterday, Prisca Lecroy published the type of abortion story she says we rarely hear. After choosing to undergo a legal abortion in New York in 1972, Lecroy's mother says she experienced "unrelenting tears, guilt, shame, and depression" in the procedure's wake, and felt she had nowhere to turn to process those feelings. "People in the pro-choice movement want women considering abortion to believe that the most difficult part of their choice will be the step through the door of t
* Eliot Spitzer doesn't just want DNA samples from all convicts and parolees. He also wants automatic HIV tests for all rape suspects, in a bill that's dividing Albany, where some Democrats see testing "by virtue of indictment" as a slippery slope. [ NYT ] * Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz is quickly turning into a tiny local version of Tom DeLay: First came the strategic purge of a community board, now he's in hot water for accepting a free cruise on Queen Mary 2 after lobbying Cunar
February 15, 2012 ( LiveAction.org ) - In a recent, now famous editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, interim editor-in-chief Rajendra Kale called abortion of female babies "discrimination against women in its most extreme form." He called for the withholding of information regarding the sex of any unborn baby until 30 weeks gestation in order to stop the female feticide that he reports to be occurring mainly in certain ethnic groups. While abortion advocates are in an uproar ove
A tri-college coalition in Pennsylvania has published a resource guide on "allyship and anti-oppression" that brazenly affirms people of color cannot be racist towards white people. The guide , made available for students attending Haverford, Swarthmore, and Bryn Mawr Colleges, provides a seemingly-exhaustive list of terms on the topic, including "reverse racism," which, it then contests, is not actually existent. "Reverse racism does not actually exist...people of color do not structurally oppr
GLAAD, the organization dedicated to defending the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, acted swiftly after learning of Alec Baldwin's latest homophobic rant . The group allowed Baldwin to use its web site to apologize and/or attempt damage control, essentially shouting, " you're already forgiven ." Here's the group's official response to Baldwin's apology over his hateful Tweets directed at a British journalist: Alec Baldwin is making it clear that the intent behind his twee
by AIM Newswire on July 2, 2013 Print: Share: WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Barack Obama has chosen not to interfere in the trial of neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman, who killed a black teenager named Trayvon Martin. Obama politicized the issue as racism at work after he said that if he had a son, he'd look like Trayvon Martin . Obama has two daughters but no son. The liberal news media jumped on the quote and Zimmerman quickly became a scapegoat in the public eye. Martin was a black
It brings me absolutely no joy to say this, but shouty Fox News man Tucker Carlson said a (basically) true thing on his Thursday show while discussing Donald Trump's infamous " shithole countries " comments. Carlson said: Today, as you doubtless heard, during immigration talks, President Trump said something that almost every single person in America actually agrees with--an awful lot of immigrants come to this country from other places that aren't very nice. Those places are dangerous, they're
In the aftermath of yesterday's comments by Donald Trump about Fox News debate moderator Megyn Kelly , RedState's own Erick Erickson decided to disinvite Trump from his extremist right wing confab. Apparently, Trump's comments were a bridge too far. It is a shame that a candidate for President confuses political correctness and common decency. guy who called supreme court justice a "goat fucking child molester" now tone policing. ive seen everything now. pic.twitter.com/FNY1z5xfCc Has no one, es
When Tapper asked her if she was suggesting the US was funding these terrorist groups, she said we were. "I am not only suggesting it. This is the reality that we are living in. If you or I were to go and provide money, weapons or support to a group like al Qaeda or ISIS, we'd be thrown in jail. However, the U.S. Government has been providing money, weapons, intel, assistance and other types of support through the CIA directly to these groups that are working with and are affiliated with al Qaed
CNN's Brian Stelter weighed in on the White House press briefing today, saying among other things that no one asked about Kellyanne Conway's 'Bowling Green Massacre' comment yesterday and that she hasn't yet apologized for her mistake: Hey Stelter, for a media guy you sure do miss a lot. Like this for instance, where Kellyanne Conway corrected herself FIVE HOURS AGO: On @hardball @NBCNews @MSNBC I meant to say "Bowling Green terrorists" as reported here: https://t.co/nB5SwIEoYI -- Kellyanne Conw
CNN publicly disputed White House senior counselor Kellyanne Conway's claim that she did not appear on CNN's "State of the Union" due to own choice because of family demands. The dispute surfaced after Conway posted a link on her Twitter account to a Mediaite story saying the New York times had reported that CNN did not want to have Conway on the show because of her "credibility" issues. "False. I could do no live Sunday shows this week BC of family. Plus, I was invited onto CNN today & tomorro
Amidst Democrat leaders denying any knowledge of the DNC's collusion with Russia to obtain a (now largely discredited) dossier of information hostile to Donald Trump, one Democrat was still willing to throw the first stone. Fox News' Tucker Carlson began this segment by saying, "We put a lot of calls out today, and very few Democratic lawmakers were interested in talking about this at all. The rare exception was Brad Sherman of California..." Rep. Sherman (D-CA) made headlines earlier this year
In her " reporting " on the ending of the DACA program, Andrea Mitchell of MSNBC asserted that Attorney General Jeff Sessions was wrong to use the term "illegal alien," which she deemed both "offensive" and "not correct." But "illegal alien" is in fact the correct legal term. In footnote two of federal Judge Andrew Hanen's February 16, 2015, opinion in which he enjoined the implementation of President Obama's DAPA program, Hanen explained that he would be using the phrases "illegal immigrant" an
Republican strategist Ana Navarro has been an outspoken critic of Donald Trump and once again, she didn't hold back when she was asked what she thought of Trump's bizarre wrestling tweet attacking CNN that he posted just before they came back for their last panel segment on ABC's This Week : NAVARRO: I'm a CNN commentator. I think that is unacceptable. I think that is the president of the United States taking things way too far. It is an incitement to violence. He is going to get somebody killed
In a discussion with Fox News host Sean Hannity Thursday, Eric Trump addressed the "hypocrisy" of the media when it comes to dangerous rhetoric. Amid reckless, over-the-top rhetoric from many in the media, he said, his whole family has "had white powder show up at our house." "The hypocrisy is unlike anything you can imagine," said Trump. "You have them attacking Barron, you have them attacking Tiffany, you have them attacking our entire family. You have them spewing garbage every single day on
CNN political commentator and GOP strategist Ana Navarro slammed members of her own party in the wake of the Washington Post's... CNN political commentator and GOP strategist Ana Navarro slammed members of her own party in the wake of the Washington Post 's bombshell report, which revealed that President Trump had divulged "highly classified" intelligence to Russian officials during an Oval Office meeting. In two Twitter posts this Monday, Navarro called out congressional Republicans and their h
In the aftermath of yesterday's comments by Donald Trump about Fox News debate moderator Megyn Kelly , RedState's own Erick Erickson decided to disinvite Trump from his extremist right wing confab. Apparently, Trump's comments were a bridge too far. It is a shame that a candidate for President confuses political correctness and common decency. guy who called supreme court justice a "goat fucking child molester" now tone policing. ive seen everything now. pic.twitter.com/FNY1z5xfCc Has no one, es
When Tapper asked her if she was suggesting the US was funding these terrorist groups, she said we were. "I am not only suggesting it. This is the reality that we are living in. If you or I were to go and provide money, weapons or support to a group like al Qaeda or ISIS, we'd be thrown in jail. However, the U.S. Government has been providing money, weapons, intel, assistance and other types of support through the CIA directly to these groups that are working with and are affiliated with al Qaed
CNN's Brian Stelter weighed in on the White House press briefing today, saying among other things that no one asked about Kellyanne Conway's 'Bowling Green Massacre' comment yesterday and that she hasn't yet apologized for her mistake: Hey Stelter, for a media guy you sure do miss a lot. Like this for instance, where Kellyanne Conway corrected herself FIVE HOURS AGO: On @hardball @NBCNews @MSNBC I meant to say "Bowling Green terrorists" as reported here: https://t.co/nB5SwIEoYI -- Kellyanne Conw
CNN publicly disputed White House senior counselor Kellyanne Conway's claim that she did not appear on CNN's "State of the Union" due to own choice because of family demands. The dispute surfaced after Conway posted a link on her Twitter account to a Mediaite story saying the New York times had reported that CNN did not want to have Conway on the show because of her "credibility" issues. "False. I could do no live Sunday shows this week BC of family. Plus, I was invited onto CNN today & tomorro
Amidst Democrat leaders denying any knowledge of the DNC's collusion with Russia to obtain a (now largely discredited) dossier of information hostile to Donald Trump, one Democrat was still willing to throw the first stone. Fox News' Tucker Carlson began this segment by saying, "We put a lot of calls out today, and very few Democratic lawmakers were interested in talking about this at all. The rare exception was Brad Sherman of California..." Rep. Sherman (D-CA) made headlines earlier this year
In her " reporting " on the ending of the DACA program, Andrea Mitchell of MSNBC asserted that Attorney General Jeff Sessions was wrong to use the term "illegal alien," which she deemed both "offensive" and "not correct." But "illegal alien" is in fact the correct legal term. In footnote two of federal Judge Andrew Hanen's February 16, 2015, opinion in which he enjoined the implementation of President Obama's DAPA program, Hanen explained that he would be using the phrases "illegal immigrant" an
Republican strategist Ana Navarro has been an outspoken critic of Donald Trump and once again, she didn't hold back when she was asked what she thought of Trump's bizarre wrestling tweet attacking CNN that he posted just before they came back for their last panel segment on ABC's This Week : NAVARRO: I'm a CNN commentator. I think that is unacceptable. I think that is the president of the United States taking things way too far. It is an incitement to violence. He is going to get somebody killed
In a discussion with Fox News host Sean Hannity Thursday, Eric Trump addressed the "hypocrisy" of the media when it comes to dangerous rhetoric. Amid reckless, over-the-top rhetoric from many in the media, he said, his whole family has "had white powder show up at our house." "The hypocrisy is unlike anything you can imagine," said Trump. "You have them attacking Barron, you have them attacking Tiffany, you have them attacking our entire family. You have them spewing garbage every single day on
CNN political commentator and GOP strategist Ana Navarro slammed members of her own party in the wake of the Washington Post's... CNN political commentator and GOP strategist Ana Navarro slammed members of her own party in the wake of the Washington Post 's bombshell report, which revealed that President Trump had divulged "highly classified" intelligence to Russian officials during an Oval Office meeting. In two Twitter posts this Monday, Navarro called out congressional Republicans and their h
For months now, Donald Trump and members of his administration have been whining that CNN doesn't treat them fairly with their coverage. At a press conference, Trump even refused to take a question from CNN reporter Jim Acosta, telling Acosta : "You're fake news." Coming from the king of misinformation, the line was both ironic and hypocritical. And the Trump camp has announced that no White House officials will appear on CNN. The ban, which an administration official claims is only temporary, i
In the aftermath of yesterday's comments by Donald Trump about Fox News debate moderator Megyn Kelly , RedState's own Erick Erickson decided to disinvite Trump from his extremist right wing confab. Apparently, Trump's comments were a bridge too far. It is a shame that a candidate for President confuses political correctness and common decency. guy who called supreme court justice a "goat fucking child molester" now tone policing. ive seen everything now. pic.twitter.com/FNY1z5xfCc Has no one, es
During one of his more ridiculous segments this past week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson spoke with Scott Bolden, a black lawyer who happens to be well off financially. In the heated exchange between the two, Carlson repeatedly tried to claim that Bolden's wealth is an indicator that (1) black people are not oppressed and (2) that he's never experienced real oppression because he has money. Carlson grossly misstates the actual problem and shows that he has no clue how oppression works, as Ring of
In a discussion with Fox News host Sean Hannity Thursday, Eric Trump addressed the "hypocrisy" of the media when it comes to dangerous rhetoric. Amid reckless, over-the-top rhetoric from many in the media, he said, his whole family has "had white powder show up at our house." "The hypocrisy is unlike anything you can imagine," said Trump. "You have them attacking Barron, you have them attacking Tiffany, you have them attacking our entire family. You have them spewing garbage every single day on
In her " reporting " on the ending of the DACA program, Andrea Mitchell of MSNBC asserted that Attorney General Jeff Sessions was wrong to use the term "illegal alien," which she deemed both "offensive" and "not correct." But "illegal alien" is in fact the correct legal term. In footnote two of federal Judge Andrew Hanen's February 16, 2015, opinion in which he enjoined the implementation of President Obama's DAPA program, Hanen explained that he would be using the phrases "illegal immigrant" an
It brings me absolutely no joy to say this, but shouty Fox News man Tucker Carlson said a (basically) true thing on his Thursday show while discussing Donald Trump's infamous " shithole countries " comments. Carlson said: Today, as you doubtless heard, during immigration talks, President Trump said something that almost every single person in America actually agrees with--an awful lot of immigrants come to this country from other places that aren't very nice. Those places are dangerous, they're
Thursday evening's Ingraham Angle show on Fox News spent much of its time on immigration and DACA, the Deferred Amnesty for Child Arrivals program which was unilaterally created without congressional approval by the Obama administration in 2012. In one particularly telling exchange, host Laura Ingraham highlighted a major drug bust in Denver after she learned that all six men arrested or wanted are in the U.S. illegally -- something the Denver Post and two other Denver-area media outlets which h
Geraldo Rivera said during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity that the Republican Party has become "the party of child abuse," referring to the Trump administration's policy of separating children from their families at the border. "The Democrats have a deal, a DACA fix, and a fix on separation for kids. [Sen. Chuck] Schumer's [D-N.Y] answer is no. Why? Because he wants it for politics. They're playing politics. Fix the law and do your job. That's it," Hannity said in introducing an in
Tuesday, Kellyanne Conway appeared on Fox News' Hannity to discuss President-elect Donald Trump's transition into the White House. During the segment, host Sean Hannity said that many of his viewers are disturbed by the potential selection of Mitt Romney as Secretary of State. Predictably, Conway's answer was ridiculous. HANNITY: "My email has been blowing up over the speculation that Governor Mitt Romney, who met with Donald Trump, might get the Secretary of State position. And a lot of people
Gonna have to lock up a whole lot of people... Fox News' Tucker Carlson tore into a Democratic strategist Tuesday night for supporting a California bill that could imprison people for calling someone by the wrong pronoun. Robin Biro argued that "all LGBT rights" need to be included in patient rights, including proper pronoun usage. Carlson accused Biro of ignoring free speech for political purposes, taking issue with the bill's criminalization of speech. "You have the right to express your view
In the aftermath of yesterday's comments by Donald Trump about Fox News debate moderator Megyn Kelly , RedState's own Erick Erickson decided to disinvite Trump from his extremist right wing confab. Apparently, Trump's comments were a bridge too far. It is a shame that a candidate for President confuses political correctness and common decency. guy who called supreme court justice a "goat fucking child molester" now tone policing. ive seen everything now. pic.twitter.com/FNY1z5xfCc Has no one, es
During one of his more ridiculous segments this past week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson spoke with Scott Bolden, a black lawyer who happens to be well off financially. In the heated exchange between the two, Carlson repeatedly tried to claim that Bolden's wealth is an indicator that (1) black people are not oppressed and (2) that he's never experienced real oppression because he has money. Carlson grossly misstates the actual problem and shows that he has no clue how oppression works, as Ring of
In a discussion with Fox News host Sean Hannity Thursday, Eric Trump addressed the "hypocrisy" of the media when it comes to dangerous rhetoric. Amid reckless, over-the-top rhetoric from many in the media, he said, his whole family has "had white powder show up at our house." "The hypocrisy is unlike anything you can imagine," said Trump. "You have them attacking Barron, you have them attacking Tiffany, you have them attacking our entire family. You have them spewing garbage every single day on
In her " reporting " on the ending of the DACA program, Andrea Mitchell of MSNBC asserted that Attorney General Jeff Sessions was wrong to use the term "illegal alien," which she deemed both "offensive" and "not correct." But "illegal alien" is in fact the correct legal term. In footnote two of federal Judge Andrew Hanen's February 16, 2015, opinion in which he enjoined the implementation of President Obama's DAPA program, Hanen explained that he would be using the phrases "illegal immigrant" an
It brings me absolutely no joy to say this, but shouty Fox News man Tucker Carlson said a (basically) true thing on his Thursday show while discussing Donald Trump's infamous " shithole countries " comments. Carlson said: Today, as you doubtless heard, during immigration talks, President Trump said something that almost every single person in America actually agrees with--an awful lot of immigrants come to this country from other places that aren't very nice. Those places are dangerous, they're
Thursday evening's Ingraham Angle show on Fox News spent much of its time on immigration and DACA, the Deferred Amnesty for Child Arrivals program which was unilaterally created without congressional approval by the Obama administration in 2012. In one particularly telling exchange, host Laura Ingraham highlighted a major drug bust in Denver after she learned that all six men arrested or wanted are in the U.S. illegally -- something the Denver Post and two other Denver-area media outlets which h
Geraldo Rivera said during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity that the Republican Party has become "the party of child abuse," referring to the Trump administration's policy of separating children from their families at the border. "The Democrats have a deal, a DACA fix, and a fix on separation for kids. [Sen. Chuck] Schumer's [D-N.Y] answer is no. Why? Because he wants it for politics. They're playing politics. Fix the law and do your job. That's it," Hannity said in introducing an in
Tuesday, Kellyanne Conway appeared on Fox News' Hannity to discuss President-elect Donald Trump's transition into the White House. During the segment, host Sean Hannity said that many of his viewers are disturbed by the potential selection of Mitt Romney as Secretary of State. Predictably, Conway's answer was ridiculous. HANNITY: "My email has been blowing up over the speculation that Governor Mitt Romney, who met with Donald Trump, might get the Secretary of State position. And a lot of people
Gonna have to lock up a whole lot of people... Fox News' Tucker Carlson tore into a Democratic strategist Tuesday night for supporting a California bill that could imprison people for calling someone by the wrong pronoun. Robin Biro argued that "all LGBT rights" need to be included in patient rights, including proper pronoun usage. Carlson accused Biro of ignoring free speech for political purposes, taking issue with the bill's criminalization of speech. "You have the right to express your view
Juncker said the "wind is back in Europe's sails" after last year's shock Brexit vote, an act he warned Britain would regret. European Commission President Juncker addresses the European Parliament during a debate on The State of the European Union in Strasbourg ( Reuters ) The European Union is in a healthier economic state than it's been for more than a decade and is ready to move on from Brexit, the bloc's top official said Wednesday. Addressing lawmakers at the European Parliament, Commissio
A significant crack has opened unexpectedly in the wall of Europe's disciplined obedience to the United States. I'm not only referring to the possible long-term consequences for U.S.-European relations in the wake of Britain's decision to leave the European Union, but the unlikely blow against Washington's information war on Moscow delivered by Germany's foreign minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who ten days ago shockingly accused the North Atlantic Treaty Organization of "war-mongering" agains
BRITAIN could "walk away" from Brexit talks over Brussels' refusal to back down on the rule of the European Court of Justice, a senior minister is said to have warned. The Daily Express reports that the leading member of the Government claims there was "a very good chance" the UK would pull back due to the European Commission's current stance. AFP or licensors 1 Britain could 'walk away' from Brexit talks over Brussels' refusal to back down on European Court of Justice issue it has been reported
London: British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday said the country and its people were coming together following the country's vote to exit the European Union (EU), the media reported. Theresa May. Getty Images "This year, after a period of intense debate over the right future for our country, there is a sense that people are coming together and uniting behind the opportunities that lie ahead," May said in her first Easter message as PM. May, who is a vicar's daughter, also spoke of her Chri
Rumours are swirling that EU leaders may overrule the obstructionist stance of the European Commission and European Parliament on opening trade talks with the United Kingdom at their next Council meeting. According to the Daily Express , a "top official" has told the AFP that there is an "outside chance" member-state leaders may choose to disagree with Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, chief negotiator Michel Barnier, and parliamentary Brexit representative Guy Verhofstadt that Britain h
T he debate around the European Union has been accompanied by a renewed debate on the Human Rights Act 1998. Depending on who you listen to, Britain's adherence to European human-rights legislation is either catastrophic or essential. On the one hand, it is argued that human-rights law prevents the government extraditing dangerous criminals, demolishes our national borders and substantially weakens the sovereignty of the UK's parliament and judiciary. On the other hand, those who support the Hum
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has ruled out setting an upper limit on refugees coming to Germany, defying her long-term coalition partner on an issue that threatens to open up a rift between the country's ruling political parties just two months before federal elections. Some CSU politicians responded angrily. Hans Reichhart, member of the regional parliament in Bavaria, southern Germany, told Deutsche Welle that the CDU and CSU had made an agreement not to act on the issue during this parli
A THIRD of people living in Commonwealth countries think Britain's vote to leave the EU is a good thing. The research from Ipsos MORI for the British Council showed that people in EU countries were far more gloomy about Brexit than those around the world. PA:Press Association 2 Young people outside of the EU feel more positive about the Brexit vote than those inside Of 40,000 young people polled in countries across the world, 33% of Commonwealth nations thought Brexit was going to have a positiv
The conclusion of the Brussels summit seemed to bring the lingering crisis of the Euro and the European economies a big step closer toward a resolution. All the key players could declare victory: French President Nicolas Sarkozy has protected the large French banks from exposure to southern European sovereign debt; German Chancellor Angela Merkel has succeeded in establishing the expectation of disciplined budgeting; and even British Prime Minister David Cameron, whose principles or recalcitranc
A year ago today, the British public made history. 17.4million people voted to leave the European Union, to break free from the technocratic straitjacket of Brussels. This was a vote that was huge not only in size - the biggest vote for anything in our history, no less - but in its significance. It was a vote against the wishes of the leadership of all the political class, against the doomsday warnings of big business and the international set, and in the face of the screeching condemnation of t
A significant crack has opened unexpectedly in the wall of Europe's disciplined obedience to the United States. I'm not only referring to the possible long-term consequences for U.S.-European relations in the wake of Britain's decision to leave the European Union, but the unlikely blow against Washington's information war on Moscow delivered by Germany's foreign minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who ten days ago shockingly accused the North Atlantic Treaty Organization of "war-mongering" agains
BRITAIN could "walk away" from Brexit talks over Brussels' refusal to back down on the rule of the European Court of Justice, a senior minister is said to have warned. The Daily Express reports that the leading member of the Government claims there was "a very good chance" the UK would pull back due to the European Commission's current stance. AFP or licensors 1 Britain could 'walk away' from Brexit talks over Brussels' refusal to back down on European Court of Justice issue it has been reported
London: British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday said the country and its people were coming together following the country's vote to exit the European Union (EU), the media reported. Theresa May. Getty Images "This year, after a period of intense debate over the right future for our country, there is a sense that people are coming together and uniting behind the opportunities that lie ahead," May said in her first Easter message as PM. May, who is a vicar's daughter, also spoke of her Chri
Rumours are swirling that EU leaders may overrule the obstructionist stance of the European Commission and European Parliament on opening trade talks with the United Kingdom at their next Council meeting. According to the Daily Express , a "top official" has told the AFP that there is an "outside chance" member-state leaders may choose to disagree with Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, chief negotiator Michel Barnier, and parliamentary Brexit representative Guy Verhofstadt that Britain h
T he debate around the European Union has been accompanied by a renewed debate on the Human Rights Act 1998. Depending on who you listen to, Britain's adherence to European human-rights legislation is either catastrophic or essential. On the one hand, it is argued that human-rights law prevents the government extraditing dangerous criminals, demolishes our national borders and substantially weakens the sovereignty of the UK's parliament and judiciary. On the other hand, those who support the Hum
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has ruled out setting an upper limit on refugees coming to Germany, defying her long-term coalition partner on an issue that threatens to open up a rift between the country's ruling political parties just two months before federal elections. Some CSU politicians responded angrily. Hans Reichhart, member of the regional parliament in Bavaria, southern Germany, told Deutsche Welle that the CDU and CSU had made an agreement not to act on the issue during this parli
A THIRD of people living in Commonwealth countries think Britain's vote to leave the EU is a good thing. The research from Ipsos MORI for the British Council showed that people in EU countries were far more gloomy about Brexit than those around the world. PA:Press Association 2 Young people outside of the EU feel more positive about the Brexit vote than those inside Of 40,000 young people polled in countries across the world, 33% of Commonwealth nations thought Brexit was going to have a positiv
The conclusion of the Brussels summit seemed to bring the lingering crisis of the Euro and the European economies a big step closer toward a resolution. All the key players could declare victory: French President Nicolas Sarkozy has protected the large French banks from exposure to southern European sovereign debt; German Chancellor Angela Merkel has succeeded in establishing the expectation of disciplined budgeting; and even British Prime Minister David Cameron, whose principles or recalcitranc
A year ago today, the British public made history. 17.4million people voted to leave the European Union, to break free from the technocratic straitjacket of Brussels. This was a vote that was huge not only in size - the biggest vote for anything in our history, no less - but in its significance. It was a vote against the wishes of the leadership of all the political class, against the doomsday warnings of big business and the international set, and in the face of the screeching condemnation of t
Immediately upon leaving the European Union (EU), Britain will seek to drastically reduce immigration. The news comes from leaked documents obtained by The Guardian newspaper. The two key proposals include limiting the amount of migration from EU nations and reducing the number of "low-skilled" work visas. The driving factor behind the successful Brexit vote were to "claw back sovereignty and to control immigration." The document states: "Put plainly, this means that, to be considered valuable
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has ruled out setting an upper limit on refugees coming to Germany, defying her long-term coalition partner on an issue that threatens to open up a rift between the country's ruling political parties just two months before federal elections. Some CSU politicians responded angrily. Hans Reichhart, member of the regional parliament in Bavaria, southern Germany, told Deutsche Welle that the CDU and CSU had made an agreement not to act on the issue during this parli
Juncker said the "wind is back in Europe's sails" after last year's shock Brexit vote, an act he warned Britain would regret. European Commission President Juncker addresses the European Parliament during a debate on The State of the European Union in Strasbourg ( Reuters ) The European Union is in a healthier economic state than it's been for more than a decade and is ready to move on from Brexit, the bloc's top official said Wednesday. Addressing lawmakers at the European Parliament, Commissio
As what goes politically on in Germany has always its impact on investors' portfolios, even if they don't know it, it might be helpful taking notice that German Chancellor Merkel is running up against the self-imposed deadline to conclude the talks about forming a new coalition government. There is a certain amount of Teutonic (Nordic) discipline in all of this. If there is no successful conclusion to the talks about the formation of a coalition government by tomorrow, then there will be no coal
There are some very powerful reasons why the British capitalists are not keen on Britain having to leave the European Union. Some of them have been looking at ways of getting around the result of the recent referendum. The question is: can they succeed? And what would the consequences be on the political front? As the Blairites continue to plot their coup against Corbyn, mass meetings and rallies of Corbyn supporters have begun to sprout up in city after city across the country. A rebellion of L
The conclusion of the Brussels summit seemed to bring the lingering crisis of the Euro and the European economies a big step closer toward a resolution. All the key players could declare victory: French President Nicolas Sarkozy has protected the large French banks from exposure to southern European sovereign debt; German Chancellor Angela Merkel has succeeded in establishing the expectation of disciplined budgeting; and even British Prime Minister David Cameron, whose principles or recalcitranc
A year ago today, the British public made history. 17.4million people voted to leave the European Union, to break free from the technocratic straitjacket of Brussels. This was a vote that was huge not only in size - the biggest vote for anything in our history, no less - but in its significance. It was a vote against the wishes of the leadership of all the political class, against the doomsday warnings of big business and the international set, and in the face of the screeching condemnation of t
Europe can no longer completely rely on its longstanding American and British allies, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned at a campaign event held in Munich today following 'unsatisfactory' G7 talks this week. The European Union must now be prepared to "take its destiny into its own hands," she told a crowd of 2,500-strong crowd in the Bavarian capital. Following the UK's Brexit vote and Donald Trump's election as US president, Ms Merkel suggested the once reliable postwar western alliance is
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has said that the decision to freeze German arms shipments to Egypt will limit the escalating violence in the intensely divided state. Merkel made her remarks to German channel ZDF on Sunday. Israeli news site, Times of Israel, published the interview on their site. Merkel had issued a decision to suspend all arms shipments to Egypt to indicate Germany's uneasiness with events in the Middle Eastern country, where violence has been accelerating. The German Chancel
British politicians have historically prided themselves on their lack of introspection. Unlike their European counterparts, they have mostly eschewed the language of economic planning and abstract models. However, Brexit is forcing a re-evaluation of national economic and political purpose. Theresa May and the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, who delivered his first Budget on 8 March, have threatened to change the UK's "economic model" if the EU denies it the post-Brexit trade agreement that it desir
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has ruled out setting an upper limit on refugees coming to Germany, defying her long-term coalition partner on an issue that threatens to open up a rift between the country's ruling political parties just two months before federal elections. Some CSU politicians responded angrily. Hans Reichhart, member of the regional parliament in Bavaria, southern Germany, told Deutsche Welle that the CDU and CSU had made an agreement not to act on the issue during this parli
Juncker said the "wind is back in Europe's sails" after last year's shock Brexit vote, an act he warned Britain would regret. European Commission President Juncker addresses the European Parliament during a debate on The State of the European Union in Strasbourg ( Reuters ) The European Union is in a healthier economic state than it's been for more than a decade and is ready to move on from Brexit, the bloc's top official said Wednesday. Addressing lawmakers at the European Parliament, Commissio
As what goes politically on in Germany has always its impact on investors' portfolios, even if they don't know it, it might be helpful taking notice that German Chancellor Merkel is running up against the self-imposed deadline to conclude the talks about forming a new coalition government. There is a certain amount of Teutonic (Nordic) discipline in all of this. If there is no successful conclusion to the talks about the formation of a coalition government by tomorrow, then there will be no coal
There are some very powerful reasons why the British capitalists are not keen on Britain having to leave the European Union. Some of them have been looking at ways of getting around the result of the recent referendum. The question is: can they succeed? And what would the consequences be on the political front? As the Blairites continue to plot their coup against Corbyn, mass meetings and rallies of Corbyn supporters have begun to sprout up in city after city across the country. A rebellion of L
The conclusion of the Brussels summit seemed to bring the lingering crisis of the Euro and the European economies a big step closer toward a resolution. All the key players could declare victory: French President Nicolas Sarkozy has protected the large French banks from exposure to southern European sovereign debt; German Chancellor Angela Merkel has succeeded in establishing the expectation of disciplined budgeting; and even British Prime Minister David Cameron, whose principles or recalcitranc
A year ago today, the British public made history. 17.4million people voted to leave the European Union, to break free from the technocratic straitjacket of Brussels. This was a vote that was huge not only in size - the biggest vote for anything in our history, no less - but in its significance. It was a vote against the wishes of the leadership of all the political class, against the doomsday warnings of big business and the international set, and in the face of the screeching condemnation of t
Europe can no longer completely rely on its longstanding American and British allies, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned at a campaign event held in Munich today following 'unsatisfactory' G7 talks this week. The European Union must now be prepared to "take its destiny into its own hands," she told a crowd of 2,500-strong crowd in the Bavarian capital. Following the UK's Brexit vote and Donald Trump's election as US president, Ms Merkel suggested the once reliable postwar western alliance is
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has said that the decision to freeze German arms shipments to Egypt will limit the escalating violence in the intensely divided state. Merkel made her remarks to German channel ZDF on Sunday. Israeli news site, Times of Israel, published the interview on their site. Merkel had issued a decision to suspend all arms shipments to Egypt to indicate Germany's uneasiness with events in the Middle Eastern country, where violence has been accelerating. The German Chancel
British politicians have historically prided themselves on their lack of introspection. Unlike their European counterparts, they have mostly eschewed the language of economic planning and abstract models. However, Brexit is forcing a re-evaluation of national economic and political purpose. Theresa May and the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, who delivered his first Budget on 8 March, have threatened to change the UK's "economic model" if the EU denies it the post-Brexit trade agreement that it desir
Recy Taylor's granddaughter, Mary Joyce Owens , will be attending tonight's State of the Union as Alabama Rep. Terri Sewell's guest. Why is this a big deal? Who was Recy Taylor? Before Oprah Winfrey told Taylor's story in her rousing speech accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes , the Alabama woman's name was not ubiquitous, but her story of remarkable bravery made her a civil rights icon. In 1944, while walking home from church in Alabama, Taylor was abducted and raped by six
Susan Olsen (aka Cindy Brady) is beefing with actor, producer, and activist Leon Acord-Whiting . It seems that Olsen is now a conservative talk radio host who promotes conspiracy theories, supports Donald Trump , and discusses why she is against multiculturalism. This is noteworthy because when Acord-Whiting criticized LA Talk Radio for giving her a platform to do all that, she wrote a Facebook response that included a lot of gay slurs and words that are definitely not allowed on family-friendl
Joy-ann Reid had to school another Trump apologist as she laid waste his fallacies and articulated the real Republican intent in words everyone could relate to based on a reality they can see. I so wish every progressive pundit could do it like she does. Joy-ann Reid struck down another Trump apologist Trump spokesman Jeffrey Lord typically gets the upper hand in arguments. Joy-ann Reid took him on fearlessly in a manner he could not refute. During the discussion on Real Time with Bill Maher Ove
Annise Parker is shaking off Ann Coulter after the conservative columnist suggested Hurricane Harvey might have happened because of the former Houston mayor's sexual orientation. As floods ravaged Texas last week, Coulter sent out a tweet where she insinuated that divine punishment for Parker's lesbianism is a more likely reason for the storm's existence than climate change: I don't believe Hurricane Harvey is God's punishment for Houston electing a lesbian mayor. But that is more credible than
Donald Trump just made a huge mistake with Maxine Waters Bill Palmer | 8:10 pm EDT June 30, 2018 Donald Trump seemed to think he'd found the perfect enemy to take on. Congresswoman Maxine Waters a strong, outspoken, liberal black woman - everything that Trump's base hates. So when she encouraged mainstream Americans to continue peacefully protesting Trump's advisers in public places of business, he falsely accused her of having called for violence. Sure enough, Trump's base decided that Waters w
Literally. I know Ann already linked to this story in the WFR , but I thought it deserved a full post. Two ultra-Orthodox Jewish newspapers have altered a photo of Israel's new cabinet, removing two female ministers. Limor Livnat and Sofa Landver were grouped with the rest of the 30-member cabinet for their inaugural photo. But Yated Neeman newspaper digitally changed the picture by replacing them with two men. The Shaa Tova newspaper blacked the women out. See the pics above: The one on top is
Mark, who is a congressional candidate in Oregon, attacked the First Lady on Twitter. When he received criticsm for this statement on the website, the poltician doubled down and wrote: "I invite that hosebag to sue me." [sic] Now the First Lady has fired back against the 2018 Independent Party of Oregon candidate. Her press secretary told Glamour magazine. Stephanie Grisham pointed out that the Melania is a mother-of-one, as well as the First Lady of the United States. She said: "This is just mo
Explaining Kramer: being an intensive exegesis of the media theories of Michael Richards' racist outburst. I know. You haven't read enough about the subject, but reaction has been all over the map, and perhaps there's a value in examining the contours of the map. Beginning with ... Theory No. 1 (my sentimental favorite): Blame Seinfeld , a.k.a. "the unleashed id" theory. I don't want to say I told you so, but in my many critiques of Seinfeld and its simpering, self-congratulatory smugness in the
Kathy Griffin has brought her Bravo show to Washington, D.C. to lobby for repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, but calling House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) "a queen" is getting her the perfectly calculated attention she likely wants to bring to the issue. Griffin told Roll Call' s gossip columnists Emily Heil and Elizabeth Brotherton "I'm meeting with this big queen named Jim Clyburn" and bragged "I'm going to be the first person to ever walk into his office and go, 'Hey, girl!'" But in a
Fake news: Jennifer Rubin says $75 'does nothing' for low income families No one's sure anymore why the Washington Post's Jennifer Rubin still lists herself as a "conservative blogger" in her Twitter bio. Maybe she's still slightly more conservative than the most liberal writers on staff there? And that's a big maybe. Rubin's target Thursday was Ivanka Trump, who has been touting the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as good for middle America. To make her slam on Ivanka connect, Rubin consul
Susan Olsen (aka Cindy Brady) is beefing with actor, producer, and activist Leon Acord-Whiting . It seems that Olsen is now a conservative talk radio host who promotes conspiracy theories, supports Donald Trump , and discusses why she is against multiculturalism. This is noteworthy because when Acord-Whiting criticized LA Talk Radio for giving her a platform to do all that, she wrote a Facebook response that included a lot of gay slurs and words that are definitely not allowed on family-friendl
Joy-ann Reid had to school another Trump apologist as she laid waste his fallacies and articulated the real Republican intent in words everyone could relate to based on a reality they can see. I so wish every progressive pundit could do it like she does. Joy-ann Reid struck down another Trump apologist Trump spokesman Jeffrey Lord typically gets the upper hand in arguments. Joy-ann Reid took him on fearlessly in a manner he could not refute. During the discussion on Real Time with Bill Maher Ove
Annise Parker is shaking off Ann Coulter after the conservative columnist suggested Hurricane Harvey might have happened because of the former Houston mayor's sexual orientation. As floods ravaged Texas last week, Coulter sent out a tweet where she insinuated that divine punishment for Parker's lesbianism is a more likely reason for the storm's existence than climate change: I don't believe Hurricane Harvey is God's punishment for Houston electing a lesbian mayor. But that is more credible than
Donald Trump just made a huge mistake with Maxine Waters Bill Palmer | 8:10 pm EDT June 30, 2018 Donald Trump seemed to think he'd found the perfect enemy to take on. Congresswoman Maxine Waters a strong, outspoken, liberal black woman - everything that Trump's base hates. So when she encouraged mainstream Americans to continue peacefully protesting Trump's advisers in public places of business, he falsely accused her of having called for violence. Sure enough, Trump's base decided that Waters w
Literally. I know Ann already linked to this story in the WFR , but I thought it deserved a full post. Two ultra-Orthodox Jewish newspapers have altered a photo of Israel's new cabinet, removing two female ministers. Limor Livnat and Sofa Landver were grouped with the rest of the 30-member cabinet for their inaugural photo. But Yated Neeman newspaper digitally changed the picture by replacing them with two men. The Shaa Tova newspaper blacked the women out. See the pics above: The one on top is
Mark, who is a congressional candidate in Oregon, attacked the First Lady on Twitter. When he received criticsm for this statement on the website, the poltician doubled down and wrote: "I invite that hosebag to sue me." [sic] Now the First Lady has fired back against the 2018 Independent Party of Oregon candidate. Her press secretary told Glamour magazine. Stephanie Grisham pointed out that the Melania is a mother-of-one, as well as the First Lady of the United States. She said: "This is just mo
Explaining Kramer: being an intensive exegesis of the media theories of Michael Richards' racist outburst. I know. You haven't read enough about the subject, but reaction has been all over the map, and perhaps there's a value in examining the contours of the map. Beginning with ... Theory No. 1 (my sentimental favorite): Blame Seinfeld , a.k.a. "the unleashed id" theory. I don't want to say I told you so, but in my many critiques of Seinfeld and its simpering, self-congratulatory smugness in the
Kathy Griffin has brought her Bravo show to Washington, D.C. to lobby for repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, but calling House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) "a queen" is getting her the perfectly calculated attention she likely wants to bring to the issue. Griffin told Roll Call' s gossip columnists Emily Heil and Elizabeth Brotherton "I'm meeting with this big queen named Jim Clyburn" and bragged "I'm going to be the first person to ever walk into his office and go, 'Hey, girl!'" But in a
Fake news: Jennifer Rubin says $75 'does nothing' for low income families No one's sure anymore why the Washington Post's Jennifer Rubin still lists herself as a "conservative blogger" in her Twitter bio. Maybe she's still slightly more conservative than the most liberal writers on staff there? And that's a big maybe. Rubin's target Thursday was Ivanka Trump, who has been touting the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as good for middle America. To make her slam on Ivanka connect, Rubin consul
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway attacked Democrats Friday for quickly politicizing the Santa Fe, Texas, school shooting to push for more control during interview with Fox News Radio's Todd Starnes . "They are just... They haven't even stopped to remember the victims. They're going right into this gun grab mode," Starnes said, speaking specifically of statements by Nancy Pelosi, New York Governor Cuomo and others. "This is really deplorable what they are doing." "There is certain reflexive
Veteran New Jersey pollster and operative Kellyanne Conway catapulted to national fame when she took over a floundering Trump campaign and helped lead the Donald's movement to victory in November. Next up for the South Jersey native? Who knows. Trump world works in mysterious ways. For now, she's coming home for a short stay to lead the Hammonton Fire Department Christmas Parade as its grand marshal . The celebration is part of the historic Atlantic County farming community's Hammonton's 150th A
Dr. Laura Schlessinger has issued an apology for repeatedly using the N-word on her show on Tuesday. But her racist rant isn't really the kind of thing you can apologize for. Schlessinger used the word when telling a black woman she was being "hypersensitive" about racist comments. Then, she apparently thought better of it. On her blog, she wrote , I didn't intend to hurt people, but I did. And that makes it the wrong thing to have done. I was attempting to make a philosophical point, and I arti
Congresswoman Martha Roby is currently in her fourth term serving the people of Alabama's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Prior to being elected to Congress, Rep. Roby worked as an attorney and served as a city councilman in her hometown of Montgomery. In the House, Rep. Roby has been a forceful advocate for cutting wasteful spending and eliminating bureaucratic red tape that burdens American families and businesses. Roby is a Member of the House Committee on App
Kellyanne Conway defended citing the imaginary "Bowling Green massacre," to excuse the Muslim ban, The Hill reports . Conway called critics of the gaffe, "haters" and made the case it was much ado over just one word. "I should have said 'plot' or I should have just called them 'terrorists.' ... I clarified immediately. I should have said terrorists and not 'massacre,'" Conway said on Fox News in an interview that will air today. "I'm sure it will live on for a week." Conway previously excused th
I once described Elke Blodgett as not just a passionate advocate for our natural environment, but a force of nature herself. So it was particularly shocking to learn on Friday that Elke, environmentalist, artist, and engaged citizen of St. Albert, Alberta, had died at 81 on Thursday at the Mazankowski Heart Institute in Edmonton. Although she could be a thorn in the side of St. Albert's politicians, and the self-satisfied classes generally, Elke was in many ways the best friend this community ha
The campaign to paint President Trump's CIA director nominee, Gina Haspel, as a ruthless, sadistic torturer known as "Bloody Gina" was initiated by a Russia-funded propagandist for Vladimir Putin's regime in Moscow. When President Trump nominated Gina Haspel to be the next CIA director, many of her former colleagues proudly lined up to support her candidacy. They pointed to her dedication and her 30-plus years of service in protecting America's national security. Then a firestorm of allegations
Heidi Heitkamp has no time for resisting. That's what the North Dakota Democrat in one of the most Donald Trump-friendly states says, though it would seem she also doesn't have that luxury. The first-term U.S. senator, among the most vulnerable in her party seeking re-election this year, is maneuvering herself at once as an ally of the Republican president on policy, and a polite opponent at other times. "If you simply focus on resistance, if that's your sole motivation and purpose, I don't know
The Trump administration has absolutely refused to answer the simple question if President Donald Trump thinks climate change is a hoax. During a press appearance Friday morning, Kellyanne Conway danced around the issue, saying only "the president believes in a clean environment, clean air, clean water." She added: "He's received awards as a businessman in that regard, and he made very clear yesterday what he doesn't believe." Then, the dodging continued this after EPA head Scott Pruit repeatedl
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders kept mum about the decision of ABC to cancel the second season of "Roseanne" reboot due to its lead star's racist Twitter post. During a press briefing at the Air Force One, Huckabee Sanders was asked about President Donald Trump's thoughts regarding the controversial tweet of Roseanne Barr, one of his most vocal celebrity supporters. According to the press secretary, Trump is currently concentrating on the talks with North Korea, and he has no
Veteran New Jersey pollster and operative Kellyanne Conway catapulted to national fame when she took over a floundering Trump campaign and helped lead the Donald's movement to victory in November. Next up for the South Jersey native? Who knows. Trump world works in mysterious ways. For now, she's coming home for a short stay to lead the Hammonton Fire Department Christmas Parade as its grand marshal . The celebration is part of the historic Atlantic County farming community's Hammonton's 150th A
Dr. Laura Schlessinger has issued an apology for repeatedly using the N-word on her show on Tuesday. But her racist rant isn't really the kind of thing you can apologize for. Schlessinger used the word when telling a black woman she was being "hypersensitive" about racist comments. Then, she apparently thought better of it. On her blog, she wrote , I didn't intend to hurt people, but I did. And that makes it the wrong thing to have done. I was attempting to make a philosophical point, and I arti
Congresswoman Martha Roby is currently in her fourth term serving the people of Alabama's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Prior to being elected to Congress, Rep. Roby worked as an attorney and served as a city councilman in her hometown of Montgomery. In the House, Rep. Roby has been a forceful advocate for cutting wasteful spending and eliminating bureaucratic red tape that burdens American families and businesses. Roby is a Member of the House Committee on App
Kellyanne Conway defended citing the imaginary "Bowling Green massacre," to excuse the Muslim ban, The Hill reports . Conway called critics of the gaffe, "haters" and made the case it was much ado over just one word. "I should have said 'plot' or I should have just called them 'terrorists.' ... I clarified immediately. I should have said terrorists and not 'massacre,'" Conway said on Fox News in an interview that will air today. "I'm sure it will live on for a week." Conway previously excused th
I once described Elke Blodgett as not just a passionate advocate for our natural environment, but a force of nature herself. So it was particularly shocking to learn on Friday that Elke, environmentalist, artist, and engaged citizen of St. Albert, Alberta, had died at 81 on Thursday at the Mazankowski Heart Institute in Edmonton. Although she could be a thorn in the side of St. Albert's politicians, and the self-satisfied classes generally, Elke was in many ways the best friend this community ha
The campaign to paint President Trump's CIA director nominee, Gina Haspel, as a ruthless, sadistic torturer known as "Bloody Gina" was initiated by a Russia-funded propagandist for Vladimir Putin's regime in Moscow. When President Trump nominated Gina Haspel to be the next CIA director, many of her former colleagues proudly lined up to support her candidacy. They pointed to her dedication and her 30-plus years of service in protecting America's national security. Then a firestorm of allegations
Heidi Heitkamp has no time for resisting. That's what the North Dakota Democrat in one of the most Donald Trump-friendly states says, though it would seem she also doesn't have that luxury. The first-term U.S. senator, among the most vulnerable in her party seeking re-election this year, is maneuvering herself at once as an ally of the Republican president on policy, and a polite opponent at other times. "If you simply focus on resistance, if that's your sole motivation and purpose, I don't know
The Trump administration has absolutely refused to answer the simple question if President Donald Trump thinks climate change is a hoax. During a press appearance Friday morning, Kellyanne Conway danced around the issue, saying only "the president believes in a clean environment, clean air, clean water." She added: "He's received awards as a businessman in that regard, and he made very clear yesterday what he doesn't believe." Then, the dodging continued this after EPA head Scott Pruit repeatedl
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders kept mum about the decision of ABC to cancel the second season of "Roseanne" reboot due to its lead star's racist Twitter post. During a press briefing at the Air Force One, Huckabee Sanders was asked about President Donald Trump's thoughts regarding the controversial tweet of Roseanne Barr, one of his most vocal celebrity supporters. According to the press secretary, Trump is currently concentrating on the talks with North Korea, and he has no
Afghanistan's National Unity Government (NUG) has been working to build the country's first-ever women's university in Kabul, according to first lady Rula Ghani. President Ashraf Ghani has started to implement a major campaign promise, which is to build the university, his wife said during a press briefing Wednesday, reports Khaama Press . The press conference was also attended by cabinet members, including Higher Education Minister Farida Mohmand, civil society activists, and women students. "B
Victims of former president Yahya Jammeh's brutal rule hope they will get justice under the administration of Gambia's new President Adama Barrow. Thousands of Gambians celebrated newly-elected President Adama Barrow's return to the country. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Families of people who went missing or were persecuted during the 22-year rule of the former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh are now seeking justice. The exact number of people who were killed extra-judicially or were declared missi
New York: Tough-talking Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara, the prosecutor credited with 'busting' Wall Street and the Gambino and Colombo mafia crime families, has jolted India by making a harsh example out of deputy consul Devyani Khobragade in New York. Khobragade was a sitting duck for Bharara because it's the worst kept secret that Indian diplomats come to America with help in tow who are paid "Indian salaries," dreadfully below US minimum wages. Khobragade is hardly the first diplomat fr
BY: Natalie Johnson Follow @nataliejohnsonn May 18, 2016 3:52 pm Senate Democrats sent a letter to President Obama Wednesday pressing the administration to accelerate the admission process for Syrian refugees to settle in the United States. Obama vowed last year that the U.S. would resettle up to 10,000 individuals seeking haven from the Syrian civil before September, but according to Reuters only 1,736 refugees have been admitted. 27 senators, including the No. 2 Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin of Il
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has said that his country will continue to promote full gender equality, including with regard to the issue of inheritance. He made his comments on Sunday during an event at the Presidential Palace in Carthage on the occasion of Women's Day. The audience included members of the government and parliament as well as representatives of civil society groups. "The State is committed to achieving full equality between women and men," he insisted, "and to ensuring e
A minister allegedly caught taking a bribe was among three Tunisian officials who were fired on Monday by Prime Minister Youssef Chahed. In 2016, Tunisia was ranked 75th out of more than 170 countries within the corruption perceptions index published by Transparency International. It ranked 59th a year before Ben Ali's fall in 2010. A statement from the government announced the sackings but did not state why the three were relieved of their duties. A spokesman for a provincial prosecutor confirm
The British Muslim Initiative (BMI) has called on the Home Secretary to resign following the Upper Immigration Tribunal's upholding of Sheikh Raed Salah's appeal against a deportation order. Even though media interest in the story is growing at home and abroad, the fact that the decision of Mr. Justice Ockelton in favour of the Palestinian-Israeli community leader was released during the Easter holiday is seen as an attempt by the government to "bury" the bad news while parliament is in recess.
Jordan's deputy prime minister and minister of foreign and expatriate affairs, Nasser Judeh, said on Tuesday that the UN Security Council will meet next week to review its position on the Yemeni crisis, Anadolu news agency reported. Judeh told reporters at the United Nations headquarters in New York that the Council will meet next week the 27 April to follow up on all parties' commitment to UN Security Council resolution 2216. Jordan, which is the only Arab member of the Security Council, is cur
A Chinese woman who is eight-months pregnant is reportedly being threatened by the Communist government that if she doesn't abort her baby, she and her husband will lose their government jobs. Women's Rights Without Frontiers , a human rights group speaking out against coercive population control in China, has slammed the "human tragedy and appalling injustice" of the case. Free sign up cp newsletter! The original story was reported by Shanghai online news portal Sixth Tone , which features an i
U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said Tuesday that Israel had acted with "restraint" in its deadly confrontation with Palestinians at the Gaza border, while Kuwait's ambassador urged the U.N. Security Council to offer protection to unarmed Palestinians. After ambassadors joined in a moment of silence for the more than 50 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the bloodiest day in Gaza since a 2014 war, divisions among council members quickly re-emerged. Haley said Israel was facing Hamas extremists
Victims of former president Yahya Jammeh's brutal rule hope they will get justice under the administration of Gambia's new President Adama Barrow. Thousands of Gambians celebrated newly-elected President Adama Barrow's return to the country. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Families of people who went missing or were persecuted during the 22-year rule of the former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh are now seeking justice. The exact number of people who were killed extra-judicially or were declared missi
New York: Tough-talking Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara, the prosecutor credited with 'busting' Wall Street and the Gambino and Colombo mafia crime families, has jolted India by making a harsh example out of deputy consul Devyani Khobragade in New York. Khobragade was a sitting duck for Bharara because it's the worst kept secret that Indian diplomats come to America with help in tow who are paid "Indian salaries," dreadfully below US minimum wages. Khobragade is hardly the first diplomat fr
BY: Natalie Johnson Follow @nataliejohnsonn May 18, 2016 3:52 pm Senate Democrats sent a letter to President Obama Wednesday pressing the administration to accelerate the admission process for Syrian refugees to settle in the United States. Obama vowed last year that the U.S. would resettle up to 10,000 individuals seeking haven from the Syrian civil before September, but according to Reuters only 1,736 refugees have been admitted. 27 senators, including the No. 2 Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin of Il
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has said that his country will continue to promote full gender equality, including with regard to the issue of inheritance. He made his comments on Sunday during an event at the Presidential Palace in Carthage on the occasion of Women's Day. The audience included members of the government and parliament as well as representatives of civil society groups. "The State is committed to achieving full equality between women and men," he insisted, "and to ensuring e
A minister allegedly caught taking a bribe was among three Tunisian officials who were fired on Monday by Prime Minister Youssef Chahed. In 2016, Tunisia was ranked 75th out of more than 170 countries within the corruption perceptions index published by Transparency International. It ranked 59th a year before Ben Ali's fall in 2010. A statement from the government announced the sackings but did not state why the three were relieved of their duties. A spokesman for a provincial prosecutor confirm
The British Muslim Initiative (BMI) has called on the Home Secretary to resign following the Upper Immigration Tribunal's upholding of Sheikh Raed Salah's appeal against a deportation order. Even though media interest in the story is growing at home and abroad, the fact that the decision of Mr. Justice Ockelton in favour of the Palestinian-Israeli community leader was released during the Easter holiday is seen as an attempt by the government to "bury" the bad news while parliament is in recess.
Jordan's deputy prime minister and minister of foreign and expatriate affairs, Nasser Judeh, said on Tuesday that the UN Security Council will meet next week to review its position on the Yemeni crisis, Anadolu news agency reported. Judeh told reporters at the United Nations headquarters in New York that the Council will meet next week the 27 April to follow up on all parties' commitment to UN Security Council resolution 2216. Jordan, which is the only Arab member of the Security Council, is cur
A Chinese woman who is eight-months pregnant is reportedly being threatened by the Communist government that if she doesn't abort her baby, she and her husband will lose their government jobs. Women's Rights Without Frontiers , a human rights group speaking out against coercive population control in China, has slammed the "human tragedy and appalling injustice" of the case. Free sign up cp newsletter! The original story was reported by Shanghai online news portal Sixth Tone , which features an i
U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said Tuesday that Israel had acted with "restraint" in its deadly confrontation with Palestinians at the Gaza border, while Kuwait's ambassador urged the U.N. Security Council to offer protection to unarmed Palestinians. After ambassadors joined in a moment of silence for the more than 50 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the bloodiest day in Gaza since a 2014 war, divisions among council members quickly re-emerged. Haley said Israel was facing Hamas extremists
Victims of former president Yahya Jammeh's brutal rule hope they will get justice under the administration of Gambia's new President Adama Barrow. Thousands of Gambians celebrated newly-elected President Adama Barrow's return to the country. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Families of people who went missing or were persecuted during the 22-year rule of the former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh are now seeking justice. The exact number of people who were killed extra-judicially or were declared missi
BY: Natalie Johnson Follow @nataliejohnsonn May 18, 2016 3:52 pm Senate Democrats sent a letter to President Obama Wednesday pressing the administration to accelerate the admission process for Syrian refugees to settle in the United States. Obama vowed last year that the U.S. would resettle up to 10,000 individuals seeking haven from the Syrian civil before September, but according to Reuters only 1,736 refugees have been admitted. 27 senators, including the No. 2 Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin of Il
Ousted Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff revealed that her predecessor, Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva, plans to run for president again in 2018, despite being the subject of an extensive corruption probe that strengthened calls for Rousseff's impeachment. President Rousseff, of the nation's socialist Workers' Party (PT), has been making the media rounds in Europe, revealing the news in an interview with France's L'Express . She couched the announcement in the accusation that her removal was an a
"We are not calling for the slaughter of white people - at least for now", Julius Malema... South Africa/photo by Foreign and Commonwealth Office (CC) (Daily Mail) White South African farmers will be removed from their land after a landslide vote in parliament. The country's constitution is now likely to be amended to allow for the confiscation of white-owned land without compensation, following a motion brought by radical Marxist opposition leader Julius Malema. It passed by 241 votes for to 83
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's defence minister quit on Tuesday only to reverse himself soon afterward, the prime minister's office said, and gunmen pledged to keep two ministries under siege in a crisis pointing to a security breakdown in the young democracy. Armed groups seized the Foreign Ministry on April 28 and ringed the Justice Ministry two days later to push parliament into passing a law barring anyone who held a senior position under late dictator Muammar Gaddafi from public service. The T
One horrific practice has seen thousands go missing, and it's time for Theresa May to speak out UK Prime Minister Theresa May recently claimed that she wants to help create a better Pakistan. But if she really does, she must address a worrying situation in which thousands of people in the country are reportedly disappearing. Old friends, "deep ties" Pakistan is currently going through change. The country's Supreme Court... US to treat peaceful protesters as criminals, warn UN experts UN human ri
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- The Philippine immigration bureau on Thursday ordered the deportation of an Australian nun who has angered the president by joining anti-government rallies, but her lawyers called the move "persecution" and said they would appeal. The Bureau of Immigration also wants to prohibit Sister Patricia Anne Fox from returning to the country for violating the terms of her missionary visa. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Fox's deportation would not be enforced while she
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on Friday for a "conversation" about gun rights, asking why U.S. civilians should have access to "military weapons." "I think it is time for us to have a conversation about what the right to bear arms means in the modern world," Rice told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. "I don't understand why civilians need to have access to military weapons." "We wouldn't, we wouldn't say you can go out and buy a tank," she continued. "So I do think we nee
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Tuesday announced his decision to open the border with South Sudan with a view to facilitating human and commercial traffic. "We will stand by you [i.e., the people of South Sudan] and will not squander any chance to achieve peace in your country," al-Bashir said during talks in Khartoum between South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar. "South Sudanese refugees face exceptional circumstances," he added. "We will do everything in o
The EU statistical office, Eurostat said the number of people applying for asylum in the European Union has declined by nearly half in the past year compared with 2016. The office said in a statement on Tuesday that 650,000 people applied for asylum for the first time to European countries in 2017, compared with 1.2 million people in the previous year, adding that the Syrians topped the list of asylum seekers with 102,400 people followed by Iraqis 47,500 applications and Afghans 43,600 applicati
BY: Natalie Johnson Follow @nataliejohnsonn May 18, 2016 3:52 pm Senate Democrats sent a letter to President Obama Wednesday pressing the administration to accelerate the admission process for Syrian refugees to settle in the United States. Obama vowed last year that the U.S. would resettle up to 10,000 individuals seeking haven from the Syrian civil before September, but according to Reuters only 1,736 refugees have been admitted. 27 senators, including the No. 2 Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin of Il
Ousted Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff revealed that her predecessor, Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva, plans to run for president again in 2018, despite being the subject of an extensive corruption probe that strengthened calls for Rousseff's impeachment. President Rousseff, of the nation's socialist Workers' Party (PT), has been making the media rounds in Europe, revealing the news in an interview with France's L'Express . She couched the announcement in the accusation that her removal was an a
"We are not calling for the slaughter of white people - at least for now", Julius Malema... South Africa/photo by Foreign and Commonwealth Office (CC) (Daily Mail) White South African farmers will be removed from their land after a landslide vote in parliament. The country's constitution is now likely to be amended to allow for the confiscation of white-owned land without compensation, following a motion brought by radical Marxist opposition leader Julius Malema. It passed by 241 votes for to 83
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's defence minister quit on Tuesday only to reverse himself soon afterward, the prime minister's office said, and gunmen pledged to keep two ministries under siege in a crisis pointing to a security breakdown in the young democracy. Armed groups seized the Foreign Ministry on April 28 and ringed the Justice Ministry two days later to push parliament into passing a law barring anyone who held a senior position under late dictator Muammar Gaddafi from public service. The T
One horrific practice has seen thousands go missing, and it's time for Theresa May to speak out UK Prime Minister Theresa May recently claimed that she wants to help create a better Pakistan. But if she really does, she must address a worrying situation in which thousands of people in the country are reportedly disappearing. Old friends, "deep ties" Pakistan is currently going through change. The country's Supreme Court... US to treat peaceful protesters as criminals, warn UN experts UN human ri
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- The Philippine immigration bureau on Thursday ordered the deportation of an Australian nun who has angered the president by joining anti-government rallies, but her lawyers called the move "persecution" and said they would appeal. The Bureau of Immigration also wants to prohibit Sister Patricia Anne Fox from returning to the country for violating the terms of her missionary visa. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Fox's deportation would not be enforced while she
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on Friday for a "conversation" about gun rights, asking why U.S. civilians should have access to "military weapons." "I think it is time for us to have a conversation about what the right to bear arms means in the modern world," Rice told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. "I don't understand why civilians need to have access to military weapons." "We wouldn't, we wouldn't say you can go out and buy a tank," she continued. "So I do think we nee
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Tuesday announced his decision to open the border with South Sudan with a view to facilitating human and commercial traffic. "We will stand by you [i.e., the people of South Sudan] and will not squander any chance to achieve peace in your country," al-Bashir said during talks in Khartoum between South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar. "South Sudanese refugees face exceptional circumstances," he added. "We will do everything in o
The EU statistical office, Eurostat said the number of people applying for asylum in the European Union has declined by nearly half in the past year compared with 2016. The office said in a statement on Tuesday that 650,000 people applied for asylum for the first time to European countries in 2017, compared with 1.2 million people in the previous year, adding that the Syrians topped the list of asylum seekers with 102,400 people followed by Iraqis 47,500 applications and Afghans 43,600 applicati
Venezuela's opposition coalition said on Tuesday it would not participate in talks with the country's ruling socialist regime, amid suspicion that they are an attempt to detract from global criticism that the country has turned into a dictatorship. "Negotiation is not to go and waste time, to look at someone's face, but rather so that Venezuelans can have immediate solutions," opposition leader Henrique Capriles told reporters. "We cannot have a repeat of last year's failure," he said, referring
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R., Utah) / Getty Images BY: Ali Meyer Follow @DJAliMeyer October 24, 2017 3:50 pm Sen. Orrin Hatch (R., Utah) and Rep. Kevin Brady (R., Texas) have introduced a proposal that would reform Obamacare while providing funding for cost-sharing reduction payments. The cost-sharing reduction payments, which lowers the amount an individual has to pay for copays, deductibles, and coinsurance, would be funded until 2019 and include pro-life protections. The proposal also states that ins
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The benchmark U.S. S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq index rose on Monday as a jump in 10-year bond yields boosted financial sector stocks and investors anticipated continued strength in corporate earnings and U.S. economic growth. The financial sector stock index rose 1.3 percent after 10-year U.S. Treasury yields climbed to their highest level in five weeks. The Federal Reserve was seen as likely to continue raising interest rates despite criticism from President Donald Trump.
FILE PHOTO: The Thomson Reuters logo is seen on the company building in Times Square, New York October 29, 2013. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo August 8, 2018 TORONTO (Reuters) - Thomson Reuters Corp said it was thinking about acquisition opportunities after reporting quarterly earnings that were ahead of expectations on Wednesday and reaffirming its 2018 forecast. The news and information provider agreed in January to sell a 55-percent stake in the Financial & Risk unit, which provides data a
BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese leaders are scrambling to shore up public confidence and oversight of the pharmaceutical industry after a rabies vaccine maker was found faking records, the latest in a slew of public health and safety scandals that have outraged Chinese parents. Premier Li Keqiang said in a statement Sunday that Changchun Changsheng Life Sciences Ltd., which is accused of fabricating production and inspection records, "violated a moral bottom line." He pledged an immediate investigation
Brazil's lawmakers celebrate after they reached the votes needed to authorize President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment to go ahead, at the Congress in Brasilia on April 17, 2016. (Photo: EVARISTO SA/AFP/Getty Images) Following a three-day marathon session at Brazil's Chamber of Deputies, the opposition camp erupted in cheers last night when the 342th vote--a two-thirds majority of 513 seats--was tallied, sealing the approval of the impeachment motion against President Dilma Rousseff. The final sco
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Target Corp said on Monday it would increase its minimum hourly wage this year by a dollar to $11, vowing to raise this by the end of 2020 to $15 an hour -- the so-called "living wage" labor advocates across the United States are campaigning for. The Minneapolis-based retailer, which plans to start hiking minimum pay across its stores to $11 an hour in October, provided assurances that the move would not hurt its previously announced full-year and quarterly earnings forecasts
California Gov. Jerry Brown / Getty Images BY: Haris Alic Follow @realHarisAlic April 16, 2018 11:53 am California Gov. Jerry Brown (D.) is voicing opposition to the Trump administration's decision to include a citizenship status question on the 2020 federal census, and he is not taking any chances the census might result in his state losing billions in federal funding or decrease its congressional representation. Brown signed an executive order Friday creating a 25 member commission to guide o
Photo: Allison Joyce/2013 Getty Images With the assault-weapons ban basically off the table , the Senate's Democratic gun control advocates are making universal background checks the centerpiece of the legislation they plan to bring to the floor in April. Even though over 90 percent of Americans support background checks for all gun buyers, the measure is not expected to breeze through Congress. To pass, the bill will need votes from Southern Democrats who are worried that endorsing gun control
FILE PHOTO: The Carige bank logo is seen in Rome, Italy, April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini/File Photo August 7, 2018 MILAN (Reuters) - Banca Carige <CRGI.MI> said on Tuesday the European Central Bank (ECB) had made no reference to a possible "resolution" of the Italian bank in rejecting its latest capital plan, dismissing a risk flagged by Moody's ratings agency following a downgrade. Resolution is a procedure that ensures the orderly liquidation of banks and involves a series of measur
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R., Utah) / Getty Images BY: Ali Meyer Follow @DJAliMeyer October 24, 2017 3:50 pm Sen. Orrin Hatch (R., Utah) and Rep. Kevin Brady (R., Texas) have introduced a proposal that would reform Obamacare while providing funding for cost-sharing reduction payments. The cost-sharing reduction payments, which lowers the amount an individual has to pay for copays, deductibles, and coinsurance, would be funded until 2019 and include pro-life protections. The proposal also states that ins
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The benchmark U.S. S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq index rose on Monday as a jump in 10-year bond yields boosted financial sector stocks and investors anticipated continued strength in corporate earnings and U.S. economic growth. The financial sector stock index rose 1.3 percent after 10-year U.S. Treasury yields climbed to their highest level in five weeks. The Federal Reserve was seen as likely to continue raising interest rates despite criticism from President Donald Trump.
FILE PHOTO: The Thomson Reuters logo is seen on the company building in Times Square, New York October 29, 2013. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo August 8, 2018 TORONTO (Reuters) - Thomson Reuters Corp said it was thinking about acquisition opportunities after reporting quarterly earnings that were ahead of expectations on Wednesday and reaffirming its 2018 forecast. The news and information provider agreed in January to sell a 55-percent stake in the Financial & Risk unit, which provides data a
BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese leaders are scrambling to shore up public confidence and oversight of the pharmaceutical industry after a rabies vaccine maker was found faking records, the latest in a slew of public health and safety scandals that have outraged Chinese parents. Premier Li Keqiang said in a statement Sunday that Changchun Changsheng Life Sciences Ltd., which is accused of fabricating production and inspection records, "violated a moral bottom line." He pledged an immediate investigation
Brazil's lawmakers celebrate after they reached the votes needed to authorize President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment to go ahead, at the Congress in Brasilia on April 17, 2016. (Photo: EVARISTO SA/AFP/Getty Images) Following a three-day marathon session at Brazil's Chamber of Deputies, the opposition camp erupted in cheers last night when the 342th vote--a two-thirds majority of 513 seats--was tallied, sealing the approval of the impeachment motion against President Dilma Rousseff. The final sco
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Target Corp said on Monday it would increase its minimum hourly wage this year by a dollar to $11, vowing to raise this by the end of 2020 to $15 an hour -- the so-called "living wage" labor advocates across the United States are campaigning for. The Minneapolis-based retailer, which plans to start hiking minimum pay across its stores to $11 an hour in October, provided assurances that the move would not hurt its previously announced full-year and quarterly earnings forecasts
California Gov. Jerry Brown / Getty Images BY: Haris Alic Follow @realHarisAlic April 16, 2018 11:53 am California Gov. Jerry Brown (D.) is voicing opposition to the Trump administration's decision to include a citizenship status question on the 2020 federal census, and he is not taking any chances the census might result in his state losing billions in federal funding or decrease its congressional representation. Brown signed an executive order Friday creating a 25 member commission to guide o
Photo: Allison Joyce/2013 Getty Images With the assault-weapons ban basically off the table , the Senate's Democratic gun control advocates are making universal background checks the centerpiece of the legislation they plan to bring to the floor in April. Even though over 90 percent of Americans support background checks for all gun buyers, the measure is not expected to breeze through Congress. To pass, the bill will need votes from Southern Democrats who are worried that endorsing gun control
FILE PHOTO: The Carige bank logo is seen in Rome, Italy, April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini/File Photo August 7, 2018 MILAN (Reuters) - Banca Carige <CRGI.MI> said on Tuesday the European Central Bank (ECB) had made no reference to a possible "resolution" of the Italian bank in rejecting its latest capital plan, dismissing a risk flagged by Moody's ratings agency following a downgrade. Resolution is a procedure that ensures the orderly liquidation of banks and involves a series of measur
Has Uber been using software to evade authorities? A criminal probe will investigate whether or not the multi-billion-dollar ride-share company used software to evade regulators. While regulations can often be a nuisance, the law is the law. Regulators have forbidden Uber from operating in certain areas. The US Department of Justice alleges that the Silicon Valley giant is using software called "Greyball" to circumvent local transportation officials. Uber has already acknowledged the existence o
Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs didn't believe in listening to his customers. "It's really hard to design products by focus groups," he said. "A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them." French President-elect Emmanuel Macron would be wise to adopt the same attitude in finally foisting true capitalism upon the French. If last weekend's presidential election proved anything, it was that the French have no clue what they want -- only what they don't want. Macron,
File Amino under "start-ups that give me a twinge of hope," given its stated goal to create a fandom-friendly alternative to Facebook and Twitter, as well as its diverse team . I had never heard of this app before, but Forbes tells me it's bustling with thousands of users updating about cosplay, fan-art, and anime gif-set compilations. All they have to do now is promise me they've got a killer block-and-report policy for hate speech, and I'm sold. Amino hasn't been advertising much; they're rely
ATLANTA -- What is 'the PayPal monopoly'? It's a phrase I coined to describe any business that has become so large that you almost have no option but to use them whether you agree with their culture, ethics, rules and/or procedures. There are plenty of monopolies in our economy, mostly to the disadvantage of the 28 million small businesses in the United States. Over the last half a century, businesses in the cable, banking, financial and media industries have consolidated to the point where a
Plastic polymers are efficient, cheap and easy to make--but not very environmentally friendly. Hydrogels had previously not been really considered a viable alternative, because they're, well, gels. But by attaching them to clay, that's all changed. Turns out the water-based (duh) hydrogels had a great affinity for attaching to glass, so researchers tested out its relationship with something fairly similar: Clay. And lo and behold, it sticks! That gives it a bunch of properties that make it a pos
I recently overhead a friend of mine disgustedly muttering at his phone. Contrary to what one might think, his disgust was not over problems with his hand-held device; instead, it was over a notification he had just received from Reddit. The notification explained that he had been banned from the board entitled "Black Lives Matter." Confused, he said, "I've never even posted on that board! Why am I banned?!" It then became clear. He had been banned simply because he'd posted an article on anothe
The cost of investing keeps dropping, Vanguard said Monday it will stop charging commissions to trade most of its competitors' exchange-traded funds. Vanguard currently allows customers to make online trades of 77 of its own ETFs without commissions. Now, it plans to extend the practice to nearly 1,800 ETFs from BlackRock, Charles Schwab, State Street Global Advisors and other rivals in August. Karin Risi, director of Vanguard's retail investor group, said some ETFs won't be included, such as th
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Kobby Dagan / Shutterstock.com I am a millennial, living in a Boston suburb, developing software for a high profile technology company, and I can't fathom why so many of my colleagues have such different views than I do. With the recent stories of news censorship by Facebook and Twitter and corporate pressure in Georgia and North Carolina, it appears much of the tech industry has become a force of the left. I know there appears to be an easy answer for this question
Paranamir/Shutterstock Ah, that golden glow of a suntan. It makes us look and feel more attractive, but suntanning comes at a hefty price: irreversible damage to your skin . Even if you manage to avoid burning , you're still in for premature wrinkling, sagging, and blotching, and you're significantly raising your risk of skin cancer, including the deadly kind, melanoma . If only there were a hack of sorts for sunbathing--some way to get that beautiful bronzed look without the problems associated
Some people may develop a potentially dangerous eye problem due to the shingles vaccine, a new study finds. The varicella zoster virus vaccine was designed to protect against chickenpox in children and shingles in adults, and has been in use for some 20 years. But now researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine say it may cause keratitis, an eye inflammation, in a rare number of cases. Keratitis, or inflammation of the clear layer on the front of the eye, is a vision issue that
Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs didn't believe in listening to his customers. "It's really hard to design products by focus groups," he said. "A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them." French President-elect Emmanuel Macron would be wise to adopt the same attitude in finally foisting true capitalism upon the French. If last weekend's presidential election proved anything, it was that the French have no clue what they want -- only what they don't want. Macron,
File Amino under "start-ups that give me a twinge of hope," given its stated goal to create a fandom-friendly alternative to Facebook and Twitter, as well as its diverse team . I had never heard of this app before, but Forbes tells me it's bustling with thousands of users updating about cosplay, fan-art, and anime gif-set compilations. All they have to do now is promise me they've got a killer block-and-report policy for hate speech, and I'm sold. Amino hasn't been advertising much; they're rely
ATLANTA -- What is 'the PayPal monopoly'? It's a phrase I coined to describe any business that has become so large that you almost have no option but to use them whether you agree with their culture, ethics, rules and/or procedures. There are plenty of monopolies in our economy, mostly to the disadvantage of the 28 million small businesses in the United States. Over the last half a century, businesses in the cable, banking, financial and media industries have consolidated to the point where a
Plastic polymers are efficient, cheap and easy to make--but not very environmentally friendly. Hydrogels had previously not been really considered a viable alternative, because they're, well, gels. But by attaching them to clay, that's all changed. Turns out the water-based (duh) hydrogels had a great affinity for attaching to glass, so researchers tested out its relationship with something fairly similar: Clay. And lo and behold, it sticks! That gives it a bunch of properties that make it a pos
I recently overhead a friend of mine disgustedly muttering at his phone. Contrary to what one might think, his disgust was not over problems with his hand-held device; instead, it was over a notification he had just received from Reddit. The notification explained that he had been banned from the board entitled "Black Lives Matter." Confused, he said, "I've never even posted on that board! Why am I banned?!" It then became clear. He had been banned simply because he'd posted an article on anothe
The cost of investing keeps dropping, Vanguard said Monday it will stop charging commissions to trade most of its competitors' exchange-traded funds. Vanguard currently allows customers to make online trades of 77 of its own ETFs without commissions. Now, it plans to extend the practice to nearly 1,800 ETFs from BlackRock, Charles Schwab, State Street Global Advisors and other rivals in August. Karin Risi, director of Vanguard's retail investor group, said some ETFs won't be included, such as th
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Kobby Dagan / Shutterstock.com I am a millennial, living in a Boston suburb, developing software for a high profile technology company, and I can't fathom why so many of my colleagues have such different views than I do. With the recent stories of news censorship by Facebook and Twitter and corporate pressure in Georgia and North Carolina, it appears much of the tech industry has become a force of the left. I know there appears to be an easy answer for this question
Paranamir/Shutterstock Ah, that golden glow of a suntan. It makes us look and feel more attractive, but suntanning comes at a hefty price: irreversible damage to your skin . Even if you manage to avoid burning , you're still in for premature wrinkling, sagging, and blotching, and you're significantly raising your risk of skin cancer, including the deadly kind, melanoma . If only there were a hack of sorts for sunbathing--some way to get that beautiful bronzed look without the problems associated
Some people may develop a potentially dangerous eye problem due to the shingles vaccine, a new study finds. The varicella zoster virus vaccine was designed to protect against chickenpox in children and shingles in adults, and has been in use for some 20 years. But now researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine say it may cause keratitis, an eye inflammation, in a rare number of cases. Keratitis, or inflammation of the clear layer on the front of the eye, is a vision issue that
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Sports Illustrated magazine didn't just give Colin Kaepernick the Muhammad Ali Legacy Award on Monday. This left-leaning publication immersed itself in Black Lives Matter activism by giving the ex-football player and fellow BLM activist Beyonce a green light to push their social justice narrative. The Daily Show host Trevor Noah introduced Kaepernick by complaining, "He's been sidelined by the NFL, labeled un-American, and even been attacked by the president." TMZ echoed his words with the headl
Iranian midfielder Masoud Shojaei has asked Carlos Queiroz to invite him to Team Melli once again. Masoud Shojaei had been left out of Iran squad from August after playing against an Israeli club with Panionios in UEFA Europa League. Iran does not recognize the state of Israel and bars its athletes from competing against participants from the country. "I want to return to the national team," Masoud told El Pais. "The coach loves me a lot, as well as the players and Iran Football Federation too.
If you're waiting for the NFL Players Association to step in, in the wake of the Colin Kaepernick sit-protest during the National Anthem on Friday night, and remind players that they are NFL players first and foremost, not politicians. Or, at the very least, that hugely controversial political statements would have been much better had they occurred in June, as opposed to two weeks before the start of the season, you're about to be mighty disappointed. The Nation 's Dave Zirin invited NFLPA Pres
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. still doesn't seem to understand why people don't like him very much, and claimed in a recent interview that peoples' attitude towards him versus someone like Conor McGregor boils down to racism. Mayweather kicked things off with a rant about the boxing media trying to pressure Andre Ward into a fight with the higher weight class Sergey Kovalev, saying race played a big part in the pound-for-pound rankings and which fighters were expected to step outside their weight class
FILE PHOTO: NBA players take part in a training session in Johannesburg, July 31, 2015, ahead of Africa Game exhibition match. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo August 3, 2018 PRETORIA (Reuters) - The third NBA Africa Game, to be staged at the Sun Arena in Pretoria on Saturday, has been billed an exhibition clash to grow the appetite for the game on the continent, but the likes of All Star Joel Embiid prove there is much more at stake. The fixture pits Team Africa, made up of NBA players with ro
TWO of the stars of UFC 205 took the opportunity to catch up with a trio of footballing big hitters in New York this week. UFC middleweight contender Yoel Romero and welterweight contender Kelvin Gastelum visited Major League Soccer side New York City FC during their stay in The Big Apple. 2 UFC stars Yoel Romero and Kelvin Gastelum met David Villa in New York And while they were there, they met with three of the team's biggest stars, Spanish World Cup and European Championship winner David Vill
Suck it up Kaepernick, Tim Tebow is playing minor league baseball and moving on up. As quarterback Colin Kaepernick has yet to land a job with an NFL team, some law professors believe he might have a race discrimination case against the football league should he choose to file one. As you probably know, Kaepernick was rather outspoken last season regarding issues highlighted by Black Lives Matter. His most controversial protest was electing to kneel during the playing of the National Anthem. Tho
NFL Hall of Famer Junior Seau committed suicide the other day. His death may be related to the concussion issue. It may not be. Whatever happened, media coverage of such celebrity tragedies really matters. Sensationalist or ill-informed coverage spreads myths. It can also foster dangerous behavioral contagion. Good coverage can increase public understanding of a complex issue. It can also point people in mental pain or at suicide risk towards sources of help. A useful set of media guidelines is
NBA Star Kevin Durant on Trump: "I Don't Respect Who's in Office" Headline Aug 18, 2017 In other sports news, basketball superstar Kevin Durant has said he won't go to the White House if Trump invites the NBA champion Golden State Warriors. Durant said, "I don't respect who's in office right now." The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License . Please attribute legal copies of this work to democra
Sports Illustrated magazine didn't just give Colin Kaepernick the Muhammad Ali Legacy Award on Monday. This left-leaning publication immersed itself in Black Lives Matter activism by giving the ex-football player and fellow BLM activist Beyonce a green light to push their social justice narrative. The Daily Show host Trevor Noah introduced Kaepernick by complaining, "He's been sidelined by the NFL, labeled un-American, and even been attacked by the president." TMZ echoed his words with the headl
Iranian midfielder Masoud Shojaei has asked Carlos Queiroz to invite him to Team Melli once again. Masoud Shojaei had been left out of Iran squad from August after playing against an Israeli club with Panionios in UEFA Europa League. Iran does not recognize the state of Israel and bars its athletes from competing against participants from the country. "I want to return to the national team," Masoud told El Pais. "The coach loves me a lot, as well as the players and Iran Football Federation too.
If you're waiting for the NFL Players Association to step in, in the wake of the Colin Kaepernick sit-protest during the National Anthem on Friday night, and remind players that they are NFL players first and foremost, not politicians. Or, at the very least, that hugely controversial political statements would have been much better had they occurred in June, as opposed to two weeks before the start of the season, you're about to be mighty disappointed. The Nation 's Dave Zirin invited NFLPA Pres
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. still doesn't seem to understand why people don't like him very much, and claimed in a recent interview that peoples' attitude towards him versus someone like Conor McGregor boils down to racism. Mayweather kicked things off with a rant about the boxing media trying to pressure Andre Ward into a fight with the higher weight class Sergey Kovalev, saying race played a big part in the pound-for-pound rankings and which fighters were expected to step outside their weight class
FILE PHOTO: NBA players take part in a training session in Johannesburg, July 31, 2015, ahead of Africa Game exhibition match. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo August 3, 2018 PRETORIA (Reuters) - The third NBA Africa Game, to be staged at the Sun Arena in Pretoria on Saturday, has been billed an exhibition clash to grow the appetite for the game on the continent, but the likes of All Star Joel Embiid prove there is much more at stake. The fixture pits Team Africa, made up of NBA players with ro
TWO of the stars of UFC 205 took the opportunity to catch up with a trio of footballing big hitters in New York this week. UFC middleweight contender Yoel Romero and welterweight contender Kelvin Gastelum visited Major League Soccer side New York City FC during their stay in The Big Apple. 2 UFC stars Yoel Romero and Kelvin Gastelum met David Villa in New York And while they were there, they met with three of the team's biggest stars, Spanish World Cup and European Championship winner David Vill
Suck it up Kaepernick, Tim Tebow is playing minor league baseball and moving on up. As quarterback Colin Kaepernick has yet to land a job with an NFL team, some law professors believe he might have a race discrimination case against the football league should he choose to file one. As you probably know, Kaepernick was rather outspoken last season regarding issues highlighted by Black Lives Matter. His most controversial protest was electing to kneel during the playing of the National Anthem. Tho
NFL Hall of Famer Junior Seau committed suicide the other day. His death may be related to the concussion issue. It may not be. Whatever happened, media coverage of such celebrity tragedies really matters. Sensationalist or ill-informed coverage spreads myths. It can also foster dangerous behavioral contagion. Good coverage can increase public understanding of a complex issue. It can also point people in mental pain or at suicide risk towards sources of help. A useful set of media guidelines is
NBA Star Kevin Durant on Trump: "I Don't Respect Who's in Office" Headline Aug 18, 2017 In other sports news, basketball superstar Kevin Durant has said he won't go to the White House if Trump invites the NBA champion Golden State Warriors. Durant said, "I don't respect who's in office right now." The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License . Please attribute legal copies of this work to democra
Pakistan's interior minister, Rehman Malik, was recently on a visit to Tehran conveying a special message from the Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to President Ahmadinejad of Iran. The Pakistani minister also met with other Iranian officials, including his Iranian counterpart, Mostafa Mohammad Najjar, and the Iranian foreign minister, Ali Akbar Salehi. Besides the reports of routine diplomatic niceties over the importance of the bilateral relations of the two countries, no details have been
TEHRAN - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Hassan Qashqavi has said the condition in which the Iranian asylum seekers are held in Australia is "inhumane". "The Iranian asylum seekers may leave the country legally and go to Indonesia and then take 'boats of death'. I call them boats of death, because 90 percent of them are drowned. Then, the asylum seekers are taken to islands like Christmas or camps in which living conditions are really difficult and such treatments are defini
The deputy chief of Hamas' political bureau, Musa abu-Marzouq, has said that there is no crisis between his movement and Egypt and denied that he had been asked to leave Cairo. He confirmed that the official relationship between Hamas and the Egyptians has not stopped and still continues. Abu-Marzouq told a London based newspaper that it was impossible for Hamas to harm any Egyptian soldiers. "We do not have any interest in causing problems for the Palestinians inside Egypt," he said. "Despite t
The Tunisian Ministry of Defence announced yesterday that NATO is helping it establish a centre for the gathering and analysis of military intelligence. "NATO is training a number of Tunisian military officials on the latest software and techniques used in the collection, analysis and dissemination of information in the field of counter terrorism," the ministry added. Tunisian media sources reported NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg as saying: "NATO is working to support the Tunisian compe
Wided Bouchamaoui, head of the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts, has said that Tunisia's private economic institutions are "unable" to compete because of the increase in smuggling. Bouchamaoui was speaking at the opening of the confederation's 16th National Congress which was held yesterday in the capital Tunis. The confederation expressed its rejection of the one per cent VAT increase and the imposition of a new social security tax of one per cent on employees and compa
Iranian midfielder Masoud Shojaei has asked Carlos Queiroz to invite him to Team Melli once again. Masoud Shojaei had been left out of Iran squad from August after playing against an Israeli club with Panionios in UEFA Europa League. Iran does not recognize the state of Israel and bars its athletes from competing against participants from the country. "I want to return to the national team," Masoud told El Pais. "The coach loves me a lot, as well as the players and Iran Football Federation too.
A blind sheikh has been accused by Egyptian prosecutors of sniping protesters in front of Al-Ittihadiya Presidential Palace, activists said. Rabei Abu-Eid was also accused of joining a terrorist organisation, as he is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Abu-Eid was sacked from the Awqaf Ministry and prevented from delivering Friday sermons. The police later asked him not to join anti-coup protests. Based on information posted on his Facebook page and interviews with his family broadcast by Al-Ja
A senior official from Palestinian resistance faction Hamas on Wednesday warned that Israel's ongoing military onslaught on the Gaza Strip would lead to a "third intifada" (uprising) in the Palestinian territories. "We are on the threshold of changes that will have strategic ramifications for the Palestinian cause and the entire Middle East region," Osama Hamdan, Hamas' foreign relations chief, told Anadolu Agency by phone. He said Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip had already climaxed, noting
Al-Baghdadi was "wounded" in the airstrike, while three of his deputies were killed, Iranian news agency IRNA reported based on a statement by an informed source. The IRNA source said among the fatalities were Abu Saed al-Karbuli, a "top terrorist commander," and another leading Islamic State group figure, a Georgian-born Chechen known by the name of Abu Omar al-Shishani. The Baghdad Information Center confirmed reports that al-Baghdadi and some of his top commanders had been injured late on Sun
Bahram Ghasemi, Spokesman of Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, strongly condemned the barbaric terrorist attack on a place of worship 40km west of the Egyptian city of El Arish. The official, while sympathizing with families of the victims, asserted that undoubtedly, Takfiri terrorism, which has suffered the most humiliating defeats in the region, would not hesitate to take any ruthless endeavor to reiterate its existence, and it remains the responsibility of regional governments to genuinely
TEHRAN - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Hassan Qashqavi has said the condition in which the Iranian asylum seekers are held in Australia is "inhumane". "The Iranian asylum seekers may leave the country legally and go to Indonesia and then take 'boats of death'. I call them boats of death, because 90 percent of them are drowned. Then, the asylum seekers are taken to islands like Christmas or camps in which living conditions are really difficult and such treatments are defini
The deputy chief of Hamas' political bureau, Musa abu-Marzouq, has said that there is no crisis between his movement and Egypt and denied that he had been asked to leave Cairo. He confirmed that the official relationship between Hamas and the Egyptians has not stopped and still continues. Abu-Marzouq told a London based newspaper that it was impossible for Hamas to harm any Egyptian soldiers. "We do not have any interest in causing problems for the Palestinians inside Egypt," he said. "Despite t
The Tunisian Ministry of Defence announced yesterday that NATO is helping it establish a centre for the gathering and analysis of military intelligence. "NATO is training a number of Tunisian military officials on the latest software and techniques used in the collection, analysis and dissemination of information in the field of counter terrorism," the ministry added. Tunisian media sources reported NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg as saying: "NATO is working to support the Tunisian compe
Wided Bouchamaoui, head of the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts, has said that Tunisia's private economic institutions are "unable" to compete because of the increase in smuggling. Bouchamaoui was speaking at the opening of the confederation's 16th National Congress which was held yesterday in the capital Tunis. The confederation expressed its rejection of the one per cent VAT increase and the imposition of a new social security tax of one per cent on employees and compa
Iranian midfielder Masoud Shojaei has asked Carlos Queiroz to invite him to Team Melli once again. Masoud Shojaei had been left out of Iran squad from August after playing against an Israeli club with Panionios in UEFA Europa League. Iran does not recognize the state of Israel and bars its athletes from competing against participants from the country. "I want to return to the national team," Masoud told El Pais. "The coach loves me a lot, as well as the players and Iran Football Federation too.
A blind sheikh has been accused by Egyptian prosecutors of sniping protesters in front of Al-Ittihadiya Presidential Palace, activists said. Rabei Abu-Eid was also accused of joining a terrorist organisation, as he is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Abu-Eid was sacked from the Awqaf Ministry and prevented from delivering Friday sermons. The police later asked him not to join anti-coup protests. Based on information posted on his Facebook page and interviews with his family broadcast by Al-Ja
A senior official from Palestinian resistance faction Hamas on Wednesday warned that Israel's ongoing military onslaught on the Gaza Strip would lead to a "third intifada" (uprising) in the Palestinian territories. "We are on the threshold of changes that will have strategic ramifications for the Palestinian cause and the entire Middle East region," Osama Hamdan, Hamas' foreign relations chief, told Anadolu Agency by phone. He said Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip had already climaxed, noting
Al-Baghdadi was "wounded" in the airstrike, while three of his deputies were killed, Iranian news agency IRNA reported based on a statement by an informed source. The IRNA source said among the fatalities were Abu Saed al-Karbuli, a "top terrorist commander," and another leading Islamic State group figure, a Georgian-born Chechen known by the name of Abu Omar al-Shishani. The Baghdad Information Center confirmed reports that al-Baghdadi and some of his top commanders had been injured late on Sun
Bahram Ghasemi, Spokesman of Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, strongly condemned the barbaric terrorist attack on a place of worship 40km west of the Egyptian city of El Arish. The official, while sympathizing with families of the victims, asserted that undoubtedly, Takfiri terrorism, which has suffered the most humiliating defeats in the region, would not hesitate to take any ruthless endeavor to reiterate its existence, and it remains the responsibility of regional governments to genuinely
CLC rating : Pro-abortion, Anti-traditional marriage Rating Comments : She is a prominent and influential lesbian activist who has spent much of her life persecuting Christians who believe in traditional marriage, and fundraising and agitating for LGBT ideologies. One breathtaking example of her anti-Christian bigotry was when she hosted a fundraiser at her Toronto office to support the lawsuit against Trinity Western University, with the goal of banning Christian law school graduates from ever
President Fabulous strikes again. WASHINGTON -- Legally married same-sex couples just gained a little more recognition in the eyes of the federal government. The Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday that, starting with the 2015 plan year, insurance companies that provide coverage to opposite-sex spouses must also offer that coverage to same-sex spouses. "In other words, insurance companies will not be permitted to discriminate against married same-sex couples when offering co
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in India face legal and social difficulties not experienced by non-LGBT persons. Sexual activity between people of the same gender is illegal and same-sex couples legally cannot marry or obtain a civil partnership. As of 2018, however, the Supreme Court is all set to reconsider whether to legalise same-sex sexual activity and a draft Uniform Civil Code, if approved in its current form, would legalise same-sex marriage in India. Sinc
Soloway is nearly alone in wondering if LGBT groups lobbied too softly for their priorities and caved too quickly. In the early '90s, he helped found Immigration Equality to work on this very issue, and he was one of the original proponents of equality for immigrants in same-sex couples. (He no longer works with Immigration Equality but has since co-founded the DOMA Project to fight for binational couples.) "We didn't set up a situation where we signaled that a failure to stand up for us, even i
LAWS BARRING same-sex marriage will finally come before the U.S. Supreme Court, with the Court's announcement on December 7 that it would take up two cases challenging state and federal laws that define marriage as between a man and a woman. One case is a challenge to Proposition 8, the 2008 California ballot measure that banned same-sex marriage. The other takes up the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), passed in 1996, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman. The case of Hollin
Democratic Leader Wants No Religious Exceptions For Gay Marriage By Art Gallagher | MoreMonmouthMusings.com Kissing Brides, Heather Jensen and Amy Quinn, an Asbury Park Councilwoman, celebrate their marriage shortly after midnight on October 21. facebook photo Assembly Minority Leader Lou Greenwald told The Star Ledge r that Assembly Democrats are not likely to pass legislation that would protect clergy and religious organizations from being forced to perform same sex marriages and accommod
Ask Lambda Legal: Faith-Based Foster Care Agencies By Lavender September 9, 2011 By Susan Sommer, Director of Constitutional Litigation Dear Ask Lambda Legal, My partner and I live in Illinois and are in a civil union. We are thinking about becoming foster parents, but have heard about problems with certain child welfare agencies. Should we be concerned? Congratulations! 2011 saw advances for same-sex couples in Illinois, as well as in New York, Hawaii, Delaware and Rhode Island. Marriage equali
Astraea Foundation for Lesbian Justice Benefit Celebrates Louisa Hext's Birthday By Lavender March 28, 2008 The 30-year-old Astraea Foundation for Lesbian Justice is the world's only lesbian-led feminist foundation focused on both US and international rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersexed people. Astraea now is represented in Minnesota. You have an opportunity to learn about the foundation and contribute to it during a fund-raiser on April 6. One may think of foundations
The Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) is one of the most important pieces of LGBT legislation currently before Congress. The bill would provide gay and lesbian U.S. citizens and permanent residents the right to sponsor their partners for immigration -- keeping same-sex couples together and ensuring that the children of LGBT parents don't have to worry about having their families broken up by the U.S. government. Instead of adding her name as a co-sponsor to this important bill, Democratic Se
The recession reminds us that marriage is more than an emotional relationship; marriage is also an economic partnership and social safety net." That's what Brad Wilcox writes in an introductory essay to The State of Our Unions: Marriage in America 2009 : "There is nothing like the loss of a job, an imminent foreclosure, or a shrinking 401(k) to gain new appreciation for a wife's job, a husband's commitment to pay down debt, or the in-laws' willingness to help out with childcare or a rent-free pl
President Fabulous strikes again. WASHINGTON -- Legally married same-sex couples just gained a little more recognition in the eyes of the federal government. The Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday that, starting with the 2015 plan year, insurance companies that provide coverage to opposite-sex spouses must also offer that coverage to same-sex spouses. "In other words, insurance companies will not be permitted to discriminate against married same-sex couples when offering co
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in India face legal and social difficulties not experienced by non-LGBT persons. Sexual activity between people of the same gender is illegal and same-sex couples legally cannot marry or obtain a civil partnership. As of 2018, however, the Supreme Court is all set to reconsider whether to legalise same-sex sexual activity and a draft Uniform Civil Code, if approved in its current form, would legalise same-sex marriage in India. Sinc
Soloway is nearly alone in wondering if LGBT groups lobbied too softly for their priorities and caved too quickly. In the early '90s, he helped found Immigration Equality to work on this very issue, and he was one of the original proponents of equality for immigrants in same-sex couples. (He no longer works with Immigration Equality but has since co-founded the DOMA Project to fight for binational couples.) "We didn't set up a situation where we signaled that a failure to stand up for us, even i
LAWS BARRING same-sex marriage will finally come before the U.S. Supreme Court, with the Court's announcement on December 7 that it would take up two cases challenging state and federal laws that define marriage as between a man and a woman. One case is a challenge to Proposition 8, the 2008 California ballot measure that banned same-sex marriage. The other takes up the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), passed in 1996, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman. The case of Hollin
Democratic Leader Wants No Religious Exceptions For Gay Marriage By Art Gallagher | MoreMonmouthMusings.com Kissing Brides, Heather Jensen and Amy Quinn, an Asbury Park Councilwoman, celebrate their marriage shortly after midnight on October 21. facebook photo Assembly Minority Leader Lou Greenwald told The Star Ledge r that Assembly Democrats are not likely to pass legislation that would protect clergy and religious organizations from being forced to perform same sex marriages and accommod
Ask Lambda Legal: Faith-Based Foster Care Agencies By Lavender September 9, 2011 By Susan Sommer, Director of Constitutional Litigation Dear Ask Lambda Legal, My partner and I live in Illinois and are in a civil union. We are thinking about becoming foster parents, but have heard about problems with certain child welfare agencies. Should we be concerned? Congratulations! 2011 saw advances for same-sex couples in Illinois, as well as in New York, Hawaii, Delaware and Rhode Island. Marriage equali
Astraea Foundation for Lesbian Justice Benefit Celebrates Louisa Hext's Birthday By Lavender March 28, 2008 The 30-year-old Astraea Foundation for Lesbian Justice is the world's only lesbian-led feminist foundation focused on both US and international rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersexed people. Astraea now is represented in Minnesota. You have an opportunity to learn about the foundation and contribute to it during a fund-raiser on April 6. One may think of foundations
The Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) is one of the most important pieces of LGBT legislation currently before Congress. The bill would provide gay and lesbian U.S. citizens and permanent residents the right to sponsor their partners for immigration -- keeping same-sex couples together and ensuring that the children of LGBT parents don't have to worry about having their families broken up by the U.S. government. Instead of adding her name as a co-sponsor to this important bill, Democratic Se
The recession reminds us that marriage is more than an emotional relationship; marriage is also an economic partnership and social safety net." That's what Brad Wilcox writes in an introductory essay to The State of Our Unions: Marriage in America 2009 : "There is nothing like the loss of a job, an imminent foreclosure, or a shrinking 401(k) to gain new appreciation for a wife's job, a husband's commitment to pay down debt, or the in-laws' willingness to help out with childcare or a rent-free pl
So says legal scholar Garrett Epps in The Atlantic . Alarmed by the Supreme Court's recent stay in the Little Sisters of the Poor and Hobby Lobby cases, Mr. Epps actually writes this: Taken together, these two cases aren't claims for religious exemption. They are more like an ordinance of secession--a statement that religious bodies, and people, and even commercial businesses, no longer belong to society if they decide they'd rather not. The idea depends on an assumption that government itself
Assoc. Professor Lydia S. Dugdale MD is the Associate Director of the program for biomedical ethics at Yale School of Medicine, in New Haven. She recently edited a book on death and dying, Dying in the Twenty-First Century: Toward a New Ethical Framework for the Art of Dying Well . In this interview she explains some of her ideas on the modern way of confronting death. Why are current approaches to dying problematic? Most people (in the developed West, that is) die in hospitals where patients ar
Missouri State University (MSU) says it will pay $25,000 to a former student who was expelled for his views on homosexuality. The agreement settles a lawsuit filed last April by Andrew Cash, a former MSU graduate student who alleges the university kicked him out of the master's in counseling program because he expressed a religious objection to counseling same-sex couples. The settlement was finalized last month but became public this week when the Springfield News-Leader reported on the agreeme
Dr. Dalia Marciukaityte is an associate professor of finance at Illinois State University. She is also a policy advisor for the Heartland Institute. Dr. Marciukaityte previously she served as Humana/Mike McAlister Endowed Professor at Louisiana Tech University. Her business experience is with Strategic Management Group and Merrill Lynch. She was born and raised in Lithuania (part of the USSR at the time). Her B.S. and M.S. degrees in management are from Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuan
Kyle Ferrebee is a senior at Wingate University, where he is currently enrolled in the pre-law program. He is majoring in business management with a minor in legal studies. Since his sophomore year in high school, Kyle has passionately pursued his dream of serving the American people through a career as a constitutional attorney and a U.S. Senator. Kyle was introduced to Young America's Foundation through its podcast. In September 2015, he became the founder of a Young Americans for Freedom chap
July 18, 2012 (LiveActionNews.org) - Like most women, I'm concerned about my health. That's why I recently made an appointment to see an OB/GYN. As I talked with my new doctor, I shared my history of severe menstrual cramps. As a remedy, she suggested I take birth control pills. I politely told her I was "adamantly opposed" to the pill; I took it as a teenager to alleviate cramps, though it proved ineffective. Aside from that, I'm aware of the history of Planned Parenthood, which was formerly kn
LAWS BARRING same-sex marriage will finally come before the U.S. Supreme Court, with the Court's announcement on December 7 that it would take up two cases challenging state and federal laws that define marriage as between a man and a woman. One case is a challenge to Proposition 8, the 2008 California ballot measure that banned same-sex marriage. The other takes up the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), passed in 1996, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman. The case of Hollin
Paul J. Larkin, Jr., is a Senior Legal Research Fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation. David E. Bernstein is George Mason University Foundation Professor at the George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, Virginia. Randy E. Barnett is Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he directs the Georgetown Center for the Constitution. This paper is adapted from a paper published in the H
Professor Adler is the author or editor of four books on environmental policy and over a dozen book chapters. He is a Policy Advisor to The Heartland Institute. Jonathan H. Adler is the inaugural Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Business Law & Regulation at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where he teaches courses in environmental, administrative, and constitutional law. Professor Adler is the author or editor of four books on environmental
A paper proposing use of the term 'after birth abortion' to refer to the killing of both disabled and apparently healthy new-born babies, was published recently in the Journal of Medical Ethics , arguably one of the world's leading bioethical academic publications. As the editor of a similar (though far less prestigious) journal, I very clearly appreciate the right of the current JME editor, Professor Julian Savulescu, to publish his former colleagues' views. Academic journals should be a place
Assoc. Professor Lydia S. Dugdale MD is the Associate Director of the program for biomedical ethics at Yale School of Medicine, in New Haven. She recently edited a book on death and dying, Dying in the Twenty-First Century: Toward a New Ethical Framework for the Art of Dying Well . In this interview she explains some of her ideas on the modern way of confronting death. Why are current approaches to dying problematic? Most people (in the developed West, that is) die in hospitals where patients ar
Missouri State University (MSU) says it will pay $25,000 to a former student who was expelled for his views on homosexuality. The agreement settles a lawsuit filed last April by Andrew Cash, a former MSU graduate student who alleges the university kicked him out of the master's in counseling program because he expressed a religious objection to counseling same-sex couples. The settlement was finalized last month but became public this week when the Springfield News-Leader reported on the agreeme
Dr. Dalia Marciukaityte is an associate professor of finance at Illinois State University. She is also a policy advisor for the Heartland Institute. Dr. Marciukaityte previously she served as Humana/Mike McAlister Endowed Professor at Louisiana Tech University. Her business experience is with Strategic Management Group and Merrill Lynch. She was born and raised in Lithuania (part of the USSR at the time). Her B.S. and M.S. degrees in management are from Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuan
Kyle Ferrebee is a senior at Wingate University, where he is currently enrolled in the pre-law program. He is majoring in business management with a minor in legal studies. Since his sophomore year in high school, Kyle has passionately pursued his dream of serving the American people through a career as a constitutional attorney and a U.S. Senator. Kyle was introduced to Young America's Foundation through its podcast. In September 2015, he became the founder of a Young Americans for Freedom chap
July 18, 2012 (LiveActionNews.org) - Like most women, I'm concerned about my health. That's why I recently made an appointment to see an OB/GYN. As I talked with my new doctor, I shared my history of severe menstrual cramps. As a remedy, she suggested I take birth control pills. I politely told her I was "adamantly opposed" to the pill; I took it as a teenager to alleviate cramps, though it proved ineffective. Aside from that, I'm aware of the history of Planned Parenthood, which was formerly kn
LAWS BARRING same-sex marriage will finally come before the U.S. Supreme Court, with the Court's announcement on December 7 that it would take up two cases challenging state and federal laws that define marriage as between a man and a woman. One case is a challenge to Proposition 8, the 2008 California ballot measure that banned same-sex marriage. The other takes up the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), passed in 1996, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman. The case of Hollin
Paul J. Larkin, Jr., is a Senior Legal Research Fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation. David E. Bernstein is George Mason University Foundation Professor at the George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, Virginia. Randy E. Barnett is Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he directs the Georgetown Center for the Constitution. This paper is adapted from a paper published in the H
Professor Adler is the author or editor of four books on environmental policy and over a dozen book chapters. He is a Policy Advisor to The Heartland Institute. Jonathan H. Adler is the inaugural Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Business Law & Regulation at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where he teaches courses in environmental, administrative, and constitutional law. Professor Adler is the author or editor of four books on environmental
A paper proposing use of the term 'after birth abortion' to refer to the killing of both disabled and apparently healthy new-born babies, was published recently in the Journal of Medical Ethics , arguably one of the world's leading bioethical academic publications. As the editor of a similar (though far less prestigious) journal, I very clearly appreciate the right of the current JME editor, Professor Julian Savulescu, to publish his former colleagues' views. Academic journals should be a place
The Electronic Intifada 21 November 2007 Palestinians inspect the rubble of their house after Israeli army demolished it in the village of al-Walajeh near Bethlehem, December 2006. (Fadi Tanas/ MaanImages ) RAMALLAH , Nov 21 ( IPS ) - Al-Walajeh village was once a quiet but busy place. Just four kilometers from Bethlehem and 8.5 km from Jerusalem, its rolling hills filled with fruit trees, natural forests, and blooming vegetation made it a prime farming location. Easy access to large and consist
Over 300 Bangladeshis were crushed to death in the ruins of their high-rise factory and Slate's Matt Yglesias is annoyed . He's not annoyed that 300 people were crushed to death, he's annoyed that seemingly "the entire Internet" is complaining about a post he wrote while bodies were still being pulled from the rubble, arguing that the status quo is just fine because Bangladeshis are making a rational economic calculus: Bangladesh is a lot poorer than the United States, and there are very good re
The United Nations' special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights charged in a new report today that "contempt for the poor" is growing in America along with wealth inequality. Philip Alston, an Australian law professor who has served in the role since 2014, went on a fact-finding mission for the UN Human Rights Council across the U.S. in the first two weeks of December. Alston visited California (Los Angeles and San Francisco), Alabama (Lowndes County and Montgomery), Georgia (Atlanta)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says he and the first lady have relatives who are unemployed and suffering because of the economic crisis, but he's confident that 2010 will be a better year for the American people. During an interview on the Tom Joyner Morning Show, Obama said being part of the African-American community means that no matter how well you do, there is likely someone in your family who is hurting. Obama says his first priority this year was stabilizing the economy, which
Homeless Iraqis Prompt Fears Of Social Crisis Photo Credit: Institute For War and Peace Reporting I raq's illegal squatter settlements are spreading so rapidly, one senior UN official considers homelessness "the greatest humanitarian problem facing Iraq." The alarming spread of illegal squatter settlements has aid groups fearful of a looming social crisis, one which a senior United Nations official considers "the greatest humanitarian problem facing Iraq." Recent reports from two international a
Matthew Yglesias Mar 25, 2010, 4:15 pm It's worth trying to keep in mind that huge numbers of people live in countries we rarely talk about. For example, there are about 150 million Nigerians and conditions are, on average, not good. So policy improvements there, at the margin, are probably much more important for human welfare than the latest antics in congress. And Elizabeth Dickinson says that Acting President Goodluck Jonathan's new cabinet sends all the right signals : The first message com
Paul Buhle is co-author with Dave Wagner of Hide in Plain Sight: The Hollywood Blacklistees in Film and Television, 1950-2002 (Paul Graves/St. Martin's, 2003) and Blacklisted: The Film Lover's Guide to the Hollywood Blacklist (Paul Graves/St. Martin's). Before retiring, he was a senior lecturer at Brown University. Only $20/year--that's only $1.67 per month! Get the Latest News & Updates The stories behind the inequality crisis--from In These Times and Verso Books Learn More COPYRIGHT (c)2016 IN
"The most vulnerable people are told that their poverty is their own fault." Ken Loach's new film " I, Daniel Blake " takes that basic idea and presents it with gut-wrenching intensity. "I, Daniel Blake" follows the story of a 59-year-old British carpenter who suffers a heart attack and needs state support. The film has been a major critical success and won Loach his second Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival , 10 years after his first win with "The Wind That Shakes the Barley." Along
Samir Petrus, 50, stands with his wife Evelyn and three of his five daughters at their shop in the camp. ( Arwa Ibrahim/Al Jazeera) Baghdad -- Exactly four years ago, a whole community of Iraqi Christians who lived for decades in the lush plains of the northeast fled their homes, never to return. Displaced by the expansion of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) - which rapidly overran vast territories in Iraq, eventually seizing one-third of the country in 2014 - Christian families left
Biomass, such as wood, crop residues and dung are used as cooking fuels by half of the worlds population; three-fourth of such use occurs in developing countries (Bruce et al., 2000). Biomass provides 70% of Pakistan s domestic sector energy and 53% of the biomass energy is from wood (IUCN, 2003; Rehfuess et al., 2006). Typical traditional biomass stoves can divert up to 38% of fuel carbon into products of incomplete combustion, including carbon monoxide (CO), particulate matter (PM), polycyclic
Over 300 Bangladeshis were crushed to death in the ruins of their high-rise factory and Slate's Matt Yglesias is annoyed . He's not annoyed that 300 people were crushed to death, he's annoyed that seemingly "the entire Internet" is complaining about a post he wrote while bodies were still being pulled from the rubble, arguing that the status quo is just fine because Bangladeshis are making a rational economic calculus: Bangladesh is a lot poorer than the United States, and there are very good re
The United Nations' special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights charged in a new report today that "contempt for the poor" is growing in America along with wealth inequality. Philip Alston, an Australian law professor who has served in the role since 2014, went on a fact-finding mission for the UN Human Rights Council across the U.S. in the first two weeks of December. Alston visited California (Los Angeles and San Francisco), Alabama (Lowndes County and Montgomery), Georgia (Atlanta)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says he and the first lady have relatives who are unemployed and suffering because of the economic crisis, but he's confident that 2010 will be a better year for the American people. During an interview on the Tom Joyner Morning Show, Obama said being part of the African-American community means that no matter how well you do, there is likely someone in your family who is hurting. Obama says his first priority this year was stabilizing the economy, which
Homeless Iraqis Prompt Fears Of Social Crisis Photo Credit: Institute For War and Peace Reporting I raq's illegal squatter settlements are spreading so rapidly, one senior UN official considers homelessness "the greatest humanitarian problem facing Iraq." The alarming spread of illegal squatter settlements has aid groups fearful of a looming social crisis, one which a senior United Nations official considers "the greatest humanitarian problem facing Iraq." Recent reports from two international a
Matthew Yglesias Mar 25, 2010, 4:15 pm It's worth trying to keep in mind that huge numbers of people live in countries we rarely talk about. For example, there are about 150 million Nigerians and conditions are, on average, not good. So policy improvements there, at the margin, are probably much more important for human welfare than the latest antics in congress. And Elizabeth Dickinson says that Acting President Goodluck Jonathan's new cabinet sends all the right signals : The first message com
Paul Buhle is co-author with Dave Wagner of Hide in Plain Sight: The Hollywood Blacklistees in Film and Television, 1950-2002 (Paul Graves/St. Martin's, 2003) and Blacklisted: The Film Lover's Guide to the Hollywood Blacklist (Paul Graves/St. Martin's). Before retiring, he was a senior lecturer at Brown University. Only $20/year--that's only $1.67 per month! Get the Latest News & Updates The stories behind the inequality crisis--from In These Times and Verso Books Learn More COPYRIGHT (c)2016 IN
"The most vulnerable people are told that their poverty is their own fault." Ken Loach's new film " I, Daniel Blake " takes that basic idea and presents it with gut-wrenching intensity. "I, Daniel Blake" follows the story of a 59-year-old British carpenter who suffers a heart attack and needs state support. The film has been a major critical success and won Loach his second Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival , 10 years after his first win with "The Wind That Shakes the Barley." Along
Samir Petrus, 50, stands with his wife Evelyn and three of his five daughters at their shop in the camp. ( Arwa Ibrahim/Al Jazeera) Baghdad -- Exactly four years ago, a whole community of Iraqi Christians who lived for decades in the lush plains of the northeast fled their homes, never to return. Displaced by the expansion of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) - which rapidly overran vast territories in Iraq, eventually seizing one-third of the country in 2014 - Christian families left
Biomass, such as wood, crop residues and dung are used as cooking fuels by half of the worlds population; three-fourth of such use occurs in developing countries (Bruce et al., 2000). Biomass provides 70% of Pakistan s domestic sector energy and 53% of the biomass energy is from wood (IUCN, 2003; Rehfuess et al., 2006). Typical traditional biomass stoves can divert up to 38% of fuel carbon into products of incomplete combustion, including carbon monoxide (CO), particulate matter (PM), polycyclic
Kurds Provoked Confrontation With ISIS in Iraq: Report Posted 2014-07-03 10:15 GMT Assyrians who fled Al Hamdaniya gathered in the Assyrian center in Ankawa (photo: Radio Ashur). (AINA) -- On June 25 Kurdish fighters clashed with ISIS in the town of Baghdede (AINA 2014-06-26 ), an Assyrian town 20 kilometers southeast of Mosul, causing 50,000 Assyrians to flee (AINA 2014-06-26 ). Baghdede is the Assyrian name of the town. It is also known as Qaraqosh in Turkish and al-Hamdaniya in Arabic. A repo
Kabul : Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has been increasing for a third year in a row and is heading for a record high, the U.N. said in a report released Monday. The boom in poppy cultivation is at its most pronounced in the Taliban's heartland in the south, the report showed, especially in regions where troops of the U.S.-led coalition have been withdrawn or are in the process of departing. The report suggests that whatever international efforts have been made to wean local farmers off
The tomb was accidentally discovered recently during a construction project in Erbil and is currently being excavated by an archaeological team. ( Goran M. Amin) Construction workers accidentally discovered a vaulted tomb dating back to the time of the Assyrian Empire in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. Ten skeletons were also found at the site. Inside the tomb, which was constructed with baked bricks, archaeologists discovered three ceramic sarcophagi holding two skeletons. Eight other sk
Peshawar : Pakistani troops fired heavy artillery at Afghan forces at their main Khyber Pass border crossing on Wednesday, the Pakistani military said, an escalation after days of clashes that have killed four people and stranded thousands on both sides. Relations between the US allies have never been close but have been strained over the past 15 years by Afghan accusations that Pakistan supports the Taliban who are fighting to unseat the US-backed government in Kabul. Pakistan denies that. Repr
Documentary on Assyrian Villages in Syria Overrun By ISIS Posted 2015-03-28 22:55 GMT Assyrian children dancing in an Assyrian village on the Khabur river in Syria. Photo from the documentary film by Lina Yakubova. (AINA) -- On February 23 ISIS attacked the 35 Assyrian villages on the Khabur River in the Hassaka province in northeast Syria. Nine Assyrian fighters died defending their villages in the initial attacks and there are reports that ISIS has executed at least 12 Assyrian fighters who we
"Mirza Olang village of Afghanistan is witnessing, these days, painful disasters and crimes which scratch the heart of any free person in the world," reads the opening of a post published on the Instagram account of the Head of the Strategic Research Center of Iran's Expediency Council, Ali Akbar Velayati, "a massacre conducted by the sinister and criminal hands of Taliban and ISILpp who slaughter children and hold carnage." The Leader's senior adviser strongly condemned the terrorist attack on
In retaliation for the Taliban executing 23 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel, the Pakistani army had no viable option left but to strike back with vengeance against the Taliban. The Pakistan Air Force jets bombarded the secret hideouts of the Taliban. Ever since the peace talks process had begun, most political commentators reportedly said both parties were not serious about the peace talks and were only biding time, for the opportune moment to strike. A fringe group affiliated with the TTP
The US announced plans on Sunday for a "border security force" - made up of Kurdish and Arab fighters - to prevent a resurgence by ISIL. The BSF will be tasked with securing the long sections of Syria's northern border with Turkey and eastern border with Iraq that are under the fighters' control, as well as parts of the Euphrates river valley, which effectively serves as the dividing line between them and Syrian pro-government forces. Ankara has repeatedly warned Washington over its support for
Robert Bowdrie "Bowe" Bergdahl is the United States Army soldier who was held captive by the Taliban from June 2009 until May 2014. He now stands accused of multiple violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and President Obama is considering pardoning him. As a twenty year Navy vet I have performed the duties of both soldier and leader. Yes, I was a boots-in-the-dirt sailor with "hardware" equipped units as part of Naval Coastal Warfare, which was redesignated as Maritime Expedi
By Monday, interestingly enough, the Russian invasion of Syria was receding as a topic of public concern. Apparently there no longer seemed anything explosive in the tidings of Vladimir Putin's slam-bang entry into that remote theater of conflict. This was notwithstanding those Russian airstrikes against the anti-Assad rebels whom the United States, supposedly, has been encouraging. When President Obama went before the TV cameras late last week, it was chiefly to flog anyone unable to fall in wi
Kabul : Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has been increasing for a third year in a row and is heading for a record high, the U.N. said in a report released Monday. The boom in poppy cultivation is at its most pronounced in the Taliban's heartland in the south, the report showed, especially in regions where troops of the U.S.-led coalition have been withdrawn or are in the process of departing. The report suggests that whatever international efforts have been made to wean local farmers off
The tomb was accidentally discovered recently during a construction project in Erbil and is currently being excavated by an archaeological team. ( Goran M. Amin) Construction workers accidentally discovered a vaulted tomb dating back to the time of the Assyrian Empire in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. Ten skeletons were also found at the site. Inside the tomb, which was constructed with baked bricks, archaeologists discovered three ceramic sarcophagi holding two skeletons. Eight other sk
Peshawar : Pakistani troops fired heavy artillery at Afghan forces at their main Khyber Pass border crossing on Wednesday, the Pakistani military said, an escalation after days of clashes that have killed four people and stranded thousands on both sides. Relations between the US allies have never been close but have been strained over the past 15 years by Afghan accusations that Pakistan supports the Taliban who are fighting to unseat the US-backed government in Kabul. Pakistan denies that. Repr
Documentary on Assyrian Villages in Syria Overrun By ISIS Posted 2015-03-28 22:55 GMT Assyrian children dancing in an Assyrian village on the Khabur river in Syria. Photo from the documentary film by Lina Yakubova. (AINA) -- On February 23 ISIS attacked the 35 Assyrian villages on the Khabur River in the Hassaka province in northeast Syria. Nine Assyrian fighters died defending their villages in the initial attacks and there are reports that ISIS has executed at least 12 Assyrian fighters who we
"Mirza Olang village of Afghanistan is witnessing, these days, painful disasters and crimes which scratch the heart of any free person in the world," reads the opening of a post published on the Instagram account of the Head of the Strategic Research Center of Iran's Expediency Council, Ali Akbar Velayati, "a massacre conducted by the sinister and criminal hands of Taliban and ISILpp who slaughter children and hold carnage." The Leader's senior adviser strongly condemned the terrorist attack on
In retaliation for the Taliban executing 23 Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel, the Pakistani army had no viable option left but to strike back with vengeance against the Taliban. The Pakistan Air Force jets bombarded the secret hideouts of the Taliban. Ever since the peace talks process had begun, most political commentators reportedly said both parties were not serious about the peace talks and were only biding time, for the opportune moment to strike. A fringe group affiliated with the TTP
The US announced plans on Sunday for a "border security force" - made up of Kurdish and Arab fighters - to prevent a resurgence by ISIL. The BSF will be tasked with securing the long sections of Syria's northern border with Turkey and eastern border with Iraq that are under the fighters' control, as well as parts of the Euphrates river valley, which effectively serves as the dividing line between them and Syrian pro-government forces. Ankara has repeatedly warned Washington over its support for
Robert Bowdrie "Bowe" Bergdahl is the United States Army soldier who was held captive by the Taliban from June 2009 until May 2014. He now stands accused of multiple violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and President Obama is considering pardoning him. As a twenty year Navy vet I have performed the duties of both soldier and leader. Yes, I was a boots-in-the-dirt sailor with "hardware" equipped units as part of Naval Coastal Warfare, which was redesignated as Maritime Expedi
By Monday, interestingly enough, the Russian invasion of Syria was receding as a topic of public concern. Apparently there no longer seemed anything explosive in the tidings of Vladimir Putin's slam-bang entry into that remote theater of conflict. This was notwithstanding those Russian airstrikes against the anti-Assad rebels whom the United States, supposedly, has been encouraging. When President Obama went before the TV cameras late last week, it was chiefly to flog anyone unable to fall in wi
We are asking the Department of Homeland Security/Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") to parole Cesar Leyva back into the United States to be reunited with his son, siblings, and community after an unjust deportation in April 2015. At the time ICE agents stopped, arrested, and removed Mr. Leyva in Tucson, Arizona, they denied him the opportunity to present his case for prosecutorial discretion under the Secretary of Homeland Security's protocols. Although Mr. Leyva repeatedly pleaded w
The Department of Homeland Security's request for another 700 National Guard troops at the Mexican border should be approved, Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson said Thursday. "It's primarily to free the Customs and Border Patrol agents to do their jobs on the border to apprehend individuals," the Wisconsin Republican told Fox News' "America's Newsroom." "I completely support DHS's request on this." On Wednesday, defense and Homeland Security officials told ABC News that t
The proposed plan , which is as good as done, and which was obtained by Judicial Watch this month from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is part of the president's mission to grant amnesty to as many illegal immigrants as possible before he leaves office. A report by The Migration Policy Institute finds that under Obama's new guidance memorandum via the Department of Homeland Security only 13% of the illegal aliens in this country will be considered enforcement priorities. Everyone els
The U.S. Homeland Security Department's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in New Jersey arrested more than three dozen illegal aliens during a 5-day dragnet that began on Thursday, July 12.Following the arrests, ICE officials issued a stern warning to elected officials and law enforcement commanders regarding New Jersey's sanctuary counties, cities and townships. Sanctuary policies are being created throughout the United States by Democrat-run local and state governments througho
In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, 19 senior investigators at Immigration and Customs Enforcement called for the agency to be separated into two distinct agencies. The letter, sent to Nielsen last month, explains that immigration enforcement duties have interfered with the work of Homeland Security Investigations, a sub agency of ICE. And if disbanded from ICE, HSI can continue to work unfettered while immigration enforcement continues to be conducted the Enforcement an
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A Mexican national in the country illegally, who has a prior conviction for assault on a law officer, is among 27 foreign nationals taken into custody during a four-day operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this week in western Michigan, targeting at-large criminal aliens, illegal re-entrants and other immigration violators. Of those arrested during the operation, which was spearheaded by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), 21, or m
On November 28, 2017, law enforcement arrested 20 illegal aliens working under false identities. A Memphis employment agency, Provide Staffing, assigned multiple employees to Expeditors International, a freight forwarder based in Memphis. In the course of their regular duties, Transportation Security Administration inspectors in Memphis noticed anomalies in Security Threat Assessment paperwork submitted on behalf of Provide Staffing workers on contract to Expeditors International, and referred t
The number of immigrants arrested or deported by federal agents in Michigan and Ohio soared over the past year as the administration of President Donald Trump toughened immigration enforcement, according to statistics reviewed by the Free Press. The data confirm what local immigrants and advocates say they've been seeing as more immigrants are detained and deported by agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Border Patrol (USBP), two agencies with the Department of Hom
Thomas Homan, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said that President Donald Trump told him, "You can now do your job." "He basically told the Border Patrol agents and the 20,000 American patriots that work for ICE that you can now do your job, you will enforce laws on your books. There's no population of alien that's off the table anymore and we've been waiting on that for almost a decade now," Homan said in a Fox News interview with Neil Cavuto . Illegal immigrants who
Seeborg dismissed a 2014 lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union that alleged the standard led to the identification of innocent people as potential terrorists. The program at issue in the case -- the National Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative -- has state and local law enforcement flag behavior they think reasonably indicates terrorism-related planning or other criminal activity and report it to the FBI or federally funded law enforcement centers. The program began after the Sept.
The Department of Homeland Security's request for another 700 National Guard troops at the Mexican border should be approved, Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson said Thursday. "It's primarily to free the Customs and Border Patrol agents to do their jobs on the border to apprehend individuals," the Wisconsin Republican told Fox News' "America's Newsroom." "I completely support DHS's request on this." On Wednesday, defense and Homeland Security officials told ABC News that t
The proposed plan , which is as good as done, and which was obtained by Judicial Watch this month from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is part of the president's mission to grant amnesty to as many illegal immigrants as possible before he leaves office. A report by The Migration Policy Institute finds that under Obama's new guidance memorandum via the Department of Homeland Security only 13% of the illegal aliens in this country will be considered enforcement priorities. Everyone els
The U.S. Homeland Security Department's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in New Jersey arrested more than three dozen illegal aliens during a 5-day dragnet that began on Thursday, July 12.Following the arrests, ICE officials issued a stern warning to elected officials and law enforcement commanders regarding New Jersey's sanctuary counties, cities and townships. Sanctuary policies are being created throughout the United States by Democrat-run local and state governments througho
In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, 19 senior investigators at Immigration and Customs Enforcement called for the agency to be separated into two distinct agencies. The letter, sent to Nielsen last month, explains that immigration enforcement duties have interfered with the work of Homeland Security Investigations, a sub agency of ICE. And if disbanded from ICE, HSI can continue to work unfettered while immigration enforcement continues to be conducted the Enforcement an
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A Mexican national in the country illegally, who has a prior conviction for assault on a law officer, is among 27 foreign nationals taken into custody during a four-day operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this week in western Michigan, targeting at-large criminal aliens, illegal re-entrants and other immigration violators. Of those arrested during the operation, which was spearheaded by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), 21, or m
On November 28, 2017, law enforcement arrested 20 illegal aliens working under false identities. A Memphis employment agency, Provide Staffing, assigned multiple employees to Expeditors International, a freight forwarder based in Memphis. In the course of their regular duties, Transportation Security Administration inspectors in Memphis noticed anomalies in Security Threat Assessment paperwork submitted on behalf of Provide Staffing workers on contract to Expeditors International, and referred t
The number of immigrants arrested or deported by federal agents in Michigan and Ohio soared over the past year as the administration of President Donald Trump toughened immigration enforcement, according to statistics reviewed by the Free Press. The data confirm what local immigrants and advocates say they've been seeing as more immigrants are detained and deported by agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Border Patrol (USBP), two agencies with the Department of Hom
Thomas Homan, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said that President Donald Trump told him, "You can now do your job." "He basically told the Border Patrol agents and the 20,000 American patriots that work for ICE that you can now do your job, you will enforce laws on your books. There's no population of alien that's off the table anymore and we've been waiting on that for almost a decade now," Homan said in a Fox News interview with Neil Cavuto . Illegal immigrants who
Seeborg dismissed a 2014 lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union that alleged the standard led to the identification of innocent people as potential terrorists. The program at issue in the case -- the National Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative -- has state and local law enforcement flag behavior they think reasonably indicates terrorism-related planning or other criminal activity and report it to the FBI or federally funded law enforcement centers. The program began after the Sept.
Officer Spencer Moore If the Baltimore Police Department's (BPD) efforts to implement systemic reform and the actual behavior of its officers seem perpetually out of sync, this week's developments only added to that perception. That's because as police commanders and lawyers from the Department of Justice (DOJ), gathered before federal judge James K. Bredar to convince him they were complying with a federal consent decree intended to overhaul the agency July 26, yet another officer was caught al
The U.S. Homeland Security Department's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in New Jersey arrested more than three dozen illegal aliens during a 5-day dragnet that began on Thursday, July 12.Following the arrests, ICE officials issued a stern warning to elected officials and law enforcement commanders regarding New Jersey's sanctuary counties, cities and townships. Sanctuary policies are being created throughout the United States by Democrat-run local and state governments througho
The proposed plan , which is as good as done, and which was obtained by Judicial Watch this month from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is part of the president's mission to grant amnesty to as many illegal immigrants as possible before he leaves office. A report by The Migration Policy Institute finds that under Obama's new guidance memorandum via the Department of Homeland Security only 13% of the illegal aliens in this country will be considered enforcement priorities. Everyone els
This is a formal petition addressed to the following officials and offices: Florida's Attorney General, the Department of Justice, all State and Federal government officials, all legislative bodies, all law enforcement officers or agencies, the judiciary, and all civil rights organizations. We need to end the new form of persecution rising in Florida. The persecutors' objective of prosecuting and shutting down the supply of farms animals must stop. Creative animal rights extremists intentionally
We are asking the Department of Homeland Security/Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") to parole Cesar Leyva back into the United States to be reunited with his son, siblings, and community after an unjust deportation in April 2015. At the time ICE agents stopped, arrested, and removed Mr. Leyva in Tucson, Arizona, they denied him the opportunity to present his case for prosecutorial discretion under the Secretary of Homeland Security's protocols. Although Mr. Leyva repeatedly pleaded w
Seeborg dismissed a 2014 lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union that alleged the standard led to the identification of innocent people as potential terrorists. The program at issue in the case -- the National Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative -- has state and local law enforcement flag behavior they think reasonably indicates terrorism-related planning or other criminal activity and report it to the FBI or federally funded law enforcement centers. The program began after the Sept.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A Mexican national in the country illegally, who has a prior conviction for assault on a law officer, is among 27 foreign nationals taken into custody during a four-day operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this week in western Michigan, targeting at-large criminal aliens, illegal re-entrants and other immigration violators. Of those arrested during the operation, which was spearheaded by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), 21, or m
On November 28, 2017, law enforcement arrested 20 illegal aliens working under false identities. A Memphis employment agency, Provide Staffing, assigned multiple employees to Expeditors International, a freight forwarder based in Memphis. In the course of their regular duties, Transportation Security Administration inspectors in Memphis noticed anomalies in Security Threat Assessment paperwork submitted on behalf of Provide Staffing workers on contract to Expeditors International, and referred t
Would Call for diversity training of all Law Enforcement Personnel Upon new hires unless promotion from one unit to another unit or assignment. Sworn Law Enforcement officers will have to take a diversity assessment as a part of the hiring process. This diversity assessment will be required every 5 years. It will test the officers ability and measure how well an officer can relate to the changing populations and diversities Funding would be provided for training and community education.. While
The Department of Homeland Security's request for another 700 National Guard troops at the Mexican border should be approved, Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson said Thursday. "It's primarily to free the Customs and Border Patrol agents to do their jobs on the border to apprehend individuals," the Wisconsin Republican told Fox News' "America's Newsroom." "I completely support DHS's request on this." On Wednesday, defense and Homeland Security officials told ABC News that t
The U.S. Homeland Security Department's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in New Jersey arrested more than three dozen illegal aliens during a 5-day dragnet that began on Thursday, July 12.Following the arrests, ICE officials issued a stern warning to elected officials and law enforcement commanders regarding New Jersey's sanctuary counties, cities and townships. Sanctuary policies are being created throughout the United States by Democrat-run local and state governments througho
The proposed plan , which is as good as done, and which was obtained by Judicial Watch this month from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is part of the president's mission to grant amnesty to as many illegal immigrants as possible before he leaves office. A report by The Migration Policy Institute finds that under Obama's new guidance memorandum via the Department of Homeland Security only 13% of the illegal aliens in this country will be considered enforcement priorities. Everyone els
This is a formal petition addressed to the following officials and offices: Florida's Attorney General, the Department of Justice, all State and Federal government officials, all legislative bodies, all law enforcement officers or agencies, the judiciary, and all civil rights organizations. We need to end the new form of persecution rising in Florida. The persecutors' objective of prosecuting and shutting down the supply of farms animals must stop. Creative animal rights extremists intentionally
We are asking the Department of Homeland Security/Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") to parole Cesar Leyva back into the United States to be reunited with his son, siblings, and community after an unjust deportation in April 2015. At the time ICE agents stopped, arrested, and removed Mr. Leyva in Tucson, Arizona, they denied him the opportunity to present his case for prosecutorial discretion under the Secretary of Homeland Security's protocols. Although Mr. Leyva repeatedly pleaded w
Seeborg dismissed a 2014 lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union that alleged the standard led to the identification of innocent people as potential terrorists. The program at issue in the case -- the National Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative -- has state and local law enforcement flag behavior they think reasonably indicates terrorism-related planning or other criminal activity and report it to the FBI or federally funded law enforcement centers. The program began after the Sept.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A Mexican national in the country illegally, who has a prior conviction for assault on a law officer, is among 27 foreign nationals taken into custody during a four-day operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this week in western Michigan, targeting at-large criminal aliens, illegal re-entrants and other immigration violators. Of those arrested during the operation, which was spearheaded by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), 21, or m
On November 28, 2017, law enforcement arrested 20 illegal aliens working under false identities. A Memphis employment agency, Provide Staffing, assigned multiple employees to Expeditors International, a freight forwarder based in Memphis. In the course of their regular duties, Transportation Security Administration inspectors in Memphis noticed anomalies in Security Threat Assessment paperwork submitted on behalf of Provide Staffing workers on contract to Expeditors International, and referred t
Would Call for diversity training of all Law Enforcement Personnel Upon new hires unless promotion from one unit to another unit or assignment. Sworn Law Enforcement officers will have to take a diversity assessment as a part of the hiring process. This diversity assessment will be required every 5 years. It will test the officers ability and measure how well an officer can relate to the changing populations and diversities Funding would be provided for training and community education.. While
The Department of Homeland Security's request for another 700 National Guard troops at the Mexican border should be approved, Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson said Thursday. "It's primarily to free the Customs and Border Patrol agents to do their jobs on the border to apprehend individuals," the Wisconsin Republican told Fox News' "America's Newsroom." "I completely support DHS's request on this." On Wednesday, defense and Homeland Security officials told ABC News that t
Senator Dan Coates of Indiana asked IRS Commissioner John Koskinen during a Senate Finance Committee why the IRS is allowing illegal immigrants to use fraudulent W-2 information for the purpose of refunds. "What we learned is that ... the IRS continues to process tax returns with false W-2 information and issue refunds as if they were routine tax returns, and say that's not really our job," Coats said. "We also learned the IRS ignores notifications from the Social Security Administration that a
Last month the DHS Chief said it was in the hundreds. In this administration, no one knows anything. Jay Carney said it had to be done due to Sequester and that the people released were held for minor crimes. President Obama and Janet Napolitano said they didn't know it was happening. They don't know anything. He said the majority were released in Texas and have to reappear in court for deportation. What do ya think? Will they show up? Newsday reported today that they were released due to Seques
Sunday, September 18th, 2011 Congressional Push to Gut Environmental Protections Along US Borders TUCSON, AZ . -- Under the guise of border security, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) offered an amendment to the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill today that would grant border-enforcement agencies free rein on federal lands within 300 miles of the US-Mexico border. After criticism from colleagues in his own party that the 300-mile limit went far beyond the scope of border-enforcement ac
The Department of Homeland Security's request for another 700 National Guard troops at the Mexican border should be approved, Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson said Thursday. "It's primarily to free the Customs and Border Patrol agents to do their jobs on the border to apprehend individuals," the Wisconsin Republican told Fox News' "America's Newsroom." "I completely support DHS's request on this." On Wednesday, defense and Homeland Security officials told ABC News that t
James R. Lightfoot, Lightfoot Strategies served in Congress six terms, starting in 1985 and retiring in 1997. As Chairman of the Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal and General Government (TPS) of Appropriations, he had jurisdiction over 40% of Federal Law Enforcement (Customs, Secret Service, ATF, FLETC, and IRS enforcement). Most Recent Articles by Jim Ross Lightfoot: Aug 3, 2017 -- Jim Ross Lightfoot An article by Gregg Zoroya , "USA TODAY" highlights an issue our country is facing that needs at
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions warned on Monday that sanctuary cities risked losing federal grants if they persisted in obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws. Billions of dollars in federal law enforcement funding are at stake. "I urge the nation's states and cities to carefully consider the harm they are doing to their citizens by refusing to enforce our immigration laws," Sessions said. As a New York City taxpayer, is it too much to ask that my city government leaders f
A so-called "sanctuary state" law took effect in California on Monday, preventing state and local law enforcement agencies from using resources, funds and personnel to investigate, detain, or arrest people for immigration enforcement purposes, KTLA-TV reported . Senate Bill 54 was signed into law Gov. Jerry Brown in October and "prohibits the commandeering of local officials to do the work of immigration agents," the television station reported. The new law's critics, though, said that it limits
Today, Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL)--along with several co-sponsors from both parties--introduced the Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act. The bill, in consultation with the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS), Justice, and State, offers updated refinements to last year's H.R. 959. These include several key reforms to modernize the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), including updated eligibility criteria and a reinstatement of the Secretary of Homeland Security's waiver authority.
Jerry Brown signed a state law to limit local law enforcement's cooperation with federal immigration agents... Jerry Brown/Photo by Neon Tommy (CC) (Los Angeles Times) California Gov. Jerry Brown agreed Wednesday to take money, but not marching orders, from President Donald Trump in deploying 400 National Guard troops to various locations around the state, insisting that any service members near the border would not enforce federal immigration law. "Your funding for new staffing will allow the G
The proposed plan , which is as good as done, and which was obtained by Judicial Watch this month from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is part of the president's mission to grant amnesty to as many illegal immigrants as possible before he leaves office. A report by The Migration Policy Institute finds that under Obama's new guidance memorandum via the Department of Homeland Security only 13% of the illegal aliens in this country will be considered enforcement priorities. Everyone els
Last month the DHS Chief said it was in the hundreds. In this administration, no one knows anything. Jay Carney said it had to be done due to Sequester and that the people released were held for minor crimes. President Obama and Janet Napolitano said they didn't know it was happening. They don't know anything. He said the majority were released in Texas and have to reappear in court for deportation. What do ya think? Will they show up? Newsday reported today that they were released due to Seques
Sunday, September 18th, 2011 Congressional Push to Gut Environmental Protections Along US Borders TUCSON, AZ . -- Under the guise of border security, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) offered an amendment to the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill today that would grant border-enforcement agencies free rein on federal lands within 300 miles of the US-Mexico border. After criticism from colleagues in his own party that the 300-mile limit went far beyond the scope of border-enforcement ac
The Department of Homeland Security's request for another 700 National Guard troops at the Mexican border should be approved, Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson said Thursday. "It's primarily to free the Customs and Border Patrol agents to do their jobs on the border to apprehend individuals," the Wisconsin Republican told Fox News' "America's Newsroom." "I completely support DHS's request on this." On Wednesday, defense and Homeland Security officials told ABC News that t
James R. Lightfoot, Lightfoot Strategies served in Congress six terms, starting in 1985 and retiring in 1997. As Chairman of the Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal and General Government (TPS) of Appropriations, he had jurisdiction over 40% of Federal Law Enforcement (Customs, Secret Service, ATF, FLETC, and IRS enforcement). Most Recent Articles by Jim Ross Lightfoot: Aug 3, 2017 -- Jim Ross Lightfoot An article by Gregg Zoroya , "USA TODAY" highlights an issue our country is facing that needs at
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions warned on Monday that sanctuary cities risked losing federal grants if they persisted in obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws. Billions of dollars in federal law enforcement funding are at stake. "I urge the nation's states and cities to carefully consider the harm they are doing to their citizens by refusing to enforce our immigration laws," Sessions said. As a New York City taxpayer, is it too much to ask that my city government leaders f
A so-called "sanctuary state" law took effect in California on Monday, preventing state and local law enforcement agencies from using resources, funds and personnel to investigate, detain, or arrest people for immigration enforcement purposes, KTLA-TV reported . Senate Bill 54 was signed into law Gov. Jerry Brown in October and "prohibits the commandeering of local officials to do the work of immigration agents," the television station reported. The new law's critics, though, said that it limits
Today, Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL)--along with several co-sponsors from both parties--introduced the Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act. The bill, in consultation with the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS), Justice, and State, offers updated refinements to last year's H.R. 959. These include several key reforms to modernize the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), including updated eligibility criteria and a reinstatement of the Secretary of Homeland Security's waiver authority.
Jerry Brown signed a state law to limit local law enforcement's cooperation with federal immigration agents... Jerry Brown/Photo by Neon Tommy (CC) (Los Angeles Times) California Gov. Jerry Brown agreed Wednesday to take money, but not marching orders, from President Donald Trump in deploying 400 National Guard troops to various locations around the state, insisting that any service members near the border would not enforce federal immigration law. "Your funding for new staffing will allow the G
The proposed plan , which is as good as done, and which was obtained by Judicial Watch this month from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is part of the president's mission to grant amnesty to as many illegal immigrants as possible before he leaves office. A report by The Migration Policy Institute finds that under Obama's new guidance memorandum via the Department of Homeland Security only 13% of the illegal aliens in this country will be considered enforcement priorities. Everyone els
"Obama is waging war on Arizona over illegal immigration." That terse assessment is from Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who has tangled with the White House over his investigation of Obama's birth records, as well as the Department of Justice's allegations that the sheriff's department profiles suspects. Both of those major issues remain unresolved, with Arpaio's Cold Case Posse review of Obama's eligibility for the White House continuing. The investigators earlier confirmed there is probab
Ever since Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from overseeing the Russia investigation the Department of Justice is coordinating, President Donald Trump and some Congressional Republicans have been looking for a way to get rid of the AG and replace him with someone who would either severely limit the scope of the investigation or fire Mueller outright. Politico reports that EPA administrator Scott Pruitt -- who served as Attorney General of Oklahoma before joining the EPA -- has exp
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions warned on Monday that sanctuary cities risked losing federal grants if they persisted in obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws. Billions of dollars in federal law enforcement funding are at stake. "I urge the nation's states and cities to carefully consider the harm they are doing to their citizens by refusing to enforce our immigration laws," Sessions said. As a New York City taxpayer, is it too much to ask that my city government leaders f
The Department of Homeland Security's request for another 700 National Guard troops at the Mexican border should be approved, Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson said Thursday. "It's primarily to free the Customs and Border Patrol agents to do their jobs on the border to apprehend individuals," the Wisconsin Republican told Fox News' "America's Newsroom." "I completely support DHS's request on this." On Wednesday, defense and Homeland Security officials told ABC News that t
President Obama famously introduced his vice president as "Sheriff" Joe Biden in 2009, claiming Biden would be the keeper of stimulus money. It's a nickname you may hear again today--but with a far different significance. The president this morning will tap Biden to spearhead the White House response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting. Watch the event live from the Brady Press Briefing room on msnbc at 11:45 am. On Tuesday, the White House signaled in the boldest terms yet that th
Aided and abetted by the likes of Attorney General Jeff Sessions -- a man who wouldn't recognize the Constitution if it smacked him in the face -- the American dream has become the American scheme: the rich are getting richer and more powerful, while anyone who doesn't belong to the power elite gets poorer and more powerless to do anything about the nation's steady slide towards fascism, authoritarianism, and a profit-driven police state. Not content to merely pander to law enforcement and add t
Before Congress broke for its August recess, House Republicans were still refusing to work on a bipartisan farm bill, insisting on punitive efforts that made it vastly more difficult for struggling Americans to eat. A month later, the legislation is still pending. With this in mind, the New York Times reports today from Dyerburg, Tenn., where reporter Sheryl Gay Stolberg talked to some low-income locals in dire straits. A struggling mechanic hunts doves and squirrels to help feed his family, and
Attorney General Jeff Sessions set off the Social Media Warrior Racism Alert(tm) today when he referred to the "Angl0-American heritage" of the office of sheriff in remarks he gave at the National Sheriffs' Association conference early today in Washington, D.C. As with so many stories about the Trump administration, critics were quick to declare Sessions racist. The controversy comes from a section of Sessions' speech where he was discussing the value of placing law enforcement in the hands of
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence voted unanimously Monday evening to release the Democratic Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act memo to the public, sending the document to the president to decide whether he wants to approve its release. Republicans voted to declassify the Democratic memo, which reportedly weakens allegations made in the memo crafted by the intelligence committee's chairman, Devin Nunes. The committee's unanimous vote sends the Democratic memo to the White H
Vice President Biden is a man on a mission. Over the last few weeks, the White House's go-to guy on Latin America has made every effort to persuade Congress to approve a $1 billion aid request for Central America. In separate op-eds in The Hill and The New York Times , Biden has argued that this money could help jump-start the region economically and pave the way for "the next great success story of the Western Hemisphere." But Biden's billion-dollar plan has already encountered resistance in
Ever since Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from overseeing the Russia investigation the Department of Justice is coordinating, President Donald Trump and some Congressional Republicans have been looking for a way to get rid of the AG and replace him with someone who would either severely limit the scope of the investigation or fire Mueller outright. Politico reports that EPA administrator Scott Pruitt -- who served as Attorney General of Oklahoma before joining the EPA -- has exp
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions warned on Monday that sanctuary cities risked losing federal grants if they persisted in obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws. Billions of dollars in federal law enforcement funding are at stake. "I urge the nation's states and cities to carefully consider the harm they are doing to their citizens by refusing to enforce our immigration laws," Sessions said. As a New York City taxpayer, is it too much to ask that my city government leaders f
The Department of Homeland Security's request for another 700 National Guard troops at the Mexican border should be approved, Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson said Thursday. "It's primarily to free the Customs and Border Patrol agents to do their jobs on the border to apprehend individuals," the Wisconsin Republican told Fox News' "America's Newsroom." "I completely support DHS's request on this." On Wednesday, defense and Homeland Security officials told ABC News that t
President Obama famously introduced his vice president as "Sheriff" Joe Biden in 2009, claiming Biden would be the keeper of stimulus money. It's a nickname you may hear again today--but with a far different significance. The president this morning will tap Biden to spearhead the White House response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting. Watch the event live from the Brady Press Briefing room on msnbc at 11:45 am. On Tuesday, the White House signaled in the boldest terms yet that th
Aided and abetted by the likes of Attorney General Jeff Sessions -- a man who wouldn't recognize the Constitution if it smacked him in the face -- the American dream has become the American scheme: the rich are getting richer and more powerful, while anyone who doesn't belong to the power elite gets poorer and more powerless to do anything about the nation's steady slide towards fascism, authoritarianism, and a profit-driven police state. Not content to merely pander to law enforcement and add t
Before Congress broke for its August recess, House Republicans were still refusing to work on a bipartisan farm bill, insisting on punitive efforts that made it vastly more difficult for struggling Americans to eat. A month later, the legislation is still pending. With this in mind, the New York Times reports today from Dyerburg, Tenn., where reporter Sheryl Gay Stolberg talked to some low-income locals in dire straits. A struggling mechanic hunts doves and squirrels to help feed his family, and
Attorney General Jeff Sessions set off the Social Media Warrior Racism Alert(tm) today when he referred to the "Angl0-American heritage" of the office of sheriff in remarks he gave at the National Sheriffs' Association conference early today in Washington, D.C. As with so many stories about the Trump administration, critics were quick to declare Sessions racist. The controversy comes from a section of Sessions' speech where he was discussing the value of placing law enforcement in the hands of
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence voted unanimously Monday evening to release the Democratic Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act memo to the public, sending the document to the president to decide whether he wants to approve its release. Republicans voted to declassify the Democratic memo, which reportedly weakens allegations made in the memo crafted by the intelligence committee's chairman, Devin Nunes. The committee's unanimous vote sends the Democratic memo to the White H
Vice President Biden is a man on a mission. Over the last few weeks, the White House's go-to guy on Latin America has made every effort to persuade Congress to approve a $1 billion aid request for Central America. In separate op-eds in The Hill and The New York Times , Biden has argued that this money could help jump-start the region economically and pave the way for "the next great success story of the Western Hemisphere." But Biden's billion-dollar plan has already encountered resistance in
Matthew Yglesias Oct 27, 2011, 1:59 pm One useful thing the recent CBO report did was clarify what the minimum cutoff points were for entry into different American income cohorts. This one looks at pre-tax income: One interesting thing you see here is that the amount of inequality happening at the bottom level is tiny in absolute dollar terms. In real human welfare terms, the difference between living on less then $15,000 (as the bottom quintile does) and earning in the $45,000-$70,000 range (as
Unemployment data is probably the most widely followed economic news. Every month, traders react to news about changes in the unemployment rate. Every week, analysts try to find meaning in the number of new claims for unemployment insurance. Unfortunately, many analysts seem to be misinterpreting the data. Many analysts seem to believe low unemployment indicates the economy will do well in the future and the stock market should move higher. But that's not the way it works. Employment is a laggin
Yesterday I mentioned the significant differences in unemployment rate according to levels of educational attainment. Turns out that Calculated Risk made a good graph about this: Obviously that number for college graduates is a sign of an overall poor labor market. But you'd have to say that mass unemployment is really not a crisis-level issue among those with bachelor's degrees. Among people with no college education, and especially among high school dropouts, it's an entirely different story.
From the paper " The Welfare Implications of Rising Price Dispersion " by Chicago economists Christian Broda and John Romalis: "This paper uncovers a new fact: non-durable inflation for poorer households has been substantially lower than for richer households. Using scanner data on household consumption of non-durable goods between 1994 and 2005, we document that the relative prices of low-quality products that are consumed disproportionately by low-income households were falling over this perio
The graph at this link from icecap.us shows that the average global temperature has been dropping since at least 2002, even though the concentration of CO 2 in the atmosphere has been increasing. A graph based on satellite temperature readings can be found at the appropriately named "algorelied" website . Here the data is put into a 30-year perspective. Markers indicate that the temperature has decreased by 0.74degF (0.39degC) since January 24, 2006. The significance of that date? That's when Al
Getting reliable and timely data for unemployment in India has been a difficult proposition till now, since the government releases data with a considerable lag and there has been precious little non-government effort towards data generation. Now, Centre for Monitoring the Indian Economy (CMIE) has begun tracking unemployment in India since January this year, making the study on job creation in India a little easier. Mahesh Vyas, CEO & MD , tells Sindhu Bhattacharya, in an e-mail interview that
Three years on, there are 23 million unemployed, or under employed, Americans, the unemployment rate is 8.2%. Final GDP numbers for 2011 show a not-too-sterling growth rate of 1.7%. Meanwhile, the federal deficit has exploded and is on track to hit $16 trillion, and another increase in the deficit ceiling will soon be necessary. America's credit rating was downgraded in 2011. In spite of all of this dreary economic news, President Obama actually claimed that the economy is doing "fine," at least
Illinois' economic turnaround depends on entrepreneurship As the graphic shows, the rate of entrepreneurship in Illinois has been below the national average every year since 1996 except for 2001. The Kauffman Foundation entrepreneurship index measures the percentage of adults ages 20 to 64 that start a new business each month and work 15 or more hours per week. It's measured across all 50... As the graphic shows, the rate of entrepreneurship in Illinois has been below the national average every
Crewleader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-19-09 09:30 PM Original message Dr. Housing Bubble 07/19/09 The Elusive California Housing Bottom: The Relationship between Unemployment and Housing Prices. Market Conditions point to a 2013 Market Bottom. On Friday, state unemployment figures highlighted a weak job market. The California numbers moved up again reaching a high for the recession registering an 11.6 percent unemployment rate. This comes at a time when the state is in a $2
In this chart from authors Michael Norton and Dan Ariely you can see what wealth distribution in America is and what people believe it should be. According to their research, Americans believe wealth distribution should be along the lines of a social democracy like Sweden. The top line in the chart is the actual U.S.wealth distribution, the second is what Americans think the wealth distribution is and the bottom is what Americans think it should be (h/t baselinescenario ): It's always interestin
Unemployment data is probably the most widely followed economic news. Every month, traders react to news about changes in the unemployment rate. Every week, analysts try to find meaning in the number of new claims for unemployment insurance. Unfortunately, many analysts seem to be misinterpreting the data. Many analysts seem to believe low unemployment indicates the economy will do well in the future and the stock market should move higher. But that's not the way it works. Employment is a laggin
Yesterday I mentioned the significant differences in unemployment rate according to levels of educational attainment. Turns out that Calculated Risk made a good graph about this: Obviously that number for college graduates is a sign of an overall poor labor market. But you'd have to say that mass unemployment is really not a crisis-level issue among those with bachelor's degrees. Among people with no college education, and especially among high school dropouts, it's an entirely different story.
From the paper " The Welfare Implications of Rising Price Dispersion " by Chicago economists Christian Broda and John Romalis: "This paper uncovers a new fact: non-durable inflation for poorer households has been substantially lower than for richer households. Using scanner data on household consumption of non-durable goods between 1994 and 2005, we document that the relative prices of low-quality products that are consumed disproportionately by low-income households were falling over this perio
The graph at this link from icecap.us shows that the average global temperature has been dropping since at least 2002, even though the concentration of CO 2 in the atmosphere has been increasing. A graph based on satellite temperature readings can be found at the appropriately named "algorelied" website . Here the data is put into a 30-year perspective. Markers indicate that the temperature has decreased by 0.74degF (0.39degC) since January 24, 2006. The significance of that date? That's when Al
Getting reliable and timely data for unemployment in India has been a difficult proposition till now, since the government releases data with a considerable lag and there has been precious little non-government effort towards data generation. Now, Centre for Monitoring the Indian Economy (CMIE) has begun tracking unemployment in India since January this year, making the study on job creation in India a little easier. Mahesh Vyas, CEO & MD , tells Sindhu Bhattacharya, in an e-mail interview that
Three years on, there are 23 million unemployed, or under employed, Americans, the unemployment rate is 8.2%. Final GDP numbers for 2011 show a not-too-sterling growth rate of 1.7%. Meanwhile, the federal deficit has exploded and is on track to hit $16 trillion, and another increase in the deficit ceiling will soon be necessary. America's credit rating was downgraded in 2011. In spite of all of this dreary economic news, President Obama actually claimed that the economy is doing "fine," at least
Illinois' economic turnaround depends on entrepreneurship As the graphic shows, the rate of entrepreneurship in Illinois has been below the national average every year since 1996 except for 2001. The Kauffman Foundation entrepreneurship index measures the percentage of adults ages 20 to 64 that start a new business each month and work 15 or more hours per week. It's measured across all 50... As the graphic shows, the rate of entrepreneurship in Illinois has been below the national average every
Crewleader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-19-09 09:30 PM Original message Dr. Housing Bubble 07/19/09 The Elusive California Housing Bottom: The Relationship between Unemployment and Housing Prices. Market Conditions point to a 2013 Market Bottom. On Friday, state unemployment figures highlighted a weak job market. The California numbers moved up again reaching a high for the recession registering an 11.6 percent unemployment rate. This comes at a time when the state is in a $2
In this chart from authors Michael Norton and Dan Ariely you can see what wealth distribution in America is and what people believe it should be. According to their research, Americans believe wealth distribution should be along the lines of a social democracy like Sweden. The top line in the chart is the actual U.S.wealth distribution, the second is what Americans think the wealth distribution is and the bottom is what Americans think it should be (h/t baselinescenario ): It's always interestin
Mark J. Perry is concurrently a scholar at AEI and a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan's Flint campus. He is best known as the creator and editor of the popular economics blog Carpe Diem. At AEI, Perry writes about economic and financial issues for American.com and the AEIdeas blog. As the chart above from today's WSJ shows, the 2003 cut in the capital gains tax produced a doubling of tax receipts to $97 billion in 2005 from $47 billion in 2002. That's twice what C
Mark J. Perry is concurrently a scholar at AEI and a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan's Flint campus. He is best known as the creator and editor of the popular economics blog Carpe Diem. At AEI, Perry writes about economic and financial issues for American.com and the AEIdeas blog. From The Economist: More than 60% of the world's 6.5 billion people now live in countries where abortion is generally allowed, and a quarter where it is banned, according to the Center
Quick Facts Population: 0.2 million GDP (PPP): $1.1 billion 1.7% growth 1.6% 5-year compound annual growth $5,553 per capita Unemployment: 7.2% Inflation (CPI): 0.1% FDI Inflow: $2.3 million Embed This Data Samoa's economic freedom score is 61.5, making its economy the 90th freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has increased by 3.1 points, with improvements in judicial effectiveness and fiscal health far outpacing modest declines in scores for the tax burden and trade freedom indicators. S
Mark J. Perry is concurrently a scholar at AEI and a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan's Flint campus. He is best known as the creator and editor of the popular economics blog Carpe Diem. At AEI, Perry writes about economic and financial issues for American.com and the AEIdeas blog. The New York Federal Reserve updated its " Probability of U.S. Recession Predicted by Treasury Spread " last week with treasury yield data through November 2011, and the Fed's recession
Quick Facts Population: 0.4 million GDP (PPP): $9.0 billion 0.5% growth 0.2% 5-year compound annual growth $24,555 per capita Unemployment: 15.3% Inflation (CPI): 0.4% FDI Inflow: $521.9 million Embed This Data The Bahamas' economic freedom score is 63.3, making its economy the 74th freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has increased by 2.2 points, led by dramatic improvements in scores for fiscal health, government integrity, and judicial effectiveness. The Bahamas is ranked 15th among 32
Mark J. Perry is concurrently a scholar at AEI and a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan's Flint campus. He is best known as the creator and editor of the popular economics blog Carpe Diem. At AEI, Perry writes about economic and financial issues for American.com and the AEIdeas blog. "And if you drive a typical car more than a mile out of your way for each penny you save on the per-gallon price, it doesn't matter how worthless your time is to you - the gas to get th
Mark J. Perry is concurrently a scholar at AEI and a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan's Flint campus. He is best known as the creator and editor of the popular economics blog Carpe Diem. At AEI, Perry writes about economic and financial issues for American.com and the AEIdeas blog. Here's the abstract of the July 2011 article " Capturing Value in Global Networks: Apple's iPad and iPhone ," by Kenneth Kraemer (UC-Irvine), Greg Linden (UC-Berkeley), and Jason Dedric
Mark J. Perry is concurrently a scholar at AEI and a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan's Flint campus. He is best known as the creator and editor of the popular economics blog Carpe Diem. At AEI, Perry writes about economic and financial issues for American.com and the AEIdeas blog. ORLANDO, Fla. - May 27, 2009 - Florida's existing home sales rose in April - the eighth consecutive month that sales activity increased in the year-to-year comparison, according to the
Mark J. Perry is concurrently a scholar at AEI and a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan's Flint campus. He is best known as the creator and editor of the popular economics blog Carpe Diem. At AEI, Perry writes about economic and financial issues for American.com and the AEIdeas blog. How does the concentration of dollars stores correlate with various socio-economic factors? Here are some interesting results from a study featured in The Atlantic: 1. The correlatio
Some links from around the web for your Friday evening reading. It's been an interesting few days (and weeks) for the Washington Free Beacon, which posted this column today...Hillary's People Questions about Area 51, space aliens, the president's birth certificate come up in IRS hearing...from The Blaze, 'Conspiracy Theories' the New Dem Mantra... This story could have legs. From Josh Rogin at The Daily Beast, Exclusive: 'Hillary Clinton Took Me Through Hell,' Rape Victim Says: Hillary Clinton i
Mark J. Perry is concurrently a scholar at AEI and a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan's Flint campus. He is best known as the creator and editor of the popular economics blog Carpe Diem. At AEI, Perry writes about economic and financial issues for American.com and the AEIdeas blog. From The Economist: More than 60% of the world's 6.5 billion people now live in countries where abortion is generally allowed, and a quarter where it is banned, according to the Center
Quick Facts Population: 0.2 million GDP (PPP): $1.1 billion 1.7% growth 1.6% 5-year compound annual growth $5,553 per capita Unemployment: 7.2% Inflation (CPI): 0.1% FDI Inflow: $2.3 million Embed This Data Samoa's economic freedom score is 61.5, making its economy the 90th freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has increased by 3.1 points, with improvements in judicial effectiveness and fiscal health far outpacing modest declines in scores for the tax burden and trade freedom indicators. S
Mark J. Perry is concurrently a scholar at AEI and a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan's Flint campus. He is best known as the creator and editor of the popular economics blog Carpe Diem. At AEI, Perry writes about economic and financial issues for American.com and the AEIdeas blog. The New York Federal Reserve updated its " Probability of U.S. Recession Predicted by Treasury Spread " last week with treasury yield data through November 2011, and the Fed's recession
Quick Facts Population: 0.4 million GDP (PPP): $9.0 billion 0.5% growth 0.2% 5-year compound annual growth $24,555 per capita Unemployment: 15.3% Inflation (CPI): 0.4% FDI Inflow: $521.9 million Embed This Data The Bahamas' economic freedom score is 63.3, making its economy the 74th freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has increased by 2.2 points, led by dramatic improvements in scores for fiscal health, government integrity, and judicial effectiveness. The Bahamas is ranked 15th among 32
Mark J. Perry is concurrently a scholar at AEI and a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan's Flint campus. He is best known as the creator and editor of the popular economics blog Carpe Diem. At AEI, Perry writes about economic and financial issues for American.com and the AEIdeas blog. "And if you drive a typical car more than a mile out of your way for each penny you save on the per-gallon price, it doesn't matter how worthless your time is to you - the gas to get th
Mark J. Perry is concurrently a scholar at AEI and a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan's Flint campus. He is best known as the creator and editor of the popular economics blog Carpe Diem. At AEI, Perry writes about economic and financial issues for American.com and the AEIdeas blog. Here's the abstract of the July 2011 article " Capturing Value in Global Networks: Apple's iPad and iPhone ," by Kenneth Kraemer (UC-Irvine), Greg Linden (UC-Berkeley), and Jason Dedric
Mark J. Perry is concurrently a scholar at AEI and a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan's Flint campus. He is best known as the creator and editor of the popular economics blog Carpe Diem. At AEI, Perry writes about economic and financial issues for American.com and the AEIdeas blog. ORLANDO, Fla. - May 27, 2009 - Florida's existing home sales rose in April - the eighth consecutive month that sales activity increased in the year-to-year comparison, according to the
Mark J. Perry is concurrently a scholar at AEI and a professor of economics and finance at the University of Michigan's Flint campus. He is best known as the creator and editor of the popular economics blog Carpe Diem. At AEI, Perry writes about economic and financial issues for American.com and the AEIdeas blog. How does the concentration of dollars stores correlate with various socio-economic factors? Here are some interesting results from a study featured in The Atlantic: 1. The correlatio
Some links from around the web for your Friday evening reading. It's been an interesting few days (and weeks) for the Washington Free Beacon, which posted this column today...Hillary's People Questions about Area 51, space aliens, the president's birth certificate come up in IRS hearing...from The Blaze, 'Conspiracy Theories' the New Dem Mantra... This story could have legs. From Josh Rogin at The Daily Beast, Exclusive: 'Hillary Clinton Took Me Through Hell,' Rape Victim Says: Hillary Clinton i
Submitted by alibi on Mar 28 2006 11:00 Submitted by jef costello on Mar 27 2006 16:20 Submitted by alibi on Mar 27 2006 12:40 Article on the worst industrial disaster in the world, the gas leak at the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal India. The leak, caused by non existent safety operations would kill or mutilate over 25,... Arrests of those involved in anti-cuts campaigns, as well as the brutality of the police on recent demonstrations has grabbed the attention of the press. The behaviour of the
Published 7:43 AM, September 04, 2013 Updated 7:43 AM, September 04, 2013 PROTEST VS HOMOPHOBIA. A demonstrator holds a poster depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin with make-up, as he protests against homophobia and repression against gays in Russia, outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in Madrid on September 3, 2013. AFP/Curto de la Torre MADRID, Spain - About 300 gay rights activists rallied in Madrid on Tuesday, September 3, as part of an international protest against
A gay-themed mural on the Bryant Street exterior wall of the Mission district's Galeria de la Raza was recently defaced with black spray paint (Source:Rick Gerharter) A mural depicting gay Latinos in San Francisco's Mission district has been defaced three times in recent days. Ani Rivera, executive director of Galeria de la Raza, at 2857 24th Street, where the digital mural known as Por Vida (For Life) is located, said police are investigating the attacks as a hate crime, based on social media
Monday, Jul 16, 2012, 11:36 am Chicago Coal Gasification Plant: Good Jobs or Bad Gas? BY Kari Lydersen Email this article to a friend Chicago trade unionists who rallied downtown Monday say a proposed coal gasification plant will be the economic salvation of the southeast side. Opponents argue the plant will produce the wrong kind of jobs. (Photo by Kari Lydersen) CHICAGO--"Governor Quinn, these construction boots we're wearing are made for working. Governor Quinn, we put these boots to work t
Published Mar 11, 2009 3:52 PM By Dianne Mathiowetz Gadsden, Ala. Emotions ran high as four women, dressed in drab green prison clothes, entered a conference room at the Etowah County Detention Center in this northern Alabama town on March 7 to the cheers and applause of a group of immigrant rights activists, legal workers and family members. Tears immediately began to flow as the detainees realized these 13 women and two men had all come to visit them, to hear of their situation, to offer whate
Massive Brazil LGBT Pride Published Jun 5, 2005 11:04 PM Brazil's Lesbian/Gay/Bi/Trans Pride demonstration was massive this year. Organizers estimate that 2 million lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and trans people--including some 400,000 who came from around the world-- marched down Avenida Paulista, a main avenue, in the ninth annual event. Pride organizers stressed that this was not only a celebration but a demonstration. Marchers emphatically demanded a stop to gay bashings and murders. The cent
Farm workers target McDonald's next By Bryan G. Pfeifer Published Apr 8, 2007 7:49 PM Building on its historic victory against Taco Bell, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is now demanding that McDonald's honor the precedents won in that successful fight for worker justice. After a four-year boycott and thousands of actions against Taco Bell, the CIW-Yum! Brands agreement was ratified. It implements a penny-more-per-pound for tomato pickers who harvest for Taco Bell, a first-ever code of
Published Aug 15, 2010 9:51 PM In 1998, a well-known and popular New York City center for Latin American solidarity events, Casa de las Americas, was forced to close its doors due to high rent resulting from gentrification of the neighborhood and other issues. Franklin Flores, Nancy Cabrero and Jaime Mendieta. Photo: Roberto Mercado Casa was not just any center for Latin American events. It was "the" place for events in solidarity with the Cuban revolution, where Latino/a revolutionaries and all
Perdido Street Station Book Club Part II: The Streets of New Crobuzon Alyssa Rosenberg Sep 17, 2010, 7:35 pm For those of you just joining us, the first entry and discussion in this series appear here . Max Gladstone, who had a provocative comment about craft and the knowledge authors provide their readers, has continued that thought here . The rules are the same: spoilers below the jump, but please don't try to spoil beyond Part II for those who haven't gotten that far yet. I finished the book
It has been 125 days since the Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) plant in Abbotsford sacked 55 electricians and fitters, who have a combined history of 906 years of service at CUB, and a protest was begun at the brewery gates. Since then, the ownership and labour contractor of CUB have changed and thousands of Australians have joined a boycott of CUB products. Jafri Alexandra X has been conducting a one-person crusade against racism in Melbourne for almost two years. He is well known as the perso
Published 7:43 AM, September 04, 2013 Updated 7:43 AM, September 04, 2013 PROTEST VS HOMOPHOBIA. A demonstrator holds a poster depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin with make-up, as he protests against homophobia and repression against gays in Russia, outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in Madrid on September 3, 2013. AFP/Curto de la Torre MADRID, Spain - About 300 gay rights activists rallied in Madrid on Tuesday, September 3, as part of an international protest against
A gay-themed mural on the Bryant Street exterior wall of the Mission district's Galeria de la Raza was recently defaced with black spray paint (Source:Rick Gerharter) A mural depicting gay Latinos in San Francisco's Mission district has been defaced three times in recent days. Ani Rivera, executive director of Galeria de la Raza, at 2857 24th Street, where the digital mural known as Por Vida (For Life) is located, said police are investigating the attacks as a hate crime, based on social media
Monday, Jul 16, 2012, 11:36 am Chicago Coal Gasification Plant: Good Jobs or Bad Gas? BY Kari Lydersen Email this article to a friend Chicago trade unionists who rallied downtown Monday say a proposed coal gasification plant will be the economic salvation of the southeast side. Opponents argue the plant will produce the wrong kind of jobs. (Photo by Kari Lydersen) CHICAGO--"Governor Quinn, these construction boots we're wearing are made for working. Governor Quinn, we put these boots to work t
Published Mar 11, 2009 3:52 PM By Dianne Mathiowetz Gadsden, Ala. Emotions ran high as four women, dressed in drab green prison clothes, entered a conference room at the Etowah County Detention Center in this northern Alabama town on March 7 to the cheers and applause of a group of immigrant rights activists, legal workers and family members. Tears immediately began to flow as the detainees realized these 13 women and two men had all come to visit them, to hear of their situation, to offer whate
Massive Brazil LGBT Pride Published Jun 5, 2005 11:04 PM Brazil's Lesbian/Gay/Bi/Trans Pride demonstration was massive this year. Organizers estimate that 2 million lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and trans people--including some 400,000 who came from around the world-- marched down Avenida Paulista, a main avenue, in the ninth annual event. Pride organizers stressed that this was not only a celebration but a demonstration. Marchers emphatically demanded a stop to gay bashings and murders. The cent
Farm workers target McDonald's next By Bryan G. Pfeifer Published Apr 8, 2007 7:49 PM Building on its historic victory against Taco Bell, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is now demanding that McDonald's honor the precedents won in that successful fight for worker justice. After a four-year boycott and thousands of actions against Taco Bell, the CIW-Yum! Brands agreement was ratified. It implements a penny-more-per-pound for tomato pickers who harvest for Taco Bell, a first-ever code of
Published Aug 15, 2010 9:51 PM In 1998, a well-known and popular New York City center for Latin American solidarity events, Casa de las Americas, was forced to close its doors due to high rent resulting from gentrification of the neighborhood and other issues. Franklin Flores, Nancy Cabrero and Jaime Mendieta. Photo: Roberto Mercado Casa was not just any center for Latin American events. It was "the" place for events in solidarity with the Cuban revolution, where Latino/a revolutionaries and all
Perdido Street Station Book Club Part II: The Streets of New Crobuzon Alyssa Rosenberg Sep 17, 2010, 7:35 pm For those of you just joining us, the first entry and discussion in this series appear here . Max Gladstone, who had a provocative comment about craft and the knowledge authors provide their readers, has continued that thought here . The rules are the same: spoilers below the jump, but please don't try to spoil beyond Part II for those who haven't gotten that far yet. I finished the book
It has been 125 days since the Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) plant in Abbotsford sacked 55 electricians and fitters, who have a combined history of 906 years of service at CUB, and a protest was begun at the brewery gates. Since then, the ownership and labour contractor of CUB have changed and thousands of Australians have joined a boycott of CUB products. Jafri Alexandra X has been conducting a one-person crusade against racism in Melbourne for almost two years. He is well known as the perso
ON A bitter Sydney night, bangers and mash are a godsend to Daniel Cotter. Mr Cotter, 35, has been homeless for 15 years and a year ago he weighed just 60kg. But since then he has visited Maronites on Mission's weekly food van in Woolloomooloo and put on 20kg. "The regularity of a meal makes all the difference," Mr Cotter said. "If you don't have to worry about food you can concentrate on other things." Mr Cotter is just one of hundreds of homeless people that are helped by Maronites on a Missio
Jump to: navigation , search This article is part of the Center for Media & Democracy's spotlight on front groups and corporate spin. The Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care is an umbrella group founded in 2000 by fifteen for-profit members of the American Health Care Association (AHCA) that has run major print and radio campaigns to advance it is agenda.What is not obvious from the advertisements (such as the one on the right) is that the alliance represent the views of for-profit nursing ca
The following is a petition for the Indiana Government to make the homeless a protected class in the state of Indiana by enacting a Homeless Bill of Rights. This ensurs that the homeless are entitled to all of the rights and protections under such a designation. Whereas, policies will be enacted to "establish procedures for disposing of property discovered during the cleaning of public spaces and will ensure that the owners are afforded due process of law and provided with support by appropriate
Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA): IMPROVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE, STOP PREYING ON THE PEOPLE! WHO'S ADVOCATING AGAINST PREDATORY AND UNFAIR TREATMENT OF NACA EMPLOYEES! ABOUT THE PETITION This purpose of this petition is to draw attention to and give a voice to NACA employees who have been preyed upon and unfairly treated. NACA portrays itself as a non-profit, community advocacy and homeownership organization. NACA professes its primary goal is to build strong, healthy neighborh
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is now the reluctant part owner of Remington Outdoor Co. after a national debate over gun rights has led other companies to reconsider their relationships with the firearms industry. JPMorgan Asset Management, which handles client funds, was one of Remington's biggest lenders before its bankruptcy and bought the debt without knowing it would one day end up owning the company, one of America's largest and most historic gunmakers. During the bankruptcy, JPMorgan supplied, alon
It has been 125 days since the Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) plant in Abbotsford sacked 55 electricians and fitters, who have a combined history of 906 years of service at CUB, and a protest was begun at the brewery gates. Since then, the ownership and labour contractor of CUB have changed and thousands of Australians have joined a boycott of CUB products. Jafri Alexandra X has been conducting a one-person crusade against racism in Melbourne for almost two years. He is well known as the perso
"Fracking is one issue that encapsulates nearly everything that is currently wrong with the state of our democracy," says Tina Rothery, the anti-fracking "nana" now standing as a Green Party candidate in Fylde in Lancashire . But is it also a subject that could leave the Tory Party fractured come the 8 June? Tina has long battled the UK's oil and gas industry over this issue and sees the government's recent support for an exploration well at Preston New Road (in direct opposition to the will o
Sept. 12 2008 7:06 AM The Allure of the One-Stop Shop The real reasons why people go to the E.R. when they shouldn't. Perhaps you've heard about the guy who is wrecking the American health care system. He is uninsured, has no major medical problems, and loves the emergency room. He is said to stroll in about once a month to various E.R.s around town for reasons as diverse as a simple cold or an STD check. He usually asks a doctor to excuse him from work and complains if he doesn't get a prescrip
On October 28, Juli Briskman, a marketing executive with an MBA living in the Washington, D.C. area, was out riding her bike when Tump's motorcade passed her (1). Briskman flicked off the motorcade (2). A photographer, who was part of the press group following the motorcade, captured the moment. The image was then shared tens of thousands of times on social media, including by Briskman herself (3). Briskman subsequently voluntarily informed the HR department at her employer Akima LLC, a governme
So grave and important were the issues surrounding the death penalty that the justices put over their work in another landmark area that year. Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton had come to the court in its 1971 term, challenging abortion statutes in Texas and Georgia. Just before the term began, the court's senior justice, Hugo Black, retired, then died eight days later. The same week, its beloved and principled conservative, John Marshall Harlan, succumbed to his failing health and retired as well.
Jump to: navigation , search This article is part of the Center for Media & Democracy's spotlight on front groups and corporate spin. The Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care is an umbrella group founded in 2000 by fifteen for-profit members of the American Health Care Association (AHCA) that has run major print and radio campaigns to advance it is agenda.What is not obvious from the advertisements (such as the one on the right) is that the alliance represent the views of for-profit nursing ca
The following is a petition for the Indiana Government to make the homeless a protected class in the state of Indiana by enacting a Homeless Bill of Rights. This ensurs that the homeless are entitled to all of the rights and protections under such a designation. Whereas, policies will be enacted to "establish procedures for disposing of property discovered during the cleaning of public spaces and will ensure that the owners are afforded due process of law and provided with support by appropriate
Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA): IMPROVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE, STOP PREYING ON THE PEOPLE! WHO'S ADVOCATING AGAINST PREDATORY AND UNFAIR TREATMENT OF NACA EMPLOYEES! ABOUT THE PETITION This purpose of this petition is to draw attention to and give a voice to NACA employees who have been preyed upon and unfairly treated. NACA portrays itself as a non-profit, community advocacy and homeownership organization. NACA professes its primary goal is to build strong, healthy neighborh
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is now the reluctant part owner of Remington Outdoor Co. after a national debate over gun rights has led other companies to reconsider their relationships with the firearms industry. JPMorgan Asset Management, which handles client funds, was one of Remington's biggest lenders before its bankruptcy and bought the debt without knowing it would one day end up owning the company, one of America's largest and most historic gunmakers. During the bankruptcy, JPMorgan supplied, alon
It has been 125 days since the Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) plant in Abbotsford sacked 55 electricians and fitters, who have a combined history of 906 years of service at CUB, and a protest was begun at the brewery gates. Since then, the ownership and labour contractor of CUB have changed and thousands of Australians have joined a boycott of CUB products. Jafri Alexandra X has been conducting a one-person crusade against racism in Melbourne for almost two years. He is well known as the perso
"Fracking is one issue that encapsulates nearly everything that is currently wrong with the state of our democracy," says Tina Rothery, the anti-fracking "nana" now standing as a Green Party candidate in Fylde in Lancashire . But is it also a subject that could leave the Tory Party fractured come the 8 June? Tina has long battled the UK's oil and gas industry over this issue and sees the government's recent support for an exploration well at Preston New Road (in direct opposition to the will o
Sept. 12 2008 7:06 AM The Allure of the One-Stop Shop The real reasons why people go to the E.R. when they shouldn't. Perhaps you've heard about the guy who is wrecking the American health care system. He is uninsured, has no major medical problems, and loves the emergency room. He is said to stroll in about once a month to various E.R.s around town for reasons as diverse as a simple cold or an STD check. He usually asks a doctor to excuse him from work and complains if he doesn't get a prescrip
On October 28, Juli Briskman, a marketing executive with an MBA living in the Washington, D.C. area, was out riding her bike when Tump's motorcade passed her (1). Briskman flicked off the motorcade (2). A photographer, who was part of the press group following the motorcade, captured the moment. The image was then shared tens of thousands of times on social media, including by Briskman herself (3). Briskman subsequently voluntarily informed the HR department at her employer Akima LLC, a governme
So grave and important were the issues surrounding the death penalty that the justices put over their work in another landmark area that year. Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton had come to the court in its 1971 term, challenging abortion statutes in Texas and Georgia. Just before the term began, the court's senior justice, Hugo Black, retired, then died eight days later. The same week, its beloved and principled conservative, John Marshall Harlan, succumbed to his failing health and retired as well.
The world can still act in time to stave off the worst effects of climate change , and enjoy the fruits of continued economic growth as long as the global economy can be transformed within the next 15 years, a group of the world's leading economists and political leaders will argue on Tuesday. Tackling climate change can be a boon to prosperity, rather than a brake, according to the study involving a roll-call of the globe's biggest institutions, including the UN, the OECD group of rich count
"...economic growth itself is what enables all the wasteful spending in Washington. Absent the growth, Washington would have very little to spend. " Government does not create wealth. It takes wealth. It is the private sector that pays for every single piece of the government. There is no "government" money. There are only taxpayer funds. Money is taken from taxpayers in various ways, is funneled through government, and then is given to recipients of different kinds. Some taxpayer funds go for
The fact is that most classical and Austrian school economists also don't agree (including many Nobel laureates), because they understand that U.S. government spending is well above the optimum for economic growth and job creation, which means that less government spending will create more jobs, not fewer. It is true that sequestration and a reduced growth rate of government spending can cost a few jobs in the government sector, but this will be more than made up by the additional job growth in
As many of you know we spend a great deal of time researching various aspects of modern economics. There are very few people who have a firm grasp on the new economy, and even fewer still who can translate the recent economic structure into current economic predictions. Professor Mark Blyth is one of the very select few people who grasp the full concept of two economies, Wall Street (fiscal economy) and Main Street (working class, traditional). A few weeks ago Blyth appeared on Tucker Carlson to
The debate was on India's GDP growth. Is it real or not? In recent days, the growth-debate was first triggered when Morgan Stanely Investment's Ruchir Sharma said India may be 'overstating' its GDP growth number. Soon, a similar comment came from the US State Department that too described India's 7.5 percent GDP rate as "overstated". The question followed. Are we indeed 'overstating' the GDP? Or is it that the world's skepticism on India's growth figures is unwarranted. Economists are still deba
Quick Facts Population: 0.2 million GDP (PPP): $1.1 billion 1.7% growth 1.6% 5-year compound annual growth $5,553 per capita Unemployment: 7.2% Inflation (CPI): 0.1% FDI Inflow: $2.3 million Embed This Data Samoa's economic freedom score is 61.5, making its economy the 90th freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has increased by 3.1 points, with improvements in judicial effectiveness and fiscal health far outpacing modest declines in scores for the tax burden and trade freedom indicators. S
And if expectations for tomorrow's announcement of First Quarter 2015 growth are correct we may be headed for that scenario again. Check the last three years' worth of growth trends on this chart from TradingEconomics.com : source: tradingeconomics.com Growth has been all over the place. You get your occasional strong-looking quarter, but it never leads to a positive trend. And forecasters don't think we're going into one now either : Forecasters are in near-universal agreement that the governme
Quick Facts Population: 0.4 million GDP (PPP): $9.0 billion 0.5% growth 0.2% 5-year compound annual growth $24,555 per capita Unemployment: 15.3% Inflation (CPI): 0.4% FDI Inflow: $521.9 million Embed This Data The Bahamas' economic freedom score is 63.3, making its economy the 74th freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has increased by 2.2 points, led by dramatic improvements in scores for fiscal health, government integrity, and judicial effectiveness. The Bahamas is ranked 15th among 32
It is Impossible to Balance the Budget Given the Current Levels of Spending Gayle Trotter Why is it that any mother understands a basic concept that our federal government does not? The idea is weaning. In 2011, federal entitlement spending alone exceeded all federal tax revenue. Burp. Hal Mason explains the federal budget dilemma in revealing terms. Why doesn't the federal government reduce spending and balance the budget? (Note: While Hal should have used 2011 numbers, Hal hit the target.) "T
THE BACTERIA are coming for us. A new report commissioned by the UK government predicts that "superbugs" could kill more than 10 million people annually by 2050. That would make them a bigger killer than cancer. Superbugs are strains of bacteria that are resistant to treatment by antibiotics. In the early years following the first widespread use of penicillin in the 1940s, such resistance was rare. But as the use of antibiotics has increased, so too has the prevalence of drug-resistant strains.
"...economic growth itself is what enables all the wasteful spending in Washington. Absent the growth, Washington would have very little to spend. " Government does not create wealth. It takes wealth. It is the private sector that pays for every single piece of the government. There is no "government" money. There are only taxpayer funds. Money is taken from taxpayers in various ways, is funneled through government, and then is given to recipients of different kinds. Some taxpayer funds go for
The fact is that most classical and Austrian school economists also don't agree (including many Nobel laureates), because they understand that U.S. government spending is well above the optimum for economic growth and job creation, which means that less government spending will create more jobs, not fewer. It is true that sequestration and a reduced growth rate of government spending can cost a few jobs in the government sector, but this will be more than made up by the additional job growth in
As many of you know we spend a great deal of time researching various aspects of modern economics. There are very few people who have a firm grasp on the new economy, and even fewer still who can translate the recent economic structure into current economic predictions. Professor Mark Blyth is one of the very select few people who grasp the full concept of two economies, Wall Street (fiscal economy) and Main Street (working class, traditional). A few weeks ago Blyth appeared on Tucker Carlson to
The debate was on India's GDP growth. Is it real or not? In recent days, the growth-debate was first triggered when Morgan Stanely Investment's Ruchir Sharma said India may be 'overstating' its GDP growth number. Soon, a similar comment came from the US State Department that too described India's 7.5 percent GDP rate as "overstated". The question followed. Are we indeed 'overstating' the GDP? Or is it that the world's skepticism on India's growth figures is unwarranted. Economists are still deba
Quick Facts Population: 0.2 million GDP (PPP): $1.1 billion 1.7% growth 1.6% 5-year compound annual growth $5,553 per capita Unemployment: 7.2% Inflation (CPI): 0.1% FDI Inflow: $2.3 million Embed This Data Samoa's economic freedom score is 61.5, making its economy the 90th freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has increased by 3.1 points, with improvements in judicial effectiveness and fiscal health far outpacing modest declines in scores for the tax burden and trade freedom indicators. S
And if expectations for tomorrow's announcement of First Quarter 2015 growth are correct we may be headed for that scenario again. Check the last three years' worth of growth trends on this chart from TradingEconomics.com : source: tradingeconomics.com Growth has been all over the place. You get your occasional strong-looking quarter, but it never leads to a positive trend. And forecasters don't think we're going into one now either : Forecasters are in near-universal agreement that the governme
Quick Facts Population: 0.4 million GDP (PPP): $9.0 billion 0.5% growth 0.2% 5-year compound annual growth $24,555 per capita Unemployment: 15.3% Inflation (CPI): 0.4% FDI Inflow: $521.9 million Embed This Data The Bahamas' economic freedom score is 63.3, making its economy the 74th freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has increased by 2.2 points, led by dramatic improvements in scores for fiscal health, government integrity, and judicial effectiveness. The Bahamas is ranked 15th among 32
It is Impossible to Balance the Budget Given the Current Levels of Spending Gayle Trotter Why is it that any mother understands a basic concept that our federal government does not? The idea is weaning. In 2011, federal entitlement spending alone exceeded all federal tax revenue. Burp. Hal Mason explains the federal budget dilemma in revealing terms. Why doesn't the federal government reduce spending and balance the budget? (Note: While Hal should have used 2011 numbers, Hal hit the target.) "T
THE BACTERIA are coming for us. A new report commissioned by the UK government predicts that "superbugs" could kill more than 10 million people annually by 2050. That would make them a bigger killer than cancer. Superbugs are strains of bacteria that are resistant to treatment by antibiotics. In the early years following the first widespread use of penicillin in the 1940s, such resistance was rare. But as the use of antibiotics has increased, so too has the prevalence of drug-resistant strains.
Getting reliable and timely data for unemployment in India has been a difficult proposition till now, since the government releases data with a considerable lag and there has been precious little non-government effort towards data generation. Now, Centre for Monitoring the Indian Economy (CMIE) has begun tracking unemployment in India since January this year, making the study on job creation in India a little easier. Mahesh Vyas, CEO & MD , tells Sindhu Bhattacharya, in an e-mail interview that
Quick Facts Population: 15.8 million GDP (PPP): $59.0 billion 6.9% growth 7.2% 5-year compound annual growth $3,737 per capita Unemployment: 0.3% Inflation (CPI): 3.0% FDI Inflow: $1.9 billion Embed This Data Cambodia's economic freedom score is 58.7, making its economy the 101st freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has decreased by 0.8 point, with declines in property rights, labor freedom, and fiscal health outweighing an improvement in government integrity. Cambodia is ranked 22nd amon
Abstract: While layoffs increased during this recession, they are not the primary cause of the nearly 10 percent unemployment rate. The main factor driving the unemployment rate so high during this recession was, and continues to be, the sharp drop in creation of new jobs. Government spending still does not create jobs or prosperity, either. Washington should finally admit this fact and encourage private-sector investment and entrepreneurship--the best job creators that history has produced. Whi
Quick Facts Population: 0.4 million GDP (PPP): $9.0 billion 0.5% growth 0.2% 5-year compound annual growth $24,555 per capita Unemployment: 15.3% Inflation (CPI): 0.4% FDI Inflow: $521.9 million Embed This Data The Bahamas' economic freedom score is 63.3, making its economy the 74th freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has increased by 2.2 points, led by dramatic improvements in scores for fiscal health, government integrity, and judicial effectiveness. The Bahamas is ranked 15th among 32
"...economic growth itself is what enables all the wasteful spending in Washington. Absent the growth, Washington would have very little to spend. " Government does not create wealth. It takes wealth. It is the private sector that pays for every single piece of the government. There is no "government" money. There are only taxpayer funds. Money is taken from taxpayers in various ways, is funneled through government, and then is given to recipients of different kinds. Some taxpayer funds go for
With steady growth, low unemployment and tame inflation, the U.S. is experiencing a "Goldilocks" economy: Not too hot. Not too cold. But just right. So says a top Federal Reserve official, who on Friday suggested that the unemployment rate could fall further to 3.5 percent with inflation modestly overshooting the Fed's target for a time without raising concerns. John Williams, currently president of the Fed's San Francisco regional bank, said that he still expects a gradual pace of three to four
Why should governments care, above all else, about keeping unemployment down and ensuring that the greatest number of people get a fair share of the economic pie? Because if you don't, bad things happen. Europe's leaders learned this the hard way in the 1930s, but our historical memory seems fleeting. That, in a nutshell, is the message of today's must read: Kevin O'Rourke's "Lessons From the Great Depression." (Hat tip, Mark Thoma. ) ...[I]n late 1929, the Great Depression hit and everything fe
Quick Facts Population: 0.2 million GDP (PPP): $1.1 billion 1.7% growth 1.6% 5-year compound annual growth $5,553 per capita Unemployment: 7.2% Inflation (CPI): 0.1% FDI Inflow: $2.3 million Embed This Data Samoa's economic freedom score is 61.5, making its economy the 90th freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has increased by 3.1 points, with improvements in judicial effectiveness and fiscal health far outpacing modest declines in scores for the tax burden and trade freedom indicators. S
A research note released by JP Morgan this week ( PDF ) estimates that economic growth will be 0.6 percentage points slower in 2013 than it would be if the payroll tax cuts were extended. That's a big deal. In fact, they anticipate it being by far the largest drag on growth associated with the fiscal cliff. Recall that the payroll tax hike is a double-whammy. On the demand side, it means that every American who works for a living will have a bit less money in our pockets and thus less to spend o
As many of you know we spend a great deal of time researching various aspects of modern economics. There are very few people who have a firm grasp on the new economy, and even fewer still who can translate the recent economic structure into current economic predictions. Professor Mark Blyth is one of the very select few people who grasp the full concept of two economies, Wall Street (fiscal economy) and Main Street (working class, traditional). A few weeks ago Blyth appeared on Tucker Carlson to
Quick Facts Population: 15.8 million GDP (PPP): $59.0 billion 6.9% growth 7.2% 5-year compound annual growth $3,737 per capita Unemployment: 0.3% Inflation (CPI): 3.0% FDI Inflow: $1.9 billion Embed This Data Cambodia's economic freedom score is 58.7, making its economy the 101st freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has decreased by 0.8 point, with declines in property rights, labor freedom, and fiscal health outweighing an improvement in government integrity. Cambodia is ranked 22nd amon
Abstract: While layoffs increased during this recession, they are not the primary cause of the nearly 10 percent unemployment rate. The main factor driving the unemployment rate so high during this recession was, and continues to be, the sharp drop in creation of new jobs. Government spending still does not create jobs or prosperity, either. Washington should finally admit this fact and encourage private-sector investment and entrepreneurship--the best job creators that history has produced. Whi
Quick Facts Population: 0.4 million GDP (PPP): $9.0 billion 0.5% growth 0.2% 5-year compound annual growth $24,555 per capita Unemployment: 15.3% Inflation (CPI): 0.4% FDI Inflow: $521.9 million Embed This Data The Bahamas' economic freedom score is 63.3, making its economy the 74th freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has increased by 2.2 points, led by dramatic improvements in scores for fiscal health, government integrity, and judicial effectiveness. The Bahamas is ranked 15th among 32
"...economic growth itself is what enables all the wasteful spending in Washington. Absent the growth, Washington would have very little to spend. " Government does not create wealth. It takes wealth. It is the private sector that pays for every single piece of the government. There is no "government" money. There are only taxpayer funds. Money is taken from taxpayers in various ways, is funneled through government, and then is given to recipients of different kinds. Some taxpayer funds go for
With steady growth, low unemployment and tame inflation, the U.S. is experiencing a "Goldilocks" economy: Not too hot. Not too cold. But just right. So says a top Federal Reserve official, who on Friday suggested that the unemployment rate could fall further to 3.5 percent with inflation modestly overshooting the Fed's target for a time without raising concerns. John Williams, currently president of the Fed's San Francisco regional bank, said that he still expects a gradual pace of three to four
Why should governments care, above all else, about keeping unemployment down and ensuring that the greatest number of people get a fair share of the economic pie? Because if you don't, bad things happen. Europe's leaders learned this the hard way in the 1930s, but our historical memory seems fleeting. That, in a nutshell, is the message of today's must read: Kevin O'Rourke's "Lessons From the Great Depression." (Hat tip, Mark Thoma. ) ...[I]n late 1929, the Great Depression hit and everything fe
Quick Facts Population: 0.2 million GDP (PPP): $1.1 billion 1.7% growth 1.6% 5-year compound annual growth $5,553 per capita Unemployment: 7.2% Inflation (CPI): 0.1% FDI Inflow: $2.3 million Embed This Data Samoa's economic freedom score is 61.5, making its economy the 90th freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has increased by 3.1 points, with improvements in judicial effectiveness and fiscal health far outpacing modest declines in scores for the tax burden and trade freedom indicators. S
A research note released by JP Morgan this week ( PDF ) estimates that economic growth will be 0.6 percentage points slower in 2013 than it would be if the payroll tax cuts were extended. That's a big deal. In fact, they anticipate it being by far the largest drag on growth associated with the fiscal cliff. Recall that the payroll tax hike is a double-whammy. On the demand side, it means that every American who works for a living will have a bit less money in our pockets and thus less to spend o
As many of you know we spend a great deal of time researching various aspects of modern economics. There are very few people who have a firm grasp on the new economy, and even fewer still who can translate the recent economic structure into current economic predictions. Professor Mark Blyth is one of the very select few people who grasp the full concept of two economies, Wall Street (fiscal economy) and Main Street (working class, traditional). A few weeks ago Blyth appeared on Tucker Carlson to
On Monday, the United States will open its embassy in Jerusalem. This is a move that is both long overdue and reflects the realities of the situation. The odds of Israel giving up half of Jerusalem, particularly that half containing the Western Wall, to a terrorist organization hellbent on Israel's destruction approached zero. While the "final status" of Jerusalem is, in theory, under negotiations, the fact is that no sane person believes it will ever be the capital of a Palestinian state. On Fr
Contributor November 20, 2017 The Museum of the Bible is now open to the public. Hundreds of thousands of people from across the world will soon walk through one of the most high-tech museums in history and will get to experience the Bible come to life in ways no other museum has done before. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to attend a special grand opening event with social media influencers and leaders from across the country and get to be one of the first to experience the Museum of
Is Christianity true just because the inerrant Bible says it is? No. Christianity would still be true even if the Bible were never written. Let me explain. It's a common belief prevalent among some Christians today that what we know about Christianity depends on an inerrant Bible. Sure, we know that there are several non-Christian writers from the ancient world that make brief references to the first century events and the beliefs of the early Christians, corroborating what we read in the Ne
God's word seems to have been watered down in the new Museum of the Bible, according to a press preview of the Washington DC monument to Christianity due to open Nov. 17. "The museum doesn't encourage visitors to take the Bible literally or to believe that the Bible has only one correct form. And on floor after gleaming floor of exhibitions, there is very little Jesus," the Washington Post reported . "This isn't the evangelism that the billionaire Green family first promised a decade ago when th
Scholars have long noted the contrasting portraits in the Bible of the Apostle Pauls public speaking abilities. Acts depicts him as a bold and powerful rhetorician while Pauls own letters tell a dramatically different story. His letters are rhetorical gems, but he did not think he was a polished speaker. Paul presents himself as one best known for the hard work of organizing small groups of new Christians rather than for persuasive proclamations in open theaters and forums. The difference betwee
The latest research on the relationship between the world's nations and religion has revealed not only the most common state religion globally, but the 10 most hostile non-religious countries against Christianity and other religious institutions within their borders. After examining the data from 199 nations and self-administering territories through the end of 2015, Pew Research Center found that the majority of countries do not have any official or preferred religion at all. With more than 80
"In the past years, we were able to baptize many people from a Druze background. Some of them were elders in their religion, they were baptized in their religious clothes," he said. "Also, some believers from a Muslim background were baptized." With the help of Open Doors USA, Pastor Simon said he's able to provide food and resources to help those in need. In the end, he said he feels a responsibility and burden to remain in Syria to help newly minted Christian converts. "When I see the number o
Every time there is a mass shooting in America, instead of policy change there are 'prayers' for the victims and the families from lawmakers in Congress who are opposed to gun control. However, 2017 has been the deadliest year for gun violence in modern America history. The Las Vegas shooter killed over fifty, and the Texas church shooter killed 26 this past Sunday, almost a month after Vegas. These are innocent lives lost and America's gun problem does not seem to be improving. Therefore, it is
It's not news that Christianity is the most targeted religion of the modern era. It's not news that Islam is so readily defended by the same people who attack Christianity's core beliefs - many of which are also held by Islam. What is slowly making its way into the news is the admission that it's because people aren't scared of Christians . An atheist professor said Tuesday that it's acceptable to criticize Christians but not Muslims, because he does not "fear" retaliation from Christians. "I k
There is lots of confusion in Egypt among the public, as well as the newly developed political parties, mainly because of the compound relationship between democracy, moral values, and religion, and how they shape their future political system. Egypt, with its Muslim and Coptic population, is a religious conservative society, which is calling for protection against the erosion of religion under any political system. Egyptians are debating on the new constitution and how it would define the relig
Contributor November 20, 2017 The Museum of the Bible is now open to the public. Hundreds of thousands of people from across the world will soon walk through one of the most high-tech museums in history and will get to experience the Bible come to life in ways no other museum has done before. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to attend a special grand opening event with social media influencers and leaders from across the country and get to be one of the first to experience the Museum of
Is Christianity true just because the inerrant Bible says it is? No. Christianity would still be true even if the Bible were never written. Let me explain. It's a common belief prevalent among some Christians today that what we know about Christianity depends on an inerrant Bible. Sure, we know that there are several non-Christian writers from the ancient world that make brief references to the first century events and the beliefs of the early Christians, corroborating what we read in the Ne
God's word seems to have been watered down in the new Museum of the Bible, according to a press preview of the Washington DC monument to Christianity due to open Nov. 17. "The museum doesn't encourage visitors to take the Bible literally or to believe that the Bible has only one correct form. And on floor after gleaming floor of exhibitions, there is very little Jesus," the Washington Post reported . "This isn't the evangelism that the billionaire Green family first promised a decade ago when th
Scholars have long noted the contrasting portraits in the Bible of the Apostle Pauls public speaking abilities. Acts depicts him as a bold and powerful rhetorician while Pauls own letters tell a dramatically different story. His letters are rhetorical gems, but he did not think he was a polished speaker. Paul presents himself as one best known for the hard work of organizing small groups of new Christians rather than for persuasive proclamations in open theaters and forums. The difference betwee
The latest research on the relationship between the world's nations and religion has revealed not only the most common state religion globally, but the 10 most hostile non-religious countries against Christianity and other religious institutions within their borders. After examining the data from 199 nations and self-administering territories through the end of 2015, Pew Research Center found that the majority of countries do not have any official or preferred religion at all. With more than 80
"In the past years, we were able to baptize many people from a Druze background. Some of them were elders in their religion, they were baptized in their religious clothes," he said. "Also, some believers from a Muslim background were baptized." With the help of Open Doors USA, Pastor Simon said he's able to provide food and resources to help those in need. In the end, he said he feels a responsibility and burden to remain in Syria to help newly minted Christian converts. "When I see the number o
Every time there is a mass shooting in America, instead of policy change there are 'prayers' for the victims and the families from lawmakers in Congress who are opposed to gun control. However, 2017 has been the deadliest year for gun violence in modern America history. The Las Vegas shooter killed over fifty, and the Texas church shooter killed 26 this past Sunday, almost a month after Vegas. These are innocent lives lost and America's gun problem does not seem to be improving. Therefore, it is
It's not news that Christianity is the most targeted religion of the modern era. It's not news that Islam is so readily defended by the same people who attack Christianity's core beliefs - many of which are also held by Islam. What is slowly making its way into the news is the admission that it's because people aren't scared of Christians . An atheist professor said Tuesday that it's acceptable to criticize Christians but not Muslims, because he does not "fear" retaliation from Christians. "I k
There is lots of confusion in Egypt among the public, as well as the newly developed political parties, mainly because of the compound relationship between democracy, moral values, and religion, and how they shape their future political system. Egypt, with its Muslim and Coptic population, is a religious conservative society, which is calling for protection against the erosion of religion under any political system. Egyptians are debating on the new constitution and how it would define the relig
The organization urged Iraqi authorities to mark the site and turn it into a memorial. "The Islamic State (also known as Daesh) executed and dumped the bodies of possibly hundreds of detainees at a site near Mosul... Multiple witnesses told Human Rights Watch that the bodies of those killed, including bodies of members of Iraqi security forces, were thrown into a naturally occurring sinkhole at a site known as Khafsa, about eight kilometers south of western Mosul," the organization said. "If exh
Eight people were murdered and 11 injured in New York City Tuesday in the latest jihadi terrorist attack with a truck. Five of the victims were Argentine citizens, and another was Belgian. Not surprisingly, witnesses say the suspect yelled "Allahu Akbar!" as he exited the rented truck/murder weapon. Fox News reports , "The man accused of plowing into New York pedestrians Tuesday had a printout of an ISIS flag in his car and left behind handwritten notes pledging his loyalty to the Islamic State,
According to a poll conducted by Chapman University , 42 per cent of Americans are afraid of clowns, whereas only 32 per cent are afraid of climate change. They're also more scared of terrorist attacks (41 per cent), gun rights infringement (38 per cent), family members dying (38 per cent), economic collapse (37 per cent), Obamacare (36 per cent), and biological warfare (35 per cent). If you believe Vox's snarky coverage , this is evidence that the American public is very stupid. We get it: Clow
A second bombing was reported near a church in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria on Sunday, hours after at least 21 people were killed in a church explosion in northern Egypt. Several people were reportedly injured in the blast that took place outside the church in Alexandria, local media reported. Earlier Sunday, a bomb struck inside St. George church in the Nile Delta city of Tanta, killing at least 21 people. At least 59 people were also injured in the bombing, according to the Health Minist
Four people were arrested for helping migrants cross the border into France. It is the latest case over citizens providing aid to refugees in France. The activists were arrested on Tuesday in relation to the solidarity march organised in April by the activist group "Tous Migrants". In response to the arrests, the activists held a Yesterday early morning French police, with assistance from border police evicted the XXL Squat in Dijon, where about hundred asylum seekers lived. During the eviction
Migrants now account for 8.6 percent of all crime suspects in Germany, up from 5.7 percent in 2015, while the number of German suspects declined by 3.4 percent. Federal Minister of the Interior Thomas de Maiziere blamed the high crime rate among migrants on migrant "housing", saying that many were living in makeshift shelters or sharing crowded rooms in 2016. The overall crime statistics saw a significant rise in especially two areas: murder and manslaughter as well as rape and sexual assault. A
Jerusalem: The Latest Chapter In A Century Of Colonialism By Karma Nabulsi , the Guardian May 13, 2018 Jerusalem: The Latest Chapter In A Century Of Colonialism 2018-05-13 2018-05-13 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/05/palestinian-refugees-1948-e1526220355416.jpg 200px 200px Above: Palestinian refugees near Haifa in 1948. 'Patrick Wolfe showed us that events
Turkish authorities are putting up a concrete wall along the country's border with Syria after the recent wave of terrorist attacks hitting the southern border regions. The construction in the Reyhanli district of Hatay province comes as part of the tightened security measures along the border following a series of terrorist attacks starting with the Suruc suicide bombing on July 20 that killed 33 people, and with at least 33 security force members and 12 civilians killed since. The Hatay Govern
By Associated Press | April 19, 2016, 9:31 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2016/04/19/syrias-palmyra-arch-destroyed-by-isis-recreated-in-london/ The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, gestures after unveiling an imposing scale replica of Palmyra's Triumphal Arch in Trafalgar Square, in London, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) LONDON (AP) -- A 2,000-year-old triumphal arch destroyed by the Islamic State group in Syria has risen again -- in replica -- in London's Trafalga
One of many problems plaguing Germany since their decision to essentially open their borders to hundreds of thousands of migrants from Syria and Iraq is how to get them employed and contributing to the local economy as part of their "assimilation." As of a few months ago, officials estimate that more than 75% of the new arrivals are unemployed, collecting benefits and are "unlikely to find work" in the next ten years. Big problems such as this call for big solutions and the Germans think they've
Eight people were murdered and 11 injured in New York City Tuesday in the latest jihadi terrorist attack with a truck. Five of the victims were Argentine citizens, and another was Belgian. Not surprisingly, witnesses say the suspect yelled "Allahu Akbar!" as he exited the rented truck/murder weapon. Fox News reports , "The man accused of plowing into New York pedestrians Tuesday had a printout of an ISIS flag in his car and left behind handwritten notes pledging his loyalty to the Islamic State,
According to a poll conducted by Chapman University , 42 per cent of Americans are afraid of clowns, whereas only 32 per cent are afraid of climate change. They're also more scared of terrorist attacks (41 per cent), gun rights infringement (38 per cent), family members dying (38 per cent), economic collapse (37 per cent), Obamacare (36 per cent), and biological warfare (35 per cent). If you believe Vox's snarky coverage , this is evidence that the American public is very stupid. We get it: Clow
A second bombing was reported near a church in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria on Sunday, hours after at least 21 people were killed in a church explosion in northern Egypt. Several people were reportedly injured in the blast that took place outside the church in Alexandria, local media reported. Earlier Sunday, a bomb struck inside St. George church in the Nile Delta city of Tanta, killing at least 21 people. At least 59 people were also injured in the bombing, according to the Health Minist
Four people were arrested for helping migrants cross the border into France. It is the latest case over citizens providing aid to refugees in France. The activists were arrested on Tuesday in relation to the solidarity march organised in April by the activist group "Tous Migrants". In response to the arrests, the activists held a Yesterday early morning French police, with assistance from border police evicted the XXL Squat in Dijon, where about hundred asylum seekers lived. During the eviction
Migrants now account for 8.6 percent of all crime suspects in Germany, up from 5.7 percent in 2015, while the number of German suspects declined by 3.4 percent. Federal Minister of the Interior Thomas de Maiziere blamed the high crime rate among migrants on migrant "housing", saying that many were living in makeshift shelters or sharing crowded rooms in 2016. The overall crime statistics saw a significant rise in especially two areas: murder and manslaughter as well as rape and sexual assault. A
Jerusalem: The Latest Chapter In A Century Of Colonialism By Karma Nabulsi , the Guardian May 13, 2018 Jerusalem: The Latest Chapter In A Century Of Colonialism 2018-05-13 2018-05-13 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/05/palestinian-refugees-1948-e1526220355416.jpg 200px 200px Above: Palestinian refugees near Haifa in 1948. 'Patrick Wolfe showed us that events
Turkish authorities are putting up a concrete wall along the country's border with Syria after the recent wave of terrorist attacks hitting the southern border regions. The construction in the Reyhanli district of Hatay province comes as part of the tightened security measures along the border following a series of terrorist attacks starting with the Suruc suicide bombing on July 20 that killed 33 people, and with at least 33 security force members and 12 civilians killed since. The Hatay Govern
By Associated Press | April 19, 2016, 9:31 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2016/04/19/syrias-palmyra-arch-destroyed-by-isis-recreated-in-london/ The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, gestures after unveiling an imposing scale replica of Palmyra's Triumphal Arch in Trafalgar Square, in London, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) LONDON (AP) -- A 2,000-year-old triumphal arch destroyed by the Islamic State group in Syria has risen again -- in replica -- in London's Trafalga
One of many problems plaguing Germany since their decision to essentially open their borders to hundreds of thousands of migrants from Syria and Iraq is how to get them employed and contributing to the local economy as part of their "assimilation." As of a few months ago, officials estimate that more than 75% of the new arrivals are unemployed, collecting benefits and are "unlikely to find work" in the next ten years. Big problems such as this call for big solutions and the Germans think they've
By Brian Glyn Williams | (Informed Comment) | - - Recently Donald Trump broke with Republican convention and roiled the party base by boldly stating "You call it whatever you want. I want to tell you. They [the Bush administration] lied. They said there were weapons of mass destruction [in Iraq]; there were none. And they knew there were none. There were no weapons of mass destruction." [1] He also stated "We spent $2 trillion, thousands of lives. Obviously, it was a mistake. George Bush made a
In yet another example of gay activist overreach, an Oregon official has not only burdened a Christian couple with a ridiculous fine, he has imposed a gag order on them. But Aaron and Melissa Klein aren't backing down. In one of the most egregious anti-Christian acts committed by a state official in recent memory, Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian not only upheld the ridiculous $135,000 fine levied against Aaron and Melissa Klein for declining to bake a cake for a lesbian commitment ceremon
Explaining Kramer: being an intensive exegesis of the media theories of Michael Richards' racist outburst. I know. You haven't read enough about the subject, but reaction has been all over the map, and perhaps there's a value in examining the contours of the map. Beginning with ... Theory No. 1 (my sentimental favorite): Blame Seinfeld , a.k.a. "the unleashed id" theory. I don't want to say I told you so, but in my many critiques of Seinfeld and its simpering, self-congratulatory smugness in the
I tweeted this comment about the Benghazi hearing a few minutes ago: They're putting on a show for the right wing audience and don't even care that everyone else sees right through it. And here's a great example of the right wing audience this clown show is aimed at: Jim Hoft, Stupidest Man on the Internet, who's posted no less than five crazed rants about this hearing, full of random capitalization and bizarre hyperbolic language. Hoft also recycles another old lie about the Benghazi attack, be
Anti-LGBT activists in Eureka Springs, Arkansas recently released a video pushing for the repeal of Ordinance 2223, which protects LGBT people from discrimination. The video features a number of prominent spokespeople, including a Baptist pastor who has been exposed as a serial rapist, the Arkansas Times reports : Acra Lee Turner, 60, currently serves as a pastor of Penn Memorial Baptist Church in Eureka Springs. In an interview with the Times, he confirmed that he is the same Acra Lee Turner wh
'I think the event is disgusting; It's a slap in the face to all the children who have died...' (Brendan Clarey, Liberty Headlines) Over two dozen people protested a class Tuesday that teaches people how to build their own AR-15 semi-automatic rifles. More than sixty people attended the event taught by Chris Walden, the owner of a gun store, and the event was held in a VFW in Marshall, Mich. It continued for the third year in a row despite the protestors outside, ABC Radio reports . The proteste
Hate-filled leftist gay activist Dan Savage was at it again last Thursday. In a presentation at Winona State University in Minnesota, Savage went on another vulgarity-laden tirade in front of students this time saying that "every dead gay kid is a victory for the Family Research Council" and that "Tony Perkins sits on a pile of dead gay kids every day when he goes to work" (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary, serious vulgarity warning): DAN SAVAGE: Tony Perkins and the Fami
When Bryan Thornhill's 10-year-old son was suspended from the bus for bullying , he decided it was time to enact his own punishment as well. In a video, which he has since made private on Facebook, Thornhill explained he "can't stand" bullying, and since he doesn't tolerate it, he decided to make his son run the approximate one mile to school for the week. "The good news is he keeps up a pretty good mile pace at six miles an hour," Thornhill joked as he drove behind his son running in the rain.
From the Topeka Capital Journal Pastor Fred Waldron Phelps Sr., founder of the Westboro Baptist Church, died late Wednesday, a daughter of Phelps confirmed Thursday morning. Reached by phone in Topeka, Shirley Phelps-Roper confirmed her father had died at Midland Care Hospice. About 7 p.m. Wednesday, angry adult voices, including some cursing, could be heard in the vicinity of the church and homes of Westboro Baptist Church members. Many WBC members live on streets within sight of the church. Th
Defiant Bigot George Zimmerman Tweets Racist, Homophobic Rants Following VA Shooting (TWEETS) Human skunk geyser George Zimmerman reacted to the shooting of two newscasters on live TV in Virginia Wednesday by tweeting a rant for his thousands of bigoted followers. If there was ever any doubt that Zimmerman is a disgusting racist and bigot, this should put those doubts firmly to rest. Pansy Fester lee Flanagan, too much of a daisy to deal w/racism. Murders 2 whites. Hate crime, 100%. Racist Obama
In yet another example of gay activist overreach, an Oregon official has not only burdened a Christian couple with a ridiculous fine, he has imposed a gag order on them. But Aaron and Melissa Klein aren't backing down. In one of the most egregious anti-Christian acts committed by a state official in recent memory, Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian not only upheld the ridiculous $135,000 fine levied against Aaron and Melissa Klein for declining to bake a cake for a lesbian commitment ceremon
Explaining Kramer: being an intensive exegesis of the media theories of Michael Richards' racist outburst. I know. You haven't read enough about the subject, but reaction has been all over the map, and perhaps there's a value in examining the contours of the map. Beginning with ... Theory No. 1 (my sentimental favorite): Blame Seinfeld , a.k.a. "the unleashed id" theory. I don't want to say I told you so, but in my many critiques of Seinfeld and its simpering, self-congratulatory smugness in the
I tweeted this comment about the Benghazi hearing a few minutes ago: They're putting on a show for the right wing audience and don't even care that everyone else sees right through it. And here's a great example of the right wing audience this clown show is aimed at: Jim Hoft, Stupidest Man on the Internet, who's posted no less than five crazed rants about this hearing, full of random capitalization and bizarre hyperbolic language. Hoft also recycles another old lie about the Benghazi attack, be
Anti-LGBT activists in Eureka Springs, Arkansas recently released a video pushing for the repeal of Ordinance 2223, which protects LGBT people from discrimination. The video features a number of prominent spokespeople, including a Baptist pastor who has been exposed as a serial rapist, the Arkansas Times reports : Acra Lee Turner, 60, currently serves as a pastor of Penn Memorial Baptist Church in Eureka Springs. In an interview with the Times, he confirmed that he is the same Acra Lee Turner wh
'I think the event is disgusting; It's a slap in the face to all the children who have died...' (Brendan Clarey, Liberty Headlines) Over two dozen people protested a class Tuesday that teaches people how to build their own AR-15 semi-automatic rifles. More than sixty people attended the event taught by Chris Walden, the owner of a gun store, and the event was held in a VFW in Marshall, Mich. It continued for the third year in a row despite the protestors outside, ABC Radio reports . The proteste
Hate-filled leftist gay activist Dan Savage was at it again last Thursday. In a presentation at Winona State University in Minnesota, Savage went on another vulgarity-laden tirade in front of students this time saying that "every dead gay kid is a victory for the Family Research Council" and that "Tony Perkins sits on a pile of dead gay kids every day when he goes to work" (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary, serious vulgarity warning): DAN SAVAGE: Tony Perkins and the Fami
When Bryan Thornhill's 10-year-old son was suspended from the bus for bullying , he decided it was time to enact his own punishment as well. In a video, which he has since made private on Facebook, Thornhill explained he "can't stand" bullying, and since he doesn't tolerate it, he decided to make his son run the approximate one mile to school for the week. "The good news is he keeps up a pretty good mile pace at six miles an hour," Thornhill joked as he drove behind his son running in the rain.
From the Topeka Capital Journal Pastor Fred Waldron Phelps Sr., founder of the Westboro Baptist Church, died late Wednesday, a daughter of Phelps confirmed Thursday morning. Reached by phone in Topeka, Shirley Phelps-Roper confirmed her father had died at Midland Care Hospice. About 7 p.m. Wednesday, angry adult voices, including some cursing, could be heard in the vicinity of the church and homes of Westboro Baptist Church members. Many WBC members live on streets within sight of the church. Th
Defiant Bigot George Zimmerman Tweets Racist, Homophobic Rants Following VA Shooting (TWEETS) Human skunk geyser George Zimmerman reacted to the shooting of two newscasters on live TV in Virginia Wednesday by tweeting a rant for his thousands of bigoted followers. If there was ever any doubt that Zimmerman is a disgusting racist and bigot, this should put those doubts firmly to rest. Pansy Fester lee Flanagan, too much of a daisy to deal w/racism. Murders 2 whites. Hate crime, 100%. Racist Obama
Crossfire didn't know what hit them. Back in October 2004, Jon Stewart was booked as a guest on the now defunct (although recently resurrected) CNN talk show, and the The Daily Show host brilliantly turned the tables on hosts Paul Begala and Tucker Carlson, even turning their own audience against them. Stewart, who set the tone by asking Carlson why he and Begala argue so much on the show, noted that he was hesitant to come on the program where the hosts representing the political left and right
Now that he's no longer doing his Fox gig, Mike Huckabee has found another outlet for his need to spread the gospel of the Christian right. He will be appearing in an upcoming anti-gay video which asserts that the evil gay agenda will destroy Christianity. Yep, Fox fave Mike Huckabee is taking to the silver screen. Along with other members of the American Taliban Christian right and several GOP politicians, Huckabee will be whining about how equal rights for the LGBT community is a violation of
Brian Stelter proves once again that he's nothing more than a neo-maxi-zoom-dweebie, which is really just a funny way of saying he's an insensitive, trolling, ass. This morning he invited Glenn Beck on his show to discuss immigration and proceeded to try and make a fool of him for his viewers. At which point Glenn walked out. And who could blame him? Here's my exchange with @GlennBeck about the future of his company. https://t.co/XhGYUPQrI1 -- Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 24, 2018 And Bria
Apparently a bunch of people were angry with Saturday Night Live over an ISIS sketch last night. Here's the offending segment: I dunno I thought it was kinda funny. But you know everyone needs something to get offended about: I'm going to go ahead and voice my opinion on the #SNL ISIS skit. Absolutely hell no, under any circumstance. Poor poor taste! -- Matthew Lyle (@mlyle2) March 1, 2015 Dear #SNL , jokes about Isis are not funny. See how much you laugh when you have to see your loved one(s) b
James O'Keefe, a right-wing troll with a criminal record, tried to trick the Washington Post by directing a female associate to falsely tell a reporter from the newspaper that Alabama Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore raped her when she was 15 then forced her to get an abortion. O'Keefe's organization secretly recorded the woman telling the lie to a Washington Post reporter, most likely because O'Keefe was hoping the reporter would say that the paper would use this information to preven
In the aftermath of his big Florida straw poll victory, Herman Cain appeared on Fox with Neil Cavuto, who asked Cain to respond to actor Morgan Freeman's contention that the Tea Party was based on racism. Cain, who is a favorite at Tea Party events and who owed his remarkable victory yesterday to Tea Party activism, told Cavuto that being a great actor doesn't always equate to having a grasp on reality. Cain declined to take offense, as Newsbusters reports , and instead focused on the desperatio
Bill Maher wrote a blog post last week in which he joked that the Republicans are bringing about "The Rise of the Party of the Apes." In the post, he called out several Republicans by name, including Michele Bachmann , Dick Lugar , and Florida congressman Allen West . Well, West's campaign picked up on the use of the word "apes" in the post and accused Maher of being a racist in a fundraising e-mail. On his show tonight, Maher responded to West's accusation by saying the use of "apes" was tongue
Anti-LGBT activists in Eureka Springs, Arkansas recently released a video pushing for the repeal of Ordinance 2223, which protects LGBT people from discrimination. The video features a number of prominent spokespeople, including a Baptist pastor who has been exposed as a serial rapist, the Arkansas Times reports : Acra Lee Turner, 60, currently serves as a pastor of Penn Memorial Baptist Church in Eureka Springs. In an interview with the Times, he confirmed that he is the same Acra Lee Turner wh
up (h/t Heather) Rachel Maddow speaks to Jeff Sharlet, author of The Family , about Tiahrt's membership in the C Street House and his own peculiar obsession with the idea that Muslims are having more babies than Americans (presumably, he meant Christian-Americans) and that we must stop abortions to win the birth war. Even more frightening is that his spiritual counselor and leader of "The Family" Doug Coe encouraged him to think even bigger--and wait to you hear the kind of "bigness" he should a
Bill O'Reilly may want to pay heed to the axiom that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. In a matter of 24 hours, the Fox News host managed to annoy two highly influential woman -- Megyn Kelly and Sarah Palin . First, there was the very awkward segment on Monday's show with colleague Megyn Kelly, where O'Reilly chided Kelly over a glowing New York Times Magazine profile of her, calling it a "puff piece." "They don't like anybody else on the Fox News Channel, but they like her!" O'Reilly excl
Now that he's no longer doing his Fox gig, Mike Huckabee has found another outlet for his need to spread the gospel of the Christian right. He will be appearing in an upcoming anti-gay video which asserts that the evil gay agenda will destroy Christianity. Yep, Fox fave Mike Huckabee is taking to the silver screen. Along with other members of the American Taliban Christian right and several GOP politicians, Huckabee will be whining about how equal rights for the LGBT community is a violation of
Brian Stelter proves once again that he's nothing more than a neo-maxi-zoom-dweebie, which is really just a funny way of saying he's an insensitive, trolling, ass. This morning he invited Glenn Beck on his show to discuss immigration and proceeded to try and make a fool of him for his viewers. At which point Glenn walked out. And who could blame him? Here's my exchange with @GlennBeck about the future of his company. https://t.co/XhGYUPQrI1 -- Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 24, 2018 And Bria
Apparently a bunch of people were angry with Saturday Night Live over an ISIS sketch last night. Here's the offending segment: I dunno I thought it was kinda funny. But you know everyone needs something to get offended about: I'm going to go ahead and voice my opinion on the #SNL ISIS skit. Absolutely hell no, under any circumstance. Poor poor taste! -- Matthew Lyle (@mlyle2) March 1, 2015 Dear #SNL , jokes about Isis are not funny. See how much you laugh when you have to see your loved one(s) b
James O'Keefe, a right-wing troll with a criminal record, tried to trick the Washington Post by directing a female associate to falsely tell a reporter from the newspaper that Alabama Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore raped her when she was 15 then forced her to get an abortion. O'Keefe's organization secretly recorded the woman telling the lie to a Washington Post reporter, most likely because O'Keefe was hoping the reporter would say that the paper would use this information to preven
In the aftermath of his big Florida straw poll victory, Herman Cain appeared on Fox with Neil Cavuto, who asked Cain to respond to actor Morgan Freeman's contention that the Tea Party was based on racism. Cain, who is a favorite at Tea Party events and who owed his remarkable victory yesterday to Tea Party activism, told Cavuto that being a great actor doesn't always equate to having a grasp on reality. Cain declined to take offense, as Newsbusters reports , and instead focused on the desperatio
Bill Maher wrote a blog post last week in which he joked that the Republicans are bringing about "The Rise of the Party of the Apes." In the post, he called out several Republicans by name, including Michele Bachmann , Dick Lugar , and Florida congressman Allen West . Well, West's campaign picked up on the use of the word "apes" in the post and accused Maher of being a racist in a fundraising e-mail. On his show tonight, Maher responded to West's accusation by saying the use of "apes" was tongue
Anti-LGBT activists in Eureka Springs, Arkansas recently released a video pushing for the repeal of Ordinance 2223, which protects LGBT people from discrimination. The video features a number of prominent spokespeople, including a Baptist pastor who has been exposed as a serial rapist, the Arkansas Times reports : Acra Lee Turner, 60, currently serves as a pastor of Penn Memorial Baptist Church in Eureka Springs. In an interview with the Times, he confirmed that he is the same Acra Lee Turner wh
up (h/t Heather) Rachel Maddow speaks to Jeff Sharlet, author of The Family , about Tiahrt's membership in the C Street House and his own peculiar obsession with the idea that Muslims are having more babies than Americans (presumably, he meant Christian-Americans) and that we must stop abortions to win the birth war. Even more frightening is that his spiritual counselor and leader of "The Family" Doug Coe encouraged him to think even bigger--and wait to you hear the kind of "bigness" he should a
Bill O'Reilly may want to pay heed to the axiom that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. In a matter of 24 hours, the Fox News host managed to annoy two highly influential woman -- Megyn Kelly and Sarah Palin . First, there was the very awkward segment on Monday's show with colleague Megyn Kelly, where O'Reilly chided Kelly over a glowing New York Times Magazine profile of her, calling it a "puff piece." "They don't like anybody else on the Fox News Channel, but they like her!" O'Reilly excl
Son of Osama bin Laden reportedly finds love with daughter of Mohamed Atta Posted at 10:31 pm on August 5, 2018 by Greg P. Well, this is pretty sick and twisted. Is there like a special Tinder service for terrorists or something? Osama bin Laden's mother says the son of 'terror mastermind' heir to al-Qaeda command has married a 9/11 hijacker's daughter https://t.co/9oU17QvEHT -- Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) August 5, 2018 Also from this interview with bin Laden's mother, "he was a good kid":
Exiled Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf and his son Maysam journey from their home in Paris to the Baha'i Gardens in Haifa for a crash course in the Baha'i Faith and a discussion of organized religion in the modern world. This quasi-documentary (2012) represents an act of protest against the Iranian government, which has suppressed the Baha'i Faith since its founding in Iran in the early 19th century and, contrary to its inclusive theology, prohibits Iranians from traveling to Israel. Despite
If you were to ask Glenn Greenwald or David Sirota about President Obama, they'll tell you he's a blood-thirsty, warmongering murderer of women and children. Indeed, the far-left believes the president is an Muslim-hating drone-aholic whose "secret kill list," his order to "extrajudicially" kill U.S.-born al-Qaeda terrorist Anwar Al-Awlaki along with Al-Awlaki's 16-year-old son, and his braggadocio about becoming "good" at killing people makes him a war criminal punishable by, at least, impeachm
It didn't get much attention, but a federal jury yesterday handed down an important verdict yesterday. Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, Osama bin Laden's son-in-law and al Qaeda's spokesperson, who recorded multiple messages threatening terrorist attacks, was convicted on multiple terrorist charges. In a statement, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said, "It was appropriate that this defendant, who publicly rejoiced over the attacks on the World Trade Center, faced trial in the shadow of where those buildin
A new video of American Al-Qaeda-nik Adam Gadahn , a/k/a Azzam the American, includes Gadahn's admission that his grandfather was Jewish -- "a Zionist and a zealous supporter of the usurper entity and a prominent member of a number of Zionist hate organizations. He used to repeat to me what he claimed are the virtues of this entity and encourage me to visit ... where relatives of ours live." An item by Marissa Brostoff at Tablet directs our attention to a fascinating and very thorough profile
"Never fear to hurt another in a just cause" is just about one of the most evil statements I've ever read as a mantra. I mean, Christianity and Islam both have peace and love at the heart of their religion and look how much insanity man has done in the names of those religions. And Scientology is basically saying "you are welcome to kill in my name?" Holy crap did I read that quote wrong. That seems more like a rewording of Lao Tzu, so again, Mr. Hubbard was thousands of years behind. I also rea
This really should come as no surprise. The Muslim Brotherhood, fueled by radical Islamists who continue to tighten their grip on Egypt's new government , says it will not recognize Israel "under any circumstances." In fact, this political group with a global terrorist footprint goes even further calling Israel an "occupying criminal enemy." What's more, according to the report , is that the Muslim Brotherhood says it will begin legal action aimed at canceling the peace treaty between Egypt an
Why are negative images of Islam more prevalent than any others in the West? Why is it acceptable to say things about Muslims that would simply be deemed unacceptable of Jews, Hindus or Buddhists for instance? In order to answer these questions, we need to delve deep into the structures of western consciousness and uncover what lies beneath its outer surfaces. No doubt political problems and the nature of political conflicts relating to the Muslim world in the near and distant past have played a
TEHRAN - The Iranian Judiciary chief has criticized the misuse of Islam, saying, "The Takfiri and Salafi interpretations of Islam have disgusted the world." Speaking to high-ranking Judiciary officials on Monday, Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani said, "That interpretation of Islam which nurtures terrorists will find fratricide to be its only outcome." "The Islamic world at this era needs a real and documented interpretation and explanation of Islam which is founded on divine sources," Amoli Larij
ISIS has been using Twitter for years. Hamas, Hezbollah, al Qaeda, al-Nusra Front and other terrorist groups are all on Twitter. U.S. [mc_name name='Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX)' chamber='house' mcid='P000592' ] (R-TX), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade and member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is deeply concerned about terrorists' online presence. On January 27, Poe's subcommittee held a hearing on terrorists' use of social media, during which experts de
Exiled Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf and his son Maysam journey from their home in Paris to the Baha'i Gardens in Haifa for a crash course in the Baha'i Faith and a discussion of organized religion in the modern world. This quasi-documentary (2012) represents an act of protest against the Iranian government, which has suppressed the Baha'i Faith since its founding in Iran in the early 19th century and, contrary to its inclusive theology, prohibits Iranians from traveling to Israel. Despite
If you were to ask Glenn Greenwald or David Sirota about President Obama, they'll tell you he's a blood-thirsty, warmongering murderer of women and children. Indeed, the far-left believes the president is an Muslim-hating drone-aholic whose "secret kill list," his order to "extrajudicially" kill U.S.-born al-Qaeda terrorist Anwar Al-Awlaki along with Al-Awlaki's 16-year-old son, and his braggadocio about becoming "good" at killing people makes him a war criminal punishable by, at least, impeachm
It didn't get much attention, but a federal jury yesterday handed down an important verdict yesterday. Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, Osama bin Laden's son-in-law and al Qaeda's spokesperson, who recorded multiple messages threatening terrorist attacks, was convicted on multiple terrorist charges. In a statement, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said, "It was appropriate that this defendant, who publicly rejoiced over the attacks on the World Trade Center, faced trial in the shadow of where those buildin
A new video of American Al-Qaeda-nik Adam Gadahn , a/k/a Azzam the American, includes Gadahn's admission that his grandfather was Jewish -- "a Zionist and a zealous supporter of the usurper entity and a prominent member of a number of Zionist hate organizations. He used to repeat to me what he claimed are the virtues of this entity and encourage me to visit ... where relatives of ours live." An item by Marissa Brostoff at Tablet directs our attention to a fascinating and very thorough profile
"Never fear to hurt another in a just cause" is just about one of the most evil statements I've ever read as a mantra. I mean, Christianity and Islam both have peace and love at the heart of their religion and look how much insanity man has done in the names of those religions. And Scientology is basically saying "you are welcome to kill in my name?" Holy crap did I read that quote wrong. That seems more like a rewording of Lao Tzu, so again, Mr. Hubbard was thousands of years behind. I also rea
This really should come as no surprise. The Muslim Brotherhood, fueled by radical Islamists who continue to tighten their grip on Egypt's new government , says it will not recognize Israel "under any circumstances." In fact, this political group with a global terrorist footprint goes even further calling Israel an "occupying criminal enemy." What's more, according to the report , is that the Muslim Brotherhood says it will begin legal action aimed at canceling the peace treaty between Egypt an
Why are negative images of Islam more prevalent than any others in the West? Why is it acceptable to say things about Muslims that would simply be deemed unacceptable of Jews, Hindus or Buddhists for instance? In order to answer these questions, we need to delve deep into the structures of western consciousness and uncover what lies beneath its outer surfaces. No doubt political problems and the nature of political conflicts relating to the Muslim world in the near and distant past have played a
TEHRAN - The Iranian Judiciary chief has criticized the misuse of Islam, saying, "The Takfiri and Salafi interpretations of Islam have disgusted the world." Speaking to high-ranking Judiciary officials on Monday, Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani said, "That interpretation of Islam which nurtures terrorists will find fratricide to be its only outcome." "The Islamic world at this era needs a real and documented interpretation and explanation of Islam which is founded on divine sources," Amoli Larij
ISIS has been using Twitter for years. Hamas, Hezbollah, al Qaeda, al-Nusra Front and other terrorist groups are all on Twitter. U.S. [mc_name name='Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX)' chamber='house' mcid='P000592' ] (R-TX), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade and member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is deeply concerned about terrorists' online presence. On January 27, Poe's subcommittee held a hearing on terrorists' use of social media, during which experts de
As we have frequently pointed out, Israel is trying to conflate ISIS with Iran. As Netanyahu said last month, Iran and ISIS are two branches of "militant Islamic terrorism." After Paris, he said, "The time has come for countries to condemn terrorism against us to the same degree that they condemn terrorism everywhere else in the world." The leading Israel lobby group AIPAC has had more to say about Iran than ISIS since Paris; and Hillary Clinton has echoed the theme by saying that "we cannot vie
But if polygamy isn't widely practiced in Islamic countries, can it really be so important that violent jihad is "unlikely to disappear until it is eliminated"? ... 12:40 A.M. link What is Jehl suggesting that his colleague Miller was doing if she wasn't "assigned" to the Wilson story-- freelance conspiring with Bush aides to prop up the Saddam-has-WMD theory with which she was identified? Surely Jehl knows reporters never do such things! ... And why's he casting aspersions on his beloved, inca
"You jihadis, this is the fate that awaits you. Stop 'love jihad' in India, or else you will meet the fate of this man," the attacker said in Hindi. Open hacking of a Muslim man in the name of Love Jihad displays a mindset that only one religion can be a ruler in India and the rest are only sacrificial lambs at the altar of majoritatian vitriol. https://t.co/JpBlZy765W -- Aisi Taisi Democracy (@AisiTaisiDemo) December 8, 2017 A chilling viral video, which shows a Hindu man brutally killing a Mus
Al-Baghdadi was "wounded" in the airstrike, while three of his deputies were killed, Iranian news agency IRNA reported based on a statement by an informed source. The IRNA source said among the fatalities were Abu Saed al-Karbuli, a "top terrorist commander," and another leading Islamic State group figure, a Georgian-born Chechen known by the name of Abu Omar al-Shishani. The Baghdad Information Center confirmed reports that al-Baghdadi and some of his top commanders had been injured late on Sun
1. 500 Hindus forcibly converted to Islam in Pakistan 2. Police in German City Declare Centre "Dangerous Area", Start Random Stop and Search Programme Police have declared Flensburg city centre as "dangerous" and have introduced new control checks only weeks after Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted the existence of no-go zones in Germany. The police introduced the new measures in order to combat the rising tide of young gang violence that has been a major problem in the centre of Flensburg since
The shadowy leader of Isis, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has been declared Caliph Ibrahim. Will he reign as Ibrahim II, acknowledging the previous Ottoman Sultan and Caliph Ibrahim (1640-1648)? Or perhaps Ibrahim III, recognising also the disputed reign of his Umayyad namesake in 744? Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has pretensions to an ancient office. The Caliphate existed near continuously from 632 to 1924. Though the concept now appears historic, the vacancy for the last 90 years is the aberration. From an Ar
So, it turns out that at least some ISIS supporters believe that our government's persistent refusal to understand or acknowledge their Islamic roots -- instead preferring to rely on standard "legitimate grievances" or "root causes" explanations for jihad -- actually grants ISIS a significant tactical advantage. How? Writing in The Atlantic, Graeme Wood collected reader reactions to his widely-acclaimed cover story about ISIS's Islamic theology, and the response from ISIS sympathizers was fascin
Sulaimania (Iraq): A top Kurdish counter-terrorism official said on Monday he was 99 percent sure that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was alive and located south of the Syrian city of Raqqa, despite reports that he had been killed. File image of Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Reuters "Baghdadi is definitely alive. He is not dead. We have information that he is alive. We believe 99 percent he is alive," Lahur Talabany told Reuters in an interview. "Don't forget his roots go
Radical Islamists and supporters of jihad on social media used Twitter to celebrate the three gunmen who killed twelve people and wounded nearly a dozen others at the headquarters of Charlie Hebdo in Paris, France. The attack, a retaliation against the magazine for publishing satirical images of the Prophet Muhammad, received support and justification. All of these accounts talk about jihad and the Islamic State regularly, interrupting their ISIS updates to praise the attack. And you started
Please, kill each other. The Egyptian wing of the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) has declared war on Hamas for failing to stop President Donald Trump's Jerusalem declaration, in a new propaganda video released Wednesday that purports to show the execution of a man who ISIS claims worked with the Palestinian militant group's armed wing. The nationality of the man is unclear. The video aims to ratchet up tensions between the two radical Islamist groups. In July 2015, ISIS released a video say
But if polygamy isn't widely practiced in Islamic countries, can it really be so important that violent jihad is "unlikely to disappear until it is eliminated"? ... 12:40 A.M. link What is Jehl suggesting that his colleague Miller was doing if she wasn't "assigned" to the Wilson story-- freelance conspiring with Bush aides to prop up the Saddam-has-WMD theory with which she was identified? Surely Jehl knows reporters never do such things! ... And why's he casting aspersions on his beloved, inca
"You jihadis, this is the fate that awaits you. Stop 'love jihad' in India, or else you will meet the fate of this man," the attacker said in Hindi. Open hacking of a Muslim man in the name of Love Jihad displays a mindset that only one religion can be a ruler in India and the rest are only sacrificial lambs at the altar of majoritatian vitriol. https://t.co/JpBlZy765W -- Aisi Taisi Democracy (@AisiTaisiDemo) December 8, 2017 A chilling viral video, which shows a Hindu man brutally killing a Mus
Al-Baghdadi was "wounded" in the airstrike, while three of his deputies were killed, Iranian news agency IRNA reported based on a statement by an informed source. The IRNA source said among the fatalities were Abu Saed al-Karbuli, a "top terrorist commander," and another leading Islamic State group figure, a Georgian-born Chechen known by the name of Abu Omar al-Shishani. The Baghdad Information Center confirmed reports that al-Baghdadi and some of his top commanders had been injured late on Sun
1. 500 Hindus forcibly converted to Islam in Pakistan 2. Police in German City Declare Centre "Dangerous Area", Start Random Stop and Search Programme Police have declared Flensburg city centre as "dangerous" and have introduced new control checks only weeks after Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted the existence of no-go zones in Germany. The police introduced the new measures in order to combat the rising tide of young gang violence that has been a major problem in the centre of Flensburg since
The shadowy leader of Isis, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has been declared Caliph Ibrahim. Will he reign as Ibrahim II, acknowledging the previous Ottoman Sultan and Caliph Ibrahim (1640-1648)? Or perhaps Ibrahim III, recognising also the disputed reign of his Umayyad namesake in 744? Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has pretensions to an ancient office. The Caliphate existed near continuously from 632 to 1924. Though the concept now appears historic, the vacancy for the last 90 years is the aberration. From an Ar
So, it turns out that at least some ISIS supporters believe that our government's persistent refusal to understand or acknowledge their Islamic roots -- instead preferring to rely on standard "legitimate grievances" or "root causes" explanations for jihad -- actually grants ISIS a significant tactical advantage. How? Writing in The Atlantic, Graeme Wood collected reader reactions to his widely-acclaimed cover story about ISIS's Islamic theology, and the response from ISIS sympathizers was fascin
Sulaimania (Iraq): A top Kurdish counter-terrorism official said on Monday he was 99 percent sure that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was alive and located south of the Syrian city of Raqqa, despite reports that he had been killed. File image of Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Reuters "Baghdadi is definitely alive. He is not dead. We have information that he is alive. We believe 99 percent he is alive," Lahur Talabany told Reuters in an interview. "Don't forget his roots go
Radical Islamists and supporters of jihad on social media used Twitter to celebrate the three gunmen who killed twelve people and wounded nearly a dozen others at the headquarters of Charlie Hebdo in Paris, France. The attack, a retaliation against the magazine for publishing satirical images of the Prophet Muhammad, received support and justification. All of these accounts talk about jihad and the Islamic State regularly, interrupting their ISIS updates to praise the attack. And you started
Please, kill each other. The Egyptian wing of the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) has declared war on Hamas for failing to stop President Donald Trump's Jerusalem declaration, in a new propaganda video released Wednesday that purports to show the execution of a man who ISIS claims worked with the Palestinian militant group's armed wing. The nationality of the man is unclear. The video aims to ratchet up tensions between the two radical Islamist groups. In July 2015, ISIS released a video say
The non-binding referendum for independence held by the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq's northern region resulted in an overwhelming "yes" vote, despite objections from many states. Now that the KRG's non-binding referendum on independence has resulted in an overwhelming 'yes', what awaits the region? General view of KRG Parliament meeting in Erbil, Iraq, September 15, 2017. ( Reuters ) The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq held a referendum on independence, previously deem
Radical fundamentalist Shia mullahs having military and religious power in Iran gives them huge advantages in the Middle East and North Africa not available to other states in the region. Properly exploited, these advantages will further advance Iran to the status of regional superpower. - Advertisement - 1) Despite the number of Shia holy shrines in Iraq, the Iranian Mullahs are the religious leaders of the Shia Muslims of the world, inspiring and controlling the Shias, who outnumber the Sunnis
A little pivot to Central Asia Given the right policies, Kazakhstan could become prosperous, free and an important American ally. Clifford D. May 2nd May 2018 - The Washington Times Kazakhstan is one of the ten largest countries in the world, yet most Americans couldn't find it on a map. It spans Central Asia, home to the world's most sophisticated civilizations in the Middle Ages, yet most Americans know nothing of the region's ancient cities, scholars and poets. Today, Kazakhstan is a secular
Tucked away in the southeast corner of Europe, the Balkans are 4,500 miles from the East Coast. So your average American would be forgiven for wondering, "What does this region have to do with me?" But stability and security in the Balkans is important to the U.S. for many reasons. Historically, the region has been a flash point for wars in Europe -- some of which have dragged U.S. troops into combat. That's one reason the U.S. has invested billions in aid there since the end of the Cold War. Ce
Following the turbulent 2017 hurricane season, thousands of Puerto Rico residents have chosen to permanently settle in Florida and their votes have become a much desired commodity for political candidates. The current wave of Puerto Rican migration to the United States began more than a decade ago as the island experienced a financial crisis, and the Caribbean island provided the highest rate of growth among Latin groups in Florida between 2000 and 2010 -- about 76 percent, according to the U.S.
Since the founding of the American republic, Asia has been a key area of interest for the United States for both economic and security reasons. One of the first ships to sail under an American flag was the aptly named Empress of China , which inaugurated America's participation in the lucrative China trade in 1784. In the more than 200 years since then, the United States has worked under the strategic assumption that it was inimical to American interests to allow any single nation to dominate As
This article was originally published by Gatestone Institute. Over 90 percent of Iraq's Kurdish population have now voted for independence from Iraq. While the referendum is not binding, it reflects the will of a minority group that has a long history of persecution and statelessness. The independence referendum is an important step toward remedying a historic injustice inflicted on the Kurdish population in the aftermath of World War I. Yet while millions took to the streets to celebrate, it is
Mexicans have contributed to making the United States in pivotal and enduring ways. In 1776, more of the territory of the current United States was under Spanish sovereignty than in the 13 colonies that rejected British rule. Florida, the Gulf coast to New Orleans, the Mississippi to St. Louis, and the lands from Texas through New Mexico and California all lived under Spanish rule, setting Hispanic-Mexican legacies. Millions of pesos minted in Mexico City, the American center of global finance,
Editor's note: This essay is part of a series by the author about the state of American politics. " The red states get redder, the blue states get bluer, and the political map of the United States takes on the coloration of the Civil War." --E. J. Dionne Jr. "In the wee small hours of November 3, 2004, a new country appeared on the map of the modern world: The DSA, the Divided States of America. . . . Not since the Civil War has the fault line between its two halves been so glaringly clear."
In the case of Gibraltar, that could be very heavy indeed. OK, the proposed Spanish veto on a Brexit deal if they don't get concessions on Gibraltar could be a grand bluff, but no one should be in any doubt about how much this outcrop of British imperialism is resented by the heirs of Spanish imperialism. The row about Gibraltar and Spain's opportunistic grab for more power over the Rock reminds us of one very important thing - that there is still such a thing as the British Empire and the UK sh
Radical fundamentalist Shia mullahs having military and religious power in Iran gives them huge advantages in the Middle East and North Africa not available to other states in the region. Properly exploited, these advantages will further advance Iran to the status of regional superpower. - Advertisement - 1) Despite the number of Shia holy shrines in Iraq, the Iranian Mullahs are the religious leaders of the Shia Muslims of the world, inspiring and controlling the Shias, who outnumber the Sunnis
A little pivot to Central Asia Given the right policies, Kazakhstan could become prosperous, free and an important American ally. Clifford D. May 2nd May 2018 - The Washington Times Kazakhstan is one of the ten largest countries in the world, yet most Americans couldn't find it on a map. It spans Central Asia, home to the world's most sophisticated civilizations in the Middle Ages, yet most Americans know nothing of the region's ancient cities, scholars and poets. Today, Kazakhstan is a secular
Tucked away in the southeast corner of Europe, the Balkans are 4,500 miles from the East Coast. So your average American would be forgiven for wondering, "What does this region have to do with me?" But stability and security in the Balkans is important to the U.S. for many reasons. Historically, the region has been a flash point for wars in Europe -- some of which have dragged U.S. troops into combat. That's one reason the U.S. has invested billions in aid there since the end of the Cold War. Ce
Following the turbulent 2017 hurricane season, thousands of Puerto Rico residents have chosen to permanently settle in Florida and their votes have become a much desired commodity for political candidates. The current wave of Puerto Rican migration to the United States began more than a decade ago as the island experienced a financial crisis, and the Caribbean island provided the highest rate of growth among Latin groups in Florida between 2000 and 2010 -- about 76 percent, according to the U.S.
Since the founding of the American republic, Asia has been a key area of interest for the United States for both economic and security reasons. One of the first ships to sail under an American flag was the aptly named Empress of China , which inaugurated America's participation in the lucrative China trade in 1784. In the more than 200 years since then, the United States has worked under the strategic assumption that it was inimical to American interests to allow any single nation to dominate As
This article was originally published by Gatestone Institute. Over 90 percent of Iraq's Kurdish population have now voted for independence from Iraq. While the referendum is not binding, it reflects the will of a minority group that has a long history of persecution and statelessness. The independence referendum is an important step toward remedying a historic injustice inflicted on the Kurdish population in the aftermath of World War I. Yet while millions took to the streets to celebrate, it is
Mexicans have contributed to making the United States in pivotal and enduring ways. In 1776, more of the territory of the current United States was under Spanish sovereignty than in the 13 colonies that rejected British rule. Florida, the Gulf coast to New Orleans, the Mississippi to St. Louis, and the lands from Texas through New Mexico and California all lived under Spanish rule, setting Hispanic-Mexican legacies. Millions of pesos minted in Mexico City, the American center of global finance,
Editor's note: This essay is part of a series by the author about the state of American politics. " The red states get redder, the blue states get bluer, and the political map of the United States takes on the coloration of the Civil War." --E. J. Dionne Jr. "In the wee small hours of November 3, 2004, a new country appeared on the map of the modern world: The DSA, the Divided States of America. . . . Not since the Civil War has the fault line between its two halves been so glaringly clear."
In the case of Gibraltar, that could be very heavy indeed. OK, the proposed Spanish veto on a Brexit deal if they don't get concessions on Gibraltar could be a grand bluff, but no one should be in any doubt about how much this outcrop of British imperialism is resented by the heirs of Spanish imperialism. The row about Gibraltar and Spain's opportunistic grab for more power over the Rock reminds us of one very important thing - that there is still such a thing as the British Empire and the UK sh
Source Pravda.Ru 17 Aug 2017 at 17:28 Russia gives Sweet Lake to Kazakstan, but keeps Bitter Lake Lake Sladkoe (Sweet Lake) in the Novosibirsk region of Russia was given to Kazakhstan . The border between the two states was marked along one of its sides. The delimitation of the territories of Russia and Kazakhstan began in 2005. Having established the borders, the lake became part of the neighbouring state of Kazakhstan. Now the state border between Russia and Kazakhstan goes on the eastern side
Tucked away in the southeast corner of Europe, the Balkans are 4,500 miles from the East Coast. So your average American would be forgiven for wondering, "What does this region have to do with me?" But stability and security in the Balkans is important to the U.S. for many reasons. Historically, the region has been a flash point for wars in Europe -- some of which have dragged U.S. troops into combat. That's one reason the U.S. has invested billions in aid there since the end of the Cold War. Ce
The non-binding referendum for independence held by the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq's northern region resulted in an overwhelming "yes" vote, despite objections from many states. Now that the KRG's non-binding referendum on independence has resulted in an overwhelming 'yes', what awaits the region? General view of KRG Parliament meeting in Erbil, Iraq, September 15, 2017. ( Reuters ) The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq held a referendum on independence, previously deem
Ukraine: America's New Welfare State and National Security Risk The map overlay shows the relative size of Ukraine to the whole of the continental U.S. It is comparable in size to Texas. This is an important fact to keep in mind, because the U.S. is now taking financial and security responsibility for Ukraine. President Putin sent an open letter to EU countries yesterday, explaining the value of gas credits Russia has provided Ukraine recently. Gas-Prom is the Russian company that supplies natur
Thanks to a pretty nifty map recently created by Movoto , we're able to see which foreign nation each state in the U.S. matches up with when it comes to the number of gun owners in each one. The results concluded that some of America's most populated and powerful states matched up with the world's superpowers, when it comes to gun ideology: California 's total of 33.08 million guns is closest to China's 40 million Texas ' total of 22.33 million guns is closest to Germany's 25 million New York 's
Snowflake, Ariz. -- If you drive 200 miles northeast of Phoenix, deep into Navajo County, Ariz., you will find yourself in the Town of Snowflake. Nestled in a corridor of the state between the Hopi and Fort Apache reservations, this is Arizona's high country -- the woodsy White Mountains, a region that bears little resemblance to the low country of the Sonoran Desert. The town of around 5,000 is not exactly a cultural hot spot. Snowflake's claims to fame include being an early hotbed of Mormon p
A little pivot to Central Asia Given the right policies, Kazakhstan could become prosperous, free and an important American ally. Clifford D. May 2nd May 2018 - The Washington Times Kazakhstan is one of the ten largest countries in the world, yet most Americans couldn't find it on a map. It spans Central Asia, home to the world's most sophisticated civilizations in the Middle Ages, yet most Americans know nothing of the region's ancient cities, scholars and poets. Today, Kazakhstan is a secular
Alcatraz Island was named Isla de los Alcatraces or "Island of the Sea Birds" in 1775, by Spanish lieutenant Juan Manuel Ayala when the Spanish first entered San Francisco's harbor. Although the Spanish sailed into the area in the late 18th century, San Francisco was considered a small, unimportant city until the mid-19th century, after the United States bought California from Mexico just prior to the Gold Rush. Around this time the population of San Francisco went from about 500 to 35,000 peopl
Read Caroline Wadhams and Brian Katulis' previous dispatches from Pakistan: As the dust settles from this past week's historic elections in Pakistan and the post-election coalition-building efforts now ongoing among the victorious opposition political parties, the United States cannot lose sight of how Pakistan's leaders tackle the enduring security challenges that the country faces, including the presence of Al Qaeda's leadership within their country's borders. Pakistanis seemed to breathe a co
Cyclone Ockhi intensified into a "severe cyclonic storm" on Friday and moved to the Arabian Sea. It lay centred around 80 kilometres north-northeast of Minicoy in Lakshadweep. Under its influence, heavy rains continued to batter coastal areas of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, killing twelve people in the last two days and crippling normal life at numerous places. 218 fishermen rescued, as death toll in affected areas rises to 12 An IANS report from Thiruvananthapuram said as many as 218 fishermen from K
Tucked away in the southeast corner of Europe, the Balkans are 4,500 miles from the East Coast. So your average American would be forgiven for wondering, "What does this region have to do with me?" But stability and security in the Balkans is important to the U.S. for many reasons. Historically, the region has been a flash point for wars in Europe -- some of which have dragged U.S. troops into combat. That's one reason the U.S. has invested billions in aid there since the end of the Cold War. Ce
The non-binding referendum for independence held by the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq's northern region resulted in an overwhelming "yes" vote, despite objections from many states. Now that the KRG's non-binding referendum on independence has resulted in an overwhelming 'yes', what awaits the region? General view of KRG Parliament meeting in Erbil, Iraq, September 15, 2017. ( Reuters ) The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq held a referendum on independence, previously deem
Ukraine: America's New Welfare State and National Security Risk The map overlay shows the relative size of Ukraine to the whole of the continental U.S. It is comparable in size to Texas. This is an important fact to keep in mind, because the U.S. is now taking financial and security responsibility for Ukraine. President Putin sent an open letter to EU countries yesterday, explaining the value of gas credits Russia has provided Ukraine recently. Gas-Prom is the Russian company that supplies natur
Thanks to a pretty nifty map recently created by Movoto , we're able to see which foreign nation each state in the U.S. matches up with when it comes to the number of gun owners in each one. The results concluded that some of America's most populated and powerful states matched up with the world's superpowers, when it comes to gun ideology: California 's total of 33.08 million guns is closest to China's 40 million Texas ' total of 22.33 million guns is closest to Germany's 25 million New York 's
Snowflake, Ariz. -- If you drive 200 miles northeast of Phoenix, deep into Navajo County, Ariz., you will find yourself in the Town of Snowflake. Nestled in a corridor of the state between the Hopi and Fort Apache reservations, this is Arizona's high country -- the woodsy White Mountains, a region that bears little resemblance to the low country of the Sonoran Desert. The town of around 5,000 is not exactly a cultural hot spot. Snowflake's claims to fame include being an early hotbed of Mormon p
A little pivot to Central Asia Given the right policies, Kazakhstan could become prosperous, free and an important American ally. Clifford D. May 2nd May 2018 - The Washington Times Kazakhstan is one of the ten largest countries in the world, yet most Americans couldn't find it on a map. It spans Central Asia, home to the world's most sophisticated civilizations in the Middle Ages, yet most Americans know nothing of the region's ancient cities, scholars and poets. Today, Kazakhstan is a secular
Alcatraz Island was named Isla de los Alcatraces or "Island of the Sea Birds" in 1775, by Spanish lieutenant Juan Manuel Ayala when the Spanish first entered San Francisco's harbor. Although the Spanish sailed into the area in the late 18th century, San Francisco was considered a small, unimportant city until the mid-19th century, after the United States bought California from Mexico just prior to the Gold Rush. Around this time the population of San Francisco went from about 500 to 35,000 peopl
Read Caroline Wadhams and Brian Katulis' previous dispatches from Pakistan: As the dust settles from this past week's historic elections in Pakistan and the post-election coalition-building efforts now ongoing among the victorious opposition political parties, the United States cannot lose sight of how Pakistan's leaders tackle the enduring security challenges that the country faces, including the presence of Al Qaeda's leadership within their country's borders. Pakistanis seemed to breathe a co
Cyclone Ockhi intensified into a "severe cyclonic storm" on Friday and moved to the Arabian Sea. It lay centred around 80 kilometres north-northeast of Minicoy in Lakshadweep. Under its influence, heavy rains continued to batter coastal areas of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, killing twelve people in the last two days and crippling normal life at numerous places. 218 fishermen rescued, as death toll in affected areas rises to 12 An IANS report from Thiruvananthapuram said as many as 218 fishermen from K
CAP Action report finds that American family health care premiums cost $1,100 more because our system doesn't provide continuous coverage for all. By Ben Furnas and Peter Harbage In order to ensure program quality, state policies should support the recruitment of talented candidates, assessment and support of program participants, mentoring and induction support, and accountability for programs to produce effective teachers. Israeli Brigadier General Ilan Paz and Ghaith al-Omari, former advisor
In an era when it has become "politically incorrect" even to utter that term; when public discourse and protest forums are manipulated or anarchic; when movie house previews "approved for all ages" promote twenty minutes of violence; when candidates are elected for emotional appeal rather than for rational approaches to issues; when it is not possible for parents to trust schools to teach basic history let alone the three "Rs"; when Barack Obama is still trying to "transform" -- destroy -- Ameri
‐ Watch out, al-Qaeda: The Obama administration might send the Civil Rights Division after you. ‐ There is increasing talk that Democrats in Congress will attempt to pass what remains of their ambitious agenda in a lame-duck session between the midterm elections and the seating of a new Congress in January. The hope, among liberals, is that after November the Democrats will feel free to vote for unpopular initiatives -- cap-and-trade, amnesty, etc. -- that they would not feel comfortab
Health care. Unless you live in a cave without Wi-Fi, you've heard the familiar rumblings of our elected officials holding the fate of every American citizen in their hands while they decide what to do about it. I have a lot of thoughts about how something that impacts so many could be determined by 13 white men in DC (and yes, the fact that they are white men is relevant and worth noting), a lot of thoughts , but instead, I will share the story of my daughter being a Medicaid recipient . Once
If anyone is hoping that the loud relationship between politics and personal faith is merely a freakish and temporal effect of George W. Bush's presidency, simply observing the candidates and reporters warm up this year should dispense with that fanciful wish. Today's edition of the Los Angeles Times brings news that Barack Obama was "registered by his family as a Muslim at both of the schools he attended" in Indonesia. Times reporter Paul Watson writes: Having a personal background in both Chri
See also: The Top 10 Things You Should Know About Florida's Latinos and Immigrants by Ann Garcia and Philip E. Wolgin In advance of Nevada's Republican caucus on February 4, we've compiled a list of important facts about Latinos and immigrants in the state. These facts provide important context for the significant economic, cultural, and electoral power of Latinos in Nevada, the state with the fifth-highest Latino population nationally. 1. Nevada's Latino population is substantial . In fact, 26.
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Oct 27, 2016 8:00 AM The Reverend Samuel Rodriguez had stated that Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton wants Hispanic Christians to go against their own religious beliefs in supporting her. In a statement emailed to supporters on Monday morning, the president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference said that Clinton wants Christians "'to Sacrifice Our Most Cherished Values." "Latinos are pro-life. Latinos, whethe
Your browser does not support HTML5 video tag. Click here to view original GIF One of the greatest animated series of all time pays homage to another cartoon that will undoubtedly also be fondly remembered for decades as The Simpsons recreates Adventure Time for its latest couch gag opening , airing before the first episode of season 28. It's hard to wrap your head around the fact that The Simpsons has been on the air for 28 seasons now, but Pendleton Ward's Adventure Time is surprisingly alread
By Dean Weingarten Dean Weingarten Arizona - -( Ammoland.com )- I have previously written that the primary purpose of gun turn in events has been political theater designed to teach the lesson that guns are bad and should be turned in to the police. A number of academics have done studies that show that gun turn in programs are ineffective in decreasing crime. Even the "progressive" economics author of "Freakonomics" says that they are counter-productive for actually decreasing crime. From t
by RoseAnn Salanitri, TPATH Contributor, (c)2015 (Mar. 19, 2015) -- Apostasy is the renunciation of a religious or political belief or allegiance. In America, where our government was founded upon the principle that our rights come from God, the implications of a religious apostasy creates a slippery slope that affects our government as well. This two-pronged apostasy shakes the very foundation of who we are as a people and what we expect and permit from our government. After all, it is logical
In an era when it has become "politically incorrect" even to utter that term; when public discourse and protest forums are manipulated or anarchic; when movie house previews "approved for all ages" promote twenty minutes of violence; when candidates are elected for emotional appeal rather than for rational approaches to issues; when it is not possible for parents to trust schools to teach basic history let alone the three "Rs"; when Barack Obama is still trying to "transform" -- destroy -- Ameri
‐ Watch out, al-Qaeda: The Obama administration might send the Civil Rights Division after you. ‐ There is increasing talk that Democrats in Congress will attempt to pass what remains of their ambitious agenda in a lame-duck session between the midterm elections and the seating of a new Congress in January. The hope, among liberals, is that after November the Democrats will feel free to vote for unpopular initiatives -- cap-and-trade, amnesty, etc. -- that they would not feel comfortab
Health care. Unless you live in a cave without Wi-Fi, you've heard the familiar rumblings of our elected officials holding the fate of every American citizen in their hands while they decide what to do about it. I have a lot of thoughts about how something that impacts so many could be determined by 13 white men in DC (and yes, the fact that they are white men is relevant and worth noting), a lot of thoughts , but instead, I will share the story of my daughter being a Medicaid recipient . Once
If anyone is hoping that the loud relationship between politics and personal faith is merely a freakish and temporal effect of George W. Bush's presidency, simply observing the candidates and reporters warm up this year should dispense with that fanciful wish. Today's edition of the Los Angeles Times brings news that Barack Obama was "registered by his family as a Muslim at both of the schools he attended" in Indonesia. Times reporter Paul Watson writes: Having a personal background in both Chri
See also: The Top 10 Things You Should Know About Florida's Latinos and Immigrants by Ann Garcia and Philip E. Wolgin In advance of Nevada's Republican caucus on February 4, we've compiled a list of important facts about Latinos and immigrants in the state. These facts provide important context for the significant economic, cultural, and electoral power of Latinos in Nevada, the state with the fifth-highest Latino population nationally. 1. Nevada's Latino population is substantial . In fact, 26.
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Oct 27, 2016 8:00 AM The Reverend Samuel Rodriguez had stated that Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton wants Hispanic Christians to go against their own religious beliefs in supporting her. In a statement emailed to supporters on Monday morning, the president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference said that Clinton wants Christians "'to Sacrifice Our Most Cherished Values." "Latinos are pro-life. Latinos, whethe
Your browser does not support HTML5 video tag. Click here to view original GIF One of the greatest animated series of all time pays homage to another cartoon that will undoubtedly also be fondly remembered for decades as The Simpsons recreates Adventure Time for its latest couch gag opening , airing before the first episode of season 28. It's hard to wrap your head around the fact that The Simpsons has been on the air for 28 seasons now, but Pendleton Ward's Adventure Time is surprisingly alread
By Dean Weingarten Dean Weingarten Arizona - -( Ammoland.com )- I have previously written that the primary purpose of gun turn in events has been political theater designed to teach the lesson that guns are bad and should be turned in to the police. A number of academics have done studies that show that gun turn in programs are ineffective in decreasing crime. Even the "progressive" economics author of "Freakonomics" says that they are counter-productive for actually decreasing crime. From t
by RoseAnn Salanitri, TPATH Contributor, (c)2015 (Mar. 19, 2015) -- Apostasy is the renunciation of a religious or political belief or allegiance. In America, where our government was founded upon the principle that our rights come from God, the implications of a religious apostasy creates a slippery slope that affects our government as well. This two-pronged apostasy shakes the very foundation of who we are as a people and what we expect and permit from our government. After all, it is logical
Naguib Sawiris A Christian businessman who is one of Egypt's richest entrepreneurs, has run afoul of the internet's social media after sending out a message of Mickey and Minnie Mouse dressed as conservative Muslims. The cartoon, which was already circulating by email and on various websites, shows the Disney cartoon figures in full Muslim attire. Mickey is wearing a traditional Islamic robe with a full beard. Minnie Mouse is in a niqab - a full-body veil - with just her eyes showing, but identi
A reader writes, "Good morning, Jay. Did you see the Toles cartoon today?" The answer, as every day, is no. Our reader continues, I'm not so thin-skinned as to look for offense where none is to be had, and I certainly don't want to read between lines that aren't there, but this one just really rubs me the wrong way. Tea Party Republicans as some sort of infectious strain deserving of eradication? I dunno, maybe the cartoon is better in the original German. Remember the rules: If you're a right-w
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Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Oct 27, 2016 8:00 AM The Reverend Samuel Rodriguez had stated that Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton wants Hispanic Christians to go against their own religious beliefs in supporting her. In a statement emailed to supporters on Monday morning, the president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference said that Clinton wants Christians "'to Sacrifice Our Most Cherished Values." "Latinos are pro-life. Latinos, whethe
The hilarious A.F. Branco cartoon below shows what Democrats are REALLY up against this November, and it's their own fault: Nails it! Democrats have a very tough road ahead. The president has scored so many victories and all they have to show for themselves is a whole bunch of whining and nothing else. Democrats currently think the issue with illegals being separated from their kids while in detention is a winning issue. But they are very wrong as most support the President on this. In fact Pres
The Columbia Daily Tribune , a Missouri newspaper, is being criticized over a cartoon it published Thursday related to the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown and the Ferguson looting that followed. The cartoon depicts four black men, three of whom have picket signs that read "Burn Ferguson," "No 60' Plasma TV, No Peace!" and "Steal to Honor Michael." The fourth man is carrying the box of a TV. The background shows stores set on fire. Furthermore, one of the men is wearing a t-shirt with the O
How liberals can make everything in the world hunky-dory By Jim Mullen For purposes of expediency this writer will use an all-inclusive word, liberal, for communists,... Political cartoon by A.F.Branco (c) 06/02/14 NetRightDaily.co ComicallyIncorrect.com Gridlock is one of the greatest blessings bestowed upon us by the Framers. It is a natural result of the checks and balances built... "The Qatari government has given us assurances that it will put in place measures to protect our national se
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Jul 15, 2013 5:40 AM A couple who co-founded a church in Washington, D.C. has brought their passion for providing for kids in need of a home and family to the nation's capital, where over 3,000 kids are either in or on their way to the foster care system. Aaron and Amy Graham while establishing the District Church learned about their new community and were convicted to share their fostering passion with their congregation. DC127, the
A controversial cartoon published in The Miami Student, the oldest campus newspaper in America, portrays what appears to be the crucified Jesus Christ as a pot smoking Obama supporter in Friday's editorial section. The comic, authored by student Chris Curme, was meant as a critique of Oxford Ohio's Miami University Greek system. The art mimics a Christ-like figure, with a marriage equality tattooed wrist, wearing an Obama v-neck tee while a spear representing the university's Panhellenic Associ
This cartoon ran in Sunday's Gazzetta dello Sport , Italy's top-selling sports newspaper. It's Balotelli, fresh off the Azzurri triumph over England, climbing Big Ben. (Fun fact: It's officially "Elizabeth Tower" now .) Yes, Balotelli is playing the part of a giant gorilla, and yes, 90 percent of European soccer racism is based on referring to black players as monkeys or apes. This is, you know, not okay, and the Gazzetta has been hearing from concerned readers. The paper put out a statement tod
A reader writes, "Good morning, Jay. Did you see the Toles cartoon today?" The answer, as every day, is no. Our reader continues, I'm not so thin-skinned as to look for offense where none is to be had, and I certainly don't want to read between lines that aren't there, but this one just really rubs me the wrong way. Tea Party Republicans as some sort of infectious strain deserving of eradication? I dunno, maybe the cartoon is better in the original German. Remember the rules: If you're a right-w
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Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Oct 27, 2016 8:00 AM The Reverend Samuel Rodriguez had stated that Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton wants Hispanic Christians to go against their own religious beliefs in supporting her. In a statement emailed to supporters on Monday morning, the president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference said that Clinton wants Christians "'to Sacrifice Our Most Cherished Values." "Latinos are pro-life. Latinos, whethe
The hilarious A.F. Branco cartoon below shows what Democrats are REALLY up against this November, and it's their own fault: Nails it! Democrats have a very tough road ahead. The president has scored so many victories and all they have to show for themselves is a whole bunch of whining and nothing else. Democrats currently think the issue with illegals being separated from their kids while in detention is a winning issue. But they are very wrong as most support the President on this. In fact Pres
The Columbia Daily Tribune , a Missouri newspaper, is being criticized over a cartoon it published Thursday related to the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown and the Ferguson looting that followed. The cartoon depicts four black men, three of whom have picket signs that read "Burn Ferguson," "No 60' Plasma TV, No Peace!" and "Steal to Honor Michael." The fourth man is carrying the box of a TV. The background shows stores set on fire. Furthermore, one of the men is wearing a t-shirt with the O
How liberals can make everything in the world hunky-dory By Jim Mullen For purposes of expediency this writer will use an all-inclusive word, liberal, for communists,... Political cartoon by A.F.Branco (c) 06/02/14 NetRightDaily.co ComicallyIncorrect.com Gridlock is one of the greatest blessings bestowed upon us by the Framers. It is a natural result of the checks and balances built... "The Qatari government has given us assurances that it will put in place measures to protect our national se
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Jul 15, 2013 5:40 AM A couple who co-founded a church in Washington, D.C. has brought their passion for providing for kids in need of a home and family to the nation's capital, where over 3,000 kids are either in or on their way to the foster care system. Aaron and Amy Graham while establishing the District Church learned about their new community and were convicted to share their fostering passion with their congregation. DC127, the
A controversial cartoon published in The Miami Student, the oldest campus newspaper in America, portrays what appears to be the crucified Jesus Christ as a pot smoking Obama supporter in Friday's editorial section. The comic, authored by student Chris Curme, was meant as a critique of Oxford Ohio's Miami University Greek system. The art mimics a Christ-like figure, with a marriage equality tattooed wrist, wearing an Obama v-neck tee while a spear representing the university's Panhellenic Associ
This cartoon ran in Sunday's Gazzetta dello Sport , Italy's top-selling sports newspaper. It's Balotelli, fresh off the Azzurri triumph over England, climbing Big Ben. (Fun fact: It's officially "Elizabeth Tower" now .) Yes, Balotelli is playing the part of a giant gorilla, and yes, 90 percent of European soccer racism is based on referring to black players as monkeys or apes. This is, you know, not okay, and the Gazzetta has been hearing from concerned readers. The paper put out a statement tod
Trans* Activists for Justice and Accountability Coalition (TAJA's Coalition) gather at San Francisco City Hall on February 10, 2015 in the wake of the killing of Taja de Jesus, a trans woman of color. (Photo by Sasha Buchert) Ready to join the resistance? Sign up for Take Action Now and we'll send you three actions every Tuesday. You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation's journalism. You can read our Privacy Policy here. Thank you for signing up. For mo
Friday, May 9, 2014, 9:16 pm * By Julia Wong Workers, UFCW members and supporters march around the perimeter of the parking lot at a Walmart in Mountain View where President Obama is speaking. (Julia Wong) This morning, President Barack Obama delivered a speech on energy efficiency at a Walmart in Mountain View, California. Outside in the parking lot, amidst a sizeable crowd hoping for a glimpse of the president, marched some 200 protesters carrying large signs. The picketers were there to e
Immigrant Youth Walking For DACA Rally At Philadelphia Liberty Bell By Cosecha, Popular Resistance February 20, 2018 Immigrant Youth Walking For DACA Rally At Philadelphia Liberty Bell 2018-02-20 2018-02-20 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/02/movimiento-cosecha-march-e1519136693397.jpg 200px 200px The Walk To Stay Home Reached the Halfway point of Their March
(ABC NEWS) -- A crackdown on illegal immigration under President Donald Trump has driven some poor people to take a drastic step: opt out of federal food assistance because they are fearful of deportation, activists and immigrants say. People who are not legal residents of the U.S. are not eligible to take part in what is formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But many poor families include a mix of non-legal residents and legal ones, such as children who have citizensh
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos proclaims her agenda is to "focus everything about education on individual students," but if she really cared about the welfare of students she would speak out about what her boss President Trump is doing to hundreds of thousands of undocumented students whose fate he has cast to the wind by ordering an end to the Obama-era program shielding young undocumented immigrants from deportation. Trump's decision to cancel the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival
Hundreds of asylum seekers languishing in an Australian detention camp on Nauru continued to protest over the weekend. The asylum seekers say conditions in the camp are horrific and an option to be transferred to Cambodia is unacceptable, according to refugee activists. The government of Tony Abbott has vowed to crack down on asylum seekers. As part of Abbott's hardline anti-refugee policy, asylum seekers arriving in Australian waters on unscheduled vessels are being processed on Nauru and Papua
Congressional Democrats Want a $15 Minimum Wage--but Pay Their Interns Nothing Progressive members of Congress have rallied around the Raise the Wage Act, which would raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2024. But they may want to fix a glaring income inequality issue in their own offices first. Of the nearly 190 members of Congress co-sponsoring the $15 minimum-wage legislation, the vast majority don't pay their own interns a penny. The analysis, conducted by the right-of-center Employment Policies
About 500 people rallied in Melbourne on August 13 to put the Liberal and Labor parties on notice that the refugee rights movement is rebuilding, and a growing number of people are willing to stand up for refugees. The Refugee Action Collective organised the protest under the slogan of "Stand up for Refugees" in a bid to have the treatment of asylum seekers recognized as a human rights issue. There were contingents of Greens, socialists and the Community Public Sector Union. Protesters chanted,
Immigrant Youth Launch Walk To Stay Home From New York To D.C. By Staff, Theseedproject.us February 19, 2018 Immigrant Youth Launch Walk To Stay Home From New York To D.C. 2018-02-19 2018-02-19 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/02/39577453214_5985cf57fd_o-e1519066040359.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: Minister Erik McGregor / Flickr 11 UNDOCUMENTED YOUTH AND ALL
Refugee supporters rallied in Sydney on October 5 in solidarity with asylum seekers and refugees on Nauru who held their 200th consecutive day of protest against their illegal detention that day. Speakers included Danielle Austin, a former nurse on Christmas Island and convener of Mums for Refugees; Dr Barri Phatarfod, a convener of Doctors4Refugees; and Judith Reen, a former teacher on Nauru. When then-immigration minister Scott Morrison made a video in September last year callously informing r
Friday, May 9, 2014, 9:16 pm * By Julia Wong Workers, UFCW members and supporters march around the perimeter of the parking lot at a Walmart in Mountain View where President Obama is speaking. (Julia Wong) This morning, President Barack Obama delivered a speech on energy efficiency at a Walmart in Mountain View, California. Outside in the parking lot, amidst a sizeable crowd hoping for a glimpse of the president, marched some 200 protesters carrying large signs. The picketers were there to e
Immigrant Youth Walking For DACA Rally At Philadelphia Liberty Bell By Cosecha, Popular Resistance February 20, 2018 Immigrant Youth Walking For DACA Rally At Philadelphia Liberty Bell 2018-02-20 2018-02-20 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/02/movimiento-cosecha-march-e1519136693397.jpg 200px 200px The Walk To Stay Home Reached the Halfway point of Their March
(ABC NEWS) -- A crackdown on illegal immigration under President Donald Trump has driven some poor people to take a drastic step: opt out of federal food assistance because they are fearful of deportation, activists and immigrants say. People who are not legal residents of the U.S. are not eligible to take part in what is formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But many poor families include a mix of non-legal residents and legal ones, such as children who have citizensh
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos proclaims her agenda is to "focus everything about education on individual students," but if she really cared about the welfare of students she would speak out about what her boss President Trump is doing to hundreds of thousands of undocumented students whose fate he has cast to the wind by ordering an end to the Obama-era program shielding young undocumented immigrants from deportation. Trump's decision to cancel the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival
Hundreds of asylum seekers languishing in an Australian detention camp on Nauru continued to protest over the weekend. The asylum seekers say conditions in the camp are horrific and an option to be transferred to Cambodia is unacceptable, according to refugee activists. The government of Tony Abbott has vowed to crack down on asylum seekers. As part of Abbott's hardline anti-refugee policy, asylum seekers arriving in Australian waters on unscheduled vessels are being processed on Nauru and Papua
Congressional Democrats Want a $15 Minimum Wage--but Pay Their Interns Nothing Progressive members of Congress have rallied around the Raise the Wage Act, which would raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2024. But they may want to fix a glaring income inequality issue in their own offices first. Of the nearly 190 members of Congress co-sponsoring the $15 minimum-wage legislation, the vast majority don't pay their own interns a penny. The analysis, conducted by the right-of-center Employment Policies
About 500 people rallied in Melbourne on August 13 to put the Liberal and Labor parties on notice that the refugee rights movement is rebuilding, and a growing number of people are willing to stand up for refugees. The Refugee Action Collective organised the protest under the slogan of "Stand up for Refugees" in a bid to have the treatment of asylum seekers recognized as a human rights issue. There were contingents of Greens, socialists and the Community Public Sector Union. Protesters chanted,
Immigrant Youth Launch Walk To Stay Home From New York To D.C. By Staff, Theseedproject.us February 19, 2018 Immigrant Youth Launch Walk To Stay Home From New York To D.C. 2018-02-19 2018-02-19 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/02/39577453214_5985cf57fd_o-e1519066040359.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: Minister Erik McGregor / Flickr 11 UNDOCUMENTED YOUTH AND ALL
Refugee supporters rallied in Sydney on October 5 in solidarity with asylum seekers and refugees on Nauru who held their 200th consecutive day of protest against their illegal detention that day. Speakers included Danielle Austin, a former nurse on Christmas Island and convener of Mums for Refugees; Dr Barri Phatarfod, a convener of Doctors4Refugees; and Judith Reen, a former teacher on Nauru. When then-immigration minister Scott Morrison made a video in September last year callously informing r
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) -- Six immigrants brought to the United States as children who became teachers, graduate students and a lawyer sued the Trump administration on Monday over its decision to end a program shielding them from deportation. The lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco alleged the move violated the constitutional rights of immigrants who lack legal status and provided information about themselves to the U.S. government so they could participate in the program. "The consequen
The number of illegal immigrants from Mexico is down, while the number from Central America and Asia is increasing, according to a new Pew Research study . Overall there has been a slight decline in the total number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S, with the number in 2015 falling below the total at the end of the recession for the first time. The number dipped from 11.3 million in 2009, the last year of the recession, to 11 million in 2015. The figure includes those who enter the countr
4. About 70 percent of refugees who participate in employment-training no longer need public assistance six months after resettling. Kevin Appleby, the director of migration and refugee services with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, told the staffers that most resettled refugees who participate in a State Department's match-grant employment training program with the USCCB are able to get jobs and be independent contributors to society within the first six months of their resettlement. Ap
Pressure is mounting on U.S. immigration officials to release undocumented migrant mothers and children and make the system more humane, after it was recently revealed at least 600 families are being held in detention centers, with one teenage mother attempting suicide after being denied parole. The government has thrown millions of dollars at two large detention centers in response to the tens of thousands of migrant families who crossed the Rio Grande into Texas last summer. The great majority
For months now, we have been hearing about the "immigrant crisis" that is causing thousands of women and children to flee the violence that is wracking parts of Central America (and that is rooted in U.S. interventions in Latin America ). This crisis has increased human rights violations in the detention system and given the U.S. government the excuse to deny women and families the due process they deserve in seeking asylum. But these women and the civil rights groups and volunteers supporting t
About 500 people rallied in Melbourne on August 13 to put the Liberal and Labor parties on notice that the refugee rights movement is rebuilding, and a growing number of people are willing to stand up for refugees. The Refugee Action Collective organised the protest under the slogan of "Stand up for Refugees" in a bid to have the treatment of asylum seekers recognized as a human rights issue. There were contingents of Greens, socialists and the Community Public Sector Union. Protesters chanted,
(WASHINGTON EXAMINER) Immigrants and their U.S.-born children make up more than 40 percent of new Medicaid recipients at a cost of $4.6 billion, according to an analysis of government data. The Center for Immigration Studies, a low-immigration advocacy group, released a report early Thursday that found both legal and illegal immigrants and their minor children made up 42 percent of Medicaid growth from 2011 to last year. Loading ... Part of the increased enrollment came as a result of the new he
The number of legal immigrants seeking citizenship in the United States is at its highest in four years amid efforts by the White House and advocacy groups to increase the number of Latinos and Asians, who have "long favored Democratic presidential candidates," a Pew Research Center study says. Between October of last year and January, 249,609 immigrants have applied for citizenship, up 13 percent over the same period last year. That compared with a total increase of 19 percent for all of the la
While liberals decry the temporary separation of families caused by adults who try to enter the United States illegally and end up in federal detention, mothers whose children were killed by illegal immigrants in the United States are reminding Americans of the permanent separation that takes place when illegal immigrants commit deadly crimes. Many of the country's so-called " angel moms " were gathered in Washington Friday as President Donald Trump held a White House event to honor their strug
Anti-Immigrants can't even throw a good rally anymore. Anti-immigrant groups have hit upon the issue of children fleeing violence who are arriving unaccompanied by adults at our southern border. These children are coming from three countries: El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. All three countries have very serious problems with gang violence, murder and child trafficking into prostitution. Under current US federal law these children have the right to have their cases thoroughly evaluated to en
The number of illegal immigrants from Mexico is down, while the number from Central America and Asia is increasing, according to a new Pew Research study . Overall there has been a slight decline in the total number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S, with the number in 2015 falling below the total at the end of the recession for the first time. The number dipped from 11.3 million in 2009, the last year of the recession, to 11 million in 2015. The figure includes those who enter the countr
4. About 70 percent of refugees who participate in employment-training no longer need public assistance six months after resettling. Kevin Appleby, the director of migration and refugee services with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, told the staffers that most resettled refugees who participate in a State Department's match-grant employment training program with the USCCB are able to get jobs and be independent contributors to society within the first six months of their resettlement. Ap
Pressure is mounting on U.S. immigration officials to release undocumented migrant mothers and children and make the system more humane, after it was recently revealed at least 600 families are being held in detention centers, with one teenage mother attempting suicide after being denied parole. The government has thrown millions of dollars at two large detention centers in response to the tens of thousands of migrant families who crossed the Rio Grande into Texas last summer. The great majority
For months now, we have been hearing about the "immigrant crisis" that is causing thousands of women and children to flee the violence that is wracking parts of Central America (and that is rooted in U.S. interventions in Latin America ). This crisis has increased human rights violations in the detention system and given the U.S. government the excuse to deny women and families the due process they deserve in seeking asylum. But these women and the civil rights groups and volunteers supporting t
About 500 people rallied in Melbourne on August 13 to put the Liberal and Labor parties on notice that the refugee rights movement is rebuilding, and a growing number of people are willing to stand up for refugees. The Refugee Action Collective organised the protest under the slogan of "Stand up for Refugees" in a bid to have the treatment of asylum seekers recognized as a human rights issue. There were contingents of Greens, socialists and the Community Public Sector Union. Protesters chanted,
(WASHINGTON EXAMINER) Immigrants and their U.S.-born children make up more than 40 percent of new Medicaid recipients at a cost of $4.6 billion, according to an analysis of government data. The Center for Immigration Studies, a low-immigration advocacy group, released a report early Thursday that found both legal and illegal immigrants and their minor children made up 42 percent of Medicaid growth from 2011 to last year. Loading ... Part of the increased enrollment came as a result of the new he
The number of legal immigrants seeking citizenship in the United States is at its highest in four years amid efforts by the White House and advocacy groups to increase the number of Latinos and Asians, who have "long favored Democratic presidential candidates," a Pew Research Center study says. Between October of last year and January, 249,609 immigrants have applied for citizenship, up 13 percent over the same period last year. That compared with a total increase of 19 percent for all of the la
While liberals decry the temporary separation of families caused by adults who try to enter the United States illegally and end up in federal detention, mothers whose children were killed by illegal immigrants in the United States are reminding Americans of the permanent separation that takes place when illegal immigrants commit deadly crimes. Many of the country's so-called " angel moms " were gathered in Washington Friday as President Donald Trump held a White House event to honor their strug
Anti-Immigrants can't even throw a good rally anymore. Anti-immigrant groups have hit upon the issue of children fleeing violence who are arriving unaccompanied by adults at our southern border. These children are coming from three countries: El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. All three countries have very serious problems with gang violence, murder and child trafficking into prostitution. Under current US federal law these children have the right to have their cases thoroughly evaluated to en
We know, Wonkers. You never watch the videos because they're often too awful. Please watch this story by CBC reporter Nick Purdon about a Somali refugee he found in the snow last weekend near Emerson, Manitoba. It matters. You'll also see an interview with Ahmed from Ghana, who came to Canada after losing an asylum claim in the U.S., one of hundreds of refugees who have made the dangerous winter crossing from the U.S. after we refused to grant them refuge. And you'll see Purdon's rescue of Moham
The proposed bill would also make it a crime to give transgender students information or advice about transition without the consent of their parents. Teachers would be enlisted to spy on their students and out transgender kids to their parents in Ohio if a proposed bill in the state becomes law. The proposal would require any government agent -- including teachers, who interact with students on a daily basis during the school year -- to pen a note to both parents or a guardian if a minor is "ex
There's no way to pin the latest terror attack on neo-Nazis or white nationalists or the alt-right, so I'm not sure why we're even talking about it. Some murder victims are more important than others. The fugitive believed to have driven the van in last week's terrorist attacks in Spain was shot dead by the police on Monday in a village outside Barcelona after a Europeanwide dragnet, the police announced. The fugitive, Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, used a van to mow down a crowd on Las Ramblas, Barcel
Feb 4, 2017 -- The idea that disliking ANTIFA and their malicious behavior is somehow indicative of supporting fascism is sophistry of the highest order. ANTIFA. You are a domestic terrorist group. People dislike you because you are a domestic terrorist group, not because you're 'against fascism' [you're not]. People fear you not because they're secretly Nazis, but because you instil fear and terror in the lives of innocent people who have nothing to do with you and your crusade. 35,000 people.
Last week, during an event ostensibly to address the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Donald Trump delivered a shameful tirade that was irrelevant to the victims, but also revealed that: 1) Trump does not understand California, 2) he thinks deporting immigrants is the only way to fight gangs, and 3) California needs his help in order to be safe. Specifically, Trump chose this meeting to denounce a new state law that stops police from assisting immigration agents when a person has not broken
On this week's show , I ask what the RCMP is hiding who it comes to the illegal migrant crisis at Canada's southern border. Why haven't they contacted us with a warrant for our explosive footage exposing a human trafficking ring profiteering off of fake refugees being smuggled into Canada through Plattsburg, New York? Would the RCMP rather investigate this case or are they content to co-operate with human smugglers-- knowingly or tacitly? As far as I'm concerned, Canadians deserve answers to thr
ISIS is claiming responsibility for last week's mass shooting in Toronto that left two dead, calling alleged gunman Faisal Hussain a "soldier of the Islamic State": Here the english translation of #Amaq statement on #Toronto attack carried out by a "soldier" of #ISIS in #Canada pic.twitter.com/cK8zFMtWPA -- Valerio Mazzoni (@ValerMazz) July 25, 2018 Although the terror group didn't release any evidence to back this up: Isis claims responsibility for #Toronto attack but provides zero evidence. St
On last night's show , Sun columnist Candice Malcolm joined me to discuss Trudeau's virtue signaling immigration tweet that caused chaos throughout the federal government. When Trump announced his travel ban on migrants coming from failed states and nations with Islamist governments, Trudeau tweeted: To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength # WelcomeToCanada The result was chaos, illegal crossings on the Canada-U
The immoral collusion between the media, academia, and Hollywood in support of leftist causes and in opposition to the truth is getting harder to hide in the age of new media. CRTV host Steven Crowder proved that last week with an undercover video exposing Antifa's violence and the mainstream media's complicity in covering up for the radical, violent Left. Despite the clear evidence of Antifa's violent intentions at the University of Utah, a spokesman for the school denied that Antifa provided a
My former Rebel colleague, independent conservative journalist Faith Goldy, was attacked by Antifa thugs at the Quebec-U.S. border. It happened at Roxham Road , an area that's a well known point of entry for migrants fleeing possible deportation from the U.S., by illegally entering Canada. An anti-illegal immigration protest was scheduled but the violent left-wing Antifa also showed up to clash with the protesters. Riot police were there, along with journalists and camera crews from every mainst
The proposed bill would also make it a crime to give transgender students information or advice about transition without the consent of their parents. Teachers would be enlisted to spy on their students and out transgender kids to their parents in Ohio if a proposed bill in the state becomes law. The proposal would require any government agent -- including teachers, who interact with students on a daily basis during the school year -- to pen a note to both parents or a guardian if a minor is "ex
There's no way to pin the latest terror attack on neo-Nazis or white nationalists or the alt-right, so I'm not sure why we're even talking about it. Some murder victims are more important than others. The fugitive believed to have driven the van in last week's terrorist attacks in Spain was shot dead by the police on Monday in a village outside Barcelona after a Europeanwide dragnet, the police announced. The fugitive, Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, used a van to mow down a crowd on Las Ramblas, Barcel
Feb 4, 2017 -- The idea that disliking ANTIFA and their malicious behavior is somehow indicative of supporting fascism is sophistry of the highest order. ANTIFA. You are a domestic terrorist group. People dislike you because you are a domestic terrorist group, not because you're 'against fascism' [you're not]. People fear you not because they're secretly Nazis, but because you instil fear and terror in the lives of innocent people who have nothing to do with you and your crusade. 35,000 people.
Last week, during an event ostensibly to address the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Donald Trump delivered a shameful tirade that was irrelevant to the victims, but also revealed that: 1) Trump does not understand California, 2) he thinks deporting immigrants is the only way to fight gangs, and 3) California needs his help in order to be safe. Specifically, Trump chose this meeting to denounce a new state law that stops police from assisting immigration agents when a person has not broken
On this week's show , I ask what the RCMP is hiding who it comes to the illegal migrant crisis at Canada's southern border. Why haven't they contacted us with a warrant for our explosive footage exposing a human trafficking ring profiteering off of fake refugees being smuggled into Canada through Plattsburg, New York? Would the RCMP rather investigate this case or are they content to co-operate with human smugglers-- knowingly or tacitly? As far as I'm concerned, Canadians deserve answers to thr
ISIS is claiming responsibility for last week's mass shooting in Toronto that left two dead, calling alleged gunman Faisal Hussain a "soldier of the Islamic State": Here the english translation of #Amaq statement on #Toronto attack carried out by a "soldier" of #ISIS in #Canada pic.twitter.com/cK8zFMtWPA -- Valerio Mazzoni (@ValerMazz) July 25, 2018 Although the terror group didn't release any evidence to back this up: Isis claims responsibility for #Toronto attack but provides zero evidence. St
On last night's show , Sun columnist Candice Malcolm joined me to discuss Trudeau's virtue signaling immigration tweet that caused chaos throughout the federal government. When Trump announced his travel ban on migrants coming from failed states and nations with Islamist governments, Trudeau tweeted: To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength # WelcomeToCanada The result was chaos, illegal crossings on the Canada-U
The immoral collusion between the media, academia, and Hollywood in support of leftist causes and in opposition to the truth is getting harder to hide in the age of new media. CRTV host Steven Crowder proved that last week with an undercover video exposing Antifa's violence and the mainstream media's complicity in covering up for the radical, violent Left. Despite the clear evidence of Antifa's violent intentions at the University of Utah, a spokesman for the school denied that Antifa provided a
My former Rebel colleague, independent conservative journalist Faith Goldy, was attacked by Antifa thugs at the Quebec-U.S. border. It happened at Roxham Road , an area that's a well known point of entry for migrants fleeing possible deportation from the U.S., by illegally entering Canada. An anti-illegal immigration protest was scheduled but the violent left-wing Antifa also showed up to clash with the protesters. Riot police were there, along with journalists and camera crews from every mainst
CHQ Staff | 5/12/2015 Our friends at Secure Freedom announce the launch of the new CounterJihad campaign with an ad calling for free people everywhere to speak their minds about the encroachment of Islamic law, known as shariah. Click HERE to watch their must see video . With jihadists on the march worldwide - including here - truth-tellers about Islam's anti-constitutional shariah doctrine should be commended, not slandered. Two armed jihadists were shot dead before they could murder proponent
6 MATCH URL: https://assets.rappler.com/CE1082AF6DA24A6E920F9A109E4C066A/img/7A61DD77716646C2AB822F21453AA7B1/maute-poster-june-6-2017.jpg Hello Rappler readers, Today, the House of Representatives is looking into the Resorts World Manila attack . Will we get a clearer picture of the deadly incident? Also this morning, BPI clients were furious after finding out that their accounts suddenly "lost money." BPI said there was a system glitch, not a hacking, and that bank accounts will return to norm
The messaging service favored by ISIS, and political dissidents worldwide has been kicked off the App Store. Telegram, a messaging software with large semi-public chat groups that users can enter, and a new version of the service called Telegram X were removed from Apple's App Store after "inappropriate content was made available to users." Apple confirmed that the two apps were "removed." Telegram is an extremely popular with about 180 million monthly active users worldwide. About 40 million o
We know, Wonkers. You never watch the videos because they're often too awful. Please watch this story by CBC reporter Nick Purdon about a Somali refugee he found in the snow last weekend near Emerson, Manitoba. It matters. You'll also see an interview with Ahmed from Ghana, who came to Canada after losing an asylum claim in the U.S., one of hundreds of refugees who have made the dangerous winter crossing from the U.S. after we refused to grant them refuge. And you'll see Purdon's rescue of Moham
All the rage last week amongst the mis-informed masses - and the mass media misinforming them - was a pro-Network Neutrality video burger joint Burger King (BK) bizarrely extruded. The pseudo-news stories about the BK video - were nigh endless . They all breathlessly praised the cow palace for presenting its digital whopper. The problem with the video - from the perspective of BK and its media cheerleaders - is it is supposed to tell us why massive government regulations under the banner of N
Tonight, I'll show you two videos. They're from Virginia, but they really could be from anywhere in Canada, the UK or Australia too. One video, which was released first, has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times . It shows a woman driving in her car, after receiving a speeding ticket. And it caused the release of the second video, taken by the body-camera of the police officer who gave her the ticket. Both sides were friendly enough at first. The officer is polite, but firm. The woman gets
Blue_Tires (51,268 posts) Austrian jihadi teen girls reportedly want to leave Syria, ISIS, come home The two Austrian teenagers who became poster girls for the jihad in Syria are now desperate to come home after becoming disillusioned with their new lifestyles. Samra Kesinovic, 17, and Sabina Selimovic, 15, who grew up in Vienna and enjoyed the freedom to wear whatever they wanted and to meet whoever they wanted, were told by radical preacher Ebu Tejma at a local mosque about the evils of their
See our privacy notice Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email ISIS is using Twitter to ask for suggestions on how to kill a captured Jordanian pilot - with supporters posting gruesome photographs and sick recommendations. Pilot First Lieutenant Muath al-Kasaesbeh - also known as Moaz - was seized by ISIS fighters on Christmas Eve after his plane came down in Syria. The terrorist group and the US have disputed whether the plane was shot down but images showe
The video will start in 8 Cancel Play now An horrific jihadist video released by a new network of extremist thugs in Iraq has been released showing mass executions, drive-by murders and sniper headshots. The twisted video, overlaid with stirring music was released as Muslims throughout the world mark the end of Ramadan with the festival of Eid. It was released by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham and shows hundreds of Iraqi members of the security forces being taken by truck out into the des
'Splatoon 2' Update: Leak Reveals New Maps and Weapons, Playable Octolings Teased Free sign up cp newsletter! By Janna Dela Cruz , Christian Post Contributor | Aug 9, 2017 7:14 PM (Photo: Nintendo) The Dualie Squelchers released for "Splatoon 2." Datamining information has revealed that Nintendo seems to be working on tons of brand-new exciting additions for "Splatoon 2." According to Reddit user OatmealDome , who dug into the game files, new and overhauled maps and weapons are in development. T
6 MATCH URL: https://assets.rappler.com/CE1082AF6DA24A6E920F9A109E4C066A/img/7A61DD77716646C2AB822F21453AA7B1/maute-poster-june-6-2017.jpg Hello Rappler readers, Today, the House of Representatives is looking into the Resorts World Manila attack . Will we get a clearer picture of the deadly incident? Also this morning, BPI clients were furious after finding out that their accounts suddenly "lost money." BPI said there was a system glitch, not a hacking, and that bank accounts will return to norm
The messaging service favored by ISIS, and political dissidents worldwide has been kicked off the App Store. Telegram, a messaging software with large semi-public chat groups that users can enter, and a new version of the service called Telegram X were removed from Apple's App Store after "inappropriate content was made available to users." Apple confirmed that the two apps were "removed." Telegram is an extremely popular with about 180 million monthly active users worldwide. About 40 million o
We know, Wonkers. You never watch the videos because they're often too awful. Please watch this story by CBC reporter Nick Purdon about a Somali refugee he found in the snow last weekend near Emerson, Manitoba. It matters. You'll also see an interview with Ahmed from Ghana, who came to Canada after losing an asylum claim in the U.S., one of hundreds of refugees who have made the dangerous winter crossing from the U.S. after we refused to grant them refuge. And you'll see Purdon's rescue of Moham
All the rage last week amongst the mis-informed masses - and the mass media misinforming them - was a pro-Network Neutrality video burger joint Burger King (BK) bizarrely extruded. The pseudo-news stories about the BK video - were nigh endless . They all breathlessly praised the cow palace for presenting its digital whopper. The problem with the video - from the perspective of BK and its media cheerleaders - is it is supposed to tell us why massive government regulations under the banner of N
Tonight, I'll show you two videos. They're from Virginia, but they really could be from anywhere in Canada, the UK or Australia too. One video, which was released first, has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times . It shows a woman driving in her car, after receiving a speeding ticket. And it caused the release of the second video, taken by the body-camera of the police officer who gave her the ticket. Both sides were friendly enough at first. The officer is polite, but firm. The woman gets
Blue_Tires (51,268 posts) Austrian jihadi teen girls reportedly want to leave Syria, ISIS, come home The two Austrian teenagers who became poster girls for the jihad in Syria are now desperate to come home after becoming disillusioned with their new lifestyles. Samra Kesinovic, 17, and Sabina Selimovic, 15, who grew up in Vienna and enjoyed the freedom to wear whatever they wanted and to meet whoever they wanted, were told by radical preacher Ebu Tejma at a local mosque about the evils of their
See our privacy notice Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email ISIS is using Twitter to ask for suggestions on how to kill a captured Jordanian pilot - with supporters posting gruesome photographs and sick recommendations. Pilot First Lieutenant Muath al-Kasaesbeh - also known as Moaz - was seized by ISIS fighters on Christmas Eve after his plane came down in Syria. The terrorist group and the US have disputed whether the plane was shot down but images showe
The video will start in 8 Cancel Play now An horrific jihadist video released by a new network of extremist thugs in Iraq has been released showing mass executions, drive-by murders and sniper headshots. The twisted video, overlaid with stirring music was released as Muslims throughout the world mark the end of Ramadan with the festival of Eid. It was released by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham and shows hundreds of Iraqi members of the security forces being taken by truck out into the des
'Splatoon 2' Update: Leak Reveals New Maps and Weapons, Playable Octolings Teased Free sign up cp newsletter! By Janna Dela Cruz , Christian Post Contributor | Aug 9, 2017 7:14 PM (Photo: Nintendo) The Dualie Squelchers released for "Splatoon 2." Datamining information has revealed that Nintendo seems to be working on tons of brand-new exciting additions for "Splatoon 2." According to Reddit user OatmealDome , who dug into the game files, new and overhauled maps and weapons are in development. T
Gubernatorial candidate Mae Beavers is standing with President Donald J. Trump and his decision to terminate the DACA program. "The Executive Order that President Barack Obama relied upon to create DACA was unconstitutional and should never have been allowed to remain in place as long as it has," Beavers said in a statement. She continued: The rule of law should be the basis for our actions and policies regarding illegal immigration, and Congress should immediately take action to fund constructi
Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards is apparently puzzled by the fact that some Democrats could actually be opposed to abortion. During a Politico interview published Tuesday, Richards said it's "shocking" that Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, would be open to funding a pro-life Democratic candidate in 2018. In hopes of winning back a majority in Congress next year, Lujan said there should be no "litmus test" for Democrats seeking f
(Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) While the first Democratic presidential debate may have been a hit with viewers, the Black Lives Matter national network is demanding there be a platform focused exclusively on racial justice. Tuesday, the organization petitioned Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to add an additional debate to the six currently scheduled; the statement specifically requests that candidates be instructed to speak about "tangible solutions" in r
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) and other top Democrats slammed President Trump on Monday for failing to offer much detail about the path forward in America's longest war and for setting up an open-ended commitment with "no accountability to the American people." "Tonight, the President said he knew what he was getting into and had a plan to go forward," Pelosi said in a statement Monday. "Clearly, he did not. The President's announcement is low on details but raises serious question
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images Since she spoke out against the limited debate schedule set up by former DNC Chair Debbie Was serman Schultz during the 2016 Democratic primaries, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has been a thorn in the side of the Democratic establishment. After resigning from her position as DNC vice chair to campaign on behalf of Sen. Bernie Sanders , she became a prominent Sanders surrogate. During the beginning of the Standing Rock protests against the Dak
Thank goodness for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. If not for their continuing mistakes and unpopularity, it would have been a tough week for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. The Trump administration is in the midst of another shake-up as a new Secretary of State and CIA Director were announced this week. More changes could be coming in the days ahead. While these changes are probably very good, the impression of an adm
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' (D-AZ) gun control group, Giffords, released a new video targeting Florida Gov. Rick Scott. Here's what the video said: Orlando. Ft. Lauderdale. Parkland. We need to stop dangerous people from getting guns. But Gov. Rick Scott made it illegal for a doctor to ask a patient if they owned a gun, even a mental health professional. This law was so dangerous that a court had to strike it down. Gov. Scott, we need more than your thoughts and prayers. Stop pu
"Battling the White House is the most important job I've ever done," the New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood has said. Underwood is a member of the Resistance. The Soros Democrat Party is pushing non-stop lawsuits to hurt the President. This is just one more from the hard left now in control of the Democrat [Socialist] Party. The President responded on Twitter Thursday. He referred to the "now disgraced" Attorney General Schneiderman and the "sleazy Democrats" who never had the guts to b
Rep. Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday evening joined Sen. Kamala Harris in calling for the head of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in response to the separation of illegal immigrant families at the border. She can't think of anything more barbaric than using children as leverage. . @SecNielsen must resign. This is not an immigration issue, it is a humanitarian issue. Children are being used by the Trump Admin to create leverage, with a goal of passing Trump's anti-immigrant agenda. I struggle to think of
BY: Morgan Chalfant Follow @mchalfant16 July 28, 2016 11:51 pm Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic nomination for president Thursday, capping a tumultuous four-day convention that began with the announcement of the Democratic National Committee chair's resignation. "It is with humility, determination, with boundless confidence for America's promise that I accept your nomination," Clinton said on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Clinton delivered a tradit
Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards is apparently puzzled by the fact that some Democrats could actually be opposed to abortion. During a Politico interview published Tuesday, Richards said it's "shocking" that Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, would be open to funding a pro-life Democratic candidate in 2018. In hopes of winning back a majority in Congress next year, Lujan said there should be no "litmus test" for Democrats seeking f
(Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) While the first Democratic presidential debate may have been a hit with viewers, the Black Lives Matter national network is demanding there be a platform focused exclusively on racial justice. Tuesday, the organization petitioned Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to add an additional debate to the six currently scheduled; the statement specifically requests that candidates be instructed to speak about "tangible solutions" in r
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) and other top Democrats slammed President Trump on Monday for failing to offer much detail about the path forward in America's longest war and for setting up an open-ended commitment with "no accountability to the American people." "Tonight, the President said he knew what he was getting into and had a plan to go forward," Pelosi said in a statement Monday. "Clearly, he did not. The President's announcement is low on details but raises serious question
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images Since she spoke out against the limited debate schedule set up by former DNC Chair Debbie Was serman Schultz during the 2016 Democratic primaries, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has been a thorn in the side of the Democratic establishment. After resigning from her position as DNC vice chair to campaign on behalf of Sen. Bernie Sanders , she became a prominent Sanders surrogate. During the beginning of the Standing Rock protests against the Dak
Thank goodness for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. If not for their continuing mistakes and unpopularity, it would have been a tough week for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. The Trump administration is in the midst of another shake-up as a new Secretary of State and CIA Director were announced this week. More changes could be coming in the days ahead. While these changes are probably very good, the impression of an adm
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' (D-AZ) gun control group, Giffords, released a new video targeting Florida Gov. Rick Scott. Here's what the video said: Orlando. Ft. Lauderdale. Parkland. We need to stop dangerous people from getting guns. But Gov. Rick Scott made it illegal for a doctor to ask a patient if they owned a gun, even a mental health professional. This law was so dangerous that a court had to strike it down. Gov. Scott, we need more than your thoughts and prayers. Stop pu
"Battling the White House is the most important job I've ever done," the New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood has said. Underwood is a member of the Resistance. The Soros Democrat Party is pushing non-stop lawsuits to hurt the President. This is just one more from the hard left now in control of the Democrat [Socialist] Party. The President responded on Twitter Thursday. He referred to the "now disgraced" Attorney General Schneiderman and the "sleazy Democrats" who never had the guts to b
Rep. Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday evening joined Sen. Kamala Harris in calling for the head of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in response to the separation of illegal immigrant families at the border. She can't think of anything more barbaric than using children as leverage. . @SecNielsen must resign. This is not an immigration issue, it is a humanitarian issue. Children are being used by the Trump Admin to create leverage, with a goal of passing Trump's anti-immigrant agenda. I struggle to think of
BY: Morgan Chalfant Follow @mchalfant16 July 28, 2016 11:51 pm Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic nomination for president Thursday, capping a tumultuous four-day convention that began with the announcement of the Democratic National Committee chair's resignation. "It is with humility, determination, with boundless confidence for America's promise that I accept your nomination," Clinton said on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Clinton delivered a tradit
Ousted Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff revealed that her predecessor, Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva, plans to run for president again in 2018, despite being the subject of an extensive corruption probe that strengthened calls for Rousseff's impeachment. President Rousseff, of the nation's socialist Workers' Party (PT), has been making the media rounds in Europe, revealing the news in an interview with France's L'Express . She couched the announcement in the accusation that her removal was an a
BY: Natalie Johnson Follow @nataliejohnsonn September 1, 2016 12:52 pm Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto told Donald Trump on Wednesday that Mexico would not pay for the proposed wall along the U.S. southern border the Republican nominee has vowed to erect if he wins the White House in November. Trump, who traveled to Mexico ahead of an immigration speech he delivered Wednesday night, said earlier during a joint news conference with Nieto that the two had discussed the wall, but not his deman
BY: Bill McMorris Follow @FBillMcMorris November 12, 2015 5:15 pm Insurgent socialist presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders scored a coveted endorsement from one of the largest public sector unions in the country on Thursday. The American Postal Workers Union announced that it would endorse the Vermont senator over frontrunner Hillary Clinton after its executive council voted. Union president Mark Dimondstein said that "it's time for a political revolution" and that Sanders was the candidate best-
Amelia Warren Tyagi and Elizabeth Warren / Getty Images BY: Charles Fain Lehman Follow @CharlesFLehman April 20, 2018 12:00 pm Mass amnesty, trillions in Medicare spending, and publicly funded abortion are just some of the ideas in a set of policy proposals that a left-leaning policy group gave to Democratic bigwigs this past week. These and other proposals were provided to Democratic taste-makers, and obtained by the Free Beacon , at the 2018 Democracy Alliance fall conference held this week in
Incumbent New York Democratic Rep. Joseph Crowley, the fourth most powerful Democrat in the House, lost to his democratic socialist challenger Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the New York primary on Tuesday, according to the New York Times. Rep. Crowley lost with 42.4 percent of the vote to Ocasio-Cortez's 57.6 percent of the vote, according to a Tuesday New York Times report . Ocasio-Cortez, who is 28 years old, ran on a progressive platform of Medicare for all, a federal jobs guarantee, and ab
NEW YORK (AP) -- First lady Michelle Obama introduced a new campaign focusing on education for girls, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai earned loud applause for her striking speech and Beyonce was energetic during her live performance at the 2015 Global Citizen Festival. The multihour event held on the Great Lawn in New York's Central Park also featured Vice President Joe Biden, Hugh Jackman, Bono, Leonardo DiCaprio and Pearl Jam, who closed the event with a rocking performance. Obama fi
Nikki Haley, 116th Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley has been the Republican governor of South Carolina since November 2010. She previously served in the General Assembly for the 87th District of South Carolina from 2004 to 2010. [1] Haley is also an American Legislative Exchange Council ALEC alumna, who has pushed many ALEC cookie-cutter policies as Governor. [2] Haley maintains a conservative record by voting in favor of voter ID laws, abortion restrictions, lowering taxes, and was even r
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images Since she spoke out against the limited debate schedule set up by former DNC Chair Debbie Was serman Schultz during the 2016 Democratic primaries, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has been a thorn in the side of the Democratic establishment. After resigning from her position as DNC vice chair to campaign on behalf of Sen. Bernie Sanders , she became a prominent Sanders surrogate. During the beginning of the Standing Rock protests against the Dak
BY: Natalie Johnson Follow @nataliejohnsonn May 18, 2016 3:52 pm Senate Democrats sent a letter to President Obama Wednesday pressing the administration to accelerate the admission process for Syrian refugees to settle in the United States. Obama vowed last year that the U.S. would resettle up to 10,000 individuals seeking haven from the Syrian civil before September, but according to Reuters only 1,736 refugees have been admitted. 27 senators, including the No. 2 Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin of Il
Chile President Michelle Bachelet announced on Wednesday that her government will be overhauling the country's private pensions system introduced by U.S.-backed dictator Augusto Pinochet, which continues to leave many retirees short changed. As part of "a new social saving system," Bachelet said that she would send a bill to congress to impose a contribution from employers of 5 percent over six years to help boost the size of the pensions system. Just over 90 percent of participants in the priva
BY: Natalie Johnson Follow @nataliejohnsonn September 1, 2016 12:52 pm Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto told Donald Trump on Wednesday that Mexico would not pay for the proposed wall along the U.S. southern border the Republican nominee has vowed to erect if he wins the White House in November. Trump, who traveled to Mexico ahead of an immigration speech he delivered Wednesday night, said earlier during a joint news conference with Nieto that the two had discussed the wall, but not his deman
BY: Bill McMorris Follow @FBillMcMorris November 12, 2015 5:15 pm Insurgent socialist presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders scored a coveted endorsement from one of the largest public sector unions in the country on Thursday. The American Postal Workers Union announced that it would endorse the Vermont senator over frontrunner Hillary Clinton after its executive council voted. Union president Mark Dimondstein said that "it's time for a political revolution" and that Sanders was the candidate best-
Amelia Warren Tyagi and Elizabeth Warren / Getty Images BY: Charles Fain Lehman Follow @CharlesFLehman April 20, 2018 12:00 pm Mass amnesty, trillions in Medicare spending, and publicly funded abortion are just some of the ideas in a set of policy proposals that a left-leaning policy group gave to Democratic bigwigs this past week. These and other proposals were provided to Democratic taste-makers, and obtained by the Free Beacon , at the 2018 Democracy Alliance fall conference held this week in
Incumbent New York Democratic Rep. Joseph Crowley, the fourth most powerful Democrat in the House, lost to his democratic socialist challenger Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the New York primary on Tuesday, according to the New York Times. Rep. Crowley lost with 42.4 percent of the vote to Ocasio-Cortez's 57.6 percent of the vote, according to a Tuesday New York Times report . Ocasio-Cortez, who is 28 years old, ran on a progressive platform of Medicare for all, a federal jobs guarantee, and ab
NEW YORK (AP) -- First lady Michelle Obama introduced a new campaign focusing on education for girls, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai earned loud applause for her striking speech and Beyonce was energetic during her live performance at the 2015 Global Citizen Festival. The multihour event held on the Great Lawn in New York's Central Park also featured Vice President Joe Biden, Hugh Jackman, Bono, Leonardo DiCaprio and Pearl Jam, who closed the event with a rocking performance. Obama fi
Nikki Haley, 116th Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley has been the Republican governor of South Carolina since November 2010. She previously served in the General Assembly for the 87th District of South Carolina from 2004 to 2010. [1] Haley is also an American Legislative Exchange Council ALEC alumna, who has pushed many ALEC cookie-cutter policies as Governor. [2] Haley maintains a conservative record by voting in favor of voter ID laws, abortion restrictions, lowering taxes, and was even r
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images Since she spoke out against the limited debate schedule set up by former DNC Chair Debbie Was serman Schultz during the 2016 Democratic primaries, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has been a thorn in the side of the Democratic establishment. After resigning from her position as DNC vice chair to campaign on behalf of Sen. Bernie Sanders , she became a prominent Sanders surrogate. During the beginning of the Standing Rock protests against the Dak
BY: Natalie Johnson Follow @nataliejohnsonn May 18, 2016 3:52 pm Senate Democrats sent a letter to President Obama Wednesday pressing the administration to accelerate the admission process for Syrian refugees to settle in the United States. Obama vowed last year that the U.S. would resettle up to 10,000 individuals seeking haven from the Syrian civil before September, but according to Reuters only 1,736 refugees have been admitted. 27 senators, including the No. 2 Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin of Il
Chile President Michelle Bachelet announced on Wednesday that her government will be overhauling the country's private pensions system introduced by U.S.-backed dictator Augusto Pinochet, which continues to leave many retirees short changed. As part of "a new social saving system," Bachelet said that she would send a bill to congress to impose a contribution from employers of 5 percent over six years to help boost the size of the pensions system. Just over 90 percent of participants in the priva
France's Council of Ministers approved five ordinances on September 22 that undermine union power and employment rights within France's Labour Code, which came into effect the next day. The government imposed these changes by using undemocratic measures in France's constitution, which allows it to push new measures into law without passing legislation through parliament. In the face of this, the movement against the changes continues to build. The "general strike" included work stoppages by tea
Some members of the European Union's parliament would like to see American tourists obtain a visa to visit Europe, the Wall Street Journal reports, illustrating the "hostility among some European politicians to the Trump administration." The call is in response to the fact that U.S. citizens can visit any European country without a visa, but the U.S. requires visas from citizens of five EU countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland and Romania. The request comes after the Trump administration'
While in London, my wife and I visited several of the usual tourist sites: Westminster Abbey, the British Museum, Buckingham Palace, and the Tower of London. For those who haven't been to London, let me say that the Tower of London isn't a tower so much as an ancient castle. The Tower tour is both fascinating and humorous, especially if you have a quirky sense of humor. One of the things that caught my eye while we were touring the Tower wasn't mentioned by our guide. It was a sign over the door
In the process of building Canada, the British imposed different languages (French and English), religions (Catholic and Protestant), and legal systems (French Civil Law and British Common Law) on the Algonquin Anishinaabe Nation and consequently divided us into two entities. While what is Canada today consists of several provinces and two territories, in its early stages Canada consisted of Upper and Lower Canada, which are now the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. During the early stages of Eu
Scotland's referendum: Some lessons for Quebec... and Canada Richard Fidler Europe October 2, 2014 Garnotte, Le Devoir , September 20, 2014 Superficially, the 55-45 victory of the No in Scotland's referendum on September 18 was a clear rejection of independence. The Yes forces won a majority only in the four poorest and most deprived of the nation's 32 local divisions, although a class breakdown of the vote would show a majority of the working class voted for independence. It was the mobiliz
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will have a May wedding at Windsor Castle's St. George's Chapel, royal officials announced Tuesday. Windsor Castle, west of London, is one of Queen Elizabeth II's main residences. The 15th-century chapel is as historic but more intimate than Westminster Abbey, where Harry's older brother, William, married Kate Middleton in 2011. Harry's communications secretary, Jason Knauf, said Windsor "is a very special place for Prince Harry," and he an
Nationalist parties are rising in different countries in response to the globalist agenda. I don't trust any of the political parties in Ottawa, but one party could be the solution to Jihadi Trudeau and the globalist attack on Canada... The Canadian Nationalist Party https://www.nationalist.ca Support Canadian values Reduce immigration Deport illegal migrants Death penalty for treason Proportional representation Support the right to self-defense Abolish the federal carbon tax And more They just
There's a new security bill going through parliament at the moment which was introduced on 26 November and is currently at its 3rd reading. The bill is an enourmous threat to human rights and civil liberties in the UK as it gives politicians and authorities arbitrary powers to take away people's citizenship and to remove children from their homes. The Bill was introduced on 26 November and despite the Christmas recess, is nearly on its way to the Third Reading. Important changes to the relations
A year ago today, the British public made history. 17.4million people voted to leave the European Union, to break free from the technocratic straitjacket of Brussels. This was a vote that was huge not only in size - the biggest vote for anything in our history, no less - but in its significance. It was a vote against the wishes of the leadership of all the political class, against the doomsday warnings of big business and the international set, and in the face of the screeching condemnation of t
A Case for Liberal Nationalism On the 23 rd of June the British people will have a historic referendum before them. They will be voting on if they shall remain in the European Union or begin the process of withdrawing. On the 'Remain' side sit prominent figures like Prime Minister David Cameron, who, during the 2015 parliamentary campaign promised to have the referendum in order to shore up Conservative votes. Advocates lining up behind Cameron in the "Stay Camp" cite the possibility of economi
Some members of the European Union's parliament would like to see American tourists obtain a visa to visit Europe, the Wall Street Journal reports, illustrating the "hostility among some European politicians to the Trump administration." The call is in response to the fact that U.S. citizens can visit any European country without a visa, but the U.S. requires visas from citizens of five EU countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland and Romania. The request comes after the Trump administration'
While in London, my wife and I visited several of the usual tourist sites: Westminster Abbey, the British Museum, Buckingham Palace, and the Tower of London. For those who haven't been to London, let me say that the Tower of London isn't a tower so much as an ancient castle. The Tower tour is both fascinating and humorous, especially if you have a quirky sense of humor. One of the things that caught my eye while we were touring the Tower wasn't mentioned by our guide. It was a sign over the door
In the process of building Canada, the British imposed different languages (French and English), religions (Catholic and Protestant), and legal systems (French Civil Law and British Common Law) on the Algonquin Anishinaabe Nation and consequently divided us into two entities. While what is Canada today consists of several provinces and two territories, in its early stages Canada consisted of Upper and Lower Canada, which are now the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. During the early stages of Eu
Scotland's referendum: Some lessons for Quebec... and Canada Richard Fidler Europe October 2, 2014 Garnotte, Le Devoir , September 20, 2014 Superficially, the 55-45 victory of the No in Scotland's referendum on September 18 was a clear rejection of independence. The Yes forces won a majority only in the four poorest and most deprived of the nation's 32 local divisions, although a class breakdown of the vote would show a majority of the working class voted for independence. It was the mobiliz
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will have a May wedding at Windsor Castle's St. George's Chapel, royal officials announced Tuesday. Windsor Castle, west of London, is one of Queen Elizabeth II's main residences. The 15th-century chapel is as historic but more intimate than Westminster Abbey, where Harry's older brother, William, married Kate Middleton in 2011. Harry's communications secretary, Jason Knauf, said Windsor "is a very special place for Prince Harry," and he an
Nationalist parties are rising in different countries in response to the globalist agenda. I don't trust any of the political parties in Ottawa, but one party could be the solution to Jihadi Trudeau and the globalist attack on Canada... The Canadian Nationalist Party https://www.nationalist.ca Support Canadian values Reduce immigration Deport illegal migrants Death penalty for treason Proportional representation Support the right to self-defense Abolish the federal carbon tax And more They just
There's a new security bill going through parliament at the moment which was introduced on 26 November and is currently at its 3rd reading. The bill is an enourmous threat to human rights and civil liberties in the UK as it gives politicians and authorities arbitrary powers to take away people's citizenship and to remove children from their homes. The Bill was introduced on 26 November and despite the Christmas recess, is nearly on its way to the Third Reading. Important changes to the relations
A year ago today, the British public made history. 17.4million people voted to leave the European Union, to break free from the technocratic straitjacket of Brussels. This was a vote that was huge not only in size - the biggest vote for anything in our history, no less - but in its significance. It was a vote against the wishes of the leadership of all the political class, against the doomsday warnings of big business and the international set, and in the face of the screeching condemnation of t
A Case for Liberal Nationalism On the 23 rd of June the British people will have a historic referendum before them. They will be voting on if they shall remain in the European Union or begin the process of withdrawing. On the 'Remain' side sit prominent figures like Prime Minister David Cameron, who, during the 2015 parliamentary campaign promised to have the referendum in order to shore up Conservative votes. Advocates lining up behind Cameron in the "Stay Camp" cite the possibility of economi
Pepe Escobar is unquestionably one of the world's leading progressive, anti-war journalists. He is Brazilian and has lived in several countries around the world, including the United States, France, Italy, Singapore, Thailand, and Hong Kong. He runs a regular column on Asia Times Online titled "The Roving Eye" in which he writes commentaries and articles about the Middle East and Asia affairs and U.S. foreign policy. He has been interviewed by Russia Today, Press TV, Al-Jazeera, and The Real New
Canada's Constitution and Charter of Rights clearly say there is religious freedom and freedom of conscience in Canada. However, it seems that Ontario's education minister has views on such matters more in line with Communist China than the principles of a free nation. Minister Laurel Broten said during a press conference Wednesday that Ontario's "anti-bullying" legislation, Bill 13, also means that Catholic schools should not be teaching that abortion is wrong, because it is "misogyny." "Bill
Saturday, November 12, 2011 (3 comments) What is the "Right" Government? In this essay, I argue that the "right" government is entirely dependent on the preferences of those being governed, and that one should have the ability to align oneself with whatever flag most nearly represents the degree of governance desired. Monday, October 24, 2011 Plans Leaked For NYPD Strategy To Break Up Occupy Wall Street: Operation Disturbance (Not Real) I wrote this mock article because I thought that
The government of Canada has recently proposed doubling its immigration offices in China, in a move helmed by immigration minister John McCallum. This is the wrong move, for a variety of reasons. Chinese immigrants disproportionately move into large cities, driving up housing prices. The foreign workers from China are low-skill, and take jobs from Canada's poor. In other words, the flow of Chinese negatively affects existing Canadians. But there's something else: Chinese immigrants have a unique
Just Say "No" to Canada's Expanding War in Iraq and Syria Monday, March 23, 12 Noon, Parliament Hill, Ottawa (What you can do if you are NOT in Ottawa is detailed below) Join us for a nonviolent noon-hour vigil to say: a. NO to expanding the Harper government's war b. NO to the racist, hateful atmosphere the Harper government has been stoking at home by attacking Muslims and First Nations, among others. c. NO to the repressive new Bill C-51, which criminalizes large groups of people ac
Around 600 miners employed by Kinross, Canada's third largest gold miner, walked off the job on Monday 4th June. The Tasiast open-pit mine in Mauritania, West Africa, is one of many owned by Kinross, who have interests in Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Russia, the US, and Ghana. 600 mostly unionised workers have not reported for work since Monday, bringing all mining and processing to a standpoint. According to the General Confederation of Mauritanian Workers , 100% of the workforce have been on strike
This year, Canada celebrates its 150th birthday. Ours is a country of rich history--but not all Canadian stories are told equally. In this special report, This tackles 13 issues--one per province and territory--that have yet to be addressed and resolved by our country in a century and a half In early 2017, pro-abortion activists across Canada celebrated when abortions became available in P.E.I. for the first time in 35 years. The new Women's Wellness Program means women no longer have to trave
Frederick Engels on the German Peasants War of 1525, arguing that it's motivating force was primarily class-based rather than religious. The 1848 uprisings in Germany put Engels in mind of the last great peasant rebellions of of 1500s. As he would later write: "The parallel between the German Revolution of 1525 and that of 1848-49 was too obvious to be altogether ignored at that time." Engels demonstrates the failure of both these revolutions was largely attributable to the bourgeois/burgherdom
This year, Canada celebrates its 150th birthday. Ours is a country of rich history--but not all Canadian stories are told equally. In this special report, This tackles 13 issues--one per province and territory--that have yet to be addressed and resolved by our country in a century and a half Black Lives Matter Toronto's tent city. Photo courtesy of Desmond Cole via Twitter . Last year, Black Lives Matter Toronto concluded #BLMTOtentcity, a 15-day occupation of Toronto Police headquarters. What
The non-binding referendum for independence held by the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq's northern region resulted in an overwhelming "yes" vote, despite objections from many states. Now that the KRG's non-binding referendum on independence has resulted in an overwhelming 'yes', what awaits the region? General view of KRG Parliament meeting in Erbil, Iraq, September 15, 2017. ( Reuters ) The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq held a referendum on independence, previously deem
Canada's Constitution and Charter of Rights clearly say there is religious freedom and freedom of conscience in Canada. However, it seems that Ontario's education minister has views on such matters more in line with Communist China than the principles of a free nation. Minister Laurel Broten said during a press conference Wednesday that Ontario's "anti-bullying" legislation, Bill 13, also means that Catholic schools should not be teaching that abortion is wrong, because it is "misogyny." "Bill
Saturday, November 12, 2011 (3 comments) What is the "Right" Government? In this essay, I argue that the "right" government is entirely dependent on the preferences of those being governed, and that one should have the ability to align oneself with whatever flag most nearly represents the degree of governance desired. Monday, October 24, 2011 Plans Leaked For NYPD Strategy To Break Up Occupy Wall Street: Operation Disturbance (Not Real) I wrote this mock article because I thought that
The government of Canada has recently proposed doubling its immigration offices in China, in a move helmed by immigration minister John McCallum. This is the wrong move, for a variety of reasons. Chinese immigrants disproportionately move into large cities, driving up housing prices. The foreign workers from China are low-skill, and take jobs from Canada's poor. In other words, the flow of Chinese negatively affects existing Canadians. But there's something else: Chinese immigrants have a unique
Just Say "No" to Canada's Expanding War in Iraq and Syria Monday, March 23, 12 Noon, Parliament Hill, Ottawa (What you can do if you are NOT in Ottawa is detailed below) Join us for a nonviolent noon-hour vigil to say: a. NO to expanding the Harper government's war b. NO to the racist, hateful atmosphere the Harper government has been stoking at home by attacking Muslims and First Nations, among others. c. NO to the repressive new Bill C-51, which criminalizes large groups of people ac
Around 600 miners employed by Kinross, Canada's third largest gold miner, walked off the job on Monday 4th June. The Tasiast open-pit mine in Mauritania, West Africa, is one of many owned by Kinross, who have interests in Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Russia, the US, and Ghana. 600 mostly unionised workers have not reported for work since Monday, bringing all mining and processing to a standpoint. According to the General Confederation of Mauritanian Workers , 100% of the workforce have been on strike
This year, Canada celebrates its 150th birthday. Ours is a country of rich history--but not all Canadian stories are told equally. In this special report, This tackles 13 issues--one per province and territory--that have yet to be addressed and resolved by our country in a century and a half In early 2017, pro-abortion activists across Canada celebrated when abortions became available in P.E.I. for the first time in 35 years. The new Women's Wellness Program means women no longer have to trave
Frederick Engels on the German Peasants War of 1525, arguing that it's motivating force was primarily class-based rather than religious. The 1848 uprisings in Germany put Engels in mind of the last great peasant rebellions of of 1500s. As he would later write: "The parallel between the German Revolution of 1525 and that of 1848-49 was too obvious to be altogether ignored at that time." Engels demonstrates the failure of both these revolutions was largely attributable to the bourgeois/burgherdom
This year, Canada celebrates its 150th birthday. Ours is a country of rich history--but not all Canadian stories are told equally. In this special report, This tackles 13 issues--one per province and territory--that have yet to be addressed and resolved by our country in a century and a half Black Lives Matter Toronto's tent city. Photo courtesy of Desmond Cole via Twitter . Last year, Black Lives Matter Toronto concluded #BLMTOtentcity, a 15-day occupation of Toronto Police headquarters. What
The non-binding referendum for independence held by the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq's northern region resulted in an overwhelming "yes" vote, despite objections from many states. Now that the KRG's non-binding referendum on independence has resulted in an overwhelming 'yes', what awaits the region? General view of KRG Parliament meeting in Erbil, Iraq, September 15, 2017. ( Reuters ) The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq held a referendum on independence, previously deem
Add Richard Engel - NBC News' chief foreign correspondent - to the growing number of voices in the media who have criticized the United States' strategy to defeat the Islamic State. On the May 21 edition of The Rundown with Jose Diaz-Balart , Engel found no reason to dispute that ISIS was a de facto nation and argued that U.S. efforts to repel the terror group have been largely ineffective. Engel claimed that the U.S.'s repeated failures "raise enormous questions about strategy." He ended with
Straight and to the point. Following every mass killing, I ask myself, what has happened to our society? I also wonder what the solution is to ensure our families do not become future victims. Many have pointed out that years ago, people would go to school and have hunting rifles in their vehicles. Yet, mass violence in schools and other locations did not happen as in society today. It makes me think that there must be a root cause that we are not addressing that has led to this change. So what
December 17, 2012 SO IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A "NATIONAL CONVERSATION ON GUNS," HERE ARE SOME OPENERS: Why do people who favor gun-control call people who disagree with them murderers or accomplices to murder? Is that constructive? Would any of the various proposals have actually prevented the tragedy that is the supposed reason for them? When you say you hope that this event will finally change the debate, do you really mean that you hope you can use emotionalism and blood-libel-bullying to get
Even though the fiscal cliff is the top issue in Washington these days, that doesn't mean President Obama doesn't have other things on his mind. During his Meet the Press interview Sunday, the president discussed several top priorities for the next four years but he discussed legislation to curb gun violence and immigration reform "with particular urgency," points out NBC News. The president said he would put his "full weight" behind any legislation to prevent gun violence that the task force be
Let me finish with a question of weapons. Polls show Republicans believing that national security and terrorism constitute the top issues facing the country. This is what Republican primary voters cite as their top priority for 2016. Who is going to protect this country? The candidates seem to be on the same page. It's hard to see them nominating a candidate who is not a hawk through and through, someone ready to lead the fight against our terrorist enemies. The only dove is Rand Paul, which mak
We all know Dana Loesch as an author, radio host, and the spokesperson for the NRA. But how did she come to be the most aggressively gun-friendly presence in the country? She was born in 1978 to Southern Baptist Democrats in a small Missouri town, where her grandfather taught her to shoot BB guns in their backyard. She went to school for journalism but dropped out after getting pregnant with her boyfriend, Chris, who headed a punk band. She then started a mommy blog titled "Mamalogue," where she
During MSNBC's 1 p.m. ET hour on Wednesday, NBC News correspondent Morgan Radford turned to the one regime on earth most like the Nazis in order lecture the United States on race relations. The reporter actually cited a tweet from Iran's brutal anti-Semitic dictator Ali Khamenei as an example of "global criticism" of President Trump's reaction to Charlottesville. Radford declared: "I want to show you what Iran's Supreme Leader put up today on Twitter. He put up this photo of him with - holding a
The president of St. Bonaventure University in Allegany, New York, has called for more discussion on stricter gun control following the May 23 shooting rampage near the University of California at Santa Barbara, where lone gunman Elliot Rodger killed six people before killing himself. Franciscan Sister Margaret Carney told Catholic News Service that "if Sandy Hook wasn't enough for people to march to their senators and say, 'We need a new (gun control) law tomorrow,'" she said she doesn't know
Khurram Dara, a Muslim author and attorney, argues in a new Prager University video that his fellow Muslims have a duty to prevent future Islamic terror attacks after the carnage in Brussels, Belgium and San Bernardino, CA., and they can do so by engaging in the propaganda war. Dara explains that Syed Farook, one of the shooters in the San Bernardino terror attack, was not an impoverished person unable to fully assimilate into American life. He was raised in a middle-class family, educated, and
CAROL COSTELLO: The attack here in Orlando reigniting the debate over who can legally purchase guns. A new report found nine out of ten people on the terror watch list who wanted to purchase a gun were able to do so -- and that's something one gun shop manager I talked with finds upsetting. HECTOR PAGAN, MANAGER, UNIVERSAL WEAPONS: I'm going to be honest with you: yes, it does -- because if you are -- if you're on a -- on a watch list where you can't even fly, you shouldn't be able to buy a fire
Straight and to the point. Following every mass killing, I ask myself, what has happened to our society? I also wonder what the solution is to ensure our families do not become future victims. Many have pointed out that years ago, people would go to school and have hunting rifles in their vehicles. Yet, mass violence in schools and other locations did not happen as in society today. It makes me think that there must be a root cause that we are not addressing that has led to this change. So what
December 17, 2012 SO IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A "NATIONAL CONVERSATION ON GUNS," HERE ARE SOME OPENERS: Why do people who favor gun-control call people who disagree with them murderers or accomplices to murder? Is that constructive? Would any of the various proposals have actually prevented the tragedy that is the supposed reason for them? When you say you hope that this event will finally change the debate, do you really mean that you hope you can use emotionalism and blood-libel-bullying to get
Even though the fiscal cliff is the top issue in Washington these days, that doesn't mean President Obama doesn't have other things on his mind. During his Meet the Press interview Sunday, the president discussed several top priorities for the next four years but he discussed legislation to curb gun violence and immigration reform "with particular urgency," points out NBC News. The president said he would put his "full weight" behind any legislation to prevent gun violence that the task force be
Let me finish with a question of weapons. Polls show Republicans believing that national security and terrorism constitute the top issues facing the country. This is what Republican primary voters cite as their top priority for 2016. Who is going to protect this country? The candidates seem to be on the same page. It's hard to see them nominating a candidate who is not a hawk through and through, someone ready to lead the fight against our terrorist enemies. The only dove is Rand Paul, which mak
We all know Dana Loesch as an author, radio host, and the spokesperson for the NRA. But how did she come to be the most aggressively gun-friendly presence in the country? She was born in 1978 to Southern Baptist Democrats in a small Missouri town, where her grandfather taught her to shoot BB guns in their backyard. She went to school for journalism but dropped out after getting pregnant with her boyfriend, Chris, who headed a punk band. She then started a mommy blog titled "Mamalogue," where she
During MSNBC's 1 p.m. ET hour on Wednesday, NBC News correspondent Morgan Radford turned to the one regime on earth most like the Nazis in order lecture the United States on race relations. The reporter actually cited a tweet from Iran's brutal anti-Semitic dictator Ali Khamenei as an example of "global criticism" of President Trump's reaction to Charlottesville. Radford declared: "I want to show you what Iran's Supreme Leader put up today on Twitter. He put up this photo of him with - holding a
The president of St. Bonaventure University in Allegany, New York, has called for more discussion on stricter gun control following the May 23 shooting rampage near the University of California at Santa Barbara, where lone gunman Elliot Rodger killed six people before killing himself. Franciscan Sister Margaret Carney told Catholic News Service that "if Sandy Hook wasn't enough for people to march to their senators and say, 'We need a new (gun control) law tomorrow,'" she said she doesn't know
Khurram Dara, a Muslim author and attorney, argues in a new Prager University video that his fellow Muslims have a duty to prevent future Islamic terror attacks after the carnage in Brussels, Belgium and San Bernardino, CA., and they can do so by engaging in the propaganda war. Dara explains that Syed Farook, one of the shooters in the San Bernardino terror attack, was not an impoverished person unable to fully assimilate into American life. He was raised in a middle-class family, educated, and
CAROL COSTELLO: The attack here in Orlando reigniting the debate over who can legally purchase guns. A new report found nine out of ten people on the terror watch list who wanted to purchase a gun were able to do so -- and that's something one gun shop manager I talked with finds upsetting. HECTOR PAGAN, MANAGER, UNIVERSAL WEAPONS: I'm going to be honest with you: yes, it does -- because if you are -- if you're on a -- on a watch list where you can't even fly, you shouldn't be able to buy a fire
December 17, 2012 SO IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A "NATIONAL CONVERSATION ON GUNS," HERE ARE SOME OPENERS: Why do people who favor gun-control call people who disagree with them murderers or accomplices to murder? Is that constructive? Would any of the various proposals have actually prevented the tragedy that is the supposed reason for them? When you say you hope that this event will finally change the debate, do you really mean that you hope you can use emotionalism and blood-libel-bullying to get
All it took was the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history for the country's most noxious pro-gun lobbying group, the National Rifle Association, to lend its support to the most narrow vision of gun control imaginable. The NRA on Thursday called for a federal review of whether bump stocks, a specialized device that allows semi-automatic guns to simulate the uninterrupted firing power of an automatic weapon, should be legal. The device was used to kill 59 and wound more than 500 in La
I am not one to put myself out there to initiate a change, I always heard that "one person could make a difference" but never really believed it. After sitting around and watching the destruction that mass shootings have caused friends, family, and America as a whole, I knew that it was my time to step up and make that difference. I got together with some of my friends. We put our ideas together in order to make a change. We understand that guns can provide safety and security to some as well as
T he president appeared at many rallies on behalf of additional gun-control laws with parents of children murdered at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. I have a question for those who agree with the president's use of these suffering souls. How would you react if a pro-death penalty president traveled across the country with parents of murdered children -- on behalf of capital punishment? After all, outside of strongly liberal locales, the great majority of parents whose children
(CNN)The next fight in the gun debate isn't over what to do, but who should do it. Capitol Hill Republicans have opened the door to regulating bump fire stocks, gun accessories that can convert semi-automatic weapons into firing similarly to automatic ones, but the scope of those changes, the timing and who ultimately will make them is still a major question on Capitol Hill. After the deadliest shooting in modern American history, Republican leaders have signaled some openness to at least lookin
The NRA has a Trump problem. With an ally in the White House, it's impossible to convince even the most gullible of gun nuts that the government is about to swoop in and steal their precious guns. Right wing fear drives the gun industry and without it, sales tank : Michelle Leder of Footnoted points out that companies like Sturm Ruger & Company Inc and American Outdoor Brands Corporation, (formerly known as Smith & Wesson), saw their numbers plummet after the election. Strum, for instance, repor
The shooting in San Bernardino might possibly be related to ISIS , but that doesn't change the fact that the shooters purchased all of their guns legally . In fact, I think it makes the fact that he was able to legally get his guns even worse. My gut reaction to hearing the words "gun control" is "yes, that sounds great," so I admit I'm biased right off the bat. I live in a city, I don't hunt, and I've never shot a gun (although I would love to go to a range and see what it feels like). I was cu
Another day, another mind-numbingly idiotic tweet from our favorite chin-impaired anti-gun movement figurehead, little Davey Hogg. The sound of gunfire echoes everywhere. You hear it in our cities, towns, and it brings grief to our Native American friends, too. But you know what's louder? The sound of all of YOU demanding change. use #YOUniversallyTriggered to speak for your right to live and be safe. -- David Hogg (@davidhogg111) June 7, 2018 Obviously, young Dave's never lived in a rural area
Those looking for moderation and sensitivity in the gun control debate probably, by this point, know better than to look to the National Rifle Association. But even by the standards of what we've heard from the NRA recently, comments made by former NRA president Marion Hammer earlier this week stand out. Appearing on an episode of the NRA news show The Daily News on Wednesday, Hammer concluded a discussion of the prospects on gun control initiatives prompted by the Newtown, Conn. massacre by dra
Straight and to the point. Following every mass killing, I ask myself, what has happened to our society? I also wonder what the solution is to ensure our families do not become future victims. Many have pointed out that years ago, people would go to school and have hunting rifles in their vehicles. Yet, mass violence in schools and other locations did not happen as in society today. It makes me think that there must be a root cause that we are not addressing that has led to this change. So what
All it took was the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history for the country's most noxious pro-gun lobbying group, the National Rifle Association, to lend its support to the most narrow vision of gun control imaginable. The NRA on Thursday called for a federal review of whether bump stocks, a specialized device that allows semi-automatic guns to simulate the uninterrupted firing power of an automatic weapon, should be legal. The device was used to kill 59 and wound more than 500 in La
I am not one to put myself out there to initiate a change, I always heard that "one person could make a difference" but never really believed it. After sitting around and watching the destruction that mass shootings have caused friends, family, and America as a whole, I knew that it was my time to step up and make that difference. I got together with some of my friends. We put our ideas together in order to make a change. We understand that guns can provide safety and security to some as well as
T he president appeared at many rallies on behalf of additional gun-control laws with parents of children murdered at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. I have a question for those who agree with the president's use of these suffering souls. How would you react if a pro-death penalty president traveled across the country with parents of murdered children -- on behalf of capital punishment? After all, outside of strongly liberal locales, the great majority of parents whose children
(CNN)The next fight in the gun debate isn't over what to do, but who should do it. Capitol Hill Republicans have opened the door to regulating bump fire stocks, gun accessories that can convert semi-automatic weapons into firing similarly to automatic ones, but the scope of those changes, the timing and who ultimately will make them is still a major question on Capitol Hill. After the deadliest shooting in modern American history, Republican leaders have signaled some openness to at least lookin
The NRA has a Trump problem. With an ally in the White House, it's impossible to convince even the most gullible of gun nuts that the government is about to swoop in and steal their precious guns. Right wing fear drives the gun industry and without it, sales tank : Michelle Leder of Footnoted points out that companies like Sturm Ruger & Company Inc and American Outdoor Brands Corporation, (formerly known as Smith & Wesson), saw their numbers plummet after the election. Strum, for instance, repor
The shooting in San Bernardino might possibly be related to ISIS , but that doesn't change the fact that the shooters purchased all of their guns legally . In fact, I think it makes the fact that he was able to legally get his guns even worse. My gut reaction to hearing the words "gun control" is "yes, that sounds great," so I admit I'm biased right off the bat. I live in a city, I don't hunt, and I've never shot a gun (although I would love to go to a range and see what it feels like). I was cu
Another day, another mind-numbingly idiotic tweet from our favorite chin-impaired anti-gun movement figurehead, little Davey Hogg. The sound of gunfire echoes everywhere. You hear it in our cities, towns, and it brings grief to our Native American friends, too. But you know what's louder? The sound of all of YOU demanding change. use #YOUniversallyTriggered to speak for your right to live and be safe. -- David Hogg (@davidhogg111) June 7, 2018 Obviously, young Dave's never lived in a rural area
Those looking for moderation and sensitivity in the gun control debate probably, by this point, know better than to look to the National Rifle Association. But even by the standards of what we've heard from the NRA recently, comments made by former NRA president Marion Hammer earlier this week stand out. Appearing on an episode of the NRA news show The Daily News on Wednesday, Hammer concluded a discussion of the prospects on gun control initiatives prompted by the Newtown, Conn. massacre by dra
Straight and to the point. Following every mass killing, I ask myself, what has happened to our society? I also wonder what the solution is to ensure our families do not become future victims. Many have pointed out that years ago, people would go to school and have hunting rifles in their vehicles. Yet, mass violence in schools and other locations did not happen as in society today. It makes me think that there must be a root cause that we are not addressing that has led to this change. So what
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 25, 2016 ( LifeSiteNews ) - A contractor building Planned Parenthood's new abortion facility in Washington, D.C., told a group of pro-life protesters "I like" the Ku Klux Klan. The plumber said he was just "here for the work" and did not "advocate for what the business does." "I don't care if this is a Burger King, or a church, or this," he said, motioning toward the 26,000-square-foot abortion facility. Planned Parenthood is building across the street from Two Rivers Pu
The Algemeiner reports: The FBI has launched an investigation into emails sent to Michigan undergraduates, written by someone posing as their instructor, threatening violence against Jews and blacks, The Algemeiner has learned. The joint criminal inquiry by the FBI and the University of Michigan Police Department began after engineering students received at least three menacing messages Tuesday night ostensibly from Professor J. Alex Halderman and one of his doctoral students, according to stude
(THE COLLEGE FIX) -- DENVER - An administrator at Regis University told a student he couldn't host a satirical "social justice bake sale" during the Catholic school's Social Justice Week because it was an unpermitted "demonstration." Alexander Beck was offering cookies for prices based on the perceived oppression or privilege of each customer, with Asians paying more than whites and blacks paying more than Hispanics. Women and LGBT students got 25 cents off their race's price. Beck told the Coll
An atheist activist group has waged a discrimination complaint with the Wisconsin government against a Christian school that announced earlier this year that it reserves the right to punish students for transgender and homosexual behavior. Freedom From Religion Foundation attorney Patrick Elliot filed the complaint with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction against St. John's Lutheran Church and School in Baraboo, Wisconsin, arguing that the institution "has implemented policies that di
Pro-life students at Wilfrid Laurier University say they will no longer be able to put up their pro-life flag display, with campus leaders explaining such exhibits are too traumatic after one last fall caused an uproar on the Canadian campus. The display used 10,000 pink and blue flags to represent the 100,000 abortions each year in Canada. Student Union President Tyler Van Herzele, in a letter shared campuswide, stated that "the visceral nature of the display interfered with the ability of some
A presidential candidate and a pro-family activist are pointing out the hypocrisy of the Left after it attacked Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis. Linda Harvey of Mission America points out that many people were demanding that Davis step down when she refused to give homosexuals a marriage certificate in Rowan County. Many also celebrated when she was jailed for defying a court order. "Well, that's real selective," says Harvey, who recalls that former San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom defiantly i
Lawsuit Nixed After Public School Suspends Bible Class 12:57 PM 11/20/2017 Rob Shimshock | Education Reporter A judge threw out a lawsuit calling a public school Bible course into question, because the school suspended teaching the course, according to a Sunday report. Mercer County schools in West Virginia offered a "Bible in the Schools" program for elementary and middle school students. The program had been popular with both students and parents for decades, reported The Washington Post . The
Headquarters of the Smithsonian Institution A branch of the Smithsonian Institution is being sued by pro-lifers for suppressing on a public sidewalk their message that abortion disproportionately kills blacks. The taxpayer-funded National Museum of African American History and Culture threatened to arrest activists with the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform who were carrying signs pointing out abortion's death toll in the black community, according to the complaint filed by the American Freedom Law
In the wake of the horrifying behavior of some members of a fraternity at the University of Oklahoma recently, we are hearing that the whole fraternity system is flawed and we should be done with them. To my way of thinking, that is nonsense and I would respectfully like to tell you why, at least for me. My first stories of fraternities were deeply upsetting. My father, who became a famous economist, was a dishwasher at a fraternity at Williams College to help pay his way through college. At tha
Mizzou Officials Silent on Anti-Semitism Complaints- Spoke Out For Black Students Heat Street Jillian Kay Melchior During uproar, Mizzou faculty downplayed anti-Semitic attacks even as they loudly defended black and other minority students Anti-Jewish racism included Swastika smeared in faeces Nazi salute 'Heil' graffiti appeared on dorm walls, together with another Swastika After this was removed, the Swastika graffiti reappeared with sign 'you've been warned' Jewish fraternity then had its win
The Algemeiner reports: The FBI has launched an investigation into emails sent to Michigan undergraduates, written by someone posing as their instructor, threatening violence against Jews and blacks, The Algemeiner has learned. The joint criminal inquiry by the FBI and the University of Michigan Police Department began after engineering students received at least three menacing messages Tuesday night ostensibly from Professor J. Alex Halderman and one of his doctoral students, according to stude
(THE COLLEGE FIX) -- DENVER - An administrator at Regis University told a student he couldn't host a satirical "social justice bake sale" during the Catholic school's Social Justice Week because it was an unpermitted "demonstration." Alexander Beck was offering cookies for prices based on the perceived oppression or privilege of each customer, with Asians paying more than whites and blacks paying more than Hispanics. Women and LGBT students got 25 cents off their race's price. Beck told the Coll
An atheist activist group has waged a discrimination complaint with the Wisconsin government against a Christian school that announced earlier this year that it reserves the right to punish students for transgender and homosexual behavior. Freedom From Religion Foundation attorney Patrick Elliot filed the complaint with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction against St. John's Lutheran Church and School in Baraboo, Wisconsin, arguing that the institution "has implemented policies that di
Pro-life students at Wilfrid Laurier University say they will no longer be able to put up their pro-life flag display, with campus leaders explaining such exhibits are too traumatic after one last fall caused an uproar on the Canadian campus. The display used 10,000 pink and blue flags to represent the 100,000 abortions each year in Canada. Student Union President Tyler Van Herzele, in a letter shared campuswide, stated that "the visceral nature of the display interfered with the ability of some
A presidential candidate and a pro-family activist are pointing out the hypocrisy of the Left after it attacked Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis. Linda Harvey of Mission America points out that many people were demanding that Davis step down when she refused to give homosexuals a marriage certificate in Rowan County. Many also celebrated when she was jailed for defying a court order. "Well, that's real selective," says Harvey, who recalls that former San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom defiantly i
Lawsuit Nixed After Public School Suspends Bible Class 12:57 PM 11/20/2017 Rob Shimshock | Education Reporter A judge threw out a lawsuit calling a public school Bible course into question, because the school suspended teaching the course, according to a Sunday report. Mercer County schools in West Virginia offered a "Bible in the Schools" program for elementary and middle school students. The program had been popular with both students and parents for decades, reported The Washington Post . The
Headquarters of the Smithsonian Institution A branch of the Smithsonian Institution is being sued by pro-lifers for suppressing on a public sidewalk their message that abortion disproportionately kills blacks. The taxpayer-funded National Museum of African American History and Culture threatened to arrest activists with the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform who were carrying signs pointing out abortion's death toll in the black community, according to the complaint filed by the American Freedom Law
In the wake of the horrifying behavior of some members of a fraternity at the University of Oklahoma recently, we are hearing that the whole fraternity system is flawed and we should be done with them. To my way of thinking, that is nonsense and I would respectfully like to tell you why, at least for me. My first stories of fraternities were deeply upsetting. My father, who became a famous economist, was a dishwasher at a fraternity at Williams College to help pay his way through college. At tha
Mizzou Officials Silent on Anti-Semitism Complaints- Spoke Out For Black Students Heat Street Jillian Kay Melchior During uproar, Mizzou faculty downplayed anti-Semitic attacks even as they loudly defended black and other minority students Anti-Jewish racism included Swastika smeared in faeces Nazi salute 'Heil' graffiti appeared on dorm walls, together with another Swastika After this was removed, the Swastika graffiti reappeared with sign 'you've been warned' Jewish fraternity then had its win
Tue Apr 15, 2014, 08:32 PM EvolveOrConvolve (6,451 posts) On my Facebook feed today - 163 references to religion/gawd/other silly crap/etc. For shits and giggles, I decided to count the number of references to gawd or jebus or religion on my Facebook feed. The rules were simple: 1) the religious reference had to be in an original post, responses didn't count; 2) posts expressing sentiments like "god bless so-and-so for helping me till the garden" weren't counted; 3) the post had to happen today
Do you have flashbacks when you pass by knee-highs in a department store? Do you hum church hymns in the shower? Do you dream in plaid? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, you may be a former Catholic school girl. Now, there are certainly things with which every girl struggles: panty lines, shirts fitting everywhere except across your boobs, monthly cramps from hell, etc. But, there are certain other things only a Catholic school girl understands. Here are 12 signs you're one
The online encyclopedia Wikipedia is inaccessible in Turkey , with officials saying it was blocked as an "administrative measure" thereby explaining why the courts weren't involved. Turkish media says the government asked Wikipedia to take stuff down, but was ignored. "After technical analysis and legal consideration based on the Law Nr. 5651 [governing the internet], an administrative measure has been taken for this website," Turkey's Information and Communication Technologies Authority was quo
Yes, this is America in 2013, where high school science teachers can and do instruct their students in the religious doctrines of late antiquity. First, a graphic: Composite of surveys on creationism, from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette That is from a new story out today in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Yes, according to that newspaper's survey, roughly one third (a little over 32%) of PA science teachers believe in creationism. (Note that the total adds up to over 100%, meaning some teachers marked
The mother of one of the students, posted a picture of the homework on Facebook, asking, "Does anyone else find my fourth-grader's homework offensive?" What manner of a Christian school would ask 9-year-olds why keeping slaves is a good idea? A completely racist one -- and it so happened to be in present day Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. A social studies teacher at Our Redeemer Lutheran School gave students a homework that's a total throwback to the pre-Civil War days. The worksheet the fourth-graders w
Promoting a sermon series called " Hogwarts Halloween ," the Church by The Glades posted on its website, "Calling all wizards! Muggles, too... Where do you belong? Maybe you're stuck in the wrong 'house.' Unlike Hogwarts, we can choose who we surround ourselves with. Join us as we discover what the Bible has to say about relationships and belonging in the family of God." Located in Coral Springs, Fla., and pastored by David Hughes, the Church by The Glades "is a hyper-creative and fully-charged
Kentucky Defies Leftists & Atheists, Brings the Bible Back to Schools The state of Kentucky just defied those who want every remnant of the Christian faith to be removed from public schools. In a ceremony last week, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin signed a bill that allows public schools in the state to teach the Bible, WDBP reported. "The idea that we would not want this to be an option for people in school, that would be crazy," Bevin said at the ceremony. "I don't know why every state would not
Apr 16, 2018 -- We've once again been quote amazed by the number of comments and messages of support received since Zack's mum posted her update a couple of days ago. She's had over 1000 shares and 500 comments on Facebook alone, not to mention all the comments received via the ChangingPlaces Facebook page. The fight goes on, but we know that there are literally 1000s of you out there who are all behind us. So here's a happy photo of Zack, taken later that same day when we met up with our good
With all the misinformation out there about the most important religious freedom ruling of the year, here's a review of the facts. After the Masterpiece Cake Shop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission ruling, a popular progressive Facebook page posted a meme asking whether "gay heart surgeons have the right to refuse to save the lives of bigoted cake shop owners." I'm going to say this once, and very clearly: This is absurd. Since its beginning, the Masterpiece case has been plagued by blatant mi
Hey 9/11, It's our 16th anniversary today. You're probably reading this letter, expecting to find one of five-squintillion missives about where people were on that momentous day. What they were doing when they heard the news, or even looked up and saw in the Manhattan skyline on their way to work at the World Trade Center that day? You'll read reminder after reminder of your influence on our day to day lives, and how things have never ever been the same since you came into them. We'll be all tol
Do you have flashbacks when you pass by knee-highs in a department store? Do you hum church hymns in the shower? Do you dream in plaid? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, you may be a former Catholic school girl. Now, there are certainly things with which every girl struggles: panty lines, shirts fitting everywhere except across your boobs, monthly cramps from hell, etc. But, there are certain other things only a Catholic school girl understands. Here are 12 signs you're one
The online encyclopedia Wikipedia is inaccessible in Turkey , with officials saying it was blocked as an "administrative measure" thereby explaining why the courts weren't involved. Turkish media says the government asked Wikipedia to take stuff down, but was ignored. "After technical analysis and legal consideration based on the Law Nr. 5651 [governing the internet], an administrative measure has been taken for this website," Turkey's Information and Communication Technologies Authority was quo
Yes, this is America in 2013, where high school science teachers can and do instruct their students in the religious doctrines of late antiquity. First, a graphic: Composite of surveys on creationism, from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette That is from a new story out today in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Yes, according to that newspaper's survey, roughly one third (a little over 32%) of PA science teachers believe in creationism. (Note that the total adds up to over 100%, meaning some teachers marked
The mother of one of the students, posted a picture of the homework on Facebook, asking, "Does anyone else find my fourth-grader's homework offensive?" What manner of a Christian school would ask 9-year-olds why keeping slaves is a good idea? A completely racist one -- and it so happened to be in present day Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. A social studies teacher at Our Redeemer Lutheran School gave students a homework that's a total throwback to the pre-Civil War days. The worksheet the fourth-graders w
Promoting a sermon series called " Hogwarts Halloween ," the Church by The Glades posted on its website, "Calling all wizards! Muggles, too... Where do you belong? Maybe you're stuck in the wrong 'house.' Unlike Hogwarts, we can choose who we surround ourselves with. Join us as we discover what the Bible has to say about relationships and belonging in the family of God." Located in Coral Springs, Fla., and pastored by David Hughes, the Church by The Glades "is a hyper-creative and fully-charged
Kentucky Defies Leftists & Atheists, Brings the Bible Back to Schools The state of Kentucky just defied those who want every remnant of the Christian faith to be removed from public schools. In a ceremony last week, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin signed a bill that allows public schools in the state to teach the Bible, WDBP reported. "The idea that we would not want this to be an option for people in school, that would be crazy," Bevin said at the ceremony. "I don't know why every state would not
Apr 16, 2018 -- We've once again been quote amazed by the number of comments and messages of support received since Zack's mum posted her update a couple of days ago. She's had over 1000 shares and 500 comments on Facebook alone, not to mention all the comments received via the ChangingPlaces Facebook page. The fight goes on, but we know that there are literally 1000s of you out there who are all behind us. So here's a happy photo of Zack, taken later that same day when we met up with our good
With all the misinformation out there about the most important religious freedom ruling of the year, here's a review of the facts. After the Masterpiece Cake Shop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission ruling, a popular progressive Facebook page posted a meme asking whether "gay heart surgeons have the right to refuse to save the lives of bigoted cake shop owners." I'm going to say this once, and very clearly: This is absurd. Since its beginning, the Masterpiece case has been plagued by blatant mi
Hey 9/11, It's our 16th anniversary today. You're probably reading this letter, expecting to find one of five-squintillion missives about where people were on that momentous day. What they were doing when they heard the news, or even looked up and saw in the Manhattan skyline on their way to work at the World Trade Center that day? You'll read reminder after reminder of your influence on our day to day lives, and how things have never ever been the same since you came into them. We'll be all tol
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 3/28/2016 I argued on Friday that Republicans would still likely unite after the campaign season to support the party nominee once they stopped beating on each other on a daily basis and fully concentrate their energy on the other "team," chiefly in the form of Hillary Clinton. While I still firmly believe it to be true, I also think we may have reached another marker in the 2016 Republican race, namely the point where Donald Trump has perhaps reached his ceiling of support.
"We're going to Dallas and Houston and we will have a little fun today," said Trump about his meetings with families of shooting victims. UPDATE: After sticking his foot in his mouth by saying he would have a "little fun" while meeting with the families of Texas school shooting victims, President Donald Trump managed to make a fool out of himself again. During the meeting, a mother of one of the victims said she felt the president had a hard time having an adult conversation. She told The Associ
Donald Trump appeared on CNN this morning, and was asked about David Duke. More specifically, Jake Tapper asked Trump if he would "unequivocally condemn" David Duke. Trump responded that he didn't know David Duke, so he couldn't really talk about David Duke, because they'd never met. Uh huh. Trump's never met a lot of people, but he seems to have no problem whatsoever condemning them. Has Trump met all Muslims? Because he wants to ban all Muslims, and one would think if a guy wants to ban millio
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 7/13/2018 Are #NeverTrumpers loners or are they really just lonely? The question came to mind recently as the nebulous allegedly "conservative" anti-Trump group appears to be losing adherents and friends at an alarming rate. It's not that President Donald Trump has suddenly become so popular that it's no longer fashionable to oppose him; maybe it's because the #NeverTrump group has just run out of things to criticize the president for. Whatever the reason more conservatives
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 6/2/2017 If you went to a restaurant a hundred times in a row and were served a platter full of nothing, how likely would you be to go back for empty plate number 101? Most rational people would answer "no chance," but if we're talking about a Democrat or a member of the media, it appears they'd be more than happy to return repeatedly -- especially if it's a Russian diner and they're searching for grime on Donald Trump and his associates. The problem for the rest of us is th
Donald Trump's first National Prayer Breakfast will probably be remembered for his bizarre ranting about his Apprentice ratings and his attack on Arnold Schwarzenegger on the subject. But to the pundits on Fox Business Network's Risk & Reward yesterday, Trump's remarks were just proof of what a Glorious Christian Leader he is, especially in comparison to former President Obama. After an introduction by Apprentice producer Mark Burnett, Trump went off on replacement host Schwarzenegger. Here's ho
Donald Trump was fooled by an obviously fake video. When Donald Trump's speech in Ohio was interrupted by a man who burst onstage, Trump immediately resorted to calling him an ISIS sympathizer. The billionaire-turned-politician held up a sketchy, poorly edited video as proof. USSS did an excellent job stopping the maniac running to the stage. He has ties to ISIS. Should be in jail! https://t.co/tkzbHg7wyD ?ssr=true -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 12, 2016 This is not the first time,
On Monday, President Donald Trump sent out a tweet regarding the press. Per tradition, he used the term "fake media," and said that "every story is badly slanted." The Fake Media (not Real Media) has gotten even worse since the election. Every story is badly slanted. We have to hold them to the truth! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2017 President Trump isn't entirely incorrect. In fact, much of the coverage of the president coming from outlets like CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times
Charlottesville Mayor RIPS Trump; Blame for Hate Epidemic Lies at 'Doorstep of the White House' It was a well-reported fact by The New Yorker back in November 2016 that hate crimes had increased following Donald Trump's election to President of the United States. He had a run a campaign that gained millions of dollars in media coverage solely because he was able to breach the cultural sphere with his course language and proposals. From calling most Mexicans rapists that needed to be blocked off
Trump has embarrassed America in the political world by acting like a spoiled child who's obsessed with out-handshaking the world leaders he meets, except for those he snubs. The tables were turned on him during his trip when Poland's First Lady, Agata Kornhauser-Duda, ignored Trump's hand, walked right past and instead greeted Melania Trump with a vibrant handshake. This GIF has gone viral. It's bad enough that the Polish government had to bus in a bunch of rubes to show support for Trump's spe
"We're going to Dallas and Houston and we will have a little fun today," said Trump about his meetings with families of shooting victims. UPDATE: After sticking his foot in his mouth by saying he would have a "little fun" while meeting with the families of Texas school shooting victims, President Donald Trump managed to make a fool out of himself again. During the meeting, a mother of one of the victims said she felt the president had a hard time having an adult conversation. She told The Associ
Donald Trump appeared on CNN this morning, and was asked about David Duke. More specifically, Jake Tapper asked Trump if he would "unequivocally condemn" David Duke. Trump responded that he didn't know David Duke, so he couldn't really talk about David Duke, because they'd never met. Uh huh. Trump's never met a lot of people, but he seems to have no problem whatsoever condemning them. Has Trump met all Muslims? Because he wants to ban all Muslims, and one would think if a guy wants to ban millio
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 7/13/2018 Are #NeverTrumpers loners or are they really just lonely? The question came to mind recently as the nebulous allegedly "conservative" anti-Trump group appears to be losing adherents and friends at an alarming rate. It's not that President Donald Trump has suddenly become so popular that it's no longer fashionable to oppose him; maybe it's because the #NeverTrump group has just run out of things to criticize the president for. Whatever the reason more conservatives
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 6/2/2017 If you went to a restaurant a hundred times in a row and were served a platter full of nothing, how likely would you be to go back for empty plate number 101? Most rational people would answer "no chance," but if we're talking about a Democrat or a member of the media, it appears they'd be more than happy to return repeatedly -- especially if it's a Russian diner and they're searching for grime on Donald Trump and his associates. The problem for the rest of us is th
Donald Trump's first National Prayer Breakfast will probably be remembered for his bizarre ranting about his Apprentice ratings and his attack on Arnold Schwarzenegger on the subject. But to the pundits on Fox Business Network's Risk & Reward yesterday, Trump's remarks were just proof of what a Glorious Christian Leader he is, especially in comparison to former President Obama. After an introduction by Apprentice producer Mark Burnett, Trump went off on replacement host Schwarzenegger. Here's ho
Donald Trump was fooled by an obviously fake video. When Donald Trump's speech in Ohio was interrupted by a man who burst onstage, Trump immediately resorted to calling him an ISIS sympathizer. The billionaire-turned-politician held up a sketchy, poorly edited video as proof. USSS did an excellent job stopping the maniac running to the stage. He has ties to ISIS. Should be in jail! https://t.co/tkzbHg7wyD ?ssr=true -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 12, 2016 This is not the first time,
On Monday, President Donald Trump sent out a tweet regarding the press. Per tradition, he used the term "fake media," and said that "every story is badly slanted." The Fake Media (not Real Media) has gotten even worse since the election. Every story is badly slanted. We have to hold them to the truth! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2017 President Trump isn't entirely incorrect. In fact, much of the coverage of the president coming from outlets like CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times
Charlottesville Mayor RIPS Trump; Blame for Hate Epidemic Lies at 'Doorstep of the White House' It was a well-reported fact by The New Yorker back in November 2016 that hate crimes had increased following Donald Trump's election to President of the United States. He had a run a campaign that gained millions of dollars in media coverage solely because he was able to breach the cultural sphere with his course language and proposals. From calling most Mexicans rapists that needed to be blocked off
Trump has embarrassed America in the political world by acting like a spoiled child who's obsessed with out-handshaking the world leaders he meets, except for those he snubs. The tables were turned on him during his trip when Poland's First Lady, Agata Kornhauser-Duda, ignored Trump's hand, walked right past and instead greeted Melania Trump with a vibrant handshake. This GIF has gone viral. It's bad enough that the Polish government had to bus in a bunch of rubes to show support for Trump's spe
CHQ Staff | 6/21/17 That Republicans won special elections in Republican districts in Georgia and South Carolina last night wouldn't be news except for the fact that Democrats keep trying - and failing - to make these special elections into referenda on President Trump. And as President Trump put it in an Election Night tweet: Well, the Special Elections are over and those that want to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN are 5 and O! All the Fake News, all the money spent = 0 In fact, Democrats and their F
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 4/13/2016 Ever been in the situation where you liked a colleague's family but weren't necessarily crazy about the guy himself? I have to admit I was a little skeptical when CNN announced it was doing another Town Hall series with the Republican candidates this week, with the new twist being they'd be appearing on stage with their families for joint interviews of any meaningful length. Tuesday night was Donald Trump's turn in the not-so-hot seat, first facing about fifteen mi
George Rasley, CHQ Editor | 6/22/17 We thought that when President Trump was elected the word games that Obama used to skirt identifying terrorism for what it is would end. However, given the number of Obama holdovers in our national security agencies, it appears that the government will continue to try to snow its citizens about the domestic security threats that have been unleashed against them. The latest examples of this policy of lying through semantics are the terrorist attacks against the
This is actually kinda funny from liberal reporter Jesse Brenneman where he's mocking other journos doing those "get to know Trump voters" segments. It starts out like a real dispatch from the road, but wait for the punchline at the :34 mark: Why are Americans so polarized? What really happened in the 2016 election? I'm leaving my liberal bubble to get some answers. pic.twitter.com/OClhEqRseC -- Jesse Brenneman (@Jesse_Brenneman) August 8, 2018 But it looks like a whole bunch of fellow liberals
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 6/2/2017 If you went to a restaurant a hundred times in a row and were served a platter full of nothing, how likely would you be to go back for empty plate number 101? Most rational people would answer "no chance," but if we're talking about a Democrat or a member of the media, it appears they'd be more than happy to return repeatedly -- especially if it's a Russian diner and they're searching for grime on Donald Trump and his associates. The problem for the rest of us is th
I'm probably leading with the wrong part of this clip, as his claim that Trump has done more damage to America than Bin Laden or ISIS is obviously more incendiary. But it's not as newsworthy because that's standard Olbermann . Insane hyperbole about the horrors of Republican presidents had been his shtick for more than a decade. Him thinking Trump is a bigger threat than Al Qaeda is the ultimate dog-bites-man story. But him owing an apology to John McCain and George W. Bush ? Sweet sassy molassy
George Rasley, CHQ Editor | 7/1/2016 Yesterday, Senator Ted Cruz conducted another hearing on the roots of Muslim terrorism in America. As Senator Cruz pointed out, "This year alone, the Obama administration has twice purged mentions of 'ISIS' and 'Islamic terrorism' from highly significant public records--one involving French President Hollande's remarks about the Paris terror attacks and the other involving the terrorist's 911 call during the horrific Orlando attack. The Administration was fo
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 11/1/2016 While wading through the gobs of material reporting on Hillary Clinton's reaction to the reopened FBI investigation into her emails, I came across a blog post at RedState speculating that Clinton aide Huma Abedin was being thrown under the proverbial bus as a scapegoat to try and save what's left of the Democrat nominee's campaign. After noting that Abedin is no longer traveling with the Clinton campaign entourage, in a post titled " Why is Huma Working from Brookl
George Rasley, CHQ Editor | 7/5/2016 The news that Speaker Paul Ryan and the House Republican "leadership" are moving a bill that purports to strengthen our government's almost non-existent battle against domestic Muslim terrorism might sound good to most Americans - until they read the actual substance of the bill. Supposedly the bill, sponsored by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, would force the Department of Homeland Security to prioritize efforts against radical Islamic terrorism, all
Trump has embarrassed America in the political world by acting like a spoiled child who's obsessed with out-handshaking the world leaders he meets, except for those he snubs. The tables were turned on him during his trip when Poland's First Lady, Agata Kornhauser-Duda, ignored Trump's hand, walked right past and instead greeted Melania Trump with a vibrant handshake. This GIF has gone viral. It's bad enough that the Polish government had to bus in a bunch of rubes to show support for Trump's spe
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 4/13/2016 Ever been in the situation where you liked a colleague's family but weren't necessarily crazy about the guy himself? I have to admit I was a little skeptical when CNN announced it was doing another Town Hall series with the Republican candidates this week, with the new twist being they'd be appearing on stage with their families for joint interviews of any meaningful length. Tuesday night was Donald Trump's turn in the not-so-hot seat, first facing about fifteen mi
George Rasley, CHQ Editor | 6/22/17 We thought that when President Trump was elected the word games that Obama used to skirt identifying terrorism for what it is would end. However, given the number of Obama holdovers in our national security agencies, it appears that the government will continue to try to snow its citizens about the domestic security threats that have been unleashed against them. The latest examples of this policy of lying through semantics are the terrorist attacks against the
This is actually kinda funny from liberal reporter Jesse Brenneman where he's mocking other journos doing those "get to know Trump voters" segments. It starts out like a real dispatch from the road, but wait for the punchline at the :34 mark: Why are Americans so polarized? What really happened in the 2016 election? I'm leaving my liberal bubble to get some answers. pic.twitter.com/OClhEqRseC -- Jesse Brenneman (@Jesse_Brenneman) August 8, 2018 But it looks like a whole bunch of fellow liberals
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 6/2/2017 If you went to a restaurant a hundred times in a row and were served a platter full of nothing, how likely would you be to go back for empty plate number 101? Most rational people would answer "no chance," but if we're talking about a Democrat or a member of the media, it appears they'd be more than happy to return repeatedly -- especially if it's a Russian diner and they're searching for grime on Donald Trump and his associates. The problem for the rest of us is th
I'm probably leading with the wrong part of this clip, as his claim that Trump has done more damage to America than Bin Laden or ISIS is obviously more incendiary. But it's not as newsworthy because that's standard Olbermann . Insane hyperbole about the horrors of Republican presidents had been his shtick for more than a decade. Him thinking Trump is a bigger threat than Al Qaeda is the ultimate dog-bites-man story. But him owing an apology to John McCain and George W. Bush ? Sweet sassy molassy
George Rasley, CHQ Editor | 7/1/2016 Yesterday, Senator Ted Cruz conducted another hearing on the roots of Muslim terrorism in America. As Senator Cruz pointed out, "This year alone, the Obama administration has twice purged mentions of 'ISIS' and 'Islamic terrorism' from highly significant public records--one involving French President Hollande's remarks about the Paris terror attacks and the other involving the terrorist's 911 call during the horrific Orlando attack. The Administration was fo
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 11/1/2016 While wading through the gobs of material reporting on Hillary Clinton's reaction to the reopened FBI investigation into her emails, I came across a blog post at RedState speculating that Clinton aide Huma Abedin was being thrown under the proverbial bus as a scapegoat to try and save what's left of the Democrat nominee's campaign. After noting that Abedin is no longer traveling with the Clinton campaign entourage, in a post titled " Why is Huma Working from Brookl
George Rasley, CHQ Editor | 7/5/2016 The news that Speaker Paul Ryan and the House Republican "leadership" are moving a bill that purports to strengthen our government's almost non-existent battle against domestic Muslim terrorism might sound good to most Americans - until they read the actual substance of the bill. Supposedly the bill, sponsored by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, would force the Department of Homeland Security to prioritize efforts against radical Islamic terrorism, all
Trump has embarrassed America in the political world by acting like a spoiled child who's obsessed with out-handshaking the world leaders he meets, except for those he snubs. The tables were turned on him during his trip when Poland's First Lady, Agata Kornhauser-Duda, ignored Trump's hand, walked right past and instead greeted Melania Trump with a vibrant handshake. This GIF has gone viral. It's bad enough that the Polish government had to bus in a bunch of rubes to show support for Trump's spe
More floods are coming and we're making them worse David Suzuki Environment September 7, 2017 Photo by NOAA Satellites When the Aztecs founded Tenochtitlan in 1325, they built it on a large island on Lake Texcoco. Its eventual 200,000-plus inhabitants relied on canals, levees, dikes, floating gardens, aqueducts and bridges for defence, transportation, flood control, drinking water and food. After the Spaniards conquered the city in 1521, they drained the lake and built Mexico City over it. T
THE Niagara Parkway begins quietly at the southern edge of the tidy tourist town of Niagara-on-the-Lake then loops through some of southern Canada's finest farm land, hugging the lip of the Niagara Gorge. Two hundred metres below, the slate-green river boils and twists. The road is pastoral, edged with fruit stands and vineyards, jammed with tour buses and picnickers when the sun shines. Cruise past Queenston Heights - which the Americans tried to scale before being routed in the War of 1812 - p
Creationist crusader Ken Ham bragged that the construction of his "Ark Encounter" theme park in Williamstown, Kentucky would bring lots of jobs to the surrounding community. But it turns out those jobs will only be available to the chaste. According to a report from Fox13Now , Ham requires all park employees to sign a statement declaring their belief in young earth creationism (the literal biblical interpretation that says the earth was created in 6 days and 6 nights, rejecting scientific eviden
Ravaged homes, submerged subways... and now sharks? Sandy spoofs flood the internet (...and even dupe some into thinking they're real) Published: 00:27 EDT, 1 November 2012 | Updated: 12:31 EDT, 1 November 2012 They were dreamed up and created by those trying to find a little humour in the wake of the devastation wrought by Superstorm Sandy Soon after neighborhoods in New York and New Jersey became submerged under water, mocked-up images of sharks swimming through the floods were doing the round
Jeju Island, South Korea - For the past two weeks, I've been in the Republic of Korea (ROK), as a guest of peace activists living in Gangjeong Village on ROK's Jeju Island. Gangjeong is one of the ROK's smallest villages, yet activists here, in their struggle against the construction of a massive naval base, have inspired people around the world. Since 2007, activists have risked arrests, imprisonment, heavy fines and wildly excessive use of police force to resist the desecration caused as me
I used to work at a resturaunt near the ski resorts in my state. It is meant to have the ambiance of a provincial French estate. At the time, the hostess/captains/waitstaff and bar were all female, and each wore custom tailored uniforms that looked something like this: If you would have asked me if I was self objectifying at the time, I would have called you crazy, not only was the concept unkown to me, but I was trying way too hard to be a "cool girl" then. Even when things that the owners, cus
Cyclone Ockhi intensified into a "severe cyclonic storm" on Friday and moved to the Arabian Sea. It lay centred around 80 kilometres north-northeast of Minicoy in Lakshadweep. Under its influence, heavy rains continued to batter coastal areas of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, killing twelve people in the last two days and crippling normal life at numerous places. 218 fishermen rescued, as death toll in affected areas rises to 12 An IANS report from Thiruvananthapuram said as many as 218 fishermen from K
As Hurricane Sandy continues its churn across the Caribbean , tearing up Cuba and barreling toward the Bahamas with Cat 2 winds, fear not, Southern Floridians. Weather Puppy is here to make the natural disaster that much cuter. Invented by Miami entrepreneur Suraj Hemnani and business partner Shiv Takhar, the free cell phone app has a simple premise. Weather updates + adorable puppies = mind-numbingly compulsive iPhone checking. "We were talking about weather and how it's kind of boring," Hemnan
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The Latest on Hurricane Irma (all times local): 12:30 a.m. Hurricane Irma has blacked out much of Puerto Rico as the dangerous Category 5 storm raked the U.S. territory with heavy wind and rain while staying just out to sea Authorities are also struggling to get aid to small Caribbean islands devastated by the storm's record 185 mph (298 kph) winds earlier Wednesday. Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne says nearly every building on Barbuda was damaged when
Torrential rain, landslides and flash floods wreaked havoc in several parts of North East India the past week, claiming 17 lives in Manipur, Assam, Tripura and Mizoram. More than 36,000 people were rescued from flood-affected regions in Assam and Tripura alone. Erratic power and water supply have also forced many schools and governments offices to remain closed. A number of embankments have caved in at various places, with several rivers flowing above the danger mark. In Manipur, 12,000 househol
THE Niagara Parkway begins quietly at the southern edge of the tidy tourist town of Niagara-on-the-Lake then loops through some of southern Canada's finest farm land, hugging the lip of the Niagara Gorge. Two hundred metres below, the slate-green river boils and twists. The road is pastoral, edged with fruit stands and vineyards, jammed with tour buses and picnickers when the sun shines. Cruise past Queenston Heights - which the Americans tried to scale before being routed in the War of 1812 - p
Creationist crusader Ken Ham bragged that the construction of his "Ark Encounter" theme park in Williamstown, Kentucky would bring lots of jobs to the surrounding community. But it turns out those jobs will only be available to the chaste. According to a report from Fox13Now , Ham requires all park employees to sign a statement declaring their belief in young earth creationism (the literal biblical interpretation that says the earth was created in 6 days and 6 nights, rejecting scientific eviden
Ravaged homes, submerged subways... and now sharks? Sandy spoofs flood the internet (...and even dupe some into thinking they're real) Published: 00:27 EDT, 1 November 2012 | Updated: 12:31 EDT, 1 November 2012 They were dreamed up and created by those trying to find a little humour in the wake of the devastation wrought by Superstorm Sandy Soon after neighborhoods in New York and New Jersey became submerged under water, mocked-up images of sharks swimming through the floods were doing the round
Jeju Island, South Korea - For the past two weeks, I've been in the Republic of Korea (ROK), as a guest of peace activists living in Gangjeong Village on ROK's Jeju Island. Gangjeong is one of the ROK's smallest villages, yet activists here, in their struggle against the construction of a massive naval base, have inspired people around the world. Since 2007, activists have risked arrests, imprisonment, heavy fines and wildly excessive use of police force to resist the desecration caused as me
I used to work at a resturaunt near the ski resorts in my state. It is meant to have the ambiance of a provincial French estate. At the time, the hostess/captains/waitstaff and bar were all female, and each wore custom tailored uniforms that looked something like this: If you would have asked me if I was self objectifying at the time, I would have called you crazy, not only was the concept unkown to me, but I was trying way too hard to be a "cool girl" then. Even when things that the owners, cus
Cyclone Ockhi intensified into a "severe cyclonic storm" on Friday and moved to the Arabian Sea. It lay centred around 80 kilometres north-northeast of Minicoy in Lakshadweep. Under its influence, heavy rains continued to batter coastal areas of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, killing twelve people in the last two days and crippling normal life at numerous places. 218 fishermen rescued, as death toll in affected areas rises to 12 An IANS report from Thiruvananthapuram said as many as 218 fishermen from K
As Hurricane Sandy continues its churn across the Caribbean , tearing up Cuba and barreling toward the Bahamas with Cat 2 winds, fear not, Southern Floridians. Weather Puppy is here to make the natural disaster that much cuter. Invented by Miami entrepreneur Suraj Hemnani and business partner Shiv Takhar, the free cell phone app has a simple premise. Weather updates + adorable puppies = mind-numbingly compulsive iPhone checking. "We were talking about weather and how it's kind of boring," Hemnan
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The Latest on Hurricane Irma (all times local): 12:30 a.m. Hurricane Irma has blacked out much of Puerto Rico as the dangerous Category 5 storm raked the U.S. territory with heavy wind and rain while staying just out to sea Authorities are also struggling to get aid to small Caribbean islands devastated by the storm's record 185 mph (298 kph) winds earlier Wednesday. Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne says nearly every building on Barbuda was damaged when
Torrential rain, landslides and flash floods wreaked havoc in several parts of North East India the past week, claiming 17 lives in Manipur, Assam, Tripura and Mizoram. More than 36,000 people were rescued from flood-affected regions in Assam and Tripura alone. Erratic power and water supply have also forced many schools and governments offices to remain closed. A number of embankments have caved in at various places, with several rivers flowing above the danger mark. In Manipur, 12,000 househol
Palmyra is burning! The Temple of Bel lies in ruins and its palm trees are scorched. And the world...the world is watching. You too are watching. Watching from the heights that you illegally occupied not so long ago and yet, strangely, at this very moment, feel like have always been yours. And you are laughing. Laughing at the morbid melodrama that is unfolding in front of you. Arabs, Muslims, Kurds, Christians, Iranians, Minorities, Extremists - all are protagonists, and all are killing each ot
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018 Virginia: Another Tree-Sit Goes Up Against the Mountain Valley Pipeline Early Monday morning, pipeline protesters in the Jefferson National Forest erected a new aerial blockade on Pocahontas Road near Narrows, VA. The blockade consists of a protester on a platform 30 feet in the air, suspended from a horizontal rope tied to surrounding trees. Banners at the site read "WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?" and "STILL HERE." Pocahontas Road is a Forest Service road and Mountain Valley Pi
THE SMALL town of Potsdam in upstate New York, nestled between the St. Lawrence River Valley and the Adirondack Mountains, isn't commonly associated with social unrest and political awakening. But the town's insularity has been challenged in the last two years as a result of activism on campuses shared by Potsdam and nearby Canton. In 2014, students at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Potsdam, working with faculty member John Youngblood, a well-known African American and LGBTQ professo
THE Niagara Parkway begins quietly at the southern edge of the tidy tourist town of Niagara-on-the-Lake then loops through some of southern Canada's finest farm land, hugging the lip of the Niagara Gorge. Two hundred metres below, the slate-green river boils and twists. The road is pastoral, edged with fruit stands and vineyards, jammed with tour buses and picnickers when the sun shines. Cruise past Queenston Heights - which the Americans tried to scale before being routed in the War of 1812 - p
Monday, July 24th, 2017 Call for Defending the Hambach Forest Occupation The Hambach Forest has been occupied for five years. For five years people have been building and defending tree houses in order to protect the trees they are living on. For five years diggers, cops, and secus have kept coming closer. Officially, the forest is owned by RWE, a multinational energy company that does not only want to kill the thousands-of-years-old forest, destroy habitats, dispossess and displace residents fr
Sonia Najera walks under a canopy of ash and sugar hackberry trees, down a dirt path that ends at the water's edge of the Rio Grande. The spot is a mile from the tidal flats where the river mixes with the Gulf of Mexico after its journey from the Colorado headwaters. Najera, South Texas project manager for the Nature Conservancy, points to paw prints in the muddy river bank. "That's a canine," she says, "probably a coyote. That looks like badger; that's chachalaca for sure," she continues, descr
Monday, August 23rd, 2010 Monday, August 23rd, 2010 News from Humboldt Forest Defenders! Last week, police and loggers commenced operations in Humboldt that will clear acres of redwoods if carried out. Early Wednesday morning , forest defenders set up a 60ft high blockade to prevent loggers from accessing the Jacoby Creek watershed. With activists suspended 60 feet in the air on a platform connected by ropes to the trees in their midst, loggers and police severed the life line, seriously endange
What is a Mangrove? A mangrove is a forest habitat that straddles the coastline of many tropical countries including Madagascar and Indonesia which forms the boundary between where the land finishes and the ocean starts. The plants have adapted to live in salt water and nutrient-rich mud and instantly recognisable large root structures give mangroves some of their special features. These natural structures protect against tidal impact, prevent flooding, and provide shelter and nursery grounds to
Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 Chile: Curanilahue Forest Occupation, Over 40 Families Involved [As of January 9, 2017], over 40 families from the Curanilahue region proceeded to take over land in the southern zone of the city. The land is property of the Arauco Forestal Angelini group. Neighbors have said they have no other place to do this. It is precisely in the sector known as "Dead People's Court" in the southern spot of Curanilahue where over 40 families have installed themselves. According
The wanton destruction of life in Iraq has extended into the country's southern hinterland where state developers are bulldozing date palm groves for commercial development purposes. In the last week of June, things came to a head in the district of Al-Madinah, with the uprooting of as many as 2,000 trees confirmed by eyewitnesses. The pained expressions of young farmers, hunched on the ground, weeping inconsolably, did not make the mainstream news. "Only God hears our pain," wailed one of the f
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018 Virginia: Another Tree-Sit Goes Up Against the Mountain Valley Pipeline Early Monday morning, pipeline protesters in the Jefferson National Forest erected a new aerial blockade on Pocahontas Road near Narrows, VA. The blockade consists of a protester on a platform 30 feet in the air, suspended from a horizontal rope tied to surrounding trees. Banners at the site read "WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?" and "STILL HERE." Pocahontas Road is a Forest Service road and Mountain Valley Pi
THE SMALL town of Potsdam in upstate New York, nestled between the St. Lawrence River Valley and the Adirondack Mountains, isn't commonly associated with social unrest and political awakening. But the town's insularity has been challenged in the last two years as a result of activism on campuses shared by Potsdam and nearby Canton. In 2014, students at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Potsdam, working with faculty member John Youngblood, a well-known African American and LGBTQ professo
THE Niagara Parkway begins quietly at the southern edge of the tidy tourist town of Niagara-on-the-Lake then loops through some of southern Canada's finest farm land, hugging the lip of the Niagara Gorge. Two hundred metres below, the slate-green river boils and twists. The road is pastoral, edged with fruit stands and vineyards, jammed with tour buses and picnickers when the sun shines. Cruise past Queenston Heights - which the Americans tried to scale before being routed in the War of 1812 - p
Monday, July 24th, 2017 Call for Defending the Hambach Forest Occupation The Hambach Forest has been occupied for five years. For five years people have been building and defending tree houses in order to protect the trees they are living on. For five years diggers, cops, and secus have kept coming closer. Officially, the forest is owned by RWE, a multinational energy company that does not only want to kill the thousands-of-years-old forest, destroy habitats, dispossess and displace residents fr
Sonia Najera walks under a canopy of ash and sugar hackberry trees, down a dirt path that ends at the water's edge of the Rio Grande. The spot is a mile from the tidal flats where the river mixes with the Gulf of Mexico after its journey from the Colorado headwaters. Najera, South Texas project manager for the Nature Conservancy, points to paw prints in the muddy river bank. "That's a canine," she says, "probably a coyote. That looks like badger; that's chachalaca for sure," she continues, descr
Monday, August 23rd, 2010 Monday, August 23rd, 2010 News from Humboldt Forest Defenders! Last week, police and loggers commenced operations in Humboldt that will clear acres of redwoods if carried out. Early Wednesday morning , forest defenders set up a 60ft high blockade to prevent loggers from accessing the Jacoby Creek watershed. With activists suspended 60 feet in the air on a platform connected by ropes to the trees in their midst, loggers and police severed the life line, seriously endange
What is a Mangrove? A mangrove is a forest habitat that straddles the coastline of many tropical countries including Madagascar and Indonesia which forms the boundary between where the land finishes and the ocean starts. The plants have adapted to live in salt water and nutrient-rich mud and instantly recognisable large root structures give mangroves some of their special features. These natural structures protect against tidal impact, prevent flooding, and provide shelter and nursery grounds to
Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 Chile: Curanilahue Forest Occupation, Over 40 Families Involved [As of January 9, 2017], over 40 families from the Curanilahue region proceeded to take over land in the southern zone of the city. The land is property of the Arauco Forestal Angelini group. Neighbors have said they have no other place to do this. It is precisely in the sector known as "Dead People's Court" in the southern spot of Curanilahue where over 40 families have installed themselves. According
The wanton destruction of life in Iraq has extended into the country's southern hinterland where state developers are bulldozing date palm groves for commercial development purposes. In the last week of June, things came to a head in the district of Al-Madinah, with the uprooting of as many as 2,000 trees confirmed by eyewitnesses. The pained expressions of young farmers, hunched on the ground, weeping inconsolably, did not make the mainstream news. "Only God hears our pain," wailed one of the f
Suspect Janard Cunningham photo via AL.com . Alabama police -- and right-thinking Americans everywhere -- are furious that a pistol-whipping attack that left an officer unconscious is being celebrated by social media users gleefully sharing pictures of the assault. Police arrested Janard Cunningham , 34, and charged him with attempted murder in the beating of a veteran plain clothes police detective in Roebuck on Friday. According to police, Cunningham was pulled over by the unidentified officer
A Texas sheriff issued a sobering warning for America in the wake of the deadly Manchester Arena bombing. In a Facebook post on Monday, Denton County Sheriff Tracy Murphree condemned the U.K. massacre that claimed the lives of 22 people on Monday but also called out the political correctness that allows Islamic terrorism to take root. His post, in its entirety, read: Pay attention to what you see in Manchester England tonight. Pay attention to what is happening in Europe. This is what happens wh
951-Riverside (7,234 posts) Border Patrol Agent Fires at Armed Militia Member Source: Associated Press A Border Patrol agent pursuing a group of immigrants in a wooded area near the Texas-Mexico border on Friday fired several shots at an armed man who later identified himself as a militia member. Border Patrol spokesman Omar Zamora said agents had been chasing a group of immigrants east of Brownsville Friday afternoon when an agent saw a man holding a gun near the Rio Grande. The agent fired fou
A retired Marine Colonel has announced a write-in campaign against Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore. Marine Col. Lee Busby, who is a former aide to White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, launched his campaign on Monday, just two weeks and one day before the election on December 12. Busby, 60, a native of Tuscaloosa, doesn't have a formal website just yet. He compared the upcoming election to a military operation, saying that he feels as though there's a chance for someone like h
'He reached around toward the deputy's gun, and I just jumped him...' Mohave County Sheriff Doug Schuster presents a "Lifesaving Award" to Sherry King in Kingman, Ariz., July 2, 2018 | Photo courtesy of Mohave County Sheriff's Office via St. George News (Joshua Paladino, Liberty Headlines) The National Rifle Association identified a number of recent incidents in which gun owners protected themselves and other innocent civilians. In four cases, armed samaritans were able to thwart criminals witho
Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.), an NRA member and a retired staff sergeant in the Army, wrote an op-ed in The New York Times on Friday calling for a ban on assault weapons following last week's shooting at a high school in his state that left 17 dead and 14 injured. "The Second Amendment is unimpeachable," Mast wrote. "It guarantees the right of citizens to defend themselves. I accept, however, that it does not guarantee that every civilian can bear any and all arms." Mast recalled his deployment in A
A Utah police officer who was being attacked on Friday was saved by a passerby with a concealed pistol, officials said. Derek Meyer was driving by the area when he spotted the police lights and saw [the suspect] attacking the cop. Meyer turned around and pulled out his pistol. Meyer aimed the pistol at Anderson and yelled at him to stop attacking the officer. Anderson bolted from the scene as responding officers arrived. The officer suffered a fractured eye socket and lacerations around his eye.
"As officers continued to pat him down, Smith attempted to gain control of a handgun [that was on him hidden from officers, and that he didn't identify when asked by officers if he had anything on him] and flee, at which time he was taken to the ground." The officer and Smith tumble to the ground, winding up near the feet of the driver and other passenger. Smith says. "I can't go to jail." The officer yells, "Get your f*****g hand out! It's a f*****g gun!" As the officers struggle to hold Smith
Joseph Jakubowski, who stole an M-16 assault rifle and 17 other weapons from a gun store and sent a 161-page manifesto to the White House where he ranted about his hatred of capitalism and religion and threatened terror attacks against schools and churches has been captured . Officers caught him near Readstown in southwestern Wisconsin where he'd been camping out, Rock County Sheriff Robert Spoden said in a news release. Law enforcement received a call Thursday night about a suspicious man on a
WOLCOTT, CT - An investigation revealed an off-duty Connecticut state trooper was intoxicated and speeding at the time of a deadly crash in Wolcott. In February, Trooper Danielle Miller, 27, was killed in a head-on crash on Route 69 in town. She was off-duty at the time. "It's a very tragic occurrence for everyone involved. It affected the whole community," said Wolcott Police Chief Edward Stephens. The investigation into what caused the crash has been ongoing. On Monday, police released new det
A Texas sheriff issued a sobering warning for America in the wake of the deadly Manchester Arena bombing. In a Facebook post on Monday, Denton County Sheriff Tracy Murphree condemned the U.K. massacre that claimed the lives of 22 people on Monday but also called out the political correctness that allows Islamic terrorism to take root. His post, in its entirety, read: Pay attention to what you see in Manchester England tonight. Pay attention to what is happening in Europe. This is what happens wh
951-Riverside (7,234 posts) Border Patrol Agent Fires at Armed Militia Member Source: Associated Press A Border Patrol agent pursuing a group of immigrants in a wooded area near the Texas-Mexico border on Friday fired several shots at an armed man who later identified himself as a militia member. Border Patrol spokesman Omar Zamora said agents had been chasing a group of immigrants east of Brownsville Friday afternoon when an agent saw a man holding a gun near the Rio Grande. The agent fired fou
A retired Marine Colonel has announced a write-in campaign against Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore. Marine Col. Lee Busby, who is a former aide to White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, launched his campaign on Monday, just two weeks and one day before the election on December 12. Busby, 60, a native of Tuscaloosa, doesn't have a formal website just yet. He compared the upcoming election to a military operation, saying that he feels as though there's a chance for someone like h
'He reached around toward the deputy's gun, and I just jumped him...' Mohave County Sheriff Doug Schuster presents a "Lifesaving Award" to Sherry King in Kingman, Ariz., July 2, 2018 | Photo courtesy of Mohave County Sheriff's Office via St. George News (Joshua Paladino, Liberty Headlines) The National Rifle Association identified a number of recent incidents in which gun owners protected themselves and other innocent civilians. In four cases, armed samaritans were able to thwart criminals witho
Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.), an NRA member and a retired staff sergeant in the Army, wrote an op-ed in The New York Times on Friday calling for a ban on assault weapons following last week's shooting at a high school in his state that left 17 dead and 14 injured. "The Second Amendment is unimpeachable," Mast wrote. "It guarantees the right of citizens to defend themselves. I accept, however, that it does not guarantee that every civilian can bear any and all arms." Mast recalled his deployment in A
A Utah police officer who was being attacked on Friday was saved by a passerby with a concealed pistol, officials said. Derek Meyer was driving by the area when he spotted the police lights and saw [the suspect] attacking the cop. Meyer turned around and pulled out his pistol. Meyer aimed the pistol at Anderson and yelled at him to stop attacking the officer. Anderson bolted from the scene as responding officers arrived. The officer suffered a fractured eye socket and lacerations around his eye.
"As officers continued to pat him down, Smith attempted to gain control of a handgun [that was on him hidden from officers, and that he didn't identify when asked by officers if he had anything on him] and flee, at which time he was taken to the ground." The officer and Smith tumble to the ground, winding up near the feet of the driver and other passenger. Smith says. "I can't go to jail." The officer yells, "Get your f*****g hand out! It's a f*****g gun!" As the officers struggle to hold Smith
Joseph Jakubowski, who stole an M-16 assault rifle and 17 other weapons from a gun store and sent a 161-page manifesto to the White House where he ranted about his hatred of capitalism and religion and threatened terror attacks against schools and churches has been captured . Officers caught him near Readstown in southwestern Wisconsin where he'd been camping out, Rock County Sheriff Robert Spoden said in a news release. Law enforcement received a call Thursday night about a suspicious man on a
WOLCOTT, CT - An investigation revealed an off-duty Connecticut state trooper was intoxicated and speeding at the time of a deadly crash in Wolcott. In February, Trooper Danielle Miller, 27, was killed in a head-on crash on Route 69 in town. She was off-duty at the time. "It's a very tragic occurrence for everyone involved. It affected the whole community," said Wolcott Police Chief Edward Stephens. The investigation into what caused the crash has been ongoing. On Monday, police released new det
THE brother of a suspected armed robber shot dead by police is serving life in jail for killing a gang rival with a machine gun, The Sun can reveal. Dad-of-three Anthony Grainger, who died in a police shooting on Saturday, was a hardened gangster whose brother Stuart, 31, was jailed for murder in 2001. He assassinated Derek Ianson, 25, in Salford, Gtr Manchester, in May 2000. The Sun has learned the Grainger brothers were members of one of Salford's most feared gangs. A source told The Sun: "The
Local Police Departments Stock Military Weapons Here's what your local police force is packing thanks to LESO. Coral Gables: The Gables may be one of Miami-Dade's most affluent communities, but that hasn't stopped its cops from arming themselves with two mine-resistant vehicles (known as MRAPs) and a bomb-detecting robot. Hialeah: The Hialeah PD also owns a mine-resistant vehicle. Miami Gardens: Although Miami Gardens has a gang problem, does it need 100 M16s, a mine-resistant vehicle, a bomb-de
A Utah police officer who was being attacked on Friday was saved by a passerby with a concealed pistol, officials said. Derek Meyer was driving by the area when he spotted the police lights and saw [the suspect] attacking the cop. Meyer turned around and pulled out his pistol. Meyer aimed the pistol at Anderson and yelled at him to stop attacking the officer. Anderson bolted from the scene as responding officers arrived. The officer suffered a fractured eye socket and lacerations around his eye.
Joseph Jakubowski, who stole an M-16 assault rifle and 17 other weapons from a gun store and sent a 161-page manifesto to the White House where he ranted about his hatred of capitalism and religion and threatened terror attacks against schools and churches has been captured . Officers caught him near Readstown in southwestern Wisconsin where he'd been camping out, Rock County Sheriff Robert Spoden said in a news release. Law enforcement received a call Thursday night about a suspicious man on a
1st Sgt. Bob Pierce said he was told the bomb had some type of remote detonation device, however law enforcement did not confirm that officially. Pierce also said police were searching the Confederate camps, but not the Union camps. Pierce said before the events, the participants were asked to sign a waiver in regards to threats from a school student in the days leading up to the reenactment, but that law enforcement had determined it was not a credible threat. Some locals are reporting that yo
"It comes as no surprise that former military cops who become state, county, or city police officers are controlled, confident, and psychologically endowed to handle things when the stuff hits the fan." As Memorial Day 2017 remains in our thoughts and commemorative actions such as laying wreaths at military gravestones symbolize deep respect for the military, the cadence of soldiers' boots strides on. If you observed police officers during the Memorial Day weekend, you likely saw municipal cops
Twelve or more devices sent to military and intelligence agencies on the East Coast came from one source in the Pacific Northwest -- and who is now in custody. NBC's Pete Williams reports that federal authorities are asking media outlets to refrain from publishing the suspect's name, but that he was someone known to law enforcement as a potential threat: BREAKING: Suspect arrested after a dozen devices were mailed to US military and intelligence posts in the Washington, DC, area, @PeteWilliamsNB
A U.S. senator reported yesterday that the Navy has rejected the application of what would have been its first Humanist chaplain. As a military family member, I'm disappointed. I think a lot of people outside the military might not understand the role that military chaplains play and how a Humanist chaplain can carry out those duties. During my personal experience with the military, first as a cadet in the Reserve Officer Training Corps then as an Air-Force girlfriend, fiancee and wife, my persp
Those SAS soldiers who had survived the pinpoint Russian bombing, have had to flee on buses in disguise. This is actually the real reason for the Skripal affair and the chemical weapons false flag, a Russian analyst believes. European officials have at least partly confirmed the presence of British citizens among those in East Ghouta. Visit to #EasternGhouta today. Zamalka residents told me that they were displaced from their homes by #NusraFront fighters fm EU, officials told me over 280 Britis
Accused of killing someone in Texas and torching the victim's body, an MS-13 gang member's run from federal authorities ended Tuesday in the Charleston area, local officials said. Franklin Platero-Rodriguez, 21, was found with a 9 mm pistol when he was arrested while leaving a Subway restaurant on U.S. Highway 78 in Ladson, the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office said. He had been living on Lyn Drive. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told Fox News that Platero-Rodriguez, through a loo
Local Police Departments Stock Military Weapons Here's what your local police force is packing thanks to LESO. Coral Gables: The Gables may be one of Miami-Dade's most affluent communities, but that hasn't stopped its cops from arming themselves with two mine-resistant vehicles (known as MRAPs) and a bomb-detecting robot. Hialeah: The Hialeah PD also owns a mine-resistant vehicle. Miami Gardens: Although Miami Gardens has a gang problem, does it need 100 M16s, a mine-resistant vehicle, a bomb-de
A Utah police officer who was being attacked on Friday was saved by a passerby with a concealed pistol, officials said. Derek Meyer was driving by the area when he spotted the police lights and saw [the suspect] attacking the cop. Meyer turned around and pulled out his pistol. Meyer aimed the pistol at Anderson and yelled at him to stop attacking the officer. Anderson bolted from the scene as responding officers arrived. The officer suffered a fractured eye socket and lacerations around his eye.
Joseph Jakubowski, who stole an M-16 assault rifle and 17 other weapons from a gun store and sent a 161-page manifesto to the White House where he ranted about his hatred of capitalism and religion and threatened terror attacks against schools and churches has been captured . Officers caught him near Readstown in southwestern Wisconsin where he'd been camping out, Rock County Sheriff Robert Spoden said in a news release. Law enforcement received a call Thursday night about a suspicious man on a
1st Sgt. Bob Pierce said he was told the bomb had some type of remote detonation device, however law enforcement did not confirm that officially. Pierce also said police were searching the Confederate camps, but not the Union camps. Pierce said before the events, the participants were asked to sign a waiver in regards to threats from a school student in the days leading up to the reenactment, but that law enforcement had determined it was not a credible threat. Some locals are reporting that yo
"It comes as no surprise that former military cops who become state, county, or city police officers are controlled, confident, and psychologically endowed to handle things when the stuff hits the fan." As Memorial Day 2017 remains in our thoughts and commemorative actions such as laying wreaths at military gravestones symbolize deep respect for the military, the cadence of soldiers' boots strides on. If you observed police officers during the Memorial Day weekend, you likely saw municipal cops
Twelve or more devices sent to military and intelligence agencies on the East Coast came from one source in the Pacific Northwest -- and who is now in custody. NBC's Pete Williams reports that federal authorities are asking media outlets to refrain from publishing the suspect's name, but that he was someone known to law enforcement as a potential threat: BREAKING: Suspect arrested after a dozen devices were mailed to US military and intelligence posts in the Washington, DC, area, @PeteWilliamsNB
A U.S. senator reported yesterday that the Navy has rejected the application of what would have been its first Humanist chaplain. As a military family member, I'm disappointed. I think a lot of people outside the military might not understand the role that military chaplains play and how a Humanist chaplain can carry out those duties. During my personal experience with the military, first as a cadet in the Reserve Officer Training Corps then as an Air-Force girlfriend, fiancee and wife, my persp
Those SAS soldiers who had survived the pinpoint Russian bombing, have had to flee on buses in disguise. This is actually the real reason for the Skripal affair and the chemical weapons false flag, a Russian analyst believes. European officials have at least partly confirmed the presence of British citizens among those in East Ghouta. Visit to #EasternGhouta today. Zamalka residents told me that they were displaced from their homes by #NusraFront fighters fm EU, officials told me over 280 Britis
Accused of killing someone in Texas and torching the victim's body, an MS-13 gang member's run from federal authorities ended Tuesday in the Charleston area, local officials said. Franklin Platero-Rodriguez, 21, was found with a 9 mm pistol when he was arrested while leaving a Subway restaurant on U.S. Highway 78 in Ladson, the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office said. He had been living on Lyn Drive. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told Fox News that Platero-Rodriguez, through a loo
Dr. Laura Schlessinger has issued an apology for repeatedly using the N-word on her show on Tuesday. But her racist rant isn't really the kind of thing you can apologize for. Schlessinger used the word when telling a black woman she was being "hypersensitive" about racist comments. Then, she apparently thought better of it. On her blog, she wrote , I didn't intend to hurt people, but I did. And that makes it the wrong thing to have done. I was attempting to make a philosophical point, and I arti
Laura Ingraham and guests Alveda King and Howard Kurtz turned Roseanne Barr's racist tweet about a black woman into a story about the oppression of white people, specifically Christian conservatives and Donald Trump. Host Laura Ingraham spent no time considering how Barr's racist tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett is part of a rise in ethnic hate in this country. Instead, Ingraham used the moment to foment even more divisiveness on behalf of white people and Hatemonger-in-Chief Tru
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders kept mum about the decision of ABC to cancel the second season of "Roseanne" reboot due to its lead star's racist Twitter post. During a press briefing at the Air Force One, Huckabee Sanders was asked about President Donald Trump's thoughts regarding the controversial tweet of Roseanne Barr, one of his most vocal celebrity supporters. According to the press secretary, Trump is currently concentrating on the talks with North Korea, and he has no
Ann Coulter is desperate to stay relevant, and with immigration being the biggest news in the country, that gives her a perfect opportunity to bring her unique blend of hate and stupidity back into our lives. During a recent appearance on Fox News, Coulter claimed that the children being into detention centers were actually "crisis actors" who were being coached by liberals and the media. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript: Recently Ann Coulter, the right-wing queen of hate
Desperate Housewife reject and still mad she can no longer drink SlimFast at her desk, Laura Ingraham, to her credit, decided to "cover" the Families Belong Together marches held this past Saturday. Of course, she did it with a totally unconvincing "get a load of these liberals" scowl. "Donald Trump ended family separation two weeks ago! Didn't they notice?" she asked her can't-find-the-remote-after-Hannity audience. And she played audio of Senator Kamala Harris, "Orange is the New Black" actres
Jennifer Carnahan, the chairwoman of the Republican Party of Minnesota, said that several of her own colleagues have made disparaging remarks against her race. Minnesota's GOP State Chair Jennifer Carnahan, an adopted Korean American, vents about getting a barrage of racist and sexist hate from her own party; still supports Trump, denies his behavior and policies are responsible ??????? https://t.co/rLdrgrKTWN -- Jeff Yang (@originalspin) June 23, 2018 Jennifer Carnahan, who serves as the chairw
This Saturday, conservative firebrand Ann Coulter went a little nuts on Twitter. But it wasn't her usual nuttery. Coulter lashed out at Delta Airlines for allegedly giving away the "extra room seat" she had purchased. Coulter's tweetstorm started out with her calling Delta "the worst airlines, STILL..." adding that "it's really not worth spending all that money on planes" when Delta's staff gives your seat away. Just when you think it's safe to fly them again, the worst airline in America is STI
Meghan McCain on Wednesday applauded ABC for meting out swift justice against "racist" actress Roseanne Barr, adding that "it's interesting that ABC holds a higher standard to their employees than apparently the White House does." McCain made the comments on "The View," also on ABC, during a segment about Barr's racist tweet Tuesday that subsequently resulted in the cancellation of her primetime comedy reboot, "Roseanne." "What (Roseanne) said was blatantly, patently the definition of racism," M
Kellyanne Conway has proven time and again that she will say just about anything to defend President Donald Trump and his outrageous claims. Speaking to ABC's Martha Raddatz, on Sunday, however, she proved she is even willing to go all the way back to playground politics to plead Trump's case. On Saturday, Trump lamented on Twitter that Kim Jong-un called him "old" when he was just trying to be a friend. "Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me 'old,' when I would NEVER call him 'short and
Hollywood celebrity Jennifer Lawrence appeared to insult Trump voters while promoting her new movie in a long and somber interview with Channel 4 News. In the latter end of the interview, she blames those who voted for President Trump for climate change and the devastating hurricanes hitting the southern coast of the country. The report asked Lawrence how she felt that the United States appeared to be in the grip of the "end of days." "It's scary," she responded, "you know, it's this new languag
Laura Ingraham and guests Alveda King and Howard Kurtz turned Roseanne Barr's racist tweet about a black woman into a story about the oppression of white people, specifically Christian conservatives and Donald Trump. Host Laura Ingraham spent no time considering how Barr's racist tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett is part of a rise in ethnic hate in this country. Instead, Ingraham used the moment to foment even more divisiveness on behalf of white people and Hatemonger-in-Chief Tru
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders kept mum about the decision of ABC to cancel the second season of "Roseanne" reboot due to its lead star's racist Twitter post. During a press briefing at the Air Force One, Huckabee Sanders was asked about President Donald Trump's thoughts regarding the controversial tweet of Roseanne Barr, one of his most vocal celebrity supporters. According to the press secretary, Trump is currently concentrating on the talks with North Korea, and he has no
Ann Coulter is desperate to stay relevant, and with immigration being the biggest news in the country, that gives her a perfect opportunity to bring her unique blend of hate and stupidity back into our lives. During a recent appearance on Fox News, Coulter claimed that the children being into detention centers were actually "crisis actors" who were being coached by liberals and the media. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript: Recently Ann Coulter, the right-wing queen of hate
Desperate Housewife reject and still mad she can no longer drink SlimFast at her desk, Laura Ingraham, to her credit, decided to "cover" the Families Belong Together marches held this past Saturday. Of course, she did it with a totally unconvincing "get a load of these liberals" scowl. "Donald Trump ended family separation two weeks ago! Didn't they notice?" she asked her can't-find-the-remote-after-Hannity audience. And she played audio of Senator Kamala Harris, "Orange is the New Black" actres
Jennifer Carnahan, the chairwoman of the Republican Party of Minnesota, said that several of her own colleagues have made disparaging remarks against her race. Minnesota's GOP State Chair Jennifer Carnahan, an adopted Korean American, vents about getting a barrage of racist and sexist hate from her own party; still supports Trump, denies his behavior and policies are responsible ??????? https://t.co/rLdrgrKTWN -- Jeff Yang (@originalspin) June 23, 2018 Jennifer Carnahan, who serves as the chairw
This Saturday, conservative firebrand Ann Coulter went a little nuts on Twitter. But it wasn't her usual nuttery. Coulter lashed out at Delta Airlines for allegedly giving away the "extra room seat" she had purchased. Coulter's tweetstorm started out with her calling Delta "the worst airlines, STILL..." adding that "it's really not worth spending all that money on planes" when Delta's staff gives your seat away. Just when you think it's safe to fly them again, the worst airline in America is STI
Meghan McCain on Wednesday applauded ABC for meting out swift justice against "racist" actress Roseanne Barr, adding that "it's interesting that ABC holds a higher standard to their employees than apparently the White House does." McCain made the comments on "The View," also on ABC, during a segment about Barr's racist tweet Tuesday that subsequently resulted in the cancellation of her primetime comedy reboot, "Roseanne." "What (Roseanne) said was blatantly, patently the definition of racism," M
Kellyanne Conway has proven time and again that she will say just about anything to defend President Donald Trump and his outrageous claims. Speaking to ABC's Martha Raddatz, on Sunday, however, she proved she is even willing to go all the way back to playground politics to plead Trump's case. On Saturday, Trump lamented on Twitter that Kim Jong-un called him "old" when he was just trying to be a friend. "Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me 'old,' when I would NEVER call him 'short and
Hollywood celebrity Jennifer Lawrence appeared to insult Trump voters while promoting her new movie in a long and somber interview with Channel 4 News. In the latter end of the interview, she blames those who voted for President Trump for climate change and the devastating hurricanes hitting the southern coast of the country. The report asked Lawrence how she felt that the United States appeared to be in the grip of the "end of days." "It's scary," she responded, "you know, it's this new languag
This Saturday, conservative firebrand Ann Coulter went a little nuts on Twitter. But it wasn't her usual nuttery. Coulter lashed out at Delta Airlines for allegedly giving away the "extra room seat" she had purchased. Coulter's tweetstorm started out with her calling Delta "the worst airlines, STILL..." adding that "it's really not worth spending all that money on planes" when Delta's staff gives your seat away. Just when you think it's safe to fly them again, the worst airline in America is STI
According to conservative "news" site The Daily Caller, Tomi Lahren has been suspended from The Blaze after her comments last week where she claimed on "The View" that she is actually pro-choice. While her claims remain suspect, her suspension is great news for those of us who enjoy going a few days without a hate-filled young woman screaming lies at us. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript of the above video: Tomi Lahren on TheBlaze has reportedly been suspended after her
Tomi Lahren, a popular right-wing commentator who has no problem displaying her racism and xenophobia, is thrilled that President Trump is ending DACA, and she's letting Liberal "snowflakes" know it. Ending DACA: the radical notion illegal immigration isn't to be celebrated with sanctuary and perks. #DACA -- Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) September 5, 2017 Hey Libs pulling out the DACA emotion card: explain to LEGAL immigrants why they had to follow the law but others are above it. #DACA -- Tomi Lahr
Kellyanne Conway has proven time and again that she will say just about anything to defend President Donald Trump and his outrageous claims. Speaking to ABC's Martha Raddatz, on Sunday, however, she proved she is even willing to go all the way back to playground politics to plead Trump's case. On Saturday, Trump lamented on Twitter that Kim Jong-un called him "old" when he was just trying to be a friend. "Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me 'old,' when I would NEVER call him 'short and
Conservative firebrand Tomi Lahren brought up the issue of Roe v. Wade and the conservative approach to abortion during a July 7 segment of her Fox News Insider video series, "Final Thoughts." Speaking of the Supreme Court vacancy, Lahren said that pushing for Court to overturn Roe v. Wade "would be a huge mistake." But many of the statements she made are based on faulty assumptions, which we hear daily basis from pro-choicers and sometimes even quietly from conservatives who don't understand ho
Laura Ingraham and guests Alveda King and Howard Kurtz turned Roseanne Barr's racist tweet about a black woman into a story about the oppression of white people, specifically Christian conservatives and Donald Trump. Host Laura Ingraham spent no time considering how Barr's racist tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett is part of a rise in ethnic hate in this country. Instead, Ingraham used the moment to foment even more divisiveness on behalf of white people and Hatemonger-in-Chief Tru
Dr. Laura Schlessinger has issued an apology for repeatedly using the N-word on her show on Tuesday. But her racist rant isn't really the kind of thing you can apologize for. Schlessinger used the word when telling a black woman she was being "hypersensitive" about racist comments. Then, she apparently thought better of it. On her blog, she wrote , I didn't intend to hurt people, but I did. And that makes it the wrong thing to have done. I was attempting to make a philosophical point, and I arti
Annise Parker is shaking off Ann Coulter after the conservative columnist suggested Hurricane Harvey might have happened because of the former Houston mayor's sexual orientation. As floods ravaged Texas last week, Coulter sent out a tweet where she insinuated that divine punishment for Parker's lesbianism is a more likely reason for the storm's existence than climate change: I don't believe Hurricane Harvey is God's punishment for Houston electing a lesbian mayor. But that is more credible than
Laura Ingraham on 'The Ingraham Angle.' Youtube The Church Lady returned to live television Monday night at 10 p.m. on Fox News Channel . She appeared before us in purple vestments that highlighted the gleaming gold cross on her chest. Her real name is Laura Ingraham and she hosts a new show called The Ingraham Angle . But she looked and talked a heck of a lot like Dana Carvey--on Saturday Night Live of yesteryear--in his role of Enid Strict, a pious old scold. Introducing Ingraham at the end of
Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren responded Thursday after getting alleged death threats for criticizing Beyonce's Super Bowl halftime show performance. Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren (Image source: TheBlaze TV) "I expressed myself," Lahren told TMZ. "I'm using my First Amendment right to do so. And those that want to attack my using their First Amendment rights? Go for it. But I would just suggest that they do it in a way that wasn't violent or in the use of profanity, but I guess that might be too much
According to conservative "news" site The Daily Caller, Tomi Lahren has been suspended from The Blaze after her comments last week where she claimed on "The View" that she is actually pro-choice. While her claims remain suspect, her suspension is great news for those of us who enjoy going a few days without a hate-filled young woman screaming lies at us. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript of the above video: Tomi Lahren on TheBlaze has reportedly been suspended after her
Tomi Lahren, a popular right-wing commentator who has no problem displaying her racism and xenophobia, is thrilled that President Trump is ending DACA, and she's letting Liberal "snowflakes" know it. Ending DACA: the radical notion illegal immigration isn't to be celebrated with sanctuary and perks. #DACA -- Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) September 5, 2017 Hey Libs pulling out the DACA emotion card: explain to LEGAL immigrants why they had to follow the law but others are above it. #DACA -- Tomi Lahr
Kellyanne Conway has proven time and again that she will say just about anything to defend President Donald Trump and his outrageous claims. Speaking to ABC's Martha Raddatz, on Sunday, however, she proved she is even willing to go all the way back to playground politics to plead Trump's case. On Saturday, Trump lamented on Twitter that Kim Jong-un called him "old" when he was just trying to be a friend. "Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me 'old,' when I would NEVER call him 'short and
Conservative firebrand Tomi Lahren brought up the issue of Roe v. Wade and the conservative approach to abortion during a July 7 segment of her Fox News Insider video series, "Final Thoughts." Speaking of the Supreme Court vacancy, Lahren said that pushing for Court to overturn Roe v. Wade "would be a huge mistake." But many of the statements she made are based on faulty assumptions, which we hear daily basis from pro-choicers and sometimes even quietly from conservatives who don't understand ho
Laura Ingraham and guests Alveda King and Howard Kurtz turned Roseanne Barr's racist tweet about a black woman into a story about the oppression of white people, specifically Christian conservatives and Donald Trump. Host Laura Ingraham spent no time considering how Barr's racist tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett is part of a rise in ethnic hate in this country. Instead, Ingraham used the moment to foment even more divisiveness on behalf of white people and Hatemonger-in-Chief Tru
Dr. Laura Schlessinger has issued an apology for repeatedly using the N-word on her show on Tuesday. But her racist rant isn't really the kind of thing you can apologize for. Schlessinger used the word when telling a black woman she was being "hypersensitive" about racist comments. Then, she apparently thought better of it. On her blog, she wrote , I didn't intend to hurt people, but I did. And that makes it the wrong thing to have done. I was attempting to make a philosophical point, and I arti
Annise Parker is shaking off Ann Coulter after the conservative columnist suggested Hurricane Harvey might have happened because of the former Houston mayor's sexual orientation. As floods ravaged Texas last week, Coulter sent out a tweet where she insinuated that divine punishment for Parker's lesbianism is a more likely reason for the storm's existence than climate change: I don't believe Hurricane Harvey is God's punishment for Houston electing a lesbian mayor. But that is more credible than
Laura Ingraham on 'The Ingraham Angle.' Youtube The Church Lady returned to live television Monday night at 10 p.m. on Fox News Channel . She appeared before us in purple vestments that highlighted the gleaming gold cross on her chest. Her real name is Laura Ingraham and she hosts a new show called The Ingraham Angle . But she looked and talked a heck of a lot like Dana Carvey--on Saturday Night Live of yesteryear--in his role of Enid Strict, a pious old scold. Introducing Ingraham at the end of
Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren responded Thursday after getting alleged death threats for criticizing Beyonce's Super Bowl halftime show performance. Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren (Image source: TheBlaze TV) "I expressed myself," Lahren told TMZ. "I'm using my First Amendment right to do so. And those that want to attack my using their First Amendment rights? Go for it. But I would just suggest that they do it in a way that wasn't violent or in the use of profanity, but I guess that might be too much
ABC screengrab Twitter users called for a boycott to get Roseanne Barr fired after she tweeted - and soon deleted - a racist attack on former Obama official Valerie Jarrett. After trying to defend the tweet by declaring "Muslim is not a race," as though that was the problem with her tweet, she deleted the attack and apologized to "all Americans." But that wasn't enough for Twitter users who demanded ABC boot her just weeks after picking up her "Roseanne" reboot for a second season. ABC decided t
The White House Continues to Attack the Press and The Press Responds Posted on August 9, 2017 "They're inviting mockery." Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments President Trump makes no secret of his disdain for mainstream media. He takes great pleasure in getting in shots with the press, and a sure fire way for an aide to score points with the President is to get into a brawl with a member of the press, extra points if the aide can claim victory, actually being victorious is not necessary. The
Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards Promoted Adoption, but There's a Catch Free sign up cp newsletter! By Michael Gryboski , Christian Post Reporter | Apr 5, 2018 11:26 AM (Screenshot: Twitter/Cecile Richards) Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards posts to Twitter an image of her pet dog. Retiring Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards is catching backlash for posting on Twitter a photo promoting adoption of dogs while heading an organization that advocates abortion for humans. Richards post
The teenaged social media director for the White House is apparently still logged in on this lovely Monday. After a failed attempt to troll Senator Elizabeth Warren's disproval of ICE in a morning tweet , the official White House account clicked copy-paste and tried to pull the same nonsense on Senator Kamala Harris. "Why are you supporting the animals of MS-13?" it asks of her, reiterating Trump's dehumanization of migrant people behind the facade of the infamous gang. . @SenKamalaHarris , why
(BREITBART) -- First Lady Melania Trump's Communications Director Stephanie Grisham condemned a "disgusting" Monday tweet from Atlantic Senior Editor David Frum containing a hypothetical situation with President Donald Trump hitting his wife. Frum went after President Trump, his personal attorney Jay Sekulow, and now former Trump attorney John Dowd in a tweet that asked whether Trump would be obstructing justice if he punched the First Lady and ordered the Secret Service to cover up the assault.
After Jen Kirkman tweeted a joke in support of Hillary Clinton, her choice of words resulted in accusations of insensitivity towards civilians in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. Comedian Jen Kirkman has been a vocal supporter of Hillary Clinton, but to some a recent tweet about the candidate went too far. ( TRT World and Agencies ) For much of her career, Jen Kirkman has eschewed the label of "political comedian." Instead, she has chosen to mine her own life -- divorce, turning 40 and a personal av
FIFY! Michelle Malkin SHREDS AP's spin on deleted tweet about Trump's 'animals' remark Posted at 4:00 pm on May 17, 2018 by Doug P. As Twitchy told you earlier today , the Associated Press said they'd deleted a tweet about President Trump using the word "animals" in reference to MS-13 gang members. The original AP tweet, as so many in the media have done, didn't provide full context and insinuated Trump was referring to all illegal immigrants: AP has deleted a tweet from late Wednesday on Trump'
Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards is apparently puzzled by the fact that some Democrats could actually be opposed to abortion. During a Politico interview published Tuesday, Richards said it's "shocking" that Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, would be open to funding a pro-life Democratic candidate in 2018. In hopes of winning back a majority in Congress next year, Lujan said there should be no "litmus test" for Democrats seeking f
Childish oversimplification seems to be spreading throughout public discourse. Maybe it's the character limits on tweets. Maybe it's the second limits between commercials. Maybe it's two-party politics. Maybe it's an excess of information. Maybe it's presidential example. Maybe it is, in fact, thousands of different things, because reality is actually very complicated. In any case, the phenomenon I'm observing has been growing for some time. I recently found a professor willing to publicly debat
Yesterday afternoon, Twitter made the decision to censor a campaign ad released by Marsha Blackburn. The conservative congresswoman from Tennessee mentioned the illegal sale of body parts by Planned Parenthood in the ad, and drew the ire of Twitter. Considering that Twitter spokesman Nick Pacilio previously worked as Kamala Harris' press secretary, this censorship by Twitter is not surprising. Congresswoman Blackburn is running for the Senate seat being vacated by Bob Corker. In the ad, Blackbur
The White House Continues to Attack the Press and The Press Responds Posted on August 9, 2017 "They're inviting mockery." Share Tweet Share Share Email Comments President Trump makes no secret of his disdain for mainstream media. He takes great pleasure in getting in shots with the press, and a sure fire way for an aide to score points with the President is to get into a brawl with a member of the press, extra points if the aide can claim victory, actually being victorious is not necessary. The
Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards Promoted Adoption, but There's a Catch Free sign up cp newsletter! By Michael Gryboski , Christian Post Reporter | Apr 5, 2018 11:26 AM (Screenshot: Twitter/Cecile Richards) Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards posts to Twitter an image of her pet dog. Retiring Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards is catching backlash for posting on Twitter a photo promoting adoption of dogs while heading an organization that advocates abortion for humans. Richards post
The teenaged social media director for the White House is apparently still logged in on this lovely Monday. After a failed attempt to troll Senator Elizabeth Warren's disproval of ICE in a morning tweet , the official White House account clicked copy-paste and tried to pull the same nonsense on Senator Kamala Harris. "Why are you supporting the animals of MS-13?" it asks of her, reiterating Trump's dehumanization of migrant people behind the facade of the infamous gang. . @SenKamalaHarris , why
(BREITBART) -- First Lady Melania Trump's Communications Director Stephanie Grisham condemned a "disgusting" Monday tweet from Atlantic Senior Editor David Frum containing a hypothetical situation with President Donald Trump hitting his wife. Frum went after President Trump, his personal attorney Jay Sekulow, and now former Trump attorney John Dowd in a tweet that asked whether Trump would be obstructing justice if he punched the First Lady and ordered the Secret Service to cover up the assault.
After Jen Kirkman tweeted a joke in support of Hillary Clinton, her choice of words resulted in accusations of insensitivity towards civilians in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. Comedian Jen Kirkman has been a vocal supporter of Hillary Clinton, but to some a recent tweet about the candidate went too far. ( TRT World and Agencies ) For much of her career, Jen Kirkman has eschewed the label of "political comedian." Instead, she has chosen to mine her own life -- divorce, turning 40 and a personal av
FIFY! Michelle Malkin SHREDS AP's spin on deleted tweet about Trump's 'animals' remark Posted at 4:00 pm on May 17, 2018 by Doug P. As Twitchy told you earlier today , the Associated Press said they'd deleted a tweet about President Trump using the word "animals" in reference to MS-13 gang members. The original AP tweet, as so many in the media have done, didn't provide full context and insinuated Trump was referring to all illegal immigrants: AP has deleted a tweet from late Wednesday on Trump'
Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards is apparently puzzled by the fact that some Democrats could actually be opposed to abortion. During a Politico interview published Tuesday, Richards said it's "shocking" that Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, would be open to funding a pro-life Democratic candidate in 2018. In hopes of winning back a majority in Congress next year, Lujan said there should be no "litmus test" for Democrats seeking f
Childish oversimplification seems to be spreading throughout public discourse. Maybe it's the character limits on tweets. Maybe it's the second limits between commercials. Maybe it's two-party politics. Maybe it's an excess of information. Maybe it's presidential example. Maybe it is, in fact, thousands of different things, because reality is actually very complicated. In any case, the phenomenon I'm observing has been growing for some time. I recently found a professor willing to publicly debat
Yesterday afternoon, Twitter made the decision to censor a campaign ad released by Marsha Blackburn. The conservative congresswoman from Tennessee mentioned the illegal sale of body parts by Planned Parenthood in the ad, and drew the ire of Twitter. Considering that Twitter spokesman Nick Pacilio previously worked as Kamala Harris' press secretary, this censorship by Twitter is not surprising. Congresswoman Blackburn is running for the Senate seat being vacated by Bob Corker. In the ad, Blackbur
Mark, who is a congressional candidate in Oregon, attacked the First Lady on Twitter. When he received criticsm for this statement on the website, the poltician doubled down and wrote: "I invite that hosebag to sue me." [sic] Now the First Lady has fired back against the 2018 Independent Party of Oregon candidate. Her press secretary told Glamour magazine. Stephanie Grisham pointed out that the Melania is a mother-of-one, as well as the First Lady of the United States. She said: "This is just mo
Dear Fellow Americans, I am that obnoxious conservative friend you have on Facebook and Twitter. You know, the one who constantly posts articles and links that gratuitously criticize liberal thought? This letter isn't what you think. I am not here to rub some statistic in your face. I am here to apologize. For the last decade, I have been telling you the Republican Party is the party of the future. I have been working for the Party, for campaigns, and for conservative initiatives, believing that
"Is anyone actually voting Out?" a friend posted on Facebook the day before the EU referendum in June. He is 25 and spoke for many people my age, especially those of us who live in or close to London. We soon knew the answer: by a majority of 1.3 million, the UK had chosen to leave the EU. Voting in the referendum exposed many chasms in the UK: graduates v non-graduates; urban v rural; even Judaeo-Christians v those of other religious faiths. But perhaps none was starker than that between the ge
Apr 16, 2018 -- We've once again been quote amazed by the number of comments and messages of support received since Zack's mum posted her update a couple of days ago. She's had over 1000 shares and 500 comments on Facebook alone, not to mention all the comments received via the ChangingPlaces Facebook page. The fight goes on, but we know that there are literally 1000s of you out there who are all behind us. So here's a happy photo of Zack, taken later that same day when we met up with our good
I found this on the Amorality of Atheism Facebook website page. I don't endorse the idea that all atheists are amoral though. Read an article in the Belfast Telegraph recently which said that "Today religion remains a popular historical hobby but not, thankfully, something we take seriously any more". But whilst the narrow circle of people the author knows might not take religion seriously, there is one person they cannot afford not to take seriously. He lived millennia ago, travelling by foot,
A tweet posted to Bernie Sanders ' official Twitter account has caused the stock of a pharmaceutical company to tank. Sanders told his 2.6 million followers that Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. had raised the price of its leukemia drug "to almost $199,000 a year." "Drug corporations' greed is unbelievable," Sanders' said in the tweet, including a link to an article on the story. "Ariad has raised the price of a leukemia drug to almost $199,000 a year." Drug corporations' greed is unbelievable. Ariad
Twitter mocked Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) after his much-hyped memo fell flat and was roundly debunked Friday. The memo alleged that the DOJ duped the FISA court into approving surveillance of Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. These claims were immediately debunked . Twitter mocked the factually dubious and overhyped memo with the hashtag #YoMemoJokes. Here are some of the best ones: https://twitter.com/PromoteMyCause/status/959657813969694720 Yo memo is so dumb and pointless, Fox News offered it
American owned Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin social media sites need to exercise "social responsibility" to prevent a Terrorist agenda from spreading on Social Media. Hassan Tajideen is the CEO of Tajco in Beruit Lebanon. Tajco run by the Tajideen family are financiers of Hezbollah. While at HSBC, I tracked and reported terrorist funds moving from their subsidiary Kairiba Supermarkets in Gambia back to Tajco in Beruit for terrorist fiancing. The Tajideen family is considered to be a Specially D
Share on Facebook Twitter Google+ E-mail Reddit Tennessee man takes on state's bigoted laws in YouTube videos as the "Liberal Redneck." There are a couple of videos that have been making the rounds supposedly produced by a man somewhere in the back woods of Tennessee. He refers to himself only as "Liberal Redneck' and he's [...] Share on Facebook Twitter Google+ E-mail Reddit School children are all too often the victims of draconian anti-LGBTQ laws. Over the past few weeks we've seen much of wh
Missouri congressional candidate Austin Petersen has received a 12-hour suspension from Twitter for tweeting a GIF of Joseph Stalin. Petersen received this suspension after a writer for the left-leaning PAC, ShareBlue, alluded to Petersen having connections to the Russian hacking of Senator Claire McCaskill in August of 2017 because Petersen's campaign accepts bitcoin. Petersen jokingly responded to the tweet with a GIF from Twitter's own file collection of Joseph Stalin waving his hand with the
Dear Fellow Americans, I am that obnoxious conservative friend you have on Facebook and Twitter. You know, the one who constantly posts articles and links that gratuitously criticize liberal thought? This letter isn't what you think. I am not here to rub some statistic in your face. I am here to apologize. For the last decade, I have been telling you the Republican Party is the party of the future. I have been working for the Party, for campaigns, and for conservative initiatives, believing that
"Is anyone actually voting Out?" a friend posted on Facebook the day before the EU referendum in June. He is 25 and spoke for many people my age, especially those of us who live in or close to London. We soon knew the answer: by a majority of 1.3 million, the UK had chosen to leave the EU. Voting in the referendum exposed many chasms in the UK: graduates v non-graduates; urban v rural; even Judaeo-Christians v those of other religious faiths. But perhaps none was starker than that between the ge
Apr 16, 2018 -- We've once again been quote amazed by the number of comments and messages of support received since Zack's mum posted her update a couple of days ago. She's had over 1000 shares and 500 comments on Facebook alone, not to mention all the comments received via the ChangingPlaces Facebook page. The fight goes on, but we know that there are literally 1000s of you out there who are all behind us. So here's a happy photo of Zack, taken later that same day when we met up with our good
I found this on the Amorality of Atheism Facebook website page. I don't endorse the idea that all atheists are amoral though. Read an article in the Belfast Telegraph recently which said that "Today religion remains a popular historical hobby but not, thankfully, something we take seriously any more". But whilst the narrow circle of people the author knows might not take religion seriously, there is one person they cannot afford not to take seriously. He lived millennia ago, travelling by foot,
A tweet posted to Bernie Sanders ' official Twitter account has caused the stock of a pharmaceutical company to tank. Sanders told his 2.6 million followers that Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. had raised the price of its leukemia drug "to almost $199,000 a year." "Drug corporations' greed is unbelievable," Sanders' said in the tweet, including a link to an article on the story. "Ariad has raised the price of a leukemia drug to almost $199,000 a year." Drug corporations' greed is unbelievable. Ariad
Twitter mocked Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) after his much-hyped memo fell flat and was roundly debunked Friday. The memo alleged that the DOJ duped the FISA court into approving surveillance of Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. These claims were immediately debunked . Twitter mocked the factually dubious and overhyped memo with the hashtag #YoMemoJokes. Here are some of the best ones: https://twitter.com/PromoteMyCause/status/959657813969694720 Yo memo is so dumb and pointless, Fox News offered it
American owned Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin social media sites need to exercise "social responsibility" to prevent a Terrorist agenda from spreading on Social Media. Hassan Tajideen is the CEO of Tajco in Beruit Lebanon. Tajco run by the Tajideen family are financiers of Hezbollah. While at HSBC, I tracked and reported terrorist funds moving from their subsidiary Kairiba Supermarkets in Gambia back to Tajco in Beruit for terrorist fiancing. The Tajideen family is considered to be a Specially D
Share on Facebook Twitter Google+ E-mail Reddit Tennessee man takes on state's bigoted laws in YouTube videos as the "Liberal Redneck." There are a couple of videos that have been making the rounds supposedly produced by a man somewhere in the back woods of Tennessee. He refers to himself only as "Liberal Redneck' and he's [...] Share on Facebook Twitter Google+ E-mail Reddit School children are all too often the victims of draconian anti-LGBTQ laws. Over the past few weeks we've seen much of wh
Missouri congressional candidate Austin Petersen has received a 12-hour suspension from Twitter for tweeting a GIF of Joseph Stalin. Petersen received this suspension after a writer for the left-leaning PAC, ShareBlue, alluded to Petersen having connections to the Russian hacking of Senator Claire McCaskill in August of 2017 because Petersen's campaign accepts bitcoin. Petersen jokingly responded to the tweet with a GIF from Twitter's own file collection of Joseph Stalin waving his hand with the
Illustration by Miki Sato The months leading up to my graduation this spring were a mix of excitement and desperation. Excitement, because after four years of journalism school at Ryerson University my love for academia had turned sour--I was aching to be done. Desperation, because I knew once I was done, my unemployment would be more apparent and stark than ever. I pored through job listings for hours on end, constantly tweaking my resume, hitting the "apply" button so many times I started to f
In the hectic lifestyle of today's world, technology is everywhere! From Cellphones, Tablets, Computers, Lasers, to the other side of the techno world such as TV's, Headsets, and Gaming Systems. A majority of every day consumers may find that one of the simpler devices to use are emails systems such as Gmail, Outlook Express, and Yahoo. However, when the topic comes out about AOL, the question then becomes is it still fresh and hip or obsolete? Since most of today's populace is all about the "in
What Do All Recent School Shooters Have in Common? Charlotte Hays W. Bradford Wilcox, a senior fellow at the Institute for Family Studies and a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, has noticed something interesting about the killers in mass shootings: Another shooting, another son of divorce. From Adam Lanza, who killed 26 children and adults a year ago at Sandy Hook School in Newtown, Conn., to Karl Pierson, who shot a teenage girl and killed himself this past Friday at Arapaho
What does it mean to compare one's internet presence to a destructive wave? Sudjic is describing the shape of this information. Old data--the back of the wave--can move to the front. No part of one's self online is truly fixed in time, or in the shape of a biography as we traditionally know it. Instead, like an amorphous and murderous body of water, it just drifts and nobody knows where it is going. Dreams also figure prominently. There are parts of Sympathy where the line between consciousness
All opinion articles are the opinion of the author and not necessarily of American Military News. If you are interested in submitting an op-ed please email [email protected] [starbox] United States Navy ratings were general enlisted occupations used by the U.S. Navy from the 18th century until September 2016. The ratings consisted of specific skills and abilities. Each naval rating had its own specialty badge, located on the rating chevron, which was worn on the left sleeve of the uniform by eac
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Max Bonto , Christian Post Contributor | Oct 13, 2014 6:51 PM Facebook/TheDivisionGame/Image "Tom Clancy's The Division" is an upcoming massive multiplay online game which is a third-person shooter developed by Ubisoft Massive, Ubisoft Reflections, and Ubisoft Red Storm under the Tom Clancy brand. The game is set to be released in 2015 for the Playstation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC. The game was first revealed during Ubisoft's press conference at the 2013 Electron
California Senate Bill 798 passed the Senate Public Safety Committee on March 26. This bill, if passed, prohibits, "...the sale, manufacture, transportation, receipt, or distribution of imitation firearms for commercial purposes," unless, "...the entire exterior surface of the device is white, bright red, bright orange, bright yellow, bright green, bright blue, bright pink, or bright purple, either singly or as the predominant color in combination with other colors in any pattern, as provided b
Target/photo by bitmask (CC) A suburban Chicago gun range is offering free concealed carry classes for teachers and reports that training slots are filling up quickly. On Target Range & Tactical Training Center in Crystal Lake, Ill., announced Tuesday that it is offering free instruction to up to six teachers or other school personnel at each of its concealed carry classes, which it offers about four times a month. About 30 school employees quickly signed up for the class, and another 50 people
Gun laws vary by state, but there are some states that stand out for having few restrictions on purchasing, owning, and carrying firearms. If you are a serious gun collector, here is a list of five states that make it easiest to buy a gun. ALERT: Should Obama Have More Control Over Guns? Vote Now Alaska does not require a permit to purchase, own or carry a gun. Furthermore, they nave no restrictions on the use of assault weapons. Alaska has "stand your ground" laws which permit a person to use d
One of the conflicts between those Americans who favor individual rights and those who favor statist control over us is the concealed-carry dispute. Specifically, should responsible people who have permits be allowed to carry their weapons on a public college campus? The "progressives" instantly say "No!" because firearms are bad things that ought to be owned only by government officials. And on college campuses, the opponents of firearms say that if students are allowed to carry them, the resul
In the hectic lifestyle of today's world, technology is everywhere! From Cellphones, Tablets, Computers, Lasers, to the other side of the techno world such as TV's, Headsets, and Gaming Systems. A majority of every day consumers may find that one of the simpler devices to use are emails systems such as Gmail, Outlook Express, and Yahoo. However, when the topic comes out about AOL, the question then becomes is it still fresh and hip or obsolete? Since most of today's populace is all about the "in
What Do All Recent School Shooters Have in Common? Charlotte Hays W. Bradford Wilcox, a senior fellow at the Institute for Family Studies and a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, has noticed something interesting about the killers in mass shootings: Another shooting, another son of divorce. From Adam Lanza, who killed 26 children and adults a year ago at Sandy Hook School in Newtown, Conn., to Karl Pierson, who shot a teenage girl and killed himself this past Friday at Arapaho
What does it mean to compare one's internet presence to a destructive wave? Sudjic is describing the shape of this information. Old data--the back of the wave--can move to the front. No part of one's self online is truly fixed in time, or in the shape of a biography as we traditionally know it. Instead, like an amorphous and murderous body of water, it just drifts and nobody knows where it is going. Dreams also figure prominently. There are parts of Sympathy where the line between consciousness
All opinion articles are the opinion of the author and not necessarily of American Military News. If you are interested in submitting an op-ed please email [email protected] [starbox] United States Navy ratings were general enlisted occupations used by the U.S. Navy from the 18th century until September 2016. The ratings consisted of specific skills and abilities. Each naval rating had its own specialty badge, located on the rating chevron, which was worn on the left sleeve of the uniform by eac
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Max Bonto , Christian Post Contributor | Oct 13, 2014 6:51 PM Facebook/TheDivisionGame/Image "Tom Clancy's The Division" is an upcoming massive multiplay online game which is a third-person shooter developed by Ubisoft Massive, Ubisoft Reflections, and Ubisoft Red Storm under the Tom Clancy brand. The game is set to be released in 2015 for the Playstation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC. The game was first revealed during Ubisoft's press conference at the 2013 Electron
California Senate Bill 798 passed the Senate Public Safety Committee on March 26. This bill, if passed, prohibits, "...the sale, manufacture, transportation, receipt, or distribution of imitation firearms for commercial purposes," unless, "...the entire exterior surface of the device is white, bright red, bright orange, bright yellow, bright green, bright blue, bright pink, or bright purple, either singly or as the predominant color in combination with other colors in any pattern, as provided b
Target/photo by bitmask (CC) A suburban Chicago gun range is offering free concealed carry classes for teachers and reports that training slots are filling up quickly. On Target Range & Tactical Training Center in Crystal Lake, Ill., announced Tuesday that it is offering free instruction to up to six teachers or other school personnel at each of its concealed carry classes, which it offers about four times a month. About 30 school employees quickly signed up for the class, and another 50 people
Gun laws vary by state, but there are some states that stand out for having few restrictions on purchasing, owning, and carrying firearms. If you are a serious gun collector, here is a list of five states that make it easiest to buy a gun. ALERT: Should Obama Have More Control Over Guns? Vote Now Alaska does not require a permit to purchase, own or carry a gun. Furthermore, they nave no restrictions on the use of assault weapons. Alaska has "stand your ground" laws which permit a person to use d
One of the conflicts between those Americans who favor individual rights and those who favor statist control over us is the concealed-carry dispute. Specifically, should responsible people who have permits be allowed to carry their weapons on a public college campus? The "progressives" instantly say "No!" because firearms are bad things that ought to be owned only by government officials. And on college campuses, the opponents of firearms say that if students are allowed to carry them, the resul
The gender pay gap is complicated. Luckily @HMReilly & @elizareilly_ have a solution #LeaveAt343 [?] #GrowingUpGracefully pic.twitter.com/omaMswFI40 -- ABC TV Australia (@ABCTV) August 10, 2017 The Australian TV show Growing up Gracefully recently shared a musical number, "Leave at 3:43," which jokingly suggests that women should be "fucking off and going home" early, since they're not getting paid for that time relative to men anyway. "3:43!" they sing, "All us bitches should leave work at 3:43
Charlotte Hays The New York Times has a story on the gender gap today--only it's not the gap we usually have in mind when we talk about lopsided gender voting. Instead of yet another story on Democratic advantages among women, the New York Times highlights a usually overlooked gender gap: Democrats Try Wooing Ones Who Got Away: White Men The story reports that the Democrats are engaged in "an internal debate at all levels of the party over how hard it should be to win over white men, especially
Apparently many believed that the United States birth rate would recover once the economy does. However, now that the economy and average wages are indeed starting to go up, it seems that the fertility rate remains stubbornly low. Many commentators are surprised that the birth rate has been found to have again dropped to a historic low in 2013 . The crude birthrate--the number of births each year per thousand women ages 15-44--fell to 62.5 in 2013, which is the lowest level ever recorded. C
Voter ID laws are one of the most controversial topics in America today. As of 2016, 33 states had some kind of voter ID law. Here is the breakdown, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Strict photo ID required: Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Strict non-photo ID required: Arizona and Ohio. Non-Strict photo ID required: Alabama, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Texas. Non-Strict non-photo ID
Raising the minimum wage has been a hot topic among Democrats this year. So we wondered: if America has a minimum wage, do some also think the U.S. needs a cap on how much money an individual can earn? We polled people in New York and Virginia on the subject. Watch the results of our survey. Take our poll on the subject. Community Rules Speak your mind. Please be respectful of our rules and community. No spam, abuse, obscenities, off-topic comments, racial or ethnic slurs, threats, hate, comment
It is always a curious occurrence when morality makes headlines. For instance, in the summer of 2014, The Huffington Post led with the headline, " More Than Half Of People Believe In 'Saving Yourself' For The Wedding Night, New Poll Says ." In light of America's amorality, people practicing sexual abstinence before marriage makes the news. Making headlines recently is Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and his girlfriend Ciara Harris, an R&B singer. The couple has stated they are abstai
Even though reporting to the exchanges has been delayed one year, all employers subject to the minimum-wage laws are required to send a notice to all employees by October 1, 2013. Also, the plan affordability/minimum-value information still must be provided. What are the risks? Let's be clear: There are potentially steep penalties--up to $250,000 --for committing fraud but not for making an honest mistake. [7] According to legal site Nolo.com : "Although auditors are trained to look for fr
I am writing to encourage your vote in support of SB3, the Minimum Wage Fairness Act, proposed by Senator Mark Leno. This bill has important implications for low-income individuals and families throughout the state, helping to address California's high poverty rate, and will have a positive ripple effect for the state's economy. For the bottom half of California's workforce, real hourly wages today are 6.7 percent lower than in 1979. California made strides toward remedying this by passing AB10
It is already a trite and overworked aphorism, but still apt: The definition of insanity is to repeatedly perform the same exercise expecting a different outcome. Well, the US - following the progressive playbook - has numerous times: raised the minimum wage; increased taxes on the "wealthy"; pumped federal stimulus money into the economy; established welfare programs to benefit the poor, disabled and downtrodden; created a plethora of government programs and agencies to improve the economic hea
Bank of America will be charging a one-time monthly fee of $5 next year, whenever a customer uses their debit card to make a purchase. This new policy forces customers to carry cash to make purchases or pay up to $60 a year in fees. Regardless of how many times a customer uses their card per month, they will still be charged. Brittany Fikre, a junior political science major, said she is shocked that Bank of America would now char... The number of students at Cal State Long Beach who enroll in a
Charlotte Hays The New York Times has a story on the gender gap today--only it's not the gap we usually have in mind when we talk about lopsided gender voting. Instead of yet another story on Democratic advantages among women, the New York Times highlights a usually overlooked gender gap: Democrats Try Wooing Ones Who Got Away: White Men The story reports that the Democrats are engaged in "an internal debate at all levels of the party over how hard it should be to win over white men, especially
Apparently many believed that the United States birth rate would recover once the economy does. However, now that the economy and average wages are indeed starting to go up, it seems that the fertility rate remains stubbornly low. Many commentators are surprised that the birth rate has been found to have again dropped to a historic low in 2013 . The crude birthrate--the number of births each year per thousand women ages 15-44--fell to 62.5 in 2013, which is the lowest level ever recorded. C
Voter ID laws are one of the most controversial topics in America today. As of 2016, 33 states had some kind of voter ID law. Here is the breakdown, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Strict photo ID required: Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Strict non-photo ID required: Arizona and Ohio. Non-Strict photo ID required: Alabama, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Texas. Non-Strict non-photo ID
Raising the minimum wage has been a hot topic among Democrats this year. So we wondered: if America has a minimum wage, do some also think the U.S. needs a cap on how much money an individual can earn? We polled people in New York and Virginia on the subject. Watch the results of our survey. Take our poll on the subject. Community Rules Speak your mind. Please be respectful of our rules and community. No spam, abuse, obscenities, off-topic comments, racial or ethnic slurs, threats, hate, comment
It is always a curious occurrence when morality makes headlines. For instance, in the summer of 2014, The Huffington Post led with the headline, " More Than Half Of People Believe In 'Saving Yourself' For The Wedding Night, New Poll Says ." In light of America's amorality, people practicing sexual abstinence before marriage makes the news. Making headlines recently is Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and his girlfriend Ciara Harris, an R&B singer. The couple has stated they are abstai
Even though reporting to the exchanges has been delayed one year, all employers subject to the minimum-wage laws are required to send a notice to all employees by October 1, 2013. Also, the plan affordability/minimum-value information still must be provided. What are the risks? Let's be clear: There are potentially steep penalties--up to $250,000 --for committing fraud but not for making an honest mistake. [7] According to legal site Nolo.com : "Although auditors are trained to look for fr
I am writing to encourage your vote in support of SB3, the Minimum Wage Fairness Act, proposed by Senator Mark Leno. This bill has important implications for low-income individuals and families throughout the state, helping to address California's high poverty rate, and will have a positive ripple effect for the state's economy. For the bottom half of California's workforce, real hourly wages today are 6.7 percent lower than in 1979. California made strides toward remedying this by passing AB10
It is already a trite and overworked aphorism, but still apt: The definition of insanity is to repeatedly perform the same exercise expecting a different outcome. Well, the US - following the progressive playbook - has numerous times: raised the minimum wage; increased taxes on the "wealthy"; pumped federal stimulus money into the economy; established welfare programs to benefit the poor, disabled and downtrodden; created a plethora of government programs and agencies to improve the economic hea
Bank of America will be charging a one-time monthly fee of $5 next year, whenever a customer uses their debit card to make a purchase. This new policy forces customers to carry cash to make purchases or pay up to $60 a year in fees. Regardless of how many times a customer uses their card per month, they will still be charged. Brittany Fikre, a junior political science major, said she is shocked that Bank of America would now char... The number of students at Cal State Long Beach who enroll in a
Independent Jewish Voices and the United Jewish People's Order's exclusion from an Anti-Racism Directorate committee has rightly been criticized . But, the Ontario government's more appalling decision to appoint individuals tied to an explicitly racist organization has been ignored. Two years ago, the Liberals put forward a plan titled " A Better Way Forward: Ontario's 3-Year Anti-Racism Strategic Plan" that proposes "proactive steps to fight and prevent systemic racism in government decis
Behind the Aegis (42,905 posts) The Little Known Holocaust, Before the Death Camps: Babi Yar (Graphic photos) Almost 75 years ago, between September 29 and 30, 1941, 33,771 Jews were murdered at a ravine just outside of Kiev, known as Babi Yar. They weren't sent to the death camps of Poland or other places. When the Germans had finally taken Kiev, after a few months of battling the Soviets, they issued the following edict: All (Jews) living in the city of Kiev and its vicinity are to report by 8
Police Murder & Terror Must Stop Now We Need a Whole New World We Need Revolution, Nothing Less Get Ready for the Time When Millions Can Be Led to Go for Revolution, All-Out, With a Real Chance to Win Statement by the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA, Chicago Branch February 15, 2016 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us Download PDF of this flyer There is a genocidal emergency in this country, police are murdering Black and Latino people, shooting them in the back, beating them to death, taserin
In the minds of most people, human dignity is a cornerstone of bioethics. After all, bioethics was partly inspired by horrific abuses of human dignity by Nazi doctors. To protect it, the new United Nations ratified in 1948 the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This recognised "the inherent dignity and... the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family". And nearly 40 national constitutions ratified since World War II have referred explicitly to human dignity. Like life,
Print No end of conflict in the Middle East. Palestinians who hate Israel. Jews who don't trust their neighbors. Al-Qaida members who hate the West. Shariah that designates homosexuals for execution. Terrorists who seem to hate and want to blow up everybody. And the message on Thursday from Dan Shapiro, the U.S. Ambassador at the embassy in Tel Aviv? Happy "gay" week. With the rainbow flag on the flagpole, right there just below Old Glory. "For the first time in history, the U.S. Embassy in Te
The horror in Libya could have come from a Hieronymus Bosch painting of hell: 21 knife-wielding figures hacking the heads off 21 young men in orange jumpsuits along the shoreline, blood staining the surf red. But this was no imagined scene -- it was the mass execution of Egyptian Copts who had been kidnapped by Islamic State terrorists. The killers may have aimed to exploit sectarian hostilities -- as they have in Iraq and Syria -- and splinter Egyptian society. Paradoxically, however, this blat
Obtained through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) recently acquired a series of emails revealing that the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) sent personnel to Afghanistan in order to assist CIA officials at a black site where at least one detainee was tortured to death. After praising the CIA's enhanced interrogation methods, the BOP employees agreed to cover up the visit and their involvement in the CIA's torture program. According to the 2014 Senate
Open letter from Red and Black Notes to Internationalism responding to an article written on two anti-war leaflets Red and Black Notes had authored. The following letter was sent to Internationalism, the US section of the International Communist Current. Internationalism had earlier written an article assessing two Red & Black Notes leaflets distributed during the spring of 2003. The article appears in the December 2003-January 2004 issue of Internationalism. The ICC's reply to this article appe
United States: #1 in Putting Women in Prison December 7, 2015 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us While men make up 90 percent of those imprisoned in the United States, the number of women behind bars has been growing at a faster rate than the overall prison population. >> Today, there are about 206,000 women in prison and jail in the USA. Only 5 percent of the world's female population lives in the U.S., but the U.S. accounts for nearly 30 percent of the world's incarcerated women. >> Thirteen p
<p>I dont care what color the people doing that are, white, purple, blue, green, red or black... and... See More <p>So by her reasoning if a black guy was tortured violently by four white people it would not be ra... See More <p>She is a special kind of stupid! So I guess that means if the deplorable a decide to go torture s... See More <p>Isn't every crime like this one a hate crime? They weren't trying to steal from him or anything, ... See More <p> Of course this racist black Bitch does
Behind the Aegis (42,905 posts) The Little Known Holocaust, Before the Death Camps: Babi Yar (Graphic photos) Almost 75 years ago, between September 29 and 30, 1941, 33,771 Jews were murdered at a ravine just outside of Kiev, known as Babi Yar. They weren't sent to the death camps of Poland or other places. When the Germans had finally taken Kiev, after a few months of battling the Soviets, they issued the following edict: All (Jews) living in the city of Kiev and its vicinity are to report by 8
Police Murder & Terror Must Stop Now We Need a Whole New World We Need Revolution, Nothing Less Get Ready for the Time When Millions Can Be Led to Go for Revolution, All-Out, With a Real Chance to Win Statement by the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA, Chicago Branch February 15, 2016 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us Download PDF of this flyer There is a genocidal emergency in this country, police are murdering Black and Latino people, shooting them in the back, beating them to death, taserin
In the minds of most people, human dignity is a cornerstone of bioethics. After all, bioethics was partly inspired by horrific abuses of human dignity by Nazi doctors. To protect it, the new United Nations ratified in 1948 the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This recognised "the inherent dignity and... the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family". And nearly 40 national constitutions ratified since World War II have referred explicitly to human dignity. Like life,
Print No end of conflict in the Middle East. Palestinians who hate Israel. Jews who don't trust their neighbors. Al-Qaida members who hate the West. Shariah that designates homosexuals for execution. Terrorists who seem to hate and want to blow up everybody. And the message on Thursday from Dan Shapiro, the U.S. Ambassador at the embassy in Tel Aviv? Happy "gay" week. With the rainbow flag on the flagpole, right there just below Old Glory. "For the first time in history, the U.S. Embassy in Te
The horror in Libya could have come from a Hieronymus Bosch painting of hell: 21 knife-wielding figures hacking the heads off 21 young men in orange jumpsuits along the shoreline, blood staining the surf red. But this was no imagined scene -- it was the mass execution of Egyptian Copts who had been kidnapped by Islamic State terrorists. The killers may have aimed to exploit sectarian hostilities -- as they have in Iraq and Syria -- and splinter Egyptian society. Paradoxically, however, this blat
Obtained through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) recently acquired a series of emails revealing that the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) sent personnel to Afghanistan in order to assist CIA officials at a black site where at least one detainee was tortured to death. After praising the CIA's enhanced interrogation methods, the BOP employees agreed to cover up the visit and their involvement in the CIA's torture program. According to the 2014 Senate
Open letter from Red and Black Notes to Internationalism responding to an article written on two anti-war leaflets Red and Black Notes had authored. The following letter was sent to Internationalism, the US section of the International Communist Current. Internationalism had earlier written an article assessing two Red & Black Notes leaflets distributed during the spring of 2003. The article appears in the December 2003-January 2004 issue of Internationalism. The ICC's reply to this article appe
United States: #1 in Putting Women in Prison December 7, 2015 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us While men make up 90 percent of those imprisoned in the United States, the number of women behind bars has been growing at a faster rate than the overall prison population. >> Today, there are about 206,000 women in prison and jail in the USA. Only 5 percent of the world's female population lives in the U.S., but the U.S. accounts for nearly 30 percent of the world's incarcerated women. >> Thirteen p
<p>I dont care what color the people doing that are, white, purple, blue, green, red or black... and... See More <p>So by her reasoning if a black guy was tortured violently by four white people it would not be ra... See More <p>She is a special kind of stupid! So I guess that means if the deplorable a decide to go torture s... See More <p>Isn't every crime like this one a hate crime? They weren't trying to steal from him or anything, ... See More <p> Of course this racist black Bitch does
In the minds of most people, human dignity is a cornerstone of bioethics. After all, bioethics was partly inspired by horrific abuses of human dignity by Nazi doctors. To protect it, the new United Nations ratified in 1948 the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This recognised "the inherent dignity and... the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family". And nearly 40 national constitutions ratified since World War II have referred explicitly to human dignity. Like life,
Open letter from Red and Black Notes to Internationalism responding to an article written on two anti-war leaflets Red and Black Notes had authored. The following letter was sent to Internationalism, the US section of the International Communist Current. Internationalism had earlier written an article assessing two Red & Black Notes leaflets distributed during the spring of 2003. The article appears in the December 2003-January 2004 issue of Internationalism. The ICC's reply to this article appe
Catherine Baker from the The Palestine Poster Project Archives introduces a selection of twelve posters from around the first year of the Intifada that provide a representative history of that watershed event. This post is part of the series "Roots of Resistance: 25 year retrospective on the first intifada." In late September the FBI carried out a series of raids of homes and anti-war offices of public activists in Minneapolis and Chicago. Following the raids the Obama Justice Department subpoen
sibelian (7,804 posts) "IDIOTS! It's anthrax or scorpions! Choose the SCORPIONS!" "Yeeees, I can see that if it's anthrax or scorpions you should probably choose the scorpions. It's just that I don't actually believe that it really is anthrax versus scorpions. It think it's shitty stuff versus good stuff." "Fool that you are. It has ALWAYS been anthrax versus scorpions." "It used to be anthrax versus kittens." "Oh, KITTENS. Kittens, YES. Look around you, do you see any kittens? NO. Choose scorpi
The Trump/Pence Regime on Women and LGBTQ Poster One in a series of seven posters Updated August 26, 2017 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us Click here To download 40" x 60" size PDF. Click here for printing instructions. These hard hitting posters are an indictment of what the Trump/Pence regime has done and is doing. They concentrate the facts of the regime's efforts to consolidate fascism. They drive home why, in the interests of humanity, the Trump/Pence Regime "Must GO!". People are being l
Commemoration and Celebration of the Life of Will Reese (1950-2016) Download poster/flier (PDF 8.5x11") Download brochure (PDF 8.5x11", 2 sides folded) Download thin flyer (PDF, 4.25x11", 2 sides) Saturday, May 14th, 2016 4:00pm Metropolitan Baptist Church West 128th St. & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. New York City May 2, 2016 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us Come together for a Commemoration and Celebration of the life of Will Reese (Bobby Hill) - revolutionary communist, dedicated fighter for t
"In the so called mistakes of Stalin lies the difference between a revolutionary attitude and a revisionist attitude. You have to look at Stalin in the historical context in which he moves, you don't have to look at him as some kind of brute, but in that particular historical context . . . I have come to communism because of daddy Stalin and nobody must come and tell me that I mustn't read Stalin. I read him when it was very bad to read him. That was another time. And because I'm not very bright
Hoover Archives Poster collection: UK 220 Europe used to be a continent of warriors, but no longer is. For about 2000 years, Europeans excelled at massacring one another, and then with mounting efficiency and furor as the two world wars have demonstrated. They were also a race of conquerors, sailing forth from the 15th century onward to occupy the four corners of the earth. In the process, they invented the arsenal of modern war from the crossbow to the U-Boat, from mass to gas warfare. No more.
Behind the Aegis (42,905 posts) The Little Known Holocaust, Before the Death Camps: Babi Yar (Graphic photos) Almost 75 years ago, between September 29 and 30, 1941, 33,771 Jews were murdered at a ravine just outside of Kiev, known as Babi Yar. They weren't sent to the death camps of Poland or other places. When the Germans had finally taken Kiev, after a few months of battling the Soviets, they issued the following edict: All (Jews) living in the city of Kiev and its vicinity are to report by 8
Fritz67 (205 posts) More Things You Have To Believe To Be A Republican Today: Blooming Idiots Edition April showers bring May flowers...and speaking of blooming, lets take a look at the blooming idiots of politics in our latest look at conservative doublethink [img] [/img] Huh. He seems shockingly coherent today. (No. 28 in an occasional series) First, a couple of updates: * "Radical Islam" are magical words of power --If the President of the United States says them, Daesh and Al Quaeda will all
Open letter from Red and Black Notes to Internationalism responding to an article written on two anti-war leaflets Red and Black Notes had authored. The following letter was sent to Internationalism, the US section of the International Communist Current. Internationalism had earlier written an article assessing two Red & Black Notes leaflets distributed during the spring of 2003. The article appears in the December 2003-January 2004 issue of Internationalism. The ICC's reply to this article appe
Catherine Baker from the The Palestine Poster Project Archives introduces a selection of twelve posters from around the first year of the Intifada that provide a representative history of that watershed event. This post is part of the series "Roots of Resistance: 25 year retrospective on the first intifada." In late September the FBI carried out a series of raids of homes and anti-war offices of public activists in Minneapolis and Chicago. Following the raids the Obama Justice Department subpoen
sibelian (7,804 posts) "IDIOTS! It's anthrax or scorpions! Choose the SCORPIONS!" "Yeeees, I can see that if it's anthrax or scorpions you should probably choose the scorpions. It's just that I don't actually believe that it really is anthrax versus scorpions. It think it's shitty stuff versus good stuff." "Fool that you are. It has ALWAYS been anthrax versus scorpions." "It used to be anthrax versus kittens." "Oh, KITTENS. Kittens, YES. Look around you, do you see any kittens? NO. Choose scorpi
The Trump/Pence Regime on Women and LGBTQ Poster One in a series of seven posters Updated August 26, 2017 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us Click here To download 40" x 60" size PDF. Click here for printing instructions. These hard hitting posters are an indictment of what the Trump/Pence regime has done and is doing. They concentrate the facts of the regime's efforts to consolidate fascism. They drive home why, in the interests of humanity, the Trump/Pence Regime "Must GO!". People are being l
Commemoration and Celebration of the Life of Will Reese (1950-2016) Download poster/flier (PDF 8.5x11") Download brochure (PDF 8.5x11", 2 sides folded) Download thin flyer (PDF, 4.25x11", 2 sides) Saturday, May 14th, 2016 4:00pm Metropolitan Baptist Church West 128th St. & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. New York City May 2, 2016 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us Come together for a Commemoration and Celebration of the life of Will Reese (Bobby Hill) - revolutionary communist, dedicated fighter for t
"In the so called mistakes of Stalin lies the difference between a revolutionary attitude and a revisionist attitude. You have to look at Stalin in the historical context in which he moves, you don't have to look at him as some kind of brute, but in that particular historical context . . . I have come to communism because of daddy Stalin and nobody must come and tell me that I mustn't read Stalin. I read him when it was very bad to read him. That was another time. And because I'm not very bright
Hoover Archives Poster collection: UK 220 Europe used to be a continent of warriors, but no longer is. For about 2000 years, Europeans excelled at massacring one another, and then with mounting efficiency and furor as the two world wars have demonstrated. They were also a race of conquerors, sailing forth from the 15th century onward to occupy the four corners of the earth. In the process, they invented the arsenal of modern war from the crossbow to the U-Boat, from mass to gas warfare. No more.
Behind the Aegis (42,905 posts) The Little Known Holocaust, Before the Death Camps: Babi Yar (Graphic photos) Almost 75 years ago, between September 29 and 30, 1941, 33,771 Jews were murdered at a ravine just outside of Kiev, known as Babi Yar. They weren't sent to the death camps of Poland or other places. When the Germans had finally taken Kiev, after a few months of battling the Soviets, they issued the following edict: All (Jews) living in the city of Kiev and its vicinity are to report by 8
Fritz67 (205 posts) More Things You Have To Believe To Be A Republican Today: Blooming Idiots Edition April showers bring May flowers...and speaking of blooming, lets take a look at the blooming idiots of politics in our latest look at conservative doublethink [img] [/img] Huh. He seems shockingly coherent today. (No. 28 in an occasional series) First, a couple of updates: * "Radical Islam" are magical words of power --If the President of the United States says them, Daesh and Al Quaeda will all
1. Millions of cubic meters of water used by tar sands companies in 2011 from the Athabasca River alone: 370 [1] 2. Millions of cubic meters of water used in Toronto in 2011: 388 3. Amount paid by tar sands companies for water in 2012: $0 4. Average amount paid by the typical Toronto household for water each year: $674 [2] 5. Percentage of people in the United States who would not want medical treatments to extend life to age 120: 56 6. Percentage of people who think only the wealthy would have
If a captain fell asleep at the helm of an oil tanker traversing dangerous waters, the ship owners and the public would demand that they never be put in command of a ship again. But, despite 12 years of being asleep at the wheel, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized United Nations agency responsible for international shipping, is demanding that it be re-appointed to have sole responsibility for addressing the rapidly rising greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping secto
Ramona Savoie flew rocket launchers into Kuwait and tanks into Mogadishu, Somalia. She flew the enormous C-5 transport planes for the Air Force reserves when she wasn't flying passenger jets for American Airlines. She was tough, buff and patriotic. But in July 1999 she was also a 44-year-old woman trying to get pregnant for the first time. And like so many middle-aged members of the military reserves, she wasn't wild about complying with an order to get six shots against anthrax, a deadly bacter
Nobody enjoys flying, unless they're a pilot, own a private jet, or are from Krypton. The security theater, the lines, being in a can of recirculated air for hours on end... it's a necessary evil we tolerate for work or to see friends and family. And, thanks to climate change, it's about to get much, much worse. To understand why, we need to look at the physics of airplanes for a moment. The hotter air gets, the less dense it is, and the less dense air is, the harder it is for aircraft to gain t
This brief was amended March 28, 2012 to reflect changes to the Postal Reform Act. The only way to reach Supai, Arizona (pop: 208), is to hike or helicopter eight miles to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. The U.S. Postal Service delivers mail and supplies there three days a week--by mule. Our country's steepest canyon may be no match for the American mail carrier, but our postal system does face a gaping threat from a huge hole of another kind: After several years of modest surpluses, the postal
AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Underneath the ocean floor there are vast, hard-to-reach quantities of oil and gas deposits, but what about the ocean floor itself? Turns out oceans are likely to be Earth's richest repository of minerals, ranging from precious metals to uranium to large deposits of copper, zinc, iron, sulfur and more. And where there's immense mineral deposits, there's also immense potential for mineral wealth. Many of these minerals are used to make the components of modern life -- cel
Sticky routes If sense is to be made of current goings on, George Caffentzis' scenario (' Oil and the Islamists ', Essay , NI 341 ) must be extended beyond the borders of the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula. There are two other enormous oil and gas reserves in this wide region - the Caspian Basin, and Somalia with the Indian Ocean off its coast. These will become more important as the North Sea and the Gulf begin to run out. But events will move long before that, because the consumers, mainly Nor
The Vs of geese have been flying over our heads pretty regularly for the past few weeks. They're headed in the right direction too, their beaks pointed due south, off to their wintering spots. Honking above the din of the ground cover below, these birds move off with their instinctual one-track minds. They see all of the leaf-raking happening below them, the garden hoses being flushed of any remaining water, rolled up and stored indoors somewhere for the cold months. They add their voices, the l
During his 2012 presidential campaign, Republican candidate Herman Cain rhapsodized about the fence he'd build on the U.S.-Mexico border: 20 feet tall with barbed wire, electricity, and a moat. "And I would put those alligators in that moat!" he cheered. For Machete Kills , Robert Rodriguez built that fence but left out the alligators, which means even a movie in which Sofia Vergara wears a strap-on crotch gun that she shoots by thrusting her pelvis is less crazy than our national conversation a
Less than a month after giving the green light for Royal Dutch Shell to start oil exploration in the Arctic, the US government approved a bid from the oil giant to drill even deeper on August 17 . The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is allowing the European oil giant to modify its Chukchi Sea drilling permit, where its vessels have begun working about 140 miles from Alaska's north-west shoreline. With the extended permit, Shell can now hit oil reservoirs thousands of feet b
If a captain fell asleep at the helm of an oil tanker traversing dangerous waters, the ship owners and the public would demand that they never be put in command of a ship again. But, despite 12 years of being asleep at the wheel, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized United Nations agency responsible for international shipping, is demanding that it be re-appointed to have sole responsibility for addressing the rapidly rising greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping secto
Ramona Savoie flew rocket launchers into Kuwait and tanks into Mogadishu, Somalia. She flew the enormous C-5 transport planes for the Air Force reserves when she wasn't flying passenger jets for American Airlines. She was tough, buff and patriotic. But in July 1999 she was also a 44-year-old woman trying to get pregnant for the first time. And like so many middle-aged members of the military reserves, she wasn't wild about complying with an order to get six shots against anthrax, a deadly bacter
Nobody enjoys flying, unless they're a pilot, own a private jet, or are from Krypton. The security theater, the lines, being in a can of recirculated air for hours on end... it's a necessary evil we tolerate for work or to see friends and family. And, thanks to climate change, it's about to get much, much worse. To understand why, we need to look at the physics of airplanes for a moment. The hotter air gets, the less dense it is, and the less dense air is, the harder it is for aircraft to gain t
This brief was amended March 28, 2012 to reflect changes to the Postal Reform Act. The only way to reach Supai, Arizona (pop: 208), is to hike or helicopter eight miles to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. The U.S. Postal Service delivers mail and supplies there three days a week--by mule. Our country's steepest canyon may be no match for the American mail carrier, but our postal system does face a gaping threat from a huge hole of another kind: After several years of modest surpluses, the postal
AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Underneath the ocean floor there are vast, hard-to-reach quantities of oil and gas deposits, but what about the ocean floor itself? Turns out oceans are likely to be Earth's richest repository of minerals, ranging from precious metals to uranium to large deposits of copper, zinc, iron, sulfur and more. And where there's immense mineral deposits, there's also immense potential for mineral wealth. Many of these minerals are used to make the components of modern life -- cel
Sticky routes If sense is to be made of current goings on, George Caffentzis' scenario (' Oil and the Islamists ', Essay , NI 341 ) must be extended beyond the borders of the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula. There are two other enormous oil and gas reserves in this wide region - the Caspian Basin, and Somalia with the Indian Ocean off its coast. These will become more important as the North Sea and the Gulf begin to run out. But events will move long before that, because the consumers, mainly Nor
The Vs of geese have been flying over our heads pretty regularly for the past few weeks. They're headed in the right direction too, their beaks pointed due south, off to their wintering spots. Honking above the din of the ground cover below, these birds move off with their instinctual one-track minds. They see all of the leaf-raking happening below them, the garden hoses being flushed of any remaining water, rolled up and stored indoors somewhere for the cold months. They add their voices, the l
During his 2012 presidential campaign, Republican candidate Herman Cain rhapsodized about the fence he'd build on the U.S.-Mexico border: 20 feet tall with barbed wire, electricity, and a moat. "And I would put those alligators in that moat!" he cheered. For Machete Kills , Robert Rodriguez built that fence but left out the alligators, which means even a movie in which Sofia Vergara wears a strap-on crotch gun that she shoots by thrusting her pelvis is less crazy than our national conversation a
Less than a month after giving the green light for Royal Dutch Shell to start oil exploration in the Arctic, the US government approved a bid from the oil giant to drill even deeper on August 17 . The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is allowing the European oil giant to modify its Chukchi Sea drilling permit, where its vessels have begun working about 140 miles from Alaska's north-west shoreline. With the extended permit, Shell can now hit oil reservoirs thousands of feet b
By Julie Driscoll on December 26, 2011 10:03 am * 2011 made me weary, and I'll be honest: During the past few days, I wondered if I'd ever regain my spark, ever be able to find the energy to continue to try to slay the dragons that are roaring and breathing fire over us. It all seemed too much. We are the World But then, a simple thing happened: Last night, on my Facebook wall, a bunch of us got together and posted music. We relaxed, we ignored politics, we talked and shared blasts from the past
As someone who has flown and crashed (now illegal) FPV planes and quadcopters, I can say I've uttered most of these things before, during and after crashes. The fact that military drones crash sometimes is entirely unsurprising - if anything good can be said about them its that fewer people are hurt when a drone crashes compared to when an actual aircraft crashes. What do these chair-force "heroes" say when they realize they've just murdered a half dozen children collecting firewood? Or are they
First he vows a price-gouging probe, then just laxes environmental regs What an unbelievable wanker : President Bush on Tuesday ordered a temporary suspension of environmental rules for gasoline, making it easier for refiners to meet demand and possibly dampen prices at the pump. He also halted for the summer the purchase of crude oil for the government's emergency reserve. aEUR|Easing the environment rules will allow refiners greater flexibility in providing oil supplies since they will not hav
Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards were devised back in 1975, amid anxiety over the OPEC oil embargo and supposedly imminent depletion of the world's oil supplies. Of course, barely 15 years after Edwin Drake drilled the first successful oil well in 1859, a Pennsylvania geologist was saying the United States would run out of oil by 1878. In 1908, the US Geological Survey said we'd exhaust our domestic oil reserves by 1927; in 1939, it moved petroleum doomsday to 1952. Somehow, impr
Horizontal drilling, hydraulic fracturing, drilling for oil, exploring for natural gas: None of that is allowed in Mora County, New Mexico. On April 29, the Mora County Commission made history and passed a first-of-its-kind ordinance banning the exploration and extraction of oil, natural gas, and hydrocarbons from its land. The ordinance, called the "Mora County Community Water Rights Local Self-Government Ordinance," passed the commission on a 2-1 vote. "All Mora County residents possess the fu
In 2009, coal and oil-fired power plants emitted 49% of industrial air pollution in the U.S. -- representing the dominant source of air toxics in 28 states around the U.S. The Natural Resources Defense Council issued a report today on the top 20 states with toxic emissions coming from the electricity sector. The top five states are: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Kentucky and Maryland. In one top-20 state, New Hampshire, power plants account for 96% of emissions. So what companies account for the
The squeaky wheel always gets oil. Which is why it's so important that conservatives raise hell with the president when he is betraying a key promise. As the Trump direction change on the Paris climate agreement - against the wishes of his "shallow state" advisers - demonstrates, when conservatives speak out, Trump feels the heat from the Right and often changes course. On the other hand, when we remain silent in the face of a betrayal, Trump will have no incentive to withstand internal pressure
Energy experts believe if crude oil prices stay above $50 per barrel for long enough, American oil companies could make a huge comeback while OPEC countries continue to squabble over production freezes. A CNBC survey of oil industry experts "found that most U.S. shale drilling is expected to return when oil rises to $60 or above" and 40 percent of respondents "expected most production to return when prices reach $50 to $60." Forty-five percent said oil needed to be above $60 a barrel for a produ
If you think the price of gas is high, imagine paying up to $6 a gallon. That's what energy expert Dan Steffens thinks the price could be if not for the domestic oil boom. "With what's going on the Middle East, I think it would five or six bucks [a gallon]," said Steffens, president of the Energy Prospectus Group of Houston. "If it wasn't for the shale revolution, you'd be in big trouble." Technological breakthroughs in recent years have led to an explosion in the energy industry in the United
Western Pennsylvania is considered the birthplace of commercial oil drilling. On 27 August 1859, Edwin Drake struck oil in Titusville, Pennsylvania, and changed the course of history. Now, people there are busy trying to stop wells, and the increasingly pervasive drilling practice known as fracking. Fracking is the popular term for hydraulic fracturing, the technique used to extract natural gas from deep beneath the earth's surface. Fracking is promoted by the gas industry as the key to escaping
As someone who has flown and crashed (now illegal) FPV planes and quadcopters, I can say I've uttered most of these things before, during and after crashes. The fact that military drones crash sometimes is entirely unsurprising - if anything good can be said about them its that fewer people are hurt when a drone crashes compared to when an actual aircraft crashes. What do these chair-force "heroes" say when they realize they've just murdered a half dozen children collecting firewood? Or are they
First he vows a price-gouging probe, then just laxes environmental regs What an unbelievable wanker : President Bush on Tuesday ordered a temporary suspension of environmental rules for gasoline, making it easier for refiners to meet demand and possibly dampen prices at the pump. He also halted for the summer the purchase of crude oil for the government's emergency reserve. aEUR|Easing the environment rules will allow refiners greater flexibility in providing oil supplies since they will not hav
Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards were devised back in 1975, amid anxiety over the OPEC oil embargo and supposedly imminent depletion of the world's oil supplies. Of course, barely 15 years after Edwin Drake drilled the first successful oil well in 1859, a Pennsylvania geologist was saying the United States would run out of oil by 1878. In 1908, the US Geological Survey said we'd exhaust our domestic oil reserves by 1927; in 1939, it moved petroleum doomsday to 1952. Somehow, impr
Horizontal drilling, hydraulic fracturing, drilling for oil, exploring for natural gas: None of that is allowed in Mora County, New Mexico. On April 29, the Mora County Commission made history and passed a first-of-its-kind ordinance banning the exploration and extraction of oil, natural gas, and hydrocarbons from its land. The ordinance, called the "Mora County Community Water Rights Local Self-Government Ordinance," passed the commission on a 2-1 vote. "All Mora County residents possess the fu
In 2009, coal and oil-fired power plants emitted 49% of industrial air pollution in the U.S. -- representing the dominant source of air toxics in 28 states around the U.S. The Natural Resources Defense Council issued a report today on the top 20 states with toxic emissions coming from the electricity sector. The top five states are: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Kentucky and Maryland. In one top-20 state, New Hampshire, power plants account for 96% of emissions. So what companies account for the
The squeaky wheel always gets oil. Which is why it's so important that conservatives raise hell with the president when he is betraying a key promise. As the Trump direction change on the Paris climate agreement - against the wishes of his "shallow state" advisers - demonstrates, when conservatives speak out, Trump feels the heat from the Right and often changes course. On the other hand, when we remain silent in the face of a betrayal, Trump will have no incentive to withstand internal pressure
Energy experts believe if crude oil prices stay above $50 per barrel for long enough, American oil companies could make a huge comeback while OPEC countries continue to squabble over production freezes. A CNBC survey of oil industry experts "found that most U.S. shale drilling is expected to return when oil rises to $60 or above" and 40 percent of respondents "expected most production to return when prices reach $50 to $60." Forty-five percent said oil needed to be above $60 a barrel for a produ
If you think the price of gas is high, imagine paying up to $6 a gallon. That's what energy expert Dan Steffens thinks the price could be if not for the domestic oil boom. "With what's going on the Middle East, I think it would five or six bucks [a gallon]," said Steffens, president of the Energy Prospectus Group of Houston. "If it wasn't for the shale revolution, you'd be in big trouble." Technological breakthroughs in recent years have led to an explosion in the energy industry in the United
Western Pennsylvania is considered the birthplace of commercial oil drilling. On 27 August 1859, Edwin Drake struck oil in Titusville, Pennsylvania, and changed the course of history. Now, people there are busy trying to stop wells, and the increasingly pervasive drilling practice known as fracking. Fracking is the popular term for hydraulic fracturing, the technique used to extract natural gas from deep beneath the earth's surface. Fracking is promoted by the gas industry as the key to escaping
Mark Ruffalo hid his progressive beliefs while starring as The Hulk in the 2012 blockbuster The Avengers . Now, with a possible Hulk spinoff movie in discussions, the anti-fracking actor wants the green character to pack more than an earth-shattering punch. He hopes Hulk's green glow will rub off onto the storytelling . As artists we have an ability to reach a lot of people in a deep way, and we have a responsibility," he said. "What we have to do as storytellers is to take science and make it
Daniel Battsek, Harvey Weinstein (Photo by Sean Zanni for Patrick McMullan). Film world heavyweight Daniel Battsek was sent off in style last night with a crew of his talented contemporaries. Mr. Battsek, formerly the president of Cohen Media Group and other coveted roles, is set to take over Channel 4's movie division, Film 4, in London next month. Evelyn McGee-Colbert, Stephen Colbert, Julie Taymor (Photo by Sean Zanni for Patrick McMullan). Thus, the masses came out to Omar's to toast his new
His costar Portia de Rossi might be a higher-profile homosexual, but Jonathan Slavin has been working steadily as an out actor since the early '90s. Best known as a regular on Andy Richter Controls the Universe and for his recurring roles in Caroline in the City , Wings , and My Name Is Earl , Slavin currently plays Phil, a geeky research scientist, in Better Off Ted, an absurdist ABC sitcom about a morally questionable corporation. Revisiting his queer roles in other series such as Summerland
Before we knew him as Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's blockbuster Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Elijah Wood was a child actor. In a recent interview with Britain's Sunday Times , Wood spoke out on sexual abuse of young actors in Hollywood, and says "a lot of vipers" roam the upper echelons of the entertainment biz, preying on naivete and eagerness for fame. "Clearly something major was going on in Hollywood. It was all organized. There are a lot of vipers in this industry, people who only hav
In his best performances, Tom Cruise often gives off the impression that he's getting away with something. Whether it's Frank T.J. Mackey in Magnolia or Maverick in Top Gun , the 55-year-old actor burrows deep into his characters' ability to hustle, scam or charm all those around him. The men he portrays are almost always full of shit, but because it's Cruise playing them, they're also very fun company. There are many reasons he's been a movie star for decades, but that might be among the most
There's a great scene in the wonderful 1982 movie "My Favorite Year," which is set in 1954. Peter O'Toole plays a semi-washed-up actor named Alan Swann, famous for swashbuckling roles. For reasons too complicated to explain here, Swann tries to shimmy down the side of a building using a fire hose. He ends up dangling just below a cocktail party on a balcony. Two stockbrokers are chatting when one of them notices Swann swinging below them. "I think Alan Swann is beneath us!" he exclaims. The seco
Marianne Faithfull, the British singer who dated Mick Jagger in the late '60s, opened up on a BBC tell-all about her romance with the Rolling Stones frontman and her intimacy problems. Faithfull, now 66, had a couple of successful singles in the 1960s, including "This Little Bird" and "As Tears Go By," but she quickly became entangled in a whirlwind of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. Her habit got to be so bad, she said, that she could not be physically intimate with a partner without drugs or al
An audience will have a more involving experience watching That Good Night going in knowing that this was the last film of legendary actor John Hurt. Death is on the horizon throughout the film, as Hurt plays terminally ill screenwriter Ralph looking to reconcile with his estranged son (Max Brown) and his partner (Erin Richards) before heading off to the great beyond. What hobbles That Good Night is how uninvolving the whole venture feels. The score hammers home how twee and delightful the surro
With more than 270 voice and acting credits in his 35-year career, Keith David is one of the entertainment industry's most prolific stars. He graduated from Juilliard in 1979, earned his first movie role in 1982's The Thing , and apparently hasn't taken a vacation since. On the big screen, he's appeared in a number of modern-day classics, including Platoon , Crash , ATL and There's Something About Mary . On TV, he's a ubiquitous presence: a familiar face from ER , Community , The Flash and the r
Screenwriters are the great unsung heroes of Hollywood. Without them there would be no story to tell, no movie to make, yet some of the most ardent film buffs would be hard-pressed to connect such masters as Frank S. Nugent, Ernest Lehman, I.A.L. Diamond, or Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett with beloved movies they wrote (respectively: The Searchers , North by Northwest , Some Like It Hot , and It's a Wonderful Life ). If I rattled off the writers who've contributed over the years to the Plan
Daniel Battsek, Harvey Weinstein (Photo by Sean Zanni for Patrick McMullan). Film world heavyweight Daniel Battsek was sent off in style last night with a crew of his talented contemporaries. Mr. Battsek, formerly the president of Cohen Media Group and other coveted roles, is set to take over Channel 4's movie division, Film 4, in London next month. Evelyn McGee-Colbert, Stephen Colbert, Julie Taymor (Photo by Sean Zanni for Patrick McMullan). Thus, the masses came out to Omar's to toast his new
His costar Portia de Rossi might be a higher-profile homosexual, but Jonathan Slavin has been working steadily as an out actor since the early '90s. Best known as a regular on Andy Richter Controls the Universe and for his recurring roles in Caroline in the City , Wings , and My Name Is Earl , Slavin currently plays Phil, a geeky research scientist, in Better Off Ted, an absurdist ABC sitcom about a morally questionable corporation. Revisiting his queer roles in other series such as Summerland
Before we knew him as Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's blockbuster Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Elijah Wood was a child actor. In a recent interview with Britain's Sunday Times , Wood spoke out on sexual abuse of young actors in Hollywood, and says "a lot of vipers" roam the upper echelons of the entertainment biz, preying on naivete and eagerness for fame. "Clearly something major was going on in Hollywood. It was all organized. There are a lot of vipers in this industry, people who only hav
In his best performances, Tom Cruise often gives off the impression that he's getting away with something. Whether it's Frank T.J. Mackey in Magnolia or Maverick in Top Gun , the 55-year-old actor burrows deep into his characters' ability to hustle, scam or charm all those around him. The men he portrays are almost always full of shit, but because it's Cruise playing them, they're also very fun company. There are many reasons he's been a movie star for decades, but that might be among the most
There's a great scene in the wonderful 1982 movie "My Favorite Year," which is set in 1954. Peter O'Toole plays a semi-washed-up actor named Alan Swann, famous for swashbuckling roles. For reasons too complicated to explain here, Swann tries to shimmy down the side of a building using a fire hose. He ends up dangling just below a cocktail party on a balcony. Two stockbrokers are chatting when one of them notices Swann swinging below them. "I think Alan Swann is beneath us!" he exclaims. The seco
Marianne Faithfull, the British singer who dated Mick Jagger in the late '60s, opened up on a BBC tell-all about her romance with the Rolling Stones frontman and her intimacy problems. Faithfull, now 66, had a couple of successful singles in the 1960s, including "This Little Bird" and "As Tears Go By," but she quickly became entangled in a whirlwind of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. Her habit got to be so bad, she said, that she could not be physically intimate with a partner without drugs or al
An audience will have a more involving experience watching That Good Night going in knowing that this was the last film of legendary actor John Hurt. Death is on the horizon throughout the film, as Hurt plays terminally ill screenwriter Ralph looking to reconcile with his estranged son (Max Brown) and his partner (Erin Richards) before heading off to the great beyond. What hobbles That Good Night is how uninvolving the whole venture feels. The score hammers home how twee and delightful the surro
With more than 270 voice and acting credits in his 35-year career, Keith David is one of the entertainment industry's most prolific stars. He graduated from Juilliard in 1979, earned his first movie role in 1982's The Thing , and apparently hasn't taken a vacation since. On the big screen, he's appeared in a number of modern-day classics, including Platoon , Crash , ATL and There's Something About Mary . On TV, he's a ubiquitous presence: a familiar face from ER , Community , The Flash and the r
Screenwriters are the great unsung heroes of Hollywood. Without them there would be no story to tell, no movie to make, yet some of the most ardent film buffs would be hard-pressed to connect such masters as Frank S. Nugent, Ernest Lehman, I.A.L. Diamond, or Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett with beloved movies they wrote (respectively: The Searchers , North by Northwest , Some Like It Hot , and It's a Wonderful Life ). If I rattled off the writers who've contributed over the years to the Plan
A visit to Philadelphia by actor Bradley Cooper is helping the city's homeless population stay warm this winter. The National Enquirer reported Tuesday that the Hollywood star recently returned to his hometown to film "The Silver Linings Playbook," a movie about a former teacher coping with life after mental hospitalization. While there, Cooper noticed the city's cold and thus went on a shopping spree for its homeless people. "While filming in Philly, Bradley noticed a lot of homeless people shi
Los Angeles Actor, David Ogden Stiers, died at age 75 from bladder cancer, on Saturday, March 3, 2018. He was most well-known for his part in "M*A*S*H" as the surgeon Major Charles Emerson Winchester III. Mitchell K. Stubbs, Stiers' agent, tweeted that Stiers passed away from bladder cancer at his residence in Newport, Oregon. For his effort on "M*A*S*H," Stiers was nominated for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy or variety or music series twice. He also was nominated for an Emmy a third
Brandon McInerney faces life in prison after shooting Larry King in 2008. The defense argues that he was provoked by 'advances' and too young to deal with it properly. By Laura | July 5, 2011 | 78 Comments In which a queer political scientist who knows what she's talking about breaks it all down for you: The Obama administration said they wouldn't defend DOMA. Now they are actively challenging DOMA. This is good news. By Grace | July 4, 2011 | 22 Comments Happy Canada Day! Happy Independence Day
Geraldine Ferraro died on Saturday in Boston, Mass. at the age of 75. She had been heroically battling multiple myeloma for twelve years. Thursday morning a private funeral Mass will take place at the Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer in Manhattan, New York City for family and friends. It will be off limits to the press. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made in her honor to one of the following organizations: The Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Research Center at Dana-F
His costar Portia de Rossi might be a higher-profile homosexual, but Jonathan Slavin has been working steadily as an out actor since the early '90s. Best known as a regular on Andy Richter Controls the Universe and for his recurring roles in Caroline in the City , Wings , and My Name Is Earl , Slavin currently plays Phil, a geeky research scientist, in Better Off Ted, an absurdist ABC sitcom about a morally questionable corporation. Revisiting his queer roles in other series such as Summerland
Confessed serial liar David Brock thinks you're stupid. His left-wing character assassination factory, Media Matters for America, has been caught lying once again. Media Matters uses deception and counts on you not making the effort to read the full quotations it truncates. The new blog post, Media conservatives falsely claim Obama's Supreme Court criticism was "unprecedented" is a distortion from start to finish. (Things have a habit of disappearing on the Web so here is a PDF copy of the blog
Amidst the scandals and criminal allegations in Hollywood surrounding Harvey Weinstein, Brett Ratner, Kevin Spacey, and others, one figure had not drawn much attention until much more recently: Woody Allen. Recently, other actors have begun apologizing for continuing to work with him in the #MeToo era in a long-delayed response to allegations of child molestation by his daughter Dylan Farrow. Those claims have been repeatedly amplified by her brother Ronan, whose work to expose Weinstein helped
COLIN Farrell shows off his guns - and a dangerous-looking weapon too. The buff actor was filming scenes for his new movie Dead Man Down in the US city of Philadelphia. He takes on a typically all-action role as a mobster seeking revenge in the gritty crime drama. Today he was seen wrestling a villain mid-air and leaving him for dead. Irish hunk Colin, 35, covered up for the scene in jeans, a navy jacket and a hat. But to the relief of his female fans he later stripped off to a tight-fitting ve
Stephen Hawking recently said that the end times are indeed near--like 100 years away near. But really, it doesn't take a genius to get that sense. Climate change is ramping up and our government (which just might get us killed before global warming does) is doing less and less to combat it. But hometown burlesque heroine Trixie Little says not to fear. She returns to Baltimore as Mistress Honey Hole, the "charismatic leader of the Cult of the Radiant Depths," along with a string of special gues
Everyone forgets that Nathan Leopold died a free man. The first part of his story is familiar enough: He and Richard Loeb were two intellectually precocious teenagers from Chicago's wealthy German Jewish elite, and they read too much Nietzsche and started thinking they were supermen. Loeb, the sociopath of the pair, fixed his heart on committing the perfect murder, so together they kidnapped and killed fourteen-year-old Bobby Franks. They were caught, tried, and would have been hanged if their d
Los Angeles Actor, David Ogden Stiers, died at age 75 from bladder cancer, on Saturday, March 3, 2018. He was most well-known for his part in "M*A*S*H" as the surgeon Major Charles Emerson Winchester III. Mitchell K. Stubbs, Stiers' agent, tweeted that Stiers passed away from bladder cancer at his residence in Newport, Oregon. For his effort on "M*A*S*H," Stiers was nominated for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy or variety or music series twice. He also was nominated for an Emmy a third
Brandon McInerney faces life in prison after shooting Larry King in 2008. The defense argues that he was provoked by 'advances' and too young to deal with it properly. By Laura | July 5, 2011 | 78 Comments In which a queer political scientist who knows what she's talking about breaks it all down for you: The Obama administration said they wouldn't defend DOMA. Now they are actively challenging DOMA. This is good news. By Grace | July 4, 2011 | 22 Comments Happy Canada Day! Happy Independence Day
Geraldine Ferraro died on Saturday in Boston, Mass. at the age of 75. She had been heroically battling multiple myeloma for twelve years. Thursday morning a private funeral Mass will take place at the Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer in Manhattan, New York City for family and friends. It will be off limits to the press. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made in her honor to one of the following organizations: The Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Research Center at Dana-F
His costar Portia de Rossi might be a higher-profile homosexual, but Jonathan Slavin has been working steadily as an out actor since the early '90s. Best known as a regular on Andy Richter Controls the Universe and for his recurring roles in Caroline in the City , Wings , and My Name Is Earl , Slavin currently plays Phil, a geeky research scientist, in Better Off Ted, an absurdist ABC sitcom about a morally questionable corporation. Revisiting his queer roles in other series such as Summerland
Confessed serial liar David Brock thinks you're stupid. His left-wing character assassination factory, Media Matters for America, has been caught lying once again. Media Matters uses deception and counts on you not making the effort to read the full quotations it truncates. The new blog post, Media conservatives falsely claim Obama's Supreme Court criticism was "unprecedented" is a distortion from start to finish. (Things have a habit of disappearing on the Web so here is a PDF copy of the blog
Amidst the scandals and criminal allegations in Hollywood surrounding Harvey Weinstein, Brett Ratner, Kevin Spacey, and others, one figure had not drawn much attention until much more recently: Woody Allen. Recently, other actors have begun apologizing for continuing to work with him in the #MeToo era in a long-delayed response to allegations of child molestation by his daughter Dylan Farrow. Those claims have been repeatedly amplified by her brother Ronan, whose work to expose Weinstein helped
COLIN Farrell shows off his guns - and a dangerous-looking weapon too. The buff actor was filming scenes for his new movie Dead Man Down in the US city of Philadelphia. He takes on a typically all-action role as a mobster seeking revenge in the gritty crime drama. Today he was seen wrestling a villain mid-air and leaving him for dead. Irish hunk Colin, 35, covered up for the scene in jeans, a navy jacket and a hat. But to the relief of his female fans he later stripped off to a tight-fitting ve
Stephen Hawking recently said that the end times are indeed near--like 100 years away near. But really, it doesn't take a genius to get that sense. Climate change is ramping up and our government (which just might get us killed before global warming does) is doing less and less to combat it. But hometown burlesque heroine Trixie Little says not to fear. She returns to Baltimore as Mistress Honey Hole, the "charismatic leader of the Cult of the Radiant Depths," along with a string of special gues
Everyone forgets that Nathan Leopold died a free man. The first part of his story is familiar enough: He and Richard Loeb were two intellectually precocious teenagers from Chicago's wealthy German Jewish elite, and they read too much Nietzsche and started thinking they were supermen. Loeb, the sociopath of the pair, fixed his heart on committing the perfect murder, so together they kidnapped and killed fourteen-year-old Bobby Franks. They were caught, tried, and would have been hanged if their d
The vote was planned to coincide with the march, but a group of female Republicans successfully pressured the GOP leadership to can it. The Post reported that Reps. Renee Ellmers of North Carolina and Jackie Walorski of Indiana helmed the effort to cancel the vote, citing unnamed sources who suggested that Republican leaders were worried about political damage from female Republicans voting en masse against the bill. There might be other political consequences for this last-minute move. Though e
If you're not following the discharge petition melodrama being orchestrated by centrist Republicans in the House, read this first . They landed another GOP signature yesterday, putting them just four shy of the 218 they'd need to force an immigration vote (assuming every Democrat also signs). Here's POTUS this morning on Fox warning them not to bother unless they're prepared to pay up on enforcement. President #Trump on potential immigration bill: Unless it includes a wall and strong border secu
WILL CONTROVERSIAL NEW YORK GUN-CONTROL LAW BE OVERTURNED? by New York State Grassroots Groups (Feb. 17, 2015) -- [ Editor's Note: The following letter was sent by a New York State Grassroots organizer to State Sen. George A. Amedore, Jr ., who represents New York's 46th senatorial district in support of Amedore's stand to repeal the SAFE Act, passed in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in neighboring Connecticut in December 2012. The SAFE Act was passed hastily in January
ABOUT 150 women and their supporters came out to demonstrate at the Texas state Capitol building in Austin on October 3, following the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that will effectively close all but eight abortion clinics in the state. The three-judge panel stayed an injunction against implementing several provisions of House Bill 2 (HB2), which passed last summer despite the historic "people's filibuster" that brought out tens of thousands of protesters. Among other restrictions,
Rallies planned by Iowa organizations to speak out on gun violence are quickly attracting attention and interest. A "March For Our Lives" rally will be held in conjunction with national marches on March 24 in Des Moines at the Capitol, organized by Progress Iowa ( the Facebook event page is here ). Well over 2,000 have expressed interest in attending after just one day of the event's creation. A similar rally and march is also planned in Waterloo on that day by Americans for Democratic Action (
Pro Gun Rights Groups' Counter Rally in Media, PA a Great Success Video | Ammoland Inc. Posted on June 30, 2014 by Ammoland Gun Rights Groups' Counter Rally in Media, PA a Great Success AmmoLand Gun News Media, PA - -( Ammoland.com )- A coalition of Pro-freedom/gun rights groups counter rallied the Walk & Rally for Universal Background Checks on Gun Sales on June 28, 2014. Over 100 attended. The counter rally started at the intersection of Providence Rd and Baltimore Pike in Media, PA. After the
We can add Arizona to the ever-growing list of states where teachers are saying "enough" to state-imposed financial austerity, and walking off the job to protest years of pay cuts, inadequate school resources, and stressful working conditions. Under the banner of #RedForEd , Arizona teachers voted overwhelmingly (78%) for a statewide walkout - the first in the state's history - starting April 26, rejecting a bogus offer of a 20 percent pay increase made by the governor to stave off the walkout.
Democrat lawmakers and liberal groups held a raucous late-night rally on the steps of the Supreme Court to oppose President Trump's nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. Literally had to bail on our live show from #SCOTUS . Moving the show back to the safety of the studio. See y'all at 11p @FoxNews https://t.co/ChIOQdBBTU -- Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) July 10, 2018 Very few times I've felt threatened while out in the field. The mood here tonight is very volatile. Law enforcement appears to be closing dow
The day after Justice Kennedy announced his retirement from the Supreme Court, People For the American Way and civil rights allies rallied together outside the Supreme Court. PFAW and allied organizations including Alliance for Justice, the Center for American Progress, NARAL, Demand Justice, and Lambda Legal called on the Senate to protect our rights and refuse to rubber stamp a Trump nominee. The appointment of a justice from Donald Trump's previously released list of nominees to the Court wou
Anti-Immigrants can't even throw a good rally anymore. Anti-immigrant groups have hit upon the issue of children fleeing violence who are arriving unaccompanied by adults at our southern border. These children are coming from three countries: El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. All three countries have very serious problems with gang violence, murder and child trafficking into prostitution. Under current US federal law these children have the right to have their cases thoroughly evaluated to en
If you're not following the discharge petition melodrama being orchestrated by centrist Republicans in the House, read this first . They landed another GOP signature yesterday, putting them just four shy of the 218 they'd need to force an immigration vote (assuming every Democrat also signs). Here's POTUS this morning on Fox warning them not to bother unless they're prepared to pay up on enforcement. President #Trump on potential immigration bill: Unless it includes a wall and strong border secu
WILL CONTROVERSIAL NEW YORK GUN-CONTROL LAW BE OVERTURNED? by New York State Grassroots Groups (Feb. 17, 2015) -- [ Editor's Note: The following letter was sent by a New York State Grassroots organizer to State Sen. George A. Amedore, Jr ., who represents New York's 46th senatorial district in support of Amedore's stand to repeal the SAFE Act, passed in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in neighboring Connecticut in December 2012. The SAFE Act was passed hastily in January
ABOUT 150 women and their supporters came out to demonstrate at the Texas state Capitol building in Austin on October 3, following the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that will effectively close all but eight abortion clinics in the state. The three-judge panel stayed an injunction against implementing several provisions of House Bill 2 (HB2), which passed last summer despite the historic "people's filibuster" that brought out tens of thousands of protesters. Among other restrictions,
Rallies planned by Iowa organizations to speak out on gun violence are quickly attracting attention and interest. A "March For Our Lives" rally will be held in conjunction with national marches on March 24 in Des Moines at the Capitol, organized by Progress Iowa ( the Facebook event page is here ). Well over 2,000 have expressed interest in attending after just one day of the event's creation. A similar rally and march is also planned in Waterloo on that day by Americans for Democratic Action (
Pro Gun Rights Groups' Counter Rally in Media, PA a Great Success Video | Ammoland Inc. Posted on June 30, 2014 by Ammoland Gun Rights Groups' Counter Rally in Media, PA a Great Success AmmoLand Gun News Media, PA - -( Ammoland.com )- A coalition of Pro-freedom/gun rights groups counter rallied the Walk & Rally for Universal Background Checks on Gun Sales on June 28, 2014. Over 100 attended. The counter rally started at the intersection of Providence Rd and Baltimore Pike in Media, PA. After the
We can add Arizona to the ever-growing list of states where teachers are saying "enough" to state-imposed financial austerity, and walking off the job to protest years of pay cuts, inadequate school resources, and stressful working conditions. Under the banner of #RedForEd , Arizona teachers voted overwhelmingly (78%) for a statewide walkout - the first in the state's history - starting April 26, rejecting a bogus offer of a 20 percent pay increase made by the governor to stave off the walkout.
Democrat lawmakers and liberal groups held a raucous late-night rally on the steps of the Supreme Court to oppose President Trump's nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. Literally had to bail on our live show from #SCOTUS . Moving the show back to the safety of the studio. See y'all at 11p @FoxNews https://t.co/ChIOQdBBTU -- Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) July 10, 2018 Very few times I've felt threatened while out in the field. The mood here tonight is very volatile. Law enforcement appears to be closing dow
The day after Justice Kennedy announced his retirement from the Supreme Court, People For the American Way and civil rights allies rallied together outside the Supreme Court. PFAW and allied organizations including Alliance for Justice, the Center for American Progress, NARAL, Demand Justice, and Lambda Legal called on the Senate to protect our rights and refuse to rubber stamp a Trump nominee. The appointment of a justice from Donald Trump's previously released list of nominees to the Court wou
Anti-Immigrants can't even throw a good rally anymore. Anti-immigrant groups have hit upon the issue of children fleeing violence who are arriving unaccompanied by adults at our southern border. These children are coming from three countries: El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. All three countries have very serious problems with gang violence, murder and child trafficking into prostitution. Under current US federal law these children have the right to have their cases thoroughly evaluated to en
Anti-Immigrants can't even throw a good rally anymore. Anti-immigrant groups have hit upon the issue of children fleeing violence who are arriving unaccompanied by adults at our southern border. These children are coming from three countries: El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. All three countries have very serious problems with gang violence, murder and child trafficking into prostitution. Under current US federal law these children have the right to have their cases thoroughly evaluated to en
My first instinct is always to ignore the Alt-Right, or whatever the racist fringe of white supremacy calls itself whenever its new name becomes too toxic. The point of public protest marches is to draw more attention to their fringe movement than could be justified by its electoral weight. So my preference would be to ignore for as long as possible the hateful bigots who organized last weekend's rally in Charlottesville. It is no longer possible. These vile cretins have never gone away, but the
Rallies planned by Iowa organizations to speak out on gun violence are quickly attracting attention and interest. A "March For Our Lives" rally will be held in conjunction with national marches on March 24 in Des Moines at the Capitol, organized by Progress Iowa ( the Facebook event page is here ). Well over 2,000 have expressed interest in attending after just one day of the event's creation. A similar rally and march is also planned in Waterloo on that day by Americans for Democratic Action (
Tallahassee, Florida - Feb 21, 2018. "Never Again" rally to protest and change gun laws after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Photo Credit: KMH Photovideo / Shutterstock The boycott of the National Rifle Association following its response to the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, came fast and furious. Car rental companies, airlines, trucking businesses, tech firms, insurers and a bank that issued an NRA-branded credit card all severed their relationships with the gun ad
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- A week after a shooter slaughtered 17 people in a Florida high school, thousands of protesters, including many angry teenagers, swarmed into the state Capitol on Wednesday, calling for changes to gun laws, a ban on assault-type weapons and improved care for the mentally ill. The normally staid Florida Statehouse filled with students, among them more than 100 survivors of the Feb. 14 attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, on the edge of the Everglade
Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed by shooter Nikolas Cruz last week, have organized a protest event against the "pitiful, pathetic" failures of politicians to tackle school violence. The students created the website March For Our Lives , with the protest event scheduled for March 24 in Washington, D.C., and have declared that since politicians have failed them, it is up to them to demand real change in America. "We're going to d
Members of the group called Antifa Sacramento (Anti-Fascism Action) outside the state capitol building in 2016. California police investigating a violent white nationalist event worked with white supremacists in an effort to identify counter-protesters and sought the prosecution of activists with "anti-racist" beliefs, court documents show. The records, which also showed officers expressing sympathy with white supremacists and trying to protect a neo-Nazi organizer's identity, were included in a
The following report from DC Direct Action News details a home demonstration against TransCanada's pipeline at the home of Maryland's Governor. On the 15th of February, protesters opposing TransCanada's Eastern Panhandle Extension aka the Potomac Pipeline surrounded the Maryland Governor's Mansion in Annapolis. After a starting rally on Lawyer's Mall in front of the statehouse, protesters fanned out to surround the mansion. The Potomac Pipeline would be brought to you by TransCanada, the people
Thanks to an awful tragedy and a dedicated group of high school students, gun control has become a prominent topic of conversation in America. Since the Feb. 14 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, there's been a call to action on gun legislation by the very students who survived the tragedy. The main event will take place in the nation's capital, but if you are in New York City and can't make it to Washington D.C., you might want to know when the March For Our Lives in NYC starts so you can pa
We can add Arizona to the ever-growing list of states where teachers are saying "enough" to state-imposed financial austerity, and walking off the job to protest years of pay cuts, inadequate school resources, and stressful working conditions. Under the banner of #RedForEd , Arizona teachers voted overwhelmingly (78%) for a statewide walkout - the first in the state's history - starting April 26, rejecting a bogus offer of a 20 percent pay increase made by the governor to stave off the walkout.
My first instinct is always to ignore the Alt-Right, or whatever the racist fringe of white supremacy calls itself whenever its new name becomes too toxic. The point of public protest marches is to draw more attention to their fringe movement than could be justified by its electoral weight. So my preference would be to ignore for as long as possible the hateful bigots who organized last weekend's rally in Charlottesville. It is no longer possible. These vile cretins have never gone away, but the
Rallies planned by Iowa organizations to speak out on gun violence are quickly attracting attention and interest. A "March For Our Lives" rally will be held in conjunction with national marches on March 24 in Des Moines at the Capitol, organized by Progress Iowa ( the Facebook event page is here ). Well over 2,000 have expressed interest in attending after just one day of the event's creation. A similar rally and march is also planned in Waterloo on that day by Americans for Democratic Action (
Tallahassee, Florida - Feb 21, 2018. "Never Again" rally to protest and change gun laws after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Photo Credit: KMH Photovideo / Shutterstock The boycott of the National Rifle Association following its response to the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, came fast and furious. Car rental companies, airlines, trucking businesses, tech firms, insurers and a bank that issued an NRA-branded credit card all severed their relationships with the gun ad
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- A week after a shooter slaughtered 17 people in a Florida high school, thousands of protesters, including many angry teenagers, swarmed into the state Capitol on Wednesday, calling for changes to gun laws, a ban on assault-type weapons and improved care for the mentally ill. The normally staid Florida Statehouse filled with students, among them more than 100 survivors of the Feb. 14 attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, on the edge of the Everglade
Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed by shooter Nikolas Cruz last week, have organized a protest event against the "pitiful, pathetic" failures of politicians to tackle school violence. The students created the website March For Our Lives , with the protest event scheduled for March 24 in Washington, D.C., and have declared that since politicians have failed them, it is up to them to demand real change in America. "We're going to d
Members of the group called Antifa Sacramento (Anti-Fascism Action) outside the state capitol building in 2016. California police investigating a violent white nationalist event worked with white supremacists in an effort to identify counter-protesters and sought the prosecution of activists with "anti-racist" beliefs, court documents show. The records, which also showed officers expressing sympathy with white supremacists and trying to protect a neo-Nazi organizer's identity, were included in a
The following report from DC Direct Action News details a home demonstration against TransCanada's pipeline at the home of Maryland's Governor. On the 15th of February, protesters opposing TransCanada's Eastern Panhandle Extension aka the Potomac Pipeline surrounded the Maryland Governor's Mansion in Annapolis. After a starting rally on Lawyer's Mall in front of the statehouse, protesters fanned out to surround the mansion. The Potomac Pipeline would be brought to you by TransCanada, the people
Thanks to an awful tragedy and a dedicated group of high school students, gun control has become a prominent topic of conversation in America. Since the Feb. 14 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, there's been a call to action on gun legislation by the very students who survived the tragedy. The main event will take place in the nation's capital, but if you are in New York City and can't make it to Washington D.C., you might want to know when the March For Our Lives in NYC starts so you can pa
We can add Arizona to the ever-growing list of states where teachers are saying "enough" to state-imposed financial austerity, and walking off the job to protest years of pay cuts, inadequate school resources, and stressful working conditions. Under the banner of #RedForEd , Arizona teachers voted overwhelmingly (78%) for a statewide walkout - the first in the state's history - starting April 26, rejecting a bogus offer of a 20 percent pay increase made by the governor to stave off the walkout.
Governors from 12 states wrote Congress to show their support for extending long-term unemployment benefits. The bill in question would provide a three-month benefit extension at the price of $6.5 billion , according to the Congressional Budget Office. As told by The Baltimore Sun : "Congress should extend unemployment benefits, as many states continue to experience persistent levels of high unemployment," according to the letter, which was made public Wednesday and will be sent to House and Sen
Time magazine's Joe Klein used the September 22 issue to knock Barack Obama from the left, decrying the "cynical" Democrat for giving in to the "ugly," nativist opposition to immigration. Denying any legitimate, philosophical opposition, Klein sneered, "For the first 190 years of U.S. history, opposition to immigration was mostly about religion-Catholicism and Judaism. For the past 50 or so, it's been mostly about race-Mexicans and other Latinos." He also made almost no distinction between leg
By Rabbi David Aaron Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth. Numbers 12:3 http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Was Moses, indeed, humble? The man who courageously challenged the mighty Pharaoh the King of Egypt, who led an entire people out of slavery, the man who after seeing the golden calf smashed the very tablets written by the finger of G-d. Judaism teaches that no character trait is absolutely negative, everything has a role
Judith Regan, the HarperCollins publisher who was fired after her O.J. Simpson book project fell apart, has accused an unnamed executive from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. of telling her to lie to federal investigators in order to protect Rudy Giuliani. One of Regan's attorneys claimed that she had evidence to support her accusation, but the lawyer failed to present or describe any. New York Times: Ms. Regan had an affair with Mr. Kerik, who is married, beginning in the spring of 2001, when her im
When the greed, recklessness, and illegal behavior on Wall Street drove this country into the deepest recession since the 1930s, the largest financial institutions in the United States took every advantage of being American. They just loved their country - and the willingness of the American people to provide them with the largest bailout in world history. In 2008, Congress approved a $700 billion gift to Wall Street. Another $16 trillion in virtually zero interest loans and other financial assi
In a routinely delusional world, what is the most dangerous delusion? Living in the United States, I'm tempted to focus on the delusion that the US is the greatest nation in the history of the world -- a claim repeated robotically by politicians of both parties. In a mass-consumption capitalist society, there's the delusion that if we only buy more, newer, better products we all will be happier -- a claim repeated endlessly in commercial propaganda (commonly known as advertising and marketing).
Sept. 17 2008 4:20 PM Mistaken Authority Congress should say no to Bush's last-gasp bid for more executive power. Seven years ago Thursday, Congress passed a statute in response to the horrible attacks of 9/11, inflicted on our nation the week before. That law became the basis for sweeping assertions of government power, including warrantless wiretapping, detentions in the continental United States and at Guantanamo Bay, targeted assassinations, extraordinary renditions, and coercive interrogati
Y ou could, without stretching, make an aesthetic case for voting against Barack Obama. Leaving aside the hobbled economy, the promised second term "flexibility" with Putin, the job-diminishing Dodd/Frank act, the Benghazi debacle, the train wreck called Obamacare, the assault on the free exercise of religion, the pretense that the Lilly Ledbetter Act codified equal pay for equal work, the limp response to Iran's nuclear threat, the many Solyndras, kicking Bowles/Simpson to the curb, the "free"
by Scott L. Vanatter Barack Obama is the world's most inept and feckless leader. This is not merely my opinion. Any serious review of the facts reveals inescapably that the official, yet unspoken, position of the Obama White House is that Barack Obama is completely incompetent. Of course, Barack Obama didn't hold a press conference and explicitly admit that he is an incapable bungler. But if you believe Obama's and his Administration's explanation for everything from the Benghazi attacks, to the
Islam is both a religion and political system. As a political system, it does not recognize secular government and, therefore, is an enemy of the United States' Constitution. The Islam of Muhammad's Quran and Hadith calls for the extermination of all other religions and their adherents -- if they cannot be compelled to accept Islam. The peaceful (Meccan) verses of the Quran have been abrogated. The abrogated Islam of Muhammad (the Medinan verses) have no place in the US -- historically the world
Time magazine's Joe Klein used the September 22 issue to knock Barack Obama from the left, decrying the "cynical" Democrat for giving in to the "ugly," nativist opposition to immigration. Denying any legitimate, philosophical opposition, Klein sneered, "For the first 190 years of U.S. history, opposition to immigration was mostly about religion-Catholicism and Judaism. For the past 50 or so, it's been mostly about race-Mexicans and other Latinos." He also made almost no distinction between leg
By Rabbi David Aaron Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth. Numbers 12:3 http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Was Moses, indeed, humble? The man who courageously challenged the mighty Pharaoh the King of Egypt, who led an entire people out of slavery, the man who after seeing the golden calf smashed the very tablets written by the finger of G-d. Judaism teaches that no character trait is absolutely negative, everything has a role
Judith Regan, the HarperCollins publisher who was fired after her O.J. Simpson book project fell apart, has accused an unnamed executive from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. of telling her to lie to federal investigators in order to protect Rudy Giuliani. One of Regan's attorneys claimed that she had evidence to support her accusation, but the lawyer failed to present or describe any. New York Times: Ms. Regan had an affair with Mr. Kerik, who is married, beginning in the spring of 2001, when her im
When the greed, recklessness, and illegal behavior on Wall Street drove this country into the deepest recession since the 1930s, the largest financial institutions in the United States took every advantage of being American. They just loved their country - and the willingness of the American people to provide them with the largest bailout in world history. In 2008, Congress approved a $700 billion gift to Wall Street. Another $16 trillion in virtually zero interest loans and other financial assi
In a routinely delusional world, what is the most dangerous delusion? Living in the United States, I'm tempted to focus on the delusion that the US is the greatest nation in the history of the world -- a claim repeated robotically by politicians of both parties. In a mass-consumption capitalist society, there's the delusion that if we only buy more, newer, better products we all will be happier -- a claim repeated endlessly in commercial propaganda (commonly known as advertising and marketing).
Sept. 17 2008 4:20 PM Mistaken Authority Congress should say no to Bush's last-gasp bid for more executive power. Seven years ago Thursday, Congress passed a statute in response to the horrible attacks of 9/11, inflicted on our nation the week before. That law became the basis for sweeping assertions of government power, including warrantless wiretapping, detentions in the continental United States and at Guantanamo Bay, targeted assassinations, extraordinary renditions, and coercive interrogati
Y ou could, without stretching, make an aesthetic case for voting against Barack Obama. Leaving aside the hobbled economy, the promised second term "flexibility" with Putin, the job-diminishing Dodd/Frank act, the Benghazi debacle, the train wreck called Obamacare, the assault on the free exercise of religion, the pretense that the Lilly Ledbetter Act codified equal pay for equal work, the limp response to Iran's nuclear threat, the many Solyndras, kicking Bowles/Simpson to the curb, the "free"
by Scott L. Vanatter Barack Obama is the world's most inept and feckless leader. This is not merely my opinion. Any serious review of the facts reveals inescapably that the official, yet unspoken, position of the Obama White House is that Barack Obama is completely incompetent. Of course, Barack Obama didn't hold a press conference and explicitly admit that he is an incapable bungler. But if you believe Obama's and his Administration's explanation for everything from the Benghazi attacks, to the
Islam is both a religion and political system. As a political system, it does not recognize secular government and, therefore, is an enemy of the United States' Constitution. The Islam of Muhammad's Quran and Hadith calls for the extermination of all other religions and their adherents -- if they cannot be compelled to accept Islam. The peaceful (Meccan) verses of the Quran have been abrogated. The abrogated Islam of Muhammad (the Medinan verses) have no place in the US -- historically the world
Cumulative Freedom Index Score: 63% Status: Former Member of the House Score Breakdown: 63% (107th Congress: 2001-2002); 62% (106th Congress: 1999-2000) Key Votes: *** Prior to 2008, "The Freedom Index" was known as the "The Conservative Index." *** H R 4: On Agreeing to H. Amdt. 288 to H R 4 Vote Date: August 1, 2001 Vote: NONE No Vote. CAFE Standards. During consideration of the omnibus energy bill (H.R. 4), Rep. Sherwood Boehiert (R-N.Y.) offered an amendment to raise the Corporate Average
While economic stimuli and bailouts are in today's news, a true economic stimulus is getting too little attention - the Fair Tax. A bill in Congress, HR.25, with 34 co-sponsors at its 2009 re-introduction, the Fair Tax would jolt the economy back to life in months by quickly repatriating over $10 Trillion of capital invested offshore. The Fair Tax would then help fix the long-term structural problems of the economy by changing the tax code to reward thrift, effort and productivity in a way that
Islam is both a religion and political system. As a political system, it does not recognize secular government and, therefore, is an enemy of the United States' Constitution. The Islam of Muhammad's Quran and Hadith calls for the extermination of all other religions and their adherents -- if they cannot be compelled to accept Islam. The peaceful (Meccan) verses of the Quran have been abrogated. The abrogated Islam of Muhammad (the Medinan verses) have no place in the US -- historically the world
Wall Street is thriving ( Image by POND5) Permission Details DMCA - Advertisement - As we get older, and hopefully wiser, we generally start to become more discerning on how we view the world and the problems we face. Many of us who seek to make the world a better place try to look at the problems, analyze them, and do what we can to correct them. However, because there are so many different problems facing us, this approach often overwhelms us and can instill a sense of hopelessness in
It was a complete breakdown of law and order, a tearing apart of the Constitution. The next time Democrats come to power, it will be far worse. There is a call now from the left to plan for packing the courts. They will force Republicans to go along, perhaps offering them something they want in exchange. The Jacobin Magazine , the Think Progress Justice editor Ian Millhiser , and The Outline are all becoming more vocal about the case for court packing as is Vox and others. Vox lauds the David F
Add insult to injury, our government has promoted and continues to destroy the rule of law in the United States. President Obama refuses to enforce our immigration laws, while the IRS hands out tax refunds to illegals. Companies like Disney continue to abuse our visa system as an excuse to fire American workers and hire foreigners, the Department of Justice, headed by Loretta Lynch, recently filed, before a federal appeals court, that it is unconstitutional to hold criminals, who are poor, in j
(This is an edited version of the lecture I gave twice in Houston this past week, with good response). Almost all forms of ancient religion were all about priests, temples, and sacrifices. This was as true of Greek religion and Roman religion, as true of Babylonian religion as Assyrian religion, and it was true of Biblical religion as well-- just read the book of Leviticus for example. In Jesus' day Jewish religion focused on Torah, Temple, and territory-- the three Ts. But som
"Never fear to hurt another in a just cause" is just about one of the most evil statements I've ever read as a mantra. I mean, Christianity and Islam both have peace and love at the heart of their religion and look how much insanity man has done in the names of those religions. And Scientology is basically saying "you are welcome to kill in my name?" Holy crap did I read that quote wrong. That seems more like a rewording of Lao Tzu, so again, Mr. Hubbard was thousands of years behind. I also rea
Third American Constitution - Direct Democracy Republic Of America - Article 1 - Section 9 - Items 1 through 9 Section. 9. Of The Second American Constitution (regarding slavery and Human trafficking and taxation) The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a Tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars fo
- Advertisement - ( Image by The Leftist Review.com) Permission Details DMCA by The Leftist Review.com T he headlines will tell you the economy added 195,000 jobs this month. While this is actually true, it's not factually true. The civilian labor force added 177,000 workers during June as the numbers counted as unemployed rose by 17,000. Last June, there were 12,701,000 Americans counted as officially unemployed, but through governmental sleight of hand, in twelve months that number wa
While economic stimuli and bailouts are in today's news, a true economic stimulus is getting too little attention - the Fair Tax. A bill in Congress, HR.25, with 34 co-sponsors at its 2009 re-introduction, the Fair Tax would jolt the economy back to life in months by quickly repatriating over $10 Trillion of capital invested offshore. The Fair Tax would then help fix the long-term structural problems of the economy by changing the tax code to reward thrift, effort and productivity in a way that
Islam is both a religion and political system. As a political system, it does not recognize secular government and, therefore, is an enemy of the United States' Constitution. The Islam of Muhammad's Quran and Hadith calls for the extermination of all other religions and their adherents -- if they cannot be compelled to accept Islam. The peaceful (Meccan) verses of the Quran have been abrogated. The abrogated Islam of Muhammad (the Medinan verses) have no place in the US -- historically the world
Wall Street is thriving ( Image by POND5) Permission Details DMCA - Advertisement - As we get older, and hopefully wiser, we generally start to become more discerning on how we view the world and the problems we face. Many of us who seek to make the world a better place try to look at the problems, analyze them, and do what we can to correct them. However, because there are so many different problems facing us, this approach often overwhelms us and can instill a sense of hopelessness in
It was a complete breakdown of law and order, a tearing apart of the Constitution. The next time Democrats come to power, it will be far worse. There is a call now from the left to plan for packing the courts. They will force Republicans to go along, perhaps offering them something they want in exchange. The Jacobin Magazine , the Think Progress Justice editor Ian Millhiser , and The Outline are all becoming more vocal about the case for court packing as is Vox and others. Vox lauds the David F
Add insult to injury, our government has promoted and continues to destroy the rule of law in the United States. President Obama refuses to enforce our immigration laws, while the IRS hands out tax refunds to illegals. Companies like Disney continue to abuse our visa system as an excuse to fire American workers and hire foreigners, the Department of Justice, headed by Loretta Lynch, recently filed, before a federal appeals court, that it is unconstitutional to hold criminals, who are poor, in j
(This is an edited version of the lecture I gave twice in Houston this past week, with good response). Almost all forms of ancient religion were all about priests, temples, and sacrifices. This was as true of Greek religion and Roman religion, as true of Babylonian religion as Assyrian religion, and it was true of Biblical religion as well-- just read the book of Leviticus for example. In Jesus' day Jewish religion focused on Torah, Temple, and territory-- the three Ts. But som
"Never fear to hurt another in a just cause" is just about one of the most evil statements I've ever read as a mantra. I mean, Christianity and Islam both have peace and love at the heart of their religion and look how much insanity man has done in the names of those religions. And Scientology is basically saying "you are welcome to kill in my name?" Holy crap did I read that quote wrong. That seems more like a rewording of Lao Tzu, so again, Mr. Hubbard was thousands of years behind. I also rea
Third American Constitution - Direct Democracy Republic Of America - Article 1 - Section 9 - Items 1 through 9 Section. 9. Of The Second American Constitution (regarding slavery and Human trafficking and taxation) The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a Tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars fo
- Advertisement - ( Image by The Leftist Review.com) Permission Details DMCA by The Leftist Review.com T he headlines will tell you the economy added 195,000 jobs this month. While this is actually true, it's not factually true. The civilian labor force added 177,000 workers during June as the numbers counted as unemployed rose by 17,000. Last June, there were 12,701,000 Americans counted as officially unemployed, but through governmental sleight of hand, in twelve months that number wa
Brad Paisley and rapper LL Cool J have just released a new country duet called "Accidental Racist." It's caused quite a lot of buzz, with some saying it's "a model for exactly how not to start [a] conversation" about racism in America. Yes and no. I think Paisley's heart was in the right place, but some of the song might miss the mark. But not all of it, or even most of it. Let's discuss (and try not to kill each other in so doing). I just read through all the lyrics . And suggest you do
Hip-hop icons aren't usually seen hanging out with rabbis. But Russell Simmons and Rabbi Marc Schneier are more concerned with promoting racial tolerance and acceptance than setting trends. "The partnership between Russell and I is...only going to grow," Schneir said. "[Our work together] speaks volumes in terms of our commitment and dedication to strengthening relations between African-Americans and Jews..." Rabbi Schneier is president and founder of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, a n
Sarah: Most people know you as an actor, but you've also been an activist all your adult life. Was there a particular event that politicized you? Danny : I went to college at a time of the civil rights movement, the student sit-ins in the South, the anti-war movement, and the free speech movement. Freedom Summer, the massive voter education project in Mississippi, was 1964. I graduated from high school in 1965. So becoming active was almost a rite of passage. Speaking of Freedom Summer, it's imp
Gene Simmons is known for being controversial and in a new interview he once again proves this by declaring that rock music is finally dead. In his latest interview with his son Nick Simmons for Esquire , the bassist from the group KISS states that rock did not just die a natural death but was in fact murdered. In the interview he discusses how and why rock music has died in his opinion. He also discusses his thoughts on the rock genre as a whole. This is not the first time the musician has made
Australian-born female rapper Iggy Azalea was scheduled to perform at a Pittsburgh, PA LGBT Pride event this weekend, but canceled Monday after she was accused of making past homophobic statements on social media. The 25-year-old "Fancy" rapper made the announcement on Twitter, the very platform that landed her in trouble in the first place, after facing criticism from the LGBT community for old posts that are now being called racist and homophobic. "When guys whisper in eachothers ear I always
Sports Illustrated magazine didn't just give Colin Kaepernick the Muhammad Ali Legacy Award on Monday. This left-leaning publication immersed itself in Black Lives Matter activism by giving the ex-football player and fellow BLM activist Beyonce a green light to push their social justice narrative. The Daily Show host Trevor Noah introduced Kaepernick by complaining, "He's been sidelined by the NFL, labeled un-American, and even been attacked by the president." TMZ echoed his words with the headl
There's been a feud brewing between LwC favorite Shaun King (see IRONY ALERT: Fake Black Guy Shaun King, Gets Mad About Teens in Blackface... and CAUGHT: #BlackLivesMatter Activist Shaun King is Actually White ) and radio host Jason Whitlock. It started when King ran a one sided hit piece against Peyton Manning that has been thoroughly debunked by Whitlock and many others . So let's set the stage with that. "Marley was dead to begin with..." It continued on social media , with King questioning
Actor and activist Shia LaBeouf announced he would be shutting down his anti-Trump livestream for safety after reports of gunshots near the installation. Shia LaBeouf's "He Will Not Divide Us" exhibit opens in New Mexico after being shut down in New York https://t.co/GQtv1c24Oq pic.twitter.com/UsQxwm1asR -- New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 20, 2017 Actor Shia LaBeouf was applauded for his "He Will Not Divide Us" art project that he installed in New York City on the day of President D
A black comedian demanded free coffee from Starbucks, citing "reparations" in a prank that makes light of the arrests that took place at a Philadelphia branch last week. Bryan Sharpe, a comedian and author also known as "Hotep Jesus," walked into a different branch and launched his antics on an employee named Amanda, The Daily Mail reported . "I heard y'all are racist, so I came to get my free coffee," he is heard saying in a video appearing on YouTube . "I saw that," the employee responds. Fake
Yesterday, it was revealed South African comedian Trevor Noah will be taking over for Jon Stewart as the host of "The Daily Show." Within less than 24 hours, the Internet started the backlash against Noah . Some people dug up tweets from Noah's past, claiming his jokes are anti-Semitic and sexist. Many of these tweets are from years ago, but nothing ever truly disappears on the Internet. Most people have some skeletons in their closets, but these might be particularly damaging as Noah is meant
Hip-hop icons aren't usually seen hanging out with rabbis. But Russell Simmons and Rabbi Marc Schneier are more concerned with promoting racial tolerance and acceptance than setting trends. "The partnership between Russell and I is...only going to grow," Schneir said. "[Our work together] speaks volumes in terms of our commitment and dedication to strengthening relations between African-Americans and Jews..." Rabbi Schneier is president and founder of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, a n
Sarah: Most people know you as an actor, but you've also been an activist all your adult life. Was there a particular event that politicized you? Danny : I went to college at a time of the civil rights movement, the student sit-ins in the South, the anti-war movement, and the free speech movement. Freedom Summer, the massive voter education project in Mississippi, was 1964. I graduated from high school in 1965. So becoming active was almost a rite of passage. Speaking of Freedom Summer, it's imp
Gene Simmons is known for being controversial and in a new interview he once again proves this by declaring that rock music is finally dead. In his latest interview with his son Nick Simmons for Esquire , the bassist from the group KISS states that rock did not just die a natural death but was in fact murdered. In the interview he discusses how and why rock music has died in his opinion. He also discusses his thoughts on the rock genre as a whole. This is not the first time the musician has made
Australian-born female rapper Iggy Azalea was scheduled to perform at a Pittsburgh, PA LGBT Pride event this weekend, but canceled Monday after she was accused of making past homophobic statements on social media. The 25-year-old "Fancy" rapper made the announcement on Twitter, the very platform that landed her in trouble in the first place, after facing criticism from the LGBT community for old posts that are now being called racist and homophobic. "When guys whisper in eachothers ear I always
Sports Illustrated magazine didn't just give Colin Kaepernick the Muhammad Ali Legacy Award on Monday. This left-leaning publication immersed itself in Black Lives Matter activism by giving the ex-football player and fellow BLM activist Beyonce a green light to push their social justice narrative. The Daily Show host Trevor Noah introduced Kaepernick by complaining, "He's been sidelined by the NFL, labeled un-American, and even been attacked by the president." TMZ echoed his words with the headl
There's been a feud brewing between LwC favorite Shaun King (see IRONY ALERT: Fake Black Guy Shaun King, Gets Mad About Teens in Blackface... and CAUGHT: #BlackLivesMatter Activist Shaun King is Actually White ) and radio host Jason Whitlock. It started when King ran a one sided hit piece against Peyton Manning that has been thoroughly debunked by Whitlock and many others . So let's set the stage with that. "Marley was dead to begin with..." It continued on social media , with King questioning
Actor and activist Shia LaBeouf announced he would be shutting down his anti-Trump livestream for safety after reports of gunshots near the installation. Shia LaBeouf's "He Will Not Divide Us" exhibit opens in New Mexico after being shut down in New York https://t.co/GQtv1c24Oq pic.twitter.com/UsQxwm1asR -- New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 20, 2017 Actor Shia LaBeouf was applauded for his "He Will Not Divide Us" art project that he installed in New York City on the day of President D
A black comedian demanded free coffee from Starbucks, citing "reparations" in a prank that makes light of the arrests that took place at a Philadelphia branch last week. Bryan Sharpe, a comedian and author also known as "Hotep Jesus," walked into a different branch and launched his antics on an employee named Amanda, The Daily Mail reported . "I heard y'all are racist, so I came to get my free coffee," he is heard saying in a video appearing on YouTube . "I saw that," the employee responds. Fake
Yesterday, it was revealed South African comedian Trevor Noah will be taking over for Jon Stewart as the host of "The Daily Show." Within less than 24 hours, the Internet started the backlash against Noah . Some people dug up tweets from Noah's past, claiming his jokes are anti-Semitic and sexist. Many of these tweets are from years ago, but nothing ever truly disappears on the Internet. Most people have some skeletons in their closets, but these might be particularly damaging as Noah is meant
"They're desperate for something to believe in!" Comedian @traecrowder on why he's "not surprised" Trump's message resonated. pic.twitter.com/JeQFzyFd0j -- The View (@TheView) March 14, 2017 Comedian Trae Crowder appeared on this morning's The View , and of course, talked about President Donald Trump . Jedediah Biel asked the "Liberal Redneck" whether he was able to see Trump's win coming, noting that he "won this election in large part due to these rural blue collar towns" that "typically t
According to leftist windbags, everything is sexist. Except Islam. If you point out the many examples of everyday sexism in the Muslim world (see Eight Iranian Women Arrested For... Attending a Soccer Game?! and Facebook Video: Domestic Violence is Totally Fine... Under Islam )? You'll surely trigger the bloodcurdling cries of "You're an Islamophobe, nanny nanny poo poo." Islam apologists should watch this video from German reporter Jaafar Abdul Karim . It's been making it's way around the T
Have you heard the one about a comedian who took some jabs at God only to find himself investigated by police for blasphemy? There's no punchline here, because it actually did happen but not in a hard-line Islamic republic . Recently, Irish police launched an investigation of comedian Stephen Fry after an interview he did aired on t.v. in which he described God as "capricious, mean-minded, stupid," and "an utter maniac." Watch as I share the story with you including the happy ending for Fry tha
Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump retweeted anti-Muslim propaganda videos from Britain First, an extremist nationalist group whose leaders have been convicted of hate crimes. The tweets--which called the videos "Muslim migrant beats up Dutch boy on crutches!" ; "Muslim Destroys a Statue of Virgin Mary!" ; and "Islamist mob pushes teenage boy off roof and beats him to death!" --initially sparked controversy because of their inflammatory anti-Muslim sentiment. Then research revealed that the tw
The Moroccan-born Muslim mayor of Rotterdam is making waves with an interview on CNN this week, where he called on his fellow Muslim immigrants to accept Western values and reject extremism. In his rather blunt comments, Ahmed Aboutaleb explained that Dutch values are not negotiable. "The Dutch constitution but also the Dutch society is constructed in very, very interesting basic value and that is tolerance and acceptance," he told CNN's Michael Holmes. "So the moment you come to the Netherlands
JAILED Hate preacher Anjem Choudary is one of the first radical extremists to be placed in a new high-security 'jihadi' wing, the Sun can reveal. The co-founder Al-Muhajiroun was one a handful of convicted criminals placed in the new separation unit at HMP Frankland in Co Durham last week. Getty Images 2 Hate preacher Anjem Choudary was jailed in September for drumming up support for ISIS AP:Associated Press 2 The 49-year-old will be placed in a new high security jihadi wing The Ministry of Just
"The attack has nothing at all to do with the religion of white supremacy, and white supremacists are under no obligation to apologize for this attack." Racist James Jackson drives a sword through 66 year old black man, but please...let's just continue banning muslims for no reason. #racism pic.twitter.com/FmJGK33oKw -- Andre R. Frattino (@ARFstudios) March 23, 2017 A prominent neo-Nazi, Andrew Anglin, has condemned the racially motivated killing of a black man in New York by a white supremacist
New York: London imam Abu Hamza al-Masri was convicted of terrorism charges in New York on Monday, following a four-week trial that shined a spotlight on the preacher's controversial anti-Western statements. Abu Hamza. AFP After deliberating for less than two days, a jury of eight men and four women found 56-year-old Abu Hamza guilty on all 11 counts he faced, handing Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara his second high-profile terrorism conviction in three months. Abu Hamza could face life in
When Ibtihaj Muhammad revealed this week that she would participate in the Olympics while dressed in her Muslim attire, she received a lot of attention. On Monday, Muhammad, a member of the U.S. fencing team, became the first American Olympian to compete wearing a hijab. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton showed her support for the Muslim athlete by tweeting her congratulations. Advertisement - story continues below In Rio, Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad became the first American M
Chelsea Handler is quitting her Netflix talk show after just two seasons to become a "more knowledgeable and engaged citizen." The comedian announced this in a statement on social media on Wednesday. "Like so many across the country, the past presidential election and the countless events that have unfolded since have galvanized me," Handler said in a statement posted to Twitter. "From the national level down to the grassroots, it's clear our decisions at the ballot box next year will mark a def
According to leftist windbags, everything is sexist. Except Islam. If you point out the many examples of everyday sexism in the Muslim world (see Eight Iranian Women Arrested For... Attending a Soccer Game?! and Facebook Video: Domestic Violence is Totally Fine... Under Islam )? You'll surely trigger the bloodcurdling cries of "You're an Islamophobe, nanny nanny poo poo." Islam apologists should watch this video from German reporter Jaafar Abdul Karim . It's been making it's way around the T
Have you heard the one about a comedian who took some jabs at God only to find himself investigated by police for blasphemy? There's no punchline here, because it actually did happen but not in a hard-line Islamic republic . Recently, Irish police launched an investigation of comedian Stephen Fry after an interview he did aired on t.v. in which he described God as "capricious, mean-minded, stupid," and "an utter maniac." Watch as I share the story with you including the happy ending for Fry tha
Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump retweeted anti-Muslim propaganda videos from Britain First, an extremist nationalist group whose leaders have been convicted of hate crimes. The tweets--which called the videos "Muslim migrant beats up Dutch boy on crutches!" ; "Muslim Destroys a Statue of Virgin Mary!" ; and "Islamist mob pushes teenage boy off roof and beats him to death!" --initially sparked controversy because of their inflammatory anti-Muslim sentiment. Then research revealed that the tw
The Moroccan-born Muslim mayor of Rotterdam is making waves with an interview on CNN this week, where he called on his fellow Muslim immigrants to accept Western values and reject extremism. In his rather blunt comments, Ahmed Aboutaleb explained that Dutch values are not negotiable. "The Dutch constitution but also the Dutch society is constructed in very, very interesting basic value and that is tolerance and acceptance," he told CNN's Michael Holmes. "So the moment you come to the Netherlands
JAILED Hate preacher Anjem Choudary is one of the first radical extremists to be placed in a new high-security 'jihadi' wing, the Sun can reveal. The co-founder Al-Muhajiroun was one a handful of convicted criminals placed in the new separation unit at HMP Frankland in Co Durham last week. Getty Images 2 Hate preacher Anjem Choudary was jailed in September for drumming up support for ISIS AP:Associated Press 2 The 49-year-old will be placed in a new high security jihadi wing The Ministry of Just
"The attack has nothing at all to do with the religion of white supremacy, and white supremacists are under no obligation to apologize for this attack." Racist James Jackson drives a sword through 66 year old black man, but please...let's just continue banning muslims for no reason. #racism pic.twitter.com/FmJGK33oKw -- Andre R. Frattino (@ARFstudios) March 23, 2017 A prominent neo-Nazi, Andrew Anglin, has condemned the racially motivated killing of a black man in New York by a white supremacist
New York: London imam Abu Hamza al-Masri was convicted of terrorism charges in New York on Monday, following a four-week trial that shined a spotlight on the preacher's controversial anti-Western statements. Abu Hamza. AFP After deliberating for less than two days, a jury of eight men and four women found 56-year-old Abu Hamza guilty on all 11 counts he faced, handing Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara his second high-profile terrorism conviction in three months. Abu Hamza could face life in
When Ibtihaj Muhammad revealed this week that she would participate in the Olympics while dressed in her Muslim attire, she received a lot of attention. On Monday, Muhammad, a member of the U.S. fencing team, became the first American Olympian to compete wearing a hijab. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton showed her support for the Muslim athlete by tweeting her congratulations. Advertisement - story continues below In Rio, Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad became the first American M
Chelsea Handler is quitting her Netflix talk show after just two seasons to become a "more knowledgeable and engaged citizen." The comedian announced this in a statement on social media on Wednesday. "Like so many across the country, the past presidential election and the countless events that have unfolded since have galvanized me," Handler said in a statement posted to Twitter. "From the national level down to the grassroots, it's clear our decisions at the ballot box next year will mark a def
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration late Friday to grant pregnant illegal immigrant girls in U.S. custody unfettered access to abortions, ruling they have a constitutional right to the procedure. Judge Tanya S. Chutkan, an Obama-era appointee to U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., who has been a thorn in the side of the Trump administration in several major cases, said the government has been putting too many hurdles in the path of the teen girls. The government's backers had w
Planned Parenthood is suing the state of Indiana over a new law taking effect this summer requiring minors to obtain parental consent before undergoing an abortion. Planned Parenthood claimed this violates the First Amendment. "Patients should know all options regarding their pregnancies," said Betty Cockrum, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky. "It is blatantly unconstitutional and is entirely without compassion for vulnerable Hoosiers." Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb
A federal appeals court has ruled that Idaho's law banning abortions past the fifth month of pregnancy is unconstitutional. The Hill reports the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals claimed Idaho's law violates the Supreme Court's ruling in 1992 in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which affirmed the earlier Roe v. Wade decision, and said unborn babies may be aborted up to the point at which they are viable outside their mother's wombs. "Because [Idaho's law] places an arbitrary time limit on when women can
The Supreme Court's 5-3 decision in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt , striking down two Texas abortion regulations, was a great disappointment . No question. Assuming the role of Supreme Medical Review Board, the Court took a magnifying glass to scrutinize the Texas regulations for any flaws or redundancies that would excuse striking the regulations down. Especially disheartening was the Supreme Court's swallowing of the pro-abortion myth that abortion is safer than childbirth. Said the Cour
WASHINGTON JUNE 27: A pro-choice activist holds a Planned Parenthood sign while awaiting the Supreme Courta??s ruling on abortion access in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on June 27, 2016 Photo Credit: Rena Schild / Shutterstock.com How can you "kill" something that cannot "die"? This is arguably the most significant question in any discussion concerning the legality of abortion, and because facts matter, the following seventeen words are critical in understanding that before gesta
Planned Parenthood supporters rally for women's access to reproductive health care on "National Pink Out Day'' at Los Angeles City Hall?--?Sept. 9, 2015 (AP/Nick Ut, File) Monday marks the 45th anniversary of Roe v. Wade , the landmark Supreme Court decision that made abortion--without undue burden and until the point of fetal viability--legal on the federal level. Prior to the decision, abortion remained commonplace; as long as childbirth and pregnancy have existed, so has abortion, in myriad f
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 31, 2016 ( LifeSiteNews ) - Donald Trump would "absolutely" support overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide - because he believes states should settle the issue for themselves. However, a Trump campaign spokeswoman appeared to get into an extended bout of word-parsing over whether Trump would "call for" or merely "support" a ban on most abortions. Katrina Pierson, Mr. Trump's spokeswoman, appeared on CNN's "New Day" program this mornin
Democrat lawmakers and liberal groups held a raucous late-night rally on the steps of the Supreme Court to oppose President Trump's nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. Literally had to bail on our live show from #SCOTUS . Moving the show back to the safety of the studio. See y'all at 11p @FoxNews https://t.co/ChIOQdBBTU -- Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) July 10, 2018 Very few times I've felt threatened while out in the field. The mood here tonight is very volatile. Law enforcement appears to be closing dow
ABOUT 150 women and their supporters came out to demonstrate at the Texas state Capitol building in Austin on October 3, following the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that will effectively close all but eight abortion clinics in the state. The three-judge panel stayed an injunction against implementing several provisions of House Bill 2 (HB2), which passed last summer despite the historic "people's filibuster" that brought out tens of thousands of protesters. Among other restrictions,
In another important decision Tuesday, the Supreme Court has ruled 5 to 4 that California cannot require so-called crisis pregnancy centers to supply women with information about how to end their pregnancies. The court ruled on behalf of the anti-abortion pregnancy centers on free speech grounds. There are over 2,500 so-called crisis pregnancy centers across the country, including some that are unlicensed. In response to the ruling, the group NARAL Pro-Choice America said, "Fake women's health c
Planned Parenthood is suing the state of Indiana over a new law taking effect this summer requiring minors to obtain parental consent before undergoing an abortion. Planned Parenthood claimed this violates the First Amendment. "Patients should know all options regarding their pregnancies," said Betty Cockrum, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky. "It is blatantly unconstitutional and is entirely without compassion for vulnerable Hoosiers." Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb
A federal appeals court has ruled that Idaho's law banning abortions past the fifth month of pregnancy is unconstitutional. The Hill reports the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals claimed Idaho's law violates the Supreme Court's ruling in 1992 in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which affirmed the earlier Roe v. Wade decision, and said unborn babies may be aborted up to the point at which they are viable outside their mother's wombs. "Because [Idaho's law] places an arbitrary time limit on when women can
The Supreme Court's 5-3 decision in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt , striking down two Texas abortion regulations, was a great disappointment . No question. Assuming the role of Supreme Medical Review Board, the Court took a magnifying glass to scrutinize the Texas regulations for any flaws or redundancies that would excuse striking the regulations down. Especially disheartening was the Supreme Court's swallowing of the pro-abortion myth that abortion is safer than childbirth. Said the Cour
WASHINGTON JUNE 27: A pro-choice activist holds a Planned Parenthood sign while awaiting the Supreme Courta??s ruling on abortion access in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on June 27, 2016 Photo Credit: Rena Schild / Shutterstock.com How can you "kill" something that cannot "die"? This is arguably the most significant question in any discussion concerning the legality of abortion, and because facts matter, the following seventeen words are critical in understanding that before gesta
Planned Parenthood supporters rally for women's access to reproductive health care on "National Pink Out Day'' at Los Angeles City Hall?--?Sept. 9, 2015 (AP/Nick Ut, File) Monday marks the 45th anniversary of Roe v. Wade , the landmark Supreme Court decision that made abortion--without undue burden and until the point of fetal viability--legal on the federal level. Prior to the decision, abortion remained commonplace; as long as childbirth and pregnancy have existed, so has abortion, in myriad f
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 31, 2016 ( LifeSiteNews ) - Donald Trump would "absolutely" support overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide - because he believes states should settle the issue for themselves. However, a Trump campaign spokeswoman appeared to get into an extended bout of word-parsing over whether Trump would "call for" or merely "support" a ban on most abortions. Katrina Pierson, Mr. Trump's spokeswoman, appeared on CNN's "New Day" program this mornin
Democrat lawmakers and liberal groups held a raucous late-night rally on the steps of the Supreme Court to oppose President Trump's nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. Literally had to bail on our live show from #SCOTUS . Moving the show back to the safety of the studio. See y'all at 11p @FoxNews https://t.co/ChIOQdBBTU -- Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) July 10, 2018 Very few times I've felt threatened while out in the field. The mood here tonight is very volatile. Law enforcement appears to be closing dow
ABOUT 150 women and their supporters came out to demonstrate at the Texas state Capitol building in Austin on October 3, following the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that will effectively close all but eight abortion clinics in the state. The three-judge panel stayed an injunction against implementing several provisions of House Bill 2 (HB2), which passed last summer despite the historic "people's filibuster" that brought out tens of thousands of protesters. Among other restrictions,
In another important decision Tuesday, the Supreme Court has ruled 5 to 4 that California cannot require so-called crisis pregnancy centers to supply women with information about how to end their pregnancies. The court ruled on behalf of the anti-abortion pregnancy centers on free speech grounds. There are over 2,500 so-called crisis pregnancy centers across the country, including some that are unlicensed. In response to the ruling, the group NARAL Pro-Choice America said, "Fake women's health c
By Ariel Gold, CODEPINK staff On Wednesday March 9 the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) announced that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has accepted an invitation to speak at their March 20-22 annual policy conference in Washington DC. Two days later they announced that Republican candidate, Donald Trump has also accepted their invitation to speak. AIPAC relishes its ability to trot out leading politicians who then jostle to outdo each other in proving their "pro
ABOUT 150 women and their supporters came out to demonstrate at the Texas state Capitol building in Austin on October 3, following the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that will effectively close all but eight abortion clinics in the state. The three-judge panel stayed an injunction against implementing several provisions of House Bill 2 (HB2), which passed last summer despite the historic "people's filibuster" that brought out tens of thousands of protesters. Among other restrictions,
Planned Parenthood supporters rally for women's access to reproductive health care on "National Pink Out Day'' at Los Angeles City Hall?--?Sept. 9, 2015 (AP/Nick Ut, File) Monday marks the 45th anniversary of Roe v. Wade , the landmark Supreme Court decision that made abortion--without undue burden and until the point of fetal viability--legal on the federal level. Prior to the decision, abortion remained commonplace; as long as childbirth and pregnancy have existed, so has abortion, in myriad f
Chirlane McCray speaking today. (Photo: Ross Barkan for Observer) Hundreds of Planned Parenthood supporters clad in pink rallied in Manhattan this afternoon, taking aim at Republicans in Congress who are threatening to cut federal funds to the reproductive healthcare provider. Organized by national and local Planned Parenthood chapters, the "Pink Out" rally drew the city's leading political figures, including Mayor Bill de Blasio's wife, Chirlane McCray, and the City Council speaker and city com
On October 31, the Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) held its 1st Annual Muslim Day at the Capitol -- not to be confused with the Islamic Day in Ohio held during the same month, or the Meet a Muslim Day , Hijab Day , and National Muslim Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill held earlier this year. Participants were provided with "training, support, and education for a full day of civic engagement" as CAIR officials lobbied Ohio lawmakers. CAIR-Cleveland co-founder Isam Zaie
Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are "circulating" a letter that is to be delivered to Nancy Pelosi, urging/pressuring/demanding/politely pleading with the House speaker to take up ENDA. So I guess this counts as pressure ? Because of course the letter isn't filled with things that have already been repeated, ad nauseum, to Pelosi. The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House US House of Representatives H 232, the Capitol Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Madam Speaker: Members of th
Via Daily Signal : Steps outside a women's caucus meeting at the Democratic National Convention, Planned Parenthood's lobbying arm got techy with attendees, using computer-generated imagery to give people a first-hand look at the protests some women face when walking into abortion clinics. "Planned Parenthood Action Fund is here sharing a virtual reality film called ' Across the Line ,' which puts people inside the experience of what it's like to cross the line of anti-abortion protesters who st
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 31, 2016 ( LifeSiteNews ) - Donald Trump would "absolutely" support overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide - because he believes states should settle the issue for themselves. However, a Trump campaign spokeswoman appeared to get into an extended bout of word-parsing over whether Trump would "call for" or merely "support" a ban on most abortions. Katrina Pierson, Mr. Trump's spokeswoman, appeared on CNN's "New Day" program this mornin
Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Bernie Sanders hold a news conference to announce proposed gun control legislation at the U.S. Capitol October 4, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images In addition to sorrow over the 59 deaths and more than 500 wounded spectators at a Las Vegas outdoor concert , much anguish has been over the inability of our political system to solve such crises. But actually, there are a number of gun control measures that can pass through Congress--if politicians li
WASHINGTON JUNE 27: A pro-choice activist holds a Planned Parenthood sign while awaiting the Supreme Courta??s ruling on abortion access in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on June 27, 2016 Photo Credit: Rena Schild / Shutterstock.com How can you "kill" something that cannot "die"? This is arguably the most significant question in any discussion concerning the legality of abortion, and because facts matter, the following seventeen words are critical in understanding that before gesta
ABOUT 150 women and their supporters came out to demonstrate at the Texas state Capitol building in Austin on October 3, following the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that will effectively close all but eight abortion clinics in the state. The three-judge panel stayed an injunction against implementing several provisions of House Bill 2 (HB2), which passed last summer despite the historic "people's filibuster" that brought out tens of thousands of protesters. Among other restrictions,
Planned Parenthood supporters rally for women's access to reproductive health care on "National Pink Out Day'' at Los Angeles City Hall?--?Sept. 9, 2015 (AP/Nick Ut, File) Monday marks the 45th anniversary of Roe v. Wade , the landmark Supreme Court decision that made abortion--without undue burden and until the point of fetal viability--legal on the federal level. Prior to the decision, abortion remained commonplace; as long as childbirth and pregnancy have existed, so has abortion, in myriad f
Chirlane McCray speaking today. (Photo: Ross Barkan for Observer) Hundreds of Planned Parenthood supporters clad in pink rallied in Manhattan this afternoon, taking aim at Republicans in Congress who are threatening to cut federal funds to the reproductive healthcare provider. Organized by national and local Planned Parenthood chapters, the "Pink Out" rally drew the city's leading political figures, including Mayor Bill de Blasio's wife, Chirlane McCray, and the City Council speaker and city com
On October 31, the Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) held its 1st Annual Muslim Day at the Capitol -- not to be confused with the Islamic Day in Ohio held during the same month, or the Meet a Muslim Day , Hijab Day , and National Muslim Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill held earlier this year. Participants were provided with "training, support, and education for a full day of civic engagement" as CAIR officials lobbied Ohio lawmakers. CAIR-Cleveland co-founder Isam Zaie
Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are "circulating" a letter that is to be delivered to Nancy Pelosi, urging/pressuring/demanding/politely pleading with the House speaker to take up ENDA. So I guess this counts as pressure ? Because of course the letter isn't filled with things that have already been repeated, ad nauseum, to Pelosi. The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House US House of Representatives H 232, the Capitol Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Madam Speaker: Members of th
Via Daily Signal : Steps outside a women's caucus meeting at the Democratic National Convention, Planned Parenthood's lobbying arm got techy with attendees, using computer-generated imagery to give people a first-hand look at the protests some women face when walking into abortion clinics. "Planned Parenthood Action Fund is here sharing a virtual reality film called ' Across the Line ,' which puts people inside the experience of what it's like to cross the line of anti-abortion protesters who st
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 31, 2016 ( LifeSiteNews ) - Donald Trump would "absolutely" support overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide - because he believes states should settle the issue for themselves. However, a Trump campaign spokeswoman appeared to get into an extended bout of word-parsing over whether Trump would "call for" or merely "support" a ban on most abortions. Katrina Pierson, Mr. Trump's spokeswoman, appeared on CNN's "New Day" program this mornin
Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Bernie Sanders hold a news conference to announce proposed gun control legislation at the U.S. Capitol October 4, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images In addition to sorrow over the 59 deaths and more than 500 wounded spectators at a Las Vegas outdoor concert , much anguish has been over the inability of our political system to solve such crises. But actually, there are a number of gun control measures that can pass through Congress--if politicians li
WASHINGTON JUNE 27: A pro-choice activist holds a Planned Parenthood sign while awaiting the Supreme Courta??s ruling on abortion access in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on June 27, 2016 Photo Credit: Rena Schild / Shutterstock.com How can you "kill" something that cannot "die"? This is arguably the most significant question in any discussion concerning the legality of abortion, and because facts matter, the following seventeen words are critical in understanding that before gesta
Editor's update: Today, Gov. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) signed legislation permitting children of illegal immigrants to receive in-state tuition rates. The commentary below was originally published May 5. On Thursday, senators in the state legislature in Florida voted to discriminate against American citizens by granting in-state tuition for Florida colleges and universities to students who are illegally in the United States. Illegal aliens who have attended a Florida public school for at least three y
Senate Candidate Says Obama Hasn't Been Impeached Because He's Black Rebecca Leber Apr 9, 2014, 2:18 pm CREDIT: IOWANS4SAMCLOVIS.COM Sam Clovis, an Iowa Republican running for U.S. Senate, thinks the only reason President Obama has not been impeached by the House of Representatives is because he is the nation's first black president. "I would say there are people in the House of Representatives right now that would very much like to take the opportunity to start the process," Clovis said in an i
Gov. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has officially announced the appointment of his former general counsel Carte Goodwin as West Virginia's new Senator, temporarily filling the vacancy created by the death of Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd. Manchin opened the press conference by announcing that he had already filed the necessary paperwork with West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant (D), appointing the 36-year-old Goodwin to the Senate. "He will join the United States Senate as the youngest Senator se
I do not know if or how corrupt N.J. Democrat Senator Bob Menendez is, but I do know that other corruption is taking place. Days before the November 2012 election, The Daily . . . Rule Number One when reading polling items in the MSM: Go to the source; go the spreadsheet and you will see the stats which they do not want you to see. Case . . . Condi Rice had the most 'no' votes in history of any Secretary of State nominee during her confirmation process two months before the 40th anniversary of S
JUAN GONZALEZ : The Senate Judiciary Committee will continue questioning Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan today after she mounted a spirited defense against her critics Tuesday. Barring a major gaffe, she is widely expected to move closer to succeeding Justice John Paul Stevens, who retired from the Supreme Court Monday. Kagan once called the Supreme Court confirmation process, quote, "a vapid and hollow charade," where nominees simply offer a, quote, "repetition of platitudes." This was in a l
August 23, 2012 5:00 am Embattled California Rep. Lois Capps (D) is being viewed by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) as an "unfriendly incumbent," a designation placing her directly in the pro-Israel community's crosshairs, according to political insiders. August 22, 2012 10:24 am Democratic Chicago politician Toni Preckwinkle has apologized for saying that former President Ronald Reagan deserves "a special place in hell" for implementing the War on Drugs, according to the Ch
The Tennessee State Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 10 and Senate Bill 1675, both of which were sponsored by State Senator Mark Green (R-Clarksville). "I was honored to sponsor these two bills to help our veterans who have given sacrificially to serve our country. Senate Bill 10 and Senate Bill... Read More News 2018 election , veterans Leave a comment Among the balls, parades, and philanthropic works Mardi Gras krewes undertake throughout the year, one stands out as unique. Legion of Mars
Florida Gov. Rick Scott Assumes 'You Guys' (All Black Lawmakers) Grew Up Poor ThinkProgress Feb 16, 2011, 8:45 pm Since taking office last month, Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) has proposed cutting funding for historically black colleges , abolishing state offices that support minority-owned businesses , and exploited the Voting Rights Act to rig the state's re-districing process. Yesterday, the Miami Herald reports, Scott further alienated black lawmakers when he "implied that all black lawmak
The leading candidate to be the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., has said he wants the Democratic Party to come out against the Second Amendment, compared the 9/11 attacks to the Nazi Reichstag fire, and was affiliated with the controversial Louis Farrakhan's Nation of Islam. "We're not broke. There's plenty of money, it's just the government doesn't have it," @keithellison says. Ellison, the co-chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. - Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, a Libertarian Party presidential candidate, called the policies advocated by Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump "fascist" and hopes to be the alternative conservatives are looking for in November. Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson speaks at CPAC 2016 conference at National Harbor just outside Washington, D.C., Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Trump is no small-government conservative, Johnson, a former Republican, sa
Senate Candidate Says Obama Hasn't Been Impeached Because He's Black Rebecca Leber Apr 9, 2014, 2:18 pm CREDIT: IOWANS4SAMCLOVIS.COM Sam Clovis, an Iowa Republican running for U.S. Senate, thinks the only reason President Obama has not been impeached by the House of Representatives is because he is the nation's first black president. "I would say there are people in the House of Representatives right now that would very much like to take the opportunity to start the process," Clovis said in an i
Gov. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has officially announced the appointment of his former general counsel Carte Goodwin as West Virginia's new Senator, temporarily filling the vacancy created by the death of Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd. Manchin opened the press conference by announcing that he had already filed the necessary paperwork with West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant (D), appointing the 36-year-old Goodwin to the Senate. "He will join the United States Senate as the youngest Senator se
I do not know if or how corrupt N.J. Democrat Senator Bob Menendez is, but I do know that other corruption is taking place. Days before the November 2012 election, The Daily . . . Rule Number One when reading polling items in the MSM: Go to the source; go the spreadsheet and you will see the stats which they do not want you to see. Case . . . Condi Rice had the most 'no' votes in history of any Secretary of State nominee during her confirmation process two months before the 40th anniversary of S
JUAN GONZALEZ : The Senate Judiciary Committee will continue questioning Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan today after she mounted a spirited defense against her critics Tuesday. Barring a major gaffe, she is widely expected to move closer to succeeding Justice John Paul Stevens, who retired from the Supreme Court Monday. Kagan once called the Supreme Court confirmation process, quote, "a vapid and hollow charade," where nominees simply offer a, quote, "repetition of platitudes." This was in a l
August 23, 2012 5:00 am Embattled California Rep. Lois Capps (D) is being viewed by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) as an "unfriendly incumbent," a designation placing her directly in the pro-Israel community's crosshairs, according to political insiders. August 22, 2012 10:24 am Democratic Chicago politician Toni Preckwinkle has apologized for saying that former President Ronald Reagan deserves "a special place in hell" for implementing the War on Drugs, according to the Ch
The Tennessee State Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 10 and Senate Bill 1675, both of which were sponsored by State Senator Mark Green (R-Clarksville). "I was honored to sponsor these two bills to help our veterans who have given sacrificially to serve our country. Senate Bill 10 and Senate Bill... Read More News 2018 election , veterans Leave a comment Among the balls, parades, and philanthropic works Mardi Gras krewes undertake throughout the year, one stands out as unique. Legion of Mars
Florida Gov. Rick Scott Assumes 'You Guys' (All Black Lawmakers) Grew Up Poor ThinkProgress Feb 16, 2011, 8:45 pm Since taking office last month, Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) has proposed cutting funding for historically black colleges , abolishing state offices that support minority-owned businesses , and exploited the Voting Rights Act to rig the state's re-districing process. Yesterday, the Miami Herald reports, Scott further alienated black lawmakers when he "implied that all black lawmak
The leading candidate to be the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., has said he wants the Democratic Party to come out against the Second Amendment, compared the 9/11 attacks to the Nazi Reichstag fire, and was affiliated with the controversial Louis Farrakhan's Nation of Islam. "We're not broke. There's plenty of money, it's just the government doesn't have it," @keithellison says. Ellison, the co-chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. - Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, a Libertarian Party presidential candidate, called the policies advocated by Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump "fascist" and hopes to be the alternative conservatives are looking for in November. Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson speaks at CPAC 2016 conference at National Harbor just outside Washington, D.C., Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Trump is no small-government conservative, Johnson, a former Republican, sa
Rick Santorum told those who attended a presidential forum in Texas that "Washington can work again with someone who is a conservative. The former senator and congressman from Pennsylvania touted his ability to work with Democrats to get things accomplished. He said that the White House is no place "for on the job training." Santorum told those gathered at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, to Google "partial birth abortion" to see him engaging in one of the most heated debates on the i
(Paul Chesser, Liberty Headlines) Following a late-night deal Wednesday brokered between the Republican leaders of the North Carolina House and Senate, and Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper, state lawmakers voted Thursday to adopt a repeal of controversial House Bill 2, which was instigated by a threat from the NCAA to withhold sports championships from the state for the next 5 years. Photo by bionicteaching (CC) However, the replacement for HB2 does not meet the standards that the NCAA said it would req
UPDATE: Brian Darling, Rand Paul's senior communications director, contests the characterization of Paul's remarks found in Politico , the Huffington Post and the post below. "It is not accurate to says that Sen. Paul's criticized the president and first lady for wanting their daughters to work minimum wage jobs," Darling said in an email. "Sen. Paul argued that kids should be celebrated for making their own money and not taught that minimum wage jobs are bad." Speaking to a collection of Sili
Soros's plans for sweeping local district attorney races in 2018 According to a Daily Signal analysis, in the 2016 election cycle Soros shelled out almost $11 million in 12 DA races. Democrat candidates backed by Soros ended up winning in 10 of those dozen contests. Soros has also funded district attorney candidates in Florida, Illinois, Mississippi, Louisiana, and New Mexico. Soros's plans for sweeping local district attorney races in 2018 was discussed last Friday at the four-day meeting of th
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R) is currently defending his state's documentary proof of citizenship law in federal court, arguing that the law is necessary because of the substantial number of noncitizens registering to vote. But if he doesn't succeed, he has already prepared what he is calling a "contingency plan." The text of that plan is identical to language written by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the group that sued Kobach over the law. In an April 2016 brief, the AC
Records from former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s divorce case show how he has been able to collect hefty benefit checks from the federal government after serving time in prison for looting hundreds of thousands of dollars from his campaign fund. Jackson, 51, receives about $138,400 a year -- more than he made as a freshman congressman in 1995. Most of that -- about $100,000 -- is workers' compensation and tax-free, according to Chicago attorney Barry Schatz, who is representing Jackson in his d
At Goldman, Paulson had played his share of high-stakes office politics (he got the top job in a coup against his colleague Jon Corzine, who went on to become a Democratic senator from New Jersey and is now the state's governor), and he had dealt with high-powered C.E.O.'s and government leaders all over the planet. Members of Congress are a more slippery lot. When it came to Washington, Paulson found he had much to learn. "It's directionally the same, but the extent of it is very different," he
Michel Barnier is very sorry but he is too busy to meet George Soros and his hardcore fringe group of ultra-Remainers Best for Britain . Emails obtained by Guido show that repeated attempts by Soros to secure a meeting with the EU's chief negotiator have been politely rebuffed. First Soros asked for a meeting at the beginning of November, but Barnier was busy: Not deterred, Soros tried again a couple of weeks later. Barnier didn't even give an excuse this time: You might have thought that by now
Gabriel Gomez, an ex-Navy SEAL turned Republican politician, will face off against Democratic Rep. Ed Markey in a special election in June for the U.S. Senate seat vacated in January by Secretary of State John Kerry. Gomez, 47, won a three-way primary Tuesday against former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan and state Rep. Daniel Winslow. Markey, 66, a member of Congress for the last 36 years, defeated fellow U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch on the Democratic side. A special election will be held June 25 to
Feds to sue Arizona over immigration law STORY HIGHLIGHTS Members of Congress discuss push for immigration reform legislation Rep. Luis Gutierrez: "The legislative clock is ticking" Arizona's controversial immigration law set to go into effect in July Washington (CNN) -- With Arizona's controversial immigration law set to go into effect next month, calls for federal action on comprehensive immigration reform are growing louder. But with other issues dominating Congress' schedule, can the bill cu
(Paul Chesser, Liberty Headlines) Following a late-night deal Wednesday brokered between the Republican leaders of the North Carolina House and Senate, and Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper, state lawmakers voted Thursday to adopt a repeal of controversial House Bill 2, which was instigated by a threat from the NCAA to withhold sports championships from the state for the next 5 years. Photo by bionicteaching (CC) However, the replacement for HB2 does not meet the standards that the NCAA said it would req
UPDATE: Brian Darling, Rand Paul's senior communications director, contests the characterization of Paul's remarks found in Politico , the Huffington Post and the post below. "It is not accurate to says that Sen. Paul's criticized the president and first lady for wanting their daughters to work minimum wage jobs," Darling said in an email. "Sen. Paul argued that kids should be celebrated for making their own money and not taught that minimum wage jobs are bad." Speaking to a collection of Sili
Soros's plans for sweeping local district attorney races in 2018 According to a Daily Signal analysis, in the 2016 election cycle Soros shelled out almost $11 million in 12 DA races. Democrat candidates backed by Soros ended up winning in 10 of those dozen contests. Soros has also funded district attorney candidates in Florida, Illinois, Mississippi, Louisiana, and New Mexico. Soros's plans for sweeping local district attorney races in 2018 was discussed last Friday at the four-day meeting of th
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R) is currently defending his state's documentary proof of citizenship law in federal court, arguing that the law is necessary because of the substantial number of noncitizens registering to vote. But if he doesn't succeed, he has already prepared what he is calling a "contingency plan." The text of that plan is identical to language written by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the group that sued Kobach over the law. In an April 2016 brief, the AC
Records from former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s divorce case show how he has been able to collect hefty benefit checks from the federal government after serving time in prison for looting hundreds of thousands of dollars from his campaign fund. Jackson, 51, receives about $138,400 a year -- more than he made as a freshman congressman in 1995. Most of that -- about $100,000 -- is workers' compensation and tax-free, according to Chicago attorney Barry Schatz, who is representing Jackson in his d
At Goldman, Paulson had played his share of high-stakes office politics (he got the top job in a coup against his colleague Jon Corzine, who went on to become a Democratic senator from New Jersey and is now the state's governor), and he had dealt with high-powered C.E.O.'s and government leaders all over the planet. Members of Congress are a more slippery lot. When it came to Washington, Paulson found he had much to learn. "It's directionally the same, but the extent of it is very different," he
Michel Barnier is very sorry but he is too busy to meet George Soros and his hardcore fringe group of ultra-Remainers Best for Britain . Emails obtained by Guido show that repeated attempts by Soros to secure a meeting with the EU's chief negotiator have been politely rebuffed. First Soros asked for a meeting at the beginning of November, but Barnier was busy: Not deterred, Soros tried again a couple of weeks later. Barnier didn't even give an excuse this time: You might have thought that by now
Gabriel Gomez, an ex-Navy SEAL turned Republican politician, will face off against Democratic Rep. Ed Markey in a special election in June for the U.S. Senate seat vacated in January by Secretary of State John Kerry. Gomez, 47, won a three-way primary Tuesday against former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan and state Rep. Daniel Winslow. Markey, 66, a member of Congress for the last 36 years, defeated fellow U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch on the Democratic side. A special election will be held June 25 to
Feds to sue Arizona over immigration law STORY HIGHLIGHTS Members of Congress discuss push for immigration reform legislation Rep. Luis Gutierrez: "The legislative clock is ticking" Arizona's controversial immigration law set to go into effect in July Washington (CNN) -- With Arizona's controversial immigration law set to go into effect next month, calls for federal action on comprehensive immigration reform are growing louder. But with other issues dominating Congress' schedule, can the bill cu
Savannah, a young Mormon girl, tried to come out as gay to her church in a now-viral video, Huffington Post reports . In the video, her speech is cut short by a church official who tells her to sit down. "God loves me just this way, because I believe that he loves all his creations... I do believe he made me this way on purpose," Savannah says in the video. "No part of me is a mistake. I do not choose to be this way, and it is not a fad. I cannot make someone else gay and being around me won't m
There is a lot of talk about "choice" from the abortion obsessed left, Save Jerseyans, but their actions prove time and again they aren't interested in choice. They aren't interested in "choice"; they're set on promoting abortion and forcing their views on others including religious organizations. The latest example comes from a group going by the name " Expose Fake Clinics " which is encouraging abortion supporters to hit the streets to protest outside of crisis pregnancy centers - also known a
Megan Mullally sat down with Stephen Colbert last night on The Late Show and said that she attended a Christmas party at the White House. She told her husband Nick Offerman that she wasn't going to be able to hold it together meeting President Obama and it was true. Mullally said she was at the end of a receiving line meeting the President. "We happened to be the very last people. And, so he shook my hand and he mad a joke and he was charming and amazing, and I said, 'Listen, um, I really love y
ABC's Mistresses episode "What Happens in Vegas" delves into parenthood and religion in a surprising way. April (Rochelle Aytes) tries to get her 14-year-old daughter Lucy to come with her to the annual church fundraiser, but the teenager rebels against her mother, or as she calls her, "Mussolini in a maxi dress." Lucy says she used to like church but now she knows what it REALLY represents - "Most of the world's atrocities are committed under the name of religion" - and she can no longer suppor
On a whole, the Fox News Democratic Presidential Town hall was pretty good. Baier went after Hillary pretty hard on the emails which was expected and the audience questions were good overall, but what was just as interesting was the Frank Luntz' focus group that appeared on The Kelly File, at the tail end of her show. The conversation between Luntz and the group was so rooted in reality and facts of what the candidates were saying and how they related, that Frank Luntz was tremendously impressed
Fox & Friends host Pete Hegseth watched the student-led "March For Our Lives" on Saturday, and apparently it didn't sit well with him, because he was on the air Sunday morning whining like a two-year-old who's just been told all the candy is gone. Co-host Abby Huntsman began the conversation by saying: "We can't talk about guns in a rational way in this country. Either you support the NRA and 'killing children' or everyone is 'taking all of our guns away.'" Extremist, non-negotiable positions a
Fox viewers might have noticed that Harris Faulkner has been missing recently from her usual place on Outnumbered . The reason for this is because her mother passed away around two weeks ago from lung cancer, and Faulkner has been taking some time off for herself. Absent from @FoxNews for a bit: Mom has died-lung cancer.We were inseparable.She even held toddler me in 1970s passport pic #Love #Dallas pic.twitter.com/fJlKcN0yri -- HARRISFAULKNER (@HARRISFAULKNER) November 24, 2016 On Fox Report Su
Many liberals support Hillary Clinton because she's not a Republican and wouldn't it be awesome to have our first woman president and stuff. Other liberals have actual beliefs when it comes to politics, and aren't convinced by Clinton's campaign rationale: "I recently became a grandmother and I really want to be president." Now that Hillary is actually running, some of these liberals are starting to troll her, which is kind of amusing to watch. Elizabeth Warren supporters, including 13 Going on
Former CBS News reporter and Dana Loesch award-sharer Sharyl Attkisson has been making the rounds of conservative media to push her nebulous claims of bias at CBS that prompted her exit, and to promote her upcoming book Stonewalled. On Tuesday morning, Attkisson hit an unlikely roadblock on MSNBC's Morning Joe, as co-host Mika Brzezinski sweetly laid waste to Attkisson's liberal media persecution complex.... Sharyl Attkisson resigned from CBS today after months of alleging that the many anti-Oba
Sarah Slamen, the woman who was unconstitutionally kicked out of the Texas House hearing on that awful abortion bill , finally got to speak her piece last night on MSNBC's Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell. Slamen got to point out more of the ways in which the bill is evil, stupid, and blatantly anti-woman. She continues to be righteously alright and outta sight. As testimony for and against the Texas abortion bill continues, we have a new contender for most... Read more Read Love the part about
There is a lot of talk about "choice" from the abortion obsessed left, Save Jerseyans, but their actions prove time and again they aren't interested in choice. They aren't interested in "choice"; they're set on promoting abortion and forcing their views on others including religious organizations. The latest example comes from a group going by the name " Expose Fake Clinics " which is encouraging abortion supporters to hit the streets to protest outside of crisis pregnancy centers - also known a
Megan Mullally sat down with Stephen Colbert last night on The Late Show and said that she attended a Christmas party at the White House. She told her husband Nick Offerman that she wasn't going to be able to hold it together meeting President Obama and it was true. Mullally said she was at the end of a receiving line meeting the President. "We happened to be the very last people. And, so he shook my hand and he mad a joke and he was charming and amazing, and I said, 'Listen, um, I really love y
ABC's Mistresses episode "What Happens in Vegas" delves into parenthood and religion in a surprising way. April (Rochelle Aytes) tries to get her 14-year-old daughter Lucy to come with her to the annual church fundraiser, but the teenager rebels against her mother, or as she calls her, "Mussolini in a maxi dress." Lucy says she used to like church but now she knows what it REALLY represents - "Most of the world's atrocities are committed under the name of religion" - and she can no longer suppor
On a whole, the Fox News Democratic Presidential Town hall was pretty good. Baier went after Hillary pretty hard on the emails which was expected and the audience questions were good overall, but what was just as interesting was the Frank Luntz' focus group that appeared on The Kelly File, at the tail end of her show. The conversation between Luntz and the group was so rooted in reality and facts of what the candidates were saying and how they related, that Frank Luntz was tremendously impressed
Fox & Friends host Pete Hegseth watched the student-led "March For Our Lives" on Saturday, and apparently it didn't sit well with him, because he was on the air Sunday morning whining like a two-year-old who's just been told all the candy is gone. Co-host Abby Huntsman began the conversation by saying: "We can't talk about guns in a rational way in this country. Either you support the NRA and 'killing children' or everyone is 'taking all of our guns away.'" Extremist, non-negotiable positions a
Fox viewers might have noticed that Harris Faulkner has been missing recently from her usual place on Outnumbered . The reason for this is because her mother passed away around two weeks ago from lung cancer, and Faulkner has been taking some time off for herself. Absent from @FoxNews for a bit: Mom has died-lung cancer.We were inseparable.She even held toddler me in 1970s passport pic #Love #Dallas pic.twitter.com/fJlKcN0yri -- HARRISFAULKNER (@HARRISFAULKNER) November 24, 2016 On Fox Report Su
Many liberals support Hillary Clinton because she's not a Republican and wouldn't it be awesome to have our first woman president and stuff. Other liberals have actual beliefs when it comes to politics, and aren't convinced by Clinton's campaign rationale: "I recently became a grandmother and I really want to be president." Now that Hillary is actually running, some of these liberals are starting to troll her, which is kind of amusing to watch. Elizabeth Warren supporters, including 13 Going on
Former CBS News reporter and Dana Loesch award-sharer Sharyl Attkisson has been making the rounds of conservative media to push her nebulous claims of bias at CBS that prompted her exit, and to promote her upcoming book Stonewalled. On Tuesday morning, Attkisson hit an unlikely roadblock on MSNBC's Morning Joe, as co-host Mika Brzezinski sweetly laid waste to Attkisson's liberal media persecution complex.... Sharyl Attkisson resigned from CBS today after months of alleging that the many anti-Oba
Sarah Slamen, the woman who was unconstitutionally kicked out of the Texas House hearing on that awful abortion bill , finally got to speak her piece last night on MSNBC's Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell. Slamen got to point out more of the ways in which the bill is evil, stupid, and blatantly anti-woman. She continues to be righteously alright and outta sight. As testimony for and against the Texas abortion bill continues, we have a new contender for most... Read more Read Love the part about
Apparently a bunch of people were angry with Saturday Night Live over an ISIS sketch last night. Here's the offending segment: I dunno I thought it was kinda funny. But you know everyone needs something to get offended about: I'm going to go ahead and voice my opinion on the #SNL ISIS skit. Absolutely hell no, under any circumstance. Poor poor taste! -- Matthew Lyle (@mlyle2) March 1, 2015 Dear #SNL , jokes about Isis are not funny. See how much you laugh when you have to see your loved one(s) b
The announcement of Christiane Amanpour's selection for host of ABC's This Week was certainly a little surprising. As someone who has watched the Sunday shows every week for the last four years for C&L, I was somewhat heartened by the hope of thoughtful discussions for once. And Amanpour, mindful of where her skills lie, has reportedly plans to make some pretty big changes to the show, moving it outside the Beltway to New York and not focusing on Washington politics exclusively. Well, as you can
An anchor on Glenn Beck 's video version of The Blaze is upset over Beyonce 's half-time show at Sunday's Super Bowl. Today, across the Internet, people are finding it shocking to watch a white woman so confidently tear into the performance for being "unfair" to white people while also insisting that Beyonce and her fellow black entertainers are the reason America "can't heal" from racism she doesn't think is a problem anymore. Tomi Lahren 's points seem to be that racism isn't a big deal anym
Tonight, Meredith Vieira will become the first woman to anchor NBC's prime-time Olympics coverage, pinch-hitting for Bob Costas after he was sidelined with a nasty case of conjunctivitis right in the middle of the big game. Hey, Costas: If you can't stand the light, get out of the commentator's booth. Am I right, ladies? Up top. Vieira isn't the first woman to make history after a male DQ. In 1882, Sara Reagan became the first woman to land a job in the U.S. Civil Service by taking over for a ma
Notorious atheist Seth Macfarlane can't help but attack religion any chance he gets. In keeping with tradition, Thursday's episode of Fox's The Orville took a swipe at believers of an "omnipotent being." In the episode titled "If the Stars Should Appear," the Orville crew encounters a massive bio-vessel adrift in space full of people who don't know they're on a space ship. The ship, which is drifting toward a star that will destroy it, contains an entire civilization subject to the tyranny of ra
"Family Guy," Fox network's satirical animated comedy show, is known for pushing things to the edge. But its Sunday episode depicting domestic violence, "Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q," has evoked genuine outrage from viewers. The episode features a woman named Brenda (Quagmire's little sister) who is in denial about the fact that her boyfriend, Jeff, is abusing her. "Jeff's sweet, you don't see how gentle and softly he hits me when we're alone," Brenda says to Lois in one of the lin
Crossfire didn't know what hit them. Back in October 2004, Jon Stewart was booked as a guest on the now defunct (although recently resurrected) CNN talk show, and the The Daily Show host brilliantly turned the tables on hosts Paul Begala and Tucker Carlson, even turning their own audience against them. Stewart, who set the tone by asking Carlson why he and Begala argue so much on the show, noted that he was hesitant to come on the program where the hosts representing the political left and right
It's one thing to read about the alternate reality that plays out daily on Fox News, but it's quite another to actually watch it happen before your eyes. Is the male host making gross noises about watching his female co-host clean the most vile offense the network has waged against women? Certainly not . Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, a black man with a history of spewing radically ignorant conservative views, has set a target on Black Lives Matter, referring to the movement and its acti
Did you catch the re-run of Redfern Now episode 'Stand Up' on the ABC Sunday night? No? That's a pity. You missed the inspiring tale of plucky young Aboriginal lad Joel Shields and his courageous stand against oppression. Let me tell you more. Joel, who lives with his parents in a modest but comfortable house in Redfern, is granted a scholarship at a prestigious private school. The family, particularly Joel, are excited about the prospect and, on day one, head off across the Bridge in the fa
On Sunday's episode of the CNN miniseries Believer , Reza Aslan boosted the Mexican cult of Santa Muerte, or "Saint Death," as a religion for the "disenfranchised." Aslan, who took part in eating human brain tissue in an earlier episode of the miniseries, interviewed several devotees of the rapidly-growing Mexican folk religion. He particularly zeroed in on its appeal to drug traffickers, prisoners, and the "transgendered" community. The liberal author touted that "one of the most fascinating as
The announcement of Christiane Amanpour's selection for host of ABC's This Week was certainly a little surprising. As someone who has watched the Sunday shows every week for the last four years for C&L, I was somewhat heartened by the hope of thoughtful discussions for once. And Amanpour, mindful of where her skills lie, has reportedly plans to make some pretty big changes to the show, moving it outside the Beltway to New York and not focusing on Washington politics exclusively. Well, as you can
An anchor on Glenn Beck 's video version of The Blaze is upset over Beyonce 's half-time show at Sunday's Super Bowl. Today, across the Internet, people are finding it shocking to watch a white woman so confidently tear into the performance for being "unfair" to white people while also insisting that Beyonce and her fellow black entertainers are the reason America "can't heal" from racism she doesn't think is a problem anymore. Tomi Lahren 's points seem to be that racism isn't a big deal anym
Tonight, Meredith Vieira will become the first woman to anchor NBC's prime-time Olympics coverage, pinch-hitting for Bob Costas after he was sidelined with a nasty case of conjunctivitis right in the middle of the big game. Hey, Costas: If you can't stand the light, get out of the commentator's booth. Am I right, ladies? Up top. Vieira isn't the first woman to make history after a male DQ. In 1882, Sara Reagan became the first woman to land a job in the U.S. Civil Service by taking over for a ma
Notorious atheist Seth Macfarlane can't help but attack religion any chance he gets. In keeping with tradition, Thursday's episode of Fox's The Orville took a swipe at believers of an "omnipotent being." In the episode titled "If the Stars Should Appear," the Orville crew encounters a massive bio-vessel adrift in space full of people who don't know they're on a space ship. The ship, which is drifting toward a star that will destroy it, contains an entire civilization subject to the tyranny of ra
"Family Guy," Fox network's satirical animated comedy show, is known for pushing things to the edge. But its Sunday episode depicting domestic violence, "Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q," has evoked genuine outrage from viewers. The episode features a woman named Brenda (Quagmire's little sister) who is in denial about the fact that her boyfriend, Jeff, is abusing her. "Jeff's sweet, you don't see how gentle and softly he hits me when we're alone," Brenda says to Lois in one of the lin
Crossfire didn't know what hit them. Back in October 2004, Jon Stewart was booked as a guest on the now defunct (although recently resurrected) CNN talk show, and the The Daily Show host brilliantly turned the tables on hosts Paul Begala and Tucker Carlson, even turning their own audience against them. Stewart, who set the tone by asking Carlson why he and Begala argue so much on the show, noted that he was hesitant to come on the program where the hosts representing the political left and right
It's one thing to read about the alternate reality that plays out daily on Fox News, but it's quite another to actually watch it happen before your eyes. Is the male host making gross noises about watching his female co-host clean the most vile offense the network has waged against women? Certainly not . Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, a black man with a history of spewing radically ignorant conservative views, has set a target on Black Lives Matter, referring to the movement and its acti
Did you catch the re-run of Redfern Now episode 'Stand Up' on the ABC Sunday night? No? That's a pity. You missed the inspiring tale of plucky young Aboriginal lad Joel Shields and his courageous stand against oppression. Let me tell you more. Joel, who lives with his parents in a modest but comfortable house in Redfern, is granted a scholarship at a prestigious private school. The family, particularly Joel, are excited about the prospect and, on day one, head off across the Bridge in the fa
On Sunday's episode of the CNN miniseries Believer , Reza Aslan boosted the Mexican cult of Santa Muerte, or "Saint Death," as a religion for the "disenfranchised." Aslan, who took part in eating human brain tissue in an earlier episode of the miniseries, interviewed several devotees of the rapidly-growing Mexican folk religion. He particularly zeroed in on its appeal to drug traffickers, prisoners, and the "transgendered" community. The liberal author touted that "one of the most fascinating as
Although it's been months since the Islamic State was pushed out of towns in Iraq once populated by Christians, about 80,000 Christians have yet to return home and remain displaced inside of the country as winter has arrived, according to a prominent Assyrian humanitarian. Juliana Taimoorazy, an Assyrian Christian who founded the Iraqi Christian Relief Council and serves as a senior fellow at the Philos Project, told The Christian Post in an interview that as many as 50,000 Christians have retur
An Iraqi Assyrian man shows his old camera at his house, which was burned by ISIS before they fled the area, in Qaraqosh, Iraq, February 7, 2017. ( Reuters) In the summer of 2014, Mosul was for the first time in its history almost totally emptied of Christian civilians. More than 200,000 of Iraqi Christians, who make up the fourth largest indigenous Christian population in the Middle East, were forced to flee the city following invasion by ISIS whose leaders gave them the choice to convert, leav
Assyrian Christians in Iraq prepare to fight ISIS (Photo: YouTube screenshot) A small but determined army of Assyrian Christians is fighting back against the advance of ISIS along the Ninevah Plains, but its commander in chief says its success and the fate of suffering Christians depends heavily on the United States, the American people and other Western allies. "We can face IS without any fear. We can fight them if we have the support," said Emanuel Khoshaba, commander of the Assyrian Military
The Very Rev. Raban Maroutha A. Hanna, at St. Mary's Syriac (Assyrian) Orthodox Church, thinks about the last time he visited the museum in Mosul. Shrewsbury, Massachusetts -- Raban Maroutha A. Hanna vividly remembers as a teen visiting the museum in his birth city of Mosul in northern Iraq and seeing the beautiful statues and other historical artifacts that date back thousands of years. "I was so impressed by everything ... Those old things, you want to look at them close. I don't ever remember
Posted 2017-02-16 21:06 GMT Many of the Yazidi and Assyrian familes have been at refugee camps near the Iraq-Turkish border. ( Jeff Gardner) Iraq's long-persecuted Yazidi and Assyrian Christian minorities are blasting claims by the country's Kurdish Regional Government that its refusal to let them return home aims only to protect them. The KRG is citing unexploded roadside bombs left by now-expelled Islamic State forces as a key reason for barring the Assyrians and Yazidis from their homeland. T
Via Daily Mail : Barbaric Islamic State militants have dealt yet another blow to Christian history in Iraq by using explosives to destroy the 4th Century Mar Benham monastery. The ancient building, built by Assyrian king Senchareb 1,600 years ago, stood in the Christian-dominated town of Bakhdida, just 20 miles south east of oil rich ISIS stronghold Mosul. Locals took to social media to share images of the massive blast, which reduced the ancient monastery to little more than vast piles of rubbl
The Assyrian Virgin Mary Church in Tel Nasri, Syria, was destroyed by ISIS on April 5. Hasakah, Syria -- Radicals of the Islamic State's (IS/ISIL) withdrew from several Assyrian villages in Tel Temir countryside in northeastern Syria, after battles with Kurdish and Assyrian forces. The group has reportedly destroyed most of the churches in the area before withdrawal, military sources reported on Monday. Speaking to ARA News, Fayez Korko, member of Haras al-Khabur force, said that a huge devastat
Assyrian Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II Delivers Message on Crisis in Mosul Posted 2014-07-24 13:14 GMT Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II (at podium). (AINA) -- The Patriarch of the Syrian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Ignatius Aphrem II, delivered the following message concerning the persecution of Assyrians in Iraq by ISIS. Message of His Holiness Mor Ignatius Aphrem II Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Supreme Head of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church Following the Meeting with Representative
A Assyrian fighter from the Syriac Military Council (SMC), Christian fighters supporting the Syrian Democratic Forces in the fight against the Islamic State group, guards a lookout point on the western outskirts of Raqa on June 27, 2017. ( AFP) Dozens of Syriac-Assyrian Christians have united to fight ISIS militants in Raqqa, Syria, driven by a desire to protect their homeland and rid the region of Islamic extremism for the first time in three years. "I'm sacrificing for what they did to our peo
Kurds Provoked Confrontation With ISIS in Iraq: Report Posted 2014-07-03 10:15 GMT Assyrians who fled Al Hamdaniya gathered in the Assyrian center in Ankawa (photo: Radio Ashur). (AINA) -- On June 25 Kurdish fighters clashed with ISIS in the town of Baghdede (AINA 2014-06-26 ), an Assyrian town 20 kilometers southeast of Mosul, causing 50,000 Assyrians to flee (AINA 2014-06-26 ). Baghdede is the Assyrian name of the town. It is also known as Qaraqosh in Turkish and al-Hamdaniya in Arabic. A repo
An Iraqi Assyrian man shows his old camera at his house, which was burned by ISIS before they fled the area, in Qaraqosh, Iraq, February 7, 2017. ( Reuters) In the summer of 2014, Mosul was for the first time in its history almost totally emptied of Christian civilians. More than 200,000 of Iraqi Christians, who make up the fourth largest indigenous Christian population in the Middle East, were forced to flee the city following invasion by ISIS whose leaders gave them the choice to convert, leav
Assyrian Christians in Iraq prepare to fight ISIS (Photo: YouTube screenshot) A small but determined army of Assyrian Christians is fighting back against the advance of ISIS along the Ninevah Plains, but its commander in chief says its success and the fate of suffering Christians depends heavily on the United States, the American people and other Western allies. "We can face IS without any fear. We can fight them if we have the support," said Emanuel Khoshaba, commander of the Assyrian Military
The Very Rev. Raban Maroutha A. Hanna, at St. Mary's Syriac (Assyrian) Orthodox Church, thinks about the last time he visited the museum in Mosul. Shrewsbury, Massachusetts -- Raban Maroutha A. Hanna vividly remembers as a teen visiting the museum in his birth city of Mosul in northern Iraq and seeing the beautiful statues and other historical artifacts that date back thousands of years. "I was so impressed by everything ... Those old things, you want to look at them close. I don't ever remember
Posted 2017-02-16 21:06 GMT Many of the Yazidi and Assyrian familes have been at refugee camps near the Iraq-Turkish border. ( Jeff Gardner) Iraq's long-persecuted Yazidi and Assyrian Christian minorities are blasting claims by the country's Kurdish Regional Government that its refusal to let them return home aims only to protect them. The KRG is citing unexploded roadside bombs left by now-expelled Islamic State forces as a key reason for barring the Assyrians and Yazidis from their homeland. T
Via Daily Mail : Barbaric Islamic State militants have dealt yet another blow to Christian history in Iraq by using explosives to destroy the 4th Century Mar Benham monastery. The ancient building, built by Assyrian king Senchareb 1,600 years ago, stood in the Christian-dominated town of Bakhdida, just 20 miles south east of oil rich ISIS stronghold Mosul. Locals took to social media to share images of the massive blast, which reduced the ancient monastery to little more than vast piles of rubbl
The Assyrian Virgin Mary Church in Tel Nasri, Syria, was destroyed by ISIS on April 5. Hasakah, Syria -- Radicals of the Islamic State's (IS/ISIL) withdrew from several Assyrian villages in Tel Temir countryside in northeastern Syria, after battles with Kurdish and Assyrian forces. The group has reportedly destroyed most of the churches in the area before withdrawal, military sources reported on Monday. Speaking to ARA News, Fayez Korko, member of Haras al-Khabur force, said that a huge devastat
Assyrian Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II Delivers Message on Crisis in Mosul Posted 2014-07-24 13:14 GMT Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II (at podium). (AINA) -- The Patriarch of the Syrian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Ignatius Aphrem II, delivered the following message concerning the persecution of Assyrians in Iraq by ISIS. Message of His Holiness Mor Ignatius Aphrem II Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Supreme Head of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church Following the Meeting with Representative
A Assyrian fighter from the Syriac Military Council (SMC), Christian fighters supporting the Syrian Democratic Forces in the fight against the Islamic State group, guards a lookout point on the western outskirts of Raqa on June 27, 2017. ( AFP) Dozens of Syriac-Assyrian Christians have united to fight ISIS militants in Raqqa, Syria, driven by a desire to protect their homeland and rid the region of Islamic extremism for the first time in three years. "I'm sacrificing for what they did to our peo
Kurds Provoked Confrontation With ISIS in Iraq: Report Posted 2014-07-03 10:15 GMT Assyrians who fled Al Hamdaniya gathered in the Assyrian center in Ankawa (photo: Radio Ashur). (AINA) -- On June 25 Kurdish fighters clashed with ISIS in the town of Baghdede (AINA 2014-06-26 ), an Assyrian town 20 kilometers southeast of Mosul, causing 50,000 Assyrians to flee (AINA 2014-06-26 ). Baghdede is the Assyrian name of the town. It is also known as Qaraqosh in Turkish and al-Hamdaniya in Arabic. A repo
In 2011, as mass protests swept the Middle East, Yemen unseated its dictator of 33 years, Ali Abdullah Saleh. Since then, the country has dropped off the western news agenda, displaced by the chaos in Egypt and violence in Syria. But Yemen's transition to democracy has been nothing if not tumultuous. The transitional government, led by President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, is trying to promote 'national reconciliation' - but it is a fragile institution that is struggling to battle instability and a
Women who fled Islamic State rule in and around Mosul traveled by bus to a camp for displaced people in Khazer, Iraq. ( Monique Jaques) KHAZER, Iraq -- To earn extra income for her family, Iman Iraqi set up a home business doing wedding makeup for brides in the Islamic State-controlled city of Mosul. She lived to regret it. When the extremist group's religious police found out, they stormed her house, confiscated her equipment and detained her and her brother. They made Ms. Iraqi sign a pledge s
Advancing Jihadists warn of "account to settle" in Baghdad as 500,000 forced to flee Mosul Thousands of residents fled Mosul in northern Iraq after the city was seized by militants belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, an extremist group. Uncredited/Associated Press GENEVA, June 13 - UN rights chief Navi Pillay should mobilize world attention to protect imperiled Iraqi civilians by calling for an emergency session of the 47-member UN Human Rights Council, whose delegates are already
Assyrian refugees sleeping in an open field in Ankawa. (AINA) -- The Hammurabi Human Rights Organization has issued its latest report, dated August 11, 2014, on the situation in North Iraq. ISIS ordered all families to obtain approval before burying their dead. Approval must be obtained from ISIS "princes" and burials must be in accordance with procedures specified by the "princes." The city saw the remarkable appearance of completely veiled women accompanied by a male family member, and there h
Although it's been months since the Islamic State was pushed out of towns in Iraq once populated by Christians, about 80,000 Christians have yet to return home and remain displaced inside of the country as winter has arrived, according to a prominent Assyrian humanitarian. Juliana Taimoorazy, an Assyrian Christian who founded the Iraqi Christian Relief Council and serves as a senior fellow at the Philos Project, told The Christian Post in an interview that as many as 50,000 Christians have retur
Working with the Iraqi army's Joint Operations Command, the Popular Mobilisation Forces launch the third phase of an ongoing operation to retake areas east of Tal Afar city from Daesh. PMF carry weapons during a battle with Daesh in Tal Afar, west of Mosul, Iraq. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) also known as Hashd al-Shabi, has retaken the Daesh-occupied Tal Afar airport located to the west of Mosul, the organisation's office confirmed on Wednesday. The Tak Af
Pockets of Islamic State fighters remain in desert areas near Albu Kamal, the last town the militant group had held in Syria, but the capture has ended the Islamic State's dreams of a caliphate that it proclaimed in 2014 across Iraq and Syria. The Syrian military, backed by Shia fighters from Iraq, cleaned out the town where ISIS fighters had held their last key redoubt on the Iraqi border. The jihadists had tried to defend the town, but it was captured on the same day the assault began.The unit
Iraqi soldiers in an area recently recovered from ISIS near Mosul made a gruesome discovery in what appeared to be a mass grave. The New York Times reported : In a Field South of Mosul, Investigators Probe Mass Grave The stench of death drew Iraqi soldiers to the unsettled plot of land freshly liberated from Islamic State fighters. When a bulldozer scraped the ground, bones poked from just beneath the surface, along with clothing scraps, garbage bags, human remains swarming with flies -- and eve
Checkpoint, Mosul, by Peggy Gish 24 July 2014 "It is dangerous in Mosul. The Iraqi government is randomly bombing civilian areas and civilians are killed or injured. We civilians are the victims-in the middle between the Iraqi government and ISIS fighters," one of the men fleeing Mosul told us. "One of the main problems there is that we have little services. The hospitals have little medicines or anesthesia for doing surgeries. The only benefit of having ISIS there is that there are no more chec
Ankara: Turkey's security forces have killed as many as 115 Kurdish rebels during a major security offensive over the past two weeks, the country's interior minister said on Sunday. Idris Naim Sahin said the rebels were killed in an airpower backed offensive near the town of Semdinli, in Hakkari province which sits on the border with Iraq. He said the offensive began on July 23. Sahin provided few other details on the ongoing operation but said the security forces were trying to block the rebel
Women who fled Islamic State rule in and around Mosul traveled by bus to a camp for displaced people in Khazer, Iraq. ( Monique Jaques) KHAZER, Iraq -- To earn extra income for her family, Iman Iraqi set up a home business doing wedding makeup for brides in the Islamic State-controlled city of Mosul. She lived to regret it. When the extremist group's religious police found out, they stormed her house, confiscated her equipment and detained her and her brother. They made Ms. Iraqi sign a pledge s
Advancing Jihadists warn of "account to settle" in Baghdad as 500,000 forced to flee Mosul Thousands of residents fled Mosul in northern Iraq after the city was seized by militants belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, an extremist group. Uncredited/Associated Press GENEVA, June 13 - UN rights chief Navi Pillay should mobilize world attention to protect imperiled Iraqi civilians by calling for an emergency session of the 47-member UN Human Rights Council, whose delegates are already
Assyrian refugees sleeping in an open field in Ankawa. (AINA) -- The Hammurabi Human Rights Organization has issued its latest report, dated August 11, 2014, on the situation in North Iraq. ISIS ordered all families to obtain approval before burying their dead. Approval must be obtained from ISIS "princes" and burials must be in accordance with procedures specified by the "princes." The city saw the remarkable appearance of completely veiled women accompanied by a male family member, and there h
Although it's been months since the Islamic State was pushed out of towns in Iraq once populated by Christians, about 80,000 Christians have yet to return home and remain displaced inside of the country as winter has arrived, according to a prominent Assyrian humanitarian. Juliana Taimoorazy, an Assyrian Christian who founded the Iraqi Christian Relief Council and serves as a senior fellow at the Philos Project, told The Christian Post in an interview that as many as 50,000 Christians have retur
Working with the Iraqi army's Joint Operations Command, the Popular Mobilisation Forces launch the third phase of an ongoing operation to retake areas east of Tal Afar city from Daesh. PMF carry weapons during a battle with Daesh in Tal Afar, west of Mosul, Iraq. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) also known as Hashd al-Shabi, has retaken the Daesh-occupied Tal Afar airport located to the west of Mosul, the organisation's office confirmed on Wednesday. The Tak Af
Pockets of Islamic State fighters remain in desert areas near Albu Kamal, the last town the militant group had held in Syria, but the capture has ended the Islamic State's dreams of a caliphate that it proclaimed in 2014 across Iraq and Syria. The Syrian military, backed by Shia fighters from Iraq, cleaned out the town where ISIS fighters had held their last key redoubt on the Iraqi border. The jihadists had tried to defend the town, but it was captured on the same day the assault began.The unit
Iraqi soldiers in an area recently recovered from ISIS near Mosul made a gruesome discovery in what appeared to be a mass grave. The New York Times reported : In a Field South of Mosul, Investigators Probe Mass Grave The stench of death drew Iraqi soldiers to the unsettled plot of land freshly liberated from Islamic State fighters. When a bulldozer scraped the ground, bones poked from just beneath the surface, along with clothing scraps, garbage bags, human remains swarming with flies -- and eve
Checkpoint, Mosul, by Peggy Gish 24 July 2014 "It is dangerous in Mosul. The Iraqi government is randomly bombing civilian areas and civilians are killed or injured. We civilians are the victims-in the middle between the Iraqi government and ISIS fighters," one of the men fleeing Mosul told us. "One of the main problems there is that we have little services. The hospitals have little medicines or anesthesia for doing surgeries. The only benefit of having ISIS there is that there are no more chec
Ankara: Turkey's security forces have killed as many as 115 Kurdish rebels during a major security offensive over the past two weeks, the country's interior minister said on Sunday. Idris Naim Sahin said the rebels were killed in an airpower backed offensive near the town of Semdinli, in Hakkari province which sits on the border with Iraq. He said the offensive began on July 23. Sahin provided few other details on the ongoing operation but said the security forces were trying to block the rebel
Vice President Joseph Biden and Gov. Andrew Cuomo yesterday (Photo: Andrew Burton for Getty Images) WHO HAD A GOOD WEEK? 1. Joe Biden: The vice president made a curious two-day stop on Thursday in ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's home state (New York) to appear with one of her supporters ( Gov. Andrew Cuomo ) and to deliver a very stump speech-esque address about his history advocating for her presumed core constituency (women). In short, he gave all the appearances of a man dabbling his
Pence On Kaine's Economic Record: He Cut Jobs By Half 11:03 PM 10/04/2016 Juliegrace Brufke | Capitol Hill Reporter GOP vice presidential nominee Indiana Gov. Mike Pence slammed his opponent Sen. Tim Kaine on his gubernatorial record, noting unemployment rose by 50 percent during Tuesday night's debate at Longwood University in Farmville, Va. Comparing their records, Pence slammed Kaine for attempting to raise taxes by nearly $4 billion while leaving the state with a $2 billion shortfall -- a sh
Any consideration of Kasich must start by deciding if his personality and speaking style is more of a problem than his stands on the issues. Kasich is long-winded, preachy, self-righteous, and tends to hector his audiences more than try to persuade them to agree with him. Though he has long record of electoral success that actually exceeds that of any of his Republican rivals, it is still not clear if the talents that made him a successful House member and governor translate well to the national
Former Vice President Joe Biden wrote a new op-ed in The Atlantic, saying that President Trump's "contempt for the U.S. Constitution and willingness to divide this nation knows no bounds" and that Americans are "living through a battle for the soul of this nation" following a violent and deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va. "If it wasn't clear before, it's clear now: We are living through a battle for the soul of this nation," Biden said. "We have fought this battle before-
Evangelist Franklin Graham criticized President Donald Trump's policy to separate families coming across the border. Graham, who has supported the president in the past, told CBN News that the policy, which removes kids from their parents, is "disgraceful." "It's terrible to see families ripped apart," Graham said. While Graham sides with Trump on other issues, when it comes to this, he explained, "I don't support that one bit." Watch the video below: However, he didn't put all of the blame on T
Vice President Joe Biden with Gov. Andrew Cuomo. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Reversing his position from earlier this year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said this afternoon that New York State's minimum wage should eventually rise to $15 an hour--pleasing progressives who have traditionally upbraided him and irking business leaders. Appearing with Vice President Joe Biden at the Javits Center in Manhattan, Mr. Cuomo repeatedly invoked his late father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo, in a soaring speech pe
Once upon a time, John McCain was favored to win the Republican nomination. His straight-talking appeal and his cultivation of the Republican Party's right wing put him first--at least in the early conventional wisdom. Then, last summer, his campaign seemed to spontaneously combust in a puff of fund-raising troubles and staff intrigue. But McCain has slowly made his way back into contention. The usual line is that he has done it by being "the old McCain," the one that New Hampshire voters (and m
Evangelical leader the Rev. Franklin Graham has said that although some people are playing the "election blame game," such as defeated Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton blaming FBI director James Comey for her loss, everyone will have to be accountable for themselves when they face God one day. "We have major finger-pointing going on from both parties, Republican and Democrat. Hillary Clinton blames the FBI director. Some are blaming the third party voters. It's easy to say it's someone else's
Joe Biden said at October's vice-presidential debate that he would never "impose" his Catholic faith on fellow Americans, describing it as "personally" important to him but publicly irrelevant. This stance hasn't stopped him in the finals days of the campaign from imposing his self-serving version of the Catholic faith on voters. In a recent campaign ad, complete with images of the crucifix, a solemn Joe Biden presents himself as a "practicing Catholic" who serves an administration that advances
Vice President Joe Biden visited Iowa on Thursday to attend government and business related events to discuss the policies of the Obama administration as well as to lend some advice for 2016. At Drake University in Des Moines, Biden addressed about 800 people. He spoke mostly about the accomplishments that were made by the Obama administration and he asked upcoming leaders not the undo "all of our hard work." Biden appearance in Iowa is notable. While Republicans have made important visits to Io
Pence On Kaine's Economic Record: He Cut Jobs By Half 11:03 PM 10/04/2016 Juliegrace Brufke | Capitol Hill Reporter GOP vice presidential nominee Indiana Gov. Mike Pence slammed his opponent Sen. Tim Kaine on his gubernatorial record, noting unemployment rose by 50 percent during Tuesday night's debate at Longwood University in Farmville, Va. Comparing their records, Pence slammed Kaine for attempting to raise taxes by nearly $4 billion while leaving the state with a $2 billion shortfall -- a sh
Any consideration of Kasich must start by deciding if his personality and speaking style is more of a problem than his stands on the issues. Kasich is long-winded, preachy, self-righteous, and tends to hector his audiences more than try to persuade them to agree with him. Though he has long record of electoral success that actually exceeds that of any of his Republican rivals, it is still not clear if the talents that made him a successful House member and governor translate well to the national
Former Vice President Joe Biden wrote a new op-ed in The Atlantic, saying that President Trump's "contempt for the U.S. Constitution and willingness to divide this nation knows no bounds" and that Americans are "living through a battle for the soul of this nation" following a violent and deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va. "If it wasn't clear before, it's clear now: We are living through a battle for the soul of this nation," Biden said. "We have fought this battle before-
Evangelist Franklin Graham criticized President Donald Trump's policy to separate families coming across the border. Graham, who has supported the president in the past, told CBN News that the policy, which removes kids from their parents, is "disgraceful." "It's terrible to see families ripped apart," Graham said. While Graham sides with Trump on other issues, when it comes to this, he explained, "I don't support that one bit." Watch the video below: However, he didn't put all of the blame on T
Vice President Joe Biden with Gov. Andrew Cuomo. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Reversing his position from earlier this year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said this afternoon that New York State's minimum wage should eventually rise to $15 an hour--pleasing progressives who have traditionally upbraided him and irking business leaders. Appearing with Vice President Joe Biden at the Javits Center in Manhattan, Mr. Cuomo repeatedly invoked his late father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo, in a soaring speech pe
Once upon a time, John McCain was favored to win the Republican nomination. His straight-talking appeal and his cultivation of the Republican Party's right wing put him first--at least in the early conventional wisdom. Then, last summer, his campaign seemed to spontaneously combust in a puff of fund-raising troubles and staff intrigue. But McCain has slowly made his way back into contention. The usual line is that he has done it by being "the old McCain," the one that New Hampshire voters (and m
Evangelical leader the Rev. Franklin Graham has said that although some people are playing the "election blame game," such as defeated Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton blaming FBI director James Comey for her loss, everyone will have to be accountable for themselves when they face God one day. "We have major finger-pointing going on from both parties, Republican and Democrat. Hillary Clinton blames the FBI director. Some are blaming the third party voters. It's easy to say it's someone else's
Joe Biden said at October's vice-presidential debate that he would never "impose" his Catholic faith on fellow Americans, describing it as "personally" important to him but publicly irrelevant. This stance hasn't stopped him in the finals days of the campaign from imposing his self-serving version of the Catholic faith on voters. In a recent campaign ad, complete with images of the crucifix, a solemn Joe Biden presents himself as a "practicing Catholic" who serves an administration that advances
Vice President Joe Biden visited Iowa on Thursday to attend government and business related events to discuss the policies of the Obama administration as well as to lend some advice for 2016. At Drake University in Des Moines, Biden addressed about 800 people. He spoke mostly about the accomplishments that were made by the Obama administration and he asked upcoming leaders not the undo "all of our hard work." Biden appearance in Iowa is notable. While Republicans have made important visits to Io
Jerry Falwell, Jr., president of the evangelical Liberty University, is defending embattled Alabama senatorial candidate Roy Moore after a woman claimed the conservative judge sexually assaulted her. Leigh Corfman, in an interview with The Washington Post , claimed Moore sexually assaulted her many years ago, when she was only 14 years old and he was 32. Moore has denied the allegations against him, calling Corfman's claims "completely false." Now Falwell, a staunch supporter of President Donald
Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh watched the recent testimony by disgraced former FBI Director James Comey, and he was not impressed, both by what Comey said and about the response from disloyal Republicans on Capitol Hill. Stated Rush, "I have been somewhat disappointed in the squishiness of Republican senators in this hearing today, and then I had to catch myself and realize they don't like Trump. They have no brief for Trump. Half of them are running around salivating President Penc
Pastor Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, has come out in defense of President Donald Trump's executive order that places a temporary halt on refugees from seven different countries entering the United States. Jeffress and Father Jonathan Morris, a Fox News contributor and Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of New York, agreed on a number of issues in a video segment on " Fox & Friends " posted on Sunday, though the priest suggested Trump can do more to signal he is willin
Billy Graham is dead, and Christianity isn't feeling too good itself. So charismatic, so compelling, no American rang up more ratings points for his faith than "America's pastor," but that was yesterday. Now? Church attendance steadily declines. Meanwhile, the numbers of those who declare themselves spiritual but not religious grow. Surely the reasons for this are many, but one is clear: Many who advertise themselves as Christian have been digging a hole for their brand for years. They have sapp
In case you haven't noticed, we're big fans of Mike Rowe (read Mike Rowe BURNS Scientists for Liberal Idea of 'Climate Deniers' and BOOM: Mike Rowe, Charles Koch Eviscerate Socialism: "Everyone is good at something... "). Just the other day, Rowe gave us another reason to swoon. He called out colleges that take our tax dollars while trashing our flag ... Which is douche levels to the max. Well, a female fan of Rowe's took offense and wrote him a letter. But, little did she know she was in for
Evangelical leader the Rev. Franklin Graham has said that although some people are playing the "election blame game," such as defeated Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton blaming FBI director James Comey for her loss, everyone will have to be accountable for themselves when they face God one day. "We have major finger-pointing going on from both parties, Republican and Democrat. Hillary Clinton blames the FBI director. Some are blaming the third party voters. It's easy to say it's someone else's
Jeb Bush's entry into the 2016 GOP primary race hands the liberal media an establishment candidate that they enjoy using as a tool to whack conservatives. Bush's stances on immigration, Common Core and other issues have drawn praise from the likes of Chris Matthews who cooed: "He wants to run on his own terms. He's not going to become a wacko bird. He's not going to join the clown car...he believes in Common Core education. He believes in immigration." The Washington Post's E.J. Dionne hopefully
Roy Moore should be embarrassed. Last week, one of the most contentious Senate races in American history came to a close in Alabama when Democrat Doug Jones captured the victory over the controversial GOP nominee . Moore has been accused by multiple women of sexually assaulting them when they were teens. One woman was only 14-years-old at the time of the abuse. He denied the allegations and his campaign repeatedly smeared the women who came forward. Despite the ugliness, most white Alabama voter
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence: from NRA to ACA. Photo by John Gress/Getty Images I'm a little late to this, but Simon Maloy has a terrific explainer on how Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is making a move that infuriates conservatives. Pence, like every Republican congressman, opposed the Affordable Care Act. He gave no indication that he'd expand Medicaid, as few Republican governors has done. But as of last week, he's looking for a waiver to get ACA funds that can expand the state's existing public-private
Rev. O'Neal Dozier -- whom you might remember as the Christian pastor and Rick Santorum supporter who once said that homosexuality " makes God want to vomit " -- held a press conference today asking Santorum rival Mitt Romney to renounce his Mormon faith. Like you do. Rev. Dozier's primary issue with the Mormon religion, according to the press release he circulated today, is what he views as its history of racist and xenophobic practices. "The Mormon religion is prejudiced against Blacks, Jews a
Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh watched the recent testimony by disgraced former FBI Director James Comey, and he was not impressed, both by what Comey said and about the response from disloyal Republicans on Capitol Hill. Stated Rush, "I have been somewhat disappointed in the squishiness of Republican senators in this hearing today, and then I had to catch myself and realize they don't like Trump. They have no brief for Trump. Half of them are running around salivating President Penc
Pastor Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, has come out in defense of President Donald Trump's executive order that places a temporary halt on refugees from seven different countries entering the United States. Jeffress and Father Jonathan Morris, a Fox News contributor and Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of New York, agreed on a number of issues in a video segment on " Fox & Friends " posted on Sunday, though the priest suggested Trump can do more to signal he is willin
Billy Graham is dead, and Christianity isn't feeling too good itself. So charismatic, so compelling, no American rang up more ratings points for his faith than "America's pastor," but that was yesterday. Now? Church attendance steadily declines. Meanwhile, the numbers of those who declare themselves spiritual but not religious grow. Surely the reasons for this are many, but one is clear: Many who advertise themselves as Christian have been digging a hole for their brand for years. They have sapp
In case you haven't noticed, we're big fans of Mike Rowe (read Mike Rowe BURNS Scientists for Liberal Idea of 'Climate Deniers' and BOOM: Mike Rowe, Charles Koch Eviscerate Socialism: "Everyone is good at something... "). Just the other day, Rowe gave us another reason to swoon. He called out colleges that take our tax dollars while trashing our flag ... Which is douche levels to the max. Well, a female fan of Rowe's took offense and wrote him a letter. But, little did she know she was in for
Evangelical leader the Rev. Franklin Graham has said that although some people are playing the "election blame game," such as defeated Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton blaming FBI director James Comey for her loss, everyone will have to be accountable for themselves when they face God one day. "We have major finger-pointing going on from both parties, Republican and Democrat. Hillary Clinton blames the FBI director. Some are blaming the third party voters. It's easy to say it's someone else's
Jeb Bush's entry into the 2016 GOP primary race hands the liberal media an establishment candidate that they enjoy using as a tool to whack conservatives. Bush's stances on immigration, Common Core and other issues have drawn praise from the likes of Chris Matthews who cooed: "He wants to run on his own terms. He's not going to become a wacko bird. He's not going to join the clown car...he believes in Common Core education. He believes in immigration." The Washington Post's E.J. Dionne hopefully
Roy Moore should be embarrassed. Last week, one of the most contentious Senate races in American history came to a close in Alabama when Democrat Doug Jones captured the victory over the controversial GOP nominee . Moore has been accused by multiple women of sexually assaulting them when they were teens. One woman was only 14-years-old at the time of the abuse. He denied the allegations and his campaign repeatedly smeared the women who came forward. Despite the ugliness, most white Alabama voter
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence: from NRA to ACA. Photo by John Gress/Getty Images I'm a little late to this, but Simon Maloy has a terrific explainer on how Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is making a move that infuriates conservatives. Pence, like every Republican congressman, opposed the Affordable Care Act. He gave no indication that he'd expand Medicaid, as few Republican governors has done. But as of last week, he's looking for a waiver to get ACA funds that can expand the state's existing public-private
Rev. O'Neal Dozier -- whom you might remember as the Christian pastor and Rick Santorum supporter who once said that homosexuality " makes God want to vomit " -- held a press conference today asking Santorum rival Mitt Romney to renounce his Mormon faith. Like you do. Rev. Dozier's primary issue with the Mormon religion, according to the press release he circulated today, is what he views as its history of racist and xenophobic practices. "The Mormon religion is prejudiced against Blacks, Jews a
President Obama delivered the euology for slain pastor and South Carolina state Sen. Clementa Pinckney with thoughts on racism today and a rendition of "Amazing Grace." Obama admitted he didn't know Pinckney well, but said the legislator "encouraged progress not by pushing his ideas alone but by seeking out your ideas, partnering with you to make things happen." The accused shooter at the Emanuel AME Church, Dylann Roof, committed "an act that drew on a long history of bombs and arson and shots
Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, discusses the types of political issues that pastors should address in their congregations and which ones to avoid. In a video posted on the website For The Church , last week, Moore addresses the question: "How political should a local pastor get with his flock?" Christians are sometimes reluctant to engage political questions, says Moore, because they "put this artificial barrier between person
The Florida attorney who bragged about bringing a gun into Target restrooms to protect herself isn't the only person who's angry about the department store's decision to allow transgender employees and customers to use the restroom of their choice . Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz spoke about the matter at length, and now the city of Oxford, Alabama, has entered the political discourse with an ordinance promising fines and jail time to all who defy it. According to AL.com , the city c
Washington state megachurch pastor Mark Driscoll has been under fire recently after a number of inflammatory internet posts came to light spelling out his anti-LGBT and anti-women thinking. In addition to the bigoted posts, the Mars Hill pastor has also been charged with being a plagiarizing megalomaniac, who, according to the New York Times , is "inappropriately using church funds and of consolidating power to such a degree that it has become difficult for anyone to challenge or even question h
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy By Eric Metaxas Thomas Nelson, 591 pages, $29.99 "Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act. " Dietrich Bonhoeffer "Bonhoeffer faced a church that had bowed its knee to the reigning culture, but we're facing that today as well. The situation that compelled Bonhoeffer and the other Confessing Church leaders to draft the Barmen Declaration in the 1930s is not so terribly differ
Jerry Falwell, Jr., president of the evangelical Liberty University, is defending embattled Alabama senatorial candidate Roy Moore after a woman claimed the conservative judge sexually assaulted her. Leigh Corfman, in an interview with The Washington Post , claimed Moore sexually assaulted her many years ago, when she was only 14 years old and he was 32. Moore has denied the allegations against him, calling Corfman's claims "completely false." Now Falwell, a staunch supporter of President Donald
Sen. Mike Lee discussed protecting religious freedom Thursday at a speech in Washington, D.C., giving the topic a personal spin as he spoke on the historical persecution of Mormons. "You've all heard the first generation of Mormons were pioneers, and that's certainly true," Lee, a first-term Republican, said. "But that misses the crucial point." Lee explained how his "heroes," the early followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, moved from New York to Ohio, from Ohio to Missou
Pastor Robert Jeffress, leader of the influential 12,000-member First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, said every Christian and pastor must get involved in politics, and that "whenever there was a need for a great change it was pastors who led the way" in America. "Many people think that pastor should not get involved in politics, that their responsibility is only to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ," said Jeffress on his program , "Pathway to Victory," after telling the viewers that many peopl
Lutheran pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer is a man who was hanged for his defiant stand against the tyranny of Adolph Hitler and Nazi Germany. And he's been credited with these words, "Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act." If Bonhoeffer was alive today, he might choose to share his words with the elders at Gateway Church of Christ in Pensacola, FL, where they made the decision to close the doors at Ga
Rev. O'Neal Dozier -- whom you might remember as the Christian pastor and Rick Santorum supporter who once said that homosexuality " makes God want to vomit " -- held a press conference today asking Santorum rival Mitt Romney to renounce his Mormon faith. Like you do. Rev. Dozier's primary issue with the Mormon religion, according to the press release he circulated today, is what he views as its history of racist and xenophobic practices. "The Mormon religion is prejudiced against Blacks, Jews a
Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, discusses the types of political issues that pastors should address in their congregations and which ones to avoid. In a video posted on the website For The Church , last week, Moore addresses the question: "How political should a local pastor get with his flock?" Christians are sometimes reluctant to engage political questions, says Moore, because they "put this artificial barrier between person
The Florida attorney who bragged about bringing a gun into Target restrooms to protect herself isn't the only person who's angry about the department store's decision to allow transgender employees and customers to use the restroom of their choice . Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz spoke about the matter at length, and now the city of Oxford, Alabama, has entered the political discourse with an ordinance promising fines and jail time to all who defy it. According to AL.com , the city c
Washington state megachurch pastor Mark Driscoll has been under fire recently after a number of inflammatory internet posts came to light spelling out his anti-LGBT and anti-women thinking. In addition to the bigoted posts, the Mars Hill pastor has also been charged with being a plagiarizing megalomaniac, who, according to the New York Times , is "inappropriately using church funds and of consolidating power to such a degree that it has become difficult for anyone to challenge or even question h
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy By Eric Metaxas Thomas Nelson, 591 pages, $29.99 "Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act. " Dietrich Bonhoeffer "Bonhoeffer faced a church that had bowed its knee to the reigning culture, but we're facing that today as well. The situation that compelled Bonhoeffer and the other Confessing Church leaders to draft the Barmen Declaration in the 1930s is not so terribly differ
Jerry Falwell, Jr., president of the evangelical Liberty University, is defending embattled Alabama senatorial candidate Roy Moore after a woman claimed the conservative judge sexually assaulted her. Leigh Corfman, in an interview with The Washington Post , claimed Moore sexually assaulted her many years ago, when she was only 14 years old and he was 32. Moore has denied the allegations against him, calling Corfman's claims "completely false." Now Falwell, a staunch supporter of President Donald
Sen. Mike Lee discussed protecting religious freedom Thursday at a speech in Washington, D.C., giving the topic a personal spin as he spoke on the historical persecution of Mormons. "You've all heard the first generation of Mormons were pioneers, and that's certainly true," Lee, a first-term Republican, said. "But that misses the crucial point." Lee explained how his "heroes," the early followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, moved from New York to Ohio, from Ohio to Missou
Pastor Robert Jeffress, leader of the influential 12,000-member First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, said every Christian and pastor must get involved in politics, and that "whenever there was a need for a great change it was pastors who led the way" in America. "Many people think that pastor should not get involved in politics, that their responsibility is only to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ," said Jeffress on his program , "Pathway to Victory," after telling the viewers that many peopl
Lutheran pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer is a man who was hanged for his defiant stand against the tyranny of Adolph Hitler and Nazi Germany. And he's been credited with these words, "Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act." If Bonhoeffer was alive today, he might choose to share his words with the elders at Gateway Church of Christ in Pensacola, FL, where they made the decision to close the doors at Ga
Rev. O'Neal Dozier -- whom you might remember as the Christian pastor and Rick Santorum supporter who once said that homosexuality " makes God want to vomit " -- held a press conference today asking Santorum rival Mitt Romney to renounce his Mormon faith. Like you do. Rev. Dozier's primary issue with the Mormon religion, according to the press release he circulated today, is what he views as its history of racist and xenophobic practices. "The Mormon religion is prejudiced against Blacks, Jews a
By Tim Peacock On Tuesday night's Piers Morgan, financial guru Suze Orman eloquently creamed conservative anti-gay opponent Ryan Anderson from the Heritage Foundation. This is the same Ryan Anderson CNN's Don Lemon also took to task this week (for those keeping score). "I feel compassion for you," Orman said to Anderson. "And I'll tell you why. Because I know you believe [...] Continue reading >> By Tim Peacock On Monday, CNN hosted a two-person panel discussion concerning the potential topics
Recently Ted Koppel could be seen lecturing Sean Hannity about Hannity's and Fox News' "inaccurate and harmful" position on everything occurring in the world today, and he told Hannity that his opinion program on Fox was misguiding his listeners because his opinions were not factual and should not be spoken. Does Mr. Koppel equate "facts" with the truth, because if he did make such an equation he would realize that Sean Hannity is more correct, and is right more of the time, than anyone on the l
Bill Maher tonight looked at the recent attempts to moderate the GOP and draw the party away from strongly conservative candidates like Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock . However, Maher couldn't help but point out that in spite of conventional wisdom, that the Republican party only just recently went "off the rails," he said the party has always been an "uneasy marriage" between "Jesus freaks" and "plutocrats." Maher highlighted a new group set up by Karl Rove trying to help conservatives who can
A screencap of the "Vigilant Christian" Mario from one of his other equally ridiculous videos This guy is for real, no seriously, he may sound like a parody that would have been featured on the Colbert Report , back in the day, before Colbert left Comedy Central and become host of the Tonight Show, but unfortunately, this guy is not a joke. The "Vigilant Christian" Mario is not a Poe , he is actually this loony. Recently he created a ridiculous youtube video that was thoroughly mocked over at Wo
If you're the type of conservative who thinks that being called out for homophobia is a form of bigotry or censorship, dealing with the liberal crowd on Facebook might be too much for you. Until now, Republicans' main alternative has been the Tea Party Community, a writhing nexus of reactionary lunacy that seems aptly tuned for today's crop of radical reactionaries. But old-school paleoconservatives can now flock to ReaganBook, a Ronald Reagan-based Facebook clone which Faith2Action founder and
Sebastian Gorka, the Nazi Party-connected Fox News contributor, used his Hannity show platform to speak directly to Bill Shine, the Fox News exec-turned White House communications chief, with advice about the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Last night, the Hannity show reacted to Trump's conveniently-timed-for-Hannity announcement by attacking the left for opposing Kavanaugh's nomination at least as much as they ballyhooed the nomination, itself. And who better to help the sm
This was one of the best Colbert monologues I've seen in a while. Colbert opened by noting that Mitch McConnell is canceling the August recess for the US Senate, due to, in the words of President Stupid, "unprecedented obstruction." Colbert noted that yes, Merrick Garland has been waiting over two years for Supreme Court confirmation. Colbert chided his audience for not immediately getting that reference. "You've forgotten already." Some of us will never forget, Stephen: A reminder. And I don't
Bill Maher wrote a blog post last week in which he joked that the Republicans are bringing about "The Rise of the Party of the Apes." In the post, he called out several Republicans by name, including Michele Bachmann , Dick Lugar , and Florida congressman Allen West . Well, West's campaign picked up on the use of the word "apes" in the post and accused Maher of being a racist in a fundraising e-mail. On his show tonight, Maher responded to West's accusation by saying the use of "apes" was tongue
FNC Hannity June 1, 2017 10:12:21 PM Eastern SEAN HANNITY: You have been in the forefront of this hypocrisy, Brent, for decades. And you've had enough too. And you now agree and by the way, Melanie and Brian are not doing a boycott. They are just showing outrageous things said. They started with one, they moved to another show. Tonight, what are you doing? BRENT BOZELL: Well, you know, first of all, you and I have disagreed on boycotts in the past. But you use the word consistent, you have alwa
Rick Santorum has been talking about the "politicization of science" a lot lately--although (a pet peeve of mine) he seems to have a problem with pronouncing the phrase. He says "polititization." Check it out here . Not as bad as the people who say "political-ization," but don't get me started. Anyway, this is part of a broader narrative Santorum has woven, one in which the left wants to misuse science in order to exert control over you and quash your freedoms. This is particularly apparent in S
Recently Ted Koppel could be seen lecturing Sean Hannity about Hannity's and Fox News' "inaccurate and harmful" position on everything occurring in the world today, and he told Hannity that his opinion program on Fox was misguiding his listeners because his opinions were not factual and should not be spoken. Does Mr. Koppel equate "facts" with the truth, because if he did make such an equation he would realize that Sean Hannity is more correct, and is right more of the time, than anyone on the l
Bill Maher tonight looked at the recent attempts to moderate the GOP and draw the party away from strongly conservative candidates like Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock . However, Maher couldn't help but point out that in spite of conventional wisdom, that the Republican party only just recently went "off the rails," he said the party has always been an "uneasy marriage" between "Jesus freaks" and "plutocrats." Maher highlighted a new group set up by Karl Rove trying to help conservatives who can
A screencap of the "Vigilant Christian" Mario from one of his other equally ridiculous videos This guy is for real, no seriously, he may sound like a parody that would have been featured on the Colbert Report , back in the day, before Colbert left Comedy Central and become host of the Tonight Show, but unfortunately, this guy is not a joke. The "Vigilant Christian" Mario is not a Poe , he is actually this loony. Recently he created a ridiculous youtube video that was thoroughly mocked over at Wo
If you're the type of conservative who thinks that being called out for homophobia is a form of bigotry or censorship, dealing with the liberal crowd on Facebook might be too much for you. Until now, Republicans' main alternative has been the Tea Party Community, a writhing nexus of reactionary lunacy that seems aptly tuned for today's crop of radical reactionaries. But old-school paleoconservatives can now flock to ReaganBook, a Ronald Reagan-based Facebook clone which Faith2Action founder and
Sebastian Gorka, the Nazi Party-connected Fox News contributor, used his Hannity show platform to speak directly to Bill Shine, the Fox News exec-turned White House communications chief, with advice about the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Last night, the Hannity show reacted to Trump's conveniently-timed-for-Hannity announcement by attacking the left for opposing Kavanaugh's nomination at least as much as they ballyhooed the nomination, itself. And who better to help the sm
This was one of the best Colbert monologues I've seen in a while. Colbert opened by noting that Mitch McConnell is canceling the August recess for the US Senate, due to, in the words of President Stupid, "unprecedented obstruction." Colbert noted that yes, Merrick Garland has been waiting over two years for Supreme Court confirmation. Colbert chided his audience for not immediately getting that reference. "You've forgotten already." Some of us will never forget, Stephen: A reminder. And I don't
Bill Maher wrote a blog post last week in which he joked that the Republicans are bringing about "The Rise of the Party of the Apes." In the post, he called out several Republicans by name, including Michele Bachmann , Dick Lugar , and Florida congressman Allen West . Well, West's campaign picked up on the use of the word "apes" in the post and accused Maher of being a racist in a fundraising e-mail. On his show tonight, Maher responded to West's accusation by saying the use of "apes" was tongue
FNC Hannity June 1, 2017 10:12:21 PM Eastern SEAN HANNITY: You have been in the forefront of this hypocrisy, Brent, for decades. And you've had enough too. And you now agree and by the way, Melanie and Brian are not doing a boycott. They are just showing outrageous things said. They started with one, they moved to another show. Tonight, what are you doing? BRENT BOZELL: Well, you know, first of all, you and I have disagreed on boycotts in the past. But you use the word consistent, you have alwa
Rick Santorum has been talking about the "politicization of science" a lot lately--although (a pet peeve of mine) he seems to have a problem with pronouncing the phrase. He says "polititization." Check it out here . Not as bad as the people who say "political-ization," but don't get me started. Anyway, this is part of a broader narrative Santorum has woven, one in which the left wants to misuse science in order to exert control over you and quash your freedoms. This is particularly apparent in S
A nyone who doubts that Hillary Clinton is already in fine fighting trim for a presidential run should consider her speech to the American Bar Association in San Francisco. She assailed an alleged "assault on voting rights." She took aim at the Supreme Court's recent decision striking down a portion of the Voting Rights Act and excoriated states that have recently tightened their voting laws. She declared that "anyone who says that racial discrimination is no longer a problem in American electio
Throughout the 2016 campaign, Hillary Clinton has been adamant in her support of gun control--an issue that has dominated the national conversation in the wake of terrorist attacks in Orlando, Paris, Nice, and San Bernardino. In an ABC News interview , the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee called for extensive background checks and closing so-called online and gun show loopholes, asserting that 90 percent of Americans are in favor of her "common-sense gun measures." "The Constitution i
A double whammy for Hillary Clinton ... Part One: After six months, Hillary Clinton turns over her private server, and the drip-drip-drip is sure to continue ... Part Two: Bernie surges in New Hampshire ... But what do the numbers say about the Bernie protest vote? ... Trump's "wheeling and dealing" comments on policy proposals ... Senate Majority PAC targets Ayotte, keeping the Koch name in the political bloodstream in NH... What Larry Lessig's presidential aspirations might mean ... and dispat
All Republicans agree Hillary Clinton is an utter disaster and must be defeated. Isn't it time we actually beat her? Some things never change. The most immutable law of political nature is that Republicans live to score points for the other team. That reality has not changed since Trump fused with the GOP Establishment and took over the Republican Party. In fact, it has only gotten worse. This election should be a layup. Hillary Clinton has the most atrocious foreign policy record imaginable wit
Many of us disagree with Hillary Clinton on a number of issues, in some cases intensely. But there is one overarching reason we should be vigorously supporting her election: The future of the Supreme Court is at stake. An ardent Bernie supporter to whom I expressed this sentiment responded that the wounds are still fresh. Bernie's legions "are not ready to be told (as they are every four years) that the election 'is' of 'should be' or 'must be' all about the Supreme Court," he asserts. Repeti
Many liberals support Hillary Clinton because she's not a Republican and wouldn't it be awesome to have our first woman president and stuff. Other liberals have actual beliefs when it comes to politics, and aren't convinced by Clinton's campaign rationale: "I recently became a grandmother and I really want to be president." Now that Hillary is actually running, some of these liberals are starting to troll her, which is kind of amusing to watch. Elizabeth Warren supporters, including 13 Going on
Like Hillary Clinton, Rob Reiner would toss an awful lot of Americans into a "basket of deplorables." Or in Meathead's case a bunker of Archies. In an interview published on September 8, when asked by The Hollywood Reporter if Archie Bunker, a racist/sexist/xenophobic character from the 1970s sitcom All in the Family , would be a Donald Trump supporter. As if you couldn't guess, Reiner responded, "Absolutely, 100 percent. Trump is from Queens. Archie is born and raised in Queens. They have the s
Hillary Rodham Clinton picked a couple of fights this week. First of all, she staked out a position on immigration that was wholly in support of the actions taken by the current president, and then pushed it even further in that direction than he did. "Today, not a single Republican candidate, announced or potential is clearly consistent in supporting a path to citizenship," the former Secretary of State said in prepared remarks before a round table at a high school in Nevada. "When they talk ab
Hillary Clinton 's personal email habits have been scrutinized by conservative media and politicians for almost two years now. But according to a report from Newsweek , a "larger and deeper email conspiracy, one involving war, lies, a private server run by the Republican Party and contempt of Congress citations" had gone unpunished. Between 2003 and 2009, the Bush Administration "lost" 22 million emails, many of which contained information regarding the run-up to the Iraq war and the fraudulent
Hillary Clinton is at it again and seems to have no plans to get off her world wide excuses tour. During an event with the women's organization "The Wing" this week in New York City, twice failed Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton complained about Fox News "trying to impeach her." "Fox News is always trying impeach me. So, somebody needs to tell them that doesn't apply to a private citizen," Clinton said. Predictably, she also whined about Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump.
Throughout the 2016 campaign, Hillary Clinton has been adamant in her support of gun control--an issue that has dominated the national conversation in the wake of terrorist attacks in Orlando, Paris, Nice, and San Bernardino. In an ABC News interview , the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee called for extensive background checks and closing so-called online and gun show loopholes, asserting that 90 percent of Americans are in favor of her "common-sense gun measures." "The Constitution i
A double whammy for Hillary Clinton ... Part One: After six months, Hillary Clinton turns over her private server, and the drip-drip-drip is sure to continue ... Part Two: Bernie surges in New Hampshire ... But what do the numbers say about the Bernie protest vote? ... Trump's "wheeling and dealing" comments on policy proposals ... Senate Majority PAC targets Ayotte, keeping the Koch name in the political bloodstream in NH... What Larry Lessig's presidential aspirations might mean ... and dispat
All Republicans agree Hillary Clinton is an utter disaster and must be defeated. Isn't it time we actually beat her? Some things never change. The most immutable law of political nature is that Republicans live to score points for the other team. That reality has not changed since Trump fused with the GOP Establishment and took over the Republican Party. In fact, it has only gotten worse. This election should be a layup. Hillary Clinton has the most atrocious foreign policy record imaginable wit
Many of us disagree with Hillary Clinton on a number of issues, in some cases intensely. But there is one overarching reason we should be vigorously supporting her election: The future of the Supreme Court is at stake. An ardent Bernie supporter to whom I expressed this sentiment responded that the wounds are still fresh. Bernie's legions "are not ready to be told (as they are every four years) that the election 'is' of 'should be' or 'must be' all about the Supreme Court," he asserts. Repeti
Many liberals support Hillary Clinton because she's not a Republican and wouldn't it be awesome to have our first woman president and stuff. Other liberals have actual beliefs when it comes to politics, and aren't convinced by Clinton's campaign rationale: "I recently became a grandmother and I really want to be president." Now that Hillary is actually running, some of these liberals are starting to troll her, which is kind of amusing to watch. Elizabeth Warren supporters, including 13 Going on
Like Hillary Clinton, Rob Reiner would toss an awful lot of Americans into a "basket of deplorables." Or in Meathead's case a bunker of Archies. In an interview published on September 8, when asked by The Hollywood Reporter if Archie Bunker, a racist/sexist/xenophobic character from the 1970s sitcom All in the Family , would be a Donald Trump supporter. As if you couldn't guess, Reiner responded, "Absolutely, 100 percent. Trump is from Queens. Archie is born and raised in Queens. They have the s
Hillary Rodham Clinton picked a couple of fights this week. First of all, she staked out a position on immigration that was wholly in support of the actions taken by the current president, and then pushed it even further in that direction than he did. "Today, not a single Republican candidate, announced or potential is clearly consistent in supporting a path to citizenship," the former Secretary of State said in prepared remarks before a round table at a high school in Nevada. "When they talk ab
Hillary Clinton 's personal email habits have been scrutinized by conservative media and politicians for almost two years now. But according to a report from Newsweek , a "larger and deeper email conspiracy, one involving war, lies, a private server run by the Republican Party and contempt of Congress citations" had gone unpunished. Between 2003 and 2009, the Bush Administration "lost" 22 million emails, many of which contained information regarding the run-up to the Iraq war and the fraudulent
Hillary Clinton is at it again and seems to have no plans to get off her world wide excuses tour. During an event with the women's organization "The Wing" this week in New York City, twice failed Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton complained about Fox News "trying to impeach her." "Fox News is always trying impeach me. So, somebody needs to tell them that doesn't apply to a private citizen," Clinton said. Predictably, she also whined about Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump.
Many liberals support Hillary Clinton because she's not a Republican and wouldn't it be awesome to have our first woman president and stuff. Other liberals have actual beliefs when it comes to politics, and aren't convinced by Clinton's campaign rationale: "I recently became a grandmother and I really want to be president." Now that Hillary is actually running, some of these liberals are starting to troll her, which is kind of amusing to watch. Elizabeth Warren supporters, including 13 Going on
5 faith facts about Hillary Clinton: Social Gospel Methodist to the core By Religion News Service | February 8, 2016, 11:14 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2016/02/08/5-faith-facts-about-hillary-clinton-social-gospel-methodist-to-the-core/ U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign rally at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, November 20, 2015. REUTERS/Harrison McClary WASHINGTON (RNS) -- Throughout her 2016 presidential campaign, one facet of
Remember when Hillary Clinton deleted 30,000 emails to hide what happened during the Benghazi attack? Or when Ontario's Liberal government deleted and destroyed emails showing they knew how much cancelling a gas power plant would cost? These are big deals, and now we've caught the Alberta NDP red-handed asking a government agency to do the same . And the cover-up goes all the way up to the Premier's office. When the NDP brought in their poorly thought out climate leadership plan and carbon tax,
Hillary Clinton is at it again and seems to have no plans to get off her world wide excuses tour. During an event with the women's organization "The Wing" this week in New York City, twice failed Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton complained about Fox News "trying to impeach her." "Fox News is always trying impeach me. So, somebody needs to tell them that doesn't apply to a private citizen," Clinton said. Predictably, she also whined about Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump.
Hillary Clinton 's personal email habits have been scrutinized by conservative media and politicians for almost two years now. But according to a report from Newsweek , a "larger and deeper email conspiracy, one involving war, lies, a private server run by the Republican Party and contempt of Congress citations" had gone unpunished. Between 2003 and 2009, the Bush Administration "lost" 22 million emails, many of which contained information regarding the run-up to the Iraq war and the fraudulent
A nyone who doubts that Hillary Clinton is already in fine fighting trim for a presidential run should consider her speech to the American Bar Association in San Francisco. She assailed an alleged "assault on voting rights." She took aim at the Supreme Court's recent decision striking down a portion of the Voting Rights Act and excoriated states that have recently tightened their voting laws. She declared that "anyone who says that racial discrimination is no longer a problem in American electio
There's a reason Hillary Clinton is known in some quarters as "America's grandmother." That charming, carefree laugh . That calm, attentive nod . She carries herself with a grace that defies the harsh reality of the human condition. Her smile is like a dollop of warm love melted over golden buns. Her voice is the pure harmonic bong of freedom's bell. Her jingle-jangle spirit jolts the spine and soothes the cynic's soul. Donald Trump is the only candidate in the 2016 who A) fights, B) tells it l
This week Hillary Clinton revealed some details of her platform on immigration. She expressed support for a pathway to citizenship and a policy that... "...treats everyone with dignity and compassion, upholds the rule of law, protects our border and national security, and brings hard-working people out of the shadows and into the formal economy so they can pay taxes and contribute to our nation's prosperity." That is a position that most recent polling shows is favored by most Americans. This pu
If you haven't heard, Hillary Clinton is the presumptive presidential candidate for the Democratic Party. It's not 100 percent official yet, since the Democratic National Convention, where the party formally nominates a president and vice president, won't happen until July 25 in Philadelphia. But, the math is in her favor. That is, she has earned enough guaranteed votes for herself to ensure she will become the nominee. It's like winning the 100-meter dash in the Olympics and waiting for your go
A double whammy for Hillary Clinton ... Part One: After six months, Hillary Clinton turns over her private server, and the drip-drip-drip is sure to continue ... Part Two: Bernie surges in New Hampshire ... But what do the numbers say about the Bernie protest vote? ... Trump's "wheeling and dealing" comments on policy proposals ... Senate Majority PAC targets Ayotte, keeping the Koch name in the political bloodstream in NH... What Larry Lessig's presidential aspirations might mean ... and dispat
5 faith facts about Hillary Clinton: Social Gospel Methodist to the core By Religion News Service | February 8, 2016, 11:14 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2016/02/08/5-faith-facts-about-hillary-clinton-social-gospel-methodist-to-the-core/ U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign rally at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, November 20, 2015. REUTERS/Harrison McClary WASHINGTON (RNS) -- Throughout her 2016 presidential campaign, one facet of
Remember when Hillary Clinton deleted 30,000 emails to hide what happened during the Benghazi attack? Or when Ontario's Liberal government deleted and destroyed emails showing they knew how much cancelling a gas power plant would cost? These are big deals, and now we've caught the Alberta NDP red-handed asking a government agency to do the same . And the cover-up goes all the way up to the Premier's office. When the NDP brought in their poorly thought out climate leadership plan and carbon tax,
Hillary Clinton is at it again and seems to have no plans to get off her world wide excuses tour. During an event with the women's organization "The Wing" this week in New York City, twice failed Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton complained about Fox News "trying to impeach her." "Fox News is always trying impeach me. So, somebody needs to tell them that doesn't apply to a private citizen," Clinton said. Predictably, she also whined about Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump.
Hillary Clinton 's personal email habits have been scrutinized by conservative media and politicians for almost two years now. But according to a report from Newsweek , a "larger and deeper email conspiracy, one involving war, lies, a private server run by the Republican Party and contempt of Congress citations" had gone unpunished. Between 2003 and 2009, the Bush Administration "lost" 22 million emails, many of which contained information regarding the run-up to the Iraq war and the fraudulent
A nyone who doubts that Hillary Clinton is already in fine fighting trim for a presidential run should consider her speech to the American Bar Association in San Francisco. She assailed an alleged "assault on voting rights." She took aim at the Supreme Court's recent decision striking down a portion of the Voting Rights Act and excoriated states that have recently tightened their voting laws. She declared that "anyone who says that racial discrimination is no longer a problem in American electio
There's a reason Hillary Clinton is known in some quarters as "America's grandmother." That charming, carefree laugh . That calm, attentive nod . She carries herself with a grace that defies the harsh reality of the human condition. Her smile is like a dollop of warm love melted over golden buns. Her voice is the pure harmonic bong of freedom's bell. Her jingle-jangle spirit jolts the spine and soothes the cynic's soul. Donald Trump is the only candidate in the 2016 who A) fights, B) tells it l
This week Hillary Clinton revealed some details of her platform on immigration. She expressed support for a pathway to citizenship and a policy that... "...treats everyone with dignity and compassion, upholds the rule of law, protects our border and national security, and brings hard-working people out of the shadows and into the formal economy so they can pay taxes and contribute to our nation's prosperity." That is a position that most recent polling shows is favored by most Americans. This pu
If you haven't heard, Hillary Clinton is the presumptive presidential candidate for the Democratic Party. It's not 100 percent official yet, since the Democratic National Convention, where the party formally nominates a president and vice president, won't happen until July 25 in Philadelphia. But, the math is in her favor. That is, she has earned enough guaranteed votes for herself to ensure she will become the nominee. It's like winning the 100-meter dash in the Olympics and waiting for your go
A double whammy for Hillary Clinton ... Part One: After six months, Hillary Clinton turns over her private server, and the drip-drip-drip is sure to continue ... Part Two: Bernie surges in New Hampshire ... But what do the numbers say about the Bernie protest vote? ... Trump's "wheeling and dealing" comments on policy proposals ... Senate Majority PAC targets Ayotte, keeping the Koch name in the political bloodstream in NH... What Larry Lessig's presidential aspirations might mean ... and dispat
WASHINGTON, May 11, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has again placed her Catholic religion in the midst of her politics, this time saying that her faith is the reason for her support for redefining marriage. A reporter asked the former Speaker on Thursday to explain her support for gay "marriage" while still professing the Catholic faith. "My religion has, compels me - and I love it for it - to be against discrimination of any kind in our country, and I consider this
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers rebukes newspaper's Ruth Marcus... Cathy McMorris Rodgers/Photo by Gage Skidmore (CC) (Kaylee McGhee) A leading Republican Congresswoman bashed a Washington Post article on Sunday, saying the article's defense of aborting children with Down syndrome was "offensive." Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, took to Twitter in response to a Post column titled "I would've aborted a fetus with Down syndrome. Women need that right," written by the paper's deputy editoria
Goutam Jois. Goutam Jois Goutam Jois, a lawyer who just left the New York firm Gibson Dunn and Crutcher, announced Thursday that he will be challenging Rep. Leonard Lance (R-7) in the 2018 midterms. Gibson Dunn is the law firm that billed New Jersey taxpayers millions of dollars to investigate the Bridgegate scandal at Gov. Chris Christie's behest. The law firm produced a widely panned report that uncovered no wrongdoing yet, at the same time, declared Christie innocent. The Gibson Dunn team int
NEW YORK (AP) -- Two survivors of the Parkland school massacre in Florida and the twin sibling of a gun victim from Washington, D.C., will be honored at next month's PEN America gala. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students Cameron Kasky and Samantha Fuentes, and Washington, D.C., high school student Zion Kelly will be presented the PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom of Expression Courage Award. PEN, a literary and human rights organization, told The Associated Press on Thursday that th
A backlash against the #MeToo Campaign is running parallel with the campaign itself. Brendan O'Neill , editor of Spiked and fierce proponent of free speech, describes women's free speech to name men's predatory sexual conduct as a collective "witch hunt." O'Neill tells us "sexual harassment hysteria is innately hostile to and even destructive of the idea of natural justice." Men are being accused "of things only the most prudish and immature of minds could consider crimes or misdemeanors." This
On Wednesday, Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) questioned Amy Coney Barrett , President Trump's nominee for a federal judgeship. Franken noted that Barrett once spoke at a meeting sponsored by the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). He cited the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in maligning ADF as a "hate group," and attacked Barrett for not doing sufficient research before addressing the organization. "Is it your habit of accepting money from organizations without first learning what they do?" Franken
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images Since she spoke out against the limited debate schedule set up by former DNC Chair Debbie Was serman Schultz during the 2016 Democratic primaries, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has been a thorn in the side of the Democratic establishment. After resigning from her position as DNC vice chair to campaign on behalf of Sen. Bernie Sanders , she became a prominent Sanders surrogate. During the beginning of the Standing Rock protests against the Dak
Congressional Western Caucus calls attention to abuses of former administrators Lisa Jackson and Gina McCarthy... Scott Pruitt/Photo by Gage Skidmore (John Wynne, Liberty Headlines) Exorbitant travel costs, and excessive spending on security detail - those are the charges being leveled at current EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Yet according to a press release from the Congressional Western Caucus, the EPA saw far worse scandals under the leadership of Obama appointees Lisa Jackson and Gina McCa
M aligned, ignored, used and abused by the Conservative Party , the U.K.'s most prominent and frustrated free speech advocates are banning together for what they hope will lead to real change in British politics. What began as a joke has rapidly snowballed into a political movement. Last week YouTuber Count Dankula, who made international headlines after being arrested and put on trial for posting a joke video of his girlfriend's dog doing Nazi salutes, announced via Twitter he was joining UKIP,
(Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) While the first Democratic presidential debate may have been a hit with viewers, the Black Lives Matter national network is demanding there be a platform focused exclusively on racial justice. Tuesday, the organization petitioned Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to add an additional debate to the six currently scheduled; the statement specifically requests that candidates be instructed to speak about "tangible solutions" in r
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers rebukes newspaper's Ruth Marcus... Cathy McMorris Rodgers/Photo by Gage Skidmore (CC) (Kaylee McGhee) A leading Republican Congresswoman bashed a Washington Post article on Sunday, saying the article's defense of aborting children with Down syndrome was "offensive." Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, took to Twitter in response to a Post column titled "I would've aborted a fetus with Down syndrome. Women need that right," written by the paper's deputy editoria
Goutam Jois. Goutam Jois Goutam Jois, a lawyer who just left the New York firm Gibson Dunn and Crutcher, announced Thursday that he will be challenging Rep. Leonard Lance (R-7) in the 2018 midterms. Gibson Dunn is the law firm that billed New Jersey taxpayers millions of dollars to investigate the Bridgegate scandal at Gov. Chris Christie's behest. The law firm produced a widely panned report that uncovered no wrongdoing yet, at the same time, declared Christie innocent. The Gibson Dunn team int
NEW YORK (AP) -- Two survivors of the Parkland school massacre in Florida and the twin sibling of a gun victim from Washington, D.C., will be honored at next month's PEN America gala. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students Cameron Kasky and Samantha Fuentes, and Washington, D.C., high school student Zion Kelly will be presented the PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom of Expression Courage Award. PEN, a literary and human rights organization, told The Associated Press on Thursday that th
A backlash against the #MeToo Campaign is running parallel with the campaign itself. Brendan O'Neill , editor of Spiked and fierce proponent of free speech, describes women's free speech to name men's predatory sexual conduct as a collective "witch hunt." O'Neill tells us "sexual harassment hysteria is innately hostile to and even destructive of the idea of natural justice." Men are being accused "of things only the most prudish and immature of minds could consider crimes or misdemeanors." This
On Wednesday, Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) questioned Amy Coney Barrett , President Trump's nominee for a federal judgeship. Franken noted that Barrett once spoke at a meeting sponsored by the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). He cited the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in maligning ADF as a "hate group," and attacked Barrett for not doing sufficient research before addressing the organization. "Is it your habit of accepting money from organizations without first learning what they do?" Franken
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images Since she spoke out against the limited debate schedule set up by former DNC Chair Debbie Was serman Schultz during the 2016 Democratic primaries, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has been a thorn in the side of the Democratic establishment. After resigning from her position as DNC vice chair to campaign on behalf of Sen. Bernie Sanders , she became a prominent Sanders surrogate. During the beginning of the Standing Rock protests against the Dak
Congressional Western Caucus calls attention to abuses of former administrators Lisa Jackson and Gina McCarthy... Scott Pruitt/Photo by Gage Skidmore (John Wynne, Liberty Headlines) Exorbitant travel costs, and excessive spending on security detail - those are the charges being leveled at current EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Yet according to a press release from the Congressional Western Caucus, the EPA saw far worse scandals under the leadership of Obama appointees Lisa Jackson and Gina McCa
M aligned, ignored, used and abused by the Conservative Party , the U.K.'s most prominent and frustrated free speech advocates are banning together for what they hope will lead to real change in British politics. What began as a joke has rapidly snowballed into a political movement. Last week YouTuber Count Dankula, who made international headlines after being arrested and put on trial for posting a joke video of his girlfriend's dog doing Nazi salutes, announced via Twitter he was joining UKIP,
(Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) While the first Democratic presidential debate may have been a hit with viewers, the Black Lives Matter national network is demanding there be a platform focused exclusively on racial justice. Tuesday, the organization petitioned Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to add an additional debate to the six currently scheduled; the statement specifically requests that candidates be instructed to speak about "tangible solutions" in r
We've never missed a chance to cover Sen. Elizabeth Warren's struggles over her shameless cultural appropriation scandal, wherein she baselessly claimed Native American ancestry for professional gain -- the polar opposite of "checking" her "white privilege," as the Social Justice Warrior ethos requires. Initially, nearly all of the blowback from her cynical, self-serving hoax was generated on the political Right, with most leftists giving her a pass for her identity politics sins, or simply ign
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Susan Collins (R-ME) have introduced a bipartisan amendment that will keep the U.S. Department of Defense from banning transgender individuals from serving in the military. At the end of July, President Donald Trump said that the federal government will not accept or enable transgender individuals to "serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military." The following month, he directed Defense Secretary James Mattis to i
Amelia Warren Tyagi and Elizabeth Warren / Getty Images BY: Charles Fain Lehman Follow @CharlesFLehman April 20, 2018 12:00 pm Mass amnesty, trillions in Medicare spending, and publicly funded abortion are just some of the ideas in a set of policy proposals that a left-leaning policy group gave to Democratic bigwigs this past week. These and other proposals were provided to Democratic taste-makers, and obtained by the Free Beacon , at the 2018 Democracy Alliance fall conference held this week in
NEW BRUNSWICK -- Phil Murphy, the front-runner for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, said Tuesday he would support bills that promote equal pay for men and women and forbid employers from asking about job applicants' previous salaries. Murphy held a roundtable discussion on women's economic issues at Rutgers University with Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-12), state Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) and the vice chair of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee, labor lead
Gubernatorial hopeful Randy Boyd, together with his wife Jenny, earned a total of more than $30 in taxable income over the last two years of reporting, according to documents reviewed by The Tennessean . The revelations come as media giant USA Today Network - Tennessee requested - and received exclusively - tax returns from the Knoxville based businessman. The documents are among a slew of information delivered by a number of the top-tier candidates running for Governor in 2018. In addition to D
While Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) recently introduced a weapons ban bill, her anti-gun sentiment - and her message - hasn't always been consistent. She appeared on PBS' NewsHour in December and spoke about the legislation. The PBS host asked Feinstein what she would say to people who support the right to own arms who say "the next thing you'll be after is concealed carry weapons, you'll be after other kinds of gun rights?" "That's just not true" Feinstein replied. "It's not what I've done in th
Before Wendy Davis ran what turned out to be an horrific campaign for Texas governor in 2014, she was launched by her 13-hour filibuster against a stringent abortion bill while wearing a pair of now-iconic pink sneakers. But in running for governor she gave up her state Senate seat, which was claimed by tea partier Konni Burton . On Tuesday Burton massively trolled Davis with some footwear of her own, brandishing on the first day of the Texas Legislature a pair of cowboy boots emblazoned with "S
Sen. Warren was giving a lengthy speech. She had appeared to violate the rule. She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted. - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Raw power Republicans - President Donald Trump along with lawmakers in the Senate and the House - have discarded any pretense they might have had of civility and upholding norms, standards and even the rule of law. For them it's all about gaining raw power and using power to benefit "their side" and to s
Louisiana lawmaker Lenar Whitney, a Republican candidate for an open seat in the U.S. House, had a bit of a meltdown, to say the least, during an interview with Cook Political Report analyst Dave Wasserman last week. "[N]ever have I met any candidate quite as frightening or fact-averse as Louisiana state Rep. Lenar Whitney," Wasserman writes . When he asked about her claim that climate change is the "greatest deception in the history of mankind" and insisted that the earth was getting colder, "s
Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith can pass off reports of her party's (half) hidden abortion agenda as scare mongering, and she can try to throw the party official who apparently accidentally raised it under the bus, but there's legitimate reason to fear. Abortion is a divisive issue that arouses passions on both sides and is therefore political dynamite for any politician who dares take a clear position. So Wildrose campaign manager Tom Flanagan must have been laughing up his sleeve at the inabili
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Susan Collins (R-ME) have introduced a bipartisan amendment that will keep the U.S. Department of Defense from banning transgender individuals from serving in the military. At the end of July, President Donald Trump said that the federal government will not accept or enable transgender individuals to "serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military." The following month, he directed Defense Secretary James Mattis to i
Amelia Warren Tyagi and Elizabeth Warren / Getty Images BY: Charles Fain Lehman Follow @CharlesFLehman April 20, 2018 12:00 pm Mass amnesty, trillions in Medicare spending, and publicly funded abortion are just some of the ideas in a set of policy proposals that a left-leaning policy group gave to Democratic bigwigs this past week. These and other proposals were provided to Democratic taste-makers, and obtained by the Free Beacon , at the 2018 Democracy Alliance fall conference held this week in
NEW BRUNSWICK -- Phil Murphy, the front-runner for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, said Tuesday he would support bills that promote equal pay for men and women and forbid employers from asking about job applicants' previous salaries. Murphy held a roundtable discussion on women's economic issues at Rutgers University with Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-12), state Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) and the vice chair of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee, labor lead
Gubernatorial hopeful Randy Boyd, together with his wife Jenny, earned a total of more than $30 in taxable income over the last two years of reporting, according to documents reviewed by The Tennessean . The revelations come as media giant USA Today Network - Tennessee requested - and received exclusively - tax returns from the Knoxville based businessman. The documents are among a slew of information delivered by a number of the top-tier candidates running for Governor in 2018. In addition to D
While Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) recently introduced a weapons ban bill, her anti-gun sentiment - and her message - hasn't always been consistent. She appeared on PBS' NewsHour in December and spoke about the legislation. The PBS host asked Feinstein what she would say to people who support the right to own arms who say "the next thing you'll be after is concealed carry weapons, you'll be after other kinds of gun rights?" "That's just not true" Feinstein replied. "It's not what I've done in th
Before Wendy Davis ran what turned out to be an horrific campaign for Texas governor in 2014, she was launched by her 13-hour filibuster against a stringent abortion bill while wearing a pair of now-iconic pink sneakers. But in running for governor she gave up her state Senate seat, which was claimed by tea partier Konni Burton . On Tuesday Burton massively trolled Davis with some footwear of her own, brandishing on the first day of the Texas Legislature a pair of cowboy boots emblazoned with "S
Sen. Warren was giving a lengthy speech. She had appeared to violate the rule. She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted. - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Raw power Republicans - President Donald Trump along with lawmakers in the Senate and the House - have discarded any pretense they might have had of civility and upholding norms, standards and even the rule of law. For them it's all about gaining raw power and using power to benefit "their side" and to s
Louisiana lawmaker Lenar Whitney, a Republican candidate for an open seat in the U.S. House, had a bit of a meltdown, to say the least, during an interview with Cook Political Report analyst Dave Wasserman last week. "[N]ever have I met any candidate quite as frightening or fact-averse as Louisiana state Rep. Lenar Whitney," Wasserman writes . When he asked about her claim that climate change is the "greatest deception in the history of mankind" and insisted that the earth was getting colder, "s
Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith can pass off reports of her party's (half) hidden abortion agenda as scare mongering, and she can try to throw the party official who apparently accidentally raised it under the bus, but there's legitimate reason to fear. Abortion is a divisive issue that arouses passions on both sides and is therefore political dynamite for any politician who dares take a clear position. So Wildrose campaign manager Tom Flanagan must have been laughing up his sleeve at the inabili
The Lantern/Twitter An Ohio State University student was condemned by her school after she was seen in a video ranting about white guys hooking up with black girls after an African-American student danced with her ex-boyfriend. A short video posted to Twitter Sunday shows sophomore Katelyn Rust ranting, "Fuck yourself you are hooking up with a black girl. That's weird. That's weird as fuck. Fuck you." Aleigha Mason, a student at another Ohio college, posted the video and said Rust's rant was dir
Candace Owens posted this. Black Lives Matter protesters showed up to my @UCLA event to protest. Here is a video clip of me smacking them down with the truth; they're a bunch of whiny toddlers, pretending to be oppressed for attention. pic.twitter.com/riBA0A3J1I -- Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) April 20, 2018 Then she got love from Kanye West and Roseanne. That caused a liberal implosion. And she was attacked by three white men - Perez Hilton, Tom Arnold and Shaun King. Arnold told her to "suck
Two-Year-Old Gangsta Rap Video Suddenly Spawns Cries Of Racism [VIDEO] 2:38 PM 09/28/2016 Over two years after its release, a music video by Compton rapper YG is being called racist by the Chinese. The video for the song "Meet The Flockers" depicts two robbers breaking into a suburban home and stealing its contents. The track begins with the lyrics: "First, you find a house and scope it out. Find a Chinese neighborhood, cause they don't believe in bank accounts." WATCH: The song was brought to
We know, Wonkers. You never watch the videos because they're often too awful. Please watch this story by CBC reporter Nick Purdon about a Somali refugee he found in the snow last weekend near Emerson, Manitoba. It matters. You'll also see an interview with Ahmed from Ghana, who came to Canada after losing an asylum claim in the U.S., one of hundreds of refugees who have made the dangerous winter crossing from the U.S. after we refused to grant them refuge. And you'll see Purdon's rescue of Moham
This video is refreshing. Real Americans came to the defense of an American Muslim woman being verbally insulted by a racist white man. This how we individually can counter those who Trump has enabled into making racism vogue. Columnist for Middle East Eye and The New Arab, host of @ChannelTheRage, and the author of "The New Atheist Threat" uploaded the video that everyone should watch. This is how one should handle a racist in any store are in any situation. It would indeed reverse the Trump Ef
The video will start in 8 Cancel Play now An horrific jihadist video released by a new network of extremist thugs in Iraq has been released showing mass executions, drive-by murders and sniper headshots. The twisted video, overlaid with stirring music was released as Muslims throughout the world mark the end of Ramadan with the festival of Eid. It was released by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham and shows hundreds of Iraqi members of the security forces being taken by truck out into the des
Mashable released a video of transgender children recording messages for their 29 year-old selves. The content is confusing and sad. Take a look: Did you notice the resonating theme? "Just be happy, please. 'Cuz you're miserable right now." "I hope you can look in the mirror and finally be happy with who you are." The last thing we want to do is negate the struggles these children are facing. But can we be honest for a second and take a quick trip down memory lane? Only this time, your trip iden
En un tuit que se volvio viral tras el ataque a la discoteca LGBT de Florida el domingo, el abogado de ACLU Chase Strangio escribio: "La derecha cristiana presento 200 proyectos de ley anti- LGBT en los ultimos seis meses y la gente le hecha la culpa de esto al Islam. No". Este ataque tambien ha reactivado el pedido de anular las restricciones --consideradas medicamente innecesarias por sus opositores-- para la donacion de sangre impuestas a muchos hombres homosexuales y bisexuales. Hablamos del
(WASHINGTON TIMES) A Cornell University professor attending a Black Lives Matter protest last week said a majority of white people are racist and called a police advocacy group a "terrorist organization." Russell Rickford, an assistant professor of history who "specializes in the black radical tradition," divided white people into three categories in his eight-minute rant captured on video. "There will always be a segment of white America that is overtly irredeemably racist," Mr. Rickford said d
Best 8 Ads Featuring Queer Women To Make You Feel Happy This Pride Month You won't want to skip these beauties. Published: 2018.06.17 07:51 PM Source: Youtube If you spend a lot of time on YouTube, like me, then you may have noticed a disturbing trend in anti-LGBTQ+ adverts running before videos of your favorite queer YouTuber in recent weeks. This would be disappointing enough at any time of year, but it's especially upsetting during Pride Month. YouTube claims this is due to a glitch in the sy
Candace Owens posted this. Black Lives Matter protesters showed up to my @UCLA event to protest. Here is a video clip of me smacking them down with the truth; they're a bunch of whiny toddlers, pretending to be oppressed for attention. pic.twitter.com/riBA0A3J1I -- Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) April 20, 2018 Then she got love from Kanye West and Roseanne. That caused a liberal implosion. And she was attacked by three white men - Perez Hilton, Tom Arnold and Shaun King. Arnold told her to "suck
Two-Year-Old Gangsta Rap Video Suddenly Spawns Cries Of Racism [VIDEO] 2:38 PM 09/28/2016 Over two years after its release, a music video by Compton rapper YG is being called racist by the Chinese. The video for the song "Meet The Flockers" depicts two robbers breaking into a suburban home and stealing its contents. The track begins with the lyrics: "First, you find a house and scope it out. Find a Chinese neighborhood, cause they don't believe in bank accounts." WATCH: The song was brought to
We know, Wonkers. You never watch the videos because they're often too awful. Please watch this story by CBC reporter Nick Purdon about a Somali refugee he found in the snow last weekend near Emerson, Manitoba. It matters. You'll also see an interview with Ahmed from Ghana, who came to Canada after losing an asylum claim in the U.S., one of hundreds of refugees who have made the dangerous winter crossing from the U.S. after we refused to grant them refuge. And you'll see Purdon's rescue of Moham
This video is refreshing. Real Americans came to the defense of an American Muslim woman being verbally insulted by a racist white man. This how we individually can counter those who Trump has enabled into making racism vogue. Columnist for Middle East Eye and The New Arab, host of @ChannelTheRage, and the author of "The New Atheist Threat" uploaded the video that everyone should watch. This is how one should handle a racist in any store are in any situation. It would indeed reverse the Trump Ef
The video will start in 8 Cancel Play now An horrific jihadist video released by a new network of extremist thugs in Iraq has been released showing mass executions, drive-by murders and sniper headshots. The twisted video, overlaid with stirring music was released as Muslims throughout the world mark the end of Ramadan with the festival of Eid. It was released by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham and shows hundreds of Iraqi members of the security forces being taken by truck out into the des
Mashable released a video of transgender children recording messages for their 29 year-old selves. The content is confusing and sad. Take a look: Did you notice the resonating theme? "Just be happy, please. 'Cuz you're miserable right now." "I hope you can look in the mirror and finally be happy with who you are." The last thing we want to do is negate the struggles these children are facing. But can we be honest for a second and take a quick trip down memory lane? Only this time, your trip iden
En un tuit que se volvio viral tras el ataque a la discoteca LGBT de Florida el domingo, el abogado de ACLU Chase Strangio escribio: "La derecha cristiana presento 200 proyectos de ley anti- LGBT en los ultimos seis meses y la gente le hecha la culpa de esto al Islam. No". Este ataque tambien ha reactivado el pedido de anular las restricciones --consideradas medicamente innecesarias por sus opositores-- para la donacion de sangre impuestas a muchos hombres homosexuales y bisexuales. Hablamos del
(WASHINGTON TIMES) A Cornell University professor attending a Black Lives Matter protest last week said a majority of white people are racist and called a police advocacy group a "terrorist organization." Russell Rickford, an assistant professor of history who "specializes in the black radical tradition," divided white people into three categories in his eight-minute rant captured on video. "There will always be a segment of white America that is overtly irredeemably racist," Mr. Rickford said d
Best 8 Ads Featuring Queer Women To Make You Feel Happy This Pride Month You won't want to skip these beauties. Published: 2018.06.17 07:51 PM Source: Youtube If you spend a lot of time on YouTube, like me, then you may have noticed a disturbing trend in anti-LGBTQ+ adverts running before videos of your favorite queer YouTuber in recent weeks. This would be disappointing enough at any time of year, but it's especially upsetting during Pride Month. YouTube claims this is due to a glitch in the sy
Screenshot: YouTube The male gaze was in full effect during the swimsuit portion of Miss Peru 2018, as the camera panned up contestants' bodies, starting at their feet. The entire scene was bizarre -- the women paraded across the stage, wearing gold bikinis and their best come-hither looks. To the side of the stage, Peruvian singer Leslie Shaw sang an emotive song about women's empowerment called "Siempre Mas Fuerte" (Always Stronger). "Conquering fears, breaking the silence; feeling my power as
A very disturbing video is trending across the internet showing a group of young black people attacking an elderly white woman at a pool party, simply for the fun of it. Warning: This video is very disturbing to watch. As a group of black party goers cheer for the assault, one of the black males picks up the lady and body-slams her head-first into the concrete around the pool. The victims hands are restrained by two small dogs on leashes she was holding. After body slamming the victim, the bl
The video will start in 8 Cancel Play now An horrific jihadist video released by a new network of extremist thugs in Iraq has been released showing mass executions, drive-by murders and sniper headshots. The twisted video, overlaid with stirring music was released as Muslims throughout the world mark the end of Ramadan with the festival of Eid. It was released by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham and shows hundreds of Iraqi members of the security forces being taken by truck out into the des
Two-Year-Old Gangsta Rap Video Suddenly Spawns Cries Of Racism [VIDEO] 2:38 PM 09/28/2016 Over two years after its release, a music video by Compton rapper YG is being called racist by the Chinese. The video for the song "Meet The Flockers" depicts two robbers breaking into a suburban home and stealing its contents. The track begins with the lyrics: "First, you find a house and scope it out. Find a Chinese neighborhood, cause they don't believe in bank accounts." WATCH: The song was brought to
Liquid Web is allowing the abuse of black trans women daily. They have been notified of the content that has incited threats of bodily harm and verbal abuse against trans women since 2012 and still the, verbally abusive slanderous, lies continue to be promoted via their customers url. SandraRose.com SandraRose.com uses her site to DOX black trans women who have transitioned or are in the process which has invited illegal documented violent threats and harassment against trans women in the black
Here is the gist of the video: "LOLLLLLLL WOMEN ARE SO STUPID AND DON'T LIKE OR UNDERSTAND THINGS THAT ARE GOOD. (LOL WOMEN.)" - men Fuck you, Buzzfeed . All proper ladies drink whiskey. I love whiskey. Friday night may as well be called, "Jameson?" ( It's a "whiskey voice" not a "champagne cocktail voice, " k? ). BUT HEY. GO OUT OF YOUR WAY TO FIND WOMEN WHO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF WHISKEY BEFORE JUST TO PROVE THAT WOMEN ARE WIMPY IDIOTS WHO ARE ALSO LIKE CHILDREN. "Ew gross," one lady says. "I can
Pamela Geller provided an important update in the case of Muslim Migrants who were alleged to have raped a five year old in a Facebook video Tuesday. As she explains, the girl's mother and her family have been treated unfairly by the mainstream media and the justice system since this story broke. We at the Rebel covered this story extensively and interviewed an eyewitness to the sexual assault who confirmed initial reports regarding the incident , including that the victim had been urinated on.
Seeing their kids more eager to pray than play video games, most parents would shout, "Hallelujah" or whatever their expression of joy. And they should. Research shows that religion can be a positive force in the lives of children, just as can be for adults. "Religion," says Bill Hathaway, a clinical psychologist of religion and Dean of the School of Psychology and Counseling at Regent University, "is related to the child having a higher sense of self esteem, better academic adjustment and lower
The Safra Project is an organization dedicated to supporting LGBTQ women who also identify as Muslim. Check out their website and resources sections in particular, to find reports, fact sheets, and lots of great projects and presentations dealing with the unique challenges presented to Muslim LGBTQ women. The intersection of discrimination on the basis of religion, culture, language in addition to sexual orientation or sexual identification is quite a challenge. That's why resources like those f
The Lantern/Twitter An Ohio State University student was condemned by her school after she was seen in a video ranting about white guys hooking up with black girls after an African-American student danced with her ex-boyfriend. A short video posted to Twitter Sunday shows sophomore Katelyn Rust ranting, "Fuck yourself you are hooking up with a black girl. That's weird. That's weird as fuck. Fuck you." Aleigha Mason, a student at another Ohio college, posted the video and said Rust's rant was dir
A very disturbing video is trending across the internet showing a group of young black people attacking an elderly white woman at a pool party, simply for the fun of it. Warning: This video is very disturbing to watch. As a group of black party goers cheer for the assault, one of the black males picks up the lady and body-slams her head-first into the concrete around the pool. The victims hands are restrained by two small dogs on leashes she was holding. After body slamming the victim, the bl
The video will start in 8 Cancel Play now An horrific jihadist video released by a new network of extremist thugs in Iraq has been released showing mass executions, drive-by murders and sniper headshots. The twisted video, overlaid with stirring music was released as Muslims throughout the world mark the end of Ramadan with the festival of Eid. It was released by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham and shows hundreds of Iraqi members of the security forces being taken by truck out into the des
Two-Year-Old Gangsta Rap Video Suddenly Spawns Cries Of Racism [VIDEO] 2:38 PM 09/28/2016 Over two years after its release, a music video by Compton rapper YG is being called racist by the Chinese. The video for the song "Meet The Flockers" depicts two robbers breaking into a suburban home and stealing its contents. The track begins with the lyrics: "First, you find a house and scope it out. Find a Chinese neighborhood, cause they don't believe in bank accounts." WATCH: The song was brought to
Liquid Web is allowing the abuse of black trans women daily. They have been notified of the content that has incited threats of bodily harm and verbal abuse against trans women since 2012 and still the, verbally abusive slanderous, lies continue to be promoted via their customers url. SandraRose.com SandraRose.com uses her site to DOX black trans women who have transitioned or are in the process which has invited illegal documented violent threats and harassment against trans women in the black
Here is the gist of the video: "LOLLLLLLL WOMEN ARE SO STUPID AND DON'T LIKE OR UNDERSTAND THINGS THAT ARE GOOD. (LOL WOMEN.)" - men Fuck you, Buzzfeed . All proper ladies drink whiskey. I love whiskey. Friday night may as well be called, "Jameson?" ( It's a "whiskey voice" not a "champagne cocktail voice, " k? ). BUT HEY. GO OUT OF YOUR WAY TO FIND WOMEN WHO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF WHISKEY BEFORE JUST TO PROVE THAT WOMEN ARE WIMPY IDIOTS WHO ARE ALSO LIKE CHILDREN. "Ew gross," one lady says. "I can
Pamela Geller provided an important update in the case of Muslim Migrants who were alleged to have raped a five year old in a Facebook video Tuesday. As she explains, the girl's mother and her family have been treated unfairly by the mainstream media and the justice system since this story broke. We at the Rebel covered this story extensively and interviewed an eyewitness to the sexual assault who confirmed initial reports regarding the incident , including that the victim had been urinated on.
Seeing their kids more eager to pray than play video games, most parents would shout, "Hallelujah" or whatever their expression of joy. And they should. Research shows that religion can be a positive force in the lives of children, just as can be for adults. "Religion," says Bill Hathaway, a clinical psychologist of religion and Dean of the School of Psychology and Counseling at Regent University, "is related to the child having a higher sense of self esteem, better academic adjustment and lower
The Safra Project is an organization dedicated to supporting LGBTQ women who also identify as Muslim. Check out their website and resources sections in particular, to find reports, fact sheets, and lots of great projects and presentations dealing with the unique challenges presented to Muslim LGBTQ women. The intersection of discrimination on the basis of religion, culture, language in addition to sexual orientation or sexual identification is quite a challenge. That's why resources like those f
The Lantern/Twitter An Ohio State University student was condemned by her school after she was seen in a video ranting about white guys hooking up with black girls after an African-American student danced with her ex-boyfriend. A short video posted to Twitter Sunday shows sophomore Katelyn Rust ranting, "Fuck yourself you are hooking up with a black girl. That's weird. That's weird as fuck. Fuck you." Aleigha Mason, a student at another Ohio college, posted the video and said Rust's rant was dir
The two diplomats discussed war-torn Syria, the fight against terrorism as well as the Qatar crisis at the Prime Ministry Office in Istanbul, according to diplomatic sources. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, July 9, 2017. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met on Sunday in Istanbul. The two diplomats discussed war-torn Syria, the fight against ter
Despite rumors of friction between the secretary of state and President Trump over foreign policy, Tillerson appears to remain in good stead with the president. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson begins a weeklong trip Thursday to Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Colombia and Jamaica at a time when our relations with Latin America are strained because of the heavy flow of drugs across our southern border and President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration. While news about international affairs is domi
The Philippines's Secretary of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement attempting to clarify President Rodrigo Duterte's threat to leave the United Nations over criticism of his war on drug traffickers, explaining that Duterte was "tired" and "hungry" when he made the remark. Perfecto Yasay, Jr., the nation's top diplomat, told reporters on Monday that the Philippines was "committed to the UN despite our numerous frustrations," and Duterte would not unilaterally withdraw the country from the glob
Both the governments of Saudi Arabia and Iran announced Monday that hundreds of tons of illegal drugs had been smuggled into their respective countries, with record-breaking shipments of contraband making their way in. Described by Arab News as "one of the largest drug hauls" in Saudi history, officials in Riyadh announced Monday they had seized more than five million amphetamine pills, arresting eleven individuals for attempting to smuggle the drugs into the country. "The gang, comprising nine
United Nations: The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Monday over a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria. "The US, along with Cote d'Ivoire, France, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Sweden, and the UK, has called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council in light of the latest allegations of a chemical weapons attack in Douma, Syria," Xinhua news agency quoted an official statement as saying on Sunday. "Yet again, there are reports of what appears to be
The U.S. and Qatar announced Tuesday they have signed an agreement on fighting terrorism, at a time when the emirate is facing sanctions from neighbouring countries which accuse it of supporting extremism. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani made the announcement at a joint news conference in Doha. Tillerson said the agreement was built on decisions made at a Riyadh summit in May to "wipe terrorism from the face of the Earth". "As
The head of a messianic Jewish ministry is unhappy with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's apparent pro-Palestinian leanings. In its latest report on terrorism, the State Department actually blames Israel for growing tensions while whitewashing the Palestinian Authority's responsibility for violence. "The Palestinian Authority has taken significant steps during Mahmoud Abbas' tenure to ensure that official institutions under its control do not create or disseminate content that incites violence,
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday lashed out at U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson for his call on the Popular Mobilization Forces to go home, saying "They are home. They have not been, nor will they be, waiting for anyone's orders." Tillerson said on Sunday it was time for Iranian-backed militias and their Iranian advisers who helped Iraq defeat Daesh to "go home", after a rare joint meeting with the leaders of Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Zarif who was on a trip of
Nearly 11 months into the Trump administration, and ten months since Secretary of State Rex Tillerson took office, the State Department continues to grapple with vacancies across its senior ranks. Dozens of countries do not currently have a senate-confirmed US ambassador in place, including key US allies like South Korea, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. Of these vacant posts, over 30 are still awaiting a nominee, while 11 others have nominees pending. Additionally, President Donald Trump has yet to no
Israeli intelligence officials have expressed anger that President Trump revealed sensitive information during a meeting with Russian officials last week, saying it could have compromised a source, Foreign Policy reported Friday. "To them, it is horrifying," a U.S. defense official told Foreign Policy. "Their first question was: What is going on? What is this?" The official said that Israeli intelligence officials were shouting at their American counterparts in meetings just days before Trump
Despite rumors of friction between the secretary of state and President Trump over foreign policy, Tillerson appears to remain in good stead with the president. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson begins a weeklong trip Thursday to Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Colombia and Jamaica at a time when our relations with Latin America are strained because of the heavy flow of drugs across our southern border and President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration. While news about international affairs is domi
The Philippines's Secretary of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement attempting to clarify President Rodrigo Duterte's threat to leave the United Nations over criticism of his war on drug traffickers, explaining that Duterte was "tired" and "hungry" when he made the remark. Perfecto Yasay, Jr., the nation's top diplomat, told reporters on Monday that the Philippines was "committed to the UN despite our numerous frustrations," and Duterte would not unilaterally withdraw the country from the glob
Both the governments of Saudi Arabia and Iran announced Monday that hundreds of tons of illegal drugs had been smuggled into their respective countries, with record-breaking shipments of contraband making their way in. Described by Arab News as "one of the largest drug hauls" in Saudi history, officials in Riyadh announced Monday they had seized more than five million amphetamine pills, arresting eleven individuals for attempting to smuggle the drugs into the country. "The gang, comprising nine
United Nations: The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Monday over a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria. "The US, along with Cote d'Ivoire, France, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Sweden, and the UK, has called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council in light of the latest allegations of a chemical weapons attack in Douma, Syria," Xinhua news agency quoted an official statement as saying on Sunday. "Yet again, there are reports of what appears to be
The U.S. and Qatar announced Tuesday they have signed an agreement on fighting terrorism, at a time when the emirate is facing sanctions from neighbouring countries which accuse it of supporting extremism. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani made the announcement at a joint news conference in Doha. Tillerson said the agreement was built on decisions made at a Riyadh summit in May to "wipe terrorism from the face of the Earth". "As
The head of a messianic Jewish ministry is unhappy with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's apparent pro-Palestinian leanings. In its latest report on terrorism, the State Department actually blames Israel for growing tensions while whitewashing the Palestinian Authority's responsibility for violence. "The Palestinian Authority has taken significant steps during Mahmoud Abbas' tenure to ensure that official institutions under its control do not create or disseminate content that incites violence,
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday lashed out at U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson for his call on the Popular Mobilization Forces to go home, saying "They are home. They have not been, nor will they be, waiting for anyone's orders." Tillerson said on Sunday it was time for Iranian-backed militias and their Iranian advisers who helped Iraq defeat Daesh to "go home", after a rare joint meeting with the leaders of Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Zarif who was on a trip of
Nearly 11 months into the Trump administration, and ten months since Secretary of State Rex Tillerson took office, the State Department continues to grapple with vacancies across its senior ranks. Dozens of countries do not currently have a senate-confirmed US ambassador in place, including key US allies like South Korea, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. Of these vacant posts, over 30 are still awaiting a nominee, while 11 others have nominees pending. Additionally, President Donald Trump has yet to no
Israeli intelligence officials have expressed anger that President Trump revealed sensitive information during a meeting with Russian officials last week, saying it could have compromised a source, Foreign Policy reported Friday. "To them, it is horrifying," a U.S. defense official told Foreign Policy. "Their first question was: What is going on? What is this?" The official said that Israeli intelligence officials were shouting at their American counterparts in meetings just days before Trump
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that Iran can be a "good" and "reliable" partner for South Africa in the West Asia region. During a meeting with South African National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete in Tehran, Zarif called South Africa a "friendly country" to Iran especially during the time of sanctions. He also called for expansion of cooperation in various spheres. For her part, Mbete welcomed expansion of relations especially banking ties. She said that th
TEHRAN - Tehran and Iraq will soon sign a memorandum of understanding during the visit to Tehran of Iraqi Interior Minister Qasim al-Araji. "We sign a memorandum of understanding with Iran's interior minister at the end of the negotiations in Tehran," the Iraqi minister told IRNA before leaving Baghdad to Tehran on Saturday. Reportedly, Tehran insists on the opening of the Khosravi border crossing which lies northeast of Baghdad, an issue Baghdad resists for security concerns. Annually, Iranians
TEHRAN - Temel Karamollaoglu, leader of the Turkish Felicity Party, said on Tuesday that Iran and Turkey have enjoyed friendly relations for centuries and the border between the two countries has turned into a "symbol of peace and friendship". Temel Karamollaoglu made the remarks during a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Ankara Ebrahim Taherianfard. The party leader also said Iran and Turkey play important roles in establishing peace and stability in the region. "Iran-Turkey relations are so s
TEHRAN - The deputy chief of staff of Iran's armed forces said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia along with the U.S. serve as guides to Daesh's terrorist activities around the world. "Today, we are witnessing destructive consequences of state terrorism in Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen and some European countries which is supported by Saudi Arabia, the U.S. and some reactionary countries in the region," Massoud Jazayeri said. The brigadier general also said that the Iranian people as victims of terr
TEHRAN - Defense Minister Amir Hatami has said that the Islamic Republic supports peace and security in neighboring countries, especially Afghanistan, voicing Tehran's readiness to help Kabul in its fight against terrorism. Brigadier General Hatami made the remarks in a meeting with Ahmad Tamim Asi, Afghanistan's deputy defense minister for policy and strategy in Tehran on Thursday, Press TV reported. Hatami further said Tehran attaches great importance to "security, peace and stability in the r
The two sides conferred on regional and bilateral issues. Turning to the position of Iran international affairs, Rezaei said, "we expect France to take influential role of Iran both in regional and international arena." He also referred to the widespread activities of Iran in fighting against terrorism and said, "Iran sustained heavy losses in fighting against terrorism both in Syria and Iraq, otherwise, terrorist groups were penetrating into Europe although some ISIL groups have been trained in
Bahram Ghasemi, Spokesman of Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, strongly condemned the barbaric terrorist attack on a place of worship 40km west of the Egyptian city of El Arish. The official, while sympathizing with families of the victims, asserted that undoubtedly, Takfiri terrorism, which has suffered the most humiliating defeats in the region, would not hesitate to take any ruthless endeavor to reiterate its existence, and it remains the responsibility of regional governments to genuinely
TEHRAN - Any efforts by foreign actors to establish contacts with various consequential groups in the embattled Afghanistan should be coordinated with its central government, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has said. "Any contact between regional countries and Afghan groups should be in coordination with the central government and in line with its national interests," Bahram Ghasemi told the Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) in an interview published on Sunday. "No one should intervene in Afghanista
TEHRAN - In a bid to enhance bilateral defense ties, Pakistan and Iran are seeking to jointly manufacture defense equipment, Iran's top military official said during his visit to Pakistan this week. General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri, head of the Iranian armed forces, made these remarks following his meeting with Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain in Islamabad on Tuesday. He arrived in Islamabad on Monday on an official visit. According to reports, the two sides discussed issues of mutual concern
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday lashed out at U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson for his call on the Popular Mobilization Forces to go home, saying "They are home. They have not been, nor will they be, waiting for anyone's orders." Tillerson said on Sunday it was time for Iranian-backed militias and their Iranian advisers who helped Iraq defeat Daesh to "go home", after a rare joint meeting with the leaders of Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Zarif who was on a trip of
TEHRAN - Tehran and Iraq will soon sign a memorandum of understanding during the visit to Tehran of Iraqi Interior Minister Qasim al-Araji. "We sign a memorandum of understanding with Iran's interior minister at the end of the negotiations in Tehran," the Iraqi minister told IRNA before leaving Baghdad to Tehran on Saturday. Reportedly, Tehran insists on the opening of the Khosravi border crossing which lies northeast of Baghdad, an issue Baghdad resists for security concerns. Annually, Iranians
TEHRAN - Temel Karamollaoglu, leader of the Turkish Felicity Party, said on Tuesday that Iran and Turkey have enjoyed friendly relations for centuries and the border between the two countries has turned into a "symbol of peace and friendship". Temel Karamollaoglu made the remarks during a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Ankara Ebrahim Taherianfard. The party leader also said Iran and Turkey play important roles in establishing peace and stability in the region. "Iran-Turkey relations are so s
TEHRAN - The deputy chief of staff of Iran's armed forces said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia along with the U.S. serve as guides to Daesh's terrorist activities around the world. "Today, we are witnessing destructive consequences of state terrorism in Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen and some European countries which is supported by Saudi Arabia, the U.S. and some reactionary countries in the region," Massoud Jazayeri said. The brigadier general also said that the Iranian people as victims of terr
TEHRAN - Defense Minister Amir Hatami has said that the Islamic Republic supports peace and security in neighboring countries, especially Afghanistan, voicing Tehran's readiness to help Kabul in its fight against terrorism. Brigadier General Hatami made the remarks in a meeting with Ahmad Tamim Asi, Afghanistan's deputy defense minister for policy and strategy in Tehran on Thursday, Press TV reported. Hatami further said Tehran attaches great importance to "security, peace and stability in the r
The two sides conferred on regional and bilateral issues. Turning to the position of Iran international affairs, Rezaei said, "we expect France to take influential role of Iran both in regional and international arena." He also referred to the widespread activities of Iran in fighting against terrorism and said, "Iran sustained heavy losses in fighting against terrorism both in Syria and Iraq, otherwise, terrorist groups were penetrating into Europe although some ISIL groups have been trained in
Bahram Ghasemi, Spokesman of Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, strongly condemned the barbaric terrorist attack on a place of worship 40km west of the Egyptian city of El Arish. The official, while sympathizing with families of the victims, asserted that undoubtedly, Takfiri terrorism, which has suffered the most humiliating defeats in the region, would not hesitate to take any ruthless endeavor to reiterate its existence, and it remains the responsibility of regional governments to genuinely
TEHRAN - Any efforts by foreign actors to establish contacts with various consequential groups in the embattled Afghanistan should be coordinated with its central government, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has said. "Any contact between regional countries and Afghan groups should be in coordination with the central government and in line with its national interests," Bahram Ghasemi told the Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) in an interview published on Sunday. "No one should intervene in Afghanista
TEHRAN - In a bid to enhance bilateral defense ties, Pakistan and Iran are seeking to jointly manufacture defense equipment, Iran's top military official said during his visit to Pakistan this week. General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri, head of the Iranian armed forces, made these remarks following his meeting with Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain in Islamabad on Tuesday. He arrived in Islamabad on Monday on an official visit. According to reports, the two sides discussed issues of mutual concern
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday lashed out at U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson for his call on the Popular Mobilization Forces to go home, saying "They are home. They have not been, nor will they be, waiting for anyone's orders." Tillerson said on Sunday it was time for Iranian-backed militias and their Iranian advisers who helped Iraq defeat Daesh to "go home", after a rare joint meeting with the leaders of Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Zarif who was on a trip of
U.S. President Donald Trump makes a comment about how hot the room is during his Make America Great Again rally in Olentangy Orange High School in Lewis Center, OH, U.S., August 4, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis August 7, 2018 BEDMINSTER (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will dine with some of corporate America's top business leaders at his private club on Tuesday, seeking their thoughts on the nation's economy as voters begin heading to the polls ahead of November's midterm election. Trump is
President-elect Donald Trump's campaign committee reportedly violated fundraising regulations during his presidential bid, according to OpenSecrets.org. The Federal Election Commission sent a letter to Trump's campaign treasurer Timothy Jost this week, addressing Trump's campaign finance report for Oct. 20-Nov. 28. Although anonymous donations above $50 are prohibited, however the Trump Make America Great Again Committee, Trump's joint fundraising venture with the Republican National Committee,
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order reimposing the first wave of sanctions on Iran, largely targeting the country's banking sector. Trump said that the U.S. policy is to levy "maximum economic pressure" on the country. The move follows Trump's decision to abandon the Iran nuclear deal on May 8, which came into force in 2015 with the joint efforts by the U.S., the U.K., France, China, Russia, Germany and the European Union. In a statement Monday, Trump restated his opi
After meeting personally with President-elect Donald Trump, the CEO of Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank announced Tuesday that his company will bring a whopping $50 billion and 50,000 jobs to the United States. NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 06: President-elect Donald Trump pauses with Masayoshi Son, the chief executive of SoftBank, at Trump Tower on December 6, 2016 in New York City. Trump announced that SoftBank has agreed to invest $50 billion in the United States and create 50,000 new j
Evangelicals who did not vote for President Donald Trump and are in opposition to many of his policies have been exploring whether there is a path forward for the "evangelical brand" in the Trump era, and whether the identity can be redeemed from its "marriage to the extreme right-wing." Dr. Vernon Burger, a Southern Baptist Minister and founder of His Voice Global , told The Christian Post in a Tuesday phone interview that despite the negative associations that have been attached to evangelical
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A judge who was berated by Donald Trump during the presidential campaign said Friday he was inclined to conclude he can decide a lawsuit that challenges the president's proposed border wall with Mexico but gave no indication how he'll rule. U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel said during 2 1/2 hours of arguments that he was leaning toward deciding he has jurisdiction in a lawsuit that alleges the Trump administration overreached in waiving dozens of laws that require environmen
President Donald Trump was a businessman long before he ever became the president. According to former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, Trump's Silicon Valley meeting was like " waterboard[ing] yourself. " "If you don't get invited to this meeting and want to know what it was like, just drink a bottle of gin and then waterboard yourself," Costolo tweeted on Friday night. If you don't get invited to this meeting and want to know what it was like, just drink a bottle of gin and then waterboard yourself.
Donald Trump's campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, stepped down last week. A man as controversial as Trump himself, he has departed following the announcement last Wednesday of a new campaign manager and CEO for Team Trump. Manafort had only been in the post for two months, following another campaign team reshuffle by Trump back in June. In order to keep up with the cast changes within Team Trump, here's the low-down of who is who in the Republican candidate's camp, and who-was-who before they, fo
Failed casino investor Donald Trump managed to convince enough people in the "blue wall" states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania to vote for him in the 2016 election in large part due to his promises to bring manufacturing jobs back to the region. Unfortunately, Trump's pie in the sky promises to the economically struggling "rust belt" have proved to be empty. His unrealistic economic agenda just suffered another crushing blow when American car maker Ford revealed its plan for the jobs th
If there is one over-arching conclusion that can be drawn from the first two weeks of the Donald Trump administration, it's that President Trump aims to keep the promises he made to his voters during the 2016 campaign. The degree to which Trump is striving to keep those promises is nearly unheard of (Americans had come to expect that once a politician becomes elected to office, that politician abandons many of the campaign promises that were made or severely compromises them). But President Trum
President-elect Donald Trump's campaign committee reportedly violated fundraising regulations during his presidential bid, according to OpenSecrets.org. The Federal Election Commission sent a letter to Trump's campaign treasurer Timothy Jost this week, addressing Trump's campaign finance report for Oct. 20-Nov. 28. Although anonymous donations above $50 are prohibited, however the Trump Make America Great Again Committee, Trump's joint fundraising venture with the Republican National Committee,
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order reimposing the first wave of sanctions on Iran, largely targeting the country's banking sector. Trump said that the U.S. policy is to levy "maximum economic pressure" on the country. The move follows Trump's decision to abandon the Iran nuclear deal on May 8, which came into force in 2015 with the joint efforts by the U.S., the U.K., France, China, Russia, Germany and the European Union. In a statement Monday, Trump restated his opi
After meeting personally with President-elect Donald Trump, the CEO of Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank announced Tuesday that his company will bring a whopping $50 billion and 50,000 jobs to the United States. NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 06: President-elect Donald Trump pauses with Masayoshi Son, the chief executive of SoftBank, at Trump Tower on December 6, 2016 in New York City. Trump announced that SoftBank has agreed to invest $50 billion in the United States and create 50,000 new j
Evangelicals who did not vote for President Donald Trump and are in opposition to many of his policies have been exploring whether there is a path forward for the "evangelical brand" in the Trump era, and whether the identity can be redeemed from its "marriage to the extreme right-wing." Dr. Vernon Burger, a Southern Baptist Minister and founder of His Voice Global , told The Christian Post in a Tuesday phone interview that despite the negative associations that have been attached to evangelical
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A judge who was berated by Donald Trump during the presidential campaign said Friday he was inclined to conclude he can decide a lawsuit that challenges the president's proposed border wall with Mexico but gave no indication how he'll rule. U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel said during 2 1/2 hours of arguments that he was leaning toward deciding he has jurisdiction in a lawsuit that alleges the Trump administration overreached in waiving dozens of laws that require environmen
President Donald Trump was a businessman long before he ever became the president. According to former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, Trump's Silicon Valley meeting was like " waterboard[ing] yourself. " "If you don't get invited to this meeting and want to know what it was like, just drink a bottle of gin and then waterboard yourself," Costolo tweeted on Friday night. If you don't get invited to this meeting and want to know what it was like, just drink a bottle of gin and then waterboard yourself.
Donald Trump's campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, stepped down last week. A man as controversial as Trump himself, he has departed following the announcement last Wednesday of a new campaign manager and CEO for Team Trump. Manafort had only been in the post for two months, following another campaign team reshuffle by Trump back in June. In order to keep up with the cast changes within Team Trump, here's the low-down of who is who in the Republican candidate's camp, and who-was-who before they, fo
Failed casino investor Donald Trump managed to convince enough people in the "blue wall" states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania to vote for him in the 2016 election in large part due to his promises to bring manufacturing jobs back to the region. Unfortunately, Trump's pie in the sky promises to the economically struggling "rust belt" have proved to be empty. His unrealistic economic agenda just suffered another crushing blow when American car maker Ford revealed its plan for the jobs th
If there is one over-arching conclusion that can be drawn from the first two weeks of the Donald Trump administration, it's that President Trump aims to keep the promises he made to his voters during the 2016 campaign. The degree to which Trump is striving to keep those promises is nearly unheard of (Americans had come to expect that once a politician becomes elected to office, that politician abandons many of the campaign promises that were made or severely compromises them). But President Trum
Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States today, and very shortly after taking oath of office, his administration began the fairly new and complicated digital transition process. It's still unclear if President Trump knows how to use a computer himself, but no matter: His administration immediately took over Obama's websites, including whitehouse.gov , which now features a photo of a Trump rally, as well as the office's official social media accounts. (Don't worry,
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Seizing his party's first major Trump-era victory, Democrat Ralph Northam beat back a charge from Republican Ed Gillespie in the race for Virginia governor, a bruising election that tested the power of President Donald Trump's fiery nationalism against the energy of the Trump resistance. In Virginia, like in several contests across America on Tuesday, the Trump resistance won. And it wasn't close. Northam, a pediatric neurologist and Army veteran, led longtime Republican op
It's a dispiriting and frightening turn of events that libertine billionaire Donald Trump and hard-right evangelical Christian pastors have become the oddest of bedfellows during his presidency. Trump has invited into his inner circle as counselors many pastors with extremely backwards views, which have been reflected in several of his policy decisions. President Trump recently gave a presidential endorsement to one of these pastors named Dr. Robert Jeffress, who has gone on the record as saying
While some are still getting over the shock of Donald Trump's upset victory in Tuesday's election, others -- like President-elect Trump himself -- are looking to the future. Trump met with President Obama on Thursday to discuss the transition process. Prior to his meeting with the president, Trump also sat down with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. During their meeting, he outlined his plan for his first 100 days in office. The plan -- which Trump refers to as his "Contract with the Ameri
Donald Trump said Saturday that "I am not sure that I have" ever asked God for forgiveness, telling the 2015 Iowa Family Leadership Summit that "I just go on and try to do a better job from there. "I don't think so," Trump, who is Presbyterian, said in response to the question from pollster and summit host Frank Luntz. Trump was among 10 Republican presidential candidates at the daylong event in Ames, Iowa. "If I do something wrong, I think I just try to make it right," Trump said. "I don't brin
Yesterday, Donald Trump had a public meeting with Democrats about immigration reform. And of course those negotiations continued in private too. And Democrats say that in that private negotiation, Trump called some countries in the Third World "shitholes". The media went nuts. They said the word dozens of times in public, on the air, to show how mad they are that it was said private... Trump says he was misquoted. I have no idea what he said. Frankly, I find it credible that he did say that. But
If you have no idea what happened at the second meeting of President Donald Trump's Advisory Commission on Election Integrity in New Hampshire on Sept. 12, I'm not surprised. Though a horde of reporters attended the meeting, almost all of the media stories that emerged from it simply repeated the progressive left's mantra that the Commission is a "sham." Almost no one covered the substantive and very concerning testimony of 10 expert witnesses on the problems that exist in our voter registration
Evangelicals who did not vote for President Donald Trump and are in opposition to many of his policies have been exploring whether there is a path forward for the "evangelical brand" in the Trump era, and whether the identity can be redeemed from its "marriage to the extreme right-wing." Dr. Vernon Burger, a Southern Baptist Minister and founder of His Voice Global , told The Christian Post in a Tuesday phone interview that despite the negative associations that have been attached to evangelical
Last week during an address at the White House, President Donald Trump likened his tax plan to the tax cut that John F. Kennedy proposed 55 years ago. This elicited some howls of protest from Trump's liberal critics, who say it's historically inaccurate to compare the Trump plan to JFK's. Is it? In 1963 Kennedy proposed a tax cut that slashed business and individual tax rates by about 30 percent. It's true that tax rates were a lot higher then (90 percent in some cases) than now. But the philoso
CLEVELAND, OHIO -- It has been a mostly down week for Donald J. Trump, despite being the center of attention at the 2016 Republican National Convention. One Trump aide said that while all the attention is "totally giving Donnie huge ego boners," he still wanted to "make a big splash" to end the convention week. That big splash may have just come in the form of Trump announcing that former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann would be his administration's Idiot Czar. "We need someone who can speak the
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Seizing his party's first major Trump-era victory, Democrat Ralph Northam beat back a charge from Republican Ed Gillespie in the race for Virginia governor, a bruising election that tested the power of President Donald Trump's fiery nationalism against the energy of the Trump resistance. In Virginia, like in several contests across America on Tuesday, the Trump resistance won. And it wasn't close. Northam, a pediatric neurologist and Army veteran, led longtime Republican op
It's a dispiriting and frightening turn of events that libertine billionaire Donald Trump and hard-right evangelical Christian pastors have become the oddest of bedfellows during his presidency. Trump has invited into his inner circle as counselors many pastors with extremely backwards views, which have been reflected in several of his policy decisions. President Trump recently gave a presidential endorsement to one of these pastors named Dr. Robert Jeffress, who has gone on the record as saying
While some are still getting over the shock of Donald Trump's upset victory in Tuesday's election, others -- like President-elect Trump himself -- are looking to the future. Trump met with President Obama on Thursday to discuss the transition process. Prior to his meeting with the president, Trump also sat down with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. During their meeting, he outlined his plan for his first 100 days in office. The plan -- which Trump refers to as his "Contract with the Ameri
Donald Trump said Saturday that "I am not sure that I have" ever asked God for forgiveness, telling the 2015 Iowa Family Leadership Summit that "I just go on and try to do a better job from there. "I don't think so," Trump, who is Presbyterian, said in response to the question from pollster and summit host Frank Luntz. Trump was among 10 Republican presidential candidates at the daylong event in Ames, Iowa. "If I do something wrong, I think I just try to make it right," Trump said. "I don't brin
Yesterday, Donald Trump had a public meeting with Democrats about immigration reform. And of course those negotiations continued in private too. And Democrats say that in that private negotiation, Trump called some countries in the Third World "shitholes". The media went nuts. They said the word dozens of times in public, on the air, to show how mad they are that it was said private... Trump says he was misquoted. I have no idea what he said. Frankly, I find it credible that he did say that. But
If you have no idea what happened at the second meeting of President Donald Trump's Advisory Commission on Election Integrity in New Hampshire on Sept. 12, I'm not surprised. Though a horde of reporters attended the meeting, almost all of the media stories that emerged from it simply repeated the progressive left's mantra that the Commission is a "sham." Almost no one covered the substantive and very concerning testimony of 10 expert witnesses on the problems that exist in our voter registration
Evangelicals who did not vote for President Donald Trump and are in opposition to many of his policies have been exploring whether there is a path forward for the "evangelical brand" in the Trump era, and whether the identity can be redeemed from its "marriage to the extreme right-wing." Dr. Vernon Burger, a Southern Baptist Minister and founder of His Voice Global , told The Christian Post in a Tuesday phone interview that despite the negative associations that have been attached to evangelical
Last week during an address at the White House, President Donald Trump likened his tax plan to the tax cut that John F. Kennedy proposed 55 years ago. This elicited some howls of protest from Trump's liberal critics, who say it's historically inaccurate to compare the Trump plan to JFK's. Is it? In 1963 Kennedy proposed a tax cut that slashed business and individual tax rates by about 30 percent. It's true that tax rates were a lot higher then (90 percent in some cases) than now. But the philoso
CLEVELAND, OHIO -- It has been a mostly down week for Donald J. Trump, despite being the center of attention at the 2016 Republican National Convention. One Trump aide said that while all the attention is "totally giving Donnie huge ego boners," he still wanted to "make a big splash" to end the convention week. That big splash may have just come in the form of Trump announcing that former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann would be his administration's Idiot Czar. "We need someone who can speak the
The Turkish president told Hurriyet Daily News : "We will not only buy the S-400s and put them in stock, we will use them if necessary, they are defense systems, what are we going to do with them if we do not use them?" He said Turkey offered Russia to jointly produce advanced S-500 air defense systems, during an interview with broadcaster 24 TV on 13 June. "Russia has given us a loan for the S-400 on very reasonable terms. In the second and third stages, we will proceed to joint production. May
"Modern air is a little too clean for optimum health," the EPA's new appointee said. But a report recently revealed modern air has the highest level of CO2 in 800,000 years. Check out Robert Phalen, appointee to EPA science advisory board. He actually argues that! https://t.co/4dArBf97Ig -- Paul Rauber (@paulrauber) November 2, 2017 Earlier this week, a U.N. World Meteorological Organization report revealed carbon dioxide levels are the highest they have been in 800,000 years . However, an incom
Ramona Savoie flew rocket launchers into Kuwait and tanks into Mogadishu, Somalia. She flew the enormous C-5 transport planes for the Air Force reserves when she wasn't flying passenger jets for American Airlines. She was tough, buff and patriotic. But in July 1999 she was also a 44-year-old woman trying to get pregnant for the first time. And like so many middle-aged members of the military reserves, she wasn't wild about complying with an order to get six shots against anthrax, a deadly bacter
The nuclear power plant in Tihange, Belgium. Photo: Julien Warnard/epa Hours after suicide bombers struck a Brussels airport and metro station Tuesday, Belgian officials evacuated all nonessential workers from one of the country's major nuclear facilities, Tihange. The head of Belgium's nuclear regulatory agency had said that no direct threats to the plant existed, but that the move was "based on new information, and the events of today. Extra security measures were taken." Yet new reports ind
Boeing is moving closer to selling commercial aircraft to Iran, aircraft to be used to transfer supplies and weapons to Syria's Assad. The Obama administration greenlighted a first step by allowing foreign companies that have US-made commercial jets to park those jets in the Iran but this is after terrible news out of Iran. The only thing holding Obama back is the fact that the banks don't want to do business with Iran. Why is he greenlighting anything? What follows is terrible news out of Iran
If one enters the academy, he/she must be aware that this is a stressful job. Whatever the destination, whether the flight is long or short, during the "critical stage" (aviation language)--takeoff and landing, the role of air traffic controllers is vitally important. Often the public does not think about the details (who is behind the scenes controlling the aircraft and the decisions that must be made with each flight). For example, at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), a plane lands safe
After its nineteenth missile test of the year (so far), the last being a second shot over Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, and its sixth nuclear weapon test detonation, North Korea is claiming to be near completion of its nuclear forces. The last nuclear test, the North Koreans claim, was of a hydrogen bomb which may be within their capability to manufacture. America's responses have, so far, ranged from harsh words and a new round of ineffective UN economic sanctions to a new nickname -- "R
US F-16s arrive in Turkey to fight ISIS By Associated Press | August 10, 2015, 8:06 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2015/08/10/us-f-16s-arrive-in-turkey-to-fight-isis/ A United States Air Force cargo plane maneuvers on the runway after it landed at the Incirlik Air Base, in Adana, southern Turkey, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015. The U.S. European Command said in a statement Sunday that the U.S. Air Force deployed a "small detachment" of six F-16 fighter jets, support equipment and about 300 per
Nobody enjoys flying, unless they're a pilot, own a private jet, or are from Krypton. The security theater, the lines, being in a can of recirculated air for hours on end... it's a necessary evil we tolerate for work or to see friends and family. And, thanks to climate change, it's about to get much, much worse. To understand why, we need to look at the physics of airplanes for a moment. The hotter air gets, the less dense it is, and the less dense air is, the harder it is for aircraft to gain t
USA desperately tries to replace Russian rocket engines United Launch Services (ULA) and Aerojet Rocketdyne received contracts from the US Department of Defense for the creation of rocket engines to replace Russian-made RD-180 before the end of 2019. AP photo The contracts are evaluated at $46.6 million and $115.3 million respectively. Aerojet Rocketdyne thus undertakes to develop a prototype of AR1 engine. The contract with ULA stipulates for the development of Vulcan BE-4 rocket engine , as
"Modern air is a little too clean for optimum health," the EPA's new appointee said. But a report recently revealed modern air has the highest level of CO2 in 800,000 years. Check out Robert Phalen, appointee to EPA science advisory board. He actually argues that! https://t.co/4dArBf97Ig -- Paul Rauber (@paulrauber) November 2, 2017 Earlier this week, a U.N. World Meteorological Organization report revealed carbon dioxide levels are the highest they have been in 800,000 years . However, an incom
Ramona Savoie flew rocket launchers into Kuwait and tanks into Mogadishu, Somalia. She flew the enormous C-5 transport planes for the Air Force reserves when she wasn't flying passenger jets for American Airlines. She was tough, buff and patriotic. But in July 1999 she was also a 44-year-old woman trying to get pregnant for the first time. And like so many middle-aged members of the military reserves, she wasn't wild about complying with an order to get six shots against anthrax, a deadly bacter
The nuclear power plant in Tihange, Belgium. Photo: Julien Warnard/epa Hours after suicide bombers struck a Brussels airport and metro station Tuesday, Belgian officials evacuated all nonessential workers from one of the country's major nuclear facilities, Tihange. The head of Belgium's nuclear regulatory agency had said that no direct threats to the plant existed, but that the move was "based on new information, and the events of today. Extra security measures were taken." Yet new reports ind
Boeing is moving closer to selling commercial aircraft to Iran, aircraft to be used to transfer supplies and weapons to Syria's Assad. The Obama administration greenlighted a first step by allowing foreign companies that have US-made commercial jets to park those jets in the Iran but this is after terrible news out of Iran. The only thing holding Obama back is the fact that the banks don't want to do business with Iran. Why is he greenlighting anything? What follows is terrible news out of Iran
If one enters the academy, he/she must be aware that this is a stressful job. Whatever the destination, whether the flight is long or short, during the "critical stage" (aviation language)--takeoff and landing, the role of air traffic controllers is vitally important. Often the public does not think about the details (who is behind the scenes controlling the aircraft and the decisions that must be made with each flight). For example, at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), a plane lands safe
After its nineteenth missile test of the year (so far), the last being a second shot over Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, and its sixth nuclear weapon test detonation, North Korea is claiming to be near completion of its nuclear forces. The last nuclear test, the North Koreans claim, was of a hydrogen bomb which may be within their capability to manufacture. America's responses have, so far, ranged from harsh words and a new round of ineffective UN economic sanctions to a new nickname -- "R
US F-16s arrive in Turkey to fight ISIS By Associated Press | August 10, 2015, 8:06 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2015/08/10/us-f-16s-arrive-in-turkey-to-fight-isis/ A United States Air Force cargo plane maneuvers on the runway after it landed at the Incirlik Air Base, in Adana, southern Turkey, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015. The U.S. European Command said in a statement Sunday that the U.S. Air Force deployed a "small detachment" of six F-16 fighter jets, support equipment and about 300 per
Nobody enjoys flying, unless they're a pilot, own a private jet, or are from Krypton. The security theater, the lines, being in a can of recirculated air for hours on end... it's a necessary evil we tolerate for work or to see friends and family. And, thanks to climate change, it's about to get much, much worse. To understand why, we need to look at the physics of airplanes for a moment. The hotter air gets, the less dense it is, and the less dense air is, the harder it is for aircraft to gain t
USA desperately tries to replace Russian rocket engines United Launch Services (ULA) and Aerojet Rocketdyne received contracts from the US Department of Defense for the creation of rocket engines to replace Russian-made RD-180 before the end of 2019. AP photo The contracts are evaluated at $46.6 million and $115.3 million respectively. Aerojet Rocketdyne thus undertakes to develop a prototype of AR1 engine. The contract with ULA stipulates for the development of Vulcan BE-4 rocket engine , as
Source Pravda.Ru 01 Feb 2016 at 16:22 Russia may officially recognize Turkey as accomplice of terrorism Russia may officially recognize Turkey as an accomplice of terrorism , whereas the Turkish nationalist organization "Grey Wolves" is likely to be banned in Russia. AP photo The suggestion was voiced by Russian MP, secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party Sergei Obukhov, after it was reported that Turkish organization "Grey Wolves" could be involved in the destruction of the Ru
BY: Natalie Johnson Follow @nataliejohnsonn July 19, 2016 4:06 pm The United Nations condemned Tehran in a new report for failing to comply with the "spirit" of the Iran nuclear agreement as the Islamic Republic continues to launch ballistic missiles and send weapons to militias throughout the Middle East. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on Iran to cease activities that would further stoke tensions in the region, carefully refraining from calling the missile launches direct violations
A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) F-16 fighter jet tracked three Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Wednesday when the aircraft did not initially identify itself, a NATO official confirmed to American Military News. This is standard procedure, and the F-16 jet broke away once identification was complete. However, Russian media painted a different picture, saying the NATO jet was "nosey" and that a Russian Su-27 came in to chase it off. A state-sponsored Russian media outlet report
A diplomatic source has revealed that Algeria has rejected a request from the European Union to host a base for drones to be used to track illegal migrants on the Mediterranean. According to Anadolu , the unnamed source said that the Algerian government has promised instead to tighten control over its own territorial waters. "The EU has asked Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia for drone bases to monitor illegal trafficking of human beings and drugs," the source pointed out. "The traffickers' boats use
Source Pravda.Ru 22 May 2017 at 17:15 Europe's largest aviation drills kick off near Russian border Arctic Challenge Exercises, Europe's largest air force exercises, kicked off in Finland. The maneuvers take place in Lapland - a province bordering on Russia . More than 100 aircraft take part in the drills, Yle TV channel reports. AP photo This is the third time when ACE maneuvers of Nordic countries are held. Aircraft from the United States, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland, the Nethe
US F-16s arrive in Turkey to fight ISIS By Associated Press | August 10, 2015, 8:06 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2015/08/10/us-f-16s-arrive-in-turkey-to-fight-isis/ A United States Air Force cargo plane maneuvers on the runway after it landed at the Incirlik Air Base, in Adana, southern Turkey, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015. The U.S. European Command said in a statement Sunday that the U.S. Air Force deployed a "small detachment" of six F-16 fighter jets, support equipment and about 300 per
The investigation into the May 19 crash of EgyptAir Flight 804 is ongoing. Egypt's aviation minister said that the chance that a terror attack brought down the plane was "higher than the possibility of a technical failure." If it was terrorism, it is the second attack on a commercial airline in the region in the last seven months. Metrojet Flight 9268 crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula in October, killing all 224 people on board. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. Both inci
Emergency teams have recovered the flight recorders of a plane that crashed into a mountaintop in southwest Iran two weeks ago, killing all 66 passengers and crew, state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday. Iran has suffered several plane crashes in recent decades and Tehran blames US sanctions for preventing it from importing new aircraft or spare parts . The Aseman Airlines plane disappeared from radar screens 50 minutes into the February 18 flight from Tehran to the southwestern city of Yasuj
Boeing is moving closer to selling commercial aircraft to Iran, aircraft to be used to transfer supplies and weapons to Syria's Assad. The Obama administration greenlighted a first step by allowing foreign companies that have US-made commercial jets to park those jets in the Iran but this is after terrible news out of Iran. The only thing holding Obama back is the fact that the banks don't want to do business with Iran. Why is he greenlighting anything? What follows is terrible news out of Iran
If one enters the academy, he/she must be aware that this is a stressful job. Whatever the destination, whether the flight is long or short, during the "critical stage" (aviation language)--takeoff and landing, the role of air traffic controllers is vitally important. Often the public does not think about the details (who is behind the scenes controlling the aircraft and the decisions that must be made with each flight). For example, at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), a plane lands safe
BY: Natalie Johnson Follow @nataliejohnsonn July 19, 2016 4:06 pm The United Nations condemned Tehran in a new report for failing to comply with the "spirit" of the Iran nuclear agreement as the Islamic Republic continues to launch ballistic missiles and send weapons to militias throughout the Middle East. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on Iran to cease activities that would further stoke tensions in the region, carefully refraining from calling the missile launches direct violations
A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) F-16 fighter jet tracked three Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Wednesday when the aircraft did not initially identify itself, a NATO official confirmed to American Military News. This is standard procedure, and the F-16 jet broke away once identification was complete. However, Russian media painted a different picture, saying the NATO jet was "nosey" and that a Russian Su-27 came in to chase it off. A state-sponsored Russian media outlet report
A diplomatic source has revealed that Algeria has rejected a request from the European Union to host a base for drones to be used to track illegal migrants on the Mediterranean. According to Anadolu , the unnamed source said that the Algerian government has promised instead to tighten control over its own territorial waters. "The EU has asked Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia for drone bases to monitor illegal trafficking of human beings and drugs," the source pointed out. "The traffickers' boats use
Source Pravda.Ru 22 May 2017 at 17:15 Europe's largest aviation drills kick off near Russian border Arctic Challenge Exercises, Europe's largest air force exercises, kicked off in Finland. The maneuvers take place in Lapland - a province bordering on Russia . More than 100 aircraft take part in the drills, Yle TV channel reports. AP photo This is the third time when ACE maneuvers of Nordic countries are held. Aircraft from the United States, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland, the Nethe
US F-16s arrive in Turkey to fight ISIS By Associated Press | August 10, 2015, 8:06 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2015/08/10/us-f-16s-arrive-in-turkey-to-fight-isis/ A United States Air Force cargo plane maneuvers on the runway after it landed at the Incirlik Air Base, in Adana, southern Turkey, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015. The U.S. European Command said in a statement Sunday that the U.S. Air Force deployed a "small detachment" of six F-16 fighter jets, support equipment and about 300 per
The investigation into the May 19 crash of EgyptAir Flight 804 is ongoing. Egypt's aviation minister said that the chance that a terror attack brought down the plane was "higher than the possibility of a technical failure." If it was terrorism, it is the second attack on a commercial airline in the region in the last seven months. Metrojet Flight 9268 crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula in October, killing all 224 people on board. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. Both inci
Emergency teams have recovered the flight recorders of a plane that crashed into a mountaintop in southwest Iran two weeks ago, killing all 66 passengers and crew, state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday. Iran has suffered several plane crashes in recent decades and Tehran blames US sanctions for preventing it from importing new aircraft or spare parts . The Aseman Airlines plane disappeared from radar screens 50 minutes into the February 18 flight from Tehran to the southwestern city of Yasuj
Boeing is moving closer to selling commercial aircraft to Iran, aircraft to be used to transfer supplies and weapons to Syria's Assad. The Obama administration greenlighted a first step by allowing foreign companies that have US-made commercial jets to park those jets in the Iran but this is after terrible news out of Iran. The only thing holding Obama back is the fact that the banks don't want to do business with Iran. Why is he greenlighting anything? What follows is terrible news out of Iran
If one enters the academy, he/she must be aware that this is a stressful job. Whatever the destination, whether the flight is long or short, during the "critical stage" (aviation language)--takeoff and landing, the role of air traffic controllers is vitally important. Often the public does not think about the details (who is behind the scenes controlling the aircraft and the decisions that must be made with each flight). For example, at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), a plane lands safe
Should House Speaker Nancy Pelosi be prosecuted on a Bill of Attainder? Should the House of Representatives consider legislation that begins by saying it is: "A Bill of Attainder to deprive Nancy Pelosi and other persons of liberty and property without further process of law for having violated the following ex-post facto law barring the setting of mandates on American citizens requiring them to buy health insurance. This case shall be exempt from all judicial review as previously provided by Ar
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) and other top Democrats slammed President Trump on Monday for failing to offer much detail about the path forward in America's longest war and for setting up an open-ended commitment with "no accountability to the American people." "Tonight, the President said he knew what he was getting into and had a plan to go forward," Pelosi said in a statement Monday. "Clearly, he did not. The President's announcement is low on details but raises serious question
Rep. Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday evening joined Sen. Kamala Harris in calling for the head of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in response to the separation of illegal immigrant families at the border. She can't think of anything more barbaric than using children as leverage. . @SecNielsen must resign. This is not an immigration issue, it is a humanitarian issue. Children are being used by the Trump Admin to create leverage, with a goal of passing Trump's anti-immigrant agenda. I struggle to think of
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said racism is part of why some Republicans' have blocked Democrats' efforts to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill. "I think race has something to do with them not bringing up the immigration bill. I've heard them say to the Irish, 'If it was just you, it would be easy,'" Pelosi said, when a reporter asked if race was a factor in Republicans stances and how they treat the president and others. Yesterday, Attorney General Holder hinted that he and the
Pelosi gives a rambling answer about the sexual harassment allegations rocking Capitol Hill; panel reacts on 'The Ingraham Angle.' This is a rush transcript from "The Ingraham Angle," November 27, 2017. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. LAURA INGRAHAM, HOST: It's a good evening from Washington. We begin with some breaking news. Check this out, according to "Politico," rabid open borders zealot, Congressman Luis Gutierrez will not run for re-election from Illinois. Now th
After an embarrassing loss two weeks ago with the government shut down because Democrats would not agree to a funding bill that didn't include DACA legislation in it, this time around Democrats have decided not to let that happen again, reports Bizpac Review . Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) went on CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday to say that his party would not be responsible for shutting down the federal government again, even if that means not reaching the deal with immigration that they wish wo
Thank goodness for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. If not for their continuing mistakes and unpopularity, it would have been a tough week for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. The Trump administration is in the midst of another shake-up as a new Secretary of State and CIA Director were announced this week. More changes could be coming in the days ahead. While these changes are probably very good, the impression of an adm
The U.S. House of Representatives held a vote today on whether to consider the impeachment of President Donald Trump , but the measure failed as a majority of Democrats and all Republicans voted to table the measure. In a lengthy statement, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and minority whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said, "Now is not the time to consider articles of impeachment." Pelosi has said that any push for impeachment should wait until there is any evidence worth considering. Rep. Al Green (D
It is possible that just one Republican vote could be enough (in combination with Democrats) to prevent a lurch to the right. Republican Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) ( Image by YouTube, Channel: CNN ) Permission Details DMCA Donald Trump, the weak and frightened president who makes his most important decisions based on lists provided to him by right-wing zealots and his corporate overlords, plans to name a nominee to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the US S
Nancy Pelosi is pretty much saying to the Americans who cannot find a job because there are no jobs available, those who are homeless or will lose their homes soon,"too bad, I don't care, it's not my problem, no more unemployment" We rather give money to other countries, war, banks etc. etc. but to you who have paid taxes for years, have pretty much been the backbone of this country called American, it doesn't matter, no more unemployment. Well we The American People Say "No More Nancy Pelosi"!!
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) and other top Democrats slammed President Trump on Monday for failing to offer much detail about the path forward in America's longest war and for setting up an open-ended commitment with "no accountability to the American people." "Tonight, the President said he knew what he was getting into and had a plan to go forward," Pelosi said in a statement Monday. "Clearly, he did not. The President's announcement is low on details but raises serious question
Rep. Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday evening joined Sen. Kamala Harris in calling for the head of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in response to the separation of illegal immigrant families at the border. She can't think of anything more barbaric than using children as leverage. . @SecNielsen must resign. This is not an immigration issue, it is a humanitarian issue. Children are being used by the Trump Admin to create leverage, with a goal of passing Trump's anti-immigrant agenda. I struggle to think of
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said racism is part of why some Republicans' have blocked Democrats' efforts to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill. "I think race has something to do with them not bringing up the immigration bill. I've heard them say to the Irish, 'If it was just you, it would be easy,'" Pelosi said, when a reporter asked if race was a factor in Republicans stances and how they treat the president and others. Yesterday, Attorney General Holder hinted that he and the
Pelosi gives a rambling answer about the sexual harassment allegations rocking Capitol Hill; panel reacts on 'The Ingraham Angle.' This is a rush transcript from "The Ingraham Angle," November 27, 2017. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. LAURA INGRAHAM, HOST: It's a good evening from Washington. We begin with some breaking news. Check this out, according to "Politico," rabid open borders zealot, Congressman Luis Gutierrez will not run for re-election from Illinois. Now th
After an embarrassing loss two weeks ago with the government shut down because Democrats would not agree to a funding bill that didn't include DACA legislation in it, this time around Democrats have decided not to let that happen again, reports Bizpac Review . Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) went on CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday to say that his party would not be responsible for shutting down the federal government again, even if that means not reaching the deal with immigration that they wish wo
Thank goodness for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. If not for their continuing mistakes and unpopularity, it would have been a tough week for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. The Trump administration is in the midst of another shake-up as a new Secretary of State and CIA Director were announced this week. More changes could be coming in the days ahead. While these changes are probably very good, the impression of an adm
The U.S. House of Representatives held a vote today on whether to consider the impeachment of President Donald Trump , but the measure failed as a majority of Democrats and all Republicans voted to table the measure. In a lengthy statement, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and minority whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said, "Now is not the time to consider articles of impeachment." Pelosi has said that any push for impeachment should wait until there is any evidence worth considering. Rep. Al Green (D
It is possible that just one Republican vote could be enough (in combination with Democrats) to prevent a lurch to the right. Republican Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) ( Image by YouTube, Channel: CNN ) Permission Details DMCA Donald Trump, the weak and frightened president who makes his most important decisions based on lists provided to him by right-wing zealots and his corporate overlords, plans to name a nominee to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the US S
Nancy Pelosi is pretty much saying to the Americans who cannot find a job because there are no jobs available, those who are homeless or will lose their homes soon,"too bad, I don't care, it's not my problem, no more unemployment" We rather give money to other countries, war, banks etc. etc. but to you who have paid taxes for years, have pretty much been the backbone of this country called American, it doesn't matter, no more unemployment. Well we The American People Say "No More Nancy Pelosi"!!
Every Liberal must memorized these facts laid out by Elizabeth Warren A couple weeks ago Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) was one of the keynote speakers at Netroots Nation 2015. Over the years she has become an unabashed Liberal. There is a segment within her speech that every American should listen to as it shows the values we share are more similar than many believe. Elizabeth Warren proves with fact based data that most of the American population are in fact Progressives/Liberals. She used th
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has ruled out setting an upper limit on refugees coming to Germany, defying her long-term coalition partner on an issue that threatens to open up a rift between the country's ruling political parties just two months before federal elections. Some CSU politicians responded angrily. Hans Reichhart, member of the regional parliament in Bavaria, southern Germany, told Deutsche Welle that the CDU and CSU had made an agreement not to act on the issue during this parli
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was denounced Monday by a socialist member of the Seattle City Council for claiming she has always supported the $15 minimum wage. Seattle made history when it became the first place in the entire country to enact a minimum wage of $15 an hour in June 2014 . Advocates have since seen victories in two states and many more cities. Clinton claimed during the Democratic debate Apr. 14 that she has always supported the movement, but Socialist Seattle Councilw
Remember when Hillary Clinton deleted 30,000 emails to hide what happened during the Benghazi attack? Or when Ontario's Liberal government deleted and destroyed emails showing they knew how much cancelling a gas power plant would cost? These are big deals, and now we've caught the Alberta NDP red-handed asking a government agency to do the same . And the cover-up goes all the way up to the Premier's office. When the NDP brought in their poorly thought out climate leadership plan and carbon tax,
New allegations have surfaced from within joint congressional investigations into the handling of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's email scandal. According to Fox News , members of the U.S. House of Representative's judiciary and oversight committees prepared a document claiming "foreign actors" obtained access to multiple Clinton emails sent improperly through private computer servers. "Documents provided to the Committees show foreign actors obtained access to some of Mrs. Clinton's
The Largest Tranche Of Hillary Emails Has Been Released 10:09 PM 08/31/2015 The State Department released more than 7,000 of Hillary Clinton's work-related emails Monday, the fourth and largest such release to date of the former secretary of state's correspondence. The emails , most of which date from December 2009 to December 2010, include approximately 150 containing information that was upgraded to "confidential" status, the lowest category for classified information. That brings the total nu
Good for Secretary State Hillary Clinton for focusing on the problems in the USA with sex trafficking. From the story : There are thousands of modern-day "slaves" in America - girls and boys forced into the sex trade, and men and women held in debt bondage, Secretary of State Clinton said Monday. "There are Americans, unfortunately, who are held in sexual slavery," Clinton said in releasing the State Department 's annual "Trafficking in Persons" report that for the first time included the U.S.
With their similar policies, the differences can be seen in the quality of leadership the Liberals and the NDP have. In this, there is virtually no contest. Compared to the NDP's Tom Mulcair, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau is simply not bright enough to have any responsible position in government, let alone lead Canada. Nowhere can the difference between the two contenders be seen as in their views on Bill C-24, the law that allows for Canadian citizens to be stripped of their citizenship. They b
How Elizabeth Warrens Populist Fury is Remaking Democratic Politics TIME 7/9/15 And what it means for Hillary Clinton's campaign Begin with the anonymous pamphlets left scattered amid the ketchup and mustard packets at Hillary Clintons Fourth of July weekend rally in Hanover, N.H. As Secretary of State, I saw how extreme economic inequality has corrupted other societies, the sheet read, quoting Clinton from a speech. Those words appeared just above the corporate logos of companies whose employee
Everyone knew that Sen. Dianne Feinstein's assault weapons ban was going to be the toughest gun-control reform to achieve in the wake of the Newtown massacre. Although it passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee last week on a party line vote, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told Feinstein last night that it won't be part of the still-undefined gun control package he'll bring to the Senate floor. Feinstein is free to introduce her bill, which bans 157 models of assault weapons and high-cap
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has ruled out setting an upper limit on refugees coming to Germany, defying her long-term coalition partner on an issue that threatens to open up a rift between the country's ruling political parties just two months before federal elections. Some CSU politicians responded angrily. Hans Reichhart, member of the regional parliament in Bavaria, southern Germany, told Deutsche Welle that the CDU and CSU had made an agreement not to act on the issue during this parli
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was denounced Monday by a socialist member of the Seattle City Council for claiming she has always supported the $15 minimum wage. Seattle made history when it became the first place in the entire country to enact a minimum wage of $15 an hour in June 2014 . Advocates have since seen victories in two states and many more cities. Clinton claimed during the Democratic debate Apr. 14 that she has always supported the movement, but Socialist Seattle Councilw
Remember when Hillary Clinton deleted 30,000 emails to hide what happened during the Benghazi attack? Or when Ontario's Liberal government deleted and destroyed emails showing they knew how much cancelling a gas power plant would cost? These are big deals, and now we've caught the Alberta NDP red-handed asking a government agency to do the same . And the cover-up goes all the way up to the Premier's office. When the NDP brought in their poorly thought out climate leadership plan and carbon tax,
New allegations have surfaced from within joint congressional investigations into the handling of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's email scandal. According to Fox News , members of the U.S. House of Representative's judiciary and oversight committees prepared a document claiming "foreign actors" obtained access to multiple Clinton emails sent improperly through private computer servers. "Documents provided to the Committees show foreign actors obtained access to some of Mrs. Clinton's
The Largest Tranche Of Hillary Emails Has Been Released 10:09 PM 08/31/2015 The State Department released more than 7,000 of Hillary Clinton's work-related emails Monday, the fourth and largest such release to date of the former secretary of state's correspondence. The emails , most of which date from December 2009 to December 2010, include approximately 150 containing information that was upgraded to "confidential" status, the lowest category for classified information. That brings the total nu
Good for Secretary State Hillary Clinton for focusing on the problems in the USA with sex trafficking. From the story : There are thousands of modern-day "slaves" in America - girls and boys forced into the sex trade, and men and women held in debt bondage, Secretary of State Clinton said Monday. "There are Americans, unfortunately, who are held in sexual slavery," Clinton said in releasing the State Department 's annual "Trafficking in Persons" report that for the first time included the U.S.
With their similar policies, the differences can be seen in the quality of leadership the Liberals and the NDP have. In this, there is virtually no contest. Compared to the NDP's Tom Mulcair, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau is simply not bright enough to have any responsible position in government, let alone lead Canada. Nowhere can the difference between the two contenders be seen as in their views on Bill C-24, the law that allows for Canadian citizens to be stripped of their citizenship. They b
How Elizabeth Warrens Populist Fury is Remaking Democratic Politics TIME 7/9/15 And what it means for Hillary Clinton's campaign Begin with the anonymous pamphlets left scattered amid the ketchup and mustard packets at Hillary Clintons Fourth of July weekend rally in Hanover, N.H. As Secretary of State, I saw how extreme economic inequality has corrupted other societies, the sheet read, quoting Clinton from a speech. Those words appeared just above the corporate logos of companies whose employee
Everyone knew that Sen. Dianne Feinstein's assault weapons ban was going to be the toughest gun-control reform to achieve in the wake of the Newtown massacre. Although it passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee last week on a party line vote, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told Feinstein last night that it won't be part of the still-undefined gun control package he'll bring to the Senate floor. Feinstein is free to introduce her bill, which bans 157 models of assault weapons and high-cap
In a statement marking the 69th anniversary of the Nakba (Catastrophe), Palestinian Authority, PLO and Fatah President Mahmoud Abbas has insisted that the Palestinians will not give up commemorating the event "before the recognition of our rights." The official Wafa news agency reported that Abbas pointed out that such recognition must be based on the right of return, the right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent state based on the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem
Since 1979, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has gone from being compared to a founding father to being called a terrorist As a Cold War-era jihadi leader, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar enjoyed widespread support from Washington to Riyadh to Islamabad. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's government has signed a historic peace agreement with former anti-Soviet commander Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Signed by representatives of both parties in Kabul on Thursday, the accord brings an end to the decades-lon
At a meeting with former French Prime Minister and Minister of Social Affairs, Labour and Solidarity Francois Fillon, Iranian Minister of Cooperative, Labor and Social Welfare Ali Rabiei said "numerous subsidiaries exist under the auspices of the Iranian Social Security organization (ISSO) that can run vast economic activities with French companies." Rabiei stressed that economic interactions between Iran and Europe will elevate stability and security in the region asserting "boosting of Iran's
TEHRAN - Iranian Ambassador to Islamabad Mehdi Honardoost has voiced Tehran's misgivings on the appointment of Pakistan's former army chief General Raheel Sharif as the commander of the 39-nation Islamic Military Alliance, warning it may impact unity among Muslim countries. Last week, Islamabad approved the appointment of Sharif to lead the Islamic Military Alliance, a Saudi-led coalition of Muslim countries with the professed aim of countering terrorism. This is while Iran and Iraq, two Shia-ma
TEHRAN - As the Pakistani Speaker of National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq arrived in Tehran on Monday for a five-day visit, Islamabad agreed with its former Army Chief General Raheel Sharif to head to Saudi Arabia to command the Saudi-led coalition against Yemen. Heading a senior parliamentary delegation, Sadiq is in Iran at the invitation of Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani who visited Islamabad in November 2014. Sadiq met with Larijani on Saturday, a running theme of which was the urg
"The Iran-Pakistan relation is a strategic one and the security and economy of the two countries are inter-related," said Hossein Zolfaghari, Iranian Deputy Interior Minister for Security and Police Affairs, on Wednesday. The Iranian official made the remarks while meeting with Pakistani Ambassador to Tehran Asif Ali Khan Durrani. The two officials also in this meeting underlined the necessity of putting into practice the bilateral agreements signed by Tehran and Islamabad. "With the current m
Speaking to reporters at Tehran airport before departing for Turkey, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) can have a significant role in creating convergence in economics among the member states as well as resolving various issues of the region. "One of the key themes of the APA meeting is the establishment of peace, security and stability in the region," Larijani said, noting Iran's efforts in fighting terrorism in the past few years. "The ISIL has
The two sides conferred on regional and bilateral issues. Turning to the position of Iran international affairs, Rezaei said, "we expect France to take influential role of Iran both in regional and international arena." He also referred to the widespread activities of Iran in fighting against terrorism and said, "Iran sustained heavy losses in fighting against terrorism both in Syria and Iraq, otherwise, terrorist groups were penetrating into Europe although some ISIL groups have been trained in
The Memoranda include: - The Memorandum of Mutual Understanding between the National Bank of Kazakhstan and Central Bank of Iran on assistance in organization of bilateral trade. - The Agreement between the Kazakh and Iranian governments on cooperation in maritime commercial shipping. As per the document, both sides are obliged to create equal conditions in the field of commercial shipping. - The Memorandum of Mutual Understanding between the Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development of K
Pakistan's Prime Minister-designate Imran Khan on Saturday said Pakistan is ready to play a constructive and positive role between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Imran Khan, in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador Mehdi Honardoost, said Pakistan desired trade ties with all neighboring countries, including Iran. The meeting was also attended by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi and leaders, including Shireen Mazari and Naeem-ul-Haq, according to press release issued by the PT
Since 1979, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has gone from being compared to a founding father to being called a terrorist As a Cold War-era jihadi leader, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar enjoyed widespread support from Washington to Riyadh to Islamabad. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's government has signed a historic peace agreement with former anti-Soviet commander Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Signed by representatives of both parties in Kabul on Thursday, the accord brings an end to the decades-lon
At a meeting with former French Prime Minister and Minister of Social Affairs, Labour and Solidarity Francois Fillon, Iranian Minister of Cooperative, Labor and Social Welfare Ali Rabiei said "numerous subsidiaries exist under the auspices of the Iranian Social Security organization (ISSO) that can run vast economic activities with French companies." Rabiei stressed that economic interactions between Iran and Europe will elevate stability and security in the region asserting "boosting of Iran's
TEHRAN - Iranian Ambassador to Islamabad Mehdi Honardoost has voiced Tehran's misgivings on the appointment of Pakistan's former army chief General Raheel Sharif as the commander of the 39-nation Islamic Military Alliance, warning it may impact unity among Muslim countries. Last week, Islamabad approved the appointment of Sharif to lead the Islamic Military Alliance, a Saudi-led coalition of Muslim countries with the professed aim of countering terrorism. This is while Iran and Iraq, two Shia-ma
TEHRAN - As the Pakistani Speaker of National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq arrived in Tehran on Monday for a five-day visit, Islamabad agreed with its former Army Chief General Raheel Sharif to head to Saudi Arabia to command the Saudi-led coalition against Yemen. Heading a senior parliamentary delegation, Sadiq is in Iran at the invitation of Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani who visited Islamabad in November 2014. Sadiq met with Larijani on Saturday, a running theme of which was the urg
"The Iran-Pakistan relation is a strategic one and the security and economy of the two countries are inter-related," said Hossein Zolfaghari, Iranian Deputy Interior Minister for Security and Police Affairs, on Wednesday. The Iranian official made the remarks while meeting with Pakistani Ambassador to Tehran Asif Ali Khan Durrani. The two officials also in this meeting underlined the necessity of putting into practice the bilateral agreements signed by Tehran and Islamabad. "With the current m
Speaking to reporters at Tehran airport before departing for Turkey, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) can have a significant role in creating convergence in economics among the member states as well as resolving various issues of the region. "One of the key themes of the APA meeting is the establishment of peace, security and stability in the region," Larijani said, noting Iran's efforts in fighting terrorism in the past few years. "The ISIL has
The two sides conferred on regional and bilateral issues. Turning to the position of Iran international affairs, Rezaei said, "we expect France to take influential role of Iran both in regional and international arena." He also referred to the widespread activities of Iran in fighting against terrorism and said, "Iran sustained heavy losses in fighting against terrorism both in Syria and Iraq, otherwise, terrorist groups were penetrating into Europe although some ISIL groups have been trained in
The Memoranda include: - The Memorandum of Mutual Understanding between the National Bank of Kazakhstan and Central Bank of Iran on assistance in organization of bilateral trade. - The Agreement between the Kazakh and Iranian governments on cooperation in maritime commercial shipping. As per the document, both sides are obliged to create equal conditions in the field of commercial shipping. - The Memorandum of Mutual Understanding between the Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development of K
Pakistan's Prime Minister-designate Imran Khan on Saturday said Pakistan is ready to play a constructive and positive role between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Imran Khan, in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador Mehdi Honardoost, said Pakistan desired trade ties with all neighboring countries, including Iran. The meeting was also attended by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi and leaders, including Shireen Mazari and Naeem-ul-Haq, according to press release issued by the PT
Pakistan's Prime Minister-designate Imran Khan on Saturday said Pakistan is ready to play a constructive and positive role between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Imran Khan, in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador Mehdi Honardoost, said Pakistan desired trade ties with all neighboring countries, including Iran. The meeting was also attended by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi and leaders, including Shireen Mazari and Naeem-ul-Haq, according to press release issued by the PT
TEHRAN - Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior foreign policy adviser to the Supreme Leader, has said Daesh, al-Nusra, and al-Qaeda are "exports" of Wahhabi ideology which originates from Saudi Arabia. In an interview with IRNA published on Friday, Velayati also rejected the view by certain Lebanese political figures and media outlets that there will be no solutions to the complicated regional issues so long as there is no dialogue between Iran and Saudi Arabia, saying Iran is against interference in oth
The deputy chief of Hamas' political bureau, Musa abu-Marzouq, has said that there is no crisis between his movement and Egypt and denied that he had been asked to leave Cairo. He confirmed that the official relationship between Hamas and the Egyptians has not stopped and still continues. Abu-Marzouq told a London based newspaper that it was impossible for Hamas to harm any Egyptian soldiers. "We do not have any interest in causing problems for the Palestinians inside Egypt," he said. "Despite t
The Iranian Leader's Aide on International Affairs Ali Akbar Velayati met with a French delegation at a gathering commemorating the 40th anniversary of Iran's Islamic Revolution. The French delegation was led by Jacques Hogart. The French delegation was comprised of French ministers, high-ranking officials and members of French parliament. The two sides discussed issues of mutual interest such as bilateral relations, the situation in West Asia, French President Emanuel Macron's visit to Tehran i
The two sides conferred on regional and bilateral issues. Turning to the position of Iran international affairs, Rezaei said, "we expect France to take influential role of Iran both in regional and international arena." He also referred to the widespread activities of Iran in fighting against terrorism and said, "Iran sustained heavy losses in fighting against terrorism both in Syria and Iraq, otherwise, terrorist groups were penetrating into Europe although some ISIL groups have been trained in
TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) - Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian Foreign Minister, says he does not believe Russia-Iran oil-for-goods deal is a part of Iran-Russia cooperation package. "It's a much bigger package and it includes a lot of other variables, including possibilities for energy cooperation between Iran and Russia." 2018-07-20 18:42 BOROUJERD, Jul. 20 (MNA) - Iftikhar al-Islam Tabatabaei's historical house is one of the most outstanding and scenery residential homes in Boroujerd which consist
Bahram Ghasemi, Spokesman of Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, strongly condemned the barbaric terrorist attack on a place of worship 40km west of the Egyptian city of El Arish. The official, while sympathizing with families of the victims, asserted that undoubtedly, Takfiri terrorism, which has suffered the most humiliating defeats in the region, would not hesitate to take any ruthless endeavor to reiterate its existence, and it remains the responsibility of regional governments to genuinely
In the meeting with Rana Tanveer in the capital Tehran today afternoon, Iran's 1st Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri expressed Iran's interest in enhancing bilateral relation with neighboring Pakistan in all fronts, adding "nobody can disturb the existing good relations." Jahangiri said Iran and Pakistan have a lot of capacities in the defense industry, emphasizing that Iran and Pakistan should resolve bilateral issues quickly and move towards the development of relations. Iran's 1st vice presiden
TEHRAN - Iran condemned on Sunday terrorist attacks in Istanbul, Baghdad and Najaf, saying the blasts are the result of an instrumental use of terrorism. "Instrumental use of violence and terrorism, and applying double standards have caused the global scourge to cross geographical, political, ethical, and religious borders and to continue its disgraceful life," Iran's Foreign Ministry said in an announcement. Counter-terrorism efforts won't bear fruit unless all countries join hands, the announ
Speaking to reporters on Friday, Abdullah Saleh, general manager of the Iran and Kurdistan region of Iraq relations, thanked the Islamic Republic of Iran for its mediatory role between Erbil and Baghdad to remove the air ban on international flights to KRG's airports. He noted that the resumption of direct flights between Tehran to Erbil was put off due to the advent of the Iranian New Year and Norouz holidays in March. "Iranian airline 'Mahan' resumed flights between Tehran and Erbil today [Fri
TEHRAN - Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior foreign policy adviser to the Supreme Leader, has said Daesh, al-Nusra, and al-Qaeda are "exports" of Wahhabi ideology which originates from Saudi Arabia. In an interview with IRNA published on Friday, Velayati also rejected the view by certain Lebanese political figures and media outlets that there will be no solutions to the complicated regional issues so long as there is no dialogue between Iran and Saudi Arabia, saying Iran is against interference in oth
The deputy chief of Hamas' political bureau, Musa abu-Marzouq, has said that there is no crisis between his movement and Egypt and denied that he had been asked to leave Cairo. He confirmed that the official relationship between Hamas and the Egyptians has not stopped and still continues. Abu-Marzouq told a London based newspaper that it was impossible for Hamas to harm any Egyptian soldiers. "We do not have any interest in causing problems for the Palestinians inside Egypt," he said. "Despite t
The Iranian Leader's Aide on International Affairs Ali Akbar Velayati met with a French delegation at a gathering commemorating the 40th anniversary of Iran's Islamic Revolution. The French delegation was led by Jacques Hogart. The French delegation was comprised of French ministers, high-ranking officials and members of French parliament. The two sides discussed issues of mutual interest such as bilateral relations, the situation in West Asia, French President Emanuel Macron's visit to Tehran i
The two sides conferred on regional and bilateral issues. Turning to the position of Iran international affairs, Rezaei said, "we expect France to take influential role of Iran both in regional and international arena." He also referred to the widespread activities of Iran in fighting against terrorism and said, "Iran sustained heavy losses in fighting against terrorism both in Syria and Iraq, otherwise, terrorist groups were penetrating into Europe although some ISIL groups have been trained in
TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) - Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian Foreign Minister, says he does not believe Russia-Iran oil-for-goods deal is a part of Iran-Russia cooperation package. "It's a much bigger package and it includes a lot of other variables, including possibilities for energy cooperation between Iran and Russia." 2018-07-20 18:42 BOROUJERD, Jul. 20 (MNA) - Iftikhar al-Islam Tabatabaei's historical house is one of the most outstanding and scenery residential homes in Boroujerd which consist
Bahram Ghasemi, Spokesman of Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, strongly condemned the barbaric terrorist attack on a place of worship 40km west of the Egyptian city of El Arish. The official, while sympathizing with families of the victims, asserted that undoubtedly, Takfiri terrorism, which has suffered the most humiliating defeats in the region, would not hesitate to take any ruthless endeavor to reiterate its existence, and it remains the responsibility of regional governments to genuinely
In the meeting with Rana Tanveer in the capital Tehran today afternoon, Iran's 1st Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri expressed Iran's interest in enhancing bilateral relation with neighboring Pakistan in all fronts, adding "nobody can disturb the existing good relations." Jahangiri said Iran and Pakistan have a lot of capacities in the defense industry, emphasizing that Iran and Pakistan should resolve bilateral issues quickly and move towards the development of relations. Iran's 1st vice presiden
TEHRAN - Iran condemned on Sunday terrorist attacks in Istanbul, Baghdad and Najaf, saying the blasts are the result of an instrumental use of terrorism. "Instrumental use of violence and terrorism, and applying double standards have caused the global scourge to cross geographical, political, ethical, and religious borders and to continue its disgraceful life," Iran's Foreign Ministry said in an announcement. Counter-terrorism efforts won't bear fruit unless all countries join hands, the announ
Speaking to reporters on Friday, Abdullah Saleh, general manager of the Iran and Kurdistan region of Iraq relations, thanked the Islamic Republic of Iran for its mediatory role between Erbil and Baghdad to remove the air ban on international flights to KRG's airports. He noted that the resumption of direct flights between Tehran to Erbil was put off due to the advent of the Iranian New Year and Norouz holidays in March. "Iranian airline 'Mahan' resumed flights between Tehran and Erbil today [Fri
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local): 8:25 Syria's state news agency says at least seven people have been killed and 10 injured in a barrage of rockets that fell on government-controlled areas in and near the capital Damascus. SANA said the 13 missiles fell on Ash alwarwar neighborhood, north of Damascus, killing at least six civilians and wounding nine. The agency said other missiles fell on Mezzeh neighborhood, killing one woman and injuring a child. The ca
Most Popular Rostow had had a good war. In 1942 he had worked in the Office of Strategic Services and had selected bombing targets in the Third Reich; ever after he remained convinced that the policy of strategic bombing had crippled Hitler's war machine. Germany remained a preoccupation of his beyond 1945, when he passed up the chance of a job at Harvard in order to help Gunnar Myrdal oversee the economic reconstruction of Europe. Strategic bombing and the Marshall Plan: this was the essence of
Cyclone Ockhi intensified into a "severe cyclonic storm" on Friday and moved to the Arabian Sea. It lay centred around 80 kilometres north-northeast of Minicoy in Lakshadweep. Under its influence, heavy rains continued to batter coastal areas of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, killing twelve people in the last two days and crippling normal life at numerous places. 218 fishermen rescued, as death toll in affected areas rises to 12 An IANS report from Thiruvananthapuram said as many as 218 fishermen from K
Last week, it was announced by Aden governor Nayef Al-Bakri that the city is to become the capital of Yemen for the next five years. The decision comes mainly because of Aden's strategic location; in many points in history Aden has been at the forefront of Yemeni military and economic affairs, and was one of the most strategic parts of the British Empire. It was the second most important base after the Suez Canal and, after the loss of Suez, Aden became the main base for the British in the Middl
In 2009, coal and oil-fired power plants emitted 49% of industrial air pollution in the U.S. -- representing the dominant source of air toxics in 28 states around the U.S. The Natural Resources Defense Council issued a report today on the top 20 states with toxic emissions coming from the electricity sector. The top five states are: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Kentucky and Maryland. In one top-20 state, New Hampshire, power plants account for 96% of emissions. So what companies account for the
Palestinians traveling on roads destroyed in Israeli air strikes in the Southern Gaza strip July 14, 2006. ( MaanImages /Hatem Omar) General situation The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains precarious as its 1.4 million inhabitants suffer the effects of the Israeli operation "Summer Rain." The number of casualties is increasing daily. As at 10 July 55 Palestinians had been killed and over 180 injured since the beginning of the operation, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. These
Construction of Israel's apartheid wall near the town of Tulkarem. In June 2002, the Israeli authorities began construction of the first phase of a 350-kilometre 'security barrier' to physically separate the West Bank from Israel. This phase - from Zbuba in the north west corner of Jenin governorate, through the Tulkarm district, to Elkana settlement in the southern Qalqiliya governorate - will extend some 140 kilometres in length. The cost is estimated at NIS 10 million per kilometre and is exp
The reclamation of Nassib border crossing, which is 15 km away from Daraa city, is a main transport and economic hub, after approximately three years is a major strategic achievement, and it adds up to the series of defeats for terrorists in the southern region. SANA's war correspondent said that during the past 24 hours, Syrian Arab Army units have established control over the town of al-Nu'aima and the Radar Battalion. A field commander said that establishing control over the town of Saida cut
A general view of a demolished area in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, 24 July 2006. Israeli air strikes have destroyed much of Lebanon's infrastructure and transport network. ( MaanImages /Payam Borazjani) General situation Lebanese Red Cross ambulances suffer new security incidents Heavy bombing has continued in the south of the country over the past three days. Medical staff from the Lebanese Red Cross Society continue evacuating the wounded and sick under very difficult and dangerous conditi
Long before the Iraq war, long before 9/11, the U.S. government had already mastered the art of fluffing its intelligence on a looming threat, botching the response and then working furiously to cover its mistakes. The 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building -- at the time the worst peacetime atrocity committed on U.S. soil, with 168 dead and hundreds more injured -- has been largely overshadowed by the destruction of the World Trade Center and all that has followed. But the storyline
Most Popular Rostow had had a good war. In 1942 he had worked in the Office of Strategic Services and had selected bombing targets in the Third Reich; ever after he remained convinced that the policy of strategic bombing had crippled Hitler's war machine. Germany remained a preoccupation of his beyond 1945, when he passed up the chance of a job at Harvard in order to help Gunnar Myrdal oversee the economic reconstruction of Europe. Strategic bombing and the Marshall Plan: this was the essence of
Cyclone Ockhi intensified into a "severe cyclonic storm" on Friday and moved to the Arabian Sea. It lay centred around 80 kilometres north-northeast of Minicoy in Lakshadweep. Under its influence, heavy rains continued to batter coastal areas of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, killing twelve people in the last two days and crippling normal life at numerous places. 218 fishermen rescued, as death toll in affected areas rises to 12 An IANS report from Thiruvananthapuram said as many as 218 fishermen from K
Last week, it was announced by Aden governor Nayef Al-Bakri that the city is to become the capital of Yemen for the next five years. The decision comes mainly because of Aden's strategic location; in many points in history Aden has been at the forefront of Yemeni military and economic affairs, and was one of the most strategic parts of the British Empire. It was the second most important base after the Suez Canal and, after the loss of Suez, Aden became the main base for the British in the Middl
In 2009, coal and oil-fired power plants emitted 49% of industrial air pollution in the U.S. -- representing the dominant source of air toxics in 28 states around the U.S. The Natural Resources Defense Council issued a report today on the top 20 states with toxic emissions coming from the electricity sector. The top five states are: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Kentucky and Maryland. In one top-20 state, New Hampshire, power plants account for 96% of emissions. So what companies account for the
Palestinians traveling on roads destroyed in Israeli air strikes in the Southern Gaza strip July 14, 2006. ( MaanImages /Hatem Omar) General situation The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains precarious as its 1.4 million inhabitants suffer the effects of the Israeli operation "Summer Rain." The number of casualties is increasing daily. As at 10 July 55 Palestinians had been killed and over 180 injured since the beginning of the operation, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. These
Construction of Israel's apartheid wall near the town of Tulkarem. In June 2002, the Israeli authorities began construction of the first phase of a 350-kilometre 'security barrier' to physically separate the West Bank from Israel. This phase - from Zbuba in the north west corner of Jenin governorate, through the Tulkarm district, to Elkana settlement in the southern Qalqiliya governorate - will extend some 140 kilometres in length. The cost is estimated at NIS 10 million per kilometre and is exp
The reclamation of Nassib border crossing, which is 15 km away from Daraa city, is a main transport and economic hub, after approximately three years is a major strategic achievement, and it adds up to the series of defeats for terrorists in the southern region. SANA's war correspondent said that during the past 24 hours, Syrian Arab Army units have established control over the town of al-Nu'aima and the Radar Battalion. A field commander said that establishing control over the town of Saida cut
A general view of a demolished area in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, 24 July 2006. Israeli air strikes have destroyed much of Lebanon's infrastructure and transport network. ( MaanImages /Payam Borazjani) General situation Lebanese Red Cross ambulances suffer new security incidents Heavy bombing has continued in the south of the country over the past three days. Medical staff from the Lebanese Red Cross Society continue evacuating the wounded and sick under very difficult and dangerous conditi
Long before the Iraq war, long before 9/11, the U.S. government had already mastered the art of fluffing its intelligence on a looming threat, botching the response and then working furiously to cover its mistakes. The 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building -- at the time the worst peacetime atrocity committed on U.S. soil, with 168 dead and hundreds more injured -- has been largely overshadowed by the destruction of the World Trade Center and all that has followed. But the storyline
In 2009, coal and oil-fired power plants emitted 49% of industrial air pollution in the U.S. -- representing the dominant source of air toxics in 28 states around the U.S. The Natural Resources Defense Council issued a report today on the top 20 states with toxic emissions coming from the electricity sector. The top five states are: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Kentucky and Maryland. In one top-20 state, New Hampshire, power plants account for 96% of emissions. So what companies account for the
Planning Nature Nevertheless, left rhetoric remains largely focused on reducing emissions, rather than on either mitigating or adapting to the effects of climate change. Take, for example, Naomi Klein's This Changes Everything , which lays out both the urgency of the climate crisis and capitalism's inability to address it. Klein correctly observes that demands for redistribution and justice, and a fundamental debate over economic and social values, are prerequisites for real climate solutions. H
More wind energy, electric cars, and maybe shutting down oil and gas wells. That is how to cut down on the destructive and deadly forest fires that have raged through subdivisions in California, scorched forest lands in Colorado and left behind only ash on the Texas plains. At least, that's what NPR suggests in a report. The Austin, Texas, NPR station KUT warns that a bad year for wildfires in Texas may get worse. "Climate researchers say the uptick in fires bares (sic) the fingerprints of clima
Ocean acidification driven by increasing atmospheric carbon levels is a substantial threat to marine life, a new study has confirmed. The study , published in the journal Nature Climate Change, analyzed 167 studies on the effects of ocean acidification on corals, crustaceans, mollusks, fishes and echinoderms, a group which includes starfish and sea urchins. The studies included data on effects of ocean acidification on more than 150 species of marine life, which the researchers then matched up t
A powerful storm will lash the northeastern United States with heavy rain, locally damaging winds and significant travel disruptions into Monday. The storm will be fed in part by moisture and energy from Tropical Storm Philippe. Rain and wind that began to pick up on Sunday morning in the mid-Atlantic will only increase and become more disruptive from south to north into Monday morning. The storm will be moving at a swift pace which will limit the most intense wind and rain to a six to 12 hour p
Flooding at the Louvre Severe flooding in Paris has been getting a lot of attention, but dangerous and damaging water levels are affecting regions all the way to Prague. Museums have closed and scrambled to move artworks from lower levels. But there has been a lot of damage to infrastructure and other property elsewhere as surging rivers wash out roads and damage bridges. And of course, people have died (at least 16) and officials worry that more deaths will be revealed as the waters recede... B
Cyclone Ockhi intensified into a "severe cyclonic storm" on Friday and moved to the Arabian Sea. It lay centred around 80 kilometres north-northeast of Minicoy in Lakshadweep. Under its influence, heavy rains continued to batter coastal areas of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, killing twelve people in the last two days and crippling normal life at numerous places. 218 fishermen rescued, as death toll in affected areas rises to 12 An IANS report from Thiruvananthapuram said as many as 218 fishermen from K
* An increasing share of world energy demand will be generated by developing countries, especially those in Asia. Of the nearly 300 quadrillion BTUs in added energy needed to meet global requirements between now and 2040, some 250 quadrillion, or 85 percent, will be used to satisfy rising demand in the developing world. * China, which only recently overtook the United States as the world's leading energy consumer, will account for the largest share--40 percent--of the growth in global consumptio
The probable changes as the world heats are so great that climate adaptation to cope with the inevitable is now essential, scientists are warning. Forest damage, drought and floods, for example, will all worsen, and tidal ranges are already changing. More than half of all the natural vegetation of California is at risk as temperatures rise. Even were the US and other nations to honour the promises made in the Paris Agreement of 2015, one fourth of California's natural wilderness would be und
TOKYO (Reuters) - The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant said it had found another leak of contaminated water on Wednesday, piling pressure on the utility to curb the problem as it seeks permission to release water to the sea. The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power plant was hit by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami more than two years ago, triggering nuclear reactor meltdowns and explosions. Tokyo Electric Power, or Tepco, said a worker patrolling the area spotted the leak just af
Planning Nature Nevertheless, left rhetoric remains largely focused on reducing emissions, rather than on either mitigating or adapting to the effects of climate change. Take, for example, Naomi Klein's This Changes Everything , which lays out both the urgency of the climate crisis and capitalism's inability to address it. Klein correctly observes that demands for redistribution and justice, and a fundamental debate over economic and social values, are prerequisites for real climate solutions. H
More wind energy, electric cars, and maybe shutting down oil and gas wells. That is how to cut down on the destructive and deadly forest fires that have raged through subdivisions in California, scorched forest lands in Colorado and left behind only ash on the Texas plains. At least, that's what NPR suggests in a report. The Austin, Texas, NPR station KUT warns that a bad year for wildfires in Texas may get worse. "Climate researchers say the uptick in fires bares (sic) the fingerprints of clima
Ocean acidification driven by increasing atmospheric carbon levels is a substantial threat to marine life, a new study has confirmed. The study , published in the journal Nature Climate Change, analyzed 167 studies on the effects of ocean acidification on corals, crustaceans, mollusks, fishes and echinoderms, a group which includes starfish and sea urchins. The studies included data on effects of ocean acidification on more than 150 species of marine life, which the researchers then matched up t
A powerful storm will lash the northeastern United States with heavy rain, locally damaging winds and significant travel disruptions into Monday. The storm will be fed in part by moisture and energy from Tropical Storm Philippe. Rain and wind that began to pick up on Sunday morning in the mid-Atlantic will only increase and become more disruptive from south to north into Monday morning. The storm will be moving at a swift pace which will limit the most intense wind and rain to a six to 12 hour p
Flooding at the Louvre Severe flooding in Paris has been getting a lot of attention, but dangerous and damaging water levels are affecting regions all the way to Prague. Museums have closed and scrambled to move artworks from lower levels. But there has been a lot of damage to infrastructure and other property elsewhere as surging rivers wash out roads and damage bridges. And of course, people have died (at least 16) and officials worry that more deaths will be revealed as the waters recede... B
Cyclone Ockhi intensified into a "severe cyclonic storm" on Friday and moved to the Arabian Sea. It lay centred around 80 kilometres north-northeast of Minicoy in Lakshadweep. Under its influence, heavy rains continued to batter coastal areas of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, killing twelve people in the last two days and crippling normal life at numerous places. 218 fishermen rescued, as death toll in affected areas rises to 12 An IANS report from Thiruvananthapuram said as many as 218 fishermen from K
* An increasing share of world energy demand will be generated by developing countries, especially those in Asia. Of the nearly 300 quadrillion BTUs in added energy needed to meet global requirements between now and 2040, some 250 quadrillion, or 85 percent, will be used to satisfy rising demand in the developing world. * China, which only recently overtook the United States as the world's leading energy consumer, will account for the largest share--40 percent--of the growth in global consumptio
The probable changes as the world heats are so great that climate adaptation to cope with the inevitable is now essential, scientists are warning. Forest damage, drought and floods, for example, will all worsen, and tidal ranges are already changing. More than half of all the natural vegetation of California is at risk as temperatures rise. Even were the US and other nations to honour the promises made in the Paris Agreement of 2015, one fourth of California's natural wilderness would be und
TOKYO (Reuters) - The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant said it had found another leak of contaminated water on Wednesday, piling pressure on the utility to curb the problem as it seeks permission to release water to the sea. The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power plant was hit by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami more than two years ago, triggering nuclear reactor meltdowns and explosions. Tokyo Electric Power, or Tepco, said a worker patrolling the area spotted the leak just af
Martin Luther King Jr. ( Image by Kevin Burkett ) Permission Details DMCA Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the preeminent leader of the black liberation movement in the 1950s and 1960s. Millions of people engaged in the struggle against America's shameful apartheid system but King was the most influential. His actions are remembered, his words are quoted by activists, politicians, and pundits. His birthday is a national holiday. Only the worst and most retrograde racists dare to speak il
This is how they do it ... The Harriet Tubman brouhaha ... Yesterday, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin was asked how putting Harriet Tubman on the twenty-dollar bill is progressing. Mnuchin answered, "It's not something that I'm focused on at the moment." As in, it isn't his first priority. He didn't say he was ending the program or against it. That didn't stop the media from running with the fake news that he may end the program or "didn't endorse it." See, for instance, the New York Post , The
Miguel Aroche Parra papers, Box 55, Hoover Institution Archives The Hoover Institution Archives has acquired the papers of Miguel Aroche Parra , a Mexican railroad unionist, Communist Party leader, and poet. Aroche Parra, born in 1915, was an active member of the Partido Comunista Mexicano until 1950, when he helped found the Partido Obrero Campesino Mexicano, which became part of the Partido Popular Socialista in 1963. Aroche Parra, who played a leading role in the famous 1959 railroad strike,
(McClatchy News) The National Archives published more than 600 new records Friday relating to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy -- and some addressed civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. and his multiple alleged affairs. The FBI document, titled "Martin Luther King, Jr. A Current Analysis" and dated March 12, 1968, compiled background information on King, including his influences, associates, alleged affairs and more. King was assassinated April 4, 1968. "The course King ch
- Advertisement - Forty --three years after the assassination of Martin Luther King on April 4, 1968, many still wonder what the world would look like if he had lived. Dr. King was the conscious of America, speaking out against hatred and bigotry, war, poverty and for social programs and equality. He probably would have been instrumental in the election of President Obama. More importantly, would President Obama be receptive to Dr. King's advice on the state of our country's affairs and partic
In honor of president's day, the Spectator will be republishing this week essays and reviews on our nation's best -- and worst -- leaders. Abe: A Novel of the Young Lincoln By Richard Slotkin Henry Holt/478 pages/$27.50 Lincoln: A Foreigner's Quest By Jan Morris Simon & Schuster/205 pages/$23 It has been said that Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was born in a log cabin that he had built with his own hands; and one can be pretty sure that Lincoln, who was notoriously given to outbursts of horse-laugh
November 24 would have been the 90th birthday of William F. Buckley Jr. The presidential race makes me think of him often. He, more than any other person, established the conservative platform that is the Republican Party. Some years ago I was speaking to a college group at Georgia State College. I had been in public life for a good while and was asked, "How have your views changed over those years?" After some thought I said, "Not at all. I had a clear set of principles before I got into this b
My guess is that King would have three basic comments. First, we have made a lot of progress since 1968. Second, progress seems to have stalled during the last quarter century. And third, the last ten years have brought setbacks. Let's remember the 1968 baseline from which progress can be measured. The Supreme Court had found segregated public schools unconstitutional fourteen years earlier, but courts still struggled to enforce this holding. It had only been five years since Alabama Governor Ge
Here's a history quiz to use with people you run into today: Ask them who ended slavery. I taught high school U.S. history for almost 30 years, and as we began our study, students knew the obvious answer: Abraham Lincoln. But by the time our study ended, several weeks later, their "Who ended slavery?" essays were more diverse, more complex -- and more accurate. In coming months and years, teachers' jobs will be made harder by Steven Spielberg's film Lincoln , in which Daniel Day-Lewis gives a br
- Advertisement - In Joachim Fest's fine biography of Adolf Hitler, aptly titled Hitler , we learn many things never before taught in our World History classes here. To delve into it now with the needed detail from this 700+ page masterpiece would be futile for me the columnist. There is just so much to digest and comprehend about this Austrian of little education and no professional calling who became the Fuhrer. Yet, throughout the book one cannot help but realize just how much the movers and
This is how they do it ... The Harriet Tubman brouhaha ... Yesterday, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin was asked how putting Harriet Tubman on the twenty-dollar bill is progressing. Mnuchin answered, "It's not something that I'm focused on at the moment." As in, it isn't his first priority. He didn't say he was ending the program or against it. That didn't stop the media from running with the fake news that he may end the program or "didn't endorse it." See, for instance, the New York Post , The
Miguel Aroche Parra papers, Box 55, Hoover Institution Archives The Hoover Institution Archives has acquired the papers of Miguel Aroche Parra , a Mexican railroad unionist, Communist Party leader, and poet. Aroche Parra, born in 1915, was an active member of the Partido Comunista Mexicano until 1950, when he helped found the Partido Obrero Campesino Mexicano, which became part of the Partido Popular Socialista in 1963. Aroche Parra, who played a leading role in the famous 1959 railroad strike,
(McClatchy News) The National Archives published more than 600 new records Friday relating to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy -- and some addressed civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. and his multiple alleged affairs. The FBI document, titled "Martin Luther King, Jr. A Current Analysis" and dated March 12, 1968, compiled background information on King, including his influences, associates, alleged affairs and more. King was assassinated April 4, 1968. "The course King ch
- Advertisement - Forty --three years after the assassination of Martin Luther King on April 4, 1968, many still wonder what the world would look like if he had lived. Dr. King was the conscious of America, speaking out against hatred and bigotry, war, poverty and for social programs and equality. He probably would have been instrumental in the election of President Obama. More importantly, would President Obama be receptive to Dr. King's advice on the state of our country's affairs and partic
In honor of president's day, the Spectator will be republishing this week essays and reviews on our nation's best -- and worst -- leaders. Abe: A Novel of the Young Lincoln By Richard Slotkin Henry Holt/478 pages/$27.50 Lincoln: A Foreigner's Quest By Jan Morris Simon & Schuster/205 pages/$23 It has been said that Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was born in a log cabin that he had built with his own hands; and one can be pretty sure that Lincoln, who was notoriously given to outbursts of horse-laugh
November 24 would have been the 90th birthday of William F. Buckley Jr. The presidential race makes me think of him often. He, more than any other person, established the conservative platform that is the Republican Party. Some years ago I was speaking to a college group at Georgia State College. I had been in public life for a good while and was asked, "How have your views changed over those years?" After some thought I said, "Not at all. I had a clear set of principles before I got into this b
My guess is that King would have three basic comments. First, we have made a lot of progress since 1968. Second, progress seems to have stalled during the last quarter century. And third, the last ten years have brought setbacks. Let's remember the 1968 baseline from which progress can be measured. The Supreme Court had found segregated public schools unconstitutional fourteen years earlier, but courts still struggled to enforce this holding. It had only been five years since Alabama Governor Ge
Here's a history quiz to use with people you run into today: Ask them who ended slavery. I taught high school U.S. history for almost 30 years, and as we began our study, students knew the obvious answer: Abraham Lincoln. But by the time our study ended, several weeks later, their "Who ended slavery?" essays were more diverse, more complex -- and more accurate. In coming months and years, teachers' jobs will be made harder by Steven Spielberg's film Lincoln , in which Daniel Day-Lewis gives a br
- Advertisement - In Joachim Fest's fine biography of Adolf Hitler, aptly titled Hitler , we learn many things never before taught in our World History classes here. To delve into it now with the needed detail from this 700+ page masterpiece would be futile for me the columnist. There is just so much to digest and comprehend about this Austrian of little education and no professional calling who became the Fuhrer. Yet, throughout the book one cannot help but realize just how much the movers and
sheshe2 (49,519 posts) Most of you have no idea what Martin Luther King actually did One quote keeps getting posted here over and over. It is one quote, not Martin Luther Kings Life Work. ****************************** by Hamden Rice Most of you have no idea what Martin Luther King actually did The topic at hand is what Martin Luther King actually did, what it was that he actually accomplished. What most people who reference Dr. King seem not to know is how Dr. King actually changed the subjecti
The fiftieth anniversary of C.S. Lewis's death has come and gone, perhaps little-noticed by many who were busy memorializing John F. Kennedy, murdered by an assassin on the same day, or rereading Aldous Huxley, who passed away hours later. Most of the encomiums to Lewis that were written focused on his apologetics and his children's fiction, the Chronicles of Narnia series. But Lewis wrote fiction for adults too. His best novel, That Hideous Strength , was published in 1945 as the third installm
Edgar Quinet (1803-1875) was born in the aftermath of the French Revolution and lived out his life in its long shadow. Nowadays, he is hardly ever read for himself, and only rarely cited, and then usually for a single remark. In his lifetime, however, he was a public intellectual of the type we know today, his opinions argued over by everyone who had an opinion. An admirer of religion who drew the line at the Jesuits, he gave lectures on the latter subject that caused so much controversy they we
(McClatchy News) The National Archives published more than 600 new records Friday relating to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy -- and some addressed civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. and his multiple alleged affairs. The FBI document, titled "Martin Luther King, Jr. A Current Analysis" and dated March 12, 1968, compiled background information on King, including his influences, associates, alleged affairs and more. King was assassinated April 4, 1968. "The course King ch
Martin Luther King Jr. ( Image by Kevin Burkett ) Permission Details DMCA Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the preeminent leader of the black liberation movement in the 1950s and 1960s. Millions of people engaged in the struggle against America's shameful apartheid system but King was the most influential. His actions are remembered, his words are quoted by activists, politicians, and pundits. His birthday is a national holiday. Only the worst and most retrograde racists dare to speak il
A s the historian Gordon Craig once wrote, Hitler, one-and-a-half generations after his death, had become like the little man on the stair in the old children's song: 'He wasn't there, but he wouldn't go away.' (1) Born in Germany in the 1960s, I knew exactly what Craig meant. Hitler, although he was long dead, maintained a strange hold over German society. The most potent example of Hitler's ghostly presence was perhaps his book Mein Kampf , which was banned until the beginning of this year. My
- Advertisement - Forty --three years after the assassination of Martin Luther King on April 4, 1968, many still wonder what the world would look like if he had lived. Dr. King was the conscious of America, speaking out against hatred and bigotry, war, poverty and for social programs and equality. He probably would have been instrumental in the election of President Obama. More importantly, would President Obama be receptive to Dr. King's advice on the state of our country's affairs and partic
May 5 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx. He is being celebrated by those who are horrified by Hitler, which makes their opposition to genocide phony. What Marx bequeathed -- his legacy is written in blood -- makes Hitler look benign. This is why anyone who condemns Hitler without also condemning his communist counterparts is a fraud. It's not Hitler's body count that matters to them, it's the cause. As the Marxists are fond of saying, the truth is that which serves the cause.
Monday, Apr 4, 2016, 1:34 pm Martin Luther King Was Assassinated On This Day in 1968--While Fighting For Unions BY Peter Cole Email this article to a friend (Wikipedia/ Creative Commons) Today, April 4th, we remember the life and dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for on this day, in 1968, he was murdered by a white supremacist at the age of 39. King literally died while fighting for a union, murdered in Memphis in 1968 while helping that city's sanitation workers, a majority of whom were bla
My guess is that King would have three basic comments. First, we have made a lot of progress since 1968. Second, progress seems to have stalled during the last quarter century. And third, the last ten years have brought setbacks. Let's remember the 1968 baseline from which progress can be measured. The Supreme Court had found segregated public schools unconstitutional fourteen years earlier, but courts still struggled to enforce this holding. It had only been five years since Alabama Governor Ge
The fiftieth anniversary of C.S. Lewis's death has come and gone, perhaps little-noticed by many who were busy memorializing John F. Kennedy, murdered by an assassin on the same day, or rereading Aldous Huxley, who passed away hours later. Most of the encomiums to Lewis that were written focused on his apologetics and his children's fiction, the Chronicles of Narnia series. But Lewis wrote fiction for adults too. His best novel, That Hideous Strength , was published in 1945 as the third installm
Edgar Quinet (1803-1875) was born in the aftermath of the French Revolution and lived out his life in its long shadow. Nowadays, he is hardly ever read for himself, and only rarely cited, and then usually for a single remark. In his lifetime, however, he was a public intellectual of the type we know today, his opinions argued over by everyone who had an opinion. An admirer of religion who drew the line at the Jesuits, he gave lectures on the latter subject that caused so much controversy they we
(McClatchy News) The National Archives published more than 600 new records Friday relating to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy -- and some addressed civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. and his multiple alleged affairs. The FBI document, titled "Martin Luther King, Jr. A Current Analysis" and dated March 12, 1968, compiled background information on King, including his influences, associates, alleged affairs and more. King was assassinated April 4, 1968. "The course King ch
Martin Luther King Jr. ( Image by Kevin Burkett ) Permission Details DMCA Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the preeminent leader of the black liberation movement in the 1950s and 1960s. Millions of people engaged in the struggle against America's shameful apartheid system but King was the most influential. His actions are remembered, his words are quoted by activists, politicians, and pundits. His birthday is a national holiday. Only the worst and most retrograde racists dare to speak il
A s the historian Gordon Craig once wrote, Hitler, one-and-a-half generations after his death, had become like the little man on the stair in the old children's song: 'He wasn't there, but he wouldn't go away.' (1) Born in Germany in the 1960s, I knew exactly what Craig meant. Hitler, although he was long dead, maintained a strange hold over German society. The most potent example of Hitler's ghostly presence was perhaps his book Mein Kampf , which was banned until the beginning of this year. My
- Advertisement - Forty --three years after the assassination of Martin Luther King on April 4, 1968, many still wonder what the world would look like if he had lived. Dr. King was the conscious of America, speaking out against hatred and bigotry, war, poverty and for social programs and equality. He probably would have been instrumental in the election of President Obama. More importantly, would President Obama be receptive to Dr. King's advice on the state of our country's affairs and partic
May 5 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx. He is being celebrated by those who are horrified by Hitler, which makes their opposition to genocide phony. What Marx bequeathed -- his legacy is written in blood -- makes Hitler look benign. This is why anyone who condemns Hitler without also condemning his communist counterparts is a fraud. It's not Hitler's body count that matters to them, it's the cause. As the Marxists are fond of saying, the truth is that which serves the cause.
Monday, Apr 4, 2016, 1:34 pm Martin Luther King Was Assassinated On This Day in 1968--While Fighting For Unions BY Peter Cole Email this article to a friend (Wikipedia/ Creative Commons) Today, April 4th, we remember the life and dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for on this day, in 1968, he was murdered by a white supremacist at the age of 39. King literally died while fighting for a union, murdered in Memphis in 1968 while helping that city's sanitation workers, a majority of whom were bla
My guess is that King would have three basic comments. First, we have made a lot of progress since 1968. Second, progress seems to have stalled during the last quarter century. And third, the last ten years have brought setbacks. Let's remember the 1968 baseline from which progress can be measured. The Supreme Court had found segregated public schools unconstitutional fourteen years earlier, but courts still struggled to enforce this holding. It had only been five years since Alabama Governor Ge
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Harry Reid , former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vice President Joseph Biden during Reid's leadership portrait unveiling ceremony December 8, 2016 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images Though Hillary Clinton lost the election, her supporters haven't given up hope that she will still be president. Clinton's c ampaign slogan, "I'm With Her" was mocked and ridiculed by Bernie Sanders supporters as egotistical, who retorted with their
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called on Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to resign Friday, following a string of negative media reports about Pruitt's spending and management. Pelosi shared a meme declaring "Pruitt Must Go!" and accused the Trump administration of a culture of "corruption, cronyism, and incompetence." . @EPAScottPruitt 's tenure has been a part of the Trump Administration's culture of corruption, cronyism and incompetence. Pruitt must re
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer / Getty Images BY: Cameron Cawthorne Follow @@Cam_Cawthorne July 3, 2018 12:11 pm Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) on Monday night received backlash from liberal activists in Brooklyn after an equipment issue grounded his plane in upstate New York and he was forced to cancel his town hall. This last-minute cancellation 90 minutes before the scheduled town hall prompted liberal organizers to scramble and pressure Schumer to reschedule rather t
"As millions of people in TX and LA are preparing for the hurricane," Sen. Chuck Schumer (NY), leader of the Senate Democrats, proclaimed in a series of Friday night tweets, "The President is using the cover of the storm to pardon a man who violated a court's order to stop discriminating against Latinos and [to] ban courageous transgender men and women from serving our nation's Armed Forces. The only reason to do these right now is to use the cover of Hurricane Harvey to avoid scrutiny. So sad,
1.SUPREME COURT JUSTICES In addition to socialist Elizabeth Warren, these are some of the people who have been named as possible Supreme Court Justices: US Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Sen. Charles Schumer, Tom Perez, Planned Parenthood's Cecile Richards, Julian Castro, Tim Kaine, Rep. Keith Ellison and stealth progressive Judge Garland, though many don't see him as leftist enough. 2. HILLARY'S VP Hillary's pick for VP will likely be a far-left candidate to brin
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Gov. Rick Scott announced plans Wednesday to expand Medicaid coverage to roughly 900,000 more people under the federal health overhaul, a surprise decision from the vocal critic of President Barack Obama's plan. Scott said he will ask the Legislature to expand the program under a bill that would expire in three years, after which it would require renewed legislative support. He's the seventh Republican governor so far to propose expanding the taxpayer-funded health insu
Two top Jewish figures associated with the Democratic Party, Sens. Bernie Sanders and Chuck Schumer, are backing the candidacy of a Muslim, Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota, for the party chair. Schumer, of New York, in line to be the next party leader in the Senate, is backing Ellison's candidacy, according to anonymously sourced reports Friday in Politico and by NBC. Sanders, an Independent from Vermont who this year became the first Jewish candidate to win major party nominating contests in hi
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) weighed in on comments from Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) Monday encouraging people to confront Trump administration officials and protest their policies. Recently, protestors disrupted Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen's dinner last week and White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked to leave a restaurant in Lexington, Virginia on Friday because she worked for Trump. "If you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a depart
Sen. Mo Cowan re-enacting his swearing-in with Vice President Jo Biden (Alex Wong/Getty Images) ( The Root ) -- The May jobs report didn't bring worse news than the April jobs report. But it was still bad news for African Americans, for whom unemployment remains in the double digits. Although unemployment among whites is 6.7 percent, 13.5 percent of black Americans are unemployed. As America slowly recovers from the recession, black America appears to be getting left behind. A 2005 Princeton st
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. (Photo: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) During the Democratic primaries , unions that held member votes over support of a particular candidate almost invariably chose Sen. Bernie Sanders , while unions that made an endorsement based on the decision of its leadership mostly supported Hillary Clinton . Clinton's political record is the antithesis of the labor movement. During her husband's presidency, she strongly supported NAFTA, a disastrous trade ag
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called on Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to resign Friday, following a string of negative media reports about Pruitt's spending and management. Pelosi shared a meme declaring "Pruitt Must Go!" and accused the Trump administration of a culture of "corruption, cronyism, and incompetence." . @EPAScottPruitt 's tenure has been a part of the Trump Administration's culture of corruption, cronyism and incompetence. Pruitt must re
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer / Getty Images BY: Cameron Cawthorne Follow @@Cam_Cawthorne July 3, 2018 12:11 pm Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) on Monday night received backlash from liberal activists in Brooklyn after an equipment issue grounded his plane in upstate New York and he was forced to cancel his town hall. This last-minute cancellation 90 minutes before the scheduled town hall prompted liberal organizers to scramble and pressure Schumer to reschedule rather t
"As millions of people in TX and LA are preparing for the hurricane," Sen. Chuck Schumer (NY), leader of the Senate Democrats, proclaimed in a series of Friday night tweets, "The President is using the cover of the storm to pardon a man who violated a court's order to stop discriminating against Latinos and [to] ban courageous transgender men and women from serving our nation's Armed Forces. The only reason to do these right now is to use the cover of Hurricane Harvey to avoid scrutiny. So sad,
1.SUPREME COURT JUSTICES In addition to socialist Elizabeth Warren, these are some of the people who have been named as possible Supreme Court Justices: US Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Sen. Charles Schumer, Tom Perez, Planned Parenthood's Cecile Richards, Julian Castro, Tim Kaine, Rep. Keith Ellison and stealth progressive Judge Garland, though many don't see him as leftist enough. 2. HILLARY'S VP Hillary's pick for VP will likely be a far-left candidate to brin
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Gov. Rick Scott announced plans Wednesday to expand Medicaid coverage to roughly 900,000 more people under the federal health overhaul, a surprise decision from the vocal critic of President Barack Obama's plan. Scott said he will ask the Legislature to expand the program under a bill that would expire in three years, after which it would require renewed legislative support. He's the seventh Republican governor so far to propose expanding the taxpayer-funded health insu
Two top Jewish figures associated with the Democratic Party, Sens. Bernie Sanders and Chuck Schumer, are backing the candidacy of a Muslim, Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota, for the party chair. Schumer, of New York, in line to be the next party leader in the Senate, is backing Ellison's candidacy, according to anonymously sourced reports Friday in Politico and by NBC. Sanders, an Independent from Vermont who this year became the first Jewish candidate to win major party nominating contests in hi
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) weighed in on comments from Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) Monday encouraging people to confront Trump administration officials and protest their policies. Recently, protestors disrupted Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen's dinner last week and White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked to leave a restaurant in Lexington, Virginia on Friday because she worked for Trump. "If you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a depart
Sen. Mo Cowan re-enacting his swearing-in with Vice President Jo Biden (Alex Wong/Getty Images) ( The Root ) -- The May jobs report didn't bring worse news than the April jobs report. But it was still bad news for African Americans, for whom unemployment remains in the double digits. Although unemployment among whites is 6.7 percent, 13.5 percent of black Americans are unemployed. As America slowly recovers from the recession, black America appears to be getting left behind. A 2005 Princeton st
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. (Photo: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) During the Democratic primaries , unions that held member votes over support of a particular candidate almost invariably chose Sen. Bernie Sanders , while unions that made an endorsement based on the decision of its leadership mostly supported Hillary Clinton . Clinton's political record is the antithesis of the labor movement. During her husband's presidency, she strongly supported NAFTA, a disastrous trade ag
A PS600,000 bronze statue to be erected in London honouring Mohandas Gandhi has stirred outrage. Turns out the peace activist was an active swordsman, joining the likes of Martin Luther King Jr., John Kennedy, Bill Clinton, Philip Larkin, Lord Byron and Silvio Berlusconi. All were known for their charisma; all were, or are, serial womanizers. Charisma is an innate quality that gets burnished by public relations consultants attempting to elevate their client to godlike status. Remember the fawnin
11:26 AM ET HALLIE JACKSON: And I think it was notable for what you heard from the President and what you didn't hear as well. He made references to scripture, he talked about unity, he talked about trying to find those moments of hope and selflessness in what appears to so many to be this senseless tragedy. But he did not mention, for example, terror or terrorism. He did not mention guns or gun control. And I will tell you that from my vantage point here inside the Beltway, that is where the co
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Harry Reid , former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vice President Joseph Biden during Reid's leadership portrait unveiling ceremony December 8, 2016 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images Though Hillary Clinton lost the election, her supporters haven't given up hope that she will still be president. Clinton's c ampaign slogan, "I'm With Her" was mocked and ridiculed by Bernie Sanders supporters as egotistical, who retorted with their
Amelia Warren Tyagi and Elizabeth Warren / Getty Images BY: Charles Fain Lehman Follow @CharlesFLehman April 20, 2018 12:00 pm Mass amnesty, trillions in Medicare spending, and publicly funded abortion are just some of the ideas in a set of policy proposals that a left-leaning policy group gave to Democratic bigwigs this past week. These and other proposals were provided to Democratic taste-makers, and obtained by the Free Beacon , at the 2018 Democracy Alliance fall conference held this week in
Sen. Warren was giving a lengthy speech. She had appeared to violate the rule. She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted. - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Raw power Republicans - President Donald Trump along with lawmakers in the Senate and the House - have discarded any pretense they might have had of civility and upholding norms, standards and even the rule of law. For them it's all about gaining raw power and using power to benefit "their side" and to s
Ethan Miller/Getty Images ( The Root ) -- The speechifying continued at the NAACP Annual Convention in Houston as Vice President Joe Biden took the podium on Thursday. Biden was pitch-hitting for President Obama, who taped a brief video for the convention (and who will appear in person at the National Urban League's annual conference later this month). Despite Obama's physical absence, Biden used his speech to forcefully defend his policies that have affected African Americans. And where the pre
1.SUPREME COURT JUSTICES In addition to socialist Elizabeth Warren, these are some of the people who have been named as possible Supreme Court Justices: US Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Sen. Charles Schumer, Tom Perez, Planned Parenthood's Cecile Richards, Julian Castro, Tim Kaine, Rep. Keith Ellison and stealth progressive Judge Garland, though many don't see him as leftist enough. 2. HILLARY'S VP Hillary's pick for VP will likely be a far-left candidate to brin
BY: Bill McMorris Follow @FBillMcMorris November 12, 2015 5:15 pm Insurgent socialist presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders scored a coveted endorsement from one of the largest public sector unions in the country on Thursday. The American Postal Workers Union announced that it would endorse the Vermont senator over frontrunner Hillary Clinton after its executive council voted. Union president Mark Dimondstein said that "it's time for a political revolution" and that Sanders was the candidate best-
If Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid had to write the Declaration of Independence and Constitution from scratch, what would those documents say? Would they read like the current ones? No, they would read like the platform of the Democratic Party. Barack Obama's America started not in 1776 but around 2006. By letting slip the comment, "For the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country," Michelle Obama said as much. The only question that remains is: If Obama wins, will
Kurt Campbell, the architect of America's pivot to Asia, was to be next secretary of state under President Clinton. These types of meetings between presidential campaign members and foreign officials are not unusual. The outrage over Michael Flynn having a conversation with the Russian ambassador was, on the other hand, unusual and unjust. The Clintons, however, have a long illicit history with the Chinese In 2013, a Chinese donor who gave $2 million to the Clinton Foundation appeared to also ha
11:26 AM ET HALLIE JACKSON: And I think it was notable for what you heard from the President and what you didn't hear as well. He made references to scripture, he talked about unity, he talked about trying to find those moments of hope and selflessness in what appears to so many to be this senseless tragedy. But he did not mention, for example, terror or terrorism. He did not mention guns or gun control. And I will tell you that from my vantage point here inside the Beltway, that is where the co
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Harry Reid , former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vice President Joseph Biden during Reid's leadership portrait unveiling ceremony December 8, 2016 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images Though Hillary Clinton lost the election, her supporters haven't given up hope that she will still be president. Clinton's c ampaign slogan, "I'm With Her" was mocked and ridiculed by Bernie Sanders supporters as egotistical, who retorted with their
Amelia Warren Tyagi and Elizabeth Warren / Getty Images BY: Charles Fain Lehman Follow @CharlesFLehman April 20, 2018 12:00 pm Mass amnesty, trillions in Medicare spending, and publicly funded abortion are just some of the ideas in a set of policy proposals that a left-leaning policy group gave to Democratic bigwigs this past week. These and other proposals were provided to Democratic taste-makers, and obtained by the Free Beacon , at the 2018 Democracy Alliance fall conference held this week in
Sen. Warren was giving a lengthy speech. She had appeared to violate the rule. She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted. - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Raw power Republicans - President Donald Trump along with lawmakers in the Senate and the House - have discarded any pretense they might have had of civility and upholding norms, standards and even the rule of law. For them it's all about gaining raw power and using power to benefit "their side" and to s
Ethan Miller/Getty Images ( The Root ) -- The speechifying continued at the NAACP Annual Convention in Houston as Vice President Joe Biden took the podium on Thursday. Biden was pitch-hitting for President Obama, who taped a brief video for the convention (and who will appear in person at the National Urban League's annual conference later this month). Despite Obama's physical absence, Biden used his speech to forcefully defend his policies that have affected African Americans. And where the pre
1.SUPREME COURT JUSTICES In addition to socialist Elizabeth Warren, these are some of the people who have been named as possible Supreme Court Justices: US Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Sen. Charles Schumer, Tom Perez, Planned Parenthood's Cecile Richards, Julian Castro, Tim Kaine, Rep. Keith Ellison and stealth progressive Judge Garland, though many don't see him as leftist enough. 2. HILLARY'S VP Hillary's pick for VP will likely be a far-left candidate to brin
BY: Bill McMorris Follow @FBillMcMorris November 12, 2015 5:15 pm Insurgent socialist presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders scored a coveted endorsement from one of the largest public sector unions in the country on Thursday. The American Postal Workers Union announced that it would endorse the Vermont senator over frontrunner Hillary Clinton after its executive council voted. Union president Mark Dimondstein said that "it's time for a political revolution" and that Sanders was the candidate best-
If Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid had to write the Declaration of Independence and Constitution from scratch, what would those documents say? Would they read like the current ones? No, they would read like the platform of the Democratic Party. Barack Obama's America started not in 1776 but around 2006. By letting slip the comment, "For the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country," Michelle Obama said as much. The only question that remains is: If Obama wins, will
Kurt Campbell, the architect of America's pivot to Asia, was to be next secretary of state under President Clinton. These types of meetings between presidential campaign members and foreign officials are not unusual. The outrage over Michael Flynn having a conversation with the Russian ambassador was, on the other hand, unusual and unjust. The Clintons, however, have a long illicit history with the Chinese In 2013, a Chinese donor who gave $2 million to the Clinton Foundation appeared to also ha
Conservative leader, Andrew Scheer, had the temerity to ask Prime Minister Trudeau about ISIS fighters returning to our great Dominion to be " re-integrated " into Canadian society. The opposition leader has some concerns about wannabe-martyrs freely walking Canada's streets soon after their return from that bastion of tolerance known as the Middle East. Based on a recent back-and-forth in the House of Commons, our PC PM seems to think if you're concerned about national security because of those
Nationalist parties are rising in different countries in response to the globalist agenda. I don't trust any of the political parties in Ottawa, but one party could be the solution to Jihadi Trudeau and the globalist attack on Canada... The Canadian Nationalist Party https://www.nationalist.ca Support Canadian values Reduce immigration Deport illegal migrants Death penalty for treason Proportional representation Support the right to self-defense Abolish the federal carbon tax And more They just
While the Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidates were in Calgary recently for a forum , I took the opportunity to speak with Maxime Bernier, who many refer to as the Albertan from Quebec . A lot has happened since I interviewed him before he entered the race so we talked about everything from how he's going to pay off Justin Trudeau's massive debt to firearms policy. Watch my video as we discuss his thoughts on the biggest issue facing Canadians today, gun policy, ISIS and more! Amon
Canadians elected a majority Liberal government on Oct 19, turning a page on a decade under Stephen Harper's Conservatives, who were rarely friendly with Canada's LGBT community. Justin Trudeau's Liberals have made a number of promises to the LGBT community, which, if carried out, will go a long way to repair the damage done under the Conservatives. It would be a great first step -- and symbol of goodwill to the LGBT community that so strongly supported Liberal candidates -- if Trudeau appointe
O n October 19, Canadian voters decided against a fourth consecutive term in office for Stephen Harper and the Tories. Rather, they shifted gears and opted to support Justin Trudeau and the Liberals. This decision will have some huge repercussions for Canadian politics. Mr. Harper ran a respectable (if, at times, imperfect) agenda based on moderate fiscal conservatism, small government, targeted tax cuts for individuals and families, and greater personal rights and freedoms. Mr. Trudeau, much li
Leave this field empty if you're human: The Trudeau government told the American government to start vetting their refugees a little better, or something along the lines of Trudeau not taking responsibility, instead he invites illegals on social media to come to Canada. Via Daily Wire: Canadian authorities, concerned with the increasing number of illegal immigrants now straining their resources, want the United States to do a better job enforcing its own immigration law and vetting visitors from
On October 19th, 2015, Canadians made what was in my view, a disastrous decision by not only electing Justin Trudeau and his Liberals, but doing so while giving him a very healthy majority. While it wasn't a landslide and they received less of the popular vote than Stephen Harper did when he won his majority in 2011, due to the way seats are distributed, the Liberals were in a position where they could do whatever they wanted. Fortunately, they've been so busy "consulting" with Canadians they ha
In light of Canada's 150th anniversary, the study tracks the debt legacies of every Canadian prime minister since Confederation--how much they increased or decreased total federal debt (which includes all federal financial liabilities) during their time in office, after accounting for both inflation and population changes. According to his own government's projections, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will increase per-person federal debt by five per cent from 2015 to 2019--the largest increase of
Leave this field empty if you're human: Justin Trudeau is a maverick politician for the liberals and minorities, but he doesn't care about Alberta, it's clear. Wildfire in the Fort McMurray area have burned down nearly 2000 buildings, many of which were homes. 88,000 people have been evacuated from the region making it the single largest exercise in the provincial history. The Liberal government has matched Red Cross donations to the tune of $30 million, but just a few months later introduced th
Tonight I'll show you the official invitation from the the Canadian government to Jaspal Atwal, the convicted attempted murderer, to attend a fancy dinner in India, as part of Justin Trudeau's entourage, during his week-long junket there. First, we were told Atwal hadn't been invited. Then Trudeau blamed a backbench MP , but that was hard to believe. The third excuse was the weirdest: A wacky conspiracy theory, that rogue elements within the Indian government orchestrated this whole thing , just
Nationalist parties are rising in different countries in response to the globalist agenda. I don't trust any of the political parties in Ottawa, but one party could be the solution to Jihadi Trudeau and the globalist attack on Canada... The Canadian Nationalist Party https://www.nationalist.ca Support Canadian values Reduce immigration Deport illegal migrants Death penalty for treason Proportional representation Support the right to self-defense Abolish the federal carbon tax And more They just
While the Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidates were in Calgary recently for a forum , I took the opportunity to speak with Maxime Bernier, who many refer to as the Albertan from Quebec . A lot has happened since I interviewed him before he entered the race so we talked about everything from how he's going to pay off Justin Trudeau's massive debt to firearms policy. Watch my video as we discuss his thoughts on the biggest issue facing Canadians today, gun policy, ISIS and more! Amon
Canadians elected a majority Liberal government on Oct 19, turning a page on a decade under Stephen Harper's Conservatives, who were rarely friendly with Canada's LGBT community. Justin Trudeau's Liberals have made a number of promises to the LGBT community, which, if carried out, will go a long way to repair the damage done under the Conservatives. It would be a great first step -- and symbol of goodwill to the LGBT community that so strongly supported Liberal candidates -- if Trudeau appointe
O n October 19, Canadian voters decided against a fourth consecutive term in office for Stephen Harper and the Tories. Rather, they shifted gears and opted to support Justin Trudeau and the Liberals. This decision will have some huge repercussions for Canadian politics. Mr. Harper ran a respectable (if, at times, imperfect) agenda based on moderate fiscal conservatism, small government, targeted tax cuts for individuals and families, and greater personal rights and freedoms. Mr. Trudeau, much li
Leave this field empty if you're human: The Trudeau government told the American government to start vetting their refugees a little better, or something along the lines of Trudeau not taking responsibility, instead he invites illegals on social media to come to Canada. Via Daily Wire: Canadian authorities, concerned with the increasing number of illegal immigrants now straining their resources, want the United States to do a better job enforcing its own immigration law and vetting visitors from
On October 19th, 2015, Canadians made what was in my view, a disastrous decision by not only electing Justin Trudeau and his Liberals, but doing so while giving him a very healthy majority. While it wasn't a landslide and they received less of the popular vote than Stephen Harper did when he won his majority in 2011, due to the way seats are distributed, the Liberals were in a position where they could do whatever they wanted. Fortunately, they've been so busy "consulting" with Canadians they ha
In light of Canada's 150th anniversary, the study tracks the debt legacies of every Canadian prime minister since Confederation--how much they increased or decreased total federal debt (which includes all federal financial liabilities) during their time in office, after accounting for both inflation and population changes. According to his own government's projections, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will increase per-person federal debt by five per cent from 2015 to 2019--the largest increase of
Leave this field empty if you're human: Justin Trudeau is a maverick politician for the liberals and minorities, but he doesn't care about Alberta, it's clear. Wildfire in the Fort McMurray area have burned down nearly 2000 buildings, many of which were homes. 88,000 people have been evacuated from the region making it the single largest exercise in the provincial history. The Liberal government has matched Red Cross donations to the tune of $30 million, but just a few months later introduced th
Tonight I'll show you the official invitation from the the Canadian government to Jaspal Atwal, the convicted attempted murderer, to attend a fancy dinner in India, as part of Justin Trudeau's entourage, during his week-long junket there. First, we were told Atwal hadn't been invited. Then Trudeau blamed a backbench MP , but that was hard to believe. The third excuse was the weirdest: A wacky conspiracy theory, that rogue elements within the Indian government orchestrated this whole thing , just
Canadians elected a majority Liberal government on Oct 19, turning a page on a decade under Stephen Harper's Conservatives, who were rarely friendly with Canada's LGBT community. Justin Trudeau's Liberals have made a number of promises to the LGBT community, which, if carried out, will go a long way to repair the damage done under the Conservatives. It would be a great first step -- and symbol of goodwill to the LGBT community that so strongly supported Liberal candidates -- if Trudeau appointe
As I reported on last night's show , Justin Trudeau's Liberals want to study the scourge of "fake news," and see how they can ban it. Hedy Fry, the Liberal MP from Vancouver, is also leading this charge against fake news. Yes, this is the same Hedy Fry who once said: "We could just go to Prince George, British Columbia, where crosses are being burned on lawns as we speak." Of course, there has never been a police report of a cross burning -- a KKK activity -- in Prince George's history. She jus
O n October 19, Canadian voters decided against a fourth consecutive term in office for Stephen Harper and the Tories. Rather, they shifted gears and opted to support Justin Trudeau and the Liberals. This decision will have some huge repercussions for Canadian politics. Mr. Harper ran a respectable (if, at times, imperfect) agenda based on moderate fiscal conservatism, small government, targeted tax cuts for individuals and families, and greater personal rights and freedoms. Mr. Trudeau, much li
On last night's show , I reported on the weak response from the media to the encroachment on freedom of speech that M-103 is beginning to have. The Canadian media is united in support of the motion, including outlets like the National Post that have abandoned conservatism in their mission to receive a bailout from the Trudeau Liberals . They even published a six-page hit piece on The Rebel, proving they're more interested in silencing their conservative competition than reporting on Canadians lo
Tonight I'll show you the official invitation from the the Canadian government to Jaspal Atwal, the convicted attempted murderer, to attend a fancy dinner in India, as part of Justin Trudeau's entourage, during his week-long junket there. First, we were told Atwal hadn't been invited. Then Trudeau blamed a backbench MP , but that was hard to believe. The third excuse was the weirdest: A wacky conspiracy theory, that rogue elements within the Indian government orchestrated this whole thing , just
On Friday's show , I explained why the Media Party waited so long to report on Justin Trudeau's plans to implement a carbon tax . Trudeau made the announcement before the 2015 federal election, but the mainstream media didn't want to see Justin end up losing like Stephane Dion . WATCH my video to see why I believe this is all part of the national press corps' love for Justin Trudeau . Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall opposes the tax because it will hurt the economy , but the Liberals are plann
Mainstream and social media have taken their turn analyzing Justin Trudeau's first year in government. With contributors such as Murray Dobbin, Michal Rozworski, Herman Rosenfield, Sarah Beuhler, et al, our focus section, "Short Change," has a different slant than you are likely to find elsewhere. The authors address policy on the economy, pipelines, relations with First Nations, trade agreements and labour. Not surprisingly, the overwhelming finding is one of style over substance. Planned by An
On last night's show, retired lawyer Manny Montenegrino joined me to discuss the emerging trade war between Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau. When Trump threatened to impose tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum in retaliation to supply management in the Canadian dairy sector, Trudeau refused to budge. Canadians, including conservative politicians, are rallying behind Trudeau and the Quebec dairy cartels. But is that really in Canada's interest? WATCH my interview with Manny to see how Trudeau i
While the Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidates were in Calgary recently for a forum , I took the opportunity to speak with Maxime Bernier, who many refer to as the Albertan from Quebec . A lot has happened since I interviewed him before he entered the race so we talked about everything from how he's going to pay off Justin Trudeau's massive debt to firearms policy. Watch my video as we discuss his thoughts on the biggest issue facing Canadians today, gun policy, ISIS and more! Amon
Writer August 22, 2017 In his short time in office, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has established himself as one of the world's leading abortion advocates. In May, he made headlines when he declared all Liberal MPs must vote along party (i.e. pro-choice) lines on any legislation related to abortion regardless of personal views, and he now finds himself back in the news for equating abortion rights to "human rights" in conversation with newly elected Irish taoiseach Leo Varadkar. During
As I reported on last night's show , Justin Trudeau's Liberals want to study the scourge of "fake news," and see how they can ban it. Hedy Fry, the Liberal MP from Vancouver, is also leading this charge against fake news. Yes, this is the same Hedy Fry who once said: "We could just go to Prince George, British Columbia, where crosses are being burned on lawns as we speak." Of course, there has never been a police report of a cross burning -- a KKK activity -- in Prince George's history. She jus
O n October 19, Canadian voters decided against a fourth consecutive term in office for Stephen Harper and the Tories. Rather, they shifted gears and opted to support Justin Trudeau and the Liberals. This decision will have some huge repercussions for Canadian politics. Mr. Harper ran a respectable (if, at times, imperfect) agenda based on moderate fiscal conservatism, small government, targeted tax cuts for individuals and families, and greater personal rights and freedoms. Mr. Trudeau, much li
On last night's show , I reported on the weak response from the media to the encroachment on freedom of speech that M-103 is beginning to have. The Canadian media is united in support of the motion, including outlets like the National Post that have abandoned conservatism in their mission to receive a bailout from the Trudeau Liberals . They even published a six-page hit piece on The Rebel, proving they're more interested in silencing their conservative competition than reporting on Canadians lo
Tonight I'll show you the official invitation from the the Canadian government to Jaspal Atwal, the convicted attempted murderer, to attend a fancy dinner in India, as part of Justin Trudeau's entourage, during his week-long junket there. First, we were told Atwal hadn't been invited. Then Trudeau blamed a backbench MP , but that was hard to believe. The third excuse was the weirdest: A wacky conspiracy theory, that rogue elements within the Indian government orchestrated this whole thing , just
On Friday's show , I explained why the Media Party waited so long to report on Justin Trudeau's plans to implement a carbon tax . Trudeau made the announcement before the 2015 federal election, but the mainstream media didn't want to see Justin end up losing like Stephane Dion . WATCH my video to see why I believe this is all part of the national press corps' love for Justin Trudeau . Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall opposes the tax because it will hurt the economy , but the Liberals are plann
Mainstream and social media have taken their turn analyzing Justin Trudeau's first year in government. With contributors such as Murray Dobbin, Michal Rozworski, Herman Rosenfield, Sarah Beuhler, et al, our focus section, "Short Change," has a different slant than you are likely to find elsewhere. The authors address policy on the economy, pipelines, relations with First Nations, trade agreements and labour. Not surprisingly, the overwhelming finding is one of style over substance. Planned by An
On last night's show, retired lawyer Manny Montenegrino joined me to discuss the emerging trade war between Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau. When Trump threatened to impose tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum in retaliation to supply management in the Canadian dairy sector, Trudeau refused to budge. Canadians, including conservative politicians, are rallying behind Trudeau and the Quebec dairy cartels. But is that really in Canada's interest? WATCH my interview with Manny to see how Trudeau i
While the Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidates were in Calgary recently for a forum , I took the opportunity to speak with Maxime Bernier, who many refer to as the Albertan from Quebec . A lot has happened since I interviewed him before he entered the race so we talked about everything from how he's going to pay off Justin Trudeau's massive debt to firearms policy. Watch my video as we discuss his thoughts on the biggest issue facing Canadians today, gun policy, ISIS and more! Amon
Writer August 22, 2017 In his short time in office, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has established himself as one of the world's leading abortion advocates. In May, he made headlines when he declared all Liberal MPs must vote along party (i.e. pro-choice) lines on any legislation related to abortion regardless of personal views, and he now finds himself back in the news for equating abortion rights to "human rights" in conversation with newly elected Irish taoiseach Leo Varadkar. During
A new bill in California claims to protect LGBT people, but actually limits their choices, censors speech, and infringes upon religious freedom. AB 2943 would amend the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act--a consumer law that outlaws unfair and deceptive practices--by adding so-called "sexual orientation change efforts" to a list of banned practices. It would in effect ban all practices that the state deems attempting to change one's sexual orientation--including practices as indirect as the
Should we boycott companies that support LGBT activism? Well, if we decided to boycott every company that did, it would be almost impossible to live and function in America today. We'd just about have to switch off our computers, turn in our cell phones, and walk instead of drive a car or fly. We'd have to stop shopping at lots of our favorite stores, stop eating at lots of our favorite restaurants, and stop using our favorite credit cards. But there are times when a company crosses a line and w
Cochabamba conference targets corporations By Jennifer Waller Published May 16, 2010 9:56 PM I had the opportunity to attend the April 20-22 World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth in Cochabamba, Bolivia, where people from all over the world initiated a discussion about finding real solutions to the climate crisis. During this conference, I attended an April 21 workshop called "Taking action against corporations that damage the climate," which brought up the Wa
CLC rating : Pro-abortion, Anti-traditional marriage Rating Comments : She is a prominent and influential lesbian activist who has spent much of her life persecuting Christians who believe in traditional marriage, and fundraising and agitating for LGBT ideologies. One breathtaking example of her anti-Christian bigotry was when she hosted a fundraiser at her Toronto office to support the lawsuit against Trinity Western University, with the goal of banning Christian law school graduates from ever
I was railed against last week for being "homophobic" for suggesting last year at a Christian conference that the "LGBT lobby" had become an overly influential facet of British public life, independent from the reality of the wishes of desires of the nation, gay or otherwise. That was before "Gay Pride" banned LGBT UKIP from attending their annual march, whose members, despite being gay, were not deemed to be "LGBT friendly." It served to underline my point. In the media today, we hear often of
LGBTQ Nation While gay rights advocates from across the country celebrate Wednesday's historic ruling in which U.S. Judge Vaughn Walker overturned Proposition 8, California's 2008 voter approved ban on gay marriage, political groups, elected officials and activists on both sides issued reaction, ranging from jubilation to furiously denouncing the court's ruling. Following are excerpts from today's statements; full text available by clicking the respective links: The lawsuit was initiated by the
To be very clear on this, THIS IS NOT A HATE PETITION AGAINST THE LGBT COMMUNITY. Whether that is something you believe in or support, that is your choice, and that is exactly why i am starting this petition. It is absolutely UNFAIR that as Christians or anyone who is a part of a religion that is not in support of that, are now having their rights taken away to choose what they do and don't believe in. The first amendment CLEARLY STATES that we as citizens have the FREEDOM OF RELIGION, which mea
Butter Is Bad...and Other Government-Endorsed Food Myths Julie Gunlock The U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) is set to release new government dietary recommendations any day now. Reports after a December 2014 meeting of the committee confirmed they are likely to recommend Americans eat less meat. Sorry, Paleo devotees! Time to load up on those carbs or fall into the rather unhealthy trap of becoming a cheese and bread vegetarian! But get this; it really has nothing to do with hea
The New York State Fair will celebrate LGBT pride on Aug. 28. AP (File) AP (File) The New York State Fair will celebrate LGBT pride on Aug. 28. ALBANY, N.Y. -- The New York State Fair is getting its first-ever pride day. Gov. Andrew Cuomo says a celebration of New York's LGBT community will take place on Friday, August 28th to formalize what has been an informal gathering at the fair by members of the LGBT community. Pride Day at the Fair will begin with the raising of the Rainbow Flag at the Ma
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Students at Marquette University are moving ahead with a "Pride Prom" celebrating the school's LGBT community despite an online petition from a Catholic group asking the Jesuit school to block it. Marquette University's LGBTQ+ Resource Center promoted Saturday's event as a way to celebrate diversity and foster support for everyone. However, a national group called Tradition, Family and Property Student Action says its petition has more than 18,000 signatures asking the school t
Should we boycott companies that support LGBT activism? Well, if we decided to boycott every company that did, it would be almost impossible to live and function in America today. We'd just about have to switch off our computers, turn in our cell phones, and walk instead of drive a car or fly. We'd have to stop shopping at lots of our favorite stores, stop eating at lots of our favorite restaurants, and stop using our favorite credit cards. But there are times when a company crosses a line and w
Cochabamba conference targets corporations By Jennifer Waller Published May 16, 2010 9:56 PM I had the opportunity to attend the April 20-22 World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth in Cochabamba, Bolivia, where people from all over the world initiated a discussion about finding real solutions to the climate crisis. During this conference, I attended an April 21 workshop called "Taking action against corporations that damage the climate," which brought up the Wa
CLC rating : Pro-abortion, Anti-traditional marriage Rating Comments : She is a prominent and influential lesbian activist who has spent much of her life persecuting Christians who believe in traditional marriage, and fundraising and agitating for LGBT ideologies. One breathtaking example of her anti-Christian bigotry was when she hosted a fundraiser at her Toronto office to support the lawsuit against Trinity Western University, with the goal of banning Christian law school graduates from ever
I was railed against last week for being "homophobic" for suggesting last year at a Christian conference that the "LGBT lobby" had become an overly influential facet of British public life, independent from the reality of the wishes of desires of the nation, gay or otherwise. That was before "Gay Pride" banned LGBT UKIP from attending their annual march, whose members, despite being gay, were not deemed to be "LGBT friendly." It served to underline my point. In the media today, we hear often of
LGBTQ Nation While gay rights advocates from across the country celebrate Wednesday's historic ruling in which U.S. Judge Vaughn Walker overturned Proposition 8, California's 2008 voter approved ban on gay marriage, political groups, elected officials and activists on both sides issued reaction, ranging from jubilation to furiously denouncing the court's ruling. Following are excerpts from today's statements; full text available by clicking the respective links: The lawsuit was initiated by the
To be very clear on this, THIS IS NOT A HATE PETITION AGAINST THE LGBT COMMUNITY. Whether that is something you believe in or support, that is your choice, and that is exactly why i am starting this petition. It is absolutely UNFAIR that as Christians or anyone who is a part of a religion that is not in support of that, are now having their rights taken away to choose what they do and don't believe in. The first amendment CLEARLY STATES that we as citizens have the FREEDOM OF RELIGION, which mea
Butter Is Bad...and Other Government-Endorsed Food Myths Julie Gunlock The U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) is set to release new government dietary recommendations any day now. Reports after a December 2014 meeting of the committee confirmed they are likely to recommend Americans eat less meat. Sorry, Paleo devotees! Time to load up on those carbs or fall into the rather unhealthy trap of becoming a cheese and bread vegetarian! But get this; it really has nothing to do with hea
The New York State Fair will celebrate LGBT pride on Aug. 28. AP (File) AP (File) The New York State Fair will celebrate LGBT pride on Aug. 28. ALBANY, N.Y. -- The New York State Fair is getting its first-ever pride day. Gov. Andrew Cuomo says a celebration of New York's LGBT community will take place on Friday, August 28th to formalize what has been an informal gathering at the fair by members of the LGBT community. Pride Day at the Fair will begin with the raising of the Rainbow Flag at the Ma
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Students at Marquette University are moving ahead with a "Pride Prom" celebrating the school's LGBT community despite an online petition from a Catholic group asking the Jesuit school to block it. Marquette University's LGBTQ+ Resource Center promoted Saturday's event as a way to celebrate diversity and foster support for everyone. However, a national group called Tradition, Family and Property Student Action says its petition has more than 18,000 signatures asking the school t
Consumer confidence and stock values might be dropping, but there's one number that's on the rise: Canada's unemployment rate. As more Canadians start turning to Employment Insurance, we got to wondering about the specifics. EI schemes vary widely across the country, it turns out. Just how extreme are the differences? Well, here's what we found: * December 2008 StatsCan figures. These have likely risen since then. While at first glance it might look like the federal government is playing favouri
Fri Jan 23, 2015, 07:35 PM WhoIsNumberNone (7,366 posts) TYT: Bill O'Reilly Clueless On Minimum Wage Issue "Fox's Bill O'Reilly downplayed the impact of raising the minimum wage, claiming only an"infinitesimal" number of people would be impacted, and ignoring the 27.8 million Americans that would benefit from a raise in the minimum wage. During the January 20 State of the Union address, President Obama urged members of Congress to raise the minimum wage, saying those "who still refuse[] to raise
Chick-fil-A And The Conservative Appropriation Of Christianity As An Anti-Gay Wedge Zack Ford Twitter Aug 1, 2012, 6:55 pm Earlier this week, a ThinkProgress reader wrote us, objecting to our description of Chick-fil-A as a "Christian-run" company. He cited the many steps the Episcopal Church has taken toward supporting LGBT equality as "real Christianity in action," accusing Chick-fil-A of using Christianity as "cover for their own bigotry." Obviously, ThinkProgress cannot and will not impose j
Tennessee Gives Up On Likely Futile Push To Ban Junk Food From Food Stamps Program 11:37 AM 01/18/2017 A Tennessee lawmaker withdrew a bill banning junk food purchases in the food stamps program Tuesday, at the same time Arkansas state legislature moved a similar proposed law forward. The bills in each state would ask the Department of Agriculture for permission to ban food items from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also called food stamps. Tennessee state Rep. Shei
Neil Cavuto interviewed liberal radio host Richard Fowler about Walmart's plan to start low-cost checking accounts. Fowler didn't just disapprove of the checking accounts but of Walmart's effect on the economy in general. It seemed to drive Cavuto crazy. Fowler called Walmart's plan "a scary idea." He said Walmart can "barely take care of their employees" and "any economist out there" says Walmart's effect "on small businesses and Main Streets all across this country is pretty much shut them dow
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is planning to increase minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2019. The increase to minimum wage could hurt young workers more than help them. Only three years ago the premier's own minimum wage panel found that through research of Canadian examples every time you increase the minimum wage by 10 per cent it has the reverse impact of lowering youth employment by six per cent. We can therefore expect that Wynne's plan to hike the minimum wage by 32 per cent would reduce you
Chick-fil-A. The first time I'd ever heard of the food chain was a couple of years ago, when it became public knowledge that its owner and CEO gave money to anti-LGBTQ organizations. I'd never eaten there, so it wasn't a sacrifice for me to not go, yet I have always had tons of people telling me I was missing out. It's just chicken. Even if it is great chicken how does it erase all the politics around the company that makes it? As the fantastic HuffPo article posted yesterday put it: " If you c
Enjoy with a side of fabulous fries! Via HuffPo : In what could be a first for a global fast food outlet, Burger King is making a bold proclamation in support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community with the launch of a specially packaged burger. The "Be Your Way" project was created at a Burger King franchise in San Francisco, where a limited edition "Proud Whopper" sandwich was added to the menu to coincide with the city's annual pride festivities . According to press m
I wish to share with you how the liberal mainstream media has dealt with my participation on the Tea Party Express III tour. Liberal mainstream media all but call me an Uncle Tom. Their reports imply that I am a token black too stupid to realize that I am being used by the tea party movement. In typical liberal mainstream media arrogance, they are totally blind to the blatant racism of their reporting. Because I do not fit the liberal mainstream media's "all blacks must vote Democrat and believe
Two months after Alderman Joe Moreno began the fight to keep fast-food chain Chick-fil-A out of Chicago due to its anti-gay stance, the company has reportedly promised him that it will to stop donating money to anti-gay organizations. The news was announced yesterday by way of a press release issued by the LGBT advocacy organization the Civil Rights Agenda: In a letter addressed to Alderman Moreno and signed by Chick-fil-A's Senior Director of Real Estate, it states, "The WinShape Foundations is
Fri Jan 23, 2015, 07:35 PM WhoIsNumberNone (7,366 posts) TYT: Bill O'Reilly Clueless On Minimum Wage Issue "Fox's Bill O'Reilly downplayed the impact of raising the minimum wage, claiming only an"infinitesimal" number of people would be impacted, and ignoring the 27.8 million Americans that would benefit from a raise in the minimum wage. During the January 20 State of the Union address, President Obama urged members of Congress to raise the minimum wage, saying those "who still refuse[] to raise
Chick-fil-A And The Conservative Appropriation Of Christianity As An Anti-Gay Wedge Zack Ford Twitter Aug 1, 2012, 6:55 pm Earlier this week, a ThinkProgress reader wrote us, objecting to our description of Chick-fil-A as a "Christian-run" company. He cited the many steps the Episcopal Church has taken toward supporting LGBT equality as "real Christianity in action," accusing Chick-fil-A of using Christianity as "cover for their own bigotry." Obviously, ThinkProgress cannot and will not impose j
Tennessee Gives Up On Likely Futile Push To Ban Junk Food From Food Stamps Program 11:37 AM 01/18/2017 A Tennessee lawmaker withdrew a bill banning junk food purchases in the food stamps program Tuesday, at the same time Arkansas state legislature moved a similar proposed law forward. The bills in each state would ask the Department of Agriculture for permission to ban food items from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also called food stamps. Tennessee state Rep. Shei
Neil Cavuto interviewed liberal radio host Richard Fowler about Walmart's plan to start low-cost checking accounts. Fowler didn't just disapprove of the checking accounts but of Walmart's effect on the economy in general. It seemed to drive Cavuto crazy. Fowler called Walmart's plan "a scary idea." He said Walmart can "barely take care of their employees" and "any economist out there" says Walmart's effect "on small businesses and Main Streets all across this country is pretty much shut them dow
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is planning to increase minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2019. The increase to minimum wage could hurt young workers more than help them. Only three years ago the premier's own minimum wage panel found that through research of Canadian examples every time you increase the minimum wage by 10 per cent it has the reverse impact of lowering youth employment by six per cent. We can therefore expect that Wynne's plan to hike the minimum wage by 32 per cent would reduce you
Chick-fil-A. The first time I'd ever heard of the food chain was a couple of years ago, when it became public knowledge that its owner and CEO gave money to anti-LGBTQ organizations. I'd never eaten there, so it wasn't a sacrifice for me to not go, yet I have always had tons of people telling me I was missing out. It's just chicken. Even if it is great chicken how does it erase all the politics around the company that makes it? As the fantastic HuffPo article posted yesterday put it: " If you c
Enjoy with a side of fabulous fries! Via HuffPo : In what could be a first for a global fast food outlet, Burger King is making a bold proclamation in support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community with the launch of a specially packaged burger. The "Be Your Way" project was created at a Burger King franchise in San Francisco, where a limited edition "Proud Whopper" sandwich was added to the menu to coincide with the city's annual pride festivities . According to press m
I wish to share with you how the liberal mainstream media has dealt with my participation on the Tea Party Express III tour. Liberal mainstream media all but call me an Uncle Tom. Their reports imply that I am a token black too stupid to realize that I am being used by the tea party movement. In typical liberal mainstream media arrogance, they are totally blind to the blatant racism of their reporting. Because I do not fit the liberal mainstream media's "all blacks must vote Democrat and believe
Two months after Alderman Joe Moreno began the fight to keep fast-food chain Chick-fil-A out of Chicago due to its anti-gay stance, the company has reportedly promised him that it will to stop donating money to anti-gay organizations. The news was announced yesterday by way of a press release issued by the LGBT advocacy organization the Civil Rights Agenda: In a letter addressed to Alderman Moreno and signed by Chick-fil-A's Senior Director of Real Estate, it states, "The WinShape Foundations is
If perhaps you were pondering whether or not Donald Trump can manage to do anything at all correctly, we now appear to have the answer to that... What will Trump think of next? He is actually planning on displaying a map of the 2016 election results somewhere in the White House. President Donald Trump... Rhetorical question of the day: How out of touch and completely ignorant is our Cheeto-in-Chief? Answer: Last week, Trump signed an executive order without even knowing what was... President Don
Recent studies confirm that Atlanta is known for more than its musical heritage, Southern hospitality, sports teams and good food. It has also hit the map as the number one city for HIV. According to a recent report, when it comes to the rate of new HIV cases diagnosed, the capital of the New South is ranked number one among U.S. cities. Moreover, by the time patients are diagnosed in Atlanta, nearly one-third have already advanced to clinical AIDS, which greatly decreases the chances of surviva
Ukraine: America's New Welfare State and National Security Risk The map overlay shows the relative size of Ukraine to the whole of the continental U.S. It is comparable in size to Texas. This is an important fact to keep in mind, because the U.S. is now taking financial and security responsibility for Ukraine. President Putin sent an open letter to EU countries yesterday, explaining the value of gas credits Russia has provided Ukraine recently. Gas-Prom is the Russian company that supplies natur
ON the college issue, it is a waste of time. In my day, you needed an education and in my parent's day if you had an education you could almost write your own map as to where you wanted to live and work. My young adult, college - age child, has eschewed college because said child sees that it is not worth the value it claims it is worth. Said child is very good at customer service from years and years in theater (every new customer is a new chance to get the scene right) and currently has a grea
A little pivot to Central Asia Given the right policies, Kazakhstan could become prosperous, free and an important American ally. Clifford D. May 2nd May 2018 - The Washington Times Kazakhstan is one of the ten largest countries in the world, yet most Americans couldn't find it on a map. It spans Central Asia, home to the world's most sophisticated civilizations in the Middle Ages, yet most Americans know nothing of the region's ancient cities, scholars and poets. Today, Kazakhstan is a secular
"I SHOULD like to draw a line from the 'e' in Acre to the last 'k' in Kirkuk." British Col. Mark Sykes was stooped, finger poised, over a map of the Middle East. Over his shoulder stood French diplomat Francois Georges-Picot. The year was 1915. They were discussing a secret agreement that would divide the Middle East between the Western powers. By the end of the meeting, the contours of the next century's imperial battles had been drawn. The Sykes-Picot Agreement was signed the following year an
TexasTowelie (53,526 posts) Why Mexico is the new Germany, in 1 map One hundred years ago, almost one in every five immigrants in the United States hailed from Germany by far the largest of any immigrant group. Today, roughly three in every 10 immigrants hail from Mexico. This is not your grandparents' United States. That reality is driven home by this amazing GIF, built by Jens Manuel Krogstad and Michael Keegan of the Pew Research Center, that shows the states in which Germany and Mexico prov
This has generally been attributed to changes in taste for jobs and a penchant to look for high-profile jobs. Government officials, including Labor Minister Ali Rabiei, believe that issues of labor market now facing the authorities were of different nature compared to those of the past decades, providing more complex map of the situation. Individuals no longer would seek mere jobs and the nature and the tasks assigned to the job are also important for job seekers. Most people prefer to remain jo
Separatist and secessionist talk has burgeoned in 21st-century America. The day after the 2004 presidential election, sulky liberals began circulating a map that represented pro-Kerry regions of the country as part of the "United States of Canada" and pro-Bush regions as "Jesusland." Grouchy conservatives weren't sure they belonged in a nation that elected and re-elected Barack Obama. Now comes left-leaning novelist and journalist Kevin Baker to argue, given Republican control of the White House
Washington: Asia's growing air pollution - much of it coming from China - is affecting the world's weather and climate patterns, researchers, including an Indian-origin scientist, have warned. The extreme pollution from Asia affects cloud formations, precipitation, storm intensity and other factors and eventually impacts climate, according to a study by Texas A&M University and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory researchers. Using climate models and data collected about aerosols and meteorology ov
Recent studies confirm that Atlanta is known for more than its musical heritage, Southern hospitality, sports teams and good food. It has also hit the map as the number one city for HIV. According to a recent report, when it comes to the rate of new HIV cases diagnosed, the capital of the New South is ranked number one among U.S. cities. Moreover, by the time patients are diagnosed in Atlanta, nearly one-third have already advanced to clinical AIDS, which greatly decreases the chances of surviva
Ukraine: America's New Welfare State and National Security Risk The map overlay shows the relative size of Ukraine to the whole of the continental U.S. It is comparable in size to Texas. This is an important fact to keep in mind, because the U.S. is now taking financial and security responsibility for Ukraine. President Putin sent an open letter to EU countries yesterday, explaining the value of gas credits Russia has provided Ukraine recently. Gas-Prom is the Russian company that supplies natur
ON the college issue, it is a waste of time. In my day, you needed an education and in my parent's day if you had an education you could almost write your own map as to where you wanted to live and work. My young adult, college - age child, has eschewed college because said child sees that it is not worth the value it claims it is worth. Said child is very good at customer service from years and years in theater (every new customer is a new chance to get the scene right) and currently has a grea
A little pivot to Central Asia Given the right policies, Kazakhstan could become prosperous, free and an important American ally. Clifford D. May 2nd May 2018 - The Washington Times Kazakhstan is one of the ten largest countries in the world, yet most Americans couldn't find it on a map. It spans Central Asia, home to the world's most sophisticated civilizations in the Middle Ages, yet most Americans know nothing of the region's ancient cities, scholars and poets. Today, Kazakhstan is a secular
"I SHOULD like to draw a line from the 'e' in Acre to the last 'k' in Kirkuk." British Col. Mark Sykes was stooped, finger poised, over a map of the Middle East. Over his shoulder stood French diplomat Francois Georges-Picot. The year was 1915. They were discussing a secret agreement that would divide the Middle East between the Western powers. By the end of the meeting, the contours of the next century's imperial battles had been drawn. The Sykes-Picot Agreement was signed the following year an
TexasTowelie (53,526 posts) Why Mexico is the new Germany, in 1 map One hundred years ago, almost one in every five immigrants in the United States hailed from Germany by far the largest of any immigrant group. Today, roughly three in every 10 immigrants hail from Mexico. This is not your grandparents' United States. That reality is driven home by this amazing GIF, built by Jens Manuel Krogstad and Michael Keegan of the Pew Research Center, that shows the states in which Germany and Mexico prov
This has generally been attributed to changes in taste for jobs and a penchant to look for high-profile jobs. Government officials, including Labor Minister Ali Rabiei, believe that issues of labor market now facing the authorities were of different nature compared to those of the past decades, providing more complex map of the situation. Individuals no longer would seek mere jobs and the nature and the tasks assigned to the job are also important for job seekers. Most people prefer to remain jo
Separatist and secessionist talk has burgeoned in 21st-century America. The day after the 2004 presidential election, sulky liberals began circulating a map that represented pro-Kerry regions of the country as part of the "United States of Canada" and pro-Bush regions as "Jesusland." Grouchy conservatives weren't sure they belonged in a nation that elected and re-elected Barack Obama. Now comes left-leaning novelist and journalist Kevin Baker to argue, given Republican control of the White House
Washington: Asia's growing air pollution - much of it coming from China - is affecting the world's weather and climate patterns, researchers, including an Indian-origin scientist, have warned. The extreme pollution from Asia affects cloud formations, precipitation, storm intensity and other factors and eventually impacts climate, according to a study by Texas A&M University and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory researchers. Using climate models and data collected about aerosols and meteorology ov
(Roman Genn) In the contest with China, geopolitics and geo-economics must be one A t some point in the last few years, what former Russian president Boris Yeltsin called the cold peace of the 1990s has given way to a new cold war. At first glance, it looks like a replay of the first Cold War, of 1946 to 1989, with Russia and China on one side and the U.S. and its European and East Asian and Middle Eastern allies on the other. But Cold War II is fundamentally different from Cold War I in importa
Thanks to a pretty nifty map recently created by Movoto , we're able to see which foreign nation each state in the U.S. matches up with when it comes to the number of gun owners in each one. The results concluded that some of America's most populated and powerful states matched up with the world's superpowers, when it comes to gun ideology: California 's total of 33.08 million guns is closest to China's 40 million Texas ' total of 22.33 million guns is closest to Germany's 25 million New York 's
The non-binding referendum for independence held by the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq's northern region resulted in an overwhelming "yes" vote, despite objections from many states. Now that the KRG's non-binding referendum on independence has resulted in an overwhelming 'yes', what awaits the region? General view of KRG Parliament meeting in Erbil, Iraq, September 15, 2017. ( Reuters ) The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq held a referendum on independence, previously deem
A little pivot to Central Asia Given the right policies, Kazakhstan could become prosperous, free and an important American ally. Clifford D. May 2nd May 2018 - The Washington Times Kazakhstan is one of the ten largest countries in the world, yet most Americans couldn't find it on a map. It spans Central Asia, home to the world's most sophisticated civilizations in the Middle Ages, yet most Americans know nothing of the region's ancient cities, scholars and poets. Today, Kazakhstan is a secular
"Based on recent Chinese conflicts, the strategic culture of the region, and the increasingly sophisticated means to carry it out, the next Pearl Harbor has a good chance of coming from a surprise attack of Chinese ballistic missile forces..." Analysts often discuss China's new technologies such as the new carrier killing missiles and advanced fighters like the J20, as well as their aggressive militarization of the South China Sea. As I've said previously in an OpsLens article, it's important to
Source Pravda.Ru 17 Aug 2017 at 17:28 Russia gives Sweet Lake to Kazakstan, but keeps Bitter Lake Lake Sladkoe (Sweet Lake) in the Novosibirsk region of Russia was given to Kazakhstan . The border between the two states was marked along one of its sides. The delimitation of the territories of Russia and Kazakhstan began in 2005. Having established the borders, the lake became part of the neighbouring state of Kazakhstan. Now the state border between Russia and Kazakhstan goes on the eastern side
Tucked away in the southeast corner of Europe, the Balkans are 4,500 miles from the East Coast. So your average American would be forgiven for wondering, "What does this region have to do with me?" But stability and security in the Balkans is important to the U.S. for many reasons. Historically, the region has been a flash point for wars in Europe -- some of which have dragged U.S. troops into combat. That's one reason the U.S. has invested billions in aid there since the end of the Cold War. Ce
Georgian and Russian authorities traded accusations over the blast, the deadliest single occurrence reported in South Ossetia since the nations fought a war over the region in August. Both sides claimed it was aimed at scuttling the fragile Western-backed ceasefire. South Ossetia's separatist President Eduard Kokoity called the explosion "a targeted terrorist act" and claimed the Georgian State Security Ministry was behind it, Russia's ITAR-Tass news agency reported. Russia's Defence Ministry al
Source Pravda.Ru 22 May 2017 at 17:15 Europe's largest aviation drills kick off near Russian border Arctic Challenge Exercises, Europe's largest air force exercises, kicked off in Finland. The maneuvers take place in Lapland - a province bordering on Russia . More than 100 aircraft take part in the drills, Yle TV channel reports. AP photo This is the third time when ACE maneuvers of Nordic countries are held. Aircraft from the United States, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland, the Nethe
Ukraine: America's New Welfare State and National Security Risk The map overlay shows the relative size of Ukraine to the whole of the continental U.S. It is comparable in size to Texas. This is an important fact to keep in mind, because the U.S. is now taking financial and security responsibility for Ukraine. President Putin sent an open letter to EU countries yesterday, explaining the value of gas credits Russia has provided Ukraine recently. Gas-Prom is the Russian company that supplies natur
Thanks to a pretty nifty map recently created by Movoto , we're able to see which foreign nation each state in the U.S. matches up with when it comes to the number of gun owners in each one. The results concluded that some of America's most populated and powerful states matched up with the world's superpowers, when it comes to gun ideology: California 's total of 33.08 million guns is closest to China's 40 million Texas ' total of 22.33 million guns is closest to Germany's 25 million New York 's
The non-binding referendum for independence held by the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq's northern region resulted in an overwhelming "yes" vote, despite objections from many states. Now that the KRG's non-binding referendum on independence has resulted in an overwhelming 'yes', what awaits the region? General view of KRG Parliament meeting in Erbil, Iraq, September 15, 2017. ( Reuters ) The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq held a referendum on independence, previously deem
A little pivot to Central Asia Given the right policies, Kazakhstan could become prosperous, free and an important American ally. Clifford D. May 2nd May 2018 - The Washington Times Kazakhstan is one of the ten largest countries in the world, yet most Americans couldn't find it on a map. It spans Central Asia, home to the world's most sophisticated civilizations in the Middle Ages, yet most Americans know nothing of the region's ancient cities, scholars and poets. Today, Kazakhstan is a secular
"Based on recent Chinese conflicts, the strategic culture of the region, and the increasingly sophisticated means to carry it out, the next Pearl Harbor has a good chance of coming from a surprise attack of Chinese ballistic missile forces..." Analysts often discuss China's new technologies such as the new carrier killing missiles and advanced fighters like the J20, as well as their aggressive militarization of the South China Sea. As I've said previously in an OpsLens article, it's important to
Source Pravda.Ru 17 Aug 2017 at 17:28 Russia gives Sweet Lake to Kazakstan, but keeps Bitter Lake Lake Sladkoe (Sweet Lake) in the Novosibirsk region of Russia was given to Kazakhstan . The border between the two states was marked along one of its sides. The delimitation of the territories of Russia and Kazakhstan began in 2005. Having established the borders, the lake became part of the neighbouring state of Kazakhstan. Now the state border between Russia and Kazakhstan goes on the eastern side
Tucked away in the southeast corner of Europe, the Balkans are 4,500 miles from the East Coast. So your average American would be forgiven for wondering, "What does this region have to do with me?" But stability and security in the Balkans is important to the U.S. for many reasons. Historically, the region has been a flash point for wars in Europe -- some of which have dragged U.S. troops into combat. That's one reason the U.S. has invested billions in aid there since the end of the Cold War. Ce
Georgian and Russian authorities traded accusations over the blast, the deadliest single occurrence reported in South Ossetia since the nations fought a war over the region in August. Both sides claimed it was aimed at scuttling the fragile Western-backed ceasefire. South Ossetia's separatist President Eduard Kokoity called the explosion "a targeted terrorist act" and claimed the Georgian State Security Ministry was behind it, Russia's ITAR-Tass news agency reported. Russia's Defence Ministry al
Source Pravda.Ru 22 May 2017 at 17:15 Europe's largest aviation drills kick off near Russian border Arctic Challenge Exercises, Europe's largest air force exercises, kicked off in Finland. The maneuvers take place in Lapland - a province bordering on Russia . More than 100 aircraft take part in the drills, Yle TV channel reports. AP photo This is the third time when ACE maneuvers of Nordic countries are held. Aircraft from the United States, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland, the Nethe
Ukraine: America's New Welfare State and National Security Risk The map overlay shows the relative size of Ukraine to the whole of the continental U.S. It is comparable in size to Texas. This is an important fact to keep in mind, because the U.S. is now taking financial and security responsibility for Ukraine. President Putin sent an open letter to EU countries yesterday, explaining the value of gas credits Russia has provided Ukraine recently. Gas-Prom is the Russian company that supplies natur
SELFIE queen Karen Danczuk has told how her low-cut top left Labour leader Ed Miliband red-faced with embarrassment. Karen, married to Labour MP Simon Danczuk, said Ed desperately averted his eyes from her cleavage when they ended up squeezing into a lift together. She added: "We all try not to stare in those situations and Ed was no different. We were in a very small space together and he didn't know where to look." Karen and Ed's embarrassing stand-off took place when she went to the Labour pa
Turkey's EU Affairs Minister Omer Celik on Monday asked the German chancellor to hold on to her words that the two countries should engage in talks. "We invite [Angela] Merkel back to her own words," Celik said, during an interview with Turkish private broadcaster NTV. Celik was referring to Merkel's visit to the US this March, where she had said that her moto was to talk to each other, and not about each other. "Turkey and our president are becoming part of Germany's internal politics and not a
Gina Miller has been crowned as one of the most influential and successful migrants of all time - Gina Miller features alongside Madeleine Albright and Elon Musk in the inaugural list celebrating the achievements of first and second generation migrants. Miller's history of activism and fighting for her beliefs contributed to her inclusion. Other winners include the Tour De France and Vuelta a Espana winner, Chris Froome, World Championship Boxer Anthony Joshua and The Evening Standard and The In
Speaking to BBC Radio 4 Today Programme , Scotland's First Minister argued the plan was a step forward from Mrs May's original Brexit proposals but that it was "nowhere near good enough" to address important economic issues. The SNP leader claimed she would try to convince as many MPs as possible to join her in her quest to defeat the Prime Minister's so-called soft Brexit plan. She said: "I'm not going to get into a position, you know I lead a country that didn't vote to leave the EU. "This pl
Amid a reshuffle that did little to silence Theresa May's critics, one comparativley minor promotion is causing uproar becasue of the message it sends to women about the Conservative party's attitude towards their rights. An MP with outspoken anti-choice views, MP Maria Caulfield was made the Conservative Vice Chair for Women, signaling that protecting and improving women's reproductive rights are not a priority for the Conservative Party and raising major questions about the party's commitmen
This week, New Zealand Labour Party Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced she was pregnant with her first child. She will be the first leader, in modern times, of a Western nation to give birth whilst in office. The reaction in New Zealand, and the coverage to come, tells us a lot about the politics and the preoccupations of a small, nimble society, but one where vestiges of a less permissive era remain. It is perhaps appropriate that Ardern is from New Zealand, the first country to enfranchis
A PREGNANT glamour model who had a PS4,800 boob job on the NHS says she is having an abortion -- so she can boost her bid for fame. Josie Cunningham, 23, already a mum of two, is 18 weeks pregnant, but wants a termination to land a place on Big Brother this summer. She claims Channel 5 were keen to shortlist her until they found out she was pregnant. The wannabe is still smoking fags and drinking alcohol and is due to have her termination at a London clinic this week. She said: "I'm finally on t
Some people believe that Theresa May has had her day as a Tory leadership contender, but she is a woman who has been underestimated throughout her career. Furthermore, as Angela Merkel, Tessa Jowell, Margaret Hodge and Harriet Harman will tell you, we are in the day of the (slightly) older woman politician. And, while Margaret Thatcher was certainly not an advocate for more Tory women, her legacy is a Conservative party who would not find it impossible to countenance another woman in charge. Cou
T he news that the next prime minister of the UK will be a woman, with Theresa May set to become PM after Andrea Leadsom's withdrawal from the Tory leadership contest today, should give us at least one cause for celebration. Campaigns for mandatory gender quotas are now defunct. All those patronising politicians, academics and career crusaders, who have argued women can only make it into high-powered jobs with the help of women-only shortlists or quotas, are now redundant. The next British prime
When author Barbara Kingsolver announced that Lisa Ko had earned the 2016 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, she called Ko's then un-published novel, The Leavers , "perfectly of this moment." Kingsolver made the announcement during a presidential campaign in which the eventual winner prided himself on bigoted, xenophobic behavior and promises of mass deportations. The Leavers examines the toll that a harsh approach to immigration policy exacts on families, revealing how destructi
Turkey's EU Affairs Minister Omer Celik on Monday asked the German chancellor to hold on to her words that the two countries should engage in talks. "We invite [Angela] Merkel back to her own words," Celik said, during an interview with Turkish private broadcaster NTV. Celik was referring to Merkel's visit to the US this March, where she had said that her moto was to talk to each other, and not about each other. "Turkey and our president are becoming part of Germany's internal politics and not a
Gina Miller has been crowned as one of the most influential and successful migrants of all time - Gina Miller features alongside Madeleine Albright and Elon Musk in the inaugural list celebrating the achievements of first and second generation migrants. Miller's history of activism and fighting for her beliefs contributed to her inclusion. Other winners include the Tour De France and Vuelta a Espana winner, Chris Froome, World Championship Boxer Anthony Joshua and The Evening Standard and The In
Speaking to BBC Radio 4 Today Programme , Scotland's First Minister argued the plan was a step forward from Mrs May's original Brexit proposals but that it was "nowhere near good enough" to address important economic issues. The SNP leader claimed she would try to convince as many MPs as possible to join her in her quest to defeat the Prime Minister's so-called soft Brexit plan. She said: "I'm not going to get into a position, you know I lead a country that didn't vote to leave the EU. "This pl
Amid a reshuffle that did little to silence Theresa May's critics, one comparativley minor promotion is causing uproar becasue of the message it sends to women about the Conservative party's attitude towards their rights. An MP with outspoken anti-choice views, MP Maria Caulfield was made the Conservative Vice Chair for Women, signaling that protecting and improving women's reproductive rights are not a priority for the Conservative Party and raising major questions about the party's commitmen
This week, New Zealand Labour Party Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced she was pregnant with her first child. She will be the first leader, in modern times, of a Western nation to give birth whilst in office. The reaction in New Zealand, and the coverage to come, tells us a lot about the politics and the preoccupations of a small, nimble society, but one where vestiges of a less permissive era remain. It is perhaps appropriate that Ardern is from New Zealand, the first country to enfranchis
A PREGNANT glamour model who had a PS4,800 boob job on the NHS says she is having an abortion -- so she can boost her bid for fame. Josie Cunningham, 23, already a mum of two, is 18 weeks pregnant, but wants a termination to land a place on Big Brother this summer. She claims Channel 5 were keen to shortlist her until they found out she was pregnant. The wannabe is still smoking fags and drinking alcohol and is due to have her termination at a London clinic this week. She said: "I'm finally on t
Some people believe that Theresa May has had her day as a Tory leadership contender, but she is a woman who has been underestimated throughout her career. Furthermore, as Angela Merkel, Tessa Jowell, Margaret Hodge and Harriet Harman will tell you, we are in the day of the (slightly) older woman politician. And, while Margaret Thatcher was certainly not an advocate for more Tory women, her legacy is a Conservative party who would not find it impossible to countenance another woman in charge. Cou
T he news that the next prime minister of the UK will be a woman, with Theresa May set to become PM after Andrea Leadsom's withdrawal from the Tory leadership contest today, should give us at least one cause for celebration. Campaigns for mandatory gender quotas are now defunct. All those patronising politicians, academics and career crusaders, who have argued women can only make it into high-powered jobs with the help of women-only shortlists or quotas, are now redundant. The next British prime
When author Barbara Kingsolver announced that Lisa Ko had earned the 2016 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, she called Ko's then un-published novel, The Leavers , "perfectly of this moment." Kingsolver made the announcement during a presidential campaign in which the eventual winner prided himself on bigoted, xenophobic behavior and promises of mass deportations. The Leavers examines the toll that a harsh approach to immigration policy exacts on families, revealing how destructi
Jennifer Holliday (Source:AP/Richard Drew) "If I had a chance to start a new era of recording at this point in my career," said Jennifer Holliday, "I would be at my best ever." Holliday soared to national attention - and took home a Tony and a Grammy - in 1981, when she originated the role of Effie White in the Broadway production of "Dreamgirls," and subsequently won her first recording contract. "When I made my first records," Holliday explained in a recent interview from her home in Atlanta,
ACTRESS Carey Mulligan has begged British government to 'please act now' at a Downing Street Aleppo rally. Mulligan, who has started in films including Suffragette and Far From the Maddening Crowd, spoke to crowds of people in London. 8 Actress Carey Mulligan has begged British government to 'please act now' at a Downing Street Aleppo rally Rex Features Rex Features 8 Children dressed in 'Save Aleppo' t-shirts brought along teddied In an emotional speech in front of adults and children, many of
Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott would have you believe she's the biggest victim of abuse in politics, but the figures show otherwise. A new study from the University of Sheffield shows that Boris Johnson , the bombastic former Mayor of London and currently the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, gets eight times more abuse than her. Not only that, but Abbott seems to have a pretty short and selective memory. She cries racism when people say mean things to her, but her entire career has be
Punchy stuff from Channel 4's FactCheck , who have accused Boris Johnson of lying in his resignation letter about EU safety regulations. Would be pretty embarrassing if Factcheck got it wrong... Boris wrote: "If a country cannot pass a law to save the lives of female cyclists -- when that proposal is supported at every level of UK Government -- then I don't see how that country can truly be called independent." FactCheck took exception to his assertion that the UK government supported the propos
Philip Manow, a Bremen-based political scientist said popular ideas "of Merkel's Mother Teresa moment" circulate, but Germans should not be fooled by them. Merkel has served as German Chancellor since 2005 and Leader of the Christian Democratic Union since 2000. Manow claims that the real reason why the German Chancellor favoured an open-door refugee policy was to save Germany from losing billions if its eurozone neighbour collapsed into economic ruin. Writing for German newspaper FAZ, Manow sai
Morrissey, the British singer who has objectively suffered more than any single person living or dead, joined the social-media platform Twitter today. Given his strong views on the British monarchy , politics , immigration , race , animal rights , President Donald Trump , late-night hosts , terrorism , the United States , crowdfunding , personal rights , currency , Brexit , the recording industry , other musicians and the general embarrassment he considers the human race to be , his new digital
Wikipedia: Suzanne Plunkett/Firebrace Prince Harry announced that he is engaged to American actress Meghan Markle. Markle is best known for her role as Rachel Zane in the show Suits . She has also worked with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women as an advocate. Harry has been a long-time advocate of LGBT equality and HIV testing. Last year on World AIDS Day, he and pop star Rihanna got tested together. He has also visited HIV clinics, accepted an award on be
PETA has one of George Clooney 's sweaty towels and wrote him a letter asking to harvest his perspiration to make Clooney flavored tofu, or CloFu. "As a mammal, I'm offended," said Clooney in response. [ E! ] A PETA spokesperson says the CloFu will "spare animals from being killed for the table." [ Washington Post ] If you're in the market for a less disgusting celebrity food product, Sting is going to sell red wine made at his country estate in Tuscany. [ AP ] Britney Spears has reportedly been
Actors, and actress more than guys, they're particularly vulnerable because they need an agent, and the agents are creeps too. Casting directors, producers, directors, is rampant in the industry. There's not one actress who doesn't have a story. When I was a young actor, there was a gross director and it happened to me. I was a famous director, and this was before I was really famous, but next thing you know I was in a room with this guy. He's in a chair wearing a robe, and wanted me to crawl to
Ousted Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff revealed that her predecessor, Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva, plans to run for president again in 2018, despite being the subject of an extensive corruption probe that strengthened calls for Rousseff's impeachment. President Rousseff, of the nation's socialist Workers' Party (PT), has been making the media rounds in Europe, revealing the news in an interview with France's L'Express . She couched the announcement in the accusation that her removal was an a
ACTRESS Carey Mulligan has begged British government to 'please act now' at a Downing Street Aleppo rally. Mulligan, who has started in films including Suffragette and Far From the Maddening Crowd, spoke to crowds of people in London. 8 Actress Carey Mulligan has begged British government to 'please act now' at a Downing Street Aleppo rally Rex Features Rex Features 8 Children dressed in 'Save Aleppo' t-shirts brought along teddied In an emotional speech in front of adults and children, many of
Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott would have you believe she's the biggest victim of abuse in politics, but the figures show otherwise. A new study from the University of Sheffield shows that Boris Johnson , the bombastic former Mayor of London and currently the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, gets eight times more abuse than her. Not only that, but Abbott seems to have a pretty short and selective memory. She cries racism when people say mean things to her, but her entire career has be
Punchy stuff from Channel 4's FactCheck , who have accused Boris Johnson of lying in his resignation letter about EU safety regulations. Would be pretty embarrassing if Factcheck got it wrong... Boris wrote: "If a country cannot pass a law to save the lives of female cyclists -- when that proposal is supported at every level of UK Government -- then I don't see how that country can truly be called independent." FactCheck took exception to his assertion that the UK government supported the propos
Philip Manow, a Bremen-based political scientist said popular ideas "of Merkel's Mother Teresa moment" circulate, but Germans should not be fooled by them. Merkel has served as German Chancellor since 2005 and Leader of the Christian Democratic Union since 2000. Manow claims that the real reason why the German Chancellor favoured an open-door refugee policy was to save Germany from losing billions if its eurozone neighbour collapsed into economic ruin. Writing for German newspaper FAZ, Manow sai
Morrissey, the British singer who has objectively suffered more than any single person living or dead, joined the social-media platform Twitter today. Given his strong views on the British monarchy , politics , immigration , race , animal rights , President Donald Trump , late-night hosts , terrorism , the United States , crowdfunding , personal rights , currency , Brexit , the recording industry , other musicians and the general embarrassment he considers the human race to be , his new digital
Wikipedia: Suzanne Plunkett/Firebrace Prince Harry announced that he is engaged to American actress Meghan Markle. Markle is best known for her role as Rachel Zane in the show Suits . She has also worked with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women as an advocate. Harry has been a long-time advocate of LGBT equality and HIV testing. Last year on World AIDS Day, he and pop star Rihanna got tested together. He has also visited HIV clinics, accepted an award on be
PETA has one of George Clooney 's sweaty towels and wrote him a letter asking to harvest his perspiration to make Clooney flavored tofu, or CloFu. "As a mammal, I'm offended," said Clooney in response. [ E! ] A PETA spokesperson says the CloFu will "spare animals from being killed for the table." [ Washington Post ] If you're in the market for a less disgusting celebrity food product, Sting is going to sell red wine made at his country estate in Tuscany. [ AP ] Britney Spears has reportedly been
Actors, and actress more than guys, they're particularly vulnerable because they need an agent, and the agents are creeps too. Casting directors, producers, directors, is rampant in the industry. There's not one actress who doesn't have a story. When I was a young actor, there was a gross director and it happened to me. I was a famous director, and this was before I was really famous, but next thing you know I was in a room with this guy. He's in a chair wearing a robe, and wanted me to crawl to
Ousted Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff revealed that her predecessor, Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva, plans to run for president again in 2018, despite being the subject of an extensive corruption probe that strengthened calls for Rousseff's impeachment. President Rousseff, of the nation's socialist Workers' Party (PT), has been making the media rounds in Europe, revealing the news in an interview with France's L'Express . She couched the announcement in the accusation that her removal was an a
We hate to break it to Jim Acosta, but sometimes, CNN really does suck : WATCH: CNN Reporter Incorrectly Attributes Gun Activist's Phrasing to NRA's Dana Loesch https://t.co/2WxYep2vuh pic.twitter.com/kNA8LPAWYW -- Mediaite (@Mediaite) July 31, 2018 Sounds about right. More from Mediaite's Caleb Howe : "There's a tweet by Dana Loesch," [reporter Tom Foreman told Wolf Blitzer], pointing at the text he was reading, "that basically said, '3D printed ghost guns, as they call these, which can be made
CBS News screengrab Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), one of the House Intelligence Committee Republicans who drafted the debunked Nunes memo, said the revelations in no way "vindicate" President Donald Trump. After Trump approved the release of the quickly-debunked memo, he claimed that it "totally vindicates 'Trump.'" Gowdy disagreed Sunday in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation," saying that, "I actually don't think it is has any impact on the Russia probe." "I was pretty integrally involved in the d
Ted Cruz is slamming CNN's Chris Cuomo after Cuomo reported fake news about his own news network. It began on his CNN show, with Cuomo claiming that Sen. Cruz (and other Republicans) wouldn't appear on CNN to discuss guns following this week's tragedy at a high school in Florida. The other Republicans Cuomo attacked were Florida's governor Rick Scott and Senator Marco Rubio. Then he took to Twitter, and accused the aforementioned Republicans of being "afraid" to appear on the show, because they
We're probably only a few days away from the White House signing off on the release of Rep. Devin Nunes' memo. But this morning, the FBI weighed in saying it had concerns there were "material omissions" in the memo. That's a blow to the #releasethememo side of the argument because it basically confirms what Democrats like Adam Schiff have been saying for days, i.e. the memo isn't a wholly accurate summary of the underlying facts. But Rep. Nunes isn't backing down. This afternoon he released a st
It brings me absolutely no joy to say this, but shouty Fox News man Tucker Carlson said a (basically) true thing on his Thursday show while discussing Donald Trump's infamous " shithole countries " comments. Carlson said: Today, as you doubtless heard, during immigration talks, President Trump said something that almost every single person in America actually agrees with--an awful lot of immigrants come to this country from other places that aren't very nice. Those places are dangerous, they're
Amidst Democrat leaders denying any knowledge of the DNC's collusion with Russia to obtain a (now largely discredited) dossier of information hostile to Donald Trump, one Democrat was still willing to throw the first stone. Fox News' Tucker Carlson began this segment by saying, "We put a lot of calls out today, and very few Democratic lawmakers were interested in talking about this at all. The rare exception was Brad Sherman of California..." Rep. Sherman (D-CA) made headlines earlier this year
On Tuesday on MSNBC, as he was being interviewed by members of the press, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham's audio suddenly and completely went away. After discussing a reported meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian "lawyer" named Natalia Veselnitskaya, Graham said: "I'm sure they (Trump officials) met with a lot of people during the campaign. I'm sure the Clinton campaign met with --" ... well, we don't know what he said after that. That's because the network's Kasie Hunt, clearly wit
CNN political commentator and GOP strategist Ana Navarro slammed members of her own party in the wake of the Washington Post's... CNN political commentator and GOP strategist Ana Navarro slammed members of her own party in the wake of the Washington Post 's bombshell report, which revealed that President Trump had divulged "highly classified" intelligence to Russian officials during an Oval Office meeting. In two Twitter posts this Monday, Navarro called out congressional Republicans and their h
When Tapper asked her if she was suggesting the US was funding these terrorist groups, she said we were. "I am not only suggesting it. This is the reality that we are living in. If you or I were to go and provide money, weapons or support to a group like al Qaeda or ISIS, we'd be thrown in jail. However, the U.S. Government has been providing money, weapons, intel, assistance and other types of support through the CIA directly to these groups that are working with and are affiliated with al Qaed
During a Fox News panel discussion about the Senate Republicans' decision to temporarily pull their stalled Trumpcare bill on Tuesday evening, Lisa Kennedy Montgomery joined her colleagues in mocking Democratic lawmakers who warned that the GOP bill would lead to the deaths of countless of Americans if it were to become law. "You know what, at least they are not employing any hyperbole at all. No exaggeration, no hysteria," Montgomery claimed. "You know what the crazy thing is? We're all going t
CBS News screengrab Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), one of the House Intelligence Committee Republicans who drafted the debunked Nunes memo, said the revelations in no way "vindicate" President Donald Trump. After Trump approved the release of the quickly-debunked memo, he claimed that it "totally vindicates 'Trump.'" Gowdy disagreed Sunday in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation," saying that, "I actually don't think it is has any impact on the Russia probe." "I was pretty integrally involved in the d
Ted Cruz is slamming CNN's Chris Cuomo after Cuomo reported fake news about his own news network. It began on his CNN show, with Cuomo claiming that Sen. Cruz (and other Republicans) wouldn't appear on CNN to discuss guns following this week's tragedy at a high school in Florida. The other Republicans Cuomo attacked were Florida's governor Rick Scott and Senator Marco Rubio. Then he took to Twitter, and accused the aforementioned Republicans of being "afraid" to appear on the show, because they
We're probably only a few days away from the White House signing off on the release of Rep. Devin Nunes' memo. But this morning, the FBI weighed in saying it had concerns there were "material omissions" in the memo. That's a blow to the #releasethememo side of the argument because it basically confirms what Democrats like Adam Schiff have been saying for days, i.e. the memo isn't a wholly accurate summary of the underlying facts. But Rep. Nunes isn't backing down. This afternoon he released a st
It brings me absolutely no joy to say this, but shouty Fox News man Tucker Carlson said a (basically) true thing on his Thursday show while discussing Donald Trump's infamous " shithole countries " comments. Carlson said: Today, as you doubtless heard, during immigration talks, President Trump said something that almost every single person in America actually agrees with--an awful lot of immigrants come to this country from other places that aren't very nice. Those places are dangerous, they're
Amidst Democrat leaders denying any knowledge of the DNC's collusion with Russia to obtain a (now largely discredited) dossier of information hostile to Donald Trump, one Democrat was still willing to throw the first stone. Fox News' Tucker Carlson began this segment by saying, "We put a lot of calls out today, and very few Democratic lawmakers were interested in talking about this at all. The rare exception was Brad Sherman of California..." Rep. Sherman (D-CA) made headlines earlier this year
On Tuesday on MSNBC, as he was being interviewed by members of the press, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham's audio suddenly and completely went away. After discussing a reported meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian "lawyer" named Natalia Veselnitskaya, Graham said: "I'm sure they (Trump officials) met with a lot of people during the campaign. I'm sure the Clinton campaign met with --" ... well, we don't know what he said after that. That's because the network's Kasie Hunt, clearly wit
CNN political commentator and GOP strategist Ana Navarro slammed members of her own party in the wake of the Washington Post's... CNN political commentator and GOP strategist Ana Navarro slammed members of her own party in the wake of the Washington Post 's bombshell report, which revealed that President Trump had divulged "highly classified" intelligence to Russian officials during an Oval Office meeting. In two Twitter posts this Monday, Navarro called out congressional Republicans and their h
When Tapper asked her if she was suggesting the US was funding these terrorist groups, she said we were. "I am not only suggesting it. This is the reality that we are living in. If you or I were to go and provide money, weapons or support to a group like al Qaeda or ISIS, we'd be thrown in jail. However, the U.S. Government has been providing money, weapons, intel, assistance and other types of support through the CIA directly to these groups that are working with and are affiliated with al Qaed
During a Fox News panel discussion about the Senate Republicans' decision to temporarily pull their stalled Trumpcare bill on Tuesday evening, Lisa Kennedy Montgomery joined her colleagues in mocking Democratic lawmakers who warned that the GOP bill would lead to the deaths of countless of Americans if it were to become law. "You know what, at least they are not employing any hyperbole at all. No exaggeration, no hysteria," Montgomery claimed. "You know what the crazy thing is? We're all going t
I'm probably leading with the wrong part of this clip, as his claim that Trump has done more damage to America than Bin Laden or ISIS is obviously more incendiary. But it's not as newsworthy because that's standard Olbermann . Insane hyperbole about the horrors of Republican presidents had been his shtick for more than a decade. Him thinking Trump is a bigger threat than Al Qaeda is the ultimate dog-bites-man story. But him owing an apology to John McCain and George W. Bush ? Sweet sassy molassy
Donald Trump's spokesperson imploded when CNN's Jim Acosta called out Trump's new immigration policy. It is evident he wanted to fight, and Acosta pushed his button appropriately illustrating the xenophobic nature of the proposal. Stephen Miller Implodes Jim Acosta did it again. He called out the Trump administration for their new xenophobic proposal. Will he get kicked out of the newsroom? Huffington Post reported the incident as follows. CNN's Jim Acosta questioned Miller about whether that bi
CBS News screengrab Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), one of the House Intelligence Committee Republicans who drafted the debunked Nunes memo, said the revelations in no way "vindicate" President Donald Trump. After Trump approved the release of the quickly-debunked memo, he claimed that it "totally vindicates 'Trump.'" Gowdy disagreed Sunday in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation," saying that, "I actually don't think it is has any impact on the Russia probe." "I was pretty integrally involved in the d
It brings me absolutely no joy to say this, but shouty Fox News man Tucker Carlson said a (basically) true thing on his Thursday show while discussing Donald Trump's infamous " shithole countries " comments. Carlson said: Today, as you doubtless heard, during immigration talks, President Trump said something that almost every single person in America actually agrees with--an awful lot of immigrants come to this country from other places that aren't very nice. Those places are dangerous, they're
Ted Cruz is slamming CNN's Chris Cuomo after Cuomo reported fake news about his own news network. It began on his CNN show, with Cuomo claiming that Sen. Cruz (and other Republicans) wouldn't appear on CNN to discuss guns following this week's tragedy at a high school in Florida. The other Republicans Cuomo attacked were Florida's governor Rick Scott and Senator Marco Rubio. Then he took to Twitter, and accused the aforementioned Republicans of being "afraid" to appear on the show, because they
Geraldo Rivera said during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity that the Republican Party has become "the party of child abuse," referring to the Trump administration's policy of separating children from their families at the border. "The Democrats have a deal, a DACA fix, and a fix on separation for kids. [Sen. Chuck] Schumer's [D-N.Y] answer is no. Why? Because he wants it for politics. They're playing politics. Fix the law and do your job. That's it," Hannity said in introducing an in
After going along with Donald Trump's lie that he could not stop the separation of children from their families at the border, Sean Hannity quickly pivoted to glorifying Trump for "fixing" the problem Hannity later acknowledged Trump had not fixed. Hannity, every bit the liar his beloved Trump is , was up to the job of craftily somersaulting on the border crisis right along with him. As The Washington Post's Erik Wemple noted, earlier this week, Hannity absolved Trump of any responsibility for p
Sebastian Gorka, the Nazi Party-connected Fox News contributor, used his Hannity show platform to speak directly to Bill Shine, the Fox News exec-turned White House communications chief, with advice about the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Last night, the Hannity show reacted to Trump's conveniently-timed-for-Hannity announcement by attacking the left for opposing Kavanaugh's nomination at least as much as they ballyhooed the nomination, itself. And who better to help the sm
For months now, Donald Trump and members of his administration have been whining that CNN doesn't treat them fairly with their coverage. At a press conference, Trump even refused to take a question from CNN reporter Jim Acosta, telling Acosta : "You're fake news." Coming from the king of misinformation, the line was both ironic and hypocritical. And the Trump camp has announced that no White House officials will appear on CNN. The ban, which an administration official claims is only temporary, i
'Puh-LEEZE'! Joe Scarborough doubling down on Trump admin being 'just like the Nazis' sends heads CRASHING to desks Posted at 10:09 am on June 16, 2018 by Doug P. Some Trump administration officials have reportedly called on Joe Scarborough to apologize for how he's framed what's happening at the border: Trump administration officials held a conference call to defend family separation at border & demand apology for @JoeNBC calling practice Nazi-like. None was willing to be quoted by name. https:
Donald Trump's spokesperson imploded when CNN's Jim Acosta called out Trump's new immigration policy. It is evident he wanted to fight, and Acosta pushed his button appropriately illustrating the xenophobic nature of the proposal. Stephen Miller Implodes Jim Acosta did it again. He called out the Trump administration for their new xenophobic proposal. Will he get kicked out of the newsroom? Huffington Post reported the incident as follows. CNN's Jim Acosta questioned Miller about whether that bi
CBS News screengrab Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), one of the House Intelligence Committee Republicans who drafted the debunked Nunes memo, said the revelations in no way "vindicate" President Donald Trump. After Trump approved the release of the quickly-debunked memo, he claimed that it "totally vindicates 'Trump.'" Gowdy disagreed Sunday in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation," saying that, "I actually don't think it is has any impact on the Russia probe." "I was pretty integrally involved in the d
It brings me absolutely no joy to say this, but shouty Fox News man Tucker Carlson said a (basically) true thing on his Thursday show while discussing Donald Trump's infamous " shithole countries " comments. Carlson said: Today, as you doubtless heard, during immigration talks, President Trump said something that almost every single person in America actually agrees with--an awful lot of immigrants come to this country from other places that aren't very nice. Those places are dangerous, they're
Ted Cruz is slamming CNN's Chris Cuomo after Cuomo reported fake news about his own news network. It began on his CNN show, with Cuomo claiming that Sen. Cruz (and other Republicans) wouldn't appear on CNN to discuss guns following this week's tragedy at a high school in Florida. The other Republicans Cuomo attacked were Florida's governor Rick Scott and Senator Marco Rubio. Then he took to Twitter, and accused the aforementioned Republicans of being "afraid" to appear on the show, because they
Geraldo Rivera said during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity that the Republican Party has become "the party of child abuse," referring to the Trump administration's policy of separating children from their families at the border. "The Democrats have a deal, a DACA fix, and a fix on separation for kids. [Sen. Chuck] Schumer's [D-N.Y] answer is no. Why? Because he wants it for politics. They're playing politics. Fix the law and do your job. That's it," Hannity said in introducing an in
After going along with Donald Trump's lie that he could not stop the separation of children from their families at the border, Sean Hannity quickly pivoted to glorifying Trump for "fixing" the problem Hannity later acknowledged Trump had not fixed. Hannity, every bit the liar his beloved Trump is , was up to the job of craftily somersaulting on the border crisis right along with him. As The Washington Post's Erik Wemple noted, earlier this week, Hannity absolved Trump of any responsibility for p
Sebastian Gorka, the Nazi Party-connected Fox News contributor, used his Hannity show platform to speak directly to Bill Shine, the Fox News exec-turned White House communications chief, with advice about the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Last night, the Hannity show reacted to Trump's conveniently-timed-for-Hannity announcement by attacking the left for opposing Kavanaugh's nomination at least as much as they ballyhooed the nomination, itself. And who better to help the sm
For months now, Donald Trump and members of his administration have been whining that CNN doesn't treat them fairly with their coverage. At a press conference, Trump even refused to take a question from CNN reporter Jim Acosta, telling Acosta : "You're fake news." Coming from the king of misinformation, the line was both ironic and hypocritical. And the Trump camp has announced that no White House officials will appear on CNN. The ban, which an administration official claims is only temporary, i
'Puh-LEEZE'! Joe Scarborough doubling down on Trump admin being 'just like the Nazis' sends heads CRASHING to desks Posted at 10:09 am on June 16, 2018 by Doug P. Some Trump administration officials have reportedly called on Joe Scarborough to apologize for how he's framed what's happening at the border: Trump administration officials held a conference call to defend family separation at border & demand apology for @JoeNBC calling practice Nazi-like. None was willing to be quoted by name. https:
Real Folk: John Michael Higgins, Jane Lynch, Parker Posey, and Chris Moynihan star in A Mighty Wind. (Photo: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures) A musical reunion of sixties folk singers is the ripe comic subject of A Mighty Wind , the latest achingly funny movie from director Christopher Guest and his merry pranksters. It's just about as terrific as Guest's previous two wingdings, Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show , which tarred the mini-universes of community theater groups and dog shows.
As could've been expected, especially when the Shins released the kooky and spooky " Dead Alive " back in October and promised new music in August, James Mercer and crew officially have a new album on the way. Heartworms , the band's fifth LP, is the first offering from the Shins since 2012's " bright and stunning " Port of Morrow . "Dead Alive" appears on Heartworms , along with 10 other tracks, including the easy-moving, luxuriously chiming second single, "Name for You." "Have you really
TV is coming back soon, but 30 Rock won't be returning until 2012 to accommodate Tina Fey 's new baby. In the meantime, we can look forward to a fancy lady-oriented Thursday night lineup on NBC and check out this League of Extraordinary Gentlemen mashup by illustrator Alex Ross . (via Popped Culture ) Have we all heard about GoodReads.com ? It's being described as a "Netflix-style" social network that lets users recommend books to each other, like a virtual book club. Get on that, fellow bookwor
On Sunday, I saw Rogue One: A Star Wars Story while visiting my old stomping grounds in San Jose's mixed-use Santana Row development . I had watched Episode VII at this same theater, right around this time last year, so it's possible to make some comparisons between the two audiences. Our theater this time around was about three-quarters filled, unlike last year's The Force Awakens, which was packed to Admiral Ackbar's gills with attendees. And unlike last year, when there were one or two fell
Gotham ended with an action packed mid season finale in Lovecraft and Alfred Pennyworth proved just how tough and resilient he really is. After Harvey Dent put the wind up tycoon businessman Lovecraft by telling him about Selina Kyle knowing who killed Bruce Wayne's parents someone put a contract out on the future Cat Woman. At the beginning of this week's episode a young black female assassin heads into Wayne Manor to take out the young street kid and the butler puts up such a fight that Bruce
A View From the Bridge . ( Photo: Jan Versweyveld ) In a mediocre theater season, greatness has a rrived at last. Riding a crest of rave reviews, the sold-out London production of Arthur Miller's 1955 drama A View From the Bridge starring the tremendous British actor Mark Strong is everything you could ask for--and more. This is theater we dream about but seldom see. If you can afford it, you might want to see it twice. It's a production so rich with innovation and detail you can't get it all in
Look at this hipster scum on the right. (photo: CBS) Wow, another Super Tuesday has come and gone and NONE of us saw that coming (I am writing this before Super Tuesday and have no idea what happened). Wow, I really can't believe it. Who knew the state of Arkansas could organize that many people to write in "Shit on a Shingle" as a presidential candidate. Truly wild stuff (I have no idea what happened yet). All I know is I'm tired from months of activism, and by activism I mean searching for thi
It's a great time to be a fan of movie musicals. Since the year 2000, theaters across the country have been filled with movies built to inspire audiences to gleefully sing along. Some disasters have come along the way -- Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, and Rock of Ages among others -- but there have been plenty of real gems, too. The trend continues this year with not just one, but three adaptations that could prove to be gems on film. There's the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons jukebox
According to The Hollywood Reporter , The CW is planning to expand its DC Universe content by adding a new TV series based on DC Comics' new social justice-themed take on Batwoman -- an "out lesbian" who is "armed with a passion for social justice and flair for speaking her mind." The CW is working with Greg Berlanti , producer of the network's big DC hits "Arrow," "The Flash" and "Legends of Tomorrow," to bring DC Comics' socially conscious vision for the female caped crusader to the small scre
Taylor Swift in concert, 10 Out of 12 at Soho Rep, and more New York events. (Photo: Claudette Barius/Courtesy of Warner Bros. (Magic Mike); Rachel Morrison/Courtesy of Open Road Films (Dope); Julieta Cervantes (10 Out of 12)) Pop 1. See Taylor Swift On a very, very big stage. Until now, you've pretty much known what you were going to get out of a Taylor Swift show: twangy acoustic-guitar anthems, humbly confessional asides, possible shriek-induced hearing damage. But Swift's 1989 world tour i
As could've been expected, especially when the Shins released the kooky and spooky " Dead Alive " back in October and promised new music in August, James Mercer and crew officially have a new album on the way. Heartworms , the band's fifth LP, is the first offering from the Shins since 2012's " bright and stunning " Port of Morrow . "Dead Alive" appears on Heartworms , along with 10 other tracks, including the easy-moving, luxuriously chiming second single, "Name for You." "Have you really
TV is coming back soon, but 30 Rock won't be returning until 2012 to accommodate Tina Fey 's new baby. In the meantime, we can look forward to a fancy lady-oriented Thursday night lineup on NBC and check out this League of Extraordinary Gentlemen mashup by illustrator Alex Ross . (via Popped Culture ) Have we all heard about GoodReads.com ? It's being described as a "Netflix-style" social network that lets users recommend books to each other, like a virtual book club. Get on that, fellow bookwor
On Sunday, I saw Rogue One: A Star Wars Story while visiting my old stomping grounds in San Jose's mixed-use Santana Row development . I had watched Episode VII at this same theater, right around this time last year, so it's possible to make some comparisons between the two audiences. Our theater this time around was about three-quarters filled, unlike last year's The Force Awakens, which was packed to Admiral Ackbar's gills with attendees. And unlike last year, when there were one or two fell
Gotham ended with an action packed mid season finale in Lovecraft and Alfred Pennyworth proved just how tough and resilient he really is. After Harvey Dent put the wind up tycoon businessman Lovecraft by telling him about Selina Kyle knowing who killed Bruce Wayne's parents someone put a contract out on the future Cat Woman. At the beginning of this week's episode a young black female assassin heads into Wayne Manor to take out the young street kid and the butler puts up such a fight that Bruce
A View From the Bridge . ( Photo: Jan Versweyveld ) In a mediocre theater season, greatness has a rrived at last. Riding a crest of rave reviews, the sold-out London production of Arthur Miller's 1955 drama A View From the Bridge starring the tremendous British actor Mark Strong is everything you could ask for--and more. This is theater we dream about but seldom see. If you can afford it, you might want to see it twice. It's a production so rich with innovation and detail you can't get it all in
Look at this hipster scum on the right. (photo: CBS) Wow, another Super Tuesday has come and gone and NONE of us saw that coming (I am writing this before Super Tuesday and have no idea what happened). Wow, I really can't believe it. Who knew the state of Arkansas could organize that many people to write in "Shit on a Shingle" as a presidential candidate. Truly wild stuff (I have no idea what happened yet). All I know is I'm tired from months of activism, and by activism I mean searching for thi
It's a great time to be a fan of movie musicals. Since the year 2000, theaters across the country have been filled with movies built to inspire audiences to gleefully sing along. Some disasters have come along the way -- Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, and Rock of Ages among others -- but there have been plenty of real gems, too. The trend continues this year with not just one, but three adaptations that could prove to be gems on film. There's the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons jukebox
According to The Hollywood Reporter , The CW is planning to expand its DC Universe content by adding a new TV series based on DC Comics' new social justice-themed take on Batwoman -- an "out lesbian" who is "armed with a passion for social justice and flair for speaking her mind." The CW is working with Greg Berlanti , producer of the network's big DC hits "Arrow," "The Flash" and "Legends of Tomorrow," to bring DC Comics' socially conscious vision for the female caped crusader to the small scre
Taylor Swift in concert, 10 Out of 12 at Soho Rep, and more New York events. (Photo: Claudette Barius/Courtesy of Warner Bros. (Magic Mike); Rachel Morrison/Courtesy of Open Road Films (Dope); Julieta Cervantes (10 Out of 12)) Pop 1. See Taylor Swift On a very, very big stage. Until now, you've pretty much known what you were going to get out of a Taylor Swift show: twangy acoustic-guitar anthems, humbly confessional asides, possible shriek-induced hearing damage. But Swift's 1989 world tour i
After what felt like decades of winter, the great reveal about the life or death of Jon Snow occurred in the most recent episode of "Game of Thrones." So, the cast members of "Saturday Night Live" decided to spoof not only the story of that particular episode itself, but also how long everything seems to take in the "Game of Thrones" world of Westeros. Of course, we all expect for the suspense to be drawn out as long as possible in any TV show, movie or book, but it's not the same when you're t
As could've been expected, especially when the Shins released the kooky and spooky " Dead Alive " back in October and promised new music in August, James Mercer and crew officially have a new album on the way. Heartworms , the band's fifth LP, is the first offering from the Shins since 2012's " bright and stunning " Port of Morrow . "Dead Alive" appears on Heartworms , along with 10 other tracks, including the easy-moving, luxuriously chiming second single, "Name for You." "Have you really
'Halo 6' Release Date: Sequel Not Likely to Debut in 2018, According to 343 Industries Insider Still unclear when devs will reveal more about the next installment of the series Free sign up cp newsletter! By John Paul Sunico , Christian Post Contributor | Jan 10, 2018 11:34 AM Facebook courtesy of Halo Fans may need to wait a while before they can see the next 'Halo' game Because many gamers are constantly on the lookout for new entries in their favorite franchises, it was inevitable that questi
Planet Booty @ Slim's The Oakland-based fun funk band performs at the SoMa club; Ghost & the City opens, with DJ Chris Lujan spinning pre-show R&B. $13-$37.50 (with dinner). Friday, September 12. 9pm. 333 11th St. www.planetbooty.org www.slimspresents.com Try to remember the kind of September with laughs and queens and bears and cocktails. Try to remember, but if you forget, we wrote all these events down for you. This week, I've decided to bump On the Tab up front in an expanded format, beca
For those of you who are sucking up any tidbit of Fyre Festival damage news like a Dyson vacuum, the latest nugget of info has federal authorities getting involved. The Bahamian music festival went down in flames last month after it promised ticket holders the chance to relax on a private island, listen to headliners like Blink-182 and hang out with models like Bella Hadid . Instead, when they arrived to the island (once owned by Pablo Escobar, the promo video claimed), all they saw was a truck
'Fear the Walking Dead' Season 4 News: AMC Announces Mid-April Premiere Free sign up cp newsletter! By Denise See , Christian Post Contributor | Jan 16, 2018 5:10 AM Facebook/FearTWD Promotional image for 'Fear the Walking Dead' AMC has announced the premiere date for the fourth season of "Fear the Walking Dead." According to Variety , "Fear the Walking Dead" season 4 will begin airing in mid-April. The premiere episode will bow at 10 p.m. EST, with succeeding episodes taking the 9 p.m. EST slot
For those who aren't in the know, Coachella is a trendy music festival. Via Wikipedia: The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (commonly referred to as Coachella or the Coachella Festival ) is an annual music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California , located in the Inland Empire 's Coachella Valley , in the Colorado Desert . It was co-founded by Paul Tollett and Rick Van Santen in 1999, and is organized by Goldenvoice , a subsidiary of AEG Live as of 2001. [1] Th
A generously lubricated group of stand-ups get blue for the holidays in this late-night set at Chicago Theater Works. Half in and half out of character, the Cratchit family and the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future take turns reading Ebenezer Scrooge and one another in the most unabashedly taboo ways possible. The infusion of fiction works better than you might think; combined with superficial observations about the performers, the Dickens characters' backstories effectively double e
The Walking Dead 's torture-fest of a season seven premiere sent many long-suffering fans running for the hills . It was indeed shockingly and unnecessarily gory. It left us with two beloved characters dead: horrifyingly, heartbreakingly dead. (Spoiler alert here. If you haven't watched the episode yet, turn away now.) Last season's cliffhanger ending warned us that a Major Death was coming, and fans spent the summer speculating on who it would be. We knew Rick, Carl and Daryl would likely be sa
We brought you teaser information about a special Star Wars project a few months back . Called Star Wars: Identities , the museum exhibit will explore the characters of George Lucas' classic series in depth in an interactive space. The Canadian ad agency that created the initial Darth Vader inkblog teaser, Bleublancrouge, has now put together six spectacular posters for the latest ad campaign. Notice anything peculiar about Queen Amidala's picture? Hit the jump for a close-up plus portraits of D
As could've been expected, especially when the Shins released the kooky and spooky " Dead Alive " back in October and promised new music in August, James Mercer and crew officially have a new album on the way. Heartworms , the band's fifth LP, is the first offering from the Shins since 2012's " bright and stunning " Port of Morrow . "Dead Alive" appears on Heartworms , along with 10 other tracks, including the easy-moving, luxuriously chiming second single, "Name for You." "Have you really
'Halo 6' Release Date: Sequel Not Likely to Debut in 2018, According to 343 Industries Insider Still unclear when devs will reveal more about the next installment of the series Free sign up cp newsletter! By John Paul Sunico , Christian Post Contributor | Jan 10, 2018 11:34 AM Facebook courtesy of Halo Fans may need to wait a while before they can see the next 'Halo' game Because many gamers are constantly on the lookout for new entries in their favorite franchises, it was inevitable that questi
Planet Booty @ Slim's The Oakland-based fun funk band performs at the SoMa club; Ghost & the City opens, with DJ Chris Lujan spinning pre-show R&B. $13-$37.50 (with dinner). Friday, September 12. 9pm. 333 11th St. www.planetbooty.org www.slimspresents.com Try to remember the kind of September with laughs and queens and bears and cocktails. Try to remember, but if you forget, we wrote all these events down for you. This week, I've decided to bump On the Tab up front in an expanded format, beca
For those of you who are sucking up any tidbit of Fyre Festival damage news like a Dyson vacuum, the latest nugget of info has federal authorities getting involved. The Bahamian music festival went down in flames last month after it promised ticket holders the chance to relax on a private island, listen to headliners like Blink-182 and hang out with models like Bella Hadid . Instead, when they arrived to the island (once owned by Pablo Escobar, the promo video claimed), all they saw was a truck
'Fear the Walking Dead' Season 4 News: AMC Announces Mid-April Premiere Free sign up cp newsletter! By Denise See , Christian Post Contributor | Jan 16, 2018 5:10 AM Facebook/FearTWD Promotional image for 'Fear the Walking Dead' AMC has announced the premiere date for the fourth season of "Fear the Walking Dead." According to Variety , "Fear the Walking Dead" season 4 will begin airing in mid-April. The premiere episode will bow at 10 p.m. EST, with succeeding episodes taking the 9 p.m. EST slot
For those who aren't in the know, Coachella is a trendy music festival. Via Wikipedia: The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (commonly referred to as Coachella or the Coachella Festival ) is an annual music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California , located in the Inland Empire 's Coachella Valley , in the Colorado Desert . It was co-founded by Paul Tollett and Rick Van Santen in 1999, and is organized by Goldenvoice , a subsidiary of AEG Live as of 2001. [1] Th
A generously lubricated group of stand-ups get blue for the holidays in this late-night set at Chicago Theater Works. Half in and half out of character, the Cratchit family and the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future take turns reading Ebenezer Scrooge and one another in the most unabashedly taboo ways possible. The infusion of fiction works better than you might think; combined with superficial observations about the performers, the Dickens characters' backstories effectively double e
The Walking Dead 's torture-fest of a season seven premiere sent many long-suffering fans running for the hills . It was indeed shockingly and unnecessarily gory. It left us with two beloved characters dead: horrifyingly, heartbreakingly dead. (Spoiler alert here. If you haven't watched the episode yet, turn away now.) Last season's cliffhanger ending warned us that a Major Death was coming, and fans spent the summer speculating on who it would be. We knew Rick, Carl and Daryl would likely be sa
We brought you teaser information about a special Star Wars project a few months back . Called Star Wars: Identities , the museum exhibit will explore the characters of George Lucas' classic series in depth in an interactive space. The Canadian ad agency that created the initial Darth Vader inkblog teaser, Bleublancrouge, has now put together six spectacular posters for the latest ad campaign. Notice anything peculiar about Queen Amidala's picture? Hit the jump for a close-up plus portraits of D
A terrorist team that had conducted several blind terror attacks on a number of teachers and Basij forces in the southeastern part of the country were captured today by the vigilant efforts of 'combatants' from Quds Force Headquarters. Hossein Ali Shahriari, parliament member from Zahedan in Iran's Majlis, told Tasnim parliamentary correspondent that the terrorist team comprised of nine members that had carried out terror attacks on two civilians in Sarbaz County in Sistan and Baluchestan Provin
A military source told SANA on Saturday that heavy losses were inflicted upon ISIL terrorists during the military operations, where large number of terrorists were killed including Saudi and Tunisian leaders, in addition to destroying 29 booby-trapped vehicles, five tanks, five command centers, a training camp and two weapon caches. The source added that the oil fields of Wahhab, al-Fahed, Dubeisan and al-Kabeer and the wells of al-Qaseer, Abu al-Qetat and Abu Kattash were restored during the mi
TEHRAN - Major General Qassem Soleimani, who commands the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), has been named the best commander of the Iranian armed forces. In a ceremony on Sunday to introduce top military individuals and bodies in Iran, Soleimani and the Quds Force were named the best commander and force of the country, IRNA reported. When foreign-backed terrorists emerged in Iraq and Syria six years ago, the Quds Force entered the two countries at the request of the two
The Algemeiner reports: Iran's proxy in Lebanon, the Shia terrorist movement Hezbollah, has become the "most powerful non-state armed force on the planet," a report by a group of former senior military officials and diplomats, many of them from NATO member states, concluded this week. The report from the independent High-Level Military Group (HLMG) -- whose members include Iraq war veteran Lt.-Gen. Michael D. Barbero of the US, Gen. Klaus Dieter Neumann, former commander of the German armed forc
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in a statement issued on Wednesday said the June 18 missile attacks on ISIL commander bases and arms facilities in Syria's Deir Ezzor in an operation codenamed 'Lailat al-Ghadr' had followed the military hierarchy and was carried out with full coordination of Armed Forces under command of Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei. The statement adds that all stages of intelligence gathering about the position of ISIL Takfiri terrorists and their bas
The source added that the army units carried out intensive operation against ISIL terrorists, leaving a number of them dead and destroying their equipment. According to the source, the army units continue chasing the terrorists' remnants while the engineering units are dismantling the mines and explosives planted by terrorists in the town's streets and squares. Army and Armed Forces units carried out a military operation against gatherings of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists in the surroundings of Bar
Seventy-five Daesh militants were killed during operations in Al-Anbar, in the last 72 hours, according to Brigadier-General Yahya Rasul. Spokesman for the Iraqi army's Joint Operations Command (JOC), Yahya Rasul, said that the joint forces of Iraqi army and Hashd al-Shaabi fighters killed 75 terrorists in Al-Qaim district, which was Daesh's last stronghold in the western city of Anbar, since the beginning of the operation on Thursday. That day, the Iraqi prime minister's office announced that t
A senior Revolutionary Guard commander has confirmed Iran's military support for the regime of Bashar Al-Assad in Syria. General Mohammed Eskandari said that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has trained and prepared 42 brigades and 138 battalions to fight in Syria. He has urged Iranians to donate freely to support the Syrian regime because the war in Syria is, "in fact", Iran's war against the United States. Eskandari's remarks followed similar statements by the leader of the IRGC, H
You're either with Israel or you're for the Islamo-Nazi. This unqualified statement is true simply because the nation of Israel is fighting for survival, battling against fanatical Islamists who are backed by Iran's army of insurgency, Hamas. And, the stated purpose of Hamas and Iran is to accomplish the total destruction of the Jewish people and Israel as a nation. It doesn't get more black and white than that. It's the very definition of anti-semitism. This should be a no-brainer for our ivy l
A Field commander told SANA that the Syrian Arab Army's tactics relied on offensives from multiple directions to take terrorist organizations by surprise and weaken their defensive ability, which collapsed rapidly under the pressure of the Army. He added that special operations forces are working to establish control over this area in order to establish an advanced point in the vast countryside of Idleb where Jabhat al-Nusra and its affiliates are running amok, which will serve as a springboard
A military source told SANA on Saturday that heavy losses were inflicted upon ISIL terrorists during the military operations, where large number of terrorists were killed including Saudi and Tunisian leaders, in addition to destroying 29 booby-trapped vehicles, five tanks, five command centers, a training camp and two weapon caches. The source added that the oil fields of Wahhab, al-Fahed, Dubeisan and al-Kabeer and the wells of al-Qaseer, Abu al-Qetat and Abu Kattash were restored during the mi
TEHRAN - Major General Qassem Soleimani, who commands the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), has been named the best commander of the Iranian armed forces. In a ceremony on Sunday to introduce top military individuals and bodies in Iran, Soleimani and the Quds Force were named the best commander and force of the country, IRNA reported. When foreign-backed terrorists emerged in Iraq and Syria six years ago, the Quds Force entered the two countries at the request of the two
The Algemeiner reports: Iran's proxy in Lebanon, the Shia terrorist movement Hezbollah, has become the "most powerful non-state armed force on the planet," a report by a group of former senior military officials and diplomats, many of them from NATO member states, concluded this week. The report from the independent High-Level Military Group (HLMG) -- whose members include Iraq war veteran Lt.-Gen. Michael D. Barbero of the US, Gen. Klaus Dieter Neumann, former commander of the German armed forc
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in a statement issued on Wednesday said the June 18 missile attacks on ISIL commander bases and arms facilities in Syria's Deir Ezzor in an operation codenamed 'Lailat al-Ghadr' had followed the military hierarchy and was carried out with full coordination of Armed Forces under command of Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei. The statement adds that all stages of intelligence gathering about the position of ISIL Takfiri terrorists and their bas
The source added that the army units carried out intensive operation against ISIL terrorists, leaving a number of them dead and destroying their equipment. According to the source, the army units continue chasing the terrorists' remnants while the engineering units are dismantling the mines and explosives planted by terrorists in the town's streets and squares. Army and Armed Forces units carried out a military operation against gatherings of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists in the surroundings of Bar
Seventy-five Daesh militants were killed during operations in Al-Anbar, in the last 72 hours, according to Brigadier-General Yahya Rasul. Spokesman for the Iraqi army's Joint Operations Command (JOC), Yahya Rasul, said that the joint forces of Iraqi army and Hashd al-Shaabi fighters killed 75 terrorists in Al-Qaim district, which was Daesh's last stronghold in the western city of Anbar, since the beginning of the operation on Thursday. That day, the Iraqi prime minister's office announced that t
A senior Revolutionary Guard commander has confirmed Iran's military support for the regime of Bashar Al-Assad in Syria. General Mohammed Eskandari said that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has trained and prepared 42 brigades and 138 battalions to fight in Syria. He has urged Iranians to donate freely to support the Syrian regime because the war in Syria is, "in fact", Iran's war against the United States. Eskandari's remarks followed similar statements by the leader of the IRGC, H
You're either with Israel or you're for the Islamo-Nazi. This unqualified statement is true simply because the nation of Israel is fighting for survival, battling against fanatical Islamists who are backed by Iran's army of insurgency, Hamas. And, the stated purpose of Hamas and Iran is to accomplish the total destruction of the Jewish people and Israel as a nation. It doesn't get more black and white than that. It's the very definition of anti-semitism. This should be a no-brainer for our ivy l
A Field commander told SANA that the Syrian Arab Army's tactics relied on offensives from multiple directions to take terrorist organizations by surprise and weaken their defensive ability, which collapsed rapidly under the pressure of the Army. He added that special operations forces are working to establish control over this area in order to establish an advanced point in the vast countryside of Idleb where Jabhat al-Nusra and its affiliates are running amok, which will serve as a springboard
Last month, the Pakistan army launched what it describes as a major military offensive against the jihadi terrorist safe haven in North Waziristan. Senior generals and the civilian defence minister insist that this time Pakistan will go after all militant groups, including fighters who target neighbouring Afghanistan and have, in the past, been deemed Pakistan's strategic assets. Accompanied by much media discussion of "Operation Zarb-e-Azb", the Pakistani army has fought many battles over the l
A senior Revolutionary Guard commander has confirmed Iran's military support for the regime of Bashar Al-Assad in Syria. General Mohammed Eskandari said that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has trained and prepared 42 brigades and 138 battalions to fight in Syria. He has urged Iranians to donate freely to support the Syrian regime because the war in Syria is, "in fact", Iran's war against the United States. Eskandari's remarks followed similar statements by the leader of the IRGC, H
On April 13, 2017 the U.S. military dropped its 21,600 lb. "Mother Of All Bombs" on an ISIS stronghold in Afghanistan. Learn why this weapon was selected, details about the target, what was accomplished, and the fact that the Afghan government and tribal leaders applauded the strike, here . Movie director Josh Fox, however, expressed outrage on Twitter in reaction to this strike, describing it as "Atrocity. Murder. Abomination," and claimed that "only #love stops hate, and bombings only create
There are many documents proving that United States and its allies have "shamelessly" attacked the armed forces of Iraq and Syria with the aim of rescuing terrorist groups, he highlighted. He made the remarks at a meeting with Afghanistan's Minister of National Defense Lieutenant General Tariq Shah Bahrami on Sunday. Touching on the growing trend of cooperation between Iran and Afghanistan in political, financial and defense realms, Shamkhani stressed the need for implementing joint actions to s
A Field commander told SANA that the Syrian Arab Army's tactics relied on offensives from multiple directions to take terrorist organizations by surprise and weaken their defensive ability, which collapsed rapidly under the pressure of the Army. He added that special operations forces are working to establish control over this area in order to establish an advanced point in the vast countryside of Idleb where Jabhat al-Nusra and its affiliates are running amok, which will serve as a springboard
China, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan agree to a military cooperation deal to share intelligence and training in the battle against terrorism in the region. Chinese soldiers march during a military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing Thursday Sept. 3, 2015. ( TRT World and Agencies ) China, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan on Wednesday pledged to set up a new alliance to fight against terrorism after senior military officials met in Urumqi
By Lukas Tomlinson, Fox News As the war against the Islamic State terror group winds down in Iraq and Syria, the U.S. military is increasingly turning its attention to Afghanistan. In April 2017, American and allied jets dropped over 3,000 bombs on ISIS in Iraq and Syria. But a year later, aircrafts dropped just 254 bombs, a sign of how much the war against ISIS has changed, according to a new strike report released on April 30 from the U.S. Air Force. Throughout April, the U.S. military dropp
February 06, 2018 Syria - Is The Turkish Attack On Afrin Intended To Split The U.S.-Kurdish Alliance? The successful Syrian army operation to liberate Abu-Duhur airbase left a large enclave (pink) controlled by al-Qaeda and ISIS fighters in east-Hama. Further advances towards Idleb have been halted for now to clean up the cauldron that could otherwise create future troubles behind the lines. bigger Most of the al-Qaeda/HTS aligned Takfiris are though to have fled the now enclosed area before it
Russian military believes Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State, may have been killed in an airstrike. The Defense Ministry said in a statement the Russian Air Force struck a group of ISIS leaders outside Raqqa, Syria on May 28. "According to information which is verified through various channels, the meeting was also attended by the leader of ISIS, Ibrahim Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was also killed during the airstrike," the defense ministry says . Russia's Foreign Minister Serge
Intelligence reports that questioned the efficacy of U.S. airstrikes against Islamic State fighters were reportedly questioned, watered-down, or distorted, in order to present a more "glass half full" view of the bombing campaign, new reporting reveals. In an exclusive report published over the weekend, Daily Beast reporters Shane Harris and Nancy Youssef exposed the actual analysis that military leaders with U.S. Central Command, or CENTCOM, are being accused of altering in order to paint a "ro
A senior Revolutionary Guard commander has confirmed Iran's military support for the regime of Bashar Al-Assad in Syria. General Mohammed Eskandari said that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has trained and prepared 42 brigades and 138 battalions to fight in Syria. He has urged Iranians to donate freely to support the Syrian regime because the war in Syria is, "in fact", Iran's war against the United States. Eskandari's remarks followed similar statements by the leader of the IRGC, H
On April 13, 2017 the U.S. military dropped its 21,600 lb. "Mother Of All Bombs" on an ISIS stronghold in Afghanistan. Learn why this weapon was selected, details about the target, what was accomplished, and the fact that the Afghan government and tribal leaders applauded the strike, here . Movie director Josh Fox, however, expressed outrage on Twitter in reaction to this strike, describing it as "Atrocity. Murder. Abomination," and claimed that "only #love stops hate, and bombings only create
There are many documents proving that United States and its allies have "shamelessly" attacked the armed forces of Iraq and Syria with the aim of rescuing terrorist groups, he highlighted. He made the remarks at a meeting with Afghanistan's Minister of National Defense Lieutenant General Tariq Shah Bahrami on Sunday. Touching on the growing trend of cooperation between Iran and Afghanistan in political, financial and defense realms, Shamkhani stressed the need for implementing joint actions to s
A Field commander told SANA that the Syrian Arab Army's tactics relied on offensives from multiple directions to take terrorist organizations by surprise and weaken their defensive ability, which collapsed rapidly under the pressure of the Army. He added that special operations forces are working to establish control over this area in order to establish an advanced point in the vast countryside of Idleb where Jabhat al-Nusra and its affiliates are running amok, which will serve as a springboard
China, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan agree to a military cooperation deal to share intelligence and training in the battle against terrorism in the region. Chinese soldiers march during a military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing Thursday Sept. 3, 2015. ( TRT World and Agencies ) China, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan on Wednesday pledged to set up a new alliance to fight against terrorism after senior military officials met in Urumqi
By Lukas Tomlinson, Fox News As the war against the Islamic State terror group winds down in Iraq and Syria, the U.S. military is increasingly turning its attention to Afghanistan. In April 2017, American and allied jets dropped over 3,000 bombs on ISIS in Iraq and Syria. But a year later, aircrafts dropped just 254 bombs, a sign of how much the war against ISIS has changed, according to a new strike report released on April 30 from the U.S. Air Force. Throughout April, the U.S. military dropp
February 06, 2018 Syria - Is The Turkish Attack On Afrin Intended To Split The U.S.-Kurdish Alliance? The successful Syrian army operation to liberate Abu-Duhur airbase left a large enclave (pink) controlled by al-Qaeda and ISIS fighters in east-Hama. Further advances towards Idleb have been halted for now to clean up the cauldron that could otherwise create future troubles behind the lines. bigger Most of the al-Qaeda/HTS aligned Takfiris are though to have fled the now enclosed area before it
Russian military believes Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State, may have been killed in an airstrike. The Defense Ministry said in a statement the Russian Air Force struck a group of ISIS leaders outside Raqqa, Syria on May 28. "According to information which is verified through various channels, the meeting was also attended by the leader of ISIS, Ibrahim Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was also killed during the airstrike," the defense ministry says . Russia's Foreign Minister Serge
Intelligence reports that questioned the efficacy of U.S. airstrikes against Islamic State fighters were reportedly questioned, watered-down, or distorted, in order to present a more "glass half full" view of the bombing campaign, new reporting reveals. In an exclusive report published over the weekend, Daily Beast reporters Shane Harris and Nancy Youssef exposed the actual analysis that military leaders with U.S. Central Command, or CENTCOM, are being accused of altering in order to paint a "ro
Nine soldiers from the Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) were killed by Somalia's Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab yesterday, the Washington Post reported. An improvised explosive device ripped through the military vehicles while the KDF were crossing the border en route their military base on the outskirt of Dhobley, in Lower Juba Region, Somalia. Nine KDF soldiers were killed and some 15 others injured in the attack. Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. "Earlier today, I was appalled
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan told Congress on Thursday that thousands more troops are needed in Afghanistan to break the "stalemate" in the fight against terrorism, making it the first major war decision President Trump will have to take while in office. Army Gen. John Nicholson told the Senate Armed Services Committee that there are enough U.S. and NATO troops in counterterrorism operations against the Taliban, but more are needed to "train, advise and assist" the Afghan forces. "We ha
It never ends. Is it too much to ask that we don't send our brave troops into aimless quagmires full of enemy forces fighting each other with no positive outcome that fulfills our interests? Can't we just let our enemies fight each other? When I warned several months ago that Obama was sending our special operators into a meat-grinder, this is exactly what I meant: The U.S. has sent about 40 special-operations troops to work alongside Turkish forces to fight Islamic State in northern Syria, U.S
After President Obama adamantly and repeatedly stated U.S. troops will not be placed in Syria or Iraq for combat roles, new Special Operations forces are on their way to the region to battle ISIS and take back territory and to kill ISIS leaders . For the first time in the year-plus fight against Islamic State militants, the U.S. is putting American combat troops on the ground in a more permanent role in Iraq and Syria. Defense Secretary Ash Carter told Congress on Tuesday that the U.S. military
In Afghanistan, the US military has tried training sessions, embedded cultural advisers, recommended reading lists, and even a video game designed to school American troops in local custom. But 11 years into the war, NATO troops and Afghan soldiers are still beset by a dangerous lack of cultural awareness, officials say, contributing to a string of attacks by Afghan police and soldiers against their military partners. Fifty-one coalition troops have been killed this year by their Afghan counterp
A U.S. servicemember was killed and four were wounded during combat on New Year's Day in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Tuesday. Two of the wounded servicemembers are hospitalized in stable condition and the other two were returned to duty, the military said. The engagement took place in Nangarhar province. The Taliban and Islamic State have frequently fought each other in Nangarhar and both have been targeted by sustained U.S. air strikes. The exact nature of the relationship betwe
A U.S. Army commander whose brigade recently deployed home from Iraq said the U.S. is winning there from a military standpoint, but victory depends on whether the international community can help rebuild devastated areas. "What we are doing, I categorize as winning from a military standpoint," said Army Col. Brian Sullivan, commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, at an Army briefing at the Pentagon on Wednesday. But, he said, "that only gets you so far." "I think that's
The first Marine Corps task force to deploy to southern Afghanistan's violent Helmand province since the Corps pulled out of the region in 2014, officially ended their nearly yearlong mission on Monday. Top brass from Marine Corps Task Force South West handed over command of U.S. military adviser operations in Helmand province to a new tranche of Marines, which will continue training and advising Afghan security forces in Helmand and elsewhere in southern Afghanistan, during a ceremony at Camp S
A special forces Iraqi soldier successfully completed one of the most dangerous missions ever. This 25-year-old soldier disguised as an ISIS fighter, and went right behind enemy lines. He shot six ISIS terrorists, and then he gathered key information on snipers and machine gun teams. This was all done to guarantee a perfectly executed attack against ISIS. This brave soldier's name is Mohammed Qasim, he is known as the "Lion of Mosul." To get behind enemy lines he shed his Iraqi unioform and grab
President Donald Trump said he plans to increase the number of US troops in Afghanistan in a speech Monday night, and continue the longest-running war in American history. Currently, there are about 9,800 U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan and more than 26,000 contractors. The Pentagon defines a defense contractor as "any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, or other legal non-federal entity that enters into a contract directly with the DOD to furnish services, supplies, or constr
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan told Congress on Thursday that thousands more troops are needed in Afghanistan to break the "stalemate" in the fight against terrorism, making it the first major war decision President Trump will have to take while in office. Army Gen. John Nicholson told the Senate Armed Services Committee that there are enough U.S. and NATO troops in counterterrorism operations against the Taliban, but more are needed to "train, advise and assist" the Afghan forces. "We ha
It never ends. Is it too much to ask that we don't send our brave troops into aimless quagmires full of enemy forces fighting each other with no positive outcome that fulfills our interests? Can't we just let our enemies fight each other? When I warned several months ago that Obama was sending our special operators into a meat-grinder, this is exactly what I meant: The U.S. has sent about 40 special-operations troops to work alongside Turkish forces to fight Islamic State in northern Syria, U.S
After President Obama adamantly and repeatedly stated U.S. troops will not be placed in Syria or Iraq for combat roles, new Special Operations forces are on their way to the region to battle ISIS and take back territory and to kill ISIS leaders . For the first time in the year-plus fight against Islamic State militants, the U.S. is putting American combat troops on the ground in a more permanent role in Iraq and Syria. Defense Secretary Ash Carter told Congress on Tuesday that the U.S. military
In Afghanistan, the US military has tried training sessions, embedded cultural advisers, recommended reading lists, and even a video game designed to school American troops in local custom. But 11 years into the war, NATO troops and Afghan soldiers are still beset by a dangerous lack of cultural awareness, officials say, contributing to a string of attacks by Afghan police and soldiers against their military partners. Fifty-one coalition troops have been killed this year by their Afghan counterp
A U.S. servicemember was killed and four were wounded during combat on New Year's Day in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Tuesday. Two of the wounded servicemembers are hospitalized in stable condition and the other two were returned to duty, the military said. The engagement took place in Nangarhar province. The Taliban and Islamic State have frequently fought each other in Nangarhar and both have been targeted by sustained U.S. air strikes. The exact nature of the relationship betwe
A U.S. Army commander whose brigade recently deployed home from Iraq said the U.S. is winning there from a military standpoint, but victory depends on whether the international community can help rebuild devastated areas. "What we are doing, I categorize as winning from a military standpoint," said Army Col. Brian Sullivan, commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, at an Army briefing at the Pentagon on Wednesday. But, he said, "that only gets you so far." "I think that's
The first Marine Corps task force to deploy to southern Afghanistan's violent Helmand province since the Corps pulled out of the region in 2014, officially ended their nearly yearlong mission on Monday. Top brass from Marine Corps Task Force South West handed over command of U.S. military adviser operations in Helmand province to a new tranche of Marines, which will continue training and advising Afghan security forces in Helmand and elsewhere in southern Afghanistan, during a ceremony at Camp S
A special forces Iraqi soldier successfully completed one of the most dangerous missions ever. This 25-year-old soldier disguised as an ISIS fighter, and went right behind enemy lines. He shot six ISIS terrorists, and then he gathered key information on snipers and machine gun teams. This was all done to guarantee a perfectly executed attack against ISIS. This brave soldier's name is Mohammed Qasim, he is known as the "Lion of Mosul." To get behind enemy lines he shed his Iraqi unioform and grab
President Donald Trump said he plans to increase the number of US troops in Afghanistan in a speech Monday night, and continue the longest-running war in American history. Currently, there are about 9,800 U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan and more than 26,000 contractors. The Pentagon defines a defense contractor as "any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, or other legal non-federal entity that enters into a contract directly with the DOD to furnish services, supplies, or constr
A special forces Iraqi soldier successfully completed one of the most dangerous missions ever. This 25-year-old soldier disguised as an ISIS fighter, and went right behind enemy lines. He shot six ISIS terrorists, and then he gathered key information on snipers and machine gun teams. This was all done to guarantee a perfectly executed attack against ISIS. This brave soldier's name is Mohammed Qasim, he is known as the "Lion of Mosul." To get behind enemy lines he shed his Iraqi unioform and grab
After President Obama adamantly and repeatedly stated U.S. troops will not be placed in Syria or Iraq for combat roles, new Special Operations forces are on their way to the region to battle ISIS and take back territory and to kill ISIS leaders . For the first time in the year-plus fight against Islamic State militants, the U.S. is putting American combat troops on the ground in a more permanent role in Iraq and Syria. Defense Secretary Ash Carter told Congress on Tuesday that the U.S. military
On April 13, 2017 the U.S. military dropped its 21,600 lb. "Mother Of All Bombs" on an ISIS stronghold in Afghanistan. Learn why this weapon was selected, details about the target, what was accomplished, and the fact that the Afghan government and tribal leaders applauded the strike, here . Movie director Josh Fox, however, expressed outrage on Twitter in reaction to this strike, describing it as "Atrocity. Murder. Abomination," and claimed that "only #love stops hate, and bombings only create
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria will be going cold Turkey. A coalition led by US troops eviscerated a large cache of drugs controlled by ISIS on June 12, reports the Military Times . Operation Inherent Resolve explained in a press release that the street value of the drugs was about $1.4 million. That buys a lot of falafel and bullets. "Despite [ISIS'] facade of Islamic purity, its criminal terrorists are known drug users and traffickers," the coalition explained. "The cache included more
Iraqi soldiers in an area recently recovered from ISIS near Mosul made a gruesome discovery in what appeared to be a mass grave. The New York Times reported : In a Field South of Mosul, Investigators Probe Mass Grave The stench of death drew Iraqi soldiers to the unsettled plot of land freshly liberated from Islamic State fighters. When a bulldozer scraped the ground, bones poked from just beneath the surface, along with clothing scraps, garbage bags, human remains swarming with flies -- and eve
By Lukas Tomlinson, Fox News As the war against the Islamic State terror group winds down in Iraq and Syria, the U.S. military is increasingly turning its attention to Afghanistan. In April 2017, American and allied jets dropped over 3,000 bombs on ISIS in Iraq and Syria. But a year later, aircrafts dropped just 254 bombs, a sign of how much the war against ISIS has changed, according to a new strike report released on April 30 from the U.S. Air Force. Throughout April, the U.S. military dropp
The Turkish army sent reinforcements to the border with Syria on Sunday, Anadolu has reported. The troops are based in the city of Gaziantep. Taken from the 106th Armoured Brigade, the reinforcements include tanks and other vehicles along with support personnel and equipment. Security sources said that the armoured group would be used in the operations against Daesh in the Syrian city of Jarablus. It is there that Turkey's Special Forces launched an operation in support of the Free Syrian Army.
Working with the Iraqi army's Joint Operations Command, the Popular Mobilisation Forces launch the third phase of an ongoing operation to retake areas east of Tal Afar city from Daesh. PMF carry weapons during a battle with Daesh in Tal Afar, west of Mosul, Iraq. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) also known as Hashd al-Shabi, has retaken the Daesh-occupied Tal Afar airport located to the west of Mosul, the organisation's office confirmed on Wednesday. The Tak Af
Print WASHINGTON - The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, is targeting Iraq's oil fields as part of its plan to raise revenue and build its caliphate infrastructure. The move makes it unlikely the ISIS would destroy the fields, unless the Iraqi military regroups and attempts to recapture them. In addition to the oil and natural gas field in the Sunni-controlled region of Iraq, ISIS is about to capture the Balad Air Base just north of Baghdad where U.S. F-16s were slated to be based. ISI
By:Clyde Wilson | September 06, 2016 Order withdrawal of troops and materiel from Afghanistan and Iraq. (Without bringing the indigenous population with you.) Perhaps a small CIA presence might be maintained just for intelligence-gathering, which is what they are supposed to be doing anyway. Join with Russia to destroy ISIS in preparation for a withdrawal from Syria. This will allow the indigenous forces to sort it out among themselves and also create a constructive relationship with Russia t
After President Obama adamantly and repeatedly stated U.S. troops will not be placed in Syria or Iraq for combat roles, new Special Operations forces are on their way to the region to battle ISIS and take back territory and to kill ISIS leaders . For the first time in the year-plus fight against Islamic State militants, the U.S. is putting American combat troops on the ground in a more permanent role in Iraq and Syria. Defense Secretary Ash Carter told Congress on Tuesday that the U.S. military
On April 13, 2017 the U.S. military dropped its 21,600 lb. "Mother Of All Bombs" on an ISIS stronghold in Afghanistan. Learn why this weapon was selected, details about the target, what was accomplished, and the fact that the Afghan government and tribal leaders applauded the strike, here . Movie director Josh Fox, however, expressed outrage on Twitter in reaction to this strike, describing it as "Atrocity. Murder. Abomination," and claimed that "only #love stops hate, and bombings only create
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria will be going cold Turkey. A coalition led by US troops eviscerated a large cache of drugs controlled by ISIS on June 12, reports the Military Times . Operation Inherent Resolve explained in a press release that the street value of the drugs was about $1.4 million. That buys a lot of falafel and bullets. "Despite [ISIS'] facade of Islamic purity, its criminal terrorists are known drug users and traffickers," the coalition explained. "The cache included more
Iraqi soldiers in an area recently recovered from ISIS near Mosul made a gruesome discovery in what appeared to be a mass grave. The New York Times reported : In a Field South of Mosul, Investigators Probe Mass Grave The stench of death drew Iraqi soldiers to the unsettled plot of land freshly liberated from Islamic State fighters. When a bulldozer scraped the ground, bones poked from just beneath the surface, along with clothing scraps, garbage bags, human remains swarming with flies -- and eve
By Lukas Tomlinson, Fox News As the war against the Islamic State terror group winds down in Iraq and Syria, the U.S. military is increasingly turning its attention to Afghanistan. In April 2017, American and allied jets dropped over 3,000 bombs on ISIS in Iraq and Syria. But a year later, aircrafts dropped just 254 bombs, a sign of how much the war against ISIS has changed, according to a new strike report released on April 30 from the U.S. Air Force. Throughout April, the U.S. military dropp
The Turkish army sent reinforcements to the border with Syria on Sunday, Anadolu has reported. The troops are based in the city of Gaziantep. Taken from the 106th Armoured Brigade, the reinforcements include tanks and other vehicles along with support personnel and equipment. Security sources said that the armoured group would be used in the operations against Daesh in the Syrian city of Jarablus. It is there that Turkey's Special Forces launched an operation in support of the Free Syrian Army.
Working with the Iraqi army's Joint Operations Command, the Popular Mobilisation Forces launch the third phase of an ongoing operation to retake areas east of Tal Afar city from Daesh. PMF carry weapons during a battle with Daesh in Tal Afar, west of Mosul, Iraq. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) also known as Hashd al-Shabi, has retaken the Daesh-occupied Tal Afar airport located to the west of Mosul, the organisation's office confirmed on Wednesday. The Tak Af
Print WASHINGTON - The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, is targeting Iraq's oil fields as part of its plan to raise revenue and build its caliphate infrastructure. The move makes it unlikely the ISIS would destroy the fields, unless the Iraqi military regroups and attempts to recapture them. In addition to the oil and natural gas field in the Sunni-controlled region of Iraq, ISIS is about to capture the Balad Air Base just north of Baghdad where U.S. F-16s were slated to be based. ISI
By:Clyde Wilson | September 06, 2016 Order withdrawal of troops and materiel from Afghanistan and Iraq. (Without bringing the indigenous population with you.) Perhaps a small CIA presence might be maintained just for intelligence-gathering, which is what they are supposed to be doing anyway. Join with Russia to destroy ISIS in preparation for a withdrawal from Syria. This will allow the indigenous forces to sort it out among themselves and also create a constructive relationship with Russia t
By CHQ Staff | 2/11/14 "That's the good thing as a President, I can do whatever I want." - Barack Obama "When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal." - Richard Nixon For the most lawless presidency in American history the liberal "journalists" of the establishment media generally look to the Nixon administration and the Watergate break-in and cover-up. But those examples of Nixon's law breaking were small potatoes compared to Barack Obama's policy of systematically breaking
Noel Sheppard of NewsBusters posted Saturday on Barack Obama's tirade against Fox News. The underlying report by Ryan Alessi of McClatchy's Lexington Herald-Leader also contained this nugget (HT National Review' Online's Media Blog ), showing that the candidate's basic geography challenges continue: Obama conceded that he has a steep challenge to get his message and background to voters in states such as Kentucky -- where he trails Sen. Hillary Clinton by 27 points, according to a poll published
Earlier this evening, Curtis Houck at NewsBusters noted how Hillary Clinton committed an obvious gaffe for someone who is supposedly radically pro-abortion. On NBC's Meet the Press , Chuck Todd asked, "When, or if, does an unborn child have constitutional rights?" Mrs. Clinton responded that "the unborn person doesn't have constitutional rights." The best way to tell when a leftist's gaffe is serious is to see if the Associated Press or the New York Times have recognized its existence. As of 9 p
I tweeted this comment about the Benghazi hearing a few minutes ago: They're putting on a show for the right wing audience and don't even care that everyone else sees right through it. And here's a great example of the right wing audience this clown show is aimed at: Jim Hoft, Stupidest Man on the Internet, who's posted no less than five crazed rants about this hearing, full of random capitalization and bizarre hyperbolic language. Hoft also recycles another old lie about the Benghazi attack, be
Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, ABC, CBS and NBC have slanted news coverage in favor of left-wing critics like the ACLU who suggest we Americans have more to fear from our own government than from the al-Qaeda terrorists who killed nearly 3,000 of us five years ago. In coverage of three important anti-terror programs, reporters cast the U.S. as threatening Americans' civil liberties and violating captured terrorists' human rights. Those are the findings of a new Media Research Center study of
On Monday, President Obama's former Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer appeared on both CBS This Morning and Megyn Kelly Today on NBC. Newsbusters claims that he was treated to softball questions, which gave him the opportunity to promote his new book, Yes We (Still) Can . Kelly asked Pfeiffer how effective he thought President Trump has been at undoing the legacy of President Obama "because that seems to be, clearly, his goal," said Kelly. "I mean, that is the operating principle of Tr
Bill O'Reilly was so sure Fox truly is fair and balanced that he asked Fox host Heather Nauert how many liberal pundits are employed by Fox vs. how many conservatives. While Nauert proudly announced that 19 liberals are on the Fox payroll, she did not want to compare that with the number of conservatives. On his "Mad as Hell" segment last night, Bill O'Reilly read a viewer letter saying he gets "aggravated" by the liberals on Fox. "Enough already with these smug leftists, " the viewer wrote. "'F
On a whole, the Fox News Democratic Presidential Town hall was pretty good. Baier went after Hillary pretty hard on the emails which was expected and the audience questions were good overall, but what was just as interesting was the Frank Luntz' focus group that appeared on The Kelly File, at the tail end of her show. The conversation between Luntz and the group was so rooted in reality and facts of what the candidates were saying and how they related, that Frank Luntz was tremendously impressed
CHQ Staff | 4/19/17 Ohio's conservative State Treasurer Josh Mandel recently announced that he is running for the US Senate in a campaign that, if successful in the Republican Primary, would pit him against Far-Left Democrat Sherrod Brown. Conservative Josh Mandel booked two early endorsements from conservative powerhouses The Club for Growth PAC and The Senate Conservatives Fund, and now he's picked-up a third, our friends at the Citizens United Political Victory Fund. Mandel was one of the few
George Rasley, CHQ Editor Those who missed the 5:00 p.m. Fox News Republican "undercard" debate because they are not totally addicted to politics or were still stuck in traffic on their way home from work missed a substantive and in some ways more revealing debate than the 9:00 p.m. prime time event between the alleged "top tier" candidates. The so-called undercard revealed a deep pool of talent in the Republican field; that is a stark contrast to the narrow choices presented by the Democratic P
Noel Sheppard of NewsBusters posted Saturday on Barack Obama's tirade against Fox News. The underlying report by Ryan Alessi of McClatchy's Lexington Herald-Leader also contained this nugget (HT National Review' Online's Media Blog ), showing that the candidate's basic geography challenges continue: Obama conceded that he has a steep challenge to get his message and background to voters in states such as Kentucky -- where he trails Sen. Hillary Clinton by 27 points, according to a poll published
Earlier this evening, Curtis Houck at NewsBusters noted how Hillary Clinton committed an obvious gaffe for someone who is supposedly radically pro-abortion. On NBC's Meet the Press , Chuck Todd asked, "When, or if, does an unborn child have constitutional rights?" Mrs. Clinton responded that "the unborn person doesn't have constitutional rights." The best way to tell when a leftist's gaffe is serious is to see if the Associated Press or the New York Times have recognized its existence. As of 9 p
I tweeted this comment about the Benghazi hearing a few minutes ago: They're putting on a show for the right wing audience and don't even care that everyone else sees right through it. And here's a great example of the right wing audience this clown show is aimed at: Jim Hoft, Stupidest Man on the Internet, who's posted no less than five crazed rants about this hearing, full of random capitalization and bizarre hyperbolic language. Hoft also recycles another old lie about the Benghazi attack, be
Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, ABC, CBS and NBC have slanted news coverage in favor of left-wing critics like the ACLU who suggest we Americans have more to fear from our own government than from the al-Qaeda terrorists who killed nearly 3,000 of us five years ago. In coverage of three important anti-terror programs, reporters cast the U.S. as threatening Americans' civil liberties and violating captured terrorists' human rights. Those are the findings of a new Media Research Center study of
On Monday, President Obama's former Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer appeared on both CBS This Morning and Megyn Kelly Today on NBC. Newsbusters claims that he was treated to softball questions, which gave him the opportunity to promote his new book, Yes We (Still) Can . Kelly asked Pfeiffer how effective he thought President Trump has been at undoing the legacy of President Obama "because that seems to be, clearly, his goal," said Kelly. "I mean, that is the operating principle of Tr
Bill O'Reilly was so sure Fox truly is fair and balanced that he asked Fox host Heather Nauert how many liberal pundits are employed by Fox vs. how many conservatives. While Nauert proudly announced that 19 liberals are on the Fox payroll, she did not want to compare that with the number of conservatives. On his "Mad as Hell" segment last night, Bill O'Reilly read a viewer letter saying he gets "aggravated" by the liberals on Fox. "Enough already with these smug leftists, " the viewer wrote. "'F
On a whole, the Fox News Democratic Presidential Town hall was pretty good. Baier went after Hillary pretty hard on the emails which was expected and the audience questions were good overall, but what was just as interesting was the Frank Luntz' focus group that appeared on The Kelly File, at the tail end of her show. The conversation between Luntz and the group was so rooted in reality and facts of what the candidates were saying and how they related, that Frank Luntz was tremendously impressed
CHQ Staff | 4/19/17 Ohio's conservative State Treasurer Josh Mandel recently announced that he is running for the US Senate in a campaign that, if successful in the Republican Primary, would pit him against Far-Left Democrat Sherrod Brown. Conservative Josh Mandel booked two early endorsements from conservative powerhouses The Club for Growth PAC and The Senate Conservatives Fund, and now he's picked-up a third, our friends at the Citizens United Political Victory Fund. Mandel was one of the few
George Rasley, CHQ Editor Those who missed the 5:00 p.m. Fox News Republican "undercard" debate because they are not totally addicted to politics or were still stuck in traffic on their way home from work missed a substantive and in some ways more revealing debate than the 9:00 p.m. prime time event between the alleged "top tier" candidates. The so-called undercard revealed a deep pool of talent in the Republican field; that is a stark contrast to the narrow choices presented by the Democratic P
I tweeted this comment about the Benghazi hearing a few minutes ago: They're putting on a show for the right wing audience and don't even care that everyone else sees right through it. And here's a great example of the right wing audience this clown show is aimed at: Jim Hoft, Stupidest Man on the Internet, who's posted no less than five crazed rants about this hearing, full of random capitalization and bizarre hyperbolic language. Hoft also recycles another old lie about the Benghazi attack, be
By CHQ Staff | 3/17/14 North Carolina's establishment Republican Representative Renee Ellmers barely squeaked into office in 2010, and surely would have been defeated without the support of the Tea Party movement and other grassroots limited government constitutional conservatives. Since that time Ellmers has made the fastest about-face in the history of Washington, DC to become one of the most reliable votes for DC insider style big government spending - and most inexplicably - for giving amnes
George Rasley, CHQ Editor | 12/8/17 If you thought amnesty for illegal aliens was dead for this year, think again. On December 5, some 32 alleged Republicans sent a letter to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan demanding that Congress enact an amnesty for DACA recipients "before the end of the year." At the top of the list of signers was the name of Rep. Scott Taylor (VA-2). Congressman Taylor, you may recall, was the RINO who blamed the Republican Party of Virginia's devastating loss in the November
By CHQ Staff | 6/20/2014 Yesterday, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, spoke on the Senate floor and delivered remarks about the President's proposed actions in Iraq that should be applied not just to Iraq, but to a host of other challenges facing America today. Until the leaders of our government stop making bad choices, said Cruz, we will be left with bad options. Here's a transcript of Senator Cruz's remarks: I rise today to discuss the deteriorating situation in Iraq. There has been considerable de
George Rasley, CHQ Editor | 7/1/2016 Yesterday, Senator Ted Cruz conducted another hearing on the roots of Muslim terrorism in America. As Senator Cruz pointed out, "This year alone, the Obama administration has twice purged mentions of 'ISIS' and 'Islamic terrorism' from highly significant public records--one involving French President Hollande's remarks about the Paris terror attacks and the other involving the terrorist's 911 call during the horrific Orlando attack. The Administration was fo
Folks it will all come down to the CBO score for the Cruz amendment! The WAPO is scared. They decided a few minutes ago to put out an article that kills the Cruz amendment. They think the # of people that won't be insured will rise drastically if the amendment stays. Their argument at this point still revolves around the 5% of Americans that don't get their healthcare from their employer and have preexisting conditions. They believe that the 95% of Americans that want to purchase a non Obamacare
By CHQ Staff | 9/7/12 Democrats originally proposed a party platform that omitted any reference to God. On Wednesday, during an acrimonious session of their Convention, they put a reference to God back into the Democratic Party platform. Many in the crowd booed, hissed and jeered. 95% of CHQ readers polled said that under Obama the Democrats have engaged in a war on religion and the jeering, hissing and booing was proof they have become the party of secular liberalism. Only 4% saw the crowd's
Who's up for a depressing update to the already-depressing story we covered yesterday? To recap, two gay hoteliers in New York are under fire from their own community over the unforgivable transgression of having dined and conversed with Ted Cruz, with whom they have strong differences on gay rights issues. A boycott against their properties has been launched, with organizers expressing an eagerness to shut 'em down completely, if necessary. In a 'victory' for tolerance, progress, and gays ge
The conservative media company, PragerU, is suing YouTube, the online video giant, claiming that YouTube censors the short videos PragerU produces. Founded in 2011 by Dennis Prager, the organization focuses on conservative viewpoints on various issues. They create short, animated videos that discuss these issues. And they are ready to go to war with YouTube : "'Google/YouTube have represented that their platforms and services are intended to effectuate the exercise free speech among the public,'
George Rasley, CHQ Editor | 7/5/2016 The news that Speaker Paul Ryan and the House Republican "leadership" are moving a bill that purports to strengthen our government's almost non-existent battle against domestic Muslim terrorism might sound good to most Americans - until they read the actual substance of the bill. Supposedly the bill, sponsored by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, would force the Department of Homeland Security to prioritize efforts against radical Islamic terrorism, all
By CHQ Staff | 3/17/14 North Carolina's establishment Republican Representative Renee Ellmers barely squeaked into office in 2010, and surely would have been defeated without the support of the Tea Party movement and other grassroots limited government constitutional conservatives. Since that time Ellmers has made the fastest about-face in the history of Washington, DC to become one of the most reliable votes for DC insider style big government spending - and most inexplicably - for giving amnes
George Rasley, CHQ Editor | 12/8/17 If you thought amnesty for illegal aliens was dead for this year, think again. On December 5, some 32 alleged Republicans sent a letter to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan demanding that Congress enact an amnesty for DACA recipients "before the end of the year." At the top of the list of signers was the name of Rep. Scott Taylor (VA-2). Congressman Taylor, you may recall, was the RINO who blamed the Republican Party of Virginia's devastating loss in the November
By CHQ Staff | 6/20/2014 Yesterday, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, spoke on the Senate floor and delivered remarks about the President's proposed actions in Iraq that should be applied not just to Iraq, but to a host of other challenges facing America today. Until the leaders of our government stop making bad choices, said Cruz, we will be left with bad options. Here's a transcript of Senator Cruz's remarks: I rise today to discuss the deteriorating situation in Iraq. There has been considerable de
George Rasley, CHQ Editor | 7/1/2016 Yesterday, Senator Ted Cruz conducted another hearing on the roots of Muslim terrorism in America. As Senator Cruz pointed out, "This year alone, the Obama administration has twice purged mentions of 'ISIS' and 'Islamic terrorism' from highly significant public records--one involving French President Hollande's remarks about the Paris terror attacks and the other involving the terrorist's 911 call during the horrific Orlando attack. The Administration was fo
Folks it will all come down to the CBO score for the Cruz amendment! The WAPO is scared. They decided a few minutes ago to put out an article that kills the Cruz amendment. They think the # of people that won't be insured will rise drastically if the amendment stays. Their argument at this point still revolves around the 5% of Americans that don't get their healthcare from their employer and have preexisting conditions. They believe that the 95% of Americans that want to purchase a non Obamacare
By CHQ Staff | 9/7/12 Democrats originally proposed a party platform that omitted any reference to God. On Wednesday, during an acrimonious session of their Convention, they put a reference to God back into the Democratic Party platform. Many in the crowd booed, hissed and jeered. 95% of CHQ readers polled said that under Obama the Democrats have engaged in a war on religion and the jeering, hissing and booing was proof they have become the party of secular liberalism. Only 4% saw the crowd's
Who's up for a depressing update to the already-depressing story we covered yesterday? To recap, two gay hoteliers in New York are under fire from their own community over the unforgivable transgression of having dined and conversed with Ted Cruz, with whom they have strong differences on gay rights issues. A boycott against their properties has been launched, with organizers expressing an eagerness to shut 'em down completely, if necessary. In a 'victory' for tolerance, progress, and gays ge
The conservative media company, PragerU, is suing YouTube, the online video giant, claiming that YouTube censors the short videos PragerU produces. Founded in 2011 by Dennis Prager, the organization focuses on conservative viewpoints on various issues. They create short, animated videos that discuss these issues. And they are ready to go to war with YouTube : "'Google/YouTube have represented that their platforms and services are intended to effectuate the exercise free speech among the public,'
George Rasley, CHQ Editor | 7/5/2016 The news that Speaker Paul Ryan and the House Republican "leadership" are moving a bill that purports to strengthen our government's almost non-existent battle against domestic Muslim terrorism might sound good to most Americans - until they read the actual substance of the bill. Supposedly the bill, sponsored by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, would force the Department of Homeland Security to prioritize efforts against radical Islamic terrorism, all
1. Church in Indonesia attacked by sword wielding person or persons A priest and several churchgoers have been injured during a machete attack on a church in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta. A 22-year-old man armed with a sword or machete attacked members of the congregation at St Lidwina Church. The priest was struck in the back of the head and several others were injured before the man started hacking at a statue of Jesus and Mary. 2. Pakistani man extradited from Quebec to face child sexual
Roman Catholic Pope Francis urges Myanmar to respect human rights, justice and different ethnicities. But he failed to address the Rohingya crisis and had earlier met with leaders of several faiths saying "unity is always a product of diversity." Pope Francis meets Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in Naypyitaw, Myanmar November 28, 2017. ( Reuters ) Pope Francis was expected to address the Rohingya crisis head-on in a speech in the country's capital on Tuesday. But that didn't happen
August 30, 2016 ( BreakPoint ) -- Terrorism is not yet a daily occurrence, but this summer, it almost began to seem that way. On July 26, a Catholic priest in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvay had his throat slit. A few days earlier, nine people were murdered in a Munich shopping mall. A few days before that, a terrorist attempted to hack to death four people traveling on a German train. And a few days before that, in Nice, 84 innocents celebrating Bastille Day were mowed down by a terrorist in a truck, w
What now after Pope visit? Tagle: Reflect on his messages 'There is so much to reflect on, to pray over,' Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle says of Pope Francis' messages to Filipinos Published 11:10 AM, January 19, 2015 Updated 11:27 AM, January 19, 2015 BACK TO ROME. Pope Francis waves as he prepares to leave the Philippines for a flight back to Rome. Rappler photo MANILA, Philippines - After 5 days in the Philippines that saw Pope Francis diverting from prepared speeches and celebrating Mass under
O n Saturday, June 6, Pope Francis visited Sarajevo, the capital of partitioned Bosnia-Hercegovina. Although treated by international media as a typical papal tour, the event strengthened the potential of the Croat Catholic hierarchy in Bosnia to serve as agents of peace and reconciliation. This is notable in a nation torn asunder, during the 1992-95 Bosnian war, between Bosnian Muslims (also called "Bosniaks"), Bosnian Croat Catholics, and Bosnian Serbian Orthodox Christians. To an outsider, th
When Shenouda became Pope of the Coptic Church in 1971 there were only two Coptic churches in the US - one in New York and one in Los Angeles. When he died in 2012 there were 202 churches. Today there are 250. "That tells you something about the wave, the tsunami of immigration that is taking place and it's not just the United States," Samuel Tadros, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute's Centre for Religious Freedom, a think tank based in Washington DC, tells me. "This church today has over 65
Is the Pope Catholic? For some of Pope Francis's friends and admirers, the answer is no longer an unhesitating Yes. After the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v Hodges and after skulduggery by Planned Parenthood was exposed by undercover journalists, same-sex marriage and abortion were headline issues across the United States. But although the Pope's opposition was crystal clear, he still declined to anathematize abortionists and "marriage equality" during his recent trip. Instead, in a sp
Do Religions Of Peace Call For The Destruction Of Churches? 11:44 AM 03/26/2015 Alan Keyes | Former Assistant Secretary of State Imagine how the world would react if, during his visit to the United States, Pope Francis were to tell a group of Roman Catholic activists that "the destruction of mosques is absolutely necessary and is required by Canon Law." Now consider the following report : Speaking to a delegation in Kuwait, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah, who serves as the grand mufti of Saudi A
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala priest Tom Uzhunnalil, recently freed after being abducted by Islamic militants 18 months ago, has said what he went through "definitely had a purpose" as he thanked all those who helped in his release. In his first video message after being released on September 12, Father Uzhunnalil said he was "happy, strong in mind and soul" though he needed to recuperate. "I am sure God will put me back to whatever mission he wants... He has a purpose in our life," the Salesian pr
Leaving a hammer and sickle crucifix at the feet of a statue of the Patron of Bolivia imparts a powerful impression that Bolivia hopelessly belongs heart and soul to the Communists "Mother of the Saviour and our Mother," Francis prayed, "You, Queen of Bolivia, who from the height of your Shrine in Copacabana attend to the prayers and needs of your children, especially the most poor and abandoned, and protect them: Receive as a gift from the heart of Bolivia and my filial affection the symbols of
Roman Catholic Pope Francis urges Myanmar to respect human rights, justice and different ethnicities. But he failed to address the Rohingya crisis and had earlier met with leaders of several faiths saying "unity is always a product of diversity." Pope Francis meets Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in Naypyitaw, Myanmar November 28, 2017. ( Reuters ) Pope Francis was expected to address the Rohingya crisis head-on in a speech in the country's capital on Tuesday. But that didn't happen
August 30, 2016 ( BreakPoint ) -- Terrorism is not yet a daily occurrence, but this summer, it almost began to seem that way. On July 26, a Catholic priest in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvay had his throat slit. A few days earlier, nine people were murdered in a Munich shopping mall. A few days before that, a terrorist attempted to hack to death four people traveling on a German train. And a few days before that, in Nice, 84 innocents celebrating Bastille Day were mowed down by a terrorist in a truck, w
What now after Pope visit? Tagle: Reflect on his messages 'There is so much to reflect on, to pray over,' Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle says of Pope Francis' messages to Filipinos Published 11:10 AM, January 19, 2015 Updated 11:27 AM, January 19, 2015 BACK TO ROME. Pope Francis waves as he prepares to leave the Philippines for a flight back to Rome. Rappler photo MANILA, Philippines - After 5 days in the Philippines that saw Pope Francis diverting from prepared speeches and celebrating Mass under
O n Saturday, June 6, Pope Francis visited Sarajevo, the capital of partitioned Bosnia-Hercegovina. Although treated by international media as a typical papal tour, the event strengthened the potential of the Croat Catholic hierarchy in Bosnia to serve as agents of peace and reconciliation. This is notable in a nation torn asunder, during the 1992-95 Bosnian war, between Bosnian Muslims (also called "Bosniaks"), Bosnian Croat Catholics, and Bosnian Serbian Orthodox Christians. To an outsider, th
When Shenouda became Pope of the Coptic Church in 1971 there were only two Coptic churches in the US - one in New York and one in Los Angeles. When he died in 2012 there were 202 churches. Today there are 250. "That tells you something about the wave, the tsunami of immigration that is taking place and it's not just the United States," Samuel Tadros, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute's Centre for Religious Freedom, a think tank based in Washington DC, tells me. "This church today has over 65
Is the Pope Catholic? For some of Pope Francis's friends and admirers, the answer is no longer an unhesitating Yes. After the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v Hodges and after skulduggery by Planned Parenthood was exposed by undercover journalists, same-sex marriage and abortion were headline issues across the United States. But although the Pope's opposition was crystal clear, he still declined to anathematize abortionists and "marriage equality" during his recent trip. Instead, in a sp
Do Religions Of Peace Call For The Destruction Of Churches? 11:44 AM 03/26/2015 Alan Keyes | Former Assistant Secretary of State Imagine how the world would react if, during his visit to the United States, Pope Francis were to tell a group of Roman Catholic activists that "the destruction of mosques is absolutely necessary and is required by Canon Law." Now consider the following report : Speaking to a delegation in Kuwait, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah, who serves as the grand mufti of Saudi A
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala priest Tom Uzhunnalil, recently freed after being abducted by Islamic militants 18 months ago, has said what he went through "definitely had a purpose" as he thanked all those who helped in his release. In his first video message after being released on September 12, Father Uzhunnalil said he was "happy, strong in mind and soul" though he needed to recuperate. "I am sure God will put me back to whatever mission he wants... He has a purpose in our life," the Salesian pr
Leaving a hammer and sickle crucifix at the feet of a statue of the Patron of Bolivia imparts a powerful impression that Bolivia hopelessly belongs heart and soul to the Communists "Mother of the Saviour and our Mother," Francis prayed, "You, Queen of Bolivia, who from the height of your Shrine in Copacabana attend to the prayers and needs of your children, especially the most poor and abandoned, and protect them: Receive as a gift from the heart of Bolivia and my filial affection the symbols of
The Fulani herdsmen terrorists reportedly killed over 800 Christians and moderate Muslims, as well as destroyed at least 16 churches, in the last few months of 2016 in Nigeria, representing a rising Islamic threats for believers. Although Christians in Nigeria have been heavily targeted by the Boko Haram terror group since 2009, the nomadic Fulani herdsmen have also been growing more violent in their attacks, with the last three months of 2016 resulting in the deaths of hundreds of believers, ac
Wilayat Sinai, a terror group in Egypt affiliated with the Islamic State, has called Christians its "favorite prey" and warned believers to prepare for more attacks, such as the suicide bombing of a Coptic church in Cairo in December that killed nearly 30 people. The Associated Press reported that the radical group released a 20-minute long video with footage of Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope, Christian businessmen, judges and priests in which the radicals call Egyptian Christians, a minority i
As the commemorative mass for the 21 Christians beheaded by ISIS in Libya was held on the 40th day after their deaths in the village of Al Our in the Minya region of Upper Egypt this past Friday, a mob identified by witnesses as Muslim Brotherhood protestors attacked the home of one of the martyr's families, set fire to the car of one of the mourners, and later lobbed molotov cocktails at the site of the church being constructed in their memory. Al Our village was the home of 13 of the Egyptian
1. 500 Hindus forcibly converted to Islam in Pakistan 2. Police in German City Declare Centre "Dangerous Area", Start Random Stop and Search Programme Police have declared Flensburg city centre as "dangerous" and have introduced new control checks only weeks after Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted the existence of no-go zones in Germany. The police introduced the new measures in order to combat the rising tide of young gang violence that has been a major problem in the centre of Flensburg since
1. Pakistan throws out "un-Islamic" minimum marriage age proposal Pakistan's Senate has struck down legislation governing the minimum age girls can marry, saying a Bill to increase the legal age from 16 to 18 was un-Islamic. The Child Marriage Restraint Bill was rejected after Senator Sehar Kamran, the lawmaker driving the proposal, had her request for a deferment denied on the grounds that she would not be present. 'I have also discussed it with religious scholars and they also believe that gir
"You jihadis, this is the fate that awaits you. Stop 'love jihad' in India, or else you will meet the fate of this man," the attacker said in Hindi. Open hacking of a Muslim man in the name of Love Jihad displays a mindset that only one religion can be a ruler in India and the rest are only sacrificial lambs at the altar of majoritatian vitriol. https://t.co/JpBlZy765W -- Aisi Taisi Democracy (@AisiTaisiDemo) December 8, 2017 A chilling viral video, which shows a Hindu man brutally killing a Mus
Ramadan is a holy month for Muslims across the world and a reminder of three things: the drummers that wake you up for suhur (pre-dawn meal), the hunger pangs that remind us of the less fortunate and the Karagoz and Hacivat shadow theater. After iftar (special meal for breaking the fasting) while the elders pray (prayer performed exclusively in Ramadan), children watch "Karagoz and Hacivat," the shadow puppets play. Karagoz is one of the most famous shadow theater plays in the world of puppetry.
Generosity, goodwill, peace, and love--those are just some of the virtues associated with the spirit of Christmas. But at a time when anti-Islamic prejudice is on the rise in some parts of the world, a video by 23-year-old U.K. resident Nubaid Haroon serves as a heartwarming reminder that such qualities transcend religious differences. As seen in the clip above, Haroon decided to play Santa on the streets of London and give gifts to people in need. He purchased presents with his own money, wrapp
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala priest Tom Uzhunnalil, recently freed after being abducted by Islamic militants 18 months ago, has said what he went through "definitely had a purpose" as he thanked all those who helped in his release. In his first video message after being released on September 12, Father Uzhunnalil said he was "happy, strong in mind and soul" though he needed to recuperate. "I am sure God will put me back to whatever mission he wants... He has a purpose in our life," the Salesian pr
In a strange juxtaposition of news stories, hundreds of Egyptian Copts have fled the Sinai Peninsula after a series of recent Islamist attacks, just as the highest Sunni imam in Cairo is asserting Islam's openness to a religiously pluralistic state. During an Islamic-Christian congress held in Cairo from February 28 to March 1, Sheik Ahmed el-Tayeb (pictured), the Grand Imam of the al-Azhar Mosque, claimed that "Islam does not advocate a religious state" and "is not incompatible with religious p
Wilayat Sinai, a terror group in Egypt affiliated with the Islamic State, has called Christians its "favorite prey" and warned believers to prepare for more attacks, such as the suicide bombing of a Coptic church in Cairo in December that killed nearly 30 people. The Associated Press reported that the radical group released a 20-minute long video with footage of Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope, Christian businessmen, judges and priests in which the radicals call Egyptian Christians, a minority i
As the commemorative mass for the 21 Christians beheaded by ISIS in Libya was held on the 40th day after their deaths in the village of Al Our in the Minya region of Upper Egypt this past Friday, a mob identified by witnesses as Muslim Brotherhood protestors attacked the home of one of the martyr's families, set fire to the car of one of the mourners, and later lobbed molotov cocktails at the site of the church being constructed in their memory. Al Our village was the home of 13 of the Egyptian
1. 500 Hindus forcibly converted to Islam in Pakistan 2. Police in German City Declare Centre "Dangerous Area", Start Random Stop and Search Programme Police have declared Flensburg city centre as "dangerous" and have introduced new control checks only weeks after Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted the existence of no-go zones in Germany. The police introduced the new measures in order to combat the rising tide of young gang violence that has been a major problem in the centre of Flensburg since
1. Pakistan throws out "un-Islamic" minimum marriage age proposal Pakistan's Senate has struck down legislation governing the minimum age girls can marry, saying a Bill to increase the legal age from 16 to 18 was un-Islamic. The Child Marriage Restraint Bill was rejected after Senator Sehar Kamran, the lawmaker driving the proposal, had her request for a deferment denied on the grounds that she would not be present. 'I have also discussed it with religious scholars and they also believe that gir
"You jihadis, this is the fate that awaits you. Stop 'love jihad' in India, or else you will meet the fate of this man," the attacker said in Hindi. Open hacking of a Muslim man in the name of Love Jihad displays a mindset that only one religion can be a ruler in India and the rest are only sacrificial lambs at the altar of majoritatian vitriol. https://t.co/JpBlZy765W -- Aisi Taisi Democracy (@AisiTaisiDemo) December 8, 2017 A chilling viral video, which shows a Hindu man brutally killing a Mus
Ramadan is a holy month for Muslims across the world and a reminder of three things: the drummers that wake you up for suhur (pre-dawn meal), the hunger pangs that remind us of the less fortunate and the Karagoz and Hacivat shadow theater. After iftar (special meal for breaking the fasting) while the elders pray (prayer performed exclusively in Ramadan), children watch "Karagoz and Hacivat," the shadow puppets play. Karagoz is one of the most famous shadow theater plays in the world of puppetry.
Generosity, goodwill, peace, and love--those are just some of the virtues associated with the spirit of Christmas. But at a time when anti-Islamic prejudice is on the rise in some parts of the world, a video by 23-year-old U.K. resident Nubaid Haroon serves as a heartwarming reminder that such qualities transcend religious differences. As seen in the clip above, Haroon decided to play Santa on the streets of London and give gifts to people in need. He purchased presents with his own money, wrapp
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala priest Tom Uzhunnalil, recently freed after being abducted by Islamic militants 18 months ago, has said what he went through "definitely had a purpose" as he thanked all those who helped in his release. In his first video message after being released on September 12, Father Uzhunnalil said he was "happy, strong in mind and soul" though he needed to recuperate. "I am sure God will put me back to whatever mission he wants... He has a purpose in our life," the Salesian pr
In a strange juxtaposition of news stories, hundreds of Egyptian Copts have fled the Sinai Peninsula after a series of recent Islamist attacks, just as the highest Sunni imam in Cairo is asserting Islam's openness to a religiously pluralistic state. During an Islamic-Christian congress held in Cairo from February 28 to March 1, Sheik Ahmed el-Tayeb (pictured), the Grand Imam of the al-Azhar Mosque, claimed that "Islam does not advocate a religious state" and "is not incompatible with religious p
Manifesto issued by the Organising Council of the anarchist Mexican Liberal Party, September 23, 1911, scattered at that time broadcast and republished in its official organ, Regeneracion, January 20, 1912. Mexicans: The Organising Junta Libcom translation: Organising Council, as "Junta" in Spanish just means "Council" of the Mexican Liberal Party views with sympathy your efforts to put in practice the lofty ideals of political, economic and social emancipation, the triumph of which on earth wil
The 20th century was a difficult century for the utopian vision -- the quest for an ideal society free from humanity's chief miseries. The Communist revolutions in Russia and China were supposed to usher in egalitarian utopias where all social needs were met by benevolent state planning. Instead these Communist revolutions produced brutal authoritarian regimes where privileged bureaucracies ruled over the masses and lagged far behind the advanced West in meeting social needs. In the advanced Wes
A historical essay on the transition from Russian Revolution of the Soviets to bureaucratic dictatorship under Stalin, with special emphasis on the period extending from the February Revolution to the period of War Communism. From the Russian Revolution of 1917 to Stalinist Totalitarianism - Agustin Guillamon The Russian Revolution is the most important historical event of the 20th century, and for some historians it is even accounted as one of the great events of human history. Its influence on
CHARLES DICKENS, who was born on February 7, 1812, is one of the most popular British novelists of all time. As readers around the world celebrate his 200th birthday, they are also acknowledging his power in depicting the contradictions in British society during the first great age of industrial capitalism. One of Dickens' contemporary admirers was Karl Marx, who praised him in an article for the New York Tribune on August 1, 1854: The present splendid brotherhood of fiction-writers in England,
Cy Gonick Culture January 7, 2010 1919 Winnipeg General Strike. Winnipeg Tribune / University of Manitoba Archives. As you cross the Slaw Rebchuck bridge, a cement arch straddling the vast rail yard that in earlier times cut off the city's north from its south and center, a sign is visible. Opposite a high school named for a prominent organizer of the Winnipeg General Strike, on the sloped, brown roof of Nepon Motors, it reads "Welcome to the North End: People Before Profits." Only an aspira
With the fall of the Soviet Union and of its satellite empire communism finally lost its great patron With the fall of the Soviet Union and of its satellite empire communism finally lost its great patron. It had long since lost its allure in the reality of a brutal dictatorship that ground its people into the dirt in the race to social justice. So in the West Socialism has gone underground in the Green Movement, the vast network of community organizing groups, and in the Democrat Party. Many of
Illustration by Max-o-matic C amp Hero, in Montauk, is the East Coast's Area 51: older, not as sprawling, a little bit stuffier. Now decommissioned, it was a vast underground warren of laboratories staffed by scientists from Brookhaven Labs, a little farther west, and devoted to teleportation (an off-label application of Albert Einstein's unified theory, supervised at the start by Einstein himself), time travel, and mind control (Camp Hero's radar frequency was said to be perfect for such exp
Erm, again, exploitation is exploitation. For people to be exploited in the capitalist sense as Marx understood it, they have to be people who only own one commodity: Their own labor-power. Labor-power is your abstract/general ability to do any sort of work. This is why S. and others have pointed out that labor-power is essentially your time. Humans have almost limitless possibility of what they could do with their time (as a result of imagination, will, conscious manipulation of nature). You co
- Advertisement - If you want to know the untold history of the U.S.A., then a good place to start is with the history of US imperialism in Asia from the mid-19 th century until today. Not only will that reveal the history of the criminality of US foreign policy, but it will also reveal the true nature of U.S. capitalism, imperialism, fascism and U.S. wars of aggression: past, present and future. For centuries the U.S. has preached that it believes in democracy, freedom and self-determination, b
The socialist leaders in the Soviet Union also had dachas on cold lakes where the summers are short and where they could indulge in the bourgeois activities which were restricted for the proletariat. So DeBlasio "Mr. I supported the Sandinistas" is in good company. It really is amazing that he is the mayor of New York, as messed up as that city can be. (From The New York Post) Well, at least it didn't involve a dead guy. Mayor Bill de Blasio, his wife, Chirlane McCray, and their two kids spent a
The 20th century was a difficult century for the utopian vision -- the quest for an ideal society free from humanity's chief miseries. The Communist revolutions in Russia and China were supposed to usher in egalitarian utopias where all social needs were met by benevolent state planning. Instead these Communist revolutions produced brutal authoritarian regimes where privileged bureaucracies ruled over the masses and lagged far behind the advanced West in meeting social needs. In the advanced Wes
A historical essay on the transition from Russian Revolution of the Soviets to bureaucratic dictatorship under Stalin, with special emphasis on the period extending from the February Revolution to the period of War Communism. From the Russian Revolution of 1917 to Stalinist Totalitarianism - Agustin Guillamon The Russian Revolution is the most important historical event of the 20th century, and for some historians it is even accounted as one of the great events of human history. Its influence on
CHARLES DICKENS, who was born on February 7, 1812, is one of the most popular British novelists of all time. As readers around the world celebrate his 200th birthday, they are also acknowledging his power in depicting the contradictions in British society during the first great age of industrial capitalism. One of Dickens' contemporary admirers was Karl Marx, who praised him in an article for the New York Tribune on August 1, 1854: The present splendid brotherhood of fiction-writers in England,
Cy Gonick Culture January 7, 2010 1919 Winnipeg General Strike. Winnipeg Tribune / University of Manitoba Archives. As you cross the Slaw Rebchuck bridge, a cement arch straddling the vast rail yard that in earlier times cut off the city's north from its south and center, a sign is visible. Opposite a high school named for a prominent organizer of the Winnipeg General Strike, on the sloped, brown roof of Nepon Motors, it reads "Welcome to the North End: People Before Profits." Only an aspira
With the fall of the Soviet Union and of its satellite empire communism finally lost its great patron With the fall of the Soviet Union and of its satellite empire communism finally lost its great patron. It had long since lost its allure in the reality of a brutal dictatorship that ground its people into the dirt in the race to social justice. So in the West Socialism has gone underground in the Green Movement, the vast network of community organizing groups, and in the Democrat Party. Many of
Illustration by Max-o-matic C amp Hero, in Montauk, is the East Coast's Area 51: older, not as sprawling, a little bit stuffier. Now decommissioned, it was a vast underground warren of laboratories staffed by scientists from Brookhaven Labs, a little farther west, and devoted to teleportation (an off-label application of Albert Einstein's unified theory, supervised at the start by Einstein himself), time travel, and mind control (Camp Hero's radar frequency was said to be perfect for such exp
Erm, again, exploitation is exploitation. For people to be exploited in the capitalist sense as Marx understood it, they have to be people who only own one commodity: Their own labor-power. Labor-power is your abstract/general ability to do any sort of work. This is why S. and others have pointed out that labor-power is essentially your time. Humans have almost limitless possibility of what they could do with their time (as a result of imagination, will, conscious manipulation of nature). You co
- Advertisement - If you want to know the untold history of the U.S.A., then a good place to start is with the history of US imperialism in Asia from the mid-19 th century until today. Not only will that reveal the history of the criminality of US foreign policy, but it will also reveal the true nature of U.S. capitalism, imperialism, fascism and U.S. wars of aggression: past, present and future. For centuries the U.S. has preached that it believes in democracy, freedom and self-determination, b
The socialist leaders in the Soviet Union also had dachas on cold lakes where the summers are short and where they could indulge in the bourgeois activities which were restricted for the proletariat. So DeBlasio "Mr. I supported the Sandinistas" is in good company. It really is amazing that he is the mayor of New York, as messed up as that city can be. (From The New York Post) Well, at least it didn't involve a dead guy. Mayor Bill de Blasio, his wife, Chirlane McCray, and their two kids spent a
Campaigners against fur being used to adorn clothing point out that the EU is the world's largest producer of factory-farmed fur, with around 30 million mink, two million fox and 100,000 raccoon dogs killed each year in factory farms. Methods used to kill fur animals including gassing in "death boxes" or anal electrocution. Before animals are killed, campaigners say they are kept in small, wire cages, which sees them self-mutilating their own fur and exhibiting stereoptypical behaviour such as
Niccolo Machiavelli, 1469-1527 (Illustration by Michael Daley) The myth of Machiavelli took flight within a generation of his death in 1527. One of the stock villains of Elizabethan literature is "Machiavel": a sinister, even diabolical figure who preaches blasphemy, treachery and hypocrisy. In Christopher Marlowe's luridly anti-Semitic play, The Jew of Malta , Machiavel delivers a prologue that includes the notorious lines: "I count religion but a childish toy,/And hold there is no sin but igno
Illustration by Matt Daley "Closed, please." I click the wooden door shut. I walk past the poster-lined office, climb the stairs out of the building, and emerge onto the sunny Ryerson University campus in downtown Toronto. I trudge to the subway, shuffling onto a northbound train just as the door closes. I drop into a seat. I stare ahead. No more Gaby. For two years, I saved and planned for a Masters of Journalism degree at Ryerson, and in September 2014 I arrived in Toronto ready to learn. Inst
- Advertisement - Many prophets whose wisdom I acknowledge have said that the self is an illusion, that I am not a separate consciousness but part of a Universal Consciousness. In fact, this tenet seems to be at the core of every mystical tradition. But it is not my experience. My experience is dominated by conditions of this body, its physical needs, its habits, its aches and its yearnings. Even my thoughts and reveries I experience as my own--no one else is thinking these thoughts when I am th
Edited on Wed Dec-22-10 05:09 PM by pokerfan The graph looking thing is an analemma. You've probably seen one before on a globe. It's basically a solar calendar. Tom Hank's character in Cast Away made one by tracing out where the sun hit a spot in his cave each day: (A minor movie nit: wasn't his watch broken? Without a working timepiece he would not have been able to make an analemma as we will learn.) So, if you were to take a picture of the sun at the same time every day it would trace out a
Edited on Sat Feb-09-08 03:56 PM by RetroLounge Ever ride the urban rail lines in the big city? Rural trolley systems? Looking out the front window of my bookstore, across the street, there is a large earthen berm that runs parallel to the highway. This is the old right of way of The Milwaukee Electric Rail Line (TMERL). Having grown up in Chicago, we had the 'L' and electric trolleys slill plied the streets of my chldhood, as did electric trolley buses which fascinated me with the sparks fallin
Bill Leak was the greatest cartoonist of his era and deserves comparison with David Low, the greatest cartoonist of his era, from the First World War to the 1950s. Both initially made their names on The Bulletin magazine in Sydney as left-of-centre satirists but eventually went on to become the most powerful foes of left-wing authoritarianism in all its forms. New Zealand-born David Low (1891-1963) arrived in Sydney in 1911 to work on The Bulletin . During the First World War he became a relentl
Wall Street is thriving ( Image by POND5) Permission Details DMCA - Advertisement - As we get older, and hopefully wiser, we generally start to become more discerning on how we view the world and the problems we face. Many of us who seek to make the world a better place try to look at the problems, analyze them, and do what we can to correct them. However, because there are so many different problems facing us, this approach often overwhelms us and can instill a sense of hopelessness in
Illustration by Scarecrow Artist, used with permission . This time of year you see a lot of jack-o-lanterns decorating front stoops and walkways for Halloween. But have you ever wondered why it's called a "jack-o-lantern"? As it turns out, there's a very timely lesson in the origin of the name, and a recent letter to advice columnist Emily Yoffe, who writes the Dear Prudence advice column, shows the need to teach that lesson is greater now, than perhaps ever before. Of course, Halloween is th
- Advertisement - I'm always humbled when I find a gaping hole in my vocabulary. The other day, someone in a political activist group suggested that it would be effective to 'bird dog' incumbents about a rather controversial issue we were discussing. Mind you, I have made this tactic central to my electoral campaign strategy, integral to implementing my candidate contract plan of action. I just didn't know the name for it. - Advertisement - See? Even the Google definition mentions bird dogging i
Niccolo Machiavelli, 1469-1527 (Illustration by Michael Daley) The myth of Machiavelli took flight within a generation of his death in 1527. One of the stock villains of Elizabethan literature is "Machiavel": a sinister, even diabolical figure who preaches blasphemy, treachery and hypocrisy. In Christopher Marlowe's luridly anti-Semitic play, The Jew of Malta , Machiavel delivers a prologue that includes the notorious lines: "I count religion but a childish toy,/And hold there is no sin but igno
Illustration by Matt Daley "Closed, please." I click the wooden door shut. I walk past the poster-lined office, climb the stairs out of the building, and emerge onto the sunny Ryerson University campus in downtown Toronto. I trudge to the subway, shuffling onto a northbound train just as the door closes. I drop into a seat. I stare ahead. No more Gaby. For two years, I saved and planned for a Masters of Journalism degree at Ryerson, and in September 2014 I arrived in Toronto ready to learn. Inst
- Advertisement - Many prophets whose wisdom I acknowledge have said that the self is an illusion, that I am not a separate consciousness but part of a Universal Consciousness. In fact, this tenet seems to be at the core of every mystical tradition. But it is not my experience. My experience is dominated by conditions of this body, its physical needs, its habits, its aches and its yearnings. Even my thoughts and reveries I experience as my own--no one else is thinking these thoughts when I am th
Edited on Wed Dec-22-10 05:09 PM by pokerfan The graph looking thing is an analemma. You've probably seen one before on a globe. It's basically a solar calendar. Tom Hank's character in Cast Away made one by tracing out where the sun hit a spot in his cave each day: (A minor movie nit: wasn't his watch broken? Without a working timepiece he would not have been able to make an analemma as we will learn.) So, if you were to take a picture of the sun at the same time every day it would trace out a
Edited on Sat Feb-09-08 03:56 PM by RetroLounge Ever ride the urban rail lines in the big city? Rural trolley systems? Looking out the front window of my bookstore, across the street, there is a large earthen berm that runs parallel to the highway. This is the old right of way of The Milwaukee Electric Rail Line (TMERL). Having grown up in Chicago, we had the 'L' and electric trolleys slill plied the streets of my chldhood, as did electric trolley buses which fascinated me with the sparks fallin
Bill Leak was the greatest cartoonist of his era and deserves comparison with David Low, the greatest cartoonist of his era, from the First World War to the 1950s. Both initially made their names on The Bulletin magazine in Sydney as left-of-centre satirists but eventually went on to become the most powerful foes of left-wing authoritarianism in all its forms. New Zealand-born David Low (1891-1963) arrived in Sydney in 1911 to work on The Bulletin . During the First World War he became a relentl
Wall Street is thriving ( Image by POND5) Permission Details DMCA - Advertisement - As we get older, and hopefully wiser, we generally start to become more discerning on how we view the world and the problems we face. Many of us who seek to make the world a better place try to look at the problems, analyze them, and do what we can to correct them. However, because there are so many different problems facing us, this approach often overwhelms us and can instill a sense of hopelessness in
Illustration by Scarecrow Artist, used with permission . This time of year you see a lot of jack-o-lanterns decorating front stoops and walkways for Halloween. But have you ever wondered why it's called a "jack-o-lantern"? As it turns out, there's a very timely lesson in the origin of the name, and a recent letter to advice columnist Emily Yoffe, who writes the Dear Prudence advice column, shows the need to teach that lesson is greater now, than perhaps ever before. Of course, Halloween is th
- Advertisement - I'm always humbled when I find a gaping hole in my vocabulary. The other day, someone in a political activist group suggested that it would be effective to 'bird dog' incumbents about a rather controversial issue we were discussing. Mind you, I have made this tactic central to my electoral campaign strategy, integral to implementing my candidate contract plan of action. I just didn't know the name for it. - Advertisement - See? Even the Google definition mentions bird dogging i
Conservative fundamentalist David Barton and televangelist Kenneth Copeland claimed this weekend that policies granting LGBT citizens equality will bring the nation to its knees. Transcript, via RightWingWatch : Copeland: I don't care who you are, if you turn loose of God and the truth of God, you're going down, brother! You can't--it's created that way; you can't violate the way it was put together. Barton: That is why public policies in a nation are so important. If a nation says, 'hey, we wan
JUAN GONZALEZ : The Senate Judiciary Committee will continue questioning Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan today after she mounted a spirited defense against her critics Tuesday. Barring a major gaffe, she is widely expected to move closer to succeeding Justice John Paul Stevens, who retired from the Supreme Court Monday. Kagan once called the Supreme Court confirmation process, quote, "a vapid and hollow charade," where nominees simply offer a, quote, "repetition of platitudes." This was in a l
By Tim Graham | December 21, 2015 1:51 PM EST While The New York Times Book Review ignores books by conservatives from David Limbaugh to Mark Levin, they analyze conservatism by going to Sam Tanenhaus, who edited the Book Review from 2004 to 2013. One small problem: He wrote a book issued in 2009 predicting The Death of Conservatism. Tanenhaus proclaimed today's conservative movement was like "the exhumed figures of Pompeii, trapped in postures of frozen flight, clenched in the rigor mortis of a
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) recently introduced an amendment to repeal harmful aspects of the Jones Act, a 1920 law that restricts the use of foreign-built or foreign-owned ships for transporting goods within the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, "The coastwise laws [like the Jones Act] are highly protectionist provisions that are intended to create a 'coastwise monopoly' in order to protect and develop the American merchant marine, shipbuilding, etc." But p
Much like Dick Cheney , Lt. Colonel Ralph Peters excoriated President Obama's six years as President. He gives a few reasons why he feels this way, and his assertions become increasingly nutty as he goes along. He begins his tirade, "There's no question, that President Obama has done tremendous damage and he's done it for a variety of reasons." Peters is of course, comparing the economy and the unemployment figures from when Obama took office in 2009 up until now, and we've seen so much damage,
JUAN GONZALEZ : A Texas judge has set an arraignment date for Friday for Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. They were indicted this week by a Texas grand jury on state charges accusing them of responsibility for prisoner abuse in a privately run federal jail. Cheney, Gonzales and the others named in the indictments will not be arrested and do not need to appear in person at the arraignment, the judge said. One indictment charges Cheney and Gonzales with enga
AMY GOODMAN : John Dean joins us in our studio today. But before we go to him, let's hear what Senator Ted Kennedy said yesterday about the Bush administration and the invasion of Iraq. Kennedy spoke at the Brookings Institution yesterday afternoon. TED KENNEDY : Sadly, this administration has failed to live up to basic standards of open and candid debate. On issue after issue, they tell the American people one thing, and do another. They repeatedly invent facts to support their preconceived age
"Timid" Republicans are in danger of blowing an immigration reform bill, Jeffrey Lord, a columnist at the American Spectator and former associate political director under President Ronald Reagan . "I do think there's a problem particularly with Republicans on Capitol Hill," Lord said Friday on Newsmax TV's "America Talks Live." "I think they are in danger of fouling up the immigration issue if they don't get something accomplished. If I can say this as a Republican, this has been the problem a
Published : Wed, Feb 14 th 2018 @ 7:57 am EST Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) will offer the Secure and Succeed Act that would largely reflect the White House proposal to deal with DACA. Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), David Perdue (R-Ga.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) will cosponsor the bill, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has endorsed it. The Secure and Succeed Act would grant amnesty to an estimated 1.8 million DACA-eligible illeg
Famed defense attorney and Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz defended Stephen Bannon on MSNBC Tuesday, saying that there was no evidence to support the notion that he's an anti-Semite. Dershowitz was reacting to Sen. Harry Reid's excoriation of President-elect Donald Trump's choice of his campaign CEO as chief White House strategist. "I just don't think you should toss that phrase around casually unless there's overwhelming evidence," Dershowitz told MSNBC's Steve Kornacki. The evidence, rat
JUAN GONZALEZ : The Senate Judiciary Committee will continue questioning Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan today after she mounted a spirited defense against her critics Tuesday. Barring a major gaffe, she is widely expected to move closer to succeeding Justice John Paul Stevens, who retired from the Supreme Court Monday. Kagan once called the Supreme Court confirmation process, quote, "a vapid and hollow charade," where nominees simply offer a, quote, "repetition of platitudes." This was in a l
By Tim Graham | December 21, 2015 1:51 PM EST While The New York Times Book Review ignores books by conservatives from David Limbaugh to Mark Levin, they analyze conservatism by going to Sam Tanenhaus, who edited the Book Review from 2004 to 2013. One small problem: He wrote a book issued in 2009 predicting The Death of Conservatism. Tanenhaus proclaimed today's conservative movement was like "the exhumed figures of Pompeii, trapped in postures of frozen flight, clenched in the rigor mortis of a
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) recently introduced an amendment to repeal harmful aspects of the Jones Act, a 1920 law that restricts the use of foreign-built or foreign-owned ships for transporting goods within the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, "The coastwise laws [like the Jones Act] are highly protectionist provisions that are intended to create a 'coastwise monopoly' in order to protect and develop the American merchant marine, shipbuilding, etc." But p
Much like Dick Cheney , Lt. Colonel Ralph Peters excoriated President Obama's six years as President. He gives a few reasons why he feels this way, and his assertions become increasingly nutty as he goes along. He begins his tirade, "There's no question, that President Obama has done tremendous damage and he's done it for a variety of reasons." Peters is of course, comparing the economy and the unemployment figures from when Obama took office in 2009 up until now, and we've seen so much damage,
JUAN GONZALEZ : A Texas judge has set an arraignment date for Friday for Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. They were indicted this week by a Texas grand jury on state charges accusing them of responsibility for prisoner abuse in a privately run federal jail. Cheney, Gonzales and the others named in the indictments will not be arrested and do not need to appear in person at the arraignment, the judge said. One indictment charges Cheney and Gonzales with enga
AMY GOODMAN : John Dean joins us in our studio today. But before we go to him, let's hear what Senator Ted Kennedy said yesterday about the Bush administration and the invasion of Iraq. Kennedy spoke at the Brookings Institution yesterday afternoon. TED KENNEDY : Sadly, this administration has failed to live up to basic standards of open and candid debate. On issue after issue, they tell the American people one thing, and do another. They repeatedly invent facts to support their preconceived age
"Timid" Republicans are in danger of blowing an immigration reform bill, Jeffrey Lord, a columnist at the American Spectator and former associate political director under President Ronald Reagan . "I do think there's a problem particularly with Republicans on Capitol Hill," Lord said Friday on Newsmax TV's "America Talks Live." "I think they are in danger of fouling up the immigration issue if they don't get something accomplished. If I can say this as a Republican, this has been the problem a
Published : Wed, Feb 14 th 2018 @ 7:57 am EST Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) will offer the Secure and Succeed Act that would largely reflect the White House proposal to deal with DACA. Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), David Perdue (R-Ga.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) will cosponsor the bill, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has endorsed it. The Secure and Succeed Act would grant amnesty to an estimated 1.8 million DACA-eligible illeg
Famed defense attorney and Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz defended Stephen Bannon on MSNBC Tuesday, saying that there was no evidence to support the notion that he's an anti-Semite. Dershowitz was reacting to Sen. Harry Reid's excoriation of President-elect Donald Trump's choice of his campaign CEO as chief White House strategist. "I just don't think you should toss that phrase around casually unless there's overwhelming evidence," Dershowitz told MSNBC's Steve Kornacki. The evidence, rat
"The goalposts have been moved," said Dan Gerstein, a former aide to Senator Joseph Lieberman and an informal advisor to the Lieberman campaign. Mr. Gerstein was referring to the work of the New York Times editorial board, which stunned and dismayed Team Lieberman on July 30 by endorsing the three-term incumbent's upstart rival in Connecticut's Democratic primary, Ned Lamont. The Times declared that Mr. Lieberman had "adopted the Bush spin" on Abu Ghraib, that he "never challenges [Republicans]
AMY GOODMAN : John Dean joins us in our studio today. But before we go to him, let's hear what Senator Ted Kennedy said yesterday about the Bush administration and the invasion of Iraq. Kennedy spoke at the Brookings Institution yesterday afternoon. TED KENNEDY : Sadly, this administration has failed to live up to basic standards of open and candid debate. On issue after issue, they tell the American people one thing, and do another. They repeatedly invent facts to support their preconceived age
Articles by Eric Federal Court Blocks New York Law Limiting Political Contributions October 24, 2013, 12:45 PM EDT Conservative supporters of Joe Lhota may not leave the New York City mayoral election empty-handed after all. A federal appeals court on Thursday sided with a Lhota-supporting conservative group that is challenging a New York state law that limits political donations. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed a lower court's decision, and granted an injunction that w
Ralph Benko serves as senior advisor, economics, for the American Principles Project and a policy advisor to The Heartland Institute. He is an internationally syndicated political columnist and member of the Conservative Action Project. Benko is editor-in-chief of The Supply Side and, with Charles Kadlec, author of The 21st Century Gold Standard: For Prosperity, Security, and Liberty , and lead co-editor of the Laissez Faire Books edition of Copernicus's Essay on Money . Benko wrote The Webster
On behalf of our activist community, I urge you to contact your senators and representative and ask them to support the legislation to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, to require congressional approval of unilateral trade action taken under Section 232 of that law, . Introduced by Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), the bills would restore congressional authority over trade policy. This summer, America will mark the 22nd anniversary of the enactment of the Personal
The Consequences Of Global Warming -- From A To Z Brad Johnson Dec 9, 2009, 12:30 am The Wonk Room's Brad Johnson is in Copenhagen to cover the global warming treaty negotiations. He will be filing daily dispatches . In this post, he underscores the urgent need for action that confronts the international negotiators as they begin their discussions. As the nations of the world gather in Copenhagen, the Wonk Room has prepared this alphabetical journey of the impacts of climate change around the gl
James K. Glassman is the Founding Executive Director of The George W. Bush Institute and worked as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs under the George W. Bush administration. [2] Bush named Glassman founding directo r of his namesake institute on September 1, 2009, telling Glassman to build "a world-class institute that will promote policies and programs rooted in the core ideals of freedom, opportunity, responsibility, and compassion." [3] Glassman has been the p
PERTH, Australia, May 19, 2011 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - A scientist who was once a top proponent of man-made global warming has said that he now believes the theory is not only false, but is being exploited by governments in hopes that riding energy fears "might even lead to world government." Dr. David Evans, an engineer and former consultant for the Australian Greenhouse Office (now the Department of Climate Change), told the Anti-Carbon-Tax Rally in Perth, Australia, on March 23 that the global
BY LINDA BENTLEY | JUNE 30, 2010 SCOTUS rules in Chicago gun ban case The right to keep and bear arms is ' a privilege of American citizenship' WASHINGTON - On June 28, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito delivered the opinion of the court, in McDonald v. Chicago, which Chief Justice John Roberts, Justices Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, and Clarence Thomas joined, holding that "the Second Amendment right is fully applicable to the states." Alito stated, "Two years ago, in District of Colum
Gary B. Pillersdorf. G ary B. Pillersdorf, founder of prominent litigation firm Gary B. Pillersdorf & Associates, PC, is a board certified Civil Trial Attorney and a past-President of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association. A member of the Million-Dollar Advocates Forum, he has been elected to Super Lawyers for the past three years, as well as having won the prestigious Mel Award from the Melvin Belli Society, the Trial Lawyer of the Year Award from the Institute of Jewish Humanities, an
AMY GOODMAN : John Dean joins us in our studio today. But before we go to him, let's hear what Senator Ted Kennedy said yesterday about the Bush administration and the invasion of Iraq. Kennedy spoke at the Brookings Institution yesterday afternoon. TED KENNEDY : Sadly, this administration has failed to live up to basic standards of open and candid debate. On issue after issue, they tell the American people one thing, and do another. They repeatedly invent facts to support their preconceived age
Articles by Eric Federal Court Blocks New York Law Limiting Political Contributions October 24, 2013, 12:45 PM EDT Conservative supporters of Joe Lhota may not leave the New York City mayoral election empty-handed after all. A federal appeals court on Thursday sided with a Lhota-supporting conservative group that is challenging a New York state law that limits political donations. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed a lower court's decision, and granted an injunction that w
Ralph Benko serves as senior advisor, economics, for the American Principles Project and a policy advisor to The Heartland Institute. He is an internationally syndicated political columnist and member of the Conservative Action Project. Benko is editor-in-chief of The Supply Side and, with Charles Kadlec, author of The 21st Century Gold Standard: For Prosperity, Security, and Liberty , and lead co-editor of the Laissez Faire Books edition of Copernicus's Essay on Money . Benko wrote The Webster
On behalf of our activist community, I urge you to contact your senators and representative and ask them to support the legislation to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, to require congressional approval of unilateral trade action taken under Section 232 of that law, . Introduced by Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), the bills would restore congressional authority over trade policy. This summer, America will mark the 22nd anniversary of the enactment of the Personal
The Consequences Of Global Warming -- From A To Z Brad Johnson Dec 9, 2009, 12:30 am The Wonk Room's Brad Johnson is in Copenhagen to cover the global warming treaty negotiations. He will be filing daily dispatches . In this post, he underscores the urgent need for action that confronts the international negotiators as they begin their discussions. As the nations of the world gather in Copenhagen, the Wonk Room has prepared this alphabetical journey of the impacts of climate change around the gl
James K. Glassman is the Founding Executive Director of The George W. Bush Institute and worked as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs under the George W. Bush administration. [2] Bush named Glassman founding directo r of his namesake institute on September 1, 2009, telling Glassman to build "a world-class institute that will promote policies and programs rooted in the core ideals of freedom, opportunity, responsibility, and compassion." [3] Glassman has been the p
PERTH, Australia, May 19, 2011 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - A scientist who was once a top proponent of man-made global warming has said that he now believes the theory is not only false, but is being exploited by governments in hopes that riding energy fears "might even lead to world government." Dr. David Evans, an engineer and former consultant for the Australian Greenhouse Office (now the Department of Climate Change), told the Anti-Carbon-Tax Rally in Perth, Australia, on March 23 that the global
BY LINDA BENTLEY | JUNE 30, 2010 SCOTUS rules in Chicago gun ban case The right to keep and bear arms is ' a privilege of American citizenship' WASHINGTON - On June 28, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito delivered the opinion of the court, in McDonald v. Chicago, which Chief Justice John Roberts, Justices Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, and Clarence Thomas joined, holding that "the Second Amendment right is fully applicable to the states." Alito stated, "Two years ago, in District of Colum
Gary B. Pillersdorf. G ary B. Pillersdorf, founder of prominent litigation firm Gary B. Pillersdorf & Associates, PC, is a board certified Civil Trial Attorney and a past-President of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association. A member of the Million-Dollar Advocates Forum, he has been elected to Super Lawyers for the past three years, as well as having won the prestigious Mel Award from the Melvin Belli Society, the Trial Lawyer of the Year Award from the Institute of Jewish Humanities, an
Not the Disney Version: Arthur Aviles in Arturella , a reimagining of Cinderella . (Photo: Richard Shpuntoff) A rlene Croce, the distinguished critic who spent some 30 years covering dance at The New Yorker , once published a notorious attack on what she termed "victim art." The occasion was Bill T. Jones's Still/Here , a brilliant, capacious work that drew some of its choreographic and video material from workshops conducted with sick and dying people. Croce refused to see it, claiming it was
New Patent Leaked Rumored to be Samsung's New Foldable Smartphone Free sign up cp newsletter! By Jilianne Arbonida , Christian Post Contributor | Jan 2, 2018 4:19 AM REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji A model poses for photographs with a Galaxy Note 7 new smartphone during its launching ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, August 11, 2016. A new patent of a foldable smartphone has emerged and speculations indicate that it is the rumored smartphone from Samsung. According to Tech Radar , there is a possibility that
FILE PHOTO: The Thomson Reuters logo is seen on the company building in Times Square, New York October 29, 2013. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo August 8, 2018 TORONTO (Reuters) - Thomson Reuters Corp said it was thinking about acquisition opportunities after reporting quarterly earnings that were ahead of expectations on Wednesday and reaffirming its 2018 forecast. The news and information provider agreed in January to sell a 55-percent stake in the Financial & Risk unit, which provides data a
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is seen outside its headquarters in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, April 17, 2012. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo July 26, 2018 HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL] said on Thursday it will increase its annual spending on research and development (R&D) to between $15 billion and $20 billion, as it races to be a global leader in 5G technology. Huawei, which previously pledged to invest $10 billion to $20 billion annually
Runners approach the finish line of the 120th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 18, 2016, in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) "Of course, there's no such thing as a cool marathon," said AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Elliot Abrams. "If you run that distance, you're going to be perspiring. The worst ones are when it rains or it's either around 80 degrees and high humidity - it gets very steamy," he said. Monday's high of 55 F should appease the majority of runners, who typically tend to favor co
Ronald Reagans many admirers may find this idea offensive, but given a new report by the Washington Post it might be fitting to have a display at Reagan National Airport to show how Salvadoran baby skulls were used as candle holders and good luck charms. Perhaps the presentation could contain skeletal remains of Guatemalans and Nicaraguans, too. It might be modeled after skeletons on display in Cambodia from the slaughters by the Khmer Rouge. After all, it was President Reagan more than any o
'Splatoon 2' Update: Leak Reveals New Maps and Weapons, Playable Octolings Teased Free sign up cp newsletter! By Janna Dela Cruz , Christian Post Contributor | Aug 9, 2017 7:14 PM (Photo: Nintendo) The Dualie Squelchers released for "Splatoon 2." Datamining information has revealed that Nintendo seems to be working on tons of brand-new exciting additions for "Splatoon 2." According to Reddit user OatmealDome , who dug into the game files, new and overhauled maps and weapons are in development. T
Why is there a seeming discomfort and sensitivity among Museum workers over their own most popular exhibit? At the Museum, visitors marvel at the shrunken heads, and balk at the idea that their arrangement should be changed to be more respectful or that they should be sent elsewhere. 'The heads are educational. No one here wants them off display', said one visitor. Another argued that 'the notion that we have to communicate with the communities in South America is ridiculous': 'This museum belon
Rumours abound that the Royal College of Art, perhaps the most prestigious art school in Britain, is contemplating the opening of a branch in Dubai. Speculation centres on a recent survey issued to students at the College, which asked whether they would feel comfortable with a sister operation opening in a country where freedom of expression is carefully controlled by the authorities. Why such a question needed to be asked is obvious; the UAE is one of the most oppressive states in the world. Wi
FILE PHOTO: The Carige bank logo is seen in Rome, Italy, April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini/File Photo August 7, 2018 MILAN (Reuters) - Banca Carige <CRGI.MI> said on Tuesday the European Central Bank (ECB) had made no reference to a possible "resolution" of the Italian bank in rejecting its latest capital plan, dismissing a risk flagged by Moody's ratings agency following a downgrade. Resolution is a procedure that ensures the orderly liquidation of banks and involves a series of measur
New Patent Leaked Rumored to be Samsung's New Foldable Smartphone Free sign up cp newsletter! By Jilianne Arbonida , Christian Post Contributor | Jan 2, 2018 4:19 AM REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji A model poses for photographs with a Galaxy Note 7 new smartphone during its launching ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, August 11, 2016. A new patent of a foldable smartphone has emerged and speculations indicate that it is the rumored smartphone from Samsung. According to Tech Radar , there is a possibility that
FILE PHOTO: The Thomson Reuters logo is seen on the company building in Times Square, New York October 29, 2013. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo August 8, 2018 TORONTO (Reuters) - Thomson Reuters Corp said it was thinking about acquisition opportunities after reporting quarterly earnings that were ahead of expectations on Wednesday and reaffirming its 2018 forecast. The news and information provider agreed in January to sell a 55-percent stake in the Financial & Risk unit, which provides data a
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is seen outside its headquarters in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, April 17, 2012. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo July 26, 2018 HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL] said on Thursday it will increase its annual spending on research and development (R&D) to between $15 billion and $20 billion, as it races to be a global leader in 5G technology. Huawei, which previously pledged to invest $10 billion to $20 billion annually
Runners approach the finish line of the 120th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 18, 2016, in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) "Of course, there's no such thing as a cool marathon," said AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Elliot Abrams. "If you run that distance, you're going to be perspiring. The worst ones are when it rains or it's either around 80 degrees and high humidity - it gets very steamy," he said. Monday's high of 55 F should appease the majority of runners, who typically tend to favor co
Ronald Reagans many admirers may find this idea offensive, but given a new report by the Washington Post it might be fitting to have a display at Reagan National Airport to show how Salvadoran baby skulls were used as candle holders and good luck charms. Perhaps the presentation could contain skeletal remains of Guatemalans and Nicaraguans, too. It might be modeled after skeletons on display in Cambodia from the slaughters by the Khmer Rouge. After all, it was President Reagan more than any o
'Splatoon 2' Update: Leak Reveals New Maps and Weapons, Playable Octolings Teased Free sign up cp newsletter! By Janna Dela Cruz , Christian Post Contributor | Aug 9, 2017 7:14 PM (Photo: Nintendo) The Dualie Squelchers released for "Splatoon 2." Datamining information has revealed that Nintendo seems to be working on tons of brand-new exciting additions for "Splatoon 2." According to Reddit user OatmealDome , who dug into the game files, new and overhauled maps and weapons are in development. T
Why is there a seeming discomfort and sensitivity among Museum workers over their own most popular exhibit? At the Museum, visitors marvel at the shrunken heads, and balk at the idea that their arrangement should be changed to be more respectful or that they should be sent elsewhere. 'The heads are educational. No one here wants them off display', said one visitor. Another argued that 'the notion that we have to communicate with the communities in South America is ridiculous': 'This museum belon
Rumours abound that the Royal College of Art, perhaps the most prestigious art school in Britain, is contemplating the opening of a branch in Dubai. Speculation centres on a recent survey issued to students at the College, which asked whether they would feel comfortable with a sister operation opening in a country where freedom of expression is carefully controlled by the authorities. Why such a question needed to be asked is obvious; the UAE is one of the most oppressive states in the world. Wi
FILE PHOTO: The Carige bank logo is seen in Rome, Italy, April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini/File Photo August 7, 2018 MILAN (Reuters) - Banca Carige <CRGI.MI> said on Tuesday the European Central Bank (ECB) had made no reference to a possible "resolution" of the Italian bank in rejecting its latest capital plan, dismissing a risk flagged by Moody's ratings agency following a downgrade. Resolution is a procedure that ensures the orderly liquidation of banks and involves a series of measur
As his candidature for the Libertarian Party indicates, his end, his principle, is freedom, and his political objective is to enlarge its potential exercise. As he told the Richmond Times-Dispatch , 'I've always comes down on the side of personal choice, as long as those choices don't harm others'. Or as his campaign website puts it, 'I want to get the government out of your life. Out of your cellphone. Out of your bedroom. And back into the business of protecting your freedoms, not restricting
ATLANTA -- What is 'the PayPal monopoly'? It's a phrase I coined to describe any business that has become so large that you almost have no option but to use them whether you agree with their culture, ethics, rules and/or procedures. There are plenty of monopolies in our economy, mostly to the disadvantage of the 28 million small businesses in the United States. Over the last half a century, businesses in the cable, banking, financial and media industries have consolidated to the point where a
8 p.m., Johns Hopkins University, Shriver Hall, 3400 N. Charles St., hub.jhu.edu , free and open to the general public, reserved seats for $25. Since the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria threatened to launch attacks in America in 2012, ISIS has become a constant source of fear and confusion in the American political discourse. Offering answers to your questions, journalist Robin Wright, president of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces Hadi al-Bahra, and former U.S.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Alabama Policy Institute hosted an event Tuesday debating the merits of IRS controls over non-profits and tax-exempt groups that "benefit social welfare." The Internal Revenue Service announced earlier this year it is seeking to broaden a rule policing political nonprofits to include political parties and political actions committees. By changing this rule, many current 501(c)(3) groups could fall under 501(c)(4) status requiring the disclosure of their donor lists. 501(c
Christopher Halloran/Shutterstock.com Supporters of Donald Trump's campaign have recently employed an unorthodox tactic to secure additional votes in Pennsylvania and Ohio - forming a super PAC to mobilize Amish voters. The aptly named Amish PAC has already purchased billboard and newspaper advertisements in in an effort to appeal to Amish voters. But will the Amish vote for Trump in 2016? My research with Donald Kraybill provides some guidance on this question. Do the Amish vote? There are a nu
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison squared off against Patrick Henry and his bill for Establishing A Provision for Teachers of the Christian Religion for Virginia in the mid-1780s. Jefferson and Madison won the day, and the Virginia legislature did not enact Henrys bill. This was no simple anti-religious victory. In an ironic twist, Henrys argument in support of religious establishment breathes more of secular modernity than Jefferson and Madisons arguments. Jefferson and Madison made extensive
I recently attended the first annual conference of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEECon) in Atlanta. Besides being a generally great event for people who care about economic liberty, the conference featured, as keynote speaker, Jimmy Wales, the cofounder of Wikipedia. It's unlikely that anyone reading this is unfamiliar with the online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, but it remains fairly easy to underestimate the revolutionary nature of the platform. I was in college when Wikipedia
Judaism and Christianity declare that God's will and incontrovertible law is the source of men's rights. Socialists like President Obama, however, view the two faiths as primary obstacles to the collective objectives of the state. Last year, Judson Phillips wrote in The Washington Times something apparent to anyone politically astute. He said: "It is beyond debate that America has a president who is cheering for and working for our enemies. We have a president who wants to see nations that hate
The Beacon Hill Institute for Public Policy Research ( BHI ) started as the research arm of the Department of Economics at Suffolk University in Boston originally founded in 1991 by the Republican politician Ray Shamie . According to their website , the Beacon Hill Institute "specializes in the development of state-of-the-art economic and statistical models for policy analysis." [1] , [2] In December 2015, after a policy was put in place that restricted BHI 's fundraising activities, the Beacon
James Buchanan Professor of Economics, Harris University A year ago this month, the New York Times profiled Nobel Laureate James M. Buchanan , Harris University Professor of Economics and general director of the Center for Study of Public Choice at George Mason University as one of the leaders of a "quiet revolution in politico-economic thinking:" a revolution which, the Times noted, "focuses on the political process particularly," and in Buchanan's words, "on structure, on how the rules work
ATLANTA -- What is 'the PayPal monopoly'? It's a phrase I coined to describe any business that has become so large that you almost have no option but to use them whether you agree with their culture, ethics, rules and/or procedures. There are plenty of monopolies in our economy, mostly to the disadvantage of the 28 million small businesses in the United States. Over the last half a century, businesses in the cable, banking, financial and media industries have consolidated to the point where a
8 p.m., Johns Hopkins University, Shriver Hall, 3400 N. Charles St., hub.jhu.edu , free and open to the general public, reserved seats for $25. Since the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria threatened to launch attacks in America in 2012, ISIS has become a constant source of fear and confusion in the American political discourse. Offering answers to your questions, journalist Robin Wright, president of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces Hadi al-Bahra, and former U.S.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Alabama Policy Institute hosted an event Tuesday debating the merits of IRS controls over non-profits and tax-exempt groups that "benefit social welfare." The Internal Revenue Service announced earlier this year it is seeking to broaden a rule policing political nonprofits to include political parties and political actions committees. By changing this rule, many current 501(c)(3) groups could fall under 501(c)(4) status requiring the disclosure of their donor lists. 501(c
Christopher Halloran/Shutterstock.com Supporters of Donald Trump's campaign have recently employed an unorthodox tactic to secure additional votes in Pennsylvania and Ohio - forming a super PAC to mobilize Amish voters. The aptly named Amish PAC has already purchased billboard and newspaper advertisements in in an effort to appeal to Amish voters. But will the Amish vote for Trump in 2016? My research with Donald Kraybill provides some guidance on this question. Do the Amish vote? There are a nu
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison squared off against Patrick Henry and his bill for Establishing A Provision for Teachers of the Christian Religion for Virginia in the mid-1780s. Jefferson and Madison won the day, and the Virginia legislature did not enact Henrys bill. This was no simple anti-religious victory. In an ironic twist, Henrys argument in support of religious establishment breathes more of secular modernity than Jefferson and Madisons arguments. Jefferson and Madison made extensive
I recently attended the first annual conference of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEECon) in Atlanta. Besides being a generally great event for people who care about economic liberty, the conference featured, as keynote speaker, Jimmy Wales, the cofounder of Wikipedia. It's unlikely that anyone reading this is unfamiliar with the online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, but it remains fairly easy to underestimate the revolutionary nature of the platform. I was in college when Wikipedia
Judaism and Christianity declare that God's will and incontrovertible law is the source of men's rights. Socialists like President Obama, however, view the two faiths as primary obstacles to the collective objectives of the state. Last year, Judson Phillips wrote in The Washington Times something apparent to anyone politically astute. He said: "It is beyond debate that America has a president who is cheering for and working for our enemies. We have a president who wants to see nations that hate
The Beacon Hill Institute for Public Policy Research ( BHI ) started as the research arm of the Department of Economics at Suffolk University in Boston originally founded in 1991 by the Republican politician Ray Shamie . According to their website , the Beacon Hill Institute "specializes in the development of state-of-the-art economic and statistical models for policy analysis." [1] , [2] In December 2015, after a policy was put in place that restricted BHI 's fundraising activities, the Beacon
James Buchanan Professor of Economics, Harris University A year ago this month, the New York Times profiled Nobel Laureate James M. Buchanan , Harris University Professor of Economics and general director of the Center for Study of Public Choice at George Mason University as one of the leaders of a "quiet revolution in politico-economic thinking:" a revolution which, the Times noted, "focuses on the political process particularly," and in Buchanan's words, "on structure, on how the rules work
A PhD in economics and a career in management consultancy would suggest that the new Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has a flare for maths. Yet when it comes to policy, Greg Clark's record doesn't always add up. A renowned Tory moderniser, Clark's appointment to head the new department (born out of watering down BIS, and dismantling DECC) has been greeted with optimism from the business community and green sector alike. He "gets climate change", said Ruth Davis fr
Animal Law Professor: Veganism Part Of The Commitment To Non-Violence P ulitzer-winning journalist Chris Hedges interviews Gary L. Francione , 'Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of Law and Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Scholar of Law and Philosophy at Rutgers University School of Law-Newark . Francione received his M.A. in philosophy and his J.D. from the University of Virginia. Some points detailed in the interview: "Veganism is part of a commitment to non-violence ... It's all one issue. I
Dr. Wolfram is the William E. Dr. Wolfram is the William E. Simon Professor of Economics and Public Policy and Director of Economics at Hillsdale College, and President of Hillsdale Policy Group, a consulting firm specializing in taxation and policy analysis. He was a member and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Lake Superior State University; served as a member of Michigan's State Board of Education from 1993 to 1999; was Chairman of the Headlee Amendment Blue Ribbon Commission; and h
Ralph Benko serves as senior advisor, economics, for the American Principles Project and a policy advisor to The Heartland Institute. He is an internationally syndicated political columnist and member of the Conservative Action Project. Benko is editor-in-chief of The Supply Side and, with Charles Kadlec, author of The 21st Century Gold Standard: For Prosperity, Security, and Liberty , and lead co-editor of the Laissez Faire Books edition of Copernicus's Essay on Money . Benko wrote The Webster
In his afterword, policy analyst David Utting notes that 'those familiar with the work of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, but unaware of its history... may feel uncomfortable that a moral dimension has been so overtly acknowledged to the factual study of social disadvantage and its consequences'. Most Third Sector organisations today, whether engaged in research, advocacy work or practical projects, work busily to produce clearly measurable outcomes or influence policy in a particular direction.
Robert Anthony Peters is a proud alum of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE). He completed his BS at the University of Arizona in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, and was a Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow in Washington, DC. Robert Anthony Peters is a proud alum of the Foundation for Economic Education ( FEE ). He completed his BS at the University of Arizona in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, and was a Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow in Washington, DC. Peters trained at the Lee Strasberg Thea
James Neal-Ellis is a 19-year-old, second year student at Western University, studying in the Honours Specialization Political Science stream. James will be pursuing an Honours in Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business next year. Most Recent Articles by James Neal-Ellis: Mar 18, 2014 -- James Neal-Ellis Statistics Canada reposts that Canada's youth unemployment rate that includes citizens between the ages of 15 to 24 reached approximately 14% in February 2014, which is
I n the fall of 2010, Stephen Webb challenged me to a footrace at Wabash College. I accepted. We lined up on a sidewalk crack. Before the signal came, Webb bolted off. As I ran to pass him, he pushed me into the road. He tried to grab my shirt to stop me from passing him again. He laughed with wildfire in his eyes. A couple of years later Webb wrote to me, saying, "I was, if you recall, going to write about you, beginning with this sentence: 'A screaming came across the sky. . . . ' (stolen from
The administrative state has existed since the nation's earliest days. Until the New Deal, it did not directly regulate the business and personal affairs of most Americans. Beginning in the 1930s and continuing until today, the federal Leviathan has become a powerful and intrusive feature in American society. That was particularly true during the eight years of the Obama Administration as federal agencies took it upon themselves to govern almost every aspect of modern life, including who may use
This year's Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded to American economist Richard H Thaler for his contributions on the subject. Thaler is a professor of behavioural sciences and economics at the University of Chicago. File image of richard Thaler. AP The prize was awarded for "understanding the psychology of economics", Swedish Academy of Sciences secretary Goeran Hansson said on Monday. "His empirical findings and theoretical insights have been instrumental in creating the new and ra
Animal Law Professor: Veganism Part Of The Commitment To Non-Violence P ulitzer-winning journalist Chris Hedges interviews Gary L. Francione , 'Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of Law and Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Scholar of Law and Philosophy at Rutgers University School of Law-Newark . Francione received his M.A. in philosophy and his J.D. from the University of Virginia. Some points detailed in the interview: "Veganism is part of a commitment to non-violence ... It's all one issue. I
Dr. Wolfram is the William E. Dr. Wolfram is the William E. Simon Professor of Economics and Public Policy and Director of Economics at Hillsdale College, and President of Hillsdale Policy Group, a consulting firm specializing in taxation and policy analysis. He was a member and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Lake Superior State University; served as a member of Michigan's State Board of Education from 1993 to 1999; was Chairman of the Headlee Amendment Blue Ribbon Commission; and h
Ralph Benko serves as senior advisor, economics, for the American Principles Project and a policy advisor to The Heartland Institute. He is an internationally syndicated political columnist and member of the Conservative Action Project. Benko is editor-in-chief of The Supply Side and, with Charles Kadlec, author of The 21st Century Gold Standard: For Prosperity, Security, and Liberty , and lead co-editor of the Laissez Faire Books edition of Copernicus's Essay on Money . Benko wrote The Webster
In his afterword, policy analyst David Utting notes that 'those familiar with the work of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, but unaware of its history... may feel uncomfortable that a moral dimension has been so overtly acknowledged to the factual study of social disadvantage and its consequences'. Most Third Sector organisations today, whether engaged in research, advocacy work or practical projects, work busily to produce clearly measurable outcomes or influence policy in a particular direction.
Robert Anthony Peters is a proud alum of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE). He completed his BS at the University of Arizona in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, and was a Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow in Washington, DC. Robert Anthony Peters is a proud alum of the Foundation for Economic Education ( FEE ). He completed his BS at the University of Arizona in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, and was a Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow in Washington, DC. Peters trained at the Lee Strasberg Thea
James Neal-Ellis is a 19-year-old, second year student at Western University, studying in the Honours Specialization Political Science stream. James will be pursuing an Honours in Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business next year. Most Recent Articles by James Neal-Ellis: Mar 18, 2014 -- James Neal-Ellis Statistics Canada reposts that Canada's youth unemployment rate that includes citizens between the ages of 15 to 24 reached approximately 14% in February 2014, which is
I n the fall of 2010, Stephen Webb challenged me to a footrace at Wabash College. I accepted. We lined up on a sidewalk crack. Before the signal came, Webb bolted off. As I ran to pass him, he pushed me into the road. He tried to grab my shirt to stop me from passing him again. He laughed with wildfire in his eyes. A couple of years later Webb wrote to me, saying, "I was, if you recall, going to write about you, beginning with this sentence: 'A screaming came across the sky. . . . ' (stolen from
The administrative state has existed since the nation's earliest days. Until the New Deal, it did not directly regulate the business and personal affairs of most Americans. Beginning in the 1930s and continuing until today, the federal Leviathan has become a powerful and intrusive feature in American society. That was particularly true during the eight years of the Obama Administration as federal agencies took it upon themselves to govern almost every aspect of modern life, including who may use
This year's Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded to American economist Richard H Thaler for his contributions on the subject. Thaler is a professor of behavioural sciences and economics at the University of Chicago. File image of richard Thaler. AP The prize was awarded for "understanding the psychology of economics", Swedish Academy of Sciences secretary Goeran Hansson said on Monday. "His empirical findings and theoretical insights have been instrumental in creating the new and ra
Professor Adler is the author or editor of four books on environmental policy and over a dozen book chapters. He is a Policy Advisor to The Heartland Institute. Jonathan H. Adler is the inaugural Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Business Law & Regulation at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where he teaches courses in environmental, administrative, and constitutional law. Professor Adler is the author or editor of four books on environmental
TEHRAN - Research assistant professor in Qatar University believes that the U.S. plan to form Arab NATO aims not only to curb Iran but also to displace Russia and China from region's strategic weaponry market. The United States is quietly pushing ahead with a bid to create a new security and political alliance with six Persian Gulf Arab states, Egypt and Jordan in part to counter Iran's expansion in the region. The White House wants to see deeper cooperation between the countries on missile defe
No. 3, May 2009 The first formal step required of presidential aspirants in Iran is to register their candidacy. By the May 9, 2009, deadline for the Iranian presidential election,[3] 3,272 individuals had filed candidacy papers, but as of May 16, 2009, only 476 actually completed the process.[4] To complete their paperwork, each candidate must provide information about military service and discharge papers, occupational history, court cases in which they have been involved, a list of any foreig
The prospects for influence and power, it seems, have never looked brighter for journalists on The Guardian newspaper. First of all, we had the appointment of its deputy editor, Ian Katz, to the position of editor of Newsnight, the BBC TV's flagship current affairs programme. Now, we learn that the fellows of an Oxford college, Lady Margaret Hall, have elected its editor, Alan Rusbridger, to take over as College Principal. The talented Mr R. is due to step down as Guardian editor in the summer
I n the volatile Germany of the 1920s, Joseph Roth was a successful writer of journalism and fiction. "I paint the portrait of the age," he told his editor at the one economist , a leading liberal newspaper. He also said that the paper was his "fatherland and exchequer," for it paid him the unheard-of rate of a mark a line. His travel books were especially part of the age. Unlike the usual run of visitors to the Soviet Union, he recognized that Communism rested on oppression and falsehood. Jewis
The two sides conferred on regional and bilateral issues. Turning to the position of Iran international affairs, Rezaei said, "we expect France to take influential role of Iran both in regional and international arena." He also referred to the widespread activities of Iran in fighting against terrorism and said, "Iran sustained heavy losses in fighting against terrorism both in Syria and Iraq, otherwise, terrorist groups were penetrating into Europe although some ISIL groups have been trained in
TEHRAN - Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association in Washington, praises Iran for playing a major role in approving the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in the United Nations. "The Islamic Republic of Iran was an active participant in the negotiations and was among the 122 states that voted to adopt the agreement on July 7," Kimball tells the Tehran Times in an exclusive interview. Following is the full text of the interview: Q: There is a strong emphasis o
BY: Adam Kredo Follow @Kredo0 January 23, 2013 1:00 pm Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas claimed Zionists collaborated with the Nazis during a recent interview with a Hezbollah-linked television station, raising concerns among Western experts that Abbas is resorting to anti-Semitic tropes in order to sure up support from his extremist governing coalition. "I challenge anyone to deny the relationship between Zionism and Nazism before World War II," Abbas said during an interview with
An Israeli lawyer has shed light in a new book on the role the Mossad intelligence agency has played in US litigation she pursues against the international financing of Israel's enemies. Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, an Orthodox Jewish mother of six, heads the not-for-profit Shurat HaDin-Israel Law Center, which has named Palestinian authorities, Iran, Lebanon's Hezbollah and North Korea as defendants in lawsuits it has brought. Many of the cases were heard in US courtrooms, either because victims of
Steven Salaita's Israel's Dead Soul (2011) merits serious attention and ultimately effusive praise. It contains five critical essays that not only offer brilliant insight into the cultural and ideological practices of Zionism in both Israel and the United States, but implicitly explain why his conscientious efforts would be denigrated and rejected by the ostensibly liberal aspects of this culture at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Israel's "dead soul" is not Salaita's own accusation
TEHRAN - Research assistant professor in Qatar University believes that the U.S. plan to form Arab NATO aims not only to curb Iran but also to displace Russia and China from region's strategic weaponry market. The United States is quietly pushing ahead with a bid to create a new security and political alliance with six Persian Gulf Arab states, Egypt and Jordan in part to counter Iran's expansion in the region. The White House wants to see deeper cooperation between the countries on missile defe
No. 3, May 2009 The first formal step required of presidential aspirants in Iran is to register their candidacy. By the May 9, 2009, deadline for the Iranian presidential election,[3] 3,272 individuals had filed candidacy papers, but as of May 16, 2009, only 476 actually completed the process.[4] To complete their paperwork, each candidate must provide information about military service and discharge papers, occupational history, court cases in which they have been involved, a list of any foreig
The prospects for influence and power, it seems, have never looked brighter for journalists on The Guardian newspaper. First of all, we had the appointment of its deputy editor, Ian Katz, to the position of editor of Newsnight, the BBC TV's flagship current affairs programme. Now, we learn that the fellows of an Oxford college, Lady Margaret Hall, have elected its editor, Alan Rusbridger, to take over as College Principal. The talented Mr R. is due to step down as Guardian editor in the summer
I n the volatile Germany of the 1920s, Joseph Roth was a successful writer of journalism and fiction. "I paint the portrait of the age," he told his editor at the one economist , a leading liberal newspaper. He also said that the paper was his "fatherland and exchequer," for it paid him the unheard-of rate of a mark a line. His travel books were especially part of the age. Unlike the usual run of visitors to the Soviet Union, he recognized that Communism rested on oppression and falsehood. Jewis
The two sides conferred on regional and bilateral issues. Turning to the position of Iran international affairs, Rezaei said, "we expect France to take influential role of Iran both in regional and international arena." He also referred to the widespread activities of Iran in fighting against terrorism and said, "Iran sustained heavy losses in fighting against terrorism both in Syria and Iraq, otherwise, terrorist groups were penetrating into Europe although some ISIL groups have been trained in
TEHRAN - Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association in Washington, praises Iran for playing a major role in approving the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in the United Nations. "The Islamic Republic of Iran was an active participant in the negotiations and was among the 122 states that voted to adopt the agreement on July 7," Kimball tells the Tehran Times in an exclusive interview. Following is the full text of the interview: Q: There is a strong emphasis o
BY: Adam Kredo Follow @Kredo0 January 23, 2013 1:00 pm Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas claimed Zionists collaborated with the Nazis during a recent interview with a Hezbollah-linked television station, raising concerns among Western experts that Abbas is resorting to anti-Semitic tropes in order to sure up support from his extremist governing coalition. "I challenge anyone to deny the relationship between Zionism and Nazism before World War II," Abbas said during an interview with
An Israeli lawyer has shed light in a new book on the role the Mossad intelligence agency has played in US litigation she pursues against the international financing of Israel's enemies. Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, an Orthodox Jewish mother of six, heads the not-for-profit Shurat HaDin-Israel Law Center, which has named Palestinian authorities, Iran, Lebanon's Hezbollah and North Korea as defendants in lawsuits it has brought. Many of the cases were heard in US courtrooms, either because victims of
Steven Salaita's Israel's Dead Soul (2011) merits serious attention and ultimately effusive praise. It contains five critical essays that not only offer brilliant insight into the cultural and ideological practices of Zionism in both Israel and the United States, but implicitly explain why his conscientious efforts would be denigrated and rejected by the ostensibly liberal aspects of this culture at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Israel's "dead soul" is not Salaita's own accusation
The auction reopens the debate on whether controlled sales should be allowed or whether there should be a total ban on rhino horn sales. Workers hold a tranquillised rhino after it was dehorned in an effort to deter the poaching of one of the worlds endangered species, at a farm outside Klerksdorp, in the north west province, South Africa. ( Reuters ) South Africa's first legal auction of rhino horns opened for bids on Wednesday and 264 horns went on sale after the owner of the world's biggest p
Eating goat might be better for the planet than beef -- and it's healthier than other meats. This might be a new concept for the U.S., but not for much of the rest of the world. Goat has always been popular in the Caribbean, the Middle East, and in Asia. It takes a lot less land to raise a goat than a cow, because goats browse as opposed to grazing. Depending on land quality, you can have up to 8 goats per acre, whereas one cow needs at least 1.8 acres of land. Goats are usually raised on small,
A rare west coast mammal is up for Endangered Species protection thanks to the threat posed by California's illegal marijuana industry. The fisher, a carnivorous cousin of the weasel found in the old-growth forests in California, Oregon and Washington is already rare, its numbers reduced by fur trappers and loggers going back to the 1800s, as well as by urban development. Only two naturally occurring wild populations exist, according to the Center for Biological Diversity : one is in the southe
PORTLAND, Maine - The federal government is touting new protections for young cod as a way to help rebuild the population of the fish. The population of cod has plummeted off of New England, which was once home to a much larger fishery for the species. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says new fishing management rules include a Habitat Area of Particular Concern designation to help juvenile cod. The zone stretches along the coast from Maine to Rhode Island and includes areas
A nearly 800-pound alligator suspected of eating cattle was killed Saturday during a hunt near the Florida Everglades. Okeechobee resident Lee Lightsey, who owns the Outwest Farms hunting group, captured and killed the monstrous alligator, which was about 15-feet long, WPEC-TV reported . The gator was discovered in the cattle ponds at Outwest Farms, and hunting guide Blake Godwin said he believed it had been eating cattle, Fox 13 Tampa Bay reported . A large farm tractor was used to pull the ani
For decades, live animal markets, or pashu haat / mela or shandy have been openly selling both milch animals and animals for slaughter without any regulations. These markets do not have any facilities for veterinary inspections or even basic facilities such as water troughs, ramps for loading and unloading. Insurmountable cruelties such as over-crowding in markets, over-loading during transportation, failure to provide food, water or shelter to the animals brought to these markets was routine. R
One of the world's cutest animals could disappear from the wild because of global warming. The white winter weasel, nicknamed 'ermine' after its stunning coat, is being wiped out by foxes, wolves and birds of prey, according to new research. A decade long study found numbers of the adorable creature have halved because of fewer days of snow cover. Its white coat provides the perfect disguise to see off predators such as raccoons, buzzards and ravens. But the rising thermometer has dramatically l
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has removed the Hualapai Mexican vole from the endangered species list, three decades after mistakenly listing the rodent as an endangered subspecies of Mexican vole in 1987, according to a final rule published in the Federal Register . The state of Arizona filed a petition with FWS to have the creature removed from the list in 2004, citing an analysis showing the Hualapai was not a distinct subspecies of the Mexican vole. Despite accepting Arizona's evid
Alaska alone has 57 million acres (more than all of Utah) set aside as wilderness As they have since long before 1980, activists continue to claim that any drilling would destroy the entire ANWR area's wilderness character and threaten its caribou, polar bears, birds and other wildlife. In all too typical hyperbole, League of Conservation Voters president Gene Karpinski claimed the tax law provision will "turn one of our last remaining wild places into an industrial oilfield." That's absurd. Ala
MIT researchers have determined that microbe killers were the source of methane that caused a mass extinction millions of year ago. Tiny organisms known as Methanosarcina bloomed in the oceans about 252 million years ago and gave off a large amount of the poison gas, which changed the atmosphere and the chemical makeup of the oceans. The ocean swarm of micro-organisms was the byproduct of volcanic eruptions which threw off the substance nickel. The nickel from the volcanoes provided the metaboli
Eating goat might be better for the planet than beef -- and it's healthier than other meats. This might be a new concept for the U.S., but not for much of the rest of the world. Goat has always been popular in the Caribbean, the Middle East, and in Asia. It takes a lot less land to raise a goat than a cow, because goats browse as opposed to grazing. Depending on land quality, you can have up to 8 goats per acre, whereas one cow needs at least 1.8 acres of land. Goats are usually raised on small,
A rare west coast mammal is up for Endangered Species protection thanks to the threat posed by California's illegal marijuana industry. The fisher, a carnivorous cousin of the weasel found in the old-growth forests in California, Oregon and Washington is already rare, its numbers reduced by fur trappers and loggers going back to the 1800s, as well as by urban development. Only two naturally occurring wild populations exist, according to the Center for Biological Diversity : one is in the southe
PORTLAND, Maine - The federal government is touting new protections for young cod as a way to help rebuild the population of the fish. The population of cod has plummeted off of New England, which was once home to a much larger fishery for the species. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says new fishing management rules include a Habitat Area of Particular Concern designation to help juvenile cod. The zone stretches along the coast from Maine to Rhode Island and includes areas
A nearly 800-pound alligator suspected of eating cattle was killed Saturday during a hunt near the Florida Everglades. Okeechobee resident Lee Lightsey, who owns the Outwest Farms hunting group, captured and killed the monstrous alligator, which was about 15-feet long, WPEC-TV reported . The gator was discovered in the cattle ponds at Outwest Farms, and hunting guide Blake Godwin said he believed it had been eating cattle, Fox 13 Tampa Bay reported . A large farm tractor was used to pull the ani
For decades, live animal markets, or pashu haat / mela or shandy have been openly selling both milch animals and animals for slaughter without any regulations. These markets do not have any facilities for veterinary inspections or even basic facilities such as water troughs, ramps for loading and unloading. Insurmountable cruelties such as over-crowding in markets, over-loading during transportation, failure to provide food, water or shelter to the animals brought to these markets was routine. R
One of the world's cutest animals could disappear from the wild because of global warming. The white winter weasel, nicknamed 'ermine' after its stunning coat, is being wiped out by foxes, wolves and birds of prey, according to new research. A decade long study found numbers of the adorable creature have halved because of fewer days of snow cover. Its white coat provides the perfect disguise to see off predators such as raccoons, buzzards and ravens. But the rising thermometer has dramatically l
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has removed the Hualapai Mexican vole from the endangered species list, three decades after mistakenly listing the rodent as an endangered subspecies of Mexican vole in 1987, according to a final rule published in the Federal Register . The state of Arizona filed a petition with FWS to have the creature removed from the list in 2004, citing an analysis showing the Hualapai was not a distinct subspecies of the Mexican vole. Despite accepting Arizona's evid
Alaska alone has 57 million acres (more than all of Utah) set aside as wilderness As they have since long before 1980, activists continue to claim that any drilling would destroy the entire ANWR area's wilderness character and threaten its caribou, polar bears, birds and other wildlife. In all too typical hyperbole, League of Conservation Voters president Gene Karpinski claimed the tax law provision will "turn one of our last remaining wild places into an industrial oilfield." That's absurd. Ala
MIT researchers have determined that microbe killers were the source of methane that caused a mass extinction millions of year ago. Tiny organisms known as Methanosarcina bloomed in the oceans about 252 million years ago and gave off a large amount of the poison gas, which changed the atmosphere and the chemical makeup of the oceans. The ocean swarm of micro-organisms was the byproduct of volcanic eruptions which threw off the substance nickel. The nickel from the volcanoes provided the metaboli
The most prescient portrait of the American character and our ultimate fate as a species is found in Herman Melville's "Moby Dick." Melville makes our murderous obsessions, our hubris, violent impulses, moral weakness and inevitable self-destruction visible in his chronicle of a whaling voyage. He is our foremost oracle. He is to us what William Shakespeare was to Elizabethan England or Fyodor Dostoyevsky to czarist Russia. Our country is given shape in the form of the ship, the Pequod, named af
The Cosmic Story: Taurus/Scorpio Full Moon "There is a medicine story that tells of Crow's fascination with her own shadow. She kept looking at it, scratching it, pecking at it, until her shadow woke up and became alive. Then Crow's shadow ate her. Crow is Dead Crow now." 1 As we come out of our collective fog over the results of the American presidential election, this ancient medicine story speaks to our need to deal with the Shadow, not only of our American psyche but of the patriarchal struc
Okay, this sounds very terrible, but let's put thing in perspective. Sure, mosquitos who ingest blood infused with antibiotics are more likely to live longer, successfully reproduce, and both pick up and pass on the malaria virus at faster rates. But at least it doesn't turn them into SyFy-movie mansquitos ? Silver linings, folks. Researchers at Imperial College London discovered this link between antibiotics and malaria susceptibility during a series of experiments in which they fed mosquitos
The cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan, the world's main source of heroin, has risen to its third-highest level in more than 20 years. Afghan men gather raw opium on a poppy field on the outskirts of Jalalabad, Afghanistan. ( TRT World and Agencies ) The cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan, the world's main source of heroin, has risen to its third-highest level in more than 20 years, the United Nations confirmed on Sunday, as the Taliban insurgency gains ground. The key findings rel
Where There's Fire There's Smoke When early humans discovered how to build fires, life became much easier in many regards. They huddled around fire for warmth, light and protection. They used it to cook, which afforded them more calories than eating raw foods that were hard to chew and digest. They could socialize into the night, which possibly gave rise to storytelling and other cultural traditions. But there were downsides, too. Occasionally, the smoke burned their eyes and seared their lungs.
Quote: so your argument doesn't rest on supply and demand per se but rather on the assumption that the procreation of the species is the central driving force and is hardwired into peoples bodies. Nah. It rests on supply and demand per se, although hats off for introducing a component of what Reich called "libido-economy". As for the central driving force, well that's the release of various emotional tensions, which can be through procreation or whatever floats your boat at the time. However, I
Imagine ingesting a drug that has the appearance of a sludgy concrete mix and is considered fatal -- even after just one dose. "Gray death," as it is being called, is a combination of heroin, fentanyl (a powerful painkiller), carfentanil (an animal tranquilizer), and a synthetic opioid called U-47700, otherwise known as "Pink" or U4. [lz_ndn video=32369016] Last year, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration listed the synthetic opioid U-47700 (developed in 2015) in the category of the most dang
Adventure seekers assume certain risks when sampling the profound and powerful effects of psychoactive drugs. Although many are comprised of completely natural items and generally thought of as safe for the mind and body, it is not always the case. Earlier this week, 19-year-old British traveler Henry Miller was found dead in a Colombian forest after participating in a tribal ritual where he had an allergic reaction to a hallucinogenic drug. The drug, known commonly as yage or ayahuasca, is no
Recent reports suggest that the evolution of human beings is still occurring to this day. Extreme examples of human evolution, such as an entirely new species or superpowers that could rival the X-men are obviously not the case, but this is simply because evolution is much too subtle to be noticed in such a dramatic way. The human brain is the most common reference to what places Homo sapiens in a category of their own and made their evolution so significant. Throughout the meticulous study of h
T ranshumanists insist that we are quickly approaching the moment at which technology will become an unstoppable and self-directing power that will usher in the "post-human" era. To get us from here to there requires the invention of "artificial intelligence" (AI), computers and/or robots that become "conscious" and self-programming, independent of human control. Actually, these advocates would say " who" becomes conscious: Transhumanists believe that AI contraptions would become self-aware and
The Cosmic Story: Taurus/Scorpio Full Moon "There is a medicine story that tells of Crow's fascination with her own shadow. She kept looking at it, scratching it, pecking at it, until her shadow woke up and became alive. Then Crow's shadow ate her. Crow is Dead Crow now." 1 As we come out of our collective fog over the results of the American presidential election, this ancient medicine story speaks to our need to deal with the Shadow, not only of our American psyche but of the patriarchal struc
Okay, this sounds very terrible, but let's put thing in perspective. Sure, mosquitos who ingest blood infused with antibiotics are more likely to live longer, successfully reproduce, and both pick up and pass on the malaria virus at faster rates. But at least it doesn't turn them into SyFy-movie mansquitos ? Silver linings, folks. Researchers at Imperial College London discovered this link between antibiotics and malaria susceptibility during a series of experiments in which they fed mosquitos
The cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan, the world's main source of heroin, has risen to its third-highest level in more than 20 years. Afghan men gather raw opium on a poppy field on the outskirts of Jalalabad, Afghanistan. ( TRT World and Agencies ) The cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan, the world's main source of heroin, has risen to its third-highest level in more than 20 years, the United Nations confirmed on Sunday, as the Taliban insurgency gains ground. The key findings rel
Where There's Fire There's Smoke When early humans discovered how to build fires, life became much easier in many regards. They huddled around fire for warmth, light and protection. They used it to cook, which afforded them more calories than eating raw foods that were hard to chew and digest. They could socialize into the night, which possibly gave rise to storytelling and other cultural traditions. But there were downsides, too. Occasionally, the smoke burned their eyes and seared their lungs.
Quote: so your argument doesn't rest on supply and demand per se but rather on the assumption that the procreation of the species is the central driving force and is hardwired into peoples bodies. Nah. It rests on supply and demand per se, although hats off for introducing a component of what Reich called "libido-economy". As for the central driving force, well that's the release of various emotional tensions, which can be through procreation or whatever floats your boat at the time. However, I
Imagine ingesting a drug that has the appearance of a sludgy concrete mix and is considered fatal -- even after just one dose. "Gray death," as it is being called, is a combination of heroin, fentanyl (a powerful painkiller), carfentanil (an animal tranquilizer), and a synthetic opioid called U-47700, otherwise known as "Pink" or U4. [lz_ndn video=32369016] Last year, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration listed the synthetic opioid U-47700 (developed in 2015) in the category of the most dang
Adventure seekers assume certain risks when sampling the profound and powerful effects of psychoactive drugs. Although many are comprised of completely natural items and generally thought of as safe for the mind and body, it is not always the case. Earlier this week, 19-year-old British traveler Henry Miller was found dead in a Colombian forest after participating in a tribal ritual where he had an allergic reaction to a hallucinogenic drug. The drug, known commonly as yage or ayahuasca, is no
Recent reports suggest that the evolution of human beings is still occurring to this day. Extreme examples of human evolution, such as an entirely new species or superpowers that could rival the X-men are obviously not the case, but this is simply because evolution is much too subtle to be noticed in such a dramatic way. The human brain is the most common reference to what places Homo sapiens in a category of their own and made their evolution so significant. Throughout the meticulous study of h
T ranshumanists insist that we are quickly approaching the moment at which technology will become an unstoppable and self-directing power that will usher in the "post-human" era. To get us from here to there requires the invention of "artificial intelligence" (AI), computers and/or robots that become "conscious" and self-programming, independent of human control. Actually, these advocates would say " who" becomes conscious: Transhumanists believe that AI contraptions would become self-aware and
Barack Obama has been president for exactly six months, and we'll have to wait a while to find out whether all the frenetic activity in these opening rounds of his presidency will amount to anything over the long haul. There is no argument that the administration and the president have both been busy and ambitious; one key piece of evidence is that six months in, the president is in a fight for his life over reforming national health care. However, the fight is about what the plan will look like
The Walking Dead (AMC, Sunday 9 p.m.) -- Rick needs to have a little chat with Morgan and surveys the wall. Are they safe, or trapped? Both? Marvel's Jessica Jones (Netflix, now available) -- Krysten Ritter shines as a kick ass retired superhero-turned-detective in this brand new Netflix series. Seeing how Daredevil was as great as it was, the neo-noir Jessica Jones should be able to match that outstanding quality. The Knick (Cinemax, Friday 10 p.m.) -- Bertie takes matters into his own hands wh
President Barack Obama will leave office after eight years of strutting even while sitting down, of preening even while standing up, of swanking while playing eighteen holes. Yet he remains the first president in American history to cast no shadow. Jimmy Carter cast a pale and minuscule shadow. Lyndon Johnson cast an obscene shadow. Obama leaves absolutely no shadow, even in the moonlight. Provide me with a picture of this President, standing beneath the white columned portico of the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says he and the first lady have relatives who are unemployed and suffering because of the economic crisis, but he's confident that 2010 will be a better year for the American people. During an interview on the Tom Joyner Morning Show, Obama said being part of the African-American community means that no matter how well you do, there is likely someone in your family who is hurting. Obama says his first priority this year was stabilizing the economy, which
Barack Obama gives his farewell address as US president on Tuesday at McCormick Place in Chicago, the venue for his election night celebration in 2008. This will be the first time in US history that a president has returned to his hometown to deliver his goodbye speech to the nation, and Obama leaves office on a seven-year high approval rating of 56 per cent, according to Gallup. In the past, farewell addresses have represented a legacy-defining opportunity for presidents to set out their accomp
Outgoing President Barack Obama failed to keep his 2010 promise to end chronic homelessness in America, according to his own administration's estimates. Obama in 2010 pledged to end chronic homelessness by 2017, but a year-end report the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued Thursday found 77,000 people experienced homelessness on one night in January 2016. HUD is still trying to play up its record, claiming that figure has dropped 27 percent since 2010 . But it's hard
Regrets? Barack Obama's had a few. But then again, too few to mention. His spokesman Josh Earnest mentioned one this week. "That is an approach the president regrets," Obama's flack says of the then-senator's attempted filibuster of Samuel Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court. "These are two different things," Earnest insists of current GOP vows to block Obama next pick. Sure, a Republican nominated Sandra Day O'Connor's replacement a decade ago and a Democrat now looks to nominate the late A
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says it's inexcusable that home health care workers who care for the elderly and disabled can be paid less than minimum wage, and he's going to change it. The president has announced new Labor Department rules that will require those workers to be paid minimum wage, plus overtime. Currently 29 states don't require minimum wage and overtime for home health care workers. There are nearly 2 million such workers nationwide, and the presidents says that numbe
A somber and sober Memorial Day to one and all. Ex-President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle just signed a deal with Netflix to "produce television shows and films for the streaming service." It could be worth as much as $50 million. ... Which makes perfect business sense for Netflix, given the Obamas' extensive experience in story development, screenwriting, direction and production. I kid. I'm a kidder. The Obamas, of course, have zero history in the filmmaking business. The chances of
In 2004 Brett Neveu gave us American Dead , his drama about Lewie--a pleasant but shattered former house painter who's taken to drinking too much and talking with ghosts since his sister's murder. Produced by the American Theater Company, American Dead was all about aftermaths. Neveu's latest work is a kind of spiritual prequel to that spare, strong piece. Premiering at the Goodman in a heartbreaking production directed by Dexter Bullard, Gas for Less lets us see the events that create a Lewie,
The Walking Dead (AMC, Sunday 9 p.m.) -- Rick needs to have a little chat with Morgan and surveys the wall. Are they safe, or trapped? Both? Marvel's Jessica Jones (Netflix, now available) -- Krysten Ritter shines as a kick ass retired superhero-turned-detective in this brand new Netflix series. Seeing how Daredevil was as great as it was, the neo-noir Jessica Jones should be able to match that outstanding quality. The Knick (Cinemax, Friday 10 p.m.) -- Bertie takes matters into his own hands wh
President Barack Obama will leave office after eight years of strutting even while sitting down, of preening even while standing up, of swanking while playing eighteen holes. Yet he remains the first president in American history to cast no shadow. Jimmy Carter cast a pale and minuscule shadow. Lyndon Johnson cast an obscene shadow. Obama leaves absolutely no shadow, even in the moonlight. Provide me with a picture of this President, standing beneath the white columned portico of the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says he and the first lady have relatives who are unemployed and suffering because of the economic crisis, but he's confident that 2010 will be a better year for the American people. During an interview on the Tom Joyner Morning Show, Obama said being part of the African-American community means that no matter how well you do, there is likely someone in your family who is hurting. Obama says his first priority this year was stabilizing the economy, which
Barack Obama gives his farewell address as US president on Tuesday at McCormick Place in Chicago, the venue for his election night celebration in 2008. This will be the first time in US history that a president has returned to his hometown to deliver his goodbye speech to the nation, and Obama leaves office on a seven-year high approval rating of 56 per cent, according to Gallup. In the past, farewell addresses have represented a legacy-defining opportunity for presidents to set out their accomp
Outgoing President Barack Obama failed to keep his 2010 promise to end chronic homelessness in America, according to his own administration's estimates. Obama in 2010 pledged to end chronic homelessness by 2017, but a year-end report the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued Thursday found 77,000 people experienced homelessness on one night in January 2016. HUD is still trying to play up its record, claiming that figure has dropped 27 percent since 2010 . But it's hard
Regrets? Barack Obama's had a few. But then again, too few to mention. His spokesman Josh Earnest mentioned one this week. "That is an approach the president regrets," Obama's flack says of the then-senator's attempted filibuster of Samuel Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court. "These are two different things," Earnest insists of current GOP vows to block Obama next pick. Sure, a Republican nominated Sandra Day O'Connor's replacement a decade ago and a Democrat now looks to nominate the late A
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says it's inexcusable that home health care workers who care for the elderly and disabled can be paid less than minimum wage, and he's going to change it. The president has announced new Labor Department rules that will require those workers to be paid minimum wage, plus overtime. Currently 29 states don't require minimum wage and overtime for home health care workers. There are nearly 2 million such workers nationwide, and the presidents says that numbe
A somber and sober Memorial Day to one and all. Ex-President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle just signed a deal with Netflix to "produce television shows and films for the streaming service." It could be worth as much as $50 million. ... Which makes perfect business sense for Netflix, given the Obamas' extensive experience in story development, screenwriting, direction and production. I kid. I'm a kidder. The Obamas, of course, have zero history in the filmmaking business. The chances of
In 2004 Brett Neveu gave us American Dead , his drama about Lewie--a pleasant but shattered former house painter who's taken to drinking too much and talking with ghosts since his sister's murder. Produced by the American Theater Company, American Dead was all about aftermaths. Neveu's latest work is a kind of spiritual prequel to that spare, strong piece. Premiering at the Goodman in a heartbreaking production directed by Dexter Bullard, Gas for Less lets us see the events that create a Lewie,
Bill Maher recently told liberals to "shut the fuck up" for probably the millionth time, but this time it was for their constant intramural skirmishes over who's doing it right, and who's not. While his aim was characteristically scattershot, I couldn't help but agree with him on the subject of Gwyneth Paltrow's SNAP challenge. In case you missed it, Paltrow decided to wade into the now-flagging trend of seeing what it's like to live on a food stamp budget of $29, and made the mistake of tweetin
Barack Obama's Roanoke speech is most famous for his "if you've got a business, you didn't build that, somebody else made that happen" remark, but, as Yuval Levin astutely mentioned at the time, it was not the most interesting or sinister part of the president's speech. What was worst was how President Obama described what "we do better together." Everything President Obama mentioned as being done "together" was action by the government. Levin argued that Obama "sees the citizen and the state, a
In his inaugural address, President Barack Obama took a dig at his backward predecessor by promising to "restore science to its rightful place" in America. So why, days before he was sworn in, did Obama choose a failed prophet of the apocalypse to become his most influential scientist? Obama nominated Dr. John P. Holdren, the Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, for chief White House Science Advisor. The Science Advisor's job is to gi
The official synopsis for Religulous says that Bill Maher "applies his characteristic honesty" to the subject of faith. Apparently, he has a somewhat selective definition of honesty. I've noted the sleights of hand used with Francis Collins and John Adams . Consider, too, what they did to the Creation Museum near Cincinnati. Now, in a documentary on religion, I think it's fair game to probe creationism and the role of "young earth" theology in public policy making. So I can understand why Maher
Since he delivered his " Real Time" monologue against liberals who treat Islam with excessive deference a month ago, the comedian Bill Maher has suffered all sorts of ill-informed censure aiming to set him on the Straight and Narrow about the faith of 1.6 billion Muslims the world over. Reza Aslan, a frequent guest on "Real Time," chided him for coming from "a place of complete amateurness on religion" and using "facile" arguments against it. In an emotional confrontation on the show , Ben Affle
Bill Maher tonight looked at the recent attempts to moderate the GOP and draw the party away from strongly conservative candidates like Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock . However, Maher couldn't help but point out that in spite of conventional wisdom, that the Republican party only just recently went "off the rails," he said the party has always been an "uneasy marriage" between "Jesus freaks" and "plutocrats." Maher highlighted a new group set up by Karl Rove trying to help conservatives who can
The "poet" Obama vs. the "zombie" conservatives? From 2008 through 2016, the contrast between how journalists fawned over Barack Obama and trashed conservatives was pretty clear. On July 28, 2016, New York Times columnist Frank Bruni rhapsodized over Obama: "He's been more than our president. Time and again, he's been our national poet." In contrast, Times columnist Maureen Dowd on August 3, 2011 saw Tea Party conservatives as "cannibals" and "vampires" who were draining the country's reputatio
We are greatly privileged to have the very highest Obama Administration official ever as our guest author today. President Obama's eminence grise, The Really Honorable I.M. Totus, is uniquely qualified to tell us many things. First, a few words about me . Even as a little Valley Girl silicon chip, I knew that someday I would rule the country. Due to a terrible flaw in the archaic United States Constitution, I could not myself become the President; I was not "natural born." Hence, I sought and at
Although President Barack Obama was largely silent about the issue of climate change in his campaign, he took up the topic during his inaugural address Jan. 21 in Washington, D.C. As Buzzfeed's Andrew Kaczynski put it: In his speech, Obama acknowledged that there are those who "deny the overwhelming judgment of science" but ultimately stated his intentions to "respond to the threat of climate change" during this term. This is also the first inaugural address where the words "climate change" were
These days, most of Bill Maher's defenders are the same conservatives he's made a career out of ridiculing. The latest to have Maher's back is Mike Huckabee, who applauded the University of California, Berkeley for standing by its invitation for the comedian to speak at next month's commencement. "Today, I salute UC Berkeley for defending Bill Maher!" the former Arkansas governor wrote Monday on his blog. Some students at the university circulated an online petition to remove Maher as speaker, c
Barack Obama's Roanoke speech is most famous for his "if you've got a business, you didn't build that, somebody else made that happen" remark, but, as Yuval Levin astutely mentioned at the time, it was not the most interesting or sinister part of the president's speech. What was worst was how President Obama described what "we do better together." Everything President Obama mentioned as being done "together" was action by the government. Levin argued that Obama "sees the citizen and the state, a
In his inaugural address, President Barack Obama took a dig at his backward predecessor by promising to "restore science to its rightful place" in America. So why, days before he was sworn in, did Obama choose a failed prophet of the apocalypse to become his most influential scientist? Obama nominated Dr. John P. Holdren, the Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, for chief White House Science Advisor. The Science Advisor's job is to gi
The official synopsis for Religulous says that Bill Maher "applies his characteristic honesty" to the subject of faith. Apparently, he has a somewhat selective definition of honesty. I've noted the sleights of hand used with Francis Collins and John Adams . Consider, too, what they did to the Creation Museum near Cincinnati. Now, in a documentary on religion, I think it's fair game to probe creationism and the role of "young earth" theology in public policy making. So I can understand why Maher
Since he delivered his " Real Time" monologue against liberals who treat Islam with excessive deference a month ago, the comedian Bill Maher has suffered all sorts of ill-informed censure aiming to set him on the Straight and Narrow about the faith of 1.6 billion Muslims the world over. Reza Aslan, a frequent guest on "Real Time," chided him for coming from "a place of complete amateurness on religion" and using "facile" arguments against it. In an emotional confrontation on the show , Ben Affle
Bill Maher tonight looked at the recent attempts to moderate the GOP and draw the party away from strongly conservative candidates like Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock . However, Maher couldn't help but point out that in spite of conventional wisdom, that the Republican party only just recently went "off the rails," he said the party has always been an "uneasy marriage" between "Jesus freaks" and "plutocrats." Maher highlighted a new group set up by Karl Rove trying to help conservatives who can
The "poet" Obama vs. the "zombie" conservatives? From 2008 through 2016, the contrast between how journalists fawned over Barack Obama and trashed conservatives was pretty clear. On July 28, 2016, New York Times columnist Frank Bruni rhapsodized over Obama: "He's been more than our president. Time and again, he's been our national poet." In contrast, Times columnist Maureen Dowd on August 3, 2011 saw Tea Party conservatives as "cannibals" and "vampires" who were draining the country's reputatio
We are greatly privileged to have the very highest Obama Administration official ever as our guest author today. President Obama's eminence grise, The Really Honorable I.M. Totus, is uniquely qualified to tell us many things. First, a few words about me . Even as a little Valley Girl silicon chip, I knew that someday I would rule the country. Due to a terrible flaw in the archaic United States Constitution, I could not myself become the President; I was not "natural born." Hence, I sought and at
Although President Barack Obama was largely silent about the issue of climate change in his campaign, he took up the topic during his inaugural address Jan. 21 in Washington, D.C. As Buzzfeed's Andrew Kaczynski put it: In his speech, Obama acknowledged that there are those who "deny the overwhelming judgment of science" but ultimately stated his intentions to "respond to the threat of climate change" during this term. This is also the first inaugural address where the words "climate change" were
These days, most of Bill Maher's defenders are the same conservatives he's made a career out of ridiculing. The latest to have Maher's back is Mike Huckabee, who applauded the University of California, Berkeley for standing by its invitation for the comedian to speak at next month's commencement. "Today, I salute UC Berkeley for defending Bill Maher!" the former Arkansas governor wrote Monday on his blog. Some students at the university circulated an online petition to remove Maher as speaker, c
For about 14 years now, every time I've heard any reference to a rumored (and eventually impending) Jurassic Park sequel, my mind has flashed back to a Penny Arcade webcomic from way back in 2001. As one of the characters sagely observes, there comes a point when "there's no good God-damned reason to go back to that island." To which the other replies with an even more valid truth: "Well, if you want to get eaten by dinosaurs, there's really no other place to go." Pretty hard to dispute that one
Jerry Brown's half-fast 'bullet train' front man admits Californians deserve another vote on the project By Thomas Lifson In 2008, California voters were duped into narrowly approving (with 52.6% of the vote) a $9.95 billion bond issue for construction of a purported "bullet train" linking San Francisco and Los Angeles, based in specious cost estimates and promises that could not be (and have not been) fulfilled. Dan Borenstein - no conservative -- of the Bay Area News Group: Construction of t
Major spoilers ahead The mission of Star Trek might be to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, but the concerns of the latest star Trek movie, Star Trek Into Darkness , are strangely earthbound. And I don't just mean because it's more interested in phasers and explosions than in pseudoscience and applied phlebotinum . I'm referring to how, even as it ramps up into a full-on action flick, Star Trek Into Darkness offers up a surprisingly nuanced critique American
There are plenty of moral and constitutional reasons why subsidized tuition for non-citizens is a terrible idea for New Jersey. "Free" college is the ultimate goal and you're kidding yourself if you believe otherwise; yesterday's move to open up student aid for illegal alien children living in New Jersey is just the next step on the long road to that socialistic end game ("free" community college is already on the table and being discussed ). Those moral dimensions get most of the attention. Ri
If you're reading this, the Rapture didn't end up happening on May 21st. Bummer that we're not seeing Jesus face to face, but at least you can go check out the latest swashbucklin' high seas adventure with Captain Sparrow and his band of ruthless raiders. Which reminds me...what does a pirate think happens at the end of time? Arrrrrrmageddon! Yep, Jack is back and he's in a mad race to find the fabled fountain of youth. And if I looked like the majority of the characters in this film, I'd be sea
America was founded in 1776 with a clear mission to create the world's first truly free society. Freedom of religion, interstate trade, and unalienable rights provided citizens the ability to thrive and blossom. The great experiment produced unthinkable abundance and made America the greatest example of a unilateral free trade zone in world history. Fifty states in perfect harmony with no tariffs or restriction and the results are astounding. California ships produce during the winter; North Car
'Justice League' Spoilers: Epic Batsuit to Be Featured; Cast Teases Scale, Tone and More Free sign up cp newsletter! By Janna Dela Cruz , Christian Post Contributor | Oct 5, 2017 10:39 AM (Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures) A promotional image for "Justice League" The armored suit that Batman (Ben Affleck) wore in his showdown with Superman (Henry Cavill) in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" will be featured in the highly anticipated film "Justice League." This is according to the folks over at Em
Many Americans mistake the United States' capability to borrow money as an indicator that our nation is incapable of incurring the same fiscal mess Greece currently finds itself in. In reality, this isn't so, and this mentality could prove dangerous for America's future if used to placate lawmakers regarding the actual state of our fiscal house. Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan explains in an article published today in the Wall Street Journal that subdued long-term interest rates
In Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin , adapted from the comic books that have enthralled generations, the intrepid boy reporter joins forces with the perpetually soused skipper Captain Haddock to unravel the mystery of Haddock's birthright. But Tintin himself has no origin. He simply exists, with no ties to past or future generations, a fate that his creator might have wished for himself. The Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, better known as Herge, became an international celebrity than
No matter what we were running from (we have a guess), 2017 made escapism a worthy investment. And from Nintendo taking classic franchises to new heights on the Switch to Microsoft delivering us the most powerful gaming system of all time, it was a banner year for picking up the sticks. Below, 10 upcoming video game releases that will keep us playing well into the next one. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Platform : PS4, Xbox One, PC Release : 27 March, 2018 The eleventh instalment and fi
Jerry Brown's half-fast 'bullet train' front man admits Californians deserve another vote on the project By Thomas Lifson In 2008, California voters were duped into narrowly approving (with 52.6% of the vote) a $9.95 billion bond issue for construction of a purported "bullet train" linking San Francisco and Los Angeles, based in specious cost estimates and promises that could not be (and have not been) fulfilled. Dan Borenstein - no conservative -- of the Bay Area News Group: Construction of t
Major spoilers ahead The mission of Star Trek might be to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, but the concerns of the latest star Trek movie, Star Trek Into Darkness , are strangely earthbound. And I don't just mean because it's more interested in phasers and explosions than in pseudoscience and applied phlebotinum . I'm referring to how, even as it ramps up into a full-on action flick, Star Trek Into Darkness offers up a surprisingly nuanced critique American
There are plenty of moral and constitutional reasons why subsidized tuition for non-citizens is a terrible idea for New Jersey. "Free" college is the ultimate goal and you're kidding yourself if you believe otherwise; yesterday's move to open up student aid for illegal alien children living in New Jersey is just the next step on the long road to that socialistic end game ("free" community college is already on the table and being discussed ). Those moral dimensions get most of the attention. Ri
If you're reading this, the Rapture didn't end up happening on May 21st. Bummer that we're not seeing Jesus face to face, but at least you can go check out the latest swashbucklin' high seas adventure with Captain Sparrow and his band of ruthless raiders. Which reminds me...what does a pirate think happens at the end of time? Arrrrrrmageddon! Yep, Jack is back and he's in a mad race to find the fabled fountain of youth. And if I looked like the majority of the characters in this film, I'd be sea
America was founded in 1776 with a clear mission to create the world's first truly free society. Freedom of religion, interstate trade, and unalienable rights provided citizens the ability to thrive and blossom. The great experiment produced unthinkable abundance and made America the greatest example of a unilateral free trade zone in world history. Fifty states in perfect harmony with no tariffs or restriction and the results are astounding. California ships produce during the winter; North Car
'Justice League' Spoilers: Epic Batsuit to Be Featured; Cast Teases Scale, Tone and More Free sign up cp newsletter! By Janna Dela Cruz , Christian Post Contributor | Oct 5, 2017 10:39 AM (Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures) A promotional image for "Justice League" The armored suit that Batman (Ben Affleck) wore in his showdown with Superman (Henry Cavill) in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" will be featured in the highly anticipated film "Justice League." This is according to the folks over at Em
Many Americans mistake the United States' capability to borrow money as an indicator that our nation is incapable of incurring the same fiscal mess Greece currently finds itself in. In reality, this isn't so, and this mentality could prove dangerous for America's future if used to placate lawmakers regarding the actual state of our fiscal house. Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan explains in an article published today in the Wall Street Journal that subdued long-term interest rates
In Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin , adapted from the comic books that have enthralled generations, the intrepid boy reporter joins forces with the perpetually soused skipper Captain Haddock to unravel the mystery of Haddock's birthright. But Tintin himself has no origin. He simply exists, with no ties to past or future generations, a fate that his creator might have wished for himself. The Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, better known as Herge, became an international celebrity than
No matter what we were running from (we have a guess), 2017 made escapism a worthy investment. And from Nintendo taking classic franchises to new heights on the Switch to Microsoft delivering us the most powerful gaming system of all time, it was a banner year for picking up the sticks. Below, 10 upcoming video game releases that will keep us playing well into the next one. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Platform : PS4, Xbox One, PC Release : 27 March, 2018 The eleventh instalment and fi
"INSIDE AN EMPTY TOMB" by Lyle Rapacki, Ph.D., (c)2017, The Olive Branch Report (Apr. 16, 2017) -- Jesus Christ died. He died quivering on a cross, after receiving a horrific public thrashing that would have killed any other human. He died after carrying His own instrument of death, the top part of the cross, to Golgotha where He was brutally and efficiently nailed to the beam He carried. He died after hanging between heaven and earth for about six hours in unexplainable agony. To make certai
Contributor November 20, 2017 The Museum of the Bible is now open to the public. Hundreds of thousands of people from across the world will soon walk through one of the most high-tech museums in history and will get to experience the Bible come to life in ways no other museum has done before. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to attend a special grand opening event with social media influencers and leaders from across the country and get to be one of the first to experience the Museum of
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Apr 30, 2015 8:19 AM A photo believed to have been taken by ISIS members of a baby lying beside a gun, a hand grenade, and an ISIS birth certificate has been released online. The photo's caption warns that the child will grow up to be a threat, pointing to the vast youth indoctrination program that the terror group is running in the region. "By showing the birth certificate, and the fact that the group are indoctrinating babies, I th
Samsung has pulled the covers off its new devices in the Galaxy series - Galaxy S4 mini and Galaxy S4 zoom . Priced at Rs 26,999, the Galaxy S4 mini is ready for some in-house competition from the Samsung Galaxy S3. Both are closely priced and have an attractive set of features. Let's take a quick look at each of them before we put them in the ring for a face-off. Samsung Galaxy S3 Galaxy S3 is now available for Rs 26,999 Even though the Galaxy S3 was launched a year back, it is still very much
Why is there a seeming discomfort and sensitivity among Museum workers over their own most popular exhibit? At the Museum, visitors marvel at the shrunken heads, and balk at the idea that their arrangement should be changed to be more respectful or that they should be sent elsewhere. 'The heads are educational. No one here wants them off display', said one visitor. Another argued that 'the notion that we have to communicate with the communities in South America is ridiculous': 'This museum belon
Several weeks before the slaughter, a gun store owner reported him to the FBI as suspicious for wanting to buy body armor and bulk ammo but he didn't leave ID at the time. Disney warned the FBI when he and his wife and child visited. Can you imagine how bad he must have been for Disney to have noticed? Lynch said his actions at the time of the original investigation did not indicate he was heading towards a violent attack. During his rampage and calls to the FBI, he said he was doing it for ISI
Naguib Sawiris A Christian businessman who is one of Egypt's richest entrepreneurs, has run afoul of the internet's social media after sending out a message of Mickey and Minnie Mouse dressed as conservative Muslims. The cartoon, which was already circulating by email and on various websites, shows the Disney cartoon figures in full Muslim attire. Mickey is wearing a traditional Islamic robe with a full beard. Minnie Mouse is in a niqab - a full-body veil - with just her eyes showing, but identi
We brought you teaser information about a special Star Wars project a few months back . Called Star Wars: Identities , the museum exhibit will explore the characters of George Lucas' classic series in depth in an interactive space. The Canadian ad agency that created the initial Darth Vader inkblog teaser, Bleublancrouge, has now put together six spectacular posters for the latest ad campaign. Notice anything peculiar about Queen Amidala's picture? Hit the jump for a close-up plus portraits of D
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Oct 27, 2016 8:00 AM The Reverend Samuel Rodriguez had stated that Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton wants Hispanic Christians to go against their own religious beliefs in supporting her. In a statement emailed to supporters on Monday morning, the president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference said that Clinton wants Christians "'to Sacrifice Our Most Cherished Values." "Latinos are pro-life. Latinos, whethe
Formed as Thule in 1993 by a 16-year-old named Orjan Stedjeberg, Taake is one of the best-respected survivors from the church-burning second wave of "orthodox" Norwegian black metal. Stedjeberg, who now calls himself Hoest, has been performing as Taake since 1995, and since 1999 he's released a full-length every three years, covering all the fundamentals: scouring blastbeats, high-pitched shrieking, blizzardlike tremolo picking loaded with unstable dissonance, digressive song structures with a g
Contributor November 20, 2017 The Museum of the Bible is now open to the public. Hundreds of thousands of people from across the world will soon walk through one of the most high-tech museums in history and will get to experience the Bible come to life in ways no other museum has done before. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to attend a special grand opening event with social media influencers and leaders from across the country and get to be one of the first to experience the Museum of
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Apr 30, 2015 8:19 AM A photo believed to have been taken by ISIS members of a baby lying beside a gun, a hand grenade, and an ISIS birth certificate has been released online. The photo's caption warns that the child will grow up to be a threat, pointing to the vast youth indoctrination program that the terror group is running in the region. "By showing the birth certificate, and the fact that the group are indoctrinating babies, I th
Samsung has pulled the covers off its new devices in the Galaxy series - Galaxy S4 mini and Galaxy S4 zoom . Priced at Rs 26,999, the Galaxy S4 mini is ready for some in-house competition from the Samsung Galaxy S3. Both are closely priced and have an attractive set of features. Let's take a quick look at each of them before we put them in the ring for a face-off. Samsung Galaxy S3 Galaxy S3 is now available for Rs 26,999 Even though the Galaxy S3 was launched a year back, it is still very much
Why is there a seeming discomfort and sensitivity among Museum workers over their own most popular exhibit? At the Museum, visitors marvel at the shrunken heads, and balk at the idea that their arrangement should be changed to be more respectful or that they should be sent elsewhere. 'The heads are educational. No one here wants them off display', said one visitor. Another argued that 'the notion that we have to communicate with the communities in South America is ridiculous': 'This museum belon
Several weeks before the slaughter, a gun store owner reported him to the FBI as suspicious for wanting to buy body armor and bulk ammo but he didn't leave ID at the time. Disney warned the FBI when he and his wife and child visited. Can you imagine how bad he must have been for Disney to have noticed? Lynch said his actions at the time of the original investigation did not indicate he was heading towards a violent attack. During his rampage and calls to the FBI, he said he was doing it for ISI
Naguib Sawiris A Christian businessman who is one of Egypt's richest entrepreneurs, has run afoul of the internet's social media after sending out a message of Mickey and Minnie Mouse dressed as conservative Muslims. The cartoon, which was already circulating by email and on various websites, shows the Disney cartoon figures in full Muslim attire. Mickey is wearing a traditional Islamic robe with a full beard. Minnie Mouse is in a niqab - a full-body veil - with just her eyes showing, but identi
We brought you teaser information about a special Star Wars project a few months back . Called Star Wars: Identities , the museum exhibit will explore the characters of George Lucas' classic series in depth in an interactive space. The Canadian ad agency that created the initial Darth Vader inkblog teaser, Bleublancrouge, has now put together six spectacular posters for the latest ad campaign. Notice anything peculiar about Queen Amidala's picture? Hit the jump for a close-up plus portraits of D
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Oct 27, 2016 8:00 AM The Reverend Samuel Rodriguez had stated that Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton wants Hispanic Christians to go against their own religious beliefs in supporting her. In a statement emailed to supporters on Monday morning, the president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference said that Clinton wants Christians "'to Sacrifice Our Most Cherished Values." "Latinos are pro-life. Latinos, whethe
Formed as Thule in 1993 by a 16-year-old named Orjan Stedjeberg, Taake is one of the best-respected survivors from the church-burning second wave of "orthodox" Norwegian black metal. Stedjeberg, who now calls himself Hoest, has been performing as Taake since 1995, and since 1999 he's released a full-length every three years, covering all the fundamentals: scouring blastbeats, high-pitched shrieking, blizzardlike tremolo picking loaded with unstable dissonance, digressive song structures with a g
Anonymous Contributor - September 11, 2016 Submitted to It's Going Down This is a short report back from a militant who participated in the September 10th Prison Strike solidarity march which took place in Oakland, California. I intend to only speak from... Anonymous Contributor - July 4, 2017 For the last few years, anarchists, Indigenous people and anti-colonial activists in Kingston have been pushing back against what has always been a particularly strong Canadian nationalist spirit that exis
Australia has again declared war on its Indigenous people, reminiscent of the brutality that brought universal condemnation on apartheid South Africa. Aboriginal people are to be driven from homelands where their communities have lived for thousands of years. In Western Australia, where mining companies make billion dollar profits exploiting Aboriginal land, the state government says it can no longer afford to "support" the homelands. Vulnerable populations, already denied the basic services mos
Convergence Call-Out & 'Save the Date' ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE It's time to step away from fabricated solutions to the issues facing our environment and dig down to the roots. It's time to recognize and work towards holistic solutions that incorporate the realities of Environmental Justice (EJ) into our lives and create grassroots alternatives. At the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit in 1991, Env
"This just makes us more determined to build the community opposition to unconventional gas fracking, with a protest next week outside a frackers' conference in Perth, and in October as part of a national day of action called by the Lock the Gate Alliance." In these days of growing media concentration, Green Left Weekly is a proudly independent voice committed to human and civil rights, global peace and environmental sustainability, democracy and equality. By printing the news and ideas the main
The fight against the WA government's widely unpopular decision to close a number of remote Aboriginal communities and force Aboriginal people off their land received a further boost this week with news that activists are set to converge on the state. The Grandmothers Against Removals, a group established to respond to the continued Stolen Generation enforced by the current and previous federal governments, will converge on Perth on May 26 to lend a hand in the fight against the closures. The st
Monday, December 7th, 2015 Announcing Black Seed Issue #4 In This Issue: The End of the World? Activism and the Green Left An Introduction to the Anthropecene Interviews with Dominique & Knowing the Land is Resistance The Aftermath of the Katrina Disaster Anarcho-Primitivism and Green Platonism Nihilist Animism Reviews & More... Editorial: Is the End of the World Upon us? There are plenty of signs that would lead us to believe that this is the case. In this issue we focus on natural catastrophie
Rural NY Communities Use Fracking Waste To De-Ice Roads By Scott Martelle, www.truthdig.com December 9, 2013 Rural NY Communities Use Fracking Waste To De-Ice Roads 2013-12-09 2013-12-09 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2013/12/1brine-150x96.jpg 200px 200px What the hell are they thinking? Several rural communities and counties in New York have received permission
Thank you so much to everybody who helped make yesterday's Defend our Climate, Defend our Communities National Day of Action a huge success! Every time you organize a protest or petition you always hold out a faint hope for some kind of big change that happens right away. Yet change doesn't seem to usually happen that way. With the exception of the few moments when the whole world seems to be transformed in a day, change is usually slow and incremental. Many of the people who organized the actio
We are going to organise a meeting in Moreland of members of Socialist Alliance, plus other people who supported the campaign or support the victory that we've had, to work out a plan of action. The NSW Aboriginal Land Council has expressed its deepest sympathies to the Coe family, following the passing of prominent Aboriginal activist Isabel Coe over the weekend. Aunty Isabel was born in Cowra. A stalwart of the Aboriginal rights struggle, and a leading figure in the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, sh
The decision by Amnesty International's decision-making forum, the International Council Meeting, to call for the decriminalization of prostitution is another in a long line of triumphs for heartless neoliberal economics and the grotesque commodification of human beings that defines predatory capitalism. Salil Shetty, secretary-general of Amnesty International, said: "Sex workers are one of the most marginalized groups in the world who in most instances face constant risk of discrimination, viol
Australia has again declared war on its Indigenous people, reminiscent of the brutality that brought universal condemnation on apartheid South Africa. Aboriginal people are to be driven from homelands where their communities have lived for thousands of years. In Western Australia, where mining companies make billion dollar profits exploiting Aboriginal land, the state government says it can no longer afford to "support" the homelands. Vulnerable populations, already denied the basic services mos
Convergence Call-Out & 'Save the Date' ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE It's time to step away from fabricated solutions to the issues facing our environment and dig down to the roots. It's time to recognize and work towards holistic solutions that incorporate the realities of Environmental Justice (EJ) into our lives and create grassroots alternatives. At the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit in 1991, Env
"This just makes us more determined to build the community opposition to unconventional gas fracking, with a protest next week outside a frackers' conference in Perth, and in October as part of a national day of action called by the Lock the Gate Alliance." In these days of growing media concentration, Green Left Weekly is a proudly independent voice committed to human and civil rights, global peace and environmental sustainability, democracy and equality. By printing the news and ideas the main
The fight against the WA government's widely unpopular decision to close a number of remote Aboriginal communities and force Aboriginal people off their land received a further boost this week with news that activists are set to converge on the state. The Grandmothers Against Removals, a group established to respond to the continued Stolen Generation enforced by the current and previous federal governments, will converge on Perth on May 26 to lend a hand in the fight against the closures. The st
Monday, December 7th, 2015 Announcing Black Seed Issue #4 In This Issue: The End of the World? Activism and the Green Left An Introduction to the Anthropecene Interviews with Dominique & Knowing the Land is Resistance The Aftermath of the Katrina Disaster Anarcho-Primitivism and Green Platonism Nihilist Animism Reviews & More... Editorial: Is the End of the World Upon us? There are plenty of signs that would lead us to believe that this is the case. In this issue we focus on natural catastrophie
Rural NY Communities Use Fracking Waste To De-Ice Roads By Scott Martelle, www.truthdig.com December 9, 2013 Rural NY Communities Use Fracking Waste To De-Ice Roads 2013-12-09 2013-12-09 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2013/12/1brine-150x96.jpg 200px 200px What the hell are they thinking? Several rural communities and counties in New York have received permission
Thank you so much to everybody who helped make yesterday's Defend our Climate, Defend our Communities National Day of Action a huge success! Every time you organize a protest or petition you always hold out a faint hope for some kind of big change that happens right away. Yet change doesn't seem to usually happen that way. With the exception of the few moments when the whole world seems to be transformed in a day, change is usually slow and incremental. Many of the people who organized the actio
We are going to organise a meeting in Moreland of members of Socialist Alliance, plus other people who supported the campaign or support the victory that we've had, to work out a plan of action. The NSW Aboriginal Land Council has expressed its deepest sympathies to the Coe family, following the passing of prominent Aboriginal activist Isabel Coe over the weekend. Aunty Isabel was born in Cowra. A stalwart of the Aboriginal rights struggle, and a leading figure in the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, sh
The decision by Amnesty International's decision-making forum, the International Council Meeting, to call for the decriminalization of prostitution is another in a long line of triumphs for heartless neoliberal economics and the grotesque commodification of human beings that defines predatory capitalism. Salil Shetty, secretary-general of Amnesty International, said: "Sex workers are one of the most marginalized groups in the world who in most instances face constant risk of discrimination, viol
Table of Contents: Networks Cover Koch Funding 22 Times More Than Steyer: Print outlets admitted Steyer was a major player in Democratic funding circles and has been since the 2006 election. But that wasn't enough to earn Steyer network coverage. Meanwhile, Charles and David Koch were demonized by the networks as "elite" billionaires who supported "very, very conservative causes." Print Outlets Point Out Steyer Hypocrisy, Democratic Funding: If ABC, CBS and NBC wanted to know what Steyer was doi
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 03:05 PM yallerdawg (15,914 posts) 9 million kids get health insurance under CHIP. Congress JUST LET IT EXPIRE. While we fretted about OUR insurance, they whacked our kid's insurance! Source: Washington Post, by Valerie Strauss Congress just allowed the Childrens Health Insurance Program, which provided low-cost health insurance to 9 million children, to expire. If action is not taken soon to restore the funding, the effects will become obvious in schools across the country, wit
Edited on Sun Mar-12-06 02:04 PM by LeftyMom I guess you'll see what you want, but if you look at the piece of hair over her ear it's very obvious that her dye is growing out and what you're seeing is lighter roots. Women who are going bald tend to thin out all over rather than get bald spots, anyhow. As a result, it's generally most visible in terms of thin or flat hair or being able to see back into the scalp in raised hairstyles (I know the look well, my mother has very thin hair as a result
From the paper " The Welfare Implications of Rising Price Dispersion " by Chicago economists Christian Broda and John Romalis: "This paper uncovers a new fact: non-durable inflation for poorer households has been substantially lower than for richer households. Using scanner data on household consumption of non-durable goods between 1994 and 2005, we document that the relative prices of low-quality products that are consumed disproportionately by low-income households were falling over this perio
Which brings us to the mystery of Wal-Mart. The nation's largest retailer, which caters to working-class customers, seems to have something of a sweet spot. The stock closed Tuesday at $51.40--its highest close since March 2005. Amid the market turbulence of the last six months, Wal-Mart's stock has risen nicely and has pasted the Standard & Poor's retail index. Wal-Mart's stock makes an excellent proxy for the health of the working-class consumer. So how can it be that Wal-Mart's stock is outpe
Cash rules everything around us. by Victoria McNally Dec 1st We're already totally enamored with Ashley Eckstein's Her Universe - hell, we even had a party with her - so every time they launches new products, our wallets get lighter. Her Universe has debuted a slew of new products set to launch Cyber Monday (the online equivalent to Black Friday), November 26th. Plus, they're offering free ground shipping and a special gift with each order! Take a look at the new offerings, you'll probably find
Gawker summarizes KFC new marketing strategy: KFC knows how to do three things: 1. Get lots of PR for its terrifying chicken-byproduct products ; 2. Lose money ; and 3. Make comical "branding" statements , while doing items one and two. The introduction of the 'double down' sandwich, a horrific looking pile of fat, cheese, gristle and something resembling a winged creature marks a new low in the American fast food market. While the country battles a severe obesity epidemic , KFC is doing its bit
The argument in favor of raising the minimum wage is that it amounts to a salary increase for the working poor. "Give 'em a raise!" President Obama is fond of shouting when pushing for such an increase, with the breezy confidence of someone who has never had to meet a payroll. Higher wages for the working poor = more money to spend. Simple, right? "Not so fast," counter people who actually know how the economy works. "Money doesn't just flutter down from the clouds at the command of benevolent p
Sun Mar 3, 2013, 07:29 AM madville (3,889 posts) Why has the bidet never caught on in America We were discussing ordering toilet paper and paper towels for the office and I mentioned I have a bidet attachment at home and use very little toilet paper (I wasn't suggesting getting them for the office, just a general comment about how wonderful they work). People reacted like the thought of having water clean you instead of paper was the most disgusting thing they had ever heard of lol. I know they
Providing a disturbing look at how the Trump administration will insert its anti-climate agenda on global treaties and policy, the U.S. State Department last week aggressively lobbied the multinational Arctic Council to scrub language about global warming and renewable energy from its biennial declaration, InsideClimate News reported on Friday. The Pulitzer Prize-winning news organization was leaked a confidential draft version of the agreement that included "track-change suggestions by the Stat
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 03:05 PM yallerdawg (15,914 posts) 9 million kids get health insurance under CHIP. Congress JUST LET IT EXPIRE. While we fretted about OUR insurance, they whacked our kid's insurance! Source: Washington Post, by Valerie Strauss Congress just allowed the Childrens Health Insurance Program, which provided low-cost health insurance to 9 million children, to expire. If action is not taken soon to restore the funding, the effects will become obvious in schools across the country, wit
Edited on Sun Mar-12-06 02:04 PM by LeftyMom I guess you'll see what you want, but if you look at the piece of hair over her ear it's very obvious that her dye is growing out and what you're seeing is lighter roots. Women who are going bald tend to thin out all over rather than get bald spots, anyhow. As a result, it's generally most visible in terms of thin or flat hair or being able to see back into the scalp in raised hairstyles (I know the look well, my mother has very thin hair as a result
From the paper " The Welfare Implications of Rising Price Dispersion " by Chicago economists Christian Broda and John Romalis: "This paper uncovers a new fact: non-durable inflation for poorer households has been substantially lower than for richer households. Using scanner data on household consumption of non-durable goods between 1994 and 2005, we document that the relative prices of low-quality products that are consumed disproportionately by low-income households were falling over this perio
Which brings us to the mystery of Wal-Mart. The nation's largest retailer, which caters to working-class customers, seems to have something of a sweet spot. The stock closed Tuesday at $51.40--its highest close since March 2005. Amid the market turbulence of the last six months, Wal-Mart's stock has risen nicely and has pasted the Standard & Poor's retail index. Wal-Mart's stock makes an excellent proxy for the health of the working-class consumer. So how can it be that Wal-Mart's stock is outpe
Cash rules everything around us. by Victoria McNally Dec 1st We're already totally enamored with Ashley Eckstein's Her Universe - hell, we even had a party with her - so every time they launches new products, our wallets get lighter. Her Universe has debuted a slew of new products set to launch Cyber Monday (the online equivalent to Black Friday), November 26th. Plus, they're offering free ground shipping and a special gift with each order! Take a look at the new offerings, you'll probably find
Gawker summarizes KFC new marketing strategy: KFC knows how to do three things: 1. Get lots of PR for its terrifying chicken-byproduct products ; 2. Lose money ; and 3. Make comical "branding" statements , while doing items one and two. The introduction of the 'double down' sandwich, a horrific looking pile of fat, cheese, gristle and something resembling a winged creature marks a new low in the American fast food market. While the country battles a severe obesity epidemic , KFC is doing its bit
The argument in favor of raising the minimum wage is that it amounts to a salary increase for the working poor. "Give 'em a raise!" President Obama is fond of shouting when pushing for such an increase, with the breezy confidence of someone who has never had to meet a payroll. Higher wages for the working poor = more money to spend. Simple, right? "Not so fast," counter people who actually know how the economy works. "Money doesn't just flutter down from the clouds at the command of benevolent p
Sun Mar 3, 2013, 07:29 AM madville (3,889 posts) Why has the bidet never caught on in America We were discussing ordering toilet paper and paper towels for the office and I mentioned I have a bidet attachment at home and use very little toilet paper (I wasn't suggesting getting them for the office, just a general comment about how wonderful they work). People reacted like the thought of having water clean you instead of paper was the most disgusting thing they had ever heard of lol. I know they
Providing a disturbing look at how the Trump administration will insert its anti-climate agenda on global treaties and policy, the U.S. State Department last week aggressively lobbied the multinational Arctic Council to scrub language about global warming and renewable energy from its biennial declaration, InsideClimate News reported on Friday. The Pulitzer Prize-winning news organization was leaked a confidential draft version of the agreement that included "track-change suggestions by the Stat
Senator Bernie Sanders and Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez campaign for an anti-abortion candidate in Nebraska. Sanders defended the decision , saying Democrats "can't exclude people who disagree with us on one issue." Lynn Gehl wins her fight for Indian status , which the Canadian government has denied her for 32 years as a result of discriminatory policy Staff at Ottawa abortion clinic say police aren't protecting them or their patients from protesters. Tennessee defence attorney
Renewed calls on Capitol Hill for gun control legislation in the aftermath of the Las Vegas shooting. This is a rush transcript from "Journal Editorial Report," September 7, 2017. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. PAUL GIGOT, HOST: Welcome to the "Journal Editorial Report." I'm Paul Gigot. As the country reeled this week from the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history and as investigators scramble to uncover the motives and methods of gunman, Stephen Paddock, Pre
Once upon a time, John McCain was favored to win the Republican nomination. His straight-talking appeal and his cultivation of the Republican Party's right wing put him first--at least in the early conventional wisdom. Then, last summer, his campaign seemed to spontaneously combust in a puff of fund-raising troubles and staff intrigue. But McCain has slowly made his way back into contention. The usual line is that he has done it by being "the old McCain," the one that New Hampshire voters (and m
Pelosi gives a rambling answer about the sexual harassment allegations rocking Capitol Hill; panel reacts on 'The Ingraham Angle.' This is a rush transcript from "The Ingraham Angle," November 27, 2017. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. LAURA INGRAHAM, HOST: It's a good evening from Washington. We begin with some breaking news. Check this out, according to "Politico," rabid open borders zealot, Congressman Luis Gutierrez will not run for re-election from Illinois. Now th
On 'The Ingraham Angle,' the House Intelligence Committee chairman fires back at attacks from Democrats and the media. This is a rush transcript from "The Ingraham Angle," February 6, 2018. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. LAURA INGRAHAM, HOST: Welcome, everybody to "The Ingraham Angle." I am Laura Ingraham. We have never jam-packed show for you tonight with news you are not going to get anywhere else. Joe Digenova, Kim Strassel, they are both here to discuss this secon
The Justice Department failed to meet a deadline to provide FBI documents to Congress; Rep. Ron DeSantis reacts on 'The Ingraham Angle.' This is a rush transcript from "The Ingraham Angle," April 6, 2018. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. PETE HEGSETH, FOX NEWS HOST: Good evening from New York City. I'm Pete Hegseth in tonight for Laura Ingraham. This is "The Ingraham Angle." Don't worry. Laura will be back on Monday for sure. It's big news night and we have covered coas
When then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) decided to trigger the so-called " nuclear option " to give Senate Democrats more power in 2013, he likely had no idea how badly the move would eventually backfire. The unprecedented parliamentary move made it so federal judicial nominees and presidential appointments needed only a simple majority vote to advance to confirmation hearings, rather than the traditional 60-vote supermajority. The ramifications of such a move will become evident when
It is possible that just one Republican vote could be enough (in combination with Democrats) to prevent a lurch to the right. Republican Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) ( Image by YouTube, Channel: CNN ) Permission Details DMCA Donald Trump, the weak and frightened president who makes his most important decisions based on lists provided to him by right-wing zealots and his corporate overlords, plans to name a nominee to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the US S
Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards is apparently puzzled by the fact that some Democrats could actually be opposed to abortion. During a Politico interview published Tuesday, Richards said it's "shocking" that Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, would be open to funding a pro-life Democratic candidate in 2018. In hopes of winning back a majority in Congress next year, Lujan said there should be no "litmus test" for Democrats seeking f
Congressional Western Caucus calls attention to abuses of former administrators Lisa Jackson and Gina McCarthy... Scott Pruitt/Photo by Gage Skidmore (John Wynne, Liberty Headlines) Exorbitant travel costs, and excessive spending on security detail - those are the charges being leveled at current EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Yet according to a press release from the Congressional Western Caucus, the EPA saw far worse scandals under the leadership of Obama appointees Lisa Jackson and Gina McCa
Renewed calls on Capitol Hill for gun control legislation in the aftermath of the Las Vegas shooting. This is a rush transcript from "Journal Editorial Report," September 7, 2017. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. PAUL GIGOT, HOST: Welcome to the "Journal Editorial Report." I'm Paul Gigot. As the country reeled this week from the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history and as investigators scramble to uncover the motives and methods of gunman, Stephen Paddock, Pre
Once upon a time, John McCain was favored to win the Republican nomination. His straight-talking appeal and his cultivation of the Republican Party's right wing put him first--at least in the early conventional wisdom. Then, last summer, his campaign seemed to spontaneously combust in a puff of fund-raising troubles and staff intrigue. But McCain has slowly made his way back into contention. The usual line is that he has done it by being "the old McCain," the one that New Hampshire voters (and m
Pelosi gives a rambling answer about the sexual harassment allegations rocking Capitol Hill; panel reacts on 'The Ingraham Angle.' This is a rush transcript from "The Ingraham Angle," November 27, 2017. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. LAURA INGRAHAM, HOST: It's a good evening from Washington. We begin with some breaking news. Check this out, according to "Politico," rabid open borders zealot, Congressman Luis Gutierrez will not run for re-election from Illinois. Now th
On 'The Ingraham Angle,' the House Intelligence Committee chairman fires back at attacks from Democrats and the media. This is a rush transcript from "The Ingraham Angle," February 6, 2018. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. LAURA INGRAHAM, HOST: Welcome, everybody to "The Ingraham Angle." I am Laura Ingraham. We have never jam-packed show for you tonight with news you are not going to get anywhere else. Joe Digenova, Kim Strassel, they are both here to discuss this secon
The Justice Department failed to meet a deadline to provide FBI documents to Congress; Rep. Ron DeSantis reacts on 'The Ingraham Angle.' This is a rush transcript from "The Ingraham Angle," April 6, 2018. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. PETE HEGSETH, FOX NEWS HOST: Good evening from New York City. I'm Pete Hegseth in tonight for Laura Ingraham. This is "The Ingraham Angle." Don't worry. Laura will be back on Monday for sure. It's big news night and we have covered coas
When then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) decided to trigger the so-called " nuclear option " to give Senate Democrats more power in 2013, he likely had no idea how badly the move would eventually backfire. The unprecedented parliamentary move made it so federal judicial nominees and presidential appointments needed only a simple majority vote to advance to confirmation hearings, rather than the traditional 60-vote supermajority. The ramifications of such a move will become evident when
It is possible that just one Republican vote could be enough (in combination with Democrats) to prevent a lurch to the right. Republican Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) ( Image by YouTube, Channel: CNN ) Permission Details DMCA Donald Trump, the weak and frightened president who makes his most important decisions based on lists provided to him by right-wing zealots and his corporate overlords, plans to name a nominee to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the US S
Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards is apparently puzzled by the fact that some Democrats could actually be opposed to abortion. During a Politico interview published Tuesday, Richards said it's "shocking" that Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, would be open to funding a pro-life Democratic candidate in 2018. In hopes of winning back a majority in Congress next year, Lujan said there should be no "litmus test" for Democrats seeking f
Congressional Western Caucus calls attention to abuses of former administrators Lisa Jackson and Gina McCarthy... Scott Pruitt/Photo by Gage Skidmore (John Wynne, Liberty Headlines) Exorbitant travel costs, and excessive spending on security detail - those are the charges being leveled at current EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Yet according to a press release from the Congressional Western Caucus, the EPA saw far worse scandals under the leadership of Obama appointees Lisa Jackson and Gina McCa
Congresswoman Martha Roby is currently in her fourth term serving the people of Alabama's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Prior to being elected to Congress, Rep. Roby worked as an attorney and served as a city councilman in her hometown of Montgomery. In the House, Rep. Roby has been a forceful advocate for cutting wasteful spending and eliminating bureaucratic red tape that burdens American families and businesses. Roby is a Member of the House Committee on App
By NBP Staff | December 1, 2017, 14:27 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2017/12/01/next-massachusetts-senate-president-should-be-liberal-not-nuts/ The Stan Rosenberg era is ending not with a whimper but with a bang. When Governor Charlie Baker thinks you need to be investigated, you know the end is near. This is the same Charlie Baker who doesn't think the whitewashing of a Massachusetts State Police report on the arrest of a judge's daughter needs much investigating. Lawyers have thi
Conservative Rep. Dave Brat railed against the omnibus spending bill put forward by Congress and criticized his own party for caving in to Democrats, telling Breitbart radio that "we buckled." Further, Brat, R-Virginia, hopes President Donald Trump vetoes the $1.3 trillion funding bill. "We need nine Democrat senators to win, so we buckled," Brat told SiriusXM's "Breitbart News Tonight" late Wednesday. "Our leadership needs to tell the Republican senators and the Democrats, 'We'll compromise a l
On Tuesday, an en banc panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will hear argument in West Virginia v. EPA , a challenge brought by twenty-seven states and industry groups to the legality of President Obama's so-called "Clean Power Plan." The Plan is an EPA rule designed to accomplish the Administration's goal of remaking the Nation's power grid by forcing an abrupt and costly shift to renewable energy generation. The result for Americans will be higher energy costs, y
In testimony before the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works, Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said the agency was reexamining California's waiver to impose stricter vehicle emission standards under the 1970 Clean Air Act (CAA) than federal requirements. "Federalism doesn't mean that one state can dictate to the rest of the country," Scott Pruitt, testified Pruitt on January 30, 2018. Under CAA EPA sets national standards for vehicle tailpi
By Matt Rooney _ Early hopes that Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-3) would check or even "moderate" Governor Phil Murphy's far-left instincts are, it now seems, little more than a pipe dream, Save Jerseyans. C'est la vie! In New Jersey Read More By The Staff _ VINELAND - Former Cumberland County Freeholder and N.J. State Assemblyman from the First Legislative District Sam Fiocchi is joining a crowded primary field, Save Jerseyans, in the race to succeed Frank LoBiondo in CD-2. According to a c
House Republicans are aiming at the Internal Revenue Service this week, taking up four bills to ensure integrity in hiring and better customer service. "We have recently learned...that IRS employees that have been fired for misconduct have been rehired" in the last several years, Rep. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) told a news conference on Tuesday. "Now some of this may involve falsifying documents -- they failed to pay their own taxes. They may have been fired for accessing sensitive taxpayer informatio
PRUITT: Well Governor, you've traveled Oklahoma, you know that Oklahoma is a leader, in energy from oil and gas to coal to wind. So when energy CEO's tell me that your EPA, or your EPA administrator may not be much different than the president's now, what do you say to that? ROMNEY: Well, they don't know what I would do if I were the president of the United States. You know, one of my good friends is Mike Leavitt who was the EPA administrator under George W. Bush and I've asked some of the oil a
Trump just tweeted that he has accepted the resignation of Scott Pruitt as head of the EPA: Andrew Wheeler, sworn in as EPA's deputy administrator in late April after a six-month confirmation battle, has spent decades in what President Donald Trump calls "the swamp," first as a top aide to Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) at the Environment and Public Works Committee, then as an energy lobbyist for clients such as the politically active coal company Murray Energy. "Wheeler is much smarter and will try
Using 'the power of the purse,' the Tennessee House of Representatives passed an amendment by a vote of 56-31 Tuesday to de-fund Memphis' bicentennial celebration by $250,000 as a consequence to the overnight removal of two Confederate monuments in late 2017. "If you recall, back in December, Memphis did something that removed historical markers in the city," Tennessee Republican Rep. Steve McDaniel said from the House floor. "It was the city of Memphis that did this, and it was full knowing it
By NBP Staff | December 1, 2017, 14:27 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2017/12/01/next-massachusetts-senate-president-should-be-liberal-not-nuts/ The Stan Rosenberg era is ending not with a whimper but with a bang. When Governor Charlie Baker thinks you need to be investigated, you know the end is near. This is the same Charlie Baker who doesn't think the whitewashing of a Massachusetts State Police report on the arrest of a judge's daughter needs much investigating. Lawyers have thi
Conservative Rep. Dave Brat railed against the omnibus spending bill put forward by Congress and criticized his own party for caving in to Democrats, telling Breitbart radio that "we buckled." Further, Brat, R-Virginia, hopes President Donald Trump vetoes the $1.3 trillion funding bill. "We need nine Democrat senators to win, so we buckled," Brat told SiriusXM's "Breitbart News Tonight" late Wednesday. "Our leadership needs to tell the Republican senators and the Democrats, 'We'll compromise a l
On Tuesday, an en banc panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will hear argument in West Virginia v. EPA , a challenge brought by twenty-seven states and industry groups to the legality of President Obama's so-called "Clean Power Plan." The Plan is an EPA rule designed to accomplish the Administration's goal of remaking the Nation's power grid by forcing an abrupt and costly shift to renewable energy generation. The result for Americans will be higher energy costs, y
In testimony before the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works, Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said the agency was reexamining California's waiver to impose stricter vehicle emission standards under the 1970 Clean Air Act (CAA) than federal requirements. "Federalism doesn't mean that one state can dictate to the rest of the country," Scott Pruitt, testified Pruitt on January 30, 2018. Under CAA EPA sets national standards for vehicle tailpi
By Matt Rooney _ Early hopes that Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-3) would check or even "moderate" Governor Phil Murphy's far-left instincts are, it now seems, little more than a pipe dream, Save Jerseyans. C'est la vie! In New Jersey Read More By The Staff _ VINELAND - Former Cumberland County Freeholder and N.J. State Assemblyman from the First Legislative District Sam Fiocchi is joining a crowded primary field, Save Jerseyans, in the race to succeed Frank LoBiondo in CD-2. According to a c
House Republicans are aiming at the Internal Revenue Service this week, taking up four bills to ensure integrity in hiring and better customer service. "We have recently learned...that IRS employees that have been fired for misconduct have been rehired" in the last several years, Rep. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) told a news conference on Tuesday. "Now some of this may involve falsifying documents -- they failed to pay their own taxes. They may have been fired for accessing sensitive taxpayer informatio
PRUITT: Well Governor, you've traveled Oklahoma, you know that Oklahoma is a leader, in energy from oil and gas to coal to wind. So when energy CEO's tell me that your EPA, or your EPA administrator may not be much different than the president's now, what do you say to that? ROMNEY: Well, they don't know what I would do if I were the president of the United States. You know, one of my good friends is Mike Leavitt who was the EPA administrator under George W. Bush and I've asked some of the oil a
Trump just tweeted that he has accepted the resignation of Scott Pruitt as head of the EPA: Andrew Wheeler, sworn in as EPA's deputy administrator in late April after a six-month confirmation battle, has spent decades in what President Donald Trump calls "the swamp," first as a top aide to Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) at the Environment and Public Works Committee, then as an energy lobbyist for clients such as the politically active coal company Murray Energy. "Wheeler is much smarter and will try
Using 'the power of the purse,' the Tennessee House of Representatives passed an amendment by a vote of 56-31 Tuesday to de-fund Memphis' bicentennial celebration by $250,000 as a consequence to the overnight removal of two Confederate monuments in late 2017. "If you recall, back in December, Memphis did something that removed historical markers in the city," Tennessee Republican Rep. Steve McDaniel said from the House floor. "It was the city of Memphis that did this, and it was full knowing it
Conventions are a huge and inescapable part of geek culture. Nowadays, It's almost impossible to find a major metropolitan area that doesn't host some sort of annual comic con. Beyond that is an ever-expanding slate of touring cons put that move from city to city like a sort of geek circus, which can either focus on a certain show or just geekdom in general. In short, where once we had to drive hours to meet our brethren in third-rate expo centers once a year, cons are now everywhere. And they'r
Chicago's last two months have been worthy of a Detective Comics story line. A seven foot winged humanoid has been seen flying over Lincoln Park. Fifteen people claim to have see this bat and/or moth person. Mike Opelka took great interest in this story from his hometown on "Pure Opelka" today. The latest sighting was June 3 at 10 p.m. A couple who wishes to remain anonymous reported seeing a "7-8 ft solid black humanoid with wide membrane wings, that resembled those of a huge bat," according to
If you have read a newspaper in the past 40 years, there is a good chance you have seen the comic strip Doonesbury . The satirical and often politically charged cartoon has been a staple of daily comic pages for decades. Recently, cartoonist Gary Trudeau released a series of Doonesbury strips lambasting a Texas law that requires a sonogram before a woman has an abortion. The strips feature a young woman going to a Texas abortion clinic and being sent to the "shaming room" where a "middle-aged ma
In the 1990's Pat Moriarity was assistant art director, and later art director of The Comics Journal , the magazine of comics news and criticism. "There, I became friends with many cartoonists and comics nerds. This includes Comics Journal editor Helena Harvilicz and cartoonist J.R. Williams, who both were eventually housemates of mine. Jim Blanchard, another good friend and artist, inked my pencils here, and another friend of mine, the great Peter Bagge, makes a cameo appearance at the end. Thi
Religion In The Comics - 028 Here's an interesting tale. I guess parable is another word for lying. There is no way this ever happened. So what lesson can be learned from this lie? Religion In The Comics - 028 (Original post) Cartoonist Jun 2015 OP Mon Jun 1, 2015, 03:00 PM edhopper (20,434 posts) 1. I get the point of the parable yeah, yeah yeah, you get saved no matter when you accept Jeebus. But it is obvious that the new NT God is still an unfair SOB. And the asshole owner (God) will now hav
The show of the same name is based on the comic books by Beau Smith, which have been around since the mid-Nineties. While the comics focus on a fully-fledged Wynonna, fighting the big, the bad and the ugly in the wild west, the TV show is the origin story of how she became that superhero. Much like Buffy, who learnt that she was descended from a generation of slayers and had to start training to kill vampires pronto, on her 27th birthday Wynonna too finds out she has to dispose of nasty supernat
by Robert Quigley Oct 7th Good news, perennially exploited comics fans: DC Comics has announced that they're cutting standard, 32-page issue prices by a dollar, from $3.99 to $2.99. DC : "As Co-Publishers, we listened to our fans and to our partners in the retail community who told us that a $3.99 price point for 32 pages was too expensive. Fans were becoming increasingly reluctant to sample new titles and long term fans were beginning to abandon titles and characters that they'd collected for y
100 LGBTQ Black women you should know - A great post in honor of Black History Month Comic about slurs - This is very important to me. Many people will throw around words as if they mean nothing, however to many they can hurt very deeply and trigger painful memories. Why I stopped identifying with white feminism - A personal and honest post. The 'fierce black woman' inside you doesn't exist - a fantastic response to Perez Hilton's recent display of racism. A failed experiment in social engineeri
By the Comics Curmudgeon Remember the good old days of American wit when our nation's cleverest sat around an elitist table at a fancy New York City hotel and made cutting remarks so subtle and erudite that nobody within earshot could tell what the hell they were talking about? And also, they were drunk? Well, those days are over (except for the drunk part). David Denby has informed us that, thanks to the awful blogs, we now just essentially hurl the verbal equivalent of feces at each other all
You may expect this kind of censorship from Marvel, but DC Comics just bowed to the demands of feminists. A variant cover of Batgirl 41 featuring the Joker dressed in his famed 'Killing Joke' attire drawing a a blood-red smile on the face of a teary-eyed Batgirl was too much for some to bare . Alan Moore's ' The Killing Joke ' is highly regarded as one of the best comics of all time. It is famous for serving as both an origin story for The Joker as well as a scene where Batgirl/Barbara Gordon is
Chicago's last two months have been worthy of a Detective Comics story line. A seven foot winged humanoid has been seen flying over Lincoln Park. Fifteen people claim to have see this bat and/or moth person. Mike Opelka took great interest in this story from his hometown on "Pure Opelka" today. The latest sighting was June 3 at 10 p.m. A couple who wishes to remain anonymous reported seeing a "7-8 ft solid black humanoid with wide membrane wings, that resembled those of a huge bat," according to
If you have read a newspaper in the past 40 years, there is a good chance you have seen the comic strip Doonesbury . The satirical and often politically charged cartoon has been a staple of daily comic pages for decades. Recently, cartoonist Gary Trudeau released a series of Doonesbury strips lambasting a Texas law that requires a sonogram before a woman has an abortion. The strips feature a young woman going to a Texas abortion clinic and being sent to the "shaming room" where a "middle-aged ma
In the 1990's Pat Moriarity was assistant art director, and later art director of The Comics Journal , the magazine of comics news and criticism. "There, I became friends with many cartoonists and comics nerds. This includes Comics Journal editor Helena Harvilicz and cartoonist J.R. Williams, who both were eventually housemates of mine. Jim Blanchard, another good friend and artist, inked my pencils here, and another friend of mine, the great Peter Bagge, makes a cameo appearance at the end. Thi
Religion In The Comics - 028 Here's an interesting tale. I guess parable is another word for lying. There is no way this ever happened. So what lesson can be learned from this lie? Religion In The Comics - 028 (Original post) Cartoonist Jun 2015 OP Mon Jun 1, 2015, 03:00 PM edhopper (20,434 posts) 1. I get the point of the parable yeah, yeah yeah, you get saved no matter when you accept Jeebus. But it is obvious that the new NT God is still an unfair SOB. And the asshole owner (God) will now hav
The show of the same name is based on the comic books by Beau Smith, which have been around since the mid-Nineties. While the comics focus on a fully-fledged Wynonna, fighting the big, the bad and the ugly in the wild west, the TV show is the origin story of how she became that superhero. Much like Buffy, who learnt that she was descended from a generation of slayers and had to start training to kill vampires pronto, on her 27th birthday Wynonna too finds out she has to dispose of nasty supernat
by Robert Quigley Oct 7th Good news, perennially exploited comics fans: DC Comics has announced that they're cutting standard, 32-page issue prices by a dollar, from $3.99 to $2.99. DC : "As Co-Publishers, we listened to our fans and to our partners in the retail community who told us that a $3.99 price point for 32 pages was too expensive. Fans were becoming increasingly reluctant to sample new titles and long term fans were beginning to abandon titles and characters that they'd collected for y
100 LGBTQ Black women you should know - A great post in honor of Black History Month Comic about slurs - This is very important to me. Many people will throw around words as if they mean nothing, however to many they can hurt very deeply and trigger painful memories. Why I stopped identifying with white feminism - A personal and honest post. The 'fierce black woman' inside you doesn't exist - a fantastic response to Perez Hilton's recent display of racism. A failed experiment in social engineeri
By the Comics Curmudgeon Remember the good old days of American wit when our nation's cleverest sat around an elitist table at a fancy New York City hotel and made cutting remarks so subtle and erudite that nobody within earshot could tell what the hell they were talking about? And also, they were drunk? Well, those days are over (except for the drunk part). David Denby has informed us that, thanks to the awful blogs, we now just essentially hurl the verbal equivalent of feces at each other all
You may expect this kind of censorship from Marvel, but DC Comics just bowed to the demands of feminists. A variant cover of Batgirl 41 featuring the Joker dressed in his famed 'Killing Joke' attire drawing a a blood-red smile on the face of a teary-eyed Batgirl was too much for some to bare . Alan Moore's ' The Killing Joke ' is highly regarded as one of the best comics of all time. It is famous for serving as both an origin story for The Joker as well as a scene where Batgirl/Barbara Gordon is
The hilarious A.F. Branco cartoon below shows what Democrats are REALLY up against this November, and it's their own fault: Nails it! Democrats have a very tough road ahead. The president has scored so many victories and all they have to show for themselves is a whole bunch of whining and nothing else. Democrats currently think the issue with illegals being separated from their kids while in detention is a winning issue. But they are very wrong as most support the President on this. In fact Pres
"Now for a round-up by W.A. Rogers," a cartoon depicting recently passed laws, including the 1918 Sedition Act. (Library of Congress) Ready to join the resistance? Sign up for Take Action Now and we'll send you three actions every Tuesday. You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation's journalism. You can read our Privacy Policy here. Thank you for signing up. For more from The Nation , check out our latest issue . Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month!
By the Comics Curmudgeon Remember the good old days of American wit when our nation's cleverest sat around an elitist table at a fancy New York City hotel and made cutting remarks so subtle and erudite that nobody within earshot could tell what the hell they were talking about? And also, they were drunk? Well, those days are over (except for the drunk part). David Denby has informed us that, thanks to the awful blogs, we now just essentially hurl the verbal equivalent of feces at each other all
Bill Leak was the greatest cartoonist of his era and deserves comparison with David Low, the greatest cartoonist of his era, from the First World War to the 1950s. Both initially made their names on The Bulletin magazine in Sydney as left-of-centre satirists but eventually went on to become the most powerful foes of left-wing authoritarianism in all its forms. New Zealand-born David Low (1891-1963) arrived in Sydney in 1911 to work on The Bulletin . During the First World War he became a relentl
If you have read a newspaper in the past 40 years, there is a good chance you have seen the comic strip Doonesbury . The satirical and often politically charged cartoon has been a staple of daily comic pages for decades. Recently, cartoonist Gary Trudeau released a series of Doonesbury strips lambasting a Texas law that requires a sonogram before a woman has an abortion. The strips feature a young woman going to a Texas abortion clinic and being sent to the "shaming room" where a "middle-aged ma
In the current issue of its Tel Aviv edition, the magazine TimeOut offers the latest variation on Saul Steinberg's famous cartoon of a New Yorker's view of the world. The foreground on the Israeli illustration shows the cafes of the Shenkin district, Tel Aviv's equivalent to SoHo, and the tree-lined expanse of Rothschild Boulevard. Just past the Yarkon River, the city's northern boundary, these delights give way to a landscape marked by Patriot missile batteries, exploding bombs and incoming roc
Illustration by Matt Daley "Closed, please." I click the wooden door shut. I walk past the poster-lined office, climb the stairs out of the building, and emerge onto the sunny Ryerson University campus in downtown Toronto. I trudge to the subway, shuffling onto a northbound train just as the door closes. I drop into a seat. I stare ahead. No more Gaby. For two years, I saved and planned for a Masters of Journalism degree at Ryerson, and in September 2014 I arrived in Toronto ready to learn. Inst
Illustration by Scarecrow Artist, used with permission . This time of year you see a lot of jack-o-lanterns decorating front stoops and walkways for Halloween. But have you ever wondered why it's called a "jack-o-lantern"? As it turns out, there's a very timely lesson in the origin of the name, and a recent letter to advice columnist Emily Yoffe, who writes the Dear Prudence advice column, shows the need to teach that lesson is greater now, than perhaps ever before. Of course, Halloween is th
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Jul 15, 2013 5:40 AM A couple who co-founded a church in Washington, D.C. has brought their passion for providing for kids in need of a home and family to the nation's capital, where over 3,000 kids are either in or on their way to the foster care system. Aaron and Amy Graham while establishing the District Church learned about their new community and were convicted to share their fostering passion with their congregation. DC127, the
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Oct 27, 2016 8:00 AM The Reverend Samuel Rodriguez had stated that Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton wants Hispanic Christians to go against their own religious beliefs in supporting her. In a statement emailed to supporters on Monday morning, the president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference said that Clinton wants Christians "'to Sacrifice Our Most Cherished Values." "Latinos are pro-life. Latinos, whethe
"Now for a round-up by W.A. Rogers," a cartoon depicting recently passed laws, including the 1918 Sedition Act. (Library of Congress) Ready to join the resistance? Sign up for Take Action Now and we'll send you three actions every Tuesday. You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation's journalism. You can read our Privacy Policy here. Thank you for signing up. For more from The Nation , check out our latest issue . Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month!
By the Comics Curmudgeon Remember the good old days of American wit when our nation's cleverest sat around an elitist table at a fancy New York City hotel and made cutting remarks so subtle and erudite that nobody within earshot could tell what the hell they were talking about? And also, they were drunk? Well, those days are over (except for the drunk part). David Denby has informed us that, thanks to the awful blogs, we now just essentially hurl the verbal equivalent of feces at each other all
Bill Leak was the greatest cartoonist of his era and deserves comparison with David Low, the greatest cartoonist of his era, from the First World War to the 1950s. Both initially made their names on The Bulletin magazine in Sydney as left-of-centre satirists but eventually went on to become the most powerful foes of left-wing authoritarianism in all its forms. New Zealand-born David Low (1891-1963) arrived in Sydney in 1911 to work on The Bulletin . During the First World War he became a relentl
If you have read a newspaper in the past 40 years, there is a good chance you have seen the comic strip Doonesbury . The satirical and often politically charged cartoon has been a staple of daily comic pages for decades. Recently, cartoonist Gary Trudeau released a series of Doonesbury strips lambasting a Texas law that requires a sonogram before a woman has an abortion. The strips feature a young woman going to a Texas abortion clinic and being sent to the "shaming room" where a "middle-aged ma
In the current issue of its Tel Aviv edition, the magazine TimeOut offers the latest variation on Saul Steinberg's famous cartoon of a New Yorker's view of the world. The foreground on the Israeli illustration shows the cafes of the Shenkin district, Tel Aviv's equivalent to SoHo, and the tree-lined expanse of Rothschild Boulevard. Just past the Yarkon River, the city's northern boundary, these delights give way to a landscape marked by Patriot missile batteries, exploding bombs and incoming roc
Illustration by Matt Daley "Closed, please." I click the wooden door shut. I walk past the poster-lined office, climb the stairs out of the building, and emerge onto the sunny Ryerson University campus in downtown Toronto. I trudge to the subway, shuffling onto a northbound train just as the door closes. I drop into a seat. I stare ahead. No more Gaby. For two years, I saved and planned for a Masters of Journalism degree at Ryerson, and in September 2014 I arrived in Toronto ready to learn. Inst
Illustration by Scarecrow Artist, used with permission . This time of year you see a lot of jack-o-lanterns decorating front stoops and walkways for Halloween. But have you ever wondered why it's called a "jack-o-lantern"? As it turns out, there's a very timely lesson in the origin of the name, and a recent letter to advice columnist Emily Yoffe, who writes the Dear Prudence advice column, shows the need to teach that lesson is greater now, than perhaps ever before. Of course, Halloween is th
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Jul 15, 2013 5:40 AM A couple who co-founded a church in Washington, D.C. has brought their passion for providing for kids in need of a home and family to the nation's capital, where over 3,000 kids are either in or on their way to the foster care system. Aaron and Amy Graham while establishing the District Church learned about their new community and were convicted to share their fostering passion with their congregation. DC127, the
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Oct 27, 2016 8:00 AM The Reverend Samuel Rodriguez had stated that Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton wants Hispanic Christians to go against their own religious beliefs in supporting her. In a statement emailed to supporters on Monday morning, the president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference said that Clinton wants Christians "'to Sacrifice Our Most Cherished Values." "Latinos are pro-life. Latinos, whethe
The bigoted responses to local comedian Joey Rasdien's controversial comment at the Ilm Arts Festival are a stark reminder of the racism and prejudice within Black communities in South Africa. Wanelisa Xaba reflects on her own experiences of racism in coloured communities. I was born in Cape Town and I have lived there for most of my life. Last year, I moved to Joburg for about seven months. After two months, I had to return to Cape Town for a work meeting. Throughout my stay, I felt like some
There's been a feud brewing between LwC favorite Shaun King (see IRONY ALERT: Fake Black Guy Shaun King, Gets Mad About Teens in Blackface... and CAUGHT: #BlackLivesMatter Activist Shaun King is Actually White ) and radio host Jason Whitlock. It started when King ran a one sided hit piece against Peyton Manning that has been thoroughly debunked by Whitlock and many others . So let's set the stage with that. "Marley was dead to begin with..." It continued on social media , with King questioning
Few episodes of racism in our country resonate like that of the trial of the Scottsboro boys. In 1931, white youths attacked nine young black men riding the rails from Memphis to Chattanooga, Tenn., to look for work. When the police arrived and held the black men responsible, two white women from Alabama at the scene also accused them of rape. Less than a month later, they were tried and found guilty in an Alabama courtroom. And though they won the right to another trial, almost all of them endu
On Sunday, Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old Black boy who was shot in the stomach by the police while playing with a toy gun, died in a Cleveland hospital. RT conducted the interview below with ANSWER Coalition National Coordinator Brian Becker. RT: This is just the latest in a series of fatal police shootings of black civilians. What do you think is behind this trend? Brian Becker: We have an epidemic of police murders inside the black community. FBI and Justice Department don't require local polic
Another incident of horrifying racism has popped up in Trump's America, this time from a child. The Root reports that a 13-year-old boy in Georgia has been arrested for making terroristic threats. The boy is said to have placed calls to the Cobb County NAACP and left menacing, racist voicemails. "My number is kill ni**ers 101. My name, Johnny Rebel. My profession, murdering black people. F**k you stupid f**king niggers," one message begins before growing inaudible. It picks back up with, "F**kin
On Wednesday, Chicago's City Council approved a $2.5 million settlement to the family of a traumatized 3-year-old girl after finding that officers pointed a gun at the child's chest and that they hit the girl's handcuffed mother in front of her. Fox 32 reports that Chicago police officers squarely aimed a gun at the toddler's chest and beat her handcuffed mother, Aretha Simmons . The harsh treatment of the child came under fire and forced the department to examine its arresting practices when
Winston-Salem, NC - A man has been accused of racial profiling after he asked a black woman for ID at his community pool on the 4th of July. Now, he has been fired from his job and had to go into hiding with his family after a video of the incident went viral (video below). You know what I am tired of?? This country after all these years playing the race card every damn day!!! I have very good friends who are African-American, I worked with some of them, I fought fires and ran EMS calls as a vol
BLAMING A child for his own murder. That's the only way to interpret the language in a court document files by the city of Cleveland in response to a wrongful death lawsuit from the family of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old boy shot and killed by police on November 22. Tamir was shot by officer Tim Loehmann after a call to 911 reported that someone, "probably a juvenile," was in a park with a gun, which the caller said was "probably fake." (The "gun" turned out to be a pellet gun.) Police drove up to
Black kids watch disabled black man drown. Where is Black Lives Matter on this one? Via NY Daily News : The group of teens who recorded themselves taunting a disabled man as he drowned in a Florida pond could face charges for the disturbing incident, police said. The five teens, ages 14 to 18, are heard on the one-minute video teasing 32-year-old Jamel Dunn as he struggled for life on July 9. Authorities said the teens didn't do anything to help the man, nor did they seem guilty about it when ha
Policing in the United States' minority communities has been a flashpoint since the deaths of Michael Brown in Missouri, Tamir Rice in Ohio, Sandra Bland in Texas and others. The increasing number of graphic photos and videos depicting the deaths of black men, women and children at the hands of police officers has sparked unrest around the nation. The perception that law enforcement officers are rarely, if ever, punished for what some consider unethical behavior, brutality and even criminal acts
There's been a feud brewing between LwC favorite Shaun King (see IRONY ALERT: Fake Black Guy Shaun King, Gets Mad About Teens in Blackface... and CAUGHT: #BlackLivesMatter Activist Shaun King is Actually White ) and radio host Jason Whitlock. It started when King ran a one sided hit piece against Peyton Manning that has been thoroughly debunked by Whitlock and many others . So let's set the stage with that. "Marley was dead to begin with..." It continued on social media , with King questioning
Few episodes of racism in our country resonate like that of the trial of the Scottsboro boys. In 1931, white youths attacked nine young black men riding the rails from Memphis to Chattanooga, Tenn., to look for work. When the police arrived and held the black men responsible, two white women from Alabama at the scene also accused them of rape. Less than a month later, they were tried and found guilty in an Alabama courtroom. And though they won the right to another trial, almost all of them endu
On Sunday, Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old Black boy who was shot in the stomach by the police while playing with a toy gun, died in a Cleveland hospital. RT conducted the interview below with ANSWER Coalition National Coordinator Brian Becker. RT: This is just the latest in a series of fatal police shootings of black civilians. What do you think is behind this trend? Brian Becker: We have an epidemic of police murders inside the black community. FBI and Justice Department don't require local polic
Another incident of horrifying racism has popped up in Trump's America, this time from a child. The Root reports that a 13-year-old boy in Georgia has been arrested for making terroristic threats. The boy is said to have placed calls to the Cobb County NAACP and left menacing, racist voicemails. "My number is kill ni**ers 101. My name, Johnny Rebel. My profession, murdering black people. F**k you stupid f**king niggers," one message begins before growing inaudible. It picks back up with, "F**kin
On Wednesday, Chicago's City Council approved a $2.5 million settlement to the family of a traumatized 3-year-old girl after finding that officers pointed a gun at the child's chest and that they hit the girl's handcuffed mother in front of her. Fox 32 reports that Chicago police officers squarely aimed a gun at the toddler's chest and beat her handcuffed mother, Aretha Simmons . The harsh treatment of the child came under fire and forced the department to examine its arresting practices when
Winston-Salem, NC - A man has been accused of racial profiling after he asked a black woman for ID at his community pool on the 4th of July. Now, he has been fired from his job and had to go into hiding with his family after a video of the incident went viral (video below). You know what I am tired of?? This country after all these years playing the race card every damn day!!! I have very good friends who are African-American, I worked with some of them, I fought fires and ran EMS calls as a vol
BLAMING A child for his own murder. That's the only way to interpret the language in a court document files by the city of Cleveland in response to a wrongful death lawsuit from the family of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old boy shot and killed by police on November 22. Tamir was shot by officer Tim Loehmann after a call to 911 reported that someone, "probably a juvenile," was in a park with a gun, which the caller said was "probably fake." (The "gun" turned out to be a pellet gun.) Police drove up to
Black kids watch disabled black man drown. Where is Black Lives Matter on this one? Via NY Daily News : The group of teens who recorded themselves taunting a disabled man as he drowned in a Florida pond could face charges for the disturbing incident, police said. The five teens, ages 14 to 18, are heard on the one-minute video teasing 32-year-old Jamel Dunn as he struggled for life on July 9. Authorities said the teens didn't do anything to help the man, nor did they seem guilty about it when ha
Policing in the United States' minority communities has been a flashpoint since the deaths of Michael Brown in Missouri, Tamir Rice in Ohio, Sandra Bland in Texas and others. The increasing number of graphic photos and videos depicting the deaths of black men, women and children at the hands of police officers has sparked unrest around the nation. The perception that law enforcement officers are rarely, if ever, punished for what some consider unethical behavior, brutality and even criminal acts
Black kids watch disabled black man drown. Where is Black Lives Matter on this one? Via NY Daily News : The group of teens who recorded themselves taunting a disabled man as he drowned in a Florida pond could face charges for the disturbing incident, police said. The five teens, ages 14 to 18, are heard on the one-minute video teasing 32-year-old Jamel Dunn as he struggled for life on July 9. Authorities said the teens didn't do anything to help the man, nor did they seem guilty about it when ha
Brandon Smith On June 6, Brandon Smith was found dead in the back of a police wagon at the Sacramento County Jail. His family was forced to wait and wonder what had happened to their loved one and were given very few details until a week later. The story has since come out that Smith's mother had initially called his parole officer for assistance for her son. Smith's parole officer then reportedly asked a nearby Sacramento Police Department officer in a wagon to transport Smith to the county jai
* in reply to mrivard81 No Al, No Jesse, No NAACP, where are they in the black community, where blacks are murdering blacks. If you would like to Support me in getting copies of my book into every jail & prison in the U.S & U.K, and in getting my message out, for now you can go to my PayPal Account; tylon0607@gmail.com. or her's the link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr... OKAY EVERYONE TO PRE-ORDER MY NEW BOOK COPY AND PASTE THE LINK BELOW: And help get the Gospel message out and see live
On the heels of racially-motivated protests in Ferguson , Mo., and New York City, one black man has issued a profound challenge to African-Americans: "Take some personal responsi-damn-bility." If only Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton would deliver the type of message that Frederick Wilson II posted Monday on his Facebook page, " I'm Just Sayin ." "Be the change," Wilson wrote above his video. The rant goes on for just over four minutes, addressing slavery and racism , and telling the black communit
The Seminole County Courthouse. After eight hours of deliberation on Saturday, the six-woman jury in the Florida trial of George Zimmerman, who fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin last year, sent a note to Judge Debra Nelson asking for "clarification on the instructions regarding manslaughter." After a meeting with lawyers for the defense and the prosecution, who both wanted the jury to elaborate on their confusion, the judge replied with a note saying that the court "can't engage in a gener
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The day after Antwon Rose Jr. was shot through the cheek and elbow and in the back, killing the 17-year-old honors student, young black people swarmed the East Pittsburgh police station. Over the next several days, outraged protesters took over thoroughfares, disrupted rush hour and shouted from the steps of the county courthouse, demanding that the white officer who killed the black teenager be charged. Rose's killing is the first in the Pittsburgh area in the Black Lives Mat
Headline May 02, 2017 In Minneapolis, a man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, after shooting and wounding five Black Lives Matter protesters in 2015 at an occupation at a police precinct over the police killing of Jamar Clark. Prosecutors say 25-year-old Allen Scarsella sent a series of racist texts to friends in the months leading up to his decision to drive over to the protest camp, put on a mask and shoot five of the demonstrators. The original content of this program is licensed unde
BALTIMORE - A Maryland man has been sentenced to 18 months' home detention for a July 2015 boat crash that killed two people and injured five others on a cruise to Baltimore bars. Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police say in a news release that 57-year-old Timothy Jay Wilson was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison, with all but 18 months of home detention suspended. He was convicted on two counts of negligent manslaughter and one count of causing life-threatening injuries in a ve
What a Former Kentucky Pig Chief Told a Recruit: "If Black, shoot them" January 29, 2018 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us From a reader: When a Louisville Police Department recruit asked Todd Shaw, the acting chief of the Prospect Police Department in Jefferson County, Kentucky, a suburb of Louisville, what was the "right thing to do" if he came upon three youths smoking weed, Shaw responded, "Fuck the right thing. If Black shoot them!" In dealing with one of the Black youth's parents, Shaw st
Edward Nero was acquitted of all charges in the death of young African American man Freddie Gray, which sparked huge protests. A heavy police presence surrounds a courthouse during the trial of police officer Edward Nero in connection with the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Baltimore police officer Edward Nero was cleared on Monday of all charges in the 2015 death of young African American man Freddie Gray, an incident that triggered rioting and protests and fuell
Brandon Smith On June 6, Brandon Smith was found dead in the back of a police wagon at the Sacramento County Jail. His family was forced to wait and wonder what had happened to their loved one and were given very few details until a week later. The story has since come out that Smith's mother had initially called his parole officer for assistance for her son. Smith's parole officer then reportedly asked a nearby Sacramento Police Department officer in a wagon to transport Smith to the county jai
* in reply to mrivard81 No Al, No Jesse, No NAACP, where are they in the black community, where blacks are murdering blacks. If you would like to Support me in getting copies of my book into every jail & prison in the U.S & U.K, and in getting my message out, for now you can go to my PayPal Account; tylon0607@gmail.com. or her's the link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr... OKAY EVERYONE TO PRE-ORDER MY NEW BOOK COPY AND PASTE THE LINK BELOW: And help get the Gospel message out and see live
On the heels of racially-motivated protests in Ferguson , Mo., and New York City, one black man has issued a profound challenge to African-Americans: "Take some personal responsi-damn-bility." If only Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton would deliver the type of message that Frederick Wilson II posted Monday on his Facebook page, " I'm Just Sayin ." "Be the change," Wilson wrote above his video. The rant goes on for just over four minutes, addressing slavery and racism , and telling the black communit
The Seminole County Courthouse. After eight hours of deliberation on Saturday, the six-woman jury in the Florida trial of George Zimmerman, who fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin last year, sent a note to Judge Debra Nelson asking for "clarification on the instructions regarding manslaughter." After a meeting with lawyers for the defense and the prosecution, who both wanted the jury to elaborate on their confusion, the judge replied with a note saying that the court "can't engage in a gener
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The day after Antwon Rose Jr. was shot through the cheek and elbow and in the back, killing the 17-year-old honors student, young black people swarmed the East Pittsburgh police station. Over the next several days, outraged protesters took over thoroughfares, disrupted rush hour and shouted from the steps of the county courthouse, demanding that the white officer who killed the black teenager be charged. Rose's killing is the first in the Pittsburgh area in the Black Lives Mat
Headline May 02, 2017 In Minneapolis, a man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, after shooting and wounding five Black Lives Matter protesters in 2015 at an occupation at a police precinct over the police killing of Jamar Clark. Prosecutors say 25-year-old Allen Scarsella sent a series of racist texts to friends in the months leading up to his decision to drive over to the protest camp, put on a mask and shoot five of the demonstrators. The original content of this program is licensed unde
BALTIMORE - A Maryland man has been sentenced to 18 months' home detention for a July 2015 boat crash that killed two people and injured five others on a cruise to Baltimore bars. Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police say in a news release that 57-year-old Timothy Jay Wilson was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison, with all but 18 months of home detention suspended. He was convicted on two counts of negligent manslaughter and one count of causing life-threatening injuries in a ve
What a Former Kentucky Pig Chief Told a Recruit: "If Black, shoot them" January 29, 2018 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us From a reader: When a Louisville Police Department recruit asked Todd Shaw, the acting chief of the Prospect Police Department in Jefferson County, Kentucky, a suburb of Louisville, what was the "right thing to do" if he came upon three youths smoking weed, Shaw responded, "Fuck the right thing. If Black shoot them!" In dealing with one of the Black youth's parents, Shaw st
Edward Nero was acquitted of all charges in the death of young African American man Freddie Gray, which sparked huge protests. A heavy police presence surrounds a courthouse during the trial of police officer Edward Nero in connection with the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Baltimore police officer Edward Nero was cleared on Monday of all charges in the 2015 death of young African American man Freddie Gray, an incident that triggered rioting and protests and fuell
The Walking Dead 's torture-fest of a season seven premiere sent many long-suffering fans running for the hills . It was indeed shockingly and unnecessarily gory. It left us with two beloved characters dead: horrifyingly, heartbreakingly dead. (Spoiler alert here. If you haven't watched the episode yet, turn away now.) Last season's cliffhanger ending warned us that a Major Death was coming, and fans spent the summer speculating on who it would be. We knew Rick, Carl and Daryl would likely be sa
Spike Lee's forthcoming joint, BlacKkKlansman , tells the true story of a black police officer in 1979 Colorado who infiltrated the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan with the help of a white colleague. The film just premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and received a 10 minute standing ovation. Part of what people responded to in the film was the way Lee connects late-1970s America with present-day America, and the racism that remains all-too-present in the very fiber of the country. He ends th
Rioting by Black Lives Matter around the country has increased lately, directed at the police over perceived mistreatment of black suspects. On July 6, police fatally shot Philando Castile in Minnesota. His girlfriend filmed him after he was shot and uploaded the video live to Facebook as he was dying, sparking an outrage. As is becoming part of a disturbing pattern, Black Lives Matter rioters immediately jumped to the conclusion that Castile was treated brutally by law enforcement simply becaus
To many, Kanye West is merely an egomaniacal rapper. To others, he's a powerful black force with T'Challa-like abilities to rally those who worship at the altar of Yeezus. I believe the former, but it sounds like President Donald Trump believes the latter, since he just thanked "Make America great again" Ye for... If you had to make a list of the top 10 people whose opinions on Martin Luther King Jr. you could have gone the rest of your life without hearing, I'm willing to bet that "NRA spokesma
Three of a reported 60 Asian nationals who were stranded in Saint Lucia after allegedly falling victim to an education scam have returned home. The group arrived in Saint Lucia last month, set to pursue hospitality studies at the Lambirds Academy. Members paid between US$9,000 and US$13,000 for the training, but when they arrived in Saint Lucia, were informed that they had been scammed. The government of Saint Lucia has assisted them to obtain food and lodging, but says it is time for those who
Sridevi accorded state funeral; celebrities, fans pay final respects to the screen legend Bollywood superstar Sridevi was cremated with state honors at Mumbai's Vile Parle Seva Samaj Crematorium on 28 February, Wednesday evening, news agency PTI reported. Wrapped in the tricolor, the Indian cinema icon began her final journey with thousands of mourners jostling with each other to catch a glimpse of her cortege as it slowly made its way through the city to the Vile Parle crematorium. Mumbai: Mort
After a week of violence, protests every where were heated this weekend with over 300 reported arrests, most of them in St. Paul and Baton Rouge. Images and video from protests have painted a picture of policeman in riot gear rounding up peaceful citizens, and in many cases seemingly without cause. Activist DeRay Mckesson was released on bond Sunday in Baton Rouge, and maintains that his arrest was unlawful. Much of the footage above shows police arresting protestors standing on private property
Girlhood , a French drama about poor black teens on the outskirts of Paris, opens with an electrifying sequence set to throbbing dance rock by composer Jean-Baptiste de Laubier. Football players burst onto a gridiron for a night game, their play rendered in slow motion, and in their helmets and shoulder pads they look like pretty tough dudes. A last-minute touchdown prompts wild celebration, but as the players yank off their helmets, the dudes turn out to be women, who separate into their respec
Muslim insurgents killed four and wounded two U.S. soldiers on October 4, 2017 around the town of Tongo Tongo, 200 km from Niamey, the capital of Niger. This area is no stranger to these types of attacks: insurgents killed 15 Nigerians on February 15th. The U.S. soldiers died taking part in what they referred to as antiterrorist operations. They were in pursuit of forces who were near the village of Tongo Tongo, in the northern area of the Tillaberi region. It is quite clear that they were in c
The Oscar-qualifying Atlanta Film Festival kicks off tonight, and the lineup boasts quite a number of intriguing entries. Here are the ones that are most compelling to us: 1. ALL YOUR DEAD ONES The Category: Passport Narrative Feature The AFF Synopsis: "In this eerie and fantastically shot tragicomic satire, an ordinary farmer's morning routine is interrupted when he makes a grim discovery in the middle of his cornfield, a huge pile of dead bodies. Aghast, he reports the mysterious massacre on w
Spike Lee's forthcoming joint, BlacKkKlansman , tells the true story of a black police officer in 1979 Colorado who infiltrated the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan with the help of a white colleague. The film just premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and received a 10 minute standing ovation. Part of what people responded to in the film was the way Lee connects late-1970s America with present-day America, and the racism that remains all-too-present in the very fiber of the country. He ends th
Rioting by Black Lives Matter around the country has increased lately, directed at the police over perceived mistreatment of black suspects. On July 6, police fatally shot Philando Castile in Minnesota. His girlfriend filmed him after he was shot and uploaded the video live to Facebook as he was dying, sparking an outrage. As is becoming part of a disturbing pattern, Black Lives Matter rioters immediately jumped to the conclusion that Castile was treated brutally by law enforcement simply becaus
To many, Kanye West is merely an egomaniacal rapper. To others, he's a powerful black force with T'Challa-like abilities to rally those who worship at the altar of Yeezus. I believe the former, but it sounds like President Donald Trump believes the latter, since he just thanked "Make America great again" Ye for... If you had to make a list of the top 10 people whose opinions on Martin Luther King Jr. you could have gone the rest of your life without hearing, I'm willing to bet that "NRA spokesma
Three of a reported 60 Asian nationals who were stranded in Saint Lucia after allegedly falling victim to an education scam have returned home. The group arrived in Saint Lucia last month, set to pursue hospitality studies at the Lambirds Academy. Members paid between US$9,000 and US$13,000 for the training, but when they arrived in Saint Lucia, were informed that they had been scammed. The government of Saint Lucia has assisted them to obtain food and lodging, but says it is time for those who
Sridevi accorded state funeral; celebrities, fans pay final respects to the screen legend Bollywood superstar Sridevi was cremated with state honors at Mumbai's Vile Parle Seva Samaj Crematorium on 28 February, Wednesday evening, news agency PTI reported. Wrapped in the tricolor, the Indian cinema icon began her final journey with thousands of mourners jostling with each other to catch a glimpse of her cortege as it slowly made its way through the city to the Vile Parle crematorium. Mumbai: Mort
After a week of violence, protests every where were heated this weekend with over 300 reported arrests, most of them in St. Paul and Baton Rouge. Images and video from protests have painted a picture of policeman in riot gear rounding up peaceful citizens, and in many cases seemingly without cause. Activist DeRay Mckesson was released on bond Sunday in Baton Rouge, and maintains that his arrest was unlawful. Much of the footage above shows police arresting protestors standing on private property
Girlhood , a French drama about poor black teens on the outskirts of Paris, opens with an electrifying sequence set to throbbing dance rock by composer Jean-Baptiste de Laubier. Football players burst onto a gridiron for a night game, their play rendered in slow motion, and in their helmets and shoulder pads they look like pretty tough dudes. A last-minute touchdown prompts wild celebration, but as the players yank off their helmets, the dudes turn out to be women, who separate into their respec
Muslim insurgents killed four and wounded two U.S. soldiers on October 4, 2017 around the town of Tongo Tongo, 200 km from Niamey, the capital of Niger. This area is no stranger to these types of attacks: insurgents killed 15 Nigerians on February 15th. The U.S. soldiers died taking part in what they referred to as antiterrorist operations. They were in pursuit of forces who were near the village of Tongo Tongo, in the northern area of the Tillaberi region. It is quite clear that they were in c
The Oscar-qualifying Atlanta Film Festival kicks off tonight, and the lineup boasts quite a number of intriguing entries. Here are the ones that are most compelling to us: 1. ALL YOUR DEAD ONES The Category: Passport Narrative Feature The AFF Synopsis: "In this eerie and fantastically shot tragicomic satire, an ordinary farmer's morning routine is interrupted when he makes a grim discovery in the middle of his cornfield, a huge pile of dead bodies. Aghast, he reports the mysterious massacre on w
To say that something in Minneapolis seems sketchy would be a disservice to all things sketchy. Something is seriously odd about the Minnesota shooting death of Justine Damond by a police officer originally from Somalia named Mohamed Noor. Having followed several very high profile police shootings closely the same undisclosed media elements are present. Officer Mohamed Noor is refusing to cooperate with, or give a statement to, investigators from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Ho
Simmering racial tensions boiled over yet again on Monday when a small group of white men allegedly shot five people who had been protesting the recent police killing of an African American man in Minneapolis. The shooting occurred at around 10:41 p.m. Monday night just one block from Minneapolis Police Department's 4th Precinct, where protesters have held daily demonstrations since the fatal Nov. 15 police shooting of 24-year-old Jamar Clark . Police announced on Twitter early Tuesday morning t
THE brother of a suspected armed robber shot dead by police is serving life in jail for killing a gang rival with a machine gun, The Sun can reveal. Dad-of-three Anthony Grainger, who died in a police shooting on Saturday, was a hardened gangster whose brother Stuart, 31, was jailed for murder in 2001. He assassinated Derek Ianson, 25, in Salford, Gtr Manchester, in May 2000. The Sun has learned the Grainger brothers were members of one of Salford's most feared gangs. A source told The Sun: "The
Family members of victims of Monday's shooting in Toulouse cry during a funeral in Jerusalem on March 21, 2012. A wannabe al-Qaeda went on a killing spree in France. Don't breathe a sigh of relief because it happened over there. It can happen here. At least 45 plots aimed at the U.S. since 9/11 have been thwarted . Good work--but cold comfort. We have not stopped all of them. When Major Nidal Hasan allegedly shot dead his fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, it was after having told an al-Qaeda recruit
Indonesian authorities believe a husband, wife, and 4 children aged 9 to 18 carried out a series of 3 terrorist attacks on Christian churches in Surabaya, Indonesia's second-largest city. It's the worst terrorist attack in Indonesia in more than a decade. Authorities believe the Indonesian terrorist group Jemaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) helped plan the attack. The first explosion at the Santa Maria Catholic church, which killed four people, was followed by attacks at the Surabaya Centre Pentecosta
1. A counter-protester pulls a gun at the Huntsville "Families Belong Together" event -- A former school teacher holding an "ICE ICE Baby" sign interrupted the opening prayer at the event with multiple utterances of "WOMP! WOMP!" He was shoved to the ground and then produced a handgun . -- Shane Ryan Sealy was arrested for possessing a gun within 1,000 feet of a protest and charged with misdemeanors of menacing and reckless endangerment. 2. The latest protest, of what has been and will be more,
The FBI on Monday arrested the wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando gay nightclub last year, a massacre that intensified fears about attacks against Americans inspired by Islamic State, officials said. Noor Salman, 30, is being charged with obstruction of justice and aiding and abetting by providing material support to a terrorist organization, Orlando Police Chief John Mina said in a statement.Salman's arrest came seven months after her husband, Omar Mateen, went on a hours-lon
Two students have been reported injured in a shooting at Arapahoe High School in Littleton, Colorado. One of the victims -- believed to be 15 or 16 years old -- is at a local hospital with a " serious gunshot wound " and is undergoing surgery. Initial reports that a second person had been injured turned out to be false. Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson has told reporters that the shooter, an Arapahoe student who was armed with a shotgun, killed himself inside the building. Students wi
IN THE summer of 2014, images spread across the world of protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, facing down against police in riot gear, driving tanks and hurling tear gas grenades in the wake of the police shooting of Black teenager Michael Brown. Activists in Gaza recognized the scene. In fact, they recognized the tear gas--the same kind used by Israel, thanks to support from the U.S. government, which also unloads its surplus military equipment on police departments across the country. The connect
Sridevi accorded state funeral; celebrities, fans pay final respects to the screen legend Bollywood superstar Sridevi was cremated with state honors at Mumbai's Vile Parle Seva Samaj Crematorium on 28 February, Wednesday evening, news agency PTI reported. Wrapped in the tricolor, the Indian cinema icon began her final journey with thousands of mourners jostling with each other to catch a glimpse of her cortege as it slowly made its way through the city to the Vile Parle crematorium. Mumbai: Mort
Simmering racial tensions boiled over yet again on Monday when a small group of white men allegedly shot five people who had been protesting the recent police killing of an African American man in Minneapolis. The shooting occurred at around 10:41 p.m. Monday night just one block from Minneapolis Police Department's 4th Precinct, where protesters have held daily demonstrations since the fatal Nov. 15 police shooting of 24-year-old Jamar Clark . Police announced on Twitter early Tuesday morning t
THE brother of a suspected armed robber shot dead by police is serving life in jail for killing a gang rival with a machine gun, The Sun can reveal. Dad-of-three Anthony Grainger, who died in a police shooting on Saturday, was a hardened gangster whose brother Stuart, 31, was jailed for murder in 2001. He assassinated Derek Ianson, 25, in Salford, Gtr Manchester, in May 2000. The Sun has learned the Grainger brothers were members of one of Salford's most feared gangs. A source told The Sun: "The
Family members of victims of Monday's shooting in Toulouse cry during a funeral in Jerusalem on March 21, 2012. A wannabe al-Qaeda went on a killing spree in France. Don't breathe a sigh of relief because it happened over there. It can happen here. At least 45 plots aimed at the U.S. since 9/11 have been thwarted . Good work--but cold comfort. We have not stopped all of them. When Major Nidal Hasan allegedly shot dead his fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, it was after having told an al-Qaeda recruit
Indonesian authorities believe a husband, wife, and 4 children aged 9 to 18 carried out a series of 3 terrorist attacks on Christian churches in Surabaya, Indonesia's second-largest city. It's the worst terrorist attack in Indonesia in more than a decade. Authorities believe the Indonesian terrorist group Jemaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) helped plan the attack. The first explosion at the Santa Maria Catholic church, which killed four people, was followed by attacks at the Surabaya Centre Pentecosta
1. A counter-protester pulls a gun at the Huntsville "Families Belong Together" event -- A former school teacher holding an "ICE ICE Baby" sign interrupted the opening prayer at the event with multiple utterances of "WOMP! WOMP!" He was shoved to the ground and then produced a handgun . -- Shane Ryan Sealy was arrested for possessing a gun within 1,000 feet of a protest and charged with misdemeanors of menacing and reckless endangerment. 2. The latest protest, of what has been and will be more,
The FBI on Monday arrested the wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando gay nightclub last year, a massacre that intensified fears about attacks against Americans inspired by Islamic State, officials said. Noor Salman, 30, is being charged with obstruction of justice and aiding and abetting by providing material support to a terrorist organization, Orlando Police Chief John Mina said in a statement.Salman's arrest came seven months after her husband, Omar Mateen, went on a hours-lon
Two students have been reported injured in a shooting at Arapahoe High School in Littleton, Colorado. One of the victims -- believed to be 15 or 16 years old -- is at a local hospital with a " serious gunshot wound " and is undergoing surgery. Initial reports that a second person had been injured turned out to be false. Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson has told reporters that the shooter, an Arapahoe student who was armed with a shotgun, killed himself inside the building. Students wi
IN THE summer of 2014, images spread across the world of protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, facing down against police in riot gear, driving tanks and hurling tear gas grenades in the wake of the police shooting of Black teenager Michael Brown. Activists in Gaza recognized the scene. In fact, they recognized the tear gas--the same kind used by Israel, thanks to support from the U.S. government, which also unloads its surplus military equipment on police departments across the country. The connect
Sridevi accorded state funeral; celebrities, fans pay final respects to the screen legend Bollywood superstar Sridevi was cremated with state honors at Mumbai's Vile Parle Seva Samaj Crematorium on 28 February, Wednesday evening, news agency PTI reported. Wrapped in the tricolor, the Indian cinema icon began her final journey with thousands of mourners jostling with each other to catch a glimpse of her cortege as it slowly made its way through the city to the Vile Parle crematorium. Mumbai: Mort
"The politics of fear and resentment and retrenchment began to appear. And that kind of politics is now on the move.["] Obama ran the presidency as a strongman, starting with his claim that he could rule with his pen and his phone. He said repeatedly that he couldn't change or implement immigration laws on his own, and then he did it anyway, in the case of DACA and in the judicial rebuke he got on offshore oil drilling . Judges, the media, and other Democrats now act as though such made-up ru
A New York high school won't be hosting "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" after outrage that the lead role went to a white student. Ithaca High School found itself shunned by social justice after the role of Esmeralda went to a white student and caused a black student to quit. "It shows you that theater wasn't made for you," the disgruntled actress told the Ithaca Journal . "And it shows you that, if you can't get the parts that are written for you, what parts are you going to get?" The protests b
You can call them The Reactionary Republicans. Or, if you prefer, The Collectivist Conservatives. Whether in the media or think tanks or elsewhere, they are out there to carry water for the oldest and stalest of thread-bare political arguments, desperately trying to make the idea of eagerly reacting to liberals and liberalism a shiny new idea all over again. Over at the Washington Post , the wonderfully misrepresented "conservative" columnist Jennifer Rubin believes conservatives should ditch Re
How do you feel about your nation? Does it make you angry when others criticise your country? Do you feel the world would be a better place if your country had more of a say? Do you wish other countries would more quickly recognise your country's authority? Anyone who answered "yes" to these questions would be showing signs of "collective narcissism" at the level of their nationality - at least according to social psychologists. The questions are adapted from a nine-item Collective Narcissism Sc
I have to admit, when I saw the news coverage of the shooting in Parkland, Florida, this week, my jaded heart hurt. More young lives snuffed out senselessly and yet I was sure nothing would change. I mean, if Sandy Hook and those precious first graders couldn't mobilize us, what would? We'd get the standard round of thoughts and prayers, then cautions not to politicize it, then the arguments for "good guys with guns" protecting us. We've seen it over and over, way too many times not to feel cyni
I t was the issue of abortion that taught me to be suspicious of the word "reform." It was the early 1960s and all right-minded people were in favor of "abortion reform." I assumed I should be too until it gradually dawned on me, slow learner that I was, that people speaking of abortion reform were speaking of making it easier to take human life. That made a powerful impression on me, and ever since I have been acutely aware of the ability of people of liberal persuasion, especially when it come
Okay, maybe "shocking" isn't the right word. If you're regular readers of LwC, you really shouldn't be all that shocked how liberal intolerance is the hottest trend on college campuses (see Wimpy College Leftists Want This Professor Fired for the Lamest Reason... and Colleges Now Instating Anti-White Guilt Month. Yes Really... ). But now we have actual numbers ... For 50 years, researchers have surveyed incoming college freshmen about everything from their majors to their worldviews. On Thursday
Today Virginia votes. Republicans, and in particular conservatives, come to this election after a difficult year to endure. The Governor depressed us, the Lieutenant Governor depressed us, the transportation deal depressed us, and of course DC establishment Republicans like Eric Cantor depressed us. But today we face a clear, easy choice: Ken Cuccinelli or Terry McAuliffe. Easy call. We must make sure to vote today for Ken Cuccinelli for Governor, E. W. Jackson for Lieutenant Governor, and Mark
After a conversation about politics, my grandmother and I used to say, "Isn't it terrible how Republican we are? Aren't we just hard-bitten, incorrigible Republicans? Isn't it terrible?" Yes, it is. I am so Republican, I sometimes worry about myself. I never wanted to be a partisan (and I never wanted to be a Republican, though that's another, if related, story). I would rather be a nice above-the-fray type. "A pox on both their houses" and all that. David S. Broder, the late "dean" of the Washi
Hornswoggle is a word I have always liked. It is a verb meaning to bamboozle or to dupe. While its origin is considered "unknown," the word is generally thought to be native to America. The word is said to date to the early 19 th Century, but it does not appear in the 1828 Webster's Dictionary. A man or a woman with an unfaithful spouse can be described as having been hornswoggled. It was the kind of colorful word we liked in New Hampshire, where we never trusted city folk who tried to sell us
A New York high school won't be hosting "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" after outrage that the lead role went to a white student. Ithaca High School found itself shunned by social justice after the role of Esmeralda went to a white student and caused a black student to quit. "It shows you that theater wasn't made for you," the disgruntled actress told the Ithaca Journal . "And it shows you that, if you can't get the parts that are written for you, what parts are you going to get?" The protests b
You can call them The Reactionary Republicans. Or, if you prefer, The Collectivist Conservatives. Whether in the media or think tanks or elsewhere, they are out there to carry water for the oldest and stalest of thread-bare political arguments, desperately trying to make the idea of eagerly reacting to liberals and liberalism a shiny new idea all over again. Over at the Washington Post , the wonderfully misrepresented "conservative" columnist Jennifer Rubin believes conservatives should ditch Re
How do you feel about your nation? Does it make you angry when others criticise your country? Do you feel the world would be a better place if your country had more of a say? Do you wish other countries would more quickly recognise your country's authority? Anyone who answered "yes" to these questions would be showing signs of "collective narcissism" at the level of their nationality - at least according to social psychologists. The questions are adapted from a nine-item Collective Narcissism Sc
I have to admit, when I saw the news coverage of the shooting in Parkland, Florida, this week, my jaded heart hurt. More young lives snuffed out senselessly and yet I was sure nothing would change. I mean, if Sandy Hook and those precious first graders couldn't mobilize us, what would? We'd get the standard round of thoughts and prayers, then cautions not to politicize it, then the arguments for "good guys with guns" protecting us. We've seen it over and over, way too many times not to feel cyni
I t was the issue of abortion that taught me to be suspicious of the word "reform." It was the early 1960s and all right-minded people were in favor of "abortion reform." I assumed I should be too until it gradually dawned on me, slow learner that I was, that people speaking of abortion reform were speaking of making it easier to take human life. That made a powerful impression on me, and ever since I have been acutely aware of the ability of people of liberal persuasion, especially when it come
Okay, maybe "shocking" isn't the right word. If you're regular readers of LwC, you really shouldn't be all that shocked how liberal intolerance is the hottest trend on college campuses (see Wimpy College Leftists Want This Professor Fired for the Lamest Reason... and Colleges Now Instating Anti-White Guilt Month. Yes Really... ). But now we have actual numbers ... For 50 years, researchers have surveyed incoming college freshmen about everything from their majors to their worldviews. On Thursday
Today Virginia votes. Republicans, and in particular conservatives, come to this election after a difficult year to endure. The Governor depressed us, the Lieutenant Governor depressed us, the transportation deal depressed us, and of course DC establishment Republicans like Eric Cantor depressed us. But today we face a clear, easy choice: Ken Cuccinelli or Terry McAuliffe. Easy call. We must make sure to vote today for Ken Cuccinelli for Governor, E. W. Jackson for Lieutenant Governor, and Mark
After a conversation about politics, my grandmother and I used to say, "Isn't it terrible how Republican we are? Aren't we just hard-bitten, incorrigible Republicans? Isn't it terrible?" Yes, it is. I am so Republican, I sometimes worry about myself. I never wanted to be a partisan (and I never wanted to be a Republican, though that's another, if related, story). I would rather be a nice above-the-fray type. "A pox on both their houses" and all that. David S. Broder, the late "dean" of the Washi
Hornswoggle is a word I have always liked. It is a verb meaning to bamboozle or to dupe. While its origin is considered "unknown," the word is generally thought to be native to America. The word is said to date to the early 19 th Century, but it does not appear in the 1828 Webster's Dictionary. A man or a woman with an unfaithful spouse can be described as having been hornswoggled. It was the kind of colorful word we liked in New Hampshire, where we never trusted city folk who tried to sell us
It was placing these refugee claimants in hotels that was too much for many people. While the country's homeless, many of whom made contributions to Canada, military and otherwise, are left to sleep on grates or in homemade tents while those abusing the refugee system get to stay in hotels. The government clearly has no desire to stem the flow and prefer simply to throw more and more money at it. But there are things that can be done. There is simply no political will to even acknowledge the pro
Leave this field empty if you're human: Before I write this post, I want to say, I'm 100% for Asylum Seekers, but not for illegal immigration. The mainstream media in Canada has it all wrong. Asylum Seekers are people who flee worn torn countries, people who get hit by bombs, gas attacks and other means of destruction. Canada is expecting 400 "Asylum Seekers" to enter via the USA/Canada border on foot, PER DAY this summer. These are all people who lived in the United States for many years, in so
Like so many other places in the western world, the Canadian province of Quebec (population of about 8.3 million) is suffering from a declining fertility rate and is facing a rapidly ageing population. According to the province's statistics bureau , the total fertility rate for Quebec in 2015 was 1.6 children per woman. This rate was down 1% on the 2014 rate; in fact 2015 was the sixth consecutive year in which the fertility rate declined. Thus Quebec has for the last few years drifted further a
It's not an oversight, notes The Trace , it's a quirk in how the military categorizes offenses. There's no specific "domestic violence" charge under the UCMJ so any family abuse gets lumped under "assault." A misdemeanor conviction for domestic violence bars you from buying a gun under federal law. A misdemeanor conviction for "assault" doesn't. Which is one big reason Devin Kelley, who cracked his baby son's head open and somehow didn't end up locked away for many years, was able to buy several
There's nothing wrong with the Canadian immigration system, right? Well, not exactly. In this issue of Dimension we show you how the spatial restructuring of capital is shifting Canadian immigration policy away from humanitarian grounds and towards economic necessity. This comes, of course, without accompanying benefits, rights, equal pay or job security for any of the migrant workers, refugees or immigrants. We also profile the struggle of working people in Canada against the damages of the eco
In any case, Isherwood's characterization of high camp presents an important factor in determining whether camp will remain relevant at all: Is camp merely hyperaesthetic fun or should it be taken seriously? Isherwood writes: " ... true High Camp has an underlying seriousness. You can't camp about something you don't take seriously. You're not making fun of it; you're making fun out of it. You're expressing what's basically serious to you in terms of fun and artifice and elegance. Baroque art is
Sexual violence is committed at particularly high rates in crisis settings like war zones, refugee camps and disaster zones. In these places, even humanitarian workers are not immune. Dyan Mazurana and her colleagues at Tufts University found that many female development-aid staffers in places such as South Sudan, Afghanistan and Haiti had experienced disturbing rates of sexual assault, often perpetrated by their own colleagues. Explaining sexual violence So what's driving this pervasive phenome
What's going on? It's not just you - this winter has been unusually frigid. The low temperatures are making some climate change experts nervous because they kind of contradict the whole idea that the planet is warming. How cold are we talking? This winter has been so cold that in some cases, it's turned deadly . The Associated Press has reported at least 12 deaths from the extreme cold. Some Georgia residents recently saw icicles for the first time, and Florida State University closed its Tallah
That's what's tricky about disabled sexuality: most people, disabled or not or anyplace in between, have no idea how to discuss it. So fear of "saying the wrong thing" takes over instead and the problem feeds itself. We never talk about it because we don't know how to start. By Carrie | October 17, 2016 | 16 Comments Eve and Annalise are the best (and the most heartbreaking), Younger is back and gayer than ever, Arizona returns to Grey's with a smile, Rosewood is actually doing something with it
The cliche holds that we are always fighting the last war. I disagree. For the last seven years, congressional Democrats have been fighting the next one: the war perennially set to erupt if they don't deliver whatever the president asks of them immediately. Time and again, they've been rendered so terrified by White House threats about imminent terrorist attacks that they have caved on issues ranging from detainee rights to secret surveillance to torture. And every time they've caved, it's under
Leave this field empty if you're human: Before I write this post, I want to say, I'm 100% for Asylum Seekers, but not for illegal immigration. The mainstream media in Canada has it all wrong. Asylum Seekers are people who flee worn torn countries, people who get hit by bombs, gas attacks and other means of destruction. Canada is expecting 400 "Asylum Seekers" to enter via the USA/Canada border on foot, PER DAY this summer. These are all people who lived in the United States for many years, in so
Like so many other places in the western world, the Canadian province of Quebec (population of about 8.3 million) is suffering from a declining fertility rate and is facing a rapidly ageing population. According to the province's statistics bureau , the total fertility rate for Quebec in 2015 was 1.6 children per woman. This rate was down 1% on the 2014 rate; in fact 2015 was the sixth consecutive year in which the fertility rate declined. Thus Quebec has for the last few years drifted further a
It's not an oversight, notes The Trace , it's a quirk in how the military categorizes offenses. There's no specific "domestic violence" charge under the UCMJ so any family abuse gets lumped under "assault." A misdemeanor conviction for domestic violence bars you from buying a gun under federal law. A misdemeanor conviction for "assault" doesn't. Which is one big reason Devin Kelley, who cracked his baby son's head open and somehow didn't end up locked away for many years, was able to buy several
There's nothing wrong with the Canadian immigration system, right? Well, not exactly. In this issue of Dimension we show you how the spatial restructuring of capital is shifting Canadian immigration policy away from humanitarian grounds and towards economic necessity. This comes, of course, without accompanying benefits, rights, equal pay or job security for any of the migrant workers, refugees or immigrants. We also profile the struggle of working people in Canada against the damages of the eco
In any case, Isherwood's characterization of high camp presents an important factor in determining whether camp will remain relevant at all: Is camp merely hyperaesthetic fun or should it be taken seriously? Isherwood writes: " ... true High Camp has an underlying seriousness. You can't camp about something you don't take seriously. You're not making fun of it; you're making fun out of it. You're expressing what's basically serious to you in terms of fun and artifice and elegance. Baroque art is
Sexual violence is committed at particularly high rates in crisis settings like war zones, refugee camps and disaster zones. In these places, even humanitarian workers are not immune. Dyan Mazurana and her colleagues at Tufts University found that many female development-aid staffers in places such as South Sudan, Afghanistan and Haiti had experienced disturbing rates of sexual assault, often perpetrated by their own colleagues. Explaining sexual violence So what's driving this pervasive phenome
What's going on? It's not just you - this winter has been unusually frigid. The low temperatures are making some climate change experts nervous because they kind of contradict the whole idea that the planet is warming. How cold are we talking? This winter has been so cold that in some cases, it's turned deadly . The Associated Press has reported at least 12 deaths from the extreme cold. Some Georgia residents recently saw icicles for the first time, and Florida State University closed its Tallah
That's what's tricky about disabled sexuality: most people, disabled or not or anyplace in between, have no idea how to discuss it. So fear of "saying the wrong thing" takes over instead and the problem feeds itself. We never talk about it because we don't know how to start. By Carrie | October 17, 2016 | 16 Comments Eve and Annalise are the best (and the most heartbreaking), Younger is back and gayer than ever, Arizona returns to Grey's with a smile, Rosewood is actually doing something with it
The cliche holds that we are always fighting the last war. I disagree. For the last seven years, congressional Democrats have been fighting the next one: the war perennially set to erupt if they don't deliver whatever the president asks of them immediately. Time and again, they've been rendered so terrified by White House threats about imminent terrorist attacks that they have caved on issues ranging from detainee rights to secret surveillance to torture. And every time they've caved, it's under
Flaskback redux! Nicky's mom bails her out of jail, and on the way home in their limo(?), Nicky begs for some cash so she can bail out her friends too. Nicky's mom knows she wants the money for drugs and not for bail, and she gives her cash and credit cards and basically her whole entire wallet, because if she doesn't, Nicky's just going to steal an airplane and crash it into a playground. That's the addict life. Higher stakes and higher stakes until you blow up the world. Next time we do vampir
He and his wife Sarah have two young sons and Sarah has put the welfare of her boys ahead of her own career path. In other words, the Browns are a typical "nuclear family" who chose to show their commitment to each other by getting married and who know that raising young children is easier if one parent can take some time out from work. But this week the new head of the Government-funded Family And Parenting institute, Dr Katharine Rake, claimed that this model of family life is out of date and
Photo by Molly Looze This is a guest blog post from our student panelist, Sophia Leenay , from Feministing's Spring College Tour at the University of Minnesota. She's a sophomore at UMN and member of the Women's Student Activist Coalition and the University Pro-Choice Coalition , and we were thrilled to have her. I remember the first week of school this year. The weather was great; I was pumped for my classes, pumped for my first semester at the Women's Student Activist Collective, and my second
Wanda Sykes and Wife Welcome Twins Published: 2009.05.18 05:55 PM It's been a big couple of weeks for out comic Wanda Sykes. First, she absolutely killed at the White House Annual Correspondents Dinner , and now she's revealed to People that she's become the proud parent of twins. Sykes' wife, Alex, gave birth to the fraternal twins, a girl named Olivia Lou (6 pounds, 7 ounces) and a boy, Lucas Claude (7 pounds, 9 ounces) on April, 27. People reports that, according to Sykes' rep, "All are happy
Mia "Tu Mutch" Satya, right, joined Stephany Ashley, executive director of the St. James Infirmary, at the clinic's recent grand re-opening. Photo: Liz Highleyman Transitional youth advocate Mia "Tu Mutch" Satya is one of this year's individual community grand marshals for San Francisco Pride. Satya, a 25-year-old queer transgender woman, is excited to be selected for the honor bestowed upon her by the board of the San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee. "I feel super excited and elate
We're envious of Dupre's genes ... or are we? Photo: Anthony DelMundo/Daily News Ever since she told the Times that her daughter the prostitute was "a very bright girl who can handle someone like the governor," we've wondered what the deal was with Carolyn Capalbo, otherwise known as the mother of Ashley Alexandra Dupre. And after seeing today's Daily News , which has pictures of Ashley and her mom gamboling in the surf down at the Jersey shore, we totally get it: She's not strangely inappropria
Go figure that a woman who fraudulently misrepresented her ethnicity might also fraudulently misrepresent her income . Rachel Dolezal lost her job as president of the Spokane NAACP when her parents outed her as a white poseur during a family dispute. Now the government has charged her with felony welfare fraud for illegally claiming nearly $9000 in benefits since her very public disgrace: Former Spokane Chapter NAACP President Rachel Dolezal is now facing legal trouble that could land her behind
A BIGAMIST fraudster who stole from his wife's own family while he was still married to another woman has been jailed. Mitchell Sharpe, 44, met Lisa Buckingham on an online dating site and whisked her off on holiday to Portugal where he proposed to her in March 2014. 5 The court in Derby heard that Lisa was stunned when she discovered her husband's other marriage But two days after their marriage, Lisa received a Facebook message from another woman saying: "Good luck with that cocaine conman", a
Shakira's mother Rita Hole posted an appeal online for people to join her last night in "showing their respect to my beautiful daughter Shakira" at the area known as The Courts, a popular meeting place for teenagers on the Pengegon Parc estate in Camborne. Earlier, she had posted a large picture of her daughter with the message: "Mummy and your sisters love you so much." Sister Nikita Rundle wrote on social media: "Such a young soul, I have so much love for you my baby sister! You will always ho
(Photo: Courtesy of Joanna Krupa) Former "Real Housewives of Miami" star Joanna Krupa after being baptized in the Jordan River in Israel on August 7, 2015. (Photo: Courtesy of Joanna Krupa) Former "Real Housewives of Miami" star Joanna Krupa is seen here being baptized in the Jordan River in Israel on August 7, 2015. (Photo: Courtesy of Joanna Krupa) Former "Real Housewives of Miami" star Joanna Krupa is seen here after being baptized in the Jordan River in Israel on August 7, 2015. (Photo: Cour
He and his wife Sarah have two young sons and Sarah has put the welfare of her boys ahead of her own career path. In other words, the Browns are a typical "nuclear family" who chose to show their commitment to each other by getting married and who know that raising young children is easier if one parent can take some time out from work. But this week the new head of the Government-funded Family And Parenting institute, Dr Katharine Rake, claimed that this model of family life is out of date and
Photo by Molly Looze This is a guest blog post from our student panelist, Sophia Leenay , from Feministing's Spring College Tour at the University of Minnesota. She's a sophomore at UMN and member of the Women's Student Activist Coalition and the University Pro-Choice Coalition , and we were thrilled to have her. I remember the first week of school this year. The weather was great; I was pumped for my classes, pumped for my first semester at the Women's Student Activist Collective, and my second
Wanda Sykes and Wife Welcome Twins Published: 2009.05.18 05:55 PM It's been a big couple of weeks for out comic Wanda Sykes. First, she absolutely killed at the White House Annual Correspondents Dinner , and now she's revealed to People that she's become the proud parent of twins. Sykes' wife, Alex, gave birth to the fraternal twins, a girl named Olivia Lou (6 pounds, 7 ounces) and a boy, Lucas Claude (7 pounds, 9 ounces) on April, 27. People reports that, according to Sykes' rep, "All are happy
Mia "Tu Mutch" Satya, right, joined Stephany Ashley, executive director of the St. James Infirmary, at the clinic's recent grand re-opening. Photo: Liz Highleyman Transitional youth advocate Mia "Tu Mutch" Satya is one of this year's individual community grand marshals for San Francisco Pride. Satya, a 25-year-old queer transgender woman, is excited to be selected for the honor bestowed upon her by the board of the San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee. "I feel super excited and elate
We're envious of Dupre's genes ... or are we? Photo: Anthony DelMundo/Daily News Ever since she told the Times that her daughter the prostitute was "a very bright girl who can handle someone like the governor," we've wondered what the deal was with Carolyn Capalbo, otherwise known as the mother of Ashley Alexandra Dupre. And after seeing today's Daily News , which has pictures of Ashley and her mom gamboling in the surf down at the Jersey shore, we totally get it: She's not strangely inappropria
Go figure that a woman who fraudulently misrepresented her ethnicity might also fraudulently misrepresent her income . Rachel Dolezal lost her job as president of the Spokane NAACP when her parents outed her as a white poseur during a family dispute. Now the government has charged her with felony welfare fraud for illegally claiming nearly $9000 in benefits since her very public disgrace: Former Spokane Chapter NAACP President Rachel Dolezal is now facing legal trouble that could land her behind
A BIGAMIST fraudster who stole from his wife's own family while he was still married to another woman has been jailed. Mitchell Sharpe, 44, met Lisa Buckingham on an online dating site and whisked her off on holiday to Portugal where he proposed to her in March 2014. 5 The court in Derby heard that Lisa was stunned when she discovered her husband's other marriage But two days after their marriage, Lisa received a Facebook message from another woman saying: "Good luck with that cocaine conman", a
Shakira's mother Rita Hole posted an appeal online for people to join her last night in "showing their respect to my beautiful daughter Shakira" at the area known as The Courts, a popular meeting place for teenagers on the Pengegon Parc estate in Camborne. Earlier, she had posted a large picture of her daughter with the message: "Mummy and your sisters love you so much." Sister Nikita Rundle wrote on social media: "Such a young soul, I have so much love for you my baby sister! You will always ho
(Photo: Courtesy of Joanna Krupa) Former "Real Housewives of Miami" star Joanna Krupa after being baptized in the Jordan River in Israel on August 7, 2015. (Photo: Courtesy of Joanna Krupa) Former "Real Housewives of Miami" star Joanna Krupa is seen here being baptized in the Jordan River in Israel on August 7, 2015. (Photo: Courtesy of Joanna Krupa) Former "Real Housewives of Miami" star Joanna Krupa is seen here after being baptized in the Jordan River in Israel on August 7, 2015. (Photo: Cour
Do You Have a Lesbian Love Addiction? A new advice author can help you. Published: 2015.11.03 07:53 PM If there's one thing lesbians share in common, it's loving someone too much. You might think that being a lesbian has made you shy in the love and relationships department, but the truth is, you may be overdoing it in that particular arena. Dr. Lauren Costine, author of Lesbian Love Addiction: Understanding the Urge to Merge & How to Heal When Things Go Wrong believes that people in the LGBTQ c
"Loving Repeating" showcases the arts, love and T.S. Eliot with pre-Whoville lyrical intellect at the International City Theatre. The musical's West Coast premiere showcases Stephen Flaherty and Frank Galati's 33 musical numbers based on the late Gertrude Stein's post-WWI era and Dublin-set writings about the lost generation and similar modern-day issues like same-sex relationships. The eight-person cast projects giddiness, sadness and everything in-between, except silence. They sing pre-Seussia
On the eve of his 70th birthday, ex-Beatle Paul McCartney has told Rolling Stone magazine he's given up smoking marijuana so he can be a better parent to 8-year-old Beatrice, his daughter with former wife Heather Mills. Days after finally getting his own star in Hollywood's Walk of Fame - the last Beatle to be so honored - he told the magazine: "When you're bringing up a youngster, your sense of responsibility does kick in. Enough's enough." According to the British Press Association , he did no
Kristin Cavallari rose to fame on the MTV reality shows "Laguna Beach" and "The Hills," playing the quintessential bad girl caught up in love triangles and endless summer. Cavallari has, in the intervening years, made all the sort of depressing stops a falling star shall: a "Dancing With the Stars" stint, a second career as a "designer," and now a breaker of silences on controversial issues. Cavallari, you see, is anti-vaccine. She recently announced in a Fox Business interview, meant to promot
Kate Winslet tells Allure that when filming The Reader , she had to regrow her pubic hair: "Because of years of waxing, as all of us girls know, it doesn't come back quite the way it used to. They even made me a merkin (wig) because they were so concerned that I might not be able to grow enough." [ MSNBC Scoop ] Jon Gosselin speaks! He's on the cover of People , saying, " Eight Enough Is Enough!" [ People ] Kate Hudson and Alex Rodriguez : It's getting serious. How do we know this? A source says
Judy Parfitt, who plays gentle Sister Monica Joan in the much-loved TV show, says she is so sick of her co-stars fiddling with their mobiles between takes, she lets rip with expletive-riddled rants. Even Jenny Agutter, who plays nun in charge Sister Julienne, can't escape her wrath. Judy, 86, revealed: "I tell them off! They've all got their iPhones and it just drives me mad! She returns for the new series in January. She admits it has been tough filming the BBC drama without Pam Ferris, 68,
Boyfriend jeans are called boyfriend jeans because they should be worn only by boyfriends. Tight denim , on the other hand, should be worn by girlfriends. (And wives. And all women in general.) We have nothing against a bare shoulder. But unless you take your time machine back to Victorian England, don't expect it to turn on a whole lot of dudes. Girl Sexy: Girl-Next-Door Braids We want your hair to look as though it would be nice to run our fingers through, not as though we might lose our car k
Madonnarama! Madonna has struck pose after provocative pose since her 1982 debut. Is her latest incarnation, as activist and filmmaker, bringing her closer to the truth? Rich Cohen undergoes a multi-media bombardment--her new album, her directorial debut, and her documentary on the orphans of Malawi, where she adopted her third child--to prepare for a session with the icon herself. Photographs by Steven Meisel. Web special: A slide show of the many modes of Madonna from the pages of Vanity Fair,
Demi Lovato is celebrating 6 years sober. The pop star stated on Twitter, 'Just officially turned 6 years sober. So grateful for another year of joy, health and happiness. It IS possible." Demi spent her teen years battling substance abuse, addiction and an eating disorder. She says there was a point where she couldn't go an hour without using cocaine. In 2010, she checked into rehab at 18 after punching one of her dancers, and was diagnosed as bipolar. She stated, "It just made sense. When I wa
Jamie Foxx joked that he's honoring Black History Month by avoiding any relations with white girls. Funny enough, he's believed to be dating actress Katie Holmes. The 50-year-old entertainer made the comments over the weekend when he was leaving a charity basketball game that he was hosting in Thousand Oaks, California. A TMZ photographer got Foxx on camera as he was driving away in his Rezvani Tank. "It's Black History Month," Foxx said "No white girls until March 1." On Friday, prior to NBA A
"Loving Repeating" showcases the arts, love and T.S. Eliot with pre-Whoville lyrical intellect at the International City Theatre. The musical's West Coast premiere showcases Stephen Flaherty and Frank Galati's 33 musical numbers based on the late Gertrude Stein's post-WWI era and Dublin-set writings about the lost generation and similar modern-day issues like same-sex relationships. The eight-person cast projects giddiness, sadness and everything in-between, except silence. They sing pre-Seussia
On the eve of his 70th birthday, ex-Beatle Paul McCartney has told Rolling Stone magazine he's given up smoking marijuana so he can be a better parent to 8-year-old Beatrice, his daughter with former wife Heather Mills. Days after finally getting his own star in Hollywood's Walk of Fame - the last Beatle to be so honored - he told the magazine: "When you're bringing up a youngster, your sense of responsibility does kick in. Enough's enough." According to the British Press Association , he did no
Kristin Cavallari rose to fame on the MTV reality shows "Laguna Beach" and "The Hills," playing the quintessential bad girl caught up in love triangles and endless summer. Cavallari has, in the intervening years, made all the sort of depressing stops a falling star shall: a "Dancing With the Stars" stint, a second career as a "designer," and now a breaker of silences on controversial issues. Cavallari, you see, is anti-vaccine. She recently announced in a Fox Business interview, meant to promot
Kate Winslet tells Allure that when filming The Reader , she had to regrow her pubic hair: "Because of years of waxing, as all of us girls know, it doesn't come back quite the way it used to. They even made me a merkin (wig) because they were so concerned that I might not be able to grow enough." [ MSNBC Scoop ] Jon Gosselin speaks! He's on the cover of People , saying, " Eight Enough Is Enough!" [ People ] Kate Hudson and Alex Rodriguez : It's getting serious. How do we know this? A source says
Judy Parfitt, who plays gentle Sister Monica Joan in the much-loved TV show, says she is so sick of her co-stars fiddling with their mobiles between takes, she lets rip with expletive-riddled rants. Even Jenny Agutter, who plays nun in charge Sister Julienne, can't escape her wrath. Judy, 86, revealed: "I tell them off! They've all got their iPhones and it just drives me mad! She returns for the new series in January. She admits it has been tough filming the BBC drama without Pam Ferris, 68,
Boyfriend jeans are called boyfriend jeans because they should be worn only by boyfriends. Tight denim , on the other hand, should be worn by girlfriends. (And wives. And all women in general.) We have nothing against a bare shoulder. But unless you take your time machine back to Victorian England, don't expect it to turn on a whole lot of dudes. Girl Sexy: Girl-Next-Door Braids We want your hair to look as though it would be nice to run our fingers through, not as though we might lose our car k
Madonnarama! Madonna has struck pose after provocative pose since her 1982 debut. Is her latest incarnation, as activist and filmmaker, bringing her closer to the truth? Rich Cohen undergoes a multi-media bombardment--her new album, her directorial debut, and her documentary on the orphans of Malawi, where she adopted her third child--to prepare for a session with the icon herself. Photographs by Steven Meisel. Web special: A slide show of the many modes of Madonna from the pages of Vanity Fair,
Demi Lovato is celebrating 6 years sober. The pop star stated on Twitter, 'Just officially turned 6 years sober. So grateful for another year of joy, health and happiness. It IS possible." Demi spent her teen years battling substance abuse, addiction and an eating disorder. She says there was a point where she couldn't go an hour without using cocaine. In 2010, she checked into rehab at 18 after punching one of her dancers, and was diagnosed as bipolar. She stated, "It just made sense. When I wa
Jamie Foxx joked that he's honoring Black History Month by avoiding any relations with white girls. Funny enough, he's believed to be dating actress Katie Holmes. The 50-year-old entertainer made the comments over the weekend when he was leaving a charity basketball game that he was hosting in Thousand Oaks, California. A TMZ photographer got Foxx on camera as he was driving away in his Rezvani Tank. "It's Black History Month," Foxx said "No white girls until March 1." On Friday, prior to NBA A
Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh watched the recent testimony by disgraced former FBI Director James Comey, and he was not impressed, both by what Comey said and about the response from disloyal Republicans on Capitol Hill. Stated Rush, "I have been somewhat disappointed in the squishiness of Republican senators in this hearing today, and then I had to catch myself and realize they don't like Trump. They have no brief for Trump. Half of them are running around salivating President Penc
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has committed many fireable offenses in the past several months, but his job probably wasn't in any danger until he flubbed an appearance on Fox News this week, which makes it all but certain his cable news-obsessed boss saw him look ridiculous. Pressed unexpectedly to explain how two loyal political aides had secured five-figure raises--raises the White House had earlier rejected--Pruitt claimed ignorance (sad!) but wouldn't quite commit to holding anyone accou
Joe Scarborough wasn't willing to lay the blame for the police shootings on New York Mayor Bill de Blasio as we saw his buddy Rudy Giuliani and the rest of the right wing yappers over at Fox do over the weekend. He was however, more than willing to lay the blame on the protesters just as whey did, and he doesn't want anyone daring to criticize him now for his attack on the St. Louis Rams for raising their hands in protest, or his recent unhinged rant and subsequent op-ed in Politico over "hands
Milwaukee lawyer Michael Brennan appeared baffled upon being asked if he thought there was racial bias in the American criminal justice system. Former Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Michael Brennan, who is also President Donald Trump's nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, had a hard time answering New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker's question about racial bias in the justice system. "Do you think implicit racial bias exists in our criminal justice system?" Booker asked Brennan duri
Charles Krauthammer thinks the last people who should criticize President Trump for supposedly releasing classified info to the Russians are the Democrats. He said, "Since their candidate for the presidency had been spilling classified information some of the highest level classified for a year and half and the Democrats pretended it wasn't a problem or that it should be ignored, it's rather unseemly." By the way, if Trump did release info it would have been legal since the president has broad a
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) told Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer Sunday morning that he'd had enough of congressional Republicans criticizing the Obama administration over immigration policies when they'd refused to take up the bipartisan immigration reform bill passed by the Senate last year. "I am really getting fed up with some of the critics of this administration, particularly from House Republicans," Durbin said. "They had the opportunity for one solid year to call the immigration reform
Roy Moore should be embarrassed. Last week, one of the most contentious Senate races in American history came to a close in Alabama when Democrat Doug Jones captured the victory over the controversial GOP nominee . Moore has been accused by multiple women of sexually assaulting them when they were teens. One woman was only 14-years-old at the time of the abuse. He denied the allegations and his campaign repeatedly smeared the women who came forward. Despite the ugliness, most white Alabama voter
CBS This Morning 6/28/18 7:06:41 NORAH O'DONNELL: President Trump is going to have the conservative Supreme Court that Republicans have dreamed of for a lifetime. Does that mean that Roe vs. Wade, which grants abortion, is doomed? 8:03am GAYLE KING: Leonard Leo is the executive vice president of the Federalist Society. That's a group of conservative lawyers who want judges to interpret the law as it was written. He advises President Trump on judicial nominations and spoke to the President yest
New York Daily News cover following the defeat of bigoted Alabama senate candidate Roy Moore. Twitter Alabama's disgraced senate candidate Roy Moore lost his election last night and the nation rejoiced that the state hadn't lost its damn mind. Thanks to black women , Democrat Doug Jones, a civil rights champion, came out on top. Moore, a showman until the end despite the endless controversy surrounding his candidacy, even went so far as to ride his horse, Sassy (no kidding), to the polls yesterd
Congressman Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, has his finger on the pulse of America. And the heartbeat he detects is unremittingly racist (via Buzzfeed ): A Mississippi Democratic Congressman says Clarence Thomas is an "Uncle Tom," Mitch McConnell is a "racist," and that Republicans are only anti-big government and anti-Obamacare because President Obama is black . Rep. Bennie Thompson was appearing on a New Nation of Islam radio program over weekend where he made the comments. "I've been
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has committed many fireable offenses in the past several months, but his job probably wasn't in any danger until he flubbed an appearance on Fox News this week, which makes it all but certain his cable news-obsessed boss saw him look ridiculous. Pressed unexpectedly to explain how two loyal political aides had secured five-figure raises--raises the White House had earlier rejected--Pruitt claimed ignorance (sad!) but wouldn't quite commit to holding anyone accou
Joe Scarborough wasn't willing to lay the blame for the police shootings on New York Mayor Bill de Blasio as we saw his buddy Rudy Giuliani and the rest of the right wing yappers over at Fox do over the weekend. He was however, more than willing to lay the blame on the protesters just as whey did, and he doesn't want anyone daring to criticize him now for his attack on the St. Louis Rams for raising their hands in protest, or his recent unhinged rant and subsequent op-ed in Politico over "hands
Milwaukee lawyer Michael Brennan appeared baffled upon being asked if he thought there was racial bias in the American criminal justice system. Former Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Michael Brennan, who is also President Donald Trump's nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, had a hard time answering New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker's question about racial bias in the justice system. "Do you think implicit racial bias exists in our criminal justice system?" Booker asked Brennan duri
Charles Krauthammer thinks the last people who should criticize President Trump for supposedly releasing classified info to the Russians are the Democrats. He said, "Since their candidate for the presidency had been spilling classified information some of the highest level classified for a year and half and the Democrats pretended it wasn't a problem or that it should be ignored, it's rather unseemly." By the way, if Trump did release info it would have been legal since the president has broad a
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) told Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer Sunday morning that he'd had enough of congressional Republicans criticizing the Obama administration over immigration policies when they'd refused to take up the bipartisan immigration reform bill passed by the Senate last year. "I am really getting fed up with some of the critics of this administration, particularly from House Republicans," Durbin said. "They had the opportunity for one solid year to call the immigration reform
Roy Moore should be embarrassed. Last week, one of the most contentious Senate races in American history came to a close in Alabama when Democrat Doug Jones captured the victory over the controversial GOP nominee . Moore has been accused by multiple women of sexually assaulting them when they were teens. One woman was only 14-years-old at the time of the abuse. He denied the allegations and his campaign repeatedly smeared the women who came forward. Despite the ugliness, most white Alabama voter
CBS This Morning 6/28/18 7:06:41 NORAH O'DONNELL: President Trump is going to have the conservative Supreme Court that Republicans have dreamed of for a lifetime. Does that mean that Roe vs. Wade, which grants abortion, is doomed? 8:03am GAYLE KING: Leonard Leo is the executive vice president of the Federalist Society. That's a group of conservative lawyers who want judges to interpret the law as it was written. He advises President Trump on judicial nominations and spoke to the President yest
New York Daily News cover following the defeat of bigoted Alabama senate candidate Roy Moore. Twitter Alabama's disgraced senate candidate Roy Moore lost his election last night and the nation rejoiced that the state hadn't lost its damn mind. Thanks to black women , Democrat Doug Jones, a civil rights champion, came out on top. Moore, a showman until the end despite the endless controversy surrounding his candidacy, even went so far as to ride his horse, Sassy (no kidding), to the polls yesterd
Congressman Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, has his finger on the pulse of America. And the heartbeat he detects is unremittingly racist (via Buzzfeed ): A Mississippi Democratic Congressman says Clarence Thomas is an "Uncle Tom," Mitch McConnell is a "racist," and that Republicans are only anti-big government and anti-Obamacare because President Obama is black . Rep. Bennie Thompson was appearing on a New Nation of Islam radio program over weekend where he made the comments. "I've been
The Center for American Progress is a George Soros-John Podesta think tank. Tanden's comment set Maher off. "This is why the Democrats lost the election in the first place," Maher said, "because they cannot get their priorities straight and they never fail to take the bait about little bulls**t issues of--" Tanden interjected: "I don't think racism and sexism are little bulls**t issues." "Why is it racist?" Maher asked. "Why is it racist? Because he compared two black people?" It's good to hear
CHRIS HAYES: My next guest is a long time Republican strategist who just quit the GOP after almost 30 years over the president's immigration policy. In a tweet storm last week, Steve Schmidt wrote, "This Independent party will be aligned with the only party left in America that stands for what is right and decent. That party is the Democratic Party." And MSNBC contributor Steve Schmidt joins me right here. STEVE SCHMIDT: Good to see you Chris. HAYES: First I want to talk about that. The kind of
Ralph Northam, a folksy Democrat from the Eastern Shore, beat out Ed Gillespie, former chairman of the Republican National Committee, in Virginia's heated gubernatorial race. Northam's victory was remarkably comfortable. He won with 54 percent of the vote . His opponent, a Washington lobbyist who sought to distance himself from President Donald Trump, received 45 percent. But you would have predicted just the opposite if you had been following newspaper endorsements in Virginia leading up to Ele
Franklin Graham was booked as a terrorism-fighting expert on The O'Reilly Factor tonight. Apparently, his knee-jerk hatred for President Obama was all the credential needed. "Why do you think the world will not unite to stop ISIS?" Bill O'Reilly asked. Graham said that first, he wanted Muslims to know that God loves them. He meant, Jesus, of course, not the God Muslims worship - and probably believe loves them. "We love them and pray for them... He sent his son from heaven to this earth, Jesus C
Tucker Carlson's knickers got into such a twist over George W. Bush speaking positively about immigrants and immigration that it sparked thoughts of civil war. During Tucker Carlson Tonight last night, the government was on the verge of shutting down, the White House remained knee-deep in the Rob Porter scandal and the numerous issues it raises about security clearances for White House personnel and tolerance of domestic abuse but for Carlson, the top story last night was remarks in Abu Dhabi by
Charles Krauthammer thinks the last people who should criticize President Trump for supposedly releasing classified info to the Russians are the Democrats. He said, "Since their candidate for the presidency had been spilling classified information some of the highest level classified for a year and half and the Democrats pretended it wasn't a problem or that it should be ignored, it's rather unseemly." By the way, if Trump did release info it would have been legal since the president has broad a
"Timid" Republicans are in danger of blowing an immigration reform bill, Jeffrey Lord, a columnist at the American Spectator and former associate political director under President Ronald Reagan . "I do think there's a problem particularly with Republicans on Capitol Hill," Lord said Friday on Newsmax TV's "America Talks Live." "I think they are in danger of fouling up the immigration issue if they don't get something accomplished. If I can say this as a Republican, this has been the problem a
Chris Matthews goes on full attack mode against his fellow MSNBC host Steve Kornacki for not attacking Ben Carson enough and absolutely demands that he call him a liar. Watch below: Kornacki is a bona fide leftist, but he tries to play fair with both sides, and that just enflamed Chris Matthew's leg tingle. Kornacki is merely saying that there is an interpretation of Carson's words that don't make him a liar - Matthews just can't have that. At one point he even demeans Steve by explaining him wh
Extreme conservative, Pastor Jim Garlow, came on the 'Janet Mefferd Today' and proposed that the government should stop giving "health and welfare" services and let the churches take over so they can work on getting rid of all "freeloaders." "This is going to sound pretty radical to the ears of most listeners," Garlow admitted. "We're so out of tune with Scripture. For several hundred years, we're, for the first part of the history of this country, we did a good job at the health and welfare of
On Wednesday's Now With Alex Wagner on MSNBC, Eric Bates raised the specter of censorship by Christian conservatives during a panel discussion on the past Muslim backlash against Charlie Hebdo magazine - the target of an Islamic terrorist attack in Paris earlier in the day. Bates, a former executive editor for Rolling Stone magazine, cited Jerry Falwell's lawsuit against porn magazine Hustler in the 1980s as an apparent example of " religious fundamentalists of all stripes and of nationalities h
CHRIS HAYES: My next guest is a long time Republican strategist who just quit the GOP after almost 30 years over the president's immigration policy. In a tweet storm last week, Steve Schmidt wrote, "This Independent party will be aligned with the only party left in America that stands for what is right and decent. That party is the Democratic Party." And MSNBC contributor Steve Schmidt joins me right here. STEVE SCHMIDT: Good to see you Chris. HAYES: First I want to talk about that. The kind of
Ralph Northam, a folksy Democrat from the Eastern Shore, beat out Ed Gillespie, former chairman of the Republican National Committee, in Virginia's heated gubernatorial race. Northam's victory was remarkably comfortable. He won with 54 percent of the vote . His opponent, a Washington lobbyist who sought to distance himself from President Donald Trump, received 45 percent. But you would have predicted just the opposite if you had been following newspaper endorsements in Virginia leading up to Ele
Franklin Graham was booked as a terrorism-fighting expert on The O'Reilly Factor tonight. Apparently, his knee-jerk hatred for President Obama was all the credential needed. "Why do you think the world will not unite to stop ISIS?" Bill O'Reilly asked. Graham said that first, he wanted Muslims to know that God loves them. He meant, Jesus, of course, not the God Muslims worship - and probably believe loves them. "We love them and pray for them... He sent his son from heaven to this earth, Jesus C
Tucker Carlson's knickers got into such a twist over George W. Bush speaking positively about immigrants and immigration that it sparked thoughts of civil war. During Tucker Carlson Tonight last night, the government was on the verge of shutting down, the White House remained knee-deep in the Rob Porter scandal and the numerous issues it raises about security clearances for White House personnel and tolerance of domestic abuse but for Carlson, the top story last night was remarks in Abu Dhabi by
Charles Krauthammer thinks the last people who should criticize President Trump for supposedly releasing classified info to the Russians are the Democrats. He said, "Since their candidate for the presidency had been spilling classified information some of the highest level classified for a year and half and the Democrats pretended it wasn't a problem or that it should be ignored, it's rather unseemly." By the way, if Trump did release info it would have been legal since the president has broad a
"Timid" Republicans are in danger of blowing an immigration reform bill, Jeffrey Lord, a columnist at the American Spectator and former associate political director under President Ronald Reagan . "I do think there's a problem particularly with Republicans on Capitol Hill," Lord said Friday on Newsmax TV's "America Talks Live." "I think they are in danger of fouling up the immigration issue if they don't get something accomplished. If I can say this as a Republican, this has been the problem a
Chris Matthews goes on full attack mode against his fellow MSNBC host Steve Kornacki for not attacking Ben Carson enough and absolutely demands that he call him a liar. Watch below: Kornacki is a bona fide leftist, but he tries to play fair with both sides, and that just enflamed Chris Matthew's leg tingle. Kornacki is merely saying that there is an interpretation of Carson's words that don't make him a liar - Matthews just can't have that. At one point he even demeans Steve by explaining him wh
Extreme conservative, Pastor Jim Garlow, came on the 'Janet Mefferd Today' and proposed that the government should stop giving "health and welfare" services and let the churches take over so they can work on getting rid of all "freeloaders." "This is going to sound pretty radical to the ears of most listeners," Garlow admitted. "We're so out of tune with Scripture. For several hundred years, we're, for the first part of the history of this country, we did a good job at the health and welfare of
On Wednesday's Now With Alex Wagner on MSNBC, Eric Bates raised the specter of censorship by Christian conservatives during a panel discussion on the past Muslim backlash against Charlie Hebdo magazine - the target of an Islamic terrorist attack in Paris earlier in the day. Bates, a former executive editor for Rolling Stone magazine, cited Jerry Falwell's lawsuit against porn magazine Hustler in the 1980s as an apparent example of " religious fundamentalists of all stripes and of nationalities h
Would you lose your job if, for a few months, you had to run to the bathroom more often than your coworkers? Or your doctor told you to carry a water bottle and drink as often as possible? Or if you were told you couldn't lift more than twenty pounds for a few months? Probably not, if you're a white-collar worker. And probably not, if you're a blue- or pink-collar worker--a janitor, factory worker, health aide, retail clerk--who's strained your back or has some other condition covered as a tempo
An increasing number of public health officials from around the world are urging smokers to use electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), including electronic cigarettes and vaporized tobacco products, to aid in smoking cessation. In September, NHS Health Scotland issued a joint statement with a dozen other health agencies, in which it noted, "[T]here is now agreement based on the current evidence that vaping e-cigarettes is less harmful than smoking tobacco." "E-cigarettes have been around f
New York Health Board Votes on Bloomberg Drink Ban Julie Gunlock Today, the New York City Board of Health is expected to approve Mayor Bloomberg's ban on large-sized sugary drinks. The approval of this ban sends a clear message to New Yorkers: you can't be trusted to make good decision about your diet so your choices will simply be taken away. New Yorkers don't need a nanny telling them what they can and cannot eat. They need a Mayor who is focused on making their city a better and safer place t
Mentholated cigarettes may have avoided the FDA's axe last week , when all other flavored smokes were banned outright. But another African American favorite--sugary drinks--is increasingly a subject of legislative interest. Though New York State has tabled discussions about "sin taxing" (just the name is problematic) sugar-heavy drinks like soda and Kool Aid, the New York City public health department has green lighted a new subway-ad campaign designed to warn people off sugary beverages. The po
Americans are now experiencing the benefits of tax reform. Employers are sending less of our paychecks to Washington, millions have received unexpected bonuses, and businesses of all sizes have increased investment in the U.S. economy. Despite the good economic news and significant tax cuts for more than 80 percent of Americans, some wish to focus exclusively on a number of corporate stock buybacks that have been announced since tax reform was signed into law. If you are looking for corporat
Of course big players in the health insurance industry are happy with the Supreme Court ruling that preserved ObamaCare, and their stocks went popping like champagne corks. Coincidentally, some Supreme Court justices own healthcare stocks , but let's not dwell on that. "Conflicts of interest" are only relevant when the State doesn't get what it wants. Big Government loves ObamaCare because it subjugates the middle class, making them dependent on handouts to purchase the "affordable" insurance
The American College of Physicians (ACP), a group of 143,000 internal medicine doctors, on Tuesday published a position paper calling on the government to do more to regulate the skyrocketing costs of pharmaceutical drugs. The article , written by the ACP's Health and Public Policy Committee and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine , notes that the U.S. is one of the only economically advanced countries in the world that does not have any government regulation of drug prices. "In the Uni
These are the coldest collations of the year: shards of glass tossed on the kerbstone, dressed with vomit. Nearby stands a seven-eighthsempty bottle of supermarket champagne; while if you follow the straggle of pink streamers you can see beer cans lurking by the wheelie bin, tinnily jostling. The party has well and truly pooped out. This year there was comparatively little hoo-ha: the failure of the Mayan prophecies to come up to scratch left the credulous with sod all in the way of an apocalyps
Worcester health board raises minimum age for tobacco to 21 By NBP Staff | June 2, 2016, 14:42 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2016/06/02/worcester-health-board-raises-minimum-age-for-tobacco-to-21/ Worcester health officials voted to block the city's older teens and young adults from buying tobacco. (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) It's going to get harder for teens to buy a pack of smokes in the second largest city in Massachusetts, after the Worcester Board of Health voted to raise the
We promised you McDonald's heroin, we give you McDonald's heroin. All you have to do is: travel back in time, to before an informant snitched on a Pittsburgh McDonald's , where all junkies had to do to get their smack is "drive to the window, hand over the money, and get a Happy Meal box" containing that sweet spider blue. Alas: An employee of a McDonald's restaurant in Pittsburgh was charged Wednesday with selling heroin in Happy Meals to customers using the coded request "I'd like to order a t
An increasing number of public health officials from around the world are urging smokers to use electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), including electronic cigarettes and vaporized tobacco products, to aid in smoking cessation. In September, NHS Health Scotland issued a joint statement with a dozen other health agencies, in which it noted, "[T]here is now agreement based on the current evidence that vaping e-cigarettes is less harmful than smoking tobacco." "E-cigarettes have been around f
New York Health Board Votes on Bloomberg Drink Ban Julie Gunlock Today, the New York City Board of Health is expected to approve Mayor Bloomberg's ban on large-sized sugary drinks. The approval of this ban sends a clear message to New Yorkers: you can't be trusted to make good decision about your diet so your choices will simply be taken away. New Yorkers don't need a nanny telling them what they can and cannot eat. They need a Mayor who is focused on making their city a better and safer place t
Mentholated cigarettes may have avoided the FDA's axe last week , when all other flavored smokes were banned outright. But another African American favorite--sugary drinks--is increasingly a subject of legislative interest. Though New York State has tabled discussions about "sin taxing" (just the name is problematic) sugar-heavy drinks like soda and Kool Aid, the New York City public health department has green lighted a new subway-ad campaign designed to warn people off sugary beverages. The po
Americans are now experiencing the benefits of tax reform. Employers are sending less of our paychecks to Washington, millions have received unexpected bonuses, and businesses of all sizes have increased investment in the U.S. economy. Despite the good economic news and significant tax cuts for more than 80 percent of Americans, some wish to focus exclusively on a number of corporate stock buybacks that have been announced since tax reform was signed into law. If you are looking for corporat
Of course big players in the health insurance industry are happy with the Supreme Court ruling that preserved ObamaCare, and their stocks went popping like champagne corks. Coincidentally, some Supreme Court justices own healthcare stocks , but let's not dwell on that. "Conflicts of interest" are only relevant when the State doesn't get what it wants. Big Government loves ObamaCare because it subjugates the middle class, making them dependent on handouts to purchase the "affordable" insurance
The American College of Physicians (ACP), a group of 143,000 internal medicine doctors, on Tuesday published a position paper calling on the government to do more to regulate the skyrocketing costs of pharmaceutical drugs. The article , written by the ACP's Health and Public Policy Committee and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine , notes that the U.S. is one of the only economically advanced countries in the world that does not have any government regulation of drug prices. "In the Uni
These are the coldest collations of the year: shards of glass tossed on the kerbstone, dressed with vomit. Nearby stands a seven-eighthsempty bottle of supermarket champagne; while if you follow the straggle of pink streamers you can see beer cans lurking by the wheelie bin, tinnily jostling. The party has well and truly pooped out. This year there was comparatively little hoo-ha: the failure of the Mayan prophecies to come up to scratch left the credulous with sod all in the way of an apocalyps
Worcester health board raises minimum age for tobacco to 21 By NBP Staff | June 2, 2016, 14:42 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2016/06/02/worcester-health-board-raises-minimum-age-for-tobacco-to-21/ Worcester health officials voted to block the city's older teens and young adults from buying tobacco. (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) It's going to get harder for teens to buy a pack of smokes in the second largest city in Massachusetts, after the Worcester Board of Health voted to raise the
We promised you McDonald's heroin, we give you McDonald's heroin. All you have to do is: travel back in time, to before an informant snitched on a Pittsburgh McDonald's , where all junkies had to do to get their smack is "drive to the window, hand over the money, and get a Happy Meal box" containing that sweet spider blue. Alas: An employee of a McDonald's restaurant in Pittsburgh was charged Wednesday with selling heroin in Happy Meals to customers using the coded request "I'd like to order a t
The law in Minnesota states that minor children who are legally emancipated can obtain medical care, including abortion and gender dysphoria treatments, without notifying their parents. On Wednesday, a mother challenged that law in court, suing her 17-year-old transgender child who is transitioning. Annmarie Calgaro filed a lawsuit against her daughter, county health boards, health care non profit groups, and her school. She said in a press conference : It was brought to my knowledge that my [ch
The occasion was a court hearing. In it, the judge was asked to take very different courses of action by parties who viewed the case from very different perspectives. While he took the more Solomonic route, splitting the baby as it were, and giving each party only a portion of what they were seeking, he did so while mindful of the consequences to all involved. In fact, while everyone sat silent, the judge took his time, carefully tapping numbers into his calculator and weighing the ramifications
By now everyone knows that the Supreme Court will take up the watershed case of this century, when it examines the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act --the ACA or ObamaCare to both the friends and enemies of the Act. I have coauthored with Mario Loyola of the Texas Public Policy Foundation a brief that sets out our case against the constitutionality of the Act. I have also written elsewhere about the complex historical evolution of the commerce clause. I am relie
They believe that giving the jabs to patients before tell-tale signs set in could halt the terrible toll of dementia. Preventing it from taking hold could one day even pave the way for the disease to be wiped out completely. Research has found that to be effective, vaccines need to be given to sufferers in the very early stages of Alzheimer's to stop it in its tracks. The study found they are the patients who would benefit the most from the jab. Now the huge challenge facing scientists is to cre
A federal appeals court has ruled that Idaho's law banning abortions past the fifth month of pregnancy is unconstitutional. The Hill reports the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals claimed Idaho's law violates the Supreme Court's ruling in 1992 in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which affirmed the earlier Roe v. Wade decision, and said unborn babies may be aborted up to the point at which they are viable outside their mother's wombs. "Because [Idaho's law] places an arbitrary time limit on when women can
The Supreme Court of the United States is hearing oral arguments on whether the Constitution requires the redefinition of marriage. Lindsay Swartz sits down with Andrew T. Walker to discuss the implications this could have on our society, as well... Continue... What is the same-sex marriage case the Supreme Court is hearing? Today the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, which is consolidated with three other cases (Tanco v. Haslam (Tennessee); DeBoer v. S
Two recent vacancies on the Virginia Supreme Court have brought the complex tensions of judicial confirmation to the foreground of Virginia politics once again. The death of Judge Leroy Hassell, Sr., and the retirement of Justice Lawrence Koontz, Jr., mean Virginia's already-divided General Assembly has a couple of agonizing decisions in store. Possible nominees include Mark L. Earley, Sr., former president of Prison Fellowship, and Cleo Powell, the first African American woman to serve on the V
The progressives at Salon ask, "Why is religion so obsessed with sex?," yet they themselves cannot seem to write enough articles on the idea that it is. Last week they blamed the "old men running the Vatican" for everyone's "sexual hangups." Now they're going after Christianity in general - with an excerpt from a book titled "The Illusion of God's Presence." In it, John C. Wathey accused Christianity of condemning sex out of fear. Wathey began with a long Freudian analysis of the "emotions" of
The individual mandate - the requirement that virtually all Americans obtain government-approved health insurance or pay a penalty -- has long been the least popular part of the Affordable Care Act. Narrowly surviving a Supreme Court challenge in 2012, the mandate's associated penalty has since technically been a "tax," as it was only by the taxing power that the provision was found constitutional. It would only be appropriate now for congressional leaders to repeal this mandate, or at least r
Legal Brief: The Historic Supreme Court Erin Hawley Alexander Hamilton famously described the federal judiciary as the "least dangerous" branch of government. According to Hamilton, the powers granted to the federal courts were to be viewed with magnanimity because the Supreme Court was vested with "neither Force nor Will, but merely judgment." Fast forward 200 years and it is the Supreme Court that is deciding nearly every important question of legal, political, and even social significance. To
The occasion was a court hearing. In it, the judge was asked to take very different courses of action by parties who viewed the case from very different perspectives. While he took the more Solomonic route, splitting the baby as it were, and giving each party only a portion of what they were seeking, he did so while mindful of the consequences to all involved. In fact, while everyone sat silent, the judge took his time, carefully tapping numbers into his calculator and weighing the ramifications
By now everyone knows that the Supreme Court will take up the watershed case of this century, when it examines the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act --the ACA or ObamaCare to both the friends and enemies of the Act. I have coauthored with Mario Loyola of the Texas Public Policy Foundation a brief that sets out our case against the constitutionality of the Act. I have also written elsewhere about the complex historical evolution of the commerce clause. I am relie
They believe that giving the jabs to patients before tell-tale signs set in could halt the terrible toll of dementia. Preventing it from taking hold could one day even pave the way for the disease to be wiped out completely. Research has found that to be effective, vaccines need to be given to sufferers in the very early stages of Alzheimer's to stop it in its tracks. The study found they are the patients who would benefit the most from the jab. Now the huge challenge facing scientists is to cre
A federal appeals court has ruled that Idaho's law banning abortions past the fifth month of pregnancy is unconstitutional. The Hill reports the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals claimed Idaho's law violates the Supreme Court's ruling in 1992 in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which affirmed the earlier Roe v. Wade decision, and said unborn babies may be aborted up to the point at which they are viable outside their mother's wombs. "Because [Idaho's law] places an arbitrary time limit on when women can
The Supreme Court of the United States is hearing oral arguments on whether the Constitution requires the redefinition of marriage. Lindsay Swartz sits down with Andrew T. Walker to discuss the implications this could have on our society, as well... Continue... What is the same-sex marriage case the Supreme Court is hearing? Today the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, which is consolidated with three other cases (Tanco v. Haslam (Tennessee); DeBoer v. S
Two recent vacancies on the Virginia Supreme Court have brought the complex tensions of judicial confirmation to the foreground of Virginia politics once again. The death of Judge Leroy Hassell, Sr., and the retirement of Justice Lawrence Koontz, Jr., mean Virginia's already-divided General Assembly has a couple of agonizing decisions in store. Possible nominees include Mark L. Earley, Sr., former president of Prison Fellowship, and Cleo Powell, the first African American woman to serve on the V
The progressives at Salon ask, "Why is religion so obsessed with sex?," yet they themselves cannot seem to write enough articles on the idea that it is. Last week they blamed the "old men running the Vatican" for everyone's "sexual hangups." Now they're going after Christianity in general - with an excerpt from a book titled "The Illusion of God's Presence." In it, John C. Wathey accused Christianity of condemning sex out of fear. Wathey began with a long Freudian analysis of the "emotions" of
The individual mandate - the requirement that virtually all Americans obtain government-approved health insurance or pay a penalty -- has long been the least popular part of the Affordable Care Act. Narrowly surviving a Supreme Court challenge in 2012, the mandate's associated penalty has since technically been a "tax," as it was only by the taxing power that the provision was found constitutional. It would only be appropriate now for congressional leaders to repeal this mandate, or at least r
Legal Brief: The Historic Supreme Court Erin Hawley Alexander Hamilton famously described the federal judiciary as the "least dangerous" branch of government. According to Hamilton, the powers granted to the federal courts were to be viewed with magnanimity because the Supreme Court was vested with "neither Force nor Will, but merely judgment." Fast forward 200 years and it is the Supreme Court that is deciding nearly every important question of legal, political, and even social significance. To
Some people believe that Theresa May has had her day as a Tory leadership contender, but she is a woman who has been underestimated throughout her career. Furthermore, as Angela Merkel, Tessa Jowell, Margaret Hodge and Harriet Harman will tell you, we are in the day of the (slightly) older woman politician. And, while Margaret Thatcher was certainly not an advocate for more Tory women, her legacy is a Conservative party who would not find it impossible to countenance another woman in charge. Cou
In two days time, the German parliament is due to vote on a bill to legalise same-sex marriage, after Chancellor Angela Merkel shifted her position on the issue three months before an election. The bill was put on the parliamentary agenda on the last day before the summer break by the centre-left Social Democrats, Greens and far-left Linke party. Martin Schulz, leader of the Social Democratic Party, said his party would push through marriage equality in Germany this week. "I hope our colleagues
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a session of the German lower house of parliament (Bundestag) in Berlin, October 1, 2015. (Photo by Tobias Schwarz/AFP/Getty Images) One million persons seeking asylum are expected to reach Germany this year, many of them attracted by Chancellor Angela Merkel's announcement in early September that Germany will allow asylum applicants to remain in the country while their claim is assessed--rather than returning them to await a ruling in the first EU cou
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has ruled out setting an upper limit on refugees coming to Germany, defying her long-term coalition partner on an issue that threatens to open up a rift between the country's ruling political parties just two months before federal elections. Some CSU politicians responded angrily. Hans Reichhart, member of the regional parliament in Bavaria, southern Germany, told Deutsche Welle that the CDU and CSU had made an agreement not to act on the issue during this parli
The profound disappointment of Angela Merkel AP photo Anyone who says she admires Hillary Clinton, as Angela Merkel has said, plainly invites revulsion if not contempt. The lack of judgment broadcast by such words strikes the mind like a grating noise. Clinton's record of behavior literally stinks to high heaven, much as a pile of corpses left to rot in the hot sun, and, as it happens, there are a great many rotting corpses in Clinton's history. What an immense disappointment Merkel is. Intellig
London: British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday said the country and its people were coming together following the country's vote to exit the European Union (EU), the media reported. Theresa May. Getty Images "This year, after a period of intense debate over the right future for our country, there is a sense that people are coming together and uniting behind the opportunities that lie ahead," May said in her first Easter message as PM. May, who is a vicar's daughter, also spoke of her Chri
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has delivered a Brexit address to the Bundestag (Germany's parliament) in which she denounced Theresa May's Brexit plan as pure fantasy. The comments come at a bad time for the UK Prime Minister, whose election campaign has had a faltering start . Merkel's comments Speaking on Thursday 27 April, Merkel said: Some people in the UK are suffering under illusions. A third-party state will not have the same rights or even superior rights to a member state. This may sou
Philip Manow, a Bremen-based political scientist said popular ideas "of Merkel's Mother Teresa moment" circulate, but Germans should not be fooled by them. Merkel has served as German Chancellor since 2005 and Leader of the Christian Democratic Union since 2000. Manow claims that the real reason why the German Chancellor favoured an open-door refugee policy was to save Germany from losing billions if its eurozone neighbour collapsed into economic ruin. Writing for German newspaper FAZ, Manow sai
Did you hear about Angela Merkel? She's failed to form a coalition government! This means that within a matter of two months, Merkel could be gone! They will likely have to hold a snap election, and the polls are showing that Alternative for Deutschland is going to increase its vote share. The patriotic party could gain 40 or more seats - potentially making them the second largest party in Germany. Imagine that! Bring on the next election! Some less positive news, however, is that Theresa May is
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has said that the decision to freeze German arms shipments to Egypt will limit the escalating violence in the intensely divided state. Merkel made her remarks to German channel ZDF on Sunday. Israeli news site, Times of Israel, published the interview on their site. Merkel had issued a decision to suspend all arms shipments to Egypt to indicate Germany's uneasiness with events in the Middle Eastern country, where violence has been accelerating. The German Chancel
In two days time, the German parliament is due to vote on a bill to legalise same-sex marriage, after Chancellor Angela Merkel shifted her position on the issue three months before an election. The bill was put on the parliamentary agenda on the last day before the summer break by the centre-left Social Democrats, Greens and far-left Linke party. Martin Schulz, leader of the Social Democratic Party, said his party would push through marriage equality in Germany this week. "I hope our colleagues
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a session of the German lower house of parliament (Bundestag) in Berlin, October 1, 2015. (Photo by Tobias Schwarz/AFP/Getty Images) One million persons seeking asylum are expected to reach Germany this year, many of them attracted by Chancellor Angela Merkel's announcement in early September that Germany will allow asylum applicants to remain in the country while their claim is assessed--rather than returning them to await a ruling in the first EU cou
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has ruled out setting an upper limit on refugees coming to Germany, defying her long-term coalition partner on an issue that threatens to open up a rift between the country's ruling political parties just two months before federal elections. Some CSU politicians responded angrily. Hans Reichhart, member of the regional parliament in Bavaria, southern Germany, told Deutsche Welle that the CDU and CSU had made an agreement not to act on the issue during this parli
The profound disappointment of Angela Merkel AP photo Anyone who says she admires Hillary Clinton, as Angela Merkel has said, plainly invites revulsion if not contempt. The lack of judgment broadcast by such words strikes the mind like a grating noise. Clinton's record of behavior literally stinks to high heaven, much as a pile of corpses left to rot in the hot sun, and, as it happens, there are a great many rotting corpses in Clinton's history. What an immense disappointment Merkel is. Intellig
London: British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday said the country and its people were coming together following the country's vote to exit the European Union (EU), the media reported. Theresa May. Getty Images "This year, after a period of intense debate over the right future for our country, there is a sense that people are coming together and uniting behind the opportunities that lie ahead," May said in her first Easter message as PM. May, who is a vicar's daughter, also spoke of her Chri
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has delivered a Brexit address to the Bundestag (Germany's parliament) in which she denounced Theresa May's Brexit plan as pure fantasy. The comments come at a bad time for the UK Prime Minister, whose election campaign has had a faltering start . Merkel's comments Speaking on Thursday 27 April, Merkel said: Some people in the UK are suffering under illusions. A third-party state will not have the same rights or even superior rights to a member state. This may sou
Philip Manow, a Bremen-based political scientist said popular ideas "of Merkel's Mother Teresa moment" circulate, but Germans should not be fooled by them. Merkel has served as German Chancellor since 2005 and Leader of the Christian Democratic Union since 2000. Manow claims that the real reason why the German Chancellor favoured an open-door refugee policy was to save Germany from losing billions if its eurozone neighbour collapsed into economic ruin. Writing for German newspaper FAZ, Manow sai
Did you hear about Angela Merkel? She's failed to form a coalition government! This means that within a matter of two months, Merkel could be gone! They will likely have to hold a snap election, and the polls are showing that Alternative for Deutschland is going to increase its vote share. The patriotic party could gain 40 or more seats - potentially making them the second largest party in Germany. Imagine that! Bring on the next election! Some less positive news, however, is that Theresa May is
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has said that the decision to freeze German arms shipments to Egypt will limit the escalating violence in the intensely divided state. Merkel made her remarks to German channel ZDF on Sunday. Israeli news site, Times of Israel, published the interview on their site. Merkel had issued a decision to suspend all arms shipments to Egypt to indicate Germany's uneasiness with events in the Middle Eastern country, where violence has been accelerating. The German Chancel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has said that the decision to freeze German arms shipments to Egypt will limit the escalating violence in the intensely divided state. Merkel made her remarks to German channel ZDF on Sunday. Israeli news site, Times of Israel, published the interview on their site. Merkel had issued a decision to suspend all arms shipments to Egypt to indicate Germany's uneasiness with events in the Middle Eastern country, where violence has been accelerating. The German Chancel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has delivered a Brexit address to the Bundestag (Germany's parliament) in which she denounced Theresa May's Brexit plan as pure fantasy. The comments come at a bad time for the UK Prime Minister, whose election campaign has had a faltering start . Merkel's comments Speaking on Thursday 27 April, Merkel said: Some people in the UK are suffering under illusions. A third-party state will not have the same rights or even superior rights to a member state. This may sou
BRUSSELS is stalling in Brexit talks because of the unelected House of Lords' attempt to wreck Theresa May's flagship EU exit legislation, ministers have been warned. Front-line UK negotiators have reported back to Downing Street that their EU counterparts are stonewalling until they see how many of the peers' 15 changes that rip up the UK's Brexit policy are supported by MPs. AFP or licensors 4 UK Brexit crunch team report to No10 that their EU counterparts are stalling One minister told The Su
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has ruled out setting an upper limit on refugees coming to Germany, defying her long-term coalition partner on an issue that threatens to open up a rift between the country's ruling political parties just two months before federal elections. Some CSU politicians responded angrily. Hans Reichhart, member of the regional parliament in Bavaria, southern Germany, told Deutsche Welle that the CDU and CSU had made an agreement not to act on the issue during this parli
London: British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday said the country and its people were coming together following the country's vote to exit the European Union (EU), the media reported. Theresa May. Getty Images "This year, after a period of intense debate over the right future for our country, there is a sense that people are coming together and uniting behind the opportunities that lie ahead," May said in her first Easter message as PM. May, who is a vicar's daughter, also spoke of her Chri
THERESA May has said she will form a minority government, with support from the DUP to take her over the line in key votes and ensure legislation gets through. But this afternoon the party was quick to point out they had entered no official deal with the Tories - which could throw up a whole host of problems for the PM. 11 Jeremy Corbyn managed to close the gap between himself and Mrs May 11 Jeremy Corbyn is unlikely to become Prime Minister ... for now at least Getty Images 11 Jeremy Corbyn giv
Did you hear about Angela Merkel? She's failed to form a coalition government! This means that within a matter of two months, Merkel could be gone! They will likely have to hold a snap election, and the polls are showing that Alternative for Deutschland is going to increase its vote share. The patriotic party could gain 40 or more seats - potentially making them the second largest party in Germany. Imagine that! Bring on the next election! Some less positive news, however, is that Theresa May is
Shortly before the Government moved to legalise same-sex marriages in mainland Britain, the then Home Secretary Theresa May told the Daily Telegraph that 'homosexuals will be missionaries to the wider society and make it [marriage] "stronger".' The Coalition for Marriage and many others disagreed. We argued that marriage would be severely undermined. In changing by law the definition of an institution that predated parliamentary government, David Cameron's government committed itself to chaos. I
The polls have narrowed slightly since last week, and weak performances from Theresa May over the weekend mean Labour's slight recovery has consolidated to around 28 percent of the vote. Expect the "tightening" narrative to gain currency, as both sides have a vested interest in playing it up: the Tories want it to look close, to play up the possibility of the "coalition of chaos" alternative and drive up Conservative turnout, while the Labour leadership want to give their campaign some momentum.
THE EU has praised Theresa May's "constructive spirit" after her Florence speech but Michel Barnier has criticised the lack of detail in the Brexit blueprint. Brussels' chief negotiator welcomed the Prime Minister's keynote address this afternoon but made a thinly-veiled dig ahead of talks resuming this week. 3 Michel Barnier welcomed the 'constructive spirit' of Theresa May's speech In a statement he said: "The speech shows a willingness to move forward, as time is of the essence." Repeating hi
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has delivered a Brexit address to the Bundestag (Germany's parliament) in which she denounced Theresa May's Brexit plan as pure fantasy. The comments come at a bad time for the UK Prime Minister, whose election campaign has had a faltering start . Merkel's comments Speaking on Thursday 27 April, Merkel said: Some people in the UK are suffering under illusions. A third-party state will not have the same rights or even superior rights to a member state. This may sou
BRUSSELS is stalling in Brexit talks because of the unelected House of Lords' attempt to wreck Theresa May's flagship EU exit legislation, ministers have been warned. Front-line UK negotiators have reported back to Downing Street that their EU counterparts are stonewalling until they see how many of the peers' 15 changes that rip up the UK's Brexit policy are supported by MPs. AFP or licensors 4 UK Brexit crunch team report to No10 that their EU counterparts are stalling One minister told The Su
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has ruled out setting an upper limit on refugees coming to Germany, defying her long-term coalition partner on an issue that threatens to open up a rift between the country's ruling political parties just two months before federal elections. Some CSU politicians responded angrily. Hans Reichhart, member of the regional parliament in Bavaria, southern Germany, told Deutsche Welle that the CDU and CSU had made an agreement not to act on the issue during this parli
London: British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday said the country and its people were coming together following the country's vote to exit the European Union (EU), the media reported. Theresa May. Getty Images "This year, after a period of intense debate over the right future for our country, there is a sense that people are coming together and uniting behind the opportunities that lie ahead," May said in her first Easter message as PM. May, who is a vicar's daughter, also spoke of her Chri
THERESA May has said she will form a minority government, with support from the DUP to take her over the line in key votes and ensure legislation gets through. But this afternoon the party was quick to point out they had entered no official deal with the Tories - which could throw up a whole host of problems for the PM. 11 Jeremy Corbyn managed to close the gap between himself and Mrs May 11 Jeremy Corbyn is unlikely to become Prime Minister ... for now at least Getty Images 11 Jeremy Corbyn giv
Did you hear about Angela Merkel? She's failed to form a coalition government! This means that within a matter of two months, Merkel could be gone! They will likely have to hold a snap election, and the polls are showing that Alternative for Deutschland is going to increase its vote share. The patriotic party could gain 40 or more seats - potentially making them the second largest party in Germany. Imagine that! Bring on the next election! Some less positive news, however, is that Theresa May is
Shortly before the Government moved to legalise same-sex marriages in mainland Britain, the then Home Secretary Theresa May told the Daily Telegraph that 'homosexuals will be missionaries to the wider society and make it [marriage] "stronger".' The Coalition for Marriage and many others disagreed. We argued that marriage would be severely undermined. In changing by law the definition of an institution that predated parliamentary government, David Cameron's government committed itself to chaos. I
The polls have narrowed slightly since last week, and weak performances from Theresa May over the weekend mean Labour's slight recovery has consolidated to around 28 percent of the vote. Expect the "tightening" narrative to gain currency, as both sides have a vested interest in playing it up: the Tories want it to look close, to play up the possibility of the "coalition of chaos" alternative and drive up Conservative turnout, while the Labour leadership want to give their campaign some momentum.
THE EU has praised Theresa May's "constructive spirit" after her Florence speech but Michel Barnier has criticised the lack of detail in the Brexit blueprint. Brussels' chief negotiator welcomed the Prime Minister's keynote address this afternoon but made a thinly-veiled dig ahead of talks resuming this week. 3 Michel Barnier welcomed the 'constructive spirit' of Theresa May's speech In a statement he said: "The speech shows a willingness to move forward, as time is of the essence." Repeating hi
(Roman Genn) In the contest with China, geopolitics and geo-economics must be one A t some point in the last few years, what former Russian president Boris Yeltsin called the cold peace of the 1990s has given way to a new cold war. At first glance, it looks like a replay of the first Cold War, of 1946 to 1989, with Russia and China on one side and the U.S. and its European and East Asian and Middle Eastern allies on the other. But Cold War II is fundamentally different from Cold War I in importa
November 13, 2015 Russia Revives Long-Dead Nuclear Torpedo - Reestablishes Deterrence Russia has a big problem with the "missile defense" shield the U.S. wants to install in Europe. Such a "defense" would give the U.S. the ability to launch a first strike nuclear attack on Russia while defeating a retaliatory strike Russia would launch in response. Alternatively the "missile defense missiles" stationed in east Europe could be used to launch a direct attack against ground targets in Russia leavin
Savage Continent: Europe in the Aftermath of World War II Recently, I attended a conference in Budapest on the practical, political and ethical implications of counting the casualties of the Second World War. Most delegates were from the former communist bloc countries. The organisation was committed to reconciliation but, as the event unfurled, it became clear that old enmities (and inherited myths) die hard. The only common ground was a shared victimhood. But who had inflicted the injury and
The refreshing end to the weekend will not hold this week in the northeastern United States as steamy air makes a comeback and yields a heat wave in the mid-Atlantic and Ohio Valley. As quick as the less humid air poured into the northeastern United States on Sunday, a shift in the wind will open the door for heat and humidity to build back early this week. Humidity levels will increase throughout the Great Lakes and mid-Atlantic, especially southern areas, on Monday. The steamy air will hold of
The socialist leaders in the Soviet Union also had dachas on cold lakes where the summers are short and where they could indulge in the bourgeois activities which were restricted for the proletariat. So DeBlasio "Mr. I supported the Sandinistas" is in good company. It really is amazing that he is the mayor of New York, as messed up as that city can be. (From The New York Post) Well, at least it didn't involve a dead guy. Mayor Bill de Blasio, his wife, Chirlane McCray, and their two kids spent a
Cyclone Ockhi intensified into a "severe cyclonic storm" on Friday and moved to the Arabian Sea. It lay centred around 80 kilometres north-northeast of Minicoy in Lakshadweep. Under its influence, heavy rains continued to batter coastal areas of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, killing twelve people in the last two days and crippling normal life at numerous places. 218 fishermen rescued, as death toll in affected areas rises to 12 An IANS report from Thiruvananthapuram said as many as 218 fishermen from K
In the 1980s, the world had to suffer the spectacle of a "Unilateral Nuclear Freeze" movement. Then, the left was marching to pressure the West into unilaterally disarming because it would allow them to "take the moral high ground" and also to show our Cold War enemies that we were not a threat. The thinking was that once this obvious step was taken, the other side would follow suit since there would be no need for their nuclear weapons, and we could all get on living in peace and harmony. Fast
Election day in New York City, November 4, 1997. A cold wind whips through the streets of East Harlem, but sun peeks through billowy clouds and rain is nowhere in sight. A chipper young campaign worker stands on the corner of 125th Street handing out flyers for a city council candidate. She's hopeful about turnout. "I think people are going to vote because the weather is nice," she predicts. A few blocks away, on 120th Street, dutiful citizens--most of them older--trickle into a dilapidated elem
Most Popular Rostow had had a good war. In 1942 he had worked in the Office of Strategic Services and had selected bombing targets in the Third Reich; ever after he remained convinced that the policy of strategic bombing had crippled Hitler's war machine. Germany remained a preoccupation of his beyond 1945, when he passed up the chance of a job at Harvard in order to help Gunnar Myrdal oversee the economic reconstruction of Europe. Strategic bombing and the Marshall Plan: this was the essence of
A powerful storm will lash the northeastern United States with heavy rain, locally damaging winds and significant travel disruptions into Monday. The storm will be fed in part by moisture and energy from Tropical Storm Philippe. Rain and wind that began to pick up on Sunday morning in the mid-Atlantic will only increase and become more disruptive from south to north into Monday morning. The storm will be moving at a swift pace which will limit the most intense wind and rain to a six to 12 hour p
November 13, 2015 Russia Revives Long-Dead Nuclear Torpedo - Reestablishes Deterrence Russia has a big problem with the "missile defense" shield the U.S. wants to install in Europe. Such a "defense" would give the U.S. the ability to launch a first strike nuclear attack on Russia while defeating a retaliatory strike Russia would launch in response. Alternatively the "missile defense missiles" stationed in east Europe could be used to launch a direct attack against ground targets in Russia leavin
Savage Continent: Europe in the Aftermath of World War II Recently, I attended a conference in Budapest on the practical, political and ethical implications of counting the casualties of the Second World War. Most delegates were from the former communist bloc countries. The organisation was committed to reconciliation but, as the event unfurled, it became clear that old enmities (and inherited myths) die hard. The only common ground was a shared victimhood. But who had inflicted the injury and
The refreshing end to the weekend will not hold this week in the northeastern United States as steamy air makes a comeback and yields a heat wave in the mid-Atlantic and Ohio Valley. As quick as the less humid air poured into the northeastern United States on Sunday, a shift in the wind will open the door for heat and humidity to build back early this week. Humidity levels will increase throughout the Great Lakes and mid-Atlantic, especially southern areas, on Monday. The steamy air will hold of
The socialist leaders in the Soviet Union also had dachas on cold lakes where the summers are short and where they could indulge in the bourgeois activities which were restricted for the proletariat. So DeBlasio "Mr. I supported the Sandinistas" is in good company. It really is amazing that he is the mayor of New York, as messed up as that city can be. (From The New York Post) Well, at least it didn't involve a dead guy. Mayor Bill de Blasio, his wife, Chirlane McCray, and their two kids spent a
Cyclone Ockhi intensified into a "severe cyclonic storm" on Friday and moved to the Arabian Sea. It lay centred around 80 kilometres north-northeast of Minicoy in Lakshadweep. Under its influence, heavy rains continued to batter coastal areas of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, killing twelve people in the last two days and crippling normal life at numerous places. 218 fishermen rescued, as death toll in affected areas rises to 12 An IANS report from Thiruvananthapuram said as many as 218 fishermen from K
In the 1980s, the world had to suffer the spectacle of a "Unilateral Nuclear Freeze" movement. Then, the left was marching to pressure the West into unilaterally disarming because it would allow them to "take the moral high ground" and also to show our Cold War enemies that we were not a threat. The thinking was that once this obvious step was taken, the other side would follow suit since there would be no need for their nuclear weapons, and we could all get on living in peace and harmony. Fast
Election day in New York City, November 4, 1997. A cold wind whips through the streets of East Harlem, but sun peeks through billowy clouds and rain is nowhere in sight. A chipper young campaign worker stands on the corner of 125th Street handing out flyers for a city council candidate. She's hopeful about turnout. "I think people are going to vote because the weather is nice," she predicts. A few blocks away, on 120th Street, dutiful citizens--most of them older--trickle into a dilapidated elem
Most Popular Rostow had had a good war. In 1942 he had worked in the Office of Strategic Services and had selected bombing targets in the Third Reich; ever after he remained convinced that the policy of strategic bombing had crippled Hitler's war machine. Germany remained a preoccupation of his beyond 1945, when he passed up the chance of a job at Harvard in order to help Gunnar Myrdal oversee the economic reconstruction of Europe. Strategic bombing and the Marshall Plan: this was the essence of
A powerful storm will lash the northeastern United States with heavy rain, locally damaging winds and significant travel disruptions into Monday. The storm will be fed in part by moisture and energy from Tropical Storm Philippe. Rain and wind that began to pick up on Sunday morning in the mid-Atlantic will only increase and become more disruptive from south to north into Monday morning. The storm will be moving at a swift pace which will limit the most intense wind and rain to a six to 12 hour p
More wind energy, electric cars, and maybe shutting down oil and gas wells. That is how to cut down on the destructive and deadly forest fires that have raged through subdivisions in California, scorched forest lands in Colorado and left behind only ash on the Texas plains. At least, that's what NPR suggests in a report. The Austin, Texas, NPR station KUT warns that a bad year for wildfires in Texas may get worse. "Climate researchers say the uptick in fires bares (sic) the fingerprints of clima
After its nineteenth missile test of the year (so far), the last being a second shot over Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, and its sixth nuclear weapon test detonation, North Korea is claiming to be near completion of its nuclear forces. The last nuclear test, the North Koreans claim, was of a hydrogen bomb which may be within their capability to manufacture. America's responses have, so far, ranged from harsh words and a new round of ineffective UN economic sanctions to a new nickname -- "R
In 2009, coal and oil-fired power plants emitted 49% of industrial air pollution in the U.S. -- representing the dominant source of air toxics in 28 states around the U.S. The Natural Resources Defense Council issued a report today on the top 20 states with toxic emissions coming from the electricity sector. The top five states are: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Kentucky and Maryland. In one top-20 state, New Hampshire, power plants account for 96% of emissions. So what companies account for the
The refreshing end to the weekend will not hold this week in the northeastern United States as steamy air makes a comeback and yields a heat wave in the mid-Atlantic and Ohio Valley. As quick as the less humid air poured into the northeastern United States on Sunday, a shift in the wind will open the door for heat and humidity to build back early this week. Humidity levels will increase throughout the Great Lakes and mid-Atlantic, especially southern areas, on Monday. The steamy air will hold of
What Is Disproportionate Force? Though every armed conflict kills civilians, all civilized nations try to avoid this. So why has Israel been accused of using too much force in Gaza in 2014? War in the last century has caused millions of civilian deaths--some 10 million in World War I, 40 million in World War II and two million in Vietnam--far more civilians killed than combatants. The 2014 Gaza war killed about 2,100 people--of which about 945 were civilians, one of the lowest civilian death rat
Several areas of the country lack the infrastructure to efficiently move the energy resources families need for basic heating and electricity on high-demand days without any bottlenecks or grid reliability issues. And as such, prices for millions have climbed. Large portions of our population are living in poverty, and they regularly spend a far larger percentage of their take-home income on energy-related expensive than those in other income brackets. In extreme cases, it can be 50 percent or m
The impact of the latest attacks on Syria was so intense, that it resulted in an earth tremor measuring 2.6 on the Richter scale. Several casualties, both Syrian and Iranian, were counted in these latest attacks. Some believe these strikes act as a provocation against Iran before the US makes a formal decision on cancelling the international nuclear agreement with Iran. The US, UK and French missile strikes on Syria earlier in April will "only increase the Syrians' determination to eliminate ter
A series of toxic tar sands oil pipelines are set to be built throughout North America. They are an environmental disaster waiting to happen . Tar sands oil pipelines have a history of destruction: they tear up land, pollute water and cause catastrophic oil spills that take decades to clean up. These pipelines are responsible for hundreds of polluting spills and explosions every single day in the US. There is no safe way to transport oil and the effects of a spill can be devastating. As in Austr
Conventional wisdom says that if U.N. sanctions don't work, there is nothing to be done about North Korea's nuclear weapons--short of firebombing Pyongyang, thereby ensuring the obliteration of Seoul. Yet the problem of nuclear North Korea is not actually unsolvable, provided a certain very large superpower wants to solve it. There is one significant country, after all, that has the military, economic, and political power not only to pressure North Korea to discard its bomb but to topple its reg
This DeSmog investigative series examines the impact of drilling, fracking, and recent oil and gas discoveries on communities in West Texas. Alpine High, an oil and gas play announced by Apache Corp. in late 2016, has tantalized investors with promises of billions of dollars' worth of fossil fuel reserves. But the 500 square mile desert acreage leased by Apache includes a delicate ecology, endangered animals, and environmental treasures, which locals say raises questions about exactly how much o
After its nineteenth missile test of the year (so far), the last being a second shot over Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, and its sixth nuclear weapon test detonation, North Korea is claiming to be near completion of its nuclear forces. The last nuclear test, the North Koreans claim, was of a hydrogen bomb which may be within their capability to manufacture. America's responses have, so far, ranged from harsh words and a new round of ineffective UN economic sanctions to a new nickname -- "R
In 2009, coal and oil-fired power plants emitted 49% of industrial air pollution in the U.S. -- representing the dominant source of air toxics in 28 states around the U.S. The Natural Resources Defense Council issued a report today on the top 20 states with toxic emissions coming from the electricity sector. The top five states are: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Kentucky and Maryland. In one top-20 state, New Hampshire, power plants account for 96% of emissions. So what companies account for the
The refreshing end to the weekend will not hold this week in the northeastern United States as steamy air makes a comeback and yields a heat wave in the mid-Atlantic and Ohio Valley. As quick as the less humid air poured into the northeastern United States on Sunday, a shift in the wind will open the door for heat and humidity to build back early this week. Humidity levels will increase throughout the Great Lakes and mid-Atlantic, especially southern areas, on Monday. The steamy air will hold of
What Is Disproportionate Force? Though every armed conflict kills civilians, all civilized nations try to avoid this. So why has Israel been accused of using too much force in Gaza in 2014? War in the last century has caused millions of civilian deaths--some 10 million in World War I, 40 million in World War II and two million in Vietnam--far more civilians killed than combatants. The 2014 Gaza war killed about 2,100 people--of which about 945 were civilians, one of the lowest civilian death rat
Several areas of the country lack the infrastructure to efficiently move the energy resources families need for basic heating and electricity on high-demand days without any bottlenecks or grid reliability issues. And as such, prices for millions have climbed. Large portions of our population are living in poverty, and they regularly spend a far larger percentage of their take-home income on energy-related expensive than those in other income brackets. In extreme cases, it can be 50 percent or m
The impact of the latest attacks on Syria was so intense, that it resulted in an earth tremor measuring 2.6 on the Richter scale. Several casualties, both Syrian and Iranian, were counted in these latest attacks. Some believe these strikes act as a provocation against Iran before the US makes a formal decision on cancelling the international nuclear agreement with Iran. The US, UK and French missile strikes on Syria earlier in April will "only increase the Syrians' determination to eliminate ter
A series of toxic tar sands oil pipelines are set to be built throughout North America. They are an environmental disaster waiting to happen . Tar sands oil pipelines have a history of destruction: they tear up land, pollute water and cause catastrophic oil spills that take decades to clean up. These pipelines are responsible for hundreds of polluting spills and explosions every single day in the US. There is no safe way to transport oil and the effects of a spill can be devastating. As in Austr
Conventional wisdom says that if U.N. sanctions don't work, there is nothing to be done about North Korea's nuclear weapons--short of firebombing Pyongyang, thereby ensuring the obliteration of Seoul. Yet the problem of nuclear North Korea is not actually unsolvable, provided a certain very large superpower wants to solve it. There is one significant country, after all, that has the military, economic, and political power not only to pressure North Korea to discard its bomb but to topple its reg
This DeSmog investigative series examines the impact of drilling, fracking, and recent oil and gas discoveries on communities in West Texas. Alpine High, an oil and gas play announced by Apache Corp. in late 2016, has tantalized investors with promises of billions of dollars' worth of fossil fuel reserves. But the 500 square mile desert acreage leased by Apache includes a delicate ecology, endangered animals, and environmental treasures, which locals say raises questions about exactly how much o
In her September 17, 2014 commentary on "Intra- SCO Security Cooperation Helps Regional Stability," Shao Yuqun describes the military exercises held under the Shanghai Cooperation Organization ( SCO ) as aimed at countering regional terrorist threats as well as realizing the SCO's multi-dimensional potential. "Only by deepening cooperation over politics, security, economy and society," she writes, "can it meet the members' needs and lay a solid foundation for long-term development." She laments
Before he paused to allow reporters to ask questions about the nuclear deal with Iran that he had just announced in Geneva, Secretary of State John Kerry seemed to anticipate one line of criticism about the accord -- that it effectively cedes to the Islamic regime the right to enrich uranium, despite half a dozen U.N. Security Council resolutions declaring the activity illegal. And he moved, preemptively, to address it. "In 2003, when the Iranians made an offer to the former administration with
Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay will arrive in New Delhi on Thursday as part of a three-day visit during which both sides are expected to deliberate on a range of issues including defence, security and strategic cooperation. Announcing Tobgay's visit, the Ministry of External Affairs said his visit will provide an opportunity to advance the "exemplary ties of friendship" between the two countries. Tobgay will hold wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and call on Presiden
The US Senate's decision to pass a bill prohibiting the sale of Lockheed Martin's F-35 jets to Turkey is unfortunate and against the spirit of strategic partnership, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said today. The US Senate passed a $716 billion defence policy bill yesterday, backing President Donald Trump's call for a bigger, stronger military, which includes an amendment prohibiting sales of the jets to Turkey. Yildirim was also quoted by broadcaster Haberturk as saying that Turkey was
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called Indian National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon on Wednesday to "express his regret" regarding the very public diplomatic row regarding the arrest of India's deputy consul general Devyani Khobragade in New York on December 12. Kerry also noted his concern that the two friendly nations "not allow this unfortunate public issue to hurt [the] close and vital relationship." Menon is one of many elected and unelected officials who have publicly denounced th
In a meeting held on the last day of Ali Rabiei's visit to Mexico City, he pointed to Iran-Mexico 100-year-old relations, and stressed the need for enhancing the exchange of parliamentary delegations and the role of parliamentary diplomacy in the development of relations between the two countries. He also stressed on enhancing parliamentary relations between the two countries and welcomed the opening of offices for commercial institutions. He expressed hope that Cuevas Barron to visit Iran in th
Israel, followed by Russia and US, is India's third largest defense supplier and the bilateral defense cooperation between two states is continuing to be strong. Both states would also be celebrating twenty-five years of establishment of their diplomatic relations this year, whereas at the end of last year the Israeli President Reuven Rivlin made visit to India which was first after two decades. India's foreign policy has undergone through watershed change over past two decades. Until back 1992,
Historically, countries made alliances to improve their defense or otherwise advance important security interests. In contrast, the U.S. uses NATO as a form of international welfare, inducting nations with little military capability or even economic strength. The latest recipient of defense charity is expected to be Montenegro, whose membership application influential Senators hope to rush through the lame duck session. Montenegro is a postage stamp nation with the population of one congressio
Monday May 16, 2016 The UN Security Council today agreed on a plan to "train and equip" an army loyal to the Libyan "Government of National Accord" after US Secretary of State John Kerry made a strong case for the remilitarization of the conflict. The UN-created "Government of National Accord" may be supported by western governments, but it has virtually no support in Libya. It's unelected "presidential council" will be the real power behind the "unity" government, but so unpopular is the group
The Memoranda include: - The Memorandum of Mutual Understanding between the National Bank of Kazakhstan and Central Bank of Iran on assistance in organization of bilateral trade. - The Agreement between the Kazakh and Iranian governments on cooperation in maritime commercial shipping. As per the document, both sides are obliged to create equal conditions in the field of commercial shipping. - The Memorandum of Mutual Understanding between the Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development of K
Before he paused to allow reporters to ask questions about the nuclear deal with Iran that he had just announced in Geneva, Secretary of State John Kerry seemed to anticipate one line of criticism about the accord -- that it effectively cedes to the Islamic regime the right to enrich uranium, despite half a dozen U.N. Security Council resolutions declaring the activity illegal. And he moved, preemptively, to address it. "In 2003, when the Iranians made an offer to the former administration with
Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay will arrive in New Delhi on Thursday as part of a three-day visit during which both sides are expected to deliberate on a range of issues including defence, security and strategic cooperation. Announcing Tobgay's visit, the Ministry of External Affairs said his visit will provide an opportunity to advance the "exemplary ties of friendship" between the two countries. Tobgay will hold wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and call on Presiden
The US Senate's decision to pass a bill prohibiting the sale of Lockheed Martin's F-35 jets to Turkey is unfortunate and against the spirit of strategic partnership, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said today. The US Senate passed a $716 billion defence policy bill yesterday, backing President Donald Trump's call for a bigger, stronger military, which includes an amendment prohibiting sales of the jets to Turkey. Yildirim was also quoted by broadcaster Haberturk as saying that Turkey was
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called Indian National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon on Wednesday to "express his regret" regarding the very public diplomatic row regarding the arrest of India's deputy consul general Devyani Khobragade in New York on December 12. Kerry also noted his concern that the two friendly nations "not allow this unfortunate public issue to hurt [the] close and vital relationship." Menon is one of many elected and unelected officials who have publicly denounced th
In a meeting held on the last day of Ali Rabiei's visit to Mexico City, he pointed to Iran-Mexico 100-year-old relations, and stressed the need for enhancing the exchange of parliamentary delegations and the role of parliamentary diplomacy in the development of relations between the two countries. He also stressed on enhancing parliamentary relations between the two countries and welcomed the opening of offices for commercial institutions. He expressed hope that Cuevas Barron to visit Iran in th
Israel, followed by Russia and US, is India's third largest defense supplier and the bilateral defense cooperation between two states is continuing to be strong. Both states would also be celebrating twenty-five years of establishment of their diplomatic relations this year, whereas at the end of last year the Israeli President Reuven Rivlin made visit to India which was first after two decades. India's foreign policy has undergone through watershed change over past two decades. Until back 1992,
Historically, countries made alliances to improve their defense or otherwise advance important security interests. In contrast, the U.S. uses NATO as a form of international welfare, inducting nations with little military capability or even economic strength. The latest recipient of defense charity is expected to be Montenegro, whose membership application influential Senators hope to rush through the lame duck session. Montenegro is a postage stamp nation with the population of one congressio
Monday May 16, 2016 The UN Security Council today agreed on a plan to "train and equip" an army loyal to the Libyan "Government of National Accord" after US Secretary of State John Kerry made a strong case for the remilitarization of the conflict. The UN-created "Government of National Accord" may be supported by western governments, but it has virtually no support in Libya. It's unelected "presidential council" will be the real power behind the "unity" government, but so unpopular is the group
The Memoranda include: - The Memorandum of Mutual Understanding between the National Bank of Kazakhstan and Central Bank of Iran on assistance in organization of bilateral trade. - The Agreement between the Kazakh and Iranian governments on cooperation in maritime commercial shipping. As per the document, both sides are obliged to create equal conditions in the field of commercial shipping. - The Memorandum of Mutual Understanding between the Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development of K
Down in Mexico, elections are on Sunday, and everyone is supposed to vote. The new president will take over in December, five months away. President Trump and "Presidente-Electo" Andres Lopez-Obrador spoke by phone last week. They say that it went well. By the way, I will not be surprised if the two men meet in person, sort of like when President-Elect Reagan and President Lopez-Portillo shook hands in January 1981 at one of the border bridges. Mexico can teach us a thing or two about votin
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called Indian National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon on Wednesday to "express his regret" regarding the very public diplomatic row regarding the arrest of India's deputy consul general Devyani Khobragade in New York on December 12. Kerry also noted his concern that the two friendly nations "not allow this unfortunate public issue to hurt [the] close and vital relationship." Menon is one of many elected and unelected officials who have publicly denounced th
Published : Fri, Dec 30 th 2016 @ 2:09 pm EST Senate and House Judiciary Committee Chairmen Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., slammed the Obama Administration's management of the U visa program following findings of fraud and a new parole policy that exceeds its authority. The U visa program allows foreign nationals who are victims or witnesses of crime in the United States to remain here while assisting in the crime's investigation and prosecution. But the Administration allow
Much to the chagrin of President Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared victory Wednesday after coming from behind in a tight Israeli election. Netanyahu's Likud party won more seats in the 120-seat Knesset -- 29 -- than any other party, and his key rival, Zionist Union's Isaac Herzog, conceded, according to CNN. "Against all odds, we achieved this huge victory," Netanyahu said. "Now we should form a strong and stable government that will be able to take care of the security,
By Thomas Buonomo | (Informed Comment) | - - It is clear that the Israeli government under the leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of entering into serious negotiations with the Palestinians on a two-state solution to their decades-long conflict. Netanyahu has stated explicitly that Jerusalem will remain the undivided capital of Israel and his government's authorization of settlement expansions as it was engaged in talks with the Palestinian Authority in the spring o
A number of recent statements by senior US officials and Republican opposition leaders suggest that Washington has all but given up hope of developing a productive relationship with Russia during the last two years of the Obama administration--and perhaps well beyond then, regardless of who becomes the next U.S. president. In his recent State of the Union address, President Barack Obama declared that his administration was determined to ensure that "bigger nations can't bully the small" by oppos
Before he paused to allow reporters to ask questions about the nuclear deal with Iran that he had just announced in Geneva, Secretary of State John Kerry seemed to anticipate one line of criticism about the accord -- that it effectively cedes to the Islamic regime the right to enrich uranium, despite half a dozen U.N. Security Council resolutions declaring the activity illegal. And he moved, preemptively, to address it. "In 2003, when the Iranians made an offer to the former administration with
Published Jan 21, 2007 7:56 PM Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Bolivian President Evo Morales, and Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa chat while U.S. puppet Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez sits wringing his hands. From Jan. 11 through 15 three leftist Latin American presidents were sworn in. This surely made the White House more nervous about this region of the world. VENEZUELA initiates new stage of revolution Early on Jan. 11, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was sworn in at the Natio
Print President Obama at the White House with Presidents Salvador Sanchez Ceren of El Salvador, Otto Perez Molina of Guatemala and Juan Orlando Hernandez of Honduras. McALLEN, Texas - The governments of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras praised President Obama's executive actions effectively granting amnesty to up to 5 million illegal aliens, promising to increase their consular services in the U.S. to protect the "human rights" of their migrating citizens. "More that 100,000 Guatemalans wil
Obama-Kerry policies would perpetuate energy poverty, malnutrition, disease and death. By Paul Driessen Obama's "Climate-Smart" Policies For Africa Are Stupid, And Immoral Paul Driessen USA - -( Ammoland.com )- The 2014 US-Africa Leaders Summit hosted by President Obama this past week brought together the largest-ever gathering of African government officials in Washington, DC. They discussed ways to bolster trade and investment by American companies on a continent where a billion people - inclu
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called Indian National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon on Wednesday to "express his regret" regarding the very public diplomatic row regarding the arrest of India's deputy consul general Devyani Khobragade in New York on December 12. Kerry also noted his concern that the two friendly nations "not allow this unfortunate public issue to hurt [the] close and vital relationship." Menon is one of many elected and unelected officials who have publicly denounced th
Published : Fri, Dec 30 th 2016 @ 2:09 pm EST Senate and House Judiciary Committee Chairmen Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., slammed the Obama Administration's management of the U visa program following findings of fraud and a new parole policy that exceeds its authority. The U visa program allows foreign nationals who are victims or witnesses of crime in the United States to remain here while assisting in the crime's investigation and prosecution. But the Administration allow
Much to the chagrin of President Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared victory Wednesday after coming from behind in a tight Israeli election. Netanyahu's Likud party won more seats in the 120-seat Knesset -- 29 -- than any other party, and his key rival, Zionist Union's Isaac Herzog, conceded, according to CNN. "Against all odds, we achieved this huge victory," Netanyahu said. "Now we should form a strong and stable government that will be able to take care of the security,
By Thomas Buonomo | (Informed Comment) | - - It is clear that the Israeli government under the leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of entering into serious negotiations with the Palestinians on a two-state solution to their decades-long conflict. Netanyahu has stated explicitly that Jerusalem will remain the undivided capital of Israel and his government's authorization of settlement expansions as it was engaged in talks with the Palestinian Authority in the spring o
A number of recent statements by senior US officials and Republican opposition leaders suggest that Washington has all but given up hope of developing a productive relationship with Russia during the last two years of the Obama administration--and perhaps well beyond then, regardless of who becomes the next U.S. president. In his recent State of the Union address, President Barack Obama declared that his administration was determined to ensure that "bigger nations can't bully the small" by oppos
Before he paused to allow reporters to ask questions about the nuclear deal with Iran that he had just announced in Geneva, Secretary of State John Kerry seemed to anticipate one line of criticism about the accord -- that it effectively cedes to the Islamic regime the right to enrich uranium, despite half a dozen U.N. Security Council resolutions declaring the activity illegal. And he moved, preemptively, to address it. "In 2003, when the Iranians made an offer to the former administration with
Published Jan 21, 2007 7:56 PM Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Bolivian President Evo Morales, and Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa chat while U.S. puppet Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez sits wringing his hands. From Jan. 11 through 15 three leftist Latin American presidents were sworn in. This surely made the White House more nervous about this region of the world. VENEZUELA initiates new stage of revolution Early on Jan. 11, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was sworn in at the Natio
Print President Obama at the White House with Presidents Salvador Sanchez Ceren of El Salvador, Otto Perez Molina of Guatemala and Juan Orlando Hernandez of Honduras. McALLEN, Texas - The governments of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras praised President Obama's executive actions effectively granting amnesty to up to 5 million illegal aliens, promising to increase their consular services in the U.S. to protect the "human rights" of their migrating citizens. "More that 100,000 Guatemalans wil
Obama-Kerry policies would perpetuate energy poverty, malnutrition, disease and death. By Paul Driessen Obama's "Climate-Smart" Policies For Africa Are Stupid, And Immoral Paul Driessen USA - -( Ammoland.com )- The 2014 US-Africa Leaders Summit hosted by President Obama this past week brought together the largest-ever gathering of African government officials in Washington, DC. They discussed ways to bolster trade and investment by American companies on a continent where a billion people - inclu
People gather for a mass resignation from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, in Salt Lake City. A day after the Mormon church stood behind its new rules targeting gay members and their children, while issuing clarifications, hundreds held a rally in Salt Lake City to protest their displeasure with the policy changes. Rick Bowmer, AP Rick Bowmer, AP People gather for a mass resignation from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, Nov. 14, 20
Thousands of families, farm workers, students, Native Americans and environmentalists from across California descended on the capitol building in Sacramento on Saturday united under a single message to Governor Jerry Brown: "Don't frack with our state!" In what is being called the largest anti-fracking action in California, organizers estimate that 5,000 protesters from across the state took part in the rally and march, which was organized by the coalition Californians Against Fracking along wit
Protesters gathered outside Melbourne's Town Hall on February 7 ahead of a volatile council meeting to discuss proposed changes to council laws that would effectively make homelessness illegal in the community. Camping is currently banned in Melbourne if a person uses a tent, car, caravan or other structure. Councillors voted 5-4 to broaden the definition of camping, a move legal experts say could lead to rough sleepers being forced to the outskirts of Melbourne or fined for sleeping with nothin
Dozens of North Carolina residents and supporters from nearby states began a two week long march along the proposed route of the controversial Atlantic Coast Pipeline this past weekend. Starting on March 4, the walkers gathered at the Virginia/North Carolina border and began there 200 mile long journey south where the pipeline ends on Lumbee Indian territory in Pembroke, NC. The walk is organized by the North Carolina Alliance to Protect Our People And The Places We Live The Atlantic Coast Pipel
(Photo: Leah Hogsten/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP) Brandi Jensen, center, speaks with an anti-abortion protester at a community rally hosted by the Planned Parenthood Action Council in Salt Lake City on August, 25, 2015. A nti-abortion advocates are rejoicing in the wake of Donald Trump's election. In their view, Roe v. Wade , the Supreme Court decision that upheld a woman constitutional right to abortion and that barred states from banning the procedure in the first trimester, was on the ballot
Anonymous Contributor - August 12, 2017 (German below) This Saturday evening we heard the news from the tragic events in Charlottesville (VA, US): a antifascist protester lost her life while protesting against the rally of neofascists, alt-rights and slavery-supporters - many... Seattle GDC - April 24, 2017 The Northwest Detention Center is a sad complex, both in appearance and in purpose, tucked away next to the Port of Tacoma on top of a toxic EPA superfund site. Built in 2004, the... Indybay
Residents in Hawaii protested President Donald Trump's visit Friday with signs blasting "Welcome to Kenya" -- even sporting a full-sized cardboard figure of former President Barack Obama -- to attack the Republican's "birtherism" campaign against his predecessor. "I have no 'aloha' for him and I don't think the state of Hawaii does either," Laura Margulies, a protester who held a sign that read "No Aloha 4 Trump," told The Washington Post . She was among several hundred demonstrators who gathere
BY: Bill McMorris Follow @FBillMcMorris July 25, 2017 3:56 pm Hundreds of cafeteria workers at Facebook will join hospitality labor giant UNITE HERE through a card check campaign. On Monday, UNITE HERE Local 19, which represents 4,222 Silicon Valley service workers, announced that it had successfully organized more than 500 employees at Flagship Facility Services, the contractor that provides food service at the social media giant. The union submitted the results of its card check organizing eff
There are lots of events coming up in Washington, DC, and we hope you'll join us at them! Moral Monday: It is time for a Revival of Justice in Our Nation When: Monday, September 12, 2016 at 10:30am (gathering). Program will begin at 11am. Where: The John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC. Directions & map here . Join us to call for a just solution for issues of low-wage workers, mass incarceration, immigration, affordable housing, labor rights, voting rights/stat
A Texas tent city constructed last week to shelter migrant children became a protest site Sunday as crowds marched to oppose the separation of immigrant families at the border. More than 200 children are being housed in the makeshift tent structure built in Tornillo, Tex., according to Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Tex.), who organized Sunday's protest. Protesters braved the Texas heat, carrying signs featuring slogans like, "Don't use children to get your wall," "Fight ignorance, not immigrants," and
Thousands of families, farm workers, students, Native Americans and environmentalists from across California descended on the capitol building in Sacramento on Saturday united under a single message to Governor Jerry Brown: "Don't frack with our state!" In what is being called the largest anti-fracking action in California, organizers estimate that 5,000 protesters from across the state took part in the rally and march, which was organized by the coalition Californians Against Fracking along wit
Protesters gathered outside Melbourne's Town Hall on February 7 ahead of a volatile council meeting to discuss proposed changes to council laws that would effectively make homelessness illegal in the community. Camping is currently banned in Melbourne if a person uses a tent, car, caravan or other structure. Councillors voted 5-4 to broaden the definition of camping, a move legal experts say could lead to rough sleepers being forced to the outskirts of Melbourne or fined for sleeping with nothin
Dozens of North Carolina residents and supporters from nearby states began a two week long march along the proposed route of the controversial Atlantic Coast Pipeline this past weekend. Starting on March 4, the walkers gathered at the Virginia/North Carolina border and began there 200 mile long journey south where the pipeline ends on Lumbee Indian territory in Pembroke, NC. The walk is organized by the North Carolina Alliance to Protect Our People And The Places We Live The Atlantic Coast Pipel
(Photo: Leah Hogsten/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP) Brandi Jensen, center, speaks with an anti-abortion protester at a community rally hosted by the Planned Parenthood Action Council in Salt Lake City on August, 25, 2015. A nti-abortion advocates are rejoicing in the wake of Donald Trump's election. In their view, Roe v. Wade , the Supreme Court decision that upheld a woman constitutional right to abortion and that barred states from banning the procedure in the first trimester, was on the ballot
Anonymous Contributor - August 12, 2017 (German below) This Saturday evening we heard the news from the tragic events in Charlottesville (VA, US): a antifascist protester lost her life while protesting against the rally of neofascists, alt-rights and slavery-supporters - many... Seattle GDC - April 24, 2017 The Northwest Detention Center is a sad complex, both in appearance and in purpose, tucked away next to the Port of Tacoma on top of a toxic EPA superfund site. Built in 2004, the... Indybay
Residents in Hawaii protested President Donald Trump's visit Friday with signs blasting "Welcome to Kenya" -- even sporting a full-sized cardboard figure of former President Barack Obama -- to attack the Republican's "birtherism" campaign against his predecessor. "I have no 'aloha' for him and I don't think the state of Hawaii does either," Laura Margulies, a protester who held a sign that read "No Aloha 4 Trump," told The Washington Post . She was among several hundred demonstrators who gathere
BY: Bill McMorris Follow @FBillMcMorris July 25, 2017 3:56 pm Hundreds of cafeteria workers at Facebook will join hospitality labor giant UNITE HERE through a card check campaign. On Monday, UNITE HERE Local 19, which represents 4,222 Silicon Valley service workers, announced that it had successfully organized more than 500 employees at Flagship Facility Services, the contractor that provides food service at the social media giant. The union submitted the results of its card check organizing eff
There are lots of events coming up in Washington, DC, and we hope you'll join us at them! Moral Monday: It is time for a Revival of Justice in Our Nation When: Monday, September 12, 2016 at 10:30am (gathering). Program will begin at 11am. Where: The John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC. Directions & map here . Join us to call for a just solution for issues of low-wage workers, mass incarceration, immigration, affordable housing, labor rights, voting rights/stat
A Texas tent city constructed last week to shelter migrant children became a protest site Sunday as crowds marched to oppose the separation of immigrant families at the border. More than 200 children are being housed in the makeshift tent structure built in Tornillo, Tex., according to Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Tex.), who organized Sunday's protest. Protesters braved the Texas heat, carrying signs featuring slogans like, "Don't use children to get your wall," "Fight ignorance, not immigrants," and
This DeSmog investigative series examines the impact of drilling, fracking, and recent oil and gas discoveries on communities in West Texas. Alpine High, an oil and gas play announced by Apache Corp. in late 2016, has tantalized investors with promises of billions of dollars' worth of fossil fuel reserves. But the 500 square mile desert acreage leased by Apache includes a delicate ecology, endangered animals, and environmental treasures, which locals say raises questions about exactly how much o
Energy experts believe if crude oil prices stay above $50 per barrel for long enough, American oil companies could make a huge comeback while OPEC countries continue to squabble over production freezes. A CNBC survey of oil industry experts "found that most U.S. shale drilling is expected to return when oil rises to $60 or above" and 40 percent of respondents "expected most production to return when prices reach $50 to $60." Forty-five percent said oil needed to be above $60 a barrel for a produ
When you think of a fracking site, the image that comes to mind is probably a bare-scraped well pad in a rural or maybe suburban landscape, topped with a drilling rig and other industrial infrastructure, and a fleet of trucks to haul materials needed for the controversial process that involves high-pressure injection of fluids into wells to boost oil and gas flow. But nowadays fracking is also happening in a landscape of a very different sort: the Gulf of Mexico. Federal documents obtained this
When Donald Trump approved the Keystone XL pipeline to bring tar sands oil to U.S. Gulf Coast refineries he showed he considers Canadian oil to be American. It will "reduce our dependence on foreign oil", he opined. In this rare case, perhaps inadvertently, Trump's assumption is based on fact. NAFTA's energy proportionality rule gives the U.S. virtually unlimited first access to most of Canada's oil and natural gas even if some Canadians are running short and freezing in the dark. Not only that.
THERE'S A showdown brewing out West--out by the West Side Highway in Manhattan, that is, where Texas-based Spectra Energy Corp. has its finger on the trigger of a whole lot of hydraulically fracked natural gas that it's just itching to pump into New York City. After months of public hearings, lawsuits and protests , a final showdown is culminating; it's Spectra and their backers versus environmentalists and community members who aim to send the pipeline peddlers packing. "Hey Spectra," hollered
A series of toxic tar sands oil pipelines are set to be built throughout North America. They are an environmental disaster waiting to happen . Tar sands oil pipelines have a history of destruction: they tear up land, pollute water and cause catastrophic oil spills that take decades to clean up. These pipelines are responsible for hundreds of polluting spills and explosions every single day in the US. There is no safe way to transport oil and the effects of a spill can be devastating. As in Austr
More wind energy, electric cars, and maybe shutting down oil and gas wells. That is how to cut down on the destructive and deadly forest fires that have raged through subdivisions in California, scorched forest lands in Colorado and left behind only ash on the Texas plains. At least, that's what NPR suggests in a report. The Austin, Texas, NPR station KUT warns that a bad year for wildfires in Texas may get worse. "Climate researchers say the uptick in fires bares (sic) the fingerprints of clima
Houston-based subsidiary of Southwestern Energy, SWN Resources Canada has pulled its presence from the province of New Brunswick. The oil and gas company issued a statement saying its Moncton office closed Wednesday, laying off two people, including manager of the N.B. project, Chad Peters. "Uncertainty over the timetable for developing this project has reduced the need for an office in the province at this time," said Christina Fowler, communications advisor for the company. "While this uncerta
Shale oil engineer Oscar Portillo spends his days drilling as many as five wells at once - without ever setting foot on a rig. Part of a team working to cut the cost of drilling a new shale well by a third, Portillo works from a Royal Dutch Shell Plc office in suburban Houston, his eyes darting among 13 monitors flashing data on speed, temperature and other metrics as he helps control rigs more than 500 miles (805 km) away in the Permian Basin, the largest U.S. oilfield. For the last decade, sma
In 2009, coal and oil-fired power plants emitted 49% of industrial air pollution in the U.S. -- representing the dominant source of air toxics in 28 states around the U.S. The Natural Resources Defense Council issued a report today on the top 20 states with toxic emissions coming from the electricity sector. The top five states are: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Kentucky and Maryland. In one top-20 state, New Hampshire, power plants account for 96% of emissions. So what companies account for the
Energy experts believe if crude oil prices stay above $50 per barrel for long enough, American oil companies could make a huge comeback while OPEC countries continue to squabble over production freezes. A CNBC survey of oil industry experts "found that most U.S. shale drilling is expected to return when oil rises to $60 or above" and 40 percent of respondents "expected most production to return when prices reach $50 to $60." Forty-five percent said oil needed to be above $60 a barrel for a produ
When you think of a fracking site, the image that comes to mind is probably a bare-scraped well pad in a rural or maybe suburban landscape, topped with a drilling rig and other industrial infrastructure, and a fleet of trucks to haul materials needed for the controversial process that involves high-pressure injection of fluids into wells to boost oil and gas flow. But nowadays fracking is also happening in a landscape of a very different sort: the Gulf of Mexico. Federal documents obtained this
When Donald Trump approved the Keystone XL pipeline to bring tar sands oil to U.S. Gulf Coast refineries he showed he considers Canadian oil to be American. It will "reduce our dependence on foreign oil", he opined. In this rare case, perhaps inadvertently, Trump's assumption is based on fact. NAFTA's energy proportionality rule gives the U.S. virtually unlimited first access to most of Canada's oil and natural gas even if some Canadians are running short and freezing in the dark. Not only that.
THERE'S A showdown brewing out West--out by the West Side Highway in Manhattan, that is, where Texas-based Spectra Energy Corp. has its finger on the trigger of a whole lot of hydraulically fracked natural gas that it's just itching to pump into New York City. After months of public hearings, lawsuits and protests , a final showdown is culminating; it's Spectra and their backers versus environmentalists and community members who aim to send the pipeline peddlers packing. "Hey Spectra," hollered
A series of toxic tar sands oil pipelines are set to be built throughout North America. They are an environmental disaster waiting to happen . Tar sands oil pipelines have a history of destruction: they tear up land, pollute water and cause catastrophic oil spills that take decades to clean up. These pipelines are responsible for hundreds of polluting spills and explosions every single day in the US. There is no safe way to transport oil and the effects of a spill can be devastating. As in Austr
More wind energy, electric cars, and maybe shutting down oil and gas wells. That is how to cut down on the destructive and deadly forest fires that have raged through subdivisions in California, scorched forest lands in Colorado and left behind only ash on the Texas plains. At least, that's what NPR suggests in a report. The Austin, Texas, NPR station KUT warns that a bad year for wildfires in Texas may get worse. "Climate researchers say the uptick in fires bares (sic) the fingerprints of clima
Houston-based subsidiary of Southwestern Energy, SWN Resources Canada has pulled its presence from the province of New Brunswick. The oil and gas company issued a statement saying its Moncton office closed Wednesday, laying off two people, including manager of the N.B. project, Chad Peters. "Uncertainty over the timetable for developing this project has reduced the need for an office in the province at this time," said Christina Fowler, communications advisor for the company. "While this uncerta
Shale oil engineer Oscar Portillo spends his days drilling as many as five wells at once - without ever setting foot on a rig. Part of a team working to cut the cost of drilling a new shale well by a third, Portillo works from a Royal Dutch Shell Plc office in suburban Houston, his eyes darting among 13 monitors flashing data on speed, temperature and other metrics as he helps control rigs more than 500 miles (805 km) away in the Permian Basin, the largest U.S. oilfield. For the last decade, sma
In 2009, coal and oil-fired power plants emitted 49% of industrial air pollution in the U.S. -- representing the dominant source of air toxics in 28 states around the U.S. The Natural Resources Defense Council issued a report today on the top 20 states with toxic emissions coming from the electricity sector. The top five states are: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Kentucky and Maryland. In one top-20 state, New Hampshire, power plants account for 96% of emissions. So what companies account for the
In 1970 the Republican Administration deemed the Black Panther Party the greatest threat to US national security. They jailed Angela Davis for eighteen months while they assassinated or otherwise disposed of many black power advocates. Angela Davis and Kathleen Cleaver to the Rescue - Advertisement - Very few media, business and Congressional leaders allow the public any say in what goes on. This herding of the citizens has taken a huge hunk out of their national character. Three generations hav
* in reply to mrivard81 No Al, No Jesse, No NAACP, where are they in the black community, where blacks are murdering blacks. If you would like to Support me in getting copies of my book into every jail & prison in the U.S & U.K, and in getting my message out, for now you can go to my PayPal Account; tylon0607@gmail.com. or her's the link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr... OKAY EVERYONE TO PRE-ORDER MY NEW BOOK COPY AND PASTE THE LINK BELOW: And help get the Gospel message out and see live
The former 1960's violence-prone, domestic terrorist Bill Ayers's official link to ANTIFA through his group "Refuse Fascism," is probably one of the most ignored news stories this year, according to information gathered by the National Association of Chiefs of Police. Ayers is infamous -- along with his wife Bernadine Dorn -- for being a member and bomber for the radical Weather Underground, an organization responsible for bombings, killings, violent protests and other anti-American activities d
On a chilly night on April 2 in Chicago hundreds of people took to the streets to remember the 50 year anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and to demand justice for Stephon Clark, Alton Sterling, Rekia Boyd, Laquan Macdonald, Justus Howell, and all victims of racist police violence. The rally was initiated by Black Lives Matter Women of Faith and ANSWER Chicago, and co-sponsored by Black Lives Matter of Lake County, Freedom First International, and Anakbayan Chicago. A mul
Joining a terrorist organization is illegal on several levels, as is waging war against the United States or murdering and maiming its citizens in the name of jihad (or any other cause). If you don't believe me, here's a list of 77 people -- mostly US citizens -- who've been charged in connection with joining the Islamic State. If that's not convincing, I'd recommend a field trip to ADX Florence, where you can ask to speak with any of the dozen or so convicted jihadis living there, including Ame
by AIM Newswire on July 2, 2013 Print: Share: WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Barack Obama has chosen not to interfere in the trial of neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman, who killed a black teenager named Trayvon Martin. Obama politicized the issue as racism at work after he said that if he had a son, he'd look like Trayvon Martin . Obama has two daughters but no son. The liberal news media jumped on the quote and Zimmerman quickly became a scapegoat in the public eye. Martin was a black
THE CAMPAIGN to End the Death Penalty (CEDP) is deeply horrified and grief-stricken at the murder of Troy Davis by the state of Georgia on September 21, 2011, at 11:08 p.m.--despite a worldwide movement of unprecedented numbers of people calling for a halt to the execution. We are left asking how it could be that seven of nine witnesses can recant and change their testimonies from Troy's trial, yet the courts still refused to grant him any relief. There was no physical evidence tying Troy to the
On Saturday, August 17, 2013, the International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement (INPDUM) will join forces with community activists and other organizations as the Black is Back Coalition (BIBC) to hold the March for Black Justice, under the slogan, "Zimmerman is the NYPD! Put the State on Trial!" The march will begin with a rally at 11am on the corner of 125th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard. We will then march northwest on 125th Street, ending at St. Mary's Church (located at 521
https://youtube.com/watch?v=zyfRZoIi7hI Your daily dose of irony: According to Black Lives Matter activist Deray McKesson , Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman is using the murder of one of his deputies "to politicize his grievance against a movement centered on ending violence and holding police accountable for their actions." After the gruesome execution of Deputy Darren Goforth at a Houston-area gas station last weekend, Hickman called for an end to the "very dangerous national rhetoric" direc
UN Report Highlights US History Of Slavery, Segregation & Racial Terror By Staff, www.ohchr.org September 29, 2016 UN Report Highlights US History Of Slavery, Segregation & Racial Terror 2016-09-29 2016-09-29 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/09/ankle_2000x1124_0-e1474402456600-150x85.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: Edmon de Haro The colonial history, the legacy
* in reply to mrivard81 No Al, No Jesse, No NAACP, where are they in the black community, where blacks are murdering blacks. If you would like to Support me in getting copies of my book into every jail & prison in the U.S & U.K, and in getting my message out, for now you can go to my PayPal Account; tylon0607@gmail.com. or her's the link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr... OKAY EVERYONE TO PRE-ORDER MY NEW BOOK COPY AND PASTE THE LINK BELOW: And help get the Gospel message out and see live
The former 1960's violence-prone, domestic terrorist Bill Ayers's official link to ANTIFA through his group "Refuse Fascism," is probably one of the most ignored news stories this year, according to information gathered by the National Association of Chiefs of Police. Ayers is infamous -- along with his wife Bernadine Dorn -- for being a member and bomber for the radical Weather Underground, an organization responsible for bombings, killings, violent protests and other anti-American activities d
On a chilly night on April 2 in Chicago hundreds of people took to the streets to remember the 50 year anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and to demand justice for Stephon Clark, Alton Sterling, Rekia Boyd, Laquan Macdonald, Justus Howell, and all victims of racist police violence. The rally was initiated by Black Lives Matter Women of Faith and ANSWER Chicago, and co-sponsored by Black Lives Matter of Lake County, Freedom First International, and Anakbayan Chicago. A mul
Joining a terrorist organization is illegal on several levels, as is waging war against the United States or murdering and maiming its citizens in the name of jihad (or any other cause). If you don't believe me, here's a list of 77 people -- mostly US citizens -- who've been charged in connection with joining the Islamic State. If that's not convincing, I'd recommend a field trip to ADX Florence, where you can ask to speak with any of the dozen or so convicted jihadis living there, including Ame
by AIM Newswire on July 2, 2013 Print: Share: WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Barack Obama has chosen not to interfere in the trial of neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman, who killed a black teenager named Trayvon Martin. Obama politicized the issue as racism at work after he said that if he had a son, he'd look like Trayvon Martin . Obama has two daughters but no son. The liberal news media jumped on the quote and Zimmerman quickly became a scapegoat in the public eye. Martin was a black
THE CAMPAIGN to End the Death Penalty (CEDP) is deeply horrified and grief-stricken at the murder of Troy Davis by the state of Georgia on September 21, 2011, at 11:08 p.m.--despite a worldwide movement of unprecedented numbers of people calling for a halt to the execution. We are left asking how it could be that seven of nine witnesses can recant and change their testimonies from Troy's trial, yet the courts still refused to grant him any relief. There was no physical evidence tying Troy to the
On Saturday, August 17, 2013, the International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement (INPDUM) will join forces with community activists and other organizations as the Black is Back Coalition (BIBC) to hold the March for Black Justice, under the slogan, "Zimmerman is the NYPD! Put the State on Trial!" The march will begin with a rally at 11am on the corner of 125th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard. We will then march northwest on 125th Street, ending at St. Mary's Church (located at 521
https://youtube.com/watch?v=zyfRZoIi7hI Your daily dose of irony: According to Black Lives Matter activist Deray McKesson , Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman is using the murder of one of his deputies "to politicize his grievance against a movement centered on ending violence and holding police accountable for their actions." After the gruesome execution of Deputy Darren Goforth at a Houston-area gas station last weekend, Hickman called for an end to the "very dangerous national rhetoric" direc
UN Report Highlights US History Of Slavery, Segregation & Racial Terror By Staff, www.ohchr.org September 29, 2016 UN Report Highlights US History Of Slavery, Segregation & Racial Terror 2016-09-29 2016-09-29 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/09/ankle_2000x1124_0-e1474402456600-150x85.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: Edmon de Haro The colonial history, the legacy
The mission of the Institute for Family Studies (IFS) is to strengthen marriage and family life, and advance the well-being of children through research and public education. Known for its objective and impeccably researched studies that attract attention and respect from all across the ideological spectrum, IFS's programs and platforms focus on a number of trending marriage and family issues, including: The connection between strong marriages and a thriving economy; The retreat from marriage a
Meet The Florida Family Association: A Faux Outrage Generation Factory Zack Ford Twitter Dec 13, 2011, 9:25 pm The Florida Family Association (FFA) has attracted national attention this week for convincing Lowe's and other companies to drop its advertising on the acclaimed new TLC reality show, All-American Muslim . Claiming a membership of 35,000 individuals, FFA's only paid staff member is its president, David Caton, and it is not affiliated with any national organizations. FFA is an organizat
Alison Kysia on what is left out of school textbooks and media reports on the history of Muslims in the US. When I teach history related to Islam or Muslims in the United States, I begin by asking students what names they associate with these terms. The list is consistent year after year: Malcolm X, Elijah Muhammad, and Muhammad Ali. All of these individuals have affected U.S. history in significant ways. If we take a step back and look at the messages these figures communicate about Muslims in
T o: Family, friends, donors, lobbyists, and fellow community organizers Aloha and season's greetings! I write this note to you on board Air Force One as the Obama family jets across the country for our quick 14-day Hawaii vacation. Now, I know what some of you are thinking, but don't worry: I've insisted that we set a good example by filling the fuel tanks with 16,000 gallons of ethanol and wood chips. No oil or other satanic gases used here. And we will be mostly trekking around the island on
At a community college, I didn't necessarily have to worry about my finances. I was a student athlete and all of my classes were being paid through the college's fee waiver. Yet, once I was accepted into Cal State Long Beach, I was worried about how to pay for tuition and other necessities. Luckily, financial aid covered my tuition, but what about every other university essential? That's where the Educational O... I spent most of my childhood in Mexico, where Dia de los Muertos is one of the mos
Staff Reports LOS ANGELES - An estimated 1.4 million or 4.3 percent of Latino/a adults identify as LGBT and 29 percent of Latino/a same-sex couples are raising children, according to a report released this week by the Williams Institute at the University of California Los Angeles. The estimated 146,100 Latino/a individuals in same-sex couples tend to live in areas where there are higher proportions of Latinos/as. A third of Latino/a same-sex couples live in New Mexico, California, and Texas. Wil
20 million college grads living with their parents, courtesy of Obama By Stephen Moore | September 19, 2015, 0:01 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2015/09/19/20-million-college-grads-living-with-their-parents-courtesy-of-obama/ My 22-year-old son lives at home and still depends on his old man for spending money. My profoundest fear is that like Will Ferrell's character in "Wedding Crashers," he will never leave the nest. I'm not alone. There are some 20 million college grads living at
The aspiration to attain a college degree has become nearly universal among high school students, and the percentage of students making the immediate transition to college has risen among all racial and ethnic groups. While college enrollment is now a reachable goal, the proportion of students who complete a college degree has barely changed. Moreover, despite increases in enrollment, minority students continue to lag in both four-year college enrollment and degree completion rates. The primary
The ACLU is suing the University of Missouri Board of Curators, St. Louis Community College, and Metropolitan Community College of Kansas City on behalf of three undocumented students who say they were wrongly charged out-of-state tuition after a new state law passed, Fox News Latino reports . All three students, who have not been identified and are only referred to as "Jane Doe" and "John Doe" in the lawsuit, were brought to the U.S. as babies and are legally in the country on Deferred Action f
A private document by a group of liberal students at Claremont McKenna College (CMC) designates certain individuals as a "Shady Person of Color" (SPOC) on the grounds that they opposed their liberal counterparts. During the height of the racial protests at Claremont McKenna College last November, CMCers of Color issued a list of demands including the resignation of Dean Spellman and the establishment of a permanent "safe space" that would function as a Resource Center for students from marginali
Meet The Florida Family Association: A Faux Outrage Generation Factory Zack Ford Twitter Dec 13, 2011, 9:25 pm The Florida Family Association (FFA) has attracted national attention this week for convincing Lowe's and other companies to drop its advertising on the acclaimed new TLC reality show, All-American Muslim . Claiming a membership of 35,000 individuals, FFA's only paid staff member is its president, David Caton, and it is not affiliated with any national organizations. FFA is an organizat
Alison Kysia on what is left out of school textbooks and media reports on the history of Muslims in the US. When I teach history related to Islam or Muslims in the United States, I begin by asking students what names they associate with these terms. The list is consistent year after year: Malcolm X, Elijah Muhammad, and Muhammad Ali. All of these individuals have affected U.S. history in significant ways. If we take a step back and look at the messages these figures communicate about Muslims in
T o: Family, friends, donors, lobbyists, and fellow community organizers Aloha and season's greetings! I write this note to you on board Air Force One as the Obama family jets across the country for our quick 14-day Hawaii vacation. Now, I know what some of you are thinking, but don't worry: I've insisted that we set a good example by filling the fuel tanks with 16,000 gallons of ethanol and wood chips. No oil or other satanic gases used here. And we will be mostly trekking around the island on
At a community college, I didn't necessarily have to worry about my finances. I was a student athlete and all of my classes were being paid through the college's fee waiver. Yet, once I was accepted into Cal State Long Beach, I was worried about how to pay for tuition and other necessities. Luckily, financial aid covered my tuition, but what about every other university essential? That's where the Educational O... I spent most of my childhood in Mexico, where Dia de los Muertos is one of the mos
Staff Reports LOS ANGELES - An estimated 1.4 million or 4.3 percent of Latino/a adults identify as LGBT and 29 percent of Latino/a same-sex couples are raising children, according to a report released this week by the Williams Institute at the University of California Los Angeles. The estimated 146,100 Latino/a individuals in same-sex couples tend to live in areas where there are higher proportions of Latinos/as. A third of Latino/a same-sex couples live in New Mexico, California, and Texas. Wil
20 million college grads living with their parents, courtesy of Obama By Stephen Moore | September 19, 2015, 0:01 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2015/09/19/20-million-college-grads-living-with-their-parents-courtesy-of-obama/ My 22-year-old son lives at home and still depends on his old man for spending money. My profoundest fear is that like Will Ferrell's character in "Wedding Crashers," he will never leave the nest. I'm not alone. There are some 20 million college grads living at
The aspiration to attain a college degree has become nearly universal among high school students, and the percentage of students making the immediate transition to college has risen among all racial and ethnic groups. While college enrollment is now a reachable goal, the proportion of students who complete a college degree has barely changed. Moreover, despite increases in enrollment, minority students continue to lag in both four-year college enrollment and degree completion rates. The primary
The ACLU is suing the University of Missouri Board of Curators, St. Louis Community College, and Metropolitan Community College of Kansas City on behalf of three undocumented students who say they were wrongly charged out-of-state tuition after a new state law passed, Fox News Latino reports . All three students, who have not been identified and are only referred to as "Jane Doe" and "John Doe" in the lawsuit, were brought to the U.S. as babies and are legally in the country on Deferred Action f
A private document by a group of liberal students at Claremont McKenna College (CMC) designates certain individuals as a "Shady Person of Color" (SPOC) on the grounds that they opposed their liberal counterparts. During the height of the racial protests at Claremont McKenna College last November, CMCers of Color issued a list of demands including the resignation of Dean Spellman and the establishment of a permanent "safe space" that would function as a Resource Center for students from marginali
CHILLING pictures reveal the miserable conditions endured by nearly 2,000 kids who have been separated from their parents and put in detention camps under America's "zero-tolerance" immigration policy. Aerial photos of one facility in Tornillo, Texas, show youngsters being marched between rows of austere tents pitched behind barbed wire in the desert near the Mexican border. 13 An aerial photos shows child detainees being marched between tents in Tornillo, Texas AP:Associated Press 13 Children s
Jalalabad : A major Afghan-Pakistan border crossing reopened on Saturday after it was closed for several days following deadly clashes between the two countries following the construction of a gate on the Pakistani side to control cross-border movement, officials said. The clash, which erupted along the Torkham border a week ago, left at least three Afghan policemen and a Pakistani military officer dead, with dozens wounded. Afghan security forces carry the coffin of an Afghan soldier, who was k
Iraq has begun constructing a security fence and control towers along its border with Syria to prevent Daesh fighters from entering its territory, a security official told AFP yesterday. "Ten days ago we began constructing a barbed wire security fence and watchtowers along the border with Syria," said Anwar Hamid Nayef, a spokesman for the Iraqi border guards in Anbar province. "This is the first phase which includes constructing a 20 kilometre security fence with watch towers every kilometre to
How do you say "chutzpah" in Spanish? Two purportedly "humanitarian" groups that lure border violators into harsh and dangerous territory are deflecting their own guilt onto Border Patrol agents. Ashley Collman of the U.K. Daily Mail reports: U.S. Border Patrol has been accused of causing the deaths of hundreds of migrants a year by destroying food and water supplies left for them in the brutal Arizona desert by humanitarian groups. On Wednesday, two humanitarian groups released a report ,
Local sources say YPG/PKK terror group's so-called justice minister fled the city, another senior member was caught while trying to escape. A picture taken on March 2, 2018 shows a Turkish army Black Hawk helicopter (front) and a T129 ATAK attack helicopter flying towards the village of Al-Maabatli in the Afrin region in the northwestern Aleppo province countryside as part of the ongoing offensive. ( AFP ) Senior members of YPG/PKK terror organisation are fleeing Syria's Afrin, where Turkey's Op
The Egyptian Army destroyed two tunnels on the Egyptian-Gazan border, bringing the total number of tunnels ruined to 1,736. Security sources said that Egyptian border guards have continued their intensive activity to deal with smugglers and armed groups which aim to compromise national security at all levels. The western military region is managed by border guards in cooperation with the Air Force and have succeeded in seizing an individual in possession of 30 shotguns in the area of Salloum. Th
Turkish authorities are putting up a concrete wall along the country's border with Syria after the recent wave of terrorist attacks hitting the southern border regions. The construction in the Reyhanli district of Hatay province comes as part of the tightened security measures along the border following a series of terrorist attacks starting with the Suruc suicide bombing on July 20 that killed 33 people, and with at least 33 security force members and 12 civilians killed since. The Hatay Govern
Construction of a new section of the border wall in New Mexico was scheduled to begin on Monday, as Homeland Security is set to break ground on a bollard wall to replace 20 miles of vehicle barriers, KOB4 has reported. The new section, in the desert west of El Paso, will continue where the existing wall ends and will replace current barriers that do not meet the Border Patrol's operational needs. The fence will be between 18 and 30 feet high, and the see-through design allows agents to spot migr
TUCSON - Ajo Station Border Patrol agents responded to a report from a National Park Service ranger about a large group of illegal aliens approximately 8 miles west of the Lukeville Port of Entry. When agents arrived at the location, they encountered 95 foreign nationals who crossed the border illegally. The group consisted of multiple families, ranging in age from 3 months to 60 years, from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. Agents transported the group, found to be in good health, to the Ajo
Mexico's army stumbled upon another secret tunnel for smuggling drugs into the United States, according to wire reports . This one is 755-feet long, dug 60 feet beneath the ground and runs across the Sonora-Arizona border. That pales in comparison with the 2,000-footers found in past years. But what it lacks in length it appears to make up for in sophistication: "It had electricity, ventilation and small cars to transport the drugs through the tunnel," The Associated Press reported , citing a Me
Jalalabad : A major Afghan-Pakistan border crossing reopened on Saturday after it was closed for several days following deadly clashes between the two countries following the construction of a gate on the Pakistani side to control cross-border movement, officials said. The clash, which erupted along the Torkham border a week ago, left at least three Afghan policemen and a Pakistani military officer dead, with dozens wounded. Afghan security forces carry the coffin of an Afghan soldier, who was k
Iraq has begun constructing a security fence and control towers along its border with Syria to prevent Daesh fighters from entering its territory, a security official told AFP yesterday. "Ten days ago we began constructing a barbed wire security fence and watchtowers along the border with Syria," said Anwar Hamid Nayef, a spokesman for the Iraqi border guards in Anbar province. "This is the first phase which includes constructing a 20 kilometre security fence with watch towers every kilometre to
How do you say "chutzpah" in Spanish? Two purportedly "humanitarian" groups that lure border violators into harsh and dangerous territory are deflecting their own guilt onto Border Patrol agents. Ashley Collman of the U.K. Daily Mail reports: U.S. Border Patrol has been accused of causing the deaths of hundreds of migrants a year by destroying food and water supplies left for them in the brutal Arizona desert by humanitarian groups. On Wednesday, two humanitarian groups released a report ,
Local sources say YPG/PKK terror group's so-called justice minister fled the city, another senior member was caught while trying to escape. A picture taken on March 2, 2018 shows a Turkish army Black Hawk helicopter (front) and a T129 ATAK attack helicopter flying towards the village of Al-Maabatli in the Afrin region in the northwestern Aleppo province countryside as part of the ongoing offensive. ( AFP ) Senior members of YPG/PKK terror organisation are fleeing Syria's Afrin, where Turkey's Op
The Egyptian Army destroyed two tunnels on the Egyptian-Gazan border, bringing the total number of tunnels ruined to 1,736. Security sources said that Egyptian border guards have continued their intensive activity to deal with smugglers and armed groups which aim to compromise national security at all levels. The western military region is managed by border guards in cooperation with the Air Force and have succeeded in seizing an individual in possession of 30 shotguns in the area of Salloum. Th
Turkish authorities are putting up a concrete wall along the country's border with Syria after the recent wave of terrorist attacks hitting the southern border regions. The construction in the Reyhanli district of Hatay province comes as part of the tightened security measures along the border following a series of terrorist attacks starting with the Suruc suicide bombing on July 20 that killed 33 people, and with at least 33 security force members and 12 civilians killed since. The Hatay Govern
Construction of a new section of the border wall in New Mexico was scheduled to begin on Monday, as Homeland Security is set to break ground on a bollard wall to replace 20 miles of vehicle barriers, KOB4 has reported. The new section, in the desert west of El Paso, will continue where the existing wall ends and will replace current barriers that do not meet the Border Patrol's operational needs. The fence will be between 18 and 30 feet high, and the see-through design allows agents to spot migr
TUCSON - Ajo Station Border Patrol agents responded to a report from a National Park Service ranger about a large group of illegal aliens approximately 8 miles west of the Lukeville Port of Entry. When agents arrived at the location, they encountered 95 foreign nationals who crossed the border illegally. The group consisted of multiple families, ranging in age from 3 months to 60 years, from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. Agents transported the group, found to be in good health, to the Ajo
Mexico's army stumbled upon another secret tunnel for smuggling drugs into the United States, according to wire reports . This one is 755-feet long, dug 60 feet beneath the ground and runs across the Sonora-Arizona border. That pales in comparison with the 2,000-footers found in past years. But what it lacks in length it appears to make up for in sophistication: "It had electricity, ventilation and small cars to transport the drugs through the tunnel," The Associated Press reported , citing a Me
Turkish authorities are putting up a concrete wall along the country's border with Syria after the recent wave of terrorist attacks hitting the southern border regions. The construction in the Reyhanli district of Hatay province comes as part of the tightened security measures along the border following a series of terrorist attacks starting with the Suruc suicide bombing on July 20 that killed 33 people, and with at least 33 security force members and 12 civilians killed since. The Hatay Govern
Terrorists had hijacked a truck laden with 400 kilograms of ammonium nitrate from a private coal mine in Silopi, a district in the southeastern Turkish province of Sirnak, near the Turkish-Iraqi border. An unknown number of militants stopped the truck as it was leaving the mine, holding up the driver at gunpoint. After loading its cargo onto another truck, they released the driver and fled the scene with the truck. Releasing a statement, the Turkish military said four commando teams, an attack h
Macedonian police fired tear gas at hundreds of Iraqi and Syrian migrants who tried to break through the country's border fence with Greece yesterday, an AFP journalist at the scene said. The group of around 300 migrants, including women and children, forced their way past a Greek police cordon onto a rail track and tore down a barbed wire fence into Macedonia. "Open the borders!" they shouted, some throwing stones at the fence, prompting police to fire volleys of tear gas, which prevented them
The number of illegal immigrants to Spain is expected to increase in 2018, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) announced yesterday. Spain recently allocated two helicopters, two marine ships and hundreds of soldiers to monitor its territorial waters and carry out search and rescue operations. It also called for the European Union's help. In 2017, the number of illegal immigrants from Algeria, Morocco and other African countries to Spain amounted to 22,900 immigrants. According t
VALENCIA, Spain (AP) -- The Latest on the influx of migrants into Europe (all times local): 4:00 p.m. The United Nations refugee agency is warning against a repeat of the standoff that left a private rescue ship carrying 629 migrants at sea for a week. A convoy consisting of the aid ship Aquarius and two Italian military ships disembarked the passengers in Valencia, Spain on Sunday, a week after Italy and Malta had refused to give the Aquarius permission to dock. The U.N. high commissioner for r
The days of millions of Sin City residents and visitors who love swimming in, boating on, and drinking water siphoned from Lake Mead could be numbered. After 14 years of drought in the Southwest, the water reservoir created by the Hoover Dam has officially dipped to its lowest water level since it began filling up with water from the Colorado River in the 1930s. On Sunday, the lake's water level dropped to 1,081.7 feet above sea level, leaving the reservoir only 39 percent full. The body of wate
More wind energy, electric cars, and maybe shutting down oil and gas wells. That is how to cut down on the destructive and deadly forest fires that have raged through subdivisions in California, scorched forest lands in Colorado and left behind only ash on the Texas plains. At least, that's what NPR suggests in a report. The Austin, Texas, NPR station KUT warns that a bad year for wildfires in Texas may get worse. "Climate researchers say the uptick in fires bares (sic) the fingerprints of clima
Sonia Najera walks under a canopy of ash and sugar hackberry trees, down a dirt path that ends at the water's edge of the Rio Grande. The spot is a mile from the tidal flats where the river mixes with the Gulf of Mexico after its journey from the Colorado headwaters. Najera, South Texas project manager for the Nature Conservancy, points to paw prints in the muddy river bank. "That's a canine," she says, "probably a coyote. That looks like badger; that's chachalaca for sure," she continues, descr
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia border control personnel say they have arrested 62 Uyghurs suspected of attempting to enter the country illegally at its northern border with Thailand - the second round-up in days of immigrants to the region claiming to be from Turkey. Malaysian General Operations Force (GOF) Assistant Commanding Officer Deputy Superintendent Sivam told media that the "the Turks" were discovered at the Malaysia-Thailand border fence at about 5.30am on Thursday. "GOF personnel, their susp
Firefighters work near the motorway after an accident caused a large explosion and fire at Borgo Panigale, on the outskirts of Bologna, Italy, August 6, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer August 7, 2018 ROME (Reuters) - One person died in a motorway accident near the Italian city of Bologna when a tanker truck exploded, authorities said, revising the death toll down from two as originally reported. Video of Monday's incident showed the tanker, which contained inflammable materials, slamming into the back of
Terrorists had hijacked a truck laden with 400 kilograms of ammonium nitrate from a private coal mine in Silopi, a district in the southeastern Turkish province of Sirnak, near the Turkish-Iraqi border. An unknown number of militants stopped the truck as it was leaving the mine, holding up the driver at gunpoint. After loading its cargo onto another truck, they released the driver and fled the scene with the truck. Releasing a statement, the Turkish military said four commando teams, an attack h
Macedonian police fired tear gas at hundreds of Iraqi and Syrian migrants who tried to break through the country's border fence with Greece yesterday, an AFP journalist at the scene said. The group of around 300 migrants, including women and children, forced their way past a Greek police cordon onto a rail track and tore down a barbed wire fence into Macedonia. "Open the borders!" they shouted, some throwing stones at the fence, prompting police to fire volleys of tear gas, which prevented them
The number of illegal immigrants to Spain is expected to increase in 2018, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) announced yesterday. Spain recently allocated two helicopters, two marine ships and hundreds of soldiers to monitor its territorial waters and carry out search and rescue operations. It also called for the European Union's help. In 2017, the number of illegal immigrants from Algeria, Morocco and other African countries to Spain amounted to 22,900 immigrants. According t
VALENCIA, Spain (AP) -- The Latest on the influx of migrants into Europe (all times local): 4:00 p.m. The United Nations refugee agency is warning against a repeat of the standoff that left a private rescue ship carrying 629 migrants at sea for a week. A convoy consisting of the aid ship Aquarius and two Italian military ships disembarked the passengers in Valencia, Spain on Sunday, a week after Italy and Malta had refused to give the Aquarius permission to dock. The U.N. high commissioner for r
The days of millions of Sin City residents and visitors who love swimming in, boating on, and drinking water siphoned from Lake Mead could be numbered. After 14 years of drought in the Southwest, the water reservoir created by the Hoover Dam has officially dipped to its lowest water level since it began filling up with water from the Colorado River in the 1930s. On Sunday, the lake's water level dropped to 1,081.7 feet above sea level, leaving the reservoir only 39 percent full. The body of wate
More wind energy, electric cars, and maybe shutting down oil and gas wells. That is how to cut down on the destructive and deadly forest fires that have raged through subdivisions in California, scorched forest lands in Colorado and left behind only ash on the Texas plains. At least, that's what NPR suggests in a report. The Austin, Texas, NPR station KUT warns that a bad year for wildfires in Texas may get worse. "Climate researchers say the uptick in fires bares (sic) the fingerprints of clima
Sonia Najera walks under a canopy of ash and sugar hackberry trees, down a dirt path that ends at the water's edge of the Rio Grande. The spot is a mile from the tidal flats where the river mixes with the Gulf of Mexico after its journey from the Colorado headwaters. Najera, South Texas project manager for the Nature Conservancy, points to paw prints in the muddy river bank. "That's a canine," she says, "probably a coyote. That looks like badger; that's chachalaca for sure," she continues, descr
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia border control personnel say they have arrested 62 Uyghurs suspected of attempting to enter the country illegally at its northern border with Thailand - the second round-up in days of immigrants to the region claiming to be from Turkey. Malaysian General Operations Force (GOF) Assistant Commanding Officer Deputy Superintendent Sivam told media that the "the Turks" were discovered at the Malaysia-Thailand border fence at about 5.30am on Thursday. "GOF personnel, their susp
Firefighters work near the motorway after an accident caused a large explosion and fire at Borgo Panigale, on the outskirts of Bologna, Italy, August 6, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer August 7, 2018 ROME (Reuters) - One person died in a motorway accident near the Italian city of Bologna when a tanker truck exploded, authorities said, revising the death toll down from two as originally reported. Video of Monday's incident showed the tanker, which contained inflammable materials, slamming into the back of
- Advertisement - US proposed legislation - Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2017 - threatening to sanction Qatar for its support of the so-called "Palestinian terror" was sponsored by 10 lawmakers who received more than $1m over the last 18 months from lobbyists and groups linked to Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, Al Jazeera reported Friday. The HR 2712 bill was introduced to the US House of Representatives on May 25, but the text wasn't availabl
By Nicola Nasser Defying a consensus that it is a priority by the world community comprising international rivals like the United States, Europe, Russia and China and regional rivals like Iran, Syria and Saudi Arabia, Israel, like Turkey, does not eye the U.S. - led war on the IS as its regional priority. Nor fighting Israel is an IS priority. The Israeli top priority is to dictate its terms to Syria to sign a peace treaty with Israel before withdrawing its forces from the occupied Syrian Golan
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Mideast trends: Sunni-Shia countries align along predicted lines Saudi Arabia faces increased social unrest with sudden austerity budget Mideast trends: Sunni-Shia countries align along predicted lines Saudi Arabia's Khurais oilfield (Reuters) I want to extract one paragraph from the analyst report on Saudi Arabia quoted at the end of this article: As the Shiite-Sunni contest builds up, Riyadh [Saudi Arabia] sees the two main world power
A study is circulating that purports to make the United States out as the tenth most dangerous country for women to live. Tenth, ahead of countries like China, Iran, and Iraq. The Thomson Reuters Foundation performed the study and it has caught the eye of progressives and media alike, particularly on social media. Fun Fact: The United States was just ranked the #10 most dangerous country in the world for women to live in and #3 worst for sexual violence towards women. Do you understand the signi
HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, Foreign Affairs Minister, Qatar ( Image by DFID - UK Department for International Development ) Permission Details DMCA - Advertisement - Qatar and Turkey on one hand, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt and Bahrain on the other, two fronts of the recent Middle East crisis. Both are Sunni Muslims. The current crisis actually proved that the apparent Sunni-Shia conflict is no longer extant, a conflict which did not exist at all. Today's wars l
C ondemned, ignored, ostracized and uninvited. These are the obvious desires behind the recent Saudi-dominated Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) and Arab League (AL) declarations that Lebanon's pre-eminent politico-military force, Hezbollah, be classed as a 'Terrorist Organization'. The first of the declarations, made recently by ministers representing the six oil-rich Arab Kingdoms of the Persian Gulf, was made against a backdrop of worsening tensions between the Iran and Saudi Arabia's House of S
The silly man then compared Congress with Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia, Iran for not hanging the painting demeaning cops. "It's not Iran! It's not Iran!," he said. "What art doesn't deal with contemporary controversy? It doesn't make any sense what they're saying. I think that the majority should really rethink whether it wants to be in the business of censorship. This is not Russia. This is not Azerbaijan. This is not Saudi Arabia. This is not Iran. This is the United States of America. People have
Policy Roundtable: What Is the Future of the Jihadist Movement? With ISIL having lost the bulk of its territory in Iraq and Syria, we asked a group of experts what comes next for the jihadist Read the full report from Texas National Security Review here . Introduction: Change or More of the Same? The Future of the Jihadist Movement In summer 2010, the National Intelligence Council organized a small, one-day conference with Europe-based academics to get their read on possible futures for the ji
The heads of anti-narcotics agencies in the Middle East yesterday discussed setting up a project to counter the spread of drugs in the region. Speaking at the opening of the 31st Arab Conference of the Heads of Drug Control Agencies in the Tunisian capital Tunis, Secretary-General of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers Mohammed Bin Ali Koman said: "This project will have a significant impact on reducing the spread of drugs and reducing the risks of this proliferation." "The conference is also
Kalash religious minority in Muslim Pakistan are being blamed for causing a recent earthquake because the women dance and do not cover their hair. This kind of thinking has official status in Iran where clerics teach that Western women's comfortable or attractive clothing causes natural disasters. A senior Iranian cleric says women who wear revealing clothing and behave promiscuously are to blame for earthquakes. Iran is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries, and the cleric's unusu
By Nicola Nasser Defying a consensus that it is a priority by the world community comprising international rivals like the United States, Europe, Russia and China and regional rivals like Iran, Syria and Saudi Arabia, Israel, like Turkey, does not eye the U.S. - led war on the IS as its regional priority. Nor fighting Israel is an IS priority. The Israeli top priority is to dictate its terms to Syria to sign a peace treaty with Israel before withdrawing its forces from the occupied Syrian Golan
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Mideast trends: Sunni-Shia countries align along predicted lines Saudi Arabia faces increased social unrest with sudden austerity budget Mideast trends: Sunni-Shia countries align along predicted lines Saudi Arabia's Khurais oilfield (Reuters) I want to extract one paragraph from the analyst report on Saudi Arabia quoted at the end of this article: As the Shiite-Sunni contest builds up, Riyadh [Saudi Arabia] sees the two main world power
A study is circulating that purports to make the United States out as the tenth most dangerous country for women to live. Tenth, ahead of countries like China, Iran, and Iraq. The Thomson Reuters Foundation performed the study and it has caught the eye of progressives and media alike, particularly on social media. Fun Fact: The United States was just ranked the #10 most dangerous country in the world for women to live in and #3 worst for sexual violence towards women. Do you understand the signi
HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, Foreign Affairs Minister, Qatar ( Image by DFID - UK Department for International Development ) Permission Details DMCA - Advertisement - Qatar and Turkey on one hand, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt and Bahrain on the other, two fronts of the recent Middle East crisis. Both are Sunni Muslims. The current crisis actually proved that the apparent Sunni-Shia conflict is no longer extant, a conflict which did not exist at all. Today's wars l
C ondemned, ignored, ostracized and uninvited. These are the obvious desires behind the recent Saudi-dominated Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) and Arab League (AL) declarations that Lebanon's pre-eminent politico-military force, Hezbollah, be classed as a 'Terrorist Organization'. The first of the declarations, made recently by ministers representing the six oil-rich Arab Kingdoms of the Persian Gulf, was made against a backdrop of worsening tensions between the Iran and Saudi Arabia's House of S
The silly man then compared Congress with Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia, Iran for not hanging the painting demeaning cops. "It's not Iran! It's not Iran!," he said. "What art doesn't deal with contemporary controversy? It doesn't make any sense what they're saying. I think that the majority should really rethink whether it wants to be in the business of censorship. This is not Russia. This is not Azerbaijan. This is not Saudi Arabia. This is not Iran. This is the United States of America. People have
Policy Roundtable: What Is the Future of the Jihadist Movement? With ISIL having lost the bulk of its territory in Iraq and Syria, we asked a group of experts what comes next for the jihadist Read the full report from Texas National Security Review here . Introduction: Change or More of the Same? The Future of the Jihadist Movement In summer 2010, the National Intelligence Council organized a small, one-day conference with Europe-based academics to get their read on possible futures for the ji
The heads of anti-narcotics agencies in the Middle East yesterday discussed setting up a project to counter the spread of drugs in the region. Speaking at the opening of the 31st Arab Conference of the Heads of Drug Control Agencies in the Tunisian capital Tunis, Secretary-General of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers Mohammed Bin Ali Koman said: "This project will have a significant impact on reducing the spread of drugs and reducing the risks of this proliferation." "The conference is also
Kalash religious minority in Muslim Pakistan are being blamed for causing a recent earthquake because the women dance and do not cover their hair. This kind of thinking has official status in Iran where clerics teach that Western women's comfortable or attractive clothing causes natural disasters. A senior Iranian cleric says women who wear revealing clothing and behave promiscuously are to blame for earthquakes. Iran is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries, and the cleric's unusu
Radical fundamentalist Shia mullahs having military and religious power in Iran gives them huge advantages in the Middle East and North Africa not available to other states in the region. Properly exploited, these advantages will further advance Iran to the status of regional superpower. - Advertisement - 1) Despite the number of Shia holy shrines in Iraq, the Iranian Mullahs are the religious leaders of the Shia Muslims of the world, inspiring and controlling the Shias, who outnumber the Sunnis
"You jihadis, this is the fate that awaits you. Stop 'love jihad' in India, or else you will meet the fate of this man," the attacker said in Hindi. Open hacking of a Muslim man in the name of Love Jihad displays a mindset that only one religion can be a ruler in India and the rest are only sacrificial lambs at the altar of majoritatian vitriol. https://t.co/JpBlZy765W -- Aisi Taisi Democracy (@AisiTaisiDemo) December 8, 2017 A chilling viral video, which shows a Hindu man brutally killing a Mus
Shiite Fighters Kill 70 Sunnis in Tal Afar Saudi King Abdullah Condemns Illegitimate US Occupation of Iraq Kim Gamel of AP reports that Shiite militants and some Shiite policemen went on a rampage in the northern Turkmen city of Tal Afar on Wednesday, killing 70 Sunnis indiscriminately, injuring another 30, and kidnapping 40 others. The [...] Al-Dhari on Year 4 of American Iraq The US government Open Source Center translates an interview with Sunni fundamentalist leader Harith al-Dhari, a leader
But if polygamy isn't widely practiced in Islamic countries, can it really be so important that violent jihad is "unlikely to disappear until it is eliminated"? ... 12:40 A.M. link What is Jehl suggesting that his colleague Miller was doing if she wasn't "assigned" to the Wilson story-- freelance conspiring with Bush aides to prop up the Saddam-has-WMD theory with which she was identified? Surely Jehl knows reporters never do such things! ... And why's he casting aspersions on his beloved, inca
Riyadh : A newspaper hails Saudi Arabia`s "brave armed men". Students build a remote-controlled fighter plane as a tribute to warplanes bombing Yemeni rebels. A phone company offers patriotic songs as ringtones. This is wartime in Saudi Arabia, a tightly controlled Islamic kingdom where almost every audible voice is behind the three-week-old air campaign against Shiite rebels in neighbouring Yemen. "Our king has done something good," said Saud Mubarak, an unemployed man in his mid-20s. He echoed
HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, Foreign Affairs Minister, Qatar ( Image by DFID - UK Department for International Development ) Permission Details DMCA - Advertisement - Qatar and Turkey on one hand, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt and Bahrain on the other, two fronts of the recent Middle East crisis. Both are Sunni Muslims. The current crisis actually proved that the apparent Sunni-Shia conflict is no longer extant, a conflict which did not exist at all. Today's wars l
In the meeting with Rana Tanveer in the capital Tehran today afternoon, Iran's 1st Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri expressed Iran's interest in enhancing bilateral relation with neighboring Pakistan in all fronts, adding "nobody can disturb the existing good relations." Jahangiri said Iran and Pakistan have a lot of capacities in the defense industry, emphasizing that Iran and Pakistan should resolve bilateral issues quickly and move towards the development of relations. Iran's 1st vice presiden
C ondemned, ignored, ostracized and uninvited. These are the obvious desires behind the recent Saudi-dominated Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) and Arab League (AL) declarations that Lebanon's pre-eminent politico-military force, Hezbollah, be classed as a 'Terrorist Organization'. The first of the declarations, made recently by ministers representing the six oil-rich Arab Kingdoms of the Persian Gulf, was made against a backdrop of worsening tensions between the Iran and Saudi Arabia's House of S
"Narcotics in Afghanistan are produced under the support umbrella of NATO and the Americans,"Rae'esi said in a ceremony to mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on Saturday. The Iranian official further pointed to the Islamic Republic's achievements in the anti-drug fight, saying that the international community acknowledges and praises Tehran's efforts in this regard. However, he said, when it comes to the punishment of drug dealers and smugglers in Iran, certain
1. 500 Hindus forcibly converted to Islam in Pakistan 2. Police in German City Declare Centre "Dangerous Area", Start Random Stop and Search Programme Police have declared Flensburg city centre as "dangerous" and have introduced new control checks only weeks after Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted the existence of no-go zones in Germany. The police introduced the new measures in order to combat the rising tide of young gang violence that has been a major problem in the centre of Flensburg since
"You jihadis, this is the fate that awaits you. Stop 'love jihad' in India, or else you will meet the fate of this man," the attacker said in Hindi. Open hacking of a Muslim man in the name of Love Jihad displays a mindset that only one religion can be a ruler in India and the rest are only sacrificial lambs at the altar of majoritatian vitriol. https://t.co/JpBlZy765W -- Aisi Taisi Democracy (@AisiTaisiDemo) December 8, 2017 A chilling viral video, which shows a Hindu man brutally killing a Mus
Shiite Fighters Kill 70 Sunnis in Tal Afar Saudi King Abdullah Condemns Illegitimate US Occupation of Iraq Kim Gamel of AP reports that Shiite militants and some Shiite policemen went on a rampage in the northern Turkmen city of Tal Afar on Wednesday, killing 70 Sunnis indiscriminately, injuring another 30, and kidnapping 40 others. The [...] Al-Dhari on Year 4 of American Iraq The US government Open Source Center translates an interview with Sunni fundamentalist leader Harith al-Dhari, a leader
But if polygamy isn't widely practiced in Islamic countries, can it really be so important that violent jihad is "unlikely to disappear until it is eliminated"? ... 12:40 A.M. link What is Jehl suggesting that his colleague Miller was doing if she wasn't "assigned" to the Wilson story-- freelance conspiring with Bush aides to prop up the Saddam-has-WMD theory with which she was identified? Surely Jehl knows reporters never do such things! ... And why's he casting aspersions on his beloved, inca
Riyadh : A newspaper hails Saudi Arabia`s "brave armed men". Students build a remote-controlled fighter plane as a tribute to warplanes bombing Yemeni rebels. A phone company offers patriotic songs as ringtones. This is wartime in Saudi Arabia, a tightly controlled Islamic kingdom where almost every audible voice is behind the three-week-old air campaign against Shiite rebels in neighbouring Yemen. "Our king has done something good," said Saud Mubarak, an unemployed man in his mid-20s. He echoed
HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, Foreign Affairs Minister, Qatar ( Image by DFID - UK Department for International Development ) Permission Details DMCA - Advertisement - Qatar and Turkey on one hand, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt and Bahrain on the other, two fronts of the recent Middle East crisis. Both are Sunni Muslims. The current crisis actually proved that the apparent Sunni-Shia conflict is no longer extant, a conflict which did not exist at all. Today's wars l
In the meeting with Rana Tanveer in the capital Tehran today afternoon, Iran's 1st Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri expressed Iran's interest in enhancing bilateral relation with neighboring Pakistan in all fronts, adding "nobody can disturb the existing good relations." Jahangiri said Iran and Pakistan have a lot of capacities in the defense industry, emphasizing that Iran and Pakistan should resolve bilateral issues quickly and move towards the development of relations. Iran's 1st vice presiden
C ondemned, ignored, ostracized and uninvited. These are the obvious desires behind the recent Saudi-dominated Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) and Arab League (AL) declarations that Lebanon's pre-eminent politico-military force, Hezbollah, be classed as a 'Terrorist Organization'. The first of the declarations, made recently by ministers representing the six oil-rich Arab Kingdoms of the Persian Gulf, was made against a backdrop of worsening tensions between the Iran and Saudi Arabia's House of S
"Narcotics in Afghanistan are produced under the support umbrella of NATO and the Americans,"Rae'esi said in a ceremony to mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on Saturday. The Iranian official further pointed to the Islamic Republic's achievements in the anti-drug fight, saying that the international community acknowledges and praises Tehran's efforts in this regard. However, he said, when it comes to the punishment of drug dealers and smugglers in Iran, certain
1. 500 Hindus forcibly converted to Islam in Pakistan 2. Police in German City Declare Centre "Dangerous Area", Start Random Stop and Search Programme Police have declared Flensburg city centre as "dangerous" and have introduced new control checks only weeks after Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted the existence of no-go zones in Germany. The police introduced the new measures in order to combat the rising tide of young gang violence that has been a major problem in the centre of Flensburg since
November 2015 vigil at Yonge-Dundas Square for victims of terrorist violence. A truck that mows down pedestrians in Nice. A stabbing on a train in Wurzburg, Germany. A bombing in Baghdad that leaves 325 people dead and more than 250 injured. July 2016 has been one of the deadliest months for terrorist attacks in recent memory, if not ever - 173 incidents in total around the globe, claiming more than 1,000 lives. How long before an attack takes place in Canada if we continue participating in the
Basantapur Durbar square, before and after the earthquake. The official death toll from Saturday's massive earthquake in Nepal has risen to more than 3,700 with nearly 7,000 injured as of Monday morning. It is expected to rise sharply and could e... Read Kathmandu police detained 70 gay rights activists including openly gay MP Sunil Pant yesterday, during a demonstration in Nepal's capital over government identification for transgender people, ABC reports: "Nepali men and women who identify... R
Six homeless people died last month in Toronto. The largest number of homeless deaths in one month since May 2007. But there were no front page headlines. No public outrage. No calls for more supportive and affordable housing by City Council. Were it not for the dedicated efforts of a few activists, their deaths would have gone entirely unnoticed. Instead, their names were added to the almost 700 others on the homeless memorial board outside the Church of the Holy Trinity during the monthly home
Another explosion struck the heart of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least 90 and wounding over 300 people. It was just the latest in a series of attacks on a people that are the victims of seemingly perpetual war. Afghan security forces at the site of the truck bomb attack in Kabul on May 31, 2017. ( TRT World and Agencies ) A few hours after an explosive-filled tanker exploded in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, the discussion returned to other topics, like US Presi
Homeless people are taking up refuge in subway stations all over New York City to avoid the bitter cold weather, according to a New York Times report. There are 3,000 homeless people living in NYC, a 40 percent increase from the year before, TheNYT reports . They take advantage of the round-the-clock heat within the subway system and use "backpacks for pillows" while they sleep on nearby benches. The E line is said to be the most popular line for the homeless , because of its 50-minute ride du
Authorities in Austin, Texas, have warned residents to report any suspicious or unexpected deliveries after two package bombs and another suspicious explosion caused deaths and injuries. The first bombing on March 2 killed a 39-year-old man, and the second killed a teenager and injured a woman on Monday. Few details were available about another explosion on Monday, in which a third woman was injured, but police say they believe the first two were linked. In both of those cases, someone left the
Pervasive unemployment and poverty in London areas hit by riots By Paul Stuart 16 August 2011 The British political establishment and its state apparatus are imposing the most vicious class justice against young people accused of involvement in the riots that swept London and other cities last week, following the police killing of 29-year-old father of four Mark Duggan. Riot police in Camden [Photo: hughepaul] Nearly 3,000 people have so far been arrested as police continue to raid homes across
At least ten people have been killed in a terrorist bombing this morning in Istanbul, at one of Turkey's most popular tourist attractions. Turkish government officials are saying that the strike was carried out by a 28-year-old Syrian national, whose name has not yet been released. The explosion occurred at 10:20 a.m. local time in the historic Sultanahmet district, near the obelisk of Theodosius , a short distance from the "Blue Mosque" (formally, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque). At least 15 other peo
A second bombing was reported near a church in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria on Sunday, hours after at least 21 people were killed in a church explosion in northern Egypt. Several people were reportedly injured in the blast that took place outside the church in Alexandria, local media reported. Earlier Sunday, a bomb struck inside St. George church in the Nile Delta city of Tanta, killing at least 21 people. At least 59 people were also injured in the bombing, according to the Health Minist
Two bombs exploded in Boston a year ago Tuesday. Four ended up dead when all was said and done, with many dozens injured, and that day has become a subject of much conversation as this year's marathon is upon us. Sports Illustrated came to take a photograph of Bostonians in remembrance of the day when exploding pressure cookers detached limbs and transformed the marathon to panic. The photograph will be on the magazine's cover. At a ceremony to honor the victims of that tragedy, Vice Presiden
Basantapur Durbar square, before and after the earthquake. The official death toll from Saturday's massive earthquake in Nepal has risen to more than 3,700 with nearly 7,000 injured as of Monday morning. It is expected to rise sharply and could e... Read Kathmandu police detained 70 gay rights activists including openly gay MP Sunil Pant yesterday, during a demonstration in Nepal's capital over government identification for transgender people, ABC reports: "Nepali men and women who identify... R
Six homeless people died last month in Toronto. The largest number of homeless deaths in one month since May 2007. But there were no front page headlines. No public outrage. No calls for more supportive and affordable housing by City Council. Were it not for the dedicated efforts of a few activists, their deaths would have gone entirely unnoticed. Instead, their names were added to the almost 700 others on the homeless memorial board outside the Church of the Holy Trinity during the monthly home
Another explosion struck the heart of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least 90 and wounding over 300 people. It was just the latest in a series of attacks on a people that are the victims of seemingly perpetual war. Afghan security forces at the site of the truck bomb attack in Kabul on May 31, 2017. ( TRT World and Agencies ) A few hours after an explosive-filled tanker exploded in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, the discussion returned to other topics, like US Presi
Homeless people are taking up refuge in subway stations all over New York City to avoid the bitter cold weather, according to a New York Times report. There are 3,000 homeless people living in NYC, a 40 percent increase from the year before, TheNYT reports . They take advantage of the round-the-clock heat within the subway system and use "backpacks for pillows" while they sleep on nearby benches. The E line is said to be the most popular line for the homeless , because of its 50-minute ride du
Authorities in Austin, Texas, have warned residents to report any suspicious or unexpected deliveries after two package bombs and another suspicious explosion caused deaths and injuries. The first bombing on March 2 killed a 39-year-old man, and the second killed a teenager and injured a woman on Monday. Few details were available about another explosion on Monday, in which a third woman was injured, but police say they believe the first two were linked. In both of those cases, someone left the
Pervasive unemployment and poverty in London areas hit by riots By Paul Stuart 16 August 2011 The British political establishment and its state apparatus are imposing the most vicious class justice against young people accused of involvement in the riots that swept London and other cities last week, following the police killing of 29-year-old father of four Mark Duggan. Riot police in Camden [Photo: hughepaul] Nearly 3,000 people have so far been arrested as police continue to raid homes across
At least ten people have been killed in a terrorist bombing this morning in Istanbul, at one of Turkey's most popular tourist attractions. Turkish government officials are saying that the strike was carried out by a 28-year-old Syrian national, whose name has not yet been released. The explosion occurred at 10:20 a.m. local time in the historic Sultanahmet district, near the obelisk of Theodosius , a short distance from the "Blue Mosque" (formally, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque). At least 15 other peo
A second bombing was reported near a church in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria on Sunday, hours after at least 21 people were killed in a church explosion in northern Egypt. Several people were reportedly injured in the blast that took place outside the church in Alexandria, local media reported. Earlier Sunday, a bomb struck inside St. George church in the Nile Delta city of Tanta, killing at least 21 people. At least 59 people were also injured in the bombing, according to the Health Minist
Two bombs exploded in Boston a year ago Tuesday. Four ended up dead when all was said and done, with many dozens injured, and that day has become a subject of much conversation as this year's marathon is upon us. Sports Illustrated came to take a photograph of Bostonians in remembrance of the day when exploding pressure cookers detached limbs and transformed the marathon to panic. The photograph will be on the magazine's cover. At a ceremony to honor the victims of that tragedy, Vice Presiden
Eight people were murdered and 11 injured in New York City Tuesday in the latest jihadi terrorist attack with a truck. Five of the victims were Argentine citizens, and another was Belgian. Not surprisingly, witnesses say the suspect yelled "Allahu Akbar!" as he exited the rented truck/murder weapon. Fox News reports , "The man accused of plowing into New York pedestrians Tuesday had a printout of an ISIS flag in his car and left behind handwritten notes pledging his loyalty to the Islamic State,
The US strongly condemns the terrorist attack in Jerusalem's Old City in which two Israeli police officers were killed and called for the "defeat" and eradication of terrorism. Israeli border policemen secure the area near the scene of the shooting attack in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters "The people of the US are heartbroken that terrorists brutally gunned down two Israeli police officers, and we extend our prayers and sympathies to the families of the victims. The US strongly condemns the terro
November 2015 vigil at Yonge-Dundas Square for victims of terrorist violence. A truck that mows down pedestrians in Nice. A stabbing on a train in Wurzburg, Germany. A bombing in Baghdad that leaves 325 people dead and more than 250 injured. July 2016 has been one of the deadliest months for terrorist attacks in recent memory, if not ever - 173 incidents in total around the globe, claiming more than 1,000 lives. How long before an attack takes place in Canada if we continue participating in the
On the morning of 27 July, a bomb-laden truck exploded in a crowded area of Qamislo in Rojava (northern Syria). This terrorist massacre, claimed by Daesh (Isis/Isil), killed at least 44 people and left around 150 more injured. Many surrounding buildings were destroyed, and among the dead were a number of women and children. Why was Qamislo targeted? The city of Qamislo was named as the proposed capital of the self-declared federal system of ' Rojava and Northern Syria' earlier in 2016. A multi-
Three assailants were also killed following two simultaneous gun and knife attacks near the walled old city. Hamas rejects Daesh claim of responsibility. Israeli policemen secure the scene of the shooting and stabbing attack outside Damascus gate in Jerusalem's old city June 16, 2017. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Israeli security forces shot dead three Palestinians who carried out shooting and stabbing attacks in which an Israeli border policewoman was killed in Jerusalem on Friday, police said. D
Seven people are confirmed dead and more than 45 others have been hurt, 21 critically, in what British Transport police are referring to as acts of terror involving a knife and a vehicle late Saturday evening. Police have shot 3 terrorists dead and may have killed one innocent bystander by accident. * this is a breaking news story and will be updated as events warrant* Police: Vehicle struck pedestrians on London Bridge, People stabbed at nearby Borough Market. https://t.co/1Aauirsdb6 pic.twitte
Turkish authorities are putting up a concrete wall along the country's border with Syria after the recent wave of terrorist attacks hitting the southern border regions. The construction in the Reyhanli district of Hatay province comes as part of the tightened security measures along the border following a series of terrorist attacks starting with the Suruc suicide bombing on July 20 that killed 33 people, and with at least 33 security force members and 12 civilians killed since. The Hatay Govern
Nine people died inside an overheated truck Sunday in San Antonio after an attempt to smuggle in around 100 illegal immigrants turned deadly. By the time police were called, only 39 people were left, 17 of whom were taken to a hospital for treatment. "Sanctuary city" advocates should not ignore this egregious example of human suffering, Glenn Beck said on Wednesday's "The Glenn Beck Radio Program." Conservatives who advocate for border security and measures like "Kate's Law" are aware of "the hu
French soldiers and police secure the area after at least 84 people were killed in Nice, France, when a truck ran into a crowd celebrating the Bastille Day / Reuters BY: Reuters July 14, 2016 6:23 pm NICE, France -- An attacker at the wheel of a heavy truck plowed into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of Nice, killing at least 84 people and injuring scores more in what President Francois Hollande called a terrorist act. The driver, identified by police sources as a 31-year-old
A double bomb attack targeting Shia pilgrims in Damascus killed at least 40 Iraqis and wounded 120 more who were going to pray at a nearby shrine, the Iraqi foreign ministry said today. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for today's attack, which the Shia jihadist Hezbollah-run Al-Manar TV station said had been carried out by two suicide bombers. Footage broadcast by Syrian state TV showed two badly damaged buses with their windows blown out. The area was splattered with blood and sh
The US strongly condemns the terrorist attack in Jerusalem's Old City in which two Israeli police officers were killed and called for the "defeat" and eradication of terrorism. Israeli border policemen secure the area near the scene of the shooting attack in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters "The people of the US are heartbroken that terrorists brutally gunned down two Israeli police officers, and we extend our prayers and sympathies to the families of the victims. The US strongly condemns the terro
November 2015 vigil at Yonge-Dundas Square for victims of terrorist violence. A truck that mows down pedestrians in Nice. A stabbing on a train in Wurzburg, Germany. A bombing in Baghdad that leaves 325 people dead and more than 250 injured. July 2016 has been one of the deadliest months for terrorist attacks in recent memory, if not ever - 173 incidents in total around the globe, claiming more than 1,000 lives. How long before an attack takes place in Canada if we continue participating in the
On the morning of 27 July, a bomb-laden truck exploded in a crowded area of Qamislo in Rojava (northern Syria). This terrorist massacre, claimed by Daesh (Isis/Isil), killed at least 44 people and left around 150 more injured. Many surrounding buildings were destroyed, and among the dead were a number of women and children. Why was Qamislo targeted? The city of Qamislo was named as the proposed capital of the self-declared federal system of ' Rojava and Northern Syria' earlier in 2016. A multi-
Three assailants were also killed following two simultaneous gun and knife attacks near the walled old city. Hamas rejects Daesh claim of responsibility. Israeli policemen secure the scene of the shooting and stabbing attack outside Damascus gate in Jerusalem's old city June 16, 2017. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Israeli security forces shot dead three Palestinians who carried out shooting and stabbing attacks in which an Israeli border policewoman was killed in Jerusalem on Friday, police said. D
Seven people are confirmed dead and more than 45 others have been hurt, 21 critically, in what British Transport police are referring to as acts of terror involving a knife and a vehicle late Saturday evening. Police have shot 3 terrorists dead and may have killed one innocent bystander by accident. * this is a breaking news story and will be updated as events warrant* Police: Vehicle struck pedestrians on London Bridge, People stabbed at nearby Borough Market. https://t.co/1Aauirsdb6 pic.twitte
Turkish authorities are putting up a concrete wall along the country's border with Syria after the recent wave of terrorist attacks hitting the southern border regions. The construction in the Reyhanli district of Hatay province comes as part of the tightened security measures along the border following a series of terrorist attacks starting with the Suruc suicide bombing on July 20 that killed 33 people, and with at least 33 security force members and 12 civilians killed since. The Hatay Govern
Nine people died inside an overheated truck Sunday in San Antonio after an attempt to smuggle in around 100 illegal immigrants turned deadly. By the time police were called, only 39 people were left, 17 of whom were taken to a hospital for treatment. "Sanctuary city" advocates should not ignore this egregious example of human suffering, Glenn Beck said on Wednesday's "The Glenn Beck Radio Program." Conservatives who advocate for border security and measures like "Kate's Law" are aware of "the hu
French soldiers and police secure the area after at least 84 people were killed in Nice, France, when a truck ran into a crowd celebrating the Bastille Day / Reuters BY: Reuters July 14, 2016 6:23 pm NICE, France -- An attacker at the wheel of a heavy truck plowed into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of Nice, killing at least 84 people and injuring scores more in what President Francois Hollande called a terrorist act. The driver, identified by police sources as a 31-year-old
A double bomb attack targeting Shia pilgrims in Damascus killed at least 40 Iraqis and wounded 120 more who were going to pray at a nearby shrine, the Iraqi foreign ministry said today. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for today's attack, which the Shia jihadist Hezbollah-run Al-Manar TV station said had been carried out by two suicide bombers. Footage broadcast by Syrian state TV showed two badly damaged buses with their windows blown out. The area was splattered with blood and sh
Scott Garrett Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images President Trump has nominated Scott Garrett, the former New Jersey congressman who lost reelection to his 5th District seat last year, to be president of the Export-Import Bank, the White House announced Friday evening. Garrett, one of the most conservative politicians in the state, was a House member from 2003 to January 2017 and chairman for several years of the powerful financial services subcommittee. He was defeated in November's electi
Tom Garrett is the freshman Congressman representing Virginia's Fifth Congressional District. Early on, Tom acquired both his Bachelor's and Law Degrees from the University of Richmond, and began his service to our country with six years in the Army. During that service he honed his leadership skills, had an opportunity to work with great American patriots, and fight for the Constitutional rights we hold dear. In 2007, Tom entered public service in a new way. That year he challenged and defeated
Sean Henry and Predators team mascot / Twitter BY: David Rutz Follow @DavidRutz May 18, 2018 11:07 am Standing alongside his team's official mascot on Wednesday, Nashville Predators CEO Sean Henry endorsed Democrat David Briley in the city's upcoming mayoral election. Henry said "we're supporting Mayor David Briley" in the video, effectively making a de facto endorsement of the progressive candidate on behalf of the Tennessee capital's NHL team. "Hi, I'm Sean Henry, this is my good buddy Gnash,"
Ralph Northam, a folksy Democrat from the Eastern Shore, beat out Ed Gillespie, former chairman of the Republican National Committee, in Virginia's heated gubernatorial race. Northam's victory was remarkably comfortable. He won with 54 percent of the vote . His opponent, a Washington lobbyist who sought to distance himself from President Donald Trump, received 45 percent. But you would have predicted just the opposite if you had been following newspaper endorsements in Virginia leading up to Ele
Tennessee primary voters on Thursday picked candidates for the governorship and a critical U.S. Senate seat. Former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen, a Democrat, and Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn won their respective primaries and face off in a cutthroat race to help determine whether the 51-49 GOP Senate majority remains intact. Incumbent Republican Sen. Bob Corker chose retirement and tweeted his support for Blackburn, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump and hardliner on immigration.
A couple of months ago, I reported that Scott Walker had politically appointed a couple of cronies - Rebecca Bradley and James Troupis - to the bench even though neither one was really qualified for the position. On Friday, Walker announced his biggest judicial political appointee yet when he announced that he was making his own legal counsel, Brian Hagedorn , an appellate court judge: Gov. Scott Walker said Friday that he had appointed his chief legal counsel to fill a vacancy on the state appe
Manhattan Councilman Corey Johnson is succeeding former City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito. Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images Manhattan Councilman Corey Johnson, who started campaigning more than two years ago, was elected as the next speaker of the City Council after clinching key support days before Christmas. On Dec. 20, Johnson, 35, a Democrat and one of the frontrunners in the race, clinched support from Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-Bronx/Queens), head of the Queens Democratic Party, and Bronx
Michael Grimm, the former Staten Island congressman who pleaded guilty to felony tax fraud and then resigned from Congress, has been trying to make a comeback with a Steve Bannon-endorsed primary challenge to incumbent Republican Dan Donovan in New York's 11th Congressional District. Grimm and Donovan had the first of two debates Monday night, and boy, was it a treat! It was two rightwing Republicans -- Donovan, the former prosecutor who failed to get a grand jury to indict any cops in the death
Who do Democratic presidential hopefuls need on their side to win in Woodbury County? We continue our profile of important Iowa counties. We did Clinton County last week . Main City: Sioux City Population: 102,130 (6 th largest county) About the County: Sioux City, Northwest Iowa's population center, sits on the border of South Dakota and Nebraska. Beset with major factory losses in 2010, the city is slowly recovering with a revitalized downtown driving economic development. Nearly 15% of the po
House Speaker Beth Harwell (R-Nashville) told the Beacon Center of Tennessee last week that her "core conservative values" and experience in the state legislature make her a good candidate for governor. A Nashville-based nonprofit that promotes the free market, the Beacon Center is conducting Facebook Live interviews with gubernatorial candidates on issues facing the state. "I think I have core conservative values that I've taken to state government and put them into place, and because of that
Tom Garrett is the freshman Congressman representing Virginia's Fifth Congressional District. Early on, Tom acquired both his Bachelor's and Law Degrees from the University of Richmond, and began his service to our country with six years in the Army. During that service he honed his leadership skills, had an opportunity to work with great American patriots, and fight for the Constitutional rights we hold dear. In 2007, Tom entered public service in a new way. That year he challenged and defeated
Sean Henry and Predators team mascot / Twitter BY: David Rutz Follow @DavidRutz May 18, 2018 11:07 am Standing alongside his team's official mascot on Wednesday, Nashville Predators CEO Sean Henry endorsed Democrat David Briley in the city's upcoming mayoral election. Henry said "we're supporting Mayor David Briley" in the video, effectively making a de facto endorsement of the progressive candidate on behalf of the Tennessee capital's NHL team. "Hi, I'm Sean Henry, this is my good buddy Gnash,"
Ralph Northam, a folksy Democrat from the Eastern Shore, beat out Ed Gillespie, former chairman of the Republican National Committee, in Virginia's heated gubernatorial race. Northam's victory was remarkably comfortable. He won with 54 percent of the vote . His opponent, a Washington lobbyist who sought to distance himself from President Donald Trump, received 45 percent. But you would have predicted just the opposite if you had been following newspaper endorsements in Virginia leading up to Ele
Tennessee primary voters on Thursday picked candidates for the governorship and a critical U.S. Senate seat. Former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen, a Democrat, and Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn won their respective primaries and face off in a cutthroat race to help determine whether the 51-49 GOP Senate majority remains intact. Incumbent Republican Sen. Bob Corker chose retirement and tweeted his support for Blackburn, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump and hardliner on immigration.
A couple of months ago, I reported that Scott Walker had politically appointed a couple of cronies - Rebecca Bradley and James Troupis - to the bench even though neither one was really qualified for the position. On Friday, Walker announced his biggest judicial political appointee yet when he announced that he was making his own legal counsel, Brian Hagedorn , an appellate court judge: Gov. Scott Walker said Friday that he had appointed his chief legal counsel to fill a vacancy on the state appe
Manhattan Councilman Corey Johnson is succeeding former City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito. Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images Manhattan Councilman Corey Johnson, who started campaigning more than two years ago, was elected as the next speaker of the City Council after clinching key support days before Christmas. On Dec. 20, Johnson, 35, a Democrat and one of the frontrunners in the race, clinched support from Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-Bronx/Queens), head of the Queens Democratic Party, and Bronx
Michael Grimm, the former Staten Island congressman who pleaded guilty to felony tax fraud and then resigned from Congress, has been trying to make a comeback with a Steve Bannon-endorsed primary challenge to incumbent Republican Dan Donovan in New York's 11th Congressional District. Grimm and Donovan had the first of two debates Monday night, and boy, was it a treat! It was two rightwing Republicans -- Donovan, the former prosecutor who failed to get a grand jury to indict any cops in the death
Who do Democratic presidential hopefuls need on their side to win in Woodbury County? We continue our profile of important Iowa counties. We did Clinton County last week . Main City: Sioux City Population: 102,130 (6 th largest county) About the County: Sioux City, Northwest Iowa's population center, sits on the border of South Dakota and Nebraska. Beset with major factory losses in 2010, the city is slowly recovering with a revitalized downtown driving economic development. Nearly 15% of the po
House Speaker Beth Harwell (R-Nashville) told the Beacon Center of Tennessee last week that her "core conservative values" and experience in the state legislature make her a good candidate for governor. A Nashville-based nonprofit that promotes the free market, the Beacon Center is conducting Facebook Live interviews with gubernatorial candidates on issues facing the state. "I think I have core conservative values that I've taken to state government and put them into place, and because of that
L ast year, Paul Ryan passed along this made up story: This reminds me of a story I heard from Eloise Anderson. She serves in the cabinet of my buddy Governor Scott Walker. She once met a young boy from a poor family. And every day at school, he would get a free lunch from a government program. But he told Eloise he didn't want a free lunch. He wanted his own lunch--one in a brown-paper bag just like the other kids'. He wanted one, he said, because he knew a kid with a brown-paper bag had someon
ATLANTA : Former Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran, who was fired for espousing rabidly anti-gay views while holding public office, has filed a federal lawsuit : "Kelvin J. Cochran, who was discharged as Chief of the Atlanta, Georgia, Fire and Rescue Department (AFRD) after he self-published a book asserting negative views about homosexuality and same-sex marriage based on his religious beliefs, has struck back at the City and Mayor Kasim Reed with a lawsuit claiming a violation of his constitutional ri
Tom Garrett is the freshman Congressman representing Virginia's Fifth Congressional District. Early on, Tom acquired both his Bachelor's and Law Degrees from the University of Richmond, and began his service to our country with six years in the Army. During that service he honed his leadership skills, had an opportunity to work with great American patriots, and fight for the Constitutional rights we hold dear. In 2007, Tom entered public service in a new way. That year he challenged and defeated
In a surprise move, GOP gubernatorial candidate Randy Boyd launched an ad attacking Republican rival Bill Lee on Tuesday. Conventional political wisdom has held that Lee's resurgent surge in the polls has come primarily at the expense of fellow GOP gubernatorial candidate Rep. Diane Black (R-TN-06), and primarily in Middle Tennessee. To date, Boyd's attacks had been focused on Black, but Tuesday's ads attacking Lee indicates that the Boyd campaign may now feel that Lee's surge could now also be
Councilman Eric Ulrich speaks at a pro-NYPD rally. Ross Barkan/Observer Queens Councilman Eric Ulrich, a moderate Republican, announced that he will not be challenging Mayor Bill de Blasio after spending the last several months mulling a bid to unseat the liberal Democrat. Ulrich has spent the past several weeks and months teasing the possibility that he might take on the liberal Democratic incumbent: routinely bashing unpopular President Donald Trump, enlisting Ohio Gov. John Kasich to fundrais
Tennessee Jobs Now, a SuperPAC that supports Randy Boyd in the Tennessee Governor's race, began airing a new television commercial last week that continues on the theme of its recent statewide radio buy . The radio spot aired by the group criticized Rep. Diane Black (R-TN-06) for voting to issue Tennessee driver's licenses to illegals in 2001. The television ad does the same thing but also hits Black for her March 22, 2018 vote against the Omnibus Spending Bill (HR 1625) that funded a small po
Records from former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s divorce case show how he has been able to collect hefty benefit checks from the federal government after serving time in prison for looting hundreds of thousands of dollars from his campaign fund. Jackson, 51, receives about $138,400 a year -- more than he made as a freshman congressman in 1995. Most of that -- about $100,000 -- is workers' compensation and tax-free, according to Chicago attorney Barry Schatz, who is representing Jackson in his d
A Pennsylvania millionaire running for Congress as a Democrat spent millions bankrolling a population control organization that advocated for taxing families "to the hilt" for "the privilege of irresponsible breeding." Scott Wallace, a Democrat running in Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District against Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) and endorsed by Planned Parenthood Action Fund and the National Organization for Women, has used the Wallace Global Fund to give nearly $7 million to population co
Screenshot of Speaker Paul Ryan's first ad as a 28-year-old congressional candidate in 1998. Credit: Wilson Grand Communications The year was 1998 when Paul Wilson, owner of the media campaign firm Wilson Grand Communications , was tasked with electing a 28-year-old Republican named Paul Ryan to Congress from Wisconsin's 1 st congressional district that included Ryan's hometown of Janesville. Remarkably, Ryan and Wilson's campaign partnership continued for the next two decades -- through nine
Republican Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett has released his first television ad in his bid to succeed retiring Congressman Jimmy Duncan in East Tennessee's Second Congressional District. The ad is running district-wide on both cable and broadcast TV. Titled "East Tennessee Conservative," the ad highlights Burchett's conservative record, his commitment to East Tennessee, and his support for President Trump. You can watch the ad here: Here is the transcript of the ad: I'm Tim Burchett, and this - t
ATLANTA : Former Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran, who was fired for espousing rabidly anti-gay views while holding public office, has filed a federal lawsuit : "Kelvin J. Cochran, who was discharged as Chief of the Atlanta, Georgia, Fire and Rescue Department (AFRD) after he self-published a book asserting negative views about homosexuality and same-sex marriage based on his religious beliefs, has struck back at the City and Mayor Kasim Reed with a lawsuit claiming a violation of his constitutional ri
Tom Garrett is the freshman Congressman representing Virginia's Fifth Congressional District. Early on, Tom acquired both his Bachelor's and Law Degrees from the University of Richmond, and began his service to our country with six years in the Army. During that service he honed his leadership skills, had an opportunity to work with great American patriots, and fight for the Constitutional rights we hold dear. In 2007, Tom entered public service in a new way. That year he challenged and defeated
In a surprise move, GOP gubernatorial candidate Randy Boyd launched an ad attacking Republican rival Bill Lee on Tuesday. Conventional political wisdom has held that Lee's resurgent surge in the polls has come primarily at the expense of fellow GOP gubernatorial candidate Rep. Diane Black (R-TN-06), and primarily in Middle Tennessee. To date, Boyd's attacks had been focused on Black, but Tuesday's ads attacking Lee indicates that the Boyd campaign may now feel that Lee's surge could now also be
Councilman Eric Ulrich speaks at a pro-NYPD rally. Ross Barkan/Observer Queens Councilman Eric Ulrich, a moderate Republican, announced that he will not be challenging Mayor Bill de Blasio after spending the last several months mulling a bid to unseat the liberal Democrat. Ulrich has spent the past several weeks and months teasing the possibility that he might take on the liberal Democratic incumbent: routinely bashing unpopular President Donald Trump, enlisting Ohio Gov. John Kasich to fundrais
Tennessee Jobs Now, a SuperPAC that supports Randy Boyd in the Tennessee Governor's race, began airing a new television commercial last week that continues on the theme of its recent statewide radio buy . The radio spot aired by the group criticized Rep. Diane Black (R-TN-06) for voting to issue Tennessee driver's licenses to illegals in 2001. The television ad does the same thing but also hits Black for her March 22, 2018 vote against the Omnibus Spending Bill (HR 1625) that funded a small po
Records from former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s divorce case show how he has been able to collect hefty benefit checks from the federal government after serving time in prison for looting hundreds of thousands of dollars from his campaign fund. Jackson, 51, receives about $138,400 a year -- more than he made as a freshman congressman in 1995. Most of that -- about $100,000 -- is workers' compensation and tax-free, according to Chicago attorney Barry Schatz, who is representing Jackson in his d
A Pennsylvania millionaire running for Congress as a Democrat spent millions bankrolling a population control organization that advocated for taxing families "to the hilt" for "the privilege of irresponsible breeding." Scott Wallace, a Democrat running in Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District against Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) and endorsed by Planned Parenthood Action Fund and the National Organization for Women, has used the Wallace Global Fund to give nearly $7 million to population co
Screenshot of Speaker Paul Ryan's first ad as a 28-year-old congressional candidate in 1998. Credit: Wilson Grand Communications The year was 1998 when Paul Wilson, owner of the media campaign firm Wilson Grand Communications , was tasked with electing a 28-year-old Republican named Paul Ryan to Congress from Wisconsin's 1 st congressional district that included Ryan's hometown of Janesville. Remarkably, Ryan and Wilson's campaign partnership continued for the next two decades -- through nine
Republican Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett has released his first television ad in his bid to succeed retiring Congressman Jimmy Duncan in East Tennessee's Second Congressional District. The ad is running district-wide on both cable and broadcast TV. Titled "East Tennessee Conservative," the ad highlights Burchett's conservative record, his commitment to East Tennessee, and his support for President Trump. You can watch the ad here: Here is the transcript of the ad: I'm Tim Burchett, and this - t
Good Morning America co-host Diane Sawyer and ABC journalist George Stephanopoulos lauded Barack Obama for his handling of the banking crisis on Thursday. Sawyer even saw the government administered stress tests as a "mission accomplished" moment. On the news that many of the banks given billions in bailout money won't need more, the morning show anchor cooed: "So, George, is this the day that this administration can say, on the banking front, they've sailed through the eye of the needle? They'v
This is pretty rich. The Daily Caller editor in chief and Fox host Tucker Carlson pretended he had no idea what happened back in 2004 when The Daily Show host Jon Stewart made a complete mockery of Carlson, his co-host Paul Begala and CNN's Crossfire during an appearance on this Thursday's Washington Journal on C-SPAN. During an appearance on C-SPAN's Washington Journal Thursday morning, a caller asked the Fox host/Daily Caller editor-in-chief if he would be willing to try his hand at debating S
Charles Krauthammer thinks the last people who should criticize President Trump for supposedly releasing classified info to the Russians are the Democrats. He said, "Since their candidate for the presidency had been spilling classified information some of the highest level classified for a year and half and the Democrats pretended it wasn't a problem or that it should be ignored, it's rather unseemly." By the way, if Trump did release info it would have been legal since the president has broad a
Lindsey Graham really misses George W. Bush? Lindsey Graham was the biggest neocon and hawk in the minor Republican debate on CNN. Most of the times he seemed rather unhinged. He continued to foam at the mouth as he pushed for war. "I am not afraid of a guy riding around a horse without his shirt," Lindsey Graham said. "The guy's got a pair of twos and we've got a full house. He is walking all over Obama. Mike, the surge worked. It worked. George W. Bush made mistakes, but he did adjust. I blame
Former CBS journalist Sharyl Attkisson has talked very critically about the Obama administration, and claimed in an interview yesterday that she might be on the president's enemies list . Attkisson, of course, has been embraced by conservatives and greeted with skepticism and even scorn by liberals. Sites like Media Matters have been hammering her for months and saying that her book serves to confirm a conservative view of this administraiton . And in an interview today with The Daily Beast , At
When Tapper asked her if she was suggesting the US was funding these terrorist groups, she said we were. "I am not only suggesting it. This is the reality that we are living in. If you or I were to go and provide money, weapons or support to a group like al Qaeda or ISIS, we'd be thrown in jail. However, the U.S. Government has been providing money, weapons, intel, assistance and other types of support through the CIA directly to these groups that are working with and are affiliated with al Qaed
Amidst Democrat leaders denying any knowledge of the DNC's collusion with Russia to obtain a (now largely discredited) dossier of information hostile to Donald Trump, one Democrat was still willing to throw the first stone. Fox News' Tucker Carlson began this segment by saying, "We put a lot of calls out today, and very few Democratic lawmakers were interested in talking about this at all. The rare exception was Brad Sherman of California..." Rep. Sherman (D-CA) made headlines earlier this year
Fox News host Tucker Carlson sat down for an interview with President Donald Trump following a meeting in Helsinki, Finland, with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The interview aired in two parts: Part 1 - President Trump discusses ' very bad people ' former CIA director John Brennan, FBI lovebirds Peter Strzok and Lisa Page being 'exposed,' the bipartisan call for conflict with Russia in Washington, NATO, Democrats and open borders. Part 2 (below) - President Trump discusses the new Mueller i
During a segment on "Morning Joe" Thursday, host Joe Scarborough made some eye-widening remarks about CNN's Jim Acosta in reference to some comments he made during a White House press briefing on Wednesday. Acosta's comments toward senior White House adviser Stephen Miller were regarding President Donald Trump's plan to revamp legal immigration. The CNN reporter said the plan "does not sound like it's keeping with American tradition" before going on to argue with Miller about the plan, which wou
Even though senators reached an agreement to increase border security in the sweeping immigration reform bill they plan to vote on next week, two House Republicans said on Thursday that the plan will not fly in the lower chamber. "I think it's absurd," Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas told Sean Hannity on Fox News. "The president right now has the money, the manpower -- everything he needs to secure the border. He doesn't have the will." For his part, Rep. Steve King of Iowa said: "I only have confid
This is pretty rich. The Daily Caller editor in chief and Fox host Tucker Carlson pretended he had no idea what happened back in 2004 when The Daily Show host Jon Stewart made a complete mockery of Carlson, his co-host Paul Begala and CNN's Crossfire during an appearance on this Thursday's Washington Journal on C-SPAN. During an appearance on C-SPAN's Washington Journal Thursday morning, a caller asked the Fox host/Daily Caller editor-in-chief if he would be willing to try his hand at debating S
Charles Krauthammer thinks the last people who should criticize President Trump for supposedly releasing classified info to the Russians are the Democrats. He said, "Since their candidate for the presidency had been spilling classified information some of the highest level classified for a year and half and the Democrats pretended it wasn't a problem or that it should be ignored, it's rather unseemly." By the way, if Trump did release info it would have been legal since the president has broad a
Lindsey Graham really misses George W. Bush? Lindsey Graham was the biggest neocon and hawk in the minor Republican debate on CNN. Most of the times he seemed rather unhinged. He continued to foam at the mouth as he pushed for war. "I am not afraid of a guy riding around a horse without his shirt," Lindsey Graham said. "The guy's got a pair of twos and we've got a full house. He is walking all over Obama. Mike, the surge worked. It worked. George W. Bush made mistakes, but he did adjust. I blame
Former CBS journalist Sharyl Attkisson has talked very critically about the Obama administration, and claimed in an interview yesterday that she might be on the president's enemies list . Attkisson, of course, has been embraced by conservatives and greeted with skepticism and even scorn by liberals. Sites like Media Matters have been hammering her for months and saying that her book serves to confirm a conservative view of this administraiton . And in an interview today with The Daily Beast , At
When Tapper asked her if she was suggesting the US was funding these terrorist groups, she said we were. "I am not only suggesting it. This is the reality that we are living in. If you or I were to go and provide money, weapons or support to a group like al Qaeda or ISIS, we'd be thrown in jail. However, the U.S. Government has been providing money, weapons, intel, assistance and other types of support through the CIA directly to these groups that are working with and are affiliated with al Qaed
Amidst Democrat leaders denying any knowledge of the DNC's collusion with Russia to obtain a (now largely discredited) dossier of information hostile to Donald Trump, one Democrat was still willing to throw the first stone. Fox News' Tucker Carlson began this segment by saying, "We put a lot of calls out today, and very few Democratic lawmakers were interested in talking about this at all. The rare exception was Brad Sherman of California..." Rep. Sherman (D-CA) made headlines earlier this year
Fox News host Tucker Carlson sat down for an interview with President Donald Trump following a meeting in Helsinki, Finland, with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The interview aired in two parts: Part 1 - President Trump discusses ' very bad people ' former CIA director John Brennan, FBI lovebirds Peter Strzok and Lisa Page being 'exposed,' the bipartisan call for conflict with Russia in Washington, NATO, Democrats and open borders. Part 2 (below) - President Trump discusses the new Mueller i
During a segment on "Morning Joe" Thursday, host Joe Scarborough made some eye-widening remarks about CNN's Jim Acosta in reference to some comments he made during a White House press briefing on Wednesday. Acosta's comments toward senior White House adviser Stephen Miller were regarding President Donald Trump's plan to revamp legal immigration. The CNN reporter said the plan "does not sound like it's keeping with American tradition" before going on to argue with Miller about the plan, which wou
Even though senators reached an agreement to increase border security in the sweeping immigration reform bill they plan to vote on next week, two House Republicans said on Thursday that the plan will not fly in the lower chamber. "I think it's absurd," Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas told Sean Hannity on Fox News. "The president right now has the money, the manpower -- everything he needs to secure the border. He doesn't have the will." For his part, Rep. Steve King of Iowa said: "I only have confid
Sean Hannity went out on a long, long limb yesterday on Neil Cavuto's Fox News show -- once again promoting his blueprint for Conservative Victory -- and made a bold prediction: Hannity: You put all of this in toto, in its entirety, and we are looking at -- not only the socialization, the Europe-ization of -- the Western European socialist model coming to America, we're looking at a -- the end of capitalism in America as we know it. I want to add a point. He is -- by far, I predict, Neil -- and
Geraldo Rivera said during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity that the Republican Party has become "the party of child abuse," referring to the Trump administration's policy of separating children from their families at the border. "The Democrats have a deal, a DACA fix, and a fix on separation for kids. [Sen. Chuck] Schumer's [D-N.Y] answer is no. Why? Because he wants it for politics. They're playing politics. Fix the law and do your job. That's it," Hannity said in introducing an in
Gonna have to lock up a whole lot of people... Fox News' Tucker Carlson tore into a Democratic strategist Tuesday night for supporting a California bill that could imprison people for calling someone by the wrong pronoun. Robin Biro argued that "all LGBT rights" need to be included in patient rights, including proper pronoun usage. Carlson accused Biro of ignoring free speech for political purposes, taking issue with the bill's criminalization of speech. "You have the right to express your view
During one of his more ridiculous segments this past week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson spoke with Scott Bolden, a black lawyer who happens to be well off financially. In the heated exchange between the two, Carlson repeatedly tried to claim that Bolden's wealth is an indicator that (1) black people are not oppressed and (2) that he's never experienced real oppression because he has money. Carlson grossly misstates the actual problem and shows that he has no clue how oppression works, as Ring of
In a discussion with Fox News host Sean Hannity Thursday, Eric Trump addressed the "hypocrisy" of the media when it comes to dangerous rhetoric. Amid reckless, over-the-top rhetoric from many in the media, he said, his whole family has "had white powder show up at our house." "The hypocrisy is unlike anything you can imagine," said Trump. "You have them attacking Barron, you have them attacking Tiffany, you have them attacking our entire family. You have them spewing garbage every single day on
On 'Hannity,' Trump's attorney says the president will be vindicated and reacts to the inspector general's testimony. This is a rush transcript from "Hannity," June 19, 2018. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. HANNITY: Welcome to "Hannity." Wait until you see our time line tonight, huge breaking news. Learning that the anti-FBI Trump hater, Peter Strzok, has been escorted from FBI headquarters. He's out of the building, why does he still have a job? And we also know that
Joe Piscopo and Fox News host Neil Cavuto were very annoyed that celebrities in the Hand in Hand hurricane relief telethon talked climate change. Piscopo doesn't believe in climate change but if it does exist, it's Obama's fault! "How about just raising the money, helping the folks out in need and spare the lectures?" Cavuto said after playing clips of Barbra Streisand, Beyonce and Stevie Wonder talking about the importance of dealing with climate change during the telethon. Then, Cavuto introd
I can't believe I am agreeing with President Obama and Fox News' Bill O'Reilly on the same blog but in this situation they both said something I agree with. For the record, while I don't agree with many of President Obama's policies, such as his support of Planned Parenthood, I do agree that it is past time for the racism conversation. On the other hand, I also don't always agree with everything that O'Reilly says. I do agree that we need to strengthen the American family which also includes the
Bill O'Reilly spent a significant part of his first segment tonight decrying the "racism" accusations being thrown by some MSNBC commentators amidst nationwide Ebola panic. O'Reilly did not directly call out MSNBC in his Talking Points Memo, but it was very clearly aimed at them, since he had teased the segment with a clip of Alex Wagner saying some Republican comments on Ebola, including calling for a travel ban is "not even thinly-veiled racism." And that wasn't the first time someone on MSNBC
On Monday evening, both NBC Nightly News and ABC's World News Tonight touted President Obama claiming success in the fight against ISIS while ignoring criticism of his strategy. On Nightly News , anchor Lester Holt proclaimed: "A warning today from President Obama, who emerged from a Pentagon briefing and called the fight against ISIS a quote, 'generational struggle,' saying it will take time to defeat this enemy." On World News Tonight , correspondent Brian Ross declared: "President Obama annou
Geraldo Rivera said during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity that the Republican Party has become "the party of child abuse," referring to the Trump administration's policy of separating children from their families at the border. "The Democrats have a deal, a DACA fix, and a fix on separation for kids. [Sen. Chuck] Schumer's [D-N.Y] answer is no. Why? Because he wants it for politics. They're playing politics. Fix the law and do your job. That's it," Hannity said in introducing an in
Gonna have to lock up a whole lot of people... Fox News' Tucker Carlson tore into a Democratic strategist Tuesday night for supporting a California bill that could imprison people for calling someone by the wrong pronoun. Robin Biro argued that "all LGBT rights" need to be included in patient rights, including proper pronoun usage. Carlson accused Biro of ignoring free speech for political purposes, taking issue with the bill's criminalization of speech. "You have the right to express your view
During one of his more ridiculous segments this past week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson spoke with Scott Bolden, a black lawyer who happens to be well off financially. In the heated exchange between the two, Carlson repeatedly tried to claim that Bolden's wealth is an indicator that (1) black people are not oppressed and (2) that he's never experienced real oppression because he has money. Carlson grossly misstates the actual problem and shows that he has no clue how oppression works, as Ring of
In a discussion with Fox News host Sean Hannity Thursday, Eric Trump addressed the "hypocrisy" of the media when it comes to dangerous rhetoric. Amid reckless, over-the-top rhetoric from many in the media, he said, his whole family has "had white powder show up at our house." "The hypocrisy is unlike anything you can imagine," said Trump. "You have them attacking Barron, you have them attacking Tiffany, you have them attacking our entire family. You have them spewing garbage every single day on
On 'Hannity,' Trump's attorney says the president will be vindicated and reacts to the inspector general's testimony. This is a rush transcript from "Hannity," June 19, 2018. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. HANNITY: Welcome to "Hannity." Wait until you see our time line tonight, huge breaking news. Learning that the anti-FBI Trump hater, Peter Strzok, has been escorted from FBI headquarters. He's out of the building, why does he still have a job? And we also know that
Joe Piscopo and Fox News host Neil Cavuto were very annoyed that celebrities in the Hand in Hand hurricane relief telethon talked climate change. Piscopo doesn't believe in climate change but if it does exist, it's Obama's fault! "How about just raising the money, helping the folks out in need and spare the lectures?" Cavuto said after playing clips of Barbra Streisand, Beyonce and Stevie Wonder talking about the importance of dealing with climate change during the telethon. Then, Cavuto introd
I can't believe I am agreeing with President Obama and Fox News' Bill O'Reilly on the same blog but in this situation they both said something I agree with. For the record, while I don't agree with many of President Obama's policies, such as his support of Planned Parenthood, I do agree that it is past time for the racism conversation. On the other hand, I also don't always agree with everything that O'Reilly says. I do agree that we need to strengthen the American family which also includes the
Bill O'Reilly spent a significant part of his first segment tonight decrying the "racism" accusations being thrown by some MSNBC commentators amidst nationwide Ebola panic. O'Reilly did not directly call out MSNBC in his Talking Points Memo, but it was very clearly aimed at them, since he had teased the segment with a clip of Alex Wagner saying some Republican comments on Ebola, including calling for a travel ban is "not even thinly-veiled racism." And that wasn't the first time someone on MSNBC
On Monday evening, both NBC Nightly News and ABC's World News Tonight touted President Obama claiming success in the fight against ISIS while ignoring criticism of his strategy. On Nightly News , anchor Lester Holt proclaimed: "A warning today from President Obama, who emerged from a Pentagon briefing and called the fight against ISIS a quote, 'generational struggle,' saying it will take time to defeat this enemy." On World News Tonight , correspondent Brian Ross declared: "President Obama annou
Conservationists are reacting critically to news about a gorilla escaping from its enclosure at London Zoo. The Born Free Foundation says that an urgent inquiry is needed into the welfare of captive great apes. The danger of captive gorillas to people The conservation charity adds that, although the western lowland silverback's escape did not endanger the public, it "could have ended very differently". Indeed, interactions between people and captive animals in zoos do not always end well. The
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has removed the Hualapai Mexican vole from the endangered species list, three decades after mistakenly listing the rodent as an endangered subspecies of Mexican vole in 1987, according to a final rule published in the Federal Register . The state of Arizona filed a petition with FWS to have the creature removed from the list in 2004, citing an analysis showing the Hualapai was not a distinct subspecies of the Mexican vole. Despite accepting Arizona's evid
Over 4,675 species of lizard found around the world, according to the San Diego Zoo. Some sources raised the number and pointed to approximately 6,000 species. Lizards are found all over the world in almost every type of terrain. Some of them live in trees, some confined to deserts and some being in contact with rocks. Lizards in Iran Environmental factors such as moisture, elevation and temperature can influence distribution patterns of animals e.g. lizards. The Complete Fauna of Iran pinpoint
The boy, identified by his stepmother as Jack Lister, had been invited by zookeepers to meet the eight-year-old female sea lion during the Taronga Zoo's seal and sea lion show on Friday. After feeding the animal, Jack mistakenly followed it off the stage, which frightened it, zoo officials said. The sea lion bit the boy and left several puncture wounds on his stomach. Jack had abdominal surgery Friday night and was in stable condition in hospital. Jack's stepmother, Dalitta Wright, told Sydney's
WASHINGTON - In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that Africa's elephants may qualify for "endangered" status under the Endangered Species Act and may warrant reclassification as two separate species. These actions would highlight the plight of both species and strengthen protections. Savannah elephant courtesy Flickr/Bernard Dupont. This image is available for media use. African elephants currently are listed as o
An endangered condor and 14 flamingo chicks were unveiled Monday at Vesty Pakos Zoo, in La Paz, Bolivia. The female condor was named Illimani, in honor of the emblematic mountain of La Paz. It was born on Dec. 20, 2016, and became the first animal of this species to be born in captivity in Bolivia. Zoo director Andrea Morales said she hoped more condors would be born at the zoo in the future. "We were lucky to have a baby condor ... The egg was brooded since October of last year and after that,
Last month two rescued circus lions released at wilderness sanctuary in the South African were found with their heads and paws cut off. A near identical attack happened in January when poachers cut their way into a wildlife lodge. Police in Limpopo say the endangered species section of its stock theft unit are on the trail of the killers who struck at Kareefontein farm near Modimolle on Monday. Lieutenant-Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe told News24: "It is alleged that the farm securities who were doing
Saturday marked the 40th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, which proponents portray as a great success, claiming it has saved numerous species from extinction. In reality, the Endangered Species Act's punitive approach to conservation has likely done more harm than good and it's time to change our approach to endangered species in a way that works with, rather than against, the stewards of our land. Consider Craig Schindler, a farmer in southeastern Missouri. For generations, Schindler'
(c) 2009 Big Cat Rescue A regal lion pads his way through the preserve. 12802 Easy St., Tampa, Florida What happens to a magnificent tiger or leopard that has been abused or abandoned or even retired from a career in showbiz? If it is very lucky, it will find a home at Tampa's Big Cat Rescue, the largest accredited sanctuary of its kind in the world. The 45-acre site provides safe shelter for almost 150 lions, tigers, cougars, bobcats, lynx, snow leopards, ocelots, and other varieties of exotic
It's frankly surprising that John Darnielle hasn't written a novel before now.* The driving force behind the Mountain Goats, Darnielle is regarded as a great storyteller. He populates his songwriting with stories of tragedy and empowerment, painful open wounds and monsters, both human and other. It can be raw and personal ("The Sunset Tree") or metaphysical ("All Eternals Deck") ... or both at once. His debut novel, Wolf in White Van , falls into this last category. Protagonist Sean Phillips, di
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has removed the Hualapai Mexican vole from the endangered species list, three decades after mistakenly listing the rodent as an endangered subspecies of Mexican vole in 1987, according to a final rule published in the Federal Register . The state of Arizona filed a petition with FWS to have the creature removed from the list in 2004, citing an analysis showing the Hualapai was not a distinct subspecies of the Mexican vole. Despite accepting Arizona's evid
Over 4,675 species of lizard found around the world, according to the San Diego Zoo. Some sources raised the number and pointed to approximately 6,000 species. Lizards are found all over the world in almost every type of terrain. Some of them live in trees, some confined to deserts and some being in contact with rocks. Lizards in Iran Environmental factors such as moisture, elevation and temperature can influence distribution patterns of animals e.g. lizards. The Complete Fauna of Iran pinpoint
The boy, identified by his stepmother as Jack Lister, had been invited by zookeepers to meet the eight-year-old female sea lion during the Taronga Zoo's seal and sea lion show on Friday. After feeding the animal, Jack mistakenly followed it off the stage, which frightened it, zoo officials said. The sea lion bit the boy and left several puncture wounds on his stomach. Jack had abdominal surgery Friday night and was in stable condition in hospital. Jack's stepmother, Dalitta Wright, told Sydney's
WASHINGTON - In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that Africa's elephants may qualify for "endangered" status under the Endangered Species Act and may warrant reclassification as two separate species. These actions would highlight the plight of both species and strengthen protections. Savannah elephant courtesy Flickr/Bernard Dupont. This image is available for media use. African elephants currently are listed as o
An endangered condor and 14 flamingo chicks were unveiled Monday at Vesty Pakos Zoo, in La Paz, Bolivia. The female condor was named Illimani, in honor of the emblematic mountain of La Paz. It was born on Dec. 20, 2016, and became the first animal of this species to be born in captivity in Bolivia. Zoo director Andrea Morales said she hoped more condors would be born at the zoo in the future. "We were lucky to have a baby condor ... The egg was brooded since October of last year and after that,
Last month two rescued circus lions released at wilderness sanctuary in the South African were found with their heads and paws cut off. A near identical attack happened in January when poachers cut their way into a wildlife lodge. Police in Limpopo say the endangered species section of its stock theft unit are on the trail of the killers who struck at Kareefontein farm near Modimolle on Monday. Lieutenant-Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe told News24: "It is alleged that the farm securities who were doing
Saturday marked the 40th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, which proponents portray as a great success, claiming it has saved numerous species from extinction. In reality, the Endangered Species Act's punitive approach to conservation has likely done more harm than good and it's time to change our approach to endangered species in a way that works with, rather than against, the stewards of our land. Consider Craig Schindler, a farmer in southeastern Missouri. For generations, Schindler'
(c) 2009 Big Cat Rescue A regal lion pads his way through the preserve. 12802 Easy St., Tampa, Florida What happens to a magnificent tiger or leopard that has been abused or abandoned or even retired from a career in showbiz? If it is very lucky, it will find a home at Tampa's Big Cat Rescue, the largest accredited sanctuary of its kind in the world. The 45-acre site provides safe shelter for almost 150 lions, tigers, cougars, bobcats, lynx, snow leopards, ocelots, and other varieties of exotic
It's frankly surprising that John Darnielle hasn't written a novel before now.* The driving force behind the Mountain Goats, Darnielle is regarded as a great storyteller. He populates his songwriting with stories of tragedy and empowerment, painful open wounds and monsters, both human and other. It can be raw and personal ("The Sunset Tree") or metaphysical ("All Eternals Deck") ... or both at once. His debut novel, Wolf in White Van , falls into this last category. Protagonist Sean Phillips, di
An endangered condor and 14 flamingo chicks were unveiled Monday at Vesty Pakos Zoo, in La Paz, Bolivia. The female condor was named Illimani, in honor of the emblematic mountain of La Paz. It was born on Dec. 20, 2016, and became the first animal of this species to be born in captivity in Bolivia. Zoo director Andrea Morales said she hoped more condors would be born at the zoo in the future. "We were lucky to have a baby condor ... The egg was brooded since October of last year and after that,
Saturday marked the 40th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, which proponents portray as a great success, claiming it has saved numerous species from extinction. In reality, the Endangered Species Act's punitive approach to conservation has likely done more harm than good and it's time to change our approach to endangered species in a way that works with, rather than against, the stewards of our land. Consider Craig Schindler, a farmer in southeastern Missouri. For generations, Schindler'
Cesar Millan, noted Dog Whisperer, is under investigation for animal cruelty after a dog he was training on his current Nat GEO WILD show Cesar 911 bit a pig until it bled. On Thursday night, according to TMZ, L.A. County Animal Control authorities visited Millan's Santa Clarita, California property, following up on a complaint after his show aired footage of a pig being bitten by a dog named Simon. Simon's owner also has pet pigs and Simon had attacked them before, which was what Millan was cal
Counting how many species live on Earth is a difficult challenge. The researchers estimated that there exist possibly between five million to one trillion species out there. About 1.7 million of these have been described by taxonomists which constitutes to only 13% of the whole species. Counting how many species live on Earth is a difficult challenge. The researchers estimated that there exist possibly between five million to one trillion species out there. About 1.7 million of these have been d
Over 4,675 species of lizard found around the world, according to the San Diego Zoo. Some sources raised the number and pointed to approximately 6,000 species. Lizards are found all over the world in almost every type of terrain. Some of them live in trees, some confined to deserts and some being in contact with rocks. Lizards in Iran Environmental factors such as moisture, elevation and temperature can influence distribution patterns of animals e.g. lizards. The Complete Fauna of Iran pinpoint
WASHINGTON - In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that Africa's elephants may qualify for "endangered" status under the Endangered Species Act and may warrant reclassification as two separate species. These actions would highlight the plight of both species and strengthen protections. Savannah elephant courtesy Flickr/Bernard Dupont. This image is available for media use. African elephants currently are listed as o
Our neighbor has a sheep ranch. The sheep are guarded by Pyrenees dogs. They are friendly, yet intuitively know to guard their charges. Frisco, Lilly, and Maggie are descendants of the large dogs which roamed the mountains of Asia thousands of years ago. French history books claim that this large dog accompanied nomadic tribesmen and their flocks from Asia to the west. In the Pyrenean Mountains these dogs met an environment that caused them to evolve into the burley fuzzy creatures we know today
Horses are not loners by nature, so it's common practice for thoroughbreds to keep a horse known as a companion pony for friendship and support. The friends that accompany racehorses both on the road and at home are not limited to horses, however--dogs, sheep, goats, and even chickens have served as companions. Famed champion Seabiscuit relied on a whole covey of kindly animals: a horse named Pumpkin, a dog named Pocatell, and a spider monkey named Jo-Jo. The champion Unbridled, who won the 1990
Pet Rabbits in Australia are not covered under animal law and rabbits are also considered feral pests , so why does the Australian Government allow uncontrolled breeding of pet rabbits that adds to the feral rabbit population through rabbits being dumped in the Australian landscape? The feral rabbit population started with 25 rabbits brought into Australia at settlement. There are colonies of domestic rabbits living in communities in cities all over Australia, the result of dumped pets. Pet ra
Every winter, without fail, we hear dozens of stories about irresponsible pet owners leaving their dogs out in the bitter cold. The city of Indianapolis is hoping to crack down on these incidents of animal cruelty, however, with a new ordinance that requires pet owners to bring their animals indoors when temperatures reach a certain degree. Indianapolis Animal Care and Control Officer Alex Shaefer, who has been taking a lot of calls since the temperatures have dropped, gives pet owners the benef
Saturday marked the 40th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, which proponents portray as a great success, claiming it has saved numerous species from extinction. In reality, the Endangered Species Act's punitive approach to conservation has likely done more harm than good and it's time to change our approach to endangered species in a way that works with, rather than against, the stewards of our land. Consider Craig Schindler, a farmer in southeastern Missouri. For generations, Schindler'
Cesar Millan, noted Dog Whisperer, is under investigation for animal cruelty after a dog he was training on his current Nat GEO WILD show Cesar 911 bit a pig until it bled. On Thursday night, according to TMZ, L.A. County Animal Control authorities visited Millan's Santa Clarita, California property, following up on a complaint after his show aired footage of a pig being bitten by a dog named Simon. Simon's owner also has pet pigs and Simon had attacked them before, which was what Millan was cal
Counting how many species live on Earth is a difficult challenge. The researchers estimated that there exist possibly between five million to one trillion species out there. About 1.7 million of these have been described by taxonomists which constitutes to only 13% of the whole species. Counting how many species live on Earth is a difficult challenge. The researchers estimated that there exist possibly between five million to one trillion species out there. About 1.7 million of these have been d
Over 4,675 species of lizard found around the world, according to the San Diego Zoo. Some sources raised the number and pointed to approximately 6,000 species. Lizards are found all over the world in almost every type of terrain. Some of them live in trees, some confined to deserts and some being in contact with rocks. Lizards in Iran Environmental factors such as moisture, elevation and temperature can influence distribution patterns of animals e.g. lizards. The Complete Fauna of Iran pinpoint
WASHINGTON - In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that Africa's elephants may qualify for "endangered" status under the Endangered Species Act and may warrant reclassification as two separate species. These actions would highlight the plight of both species and strengthen protections. Savannah elephant courtesy Flickr/Bernard Dupont. This image is available for media use. African elephants currently are listed as o
Our neighbor has a sheep ranch. The sheep are guarded by Pyrenees dogs. They are friendly, yet intuitively know to guard their charges. Frisco, Lilly, and Maggie are descendants of the large dogs which roamed the mountains of Asia thousands of years ago. French history books claim that this large dog accompanied nomadic tribesmen and their flocks from Asia to the west. In the Pyrenean Mountains these dogs met an environment that caused them to evolve into the burley fuzzy creatures we know today
Horses are not loners by nature, so it's common practice for thoroughbreds to keep a horse known as a companion pony for friendship and support. The friends that accompany racehorses both on the road and at home are not limited to horses, however--dogs, sheep, goats, and even chickens have served as companions. Famed champion Seabiscuit relied on a whole covey of kindly animals: a horse named Pumpkin, a dog named Pocatell, and a spider monkey named Jo-Jo. The champion Unbridled, who won the 1990
Pet Rabbits in Australia are not covered under animal law and rabbits are also considered feral pests , so why does the Australian Government allow uncontrolled breeding of pet rabbits that adds to the feral rabbit population through rabbits being dumped in the Australian landscape? The feral rabbit population started with 25 rabbits brought into Australia at settlement. There are colonies of domestic rabbits living in communities in cities all over Australia, the result of dumped pets. Pet ra
Every winter, without fail, we hear dozens of stories about irresponsible pet owners leaving their dogs out in the bitter cold. The city of Indianapolis is hoping to crack down on these incidents of animal cruelty, however, with a new ordinance that requires pet owners to bring their animals indoors when temperatures reach a certain degree. Indianapolis Animal Care and Control Officer Alex Shaefer, who has been taking a lot of calls since the temperatures have dropped, gives pet owners the benef
Perhaps the best political news of the Trump era has been the emergence of sanctuary cities -- city governments valuing the presence of immigrants and standing for the protection of their right to live without fear -- and their defiance of this country's current manifestation of legal racism. "How dare you vilify members of our community by trying to frighten the American public into thinking that all undocumented residents are dangerous criminals? . . . How dare you distort the reality about de
Let's hear it for those gonzo immigration cops from the Department of Homeland Security who so heroically swooped down on illegal Wal-Mart janitors last week. No longer will our homeland's security be threatened by undocumented workers vigorously wielding mops and brooms while good Americans sleep. The only thing I can't figure out is, if those janitors worked every night of the year except Christmas and New Year's, as was reported, when did they have time for terrorism? Oh, that's right, the Im
'It's about the rule of law in Ohio. Cities can pass all kinds of laws, but they can't pass gun laws...' Photo by snarglebarf (CC) (Michael Barnes, Liberty Headlines) State law trumps local laws. Known as preemption, the legal concept is common sense in Ohio and others states, and it could soon doom the city of Cincinnati's recent attempt to ban bump stocks. A temporary restraining order against the ban was issued Tuesday following oral arguments, until the case is resolved. Bump stocks attach t
There is so much ridiculous news coming out of California these days - jail time for providing plastic straws , driver's licenses for illegal aliens, sanctuary cities...it's almost too much to keep up with. There is so much insanity that Americans might not be aware of another Krazy Kalifornia(tm) measure that has been burdening the state and law-abiding citizens since 2014. Prop 47 - deceptively (of course) monikered as the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act - reduced the threshold for felonies
Federal authorities charged 29-year-old Saipov on Wednesday, two days after he plowed a truck into people in a bike path in lower Manhattan, killing eight people and injuring a dozen more. Trump's tweet comes amid a debate over whether Saipov will go through the criminal justice system as a legal American resident, or be treated as an enemy combatant. The president said on Wednesday he would consider sending the attacker to Guantanamo Bay -- a move that was supported by Sen. John McCain and Sen.
T he Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) claim that the Obama administration's model year (MY) 2017 and later fuel-economy standards -- which rise to 54.5 mpg in 2025 -- will produce net benefits ranging from $262 billion to $358 billion. Skepticism is justified. If the standards are as beneficial as the agencies contend, why wouldn't consumers demand, and profit-seeking manufacturers produce, vehicles built to the same or similar
The March for Justice against Police Shootings ( Image by Social Justice - Bruce Emmerling ) Permission Details DMCA - Advertisement - Police in Brooklyn, New York, last week killed a mentally-ill man named Saheed Vassell. The story won't shock you. A variation of it happens all the time in America. Somebody calls 911, says that a black man may or may not have a gun. The cops arrive. And 10 seconds later the man is dead. That's what happened in Brooklyn. Saheed Vassell was mentally ill.
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor (Void Where Prohibited, Restrictions May Apply) Donald Trump has taken the "shackles" off Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), the nation's immigration enforcers, and by golly, they are just going to town, ramping up to deport or harass all the illegal immigrants, not to mention anyone who might look like an illegal immigrant, or have a Muslim-y name, or any foreign travelers who just plain come across as too foreign. Let's
When is Iowa going to catch up with the rest of the nation? Every week or two, another case makes headlines around the United States when a police officer acts in a way that many people find troubling. Typically, within a few weeks, police video of the incident is released so the public can evaluate the officer's actions. The latest example occurred in Salt Lake City, Utah, when a police officer manhandled and arrested a nurse in a hospital emergency department. The incident was recorded on two
"The people know that it's easier to deepen a revolution while being in government than to turn it over to a right-wing that has no respect for life." "The grand plan is to reverse the demography of the Seventies by forcing Blacks out of the central cities and into suburbs and small towns, rendering Black peo "All the sound and fury about gun control is useless because this society demands that the slave patrol never disband." "In Hoover's eyes, black-owned bookstores represented a coordinated n
Let's hear it for those gonzo immigration cops from the Department of Homeland Security who so heroically swooped down on illegal Wal-Mart janitors last week. No longer will our homeland's security be threatened by undocumented workers vigorously wielding mops and brooms while good Americans sleep. The only thing I can't figure out is, if those janitors worked every night of the year except Christmas and New Year's, as was reported, when did they have time for terrorism? Oh, that's right, the Im
'It's about the rule of law in Ohio. Cities can pass all kinds of laws, but they can't pass gun laws...' Photo by snarglebarf (CC) (Michael Barnes, Liberty Headlines) State law trumps local laws. Known as preemption, the legal concept is common sense in Ohio and others states, and it could soon doom the city of Cincinnati's recent attempt to ban bump stocks. A temporary restraining order against the ban was issued Tuesday following oral arguments, until the case is resolved. Bump stocks attach t
There is so much ridiculous news coming out of California these days - jail time for providing plastic straws , driver's licenses for illegal aliens, sanctuary cities...it's almost too much to keep up with. There is so much insanity that Americans might not be aware of another Krazy Kalifornia(tm) measure that has been burdening the state and law-abiding citizens since 2014. Prop 47 - deceptively (of course) monikered as the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act - reduced the threshold for felonies
Federal authorities charged 29-year-old Saipov on Wednesday, two days after he plowed a truck into people in a bike path in lower Manhattan, killing eight people and injuring a dozen more. Trump's tweet comes amid a debate over whether Saipov will go through the criminal justice system as a legal American resident, or be treated as an enemy combatant. The president said on Wednesday he would consider sending the attacker to Guantanamo Bay -- a move that was supported by Sen. John McCain and Sen.
T he Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) claim that the Obama administration's model year (MY) 2017 and later fuel-economy standards -- which rise to 54.5 mpg in 2025 -- will produce net benefits ranging from $262 billion to $358 billion. Skepticism is justified. If the standards are as beneficial as the agencies contend, why wouldn't consumers demand, and profit-seeking manufacturers produce, vehicles built to the same or similar
The March for Justice against Police Shootings ( Image by Social Justice - Bruce Emmerling ) Permission Details DMCA - Advertisement - Police in Brooklyn, New York, last week killed a mentally-ill man named Saheed Vassell. The story won't shock you. A variation of it happens all the time in America. Somebody calls 911, says that a black man may or may not have a gun. The cops arrive. And 10 seconds later the man is dead. That's what happened in Brooklyn. Saheed Vassell was mentally ill.
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor (Void Where Prohibited, Restrictions May Apply) Donald Trump has taken the "shackles" off Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), the nation's immigration enforcers, and by golly, they are just going to town, ramping up to deport or harass all the illegal immigrants, not to mention anyone who might look like an illegal immigrant, or have a Muslim-y name, or any foreign travelers who just plain come across as too foreign. Let's
When is Iowa going to catch up with the rest of the nation? Every week or two, another case makes headlines around the United States when a police officer acts in a way that many people find troubling. Typically, within a few weeks, police video of the incident is released so the public can evaluate the officer's actions. The latest example occurred in Salt Lake City, Utah, when a police officer manhandled and arrested a nurse in a hospital emergency department. The incident was recorded on two
"The people know that it's easier to deepen a revolution while being in government than to turn it over to a right-wing that has no respect for life." "The grand plan is to reverse the demography of the Seventies by forcing Blacks out of the central cities and into suburbs and small towns, rendering Black peo "All the sound and fury about gun control is useless because this society demands that the slave patrol never disband." "In Hoover's eyes, black-owned bookstores represented a coordinated n
Like this article? Chip in to keep stories like these coming. It was an easy mistake to make: slip quietly out of the House of Commons before things got ugly, one way or another, for a nice sinecure as Alberta's "trade representative" in Washington, D.C. Rob Merrifield -- who was Conservative MP for the Yellowhead riding west of Edmonton and Minister of State for Transport in Stephen Harper's cabinet when he pulled the plug on federal politics a year ago this week -- wasn't the only one to make
Chip in to keep stories like these coming. Let's begin with a worst-case-scenario hypothetical. A young woman attending last weekend's Evolve Music Festival -- Antigonish's three-day "celebration of music, culture, and social awareness" -- decides she wants to alter her mind with some mind-altering substance. She asks around, discovers a guy selling what she thinks she wants to buy. She buys. She takes. But the drug isn't what she thought. She collapses. She's rushed to hospital. She dies. That
Illustration by Matt Daley "Closed, please." I click the wooden door shut. I walk past the poster-lined office, climb the stairs out of the building, and emerge onto the sunny Ryerson University campus in downtown Toronto. I trudge to the subway, shuffling onto a northbound train just as the door closes. I drop into a seat. I stare ahead. No more Gaby. For two years, I saved and planned for a Masters of Journalism degree at Ryerson, and in September 2014 I arrived in Toronto ready to learn. Inst
I am an immigrant and I matter. I am important not because I pay my taxes. I am important not because I am a good immigrant who has never been to jail. I am important not because I always pay my bills. I am important not because I have gotten myself an education. I am important because I am a human being. RELATED: #NoWallNoBan: Muslims and Latinxs as Enemies of the State I was recently listening to the radio, and due to the recent executive orders by white people's President Donald Trump, there
California may have a law that will allow the state to confiscate legally owned guns ... from people who haven't even broken the law. But if someone thinks you might break a law, California will take your guns. Yes, really. Read the background of how the law came about here . These are the bolts and carrier groups ... Under the law, a judge has the power to grant a restraining order telling police to seize a person's guns, based solely on accounts from family members or police that the person i
Like this article? Chip in to keep stories like these coming. ST. ALBERT, Alberta Now that Premier Jim Prentice is working hard to induce a recession in Alberta by implementing the full Wildrose Party agenda, the tireless promoters of the use of temporary foreign workers in Alberta have grown strangely silent. Why might that be? At the height of the TFW debate in Canada a few months ago, one frequently repeated talking point by Canadian business groups demanding continued access to a stream of c
Like this article? Chip in to keep stories like these coming. For many of us, human rights are somewhat like puppies: fluffy, benevolent things, a source of unalloyed happiness and good (although perhaps somewhat lacking in the tooth department). All upsides, no downsides; the world is an incontestably better place with them in it. Critical scholarship on human rights , however, raises a host of serious questions about the ability of human rights to achieve or promote justice. Are human rights a
Over the last few weeks, illegal immigration has jumped in the polling as the top issue for voters in the midterm elections. These polls are perhaps a snapshot reflecting the Trump administration's separation policy impacting children whose parents were detained at different facilities. Breathless 24/7 media coverage was complete with photos featuring children in wire pens, more closely resembling cages. The outrage was everywhere, and Americans took notice. And in essence, that's what pollagand
Like this article? Chip in to keep stories like these coming. From a pre-industrial-revolution level of 280 parts per million in the atmosphere, carbon dioxide (CO2) has now risen to 400 parts per million. CO2, as the main greenhouse gas emitted by burning fossil fuels, traps infrared radiation, warms the planet, and melts glaciers and ice sheets. People around the world are struggling to cope with rising seas, floods, heat waves, droughts, massive cyclones, tornadoes, and other forms of unstabl
There is so much ridiculous news coming out of California these days - jail time for providing plastic straws , driver's licenses for illegal aliens, sanctuary cities...it's almost too much to keep up with. There is so much insanity that Americans might not be aware of another Krazy Kalifornia(tm) measure that has been burdening the state and law-abiding citizens since 2014. Prop 47 - deceptively (of course) monikered as the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act - reduced the threshold for felonies
Chip in to keep stories like these coming. Let's begin with a worst-case-scenario hypothetical. A young woman attending last weekend's Evolve Music Festival -- Antigonish's three-day "celebration of music, culture, and social awareness" -- decides she wants to alter her mind with some mind-altering substance. She asks around, discovers a guy selling what she thinks she wants to buy. She buys. She takes. But the drug isn't what she thought. She collapses. She's rushed to hospital. She dies. That
Illustration by Matt Daley "Closed, please." I click the wooden door shut. I walk past the poster-lined office, climb the stairs out of the building, and emerge onto the sunny Ryerson University campus in downtown Toronto. I trudge to the subway, shuffling onto a northbound train just as the door closes. I drop into a seat. I stare ahead. No more Gaby. For two years, I saved and planned for a Masters of Journalism degree at Ryerson, and in September 2014 I arrived in Toronto ready to learn. Inst
I am an immigrant and I matter. I am important not because I pay my taxes. I am important not because I am a good immigrant who has never been to jail. I am important not because I always pay my bills. I am important not because I have gotten myself an education. I am important because I am a human being. RELATED: #NoWallNoBan: Muslims and Latinxs as Enemies of the State I was recently listening to the radio, and due to the recent executive orders by white people's President Donald Trump, there
California may have a law that will allow the state to confiscate legally owned guns ... from people who haven't even broken the law. But if someone thinks you might break a law, California will take your guns. Yes, really. Read the background of how the law came about here . These are the bolts and carrier groups ... Under the law, a judge has the power to grant a restraining order telling police to seize a person's guns, based solely on accounts from family members or police that the person i
Like this article? Chip in to keep stories like these coming. ST. ALBERT, Alberta Now that Premier Jim Prentice is working hard to induce a recession in Alberta by implementing the full Wildrose Party agenda, the tireless promoters of the use of temporary foreign workers in Alberta have grown strangely silent. Why might that be? At the height of the TFW debate in Canada a few months ago, one frequently repeated talking point by Canadian business groups demanding continued access to a stream of c
Like this article? Chip in to keep stories like these coming. For many of us, human rights are somewhat like puppies: fluffy, benevolent things, a source of unalloyed happiness and good (although perhaps somewhat lacking in the tooth department). All upsides, no downsides; the world is an incontestably better place with them in it. Critical scholarship on human rights , however, raises a host of serious questions about the ability of human rights to achieve or promote justice. Are human rights a
Over the last few weeks, illegal immigration has jumped in the polling as the top issue for voters in the midterm elections. These polls are perhaps a snapshot reflecting the Trump administration's separation policy impacting children whose parents were detained at different facilities. Breathless 24/7 media coverage was complete with photos featuring children in wire pens, more closely resembling cages. The outrage was everywhere, and Americans took notice. And in essence, that's what pollagand
Like this article? Chip in to keep stories like these coming. From a pre-industrial-revolution level of 280 parts per million in the atmosphere, carbon dioxide (CO2) has now risen to 400 parts per million. CO2, as the main greenhouse gas emitted by burning fossil fuels, traps infrared radiation, warms the planet, and melts glaciers and ice sheets. People around the world are struggling to cope with rising seas, floods, heat waves, droughts, massive cyclones, tornadoes, and other forms of unstabl
There is so much ridiculous news coming out of California these days - jail time for providing plastic straws , driver's licenses for illegal aliens, sanctuary cities...it's almost too much to keep up with. There is so much insanity that Americans might not be aware of another Krazy Kalifornia(tm) measure that has been burdening the state and law-abiding citizens since 2014. Prop 47 - deceptively (of course) monikered as the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act - reduced the threshold for felonies
Appearing on Wednesday's New Day on CNN to discuss reaction in other countries to Donald Trump's proposal to ban immigration into the U.S. by Muslims, CNN Senior International Correspondent Nick Paton Walsh described Trump supporters as being a "radical part of a wing" that is similar to "the same radical ideology ISIS is to the Muslim faith." At about 6:55 a.m., after co-host Alisyn Camerota asked, "Nick, you're based in the Middle East. What's the feeling there?" the CNN corresondent began his
CNN, Jake Tapper and Democrat Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel are all in the spotlight for their abject politicization of the Parkland school shootings. After a very scripted town hall event by CNN, with a goal of advancing gun control policy, CNN and Tapper now attempt to gain distance from growing controversies. Most of the current county leaders throughout Broward County civic leadership are transplanted far-left NE liberals; many from New York. Democrat Sheriff Israel is thoroughly pol
On Tuesday's edition of Morning Joe , co-host Joe Scarborough suggested President Trump was exhibiting symptoms of dementia, while a Princeton professor accused Trump supporters of using Trump's "ignorance" to justify "not really wanting to be informed." In the May 2 broadcast, which focused mainly on Trump's statements on Andrew Jackson and the Civil War, Scarborough and co-host Mike Brzezinski zeroed in on Trump's mental faculties. "I will tell you, for better or worse, and no matter what pe
Trump supporter and paid CNN commentator Scottie Nell Hughes said Monday morning that it was perfectly acceptable to push the "rigged election" narrative in order to turn out voters. Speaking to CNN's Chris Cuomo, Hughes defended Trump's tack of alleging that the election was being stolen from him, saying the effort to undermine confidence in the democratic system bothered her "not at all." "Right now, it's all about who's going to turn their people out to the polls. The Clinton campaign has on
CNN Host Brianna Keilar: So, Ben, and I know you wrote about this. You said you used to work for Steve Bannon, here's what people need to know. You put this on The Daily Wire . What is your reaction to him being Donald Trump's cam-- really heading up Donald Trump's campaign now? Shapiro: I think it's the final consummation of a romance that Steve initiated years ago with Donald Trump. Steve has always wanted, in my opinion, to be very close to power; he's latched on to politicians ranging from M
As referenced here at Newsbusters by Jeffrey Lord, CNN president Jeff Zucker is saying that layoffs at that network which is rapidly dropping in the ratings could be ahead. Could be? Actually the layoffs are ironically happening right now during Labor Day weekend. One of those being laid off is CNN Capitol Hill reporter Lisa Desjardins. However, despite the downside of receiving a pink slip, we have to credit her for turning the unemployment lemons into hilarious lemonade by posting a very funny
On a "big night," CNN anchor Chris Cuomo broke the airing of the Michael Cohen-Donald Trump tape, but little did Cuomo know that Cohen also taped a conversation he had with him. Turns out, the only safe place to have a conversation with Trump's former attorney may be buck naked in a sauna, as The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Cohen recorded a conversation he had with Cuomo, even as he "assured" the anchor he "wasn't running a tape." In the latter tape, two hours long, Cohen told Cu
CNN's New Day host Chris Cuomo went to the data about the 2017 U.S. economy, and outside of the stock market, found that all the boasts Trump has made are factually not true. Cuomo opened up the segment by saying, "A little Monday morning dose of facts first, as caffeinated as coffee." "[Trump] says that the recent success is all because of him, "Cuomo stated. Conservatives have always wanted to turn our news delivery system into one of opinion so they can then fudge, shimmy, dance and outright
A tense interview between a CNN host and a Trump official appeared to go off the rails over the weekend, and a media analyst says it's an example of the Trump administration aggressively dueling with a hostile media. There was plenty of grist for the CNN meat grinder on Sunday after the release of the dubiously-sourced book "Fire and Fury," and State of the Union host Jake Tapper lost no time in flinging some of that mud at Trump policy advisor Stephen Miller, who is ridiculed in the book and sa
On Tuesday on MSNBC, as he was being interviewed by members of the press, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham's audio suddenly and completely went away. After discussing a reported meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian "lawyer" named Natalia Veselnitskaya, Graham said: "I'm sure they (Trump officials) met with a lot of people during the campaign. I'm sure the Clinton campaign met with --" ... well, we don't know what he said after that. That's because the network's Kasie Hunt, clearly wit
CNN, Jake Tapper and Democrat Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel are all in the spotlight for their abject politicization of the Parkland school shootings. After a very scripted town hall event by CNN, with a goal of advancing gun control policy, CNN and Tapper now attempt to gain distance from growing controversies. Most of the current county leaders throughout Broward County civic leadership are transplanted far-left NE liberals; many from New York. Democrat Sheriff Israel is thoroughly pol
On Tuesday's edition of Morning Joe , co-host Joe Scarborough suggested President Trump was exhibiting symptoms of dementia, while a Princeton professor accused Trump supporters of using Trump's "ignorance" to justify "not really wanting to be informed." In the May 2 broadcast, which focused mainly on Trump's statements on Andrew Jackson and the Civil War, Scarborough and co-host Mike Brzezinski zeroed in on Trump's mental faculties. "I will tell you, for better or worse, and no matter what pe
Trump supporter and paid CNN commentator Scottie Nell Hughes said Monday morning that it was perfectly acceptable to push the "rigged election" narrative in order to turn out voters. Speaking to CNN's Chris Cuomo, Hughes defended Trump's tack of alleging that the election was being stolen from him, saying the effort to undermine confidence in the democratic system bothered her "not at all." "Right now, it's all about who's going to turn their people out to the polls. The Clinton campaign has on
CNN Host Brianna Keilar: So, Ben, and I know you wrote about this. You said you used to work for Steve Bannon, here's what people need to know. You put this on The Daily Wire . What is your reaction to him being Donald Trump's cam-- really heading up Donald Trump's campaign now? Shapiro: I think it's the final consummation of a romance that Steve initiated years ago with Donald Trump. Steve has always wanted, in my opinion, to be very close to power; he's latched on to politicians ranging from M
As referenced here at Newsbusters by Jeffrey Lord, CNN president Jeff Zucker is saying that layoffs at that network which is rapidly dropping in the ratings could be ahead. Could be? Actually the layoffs are ironically happening right now during Labor Day weekend. One of those being laid off is CNN Capitol Hill reporter Lisa Desjardins. However, despite the downside of receiving a pink slip, we have to credit her for turning the unemployment lemons into hilarious lemonade by posting a very funny
On a "big night," CNN anchor Chris Cuomo broke the airing of the Michael Cohen-Donald Trump tape, but little did Cuomo know that Cohen also taped a conversation he had with him. Turns out, the only safe place to have a conversation with Trump's former attorney may be buck naked in a sauna, as The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Cohen recorded a conversation he had with Cuomo, even as he "assured" the anchor he "wasn't running a tape." In the latter tape, two hours long, Cohen told Cu
CNN's New Day host Chris Cuomo went to the data about the 2017 U.S. economy, and outside of the stock market, found that all the boasts Trump has made are factually not true. Cuomo opened up the segment by saying, "A little Monday morning dose of facts first, as caffeinated as coffee." "[Trump] says that the recent success is all because of him, "Cuomo stated. Conservatives have always wanted to turn our news delivery system into one of opinion so they can then fudge, shimmy, dance and outright
A tense interview between a CNN host and a Trump official appeared to go off the rails over the weekend, and a media analyst says it's an example of the Trump administration aggressively dueling with a hostile media. There was plenty of grist for the CNN meat grinder on Sunday after the release of the dubiously-sourced book "Fire and Fury," and State of the Union host Jake Tapper lost no time in flinging some of that mud at Trump policy advisor Stephen Miller, who is ridiculed in the book and sa
On Tuesday on MSNBC, as he was being interviewed by members of the press, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham's audio suddenly and completely went away. After discussing a reported meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian "lawyer" named Natalia Veselnitskaya, Graham said: "I'm sure they (Trump officials) met with a lot of people during the campaign. I'm sure the Clinton campaign met with --" ... well, we don't know what he said after that. That's because the network's Kasie Hunt, clearly wit
On Monday's "Morning Joe" on MSNBC, host Joe Scarborough took aim at President Barack Obama for his approach to radical Islam, particularly ISIS in the wake of recent events. According to Scarborough, Obama's approach is "intellectually flabby." "[W]hat this requires Washington to do and western leaders to do is actually sew some subtlety," Scarborough said. "We have to do two things that seem to be in conflict but actually work together. The first thing we have to do is acknowledge what Graeme
Bill O'Reilly spent a significant part of his first segment tonight decrying the "racism" accusations being thrown by some MSNBC commentators amidst nationwide Ebola panic. O'Reilly did not directly call out MSNBC in his Talking Points Memo, but it was very clearly aimed at them, since he had teased the segment with a clip of Alex Wagner saying some Republican comments on Ebola, including calling for a travel ban is "not even thinly-veiled racism." And that wasn't the first time someone on MSNBC
In a Friday segment titled " Radical Muslims on the March ," Fox News host Sean Hannity had national security experts and commentators in the studio to discuss the rise of radical Islam, and it didn't take long for things to get heated. Act for America President Brigitte Gabriel was among the panelists, and she found herself under fire after questioning why more moderate Muslims are not speaking out against the violence orchestrated by radical Muslims. Fox News liberal contributor Tamara Holder
Chris Matthews goes on full attack mode against his fellow MSNBC host Steve Kornacki for not attacking Ben Carson enough and absolutely demands that he call him a liar. Watch below: Kornacki is a bona fide leftist, but he tries to play fair with both sides, and that just enflamed Chris Matthew's leg tingle. Kornacki is merely saying that there is an interpretation of Carson's words that don't make him a liar - Matthews just can't have that. At one point he even demeans Steve by explaining him wh
Joe Piscopo and Fox News host Neil Cavuto were very annoyed that celebrities in the Hand in Hand hurricane relief telethon talked climate change. Piscopo doesn't believe in climate change but if it does exist, it's Obama's fault! "How about just raising the money, helping the folks out in need and spare the lectures?" Cavuto said after playing clips of Barbra Streisand, Beyonce and Stevie Wonder talking about the importance of dealing with climate change during the telethon. Then, Cavuto introd
Charles Gasparino proves once again that the talking heads over on Faux "news" are living in an alternative universe. Here he is on Fox's Cavuto on Business this Saturday, during one of their typical fearmongering segments on how the illegal immigrants are overrunning our country and going to destroy it (even though immigration is at a net zero) telling everyone that the grandfather of free-market economic theory that conservatives worship is supposedly not a right winger. PAYNE: It's nuts in so
During one of his more ridiculous segments this past week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson spoke with Scott Bolden, a black lawyer who happens to be well off financially. In the heated exchange between the two, Carlson repeatedly tried to claim that Bolden's wealth is an indicator that (1) black people are not oppressed and (2) that he's never experienced real oppression because he has money. Carlson grossly misstates the actual problem and shows that he has no clue how oppression works, as Ring of
In a discussion with Fox News host Sean Hannity Thursday, Eric Trump addressed the "hypocrisy" of the media when it comes to dangerous rhetoric. Amid reckless, over-the-top rhetoric from many in the media, he said, his whole family has "had white powder show up at our house." "The hypocrisy is unlike anything you can imagine," said Trump. "You have them attacking Barron, you have them attacking Tiffany, you have them attacking our entire family. You have them spewing garbage every single day on
On Sunday's PoliticsNation on MSNBC, during the show's regular "Gotcha" segment, host Al Sharpton was imagining racist dog whistles as he complained about "unmitigated, racially-tinged cruelty" from Congressman Steve King, and suggested that those who think like the Iowa Republican are "evil." After playing a clip of Rep. King on CNN's New Day arguing in favor of cutting food stamps and Planned Parenthood to fund the border wall, Sharpton griped: "Just in case you're not evil and this sounds lik
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow and CNN host Brian Stelter claim to hate Fake News, but each keeps promoting the original News Faker, disgraced former CBS anchor Dan Rather. On Monday night, Maddow invited Rather to discuss Trump and how he golfed on Martin Luther King Day. But first, she cued up Rather to denounce Trump's alleged "s---hole" remarks, and Rather typically compared Trump to another of his nemeses, Richard Nixon: RATHER: These comments were racist comments and for the president the Unite
Bill O'Reilly spent a significant part of his first segment tonight decrying the "racism" accusations being thrown by some MSNBC commentators amidst nationwide Ebola panic. O'Reilly did not directly call out MSNBC in his Talking Points Memo, but it was very clearly aimed at them, since he had teased the segment with a clip of Alex Wagner saying some Republican comments on Ebola, including calling for a travel ban is "not even thinly-veiled racism." And that wasn't the first time someone on MSNBC
In a Friday segment titled " Radical Muslims on the March ," Fox News host Sean Hannity had national security experts and commentators in the studio to discuss the rise of radical Islam, and it didn't take long for things to get heated. Act for America President Brigitte Gabriel was among the panelists, and she found herself under fire after questioning why more moderate Muslims are not speaking out against the violence orchestrated by radical Muslims. Fox News liberal contributor Tamara Holder
Chris Matthews goes on full attack mode against his fellow MSNBC host Steve Kornacki for not attacking Ben Carson enough and absolutely demands that he call him a liar. Watch below: Kornacki is a bona fide leftist, but he tries to play fair with both sides, and that just enflamed Chris Matthew's leg tingle. Kornacki is merely saying that there is an interpretation of Carson's words that don't make him a liar - Matthews just can't have that. At one point he even demeans Steve by explaining him wh
Joe Piscopo and Fox News host Neil Cavuto were very annoyed that celebrities in the Hand in Hand hurricane relief telethon talked climate change. Piscopo doesn't believe in climate change but if it does exist, it's Obama's fault! "How about just raising the money, helping the folks out in need and spare the lectures?" Cavuto said after playing clips of Barbra Streisand, Beyonce and Stevie Wonder talking about the importance of dealing with climate change during the telethon. Then, Cavuto introd
Charles Gasparino proves once again that the talking heads over on Faux "news" are living in an alternative universe. Here he is on Fox's Cavuto on Business this Saturday, during one of their typical fearmongering segments on how the illegal immigrants are overrunning our country and going to destroy it (even though immigration is at a net zero) telling everyone that the grandfather of free-market economic theory that conservatives worship is supposedly not a right winger. PAYNE: It's nuts in so
During one of his more ridiculous segments this past week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson spoke with Scott Bolden, a black lawyer who happens to be well off financially. In the heated exchange between the two, Carlson repeatedly tried to claim that Bolden's wealth is an indicator that (1) black people are not oppressed and (2) that he's never experienced real oppression because he has money. Carlson grossly misstates the actual problem and shows that he has no clue how oppression works, as Ring of
In a discussion with Fox News host Sean Hannity Thursday, Eric Trump addressed the "hypocrisy" of the media when it comes to dangerous rhetoric. Amid reckless, over-the-top rhetoric from many in the media, he said, his whole family has "had white powder show up at our house." "The hypocrisy is unlike anything you can imagine," said Trump. "You have them attacking Barron, you have them attacking Tiffany, you have them attacking our entire family. You have them spewing garbage every single day on
On Sunday's PoliticsNation on MSNBC, during the show's regular "Gotcha" segment, host Al Sharpton was imagining racist dog whistles as he complained about "unmitigated, racially-tinged cruelty" from Congressman Steve King, and suggested that those who think like the Iowa Republican are "evil." After playing a clip of Rep. King on CNN's New Day arguing in favor of cutting food stamps and Planned Parenthood to fund the border wall, Sharpton griped: "Just in case you're not evil and this sounds lik
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow and CNN host Brian Stelter claim to hate Fake News, but each keeps promoting the original News Faker, disgraced former CBS anchor Dan Rather. On Monday night, Maddow invited Rather to discuss Trump and how he golfed on Martin Luther King Day. But first, she cued up Rather to denounce Trump's alleged "s---hole" remarks, and Rather typically compared Trump to another of his nemeses, Richard Nixon: RATHER: These comments were racist comments and for the president the Unite
LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS Directed by Edward Zwick Given the power of the pharmaceutical industry, any big-studio feature that explored the marketing tactics of drug companies would be a welcome addition to the debate over the U.S. health-care system. Universal Pictures appeared ready to make that movie five years ago when it bought the rights to Jamie Reidy's memoir Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman . Reidy's book, chronicling his years in the late 90s as a sales representative for Pfize
Here's a primer. In October 2012, Gawker.com published a sex tape of the famous wrestler without, needless to say, obtaining his permission. That same month, Hogan sued for invasion of privacy and "emotional stress and harm." Hogan wanted $100 million in damages. Unsurprisingly, the two sides failed to reach a settlement. Trial began on March 7 of this year and concluded on March 18 when the jury awarded Hogan $115 million. Another $25 million was added later, bringing the total to $140 million.
Credit: John Amato John Amato meets Shenna Bellows. Look at her smile! He's still Got It! They say that no good deed goes unpunished and nothing illustrates the truth of that old trope more vividly that the Human Rights Campaign endorsing Maine Senator Susan Collins over her Democratic opponent, the stalwart defender of human rights and civil liberties, Shenna Bellows. It wasn't the first time Republicans have been unjustly rewarded with endorsements from national liberal organizations, unfortun
(Photo: Nigel Parry/CPI for New York Magazine) At the movies, Allen's most natural heir and the most successful representative of the new Jewish humor is Judd Apatow, who has pointedly put Jewish characters in many of his mainstream comedies (a genre that tends to omit potentially discomforting details like religion). To those of us raised on Allen's films, Apatow's schlumpy, relaxed good guys may hardly seem Jewish at allthey're more defined by their status as slackers, stoners, horndogs, and u
Jewish World Review April 29, 2005 / 20 Nissan, 5765 By Rabbi David Aaron After reading this essay, you'll never look at yourself or others the same way again. Guaranteed http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Kirk Douglas once told me that when people compliment him on a performance, they often tell him how great he was at losing himself in the part. "You just became Vincent Van Gogh! You were so wonderful." And he answers, "No, you lost yourself in the part. I can't afford to lose myself in the
Illustration by Jim Cooke/GMG. Dear Jane, I am a WoC who is married to a white dude. Most of our married life, we lived with his mom. At first, it was because we were both students and he has 2 kids from a previous marriage and it was nice to have a big house to live in. Now, she lives with us because he wants to take care of his mom in her old age. I'm grateful for all the help we had received and the fact that the kids have a grandparent around who loves them. Lately, I'm finding living with h
Illustration by Max-o-matic C amp Hero, in Montauk, is the East Coast's Area 51: older, not as sprawling, a little bit stuffier. Now decommissioned, it was a vast underground warren of laboratories staffed by scientists from Brookhaven Labs, a little farther west, and devoted to teleportation (an off-label application of Albert Einstein's unified theory, supervised at the start by Einstein himself), time travel, and mind control (Camp Hero's radar frequency was said to be perfect for such exp
On Wikipedia, Men Who Write Books Are Just Novelists, While Women Who Do Are "Women Novelists" Alyssa Rosenberg Apr 25, 2013, 7:37 pm In my favorite new illustration of the persistent belief that, when it comes to gender, male experience is considered general and unbiased while female experience is particular and annotated, novelist Amanda Filipacchi browsed through Wikipedia and found out that someone has been recategorizing entries on female American fiction writers so that they're weeded out
P astor Tom Clark is dying. His esophageal cancer was diagnosed at the beginning of 2012, and after several rounds of chemo, radiation treatments, and surgery, the doctors have given up. Six weeks ago, they told him he had only a few weeks left. Earlier this year, Pastor Tom celebrated twenty-five years of ministry at Tri-City Covenant Church (TCCC) in Somersworth, New Hampshire. Over the same period, he's taught at the church's Christian school, everything from Bible to computer basics. His rol
July 18, 2012 (LiveActionNews.org) - Like most women, I'm concerned about my health. That's why I recently made an appointment to see an OB/GYN. As I talked with my new doctor, I shared my history of severe menstrual cramps. As a remedy, she suggested I take birth control pills. I politely told her I was "adamantly opposed" to the pill; I took it as a teenager to alleviate cramps, though it proved ineffective. Aside from that, I'm aware of the history of Planned Parenthood, which was formerly kn
Here's a primer. In October 2012, Gawker.com published a sex tape of the famous wrestler without, needless to say, obtaining his permission. That same month, Hogan sued for invasion of privacy and "emotional stress and harm." Hogan wanted $100 million in damages. Unsurprisingly, the two sides failed to reach a settlement. Trial began on March 7 of this year and concluded on March 18 when the jury awarded Hogan $115 million. Another $25 million was added later, bringing the total to $140 million.
Credit: John Amato John Amato meets Shenna Bellows. Look at her smile! He's still Got It! They say that no good deed goes unpunished and nothing illustrates the truth of that old trope more vividly that the Human Rights Campaign endorsing Maine Senator Susan Collins over her Democratic opponent, the stalwart defender of human rights and civil liberties, Shenna Bellows. It wasn't the first time Republicans have been unjustly rewarded with endorsements from national liberal organizations, unfortun
(Photo: Nigel Parry/CPI for New York Magazine) At the movies, Allen's most natural heir and the most successful representative of the new Jewish humor is Judd Apatow, who has pointedly put Jewish characters in many of his mainstream comedies (a genre that tends to omit potentially discomforting details like religion). To those of us raised on Allen's films, Apatow's schlumpy, relaxed good guys may hardly seem Jewish at allthey're more defined by their status as slackers, stoners, horndogs, and u
Jewish World Review April 29, 2005 / 20 Nissan, 5765 By Rabbi David Aaron After reading this essay, you'll never look at yourself or others the same way again. Guaranteed http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Kirk Douglas once told me that when people compliment him on a performance, they often tell him how great he was at losing himself in the part. "You just became Vincent Van Gogh! You were so wonderful." And he answers, "No, you lost yourself in the part. I can't afford to lose myself in the
Illustration by Jim Cooke/GMG. Dear Jane, I am a WoC who is married to a white dude. Most of our married life, we lived with his mom. At first, it was because we were both students and he has 2 kids from a previous marriage and it was nice to have a big house to live in. Now, she lives with us because he wants to take care of his mom in her old age. I'm grateful for all the help we had received and the fact that the kids have a grandparent around who loves them. Lately, I'm finding living with h
Illustration by Max-o-matic C amp Hero, in Montauk, is the East Coast's Area 51: older, not as sprawling, a little bit stuffier. Now decommissioned, it was a vast underground warren of laboratories staffed by scientists from Brookhaven Labs, a little farther west, and devoted to teleportation (an off-label application of Albert Einstein's unified theory, supervised at the start by Einstein himself), time travel, and mind control (Camp Hero's radar frequency was said to be perfect for such exp
On Wikipedia, Men Who Write Books Are Just Novelists, While Women Who Do Are "Women Novelists" Alyssa Rosenberg Apr 25, 2013, 7:37 pm In my favorite new illustration of the persistent belief that, when it comes to gender, male experience is considered general and unbiased while female experience is particular and annotated, novelist Amanda Filipacchi browsed through Wikipedia and found out that someone has been recategorizing entries on female American fiction writers so that they're weeded out
P astor Tom Clark is dying. His esophageal cancer was diagnosed at the beginning of 2012, and after several rounds of chemo, radiation treatments, and surgery, the doctors have given up. Six weeks ago, they told him he had only a few weeks left. Earlier this year, Pastor Tom celebrated twenty-five years of ministry at Tri-City Covenant Church (TCCC) in Somersworth, New Hampshire. Over the same period, he's taught at the church's Christian school, everything from Bible to computer basics. His rol
July 18, 2012 (LiveActionNews.org) - Like most women, I'm concerned about my health. That's why I recently made an appointment to see an OB/GYN. As I talked with my new doctor, I shared my history of severe menstrual cramps. As a remedy, she suggested I take birth control pills. I politely told her I was "adamantly opposed" to the pill; I took it as a teenager to alleviate cramps, though it proved ineffective. Aside from that, I'm aware of the history of Planned Parenthood, which was formerly kn
Jamie Gorelick Just when I think I am beyond the reach of shock, I come across some new revelation that makes my head rotate. Almost equally disturbing is the revelation that the vice chairwoman of the Urban Institute Board of Trustees is none other than Jamie Gorelick. How does this lady manage it? In her most recent public outing, Gorelick represented BP in the Gulf oil mess - not the first disaster with which the 58-year-old Gorelick has been involved. Indeed, bloggers have taken to calling J
She changed her mind about nuclear power--and she wants to change yours, too Gwyneth Cravens. Illustration by David Anderson. Novelist, journalist, and former anti-nuclear activist Gwyneth Cravens spent 10 years researching and writing Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy. She tells us why she now favours nuclear. This: How did you become an advocate for nuclear power? Cravens: Through my good friend Rip Anderson, a scientist at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico. He's
- Advertisement - The first (known) meltdown of a nuclear power generator in the U.S.A. occurred in July of 1959 at the Santa Susana Field Laboratories in Simi Valley, CA. Since this accident pre-dated any regulation of the nuclear industry, no one will ever know how much radioactivity was strewn around as a result. Reasonable people guess the released amount was comparable to what happened at Three Mile Island or Chernobyl, but much less than the ongoing disaster at Fukushima. The S
Illustration by Max-o-matic C amp Hero, in Montauk, is the East Coast's Area 51: older, not as sprawling, a little bit stuffier. Now decommissioned, it was a vast underground warren of laboratories staffed by scientists from Brookhaven Labs, a little farther west, and devoted to teleportation (an off-label application of Albert Einstein's unified theory, supervised at the start by Einstein himself), time travel, and mind control (Camp Hero's radar frequency was said to be perfect for such exp
Niccolo Machiavelli, 1469-1527 (Illustration by Michael Daley) The myth of Machiavelli took flight within a generation of his death in 1527. One of the stock villains of Elizabethan literature is "Machiavel": a sinister, even diabolical figure who preaches blasphemy, treachery and hypocrisy. In Christopher Marlowe's luridly anti-Semitic play, The Jew of Malta , Machiavel delivers a prologue that includes the notorious lines: "I count religion but a childish toy,/And hold there is no sin but igno
By Linda Bentley | February 10, 2016 Carefree expands scope for pumpkin artist for 2016 CAREFREE - Jim Van Allen spoke during Call to the Public on Tuesday evening to thank Vice Mayor John Crane and Councilman Bob Gearhart for assisting the Carefree/Cave Creek Chamber of Commerce during a recent event. Tom Rawles said he had been invited by Mayor Les Peterson to participate in a committee to revise the town code. However, he wanted it to be on the record that he was not involved in the changes b
Reports from the Arctic are getting pretty grim. The latest, from a blog called Arctic News , warns that by 2026 - that's just nine years from now - warming above the Arctic Circle could be so extreme that a massively disrupted and weakened jet stream could lead to global temperature rises so severe that a massive extinction event, including humans, could result. This latest blog post, written by Arctic News editor Sam Carana, draws on research by a number of scientists (linked in his article),
"The Ward Room" by Eric Ravilious, 1941 (Courtesy Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne) Seventy-five years ago, in the middle of the war while serving as an official war artist, the painter Eric Ravilious died accompanying an RAF recovery mission that was looking for two seaplanes that had gone missing off Iceland. His own plane never returned and no traces of it were ever found. At the time of his death Ravilious had just established himself as the most innovative watercolourist then at work and an a
In Dante's vision of the Inferno, the avaricious and the profligate are punished with heavy weights that batter them until their features are unrecognizable. A classic illustration depicts those weights as immense sacks of money. Kathryn Moody : Investors, Are You Ready for the Next Global Crisis? Manuel Schiffres Mutual Fund Rankings, 2014 Meghan Streit : Pitching In When Caregivers Need Help Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D., R.D.N., F.A.N.D : How to prevent a second (and first) heart attack thru diet T
- Advertisement - It's quite a trip to separate fact from fiction these days, so I greatly appreciate serious truth-tellers. Lee has an amazing sense of humor, thinks on his feet like greased lightening, is remarkably aware of major issues, and interviews many of the brightest bulbs in the shed. For example, in this video you'll find him interviewing Chris Hedges twice, the author of "Confessions of an Economic Hitman," Jimmy Dore, and many others you'll recognize. Kudos to Lee, and I note that
She changed her mind about nuclear power--and she wants to change yours, too Gwyneth Cravens. Illustration by David Anderson. Novelist, journalist, and former anti-nuclear activist Gwyneth Cravens spent 10 years researching and writing Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy. She tells us why she now favours nuclear. This: How did you become an advocate for nuclear power? Cravens: Through my good friend Rip Anderson, a scientist at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico. He's
- Advertisement - The first (known) meltdown of a nuclear power generator in the U.S.A. occurred in July of 1959 at the Santa Susana Field Laboratories in Simi Valley, CA. Since this accident pre-dated any regulation of the nuclear industry, no one will ever know how much radioactivity was strewn around as a result. Reasonable people guess the released amount was comparable to what happened at Three Mile Island or Chernobyl, but much less than the ongoing disaster at Fukushima. The S
Illustration by Max-o-matic C amp Hero, in Montauk, is the East Coast's Area 51: older, not as sprawling, a little bit stuffier. Now decommissioned, it was a vast underground warren of laboratories staffed by scientists from Brookhaven Labs, a little farther west, and devoted to teleportation (an off-label application of Albert Einstein's unified theory, supervised at the start by Einstein himself), time travel, and mind control (Camp Hero's radar frequency was said to be perfect for such exp
Niccolo Machiavelli, 1469-1527 (Illustration by Michael Daley) The myth of Machiavelli took flight within a generation of his death in 1527. One of the stock villains of Elizabethan literature is "Machiavel": a sinister, even diabolical figure who preaches blasphemy, treachery and hypocrisy. In Christopher Marlowe's luridly anti-Semitic play, The Jew of Malta , Machiavel delivers a prologue that includes the notorious lines: "I count religion but a childish toy,/And hold there is no sin but igno
By Linda Bentley | February 10, 2016 Carefree expands scope for pumpkin artist for 2016 CAREFREE - Jim Van Allen spoke during Call to the Public on Tuesday evening to thank Vice Mayor John Crane and Councilman Bob Gearhart for assisting the Carefree/Cave Creek Chamber of Commerce during a recent event. Tom Rawles said he had been invited by Mayor Les Peterson to participate in a committee to revise the town code. However, he wanted it to be on the record that he was not involved in the changes b
Reports from the Arctic are getting pretty grim. The latest, from a blog called Arctic News , warns that by 2026 - that's just nine years from now - warming above the Arctic Circle could be so extreme that a massively disrupted and weakened jet stream could lead to global temperature rises so severe that a massive extinction event, including humans, could result. This latest blog post, written by Arctic News editor Sam Carana, draws on research by a number of scientists (linked in his article),
"The Ward Room" by Eric Ravilious, 1941 (Courtesy Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne) Seventy-five years ago, in the middle of the war while serving as an official war artist, the painter Eric Ravilious died accompanying an RAF recovery mission that was looking for two seaplanes that had gone missing off Iceland. His own plane never returned and no traces of it were ever found. At the time of his death Ravilious had just established himself as the most innovative watercolourist then at work and an a
In Dante's vision of the Inferno, the avaricious and the profligate are punished with heavy weights that batter them until their features are unrecognizable. A classic illustration depicts those weights as immense sacks of money. Kathryn Moody : Investors, Are You Ready for the Next Global Crisis? Manuel Schiffres Mutual Fund Rankings, 2014 Meghan Streit : Pitching In When Caregivers Need Help Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D., R.D.N., F.A.N.D : How to prevent a second (and first) heart attack thru diet T
- Advertisement - It's quite a trip to separate fact from fiction these days, so I greatly appreciate serious truth-tellers. Lee has an amazing sense of humor, thinks on his feet like greased lightening, is remarkably aware of major issues, and interviews many of the brightest bulbs in the shed. For example, in this video you'll find him interviewing Chris Hedges twice, the author of "Confessions of an Economic Hitman," Jimmy Dore, and many others you'll recognize. Kudos to Lee, and I note that
Get our newsletter delivered directly to your inbox I have already subscribed | Do not show this message again The majority of Venezuelans disapprove of any foreign intervention into the country internal affairs and support dialogue between the socialist government and the opposition, while also predictably rejecting violent right-wing protesters, according to surveys from polling organization Hinterlaces. According to the data released by the organization, 76 percent of those surveyed disapprov
Wednesday's shooting in Virginia that appeared to target Republican lawmakers highlights a trend that terrorism experts have been monitoring in recent months: the ramping up of violence committed by the left. "This is something we're very concerned about," said Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University-San Bernardino. "The violence is not indigenous to just one side of the political spectrum. While other entities are farther along, thi
UN Report Highlights US History Of Slavery, Segregation & Racial Terror By Staff, www.ohchr.org September 29, 2016 UN Report Highlights US History Of Slavery, Segregation & Racial Terror 2016-09-29 2016-09-29 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/09/ankle_2000x1124_0-e1474402456600-150x85.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: Edmon de Haro The colonial history, the legacy
There was a specter haunting the House Homeland Security Committee's hearing Thursday on "radicalization in the Muslim community." That specter was CAIR, the Council on American-Islamic Relations. As the hearings began, with huge lines of spectators and journalists still trying to get in, committee chairman Rep. Peter King said that there really wasn't any way to save Muslims from extremism as long as CAIR got taken seriously. "In the lead-up to this hearing," said King, "I found it shocking and
The New York Republican is chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. He thought the committee should look into radicalization among American Muslims. It seemed logical. After all, most of the 38 known terrorist plots aimed at America since 9/11 were homegrown. The theme of the hearing was nothing new. Last year, a committee in the Democrat-controlled Senate held one of its own. King's objective was the same, to alert communities to the danger of exploitation and explore the best ways to
The number of legal immigrants seeking citizenship in the United States is at its highest in four years amid efforts by the White House and advocacy groups to increase the number of Latinos and Asians, who have "long favored Democratic presidential candidates," a Pew Research Center study says. Between October of last year and January, 249,609 immigrants have applied for citizenship, up 13 percent over the same period last year. That compared with a total increase of 19 percent for all of the la
Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, ABC, CBS and NBC have slanted news coverage in favor of left-wing critics like the ACLU who suggest we Americans have more to fear from our own government than from the al-Qaeda terrorists who killed nearly 3,000 of us five years ago. In coverage of three important anti-terror programs, reporters cast the U.S. as threatening Americans' civil liberties and violating captured terrorists' human rights. Those are the findings of a new Media Research Center study of
George Rasley, CHQ Editor | 7/5/2016 The news that Speaker Paul Ryan and the House Republican "leadership" are moving a bill that purports to strengthen our government's almost non-existent battle against domestic Muslim terrorism might sound good to most Americans - until they read the actual substance of the bill. Supposedly the bill, sponsored by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, would force the Department of Homeland Security to prioritize efforts against radical Islamic terrorism, all
While trying to disarm Americans, Obama is allowing illegal aliens to flood the country, invites Muslims from war zones to live in the US and is now going to empty out the prisons. Many members of the United States press are anxiously awaiting the appearance of President Barack Obama at the memorial service -- or rally for gun control -- being held for the victims of the still mysterious mass shooter at a community college in Oregon. Not a even few hours went by after the murders when President
On October 31, the Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) held its 1st Annual Muslim Day at the Capitol -- not to be confused with the Islamic Day in Ohio held during the same month, or the Meet a Muslim Day , Hijab Day , and National Muslim Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill held earlier this year. Participants were provided with "training, support, and education for a full day of civic engagement" as CAIR officials lobbied Ohio lawmakers. CAIR-Cleveland co-founder Isam Zaie
Wednesday's shooting in Virginia that appeared to target Republican lawmakers highlights a trend that terrorism experts have been monitoring in recent months: the ramping up of violence committed by the left. "This is something we're very concerned about," said Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University-San Bernardino. "The violence is not indigenous to just one side of the political spectrum. While other entities are farther along, thi
UN Report Highlights US History Of Slavery, Segregation & Racial Terror By Staff, www.ohchr.org September 29, 2016 UN Report Highlights US History Of Slavery, Segregation & Racial Terror 2016-09-29 2016-09-29 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/09/ankle_2000x1124_0-e1474402456600-150x85.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: Edmon de Haro The colonial history, the legacy
There was a specter haunting the House Homeland Security Committee's hearing Thursday on "radicalization in the Muslim community." That specter was CAIR, the Council on American-Islamic Relations. As the hearings began, with huge lines of spectators and journalists still trying to get in, committee chairman Rep. Peter King said that there really wasn't any way to save Muslims from extremism as long as CAIR got taken seriously. "In the lead-up to this hearing," said King, "I found it shocking and
The New York Republican is chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. He thought the committee should look into radicalization among American Muslims. It seemed logical. After all, most of the 38 known terrorist plots aimed at America since 9/11 were homegrown. The theme of the hearing was nothing new. Last year, a committee in the Democrat-controlled Senate held one of its own. King's objective was the same, to alert communities to the danger of exploitation and explore the best ways to
The number of legal immigrants seeking citizenship in the United States is at its highest in four years amid efforts by the White House and advocacy groups to increase the number of Latinos and Asians, who have "long favored Democratic presidential candidates," a Pew Research Center study says. Between October of last year and January, 249,609 immigrants have applied for citizenship, up 13 percent over the same period last year. That compared with a total increase of 19 percent for all of the la
Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, ABC, CBS and NBC have slanted news coverage in favor of left-wing critics like the ACLU who suggest we Americans have more to fear from our own government than from the al-Qaeda terrorists who killed nearly 3,000 of us five years ago. In coverage of three important anti-terror programs, reporters cast the U.S. as threatening Americans' civil liberties and violating captured terrorists' human rights. Those are the findings of a new Media Research Center study of
George Rasley, CHQ Editor | 7/5/2016 The news that Speaker Paul Ryan and the House Republican "leadership" are moving a bill that purports to strengthen our government's almost non-existent battle against domestic Muslim terrorism might sound good to most Americans - until they read the actual substance of the bill. Supposedly the bill, sponsored by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, would force the Department of Homeland Security to prioritize efforts against radical Islamic terrorism, all
While trying to disarm Americans, Obama is allowing illegal aliens to flood the country, invites Muslims from war zones to live in the US and is now going to empty out the prisons. Many members of the United States press are anxiously awaiting the appearance of President Barack Obama at the memorial service -- or rally for gun control -- being held for the victims of the still mysterious mass shooter at a community college in Oregon. Not a even few hours went by after the murders when President
On October 31, the Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) held its 1st Annual Muslim Day at the Capitol -- not to be confused with the Islamic Day in Ohio held during the same month, or the Meet a Muslim Day , Hijab Day , and National Muslim Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill held earlier this year. Participants were provided with "training, support, and education for a full day of civic engagement" as CAIR officials lobbied Ohio lawmakers. CAIR-Cleveland co-founder Isam Zaie
Updated Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, 4:55 p.m. EST: Erica Garner is still fighting for her life after suffering brain... Kwanzaa, like black America, was birthed in struggle and chaos, then bathed in blood. It was born in the freedom... This Christmas Eve, JusticeLA is "dropping" beds outside shopping centers across Los Angeles County--from Inglewood to... Just last week, 71-year-old Henry Montgomery found out he would spend yet another Christmas behind bars in Louisiana.... Daniel Shaver, 26, is de
Sheikh Abdullah Daqqaq told Mehr News International Service during an interview with Mohammad Fatemizadeh on Saturday that Al-Khalifa ruling house had illegitimately put under house arrest and denaturalized Ayatollah Issa Qassim which only garnered to the regime in Manama the ignominy and condemnation even by observers in some of the most ignorant allies of the island. "No less important reaction was that by Bahraini Shia communities who have supported the Revolution and acted as ranks and files
On Monday, March 11, at a crucial moment, the State Department turned its back on an American pastor imprisoned in Iran. In September of last year, Saeed Abedini - a U.S. citizen from Idaho - was arrested by Iran's jihadist Revolutionary Guard when he was in Tehran helping build an orphanage. He was tortured, tried, convicted, and sentenced to eight years in Iran's most brutal prison simply because of his Christian faith. In other words, he's an American hostage. At the American Center for Law &
By Ali Younes - Washington, D.C. When the Egyptian military leaders decided to end Egypt's first ever-ever democratic experience in a coup d'etat on July 2nd, toppling the Muslim brotherhood ( MB) government from power and imprisoning president Mohammad Morsi. With that in mind Egypt has perhaps became the only country in the world that had a revolution against democracy. As a result, the new government embarked on persecuting and illegally imprisoning members of the Muslim brotherhood and other
"Last year, the Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth received $350,000 from Department of Homeland Security for "citizenship and education training" with a program description of "citizenship and immigration services." Between September 2010 and September 2013, the Catholic Charities of Dallas received $823,658 from the Department of Homeland Security for "Citizenship Education Training" for "refugee and entrant assistance." It is no coincidence that the vice president of the United States C
TFS Endorsement - Ross Hancock for State House District 114 April 17, 2014 * by The Florida Squeeze * in 2014 Endorsement , Florida Democrats , Florida Legislature * 25 Comments Miami-Dade County's demographics are shifting rapidly -- in favor of the Democrats. Since 2008, the swings have become more pronounced as areas that were long untouchable in legislative elections have very quickly become winnable for Dems. One such district is House 114 where incumbent Erik Fresen, the poster child for t
I have already subscribed | Do not show this message again Lieutenant Colonel Wilmer Herrera, member of the Guarimba and Continuous Coup Victims Committee, dennounced that the people was the actual victim of the guarimbas (Actions of resistance by anti government groups), not its promoters, as suggested by Barack Obama's declarations asking on September for the release of Leopoldo Lopez, imprisoned for his violent act of terrorism that caused the death of around 40 people. The committee delivere
PAKISTAN: Imran Awan, the Pakistani-American who worked for more than a decade for Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, bilked the government out of millions of dollars while having access to classified data. He was arrested July 24 and charged by the FBI with bank fraud while trying to board a flight for Pakistan--all part of a Washington scandal you aren't hearing about. The New York Times first covered the arrest four days after it happened, explaining that "conservative news outle
FBI agents gun down Muslim leader By Abayomi Azikiwe Editor, Pan-African News Wire Detroit Published Oct 29, 2009 9:31 PM More than 1,000 people attended funeral services for Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah on Oct. 31 at the Muslim Center on Detroit's West Side. The African-American Muslim leader had been gunned down by FBI agents three days earlier. Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah Photo: Muslim Alliance of North America Speakers at the services stressed that Imam Abdullah was known throughout the city an
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan has a good chance of becoming the country's first Muslim governor, The Guardian reports. El-Sayed, 32, grew up in Detroit the son of Egyptian immigrants and left his position as executive director of the Detroit Health Department in February to run for governor in next year's Democratic Party primary. He made a pledge to accept no campaign contributions from corporations, calling them "bribes," and already has raised over $1 million. If elected, he promises to push
Sheikh Abdullah Daqqaq told Mehr News International Service during an interview with Mohammad Fatemizadeh on Saturday that Al-Khalifa ruling house had illegitimately put under house arrest and denaturalized Ayatollah Issa Qassim which only garnered to the regime in Manama the ignominy and condemnation even by observers in some of the most ignorant allies of the island. "No less important reaction was that by Bahraini Shia communities who have supported the Revolution and acted as ranks and files
On Monday, March 11, at a crucial moment, the State Department turned its back on an American pastor imprisoned in Iran. In September of last year, Saeed Abedini - a U.S. citizen from Idaho - was arrested by Iran's jihadist Revolutionary Guard when he was in Tehran helping build an orphanage. He was tortured, tried, convicted, and sentenced to eight years in Iran's most brutal prison simply because of his Christian faith. In other words, he's an American hostage. At the American Center for Law &
By Ali Younes - Washington, D.C. When the Egyptian military leaders decided to end Egypt's first ever-ever democratic experience in a coup d'etat on July 2nd, toppling the Muslim brotherhood ( MB) government from power and imprisoning president Mohammad Morsi. With that in mind Egypt has perhaps became the only country in the world that had a revolution against democracy. As a result, the new government embarked on persecuting and illegally imprisoning members of the Muslim brotherhood and other
"Last year, the Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth received $350,000 from Department of Homeland Security for "citizenship and education training" with a program description of "citizenship and immigration services." Between September 2010 and September 2013, the Catholic Charities of Dallas received $823,658 from the Department of Homeland Security for "Citizenship Education Training" for "refugee and entrant assistance." It is no coincidence that the vice president of the United States C
TFS Endorsement - Ross Hancock for State House District 114 April 17, 2014 * by The Florida Squeeze * in 2014 Endorsement , Florida Democrats , Florida Legislature * 25 Comments Miami-Dade County's demographics are shifting rapidly -- in favor of the Democrats. Since 2008, the swings have become more pronounced as areas that were long untouchable in legislative elections have very quickly become winnable for Dems. One such district is House 114 where incumbent Erik Fresen, the poster child for t
I have already subscribed | Do not show this message again Lieutenant Colonel Wilmer Herrera, member of the Guarimba and Continuous Coup Victims Committee, dennounced that the people was the actual victim of the guarimbas (Actions of resistance by anti government groups), not its promoters, as suggested by Barack Obama's declarations asking on September for the release of Leopoldo Lopez, imprisoned for his violent act of terrorism that caused the death of around 40 people. The committee delivere
PAKISTAN: Imran Awan, the Pakistani-American who worked for more than a decade for Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, bilked the government out of millions of dollars while having access to classified data. He was arrested July 24 and charged by the FBI with bank fraud while trying to board a flight for Pakistan--all part of a Washington scandal you aren't hearing about. The New York Times first covered the arrest four days after it happened, explaining that "conservative news outle
FBI agents gun down Muslim leader By Abayomi Azikiwe Editor, Pan-African News Wire Detroit Published Oct 29, 2009 9:31 PM More than 1,000 people attended funeral services for Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah on Oct. 31 at the Muslim Center on Detroit's West Side. The African-American Muslim leader had been gunned down by FBI agents three days earlier. Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah Photo: Muslim Alliance of North America Speakers at the services stressed that Imam Abdullah was known throughout the city an
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan has a good chance of becoming the country's first Muslim governor, The Guardian reports. El-Sayed, 32, grew up in Detroit the son of Egyptian immigrants and left his position as executive director of the Detroit Health Department in February to run for governor in next year's Democratic Party primary. He made a pledge to accept no campaign contributions from corporations, calling them "bribes," and already has raised over $1 million. If elected, he promises to push
Gabbard was all for debate in 2016 when she backed Bernie. U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is refusing to debate a Democratic primary challenger again this election season, spurring another round of criticism that she's stifling the democratic election process and not giving voters a chance to hear from her opponents. The popular congresswoman has yet to participate in a debate against a primary challenger since being elected to Congress six years ago. "Blocking debates from happening through non-partic
From this Monday's Andrea Mitchell Reports, Rep. Marsha Blackburn did her part to make sure that the Republican party remains the "stupid party." I don't think remarks like this are going to help them much with making inroads with women and minority voters. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on Monday openly admitted that she opposed the latest reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) because it included protections for LGBT, Native American, and undocumented victims of domestic violen
Gina Miller has been crowned as one of the most influential and successful migrants of all time - Gina Miller features alongside Madeleine Albright and Elon Musk in the inaugural list celebrating the achievements of first and second generation migrants. Miller's history of activism and fighting for her beliefs contributed to her inclusion. Other winners include the Tour De France and Vuelta a Espana winner, Chris Froome, World Championship Boxer Anthony Joshua and The Evening Standard and The In
"I do not support a livable wage," said Georgia Republican candidate Karen Handle, when asked about supporting a minimum wage increase. During a debate for an open U.S. House seat in Georgia, Republican candidate Karen Handle and Democrat candidate Jon Ossoff were questioned if they favored a minimum wage increase. Ossoff, who had narrowly missed winning the seat Republicans have held for the last 40 years in April, said he supported the wage increase by stating "the minimum wage should be a l
On Friday, Lisa Marie Pane and Emily Swanson at the Associated Press betrayed more than a little sadness that "The slaying of five dozen people in Las Vegas did little to change Americans' opinions about gun laws." This unfortunate (in their view) polling result was achieved despite a ridiculous weighting of the poll's sample towards Democrats accompanied by a failure to identify the overall political outlooks (vs. party affiliations) of those who were sampled. The AP article was very difficult
The term "civility" is all the rage today in the beltway media since Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked to leave a Virginia restaurant because Trump's press secretary promotes the incredible dishonesty that comes from the Trump administration. This wasn't an off the cuff act of aggression against Sanders that came from owner Stephanie Wilkinson or her staff but something they took some time with before Wilkinson asked for a private word with SHS. "I said, 'I'm the owner,' " she recalled, " 'I'd li
The Democratic Party, controlled primarily by the leftist media, is out to destroy Amy Coney Barrett, one of the finalists to be appointed by President Trump to the U.S. Supreme Court. Her sin is that she has nine children, two adopted, and is a member of a charismatic ecumenical group including Catholics and Protestants. Because of this, the Dems and media believe she would vote to overrule Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey , which established the constitutional right to an abortion
Get the New Statesman's Morning Call email. During the EU referendum, Andrea Leadsom was one of the more palatable faces of the Leave campaign. But compared to Theresa May, will she show up as style rather than substance? Who? The Tonbridge grammar school girl-turned-Tory A Lister is one of the lesser-known candidates in the contest. Leaving her highflying banking career, the 53-year-old Leadsom was elected in 2010 to represent South Northamptonshire, and first made a name for herself on the T
Sarah Huckabee Sanders and DHS Secretary Kristjen Nielsen were kicked out of, or, in Nielsen's case chased out, of restaurants for being part of America's conservative leadership. The leftists even went to Mrs. Nielsen's home and shouted, screamed, and tormented her neighbors. Americans were not supportive but the left and the left-wing politicians of the Democratic Party are. They remain silent even when Antifa assaults people or a Bernie supporter threatens to kill Republican politicians like
Rep. Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday evening joined Sen. Kamala Harris in calling for the head of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in response to the separation of illegal immigrant families at the border. She can't think of anything more barbaric than using children as leverage. . @SecNielsen must resign. This is not an immigration issue, it is a humanitarian issue. Children are being used by the Trump Admin to create leverage, with a goal of passing Trump's anti-immigrant agenda. I struggle to think of
From this Monday's Andrea Mitchell Reports, Rep. Marsha Blackburn did her part to make sure that the Republican party remains the "stupid party." I don't think remarks like this are going to help them much with making inroads with women and minority voters. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on Monday openly admitted that she opposed the latest reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) because it included protections for LGBT, Native American, and undocumented victims of domestic violen
Gina Miller has been crowned as one of the most influential and successful migrants of all time - Gina Miller features alongside Madeleine Albright and Elon Musk in the inaugural list celebrating the achievements of first and second generation migrants. Miller's history of activism and fighting for her beliefs contributed to her inclusion. Other winners include the Tour De France and Vuelta a Espana winner, Chris Froome, World Championship Boxer Anthony Joshua and The Evening Standard and The In
"I do not support a livable wage," said Georgia Republican candidate Karen Handle, when asked about supporting a minimum wage increase. During a debate for an open U.S. House seat in Georgia, Republican candidate Karen Handle and Democrat candidate Jon Ossoff were questioned if they favored a minimum wage increase. Ossoff, who had narrowly missed winning the seat Republicans have held for the last 40 years in April, said he supported the wage increase by stating "the minimum wage should be a l
On Friday, Lisa Marie Pane and Emily Swanson at the Associated Press betrayed more than a little sadness that "The slaying of five dozen people in Las Vegas did little to change Americans' opinions about gun laws." This unfortunate (in their view) polling result was achieved despite a ridiculous weighting of the poll's sample towards Democrats accompanied by a failure to identify the overall political outlooks (vs. party affiliations) of those who were sampled. The AP article was very difficult
The term "civility" is all the rage today in the beltway media since Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked to leave a Virginia restaurant because Trump's press secretary promotes the incredible dishonesty that comes from the Trump administration. This wasn't an off the cuff act of aggression against Sanders that came from owner Stephanie Wilkinson or her staff but something they took some time with before Wilkinson asked for a private word with SHS. "I said, 'I'm the owner,' " she recalled, " 'I'd li
The Democratic Party, controlled primarily by the leftist media, is out to destroy Amy Coney Barrett, one of the finalists to be appointed by President Trump to the U.S. Supreme Court. Her sin is that she has nine children, two adopted, and is a member of a charismatic ecumenical group including Catholics and Protestants. Because of this, the Dems and media believe she would vote to overrule Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey , which established the constitutional right to an abortion
Get the New Statesman's Morning Call email. During the EU referendum, Andrea Leadsom was one of the more palatable faces of the Leave campaign. But compared to Theresa May, will she show up as style rather than substance? Who? The Tonbridge grammar school girl-turned-Tory A Lister is one of the lesser-known candidates in the contest. Leaving her highflying banking career, the 53-year-old Leadsom was elected in 2010 to represent South Northamptonshire, and first made a name for herself on the T
Sarah Huckabee Sanders and DHS Secretary Kristjen Nielsen were kicked out of, or, in Nielsen's case chased out, of restaurants for being part of America's conservative leadership. The leftists even went to Mrs. Nielsen's home and shouted, screamed, and tormented her neighbors. Americans were not supportive but the left and the left-wing politicians of the Democratic Party are. They remain silent even when Antifa assaults people or a Bernie supporter threatens to kill Republican politicians like
Rep. Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday evening joined Sen. Kamala Harris in calling for the head of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in response to the separation of illegal immigrant families at the border. She can't think of anything more barbaric than using children as leverage. . @SecNielsen must resign. This is not an immigration issue, it is a humanitarian issue. Children are being used by the Trump Admin to create leverage, with a goal of passing Trump's anti-immigrant agenda. I struggle to think of
According to conservative "news" site The Daily Caller, Tomi Lahren has been suspended from The Blaze after her comments last week where she claimed on "The View" that she is actually pro-choice. While her claims remain suspect, her suspension is great news for those of us who enjoy going a few days without a hate-filled young woman screaming lies at us. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript of the above video: Tomi Lahren on TheBlaze has reportedly been suspended after her
Conservative firebrand Tomi Lahren brought up the issue of Roe v. Wade and the conservative approach to abortion during a July 7 segment of her Fox News Insider video series, "Final Thoughts." Speaking of the Supreme Court vacancy, Lahren said that pushing for Court to overturn Roe v. Wade "would be a huge mistake." But many of the statements she made are based on faulty assumptions, which we hear daily basis from pro-choicers and sometimes even quietly from conservatives who don't understand ho
Bill O'Reilly may want to pay heed to the axiom that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. In a matter of 24 hours, the Fox News host managed to annoy two highly influential woman -- Megyn Kelly and Sarah Palin . First, there was the very awkward segment on Monday's show with colleague Megyn Kelly, where O'Reilly chided Kelly over a glowing New York Times Magazine profile of her, calling it a "puff piece." "They don't like anybody else on the Fox News Channel, but they like her!" O'Reilly excl
We hate to break it to Jim Acosta, but sometimes, CNN really does suck : WATCH: CNN Reporter Incorrectly Attributes Gun Activist's Phrasing to NRA's Dana Loesch https://t.co/2WxYep2vuh pic.twitter.com/kNA8LPAWYW -- Mediaite (@Mediaite) July 31, 2018 Sounds about right. More from Mediaite's Caleb Howe : "There's a tweet by Dana Loesch," [reporter Tom Foreman told Wolf Blitzer], pointing at the text he was reading, "that basically said, '3D printed ghost guns, as they call these, which can be made
CNN publicly disputed White House senior counselor Kellyanne Conway's claim that she did not appear on CNN's "State of the Union" due to own choice because of family demands. The dispute surfaced after Conway posted a link on her Twitter account to a Mediaite story saying the New York times had reported that CNN did not want to have Conway on the show because of her "credibility" issues. "False. I could do no live Sunday shows this week BC of family. Plus, I was invited onto CNN today & tomorro
Former CBS News reporter and Dana Loesch award-sharer Sharyl Attkisson has been making the rounds of conservative media to push her nebulous claims of bias at CBS that prompted her exit, and to promote her upcoming book Stonewalled. On Tuesday morning, Attkisson hit an unlikely roadblock on MSNBC's Morning Joe, as co-host Mika Brzezinski sweetly laid waste to Attkisson's liberal media persecution complex.... Sharyl Attkisson resigned from CBS today after months of alleging that the many anti-Oba
Laura Ingraham and guests Alveda King and Howard Kurtz turned Roseanne Barr's racist tweet about a black woman into a story about the oppression of white people, specifically Christian conservatives and Donald Trump. Host Laura Ingraham spent no time considering how Barr's racist tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett is part of a rise in ethnic hate in this country. Instead, Ingraham used the moment to foment even more divisiveness on behalf of white people and Hatemonger-in-Chief Tru
Laura Ingraham on 'The Ingraham Angle.' Youtube The Church Lady returned to live television Monday night at 10 p.m. on Fox News Channel . She appeared before us in purple vestments that highlighted the gleaming gold cross on her chest. Her real name is Laura Ingraham and she hosts a new show called The Ingraham Angle . But she looked and talked a heck of a lot like Dana Carvey--on Saturday Night Live of yesteryear--in his role of Enid Strict, a pious old scold. Introducing Ingraham at the end of
Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren responded Thursday after getting alleged death threats for criticizing Beyonce's Super Bowl halftime show performance. Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren (Image source: TheBlaze TV) "I expressed myself," Lahren told TMZ. "I'm using my First Amendment right to do so. And those that want to attack my using their First Amendment rights? Go for it. But I would just suggest that they do it in a way that wasn't violent or in the use of profanity, but I guess that might be too much
A new lawsuit accuses staunch "pro-life" Fox News host Laura Ingraham with pregnancy discrimination, The Washington Post reports. Karolina Wilson, who worked as Ingraham's personal assistant for about 16 months, filed the suit in DC against Ingraham and her company Ingraham Media Group accusing them of violating the district's Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act. Wilson said that in March of last year, she announced she was pregnant with her first child, which she
Conservative firebrand Tomi Lahren brought up the issue of Roe v. Wade and the conservative approach to abortion during a July 7 segment of her Fox News Insider video series, "Final Thoughts." Speaking of the Supreme Court vacancy, Lahren said that pushing for Court to overturn Roe v. Wade "would be a huge mistake." But many of the statements she made are based on faulty assumptions, which we hear daily basis from pro-choicers and sometimes even quietly from conservatives who don't understand ho
Bill O'Reilly may want to pay heed to the axiom that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. In a matter of 24 hours, the Fox News host managed to annoy two highly influential woman -- Megyn Kelly and Sarah Palin . First, there was the very awkward segment on Monday's show with colleague Megyn Kelly, where O'Reilly chided Kelly over a glowing New York Times Magazine profile of her, calling it a "puff piece." "They don't like anybody else on the Fox News Channel, but they like her!" O'Reilly excl
We hate to break it to Jim Acosta, but sometimes, CNN really does suck : WATCH: CNN Reporter Incorrectly Attributes Gun Activist's Phrasing to NRA's Dana Loesch https://t.co/2WxYep2vuh pic.twitter.com/kNA8LPAWYW -- Mediaite (@Mediaite) July 31, 2018 Sounds about right. More from Mediaite's Caleb Howe : "There's a tweet by Dana Loesch," [reporter Tom Foreman told Wolf Blitzer], pointing at the text he was reading, "that basically said, '3D printed ghost guns, as they call these, which can be made
CNN publicly disputed White House senior counselor Kellyanne Conway's claim that she did not appear on CNN's "State of the Union" due to own choice because of family demands. The dispute surfaced after Conway posted a link on her Twitter account to a Mediaite story saying the New York times had reported that CNN did not want to have Conway on the show because of her "credibility" issues. "False. I could do no live Sunday shows this week BC of family. Plus, I was invited onto CNN today & tomorro
Former CBS News reporter and Dana Loesch award-sharer Sharyl Attkisson has been making the rounds of conservative media to push her nebulous claims of bias at CBS that prompted her exit, and to promote her upcoming book Stonewalled. On Tuesday morning, Attkisson hit an unlikely roadblock on MSNBC's Morning Joe, as co-host Mika Brzezinski sweetly laid waste to Attkisson's liberal media persecution complex.... Sharyl Attkisson resigned from CBS today after months of alleging that the many anti-Oba
Laura Ingraham and guests Alveda King and Howard Kurtz turned Roseanne Barr's racist tweet about a black woman into a story about the oppression of white people, specifically Christian conservatives and Donald Trump. Host Laura Ingraham spent no time considering how Barr's racist tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett is part of a rise in ethnic hate in this country. Instead, Ingraham used the moment to foment even more divisiveness on behalf of white people and Hatemonger-in-Chief Tru
Laura Ingraham on 'The Ingraham Angle.' Youtube The Church Lady returned to live television Monday night at 10 p.m. on Fox News Channel . She appeared before us in purple vestments that highlighted the gleaming gold cross on her chest. Her real name is Laura Ingraham and she hosts a new show called The Ingraham Angle . But she looked and talked a heck of a lot like Dana Carvey--on Saturday Night Live of yesteryear--in his role of Enid Strict, a pious old scold. Introducing Ingraham at the end of
Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren responded Thursday after getting alleged death threats for criticizing Beyonce's Super Bowl halftime show performance. Blaze TV anchor Tomi Lahren (Image source: TheBlaze TV) "I expressed myself," Lahren told TMZ. "I'm using my First Amendment right to do so. And those that want to attack my using their First Amendment rights? Go for it. But I would just suggest that they do it in a way that wasn't violent or in the use of profanity, but I guess that might be too much
A new lawsuit accuses staunch "pro-life" Fox News host Laura Ingraham with pregnancy discrimination, The Washington Post reports. Karolina Wilson, who worked as Ingraham's personal assistant for about 16 months, filed the suit in DC against Ingraham and her company Ingraham Media Group accusing them of violating the district's Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act. Wilson said that in March of last year, she announced she was pregnant with her first child, which she
- Advertisement - What's the difference between a social entrepreneur and a politician? The entrepreneur has the guts to admit they're trying to make a profit. Conservatives have plenty of successful capitalists ensuring Republican candidates and their issues get traction. Think the Koch brothers, think Rupert Murdoch, and when it comes to social entrepreneurship, think the NRA. The NRA is a "nonprofit organization" using entrepreneurial tactics to influence the debate on gun control. After the
A lot of young people tell me how fond they are of animals and how much they would like to do something for them. So what's stopping you? There are hundreds of ways in which children can help animals. Begin with an understanding of what caring for animals really means, and more importantly what it doesn't. It doesn't mean buying pedigreed puppies because they look so 'cute', or keeping fish in an aquarium, or collecting pictures or general knowledge about exotic species or visiting sanctuaries,
The oldest man alive was born in 1870 making him 145 years old. Here are some historic events witnessed by Mbah Gotho over the course of his lifetime. Published 10:43 AM, September 02, 2016 Updated 11:03 AM, September 02, 2016 OLDEST MAN ALIVE. Mbah Gotho was born in 1870, making him 145 years old. Screenshot from YouTube JAKARTA, Indonesia - Earlier this week, official documentation showed that the world's oldest human alive is a whopping 145 years old . Indonesian Mbah Gotho's official identif
"Choose for your tribes wise, understanding, and experienced [leaders] men, and I will appoint them as your heads." Deuteronomy 1:13 The following is submitted by the evangelist Dr. Alveda King, niece of civil-rights icon Rev. Dr, Martin Luther King, Jr. : "Give us the ballot and we will no longer have to worry the federal government about our basic rights ..."Give us the ballot and we will no longer plead to the federal government for passage of an anti-lynching law ... "Give us the ballot and
Jaipur: A quarrel over religion broke out between Bollywood lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar and Dalit activist and writer Kancha Illaiah at the Jaipur Literature Festival here on Friday. The tiff erupted after Akhtar, who was in the audience at a packed venue, interjected during the session on 'God as a political philosopher: Dalit Perspectives on Buddhism', saying he was an atheist and no religion gave equality to women and weaker sections. Javed Akhtar. Discussing religion was like disc
The Culinary Cult We're all opposed to animal cruelty. . . until the definition of "animal cruelty" becomes so broad and far-reaching that it includes ordering McNuggets. Matt Scully wrote on NRO earlier this week a defense of animal rights that included a de facto call for veganism -- "you don't really know your fellow man until you've pondered the fact that most people say they love animals, professing admiration and sympathy, and most people eat them" and a pretty harsh assessment of the worl
Gary Kasparov, the greatest mind that chess has ever known, has a few things to say about socialism. Turns out he's not a fan. Most brilliant people aren't. Especially those who've actually lived under the thumb of oppressive government. No, BlackLivesMatter we're not talking about too many white people in the library, we're talking USSR-wrestling-bears-for-toilet-paper-style oppression. Real oppression. He took to Facebook to share his frustration, and it's more than worth the read. Oh my. The
You reap what you sow. The chickens have come home to roost. The ship has sailed. The s**t has hit the fan. The English language has no shortage of idioms describing lost opportunities and the consequences of failing to act. And we've failed to act on human-caused climate change . It is here, with a vengeance. The piece begins on a misleading note, stating in the prologue that: " The obstacles we blame for our current inaction had yet to emerge. Almost nothing stood in our way -- nothing except
Communist hero, Vladimir Lenin, was famously quoted as saying, "The goal of socialism is communism." This is going to raise some angry eyebrows, but the truth is that most conservatives do not truly believe in the free market. While conservatives generally agree to the merit of capitalism over socialism, they make exceptions to this notion without substantiating a reason why exceptions are to be assumed. The primary characteristic of the free market is that it cultivates an environment which inc
The third of a series where we invite our favourite writers, thinkers, politicians or cultural figures to share their passions, pet hates and predictions. What's your earliest memory? Falling down the stairs. My sister Louise emptied her purse of bus tickets and library cards, handed them to me (I was about seven years old) and told me that I was a secret agent and they were my documents. I was so engrossed that, squeezing round a laundry basket at the top of the stairs, I lost my footing. Not m
A lot of young people tell me how fond they are of animals and how much they would like to do something for them. So what's stopping you? There are hundreds of ways in which children can help animals. Begin with an understanding of what caring for animals really means, and more importantly what it doesn't. It doesn't mean buying pedigreed puppies because they look so 'cute', or keeping fish in an aquarium, or collecting pictures or general knowledge about exotic species or visiting sanctuaries,
The oldest man alive was born in 1870 making him 145 years old. Here are some historic events witnessed by Mbah Gotho over the course of his lifetime. Published 10:43 AM, September 02, 2016 Updated 11:03 AM, September 02, 2016 OLDEST MAN ALIVE. Mbah Gotho was born in 1870, making him 145 years old. Screenshot from YouTube JAKARTA, Indonesia - Earlier this week, official documentation showed that the world's oldest human alive is a whopping 145 years old . Indonesian Mbah Gotho's official identif
"Choose for your tribes wise, understanding, and experienced [leaders] men, and I will appoint them as your heads." Deuteronomy 1:13 The following is submitted by the evangelist Dr. Alveda King, niece of civil-rights icon Rev. Dr, Martin Luther King, Jr. : "Give us the ballot and we will no longer have to worry the federal government about our basic rights ..."Give us the ballot and we will no longer plead to the federal government for passage of an anti-lynching law ... "Give us the ballot and
Jaipur: A quarrel over religion broke out between Bollywood lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar and Dalit activist and writer Kancha Illaiah at the Jaipur Literature Festival here on Friday. The tiff erupted after Akhtar, who was in the audience at a packed venue, interjected during the session on 'God as a political philosopher: Dalit Perspectives on Buddhism', saying he was an atheist and no religion gave equality to women and weaker sections. Javed Akhtar. Discussing religion was like disc
The Culinary Cult We're all opposed to animal cruelty. . . until the definition of "animal cruelty" becomes so broad and far-reaching that it includes ordering McNuggets. Matt Scully wrote on NRO earlier this week a defense of animal rights that included a de facto call for veganism -- "you don't really know your fellow man until you've pondered the fact that most people say they love animals, professing admiration and sympathy, and most people eat them" and a pretty harsh assessment of the worl
Gary Kasparov, the greatest mind that chess has ever known, has a few things to say about socialism. Turns out he's not a fan. Most brilliant people aren't. Especially those who've actually lived under the thumb of oppressive government. No, BlackLivesMatter we're not talking about too many white people in the library, we're talking USSR-wrestling-bears-for-toilet-paper-style oppression. Real oppression. He took to Facebook to share his frustration, and it's more than worth the read. Oh my. The
You reap what you sow. The chickens have come home to roost. The ship has sailed. The s**t has hit the fan. The English language has no shortage of idioms describing lost opportunities and the consequences of failing to act. And we've failed to act on human-caused climate change . It is here, with a vengeance. The piece begins on a misleading note, stating in the prologue that: " The obstacles we blame for our current inaction had yet to emerge. Almost nothing stood in our way -- nothing except
Communist hero, Vladimir Lenin, was famously quoted as saying, "The goal of socialism is communism." This is going to raise some angry eyebrows, but the truth is that most conservatives do not truly believe in the free market. While conservatives generally agree to the merit of capitalism over socialism, they make exceptions to this notion without substantiating a reason why exceptions are to be assumed. The primary characteristic of the free market is that it cultivates an environment which inc
The third of a series where we invite our favourite writers, thinkers, politicians or cultural figures to share their passions, pet hates and predictions. What's your earliest memory? Falling down the stairs. My sister Louise emptied her purse of bus tickets and library cards, handed them to me (I was about seven years old) and told me that I was a secret agent and they were my documents. I was so engrossed that, squeezing round a laundry basket at the top of the stairs, I lost my footing. Not m
I have made fun of the noted transhumanist, George Dvorsky, on more than one occasion --most notably after listening to him advocate "uploading" animal consciousnesses into computers to eradicate the suffering caused by predation. But I am not making fun of him now. Dvorsky has returned to eating meat after years of abstaining. From his Sentient Development blog post, "So I Started Eating Meat Again:" Yes, this from the guy who once said that meat eaters are bad people. I guess that must make
Hard-hearted pet owners who do not want to pay for their animals to be looked after while they go away or people who think throwing a pet out during the warmer summer months is a kinder option are feared to be driving a sharp upturn in dumping cases. Shocking figures released today show the RSPCA received more than 10,000 calls about animals being abandoned during just three months last summer - a 50 per cent rise compared to colder months of the year. There were reports of cats being tied up in
Only recently France has amended the legal definition of animals. ("Amendment of the French Law - Animals recognized as "sentient" The legal definition of animals will go from "personal property" to "living sentient.") http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/10771361/Pets-no-longer-just-part-of-furniture-in-France.html Animals are a relevant part of the planetary society as the average man. They have emotions, feel pain and have babies and dreams. They take very little from the e
TESCO has been forced to confirm that it will use the word Easter on its Easter egg packaging, after an image claiming it has dropped them from its shelves went viral on social media. The post claims that the UK's biggest supermarket has banned the word "Easter" on its packaging to "avoid offending members of certain faiths". 3 Tesco customers reacted in anger after seeing what they believed to be a true notice circulated on social media The supermarket faced similar fake rumours of it banning t
Vegetarian meat is a divisive issue. It gets crap from omnivores because it doesn't taste like "the real thing," and purists in the veggie camp often claim to be grossed out by the concept of soy masquerading as animal flesh. But for many compassionate cooks, vegan versions of burgers, chicken, and even seafood are lifesavers when the hankering for comfort food rears its hungry head - especially in wintertime. Animal rights activists Annie and Dan Shannon know these urges all too well. Their fa
CTV has reported that Quebec's Agriculture Minister, Pierre Paradis, has made it a priority to introduce provincial legislation that protects animals in that province by amending their Civil Code. Pets and other animals will no longer be considered as property. As in many European countries, they will be treated as sentient beings. Minister Paradis is quoted as saying: " We were inspired by what was done in France, where they redefined the concept of the animal as a being that is capable of feel
Pet Rabbits in Australia are not covered under animal law and rabbits are also considered feral pests , so why does the Australian Government allow uncontrolled breeding of pet rabbits that adds to the feral rabbit population through rabbits being dumped in the Australian landscape? The feral rabbit population started with 25 rabbits brought into Australia at settlement. There are colonies of domestic rabbits living in communities in cities all over Australia, the result of dumped pets. Pet ra
Why settle for a mere lifetime membership when you can take your favorite cause all the way to the Great Beyond? That appears to be the logic behind People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' startling new marketing strategy. AP via Yahoo News: A New Mexico company is building all-wood human coffins in a partnership with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. They bear painted slogans, such as "Lifetime PETA Member" or "I saved 500 animals." Another serves up a last laugh that plays on a
Rescued from pet carrier, Claremont cats are thriving By MEGHAN PIERCE Union Leader Correspondent December 03. 2017 9:31PM Lori Caouette of Claremont is fostering the 12 cats at the center of last months shocking animal cruelty case. (Meghan Pierce/Union Leader Correspondent) Claremont police arrest pet owners after 14 cats found stuffed into one pet carrier CLAREMONT -- Twelve surviving rescued cats at the center of an animal cruelty case are thriving in their foster home. "I am shocked at how
HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) -- And baby makes glee. Before an online audience of more than a million viewers, April the giraffe gave birth to a male calf Saturday at a New York zoo, ending weeks of proverbial pacing by animal lovers in a virtual worldwide waiting room. The 15-year-old giraffe delivered her calf shortly before 10 a.m. EDT in an enclosed pen at the zoo in Harpursville, a rural upstate village about 130 miles (209 kilometers) northwest of New York City. The mama giraffe tenderly licked
Hard-hearted pet owners who do not want to pay for their animals to be looked after while they go away or people who think throwing a pet out during the warmer summer months is a kinder option are feared to be driving a sharp upturn in dumping cases. Shocking figures released today show the RSPCA received more than 10,000 calls about animals being abandoned during just three months last summer - a 50 per cent rise compared to colder months of the year. There were reports of cats being tied up in
Only recently France has amended the legal definition of animals. ("Amendment of the French Law - Animals recognized as "sentient" The legal definition of animals will go from "personal property" to "living sentient.") http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/10771361/Pets-no-longer-just-part-of-furniture-in-France.html Animals are a relevant part of the planetary society as the average man. They have emotions, feel pain and have babies and dreams. They take very little from the e
TESCO has been forced to confirm that it will use the word Easter on its Easter egg packaging, after an image claiming it has dropped them from its shelves went viral on social media. The post claims that the UK's biggest supermarket has banned the word "Easter" on its packaging to "avoid offending members of certain faiths". 3 Tesco customers reacted in anger after seeing what they believed to be a true notice circulated on social media The supermarket faced similar fake rumours of it banning t
Vegetarian meat is a divisive issue. It gets crap from omnivores because it doesn't taste like "the real thing," and purists in the veggie camp often claim to be grossed out by the concept of soy masquerading as animal flesh. But for many compassionate cooks, vegan versions of burgers, chicken, and even seafood are lifesavers when the hankering for comfort food rears its hungry head - especially in wintertime. Animal rights activists Annie and Dan Shannon know these urges all too well. Their fa
CTV has reported that Quebec's Agriculture Minister, Pierre Paradis, has made it a priority to introduce provincial legislation that protects animals in that province by amending their Civil Code. Pets and other animals will no longer be considered as property. As in many European countries, they will be treated as sentient beings. Minister Paradis is quoted as saying: " We were inspired by what was done in France, where they redefined the concept of the animal as a being that is capable of feel
Pet Rabbits in Australia are not covered under animal law and rabbits are also considered feral pests , so why does the Australian Government allow uncontrolled breeding of pet rabbits that adds to the feral rabbit population through rabbits being dumped in the Australian landscape? The feral rabbit population started with 25 rabbits brought into Australia at settlement. There are colonies of domestic rabbits living in communities in cities all over Australia, the result of dumped pets. Pet ra
Why settle for a mere lifetime membership when you can take your favorite cause all the way to the Great Beyond? That appears to be the logic behind People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' startling new marketing strategy. AP via Yahoo News: A New Mexico company is building all-wood human coffins in a partnership with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. They bear painted slogans, such as "Lifetime PETA Member" or "I saved 500 animals." Another serves up a last laugh that plays on a
Rescued from pet carrier, Claremont cats are thriving By MEGHAN PIERCE Union Leader Correspondent December 03. 2017 9:31PM Lori Caouette of Claremont is fostering the 12 cats at the center of last months shocking animal cruelty case. (Meghan Pierce/Union Leader Correspondent) Claremont police arrest pet owners after 14 cats found stuffed into one pet carrier CLAREMONT -- Twelve surviving rescued cats at the center of an animal cruelty case are thriving in their foster home. "I am shocked at how
HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) -- And baby makes glee. Before an online audience of more than a million viewers, April the giraffe gave birth to a male calf Saturday at a New York zoo, ending weeks of proverbial pacing by animal lovers in a virtual worldwide waiting room. The 15-year-old giraffe delivered her calf shortly before 10 a.m. EDT in an enclosed pen at the zoo in Harpursville, a rural upstate village about 130 miles (209 kilometers) northwest of New York City. The mama giraffe tenderly licked
Individual states have specific gun laws that pertain to the right to carry and these permit laws fall into unrestricted, shall-issue, may-issue, and no-issue categories. Some states, such as Alaska and Wyoming, have relatively relaxed gun control laws and do not require a permit to carry a concealed handgun. Other states, such as Maryland and New York, are on the other end of the gun control spectrum and have "may-carry" permit laws that apply a strict set of criteria to applicants. However, th
Voters make their marks during the first day of early voting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on October 3, 2016. (AP Photo / Sean Krajacic) One of the biggest lies about poverty in our country is this: We don't know what to do to dramatically reduce it. 1 This post originally appeared at TalkPoverty.org . The truth is, there is no shortage of excellent plans , great scholars , and people living in poverty who can tell you exactly what we need to do--we just elect too many political leaders who don't giv
Have Americans turned against the Second Amendment? "The center has shifted on this issue," one source in Roll Call's report tells Nathan Gonzales , but has the center really shifted on gun control? It depends on the view, apparently. Gonzales reports that a new poll shows that Democrats have the upper hand in the gun-control debate, but this might be a trap: Gun control has been a third rail of Democratic campaigns, but a new poll suggests that Democratic candidates should embrace a bolder ap
Earlier this year, long before this week's latest tragic shooting at the Washington, D.C., Navy Yard, one expert after another predicted the gun lobby's demise. The horrific massacre of mostly first-grade children in Newtown, Connecticut, seemed to have changed the nation's views of guns. President Obama and Congressional leaders promised action in Washington. Governors in states from New York to Colorado pledged to pass stricter gun laws in their states, too. For seven long days after N
Rick wrote: "We also have a Constitutional 2nd Amendment right that "shall not be infringed". Try carrying concealed in CA and get caught and see what happens to your rights!" I definitely would not advise carrying concealed without a permit until you know exactly what you are doing, and you have tested the system, been to court a few times (hopefully successfully, eventually) and passed lower thresholds that don't involve lengthy prison sentences. That is why learning how to go about traveling
The second amendment of the United States' Constitution clearly allows citizens to keep and bear arms. The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed this right in Columbia v. Heller (2008). The Issue The roots of our right to bear arms run deep, even prior to the founding of our nation. The English Bill of Rights Act of 1689 gave some citizens the right to "have arms for their defence." The Founding Fathers consider this right so fundamental that they embodied it in U.S. Constitution as the second amendment.
4:07 PM 09/10/2013 Gun control supporters beware! The debate over the right to keep and bear arms is going to end overnight-in a way you aren't going to like-if everyone in America reads Washington Times Senior Opinion Editor and award-winning investigative reporter Emily Miller's new book, released by Regnery this week. The title of Miller's book is Emily Gets Her Gun , reflecting not only her given name-which means "rival," as anti-gunners will soon be painfully aware-but also the trials, t
Republican Brian Mast of Florida just broke ranks with his party in a New York Times op-ed , calling for an assault weapons ban to prevent the kind of gun massacre that killed 14 teen students and three teachers at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida last Wednesday. According to today's The Hill, " Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.), who faces a competitive reelection race this fall, wrote in an op-ed Friday that the Second Amendment guarantee of the right to bear arms should no
Lawmakers are introducing more bills to revamp gun laws in the wake of President Donald Trump's election, including concealed-carry rules, removal of license requirements, and allowing firearms in schools, airports, and churches, The Hill reports. "People, I think, are realizing that they are the first and best line of self-defense against a growing population of people who have absolutely no regard for life and law," said Indiana Rep. Jim Lucas. One of Lucas's bills calls for "constitutional ca
Democrats are on the offense when it comes to gun safety, and voters are taking note. Thoughts and prayers weren't enough for Republicans and the NRA on Tuesday as Democrats posted big wins across the country. And specifically in Virginia, where the gun group is based, the NRA and the GOP suffered key defeats as Democrats aggressively campaigned on the issue of gun safety. "Last night, every candidate endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in Americ
Voters make their marks during the first day of early voting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on October 3, 2016. (AP Photo / Sean Krajacic) One of the biggest lies about poverty in our country is this: We don't know what to do to dramatically reduce it. 1 This post originally appeared at TalkPoverty.org . The truth is, there is no shortage of excellent plans , great scholars , and people living in poverty who can tell you exactly what we need to do--we just elect too many political leaders who don't giv
Have Americans turned against the Second Amendment? "The center has shifted on this issue," one source in Roll Call's report tells Nathan Gonzales , but has the center really shifted on gun control? It depends on the view, apparently. Gonzales reports that a new poll shows that Democrats have the upper hand in the gun-control debate, but this might be a trap: Gun control has been a third rail of Democratic campaigns, but a new poll suggests that Democratic candidates should embrace a bolder ap
Earlier this year, long before this week's latest tragic shooting at the Washington, D.C., Navy Yard, one expert after another predicted the gun lobby's demise. The horrific massacre of mostly first-grade children in Newtown, Connecticut, seemed to have changed the nation's views of guns. President Obama and Congressional leaders promised action in Washington. Governors in states from New York to Colorado pledged to pass stricter gun laws in their states, too. For seven long days after N
Rick wrote: "We also have a Constitutional 2nd Amendment right that "shall not be infringed". Try carrying concealed in CA and get caught and see what happens to your rights!" I definitely would not advise carrying concealed without a permit until you know exactly what you are doing, and you have tested the system, been to court a few times (hopefully successfully, eventually) and passed lower thresholds that don't involve lengthy prison sentences. That is why learning how to go about traveling
The second amendment of the United States' Constitution clearly allows citizens to keep and bear arms. The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed this right in Columbia v. Heller (2008). The Issue The roots of our right to bear arms run deep, even prior to the founding of our nation. The English Bill of Rights Act of 1689 gave some citizens the right to "have arms for their defence." The Founding Fathers consider this right so fundamental that they embodied it in U.S. Constitution as the second amendment.
4:07 PM 09/10/2013 Gun control supporters beware! The debate over the right to keep and bear arms is going to end overnight-in a way you aren't going to like-if everyone in America reads Washington Times Senior Opinion Editor and award-winning investigative reporter Emily Miller's new book, released by Regnery this week. The title of Miller's book is Emily Gets Her Gun , reflecting not only her given name-which means "rival," as anti-gunners will soon be painfully aware-but also the trials, t
Republican Brian Mast of Florida just broke ranks with his party in a New York Times op-ed , calling for an assault weapons ban to prevent the kind of gun massacre that killed 14 teen students and three teachers at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida last Wednesday. According to today's The Hill, " Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.), who faces a competitive reelection race this fall, wrote in an op-ed Friday that the Second Amendment guarantee of the right to bear arms should no
Lawmakers are introducing more bills to revamp gun laws in the wake of President Donald Trump's election, including concealed-carry rules, removal of license requirements, and allowing firearms in schools, airports, and churches, The Hill reports. "People, I think, are realizing that they are the first and best line of self-defense against a growing population of people who have absolutely no regard for life and law," said Indiana Rep. Jim Lucas. One of Lucas's bills calls for "constitutional ca
Democrats are on the offense when it comes to gun safety, and voters are taking note. Thoughts and prayers weren't enough for Republicans and the NRA on Tuesday as Democrats posted big wins across the country. And specifically in Virginia, where the gun group is based, the NRA and the GOP suffered key defeats as Democrats aggressively campaigned on the issue of gun safety. "Last night, every candidate endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in Americ
I am an immigrant and I matter. I am important not because I pay my taxes. I am important not because I am a good immigrant who has never been to jail. I am important not because I always pay my bills. I am important not because I have gotten myself an education. I am important because I am a human being. RELATED: #NoWallNoBan: Muslims and Latinxs as Enemies of the State I was recently listening to the radio, and due to the recent executive orders by white people's President Donald Trump, there
Dear humanitarians, My father is a Chinese Immigrant who is currently being detained in the detention centre. The Department of Immigration wants to deport him after he has been living in Australia for 30 years. In their efforts to deport him, The Department of Immigration and The Department of Justice has repeatedly discriminated against my family by violating their Human rights and breaking the law. My brother, mother and I are all Australian Citizens. We have tried to reason with The Governme
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- A week after a shooter slaughtered 17 people in a Florida high school, thousands of protesters, including many angry teenagers, swarmed into the state Capitol on Wednesday, calling for changes to gun laws, a ban on assault-type weapons and improved care for the mentally ill. The normally staid Florida Statehouse filled with students, among them more than 100 survivors of the Feb. 14 attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, on the edge of the Everglade
EL PASO, Texas, July 12 (UPI) -- Among a group of parents reunited with their children this week in El Paso were at least two who had crossed the U.S.-Mexico border legally -- and were separated anyway. Three parents, each with one child, were released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody on Tuesday night under a court-ordered deadline to reunite the families. Two of them spoke to reporters at a news conference Wednesday at Annunciation House, which provides shelter and legal assista
The mother, an immigrant from Honduras, didn't contact the police immediately because she was worried it would land her and her children in trouble. Oklahoma City resident Jose Alcides Benites drew attention of an immigrant mother from Honduras after he reportedly posted an online advertisement offering undocumented families a place to live. At a time when people across the country are taking to street to protest against the Trump administration's draconian immigration crackdown, this ad might a
Right-wing media have seized on a report noting that American children in Los Angeles County with undocumented parents are receiving millions in benefits to revive the spurious smear that undocumented immigrants come to this country only to receive welfare. However, these outlets are missing the facts surrounding the data, including that studies show immigration reform could raise these children's standard of living. In a September 16 article, the local CBS affiliate in Los Angeles reported that
Anti-Immigrants can't even throw a good rally anymore. Anti-immigrant groups have hit upon the issue of children fleeing violence who are arriving unaccompanied by adults at our southern border. These children are coming from three countries: El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. All three countries have very serious problems with gang violence, murder and child trafficking into prostitution. Under current US federal law these children have the right to have their cases thoroughly evaluated to en
TexasTowelie (53,526 posts) Why Mexico is the new Germany, in 1 map One hundred years ago, almost one in every five immigrants in the United States hailed from Germany by far the largest of any immigrant group. Today, roughly three in every 10 immigrants hail from Mexico. This is not your grandparents' United States. That reality is driven home by this amazing GIF, built by Jens Manuel Krogstad and Michael Keegan of the Pew Research Center, that shows the states in which Germany and Mexico prov
Judge Orders All Children Transferred Out of Texas Detention Center over Abuse Claims Jul 31, 2018 Federal Judge Dolly Gee has ordered the Trump administration to transfer all children out of the Shiloh Residential Treatment Center in Manvel, Texas, due to allegations of widespread abuse in the immigrant detention center. Judge Gee condemned the detention center for injecting children with psychotropic drugs without their parents' consent, imprisoning some children in overly restrictive confinem
A Florida company has won a contract to build the first illegal immigrant detention center under the Trump administration, as federal immigration agencies rush to prepare for a wave of deportations. The GEO Group, a private prison company, announced Thursday that it will build a 1,000-bed detention center near Houston. The $110 million facility is scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2018, the Boca Raton-based company said in a news release. GEO is currently the second largest provider of
Dear humanitarians, My father is a Chinese Immigrant who is currently being detained in the detention centre. The Department of Immigration wants to deport him after he has been living in Australia for 30 years. In their efforts to deport him, The Department of Immigration and The Department of Justice has repeatedly discriminated against my family by violating their Human rights and breaking the law. My brother, mother and I are all Australian Citizens. We have tried to reason with The Governme
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- A week after a shooter slaughtered 17 people in a Florida high school, thousands of protesters, including many angry teenagers, swarmed into the state Capitol on Wednesday, calling for changes to gun laws, a ban on assault-type weapons and improved care for the mentally ill. The normally staid Florida Statehouse filled with students, among them more than 100 survivors of the Feb. 14 attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, on the edge of the Everglade
EL PASO, Texas, July 12 (UPI) -- Among a group of parents reunited with their children this week in El Paso were at least two who had crossed the U.S.-Mexico border legally -- and were separated anyway. Three parents, each with one child, were released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody on Tuesday night under a court-ordered deadline to reunite the families. Two of them spoke to reporters at a news conference Wednesday at Annunciation House, which provides shelter and legal assista
The mother, an immigrant from Honduras, didn't contact the police immediately because she was worried it would land her and her children in trouble. Oklahoma City resident Jose Alcides Benites drew attention of an immigrant mother from Honduras after he reportedly posted an online advertisement offering undocumented families a place to live. At a time when people across the country are taking to street to protest against the Trump administration's draconian immigration crackdown, this ad might a
Right-wing media have seized on a report noting that American children in Los Angeles County with undocumented parents are receiving millions in benefits to revive the spurious smear that undocumented immigrants come to this country only to receive welfare. However, these outlets are missing the facts surrounding the data, including that studies show immigration reform could raise these children's standard of living. In a September 16 article, the local CBS affiliate in Los Angeles reported that
Anti-Immigrants can't even throw a good rally anymore. Anti-immigrant groups have hit upon the issue of children fleeing violence who are arriving unaccompanied by adults at our southern border. These children are coming from three countries: El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. All three countries have very serious problems with gang violence, murder and child trafficking into prostitution. Under current US federal law these children have the right to have their cases thoroughly evaluated to en
TexasTowelie (53,526 posts) Why Mexico is the new Germany, in 1 map One hundred years ago, almost one in every five immigrants in the United States hailed from Germany by far the largest of any immigrant group. Today, roughly three in every 10 immigrants hail from Mexico. This is not your grandparents' United States. That reality is driven home by this amazing GIF, built by Jens Manuel Krogstad and Michael Keegan of the Pew Research Center, that shows the states in which Germany and Mexico prov
Judge Orders All Children Transferred Out of Texas Detention Center over Abuse Claims Jul 31, 2018 Federal Judge Dolly Gee has ordered the Trump administration to transfer all children out of the Shiloh Residential Treatment Center in Manvel, Texas, due to allegations of widespread abuse in the immigrant detention center. Judge Gee condemned the detention center for injecting children with psychotropic drugs without their parents' consent, imprisoning some children in overly restrictive confinem
A Florida company has won a contract to build the first illegal immigrant detention center under the Trump administration, as federal immigration agencies rush to prepare for a wave of deportations. The GEO Group, a private prison company, announced Thursday that it will build a 1,000-bed detention center near Houston. The $110 million facility is scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2018, the Boca Raton-based company said in a news release. GEO is currently the second largest provider of
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Senator and Republican incumbent Ted Cruz is leading his Democrat opponent U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke in the race for Texas Senate, according to a Quinnipiac University Poll released Wednesday. In April, results from the same independent polling center had Cruz leading by only 3 points -- 47 percent to 44 percent. The polling center called these results "too close to call." "Democrats have had a target on Sen. Ted Cruz's back, and they may be hitting the mark. Once expected to 'cruise' to reelecti
Louisiana lawmaker Lenar Whitney, a Republican candidate for an open seat in the U.S. House, had a bit of a meltdown, to say the least, during an interview with Cook Political Report analyst Dave Wasserman last week. "[N]ever have I met any candidate quite as frightening or fact-averse as Louisiana state Rep. Lenar Whitney," Wasserman writes . When he asked about her claim that climate change is the "greatest deception in the history of mankind" and insisted that the earth was getting colder, "s
(WASHINGTON EXAMINER) -- An aide to a Florida state lawmaker has been fired after the aide suggested to a reporter that two students who have made TV appearances with media outlets after the deadly shooting last week at their high school are actors. Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran, a Republican, said in a statement Tuesday evening that he was "shocked and angry" to learn that Benjamin Kelly, district secretary for state Rep. Shawn Harrison, also a Republican, made the accusation in an "ap
Florida Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen sent out a tweet criticizing President Donald Trump following reports that he intends to end protections for illegal immigrants who arrived in the United States as children. After teasing #Dreamers for months with talk of his "great heart," @POTUS slams door on them. Some "heart"... -- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (@RosLehtinen) September 4, 2017 Ros-Lehtinen, who in 1989 became the first Cuban-American ever elected to Congress, also urged her fellow congressme
Idaho Republican voters came out in full force for Lt. Gov. Brad Little in Tuesday's gubernatorial primary, showing support of a candidate who has vowed to continue outgoing Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter's legacy of leading the state's recent explosive growth. "It is incredibly humbling," Little said during his acceptance speech. "In case you didn't notice, this was a pretty hard fought campaign but it's over now, and we'll do what Republicans do in Idaho, now is time to turn our attention to November
Rep. Todd Rokita, R-Ind., running for the Senate, has exactly the right idea on how Republicans should portray their agenda for the 2018 midterm elections. Rokita, who is in an intense primary election fight with Rep. Luke Messer, R-Ind., and businessman Mike Braun, is clearly campaigning to the Right to gain an advantage with conservative voters. Last week, Rokita released a new TV ad called "FIGHT BACK," in which he took on the "liberal elites" who "disrespect our flag," "riot in the streets a
Karen Mallard is a Democratic candidate seeking to replace current GOP Rep. Scott Taylor in Virginia, and she was sickened by the recent deaths of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. To show her support for the brave young people who survived the Parkland shooting and are now advocating stronger gun control, Mallard posted a video on Facebook in which she cut up an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle like the one used to devastating effect in Florida. On a blog post a
Tennessee primary voters on Thursday picked candidates for the governorship and a critical U.S. Senate seat. Former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen, a Democrat, and Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn won their respective primaries and face off in a cutthroat race to help determine whether the 51-49 GOP Senate majority remains intact. Incumbent Republican Sen. Bob Corker chose retirement and tweeted his support for Blackburn, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump and hardliner on immigration.
As part of the president's family separation policy, thousands of children have been taken from their families in a matter of weeks and kept in detainment facilities. Senator Bill Nelson and Representative Debbie Wasserman-Schultz tried to visit one of the child detention camps in Florida, but were denied entry. After the two were stopped, Wasserman-Schultz iterated that they were told they would be allowed into the facility that morning. But a security official told them that the Office of Refu
Senator and Republican incumbent Ted Cruz is leading his Democrat opponent U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke in the race for Texas Senate, according to a Quinnipiac University Poll released Wednesday. In April, results from the same independent polling center had Cruz leading by only 3 points -- 47 percent to 44 percent. The polling center called these results "too close to call." "Democrats have had a target on Sen. Ted Cruz's back, and they may be hitting the mark. Once expected to 'cruise' to reelecti
Louisiana lawmaker Lenar Whitney, a Republican candidate for an open seat in the U.S. House, had a bit of a meltdown, to say the least, during an interview with Cook Political Report analyst Dave Wasserman last week. "[N]ever have I met any candidate quite as frightening or fact-averse as Louisiana state Rep. Lenar Whitney," Wasserman writes . When he asked about her claim that climate change is the "greatest deception in the history of mankind" and insisted that the earth was getting colder, "s
(WASHINGTON EXAMINER) -- An aide to a Florida state lawmaker has been fired after the aide suggested to a reporter that two students who have made TV appearances with media outlets after the deadly shooting last week at their high school are actors. Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran, a Republican, said in a statement Tuesday evening that he was "shocked and angry" to learn that Benjamin Kelly, district secretary for state Rep. Shawn Harrison, also a Republican, made the accusation in an "ap
Florida Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen sent out a tweet criticizing President Donald Trump following reports that he intends to end protections for illegal immigrants who arrived in the United States as children. After teasing #Dreamers for months with talk of his "great heart," @POTUS slams door on them. Some "heart"... -- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (@RosLehtinen) September 4, 2017 Ros-Lehtinen, who in 1989 became the first Cuban-American ever elected to Congress, also urged her fellow congressme
Idaho Republican voters came out in full force for Lt. Gov. Brad Little in Tuesday's gubernatorial primary, showing support of a candidate who has vowed to continue outgoing Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter's legacy of leading the state's recent explosive growth. "It is incredibly humbling," Little said during his acceptance speech. "In case you didn't notice, this was a pretty hard fought campaign but it's over now, and we'll do what Republicans do in Idaho, now is time to turn our attention to November
Rep. Todd Rokita, R-Ind., running for the Senate, has exactly the right idea on how Republicans should portray their agenda for the 2018 midterm elections. Rokita, who is in an intense primary election fight with Rep. Luke Messer, R-Ind., and businessman Mike Braun, is clearly campaigning to the Right to gain an advantage with conservative voters. Last week, Rokita released a new TV ad called "FIGHT BACK," in which he took on the "liberal elites" who "disrespect our flag," "riot in the streets a
Karen Mallard is a Democratic candidate seeking to replace current GOP Rep. Scott Taylor in Virginia, and she was sickened by the recent deaths of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. To show her support for the brave young people who survived the Parkland shooting and are now advocating stronger gun control, Mallard posted a video on Facebook in which she cut up an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle like the one used to devastating effect in Florida. On a blog post a
Tennessee primary voters on Thursday picked candidates for the governorship and a critical U.S. Senate seat. Former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen, a Democrat, and Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn won their respective primaries and face off in a cutthroat race to help determine whether the 51-49 GOP Senate majority remains intact. Incumbent Republican Sen. Bob Corker chose retirement and tweeted his support for Blackburn, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump and hardliner on immigration.
As part of the president's family separation policy, thousands of children have been taken from their families in a matter of weeks and kept in detainment facilities. Senator Bill Nelson and Representative Debbie Wasserman-Schultz tried to visit one of the child detention camps in Florida, but were denied entry. After the two were stopped, Wasserman-Schultz iterated that they were told they would be allowed into the facility that morning. But a security official told them that the Office of Refu
Just a few minutes after US President Donald Trump tweeted a threat to fire "beautiful" missiles at Syria, Maria Zakharova, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, responded. Posting on Facebook account, Zakharova said "The smart missiles must be aimed at the terrorists rather than the legitimate government that has been facing international terrorism on its territories for several years." Trump said on Twitter: "Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria. Get ready Russia, be
A change in the official mission statement of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to reflect its job of protecting Americans has sent liberals into a meltdown. Language in the previous mission statement referring to the country as "a nation of immigrants" will no longer be used, an agency official said Thursday according to NBC News. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) The federal agency that grants visas and citizenship communicated the change in a letter sent to employees by agency d
The Trump administration is sending a message to illegal aliens with criminal records -- and to their native countries that refuse to take them back: The days of ineffectual deportation diplomacy are over. The administration has issued visa sanctions, halting visas in at least some categories, against four recalcitrant countries that have thumbed their noses at attempted U.S. deportations of their citizens. Those countries are Sierra Leone, Cambodia, Eritrea and Guinea, according to The Washingt
BY: Alex Griswold Follow @HashtagGriswold July 19, 2018 2:04 pm Democratic congressional candidate and self-described democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was given the worst possible rating from fact-checker Politifact for a series of dubious claims about the unemployment rate. In a Friday PBS interview, Ocasio-Cortez dismissed the fact that the unemployment rate has steadily fallen over the past few years. "Unemployment is low because everyone has two jobs. Unemployment is low because
A governmental ethics watchdog group has called on the Office of Special Counsel to look into a Republican endorsement by Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, according to HuffPost. Haley retweeted an endorsement from President Donald Trump for Republican candidate Ralph Norman. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sent a letter to the Office of Special Counsel Tuesday, saying Haley's tweet violates the Hatch Act, which forbids members of the executive b
As if we needed any further proof that 2016 GOP candidate Carly Fiorina will say or do anything to enrich or advance herself, we now have evidence that while she was CEO of Hewlett-Packard, her company sold millions of dollars of computer products to Iran in direct violation of U.S. sanctions. Oops! Fiorina, of course, like most of her fellow GOP contenders for the nomination, has described the Iran nuclear agreement as a "very dangerous deal" because she claims it opens up the Iranian economy
A Democratic lawmaker Friday twitter-slapped President Donald Trump with a snarky "cheat sheet" of do's and don't's for his first overseas trip - including the advice: "Don't talk about a Muslim ban with the Saudis." To: @POTUS @realDonaldTrump Here's a cheat sheet for your 1st overseas visit. From: @RepTedLieu , Member of House Foreign Affairs Committee pic.twitter.com/IFvhDHx0ts -- Rep. Ted Lieu (@RepTedLieu) May 19, 2017 California Rep. Ted Lieu posted his "cheat sheet" hours before Trump too
Frustrated congressional Democrats accused the Trump administration Friday of politicizing the 2020 Census after a Justice Department official declined to answer questions on how the administration came to include a question asking people their citizenship status. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said he had wanted more information about the administration's rationale for the question. At a hearing Friday, committee Democrats said the question would hav
Questioned by Congress Tuesday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told lawmakers that, according to the site's terms of service at least, fake accounts are not allowed on the site. "You're not allowed to have a fake account on Facebook." Is Zuckerberg aware there's a whole show based on people having fake social media accounts, sometimes Facebook? Catfish. -- Daniella Diaz (@DaniellaMicaela) April 10, 2018 Said with straight face https://t.co/YaCMH9MaK0 -- James Fawcette (@TheFawcette) April 10, 2018
Welcome to the junction of "despite" and "because." Democrats have assumed that Donald Trump's harsh immigration-enforcement policies would inspire massive turnout in Hispanic communities, especially with the media firestorm fueled by family separation outcomes. Latino voters would lead the repudiation of Trump's policies at the ballot box in November, leading to a new Democratic majority in Congress. Sounds like a reasonable plan, right? Not so fast , reports Josh Kraushaar at National Journal
A change in the official mission statement of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to reflect its job of protecting Americans has sent liberals into a meltdown. Language in the previous mission statement referring to the country as "a nation of immigrants" will no longer be used, an agency official said Thursday according to NBC News. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) The federal agency that grants visas and citizenship communicated the change in a letter sent to employees by agency d
The Trump administration is sending a message to illegal aliens with criminal records -- and to their native countries that refuse to take them back: The days of ineffectual deportation diplomacy are over. The administration has issued visa sanctions, halting visas in at least some categories, against four recalcitrant countries that have thumbed their noses at attempted U.S. deportations of their citizens. Those countries are Sierra Leone, Cambodia, Eritrea and Guinea, according to The Washingt
BY: Alex Griswold Follow @HashtagGriswold July 19, 2018 2:04 pm Democratic congressional candidate and self-described democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was given the worst possible rating from fact-checker Politifact for a series of dubious claims about the unemployment rate. In a Friday PBS interview, Ocasio-Cortez dismissed the fact that the unemployment rate has steadily fallen over the past few years. "Unemployment is low because everyone has two jobs. Unemployment is low because
A governmental ethics watchdog group has called on the Office of Special Counsel to look into a Republican endorsement by Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, according to HuffPost. Haley retweeted an endorsement from President Donald Trump for Republican candidate Ralph Norman. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sent a letter to the Office of Special Counsel Tuesday, saying Haley's tweet violates the Hatch Act, which forbids members of the executive b
As if we needed any further proof that 2016 GOP candidate Carly Fiorina will say or do anything to enrich or advance herself, we now have evidence that while she was CEO of Hewlett-Packard, her company sold millions of dollars of computer products to Iran in direct violation of U.S. sanctions. Oops! Fiorina, of course, like most of her fellow GOP contenders for the nomination, has described the Iran nuclear agreement as a "very dangerous deal" because she claims it opens up the Iranian economy
A Democratic lawmaker Friday twitter-slapped President Donald Trump with a snarky "cheat sheet" of do's and don't's for his first overseas trip - including the advice: "Don't talk about a Muslim ban with the Saudis." To: @POTUS @realDonaldTrump Here's a cheat sheet for your 1st overseas visit. From: @RepTedLieu , Member of House Foreign Affairs Committee pic.twitter.com/IFvhDHx0ts -- Rep. Ted Lieu (@RepTedLieu) May 19, 2017 California Rep. Ted Lieu posted his "cheat sheet" hours before Trump too
Frustrated congressional Democrats accused the Trump administration Friday of politicizing the 2020 Census after a Justice Department official declined to answer questions on how the administration came to include a question asking people their citizenship status. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said he had wanted more information about the administration's rationale for the question. At a hearing Friday, committee Democrats said the question would hav
Questioned by Congress Tuesday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told lawmakers that, according to the site's terms of service at least, fake accounts are not allowed on the site. "You're not allowed to have a fake account on Facebook." Is Zuckerberg aware there's a whole show based on people having fake social media accounts, sometimes Facebook? Catfish. -- Daniella Diaz (@DaniellaMicaela) April 10, 2018 Said with straight face https://t.co/YaCMH9MaK0 -- James Fawcette (@TheFawcette) April 10, 2018
Welcome to the junction of "despite" and "because." Democrats have assumed that Donald Trump's harsh immigration-enforcement policies would inspire massive turnout in Hispanic communities, especially with the media firestorm fueled by family separation outcomes. Latino voters would lead the repudiation of Trump's policies at the ballot box in November, leading to a new Democratic majority in Congress. Sounds like a reasonable plan, right? Not so fast , reports Josh Kraushaar at National Journal
President Donald J. Trump tweeted support for the thousands of women marching today, highlighting the fact that America is currently enjoying the lowest female unemployment rate in 18 years. Beautiful weather all over our great country, a perfect day for all Women to March. Get out there now to celebrate the historic milestones and unprecedented economic success and wealth creation that has taken place over the last 12 months. Lowest female unemployment in 18 years! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDon
As always, something lovely and non-political to wind down my blogging day. I discovered Poncho Sanchez quite on accident. Mid-'90s, I was watching "Broadcast News" for the umpteenth time, and for the umpteenth time my favorite scene was James Brooks getting drunk while listening to some fun & funky French jazz -- all the while feeding lines to William Hurt's dumb-but-handsome news anchor character. Great movie, great scene. And it made me think I needed some French jazz. Now, if you've ever tri
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 4/23/2018 How would you react if you were at a sporting event and suddenly everything stopped about halfway through the game and the players walked off the field? Suppose an announcement then blares over the public address system, "Thank you for attending; the game has been called and a winner declared. Please get your tickets early for the next scheduled homestand coming up this Tuesday night against the...." Would angry fans start tearing out the seats? Would pandemonium e
Today is Earth Day, so it's a special opportunity for us to bring you 10 of the dumbest tweets about the observance, which (if you haven't heard) is a big deal for the Left. Number 10: The U.N. is out there talking about microplastic particles in the ocean or something. At least 51 trillion microplastic particles are already in our oceans. Shrink your plastic footprint & take action for #CleanSeas . Here's how: https://t.co/0y09PmpgyH #EarthDay pic.twitter.com/vORm6uSUTm -- United Nations (@UN)
See our privacy notice Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email The 'dad bod' is apparently the hottest talking point with women in the USA at the moment. The term was brought to attention by Mackenzie Pearson a 19 year old student at Clemson University who wrote a piece about them for her student website The Odyssey. Her piece titled 'Why Girls Love The Dad Bod' praises the male body with a few more curves. It can probably best be summarised by this excerpt:
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 7/13/2018 Are #NeverTrumpers loners or are they really just lonely? The question came to mind recently as the nebulous allegedly "conservative" anti-Trump group appears to be losing adherents and friends at an alarming rate. It's not that President Donald Trump has suddenly become so popular that it's no longer fashionable to oppose him; maybe it's because the #NeverTrump group has just run out of things to criticize the president for. Whatever the reason more conservatives
Everyone at LwC is a fan of all things Mike Rowe (like, the evidence speaks for itself ), so of course his Prager U video caught our attention. You know the one , because there's a good chance it caught your's too judging by my Facebook timeline... Well, our friend Brandon Morse over at Redstate got to ask him about that very video . Rowe had a lot of interesting points, but this one stood out... It's a free country, and part of being free is making stupid decisions and paying for them later. Th
Despicable. Hopefully, it's a hoax, but I wouldn't put it past such a horrid person for it to be true. A pregnant woman has challenged pro life activists to pay her $1 million to keep her baby. In an anonymous essay titled 'How much would you pay to stop an abortion?', the writer claims she is 26 years old, seven weeks pregnant, with every intention of aborting her fetus. But if she receives $1 million in 72 hours she will allegedly have the baby, put it up for adoption, and put every cent into
It appears that the Great Climate Change Hoax is going to drop by for another visit to Hothworld here over the weekend. At the moment, I need a Sherpa to help me get to a car. This, of course, is the first great crisis for our new Republican Governor, Charlie Baker, and it has become plain that, when it comes to passing the buck, ducking the blame, and finding a scapegoat, our man Charlie has mad governatin' skillz. In the middle of the last storm, when the region's antiquated mass transit syste
Aug 10, 2017 -- Good afternoon all, we have a really good news. Hon. Alex Hawke, the assistant minister of immigration and border protection has reconsidered our case and decided to intervene our case. Lee's family now have received permanent resident visa to stay in Australia. - (Daniel Lee): Hello everyone, we would like to say a huge thank you for everyone who have been supporting and contributing for our family. This relief is incredible because we visited department of immigration on last
As always, something lovely and non-political to wind down my blogging day. I discovered Poncho Sanchez quite on accident. Mid-'90s, I was watching "Broadcast News" for the umpteenth time, and for the umpteenth time my favorite scene was James Brooks getting drunk while listening to some fun & funky French jazz -- all the while feeding lines to William Hurt's dumb-but-handsome news anchor character. Great movie, great scene. And it made me think I needed some French jazz. Now, if you've ever tri
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 4/23/2018 How would you react if you were at a sporting event and suddenly everything stopped about halfway through the game and the players walked off the field? Suppose an announcement then blares over the public address system, "Thank you for attending; the game has been called and a winner declared. Please get your tickets early for the next scheduled homestand coming up this Tuesday night against the...." Would angry fans start tearing out the seats? Would pandemonium e
Today is Earth Day, so it's a special opportunity for us to bring you 10 of the dumbest tweets about the observance, which (if you haven't heard) is a big deal for the Left. Number 10: The U.N. is out there talking about microplastic particles in the ocean or something. At least 51 trillion microplastic particles are already in our oceans. Shrink your plastic footprint & take action for #CleanSeas . Here's how: https://t.co/0y09PmpgyH #EarthDay pic.twitter.com/vORm6uSUTm -- United Nations (@UN)
See our privacy notice Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email The 'dad bod' is apparently the hottest talking point with women in the USA at the moment. The term was brought to attention by Mackenzie Pearson a 19 year old student at Clemson University who wrote a piece about them for her student website The Odyssey. Her piece titled 'Why Girls Love The Dad Bod' praises the male body with a few more curves. It can probably best be summarised by this excerpt:
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 7/13/2018 Are #NeverTrumpers loners or are they really just lonely? The question came to mind recently as the nebulous allegedly "conservative" anti-Trump group appears to be losing adherents and friends at an alarming rate. It's not that President Donald Trump has suddenly become so popular that it's no longer fashionable to oppose him; maybe it's because the #NeverTrump group has just run out of things to criticize the president for. Whatever the reason more conservatives
Everyone at LwC is a fan of all things Mike Rowe (like, the evidence speaks for itself ), so of course his Prager U video caught our attention. You know the one , because there's a good chance it caught your's too judging by my Facebook timeline... Well, our friend Brandon Morse over at Redstate got to ask him about that very video . Rowe had a lot of interesting points, but this one stood out... It's a free country, and part of being free is making stupid decisions and paying for them later. Th
Despicable. Hopefully, it's a hoax, but I wouldn't put it past such a horrid person for it to be true. A pregnant woman has challenged pro life activists to pay her $1 million to keep her baby. In an anonymous essay titled 'How much would you pay to stop an abortion?', the writer claims she is 26 years old, seven weeks pregnant, with every intention of aborting her fetus. But if she receives $1 million in 72 hours she will allegedly have the baby, put it up for adoption, and put every cent into
It appears that the Great Climate Change Hoax is going to drop by for another visit to Hothworld here over the weekend. At the moment, I need a Sherpa to help me get to a car. This, of course, is the first great crisis for our new Republican Governor, Charlie Baker, and it has become plain that, when it comes to passing the buck, ducking the blame, and finding a scapegoat, our man Charlie has mad governatin' skillz. In the middle of the last storm, when the region's antiquated mass transit syste
Aug 10, 2017 -- Good afternoon all, we have a really good news. Hon. Alex Hawke, the assistant minister of immigration and border protection has reconsidered our case and decided to intervene our case. Lee's family now have received permanent resident visa to stay in Australia. - (Daniel Lee): Hello everyone, we would like to say a huge thank you for everyone who have been supporting and contributing for our family. This relief is incredible because we visited department of immigration on last
Costa Rica's new president has a plan to change the trajectory of the country in as little as three years. President Carlos Alvarado Quesada announced his plan to become the first carbon-free country in the world. And vowed to put an end to fossil fuel transportation by 2021. "Decarbonization is the great task of our generation and Costa Rica must be one of the first countries in the world to accomplish it, if not the first," Alvarado said at his inauguration. The forward-thinking country "deriv
By Sharon Rondeau on Sunday, March 4, 2018 Editorials "CHOOSE AMERICA OR TAKE A HIKE" by OPOVV, (c)2018 (Mar. 4, 2018) -- "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to 'The Pulse of the Nation,' the one, no, that's not right: one of the places where the truth is the commodity; the rule; commonplace unless, of course, we're wrong, and when we are wrong [...] By Sharon Rondeau on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 Editorials "THE BAD GUYS DON'T PLAY BY THE RULES" by Chief New Leaf, (c)
Sun Aug 5, 2018, 10:47 AM hatrack (45,062 posts) Record-Smashing Arctic Heat In Sweden Makes Nation's Tallest Mt 2nd-Tallest As Peak Melts STOCKHOLM Researchers expressed concern Thursday about the rapid pace of climate change, after a glacier on Swedens Kebnekaise mountain melted so much in sweltering Arctic temperatures that it is no longer the countrys highest point. Its quite scary, said Gunhild Ninis Rosqvist, a Stockholm University geography professor who has been measuring the glacier fo
This week's edition of the journal Science contains a paper by Maosheng Zhao and Steven W. Running concerning the reaction of land plants to climate change. Zhao and Running have been measuring terrestrial net primary production (NPP), which is a measure of how much carbon land plants take in and store as part of their structures. While earlier measures looked good (NPP rose in the '90s), over the past decade the picture is grim: as CO2 has been rising, NPP has been falling in lockstep. Plants a
Elio Di Rupo Equality Forum "My life is a fairy tale. You could not make it up." Elio Di Rupo is the prime minister of Belgium and head of the Socialist Party. He is the first openly gay man to lead a nation. Elio Di Rupo One of seven children born to Italian Catholic immigrants, Di Rupo was raised in a small town in Belgium's French-speaking Wallonia region. His father died when Di Rupo was one year old. Because his illiterate mother was unable to raise seven children, Di Rupo and two of his si
As always, something lovely and non-political to wind down my blogging day. I discovered Poncho Sanchez quite on accident. Mid-'90s, I was watching "Broadcast News" for the umpteenth time, and for the umpteenth time my favorite scene was James Brooks getting drunk while listening to some fun & funky French jazz -- all the while feeding lines to William Hurt's dumb-but-handsome news anchor character. Great movie, great scene. And it made me think I needed some French jazz. Now, if you've ever tri
The Limits of Non-Cooperation as a Strategy for Social Change By Stephanie Van Hook, http://www.opendemocracy.net February 18, 2014 The Limits of Non-Cooperation as a Strategy for Social Change 2014-02-18 2014-02-18 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2014/02/Started-Non-Cooperation-Movement-150x90.jpg 200px 200px Civil disobedience is vital, but it is insufficient t
You may recall a couple years ago the climate disinformers trumpeted the (very) short-term slowdown in sea level rise. We can hardly wait for their posts on the recent speed up -- JR. Figure 1: Mean sea level (in centimetres) since 1993 obtained by satellite altimetry observations. Annual and semi-annual signals have been removed to reveal the long-term trend. The glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) of 0.3mm per year is added to account for the slumping of ocean basins . Image from the AVISO webs
In today's edition of The Heartland Daily Podcast, H. Sterling Burnett, managing editor of Environment & Climate News speaks with Norman Rogers. Rogers is a Heartland policy advisor and high tech businessman. Rogers joins Burnett to discuss climate change and the dangers of EMPs, or electro magnetic pulses. Rogers discusses how the federal government is wasting scarce resources on the non-existent dangers from climate change while ignoring the very real dangers to our electrical grid, banking a
"THANK YOU ALL!" by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 16, 2017) -- At approximately 1:15 PM on Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he will disband two policy advisory councils consisting of corporate CEOs from various industries. According to NBC Chicago , the second policy group dissolved itself following resignations from the first reportedly over Trump's responses to the violence altercations in Charlottesville, VA on Saturday. In his tweet, Trump thanked everyone who had participa
By Sharon Rondeau on Sunday, March 4, 2018 Editorials "CHOOSE AMERICA OR TAKE A HIKE" by OPOVV, (c)2018 (Mar. 4, 2018) -- "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to 'The Pulse of the Nation,' the one, no, that's not right: one of the places where the truth is the commodity; the rule; commonplace unless, of course, we're wrong, and when we are wrong [...] By Sharon Rondeau on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 Editorials "THE BAD GUYS DON'T PLAY BY THE RULES" by Chief New Leaf, (c)
Sun Aug 5, 2018, 10:47 AM hatrack (45,062 posts) Record-Smashing Arctic Heat In Sweden Makes Nation's Tallest Mt 2nd-Tallest As Peak Melts STOCKHOLM Researchers expressed concern Thursday about the rapid pace of climate change, after a glacier on Swedens Kebnekaise mountain melted so much in sweltering Arctic temperatures that it is no longer the countrys highest point. Its quite scary, said Gunhild Ninis Rosqvist, a Stockholm University geography professor who has been measuring the glacier fo
This week's edition of the journal Science contains a paper by Maosheng Zhao and Steven W. Running concerning the reaction of land plants to climate change. Zhao and Running have been measuring terrestrial net primary production (NPP), which is a measure of how much carbon land plants take in and store as part of their structures. While earlier measures looked good (NPP rose in the '90s), over the past decade the picture is grim: as CO2 has been rising, NPP has been falling in lockstep. Plants a
Elio Di Rupo Equality Forum "My life is a fairy tale. You could not make it up." Elio Di Rupo is the prime minister of Belgium and head of the Socialist Party. He is the first openly gay man to lead a nation. Elio Di Rupo One of seven children born to Italian Catholic immigrants, Di Rupo was raised in a small town in Belgium's French-speaking Wallonia region. His father died when Di Rupo was one year old. Because his illiterate mother was unable to raise seven children, Di Rupo and two of his si
As always, something lovely and non-political to wind down my blogging day. I discovered Poncho Sanchez quite on accident. Mid-'90s, I was watching "Broadcast News" for the umpteenth time, and for the umpteenth time my favorite scene was James Brooks getting drunk while listening to some fun & funky French jazz -- all the while feeding lines to William Hurt's dumb-but-handsome news anchor character. Great movie, great scene. And it made me think I needed some French jazz. Now, if you've ever tri
The Limits of Non-Cooperation as a Strategy for Social Change By Stephanie Van Hook, http://www.opendemocracy.net February 18, 2014 The Limits of Non-Cooperation as a Strategy for Social Change 2014-02-18 2014-02-18 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2014/02/Started-Non-Cooperation-Movement-150x90.jpg 200px 200px Civil disobedience is vital, but it is insufficient t
You may recall a couple years ago the climate disinformers trumpeted the (very) short-term slowdown in sea level rise. We can hardly wait for their posts on the recent speed up -- JR. Figure 1: Mean sea level (in centimetres) since 1993 obtained by satellite altimetry observations. Annual and semi-annual signals have been removed to reveal the long-term trend. The glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) of 0.3mm per year is added to account for the slumping of ocean basins . Image from the AVISO webs
In today's edition of The Heartland Daily Podcast, H. Sterling Burnett, managing editor of Environment & Climate News speaks with Norman Rogers. Rogers is a Heartland policy advisor and high tech businessman. Rogers joins Burnett to discuss climate change and the dangers of EMPs, or electro magnetic pulses. Rogers discusses how the federal government is wasting scarce resources on the non-existent dangers from climate change while ignoring the very real dangers to our electrical grid, banking a
"THANK YOU ALL!" by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 16, 2017) -- At approximately 1:15 PM on Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he will disband two policy advisory councils consisting of corporate CEOs from various industries. According to NBC Chicago , the second policy group dissolved itself following resignations from the first reportedly over Trump's responses to the violence altercations in Charlottesville, VA on Saturday. In his tweet, Trump thanked everyone who had participa
Hillary Clinton 's personal email habits have been scrutinized by conservative media and politicians for almost two years now. But according to a report from Newsweek , a "larger and deeper email conspiracy, one involving war, lies, a private server run by the Republican Party and contempt of Congress citations" had gone unpunished. Between 2003 and 2009, the Bush Administration "lost" 22 million emails, many of which contained information regarding the run-up to the Iraq war and the fraudulent
A double whammy for Hillary Clinton ... Part One: After six months, Hillary Clinton turns over her private server, and the drip-drip-drip is sure to continue ... Part Two: Bernie surges in New Hampshire ... But what do the numbers say about the Bernie protest vote? ... Trump's "wheeling and dealing" comments on policy proposals ... Senate Majority PAC targets Ayotte, keeping the Koch name in the political bloodstream in NH... What Larry Lessig's presidential aspirations might mean ... and dispat
Hillary Rodham Clinton picked a couple of fights this week. First of all, she staked out a position on immigration that was wholly in support of the actions taken by the current president, and then pushed it even further in that direction than he did. "Today, not a single Republican candidate, announced or potential is clearly consistent in supporting a path to citizenship," the former Secretary of State said in prepared remarks before a round table at a high school in Nevada. "When they talk ab
If you thought the Democratic presidential primary in New Hampshire would be a Hillary Clinton cakewalk, you'd be wrong! According to a just-released Suffolk University poll , a surging Bernie Sanders is now the choice of 31 percent of Granite State Democrats, versus 41 percent for the former secretary of state. In just one month, he's overcome a 42-point deficit, with her lead now down to 10 percent. Polling 500 likely voters in the key battleground state, the survey revealed very little suppor
Like Hillary Clinton, Rob Reiner would toss an awful lot of Americans into a "basket of deplorables." Or in Meathead's case a bunker of Archies. In an interview published on September 8, when asked by The Hollywood Reporter if Archie Bunker, a racist/sexist/xenophobic character from the 1970s sitcom All in the Family , would be a Donald Trump supporter. As if you couldn't guess, Reiner responded, "Absolutely, 100 percent. Trump is from Queens. Archie is born and raised in Queens. They have the s
After losing significant power in both federal and state offices, Hillary Clinton's defeat created an ongoing crisis amongst the Democratic Party elite. As chronicled a few weeks ago, in response, many Democrats began rejecting the use of identity politics as a means of channeling a message. Part of the reason why this happened relates to how out of touch the Democratic Party is to average Americans. One topic where the Democrats failed to convince Americans to trust them on includes immigration
Hillary Clinton campaigns for Alison Lundergan Grimes (left). (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) Ready to join the resistance? Sign up for Take Action Now and we'll send you three actions every Tuesday. You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation's journalism. You can read our Privacy Policy here. Thank you for signing up. For more from The Nation , check out our latest issue . Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Support Progressive Journalism The Nation
This week Hillary Clinton revealed some details of her platform on immigration. She expressed support for a pathway to citizenship and a policy that... "...treats everyone with dignity and compassion, upholds the rule of law, protects our border and national security, and brings hard-working people out of the shadows and into the formal economy so they can pay taxes and contribute to our nation's prosperity." That is a position that most recent polling shows is favored by most Americans. This pu
By Carmen November 9, 2016 12:30pm PDT Header by Rory Midhani Hillary Clinton is not the President of the United States. I did not expect to write that down right there, I swear. This post was originally intended as a reflection on what it meant to elect a woman president, what some women from different communities and backgrounds saw in her or saw of themselves in her, what her policies could allow us to envision, who we were before and after she showed us a woman could really do this. Hillary
Many of us disagree with Hillary Clinton on a number of issues, in some cases intensely. But there is one overarching reason we should be vigorously supporting her election: The future of the Supreme Court is at stake. An ardent Bernie supporter to whom I expressed this sentiment responded that the wounds are still fresh. Bernie's legions "are not ready to be told (as they are every four years) that the election 'is' of 'should be' or 'must be' all about the Supreme Court," he asserts. Repeti
A double whammy for Hillary Clinton ... Part One: After six months, Hillary Clinton turns over her private server, and the drip-drip-drip is sure to continue ... Part Two: Bernie surges in New Hampshire ... But what do the numbers say about the Bernie protest vote? ... Trump's "wheeling and dealing" comments on policy proposals ... Senate Majority PAC targets Ayotte, keeping the Koch name in the political bloodstream in NH... What Larry Lessig's presidential aspirations might mean ... and dispat
Hillary Rodham Clinton picked a couple of fights this week. First of all, she staked out a position on immigration that was wholly in support of the actions taken by the current president, and then pushed it even further in that direction than he did. "Today, not a single Republican candidate, announced or potential is clearly consistent in supporting a path to citizenship," the former Secretary of State said in prepared remarks before a round table at a high school in Nevada. "When they talk ab
If you thought the Democratic presidential primary in New Hampshire would be a Hillary Clinton cakewalk, you'd be wrong! According to a just-released Suffolk University poll , a surging Bernie Sanders is now the choice of 31 percent of Granite State Democrats, versus 41 percent for the former secretary of state. In just one month, he's overcome a 42-point deficit, with her lead now down to 10 percent. Polling 500 likely voters in the key battleground state, the survey revealed very little suppor
Like Hillary Clinton, Rob Reiner would toss an awful lot of Americans into a "basket of deplorables." Or in Meathead's case a bunker of Archies. In an interview published on September 8, when asked by The Hollywood Reporter if Archie Bunker, a racist/sexist/xenophobic character from the 1970s sitcom All in the Family , would be a Donald Trump supporter. As if you couldn't guess, Reiner responded, "Absolutely, 100 percent. Trump is from Queens. Archie is born and raised in Queens. They have the s
After losing significant power in both federal and state offices, Hillary Clinton's defeat created an ongoing crisis amongst the Democratic Party elite. As chronicled a few weeks ago, in response, many Democrats began rejecting the use of identity politics as a means of channeling a message. Part of the reason why this happened relates to how out of touch the Democratic Party is to average Americans. One topic where the Democrats failed to convince Americans to trust them on includes immigration
Hillary Clinton campaigns for Alison Lundergan Grimes (left). (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) Ready to join the resistance? Sign up for Take Action Now and we'll send you three actions every Tuesday. You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation's journalism. You can read our Privacy Policy here. Thank you for signing up. For more from The Nation , check out our latest issue . Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Support Progressive Journalism The Nation
This week Hillary Clinton revealed some details of her platform on immigration. She expressed support for a pathway to citizenship and a policy that... "...treats everyone with dignity and compassion, upholds the rule of law, protects our border and national security, and brings hard-working people out of the shadows and into the formal economy so they can pay taxes and contribute to our nation's prosperity." That is a position that most recent polling shows is favored by most Americans. This pu
By Carmen November 9, 2016 12:30pm PDT Header by Rory Midhani Hillary Clinton is not the President of the United States. I did not expect to write that down right there, I swear. This post was originally intended as a reflection on what it meant to elect a woman president, what some women from different communities and backgrounds saw in her or saw of themselves in her, what her policies could allow us to envision, who we were before and after she showed us a woman could really do this. Hillary
Many of us disagree with Hillary Clinton on a number of issues, in some cases intensely. But there is one overarching reason we should be vigorously supporting her election: The future of the Supreme Court is at stake. An ardent Bernie supporter to whom I expressed this sentiment responded that the wounds are still fresh. Bernie's legions "are not ready to be told (as they are every four years) that the election 'is' of 'should be' or 'must be' all about the Supreme Court," he asserts. Repeti
Hillary Clinton 's personal email habits have been scrutinized by conservative media and politicians for almost two years now. But according to a report from Newsweek , a "larger and deeper email conspiracy, one involving war, lies, a private server run by the Republican Party and contempt of Congress citations" had gone unpunished. Between 2003 and 2009, the Bush Administration "lost" 22 million emails, many of which contained information regarding the run-up to the Iraq war and the fraudulent
Hillary Clinton used a Bible quote on Monday to counter the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" border immigration policy, an obvious swipe at Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Fox News reported that while speaking at the 8th Annual Elly Awards, hosted by the Women's Forum of New York, Clinton quoted Matthew 19:14 . "Jesus said suffer the little children unto me," Clinton said. "He did not say let the children suffer." "I've studied the bible, both the Old and the New Testament," Clinton sa
Hillary Clinton is vowing to expand upon President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration despite the Supreme Court's recent deadlocked ruling. Clinton says in a speech at the League of United Latin American Citizens' national convention that she will put a comprehensive immigration bill before Congress in her first 100 days of office. She says the high court did not "actually rule on the substance of the case" and it's within the authority of the president to temporarily stop the depor
If Hillary Clinton wants the American people to disassociate the words "callous," "out of touch," and "calculating" from her campaign, making a cameo on NBC's Saturday Night Live a higher priority than delivering the keynote speech at a Human Rights Campaign (HRC) gala probably isn't the best move. In the latest batch of WikiLeaks emails , allegedly from the account of Clinton campaign chairman, John Podesta, a strategy message from Kristina Schake, Hillary for America deputy communications dire
Hillary Clinton is at it again and seems to have no plans to get off her world wide excuses tour. During an event with the women's organization "The Wing" this week in New York City, twice failed Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton complained about Fox News "trying to impeach her." "Fox News is always trying impeach me. So, somebody needs to tell them that doesn't apply to a private citizen," Clinton said. Predictably, she also whined about Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump.
Hillary Clinton is right : Of course you can be a feminist and be pro-life. Hillary Clinton is also wrong: You cannot be a feminist and be pro-life. "I respect the opinions and beliefs of every woman," Clinton said during an appearance on The View. "The reason why being pro-choice is the right way to go is because it is a choice and hopefully a choice that is rooted in the thoughtfulness and the care that women bring to this decision. So, of course you can be a feminist and be pro-life." Adverti
Hillary Clinton's first California fundraising tour since announcing for president raked in $800,00 for a mere 15-minute speech in Pacific Palisades today. It was part of a $3 million single-day haul for the Democratic Party frontrunner, according to the Hollywood Reporter . Hollywood executives paid to hobnob with each other, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Congressman Ted Lieu (D-Torrance). VIPs were given extra private time with Clinton in a separate area. Following a duck-the-media strategy
Chelsea Clinton has a Variety article. [I refuse to link and reward these guttersnipes.] The media-Politico, The Hill, the New York Times-wants you to know that Chelsea Clinton is wonderful, award-worthy, even. Michelle Malkin has more to say about that. Why are these publications doing this? Yes, Chelsea has a great P.R. team but unless they're giving out Rolls Royces as inducements, the various media outlets are pushing this pap of their own free will. Here's my theory: The editors and reporte
This week Hillary Clinton revealed some details of her platform on immigration. She expressed support for a pathway to citizenship and a policy that... "...treats everyone with dignity and compassion, upholds the rule of law, protects our border and national security, and brings hard-working people out of the shadows and into the formal economy so they can pay taxes and contribute to our nation's prosperity." That is a position that most recent polling shows is favored by most Americans. This pu
Hillary Clinton. Ethan Miller/Getty Images Hillary Clinton weighed in on the Russian hacking scandal during her appearance at the Code Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. this week. It's about time, since her political aspirations were the biggest victim of the Trump-Putin conspiracy to rig the election. She has finally explained how they did it: with 1,000 Russian agents and bots, in case anyone was wondering. The criminal activity during the election was especially insidious, because--ac
Hillary Clinton used a Bible quote on Monday to counter the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" border immigration policy, an obvious swipe at Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Fox News reported that while speaking at the 8th Annual Elly Awards, hosted by the Women's Forum of New York, Clinton quoted Matthew 19:14 . "Jesus said suffer the little children unto me," Clinton said. "He did not say let the children suffer." "I've studied the bible, both the Old and the New Testament," Clinton sa
Hillary Clinton is vowing to expand upon President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration despite the Supreme Court's recent deadlocked ruling. Clinton says in a speech at the League of United Latin American Citizens' national convention that she will put a comprehensive immigration bill before Congress in her first 100 days of office. She says the high court did not "actually rule on the substance of the case" and it's within the authority of the president to temporarily stop the depor
If Hillary Clinton wants the American people to disassociate the words "callous," "out of touch," and "calculating" from her campaign, making a cameo on NBC's Saturday Night Live a higher priority than delivering the keynote speech at a Human Rights Campaign (HRC) gala probably isn't the best move. In the latest batch of WikiLeaks emails , allegedly from the account of Clinton campaign chairman, John Podesta, a strategy message from Kristina Schake, Hillary for America deputy communications dire
Hillary Clinton is at it again and seems to have no plans to get off her world wide excuses tour. During an event with the women's organization "The Wing" this week in New York City, twice failed Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton complained about Fox News "trying to impeach her." "Fox News is always trying impeach me. So, somebody needs to tell them that doesn't apply to a private citizen," Clinton said. Predictably, she also whined about Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump.
Hillary Clinton is right : Of course you can be a feminist and be pro-life. Hillary Clinton is also wrong: You cannot be a feminist and be pro-life. "I respect the opinions and beliefs of every woman," Clinton said during an appearance on The View. "The reason why being pro-choice is the right way to go is because it is a choice and hopefully a choice that is rooted in the thoughtfulness and the care that women bring to this decision. So, of course you can be a feminist and be pro-life." Adverti
Hillary Clinton's first California fundraising tour since announcing for president raked in $800,00 for a mere 15-minute speech in Pacific Palisades today. It was part of a $3 million single-day haul for the Democratic Party frontrunner, according to the Hollywood Reporter . Hollywood executives paid to hobnob with each other, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Congressman Ted Lieu (D-Torrance). VIPs were given extra private time with Clinton in a separate area. Following a duck-the-media strategy
Chelsea Clinton has a Variety article. [I refuse to link and reward these guttersnipes.] The media-Politico, The Hill, the New York Times-wants you to know that Chelsea Clinton is wonderful, award-worthy, even. Michelle Malkin has more to say about that. Why are these publications doing this? Yes, Chelsea has a great P.R. team but unless they're giving out Rolls Royces as inducements, the various media outlets are pushing this pap of their own free will. Here's my theory: The editors and reporte
This week Hillary Clinton revealed some details of her platform on immigration. She expressed support for a pathway to citizenship and a policy that... "...treats everyone with dignity and compassion, upholds the rule of law, protects our border and national security, and brings hard-working people out of the shadows and into the formal economy so they can pay taxes and contribute to our nation's prosperity." That is a position that most recent polling shows is favored by most Americans. This pu
Hillary Clinton. Ethan Miller/Getty Images Hillary Clinton weighed in on the Russian hacking scandal during her appearance at the Code Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. this week. It's about time, since her political aspirations were the biggest victim of the Trump-Putin conspiracy to rig the election. She has finally explained how they did it: with 1,000 Russian agents and bots, in case anyone was wondering. The criminal activity during the election was especially insidious, because--ac
Let's wrap up three weeks of pre-Halloween scary movies with a film that's more packed with references to other horror films than Scream : Joe Dante's 1981 cult favorite, The Howling . Originally intended as a straight-ahead werewolf film, it was changed significantly in tone by a late-arriving co-screenwriter, the ever-creative John Sayles. Sayles kept the scary bits, but added a pile of in jokes and satiric moments (including one with himself as a coroner). The result was unsatisfying to some
Ladies, it turns out being a daddy issue-ridden, reckless spending, hopeless romantic is a major turn-off to men. Yeah, after reading this Reddit thread about guys' relationship deal breakers, I'm starting to realize more and more why the hell I'm still single : I fit the bill for almost all of them. Oops. Breakups suck. There's no doubt about it. But they teach us things we take into our new relationships . For the most part, those lessons are positive and keep us from making mistakes that h
The short film Pink Moon belongs to a genre of LGBT cinema set in alternate universes where same-sex relationships are the norm and heterosexuals are subject to bullying and prejudice. But this short adds a twist to that concept: abortion is illegal and one of our lead characters has just discovered she's pregnant. Sal Bardo directed Pink Moon and he's made two other short films about people coping with alienation and prejudice: Chaser and Sam . In Pink Moon , the teenaged characters must deal w
Between 2011 and 2015 the number of American adults who didn't read a book in the course of a single year went from 1 in 5 to fewer than 1 in 4. Women who shame their husbands in this manner, and others who encourage that behavior by sharing these posts, are detonating marriages for the sake of a laugh and a click. Like many Americans today, Mencken was disappointed with the choices being offered to the American public in that year's presidential election. College graduates who borrowed excessi
Recently, the Alamo Drafthouse offered a women-only screening of Wonder Woman and red-pilling shit-stains collectively lost their freakin' minds all over the internet. One of the jackalopes even had the, how do you say, machismo to send a letter to their mayor. Get a load of this flaming trash heap: The Original Letter: I hope every man will boycott Austin and do what he can to diminish Austin and to cause damage to the city's image. The theater that pandered to the sexism typical of women will,
I have a simple rule for whether I will consume art created by an abusive man. If the art justifies or condones the abuse in any way, it's off limits - so I can watch Roman Polanski's The Pianist , whereas my stomach turns at Louis CK's I Love You, Daddy . Polanski's 2002 Holocaust drama features no allusion to - or justification of - his 1977 rape of a 13-year-old girl. Comedian CK's 2017 film, on the other hand, explores and condones the sexualisation of a young woman by lecherous, powerful me
I love watching cartoons with my kids, and I'm not afraid to admit it. It takes me back to a simpler time. My sisters and I would get up early on a Saturday morning and pour ourselves a bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios and then park our asses on the green shag carpet and watch a few hours of cartoons until our parents kicked us outside. Ah, the good ol' days. One of my family's current favorites is Cartoon Network's The Amazing World Of Gumball (rated TV-Y7), which is a bright and colorful cartoon abo
When the curtain fell on the third season of Mad Men , Betty Draper, our favorite housewife in crisis, was on her way to Reno to get a divorce. When we see her again this Sunday , it'll be a year later, and Betty will be divested of Don and married to Henry. But it'll be a shame if the show doesn't give us a taste, perhaps in flashback, of what happened to her in the Silver State. We could see Betty riding horses, gambling, and flirting with cowboys at one of the famous "divorce ranches" in Neva
Flirting is never straightforward, but especially not when you're not certain if a girl you're talking to is into you as friends or something more. When you're better at talking around your feelings than laying it all out, it's good to have some deep questions to ask a girl when you think you might like each other. It allows the two of you to grow closer naturally and to feel your way toward whether your crush can turn into something more. And while asking your crush these questions might make y
This week, we must delay all talk of progression in Taboo 's overarching plot to discuss its most unsung characters: The women. You may wonder why the series has cast Oona Chaplin for the sole purpose of being acted on by desirous men, whether James, whose hunger for Zilpha would maybe feel aggressively sexy if it wasn't so straight-up wrong, or Thorne, who literally gets off by abusing and fetishizing her at the same time. You may also wonder the same about Jessie Buckley, whose work as Lorna B
Ladies, it turns out being a daddy issue-ridden, reckless spending, hopeless romantic is a major turn-off to men. Yeah, after reading this Reddit thread about guys' relationship deal breakers, I'm starting to realize more and more why the hell I'm still single : I fit the bill for almost all of them. Oops. Breakups suck. There's no doubt about it. But they teach us things we take into our new relationships . For the most part, those lessons are positive and keep us from making mistakes that h
The short film Pink Moon belongs to a genre of LGBT cinema set in alternate universes where same-sex relationships are the norm and heterosexuals are subject to bullying and prejudice. But this short adds a twist to that concept: abortion is illegal and one of our lead characters has just discovered she's pregnant. Sal Bardo directed Pink Moon and he's made two other short films about people coping with alienation and prejudice: Chaser and Sam . In Pink Moon , the teenaged characters must deal w
Between 2011 and 2015 the number of American adults who didn't read a book in the course of a single year went from 1 in 5 to fewer than 1 in 4. Women who shame their husbands in this manner, and others who encourage that behavior by sharing these posts, are detonating marriages for the sake of a laugh and a click. Like many Americans today, Mencken was disappointed with the choices being offered to the American public in that year's presidential election. College graduates who borrowed excessi
Recently, the Alamo Drafthouse offered a women-only screening of Wonder Woman and red-pilling shit-stains collectively lost their freakin' minds all over the internet. One of the jackalopes even had the, how do you say, machismo to send a letter to their mayor. Get a load of this flaming trash heap: The Original Letter: I hope every man will boycott Austin and do what he can to diminish Austin and to cause damage to the city's image. The theater that pandered to the sexism typical of women will,
I have a simple rule for whether I will consume art created by an abusive man. If the art justifies or condones the abuse in any way, it's off limits - so I can watch Roman Polanski's The Pianist , whereas my stomach turns at Louis CK's I Love You, Daddy . Polanski's 2002 Holocaust drama features no allusion to - or justification of - his 1977 rape of a 13-year-old girl. Comedian CK's 2017 film, on the other hand, explores and condones the sexualisation of a young woman by lecherous, powerful me
I love watching cartoons with my kids, and I'm not afraid to admit it. It takes me back to a simpler time. My sisters and I would get up early on a Saturday morning and pour ourselves a bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios and then park our asses on the green shag carpet and watch a few hours of cartoons until our parents kicked us outside. Ah, the good ol' days. One of my family's current favorites is Cartoon Network's The Amazing World Of Gumball (rated TV-Y7), which is a bright and colorful cartoon abo
When the curtain fell on the third season of Mad Men , Betty Draper, our favorite housewife in crisis, was on her way to Reno to get a divorce. When we see her again this Sunday , it'll be a year later, and Betty will be divested of Don and married to Henry. But it'll be a shame if the show doesn't give us a taste, perhaps in flashback, of what happened to her in the Silver State. We could see Betty riding horses, gambling, and flirting with cowboys at one of the famous "divorce ranches" in Neva
Flirting is never straightforward, but especially not when you're not certain if a girl you're talking to is into you as friends or something more. When you're better at talking around your feelings than laying it all out, it's good to have some deep questions to ask a girl when you think you might like each other. It allows the two of you to grow closer naturally and to feel your way toward whether your crush can turn into something more. And while asking your crush these questions might make y
This week, we must delay all talk of progression in Taboo 's overarching plot to discuss its most unsung characters: The women. You may wonder why the series has cast Oona Chaplin for the sole purpose of being acted on by desirous men, whether James, whose hunger for Zilpha would maybe feel aggressively sexy if it wasn't so straight-up wrong, or Thorne, who literally gets off by abusing and fetishizing her at the same time. You may also wonder the same about Jessie Buckley, whose work as Lorna B
Ladies, it turns out being a daddy issue-ridden, reckless spending, hopeless romantic is a major turn-off to men. Yeah, after reading this Reddit thread about guys' relationship deal breakers, I'm starting to realize more and more why the hell I'm still single : I fit the bill for almost all of them. Oops. Breakups suck. There's no doubt about it. But they teach us things we take into our new relationships . For the most part, those lessons are positive and keep us from making mistakes that h
I reimagine the last moments I had with my husband, Jacob, often. The feel of his freshly washed hair slipping between my fingers. The smirk on his face as he sat next to me on the floor of our bathroom while I soaked in the tub, handing me a lit joint and fumbling. He dropped it on my chest and we laughed at the little flame that posed no real danger. Nothing could hurt with him protecting me. In the contentment and warmth of our home that New Year's Eve, we made love in the afternoon. Sweetly,
I was a virgin when I married my husband last May. I was also 26, older than my friends when they married, but the average age for women of my generation. My husband and I met online when he read an essay I'd written for Microsoft. We fell in love within days without any idea what the other person looked like or who they really were. We were 500 miles and 25 years apart, eager to build a life together. We got engaged eight months later. At our wedding ceremony, the pastor talked about physical l
Valentine's Day is one of those holidays you either love or you hate. I personally will be single for the seventh year in a row (but who's counting?), so you could say I'm not feeling super into it. I used to be, though, so I do appreciate the lengths couples go for each other to make sure this day is special. So what would happen if all of us had valentines this year? And, better yet, what would happen if those valentines were celebrities?! Wait, hear me out. I'm not talking about just ANY ce
Even back when I was a straight married lady, I did not long to produce little creatures who looked like me. I had a womb and a husband with the requisite matching equipment, but I lacked the appetite for motherhood. Luckily he was more committed to grinding his way toward a Ph.D. than doing his bit for the future of the human race, and I preferred laboring over short stories to folding nappies and filling sippy cups. (Had those even been invented in those Dark Ages?) Then, when I crossed the Gr
Veere Di Wedding's token queer representation: When will Bollywood rise above the floral shirt stereotype? I usually like spending my Sundays lazing around like a cat. It is an occupational hazard of being a millennial. This past weekend however, I decided to give my weekly catnap a reprieve, and trudged halfway across the city to watch a matinee show of India's latest chick flick (which is not a chick flick ), Veere Di Wedding . Armed with a tub full of caramel popcorn and a soda that had more
Feminists are supposed to love Hillary Clinton, because this is their time and something about a glass ceiling. But calling her "soulless" and "corrupt?" I mean, she totally is. I'm just surprised it's being said . Now Paglia is a leftist. Big time. But she's pretty honest about modern feminism here... Feminist Camille Paglia ripped modern feminism, Lena Dunham, and "soulless" Hillary Clinton in a recent interview published by Spiked. "People don't lay a glove on her," she said. "The woman has n
i cant believe this is what we consider talent these days..4 cute girls- 1 of which contributes some talent by being able to hold a melody while the other 3 are eye candy- and we have the nerve to compare them to En Vogue? or DC?? !! WHAT!! THESE CHICKS CANT EVEN F*CKING SING!!! i can't believe how LOW the bar has been set for real talent. if DC or en vogue heard that comparison they'd slit there throats in confusion???? did they NOT set the bar for what "SINGING" girl groups should consist of??
He refers to the mother of his three children as "a girl who has had a lobotomy" and "a C-list celebrity's daughter". There was a lot more along these lines, as well as boasting about how rich he is and saying that he was doing just fine until he married Petra. Really? James Stunt is one of those people who would not have appeared on the radar of the national consciousness at any time were it not for his marital connections. Who is he trying to kid? But what is really awful about this is that th
"Maybe you should send me back to my country of birth. . . Philadelphia." I remember buying a jazz LP when I was a teen that had drummer named Muhammad Ali on it, I thought it was funny, but I guess that's when I realized that the name "Muhammad Ali" is kind of the "John Smith" of the Muslim world. I don't usually ragepost but Jesusfuxkingchrist Ican'tbelievethisis fucking. happening . . I guess I really did believe the U.S. was better than this. How American of me. Make room in your homes becau
I reimagine the last moments I had with my husband, Jacob, often. The feel of his freshly washed hair slipping between my fingers. The smirk on his face as he sat next to me on the floor of our bathroom while I soaked in the tub, handing me a lit joint and fumbling. He dropped it on my chest and we laughed at the little flame that posed no real danger. Nothing could hurt with him protecting me. In the contentment and warmth of our home that New Year's Eve, we made love in the afternoon. Sweetly,
I was a virgin when I married my husband last May. I was also 26, older than my friends when they married, but the average age for women of my generation. My husband and I met online when he read an essay I'd written for Microsoft. We fell in love within days without any idea what the other person looked like or who they really were. We were 500 miles and 25 years apart, eager to build a life together. We got engaged eight months later. At our wedding ceremony, the pastor talked about physical l
Valentine's Day is one of those holidays you either love or you hate. I personally will be single for the seventh year in a row (but who's counting?), so you could say I'm not feeling super into it. I used to be, though, so I do appreciate the lengths couples go for each other to make sure this day is special. So what would happen if all of us had valentines this year? And, better yet, what would happen if those valentines were celebrities?! Wait, hear me out. I'm not talking about just ANY ce
Even back when I was a straight married lady, I did not long to produce little creatures who looked like me. I had a womb and a husband with the requisite matching equipment, but I lacked the appetite for motherhood. Luckily he was more committed to grinding his way toward a Ph.D. than doing his bit for the future of the human race, and I preferred laboring over short stories to folding nappies and filling sippy cups. (Had those even been invented in those Dark Ages?) Then, when I crossed the Gr
Veere Di Wedding's token queer representation: When will Bollywood rise above the floral shirt stereotype? I usually like spending my Sundays lazing around like a cat. It is an occupational hazard of being a millennial. This past weekend however, I decided to give my weekly catnap a reprieve, and trudged halfway across the city to watch a matinee show of India's latest chick flick (which is not a chick flick ), Veere Di Wedding . Armed with a tub full of caramel popcorn and a soda that had more
Feminists are supposed to love Hillary Clinton, because this is their time and something about a glass ceiling. But calling her "soulless" and "corrupt?" I mean, she totally is. I'm just surprised it's being said . Now Paglia is a leftist. Big time. But she's pretty honest about modern feminism here... Feminist Camille Paglia ripped modern feminism, Lena Dunham, and "soulless" Hillary Clinton in a recent interview published by Spiked. "People don't lay a glove on her," she said. "The woman has n
i cant believe this is what we consider talent these days..4 cute girls- 1 of which contributes some talent by being able to hold a melody while the other 3 are eye candy- and we have the nerve to compare them to En Vogue? or DC?? !! WHAT!! THESE CHICKS CANT EVEN F*CKING SING!!! i can't believe how LOW the bar has been set for real talent. if DC or en vogue heard that comparison they'd slit there throats in confusion???? did they NOT set the bar for what "SINGING" girl groups should consist of??
He refers to the mother of his three children as "a girl who has had a lobotomy" and "a C-list celebrity's daughter". There was a lot more along these lines, as well as boasting about how rich he is and saying that he was doing just fine until he married Petra. Really? James Stunt is one of those people who would not have appeared on the radar of the national consciousness at any time were it not for his marital connections. Who is he trying to kid? But what is really awful about this is that th
"Maybe you should send me back to my country of birth. . . Philadelphia." I remember buying a jazz LP when I was a teen that had drummer named Muhammad Ali on it, I thought it was funny, but I guess that's when I realized that the name "Muhammad Ali" is kind of the "John Smith" of the Muslim world. I don't usually ragepost but Jesusfuxkingchrist Ican'tbelievethisis fucking. happening . . I guess I really did believe the U.S. was better than this. How American of me. Make room in your homes becau
Official White House Photo President Trump claims that he didn't ask for military vehicles to be used during his presidential inauguration, but a chain of emails have revealed that he did . The Presidential Inaugural Committee "is seriously considering adding military vehicles to the Inaugural Parade," wrote a Pentagon official in an email dated Dec. 13, 2016. "The conversation started as 'Can you send us some pictures of military vehicles we could add to the parade.'" The emails were released a
President Donald Trump bows his head during an opening prayer at the start of a listening session with high school students and teachers in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Holy moly, this is glorious. Tonight President Trump was in what has been billed as a "listening session" featuring parents and students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School which was the scene of the murderous rampage by Nikolas Cruz one week ago
Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States today, and very shortly after taking oath of office, his administration began the fairly new and complicated digital transition process. It's still unclear if President Trump knows how to use a computer himself, but no matter: His administration immediately took over Obama's websites, including whitehouse.gov , which now features a photo of a Trump rally, as well as the office's official social media accounts. (Don't worry,
President Donald Trump is expected to announce July 9 his nominee to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. In 2016, Trump put together a list of potential Supreme Court picks during his campaign for president and has amended it twice--bringing the current total to 25 highly qualified conservative individuals. I will be making my choice for Justice of the United States Supreme Court on the first Monday after the July 4th Holiday, July 9th! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) Jun
President Trump is not a particularly popular president. His job approval rating has not crossed 50 percent for a single day of his presidency. He's currently riding as high as he ever has in the RealClearPolitics poll average -- and that's 41 percent. Statistics guru Nate Silver estimates that "the approval rating at which an incumbent candidate goes from being an underdog to a favorite for re-election is somewhere in the high 40s." Furthermore, Democrats are favored to retake the House of Repr
President Donald Trump delivers a speech at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. Thursday morning. Full Transcript THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Charlie. (Applause.) Thank you very much. And thank you, Randy, for that very kind introduction. I want to thank you and Congressman Charlie Crist for serving as co-chairs this year. It's an honor to be with so many faith leaders, members of Congress, and dignitaries from all around the world as we continue this extraordinary tradition. I'm ver
As Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, the White House website changed dramatically. The website changed at 12:01 P.M., just after Trump became the president. The site is steadily being updated to reflect the policies of the new administration, with the policies of the former administration disappearing. Rather than displaying information about President Barack Obama's legacy, the website's home page now reads "Let's Make America Great Again, Together," with the
President Trump delivers the Weekly Address for May 26th. The primary topics are economic growth, fiscal stability and security. While there is no doubt the professional bureaucratic system (the lobbyists and machinery of the global systems of finance within DC), will fight President Trump's economic and security approach; in the end Trump's message of common sense in financial, economic and security policies matters will prevail. Believe it. No-one has more deliberate resolve than President Do
Here's what is on the president's agenda today: President Trump hosts the 2018 White House Business Session with our nation's governors The president receives his daily intelligence briefing President Trump has lunch with Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, and Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt The president meets with credit union representatives President Trump meets with Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady F
President Donald Trump's White House seems to have ignored its own economic officials' advice in helping make a response to a United Nations report more accurate. A UN report found that, among all countries in the developed world, the US has the highest rates of: -youth poverty -infant mortality -incarceration -income inequality - obesity Here is how the Trump Administration responded: pic.twitter.com/RLaIw4A9Qp -- Jeremy Slevin (@jeremyslevin) June 22, 2018 President Donald Trump's White House
President Donald Trump bows his head during an opening prayer at the start of a listening session with high school students and teachers in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Holy moly, this is glorious. Tonight President Trump was in what has been billed as a "listening session" featuring parents and students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School which was the scene of the murderous rampage by Nikolas Cruz one week ago
Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States today, and very shortly after taking oath of office, his administration began the fairly new and complicated digital transition process. It's still unclear if President Trump knows how to use a computer himself, but no matter: His administration immediately took over Obama's websites, including whitehouse.gov , which now features a photo of a Trump rally, as well as the office's official social media accounts. (Don't worry,
President Donald Trump is expected to announce July 9 his nominee to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. In 2016, Trump put together a list of potential Supreme Court picks during his campaign for president and has amended it twice--bringing the current total to 25 highly qualified conservative individuals. I will be making my choice for Justice of the United States Supreme Court on the first Monday after the July 4th Holiday, July 9th! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) Jun
President Trump is not a particularly popular president. His job approval rating has not crossed 50 percent for a single day of his presidency. He's currently riding as high as he ever has in the RealClearPolitics poll average -- and that's 41 percent. Statistics guru Nate Silver estimates that "the approval rating at which an incumbent candidate goes from being an underdog to a favorite for re-election is somewhere in the high 40s." Furthermore, Democrats are favored to retake the House of Repr
President Donald Trump delivers a speech at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. Thursday morning. Full Transcript THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Charlie. (Applause.) Thank you very much. And thank you, Randy, for that very kind introduction. I want to thank you and Congressman Charlie Crist for serving as co-chairs this year. It's an honor to be with so many faith leaders, members of Congress, and dignitaries from all around the world as we continue this extraordinary tradition. I'm ver
As Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, the White House website changed dramatically. The website changed at 12:01 P.M., just after Trump became the president. The site is steadily being updated to reflect the policies of the new administration, with the policies of the former administration disappearing. Rather than displaying information about President Barack Obama's legacy, the website's home page now reads "Let's Make America Great Again, Together," with the
President Trump delivers the Weekly Address for May 26th. The primary topics are economic growth, fiscal stability and security. While there is no doubt the professional bureaucratic system (the lobbyists and machinery of the global systems of finance within DC), will fight President Trump's economic and security approach; in the end Trump's message of common sense in financial, economic and security policies matters will prevail. Believe it. No-one has more deliberate resolve than President Do
Here's what is on the president's agenda today: President Trump hosts the 2018 White House Business Session with our nation's governors The president receives his daily intelligence briefing President Trump has lunch with Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, and Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt The president meets with credit union representatives President Trump meets with Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady F
President Donald Trump's White House seems to have ignored its own economic officials' advice in helping make a response to a United Nations report more accurate. A UN report found that, among all countries in the developed world, the US has the highest rates of: -youth poverty -infant mortality -incarceration -income inequality - obesity Here is how the Trump Administration responded: pic.twitter.com/RLaIw4A9Qp -- Jeremy Slevin (@jeremyslevin) June 22, 2018 President Donald Trump's White House
Let's just call it what it is: Donald Trump is not the legitimately elected President of the United States. If you've been paying attention for the past fourteen months, you already knew that. But now a grand jury has looked at the evidence that the Russians conspired to rig the election in Trump's favor, and concluded that there's enough evidence to indict thirteen people for it. If Trump isn't legitimately the President, it means that someone else is - and we all know who. Hillary Clinton won
It didn't take long for Donald Trump to discover that U.S. foreign policy is about as easy to turn around as a warship in dry dock. Despite any number of promises to shake things up - during the election and even in his first days as president - Trump is falling back on some very conventional approaches to the world. In the last week, for instance, Trump suddenly discovered that firing a few missiles at a much-hated target - in this case, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces - can gain him
US President Trump is expected to order a multi-month ban on allowing refugees into the United States except for religious minorities escaping persecution, until more aggressive vetting is in place. US President Donald Trump speaks during the Inaugural Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders Reception in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, US, January 22, 2017. ( TRT World and Agencies ) US President Donald Trump is expected to sign several executive orders on Wednesday restric
Before I dive into the president's budget , I would like to give a little background. As you have heard many of us saying before, our debt is exploding. The Congressional Budget Office put out a report last week showing that federal debt held by the public will climb from $14 trillion this year to almost $24 trillion in fiscal year 2026. Measured as a share of the economy, publicly held debt as a percentage of GDP is projected to jump substantially, from 75.6 percent to 86.1 percent in the next
Not to be hyperbolic, but sometimes it feels as though the president of the United States is targeting my very existence. It began with his campaign. Although he didn't use the validity of my birth certificate to kick off his racist-fueled rise to the top of a crowded Republican field, Donald Trump took a hardline anti-immigration stance that included the elimination of birthright citizenship . The pesky 14th Amendment that has fallen out of Republican favor lately grants citizenship to any pers
The selection of a vice president is a process that Americans hope presidential candidates take very seriously. He or she would be the second ranked official in the United States government and God forbid, would immediately be called into duty to serve as President of the United States if death were to happen to a sitting President while in office. The sheer gravity of its importance cannot be overstated. Thomas Fitzgerald from the Philadelphia Inquirer states in his column a number of factors t
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
President Donald Trump has repeatedly declared that "Americans deserve the best infrastructure in the world," but--judging by policy blueprints that have emerged from the White House in recent days--critics argue that Trump is actually planning to deliver a heavy dose of "disaster capitalism" that will hand construction projects to corporate America while running roughshod over people and the environment. "This is a plan for maximum cronyism." --Corey Ciorciari, Democracy Forward In a statement
Trump Puts 17 Federal Agencies on the Chopping Block President Donald Trump has pledged deep budget cuts and the first federal agencies and programs on the list are those Democrats hold very dear. So, it is unclear whether the move is indeed an effort to lower national debt or a politically-motivated one. The recent decision is part of a larger plan to trim $10.5 trillion in government spending over the next decade. The sum matches nearly all of the U.S. government's current discretionary spendi
President Donald Trump could be his own undoing, in a farcical ending that would be the perfect denouement for the tawdriest presidency in American... With every new development that sheds light on Donald Trump's horrendous attacks on the FBI, the more guilty Trump looks. As if his ridiculous... In the aftermath of the deadliest church shooting in modern American history today, in which 27 people were killed in Sutherland Springs, Texas, former... Germany's top diplomat has just informed the Uni
It didn't take long for Donald Trump to discover that U.S. foreign policy is about as easy to turn around as a warship in dry dock. Despite any number of promises to shake things up - during the election and even in his first days as president - Trump is falling back on some very conventional approaches to the world. In the last week, for instance, Trump suddenly discovered that firing a few missiles at a much-hated target - in this case, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces - can gain him
US President Trump is expected to order a multi-month ban on allowing refugees into the United States except for religious minorities escaping persecution, until more aggressive vetting is in place. US President Donald Trump speaks during the Inaugural Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders Reception in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, US, January 22, 2017. ( TRT World and Agencies ) US President Donald Trump is expected to sign several executive orders on Wednesday restric
Before I dive into the president's budget , I would like to give a little background. As you have heard many of us saying before, our debt is exploding. The Congressional Budget Office put out a report last week showing that federal debt held by the public will climb from $14 trillion this year to almost $24 trillion in fiscal year 2026. Measured as a share of the economy, publicly held debt as a percentage of GDP is projected to jump substantially, from 75.6 percent to 86.1 percent in the next
Not to be hyperbolic, but sometimes it feels as though the president of the United States is targeting my very existence. It began with his campaign. Although he didn't use the validity of my birth certificate to kick off his racist-fueled rise to the top of a crowded Republican field, Donald Trump took a hardline anti-immigration stance that included the elimination of birthright citizenship . The pesky 14th Amendment that has fallen out of Republican favor lately grants citizenship to any pers
The selection of a vice president is a process that Americans hope presidential candidates take very seriously. He or she would be the second ranked official in the United States government and God forbid, would immediately be called into duty to serve as President of the United States if death were to happen to a sitting President while in office. The sheer gravity of its importance cannot be overstated. Thomas Fitzgerald from the Philadelphia Inquirer states in his column a number of factors t
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
President Donald Trump has repeatedly declared that "Americans deserve the best infrastructure in the world," but--judging by policy blueprints that have emerged from the White House in recent days--critics argue that Trump is actually planning to deliver a heavy dose of "disaster capitalism" that will hand construction projects to corporate America while running roughshod over people and the environment. "This is a plan for maximum cronyism." --Corey Ciorciari, Democracy Forward In a statement
Trump Puts 17 Federal Agencies on the Chopping Block President Donald Trump has pledged deep budget cuts and the first federal agencies and programs on the list are those Democrats hold very dear. So, it is unclear whether the move is indeed an effort to lower national debt or a politically-motivated one. The recent decision is part of a larger plan to trim $10.5 trillion in government spending over the next decade. The sum matches nearly all of the U.S. government's current discretionary spendi
President Donald Trump could be his own undoing, in a farcical ending that would be the perfect denouement for the tawdriest presidency in American... With every new development that sheds light on Donald Trump's horrendous attacks on the FBI, the more guilty Trump looks. As if his ridiculous... In the aftermath of the deadliest church shooting in modern American history today, in which 27 people were killed in Sutherland Springs, Texas, former... Germany's top diplomat has just informed the Uni
Despite the fact that Americans claim to be a highly religious people--with 92 percent of Americans professing belief in God or a universal spirit--that belief does not seem to translate into knowledge of our own faith or that of others. A Pew Research Center poll released late in September reveals how little Americans know about religion . This knowledge gap has real-world consequences, including a hindered ability to evaluate religious claims from political candidates or religious groups, a sh
The distinguished Catholic theologian Paul Griffiths was purged from Duke Divinity School for refusing to worship at the shrine of Diversity. No doubt this was a case of "You're fired/I quit." But we have here not just a question of academic freedom, but also a theological controversy, which in earlier ages would have led to the loss of much more than a job. Familiarity with other ways of thinking, feeling, imagining, and acting is essential to civic and liberal education. Courses such as Chine
There is little doubt that the U.S. is moving away from its main constitutional principle of limited federal government toward a tax/borrow/print and spend government usurping unlimited unconstrained unconstitutional powers. In the process the government destroys individual liberties unconditionally guaranteed and protected by the Constitution. How Did They Trick Us into Accepting the Mess? - Advertisement - We are on the way to a totalitarian and bankrupt (financially and morally) state. How di
For the first seventy or so years of Christianity's existence, the Greco-Roman world paid it relatively little attention. There were persecutions here and there (like the one that claimed the lives of Peter and Paul). But, for the most part, it wasn't until the second century that their pagan neighbors began to focus their attention on just how different Christians were. As Michael J. Kruger of Reformed Theological Seminary wrote at The Gospel Coalition , one major difference was that "Christi
The individual mandate - the requirement that virtually all Americans obtain government-approved health insurance or pay a penalty -- has long been the least popular part of the Affordable Care Act. Narrowly surviving a Supreme Court challenge in 2012, the mandate's associated penalty has since technically been a "tax," as it was only by the taxing power that the provision was found constitutional. It would only be appropriate now for congressional leaders to repeal this mandate, or at least r
Because of its sins, the Roman Catholic Church is broken. The capital C in church is important; it signifies the institution, not the faithful. A wise Jesuit, the late Cardinal Avery Dulles, once wrote that the church can be viewed in different ways: as a herald, as a mystical communion, as an institution. It is the institution I am talking about. The Catholic Church is my church, and what it has done saddens me. The institution has protected pedophile priests. It has lifted the excommunication
Public policy advocacy is one of the ways in which the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission fulfills its ministry in the public square. It is part of our work as the Lord's salt and light (Matt. 5:13-16). Our recently released Legislative Agenda for 2016 provides an excellent summary of the many ways in which we are at work in this arena. At the top of the list of agenda items is religious liberty. Whether you look at it internationally or domestically, religious liberty is under assault today
The central idea of The Conservative Mind, upon which American conservatism is essentially based, is ordered liberty. It is a blending of the sometimes contending requirements of the community and the individual, of individual freedom and individual responsibility, of limited government and unlimited markets. Kirk described six basic "canons" or principles of conservatism: A divine intent, as well as personal conscience, rules society; Traditional life is filled with variety and mystery while mo
The latest research on the relationship between the world's nations and religion has revealed not only the most common state religion globally, but the 10 most hostile non-religious countries against Christianity and other religious institutions within their borders. After examining the data from 199 nations and self-administering territories through the end of 2015, Pew Research Center found that the majority of countries do not have any official or preferred religion at all. With more than 80
Atheism must be taught as part of religious education lessons in British schools, the High Court has ruled. In a victory for three families supported by the British Humanist Association (BHA), the High Court ruled that Education Secretary Nicky Morgan had acted unlawfully in omitting non-religious views from religion lessons. The BHA had accused the Education Secretary of adopting a "skewed" approach to the religion syllabus taught in Britain's state schools and failing to reflect the "diverse"
The distinguished Catholic theologian Paul Griffiths was purged from Duke Divinity School for refusing to worship at the shrine of Diversity. No doubt this was a case of "You're fired/I quit." But we have here not just a question of academic freedom, but also a theological controversy, which in earlier ages would have led to the loss of much more than a job. Familiarity with other ways of thinking, feeling, imagining, and acting is essential to civic and liberal education. Courses such as Chine
There is little doubt that the U.S. is moving away from its main constitutional principle of limited federal government toward a tax/borrow/print and spend government usurping unlimited unconstrained unconstitutional powers. In the process the government destroys individual liberties unconditionally guaranteed and protected by the Constitution. How Did They Trick Us into Accepting the Mess? - Advertisement - We are on the way to a totalitarian and bankrupt (financially and morally) state. How di
For the first seventy or so years of Christianity's existence, the Greco-Roman world paid it relatively little attention. There were persecutions here and there (like the one that claimed the lives of Peter and Paul). But, for the most part, it wasn't until the second century that their pagan neighbors began to focus their attention on just how different Christians were. As Michael J. Kruger of Reformed Theological Seminary wrote at The Gospel Coalition , one major difference was that "Christi
The individual mandate - the requirement that virtually all Americans obtain government-approved health insurance or pay a penalty -- has long been the least popular part of the Affordable Care Act. Narrowly surviving a Supreme Court challenge in 2012, the mandate's associated penalty has since technically been a "tax," as it was only by the taxing power that the provision was found constitutional. It would only be appropriate now for congressional leaders to repeal this mandate, or at least r
Because of its sins, the Roman Catholic Church is broken. The capital C in church is important; it signifies the institution, not the faithful. A wise Jesuit, the late Cardinal Avery Dulles, once wrote that the church can be viewed in different ways: as a herald, as a mystical communion, as an institution. It is the institution I am talking about. The Catholic Church is my church, and what it has done saddens me. The institution has protected pedophile priests. It has lifted the excommunication
Public policy advocacy is one of the ways in which the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission fulfills its ministry in the public square. It is part of our work as the Lord's salt and light (Matt. 5:13-16). Our recently released Legislative Agenda for 2016 provides an excellent summary of the many ways in which we are at work in this arena. At the top of the list of agenda items is religious liberty. Whether you look at it internationally or domestically, religious liberty is under assault today
The central idea of The Conservative Mind, upon which American conservatism is essentially based, is ordered liberty. It is a blending of the sometimes contending requirements of the community and the individual, of individual freedom and individual responsibility, of limited government and unlimited markets. Kirk described six basic "canons" or principles of conservatism: A divine intent, as well as personal conscience, rules society; Traditional life is filled with variety and mystery while mo
The latest research on the relationship between the world's nations and religion has revealed not only the most common state religion globally, but the 10 most hostile non-religious countries against Christianity and other religious institutions within their borders. After examining the data from 199 nations and self-administering territories through the end of 2015, Pew Research Center found that the majority of countries do not have any official or preferred religion at all. With more than 80
Atheism must be taught as part of religious education lessons in British schools, the High Court has ruled. In a victory for three families supported by the British Humanist Association (BHA), the High Court ruled that Education Secretary Nicky Morgan had acted unlawfully in omitting non-religious views from religion lessons. The BHA had accused the Education Secretary of adopting a "skewed" approach to the religion syllabus taught in Britain's state schools and failing to reflect the "diverse"
The House of Representatives filed H.R. 1, their version of tax reform , on Thursday that included tax cuts for businesses, business owners, and middle-income families, but the Republicans stopped short of what would truly have been a generational tax reform. House Speaker Paul Ryan told reporters Tuesday that the bill would lower the tax bill of median-income Americans by about $1,182. This, combined with the expected $4,100 increase in annual wages due to the corporate rate cut are of substant
Several provincial governments in China have been trampling on the religious freedom of Christians, going so far as to rip crosses off of churches and burn them, CBS News reports. In one drastic case, an entire church was torn down after government officials cited alleged building code violations. CBS News correspondent Seth Doane says the struggle to maintain the freedom to worship has been playing out for nearly two years. China Aid, a Washington-based non-profit Christian human rights group,
Here are some important last-minute tax mistakes to avoid, as the April 15th tax deadline is just around the corner. Tax mistakes can be costly either in the form of additional tax, penalties and interest or in a smaller tax refund. FAILING TO ITEMIZE DEDUCTIONS: Taxpayers should never assume that they cannot itemize deductions on IRS Schedule A. Many taxpayers believe that they will not be able to itemize deductions because they do not own a home or have a mortgage. This is not only incorrect,
According to a new study by the Pew Research Center, there has been a significant uptick in nations with "very high" levels of government restrictions on religion, with Egypt, China and Iran topping the list. The Pew study on religious restrictions was released Tuesday, using data from 2015, and found that seven more countries had severe restrictions than in the previous year. The remarkable 45 percent increase in the number of countries on the list suggests that the world is tending toward tigh
In one Philadelphia luxury condominium building, mezuzahs are in but torans are out. Both are religious symbols of faith that adherents believe they are called to display in their doorways. A mezuzah is a small scroll containing passages from the Torah and usually kept in a small case or container affixed to the exterior of a home's doorway. A toran is a Hindu symbol of welcome that usually hangs above a home's door. Akhilesh Tripathi, a native of India who lives in Philadelphia, has a toran mad
A new report from the Heritage Foundation, the 2017 Index of Economic Freedom, shows advances worldwide in cutting regulations, curbing government spending, rooting out corruption, and increasing openness to international trade and investment. Lagging behind? The United States. The Index is a comprehensive measure of economic freedom that compiles data from dozens of independent sources to measure the extent to which a government intervenes through economic policy to control the actions of its c
Avowed atheist Michael Newdow is at it again. This time he's just filed a federal lawsuit demanding that "In God We Trust" be removed from U.S. currency. Think you've heard this story before, it's because you have. Newdow joined a Freedom From Religion Foundation lawsuit with the same goal in 2013. Of course that lawsuit, claiming that "In God We Trust" - our National Motto - on currency was somehow proselytizing, was thrown out of federal court. It literally didn't make it past the district
THE ISSUE: Taxes should raise the revenue to fund necessary government operations in ways that cause the least possible economic damage. Accordingly, Congress and President Obama should reform the existing tax code and drop their current plans to increase taxes on high-income earners, small businesses, investors, and other job creators. For good reason, no school of economic thought advocates raising taxes during a recession or in its immediate aftermath. Raising taxes now would be reckless and
State Budget Solutions has been keeping an eye on the bag of tricks employed by legislators and other budget officials. These budget gimmicks hide the true cost of government and set up states for fiscal calamity down the road. In 2013, not much has changed, though some states have attempted to fix gimmicks they employed in the past. Here are a few of the most "popular" gimmicks (and even some solutions to the gimmicks) that we've come across in 2013. Underfunding pension contributions An underf
A family-owned pharmacy in Washington state is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a regulation that forces the business to provide a drug they say is contrary to their religious beliefs. The owners of Stormans, Inc., which operates Ralph's Thriftway , a grocery store in Olympia, as well as two pharmacists, Margo Thelen and Rhonda Mesler, who work elsewhere, believe dispensing the morning-after pill is a violation of their Christian faith. Storman's, Inc. has asked the Supreme Court to
Several provincial governments in China have been trampling on the religious freedom of Christians, going so far as to rip crosses off of churches and burn them, CBS News reports. In one drastic case, an entire church was torn down after government officials cited alleged building code violations. CBS News correspondent Seth Doane says the struggle to maintain the freedom to worship has been playing out for nearly two years. China Aid, a Washington-based non-profit Christian human rights group,
Here are some important last-minute tax mistakes to avoid, as the April 15th tax deadline is just around the corner. Tax mistakes can be costly either in the form of additional tax, penalties and interest or in a smaller tax refund. FAILING TO ITEMIZE DEDUCTIONS: Taxpayers should never assume that they cannot itemize deductions on IRS Schedule A. Many taxpayers believe that they will not be able to itemize deductions because they do not own a home or have a mortgage. This is not only incorrect,
According to a new study by the Pew Research Center, there has been a significant uptick in nations with "very high" levels of government restrictions on religion, with Egypt, China and Iran topping the list. The Pew study on religious restrictions was released Tuesday, using data from 2015, and found that seven more countries had severe restrictions than in the previous year. The remarkable 45 percent increase in the number of countries on the list suggests that the world is tending toward tigh
In one Philadelphia luxury condominium building, mezuzahs are in but torans are out. Both are religious symbols of faith that adherents believe they are called to display in their doorways. A mezuzah is a small scroll containing passages from the Torah and usually kept in a small case or container affixed to the exterior of a home's doorway. A toran is a Hindu symbol of welcome that usually hangs above a home's door. Akhilesh Tripathi, a native of India who lives in Philadelphia, has a toran mad
A new report from the Heritage Foundation, the 2017 Index of Economic Freedom, shows advances worldwide in cutting regulations, curbing government spending, rooting out corruption, and increasing openness to international trade and investment. Lagging behind? The United States. The Index is a comprehensive measure of economic freedom that compiles data from dozens of independent sources to measure the extent to which a government intervenes through economic policy to control the actions of its c
Avowed atheist Michael Newdow is at it again. This time he's just filed a federal lawsuit demanding that "In God We Trust" be removed from U.S. currency. Think you've heard this story before, it's because you have. Newdow joined a Freedom From Religion Foundation lawsuit with the same goal in 2013. Of course that lawsuit, claiming that "In God We Trust" - our National Motto - on currency was somehow proselytizing, was thrown out of federal court. It literally didn't make it past the district
THE ISSUE: Taxes should raise the revenue to fund necessary government operations in ways that cause the least possible economic damage. Accordingly, Congress and President Obama should reform the existing tax code and drop their current plans to increase taxes on high-income earners, small businesses, investors, and other job creators. For good reason, no school of economic thought advocates raising taxes during a recession or in its immediate aftermath. Raising taxes now would be reckless and
State Budget Solutions has been keeping an eye on the bag of tricks employed by legislators and other budget officials. These budget gimmicks hide the true cost of government and set up states for fiscal calamity down the road. In 2013, not much has changed, though some states have attempted to fix gimmicks they employed in the past. Here are a few of the most "popular" gimmicks (and even some solutions to the gimmicks) that we've come across in 2013. Underfunding pension contributions An underf
A family-owned pharmacy in Washington state is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a regulation that forces the business to provide a drug they say is contrary to their religious beliefs. The owners of Stormans, Inc., which operates Ralph's Thriftway , a grocery store in Olympia, as well as two pharmacists, Margo Thelen and Rhonda Mesler, who work elsewhere, believe dispensing the morning-after pill is a violation of their Christian faith. Storman's, Inc. has asked the Supreme Court to
Tachae Davis WW photo: Brenda Ryan Talk given at WWP conference by Tachae Da vis. Youth today are suffering at the hands of imperialism. As a youth of color struggling to survive in Detroit, I am furious at the conditions in which people are forced to live. Detroit has always been under constant scrutiny by the media, who will have you believe Detroit just went bankrupt overnight. Detroit's debt was intentionally created to justify its systematic destruction. Big banks trapped Detroit in toxic s
A national movement supported by Black Lives Matter is helping to bail black mothers out of jail so they can spend Mother's Day with their children. The movement dubbed the "Black Mamas Bailout" aims to bail out mothers in cities across the country. Its organizers include the Atlanta-based LGBTQ Southerners on New Ground, Black Lives Matter and Color of Change, according to the group's website and its tumblr page . "This year, the week before Mother's Day, SONG, in concert with a coalition of lo
From "Bombingham" and Selma to 2015 March 2, 2015 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us This is an interview with Hank, who grew up in the South--about his life and struggle under Jim Crow as a child in SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) at age 11-12 in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963; running away to Atlanta at age 15 and joining up with and becoming a revolutionary in SNCC (Student National Coordinating Committee); how later he became a revolutionary communist as he sought the answers f
Participants at March 9 people's assembly. WW photo: Sharon Black San Diego -- "When we fight for justice and we want something that represents our struggle and actually represents the community to monitor the police, what do we get? Bureaucratic positions that are made, and they don't represent our interests, do they?" Larry Hales, a national organizer for People's Power Assemblies, asked the crowd. "No!" they responded. "You see, we have to fight for real representation and the representation
The following article is a discussion about violence, violence against women, and the oppression women face every day. Have a care if these topics disturb you. Note too: I am a cisgender male, and the hashtags I discuss below deal with the issues in binary men/women terms, so I do as well. Trans and other folks may well have very different feelings about these issues, and I welcome their input. On Friday, May 23, 2014, a man killed six people (and possibly himself). The manifesto he left behind
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Family, friends and strangers, some expressing anger and frustration, gathered in Sacramento on Wednesday for a public wake for 22-year-old Stephon Clark, an unarmed man shot by police in his grandparents' backyard. Some attendees wore black shirts calling for justice, while one woman held up a clenched fist as she exited the Bayside of South Sacramento church. The wake was largely quiet until Clark's brother, Stevante Clark, shouted at the media to leave before being
August 30, 2013 ( HLI ) - For forty-one years Human Life International has been engaged in building a Culture of Life through education and activism. Though we have been blessed with success in many of our efforts, we have also faced numerous difficulties. One of these difficulties is one we share with all who defend life, faith and family: As cultural values in the U.S. and elsewhere have decayed, the language used to express and defend those values has become foreign to many whom we are trying
Every social movement in history has involved great women striving so that justice and equality may be achieved. Here are 10 black women who are leading the struggle for change on many of the issues affecting our community today. LeAnna M. Washington (right) is a Pennsylvania State Senator and domestic violence survivor. On Oct. 24, she will host her second walk in Philadelphia to raise money for the hotlines in the area that direct women in need to crises support services. (Photo courtesy of Pe
Mary Kaessinger This talk was given on Nov. 18 at the 2017 Workers World Party national conference in Newark, N.J. Are disability rights a working-class issue? Yes. On the one hand, we work for a living, or want to. On the other hand, it is capitalism that grinds us down and we have to struggle against the tax "reform" proposal which would wipe out necessary benefits to give tax cuts for the rich. We are not asking for charity. We pay taxes, raise families and fight for jobs. We are demanding ou
Policing in the United States' minority communities has been a flashpoint since the deaths of Michael Brown in Missouri, Tamir Rice in Ohio, Sandra Bland in Texas and others. The increasing number of graphic photos and videos depicting the deaths of black men, women and children at the hands of police officers has sparked unrest around the nation. The perception that law enforcement officers are rarely, if ever, punished for what some consider unethical behavior, brutality and even criminal acts
A national movement supported by Black Lives Matter is helping to bail black mothers out of jail so they can spend Mother's Day with their children. The movement dubbed the "Black Mamas Bailout" aims to bail out mothers in cities across the country. Its organizers include the Atlanta-based LGBTQ Southerners on New Ground, Black Lives Matter and Color of Change, according to the group's website and its tumblr page . "This year, the week before Mother's Day, SONG, in concert with a coalition of lo
From "Bombingham" and Selma to 2015 March 2, 2015 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us This is an interview with Hank, who grew up in the South--about his life and struggle under Jim Crow as a child in SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) at age 11-12 in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963; running away to Atlanta at age 15 and joining up with and becoming a revolutionary in SNCC (Student National Coordinating Committee); how later he became a revolutionary communist as he sought the answers f
Participants at March 9 people's assembly. WW photo: Sharon Black San Diego -- "When we fight for justice and we want something that represents our struggle and actually represents the community to monitor the police, what do we get? Bureaucratic positions that are made, and they don't represent our interests, do they?" Larry Hales, a national organizer for People's Power Assemblies, asked the crowd. "No!" they responded. "You see, we have to fight for real representation and the representation
The following article is a discussion about violence, violence against women, and the oppression women face every day. Have a care if these topics disturb you. Note too: I am a cisgender male, and the hashtags I discuss below deal with the issues in binary men/women terms, so I do as well. Trans and other folks may well have very different feelings about these issues, and I welcome their input. On Friday, May 23, 2014, a man killed six people (and possibly himself). The manifesto he left behind
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Family, friends and strangers, some expressing anger and frustration, gathered in Sacramento on Wednesday for a public wake for 22-year-old Stephon Clark, an unarmed man shot by police in his grandparents' backyard. Some attendees wore black shirts calling for justice, while one woman held up a clenched fist as she exited the Bayside of South Sacramento church. The wake was largely quiet until Clark's brother, Stevante Clark, shouted at the media to leave before being
August 30, 2013 ( HLI ) - For forty-one years Human Life International has been engaged in building a Culture of Life through education and activism. Though we have been blessed with success in many of our efforts, we have also faced numerous difficulties. One of these difficulties is one we share with all who defend life, faith and family: As cultural values in the U.S. and elsewhere have decayed, the language used to express and defend those values has become foreign to many whom we are trying
Every social movement in history has involved great women striving so that justice and equality may be achieved. Here are 10 black women who are leading the struggle for change on many of the issues affecting our community today. LeAnna M. Washington (right) is a Pennsylvania State Senator and domestic violence survivor. On Oct. 24, she will host her second walk in Philadelphia to raise money for the hotlines in the area that direct women in need to crises support services. (Photo courtesy of Pe
Mary Kaessinger This talk was given on Nov. 18 at the 2017 Workers World Party national conference in Newark, N.J. Are disability rights a working-class issue? Yes. On the one hand, we work for a living, or want to. On the other hand, it is capitalism that grinds us down and we have to struggle against the tax "reform" proposal which would wipe out necessary benefits to give tax cuts for the rich. We are not asking for charity. We pay taxes, raise families and fight for jobs. We are demanding ou
Policing in the United States' minority communities has been a flashpoint since the deaths of Michael Brown in Missouri, Tamir Rice in Ohio, Sandra Bland in Texas and others. The increasing number of graphic photos and videos depicting the deaths of black men, women and children at the hands of police officers has sparked unrest around the nation. The perception that law enforcement officers are rarely, if ever, punished for what some consider unethical behavior, brutality and even criminal acts
The contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race : Top row Sasha Velour. Bottom row, l-r: Valentina; Eureka O'Hara; Nina Bo'nina Brown; Shea Coulee. Logo The last several years have seen each season begin with a twist, and this year is no different. This season's opening episode had a simple format: a pageant where no one gets sent home. The queens had to present two looks: a look representing their home state or city, and their favorite Lady Gaga look. Let's go through the queens in their order of appeara
Caitlyn Jenner's coming-out party doesn't help the transgender community move forward. Though Caitlyn, formerly known as Bruce, is on the cover of Vanity Fair and stars in her own E! reality show, it's clear the onetime decathlon champion is just looking to cash in on her transition from a man to a woman. There's nothing the Jenners and Kardashians won't do to sensationalize themselves to stay on the fame gravy train. Related Stories Unfortunately, the media and the American public feed into thi
Thomas Beatie caused quite a stir when he penned his Advocate admission: he's a trans man with child. Yesterday's Oprah appearance , however, will only amplify the national spotlight. And, of course, bring out haters like Joe Scarborough and, by the looks of this message board , Oprah's viewers. Most of the commenters agree that Beatie belonged on more low-brow shows, like Jerry Springer or Maury Povich. One fan was so incensed that she pledged not even to watch the episode in question: "I have
( The Root ) -- "My name is Linda Brown, and I have definitely hit a dead end regarding my great-grandfather, Firmin Francois Fortier. How do I find out if he was really born in Martinique? The story in the family is that he was born in Martinique on Oct. 27, 1850, to a French father and native mother. He came to New Orleans with his brothers. It's said that his brothers went to the white race, and he stayed in the black race. On all U.S. documents, Firmin wrote that he was born in New Orleans.
Activist Erica Garner, the oldest daughter of Eric Garner, whose words "I can't breathe" became a rallying cry of the Black Lives Matter movement, died Saturday at age 27. BREAKING: Erica Garner, police brutality activist and daughter of chokehold victim Eric Garner, is dead at 27 pic.twitter.com/jeKOw4lI2C -- NowThis (@nowthisnews) December 30, 2017 Bernie Sanders had quite a bit to say about her passing: Erica Garner was an exceptional young woman. She was a loving daughter, sister, mother, fr
Woody Allen's adopted daughter Dylan Farrow claims her sexual misconduct charges against director are true Los Angeles: Actress Dylan Farrow, adopted daughter of Woody Allen, says the sexual allegations she has put across against the veteran filmmaker are true. Woody Allen. Image from Reuters. In the wake of the Time's Up and #MeToo movements, Farrow will sit down with CBS This Morning co-host Gayle King to discuss her allegations against Allen. It will air on Thursday, reports variety.com. How
Mariel Hemingway, author Ernest Hemingway's actress granddaughter who got her start in Woody Allen's "Manhattan" when she was just 16, is opening up in a new documentary about what it's like to be a member of a family so notoriously plagued by suicide and death. Hemingway, 51, puts her family secrets on display in "Running From Crazy," an autobiographical documentary set to air on Oprah Winfrey's OWN in early 2014. "I really think the heritage of being a Hemingway, it's a big name," Hemingway to
Dear Mr. President, Whitney Houston's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, just died. Isn't that sad? While it's heartbreaking to many, chances are it will quickly be old news. Watercooler gossip will once again focus on hot political topics, most of America will forget about the family's sorrow, and Whitney's daughter will soon be in the rearview mirror. In this Feb. 12, 2011, file photo, singer Whitney Houston, left, and daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown arrive at an event in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP
Chances are, if you're too young to have paid attention to television talk shows between 1970 and 1996, you're not familiar with 81-year-old Phil Donahue, who some credit with paving the way for Oprah Winfrey and others. Then again, you might very well know who Donahue is -- and couldn't care less. Either way, the octogenarian unabashed liberal "triumphantly" -- yes, the headline is a bit sarcastic -- returned to the proverbial airwaves on Saturday to commiserate with MSNBC's Joy Reid over the p
It's only natural for Pitbull (a.k.a. Armando Christian Perez), South Florida's reigning rap superstar, to defend his hometown. The 25-year-old Cuban-American has come to personify its multicultural spirit. Even his nickname, "Mr. 305," is a shout-out to the city's famed area code. His resentment toward Tancredo is especially sharp these days, coinciding with the release of the rapper's sophomore effort, El Mariel . The disc which recently peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 introduces the w
Caitlyn Jenner's coming-out party doesn't help the transgender community move forward. Though Caitlyn, formerly known as Bruce, is on the cover of Vanity Fair and stars in her own E! reality show, it's clear the onetime decathlon champion is just looking to cash in on her transition from a man to a woman. There's nothing the Jenners and Kardashians won't do to sensationalize themselves to stay on the fame gravy train. Related Stories Unfortunately, the media and the American public feed into thi
Thomas Beatie caused quite a stir when he penned his Advocate admission: he's a trans man with child. Yesterday's Oprah appearance , however, will only amplify the national spotlight. And, of course, bring out haters like Joe Scarborough and, by the looks of this message board , Oprah's viewers. Most of the commenters agree that Beatie belonged on more low-brow shows, like Jerry Springer or Maury Povich. One fan was so incensed that she pledged not even to watch the episode in question: "I have
( The Root ) -- "My name is Linda Brown, and I have definitely hit a dead end regarding my great-grandfather, Firmin Francois Fortier. How do I find out if he was really born in Martinique? The story in the family is that he was born in Martinique on Oct. 27, 1850, to a French father and native mother. He came to New Orleans with his brothers. It's said that his brothers went to the white race, and he stayed in the black race. On all U.S. documents, Firmin wrote that he was born in New Orleans.
Activist Erica Garner, the oldest daughter of Eric Garner, whose words "I can't breathe" became a rallying cry of the Black Lives Matter movement, died Saturday at age 27. BREAKING: Erica Garner, police brutality activist and daughter of chokehold victim Eric Garner, is dead at 27 pic.twitter.com/jeKOw4lI2C -- NowThis (@nowthisnews) December 30, 2017 Bernie Sanders had quite a bit to say about her passing: Erica Garner was an exceptional young woman. She was a loving daughter, sister, mother, fr
Woody Allen's adopted daughter Dylan Farrow claims her sexual misconduct charges against director are true Los Angeles: Actress Dylan Farrow, adopted daughter of Woody Allen, says the sexual allegations she has put across against the veteran filmmaker are true. Woody Allen. Image from Reuters. In the wake of the Time's Up and #MeToo movements, Farrow will sit down with CBS This Morning co-host Gayle King to discuss her allegations against Allen. It will air on Thursday, reports variety.com. How
Mariel Hemingway, author Ernest Hemingway's actress granddaughter who got her start in Woody Allen's "Manhattan" when she was just 16, is opening up in a new documentary about what it's like to be a member of a family so notoriously plagued by suicide and death. Hemingway, 51, puts her family secrets on display in "Running From Crazy," an autobiographical documentary set to air on Oprah Winfrey's OWN in early 2014. "I really think the heritage of being a Hemingway, it's a big name," Hemingway to
Dear Mr. President, Whitney Houston's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, just died. Isn't that sad? While it's heartbreaking to many, chances are it will quickly be old news. Watercooler gossip will once again focus on hot political topics, most of America will forget about the family's sorrow, and Whitney's daughter will soon be in the rearview mirror. In this Feb. 12, 2011, file photo, singer Whitney Houston, left, and daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown arrive at an event in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP
Chances are, if you're too young to have paid attention to television talk shows between 1970 and 1996, you're not familiar with 81-year-old Phil Donahue, who some credit with paving the way for Oprah Winfrey and others. Then again, you might very well know who Donahue is -- and couldn't care less. Either way, the octogenarian unabashed liberal "triumphantly" -- yes, the headline is a bit sarcastic -- returned to the proverbial airwaves on Saturday to commiserate with MSNBC's Joy Reid over the p
It's only natural for Pitbull (a.k.a. Armando Christian Perez), South Florida's reigning rap superstar, to defend his hometown. The 25-year-old Cuban-American has come to personify its multicultural spirit. Even his nickname, "Mr. 305," is a shout-out to the city's famed area code. His resentment toward Tancredo is especially sharp these days, coinciding with the release of the rapper's sophomore effort, El Mariel . The disc which recently peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 introduces the w
Trump's Week On Twitter: Feuds, Fights, Polls And Book Sales 12:23 PM 12/10/2015 The past week was a pretty normal week on social media for Donald Trump, meaning that the Republican presidential front-runner inundated his nearly 5.2 million followers with poll numbers, praise for journalists who say nice things about him, and attacks on those who don't. He also threw in plenty of pitches for his book, " Crippled America: How To Make America Great Again ." Here's a look at the last 7 days on Twit
Keep that in mind as you read this. We've always stayed fair to Donald Trump (see Donald Trump Launches Explosive First Ad. Exactly What You Hoped For and Donald Trump Releases Tax Plan. We Compare Directly With Bernie Sanders'... ). Even when he tweeted this... I will be meeting with the NRA, who has endorsed me, about not allowing people on the terrorist watch list, or the no fly list, to buy guns. -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 15, 2016 Now, I wanted to be fair. So I didn't write
Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer! He seduces people with his confidence and his promises. People invest time, love and money in him. But in the end he cares only about himself. He betrays those who trust him and leaves them high and dry. ... The campaign against Trump has to be specific and relentless: a series of clear examples, rolled out day upon day with the same message: DONALD TRUMP BETRAYS. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html Donald Trump, the Gr
Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States today, and very shortly after taking oath of office, his administration began the fairly new and complicated digital transition process. It's still unclear if President Trump knows how to use a computer himself, but no matter: His administration immediately took over Obama's websites, including whitehouse.gov , which now features a photo of a Trump rally, as well as the office's official social media accounts. (Don't worry,
Donald Trump : In a heartbeat. 2. If you weren't a businessman or political candidate, what would you be doing for a living? Anything I wanted to. Baseball player, astronaut, novelist, nurse practitioner. The sky's the limit. 3. How high will the wall be? Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Quite high. Very high. Higher than this. [Holds hand above head.] 4. If you could have dinner with any three people, living or dead, who would they be? Younger Me, Me Right Now, and Future Me. 5. What wil
Donald Trump strikes again. Candidate Trump deliciously trolls the cultural Marxists within the media machine with a simple tweet over lunch on Cinco de Mayo when he shares a menu choice, a taco bowl. Immediately, spasmodically, the leftist media have a collective 'splodey head over such a horrific display of cultural appropriation. STOP THE PRESSES - this is a matter which deserves immediate and intensive investigation.... cue the response from Buzzfeed : Yes, yes they actually called Trump T
While some are still getting over the shock of Donald Trump's upset victory in Tuesday's election, others -- like President-elect Trump himself -- are looking to the future. Trump met with President Obama on Thursday to discuss the transition process. Prior to his meeting with the president, Trump also sat down with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. During their meeting, he outlined his plan for his first 100 days in office. The plan -- which Trump refers to as his "Contract with the Ameri
Donald Trump needs to close his eyes and point to a name on the list he got from Heritage Foundation. Preferably after lunch. Because Justice Kennedy, the traditional swing vote on the Supreme Court, has announced his retirement . Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy announced Wednesday that he will retire at the end of next month, preparing the way for the most significant change in the court's makeup in half a century. The vacancy will allow President Donald Trump to make the U.S. Supreme
Donald Trump traveled to Tampa on Tuesday evening, and he didn't disappoint people who were looking for their daily dose of crazy from the President. During a part of his speech where he was talking about the need for voter ID laws, he said that you have to have a picture ID to buy groceries or to "buy anything" but you don't need one to vote. This man has absolutely no since of reality whatsoever, as Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins explains. Transcript: On Tuesday evening, Donald Trump headed dow
Grandpa Dipshit tellin' his stories again Donald Trump is being presidential again! As he explained, it's VERY IMPORTANT to wait and make sure you have ALL THE FACTS before you go off half-cocked making statements when tragic events happen. That's why it took him two days to say something substantive about what happened in Charlottesville, and then another day to share his REAL opinion, which is god bless Nazis for getting the proper permits. It's also why, as news broke of a terrorist attack in
Keep that in mind as you read this. We've always stayed fair to Donald Trump (see Donald Trump Launches Explosive First Ad. Exactly What You Hoped For and Donald Trump Releases Tax Plan. We Compare Directly With Bernie Sanders'... ). Even when he tweeted this... I will be meeting with the NRA, who has endorsed me, about not allowing people on the terrorist watch list, or the no fly list, to buy guns. -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 15, 2016 Now, I wanted to be fair. So I didn't write
Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer! He seduces people with his confidence and his promises. People invest time, love and money in him. But in the end he cares only about himself. He betrays those who trust him and leaves them high and dry. ... The campaign against Trump has to be specific and relentless: a series of clear examples, rolled out day upon day with the same message: DONALD TRUMP BETRAYS. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html Donald Trump, the Gr
Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States today, and very shortly after taking oath of office, his administration began the fairly new and complicated digital transition process. It's still unclear if President Trump knows how to use a computer himself, but no matter: His administration immediately took over Obama's websites, including whitehouse.gov , which now features a photo of a Trump rally, as well as the office's official social media accounts. (Don't worry,
Donald Trump : In a heartbeat. 2. If you weren't a businessman or political candidate, what would you be doing for a living? Anything I wanted to. Baseball player, astronaut, novelist, nurse practitioner. The sky's the limit. 3. How high will the wall be? Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Quite high. Very high. Higher than this. [Holds hand above head.] 4. If you could have dinner with any three people, living or dead, who would they be? Younger Me, Me Right Now, and Future Me. 5. What wil
Donald Trump strikes again. Candidate Trump deliciously trolls the cultural Marxists within the media machine with a simple tweet over lunch on Cinco de Mayo when he shares a menu choice, a taco bowl. Immediately, spasmodically, the leftist media have a collective 'splodey head over such a horrific display of cultural appropriation. STOP THE PRESSES - this is a matter which deserves immediate and intensive investigation.... cue the response from Buzzfeed : Yes, yes they actually called Trump T
While some are still getting over the shock of Donald Trump's upset victory in Tuesday's election, others -- like President-elect Trump himself -- are looking to the future. Trump met with President Obama on Thursday to discuss the transition process. Prior to his meeting with the president, Trump also sat down with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. During their meeting, he outlined his plan for his first 100 days in office. The plan -- which Trump refers to as his "Contract with the Ameri
Donald Trump needs to close his eyes and point to a name on the list he got from Heritage Foundation. Preferably after lunch. Because Justice Kennedy, the traditional swing vote on the Supreme Court, has announced his retirement . Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy announced Wednesday that he will retire at the end of next month, preparing the way for the most significant change in the court's makeup in half a century. The vacancy will allow President Donald Trump to make the U.S. Supreme
Donald Trump traveled to Tampa on Tuesday evening, and he didn't disappoint people who were looking for their daily dose of crazy from the President. During a part of his speech where he was talking about the need for voter ID laws, he said that you have to have a picture ID to buy groceries or to "buy anything" but you don't need one to vote. This man has absolutely no since of reality whatsoever, as Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins explains. Transcript: On Tuesday evening, Donald Trump headed dow
Grandpa Dipshit tellin' his stories again Donald Trump is being presidential again! As he explained, it's VERY IMPORTANT to wait and make sure you have ALL THE FACTS before you go off half-cocked making statements when tragic events happen. That's why it took him two days to say something substantive about what happened in Charlottesville, and then another day to share his REAL opinion, which is god bless Nazis for getting the proper permits. It's also why, as news broke of a terrorist attack in
Fareed Zakaria did not mince words as he described why Donald Trump continues with his disrespectful and less than presidential behavior. He was rather explicit. Fareed Zacharia rips Trump Fareed Zakaria understands exactly what got Donald Trump into the presidency and sadly it says more about us than it does about Trump. "I think the president is somewhat indifferent to things that are true or false," said Fareed Zakaria. "He has spent his whole life bullshitting. He has succeeded by bullshitti
Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer! He seduces people with his confidence and his promises. People invest time, love and money in him. But in the end he cares only about himself. He betrays those who trust him and leaves them high and dry. ... The campaign against Trump has to be specific and relentless: a series of clear examples, rolled out day upon day with the same message: DONALD TRUMP BETRAYS. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html Donald Trump, the Gr
"I'm wishing Donald Trump luck. And I'm going to give him a chance. And we, the historically disenfranchised, demand that he give us one too," Chappelle said. Dave Chappelle's monologue at "Saturday Night Live" carried a much deeper message amid all the comedy. The legendary comedian, in the first post-election episode of SNL, addressed the stunning Donald Trump victory stating, "I didn't know that Donald Trump was gonna win the election. I did suspect it. Seemed like Hillary was doing well in t
While some are still getting over the shock of Donald Trump's upset victory in Tuesday's election, others -- like President-elect Trump himself -- are looking to the future. Trump met with President Obama on Thursday to discuss the transition process. Prior to his meeting with the president, Trump also sat down with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. During their meeting, he outlined his plan for his first 100 days in office. The plan -- which Trump refers to as his "Contract with the Ameri
CLEVELAND, OHIO -- It has been a mostly down week for Donald J. Trump, despite being the center of attention at the 2016 Republican National Convention. One Trump aide said that while all the attention is "totally giving Donnie huge ego boners," he still wanted to "make a big splash" to end the convention week. That big splash may have just come in the form of Trump announcing that former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann would be his administration's Idiot Czar. "We need someone who can speak the
The reality is nowhere near that binary. Donald Trump's omnipresence in political and cultural media has lent him enough credibility with a subset of Republican voters to create a substantial "floor" of support. The fractured GOP race allowed him to win a number of crucial early victories. That dynamic now threatens to create the "run-away train" effect, in which the celebrity candidate secures enough resigned opponents who jump on the Trump bandwagon to win the nomination. Trump is, however, no
It's not that Donald Trump should stay off of Twitter, it's that he's terrible at it. You know who isn't terrible at it? Ted Cruz. While Trump tweets and steps all over whatever his agenda is that week, Cruz owns leftists left and right (see Ted Cruz Owns the New York Times on Charlottesville With Single Tweet and Ted Cruz Perfectly Destroys Liberal Deadspin in Epic Twitter Exchange ). Trump should take notes. Take this for example. Cruz: Dems using issues surrounding Charlottesville to try t
Donald Trump recently made history giving a presidential campaign announcement that was so racist at least 22 affiliations have divorced him. His comments, which alleged Mexican immigrants are rapists and criminals, made some of Kanye West's hallmark rants seem almost saintly. Can Trump survive with these 22 break-ups? When speaking to CNN host Don Lemon, Trump cited an article that was totally irrelevant to his unfounded claims as proof. A 2014 article on Fusion reported that prior to reaching
With his presidency off to a rough start, Donald Trump must remember the first rule of political warfare: There is no such thing as lukewarm hell. That is doubly true in an incorrigibly balkanized and polarized country like modern America. Once Trump has inexorably incurred all of the liabilities of being who he is (or the perception of who he is), he as may as well embrace all of its advantages in a passionate, consistent, and defensible way that will enable him to go on offense as it relates t
If there is one over-arching conclusion that can be drawn from the first two weeks of the Donald Trump administration, it's that President Trump aims to keep the promises he made to his voters during the 2016 campaign. The degree to which Trump is striving to keep those promises is nearly unheard of (Americans had come to expect that once a politician becomes elected to office, that politician abandons many of the campaign promises that were made or severely compromises them). But President Trum
Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer! He seduces people with his confidence and his promises. People invest time, love and money in him. But in the end he cares only about himself. He betrays those who trust him and leaves them high and dry. ... The campaign against Trump has to be specific and relentless: a series of clear examples, rolled out day upon day with the same message: DONALD TRUMP BETRAYS. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html Donald Trump, the Gr
"I'm wishing Donald Trump luck. And I'm going to give him a chance. And we, the historically disenfranchised, demand that he give us one too," Chappelle said. Dave Chappelle's monologue at "Saturday Night Live" carried a much deeper message amid all the comedy. The legendary comedian, in the first post-election episode of SNL, addressed the stunning Donald Trump victory stating, "I didn't know that Donald Trump was gonna win the election. I did suspect it. Seemed like Hillary was doing well in t
While some are still getting over the shock of Donald Trump's upset victory in Tuesday's election, others -- like President-elect Trump himself -- are looking to the future. Trump met with President Obama on Thursday to discuss the transition process. Prior to his meeting with the president, Trump also sat down with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. During their meeting, he outlined his plan for his first 100 days in office. The plan -- which Trump refers to as his "Contract with the Ameri
CLEVELAND, OHIO -- It has been a mostly down week for Donald J. Trump, despite being the center of attention at the 2016 Republican National Convention. One Trump aide said that while all the attention is "totally giving Donnie huge ego boners," he still wanted to "make a big splash" to end the convention week. That big splash may have just come in the form of Trump announcing that former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann would be his administration's Idiot Czar. "We need someone who can speak the
The reality is nowhere near that binary. Donald Trump's omnipresence in political and cultural media has lent him enough credibility with a subset of Republican voters to create a substantial "floor" of support. The fractured GOP race allowed him to win a number of crucial early victories. That dynamic now threatens to create the "run-away train" effect, in which the celebrity candidate secures enough resigned opponents who jump on the Trump bandwagon to win the nomination. Trump is, however, no
It's not that Donald Trump should stay off of Twitter, it's that he's terrible at it. You know who isn't terrible at it? Ted Cruz. While Trump tweets and steps all over whatever his agenda is that week, Cruz owns leftists left and right (see Ted Cruz Owns the New York Times on Charlottesville With Single Tweet and Ted Cruz Perfectly Destroys Liberal Deadspin in Epic Twitter Exchange ). Trump should take notes. Take this for example. Cruz: Dems using issues surrounding Charlottesville to try t
Donald Trump recently made history giving a presidential campaign announcement that was so racist at least 22 affiliations have divorced him. His comments, which alleged Mexican immigrants are rapists and criminals, made some of Kanye West's hallmark rants seem almost saintly. Can Trump survive with these 22 break-ups? When speaking to CNN host Don Lemon, Trump cited an article that was totally irrelevant to his unfounded claims as proof. A 2014 article on Fusion reported that prior to reaching
With his presidency off to a rough start, Donald Trump must remember the first rule of political warfare: There is no such thing as lukewarm hell. That is doubly true in an incorrigibly balkanized and polarized country like modern America. Once Trump has inexorably incurred all of the liabilities of being who he is (or the perception of who he is), he as may as well embrace all of its advantages in a passionate, consistent, and defensible way that will enable him to go on offense as it relates t
If there is one over-arching conclusion that can be drawn from the first two weeks of the Donald Trump administration, it's that President Trump aims to keep the promises he made to his voters during the 2016 campaign. The degree to which Trump is striving to keep those promises is nearly unheard of (Americans had come to expect that once a politician becomes elected to office, that politician abandons many of the campaign promises that were made or severely compromises them). But President Trum
Island airport emergency readiness on ice Re Island Airport Safety Test (NOW, February 26-March 4). Just this week the only vessel capable of moving through the harbour was the William Lyon Mackenzie fire boat, and only slowly at that. The harbour has been frozen for weeks, and was last year also. The remainder of the police emergency vessels would go nowhere in the event of an accident. Similarly, the second ferry would be useless.The emergency preparedness drill held last November was staged w
@TreshonBrown4 The people of Panama City Beach love him and will be there in the 1,000's!! NEXT! Surprised Billy doesn't recall that old Arkansas proverb: This is the main problem with the Dem Party now: They are tearing the people of this country apart, continually, and it's getting worse and worse. Trump Patriots now mounting a million member Flash Assault on the RNC headquarters with unseen1's message posted above: Politico Breaking News: Deb Fisher reversed her call for Trump to resign, just
He may hail from a small northern Jackson County community named Leisure Lake, but Pete Hird's focus in his campaign for State House is all about work and the working people he hopes to represent. The 33-year-old electrical worker is an active volunteer in the small, dirt-road rural neighborhood of about 100 families, and recently decided to take his interest in legislative issues to the actual Legislature with a bid for House District 58 , which covers Jackson County and parts of Jones and Dubu
The Dildos Mandating Dildos road show apparently has moved along to Alabama after its boffo run in Virginia. I draw your attention to the following two quotes from the bill's primary sponsors. Sen. Greg Reed, R-Jasper, voted to move Senate Bill 12 out of committee last week because he said it's a good bill that would help "a mother to understand that a live baby is inside her body." Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Scofield said he hopes that, if signed into law, his bill will stop some ab
BALTIMORE - A Maryland man has been sentenced to 18 months' home detention for a July 2015 boat crash that killed two people and injured five others on a cruise to Baltimore bars. Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police say in a news release that 57-year-old Timothy Jay Wilson was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison, with all but 18 months of home detention suspended. He was convicted on two counts of negligent manslaughter and one count of causing life-threatening injuries in a ve
In September 2014, Abby Brockway sat atop a metal tripod in Everett, Washington, straddling a stretch of train tracks owned by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company. Her mission, along with the four other local climate activists who had chained themselves to the legs of the tripod, was to block a shipment of Bakken Shale oil set to depart BNSF Delta Railyard. The group, now known as the Delta Five, knew their protest was illegal. But they also believed that failing to take drastic mea
By Ira Stoll | May 7, 2018, 14:11 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2018/05/07/behind-the-charles-river-cleanup-lies-a-surprising-story/ Photo courtesy of Charles River Watershed Association's web site: www.crwa.org Hundreds of paddlers recently raced kayaks, canoes, and stand-up paddleboards in the Charles River for the annual Run of the Charles. That the water quality in the river has dramatically improved over the 36 years since the race first began is a tribute to the non-profit gro
A Mendocino coast crash killed five people when their vehicle plunged about 100 feet off a cliff along Northern California's scenic Pacific Coast Highway. The California Highway Patrol identified the victims Tuesday as two women from West Linn, Oregon and three children. Their names and ages were not immediately mad public. In a report on the crash, the highway patrol said a 2003 GMC was driving south along Highway 1 Monday when it pulled into a dirt turnout along the road and for unknown reason
Dozens of North Carolina residents and supporters from nearby states began a two week long march along the proposed route of the controversial Atlantic Coast Pipeline this past weekend. Starting on March 4, the walkers gathered at the Virginia/North Carolina border and began there 200 mile long journey south where the pipeline ends on Lumbee Indian territory in Pembroke, NC. The walk is organized by the North Carolina Alliance to Protect Our People And The Places We Live The Atlantic Coast Pipel
Concerns about safety and the impact on the local fishing industry have led residents to protest the U.S. Navy 's stationing a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in Yokosuka, Japan. Some 48,000 residents called for a public referendum on the deployment of the USS George Washington, but the Yokosuka assembly rejected their plea. The U.S. Navy will distribute 26,000 copies of a comic book titled Manga CVN73, "named after the George Washington's hull number. ... The navy hopes the 200-page book, with
@TreshonBrown4 The people of Panama City Beach love him and will be there in the 1,000's!! NEXT! Surprised Billy doesn't recall that old Arkansas proverb: This is the main problem with the Dem Party now: They are tearing the people of this country apart, continually, and it's getting worse and worse. Trump Patriots now mounting a million member Flash Assault on the RNC headquarters with unseen1's message posted above: Politico Breaking News: Deb Fisher reversed her call for Trump to resign, just
He may hail from a small northern Jackson County community named Leisure Lake, but Pete Hird's focus in his campaign for State House is all about work and the working people he hopes to represent. The 33-year-old electrical worker is an active volunteer in the small, dirt-road rural neighborhood of about 100 families, and recently decided to take his interest in legislative issues to the actual Legislature with a bid for House District 58 , which covers Jackson County and parts of Jones and Dubu
The Dildos Mandating Dildos road show apparently has moved along to Alabama after its boffo run in Virginia. I draw your attention to the following two quotes from the bill's primary sponsors. Sen. Greg Reed, R-Jasper, voted to move Senate Bill 12 out of committee last week because he said it's a good bill that would help "a mother to understand that a live baby is inside her body." Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Scofield said he hopes that, if signed into law, his bill will stop some ab
BALTIMORE - A Maryland man has been sentenced to 18 months' home detention for a July 2015 boat crash that killed two people and injured five others on a cruise to Baltimore bars. Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police say in a news release that 57-year-old Timothy Jay Wilson was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison, with all but 18 months of home detention suspended. He was convicted on two counts of negligent manslaughter and one count of causing life-threatening injuries in a ve
In September 2014, Abby Brockway sat atop a metal tripod in Everett, Washington, straddling a stretch of train tracks owned by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company. Her mission, along with the four other local climate activists who had chained themselves to the legs of the tripod, was to block a shipment of Bakken Shale oil set to depart BNSF Delta Railyard. The group, now known as the Delta Five, knew their protest was illegal. But they also believed that failing to take drastic mea
By Ira Stoll | May 7, 2018, 14:11 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2018/05/07/behind-the-charles-river-cleanup-lies-a-surprising-story/ Photo courtesy of Charles River Watershed Association's web site: www.crwa.org Hundreds of paddlers recently raced kayaks, canoes, and stand-up paddleboards in the Charles River for the annual Run of the Charles. That the water quality in the river has dramatically improved over the 36 years since the race first began is a tribute to the non-profit gro
A Mendocino coast crash killed five people when their vehicle plunged about 100 feet off a cliff along Northern California's scenic Pacific Coast Highway. The California Highway Patrol identified the victims Tuesday as two women from West Linn, Oregon and three children. Their names and ages were not immediately mad public. In a report on the crash, the highway patrol said a 2003 GMC was driving south along Highway 1 Monday when it pulled into a dirt turnout along the road and for unknown reason
Dozens of North Carolina residents and supporters from nearby states began a two week long march along the proposed route of the controversial Atlantic Coast Pipeline this past weekend. Starting on March 4, the walkers gathered at the Virginia/North Carolina border and began there 200 mile long journey south where the pipeline ends on Lumbee Indian territory in Pembroke, NC. The walk is organized by the North Carolina Alliance to Protect Our People And The Places We Live The Atlantic Coast Pipel
Concerns about safety and the impact on the local fishing industry have led residents to protest the U.S. Navy 's stationing a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in Yokosuka, Japan. Some 48,000 residents called for a public referendum on the deployment of the USS George Washington, but the Yokosuka assembly rejected their plea. The U.S. Navy will distribute 26,000 copies of a comic book titled Manga CVN73, "named after the George Washington's hull number. ... The navy hopes the 200-page book, with
For many central Iowans, the reality of a changing climate was all too evident this past weekend with flooded basements, stranded motorists and water rescues. Many cities around Polk County were deluged with up to 10 inches of rain in just a few hours. Before we write this off as an extreme weather event or an anomaly, we need to look at the long term trends that predicted this latest weather catastrophe. Climate scientists are reluctant to link one extreme weather event to a changing climate. H
1. Millions of cubic meters of water used by tar sands companies in 2011 from the Athabasca River alone: 370 [1] 2. Millions of cubic meters of water used in Toronto in 2011: 388 3. Amount paid by tar sands companies for water in 2012: $0 4. Average amount paid by the typical Toronto household for water each year: $674 [2] 5. Percentage of people in the United States who would not want medical treatments to extend life to age 120: 56 6. Percentage of people who think only the wealthy would have
Smoky Mountain Eco-Defense (SMED) took the fight against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to the regional headquarters of Duke Energy on March 23rd in Asheville, NC. Following the culmination of a two week long march against the pipeline in eastern NC, folks with SMED paid a visit to Duke, a major backer of the pipeline, with signs reading "Stop the Atlantic Coast Pipeline" and "No Justice on Stolen Land". SMED greeted Duke Energy workers coming back from their lunch break and received many an appro
Michel Warchawski standing in Canada Park near Jerusalem. Photo by Jillian Kestler-D'Amours. Sitting cross-legged in a circle, a group of about 20 Israeli school children are chatting excitedly under the shade of tall pine trees one sunny afternoon in March. A few meters away, the names of hundreds of Canadians are prominently displayed on row upon row of beige, ceramic plaques. Montreal. Toronto. Winnipeg. Vancouver. Welcome to Canada Park. The Jewish National Fund of Canada built this vast and
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018 Virginia: Another Tree-Sit Goes Up Against the Mountain Valley Pipeline Early Monday morning, pipeline protesters in the Jefferson National Forest erected a new aerial blockade on Pocahontas Road near Narrows, VA. The blockade consists of a protester on a platform 30 feet in the air, suspended from a horizontal rope tied to surrounding trees. Banners at the site read "WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?" and "STILL HERE." Pocahontas Road is a Forest Service road and Mountain Valley Pi
At least one person has died due to a rockfall in Yosemite National Park on Wednesday afternoon. "A rockfall of undetermined size occurred in Yosemite National Park this afternoon at about 1:55 p.m. PDT this afternoon. The rockfall was reported to have happened from El Capitan, a granite monolith above Yosemite Valley," Yosemite National Park said in a statement on Wednesday evening. A rockfall on El Capitan's East Buttress this afternoon killed one person and injured another. https://t.co/a6uw9
Listen, Geese are literally satan and should be recognized as such. Ever went to a park with geese? Everything is covered in shit. Everything. Ever tried to approach one? Those beady eyed little fucks will waddle right after you filled with seething hatred. You see, they realize they have power in numbers and today I am asking that you help me help DMX (yes the greatest rapper of all time) address the US Department of Homeland Security to put an end to their reign of terror. For to long we have
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A National Park Service mountain ranger didn't dare unhook a rope connecting him to a hovering helicopter as he stood on the nose of a wrecked airplane on a mountainside in Alaska's Denali National Park. The sightseeing plane, with five people inside, crashed on a vertical crevasse. The ice may have pulled away from the mountainside, with snow piled up in the gap, creating what climbers call a false floor. "When you're standing right next to the airplane, you don't know
One day, a scorpion reached a river he wanted to cross. He saw a frog on the other side and called out, "Would you be so kind as to give me a ride on your back across the river?" "How do I know that if I help you, you wont try to kill me?" asked the frog hesitantly. "Because," the scorpion replied, "If I try to kill you, then I would die, too, for you see I cannot swim!" So the frog agreed. He swam over, and the scorpion crawled onto the frog's back. Halfway across the river, the frog felt a sha
Driver identified in fatal New Boston crash November 02. 2015 2:05PM NEW BOSTON -- A local man died early Sunday morning when his 2002 Saab struck a tree off River Road (Route 13). Police identified the driver as Jack Ballard, 28. An investigation revealed he was driving west on Byam Road when the car veered off the road and struck a tree. He died at the scene from injuries in the collision. Police were assisted by members of the New Boston Fire Department. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone w
1. Millions of cubic meters of water used by tar sands companies in 2011 from the Athabasca River alone: 370 [1] 2. Millions of cubic meters of water used in Toronto in 2011: 388 3. Amount paid by tar sands companies for water in 2012: $0 4. Average amount paid by the typical Toronto household for water each year: $674 [2] 5. Percentage of people in the United States who would not want medical treatments to extend life to age 120: 56 6. Percentage of people who think only the wealthy would have
Smoky Mountain Eco-Defense (SMED) took the fight against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to the regional headquarters of Duke Energy on March 23rd in Asheville, NC. Following the culmination of a two week long march against the pipeline in eastern NC, folks with SMED paid a visit to Duke, a major backer of the pipeline, with signs reading "Stop the Atlantic Coast Pipeline" and "No Justice on Stolen Land". SMED greeted Duke Energy workers coming back from their lunch break and received many an appro
Michel Warchawski standing in Canada Park near Jerusalem. Photo by Jillian Kestler-D'Amours. Sitting cross-legged in a circle, a group of about 20 Israeli school children are chatting excitedly under the shade of tall pine trees one sunny afternoon in March. A few meters away, the names of hundreds of Canadians are prominently displayed on row upon row of beige, ceramic plaques. Montreal. Toronto. Winnipeg. Vancouver. Welcome to Canada Park. The Jewish National Fund of Canada built this vast and
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018 Virginia: Another Tree-Sit Goes Up Against the Mountain Valley Pipeline Early Monday morning, pipeline protesters in the Jefferson National Forest erected a new aerial blockade on Pocahontas Road near Narrows, VA. The blockade consists of a protester on a platform 30 feet in the air, suspended from a horizontal rope tied to surrounding trees. Banners at the site read "WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?" and "STILL HERE." Pocahontas Road is a Forest Service road and Mountain Valley Pi
At least one person has died due to a rockfall in Yosemite National Park on Wednesday afternoon. "A rockfall of undetermined size occurred in Yosemite National Park this afternoon at about 1:55 p.m. PDT this afternoon. The rockfall was reported to have happened from El Capitan, a granite monolith above Yosemite Valley," Yosemite National Park said in a statement on Wednesday evening. A rockfall on El Capitan's East Buttress this afternoon killed one person and injured another. https://t.co/a6uw9
Listen, Geese are literally satan and should be recognized as such. Ever went to a park with geese? Everything is covered in shit. Everything. Ever tried to approach one? Those beady eyed little fucks will waddle right after you filled with seething hatred. You see, they realize they have power in numbers and today I am asking that you help me help DMX (yes the greatest rapper of all time) address the US Department of Homeland Security to put an end to their reign of terror. For to long we have
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A National Park Service mountain ranger didn't dare unhook a rope connecting him to a hovering helicopter as he stood on the nose of a wrecked airplane on a mountainside in Alaska's Denali National Park. The sightseeing plane, with five people inside, crashed on a vertical crevasse. The ice may have pulled away from the mountainside, with snow piled up in the gap, creating what climbers call a false floor. "When you're standing right next to the airplane, you don't know
One day, a scorpion reached a river he wanted to cross. He saw a frog on the other side and called out, "Would you be so kind as to give me a ride on your back across the river?" "How do I know that if I help you, you wont try to kill me?" asked the frog hesitantly. "Because," the scorpion replied, "If I try to kill you, then I would die, too, for you see I cannot swim!" So the frog agreed. He swam over, and the scorpion crawled onto the frog's back. Halfway across the river, the frog felt a sha
Driver identified in fatal New Boston crash November 02. 2015 2:05PM NEW BOSTON -- A local man died early Sunday morning when his 2002 Saab struck a tree off River Road (Route 13). Police identified the driver as Jack Ballard, 28. An investigation revealed he was driving west on Byam Road when the car veered off the road and struck a tree. He died at the scene from injuries in the collision. Police were assisted by members of the New Boston Fire Department. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone w
Get the New Statesman's Morning Call email. Parents usually love talking about their kids. But this year, a question in the autumn schools census is leaving some incensed. The census this year, which takes place on 6 October 2016, asks whether the children are of foreign nationality, or born overseas. In some cases, schools are asking parents to produce passports, according to Jen Persson, a supporter of the group Against Borders for Children . And after a Conservative party conference in whic
Immigration is the top issue in our nation, according to a new Gallup poll that asked Americans what is the most important problem the country is facing. The combined totals for all groups show that immigration is the top concern among 22 percent of Americans surveyed, followed by dissatisfaction with government/poor leadership (19 percent). What about Russia? Despite the mainstream media's push of the narrative of Russian political meddling, a the poll shows it is not the most important issue t
The number of illegal immigrants from Mexico is down, while the number from Central America and Asia is increasing, according to a new Pew Research study . Overall there has been a slight decline in the total number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S, with the number in 2015 falling below the total at the end of the recession for the first time. The number dipped from 11.3 million in 2009, the last year of the recession, to 11 million in 2015. The figure includes those who enter the countr
Over the last few weeks, illegal immigration has jumped in the polling as the top issue for voters in the midterm elections. These polls are perhaps a snapshot reflecting the Trump administration's separation policy impacting children whose parents were detained at different facilities. Breathless 24/7 media coverage was complete with photos featuring children in wire pens, more closely resembling cages. The outrage was everywhere, and Americans took notice. And in essence, that's what pollagand
Europe can no longer completely rely on its longstanding American and British allies, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned at a campaign event held in Munich today following 'unsatisfactory' G7 talks this week. The European Union must now be prepared to "take its destiny into its own hands," she told a crowd of 2,500-strong crowd in the Bavarian capital. Following the UK's Brexit vote and Donald Trump's election as US president, Ms Merkel suggested the once reliable postwar western alliance is
For all the obsessing in Washington over income inequality, why isn't there more outrage over government policies that exacerbate the problem? There are hundreds of programs that increase poverty in America. Last week, at the Heritage Foundation forum on this very topic, my colleagues exposed many of these programs. Economist Don Boudreaux of George Mason University unmasked two such policies. One is trade protectionism. Trade barriers raise prices and act as a regressive tax on Americans, Boudr
Conservatives consistently attack progressives as champions of "big government" who want to take power away from states and impose one-size-fits all solutions on people with different sets of needs. This is a canard, as the Obama administration has demonstrated in its Race-to-the-Top education reform, regional economic development , and most recently in welfare reform and nutrition assistance . In fact, the two most recent efforts to provide states with greater flexibility to move families from
Parents are beginning to pull their children from public schools in record numbers, opting instead to homeschool. The reason why this is occurring is because parents are concerned about the confusion, chaos, and stress that Common Core educational standards are causing their children. For those who might not be sure what Common Core is, it is basically a set of standards for grades K-12, outlining the information and skills each child should know in the areas of mathematics and English. Standar
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will announce results for the Class X 2017 examination on Saturday afternoon by 12 pm. "The results will be announced on 3 June at forenoon," a senior CBSE official told PTI . The candidates can check their results on the official websites -- cbse.nic.in or cbseresults.nic.in . Representational image. PTI The results for Class XII 2017 were declared on 28 May after the CBSE decided to continue with the moderation policy for this year. This means fo
As sources working on family separation cases recently told The Intercept, and as U.S. officials confirmed Wednesday, the U.S. government has no dedicated system in place to reunite the thousands of families it has separated across the border. In both C.D.A.'s and W.S.R.'s cases, their complaints state that their fathers were given no information about their sons' whereabouts following their separation. The boys were both shipped to Chicago, while the fathers entered U.S. Marshal custody. As o
Immigration is the top issue in our nation, according to a new Gallup poll that asked Americans what is the most important problem the country is facing. The combined totals for all groups show that immigration is the top concern among 22 percent of Americans surveyed, followed by dissatisfaction with government/poor leadership (19 percent). What about Russia? Despite the mainstream media's push of the narrative of Russian political meddling, a the poll shows it is not the most important issue t
The number of illegal immigrants from Mexico is down, while the number from Central America and Asia is increasing, according to a new Pew Research study . Overall there has been a slight decline in the total number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S, with the number in 2015 falling below the total at the end of the recession for the first time. The number dipped from 11.3 million in 2009, the last year of the recession, to 11 million in 2015. The figure includes those who enter the countr
Over the last few weeks, illegal immigration has jumped in the polling as the top issue for voters in the midterm elections. These polls are perhaps a snapshot reflecting the Trump administration's separation policy impacting children whose parents were detained at different facilities. Breathless 24/7 media coverage was complete with photos featuring children in wire pens, more closely resembling cages. The outrage was everywhere, and Americans took notice. And in essence, that's what pollagand
Europe can no longer completely rely on its longstanding American and British allies, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned at a campaign event held in Munich today following 'unsatisfactory' G7 talks this week. The European Union must now be prepared to "take its destiny into its own hands," she told a crowd of 2,500-strong crowd in the Bavarian capital. Following the UK's Brexit vote and Donald Trump's election as US president, Ms Merkel suggested the once reliable postwar western alliance is
For all the obsessing in Washington over income inequality, why isn't there more outrage over government policies that exacerbate the problem? There are hundreds of programs that increase poverty in America. Last week, at the Heritage Foundation forum on this very topic, my colleagues exposed many of these programs. Economist Don Boudreaux of George Mason University unmasked two such policies. One is trade protectionism. Trade barriers raise prices and act as a regressive tax on Americans, Boudr
Conservatives consistently attack progressives as champions of "big government" who want to take power away from states and impose one-size-fits all solutions on people with different sets of needs. This is a canard, as the Obama administration has demonstrated in its Race-to-the-Top education reform, regional economic development , and most recently in welfare reform and nutrition assistance . In fact, the two most recent efforts to provide states with greater flexibility to move families from
Parents are beginning to pull their children from public schools in record numbers, opting instead to homeschool. The reason why this is occurring is because parents are concerned about the confusion, chaos, and stress that Common Core educational standards are causing their children. For those who might not be sure what Common Core is, it is basically a set of standards for grades K-12, outlining the information and skills each child should know in the areas of mathematics and English. Standar
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will announce results for the Class X 2017 examination on Saturday afternoon by 12 pm. "The results will be announced on 3 June at forenoon," a senior CBSE official told PTI . The candidates can check their results on the official websites -- cbse.nic.in or cbseresults.nic.in . Representational image. PTI The results for Class XII 2017 were declared on 28 May after the CBSE decided to continue with the moderation policy for this year. This means fo
As sources working on family separation cases recently told The Intercept, and as U.S. officials confirmed Wednesday, the U.S. government has no dedicated system in place to reunite the thousands of families it has separated across the border. In both C.D.A.'s and W.S.R.'s cases, their complaints state that their fathers were given no information about their sons' whereabouts following their separation. The boys were both shipped to Chicago, while the fathers entered U.S. Marshal custody. As o
In an attempt to get a grasp on his country's exponential inflation rate, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced it will remove five zeros from its currency. Venezuela faces many economic problems, and its currency's valuation is no exception. The bolivar's inflation rate has been projected to reach 1 million percent within the year, according to Reuters. The collapse of Venezuela's economy started when the price of oil plummeted. Oil was the backbone of Venezuela's socialist economic s
Venezuela's socialists scored an overwhelming victory in mayoral elections on December 10, taking over 90% of the country's municipalities. President Nicolas Maduro's United Venezuelan Socialist Party (PSUV), along with its allies, have secured victory in 308 of Venezuela's 335 municipalities. According to preliminary results, the governing socialist party managed to take 21 out of the country's 23 state capitals as well as the Caracas Capital District. This is why many may be surprised that Ve
Author`s name Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey 01 Aug 2017 at 23:59 Venezuela: Is the West that ignorant or just plain evil? On Sunday in a free and fair and open democratic process, the people of Venezuela voted on a new National Constituent Assembly as per the laws in force in the country. The USA declared the elections were a "sham" and its Chihuahuas in Europe followed suit. Are they really that ignorant, or is this a campaign of pure evil? The Western newspaper headlines were full of it Monday morn
The late Hugo Chavez As Venezuela slides closer to the abyss, the country's socialist leaders have been trying everything to stop the tailspin. In February, President Nicolas Maduro raised fuel prices by more than 6,000 percent to try to cover the country's next debt payment. To try and conserve electricity, he proclaimed every Friday in April and May a holiday for public employees and urged women to stop using hairdryers. Amid rapid inflation, Maduro raised the minimum wage by 30 percent. Now t
Churches are some of the few institutions providing aid to Venezuela's suffering population as the death toll continues to rise in the midst of the country's political crisis which had led to 12 murders this month. Reuters reported on Tuesday that a 42-year-old local government worker in the Andean state of Merida was shot dead at a rally in favor of President Nicolas Maduro, while another 54-year-old man was shot in the chest and killed during a protest in the western agricultural state of Bar
US Meddling in Venezuela? (Jeff C.) The State Department pays a think tank nearly $1 million to work with Venezuelan opposition . We Need to Talk About Honduras (Dan) Honduras' recent presidential election has ended in violence. Security forces and protesters have continued to clash while the too-close-to-count result is still being debated. At the moment, 14 people have been reported killed. Now the US, which has long financially supported the incumbent Juan Orlando Hernandez and his security f
There were large marches in Caracas by supporters and opponents of venezuela's revolutionary government on May 1, as well as smaller ones around the country, to mark International Workers Day. Government supporters celebrated a minimum wage rise and a new labour law that extends workers' rights. Government opponents, however, demanded a "fair wage". President Nicolas Maduro marched with the pro-government march in Caracas, while opposition leader Henrique Capriles marched with his supporters in
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Venezuela's Socialism drives hundreds of thousands into Colombia Venezuela threatens to end trade with Aruba, Curacao, and Bonaire Venezuela's Socialism drives hundreds of thousands into Colombia Larry Centeno, 44, once had his own construction company in Venezuela. Now he makes a living selling coffee on the streets of Colombia's capital. (Miami Herald) Venezuela's Socialism continues to destroy the economy. More and more, people are lo
Instead of directly tackling the growing poverty and inequality in the country one of the factors which have led to in-store scuffles over cut-price jars of Nutella last week, the French government announced Wednesday it was preparing a bill that will keep supermarkets from offering such promotion deals. A few days after the national and international media ridiculed the masses of working-class French consumers who fought over Nutella jars, a few took the time of reflect -- and the reality they
Elections in Venezuela have come and gone. They happened in the most peaceful, fair and transparent way as promised by the Maduro government. Nicolas Maduro was re-elected president for the 2019-2025 period by more than two-thirds of the voters. The Lima Group, Luis Almagro and the Canadian government immediately issued declarations of not recognizing the elections for being illegitimate, as if they had been prepared before May 20. However, is there any valid basis to those declarations? The U.S
Venezuela's socialists scored an overwhelming victory in mayoral elections on December 10, taking over 90% of the country's municipalities. President Nicolas Maduro's United Venezuelan Socialist Party (PSUV), along with its allies, have secured victory in 308 of Venezuela's 335 municipalities. According to preliminary results, the governing socialist party managed to take 21 out of the country's 23 state capitals as well as the Caracas Capital District. This is why many may be surprised that Ve
Author`s name Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey 01 Aug 2017 at 23:59 Venezuela: Is the West that ignorant or just plain evil? On Sunday in a free and fair and open democratic process, the people of Venezuela voted on a new National Constituent Assembly as per the laws in force in the country. The USA declared the elections were a "sham" and its Chihuahuas in Europe followed suit. Are they really that ignorant, or is this a campaign of pure evil? The Western newspaper headlines were full of it Monday morn
The late Hugo Chavez As Venezuela slides closer to the abyss, the country's socialist leaders have been trying everything to stop the tailspin. In February, President Nicolas Maduro raised fuel prices by more than 6,000 percent to try to cover the country's next debt payment. To try and conserve electricity, he proclaimed every Friday in April and May a holiday for public employees and urged women to stop using hairdryers. Amid rapid inflation, Maduro raised the minimum wage by 30 percent. Now t
Churches are some of the few institutions providing aid to Venezuela's suffering population as the death toll continues to rise in the midst of the country's political crisis which had led to 12 murders this month. Reuters reported on Tuesday that a 42-year-old local government worker in the Andean state of Merida was shot dead at a rally in favor of President Nicolas Maduro, while another 54-year-old man was shot in the chest and killed during a protest in the western agricultural state of Bar
US Meddling in Venezuela? (Jeff C.) The State Department pays a think tank nearly $1 million to work with Venezuelan opposition . We Need to Talk About Honduras (Dan) Honduras' recent presidential election has ended in violence. Security forces and protesters have continued to clash while the too-close-to-count result is still being debated. At the moment, 14 people have been reported killed. Now the US, which has long financially supported the incumbent Juan Orlando Hernandez and his security f
There were large marches in Caracas by supporters and opponents of venezuela's revolutionary government on May 1, as well as smaller ones around the country, to mark International Workers Day. Government supporters celebrated a minimum wage rise and a new labour law that extends workers' rights. Government opponents, however, demanded a "fair wage". President Nicolas Maduro marched with the pro-government march in Caracas, while opposition leader Henrique Capriles marched with his supporters in
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Venezuela's Socialism drives hundreds of thousands into Colombia Venezuela threatens to end trade with Aruba, Curacao, and Bonaire Venezuela's Socialism drives hundreds of thousands into Colombia Larry Centeno, 44, once had his own construction company in Venezuela. Now he makes a living selling coffee on the streets of Colombia's capital. (Miami Herald) Venezuela's Socialism continues to destroy the economy. More and more, people are lo
Instead of directly tackling the growing poverty and inequality in the country one of the factors which have led to in-store scuffles over cut-price jars of Nutella last week, the French government announced Wednesday it was preparing a bill that will keep supermarkets from offering such promotion deals. A few days after the national and international media ridiculed the masses of working-class French consumers who fought over Nutella jars, a few took the time of reflect -- and the reality they
Elections in Venezuela have come and gone. They happened in the most peaceful, fair and transparent way as promised by the Maduro government. Nicolas Maduro was re-elected president for the 2019-2025 period by more than two-thirds of the voters. The Lima Group, Luis Almagro and the Canadian government immediately issued declarations of not recognizing the elections for being illegitimate, as if they had been prepared before May 20. However, is there any valid basis to those declarations? The U.S
We've seen plenty of crime doers illegally skip their way across the border in recent months (see Illegal Mexican Jailed for Child Rape. After Being Deported NINETEEN Times... and MS-13 Gang Members Murder A Teenager in Virginia. Yeah, They're Illegals ). Many of which seem to share one common trait; hailing from a country far worse than the U.S. In fact, according to this new survey , turns out Mexico's violence is worse than even many Middle Eastern countries as of 2016. Allahu akbar amigos. T
Oh, sick ! Apparently fueled by leftists allegedly to inject "imagined" racism into the presidential race, a conservative blogger created this horrifying image. In case you can't read the fine print, it reads: The Fucking Solution: Do not consult a doctor. Tie the rope tight. Do not try this at home; go somewhere where no one will find you. Do consumer alcohol while using this treatment. Do no sedate yourself. Do not care. Do not say goodbye. Do it now. The blogger, who has since removed the ima
Last week, we brought you the disturbing story of one Lane Davis, aka Seattle4Truth: a Trump supporter, unpaid "political editor" for the far right blog The Ralph Retort, composer of especially bad rap songs about how much he loves Donald Trump, and all-around creeper who thought that all of us leftists were "pedophiles" and then went and stabbed his dad for being a "leftist" and thus, also a pedophile. Welp! It looks like we've got a couple updates on him and the patricide he committed. First,
Assault weapons. Just saying those two words sends leftists to their nearest safe space. Granted, leftists don't actually know anything about assault weapons (see Rand Paul Embarrasses 'The View' Morons on 'Scary Assault Weapons' ). Also, they're on the wrong side of history (see NYTimes Poll: Majority of Americans Oppose "Assault Weapons Ban" For First Time ). Still, putting the word "assault" in front of "weapon" makes it seem scarier. Ergo saying "assault weapon" earns you feel points and r
When a young man asks how to argue against the leftist tactic of false equivalency, MILO suggests using the Left's "own horrific hypocrisy" against it. "The left has wandered into a situation where it defends its precepts through intimidation, bullying, name-calling, and censorship instead of reason, logic, and persuasion," MILO explains. "Which means it's always... MORE >> Like Deadpool removing his mask to reveal the ugly face below, New York Times writer Nancy Jo Sales upset students, parent
This man was arrested for allegedly shooting at a black teenager, while the teen was trying to ask for directions. 14-year-old Brennan Walker missed his school bus and knocked on a neighbor's door for direction to school. 53-year-old Jeffery Zeigler came downstairs with a shotgun and reportedly opened fire on Walker. Fortunately, he missed. Walker told WJBK he hid from Zeigler, stating, "I got to the house, and I knocked on the lady's door. Then she started yelling at me and she was like, 'Why a
FBI agents arrested an ISIS-inspired former U.S. Marine sharpshooter and preventing him from carrying out plans to terrorize San Francisco with an explosive attack during Christmas. 26-year-old Everitt Aaron Jameson was arrested this week after the FBI learned of his plans to carry out the terrorist strike . He allegedly planned to target pedestrians at San Francisco's Pier 39 during the holiday. Everitt Aaron Jameson on his Facebook page. A tow truck driver by trade, Jameson attended basic trai
(CHICAGO TRIBUNE) In a shooting caught on Facebook Live, a 2-year-old boy and a 26-year-old man were killed and a pregnant woman was wounded when a gunman opened fire as they drove down an alley in Lawndale on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. "Call 911! They killed him. ... I have a bullet in my stomach," the woman screams as she runs from the car and into a house in the 2300 block of South Kenneth Avenue around 1:30 p.m. Loading ... "Please, please, I can't breathe," she says. "Oh my God, p
Twenty-one-year-old Zachary Penton of Arizona was arrested for the alleged murder of his roommate on Sunday, according to ABC 15 . Police said a fight led to Penton shooting the man, 41-year-old Daniel Garofalo, then calling 9-1-1 to report what he'd done. It's a tragic and horrifying event, but it has also turned out to be a bizarre one. What appears to be Penton's social media feed points to a pattern of mental instability, one that seems to have been fixated on finding a roommate. Advertiseme
David Hogg, the young gun control activist from Stoneman Douglas High School, is the victim of a "SWATting," or at least, his family was. Local10 reports : A call came into the Coral Springs Police Department claiming a hostage situation at the home. When a Broward Sheriff's Office SWAT team arrived at the scene, they found no hostage situation and determined the call was a prank. It drives me crazy when news stations report that someone has had a "prank" played on them in the form of "SWATting,
Oh, sick ! Apparently fueled by leftists allegedly to inject "imagined" racism into the presidential race, a conservative blogger created this horrifying image. In case you can't read the fine print, it reads: The Fucking Solution: Do not consult a doctor. Tie the rope tight. Do not try this at home; go somewhere where no one will find you. Do consumer alcohol while using this treatment. Do no sedate yourself. Do not care. Do not say goodbye. Do it now. The blogger, who has since removed the ima
Last week, we brought you the disturbing story of one Lane Davis, aka Seattle4Truth: a Trump supporter, unpaid "political editor" for the far right blog The Ralph Retort, composer of especially bad rap songs about how much he loves Donald Trump, and all-around creeper who thought that all of us leftists were "pedophiles" and then went and stabbed his dad for being a "leftist" and thus, also a pedophile. Welp! It looks like we've got a couple updates on him and the patricide he committed. First,
Assault weapons. Just saying those two words sends leftists to their nearest safe space. Granted, leftists don't actually know anything about assault weapons (see Rand Paul Embarrasses 'The View' Morons on 'Scary Assault Weapons' ). Also, they're on the wrong side of history (see NYTimes Poll: Majority of Americans Oppose "Assault Weapons Ban" For First Time ). Still, putting the word "assault" in front of "weapon" makes it seem scarier. Ergo saying "assault weapon" earns you feel points and r
When a young man asks how to argue against the leftist tactic of false equivalency, MILO suggests using the Left's "own horrific hypocrisy" against it. "The left has wandered into a situation where it defends its precepts through intimidation, bullying, name-calling, and censorship instead of reason, logic, and persuasion," MILO explains. "Which means it's always... MORE >> Like Deadpool removing his mask to reveal the ugly face below, New York Times writer Nancy Jo Sales upset students, parent
This man was arrested for allegedly shooting at a black teenager, while the teen was trying to ask for directions. 14-year-old Brennan Walker missed his school bus and knocked on a neighbor's door for direction to school. 53-year-old Jeffery Zeigler came downstairs with a shotgun and reportedly opened fire on Walker. Fortunately, he missed. Walker told WJBK he hid from Zeigler, stating, "I got to the house, and I knocked on the lady's door. Then she started yelling at me and she was like, 'Why a
FBI agents arrested an ISIS-inspired former U.S. Marine sharpshooter and preventing him from carrying out plans to terrorize San Francisco with an explosive attack during Christmas. 26-year-old Everitt Aaron Jameson was arrested this week after the FBI learned of his plans to carry out the terrorist strike . He allegedly planned to target pedestrians at San Francisco's Pier 39 during the holiday. Everitt Aaron Jameson on his Facebook page. A tow truck driver by trade, Jameson attended basic trai
(CHICAGO TRIBUNE) In a shooting caught on Facebook Live, a 2-year-old boy and a 26-year-old man were killed and a pregnant woman was wounded when a gunman opened fire as they drove down an alley in Lawndale on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. "Call 911! They killed him. ... I have a bullet in my stomach," the woman screams as she runs from the car and into a house in the 2300 block of South Kenneth Avenue around 1:30 p.m. Loading ... "Please, please, I can't breathe," she says. "Oh my God, p
Twenty-one-year-old Zachary Penton of Arizona was arrested for the alleged murder of his roommate on Sunday, according to ABC 15 . Police said a fight led to Penton shooting the man, 41-year-old Daniel Garofalo, then calling 9-1-1 to report what he'd done. It's a tragic and horrifying event, but it has also turned out to be a bizarre one. What appears to be Penton's social media feed points to a pattern of mental instability, one that seems to have been fixated on finding a roommate. Advertiseme
David Hogg, the young gun control activist from Stoneman Douglas High School, is the victim of a "SWATting," or at least, his family was. Local10 reports : A call came into the Coral Springs Police Department claiming a hostage situation at the home. When a Broward Sheriff's Office SWAT team arrived at the scene, they found no hostage situation and determined the call was a prank. It drives me crazy when news stations report that someone has had a "prank" played on them in the form of "SWATting,
Rape is a terrible crime. Lying about rape is just as terrible. Especially when that lie leads two men to spend 26 years in prison for a crime which never happened . A Manhattan Supreme Court exonerated Van Dyke Perry and Gregory Counts on Monday, (May 7) for a 1991 rape and kidnapping, after the victim told investigators the assault "never happened." As reported by The New York Times , during the early morning hours of Jan. 18, 1991, an unidentified woman approached police officers sitting i
Leftists and stupidity go together like a potted plant and Harvey Weinstein with his pants down. But I don't have to tell you that. Social justice warriors themselves do it every time they open their mouths or touch a keyboard . Case in point, the looniest lady in the Lone Star State, Wendy Davis. While gun safety may not seem like a feminist issue at first blush, it doesn't take too much digging to see that women are uniquely vulnerable to and disproportionately the victims of gun violence. As
The immoral collusion between the media, academia, and Hollywood in support of leftist causes and in opposition to the truth is getting harder to hide in the age of new media. CRTV host Steven Crowder proved that last week with an undercover video exposing Antifa's violence and the mainstream media's complicity in covering up for the radical, violent Left. Despite the clear evidence of Antifa's violent intentions at the University of Utah, a spokesman for the school denied that Antifa provided a
I believe it. Leftists get driven by their angst which not only twists their ideology but makes everything about them ugly. Via Independent: Research has found that being attractive influences many things in a person's life -- their salary, their popularity and grades in school, even the prison sentences they receive. So why not their politics? A recently published study in the Journal of Public Economics concludes that the attractiveness of a candidate does correlate with their politics. They f
According Sellner, who is currently in the US, it was arson. In a YouTube video he blamed Antifa for the criminal deed. He said he had spoken to a state security officer, who confirmed that it was arson. "They do that because they want to punish me for my activism and intimidate you," Sellner told his followers. He said Antifa were committing these acts because they have never feared punishment from the elites who are trying to change homogenous countries into multicultutal dens. Sellner was com
After a foul-mouthed and vile tirade against various members of the Trump administration, Peter Fonda went on to make violent and sexually-tinged threats against President Trump's twelve-year-old son Baron. "We should rip Barron Trump from his mother's arms and put him in a cage with pedophiles and see if mother will stand up against the giant a**hole she is married to. 90 million people in the streets on the same weekend in the country. F*ck." That is the censored version of the since-deleted t
We've often warned of leftists coming to corrupt your kiddos . The left wants to sink their talons into your tiny tots and turn them into a bunch of Marx-loving benders of genders . Take this little guy for example. This is "Desmond is Amazing," the world-famous ten-year-old drag queen who Mashable claims is at the forefront of the "drag youth" movement. Yes, apparently that is actually a thing that exists. "Shaping the future of drag youth." Yes, this is the future the left wants for your male
Firstly, kudos to Vox for attempting to "defend" men. It's not common for leftists to do so (see Equality? Male Students FORCED to Undergo 'Toxic Masculinity' Programs... ). I know what you're thinking: what could possibly spur Vox to go against leftist, man-hating commandments? Apparently there was a study observing the effects of male birth control injections. Many of the men couldn't stand the side effects, so it didn't take long for feminists to accuse men of being wimpy weenies. Vox felt di
There's no way to pin the latest terror attack on neo-Nazis or white nationalists or the alt-right, so I'm not sure why we're even talking about it. Some murder victims are more important than others. The fugitive believed to have driven the van in last week's terrorist attacks in Spain was shot dead by the police on Monday in a village outside Barcelona after a Europeanwide dragnet, the police announced. The fugitive, Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, used a van to mow down a crowd on Las Ramblas, Barcel
"We have no shame in saying that we intend to shut down Ben Shapiro." The leftists at the University of Utah learned nothing from the recent appearance Ben made at Berkeley. Anyone surprised? The Daily Wire reports : Leftists At University Of Utah Announce Intention To 'Shut Down' Shapiro Speech Ahead of Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro's scheduled speech at the University of Utah on Wednesday night, the leftist groups Students for a Democratic Society at the University of Utah and Black L
Leftists and stupidity go together like a potted plant and Harvey Weinstein with his pants down. But I don't have to tell you that. Social justice warriors themselves do it every time they open their mouths or touch a keyboard . Case in point, the looniest lady in the Lone Star State, Wendy Davis. While gun safety may not seem like a feminist issue at first blush, it doesn't take too much digging to see that women are uniquely vulnerable to and disproportionately the victims of gun violence. As
The immoral collusion between the media, academia, and Hollywood in support of leftist causes and in opposition to the truth is getting harder to hide in the age of new media. CRTV host Steven Crowder proved that last week with an undercover video exposing Antifa's violence and the mainstream media's complicity in covering up for the radical, violent Left. Despite the clear evidence of Antifa's violent intentions at the University of Utah, a spokesman for the school denied that Antifa provided a
I believe it. Leftists get driven by their angst which not only twists their ideology but makes everything about them ugly. Via Independent: Research has found that being attractive influences many things in a person's life -- their salary, their popularity and grades in school, even the prison sentences they receive. So why not their politics? A recently published study in the Journal of Public Economics concludes that the attractiveness of a candidate does correlate with their politics. They f
According Sellner, who is currently in the US, it was arson. In a YouTube video he blamed Antifa for the criminal deed. He said he had spoken to a state security officer, who confirmed that it was arson. "They do that because they want to punish me for my activism and intimidate you," Sellner told his followers. He said Antifa were committing these acts because they have never feared punishment from the elites who are trying to change homogenous countries into multicultutal dens. Sellner was com
After a foul-mouthed and vile tirade against various members of the Trump administration, Peter Fonda went on to make violent and sexually-tinged threats against President Trump's twelve-year-old son Baron. "We should rip Barron Trump from his mother's arms and put him in a cage with pedophiles and see if mother will stand up against the giant a**hole she is married to. 90 million people in the streets on the same weekend in the country. F*ck." That is the censored version of the since-deleted t
We've often warned of leftists coming to corrupt your kiddos . The left wants to sink their talons into your tiny tots and turn them into a bunch of Marx-loving benders of genders . Take this little guy for example. This is "Desmond is Amazing," the world-famous ten-year-old drag queen who Mashable claims is at the forefront of the "drag youth" movement. Yes, apparently that is actually a thing that exists. "Shaping the future of drag youth." Yes, this is the future the left wants for your male
Firstly, kudos to Vox for attempting to "defend" men. It's not common for leftists to do so (see Equality? Male Students FORCED to Undergo 'Toxic Masculinity' Programs... ). I know what you're thinking: what could possibly spur Vox to go against leftist, man-hating commandments? Apparently there was a study observing the effects of male birth control injections. Many of the men couldn't stand the side effects, so it didn't take long for feminists to accuse men of being wimpy weenies. Vox felt di
There's no way to pin the latest terror attack on neo-Nazis or white nationalists or the alt-right, so I'm not sure why we're even talking about it. Some murder victims are more important than others. The fugitive believed to have driven the van in last week's terrorist attacks in Spain was shot dead by the police on Monday in a village outside Barcelona after a Europeanwide dragnet, the police announced. The fugitive, Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, used a van to mow down a crowd on Las Ramblas, Barcel
"We have no shame in saying that we intend to shut down Ben Shapiro." The leftists at the University of Utah learned nothing from the recent appearance Ben made at Berkeley. Anyone surprised? The Daily Wire reports : Leftists At University Of Utah Announce Intention To 'Shut Down' Shapiro Speech Ahead of Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro's scheduled speech at the University of Utah on Wednesday night, the leftist groups Students for a Democratic Society at the University of Utah and Black L
32-year-old worker dies at Detroit area US Steel mill By our reporter 24 May 2017 A 32-year-old worker from Cleveland, Ohio fell to his death at US Steel's Great Lakes Steel Facility in the Detroit suburb of Ecorse, Michigan early Monday morning. The death of the still unidentified worker, a contractor for Mid-American Group, is the latest in a series of fatalities at the steel company, which has implemented deep cost-cutting measures that have undermined basic safety. Very little has been discl
You could be forgiven for thinking that an organization called the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) would provide the public with accurate statistics from the states. But the group has put its credibility at risk by relying on bogus statistics on juvenile life without parole (JLWOP) sentences from a group, Human Rights Watch, whose work in the area has been thoroughly discredited. First, some background: As the co-author of " Adult Time for Adult Crimes: Life Without Parole for J
We've reached a tipping point in America's political discourse. The shooting at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood facility is merely the latest in an increasingly alarming series of tragedies connected to political issues, each of which has been notably distorted by conservatives -- or in the case of the Planned Parenthood shooting, almost completely ignored -- throughout the past year and beyond. So far, attacks have occurred in relation to the following: immigration, Muslims inside the U.S
Virginia officials are exploring the possibility of privatizing Virginia's Sexually Violent Predator Program. The rapidly expanding program that detains sex offenders after their prison terms have ended could cost the state over $24 million this year. The state has set a June 2 deadline for companies to submit proposals for running the sex offender program. GEO Care, a Florida-based company, has already offered to run the program, promising, among other things, to double the number of beds at th
FILE PHOTO A logo of CVS Health is displayed on a monitor above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in New York, U.S., December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo August 8, 2018 By Ankur Banerjee and Ashwin Shyam (Reuters) - CVS Health Corp <CVS.N> beat analysts' estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday and the drugstore operator defended its pharmacy benefits management business in the face of the Trump administration's move to clamp down on escalat
Voters make their marks during the first day of early voting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on October 3, 2016. (AP Photo / Sean Krajacic) One of the biggest lies about poverty in our country is this: We don't know what to do to dramatically reduce it. 1 This post originally appeared at TalkPoverty.org . The truth is, there is no shortage of excellent plans , great scholars , and people living in poverty who can tell you exactly what we need to do--we just elect too many political leaders who don't giv
November 3, 2016 (Fault Lines) -- Back in May, Louisiana enacted the so-called "Blue Lives Matter" bill, which amended the Pelican State's hate crime statute that enhanced the penalties of certain crimes if the victim was chosen "because of actual or perceived employment as a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical services personnel." The hate crime enhancement added five years, consecutive, to any punishment assessed for the underlying crime. This week, a Louisiana judge dis
Teacher and Maine U.S. Senate Democratic nominee Zak Ringelstein was arrested Friday for refusing to leave the premises of a border detention facility after being told the general public is not allowed in, the Daily Caller reported . He's now calling himself a political prisoner on Twitter. Zak is now a political prisoner of the Trump regime. #FreeZak #mepolitics #resist -- Zak Ringelstein (@RingelsteinME) June 22, 2018 Ringelstein, who livestreamed his attempts to get in the detention center on
The Southern Poverty Law Center has written a letter to Amazon urging the online retailer to drop the Boy Scouts of America from its charitable program AmazonSmile over the BSA's discriminatory policy towards gay adults. The letter came in response to an Amazon spokesman who was quoted earlier this month saying that the company relies on lists published by the SPLC to determine if certain organizations are ineligible to participate in AmazonSmile - presumably to prevent contributions going to de
Search results will appear here... California is now trying to punish both David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt for exposing Planned Parenthood's selling of baby parts. They are charging both with 15 felonies for recording 'private' conversations, even though they were all recorded in public: AP - California prosecutors on Tuesday charged two anti-abortion activists who made undercover videos of themselves trying to buy fetal tissue from Planned Parenthood with 15 felonies, saying they invaded the
You could be forgiven for thinking that an organization called the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) would provide the public with accurate statistics from the states. But the group has put its credibility at risk by relying on bogus statistics on juvenile life without parole (JLWOP) sentences from a group, Human Rights Watch, whose work in the area has been thoroughly discredited. First, some background: As the co-author of " Adult Time for Adult Crimes: Life Without Parole for J
We've reached a tipping point in America's political discourse. The shooting at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood facility is merely the latest in an increasingly alarming series of tragedies connected to political issues, each of which has been notably distorted by conservatives -- or in the case of the Planned Parenthood shooting, almost completely ignored -- throughout the past year and beyond. So far, attacks have occurred in relation to the following: immigration, Muslims inside the U.S
Virginia officials are exploring the possibility of privatizing Virginia's Sexually Violent Predator Program. The rapidly expanding program that detains sex offenders after their prison terms have ended could cost the state over $24 million this year. The state has set a June 2 deadline for companies to submit proposals for running the sex offender program. GEO Care, a Florida-based company, has already offered to run the program, promising, among other things, to double the number of beds at th
FILE PHOTO A logo of CVS Health is displayed on a monitor above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in New York, U.S., December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo August 8, 2018 By Ankur Banerjee and Ashwin Shyam (Reuters) - CVS Health Corp <CVS.N> beat analysts' estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday and the drugstore operator defended its pharmacy benefits management business in the face of the Trump administration's move to clamp down on escalat
Voters make their marks during the first day of early voting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on October 3, 2016. (AP Photo / Sean Krajacic) One of the biggest lies about poverty in our country is this: We don't know what to do to dramatically reduce it. 1 This post originally appeared at TalkPoverty.org . The truth is, there is no shortage of excellent plans , great scholars , and people living in poverty who can tell you exactly what we need to do--we just elect too many political leaders who don't giv
November 3, 2016 (Fault Lines) -- Back in May, Louisiana enacted the so-called "Blue Lives Matter" bill, which amended the Pelican State's hate crime statute that enhanced the penalties of certain crimes if the victim was chosen "because of actual or perceived employment as a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical services personnel." The hate crime enhancement added five years, consecutive, to any punishment assessed for the underlying crime. This week, a Louisiana judge dis
Teacher and Maine U.S. Senate Democratic nominee Zak Ringelstein was arrested Friday for refusing to leave the premises of a border detention facility after being told the general public is not allowed in, the Daily Caller reported . He's now calling himself a political prisoner on Twitter. Zak is now a political prisoner of the Trump regime. #FreeZak #mepolitics #resist -- Zak Ringelstein (@RingelsteinME) June 22, 2018 Ringelstein, who livestreamed his attempts to get in the detention center on
The Southern Poverty Law Center has written a letter to Amazon urging the online retailer to drop the Boy Scouts of America from its charitable program AmazonSmile over the BSA's discriminatory policy towards gay adults. The letter came in response to an Amazon spokesman who was quoted earlier this month saying that the company relies on lists published by the SPLC to determine if certain organizations are ineligible to participate in AmazonSmile - presumably to prevent contributions going to de
Search results will appear here... California is now trying to punish both David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt for exposing Planned Parenthood's selling of baby parts. They are charging both with 15 felonies for recording 'private' conversations, even though they were all recorded in public: AP - California prosecutors on Tuesday charged two anti-abortion activists who made undercover videos of themselves trying to buy fetal tissue from Planned Parenthood with 15 felonies, saying they invaded the
Plastic polymers are efficient, cheap and easy to make--but not very environmentally friendly. Hydrogels had previously not been really considered a viable alternative, because they're, well, gels. But by attaching them to clay, that's all changed. Turns out the water-based (duh) hydrogels had a great affinity for attaching to glass, so researchers tested out its relationship with something fairly similar: Clay. And lo and behold, it sticks! That gives it a bunch of properties that make it a pos
Like this article? Chip in to keep stories like these coming. From a pre-industrial-revolution level of 280 parts per million in the atmosphere, carbon dioxide (CO2) has now risen to 400 parts per million. CO2, as the main greenhouse gas emitted by burning fossil fuels, traps infrared radiation, warms the planet, and melts glaciers and ice sheets. People around the world are struggling to cope with rising seas, floods, heat waves, droughts, massive cyclones, tornadoes, and other forms of unstabl
It is mandatory for economists to point out that one data point does not make a trend. We then all-too-often fill space with, er, a discussion of one data point, most usually the monthly report on job creation. Not being one to defy convention, I will report that Friday's jobs report was a yawner. The 217,000 new jobs created in May finally pushed total jobs above pre-recession levels, but the unemployment and labor force participation rates remained unchanged at 6.3 percent and 62.8 percent, re
Tennessee politicians are facing harsh criticism after The Beacon Center released Tennessee's 2017 "Pork Report." The report lists multiple examples of government officials using taxpayer dollars to give handouts to politically-connected industries and businesses. The pork added up to a staggering $400 million in taxpayer dollars in a single year. With many options for the 2017 "Pork of the Year," the Beacon Center allowed a popular vote to decide the winner, as The Tennessee Star reported . C
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 03:05 PM yallerdawg (15,914 posts) 9 million kids get health insurance under CHIP. Congress JUST LET IT EXPIRE. While we fretted about OUR insurance, they whacked our kid's insurance! Source: Washington Post, by Valerie Strauss Congress just allowed the Childrens Health Insurance Program, which provided low-cost health insurance to 9 million children, to expire. If action is not taken soon to restore the funding, the effects will become obvious in schools across the country, wit
Bitcoin is a digital currency that is created through "mining" and recently reached its highest value at more than $3,500 per bitcoin. But what is it, exactly? Wences Casares, founder of bitcoin wallet startup Xapo , joined Tuesday's "The Glenn Beck Radio Program" to explain what makes bitcoin unique and why the average person doesn't need to struggle with understanding it. The important thing to remember is that you can use and understand bitcoin without truly understanding all of its mechanics
Like this article? Chip in to keep stories like these coming. For many of us, human rights are somewhat like puppies: fluffy, benevolent things, a source of unalloyed happiness and good (although perhaps somewhat lacking in the tooth department). All upsides, no downsides; the world is an incontestably better place with them in it. Critical scholarship on human rights , however, raises a host of serious questions about the ability of human rights to achieve or promote justice. Are human rights a
Democrats are exultant that Donald Trump had to reverse his policy of separating immigrant families at the border. And there is good reason to celebrate: The policy was mean-spirited and unnecessary. But I do wonder whether this episode will prove to be as damaging to the president as liberals think. With this tussle, Trump sent a clear reminder to his supporters of one simple thing -- that he is willing to get tough on immigration. The president's cruelty made it easy to oppose his policy. But
Like this article? Chip in to keep stories like these coming. It was an easy mistake to make: slip quietly out of the House of Commons before things got ugly, one way or another, for a nice sinecure as Alberta's "trade representative" in Washington, D.C. Rob Merrifield -- who was Conservative MP for the Yellowhead riding west of Edmonton and Minister of State for Transport in Stephen Harper's cabinet when he pulled the plug on federal politics a year ago this week -- wasn't the only one to make
Like this article? Chip in to keep stories like these coming. ST. ALBERT, Alberta Now that Premier Jim Prentice is working hard to induce a recession in Alberta by implementing the full Wildrose Party agenda, the tireless promoters of the use of temporary foreign workers in Alberta have grown strangely silent. Why might that be? At the height of the TFW debate in Canada a few months ago, one frequently repeated talking point by Canadian business groups demanding continued access to a stream of c
Like this article? Chip in to keep stories like these coming. From a pre-industrial-revolution level of 280 parts per million in the atmosphere, carbon dioxide (CO2) has now risen to 400 parts per million. CO2, as the main greenhouse gas emitted by burning fossil fuels, traps infrared radiation, warms the planet, and melts glaciers and ice sheets. People around the world are struggling to cope with rising seas, floods, heat waves, droughts, massive cyclones, tornadoes, and other forms of unstabl
It is mandatory for economists to point out that one data point does not make a trend. We then all-too-often fill space with, er, a discussion of one data point, most usually the monthly report on job creation. Not being one to defy convention, I will report that Friday's jobs report was a yawner. The 217,000 new jobs created in May finally pushed total jobs above pre-recession levels, but the unemployment and labor force participation rates remained unchanged at 6.3 percent and 62.8 percent, re
Tennessee politicians are facing harsh criticism after The Beacon Center released Tennessee's 2017 "Pork Report." The report lists multiple examples of government officials using taxpayer dollars to give handouts to politically-connected industries and businesses. The pork added up to a staggering $400 million in taxpayer dollars in a single year. With many options for the 2017 "Pork of the Year," the Beacon Center allowed a popular vote to decide the winner, as The Tennessee Star reported . C
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 03:05 PM yallerdawg (15,914 posts) 9 million kids get health insurance under CHIP. Congress JUST LET IT EXPIRE. While we fretted about OUR insurance, they whacked our kid's insurance! Source: Washington Post, by Valerie Strauss Congress just allowed the Childrens Health Insurance Program, which provided low-cost health insurance to 9 million children, to expire. If action is not taken soon to restore the funding, the effects will become obvious in schools across the country, wit
Bitcoin is a digital currency that is created through "mining" and recently reached its highest value at more than $3,500 per bitcoin. But what is it, exactly? Wences Casares, founder of bitcoin wallet startup Xapo , joined Tuesday's "The Glenn Beck Radio Program" to explain what makes bitcoin unique and why the average person doesn't need to struggle with understanding it. The important thing to remember is that you can use and understand bitcoin without truly understanding all of its mechanics
Like this article? Chip in to keep stories like these coming. For many of us, human rights are somewhat like puppies: fluffy, benevolent things, a source of unalloyed happiness and good (although perhaps somewhat lacking in the tooth department). All upsides, no downsides; the world is an incontestably better place with them in it. Critical scholarship on human rights , however, raises a host of serious questions about the ability of human rights to achieve or promote justice. Are human rights a
Democrats are exultant that Donald Trump had to reverse his policy of separating immigrant families at the border. And there is good reason to celebrate: The policy was mean-spirited and unnecessary. But I do wonder whether this episode will prove to be as damaging to the president as liberals think. With this tussle, Trump sent a clear reminder to his supporters of one simple thing -- that he is willing to get tough on immigration. The president's cruelty made it easy to oppose his policy. But
Like this article? Chip in to keep stories like these coming. It was an easy mistake to make: slip quietly out of the House of Commons before things got ugly, one way or another, for a nice sinecure as Alberta's "trade representative" in Washington, D.C. Rob Merrifield -- who was Conservative MP for the Yellowhead riding west of Edmonton and Minister of State for Transport in Stephen Harper's cabinet when he pulled the plug on federal politics a year ago this week -- wasn't the only one to make
Like this article? Chip in to keep stories like these coming. ST. ALBERT, Alberta Now that Premier Jim Prentice is working hard to induce a recession in Alberta by implementing the full Wildrose Party agenda, the tireless promoters of the use of temporary foreign workers in Alberta have grown strangely silent. Why might that be? At the height of the TFW debate in Canada a few months ago, one frequently repeated talking point by Canadian business groups demanding continued access to a stream of c
NORTH KOREA: President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "by May"--a historic first-ever meeting between North Korea and U.S. leaders and an unexpected development following months of high-stakes jabs traded by Trump and Kim. Normally diplomatic groundwork and a crafted agenda is laid before such summits. With Trump and Kim it could turn out to be more theatrics, so there are good reasons to be cautious but also good reasons for pursuing the ope
President Trump is currently at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Today, Trump revealed his administration had engaged in very high-level talks with North Korea. There was some initial confusion about just how high-level those talks might be. A reporter asked Trump if he had spoken directly with Kim. Trump replied "yes" but the pool reporter covering the president wrote, "it is not completely clear if he was responding directly to that question." H
U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed Washington, D.C., meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin has been delayed until 2019. National security adviser John Bolton, in a statement Wednesday, cited special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election as the reason. "The president believes that the next bilateral meeting with President Putin should take place after the Russia witch hunt is over," Bolton said, "so we've agreed that it will
President Donald Trump on Monday responded to North Korean angst about denuclearization after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo late last week. "I have confidence that Kim Jong Un will honor the contract we signed &, even more importantly, our handshake. We agreed to the denuclearization of North Korea," Trump tweeted . North Korea released a statement after Pompeo left Pyongyang for Vietnam, calling the talks "regrettable" and adding the United States was making "one-sided and
President Donald Trump appears at 2 p.m. Monday with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and will take questions from the White House press corps. But the questions almost certainly will focus on recent revelations from his former personal attorney, Michael Cohen. Earlier on Monday, Trump legal team member Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York, said he expects special counsel Robert Mueller to wrap up his investigation of Russian collusion allegations by September in order to avoid inter
President Donald Trump's son-in-law and trusted aide Jared Kushner may have discussed creating a secret communications channel between the Trump transition team and the Kremlin with Russia's ambassador Sergei Kislyak, The Washington Post reported Friday , citing US officials briefed on intelligence reports. The claim comes from intercepts of conversations between Russia's ambassador and Moscow. Kislyak reportedly told higher-ups in Moscow that Kushner suggested the proposal in a meeting at Trump
As President Trump prepares to travel to Europe, he is ripping up the very foundations of U.S. foreign policy: alliances and democratic values. By Kelly Magsamen and Michael Fuchs Sen. Richard Blumenthal joins Michele and Igor to discuss his pending lawsuit against President Donald Trump; his concerns over the AT&T-Time Warner merger and Trump's judicial nominees; and why he thinks America and its allies aren't any safer after the North Korea summit. By Michele L. Jawando, Igor Volsky, Sally Tuc
President Donald Trump said Thursday that though he thinks Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russia's election interference makes "the country look very bad," but he believes the outcome will be "fair." Trump held forth on Mueller's investigation in a meandering 30-minute interview with The New York Times at his Mar-A-Lago resort in West Palm Beach, where he's spending the holidays. No White House aides were present for the on-the-record conversation. The President told the newspaper 1
One of the most specific accusations in Christopher Steele's dossier on the Trump campaign's ties to Russia was that Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen had made a trip to Prague in August or September 2016 to meet several high-level Russians connected to the Kremlin. They discussed Russian assistance to the Trump campaign. Cohen flatly denied this in a tweet: No matter how many times or ways they write it, I have never been to Prague. Now McClatchy reporters say that the Mueller inquiry ha
President Trump defended his bromance with newly re-elected Russian president Vladimir Putin on Twitter after his congratulatory call to Putin, sans any discussion of Russian interference in his own electoral victory, created widespread criticism of Trump for his appeasement of the Russian leader. Trump's congratulatory call reinforced the suspicions that the infamous Steele dossier's reports of Russian possession of blackmail-worthy material on the president may be as accurate as the other alre
President Trump is currently at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Today, Trump revealed his administration had engaged in very high-level talks with North Korea. There was some initial confusion about just how high-level those talks might be. A reporter asked Trump if he had spoken directly with Kim. Trump replied "yes" but the pool reporter covering the president wrote, "it is not completely clear if he was responding directly to that question." H
U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed Washington, D.C., meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin has been delayed until 2019. National security adviser John Bolton, in a statement Wednesday, cited special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election as the reason. "The president believes that the next bilateral meeting with President Putin should take place after the Russia witch hunt is over," Bolton said, "so we've agreed that it will
President Donald Trump on Monday responded to North Korean angst about denuclearization after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo late last week. "I have confidence that Kim Jong Un will honor the contract we signed &, even more importantly, our handshake. We agreed to the denuclearization of North Korea," Trump tweeted . North Korea released a statement after Pompeo left Pyongyang for Vietnam, calling the talks "regrettable" and adding the United States was making "one-sided and
President Donald Trump appears at 2 p.m. Monday with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and will take questions from the White House press corps. But the questions almost certainly will focus on recent revelations from his former personal attorney, Michael Cohen. Earlier on Monday, Trump legal team member Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York, said he expects special counsel Robert Mueller to wrap up his investigation of Russian collusion allegations by September in order to avoid inter
President Donald Trump's son-in-law and trusted aide Jared Kushner may have discussed creating a secret communications channel between the Trump transition team and the Kremlin with Russia's ambassador Sergei Kislyak, The Washington Post reported Friday , citing US officials briefed on intelligence reports. The claim comes from intercepts of conversations between Russia's ambassador and Moscow. Kislyak reportedly told higher-ups in Moscow that Kushner suggested the proposal in a meeting at Trump
As President Trump prepares to travel to Europe, he is ripping up the very foundations of U.S. foreign policy: alliances and democratic values. By Kelly Magsamen and Michael Fuchs Sen. Richard Blumenthal joins Michele and Igor to discuss his pending lawsuit against President Donald Trump; his concerns over the AT&T-Time Warner merger and Trump's judicial nominees; and why he thinks America and its allies aren't any safer after the North Korea summit. By Michele L. Jawando, Igor Volsky, Sally Tuc
President Donald Trump said Thursday that though he thinks Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russia's election interference makes "the country look very bad," but he believes the outcome will be "fair." Trump held forth on Mueller's investigation in a meandering 30-minute interview with The New York Times at his Mar-A-Lago resort in West Palm Beach, where he's spending the holidays. No White House aides were present for the on-the-record conversation. The President told the newspaper 1
One of the most specific accusations in Christopher Steele's dossier on the Trump campaign's ties to Russia was that Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen had made a trip to Prague in August or September 2016 to meet several high-level Russians connected to the Kremlin. They discussed Russian assistance to the Trump campaign. Cohen flatly denied this in a tweet: No matter how many times or ways they write it, I have never been to Prague. Now McClatchy reporters say that the Mueller inquiry ha
President Trump defended his bromance with newly re-elected Russian president Vladimir Putin on Twitter after his congratulatory call to Putin, sans any discussion of Russian interference in his own electoral victory, created widespread criticism of Trump for his appeasement of the Russian leader. Trump's congratulatory call reinforced the suspicions that the infamous Steele dossier's reports of Russian possession of blackmail-worthy material on the president may be as accurate as the other alre
In their first meeting in person, US President Donald Trump and Russia's Putin discussed issues such as Ukraine, Syria, North Korea, terrorism, cyber-security and alleged meddling in US elections. US President Donald Trump and Russian President Putin meet for the first time on the sidelines of the G20 summit. ( TRT World and Agencies ) US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held their first face-to-face meeting Friday at a G20 summit marred by violent protests and a rift
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
While some are still getting over the shock of Donald Trump's upset victory in Tuesday's election, others -- like President-elect Trump himself -- are looking to the future. Trump met with President Obama on Thursday to discuss the transition process. Prior to his meeting with the president, Trump also sat down with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. During their meeting, he outlined his plan for his first 100 days in office. The plan -- which Trump refers to as his "Contract with the Ameri
Fishy ... President Donald Trump and Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe participated in a koi-feeding ceremony during Trump's visit to Japan. Here is the full, unedited cut of the ceremony. You will see both Trump and Abe, after pitching food to the fish with a utensil, dump the rest of the food out into the pond . Trump did so after his host dumped his box of food. Why am I telling you this? What relevance could it have? Well, CNN selectively edited the footage by zooming in on Trump to make it
President Donald Trump on Monday responded to North Korean angst about denuclearization after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo late last week. "I have confidence that Kim Jong Un will honor the contract we signed &, even more importantly, our handshake. We agreed to the denuclearization of North Korea," Trump tweeted . North Korea released a statement after Pompeo left Pyongyang for Vietnam, calling the talks "regrettable" and adding the United States was making "one-sided and
President Donald Trump derided the South Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement as an "unacceptable, horrible deal" and a "job killer." He vowed to " renegotiate that deal or terminate it ." The South Korean trade ministry responded by declaring "the U.S. is not the only one who can use scrapping the [free trade agreement] as a negotiating tactic." Despite these mutual threats, Washington and Seoul announced in late March that they had reached agreement in principle to amend the trade agreement. Tr
For some unknown reason, people who voted for Donald Trump were under the impression that a man who has proven time and again to be a pathological liar and narcissist would suddenly become a humanitarian and take care of their needs once he reached the White House. But as he proved with his budget proposal earlier this week, self-obsessed leopards named Trump don't change their spots that easily. One person who cast her ballot for Trump is Linda Preast, who receives Meals on Wheels, a program Tr
President Donald Trump was a businessman long before he ever became the president. According to former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, Trump's Silicon Valley meeting was like " waterboard[ing] yourself. " "If you don't get invited to this meeting and want to know what it was like, just drink a bottle of gin and then waterboard yourself," Costolo tweeted on Friday night. If you don't get invited to this meeting and want to know what it was like, just drink a bottle of gin and then waterboard yourself.
If there is one over-arching conclusion that can be drawn from the first two weeks of the Donald Trump administration, it's that President Trump aims to keep the promises he made to his voters during the 2016 campaign. The degree to which Trump is striving to keep those promises is nearly unheard of (Americans had come to expect that once a politician becomes elected to office, that politician abandons many of the campaign promises that were made or severely compromises them). But President Trum
President Donald Trump has reportedly been in a very dark place since Michael Cohen revealed last week that Trump knew about the infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russians before they happened, despite over two years of blanket denials from Trump himself and the campaign. Now - this morning - things got heated on Twitter with Trump sending off a flurry of tweets condemning Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, tensions that were reportedly set off after it was learned that Mueller
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
While some are still getting over the shock of Donald Trump's upset victory in Tuesday's election, others -- like President-elect Trump himself -- are looking to the future. Trump met with President Obama on Thursday to discuss the transition process. Prior to his meeting with the president, Trump also sat down with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. During their meeting, he outlined his plan for his first 100 days in office. The plan -- which Trump refers to as his "Contract with the Ameri
Fishy ... President Donald Trump and Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe participated in a koi-feeding ceremony during Trump's visit to Japan. Here is the full, unedited cut of the ceremony. You will see both Trump and Abe, after pitching food to the fish with a utensil, dump the rest of the food out into the pond . Trump did so after his host dumped his box of food. Why am I telling you this? What relevance could it have? Well, CNN selectively edited the footage by zooming in on Trump to make it
President Donald Trump on Monday responded to North Korean angst about denuclearization after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo late last week. "I have confidence that Kim Jong Un will honor the contract we signed &, even more importantly, our handshake. We agreed to the denuclearization of North Korea," Trump tweeted . North Korea released a statement after Pompeo left Pyongyang for Vietnam, calling the talks "regrettable" and adding the United States was making "one-sided and
President Donald Trump derided the South Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement as an "unacceptable, horrible deal" and a "job killer." He vowed to " renegotiate that deal or terminate it ." The South Korean trade ministry responded by declaring "the U.S. is not the only one who can use scrapping the [free trade agreement] as a negotiating tactic." Despite these mutual threats, Washington and Seoul announced in late March that they had reached agreement in principle to amend the trade agreement. Tr
For some unknown reason, people who voted for Donald Trump were under the impression that a man who has proven time and again to be a pathological liar and narcissist would suddenly become a humanitarian and take care of their needs once he reached the White House. But as he proved with his budget proposal earlier this week, self-obsessed leopards named Trump don't change their spots that easily. One person who cast her ballot for Trump is Linda Preast, who receives Meals on Wheels, a program Tr
President Donald Trump was a businessman long before he ever became the president. According to former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, Trump's Silicon Valley meeting was like " waterboard[ing] yourself. " "If you don't get invited to this meeting and want to know what it was like, just drink a bottle of gin and then waterboard yourself," Costolo tweeted on Friday night. If you don't get invited to this meeting and want to know what it was like, just drink a bottle of gin and then waterboard yourself.
If there is one over-arching conclusion that can be drawn from the first two weeks of the Donald Trump administration, it's that President Trump aims to keep the promises he made to his voters during the 2016 campaign. The degree to which Trump is striving to keep those promises is nearly unheard of (Americans had come to expect that once a politician becomes elected to office, that politician abandons many of the campaign promises that were made or severely compromises them). But President Trum
President Donald Trump has reportedly been in a very dark place since Michael Cohen revealed last week that Trump knew about the infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russians before they happened, despite over two years of blanket denials from Trump himself and the campaign. Now - this morning - things got heated on Twitter with Trump sending off a flurry of tweets condemning Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, tensions that were reportedly set off after it was learned that Mueller
Yesterday I mentioned the significant differences in unemployment rate according to levels of educational attainment. Turns out that Calculated Risk made a good graph about this: Obviously that number for college graduates is a sign of an overall poor labor market. But you'd have to say that mass unemployment is really not a crisis-level issue among those with bachelor's degrees. Among people with no college education, and especially among high school dropouts, it's an entirely different story.
A research note released by JP Morgan this week ( PDF ) estimates that economic growth will be 0.6 percentage points slower in 2013 than it would be if the payroll tax cuts were extended. That's a big deal. In fact, they anticipate it being by far the largest drag on growth associated with the fiscal cliff. Recall that the payroll tax hike is a double-whammy. On the demand side, it means that every American who works for a living will have a bit less money in our pockets and thus less to spend o
Abstract: While layoffs increased during this recession, they are not the primary cause of the nearly 10 percent unemployment rate. The main factor driving the unemployment rate so high during this recession was, and continues to be, the sharp drop in creation of new jobs. Government spending still does not create jobs or prosperity, either. Washington should finally admit this fact and encourage private-sector investment and entrepreneurship--the best job creators that history has produced. Whi
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the economy added 115,000 jobs in April and the unemployment rate declined to 8.1 percent from 8.2 percent. However, further declines in the percentage of Americans in the labor force explain this slightly lower unemployment rate. Indeed, the labor force participation rate dipped to a 30-year low as many unemployed workers simply left the labor force. The April report is further evidence that the job market has cooled from its more rapid growth in the
Three years on, there are 23 million unemployed, or under employed, Americans, the unemployment rate is 8.2%. Final GDP numbers for 2011 show a not-too-sterling growth rate of 1.7%. Meanwhile, the federal deficit has exploded and is on track to hit $16 trillion, and another increase in the deficit ceiling will soon be necessary. America's credit rating was downgraded in 2011. In spite of all of this dreary economic news, President Obama actually claimed that the economy is doing "fine," at least
Quick Facts Population: 0.4 million GDP (PPP): $9.0 billion 0.5% growth 0.2% 5-year compound annual growth $24,555 per capita Unemployment: 15.3% Inflation (CPI): 0.4% FDI Inflow: $521.9 million Embed This Data The Bahamas' economic freedom score is 63.3, making its economy the 74th freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has increased by 2.2 points, led by dramatic improvements in scores for fiscal health, government integrity, and judicial effectiveness. The Bahamas is ranked 15th among 32
The fact is that most classical and Austrian school economists also don't agree (including many Nobel laureates), because they understand that U.S. government spending is well above the optimum for economic growth and job creation, which means that less government spending will create more jobs, not fewer. It is true that sequestration and a reduced growth rate of government spending can cost a few jobs in the government sector, but this will be more than made up by the additional job growth in
The number of illegal immigrants from Mexico is down, while the number from Central America and Asia is increasing, according to a new Pew Research study . Overall there has been a slight decline in the total number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S, with the number in 2015 falling below the total at the end of the recession for the first time. The number dipped from 11.3 million in 2009, the last year of the recession, to 11 million in 2015. The figure includes those who enter the countr
Unemployment data is probably the most widely followed economic news. Every month, traders react to news about changes in the unemployment rate. Every week, analysts try to find meaning in the number of new claims for unemployment insurance. Unfortunately, many analysts seem to be misinterpreting the data. Many analysts seem to believe low unemployment indicates the economy will do well in the future and the stock market should move higher. But that's not the way it works. Employment is a laggin
Buried in discouraging unemployment numbers recently released was proof that a straightforward way to end unemployment (and not just reduce it) actually exists. The private sector of the economy created 83,000 additional jobs in June, but total employment fell because 225,000 temporary census workers were let go. The census workers had real jobs and these were additional jobs that reduced unemployment. They demonstrate that there are two possible ways to reduce unemployment, not just one. The go
A research note released by JP Morgan this week ( PDF ) estimates that economic growth will be 0.6 percentage points slower in 2013 than it would be if the payroll tax cuts were extended. That's a big deal. In fact, they anticipate it being by far the largest drag on growth associated with the fiscal cliff. Recall that the payroll tax hike is a double-whammy. On the demand side, it means that every American who works for a living will have a bit less money in our pockets and thus less to spend o
Abstract: While layoffs increased during this recession, they are not the primary cause of the nearly 10 percent unemployment rate. The main factor driving the unemployment rate so high during this recession was, and continues to be, the sharp drop in creation of new jobs. Government spending still does not create jobs or prosperity, either. Washington should finally admit this fact and encourage private-sector investment and entrepreneurship--the best job creators that history has produced. Whi
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the economy added 115,000 jobs in April and the unemployment rate declined to 8.1 percent from 8.2 percent. However, further declines in the percentage of Americans in the labor force explain this slightly lower unemployment rate. Indeed, the labor force participation rate dipped to a 30-year low as many unemployed workers simply left the labor force. The April report is further evidence that the job market has cooled from its more rapid growth in the
Three years on, there are 23 million unemployed, or under employed, Americans, the unemployment rate is 8.2%. Final GDP numbers for 2011 show a not-too-sterling growth rate of 1.7%. Meanwhile, the federal deficit has exploded and is on track to hit $16 trillion, and another increase in the deficit ceiling will soon be necessary. America's credit rating was downgraded in 2011. In spite of all of this dreary economic news, President Obama actually claimed that the economy is doing "fine," at least
Quick Facts Population: 0.4 million GDP (PPP): $9.0 billion 0.5% growth 0.2% 5-year compound annual growth $24,555 per capita Unemployment: 15.3% Inflation (CPI): 0.4% FDI Inflow: $521.9 million Embed This Data The Bahamas' economic freedom score is 63.3, making its economy the 74th freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has increased by 2.2 points, led by dramatic improvements in scores for fiscal health, government integrity, and judicial effectiveness. The Bahamas is ranked 15th among 32
The fact is that most classical and Austrian school economists also don't agree (including many Nobel laureates), because they understand that U.S. government spending is well above the optimum for economic growth and job creation, which means that less government spending will create more jobs, not fewer. It is true that sequestration and a reduced growth rate of government spending can cost a few jobs in the government sector, but this will be more than made up by the additional job growth in
The number of illegal immigrants from Mexico is down, while the number from Central America and Asia is increasing, according to a new Pew Research study . Overall there has been a slight decline in the total number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S, with the number in 2015 falling below the total at the end of the recession for the first time. The number dipped from 11.3 million in 2009, the last year of the recession, to 11 million in 2015. The figure includes those who enter the countr
Unemployment data is probably the most widely followed economic news. Every month, traders react to news about changes in the unemployment rate. Every week, analysts try to find meaning in the number of new claims for unemployment insurance. Unfortunately, many analysts seem to be misinterpreting the data. Many analysts seem to believe low unemployment indicates the economy will do well in the future and the stock market should move higher. But that's not the way it works. Employment is a laggin
Buried in discouraging unemployment numbers recently released was proof that a straightforward way to end unemployment (and not just reduce it) actually exists. The private sector of the economy created 83,000 additional jobs in June, but total employment fell because 225,000 temporary census workers were let go. The census workers had real jobs and these were additional jobs that reduced unemployment. They demonstrate that there are two possible ways to reduce unemployment, not just one. The go
Quick Facts Population: 0.2 million GDP (PPP): $1.1 billion 1.7% growth 1.6% 5-year compound annual growth $5,553 per capita Unemployment: 7.2% Inflation (CPI): 0.1% FDI Inflow: $2.3 million Embed This Data Samoa's economic freedom score is 61.5, making its economy the 90th freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has increased by 3.1 points, with improvements in judicial effectiveness and fiscal health far outpacing modest declines in scores for the tax burden and trade freedom indicators. S
Quick Facts Population: 0.4 million GDP (PPP): $9.0 billion 0.5% growth 0.2% 5-year compound annual growth $24,555 per capita Unemployment: 15.3% Inflation (CPI): 0.4% FDI Inflow: $521.9 million Embed This Data The Bahamas' economic freedom score is 63.3, making its economy the 74th freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has increased by 2.2 points, led by dramatic improvements in scores for fiscal health, government integrity, and judicial effectiveness. The Bahamas is ranked 15th among 32
The December 2013 Employment Situation Report included the BLS' annual revision of the estimated number of employed Americans by age group, which affected the monthly data going back to January 2009. Our chart below After the revision, it's clear that both young adults (Age 20-24) and adults (Age 25+) were the biggest winners in the U.S. job market in 2013. Here, the number of employed young adults rose by 439,000 from 13,436,000 in January 2013 to 13,875,000 in December 2013, while the number o
Quick Facts Population: 15.8 million GDP (PPP): $59.0 billion 6.9% growth 7.2% 5-year compound annual growth $3,737 per capita Unemployment: 0.3% Inflation (CPI): 3.0% FDI Inflow: $1.9 billion Embed This Data Cambodia's economic freedom score is 58.7, making its economy the 101st freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has decreased by 0.8 point, with declines in property rights, labor freedom, and fiscal health outweighing an improvement in government integrity. Cambodia is ranked 22nd amon
Abstract: While layoffs increased during this recession, they are not the primary cause of the nearly 10 percent unemployment rate. The main factor driving the unemployment rate so high during this recession was, and continues to be, the sharp drop in creation of new jobs. Government spending still does not create jobs or prosperity, either. Washington should finally admit this fact and encourage private-sector investment and entrepreneurship--the best job creators that history has produced. Whi
Unemployment data is probably the most widely followed economic news. Every month, traders react to news about changes in the unemployment rate. Every week, analysts try to find meaning in the number of new claims for unemployment insurance. Unfortunately, many analysts seem to be misinterpreting the data. Many analysts seem to believe low unemployment indicates the economy will do well in the future and the stock market should move higher. But that's not the way it works. Employment is a laggin
This chart has been floating around liberal sites, ostensibly, I suppose, to make the point that the deficit is President Bush's fault and has nothing to do with Obama: Sigh. I want to use it to make another point. While I appreciate all of the political ground we have gained over the last few months by focusing public attention on the deficit, I would not want us to go so far as to start to believe our own rhetoric that deficit reduction (or even spending reduction) should be a primary concern.
Apparently many believed that the United States birth rate would recover once the economy does. However, now that the economy and average wages are indeed starting to go up, it seems that the fertility rate remains stubbornly low. Many commentators are surprised that the birth rate has been found to have again dropped to a historic low in 2013 . The crude birthrate--the number of births each year per thousand women ages 15-44--fell to 62.5 in 2013, which is the lowest level ever recorded. C
A research note released by JP Morgan this week ( PDF ) estimates that economic growth will be 0.6 percentage points slower in 2013 than it would be if the payroll tax cuts were extended. That's a big deal. In fact, they anticipate it being by far the largest drag on growth associated with the fiscal cliff. Recall that the payroll tax hike is a double-whammy. On the demand side, it means that every American who works for a living will have a bit less money in our pockets and thus less to spend o
Why should governments care, above all else, about keeping unemployment down and ensuring that the greatest number of people get a fair share of the economic pie? Because if you don't, bad things happen. Europe's leaders learned this the hard way in the 1930s, but our historical memory seems fleeting. That, in a nutshell, is the message of today's must read: Kevin O'Rourke's "Lessons From the Great Depression." (Hat tip, Mark Thoma. ) ...[I]n late 1929, the Great Depression hit and everything fe
Quick Facts Population: 0.4 million GDP (PPP): $9.0 billion 0.5% growth 0.2% 5-year compound annual growth $24,555 per capita Unemployment: 15.3% Inflation (CPI): 0.4% FDI Inflow: $521.9 million Embed This Data The Bahamas' economic freedom score is 63.3, making its economy the 74th freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has increased by 2.2 points, led by dramatic improvements in scores for fiscal health, government integrity, and judicial effectiveness. The Bahamas is ranked 15th among 32
The December 2013 Employment Situation Report included the BLS' annual revision of the estimated number of employed Americans by age group, which affected the monthly data going back to January 2009. Our chart below After the revision, it's clear that both young adults (Age 20-24) and adults (Age 25+) were the biggest winners in the U.S. job market in 2013. Here, the number of employed young adults rose by 439,000 from 13,436,000 in January 2013 to 13,875,000 in December 2013, while the number o
Quick Facts Population: 15.8 million GDP (PPP): $59.0 billion 6.9% growth 7.2% 5-year compound annual growth $3,737 per capita Unemployment: 0.3% Inflation (CPI): 3.0% FDI Inflow: $1.9 billion Embed This Data Cambodia's economic freedom score is 58.7, making its economy the 101st freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has decreased by 0.8 point, with declines in property rights, labor freedom, and fiscal health outweighing an improvement in government integrity. Cambodia is ranked 22nd amon
Abstract: While layoffs increased during this recession, they are not the primary cause of the nearly 10 percent unemployment rate. The main factor driving the unemployment rate so high during this recession was, and continues to be, the sharp drop in creation of new jobs. Government spending still does not create jobs or prosperity, either. Washington should finally admit this fact and encourage private-sector investment and entrepreneurship--the best job creators that history has produced. Whi
Unemployment data is probably the most widely followed economic news. Every month, traders react to news about changes in the unemployment rate. Every week, analysts try to find meaning in the number of new claims for unemployment insurance. Unfortunately, many analysts seem to be misinterpreting the data. Many analysts seem to believe low unemployment indicates the economy will do well in the future and the stock market should move higher. But that's not the way it works. Employment is a laggin
This chart has been floating around liberal sites, ostensibly, I suppose, to make the point that the deficit is President Bush's fault and has nothing to do with Obama: Sigh. I want to use it to make another point. While I appreciate all of the political ground we have gained over the last few months by focusing public attention on the deficit, I would not want us to go so far as to start to believe our own rhetoric that deficit reduction (or even spending reduction) should be a primary concern.
Apparently many believed that the United States birth rate would recover once the economy does. However, now that the economy and average wages are indeed starting to go up, it seems that the fertility rate remains stubbornly low. Many commentators are surprised that the birth rate has been found to have again dropped to a historic low in 2013 . The crude birthrate--the number of births each year per thousand women ages 15-44--fell to 62.5 in 2013, which is the lowest level ever recorded. C
A research note released by JP Morgan this week ( PDF ) estimates that economic growth will be 0.6 percentage points slower in 2013 than it would be if the payroll tax cuts were extended. That's a big deal. In fact, they anticipate it being by far the largest drag on growth associated with the fiscal cliff. Recall that the payroll tax hike is a double-whammy. On the demand side, it means that every American who works for a living will have a bit less money in our pockets and thus less to spend o
Why should governments care, above all else, about keeping unemployment down and ensuring that the greatest number of people get a fair share of the economic pie? Because if you don't, bad things happen. Europe's leaders learned this the hard way in the 1930s, but our historical memory seems fleeting. That, in a nutshell, is the message of today's must read: Kevin O'Rourke's "Lessons From the Great Depression." (Hat tip, Mark Thoma. ) ...[I]n late 1929, the Great Depression hit and everything fe
- Advertisement - Donald Trump's presidential campaign rhetoric is, by most accounts, "populist, " but that's a broad description. Trump takes his "populism" from a particular historical tradition -- one with a baleful history in American politics. What is populism, and what's the problem with Trump's version of it? Simplified, populism is the notion that society consists of two classes -- the righteous but oppressed masses, and the greedy and oppressive power elites. That notion is timeless, bu
AS THE GOP goes wobbly, red states go purple, then blue. This is the cautionary tale that California offers national Republicans. Texas, it seems, is in the crosshairs next. Republicans need the Lone Star State's 38 electoral votes to anchor any future presidential victory. Democratic strategists, knowing this, have launched "Battleground Texas," a multi-million-dollar attempt to make the state competitive again. The effort has drawn attention from the likes of the liberal rag the American Prosp
There was a time, back in the early 1960s, when L. Brent Bozell Jr. quite literally defined the conservative conscience. It is long past time that Bozell receive his due. It is therefore great news that one of the first books published by ISI Books this year was Living on Fire : The Life of L. Brent Bozell Jr . This worthy biography is by Daniel Kelly, a longtime chronicler of the conservative movement who made it a labor of love to finish it before he died, which alas occurred shortly before hi
It was the right call. For all its ratings prowess and fat profits, Fox, like the GOP itself, is under existential threat in a fast-changing 21st-century America. Indeed, Megyn Kelly, the latest blonde star in an Ailes stable that seems to emulate Hitchcock's leading-lady predilections in looks and inchoate malevolence, was promoted to her prime-time perch last year precisely to bring in a younger, less monochromatic audience. It's a mission that neither she nor any other on-camera talent can ac
Paul Howzey/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Like many lobbies, the American Sugar Coalition wants to have its cake and eat it too. The sugar lobby wants to make sure its members receive prices for their product that in most years are close to double what's standard on the open world market. But the lobby also wants to make sure that the sugar program's costs to the average American household and the U.S. economy are hidden from plain sight. Recently, however, much to the sugar lobby's consternation, th
Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards were devised back in 1975, amid anxiety over the OPEC oil embargo and supposedly imminent depletion of the world's oil supplies. Of course, barely 15 years after Edwin Drake drilled the first successful oil well in 1859, a Pennsylvania geologist was saying the United States would run out of oil by 1878. In 1908, the US Geological Survey said we'd exhaust our domestic oil reserves by 1927; in 1939, it moved petroleum doomsday to 1952. Somehow, impr
- Advertisement - It's quite a trip to separate fact from fiction these days, so I greatly appreciate serious truth-tellers. Lee has an amazing sense of humor, thinks on his feet like greased lightening, is remarkably aware of major issues, and interviews many of the brightest bulbs in the shed. For example, in this video you'll find him interviewing Chris Hedges twice, the author of "Confessions of an Economic Hitman," Jimmy Dore, and many others you'll recognize. Kudos to Lee, and I note that
Jesus, as they say, is the reason for the season. Which is why some people are puzzled by a Christmas-themed MAGA hat being sold by President Donald Trump. For the Trump supporter-slash-Christmas warrior in your life, you can buy a Christmas-themed "Make America Great Again" hat just in time for Dec. 25. Decked with colored lights and an all-caps "Merry Christmas" on the back, the hat costs $45 -- almost double the price of regular MAGA hats, which sell for $25. Part of Trump's online store, the
If you don't visit Freedom Pub and the Heartlander digital magazine every day, you're missing out on some of the best news and commentary on liberty and free markets you can find. But worry not, freedom lovers! Heartland Weekly is here for you every Monday with a highlight show. Subscribe to the email today, and read this week's edition below. A Proposed Balanced Budget Amendment Rob Natelson, Heartland Policy Brief As the debt of the United States government continues to mount, efforts to
If you don't visit Freedom Pub and the Heartlander digital magazine every day, you're missing out on some of the best news and commentary on liberty and free markets you can find. But worry not, freedom lovers! Heartland Weekly is here for you every Monday with a highlight show. Subscribe to the email today, and read this week's edition below. Trump Improves Transparency by Ending EPA Sue-and-Settle Agreements H. Sterling Burnett, Townhall Regulations should be built on unimpeachable scien
AS THE GOP goes wobbly, red states go purple, then blue. This is the cautionary tale that California offers national Republicans. Texas, it seems, is in the crosshairs next. Republicans need the Lone Star State's 38 electoral votes to anchor any future presidential victory. Democratic strategists, knowing this, have launched "Battleground Texas," a multi-million-dollar attempt to make the state competitive again. The effort has drawn attention from the likes of the liberal rag the American Prosp
There was a time, back in the early 1960s, when L. Brent Bozell Jr. quite literally defined the conservative conscience. It is long past time that Bozell receive his due. It is therefore great news that one of the first books published by ISI Books this year was Living on Fire : The Life of L. Brent Bozell Jr . This worthy biography is by Daniel Kelly, a longtime chronicler of the conservative movement who made it a labor of love to finish it before he died, which alas occurred shortly before hi
It was the right call. For all its ratings prowess and fat profits, Fox, like the GOP itself, is under existential threat in a fast-changing 21st-century America. Indeed, Megyn Kelly, the latest blonde star in an Ailes stable that seems to emulate Hitchcock's leading-lady predilections in looks and inchoate malevolence, was promoted to her prime-time perch last year precisely to bring in a younger, less monochromatic audience. It's a mission that neither she nor any other on-camera talent can ac
Paul Howzey/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Like many lobbies, the American Sugar Coalition wants to have its cake and eat it too. The sugar lobby wants to make sure its members receive prices for their product that in most years are close to double what's standard on the open world market. But the lobby also wants to make sure that the sugar program's costs to the average American household and the U.S. economy are hidden from plain sight. Recently, however, much to the sugar lobby's consternation, th
Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards were devised back in 1975, amid anxiety over the OPEC oil embargo and supposedly imminent depletion of the world's oil supplies. Of course, barely 15 years after Edwin Drake drilled the first successful oil well in 1859, a Pennsylvania geologist was saying the United States would run out of oil by 1878. In 1908, the US Geological Survey said we'd exhaust our domestic oil reserves by 1927; in 1939, it moved petroleum doomsday to 1952. Somehow, impr
- Advertisement - It's quite a trip to separate fact from fiction these days, so I greatly appreciate serious truth-tellers. Lee has an amazing sense of humor, thinks on his feet like greased lightening, is remarkably aware of major issues, and interviews many of the brightest bulbs in the shed. For example, in this video you'll find him interviewing Chris Hedges twice, the author of "Confessions of an Economic Hitman," Jimmy Dore, and many others you'll recognize. Kudos to Lee, and I note that
Jesus, as they say, is the reason for the season. Which is why some people are puzzled by a Christmas-themed MAGA hat being sold by President Donald Trump. For the Trump supporter-slash-Christmas warrior in your life, you can buy a Christmas-themed "Make America Great Again" hat just in time for Dec. 25. Decked with colored lights and an all-caps "Merry Christmas" on the back, the hat costs $45 -- almost double the price of regular MAGA hats, which sell for $25. Part of Trump's online store, the
If you don't visit Freedom Pub and the Heartlander digital magazine every day, you're missing out on some of the best news and commentary on liberty and free markets you can find. But worry not, freedom lovers! Heartland Weekly is here for you every Monday with a highlight show. Subscribe to the email today, and read this week's edition below. A Proposed Balanced Budget Amendment Rob Natelson, Heartland Policy Brief As the debt of the United States government continues to mount, efforts to
If you don't visit Freedom Pub and the Heartlander digital magazine every day, you're missing out on some of the best news and commentary on liberty and free markets you can find. But worry not, freedom lovers! Heartland Weekly is here for you every Monday with a highlight show. Subscribe to the email today, and read this week's edition below. Trump Improves Transparency by Ending EPA Sue-and-Settle Agreements H. Sterling Burnett, Townhall Regulations should be built on unimpeachable scien
While the war over the use and taxation of electronic cigarettes wages, Dutch company E-njoint has started selling a new marijuana-flavored "e-joint" that will almost certainly lead to controversial legal battles over their distribution and use in states across the nation. Like e-cigarettes, the e-joint uses a liquid composed of propylene glycol, glycerin, and flavoring that is then vaporized into water vapor to produce an experience that mimics smoking without many of the harmful effects. Accor
UMKC continues to honor native son Edgar Snow ten years after definitive book reveals his role as Mao's witless shill. The University of Missouri Kansas City has had a long and unembarrassed affection for " famed journalist and Kansas City native" Edgar Snow. Here is how UMKC's Edgar Snow Memorial Foundation introduces Snow's relationship to Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai: "In June of 1936 a young journalist from Kansas City named Edgar Snow reached this village and spent four months doing interview
Monsanto and the US farm biotech industry wield legendary power. A revolving door allows corporate chiefs to switch to top posts in the Food and Drug Administration and other agencies; US embassies around the world push GM technology onto dissenting countries; government subsidies back corporate research; federal regulators do largely as the industry wants ; the companies pay millions of dollars a year to lobby politicians ; conservative thinktanks combat any political opposition; the courts enf
As the medical marijuana business enjoys success in an emerging cannabis-friendly climate, one California county is deciding to fight back. Pot fields are purportedly popping up like weeds next to schools, group homes and in abandoned barns, according to local government officials in Sacramento County. After receiving a number of complaints, Sacramento County Supervisors will set to ban marijuana farms, citing them as a public nuisance. California is one of 18 states where medical marijuana is
Featuring simple, bold, and colorful illustrations, A Beginner's Guide to Immortality examines humanity's never-ending quest to discover the secret to eternal life. The book is categorized into five options on extending one's life: Elixirs, Meeting Immortals, Visiting Magical Places, Patience, and The Future. Starting with a look at historical figures such as Gilgamesh's search for youth-restoring seaweed and Qin She Huang's hunt for a fruit which grants eternal life, the book touches on the uns
If you're looking for an example of how government can help people and businesses by spending money and making stuff happen for them (aka socialism), you could do a lot worse than the Tennessee Valley Authority. Created in 1933 by a Democratic Congress and enthusiastically executed by American Zeus Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the TVA was transformative for people living in one of the country's shittiest regions during one of the country's shittiest times, where everyone had malaria and nobody kne
The BUST Magazine Craftacular is going up the Hudson for our first-ever upstate event! Over 45 craft, vintage, and fancy-food vendors will set up shop as part of Basilica Hudson Farm & Flea, a celebration of food, culture, art, and community in beautiful and bustling Hudson, NY. Once you've eaten your fill of Thanksgiving leftovers, come out to Basilica Hudson, Hudson, NY on Saturday, November 30, and Sunday, December 1, to visit BUST and the craftacular vendors to get a leg up on your holiday
In the Worthing lido on the West Sussex coast, which I'd visit in my youth, there was an amusement arcade. Amongst the fruit machines and dusty air-hockey tables stood an interactive version of the once hugely popular TV gameshow Who Wants To Be A Millionaire . It cost about fifty pence to play, and I'm not sure there was even a cash prize on offer for reaching the jackpot. It didn't matter; the fun was in putting ourselves in the shoes of whichever casually-suited everyman or woman ended up sit
America's marijuana supporters have a lot to celebrate on this 420 holiday : Thirty states have legalized some form of medical marijuana, according to a national advocacy group. Nine of those states and Washington, D.C., also have broad legalization where adults 21 and older can use pot for any reason. Michigan could become the 10th state with its ballot initiative this year. Yet cannabis remains illegal under federal law, and it still has many opponents. Here's a look at what some advocates and
Bitcoin is a digital currency that is created through "mining" and recently reached its highest value at more than $3,500 per bitcoin. But what is it, exactly? Wences Casares, founder of bitcoin wallet startup Xapo , joined Tuesday's "The Glenn Beck Radio Program" to explain what makes bitcoin unique and why the average person doesn't need to struggle with understanding it. The important thing to remember is that you can use and understand bitcoin without truly understanding all of its mechanics
UMKC continues to honor native son Edgar Snow ten years after definitive book reveals his role as Mao's witless shill. The University of Missouri Kansas City has had a long and unembarrassed affection for " famed journalist and Kansas City native" Edgar Snow. Here is how UMKC's Edgar Snow Memorial Foundation introduces Snow's relationship to Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai: "In June of 1936 a young journalist from Kansas City named Edgar Snow reached this village and spent four months doing interview
Monsanto and the US farm biotech industry wield legendary power. A revolving door allows corporate chiefs to switch to top posts in the Food and Drug Administration and other agencies; US embassies around the world push GM technology onto dissenting countries; government subsidies back corporate research; federal regulators do largely as the industry wants ; the companies pay millions of dollars a year to lobby politicians ; conservative thinktanks combat any political opposition; the courts enf
As the medical marijuana business enjoys success in an emerging cannabis-friendly climate, one California county is deciding to fight back. Pot fields are purportedly popping up like weeds next to schools, group homes and in abandoned barns, according to local government officials in Sacramento County. After receiving a number of complaints, Sacramento County Supervisors will set to ban marijuana farms, citing them as a public nuisance. California is one of 18 states where medical marijuana is
Featuring simple, bold, and colorful illustrations, A Beginner's Guide to Immortality examines humanity's never-ending quest to discover the secret to eternal life. The book is categorized into five options on extending one's life: Elixirs, Meeting Immortals, Visiting Magical Places, Patience, and The Future. Starting with a look at historical figures such as Gilgamesh's search for youth-restoring seaweed and Qin She Huang's hunt for a fruit which grants eternal life, the book touches on the uns
If you're looking for an example of how government can help people and businesses by spending money and making stuff happen for them (aka socialism), you could do a lot worse than the Tennessee Valley Authority. Created in 1933 by a Democratic Congress and enthusiastically executed by American Zeus Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the TVA was transformative for people living in one of the country's shittiest regions during one of the country's shittiest times, where everyone had malaria and nobody kne
The BUST Magazine Craftacular is going up the Hudson for our first-ever upstate event! Over 45 craft, vintage, and fancy-food vendors will set up shop as part of Basilica Hudson Farm & Flea, a celebration of food, culture, art, and community in beautiful and bustling Hudson, NY. Once you've eaten your fill of Thanksgiving leftovers, come out to Basilica Hudson, Hudson, NY on Saturday, November 30, and Sunday, December 1, to visit BUST and the craftacular vendors to get a leg up on your holiday
In the Worthing lido on the West Sussex coast, which I'd visit in my youth, there was an amusement arcade. Amongst the fruit machines and dusty air-hockey tables stood an interactive version of the once hugely popular TV gameshow Who Wants To Be A Millionaire . It cost about fifty pence to play, and I'm not sure there was even a cash prize on offer for reaching the jackpot. It didn't matter; the fun was in putting ourselves in the shoes of whichever casually-suited everyman or woman ended up sit
America's marijuana supporters have a lot to celebrate on this 420 holiday : Thirty states have legalized some form of medical marijuana, according to a national advocacy group. Nine of those states and Washington, D.C., also have broad legalization where adults 21 and older can use pot for any reason. Michigan could become the 10th state with its ballot initiative this year. Yet cannabis remains illegal under federal law, and it still has many opponents. Here's a look at what some advocates and
Bitcoin is a digital currency that is created through "mining" and recently reached its highest value at more than $3,500 per bitcoin. But what is it, exactly? Wences Casares, founder of bitcoin wallet startup Xapo , joined Tuesday's "The Glenn Beck Radio Program" to explain what makes bitcoin unique and why the average person doesn't need to struggle with understanding it. The important thing to remember is that you can use and understand bitcoin without truly understanding all of its mechanics
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on Congress and immigration (all times local): 3:30 p.m. President Donald Trump is brushing off the failure of the Republican-led House to pass a far-ranging immigration bill. The bill was rejected by a wide margin Wednesday despite an eleventh-hour endorsement from Trump. Speaking to reporters later in the Oval Office, the president said he told Republicans to "do what you want and ultimately we'll come to something, and perhaps it will be after the election, maybe
When the doors of the semi-truck were at last opened in a Walmart parking lot in San Antonio, Texas - less than three hours from where the truck departed at the Mexican-American border, eight people were already dead. Of the 39 migrants in the trailer, 30 were rushed to the hospital and according to local fire chief Charles Hood, roughly 20 of them were in critical condition. The causes of death were heat exposure and asphyxiation, due to what were likely clogged vent holes and an inoperative ai
The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit accusing an Arizona farm of exploiting Mexican farmworkers. According to the lawsuit filed last week, the workers were being kept in dangerous and unsanitary conditions and were being paid illegally low wages, in violation of federal safety regulations. Santiago Gonzalez, the owner of G Farms in El Mirage was reportedly keeping the workers in four yellow school buses and two trailers that had no windows or space to put their belongings, leading to
Two small New York towns may hold votes Wednesday to ban large-scale wind farms from being built on their borders. The towns of Clarence and Tonawanda are considering a de-facto moratorium on all large-scale wind farms. Town officials feel that the state government is usurping its authority by effectively forcing them to allow new turbines. "New York City wants the power, but they want rural upstate New York to be completely transformed to do it," Daniel Engert, supervisor of a nearby small town
While the crisis impacts small, remote communities quite heavily, increasingly it centers on illegal counterfeit drugs like fentanyl that are found in massive quantities nationwide. In 2016, the increase in overdose deaths in Maryland exceeded that in Kentucky. Nationwide fentanyl deaths were up 540 percent from the year before. Congress needs to get in the game, and fast. While they've held several hearings on the opioid crisis focused on legally available prescription drugs, they haven't done
I have already subscribed | Do not show this message again Oil and gas fracking now use between 22 to 28 times more water than it did 15 years ago, according to a report released Tuesday. In the first nationwide study of its kind, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) found each hydraulic fracturing operation can demand as much as 36.7 million liters (9.6 million gallons) every time the flow of oil or gas is triggered. In 2000, wells were using around 177,000 liters per year. Now, on averag
The man behind the counter at the petrol station off the interstate in New Hampshire was probably working for just above minimum wage. He was wearing a "Donald Trump for President" badge, so I asked him: "What's got you supporting Trump?" "The guy knows how to run things," he said. "But he's not exactly a friend of the working man," I replied. The man's lips tightened. "You sound like someone supporting Sanders." He hesitated. "At least she's not a socialist." It's one of the stranger verities o
The White House will announce on Tuesday that it will be offering $12 billion in emergency aid to farmers hurt by foreign tariffs imposed to counteract President Donald Trump's trade policies, according to a report from The Washington Post . The Post credited "two people briefed on the plan" as sources. What's the background on the tariffs? In response to steep tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, China has responded with tariffs of its own on American goods. These Chinese tariffs have h
Get our newsletter delivered directly to your inbox I have already subscribed | Do not show this message again The Inter-American Human Rights Commission (IHRC), part of the Organization of American States (OAS), has requested that the United States government close down all detention centers for undocumented immigrants. The regional organism's commissioners had made a four-day visit the U.S.-Mexico border to evaluate the situation of families and children attempted to cross the border from as f
How to Solve Our Illegal Immigration Problem! From grassrootsvoters.org Our borders are open. One to three million invaders flow across our southern border every year. There are an estimated 20 to 40 million invaders in this country already. Congress is now dominated by a bunch of lily-livered liberal Democrats. They are opposed by a bunch of linguini-spined conservative Republicans and cowardly liberal RINOs. All three groups want to grant these invaders amnesty under another name. They want to
When the doors of the semi-truck were at last opened in a Walmart parking lot in San Antonio, Texas - less than three hours from where the truck departed at the Mexican-American border, eight people were already dead. Of the 39 migrants in the trailer, 30 were rushed to the hospital and according to local fire chief Charles Hood, roughly 20 of them were in critical condition. The causes of death were heat exposure and asphyxiation, due to what were likely clogged vent holes and an inoperative ai
The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit accusing an Arizona farm of exploiting Mexican farmworkers. According to the lawsuit filed last week, the workers were being kept in dangerous and unsanitary conditions and were being paid illegally low wages, in violation of federal safety regulations. Santiago Gonzalez, the owner of G Farms in El Mirage was reportedly keeping the workers in four yellow school buses and two trailers that had no windows or space to put their belongings, leading to
Two small New York towns may hold votes Wednesday to ban large-scale wind farms from being built on their borders. The towns of Clarence and Tonawanda are considering a de-facto moratorium on all large-scale wind farms. Town officials feel that the state government is usurping its authority by effectively forcing them to allow new turbines. "New York City wants the power, but they want rural upstate New York to be completely transformed to do it," Daniel Engert, supervisor of a nearby small town
While the crisis impacts small, remote communities quite heavily, increasingly it centers on illegal counterfeit drugs like fentanyl that are found in massive quantities nationwide. In 2016, the increase in overdose deaths in Maryland exceeded that in Kentucky. Nationwide fentanyl deaths were up 540 percent from the year before. Congress needs to get in the game, and fast. While they've held several hearings on the opioid crisis focused on legally available prescription drugs, they haven't done
I have already subscribed | Do not show this message again Oil and gas fracking now use between 22 to 28 times more water than it did 15 years ago, according to a report released Tuesday. In the first nationwide study of its kind, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) found each hydraulic fracturing operation can demand as much as 36.7 million liters (9.6 million gallons) every time the flow of oil or gas is triggered. In 2000, wells were using around 177,000 liters per year. Now, on averag
The man behind the counter at the petrol station off the interstate in New Hampshire was probably working for just above minimum wage. He was wearing a "Donald Trump for President" badge, so I asked him: "What's got you supporting Trump?" "The guy knows how to run things," he said. "But he's not exactly a friend of the working man," I replied. The man's lips tightened. "You sound like someone supporting Sanders." He hesitated. "At least she's not a socialist." It's one of the stranger verities o
The White House will announce on Tuesday that it will be offering $12 billion in emergency aid to farmers hurt by foreign tariffs imposed to counteract President Donald Trump's trade policies, according to a report from The Washington Post . The Post credited "two people briefed on the plan" as sources. What's the background on the tariffs? In response to steep tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, China has responded with tariffs of its own on American goods. These Chinese tariffs have h
Get our newsletter delivered directly to your inbox I have already subscribed | Do not show this message again The Inter-American Human Rights Commission (IHRC), part of the Organization of American States (OAS), has requested that the United States government close down all detention centers for undocumented immigrants. The regional organism's commissioners had made a four-day visit the U.S.-Mexico border to evaluate the situation of families and children attempted to cross the border from as f
How to Solve Our Illegal Immigration Problem! From grassrootsvoters.org Our borders are open. One to three million invaders flow across our southern border every year. There are an estimated 20 to 40 million invaders in this country already. Congress is now dominated by a bunch of lily-livered liberal Democrats. They are opposed by a bunch of linguini-spined conservative Republicans and cowardly liberal RINOs. All three groups want to grant these invaders amnesty under another name. They want to
NOISE nuisance reached a whole new level as a multi-million pound fracking scheme faced the axe yesterday - because it would sound as loud as a library. Planners at Lancashire County Council recommended the authority block a scheme to extract shale gas in the Fylde area, saying that the noise created would be too loud. But it is the same level as the hum of a refrigerator, simple birdsong or your local library. It will set fracking in Britain back for at least a year if it is confirmed by counci
Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 Pipeline Explosion Lights Up Illinois Sky; No Injuries Photos of the Illinois explosion have not been released; the above photo is of a Texas pipeline explosion in 2010 ERIE, Ill.-- A fuel pipeline beneath a western Illinois cornfield has exploded, sending flames 300 feet into the sky and prompting dozens of evacuations, fire officials said. The massive Whiteside County fire was reported around 11:15 p.m. Monday after residents heard a blast, said Scott Melton, the ass
Seven bodies were found blindfolded and tied to white plastic chairs on a city centre traffic island. They had all been executed with a single bullet. Their crimes - begging and washing car windscreens at traffic lights. Notices pinned to the corpses with ice-picks warned the same would happen to "muggers, car thieves and burglars as well as kidnappers, rapists and blackmailers". They are the latest victims of a drug gang called the Knights Templar - one of many cartels enforcing their own vigil
Local authorities in England and Wales had to deal with 900,000 incidents of this "environmental vandalism" last year - an increase of 5.6 per cent. And in England alone local authorities were left with a PS50million clean up bill, up 11 per cent on the previous year. But the Government has given councils the power from today to issue Fixed Penalty Notices to cowboys caught dumping anything from black bins bags to sofas. Local Government Association Environment spokesman Councillor Martin Tett w
A policewoman is being credited with helping stop the truck attack in Nice, France by jumping out in front of the vehicle to cut the driver off. Following a major tragedy, many of the stories that unfold reveal some of the best acts of humanity and heroism , offering a glimpse of light amid hectic times. A policewoman is being hailed as a hero for jumping in front of the 19-ton truck that plowed through a crowd in Nice, France on Thursday . After she blocked the vehicle, police opened fire on th
As a direct result of hydraulic fracking, the frequency of earthquakes is rapidly rising. Oklahoma was recently hit with a bout of seventy small earthquakes in a single week, and after a state report noted the connection between fracking and these "swarms," some public officials have raised concerns for civic safety. Though the relationship between oil and gas extraction and earthquakes has long since been proven, the rate of the quakes in fracking hotbeds has risen dramatically over the past fe
On Monday evening, a truck plowed into a Christmas market in Breitscheidplatz -- in western Berlin -- killing at least nine people injuring more than 50, according to police, as well as the Associated Press . Police stated on Twitter that the truck rammed into the popular market, which is located at the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. The police have stated that this is likely an attack, but that there is no official evidence. DPA International reports that an official investigation is under way
Up to 50 campaigners yesterday blocked a site entrance in Balcombe, near Lewes, East Sussex, where energy company Cuadrilla is due to start test drilling in days. Some protesters lay in the path of vehicles. Campaigners fear plans to explore for oil will lead to it carrying out hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Cuadrilla says it only wants to carry out temporary exploratory drilling which does not involve any fracking. Environmental campaigner Simon Medhurst, 55, said: "If we can slow (Cuadrill
When disaster strikes, houses of worship are often on the front lines, feeding and sheltering victims. Yet churches, synagogues and mosques are routinely denied aid by the Federal Emergency Management Agency when it comes time to repair or rebuild their damaged sanctuaries. Pressure is mounting to change that after this year's series of devastating hurricanes damaged scores of churches in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico. FEMA is rethinking its policies in the face of a federal lawsuit, scheduled
Some 15,000 civilians in Somalia were forced to flee their homes in May after fighters belonging to Al-Shabaab raided them, Human Rights Watch reported yesterday. Satellite imagery analysis and witness testimony has evidenced that Al-Shabaab raided villages in the Lower Shabelle region in May, abducting civilians, stealing livestock and executing arson attacks causing 15,000 civilians to flee. Seventy people, including women and children, were abducted by the group. Residents told Human Rights W
Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 Pipeline Explosion Lights Up Illinois Sky; No Injuries Photos of the Illinois explosion have not been released; the above photo is of a Texas pipeline explosion in 2010 ERIE, Ill.-- A fuel pipeline beneath a western Illinois cornfield has exploded, sending flames 300 feet into the sky and prompting dozens of evacuations, fire officials said. The massive Whiteside County fire was reported around 11:15 p.m. Monday after residents heard a blast, said Scott Melton, the ass
Seven bodies were found blindfolded and tied to white plastic chairs on a city centre traffic island. They had all been executed with a single bullet. Their crimes - begging and washing car windscreens at traffic lights. Notices pinned to the corpses with ice-picks warned the same would happen to "muggers, car thieves and burglars as well as kidnappers, rapists and blackmailers". They are the latest victims of a drug gang called the Knights Templar - one of many cartels enforcing their own vigil
Local authorities in England and Wales had to deal with 900,000 incidents of this "environmental vandalism" last year - an increase of 5.6 per cent. And in England alone local authorities were left with a PS50million clean up bill, up 11 per cent on the previous year. But the Government has given councils the power from today to issue Fixed Penalty Notices to cowboys caught dumping anything from black bins bags to sofas. Local Government Association Environment spokesman Councillor Martin Tett w
A policewoman is being credited with helping stop the truck attack in Nice, France by jumping out in front of the vehicle to cut the driver off. Following a major tragedy, many of the stories that unfold reveal some of the best acts of humanity and heroism , offering a glimpse of light amid hectic times. A policewoman is being hailed as a hero for jumping in front of the 19-ton truck that plowed through a crowd in Nice, France on Thursday . After she blocked the vehicle, police opened fire on th
As a direct result of hydraulic fracking, the frequency of earthquakes is rapidly rising. Oklahoma was recently hit with a bout of seventy small earthquakes in a single week, and after a state report noted the connection between fracking and these "swarms," some public officials have raised concerns for civic safety. Though the relationship between oil and gas extraction and earthquakes has long since been proven, the rate of the quakes in fracking hotbeds has risen dramatically over the past fe
On Monday evening, a truck plowed into a Christmas market in Breitscheidplatz -- in western Berlin -- killing at least nine people injuring more than 50, according to police, as well as the Associated Press . Police stated on Twitter that the truck rammed into the popular market, which is located at the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. The police have stated that this is likely an attack, but that there is no official evidence. DPA International reports that an official investigation is under way
Up to 50 campaigners yesterday blocked a site entrance in Balcombe, near Lewes, East Sussex, where energy company Cuadrilla is due to start test drilling in days. Some protesters lay in the path of vehicles. Campaigners fear plans to explore for oil will lead to it carrying out hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Cuadrilla says it only wants to carry out temporary exploratory drilling which does not involve any fracking. Environmental campaigner Simon Medhurst, 55, said: "If we can slow (Cuadrill
When disaster strikes, houses of worship are often on the front lines, feeding and sheltering victims. Yet churches, synagogues and mosques are routinely denied aid by the Federal Emergency Management Agency when it comes time to repair or rebuild their damaged sanctuaries. Pressure is mounting to change that after this year's series of devastating hurricanes damaged scores of churches in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico. FEMA is rethinking its policies in the face of a federal lawsuit, scheduled
Some 15,000 civilians in Somalia were forced to flee their homes in May after fighters belonging to Al-Shabaab raided them, Human Rights Watch reported yesterday. Satellite imagery analysis and witness testimony has evidenced that Al-Shabaab raided villages in the Lower Shabelle region in May, abducting civilians, stealing livestock and executing arson attacks causing 15,000 civilians to flee. Seventy people, including women and children, were abducted by the group. Residents told Human Rights W
A double whammy for Hillary Clinton ... Part One: After six months, Hillary Clinton turns over her private server, and the drip-drip-drip is sure to continue ... Part Two: Bernie surges in New Hampshire ... But what do the numbers say about the Bernie protest vote? ... Trump's "wheeling and dealing" comments on policy proposals ... Senate Majority PAC targets Ayotte, keeping the Koch name in the political bloodstream in NH... What Larry Lessig's presidential aspirations might mean ... and dispat
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 3/28/2016 I argued on Friday that Republicans would still likely unite after the campaign season to support the party nominee once they stopped beating on each other on a daily basis and fully concentrate their energy on the other "team," chiefly in the form of Hillary Clinton. While I still firmly believe it to be true, I also think we may have reached another marker in the 2016 Republican race, namely the point where Donald Trump has perhaps reached his ceiling of support.
Dedicating most of her ostensibly foreign policy oriented speech on Thursday towards criticisms of Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton described the Republican presidential nominee as incapable of fulfilling America's national security needs as the head of state. Arriving about an hour later than was scheduled, Clinton read from teleprompters against a backdrop of 17 American flags in San Diego. "[Trump] is not someone who should ever have the nuclear codes," said Clinton, stating in a serious tone th
Donald Trump is selling himself as the champion of working-class voters. He says Democrats and their presumptive presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, are selling them out with trade deals. But Trump is just a fraud. Unfortunately, President Obama is pushing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement and Clinton is not confronting him for doing so. That has to change - fast. Clinton must publicly, directly and loudly challenge President Obama and demand that he withdraw TPP from consideratio
On both sides of the Atlantic, progressives have watched stunned as Donald Trump, the outspoken celebrity businessman, surged to victory as the 45th President of the United States. In his speech, he struck an unusually gracious note, with praise for his rival, Hillary Clinton, whom he had previously dubbed "nasty" and "crooked". But a conciliatory victory speech will not erase the dog whistle rhetoric Trump has employed over the past 12 months, nor the promises that has galvanised his support ba
Thank goodness for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. If not for their continuing mistakes and unpopularity, it would have been a tough week for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. The Trump administration is in the midst of another shake-up as a new Secretary of State and CIA Director were announced this week. More changes could be coming in the days ahead. While these changes are probably very good, the impression of an adm
MikeBravoRomeo: But as Hillary said, half of Trump supporters are deplorable and I'm pretty sure that we (liberal types and moderates) have failed the other half. There are a lot of factors that drive polarization. I think you're getting at that we need to try to communicate with people in a way that promotes mutual understanding and a mutual respect of our shared humanity, rather than painting everyone in the cartoonish stereotypes current politics evokes all over the place. I do think that the
Washington: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton adjusted their presidential politicking Sunday, first offering prayers and support to the victims of the worst mass shooting in US history. But they both infused their sympathy with statements that favor their presidential aspirations, and the presidential race rolled on. The presumptive candidates made statements hours after a gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub early Sunday, killing at leas
The first excerpt of Hillary Clinton's book What Happened was both heartbreaking and illuminating , as Clinton described the discomfort of Donald Trump trying to physically intimidate her during the second presidential debate. Clinton describes a struggle most women know well between keeping her calm and speaking up, and her doubt regarding that decision rang painfully familiar for many. A new exclusive excerpt from Bustle shows that while Clinton's memoir from Simon & Schuster will be a de
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 6/8/2016 After over a year's worth of campaigning in the 2016 presidential primary race, it's finally over. Tuesday's results from the five remaining states to vote only served to confirm what we already knew - namely that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will be the major party nominees - but there are still many questions left to be resolved on both sides. And for many, perhaps a deep seated feeling of buyer's remorse is setting in right about now. I can't help but specula
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 3/28/2016 I argued on Friday that Republicans would still likely unite after the campaign season to support the party nominee once they stopped beating on each other on a daily basis and fully concentrate their energy on the other "team," chiefly in the form of Hillary Clinton. While I still firmly believe it to be true, I also think we may have reached another marker in the 2016 Republican race, namely the point where Donald Trump has perhaps reached his ceiling of support.
Dedicating most of her ostensibly foreign policy oriented speech on Thursday towards criticisms of Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton described the Republican presidential nominee as incapable of fulfilling America's national security needs as the head of state. Arriving about an hour later than was scheduled, Clinton read from teleprompters against a backdrop of 17 American flags in San Diego. "[Trump] is not someone who should ever have the nuclear codes," said Clinton, stating in a serious tone th
Donald Trump is selling himself as the champion of working-class voters. He says Democrats and their presumptive presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, are selling them out with trade deals. But Trump is just a fraud. Unfortunately, President Obama is pushing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement and Clinton is not confronting him for doing so. That has to change - fast. Clinton must publicly, directly and loudly challenge President Obama and demand that he withdraw TPP from consideratio
On both sides of the Atlantic, progressives have watched stunned as Donald Trump, the outspoken celebrity businessman, surged to victory as the 45th President of the United States. In his speech, he struck an unusually gracious note, with praise for his rival, Hillary Clinton, whom he had previously dubbed "nasty" and "crooked". But a conciliatory victory speech will not erase the dog whistle rhetoric Trump has employed over the past 12 months, nor the promises that has galvanised his support ba
Thank goodness for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. If not for their continuing mistakes and unpopularity, it would have been a tough week for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. The Trump administration is in the midst of another shake-up as a new Secretary of State and CIA Director were announced this week. More changes could be coming in the days ahead. While these changes are probably very good, the impression of an adm
MikeBravoRomeo: But as Hillary said, half of Trump supporters are deplorable and I'm pretty sure that we (liberal types and moderates) have failed the other half. There are a lot of factors that drive polarization. I think you're getting at that we need to try to communicate with people in a way that promotes mutual understanding and a mutual respect of our shared humanity, rather than painting everyone in the cartoonish stereotypes current politics evokes all over the place. I do think that the
Washington: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton adjusted their presidential politicking Sunday, first offering prayers and support to the victims of the worst mass shooting in US history. But they both infused their sympathy with statements that favor their presidential aspirations, and the presidential race rolled on. The presumptive candidates made statements hours after a gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub early Sunday, killing at leas
The first excerpt of Hillary Clinton's book What Happened was both heartbreaking and illuminating , as Clinton described the discomfort of Donald Trump trying to physically intimidate her during the second presidential debate. Clinton describes a struggle most women know well between keeping her calm and speaking up, and her doubt regarding that decision rang painfully familiar for many. A new exclusive excerpt from Bustle shows that while Clinton's memoir from Simon & Schuster will be a de
Jeffrey A. Rendall | 6/8/2016 After over a year's worth of campaigning in the 2016 presidential primary race, it's finally over. Tuesday's results from the five remaining states to vote only served to confirm what we already knew - namely that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will be the major party nominees - but there are still many questions left to be resolved on both sides. And for many, perhaps a deep seated feeling of buyer's remorse is setting in right about now. I can't help but specula
On both sides of the Atlantic, progressives have watched stunned as Donald Trump, the outspoken celebrity businessman, surged to victory as the 45th President of the United States. In his speech, he struck an unusually gracious note, with praise for his rival, Hillary Clinton, whom he had previously dubbed "nasty" and "crooked". But a conciliatory victory speech will not erase the dog whistle rhetoric Trump has employed over the past 12 months, nor the promises that has galvanised his support ba
Hillary Clinton showed she can go toe to toe with Donald Trump, just with more class. Hillary Clinton on the offensive Hillary Clinton took had no problem in slamming Donald Trump for his shady business dealings that materially hurt many Americans and small businesses. Here is the full text / transcript of her speech. It is worth the read. Or if you have the time, watch the video. It is worth it. Atlantic City is more than a vacation spot. It's your livelihoods. It's how you support your familie
Mocking the way leftists soil themselves in response to Donald Trump is low hanging fruit, I know (see Top 5 Anti-Trump Feminist Meltdowns and The Young Turks Post-Election Meltdown ). Delicious, ripe fruit that needs to be picked and possibly made into a nice wine, but low hanging none the less. Hence why even SNL was able to mock them (yes, THAT SNL ) using an adorable puppy. Watch... Sometimes SNL gives us the chuckles... Other times, not so much. It's usually the latter (see Meh. SNL Tota
MikeBravoRomeo: But as Hillary said, half of Trump supporters are deplorable and I'm pretty sure that we (liberal types and moderates) have failed the other half. There are a lot of factors that drive polarization. I think you're getting at that we need to try to communicate with people in a way that promotes mutual understanding and a mutual respect of our shared humanity, rather than painting everyone in the cartoonish stereotypes current politics evokes all over the place. I do think that the
Donald Trump pulled out a Breitbart move by meeting with 4 Bill Clinton accusers just before the debate and made them members of the audience. Donald Trump with 4 Bill Clinton accusers Donald Trump pulled what he believes is a trump card but, likely the death knell of his campaign by parading 4 Bill Clinton accusers just before the debate. The Huffington Post reported it as follows. With less than two hours to go before the pivotal second presidential debate, Republican nominee Donald Trump hel
The reality is nowhere near that binary. Donald Trump's omnipresence in political and cultural media has lent him enough credibility with a subset of Republican voters to create a substantial "floor" of support. The fractured GOP race allowed him to win a number of crucial early victories. That dynamic now threatens to create the "run-away train" effect, in which the celebrity candidate secures enough resigned opponents who jump on the Trump bandwagon to win the nomination. Trump is, however, no
Lotta lukewarm takes this morning, including on Scarborough's show , about how this helps Trump in 2020. Please. We're on the eve of a presidential summit with North Korea and three days out from the DOJ releasing its internal report on how Emailgate was handled two years ago. We live several news lifetimes each week in the Trump era. The daily celebrity outrage isn't just a fart in the wind, it's a fart in a Category Five hurricane. If the economy tanks (as other celebrities are now hoping it w
While pollster Frank Luntz thought Donald Trump's debate performance Sunday night was a turning point for the Republican nominee, British Trump supporter Nigel Farage had a more descriptive description for him. He likened Trump to a "silverback gorilla." The outgoing head of the U.K. Independence Party (UKIP) made his post-debate appraisal in the spin room at St. Louis, Missouri when asked. "He took control," Farage said. "He dominated Hillary Clinton." "He was like a Silverback Gorilla" says Do
Donald Trump's presidency is collapsing around him as he stubbornly continues to defend white supremacists and other neo-Nazis, but his most visible defender in the media, Kellyanne Conway, has gone silent. Throughout Donald Trump's time in the White House, top aide Kellyanne Conway has been a ubiquitous face in the media, defending Trump with a cavalcade of lies , innuendo , and misleading statements. But since Trump began melting down as he completely embraces white supremacy and racial hatred
Gage Skidmore Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton went on a rare tweet storm Friday to highlight the huge Trump scandal that has been largely ignored by the mainstream media in favor of Roseanne-Samantha Bee beefs. Clinton took to Twitter to slam Trump's horrific policy of snatching small children from their parents at the border. "Like so many others, I am horrified and heartbroken by what is happening to immigrant kids and families because of this administration's disastrous policies," C
Hillary Clinton showed she can go toe to toe with Donald Trump, just with more class. Hillary Clinton on the offensive Hillary Clinton took had no problem in slamming Donald Trump for his shady business dealings that materially hurt many Americans and small businesses. Here is the full text / transcript of her speech. It is worth the read. Or if you have the time, watch the video. It is worth it. Atlantic City is more than a vacation spot. It's your livelihoods. It's how you support your familie
Mocking the way leftists soil themselves in response to Donald Trump is low hanging fruit, I know (see Top 5 Anti-Trump Feminist Meltdowns and The Young Turks Post-Election Meltdown ). Delicious, ripe fruit that needs to be picked and possibly made into a nice wine, but low hanging none the less. Hence why even SNL was able to mock them (yes, THAT SNL ) using an adorable puppy. Watch... Sometimes SNL gives us the chuckles... Other times, not so much. It's usually the latter (see Meh. SNL Tota
MikeBravoRomeo: But as Hillary said, half of Trump supporters are deplorable and I'm pretty sure that we (liberal types and moderates) have failed the other half. There are a lot of factors that drive polarization. I think you're getting at that we need to try to communicate with people in a way that promotes mutual understanding and a mutual respect of our shared humanity, rather than painting everyone in the cartoonish stereotypes current politics evokes all over the place. I do think that the
Donald Trump pulled out a Breitbart move by meeting with 4 Bill Clinton accusers just before the debate and made them members of the audience. Donald Trump with 4 Bill Clinton accusers Donald Trump pulled what he believes is a trump card but, likely the death knell of his campaign by parading 4 Bill Clinton accusers just before the debate. The Huffington Post reported it as follows. With less than two hours to go before the pivotal second presidential debate, Republican nominee Donald Trump hel
The reality is nowhere near that binary. Donald Trump's omnipresence in political and cultural media has lent him enough credibility with a subset of Republican voters to create a substantial "floor" of support. The fractured GOP race allowed him to win a number of crucial early victories. That dynamic now threatens to create the "run-away train" effect, in which the celebrity candidate secures enough resigned opponents who jump on the Trump bandwagon to win the nomination. Trump is, however, no
Lotta lukewarm takes this morning, including on Scarborough's show , about how this helps Trump in 2020. Please. We're on the eve of a presidential summit with North Korea and three days out from the DOJ releasing its internal report on how Emailgate was handled two years ago. We live several news lifetimes each week in the Trump era. The daily celebrity outrage isn't just a fart in the wind, it's a fart in a Category Five hurricane. If the economy tanks (as other celebrities are now hoping it w
While pollster Frank Luntz thought Donald Trump's debate performance Sunday night was a turning point for the Republican nominee, British Trump supporter Nigel Farage had a more descriptive description for him. He likened Trump to a "silverback gorilla." The outgoing head of the U.K. Independence Party (UKIP) made his post-debate appraisal in the spin room at St. Louis, Missouri when asked. "He took control," Farage said. "He dominated Hillary Clinton." "He was like a Silverback Gorilla" says Do
Donald Trump's presidency is collapsing around him as he stubbornly continues to defend white supremacists and other neo-Nazis, but his most visible defender in the media, Kellyanne Conway, has gone silent. Throughout Donald Trump's time in the White House, top aide Kellyanne Conway has been a ubiquitous face in the media, defending Trump with a cavalcade of lies , innuendo , and misleading statements. But since Trump began melting down as he completely embraces white supremacy and racial hatred
Gage Skidmore Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton went on a rare tweet storm Friday to highlight the huge Trump scandal that has been largely ignored by the mainstream media in favor of Roseanne-Samantha Bee beefs. Clinton took to Twitter to slam Trump's horrific policy of snatching small children from their parents at the border. "Like so many others, I am horrified and heartbroken by what is happening to immigrant kids and families because of this administration's disastrous policies," C
This little piggy: Grilled Vermont pork with polenta at Alias. (Photo: Patrik Rytikangas) W ylie Dufresne might have put the Lower East Side on Manhattan's fine-dining map, but he's not the only high-flying chef stirring Clinton Street's pots. (You'd be forgiven for thinking so--his protracted move across the street has been scrutinized more closely than Paris Hilton's pre-Fox "acting" debut.) Just beyond the white-hot spotlight trained on Dufresne at WD-50 , another ambitious kitchen has unde
"I can skip meals all the time," unemployed secretary Kerstin Foster told Salon two weeks after losing unemployment benefits. "I just have a problem with my son skipping meals. I've had to do that before, and it doesn't bother me." With a laugh, she added, "You can't tell by looking at me, though." Foster said she'd been feeding her son "stuff like buttered noodles" in order "to fill his belly," though "I'd prefer to give him a protein and a vegetable and some starch." As for herself, she said s
Attention, anyone who has $20,000 earmarked for "lunch with a celebrity": George Clooney is auctioning off a Los Angeles-area lunch date to benefit GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network, an organization that works to make schools safe for LGBT youth. The "intimate" date comes with a number of stipulations, however, including that the get-together may take up to a year to schedule, it may be procured only by someone over 18, and Clooney and the winning bidder must be accompanied by
London's Ku Bar gay nightclub accused of having anti-Asian door policy . Gosling and Clooney share face for the Ides of March one-sheet . Horrible mother + intrusive reporter = cold shower . Italy rejects anti-homophobia bill : "The Chamber of Deputies voted yesterday 293 votes to 250 not to approve the legislation. Gay rights campaigners have called on the European Union to step in. Italy already bans discrimination on the grounds of race, religion, ethnicity and nationality but campaigners say
Owners Jonathan Sanchez and Flavio Travano, banking on the development of Doral, a fast-growing suburb filled with office and apartment complexes, lured chef Daniel Vassallo away from his restaurant in Iquitos, Peru. They wanted to create a seafood-centric menu dominated by dishes that marry Japanese and Peruvian techniques and ingredients. The seemingly nonsensical fusion can be traced back to the widespread immigration of Chinese and Japanese workers to Peru throughout the late 19th and early
A new mother is more likely than a father to take extended breaks from the workforce to rear her children. As a result, she will have less work experience than similarly aged men when she does return to work full-time. Or she may not. When women do return to work, it's not usually on-site, full-time. Women may seek out flexible or remote work, and those kinds of jobs may not pay as well as others. Admittedly, there is a difference in what women make than what men make overall. The 23 cents is ri
It's fall, a time that school is back in session and a new crop of television programs is battling for the attention of families everywhere. You wouldn't guess that many of the shows aimed at families today actually are "family-friendly." All too often, shows meant to be viewed by children of a certain age are completely off base with many of their storylines. And some television channels that are supposed to be kid- or family-friendly are anything but -- ask almost any parent of a young child t
The LA Times tells the story of David Chan, a Chinese-American man who discovered a love of Chinese food as an adult, during a wave of Chinese immigration to America in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He and his Hong Kong born officemates set out to sample all the new Chinese restaurants that opened after the 1965 loosening of the strictures on Chinese immigration to the USA, and he's kept meticulous records ever since, documenting the highs and lows of 6,297 Chinese restaurants across the USA a
(Photo: Danny Kim. Food styling by Suzette Kaminski.) J uicingof the pricey, deep-green, master-cleansing, flu-fighting, pounds-dropping varietyis big business in New York these days. Even in a horrible economy, the thirst seems unquenchablea fact noticed by no less a saturation-marketing authority than Starbucks honcho Howard Schultz, who recently poached a veteran juicer from East Village mainstay Liquiteria to reportedly launch a new fresh-squeezed sideline out West. With competition intensif
Leather men share stories at The Defenders anniversary party in Feburary at The Powerhouse bar. photo: Rich Stadtmiller "Stories, everybody's got one. This is mine, you will have your own." aEUR" Stephen Kellogg We are the sum total of the stories we hear, the stories we tell, and the stories we tell ourselves. This is true for everyone. So it's true for those of us who identify with the kink networks and communities as well. Some stories empower us and help us grow while others hold us back a
"I can skip meals all the time," unemployed secretary Kerstin Foster told Salon two weeks after losing unemployment benefits. "I just have a problem with my son skipping meals. I've had to do that before, and it doesn't bother me." With a laugh, she added, "You can't tell by looking at me, though." Foster said she'd been feeding her son "stuff like buttered noodles" in order "to fill his belly," though "I'd prefer to give him a protein and a vegetable and some starch." As for herself, she said s
Attention, anyone who has $20,000 earmarked for "lunch with a celebrity": George Clooney is auctioning off a Los Angeles-area lunch date to benefit GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network, an organization that works to make schools safe for LGBT youth. The "intimate" date comes with a number of stipulations, however, including that the get-together may take up to a year to schedule, it may be procured only by someone over 18, and Clooney and the winning bidder must be accompanied by
London's Ku Bar gay nightclub accused of having anti-Asian door policy . Gosling and Clooney share face for the Ides of March one-sheet . Horrible mother + intrusive reporter = cold shower . Italy rejects anti-homophobia bill : "The Chamber of Deputies voted yesterday 293 votes to 250 not to approve the legislation. Gay rights campaigners have called on the European Union to step in. Italy already bans discrimination on the grounds of race, religion, ethnicity and nationality but campaigners say
Owners Jonathan Sanchez and Flavio Travano, banking on the development of Doral, a fast-growing suburb filled with office and apartment complexes, lured chef Daniel Vassallo away from his restaurant in Iquitos, Peru. They wanted to create a seafood-centric menu dominated by dishes that marry Japanese and Peruvian techniques and ingredients. The seemingly nonsensical fusion can be traced back to the widespread immigration of Chinese and Japanese workers to Peru throughout the late 19th and early
A new mother is more likely than a father to take extended breaks from the workforce to rear her children. As a result, she will have less work experience than similarly aged men when she does return to work full-time. Or she may not. When women do return to work, it's not usually on-site, full-time. Women may seek out flexible or remote work, and those kinds of jobs may not pay as well as others. Admittedly, there is a difference in what women make than what men make overall. The 23 cents is ri
It's fall, a time that school is back in session and a new crop of television programs is battling for the attention of families everywhere. You wouldn't guess that many of the shows aimed at families today actually are "family-friendly." All too often, shows meant to be viewed by children of a certain age are completely off base with many of their storylines. And some television channels that are supposed to be kid- or family-friendly are anything but -- ask almost any parent of a young child t
The LA Times tells the story of David Chan, a Chinese-American man who discovered a love of Chinese food as an adult, during a wave of Chinese immigration to America in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He and his Hong Kong born officemates set out to sample all the new Chinese restaurants that opened after the 1965 loosening of the strictures on Chinese immigration to the USA, and he's kept meticulous records ever since, documenting the highs and lows of 6,297 Chinese restaurants across the USA a
(Photo: Danny Kim. Food styling by Suzette Kaminski.) J uicingof the pricey, deep-green, master-cleansing, flu-fighting, pounds-dropping varietyis big business in New York these days. Even in a horrible economy, the thirst seems unquenchablea fact noticed by no less a saturation-marketing authority than Starbucks honcho Howard Schultz, who recently poached a veteran juicer from East Village mainstay Liquiteria to reportedly launch a new fresh-squeezed sideline out West. With competition intensif
Leather men share stories at The Defenders anniversary party in Feburary at The Powerhouse bar. photo: Rich Stadtmiller "Stories, everybody's got one. This is mine, you will have your own." aEUR" Stephen Kellogg We are the sum total of the stories we hear, the stories we tell, and the stories we tell ourselves. This is true for everyone. So it's true for those of us who identify with the kink networks and communities as well. Some stories empower us and help us grow while others hold us back a
On the 40th anniversary of Turkey's intervention on Cyprus, Turkish and Greek Cypriots remembered family members and friends they lost during the communal violence and said that pain does not recognize borders, religion or nationality. This week sees the 40th anniversary of Turkey's Operation Atilla - the military intervention in the 1974 Cyprus crisis. The search for the remains of those who went missing during those dark days only began in the 2000s. "Turkish Cypriots are the only community in
To all you West Coasters! This Thursday, January 14 at 7:30 p.m. American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre Presents its 5th Annual Focus on Female Directors. This event features short films from cinema pioneers, Oscar nominees, documentary filmmakers, international award winners, and some of the brightest upcoming artists emerging from the festival circuit. Included in the set is Jane Campion's "Peel"(a.k.a. "An Exercise in Discipline"). Campion is best known for her films "The Piano" sta
Ambassadors from several Asian countries, including Yemen and the Philippines,came to Iran for the occasion. The director of the Iranian Young Cinema Society, Nasser Bakideh, and filmmaker Farhad Tohidi along with other APA and Iranian cultural officials attended the ceremony. Cinematic cooperation between Iran and other member nations based on their commonalities, the formation of an international film marketing entity and establishing an independent film festival dedicated to Asian movies ar
NEW JERUSALEM by David Ives (Harold Green Jewish Theatre). At the Toronto Centre for the Arts (5040 Yonge). Runs to April 13, Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday 8 pm, Sunday 7 pm, matinees Wednesday 1 pm and Sunday 2 pm. $30-$60. 1-855-985-2787, hgjewishtheatre.com . See listing . Rating: NNN Innovation clashes with tradition in David Ives's New Jerusalem, an intriguingly heady and dramatic mix of history and philosophy. Set in 1656 Amsterdam, the play focuses on young Jewish philosopher Baruch de Sp
A first in Turkey, the Kurdish Broadcasters and Filmmakers Association (KUSI-KURD) has been founded with the purpose of bringing those who work in the film and broadcasting industry together and contributing to the Kurdish language. Saying that their primary focus is cultural interaction and the visibility of the Kurdish language, Salih Suleymani, the president of the association, said that they have nothing to do with any political party or organization and added, "Our purpose is to bring Kurdi
Aside from the delectable turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes with gravy, the best part of Christmas this year was the passing of the tax cut . There's nothing more joyous than some extra greenbacks in your wallet. Not everyone is celebrating, though. Some peeps are still skeptical as to why other peeps should be allowed to keep their own money. Maybe this will sway them. This year, the government took your hard-earned ducats and built a clown school in Argentina . Yes really. Republican Sen.
HDP, Turkey's predominantly pro-Kurdish party linked to PKK terror organisation, says PKK who ended ceasefire last July killing hundreds of innocent people wanted to return talks with Turkish government few months ago, but Ankara rejected ( TRT World and Agencies ) HDP, a predominantly pro-Kurdish Party linked to the PKK terror organisation, said on Wednesday that the PKK wanted to return talks with Turkish government, but Ankara refused. The statement by HDP co-leader Selahattin Demirtas came o
TEHRAN - Tension has been on the rise between Washington and Ankara after Turkey pointed the finger of suspicion at U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen for the mid July abortive putsch. Having provided evidence, Turkey has been asking Washington formally for the extradition of the cleric. However, the U.S. officials have conditioned the decision upon more cogent evidence by Turkey. In this regard, Mark N. Katz, professor of Government and Politics at George Mason University, said, "It is highly
The Egyptian foreign ministry announced yesterday that it will participate the Global Coalition Against Daesh's next meeting in London to discuss ideological and media strategies to counter the militant group. The ministry said in a statement released yesterday that it will participate in the conference's Group for Strategic Communication session tomorrow. "The meeting is held amid a growing international consensus that military victory over Daesh in Syria and Iraq is not the end of the road," t
Nima Dehghan's 'Immortality' is currently being staged in Tehran, and according to its director, will experience its first international staging on 3 October 2016, at High Fest International Performing Arts Festival in Armenia. "An international theater company has signed a contract with our team under which 'Immortality' will be taken on tour to various festivals and cities in Europe," Dehghan said, adding "at the moment, the play has been scheduled to go on stage in Ukraine, Georgia, Russia, a
To all you West Coasters! This Thursday, January 14 at 7:30 p.m. American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre Presents its 5th Annual Focus on Female Directors. This event features short films from cinema pioneers, Oscar nominees, documentary filmmakers, international award winners, and some of the brightest upcoming artists emerging from the festival circuit. Included in the set is Jane Campion's "Peel"(a.k.a. "An Exercise in Discipline"). Campion is best known for her films "The Piano" sta
Ambassadors from several Asian countries, including Yemen and the Philippines,came to Iran for the occasion. The director of the Iranian Young Cinema Society, Nasser Bakideh, and filmmaker Farhad Tohidi along with other APA and Iranian cultural officials attended the ceremony. Cinematic cooperation between Iran and other member nations based on their commonalities, the formation of an international film marketing entity and establishing an independent film festival dedicated to Asian movies ar
NEW JERUSALEM by David Ives (Harold Green Jewish Theatre). At the Toronto Centre for the Arts (5040 Yonge). Runs to April 13, Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday 8 pm, Sunday 7 pm, matinees Wednesday 1 pm and Sunday 2 pm. $30-$60. 1-855-985-2787, hgjewishtheatre.com . See listing . Rating: NNN Innovation clashes with tradition in David Ives's New Jerusalem, an intriguingly heady and dramatic mix of history and philosophy. Set in 1656 Amsterdam, the play focuses on young Jewish philosopher Baruch de Sp
A first in Turkey, the Kurdish Broadcasters and Filmmakers Association (KUSI-KURD) has been founded with the purpose of bringing those who work in the film and broadcasting industry together and contributing to the Kurdish language. Saying that their primary focus is cultural interaction and the visibility of the Kurdish language, Salih Suleymani, the president of the association, said that they have nothing to do with any political party or organization and added, "Our purpose is to bring Kurdi
Aside from the delectable turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes with gravy, the best part of Christmas this year was the passing of the tax cut . There's nothing more joyous than some extra greenbacks in your wallet. Not everyone is celebrating, though. Some peeps are still skeptical as to why other peeps should be allowed to keep their own money. Maybe this will sway them. This year, the government took your hard-earned ducats and built a clown school in Argentina . Yes really. Republican Sen.
HDP, Turkey's predominantly pro-Kurdish party linked to PKK terror organisation, says PKK who ended ceasefire last July killing hundreds of innocent people wanted to return talks with Turkish government few months ago, but Ankara rejected ( TRT World and Agencies ) HDP, a predominantly pro-Kurdish Party linked to the PKK terror organisation, said on Wednesday that the PKK wanted to return talks with Turkish government, but Ankara refused. The statement by HDP co-leader Selahattin Demirtas came o
TEHRAN - Tension has been on the rise between Washington and Ankara after Turkey pointed the finger of suspicion at U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen for the mid July abortive putsch. Having provided evidence, Turkey has been asking Washington formally for the extradition of the cleric. However, the U.S. officials have conditioned the decision upon more cogent evidence by Turkey. In this regard, Mark N. Katz, professor of Government and Politics at George Mason University, said, "It is highly
The Egyptian foreign ministry announced yesterday that it will participate the Global Coalition Against Daesh's next meeting in London to discuss ideological and media strategies to counter the militant group. The ministry said in a statement released yesterday that it will participate in the conference's Group for Strategic Communication session tomorrow. "The meeting is held amid a growing international consensus that military victory over Daesh in Syria and Iraq is not the end of the road," t
Nima Dehghan's 'Immortality' is currently being staged in Tehran, and according to its director, will experience its first international staging on 3 October 2016, at High Fest International Performing Arts Festival in Armenia. "An international theater company has signed a contract with our team under which 'Immortality' will be taken on tour to various festivals and cities in Europe," Dehghan said, adding "at the moment, the play has been scheduled to go on stage in Ukraine, Georgia, Russia, a
Our former reporter, Tommy Robinson, is finally getting a proper appeal, in court, in London, on Wednesday, July 18. As you know, Tommy was reporting live outside a court house in Leeds, in the north of England, outside a trial where 27 men and two women were being prosecuted for running a rape gang, targeting British girls as young as 11. These rape gangs are almost always Muslim. And the victims are almost always white girls, sometimes with some Sikh girls, too. And then police swooped in to a
A viewer sent the recording to a news station after viewing it on social media after it was reportedly posted from the teacher's social media account. This week's episode of Scandal was driven by one main question-Who took Quinn? t brought on an hour-long internal struggle trying to decide if Olivia Pope could be behind the bride-or-be's sudden disappearance. Last week's ordeal hades convinced she was heading toward the dark side for good. Here's a rundown of the night's most mysterious moments
She was interviewed by the BBC last month, and said: "We're not scared of anything...We'll fight to the last. We'd rather blow ourselves up than be captured by IS (ISIS)." We all know what would have happened to her if ISIS captured her. The Kurds will be tortured and slaughtered and the caliphate will sit on the edge of the Turkish border. Turkey is doing nothing - like the U.S. They are sitting on the border, watching the slaughter. Watch: Kobane is an important Kurdish city. Mr. Obama is lett
Does the British government actually not want some people to marry? It rather looks like it, judging by the financial penalty many couples face as a result of the tax they pay and the benefits they do not receive. In fact, it looks as though the government wants those who are married to split up. An analysis of 98 couples with different earnings and numbers of children carried out by the charity Care showed that 76 of the couples would be better off if they split up and claimed welfare benefits
My former Rebel colleague, independent conservative journalist Faith Goldy, was attacked by Antifa thugs at the Quebec-U.S. border. It happened at Roxham Road , an area that's a well known point of entry for migrants fleeing possible deportation from the U.S., by illegally entering Canada. An anti-illegal immigration protest was scheduled but the violent left-wing Antifa also showed up to clash with the protesters. Riot police were there, along with journalists and camera crews from every mainst
In the wake of terror attacks, Brexit, the wave of refugees from the Middle East and Africa washing into Europe, the frenzy over immigration, the decline in childbirth, and the increase in euthanizing the elderly and disabled--one movie is worth viewing. It captures all these societal upheavals, and it came out a decade ago. When I recently watched Children of Men (2006), its prescience gave me goosebumps, as did its Christian symbolism. The thriller is based on a book of the same title by P.D.
More details have popped up since yesterday's attack went down in London (see BREAKING: Multiple Dead in London Terrorist Attack. Probably Not Amish... ). Firstly, our thoughts and prayers are with the victims across the pond. They're not just victims of violence, but also limp noodled leadership. The latest development reveals British officials were already familiar with the terrorist fecal patty. Yet here we are. Police have named the man thought to be responsible for the attack as Khalid Maso
COUNTER terrorism police have arrested seven people in a probe into scammers thought to be funding Brit jihadis travelling to Syria. Five men and a woman were arrested in raids in North London this morning. A sixth man was held in Luton, Beds. The arrests come as part of an investigation into fraud and money laundering believed to be linked to terrorism in Syria. Detectives are looking into a scam in which vulnerable and elderly victims are 'cold called' at home by crooks posing as police office
Tuesday, Feb 3, 2015, 12:40 pm * By Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President Throughout the Europe and the U.S., elites have called for austerity for thee, but not for me. But the example of Syriza is Greece is showing that democracy can help cure austerity. (infomatique / Flickr) The people of Greece rebelled last week against the perverse notion that they should continue to endure biting austerity in a vain attempt to cure a condition that they are not solely responsible for creating. So
On Wednesday, freedom of speech in Europe took a new and devastating turn, as a Dutch appellate court ordered the prosecution of Geert Wilders, parliamentarian and filmmaker, charging him with "inciting hatred and discrimination" against Muslims for his film exposing the threat of radical Islam. This ruling comes a mere six months after the public prosecutor's office found Wilders' dialogue contributed to the debate on Islam and that he had not committed any criminal offense. Now, curiously, the
A viewer sent the recording to a news station after viewing it on social media after it was reportedly posted from the teacher's social media account. This week's episode of Scandal was driven by one main question-Who took Quinn? t brought on an hour-long internal struggle trying to decide if Olivia Pope could be behind the bride-or-be's sudden disappearance. Last week's ordeal hades convinced she was heading toward the dark side for good. Here's a rundown of the night's most mysterious moments
She was interviewed by the BBC last month, and said: "We're not scared of anything...We'll fight to the last. We'd rather blow ourselves up than be captured by IS (ISIS)." We all know what would have happened to her if ISIS captured her. The Kurds will be tortured and slaughtered and the caliphate will sit on the edge of the Turkish border. Turkey is doing nothing - like the U.S. They are sitting on the border, watching the slaughter. Watch: Kobane is an important Kurdish city. Mr. Obama is lett
Does the British government actually not want some people to marry? It rather looks like it, judging by the financial penalty many couples face as a result of the tax they pay and the benefits they do not receive. In fact, it looks as though the government wants those who are married to split up. An analysis of 98 couples with different earnings and numbers of children carried out by the charity Care showed that 76 of the couples would be better off if they split up and claimed welfare benefits
My former Rebel colleague, independent conservative journalist Faith Goldy, was attacked by Antifa thugs at the Quebec-U.S. border. It happened at Roxham Road , an area that's a well known point of entry for migrants fleeing possible deportation from the U.S., by illegally entering Canada. An anti-illegal immigration protest was scheduled but the violent left-wing Antifa also showed up to clash with the protesters. Riot police were there, along with journalists and camera crews from every mainst
In the wake of terror attacks, Brexit, the wave of refugees from the Middle East and Africa washing into Europe, the frenzy over immigration, the decline in childbirth, and the increase in euthanizing the elderly and disabled--one movie is worth viewing. It captures all these societal upheavals, and it came out a decade ago. When I recently watched Children of Men (2006), its prescience gave me goosebumps, as did its Christian symbolism. The thriller is based on a book of the same title by P.D.
More details have popped up since yesterday's attack went down in London (see BREAKING: Multiple Dead in London Terrorist Attack. Probably Not Amish... ). Firstly, our thoughts and prayers are with the victims across the pond. They're not just victims of violence, but also limp noodled leadership. The latest development reveals British officials were already familiar with the terrorist fecal patty. Yet here we are. Police have named the man thought to be responsible for the attack as Khalid Maso
COUNTER terrorism police have arrested seven people in a probe into scammers thought to be funding Brit jihadis travelling to Syria. Five men and a woman were arrested in raids in North London this morning. A sixth man was held in Luton, Beds. The arrests come as part of an investigation into fraud and money laundering believed to be linked to terrorism in Syria. Detectives are looking into a scam in which vulnerable and elderly victims are 'cold called' at home by crooks posing as police office
Tuesday, Feb 3, 2015, 12:40 pm * By Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President Throughout the Europe and the U.S., elites have called for austerity for thee, but not for me. But the example of Syriza is Greece is showing that democracy can help cure austerity. (infomatique / Flickr) The people of Greece rebelled last week against the perverse notion that they should continue to endure biting austerity in a vain attempt to cure a condition that they are not solely responsible for creating. So
On Wednesday, freedom of speech in Europe took a new and devastating turn, as a Dutch appellate court ordered the prosecution of Geert Wilders, parliamentarian and filmmaker, charging him with "inciting hatred and discrimination" against Muslims for his film exposing the threat of radical Islam. This ruling comes a mere six months after the public prosecutor's office found Wilders' dialogue contributed to the debate on Islam and that he had not committed any criminal offense. Now, curiously, the
OPPOSING U.N. STATUS FOR HAMAS FRONT GROUP UN Watch sounded the alarm when the London-based "Palestinian Return Center"--a Hamas front group active across Europe--applied to the UN for NGO observer status, enabling it to participate at influential gatherings. UN Watch's appeal to block the group was covered by Fox News (see below), Times of Israel and Middle East Monitor . Regrettably, the UN committee--comprised of Iran and Sudan, major backers of Hamas who aided the group's application, and Pa
Last month's anti-Semitic beating in Berlin of a yarmulke-wearing, 21-year-old Arab-Israeli student who was testing for himself whether hatred of Jews was rising in Germany prompts questions. Namely, 75 years after the Holocaust, are Jews safe in Deutschland, and how committed is the German government to protecting its Jewish citizens? When Hitler rose to power in 1933, 500,000 Jews lived in Germany. Today, only 100,000 reside there, and Jewish leaders have warned Jews not to wear kippot to av
ON OCTOBER 3, eminent Israeli scholar Moshe Machover was summarily expelled from the British Labour Party for authoring an allegedly anti-Semitic article. In reality, however, Prof. Machover's article discusses well-documented ideological parallels and active collaboration between Zionism and Nazism in the 1930s and '40s, the current relevance of which is only confirmed by neo-Nazis like Richard Spencer, who calls himself a " white Zionist ." Unable to dispute such facts, Zionists resort to smea
By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | - - Iraq's Parliament has failed its people. This was the message from protestors last week. But what could possibly replace the flawed system? Each potential solution comes with its own dangers. Protestors left Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone last week, after having spent two days expressing their anger at Iraq's political system and its inability to get much of anything done, except enrich the politicians in it. Religious leader, Muqtada al-Sa
Most anti-Semitic incidents -- threats, vandalism, assaults, and murders -- in Western Europe are coming from leftists and Muslims, according to June-published research paper from Norway's University of Oslo. Key findings and excerpts below: IN FRANCE: It is no secret that in France individuals of Arab Muslim background have been responsible for much of the antisemitic violence committed there. Young French men of Arabic origin came together over the Palestinian cause, turned French Jews into sy
Whilst Palestine was the main theme of the Middle East debates at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton this year, Ed Miliband and shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander repeatedly returned to the influence they had exerted on the Syria issue. At the beginning of September, following a chemical attack that killed over 1000 in Syria, debates on military intervention were heard across the corridors of Westminster. Whilst David Cameron and Nick Clegg were keen to support military action, Ed M
1. Activists on Jihadi John campus mount a campaign of abuse to oust moderate Muslim staff member - amid nationwide "plot" by hard-Left students to sabotage the government's Prevent anti-terrorism scheme Disturbing intimidatory tactics used by students to undermine anti-terrorist measures on university campuses can be revealed today. Activists are targeting anyone connected to the Government's Prevent programme - which seeks to tip off the security services about potential extremists. In one exa
And even if two of the attackers (in Wurzburg and Ansbach) did pledge allegiance to ISIS, it is a dangerous overreaction to use them as proof that we in Germany are in the grip of mass terrorism. It is even more dangerous to claim, as Bavarian justice minister Winfried Bausback did, that jihadism had now reached Germany. A more sensible approach would have been to treat the attacks as what they were: individual acts of (murderous) madness. Admittedly, many details about the attacks are still to
"We in Jerusalem have just experienced an unprovoked terrorist attack, a murderous attack that claimed the lives of four young Israelis and wounded others", said PM Netanyahu in a statement right after the car ramming attack in East Jerusalem two days ago. He continued, loosely suggesting a link to ISIS terrorism: "This is part of the same pattern inspired by Islamic State, by ISIS, that we saw first in France, then in Germany and now in Jerusalem. This is part of the same ongoing battle against
(c)Gershom Gorenberg Members of the family of Muhammad Abu-Khdeir receive Israeli visitors who came to share in their grief in the Palestinian neighborhood of Shuafat in Jerusalem. The poster in the background reads: "The Palestinian National Liberation Movement, Fatah, Jerusalem area, mourns for the righteous son of Jerusalem, murdered as a martyr..." T he air-raid silence sounded at three minutes to ten at night in Jerusalem. Two distant booms followed. Afterward, they seemed like an orchestra
Last month's anti-Semitic beating in Berlin of a yarmulke-wearing, 21-year-old Arab-Israeli student who was testing for himself whether hatred of Jews was rising in Germany prompts questions. Namely, 75 years after the Holocaust, are Jews safe in Deutschland, and how committed is the German government to protecting its Jewish citizens? When Hitler rose to power in 1933, 500,000 Jews lived in Germany. Today, only 100,000 reside there, and Jewish leaders have warned Jews not to wear kippot to av
ON OCTOBER 3, eminent Israeli scholar Moshe Machover was summarily expelled from the British Labour Party for authoring an allegedly anti-Semitic article. In reality, however, Prof. Machover's article discusses well-documented ideological parallels and active collaboration between Zionism and Nazism in the 1930s and '40s, the current relevance of which is only confirmed by neo-Nazis like Richard Spencer, who calls himself a " white Zionist ." Unable to dispute such facts, Zionists resort to smea
By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | - - Iraq's Parliament has failed its people. This was the message from protestors last week. But what could possibly replace the flawed system? Each potential solution comes with its own dangers. Protestors left Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone last week, after having spent two days expressing their anger at Iraq's political system and its inability to get much of anything done, except enrich the politicians in it. Religious leader, Muqtada al-Sa
Most anti-Semitic incidents -- threats, vandalism, assaults, and murders -- in Western Europe are coming from leftists and Muslims, according to June-published research paper from Norway's University of Oslo. Key findings and excerpts below: IN FRANCE: It is no secret that in France individuals of Arab Muslim background have been responsible for much of the antisemitic violence committed there. Young French men of Arabic origin came together over the Palestinian cause, turned French Jews into sy
Whilst Palestine was the main theme of the Middle East debates at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton this year, Ed Miliband and shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander repeatedly returned to the influence they had exerted on the Syria issue. At the beginning of September, following a chemical attack that killed over 1000 in Syria, debates on military intervention were heard across the corridors of Westminster. Whilst David Cameron and Nick Clegg were keen to support military action, Ed M
1. Activists on Jihadi John campus mount a campaign of abuse to oust moderate Muslim staff member - amid nationwide "plot" by hard-Left students to sabotage the government's Prevent anti-terrorism scheme Disturbing intimidatory tactics used by students to undermine anti-terrorist measures on university campuses can be revealed today. Activists are targeting anyone connected to the Government's Prevent programme - which seeks to tip off the security services about potential extremists. In one exa
And even if two of the attackers (in Wurzburg and Ansbach) did pledge allegiance to ISIS, it is a dangerous overreaction to use them as proof that we in Germany are in the grip of mass terrorism. It is even more dangerous to claim, as Bavarian justice minister Winfried Bausback did, that jihadism had now reached Germany. A more sensible approach would have been to treat the attacks as what they were: individual acts of (murderous) madness. Admittedly, many details about the attacks are still to
"We in Jerusalem have just experienced an unprovoked terrorist attack, a murderous attack that claimed the lives of four young Israelis and wounded others", said PM Netanyahu in a statement right after the car ramming attack in East Jerusalem two days ago. He continued, loosely suggesting a link to ISIS terrorism: "This is part of the same pattern inspired by Islamic State, by ISIS, that we saw first in France, then in Germany and now in Jerusalem. This is part of the same ongoing battle against
(c)Gershom Gorenberg Members of the family of Muhammad Abu-Khdeir receive Israeli visitors who came to share in their grief in the Palestinian neighborhood of Shuafat in Jerusalem. The poster in the background reads: "The Palestinian National Liberation Movement, Fatah, Jerusalem area, mourns for the righteous son of Jerusalem, murdered as a martyr..." T he air-raid silence sounded at three minutes to ten at night in Jerusalem. Two distant booms followed. Afterward, they seemed like an orchestra
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The benchmark U.S. S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq index rose on Monday as a jump in 10-year bond yields boosted financial sector stocks and investors anticipated continued strength in corporate earnings and U.S. economic growth. The financial sector stock index rose 1.3 percent after 10-year U.S. Treasury yields climbed to their highest level in five weeks. The Federal Reserve was seen as likely to continue raising interest rates despite criticism from President Donald Trump.
Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC, the $5.8 billion fund firm whose travails briefly transfixed Wall Street this week, says it's not the reason for recent swings in U.S. stocks. The Huntington, New York-based multi-strategy investment firm exited short positions in S&P 500 calls as markets turned against them over the last few weeks, but the trading was too little to move the market, according to Jerry Szilagyi, chief executive officer and co-founder of Catalyst. Desks have been rife with speculatio
Within hours of the U.S. Department of Justice's announcement on Thursday that it would phase out its use of privately operated federal prisons, the stocks of two of the largest private corrections companies plummeted by 40 percent. While the publicly traded companies, The GEO Group and Corrections Corporation of America, took a hit, the multibillion-dollar industry remains largely intact--in no small part because of the numerous contracts it maintains with the Department of Homeland Security. D
FILE PHOTO: The Thomson Reuters logo is seen on the company building in Times Square, New York October 29, 2013. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo August 8, 2018 TORONTO (Reuters) - Thomson Reuters Corp said it was thinking about acquisition opportunities after reporting quarterly earnings that were ahead of expectations on Wednesday and reaffirming its 2018 forecast. The news and information provider agreed in January to sell a 55-percent stake in the Financial & Risk unit, which provides data a
In the midst of fake news and data breach scandals, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's net worth plummeted in one day by more than $16 billion as his social media giant recorded an unprecedented 20-percent, $120 billion single-day stock plunge - the largest drop in United States history. Facebook reported worse-than expected second quarter results in the wake of its litany of recent problems, spurring the social media behemoth to issue a guidance alerting investors that its financial future is more
UCO Bank, a part of the consortium that had lent money to ailing Kingfisher Airlines, has declared the airline's account as a non-performing asset (NPA). In an interview with CNBC-TV18 , the bank's chairman, Arun Kaul, said that if Kingfisher's account had to be regularised (become a viable asset), the airline would need to at least repay the interest on its loans. He added that the bank would not lend any further funds until the viability of the airline is assessed. The bank would not lend any
Even the biggest naysayers have to give credit where it's due. The New York Times on Monday published with a relatively positive appraisal of President Trump's influence on the American economy after nearly a year in office. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images). The article was titled "The Trump Effect: Business, Anticipating Less Regulation, Loosens Purse Strings." The authors described the Trump administration's policies as stimulating "a wave of optimism" that has "swept over American business l
Dow Jones Industrial Average Surges 222 Points Despite Oil Volatility 5:00 PM 02/16/2016 Traders shook off their holiday hangovers and pushed the markets higher despite another wild day of oil price swings. Check out the big gains for the Dow Jones Industrial Average , S&P 500, and Nasdaq today: S&P 500: 1,895.58; +30.80; +1.65% Nasdaq: 4,435.96; +98.44; +2.27% DJIA Today: Bank Breakups and Hedge Fund Portfolio Shakeups First up, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS ) alumnus and current Minnesota
The Federal Reserve next week will have its last monetary policy meeting of the year and investors expect the central bank to raise the cost of borrowing money as the U.S. economy avoids recession. An interest-rate hike of 0.25 percentage point will match Wall Street's forecasts as analysts focus on the Federal Open Market Committee's comments on monetary policy, says Michelle Meyer, U.S. economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. "The Fed will likely state that given progress toward its object
FILE PHOTO A logo of CVS Health is displayed on a monitor above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in New York, U.S., December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo August 8, 2018 By Ankur Banerjee and Ashwin Shyam (Reuters) - CVS Health Corp <CVS.N> beat analysts' estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday and the drugstore operator defended its pharmacy benefits management business in the face of the Trump administration's move to clamp down on escalat
Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC, the $5.8 billion fund firm whose travails briefly transfixed Wall Street this week, says it's not the reason for recent swings in U.S. stocks. The Huntington, New York-based multi-strategy investment firm exited short positions in S&P 500 calls as markets turned against them over the last few weeks, but the trading was too little to move the market, according to Jerry Szilagyi, chief executive officer and co-founder of Catalyst. Desks have been rife with speculatio
Within hours of the U.S. Department of Justice's announcement on Thursday that it would phase out its use of privately operated federal prisons, the stocks of two of the largest private corrections companies plummeted by 40 percent. While the publicly traded companies, The GEO Group and Corrections Corporation of America, took a hit, the multibillion-dollar industry remains largely intact--in no small part because of the numerous contracts it maintains with the Department of Homeland Security. D
FILE PHOTO: The Thomson Reuters logo is seen on the company building in Times Square, New York October 29, 2013. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo August 8, 2018 TORONTO (Reuters) - Thomson Reuters Corp said it was thinking about acquisition opportunities after reporting quarterly earnings that were ahead of expectations on Wednesday and reaffirming its 2018 forecast. The news and information provider agreed in January to sell a 55-percent stake in the Financial & Risk unit, which provides data a
In the midst of fake news and data breach scandals, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's net worth plummeted in one day by more than $16 billion as his social media giant recorded an unprecedented 20-percent, $120 billion single-day stock plunge - the largest drop in United States history. Facebook reported worse-than expected second quarter results in the wake of its litany of recent problems, spurring the social media behemoth to issue a guidance alerting investors that its financial future is more
UCO Bank, a part of the consortium that had lent money to ailing Kingfisher Airlines, has declared the airline's account as a non-performing asset (NPA). In an interview with CNBC-TV18 , the bank's chairman, Arun Kaul, said that if Kingfisher's account had to be regularised (become a viable asset), the airline would need to at least repay the interest on its loans. He added that the bank would not lend any further funds until the viability of the airline is assessed. The bank would not lend any
Even the biggest naysayers have to give credit where it's due. The New York Times on Monday published with a relatively positive appraisal of President Trump's influence on the American economy after nearly a year in office. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images). The article was titled "The Trump Effect: Business, Anticipating Less Regulation, Loosens Purse Strings." The authors described the Trump administration's policies as stimulating "a wave of optimism" that has "swept over American business l
Dow Jones Industrial Average Surges 222 Points Despite Oil Volatility 5:00 PM 02/16/2016 Traders shook off their holiday hangovers and pushed the markets higher despite another wild day of oil price swings. Check out the big gains for the Dow Jones Industrial Average , S&P 500, and Nasdaq today: S&P 500: 1,895.58; +30.80; +1.65% Nasdaq: 4,435.96; +98.44; +2.27% DJIA Today: Bank Breakups and Hedge Fund Portfolio Shakeups First up, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS ) alumnus and current Minnesota
The Federal Reserve next week will have its last monetary policy meeting of the year and investors expect the central bank to raise the cost of borrowing money as the U.S. economy avoids recession. An interest-rate hike of 0.25 percentage point will match Wall Street's forecasts as analysts focus on the Federal Open Market Committee's comments on monetary policy, says Michelle Meyer, U.S. economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. "The Fed will likely state that given progress toward its object
FILE PHOTO A logo of CVS Health is displayed on a monitor above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in New York, U.S., December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo August 8, 2018 By Ankur Banerjee and Ashwin Shyam (Reuters) - CVS Health Corp <CVS.N> beat analysts' estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday and the drugstore operator defended its pharmacy benefits management business in the face of the Trump administration's move to clamp down on escalat
Bitcoin is a digital currency that is created through "mining" and recently reached its highest value at more than $3,500 per bitcoin. But what is it, exactly? Wences Casares, founder of bitcoin wallet startup Xapo , joined Tuesday's "The Glenn Beck Radio Program" to explain what makes bitcoin unique and why the average person doesn't need to struggle with understanding it. The important thing to remember is that you can use and understand bitcoin without truly understanding all of its mechanics
Please do not lose faith in the United States. For over seventy years our beliefs and values have made us staunch allies. Nothing and no one can change that. Most Americans continue to value your loyalty and friendship and look forward to many more years collaborating in the causes of democracy, equal opportunity, science, the environment, balanced growth, and human rights. And against totalitarianism, xenophobia, ignorance, climate change, nuclear Armageddon, and global poverty. The current occ
Bank of America will be charging a one-time monthly fee of $5 next year, whenever a customer uses their debit card to make a purchase. This new policy forces customers to carry cash to make purchases or pay up to $60 a year in fees. Regardless of how many times a customer uses their card per month, they will still be charged. Brittany Fikre, a junior political science major, said she is shocked that Bank of America would now char... The number of students at Cal State Long Beach who enroll in a
America was founded in 1776 with a clear mission to create the world's first truly free society. Freedom of religion, interstate trade, and unalienable rights provided citizens the ability to thrive and blossom. The great experiment produced unthinkable abundance and made America the greatest example of a unilateral free trade zone in world history. Fifty states in perfect harmony with no tariffs or restriction and the results are astounding. California ships produce during the winter; North Car
The Federal Reserve opened its annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyo., Thursday. Its experts have assembled to discuss "inflation dynamics." Concurrently, another group of economists and financial experts is meeting just down the road. They're discussing monetary policy, as well, but they're considering questions never raised at Fed symposia--questions like: "Do we really need the Fed?" It's a question worth asking. America's monetary system is the Achilles heel of the world's economic system.
On last night's show, I looked at the backlash against TELUS's support for the Liberals' national carbon tax, and wondered who at the company was behind it... WATCH the rest of the show when you become a Premium Member of TheRebel.media. It's fast and easy to join -- just CLICK HERE and get instant, exclusive access to news, analysis and interviews the mainstream media won't show you. PLUS you get to watch weekly shows hosted by Faith Goldy, Gavin McInnes, Lauren Southern and Tiffany Gabbay (wit
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled growing optimism on the U.S. economy while assuring investors that the central bank would not derail the expansion by aggressively tightening monetary policy. Fed officials on Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter point for the second time this year and upgraded their median forecast to four total increases in 2018, as unemployment falls and inflation overshoots their 2 percent target earlier than previously projected. "The decision you see
FILE PHOTO: The Thomson Reuters logo is seen on the company building in Times Square, New York October 29, 2013. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo August 8, 2018 TORONTO (Reuters) - Thomson Reuters Corp said it was thinking about acquisition opportunities after reporting quarterly earnings that were ahead of expectations on Wednesday and reaffirming its 2018 forecast. The news and information provider agreed in January to sell a 55-percent stake in the Financial & Risk unit, which provides data a
The Federal Reserve of United States led by Chairman Ben Bernanke has decided to start tapering or go slow on its money printing operations in the days to come. Currently the Fed prints $85 billion every month. Of this $40 billion are used to buy mortgage backed securities and $45 billion are used to buy American government bonds. Come January and the Fed will 'taper' these purchases by $5 billion each. It will buy mortgage backed securities worth $35 billion and $40 billion worth American gover
Here are some important last-minute tax mistakes to avoid, as the April 15th tax deadline is just around the corner. Tax mistakes can be costly either in the form of additional tax, penalties and interest or in a smaller tax refund. FAILING TO ITEMIZE DEDUCTIONS: Taxpayers should never assume that they cannot itemize deductions on IRS Schedule A. Many taxpayers believe that they will not be able to itemize deductions because they do not own a home or have a mortgage. This is not only incorrect,
Please do not lose faith in the United States. For over seventy years our beliefs and values have made us staunch allies. Nothing and no one can change that. Most Americans continue to value your loyalty and friendship and look forward to many more years collaborating in the causes of democracy, equal opportunity, science, the environment, balanced growth, and human rights. And against totalitarianism, xenophobia, ignorance, climate change, nuclear Armageddon, and global poverty. The current occ
Bank of America will be charging a one-time monthly fee of $5 next year, whenever a customer uses their debit card to make a purchase. This new policy forces customers to carry cash to make purchases or pay up to $60 a year in fees. Regardless of how many times a customer uses their card per month, they will still be charged. Brittany Fikre, a junior political science major, said she is shocked that Bank of America would now char... The number of students at Cal State Long Beach who enroll in a
America was founded in 1776 with a clear mission to create the world's first truly free society. Freedom of religion, interstate trade, and unalienable rights provided citizens the ability to thrive and blossom. The great experiment produced unthinkable abundance and made America the greatest example of a unilateral free trade zone in world history. Fifty states in perfect harmony with no tariffs or restriction and the results are astounding. California ships produce during the winter; North Car
The Federal Reserve opened its annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyo., Thursday. Its experts have assembled to discuss "inflation dynamics." Concurrently, another group of economists and financial experts is meeting just down the road. They're discussing monetary policy, as well, but they're considering questions never raised at Fed symposia--questions like: "Do we really need the Fed?" It's a question worth asking. America's monetary system is the Achilles heel of the world's economic system.
On last night's show, I looked at the backlash against TELUS's support for the Liberals' national carbon tax, and wondered who at the company was behind it... WATCH the rest of the show when you become a Premium Member of TheRebel.media. It's fast and easy to join -- just CLICK HERE and get instant, exclusive access to news, analysis and interviews the mainstream media won't show you. PLUS you get to watch weekly shows hosted by Faith Goldy, Gavin McInnes, Lauren Southern and Tiffany Gabbay (wit
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled growing optimism on the U.S. economy while assuring investors that the central bank would not derail the expansion by aggressively tightening monetary policy. Fed officials on Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter point for the second time this year and upgraded their median forecast to four total increases in 2018, as unemployment falls and inflation overshoots their 2 percent target earlier than previously projected. "The decision you see
FILE PHOTO: The Thomson Reuters logo is seen on the company building in Times Square, New York October 29, 2013. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo August 8, 2018 TORONTO (Reuters) - Thomson Reuters Corp said it was thinking about acquisition opportunities after reporting quarterly earnings that were ahead of expectations on Wednesday and reaffirming its 2018 forecast. The news and information provider agreed in January to sell a 55-percent stake in the Financial & Risk unit, which provides data a
The Federal Reserve of United States led by Chairman Ben Bernanke has decided to start tapering or go slow on its money printing operations in the days to come. Currently the Fed prints $85 billion every month. Of this $40 billion are used to buy mortgage backed securities and $45 billion are used to buy American government bonds. Come January and the Fed will 'taper' these purchases by $5 billion each. It will buy mortgage backed securities worth $35 billion and $40 billion worth American gover
Here are some important last-minute tax mistakes to avoid, as the April 15th tax deadline is just around the corner. Tax mistakes can be costly either in the form of additional tax, penalties and interest or in a smaller tax refund. FAILING TO ITEMIZE DEDUCTIONS: Taxpayers should never assume that they cannot itemize deductions on IRS Schedule A. Many taxpayers believe that they will not be able to itemize deductions because they do not own a home or have a mortgage. This is not only incorrect,
State Department Three factors distinguish America's ambassadors overseas from almost every other first-world nation, and many third world nations: 1) A large number of ours are political appointees, chosen to be ambassador simply because they donated a lot of money to the president's campaign and got the highest diplomatic job as a thank you gift, no other qualification necessary; 2) The utter insistence that whatever we do in America is best and it is our obligation to cram our values down the
When Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th President of the United States at noon, January 20, 2017, he will inherit the gravest national security landscape since the end of World War II. The legacy of the Obama Administration bequeathed to President-elect Trump is an America with limited resources due to the weakest economic recovery since 1949, diminished standing in the world due to an inconsistent and feckless foreign policy while " leading from behind ", uncertain allies who question America's
The Justice Department fulfilled President Donald Trump's promise to provide clear guidance on the administration's commitment to restore robust protection of religious freedom across all federal agencies and executive departments Friday. This fix was sorely needed in the wake of actions by President Barack Obama's administration that harmed Americans' religious liberty. The May 4 executive order that Trump signed in the Rose Garden and Friday's guidance from the Justice Department clarified w
Indivisible, the key word in America's Pledge of Allegiance is defined as, "consisting of one whole, not separable into parts; incapable of being divided ". The word indivisible may have described the America of the past but it most certainly doesn't describe the America of today, its government and society. All sorts of divisions exist in this country; let's begin with the fact that prejudice and hatred are still very much alive in our society. African Americans and people of the Jewish faith
America was founded in 1776 with a clear mission to create the world's first truly free society. Freedom of religion, interstate trade, and unalienable rights provided citizens the ability to thrive and blossom. The great experiment produced unthinkable abundance and made America the greatest example of a unilateral free trade zone in world history. Fifty states in perfect harmony with no tariffs or restriction and the results are astounding. California ships produce during the winter; North Car
The neoconservative foreign policy doctrine advanced by officials in President George W. Bush's administration was defined by the ideological belief that America has a "unique role in preserving and extending an international order friendly to our security, our prosperity and our principles." In other words, America is the one indispensable nation in the world. That ideological belief inspired the Bush administration to manufacture a case for war in Iraq that was based on lies. And now, more tha
Regardless of political persuasion, partisanship is easy. "Us" versus "Them." Irrational and misleading appeals to base political instincts. Self-interested numbers games with no hint of compromise. Gagging congressional debate in the dead of night. Placating donors with last-minute, hand-written scribbles on legislation. In these endeavors, neither leadership or patriotism is required. As electoral winds change, "progress" is inevitably gobbled up by political backlash. Easy come, easy go. And
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." -U.S. Constitution Preamble The introductory statement of the US Constitution's founding principles seems inspiring at first glance, but it doesn't seem to ap
Tonight, President Trump will address the American public in his first 'State of the Union,' which promises to be must-see television. Just in time for the speech, Gallup released its poll on how satisfied Americans are with institutions, attitudes, and the direction of the United States. The great news is that Americans are most satisfied with our military and security from terrorism, along with the state of the nation's economy. Interestingly, a majority is satisfied with the position of women
As the nation prepares to pay tribute to former President Ronald Reagan on the 100th anniversary of his birth, it is amazing to consider that his success at turning the U.S. away from 1960s-style liberalism was accomplished in the face of a daily wave of news media hostility. The media's first draft of history was more myth than reality: that Reagan only brought the nation poverty, ignorance, bankruptcy, and a dangerously imbalanced foreign and defense policy. The Media Research Center h
When Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th President of the United States at noon, January 20, 2017, he will inherit the gravest national security landscape since the end of World War II. The legacy of the Obama Administration bequeathed to President-elect Trump is an America with limited resources due to the weakest economic recovery since 1949, diminished standing in the world due to an inconsistent and feckless foreign policy while " leading from behind ", uncertain allies who question America's
The Justice Department fulfilled President Donald Trump's promise to provide clear guidance on the administration's commitment to restore robust protection of religious freedom across all federal agencies and executive departments Friday. This fix was sorely needed in the wake of actions by President Barack Obama's administration that harmed Americans' religious liberty. The May 4 executive order that Trump signed in the Rose Garden and Friday's guidance from the Justice Department clarified w
Indivisible, the key word in America's Pledge of Allegiance is defined as, "consisting of one whole, not separable into parts; incapable of being divided ". The word indivisible may have described the America of the past but it most certainly doesn't describe the America of today, its government and society. All sorts of divisions exist in this country; let's begin with the fact that prejudice and hatred are still very much alive in our society. African Americans and people of the Jewish faith
America was founded in 1776 with a clear mission to create the world's first truly free society. Freedom of religion, interstate trade, and unalienable rights provided citizens the ability to thrive and blossom. The great experiment produced unthinkable abundance and made America the greatest example of a unilateral free trade zone in world history. Fifty states in perfect harmony with no tariffs or restriction and the results are astounding. California ships produce during the winter; North Car
The neoconservative foreign policy doctrine advanced by officials in President George W. Bush's administration was defined by the ideological belief that America has a "unique role in preserving and extending an international order friendly to our security, our prosperity and our principles." In other words, America is the one indispensable nation in the world. That ideological belief inspired the Bush administration to manufacture a case for war in Iraq that was based on lies. And now, more tha
Regardless of political persuasion, partisanship is easy. "Us" versus "Them." Irrational and misleading appeals to base political instincts. Self-interested numbers games with no hint of compromise. Gagging congressional debate in the dead of night. Placating donors with last-minute, hand-written scribbles on legislation. In these endeavors, neither leadership or patriotism is required. As electoral winds change, "progress" is inevitably gobbled up by political backlash. Easy come, easy go. And
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." -U.S. Constitution Preamble The introductory statement of the US Constitution's founding principles seems inspiring at first glance, but it doesn't seem to ap
Tonight, President Trump will address the American public in his first 'State of the Union,' which promises to be must-see television. Just in time for the speech, Gallup released its poll on how satisfied Americans are with institutions, attitudes, and the direction of the United States. The great news is that Americans are most satisfied with our military and security from terrorism, along with the state of the nation's economy. Interestingly, a majority is satisfied with the position of women
As the nation prepares to pay tribute to former President Ronald Reagan on the 100th anniversary of his birth, it is amazing to consider that his success at turning the U.S. away from 1960s-style liberalism was accomplished in the face of a daily wave of news media hostility. The media's first draft of history was more myth than reality: that Reagan only brought the nation poverty, ignorance, bankruptcy, and a dangerously imbalanced foreign and defense policy. The Media Research Center h
The "high-flying" American flag atop the U.S. Capitol building on the Fourth of July will for the first time in decades be made of hemp , as was the very first flag created by Betsy Ross. This being the result of efforts by Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO), who arranged for the flag to be among those used for the day -- because of the large number of requests to fly flags over the Capitol, it will only fly for a few hours and then be taken down. Hemp is the industrial name for the fiber of the marijuana
Attorneys have requested a rehearing for a case involving a veterans memorial that atheists have claimed is unconstitutional because of its Christian imagery. In a 2-1 ruling last month, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit declared that the World War I Veterans Memorial in Bladensburg, Virginia, unconstitutional . The 90-year-old and 40-foot-tall memorial is in the shape of a cross - something the Circuit considers a government endorsement of religion. The memori
Seeborg dismissed a 2014 lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union that alleged the standard led to the identification of innocent people as potential terrorists. The program at issue in the case -- the National Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative -- has state and local law enforcement flag behavior they think reasonably indicates terrorism-related planning or other criminal activity and report it to the FBI or federally funded law enforcement centers. The program began after the Sept.
Points of agreement: * Robert E. Lee et al were personally honorable men--certainly not less honorable on the whole than the Union generals and soldiers, on a personal level; * Liberty is at the core of the American spirit; * We must remember our history with all of its sins, so that we do not repeat mistakes. Possible point of disagreement--the crux of the matter: * The American flag stands for the liberty of which you spoke; the Confederacy rebelled against that flag. The Confederacy was
The woefully misnamed American Civil Liberties Union is launching a crusade to force Catholic hospitals to act against Catholic moral teachings and the natural law. This is an un-American attack on religious liberty. The ACLU's intentions came to light this week after it threatened to sue Mercy Medical Center in Redding, California, which is operated by the Sisters of Mercy. The hospital is a part of Dignity Health, a nonprofit that operates 40 hospitals -- 22 of which are Catholic -- in Califor
Florida's veterans fought for the values all Americans hold. We believe in freedom, opportunity, and hard work. That's why it's surprising to learn that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) veterans aren't guaranteed employment protections in Florida. Those who fought for our country can be fired from their jobs simply because of who they are or who they love. That's wrong by any measure. If you can volunteer to fight for our country, you shouldn't have to worry about losing your job
Please do not lose faith in the United States. For over seventy years our beliefs and values have made us staunch allies. Nothing and no one can change that. Most Americans continue to value your loyalty and friendship and look forward to many more years collaborating in the causes of democracy, equal opportunity, science, the environment, balanced growth, and human rights. And against totalitarianism, xenophobia, ignorance, climate change, nuclear Armageddon, and global poverty. The current occ
Third American Constitution - Direct Democracy Republic Of America - Article 1 - Section 9 - Items 1 through 9 Section. 9. Of The Second American Constitution (regarding slavery and Human trafficking and taxation) The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a Tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars fo
The central idea of The Conservative Mind, upon which American conservatism is essentially based, is ordered liberty. It is a blending of the sometimes contending requirements of the community and the individual, of individual freedom and individual responsibility, of limited government and unlimited markets. Kirk described six basic "canons" or principles of conservatism: A divine intent, as well as personal conscience, rules society; Traditional life is filled with variety and mystery while mo
I'm a constitutional Conservative. That means that I will only vote for candidates who adhere to the foundation laid by our Founding Fathers within the Constitution, such as: limited federal power, states rights, respect for the three separate but equal branches of government, and a strong commitment to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And I expect candidates to have, at least, a basic knowledge and understanding of the Constitution. For this reason, I am still opposed to Donald Trump
Attorneys have requested a rehearing for a case involving a veterans memorial that atheists have claimed is unconstitutional because of its Christian imagery. In a 2-1 ruling last month, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit declared that the World War I Veterans Memorial in Bladensburg, Virginia, unconstitutional . The 90-year-old and 40-foot-tall memorial is in the shape of a cross - something the Circuit considers a government endorsement of religion. The memori
Seeborg dismissed a 2014 lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union that alleged the standard led to the identification of innocent people as potential terrorists. The program at issue in the case -- the National Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative -- has state and local law enforcement flag behavior they think reasonably indicates terrorism-related planning or other criminal activity and report it to the FBI or federally funded law enforcement centers. The program began after the Sept.
Points of agreement: * Robert E. Lee et al were personally honorable men--certainly not less honorable on the whole than the Union generals and soldiers, on a personal level; * Liberty is at the core of the American spirit; * We must remember our history with all of its sins, so that we do not repeat mistakes. Possible point of disagreement--the crux of the matter: * The American flag stands for the liberty of which you spoke; the Confederacy rebelled against that flag. The Confederacy was
The woefully misnamed American Civil Liberties Union is launching a crusade to force Catholic hospitals to act against Catholic moral teachings and the natural law. This is an un-American attack on religious liberty. The ACLU's intentions came to light this week after it threatened to sue Mercy Medical Center in Redding, California, which is operated by the Sisters of Mercy. The hospital is a part of Dignity Health, a nonprofit that operates 40 hospitals -- 22 of which are Catholic -- in Califor
Florida's veterans fought for the values all Americans hold. We believe in freedom, opportunity, and hard work. That's why it's surprising to learn that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) veterans aren't guaranteed employment protections in Florida. Those who fought for our country can be fired from their jobs simply because of who they are or who they love. That's wrong by any measure. If you can volunteer to fight for our country, you shouldn't have to worry about losing your job
Please do not lose faith in the United States. For over seventy years our beliefs and values have made us staunch allies. Nothing and no one can change that. Most Americans continue to value your loyalty and friendship and look forward to many more years collaborating in the causes of democracy, equal opportunity, science, the environment, balanced growth, and human rights. And against totalitarianism, xenophobia, ignorance, climate change, nuclear Armageddon, and global poverty. The current occ
Third American Constitution - Direct Democracy Republic Of America - Article 1 - Section 9 - Items 1 through 9 Section. 9. Of The Second American Constitution (regarding slavery and Human trafficking and taxation) The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a Tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars fo
The central idea of The Conservative Mind, upon which American conservatism is essentially based, is ordered liberty. It is a blending of the sometimes contending requirements of the community and the individual, of individual freedom and individual responsibility, of limited government and unlimited markets. Kirk described six basic "canons" or principles of conservatism: A divine intent, as well as personal conscience, rules society; Traditional life is filled with variety and mystery while mo
I'm a constitutional Conservative. That means that I will only vote for candidates who adhere to the foundation laid by our Founding Fathers within the Constitution, such as: limited federal power, states rights, respect for the three separate but equal branches of government, and a strong commitment to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And I expect candidates to have, at least, a basic knowledge and understanding of the Constitution. For this reason, I am still opposed to Donald Trump
he United States ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has never been afraid to say how she really feels. However, in a recent speech at the AIPAC conference, she really spoke her mind and revealed how evil the UN really is. She went after them for spending so much time attacking Israel. "It cannot be the case that in an organization with 193 countries, the United Nations spends half of its time attacking only one country. We will not accept it any longer," she said. She went on to discuss how the on
Nikki Haley has a telling expression on her face as she speaks to Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya, left, before a Security Council meeting on Iran, Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Today's meeting of the United Nations Security Council illustrated the misgivings many Americans have about its effectiveness, when United States Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley addressed the body this afternoon regarding the protests in Iran, and
The profound disappointment of Angela Merkel AP photo Anyone who says she admires Hillary Clinton, as Angela Merkel has said, plainly invites revulsion if not contempt. The lack of judgment broadcast by such words strikes the mind like a grating noise. Clinton's record of behavior literally stinks to high heaven, much as a pile of corpses left to rot in the hot sun, and, as it happens, there are a great many rotting corpses in Clinton's history. What an immense disappointment Merkel is. Intellig
The king of Hollywood will be teaming up with the ex-queen of the Democratic party to produce a television show about the fight for women's suffrage. According to The Hollywood Reporter , the progressive duo will be adapting Elaine Weiss' critically acclaimed book "The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote," the rights of which were optioned by Spielberg's company Amblin Television. Hillary Clinton will be stepping up as an executive producer and will play a pivotal role in selecting key
For a woman in the eye of a partisan storm, Cecile Richards is remarkably composed. As president since 2006 of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America - the largest provider of health care for women, in a country where almost half of all pregnancies are unexpected - Richards has increased the reach of the organisation's services (including a Spanish-language website) in the face of opposition. In 2011, the Republican-led Congress used all its political weight to try to withdraw federal fund
Last night, Jessica Chastain hosted Saturday Night Live. She paid tribute to #MeToo and Time's Up in her opening monologue , singing "You Don't Own Me" with Kate McKinnon and Cecily Strong. But my favorite skit of the night had to be the shockingly bleak game show skit, "What Even Matters Anymore." In the skit, Chastain is the host of a game show where contestants have to guess whether one of Trump's countless outrageous comments and alleged behaviors--from saying all Haitians have AIDS to havi
Gabbard was all for debate in 2016 when she backed Bernie. U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is refusing to debate a Democratic primary challenger again this election season, spurring another round of criticism that she's stifling the democratic election process and not giving voters a chance to hear from her opponents. The popular congresswoman has yet to participate in a debate against a primary challenger since being elected to Congress six years ago. "Blocking debates from happening through non-partic
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images Since she spoke out against the limited debate schedule set up by former DNC Chair Debbie Was serman Schultz during the 2016 Democratic primaries, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has been a thorn in the side of the Democratic establishment. After resigning from her position as DNC vice chair to campaign on behalf of Sen. Bernie Sanders , she became a prominent Sanders surrogate. During the beginning of the Standing Rock protests against the Dak
Michelle Obama delivered her final speech as first lady of the United States. The address was for the 2017 School Counselor of the Year event at the White House. This is especially fitting as Obama has supported education throughout her stay in the White House. It was an incredibly emotional event that ended with seemingly the entire East Room -- Obama included -- in tears. Obama first spoke about the importance of school counselors, specifically honoring Terri Tchorzynski. She spoke about the
Nothing says more about where power in our country is held than the glittering ceremony of the Queen's Speech. A list of legislation is announced in Westminster, Government ministers work with Whitehall civil servants to draft bills, and the rest of the country feels like it's on the outside looking in. Power shouldn't feel so remote. We need to bring power closer to the people. That's the only way to make decisions more relevant to people's lives. Next week's Queen's Speech should include legi
Nikki Haley has a telling expression on her face as she speaks to Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya, left, before a Security Council meeting on Iran, Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Today's meeting of the United Nations Security Council illustrated the misgivings many Americans have about its effectiveness, when United States Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley addressed the body this afternoon regarding the protests in Iran, and
The profound disappointment of Angela Merkel AP photo Anyone who says she admires Hillary Clinton, as Angela Merkel has said, plainly invites revulsion if not contempt. The lack of judgment broadcast by such words strikes the mind like a grating noise. Clinton's record of behavior literally stinks to high heaven, much as a pile of corpses left to rot in the hot sun, and, as it happens, there are a great many rotting corpses in Clinton's history. What an immense disappointment Merkel is. Intellig
The king of Hollywood will be teaming up with the ex-queen of the Democratic party to produce a television show about the fight for women's suffrage. According to The Hollywood Reporter , the progressive duo will be adapting Elaine Weiss' critically acclaimed book "The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote," the rights of which were optioned by Spielberg's company Amblin Television. Hillary Clinton will be stepping up as an executive producer and will play a pivotal role in selecting key
For a woman in the eye of a partisan storm, Cecile Richards is remarkably composed. As president since 2006 of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America - the largest provider of health care for women, in a country where almost half of all pregnancies are unexpected - Richards has increased the reach of the organisation's services (including a Spanish-language website) in the face of opposition. In 2011, the Republican-led Congress used all its political weight to try to withdraw federal fund
Last night, Jessica Chastain hosted Saturday Night Live. She paid tribute to #MeToo and Time's Up in her opening monologue , singing "You Don't Own Me" with Kate McKinnon and Cecily Strong. But my favorite skit of the night had to be the shockingly bleak game show skit, "What Even Matters Anymore." In the skit, Chastain is the host of a game show where contestants have to guess whether one of Trump's countless outrageous comments and alleged behaviors--from saying all Haitians have AIDS to havi
Gabbard was all for debate in 2016 when she backed Bernie. U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is refusing to debate a Democratic primary challenger again this election season, spurring another round of criticism that she's stifling the democratic election process and not giving voters a chance to hear from her opponents. The popular congresswoman has yet to participate in a debate against a primary challenger since being elected to Congress six years ago. "Blocking debates from happening through non-partic
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images Since she spoke out against the limited debate schedule set up by former DNC Chair Debbie Was serman Schultz during the 2016 Democratic primaries, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has been a thorn in the side of the Democratic establishment. After resigning from her position as DNC vice chair to campaign on behalf of Sen. Bernie Sanders , she became a prominent Sanders surrogate. During the beginning of the Standing Rock protests against the Dak
Michelle Obama delivered her final speech as first lady of the United States. The address was for the 2017 School Counselor of the Year event at the White House. This is especially fitting as Obama has supported education throughout her stay in the White House. It was an incredibly emotional event that ended with seemingly the entire East Room -- Obama included -- in tears. Obama first spoke about the importance of school counselors, specifically honoring Terri Tchorzynski. She spoke about the
Nothing says more about where power in our country is held than the glittering ceremony of the Queen's Speech. A list of legislation is announced in Westminster, Government ministers work with Whitehall civil servants to draft bills, and the rest of the country feels like it's on the outside looking in. Power shouldn't feel so remote. We need to bring power closer to the people. That's the only way to make decisions more relevant to people's lives. Next week's Queen's Speech should include legi
Speaking this afternoon, Mr Cameron demanded a referendum on the controversial European reform treaty, saying that it is simply "an all encompassing constitution" which will just transfer important decision making from Britain to Brussels. He said to Brown: "It's this sort of approach that makes you look shifty and untrustworthy. "Don't you see that far from getting you out of your troubles, denying people a referendum is digging you in deeper." We told you last week that Brown's decision to h
Over the weekend, Premier Rachel Notley met with her party faithful at the annual meeting of the Alberta NDP Provincial Council in Edmonton. Notley offered up a speech to motivate the NDP loyalists as she faces a new United Conservative Party for the first time in the coming fall session of the legislature. It was awful. Instead of her speech being inspirational, it was paranoid and strange. WATCH to see the one especially unhinged allegation Notley levels at United Conservatives MLAs. Share Thi
This weekend, the runner-up party in the recent Greek election, Syriza, seemed to rule out joining with New Democracy and PASOK to give them a majority in parliament. Instead, Syriza cheekily invited a smaller rival left-wing party, Democratic Left, to drink from that poisoned chalice in their place. At least in the short term, this looks like excellent political hardball on the part of Syriza. They either get to go into opposition in the new parliament while their opponents further discredit th
The Sydney Stop the War Coalition released the statement below on November 2. Prime Minister Julia Gillard made her annual report on the war in Afghanistan to an almost empty Parliament House on October 31. After 11 years, she insists that the International Security Assistance Force counter-insurgency strategy against the Taliban is "working" and the Afghan National Army is on track to take over security in 2014 -- when the Western forces "leave". Gillard said the Australian-led reconstruction t
If you listen to the Liberals, the NDP and the Media Party, they tell you that "the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer." But that isn't true -- based on data from Statistics Canada itself. You'd never know it if you relied on Canada's Media Party for your news. When they do report on this Stats Canada data, they get the study's findings wrong! As a matter of fact, since the beginning of this century, the average Canadian family has seen their net worth go up 73%. Shouldn't t
O n selection night , January 23, 2016, New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton stood before a buoyant victory party crowd in downtown Toronto and announced that Canadians had voted for change and that more New Democrats in Parliament would mean better lives for working families and seniors. For Layton, winning twenty-nine seats and 17.5 percent of the popular vote represented an electoral triumph vindicating the NDP 's campaign strategy: an attack focused almost exclusively on the scandal-plagu
By Ariel Gold, CODEPINK staff On Wednesday March 9 the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) announced that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has accepted an invitation to speak at their March 20-22 annual policy conference in Washington DC. Two days later they announced that Republican candidate, Donald Trump has also accepted their invitation to speak. AIPAC relishes its ability to trot out leading politicians who then jostle to outdo each other in proving their "pro
OTTAWA, March 23, 2016 ( LifeSiteNews ) - The Liberal government and the Greens, NDP, and Bloc Quebecois joined together yesterday to defeat a Conservative motion seeking to extend the life of the Office of Religious Freedom. There were 226 votes against, and only 90 for. Don Hutchinson, who as vice president of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada was one of the religious leaders who helped set the office up, calls it "an extremely poor decision; particularly because there is no indication as t
The incumbent Liberal Party premier of Canada's largest province launched her election campaign last week by tacking to the left. In a pre-election budget , Premier Kathleen Wynne announced she would create a public pension plan in Ontario, spend lots of money to improve public transit, and nudge up the income tax paid by the wealthiest people in the province by a few hundred dollars a year. New Democratic Party leader Andrea Horwath decided she would not support the budget of Wynne's minority g
A wave of support for diversity in top party position shows provincial NDP on the cusp of major transformation. Photo by Sheryl Nadler/ CP Photo You could feel the sense of generational change in the air last weekend, April 13-15, as 1,000 Ontario New Democrats gathered at the Hamilton Convention Centre to chart policy and elect a new party president. The new winds were evident Friday night, for example, when K'naan took the stage to talk about his personal activism with MC MPP Jagmeet Singh. Th
Over the weekend, Premier Rachel Notley met with her party faithful at the annual meeting of the Alberta NDP Provincial Council in Edmonton. Notley offered up a speech to motivate the NDP loyalists as she faces a new United Conservative Party for the first time in the coming fall session of the legislature. It was awful. Instead of her speech being inspirational, it was paranoid and strange. WATCH to see the one especially unhinged allegation Notley levels at United Conservatives MLAs. Share Thi
This weekend, the runner-up party in the recent Greek election, Syriza, seemed to rule out joining with New Democracy and PASOK to give them a majority in parliament. Instead, Syriza cheekily invited a smaller rival left-wing party, Democratic Left, to drink from that poisoned chalice in their place. At least in the short term, this looks like excellent political hardball on the part of Syriza. They either get to go into opposition in the new parliament while their opponents further discredit th
The Sydney Stop the War Coalition released the statement below on November 2. Prime Minister Julia Gillard made her annual report on the war in Afghanistan to an almost empty Parliament House on October 31. After 11 years, she insists that the International Security Assistance Force counter-insurgency strategy against the Taliban is "working" and the Afghan National Army is on track to take over security in 2014 -- when the Western forces "leave". Gillard said the Australian-led reconstruction t
If you listen to the Liberals, the NDP and the Media Party, they tell you that "the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer." But that isn't true -- based on data from Statistics Canada itself. You'd never know it if you relied on Canada's Media Party for your news. When they do report on this Stats Canada data, they get the study's findings wrong! As a matter of fact, since the beginning of this century, the average Canadian family has seen their net worth go up 73%. Shouldn't t
O n selection night , January 23, 2016, New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton stood before a buoyant victory party crowd in downtown Toronto and announced that Canadians had voted for change and that more New Democrats in Parliament would mean better lives for working families and seniors. For Layton, winning twenty-nine seats and 17.5 percent of the popular vote represented an electoral triumph vindicating the NDP 's campaign strategy: an attack focused almost exclusively on the scandal-plagu
By Ariel Gold, CODEPINK staff On Wednesday March 9 the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) announced that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has accepted an invitation to speak at their March 20-22 annual policy conference in Washington DC. Two days later they announced that Republican candidate, Donald Trump has also accepted their invitation to speak. AIPAC relishes its ability to trot out leading politicians who then jostle to outdo each other in proving their "pro
OTTAWA, March 23, 2016 ( LifeSiteNews ) - The Liberal government and the Greens, NDP, and Bloc Quebecois joined together yesterday to defeat a Conservative motion seeking to extend the life of the Office of Religious Freedom. There were 226 votes against, and only 90 for. Don Hutchinson, who as vice president of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada was one of the religious leaders who helped set the office up, calls it "an extremely poor decision; particularly because there is no indication as t
The incumbent Liberal Party premier of Canada's largest province launched her election campaign last week by tacking to the left. In a pre-election budget , Premier Kathleen Wynne announced she would create a public pension plan in Ontario, spend lots of money to improve public transit, and nudge up the income tax paid by the wealthiest people in the province by a few hundred dollars a year. New Democratic Party leader Andrea Horwath decided she would not support the budget of Wynne's minority g
A wave of support for diversity in top party position shows provincial NDP on the cusp of major transformation. Photo by Sheryl Nadler/ CP Photo You could feel the sense of generational change in the air last weekend, April 13-15, as 1,000 Ontario New Democrats gathered at the Hamilton Convention Centre to chart policy and elect a new party president. The new winds were evident Friday night, for example, when K'naan took the stage to talk about his personal activism with MC MPP Jagmeet Singh. Th
Harris County Precinct 3 Asst. Chief Deputy Clint Greenwood, a veteran law enforcement officer and attorney, was shot in the neck and killed this morning by a killer who is still on the run . A deputy constable has died after being shot at the courthouse in Baytown. Baytown police identified Harris County Precinct 3 Asst. Chief Deputy Clint Greenwood, a 30-year law enforcement veteran, as the victim in this morning's shooting. There was no word on the suspect, who is presumed to still be on the
WESTFIELD, MA - An incident captured on camera in Westfield has the community buzzing with questions for police. Alex Perez was on his way to a friends house when he TOMS RIVER - A Lavallette police sergeant, who is also a Lakewood municipal prosecutor and onetime Toms River Township Council primary contender, has been arrested on suspicion of simple assault, CANTON, OH - A Canton man is recovering in the hospital after a traffic stop. Ronald Wagner II was pulled over Sunday by an Ohio State Hig
MCALLEN, Texas -- Tamaulipas State Police officers helped Texas cops by arresting a suspected murderer that had escaped to the Mexican border city of Reynosa to hide. Working hand in hand with the U.S. Marshals Service and Pharr Police, the Attorney General's Office arrived at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge where they turned over Rodrigo Reyes, who had an outstanding warrant for capital murder. According to information provided to Breitbart Texas by Pharr Police, Reyes is the prime suspe
Philadelphia police officer admits lie in saying he was shot http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/93466604.html?cmpid=15585797 Straight from the Susan Smith files, a Philadelphia police officer who claimed that he was shot by a black man, lied about it. Sgt. Robert Ralston, a 21-year veteran of the department, shot himself in the shoulder so that his kids would be proud of him. Investigators questioned his story because it was clear that he was trying to make himself look like a hero. We'
A Virginia police officer was shot and killed Saturday afternoon during her first day on the job. She and two other officers were shot while responding to a domestic-related call. The Prince William County Police Department announced on Saturday that Officer Ashley Guidon died just hours after beginning her first shift as a police officer after being sworn in on Friday. She and two other officers were shot while responding to a domestic-related shooting that occurred in in Woodbridge, VA. The ot
As Cook County Sheriff, Tom Dart has brought an aggressive, yet innovative approach to law enforcement. A former prosecutor and state legislator, Sheriff Dart has long fought to protect the most vulnerable members of our society. As a prosecutor, he helped initiate a massive public corruption investigation in the poverty-stricken village of Ford Heights, which led to the indictments of multiple police officers. As a state legislator, Dart sponsored hundreds of bills that demanded accountability
MADISON, Wisconsin -- By the time a veteran police officer forced his way through an apartment door and drew his gun on 19-year-old Tony Robinson , Wisconsin was already in the midst of a reckoning over how police used excessive force throughout the state. A string of high-profile, police-involved shootings over the course of the last decade leveled scrutiny into how departments investigated incidents and how justice was carried out. "Civil rights isn't just about African-Americans and Hispanics
May 22, 2013 8:00 pm Weld County, Colo., Sheriff John Cooke, left, with El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa, center right, and other sheriffs standing behind him, speaks during a news conference at which he announced that 54 Colorado sheriffs are filing a federal civil lawsuit against two gun control bills passed by the Colorado Legislature, in Denver, Friday, May 17 2013. (Photo: AP) In the wake of the tragedy in Aurora, Colorado passed some of the strictest gun control measures in the country.
Two More Abrupt Resignations from Massachusetts State Police Brass Connected To 'TrooperGate' Scandal By Evan Lips | February 23, 2018, 23:48 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2018/02/23/two-more-abrupt-resignations-from-massachusetts-state-police-brass-connected-to-troopergate-scandal/ State troopers Daniel Risteen (left) and Leigha Genduso (via Facebook) UPDATED 1 A.M. 2/24/18 Two additional high-ranking State Police officials with connections to the judge's daughter scandal have abru
State officials in North Carolina have launched an investigation after a police officer in Gastonia shot and killed a 74-year-old man while performing a welfare check. Gastonia police Chief Robert Helton explained at a press conference on Sunday that a family member had asked officers to check on James Howard Allen on Saturday afternoon, The Charlotte Observer reported . Helton said that Allen's family had asked for the welfare check because the 74-year-old veteran had recently undergone surger
WESTFIELD, MA - An incident captured on camera in Westfield has the community buzzing with questions for police. Alex Perez was on his way to a friends house when he TOMS RIVER - A Lavallette police sergeant, who is also a Lakewood municipal prosecutor and onetime Toms River Township Council primary contender, has been arrested on suspicion of simple assault, CANTON, OH - A Canton man is recovering in the hospital after a traffic stop. Ronald Wagner II was pulled over Sunday by an Ohio State Hig
MCALLEN, Texas -- Tamaulipas State Police officers helped Texas cops by arresting a suspected murderer that had escaped to the Mexican border city of Reynosa to hide. Working hand in hand with the U.S. Marshals Service and Pharr Police, the Attorney General's Office arrived at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge where they turned over Rodrigo Reyes, who had an outstanding warrant for capital murder. According to information provided to Breitbart Texas by Pharr Police, Reyes is the prime suspe
Philadelphia police officer admits lie in saying he was shot http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/93466604.html?cmpid=15585797 Straight from the Susan Smith files, a Philadelphia police officer who claimed that he was shot by a black man, lied about it. Sgt. Robert Ralston, a 21-year veteran of the department, shot himself in the shoulder so that his kids would be proud of him. Investigators questioned his story because it was clear that he was trying to make himself look like a hero. We'
A Virginia police officer was shot and killed Saturday afternoon during her first day on the job. She and two other officers were shot while responding to a domestic-related call. The Prince William County Police Department announced on Saturday that Officer Ashley Guidon died just hours after beginning her first shift as a police officer after being sworn in on Friday. She and two other officers were shot while responding to a domestic-related shooting that occurred in in Woodbridge, VA. The ot
As Cook County Sheriff, Tom Dart has brought an aggressive, yet innovative approach to law enforcement. A former prosecutor and state legislator, Sheriff Dart has long fought to protect the most vulnerable members of our society. As a prosecutor, he helped initiate a massive public corruption investigation in the poverty-stricken village of Ford Heights, which led to the indictments of multiple police officers. As a state legislator, Dart sponsored hundreds of bills that demanded accountability
MADISON, Wisconsin -- By the time a veteran police officer forced his way through an apartment door and drew his gun on 19-year-old Tony Robinson , Wisconsin was already in the midst of a reckoning over how police used excessive force throughout the state. A string of high-profile, police-involved shootings over the course of the last decade leveled scrutiny into how departments investigated incidents and how justice was carried out. "Civil rights isn't just about African-Americans and Hispanics
May 22, 2013 8:00 pm Weld County, Colo., Sheriff John Cooke, left, with El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa, center right, and other sheriffs standing behind him, speaks during a news conference at which he announced that 54 Colorado sheriffs are filing a federal civil lawsuit against two gun control bills passed by the Colorado Legislature, in Denver, Friday, May 17 2013. (Photo: AP) In the wake of the tragedy in Aurora, Colorado passed some of the strictest gun control measures in the country.
Two More Abrupt Resignations from Massachusetts State Police Brass Connected To 'TrooperGate' Scandal By Evan Lips | February 23, 2018, 23:48 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2018/02/23/two-more-abrupt-resignations-from-massachusetts-state-police-brass-connected-to-troopergate-scandal/ State troopers Daniel Risteen (left) and Leigha Genduso (via Facebook) UPDATED 1 A.M. 2/24/18 Two additional high-ranking State Police officials with connections to the judge's daughter scandal have abru
State officials in North Carolina have launched an investigation after a police officer in Gastonia shot and killed a 74-year-old man while performing a welfare check. Gastonia police Chief Robert Helton explained at a press conference on Sunday that a family member had asked officers to check on James Howard Allen on Saturday afternoon, The Charlotte Observer reported . Helton said that Allen's family had asked for the welfare check because the 74-year-old veteran had recently undergone surger
As Cook County Sheriff, Tom Dart has brought an aggressive, yet innovative approach to law enforcement. A former prosecutor and state legislator, Sheriff Dart has long fought to protect the most vulnerable members of our society. As a prosecutor, he helped initiate a massive public corruption investigation in the poverty-stricken village of Ford Heights, which led to the indictments of multiple police officers. As a state legislator, Dart sponsored hundreds of bills that demanded accountability
Accused of killing someone in Texas and torching the victim's body, an MS-13 gang member's run from federal authorities ended Tuesday in the Charleston area, local officials said. Franklin Platero-Rodriguez, 21, was found with a 9 mm pistol when he was arrested while leaving a Subway restaurant on U.S. Highway 78 in Ladson, the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office said. He had been living on Lyn Drive. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told Fox News that Platero-Rodriguez, through a loo
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The trial of Nicholas Young, the first police officer ever charged in the United States with providing material support to the Islamic State, is scheduled to get underway next week. Young , who worked for the Metro Transit Police Department in Washington, D.C., was arrested in Aug. 2016, on charges of providing material support to the Islamic State group and lying to FBI investigators. Young is accused of purchasing technology-related items to send to the ISIS operatives so the
A Texas sheriff issued a sobering warning for America in the wake of the deadly Manchester Arena bombing. In a Facebook post on Monday, Denton County Sheriff Tracy Murphree condemned the U.K. massacre that claimed the lives of 22 people on Monday but also called out the political correctness that allows Islamic terrorism to take root. His post, in its entirety, read: Pay attention to what you see in Manchester England tonight. Pay attention to what is happening in Europe. This is what happens wh
Harris County Precinct 3 Asst. Chief Deputy Clint Greenwood, a veteran law enforcement officer and attorney, was shot in the neck and killed this morning by a killer who is still on the run . A deputy constable has died after being shot at the courthouse in Baytown. Baytown police identified Harris County Precinct 3 Asst. Chief Deputy Clint Greenwood, a 30-year law enforcement veteran, as the victim in this morning's shooting. There was no word on the suspect, who is presumed to still be on the
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) has arrested 37 individuals in Middlesex County, New Jersey as part of a multi-day operation, 16 of whom were previously released by Middlesex County Jail which Read More HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Former Hackensack Mayor Jack Zisa is one step closer to cementing his claim on the Bergen County Republican Organization (BCRO). Bergen GOP Committee members will meet the week after the upcoming Ju
He added that Sapo is also cooperating with the national police service. "That means we're sharing this information with them to see if they can implement measures that fall under their remit." Speculation has appeared in local media claiming that Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf's 70th birthday on April 30 could be a possible target for extremists, AP reported. The royal family, government officials and other dignitaries and royals from the EU attend. About 300 Swedish nationals have traveled to Ir
Two former patrol officers from Florida pleaded guilty Friday to framing an innocent teenager under orders from their police chief in order to boast a near-perfect clearance rate for burglaries. Last month, a third officer admitted falsifying arrest warrants for two men at the chief's behest. On June 13, 2013, then-Biscayne Park Police Chief Raimundo Atesiano ordered Officers Charlie Dayoub and Raul Fernandez to falsely arrest a 16-year-old juvenile, identified only as "T.D.," in order to claim
'He reached around toward the deputy's gun, and I just jumped him...' Mohave County Sheriff Doug Schuster presents a "Lifesaving Award" to Sherry King in Kingman, Ariz., July 2, 2018 | Photo courtesy of Mohave County Sheriff's Office via St. George News (Joshua Paladino, Liberty Headlines) The National Rifle Association identified a number of recent incidents in which gun owners protected themselves and other innocent civilians. In four cases, armed samaritans were able to thwart criminals witho
Baker, Healey To Probe Allegations State Police Edited Arrest Report to Shield Judge's Daughter By Evan Lips | November 9, 2017, 16:40 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2017/11/09/baker-healey-to-probe-allegations-state-police-edited-arrest-report-to-shield-judges-daughter/ Dudley District Court, where Judge Tim Bibaud presides. (GoogleMaps) BOSTON -- A decision made from a higher-up in law enforcement to strip lurid details from a State Police arrest report involving the daughter of a
Accused of killing someone in Texas and torching the victim's body, an MS-13 gang member's run from federal authorities ended Tuesday in the Charleston area, local officials said. Franklin Platero-Rodriguez, 21, was found with a 9 mm pistol when he was arrested while leaving a Subway restaurant on U.S. Highway 78 in Ladson, the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office said. He had been living on Lyn Drive. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told Fox News that Platero-Rodriguez, through a loo
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The trial of Nicholas Young, the first police officer ever charged in the United States with providing material support to the Islamic State, is scheduled to get underway next week. Young , who worked for the Metro Transit Police Department in Washington, D.C., was arrested in Aug. 2016, on charges of providing material support to the Islamic State group and lying to FBI investigators. Young is accused of purchasing technology-related items to send to the ISIS operatives so the
A Texas sheriff issued a sobering warning for America in the wake of the deadly Manchester Arena bombing. In a Facebook post on Monday, Denton County Sheriff Tracy Murphree condemned the U.K. massacre that claimed the lives of 22 people on Monday but also called out the political correctness that allows Islamic terrorism to take root. His post, in its entirety, read: Pay attention to what you see in Manchester England tonight. Pay attention to what is happening in Europe. This is what happens wh
Harris County Precinct 3 Asst. Chief Deputy Clint Greenwood, a veteran law enforcement officer and attorney, was shot in the neck and killed this morning by a killer who is still on the run . A deputy constable has died after being shot at the courthouse in Baytown. Baytown police identified Harris County Precinct 3 Asst. Chief Deputy Clint Greenwood, a 30-year law enforcement veteran, as the victim in this morning's shooting. There was no word on the suspect, who is presumed to still be on the
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) has arrested 37 individuals in Middlesex County, New Jersey as part of a multi-day operation, 16 of whom were previously released by Middlesex County Jail which Read More HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Former Hackensack Mayor Jack Zisa is one step closer to cementing his claim on the Bergen County Republican Organization (BCRO). Bergen GOP Committee members will meet the week after the upcoming Ju
He added that Sapo is also cooperating with the national police service. "That means we're sharing this information with them to see if they can implement measures that fall under their remit." Speculation has appeared in local media claiming that Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf's 70th birthday on April 30 could be a possible target for extremists, AP reported. The royal family, government officials and other dignitaries and royals from the EU attend. About 300 Swedish nationals have traveled to Ir
Two former patrol officers from Florida pleaded guilty Friday to framing an innocent teenager under orders from their police chief in order to boast a near-perfect clearance rate for burglaries. Last month, a third officer admitted falsifying arrest warrants for two men at the chief's behest. On June 13, 2013, then-Biscayne Park Police Chief Raimundo Atesiano ordered Officers Charlie Dayoub and Raul Fernandez to falsely arrest a 16-year-old juvenile, identified only as "T.D.," in order to claim
'He reached around toward the deputy's gun, and I just jumped him...' Mohave County Sheriff Doug Schuster presents a "Lifesaving Award" to Sherry King in Kingman, Ariz., July 2, 2018 | Photo courtesy of Mohave County Sheriff's Office via St. George News (Joshua Paladino, Liberty Headlines) The National Rifle Association identified a number of recent incidents in which gun owners protected themselves and other innocent civilians. In four cases, armed samaritans were able to thwart criminals witho
Baker, Healey To Probe Allegations State Police Edited Arrest Report to Shield Judge's Daughter By Evan Lips | November 9, 2017, 16:40 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2017/11/09/baker-healey-to-probe-allegations-state-police-edited-arrest-report-to-shield-judges-daughter/ Dudley District Court, where Judge Tim Bibaud presides. (GoogleMaps) BOSTON -- A decision made from a higher-up in law enforcement to strip lurid details from a State Police arrest report involving the daughter of a
Jun 8, 2018; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) tries to pass the ball against Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) during the third quarter in game four of the 2018 NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports August 4, 2018 (Reuters) - NBA legend Michael Jordan and U.S. athletes rallied to LeBron James' defense on Saturday after U.S. President Donald Trump questioned the star player's intelligence in a tweet. "I suppor
I haven't really watched much of the NFL the past few years. Mostly, I find it hard to watch a league which makes the most money in North American sports, yet pays its players the least, through mostly non-guaranteed contracts, while at the same time asking them to put their bodies and, we now know, minds at higher risk of harm than most professional athletes. I suppose this relates to what I was talking about last week surrounding gun control: How the results of guns being so easily accessible
NBA Star Kevin Durant on Trump: "I Don't Respect Who's in Office" Headline Aug 18, 2017 In other sports news, basketball superstar Kevin Durant has said he won't go to the White House if Trump invites the NBA champion Golden State Warriors. Durant said, "I don't respect who's in office right now." The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License . Please attribute legal copies of this work to democra
This NFL player is about more than just protests. Here's what he did to prove it Oct 18, 2017 6:15 pm Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Chris Long is donating his entire 2017 salary to educational charities in his hometown of Charlottesville, VIrginia, and in cities that he has played in. (Rob Carr/Getty Images) Follow Article Goal Inspire Share Tweet Chris Long, a defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles, badly wants to change the perception that NFL players protest publicly but don't do anyth
" It was the best of times , it was the worst of times , it was the age of wisdom , it was the age of foolishness ..." The NBA preseason is upon us, which -- like the above Dickens opening to A Tale of Two Cities -- is manifold. On the one hand, the preseason means the the actual NBA season is less than a month away: YEAHHHH BUDDY (that's me giving a cyber high-five to the other NBA heads out there). But, the preseason also means the next three weeks will be spent watching basketball with our fi
The life of a professional athlete comes with many blessings, distractions and so much damn money that most don't even know what to do with it. To put things in perspective, the average star player in any major American sport will make more in one season than most of us will in our entire lives. Shout out to having a God-given talent that pays the bills, but what happens when that talent runs out? Now matter how gifted a pro athlete is, father time always catches up, and for those not prepared t
Djokovic beat Nadal 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(9), 3-6, 10-8 in a match which lasted over five hours to set up a Wimbledon final clash with Kevin Anderson. Despite the two stars showing the world their undoubted talent on Centre Court, many tennis fans believe Federer is the best player of all time having won 20 Grand Slam titles. But the Swiss star crashed out of Wimbledon in the quarter-finals after suffering a shock defeat to Anderson. And Djokovic appears to hold Nadal in higher esteem than the All Engla
NBA superstar LeBron James's Los Angeles home was reportedly vandalized with some sort of racial slur on Wednesday -- and the LAPD is investigating the incident as a hate crime. James responded to the incident Wednesday evening on the eve of the NBA Finals: LeBron James responds to the vandalism incident at his home pic.twitter.com/goMoicIIit -- Sports Illustrated (@SInow) May 31, 2017 "My family is safe... that's the most important [thing]. But it just goes to show that racism will always be a
GRANT STINCHFIELD (HOST): You know the truth this, that whole thing makes me sad. It makes me sad for America, [The Daily Caller's] Amber Athey, because LeBron James is a superstar and I'm sure he's a very smart guy. [CNN's] Don Lemon does his best to divide this nation and using that, they are just trying to smear President Trump. Whether LeBron James really believes this or whether he's been snowed into believing this, it's disgusting. But for the two of them to sit up there and snicker and la
The 2017 NFL regular season gets underway this weekend, but the game between the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will not be played as scheduled due to Hurricane Irma. The NFL announced Wednesday morning that the game will be played on Sunday, Nov. 19. Both teams were scheduled to be off that week and now will play 16 consecutive games. The game was originally slated for 1 p.m. EDT Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, but due to Irma's potential track over South Florida, league official
I haven't really watched much of the NFL the past few years. Mostly, I find it hard to watch a league which makes the most money in North American sports, yet pays its players the least, through mostly non-guaranteed contracts, while at the same time asking them to put their bodies and, we now know, minds at higher risk of harm than most professional athletes. I suppose this relates to what I was talking about last week surrounding gun control: How the results of guns being so easily accessible
NBA Star Kevin Durant on Trump: "I Don't Respect Who's in Office" Headline Aug 18, 2017 In other sports news, basketball superstar Kevin Durant has said he won't go to the White House if Trump invites the NBA champion Golden State Warriors. Durant said, "I don't respect who's in office right now." The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License . Please attribute legal copies of this work to democra
This NFL player is about more than just protests. Here's what he did to prove it Oct 18, 2017 6:15 pm Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Chris Long is donating his entire 2017 salary to educational charities in his hometown of Charlottesville, VIrginia, and in cities that he has played in. (Rob Carr/Getty Images) Follow Article Goal Inspire Share Tweet Chris Long, a defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles, badly wants to change the perception that NFL players protest publicly but don't do anyth
" It was the best of times , it was the worst of times , it was the age of wisdom , it was the age of foolishness ..." The NBA preseason is upon us, which -- like the above Dickens opening to A Tale of Two Cities -- is manifold. On the one hand, the preseason means the the actual NBA season is less than a month away: YEAHHHH BUDDY (that's me giving a cyber high-five to the other NBA heads out there). But, the preseason also means the next three weeks will be spent watching basketball with our fi
The life of a professional athlete comes with many blessings, distractions and so much damn money that most don't even know what to do with it. To put things in perspective, the average star player in any major American sport will make more in one season than most of us will in our entire lives. Shout out to having a God-given talent that pays the bills, but what happens when that talent runs out? Now matter how gifted a pro athlete is, father time always catches up, and for those not prepared t
Djokovic beat Nadal 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(9), 3-6, 10-8 in a match which lasted over five hours to set up a Wimbledon final clash with Kevin Anderson. Despite the two stars showing the world their undoubted talent on Centre Court, many tennis fans believe Federer is the best player of all time having won 20 Grand Slam titles. But the Swiss star crashed out of Wimbledon in the quarter-finals after suffering a shock defeat to Anderson. And Djokovic appears to hold Nadal in higher esteem than the All Engla
NBA superstar LeBron James's Los Angeles home was reportedly vandalized with some sort of racial slur on Wednesday -- and the LAPD is investigating the incident as a hate crime. James responded to the incident Wednesday evening on the eve of the NBA Finals: LeBron James responds to the vandalism incident at his home pic.twitter.com/goMoicIIit -- Sports Illustrated (@SInow) May 31, 2017 "My family is safe... that's the most important [thing]. But it just goes to show that racism will always be a
GRANT STINCHFIELD (HOST): You know the truth this, that whole thing makes me sad. It makes me sad for America, [The Daily Caller's] Amber Athey, because LeBron James is a superstar and I'm sure he's a very smart guy. [CNN's] Don Lemon does his best to divide this nation and using that, they are just trying to smear President Trump. Whether LeBron James really believes this or whether he's been snowed into believing this, it's disgusting. But for the two of them to sit up there and snicker and la
The 2017 NFL regular season gets underway this weekend, but the game between the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will not be played as scheduled due to Hurricane Irma. The NFL announced Wednesday morning that the game will be played on Sunday, Nov. 19. Both teams were scheduled to be off that week and now will play 16 consecutive games. The game was originally slated for 1 p.m. EDT Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, but due to Irma's potential track over South Florida, league official
Jason Collins, the NBA player who 'came out' in a Sports Illustrated article recently, will join Michelle Obama as headliners for a May 29 th Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender fundraiser. They will be joined by Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Collins, who played for the Washington Wizards this last season, is now a free agent. He is the first active professional athlete in the four major sports to become openly gay. Ticket prices for the event begin at
The controversy surrounding San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick refuses to die. During the National Anthem, the football player refuses to stand and pay homage to the country that has made him fabulously wealthy. Now, a handful of other football players are also refusing to participate in the National Anthem. It's a free country, and people are free to express themselves. But it's interesting to note that if it weren't for the soldier, willing to lay down his life for his country, K
Sports Illustrated magazine didn't just give Colin Kaepernick the Muhammad Ali Legacy Award on Monday. This left-leaning publication immersed itself in Black Lives Matter activism by giving the ex-football player and fellow BLM activist Beyonce a green light to push their social justice narrative. The Daily Show host Trevor Noah introduced Kaepernick by complaining, "He's been sidelined by the NFL, labeled un-American, and even been attacked by the president." TMZ echoed his words with the headl
New England Patriots superstar quarterback Tom Brady addressed fans of the team Monday. The four-time Super Bowl champion took the stage and pumped up the thousands of fans in attendance to see the team get a sendoff before they face the Atlanta Falcons. (SLIDESHOW: This Supermodel Might Be The Sexiest NFL Girlfriend ) WATCH: Brady has led the Patriots to an outstanding season, despite being suspended for the first four games due to his alleged role in "Deflategate." There's no doubt those
Occupation: American artistic gymnast and reigning Olympic all-around champion Why she's a big deal: Winning one Olympic gold medal as a teenager is kind of a big deal--she's won two. Not only did Douglas earn gold in the individual all-around at the London Olympics, but she also helped the USA climb to the top of the podium in the women's team all-around as part of the "Fierce Five." And while it's surprising in retrospect, uneven performances meant Douglas wasn't considered a favorite in the m
New York Mets minor league baseball player Tim Tebow says his life was " shaken " when his football career came to an abrupt end, and he wants to help others who are facing similar circumstances in their lives with a job loss or tragedy that shakes them to their core. Tebow appeared on " Fox & Friends " on Monday to talk about his new book, Shaken , along with a number of other topics, one of which was his thoughts on San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's decision not to stand f
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick won an award despite his dismal performance this season, thanks to leftist crybabies. In a surprise move, the 49ers awarded Kaepernick the Len Eshmont Award, the most prestigious honor handed out by the franchise. The award, which was voted on by the team, is given to the player "who best exemplifies the inspirational and courageous play of Len Eshmont, an original member of the 1946 49ers team." The #49ers have announced their 2016 team awards. -
Brandon Marshall of the Denver Broncos takes a knee during the national anthem before the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Sports Authority Field Field at Mile High in Denver on Sept. 18, 2016. (Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) Y'all's president is tweeting about the National Football League again. Shortly after that guy who lives in the White House woke up, submerged himself in a vat of Cheetos dust and ate his leftover KFC thigh and wing (Original Recipe, of course--not those newfangled cris
Katie Sowers, hired to be a full-time assistant coach by the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, is just the second female hired in that role for the NFL and the first, male or female, who is openly LGBT. Sowers played pro football in the Women's Football Alliance and worked as an intern for the Atlanta Falcons' scouting department. She interned with the 49ers over the summer and was then hired for the fall. The Falcons organization knew about her orientation, and still treated her well, she said. "I cou
SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) -- Along with getting good grades and listening to their parents, LeBron James has encouraged kids in his foundation's educational program to stand up for their beliefs. On Tuesday night, the superstar gave a lesson in how it's done. Concluding a day of fun and games at an amusement park, James turned serious when speaking about the recent violence and tragedy in Charlottesville. James also took a pointed swipe at President Donald Trump, calling him the "so-called president."
The controversy surrounding San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick refuses to die. During the National Anthem, the football player refuses to stand and pay homage to the country that has made him fabulously wealthy. Now, a handful of other football players are also refusing to participate in the National Anthem. It's a free country, and people are free to express themselves. But it's interesting to note that if it weren't for the soldier, willing to lay down his life for his country, K
Sports Illustrated magazine didn't just give Colin Kaepernick the Muhammad Ali Legacy Award on Monday. This left-leaning publication immersed itself in Black Lives Matter activism by giving the ex-football player and fellow BLM activist Beyonce a green light to push their social justice narrative. The Daily Show host Trevor Noah introduced Kaepernick by complaining, "He's been sidelined by the NFL, labeled un-American, and even been attacked by the president." TMZ echoed his words with the headl
New England Patriots superstar quarterback Tom Brady addressed fans of the team Monday. The four-time Super Bowl champion took the stage and pumped up the thousands of fans in attendance to see the team get a sendoff before they face the Atlanta Falcons. (SLIDESHOW: This Supermodel Might Be The Sexiest NFL Girlfriend ) WATCH: Brady has led the Patriots to an outstanding season, despite being suspended for the first four games due to his alleged role in "Deflategate." There's no doubt those
Occupation: American artistic gymnast and reigning Olympic all-around champion Why she's a big deal: Winning one Olympic gold medal as a teenager is kind of a big deal--she's won two. Not only did Douglas earn gold in the individual all-around at the London Olympics, but she also helped the USA climb to the top of the podium in the women's team all-around as part of the "Fierce Five." And while it's surprising in retrospect, uneven performances meant Douglas wasn't considered a favorite in the m
New York Mets minor league baseball player Tim Tebow says his life was " shaken " when his football career came to an abrupt end, and he wants to help others who are facing similar circumstances in their lives with a job loss or tragedy that shakes them to their core. Tebow appeared on " Fox & Friends " on Monday to talk about his new book, Shaken , along with a number of other topics, one of which was his thoughts on San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's decision not to stand f
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick won an award despite his dismal performance this season, thanks to leftist crybabies. In a surprise move, the 49ers awarded Kaepernick the Len Eshmont Award, the most prestigious honor handed out by the franchise. The award, which was voted on by the team, is given to the player "who best exemplifies the inspirational and courageous play of Len Eshmont, an original member of the 1946 49ers team." The #49ers have announced their 2016 team awards. -
Brandon Marshall of the Denver Broncos takes a knee during the national anthem before the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Sports Authority Field Field at Mile High in Denver on Sept. 18, 2016. (Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) Y'all's president is tweeting about the National Football League again. Shortly after that guy who lives in the White House woke up, submerged himself in a vat of Cheetos dust and ate his leftover KFC thigh and wing (Original Recipe, of course--not those newfangled cris
Katie Sowers, hired to be a full-time assistant coach by the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, is just the second female hired in that role for the NFL and the first, male or female, who is openly LGBT. Sowers played pro football in the Women's Football Alliance and worked as an intern for the Atlanta Falcons' scouting department. She interned with the 49ers over the summer and was then hired for the fall. The Falcons organization knew about her orientation, and still treated her well, she said. "I cou
SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) -- Along with getting good grades and listening to their parents, LeBron James has encouraged kids in his foundation's educational program to stand up for their beliefs. On Tuesday night, the superstar gave a lesson in how it's done. Concluding a day of fun and games at an amusement park, James turned serious when speaking about the recent violence and tragedy in Charlottesville. James also took a pointed swipe at President Donald Trump, calling him the "so-called president."
Pop Singer Nicki Minaj was on Good Morning America yesterday. As she was singing her song "Where The Girls At?" one of Nicki's "girls" showed up. As she bounced up and down, her left breast fell out of her shirt. So hypnotized was the fellow on ABC's five second delay button that he forgot to press it. Ever since former Mouseketeer Justin Timberlake tore the clothes off of former "Good Times" star Janet Jackson and exposed her nipple during Super Bowl halftime (haven't those tw
Posted By Miles Raymer on 11.12.13 at 02:53 PM August's MTV Video Music Awards were set up like a head-to-head competition between Lady Gaga and Katy Perry, both of whom had big new albums to promote. Gaga opened the show with a performance of her new single, "Applause," that must have set some kind of record for real-time costume changes in a pop performance, and Perry ended it by doing her new single, "Roar," in a boxing ring set up underneath the Brooklyn Bridge. It would have gone down as on
Demi Lovato is celebrating 6 years sober. The pop star stated on Twitter, 'Just officially turned 6 years sober. So grateful for another year of joy, health and happiness. It IS possible." Demi spent her teen years battling substance abuse, addiction and an eating disorder. She says there was a point where she couldn't go an hour without using cocaine. In 2010, she checked into rehab at 18 after punching one of her dancers, and was diagnosed as bipolar. She stated, "It just made sense. When I wa
You don't see this very often. " Neon Lights " singer Demi Lovato will premiere the music video for dance-pop song "Really Don't Care" on TV at the same time it debuts online. Mashable got an exclusive sneak peek of the video, along with Lovato's explanation of its LGBT-infused theme, in the teaser (below). The video debuts simultaneously at 5 p.m. ET on June 26 on MTV, MTV Hits, Logo TV, MTV.com, LogoTV.com, VH1.com and Vevo.com. The 21-year-old vocalist filmed the video, directed by Ryan Pallo
Rob Fusari, the award winning songwriter behind No. 1 hits with several artists including Destiny's Child, Lady Gaga and Whitney Houston, is joining RuPaul's Drag Race's Battle of the Seasons 2015 Condragulations Tour as the show's opening act. The show is hosted by Michelle Visage and features several notable drag queens including recent winner Bianca Del Rio, Sharon Needles, Courtney Act, Raja, Adore Delano, Manila Luzon, Detox, Pandora Boxx and Darienne Lake among several others. Fusari, who
Sure, you can call Miley Cyrus a lesbian, but don't even think about calling her ugly! The pop princess Queen previously told reporters that she isn't offended when haters call her a lesbian--"being called a lesbian is a compliment," she said --and took to Twitter this weekend to reaffirm her statement. "Ugly," on the other hand, is a word she hates: I get called an ugly lesbian a lot more than one would think. Or maybe not. Can u atleast call me an interesting lesbian. I hate the U word. -- Mil
As the world continues to be inundated with viral photos of Miley Cyrus's gyrating on Robin Thicke's crotch and wagging her tongue from her mouth at her recent performance, Liam Hemsworth, her on-again, off-again fiance, and his team finally speak up, and it's not good. Hemsworth is embarrassed and "mortified" over Miley's latest behavior at the VMA's, emphasizing that he is a very professional actor with a career that can only get better...that is of course, if he can separate himself from Cyru
Funny lady Tiffany Haddish is the cover girl for Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People issue. During an interview with the magazine, Haddish was asked who bit Beyonce . It sounds like a wild question, but it's an understandable one, given that Haddish caused quite a social media flurry earlier this year when she revealed in an interview that some unnamed actress bit Beyonce at an afterparty. The comedian/actress/entrepreneur played coy when Time asked her the question, pretending not to he
It's nice for an MSNBC anchor to get some freelance writing in on the side -- Rachel Maddow had her book about the growth of the military-industrial complex, and Ronan Farrow has Miley Cyrus. Farrow, whose daytime show begins on the cable news network after the Olympics have concluded, has interviewed Miley Cyrus for a forthcoming issue of W, on whose cover the pop singer poses nude. The conversation between the blond newsman and the blond chanteuse is, so far, under wraps, as only the cover has
If you're not already aware, The Buzz has an unhealthy obsession with music and will, from time to time, provide jams to make you smile and do that computer chair dance we are all known to do (admit it.) The song after the jump falls into the "thinker" category courtesy of The O'Jays . A cruel fact of life is that The Buzz cannot sing like Eddie Levert. At any rate, while it's unfair to say that modern music never takes any kind of stand or says anything in particular, it's hard to fathom a comb
Posted By Miles Raymer on 11.12.13 at 02:53 PM August's MTV Video Music Awards were set up like a head-to-head competition between Lady Gaga and Katy Perry, both of whom had big new albums to promote. Gaga opened the show with a performance of her new single, "Applause," that must have set some kind of record for real-time costume changes in a pop performance, and Perry ended it by doing her new single, "Roar," in a boxing ring set up underneath the Brooklyn Bridge. It would have gone down as on
Demi Lovato is celebrating 6 years sober. The pop star stated on Twitter, 'Just officially turned 6 years sober. So grateful for another year of joy, health and happiness. It IS possible." Demi spent her teen years battling substance abuse, addiction and an eating disorder. She says there was a point where she couldn't go an hour without using cocaine. In 2010, she checked into rehab at 18 after punching one of her dancers, and was diagnosed as bipolar. She stated, "It just made sense. When I wa
You don't see this very often. " Neon Lights " singer Demi Lovato will premiere the music video for dance-pop song "Really Don't Care" on TV at the same time it debuts online. Mashable got an exclusive sneak peek of the video, along with Lovato's explanation of its LGBT-infused theme, in the teaser (below). The video debuts simultaneously at 5 p.m. ET on June 26 on MTV, MTV Hits, Logo TV, MTV.com, LogoTV.com, VH1.com and Vevo.com. The 21-year-old vocalist filmed the video, directed by Ryan Pallo
Rob Fusari, the award winning songwriter behind No. 1 hits with several artists including Destiny's Child, Lady Gaga and Whitney Houston, is joining RuPaul's Drag Race's Battle of the Seasons 2015 Condragulations Tour as the show's opening act. The show is hosted by Michelle Visage and features several notable drag queens including recent winner Bianca Del Rio, Sharon Needles, Courtney Act, Raja, Adore Delano, Manila Luzon, Detox, Pandora Boxx and Darienne Lake among several others. Fusari, who
Sure, you can call Miley Cyrus a lesbian, but don't even think about calling her ugly! The pop princess Queen previously told reporters that she isn't offended when haters call her a lesbian--"being called a lesbian is a compliment," she said --and took to Twitter this weekend to reaffirm her statement. "Ugly," on the other hand, is a word she hates: I get called an ugly lesbian a lot more than one would think. Or maybe not. Can u atleast call me an interesting lesbian. I hate the U word. -- Mil
As the world continues to be inundated with viral photos of Miley Cyrus's gyrating on Robin Thicke's crotch and wagging her tongue from her mouth at her recent performance, Liam Hemsworth, her on-again, off-again fiance, and his team finally speak up, and it's not good. Hemsworth is embarrassed and "mortified" over Miley's latest behavior at the VMA's, emphasizing that he is a very professional actor with a career that can only get better...that is of course, if he can separate himself from Cyru
Funny lady Tiffany Haddish is the cover girl for Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People issue. During an interview with the magazine, Haddish was asked who bit Beyonce . It sounds like a wild question, but it's an understandable one, given that Haddish caused quite a social media flurry earlier this year when she revealed in an interview that some unnamed actress bit Beyonce at an afterparty. The comedian/actress/entrepreneur played coy when Time asked her the question, pretending not to he
It's nice for an MSNBC anchor to get some freelance writing in on the side -- Rachel Maddow had her book about the growth of the military-industrial complex, and Ronan Farrow has Miley Cyrus. Farrow, whose daytime show begins on the cable news network after the Olympics have concluded, has interviewed Miley Cyrus for a forthcoming issue of W, on whose cover the pop singer poses nude. The conversation between the blond newsman and the blond chanteuse is, so far, under wraps, as only the cover has
If you're not already aware, The Buzz has an unhealthy obsession with music and will, from time to time, provide jams to make you smile and do that computer chair dance we are all known to do (admit it.) The song after the jump falls into the "thinker" category courtesy of The O'Jays . A cruel fact of life is that The Buzz cannot sing like Eddie Levert. At any rate, while it's unfair to say that modern music never takes any kind of stand or says anything in particular, it's hard to fathom a comb
Anna thinks happy thoughts at Erin Fetherston. Photo: Getty Images As with all things in this world, during Fashion Week, Anna Wintour giveth, and she taketh away. When the Vogue editor-in-chief cracked a bona fide smile at yesterday's Erin Fetherston show, the world knew Wintour was silently bestowing her priceless blessings on the young designer. But beyond the light, Her Vogue ness also brings darkness. Fashionista reports that the beautiful young things at yesterday's Marchesa presentation
Funny lady Tiffany Haddish is the cover girl for Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People issue. During an interview with the magazine, Haddish was asked who bit Beyonce . It sounds like a wild question, but it's an understandable one, given that Haddish caused quite a social media flurry earlier this year when she revealed in an interview that some unnamed actress bit Beyonce at an afterparty. The comedian/actress/entrepreneur played coy when Time asked her the question, pretending not to he
by Ashley Naples Mathew Knowles, the father of singer Beyonce, has been having financial problems for quite some time. The embarrassing troubles for the divorcee come on the heels of multiple paternity situations, and his inability to pay for the children he was creating in his spare time during the marriage he had with wife Tina. Eventually, there is the time to pay the piper, and for Mathew, that time appears to be now. According to TMZ, Mr. Knowles is holding a massive garage sale, where he's
First Lady Michelle Obama dropped by The Tonight Show Thursday to celebrate the fifth year of her Let's Move! initiative, and to participate in a series of choreographed dance routines with host Jimmy Fallon. In a new segment titled The Evolution of Mom Dancing Part 2 , Michelle can be seen dancing with Jimmy Fallon to "I Like the Way You Move". The routine is a follow up to a similar one the pair performed in 2013 during the First Lady's last visit to the show. With signature moves like "You Go
If you're not already aware, The Buzz has an unhealthy obsession with music and will, from time to time, provide jams to make you smile and do that computer chair dance we are all known to do (admit it.) The song after the jump falls into the "thinker" category courtesy of The O'Jays . A cruel fact of life is that The Buzz cannot sing like Eddie Levert. At any rate, while it's unfair to say that modern music never takes any kind of stand or says anything in particular, it's hard to fathom a comb
Donna Summer, the indisputable queen of disco, passed away this morning at age 63 after a lengthy battle with cancer, TMZ is reporting . Sources close to Summer tell us the singer was trying to keep the extent of her illness under wraps. We spoke to someone who was with Summer a couple of weeks ago, who says she didn't seem too bad. In fact, we're told she was focused on trying to finish up an album she had been working on. Summer was born LaDonna Adrian Gaines in Dorchester, Massachusetts. A fo
Yeah, well, he's not smiling now. Photo: Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE Our favorite moment from last year's All-Star Game is one that already seems stupid and outdated. Late in the game, with the East down 151-149 (All-Star Game scores are the best), LeBron James had the ball at the top of the key, guarded by Kobe Bryant (who had broken his nose earlier in the game), with a chance to win. Rather than take the shot, though, LeBron tried a crosscourt pass that was intercepted by Blake Griffin, and the
Singer Faakhir Mehmood will be performing at the Pakistan Festival. | Photo courtesy of FaakhirMehmood C ulture lovers can taste Pakistan's best cuisine, and experience its fashion and music during the Pakistani Festival at Georgia Street Plaza on Sunday July 8. W ith musical performances and a fashion show, the free event is a great opportunity for the Vancouver public to get to know Pakistan's rich cultural traditions. T he Pakistani people have been migrating from Pakistan to British Columbia
NEW YORK (AP) -- First lady Michelle Obama introduced a new campaign focusing on education for girls, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai earned loud applause for her striking speech and Beyonce was energetic during her live performance at the 2015 Global Citizen Festival. The multihour event held on the Great Lawn in New York's Central Park also featured Vice President Joe Biden, Hugh Jackman, Bono, Leonardo DiCaprio and Pearl Jam, who closed the event with a rocking performance. Obama fi
As the world continues to be inundated with viral photos of Miley Cyrus's gyrating on Robin Thicke's crotch and wagging her tongue from her mouth at her recent performance, Liam Hemsworth, her on-again, off-again fiance, and his team finally speak up, and it's not good. Hemsworth is embarrassed and "mortified" over Miley's latest behavior at the VMA's, emphasizing that he is a very professional actor with a career that can only get better...that is of course, if he can separate himself from Cyru
Funny lady Tiffany Haddish is the cover girl for Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People issue. During an interview with the magazine, Haddish was asked who bit Beyonce . It sounds like a wild question, but it's an understandable one, given that Haddish caused quite a social media flurry earlier this year when she revealed in an interview that some unnamed actress bit Beyonce at an afterparty. The comedian/actress/entrepreneur played coy when Time asked her the question, pretending not to he
by Ashley Naples Mathew Knowles, the father of singer Beyonce, has been having financial problems for quite some time. The embarrassing troubles for the divorcee come on the heels of multiple paternity situations, and his inability to pay for the children he was creating in his spare time during the marriage he had with wife Tina. Eventually, there is the time to pay the piper, and for Mathew, that time appears to be now. According to TMZ, Mr. Knowles is holding a massive garage sale, where he's
First Lady Michelle Obama dropped by The Tonight Show Thursday to celebrate the fifth year of her Let's Move! initiative, and to participate in a series of choreographed dance routines with host Jimmy Fallon. In a new segment titled The Evolution of Mom Dancing Part 2 , Michelle can be seen dancing with Jimmy Fallon to "I Like the Way You Move". The routine is a follow up to a similar one the pair performed in 2013 during the First Lady's last visit to the show. With signature moves like "You Go
If you're not already aware, The Buzz has an unhealthy obsession with music and will, from time to time, provide jams to make you smile and do that computer chair dance we are all known to do (admit it.) The song after the jump falls into the "thinker" category courtesy of The O'Jays . A cruel fact of life is that The Buzz cannot sing like Eddie Levert. At any rate, while it's unfair to say that modern music never takes any kind of stand or says anything in particular, it's hard to fathom a comb
Donna Summer, the indisputable queen of disco, passed away this morning at age 63 after a lengthy battle with cancer, TMZ is reporting . Sources close to Summer tell us the singer was trying to keep the extent of her illness under wraps. We spoke to someone who was with Summer a couple of weeks ago, who says she didn't seem too bad. In fact, we're told she was focused on trying to finish up an album she had been working on. Summer was born LaDonna Adrian Gaines in Dorchester, Massachusetts. A fo
Yeah, well, he's not smiling now. Photo: Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE Our favorite moment from last year's All-Star Game is one that already seems stupid and outdated. Late in the game, with the East down 151-149 (All-Star Game scores are the best), LeBron James had the ball at the top of the key, guarded by Kobe Bryant (who had broken his nose earlier in the game), with a chance to win. Rather than take the shot, though, LeBron tried a crosscourt pass that was intercepted by Blake Griffin, and the
Singer Faakhir Mehmood will be performing at the Pakistan Festival. | Photo courtesy of FaakhirMehmood C ulture lovers can taste Pakistan's best cuisine, and experience its fashion and music during the Pakistani Festival at Georgia Street Plaza on Sunday July 8. W ith musical performances and a fashion show, the free event is a great opportunity for the Vancouver public to get to know Pakistan's rich cultural traditions. T he Pakistani people have been migrating from Pakistan to British Columbia
NEW YORK (AP) -- First lady Michelle Obama introduced a new campaign focusing on education for girls, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai earned loud applause for her striking speech and Beyonce was energetic during her live performance at the 2015 Global Citizen Festival. The multihour event held on the Great Lawn in New York's Central Park also featured Vice President Joe Biden, Hugh Jackman, Bono, Leonardo DiCaprio and Pearl Jam, who closed the event with a rocking performance. Obama fi
As the world continues to be inundated with viral photos of Miley Cyrus's gyrating on Robin Thicke's crotch and wagging her tongue from her mouth at her recent performance, Liam Hemsworth, her on-again, off-again fiance, and his team finally speak up, and it's not good. Hemsworth is embarrassed and "mortified" over Miley's latest behavior at the VMA's, emphasizing that he is a very professional actor with a career that can only get better...that is of course, if he can separate himself from Cyru
Since the founding of the American republic, Asia has been a key area of interest for the United States for both economic and security reasons. One of the first ships to sail under an American flag was the aptly named Empress of China , which inaugurated America's participation in the lucrative China trade in 1784. In the more than 200 years since then, the United States has worked under the strategic assumption that it was inimical to American interests to allow any single nation to dominate As
Many Americans mistake the United States' capability to borrow money as an indicator that our nation is incapable of incurring the same fiscal mess Greece currently finds itself in. In reality, this isn't so, and this mentality could prove dangerous for America's future if used to placate lawmakers regarding the actual state of our fiscal house. Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan explains in an article published today in the Wall Street Journal that subdued long-term interest rates
Florida's veterans fought for the values all Americans hold. We believe in freedom, opportunity, and hard work. That's why it's surprising to learn that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) veterans aren't guaranteed employment protections in Florida. Those who fought for our country can be fired from their jobs simply because of who they are or who they love. That's wrong by any measure. If you can volunteer to fight for our country, you shouldn't have to worry about losing your job
Tom Cole is a fifth generation Oklahoman and an enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation. He is currently the only Native American serving in Congress. He was awarded the Congressional Leadership award by the National Congress of American Indians in 2007 and was inducted in the Chickasaw Hall of Fame in 2004. Cole's late mother, Helen, is also a member of the Chickasaw Hall of Fame and served as a state representative, state senator and Mayor of Moore in her native state of Oklahoma. http://cole.
680 Shares The United States Navy is one of the most, if not the most, traditional and historically rich branch of the United States Military. Its storied military academy, the United States Naval Academy four-year co-educational federal service academy in Annapolis, is not only full of tradition but also academically competent. Moreover, some of the biggest names in American history have gone through its halls. Just as competent and recognized is its famous Officer Candidate School. The United
Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund works to promote conservative values, to hold our lawmakers accountable for their actions, and to ensure the prosperity and freedom on which our nation was founded. We depend on each and every one of you to preserve the American Dream. Choose a payment method. Contributions to Tea Party Patriots, Inc. are not deductible as charitable contributions for income tax purposes. Tea Party Patriots, Inc. operates as a social welfare organization under section 501(c)(4) o
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." -U.S. Constitution Preamble The introductory statement of the US Constitution's founding principles seems inspiring at first glance, but it doesn't seem to ap
America was founded in 1776 with a clear mission to create the world's first truly free society. Freedom of religion, interstate trade, and unalienable rights provided citizens the ability to thrive and blossom. The great experiment produced unthinkable abundance and made America the greatest example of a unilateral free trade zone in world history. Fifty states in perfect harmony with no tariffs or restriction and the results are astounding. California ships produce during the winter; North Car
This month in America, we celebrated Independence Day on July 4th, which marks the birth of our freedom as a nation. The question today is, how often do you celebrate your true freedom--your spiritual freedom? Scripture tells us that it is for freedom that Christ has set us free. In other words, God wants you to be free today simply because He wants you to enjoy complete and lasting freedom no matter what's happening in the circumstances around you. He has no hidden agenda. He loves you and want
Points of agreement: * Robert E. Lee et al were personally honorable men--certainly not less honorable on the whole than the Union generals and soldiers, on a personal level; * Liberty is at the core of the American spirit; * We must remember our history with all of its sins, so that we do not repeat mistakes. Possible point of disagreement--the crux of the matter: * The American flag stands for the liberty of which you spoke; the Confederacy rebelled against that flag. The Confederacy was
Many Americans mistake the United States' capability to borrow money as an indicator that our nation is incapable of incurring the same fiscal mess Greece currently finds itself in. In reality, this isn't so, and this mentality could prove dangerous for America's future if used to placate lawmakers regarding the actual state of our fiscal house. Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan explains in an article published today in the Wall Street Journal that subdued long-term interest rates
Florida's veterans fought for the values all Americans hold. We believe in freedom, opportunity, and hard work. That's why it's surprising to learn that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) veterans aren't guaranteed employment protections in Florida. Those who fought for our country can be fired from their jobs simply because of who they are or who they love. That's wrong by any measure. If you can volunteer to fight for our country, you shouldn't have to worry about losing your job
Tom Cole is a fifth generation Oklahoman and an enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation. He is currently the only Native American serving in Congress. He was awarded the Congressional Leadership award by the National Congress of American Indians in 2007 and was inducted in the Chickasaw Hall of Fame in 2004. Cole's late mother, Helen, is also a member of the Chickasaw Hall of Fame and served as a state representative, state senator and Mayor of Moore in her native state of Oklahoma. http://cole.
680 Shares The United States Navy is one of the most, if not the most, traditional and historically rich branch of the United States Military. Its storied military academy, the United States Naval Academy four-year co-educational federal service academy in Annapolis, is not only full of tradition but also academically competent. Moreover, some of the biggest names in American history have gone through its halls. Just as competent and recognized is its famous Officer Candidate School. The United
Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund works to promote conservative values, to hold our lawmakers accountable for their actions, and to ensure the prosperity and freedom on which our nation was founded. We depend on each and every one of you to preserve the American Dream. Choose a payment method. Contributions to Tea Party Patriots, Inc. are not deductible as charitable contributions for income tax purposes. Tea Party Patriots, Inc. operates as a social welfare organization under section 501(c)(4) o
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." -U.S. Constitution Preamble The introductory statement of the US Constitution's founding principles seems inspiring at first glance, but it doesn't seem to ap
America was founded in 1776 with a clear mission to create the world's first truly free society. Freedom of religion, interstate trade, and unalienable rights provided citizens the ability to thrive and blossom. The great experiment produced unthinkable abundance and made America the greatest example of a unilateral free trade zone in world history. Fifty states in perfect harmony with no tariffs or restriction and the results are astounding. California ships produce during the winter; North Car
This month in America, we celebrated Independence Day on July 4th, which marks the birth of our freedom as a nation. The question today is, how often do you celebrate your true freedom--your spiritual freedom? Scripture tells us that it is for freedom that Christ has set us free. In other words, God wants you to be free today simply because He wants you to enjoy complete and lasting freedom no matter what's happening in the circumstances around you. He has no hidden agenda. He loves you and want
Points of agreement: * Robert E. Lee et al were personally honorable men--certainly not less honorable on the whole than the Union generals and soldiers, on a personal level; * Liberty is at the core of the American spirit; * We must remember our history with all of its sins, so that we do not repeat mistakes. Possible point of disagreement--the crux of the matter: * The American flag stands for the liberty of which you spoke; the Confederacy rebelled against that flag. The Confederacy was
Points of agreement: * Robert E. Lee et al were personally honorable men--certainly not less honorable on the whole than the Union generals and soldiers, on a personal level; * Liberty is at the core of the American spirit; * We must remember our history with all of its sins, so that we do not repeat mistakes. Possible point of disagreement--the crux of the matter: * The American flag stands for the liberty of which you spoke; the Confederacy rebelled against that flag. The Confederacy was
Florida's veterans fought for the values all Americans hold. We believe in freedom, opportunity, and hard work. That's why it's surprising to learn that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) veterans aren't guaranteed employment protections in Florida. Those who fought for our country can be fired from their jobs simply because of who they are or who they love. That's wrong by any measure. If you can volunteer to fight for our country, you shouldn't have to worry about losing your job
America is a land of class mobility. That's what makes America a magnet destination for people all over the world: Come to America and make something of yourself. If you want great welfare benefits, try to bust into Europe; if you want to work for a living and get rich, come to the United States. But for some Americans, there is no class mobility. There is a permanent economic underclass, and those who inhabit it have no ability to rise above their fiscal fate. There is a reason for that: They m
The "high-flying" American flag atop the U.S. Capitol building on the Fourth of July will for the first time in decades be made of hemp , as was the very first flag created by Betsy Ross. This being the result of efforts by Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO), who arranged for the flag to be among those used for the day -- because of the large number of requests to fly flags over the Capitol, it will only fly for a few hours and then be taken down. Hemp is the industrial name for the fiber of the marijuana
The central idea of The Conservative Mind, upon which American conservatism is essentially based, is ordered liberty. It is a blending of the sometimes contending requirements of the community and the individual, of individual freedom and individual responsibility, of limited government and unlimited markets. Kirk described six basic "canons" or principles of conservatism: A divine intent, as well as personal conscience, rules society; Traditional life is filled with variety and mystery while mo
Saturday, November 12, 2011 (3 comments) What is the "Right" Government? In this essay, I argue that the "right" government is entirely dependent on the preferences of those being governed, and that one should have the ability to align oneself with whatever flag most nearly represents the degree of governance desired. Monday, October 24, 2011 Plans Leaked For NYPD Strategy To Break Up Occupy Wall Street: Operation Disturbance (Not Real) I wrote this mock article because I thought that
Seeborg dismissed a 2014 lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union that alleged the standard led to the identification of innocent people as potential terrorists. The program at issue in the case -- the National Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative -- has state and local law enforcement flag behavior they think reasonably indicates terrorism-related planning or other criminal activity and report it to the FBI or federally funded law enforcement centers. The program began after the Sept.
Contrary to popular belief, Americans are the second most well-traveled people after Finns. In fact, it's the only non-Viking (Scandinavian) nation to crack the top five. Still, only 36 percent of Americans hold a valid passport, according to the State Department , compared to 60 percent of passport-holding Canadians and 75 percent for Brits and Aussies. That means almost 70 percent of us are unqualified for international travel. And in actuality, only one in five Americans travels abroad with r
Attorneys have requested a rehearing for a case involving a veterans memorial that atheists have claimed is unconstitutional because of its Christian imagery. In a 2-1 ruling last month, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit declared that the World War I Veterans Memorial in Bladensburg, Virginia, unconstitutional . The 90-year-old and 40-foot-tall memorial is in the shape of a cross - something the Circuit considers a government endorsement of religion. The memori
Since the founding of the American republic, Asia has been a key area of interest for the United States for both economic and security reasons. One of the first ships to sail under an American flag was the aptly named Empress of China , which inaugurated America's participation in the lucrative China trade in 1784. In the more than 200 years since then, the United States has worked under the strategic assumption that it was inimical to American interests to allow any single nation to dominate As
Florida's veterans fought for the values all Americans hold. We believe in freedom, opportunity, and hard work. That's why it's surprising to learn that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) veterans aren't guaranteed employment protections in Florida. Those who fought for our country can be fired from their jobs simply because of who they are or who they love. That's wrong by any measure. If you can volunteer to fight for our country, you shouldn't have to worry about losing your job
America is a land of class mobility. That's what makes America a magnet destination for people all over the world: Come to America and make something of yourself. If you want great welfare benefits, try to bust into Europe; if you want to work for a living and get rich, come to the United States. But for some Americans, there is no class mobility. There is a permanent economic underclass, and those who inhabit it have no ability to rise above their fiscal fate. There is a reason for that: They m
The "high-flying" American flag atop the U.S. Capitol building on the Fourth of July will for the first time in decades be made of hemp , as was the very first flag created by Betsy Ross. This being the result of efforts by Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO), who arranged for the flag to be among those used for the day -- because of the large number of requests to fly flags over the Capitol, it will only fly for a few hours and then be taken down. Hemp is the industrial name for the fiber of the marijuana
The central idea of The Conservative Mind, upon which American conservatism is essentially based, is ordered liberty. It is a blending of the sometimes contending requirements of the community and the individual, of individual freedom and individual responsibility, of limited government and unlimited markets. Kirk described six basic "canons" or principles of conservatism: A divine intent, as well as personal conscience, rules society; Traditional life is filled with variety and mystery while mo
Saturday, November 12, 2011 (3 comments) What is the "Right" Government? In this essay, I argue that the "right" government is entirely dependent on the preferences of those being governed, and that one should have the ability to align oneself with whatever flag most nearly represents the degree of governance desired. Monday, October 24, 2011 Plans Leaked For NYPD Strategy To Break Up Occupy Wall Street: Operation Disturbance (Not Real) I wrote this mock article because I thought that
Seeborg dismissed a 2014 lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union that alleged the standard led to the identification of innocent people as potential terrorists. The program at issue in the case -- the National Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative -- has state and local law enforcement flag behavior they think reasonably indicates terrorism-related planning or other criminal activity and report it to the FBI or federally funded law enforcement centers. The program began after the Sept.
Contrary to popular belief, Americans are the second most well-traveled people after Finns. In fact, it's the only non-Viking (Scandinavian) nation to crack the top five. Still, only 36 percent of Americans hold a valid passport, according to the State Department , compared to 60 percent of passport-holding Canadians and 75 percent for Brits and Aussies. That means almost 70 percent of us are unqualified for international travel. And in actuality, only one in five Americans travels abroad with r
Attorneys have requested a rehearing for a case involving a veterans memorial that atheists have claimed is unconstitutional because of its Christian imagery. In a 2-1 ruling last month, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit declared that the World War I Veterans Memorial in Bladensburg, Virginia, unconstitutional . The 90-year-old and 40-foot-tall memorial is in the shape of a cross - something the Circuit considers a government endorsement of religion. The memori
Since the founding of the American republic, Asia has been a key area of interest for the United States for both economic and security reasons. One of the first ships to sail under an American flag was the aptly named Empress of China , which inaugurated America's participation in the lucrative China trade in 1784. In the more than 200 years since then, the United States has worked under the strategic assumption that it was inimical to American interests to allow any single nation to dominate As
Steven Seagal has been banned from entering Ukraine for five years. The American actor was given Russian citizenship by President Vladimir Putin last year in a ceremony shown on state television. He has vocally defended the Russian leader's policies and criticized the U.S. government. [lz_ndn video=32370550] A statement from the Ukrainian Security Service on Friday said Seagal's entry was banned "on the basis of Ukrainian national security." It did not elaborate. Seagal also reportedly has spoke
Alexandre Holroyd bears many similarities to his new boss, Emmanuel Macron. Like the French president, a former banker, Holroyd started his career in the private sector, at the management consultancy firm FTI. At 39, Macron is the youngest ever French president; Holroyd is nine years younger. Both are strongly pro-European and confident in their common mission. "The Assemblee Nationale is going to profoundly change," Holroyd told me, sipping fizzy water in a cafe near St Paul's Cathedral in Lond
Brendan O'Neill 19 November 2002 Is bin Laden plotting a comeback attack - or just making the most of Western insecurities? The UK government's warnings are about being seen to tackle terrorism. The UK government's warnings are about being seen to tackle terrorism. Tom Ridge of the US Department for Homeland Security talks at King's College, London The CIA doesn't know if it got its al-Qaeda man - because it wasn't there. The CIA doesn't know if it got its al-Qaeda man - because it wasn't there.
An Israeli lawyer has shed light in a new book on the role the Mossad intelligence agency has played in US litigation she pursues against the international financing of Israel's enemies. Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, an Orthodox Jewish mother of six, heads the not-for-profit Shurat HaDin-Israel Law Center, which has named Palestinian authorities, Iran, Lebanon's Hezbollah and North Korea as defendants in lawsuits it has brought. Many of the cases were heard in US courtrooms, either because victims of
According to former British ambassador to Syria, Peter Ford, the report would not survive scrutiny. On February 7, the organisation issued their "explosive" report titled 'Human Slaughterhouse, Mass Hangings and Extermination at Saydhaya prison, Syria,' alleging that Syrian authorities were responsible for killing 13 000 opponents of President Bashar Assad at a prison near Damascus. In an interview with Sputnik, Ford pointed out that the allegations made by Amnesty are completely false and put i
On last night's episode of Off The Cuff Declassified , former CIA Station Chief Scott Uehlinger joined me to discuss Iran's sinister long-term goals in the Syrian Civil War. Iran has been pushing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to act increasingly aggressive, with the intention of provoking America and Israel to take him out. This would enable Iran to fill the power vacuum that would emerge like they did in Iraq after the fall of Saddam. If Iran is able to take control of Syria it will move the
Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were among eight drug offenders executed by firing squad today. Photo: Al Jazeera /Reuters Amid international calls for mercy, the Indonesian government has executed eight people, including Bali Nine Australian duo Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. This is the second round of executions under President Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi. He justified the killings as a "shock therapy" to solve Indonesia's drug crisis. Nonsensical executions Indone
Author`s name Said Gafurov 06 Jun 2016 at 16:10 Putin's visit to Greece as omen to Middle East The countries of the Middle East paid great interest to the recent visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Greece. According to the expert community of the region, Vladimir Putin made it clear that Syria and Greece were under Russia's protection, and the enemy would not pass. NATO and the US heard the Russian message. Message to NATO Covering Putin's recent visit to Greece, Arab media saw his nego
It's official: I'm no longer the Justin Bieber of the left . According to The Spectator 's Nick Cohen , I'm now the Peter Hitchens of the left. Got to admit, I chuckled at that. Peter Hitchens is an ex-leftist who spends a considerable amount of time writing strawman attacks against the left in right-wing publications. Which is sort of what Nick Cohen does, too. Cohen has rushed to Richard Dawkins' defence after the High Priest of New Atheism was criticised by numerous atheists for pejorative ge
The BNC has its hands full with another "Masri", the billionaire Palestinian Munib Masri that controls about 30 companies. He doesn't appear to be closely related to Bashar Masri that has the BNC hopping over the Rawabi project. Both stories are related in that they involve normalization with Israel actions that are working against BNC's efforts. BTW, Munib Masri is the grandfather of the American-Palestinian student, Munib Masri Jr that was shot by Israeli soldiers during the Nakba Day demonstr
Alexandre Holroyd bears many similarities to his new boss, Emmanuel Macron. Like the French president, a former banker, Holroyd started his career in the private sector, at the management consultancy firm FTI. At 39, Macron is the youngest ever French president; Holroyd is nine years younger. Both are strongly pro-European and confident in their common mission. "The Assemblee Nationale is going to profoundly change," Holroyd told me, sipping fizzy water in a cafe near St Paul's Cathedral in Lond
Brendan O'Neill 19 November 2002 Is bin Laden plotting a comeback attack - or just making the most of Western insecurities? The UK government's warnings are about being seen to tackle terrorism. The UK government's warnings are about being seen to tackle terrorism. Tom Ridge of the US Department for Homeland Security talks at King's College, London The CIA doesn't know if it got its al-Qaeda man - because it wasn't there. The CIA doesn't know if it got its al-Qaeda man - because it wasn't there.
An Israeli lawyer has shed light in a new book on the role the Mossad intelligence agency has played in US litigation she pursues against the international financing of Israel's enemies. Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, an Orthodox Jewish mother of six, heads the not-for-profit Shurat HaDin-Israel Law Center, which has named Palestinian authorities, Iran, Lebanon's Hezbollah and North Korea as defendants in lawsuits it has brought. Many of the cases were heard in US courtrooms, either because victims of
According to former British ambassador to Syria, Peter Ford, the report would not survive scrutiny. On February 7, the organisation issued their "explosive" report titled 'Human Slaughterhouse, Mass Hangings and Extermination at Saydhaya prison, Syria,' alleging that Syrian authorities were responsible for killing 13 000 opponents of President Bashar Assad at a prison near Damascus. In an interview with Sputnik, Ford pointed out that the allegations made by Amnesty are completely false and put i
On last night's episode of Off The Cuff Declassified , former CIA Station Chief Scott Uehlinger joined me to discuss Iran's sinister long-term goals in the Syrian Civil War. Iran has been pushing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to act increasingly aggressive, with the intention of provoking America and Israel to take him out. This would enable Iran to fill the power vacuum that would emerge like they did in Iraq after the fall of Saddam. If Iran is able to take control of Syria it will move the
Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were among eight drug offenders executed by firing squad today. Photo: Al Jazeera /Reuters Amid international calls for mercy, the Indonesian government has executed eight people, including Bali Nine Australian duo Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. This is the second round of executions under President Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi. He justified the killings as a "shock therapy" to solve Indonesia's drug crisis. Nonsensical executions Indone
Author`s name Said Gafurov 06 Jun 2016 at 16:10 Putin's visit to Greece as omen to Middle East The countries of the Middle East paid great interest to the recent visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Greece. According to the expert community of the region, Vladimir Putin made it clear that Syria and Greece were under Russia's protection, and the enemy would not pass. NATO and the US heard the Russian message. Message to NATO Covering Putin's recent visit to Greece, Arab media saw his nego
It's official: I'm no longer the Justin Bieber of the left . According to The Spectator 's Nick Cohen , I'm now the Peter Hitchens of the left. Got to admit, I chuckled at that. Peter Hitchens is an ex-leftist who spends a considerable amount of time writing strawman attacks against the left in right-wing publications. Which is sort of what Nick Cohen does, too. Cohen has rushed to Richard Dawkins' defence after the High Priest of New Atheism was criticised by numerous atheists for pejorative ge
The BNC has its hands full with another "Masri", the billionaire Palestinian Munib Masri that controls about 30 companies. He doesn't appear to be closely related to Bashar Masri that has the BNC hopping over the Rawabi project. Both stories are related in that they involve normalization with Israel actions that are working against BNC's efforts. BTW, Munib Masri is the grandfather of the American-Palestinian student, Munib Masri Jr that was shot by Israeli soldiers during the Nakba Day demonstr
Islamabad : Pakistan's main opposition leader Nawaz Sharif has called for unilaterally abolishing the visa regime with India even if New Delhi "hesitates to reciprocate" the move. During an interaction with an Indian delegation at his Lahore residence on Sunday, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif urged the Yousuf Raza Gilani government to step forward and take the initiative to abolish the visa regime so as to facilitate people-to-people contact that could accelerate the peace process, News Inte
China on Wednesday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos against protectionism. It said that the two countries share common interests in promoting globalisation and steering the world economy towards betterment. "We have noticed Prime Minister Modi remarks against protectionism and his remarks showed that globalisation is a trend of the times. It serves the interest of all countries including developing countries," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chu
Pakistan's Prime Minister-designate Imran Khan on Saturday said Pakistan is ready to play a constructive and positive role between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Imran Khan, in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador Mehdi Honardoost, said Pakistan desired trade ties with all neighboring countries, including Iran. The meeting was also attended by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi and leaders, including Shireen Mazari and Naeem-ul-Haq, according to press release issued by the PT
Arvind Kejriwal of India's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) promised big changes for Delhi after being sworn in as its new Chief Minister (CM) on Saturday. Earlier this week, the AAP swept the elections in Delhi, winning 67 out of 70 seats on its assembly.Today, on the anniversary of his resignation as CM in 2014, Kejriwal promised that with the support of the people, he will bring about the changes they desire in their government. In his address after the inauguration, Kejriwal called the amazing victory
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday termed unemployment in the state as a major challenge, but said her government is taking steps to overcome the problem. File image of Mehbooba Mufti. AFP "Unemployment is a major challenge. (But) the government is taking many steps to tide over the challenge. The private sector is being encouraged to invest in the state and entrepreneurship is being promoted among the youth to generate more job avenues. This is in addition to de
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday raised the issue of Kashmir and accused India of human rights violations in the region during his address at the 71st UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. India reacted sharply on Thursday by declaring his speech as "non-factual". Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar, who was at the UNGA, said at a press conference, "We just heard a speech full of threat bluster and rising immaturity and complete disregard of facts." MEA spokespers
Pakistan's interior minister, Rehman Malik, was recently on a visit to Tehran conveying a special message from the Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to President Ahmadinejad of Iran. The Pakistani minister also met with other Iranian officials, including his Iranian counterpart, Mostafa Mohammad Najjar, and the Iranian foreign minister, Ali Akbar Salehi. Besides the reports of routine diplomatic niceties over the importance of the bilateral relations of the two countries, no details have been
Even as we wait to see what "consequences" Italy will face for its perfidy in not allowing its two marines, accused of killing two Kerala fishermen in February 2012, to return to India for a trial, we should be clear about one thing at least: this is probably a case of "sophisticated" racism. Speaking in Parliament yesterday, Manmohan Singh asserted that if the Italians do not keep their word to the Supreme Court and bring back the two marines who were allowed to return to Italy to vote, "there
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan will take oath at the President House instead of an open venue like the D-Chowk or Parade Ground in Islamabad as it was suggested earlier, according to his party officials. Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) emerged as the single largest party in the elections held on 25 July. The 65-year-old leader is expected to take oath on 11 August. He is holding meetings with senior party leaders to select his cabinet and chief ministers for Punjab an
The deputy chief of Hamas' political bureau, Musa abu-Marzouq, has said that there is no crisis between his movement and Egypt and denied that he had been asked to leave Cairo. He confirmed that the official relationship between Hamas and the Egyptians has not stopped and still continues. Abu-Marzouq told a London based newspaper that it was impossible for Hamas to harm any Egyptian soldiers. "We do not have any interest in causing problems for the Palestinians inside Egypt," he said. "Despite t
China on Wednesday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos against protectionism. It said that the two countries share common interests in promoting globalisation and steering the world economy towards betterment. "We have noticed Prime Minister Modi remarks against protectionism and his remarks showed that globalisation is a trend of the times. It serves the interest of all countries including developing countries," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chu
Pakistan's Prime Minister-designate Imran Khan on Saturday said Pakistan is ready to play a constructive and positive role between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Imran Khan, in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador Mehdi Honardoost, said Pakistan desired trade ties with all neighboring countries, including Iran. The meeting was also attended by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi and leaders, including Shireen Mazari and Naeem-ul-Haq, according to press release issued by the PT
Arvind Kejriwal of India's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) promised big changes for Delhi after being sworn in as its new Chief Minister (CM) on Saturday. Earlier this week, the AAP swept the elections in Delhi, winning 67 out of 70 seats on its assembly.Today, on the anniversary of his resignation as CM in 2014, Kejriwal promised that with the support of the people, he will bring about the changes they desire in their government. In his address after the inauguration, Kejriwal called the amazing victory
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday termed unemployment in the state as a major challenge, but said her government is taking steps to overcome the problem. File image of Mehbooba Mufti. AFP "Unemployment is a major challenge. (But) the government is taking many steps to tide over the challenge. The private sector is being encouraged to invest in the state and entrepreneurship is being promoted among the youth to generate more job avenues. This is in addition to de
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday raised the issue of Kashmir and accused India of human rights violations in the region during his address at the 71st UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. India reacted sharply on Thursday by declaring his speech as "non-factual". Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar, who was at the UNGA, said at a press conference, "We just heard a speech full of threat bluster and rising immaturity and complete disregard of facts." MEA spokespers
Pakistan's interior minister, Rehman Malik, was recently on a visit to Tehran conveying a special message from the Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to President Ahmadinejad of Iran. The Pakistani minister also met with other Iranian officials, including his Iranian counterpart, Mostafa Mohammad Najjar, and the Iranian foreign minister, Ali Akbar Salehi. Besides the reports of routine diplomatic niceties over the importance of the bilateral relations of the two countries, no details have been
Even as we wait to see what "consequences" Italy will face for its perfidy in not allowing its two marines, accused of killing two Kerala fishermen in February 2012, to return to India for a trial, we should be clear about one thing at least: this is probably a case of "sophisticated" racism. Speaking in Parliament yesterday, Manmohan Singh asserted that if the Italians do not keep their word to the Supreme Court and bring back the two marines who were allowed to return to Italy to vote, "there
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan will take oath at the President House instead of an open venue like the D-Chowk or Parade Ground in Islamabad as it was suggested earlier, according to his party officials. Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) emerged as the single largest party in the elections held on 25 July. The 65-year-old leader is expected to take oath on 11 August. He is holding meetings with senior party leaders to select his cabinet and chief ministers for Punjab an
The deputy chief of Hamas' political bureau, Musa abu-Marzouq, has said that there is no crisis between his movement and Egypt and denied that he had been asked to leave Cairo. He confirmed that the official relationship between Hamas and the Egyptians has not stopped and still continues. Abu-Marzouq told a London based newspaper that it was impossible for Hamas to harm any Egyptian soldiers. "We do not have any interest in causing problems for the Palestinians inside Egypt," he said. "Despite t
President Donald Trump acted relaxed Wednesday as he chatted about current legal controversies swirling around Washington, D.C. During an interview with the New York Times , Trump insisted he was "not angry at anybody," and that the investigations into Russian involvement in the election do not come close to him personally. "I'm actually not angry at anybody," Trump said. "It has nothing to do with us," Trump said about special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation that has led to indictments o
President Donald J. Trump announced Tuesday that he will deploy U.S. troops to reinforce America's "border" with Mexico. Democrats were not amused. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, said, "We don't need to turn our border communities into militarized zones ." His colleague Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., declared that the armed forces should not "stand guard against dangers that exist only in President Trump's fevered imagination ." That fever also must have struck Trump's predecessor. The Washington P
By November 2016, there was no doubt that a Donald Trump presidency would not provide the best advocacy for women. While everyone remembers that infamous Access Hollywood tape in which Trump bragged about sexually assaulting women, that was far from the first time Trump made it known that women's issues were not exactly his primary concern. Although he didn't mention what one through 10 number rating he would have given Susan B. Anthony's looks, Trump gave a speech in front of her likeness and n
Donald Trump is not having a good week. First there was the release of the recording made by his former attorney, Michael Cohen, which suggests the president did indeed know of payoffs being made to a woman Trump had an affair with. Then there was the new polling suggesting that the 2018 midterm election is [...] According to Donald Trump, the indictments announced in February by Special Counsel Robert Mueller of 13 Russian nationals and 3 Russian entities prove that he's done nothing wrong. The
Donald Trump : In a heartbeat. 2. If you weren't a businessman or political candidate, what would you be doing for a living? Anything I wanted to. Baseball player, astronaut, novelist, nurse practitioner. The sky's the limit. 3. How high will the wall be? Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Quite high. Very high. Higher than this. [Holds hand above head.] 4. If you could have dinner with any three people, living or dead, who would they be? Younger Me, Me Right Now, and Future Me. 5. What wil
It's official. Reality TV star Donald Trump has somehow inexplicably become the presumptive Republican nominee. Many on the Democratic side of the aisle are hailing the results as a victory, believing that the party's choice of a candidate who is viewed unfavorably by nearly 60 percent of the population should make an easy Election Day win. Pundits Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley of the nonpartisan Sabato's Crystal Ball, who specialize in electoral analysis, even suggest a map that would have f
President Donald J. Trump's self-congratulatory tendencies have earned him a reputation for being narcissistic. Luckily, this has allowed comedians to savagely satirize the president. [VIDEO BELOW] After the President made a seemingly false claim that news anchors were celebrating him after a meeting, Anderson Cooper responded in a way that would upset the commander in chief. On Wednesday night, CNN's Anderson Cooper ridiculed President Trump after he claimed that he had received letters of prai
One of Trump's most trusted legal advisors has reportedly warned the president that Michael Cohen, Trump's longtime lawyer, could easily flip on him if Cohen ends up facing criminal charges. This is an interesting point for a legal advisor to make, and indicates clearly that Cohen knows Trump has committed crimes. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript: According to a new report in The Wall Street Journal, Jay Goldberg, who is a longtime legal advisor to Donald Trump, is warnin
President Trump is not a particularly popular president. His job approval rating has not crossed 50 percent for a single day of his presidency. He's currently riding as high as he ever has in the RealClearPolitics poll average -- and that's 41 percent. Statistics guru Nate Silver estimates that "the approval rating at which an incumbent candidate goes from being an underdog to a favorite for re-election is somewhere in the high 40s." Furthermore, Democrats are favored to retake the House of Repr
Donald Trump rolled out his tax reform plan Monday that he said would grow the economy so much that "we will hit pay dirt" by cutting corporate taxes but eliminating loopholes for wealthy earners. "In other words, it's going to cost me a fortune," the Republican presidential candidate and billionaire real estate mogul said. He said his plan will be revenue-neutral. "This will simplify the tax code and grow the economy in a way we haven't seen in decades," Trump said, speaking from his Trump Towe
President Donald J. Trump announced Tuesday that he will deploy U.S. troops to reinforce America's "border" with Mexico. Democrats were not amused. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, said, "We don't need to turn our border communities into militarized zones ." His colleague Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., declared that the armed forces should not "stand guard against dangers that exist only in President Trump's fevered imagination ." That fever also must have struck Trump's predecessor. The Washington P
By November 2016, there was no doubt that a Donald Trump presidency would not provide the best advocacy for women. While everyone remembers that infamous Access Hollywood tape in which Trump bragged about sexually assaulting women, that was far from the first time Trump made it known that women's issues were not exactly his primary concern. Although he didn't mention what one through 10 number rating he would have given Susan B. Anthony's looks, Trump gave a speech in front of her likeness and n
Donald Trump is not having a good week. First there was the release of the recording made by his former attorney, Michael Cohen, which suggests the president did indeed know of payoffs being made to a woman Trump had an affair with. Then there was the new polling suggesting that the 2018 midterm election is [...] According to Donald Trump, the indictments announced in February by Special Counsel Robert Mueller of 13 Russian nationals and 3 Russian entities prove that he's done nothing wrong. The
Donald Trump : In a heartbeat. 2. If you weren't a businessman or political candidate, what would you be doing for a living? Anything I wanted to. Baseball player, astronaut, novelist, nurse practitioner. The sky's the limit. 3. How high will the wall be? Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Quite high. Very high. Higher than this. [Holds hand above head.] 4. If you could have dinner with any three people, living or dead, who would they be? Younger Me, Me Right Now, and Future Me. 5. What wil
It's official. Reality TV star Donald Trump has somehow inexplicably become the presumptive Republican nominee. Many on the Democratic side of the aisle are hailing the results as a victory, believing that the party's choice of a candidate who is viewed unfavorably by nearly 60 percent of the population should make an easy Election Day win. Pundits Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley of the nonpartisan Sabato's Crystal Ball, who specialize in electoral analysis, even suggest a map that would have f
President Donald J. Trump's self-congratulatory tendencies have earned him a reputation for being narcissistic. Luckily, this has allowed comedians to savagely satirize the president. [VIDEO BELOW] After the President made a seemingly false claim that news anchors were celebrating him after a meeting, Anderson Cooper responded in a way that would upset the commander in chief. On Wednesday night, CNN's Anderson Cooper ridiculed President Trump after he claimed that he had received letters of prai
One of Trump's most trusted legal advisors has reportedly warned the president that Michael Cohen, Trump's longtime lawyer, could easily flip on him if Cohen ends up facing criminal charges. This is an interesting point for a legal advisor to make, and indicates clearly that Cohen knows Trump has committed crimes. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript: According to a new report in The Wall Street Journal, Jay Goldberg, who is a longtime legal advisor to Donald Trump, is warnin
President Trump is not a particularly popular president. His job approval rating has not crossed 50 percent for a single day of his presidency. He's currently riding as high as he ever has in the RealClearPolitics poll average -- and that's 41 percent. Statistics guru Nate Silver estimates that "the approval rating at which an incumbent candidate goes from being an underdog to a favorite for re-election is somewhere in the high 40s." Furthermore, Democrats are favored to retake the House of Repr
Donald Trump rolled out his tax reform plan Monday that he said would grow the economy so much that "we will hit pay dirt" by cutting corporate taxes but eliminating loopholes for wealthy earners. "In other words, it's going to cost me a fortune," the Republican presidential candidate and billionaire real estate mogul said. He said his plan will be revenue-neutral. "This will simplify the tax code and grow the economy in a way we haven't seen in decades," Trump said, speaking from his Trump Towe
Clear-headed Americans spent all of 2017 in a state of disbelief about the fact that washed-up 80's kitsch figure and reality TV star Donald Trump had actually become our president. Trump, of course, matched and maybe even exceeded our worst expectations about his behavior as America's nominal leader over the course of the year. Taking a long, hard look at the endless list of Trump's tone-deaf and offensive words and actions as president so far, Esquire columnist Charles P. Pierce observed that
Many in Trump's base are non-interventionist , libertarian-leaning Republicans who see overseas engagements as contributing in part to America's decline. Despite this, Trump's message on what to do about the now sixteen year long war in Afghanistan is clear. Afghanistan and Iraq were both a mess when Trump inherited them from Obama, and likewise when Obama inherited them from Bush. Obama certainly didn't make things better, and now the question is, can Trump? The president makes a key point th
While some are still getting over the shock of Donald Trump's upset victory in Tuesday's election, others -- like President-elect Trump himself -- are looking to the future. Trump met with President Obama on Thursday to discuss the transition process. Prior to his meeting with the president, Trump also sat down with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. During their meeting, he outlined his plan for his first 100 days in office. The plan -- which Trump refers to as his "Contract with the Ameri
Donald Trump's match made in Hell The Palmer Report takes no official position on Christianity just as it takes no official position on fly fishing. To be sure, we may have personal opinions on either topic, but Palmer Report ex officio concerns Donald Trump and his train wreck of a "presidency" first and foremost. Neither would anyone (in their right mind anyway) think of Donald Trump as the Christianity go-to guy any more than one might think of, say, the Dalai Lama as the go to guy for the be
Let's just call it what it is: Donald Trump is not the legitimately elected President of the United States. If you've been paying attention for the past fourteen months, you already knew that. But now a grand jury has looked at the evidence that the Russians conspired to rig the election in Trump's favor, and concluded that there's enough evidence to indict thirteen people for it. If Trump isn't legitimately the President, it means that someone else is - and we all know who. Hillary Clinton won
If there is one over-arching conclusion that can be drawn from the first two weeks of the Donald Trump administration, it's that President Trump aims to keep the promises he made to his voters during the 2016 campaign. The degree to which Trump is striving to keep those promises is nearly unheard of (Americans had come to expect that once a politician becomes elected to office, that politician abandons many of the campaign promises that were made or severely compromises them). But President Trum
Everyone has noticed by now that Donald Trump is no longer even attempting to stick with the script, evidently feeling that he's been ill-served by people who observe political norms and common definitions of what it is to be a president of the United States. He's starting trade wars, declaring an abrupt withdrawal from Syria and attacking businessmen who also own newspapers he wants to quash. He's been animated and energized by this newfound freedom to "tell it like it is" as he did on Thursday
In remarkable speeches this week, two members of what skeptics like to call the "Republican establishment" took on President Donald Trump and his brand of nationalist populism. Neither man mentioned the president by name, but their criticisms were unmistakable. Speaking in Philadelphia, where he received a Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center, Sen. John McCain said of the current president's policies, "To abandon the ideals we have advanced around the globe, to refuse the obligati
So now the question is finally being asked: Has Donald Trump gone too far by questioning the heroism of Senator John McCain, who was held as a POW nearly six years in the infamously brutal Hanoi Hilton? In case you missed it, Trump, jerkweed that he is, was, and always will be, said over the weekend: "He (McCain) was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren't captured." Now I'm not here to debate that point or take the Donald on for saying something that asinine and disrespect
Silver recently wrote that he thinks Trump's contention, that the system is rigged against him, resonated with Republican primary voters. Some who were previously cold toward the reality television star's hostile takeover of the GOP began to sympathize with their captor. That's possible, but it is a fundamentally negative reason to vote for Trump. Surely, there are many Republicans who see Trump as the avatar of their frustrations with the GOP, Washington, and those who are perceived as "elites.
Many in Trump's base are non-interventionist , libertarian-leaning Republicans who see overseas engagements as contributing in part to America's decline. Despite this, Trump's message on what to do about the now sixteen year long war in Afghanistan is clear. Afghanistan and Iraq were both a mess when Trump inherited them from Obama, and likewise when Obama inherited them from Bush. Obama certainly didn't make things better, and now the question is, can Trump? The president makes a key point th
While some are still getting over the shock of Donald Trump's upset victory in Tuesday's election, others -- like President-elect Trump himself -- are looking to the future. Trump met with President Obama on Thursday to discuss the transition process. Prior to his meeting with the president, Trump also sat down with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. During their meeting, he outlined his plan for his first 100 days in office. The plan -- which Trump refers to as his "Contract with the Ameri
Donald Trump's match made in Hell The Palmer Report takes no official position on Christianity just as it takes no official position on fly fishing. To be sure, we may have personal opinions on either topic, but Palmer Report ex officio concerns Donald Trump and his train wreck of a "presidency" first and foremost. Neither would anyone (in their right mind anyway) think of Donald Trump as the Christianity go-to guy any more than one might think of, say, the Dalai Lama as the go to guy for the be
Let's just call it what it is: Donald Trump is not the legitimately elected President of the United States. If you've been paying attention for the past fourteen months, you already knew that. But now a grand jury has looked at the evidence that the Russians conspired to rig the election in Trump's favor, and concluded that there's enough evidence to indict thirteen people for it. If Trump isn't legitimately the President, it means that someone else is - and we all know who. Hillary Clinton won
If there is one over-arching conclusion that can be drawn from the first two weeks of the Donald Trump administration, it's that President Trump aims to keep the promises he made to his voters during the 2016 campaign. The degree to which Trump is striving to keep those promises is nearly unheard of (Americans had come to expect that once a politician becomes elected to office, that politician abandons many of the campaign promises that were made or severely compromises them). But President Trum
Everyone has noticed by now that Donald Trump is no longer even attempting to stick with the script, evidently feeling that he's been ill-served by people who observe political norms and common definitions of what it is to be a president of the United States. He's starting trade wars, declaring an abrupt withdrawal from Syria and attacking businessmen who also own newspapers he wants to quash. He's been animated and energized by this newfound freedom to "tell it like it is" as he did on Thursday
In remarkable speeches this week, two members of what skeptics like to call the "Republican establishment" took on President Donald Trump and his brand of nationalist populism. Neither man mentioned the president by name, but their criticisms were unmistakable. Speaking in Philadelphia, where he received a Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center, Sen. John McCain said of the current president's policies, "To abandon the ideals we have advanced around the globe, to refuse the obligati
So now the question is finally being asked: Has Donald Trump gone too far by questioning the heroism of Senator John McCain, who was held as a POW nearly six years in the infamously brutal Hanoi Hilton? In case you missed it, Trump, jerkweed that he is, was, and always will be, said over the weekend: "He (McCain) was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren't captured." Now I'm not here to debate that point or take the Donald on for saying something that asinine and disrespect
Silver recently wrote that he thinks Trump's contention, that the system is rigged against him, resonated with Republican primary voters. Some who were previously cold toward the reality television star's hostile takeover of the GOP began to sympathize with their captor. That's possible, but it is a fundamentally negative reason to vote for Trump. Surely, there are many Republicans who see Trump as the avatar of their frustrations with the GOP, Washington, and those who are perceived as "elites.
Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the UN's influential Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, has resigned in the wake allegations of sexual harassment. During Pachauri's 13-year tenure as chair of the IPCC, the organization won a Nobel Peace Prize (2007) and weathered numerous controversies, including the Climategate scandal and the IPCC's use of non-peer-reviewed reports from environmental lobbying groups that dramatically exaggerated the speed and amount of glacial melt in the Himalayas. 'Do
The mainstream media have been hiding the existence of scientists, economists, and policy experts who dissent from the global warming scare ever since Al Gore and then Barack Obama made alarmism a major plank of the Progressive's agenda. The partisan bias of CBS in particular has been documented many times (see here , here , here , and here ). For example, CBS went four years, from 2010 to 2014, without quoting a single global warming realist. The brief appearance of Joseph Bast , president of T
Jakarta: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday called climate change perhaps the world's "most fearsome" destructive weapon and mocked those who deny its existence or question its causes, comparing them to people who insist the Earth is flat. US Secretary of States John Kerry. Getty In a speech to Indonesian students, civic leaders and government officials, Kerry tore into climate change skeptics. He accused them of using shoddy science and scientists to delay steps needed to reduce emissio
Al Gore is dreaming if he thinks that global warming will spark a sustained mass protest movement here in the USA. From the story: Former Vice President Gore is calling for major rallies to protest congressional inaction on climate change. In a post on his personal blog headlined "The Movement We Need," Gore linked to and quoted from an Australian wire service report that "tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across Australia to urge the major political parties to take act
Let's start by mentioning the unmentionable. Unmentionable, that is, for liberals, if not for Rush Limbaugh, who has spent the last two days on his show doing the work the mainstream media simply refuses to do. Unmentionable too for the black leftist establishment and Attorney General Eric Holder. All of whom want to play the race card. But only if that race card has nothing to do with the startling question raised about Trayvon Martin by his friend, the prosecution star witness Rachel Jeantel i
Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work reminding everyone about global warming, on what is ironically the COLDEST DAY EVER. Actually, to be precise, he shared the prize with the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which has funded the research of the colossal stacks of research that made most people whose opinions you trust on this shit see global warming as less of an "interesting theory Y2K-with-a-dollop-of apocalyptic paranoia" type thing and more of a "Well yeah, that's
On Saturday, Al Gore simultaneously took over and saved the world. It was a historic moment, signifying a vast sea change: the death of the Hummer and the rebirth of Flower Power. Two billion fans, 130 countries, seven continents and Jon Bon Jovi can't be wrong. Watching the Gore-backed, star-packed Live Earth festival -- which included televised, Web-streamed concerts in New York, London, Johannesburg, Rio De Janeiro, Shanghai, Tokyo, Sydney and Hamburg -- there was an overwhelming sense that o
Former Vice President-turned-climate change activist Al Gore was given another opportunity by CNN this weekend to shame skeptics of his climate change propaganda as backwards bigots. Just last week when the network hosted a town hall with Gore, he compared the fight against climate change to a matter of "right and wrong," much like the Civil Rights Movement. Sunday, Gore sat down with CNN's Fareed Zakaria to blast critics again, as behind the times and on the wrong side of history. The intervie
Liberal billionaire Tom Steyer has had a really bad year. He failed to get other left-wing donors to join his crusade to make climate change the No. 1 election issue. Then he wasted nearly $75 million backing liberal candidates. Four out of the seven politicians he and his NextGen Climate Action group backed lost. And the few races where liberals won owed little or nothing to Steyer's bizarre and sometimes inaccurate campaign ads. Now Steyer is gearing up to try to influence the 2016 presidentia
Former Vice President Al Gore compared the fight against climate change to the civil rights movement, and called on Princeton graduates to help to do their part at the university's annual Class Day. Gore said that American society must agree that there is a problem before it can move to make a change. He recalled a childhood memory in the South about a friend who made a racist remark; his other friends were quick to tell the student to "shut up," and informed him that such thinking was no longer
The mainstream media have been hiding the existence of scientists, economists, and policy experts who dissent from the global warming scare ever since Al Gore and then Barack Obama made alarmism a major plank of the Progressive's agenda. The partisan bias of CBS in particular has been documented many times (see here , here , here , and here ). For example, CBS went four years, from 2010 to 2014, without quoting a single global warming realist. The brief appearance of Joseph Bast , president of T
Jakarta: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday called climate change perhaps the world's "most fearsome" destructive weapon and mocked those who deny its existence or question its causes, comparing them to people who insist the Earth is flat. US Secretary of States John Kerry. Getty In a speech to Indonesian students, civic leaders and government officials, Kerry tore into climate change skeptics. He accused them of using shoddy science and scientists to delay steps needed to reduce emissio
Al Gore is dreaming if he thinks that global warming will spark a sustained mass protest movement here in the USA. From the story: Former Vice President Gore is calling for major rallies to protest congressional inaction on climate change. In a post on his personal blog headlined "The Movement We Need," Gore linked to and quoted from an Australian wire service report that "tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across Australia to urge the major political parties to take act
Let's start by mentioning the unmentionable. Unmentionable, that is, for liberals, if not for Rush Limbaugh, who has spent the last two days on his show doing the work the mainstream media simply refuses to do. Unmentionable too for the black leftist establishment and Attorney General Eric Holder. All of whom want to play the race card. But only if that race card has nothing to do with the startling question raised about Trayvon Martin by his friend, the prosecution star witness Rachel Jeantel i
Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work reminding everyone about global warming, on what is ironically the COLDEST DAY EVER. Actually, to be precise, he shared the prize with the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which has funded the research of the colossal stacks of research that made most people whose opinions you trust on this shit see global warming as less of an "interesting theory Y2K-with-a-dollop-of apocalyptic paranoia" type thing and more of a "Well yeah, that's
On Saturday, Al Gore simultaneously took over and saved the world. It was a historic moment, signifying a vast sea change: the death of the Hummer and the rebirth of Flower Power. Two billion fans, 130 countries, seven continents and Jon Bon Jovi can't be wrong. Watching the Gore-backed, star-packed Live Earth festival -- which included televised, Web-streamed concerts in New York, London, Johannesburg, Rio De Janeiro, Shanghai, Tokyo, Sydney and Hamburg -- there was an overwhelming sense that o
Former Vice President-turned-climate change activist Al Gore was given another opportunity by CNN this weekend to shame skeptics of his climate change propaganda as backwards bigots. Just last week when the network hosted a town hall with Gore, he compared the fight against climate change to a matter of "right and wrong," much like the Civil Rights Movement. Sunday, Gore sat down with CNN's Fareed Zakaria to blast critics again, as behind the times and on the wrong side of history. The intervie
Liberal billionaire Tom Steyer has had a really bad year. He failed to get other left-wing donors to join his crusade to make climate change the No. 1 election issue. Then he wasted nearly $75 million backing liberal candidates. Four out of the seven politicians he and his NextGen Climate Action group backed lost. And the few races where liberals won owed little or nothing to Steyer's bizarre and sometimes inaccurate campaign ads. Now Steyer is gearing up to try to influence the 2016 presidentia
Former Vice President Al Gore compared the fight against climate change to the civil rights movement, and called on Princeton graduates to help to do their part at the university's annual Class Day. Gore said that American society must agree that there is a problem before it can move to make a change. He recalled a childhood memory in the South about a friend who made a racist remark; his other friends were quick to tell the student to "shut up," and informed him that such thinking was no longer
Michel Barnier is very sorry but he is too busy to meet George Soros and his hardcore fringe group of ultra-Remainers Best for Britain . Emails obtained by Guido show that repeated attempts by Soros to secure a meeting with the EU's chief negotiator have been politely rebuffed. First Soros asked for a meeting at the beginning of November, but Barnier was busy: Not deterred, Soros tried again a couple of weeks later. Barnier didn't even give an excuse this time: You might have thought that by now
On Sunday's edition of ABC's This Week , Presi dential candidate Herman Cain apologized for not speaking up when audience members booed gay soldier Stephen Hill. Well, sort of. What he actually said was that, "in retrospect, because of the controversy and the different ways it was interrupted," he would have responded if given the chance again. "Well, the thing that's being overlooked is that, in the heat of a debate, when you have exactly 60 seconds to answer any question, you know, taking tha
Louis Farrakhan recently spewed more anti-Semitism during his keynote address at the Nation of Islam's national conference: "I want to disabuse the Jews today of the false claim that you are the chosen of God -- that Israel or Palestine belongs to you," Farrakhan said, to loud cheers. "I want to disabuse you of that. I want to make it so clear and I'm going to tell you about your future. You that think you have power to frighten and dominate the peoples of the world. I'm here to announce the end
Kooky, nutty , weird Congressman Steve Stockman (R-Tex.), who last year sought to impeach President Obama, now reportedly thinks that President Barack Obama wants to be impeached. In a "WND exclusive," the rightwing site reported that after Stockman toured a border crossing at the Rio Grande on Friday, he realized, "President Obama is begging to be impeached." Stockman's statement doesn't seem to be a figure of speech -- he seems to believe Obama is seeking impeachment as a political strategy...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) -- A longtime aide to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on Friday denied allegations of ties to drugs and terrorism that led to his detainment in Guyana. Akbar Muhammad spoke to The Associated Press in front of the main police headquarters in the capital of Georgetown, where he is being held. "It's a massive distortion," he said. "In 51 years in the ministry, I've never been involved in anything like terrorism, much less drugs." Muhammad, who was not handcuffed, was
Al Gore is dreaming if he thinks that global warming will spark a sustained mass protest movement here in the USA. From the story: Former Vice President Gore is calling for major rallies to protest congressional inaction on climate change. In a post on his personal blog headlined "The Movement We Need," Gore linked to and quoted from an Australian wire service report that "tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across Australia to urge the major political parties to take act
April 27, 2009 at 10:23pm Mike Tyson's "confession", The Pocketbook Monologues, un-beweavable Oprah, Pulitzer winners, and Farai Chideya's "Kiss.."... Remember back in the day when a group of black ministers rallied in support of Mike Tyson when he was accused (and later, convicted) of raping a black... Read more >> April 21, 2009 at 10:04pm Upon completion of Wetlands by Charlotte Roche, two major questions remain unanswered for me. First, what is it exactly about this book that made it the fi
Because they never tire of the both sides narrative, the media has dug up a clip of then-Senator Barack Obama in 2008 saying the science on vaccines and autism was "inconclusive," but here's what they aren't showing you.... We knew deranged conservatives would play 18 gaping holes over this, but the supposedly liberal media is also busily missing the point of George W. Bush's cautionary golf tale, and its relevance to President Obama.... Nate Silver and Ezra Klein, two of the left's smartest sma
Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the UN's influential Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, has resigned in the wake allegations of sexual harassment. During Pachauri's 13-year tenure as chair of the IPCC, the organization won a Nobel Peace Prize (2007) and weathered numerous controversies, including the Climategate scandal and the IPCC's use of non-peer-reviewed reports from environmental lobbying groups that dramatically exaggerated the speed and amount of glacial melt in the Himalayas. 'Do
Freak Heat Wave Makes Obama 'A Little Nervous' About Global Warming Brad Johnson Mar 19, 2012, 2:28 pm Speaking at a high-dollar Chicago fundraiser hosted by Oprah Winfrey as the city basked in June-like weather last week, President Barack Obama admitted to being "a little nervous " about global warming: "We've had a good day," Obama said. " It's warm every place. It gets you a little nervous about what's happening to global temperatures . But when it's 75 degrees in Chicago in the beginning of
On Sunday's edition of ABC's This Week , Presi dential candidate Herman Cain apologized for not speaking up when audience members booed gay soldier Stephen Hill. Well, sort of. What he actually said was that, "in retrospect, because of the controversy and the different ways it was interrupted," he would have responded if given the chance again. "Well, the thing that's being overlooked is that, in the heat of a debate, when you have exactly 60 seconds to answer any question, you know, taking tha
Louis Farrakhan recently spewed more anti-Semitism during his keynote address at the Nation of Islam's national conference: "I want to disabuse the Jews today of the false claim that you are the chosen of God -- that Israel or Palestine belongs to you," Farrakhan said, to loud cheers. "I want to disabuse you of that. I want to make it so clear and I'm going to tell you about your future. You that think you have power to frighten and dominate the peoples of the world. I'm here to announce the end
Kooky, nutty , weird Congressman Steve Stockman (R-Tex.), who last year sought to impeach President Obama, now reportedly thinks that President Barack Obama wants to be impeached. In a "WND exclusive," the rightwing site reported that after Stockman toured a border crossing at the Rio Grande on Friday, he realized, "President Obama is begging to be impeached." Stockman's statement doesn't seem to be a figure of speech -- he seems to believe Obama is seeking impeachment as a political strategy...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) -- A longtime aide to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on Friday denied allegations of ties to drugs and terrorism that led to his detainment in Guyana. Akbar Muhammad spoke to The Associated Press in front of the main police headquarters in the capital of Georgetown, where he is being held. "It's a massive distortion," he said. "In 51 years in the ministry, I've never been involved in anything like terrorism, much less drugs." Muhammad, who was not handcuffed, was
Al Gore is dreaming if he thinks that global warming will spark a sustained mass protest movement here in the USA. From the story: Former Vice President Gore is calling for major rallies to protest congressional inaction on climate change. In a post on his personal blog headlined "The Movement We Need," Gore linked to and quoted from an Australian wire service report that "tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across Australia to urge the major political parties to take act
April 27, 2009 at 10:23pm Mike Tyson's "confession", The Pocketbook Monologues, un-beweavable Oprah, Pulitzer winners, and Farai Chideya's "Kiss.."... Remember back in the day when a group of black ministers rallied in support of Mike Tyson when he was accused (and later, convicted) of raping a black... Read more >> April 21, 2009 at 10:04pm Upon completion of Wetlands by Charlotte Roche, two major questions remain unanswered for me. First, what is it exactly about this book that made it the fi
Because they never tire of the both sides narrative, the media has dug up a clip of then-Senator Barack Obama in 2008 saying the science on vaccines and autism was "inconclusive," but here's what they aren't showing you.... We knew deranged conservatives would play 18 gaping holes over this, but the supposedly liberal media is also busily missing the point of George W. Bush's cautionary golf tale, and its relevance to President Obama.... Nate Silver and Ezra Klein, two of the left's smartest sma
Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the UN's influential Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, has resigned in the wake allegations of sexual harassment. During Pachauri's 13-year tenure as chair of the IPCC, the organization won a Nobel Peace Prize (2007) and weathered numerous controversies, including the Climategate scandal and the IPCC's use of non-peer-reviewed reports from environmental lobbying groups that dramatically exaggerated the speed and amount of glacial melt in the Himalayas. 'Do
Freak Heat Wave Makes Obama 'A Little Nervous' About Global Warming Brad Johnson Mar 19, 2012, 2:28 pm Speaking at a high-dollar Chicago fundraiser hosted by Oprah Winfrey as the city basked in June-like weather last week, President Barack Obama admitted to being "a little nervous " about global warming: "We've had a good day," Obama said. " It's warm every place. It gets you a little nervous about what's happening to global temperatures . But when it's 75 degrees in Chicago in the beginning of
Triana (22,666 posts) Money is their GOD. GREED is the religion of the billionaire class. Money is their GOD. GREED is the religion of the billionaire class. (Original post) Triana Feb 2015 OP Sat Feb 14, 2015, 02:17 PM Sat Feb 14, 2015, 02:25 PM Sat Feb 14, 2015, 02:50 PM Sat Feb 14, 2015, 02:54 PM appalachiablue (16,500 posts) 4. God bless Bernie Sanders for the courage and compasion to tell the truth, the ugly truth straight out, like few others at his level. He's warning us, telling us. How
Everyone has noticed by now that Donald Trump is no longer even attempting to stick with the script, evidently feeling that he's been ill-served by people who observe political norms and common definitions of what it is to be a president of the United States. He's starting trade wars, declaring an abrupt withdrawal from Syria and attacking businessmen who also own newspapers he wants to quash. He's been animated and energized by this newfound freedom to "tell it like it is" as he did on Thursday
Donald Trump has been called a con artist many times, but not only on the campaign trail. The real estate tycoon -- who, though a billionaire, has filed multiple times for bankruptcy -- has been hit with hundreds of lawsuits, public records show, many of them for fraud and, in some cases, for being an all-around bad person. The Trump Organization, the centerpiece of the Republican front-runner's bragging rights, has a long history of social and fiscal irresponsibility. As early as 1983, Trump wa
- Advertisement - It is an epic paradox that President Donald Trump, like previous US presidents, boasts of America's military supremacy and its vital role as defender of the nation. - Advertisement - The Trump administration in its first year in office boosted the annual military budget to $700 billion, up from an already gargantuan average figure of some $600 billion a year. Trump said the colossal military spend was a vital necessity to maintain America's national security and global leadersh
In regard to the charges about US President Donald Trump's collusion with Russia to throw the election his way, it is worth mentioning that going through the list of all the nations that Washington has meddled in is far too long for one article. The US is, without any doubt, the world's meddler in chief. Even the list of countries where the US conspired to overthrow elected governments when electoral meddling failed is lengthy. But one angle to the Russian controversy that is underreported is th
- Advertisement - Corporate Media Counting Cadence to Fascism by BAR executive editor Glen Ford " The ruling class has decided to sacrifice the credibility and legitimacy of the bourgeois state in order to effectuate regime change in Washington." When Donald Trump charged that President Obama wiretapped the Republican campaign in the weeks after the November election, the bulk of corporate media chose to treat the allegation as another example of Trump's "alternative facts." They trotted out fol
By:Pat Buchanan | August 03, 2018 A war with Iran would define, consume and potentially destroy the Trump presidency, but exhilarate the neocon never-Trumpers who most despise the man. Why, then, is President Donald Trump toying with such an idea? Looking back at Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen, wars we began or plunged into, what was gained to justify the cost in American blood and treasure, and the death and destruction we visited upon that region? How has our great rival China suffe
- Advertisement - Donald Trump's presidential campaign rhetoric is, by most accounts, "populist, " but that's a broad description. Trump takes his "populism" from a particular historical tradition -- one with a baleful history in American politics. What is populism, and what's the problem with Trump's version of it? Simplified, populism is the notion that society consists of two classes -- the righteous but oppressed masses, and the greedy and oppressive power elites. That notion is timeless, bu
- Advertisement - Donald Trump has his critics, and readers of my columns know that I have been among them since 2011 . And now of course, we have "Russia-gate," or whatever you want to call it, with the Mueller investigation and that of the Justice Department's Southern District of New York grinding along. Many on the Left, and I certainly among them, do see Trump & Co. as a major fascist threa t . Others on the Left, and not-Left like John Brennan, the former Director of the CIA, see Trump cau
With his presidency off to a rough start, Donald Trump must remember the first rule of political warfare: There is no such thing as lukewarm hell. That is doubly true in an incorrigibly balkanized and polarized country like modern America. Once Trump has inexorably incurred all of the liabilities of being who he is (or the perception of who he is), he as may as well embrace all of its advantages in a passionate, consistent, and defensible way that will enable him to go on offense as it relates t
Everyone has noticed by now that Donald Trump is no longer even attempting to stick with the script, evidently feeling that he's been ill-served by people who observe political norms and common definitions of what it is to be a president of the United States. He's starting trade wars, declaring an abrupt withdrawal from Syria and attacking businessmen who also own newspapers he wants to quash. He's been animated and energized by this newfound freedom to "tell it like it is" as he did on Thursday
Donald Trump has been called a con artist many times, but not only on the campaign trail. The real estate tycoon -- who, though a billionaire, has filed multiple times for bankruptcy -- has been hit with hundreds of lawsuits, public records show, many of them for fraud and, in some cases, for being an all-around bad person. The Trump Organization, the centerpiece of the Republican front-runner's bragging rights, has a long history of social and fiscal irresponsibility. As early as 1983, Trump wa
- Advertisement - It is an epic paradox that President Donald Trump, like previous US presidents, boasts of America's military supremacy and its vital role as defender of the nation. - Advertisement - The Trump administration in its first year in office boosted the annual military budget to $700 billion, up from an already gargantuan average figure of some $600 billion a year. Trump said the colossal military spend was a vital necessity to maintain America's national security and global leadersh
In regard to the charges about US President Donald Trump's collusion with Russia to throw the election his way, it is worth mentioning that going through the list of all the nations that Washington has meddled in is far too long for one article. The US is, without any doubt, the world's meddler in chief. Even the list of countries where the US conspired to overthrow elected governments when electoral meddling failed is lengthy. But one angle to the Russian controversy that is underreported is th
- Advertisement - Corporate Media Counting Cadence to Fascism by BAR executive editor Glen Ford " The ruling class has decided to sacrifice the credibility and legitimacy of the bourgeois state in order to effectuate regime change in Washington." When Donald Trump charged that President Obama wiretapped the Republican campaign in the weeks after the November election, the bulk of corporate media chose to treat the allegation as another example of Trump's "alternative facts." They trotted out fol
By:Pat Buchanan | August 03, 2018 A war with Iran would define, consume and potentially destroy the Trump presidency, but exhilarate the neocon never-Trumpers who most despise the man. Why, then, is President Donald Trump toying with such an idea? Looking back at Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen, wars we began or plunged into, what was gained to justify the cost in American blood and treasure, and the death and destruction we visited upon that region? How has our great rival China suffe
- Advertisement - Donald Trump's presidential campaign rhetoric is, by most accounts, "populist, " but that's a broad description. Trump takes his "populism" from a particular historical tradition -- one with a baleful history in American politics. What is populism, and what's the problem with Trump's version of it? Simplified, populism is the notion that society consists of two classes -- the righteous but oppressed masses, and the greedy and oppressive power elites. That notion is timeless, bu
- Advertisement - Donald Trump has his critics, and readers of my columns know that I have been among them since 2011 . And now of course, we have "Russia-gate," or whatever you want to call it, with the Mueller investigation and that of the Justice Department's Southern District of New York grinding along. Many on the Left, and I certainly among them, do see Trump & Co. as a major fascist threa t . Others on the Left, and not-Left like John Brennan, the former Director of the CIA, see Trump cau
With his presidency off to a rough start, Donald Trump must remember the first rule of political warfare: There is no such thing as lukewarm hell. That is doubly true in an incorrigibly balkanized and polarized country like modern America. Once Trump has inexorably incurred all of the liabilities of being who he is (or the perception of who he is), he as may as well embrace all of its advantages in a passionate, consistent, and defensible way that will enable him to go on offense as it relates t
- Advertisement - Donald Trump has just finished the last of his nine post-election "thank you tour" rallies. Why did he do them? Why is he planning further rallies after he becomes president? One clue is Trump conducted them only in the states he won. And most attendees appeared to be people who had voted for him -- overwhelmingly white, many wearing Trump hats and T-shirts. When warm-up speakers asked how many had previously attended a Trump rally, most hands went up. A second clue is that rat
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig) There are all kinds of post-mortems and pre-mortems of Donald Trump, the GOP, and conservatism floating around. The New York Daily News has an op-ed that provides some interesting morsels for consideration. It is by a guy named George Hawley who teaches political science at the University of Alabama. Hawley's alleged field of study is American conservatism, though some of what he writes has a distictly Conservatives in the Mist feel to it. The lede is larded with obvious no
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 05:54 PM orangecrush (6,037 posts) Donald Trump Is Proving Too Stupid to Be President "You know, Im, like, a smart person. Uh huh. The surest indication of how not smart Trump is that he thinks his inability or lack of interest in acquiring knowledge doesnt matter. He said last year that he reaches the right decisions with very little knowledge other than the knowledge I [already] had, plus the words common sense, because I have a lot of common sense and I have a lot of busines
- Advertisement - Donald Trump has his critics, and readers of my columns know that I have been among them since 2011 . And now of course, we have "Russia-gate," or whatever you want to call it, with the Mueller investigation and that of the Justice Department's Southern District of New York grinding along. Many on the Left, and I certainly among them, do see Trump & Co. as a major fascist threa t . Others on the Left, and not-Left like John Brennan, the former Director of the CIA, see Trump cau
One of the odder habits of Donald Trump is that he likes to cut out articles from newspapers, write notes on them in Sharpie, and mail them in envelopes to various people. This appears to be one of his preferred methods of communication. Just do a Google image search for "Donald Trump Sharpie" for a treasury of these missives. Usually, the articles in question are about Trump himself and are addressed to the authors, but sometimes something else catches the Donald's eye. In 2010, he saw on the
- Advertisement - It is an epic paradox that President Donald Trump, like previous US presidents, boasts of America's military supremacy and its vital role as defender of the nation. - Advertisement - The Trump administration in its first year in office boosted the annual military budget to $700 billion, up from an already gargantuan average figure of some $600 billion a year. Trump said the colossal military spend was a vital necessity to maintain America's national security and global leadersh
Donald Trump has been bragging about the economy a lot lately. He says the United States is now the " economic envy " of the world. Unfortunately, Trump is once again trying to reshape reality to fit his own delusions. Reality is refusing to cooperate. It's true the U.S. economy is in the fast lane, by some measures, just as it was in the final years of Barack Obama's presidency. But where, exactly, is it headed? And what will happen when the next blowout comes, as it inevitably will? We know o
Mon Nov 23, 2015, 02:10 PM UCmeNdc (5,932 posts) Donald Trump Has Gone Full Nazi - And If The GOP Doesn't Repudiate It They Own It If the Republican Party is ever going to wake up and shut down this misanthropic racist it had better be now. Donald Trump's latest hateful howling has crossed a line of indecency that is impossible to ignore. And Godwin be damned, he is articulating Nazi rhetoric on a scale not seen since the originals. http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2015/11/20/1452546/-Donald-Trum
I don't agree with Trump on everything either. For example, you do not cook a piece of beef well done. You just don't do it man ! Only a liar, or a fool agrees with anybody 100 % of the time. Now let's consider what voting for 'pro life' candidates all these years has yielded..... Yeah, no matter how much of the gov't they controlled those gosh darned rascally liberals somehow always managed to keep them at bay, going all the way back to 1994. Oh sure they hold a press conference, with their sad
Donald Trump is a piece of shit and toxic to this country. That being said, this headline is misleading, as are the headlines about his immigrations stances. Trump is referring to if abortion were made illegal, which is an absurd thought in and of itself. BUT, if we're positing that abortions are illegal, then an illegal act SHOULD be met with a punishment of some kind. Unless we're just ignoring what's legal or illegal anymore. Likewise, his stance on immigration is somewhat similar. While the
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig) There are all kinds of post-mortems and pre-mortems of Donald Trump, the GOP, and conservatism floating around. The New York Daily News has an op-ed that provides some interesting morsels for consideration. It is by a guy named George Hawley who teaches political science at the University of Alabama. Hawley's alleged field of study is American conservatism, though some of what he writes has a distictly Conservatives in the Mist feel to it. The lede is larded with obvious no
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 05:54 PM orangecrush (6,037 posts) Donald Trump Is Proving Too Stupid to Be President "You know, Im, like, a smart person. Uh huh. The surest indication of how not smart Trump is that he thinks his inability or lack of interest in acquiring knowledge doesnt matter. He said last year that he reaches the right decisions with very little knowledge other than the knowledge I [already] had, plus the words common sense, because I have a lot of common sense and I have a lot of busines
- Advertisement - Donald Trump has his critics, and readers of my columns know that I have been among them since 2011 . And now of course, we have "Russia-gate," or whatever you want to call it, with the Mueller investigation and that of the Justice Department's Southern District of New York grinding along. Many on the Left, and I certainly among them, do see Trump & Co. as a major fascist threa t . Others on the Left, and not-Left like John Brennan, the former Director of the CIA, see Trump cau
One of the odder habits of Donald Trump is that he likes to cut out articles from newspapers, write notes on them in Sharpie, and mail them in envelopes to various people. This appears to be one of his preferred methods of communication. Just do a Google image search for "Donald Trump Sharpie" for a treasury of these missives. Usually, the articles in question are about Trump himself and are addressed to the authors, but sometimes something else catches the Donald's eye. In 2010, he saw on the
- Advertisement - It is an epic paradox that President Donald Trump, like previous US presidents, boasts of America's military supremacy and its vital role as defender of the nation. - Advertisement - The Trump administration in its first year in office boosted the annual military budget to $700 billion, up from an already gargantuan average figure of some $600 billion a year. Trump said the colossal military spend was a vital necessity to maintain America's national security and global leadersh
Donald Trump has been bragging about the economy a lot lately. He says the United States is now the " economic envy " of the world. Unfortunately, Trump is once again trying to reshape reality to fit his own delusions. Reality is refusing to cooperate. It's true the U.S. economy is in the fast lane, by some measures, just as it was in the final years of Barack Obama's presidency. But where, exactly, is it headed? And what will happen when the next blowout comes, as it inevitably will? We know o
Mon Nov 23, 2015, 02:10 PM UCmeNdc (5,932 posts) Donald Trump Has Gone Full Nazi - And If The GOP Doesn't Repudiate It They Own It If the Republican Party is ever going to wake up and shut down this misanthropic racist it had better be now. Donald Trump's latest hateful howling has crossed a line of indecency that is impossible to ignore. And Godwin be damned, he is articulating Nazi rhetoric on a scale not seen since the originals. http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2015/11/20/1452546/-Donald-Trum
I don't agree with Trump on everything either. For example, you do not cook a piece of beef well done. You just don't do it man ! Only a liar, or a fool agrees with anybody 100 % of the time. Now let's consider what voting for 'pro life' candidates all these years has yielded..... Yeah, no matter how much of the gov't they controlled those gosh darned rascally liberals somehow always managed to keep them at bay, going all the way back to 1994. Oh sure they hold a press conference, with their sad
Donald Trump is a piece of shit and toxic to this country. That being said, this headline is misleading, as are the headlines about his immigrations stances. Trump is referring to if abortion were made illegal, which is an absurd thought in and of itself. BUT, if we're positing that abortions are illegal, then an illegal act SHOULD be met with a punishment of some kind. Unless we're just ignoring what's legal or illegal anymore. Likewise, his stance on immigration is somewhat similar. While the
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has attacked David Cameron's record on immigration, saying that the Conservative Prime Minister had been "wilfully dishonest" when he pledged to cap immigration to the tens of thousands. Speaking on the beach beneath the white cliffs of Dover - "Dover being the gateway to England" - Mr Farage said that the subject of immigration got "right to the heart" of public disillusionment with politics, as "it is all about trust". Mr Farage continued: "Five years ago David Cameron
AUSTRALIA is "ready" to enter a free-trade agreement with Britain as soon as possible, the country's Prime Minister said today. Malcolm Turnbull suggested that the UK was "full of optimism" in the wake of Brexit and dismissed those who are in "despair" about Britain's future. Getty Images 13 Australia's Malcolm Turnbull with Theresa May in Borough Market PA:Press Association 13 Theresa May arrives at Borough Market today with Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull During his first official visit to Brit
New York police commissioner Bill Bratton recently announced that, come September, he would be stepping down from his post. After only two years on the job, Bratton is heading for the private sector, where he will become an advisor to " Teneo Holdings ," a consulting group founded by a former aide to Bill Clinton. The move is a natural one, given Bill Bratton's career trajectory. Over the years, Bratton has become very unusual kind of police officer: a "celebri-cop" who flits between the private
WASHINGTON -- Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told the Anti-Defamation League's National Leadership Summit on Sunday that law enforcement must study the Holocaust "not only to understand the depths of depravity that people can perpetrate, but also as a reminder to guard against the risk of moral corruption in our own time." "The importance of enforcing the rule of law is a central lesson of the Holocaust," he said, noting Lutheran pastor Martin Niemoller's quote on his early failure to st
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg urged world leaders not to follow President Donald Trump's lead on climate change and declared his intention to help save an international agreement to reduce carbon emissions. Bloomberg, who considered a presidential bid after serving three terms as New York City's mayor, addressed his intensifying focus on climate change in an interview with The Associated Press. He said there was no political motive tied to last week's release of his new
But Steyer isn't concerned with all that; he has set out to accomplish something at the national scale through this election. According to Politico, "The bet, for Steyer, is that making climate issues a prominent part of the Virginia election will nudge the center of national politics in a greener direction, shaping the political landscape for 2014 and 2016 and giving environmental interests a stronger hand to play in Washington policy debates." Call me skeptical. There are plenty of reasons to
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a showdown with ministers and lawmakers in her Conservative party after refusing to back reform of Northern Ireland's highly restrictive abortion rules after neighbouring Ireland's vote to liberalise its laws. Voters in Ireland, a once deeply Catholic nation, backed the change by two-to-one, a far higher margin than any opinion poll in the run up to the vote had predicted. The prime minister is facing calls from within her cabinet and f
LEADING REMOANER Tony Blair is claiming Theresa May might be forced into delaying Brexit because of the deadlock in the negotiations with the EU. The former Prime Minister said the country is "drifting" towards the exit door and says the Government should "plan now for the possibility we need to extend the March 2019 deadline". Keld Navntoft 3 Tony Blair claims Theresa May could have to delay Brexit because of deadlock with the EU In the latest in a long line of interventions since the referendu
It's generally not a good idea to visit allied countries and insult their leaders. But the question to those in the political class concerned with Trump's behavior in Europe is this: At what point does an ally cease being an ally? At what point does the hypocrisy, self-destruction, and sabotage of U.S. interests at the hands of the Western European powers cross a red line in our relationship, especially when we are shouldering most of the burden for NATO? Until the political class has answers to
Punchy stuff from Channel 4's FactCheck , who have accused Boris Johnson of lying in his resignation letter about EU safety regulations. Would be pretty embarrassing if Factcheck got it wrong... Boris wrote: "If a country cannot pass a law to save the lives of female cyclists -- when that proposal is supported at every level of UK Government -- then I don't see how that country can truly be called independent." FactCheck took exception to his assertion that the UK government supported the propos
AUSTRALIA is "ready" to enter a free-trade agreement with Britain as soon as possible, the country's Prime Minister said today. Malcolm Turnbull suggested that the UK was "full of optimism" in the wake of Brexit and dismissed those who are in "despair" about Britain's future. Getty Images 13 Australia's Malcolm Turnbull with Theresa May in Borough Market PA:Press Association 13 Theresa May arrives at Borough Market today with Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull During his first official visit to Brit
New York police commissioner Bill Bratton recently announced that, come September, he would be stepping down from his post. After only two years on the job, Bratton is heading for the private sector, where he will become an advisor to " Teneo Holdings ," a consulting group founded by a former aide to Bill Clinton. The move is a natural one, given Bill Bratton's career trajectory. Over the years, Bratton has become very unusual kind of police officer: a "celebri-cop" who flits between the private
WASHINGTON -- Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told the Anti-Defamation League's National Leadership Summit on Sunday that law enforcement must study the Holocaust "not only to understand the depths of depravity that people can perpetrate, but also as a reminder to guard against the risk of moral corruption in our own time." "The importance of enforcing the rule of law is a central lesson of the Holocaust," he said, noting Lutheran pastor Martin Niemoller's quote on his early failure to st
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg urged world leaders not to follow President Donald Trump's lead on climate change and declared his intention to help save an international agreement to reduce carbon emissions. Bloomberg, who considered a presidential bid after serving three terms as New York City's mayor, addressed his intensifying focus on climate change in an interview with The Associated Press. He said there was no political motive tied to last week's release of his new
But Steyer isn't concerned with all that; he has set out to accomplish something at the national scale through this election. According to Politico, "The bet, for Steyer, is that making climate issues a prominent part of the Virginia election will nudge the center of national politics in a greener direction, shaping the political landscape for 2014 and 2016 and giving environmental interests a stronger hand to play in Washington policy debates." Call me skeptical. There are plenty of reasons to
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a showdown with ministers and lawmakers in her Conservative party after refusing to back reform of Northern Ireland's highly restrictive abortion rules after neighbouring Ireland's vote to liberalise its laws. Voters in Ireland, a once deeply Catholic nation, backed the change by two-to-one, a far higher margin than any opinion poll in the run up to the vote had predicted. The prime minister is facing calls from within her cabinet and f
LEADING REMOANER Tony Blair is claiming Theresa May might be forced into delaying Brexit because of the deadlock in the negotiations with the EU. The former Prime Minister said the country is "drifting" towards the exit door and says the Government should "plan now for the possibility we need to extend the March 2019 deadline". Keld Navntoft 3 Tony Blair claims Theresa May could have to delay Brexit because of deadlock with the EU In the latest in a long line of interventions since the referendu
It's generally not a good idea to visit allied countries and insult their leaders. But the question to those in the political class concerned with Trump's behavior in Europe is this: At what point does an ally cease being an ally? At what point does the hypocrisy, self-destruction, and sabotage of U.S. interests at the hands of the Western European powers cross a red line in our relationship, especially when we are shouldering most of the burden for NATO? Until the political class has answers to
Punchy stuff from Channel 4's FactCheck , who have accused Boris Johnson of lying in his resignation letter about EU safety regulations. Would be pretty embarrassing if Factcheck got it wrong... Boris wrote: "If a country cannot pass a law to save the lives of female cyclists -- when that proposal is supported at every level of UK Government -- then I don't see how that country can truly be called independent." FactCheck took exception to his assertion that the UK government supported the propos
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has said that the decision to freeze German arms shipments to Egypt will limit the escalating violence in the intensely divided state. Merkel made her remarks to German channel ZDF on Sunday. Israeli news site, Times of Israel, published the interview on their site. Merkel had issued a decision to suspend all arms shipments to Egypt to indicate Germany's uneasiness with events in the Middle Eastern country, where violence has been accelerating. The German Chancel
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has attacked David Cameron's record on immigration, saying that the Conservative Prime Minister had been "wilfully dishonest" when he pledged to cap immigration to the tens of thousands. Speaking on the beach beneath the white cliffs of Dover - "Dover being the gateway to England" - Mr Farage said that the subject of immigration got "right to the heart" of public disillusionment with politics, as "it is all about trust". Mr Farage continued: "Five years ago David Cameron
Wilders said in his opening remarks: "I applaud the fact that you invite someone who does not share your enthusiasm for the European Union. Or your European dream as Euro commissioner Frans Timmermans just called it. To be honest: his dream is my nightmare." Dal leader antiUe olandese @geertwilderspvv mi divide molto.M e stato bello e utile discuterci con spirito aperto. https://t.co/xAPGx6Z3xM -- Enrico Letta (@EnricoLetta) September 3, 2017 The leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV), said
Punchy stuff from Channel 4's FactCheck , who have accused Boris Johnson of lying in his resignation letter about EU safety regulations. Would be pretty embarrassing if Factcheck got it wrong... Boris wrote: "If a country cannot pass a law to save the lives of female cyclists -- when that proposal is supported at every level of UK Government -- then I don't see how that country can truly be called independent." FactCheck took exception to his assertion that the UK government supported the propos
Nigel Farage has claimed the media "wilfully misinterpreted" his comments on discrimination legislation. The UKIP leader had been arguing laws banning companies from favouring British workers should be scrapped, but it was reported as him wanting to repeal race discrimination laws. His comments on supporting British workers were made on a Channel4 documentary to be shown next week. But ahead of it he appeared on this mornings Today Programme to hit back at the media outlets that ran the story. F
Speaking this afternoon, Mr Cameron demanded a referendum on the controversial European reform treaty, saying that it is simply "an all encompassing constitution" which will just transfer important decision making from Britain to Brussels. He said to Brown: "It's this sort of approach that makes you look shifty and untrustworthy. "Don't you see that far from getting you out of your troubles, denying people a referendum is digging you in deeper." We told you last week that Brown's decision to h
Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott would have you believe she's the biggest victim of abuse in politics, but the figures show otherwise. A new study from the University of Sheffield shows that Boris Johnson , the bombastic former Mayor of London and currently the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, gets eight times more abuse than her. Not only that, but Abbott seems to have a pretty short and selective memory. She cries racism when people say mean things to her, but her entire career has be
Loose lips sink ships? Another day, another clarification from Barry Gardiner about his remarks on Brexit and Labour's Brexit policy after another recording from the same meeting emerged in which he called the party's six tests for the Brexit deal "bollocks"*. (Perhaps he meant "the dog's bollocks"**) Those six tests, in case you've forgotten: 1. Does it ensure a strong and collaborative future relationship with the EU? 2. Does it deliver the "exact same benefits" as we currently have as members
Yesterday we highlighted a tongue-in-cheek outline about a transparent foreign official campaigning in the U.S. against Hillary Clinton to benefit Donald Trump, ie. Nigel Farage . The reason for the outline was to prove a point that even if Russia had an ambassador in the United States actively campaigning to assist Donald Trump - SO WHAT? Is the media having a conniption because the Trump Campaign was calling and talking to Nigel Farage? What's the difference? It didn't happen, but even if Tea
BRITAIN is changing at the speed of light. But this is still our GREAT Britain. There are values that make it great -- values The Sun will fight for even as we welcome the incredible transformation of our country by technology. Ten years ago smartphones were science fiction. Only four years ago, iPads were unheard of. Soon half the country will own a tablet, even more a smartphone. The 4G networks will bring instant connectivity wherever we are. Lightning fast broadband will transform our daily
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has attacked David Cameron's record on immigration, saying that the Conservative Prime Minister had been "wilfully dishonest" when he pledged to cap immigration to the tens of thousands. Speaking on the beach beneath the white cliffs of Dover - "Dover being the gateway to England" - Mr Farage said that the subject of immigration got "right to the heart" of public disillusionment with politics, as "it is all about trust". Mr Farage continued: "Five years ago David Cameron
Wilders said in his opening remarks: "I applaud the fact that you invite someone who does not share your enthusiasm for the European Union. Or your European dream as Euro commissioner Frans Timmermans just called it. To be honest: his dream is my nightmare." Dal leader antiUe olandese @geertwilderspvv mi divide molto.M e stato bello e utile discuterci con spirito aperto. https://t.co/xAPGx6Z3xM -- Enrico Letta (@EnricoLetta) September 3, 2017 The leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV), said
Punchy stuff from Channel 4's FactCheck , who have accused Boris Johnson of lying in his resignation letter about EU safety regulations. Would be pretty embarrassing if Factcheck got it wrong... Boris wrote: "If a country cannot pass a law to save the lives of female cyclists -- when that proposal is supported at every level of UK Government -- then I don't see how that country can truly be called independent." FactCheck took exception to his assertion that the UK government supported the propos
Nigel Farage has claimed the media "wilfully misinterpreted" his comments on discrimination legislation. The UKIP leader had been arguing laws banning companies from favouring British workers should be scrapped, but it was reported as him wanting to repeal race discrimination laws. His comments on supporting British workers were made on a Channel4 documentary to be shown next week. But ahead of it he appeared on this mornings Today Programme to hit back at the media outlets that ran the story. F
Speaking this afternoon, Mr Cameron demanded a referendum on the controversial European reform treaty, saying that it is simply "an all encompassing constitution" which will just transfer important decision making from Britain to Brussels. He said to Brown: "It's this sort of approach that makes you look shifty and untrustworthy. "Don't you see that far from getting you out of your troubles, denying people a referendum is digging you in deeper." We told you last week that Brown's decision to h
Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott would have you believe she's the biggest victim of abuse in politics, but the figures show otherwise. A new study from the University of Sheffield shows that Boris Johnson , the bombastic former Mayor of London and currently the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, gets eight times more abuse than her. Not only that, but Abbott seems to have a pretty short and selective memory. She cries racism when people say mean things to her, but her entire career has be
Loose lips sink ships? Another day, another clarification from Barry Gardiner about his remarks on Brexit and Labour's Brexit policy after another recording from the same meeting emerged in which he called the party's six tests for the Brexit deal "bollocks"*. (Perhaps he meant "the dog's bollocks"**) Those six tests, in case you've forgotten: 1. Does it ensure a strong and collaborative future relationship with the EU? 2. Does it deliver the "exact same benefits" as we currently have as members
Yesterday we highlighted a tongue-in-cheek outline about a transparent foreign official campaigning in the U.S. against Hillary Clinton to benefit Donald Trump, ie. Nigel Farage . The reason for the outline was to prove a point that even if Russia had an ambassador in the United States actively campaigning to assist Donald Trump - SO WHAT? Is the media having a conniption because the Trump Campaign was calling and talking to Nigel Farage? What's the difference? It didn't happen, but even if Tea
BRITAIN is changing at the speed of light. But this is still our GREAT Britain. There are values that make it great -- values The Sun will fight for even as we welcome the incredible transformation of our country by technology. Ten years ago smartphones were science fiction. Only four years ago, iPads were unheard of. Soon half the country will own a tablet, even more a smartphone. The 4G networks will bring instant connectivity wherever we are. Lightning fast broadband will transform our daily
It's not that Donald Trump should stay off of Twitter, it's that he's terrible at it. You know who isn't terrible at it? Ted Cruz. While Trump tweets and steps all over whatever his agenda is that week, Cruz owns leftists left and right (see Ted Cruz Owns the New York Times on Charlottesville With Single Tweet and Ted Cruz Perfectly Destroys Liberal Deadspin in Epic Twitter Exchange ). Trump should take notes. Take this for example. Cruz: Dems using issues surrounding Charlottesville to try t
The evidence that Donald Trump is a racist is not exactly clear-cut. I do not believe it is true. By Andy Doman | Mon 4 Dec 2017 9:33 EST Expand | Collapse Reuters/Kevin Lamarque John Piper recently said that evangelical support for the presidency of Donald Trump is hindering efforts of racial reconciliation. That could, in fact, be true. However, if it is true, it does not mean that it is morally wrong to support Donald Trump. There are many things that evangelicals support that can damage reco
Keep that in mind as you read this. We've always stayed fair to Donald Trump (see Donald Trump Launches Explosive First Ad. Exactly What You Hoped For and Donald Trump Releases Tax Plan. We Compare Directly With Bernie Sanders'... ). Even when he tweeted this... I will be meeting with the NRA, who has endorsed me, about not allowing people on the terrorist watch list, or the no fly list, to buy guns. -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 15, 2016 Now, I wanted to be fair. So I didn't write
Donald Trump : In a heartbeat. 2. If you weren't a businessman or political candidate, what would you be doing for a living? Anything I wanted to. Baseball player, astronaut, novelist, nurse practitioner. The sky's the limit. 3. How high will the wall be? Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Quite high. Very high. Higher than this. [Holds hand above head.] 4. If you could have dinner with any three people, living or dead, who would they be? Younger Me, Me Right Now, and Future Me. 5. What wil
Saturday August 6, 2016 It's been the week from hell for Donald Trump. Everything seems to be going wrong for him. The worst was the foolish and painful fight he picked with the grieving Khan family. What happened was clearly a very clever ambush devised by the Clinton camp. A Muslim-American attorney, Khizr Khan, whose army officer son had been blown up in Iraq, was put on show at the Democratic Convention to attack Donald Trump's ignorant and stupid anti-Muslim policies - and to embarrass him.
Donald Trump was fooled by an obviously fake video. When Donald Trump's speech in Ohio was interrupted by a man who burst onstage, Trump immediately resorted to calling him an ISIS sympathizer. The billionaire-turned-politician held up a sketchy, poorly edited video as proof. USSS did an excellent job stopping the maniac running to the stage. He has ties to ISIS. Should be in jail! https://t.co/tkzbHg7wyD ?ssr=true -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 12, 2016 This is not the first time,
The day you thought would never happen has finally come. Donald Trump has admitted that he was wrong. //pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle... Germany's defense minister unleashed upon President Trump's warm relationship with Russia and its government, stating that Trump has "no recognizable strategy" for handling Russian... Thanks to President Trump's humiliating impulsiveness and appalling disrespect for everyone and everything around him, o
Let me start off by saying I believe Donald Trump is racist, elitist, sexist and fascist. He threatens the very foundation of this country. He, like many before him, has exploited a vulnerable group of Americans with a need for their fears to be validated. Donald Trump has provided these Americans with that validation. We now live in a country where a reality TV star with no filter and zero political experience can convince tens of millions of Americans he's more qualified than a former senator
Who ya got? Donald Trump, the man who's working hard to make hyperbole redundant, is at it again. At a rally in Las Vegas Monday, the short-fingered fascist wannabe expressed disappointment at the climate of political correctness that won't allow him to personally beat the crap out of people he doesn't like. As a protester was removed from the South Point Arena by security, Trump said, "I'd like to punch him in the face," since apparently the guy wasn't contrite enough: Here's a guy, throwing pu
President Donald Trump claims he isn't racist, but he used Islamophobia to help energize the white nationalist groups that supported him in 2016. Will things ever change? President Donald Trump ran a presidential campaign that promised to target Muslim Americans and rid the country of Islam's influence, making Islamophobia the base of his nationalist platform. Read More To many of his followers, the very promise of a return to America's white roots was enough to make him their candidate. But des
The evidence that Donald Trump is a racist is not exactly clear-cut. I do not believe it is true. By Andy Doman | Mon 4 Dec 2017 9:33 EST Expand | Collapse Reuters/Kevin Lamarque John Piper recently said that evangelical support for the presidency of Donald Trump is hindering efforts of racial reconciliation. That could, in fact, be true. However, if it is true, it does not mean that it is morally wrong to support Donald Trump. There are many things that evangelicals support that can damage reco
Keep that in mind as you read this. We've always stayed fair to Donald Trump (see Donald Trump Launches Explosive First Ad. Exactly What You Hoped For and Donald Trump Releases Tax Plan. We Compare Directly With Bernie Sanders'... ). Even when he tweeted this... I will be meeting with the NRA, who has endorsed me, about not allowing people on the terrorist watch list, or the no fly list, to buy guns. -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 15, 2016 Now, I wanted to be fair. So I didn't write
Donald Trump : In a heartbeat. 2. If you weren't a businessman or political candidate, what would you be doing for a living? Anything I wanted to. Baseball player, astronaut, novelist, nurse practitioner. The sky's the limit. 3. How high will the wall be? Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Quite high. Very high. Higher than this. [Holds hand above head.] 4. If you could have dinner with any three people, living or dead, who would they be? Younger Me, Me Right Now, and Future Me. 5. What wil
Saturday August 6, 2016 It's been the week from hell for Donald Trump. Everything seems to be going wrong for him. The worst was the foolish and painful fight he picked with the grieving Khan family. What happened was clearly a very clever ambush devised by the Clinton camp. A Muslim-American attorney, Khizr Khan, whose army officer son had been blown up in Iraq, was put on show at the Democratic Convention to attack Donald Trump's ignorant and stupid anti-Muslim policies - and to embarrass him.
Donald Trump was fooled by an obviously fake video. When Donald Trump's speech in Ohio was interrupted by a man who burst onstage, Trump immediately resorted to calling him an ISIS sympathizer. The billionaire-turned-politician held up a sketchy, poorly edited video as proof. USSS did an excellent job stopping the maniac running to the stage. He has ties to ISIS. Should be in jail! https://t.co/tkzbHg7wyD ?ssr=true -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 12, 2016 This is not the first time,
The day you thought would never happen has finally come. Donald Trump has admitted that he was wrong. //pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle... Germany's defense minister unleashed upon President Trump's warm relationship with Russia and its government, stating that Trump has "no recognizable strategy" for handling Russian... Thanks to President Trump's humiliating impulsiveness and appalling disrespect for everyone and everything around him, o
Let me start off by saying I believe Donald Trump is racist, elitist, sexist and fascist. He threatens the very foundation of this country. He, like many before him, has exploited a vulnerable group of Americans with a need for their fears to be validated. Donald Trump has provided these Americans with that validation. We now live in a country where a reality TV star with no filter and zero political experience can convince tens of millions of Americans he's more qualified than a former senator
Who ya got? Donald Trump, the man who's working hard to make hyperbole redundant, is at it again. At a rally in Las Vegas Monday, the short-fingered fascist wannabe expressed disappointment at the climate of political correctness that won't allow him to personally beat the crap out of people he doesn't like. As a protester was removed from the South Point Arena by security, Trump said, "I'd like to punch him in the face," since apparently the guy wasn't contrite enough: Here's a guy, throwing pu
President Donald Trump claims he isn't racist, but he used Islamophobia to help energize the white nationalist groups that supported him in 2016. Will things ever change? President Donald Trump ran a presidential campaign that promised to target Muslim Americans and rid the country of Islam's influence, making Islamophobia the base of his nationalist platform. Read More To many of his followers, the very promise of a return to America's white roots was enough to make him their candidate. But des
The Offensive Donald Trump didn't wait long to go on the offensive. He wanted to move fast to show resoluteness in his campaign promises (at least, those promises not aimed at "draining the swamp"). His first month in office made it clear that his agenda is aimed at attacking workers, targeting first and foremost the most oppressed sectors, and not against Wall Street or establishment politicians. His attack on immigrants is primarily an attack on immigrant workers . Silicon Valley and other tec
Everyone has noticed by now that Donald Trump is no longer even attempting to stick with the script, evidently feeling that he's been ill-served by people who observe political norms and common definitions of what it is to be a president of the United States. He's starting trade wars, declaring an abrupt withdrawal from Syria and attacking businessmen who also own newspapers he wants to quash. He's been animated and energized by this newfound freedom to "tell it like it is" as he did on Thursday
Mocking the way leftists soil themselves in response to Donald Trump is low hanging fruit, I know (see Top 5 Anti-Trump Feminist Meltdowns and The Young Turks Post-Election Meltdown ). Delicious, ripe fruit that needs to be picked and possibly made into a nice wine, but low hanging none the less. Hence why even SNL was able to mock them (yes, THAT SNL ) using an adorable puppy. Watch... Sometimes SNL gives us the chuckles... Other times, not so much. It's usually the latter (see Meh. SNL Tota
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
Donald Trump's new statement on guns on campus is yet another reason why voting for him could be the worst thing you can do this year. Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump never fails to dismay and outrage people when he opens his mouth. And here we have another day, another obnoxious quote from Trump. In the wake of gun control reform, Trump wrapped up his Thursday night campaign rally in Burlington, Vermont, by stating that he would end gun-free zones in schools and U.S. military
The evidence that Donald Trump is a racist is not exactly clear-cut. I do not believe it is true. By Andy Doman | Mon 4 Dec 2017 9:33 EST Expand | Collapse Reuters/Kevin Lamarque John Piper recently said that evangelical support for the presidency of Donald Trump is hindering efforts of racial reconciliation. That could, in fact, be true. However, if it is true, it does not mean that it is morally wrong to support Donald Trump. There are many things that evangelicals support that can damage reco
It didn't take long for Donald Trump to discover that U.S. foreign policy is about as easy to turn around as a warship in dry dock. Despite any number of promises to shake things up - during the election and even in his first days as president - Trump is falling back on some very conventional approaches to the world. In the last week, for instance, Trump suddenly discovered that firing a few missiles at a much-hated target - in this case, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces - can gain him
Donald Trump is a piece of shit and toxic to this country. That being said, this headline is misleading, as are the headlines about his immigrations stances. Trump is referring to if abortion were made illegal, which is an absurd thought in and of itself. BUT, if we're positing that abortions are illegal, then an illegal act SHOULD be met with a punishment of some kind. Unless we're just ignoring what's legal or illegal anymore. Likewise, his stance on immigration is somewhat similar. While the
If there is one over-arching conclusion that can be drawn from the first two weeks of the Donald Trump administration, it's that President Trump aims to keep the promises he made to his voters during the 2016 campaign. The degree to which Trump is striving to keep those promises is nearly unheard of (Americans had come to expect that once a politician becomes elected to office, that politician abandons many of the campaign promises that were made or severely compromises them). But President Trum
Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer! He seduces people with his confidence and his promises. People invest time, love and money in him. But in the end he cares only about himself. He betrays those who trust him and leaves them high and dry. ... The campaign against Trump has to be specific and relentless: a series of clear examples, rolled out day upon day with the same message: DONALD TRUMP BETRAYS. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html Donald Trump, the Gr
Everyone has noticed by now that Donald Trump is no longer even attempting to stick with the script, evidently feeling that he's been ill-served by people who observe political norms and common definitions of what it is to be a president of the United States. He's starting trade wars, declaring an abrupt withdrawal from Syria and attacking businessmen who also own newspapers he wants to quash. He's been animated and energized by this newfound freedom to "tell it like it is" as he did on Thursday
Mocking the way leftists soil themselves in response to Donald Trump is low hanging fruit, I know (see Top 5 Anti-Trump Feminist Meltdowns and The Young Turks Post-Election Meltdown ). Delicious, ripe fruit that needs to be picked and possibly made into a nice wine, but low hanging none the less. Hence why even SNL was able to mock them (yes, THAT SNL ) using an adorable puppy. Watch... Sometimes SNL gives us the chuckles... Other times, not so much. It's usually the latter (see Meh. SNL Tota
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
Donald Trump's new statement on guns on campus is yet another reason why voting for him could be the worst thing you can do this year. Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump never fails to dismay and outrage people when he opens his mouth. And here we have another day, another obnoxious quote from Trump. In the wake of gun control reform, Trump wrapped up his Thursday night campaign rally in Burlington, Vermont, by stating that he would end gun-free zones in schools and U.S. military
The evidence that Donald Trump is a racist is not exactly clear-cut. I do not believe it is true. By Andy Doman | Mon 4 Dec 2017 9:33 EST Expand | Collapse Reuters/Kevin Lamarque John Piper recently said that evangelical support for the presidency of Donald Trump is hindering efforts of racial reconciliation. That could, in fact, be true. However, if it is true, it does not mean that it is morally wrong to support Donald Trump. There are many things that evangelicals support that can damage reco
It didn't take long for Donald Trump to discover that U.S. foreign policy is about as easy to turn around as a warship in dry dock. Despite any number of promises to shake things up - during the election and even in his first days as president - Trump is falling back on some very conventional approaches to the world. In the last week, for instance, Trump suddenly discovered that firing a few missiles at a much-hated target - in this case, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces - can gain him
Donald Trump is a piece of shit and toxic to this country. That being said, this headline is misleading, as are the headlines about his immigrations stances. Trump is referring to if abortion were made illegal, which is an absurd thought in and of itself. BUT, if we're positing that abortions are illegal, then an illegal act SHOULD be met with a punishment of some kind. Unless we're just ignoring what's legal or illegal anymore. Likewise, his stance on immigration is somewhat similar. While the
If there is one over-arching conclusion that can be drawn from the first two weeks of the Donald Trump administration, it's that President Trump aims to keep the promises he made to his voters during the 2016 campaign. The degree to which Trump is striving to keep those promises is nearly unheard of (Americans had come to expect that once a politician becomes elected to office, that politician abandons many of the campaign promises that were made or severely compromises them). But President Trum
Donald Trump, the Great Betrayer! He seduces people with his confidence and his promises. People invest time, love and money in him. But in the end he cares only about himself. He betrays those who trust him and leaves them high and dry. ... The campaign against Trump has to be specific and relentless: a series of clear examples, rolled out day upon day with the same message: DONALD TRUMP BETRAYS. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/opinion/donald-trump-the-great-betrayer.html Donald Trump, the Gr
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." -U.S. Constitution Preamble The introductory statement of the US Constitution's founding principles seems inspiring at first glance, but it doesn't seem to ap
The most confusing dependent clause in the history of the nation, at least as far as personal liberty goes, is the one that begins the 2 nd Amendment to the Bill of Rights. The full text of the amendment reads: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. To understand what the Founders meant it helps to understand how much the former colonists disliked a standing army. As far as the Continental
America was founded in 1776 with a clear mission to create the world's first truly free society. Freedom of religion, interstate trade, and unalienable rights provided citizens the ability to thrive and blossom. The great experiment produced unthinkable abundance and made America the greatest example of a unilateral free trade zone in world history. Fifty states in perfect harmony with no tariffs or restriction and the results are astounding. California ships produce during the winter; North Car
I sometimes wonder if America's greatest threat is the population's hyper-patriotism . The bulk of the population is now at work shutting down the NFL players' First Amendment rights, and none of the incensed censors are capable of understanding that it is they, and not the NFL players, who are attacking the U.S. Constitution. We have been through all this flag business before, and federal courts have ruled for the protesters who burnt flags, wore them on their clothes, whatever. Yet, here we go
Those who still believe we are a sovereign nation won an important victory today in Trump v. Hawaii , but the war in the lower courts will continue unless Congress shuts it down. Congress and the president have the full power to deny entry to any non-citizen or class of non-citizens seeking to enter this country for any reason - good or bad. Those decisions are exclusively up to the political branches of government, to be debated in the political realm, and there is no opening for the courts to
A member of the group known as " The Virginia Flaggers " -- who claim as their "weapon...the Confederate Battle Flag" and their "enemies...those who worship ignorance, historical revisionism and Political Correctness" -- declared in a recent interview that despite being black herself, she believes the Confederate battle flag "represents freedom." In the interview -- which is part of an ongoing documentary project about the meaning of the Confederate battle flag -- Karen Cooper claimed that she w
In the aftermath of the race-motivated Charleston church shooting spree that left nine dead, a number of Republicans have allowed themselves to be placed on the defensive , even when they have no personal baggage related to the Confederate flag. In Massachusetts, for instance, Republican Governor Charlie Baker has come under heavy fire from the Boston Globe after saying the issue was one for the people of South Carolina to decide on their own. Baker never said he supported the flag itself, but t
"No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States." U.S. Constitution, Article VI There has been a great deal of theater, controversy, and tumult in the political world recently. It can be dizzying and disorienting. But don't miss something very troubling that happened in the Senate on Thursday. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) leveled a double-barreled attack against someone advocating the basic tenets of Christianity. That person's nam
In the wake of rising white nationalism and the removal of Confederate monuments, there seems to be no end to racists coming out of the woodwork. However, in an unexpected act of support, many descendants of Confederate leaders have come out to publicly criticize their ancestors. Notable examples included the descendants of Confederate icons Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, who called for the removal of statues and denounced the violence on the part of white nationalists in Charlott
Points of agreement: * Robert E. Lee et al were personally honorable men--certainly not less honorable on the whole than the Union generals and soldiers, on a personal level; * Liberty is at the core of the American spirit; * We must remember our history with all of its sins, so that we do not repeat mistakes. Possible point of disagreement--the crux of the matter: * The American flag stands for the liberty of which you spoke; the Confederacy rebelled against that flag. The Confederacy was
The most confusing dependent clause in the history of the nation, at least as far as personal liberty goes, is the one that begins the 2 nd Amendment to the Bill of Rights. The full text of the amendment reads: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. To understand what the Founders meant it helps to understand how much the former colonists disliked a standing army. As far as the Continental
America was founded in 1776 with a clear mission to create the world's first truly free society. Freedom of religion, interstate trade, and unalienable rights provided citizens the ability to thrive and blossom. The great experiment produced unthinkable abundance and made America the greatest example of a unilateral free trade zone in world history. Fifty states in perfect harmony with no tariffs or restriction and the results are astounding. California ships produce during the winter; North Car
I sometimes wonder if America's greatest threat is the population's hyper-patriotism . The bulk of the population is now at work shutting down the NFL players' First Amendment rights, and none of the incensed censors are capable of understanding that it is they, and not the NFL players, who are attacking the U.S. Constitution. We have been through all this flag business before, and federal courts have ruled for the protesters who burnt flags, wore them on their clothes, whatever. Yet, here we go
Those who still believe we are a sovereign nation won an important victory today in Trump v. Hawaii , but the war in the lower courts will continue unless Congress shuts it down. Congress and the president have the full power to deny entry to any non-citizen or class of non-citizens seeking to enter this country for any reason - good or bad. Those decisions are exclusively up to the political branches of government, to be debated in the political realm, and there is no opening for the courts to
A member of the group known as " The Virginia Flaggers " -- who claim as their "weapon...the Confederate Battle Flag" and their "enemies...those who worship ignorance, historical revisionism and Political Correctness" -- declared in a recent interview that despite being black herself, she believes the Confederate battle flag "represents freedom." In the interview -- which is part of an ongoing documentary project about the meaning of the Confederate battle flag -- Karen Cooper claimed that she w
In the aftermath of the race-motivated Charleston church shooting spree that left nine dead, a number of Republicans have allowed themselves to be placed on the defensive , even when they have no personal baggage related to the Confederate flag. In Massachusetts, for instance, Republican Governor Charlie Baker has come under heavy fire from the Boston Globe after saying the issue was one for the people of South Carolina to decide on their own. Baker never said he supported the flag itself, but t
"No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States." U.S. Constitution, Article VI There has been a great deal of theater, controversy, and tumult in the political world recently. It can be dizzying and disorienting. But don't miss something very troubling that happened in the Senate on Thursday. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) leveled a double-barreled attack against someone advocating the basic tenets of Christianity. That person's nam
In the wake of rising white nationalism and the removal of Confederate monuments, there seems to be no end to racists coming out of the woodwork. However, in an unexpected act of support, many descendants of Confederate leaders have come out to publicly criticize their ancestors. Notable examples included the descendants of Confederate icons Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, who called for the removal of statues and denounced the violence on the part of white nationalists in Charlott
Points of agreement: * Robert E. Lee et al were personally honorable men--certainly not less honorable on the whole than the Union generals and soldiers, on a personal level; * Liberty is at the core of the American spirit; * We must remember our history with all of its sins, so that we do not repeat mistakes. Possible point of disagreement--the crux of the matter: * The American flag stands for the liberty of which you spoke; the Confederacy rebelled against that flag. The Confederacy was
Written by Philip Giraldi Tuesday May 19, 2015 Currently the United States is assisting Ukraine against Russia by providing some non-lethal military equipment as well as limited training for Kiev's army. It has balked at getting more involved in the conflict, rightly so. With that in mind, I had a meeting with a delegation of Ukrainian parliamentarians and government officials a couple of weeks ago. I tried to explain to them why many Americans are wary of helping them by providing lethal, pot
Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute [@Doug_Bandow] | 6/4/2015 The U.S. is getting more deeply entangled in Japan's territorial dispute with China. Yet the new defense guidelines highlighted by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe continue to leave the military burden of protecting Japan disproportionately on America. As occupying power, the U.S. imposed the "peace constitution" on Tokyo, with Article Nine banning possession of a military. As the Cold War developed, however, Washington recognized tha
The legality and regulations regarding surrogacy vary from country to country. Surrogacy in the United Kingdom is completely illegal if deemed commercial; in practice, it is untracked, unorganized and unregulated. Amateur charitable agencies struggle to facilitate agreements on home territory that are "expenses only." Meanwhile, the vast majority of children that are brought, as Britons, from India, Thailand, Mexico, and elsewhere never get registered as surrogacy babies: the estimates from thos
This weekend, millions of Americans will gather with family, friends, and neighbors to celebrate Independence Day. But the July 4th weekend has long been about more than just barbeques and fireworks. It is also a chance for Americans to reflect on the nation's fundamental values and celebrate fundamental American freedoms, including what many call the first freedom : religious liberty. This year, Independence Day coincides with the end of Ramadan --the Islamic holy month when Muslims worldwide f
Source Pravda.Ru 17 Aug 2017 at 17:28 Russia gives Sweet Lake to Kazakstan, but keeps Bitter Lake Lake Sladkoe (Sweet Lake) in the Novosibirsk region of Russia was given to Kazakhstan . The border between the two states was marked along one of its sides. The delimitation of the territories of Russia and Kazakhstan began in 2005. Having established the borders, the lake became part of the neighbouring state of Kazakhstan. Now the state border between Russia and Kazakhstan goes on the eastern side
"Based on recent Chinese conflicts, the strategic culture of the region, and the increasingly sophisticated means to carry it out, the next Pearl Harbor has a good chance of coming from a surprise attack of Chinese ballistic missile forces..." Analysts often discuss China's new technologies such as the new carrier killing missiles and advanced fighters like the J20, as well as their aggressive militarization of the South China Sea. As I've said previously in an OpsLens article, it's important to
Since the founding of the American republic, Asia has been a key area of interest for the United States for both economic and security reasons. One of the first ships to sail under an American flag was the aptly named Empress of China , which inaugurated America's participation in the lucrative China trade in 1784. In the more than 200 years since then, the United States has worked under the strategic assumption that it was inimical to American interests to allow any single nation to dominate As
TexasTowelie (53,526 posts) Why Mexico is the new Germany, in 1 map One hundred years ago, almost one in every five immigrants in the United States hailed from Germany by far the largest of any immigrant group. Today, roughly three in every 10 immigrants hail from Mexico. This is not your grandparents' United States. That reality is driven home by this amazing GIF, built by Jens Manuel Krogstad and Michael Keegan of the Pew Research Center, that shows the states in which Germany and Mexico prov
According to videos taken around the country, many citizens of the Great U.S.A. love to show off their patriotism by way of displaying their national flag. From their porch awnings to the car antenna, American flags ripple in the name of freedom, but could it be that some of these beautiful displays of liberty, are [...] By Zach Kirkman on February 22, 2014 U.S. Everyone would probably like to have higher wages if at all possible, but that is one of the few points regarding wages that peop
Talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between Canada, the United States, and Mexico are dragging, with few solutions in sight. The seventh round of the talks started on Sunday in Mexico City and were aimed at fixing what President Donald Trump has referred to as " the worst deal ever made " (as he often describes most deals and policies crafted by his predecessors). Whether Trump has the authority to pull out of the deal via executive decision in the first place is
Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute [@Doug_Bandow] | 6/4/2015 The U.S. is getting more deeply entangled in Japan's territorial dispute with China. Yet the new defense guidelines highlighted by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe continue to leave the military burden of protecting Japan disproportionately on America. As occupying power, the U.S. imposed the "peace constitution" on Tokyo, with Article Nine banning possession of a military. As the Cold War developed, however, Washington recognized tha
The legality and regulations regarding surrogacy vary from country to country. Surrogacy in the United Kingdom is completely illegal if deemed commercial; in practice, it is untracked, unorganized and unregulated. Amateur charitable agencies struggle to facilitate agreements on home territory that are "expenses only." Meanwhile, the vast majority of children that are brought, as Britons, from India, Thailand, Mexico, and elsewhere never get registered as surrogacy babies: the estimates from thos
This weekend, millions of Americans will gather with family, friends, and neighbors to celebrate Independence Day. But the July 4th weekend has long been about more than just barbeques and fireworks. It is also a chance for Americans to reflect on the nation's fundamental values and celebrate fundamental American freedoms, including what many call the first freedom : religious liberty. This year, Independence Day coincides with the end of Ramadan --the Islamic holy month when Muslims worldwide f
Source Pravda.Ru 17 Aug 2017 at 17:28 Russia gives Sweet Lake to Kazakstan, but keeps Bitter Lake Lake Sladkoe (Sweet Lake) in the Novosibirsk region of Russia was given to Kazakhstan . The border between the two states was marked along one of its sides. The delimitation of the territories of Russia and Kazakhstan began in 2005. Having established the borders, the lake became part of the neighbouring state of Kazakhstan. Now the state border between Russia and Kazakhstan goes on the eastern side
"Based on recent Chinese conflicts, the strategic culture of the region, and the increasingly sophisticated means to carry it out, the next Pearl Harbor has a good chance of coming from a surprise attack of Chinese ballistic missile forces..." Analysts often discuss China's new technologies such as the new carrier killing missiles and advanced fighters like the J20, as well as their aggressive militarization of the South China Sea. As I've said previously in an OpsLens article, it's important to
Since the founding of the American republic, Asia has been a key area of interest for the United States for both economic and security reasons. One of the first ships to sail under an American flag was the aptly named Empress of China , which inaugurated America's participation in the lucrative China trade in 1784. In the more than 200 years since then, the United States has worked under the strategic assumption that it was inimical to American interests to allow any single nation to dominate As
TexasTowelie (53,526 posts) Why Mexico is the new Germany, in 1 map One hundred years ago, almost one in every five immigrants in the United States hailed from Germany by far the largest of any immigrant group. Today, roughly three in every 10 immigrants hail from Mexico. This is not your grandparents' United States. That reality is driven home by this amazing GIF, built by Jens Manuel Krogstad and Michael Keegan of the Pew Research Center, that shows the states in which Germany and Mexico prov
According to videos taken around the country, many citizens of the Great U.S.A. love to show off their patriotism by way of displaying their national flag. From their porch awnings to the car antenna, American flags ripple in the name of freedom, but could it be that some of these beautiful displays of liberty, are [...] By Zach Kirkman on February 22, 2014 U.S. Everyone would probably like to have higher wages if at all possible, but that is one of the few points regarding wages that peop
Talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between Canada, the United States, and Mexico are dragging, with few solutions in sight. The seventh round of the talks started on Sunday in Mexico City and were aimed at fixing what President Donald Trump has referred to as " the worst deal ever made " (as he often describes most deals and policies crafted by his predecessors). Whether Trump has the authority to pull out of the deal via executive decision in the first place is
Ali Larijani attended a joint press conference after a meeting with Luxembourgian counterpart Mr. Mars Di Bartolomeo on Saturday in Tehran; "today, we had a good meeting with Luxembourgian counterpart and his delegation about parliamentary relations; Luxembourg has ample experiences in banking, investment and financial fields and part of talks focused on mutual investments," Mr. Larijani told reporters. "Part of talks addressed crises in the Middle East, especially terrorism and extremism; both
The Permanent Committee on political affairs and foreign relations of the Parliamentary Union of Islamic Cooperation Conference was held today (Saturday) with representatives from 12 Islamic countries from Asia, Africa and the Arab world in attendance. During the session, 35 resolutions were put forward, voted on by the present members and approved. Fighting terrorism, Palestine, sanctions against Islamic countries, JUSTA Act, the availability of new technologies to Islamic countries, the condit
TEHRAN - An Irish Senate delegation paid a visit to the Iranian parliament (Majlis) on Tuesday, discussing ways with the women's faction of Majlis to strengthen bilateral ties. The two sides welcomed the idea of forming a joint parliamentary working group, said Parvaneh Mafi, an MP and member of the women's faction of Majlis. Referring the history of relations between the two countries, Mafi emphasized the need for further expansion of relations in all fields, IRNA reported. Commonalities betwee
Visiting Swiss President Johann Schneider-Amman held talks with Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on Sunday, hailing the 140 years of strong relations with Iran and promising further efforts for improving the level of cooperation with the Islamic Republic. Schneider-Amman, who is accompanied by two scientific and economic delegations in his visit to Tehran, said "our scientific delegation comprises rectors of the best universities and scientific centers in Switzerland. The delegation signed
Latin American and Caribbean countries voiced strong opposition Thursday to a decision by the US to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and its plans to move its embassy there. Eight out of 15 nations in the UN Security Council, including Bolivia and Uruguay, called for an urgent meeting of the council to discuss the issue. Bolivian ambassador to the UN Sacha Llorenti said this, "unilateral decision violates various Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, undermines any attempts t
Speaking to reporters at Tehran airport before departing for Turkey, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) can have a significant role in creating convergence in economics among the member states as well as resolving various issues of the region. "One of the key themes of the APA meeting is the establishment of peace, security and stability in the region," Larijani said, noting Iran's efforts in fighting terrorism in the past few years. "The ISIL has
In a meeting held on the last day of Ali Rabiei's visit to Mexico City, he pointed to Iran-Mexico 100-year-old relations, and stressed the need for enhancing the exchange of parliamentary delegations and the role of parliamentary diplomacy in the development of relations between the two countries. He also stressed on enhancing parliamentary relations between the two countries and welcomed the opening of offices for commercial institutions. He expressed hope that Cuevas Barron to visit Iran in th
A series of meetings at the U.N. Security Council late last week took some steps toward building a consensus on the growing crisis in Syria, but ultimately it failed. With China and Russia voting against the Security Council resolution, the international community is left scrambling to act as the situation on the ground continues to worsen. Diplomats are now looking at alternative options and trying to figure out how best to proceed given the inability to move anything comprehensive at the Unite
Iran's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Gholamali Khoshroo addressing the meeting of UN General Assembly on Monday which was held to review the status of immigrants in the Mediterranean region, referred to the issue of Syrian refugees demanding action on the part of the international community to the refugee crisis in different parts of the world. "The issue of refugees and asylum seekers needs to be resolved at its roots, because they merely mark symptoms of a problem rather than
The Iranian Leader's Aide on International Affairs Ali Akbar Velayati met with a French delegation at a gathering commemorating the 40th anniversary of Iran's Islamic Revolution. The French delegation was led by Jacques Hogart. The French delegation was comprised of French ministers, high-ranking officials and members of French parliament. The two sides discussed issues of mutual interest such as bilateral relations, the situation in West Asia, French President Emanuel Macron's visit to Tehran i
The Permanent Committee on political affairs and foreign relations of the Parliamentary Union of Islamic Cooperation Conference was held today (Saturday) with representatives from 12 Islamic countries from Asia, Africa and the Arab world in attendance. During the session, 35 resolutions were put forward, voted on by the present members and approved. Fighting terrorism, Palestine, sanctions against Islamic countries, JUSTA Act, the availability of new technologies to Islamic countries, the condit
TEHRAN - An Irish Senate delegation paid a visit to the Iranian parliament (Majlis) on Tuesday, discussing ways with the women's faction of Majlis to strengthen bilateral ties. The two sides welcomed the idea of forming a joint parliamentary working group, said Parvaneh Mafi, an MP and member of the women's faction of Majlis. Referring the history of relations between the two countries, Mafi emphasized the need for further expansion of relations in all fields, IRNA reported. Commonalities betwee
Visiting Swiss President Johann Schneider-Amman held talks with Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on Sunday, hailing the 140 years of strong relations with Iran and promising further efforts for improving the level of cooperation with the Islamic Republic. Schneider-Amman, who is accompanied by two scientific and economic delegations in his visit to Tehran, said "our scientific delegation comprises rectors of the best universities and scientific centers in Switzerland. The delegation signed
Latin American and Caribbean countries voiced strong opposition Thursday to a decision by the US to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and its plans to move its embassy there. Eight out of 15 nations in the UN Security Council, including Bolivia and Uruguay, called for an urgent meeting of the council to discuss the issue. Bolivian ambassador to the UN Sacha Llorenti said this, "unilateral decision violates various Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, undermines any attempts t
Speaking to reporters at Tehran airport before departing for Turkey, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) can have a significant role in creating convergence in economics among the member states as well as resolving various issues of the region. "One of the key themes of the APA meeting is the establishment of peace, security and stability in the region," Larijani said, noting Iran's efforts in fighting terrorism in the past few years. "The ISIL has
In a meeting held on the last day of Ali Rabiei's visit to Mexico City, he pointed to Iran-Mexico 100-year-old relations, and stressed the need for enhancing the exchange of parliamentary delegations and the role of parliamentary diplomacy in the development of relations between the two countries. He also stressed on enhancing parliamentary relations between the two countries and welcomed the opening of offices for commercial institutions. He expressed hope that Cuevas Barron to visit Iran in th
A series of meetings at the U.N. Security Council late last week took some steps toward building a consensus on the growing crisis in Syria, but ultimately it failed. With China and Russia voting against the Security Council resolution, the international community is left scrambling to act as the situation on the ground continues to worsen. Diplomats are now looking at alternative options and trying to figure out how best to proceed given the inability to move anything comprehensive at the Unite
Iran's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Gholamali Khoshroo addressing the meeting of UN General Assembly on Monday which was held to review the status of immigrants in the Mediterranean region, referred to the issue of Syrian refugees demanding action on the part of the international community to the refugee crisis in different parts of the world. "The issue of refugees and asylum seekers needs to be resolved at its roots, because they merely mark symptoms of a problem rather than
The Iranian Leader's Aide on International Affairs Ali Akbar Velayati met with a French delegation at a gathering commemorating the 40th anniversary of Iran's Islamic Revolution. The French delegation was led by Jacques Hogart. The French delegation was comprised of French ministers, high-ranking officials and members of French parliament. The two sides discussed issues of mutual interest such as bilateral relations, the situation in West Asia, French President Emanuel Macron's visit to Tehran i
Radical fundamentalist Shia mullahs having military and religious power in Iran gives them huge advantages in the Middle East and North Africa not available to other states in the region. Properly exploited, these advantages will further advance Iran to the status of regional superpower. - Advertisement - 1) Despite the number of Shia holy shrines in Iraq, the Iranian Mullahs are the religious leaders of the Shia Muslims of the world, inspiring and controlling the Shias, who outnumber the Sunnis
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in the United States to attend the Nuclear Security Summit that began on March 29. He was among a few speakers to address representatives of all the participating countries at the summit. The agenda was quite busy. The summit was titled "Nuclear Security," but Turkey's focus will not remain limited solely to this context. It is apparent that the world and the Middle East is about to be engulfed by fire, something that must concern the U.S. Before Erdogan's
"Close cooperation between the three branches of the Establishment in the Islamic Republic of Iran for solving economic problems will raise people's for the future and the progress of economy in our country," said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. The Iranian top executive made the remarks on Saturday while addressing the first meeting of the High Council of Economic Coordination between the three branches of the Iranian Establishment. The meeting was chaired by President Rouhani while the Spea
The president's inauguration ceremony was attended by many international officials. Rouhani faces enormous challenges, including deepening political divisions among the country's ruling elite and US President Donald Trump's aggressive Iran policy. Rouhani, 68, secured re-election on May 19, promised that his country will pursue a "path of coexistence and interaction with the world." ( TRT World and Agencies ) Iran's re-elected president Hassan Rouhani has been sworn in for his second term in an
By Ali Younes - Washington, D.C. When the Egyptian military leaders decided to end Egypt's first ever-ever democratic experience in a coup d'etat on July 2nd, toppling the Muslim brotherhood ( MB) government from power and imprisoning president Mohammad Morsi. With that in mind Egypt has perhaps became the only country in the world that had a revolution against democracy. As a result, the new government embarked on persecuting and illegally imprisoning members of the Muslim brotherhood and other
The Permanent Committee on political affairs and foreign relations of the Parliamentary Union of Islamic Cooperation Conference was held today (Saturday) with representatives from 12 Islamic countries from Asia, Africa and the Arab world in attendance. During the session, 35 resolutions were put forward, voted on by the present members and approved. Fighting terrorism, Palestine, sanctions against Islamic countries, JUSTA Act, the availability of new technologies to Islamic countries, the condit
Speaking at the meeting of the high-ranking delegations of Iran and Turkmenistan on Tuesday, President Rouhani congratulated Nowruz and referred to historical and cultural ties between the two nations, adding "today, we are responsible to take the best advantage of all potentials and capacities for cementing Tehran-Ashgabat relations in all fields of mutual interest." On cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Turkmenistan in different fields, especially energy, tran
Braying Jackass: "With wholesale condemnation of Iran and nuclear deal over past year, Trump Admin squandered opportunity to bolster reformists in Tehran and prospects for peaceful political reform in Iran. Bluster is neither a strategy nor a mechanism for exercise of U.S. power and influence." --former CIA Director John Brennan ( "Because eight years of appeasement, including the lifting of sanctions, illegally sending hundreds of millions of cash straight to the Iranian government, and alleged
President Park Guen-hye paid a three-day state visit to Iran from May 1 to May 3. President Park's tight schedule in Iran included a summit with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani as well as economic and cultural events. Her efforts were focused on creating a platform for Korea and Iran to make a leap forward going beyond the restoration of somewhat estranged bilateral ties caused by international sanctions against Iran. At their summit, the president and Iranian President Rouhani adopted the joi
The two sides conferred on regional and bilateral issues. Turning to the position of Iran international affairs, Rezaei said, "we expect France to take influential role of Iran both in regional and international arena." He also referred to the widespread activities of Iran in fighting against terrorism and said, "Iran sustained heavy losses in fighting against terrorism both in Syria and Iraq, otherwise, terrorist groups were penetrating into Europe although some ISIL groups have been trained in
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in the United States to attend the Nuclear Security Summit that began on March 29. He was among a few speakers to address representatives of all the participating countries at the summit. The agenda was quite busy. The summit was titled "Nuclear Security," but Turkey's focus will not remain limited solely to this context. It is apparent that the world and the Middle East is about to be engulfed by fire, something that must concern the U.S. Before Erdogan's
"Close cooperation between the three branches of the Establishment in the Islamic Republic of Iran for solving economic problems will raise people's for the future and the progress of economy in our country," said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. The Iranian top executive made the remarks on Saturday while addressing the first meeting of the High Council of Economic Coordination between the three branches of the Iranian Establishment. The meeting was chaired by President Rouhani while the Spea
The president's inauguration ceremony was attended by many international officials. Rouhani faces enormous challenges, including deepening political divisions among the country's ruling elite and US President Donald Trump's aggressive Iran policy. Rouhani, 68, secured re-election on May 19, promised that his country will pursue a "path of coexistence and interaction with the world." ( TRT World and Agencies ) Iran's re-elected president Hassan Rouhani has been sworn in for his second term in an
By Ali Younes - Washington, D.C. When the Egyptian military leaders decided to end Egypt's first ever-ever democratic experience in a coup d'etat on July 2nd, toppling the Muslim brotherhood ( MB) government from power and imprisoning president Mohammad Morsi. With that in mind Egypt has perhaps became the only country in the world that had a revolution against democracy. As a result, the new government embarked on persecuting and illegally imprisoning members of the Muslim brotherhood and other
The Permanent Committee on political affairs and foreign relations of the Parliamentary Union of Islamic Cooperation Conference was held today (Saturday) with representatives from 12 Islamic countries from Asia, Africa and the Arab world in attendance. During the session, 35 resolutions were put forward, voted on by the present members and approved. Fighting terrorism, Palestine, sanctions against Islamic countries, JUSTA Act, the availability of new technologies to Islamic countries, the condit
Speaking at the meeting of the high-ranking delegations of Iran and Turkmenistan on Tuesday, President Rouhani congratulated Nowruz and referred to historical and cultural ties between the two nations, adding "today, we are responsible to take the best advantage of all potentials and capacities for cementing Tehran-Ashgabat relations in all fields of mutual interest." On cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Turkmenistan in different fields, especially energy, tran
Braying Jackass: "With wholesale condemnation of Iran and nuclear deal over past year, Trump Admin squandered opportunity to bolster reformists in Tehran and prospects for peaceful political reform in Iran. Bluster is neither a strategy nor a mechanism for exercise of U.S. power and influence." --former CIA Director John Brennan ( "Because eight years of appeasement, including the lifting of sanctions, illegally sending hundreds of millions of cash straight to the Iranian government, and alleged
President Park Guen-hye paid a three-day state visit to Iran from May 1 to May 3. President Park's tight schedule in Iran included a summit with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani as well as economic and cultural events. Her efforts were focused on creating a platform for Korea and Iran to make a leap forward going beyond the restoration of somewhat estranged bilateral ties caused by international sanctions against Iran. At their summit, the president and Iranian President Rouhani adopted the joi
The two sides conferred on regional and bilateral issues. Turning to the position of Iran international affairs, Rezaei said, "we expect France to take influential role of Iran both in regional and international arena." He also referred to the widespread activities of Iran in fighting against terrorism and said, "Iran sustained heavy losses in fighting against terrorism both in Syria and Iraq, otherwise, terrorist groups were penetrating into Europe although some ISIL groups have been trained in
TEHRAN - Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, Iran's prosecutor general, on Saturday highlighted the importance of judicial agreements between Iran and Pakistan. Montazeri made the remarks in a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Ashtar Ausaf Ali on Saturday, when the two sides discussed issues of mutual interests, including fight against terrorism and narcotics, IRIB news reported. "We hope this trip will produce great achievements for both countries," he stated. The visit can lead to strengthening of
"The bilateral relations between Iran and Oman have always been moving forward and making progress thanks to the wisdom of the officials of Iran and Oman," said President Hassan Rouhani, on Wednesday. The Iranian president made the remarks during a meeting with Khalid bin Hilal Al Mawali, the Chairman of the Majlis Al Shura of Oman (the Speaker of Omani Parliament) in Tehran. "Joint political and cultural relations are currently at the highest level and activating the economic potentials the rel
The Memoranda include: - The Memorandum of Mutual Understanding between the National Bank of Kazakhstan and Central Bank of Iran on assistance in organization of bilateral trade. - The Agreement between the Kazakh and Iranian governments on cooperation in maritime commercial shipping. As per the document, both sides are obliged to create equal conditions in the field of commercial shipping. - The Memorandum of Mutual Understanding between the Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development of K
Addressing worshipers during Tehran Friday Prayers, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati the interim Friday Prayers Leader called the nuclear talks an issue of honor that should not be understated. Ayatollah Jannati referred to a minority who believe the talks do not matter much and found them too naive as the talks are part of the history of the country which define the direction of Iran's future path. "Some think that it is as easy as accepting their demands in return for sanction removal;" yet he criticiz
President Park Guen-hye paid a three-day state visit to Iran from May 1 to May 3. President Park's tight schedule in Iran included a summit with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani as well as economic and cultural events. Her efforts were focused on creating a platform for Korea and Iran to make a leap forward going beyond the restoration of somewhat estranged bilateral ties caused by international sanctions against Iran. At their summit, the president and Iranian President Rouhani adopted the joi
TEHRAN - Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it had summoned England's ambassador to protest over anti-Iran remarks by the country's Prime Minister Theresa May. Addressing a [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council's annual summit in the Bahraini capital Manama on Wednesday, May said she was "clear-eyed" about what she called "the threat" Iran poses to the region". May had also stressed England would help the council "push back" against what she branded Iran's "aggressive regional actions." "Foll
"Close cooperation between the three branches of the Establishment in the Islamic Republic of Iran for solving economic problems will raise people's for the future and the progress of economy in our country," said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. The Iranian top executive made the remarks on Saturday while addressing the first meeting of the High Council of Economic Coordination between the three branches of the Iranian Establishment. The meeting was chaired by President Rouhani while the Spea
President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the United States would not recertify the controversial Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran--commonly referred to as the "Iran nuclear deal." The controversial agreement has been under fire since President Barack Obama signed it in 2015. Critics have stated concerns that the deal did not do enough to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, something that threatens the security of the entire international community. As Trump outlined
In the meeting with Rana Tanveer in the capital Tehran today afternoon, Iran's 1st Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri expressed Iran's interest in enhancing bilateral relation with neighboring Pakistan in all fronts, adding "nobody can disturb the existing good relations." Jahangiri said Iran and Pakistan have a lot of capacities in the defense industry, emphasizing that Iran and Pakistan should resolve bilateral issues quickly and move towards the development of relations. Iran's 1st vice presiden
TEHRAN - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani took a one-day trip on Wednesday to Oman and Kuwait, seeking a detente with the Arab world, strained over the past few years. Welcomed by Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said in Muscat, Rouhani highlighted age-old bilateral relationship of the two countries, hailing them as "close and brotherly." The two sides also laid emphasis on business ties with a focus on banking. Rouhani also referred to Iran's military capability as a heavyweight for the whole regio
"The bilateral relations between Iran and Oman have always been moving forward and making progress thanks to the wisdom of the officials of Iran and Oman," said President Hassan Rouhani, on Wednesday. The Iranian president made the remarks during a meeting with Khalid bin Hilal Al Mawali, the Chairman of the Majlis Al Shura of Oman (the Speaker of Omani Parliament) in Tehran. "Joint political and cultural relations are currently at the highest level and activating the economic potentials the rel
The Memoranda include: - The Memorandum of Mutual Understanding between the National Bank of Kazakhstan and Central Bank of Iran on assistance in organization of bilateral trade. - The Agreement between the Kazakh and Iranian governments on cooperation in maritime commercial shipping. As per the document, both sides are obliged to create equal conditions in the field of commercial shipping. - The Memorandum of Mutual Understanding between the Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development of K
Addressing worshipers during Tehran Friday Prayers, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati the interim Friday Prayers Leader called the nuclear talks an issue of honor that should not be understated. Ayatollah Jannati referred to a minority who believe the talks do not matter much and found them too naive as the talks are part of the history of the country which define the direction of Iran's future path. "Some think that it is as easy as accepting their demands in return for sanction removal;" yet he criticiz
President Park Guen-hye paid a three-day state visit to Iran from May 1 to May 3. President Park's tight schedule in Iran included a summit with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani as well as economic and cultural events. Her efforts were focused on creating a platform for Korea and Iran to make a leap forward going beyond the restoration of somewhat estranged bilateral ties caused by international sanctions against Iran. At their summit, the president and Iranian President Rouhani adopted the joi
TEHRAN - Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it had summoned England's ambassador to protest over anti-Iran remarks by the country's Prime Minister Theresa May. Addressing a [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council's annual summit in the Bahraini capital Manama on Wednesday, May said she was "clear-eyed" about what she called "the threat" Iran poses to the region". May had also stressed England would help the council "push back" against what she branded Iran's "aggressive regional actions." "Foll
"Close cooperation between the three branches of the Establishment in the Islamic Republic of Iran for solving economic problems will raise people's for the future and the progress of economy in our country," said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. The Iranian top executive made the remarks on Saturday while addressing the first meeting of the High Council of Economic Coordination between the three branches of the Iranian Establishment. The meeting was chaired by President Rouhani while the Spea
President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the United States would not recertify the controversial Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran--commonly referred to as the "Iran nuclear deal." The controversial agreement has been under fire since President Barack Obama signed it in 2015. Critics have stated concerns that the deal did not do enough to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, something that threatens the security of the entire international community. As Trump outlined
In the meeting with Rana Tanveer in the capital Tehran today afternoon, Iran's 1st Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri expressed Iran's interest in enhancing bilateral relation with neighboring Pakistan in all fronts, adding "nobody can disturb the existing good relations." Jahangiri said Iran and Pakistan have a lot of capacities in the defense industry, emphasizing that Iran and Pakistan should resolve bilateral issues quickly and move towards the development of relations. Iran's 1st vice presiden
TEHRAN - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani took a one-day trip on Wednesday to Oman and Kuwait, seeking a detente with the Arab world, strained over the past few years. Welcomed by Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said in Muscat, Rouhani highlighted age-old bilateral relationship of the two countries, hailing them as "close and brotherly." The two sides also laid emphasis on business ties with a focus on banking. Rouhani also referred to Iran's military capability as a heavyweight for the whole regio
In the meeting with Rana Tanveer in the capital Tehran today afternoon, Iran's 1st Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri expressed Iran's interest in enhancing bilateral relation with neighboring Pakistan in all fronts, adding "nobody can disturb the existing good relations." Jahangiri said Iran and Pakistan have a lot of capacities in the defense industry, emphasizing that Iran and Pakistan should resolve bilateral issues quickly and move towards the development of relations. Iran's 1st vice presiden
The two sides conferred on regional and bilateral issues. Turning to the position of Iran international affairs, Rezaei said, "we expect France to take influential role of Iran both in regional and international arena." He also referred to the widespread activities of Iran in fighting against terrorism and said, "Iran sustained heavy losses in fighting against terrorism both in Syria and Iraq, otherwise, terrorist groups were penetrating into Europe although some ISIL groups have been trained in
TEHRAN - Moldovan President Igor Dodon who visited Tehran on Sunday held separate talks with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Rouhani said Moldova and Iran can use capacities to expand ties. "We should use all opportunities and capacities to expand inclusive ties between Tehran and Chisinau," the president remarked. Rouhani called on that the two countries to establish good cooperation in various areas such as tourism, agriculture and transportati
TEHRAN - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that Iran supports an "integrated" and "united" Iraq. Rouhani made the remarks in a meeting with Nechirvan Barzani, the prime minister of Iraqi Kurdistan. Barzani was the first high-ranking official from the Iraqi Kurdistan Region who visited Iran after the ill-fated independence referendum in the autonomous region. Iran was one of the strong opponents of the referendum. Rouhani said that all the groups from any ethnicity, especially the K
President Hassan Rouhani of Iran who is serving the last months of his first term in Pasteur office, attended at Iran's Ministry of Interior Affairs, at around 4:00 p.m. local time on Friday, to officially enroll in the upcoming Presidential Election. Notable among the registered personalities todya are former parliamentarian Ali Reza Zakani and Tehran's MP Mostafa Kavakebian. Notworthy, Ebrahim Raeisi, the custodian and chairman of Astan Quds Razavi, registered for the Presidential Elections on
Addressing worshipers during Tehran Friday Prayers, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati the interim Friday Prayers Leader called the nuclear talks an issue of honor that should not be understated. Ayatollah Jannati referred to a minority who believe the talks do not matter much and found them too naive as the talks are part of the history of the country which define the direction of Iran's future path. "Some think that it is as easy as accepting their demands in return for sanction removal;" yet he criticiz
TEHRAN -- The UN resident coordinator and UNDP representative in Iran met with the chief of Iran's Department of Environment, emphasizing the importance of greater environmental cooperation between Iran and the United Nations. According to the Department of Environment official website, Gary Lewis and Isa Kalantari discussed the possibility of strengthening environmental ties between Iran and the UN over a session held in Tehran on Monday. Mentioning the projects implemented jointly by the Unit
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani stated that in a joint press conference that followed his earlier meeting with President of Slovenia, Borut Pahor, in Tehran, adding the two sides also discussed economic cooperation and investment, technological, cultural and scientific cooperation, as well as expanding tourism, combating terrorism and extremism, and the issue of immigration. Rouhani put particular emphasis on technological cooperation with Slovenia, saying "the MoU that was signed today in the
TEHRAN - As the Pakistani Speaker of National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq arrived in Tehran on Monday for a five-day visit, Islamabad agreed with its former Army Chief General Raheel Sharif to head to Saudi Arabia to command the Saudi-led coalition against Yemen. Heading a senior parliamentary delegation, Sadiq is in Iran at the invitation of Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani who visited Islamabad in November 2014. Sadiq met with Larijani on Saturday, a running theme of which was the urg
TEHRAN - The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council said on Sunday that Tehran's advisory role in Syria and Iraq is aimed at supporting the "axis of resistance" and combating terrorism, praising the resistance front's victories against terrorists in Iraq and Syria. The axis of resistance is an anti-Western and anti-Israeli alliance between Iran, Syria, and the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah. "The axis of resistance's stunning success in Iraq and Syria showed that security
The two sides conferred on regional and bilateral issues. Turning to the position of Iran international affairs, Rezaei said, "we expect France to take influential role of Iran both in regional and international arena." He also referred to the widespread activities of Iran in fighting against terrorism and said, "Iran sustained heavy losses in fighting against terrorism both in Syria and Iraq, otherwise, terrorist groups were penetrating into Europe although some ISIL groups have been trained in
TEHRAN - Moldovan President Igor Dodon who visited Tehran on Sunday held separate talks with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Rouhani said Moldova and Iran can use capacities to expand ties. "We should use all opportunities and capacities to expand inclusive ties between Tehran and Chisinau," the president remarked. Rouhani called on that the two countries to establish good cooperation in various areas such as tourism, agriculture and transportati
TEHRAN - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that Iran supports an "integrated" and "united" Iraq. Rouhani made the remarks in a meeting with Nechirvan Barzani, the prime minister of Iraqi Kurdistan. Barzani was the first high-ranking official from the Iraqi Kurdistan Region who visited Iran after the ill-fated independence referendum in the autonomous region. Iran was one of the strong opponents of the referendum. Rouhani said that all the groups from any ethnicity, especially the K
President Hassan Rouhani of Iran who is serving the last months of his first term in Pasteur office, attended at Iran's Ministry of Interior Affairs, at around 4:00 p.m. local time on Friday, to officially enroll in the upcoming Presidential Election. Notable among the registered personalities todya are former parliamentarian Ali Reza Zakani and Tehran's MP Mostafa Kavakebian. Notworthy, Ebrahim Raeisi, the custodian and chairman of Astan Quds Razavi, registered for the Presidential Elections on
Addressing worshipers during Tehran Friday Prayers, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati the interim Friday Prayers Leader called the nuclear talks an issue of honor that should not be understated. Ayatollah Jannati referred to a minority who believe the talks do not matter much and found them too naive as the talks are part of the history of the country which define the direction of Iran's future path. "Some think that it is as easy as accepting their demands in return for sanction removal;" yet he criticiz
TEHRAN -- The UN resident coordinator and UNDP representative in Iran met with the chief of Iran's Department of Environment, emphasizing the importance of greater environmental cooperation between Iran and the United Nations. According to the Department of Environment official website, Gary Lewis and Isa Kalantari discussed the possibility of strengthening environmental ties between Iran and the UN over a session held in Tehran on Monday. Mentioning the projects implemented jointly by the Unit
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani stated that in a joint press conference that followed his earlier meeting with President of Slovenia, Borut Pahor, in Tehran, adding the two sides also discussed economic cooperation and investment, technological, cultural and scientific cooperation, as well as expanding tourism, combating terrorism and extremism, and the issue of immigration. Rouhani put particular emphasis on technological cooperation with Slovenia, saying "the MoU that was signed today in the
TEHRAN - As the Pakistani Speaker of National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq arrived in Tehran on Monday for a five-day visit, Islamabad agreed with its former Army Chief General Raheel Sharif to head to Saudi Arabia to command the Saudi-led coalition against Yemen. Heading a senior parliamentary delegation, Sadiq is in Iran at the invitation of Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani who visited Islamabad in November 2014. Sadiq met with Larijani on Saturday, a running theme of which was the urg
TEHRAN - The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council said on Sunday that Tehran's advisory role in Syria and Iraq is aimed at supporting the "axis of resistance" and combating terrorism, praising the resistance front's victories against terrorists in Iraq and Syria. The axis of resistance is an anti-Western and anti-Israeli alliance between Iran, Syria, and the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah. "The axis of resistance's stunning success in Iraq and Syria showed that security
Ann Coulter is desperate to stay relevant, and with immigration being the biggest news in the country, that gives her a perfect opportunity to bring her unique blend of hate and stupidity back into our lives. During a recent appearance on Fox News, Coulter claimed that the children being into detention centers were actually "crisis actors" who were being coached by liberals and the media. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript: Recently Ann Coulter, the right-wing queen of hate
Former CBS News reporter and Dana Loesch award-sharer Sharyl Attkisson has been making the rounds of conservative media to push her nebulous claims of bias at CBS that prompted her exit, and to promote her upcoming book Stonewalled. On Tuesday morning, Attkisson hit an unlikely roadblock on MSNBC's Morning Joe, as co-host Mika Brzezinski sweetly laid waste to Attkisson's liberal media persecution complex.... Sharyl Attkisson resigned from CBS today after months of alleging that the many anti-Oba
Former CBS journalist Sharyl Attkisson has talked very critically about the Obama administration, and claimed in an interview yesterday that she might be on the president's enemies list . Attkisson, of course, has been embraced by conservatives and greeted with skepticism and even scorn by liberals. Sites like Media Matters have been hammering her for months and saying that her book serves to confirm a conservative view of this administraiton . And in an interview today with The Daily Beast , At
Sounds like something that Chelsea Clinton or John Kerry would say. Liberal CNN contributor Sally Kohn wants to fight terrorism with "tolerance" and "political correctness." President Trump demanded an end to political correctness in counterterrorism following the London terror attacks that left seven people dead and dozens more wounded. Kohn took offense at the president's tweets and fired back, saying that political correctness are, according to her, the solutions to terrorism. "Political corr
On Friday's Andrea Mitchell Reports , MSNBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff misleadingly claimed that hundreds of illegal immigrants were deported before they were "able" to collect their children without noting that, according to Trump administration officials, many of them declined the opportunity to take their children with them, possibly hoping that the children will succeed in attaining asylum and indefinite residency. Referring to ACLU demands that the government locate deported immigrants wh
Reporter tries to out-'Resistance' Jim Acosta at WH briefing, LOSES IT when Sarah Sanders shuts him down [video] Posted at 4:17 pm on June 14, 2018 by Doug P. As we told you earlier, at today's White House press briefing, CNN's Jim Acosta had a line of questioning about young people detained at the border that got heated: SCORCHED EARTH: Sarah Sanders just said CNN's Jim Acosta can't 'understand even short sentences' https://t.co/zmt8ZEXt5Y -- Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 14, 2018 Usually Ac
We hate to break it to Jim Acosta, but sometimes, CNN really does suck : WATCH: CNN Reporter Incorrectly Attributes Gun Activist's Phrasing to NRA's Dana Loesch https://t.co/2WxYep2vuh pic.twitter.com/kNA8LPAWYW -- Mediaite (@Mediaite) July 31, 2018 Sounds about right. More from Mediaite's Caleb Howe : "There's a tweet by Dana Loesch," [reporter Tom Foreman told Wolf Blitzer], pointing at the text he was reading, "that basically said, '3D printed ghost guns, as they call these, which can be made
For some bizarre and inexplicable reason, half-Governor Sarah Palin was in the Capitol building and just happened to run into NBC News reporter Kasie Hunt while there. The two of them had a little conversation about sexual harassment while they were in the basement. "It's not a partisan issue, so when we see this happening today I think it leads to a lot of questions about what standards are going to be applied to whom," Palin said. Hunt then asked Palin whether she has ever experienced sexual h
What's happening now is actually enforcing the law which Obama had let go lax, thus encouraging more illegal entry and quite frankly more danger to kids from cartels. Via Daily Wire: Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said on Monday that some "well-coached" people illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border are using children to pose as families to gain entry. "From October 2017 to this February, we have seen a staggering 315 per cent increase in illegal aliens fraudulently using childre
Today, ABC News finally reported the blindingly obvious fact that Sen. Dianne Feinstein's beloved assault weapons ban - a piece of legislation now favored by President Obama - would not have prevented the Sandy Hook shootings. Here's what they said: Could a Ban Have Prevented the Connecticut Shootings? It's impossible to say for sure, but it seems unlikely that if the law were still in place, as it was written, it could have done much to prevent Friday's tragedy. Lanza's primary weapon , the Bus
Former CBS News reporter and Dana Loesch award-sharer Sharyl Attkisson has been making the rounds of conservative media to push her nebulous claims of bias at CBS that prompted her exit, and to promote her upcoming book Stonewalled. On Tuesday morning, Attkisson hit an unlikely roadblock on MSNBC's Morning Joe, as co-host Mika Brzezinski sweetly laid waste to Attkisson's liberal media persecution complex.... Sharyl Attkisson resigned from CBS today after months of alleging that the many anti-Oba
Former CBS journalist Sharyl Attkisson has talked very critically about the Obama administration, and claimed in an interview yesterday that she might be on the president's enemies list . Attkisson, of course, has been embraced by conservatives and greeted with skepticism and even scorn by liberals. Sites like Media Matters have been hammering her for months and saying that her book serves to confirm a conservative view of this administraiton . And in an interview today with The Daily Beast , At
Sounds like something that Chelsea Clinton or John Kerry would say. Liberal CNN contributor Sally Kohn wants to fight terrorism with "tolerance" and "political correctness." President Trump demanded an end to political correctness in counterterrorism following the London terror attacks that left seven people dead and dozens more wounded. Kohn took offense at the president's tweets and fired back, saying that political correctness are, according to her, the solutions to terrorism. "Political corr
On Friday's Andrea Mitchell Reports , MSNBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff misleadingly claimed that hundreds of illegal immigrants were deported before they were "able" to collect their children without noting that, according to Trump administration officials, many of them declined the opportunity to take their children with them, possibly hoping that the children will succeed in attaining asylum and indefinite residency. Referring to ACLU demands that the government locate deported immigrants wh
Reporter tries to out-'Resistance' Jim Acosta at WH briefing, LOSES IT when Sarah Sanders shuts him down [video] Posted at 4:17 pm on June 14, 2018 by Doug P. As we told you earlier, at today's White House press briefing, CNN's Jim Acosta had a line of questioning about young people detained at the border that got heated: SCORCHED EARTH: Sarah Sanders just said CNN's Jim Acosta can't 'understand even short sentences' https://t.co/zmt8ZEXt5Y -- Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 14, 2018 Usually Ac
We hate to break it to Jim Acosta, but sometimes, CNN really does suck : WATCH: CNN Reporter Incorrectly Attributes Gun Activist's Phrasing to NRA's Dana Loesch https://t.co/2WxYep2vuh pic.twitter.com/kNA8LPAWYW -- Mediaite (@Mediaite) July 31, 2018 Sounds about right. More from Mediaite's Caleb Howe : "There's a tweet by Dana Loesch," [reporter Tom Foreman told Wolf Blitzer], pointing at the text he was reading, "that basically said, '3D printed ghost guns, as they call these, which can be made
For some bizarre and inexplicable reason, half-Governor Sarah Palin was in the Capitol building and just happened to run into NBC News reporter Kasie Hunt while there. The two of them had a little conversation about sexual harassment while they were in the basement. "It's not a partisan issue, so when we see this happening today I think it leads to a lot of questions about what standards are going to be applied to whom," Palin said. Hunt then asked Palin whether she has ever experienced sexual h
What's happening now is actually enforcing the law which Obama had let go lax, thus encouraging more illegal entry and quite frankly more danger to kids from cartels. Via Daily Wire: Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said on Monday that some "well-coached" people illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border are using children to pose as families to gain entry. "From October 2017 to this February, we have seen a staggering 315 per cent increase in illegal aliens fraudulently using childre
Today, ABC News finally reported the blindingly obvious fact that Sen. Dianne Feinstein's beloved assault weapons ban - a piece of legislation now favored by President Obama - would not have prevented the Sandy Hook shootings. Here's what they said: Could a Ban Have Prevented the Connecticut Shootings? It's impossible to say for sure, but it seems unlikely that if the law were still in place, as it was written, it could have done much to prevent Friday's tragedy. Lanza's primary weapon , the Bus
Crossfire didn't know what hit them. Back in October 2004, Jon Stewart was booked as a guest on the now defunct (although recently resurrected) CNN talk show, and the The Daily Show host brilliantly turned the tables on hosts Paul Begala and Tucker Carlson, even turning their own audience against them. Stewart, who set the tone by asking Carlson why he and Begala argue so much on the show, noted that he was hesitant to come on the program where the hosts representing the political left and right
Apparently a bunch of people were angry with Saturday Night Live over an ISIS sketch last night. Here's the offending segment: I dunno I thought it was kinda funny. But you know everyone needs something to get offended about: I'm going to go ahead and voice my opinion on the #SNL ISIS skit. Absolutely hell no, under any circumstance. Poor poor taste! -- Matthew Lyle (@mlyle2) March 1, 2015 Dear #SNL , jokes about Isis are not funny. See how much you laugh when you have to see your loved one(s) b
Tonight, Meredith Vieira will become the first woman to anchor NBC's prime-time Olympics coverage, pinch-hitting for Bob Costas after he was sidelined with a nasty case of conjunctivitis right in the middle of the big game. Hey, Costas: If you can't stand the light, get out of the commentator's booth. Am I right, ladies? Up top. Vieira isn't the first woman to make history after a male DQ. In 1882, Sara Reagan became the first woman to land a job in the U.S. Civil Service by taking over for a ma
Chances are pretty good that you've never heard of Corey Stewart. He was born in Minnesota but now lives in Virginia and absolutely loves everything to do with the Confederacy. Stewart, a Republican, also plans to run in 2018 against incumbent Virginia Democratic Senator Tim Kaine. Stewart thought it would be a good idea to go on CNN Thursday morning and offer his ignorant thoughts on the white nationalist rally held last weekend in Charlottesville, but it didn't take long for host Kate Bolduan
Our beloved Tim is out recovering from minor surgery, so we have a fill-in host to play around with Will: It's Mark Lisanti, of MTV News and formerly of Grantland and Defamer. He is one of our favorite people in the world, and as much as we miss Tim, we are delighted to have him. Mark and Will dig into the new, dull King Kong flick Kong: Skull Island , then wrestle with Olivier Assayas's mysterious Kristen Stewart ghost drama Personal Shopper . You don't have to go without Tim's voice, though. B
This is pretty rich. The Daily Caller editor in chief and Fox host Tucker Carlson pretended he had no idea what happened back in 2004 when The Daily Show host Jon Stewart made a complete mockery of Carlson, his co-host Paul Begala and CNN's Crossfire during an appearance on this Thursday's Washington Journal on C-SPAN. During an appearance on C-SPAN's Washington Journal Thursday morning, a caller asked the Fox host/Daily Caller editor-in-chief if he would be willing to try his hand at debating S
A screencap of the "Vigilant Christian" Mario from one of his other equally ridiculous videos This guy is for real, no seriously, he may sound like a parody that would have been featured on the Colbert Report , back in the day, before Colbert left Comedy Central and become host of the Tonight Show, but unfortunately, this guy is not a joke. The "Vigilant Christian" Mario is not a Poe , he is actually this loony. Recently he created a ridiculous youtube video that was thoroughly mocked over at Wo
Yesterday, it was revealed South African comedian Trevor Noah will be taking over for Jon Stewart as the host of "The Daily Show." Within less than 24 hours, the Internet started the backlash against Noah . Some people dug up tweets from Noah's past, claiming his jokes are anti-Semitic and sexist. Many of these tweets are from years ago, but nothing ever truly disappears on the Internet. Most people have some skeletons in their closets, but these might be particularly damaging as Noah is meant
It's one thing to read about the alternate reality that plays out daily on Fox News, but it's quite another to actually watch it happen before your eyes. Is the male host making gross noises about watching his female co-host clean the most vile offense the network has waged against women? Certainly not . Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, a black man with a history of spewing radically ignorant conservative views, has set a target on Black Lives Matter, referring to the movement and its acti
Dana Bash interviewed Loretta Lynch Sunday and as it turns out, our Attorney General can't figure out why a radical Islamic terrorist - she didn't call him that of course - would hit a gay club. I guess she hasn't noticed Islamists jailing them, beheading them, and slaughtering them overseas. BASH: "And he was, of course, in a gay nightclub. Did he talk about his feelings about gay Americans?" LYNCH: "You know, he didn't get into that. And so we're still exploring why he chose this particular pl
Apparently a bunch of people were angry with Saturday Night Live over an ISIS sketch last night. Here's the offending segment: I dunno I thought it was kinda funny. But you know everyone needs something to get offended about: I'm going to go ahead and voice my opinion on the #SNL ISIS skit. Absolutely hell no, under any circumstance. Poor poor taste! -- Matthew Lyle (@mlyle2) March 1, 2015 Dear #SNL , jokes about Isis are not funny. See how much you laugh when you have to see your loved one(s) b
Tonight, Meredith Vieira will become the first woman to anchor NBC's prime-time Olympics coverage, pinch-hitting for Bob Costas after he was sidelined with a nasty case of conjunctivitis right in the middle of the big game. Hey, Costas: If you can't stand the light, get out of the commentator's booth. Am I right, ladies? Up top. Vieira isn't the first woman to make history after a male DQ. In 1882, Sara Reagan became the first woman to land a job in the U.S. Civil Service by taking over for a ma
Chances are pretty good that you've never heard of Corey Stewart. He was born in Minnesota but now lives in Virginia and absolutely loves everything to do with the Confederacy. Stewart, a Republican, also plans to run in 2018 against incumbent Virginia Democratic Senator Tim Kaine. Stewart thought it would be a good idea to go on CNN Thursday morning and offer his ignorant thoughts on the white nationalist rally held last weekend in Charlottesville, but it didn't take long for host Kate Bolduan
Our beloved Tim is out recovering from minor surgery, so we have a fill-in host to play around with Will: It's Mark Lisanti, of MTV News and formerly of Grantland and Defamer. He is one of our favorite people in the world, and as much as we miss Tim, we are delighted to have him. Mark and Will dig into the new, dull King Kong flick Kong: Skull Island , then wrestle with Olivier Assayas's mysterious Kristen Stewart ghost drama Personal Shopper . You don't have to go without Tim's voice, though. B
This is pretty rich. The Daily Caller editor in chief and Fox host Tucker Carlson pretended he had no idea what happened back in 2004 when The Daily Show host Jon Stewart made a complete mockery of Carlson, his co-host Paul Begala and CNN's Crossfire during an appearance on this Thursday's Washington Journal on C-SPAN. During an appearance on C-SPAN's Washington Journal Thursday morning, a caller asked the Fox host/Daily Caller editor-in-chief if he would be willing to try his hand at debating S
A screencap of the "Vigilant Christian" Mario from one of his other equally ridiculous videos This guy is for real, no seriously, he may sound like a parody that would have been featured on the Colbert Report , back in the day, before Colbert left Comedy Central and become host of the Tonight Show, but unfortunately, this guy is not a joke. The "Vigilant Christian" Mario is not a Poe , he is actually this loony. Recently he created a ridiculous youtube video that was thoroughly mocked over at Wo
Yesterday, it was revealed South African comedian Trevor Noah will be taking over for Jon Stewart as the host of "The Daily Show." Within less than 24 hours, the Internet started the backlash against Noah . Some people dug up tweets from Noah's past, claiming his jokes are anti-Semitic and sexist. Many of these tweets are from years ago, but nothing ever truly disappears on the Internet. Most people have some skeletons in their closets, but these might be particularly damaging as Noah is meant
It's one thing to read about the alternate reality that plays out daily on Fox News, but it's quite another to actually watch it happen before your eyes. Is the male host making gross noises about watching his female co-host clean the most vile offense the network has waged against women? Certainly not . Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, a black man with a history of spewing radically ignorant conservative views, has set a target on Black Lives Matter, referring to the movement and its acti
Dana Bash interviewed Loretta Lynch Sunday and as it turns out, our Attorney General can't figure out why a radical Islamic terrorist - she didn't call him that of course - would hit a gay club. I guess she hasn't noticed Islamists jailing them, beheading them, and slaughtering them overseas. BASH: "And he was, of course, in a gay nightclub. Did he talk about his feelings about gay Americans?" LYNCH: "You know, he didn't get into that. And so we're still exploring why he chose this particular pl
Throughout his visit to the United States, Pope Francis repeated the theme of religious freedom, which he realizes is under severe attack worldwide, and in the country where it should be the safest -- the land of the free and the home of the brave. Catholic institutions in the United States -- as well as many other institutions -- are battling the Obama Administration in Court to preserve that religious freedom. The "HHS mandate," even with the so-called accommodations that the Administration ha
On July 15th, a letter was read out loud at the funeral Mass of Cdl. Joachim Meisner, one of the four so-called dubia cardinals, who have asked Pope Francis to clarify the controversial Amoris Laetitiae, which various bishops around the world are interested in allowing sacrilegious Holy Communions for divorced and civilly remarried Catholics. While the letter, read aloud by Benedict's personal secretary was very personal, there was also a very public declaration in it. Archbishop Georg Ganswei
GEORGIA, October 4, 2016 ( LifeSiteNews ) -- It is a "very grave sin against ecumenism" for Catholics to try to convert Orthodox Christians, Pope Francis said during the second day of his trip to the Eurasian country of Georgia. "Let the theologians study the abstract realities of theology," the pontiff said. "But what should I do with a friend, neighbor, an Orthodox person? Be open, be a friend. 'But should I make efforts to convert him or her?' There is a very grave sin against ecumenism: pros
In a change to Catholic doctrine, Pope Francis wrote that it is always "inadmissible" to inflict the death penalty because of the inherent dignity of human life. "Consequently the church teaches, in the light of the Gospel, that the death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the [...] Running a Shopify store is a great way to net some extra cash on the side or--if you really know what you're doing--replace your 9-to-5 altogether. However, success do
Pope Francis approves clarification to the Catholic Church's stance on the death penalty Aug 2, 2018 1:03 pm Pope Francis recently approved changes to the Catholic Church's catechism that forbids the death penalty in all circumstances. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images) Follow Pope Francis has approved changes to the Catechism that clarify that the Catholic Church views the death penalty as being "inadmissible" in all circumstances. What are the details? While it is still noteworthy, this is
Because of its sins, the Roman Catholic Church is broken. The capital C in church is important; it signifies the institution, not the faithful. A wise Jesuit, the late Cardinal Avery Dulles, once wrote that the church can be viewed in different ways: as a herald, as a mystical communion, as an institution. It is the institution I am talking about. The Catholic Church is my church, and what it has done saddens me. The institution has protected pedophile priests. It has lifted the excommunication
Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. recently compared those who smear politicians or engage in deceptive news reporting with people who like eating fecal matter. In an interview with the Belgian Catholic weekly published on Wednesday, the pontiff was asked for his opinion about current news media. "The communications media have a very great responsibility. Nowadays they have in their hands the possibility and the capacity to form opinion: they can form a good or a bad opinion,"
The Texas Conference of Catholic Bishops have won a court battle over religious freedom. (PAUL BUCK/AFP/Getty Images) Follow The Texas Conference of Catholic Bishops won what's being hailed as a religious freedom victory on Sunday, when a federal appeals court struck down a lower court's decision ordering that the bishops hand over years of internal communications to a chain of abortion clinics. Well, good. Explain. A Texas law passed last year requires that fetal remains from miscarriages and a
Pope, closing synod, calls for more open-hearted Church By Philip Pullella Reuters October 25. 2015 7:44PM Pope Francis leads a mass to mark the closure of the synod on the family in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Sunday. (REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi) VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis closed a contentious bishops' meeting on family issues on Sunday calling for a more open-hearted, compassionate Church rooted in people's lives and not a programmatic, arid one that fears changes and challenge
Pope Francis with Joint Commission members. ( CNA) ROME - Pope Francis on Friday encouraged Eastern Christians in the Middle East, who are experiencing persecution and violence, to take hope in the cross, where Christ sacrificed himself not to eliminate wounds, but to transform them. "In all of this, the constant repetition of the sign of the cross is a reminder that the Lord of mercy never abandons his brothers and sisters, but embraces their wounds within his own," the pope said Nov. 24. "By m
On July 15th, a letter was read out loud at the funeral Mass of Cdl. Joachim Meisner, one of the four so-called dubia cardinals, who have asked Pope Francis to clarify the controversial Amoris Laetitiae, which various bishops around the world are interested in allowing sacrilegious Holy Communions for divorced and civilly remarried Catholics. While the letter, read aloud by Benedict's personal secretary was very personal, there was also a very public declaration in it. Archbishop Georg Ganswei
GEORGIA, October 4, 2016 ( LifeSiteNews ) -- It is a "very grave sin against ecumenism" for Catholics to try to convert Orthodox Christians, Pope Francis said during the second day of his trip to the Eurasian country of Georgia. "Let the theologians study the abstract realities of theology," the pontiff said. "But what should I do with a friend, neighbor, an Orthodox person? Be open, be a friend. 'But should I make efforts to convert him or her?' There is a very grave sin against ecumenism: pros
In a change to Catholic doctrine, Pope Francis wrote that it is always "inadmissible" to inflict the death penalty because of the inherent dignity of human life. "Consequently the church teaches, in the light of the Gospel, that the death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the [...] Running a Shopify store is a great way to net some extra cash on the side or--if you really know what you're doing--replace your 9-to-5 altogether. However, success do
Pope Francis approves clarification to the Catholic Church's stance on the death penalty Aug 2, 2018 1:03 pm Pope Francis recently approved changes to the Catholic Church's catechism that forbids the death penalty in all circumstances. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images) Follow Pope Francis has approved changes to the Catechism that clarify that the Catholic Church views the death penalty as being "inadmissible" in all circumstances. What are the details? While it is still noteworthy, this is
Because of its sins, the Roman Catholic Church is broken. The capital C in church is important; it signifies the institution, not the faithful. A wise Jesuit, the late Cardinal Avery Dulles, once wrote that the church can be viewed in different ways: as a herald, as a mystical communion, as an institution. It is the institution I am talking about. The Catholic Church is my church, and what it has done saddens me. The institution has protected pedophile priests. It has lifted the excommunication
Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. recently compared those who smear politicians or engage in deceptive news reporting with people who like eating fecal matter. In an interview with the Belgian Catholic weekly published on Wednesday, the pontiff was asked for his opinion about current news media. "The communications media have a very great responsibility. Nowadays they have in their hands the possibility and the capacity to form opinion: they can form a good or a bad opinion,"
The Texas Conference of Catholic Bishops have won a court battle over religious freedom. (PAUL BUCK/AFP/Getty Images) Follow The Texas Conference of Catholic Bishops won what's being hailed as a religious freedom victory on Sunday, when a federal appeals court struck down a lower court's decision ordering that the bishops hand over years of internal communications to a chain of abortion clinics. Well, good. Explain. A Texas law passed last year requires that fetal remains from miscarriages and a
Pope, closing synod, calls for more open-hearted Church By Philip Pullella Reuters October 25. 2015 7:44PM Pope Francis leads a mass to mark the closure of the synod on the family in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Sunday. (REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi) VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis closed a contentious bishops' meeting on family issues on Sunday calling for a more open-hearted, compassionate Church rooted in people's lives and not a programmatic, arid one that fears changes and challenge
Pope Francis with Joint Commission members. ( CNA) ROME - Pope Francis on Friday encouraged Eastern Christians in the Middle East, who are experiencing persecution and violence, to take hope in the cross, where Christ sacrificed himself not to eliminate wounds, but to transform them. "In all of this, the constant repetition of the sign of the cross is a reminder that the Lord of mercy never abandons his brothers and sisters, but embraces their wounds within his own," the pope said Nov. 24. "By m
What now after Pope visit? Tagle: Reflect on his messages 'There is so much to reflect on, to pray over,' Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle says of Pope Francis' messages to Filipinos Published 11:10 AM, January 19, 2015 Updated 11:27 AM, January 19, 2015 BACK TO ROME. Pope Francis waves as he prepares to leave the Philippines for a flight back to Rome. Rappler photo MANILA, Philippines - After 5 days in the Philippines that saw Pope Francis diverting from prepared speeches and celebrating Mass under
The Vatican finalized Pope Francis' tour of Washington DC, New York and Philadelphia in January 2015. The Digital Street Team had been preparing for his visit weeks before his arrival. Our Video Team didn't commit to this video until the morning he arrived in DC. Sure, we liked the story of these social media-savvy Millennials using the pope's visit to demonstrate how #GoodIsWinning. But we found ourselves dwelling on the reasons not to get involved. It was a last-minute decision and we were sho
Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the globe's estimated one billion Catholics, has celebrated a special Mass in Istanbul on the second day of his official visit to Turkey. Security was tight at the Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in the city's Beyoglu district, ahead of the visit by the 77-year-old Argentinian pontiff, who was greeted by a small crowd of well-wishers before releasing a dove in the courtyard of the church. Around 200 people were waiting for pope's arrival outside the 18
When Shenouda became Pope of the Coptic Church in 1971 there were only two Coptic churches in the US - one in New York and one in Los Angeles. When he died in 2012 there were 202 churches. Today there are 250. "That tells you something about the wave, the tsunami of immigration that is taking place and it's not just the United States," Samuel Tadros, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute's Centre for Religious Freedom, a think tank based in Washington DC, tells me. "This church today has over 65
A rapping nun will perform a song for Pope Francis when he visits Colombia this week, Agence France-Presse reported . Sister Maria Valentina de los Angeles, 28, dons pink tennis shoes to perform rap songs about the Catholic faith. She is one of the artists that will sing the official song for Francis' visit to Colombia: "Let's Take The First Step." Francis' trip to Colombia is scheduled to begin Wednesday through Sept. 11. Catholic News Agency reported that the trip includes visits to the cities
Pope Francis approves clarification to the Catholic Church's stance on the death penalty Aug 2, 2018 1:03 pm Pope Francis recently approved changes to the Catholic Church's catechism that forbids the death penalty in all circumstances. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images) Follow Pope Francis has approved changes to the Catechism that clarify that the Catholic Church views the death penalty as being "inadmissible" in all circumstances. What are the details? While it is still noteworthy, this is
Roman Catholic Pope Francis urges Myanmar to respect human rights, justice and different ethnicities. But he failed to address the Rohingya crisis and had earlier met with leaders of several faiths saying "unity is always a product of diversity." Pope Francis meets Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in Naypyitaw, Myanmar November 28, 2017. ( Reuters ) Pope Francis was expected to address the Rohingya crisis head-on in a speech in the country's capital on Tuesday. But that didn't happen
O n Saturday, June 6, Pope Francis visited Sarajevo, the capital of partitioned Bosnia-Hercegovina. Although treated by international media as a typical papal tour, the event strengthened the potential of the Croat Catholic hierarchy in Bosnia to serve as agents of peace and reconciliation. This is notable in a nation torn asunder, during the 1992-95 Bosnian war, between Bosnian Muslims (also called "Bosniaks"), Bosnian Croat Catholics, and Bosnian Serbian Orthodox Christians. To an outsider, th
Goodness me it has been a cracking few weeks for the anti-Catholic mob. Some would say it has been open season on the Papists. First we have the BBC love-in with Hillary Mantel and Wolf Hall. This piece of historical fiction (emphasis on the fiction) makes Gladiator look like an accurate depiction of Ancient Rome. It manages to transform Saint Thomas More, one of the greatest Englishmen in British history and who sacrificed his life to maintain his integrity, into a scheming megalomaniac. The cr
Goodness me it has been a cracking few weeks for the anti-Catholic mob. Some would say it has been open season on the Papists. First we have the BBC love-in with Hillary Mantel and... "Why does modern Britain hate men?" A question, if memory serves me correctly, first asked by the great Melanie Phillips, formerly of The Daily Mail and now The Times, well over a decade ago. In... In response to Chris McGovern: Cromwell would have been proud of our new laws stifling campus free speech, Alessia wro
The Vatican finalized Pope Francis' tour of Washington DC, New York and Philadelphia in January 2015. The Digital Street Team had been preparing for his visit weeks before his arrival. Our Video Team didn't commit to this video until the morning he arrived in DC. Sure, we liked the story of these social media-savvy Millennials using the pope's visit to demonstrate how #GoodIsWinning. But we found ourselves dwelling on the reasons not to get involved. It was a last-minute decision and we were sho
Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the globe's estimated one billion Catholics, has celebrated a special Mass in Istanbul on the second day of his official visit to Turkey. Security was tight at the Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in the city's Beyoglu district, ahead of the visit by the 77-year-old Argentinian pontiff, who was greeted by a small crowd of well-wishers before releasing a dove in the courtyard of the church. Around 200 people were waiting for pope's arrival outside the 18
When Shenouda became Pope of the Coptic Church in 1971 there were only two Coptic churches in the US - one in New York and one in Los Angeles. When he died in 2012 there were 202 churches. Today there are 250. "That tells you something about the wave, the tsunami of immigration that is taking place and it's not just the United States," Samuel Tadros, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute's Centre for Religious Freedom, a think tank based in Washington DC, tells me. "This church today has over 65
A rapping nun will perform a song for Pope Francis when he visits Colombia this week, Agence France-Presse reported . Sister Maria Valentina de los Angeles, 28, dons pink tennis shoes to perform rap songs about the Catholic faith. She is one of the artists that will sing the official song for Francis' visit to Colombia: "Let's Take The First Step." Francis' trip to Colombia is scheduled to begin Wednesday through Sept. 11. Catholic News Agency reported that the trip includes visits to the cities
Pope Francis approves clarification to the Catholic Church's stance on the death penalty Aug 2, 2018 1:03 pm Pope Francis recently approved changes to the Catholic Church's catechism that forbids the death penalty in all circumstances. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images) Follow Pope Francis has approved changes to the Catechism that clarify that the Catholic Church views the death penalty as being "inadmissible" in all circumstances. What are the details? While it is still noteworthy, this is
Roman Catholic Pope Francis urges Myanmar to respect human rights, justice and different ethnicities. But he failed to address the Rohingya crisis and had earlier met with leaders of several faiths saying "unity is always a product of diversity." Pope Francis meets Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in Naypyitaw, Myanmar November 28, 2017. ( Reuters ) Pope Francis was expected to address the Rohingya crisis head-on in a speech in the country's capital on Tuesday. But that didn't happen
O n Saturday, June 6, Pope Francis visited Sarajevo, the capital of partitioned Bosnia-Hercegovina. Although treated by international media as a typical papal tour, the event strengthened the potential of the Croat Catholic hierarchy in Bosnia to serve as agents of peace and reconciliation. This is notable in a nation torn asunder, during the 1992-95 Bosnian war, between Bosnian Muslims (also called "Bosniaks"), Bosnian Croat Catholics, and Bosnian Serbian Orthodox Christians. To an outsider, th
Goodness me it has been a cracking few weeks for the anti-Catholic mob. Some would say it has been open season on the Papists. First we have the BBC love-in with Hillary Mantel and Wolf Hall. This piece of historical fiction (emphasis on the fiction) makes Gladiator look like an accurate depiction of Ancient Rome. It manages to transform Saint Thomas More, one of the greatest Englishmen in British history and who sacrificed his life to maintain his integrity, into a scheming megalomaniac. The cr
Goodness me it has been a cracking few weeks for the anti-Catholic mob. Some would say it has been open season on the Papists. First we have the BBC love-in with Hillary Mantel and... "Why does modern Britain hate men?" A question, if memory serves me correctly, first asked by the great Melanie Phillips, formerly of The Daily Mail and now The Times, well over a decade ago. In... In response to Chris McGovern: Cromwell would have been proud of our new laws stifling campus free speech, Alessia wro
Here in Canada it is harder to get in formation on our politicians, but I know our minister of immigration is a muslim refugee from Somalia...put in place by our very liberal Justin Trudeau who hates Canada about as much as Obama hates the USA. These days Canada takes in pretty much nothing but muslim refugees/immigrants, and a muslim refugee from Somalia is in charge of immigration. It is like putting a fox in charge of not only counting the chicken but putting a fox in charge of deciding how m
Everything seems to be Islamophobia in Canada these days (see Canada Shoots Sanity in the Face, Passes Motion Against 'Islamophobia' and Canada's Kathleen Wynne Visits Mosque Preach to Tolerance, Gets Put in a Corner ). Anti-Islam thoughts, anti-Islam breaths, you know the stuff. Also on the list? Refusing to remove your shoes. Which is what a landlord found out when the creepily named Human Rights Tribunal awarded $12,000 to the Muslim couple he offended. By committing the crime of refusing
While the Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidates were in Calgary recently for a forum , I took the opportunity to speak with Maxime Bernier, who many refer to as the Albertan from Quebec . A lot has happened since I interviewed him before he entered the race so we talked about everything from how he's going to pay off Justin Trudeau's massive debt to firearms policy. Watch my video as we discuss his thoughts on the biggest issue facing Canadians today, gun policy, ISIS and more! Amon
Justin Trudeau's "please love me" tour kicked off in Ottawa, billed as a way to connect Trudeau and ordinary Canadians . Only problem is, the Liberals are vetting all the guests and collecting information on who is coming through their party website. Not a government website, but a party website . Watch as I lay out the case that once again , the Liberals can't tell the difference between their party and the government we all pay for as taxpayers. Share This On Facebook Share This On Twitter Sha
PM Trudeau: "The last thing Canadians expect is for me to come down and lecture another country" on how to govern https://t.co/OCYgz00Y0o -- CNN (@CNN) February 13, 2017 One of the questions Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau received during his joint presser with President Trump today is whether the U.S. travel ban has "any merit on national security grounds." Trudeau talked about how Americans and Canadians have "fought and died together," while acknowledging both nations differ in how the
On last night's show , Sun columnist Candice Malcolm joined me to discuss Trudeau's virtue signaling immigration tweet that caused chaos throughout the federal government. When Trump announced his travel ban on migrants coming from failed states and nations with Islamist governments, Trudeau tweeted: To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength # WelcomeToCanada The result was chaos, illegal crossings on the Canada-U
As I reported on last night's show , Justin Trudeau's Liberals want to study the scourge of "fake news," and see how they can ban it. Hedy Fry, the Liberal MP from Vancouver, is also leading this charge against fake news. Yes, this is the same Hedy Fry who once said: "We could just go to Prince George, British Columbia, where crosses are being burned on lawns as we speak." Of course, there has never been a police report of a cross burning -- a KKK activity -- in Prince George's history. She jus
Despite being oceans away from the war torn Middle East and North Africa, and despite having the safe and peaceful United States as our neighbour: Justin Trudeau's Canada is now facing a refugee crisis. Just four months into 2017, we're already over the 50 per cent mark of last year's total refugees (23,895). And, we have already surpassed the total number refugee claims we saw in 2013 (10,370) by roughly 2,000. Canada is on track to accept about double our recent intake; but, who are these peo
Scott Hennig, Alberta director of the so-called Canadian Taxpayers Federation , says Alberta's public employees should have their wages slashed by 5 per cent. But Hennig, the ubiquitous free-market fundamentalist, also thinks it was just fine for Edmonton's City Council to vote themselves a pay increase of close to 5 per cent. What's with this? Well, it's hard to say, actually, what the youthful Hennig was trying to prove with his defence of elected public employees' pay raises, since his argume
Conservative leader, Andrew Scheer, had the temerity to ask Prime Minister Trudeau about ISIS fighters returning to our great Dominion to be " re-integrated " into Canadian society. The opposition leader has some concerns about wannabe-martyrs freely walking Canada's streets soon after their return from that bastion of tolerance known as the Middle East. Based on a recent back-and-forth in the House of Commons, our PC PM seems to think if you're concerned about national security because of those
Everything seems to be Islamophobia in Canada these days (see Canada Shoots Sanity in the Face, Passes Motion Against 'Islamophobia' and Canada's Kathleen Wynne Visits Mosque Preach to Tolerance, Gets Put in a Corner ). Anti-Islam thoughts, anti-Islam breaths, you know the stuff. Also on the list? Refusing to remove your shoes. Which is what a landlord found out when the creepily named Human Rights Tribunal awarded $12,000 to the Muslim couple he offended. By committing the crime of refusing
While the Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidates were in Calgary recently for a forum , I took the opportunity to speak with Maxime Bernier, who many refer to as the Albertan from Quebec . A lot has happened since I interviewed him before he entered the race so we talked about everything from how he's going to pay off Justin Trudeau's massive debt to firearms policy. Watch my video as we discuss his thoughts on the biggest issue facing Canadians today, gun policy, ISIS and more! Amon
Justin Trudeau's "please love me" tour kicked off in Ottawa, billed as a way to connect Trudeau and ordinary Canadians . Only problem is, the Liberals are vetting all the guests and collecting information on who is coming through their party website. Not a government website, but a party website . Watch as I lay out the case that once again , the Liberals can't tell the difference between their party and the government we all pay for as taxpayers. Share This On Facebook Share This On Twitter Sha
PM Trudeau: "The last thing Canadians expect is for me to come down and lecture another country" on how to govern https://t.co/OCYgz00Y0o -- CNN (@CNN) February 13, 2017 One of the questions Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau received during his joint presser with President Trump today is whether the U.S. travel ban has "any merit on national security grounds." Trudeau talked about how Americans and Canadians have "fought and died together," while acknowledging both nations differ in how the
On last night's show , Sun columnist Candice Malcolm joined me to discuss Trudeau's virtue signaling immigration tweet that caused chaos throughout the federal government. When Trump announced his travel ban on migrants coming from failed states and nations with Islamist governments, Trudeau tweeted: To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength # WelcomeToCanada The result was chaos, illegal crossings on the Canada-U
As I reported on last night's show , Justin Trudeau's Liberals want to study the scourge of "fake news," and see how they can ban it. Hedy Fry, the Liberal MP from Vancouver, is also leading this charge against fake news. Yes, this is the same Hedy Fry who once said: "We could just go to Prince George, British Columbia, where crosses are being burned on lawns as we speak." Of course, there has never been a police report of a cross burning -- a KKK activity -- in Prince George's history. She jus
Despite being oceans away from the war torn Middle East and North Africa, and despite having the safe and peaceful United States as our neighbour: Justin Trudeau's Canada is now facing a refugee crisis. Just four months into 2017, we're already over the 50 per cent mark of last year's total refugees (23,895). And, we have already surpassed the total number refugee claims we saw in 2013 (10,370) by roughly 2,000. Canada is on track to accept about double our recent intake; but, who are these peo
Scott Hennig, Alberta director of the so-called Canadian Taxpayers Federation , says Alberta's public employees should have their wages slashed by 5 per cent. But Hennig, the ubiquitous free-market fundamentalist, also thinks it was just fine for Edmonton's City Council to vote themselves a pay increase of close to 5 per cent. What's with this? Well, it's hard to say, actually, what the youthful Hennig was trying to prove with his defence of elected public employees' pay raises, since his argume
Conservative leader, Andrew Scheer, had the temerity to ask Prime Minister Trudeau about ISIS fighters returning to our great Dominion to be " re-integrated " into Canadian society. The opposition leader has some concerns about wannabe-martyrs freely walking Canada's streets soon after their return from that bastion of tolerance known as the Middle East. Based on a recent back-and-forth in the House of Commons, our PC PM seems to think if you're concerned about national security because of those
If you listen to the Liberals, the NDP and the Media Party, they tell you that "the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer." But that isn't true -- based on data from Statistics Canada itself. You'd never know it if you relied on Canada's Media Party for your news. When they do report on this Stats Canada data, they get the study's findings wrong! As a matter of fact, since the beginning of this century, the average Canadian family has seen their net worth go up 73%. Shouldn't t
On last night's show , I reported on the weak response from the media to the encroachment on freedom of speech that M-103 is beginning to have. The Canadian media is united in support of the motion, including outlets like the National Post that have abandoned conservatism in their mission to receive a bailout from the Trudeau Liberals . They even published a six-page hit piece on The Rebel, proving they're more interested in silencing their conservative competition than reporting on Canadians lo
On last night's show , Sun columnist Candice Malcolm joined me to discuss Trudeau's virtue signaling immigration tweet that caused chaos throughout the federal government. When Trump announced his travel ban on migrants coming from failed states and nations with Islamist governments, Trudeau tweeted: To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength # WelcomeToCanada The result was chaos, illegal crossings on the Canada-U
A Rebel Media columnist was caught lying about his history of misogynistic attacks towards a female cabinet minister. For those unaware, Rebel Media is obsessed with climate change denial. They regularly publish posts attacking the idea that humans are causing the climate to warm. They were even banned from a climate change conference because they acted abusively towards delegates. But they go further than attacking ideas, and instead choose to attack people personally. One of their preferred ta
Setting cultural relativism firmly aside, Canada's Conservative government has introduced a bill in Parliament barring the border to immigrants in polygamous or forced marriages and making it a crime punishable by up to five years in prison to even participate knowingly in a forced marriage or one involving an under aged person. The bill's title, The Zero-Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act, seems to be a deliberate jab at Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, who in a misaimed stab at multic
On last night's show , I looked into the Media Party's coverage of the Alberta NDP's reaction to the BC Green-NDP coalition . The CBC was happy to report that the Alberta NDP planned to continue pushing for the extension of the Trans Mount Pipeline . They failed to mention how the Alberta NDP only voice support for the oil industry when they need the political support, especially in the face of a United Conservative Party . You never see Notley or Trudeau go to Montreal and Vancouver to sell
Have you seen Justin Trudeau's online and social media ads endorsing a financial service called Wealthsimple? I was surprised and confused about why our trust fund Prime Minister is promoting a private company's investment product like some B-list celebrity , but was also curious about possible ethics questions . So I looked into Wealthsimple and tried to figure out how they landed an endorsement from our heartthrob PM. It didn't take long to see this is as crony as you would expect. Watch as I
As I reported on last night's show , Justin Trudeau's Liberals want to study the scourge of "fake news," and see how they can ban it. Hedy Fry, the Liberal MP from Vancouver, is also leading this charge against fake news. Yes, this is the same Hedy Fry who once said: "We could just go to Prince George, British Columbia, where crosses are being burned on lawns as we speak." Of course, there has never been a police report of a cross burning -- a KKK activity -- in Prince George's history. She jus
On Friday's show , Sun columnist Candice Malcolm joined me to discuss claims that Justin Trudeau sabotaged the Trans-Pacific Partnership . Trudeau, like Trump, has expressed concerns with how the Trans-Pacific Partnership will impact Canadian industry, but there is no excuse for skipping a meeting with our closest allies and largest trading partners. Eleven heads of state attended the meeting in Vietnam with the intention of negotiating a revised agreement, Justin skipped the meeting but manage
On Friday's show , I explained why the Media Party waited so long to report on Justin Trudeau's plans to implement a carbon tax . Trudeau made the announcement before the 2015 federal election, but the mainstream media didn't want to see Justin end up losing like Stephane Dion . WATCH my video to see why I believe this is all part of the national press corps' love for Justin Trudeau . Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall opposes the tax because it will hurt the economy , but the Liberals are plann
On last night's show , I reported on the weak response from the media to the encroachment on freedom of speech that M-103 is beginning to have. The Canadian media is united in support of the motion, including outlets like the National Post that have abandoned conservatism in their mission to receive a bailout from the Trudeau Liberals . They even published a six-page hit piece on The Rebel, proving they're more interested in silencing their conservative competition than reporting on Canadians lo
On last night's show , Sun columnist Candice Malcolm joined me to discuss Trudeau's virtue signaling immigration tweet that caused chaos throughout the federal government. When Trump announced his travel ban on migrants coming from failed states and nations with Islamist governments, Trudeau tweeted: To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength # WelcomeToCanada The result was chaos, illegal crossings on the Canada-U
A Rebel Media columnist was caught lying about his history of misogynistic attacks towards a female cabinet minister. For those unaware, Rebel Media is obsessed with climate change denial. They regularly publish posts attacking the idea that humans are causing the climate to warm. They were even banned from a climate change conference because they acted abusively towards delegates. But they go further than attacking ideas, and instead choose to attack people personally. One of their preferred ta
Setting cultural relativism firmly aside, Canada's Conservative government has introduced a bill in Parliament barring the border to immigrants in polygamous or forced marriages and making it a crime punishable by up to five years in prison to even participate knowingly in a forced marriage or one involving an under aged person. The bill's title, The Zero-Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act, seems to be a deliberate jab at Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, who in a misaimed stab at multic
On last night's show , I looked into the Media Party's coverage of the Alberta NDP's reaction to the BC Green-NDP coalition . The CBC was happy to report that the Alberta NDP planned to continue pushing for the extension of the Trans Mount Pipeline . They failed to mention how the Alberta NDP only voice support for the oil industry when they need the political support, especially in the face of a United Conservative Party . You never see Notley or Trudeau go to Montreal and Vancouver to sell
Have you seen Justin Trudeau's online and social media ads endorsing a financial service called Wealthsimple? I was surprised and confused about why our trust fund Prime Minister is promoting a private company's investment product like some B-list celebrity , but was also curious about possible ethics questions . So I looked into Wealthsimple and tried to figure out how they landed an endorsement from our heartthrob PM. It didn't take long to see this is as crony as you would expect. Watch as I
As I reported on last night's show , Justin Trudeau's Liberals want to study the scourge of "fake news," and see how they can ban it. Hedy Fry, the Liberal MP from Vancouver, is also leading this charge against fake news. Yes, this is the same Hedy Fry who once said: "We could just go to Prince George, British Columbia, where crosses are being burned on lawns as we speak." Of course, there has never been a police report of a cross burning -- a KKK activity -- in Prince George's history. She jus
On Friday's show , Sun columnist Candice Malcolm joined me to discuss claims that Justin Trudeau sabotaged the Trans-Pacific Partnership . Trudeau, like Trump, has expressed concerns with how the Trans-Pacific Partnership will impact Canadian industry, but there is no excuse for skipping a meeting with our closest allies and largest trading partners. Eleven heads of state attended the meeting in Vietnam with the intention of negotiating a revised agreement, Justin skipped the meeting but manage
On Friday's show , I explained why the Media Party waited so long to report on Justin Trudeau's plans to implement a carbon tax . Trudeau made the announcement before the 2015 federal election, but the mainstream media didn't want to see Justin end up losing like Stephane Dion . WATCH my video to see why I believe this is all part of the national press corps' love for Justin Trudeau . Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall opposes the tax because it will hurt the economy , but the Liberals are plann
"IT WAS AN ABOMINATION" Are our military officers "just following orders," whether or not the person giving them is legitimate? December 21, 2010 From : Margaret Hemenway Sent : Tuesday, December 21, 2010 12:42 PM To : 'karl.horst@us.army.mil'; 'carla.hawleybowland@us.army.mil' Cc : 'robert.manning@jfhqncr.northcom.mil' Subject : FW: Military families & LTC Lakin MG Horst & MG Hawley-Bowland: My family is among the multi-generational military families that have fought for this country since the
Via Military.com : U.S. Marines, attached to special operations forces in Syria, often found themselves in direct-fire gunfights with Islamic State fighters earlier this year, according to the commander of the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response for Central Command. The unit, designed with capability to launch combat forces within six hours anywhere in the CENTCOM theater, sent two rifle companies to support Special Operations Command units operating in Northern Syria be
WILLIAMS - This Veterans Day, Bearizona Wildlife Park invites all active duty and retired military to enjoy a day at the park as a Thank You for their service. On Saturday, Nov. 11, all veterans and active-duty military personnel will receive free admission into Bearizona Wildlife Park, by presenting a military ID or proof of service. About Us: Bearizona is a wildlife park which invites guests to experience a scenic three-mile drive in their own vehicle, witnessing North American animals in thei
Matthew Albuquerque, president and founder of Next Step Bionics & Prosthetics, Inc., accepts an award on behalf of his company from the NH chapter of the Military Officers Association of America. (Courtesy) GREENLAND -- Col. Allen "Chad" Chadwick, U.S. Army (ret.), president of the New Hampshire chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA-NH) and the board of directors was pleased to honor this year's award recipients for their service to military members and their families at
2K Shares Every major service in the U.S. Military has a medical military occupational specialty that's organic to its structure. One glaring exception to this is the U.S. Marine Corps, who receives all its medical services done by the U.S. Navy medical community. Considering that the U.S. Marine Corps is the service whose mission exposes its members to the greater initial danger exposure, to have emergency medical trained personnel is essential. That's where U.S. Navy Corpsman come into play. A
Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke, a former commander at Navy SEAL Team Six, has brought together a bipartisan coalition to commemorate October as "Special Operations Appreciation Month." Congressmen will give speeches and meet with Special Operations Forces units. Zinke chose October for its significance in relation to the First Special Services Forces called the "The Devil's Brigade," performing heroic and death-defying feats in October 1943 in Italy, from which today's Special Operations trace their ro
A U.S. Army commander whose brigade recently deployed home from Iraq said the U.S. is winning there from a military standpoint, but victory depends on whether the international community can help rebuild devastated areas. "What we are doing, I categorize as winning from a military standpoint," said Army Col. Brian Sullivan, commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, at an Army briefing at the Pentagon on Wednesday. But, he said, "that only gets you so far." "I think that's
World War II veteran Marvin Strombo returned a Japanese flag to the family of the fallen soldier he recovered it from more than 70 years ago. Strombo, 93, who was part of an elite U.S. Marines scout-sniper platoon, told the Associated Press how he came across the flag, and why he needed to return it. [lz_ndn video=32819588] The flag contained names of the dead Japanese soldier's relatives and neighbors. Strombo discovered the flag in 1944 during a battle in Saipan when he spotted a dead Japanese
The Fowl Life with Chad Belding Teams Up with Iraqi Veterans for Canadian Goose Hunting in Colorado "Team Fowl Life" is humbled by American Veterans Presence on Goose Hunt The Fowl Life Iraqi Veterans Canadian Goose Hunt Sportsman Channel New Berlin, Wis. - -( Ammoland.com )- Hunting Canada geese and riding in a Blackhawk helicopter - sounds like a recipe for great TV! Sportsman Channel, the leader in outdoor TV for the American Sportsman, is proud to showcase the latest episode of The Fowl Life
Back during the Cold War, the military wanted to find out if LSD could be used to incapacitate enemy forces. So they administered the drug to unsuspecting British soldiers, and sent the squaddies off to perform their duties. This short video, which is as hilarious as it is disturbing, chronicles the British soldiers' hapless attempt to complete a military exercise while completely tripping balls. The British weren't the only country to conduct such experiments. Back during the 1950s, the U.S. Ar
Via Military.com : U.S. Marines, attached to special operations forces in Syria, often found themselves in direct-fire gunfights with Islamic State fighters earlier this year, according to the commander of the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response for Central Command. The unit, designed with capability to launch combat forces within six hours anywhere in the CENTCOM theater, sent two rifle companies to support Special Operations Command units operating in Northern Syria be
WILLIAMS - This Veterans Day, Bearizona Wildlife Park invites all active duty and retired military to enjoy a day at the park as a Thank You for their service. On Saturday, Nov. 11, all veterans and active-duty military personnel will receive free admission into Bearizona Wildlife Park, by presenting a military ID or proof of service. About Us: Bearizona is a wildlife park which invites guests to experience a scenic three-mile drive in their own vehicle, witnessing North American animals in thei
Matthew Albuquerque, president and founder of Next Step Bionics & Prosthetics, Inc., accepts an award on behalf of his company from the NH chapter of the Military Officers Association of America. (Courtesy) GREENLAND -- Col. Allen "Chad" Chadwick, U.S. Army (ret.), president of the New Hampshire chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA-NH) and the board of directors was pleased to honor this year's award recipients for their service to military members and their families at
2K Shares Every major service in the U.S. Military has a medical military occupational specialty that's organic to its structure. One glaring exception to this is the U.S. Marine Corps, who receives all its medical services done by the U.S. Navy medical community. Considering that the U.S. Marine Corps is the service whose mission exposes its members to the greater initial danger exposure, to have emergency medical trained personnel is essential. That's where U.S. Navy Corpsman come into play. A
Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke, a former commander at Navy SEAL Team Six, has brought together a bipartisan coalition to commemorate October as "Special Operations Appreciation Month." Congressmen will give speeches and meet with Special Operations Forces units. Zinke chose October for its significance in relation to the First Special Services Forces called the "The Devil's Brigade," performing heroic and death-defying feats in October 1943 in Italy, from which today's Special Operations trace their ro
A U.S. Army commander whose brigade recently deployed home from Iraq said the U.S. is winning there from a military standpoint, but victory depends on whether the international community can help rebuild devastated areas. "What we are doing, I categorize as winning from a military standpoint," said Army Col. Brian Sullivan, commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, at an Army briefing at the Pentagon on Wednesday. But, he said, "that only gets you so far." "I think that's
World War II veteran Marvin Strombo returned a Japanese flag to the family of the fallen soldier he recovered it from more than 70 years ago. Strombo, 93, who was part of an elite U.S. Marines scout-sniper platoon, told the Associated Press how he came across the flag, and why he needed to return it. [lz_ndn video=32819588] The flag contained names of the dead Japanese soldier's relatives and neighbors. Strombo discovered the flag in 1944 during a battle in Saipan when he spotted a dead Japanese
The Fowl Life with Chad Belding Teams Up with Iraqi Veterans for Canadian Goose Hunting in Colorado "Team Fowl Life" is humbled by American Veterans Presence on Goose Hunt The Fowl Life Iraqi Veterans Canadian Goose Hunt Sportsman Channel New Berlin, Wis. - -( Ammoland.com )- Hunting Canada geese and riding in a Blackhawk helicopter - sounds like a recipe for great TV! Sportsman Channel, the leader in outdoor TV for the American Sportsman, is proud to showcase the latest episode of The Fowl Life
Back during the Cold War, the military wanted to find out if LSD could be used to incapacitate enemy forces. So they administered the drug to unsuspecting British soldiers, and sent the squaddies off to perform their duties. This short video, which is as hilarious as it is disturbing, chronicles the British soldiers' hapless attempt to complete a military exercise while completely tripping balls. The British weren't the only country to conduct such experiments. Back during the 1950s, the U.S. Ar
The Fowl Life with Chad Belding Teams Up with Iraqi Veterans for Canadian Goose Hunting in Colorado "Team Fowl Life" is humbled by American Veterans Presence on Goose Hunt The Fowl Life Iraqi Veterans Canadian Goose Hunt Sportsman Channel New Berlin, Wis. - -( Ammoland.com )- Hunting Canada geese and riding in a Blackhawk helicopter - sounds like a recipe for great TV! Sportsman Channel, the leader in outdoor TV for the American Sportsman, is proud to showcase the latest episode of The Fowl Life
Free Wedding Dresses For Heroes - Share And Inspire Others Kyle S. Reyes | October 30, 2017 It's amazing how much GOOD there is in the world. Over the past few months, we've had countless people reach out to us to tell us about all of the ways they are helping veterans and first responders. It seems that despite all of the attacks on police ... the disrespecting of veterans ... the silent majority of people are coming out of the shadows to do the right thing and help others. Enter: the bridal g
When recruiting soldiers you don't necessarily want them to be dumber than a bag of wet mice, but they don't have to be the Fighting Einsteins, either. All that they really need is belief and will . They need belief in their cause or they won't volunteer and they need the will or they won't even try to fight. With ISIS, they are finding plenty of people with both. As terrorism becomes a political football, the Obama administration and their apologists are stuck on this idea that it's somehow not
The tiny marine creature is not a true squid, though. Rather, it belongs to a group of squid-like animals believed to be the world's smallest cephalopods, the family of marine creatures that includes octopuses, squid and cuttlefish. Pygmy squids, currently represented by the genus Idiosepius , grow to about 2 centimeters (0.8 inches) in body length (not including the head, arms and tentacles). Cephalopod expert Amanda Reid first encountered the new species of Idiosepius while going through prese
No matter your views on war, there's no denying that many veterans have been through hell, and often don't have enough cultural and legal resources to support their healing process. The government often drops the ball when it comes to follow-up therapy for veterans with post-traumatic stress syndrome. There is often silence around the fact that female soldiers get raped so often. The Combat Paper Project won't solve these problems, but it may help ease the pain. In the vein of art therapy , the
A couple in Oregon are sleeping in a tent to taunt the Oregon militants and show them that their occupation will not continue much longer. The couple wants to be the first faces the Oregon militants see every day as their occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge continues. The couple, identified as Candy Henderson and her companion, Jay, have protested the militant's occupation of public land since it began nearly three weeks ago. Kieran Suckling, the Executive Director of Center for B
The "Rise of the Warrior Cop" is a phenomena with which the public is becoming all too familiar. Most recently, we saw an excessive display of militarized regulatory agencies when the Bureau of Land Management's "armed officers, helicopters and four-wheel drive vehicles" descended upon the Bundy Ranch. It was news to many people that a government agency had those kinds of resources under their auspices to pursue a citizen...for a tax-based dispute. When and how did our police and federal agencie
I have been keeping very close tabs about what is going on in Nevada with the EPA and BLM rounding up and killing the rancher Cliven Bundy's cattle and just burying them out in the desert. They want to take over the entire property of Bundy. I had written several times awhile back about what is going on in Connecticut with that state's gun confiscation. The situation there is very serious and things could erupt there any time but a lot of the police are stating publicly that they will not enforc
Writer April 28, 2017 Firefighters, policemen, soldiers, doctors -- these are the individuals that typically come to mind when one hears the word "hero." But domestic abuse survivor Kariza Fernandes found her hero in dentist Dr. Steven Roth. Fernandes met Dr. Roth under tragic circumstances. After her husband reportedly beat her severely, the once-vibrant young fashion designer thought she had lost her contagious smile for good, as the tragic incident left her with a broken jaw, a broken nose, a
The US military doesn't often see the outlandishness of an idea so much of a problem as a challenge. It's experimented with telepathic ray guns and Impulse Swimmer guns , why not just make the soldier himself the weapon? Tasers that elicit excruciating spasms in one person at a time? Foam pellets that send an entire... Read more Read The Men Who Stare at Goats is the tale of a reporter, Bob Wilton (played by Ewan McGregor), out to prove his manhood to himself and his cheating wife (who left him
Free Wedding Dresses For Heroes - Share And Inspire Others Kyle S. Reyes | October 30, 2017 It's amazing how much GOOD there is in the world. Over the past few months, we've had countless people reach out to us to tell us about all of the ways they are helping veterans and first responders. It seems that despite all of the attacks on police ... the disrespecting of veterans ... the silent majority of people are coming out of the shadows to do the right thing and help others. Enter: the bridal g
When recruiting soldiers you don't necessarily want them to be dumber than a bag of wet mice, but they don't have to be the Fighting Einsteins, either. All that they really need is belief and will . They need belief in their cause or they won't volunteer and they need the will or they won't even try to fight. With ISIS, they are finding plenty of people with both. As terrorism becomes a political football, the Obama administration and their apologists are stuck on this idea that it's somehow not
The tiny marine creature is not a true squid, though. Rather, it belongs to a group of squid-like animals believed to be the world's smallest cephalopods, the family of marine creatures that includes octopuses, squid and cuttlefish. Pygmy squids, currently represented by the genus Idiosepius , grow to about 2 centimeters (0.8 inches) in body length (not including the head, arms and tentacles). Cephalopod expert Amanda Reid first encountered the new species of Idiosepius while going through prese
No matter your views on war, there's no denying that many veterans have been through hell, and often don't have enough cultural and legal resources to support their healing process. The government often drops the ball when it comes to follow-up therapy for veterans with post-traumatic stress syndrome. There is often silence around the fact that female soldiers get raped so often. The Combat Paper Project won't solve these problems, but it may help ease the pain. In the vein of art therapy , the
A couple in Oregon are sleeping in a tent to taunt the Oregon militants and show them that their occupation will not continue much longer. The couple wants to be the first faces the Oregon militants see every day as their occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge continues. The couple, identified as Candy Henderson and her companion, Jay, have protested the militant's occupation of public land since it began nearly three weeks ago. Kieran Suckling, the Executive Director of Center for B
The "Rise of the Warrior Cop" is a phenomena with which the public is becoming all too familiar. Most recently, we saw an excessive display of militarized regulatory agencies when the Bureau of Land Management's "armed officers, helicopters and four-wheel drive vehicles" descended upon the Bundy Ranch. It was news to many people that a government agency had those kinds of resources under their auspices to pursue a citizen...for a tax-based dispute. When and how did our police and federal agencie
I have been keeping very close tabs about what is going on in Nevada with the EPA and BLM rounding up and killing the rancher Cliven Bundy's cattle and just burying them out in the desert. They want to take over the entire property of Bundy. I had written several times awhile back about what is going on in Connecticut with that state's gun confiscation. The situation there is very serious and things could erupt there any time but a lot of the police are stating publicly that they will not enforc
Writer April 28, 2017 Firefighters, policemen, soldiers, doctors -- these are the individuals that typically come to mind when one hears the word "hero." But domestic abuse survivor Kariza Fernandes found her hero in dentist Dr. Steven Roth. Fernandes met Dr. Roth under tragic circumstances. After her husband reportedly beat her severely, the once-vibrant young fashion designer thought she had lost her contagious smile for good, as the tragic incident left her with a broken jaw, a broken nose, a
The US military doesn't often see the outlandishness of an idea so much of a problem as a challenge. It's experimented with telepathic ray guns and Impulse Swimmer guns , why not just make the soldier himself the weapon? Tasers that elicit excruciating spasms in one person at a time? Foam pellets that send an entire... Read more Read The Men Who Stare at Goats is the tale of a reporter, Bob Wilton (played by Ewan McGregor), out to prove his manhood to himself and his cheating wife (who left him
HONOLULU - As a part of a plea deal, a former Honolulu police officer accused in a corruption scandal pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday. Maulia LaBarre, 34, allegedly promised a prostitute via text messages that another officer would not testify against her if she had sex with him. LaBarre was first arrested in 2016, and pleaded not guilty to five charges of wire fraud. Under the plea deal, four counts were dropped. LaBarre had eight years of experience with HPD before being fired two mont
Leroy Gonzalez says that he spent over two years in jail after he was framed by crooked cops and wrongfully convicted of a drug charge. While Gonzalez sat in jail, the officers that arrested him continued their spree of corruption until it eventually caught up with them, resulting in a corruption investigation. By: John Vibes This article first appeared at FreeThoughtProject Unsurprisingly, after being investigated by their own agency, the officers were acquitted and allowed to return to their
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Two teenagers were arrested Thursday and charged as adults in what police say was the racially motivated beating of an elderly black fisherman. Zachary Watson, 17, and Emmanuel Miller, 16, told police they were with Calvin E. Lockner when he attacked the man early Tuesday in a city park on the Patapsco River, but they claimed not to have participated in the beating, according to charging documents. The three suspects, all of whom are white, are charged with attempted murder , a
A Houston driver has been charged with aggravated assault and murder after killing an innocent bystander following a fight. ABC13 reports that Cordale Robinson , 25, was reportedly involved in a physical altercation when he attempted to escape the chaos. Speeding away, he drove his car through a parking lot at the Bayou City Bar & Grill in Montrose, killing Jared Jonte Jacobs . According to documents, Robinson plowed into a crowd of four to five people, as well as two vehicles, dragging the now
Missouri police officer on leave over video in which he says: 'I'm ... a killer' By Greg Botelho, CNN updated 10:43 PM EDT, Fri August 22, 2014 <SNIP> But it's another video that led St. Louis County police officials to say they had removed Page from his post and had started a process that will likely include the department's internal affairs unit investigating and a psychological evaluation of the officer. " I) apologize to the community and anybody who is offended by these remarks, and und
A MOTORCYCLIST assassin fatally blasted a young man in the head in a horrific drive-by shooting as his terrified pal watched on. Police believe the 24-year-old was sitting in the passenger seat of a 4x4 when the gun-toting killer opened fire. SWNS:South West News Service 3 A motorbike assassin blasted a 24-year-old dead in Croydon SWNS:South West News Service 3 Forensic officers are on the scene He blasted his victim in the head and then fled on his motorbike during the horror on Friday at aroun
CITRONELLE, Ala. (AP) -- Under arrest and shackled following the slaying of five friends in a rural home, a Mississippi man professed his love for the estranged girlfriend whose family and friends were massacred and blamed the killings on drugs. Speaking with reporters as he was escorted to jail by deputies in Mobile, Alabama, Derrick Dearman said Monday that he was on methamphetamine when he went to the house, located at the end of a dead-end dirt road. "Drugs (were) making me think things that
Harris County Precinct 3 Asst. Chief Deputy Clint Greenwood, a veteran law enforcement officer and attorney, was shot in the neck and killed this morning by a killer who is still on the run . A deputy constable has died after being shot at the courthouse in Baytown. Baytown police identified Harris County Precinct 3 Asst. Chief Deputy Clint Greenwood, a 30-year law enforcement veteran, as the victim in this morning's shooting. There was no word on the suspect, who is presumed to still be on the
Another incident of horrifying racism has popped up in Trump's America, this time from a child. The Root reports that a 13-year-old boy in Georgia has been arrested for making terroristic threats. The boy is said to have placed calls to the Cobb County NAACP and left menacing, racist voicemails. "My number is kill ni**ers 101. My name, Johnny Rebel. My profession, murdering black people. F**k you stupid f**king niggers," one message begins before growing inaudible. It picks back up with, "F**kin
A fourth man, Maruf Uddin, 26, was acquitted of entering into a funding arrangement. But the family did not hear from him again until late January 2015 when he got in touch via the messaging service Whatsapp. He said he only agreed to send him money on one occasion before April 2015 because Musadikur said he wanted him to buy a house. Hussain said: "He pressured me to - I didn't know at all that he would be fighting." He claimed he carried on trying to sell items on Ebay so Musadikur would 'get
Leroy Gonzalez says that he spent over two years in jail after he was framed by crooked cops and wrongfully convicted of a drug charge. While Gonzalez sat in jail, the officers that arrested him continued their spree of corruption until it eventually caught up with them, resulting in a corruption investigation. By: John Vibes This article first appeared at FreeThoughtProject Unsurprisingly, after being investigated by their own agency, the officers were acquitted and allowed to return to their
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Two teenagers were arrested Thursday and charged as adults in what police say was the racially motivated beating of an elderly black fisherman. Zachary Watson, 17, and Emmanuel Miller, 16, told police they were with Calvin E. Lockner when he attacked the man early Tuesday in a city park on the Patapsco River, but they claimed not to have participated in the beating, according to charging documents. The three suspects, all of whom are white, are charged with attempted murder , a
A Houston driver has been charged with aggravated assault and murder after killing an innocent bystander following a fight. ABC13 reports that Cordale Robinson , 25, was reportedly involved in a physical altercation when he attempted to escape the chaos. Speeding away, he drove his car through a parking lot at the Bayou City Bar & Grill in Montrose, killing Jared Jonte Jacobs . According to documents, Robinson plowed into a crowd of four to five people, as well as two vehicles, dragging the now
Missouri police officer on leave over video in which he says: 'I'm ... a killer' By Greg Botelho, CNN updated 10:43 PM EDT, Fri August 22, 2014 <SNIP> But it's another video that led St. Louis County police officials to say they had removed Page from his post and had started a process that will likely include the department's internal affairs unit investigating and a psychological evaluation of the officer. " I) apologize to the community and anybody who is offended by these remarks, and und
A MOTORCYCLIST assassin fatally blasted a young man in the head in a horrific drive-by shooting as his terrified pal watched on. Police believe the 24-year-old was sitting in the passenger seat of a 4x4 when the gun-toting killer opened fire. SWNS:South West News Service 3 A motorbike assassin blasted a 24-year-old dead in Croydon SWNS:South West News Service 3 Forensic officers are on the scene He blasted his victim in the head and then fled on his motorbike during the horror on Friday at aroun
CITRONELLE, Ala. (AP) -- Under arrest and shackled following the slaying of five friends in a rural home, a Mississippi man professed his love for the estranged girlfriend whose family and friends were massacred and blamed the killings on drugs. Speaking with reporters as he was escorted to jail by deputies in Mobile, Alabama, Derrick Dearman said Monday that he was on methamphetamine when he went to the house, located at the end of a dead-end dirt road. "Drugs (were) making me think things that
Harris County Precinct 3 Asst. Chief Deputy Clint Greenwood, a veteran law enforcement officer and attorney, was shot in the neck and killed this morning by a killer who is still on the run . A deputy constable has died after being shot at the courthouse in Baytown. Baytown police identified Harris County Precinct 3 Asst. Chief Deputy Clint Greenwood, a 30-year law enforcement veteran, as the victim in this morning's shooting. There was no word on the suspect, who is presumed to still be on the
Another incident of horrifying racism has popped up in Trump's America, this time from a child. The Root reports that a 13-year-old boy in Georgia has been arrested for making terroristic threats. The boy is said to have placed calls to the Cobb County NAACP and left menacing, racist voicemails. "My number is kill ni**ers 101. My name, Johnny Rebel. My profession, murdering black people. F**k you stupid f**king niggers," one message begins before growing inaudible. It picks back up with, "F**kin
A fourth man, Maruf Uddin, 26, was acquitted of entering into a funding arrangement. But the family did not hear from him again until late January 2015 when he got in touch via the messaging service Whatsapp. He said he only agreed to send him money on one occasion before April 2015 because Musadikur said he wanted him to buy a house. Hussain said: "He pressured me to - I didn't know at all that he would be fighting." He claimed he carried on trying to sell items on Ebay so Musadikur would 'get
Despite some initial hesitation by Chicago authorities to call the torture of a mentally disabled white man by four young black people a hate crime, they were charged with committing one, according to the Cook County State's Attorney's office. Additional charges were: "aggravated kidnapping, aggravated unlawful restraint, [and] aggravated battery...[one was also charged with] robbery and possession of a stolen motor vehicle...[and three] also were charged with residential burglary." Many of the
To say that something in Minneapolis seems sketchy would be a disservice to all things sketchy. Something is seriously odd about the Minnesota shooting death of Justine Damond by a police officer originally from Somalia named Mohamed Noor. Having followed several very high profile police shootings closely the same undisclosed media elements are present. Officer Mohamed Noor is refusing to cooperate with, or give a statement to, investigators from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Ho
In an epic and poignant reaction to the gruesome killing of Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old black man who was shot dead on Tuesday by Baton Rouge police officers, Savanna Hartman, a pastor, mother and spoken word poet challenged white Christians to stand with her against deadly force and racism. "As white people you could say this is not a color thing. You could say it's a sin thing. You could say it's not one versus the other. But the fact of the matter is that we as white people we've got to acc
Two-Year-Old Gangsta Rap Video Suddenly Spawns Cries Of Racism [VIDEO] 2:38 PM 09/28/2016 Over two years after its release, a music video by Compton rapper YG is being called racist by the Chinese. The video for the song "Meet The Flockers" depicts two robbers breaking into a suburban home and stealing its contents. The track begins with the lyrics: "First, you find a house and scope it out. Find a Chinese neighborhood, cause they don't believe in bank accounts." WATCH: The song was brought to
Another incident of horrifying racism has popped up in Trump's America, this time from a child. The Root reports that a 13-year-old boy in Georgia has been arrested for making terroristic threats. The boy is said to have placed calls to the Cobb County NAACP and left menacing, racist voicemails. "My number is kill ni**ers 101. My name, Johnny Rebel. My profession, murdering black people. F**k you stupid f**king niggers," one message begins before growing inaudible. It picks back up with, "F**kin
Levi Pettit, surrounded by black leaders and clergy March 25, 2015, in an Oklahoma City church, apologized for his role in the racist sing-along by members of the University of Oklahoma's Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter that was captured on video and went viral shortly after being released. HLN screenshot Last week Levi Pettit, one of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon balladeers who was busted singing a rousing number about anti-black terrorism, held a press conference during which he made a public relations
In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the family of Alton Sterling, an African-American father of five who was gunned down by police in 2016, called Wednesday for the state's attorney general to bring criminal charges against his killers. The call came after the Trump Justice Department declined to bring federal charges against officers Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake. Sterling family lawyer Chris Stewart said the U.S. Attorney's Office provided new details about the killing--including how officer Salamoni s
Throughout the trial of George Zimmerman for his role in the death of seventeen year old Trayvon Martin, Fox News has been conspicuously prejudiced in favor of the defendant. The theme most prominent on Fox has been a regurgitation of Zimmerman's legal team that portrays their client as a hapless victim and Martin as a violent thug. Today Fox went further down that path to pass judgment on Martin with an editorial titled: "Trayvon Martin's testimony wouldn't have changed anything in Zimmerman tr
Kanye West: "All blacks gotta be Democrats? Man, we ain't made it off the plantation." To those words I will add, "All women have to be liberal to be supported by establishment feminists?" Women have not taken a step forward since the '70s. The oppression of women by the patriarchy has been replaced by the oppression of loud-mouth liberal feminists who cannot stomach any woman who thinks for herself. In 2002, after Al Gore suffered a stunning defeat, Gloria Steinem chastised women who did no
Defiant Bigot George Zimmerman Tweets Racist, Homophobic Rants Following VA Shooting (TWEETS) Human skunk geyser George Zimmerman reacted to the shooting of two newscasters on live TV in Virginia Wednesday by tweeting a rant for his thousands of bigoted followers. If there was ever any doubt that Zimmerman is a disgusting racist and bigot, this should put those doubts firmly to rest. Pansy Fester lee Flanagan, too much of a daisy to deal w/racism. Murders 2 whites. Hate crime, 100%. Racist Obama
To say that something in Minneapolis seems sketchy would be a disservice to all things sketchy. Something is seriously odd about the Minnesota shooting death of Justine Damond by a police officer originally from Somalia named Mohamed Noor. Having followed several very high profile police shootings closely the same undisclosed media elements are present. Officer Mohamed Noor is refusing to cooperate with, or give a statement to, investigators from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Ho
In an epic and poignant reaction to the gruesome killing of Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old black man who was shot dead on Tuesday by Baton Rouge police officers, Savanna Hartman, a pastor, mother and spoken word poet challenged white Christians to stand with her against deadly force and racism. "As white people you could say this is not a color thing. You could say it's a sin thing. You could say it's not one versus the other. But the fact of the matter is that we as white people we've got to acc
Two-Year-Old Gangsta Rap Video Suddenly Spawns Cries Of Racism [VIDEO] 2:38 PM 09/28/2016 Over two years after its release, a music video by Compton rapper YG is being called racist by the Chinese. The video for the song "Meet The Flockers" depicts two robbers breaking into a suburban home and stealing its contents. The track begins with the lyrics: "First, you find a house and scope it out. Find a Chinese neighborhood, cause they don't believe in bank accounts." WATCH: The song was brought to
Another incident of horrifying racism has popped up in Trump's America, this time from a child. The Root reports that a 13-year-old boy in Georgia has been arrested for making terroristic threats. The boy is said to have placed calls to the Cobb County NAACP and left menacing, racist voicemails. "My number is kill ni**ers 101. My name, Johnny Rebel. My profession, murdering black people. F**k you stupid f**king niggers," one message begins before growing inaudible. It picks back up with, "F**kin
Levi Pettit, surrounded by black leaders and clergy March 25, 2015, in an Oklahoma City church, apologized for his role in the racist sing-along by members of the University of Oklahoma's Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter that was captured on video and went viral shortly after being released. HLN screenshot Last week Levi Pettit, one of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon balladeers who was busted singing a rousing number about anti-black terrorism, held a press conference during which he made a public relations
In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the family of Alton Sterling, an African-American father of five who was gunned down by police in 2016, called Wednesday for the state's attorney general to bring criminal charges against his killers. The call came after the Trump Justice Department declined to bring federal charges against officers Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake. Sterling family lawyer Chris Stewart said the U.S. Attorney's Office provided new details about the killing--including how officer Salamoni s
Throughout the trial of George Zimmerman for his role in the death of seventeen year old Trayvon Martin, Fox News has been conspicuously prejudiced in favor of the defendant. The theme most prominent on Fox has been a regurgitation of Zimmerman's legal team that portrays their client as a hapless victim and Martin as a violent thug. Today Fox went further down that path to pass judgment on Martin with an editorial titled: "Trayvon Martin's testimony wouldn't have changed anything in Zimmerman tr
Kanye West: "All blacks gotta be Democrats? Man, we ain't made it off the plantation." To those words I will add, "All women have to be liberal to be supported by establishment feminists?" Women have not taken a step forward since the '70s. The oppression of women by the patriarchy has been replaced by the oppression of loud-mouth liberal feminists who cannot stomach any woman who thinks for herself. In 2002, after Al Gore suffered a stunning defeat, Gloria Steinem chastised women who did no
Defiant Bigot George Zimmerman Tweets Racist, Homophobic Rants Following VA Shooting (TWEETS) Human skunk geyser George Zimmerman reacted to the shooting of two newscasters on live TV in Virginia Wednesday by tweeting a rant for his thousands of bigoted followers. If there was ever any doubt that Zimmerman is a disgusting racist and bigot, this should put those doubts firmly to rest. Pansy Fester lee Flanagan, too much of a daisy to deal w/racism. Murders 2 whites. Hate crime, 100%. Racist Obama
President Trump cited the death of a Border Patrol agent Tuesday as an example of the need for tougher immigration policies, declaring "enough is enough." Speaking at the 37th annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service at the Capitol, Mr. Trump said the November death of Agent Rogelio Martinez in Texas was "horrific" and "violent." "Roger said he wanted to prevent terrorists and drugs from coming into our country," Mr. Trump said. "We all do, and we're going to get it done." Martinez was f
President Donald Trump said, "We have no division too deep for us to heal," and "It is time to heal the wounds that divide us" as a nation by seeking "a new unity," during a speech at the National Convention of the American Legion in Reno, Nevada. Fresh off a controversial rally in Phoenix, Arizona, the day before, the president took time Wednesday to praise U.S. veterans and current service members for their unity and their "shared sense of duty," just prior to signing the Veterans Appeals Impr
Evangelist Franklin Graham criticized President Donald Trump's policy to separate families coming across the border. Graham, who has supported the president in the past, told CBN News that the policy, which removes kids from their parents, is "disgraceful." "It's terrible to see families ripped apart," Graham said. While Graham sides with Trump on other issues, when it comes to this, he explained, "I don't support that one bit." Watch the video below: However, he didn't put all of the blame on T
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Veterans Day prompted President Donald Trump and his administration to take stock of what's been done to fix health care for those in uniform. They claimed more progress than has been made. That tendency to overreach extended to trade and the economy as Trump visited Japan, South Korea, Japan and then Vietnam, where he told U.S. veterans of the Vietnam War that the Department of Veterans Affairs has made "amazing" strides and already "is a whole new place." His remarks and a W
Donald Trump ignored messages from the grieving mother of a slain soldier, destroying his claim that he contacts "every" family of someone who has died in military service. Donald Trump ignored the mother of a fallen soldier, even after she wrote to him about her grief. Sheila Murphy told the Associated Press that after her son died in an armored vehicle rollover while serving in Syria, Trump never called or wrote to her. Trump told reporters, "I think I've called every family of someone who's d
Republican President Donald Trump, who seems to have no shortage of time to tweet or play golf, came under heat recently for the fact that he still had not callen the family members of four slain U.S. soldiers who had died nearly two weeks prior. In a press conference outside the White House, President Trump dug himself into an even deeper hole regarding his inaction by blatantly lying and claiming that previous presidents such as Barack Obama did not call to offer condolences to the families of
Texas Democratic Congressman Vicente Gonzalez is pushing Donald Trump to stop the policy of deporting military servicemembers as part of his draconian immigration policies. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) is calling on Donald Trump to stop deporting military heroes as part of his immigration agenda. Gonzalez sent a letter to Trump to address the issue of veteran deportations, which he describes as a "shameful and avoidable act." Gonzalez calls on Trump to "issue an Executive Order expediting the ci
A military parade through Washington, D.C., honoring the service and sacrifice of the armed forces is long overdue, said a Bay State veterans' group leader, as criticism of President Trump's idea mounted yesterday. "It would be a sign of respect and another way to show appreciation for our vets," said John A. MacDonald, spokesman and board member of Vets Assisting Vets. "We do it at bases across the country already," the Lowell Air Force veteran, who served in Desert Storm, said last night. "It
Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.), an NRA member and a retired staff sergeant in the Army, wrote an op-ed in The New York Times on Friday calling for a ban on assault weapons following last week's shooting at a high school in his state that left 17 dead and 14 injured. "The Second Amendment is unimpeachable," Mast wrote. "It guarantees the right of citizens to defend themselves. I accept, however, that it does not guarantee that every civilian can bear any and all arms." Mast recalled his deployment in A
Trump's announcement was welcomed by troops. A Military Times/Institute for Veterans and Military Families poll of 1 664 active-duty troops conducted on a voluntary and confidential basis last December found significantly more respondents believed allowing transgenders to be hurtful more than helpful. The Washington Examiner reported that the poll found that 41 percent of active-duty troops believed the policy hurt military readiness, while only 12 percent said it helped. "After consultation wit
President Donald Trump said, "We have no division too deep for us to heal," and "It is time to heal the wounds that divide us" as a nation by seeking "a new unity," during a speech at the National Convention of the American Legion in Reno, Nevada. Fresh off a controversial rally in Phoenix, Arizona, the day before, the president took time Wednesday to praise U.S. veterans and current service members for their unity and their "shared sense of duty," just prior to signing the Veterans Appeals Impr
Evangelist Franklin Graham criticized President Donald Trump's policy to separate families coming across the border. Graham, who has supported the president in the past, told CBN News that the policy, which removes kids from their parents, is "disgraceful." "It's terrible to see families ripped apart," Graham said. While Graham sides with Trump on other issues, when it comes to this, he explained, "I don't support that one bit." Watch the video below: However, he didn't put all of the blame on T
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Veterans Day prompted President Donald Trump and his administration to take stock of what's been done to fix health care for those in uniform. They claimed more progress than has been made. That tendency to overreach extended to trade and the economy as Trump visited Japan, South Korea, Japan and then Vietnam, where he told U.S. veterans of the Vietnam War that the Department of Veterans Affairs has made "amazing" strides and already "is a whole new place." His remarks and a W
Donald Trump ignored messages from the grieving mother of a slain soldier, destroying his claim that he contacts "every" family of someone who has died in military service. Donald Trump ignored the mother of a fallen soldier, even after she wrote to him about her grief. Sheila Murphy told the Associated Press that after her son died in an armored vehicle rollover while serving in Syria, Trump never called or wrote to her. Trump told reporters, "I think I've called every family of someone who's d
Republican President Donald Trump, who seems to have no shortage of time to tweet or play golf, came under heat recently for the fact that he still had not callen the family members of four slain U.S. soldiers who had died nearly two weeks prior. In a press conference outside the White House, President Trump dug himself into an even deeper hole regarding his inaction by blatantly lying and claiming that previous presidents such as Barack Obama did not call to offer condolences to the families of
Texas Democratic Congressman Vicente Gonzalez is pushing Donald Trump to stop the policy of deporting military servicemembers as part of his draconian immigration policies. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) is calling on Donald Trump to stop deporting military heroes as part of his immigration agenda. Gonzalez sent a letter to Trump to address the issue of veteran deportations, which he describes as a "shameful and avoidable act." Gonzalez calls on Trump to "issue an Executive Order expediting the ci
A military parade through Washington, D.C., honoring the service and sacrifice of the armed forces is long overdue, said a Bay State veterans' group leader, as criticism of President Trump's idea mounted yesterday. "It would be a sign of respect and another way to show appreciation for our vets," said John A. MacDonald, spokesman and board member of Vets Assisting Vets. "We do it at bases across the country already," the Lowell Air Force veteran, who served in Desert Storm, said last night. "It
Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.), an NRA member and a retired staff sergeant in the Army, wrote an op-ed in The New York Times on Friday calling for a ban on assault weapons following last week's shooting at a high school in his state that left 17 dead and 14 injured. "The Second Amendment is unimpeachable," Mast wrote. "It guarantees the right of citizens to defend themselves. I accept, however, that it does not guarantee that every civilian can bear any and all arms." Mast recalled his deployment in A
Trump's announcement was welcomed by troops. A Military Times/Institute for Veterans and Military Families poll of 1 664 active-duty troops conducted on a voluntary and confidential basis last December found significantly more respondents believed allowing transgenders to be hurtful more than helpful. The Washington Examiner reported that the poll found that 41 percent of active-duty troops believed the policy hurt military readiness, while only 12 percent said it helped. "After consultation wit
Writer November 5, 2017 In what appears to be the deadliest mass shooting in Texas history, a gunman opened fire at a First Baptist Church in the small community of Sutherland Springs on Sunday, killing 26 and injuring dozens. During a press conference, Texas Governor Greg Abbott made mention of a brave man who confronted the shooter-- identified by unnamed law enforcement officials as 26-year-old Devin Kelley of New Braunfels, Texas--causing him to flee. As CBS News correspondent David Begnaud
Evangelical author and religious freedom champion Johnnie Moore, a Newsmax contributor, is reportedly in the running to become the No. 1 State Department official responsible for promulgating religious freedom around the globe. Moore was mentioned by ForeignPolicy.com on Thursday as a "rumored candidate" to become the State Department's Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. The Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom leads the State Department's Office of Inter
I was talking to a friend today who's moving with his wife and kid to his father-in-law's house -- which is already in foreclosure. "What if the sheriff comes and changes the locks while you're gone?" I said. "Then I guess we have to move," he said. "At least we can save a couple of months' rent, if we're lucky." He lost his job a couple of months after I lost mine, and his unemployment ran out, too. Unlike me, he has a masters degree, and school loans. Fortunately for them, his wife's still emp
Joseph Jakubowski, who stole an M-16 assault rifle and 17 other weapons from a gun store and sent a 161-page manifesto to the White House where he ranted about his hatred of capitalism and religion and threatened terror attacks against schools and churches has been captured . Officers caught him near Readstown in southwestern Wisconsin where he'd been camping out, Rock County Sheriff Robert Spoden said in a news release. Law enforcement received a call Thursday night about a suspicious man on a
Holy crap. GOP Congressman Steve Scalise has been shot during a bipartisan congressional baseball game. Here's what we know: House Majority Whip Steve Scalise has been shot & medevaced; shooting took place at practice for a bipartisan Congressional baseball game pic.twitter.com/2XYGIGnqJB -- CBS News (@CBSNews) June 14, 2017 At 7:15: gunman with a rifle began firing at GOP baseball practice, #Scalise shot in the hip. This is in Alexandria, VA. Per @ChadPergram -- Lauren Peikoff (@laurenpeikoff)
FRANKLIN, Tennessee -- Social engineering in the military is weakening America's armed forces, and Congress is allowing it to happen, Jude Eden said Saturday at the Tennessee Eagle Forum Conference. "Congress has proved itself weak, inept and unwilling to stand up for sound military priorities," the Marine Corps veteran said... Read More News , Politics Jude Eden , Tennessee Eagle Forum 1 Comment Chance of a Thunderstorm Partly cloudy with afternoon showers or thunderstorms. High near 90F. Winds
STEVE DOOCY: Back in 2007, Prince William County in Virginia became the first large jurisdiction in the country to adopt a strict immigration enforcement policy. That move was widely criticized. We've talked about that right here on this program. GRETCHEN CARLSON: But a new study by the University of Virginia shows crime has dropped since the policy went into effect. Corey Stewart is the chairman of the board of supervisors for Prince William County, Virginia, and he's our guest this morning. Go
'He reached around toward the deputy's gun, and I just jumped him...' Mohave County Sheriff Doug Schuster presents a "Lifesaving Award" to Sherry King in Kingman, Ariz., July 2, 2018 | Photo courtesy of Mohave County Sheriff's Office via St. George News (Joshua Paladino, Liberty Headlines) The National Rifle Association identified a number of recent incidents in which gun owners protected themselves and other innocent civilians. In four cases, armed samaritans were able to thwart criminals witho
Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls, who threatened disorderly conduct charges against the owner of a truck displaying a "F--- TRUMP" sticker, has been revealed to have been fired from a past position for "disregard" for orders issued by superiors and lying on a notarized affidavit during his job application process to his current department. The sheriff, a member of the Republican Party floating a possible bid for congress, was accused by free speech activists of using his position for a polit
As Cook County Sheriff, Tom Dart has brought an aggressive, yet innovative approach to law enforcement. A former prosecutor and state legislator, Sheriff Dart has long fought to protect the most vulnerable members of our society. As a prosecutor, he helped initiate a massive public corruption investigation in the poverty-stricken village of Ford Heights, which led to the indictments of multiple police officers. As a state legislator, Dart sponsored hundreds of bills that demanded accountability
Evangelical author and religious freedom champion Johnnie Moore, a Newsmax contributor, is reportedly in the running to become the No. 1 State Department official responsible for promulgating religious freedom around the globe. Moore was mentioned by ForeignPolicy.com on Thursday as a "rumored candidate" to become the State Department's Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. The Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom leads the State Department's Office of Inter
I was talking to a friend today who's moving with his wife and kid to his father-in-law's house -- which is already in foreclosure. "What if the sheriff comes and changes the locks while you're gone?" I said. "Then I guess we have to move," he said. "At least we can save a couple of months' rent, if we're lucky." He lost his job a couple of months after I lost mine, and his unemployment ran out, too. Unlike me, he has a masters degree, and school loans. Fortunately for them, his wife's still emp
Joseph Jakubowski, who stole an M-16 assault rifle and 17 other weapons from a gun store and sent a 161-page manifesto to the White House where he ranted about his hatred of capitalism and religion and threatened terror attacks against schools and churches has been captured . Officers caught him near Readstown in southwestern Wisconsin where he'd been camping out, Rock County Sheriff Robert Spoden said in a news release. Law enforcement received a call Thursday night about a suspicious man on a
Holy crap. GOP Congressman Steve Scalise has been shot during a bipartisan congressional baseball game. Here's what we know: House Majority Whip Steve Scalise has been shot & medevaced; shooting took place at practice for a bipartisan Congressional baseball game pic.twitter.com/2XYGIGnqJB -- CBS News (@CBSNews) June 14, 2017 At 7:15: gunman with a rifle began firing at GOP baseball practice, #Scalise shot in the hip. This is in Alexandria, VA. Per @ChadPergram -- Lauren Peikoff (@laurenpeikoff)
FRANKLIN, Tennessee -- Social engineering in the military is weakening America's armed forces, and Congress is allowing it to happen, Jude Eden said Saturday at the Tennessee Eagle Forum Conference. "Congress has proved itself weak, inept and unwilling to stand up for sound military priorities," the Marine Corps veteran said... Read More News , Politics Jude Eden , Tennessee Eagle Forum 1 Comment Chance of a Thunderstorm Partly cloudy with afternoon showers or thunderstorms. High near 90F. Winds
STEVE DOOCY: Back in 2007, Prince William County in Virginia became the first large jurisdiction in the country to adopt a strict immigration enforcement policy. That move was widely criticized. We've talked about that right here on this program. GRETCHEN CARLSON: But a new study by the University of Virginia shows crime has dropped since the policy went into effect. Corey Stewart is the chairman of the board of supervisors for Prince William County, Virginia, and he's our guest this morning. Go
'He reached around toward the deputy's gun, and I just jumped him...' Mohave County Sheriff Doug Schuster presents a "Lifesaving Award" to Sherry King in Kingman, Ariz., July 2, 2018 | Photo courtesy of Mohave County Sheriff's Office via St. George News (Joshua Paladino, Liberty Headlines) The National Rifle Association identified a number of recent incidents in which gun owners protected themselves and other innocent civilians. In four cases, armed samaritans were able to thwart criminals witho
Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls, who threatened disorderly conduct charges against the owner of a truck displaying a "F--- TRUMP" sticker, has been revealed to have been fired from a past position for "disregard" for orders issued by superiors and lying on a notarized affidavit during his job application process to his current department. The sheriff, a member of the Republican Party floating a possible bid for congress, was accused by free speech activists of using his position for a polit
As Cook County Sheriff, Tom Dart has brought an aggressive, yet innovative approach to law enforcement. A former prosecutor and state legislator, Sheriff Dart has long fought to protect the most vulnerable members of our society. As a prosecutor, he helped initiate a massive public corruption investigation in the poverty-stricken village of Ford Heights, which led to the indictments of multiple police officers. As a state legislator, Dart sponsored hundreds of bills that demanded accountability
While tensions continue to rise over Jakarta's first Chinese-Christian governor, Christians in Indonesia fear an increase in violence among radical Islamists. According to International Christian Concern (ICC), there is escalating great unrest and discontent in the largest populous Muslim nation in the world because of opposition to Chinese Christian leader Basuki Tjahaja Purnama - who is also known as Ahok. Organized protests that draw between 100,000 and 200,000 people to the streets of Jakar
Most Popular On Friday, February 20, the European Central Bank made it clear that without an agreement in place, capital controls would have to be imposed on the Greek banks (which have been hemorrhaging funds since December) by the following Tuesday. Looking down the barrel of an ATM machine, Varoufakis signed a four-month agreement rich in constructive ambiguity, which has left commentators arguing over its meaning like Roman augurs. Greece still has a loan "arrangement" under the supervision
At least ten people have been killed in a terrorist bombing this morning in Istanbul, at one of Turkey's most popular tourist attractions. Turkish government officials are saying that the strike was carried out by a 28-year-old Syrian national, whose name has not yet been released. The explosion occurred at 10:20 a.m. local time in the historic Sultanahmet district, near the obelisk of Theodosius , a short distance from the "Blue Mosque" (formally, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque). At least 15 other peo
[Hefei, China; November 19. Image via Getty ] Chinese students look at a newspaper outside an employment fair in Hefei, in east China's Anhui province on November 19, 2009. China's urban registered unemployment rate stood at 4.3 percent in the second quarter, unchanged from the first three months of the year and up from 4.2 percent at the end of 2008, official data showed, however, the actual jobless figure may be much bigger than the official rate, which does not take into account migrant worke
Venezuela's Maduro Says Will Shun U.S. Dollar In Favor Of Yuan By Staff, www.reuters.com September 11, 2017 Venezuela's Maduro Says Will Shun U.S. Dollar In Favor Of Yuan 2017-09-11 2017-09-11 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2014/02/Venezuelas-President-Nicolas-Maduro-speaks-during-a-national-broadcast-at-Miraflores-Palace-in-Caracas-February-16-2014.-Source-Reut
In the current situation of global crisis and rampant local wars, Turkey has an important place. The tensions in this country are running high, both within the capitalist class(1) and between capital and labor. In this article we report on recent workers' struggles that develop in Turkey against the effects of the crisis. Workers are struggling despite state repression and attempts to divide workers. In the spring of 2015 a strike began at the Renault plant in Bursa, which was successfully exten
People protest in Tehran, Iran / Reuters BY: Reuters January 2, 2018 9:13 am By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin LONDON (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader on Tuesday accused the country's enemies of stirring unrest as the death toll from anti-government demonstrations that began last week rose to 21. Nine Iranians were killed in Isfahan province during protests on Monday night, including two members of the security forces, state television said. Six protesters were killed during an attack on a police statio
FILE PHOTO: The Carige bank logo is seen in Rome, Italy, April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini/File Photo August 7, 2018 MILAN (Reuters) - Banca Carige <CRGI.MI> said on Tuesday the European Central Bank (ECB) had made no reference to a possible "resolution" of the Italian bank in rejecting its latest capital plan, dismissing a risk flagged by Moody's ratings agency following a downgrade. Resolution is a procedure that ensures the orderly liquidation of banks and involves a series of measur
Tensions between claimants and jobcentre workers over sanctions have been rising for some time. Now, with the Public and Commercial Services union stifling rank-and-file efforts to initiate a non-cooperation campaign, they threaten to boil over into active hostility. How can we avoid this - and resist sanctions? Universal Credit is set to replace Job Seeker's Allowance, Employment & Support Allowance, income support, housing benefit and tax credits. The single payment will be less than the five
BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese leaders are scrambling to shore up public confidence and oversight of the pharmaceutical industry after a rabies vaccine maker was found faking records, the latest in a slew of public health and safety scandals that have outraged Chinese parents. Premier Li Keqiang said in a statement Sunday that Changchun Changsheng Life Sciences Ltd., which is accused of fabricating production and inspection records, "violated a moral bottom line." He pledged an immediate investigation
Most Popular On Friday, February 20, the European Central Bank made it clear that without an agreement in place, capital controls would have to be imposed on the Greek banks (which have been hemorrhaging funds since December) by the following Tuesday. Looking down the barrel of an ATM machine, Varoufakis signed a four-month agreement rich in constructive ambiguity, which has left commentators arguing over its meaning like Roman augurs. Greece still has a loan "arrangement" under the supervision
At least ten people have been killed in a terrorist bombing this morning in Istanbul, at one of Turkey's most popular tourist attractions. Turkish government officials are saying that the strike was carried out by a 28-year-old Syrian national, whose name has not yet been released. The explosion occurred at 10:20 a.m. local time in the historic Sultanahmet district, near the obelisk of Theodosius , a short distance from the "Blue Mosque" (formally, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque). At least 15 other peo
[Hefei, China; November 19. Image via Getty ] Chinese students look at a newspaper outside an employment fair in Hefei, in east China's Anhui province on November 19, 2009. China's urban registered unemployment rate stood at 4.3 percent in the second quarter, unchanged from the first three months of the year and up from 4.2 percent at the end of 2008, official data showed, however, the actual jobless figure may be much bigger than the official rate, which does not take into account migrant worke
Venezuela's Maduro Says Will Shun U.S. Dollar In Favor Of Yuan By Staff, www.reuters.com September 11, 2017 Venezuela's Maduro Says Will Shun U.S. Dollar In Favor Of Yuan 2017-09-11 2017-09-11 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2014/02/Venezuelas-President-Nicolas-Maduro-speaks-during-a-national-broadcast-at-Miraflores-Palace-in-Caracas-February-16-2014.-Source-Reut
In the current situation of global crisis and rampant local wars, Turkey has an important place. The tensions in this country are running high, both within the capitalist class(1) and between capital and labor. In this article we report on recent workers' struggles that develop in Turkey against the effects of the crisis. Workers are struggling despite state repression and attempts to divide workers. In the spring of 2015 a strike began at the Renault plant in Bursa, which was successfully exten
People protest in Tehran, Iran / Reuters BY: Reuters January 2, 2018 9:13 am By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin LONDON (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader on Tuesday accused the country's enemies of stirring unrest as the death toll from anti-government demonstrations that began last week rose to 21. Nine Iranians were killed in Isfahan province during protests on Monday night, including two members of the security forces, state television said. Six protesters were killed during an attack on a police statio
FILE PHOTO: The Carige bank logo is seen in Rome, Italy, April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini/File Photo August 7, 2018 MILAN (Reuters) - Banca Carige <CRGI.MI> said on Tuesday the European Central Bank (ECB) had made no reference to a possible "resolution" of the Italian bank in rejecting its latest capital plan, dismissing a risk flagged by Moody's ratings agency following a downgrade. Resolution is a procedure that ensures the orderly liquidation of banks and involves a series of measur
Tensions between claimants and jobcentre workers over sanctions have been rising for some time. Now, with the Public and Commercial Services union stifling rank-and-file efforts to initiate a non-cooperation campaign, they threaten to boil over into active hostility. How can we avoid this - and resist sanctions? Universal Credit is set to replace Job Seeker's Allowance, Employment & Support Allowance, income support, housing benefit and tax credits. The single payment will be less than the five
BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese leaders are scrambling to shore up public confidence and oversight of the pharmaceutical industry after a rabies vaccine maker was found faking records, the latest in a slew of public health and safety scandals that have outraged Chinese parents. Premier Li Keqiang said in a statement Sunday that Changchun Changsheng Life Sciences Ltd., which is accused of fabricating production and inspection records, "violated a moral bottom line." He pledged an immediate investigation
In an attempt to get a grasp on his country's exponential inflation rate, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced it will remove five zeros from its currency. Venezuela faces many economic problems, and its currency's valuation is no exception. The bolivar's inflation rate has been projected to reach 1 million percent within the year, according to Reuters. The collapse of Venezuela's economy started when the price of oil plummeted. Oil was the backbone of Venezuela's socialist economic s
US Meddling in Venezuela? (Jeff C.) The State Department pays a think tank nearly $1 million to work with Venezuelan opposition . We Need to Talk About Honduras (Dan) Honduras' recent presidential election has ended in violence. Security forces and protesters have continued to clash while the too-close-to-count result is still being debated. At the moment, 14 people have been reported killed. Now the US, which has long financially supported the incumbent Juan Orlando Hernandez and his security f
Venezuela is the result of "unbridled" socialism (see Helpless Venezuelan SHOT by Socialist Militia and Socialist Venezuelan Government SEIZES General Motors Plant ). College students, who've lived in a world of trigger warnings, safe spaces, and soy lattes, ignore facts and blame capitalism for the unmitigated crapnado that is Venezuela. Why blame the system you're touting when you can blame the system which made your life so cushy? One such smug moron found himself on Tucker Carlson's show
And even though its president, Nicolas Maduro, increased Venezuela's minimum wage by 50 percent this week, and even though that was the fifth time the country's minimum wage was increased in the past year, it's nowhere near the price increases of basic necessities, like food for many Venezuelans. Inflation is when prices go up and money buys less. For perspective, average inflation in the U.S. is around 3 percent per year. In Venezuela, the International Monetary Fund expects inflation will incr
Elections in Venezuela have come and gone. They happened in the most peaceful, fair and transparent way as promised by the Maduro government. Nicolas Maduro was re-elected president for the 2019-2025 period by more than two-thirds of the voters. The Lima Group, Luis Almagro and the Canadian government immediately issued declarations of not recognizing the elections for being illegitimate, as if they had been prepared before May 20. However, is there any valid basis to those declarations? The U.S
Venezuela's Maduro Says Will Shun U.S. Dollar In Favor Of Yuan By Staff, www.reuters.com September 11, 2017 Venezuela's Maduro Says Will Shun U.S. Dollar In Favor Of Yuan 2017-09-11 2017-09-11 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2014/02/Venezuelas-President-Nicolas-Maduro-speaks-during-a-national-broadcast-at-Miraflores-Palace-in-Caracas-February-16-2014.-Source-Reut
Drivers of food delivery service Ele.me (in blue) and Meituan (in yellow) are seen in Beijing, China April 11, 2018. Picture taken April 11, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer July 24, 2018 BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Ele.me, the online food delivery company acquired by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, will spend one billion yuan ($147.31 million) each month this summer on subsidies and marketing as competition in the sector reaches fever pitch. Ele.me will spend a total of 3 billion yuan over three months from J
Charitable organizations throughout the country have gathered resources, volunteers and food to feed thousands of families in need this holiday season while offering them a moment of celebration amid their less fortunate situations. In Los Angeles, Union Rescue Mission (URM) started its Thanksgiving outreach event early as part of its effort to feed over 180,000 people between the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Last weekend, URM fed over 3,000 individuals suffering from financial disparity
Venezuela urges 'green' development in Latin America By Berta Joubert-Ceci and Deirdre Griswold Caracas, Venezuela Published Aug 13, 2007 10:01 AM Here in the capital of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the health of the people and of the environment is high on the agenda of the revolutionary process now underway. Even though the developing countries of Latin America are responsible for only a small part of the enormous environmental crisis now facing the planet, there is an energy and dete
Author`s name Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey 01 Aug 2017 at 23:59 Venezuela: Is the West that ignorant or just plain evil? On Sunday in a free and fair and open democratic process, the people of Venezuela voted on a new National Constituent Assembly as per the laws in force in the country. The USA declared the elections were a "sham" and its Chihuahuas in Europe followed suit. Are they really that ignorant, or is this a campaign of pure evil? The Western newspaper headlines were full of it Monday morn
US Meddling in Venezuela? (Jeff C.) The State Department pays a think tank nearly $1 million to work with Venezuelan opposition . We Need to Talk About Honduras (Dan) Honduras' recent presidential election has ended in violence. Security forces and protesters have continued to clash while the too-close-to-count result is still being debated. At the moment, 14 people have been reported killed. Now the US, which has long financially supported the incumbent Juan Orlando Hernandez and his security f
Venezuela is the result of "unbridled" socialism (see Helpless Venezuelan SHOT by Socialist Militia and Socialist Venezuelan Government SEIZES General Motors Plant ). College students, who've lived in a world of trigger warnings, safe spaces, and soy lattes, ignore facts and blame capitalism for the unmitigated crapnado that is Venezuela. Why blame the system you're touting when you can blame the system which made your life so cushy? One such smug moron found himself on Tucker Carlson's show
And even though its president, Nicolas Maduro, increased Venezuela's minimum wage by 50 percent this week, and even though that was the fifth time the country's minimum wage was increased in the past year, it's nowhere near the price increases of basic necessities, like food for many Venezuelans. Inflation is when prices go up and money buys less. For perspective, average inflation in the U.S. is around 3 percent per year. In Venezuela, the International Monetary Fund expects inflation will incr
Elections in Venezuela have come and gone. They happened in the most peaceful, fair and transparent way as promised by the Maduro government. Nicolas Maduro was re-elected president for the 2019-2025 period by more than two-thirds of the voters. The Lima Group, Luis Almagro and the Canadian government immediately issued declarations of not recognizing the elections for being illegitimate, as if they had been prepared before May 20. However, is there any valid basis to those declarations? The U.S
Venezuela's Maduro Says Will Shun U.S. Dollar In Favor Of Yuan By Staff, www.reuters.com September 11, 2017 Venezuela's Maduro Says Will Shun U.S. Dollar In Favor Of Yuan 2017-09-11 2017-09-11 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2014/02/Venezuelas-President-Nicolas-Maduro-speaks-during-a-national-broadcast-at-Miraflores-Palace-in-Caracas-February-16-2014.-Source-Reut
Drivers of food delivery service Ele.me (in blue) and Meituan (in yellow) are seen in Beijing, China April 11, 2018. Picture taken April 11, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer July 24, 2018 BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Ele.me, the online food delivery company acquired by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, will spend one billion yuan ($147.31 million) each month this summer on subsidies and marketing as competition in the sector reaches fever pitch. Ele.me will spend a total of 3 billion yuan over three months from J
Charitable organizations throughout the country have gathered resources, volunteers and food to feed thousands of families in need this holiday season while offering them a moment of celebration amid their less fortunate situations. In Los Angeles, Union Rescue Mission (URM) started its Thanksgiving outreach event early as part of its effort to feed over 180,000 people between the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Last weekend, URM fed over 3,000 individuals suffering from financial disparity
Venezuela urges 'green' development in Latin America By Berta Joubert-Ceci and Deirdre Griswold Caracas, Venezuela Published Aug 13, 2007 10:01 AM Here in the capital of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the health of the people and of the environment is high on the agenda of the revolutionary process now underway. Even though the developing countries of Latin America are responsible for only a small part of the enormous environmental crisis now facing the planet, there is an energy and dete
Author`s name Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey 01 Aug 2017 at 23:59 Venezuela: Is the West that ignorant or just plain evil? On Sunday in a free and fair and open democratic process, the people of Venezuela voted on a new National Constituent Assembly as per the laws in force in the country. The USA declared the elections were a "sham" and its Chihuahuas in Europe followed suit. Are they really that ignorant, or is this a campaign of pure evil? The Western newspaper headlines were full of it Monday morn
Scientists have found for the first time that neonicotinoid pesticides can harm honey bees in the real world. The major new study from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) found that pesticides called neonicotinoids can cause harm to bees, a development that is likely to increase calls for a ban of the chemicals across Europe. The U.K. - which has long lobbied against a ban - could make its own rules on pesticide use after Brexit. Conservative MEP Julie Girling recently tried unsuccessfull
BRITAIN'S last known woolly mammoths died about 14,000 years ago after falling into a hole left by melting blocks of ice, scientists have revealed. Experts were confounded by the discovery of the fossilised remains of five healthy mammoths in a Shropshire gravel pit in 1986 - partly because they believed the species had been wiped out in Britain much earlier. Getty Images 2 Britain's last know woolly mammoths date back 14,000 years and were wiped out by melting ice blocks The discovery of five m
MIT researchers have determined that microbe killers were the source of methane that caused a mass extinction millions of year ago. Tiny organisms known as Methanosarcina bloomed in the oceans about 252 million years ago and gave off a large amount of the poison gas, which changed the atmosphere and the chemical makeup of the oceans. The ocean swarm of micro-organisms was the byproduct of volcanic eruptions which threw off the substance nickel. The nickel from the volcanoes provided the metaboli
Eclipse mania will peak on Monday, when millions of Americans will upend their lives in response to a scientific prediction. Thanks to the work of scientists, people will know exactly what time to expect the eclipse. In less entertaining but more important ways, we respond to scientific predictions all the time, even though we have no independent capacity to verify the calculations. We tend to trust scientists. For years now, atmospheric scientists have been handing us a set of predictions about
Among the many gifts we possess as humans is our ability to imagine the future. As a nation, a better future need not be some distant moment. It is almost immediately attainable. All it requires is we put America back to work and we pull America back together. Both can happen. But neither will unless we, those who have the courage to dream and the will to fight for progress, get back into the streets -- organizing house by house, and raising our voices together for jobs and justice. Over the las
Researchers say it is proof that Britain is in the grip of a "killer" loneliness epidemic. Studies suggest that excessive time spent alone by people aged over 65 increases their risk of death by 10 per cent. Almost one in five of over-75s can go full weekends without seeing or speaking to another person, with 54 per cent saying they are unable to talk about their loneliness with their family or their children. A quarter also reported feeling lonely some or most of the time with London the loneli
After several labs successfully implanted human brain organoids into rats, many scientists are questioning the ethical implications of the experiment, STAT News reports. Nearly four years ago, scientists in Vienna discovered that they could create organoids - lentil-sized blobs of human brain tissue - from stem cells. The revolutionary discovery has helped advance research on human brain development, Alzheimer's, and Zika virus. These human brain organoids existed solely in test tubes, until thi
Breaking News - Artificial sweeteners still cause diabetes and obesity Diets drinks may not be healthier, new research suggests.Artificial sweeteners, such as the controversial aspartame, are still linked to obesity and diabetes, ... ( Image by YouTube, Channel: US Sciencetech ) Permission Details DMCA Breaking News - Artificial sweeteners still cause diabetes and obesity Diets drinks may not be healthier, new research suggests. Artificial sweeteners, such as the controversial aspartame
By Laurel Mellin | January 6, 2017, 8:50 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2017/01/06/want-to-lose-weight-train-the-brain-not-the-body/ Despite massive government, medical and individual efforts to win the war on obesity, 71 percent of Americans are overweight . The average adult is 24 pounds heavier today than in 1960. Our growing girth adds some US$200 billion per year to our health care expenditure, amounting to a severe health crisis. Drug research has not yielded a pill that helps
Imagine having a career devoted to making sure unwanted unborn babies end up dead, to have your name associated with this act, a legal right conveniently discovered in the U.S. Constitution by the Supreme Court a mere 42 years ago? I don't know about you, but I can't separate the image of a chubby-cheeked smiling baby from the developing life growing in the womb. I assume being pro-abortion means you can, despite all we know about fetal development. We now know that these babies aren't indistinc
BRITAIN'S last known woolly mammoths died about 14,000 years ago after falling into a hole left by melting blocks of ice, scientists have revealed. Experts were confounded by the discovery of the fossilised remains of five healthy mammoths in a Shropshire gravel pit in 1986 - partly because they believed the species had been wiped out in Britain much earlier. Getty Images 2 Britain's last know woolly mammoths date back 14,000 years and were wiped out by melting ice blocks The discovery of five m
MIT researchers have determined that microbe killers were the source of methane that caused a mass extinction millions of year ago. Tiny organisms known as Methanosarcina bloomed in the oceans about 252 million years ago and gave off a large amount of the poison gas, which changed the atmosphere and the chemical makeup of the oceans. The ocean swarm of micro-organisms was the byproduct of volcanic eruptions which threw off the substance nickel. The nickel from the volcanoes provided the metaboli
Eclipse mania will peak on Monday, when millions of Americans will upend their lives in response to a scientific prediction. Thanks to the work of scientists, people will know exactly what time to expect the eclipse. In less entertaining but more important ways, we respond to scientific predictions all the time, even though we have no independent capacity to verify the calculations. We tend to trust scientists. For years now, atmospheric scientists have been handing us a set of predictions about
Among the many gifts we possess as humans is our ability to imagine the future. As a nation, a better future need not be some distant moment. It is almost immediately attainable. All it requires is we put America back to work and we pull America back together. Both can happen. But neither will unless we, those who have the courage to dream and the will to fight for progress, get back into the streets -- organizing house by house, and raising our voices together for jobs and justice. Over the las
Researchers say it is proof that Britain is in the grip of a "killer" loneliness epidemic. Studies suggest that excessive time spent alone by people aged over 65 increases their risk of death by 10 per cent. Almost one in five of over-75s can go full weekends without seeing or speaking to another person, with 54 per cent saying they are unable to talk about their loneliness with their family or their children. A quarter also reported feeling lonely some or most of the time with London the loneli
After several labs successfully implanted human brain organoids into rats, many scientists are questioning the ethical implications of the experiment, STAT News reports. Nearly four years ago, scientists in Vienna discovered that they could create organoids - lentil-sized blobs of human brain tissue - from stem cells. The revolutionary discovery has helped advance research on human brain development, Alzheimer's, and Zika virus. These human brain organoids existed solely in test tubes, until thi
Breaking News - Artificial sweeteners still cause diabetes and obesity Diets drinks may not be healthier, new research suggests.Artificial sweeteners, such as the controversial aspartame, are still linked to obesity and diabetes, ... ( Image by YouTube, Channel: US Sciencetech ) Permission Details DMCA Breaking News - Artificial sweeteners still cause diabetes and obesity Diets drinks may not be healthier, new research suggests. Artificial sweeteners, such as the controversial aspartame
By Laurel Mellin | January 6, 2017, 8:50 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2017/01/06/want-to-lose-weight-train-the-brain-not-the-body/ Despite massive government, medical and individual efforts to win the war on obesity, 71 percent of Americans are overweight . The average adult is 24 pounds heavier today than in 1960. Our growing girth adds some US$200 billion per year to our health care expenditure, amounting to a severe health crisis. Drug research has not yielded a pill that helps
Imagine having a career devoted to making sure unwanted unborn babies end up dead, to have your name associated with this act, a legal right conveniently discovered in the U.S. Constitution by the Supreme Court a mere 42 years ago? I don't know about you, but I can't separate the image of a chubby-cheeked smiling baby from the developing life growing in the womb. I assume being pro-abortion means you can, despite all we know about fetal development. We now know that these babies aren't indistinc
T he genetic engineering of human beings has been a dream and a nightmare since scientists first speculated about it a century ago. Futurists and transhumanists have long thought that genetic engineering could radically improve the human race, extending our lifespans or boosting our intelligence, while more responsible scientists have suggested that genetic modification could be used to cure diseases like Huntington's, Tay-Sachs, and other deadly inherited conditions. Over the past few years, a
Remember what happened when the Israelites reached the Promised Land? They had just been rescued out of 400 years of slavery. They had walked through the Red Sea and had watched the Egyptian army drown. They had been miraculously guided through the wilderness, and been promised a land flowing milk and honey. Miracle after miracle. Blessings after blessings. All they had to do was trust and obey God. Has God blessed you in the past? How's your level of trust today? Eleven days after God gave them
BRITAIN'S last known woolly mammoths died about 14,000 years ago after falling into a hole left by melting blocks of ice, scientists have revealed. Experts were confounded by the discovery of the fossilised remains of five healthy mammoths in a Shropshire gravel pit in 1986 - partly because they believed the species had been wiped out in Britain much earlier. Getty Images 2 Britain's last know woolly mammoths date back 14,000 years and were wiped out by melting ice blocks The discovery of five m
I would like to speak to you today on the subject of informing ourselves. Thomas Jefferson warned "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." We have enjoyed the benefits left to us by previous generations. America has had the greatest medical system, the greatest technologies, the strongest military, the greatest economy. However, as our nation has prospered we have become distracted by our luxuries, busied by our labo
Eighty years ago, Winston Churchill looked forward to the day when "we shall escape the absurdity of growing a whole chicken in order to eat the breast or wing, by growing these parts separately under a suitable medium". Churchill thought this would take only 50 years. We are still not there, but today we will reach a milestone on the road to the future that Churchill envisaged: the first public tasting of in vitro meat . The scientist behind this historic event is Dr Mark Post , of the Universi
Eclipse mania will peak on Monday, when millions of Americans will upend their lives in response to a scientific prediction. Thanks to the work of scientists, people will know exactly what time to expect the eclipse. In less entertaining but more important ways, we respond to scientific predictions all the time, even though we have no independent capacity to verify the calculations. We tend to trust scientists. For years now, atmospheric scientists have been handing us a set of predictions about
This article appears in our 2017 Winter issue, Chaos . Subscribe today! When Mary Doe went to a St. Louis Planned Parenthood seeking an abortion in 2015, she came prepared with a letter explaining that, as an adherent to the principles of the Satanic Temple , her religious beliefs include body inviolability and making health decisions based on the best scientific understanding, even if that science does not comport with the beliefs of others. Doe brought the letter to the clinic because in Miss
This article appears in our 2017 Winter issue, Chaos . Subscribe today! "Are you a boy, or are you a girl?" My 12-year-old eyes squinted. I regarded, with amazement, the words of the Pokemon Crystal game I had turned on just seconds before. This was 2001, when character customization was unheard of. Through a combination of technology limitations and programmer inhibitions, most games in the early 2000s were linear: You played as one specific character and followed a focused storyline from that
A Brexit would be bad for science and welfare - two important pillars of modernity in Britain. It would be a historic step back. Much of the funding towards welfare originates in the European Union, meaning that the rug would be pulled from under the feet of many people living today with the blessing of Britain's welfare state. The benefits of the Brexit, however, are that it will let people escape the democratic deficit that burdens European institutions. A lot of lost popular sovereignty woul
The birth of Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard, two hundred years ago this month, has produced many commentaries and events celebrating the great Christian thinker. Its not difficult to understand why. In works like Either/Or , Fear and Trembling , and The Sickness Unto Death , Kierkegaard speaks to the perennial questions and painful choices we all face, forcing us to confront our evasions and denials. Kierkegaards philosophy is not so much a salve as a thorn in the flesh. To his atheist adm
Remember what happened when the Israelites reached the Promised Land? They had just been rescued out of 400 years of slavery. They had walked through the Red Sea and had watched the Egyptian army drown. They had been miraculously guided through the wilderness, and been promised a land flowing milk and honey. Miracle after miracle. Blessings after blessings. All they had to do was trust and obey God. Has God blessed you in the past? How's your level of trust today? Eleven days after God gave them
BRITAIN'S last known woolly mammoths died about 14,000 years ago after falling into a hole left by melting blocks of ice, scientists have revealed. Experts were confounded by the discovery of the fossilised remains of five healthy mammoths in a Shropshire gravel pit in 1986 - partly because they believed the species had been wiped out in Britain much earlier. Getty Images 2 Britain's last know woolly mammoths date back 14,000 years and were wiped out by melting ice blocks The discovery of five m
I would like to speak to you today on the subject of informing ourselves. Thomas Jefferson warned "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." We have enjoyed the benefits left to us by previous generations. America has had the greatest medical system, the greatest technologies, the strongest military, the greatest economy. However, as our nation has prospered we have become distracted by our luxuries, busied by our labo
Eighty years ago, Winston Churchill looked forward to the day when "we shall escape the absurdity of growing a whole chicken in order to eat the breast or wing, by growing these parts separately under a suitable medium". Churchill thought this would take only 50 years. We are still not there, but today we will reach a milestone on the road to the future that Churchill envisaged: the first public tasting of in vitro meat . The scientist behind this historic event is Dr Mark Post , of the Universi
Eclipse mania will peak on Monday, when millions of Americans will upend their lives in response to a scientific prediction. Thanks to the work of scientists, people will know exactly what time to expect the eclipse. In less entertaining but more important ways, we respond to scientific predictions all the time, even though we have no independent capacity to verify the calculations. We tend to trust scientists. For years now, atmospheric scientists have been handing us a set of predictions about
This article appears in our 2017 Winter issue, Chaos . Subscribe today! When Mary Doe went to a St. Louis Planned Parenthood seeking an abortion in 2015, she came prepared with a letter explaining that, as an adherent to the principles of the Satanic Temple , her religious beliefs include body inviolability and making health decisions based on the best scientific understanding, even if that science does not comport with the beliefs of others. Doe brought the letter to the clinic because in Miss
This article appears in our 2017 Winter issue, Chaos . Subscribe today! "Are you a boy, or are you a girl?" My 12-year-old eyes squinted. I regarded, with amazement, the words of the Pokemon Crystal game I had turned on just seconds before. This was 2001, when character customization was unheard of. Through a combination of technology limitations and programmer inhibitions, most games in the early 2000s were linear: You played as one specific character and followed a focused storyline from that
A Brexit would be bad for science and welfare - two important pillars of modernity in Britain. It would be a historic step back. Much of the funding towards welfare originates in the European Union, meaning that the rug would be pulled from under the feet of many people living today with the blessing of Britain's welfare state. The benefits of the Brexit, however, are that it will let people escape the democratic deficit that burdens European institutions. A lot of lost popular sovereignty woul
The birth of Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard, two hundred years ago this month, has produced many commentaries and events celebrating the great Christian thinker. Its not difficult to understand why. In works like Either/Or , Fear and Trembling , and The Sickness Unto Death , Kierkegaard speaks to the perennial questions and painful choices we all face, forcing us to confront our evasions and denials. Kierkegaards philosophy is not so much a salve as a thorn in the flesh. To his atheist adm
Republican Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin waves during the Freedom Summit in Greenville, South Carolina, May 9, 2015. Photo by Chris Keane/Reuters This weekend, a dozen Republican presidential hopefuls showed up at the South Carolina Freedom Summit . They were there to court primary voters who will winnow the presidential field next February. Judging from the speeches, it's going to be an ugly race. What the candidates are selling, and primary voters are buying, is vituperation against people wh
Senator and Republican incumbent Ted Cruz is leading his Democrat opponent U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke in the race for Texas Senate, according to a Quinnipiac University Poll released Wednesday. In April, results from the same independent polling center had Cruz leading by only 3 points -- 47 percent to 44 percent. The polling center called these results "too close to call." "Democrats have had a target on Sen. Ted Cruz's back, and they may be hitting the mark. Once expected to 'cruise' to reelecti
Gov. Andrew Cuomo. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images) Andrew Burton/Getty Images Gov. Andrew Cuomo today came down on the side of e-hail app company Uber in its battle against Mayor Bill de Blasio, saying that the mayor's proposal to cap the company's growth would impair job creation and potentially have "statewide ramifications." Speaking on the Capital Pressroom radio show, Mr. Cuomo attacked Mr. de Blasio's proposed legislation limiting the increase of for-hire cars to 201 for the next year
Republican Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and James Lankford of Oklahoma have introduced a resolution to overturn two laws pertaining to abortion and gay rights passed by the Washington, D.C., council and signed by Mayor Muriel Bowser, The Washington Post reported. The lawmakers said the local laws violate religious freedom. The Human Rights Amendment Act of 2014 would apply gay nondiscrimination laws to religiously affiliated educational institutions, and the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination A
Congressman Paul Ryan recently said that Republicans "don't have a full-fledged" plan to fight poverty "because we need to do more listening to people who are in the trenches fighting poverty ." He had the perfect opportunity to do just that at a recent House Budget Committee hearing , "War on Poverty: A Progress Report," which he chaired. California Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Lee requested that Chairman Ryan allow Tianna Gaines-Turner --a mother and anti-poverty activist who has struggle
BY: Andrew Kugle Follow @AndrewJKugle May 9, 2017 12:19 pm Sen. Joe Manchin (D., W. Va.) is facing criticism for trying to have the best of both worlds when it comes to support for Planned Parenthood. Manchin is one of the few pro-life Democrats in Congress and has had to balance his policy positions on the issue. Despite being personally pro-life, Manchin has voted against Republican efforts to defund Planned Parenthood for providing abortions. Shortly after the Center for Medical Progress, or
Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.), who is up for reelection in 2018, announced Friday that he is opposed to the Senate GOP's healthcare bill in its current form, becoming the fifth GOP senator to do so since the bill was released on Thursday. "I'm announcing today that in this form I will not support it," Heller said in a press conference held in his home state. "I cannot support a piece of legislation that takes away insurance from tens of millions of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Nevadans." H
Hands where we can see them, creep. Once upon a time in a Congress far away, there was this gaymosexual congressman named Mark Foley from a state called "Florida." He got in big trouble mister because he liked to send sexxxytime emails and Myspace messages to 16-year-old boy congressional pages, and it was even more scandalous because Foley had a nice, long record of voting for anti-gay legislation. HYPOCRITE. Anyway, he resigned in 2006 for being a gross perv. What's hilarious about this is tha
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has vaulted to the top tier of the GOP presidential field in part because of his remarkable personal story and the desire of many Republicans to blunt specious claims of bigotry against their party. To the Republican operatives and rank-and-file primary voters he has attracted, Rubio's candidacy "seems to affirm the idea that in a free market, anyone can rise without the benefit of connections or wealth," according to The New York Times. "That he did so as the child of L
Messing with Texas Richard Parker, writing in Politico Magazine , offers his analysis of the situation in Texas: When Gov. Greg Abbott won election in 2014, he said of his agenda: "We will celebrate the frontier spirit of rugged individualism." Since then, he and the legislature have sought to limit government power -- except their own. They have enabled individuals to more freely carry guns and knives and diverted taxpayer money from public to private schools. Most recently, Abbott led the fai
Senator and Republican incumbent Ted Cruz is leading his Democrat opponent U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke in the race for Texas Senate, according to a Quinnipiac University Poll released Wednesday. In April, results from the same independent polling center had Cruz leading by only 3 points -- 47 percent to 44 percent. The polling center called these results "too close to call." "Democrats have had a target on Sen. Ted Cruz's back, and they may be hitting the mark. Once expected to 'cruise' to reelecti
Gov. Andrew Cuomo. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images) Andrew Burton/Getty Images Gov. Andrew Cuomo today came down on the side of e-hail app company Uber in its battle against Mayor Bill de Blasio, saying that the mayor's proposal to cap the company's growth would impair job creation and potentially have "statewide ramifications." Speaking on the Capital Pressroom radio show, Mr. Cuomo attacked Mr. de Blasio's proposed legislation limiting the increase of for-hire cars to 201 for the next year
Republican Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and James Lankford of Oklahoma have introduced a resolution to overturn two laws pertaining to abortion and gay rights passed by the Washington, D.C., council and signed by Mayor Muriel Bowser, The Washington Post reported. The lawmakers said the local laws violate religious freedom. The Human Rights Amendment Act of 2014 would apply gay nondiscrimination laws to religiously affiliated educational institutions, and the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination A
Congressman Paul Ryan recently said that Republicans "don't have a full-fledged" plan to fight poverty "because we need to do more listening to people who are in the trenches fighting poverty ." He had the perfect opportunity to do just that at a recent House Budget Committee hearing , "War on Poverty: A Progress Report," which he chaired. California Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Lee requested that Chairman Ryan allow Tianna Gaines-Turner --a mother and anti-poverty activist who has struggle
BY: Andrew Kugle Follow @AndrewJKugle May 9, 2017 12:19 pm Sen. Joe Manchin (D., W. Va.) is facing criticism for trying to have the best of both worlds when it comes to support for Planned Parenthood. Manchin is one of the few pro-life Democrats in Congress and has had to balance his policy positions on the issue. Despite being personally pro-life, Manchin has voted against Republican efforts to defund Planned Parenthood for providing abortions. Shortly after the Center for Medical Progress, or
Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.), who is up for reelection in 2018, announced Friday that he is opposed to the Senate GOP's healthcare bill in its current form, becoming the fifth GOP senator to do so since the bill was released on Thursday. "I'm announcing today that in this form I will not support it," Heller said in a press conference held in his home state. "I cannot support a piece of legislation that takes away insurance from tens of millions of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Nevadans." H
Hands where we can see them, creep. Once upon a time in a Congress far away, there was this gaymosexual congressman named Mark Foley from a state called "Florida." He got in big trouble mister because he liked to send sexxxytime emails and Myspace messages to 16-year-old boy congressional pages, and it was even more scandalous because Foley had a nice, long record of voting for anti-gay legislation. HYPOCRITE. Anyway, he resigned in 2006 for being a gross perv. What's hilarious about this is tha
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has vaulted to the top tier of the GOP presidential field in part because of his remarkable personal story and the desire of many Republicans to blunt specious claims of bigotry against their party. To the Republican operatives and rank-and-file primary voters he has attracted, Rubio's candidacy "seems to affirm the idea that in a free market, anyone can rise without the benefit of connections or wealth," according to The New York Times. "That he did so as the child of L
Messing with Texas Richard Parker, writing in Politico Magazine , offers his analysis of the situation in Texas: When Gov. Greg Abbott won election in 2014, he said of his agenda: "We will celebrate the frontier spirit of rugged individualism." Since then, he and the legislature have sought to limit government power -- except their own. They have enabled individuals to more freely carry guns and knives and diverted taxpayer money from public to private schools. Most recently, Abbott led the fai
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has responded to news of a child-migrant camp opening in his state by, in part, throwing a bunch of other politicians under the bus. In a two-page letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) yesterday, Scott disclosed that "Florida's congressional delegation" and "state and local officials" were told months ago that the Homestead shelter would reopen. The revelation raises questions about why not a single politician informed the public about it until
Mitt Romney's campaign manager said the former Massachusetts governor's strong stance on immigration during the Republican presidential primary hurt him with Hispanics in the general election. "I regret that," Matt Rhoades said in response to a question on whether Romney's position succeeded with Hispanics. Former Mitt Romney campaign manager Matt Rhoades says Romney's tough stance on immigration hurt him among Hispanics. (AP Photo) Rhoades' response came last week at a forum at the Harvard Univ
Hours after Marco Rubio interview, Mark Levin slams 'Gang of Eight' immigration bill Posted at 7:24 am on April 18, 2013 by Jesse M. Just last night, talk radio giant Mark Levin, polite but firm, interviewed Sen. Marco Rubio about the "Gang of Eight" immigration reform bill. Apparently, Rubio did not close the sale. This morning Levin took to Twitter and Facebook to say "count me out." He links to a post at ALIPAC that calls Rubio a "slick used car salesman" and ( rightly ) calls the bill amnes
Connor said that Santorum's stall-out can also be attributed to the pounding he's been getting on the airwaves, which has been coming not only from Romney and his Super-PAC but also from Ron Paul, who's been going after Santorum for being insufficiently pro-gun. "Ron Paul has gone on a jihad against Santorum and that's having effects," Connor said. More sanguine was Alexia Newman, Santorum's chief liaison to South Carolina's social conservatives. When I reached her at the crisis pregnancy center
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is expected to declare his run for the 2016 presidency on Tuesday from his hometown of Hope. Gathered below are 10 reasons Huckabee would make a great president: 1. He is a family man. Huckabee is a humble breadwinner who puts his wife Janet, two sons, and daughter above all else. Like most everyday Americans, he understands that strong families are the bedrock of a peaceful, prosperous society. Latest: Do You Approve of Obama's Job Performance? Vote Here Now.
Rookie Florida Senator Marco Rubio continues to work tirelessly to get the United States to annex Mexico, though an exhaustive (and exhausting) search of his 2010 election campaign reveals no promises to do, nor even a mention that he might consider doing such an outlandish thing. Au the contraire, the pre-election Rubio said all the right things about line-cutters and lawbreakers. That's one of the reasons he's a senator today. There are only two sure consequences of the current 800-page immigr
What's the one initiative Sen. Ted Cruz would pursue as president to help ordinary Americans? That's the question MSNBC host Joe Scarborough posed to the Texas Republican last week on "Morning Joe." Cruz discussed the need for tax reform and his support for a flat tax allowing everyone to file their taxes "on a postcard." Cruz said he'd be willing to compromise in the style of President Reagan in an effort to implement a "low and simple" tax: A lot of folks like to caricature me as someone who w
Houston mayor Annise Parker has been sent between 500 and 1,000 Bibles at her home, part of a bizarre protest effort orchestrated by Mike Huckabee and Ted Cruz, and with enthusiastic support from Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity. That quartet of geniuses claims that Parker, Houston's first openly gay mayor, is spearheading... This morning, for a brief, shining moment, CNN fat shamed the pope. Not even His Holiness is immune from an overly critical media that promotes an unrealistic papal body image.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has vaulted to the top tier of the GOP presidential field in part because of his remarkable personal story and the desire of many Republicans to blunt specious claims of bigotry against their party. To the Republican operatives and rank-and-file primary voters he has attracted, Rubio's candidacy "seems to affirm the idea that in a free market, anyone can rise without the benefit of connections or wealth," according to The New York Times. "That he did so as the child of L
In an interview on Sean Hannity 's radio show Tuesday afternoon, Rep. Todd Akin faced tough questioning from the eponymous host who continually asked the GOP Senate candidate why he refuses to drop out, despite pleadings from a slew of prominent Republicans including presidential candidate Mitt Romney . Akin reiterated that he is sorry for the controversial use of the word "legitimate" when discussing Sunday whether a rape victim can get pregnant. He quoted a pro-life activist who clarified that
Mitt Romney's campaign manager said the former Massachusetts governor's strong stance on immigration during the Republican presidential primary hurt him with Hispanics in the general election. "I regret that," Matt Rhoades said in response to a question on whether Romney's position succeeded with Hispanics. Former Mitt Romney campaign manager Matt Rhoades says Romney's tough stance on immigration hurt him among Hispanics. (AP Photo) Rhoades' response came last week at a forum at the Harvard Univ
Hours after Marco Rubio interview, Mark Levin slams 'Gang of Eight' immigration bill Posted at 7:24 am on April 18, 2013 by Jesse M. Just last night, talk radio giant Mark Levin, polite but firm, interviewed Sen. Marco Rubio about the "Gang of Eight" immigration reform bill. Apparently, Rubio did not close the sale. This morning Levin took to Twitter and Facebook to say "count me out." He links to a post at ALIPAC that calls Rubio a "slick used car salesman" and ( rightly ) calls the bill amnes
Connor said that Santorum's stall-out can also be attributed to the pounding he's been getting on the airwaves, which has been coming not only from Romney and his Super-PAC but also from Ron Paul, who's been going after Santorum for being insufficiently pro-gun. "Ron Paul has gone on a jihad against Santorum and that's having effects," Connor said. More sanguine was Alexia Newman, Santorum's chief liaison to South Carolina's social conservatives. When I reached her at the crisis pregnancy center
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is expected to declare his run for the 2016 presidency on Tuesday from his hometown of Hope. Gathered below are 10 reasons Huckabee would make a great president: 1. He is a family man. Huckabee is a humble breadwinner who puts his wife Janet, two sons, and daughter above all else. Like most everyday Americans, he understands that strong families are the bedrock of a peaceful, prosperous society. Latest: Do You Approve of Obama's Job Performance? Vote Here Now.
Rookie Florida Senator Marco Rubio continues to work tirelessly to get the United States to annex Mexico, though an exhaustive (and exhausting) search of his 2010 election campaign reveals no promises to do, nor even a mention that he might consider doing such an outlandish thing. Au the contraire, the pre-election Rubio said all the right things about line-cutters and lawbreakers. That's one of the reasons he's a senator today. There are only two sure consequences of the current 800-page immigr
What's the one initiative Sen. Ted Cruz would pursue as president to help ordinary Americans? That's the question MSNBC host Joe Scarborough posed to the Texas Republican last week on "Morning Joe." Cruz discussed the need for tax reform and his support for a flat tax allowing everyone to file their taxes "on a postcard." Cruz said he'd be willing to compromise in the style of President Reagan in an effort to implement a "low and simple" tax: A lot of folks like to caricature me as someone who w
Houston mayor Annise Parker has been sent between 500 and 1,000 Bibles at her home, part of a bizarre protest effort orchestrated by Mike Huckabee and Ted Cruz, and with enthusiastic support from Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity. That quartet of geniuses claims that Parker, Houston's first openly gay mayor, is spearheading... This morning, for a brief, shining moment, CNN fat shamed the pope. Not even His Holiness is immune from an overly critical media that promotes an unrealistic papal body image.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has vaulted to the top tier of the GOP presidential field in part because of his remarkable personal story and the desire of many Republicans to blunt specious claims of bigotry against their party. To the Republican operatives and rank-and-file primary voters he has attracted, Rubio's candidacy "seems to affirm the idea that in a free market, anyone can rise without the benefit of connections or wealth," according to The New York Times. "That he did so as the child of L
In an interview on Sean Hannity 's radio show Tuesday afternoon, Rep. Todd Akin faced tough questioning from the eponymous host who continually asked the GOP Senate candidate why he refuses to drop out, despite pleadings from a slew of prominent Republicans including presidential candidate Mitt Romney . Akin reiterated that he is sorry for the controversial use of the word "legitimate" when discussing Sunday whether a rape victim can get pregnant. He quoted a pro-life activist who clarified that
Three people were injured in a fire at Trump Tower in Manhattan Monday morning, authorities said. FDNY Assistant Chief Roger Sakowich told NBC New York that the fire started in a central heat and air conditioning unit and that flames came out a vent just before 7 a.m. on Monday. The fire was reported when Secret Service agents noticed smoke. The President was not in the building when the fire erupted. The fire was reported under control as of 8:13 a.m., the FDNY said. There were no initial rep
S tephen Gutowski of the Washington Free Beacon had a great story Wednesday. You can read it here . He obtained audio that proves the filmmaker of Katie Couric's latest politicized documentary, Under the Gun , deceptively edited an interview with gun-rights activists to make them look ignorant and ashamed. The evidence he found is clear, it is direct, it is stunning, and it is embarrassing. But it is not nearly as embarrassing as the way in which the filmmaker, Couric, and the New York Times
Philip Hammond's Mansion House speech this morning was sound in its rhetoric. "We must make anew the case for a market economy and for sound money," he said, warning that "higher taxes and higher borrowing" must be rejected, taxes must be kept "as low as possible" or else they will "slow growth, undermine competitiveness, and cost jobs". He repeated this language at Cabinet, telling colleagues of the "importance of making the case for a market economy and sound money" . This is all positive rhe
The nuclear power plant in Tihange, Belgium. Photo: Julien Warnard/epa Hours after suicide bombers struck a Brussels airport and metro station Tuesday, Belgian officials evacuated all nonessential workers from one of the country's major nuclear facilities, Tihange. The head of Belgium's nuclear regulatory agency had said that no direct threats to the plant existed, but that the move was "based on new information, and the events of today. Extra security measures were taken." Yet new reports ind
BRUSSELS -- A New York-based brother and sister were among those killed during this week's Brussels attacks , a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed Friday. Sascha and Alexander Pinczowski had just arrived at the Brussels Airport when two explosions went off Tuesday. They had not been seen since , but on Friday they were confirmed as having died in the twin blasts. A person with knowledge of the situation told NBC News in an email that an "identity match" had been confirmed for "bo
Good morning everyone! Seems the Repubicans are freakin wayyyyy out. They're not too happy with the monster they themselves created. I would hate to see him drop out of the race . I especially love the Clinton endorsements ! This is just too much fun. Situation Normal : I Called For My Trumper-Sticker and it did not go well.... Center For Public Integrity : New Search Tool Traces Sources of 'Dark Money' Round up by Swimgirl.(tweeter @miamiswimmer) Send tips to mbru AT crooksandliars (dot) com Ne
Good morning World. This is the media reporting. Until now, we haven't been "allowed" to report a potentially groundbreaking story, because ultimately the fourth estate is not free. But this is big. Here's what you need to know: A terminally ill teenager has won a historic legal fight to have her body cryogenically frozen in the hope of being brought back to life. The London teenager was allowed through a legal loophole to take sole control over decisions about the disposal of her body which, ac
Two of America's largest and most prominent center-right think tanks will have new leadership next year. The Manhattan Institute announced on Friday that its president for the past 23 years, Lawrence Mone, intends to "hand over the reins of leadership to a new president in early 2019." And the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) announced earlier this year that its president, Arthur Brooks, who has been in that job since January 1, 2009, intends to step down "in the summer of 2019." In the sola
After the Oct. 31 terrorist attack in Manhattan, President Donald Trump commented on the painstakingly slow process of justice in United States and the need for new policies concerning the prosecution of terrorists that are "much quicker and much stronger than we have right now." A case that exemplifies the president's point is the military commission for five terrorists charged with planning and perpetrating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. The United States v. Khalid Sheikh Mo
So, I live in BK and work in Manhattan. That means that every morning and every night, I spend about 30 minutes riding the NYC subway -an hour total on a daily basis. Now. Usually I don't mind this part of my day. I scrunch up tight in packed trains with my fellow commuters, willing to weather the occasional bump and jostle to get to work at a reasonable hour. I jam to my customized "commute" playlists. I read from my book-of-the-moment. I play mindless video games on my iphone (jellycar holla!)
S tephen Gutowski of the Washington Free Beacon had a great story Wednesday. You can read it here . He obtained audio that proves the filmmaker of Katie Couric's latest politicized documentary, Under the Gun , deceptively edited an interview with gun-rights activists to make them look ignorant and ashamed. The evidence he found is clear, it is direct, it is stunning, and it is embarrassing. But it is not nearly as embarrassing as the way in which the filmmaker, Couric, and the New York Times
Philip Hammond's Mansion House speech this morning was sound in its rhetoric. "We must make anew the case for a market economy and for sound money," he said, warning that "higher taxes and higher borrowing" must be rejected, taxes must be kept "as low as possible" or else they will "slow growth, undermine competitiveness, and cost jobs". He repeated this language at Cabinet, telling colleagues of the "importance of making the case for a market economy and sound money" . This is all positive rhe
The nuclear power plant in Tihange, Belgium. Photo: Julien Warnard/epa Hours after suicide bombers struck a Brussels airport and metro station Tuesday, Belgian officials evacuated all nonessential workers from one of the country's major nuclear facilities, Tihange. The head of Belgium's nuclear regulatory agency had said that no direct threats to the plant existed, but that the move was "based on new information, and the events of today. Extra security measures were taken." Yet new reports ind
BRUSSELS -- A New York-based brother and sister were among those killed during this week's Brussels attacks , a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed Friday. Sascha and Alexander Pinczowski had just arrived at the Brussels Airport when two explosions went off Tuesday. They had not been seen since , but on Friday they were confirmed as having died in the twin blasts. A person with knowledge of the situation told NBC News in an email that an "identity match" had been confirmed for "bo
Good morning everyone! Seems the Repubicans are freakin wayyyyy out. They're not too happy with the monster they themselves created. I would hate to see him drop out of the race . I especially love the Clinton endorsements ! This is just too much fun. Situation Normal : I Called For My Trumper-Sticker and it did not go well.... Center For Public Integrity : New Search Tool Traces Sources of 'Dark Money' Round up by Swimgirl.(tweeter @miamiswimmer) Send tips to mbru AT crooksandliars (dot) com Ne
Good morning World. This is the media reporting. Until now, we haven't been "allowed" to report a potentially groundbreaking story, because ultimately the fourth estate is not free. But this is big. Here's what you need to know: A terminally ill teenager has won a historic legal fight to have her body cryogenically frozen in the hope of being brought back to life. The London teenager was allowed through a legal loophole to take sole control over decisions about the disposal of her body which, ac
Two of America's largest and most prominent center-right think tanks will have new leadership next year. The Manhattan Institute announced on Friday that its president for the past 23 years, Lawrence Mone, intends to "hand over the reins of leadership to a new president in early 2019." And the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) announced earlier this year that its president, Arthur Brooks, who has been in that job since January 1, 2009, intends to step down "in the summer of 2019." In the sola
After the Oct. 31 terrorist attack in Manhattan, President Donald Trump commented on the painstakingly slow process of justice in United States and the need for new policies concerning the prosecution of terrorists that are "much quicker and much stronger than we have right now." A case that exemplifies the president's point is the military commission for five terrorists charged with planning and perpetrating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. The United States v. Khalid Sheikh Mo
So, I live in BK and work in Manhattan. That means that every morning and every night, I spend about 30 minutes riding the NYC subway -an hour total on a daily basis. Now. Usually I don't mind this part of my day. I scrunch up tight in packed trains with my fellow commuters, willing to weather the occasional bump and jostle to get to work at a reasonable hour. I jam to my customized "commute" playlists. I read from my book-of-the-moment. I play mindless video games on my iphone (jellycar holla!)
Three explosions have rocked a key transportation hub in Brussels, killing 28 [update: 9:20EST: 30 are dead] and injuring 100 to 150 so far. Thirteen were killed at the airport and 15 were found dead in the subway. The attack in Brussels was a strategic attack on a very important hub for all of the West. It is as busy as Fifth Avenue in New York and the station is adjacent to the Parliament and used by members of Parliament, NATO and others of importance. Brussels is the Washington DC of Europe.
BRUSSELS -- A New York-based brother and sister were among those killed during this week's Brussels attacks , a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed Friday. Sascha and Alexander Pinczowski had just arrived at the Brussels Airport when two explosions went off Tuesday. They had not been seen since , but on Friday they were confirmed as having died in the twin blasts. A person with knowledge of the situation told NBC News in an email that an "identity match" had been confirmed for "bo
"I continue to be much more concerned when it comes to our security with the prospect of a nuclear weapon going off in Manhattan," the president said . He must have known at the time that these two pressing concerns were neither mutually exclusive nor as distinct as he had implied. Shortly after the towers fell, New Yorkers were paralyzed by the pervasive fear that, as terrible as September 11th was, it could have been worse. The most alarming of prospects was the apprehension that an attack on
You get on the subway in New York City. You keep your eyes to yourself, as one does, and find a place to sit. Sensing no threats, you look around relaxed ... and realize you're sitting on a seat painted with Nazi symbols. That's what riders may experience right now thanks to a media blitz for a new Netflix Amazon Prime show that re-imagines history with the Axis powers having won World War II. And to advertise it, they have painted the interior of subway cars with the American flags from the sho
Almost 20 percent of the 4,600 Syrian refugees already brought to the United States are settled in the New York-New Jersey area, according to the Washington Examiner. The area comes into limelight in the backdrop of reported weekend bombings which some believe "could be a dry run of future terror attacks." As many as 805 Syrians have been placed in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut, according to the State Department figures covering 2011-May 2016. The breakdown: New York: 165 Ne
Attack In Brussels Ignites World Outrage But The suffering Of Others Don't By Mirza Arif Beg 23 March, 2016 Countercurrents.org E urope is under attack again and the world stands in solidarity with Brussels as it did with Paris back in the November of 2015. Days after the arrest of main suspect in the Paris attacks, Salah Abdelsalam, the capital of Belgium and European Union was a witness to horrific attacks at Brussels Airport and in a subway station early Tuesday morning. The Islamic state has
More details have popped up since yesterday's attack went down in London (see BREAKING: Multiple Dead in London Terrorist Attack. Probably Not Amish... ). Firstly, our thoughts and prayers are with the victims across the pond. They're not just victims of violence, but also limp noodled leadership. The latest development reveals British officials were already familiar with the terrorist fecal patty. Yet here we are. Police have named the man thought to be responsible for the attack as Khalid Maso
Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday strongly condemned the terror attack at Ataturk airport in Turkish capital that killed at least 36 people, terming it as "mindless act of terrorism." Turkish police secure the entrance to Istanbul's Ataturk airport after the attack. AP "We condemn this mindless act of terrorism in the strongest possible terms. We offer our heartfelt sympathies and condolences to the bereaved families and to the brotherly people and government of Turkey," the Foreign Office said.
Eight people were murdered and 11 injured in New York City Tuesday in the latest jihadi terrorist attack with a truck. Five of the victims were Argentine citizens, and another was Belgian. Not surprisingly, witnesses say the suspect yelled "Allahu Akbar!" as he exited the rented truck/murder weapon. Fox News reports , "The man accused of plowing into New York pedestrians Tuesday had a printout of an ISIS flag in his car and left behind handwritten notes pledging his loyalty to the Islamic State,
L ondon is a popular place. The Greater London Authority says that London's population is now 8.6million, topping the previous record population level set in 1939. By 2039, the population is forecast to rise above 10million. Moreover, millions more commute into the city from further afield. London Underground handled over 1.3 billion journeys and London buses 2.4 billion journeys in 2014/15. London and the south-east of England account for 70 per cent of all rail journeys in the UK. Whatever the
BRUSSELS -- A New York-based brother and sister were among those killed during this week's Brussels attacks , a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed Friday. Sascha and Alexander Pinczowski had just arrived at the Brussels Airport when two explosions went off Tuesday. They had not been seen since , but on Friday they were confirmed as having died in the twin blasts. A person with knowledge of the situation told NBC News in an email that an "identity match" had been confirmed for "bo
"I continue to be much more concerned when it comes to our security with the prospect of a nuclear weapon going off in Manhattan," the president said . He must have known at the time that these two pressing concerns were neither mutually exclusive nor as distinct as he had implied. Shortly after the towers fell, New Yorkers were paralyzed by the pervasive fear that, as terrible as September 11th was, it could have been worse. The most alarming of prospects was the apprehension that an attack on
You get on the subway in New York City. You keep your eyes to yourself, as one does, and find a place to sit. Sensing no threats, you look around relaxed ... and realize you're sitting on a seat painted with Nazi symbols. That's what riders may experience right now thanks to a media blitz for a new Netflix Amazon Prime show that re-imagines history with the Axis powers having won World War II. And to advertise it, they have painted the interior of subway cars with the American flags from the sho
Almost 20 percent of the 4,600 Syrian refugees already brought to the United States are settled in the New York-New Jersey area, according to the Washington Examiner. The area comes into limelight in the backdrop of reported weekend bombings which some believe "could be a dry run of future terror attacks." As many as 805 Syrians have been placed in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut, according to the State Department figures covering 2011-May 2016. The breakdown: New York: 165 Ne
Attack In Brussels Ignites World Outrage But The suffering Of Others Don't By Mirza Arif Beg 23 March, 2016 Countercurrents.org E urope is under attack again and the world stands in solidarity with Brussels as it did with Paris back in the November of 2015. Days after the arrest of main suspect in the Paris attacks, Salah Abdelsalam, the capital of Belgium and European Union was a witness to horrific attacks at Brussels Airport and in a subway station early Tuesday morning. The Islamic state has
More details have popped up since yesterday's attack went down in London (see BREAKING: Multiple Dead in London Terrorist Attack. Probably Not Amish... ). Firstly, our thoughts and prayers are with the victims across the pond. They're not just victims of violence, but also limp noodled leadership. The latest development reveals British officials were already familiar with the terrorist fecal patty. Yet here we are. Police have named the man thought to be responsible for the attack as Khalid Maso
Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday strongly condemned the terror attack at Ataturk airport in Turkish capital that killed at least 36 people, terming it as "mindless act of terrorism." Turkish police secure the entrance to Istanbul's Ataturk airport after the attack. AP "We condemn this mindless act of terrorism in the strongest possible terms. We offer our heartfelt sympathies and condolences to the bereaved families and to the brotherly people and government of Turkey," the Foreign Office said.
Eight people were murdered and 11 injured in New York City Tuesday in the latest jihadi terrorist attack with a truck. Five of the victims were Argentine citizens, and another was Belgian. Not surprisingly, witnesses say the suspect yelled "Allahu Akbar!" as he exited the rented truck/murder weapon. Fox News reports , "The man accused of plowing into New York pedestrians Tuesday had a printout of an ISIS flag in his car and left behind handwritten notes pledging his loyalty to the Islamic State,
L ondon is a popular place. The Greater London Authority says that London's population is now 8.6million, topping the previous record population level set in 1939. By 2039, the population is forecast to rise above 10million. Moreover, millions more commute into the city from further afield. London Underground handled over 1.3 billion journeys and London buses 2.4 billion journeys in 2014/15. London and the south-east of England account for 70 per cent of all rail journeys in the UK. Whatever the
Egypt's President Sisi declared three days of national mourning and has convened his security council after the bombing of a mosque in Sinai during Friday prayers left more than 200 dead and scores more injured. #BREAKING : 235 dead in the North Sinai mosque attack, says #Egypt Attorney General https://t.co/UAEUPLYTN4 pic.twitter.com/jNfxuCliZi -- Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) November 24, 2017 The city is located approximately halfway between Port Said and Rafah on the border with Gaza. #
Around 350,000 people in the Syrian city of Raqqa are essentially trapped. Their homes shake from nearby Russian and French airstrikes, which have increased in the aftermath of the Paris attacks and downed Russian plane . Both attacks were carried out by the Islamic State. But ISIS fighters have moved into residential areas of the city and banned anyone from leaving them. Innocent civilians have been reduced to sitting ducks in the struggle for Raqqa, which has been held by ISIS since 2014. It i
"We in Jerusalem have just experienced an unprovoked terrorist attack, a murderous attack that claimed the lives of four young Israelis and wounded others", said PM Netanyahu in a statement right after the car ramming attack in East Jerusalem two days ago. He continued, loosely suggesting a link to ISIS terrorism: "This is part of the same pattern inspired by Islamic State, by ISIS, that we saw first in France, then in Germany and now in Jerusalem. This is part of the same ongoing battle against
The US strongly condemns the terrorist attack in Jerusalem's Old City in which two Israeli police officers were killed and called for the "defeat" and eradication of terrorism. Israeli border policemen secure the area near the scene of the shooting attack in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters "The people of the US are heartbroken that terrorists brutally gunned down two Israeli police officers, and we extend our prayers and sympathies to the families of the victims. The US strongly condemns the terro
A second bombing was reported near a church in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria on Sunday, hours after at least 21 people were killed in a church explosion in northern Egypt. Several people were reportedly injured in the blast that took place outside the church in Alexandria, local media reported. Earlier Sunday, a bomb struck inside St. George church in the Nile Delta city of Tanta, killing at least 21 people. At least 59 people were also injured in the bombing, according to the Health Minist
Israel's police on Sunday deployed 10,000 soldiers in different cities against the background of rising tensions in Arab cities and towns in the self-proclaimed Jewish state. Tel Aviv District Police Commander Aharon Aksol told Israel Radio that the deployment of the 10,000 soldiers was in anticipation of violence. He said authorities were taking several measures to calm down tempers, either through police operations or dialogue with leaders of the Arab community. Violent clashes had erupted bet
Israel has turned on liberal Jews -- but will those in the US continue to support a state that openly attacks them? Jerusalem, Dome of the Rock and general view of the Old City from Mount of Olives. ( Image by Wikimedia Commons) Permission Details DMCA For decades most American Jews have claimed an "Israel exemption": resolutely progressive on domestic issues, they are hawks on their cherished cause. Racism they would vigorously oppose if applied in the United States is welcomed in Isra
In the last 15 days, Syria and Russian warplanes have destroyed 1375 terrorist targets, as a result of 363 flights carried out in zones of Homs, Hama, Aleppo, Idleb, Dier Ezzor, Daraa, Latakia, and the surroundings of this capital. According to Syrian Army General Staff spokespeople, the air strikes destroyed fortified positions, arms depot, munitions dump, and gathering points of the takfirist groups, apart from destroying three vehicle convoys. In Aleppo province, located 350 kilometers northe
Egyptian State media has reported the killing of six military police officers from an attack near a security check point in Qalyoubia's Shubra El Kheima district, suburb of capital Cairo. This attack was confirmed by the security chief of the province who also informed the media that two bombs were diffused from the area later. Military officials suspect Muslim brotherhood was behind this ghastly attack. No group claimed responsibility for this attack thus far but, the last time an attack happen
At least ten people have been killed in a terrorist bombing this morning in Istanbul, at one of Turkey's most popular tourist attractions. Turkish government officials are saying that the strike was carried out by a 28-year-old Syrian national, whose name has not yet been released. The explosion occurred at 10:20 a.m. local time in the historic Sultanahmet district, near the obelisk of Theodosius , a short distance from the "Blue Mosque" (formally, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque). At least 15 other peo
Around 350,000 people in the Syrian city of Raqqa are essentially trapped. Their homes shake from nearby Russian and French airstrikes, which have increased in the aftermath of the Paris attacks and downed Russian plane . Both attacks were carried out by the Islamic State. But ISIS fighters have moved into residential areas of the city and banned anyone from leaving them. Innocent civilians have been reduced to sitting ducks in the struggle for Raqqa, which has been held by ISIS since 2014. It i
"We in Jerusalem have just experienced an unprovoked terrorist attack, a murderous attack that claimed the lives of four young Israelis and wounded others", said PM Netanyahu in a statement right after the car ramming attack in East Jerusalem two days ago. He continued, loosely suggesting a link to ISIS terrorism: "This is part of the same pattern inspired by Islamic State, by ISIS, that we saw first in France, then in Germany and now in Jerusalem. This is part of the same ongoing battle against
The US strongly condemns the terrorist attack in Jerusalem's Old City in which two Israeli police officers were killed and called for the "defeat" and eradication of terrorism. Israeli border policemen secure the area near the scene of the shooting attack in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters "The people of the US are heartbroken that terrorists brutally gunned down two Israeli police officers, and we extend our prayers and sympathies to the families of the victims. The US strongly condemns the terro
A second bombing was reported near a church in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria on Sunday, hours after at least 21 people were killed in a church explosion in northern Egypt. Several people were reportedly injured in the blast that took place outside the church in Alexandria, local media reported. Earlier Sunday, a bomb struck inside St. George church in the Nile Delta city of Tanta, killing at least 21 people. At least 59 people were also injured in the bombing, according to the Health Minist
Israel's police on Sunday deployed 10,000 soldiers in different cities against the background of rising tensions in Arab cities and towns in the self-proclaimed Jewish state. Tel Aviv District Police Commander Aharon Aksol told Israel Radio that the deployment of the 10,000 soldiers was in anticipation of violence. He said authorities were taking several measures to calm down tempers, either through police operations or dialogue with leaders of the Arab community. Violent clashes had erupted bet
Israel has turned on liberal Jews -- but will those in the US continue to support a state that openly attacks them? Jerusalem, Dome of the Rock and general view of the Old City from Mount of Olives. ( Image by Wikimedia Commons) Permission Details DMCA For decades most American Jews have claimed an "Israel exemption": resolutely progressive on domestic issues, they are hawks on their cherished cause. Racism they would vigorously oppose if applied in the United States is welcomed in Isra
In the last 15 days, Syria and Russian warplanes have destroyed 1375 terrorist targets, as a result of 363 flights carried out in zones of Homs, Hama, Aleppo, Idleb, Dier Ezzor, Daraa, Latakia, and the surroundings of this capital. According to Syrian Army General Staff spokespeople, the air strikes destroyed fortified positions, arms depot, munitions dump, and gathering points of the takfirist groups, apart from destroying three vehicle convoys. In Aleppo province, located 350 kilometers northe
Egyptian State media has reported the killing of six military police officers from an attack near a security check point in Qalyoubia's Shubra El Kheima district, suburb of capital Cairo. This attack was confirmed by the security chief of the province who also informed the media that two bombs were diffused from the area later. Military officials suspect Muslim brotherhood was behind this ghastly attack. No group claimed responsibility for this attack thus far but, the last time an attack happen
At least ten people have been killed in a terrorist bombing this morning in Istanbul, at one of Turkey's most popular tourist attractions. Turkish government officials are saying that the strike was carried out by a 28-year-old Syrian national, whose name has not yet been released. The explosion occurred at 10:20 a.m. local time in the historic Sultanahmet district, near the obelisk of Theodosius , a short distance from the "Blue Mosque" (formally, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque). At least 15 other peo
Natural disasters kill thousands of people around the world annually, and they are not equal-opportunity killers. In a typical year, only hundreds of people are likely to die in Europe and the United States from floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes, but these events kill thousands of people each year in Asia, South and Central America, and on small island nations. Earthquakes and hurricanes/cyclones are no stronger when they hit developing nations than they are when they affect developed countrie
As temperatures drop and rain clouds return, millions of UK holidaymakers will look back on the summer of 2018 as one of the best they can remember. While most Britons and overseas visitors have greatly enjoyed the sustained sunshine in recent weeks, some are alarmed that it may have been caused by climate change and could therefore be a recurrent feature of British summers. After all, we live in a period of global warming and global temperatures today are about 1 degree Celsius warmer than 100
In June 2017, the Salt River Project announced it would prematurely close the Navajo Generating Station in December 2019, decades earlier than anticipated, with no plans to replace the plant. The Navajo Generating Station (NGS) is a 2,250-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant located on the Navajo Nation Reservation near Page, Arizona. NGS operates under a ground lease agreement with the Navajo, which periodically requires renegotiation. Electricity supplied by NGS goes to customers in Arizona, N
Tuesday, October 10th, 2017 Austria: Spontaneous Demonstration Against Power Plant on Mur River On Monday (October 2nd) we went into the streets to show our anger against the construction of the water power plant at the Mur river. With a banner saying "Cut down the state, not the trees" around 20 people moved through the inner city of Graz in an uncontrollable way. Some hundreds of leaflets were handed out to passers-by, traffic was temporarily blocked and fireworks were used as well. After an h
Michel Warchawski standing in Canada Park near Jerusalem. Photo by Jillian Kestler-D'Amours. Sitting cross-legged in a circle, a group of about 20 Israeli school children are chatting excitedly under the shade of tall pine trees one sunny afternoon in March. A few meters away, the names of hundreds of Canadians are prominently displayed on row upon row of beige, ceramic plaques. Montreal. Toronto. Winnipeg. Vancouver. Welcome to Canada Park. The Jewish National Fund of Canada built this vast and
Gibraltar juts downward from the Spanish coastline like a dagger into the Mediterranean. Its tip points south towards the Moroccan coast; its western edge hugs the curve of the Bay of Gibraltar. A narrow neck of land known as "the frontier" (la frontera in Spanish) connects this 2.3-square-mile, water-bounded territory to its neighbour. The movement of goods and people across the frontier has long been fractious and politically vulnerable, most troublingly exemplified by General Franco's closu
What is a Mangrove? A mangrove is a forest habitat that straddles the coastline of many tropical countries including Madagascar and Indonesia which forms the boundary between where the land finishes and the ocean starts. The plants have adapted to live in salt water and nutrient-rich mud and instantly recognisable large root structures give mangroves some of their special features. These natural structures protect against tidal impact, prevent flooding, and provide shelter and nursery grounds to
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018 Virginia: Another Tree-Sit Goes Up Against the Mountain Valley Pipeline Early Monday morning, pipeline protesters in the Jefferson National Forest erected a new aerial blockade on Pocahontas Road near Narrows, VA. The blockade consists of a protester on a platform 30 feet in the air, suspended from a horizontal rope tied to surrounding trees. Banners at the site read "WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?" and "STILL HERE." Pocahontas Road is a Forest Service road and Mountain Valley Pi
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A National Park Service mountain ranger didn't dare unhook a rope connecting him to a hovering helicopter as he stood on the nose of a wrecked airplane on a mountainside in Alaska's Denali National Park. The sightseeing plane, with five people inside, crashed on a vertical crevasse. The ice may have pulled away from the mountainside, with snow piled up in the gap, creating what climbers call a false floor. "When you're standing right next to the airplane, you don't know
TEHRAN - The UNESCO-listed historical city of Yazd has launched a pilot project that could eventually turn it to the first "City of Tourists" in Iran, becoming a role model for other most-visited cities across the country. "The results of the arrangements that are being carried out in Yazd to transform the city into a 'City of Tourists' will be generalized to be applied in other tourist cities in the country," CHTN quoted Fatemeh Daneshyazdi, the director of Yazd province's tourism department, a
As temperatures drop and rain clouds return, millions of UK holidaymakers will look back on the summer of 2018 as one of the best they can remember. While most Britons and overseas visitors have greatly enjoyed the sustained sunshine in recent weeks, some are alarmed that it may have been caused by climate change and could therefore be a recurrent feature of British summers. After all, we live in a period of global warming and global temperatures today are about 1 degree Celsius warmer than 100
In June 2017, the Salt River Project announced it would prematurely close the Navajo Generating Station in December 2019, decades earlier than anticipated, with no plans to replace the plant. The Navajo Generating Station (NGS) is a 2,250-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant located on the Navajo Nation Reservation near Page, Arizona. NGS operates under a ground lease agreement with the Navajo, which periodically requires renegotiation. Electricity supplied by NGS goes to customers in Arizona, N
Tuesday, October 10th, 2017 Austria: Spontaneous Demonstration Against Power Plant on Mur River On Monday (October 2nd) we went into the streets to show our anger against the construction of the water power plant at the Mur river. With a banner saying "Cut down the state, not the trees" around 20 people moved through the inner city of Graz in an uncontrollable way. Some hundreds of leaflets were handed out to passers-by, traffic was temporarily blocked and fireworks were used as well. After an h
Michel Warchawski standing in Canada Park near Jerusalem. Photo by Jillian Kestler-D'Amours. Sitting cross-legged in a circle, a group of about 20 Israeli school children are chatting excitedly under the shade of tall pine trees one sunny afternoon in March. A few meters away, the names of hundreds of Canadians are prominently displayed on row upon row of beige, ceramic plaques. Montreal. Toronto. Winnipeg. Vancouver. Welcome to Canada Park. The Jewish National Fund of Canada built this vast and
Gibraltar juts downward from the Spanish coastline like a dagger into the Mediterranean. Its tip points south towards the Moroccan coast; its western edge hugs the curve of the Bay of Gibraltar. A narrow neck of land known as "the frontier" (la frontera in Spanish) connects this 2.3-square-mile, water-bounded territory to its neighbour. The movement of goods and people across the frontier has long been fractious and politically vulnerable, most troublingly exemplified by General Franco's closu
What is a Mangrove? A mangrove is a forest habitat that straddles the coastline of many tropical countries including Madagascar and Indonesia which forms the boundary between where the land finishes and the ocean starts. The plants have adapted to live in salt water and nutrient-rich mud and instantly recognisable large root structures give mangroves some of their special features. These natural structures protect against tidal impact, prevent flooding, and provide shelter and nursery grounds to
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018 Virginia: Another Tree-Sit Goes Up Against the Mountain Valley Pipeline Early Monday morning, pipeline protesters in the Jefferson National Forest erected a new aerial blockade on Pocahontas Road near Narrows, VA. The blockade consists of a protester on a platform 30 feet in the air, suspended from a horizontal rope tied to surrounding trees. Banners at the site read "WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?" and "STILL HERE." Pocahontas Road is a Forest Service road and Mountain Valley Pi
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A National Park Service mountain ranger didn't dare unhook a rope connecting him to a hovering helicopter as he stood on the nose of a wrecked airplane on a mountainside in Alaska's Denali National Park. The sightseeing plane, with five people inside, crashed on a vertical crevasse. The ice may have pulled away from the mountainside, with snow piled up in the gap, creating what climbers call a false floor. "When you're standing right next to the airplane, you don't know
TEHRAN - The UNESCO-listed historical city of Yazd has launched a pilot project that could eventually turn it to the first "City of Tourists" in Iran, becoming a role model for other most-visited cities across the country. "The results of the arrangements that are being carried out in Yazd to transform the city into a 'City of Tourists' will be generalized to be applied in other tourist cities in the country," CHTN quoted Fatemeh Daneshyazdi, the director of Yazd province's tourism department, a
An iPad-exclusive feature from V.F. 's new app. We are thrilled to announce today's release of the new and improved Vanity Fair app for iPad. Produced by the same team that puts out the print edition every month, it recreates the look and feel of the magazine in an exciting new way while taking advantage of the unique interactive capabilities of the iPad. Go to the iTunes App Store to download a free preview mini-issue that will give you a sense of how the app works. Then you can choose to buy o
If you searched " Google" on Google yesterday, two headlines would appear. First, the European Union levied a 5.1 billion dollar anti-trust fine against Google regarding its Android operating system. Second, Google unveiled plans to lay an additional trans-Atlantic cable from Virginia to France. Assuming that trust busting is economically beneficial, the EU's actions against Google are unfounded. In a tweet from European Commission's anti-trust chief Margrethe Vestager, Google is accused of limi
File Amino under "start-ups that give me a twinge of hope," given its stated goal to create a fandom-friendly alternative to Facebook and Twitter, as well as its diverse team . I had never heard of this app before, but Forbes tells me it's bustling with thousands of users updating about cosplay, fan-art, and anime gif-set compilations. All they have to do now is promise me they've got a killer block-and-report policy for hate speech, and I'm sold. Amino hasn't been advertising much; they're rely
Foodora app users can get food from over 240 Toronto restaurants delivered by bike couriers or drivers. There isn't much you can't do on a smartphone these days. Shopping, banking, dating and job hunting - there are apps for all of that. If you'd like help finding the nearest public washroom , a bottle of wine to go with dinner tonight, or even people in your area to cuddle with, there are apps for all of those things too. Then, there are apps that enable you to hire strangers to do certain jobs
Honor has just finished wrapping up the global launch event for its Honor 10 smartphone. At the event, Honor announced its intention of taking at least the third spot in the global smartphone race. It intends to do that with phones like the Honor 10, which feature some unique design elements and an infusion of "AI". Is this a recipe for success or is Honor courting disaster? Only time will tell. For now, here are my first impressions of the Honor 10 smartphone. Honor 10. Image: tech2/ Nimish Saw
I'll be interested to hear Apple's excuses for banning the updates globally. Even as I find their blocking the app within Russian deplorable, I understand why they'd have to do it there. However, the Kremlin's anti-dissent campaign shouldn't have an impact on iPhone users in countries that aren't bullying autocracies. robertbos: I wonder if package distribution could happen via blockchain and bittorrent Distribution isn't the main issue - what you describe just gets the packages past Russian cen
It's quite obvious that the most dominant trend prevalent in the smartphone industry these days is to serve the more budget-conscious customers. Like us on Facebook? It's quite obvious that the most dominant trend prevalent in the smartphone industry these days is to serve the more budget-conscious customers. The largely untapped markets of the Far East and South Asia are the reason almost every smartphone manufacturer is rushing to make cheaper variants of its low-end products. But now, another
The New York Post was in full damage control mode on Sunday after their application was hacked and posted "Heil President Donald Trump!" "The push alert system for our mobile app was compromised this evening. Please accept our apologies," the newspaper said on Twitter hours after the original message went out. While the original alerts were scrubbed, one of them praised Trump, while another one of them said, "Hear me now, for I speak as an angel in the words of God." Several other messages wer
Has Uber been using software to evade authorities? A criminal probe will investigate whether or not the multi-billion-dollar ride-share company used software to evade regulators. While regulations can often be a nuisance, the law is the law. Regulators have forbidden Uber from operating in certain areas. The US Department of Justice alleges that the Silicon Valley giant is using software called "Greyball" to circumvent local transportation officials. Uber has already acknowledged the existence o
Samsung has pulled the covers off its new devices in the Galaxy series - Galaxy S4 mini and Galaxy S4 zoom . Priced at Rs 26,999, the Galaxy S4 mini is ready for some in-house competition from the Samsung Galaxy S3. Both are closely priced and have an attractive set of features. Let's take a quick look at each of them before we put them in the ring for a face-off. Samsung Galaxy S3 Galaxy S3 is now available for Rs 26,999 Even though the Galaxy S3 was launched a year back, it is still very much
If you searched " Google" on Google yesterday, two headlines would appear. First, the European Union levied a 5.1 billion dollar anti-trust fine against Google regarding its Android operating system. Second, Google unveiled plans to lay an additional trans-Atlantic cable from Virginia to France. Assuming that trust busting is economically beneficial, the EU's actions against Google are unfounded. In a tweet from European Commission's anti-trust chief Margrethe Vestager, Google is accused of limi
File Amino under "start-ups that give me a twinge of hope," given its stated goal to create a fandom-friendly alternative to Facebook and Twitter, as well as its diverse team . I had never heard of this app before, but Forbes tells me it's bustling with thousands of users updating about cosplay, fan-art, and anime gif-set compilations. All they have to do now is promise me they've got a killer block-and-report policy for hate speech, and I'm sold. Amino hasn't been advertising much; they're rely
Foodora app users can get food from over 240 Toronto restaurants delivered by bike couriers or drivers. There isn't much you can't do on a smartphone these days. Shopping, banking, dating and job hunting - there are apps for all of that. If you'd like help finding the nearest public washroom , a bottle of wine to go with dinner tonight, or even people in your area to cuddle with, there are apps for all of those things too. Then, there are apps that enable you to hire strangers to do certain jobs
Honor has just finished wrapping up the global launch event for its Honor 10 smartphone. At the event, Honor announced its intention of taking at least the third spot in the global smartphone race. It intends to do that with phones like the Honor 10, which feature some unique design elements and an infusion of "AI". Is this a recipe for success or is Honor courting disaster? Only time will tell. For now, here are my first impressions of the Honor 10 smartphone. Honor 10. Image: tech2/ Nimish Saw
I'll be interested to hear Apple's excuses for banning the updates globally. Even as I find their blocking the app within Russian deplorable, I understand why they'd have to do it there. However, the Kremlin's anti-dissent campaign shouldn't have an impact on iPhone users in countries that aren't bullying autocracies. robertbos: I wonder if package distribution could happen via blockchain and bittorrent Distribution isn't the main issue - what you describe just gets the packages past Russian cen
It's quite obvious that the most dominant trend prevalent in the smartphone industry these days is to serve the more budget-conscious customers. Like us on Facebook? It's quite obvious that the most dominant trend prevalent in the smartphone industry these days is to serve the more budget-conscious customers. The largely untapped markets of the Far East and South Asia are the reason almost every smartphone manufacturer is rushing to make cheaper variants of its low-end products. But now, another
The New York Post was in full damage control mode on Sunday after their application was hacked and posted "Heil President Donald Trump!" "The push alert system for our mobile app was compromised this evening. Please accept our apologies," the newspaper said on Twitter hours after the original message went out. While the original alerts were scrubbed, one of them praised Trump, while another one of them said, "Hear me now, for I speak as an angel in the words of God." Several other messages wer
Has Uber been using software to evade authorities? A criminal probe will investigate whether or not the multi-billion-dollar ride-share company used software to evade regulators. While regulations can often be a nuisance, the law is the law. Regulators have forbidden Uber from operating in certain areas. The US Department of Justice alleges that the Silicon Valley giant is using software called "Greyball" to circumvent local transportation officials. Uber has already acknowledged the existence o
Samsung has pulled the covers off its new devices in the Galaxy series - Galaxy S4 mini and Galaxy S4 zoom . Priced at Rs 26,999, the Galaxy S4 mini is ready for some in-house competition from the Samsung Galaxy S3. Both are closely priced and have an attractive set of features. Let's take a quick look at each of them before we put them in the ring for a face-off. Samsung Galaxy S3 Galaxy S3 is now available for Rs 26,999 Even though the Galaxy S3 was launched a year back, it is still very much
Surveilling his mark, he waited. After the target exited, the "operative" obtained the device, and escaped unscathed. Well, at least until the older brother realized that junior had "borrowed" his cell phone. After the unwise younger sibling denied involvement, his nemesis employed a highly-effective method of persuasion: he twisted his brother's arm. Predictably, the "thief" caved, admitting his complicity and providing the phone's location, and for good reason: he knew that if he lied, he woul
The occupations have provided a space for us to find each other and to have the conversations necessary for dynamic and mobile political forms to emerge. They are as much a process of deterritorializing public space as they are a process of becoming-collective. In this text the author introduces vocabulary and frameworks of thinking for understanding the occupations which aim to aid the occupations in their elaboration and growth. by Ian Alan Paul, 10//20//11 "At stake here is the formation of a
Micro-electronics is changing the world at a blinding speed as the 'third industrial revolution' replaces brain power with machine power. Communications technologies, driven by high-speed micro-processors, fibre-optics and satellite systems have changed profoundly the amount and speed at which information can be stored, transmitted and exchanged. Surf Potatoes A study in May 1996 by the Georgia Institute of Technology confirmed that most net users are affluent North American males looking for en
A breakthrough camera and overall performance makes this the flagship phone to beat in 2018. The Huawei P20 Pro is one smartphone that offers a complete package in terms of beautiful design, long-lasting battery, good performance and impressive cameras. Has the Apple-Samsung duopoly been finally broken? See the photo and video samples shot on the P20 Pro here: https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/huawei-p20-pro-camera-review-with-four-cameras-and-92-mp-to-work-with-the-phone-had-better-d
Samsung has pulled the covers off its new devices in the Galaxy series - Galaxy S4 mini and Galaxy S4 zoom . Priced at Rs 26,999, the Galaxy S4 mini is ready for some in-house competition from the Samsung Galaxy S3. Both are closely priced and have an attractive set of features. Let's take a quick look at each of them before we put them in the ring for a face-off. Samsung Galaxy S3 Galaxy S3 is now available for Rs 26,999 Even though the Galaxy S3 was launched a year back, it is still very much
Now that is more comparable to the example in TFA, I'm a print journalist, so I know how this kind of thing happens with us. Deadlines, and space in need of filling. So press releases, if it's not anything too outlandish or important, get a quick once over for fact-checking and verification, and usually we make an effort to get an outside, independent voice or two to add to it. Followed by a bit of a re-write, then it's filed and we put our limited time and resources into stories that seem more
Plastic polymers are efficient, cheap and easy to make--but not very environmentally friendly. Hydrogels had previously not been really considered a viable alternative, because they're, well, gels. But by attaching them to clay, that's all changed. Turns out the water-based (duh) hydrogels had a great affinity for attaching to glass, so researchers tested out its relationship with something fairly similar: Clay. And lo and behold, it sticks! That gives it a bunch of properties that make it a pos
The iPhone 9 was a great iPhone from Cupertino, California. It had cool features, was definitely a smidgen better than the iPhone 8, but could never compete with its arch-nemesis known as the iPhone X... just kidding! The iPhone 9 never got a chance to exist, because Apple weirdly decided to skip over the last single digit. We could sit here all day and think about what might've been -- a slightly higher quality camera or a new accent for Siri? -- but really, there's no time like Halloween to ho
The International Space Station 's toilet is still broken , people. And all of our toilet humor isn't doing anything to fix what could be a potentially extremely hazardous situation. And as Russian ISS chief Vladimir Solovyov explained, it could lead to a complete evacuation. Short of the airlock opening in the space station and sucking you out to die in a vacuum,... Read more Read It's true, we have a problem with the flushing system. This is a serious matter. In such circumstances there's even
In the hectic lifestyle of today's world, technology is everywhere! From Cellphones, Tablets, Computers, Lasers, to the other side of the techno world such as TV's, Headsets, and Gaming Systems. A majority of every day consumers may find that one of the simpler devices to use are emails systems such as Gmail, Outlook Express, and Yahoo. However, when the topic comes out about AOL, the question then becomes is it still fresh and hip or obsolete? Since most of today's populace is all about the "in
The occupations have provided a space for us to find each other and to have the conversations necessary for dynamic and mobile political forms to emerge. They are as much a process of deterritorializing public space as they are a process of becoming-collective. In this text the author introduces vocabulary and frameworks of thinking for understanding the occupations which aim to aid the occupations in their elaboration and growth. by Ian Alan Paul, 10//20//11 "At stake here is the formation of a
Micro-electronics is changing the world at a blinding speed as the 'third industrial revolution' replaces brain power with machine power. Communications technologies, driven by high-speed micro-processors, fibre-optics and satellite systems have changed profoundly the amount and speed at which information can be stored, transmitted and exchanged. Surf Potatoes A study in May 1996 by the Georgia Institute of Technology confirmed that most net users are affluent North American males looking for en
A breakthrough camera and overall performance makes this the flagship phone to beat in 2018. The Huawei P20 Pro is one smartphone that offers a complete package in terms of beautiful design, long-lasting battery, good performance and impressive cameras. Has the Apple-Samsung duopoly been finally broken? See the photo and video samples shot on the P20 Pro here: https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/huawei-p20-pro-camera-review-with-four-cameras-and-92-mp-to-work-with-the-phone-had-better-d
Samsung has pulled the covers off its new devices in the Galaxy series - Galaxy S4 mini and Galaxy S4 zoom . Priced at Rs 26,999, the Galaxy S4 mini is ready for some in-house competition from the Samsung Galaxy S3. Both are closely priced and have an attractive set of features. Let's take a quick look at each of them before we put them in the ring for a face-off. Samsung Galaxy S3 Galaxy S3 is now available for Rs 26,999 Even though the Galaxy S3 was launched a year back, it is still very much
Now that is more comparable to the example in TFA, I'm a print journalist, so I know how this kind of thing happens with us. Deadlines, and space in need of filling. So press releases, if it's not anything too outlandish or important, get a quick once over for fact-checking and verification, and usually we make an effort to get an outside, independent voice or two to add to it. Followed by a bit of a re-write, then it's filed and we put our limited time and resources into stories that seem more
Plastic polymers are efficient, cheap and easy to make--but not very environmentally friendly. Hydrogels had previously not been really considered a viable alternative, because they're, well, gels. But by attaching them to clay, that's all changed. Turns out the water-based (duh) hydrogels had a great affinity for attaching to glass, so researchers tested out its relationship with something fairly similar: Clay. And lo and behold, it sticks! That gives it a bunch of properties that make it a pos
The iPhone 9 was a great iPhone from Cupertino, California. It had cool features, was definitely a smidgen better than the iPhone 8, but could never compete with its arch-nemesis known as the iPhone X... just kidding! The iPhone 9 never got a chance to exist, because Apple weirdly decided to skip over the last single digit. We could sit here all day and think about what might've been -- a slightly higher quality camera or a new accent for Siri? -- but really, there's no time like Halloween to ho
The International Space Station 's toilet is still broken , people. And all of our toilet humor isn't doing anything to fix what could be a potentially extremely hazardous situation. And as Russian ISS chief Vladimir Solovyov explained, it could lead to a complete evacuation. Short of the airlock opening in the space station and sucking you out to die in a vacuum,... Read more Read It's true, we have a problem with the flushing system. This is a serious matter. In such circumstances there's even
In the hectic lifestyle of today's world, technology is everywhere! From Cellphones, Tablets, Computers, Lasers, to the other side of the techno world such as TV's, Headsets, and Gaming Systems. A majority of every day consumers may find that one of the simpler devices to use are emails systems such as Gmail, Outlook Express, and Yahoo. However, when the topic comes out about AOL, the question then becomes is it still fresh and hip or obsolete? Since most of today's populace is all about the "in
EUROPE'S leaders agreed to blow up Vladimir Putin's spy network after Theresa May shared bombshell MI6 secrets with them. Hundreds of Kremlin operatives face the boot from more than a dozen EU capitals from Monday, EU chiefs last night declared at a Brussels summit. AP:Associated Press 5 Hundreds of spooks could be chucked out of other countries too The PM secured the major boost for her shown down against Moscow by revealing behind closed doors what intelligence chiefs have discovered about Put
Alexandre Holroyd bears many similarities to his new boss, Emmanuel Macron. Like the French president, a former banker, Holroyd started his career in the private sector, at the management consultancy firm FTI. At 39, Macron is the youngest ever French president; Holroyd is nine years younger. Both are strongly pro-European and confident in their common mission. "The Assemblee Nationale is going to profoundly change," Holroyd told me, sipping fizzy water in a cafe near St Paul's Cathedral in Lond
BRUSSELS (AP) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and top officials from the European Union officials are set to reaffirm their commitment to a landmark climate change agreement after President Donald Trump said he was pulling the United States out of the Paris accord. Climate issues are expected to dominate discussions between Keqiang, who is leading a large delegation of ministers to Brussels on Friday, and EU Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. The E
The conclusion of the Brussels summit seemed to bring the lingering crisis of the Euro and the European economies a big step closer toward a resolution. All the key players could declare victory: French President Nicolas Sarkozy has protected the large French banks from exposure to southern European sovereign debt; German Chancellor Angela Merkel has succeeded in establishing the expectation of disciplined budgeting; and even British Prime Minister David Cameron, whose principles or recalcitranc
Suspects in the murder of Boris Nemtsov sit in a Russian courtroom. / AP BY: Jack Caravelli March 17, 2015 4:00 pm Despite the recent arrests of five suspects hailing from the Chechen region of southern Russia in the murder of Boris Nemtsov, the Russian opposition politician murdered in downtown Moscow on February 28, and the suicide of another suspect following a confrontation with police, commentators, including the United Kingdom's former ambassador to Russia, have noted that some continue to
All the major world leaders at the G20 confirmed they will honor the Paris Climate Accord except Trump, NY Post reports . While meeting with French President Macron, Putin said Russia will honor the obligations it made to the Paris climate agreement. Putin said, "we honor the Paris agreement," which Macron called, "very important." Trump held up a joint G20 communique because it had a line about climate change and fossil fuels. The other 19 members of the G20 released a statement in support of t
LEADING REMOANER Tony Blair is claiming Theresa May might be forced into delaying Brexit because of the deadlock in the negotiations with the EU. The former Prime Minister said the country is "drifting" towards the exit door and says the Government should "plan now for the possibility we need to extend the March 2019 deadline". Keld Navntoft 3 Tony Blair claims Theresa May could have to delay Brexit because of deadlock with the EU In the latest in a long line of interventions since the referendu
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed EU membership, terrorism, trade and energy with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini. The talks in Brussels were held in the shadow of Ankara's spat with Germany over post-coup attempt detentions. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (L) and EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini hold a news conference at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, July 25, 2017. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Turkey's foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on
Speaking this afternoon, Mr Cameron demanded a referendum on the controversial European reform treaty, saying that it is simply "an all encompassing constitution" which will just transfer important decision making from Britain to Brussels. He said to Brown: "It's this sort of approach that makes you look shifty and untrustworthy. "Don't you see that far from getting you out of your troubles, denying people a referendum is digging you in deeper." We told you last week that Brown's decision to h
British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed Jeremy Hunt to be the country's new foreign minister on Monday after Boris Johnson resigned in protest, Reuters reports. "Huge honour to be appointed Foreign Secretary at this critical moment in our country's history," he tweeted , adding that "it's now or never" to get a "great Brexit deal." Hunt, the former health minister, is seen as a close ally to May, who has been at odds with Johnson's pro-Brexit voice. Hunt, on the other hand, was a supporter
Alexandre Holroyd bears many similarities to his new boss, Emmanuel Macron. Like the French president, a former banker, Holroyd started his career in the private sector, at the management consultancy firm FTI. At 39, Macron is the youngest ever French president; Holroyd is nine years younger. Both are strongly pro-European and confident in their common mission. "The Assemblee Nationale is going to profoundly change," Holroyd told me, sipping fizzy water in a cafe near St Paul's Cathedral in Lond
BRUSSELS (AP) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and top officials from the European Union officials are set to reaffirm their commitment to a landmark climate change agreement after President Donald Trump said he was pulling the United States out of the Paris accord. Climate issues are expected to dominate discussions between Keqiang, who is leading a large delegation of ministers to Brussels on Friday, and EU Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. The E
The conclusion of the Brussels summit seemed to bring the lingering crisis of the Euro and the European economies a big step closer toward a resolution. All the key players could declare victory: French President Nicolas Sarkozy has protected the large French banks from exposure to southern European sovereign debt; German Chancellor Angela Merkel has succeeded in establishing the expectation of disciplined budgeting; and even British Prime Minister David Cameron, whose principles or recalcitranc
Suspects in the murder of Boris Nemtsov sit in a Russian courtroom. / AP BY: Jack Caravelli March 17, 2015 4:00 pm Despite the recent arrests of five suspects hailing from the Chechen region of southern Russia in the murder of Boris Nemtsov, the Russian opposition politician murdered in downtown Moscow on February 28, and the suicide of another suspect following a confrontation with police, commentators, including the United Kingdom's former ambassador to Russia, have noted that some continue to
All the major world leaders at the G20 confirmed they will honor the Paris Climate Accord except Trump, NY Post reports . While meeting with French President Macron, Putin said Russia will honor the obligations it made to the Paris climate agreement. Putin said, "we honor the Paris agreement," which Macron called, "very important." Trump held up a joint G20 communique because it had a line about climate change and fossil fuels. The other 19 members of the G20 released a statement in support of t
LEADING REMOANER Tony Blair is claiming Theresa May might be forced into delaying Brexit because of the deadlock in the negotiations with the EU. The former Prime Minister said the country is "drifting" towards the exit door and says the Government should "plan now for the possibility we need to extend the March 2019 deadline". Keld Navntoft 3 Tony Blair claims Theresa May could have to delay Brexit because of deadlock with the EU In the latest in a long line of interventions since the referendu
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed EU membership, terrorism, trade and energy with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini. The talks in Brussels were held in the shadow of Ankara's spat with Germany over post-coup attempt detentions. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (L) and EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini hold a news conference at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, July 25, 2017. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Turkey's foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on
Speaking this afternoon, Mr Cameron demanded a referendum on the controversial European reform treaty, saying that it is simply "an all encompassing constitution" which will just transfer important decision making from Britain to Brussels. He said to Brown: "It's this sort of approach that makes you look shifty and untrustworthy. "Don't you see that far from getting you out of your troubles, denying people a referendum is digging you in deeper." We told you last week that Brown's decision to h
British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed Jeremy Hunt to be the country's new foreign minister on Monday after Boris Johnson resigned in protest, Reuters reports. "Huge honour to be appointed Foreign Secretary at this critical moment in our country's history," he tweeted , adding that "it's now or never" to get a "great Brexit deal." Hunt, the former health minister, is seen as a close ally to May, who has been at odds with Johnson's pro-Brexit voice. Hunt, on the other hand, was a supporter
The U.S. response to Vladimir Putin's illegal annexation of Crimea and his amassing of troops on the border with Eastern Ukraine has been tepid, at best. Although the Obama-Kerry sanctions of Putin's inner circle bit a little more deeply than Europe's, Putin can shrug sanctions off as a minor inconvenience. Even though the invasion and Anschluss of Crimea violates the 1994 Budapest Agreement signed by Russia, the United States, and the United Kingdom that assured Ukraine's territorial integrity,
President Obama Wednesday reflected on Russia, putting sour relations in very personal terms. Obama said during the final news conference of his presidency that he reached out to Russia, but that Russian President Vladimir Putin batted him away. He said Putin's return to the presidency in 2012 touched off "an escalating anti-America rhetoric and an approach to global affairs that seem to be premised on the idea that whatever America's trying to do must be bad for Russia and so, 'We want to try t
Three cats briefly took over the G-20 summit this weekend, brazenly walking on the same stage as world leaders -- including Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin -- in Antalya, Turkey. RT on YouTube While the leaders were there to discuss more solemn topics, including the Paris terrorist attacks and how each country would address ISIS, the cats were a welcome moment of levity. Antalya is in the south of the country, but up north in Istanbul, cats run the streets. In fact, The Wall Street Journal sug
T he lead-up to this week's NATO summit, a two-day affair gathering the heads of state of the 29-member alliance, has been punctuated by worries, some legitimate, others less so, about the president's actions. The story thus far has been some version of the following: Donald Trump's apparent admiration for Vladimir Putin and disdain for America's European allies (as well as his reluctance to endorse Article 5 of the NATO charter during his first year in office), portend some repeat of the G-7-st
Just days after he first met Vladimir Putin in person, and following a tremendous bipartisan backlash over his behavior at that meeting, Donald Trump says that the White House is already planning to invite Putin to visit him in Washington, D.C. While there's nothing inherently wrong with a President inviting another world leader to the White House - they've hosted horrible leaders in the past - this one appears to be a giant middle finger to an American public that already believes the President
EUROPE'S leaders agreed to blow up Vladimir Putin's spy network after Theresa May shared bombshell MI6 secrets with them. Hundreds of Kremlin operatives face the boot from more than a dozen EU capitals from Monday, EU chiefs last night declared at a Brussels summit. AP:Associated Press 5 Hundreds of spooks could be chucked out of other countries too The PM secured the major boost for her shown down against Moscow by revealing behind closed doors what intelligence chiefs have discovered about Put
Vladimir Putin says he's ready to talk, but the White House is asking French officials to keep President Barack Obama and the Russian leader apart during upcoming gatherings of world leaders in Paris to celebrate the 70th anniversary of D-Day. Reuters reported on Wednesday that Obama, Putin and newly elected Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will be at the same event, being held Friday at the 18th century Chateau de Benouville, making it a perfect backdrop for discussing the ongoing crisis in
The Ukraine crisis weakened relations between the West and Russia, which has forced Moscow to look for allies elsewhere. In his quest for friendly nations, it appears President Vladimir Putin has chosen North Korea, as Putin invited leader Kim Jong Un to Russia's Victory Day celebration in May. This would be Kim's first foreign visit as leader of the hermit kingdom. While establishing deeper ties with North Korea, this invite could cause more backlash from the West. Russia announced the invite
Author`s name Said Gafurov 06 Jun 2016 at 16:10 Putin's visit to Greece as omen to Middle East The countries of the Middle East paid great interest to the recent visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Greece. According to the expert community of the region, Vladimir Putin made it clear that Syria and Greece were under Russia's protection, and the enemy would not pass. NATO and the US heard the Russian message. Message to NATO Covering Putin's recent visit to Greece, Arab media saw his nego
MEXICO CITY -- Leftist President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is enjoying a bit of a honeymoon with U.S. President Donald Trump, and he was effusive Tuesday in praising the U.S. leader's restraint in not bringing up his proposed border wall. Instead of confrontational talk, Lopez Obrador will get a visit by Trump's son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, and U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Friday. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen al
President Obama Wednesday reflected on Russia, putting sour relations in very personal terms. Obama said during the final news conference of his presidency that he reached out to Russia, but that Russian President Vladimir Putin batted him away. He said Putin's return to the presidency in 2012 touched off "an escalating anti-America rhetoric and an approach to global affairs that seem to be premised on the idea that whatever America's trying to do must be bad for Russia and so, 'We want to try t
Three cats briefly took over the G-20 summit this weekend, brazenly walking on the same stage as world leaders -- including Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin -- in Antalya, Turkey. RT on YouTube While the leaders were there to discuss more solemn topics, including the Paris terrorist attacks and how each country would address ISIS, the cats were a welcome moment of levity. Antalya is in the south of the country, but up north in Istanbul, cats run the streets. In fact, The Wall Street Journal sug
T he lead-up to this week's NATO summit, a two-day affair gathering the heads of state of the 29-member alliance, has been punctuated by worries, some legitimate, others less so, about the president's actions. The story thus far has been some version of the following: Donald Trump's apparent admiration for Vladimir Putin and disdain for America's European allies (as well as his reluctance to endorse Article 5 of the NATO charter during his first year in office), portend some repeat of the G-7-st
Just days after he first met Vladimir Putin in person, and following a tremendous bipartisan backlash over his behavior at that meeting, Donald Trump says that the White House is already planning to invite Putin to visit him in Washington, D.C. While there's nothing inherently wrong with a President inviting another world leader to the White House - they've hosted horrible leaders in the past - this one appears to be a giant middle finger to an American public that already believes the President
EUROPE'S leaders agreed to blow up Vladimir Putin's spy network after Theresa May shared bombshell MI6 secrets with them. Hundreds of Kremlin operatives face the boot from more than a dozen EU capitals from Monday, EU chiefs last night declared at a Brussels summit. AP:Associated Press 5 Hundreds of spooks could be chucked out of other countries too The PM secured the major boost for her shown down against Moscow by revealing behind closed doors what intelligence chiefs have discovered about Put
Vladimir Putin says he's ready to talk, but the White House is asking French officials to keep President Barack Obama and the Russian leader apart during upcoming gatherings of world leaders in Paris to celebrate the 70th anniversary of D-Day. Reuters reported on Wednesday that Obama, Putin and newly elected Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will be at the same event, being held Friday at the 18th century Chateau de Benouville, making it a perfect backdrop for discussing the ongoing crisis in
The Ukraine crisis weakened relations between the West and Russia, which has forced Moscow to look for allies elsewhere. In his quest for friendly nations, it appears President Vladimir Putin has chosen North Korea, as Putin invited leader Kim Jong Un to Russia's Victory Day celebration in May. This would be Kim's first foreign visit as leader of the hermit kingdom. While establishing deeper ties with North Korea, this invite could cause more backlash from the West. Russia announced the invite
Author`s name Said Gafurov 06 Jun 2016 at 16:10 Putin's visit to Greece as omen to Middle East The countries of the Middle East paid great interest to the recent visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Greece. According to the expert community of the region, Vladimir Putin made it clear that Syria and Greece were under Russia's protection, and the enemy would not pass. NATO and the US heard the Russian message. Message to NATO Covering Putin's recent visit to Greece, Arab media saw his nego
MEXICO CITY -- Leftist President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is enjoying a bit of a honeymoon with U.S. President Donald Trump, and he was effusive Tuesday in praising the U.S. leader's restraint in not bringing up his proposed border wall. Instead of confrontational talk, Lopez Obrador will get a visit by Trump's son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, and U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Friday. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen al
Florida Gov. Rick Scott Assumes 'You Guys' (All Black Lawmakers) Grew Up Poor ThinkProgress Feb 16, 2011, 8:45 pm Since taking office last month, Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) has proposed cutting funding for historically black colleges , abolishing state offices that support minority-owned businesses , and exploited the Voting Rights Act to rig the state's re-districing process. Yesterday, the Miami Herald reports, Scott further alienated black lawmakers when he "implied that all black lawmak
Records from former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s divorce case show how he has been able to collect hefty benefit checks from the federal government after serving time in prison for looting hundreds of thousands of dollars from his campaign fund. Jackson, 51, receives about $138,400 a year -- more than he made as a freshman congressman in 1995. Most of that -- about $100,000 -- is workers' compensation and tax-free, according to Chicago attorney Barry Schatz, who is representing Jackson in his d
Give it a rest. Via CBS News : Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.V., suggested that racism may be at the root of some of the country's gridlock when he said that some people don't want any progress to be made during President Obama's term because of his skin color. "It's an American characteristic that you don't do anything which displeases the voters, because you always have to get reelected here," Rockefeller said at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Tuesday. "I understand part of it. It has to do
Mediaite's AJ Delgado returned to Sean Hannity 's radio show on Wednesday afternoon, where she questioned, in part, why African-Americans support the Democrats in overwhelming numbers, when Democratic policies have done nothing, according to Delgado, to improve the economic conditions of black voters' lives. Marc Lamont Hill clashed with Delgado over that point, but conceded that there is a "sense of paternalism" in the Democratic party for African-Americans. After some back-and-forth about the
From Huffington Post: Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said on Sunday that he doesn't believe racism holds African Americans back. "I don't believe racism in this country today holds anybody back in a big way," said Cain, former CEO of Godfather's Pizza, during an interview on CNN. "Are there some elements of racism? Yes, it gets back to if we don't grow this economy, that is a ripple effect for every economic level, and because blacks are more disproportionately unemployed, they ge
Herman Cain is causing quite a stir these days- whether it's winning straw polls or attacking fellow candidates , or telling black people that they are "brainwashed." That last comment, naturally, got him into some hot water with the black community, and on last night's Follow the Money , Eric Bolling tried to parse through it with radio host Garland Nixon , who thought the comments extremely "closed-minded." Nixon based his assessment of Cain as closed-minded around the fact that he could not "
Larry Saxxon said homophobia in the African American community and racism in the LGBT community makes for a narrow margin with which to work for gay African Americans. (Source:Rick Gerharter) In San Francisco, African American LGBT seniors often face a double jeopardy in terms of discrimination. Within the black community, they struggle to overcome homophobia. In the LGBT community, they encounter race-based prejudices. "We've gotten burdened at both ends of the candle. By the African American
Tyson CEO and President Tom Hayes was the BMOC (big man on campus) at the Humboldt plant ground-breaking on Wednesday when he promised a $500,000 kickback grant to Gibson County. But it's not really a no-strings unconditional gift, nor is it really money from Tyson Foods' pocket, is it Tom? First, the ever paternalistic Tyson leadership that has come to rescue Welcoming Witherspoon - who is now out of favor with his Democrat party - has not agreed to just let Gibson Countians decide on their own
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene of South Africa needs money, and it would ultimately be the taxpayers that would fund Government laxity. An amount of more than ZAR44 billion was required by government, and Nene has promised to raise taxes over the next three years. There is no indication of how taxes would be raised, and it is assumed that personal taxes, increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) and companies' taxation would form part of the increased structure. The Davis Tax committee would make recomm
BY: Andrew Stiles Follow @AndrewStilesUSA August 23, 2012 5:00 am An international investment guru who has ties to left-wing billionaire George Soros and a number of controversial West African politicians is raising money for President Obama's re-election campaign. Stephen Cashin, the chief executive officer at Pan African Capital Group (PACG), an international private equity firm, recently pledged to raise between $200,000 and $500,000 for the Obama campaign, records show. Cashin and his wife M
Records from former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s divorce case show how he has been able to collect hefty benefit checks from the federal government after serving time in prison for looting hundreds of thousands of dollars from his campaign fund. Jackson, 51, receives about $138,400 a year -- more than he made as a freshman congressman in 1995. Most of that -- about $100,000 -- is workers' compensation and tax-free, according to Chicago attorney Barry Schatz, who is representing Jackson in his d
Give it a rest. Via CBS News : Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.V., suggested that racism may be at the root of some of the country's gridlock when he said that some people don't want any progress to be made during President Obama's term because of his skin color. "It's an American characteristic that you don't do anything which displeases the voters, because you always have to get reelected here," Rockefeller said at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Tuesday. "I understand part of it. It has to do
Mediaite's AJ Delgado returned to Sean Hannity 's radio show on Wednesday afternoon, where she questioned, in part, why African-Americans support the Democrats in overwhelming numbers, when Democratic policies have done nothing, according to Delgado, to improve the economic conditions of black voters' lives. Marc Lamont Hill clashed with Delgado over that point, but conceded that there is a "sense of paternalism" in the Democratic party for African-Americans. After some back-and-forth about the
From Huffington Post: Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said on Sunday that he doesn't believe racism holds African Americans back. "I don't believe racism in this country today holds anybody back in a big way," said Cain, former CEO of Godfather's Pizza, during an interview on CNN. "Are there some elements of racism? Yes, it gets back to if we don't grow this economy, that is a ripple effect for every economic level, and because blacks are more disproportionately unemployed, they ge
Herman Cain is causing quite a stir these days- whether it's winning straw polls or attacking fellow candidates , or telling black people that they are "brainwashed." That last comment, naturally, got him into some hot water with the black community, and on last night's Follow the Money , Eric Bolling tried to parse through it with radio host Garland Nixon , who thought the comments extremely "closed-minded." Nixon based his assessment of Cain as closed-minded around the fact that he could not "
Larry Saxxon said homophobia in the African American community and racism in the LGBT community makes for a narrow margin with which to work for gay African Americans. (Source:Rick Gerharter) In San Francisco, African American LGBT seniors often face a double jeopardy in terms of discrimination. Within the black community, they struggle to overcome homophobia. In the LGBT community, they encounter race-based prejudices. "We've gotten burdened at both ends of the candle. By the African American
Tyson CEO and President Tom Hayes was the BMOC (big man on campus) at the Humboldt plant ground-breaking on Wednesday when he promised a $500,000 kickback grant to Gibson County. But it's not really a no-strings unconditional gift, nor is it really money from Tyson Foods' pocket, is it Tom? First, the ever paternalistic Tyson leadership that has come to rescue Welcoming Witherspoon - who is now out of favor with his Democrat party - has not agreed to just let Gibson Countians decide on their own
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene of South Africa needs money, and it would ultimately be the taxpayers that would fund Government laxity. An amount of more than ZAR44 billion was required by government, and Nene has promised to raise taxes over the next three years. There is no indication of how taxes would be raised, and it is assumed that personal taxes, increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) and companies' taxation would form part of the increased structure. The Davis Tax committee would make recomm
BY: Andrew Stiles Follow @AndrewStilesUSA August 23, 2012 5:00 am An international investment guru who has ties to left-wing billionaire George Soros and a number of controversial West African politicians is raising money for President Obama's re-election campaign. Stephen Cashin, the chief executive officer at Pan African Capital Group (PACG), an international private equity firm, recently pledged to raise between $200,000 and $500,000 for the Obama campaign, records show. Cashin and his wife M
In September Eric Williams Endre, Sonia Endre, their two children, and Sonia's parents had their refugee application to Canada rejected. The family of six Afrikaners based their claim on white South African's being at risk of persecution for their race . Their asylum application detailed a series of crimes perpetrated against them, including a carjacking, home invasion, and repeated break-ins. South Africa is a crime ridden and somewhat lawless country with high rates of violent crime like murd
Herman Cain is causing quite a stir these days- whether it's winning straw polls or attacking fellow candidates , or telling black people that they are "brainwashed." That last comment, naturally, got him into some hot water with the black community, and on last night's Follow the Money , Eric Bolling tried to parse through it with radio host Garland Nixon , who thought the comments extremely "closed-minded." Nixon based his assessment of Cain as closed-minded around the fact that he could not "
W illie Lynch, that persistent and vexatious fiction, is back in the news, this time under the journalistic auspices of MSNBC, whose African-American news site, the Grio , yesterday published an article lamenting the "'Willie Lynch' propaganda that has held us down for eons." The headline accuses certain black activists who reject feminism and transsexualism of "rehash[ing] the Willie Lynch mentality." Willie Lynch, as I have been documenting for some years, is a hoax, but a very popular hoax. A
From Jeff Koinange CNN Adjust font size: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNN) -- Twelve-year-old Koketso Motshoane is just one of many millions of children in Africa orphaned by AIDS. She has five other siblings scattered across various orphanages whom she gets to see just once a year. She's never heard of pop star Madonna but says she'd jump at the chance to be adopted by anyone willing to give her a home, celebrity or not. "I would feel happy," she says. "Because I have no mother." ( Watch Koketso
Larry Saxxon said homophobia in the African American community and racism in the LGBT community makes for a narrow margin with which to work for gay African Americans. (Source:Rick Gerharter) In San Francisco, African American LGBT seniors often face a double jeopardy in terms of discrimination. Within the black community, they struggle to overcome homophobia. In the LGBT community, they encounter race-based prejudices. "We've gotten burdened at both ends of the candle. By the African American
New Internationalist 323 May 2000 Rachel Carson's ground-breaking Silent Spring , written in 1962, issued a dire warning of what might happen if the reckless use of pesticides continued. Some of this has come to pass; for the rest we would do well to heed her words. There was once a town in the heart of America where all life seemed to live in harmony with its surroundings. The town lay in the midst of a checkerboard of prosperous farms, with fields of grain and hillsides of orchards. Along the
Give it a rest. Via CBS News : Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.V., suggested that racism may be at the root of some of the country's gridlock when he said that some people don't want any progress to be made during President Obama's term because of his skin color. "It's an American characteristic that you don't do anything which displeases the voters, because you always have to get reelected here," Rockefeller said at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Tuesday. "I understand part of it. It has to do
Deanne Carson , who bills herself as a sexuality expert says you mut ask your baby's permission before you change their diaper. What the heck? By time your baby is able to talk he or she will say "What the hell is wrong with you? I have been sitting in poo for nine months now." But Carson says you don't need an answer, you just have to wait a while so the baby knows they matter. Oh, really? I don't think babies are that sophisticated. I'd be willing to bet that while you are waiting for an answe
In the aftermath of his big Florida straw poll victory, Herman Cain appeared on Fox with Neil Cavuto, who asked Cain to respond to actor Morgan Freeman's contention that the Tea Party was based on racism. Cain, who is a favorite at Tea Party events and who owed his remarkable victory yesterday to Tea Party activism, told Cavuto that being a great actor doesn't always equate to having a grasp on reality. Cain declined to take offense, as Newsbusters reports , and instead focused on the desperatio
The working masses and poor of South Africa overthrew the old hated Apartheid regime as a means of improving their living and working conditions. Instead what we have is a party in power, the ANC, which was created by the working masses but which is presently carrying out policies in the interests of the rich. This contradiction must be resolved and the only way is for the working people to take back control of the party they created. The South African Navy is currently engaged in joint operatio
Herman Cain is causing quite a stir these days- whether it's winning straw polls or attacking fellow candidates , or telling black people that they are "brainwashed." That last comment, naturally, got him into some hot water with the black community, and on last night's Follow the Money , Eric Bolling tried to parse through it with radio host Garland Nixon , who thought the comments extremely "closed-minded." Nixon based his assessment of Cain as closed-minded around the fact that he could not "
W illie Lynch, that persistent and vexatious fiction, is back in the news, this time under the journalistic auspices of MSNBC, whose African-American news site, the Grio , yesterday published an article lamenting the "'Willie Lynch' propaganda that has held us down for eons." The headline accuses certain black activists who reject feminism and transsexualism of "rehash[ing] the Willie Lynch mentality." Willie Lynch, as I have been documenting for some years, is a hoax, but a very popular hoax. A
From Jeff Koinange CNN Adjust font size: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNN) -- Twelve-year-old Koketso Motshoane is just one of many millions of children in Africa orphaned by AIDS. She has five other siblings scattered across various orphanages whom she gets to see just once a year. She's never heard of pop star Madonna but says she'd jump at the chance to be adopted by anyone willing to give her a home, celebrity or not. "I would feel happy," she says. "Because I have no mother." ( Watch Koketso
Larry Saxxon said homophobia in the African American community and racism in the LGBT community makes for a narrow margin with which to work for gay African Americans. (Source:Rick Gerharter) In San Francisco, African American LGBT seniors often face a double jeopardy in terms of discrimination. Within the black community, they struggle to overcome homophobia. In the LGBT community, they encounter race-based prejudices. "We've gotten burdened at both ends of the candle. By the African American
New Internationalist 323 May 2000 Rachel Carson's ground-breaking Silent Spring , written in 1962, issued a dire warning of what might happen if the reckless use of pesticides continued. Some of this has come to pass; for the rest we would do well to heed her words. There was once a town in the heart of America where all life seemed to live in harmony with its surroundings. The town lay in the midst of a checkerboard of prosperous farms, with fields of grain and hillsides of orchards. Along the
Give it a rest. Via CBS News : Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.V., suggested that racism may be at the root of some of the country's gridlock when he said that some people don't want any progress to be made during President Obama's term because of his skin color. "It's an American characteristic that you don't do anything which displeases the voters, because you always have to get reelected here," Rockefeller said at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Tuesday. "I understand part of it. It has to do
Deanne Carson , who bills herself as a sexuality expert says you mut ask your baby's permission before you change their diaper. What the heck? By time your baby is able to talk he or she will say "What the hell is wrong with you? I have been sitting in poo for nine months now." But Carson says you don't need an answer, you just have to wait a while so the baby knows they matter. Oh, really? I don't think babies are that sophisticated. I'd be willing to bet that while you are waiting for an answe
In the aftermath of his big Florida straw poll victory, Herman Cain appeared on Fox with Neil Cavuto, who asked Cain to respond to actor Morgan Freeman's contention that the Tea Party was based on racism. Cain, who is a favorite at Tea Party events and who owed his remarkable victory yesterday to Tea Party activism, told Cavuto that being a great actor doesn't always equate to having a grasp on reality. Cain declined to take offense, as Newsbusters reports , and instead focused on the desperatio
The working masses and poor of South Africa overthrew the old hated Apartheid regime as a means of improving their living and working conditions. Instead what we have is a party in power, the ANC, which was created by the working masses but which is presently carrying out policies in the interests of the rich. This contradiction must be resolved and the only way is for the working people to take back control of the party they created. The South African Navy is currently engaged in joint operatio
They say that if you want to understand a revolution, you have to listen to its music. Over the past year, as people's movements and student uprisings have swept through Europe and now America in response to the global crisis of capitalism, I have lost count of the number of grumbling articles by middle-aged, male columnists, complaining about the movement's lack of a defined soundtrack. There is no troubadour for this new, networked uprising, no Dylan or Billy Bragg for everyone to hum along to
The CPH:DOX festival will be held in the Danish capital, Copenhagen, from March 16 to 26. Directed by Mina Bozorgmehr and Hadi Kamali-Moqaddam, Janbal is about the inner fantasy world of Mousa, an artist who lives on the island of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf. CPH:DOX is the third largest documentary film festival in the world, and the largest documentary film festival in Scandinavia. The programme goes beyond traditional boundaries between disciplines and media, offering perspectives on creative
Dubai is a juxtaposition of a city. It's full of wealth and flash thanks to royals and oils yet the religion presiding over it values modesty. And seeing a city of such contrast is priceless. Known for its flashy cars, designer hotels, multicultural food scene and architectural masterpieces, Dubai melds two different worlds of East and West and has attracted over 200 nationalities to live there as expats. With so much ground to cover, Paste Magazine assembled a list of must-sees while in Dubai.
Toronto's Wavelength music series celebrated its 12th anniversary last week with the Wavelength Twelve festival . That also marked the second year since Wavelength repositioned itself into a monthly/special occasion format, but those who miss the weekly series will soon find solace once again. Wavelength co-founder/boundlessly enthusiastic emcee Doc Pickles (real name: Duncan MacDonell) has decided to revive the weekly Sunday night PWYC series under the name Crosswires . Crosswires #1 takes plac
click to enlarge Courtesy Activate:Chi Activate:Chi principals Danny Schwartz, Dom Brown, and Mikul Wing Some people use social media to lash out (hello, Mr. President). Others use it to catalyze positive change. Chicago nightlife veteran Dom Brown (cofounder of Porn and Chicken ) has felt pressure to do something since the minute the election was called for Trump, and his personal last straw came in late January, when POTUS issued his executive order on immigration (better known as the "Muslim
Ali Asghar Mohammadkhani, the Shahre Ketab (City of Book) International and Cultural Affairs detailed about the conference. "Shahre Ketab hosted the ceremony to honor Sa'adi and Cervantes in April 21-22 on the occasion of Sa'adi National Day, and we planned a Madrid conference as well to be held in late October in Complutense University of Madrid (UCM)," he said. "The conference is a joint effort by Shahre Ketab International and Cultural center, Center for Sa'adi Studies, Iran's cultural attach
This year, more than 420 participants gathered at Europol's headquarters in The Hague to attend the 5th annual Europol-INTERPOL Cybercrime Conference. The central theme of this three day conference, from 27-29 September 2017, was "Actively united for a safer cyber space" and has underlined the importance of law enforcement, private sector, academia, government and NGOs jointly engaging in the fight against cybercriminals. In their opening remarks, Europol's Executive Director, Rob Wainwright, an
Motorola launched its 3rd generation Moto G at an event in New Delhi on 28 July. Although we were expecting many more devices to be launched in India, it was only later in the day with events across New York City, London and Sao Paolo, that Motorola released the third gen Moto X in two variants - Moto X Play and Moto X Style . Moto G has always had a certain pull factor considering it was the first phones two years go, that set the ball rolling for affordable well specced handsets. We had a cha
Pepe Escobar is unquestionably one of the world's leading progressive, anti-war journalists. He is Brazilian and has lived in several countries around the world, including the United States, France, Italy, Singapore, Thailand, and Hong Kong. He runs a regular column on Asia Times Online titled "The Roving Eye" in which he writes commentaries and articles about the Middle East and Asia affairs and U.S. foreign policy. He has been interviewed by Russia Today, Press TV, Al-Jazeera, and The Real New
Dovizioso had started the race from pole but it was Valentino Rossi who took the lead as the lights turned green. However, it took his countryman just a few corners to take the spot back. Rossi, who had taken a gamble on a medium front tyre, took the lead again on lap eight but could not maintain it, losing out to both Dovizioso and Marquez a few laps later, before eventually dropping down to fourth. Lorenzo fought back from fourth to mount a penultimate lap challenge for the lead with Marquez j
The CPH:DOX festival will be held in the Danish capital, Copenhagen, from March 16 to 26. Directed by Mina Bozorgmehr and Hadi Kamali-Moqaddam, Janbal is about the inner fantasy world of Mousa, an artist who lives on the island of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf. CPH:DOX is the third largest documentary film festival in the world, and the largest documentary film festival in Scandinavia. The programme goes beyond traditional boundaries between disciplines and media, offering perspectives on creative
Dubai is a juxtaposition of a city. It's full of wealth and flash thanks to royals and oils yet the religion presiding over it values modesty. And seeing a city of such contrast is priceless. Known for its flashy cars, designer hotels, multicultural food scene and architectural masterpieces, Dubai melds two different worlds of East and West and has attracted over 200 nationalities to live there as expats. With so much ground to cover, Paste Magazine assembled a list of must-sees while in Dubai.
Toronto's Wavelength music series celebrated its 12th anniversary last week with the Wavelength Twelve festival . That also marked the second year since Wavelength repositioned itself into a monthly/special occasion format, but those who miss the weekly series will soon find solace once again. Wavelength co-founder/boundlessly enthusiastic emcee Doc Pickles (real name: Duncan MacDonell) has decided to revive the weekly Sunday night PWYC series under the name Crosswires . Crosswires #1 takes plac
click to enlarge Courtesy Activate:Chi Activate:Chi principals Danny Schwartz, Dom Brown, and Mikul Wing Some people use social media to lash out (hello, Mr. President). Others use it to catalyze positive change. Chicago nightlife veteran Dom Brown (cofounder of Porn and Chicken ) has felt pressure to do something since the minute the election was called for Trump, and his personal last straw came in late January, when POTUS issued his executive order on immigration (better known as the "Muslim
Ali Asghar Mohammadkhani, the Shahre Ketab (City of Book) International and Cultural Affairs detailed about the conference. "Shahre Ketab hosted the ceremony to honor Sa'adi and Cervantes in April 21-22 on the occasion of Sa'adi National Day, and we planned a Madrid conference as well to be held in late October in Complutense University of Madrid (UCM)," he said. "The conference is a joint effort by Shahre Ketab International and Cultural center, Center for Sa'adi Studies, Iran's cultural attach
This year, more than 420 participants gathered at Europol's headquarters in The Hague to attend the 5th annual Europol-INTERPOL Cybercrime Conference. The central theme of this three day conference, from 27-29 September 2017, was "Actively united for a safer cyber space" and has underlined the importance of law enforcement, private sector, academia, government and NGOs jointly engaging in the fight against cybercriminals. In their opening remarks, Europol's Executive Director, Rob Wainwright, an
Motorola launched its 3rd generation Moto G at an event in New Delhi on 28 July. Although we were expecting many more devices to be launched in India, it was only later in the day with events across New York City, London and Sao Paolo, that Motorola released the third gen Moto X in two variants - Moto X Play and Moto X Style . Moto G has always had a certain pull factor considering it was the first phones two years go, that set the ball rolling for affordable well specced handsets. We had a cha
Pepe Escobar is unquestionably one of the world's leading progressive, anti-war journalists. He is Brazilian and has lived in several countries around the world, including the United States, France, Italy, Singapore, Thailand, and Hong Kong. He runs a regular column on Asia Times Online titled "The Roving Eye" in which he writes commentaries and articles about the Middle East and Asia affairs and U.S. foreign policy. He has been interviewed by Russia Today, Press TV, Al-Jazeera, and The Real New
Dovizioso had started the race from pole but it was Valentino Rossi who took the lead as the lights turned green. However, it took his countryman just a few corners to take the spot back. Rossi, who had taken a gamble on a medium front tyre, took the lead again on lap eight but could not maintain it, losing out to both Dovizioso and Marquez a few laps later, before eventually dropping down to fourth. Lorenzo fought back from fourth to mount a penultimate lap challenge for the lead with Marquez j
Astronauts of Antiquity also known as AOA is an alt-pop and trip hop collective that consists of India (vocals), B. Rhyan (guitars) and Ivica (electronic production). The New York based trio recently released their debut single, "Paradise" from their upcoming six-song release, Beyond The Maze. "Paradise" features rapper and spoken word artist, Deploi who describes the truth and harm behind genetically modified foods and corporate dominance. Overall, the group sets off a distinct and experimenta
A photo of a toddler lying on his stomach on a Turkish beach. A boy wearing a red T-shirt, blue shorts, and sneakers. The boy's head is turned to the side and his arms are alongside his body. Walking along the beach, one might, from a distance, think that the boy was napping. Or that he'd fallen down and hurt himself. Nilufer Demir, a photographer from Turkey's Dogan News Agency, has been "photographing immigration since 2003," according to a Wall Street Journal report . She happened to be walki
Motorola launched its 3rd generation Moto G at an event in New Delhi on 28 July. Although we were expecting many more devices to be launched in India, it was only later in the day with events across New York City, London and Sao Paolo, that Motorola released the third gen Moto X in two variants - Moto X Play and Moto X Style . Moto G has always had a certain pull factor considering it was the first phones two years go, that set the ball rolling for affordable well specced handsets. We had a cha
NEW JERUSALEM by David Ives (Harold Green Jewish Theatre). At the Toronto Centre for the Arts (5040 Yonge). Runs to April 13, Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday 8 pm, Sunday 7 pm, matinees Wednesday 1 pm and Sunday 2 pm. $30-$60. 1-855-985-2787, hgjewishtheatre.com . See listing . Rating: NNN Innovation clashes with tradition in David Ives's New Jerusalem, an intriguingly heady and dramatic mix of history and philosophy. Set in 1656 Amsterdam, the play focuses on young Jewish philosopher Baruch de Sp
Camel riders are seen during a traditional competition in the southeastern Iranian port city of Chabahar, April 3, 2017. The racing of camels has long been a folk sport practiced by the local population at social gatherings and festivals. Now, it has come to be recognized as a serious international sport and a great tourist attraction. Camels are often controlled by child jockeys, but in modern camel racing, camels are often controlled by remote controlled robotic whips. A mature racing camel ca
EX-boxer Ricky Hatton is involved in a police probe after a dad was battered in a bar brawl. Hatton -- known in the ring as The Hitman -- is alleged to have taken part in an attack on a British holidaymaker. 6 The 47-year-old cracked a joke about Manchester City to the ex-boxer in an Irish bar Sandwich shop owner Stephen O'Hagan, 47, was left with a broken jaw, eye socket, nose and wrist, and lost several teeth, on the Spanish island of Tenerife. He claimed Manchester City fan Hatton lost his te
D imasalang III International Artist Group exhibition, Kalayaan (freedom), is on until July 4 at the Surrey Arts Centre. Dimasalang founder Sofronio Ylanan Mendoza, known by Sym, leads the display. S andie Gillis, author of Sym - The Power of Life and Struggle , volunteers for the Dimasalang International Artists Group and organized the event. An inspirational history The original Dimasalang International Artists Group.| Photo courtesy of Sandie Gillis. I n 1968 in Manilla, Sym founded the first
"My lane is wilin' the fuck out," Gunplay explains, describing his niche within the Maybach Music Group and hip-hop at large, before a session at Huge Music Studio in Doral. "Have fun, get money, blow that shit, fuck it." If MMG is the new Wu-Tang, he would clearly be its ODB: the reckless, hard-living loose canon. With his white tank top and brown work pants, Gunplay could pass for a vato on this particular night if not for the unkempt mane of dreadlocks sprouting from the back of his head and
It's well known that Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Pep Guardiola didn't see eye to eye during their time together at Barcelona. The Swedish striker labelled his former boss a "spineless coward" for constantly ignoring him, both on and off the pitch, during his only year at the Camp Nou. And now, following reports that the Old Trafford tunnel bust-up was partly caused by a Manchester City backroom staff member yelling insults at the striker, Ibrahimovic has revisited his unhappy spell with Guardiola. Ad
The Piano Lesson by Henriette Ronner-Knip, 1897 One does not have to be a fan of classical music to be familiar with the works of French composers Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. The two rivals were part of the Impressionism movement in classical music, a movement inspired by Impressionist painters like Monet, Manet, and Renoir and poets such as Verlaine and Baudelaire. They were also renowned cat lovers who famously allowed their feline muses to prowl at liberty amongst their papers while com
A photo of a toddler lying on his stomach on a Turkish beach. A boy wearing a red T-shirt, blue shorts, and sneakers. The boy's head is turned to the side and his arms are alongside his body. Walking along the beach, one might, from a distance, think that the boy was napping. Or that he'd fallen down and hurt himself. Nilufer Demir, a photographer from Turkey's Dogan News Agency, has been "photographing immigration since 2003," according to a Wall Street Journal report . She happened to be walki
Motorola launched its 3rd generation Moto G at an event in New Delhi on 28 July. Although we were expecting many more devices to be launched in India, it was only later in the day with events across New York City, London and Sao Paolo, that Motorola released the third gen Moto X in two variants - Moto X Play and Moto X Style . Moto G has always had a certain pull factor considering it was the first phones two years go, that set the ball rolling for affordable well specced handsets. We had a cha
NEW JERUSALEM by David Ives (Harold Green Jewish Theatre). At the Toronto Centre for the Arts (5040 Yonge). Runs to April 13, Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday 8 pm, Sunday 7 pm, matinees Wednesday 1 pm and Sunday 2 pm. $30-$60. 1-855-985-2787, hgjewishtheatre.com . See listing . Rating: NNN Innovation clashes with tradition in David Ives's New Jerusalem, an intriguingly heady and dramatic mix of history and philosophy. Set in 1656 Amsterdam, the play focuses on young Jewish philosopher Baruch de Sp
Camel riders are seen during a traditional competition in the southeastern Iranian port city of Chabahar, April 3, 2017. The racing of camels has long been a folk sport practiced by the local population at social gatherings and festivals. Now, it has come to be recognized as a serious international sport and a great tourist attraction. Camels are often controlled by child jockeys, but in modern camel racing, camels are often controlled by remote controlled robotic whips. A mature racing camel ca
EX-boxer Ricky Hatton is involved in a police probe after a dad was battered in a bar brawl. Hatton -- known in the ring as The Hitman -- is alleged to have taken part in an attack on a British holidaymaker. 6 The 47-year-old cracked a joke about Manchester City to the ex-boxer in an Irish bar Sandwich shop owner Stephen O'Hagan, 47, was left with a broken jaw, eye socket, nose and wrist, and lost several teeth, on the Spanish island of Tenerife. He claimed Manchester City fan Hatton lost his te
D imasalang III International Artist Group exhibition, Kalayaan (freedom), is on until July 4 at the Surrey Arts Centre. Dimasalang founder Sofronio Ylanan Mendoza, known by Sym, leads the display. S andie Gillis, author of Sym - The Power of Life and Struggle , volunteers for the Dimasalang International Artists Group and organized the event. An inspirational history The original Dimasalang International Artists Group.| Photo courtesy of Sandie Gillis. I n 1968 in Manilla, Sym founded the first
"My lane is wilin' the fuck out," Gunplay explains, describing his niche within the Maybach Music Group and hip-hop at large, before a session at Huge Music Studio in Doral. "Have fun, get money, blow that shit, fuck it." If MMG is the new Wu-Tang, he would clearly be its ODB: the reckless, hard-living loose canon. With his white tank top and brown work pants, Gunplay could pass for a vato on this particular night if not for the unkempt mane of dreadlocks sprouting from the back of his head and
It's well known that Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Pep Guardiola didn't see eye to eye during their time together at Barcelona. The Swedish striker labelled his former boss a "spineless coward" for constantly ignoring him, both on and off the pitch, during his only year at the Camp Nou. And now, following reports that the Old Trafford tunnel bust-up was partly caused by a Manchester City backroom staff member yelling insults at the striker, Ibrahimovic has revisited his unhappy spell with Guardiola. Ad
The Piano Lesson by Henriette Ronner-Knip, 1897 One does not have to be a fan of classical music to be familiar with the works of French composers Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. The two rivals were part of the Impressionism movement in classical music, a movement inspired by Impressionist painters like Monet, Manet, and Renoir and poets such as Verlaine and Baudelaire. They were also renowned cat lovers who famously allowed their feline muses to prowl at liberty amongst their papers while com
Greg Gutfeld , filling in for Bill O'Reilly , argued tonight that liberals appear to be downplaying the threat of ISIS, and asked guest Alan Colmes a very simple question: what does ISIS have to do to warrant an outraged response from liberals? He asked, "Why is it that lefties like you... have a hard time identifying actual existential evil unless it's a Republican or a stay-at-home mom?" Gutfeld invoked Obama's "JV" comment about groups like ISIS to suggest the left by and large just doesn't t
We hate to break it to Jim Acosta, but sometimes, CNN really does suck : WATCH: CNN Reporter Incorrectly Attributes Gun Activist's Phrasing to NRA's Dana Loesch https://t.co/2WxYep2vuh pic.twitter.com/kNA8LPAWYW -- Mediaite (@Mediaite) July 31, 2018 Sounds about right. More from Mediaite's Caleb Howe : "There's a tweet by Dana Loesch," [reporter Tom Foreman told Wolf Blitzer], pointing at the text he was reading, "that basically said, '3D printed ghost guns, as they call these, which can be made
When Tapper asked her if she was suggesting the US was funding these terrorist groups, she said we were. "I am not only suggesting it. This is the reality that we are living in. If you or I were to go and provide money, weapons or support to a group like al Qaeda or ISIS, we'd be thrown in jail. However, the U.S. Government has been providing money, weapons, intel, assistance and other types of support through the CIA directly to these groups that are working with and are affiliated with al Qaed
During one of his more ridiculous segments this past week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson spoke with Scott Bolden, a black lawyer who happens to be well off financially. In the heated exchange between the two, Carlson repeatedly tried to claim that Bolden's wealth is an indicator that (1) black people are not oppressed and (2) that he's never experienced real oppression because he has money. Carlson grossly misstates the actual problem and shows that he has no clue how oppression works, as Ring of
In a discussion with Fox News host Sean Hannity Thursday, Eric Trump addressed the "hypocrisy" of the media when it comes to dangerous rhetoric. Amid reckless, over-the-top rhetoric from many in the media, he said, his whole family has "had white powder show up at our house." "The hypocrisy is unlike anything you can imagine," said Trump. "You have them attacking Barron, you have them attacking Tiffany, you have them attacking our entire family. You have them spewing garbage every single day on
Fox News screengrab Fox News host Tucker Carlson, whose show has increasingly devolved into white nationalist rhetoric, warned his white viewers that they are losing their country. Carlson complained about "elites" who are outraged over President Donald Trump separating children from families at the border and caging them. "You think any of these people really care about family separation? ... No matter what they tell you, this is not about helping children," Carlson said. "Their goal is to chan
While filling in for Neil Cavuto today on Fox News, Eric Bolling got into a heated exchange with former D.C. mayor and current councilman Marion Barry ; at one point, telling the Democratic politician he should be removed from office. Barry is one of several Washington, D.C., councilmembers pushing a plan to force certain large retailers like Walmart to pay a higher minimum wage for its associates. Walmart has fought back against the effort, threatening to cease construction of three new Walmart
CNN pushed for more gun control on the very day of the Aurora shootings - to the dismay of media critic Howard Kurtz - and host Candy Crowley continued the fight on Sunday and Monday. In her Monday report, Crowley stressed the lack of "courage" - borrowing from a one gun control advocate - in today's Democratic Party to pursue firearms regulation. And when Senator Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) noted the lack of outrage over gun violence, Crowley agreed, "She's right." She pulled from disgruntled g
Fox & Friends host Pete Hegseth watched the student-led "March For Our Lives" on Saturday, and apparently it didn't sit well with him, because he was on the air Sunday morning whining like a two-year-old who's just been told all the candy is gone. Co-host Abby Huntsman began the conversation by saying: "We can't talk about guns in a rational way in this country. Either you support the NRA and 'killing children' or everyone is 'taking all of our guns away.'" Extremist, non-negotiable positions a
Joe Piscopo and Fox News host Neil Cavuto were very annoyed that celebrities in the Hand in Hand hurricane relief telethon talked climate change. Piscopo doesn't believe in climate change but if it does exist, it's Obama's fault! "How about just raising the money, helping the folks out in need and spare the lectures?" Cavuto said after playing clips of Barbra Streisand, Beyonce and Stevie Wonder talking about the importance of dealing with climate change during the telethon. Then, Cavuto introd
We hate to break it to Jim Acosta, but sometimes, CNN really does suck : WATCH: CNN Reporter Incorrectly Attributes Gun Activist's Phrasing to NRA's Dana Loesch https://t.co/2WxYep2vuh pic.twitter.com/kNA8LPAWYW -- Mediaite (@Mediaite) July 31, 2018 Sounds about right. More from Mediaite's Caleb Howe : "There's a tweet by Dana Loesch," [reporter Tom Foreman told Wolf Blitzer], pointing at the text he was reading, "that basically said, '3D printed ghost guns, as they call these, which can be made
When Tapper asked her if she was suggesting the US was funding these terrorist groups, she said we were. "I am not only suggesting it. This is the reality that we are living in. If you or I were to go and provide money, weapons or support to a group like al Qaeda or ISIS, we'd be thrown in jail. However, the U.S. Government has been providing money, weapons, intel, assistance and other types of support through the CIA directly to these groups that are working with and are affiliated with al Qaed
During one of his more ridiculous segments this past week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson spoke with Scott Bolden, a black lawyer who happens to be well off financially. In the heated exchange between the two, Carlson repeatedly tried to claim that Bolden's wealth is an indicator that (1) black people are not oppressed and (2) that he's never experienced real oppression because he has money. Carlson grossly misstates the actual problem and shows that he has no clue how oppression works, as Ring of
In a discussion with Fox News host Sean Hannity Thursday, Eric Trump addressed the "hypocrisy" of the media when it comes to dangerous rhetoric. Amid reckless, over-the-top rhetoric from many in the media, he said, his whole family has "had white powder show up at our house." "The hypocrisy is unlike anything you can imagine," said Trump. "You have them attacking Barron, you have them attacking Tiffany, you have them attacking our entire family. You have them spewing garbage every single day on
Fox News screengrab Fox News host Tucker Carlson, whose show has increasingly devolved into white nationalist rhetoric, warned his white viewers that they are losing their country. Carlson complained about "elites" who are outraged over President Donald Trump separating children from families at the border and caging them. "You think any of these people really care about family separation? ... No matter what they tell you, this is not about helping children," Carlson said. "Their goal is to chan
While filling in for Neil Cavuto today on Fox News, Eric Bolling got into a heated exchange with former D.C. mayor and current councilman Marion Barry ; at one point, telling the Democratic politician he should be removed from office. Barry is one of several Washington, D.C., councilmembers pushing a plan to force certain large retailers like Walmart to pay a higher minimum wage for its associates. Walmart has fought back against the effort, threatening to cease construction of three new Walmart
CNN pushed for more gun control on the very day of the Aurora shootings - to the dismay of media critic Howard Kurtz - and host Candy Crowley continued the fight on Sunday and Monday. In her Monday report, Crowley stressed the lack of "courage" - borrowing from a one gun control advocate - in today's Democratic Party to pursue firearms regulation. And when Senator Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) noted the lack of outrage over gun violence, Crowley agreed, "She's right." She pulled from disgruntled g
Fox & Friends host Pete Hegseth watched the student-led "March For Our Lives" on Saturday, and apparently it didn't sit well with him, because he was on the air Sunday morning whining like a two-year-old who's just been told all the candy is gone. Co-host Abby Huntsman began the conversation by saying: "We can't talk about guns in a rational way in this country. Either you support the NRA and 'killing children' or everyone is 'taking all of our guns away.'" Extremist, non-negotiable positions a
Joe Piscopo and Fox News host Neil Cavuto were very annoyed that celebrities in the Hand in Hand hurricane relief telethon talked climate change. Piscopo doesn't believe in climate change but if it does exist, it's Obama's fault! "How about just raising the money, helping the folks out in need and spare the lectures?" Cavuto said after playing clips of Barbra Streisand, Beyonce and Stevie Wonder talking about the importance of dealing with climate change during the telethon. Then, Cavuto introd
Sean Hannity went out on a long, long limb yesterday on Neil Cavuto's Fox News show -- once again promoting his blueprint for Conservative Victory -- and made a bold prediction: Hannity: You put all of this in toto, in its entirety, and we are looking at -- not only the socialization, the Europe-ization of -- the Western European socialist model coming to America, we're looking at a -- the end of capitalism in America as we know it. I want to add a point. He is -- by far, I predict, Neil -- and
In a discussion with Fox News host Sean Hannity Thursday, Eric Trump addressed the "hypocrisy" of the media when it comes to dangerous rhetoric. Amid reckless, over-the-top rhetoric from many in the media, he said, his whole family has "had white powder show up at our house." "The hypocrisy is unlike anything you can imagine," said Trump. "You have them attacking Barron, you have them attacking Tiffany, you have them attacking our entire family. You have them spewing garbage every single day on
During one of his more ridiculous segments this past week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson spoke with Scott Bolden, a black lawyer who happens to be well off financially. In the heated exchange between the two, Carlson repeatedly tried to claim that Bolden's wealth is an indicator that (1) black people are not oppressed and (2) that he's never experienced real oppression because he has money. Carlson grossly misstates the actual problem and shows that he has no clue how oppression works, as Ring of
On Friday, CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin had a special snowflake-style meltdown when FOX Sports analyst Clay Travis said, "I only believe in two things completely: the First Amendment and boobs." The Daily Wire' s Ryan Saavedra wrote about the incident . This is a clear case of hypocrisy when it comes to the Left. As Baldwin complains about Travis, she is forgetting her own cheering on of a failed comedian chanting about nipples. During CNN's 2017 New Year's Eve coverage, Baldwin became gleeful as f
Gonna have to lock up a whole lot of people... Fox News' Tucker Carlson tore into a Democratic strategist Tuesday night for supporting a California bill that could imprison people for calling someone by the wrong pronoun. Robin Biro argued that "all LGBT rights" need to be included in patient rights, including proper pronoun usage. Carlson accused Biro of ignoring free speech for political purposes, taking issue with the bill's criminalization of speech. "You have the right to express your view
Joe Piscopo and Fox News host Neil Cavuto were very annoyed that celebrities in the Hand in Hand hurricane relief telethon talked climate change. Piscopo doesn't believe in climate change but if it does exist, it's Obama's fault! "How about just raising the money, helping the folks out in need and spare the lectures?" Cavuto said after playing clips of Barbra Streisand, Beyonce and Stevie Wonder talking about the importance of dealing with climate change during the telethon. Then, Cavuto introd
Now that he's no longer doing his Fox gig, Mike Huckabee has found another outlet for his need to spread the gospel of the Christian right. He will be appearing in an upcoming anti-gay video which asserts that the evil gay agenda will destroy Christianity. Yep, Fox fave Mike Huckabee is taking to the silver screen. Along with other members of the American Taliban Christian right and several GOP politicians, Huckabee will be whining about how equal rights for the LGBT community is a violation of
Geraldo Rivera said during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity that the Republican Party has become "the party of child abuse," referring to the Trump administration's policy of separating children from their families at the border. "The Democrats have a deal, a DACA fix, and a fix on separation for kids. [Sen. Chuck] Schumer's [D-N.Y] answer is no. Why? Because he wants it for politics. They're playing politics. Fix the law and do your job. That's it," Hannity said in introducing an in
Every day, Bill O'Reilly's website features a nonscientific poll of his audience on a political issue; O'Reilly typically airs the results on his Fox News program. Today, O'Reilly asked his audience, "What concerns you the most?" Here were the results: 48 percent of O'Reilly's respondents say their top concern is illegal immigration; the economy came in second at 41 percent, with O'Reilly chiming in, "That would have been my vote." O'Reilly is right to be a bit defensive about his audience's app
Fox News' resident conspiracy theorist apparently thought he had a scoop on former President Obama's recently unveiled presidential portrait. According to a tweet and an article posted to his website, both of which have now been deleted, the Fox host Sean Hannity claimed that a "secret sperm" was secretly inserted into the painting. In the deleted tweet , Hannity wrote that the portrait contained "inappropriate sexual innuendo" and included a link to an article with the title, " PORTRAIT PERVERS
In a discussion with Fox News host Sean Hannity Thursday, Eric Trump addressed the "hypocrisy" of the media when it comes to dangerous rhetoric. Amid reckless, over-the-top rhetoric from many in the media, he said, his whole family has "had white powder show up at our house." "The hypocrisy is unlike anything you can imagine," said Trump. "You have them attacking Barron, you have them attacking Tiffany, you have them attacking our entire family. You have them spewing garbage every single day on
During one of his more ridiculous segments this past week, Fox News host Tucker Carlson spoke with Scott Bolden, a black lawyer who happens to be well off financially. In the heated exchange between the two, Carlson repeatedly tried to claim that Bolden's wealth is an indicator that (1) black people are not oppressed and (2) that he's never experienced real oppression because he has money. Carlson grossly misstates the actual problem and shows that he has no clue how oppression works, as Ring of
On Friday, CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin had a special snowflake-style meltdown when FOX Sports analyst Clay Travis said, "I only believe in two things completely: the First Amendment and boobs." The Daily Wire' s Ryan Saavedra wrote about the incident . This is a clear case of hypocrisy when it comes to the Left. As Baldwin complains about Travis, she is forgetting her own cheering on of a failed comedian chanting about nipples. During CNN's 2017 New Year's Eve coverage, Baldwin became gleeful as f
Gonna have to lock up a whole lot of people... Fox News' Tucker Carlson tore into a Democratic strategist Tuesday night for supporting a California bill that could imprison people for calling someone by the wrong pronoun. Robin Biro argued that "all LGBT rights" need to be included in patient rights, including proper pronoun usage. Carlson accused Biro of ignoring free speech for political purposes, taking issue with the bill's criminalization of speech. "You have the right to express your view
Joe Piscopo and Fox News host Neil Cavuto were very annoyed that celebrities in the Hand in Hand hurricane relief telethon talked climate change. Piscopo doesn't believe in climate change but if it does exist, it's Obama's fault! "How about just raising the money, helping the folks out in need and spare the lectures?" Cavuto said after playing clips of Barbra Streisand, Beyonce and Stevie Wonder talking about the importance of dealing with climate change during the telethon. Then, Cavuto introd
Now that he's no longer doing his Fox gig, Mike Huckabee has found another outlet for his need to spread the gospel of the Christian right. He will be appearing in an upcoming anti-gay video which asserts that the evil gay agenda will destroy Christianity. Yep, Fox fave Mike Huckabee is taking to the silver screen. Along with other members of the American Taliban Christian right and several GOP politicians, Huckabee will be whining about how equal rights for the LGBT community is a violation of
Geraldo Rivera said during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity that the Republican Party has become "the party of child abuse," referring to the Trump administration's policy of separating children from their families at the border. "The Democrats have a deal, a DACA fix, and a fix on separation for kids. [Sen. Chuck] Schumer's [D-N.Y] answer is no. Why? Because he wants it for politics. They're playing politics. Fix the law and do your job. That's it," Hannity said in introducing an in
Every day, Bill O'Reilly's website features a nonscientific poll of his audience on a political issue; O'Reilly typically airs the results on his Fox News program. Today, O'Reilly asked his audience, "What concerns you the most?" Here were the results: 48 percent of O'Reilly's respondents say their top concern is illegal immigration; the economy came in second at 41 percent, with O'Reilly chiming in, "That would have been my vote." O'Reilly is right to be a bit defensive about his audience's app
Fox News' resident conspiracy theorist apparently thought he had a scoop on former President Obama's recently unveiled presidential portrait. According to a tweet and an article posted to his website, both of which have now been deleted, the Fox host Sean Hannity claimed that a "secret sperm" was secretly inserted into the painting. In the deleted tweet , Hannity wrote that the portrait contained "inappropriate sexual innuendo" and included a link to an article with the title, " PORTRAIT PERVERS
The US strongly condemns the terrorist attack in Jerusalem's Old City in which two Israeli police officers were killed and called for the "defeat" and eradication of terrorism. Israeli border policemen secure the area near the scene of the shooting attack in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters "The people of the US are heartbroken that terrorists brutally gunned down two Israeli police officers, and we extend our prayers and sympathies to the families of the victims. The US strongly condemns the terro
The operation also left two members of the Hamas security forces dead. Hamas policemen take a position in Nuseirat, south of Gaza City on March 22, 2018, during clashes as they carried out a man-hunt that resulted in the killing of main suspect in a recent bomb attack against the Palestinian prime minister, officials say. ( AFP ) The main suspect in a recent bomb attack against the Palestinian prime minister in the Gaza Strip was killed in an arrest raid on Thursday that also left two members of
Senior U.S. officials believe the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) deployed mustard gas against Kurdish fighters this week in what would be the first confirmed use of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) by the terror state. There were also reports last month of possible chlorine gas deployment by ISIS in Iraq, but those reports have not yet been confirmed, and Reuters points out that "chlorine is not a banned chemical agent." According to The Wall Street Journal , the most likely scenario involves mu
Saturday, February 11th, 2017 FBI Terrorism Taskforce Investigating Standing Rock Activists by Sam Levin / The Guardian Construction equipment near the Dakota Access pipeline. Workers have begun drilling after the army corps granted the permit necessary. Photograph: Josh Morgan/Reuters The FBI is investigating political activists campaigning against the Dakota Access pipeline, diverting agents charged with preventing terrorist attacks to instead focus their attention on indigenous activists and
The Israel Defense Forces said two dozen Palestinian terrorists were killed at the Gaza border on Monday, the deadliest day in weeks of violent demonstrations organized by Hamas. IDF and ISA inquiries reveal that at least 24 terrorists with documented terror backgrounds were killed during the violent riots along the Gaza border on Monday -- IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) May 15, 2018 "Most were active Hamas terror organization operatives, and some were active operatives of Palestinian Islamic Jihad," t
The Egyptian army has destroyed six more tunnels under the border with Gaza, a spokesman said on Wednesday. The location and destruction of the tunnel entrances took place during the period 21 February to 13 March, said Colonel Tamer Al-Refa'e in a statement reported by Felesteen newspaper. Since the middle of September 2015, the Egyptian army has been pumping sea water into the tunnels between Egypt and Gaza, which have been described as the besieged territory's "lifeline". The Palestinians liv
Turkish authorities are putting up a concrete wall along the country's border with Syria after the recent wave of terrorist attacks hitting the southern border regions. The construction in the Reyhanli district of Hatay province comes as part of the tightened security measures along the border following a series of terrorist attacks starting with the Suruc suicide bombing on July 20 that killed 33 people, and with at least 33 security force members and 12 civilians killed since. The Hatay Govern
Palestinian fighters launched at least two rockets from the Gaza Strip at Israel on Saturday, the Israeli military announced, breaking a de facto truce that both sides had been observing since a heavy exchange of fire in late May. Residents in southern Israel reported hearing explosions shortly after warning sirens activated, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported. One of the rockets fell in an open area in Gaza while another was intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system, accordi
The terrorists involved in the terror attack of last Thursday, on August 17, were arrested according to the communique released on Friday by the public relations office of Quds HQ of IRGC's Ground Forces. During the attack two military servers and one Basiji (volunteer force of public mobilization organization) were killed in Pishin District, Sarbaz County, Sistan Balouchestan Province in the south eastern corner of the country. According to the statement, the arresting operation was conducted a
Snopes has determined that the rumor is true: More toddlers killed people with guns in 2015 than terrorists did. Noting that "in most cases, the toddlers are killing or injuring themselves," Ingraham counted 58 total toddler-involved shootings in 2015 as of 17 December of that year. In 19 instances a toddler shot and killed themselves, and in two others, the toddler shot and killed another individual. That brings the total of toddler-involved shooting deaths in the United States in 2015 to 21. B
The operation also left two members of the Hamas security forces dead. Hamas policemen take a position in Nuseirat, south of Gaza City on March 22, 2018, during clashes as they carried out a man-hunt that resulted in the killing of main suspect in a recent bomb attack against the Palestinian prime minister, officials say. ( AFP ) The main suspect in a recent bomb attack against the Palestinian prime minister in the Gaza Strip was killed in an arrest raid on Thursday that also left two members of
Senior U.S. officials believe the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) deployed mustard gas against Kurdish fighters this week in what would be the first confirmed use of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) by the terror state. There were also reports last month of possible chlorine gas deployment by ISIS in Iraq, but those reports have not yet been confirmed, and Reuters points out that "chlorine is not a banned chemical agent." According to The Wall Street Journal , the most likely scenario involves mu
Saturday, February 11th, 2017 FBI Terrorism Taskforce Investigating Standing Rock Activists by Sam Levin / The Guardian Construction equipment near the Dakota Access pipeline. Workers have begun drilling after the army corps granted the permit necessary. Photograph: Josh Morgan/Reuters The FBI is investigating political activists campaigning against the Dakota Access pipeline, diverting agents charged with preventing terrorist attacks to instead focus their attention on indigenous activists and
The Israel Defense Forces said two dozen Palestinian terrorists were killed at the Gaza border on Monday, the deadliest day in weeks of violent demonstrations organized by Hamas. IDF and ISA inquiries reveal that at least 24 terrorists with documented terror backgrounds were killed during the violent riots along the Gaza border on Monday -- IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) May 15, 2018 "Most were active Hamas terror organization operatives, and some were active operatives of Palestinian Islamic Jihad," t
The Egyptian army has destroyed six more tunnels under the border with Gaza, a spokesman said on Wednesday. The location and destruction of the tunnel entrances took place during the period 21 February to 13 March, said Colonel Tamer Al-Refa'e in a statement reported by Felesteen newspaper. Since the middle of September 2015, the Egyptian army has been pumping sea water into the tunnels between Egypt and Gaza, which have been described as the besieged territory's "lifeline". The Palestinians liv
Turkish authorities are putting up a concrete wall along the country's border with Syria after the recent wave of terrorist attacks hitting the southern border regions. The construction in the Reyhanli district of Hatay province comes as part of the tightened security measures along the border following a series of terrorist attacks starting with the Suruc suicide bombing on July 20 that killed 33 people, and with at least 33 security force members and 12 civilians killed since. The Hatay Govern
Palestinian fighters launched at least two rockets from the Gaza Strip at Israel on Saturday, the Israeli military announced, breaking a de facto truce that both sides had been observing since a heavy exchange of fire in late May. Residents in southern Israel reported hearing explosions shortly after warning sirens activated, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported. One of the rockets fell in an open area in Gaza while another was intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system, accordi
The terrorists involved in the terror attack of last Thursday, on August 17, were arrested according to the communique released on Friday by the public relations office of Quds HQ of IRGC's Ground Forces. During the attack two military servers and one Basiji (volunteer force of public mobilization organization) were killed in Pishin District, Sarbaz County, Sistan Balouchestan Province in the south eastern corner of the country. According to the statement, the arresting operation was conducted a
Snopes has determined that the rumor is true: More toddlers killed people with guns in 2015 than terrorists did. Noting that "in most cases, the toddlers are killing or injuring themselves," Ingraham counted 58 total toddler-involved shootings in 2015 as of 17 December of that year. In 19 instances a toddler shot and killed themselves, and in two others, the toddler shot and killed another individual. That brings the total of toddler-involved shooting deaths in the United States in 2015 to 21. B
Thursday, June 18th, 2015 Venezuelan Tribes Protest Against Violent Mining Gangs The Hoti in Venezuela and other Amazon Indians depend on the forest for their survival. But their forests are being destroyed by illegal mining (photograph taken in 2014). (c) Eglee Zent/Survival from Survival International Venezuelan Indians blocked the landing strip of Canaima National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in protest at illegal miners destroying their lives and lands. Over the last decade, illegal m
BRITISH truckers will be killed or badly injured unless urgent action is taken to tackle violent people traffickers, an MP warned last night. Rampaging gangs are resorting to increasingly desperate measures to smuggle migrants across the Channel aboard trucks. Getty Images 7 Great escape . . . MP warns that action needs to be taken against people traffickers who threaten lorry drivers in Calais 7 Wreckage . . . lorry drivers face terrifying journeys They have attacked lorries with chainsaws and
Saturday, February 11th, 2017 FBI Terrorism Taskforce Investigating Standing Rock Activists by Sam Levin / The Guardian Construction equipment near the Dakota Access pipeline. Workers have begun drilling after the army corps granted the permit necessary. Photograph: Josh Morgan/Reuters The FBI is investigating political activists campaigning against the Dakota Access pipeline, diverting agents charged with preventing terrorist attacks to instead focus their attention on indigenous activists and
An armed underground group in Luhansk, Eastern Ukraine, which was planning to launch an attack April 10 to "seize power" in the city, has been raided and their weapons have been confiscated, according to the Ukrainian Security Service. Around 300 firearms, a grenade launcher, grenades, molotov cocktails and other weapons were taken. Fifteen members of the group were apprehended. They face charges of betraying the government and violating weapons regulations. Luhansk Oblast shares a border with R
Thursday April 12, 2018 The US threatened war within hours of an alleged chemical weapons attack taking place in Douma, northeast of Damascus. The US rush to conflict attempts to sidestep any meaningful investigation into the attack, fitting a larger pattern of Washington and its allies using baseless chemical weapon allegations for wars of aggression stretching back to the invasion of Iraq in 2003. US accusations and threats of war come at a pivotal moment in Syria's now 7 year conflict in whic
Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 UK: Cuadrilla Secures New Injunction Against Fracking Protesters by Rob Evans / The Guardian A major energy firm has secured an expanded injunction against protesters after it took a big step towards starting fracking on a substantial scale. Cuadrilla Resources went to court to obtain the injunction against all campaigners who opposed its drilling operations at its Preston New Road site in Lancashire. The injunction was granted on Friday on a temporary basis amid growing
951-Riverside (7,234 posts) Border Patrol Agent Fires at Armed Militia Member Source: Associated Press A Border Patrol agent pursuing a group of immigrants in a wooded area near the Texas-Mexico border on Friday fired several shots at an armed man who later identified himself as a militia member. Border Patrol spokesman Omar Zamora said agents had been chasing a group of immigrants east of Brownsville Friday afternoon when an agent saw a man holding a gun near the Rio Grande. The agent fired fou
Three assailants were also killed following two simultaneous gun and knife attacks near the walled old city. Hamas rejects Daesh claim of responsibility. Israeli policemen secure the scene of the shooting and stabbing attack outside Damascus gate in Jerusalem's old city June 16, 2017. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Israeli security forces shot dead three Palestinians who carried out shooting and stabbing attacks in which an Israeli border policewoman was killed in Jerusalem on Friday, police said. D
Anarchists in Germany have called for May Day 2017 to focus on solidarity with migrants in the face of one of the fiercest reactionary backlashes of the modern era. The FAU anarcho-syndicalist union is launching the action, saying that "migrants are workers, just like us" but are especially suffering under the current political conditions in Europe and are uniquely exposed to capitalist exploitation. In a statement, the union's international committee said: The labor dispute has no limits! If th
Early Friday, the Politico's Josh Meyer reported that the Department of Homeland Security had formally classified the activities of the left-wing and anarchist-driven movement known as "antifa" as "domestic terrorist violence" -- in April 2016. Yes, during the Obama administration, which chose to keep this assessment hidden. In other words, DHS privately acknowledged for well over a year that antifas are terrorists, while publicly obsessing ad nauseam for years about alleged "right-wing" terrori
BRITISH truckers will be killed or badly injured unless urgent action is taken to tackle violent people traffickers, an MP warned last night. Rampaging gangs are resorting to increasingly desperate measures to smuggle migrants across the Channel aboard trucks. Getty Images 7 Great escape . . . MP warns that action needs to be taken against people traffickers who threaten lorry drivers in Calais 7 Wreckage . . . lorry drivers face terrifying journeys They have attacked lorries with chainsaws and
Saturday, February 11th, 2017 FBI Terrorism Taskforce Investigating Standing Rock Activists by Sam Levin / The Guardian Construction equipment near the Dakota Access pipeline. Workers have begun drilling after the army corps granted the permit necessary. Photograph: Josh Morgan/Reuters The FBI is investigating political activists campaigning against the Dakota Access pipeline, diverting agents charged with preventing terrorist attacks to instead focus their attention on indigenous activists and
An armed underground group in Luhansk, Eastern Ukraine, which was planning to launch an attack April 10 to "seize power" in the city, has been raided and their weapons have been confiscated, according to the Ukrainian Security Service. Around 300 firearms, a grenade launcher, grenades, molotov cocktails and other weapons were taken. Fifteen members of the group were apprehended. They face charges of betraying the government and violating weapons regulations. Luhansk Oblast shares a border with R
Thursday April 12, 2018 The US threatened war within hours of an alleged chemical weapons attack taking place in Douma, northeast of Damascus. The US rush to conflict attempts to sidestep any meaningful investigation into the attack, fitting a larger pattern of Washington and its allies using baseless chemical weapon allegations for wars of aggression stretching back to the invasion of Iraq in 2003. US accusations and threats of war come at a pivotal moment in Syria's now 7 year conflict in whic
Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 UK: Cuadrilla Secures New Injunction Against Fracking Protesters by Rob Evans / The Guardian A major energy firm has secured an expanded injunction against protesters after it took a big step towards starting fracking on a substantial scale. Cuadrilla Resources went to court to obtain the injunction against all campaigners who opposed its drilling operations at its Preston New Road site in Lancashire. The injunction was granted on Friday on a temporary basis amid growing
951-Riverside (7,234 posts) Border Patrol Agent Fires at Armed Militia Member Source: Associated Press A Border Patrol agent pursuing a group of immigrants in a wooded area near the Texas-Mexico border on Friday fired several shots at an armed man who later identified himself as a militia member. Border Patrol spokesman Omar Zamora said agents had been chasing a group of immigrants east of Brownsville Friday afternoon when an agent saw a man holding a gun near the Rio Grande. The agent fired fou
Three assailants were also killed following two simultaneous gun and knife attacks near the walled old city. Hamas rejects Daesh claim of responsibility. Israeli policemen secure the scene of the shooting and stabbing attack outside Damascus gate in Jerusalem's old city June 16, 2017. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Israeli security forces shot dead three Palestinians who carried out shooting and stabbing attacks in which an Israeli border policewoman was killed in Jerusalem on Friday, police said. D
Anarchists in Germany have called for May Day 2017 to focus on solidarity with migrants in the face of one of the fiercest reactionary backlashes of the modern era. The FAU anarcho-syndicalist union is launching the action, saying that "migrants are workers, just like us" but are especially suffering under the current political conditions in Europe and are uniquely exposed to capitalist exploitation. In a statement, the union's international committee said: The labor dispute has no limits! If th
Early Friday, the Politico's Josh Meyer reported that the Department of Homeland Security had formally classified the activities of the left-wing and anarchist-driven movement known as "antifa" as "domestic terrorist violence" -- in April 2016. Yes, during the Obama administration, which chose to keep this assessment hidden. In other words, DHS privately acknowledged for well over a year that antifas are terrorists, while publicly obsessing ad nauseam for years about alleged "right-wing" terrori
Donald Trump : In a heartbeat. 2. If you weren't a businessman or political candidate, what would you be doing for a living? Anything I wanted to. Baseball player, astronaut, novelist, nurse practitioner. The sky's the limit. 3. How high will the wall be? Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Quite high. Very high. Higher than this. [Holds hand above head.] 4. If you could have dinner with any three people, living or dead, who would they be? Younger Me, Me Right Now, and Future Me. 5. What wil
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
On Monday, President Donald Trump sent out a tweet regarding the press. Per tradition, he used the term "fake media," and said that "every story is badly slanted." The Fake Media (not Real Media) has gotten even worse since the election. Every story is badly slanted. We have to hold them to the truth! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2017 President Trump isn't entirely incorrect. In fact, much of the coverage of the president coming from outlets like CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times
It's not that Donald Trump should stay off of Twitter, it's that he's terrible at it. You know who isn't terrible at it? Ted Cruz. While Trump tweets and steps all over whatever his agenda is that week, Cruz owns leftists left and right (see Ted Cruz Owns the New York Times on Charlottesville With Single Tweet and Ted Cruz Perfectly Destroys Liberal Deadspin in Epic Twitter Exchange ). Trump should take notes. Take this for example. Cruz: Dems using issues surrounding Charlottesville to try t
President Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen on Wednesday took to Twitter to insist that his support for Trump does not make him a racist and posted a photo collage of himself with black people in an apparent effort to prove it. Cohen's tweet denouncing racism came a day after Trump drew bipartisan criticism for saying white nationalist and far-right groups included some "very fine people." "As the son of a holocaust survivor, I have no tolerance for #racism. Just because I support @POTUS @re
President Donald Trump responded to the Texas school shooting that killed 10 people by tweeting, "Not looking good." "School shooting in Texas," Trump wrote. "Early reports not looking good. God bless all!" School shooting in Texas. Early reports not looking good. God bless all! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 18, 2018 Twitter users were horrified by the president's tweet. Imagine being a parent still unclear on what has happened and seeing the president of the United States tweet: "Ea
Who ya got? Donald Trump, the man who's working hard to make hyperbole redundant, is at it again. At a rally in Las Vegas Monday, the short-fingered fascist wannabe expressed disappointment at the climate of political correctness that won't allow him to personally beat the crap out of people he doesn't like. As a protester was removed from the South Point Arena by security, Trump said, "I'd like to punch him in the face," since apparently the guy wasn't contrite enough: Here's a guy, throwing pu
Gage Skidmore President Donald Trump dismissed the pain he's inflicted on immigrant families as "phony stories of sadness." "We must maintain a Strong Southern Border," Trump wrote on Twitter. "We cannot allow our Country to be overrun by illegal immigrants as the Democrats tell their phony stories of sadness and grief, hoping it will help them in the elections. Obama and others had the same pictures, and did nothing about it!" We must maintain a Strong Southern Border. We cannot allow our Count
Donald Trump's new statement on guns on campus is yet another reason why voting for him could be the worst thing you can do this year. Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump never fails to dismay and outrage people when he opens his mouth. And here we have another day, another obnoxious quote from Trump. In the wake of gun control reform, Trump wrapped up his Thursday night campaign rally in Burlington, Vermont, by stating that he would end gun-free zones in schools and U.S. military
"I'm wishing Donald Trump luck. And I'm going to give him a chance. And we, the historically disenfranchised, demand that he give us one too," Chappelle said. Dave Chappelle's monologue at "Saturday Night Live" carried a much deeper message amid all the comedy. The legendary comedian, in the first post-election episode of SNL, addressed the stunning Donald Trump victory stating, "I didn't know that Donald Trump was gonna win the election. I did suspect it. Seemed like Hillary was doing well in t
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
On Monday, President Donald Trump sent out a tweet regarding the press. Per tradition, he used the term "fake media," and said that "every story is badly slanted." The Fake Media (not Real Media) has gotten even worse since the election. Every story is badly slanted. We have to hold them to the truth! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2017 President Trump isn't entirely incorrect. In fact, much of the coverage of the president coming from outlets like CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times
It's not that Donald Trump should stay off of Twitter, it's that he's terrible at it. You know who isn't terrible at it? Ted Cruz. While Trump tweets and steps all over whatever his agenda is that week, Cruz owns leftists left and right (see Ted Cruz Owns the New York Times on Charlottesville With Single Tweet and Ted Cruz Perfectly Destroys Liberal Deadspin in Epic Twitter Exchange ). Trump should take notes. Take this for example. Cruz: Dems using issues surrounding Charlottesville to try t
President Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen on Wednesday took to Twitter to insist that his support for Trump does not make him a racist and posted a photo collage of himself with black people in an apparent effort to prove it. Cohen's tweet denouncing racism came a day after Trump drew bipartisan criticism for saying white nationalist and far-right groups included some "very fine people." "As the son of a holocaust survivor, I have no tolerance for #racism. Just because I support @POTUS @re
President Donald Trump responded to the Texas school shooting that killed 10 people by tweeting, "Not looking good." "School shooting in Texas," Trump wrote. "Early reports not looking good. God bless all!" School shooting in Texas. Early reports not looking good. God bless all! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 18, 2018 Twitter users were horrified by the president's tweet. Imagine being a parent still unclear on what has happened and seeing the president of the United States tweet: "Ea
Who ya got? Donald Trump, the man who's working hard to make hyperbole redundant, is at it again. At a rally in Las Vegas Monday, the short-fingered fascist wannabe expressed disappointment at the climate of political correctness that won't allow him to personally beat the crap out of people he doesn't like. As a protester was removed from the South Point Arena by security, Trump said, "I'd like to punch him in the face," since apparently the guy wasn't contrite enough: Here's a guy, throwing pu
Gage Skidmore President Donald Trump dismissed the pain he's inflicted on immigrant families as "phony stories of sadness." "We must maintain a Strong Southern Border," Trump wrote on Twitter. "We cannot allow our Country to be overrun by illegal immigrants as the Democrats tell their phony stories of sadness and grief, hoping it will help them in the elections. Obama and others had the same pictures, and did nothing about it!" We must maintain a Strong Southern Border. We cannot allow our Count
Donald Trump's new statement on guns on campus is yet another reason why voting for him could be the worst thing you can do this year. Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump never fails to dismay and outrage people when he opens his mouth. And here we have another day, another obnoxious quote from Trump. In the wake of gun control reform, Trump wrapped up his Thursday night campaign rally in Burlington, Vermont, by stating that he would end gun-free zones in schools and U.S. military
"I'm wishing Donald Trump luck. And I'm going to give him a chance. And we, the historically disenfranchised, demand that he give us one too," Chappelle said. Dave Chappelle's monologue at "Saturday Night Live" carried a much deeper message amid all the comedy. The legendary comedian, in the first post-election episode of SNL, addressed the stunning Donald Trump victory stating, "I didn't know that Donald Trump was gonna win the election. I did suspect it. Seemed like Hillary was doing well in t
Mocking the way leftists soil themselves in response to Donald Trump is low hanging fruit, I know (see Top 5 Anti-Trump Feminist Meltdowns and The Young Turks Post-Election Meltdown ). Delicious, ripe fruit that needs to be picked and possibly made into a nice wine, but low hanging none the less. Hence why even SNL was able to mock them (yes, THAT SNL ) using an adorable puppy. Watch... Sometimes SNL gives us the chuckles... Other times, not so much. It's usually the latter (see Meh. SNL Tota
Donald Trump makes Hanukkah tweet, gets Menorah candles entirely wrong Bill Palmer | 3:44 pm EDT December 24, 2016 Donald Trump briefly paused from his usual Twitter antics of aligning himself with Vladimir Putin and dishonestly attacking reporters in order to offer the rare tweet which wasn't confrontational in nature - but he still managed to get it entirely wrong. Trump posted a message which read "Wishing you a bright and Happy Hanukkah" along with a picture of a menorah. But the candles on
BLM wouldn't sit with Trump because they wouldn't sit with Hitler. Black Lives Matter co-founder: We wouldn't meet with Trump because "we wouldn't have done that with Hitler." pic.twitter.com/HRWvO7ESeV -- Los Angeles Times (@latimes) August 25, 2017 But tell us more about how Black Lives Matter isn't a hate group or violent ... we love that new narrative the Left is using to protect their pet group. This country needs an open & honest dialogue about race Except not w POTUS because he's Hitler o
On Monday, President Donald Trump sent out a tweet regarding the press. Per tradition, he used the term "fake media," and said that "every story is badly slanted." The Fake Media (not Real Media) has gotten even worse since the election. Every story is badly slanted. We have to hold them to the truth! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2017 President Trump isn't entirely incorrect. In fact, much of the coverage of the president coming from outlets like CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times
Donald Trump's presidency is collapsing around him as he stubbornly continues to defend white supremacists and other neo-Nazis, but his most visible defender in the media, Kellyanne Conway, has gone silent. Throughout Donald Trump's time in the White House, top aide Kellyanne Conway has been a ubiquitous face in the media, defending Trump with a cavalcade of lies , innuendo , and misleading statements. But since Trump began melting down as he completely embraces white supremacy and racial hatred
It's not that Donald Trump should stay off of Twitter, it's that he's terrible at it. You know who isn't terrible at it? Ted Cruz. While Trump tweets and steps all over whatever his agenda is that week, Cruz owns leftists left and right (see Ted Cruz Owns the New York Times on Charlottesville With Single Tweet and Ted Cruz Perfectly Destroys Liberal Deadspin in Epic Twitter Exchange ). Trump should take notes. Take this for example. Cruz: Dems using issues surrounding Charlottesville to try t
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
President Donald Trump has reportedly been in a very dark place since Michael Cohen revealed last week that Trump knew about the infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russians before they happened, despite over two years of blanket denials from Trump himself and the campaign. Now - this morning - things got heated on Twitter with Trump sending off a flurry of tweets condemning Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, tensions that were reportedly set off after it was learned that Mueller
The Associated Press had to delete a tweet Thursday that portrayed President Trump's remarks during a meeting Wednesday as referring to illegal immigrants generally rather than violent MS-13 gang members. CNN updated a tweet that quoted the remarks without the context that they were about MS-13 although the article linked in the original tweet did provide that context. As reported in the article above, Trump's remarks late Wednesday were in response to comments about members of MS-13 and other u
But, as we have argued before on spiked , it is important not to overstate Trump's tweeted ruptures to diplomatic protocol. In fact, Trump's problem is not that he has broken with recent foreign-policy tradition; it is that he has revived and continued it. This, remember, was the president who, as recently as December 2016, promised to 'stop racing to topple foreign regimes that we know nothing about, that we shouldn't be involved with'. The president, that is, who was to reverse the West's inte
Donald Trump makes Hanukkah tweet, gets Menorah candles entirely wrong Bill Palmer | 3:44 pm EDT December 24, 2016 Donald Trump briefly paused from his usual Twitter antics of aligning himself with Vladimir Putin and dishonestly attacking reporters in order to offer the rare tweet which wasn't confrontational in nature - but he still managed to get it entirely wrong. Trump posted a message which read "Wishing you a bright and Happy Hanukkah" along with a picture of a menorah. But the candles on
BLM wouldn't sit with Trump because they wouldn't sit with Hitler. Black Lives Matter co-founder: We wouldn't meet with Trump because "we wouldn't have done that with Hitler." pic.twitter.com/HRWvO7ESeV -- Los Angeles Times (@latimes) August 25, 2017 But tell us more about how Black Lives Matter isn't a hate group or violent ... we love that new narrative the Left is using to protect their pet group. This country needs an open & honest dialogue about race Except not w POTUS because he's Hitler o
On Monday, President Donald Trump sent out a tweet regarding the press. Per tradition, he used the term "fake media," and said that "every story is badly slanted." The Fake Media (not Real Media) has gotten even worse since the election. Every story is badly slanted. We have to hold them to the truth! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2017 President Trump isn't entirely incorrect. In fact, much of the coverage of the president coming from outlets like CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times
Donald Trump's presidency is collapsing around him as he stubbornly continues to defend white supremacists and other neo-Nazis, but his most visible defender in the media, Kellyanne Conway, has gone silent. Throughout Donald Trump's time in the White House, top aide Kellyanne Conway has been a ubiquitous face in the media, defending Trump with a cavalcade of lies , innuendo , and misleading statements. But since Trump began melting down as he completely embraces white supremacy and racial hatred
It's not that Donald Trump should stay off of Twitter, it's that he's terrible at it. You know who isn't terrible at it? Ted Cruz. While Trump tweets and steps all over whatever his agenda is that week, Cruz owns leftists left and right (see Ted Cruz Owns the New York Times on Charlottesville With Single Tweet and Ted Cruz Perfectly Destroys Liberal Deadspin in Epic Twitter Exchange ). Trump should take notes. Take this for example. Cruz: Dems using issues surrounding Charlottesville to try t
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
President Donald Trump has reportedly been in a very dark place since Michael Cohen revealed last week that Trump knew about the infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russians before they happened, despite over two years of blanket denials from Trump himself and the campaign. Now - this morning - things got heated on Twitter with Trump sending off a flurry of tweets condemning Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, tensions that were reportedly set off after it was learned that Mueller
The Associated Press had to delete a tweet Thursday that portrayed President Trump's remarks during a meeting Wednesday as referring to illegal immigrants generally rather than violent MS-13 gang members. CNN updated a tweet that quoted the remarks without the context that they were about MS-13 although the article linked in the original tweet did provide that context. As reported in the article above, Trump's remarks late Wednesday were in response to comments about members of MS-13 and other u
But, as we have argued before on spiked , it is important not to overstate Trump's tweeted ruptures to diplomatic protocol. In fact, Trump's problem is not that he has broken with recent foreign-policy tradition; it is that he has revived and continued it. This, remember, was the president who, as recently as December 2016, promised to 'stop racing to topple foreign regimes that we know nothing about, that we shouldn't be involved with'. The president, that is, who was to reverse the West's inte
America's next global era is dawning. As we scale down military operations in both Afghanistan and Iraq, our future prosperity, influence, and security will be determined by what happens in the rising Indo-Pacific region. If we play a leading role in the great area stretching from India to Japan, the coming decades will see the strengthening not only of American power, but also that of our liberal, democratic allies. Conversely, surrendering the high ground in Asia to China will likely result in
Last month, the Pakistan army launched what it describes as a major military offensive against the jihadi terrorist safe haven in North Waziristan. Senior generals and the civilian defence minister insist that this time Pakistan will go after all militant groups, including fighters who target neighbouring Afghanistan and have, in the past, been deemed Pakistan's strategic assets. Accompanied by much media discussion of "Operation Zarb-e-Azb", the Pakistani army has fought many battles over the l
Detroit workers oppose return of US forces to Iraq By a WSWS reporting team 23 June 2014 The Obama administration announced last week that it is dispatching 300 military "advisors" to Iraq in preparation for a possible resumption of bombings and other military actions. The eruption of sectarian civil war in the country is being utilized to intensify military operations throughout the Middle East, including preparations for war against Syria. The Obama administration's military escalation in Iraq
By:Clyde Wilson | September 06, 2016 Order withdrawal of troops and materiel from Afghanistan and Iraq. (Without bringing the indigenous population with you.) Perhaps a small CIA presence might be maintained just for intelligence-gathering, which is what they are supposed to be doing anyway. Join with Russia to destroy ISIS in preparation for a withdrawal from Syria. This will allow the indigenous forces to sort it out among themselves and also create a constructive relationship with Russia t
On the 13th anniversary of former U.S. president Bush's ''War on Terror'', President Obama announced the U.S. military will strike the self-declared Islamic State in Syria. Although Obama said he was seeking a "broad-based international coalition" to expand his military campaign in the Middle East, Western powers have rejected Syrian offers to cooperate in fighting extremist rebels. Instead President Obama announce the intervention will aim to create a ''moderate rebel opposition'' against the S
On 30 September 2015, following a formal request by the Syrian government for military help against rebels and terrorist groups, Russia intervened militarily in the Syrian crisis. The activities consisted of air strikes primarily in north-western Syria against terrorist groups fighting Syrian government, including al-Nusra Front, ISIL and the Jeish al-Fath (Army of Conquest). On 24 November 2015, a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft was shot down by a Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet, the first tim
The plan is to add one brigade of combat troops per month in Iraq over the next five month and to prolong the tours of formations already in Iraq. From a military point of view such a buildup is too slow and too small to achieve "securing the population" even in limited parts of Baghdad. Being short on infantry troops the commanders on the ground will have to resort to those tools that are available to them but not to the insurgency, air-power and heavy artillery. Yesterday fighting , a mere 1,0
Today is a pivotal day for the United States in Iraq. Today U.S. armed forces take the first step toward fulfilling President Barack Obama's commitment to redeploy U.S. troops from Iraq by fully withdrawing our combat forces from Iraqi cities--more than six years after its invasion and ouster of Saddam Hussein's regime. The date itself is largely symbolic since the overall number of U.S. troops in Iraq will probably remain well over 100,000 through the end of the year, when Iraq holds its next n
What Is Disproportionate Force? Though every armed conflict kills civilians, all civilized nations try to avoid this. So why has Israel been accused of using too much force in Gaza in 2014? War in the last century has caused millions of civilian deaths--some 10 million in World War I, 40 million in World War II and two million in Vietnam--far more civilians killed than combatants. The 2014 Gaza war killed about 2,100 people--of which about 945 were civilians, one of the lowest civilian death rat
US Army 'Scrambling' To Relearn Cold War Tactics After Decade Of Terror Wars 9:44 AM 08/07/2017 Saagar Enjeti | White House Correspondent U.S. Army commanders are "scrambling" to re-learn cold war era tactics for a potential conflict with Russia after a nearly 20 year lull, The New York Times reports. The U.S. joined three other NATO nations in 2016 in sending thousands more permanently stationed troops along the eastern flank of NATO territory, and has begun holding regular military exercises i
Last month, the Pakistan army launched what it describes as a major military offensive against the jihadi terrorist safe haven in North Waziristan. Senior generals and the civilian defence minister insist that this time Pakistan will go after all militant groups, including fighters who target neighbouring Afghanistan and have, in the past, been deemed Pakistan's strategic assets. Accompanied by much media discussion of "Operation Zarb-e-Azb", the Pakistani army has fought many battles over the l
Detroit workers oppose return of US forces to Iraq By a WSWS reporting team 23 June 2014 The Obama administration announced last week that it is dispatching 300 military "advisors" to Iraq in preparation for a possible resumption of bombings and other military actions. The eruption of sectarian civil war in the country is being utilized to intensify military operations throughout the Middle East, including preparations for war against Syria. The Obama administration's military escalation in Iraq
By:Clyde Wilson | September 06, 2016 Order withdrawal of troops and materiel from Afghanistan and Iraq. (Without bringing the indigenous population with you.) Perhaps a small CIA presence might be maintained just for intelligence-gathering, which is what they are supposed to be doing anyway. Join with Russia to destroy ISIS in preparation for a withdrawal from Syria. This will allow the indigenous forces to sort it out among themselves and also create a constructive relationship with Russia t
On the 13th anniversary of former U.S. president Bush's ''War on Terror'', President Obama announced the U.S. military will strike the self-declared Islamic State in Syria. Although Obama said he was seeking a "broad-based international coalition" to expand his military campaign in the Middle East, Western powers have rejected Syrian offers to cooperate in fighting extremist rebels. Instead President Obama announce the intervention will aim to create a ''moderate rebel opposition'' against the S
On 30 September 2015, following a formal request by the Syrian government for military help against rebels and terrorist groups, Russia intervened militarily in the Syrian crisis. The activities consisted of air strikes primarily in north-western Syria against terrorist groups fighting Syrian government, including al-Nusra Front, ISIL and the Jeish al-Fath (Army of Conquest). On 24 November 2015, a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft was shot down by a Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet, the first tim
The plan is to add one brigade of combat troops per month in Iraq over the next five month and to prolong the tours of formations already in Iraq. From a military point of view such a buildup is too slow and too small to achieve "securing the population" even in limited parts of Baghdad. Being short on infantry troops the commanders on the ground will have to resort to those tools that are available to them but not to the insurgency, air-power and heavy artillery. Yesterday fighting , a mere 1,0
Today is a pivotal day for the United States in Iraq. Today U.S. armed forces take the first step toward fulfilling President Barack Obama's commitment to redeploy U.S. troops from Iraq by fully withdrawing our combat forces from Iraqi cities--more than six years after its invasion and ouster of Saddam Hussein's regime. The date itself is largely symbolic since the overall number of U.S. troops in Iraq will probably remain well over 100,000 through the end of the year, when Iraq holds its next n
What Is Disproportionate Force? Though every armed conflict kills civilians, all civilized nations try to avoid this. So why has Israel been accused of using too much force in Gaza in 2014? War in the last century has caused millions of civilian deaths--some 10 million in World War I, 40 million in World War II and two million in Vietnam--far more civilians killed than combatants. The 2014 Gaza war killed about 2,100 people--of which about 945 were civilians, one of the lowest civilian death rat
US Army 'Scrambling' To Relearn Cold War Tactics After Decade Of Terror Wars 9:44 AM 08/07/2017 Saagar Enjeti | White House Correspondent U.S. Army commanders are "scrambling" to re-learn cold war era tactics for a potential conflict with Russia after a nearly 20 year lull, The New York Times reports. The U.S. joined three other NATO nations in 2016 in sending thousands more permanently stationed troops along the eastern flank of NATO territory, and has begun holding regular military exercises i
A special forces Iraqi soldier successfully completed one of the most dangerous missions ever. This 25-year-old soldier disguised as an ISIS fighter, and went right behind enemy lines. He shot six ISIS terrorists, and then he gathered key information on snipers and machine gun teams. This was all done to guarantee a perfectly executed attack against ISIS. This brave soldier's name is Mohammed Qasim, he is known as the "Lion of Mosul." To get behind enemy lines he shed his Iraqi unioform and grab
A U.S. servicemember was killed and four were wounded during combat on New Year's Day in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Tuesday. Two of the wounded servicemembers are hospitalized in stable condition and the other two were returned to duty, the military said. The engagement took place in Nangarhar province. The Taliban and Islamic State have frequently fought each other in Nangarhar and both have been targeted by sustained U.S. air strikes. The exact nature of the relationship betwe
On April 13, 2017 the U.S. military dropped its 21,600 lb. "Mother Of All Bombs" on an ISIS stronghold in Afghanistan. Learn why this weapon was selected, details about the target, what was accomplished, and the fact that the Afghan government and tribal leaders applauded the strike, here . Movie director Josh Fox, however, expressed outrage on Twitter in reaction to this strike, describing it as "Atrocity. Murder. Abomination," and claimed that "only #love stops hate, and bombings only create
It never ends. Is it too much to ask that we don't send our brave troops into aimless quagmires full of enemy forces fighting each other with no positive outcome that fulfills our interests? Can't we just let our enemies fight each other? When I warned several months ago that Obama was sending our special operators into a meat-grinder, this is exactly what I meant: The U.S. has sent about 40 special-operations troops to work alongside Turkish forces to fight Islamic State in northern Syria, U.S
Nine soldiers from the Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) were killed by Somalia's Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab yesterday, the Washington Post reported. An improvised explosive device ripped through the military vehicles while the KDF were crossing the border en route their military base on the outskirt of Dhobley, in Lower Juba Region, Somalia. Nine KDF soldiers were killed and some 15 others injured in the attack. Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. "Earlier today, I was appalled
So, what of the claimants' second argument, that their litigation raises standards by making military service safer? The claimants' solicitor says: 'It is clearly in the public interest that the authorities are legally required to consider the safety of their soldiers in times of military conflict. Safety will not be the only consideration or even perhaps the primary consideration, but it is right that our soldiers should expect to be properly equipped.' The question here is not whether soldiers
Back during the Cold War, the military wanted to find out if LSD could be used to incapacitate enemy forces. So they administered the drug to unsuspecting British soldiers, and sent the squaddies off to perform their duties. This short video, which is as hilarious as it is disturbing, chronicles the British soldiers' hapless attempt to complete a military exercise while completely tripping balls. The British weren't the only country to conduct such experiments. Back during the 1950s, the U.S. Ar
"More important than how somebody honors the troops is having an appreciation of the fundamental freedom for which the military fights." The three-day weekend seems to be the new American tradition, and my daughter and I have very special plans. Unfortunately, the tradition seems to be accompanied by a new one that calls for lots of social media shaming. In various encounters, I've seen individuals attacked for wishing a "happy" holiday, which doesn't properly honor the fallen. (It never affects
US Army 'Scrambling' To Relearn Cold War Tactics After Decade Of Terror Wars 9:44 AM 08/07/2017 Saagar Enjeti | White House Correspondent U.S. Army commanders are "scrambling" to re-learn cold war era tactics for a potential conflict with Russia after a nearly 20 year lull, The New York Times reports. The U.S. joined three other NATO nations in 2016 in sending thousands more permanently stationed troops along the eastern flank of NATO territory, and has begun holding regular military exercises i
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan told Congress on Thursday that thousands more troops are needed in Afghanistan to break the "stalemate" in the fight against terrorism, making it the first major war decision President Trump will have to take while in office. Army Gen. John Nicholson told the Senate Armed Services Committee that there are enough U.S. and NATO troops in counterterrorism operations against the Taliban, but more are needed to "train, advise and assist" the Afghan forces. "We ha
A U.S. servicemember was killed and four were wounded during combat on New Year's Day in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Tuesday. Two of the wounded servicemembers are hospitalized in stable condition and the other two were returned to duty, the military said. The engagement took place in Nangarhar province. The Taliban and Islamic State have frequently fought each other in Nangarhar and both have been targeted by sustained U.S. air strikes. The exact nature of the relationship betwe
On April 13, 2017 the U.S. military dropped its 21,600 lb. "Mother Of All Bombs" on an ISIS stronghold in Afghanistan. Learn why this weapon was selected, details about the target, what was accomplished, and the fact that the Afghan government and tribal leaders applauded the strike, here . Movie director Josh Fox, however, expressed outrage on Twitter in reaction to this strike, describing it as "Atrocity. Murder. Abomination," and claimed that "only #love stops hate, and bombings only create
It never ends. Is it too much to ask that we don't send our brave troops into aimless quagmires full of enemy forces fighting each other with no positive outcome that fulfills our interests? Can't we just let our enemies fight each other? When I warned several months ago that Obama was sending our special operators into a meat-grinder, this is exactly what I meant: The U.S. has sent about 40 special-operations troops to work alongside Turkish forces to fight Islamic State in northern Syria, U.S
Nine soldiers from the Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) were killed by Somalia's Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab yesterday, the Washington Post reported. An improvised explosive device ripped through the military vehicles while the KDF were crossing the border en route their military base on the outskirt of Dhobley, in Lower Juba Region, Somalia. Nine KDF soldiers were killed and some 15 others injured in the attack. Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. "Earlier today, I was appalled
So, what of the claimants' second argument, that their litigation raises standards by making military service safer? The claimants' solicitor says: 'It is clearly in the public interest that the authorities are legally required to consider the safety of their soldiers in times of military conflict. Safety will not be the only consideration or even perhaps the primary consideration, but it is right that our soldiers should expect to be properly equipped.' The question here is not whether soldiers
Back during the Cold War, the military wanted to find out if LSD could be used to incapacitate enemy forces. So they administered the drug to unsuspecting British soldiers, and sent the squaddies off to perform their duties. This short video, which is as hilarious as it is disturbing, chronicles the British soldiers' hapless attempt to complete a military exercise while completely tripping balls. The British weren't the only country to conduct such experiments. Back during the 1950s, the U.S. Ar
"More important than how somebody honors the troops is having an appreciation of the fundamental freedom for which the military fights." The three-day weekend seems to be the new American tradition, and my daughter and I have very special plans. Unfortunately, the tradition seems to be accompanied by a new one that calls for lots of social media shaming. In various encounters, I've seen individuals attacked for wishing a "happy" holiday, which doesn't properly honor the fallen. (It never affects
US Army 'Scrambling' To Relearn Cold War Tactics After Decade Of Terror Wars 9:44 AM 08/07/2017 Saagar Enjeti | White House Correspondent U.S. Army commanders are "scrambling" to re-learn cold war era tactics for a potential conflict with Russia after a nearly 20 year lull, The New York Times reports. The U.S. joined three other NATO nations in 2016 in sending thousands more permanently stationed troops along the eastern flank of NATO territory, and has begun holding regular military exercises i
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan told Congress on Thursday that thousands more troops are needed in Afghanistan to break the "stalemate" in the fight against terrorism, making it the first major war decision President Trump will have to take while in office. Army Gen. John Nicholson told the Senate Armed Services Committee that there are enough U.S. and NATO troops in counterterrorism operations against the Taliban, but more are needed to "train, advise and assist" the Afghan forces. "We ha
For a year, the big question of Russiagate has boiled down to this: Did Donald Trump's campaign collude with the Russians in hacking the DNC? And until last week, the answer was "no." As ex-CIA director Mike Morell said in March, "On the question of the Trump campaign conspiring with the Russians ... there is smoke, but there is no fire, at all. ... There's no little campfire, there's no little candle, there's no spark." Well, last week, it appeared there had been a fire in Trump Tower. On June
Let's play a game. Imagine just for a moment what the front pages of newspapers or home pages of websites would look like if we removed articles about the hacking of emails in the 2016 election. Now go even further and imagine how a cable news hour and its line up of stories would be arranged if the focus were on other news. Would we have anything to talk about? Anything worthy of as much air time? The actions and intentions of the Trump administration and a Republican held Congress have quite f
"You think our country's so innocent?" President Donald Trump responded with a rhetorical question. Bill (allegedly "no spin") O'Reilly had challenged the president's seeming amiability toward Vladimir Vladimirovich (he doesn't use his middle name) Putin. O'Reilly then seemed patronizing, he apparently wanted to tutor President Trump: "Putin's a killer." Here is the exchange: O'Reilly: Do you respect Putin? POTUS: I do respect him. O'Reilly: Do you? Why? POTUS: I respect a lot of people, but tha
The trust in U.S. journalism is at a historic low. Most Americans now accept the U.S. media is completely dishonest. However, the media reporters claim such public opinions are unwarranted. Here's today's audio/visual demonstration from NBC reporter Katy Tur in Akron Ohio. You decide if she's honest or not: Now check out the truth: "No one will be above the law," Donald Trump in Akron pic.twitter.com/d0Y578mxc1 -- fox8news (@fox8news) August 22, 2016 The media will NEVER show the thousands of pe
While proof of collusion with Moscow could well emerge and could well topple Trumps presidency the above all else focus on Russia lacks concrete supporting evidence, either of Russian hacking and cyber disinformation impacting the votes outcome or of the Trump campaigns complicity with it. Journalist Matt Taibbi calls it an exercise of conspiratorial mass hysteria. Lacking concrete supporting evidence didn't seem to stop The Intercept's breathless reporting on Hillary's mythical "corruption."
"Among the many firsts, last year's election gave us the gobsmacking revelation that most of the mainstream media puts both thumbs on the scale--that most of what you read, watch, and listen to is distorted by intentional bias and hostility. I have never seen anything like it. Not even close." So said Michael Goodwin, the chief political columnist for the New York Post during a presentation at Hillsdale College. The speech was adapted for the Imprimis publication, June 2017. I think his comment
Journalist Kimberley A. Strassel is one of the few mainstream journalists writing about the collaborative 2016 DOJ/FBI "Trump Operation" with a sense of what is to come. Strassel likely understands where the story is going, and appears to have a solid grasp on the evidence trail, yet necessarily writes cautiously - the stakes are indeed quite high. Today Strassel writes about the need for the Democrats to rehabilitate the Steele Dossier because the alternative origin, the truthful origin to the
Amazon is selling toilet paper with President Trump's tweets printed on it. The single roll of two-ply paper goes for $11.99 on Amazon. "Do you think Putin will be going to The Miss Universe Pageant in November in Moscow -- if so, will he become my new best friend?" reads one tweet from 2013. "The electoral college is a disaster for democracy," according to one tweet from 2012. "Are you allowed to impeach a president for gross incompetence?" Trump tweeted in 2014. NEWS Ex-White House Staffer Oma
Revelations unearthed in WikiLeaks emails from an aide that detail the inner workings of "Bill Clinton Inc." could be an 11th-hour "game-changer" that breathes new life into Donald Trump's campaign, a leading pollster says. "If it continues to have legs and it doesn't get buried by something else, it could be a game-changer," said John Zogby, the founder of the Zogby Poll. "This race is not over. We do not know who's going to vote," Zogby said. "Donald Trump's core base becomes larger the smalle
Donald Trump : In a heartbeat. 2. If you weren't a businessman or political candidate, what would you be doing for a living? Anything I wanted to. Baseball player, astronaut, novelist, nurse practitioner. The sky's the limit. 3. How high will the wall be? Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Quite high. Very high. Higher than this. [Holds hand above head.] 4. If you could have dinner with any three people, living or dead, who would they be? Younger Me, Me Right Now, and Future Me. 5. What wil
Let's play a game. Imagine just for a moment what the front pages of newspapers or home pages of websites would look like if we removed articles about the hacking of emails in the 2016 election. Now go even further and imagine how a cable news hour and its line up of stories would be arranged if the focus were on other news. Would we have anything to talk about? Anything worthy of as much air time? The actions and intentions of the Trump administration and a Republican held Congress have quite f
"You think our country's so innocent?" President Donald Trump responded with a rhetorical question. Bill (allegedly "no spin") O'Reilly had challenged the president's seeming amiability toward Vladimir Vladimirovich (he doesn't use his middle name) Putin. O'Reilly then seemed patronizing, he apparently wanted to tutor President Trump: "Putin's a killer." Here is the exchange: O'Reilly: Do you respect Putin? POTUS: I do respect him. O'Reilly: Do you? Why? POTUS: I respect a lot of people, but tha
The trust in U.S. journalism is at a historic low. Most Americans now accept the U.S. media is completely dishonest. However, the media reporters claim such public opinions are unwarranted. Here's today's audio/visual demonstration from NBC reporter Katy Tur in Akron Ohio. You decide if she's honest or not: Now check out the truth: "No one will be above the law," Donald Trump in Akron pic.twitter.com/d0Y578mxc1 -- fox8news (@fox8news) August 22, 2016 The media will NEVER show the thousands of pe
While proof of collusion with Moscow could well emerge and could well topple Trumps presidency the above all else focus on Russia lacks concrete supporting evidence, either of Russian hacking and cyber disinformation impacting the votes outcome or of the Trump campaigns complicity with it. Journalist Matt Taibbi calls it an exercise of conspiratorial mass hysteria. Lacking concrete supporting evidence didn't seem to stop The Intercept's breathless reporting on Hillary's mythical "corruption."
"Among the many firsts, last year's election gave us the gobsmacking revelation that most of the mainstream media puts both thumbs on the scale--that most of what you read, watch, and listen to is distorted by intentional bias and hostility. I have never seen anything like it. Not even close." So said Michael Goodwin, the chief political columnist for the New York Post during a presentation at Hillsdale College. The speech was adapted for the Imprimis publication, June 2017. I think his comment
Journalist Kimberley A. Strassel is one of the few mainstream journalists writing about the collaborative 2016 DOJ/FBI "Trump Operation" with a sense of what is to come. Strassel likely understands where the story is going, and appears to have a solid grasp on the evidence trail, yet necessarily writes cautiously - the stakes are indeed quite high. Today Strassel writes about the need for the Democrats to rehabilitate the Steele Dossier because the alternative origin, the truthful origin to the
Amazon is selling toilet paper with President Trump's tweets printed on it. The single roll of two-ply paper goes for $11.99 on Amazon. "Do you think Putin will be going to The Miss Universe Pageant in November in Moscow -- if so, will he become my new best friend?" reads one tweet from 2013. "The electoral college is a disaster for democracy," according to one tweet from 2012. "Are you allowed to impeach a president for gross incompetence?" Trump tweeted in 2014. NEWS Ex-White House Staffer Oma
Revelations unearthed in WikiLeaks emails from an aide that detail the inner workings of "Bill Clinton Inc." could be an 11th-hour "game-changer" that breathes new life into Donald Trump's campaign, a leading pollster says. "If it continues to have legs and it doesn't get buried by something else, it could be a game-changer," said John Zogby, the founder of the Zogby Poll. "This race is not over. We do not know who's going to vote," Zogby said. "Donald Trump's core base becomes larger the smalle
Donald Trump : In a heartbeat. 2. If you weren't a businessman or political candidate, what would you be doing for a living? Anything I wanted to. Baseball player, astronaut, novelist, nurse practitioner. The sky's the limit. 3. How high will the wall be? Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Quite high. Very high. Higher than this. [Holds hand above head.] 4. If you could have dinner with any three people, living or dead, who would they be? Younger Me, Me Right Now, and Future Me. 5. What wil
After Margaret Thatcher's death last year, Nigel Farage declared that he was the only politician "keeping the flame of Thatcherism alive". But as Ukip has achieved increasing success in working class Labour areas (where Thatcher is regarded as a villain), Farage has recognised the need to shift his rhetoric - and his policies. Asked on The Andrew Marr Show this morning if he was the leader of a "new Thatcherite party", he replied: No, because that was of its time. Thatcherism was of its time, 40
Harry Mount is a British author and journalist and the youngest ever Oldie Editor. His latest book, Summer Madness - How Brexit Split the Tories, Destroyed Labour and Divided the Country , details how Brexit morphed into a weapon of mass political destruction. Mount, who is David Cameron's cousin, and fellow student at Magdalen College, Oxford with George Osborne, gives an insider's account of the plots, power struggles and personal feuds that brought down a government and the blue blooded Nott
Erm, again, exploitation is exploitation. For people to be exploited in the capitalist sense as Marx understood it, they have to be people who only own one commodity: Their own labor-power. Labor-power is your abstract/general ability to do any sort of work. This is why S. and others have pointed out that labor-power is essentially your time. Humans have almost limitless possibility of what they could do with their time (as a result of imagination, will, conscious manipulation of nature). You co
Transnationalism and Italian anarchists in Canada, 1915-1940 Scott Price Reviews January 6, 2017 Transnational Radicals: Italian Anarchists in Canada and the U.S., 1915-1940 University of Manitoba Press, 2015 There are numerous studies of the left in Canada. These studies range from social-democratic parties like the CCF, various socialists movements, and communists. Curiously there is a lack of studies into anarchist groups in Canada. While there is some information and studies there is far
The Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan coined the term "Global Village." In his work he explained how the world has been contracted into a village thanks to advanced technology and communications. In his book, McLuhan discusses the cultural implications of the modern world. He used James Joyce's book, Finnegans Wake, as a model to explain war throughout history. The last type of war is described by McLuhan as a turbulent, muddy wake; a murk of non-visual and tactile. In other words, a war tha
The Victorian Labor government delivered a May 2 budget in which a multi-billion dollar war chest was set aside for "law and order" and new prisons. This is despite Victoria having the lowest crime rate in Australia. It also continued with its neoliberal privatisation program, including the sell-off of the Land Titles Registry. Victoria aims to employ one in every 400 people as a police officer or a protective services officer and, with thousands more prison cells available, presumably the state
It is fairly obvious that the conservative movement is in crisis. Conservative philosophy is as sound as ever. But the conservative "movement" in America is made up of people. People are not angels, and people have screwed up. In recent years, the Right has been plagued by distrust, flagrant hypocrisy, utter uncharity, personal insults, rabble-rousing, prideful condescension, destructive self-indulgence, and, frankly, a failure to love each other as we love ourselves. We are all guilty. As a res
Oh, Bennett: Destroyer of dreams, kinda. Maybe you've heard of Texts From Bennett ? It's a Tumblr that's blazed an incredible, viral trail through the internet over the past few days, made up of texts from some anonymous blogger's younger cousin Bennett, described as a "17 YEAR-OLD" who "THINKS HE'S A CRIP, WORKS AT AMOCO, HAS A GIRLFRIEND NAMED MERCEDES, AND IS ONE OF THE MOST UNINTENTIONALLY FUNNY AND BRILLIANT SOULS ON THE PLANET." They are also, as the site says, "100% REAL." Except, not. Th
The Culture of Death has tightened its grip on Canada with the passage of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Bill C-14. On June 16, 2016 the Parliament of Canada voted 190 to 108 in favour of legalizing the murderous practices of euthanasia and assisted suicide. On June 17, the Senate passed the Liberal Government's bill in a 44 to 28 vote, and a few hours later, it received royal assent and officially became law. So now, the Pandora's Box is open. It is legal for doctors and nurses to kill their p
In 2012, in partnership with the Canadian Auto Workers rabble.ca launched a labour beat position. Lori Theresa Waller was our inaugural labour reporter, bringing even more labour coverage to rabble with original stories and labour news roundups. We are thrilled to once again be working with the CAW to host this position and are pleased to welcome journalist H.G. Watson as our new labour beat reporter. H.G. Watson is a multimedia journalist currently based in Waterloo, Ontario. After a brief fora
Harry Mount is a British author and journalist and the youngest ever Oldie Editor. His latest book, Summer Madness - How Brexit Split the Tories, Destroyed Labour and Divided the Country , details how Brexit morphed into a weapon of mass political destruction. Mount, who is David Cameron's cousin, and fellow student at Magdalen College, Oxford with George Osborne, gives an insider's account of the plots, power struggles and personal feuds that brought down a government and the blue blooded Nott
Erm, again, exploitation is exploitation. For people to be exploited in the capitalist sense as Marx understood it, they have to be people who only own one commodity: Their own labor-power. Labor-power is your abstract/general ability to do any sort of work. This is why S. and others have pointed out that labor-power is essentially your time. Humans have almost limitless possibility of what they could do with their time (as a result of imagination, will, conscious manipulation of nature). You co
Transnationalism and Italian anarchists in Canada, 1915-1940 Scott Price Reviews January 6, 2017 Transnational Radicals: Italian Anarchists in Canada and the U.S., 1915-1940 University of Manitoba Press, 2015 There are numerous studies of the left in Canada. These studies range from social-democratic parties like the CCF, various socialists movements, and communists. Curiously there is a lack of studies into anarchist groups in Canada. While there is some information and studies there is far
The Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan coined the term "Global Village." In his work he explained how the world has been contracted into a village thanks to advanced technology and communications. In his book, McLuhan discusses the cultural implications of the modern world. He used James Joyce's book, Finnegans Wake, as a model to explain war throughout history. The last type of war is described by McLuhan as a turbulent, muddy wake; a murk of non-visual and tactile. In other words, a war tha
The Victorian Labor government delivered a May 2 budget in which a multi-billion dollar war chest was set aside for "law and order" and new prisons. This is despite Victoria having the lowest crime rate in Australia. It also continued with its neoliberal privatisation program, including the sell-off of the Land Titles Registry. Victoria aims to employ one in every 400 people as a police officer or a protective services officer and, with thousands more prison cells available, presumably the state
It is fairly obvious that the conservative movement is in crisis. Conservative philosophy is as sound as ever. But the conservative "movement" in America is made up of people. People are not angels, and people have screwed up. In recent years, the Right has been plagued by distrust, flagrant hypocrisy, utter uncharity, personal insults, rabble-rousing, prideful condescension, destructive self-indulgence, and, frankly, a failure to love each other as we love ourselves. We are all guilty. As a res
Oh, Bennett: Destroyer of dreams, kinda. Maybe you've heard of Texts From Bennett ? It's a Tumblr that's blazed an incredible, viral trail through the internet over the past few days, made up of texts from some anonymous blogger's younger cousin Bennett, described as a "17 YEAR-OLD" who "THINKS HE'S A CRIP, WORKS AT AMOCO, HAS A GIRLFRIEND NAMED MERCEDES, AND IS ONE OF THE MOST UNINTENTIONALLY FUNNY AND BRILLIANT SOULS ON THE PLANET." They are also, as the site says, "100% REAL." Except, not. Th
The Culture of Death has tightened its grip on Canada with the passage of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Bill C-14. On June 16, 2016 the Parliament of Canada voted 190 to 108 in favour of legalizing the murderous practices of euthanasia and assisted suicide. On June 17, the Senate passed the Liberal Government's bill in a 44 to 28 vote, and a few hours later, it received royal assent and officially became law. So now, the Pandora's Box is open. It is legal for doctors and nurses to kill their p
In 2012, in partnership with the Canadian Auto Workers rabble.ca launched a labour beat position. Lori Theresa Waller was our inaugural labour reporter, bringing even more labour coverage to rabble with original stories and labour news roundups. We are thrilled to once again be working with the CAW to host this position and are pleased to welcome journalist H.G. Watson as our new labour beat reporter. H.G. Watson is a multimedia journalist currently based in Waterloo, Ontario. After a brief fora
Antoni Gaudi, the 20 th century Spanish-Catalan architect, was part of the Catalan Modernisme (Modernism) movement in Barcelona. He possessed his own individualistic style that went beyond the precincts of Modernisme. It was free-flowing and organic, sometimes dream-like and inspired by nature. The architect's work was predominately composed of the collocation of geometric forms and enlivened exteriors with patterned brick or stone, vivid ceramic inlays and flowered or reptilian metalwork. The s
Between 110,000 and 200,000 people attended a march held in Barcelona on Saturday to demand freedom for the nine pro-independence leaders jailed. The Catalan capital's local police estimated that 110,000 attended the protest, while organizers raised this figure to 200,000. The people who took the streets of Barcelona included the country's two top authorities, president Quim Torra and parliament speaker Roger Torrent . The host organizations were major pro-independence entities ANC and Omnium
Making Sense Of Protests In Thailand: Monarchy Vs. Neo-Liberal Democracy? By Staff, www.PopularResistance.org December 4, 2013 Making Sense Of Protests In Thailand: Monarchy Vs. Neo-Liberal Democracy? 2013-12-04 2013-12-05 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2013/12/Thailand-protest-150x84.jpg 200px 200px Above: Protesters demonstrate outside the national police head
"The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles...Freeman and slave, patrician and plebeian, lord and serf, guild-master and journeyman, in a word, oppressor and oppressed, stood in constant opposition to one another, carried on an uninterrupted, now hidden, now open fight, a fight that each time ended, either in a revolutionary reconstitution of society at large, or in the common ruin of the contending classes." -- Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, The Communist Ma
Translated from the original article , in Catalan, from Barcelona's ARA newspaper. "Making an alliance with Stalin to stop Hitler is one thing; it's quite another to say Stalin is a champion of human rights!" Interview with Hillel Neuer, an expert in international law and executive director of the NGO UN Watch Diari ARA, World section Interview by Teresa Turiera Head of the non-governmental organization UN Watch, based in Geneva, the lawyer and activist Hillel Neuer works to monitor compliance w
It seems clear now that whenever a regime is damned as repressive by "world opinion" then it is being marked for "regime change" in the interests of global capitalism. One should consider this before getting too enthused when the masses "spontaneously" pour out onto the streets demanding "democracy," which should be interpreted rather as "plutocracy." The same pattern has been followed in Eastern European, Central Asia, North Africa and adjacent areas, and Myanmar. Venezuela and Belarus are also
There were large marches in Caracas by supporters and opponents of venezuela's revolutionary government on May 1, as well as smaller ones around the country, to mark International Workers Day. Government supporters celebrated a minimum wage rise and a new labour law that extends workers' rights. Government opponents, however, demanded a "fair wage". President Nicolas Maduro marched with the pro-government march in Caracas, while opposition leader Henrique Capriles marched with his supporters in
GARETH BALE'S buyout clause after signing his new Real Madrid deal is set at just under PS1BILLION. And even if anyone could stump up the massive PS900,300,000 fee, the Wales winger has said he wants to stay in Spain . Gareth Bale/Twitter 10 Gareth Bale now has the world's most expensive buyout clause Here are the top ten biggest release clauses in world football. 1 Gareth Bale Bale broke the record transfer fee when he moved to Spain in 2013 and, despite being overtaken by Paul Pogba, now comma
When the regional parliament of Catalonia voted last month to ban bullfighting, the howls of protest across Spain resounded louder than the collective death cries of the thousands of bulls killed in the nation's rings each year. The economic loss will be intolerable! An important national tradition will be undermined! Catalonia acted out of spite against the rest of Spain, not to save the half-ton brutes that provide so much fun for so many! It seems a lot of folks just cannot believe that any g
The NUIT DEBOUT Protests Of French Workers Spreading Across Europe Like Wild fire 26 May, 2016 Countercurrents.org The NUIT DEBOUT (Up all night) protests of French workers spreading across Europe like Wild fire W orkers trade unions, students, women, artists, pensioners and unemployed youth are protesting in hundreds of thousands against President Francois Hollande's proposed changes in labor laws announced on 31 March this year. Nuit Debout or these night-time sit-ins first started in Paris' R
Between 110,000 and 200,000 people attended a march held in Barcelona on Saturday to demand freedom for the nine pro-independence leaders jailed. The Catalan capital's local police estimated that 110,000 attended the protest, while organizers raised this figure to 200,000. The people who took the streets of Barcelona included the country's two top authorities, president Quim Torra and parliament speaker Roger Torrent . The host organizations were major pro-independence entities ANC and Omnium
Making Sense Of Protests In Thailand: Monarchy Vs. Neo-Liberal Democracy? By Staff, www.PopularResistance.org December 4, 2013 Making Sense Of Protests In Thailand: Monarchy Vs. Neo-Liberal Democracy? 2013-12-04 2013-12-05 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2013/12/Thailand-protest-150x84.jpg 200px 200px Above: Protesters demonstrate outside the national police head
"The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles...Freeman and slave, patrician and plebeian, lord and serf, guild-master and journeyman, in a word, oppressor and oppressed, stood in constant opposition to one another, carried on an uninterrupted, now hidden, now open fight, a fight that each time ended, either in a revolutionary reconstitution of society at large, or in the common ruin of the contending classes." -- Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, The Communist Ma
Translated from the original article , in Catalan, from Barcelona's ARA newspaper. "Making an alliance with Stalin to stop Hitler is one thing; it's quite another to say Stalin is a champion of human rights!" Interview with Hillel Neuer, an expert in international law and executive director of the NGO UN Watch Diari ARA, World section Interview by Teresa Turiera Head of the non-governmental organization UN Watch, based in Geneva, the lawyer and activist Hillel Neuer works to monitor compliance w
It seems clear now that whenever a regime is damned as repressive by "world opinion" then it is being marked for "regime change" in the interests of global capitalism. One should consider this before getting too enthused when the masses "spontaneously" pour out onto the streets demanding "democracy," which should be interpreted rather as "plutocracy." The same pattern has been followed in Eastern European, Central Asia, North Africa and adjacent areas, and Myanmar. Venezuela and Belarus are also
There were large marches in Caracas by supporters and opponents of venezuela's revolutionary government on May 1, as well as smaller ones around the country, to mark International Workers Day. Government supporters celebrated a minimum wage rise and a new labour law that extends workers' rights. Government opponents, however, demanded a "fair wage". President Nicolas Maduro marched with the pro-government march in Caracas, while opposition leader Henrique Capriles marched with his supporters in
GARETH BALE'S buyout clause after signing his new Real Madrid deal is set at just under PS1BILLION. And even if anyone could stump up the massive PS900,300,000 fee, the Wales winger has said he wants to stay in Spain . Gareth Bale/Twitter 10 Gareth Bale now has the world's most expensive buyout clause Here are the top ten biggest release clauses in world football. 1 Gareth Bale Bale broke the record transfer fee when he moved to Spain in 2013 and, despite being overtaken by Paul Pogba, now comma
When the regional parliament of Catalonia voted last month to ban bullfighting, the howls of protest across Spain resounded louder than the collective death cries of the thousands of bulls killed in the nation's rings each year. The economic loss will be intolerable! An important national tradition will be undermined! Catalonia acted out of spite against the rest of Spain, not to save the half-ton brutes that provide so much fun for so many! It seems a lot of folks just cannot believe that any g
The NUIT DEBOUT Protests Of French Workers Spreading Across Europe Like Wild fire 26 May, 2016 Countercurrents.org The NUIT DEBOUT (Up all night) protests of French workers spreading across Europe like Wild fire W orkers trade unions, students, women, artists, pensioners and unemployed youth are protesting in hundreds of thousands against President Francois Hollande's proposed changes in labor laws announced on 31 March this year. Nuit Debout or these night-time sit-ins first started in Paris' R
Speculative comments on the recent 25th-26th February rebellion in the ranks of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) auxiliary unit, which has so far claimed nearly 150 lives. Whatever the BDR mutiny was, it seems unlikely that it was merely a simple labour dispute or incident of class conflict. The methods used by the rebels, such as slaughter of highest ranking officers seem surprisingly extreme ones to be immediately used in a situation where one wants to maintain bargaining power; especially where on
Our Humanity Is Hanged In Installments: R.I.P Yakub Memon 30 July, 2015 Countercurrents.org Y akub Memon has been killed by the Indian State. And there is no irony in Kalam's funeral being held on the same day either. Nations that worship missile men don't get to preach nonviolence and forgiveness at the same time. Just like Pranab Mukherjee, Kalam too had rejected mercy pleas. Just like Kalam, K. R. Narayanan also had rejected mercy pleas. And before him, S.D. Sharma. In fact, the only one in r
The number 562 is relatively meaningless to most people. But not to those who marked the 562nd anniversary of the conquest of Istanbul by the Ottoman Turks last May. Hundreds of thousands reportedly gathered in a field outside the city where a parade of jets painted the sky with red and white smoke--the colors of the Turkish flag. Bands played, flags flew, and Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, declared, "Resurrection again, rising again." The celebration was great theater. But this was n
A new survey published in Chinese state-run newspaper, the Global Times, finds young Chinese nationals increasingly attracted to religion, with Islam the most popular religion among people under 30 and Protestantism the religion with the largest number of places of worship in the country. While China is a communist country and routinely discourages religious practice, the International Business Times notes that five religions are legal to practice in China: Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, Prot
Reflections on the relation between solidarity networks, workplace groups and class organisation, based on our modest experiences in west London. We see this effort in opposition to the current electoral surge and try to explain why. Dear sisters and brothers, Some comrades from Frankfurt got in touch recently, wanting to set up a solidarity network. They approached us with some concrete questions. [1] We want to use the opportunity to reflect more generally on our limited experiences with our s
With over 40,000 caves and caverns, Turkey can be described as a paradise for potholing and spelunking. This country hides churches, underground lakes, cisterns, stalactites and stalagmites for visitors who want to explore a different side of the country. Most Turkish caves are found in northwest Anatolia, southeast Anatolia and central Anatolia. Turkey has some of the largest and most extensive caverns in the world with caves found in both low and high altitude areas. Considering the geological
Abstract Bangladesh has experienced significant political tumult in the past year and there is concern that as the national election (scheduled for January 5, 2014) approaches, street violence will escalate, jeopardizing the country's nascent democratic system. While the threat from terrorism had diminished to some extent under the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the recent execution of a leading Islamist politician and the sentencing to death of other opposition leaders accused of w
A couple of years ago I blogged about the trouble one has taking politicised census figures seriously and using them to make predictions about future population growth. In that instance I was talking about Nigeria; we still rely on the 2006 census (which many dispute the accuracy of) for the population of that country and to make demographic predictions. Since the population figures are used to divide up resources between urban and rural areas and between north and south, there are widespread co
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs was left red-faced after it published an incorrect photo of the India-Pakistan border in its annual report for 2016-17. A photo captioned as "floodlighting along the border" turned out to be from the Spain-Morocco border , which was originally taken in 2006 by a Spanish photographer, Javier Moyano . The home ministry used a picture of Spain-Morocco border as India's border with Pakistan, prompting the Union home secretary Rajiv Mehrishi to say that the ministry
Pakistani Christian families are burying their deceased children and other family members following the deadly suicide bomb attack on Easter Sunday at a park in Lahore, which killed close to 72 people, mostly women and children . Christian pastors, along with parents of the victims, have accused the central government of not doing enough to protect Christians from radical terror that continues to take the lives of innocent victims. Free sign up cp newsletter! "The government has proved it cannot
Our Humanity Is Hanged In Installments: R.I.P Yakub Memon 30 July, 2015 Countercurrents.org Y akub Memon has been killed by the Indian State. And there is no irony in Kalam's funeral being held on the same day either. Nations that worship missile men don't get to preach nonviolence and forgiveness at the same time. Just like Pranab Mukherjee, Kalam too had rejected mercy pleas. Just like Kalam, K. R. Narayanan also had rejected mercy pleas. And before him, S.D. Sharma. In fact, the only one in r
The number 562 is relatively meaningless to most people. But not to those who marked the 562nd anniversary of the conquest of Istanbul by the Ottoman Turks last May. Hundreds of thousands reportedly gathered in a field outside the city where a parade of jets painted the sky with red and white smoke--the colors of the Turkish flag. Bands played, flags flew, and Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, declared, "Resurrection again, rising again." The celebration was great theater. But this was n
A new survey published in Chinese state-run newspaper, the Global Times, finds young Chinese nationals increasingly attracted to religion, with Islam the most popular religion among people under 30 and Protestantism the religion with the largest number of places of worship in the country. While China is a communist country and routinely discourages religious practice, the International Business Times notes that five religions are legal to practice in China: Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, Prot
Reflections on the relation between solidarity networks, workplace groups and class organisation, based on our modest experiences in west London. We see this effort in opposition to the current electoral surge and try to explain why. Dear sisters and brothers, Some comrades from Frankfurt got in touch recently, wanting to set up a solidarity network. They approached us with some concrete questions. [1] We want to use the opportunity to reflect more generally on our limited experiences with our s
With over 40,000 caves and caverns, Turkey can be described as a paradise for potholing and spelunking. This country hides churches, underground lakes, cisterns, stalactites and stalagmites for visitors who want to explore a different side of the country. Most Turkish caves are found in northwest Anatolia, southeast Anatolia and central Anatolia. Turkey has some of the largest and most extensive caverns in the world with caves found in both low and high altitude areas. Considering the geological
Abstract Bangladesh has experienced significant political tumult in the past year and there is concern that as the national election (scheduled for January 5, 2014) approaches, street violence will escalate, jeopardizing the country's nascent democratic system. While the threat from terrorism had diminished to some extent under the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the recent execution of a leading Islamist politician and the sentencing to death of other opposition leaders accused of w
A couple of years ago I blogged about the trouble one has taking politicised census figures seriously and using them to make predictions about future population growth. In that instance I was talking about Nigeria; we still rely on the 2006 census (which many dispute the accuracy of) for the population of that country and to make demographic predictions. Since the population figures are used to divide up resources between urban and rural areas and between north and south, there are widespread co
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs was left red-faced after it published an incorrect photo of the India-Pakistan border in its annual report for 2016-17. A photo captioned as "floodlighting along the border" turned out to be from the Spain-Morocco border , which was originally taken in 2006 by a Spanish photographer, Javier Moyano . The home ministry used a picture of Spain-Morocco border as India's border with Pakistan, prompting the Union home secretary Rajiv Mehrishi to say that the ministry
Pakistani Christian families are burying their deceased children and other family members following the deadly suicide bomb attack on Easter Sunday at a park in Lahore, which killed close to 72 people, mostly women and children . Christian pastors, along with parents of the victims, have accused the central government of not doing enough to protect Christians from radical terror that continues to take the lives of innocent victims. Free sign up cp newsletter! "The government has proved it cannot
JOHN MCCAIN and friends let the dogs loose at the Republican Party convention last week--and it wasn't just for show. To the chanting of "USA! USA!" and "Drill, baby, drill!" the Christian Right and social conservatives, thought to be consigned to the margins for this election, made their triumphant return to the spotlight--in the form of John McCain's running mate, Bible-thumping "hockey mom," Sarah Palin. Suddenly, the Republican base--which has always regarded McCain with suspicion for his un
Republican strategist Steve Schmidt, who worked for former President George W. Bush and for Senator John McCain's presidential campaign in 2008, has proven to be one of the current Republican president's most forceful and insightful critics. During a recent appearance on MSNBC's Morning Joe , Schmidt lit into Vice President Mike Pence and his constant lying about Donald Trump's campaign and its involvement with Russia. On the show, co-host Mika Brzezinski brought up the fact that the vice presi
McCain has claimed throughout his political career, especially in recent years, that "country first" is his guiding principle McCain has claimed throughout his political career, especially in recent years, that "country first" is his guiding principle. It was even his campaign slogan when he was the Republican nominee in 2008. At the time the emphasis in using the slogan was that he would do what was best for the country rather than what was best for this or that political party, and there is no
So now the question is finally being asked: Has Donald Trump gone too far by questioning the heroism of Senator John McCain, who was held as a POW nearly six years in the infamously brutal Hanoi Hilton? In case you missed it, Trump, jerkweed that he is, was, and always will be, said over the weekend: "He (McCain) was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren't captured." Now I'm not here to debate that point or take the Donald on for saying something that asinine and disrespect
Sen. John McCain is making every day count knowing that his days left on earth are limited. Earlier this year, McCain received a malignant brain cancer diagnosis after getting surgery to remove a blood clot in his eye. Despite the diagnosis, Trump has continued to insult McCain over his decisions to vote down the GOP's Obamacare repeal attempts. McCain serves as the Chairman of the Armed Services Committee in the United States Senate. He just used his authority to block Trump's Pentagon picks. M
Updated below: The incredible C&L archives at work for you! A while ago it was McCain sucking up to the extremists after he called them out in 2000. Rudy Giuliani, the man who has been running on a platform that consists mainly talking about the 9/11 attacks is now endorsed by a man who says that we deserved to actually be attacked . As I've said before, there is no such thing as being " too far right " in this country. I hope a reporter will ask Rudy if he agrees with Robertson's assessment and
Once upon a time, John McCain was favored to win the Republican nomination. His straight-talking appeal and his cultivation of the Republican Party's right wing put him first--at least in the early conventional wisdom. Then, last summer, his campaign seemed to spontaneously combust in a puff of fund-raising troubles and staff intrigue. But McCain has slowly made his way back into contention. The usual line is that he has done it by being "the old McCain," the one that New Hampshire voters (and m
Trump vs. McCain continues ... Is this a tipping point? Or is it simply the beginning? ... The governing wing of the GOP (McCain) vs. its aggrieved/bombastic side (Trump) ... The 2016 Republicans tee off on Trump -- with one exception ... Why Fox and GOP can't dump Trump from that first debate ... Four additional questions we have on Trump vs. McCain ... Jeb Bush takes on Washington in speech from FL ... Cuba opens its embassy in DC ... And the RNC hits Hillary on Nigeria. FIRST THOUGHTS Morning
by Jeffery Rendall One would suppose it's only natural for the critically ailing Arizona Senator John McCain to want to settle all his scores while he's still able to do so, but a lot of people are taking issue with the manner in which he's doing it. Of course McCain is afflicted with what looks to be terminal brain cancer and he's wasting no time in making sure the world understands just how he views his time on earth (looking back) before the historians and pundits pick through decades of even
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) ripped President Trump on Wednesday for repeatedly attacking journalists and labeling media outlets as "fake news," warning it "empowers repressive regimes to jail reporters & silence the truth." In a Wednesday afternoon tweet, McCain shared a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists that finds a record number of journalists were imprisoned in 2017. The group found that 262 journalists worldwide have been imprisoned this year in retaliation over their work. "
Republican strategist Steve Schmidt, who worked for former President George W. Bush and for Senator John McCain's presidential campaign in 2008, has proven to be one of the current Republican president's most forceful and insightful critics. During a recent appearance on MSNBC's Morning Joe , Schmidt lit into Vice President Mike Pence and his constant lying about Donald Trump's campaign and its involvement with Russia. On the show, co-host Mika Brzezinski brought up the fact that the vice presi
McCain has claimed throughout his political career, especially in recent years, that "country first" is his guiding principle McCain has claimed throughout his political career, especially in recent years, that "country first" is his guiding principle. It was even his campaign slogan when he was the Republican nominee in 2008. At the time the emphasis in using the slogan was that he would do what was best for the country rather than what was best for this or that political party, and there is no
So now the question is finally being asked: Has Donald Trump gone too far by questioning the heroism of Senator John McCain, who was held as a POW nearly six years in the infamously brutal Hanoi Hilton? In case you missed it, Trump, jerkweed that he is, was, and always will be, said over the weekend: "He (McCain) was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren't captured." Now I'm not here to debate that point or take the Donald on for saying something that asinine and disrespect
Sen. John McCain is making every day count knowing that his days left on earth are limited. Earlier this year, McCain received a malignant brain cancer diagnosis after getting surgery to remove a blood clot in his eye. Despite the diagnosis, Trump has continued to insult McCain over his decisions to vote down the GOP's Obamacare repeal attempts. McCain serves as the Chairman of the Armed Services Committee in the United States Senate. He just used his authority to block Trump's Pentagon picks. M
Updated below: The incredible C&L archives at work for you! A while ago it was McCain sucking up to the extremists after he called them out in 2000. Rudy Giuliani, the man who has been running on a platform that consists mainly talking about the 9/11 attacks is now endorsed by a man who says that we deserved to actually be attacked . As I've said before, there is no such thing as being " too far right " in this country. I hope a reporter will ask Rudy if he agrees with Robertson's assessment and
Once upon a time, John McCain was favored to win the Republican nomination. His straight-talking appeal and his cultivation of the Republican Party's right wing put him first--at least in the early conventional wisdom. Then, last summer, his campaign seemed to spontaneously combust in a puff of fund-raising troubles and staff intrigue. But McCain has slowly made his way back into contention. The usual line is that he has done it by being "the old McCain," the one that New Hampshire voters (and m
Trump vs. McCain continues ... Is this a tipping point? Or is it simply the beginning? ... The governing wing of the GOP (McCain) vs. its aggrieved/bombastic side (Trump) ... The 2016 Republicans tee off on Trump -- with one exception ... Why Fox and GOP can't dump Trump from that first debate ... Four additional questions we have on Trump vs. McCain ... Jeb Bush takes on Washington in speech from FL ... Cuba opens its embassy in DC ... And the RNC hits Hillary on Nigeria. FIRST THOUGHTS Morning
by Jeffery Rendall One would suppose it's only natural for the critically ailing Arizona Senator John McCain to want to settle all his scores while he's still able to do so, but a lot of people are taking issue with the manner in which he's doing it. Of course McCain is afflicted with what looks to be terminal brain cancer and he's wasting no time in making sure the world understands just how he views his time on earth (looking back) before the historians and pundits pick through decades of even
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) ripped President Trump on Wednesday for repeatedly attacking journalists and labeling media outlets as "fake news," warning it "empowers repressive regimes to jail reporters & silence the truth." In a Wednesday afternoon tweet, McCain shared a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists that finds a record number of journalists were imprisoned in 2017. The group found that 262 journalists worldwide have been imprisoned this year in retaliation over their work. "
Once again, a member of the GOP has regurgitated a bizarre falsehood about rape. Celeste Greig, the head of the California Republican Assembly, the largest GOP volunteer organization in California, said in a newspaper interview that rape almost never leads to pregnancies because the body is too traumatized. "Granted, the percentage of pregnancies due to rape is small because it's an act of violence, because the body is traumatized. I don't know what percentage of pregnancies are due to the viole
A U.S. senator reported yesterday that the Navy has rejected the application of what would have been its first Humanist chaplain. As a military family member, I'm disappointed. I think a lot of people outside the military might not understand the role that military chaplains play and how a Humanist chaplain can carry out those duties. During my personal experience with the military, first as a cadet in the Reserve Officer Training Corps then as an Air-Force girlfriend, fiancee and wife, my persp
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence: from NRA to ACA. Photo by John Gress/Getty Images I'm a little late to this, but Simon Maloy has a terrific explainer on how Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is making a move that infuriates conservatives. Pence, like every Republican congressman, opposed the Affordable Care Act. He gave no indication that he'd expand Medicaid, as few Republican governors has done. But as of last week, he's looking for a waiver to get ACA funds that can expand the state's existing public-private
Contrary to Trump's claims, it isn't just Democrats who can see the destruction he is bringing to the White House and the country. Background: While a lot of the GOP has remained gutless and refused to stand up to the president even when it was in their own best interest or the best interest of their constituents, there are still real leaders out there, like Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough , or former GOP Senator Gordon Humphrey. Senator Humphrey is a longtime critic of Trump, even supporting C
Could it be that Rasmussen Reports, the polling outfit often accused of skewing results towards the Republicans, is intentionally producing numbers that favor Democrats--not Republicans--as part of a scheme to drive disgraced Missouri senatorial candidate Todd Akin out of the race? Here at the RNC convention in Tampa, if any issue is a measure of GOP solidarity, it's the fiasco that exploded last week when Akin asserted that victims of "legitimate rape" would not get pregnant from the encounter.
Roy Moore should be embarrassed. Last week, one of the most contentious Senate races in American history came to a close in Alabama when Democrat Doug Jones captured the victory over the controversial GOP nominee . Moore has been accused by multiple women of sexually assaulting them when they were teens. One woman was only 14-years-old at the time of the abuse. He denied the allegations and his campaign repeatedly smeared the women who came forward. Despite the ugliness, most white Alabama voter
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) recently introduced an amendment to repeal harmful aspects of the Jones Act, a 1920 law that restricts the use of foreign-built or foreign-owned ships for transporting goods within the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, "The coastwise laws [like the Jones Act] are highly protectionist provisions that are intended to create a 'coastwise monopoly' in order to protect and develop the American merchant marine, shipbuilding, etc." But p
Female GOP Governor Endorses Alleged Sexual Predator Roy Moore Because Wow The GOP is desperate to hold onto the Senate Though the Republican Party can try to make as many false equivalencies as it wants, the fact of the matter is there has not been any other politician in the contemporary political sphere with the potentially criminal baggage of Roy Moore. Initially thought to have just been making sexual advances on minors, which was already bad enough, the allegations against Moore have grown
If Republican presidential candidate John Kasich were in Congress today, he would have likely been among the legislators to vote against a bill that would have banned people on the terrorist watch list from buying guns. The GOP-controlled Senate did not pass that bill on Thursday, with 54 senators voting against it. Only one Republican voted for the bill, and one Democrat voted against it. According to the Government Accountability Office, suspected terrorists purchased guns over 2,000 times bet
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin / AP BY: Cameron Cawthorne Follow @@Cam_Cawthorne August 24, 2016 3:09 pm Capitol Hill could get awkward in September if the Senate Judiciary Committee calls for Mylan NV CEO Heather Bresch to testify. Bresch's pharmaceutical company not only hiked the price of the EpiPen by 400 percent, but her father is Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.). Despite Bresch's family connection to Manchin, she is not being shielded from criticism. Lawmakers from both chambers of Cong
A U.S. senator reported yesterday that the Navy has rejected the application of what would have been its first Humanist chaplain. As a military family member, I'm disappointed. I think a lot of people outside the military might not understand the role that military chaplains play and how a Humanist chaplain can carry out those duties. During my personal experience with the military, first as a cadet in the Reserve Officer Training Corps then as an Air-Force girlfriend, fiancee and wife, my persp
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence: from NRA to ACA. Photo by John Gress/Getty Images I'm a little late to this, but Simon Maloy has a terrific explainer on how Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is making a move that infuriates conservatives. Pence, like every Republican congressman, opposed the Affordable Care Act. He gave no indication that he'd expand Medicaid, as few Republican governors has done. But as of last week, he's looking for a waiver to get ACA funds that can expand the state's existing public-private
Contrary to Trump's claims, it isn't just Democrats who can see the destruction he is bringing to the White House and the country. Background: While a lot of the GOP has remained gutless and refused to stand up to the president even when it was in their own best interest or the best interest of their constituents, there are still real leaders out there, like Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough , or former GOP Senator Gordon Humphrey. Senator Humphrey is a longtime critic of Trump, even supporting C
Could it be that Rasmussen Reports, the polling outfit often accused of skewing results towards the Republicans, is intentionally producing numbers that favor Democrats--not Republicans--as part of a scheme to drive disgraced Missouri senatorial candidate Todd Akin out of the race? Here at the RNC convention in Tampa, if any issue is a measure of GOP solidarity, it's the fiasco that exploded last week when Akin asserted that victims of "legitimate rape" would not get pregnant from the encounter.
Roy Moore should be embarrassed. Last week, one of the most contentious Senate races in American history came to a close in Alabama when Democrat Doug Jones captured the victory over the controversial GOP nominee . Moore has been accused by multiple women of sexually assaulting them when they were teens. One woman was only 14-years-old at the time of the abuse. He denied the allegations and his campaign repeatedly smeared the women who came forward. Despite the ugliness, most white Alabama voter
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) recently introduced an amendment to repeal harmful aspects of the Jones Act, a 1920 law that restricts the use of foreign-built or foreign-owned ships for transporting goods within the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, "The coastwise laws [like the Jones Act] are highly protectionist provisions that are intended to create a 'coastwise monopoly' in order to protect and develop the American merchant marine, shipbuilding, etc." But p
Female GOP Governor Endorses Alleged Sexual Predator Roy Moore Because Wow The GOP is desperate to hold onto the Senate Though the Republican Party can try to make as many false equivalencies as it wants, the fact of the matter is there has not been any other politician in the contemporary political sphere with the potentially criminal baggage of Roy Moore. Initially thought to have just been making sexual advances on minors, which was already bad enough, the allegations against Moore have grown
If Republican presidential candidate John Kasich were in Congress today, he would have likely been among the legislators to vote against a bill that would have banned people on the terrorist watch list from buying guns. The GOP-controlled Senate did not pass that bill on Thursday, with 54 senators voting against it. Only one Republican voted for the bill, and one Democrat voted against it. According to the Government Accountability Office, suspected terrorists purchased guns over 2,000 times bet
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin / AP BY: Cameron Cawthorne Follow @@Cam_Cawthorne August 24, 2016 3:09 pm Capitol Hill could get awkward in September if the Senate Judiciary Committee calls for Mylan NV CEO Heather Bresch to testify. Bresch's pharmaceutical company not only hiked the price of the EpiPen by 400 percent, but her father is Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.). Despite Bresch's family connection to Manchin, she is not being shielded from criticism. Lawmakers from both chambers of Cong
Donald Trump has been boasting about his ability to create jobs despite never having explained exactly how he would do so. Well, now it appears he may have created one at CNN for the campaign manager that he fired just a few days ago. Corey Lewandowski was escorted out of Trump Tower by security guards when the campaign decided that his services were no longer needed. He was criticized for the campaign's negative and hostile tone, for failing to raise money, for not building a campaign infrastru
Yes, the Trump-Russia collusion media campaign really was delusional and deranged; it really was a conspiracy theory . So after the unexpected happened, after Trump won the election, the Russiagate campaign morphed into something more urgent, something twisted and delirious. In a fascinating piece today at The Federalist , international affairs columnist Lee Smith writes about the mysterious disappearance of the Russia collusion story from the front pages (virtual or otherwise) of major media ou
Donald Trump was fooled by an obviously fake video. When Donald Trump's speech in Ohio was interrupted by a man who burst onstage, Trump immediately resorted to calling him an ISIS sympathizer. The billionaire-turned-politician held up a sketchy, poorly edited video as proof. USSS did an excellent job stopping the maniac running to the stage. He has ties to ISIS. Should be in jail! https://t.co/tkzbHg7wyD ?ssr=true -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 12, 2016 This is not the first time,
It's not that Donald Trump should stay off of Twitter, it's that he's terrible at it. You know who isn't terrible at it? Ted Cruz. While Trump tweets and steps all over whatever his agenda is that week, Cruz owns leftists left and right (see Ted Cruz Owns the New York Times on Charlottesville With Single Tweet and Ted Cruz Perfectly Destroys Liberal Deadspin in Epic Twitter Exchange ). Trump should take notes. Take this for example. Cruz: Dems using issues surrounding Charlottesville to try t
One of the repeated themes in NBC reporter Katy Tur's Trump-campaign memoir Unbelievable is her fear of the Trump mob ripping her to pieces. For example, one metaphor was "They turn all at once, a large animal, angry and unchained. I force a laugh." Why would anyone hate me, she asks, when I am merely an embodiment of the "notion of objective truth"? Or she's like a Christian about to be thrown to the lions. (That's a weird choice for a secular liberal.) The crowd loves it. They turn at once t
Trump spin doctor Kellyanne Conway is being duly ridiculed on Twitter after claiming that "surveillance" by former President Barack Obama may involve household electronics. In an interview Sunday with a local paper in New Jersey, where she lives with her husband and four children, Conway doubled down on President Donald Trump's already insane allegations that his predecessor tapped his phones during the 2016 presidential election campaign. Conway said that the alleged surveillance at Trump Tower
MikeBravoRomeo: But as Hillary said, half of Trump supporters are deplorable and I'm pretty sure that we (liberal types and moderates) have failed the other half. There are a lot of factors that drive polarization. I think you're getting at that we need to try to communicate with people in a way that promotes mutual understanding and a mutual respect of our shared humanity, rather than painting everyone in the cartoonish stereotypes current politics evokes all over the place. I do think that the
Donald Trump says he's apologized to his family over that "pussy" recording, but it looks like his daughter hasn't quite forgiven him yet. During last night's presidential debate, Tiffany Trump completely dodged a kiss from her father. A video shows Donald going in for a peck on the cheek and Tiffany leaning back so far it looks like she's in a limbo competition. She then rubs his arms patronizingly and walks away. Have a look: When your own daughter won't even kiss you. #debate pic.twitter.com/
Trump's Flag Burning Tweets Are Just a Distraction From His Agenda President Elect Donald Trump's recent flag burning tweets are nothing more than noise meant to distract the public from what's really important, namely his disastrous cabinet appointments, mounting pressure in Syria, climate change, and healthcare to start. Bill Press discusses Trump's consistent strategy of distraction and why we shouldn't buy into it. Sign up for Our Newsletter Get updates about the policies and topics that mat
(BREITBART) -- First Lady Melania Trump's Communications Director Stephanie Grisham condemned a "disgusting" Monday tweet from Atlantic Senior Editor David Frum containing a hypothetical situation with President Donald Trump hitting his wife. Frum went after President Trump, his personal attorney Jay Sekulow, and now former Trump attorney John Dowd in a tweet that asked whether Trump would be obstructing justice if he punched the First Lady and ordered the Secret Service to cover up the assault.
Yes, the Trump-Russia collusion media campaign really was delusional and deranged; it really was a conspiracy theory . So after the unexpected happened, after Trump won the election, the Russiagate campaign morphed into something more urgent, something twisted and delirious. In a fascinating piece today at The Federalist , international affairs columnist Lee Smith writes about the mysterious disappearance of the Russia collusion story from the front pages (virtual or otherwise) of major media ou
Donald Trump was fooled by an obviously fake video. When Donald Trump's speech in Ohio was interrupted by a man who burst onstage, Trump immediately resorted to calling him an ISIS sympathizer. The billionaire-turned-politician held up a sketchy, poorly edited video as proof. USSS did an excellent job stopping the maniac running to the stage. He has ties to ISIS. Should be in jail! https://t.co/tkzbHg7wyD ?ssr=true -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 12, 2016 This is not the first time,
It's not that Donald Trump should stay off of Twitter, it's that he's terrible at it. You know who isn't terrible at it? Ted Cruz. While Trump tweets and steps all over whatever his agenda is that week, Cruz owns leftists left and right (see Ted Cruz Owns the New York Times on Charlottesville With Single Tweet and Ted Cruz Perfectly Destroys Liberal Deadspin in Epic Twitter Exchange ). Trump should take notes. Take this for example. Cruz: Dems using issues surrounding Charlottesville to try t
One of the repeated themes in NBC reporter Katy Tur's Trump-campaign memoir Unbelievable is her fear of the Trump mob ripping her to pieces. For example, one metaphor was "They turn all at once, a large animal, angry and unchained. I force a laugh." Why would anyone hate me, she asks, when I am merely an embodiment of the "notion of objective truth"? Or she's like a Christian about to be thrown to the lions. (That's a weird choice for a secular liberal.) The crowd loves it. They turn at once t
Trump spin doctor Kellyanne Conway is being duly ridiculed on Twitter after claiming that "surveillance" by former President Barack Obama may involve household electronics. In an interview Sunday with a local paper in New Jersey, where she lives with her husband and four children, Conway doubled down on President Donald Trump's already insane allegations that his predecessor tapped his phones during the 2016 presidential election campaign. Conway said that the alleged surveillance at Trump Tower
MikeBravoRomeo: But as Hillary said, half of Trump supporters are deplorable and I'm pretty sure that we (liberal types and moderates) have failed the other half. There are a lot of factors that drive polarization. I think you're getting at that we need to try to communicate with people in a way that promotes mutual understanding and a mutual respect of our shared humanity, rather than painting everyone in the cartoonish stereotypes current politics evokes all over the place. I do think that the
Donald Trump says he's apologized to his family over that "pussy" recording, but it looks like his daughter hasn't quite forgiven him yet. During last night's presidential debate, Tiffany Trump completely dodged a kiss from her father. A video shows Donald going in for a peck on the cheek and Tiffany leaning back so far it looks like she's in a limbo competition. She then rubs his arms patronizingly and walks away. Have a look: When your own daughter won't even kiss you. #debate pic.twitter.com/
Trump's Flag Burning Tweets Are Just a Distraction From His Agenda President Elect Donald Trump's recent flag burning tweets are nothing more than noise meant to distract the public from what's really important, namely his disastrous cabinet appointments, mounting pressure in Syria, climate change, and healthcare to start. Bill Press discusses Trump's consistent strategy of distraction and why we shouldn't buy into it. Sign up for Our Newsletter Get updates about the policies and topics that mat
(BREITBART) -- First Lady Melania Trump's Communications Director Stephanie Grisham condemned a "disgusting" Monday tweet from Atlantic Senior Editor David Frum containing a hypothetical situation with President Donald Trump hitting his wife. Frum went after President Trump, his personal attorney Jay Sekulow, and now former Trump attorney John Dowd in a tweet that asked whether Trump would be obstructing justice if he punched the First Lady and ordered the Secret Service to cover up the assault.
Donald Trump's presidency is collapsing around him as he stubbornly continues to defend white supremacists and other neo-Nazis, but his most visible defender in the media, Kellyanne Conway, has gone silent. Throughout Donald Trump's time in the White House, top aide Kellyanne Conway has been a ubiquitous face in the media, defending Trump with a cavalcade of lies , innuendo , and misleading statements. But since Trump began melting down as he completely embraces white supremacy and racial hatred
Saturday August 6, 2016 It's been the week from hell for Donald Trump. Everything seems to be going wrong for him. The worst was the foolish and painful fight he picked with the grieving Khan family. What happened was clearly a very clever ambush devised by the Clinton camp. A Muslim-American attorney, Khizr Khan, whose army officer son had been blown up in Iraq, was put on show at the Democratic Convention to attack Donald Trump's ignorant and stupid anti-Muslim policies - and to embarrass him.
Mocking the way leftists soil themselves in response to Donald Trump is low hanging fruit, I know (see Top 5 Anti-Trump Feminist Meltdowns and The Young Turks Post-Election Meltdown ). Delicious, ripe fruit that needs to be picked and possibly made into a nice wine, but low hanging none the less. Hence why even SNL was able to mock them (yes, THAT SNL ) using an adorable puppy. Watch... Sometimes SNL gives us the chuckles... Other times, not so much. It's usually the latter (see Meh. SNL Tota
Donald Trump is a piece of shit and toxic to this country. That being said, this headline is misleading, as are the headlines about his immigrations stances. Trump is referring to if abortion were made illegal, which is an absurd thought in and of itself. BUT, if we're positing that abortions are illegal, then an illegal act SHOULD be met with a punishment of some kind. Unless we're just ignoring what's legal or illegal anymore. Likewise, his stance on immigration is somewhat similar. While the
Donald Trump makes Hanukkah tweet, gets Menorah candles entirely wrong Bill Palmer | 3:44 pm EDT December 24, 2016 Donald Trump briefly paused from his usual Twitter antics of aligning himself with Vladimir Putin and dishonestly attacking reporters in order to offer the rare tweet which wasn't confrontational in nature - but he still managed to get it entirely wrong. Trump posted a message which read "Wishing you a bright and Happy Hanukkah" along with a picture of a menorah. But the candles on
The Offensive Donald Trump didn't wait long to go on the offensive. He wanted to move fast to show resoluteness in his campaign promises (at least, those promises not aimed at "draining the swamp"). His first month in office made it clear that his agenda is aimed at attacking workers, targeting first and foremost the most oppressed sectors, and not against Wall Street or establishment politicians. His attack on immigrants is primarily an attack on immigrant workers . Silicon Valley and other tec
It's not that Donald Trump should stay off of Twitter, it's that he's terrible at it. You know who isn't terrible at it? Ted Cruz. While Trump tweets and steps all over whatever his agenda is that week, Cruz owns leftists left and right (see Ted Cruz Owns the New York Times on Charlottesville With Single Tweet and Ted Cruz Perfectly Destroys Liberal Deadspin in Epic Twitter Exchange ). Trump should take notes. Take this for example. Cruz: Dems using issues surrounding Charlottesville to try t
Donald Trump's new statement on guns on campus is yet another reason why voting for him could be the worst thing you can do this year. Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump never fails to dismay and outrage people when he opens his mouth. And here we have another day, another obnoxious quote from Trump. In the wake of gun control reform, Trump wrapped up his Thursday night campaign rally in Burlington, Vermont, by stating that he would end gun-free zones in schools and U.S. military
I don't agree with Trump on everything either. For example, you do not cook a piece of beef well done. You just don't do it man ! Only a liar, or a fool agrees with anybody 100 % of the time. Now let's consider what voting for 'pro life' candidates all these years has yielded..... Yeah, no matter how much of the gov't they controlled those gosh darned rascally liberals somehow always managed to keep them at bay, going all the way back to 1994. Oh sure they hold a press conference, with their sad
Donald Trump's spokesperson imploded when CNN's Jim Acosta called out Trump's new immigration policy. It is evident he wanted to fight, and Acosta pushed his button appropriately illustrating the xenophobic nature of the proposal. Stephen Miller Implodes Jim Acosta did it again. He called out the Trump administration for their new xenophobic proposal. Will he get kicked out of the newsroom? Huffington Post reported the incident as follows. CNN's Jim Acosta questioned Miller about whether that bi
Saturday August 6, 2016 It's been the week from hell for Donald Trump. Everything seems to be going wrong for him. The worst was the foolish and painful fight he picked with the grieving Khan family. What happened was clearly a very clever ambush devised by the Clinton camp. A Muslim-American attorney, Khizr Khan, whose army officer son had been blown up in Iraq, was put on show at the Democratic Convention to attack Donald Trump's ignorant and stupid anti-Muslim policies - and to embarrass him.
Mocking the way leftists soil themselves in response to Donald Trump is low hanging fruit, I know (see Top 5 Anti-Trump Feminist Meltdowns and The Young Turks Post-Election Meltdown ). Delicious, ripe fruit that needs to be picked and possibly made into a nice wine, but low hanging none the less. Hence why even SNL was able to mock them (yes, THAT SNL ) using an adorable puppy. Watch... Sometimes SNL gives us the chuckles... Other times, not so much. It's usually the latter (see Meh. SNL Tota
Donald Trump is a piece of shit and toxic to this country. That being said, this headline is misleading, as are the headlines about his immigrations stances. Trump is referring to if abortion were made illegal, which is an absurd thought in and of itself. BUT, if we're positing that abortions are illegal, then an illegal act SHOULD be met with a punishment of some kind. Unless we're just ignoring what's legal or illegal anymore. Likewise, his stance on immigration is somewhat similar. While the
Donald Trump makes Hanukkah tweet, gets Menorah candles entirely wrong Bill Palmer | 3:44 pm EDT December 24, 2016 Donald Trump briefly paused from his usual Twitter antics of aligning himself with Vladimir Putin and dishonestly attacking reporters in order to offer the rare tweet which wasn't confrontational in nature - but he still managed to get it entirely wrong. Trump posted a message which read "Wishing you a bright and Happy Hanukkah" along with a picture of a menorah. But the candles on
The Offensive Donald Trump didn't wait long to go on the offensive. He wanted to move fast to show resoluteness in his campaign promises (at least, those promises not aimed at "draining the swamp"). His first month in office made it clear that his agenda is aimed at attacking workers, targeting first and foremost the most oppressed sectors, and not against Wall Street or establishment politicians. His attack on immigrants is primarily an attack on immigrant workers . Silicon Valley and other tec
It's not that Donald Trump should stay off of Twitter, it's that he's terrible at it. You know who isn't terrible at it? Ted Cruz. While Trump tweets and steps all over whatever his agenda is that week, Cruz owns leftists left and right (see Ted Cruz Owns the New York Times on Charlottesville With Single Tweet and Ted Cruz Perfectly Destroys Liberal Deadspin in Epic Twitter Exchange ). Trump should take notes. Take this for example. Cruz: Dems using issues surrounding Charlottesville to try t
Donald Trump's new statement on guns on campus is yet another reason why voting for him could be the worst thing you can do this year. Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump never fails to dismay and outrage people when he opens his mouth. And here we have another day, another obnoxious quote from Trump. In the wake of gun control reform, Trump wrapped up his Thursday night campaign rally in Burlington, Vermont, by stating that he would end gun-free zones in schools and U.S. military
I don't agree with Trump on everything either. For example, you do not cook a piece of beef well done. You just don't do it man ! Only a liar, or a fool agrees with anybody 100 % of the time. Now let's consider what voting for 'pro life' candidates all these years has yielded..... Yeah, no matter how much of the gov't they controlled those gosh darned rascally liberals somehow always managed to keep them at bay, going all the way back to 1994. Oh sure they hold a press conference, with their sad
Donald Trump's spokesperson imploded when CNN's Jim Acosta called out Trump's new immigration policy. It is evident he wanted to fight, and Acosta pushed his button appropriately illustrating the xenophobic nature of the proposal. Stephen Miller Implodes Jim Acosta did it again. He called out the Trump administration for their new xenophobic proposal. Will he get kicked out of the newsroom? Huffington Post reported the incident as follows. CNN's Jim Acosta questioned Miller about whether that bi
BY: Natalie Johnson Follow @nataliejohnsonn May 18, 2016 3:52 pm Senate Democrats sent a letter to President Obama Wednesday pressing the administration to accelerate the admission process for Syrian refugees to settle in the United States. Obama vowed last year that the U.S. would resettle up to 10,000 individuals seeking haven from the Syrian civil before September, but according to Reuters only 1,736 refugees have been admitted. 27 senators, including the No. 2 Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin of Il
Rep. Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday evening joined Sen. Kamala Harris in calling for the head of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in response to the separation of illegal immigrant families at the border. She can't think of anything more barbaric than using children as leverage. . @SecNielsen must resign. This is not an immigration issue, it is a humanitarian issue. Children are being used by the Trump Admin to create leverage, with a goal of passing Trump's anti-immigrant agenda. I struggle to think of
What's happening now is actually enforcing the law which Obama had let go lax, thus encouraging more illegal entry and quite frankly more danger to kids from cartels. Via Daily Wire: Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said on Monday that some "well-coached" people illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border are using children to pose as families to gain entry. "From October 2017 to this February, we have seen a staggering 315 per cent increase in illegal aliens fraudulently using childre
A day after Trump's Secretary of Homeland Security was widely criticized for claiming there is no policy to separate children and parents at the southern border - when nearly 12,000 children are in federal custody - Kirstjen Neilsen went on a media offensive today to defend herself, the DHS and Trump administration's immigration policies. Speaking in the White House press room today, Nielsen aggressively defended the separation of children and parents, claiming it is a much smaller problem tha
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Susan Collins (R-ME) have introduced a bipartisan amendment that will keep the U.S. Department of Defense from banning transgender individuals from serving in the military. At the end of July, President Donald Trump said that the federal government will not accept or enable transgender individuals to "serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military." The following month, he directed Defense Secretary James Mattis to i
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images Since she spoke out against the limited debate schedule set up by former DNC Chair Debbie Was serman Schultz during the 2016 Democratic primaries, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has been a thorn in the side of the Democratic establishment. After resigning from her position as DNC vice chair to campaign on behalf of Sen. Bernie Sanders , she became a prominent Sanders surrogate. During the beginning of the Standing Rock protests against the Dak
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman wrote Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) E. Scott Lloyd Friday claiming that denying access to abortions for unaccompanied minors is "unconstitutional, it is inhumane, and it is abhorrent." The D.C. appeals court is weighing the question Friday of whether Jane Doe, an unaccompanied minor who came to the country illegally, has the right to access an abortion. "Just this morning, at oral argument in the D.C. Circuit, the federal g
We may be 16 years removed from 9/11, but make no mistake--terrorists are still trying to enter the United States. Kirstjen Nielsen, the new secretary of Homeland Security, made it clear as day in a recent speech on her department's anti-terror efforts: On an average day, [Homeland Security] encounters seven individuals on the terrorist watch list seeking to enter our country by air, land, or sea. That's 50 a week; 2,000 a year. These statistics highlight the sheer number of potential terroris
Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen faced an avalanche of questions on Monday as she doubled down on the White House's policy to deal with migrant families at the U.S. Southern border. As President Donald Trump continues to blame the separation of children from their families on nonexistent Democrat laws, Nielsen defended the administration earlier today by saying that the media reports on the inhumane treatment of children should not be believed . When Nielsen took questions during
President Donald Trump has ordered Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to prevent "large caravans" of people from entering the U.S. at the U.S.-Mexico border, he wrote in a Monday tweet. Despite the Democrat inspired laws on Sanctuary Cities and the Border being so bad and one sided, I have instructed the Secretary of Homeland Security not to let these large Caravans of people into our Country. It is a disgrace. We are the only Country in the World so naive! WALL -- Donald J. Trump (@re
Rep. Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday evening joined Sen. Kamala Harris in calling for the head of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in response to the separation of illegal immigrant families at the border. She can't think of anything more barbaric than using children as leverage. . @SecNielsen must resign. This is not an immigration issue, it is a humanitarian issue. Children are being used by the Trump Admin to create leverage, with a goal of passing Trump's anti-immigrant agenda. I struggle to think of
What's happening now is actually enforcing the law which Obama had let go lax, thus encouraging more illegal entry and quite frankly more danger to kids from cartels. Via Daily Wire: Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said on Monday that some "well-coached" people illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border are using children to pose as families to gain entry. "From October 2017 to this February, we have seen a staggering 315 per cent increase in illegal aliens fraudulently using childre
A day after Trump's Secretary of Homeland Security was widely criticized for claiming there is no policy to separate children and parents at the southern border - when nearly 12,000 children are in federal custody - Kirstjen Neilsen went on a media offensive today to defend herself, the DHS and Trump administration's immigration policies. Speaking in the White House press room today, Nielsen aggressively defended the separation of children and parents, claiming it is a much smaller problem tha
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Susan Collins (R-ME) have introduced a bipartisan amendment that will keep the U.S. Department of Defense from banning transgender individuals from serving in the military. At the end of July, President Donald Trump said that the federal government will not accept or enable transgender individuals to "serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military." The following month, he directed Defense Secretary James Mattis to i
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images Since she spoke out against the limited debate schedule set up by former DNC Chair Debbie Was serman Schultz during the 2016 Democratic primaries, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has been a thorn in the side of the Democratic establishment. After resigning from her position as DNC vice chair to campaign on behalf of Sen. Bernie Sanders , she became a prominent Sanders surrogate. During the beginning of the Standing Rock protests against the Dak
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman wrote Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) E. Scott Lloyd Friday claiming that denying access to abortions for unaccompanied minors is "unconstitutional, it is inhumane, and it is abhorrent." The D.C. appeals court is weighing the question Friday of whether Jane Doe, an unaccompanied minor who came to the country illegally, has the right to access an abortion. "Just this morning, at oral argument in the D.C. Circuit, the federal g
We may be 16 years removed from 9/11, but make no mistake--terrorists are still trying to enter the United States. Kirstjen Nielsen, the new secretary of Homeland Security, made it clear as day in a recent speech on her department's anti-terror efforts: On an average day, [Homeland Security] encounters seven individuals on the terrorist watch list seeking to enter our country by air, land, or sea. That's 50 a week; 2,000 a year. These statistics highlight the sheer number of potential terroris
Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen faced an avalanche of questions on Monday as she doubled down on the White House's policy to deal with migrant families at the U.S. Southern border. As President Donald Trump continues to blame the separation of children from their families on nonexistent Democrat laws, Nielsen defended the administration earlier today by saying that the media reports on the inhumane treatment of children should not be believed . When Nielsen took questions during
President Donald Trump has ordered Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to prevent "large caravans" of people from entering the U.S. at the U.S.-Mexico border, he wrote in a Monday tweet. Despite the Democrat inspired laws on Sanctuary Cities and the Border being so bad and one sided, I have instructed the Secretary of Homeland Security not to let these large Caravans of people into our Country. It is a disgrace. We are the only Country in the World so naive! WALL -- Donald J. Trump (@re
This week I will be seeing the head of the Iranian Resistance Movement, Mrs Rajavi, again in Brussels. She is a very brave and gracious lady who has lost close family to the barbarity of the Iranian regime, including a sister hanged while pregnant. The movement has big name supporters in the USA, Europe and globally, and I have spoken at Paris conferences where tens of thousands of people attend. This affirms to me that the Iranian people are good, bright, talented people, but are trapped in the
Kate Winslet tells Allure that when filming The Reader , she had to regrow her pubic hair: "Because of years of waxing, as all of us girls know, it doesn't come back quite the way it used to. They even made me a merkin (wig) because they were so concerned that I might not be able to grow enough." [ MSNBC Scoop ] Jon Gosselin speaks! He's on the cover of People , saying, " Eight Enough Is Enough!" [ People ] Kate Hudson and Alex Rodriguez : It's getting serious. How do we know this? A source says
Jennifer Roback Morse Derek de Koff Jennifer Roback Morse heads the Ruth Institute, an organization that was formerly associated with the National Organization for Marriage. Perhaps it goes without saying that Morse wasn't tickled by President Obama's discussion of gay rights during last week's State of the Union Address. Unfortunately, Morse didn't herself neglect to say that coming out "does not require as much courage" as deciding to "walk away from the gay lifestyle." During an interview wit
The hardship of daily life was felt most acutely by Palestinian women who carried the burden of responsibility within the household because of the death, imprisonment, or unemployment of male members. ( PCHR ) Palestinian women are suffering massively from malnutrition, especially when they are pregnant and nursing, and have high rates of poverty as widowed heads of household, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report to a UN women's rights panel. The UN World Health Organ
Jennifer Holliday (Source:AP/Richard Drew) "If I had a chance to start a new era of recording at this point in my career," said Jennifer Holliday, "I would be at my best ever." Holliday soared to national attention - and took home a Tony and a Grammy - in 1981, when she originated the role of Effie White in the Broadway production of "Dreamgirls," and subsequently won her first recording contract. "When I made my first records," Holliday explained in a recent interview from her home in Atlanta,
Nikki Haley, 116th Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley has been the Republican governor of South Carolina since November 2010. She previously served in the General Assembly for the 87th District of South Carolina from 2004 to 2010. [1] Haley is also an American Legislative Exchange Council ALEC alumna, who has pushed many ALEC cookie-cutter policies as Governor. [2] Haley maintains a conservative record by voting in favor of voter ID laws, abortion restrictions, lowering taxes, and was even r
Michele Bachmann's leaving Congress (and, fingers crossed, the planet -- we hear Pluto's Senate is too ethical ). Sarah Palin still inspires reality TV shows and biopics but not much more. Thus, NBC wonders how the GOP will solve its lady voter problem if these bastions of feminism can't lead the way. Dumb question, obvious answer: Republicans will only "woo" female voters if they support policies that benefit women. Here's Michele Bachmann being pretty damn vague about why she's leaving Congres
Nayoung Kim is a feminist activist and attorney from South Korea. Her activist journey began in the South Korean women's movement. She went to the University of Michigan Law School to learn about feminist legal practice and theory from Catharine A. MacKinnon. Nayoung is involved with Prostitution Research & Education , Asian Women Coalition Ending Prostitution , and Af3irm , a transnational feminist organization. Her online feminist project is Korea Women's Liberation . She is currently translat
(Rami Swidan/ MaanImages ) 25 November, women worldwide celebrate the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women, that had been officially adopted by the UN in 1999, as part of the effort exerted to eliminate violence against women, and to urge countries to take actions necessary to ensure women's enjoyment of necessary protection. This year, on the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women, the suffering of the Palestinian women continues due to the violence o
As women in Hollywood organize to tackle harassment and discrimination , the U.S. Congress is working on new protections for its workforce. On January 18, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation that aims to address complainants' resources and rights, dispute resolution and reporting, and settlement transparency . With the new bill expected to move quickly, and others like the ME TOO Congress Act having been introduced, we want to make sure that whatever is passed in the end conta
Kate Winslet tells Allure that when filming The Reader , she had to regrow her pubic hair: "Because of years of waxing, as all of us girls know, it doesn't come back quite the way it used to. They even made me a merkin (wig) because they were so concerned that I might not be able to grow enough." [ MSNBC Scoop ] Jon Gosselin speaks! He's on the cover of People , saying, " Eight Enough Is Enough!" [ People ] Kate Hudson and Alex Rodriguez : It's getting serious. How do we know this? A source says
Jennifer Roback Morse Derek de Koff Jennifer Roback Morse heads the Ruth Institute, an organization that was formerly associated with the National Organization for Marriage. Perhaps it goes without saying that Morse wasn't tickled by President Obama's discussion of gay rights during last week's State of the Union Address. Unfortunately, Morse didn't herself neglect to say that coming out "does not require as much courage" as deciding to "walk away from the gay lifestyle." During an interview wit
The hardship of daily life was felt most acutely by Palestinian women who carried the burden of responsibility within the household because of the death, imprisonment, or unemployment of male members. ( PCHR ) Palestinian women are suffering massively from malnutrition, especially when they are pregnant and nursing, and have high rates of poverty as widowed heads of household, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report to a UN women's rights panel. The UN World Health Organ
Jennifer Holliday (Source:AP/Richard Drew) "If I had a chance to start a new era of recording at this point in my career," said Jennifer Holliday, "I would be at my best ever." Holliday soared to national attention - and took home a Tony and a Grammy - in 1981, when she originated the role of Effie White in the Broadway production of "Dreamgirls," and subsequently won her first recording contract. "When I made my first records," Holliday explained in a recent interview from her home in Atlanta,
Nikki Haley, 116th Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley has been the Republican governor of South Carolina since November 2010. She previously served in the General Assembly for the 87th District of South Carolina from 2004 to 2010. [1] Haley is also an American Legislative Exchange Council ALEC alumna, who has pushed many ALEC cookie-cutter policies as Governor. [2] Haley maintains a conservative record by voting in favor of voter ID laws, abortion restrictions, lowering taxes, and was even r
Michele Bachmann's leaving Congress (and, fingers crossed, the planet -- we hear Pluto's Senate is too ethical ). Sarah Palin still inspires reality TV shows and biopics but not much more. Thus, NBC wonders how the GOP will solve its lady voter problem if these bastions of feminism can't lead the way. Dumb question, obvious answer: Republicans will only "woo" female voters if they support policies that benefit women. Here's Michele Bachmann being pretty damn vague about why she's leaving Congres
Nayoung Kim is a feminist activist and attorney from South Korea. Her activist journey began in the South Korean women's movement. She went to the University of Michigan Law School to learn about feminist legal practice and theory from Catharine A. MacKinnon. Nayoung is involved with Prostitution Research & Education , Asian Women Coalition Ending Prostitution , and Af3irm , a transnational feminist organization. Her online feminist project is Korea Women's Liberation . She is currently translat
(Rami Swidan/ MaanImages ) 25 November, women worldwide celebrate the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women, that had been officially adopted by the UN in 1999, as part of the effort exerted to eliminate violence against women, and to urge countries to take actions necessary to ensure women's enjoyment of necessary protection. This year, on the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women, the suffering of the Palestinian women continues due to the violence o
As women in Hollywood organize to tackle harassment and discrimination , the U.S. Congress is working on new protections for its workforce. On January 18, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation that aims to address complainants' resources and rights, dispute resolution and reporting, and settlement transparency . With the new bill expected to move quickly, and others like the ME TOO Congress Act having been introduced, we want to make sure that whatever is passed in the end conta
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has become embroiled in a racism row after one of its student leaders called Prime Minister David Cameron an "English twat". Roisin McLaren, president of Edinburgh University SNP, said that David Cameron's pleas to save the 300-year-old union between England and Scotland amounted to little more than "an English twat telling us what to do." In an interview for the Guardian newspaper, Miss McLaren launched into an expletive-ridden tirade against the Prime Minister
I'll be your mirror Theresa May's policy chief is standing down to concentrate on boosting the Conservative Party's campaigning strength and "appeal to younger voters". George Freeman said the party ... Find me a primitive man Mike Smithson, editor of PoliticalBetting.com, blogged: "The Westminster harassment allegations have led to a shake up in the Betfair exchange nextCONleader betting with several new ... I've got mine Eye-watering sums are still being paid to executive directors, according
NICOLA Sturgeon yesterday put John Swinney in charge of her fight to rescue Scotland's failing schools. Her trusted deputy was named Education Secretary -- tasking with tackling the issue at the heart of the SNP's manifesto. Ms Sturgeon has pledged to close the growing gap in achievement between the country's richest and poorest pupils. And, after announcing Mr Swinney's appointment in her Cabinet reshuffle, the First Minister vowed education would be "the central focus" of her government. She s
Solicitors acting for former government minister Baroness Sayeeda Warsi announced last week that she had won PS20,000 in libel damages plus costs from the Jewish News , after it published a defamatory article by Colonel Richard Kemp. In the April 2017 article, the ex-British Army officer claimed falsely that the prominent Tory peer and former chairperson of Britain's Conservative Party was guilty of excusing the vicious "Islamic State" group, which is responsible for so many atrocities. In fact,
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a showdown with ministers and lawmakers in her Conservative party after refusing to back reform of Northern Ireland's highly restrictive abortion rules after neighbouring Ireland's vote to liberalise its laws. Voters in Ireland, a once deeply Catholic nation, backed the change by two-to-one, a far higher margin than any opinion poll in the run up to the vote had predicted. The prime minister is facing calls from within her cabinet and f
BREXIT Minister David Davis has rubbished Nicola Sturgeon's claims Scotland is in a strong position to block Britain's departure from the EU. He dismissed suggestions made by the Scottish First Minister that her country can stay in the European Union while the rest of the UK leaves. 7 Brexit Minister David Davis says Scotland cannot have a veto because there are 17.5million people who have given the Government a mandate Speaking on Sky's Murnaghan show, Mr Davis said the UK will be left with a l
The Environment Secretary's U-turn came after David Cameron told MPs he was not happy with the proposals and Tory sources said she was "finished" for displaying poor judgment. Labour said Mrs Spelman had been forced into a "humiliating" climbdown and speculation continued over her future in government. But she appeared to have won at least a temporary reprieve by issuing a widely-praised apology for "getting it wrong". Mrs Spelman is halting a consultation launched last month on allowing the dis
COMMONS watchdog MPs sparked fury last night by blocking a probe into John Bercow bullying claims. The Standards Committee used an obscure rule that says allegations from more than seven years ago must be voted on by the seven MPs in charge. PA:Press Association 1 Tory MPs want Mr Bercow to stand down following the bullying claims by former staffers but a Commons watchdog halted a probe Only five voted and three, Tories Sir Christopher Chope and John Stevenson plus Labour's Kate Green, were agai
WETHERSPOONS pubs boss Tim Martin has raised a glass to Scotland breaking away from the Union. As he revealed record profits of PS80million he said: "There's no reason why Scotland shouldn't thrive as an independent economy if that's what the Scots want." The low-cost pub chain chairman added: "There's been a massive amount of nonsense talked, especially by businessmen, about Scottish independence. "New Zealand has the same population, Switzerland does very well and Singapore with half the popul
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will have a May wedding at Windsor Castle's St. George's Chapel, royal officials announced Tuesday. Windsor Castle, west of London, is one of Queen Elizabeth II's main residences. The 15th-century chapel is as historic but more intimate than Westminster Abbey, where Harry's older brother, William, married Kate Middleton in 2011. Harry's communications secretary, Jason Knauf, said Windsor "is a very special place for Prince Harry," and he an
I'll be your mirror Theresa May's policy chief is standing down to concentrate on boosting the Conservative Party's campaigning strength and "appeal to younger voters". George Freeman said the party ... Find me a primitive man Mike Smithson, editor of PoliticalBetting.com, blogged: "The Westminster harassment allegations have led to a shake up in the Betfair exchange nextCONleader betting with several new ... I've got mine Eye-watering sums are still being paid to executive directors, according
NICOLA Sturgeon yesterday put John Swinney in charge of her fight to rescue Scotland's failing schools. Her trusted deputy was named Education Secretary -- tasking with tackling the issue at the heart of the SNP's manifesto. Ms Sturgeon has pledged to close the growing gap in achievement between the country's richest and poorest pupils. And, after announcing Mr Swinney's appointment in her Cabinet reshuffle, the First Minister vowed education would be "the central focus" of her government. She s
Solicitors acting for former government minister Baroness Sayeeda Warsi announced last week that she had won PS20,000 in libel damages plus costs from the Jewish News , after it published a defamatory article by Colonel Richard Kemp. In the April 2017 article, the ex-British Army officer claimed falsely that the prominent Tory peer and former chairperson of Britain's Conservative Party was guilty of excusing the vicious "Islamic State" group, which is responsible for so many atrocities. In fact,
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a showdown with ministers and lawmakers in her Conservative party after refusing to back reform of Northern Ireland's highly restrictive abortion rules after neighbouring Ireland's vote to liberalise its laws. Voters in Ireland, a once deeply Catholic nation, backed the change by two-to-one, a far higher margin than any opinion poll in the run up to the vote had predicted. The prime minister is facing calls from within her cabinet and f
BREXIT Minister David Davis has rubbished Nicola Sturgeon's claims Scotland is in a strong position to block Britain's departure from the EU. He dismissed suggestions made by the Scottish First Minister that her country can stay in the European Union while the rest of the UK leaves. 7 Brexit Minister David Davis says Scotland cannot have a veto because there are 17.5million people who have given the Government a mandate Speaking on Sky's Murnaghan show, Mr Davis said the UK will be left with a l
The Environment Secretary's U-turn came after David Cameron told MPs he was not happy with the proposals and Tory sources said she was "finished" for displaying poor judgment. Labour said Mrs Spelman had been forced into a "humiliating" climbdown and speculation continued over her future in government. But she appeared to have won at least a temporary reprieve by issuing a widely-praised apology for "getting it wrong". Mrs Spelman is halting a consultation launched last month on allowing the dis
COMMONS watchdog MPs sparked fury last night by blocking a probe into John Bercow bullying claims. The Standards Committee used an obscure rule that says allegations from more than seven years ago must be voted on by the seven MPs in charge. PA:Press Association 1 Tory MPs want Mr Bercow to stand down following the bullying claims by former staffers but a Commons watchdog halted a probe Only five voted and three, Tories Sir Christopher Chope and John Stevenson plus Labour's Kate Green, were agai
WETHERSPOONS pubs boss Tim Martin has raised a glass to Scotland breaking away from the Union. As he revealed record profits of PS80million he said: "There's no reason why Scotland shouldn't thrive as an independent economy if that's what the Scots want." The low-cost pub chain chairman added: "There's been a massive amount of nonsense talked, especially by businessmen, about Scottish independence. "New Zealand has the same population, Switzerland does very well and Singapore with half the popul
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will have a May wedding at Windsor Castle's St. George's Chapel, royal officials announced Tuesday. Windsor Castle, west of London, is one of Queen Elizabeth II's main residences. The 15th-century chapel is as historic but more intimate than Westminster Abbey, where Harry's older brother, William, married Kate Middleton in 2011. Harry's communications secretary, Jason Knauf, said Windsor "is a very special place for Prince Harry," and he an
'Financial services must and will have a vital role to play in London and Britain's economic future. That is why I am determined that the City of London remains one of the world's most successful financial centres... Yes, we need radical reforms to the banking system to protect customers and taxpayers and support the wider economy. But we must also get the balance right and ensure reforms are pursued internationally to protect the hundreds of thousands of British jobs dependent on financial serv
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will have a May wedding at Windsor Castle's St. George's Chapel, royal officials announced Tuesday. Windsor Castle, west of London, is one of Queen Elizabeth II's main residences. The 15th-century chapel is as historic but more intimate than Westminster Abbey, where Harry's older brother, William, married Kate Middleton in 2011. Harry's communications secretary, Jason Knauf, said Windsor "is a very special place for Prince Harry," and he an
Is it just me, or does it seem as if the Brits are much more serious about preventing market fraud than we are? LONDON -- Investment bankers and traders in Britain will have their mobile phone conversations recorded in the latest step by the country's financial regulator to crack down on insider trading and market abuse. The Financial Services Authority, Britain's financial watchdog, said Thursday that under new rules, effective next November, all financial services firms will be required to rec
While in London, my wife and I visited several of the usual tourist sites: Westminster Abbey, the British Museum, Buckingham Palace, and the Tower of London. For those who haven't been to London, let me say that the Tower of London isn't a tower so much as an ancient castle. The Tower tour is both fascinating and humorous, especially if you have a quirky sense of humor. One of the things that caught my eye while we were touring the Tower wasn't mentioned by our guide. It was a sign over the door
A damning study has raised more serious questions about the benefits of Brexit after it was revealed one in seven EU companies with UK suppliers has moved part or all of their business out of Britain. A survey of over 2,000 supply chain managers by the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (Cips) showed that commercial links have already been heavily disrupted as part of the Brexit process, with a third of UK suppliers forced to increase their prices because of a weaker pound. Another 41
In the months after Britain voted to leave the European Union, Zadie Smith wrote a piece for The New York Review of Books : " Fences: A Brexit Diary ". The piece hovers around a primary school in North West London, a school that many of her oldest friends went to, the same school Smith's own daughter studied at for a year. Smith worries over a new "wooden veil" that is erected around the Victorian building, and the class gap between "the shiny black door" of her own house, and the housing projec
FARNBOROUGH, England, LONDON (Reuters) - Airbus's most profitable long-distance jet, the A330, is getting a limited makeover to improve its range as Boeing prepares to bring out a competing new version of its 787 Dreamliner. A partial redesign of the A330 wing will add two tonnes to the amount of payload and fuel it can carry at take-off, potentially extending its range to connect London and Tokyo, Airbus said. The plans, unveiled at the Farnborough Airshow, are intended to breathe new life into
Behind the humdrum high street of an unassuming market town, a new gallery has just opened, built to house one of the country's best collections of British art. If it was anywhere else in Britain, this treasure trove would be impressive, but here in sleepy Bedford, it seems downright surreal, rather like finding a huge stash of old Masters in a drab suburban semi. On the top floor of this two-room gallery are landscapes by Constable, Turner and Sisley, alongside a royal flush of pre-Raphaelites:
Residents in the Lancashire resort town of Blackpool will lose out more than anywhere else in Britain when changes to the benefits system kick in, academics at Sheffield Hallam University said. Former industrial areas including Middlesbrough, Liverpool and Glasgow will also be disproportionately affected. However, wealthier areas, predominantly in the South, such as Cambridge, Surrey and the Cotswolds, will see the smallest financial losses. Researchers assessed the financial impact of changes m
Carsten Volkery, the London correspondent for German newspaper Handelsblatt, raised fears about the outcome of Brexit talks. In a stark warning, Mr Volkery urged businesses to prepare "emergency plans" if the UK leaves the EU with a trade deal. And he claimed Brexit could even be delayed beyond next March to give negotiators more time to strike a deal. Mr Volkert said: "There has apparently not been a breakthrough with the recent British proposal for a free trade zone for goods. "That could buy
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will have a May wedding at Windsor Castle's St. George's Chapel, royal officials announced Tuesday. Windsor Castle, west of London, is one of Queen Elizabeth II's main residences. The 15th-century chapel is as historic but more intimate than Westminster Abbey, where Harry's older brother, William, married Kate Middleton in 2011. Harry's communications secretary, Jason Knauf, said Windsor "is a very special place for Prince Harry," and he an
Is it just me, or does it seem as if the Brits are much more serious about preventing market fraud than we are? LONDON -- Investment bankers and traders in Britain will have their mobile phone conversations recorded in the latest step by the country's financial regulator to crack down on insider trading and market abuse. The Financial Services Authority, Britain's financial watchdog, said Thursday that under new rules, effective next November, all financial services firms will be required to rec
While in London, my wife and I visited several of the usual tourist sites: Westminster Abbey, the British Museum, Buckingham Palace, and the Tower of London. For those who haven't been to London, let me say that the Tower of London isn't a tower so much as an ancient castle. The Tower tour is both fascinating and humorous, especially if you have a quirky sense of humor. One of the things that caught my eye while we were touring the Tower wasn't mentioned by our guide. It was a sign over the door
A damning study has raised more serious questions about the benefits of Brexit after it was revealed one in seven EU companies with UK suppliers has moved part or all of their business out of Britain. A survey of over 2,000 supply chain managers by the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (Cips) showed that commercial links have already been heavily disrupted as part of the Brexit process, with a third of UK suppliers forced to increase their prices because of a weaker pound. Another 41
In the months after Britain voted to leave the European Union, Zadie Smith wrote a piece for The New York Review of Books : " Fences: A Brexit Diary ". The piece hovers around a primary school in North West London, a school that many of her oldest friends went to, the same school Smith's own daughter studied at for a year. Smith worries over a new "wooden veil" that is erected around the Victorian building, and the class gap between "the shiny black door" of her own house, and the housing projec
FARNBOROUGH, England, LONDON (Reuters) - Airbus's most profitable long-distance jet, the A330, is getting a limited makeover to improve its range as Boeing prepares to bring out a competing new version of its 787 Dreamliner. A partial redesign of the A330 wing will add two tonnes to the amount of payload and fuel it can carry at take-off, potentially extending its range to connect London and Tokyo, Airbus said. The plans, unveiled at the Farnborough Airshow, are intended to breathe new life into
Behind the humdrum high street of an unassuming market town, a new gallery has just opened, built to house one of the country's best collections of British art. If it was anywhere else in Britain, this treasure trove would be impressive, but here in sleepy Bedford, it seems downright surreal, rather like finding a huge stash of old Masters in a drab suburban semi. On the top floor of this two-room gallery are landscapes by Constable, Turner and Sisley, alongside a royal flush of pre-Raphaelites:
Residents in the Lancashire resort town of Blackpool will lose out more than anywhere else in Britain when changes to the benefits system kick in, academics at Sheffield Hallam University said. Former industrial areas including Middlesbrough, Liverpool and Glasgow will also be disproportionately affected. However, wealthier areas, predominantly in the South, such as Cambridge, Surrey and the Cotswolds, will see the smallest financial losses. Researchers assessed the financial impact of changes m
Carsten Volkery, the London correspondent for German newspaper Handelsblatt, raised fears about the outcome of Brexit talks. In a stark warning, Mr Volkery urged businesses to prepare "emergency plans" if the UK leaves the EU with a trade deal. And he claimed Brexit could even be delayed beyond next March to give negotiators more time to strike a deal. Mr Volkert said: "There has apparently not been a breakthrough with the recent British proposal for a free trade zone for goods. "That could buy
( The Root ) -- It could be said that the Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega dodged a bullet when he was sentenced to only 18 years in prison. After all, the charge of terrorism against him could have brought a death sentence or life in prison, as was the case with 23 other defendants -- journalists, as well as opposition leaders, charged under Ethiopia's draconian and vague anti-terrorism law. An opposition leader, was, in fact, sentenced to life, while others, having fled the country earlier,
Salon recently interviewed Ahmed Soliman, Esq., the former president of the New Jersey Muslim Lawyers' Association and managing attorney for Soliman & Associates. Soliman gave his analysis of President Donald Trump's ban on Muslim immigration from seven countries. "Trump is hurting national security by feeding into the ISIS narrative that America is at war with Islam and hates Muslims," Soliman told Salon. "This will help ISIS recruiting." Trump's executive order is a drastic and ominous departu
Filmmaker and author Dinesh D'Souza will be appearing on The Ben Shapiro Show on Tuesday at 9 a.m. PST. D'Souza will be talking to Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro about his new book, The Big Lie: Exposing the Nazi Roots of the American Left , which is slated for release on Monday. D'Souza is pushing back against the Left's narrative that President Trump and his supporters are fascists. It has long been a slur from the Left that fascism is a sin of the Right, when in actuality fascism is a
Cornel West said that under President Barack Obama there has been an increase in what he called the "new Jim Crow" and claimed his presidency has thus been a failure. Appearing in a Monday interview on Al Jazeera America's Talk to Al Jazeera with David Shuster, West said 2.5 million new prisoners have been incarcerated while Obama has been in office mostly "because of soft drugs" and the disparity in "crack cocaine versus regular cocaine" users. West referred to this phenomenon as the "new Jim C
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford Attorney General Eric Holder claims to have just discovered racial disparities in prosecution and sentencing in the United States. That's like Robert E. Lee claiming to be surprised at the existence of slavery. Holder is making noises like a prison reformer to divert attention from the fact that Obama's budget calls for increased funding for prisons, in the midst of austerity. It's a con game. Eric Holder's Ploy to Divert Attention fr
New York: London imam Abu Hamza al-Masri was convicted of terrorism charges in New York on Monday, following a four-week trial that shined a spotlight on the preacher's controversial anti-Western statements. Abu Hamza. AFP After deliberating for less than two days, a jury of eight men and four women found 56-year-old Abu Hamza guilty on all 11 counts he faced, handing Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara his second high-profile terrorism conviction in three months. Abu Hamza could face life in
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) -- A longtime aide to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on Friday denied allegations of ties to drugs and terrorism that led to his detainment in Guyana. Akbar Muhammad spoke to The Associated Press in front of the main police headquarters in the capital of Georgetown, where he is being held. "It's a massive distortion," he said. "In 51 years in the ministry, I've never been involved in anything like terrorism, much less drugs." Muhammad, who was not handcuffed, was
Former Democratic congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. leaves a federal courthouse in 2013 after being sentenced to 30 months in prison. Mark Wilson/Getty Images Former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., who is serving a two-and-half-year sentence after pleading guilty to illegally using campaign money, has been moved from a federal prison in North Carolina to a minimum-security prison in Montgomery, Ala., the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The 49-year-old former representative from Chicago, who entered prison
Jesse Helt hit headlines on Sunday when he accepted Cyrus' Video of the Year award on behalf of all homeless people in the U.S. It later emerged that a warrant was out for Helt's arrest in his native Oregon because he violated his probation stemming from a burglary in 2010. Helt turned himself in to the police on Thursday (28Aug14) and was released after posting a PS1,470 bail, and his mother Linda has now confirmed Cyrus has offered to cover all the legal costs. The singer's pal Trevor Neilson
Muhiyidin d'Baha (Video still via YouTube, Canadian Broadcast Corporation) | Early on Tuesday morning, Black Lives Matter activist Muhiyidin d'Baha was shot and killed in New Orleans. Police department spokesman Beau Tidwell told The Advocate that d'Baha had been found around 1:25 a.m. He had apparently been shot in the leg while riding his bicycle. Although d'Baha was taken to the hospital, he ultimately died. d'Baha was best known for his actions captured on live television last year in w
Salon recently interviewed Ahmed Soliman, Esq., the former president of the New Jersey Muslim Lawyers' Association and managing attorney for Soliman & Associates. Soliman gave his analysis of President Donald Trump's ban on Muslim immigration from seven countries. "Trump is hurting national security by feeding into the ISIS narrative that America is at war with Islam and hates Muslims," Soliman told Salon. "This will help ISIS recruiting." Trump's executive order is a drastic and ominous departu
Filmmaker and author Dinesh D'Souza will be appearing on The Ben Shapiro Show on Tuesday at 9 a.m. PST. D'Souza will be talking to Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro about his new book, The Big Lie: Exposing the Nazi Roots of the American Left , which is slated for release on Monday. D'Souza is pushing back against the Left's narrative that President Trump and his supporters are fascists. It has long been a slur from the Left that fascism is a sin of the Right, when in actuality fascism is a
Cornel West said that under President Barack Obama there has been an increase in what he called the "new Jim Crow" and claimed his presidency has thus been a failure. Appearing in a Monday interview on Al Jazeera America's Talk to Al Jazeera with David Shuster, West said 2.5 million new prisoners have been incarcerated while Obama has been in office mostly "because of soft drugs" and the disparity in "crack cocaine versus regular cocaine" users. West referred to this phenomenon as the "new Jim C
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by executive editor Glen Ford Attorney General Eric Holder claims to have just discovered racial disparities in prosecution and sentencing in the United States. That's like Robert E. Lee claiming to be surprised at the existence of slavery. Holder is making noises like a prison reformer to divert attention from the fact that Obama's budget calls for increased funding for prisons, in the midst of austerity. It's a con game. Eric Holder's Ploy to Divert Attention fr
New York: London imam Abu Hamza al-Masri was convicted of terrorism charges in New York on Monday, following a four-week trial that shined a spotlight on the preacher's controversial anti-Western statements. Abu Hamza. AFP After deliberating for less than two days, a jury of eight men and four women found 56-year-old Abu Hamza guilty on all 11 counts he faced, handing Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara his second high-profile terrorism conviction in three months. Abu Hamza could face life in
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) -- A longtime aide to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on Friday denied allegations of ties to drugs and terrorism that led to his detainment in Guyana. Akbar Muhammad spoke to The Associated Press in front of the main police headquarters in the capital of Georgetown, where he is being held. "It's a massive distortion," he said. "In 51 years in the ministry, I've never been involved in anything like terrorism, much less drugs." Muhammad, who was not handcuffed, was
Former Democratic congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. leaves a federal courthouse in 2013 after being sentenced to 30 months in prison. Mark Wilson/Getty Images Former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., who is serving a two-and-half-year sentence after pleading guilty to illegally using campaign money, has been moved from a federal prison in North Carolina to a minimum-security prison in Montgomery, Ala., the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The 49-year-old former representative from Chicago, who entered prison
Jesse Helt hit headlines on Sunday when he accepted Cyrus' Video of the Year award on behalf of all homeless people in the U.S. It later emerged that a warrant was out for Helt's arrest in his native Oregon because he violated his probation stemming from a burglary in 2010. Helt turned himself in to the police on Thursday (28Aug14) and was released after posting a PS1,470 bail, and his mother Linda has now confirmed Cyrus has offered to cover all the legal costs. The singer's pal Trevor Neilson
Muhiyidin d'Baha (Video still via YouTube, Canadian Broadcast Corporation) | Early on Tuesday morning, Black Lives Matter activist Muhiyidin d'Baha was shot and killed in New Orleans. Police department spokesman Beau Tidwell told The Advocate that d'Baha had been found around 1:25 a.m. He had apparently been shot in the leg while riding his bicycle. Although d'Baha was taken to the hospital, he ultimately died. d'Baha was best known for his actions captured on live television last year in w
For anyone who thinks that the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the murder of Trayvon Martin was justified, there are several assumptions you must have made to get to that conclusion. In short, anyone who believes Zimmerman was justified in killing the unarmed teenager are most likely racist, even if they don't know it. Here are the five assumptions you need to have either consciously or subconsciously made to determine that a white guy who, after being told by the police not to, chased down an
RAVI RAGBIR, a well-known New York City immigrant rights advocate and executive director of the New Sanctuary Coalition, was released from detention on January 29. In a scathing decision, U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest ruled Ragbir's detention to be in violation of due process and called it "unusually cruel." The threat of Ragbir's deportation has not been lifted--Forrest merely ordered his release from detention with a temporary stay, though this means that he and his supporters can cont
A rumor has been coursing through the Internet and black talk-radio shows: Congress will disenfranchise black Americans when it reconsiders the 1965 Voting Rights Act--which it must do by no later than 2007. The Congressional Black Caucus has fielded hundreds of anxious phone calls over the past two years; the Justice Department now posts a Web site rebuttal. Such rumors illustrate that the "paranoid style" in American politics persists. Yet the Voting Rights Act is indeed under fire. In its inc
In 1970 the Republican Administration deemed the Black Panther Party the greatest threat to US national security. They jailed Angela Davis for eighteen months while they assassinated or otherwise disposed of many black power advocates. Angela Davis and Kathleen Cleaver to the Rescue - Advertisement - Very few media, business and Congressional leaders allow the public any say in what goes on. This herding of the citizens has taken a huge hunk out of their national character. Three generations hav
Assata Shakur Democracy Now On Thursday, former Black Panther Assata Shakur became the first woman named to the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list. Today, Angela Davis and Shakur's longtime attorney, Lennox Hinds, weigh in on Democracy Now to denounce the decision, with Davis saying that it "incorporates or reflects the very logic of terrorism" and is "designed to frighten people who are involved in struggles today. Hinds, who has represented Shakur since 1973, calls the move a "political act pus
Cornel West (center), along with other demonstrators protesting the shooting death of Michael Brown, marches to the Ferguson police station in Ferguson, Mo., Oct. 13, 2014. In his response to Michael Eric Dyson's recent critique of him, West has chosen to focus on issues like Ferguson and deflect from their personal falling-out. Joshua LOTT/AFP/Getty Images What's more important: two academics debating each other's relevancy or the plight of the black and poor in America? Cornel West seems to th
by AIM Newswire on July 2, 2013 Print: Share: WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Barack Obama has chosen not to interfere in the trial of neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman, who killed a black teenager named Trayvon Martin. Obama politicized the issue as racism at work after he said that if he had a son, he'd look like Trayvon Martin . Obama has two daughters but no son. The liberal news media jumped on the quote and Zimmerman quickly became a scapegoat in the public eye. Martin was a black
Herman Cain is causing quite a stir these days- whether it's winning straw polls or attacking fellow candidates , or telling black people that they are "brainwashed." That last comment, naturally, got him into some hot water with the black community, and on last night's Follow the Money , Eric Bolling tried to parse through it with radio host Garland Nixon , who thought the comments extremely "closed-minded." Nixon based his assessment of Cain as closed-minded around the fact that he could not "
W illie Lynch, that persistent and vexatious fiction, is back in the news, this time under the journalistic auspices of MSNBC, whose African-American news site, the Grio , yesterday published an article lamenting the "'Willie Lynch' propaganda that has held us down for eons." The headline accuses certain black activists who reject feminism and transsexualism of "rehash[ing] the Willie Lynch mentality." Willie Lynch, as I have been documenting for some years, is a hoax, but a very popular hoax. A
Throughout the trial of George Zimmerman for his role in the death of seventeen year old Trayvon Martin, Fox News has been conspicuously prejudiced in favor of the defendant. The theme most prominent on Fox has been a regurgitation of Zimmerman's legal team that portrays their client as a hapless victim and Martin as a violent thug. Today Fox went further down that path to pass judgment on Martin with an editorial titled: "Trayvon Martin's testimony wouldn't have changed anything in Zimmerman tr
RAVI RAGBIR, a well-known New York City immigrant rights advocate and executive director of the New Sanctuary Coalition, was released from detention on January 29. In a scathing decision, U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest ruled Ragbir's detention to be in violation of due process and called it "unusually cruel." The threat of Ragbir's deportation has not been lifted--Forrest merely ordered his release from detention with a temporary stay, though this means that he and his supporters can cont
A rumor has been coursing through the Internet and black talk-radio shows: Congress will disenfranchise black Americans when it reconsiders the 1965 Voting Rights Act--which it must do by no later than 2007. The Congressional Black Caucus has fielded hundreds of anxious phone calls over the past two years; the Justice Department now posts a Web site rebuttal. Such rumors illustrate that the "paranoid style" in American politics persists. Yet the Voting Rights Act is indeed under fire. In its inc
In 1970 the Republican Administration deemed the Black Panther Party the greatest threat to US national security. They jailed Angela Davis for eighteen months while they assassinated or otherwise disposed of many black power advocates. Angela Davis and Kathleen Cleaver to the Rescue - Advertisement - Very few media, business and Congressional leaders allow the public any say in what goes on. This herding of the citizens has taken a huge hunk out of their national character. Three generations hav
Assata Shakur Democracy Now On Thursday, former Black Panther Assata Shakur became the first woman named to the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list. Today, Angela Davis and Shakur's longtime attorney, Lennox Hinds, weigh in on Democracy Now to denounce the decision, with Davis saying that it "incorporates or reflects the very logic of terrorism" and is "designed to frighten people who are involved in struggles today. Hinds, who has represented Shakur since 1973, calls the move a "political act pus
Cornel West (center), along with other demonstrators protesting the shooting death of Michael Brown, marches to the Ferguson police station in Ferguson, Mo., Oct. 13, 2014. In his response to Michael Eric Dyson's recent critique of him, West has chosen to focus on issues like Ferguson and deflect from their personal falling-out. Joshua LOTT/AFP/Getty Images What's more important: two academics debating each other's relevancy or the plight of the black and poor in America? Cornel West seems to th
by AIM Newswire on July 2, 2013 Print: Share: WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Barack Obama has chosen not to interfere in the trial of neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman, who killed a black teenager named Trayvon Martin. Obama politicized the issue as racism at work after he said that if he had a son, he'd look like Trayvon Martin . Obama has two daughters but no son. The liberal news media jumped on the quote and Zimmerman quickly became a scapegoat in the public eye. Martin was a black
Herman Cain is causing quite a stir these days- whether it's winning straw polls or attacking fellow candidates , or telling black people that they are "brainwashed." That last comment, naturally, got him into some hot water with the black community, and on last night's Follow the Money , Eric Bolling tried to parse through it with radio host Garland Nixon , who thought the comments extremely "closed-minded." Nixon based his assessment of Cain as closed-minded around the fact that he could not "
W illie Lynch, that persistent and vexatious fiction, is back in the news, this time under the journalistic auspices of MSNBC, whose African-American news site, the Grio , yesterday published an article lamenting the "'Willie Lynch' propaganda that has held us down for eons." The headline accuses certain black activists who reject feminism and transsexualism of "rehash[ing] the Willie Lynch mentality." Willie Lynch, as I have been documenting for some years, is a hoax, but a very popular hoax. A
Throughout the trial of George Zimmerman for his role in the death of seventeen year old Trayvon Martin, Fox News has been conspicuously prejudiced in favor of the defendant. The theme most prominent on Fox has been a regurgitation of Zimmerman's legal team that portrays their client as a hapless victim and Martin as a violent thug. Today Fox went further down that path to pass judgment on Martin with an editorial titled: "Trayvon Martin's testimony wouldn't have changed anything in Zimmerman tr
President Donald Trump has reportedly been in a very dark place since Michael Cohen revealed last week that Trump knew about the infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russians before they happened, despite over two years of blanket denials from Trump himself and the campaign. Now - this morning - things got heated on Twitter with Trump sending off a flurry of tweets condemning Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, tensions that were reportedly set off after it was learned that Mueller
On Monday, President Donald Trump sent out a tweet regarding the press. Per tradition, he used the term "fake media," and said that "every story is badly slanted." The Fake Media (not Real Media) has gotten even worse since the election. Every story is badly slanted. We have to hold them to the truth! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2017 President Trump isn't entirely incorrect. In fact, much of the coverage of the president coming from outlets like CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times
One of Trump's most trusted legal advisors has reportedly warned the president that Michael Cohen, Trump's longtime lawyer, could easily flip on him if Cohen ends up facing criminal charges. This is an interesting point for a legal advisor to make, and indicates clearly that Cohen knows Trump has committed crimes. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript: According to a new report in The Wall Street Journal, Jay Goldberg, who is a longtime legal advisor to Donald Trump, is warnin
Everyone has noticed by now that Donald Trump is no longer even attempting to stick with the script, evidently feeling that he's been ill-served by people who observe political norms and common definitions of what it is to be a president of the United States. He's starting trade wars, declaring an abrupt withdrawal from Syria and attacking businessmen who also own newspapers he wants to quash. He's been animated and energized by this newfound freedom to "tell it like it is" as he did on Thursday
Donald Trump does not like anonymous sources. Not one bit Because reporters are very dishonest people, who definitely make up all these anonymous sources just to make him look bad. In fact, they should be barred from using anonymous sources entirely, because we sure wouldn't want something like Watergate happening again! Anonymous sources are bad! Unless, of course he is the anonymous source. News broke Tuesday night that Trump himself spoke as an anonymous "Senior Administration Official" to se
President Donald J. Trump's self-congratulatory tendencies have earned him a reputation for being narcissistic. Luckily, this has allowed comedians to savagely satirize the president. [VIDEO BELOW] After the President made a seemingly false claim that news anchors were celebrating him after a meeting, Anderson Cooper responded in a way that would upset the commander in chief. On Wednesday night, CNN's Anderson Cooper ridiculed President Trump after he claimed that he had received letters of prai
President Trump defended his bromance with newly re-elected Russian president Vladimir Putin on Twitter after his congratulatory call to Putin, sans any discussion of Russian interference in his own electoral victory, created widespread criticism of Trump for his appeasement of the Russian leader. Trump's congratulatory call reinforced the suspicions that the infamous Steele dossier's reports of Russian possession of blackmail-worthy material on the president may be as accurate as the other alre
President Donald Trump's call for a $12 billion subsidy to farmers is only a short-term solution as the United States aims toward zero tariffs, financial analyst Heather Zumarraga said Wednesday. In an interview on Newsmax TV's " Newsmax Now , " Zumarraga said Trump is "not going to back down" on threatened auto tariffs , despite the U.S. deal with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to lower industrial tariffs. "Countries like China and [European Union] have a lot more to lose th
A top advisor to US President-elect Donald Trump is calling for the incoming administration to extradite Fetullah Gulen and says that Turkey is vital to US interests. Retired General Michael Flynn (R) was a key national security adviser to Donald Trump during his presidential campaign and is expected by many to be appointed to a cabinet position. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Turkey should be a top priority in US foreign policy, a top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday, as he
Recently, news broke that Donald Trump Jr. was made aware of an effort by Russia to help his father's campaign prior to his meeting with then-Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and a Kremlin-tied lawyer. Naturally, with the president's approval ratings already at nuclear lows, many Democrats are excited, and even more Republicans horrified. But damning as the revelations may be, they are unlikely to significantly impact upcoming elections. That is largely due to the Democratic Party being in
On Monday, President Donald Trump sent out a tweet regarding the press. Per tradition, he used the term "fake media," and said that "every story is badly slanted." The Fake Media (not Real Media) has gotten even worse since the election. Every story is badly slanted. We have to hold them to the truth! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2017 President Trump isn't entirely incorrect. In fact, much of the coverage of the president coming from outlets like CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times
One of Trump's most trusted legal advisors has reportedly warned the president that Michael Cohen, Trump's longtime lawyer, could easily flip on him if Cohen ends up facing criminal charges. This is an interesting point for a legal advisor to make, and indicates clearly that Cohen knows Trump has committed crimes. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript: According to a new report in The Wall Street Journal, Jay Goldberg, who is a longtime legal advisor to Donald Trump, is warnin
Everyone has noticed by now that Donald Trump is no longer even attempting to stick with the script, evidently feeling that he's been ill-served by people who observe political norms and common definitions of what it is to be a president of the United States. He's starting trade wars, declaring an abrupt withdrawal from Syria and attacking businessmen who also own newspapers he wants to quash. He's been animated and energized by this newfound freedom to "tell it like it is" as he did on Thursday
Donald Trump does not like anonymous sources. Not one bit Because reporters are very dishonest people, who definitely make up all these anonymous sources just to make him look bad. In fact, they should be barred from using anonymous sources entirely, because we sure wouldn't want something like Watergate happening again! Anonymous sources are bad! Unless, of course he is the anonymous source. News broke Tuesday night that Trump himself spoke as an anonymous "Senior Administration Official" to se
President Donald J. Trump's self-congratulatory tendencies have earned him a reputation for being narcissistic. Luckily, this has allowed comedians to savagely satirize the president. [VIDEO BELOW] After the President made a seemingly false claim that news anchors were celebrating him after a meeting, Anderson Cooper responded in a way that would upset the commander in chief. On Wednesday night, CNN's Anderson Cooper ridiculed President Trump after he claimed that he had received letters of prai
President Trump defended his bromance with newly re-elected Russian president Vladimir Putin on Twitter after his congratulatory call to Putin, sans any discussion of Russian interference in his own electoral victory, created widespread criticism of Trump for his appeasement of the Russian leader. Trump's congratulatory call reinforced the suspicions that the infamous Steele dossier's reports of Russian possession of blackmail-worthy material on the president may be as accurate as the other alre
President Donald Trump's call for a $12 billion subsidy to farmers is only a short-term solution as the United States aims toward zero tariffs, financial analyst Heather Zumarraga said Wednesday. In an interview on Newsmax TV's " Newsmax Now , " Zumarraga said Trump is "not going to back down" on threatened auto tariffs , despite the U.S. deal with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to lower industrial tariffs. "Countries like China and [European Union] have a lot more to lose th
A top advisor to US President-elect Donald Trump is calling for the incoming administration to extradite Fetullah Gulen and says that Turkey is vital to US interests. Retired General Michael Flynn (R) was a key national security adviser to Donald Trump during his presidential campaign and is expected by many to be appointed to a cabinet position. ( TRT World and Agencies ) Turkey should be a top priority in US foreign policy, a top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday, as he
Recently, news broke that Donald Trump Jr. was made aware of an effort by Russia to help his father's campaign prior to his meeting with then-Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and a Kremlin-tied lawyer. Naturally, with the president's approval ratings already at nuclear lows, many Democrats are excited, and even more Republicans horrified. But damning as the revelations may be, they are unlikely to significantly impact upcoming elections. That is largely due to the Democratic Party being in
On Friday, Donald Trump struck a major blow to diplomacy by refusing to say the truth: that Iran has been complying with the nuclear deal. Now the administration wants Congress, in the next 60 days, to pass legislation that would kill the agreement. We can't let that happen! Republican Senators Tom Cotton and Bob Corker have introduced dangerous legislation that would amend the "sunset clause" and add "triggers" to automatically impose new sanctions within a year of Iran gaining nuclear capabili
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
While some are still getting over the shock of Donald Trump's upset victory in Tuesday's election, others -- like President-elect Trump himself -- are looking to the future. Trump met with President Obama on Thursday to discuss the transition process. Prior to his meeting with the president, Trump also sat down with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. During their meeting, he outlined his plan for his first 100 days in office. The plan -- which Trump refers to as his "Contract with the Ameri
Everyone has noticed by now that Donald Trump is no longer even attempting to stick with the script, evidently feeling that he's been ill-served by people who observe political norms and common definitions of what it is to be a president of the United States. He's starting trade wars, declaring an abrupt withdrawal from Syria and attacking businessmen who also own newspapers he wants to quash. He's been animated and energized by this newfound freedom to "tell it like it is" as he did on Thursday
President Donald Trump was a businessman long before he ever became the president. According to former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, Trump's Silicon Valley meeting was like " waterboard[ing] yourself. " "If you don't get invited to this meeting and want to know what it was like, just drink a bottle of gin and then waterboard yourself," Costolo tweeted on Friday night. If you don't get invited to this meeting and want to know what it was like, just drink a bottle of gin and then waterboard yourself.
It didn't take long for Donald Trump to discover that U.S. foreign policy is about as easy to turn around as a warship in dry dock. Despite any number of promises to shake things up - during the election and even in his first days as president - Trump is falling back on some very conventional approaches to the world. In the last week, for instance, Trump suddenly discovered that firing a few missiles at a much-hated target - in this case, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces - can gain him
If there is one over-arching conclusion that can be drawn from the first two weeks of the Donald Trump administration, it's that President Trump aims to keep the promises he made to his voters during the 2016 campaign. The degree to which Trump is striving to keep those promises is nearly unheard of (Americans had come to expect that once a politician becomes elected to office, that politician abandons many of the campaign promises that were made or severely compromises them). But President Trum
President Donald Trump has reportedly been in a very dark place since Michael Cohen revealed last week that Trump knew about the infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russians before they happened, despite over two years of blanket denials from Trump himself and the campaign. Now - this morning - things got heated on Twitter with Trump sending off a flurry of tweets condemning Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, tensions that were reportedly set off after it was learned that Mueller
Donald Trump doesn't believe that he's the treasonous coward that the public thinks he is, and he wants all of us to know that he simply "misspoke" during his meeting with Putin in Helsinki when he said that he sides with Putin over our own intelligence agencies. But in order to believe that Trump is sincere, you have to ignore the photographic evidence that shows that he was lying to us once again. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript: Donald Trump has apparently back-peddle
President Donald Trump could be his own undoing, in a farcical ending that would be the perfect denouement for the tawdriest presidency in American... With every new development that sheds light on Donald Trump's horrendous attacks on the FBI, the more guilty Trump looks. As if his ridiculous... In the aftermath of the deadliest church shooting in modern American history today, in which 27 people were killed in Sutherland Springs, Texas, former... Germany's top diplomat has just informed the Uni
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
While some are still getting over the shock of Donald Trump's upset victory in Tuesday's election, others -- like President-elect Trump himself -- are looking to the future. Trump met with President Obama on Thursday to discuss the transition process. Prior to his meeting with the president, Trump also sat down with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. During their meeting, he outlined his plan for his first 100 days in office. The plan -- which Trump refers to as his "Contract with the Ameri
Everyone has noticed by now that Donald Trump is no longer even attempting to stick with the script, evidently feeling that he's been ill-served by people who observe political norms and common definitions of what it is to be a president of the United States. He's starting trade wars, declaring an abrupt withdrawal from Syria and attacking businessmen who also own newspapers he wants to quash. He's been animated and energized by this newfound freedom to "tell it like it is" as he did on Thursday
President Donald Trump was a businessman long before he ever became the president. According to former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, Trump's Silicon Valley meeting was like " waterboard[ing] yourself. " "If you don't get invited to this meeting and want to know what it was like, just drink a bottle of gin and then waterboard yourself," Costolo tweeted on Friday night. If you don't get invited to this meeting and want to know what it was like, just drink a bottle of gin and then waterboard yourself.
It didn't take long for Donald Trump to discover that U.S. foreign policy is about as easy to turn around as a warship in dry dock. Despite any number of promises to shake things up - during the election and even in his first days as president - Trump is falling back on some very conventional approaches to the world. In the last week, for instance, Trump suddenly discovered that firing a few missiles at a much-hated target - in this case, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces - can gain him
If there is one over-arching conclusion that can be drawn from the first two weeks of the Donald Trump administration, it's that President Trump aims to keep the promises he made to his voters during the 2016 campaign. The degree to which Trump is striving to keep those promises is nearly unheard of (Americans had come to expect that once a politician becomes elected to office, that politician abandons many of the campaign promises that were made or severely compromises them). But President Trum
President Donald Trump has reportedly been in a very dark place since Michael Cohen revealed last week that Trump knew about the infamous 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russians before they happened, despite over two years of blanket denials from Trump himself and the campaign. Now - this morning - things got heated on Twitter with Trump sending off a flurry of tweets condemning Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, tensions that were reportedly set off after it was learned that Mueller
Donald Trump doesn't believe that he's the treasonous coward that the public thinks he is, and he wants all of us to know that he simply "misspoke" during his meeting with Putin in Helsinki when he said that he sides with Putin over our own intelligence agencies. But in order to believe that Trump is sincere, you have to ignore the photographic evidence that shows that he was lying to us once again. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript: Donald Trump has apparently back-peddle
President Donald Trump could be his own undoing, in a farcical ending that would be the perfect denouement for the tawdriest presidency in American... With every new development that sheds light on Donald Trump's horrendous attacks on the FBI, the more guilty Trump looks. As if his ridiculous... In the aftermath of the deadliest church shooting in modern American history today, in which 27 people were killed in Sutherland Springs, Texas, former... Germany's top diplomat has just informed the Uni
The Venezuela Pharmaceutical Federation is making demands for socialist President Nicolas Maduro to declare a "humanitarian emergency" due to the extreme shortages of drugs throughout the country, as medications ranging from simple antibiotics to cancer and AIDS drugs are nowhere to be found. "The national government must accept we are in a humanitarian crisis in the health sector, with patients dying across our territory for lack of medicines," Freddy Ceballos, the president of the federation,
Venezuela's Maduro Says Will Shun U.S. Dollar In Favor Of Yuan By Staff, www.reuters.com September 11, 2017 Venezuela's Maduro Says Will Shun U.S. Dollar In Favor Of Yuan 2017-09-11 2017-09-11 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2014/02/Venezuelas-President-Nicolas-Maduro-speaks-during-a-national-broadcast-at-Miraflores-Palace-in-Caracas-February-16-2014.-Source-Reut
ISTANBUL -- The World Health Organization (WHO) compiled a report collecting data from 114 countries on antimicrobial resistance that has been described as a global threat, even more dangerous than AIDS. Turkey is among the top three countries in terms of weak antimicrobial resistance to some infections, according to the report. A statement by the WHO on the occasion of the report's release said antimicrobial resistance threatened the effective prevention and treatment of an ever-increasing rang
Aside from the delectable turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes with gravy, the best part of Christmas this year was the passing of the tax cut . There's nothing more joyous than some extra greenbacks in your wallet. Not everyone is celebrating, though. Some peeps are still skeptical as to why other peeps should be allowed to keep their own money. Maybe this will sway them. This year, the government took your hard-earned ducats and built a clown school in Argentina . Yes really. Republican Sen.
Instead of directly tackling the growing poverty and inequality in the country one of the factors which have led to in-store scuffles over cut-price jars of Nutella last week, the French government announced Wednesday it was preparing a bill that will keep supermarkets from offering such promotion deals. A few days after the national and international media ridiculed the masses of working-class French consumers who fought over Nutella jars, a few took the time of reflect -- and the reality they
Churches are some of the few institutions providing aid to Venezuela's suffering population as the death toll continues to rise in the midst of the country's political crisis which had led to 12 murders this month. Reuters reported on Tuesday that a 42-year-old local government worker in the Andean state of Merida was shot dead at a rally in favor of President Nicolas Maduro, while another 54-year-old man was shot in the chest and killed during a protest in the western agricultural state of Bar
Nicaraguans Pray for Peace Amid Patron Saint Celebrations OAN Newsroom UPDATED 8:22 AM PT -- Thurs. Aug. 2, 2018 Nicaraguans are turning a saint's holiday into a march for peace in the country's capital. Thousands took to the streets of Managua Wednesday in honor of the Patron Saint Domingo and prayed for peace amid violent crackdowns on protesters. This comes after doctors who were fired for treating thousands of injured protesters formed their own rally earlier this week. The Catholic church h
Thirty-five restaurants in China have been shut down after it was discovered that they seasoned their food with opium, apparently in an effort to ensure repeat customers. Five restaurants are currently being prosecuted, while the other 30 will be investigated by the China Food and Drug Administration. Several of the 35 restaurants are a part of a popular Bejing hot pot chain. In the last few years, many restaurants in China have been caught using opium in their food. Chefs used opium in attempt
In an attempt to get a grasp on his country's exponential inflation rate, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced it will remove five zeros from its currency. Venezuela faces many economic problems, and its currency's valuation is no exception. The bolivar's inflation rate has been projected to reach 1 million percent within the year, according to Reuters. The collapse of Venezuela's economy started when the price of oil plummeted. Oil was the backbone of Venezuela's socialist economic s
And even though its president, Nicolas Maduro, increased Venezuela's minimum wage by 50 percent this week, and even though that was the fifth time the country's minimum wage was increased in the past year, it's nowhere near the price increases of basic necessities, like food for many Venezuelans. Inflation is when prices go up and money buys less. For perspective, average inflation in the U.S. is around 3 percent per year. In Venezuela, the International Monetary Fund expects inflation will incr
Venezuela's Maduro Says Will Shun U.S. Dollar In Favor Of Yuan By Staff, www.reuters.com September 11, 2017 Venezuela's Maduro Says Will Shun U.S. Dollar In Favor Of Yuan 2017-09-11 2017-09-11 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2014/02/Venezuelas-President-Nicolas-Maduro-speaks-during-a-national-broadcast-at-Miraflores-Palace-in-Caracas-February-16-2014.-Source-Reut
ISTANBUL -- The World Health Organization (WHO) compiled a report collecting data from 114 countries on antimicrobial resistance that has been described as a global threat, even more dangerous than AIDS. Turkey is among the top three countries in terms of weak antimicrobial resistance to some infections, according to the report. A statement by the WHO on the occasion of the report's release said antimicrobial resistance threatened the effective prevention and treatment of an ever-increasing rang
Aside from the delectable turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes with gravy, the best part of Christmas this year was the passing of the tax cut . There's nothing more joyous than some extra greenbacks in your wallet. Not everyone is celebrating, though. Some peeps are still skeptical as to why other peeps should be allowed to keep their own money. Maybe this will sway them. This year, the government took your hard-earned ducats and built a clown school in Argentina . Yes really. Republican Sen.
Instead of directly tackling the growing poverty and inequality in the country one of the factors which have led to in-store scuffles over cut-price jars of Nutella last week, the French government announced Wednesday it was preparing a bill that will keep supermarkets from offering such promotion deals. A few days after the national and international media ridiculed the masses of working-class French consumers who fought over Nutella jars, a few took the time of reflect -- and the reality they
Churches are some of the few institutions providing aid to Venezuela's suffering population as the death toll continues to rise in the midst of the country's political crisis which had led to 12 murders this month. Reuters reported on Tuesday that a 42-year-old local government worker in the Andean state of Merida was shot dead at a rally in favor of President Nicolas Maduro, while another 54-year-old man was shot in the chest and killed during a protest in the western agricultural state of Bar
Nicaraguans Pray for Peace Amid Patron Saint Celebrations OAN Newsroom UPDATED 8:22 AM PT -- Thurs. Aug. 2, 2018 Nicaraguans are turning a saint's holiday into a march for peace in the country's capital. Thousands took to the streets of Managua Wednesday in honor of the Patron Saint Domingo and prayed for peace amid violent crackdowns on protesters. This comes after doctors who were fired for treating thousands of injured protesters formed their own rally earlier this week. The Catholic church h
Thirty-five restaurants in China have been shut down after it was discovered that they seasoned their food with opium, apparently in an effort to ensure repeat customers. Five restaurants are currently being prosecuted, while the other 30 will be investigated by the China Food and Drug Administration. Several of the 35 restaurants are a part of a popular Bejing hot pot chain. In the last few years, many restaurants in China have been caught using opium in their food. Chefs used opium in attempt
In an attempt to get a grasp on his country's exponential inflation rate, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced it will remove five zeros from its currency. Venezuela faces many economic problems, and its currency's valuation is no exception. The bolivar's inflation rate has been projected to reach 1 million percent within the year, according to Reuters. The collapse of Venezuela's economy started when the price of oil plummeted. Oil was the backbone of Venezuela's socialist economic s
And even though its president, Nicolas Maduro, increased Venezuela's minimum wage by 50 percent this week, and even though that was the fifth time the country's minimum wage was increased in the past year, it's nowhere near the price increases of basic necessities, like food for many Venezuelans. Inflation is when prices go up and money buys less. For perspective, average inflation in the U.S. is around 3 percent per year. In Venezuela, the International Monetary Fund expects inflation will incr
Also elected: Russia, China, genocidal Sudan, Cuba, Pakistan, Turkey, slave-holding Mauritania NGOs protest "Black Day for Human Rights" Iranian brought to the gallows in the northern city of Nowshahr on April 15, 2014. Iran put to death at least 369 people and likely several hundreds of others -- more people than any country in the world except China. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recently rebuked Iranian President Hassan Rouhani for failing to improve human rights, including its high leve
Aside from the delectable turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes with gravy, the best part of Christmas this year was the passing of the tax cut . There's nothing more joyous than some extra greenbacks in your wallet. Not everyone is celebrating, though. Some peeps are still skeptical as to why other peeps should be allowed to keep their own money. Maybe this will sway them. This year, the government took your hard-earned ducats and built a clown school in Argentina . Yes really. Republican Sen.
UPDATE: Egyptian officials raised the death toll in Friday's militant attack to 23. Another 33 suffered injuries. It is the deadliest attack on the country's military this year. Five high-ranking officers are among the dead. OUR EARLIER REPORT (8 a.m.): Suspected Islamist militants on Friday set off a car bomb followed by gunfire at a checkpoint in Egypt's northeastern Sinai Peninsula, killing 10 security officials and injuring 20 others. A suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into the checkpoint
Istanbul - Inspired by 26 towers and minarets from various regions in Turkey, "Masal Satosu" was built in Eskisehir to gather children from all ages together and offer them the chance to spend a day in fairyland together with their favorite fairlytale heroes. Construction began in 2011 and as the time neared, children from Eskisehir and all around Turkey grew increasingly excited. The castle is located within the Sazova Science, Arts and Culture Park. "Masal Satosu" has different sections such a
ISTANBUL -- The year 2023 is of great significance for Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), and not just because it marks the centennial of the establishment of the Republic of Turkey. 2023 is the deadline for ambitious economic targets set by the government to take Turkey to the level of developed world economies. While redefining the vision of Turkey, the AK Party introduced its noteworthy strategic plan in 2008 under the title "2023 Targets." However, experts emphasize th
With over 40,000 caves and caverns, Turkey can be described as a paradise for potholing and spelunking. This country hides churches, underground lakes, cisterns, stalactites and stalagmites for visitors who want to explore a different side of the country. Most Turkish caves are found in northwest Anatolia, southeast Anatolia and central Anatolia. Turkey has some of the largest and most extensive caverns in the world with caves found in both low and high altitude areas. Considering the geological
A new survey published in Chinese state-run newspaper, the Global Times, finds young Chinese nationals increasingly attracted to religion, with Islam the most popular religion among people under 30 and Protestantism the religion with the largest number of places of worship in the country. While China is a communist country and routinely discourages religious practice, the International Business Times notes that five religions are legal to practice in China: Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, Prot
The saf est countries in the world have been ranked in a new study with Egypt coming out as safer than Britain in the shock results. The UK came just 21st out of 135 countries while Egypt beat Britain by several points to 16th place. The figures - from the annual Gallup Global Law and Order report - revealed that Singapore is considered the safest country in the world. The island city state of southern Malaysia scored 97 points out of 100 in the poll. The results were gathered by questioning p
The Egyptian authorities decided on Friday to confiscate property belonging to 14 individuals due to their links with the Muslim Brotherhood, Almesryoon.com has reported. The property in question is said to be owned by close relatives of members and officials of the movement, which has been banned in Egypt since the 2013 military coup brought Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to power. The committee assigned by the authorities to carry out this measure said that it includes the confiscation of all moveable a
Egyptians light candles at St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo on Tuesday, during a vigil for Christians who were killed by Islamic State terrorists in Libya (AP). Terrorism: As in Paris, where the White House insists four Jews in a kosher market were randomly selected for slaughter, the statement condemning IS beheading 21 Egyptians omits a key fact: all were Christians. Speaking of the Chapel Hill, N.C., murder of three Muslims, President Obama, as his FBI began an investigation into whether it was
Aside from the delectable turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes with gravy, the best part of Christmas this year was the passing of the tax cut . There's nothing more joyous than some extra greenbacks in your wallet. Not everyone is celebrating, though. Some peeps are still skeptical as to why other peeps should be allowed to keep their own money. Maybe this will sway them. This year, the government took your hard-earned ducats and built a clown school in Argentina . Yes really. Republican Sen.
UPDATE: Egyptian officials raised the death toll in Friday's militant attack to 23. Another 33 suffered injuries. It is the deadliest attack on the country's military this year. Five high-ranking officers are among the dead. OUR EARLIER REPORT (8 a.m.): Suspected Islamist militants on Friday set off a car bomb followed by gunfire at a checkpoint in Egypt's northeastern Sinai Peninsula, killing 10 security officials and injuring 20 others. A suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into the checkpoint
Istanbul - Inspired by 26 towers and minarets from various regions in Turkey, "Masal Satosu" was built in Eskisehir to gather children from all ages together and offer them the chance to spend a day in fairyland together with their favorite fairlytale heroes. Construction began in 2011 and as the time neared, children from Eskisehir and all around Turkey grew increasingly excited. The castle is located within the Sazova Science, Arts and Culture Park. "Masal Satosu" has different sections such a
ISTANBUL -- The year 2023 is of great significance for Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), and not just because it marks the centennial of the establishment of the Republic of Turkey. 2023 is the deadline for ambitious economic targets set by the government to take Turkey to the level of developed world economies. While redefining the vision of Turkey, the AK Party introduced its noteworthy strategic plan in 2008 under the title "2023 Targets." However, experts emphasize th
With over 40,000 caves and caverns, Turkey can be described as a paradise for potholing and spelunking. This country hides churches, underground lakes, cisterns, stalactites and stalagmites for visitors who want to explore a different side of the country. Most Turkish caves are found in northwest Anatolia, southeast Anatolia and central Anatolia. Turkey has some of the largest and most extensive caverns in the world with caves found in both low and high altitude areas. Considering the geological
A new survey published in Chinese state-run newspaper, the Global Times, finds young Chinese nationals increasingly attracted to religion, with Islam the most popular religion among people under 30 and Protestantism the religion with the largest number of places of worship in the country. While China is a communist country and routinely discourages religious practice, the International Business Times notes that five religions are legal to practice in China: Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, Prot
The saf est countries in the world have been ranked in a new study with Egypt coming out as safer than Britain in the shock results. The UK came just 21st out of 135 countries while Egypt beat Britain by several points to 16th place. The figures - from the annual Gallup Global Law and Order report - revealed that Singapore is considered the safest country in the world. The island city state of southern Malaysia scored 97 points out of 100 in the poll. The results were gathered by questioning p
The Egyptian authorities decided on Friday to confiscate property belonging to 14 individuals due to their links with the Muslim Brotherhood, Almesryoon.com has reported. The property in question is said to be owned by close relatives of members and officials of the movement, which has been banned in Egypt since the 2013 military coup brought Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to power. The committee assigned by the authorities to carry out this measure said that it includes the confiscation of all moveable a
Egyptians light candles at St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo on Tuesday, during a vigil for Christians who were killed by Islamic State terrorists in Libya (AP). Terrorism: As in Paris, where the White House insists four Jews in a kosher market were randomly selected for slaughter, the statement condemning IS beheading 21 Egyptians omits a key fact: all were Christians. Speaking of the Chapel Hill, N.C., murder of three Muslims, President Obama, as his FBI began an investigation into whether it was
Immigrant Youth Walking For DACA Rally At Philadelphia Liberty Bell By Cosecha, Popular Resistance February 20, 2018 Immigrant Youth Walking For DACA Rally At Philadelphia Liberty Bell 2018-02-20 2018-02-20 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/02/movimiento-cosecha-march-e1519136693397.jpg 200px 200px The Walk To Stay Home Reached the Halfway point of Their March
Reproductive health in the United States is steadily declining as chemical production continues to increase. The vast majority of those affected by fertility problems, miscarriages, preterm births, and birth defects are low-income communities of color. Many of these communities are located in neighborhoods near chemical dumps, power plants, and other polluting facilities that contaminate the food, water, and air. Asian American women who live in low-income areas with high levels of environmental
Immigrant Youth Launch Walk To Stay Home From New York To D.C. By Staff, Theseedproject.us February 19, 2018 Immigrant Youth Launch Walk To Stay Home From New York To D.C. 2018-02-19 2018-02-19 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/02/39577453214_5985cf57fd_o-e1519066040359.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: Minister Erik McGregor / Flickr 11 UNDOCUMENTED YOUTH AND ALL
American workers don't have much to celebrate this Labor Day. Unemployment is high, the strength of organized labor is abysmally low, and the prospect of meaningful political action on the jobs front is nonexistent. There is, however, one government agency attempting to do its part to boost union power in the United States, in the best tradition of the principles that theoretically underlie Labor Day. The NLRB, a relic of the New Deal empowered to enforce the National Labor Relations Act, has be
It occurred to me the other day that the Constitution itself was ratified in much the same way that health-care reform finally got passed. The ratification fight was a few months shorter than the health-care fight, but it was at least as contentious. In many states approval was far from a sure thing. The ideological lines weren't the same then as they are now--the French wouldn't invent "left" and "right" for another couple of years--but some of the issues Federalists and Anti-Federalists tussle
A national movement supported by Black Lives Matter is helping to bail black mothers out of jail so they can spend Mother's Day with their children. The movement dubbed the "Black Mamas Bailout" aims to bail out mothers in cities across the country. Its organizers include the Atlanta-based LGBTQ Southerners on New Ground, Black Lives Matter and Color of Change, according to the group's website and its tumblr page . "This year, the week before Mother's Day, SONG, in concert with a coalition of lo
Trans* Activists for Justice and Accountability Coalition (TAJA's Coalition) gather at San Francisco City Hall on February 10, 2015 in the wake of the killing of Taja de Jesus, a trans woman of color. (Photo by Sasha Buchert) Ready to join the resistance? Sign up for Take Action Now and we'll send you three actions every Tuesday. You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation's journalism. You can read our Privacy Policy here. Thank you for signing up. For mo
Teen Voices In The Fight To Raise The Minimum Wage In Massachusetts By Jessicah Pierre, Inequality.org May 24, 2018 Teen Voices In The Fight To Raise The Minimum Wage In Massachusetts 2018-05-24 2018-05-24 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/05/7640737516_4af52b19a1_k-e1527172823687.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: Pbarcas/Flickr I Have A Future is a local organizat
Republicans are hailing a federal judge's decision to halt President Obama's new program that would allow potentially millions of undocumented immigrants to temporarily work and live in the United States. But the ongoing court dispute threatens to lengthen what is becoming an increasingly divisive fight within the party -- and one that could spill over into 2016. Republicans are virtually united in decrying Obama's executive action as an overreach. Even politicians like Jeb Bush, who published a
Boston rally in support of Francisco Rodriguez, Oct. 13. A noontime crowd of immigrant rights organizations, community leaders and unions rallied on Oct. 13 in front of the Massachusetts State House to demand justice for Francisco Rodriguez on the three-month anniversary of his detention. The demonstrators also spoke out in solidarity with all 11 million undocumented workers in the U.S. Groups representing immigrants and migrants and a broad array of union and community supporters are waging a c
Reproductive health in the United States is steadily declining as chemical production continues to increase. The vast majority of those affected by fertility problems, miscarriages, preterm births, and birth defects are low-income communities of color. Many of these communities are located in neighborhoods near chemical dumps, power plants, and other polluting facilities that contaminate the food, water, and air. Asian American women who live in low-income areas with high levels of environmental
Immigrant Youth Launch Walk To Stay Home From New York To D.C. By Staff, Theseedproject.us February 19, 2018 Immigrant Youth Launch Walk To Stay Home From New York To D.C. 2018-02-19 2018-02-19 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/02/39577453214_5985cf57fd_o-e1519066040359.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: Minister Erik McGregor / Flickr 11 UNDOCUMENTED YOUTH AND ALL
American workers don't have much to celebrate this Labor Day. Unemployment is high, the strength of organized labor is abysmally low, and the prospect of meaningful political action on the jobs front is nonexistent. There is, however, one government agency attempting to do its part to boost union power in the United States, in the best tradition of the principles that theoretically underlie Labor Day. The NLRB, a relic of the New Deal empowered to enforce the National Labor Relations Act, has be
It occurred to me the other day that the Constitution itself was ratified in much the same way that health-care reform finally got passed. The ratification fight was a few months shorter than the health-care fight, but it was at least as contentious. In many states approval was far from a sure thing. The ideological lines weren't the same then as they are now--the French wouldn't invent "left" and "right" for another couple of years--but some of the issues Federalists and Anti-Federalists tussle
A national movement supported by Black Lives Matter is helping to bail black mothers out of jail so they can spend Mother's Day with their children. The movement dubbed the "Black Mamas Bailout" aims to bail out mothers in cities across the country. Its organizers include the Atlanta-based LGBTQ Southerners on New Ground, Black Lives Matter and Color of Change, according to the group's website and its tumblr page . "This year, the week before Mother's Day, SONG, in concert with a coalition of lo
Trans* Activists for Justice and Accountability Coalition (TAJA's Coalition) gather at San Francisco City Hall on February 10, 2015 in the wake of the killing of Taja de Jesus, a trans woman of color. (Photo by Sasha Buchert) Ready to join the resistance? Sign up for Take Action Now and we'll send you three actions every Tuesday. You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation's journalism. You can read our Privacy Policy here. Thank you for signing up. For mo
Teen Voices In The Fight To Raise The Minimum Wage In Massachusetts By Jessicah Pierre, Inequality.org May 24, 2018 Teen Voices In The Fight To Raise The Minimum Wage In Massachusetts 2018-05-24 2018-05-24 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/05/7640737516_4af52b19a1_k-e1527172823687.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: Pbarcas/Flickr I Have A Future is a local organizat
Republicans are hailing a federal judge's decision to halt President Obama's new program that would allow potentially millions of undocumented immigrants to temporarily work and live in the United States. But the ongoing court dispute threatens to lengthen what is becoming an increasingly divisive fight within the party -- and one that could spill over into 2016. Republicans are virtually united in decrying Obama's executive action as an overreach. Even politicians like Jeb Bush, who published a
Boston rally in support of Francisco Rodriguez, Oct. 13. A noontime crowd of immigrant rights organizations, community leaders and unions rallied on Oct. 13 in front of the Massachusetts State House to demand justice for Francisco Rodriguez on the three-month anniversary of his detention. The demonstrators also spoke out in solidarity with all 11 million undocumented workers in the U.S. Groups representing immigrants and migrants and a broad array of union and community supporters are waging a c
Elected officials and workers celebrate the passage of "Fair Work Week" package of bills in the City Hall Rotunda. Madina Toure/Observer Public Advocate Letitia James called on elected officials, unions and workers to "rise up" and fight back against regulations being developed by the New York State Department of Labor that she claimed would "weaken" a package of "Fair Work Week" bills that city signed into law today for fast food and retail employees. The New York Daily News reported that the
On Monday, unionized grocery workers in San Diego County voted to authorize strikes against Albertsons, Ralphs and Vons to protest the latest wage offer from the supermarket food chains. The offer reportedly stands to "drastically" impact workers' take-home pay and deplete their health care coverage, the union claims. Pavilions and Safeway stores will also be affected. Grocers are pushing back. "A strike authorization vote is premature and only serves to cause concern for associates and customer
We can add Arizona to the ever-growing list of states where teachers are saying "enough" to state-imposed financial austerity, and walking off the job to protest years of pay cuts, inadequate school resources, and stressful working conditions. Under the banner of #RedForEd , Arizona teachers voted overwhelmingly (78%) for a statewide walkout - the first in the state's history - starting April 26, rejecting a bogus offer of a 20 percent pay increase made by the governor to stave off the walkout.
Unions: Direct Or Indirect Action Unions: Direct Or Indirect Action 2016-02-29 2016-02-29 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/02/Screen-Shot-2016-02-29-at-1.50.23-PM-e1456773018221-150x104.png 200px 200px Above Photo: From Hamptoninstitution.org. Do Workers Need Higher Wages Or Economic Transformation? It is very possible that in the next few years millions of A
There is now overwhelming evidence that austerity has failed. People across the country are waking up to the social costs of the cuts: a decades worth of progress on poverty reduction and public service reform has been undone. And, yet we still face a budget deficit of PS52bn. As a result, less than a third of voters are now in favour of the cuts (down from a high of 43 per cent), whilst a majority support tax rises to fund increased spending on health and eduction for the first time since 2006.
Thursday, Apr 3, 2014, 12:01 pm * By Rebecca Burns Graduate students in the UC Berkeley School of Education picket on the first day of a system-wide strike on April 2. (Photo via UAW Local 2865) A system-wide strike by graduate assistants at the University of California commenced yesterday with what their union calls an ugly irony. The work stoppage, staged in protest of past alleged attempts by UC to intimidate graduate workers for labor organizing, was quickly met with what workers say was
In today society a lot of families are struggling to support their families with the amount of money being paid for the labor they've contributed in. If we raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour it will boost the paychecks of over 30 million workers in the U.S. Across the country, there is overwhelming momentum in favor of raising wages for our nation's lowest-wage workers. Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia, as well as 21 cities and counties, set their minimum wages above
Secondary and primary school teachers are threatening strike action over wage arrears. Teachers are demanding the payment of three months salary before the new school term starts. The government last year made an undertaking to pay teachers' wages promptly, this included an agreement to pay three months wages before the new term begins this September. However the government has allowed the situation to worsen, with teachers' salaries now 13 months in arrears and the payment so far not forthcomin
About 500 people rallied in Melbourne on August 13 to put the Liberal and Labor parties on notice that the refugee rights movement is rebuilding, and a growing number of people are willing to stand up for refugees. The Refugee Action Collective organised the protest under the slogan of "Stand up for Refugees" in a bid to have the treatment of asylum seekers recognized as a human rights issue. There were contingents of Greens, socialists and the Community Public Sector Union. Protesters chanted,
A "Fight for 15" protest in Chicago. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Scott Olson New York City's minimum wage will increase to $15 by the end of 2018, Governor Andrew Cuomo and other state officials have announced. The decision comes more than three years after New York-based fast-food workers started the Fight for $15 movement, which soon became a national campaign. As part of the state budget agreement, areas surrounding the city on Long Island and in Westchester County will also reach a $
On Monday, unionized grocery workers in San Diego County voted to authorize strikes against Albertsons, Ralphs and Vons to protest the latest wage offer from the supermarket food chains. The offer reportedly stands to "drastically" impact workers' take-home pay and deplete their health care coverage, the union claims. Pavilions and Safeway stores will also be affected. Grocers are pushing back. "A strike authorization vote is premature and only serves to cause concern for associates and customer
We can add Arizona to the ever-growing list of states where teachers are saying "enough" to state-imposed financial austerity, and walking off the job to protest years of pay cuts, inadequate school resources, and stressful working conditions. Under the banner of #RedForEd , Arizona teachers voted overwhelmingly (78%) for a statewide walkout - the first in the state's history - starting April 26, rejecting a bogus offer of a 20 percent pay increase made by the governor to stave off the walkout.
Unions: Direct Or Indirect Action Unions: Direct Or Indirect Action 2016-02-29 2016-02-29 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/02/Screen-Shot-2016-02-29-at-1.50.23-PM-e1456773018221-150x104.png 200px 200px Above Photo: From Hamptoninstitution.org. Do Workers Need Higher Wages Or Economic Transformation? It is very possible that in the next few years millions of A
There is now overwhelming evidence that austerity has failed. People across the country are waking up to the social costs of the cuts: a decades worth of progress on poverty reduction and public service reform has been undone. And, yet we still face a budget deficit of PS52bn. As a result, less than a third of voters are now in favour of the cuts (down from a high of 43 per cent), whilst a majority support tax rises to fund increased spending on health and eduction for the first time since 2006.
Thursday, Apr 3, 2014, 12:01 pm * By Rebecca Burns Graduate students in the UC Berkeley School of Education picket on the first day of a system-wide strike on April 2. (Photo via UAW Local 2865) A system-wide strike by graduate assistants at the University of California commenced yesterday with what their union calls an ugly irony. The work stoppage, staged in protest of past alleged attempts by UC to intimidate graduate workers for labor organizing, was quickly met with what workers say was
In today society a lot of families are struggling to support their families with the amount of money being paid for the labor they've contributed in. If we raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour it will boost the paychecks of over 30 million workers in the U.S. Across the country, there is overwhelming momentum in favor of raising wages for our nation's lowest-wage workers. Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia, as well as 21 cities and counties, set their minimum wages above
Secondary and primary school teachers are threatening strike action over wage arrears. Teachers are demanding the payment of three months salary before the new school term starts. The government last year made an undertaking to pay teachers' wages promptly, this included an agreement to pay three months wages before the new term begins this September. However the government has allowed the situation to worsen, with teachers' salaries now 13 months in arrears and the payment so far not forthcomin
About 500 people rallied in Melbourne on August 13 to put the Liberal and Labor parties on notice that the refugee rights movement is rebuilding, and a growing number of people are willing to stand up for refugees. The Refugee Action Collective organised the protest under the slogan of "Stand up for Refugees" in a bid to have the treatment of asylum seekers recognized as a human rights issue. There were contingents of Greens, socialists and the Community Public Sector Union. Protesters chanted,
A "Fight for 15" protest in Chicago. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Scott Olson New York City's minimum wage will increase to $15 by the end of 2018, Governor Andrew Cuomo and other state officials have announced. The decision comes more than three years after New York-based fast-food workers started the Fight for $15 movement, which soon became a national campaign. As part of the state budget agreement, areas surrounding the city on Long Island and in Westchester County will also reach a $
Human conflict is often associated with the emergence of a new science or technology. The Civil War's Gatling gun changed battlefield tactics and led to modern machine guns, like the M61, that are still in use. World War I's chemical weapons proved difficult to manage in the field, provoked nearly universal revulsion, and became the object of international law and a remarkably successful arms control regime. World War II's atomic bomb was the punctuation mark at the end of the war in the Pacific
That could be a real gun mounted on those wheels, but 20 non-lethal paintballs a second honestly sound a whole lot more cruel than regulation bullets. This understated " Robotic Weapon " is a paintball gun mounted on a 4-wheel-drive E-Maxx truck. It streams POV video with night vision (through Wi-Fi, we believe) while the operator can aim and fire paintballs, pepper balls or rubber bullets with accuracy from 150 feet. And fuuuuuuuuuuck it looks like it would hurt. Pricing available upon request.
Gun manufacturer Spike's Tactical has introduced a new AR-15, which it is determined to keep out of the hands of Islamic terrorists. To that end, they etched the magazine with a bible verse. Oh, and the AR-15's name is " The Crusader ." Company spokesman Ben "Mookie" Thomas, a former Navy Seal and former Blackwater security contractor, explained: "Right now and as it has been for quite some time, one of the biggest threats in the world is and remains Islamic terrorism. We wanted to make sure we
SB Tactical has announced that they've received word from the ATF that the agencies (frankly insane) 2015 determination that touching the company's otherwise unaltered pistol stabilizing brace to the shooter's shoulder amounted to the manufacture of an illegal short-barreled rifle and constituted a federal felony . SB Tactical(tm), inventors and manufacturers of the Pistol Stabilizing Brace(r), is excited to announce that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) has issue
Lawmakers are introducing more bills to revamp gun laws in the wake of President Donald Trump's election, including concealed-carry rules, removal of license requirements, and allowing firearms in schools, airports, and churches, The Hill reports. "People, I think, are realizing that they are the first and best line of self-defense against a growing population of people who have absolutely no regard for life and law," said Indiana Rep. Jim Lucas. One of Lucas's bills calls for "constitutional ca
I get Google Alerts every morning on a variety of topics. Because of my work here at Bearing Arms, it includes terms like "guns," "gun control," and "stand your ground," among others. This means I get to see bits of news from all over the world as they relate to these terms. That's how I saw a letter to the editor in South Africa all about how the violent African nation needs more gun control . "Alarmed father accidentally stabs son to death"; "Gangster with bow and arrow kills pupil in schoolya
All it took was the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history for the country's most noxious pro-gun lobbying group, the National Rifle Association, to lend its support to the most narrow vision of gun control imaginable. The NRA on Thursday called for a federal review of whether bump stocks, a specialized device that allows semi-automatic guns to simulate the uninterrupted firing power of an automatic weapon, should be legal. The device was used to kill 59 and wound more than 500 in La
Federal agents have lost or misplaced dozens of service weapons from 2009 through 2013, according to records obtained by a Wisconsin newspaper through the Freedom of Information Act . One seemingly common occurrence at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives , according to the report: an agent leaving a firearm on the roof of the car as he is entering or exiting the vehicle. Other mishaps included leaving "guns behind in bathroom stalls, at a hospital, outside a movie theater and
A Garden & Gun cover I didn't know, but apparently they existed. At some point in time, the digital-coupon service offered deals on gun-related items such as shooting range outings and even concealed-handgun training . But that all ended last Friday when, as Fox7-TV in Austin, Texas, reported, Groupon canceled all of its gun-related deals. Here's the statement: "All scheduled and current gun-related deals featured on Groupon North America, including shooting ranges, conceal-and-carry and clay sh
Just like MADD realized, it's not the cars that were killing people but the drivers; and it's not the guns that are killing people, it's those pulling the trigger... Recently, State Senator Anitere Flores (R) from South Florida surprised everyone by coming out against individual rights (and Florida's 1.7 million licensed concealed carriers) in ranting for five minutes in a committee hearing about how she is now for "common sense gun control" and that she would fight against Florida's gun owners
That could be a real gun mounted on those wheels, but 20 non-lethal paintballs a second honestly sound a whole lot more cruel than regulation bullets. This understated " Robotic Weapon " is a paintball gun mounted on a 4-wheel-drive E-Maxx truck. It streams POV video with night vision (through Wi-Fi, we believe) while the operator can aim and fire paintballs, pepper balls or rubber bullets with accuracy from 150 feet. And fuuuuuuuuuuck it looks like it would hurt. Pricing available upon request.
Gun manufacturer Spike's Tactical has introduced a new AR-15, which it is determined to keep out of the hands of Islamic terrorists. To that end, they etched the magazine with a bible verse. Oh, and the AR-15's name is " The Crusader ." Company spokesman Ben "Mookie" Thomas, a former Navy Seal and former Blackwater security contractor, explained: "Right now and as it has been for quite some time, one of the biggest threats in the world is and remains Islamic terrorism. We wanted to make sure we
SB Tactical has announced that they've received word from the ATF that the agencies (frankly insane) 2015 determination that touching the company's otherwise unaltered pistol stabilizing brace to the shooter's shoulder amounted to the manufacture of an illegal short-barreled rifle and constituted a federal felony . SB Tactical(tm), inventors and manufacturers of the Pistol Stabilizing Brace(r), is excited to announce that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) has issue
Lawmakers are introducing more bills to revamp gun laws in the wake of President Donald Trump's election, including concealed-carry rules, removal of license requirements, and allowing firearms in schools, airports, and churches, The Hill reports. "People, I think, are realizing that they are the first and best line of self-defense against a growing population of people who have absolutely no regard for life and law," said Indiana Rep. Jim Lucas. One of Lucas's bills calls for "constitutional ca
I get Google Alerts every morning on a variety of topics. Because of my work here at Bearing Arms, it includes terms like "guns," "gun control," and "stand your ground," among others. This means I get to see bits of news from all over the world as they relate to these terms. That's how I saw a letter to the editor in South Africa all about how the violent African nation needs more gun control . "Alarmed father accidentally stabs son to death"; "Gangster with bow and arrow kills pupil in schoolya
All it took was the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history for the country's most noxious pro-gun lobbying group, the National Rifle Association, to lend its support to the most narrow vision of gun control imaginable. The NRA on Thursday called for a federal review of whether bump stocks, a specialized device that allows semi-automatic guns to simulate the uninterrupted firing power of an automatic weapon, should be legal. The device was used to kill 59 and wound more than 500 in La
Federal agents have lost or misplaced dozens of service weapons from 2009 through 2013, according to records obtained by a Wisconsin newspaper through the Freedom of Information Act . One seemingly common occurrence at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives , according to the report: an agent leaving a firearm on the roof of the car as he is entering or exiting the vehicle. Other mishaps included leaving "guns behind in bathroom stalls, at a hospital, outside a movie theater and
A Garden & Gun cover I didn't know, but apparently they existed. At some point in time, the digital-coupon service offered deals on gun-related items such as shooting range outings and even concealed-handgun training . But that all ended last Friday when, as Fox7-TV in Austin, Texas, reported, Groupon canceled all of its gun-related deals. Here's the statement: "All scheduled and current gun-related deals featured on Groupon North America, including shooting ranges, conceal-and-carry and clay sh
Just like MADD realized, it's not the cars that were killing people but the drivers; and it's not the guns that are killing people, it's those pulling the trigger... Recently, State Senator Anitere Flores (R) from South Florida surprised everyone by coming out against individual rights (and Florida's 1.7 million licensed concealed carriers) in ranting for five minutes in a committee hearing about how she is now for "common sense gun control" and that she would fight against Florida's gun owners
Gun laws vary by state, but there are some states that stand out for having few restrictions on purchasing, owning, and carrying firearms. If you are a serious gun collector, here is a list of five states that make it easiest to buy a gun. ALERT: Should Obama Have More Control Over Guns? Vote Now Alaska does not require a permit to purchase, own or carry a gun. Furthermore, they nave no restrictions on the use of assault weapons. Alaska has "stand your ground" laws which permit a person to use d
T he idea that gun-control advocates don't want to confiscate your weapons is, of course, laughable. They can't confiscate your weapons, so they support whatever feasible incremental steps inch farther toward that goal. Some folks are more considerate and get right to the point. "I have never understood the conservative fetish for the Second Amendment," writes the New York Times 's new-ish conservative columnist Bret Stephens . Referring as a "fetish" to an inalienable right that has a longer an
Gun-control advocates are always talking about a ban on so-called "assault" weapons - but doing so would have no impact on gun violence. As Charles C.W. Cooke wrote yesterday : It is difficult to overstate just how absurd this is. Even if we were to swallow whole the novel set of definitions that the advocates of "assault"-weapons legislation have imposed upon our national deliberations, the case in favor of their coveted laws would remain all but nonexistent. Between 1994 and 2004, Americans w
With a recent upswing in changing gun laws across the nation the past few years, the laws regarding carrying firearms between states can be a bit overwhelming. A few debates are taking place in state legislatures across the country to change or completely alter existing firearms laws right now, so staying up to date on the changes is a good thing for firearms owners and potential buyers. We took a look at Nebraska gun laws in order to help inform you if you can carry your firearms when visiting
December 17, 2012 SO IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A "NATIONAL CONVERSATION ON GUNS," HERE ARE SOME OPENERS: Why do people who favor gun-control call people who disagree with them murderers or accomplices to murder? Is that constructive? Would any of the various proposals have actually prevented the tragedy that is the supposed reason for them? When you say you hope that this event will finally change the debate, do you really mean that you hope you can use emotionalism and blood-libel-bullying to get
Restrictive gun laws, imposed by a well-meaning government, deprive people of the means of self-defense. So say Second Amendment advocates. Modern history and recent headlines alike support their argument. The recent atrocities in Israel, where terrorists slaughtered four unarmed Jewish citizens at prayer -- three of them rabbis -- have led that nation's government to peel back some of its draconian laws restricting the private ownership of firearms. The new proposals do not go nearly far enough
Too often gun advocates use the concept of censorship to make arguments against gun control while ignoring several key differences between the first and second amendments. Why do gun advocates always take the second amendment to the U.S. Constitution and compare it to the first amendment as a way to refute gun control? Recently, presidential candidate Rand Paulwas featured on an episode of the daytime talk show, The View and he -- as many other gun nuts have before -- said that regulating the us
California has a new scare: 'ghost guns.' These are basically firearms for which plans can be downloaded from the internet and the parts assembled, using a 3D printer. From a basic viewpoint of law and order, this is a frightening situation; untraceable guns that can pass through metal detectors. In the Clint Eastwood 1993 film, In The Line of Fire , John Malkovich's character assembles a small handgun using plastic modeling parts, from which he smuggled into a function, past metal detectors, i
(Bearing Arms) Within any gun debate, gun control advocates will typically spout some platitude about how they're not wanting to ban guns outright, just certain guns. Maybe they're saying they don't want the hunting rifles, but do want the modern sporting rifles like the AR-15, whatever. Photo by CapCase (CC) Regardless of the specifics, they'll routinely say they don't want all the guns. Of course, that's a load of bovine excrement. While some gun control advocates may, indeed, be sincere about
Friends, Firearms are the most common weapons used in domestic partner homicides. Women with protective orders often report that law enforcement fails to remove firearms from abusive partners. Studies show that a person who commits a crime-- even a misdemeanor--is nearly five times as likely to be charged with new offenses involving firearms or violence. Here is our problem in Maryland! There are presently 450,000 people who own 800,000 guns in our communities. Under Maryland law, if a gun owner
T he idea that gun-control advocates don't want to confiscate your weapons is, of course, laughable. They can't confiscate your weapons, so they support whatever feasible incremental steps inch farther toward that goal. Some folks are more considerate and get right to the point. "I have never understood the conservative fetish for the Second Amendment," writes the New York Times 's new-ish conservative columnist Bret Stephens . Referring as a "fetish" to an inalienable right that has a longer an
Gun-control advocates are always talking about a ban on so-called "assault" weapons - but doing so would have no impact on gun violence. As Charles C.W. Cooke wrote yesterday : It is difficult to overstate just how absurd this is. Even if we were to swallow whole the novel set of definitions that the advocates of "assault"-weapons legislation have imposed upon our national deliberations, the case in favor of their coveted laws would remain all but nonexistent. Between 1994 and 2004, Americans w
With a recent upswing in changing gun laws across the nation the past few years, the laws regarding carrying firearms between states can be a bit overwhelming. A few debates are taking place in state legislatures across the country to change or completely alter existing firearms laws right now, so staying up to date on the changes is a good thing for firearms owners and potential buyers. We took a look at Nebraska gun laws in order to help inform you if you can carry your firearms when visiting
December 17, 2012 SO IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A "NATIONAL CONVERSATION ON GUNS," HERE ARE SOME OPENERS: Why do people who favor gun-control call people who disagree with them murderers or accomplices to murder? Is that constructive? Would any of the various proposals have actually prevented the tragedy that is the supposed reason for them? When you say you hope that this event will finally change the debate, do you really mean that you hope you can use emotionalism and blood-libel-bullying to get
Restrictive gun laws, imposed by a well-meaning government, deprive people of the means of self-defense. So say Second Amendment advocates. Modern history and recent headlines alike support their argument. The recent atrocities in Israel, where terrorists slaughtered four unarmed Jewish citizens at prayer -- three of them rabbis -- have led that nation's government to peel back some of its draconian laws restricting the private ownership of firearms. The new proposals do not go nearly far enough
Too often gun advocates use the concept of censorship to make arguments against gun control while ignoring several key differences between the first and second amendments. Why do gun advocates always take the second amendment to the U.S. Constitution and compare it to the first amendment as a way to refute gun control? Recently, presidential candidate Rand Paulwas featured on an episode of the daytime talk show, The View and he -- as many other gun nuts have before -- said that regulating the us
California has a new scare: 'ghost guns.' These are basically firearms for which plans can be downloaded from the internet and the parts assembled, using a 3D printer. From a basic viewpoint of law and order, this is a frightening situation; untraceable guns that can pass through metal detectors. In the Clint Eastwood 1993 film, In The Line of Fire , John Malkovich's character assembles a small handgun using plastic modeling parts, from which he smuggled into a function, past metal detectors, i
(Bearing Arms) Within any gun debate, gun control advocates will typically spout some platitude about how they're not wanting to ban guns outright, just certain guns. Maybe they're saying they don't want the hunting rifles, but do want the modern sporting rifles like the AR-15, whatever. Photo by CapCase (CC) Regardless of the specifics, they'll routinely say they don't want all the guns. Of course, that's a load of bovine excrement. While some gun control advocates may, indeed, be sincere about
Friends, Firearms are the most common weapons used in domestic partner homicides. Women with protective orders often report that law enforcement fails to remove firearms from abusive partners. Studies show that a person who commits a crime-- even a misdemeanor--is nearly five times as likely to be charged with new offenses involving firearms or violence. Here is our problem in Maryland! There are presently 450,000 people who own 800,000 guns in our communities. Under Maryland law, if a gun owner
What do NFL stars Jim Brown and Ray Lewis, "Family Feud" host Steve Harvey, rapper Kanye West, megachurch pastor Darrell Scott, Dr. Ben Carson, and Martin Luther King, III, have in common? They are all black. They have all met with (or worked with) President-elect Trump and spoken of their interaction positively. And they are apparently guilty of being "mediocre negroes" in the eyes of CNN contributor and Morehouse College professor Marc Lamont Hill. Speaking about Trump's new "diversity coaliti
Sports Illustrated magazine didn't just give Colin Kaepernick the Muhammad Ali Legacy Award on Monday. This left-leaning publication immersed itself in Black Lives Matter activism by giving the ex-football player and fellow BLM activist Beyonce a green light to push their social justice narrative. The Daily Show host Trevor Noah introduced Kaepernick by complaining, "He's been sidelined by the NFL, labeled un-American, and even been attacked by the president." TMZ echoed his words with the headl
Musician Kanye West's name was trending on Twitter yet again Monday over the accusation by author Ta-Nehisi Coates that he is a "black god" who is "dying to be white." The man who once wrote "The Case for Reparations" for The Atlantic in 2014 made a de facto case against Mr. West this week. Ongoing furor in entertainment and political circles prompted Mr. Coates to write an op-ed titled, "I'm Not Black, I'm Kanye. Kanye West wants freedom -- white freedom," which accused the singer of being a "m
Hip-hop icons aren't usually seen hanging out with rabbis. But Russell Simmons and Rabbi Marc Schneier are more concerned with promoting racial tolerance and acceptance than setting trends. "The partnership between Russell and I is...only going to grow," Schneir said. "[Our work together] speaks volumes in terms of our commitment and dedication to strengthening relations between African-Americans and Jews..." Rabbi Schneier is president and founder of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, a n
There's been a feud brewing between LwC favorite Shaun King (see IRONY ALERT: Fake Black Guy Shaun King, Gets Mad About Teens in Blackface... and CAUGHT: #BlackLivesMatter Activist Shaun King is Actually White ) and radio host Jason Whitlock. It started when King ran a one sided hit piece against Peyton Manning that has been thoroughly debunked by Whitlock and many others . So let's set the stage with that. "Marley was dead to begin with..." It continued on social media , with King questioning
Brad Paisley and rapper LL Cool J have just released a new country duet called "Accidental Racist." It's caused quite a lot of buzz, with some saying it's "a model for exactly how not to start [a] conversation" about racism in America. Yes and no. I think Paisley's heart was in the right place, but some of the song might miss the mark. But not all of it, or even most of it. Let's discuss (and try not to kill each other in so doing). I just read through all the lyrics . And suggest you do
Australian-born female rapper Iggy Azalea was scheduled to perform at a Pittsburgh, PA LGBT Pride event this weekend, but canceled Monday after she was accused of making past homophobic statements on social media. The 25-year-old "Fancy" rapper made the announcement on Twitter, the very platform that landed her in trouble in the first place, after facing criticism from the LGBT community for old posts that are now being called racist and homophobic. "When guys whisper in eachothers ear I always
Chance the Rapper released a statement Friday clarifying comments he made Wednesday about Democrats and black people. "Black people don't have to be Democrats," Chance tweeted Wednesday Black people don't have to be democrats. -- Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) April 25, 2018 The rapper posted the comment in response to rapper Kanye West , who stirred controversy after posting a number of tweets that had a conservative slant. On Friday, President Donald Trump mentioned Chance in a tweet , t
It's been almost a month since the internet first discovered Tom Hanks' youngest son, aspiring rapper/Northwestern student Chet Haze, and I'm still having trouble coming to grips with the idea that this is a real person. I mean all these years I'd been thinking Malibu's Most Wanted was over-the-top and campy, and come to find out, it was practically a documentary. It's like my whole life has been a lie. (Though I do find it fascinating that wiggers are the only subculture so hated that the pu
Late rapper Tupac Shakur (Getty Pictures) Editor's Note: This piece originally ran during Tupac's 40th birthday on June 16, 2011. For the past month, in anticipation of what would have been another birthday for the rapper, I've become a obsessed with Tupac Shakur -- torn between the very public shape-shifter that he was who scrawled THUG LIFE on his abdomen and the relatively young man who grew up without a father, and transitioned into manhood under the harshest of circumstances. I became curio
Sports Illustrated magazine didn't just give Colin Kaepernick the Muhammad Ali Legacy Award on Monday. This left-leaning publication immersed itself in Black Lives Matter activism by giving the ex-football player and fellow BLM activist Beyonce a green light to push their social justice narrative. The Daily Show host Trevor Noah introduced Kaepernick by complaining, "He's been sidelined by the NFL, labeled un-American, and even been attacked by the president." TMZ echoed his words with the headl
Musician Kanye West's name was trending on Twitter yet again Monday over the accusation by author Ta-Nehisi Coates that he is a "black god" who is "dying to be white." The man who once wrote "The Case for Reparations" for The Atlantic in 2014 made a de facto case against Mr. West this week. Ongoing furor in entertainment and political circles prompted Mr. Coates to write an op-ed titled, "I'm Not Black, I'm Kanye. Kanye West wants freedom -- white freedom," which accused the singer of being a "m
Hip-hop icons aren't usually seen hanging out with rabbis. But Russell Simmons and Rabbi Marc Schneier are more concerned with promoting racial tolerance and acceptance than setting trends. "The partnership between Russell and I is...only going to grow," Schneir said. "[Our work together] speaks volumes in terms of our commitment and dedication to strengthening relations between African-Americans and Jews..." Rabbi Schneier is president and founder of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, a n
There's been a feud brewing between LwC favorite Shaun King (see IRONY ALERT: Fake Black Guy Shaun King, Gets Mad About Teens in Blackface... and CAUGHT: #BlackLivesMatter Activist Shaun King is Actually White ) and radio host Jason Whitlock. It started when King ran a one sided hit piece against Peyton Manning that has been thoroughly debunked by Whitlock and many others . So let's set the stage with that. "Marley was dead to begin with..." It continued on social media , with King questioning
Brad Paisley and rapper LL Cool J have just released a new country duet called "Accidental Racist." It's caused quite a lot of buzz, with some saying it's "a model for exactly how not to start [a] conversation" about racism in America. Yes and no. I think Paisley's heart was in the right place, but some of the song might miss the mark. But not all of it, or even most of it. Let's discuss (and try not to kill each other in so doing). I just read through all the lyrics . And suggest you do
Australian-born female rapper Iggy Azalea was scheduled to perform at a Pittsburgh, PA LGBT Pride event this weekend, but canceled Monday after she was accused of making past homophobic statements on social media. The 25-year-old "Fancy" rapper made the announcement on Twitter, the very platform that landed her in trouble in the first place, after facing criticism from the LGBT community for old posts that are now being called racist and homophobic. "When guys whisper in eachothers ear I always
Chance the Rapper released a statement Friday clarifying comments he made Wednesday about Democrats and black people. "Black people don't have to be Democrats," Chance tweeted Wednesday Black people don't have to be democrats. -- Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) April 25, 2018 The rapper posted the comment in response to rapper Kanye West , who stirred controversy after posting a number of tweets that had a conservative slant. On Friday, President Donald Trump mentioned Chance in a tweet , t
It's been almost a month since the internet first discovered Tom Hanks' youngest son, aspiring rapper/Northwestern student Chet Haze, and I'm still having trouble coming to grips with the idea that this is a real person. I mean all these years I'd been thinking Malibu's Most Wanted was over-the-top and campy, and come to find out, it was practically a documentary. It's like my whole life has been a lie. (Though I do find it fascinating that wiggers are the only subculture so hated that the pu
Late rapper Tupac Shakur (Getty Pictures) Editor's Note: This piece originally ran during Tupac's 40th birthday on June 16, 2011. For the past month, in anticipation of what would have been another birthday for the rapper, I've become a obsessed with Tupac Shakur -- torn between the very public shape-shifter that he was who scrawled THUG LIFE on his abdomen and the relatively young man who grew up without a father, and transitioned into manhood under the harshest of circumstances. I became curio
Generic image (Thinkstock) ( The Root ) -- Do black children have natural disadvantages in school because most are from single-parent homes? Recently, comedian Bill Cosby chided the "apathy" he observed among black parents. He, like many others, believes that the fading presence of the black nuclear family places black children at a social disadvantage and creates a burden on society. The link between father absence and community dissonance among black people was postulated almost 50 years ago i
Late rapper Tupac Shakur (Getty Pictures) Editor's Note: This piece originally ran during Tupac's 40th birthday on June 16, 2011. For the past month, in anticipation of what would have been another birthday for the rapper, I've become a obsessed with Tupac Shakur -- torn between the very public shape-shifter that he was who scrawled THUG LIFE on his abdomen and the relatively young man who grew up without a father, and transitioned into manhood under the harshest of circumstances. I became curio
Bill Cosby, the 77-year-old comedian and actor, has faced allegations of sexual assault over the years. On Saturday, Cosby faced National Public Radio's Scott Simon, who ended his interview with the comedian by asking him directly about the allegations that he had sexually assaulted and/or drugged more than a dozen women. The episode of "Weekend Edition" has gone viral, and Cosby's silence, as Simon repeatedly, and carefully, offers him the chance to reply to accusations, has spoken volumes. You
Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for The Jackie Robinson Foundation Bill Cosby was listening when Katie Couric suggested last year that a " Muslim Cosby Show " could help combat Islamophobia in America, and he agreed . After all, didn't the series prove to a lot of people that (surprise!) black people had families, careers, senses of humor and ugly sweaters, just like the rest of America? In response to The Root 's response that the idea was oversimplified , that perhaps finding a cure for hatred towa
Comedy legend Bill Cosby recently appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to promote his new television special Far From Finished . Cosby coyly, but unapologetically, took issue with the profane language Stewart used in his standup set when the two comedians appeared at a Wounded Warriors benefit earlier this year. "The people were laughing so hard because you were swearing and cursing. I'm 76 years old. What you have to understand, Jonathan, from whenst I cometh, when people cursed, the nex
The bigoted responses to local comedian Joey Rasdien's controversial comment at the Ilm Arts Festival are a stark reminder of the racism and prejudice within Black communities in South Africa. Wanelisa Xaba reflects on her own experiences of racism in coloured communities. I was born in Cape Town and I have lived there for most of my life. Last year, I moved to Joburg for about seven months. After two months, I had to return to Cape Town for a work meeting. Throughout my stay, I felt like some
Renowned scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson says he has been detained by the police a dozen times over the years simply because he is black -- even being stopped as he lugged textbooks to his office at Princeton University where he taught. In a Facebook post which borrows from his 2004 book, "The Sky Is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist," Tyson writes: "[I have] a dozen different encounters to draw from ...There was the time I was stopped late at night at an underpass on an empty r
"No," Michael Ian Black replies when asked if he's good at giving advice. "But for the purpose of this interview, let's say that I am. I think a lot of people in their hearts know the answers to these questions, but they just want me to tell them. Sometimes people need a firm but loving hand." The comedian, who has a new comedy special Michael Ian Black: Noted Expert premiering on EPIX May 13, is more than willing to offer that firm hand. (His favorite advice is, apparently, "Don't be an idiot."
South Africa has worked hard to overcome its horrific past of apartheid. When icon Nelson Mandela became the nation's first Black prime minister, he worked with leaders from both the black and white communities to take on the difficult task of healing their deep wounds. A process of "reconciliation" was started. This was an official, legal mechanism that gave all citizens the opportunities to come forward with their stories of abuse and discrimination. Even those who had been the oppressors were
Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for playing the relatively mild-mannered Theo on the iconic sitcom "The Cosby Show," shed his cute and cuddly image this week with some pointed commentary directed at critics of the "Black Lives Matter" slogan. In a series of the tweets, some of which feature profane language, the 44-year-old former child star called out anyone who suggests the term is racially insensitive. " # AllLivesMatter is a given. 2 b grown & not understand the need 2 remind white &
Late rapper Tupac Shakur (Getty Pictures) Editor's Note: This piece originally ran during Tupac's 40th birthday on June 16, 2011. For the past month, in anticipation of what would have been another birthday for the rapper, I've become a obsessed with Tupac Shakur -- torn between the very public shape-shifter that he was who scrawled THUG LIFE on his abdomen and the relatively young man who grew up without a father, and transitioned into manhood under the harshest of circumstances. I became curio
Bill Cosby, the 77-year-old comedian and actor, has faced allegations of sexual assault over the years. On Saturday, Cosby faced National Public Radio's Scott Simon, who ended his interview with the comedian by asking him directly about the allegations that he had sexually assaulted and/or drugged more than a dozen women. The episode of "Weekend Edition" has gone viral, and Cosby's silence, as Simon repeatedly, and carefully, offers him the chance to reply to accusations, has spoken volumes. You
Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for The Jackie Robinson Foundation Bill Cosby was listening when Katie Couric suggested last year that a " Muslim Cosby Show " could help combat Islamophobia in America, and he agreed . After all, didn't the series prove to a lot of people that (surprise!) black people had families, careers, senses of humor and ugly sweaters, just like the rest of America? In response to The Root 's response that the idea was oversimplified , that perhaps finding a cure for hatred towa
Comedy legend Bill Cosby recently appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to promote his new television special Far From Finished . Cosby coyly, but unapologetically, took issue with the profane language Stewart used in his standup set when the two comedians appeared at a Wounded Warriors benefit earlier this year. "The people were laughing so hard because you were swearing and cursing. I'm 76 years old. What you have to understand, Jonathan, from whenst I cometh, when people cursed, the nex
The bigoted responses to local comedian Joey Rasdien's controversial comment at the Ilm Arts Festival are a stark reminder of the racism and prejudice within Black communities in South Africa. Wanelisa Xaba reflects on her own experiences of racism in coloured communities. I was born in Cape Town and I have lived there for most of my life. Last year, I moved to Joburg for about seven months. After two months, I had to return to Cape Town for a work meeting. Throughout my stay, I felt like some
Renowned scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson says he has been detained by the police a dozen times over the years simply because he is black -- even being stopped as he lugged textbooks to his office at Princeton University where he taught. In a Facebook post which borrows from his 2004 book, "The Sky Is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist," Tyson writes: "[I have] a dozen different encounters to draw from ...There was the time I was stopped late at night at an underpass on an empty r
"No," Michael Ian Black replies when asked if he's good at giving advice. "But for the purpose of this interview, let's say that I am. I think a lot of people in their hearts know the answers to these questions, but they just want me to tell them. Sometimes people need a firm but loving hand." The comedian, who has a new comedy special Michael Ian Black: Noted Expert premiering on EPIX May 13, is more than willing to offer that firm hand. (His favorite advice is, apparently, "Don't be an idiot."
South Africa has worked hard to overcome its horrific past of apartheid. When icon Nelson Mandela became the nation's first Black prime minister, he worked with leaders from both the black and white communities to take on the difficult task of healing their deep wounds. A process of "reconciliation" was started. This was an official, legal mechanism that gave all citizens the opportunities to come forward with their stories of abuse and discrimination. Even those who had been the oppressors were
Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for playing the relatively mild-mannered Theo on the iconic sitcom "The Cosby Show," shed his cute and cuddly image this week with some pointed commentary directed at critics of the "Black Lives Matter" slogan. In a series of the tweets, some of which feature profane language, the 44-year-old former child star called out anyone who suggests the term is racially insensitive. " # AllLivesMatter is a given. 2 b grown & not understand the need 2 remind white &
U.S. scientists have identified a genetically modified strain of mice that develop Zika, an important tool needed for testing vaccines and medicines to treat the virus that is rapidly spreading across the Americas and the Caribbean. Early tests on the mice show the virus growing in the testes, offering clues about how a virus typically spread by mosquito bites can be transmitted sexually. "We are going to do experiments to see if we can produce sexual transmission" in these mice, said Scott Weav
Scientists have found for the first time that neonicotinoid pesticides can harm honey bees in the real world. The major new study from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) found that pesticides called neonicotinoids can cause harm to bees, a development that is likely to increase calls for a ban of the chemicals across Europe. The U.K. - which has long lobbied against a ban - could make its own rules on pesticide use after Brexit. Conservative MEP Julie Girling recently tried unsuccessfull
The dream of regenerating human body parts could become a reality after a major scientific advance. A stem cell has been identified through which the humble worm regrows a head, brain or other tissue - a breakthrough that has huge potential for people. From replacement skin to entire organs, it is hoped regenerative medicine will one one day provide a cure for conditions ranging from birth defects and blindness to diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Now a US team has found the one cell that can
The Zika virus is not a joking matter. It causes birth defects , brain disorders , and it's disrupting Brazilian tourism which is horrible considering the country is hosting the Summer Olympics in a few months, but there are folks out there coming up with creative ways to speak out about the disease. A Brazilian-based ad agency not only wants to spread the word about the Zika virus, but they're actually trying to prevent the disease by getting rid of the source. Billboards created by NBS agency
Ever since physicians started regularly ordering CT (computed tomography) scans four decades ago, researchers have worried that the medical imaging procedure could increase a patient's risk of developing cancer. CT scanners bombard the human body with x-ray beams, which can damage DNA and create mutations that spur cells to grow into tumors. Doctors have always assumed, however, that the benefits outweigh the risks. The x-rays, which rotate around the head, chest or another body part, help to cr
The World Health Organization warned last week that some totally drug-resistance superbug strains of the disease already pose a major threat. (iStock) LONDON - Researchers studying a mass vaccination campaign against meningitis have found a surprising side effect - the shots also offered moderate protection against gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted infection that is causing global alarm. The findings, published in The Lancet medical journal on Tuesday, mark the first time an immunization has
Future outbreaks possible due to lack of clean water access and investment in sanitation services for the poor in South America's largest country, says Human Rights Watch. The mosquito-borne Zika virus was linked to more than 2,500 birth defects and caused an 18-month public health emergency in Brazil ( TRT World and Agencies ) Brazil has not addressed the root causes of the Zika outbreak including poor sanitation and a lack of clean water access for slum residents despite declaring the public h
After several labs successfully implanted human brain organoids into rats, many scientists are questioning the ethical implications of the experiment, STAT News reports. Nearly four years ago, scientists in Vienna discovered that they could create organoids - lentil-sized blobs of human brain tissue - from stem cells. The revolutionary discovery has helped advance research on human brain development, Alzheimer's, and Zika virus. These human brain organoids existed solely in test tubes, until thi
By Crystal Boulware on March 5, 2014 Health A new health remedy known as oil pulling has come back into the light and everyone is raving about it. Oil pulling is reportedly a miracle habit that can cure many discomforts of the body and can even, according to many, cure some diseases. Though this new habit is something that everyone is trying it [...] By John Amaruso on March 5, 2014 U.S. The black market for illegal guns has made its way to social media platforms Facebook and Instagr
American scientists have moved one step closer to developing a single vaccine that can protect people from infection by many different viruses. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified "broadly neutralizing" antibodies that protect against infection by multiple viruses -- including Chikungunya virus -- that cause fever and debilitating joint pain. The discovery, in mice, lays the groundwork for a single vaccine or treatment against many different so-ca
Scientists have found for the first time that neonicotinoid pesticides can harm honey bees in the real world. The major new study from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) found that pesticides called neonicotinoids can cause harm to bees, a development that is likely to increase calls for a ban of the chemicals across Europe. The U.K. - which has long lobbied against a ban - could make its own rules on pesticide use after Brexit. Conservative MEP Julie Girling recently tried unsuccessfull
The dream of regenerating human body parts could become a reality after a major scientific advance. A stem cell has been identified through which the humble worm regrows a head, brain or other tissue - a breakthrough that has huge potential for people. From replacement skin to entire organs, it is hoped regenerative medicine will one one day provide a cure for conditions ranging from birth defects and blindness to diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Now a US team has found the one cell that can
The Zika virus is not a joking matter. It causes birth defects , brain disorders , and it's disrupting Brazilian tourism which is horrible considering the country is hosting the Summer Olympics in a few months, but there are folks out there coming up with creative ways to speak out about the disease. A Brazilian-based ad agency not only wants to spread the word about the Zika virus, but they're actually trying to prevent the disease by getting rid of the source. Billboards created by NBS agency
Ever since physicians started regularly ordering CT (computed tomography) scans four decades ago, researchers have worried that the medical imaging procedure could increase a patient's risk of developing cancer. CT scanners bombard the human body with x-ray beams, which can damage DNA and create mutations that spur cells to grow into tumors. Doctors have always assumed, however, that the benefits outweigh the risks. The x-rays, which rotate around the head, chest or another body part, help to cr
The World Health Organization warned last week that some totally drug-resistance superbug strains of the disease already pose a major threat. (iStock) LONDON - Researchers studying a mass vaccination campaign against meningitis have found a surprising side effect - the shots also offered moderate protection against gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted infection that is causing global alarm. The findings, published in The Lancet medical journal on Tuesday, mark the first time an immunization has
Future outbreaks possible due to lack of clean water access and investment in sanitation services for the poor in South America's largest country, says Human Rights Watch. The mosquito-borne Zika virus was linked to more than 2,500 birth defects and caused an 18-month public health emergency in Brazil ( TRT World and Agencies ) Brazil has not addressed the root causes of the Zika outbreak including poor sanitation and a lack of clean water access for slum residents despite declaring the public h
After several labs successfully implanted human brain organoids into rats, many scientists are questioning the ethical implications of the experiment, STAT News reports. Nearly four years ago, scientists in Vienna discovered that they could create organoids - lentil-sized blobs of human brain tissue - from stem cells. The revolutionary discovery has helped advance research on human brain development, Alzheimer's, and Zika virus. These human brain organoids existed solely in test tubes, until thi
By Crystal Boulware on March 5, 2014 Health A new health remedy known as oil pulling has come back into the light and everyone is raving about it. Oil pulling is reportedly a miracle habit that can cure many discomforts of the body and can even, according to many, cure some diseases. Though this new habit is something that everyone is trying it [...] By John Amaruso on March 5, 2014 U.S. The black market for illegal guns has made its way to social media platforms Facebook and Instagr
American scientists have moved one step closer to developing a single vaccine that can protect people from infection by many different viruses. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified "broadly neutralizing" antibodies that protect against infection by multiple viruses -- including Chikungunya virus -- that cause fever and debilitating joint pain. The discovery, in mice, lays the groundwork for a single vaccine or treatment against many different so-ca
Major changes in the earth's atmospheric weather patterns or climate change, such as global cooling or warming, is actually considered a common occurence. For years scientists have been trying to figure out what keeps glaciers continually growing or shrinking, as well as the development of new species of flora and fauna to the extinction of them. Climate change is a part of the Earth's history, but the speeding up of such events also seem to be affected by human activity. Just recently scienti
Pause for thought: why we might never know what's caused the global temperature rise to stall Scientists may never be able to determine the exact cause of the recent slowdown in atmospheric warming. This finding comes from new research published on 17 April in the journal Nature. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute examined what has caused this slowdown, or 'hiatus'. The recent hiatus, also dubbed the 'global... Climate change deniers are having a really bad year - and it just got worse It'
The probable changes as the world heats are so great that climate adaptation to cope with the inevitable is now essential, scientists are warning. Forest damage, drought and floods, for example, will all worsen, and tidal ranges are already changing. More than half of all the natural vegetation of California is at risk as temperatures rise. Even were the US and other nations to honour the promises made in the Paris Agreement of 2015, one fourth of California's natural wilderness would be und
Eclipse mania will peak on Monday, when millions of Americans will upend their lives in response to a scientific prediction. Thanks to the work of scientists, people will know exactly what time to expect the eclipse. In less entertaining but more important ways, we respond to scientific predictions all the time, even though we have no independent capacity to verify the calculations. We tend to trust scientists. For years now, atmospheric scientists have been handing us a set of predictions about
Scientists across the globe have ramped up their warnings about the environmental destruction that human beings are carrying out, with a total of 20,000 scientists signing on to a "Warning to Humanity" letter. The fact that scientists are trying to drill into our heads is that time is running out to prevent catastrophe, and if we continue on our current pace for even a few more years, the damage will be irreversible. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript: More than 20,000 scie
Grazing reindeer help increase plant diversity in Arctic regions despite climate change, according to new research. Swedish scientists have found global warming actually reduces the number of plant species in the tundra. But plant-eating animals, such as reindeer and voles, can help plant diversity in the long run. The researchers believe animals could help protect diversity by preventing losses of small and slowly-growing species. Doctor Elina Kaarlejarvi, of Umea University in Sweden, said: "B
Sensational news: scientists have detected the nonce gene. Well, not the nonce gene as such, but a team of researchers writing in the International Journal of Epidemiology have made themselves fairly sure that such a thing exists. By studying the family relationships of those found guilty of sexual offences in Sweden between 1973 and 2006, the group concluded that a man whose father or brother was convicted of a sexual offence against an adult or a child was himself four to five times more likel
A new research study is showing that Greenland's ice sheets are melting at a much higher rate than what was once believed. This means there is a faster increase in the level of water of Earth's sea levels. While scientists were aware of climate change causing the ice sheet of Greenland to thin for years now, melting in the country's northeast area was found for the first time. Ice loss in that region has almost tripled since 2003. Greenland is seeing its ice sheet receding over 12 miles in the p
Ocean acidification driven by increasing atmospheric carbon levels is a substantial threat to marine life, a new study has confirmed. The study , published in the journal Nature Climate Change, analyzed 167 studies on the effects of ocean acidification on corals, crustaceans, mollusks, fishes and echinoderms, a group which includes starfish and sea urchins. The studies included data on effects of ocean acidification on more than 150 species of marine life, which the researchers then matched up t
Dharamsala: Recent decades have likely been the wettest on record in the semi-arid Tibetan plateau, researchers say, warning that any further large-scale warming might lead to even greater rainfall in Tibet, the birthplace for Asia's great rivers. Dharamsala PTI The wettest individual year reconstructed in 3,500 years in northeastern Tibet is 2010, say climate researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences in an online paper in US academic journal Proceed
Pause for thought: why we might never know what's caused the global temperature rise to stall Scientists may never be able to determine the exact cause of the recent slowdown in atmospheric warming. This finding comes from new research published on 17 April in the journal Nature. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute examined what has caused this slowdown, or 'hiatus'. The recent hiatus, also dubbed the 'global... Climate change deniers are having a really bad year - and it just got worse It'
The probable changes as the world heats are so great that climate adaptation to cope with the inevitable is now essential, scientists are warning. Forest damage, drought and floods, for example, will all worsen, and tidal ranges are already changing. More than half of all the natural vegetation of California is at risk as temperatures rise. Even were the US and other nations to honour the promises made in the Paris Agreement of 2015, one fourth of California's natural wilderness would be und
Eclipse mania will peak on Monday, when millions of Americans will upend their lives in response to a scientific prediction. Thanks to the work of scientists, people will know exactly what time to expect the eclipse. In less entertaining but more important ways, we respond to scientific predictions all the time, even though we have no independent capacity to verify the calculations. We tend to trust scientists. For years now, atmospheric scientists have been handing us a set of predictions about
Scientists across the globe have ramped up their warnings about the environmental destruction that human beings are carrying out, with a total of 20,000 scientists signing on to a "Warning to Humanity" letter. The fact that scientists are trying to drill into our heads is that time is running out to prevent catastrophe, and if we continue on our current pace for even a few more years, the damage will be irreversible. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript: More than 20,000 scie
Grazing reindeer help increase plant diversity in Arctic regions despite climate change, according to new research. Swedish scientists have found global warming actually reduces the number of plant species in the tundra. But plant-eating animals, such as reindeer and voles, can help plant diversity in the long run. The researchers believe animals could help protect diversity by preventing losses of small and slowly-growing species. Doctor Elina Kaarlejarvi, of Umea University in Sweden, said: "B
Sensational news: scientists have detected the nonce gene. Well, not the nonce gene as such, but a team of researchers writing in the International Journal of Epidemiology have made themselves fairly sure that such a thing exists. By studying the family relationships of those found guilty of sexual offences in Sweden between 1973 and 2006, the group concluded that a man whose father or brother was convicted of a sexual offence against an adult or a child was himself four to five times more likel
A new research study is showing that Greenland's ice sheets are melting at a much higher rate than what was once believed. This means there is a faster increase in the level of water of Earth's sea levels. While scientists were aware of climate change causing the ice sheet of Greenland to thin for years now, melting in the country's northeast area was found for the first time. Ice loss in that region has almost tripled since 2003. Greenland is seeing its ice sheet receding over 12 miles in the p
Ocean acidification driven by increasing atmospheric carbon levels is a substantial threat to marine life, a new study has confirmed. The study , published in the journal Nature Climate Change, analyzed 167 studies on the effects of ocean acidification on corals, crustaceans, mollusks, fishes and echinoderms, a group which includes starfish and sea urchins. The studies included data on effects of ocean acidification on more than 150 species of marine life, which the researchers then matched up t
Dharamsala: Recent decades have likely been the wettest on record in the semi-arid Tibetan plateau, researchers say, warning that any further large-scale warming might lead to even greater rainfall in Tibet, the birthplace for Asia's great rivers. Dharamsala PTI The wettest individual year reconstructed in 3,500 years in northeastern Tibet is 2010, say climate researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences in an online paper in US academic journal Proceed
Gillian Triggs spent her final days as Australia's human rights commissioner lashing out hilariously at her various demons. The comedy dowager kicked things off in Melbourne by chatting with the ABC's Jon Faine. The ABC presenter spared nothing in his relentless questioning , throwing marshmallow after pre-chewed marshmallow at the hapless Triggs: Outgoing human rights commissioner Gillian Triggs has complained an "unprecedented" attack against her prevented her from doing her job, saying she be
Michael Mann is not just a climate scientist, he's a climate activist and one of the news media's favorite alarmists. So it is no surprise to see him lash out at anyone who disagrees with his views about the climate. But it crosses into rampant media bias when a national newspaper supplies him with the platform and the editorial cartoonist to lampoon his competition in the marketplace of ideas. That is exactly what The Washington Post Outlook section did on Sept. 18, when it featured a full-page
Jared Leto made clear when he won his award for best supporting actor at the Oscars last week that he's comfortable being an overtly political actor -- his speech mentioned Ukraine, AIDS, and single motherhood, and Leto comfortably (though not without criticism ) spoke progressively about those topics. Now, he's wading further into political debates by speaking out publicly against the Keystone XL pipeline. He and several other celebrities penned a letter this week to Sec. of State John Kerry te
"It is your duty to ensure that today's radicals are not tomorrow's employees," a female narrator intones in a slick video posted to the website's YouTube account. Called Canary Mission, the site has posted profiles of dozens of students and recent graduates, alongside those of well-known activists like Omar Barghouti, founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Some of the students are active in Students for Justice in Palestine; others were involved in recent pro-BDS resolutio
My first crush was Samantha Micelli, so Alyssa Milano's desperate descent into leftist politics gives me a sad. My eyes have gone from bugging out to rolling in the back of my head (see This Alyssa Milano Tweet Proves Feminism is Imploding. Quickly... and IRONY ALERT: Alyssa Milano Pens Braindead Abortion Tweet. Proves She's Downright Evil... ). Now, I'm fairly certain that, on an issue by issue basis, Rose McGowan aligns with her a lot more than she does anyone at #MugClub. But that didn't s
Eleanor Goldfield is a creative activist, journalist and poet. She is the founder and host of the show, "Act Out!," which airs on Free Speech TV on Dish Network, DirecTV, ROKU, Amazon Fire and others. Her... Read more Now you can personalize your Truthdig experience. To follow your favorite authors, please create a user profile. Statements and opinions expressed in articles and comments are those of the authors, not Truthdig. Truthdig takes no responsibility for such statements or opinions. Logi
Sarah: Most people know you as an actor, but you've also been an activist all your adult life. Was there a particular event that politicized you? Danny : I went to college at a time of the civil rights movement, the student sit-ins in the South, the anti-war movement, and the free speech movement. Freedom Summer, the massive voter education project in Mississippi, was 1964. I graduated from high school in 1965. So becoming active was almost a rite of passage. Speaking of Freedom Summer, it's imp
In a passionate Facebook post on Friday, Ellen Page has alleged that director Brett Ratner verbally abused her on set, and outed her in front of cast and crew. She also claims to have been assaulted on set by a grip, and says that working on a Woody Allen film was an "awful mistake." Freeheld , the new Ellen Page/Julianne Moore drama about a lesbian couple struggling for civil rights, premiered at The Toronto International Film Festival last night. The media present at the event got a huge surpr
One thing I've come to realize over the years is that all people of fame, wealth, or power are, in the end, people too. Whether CEO or politician, actor or famed scientist, they go about their days like many of us do, experience the ups and downs, run errands, and eat. A person of current public attention in the United States last Friday decided to eat dinner at a small restaurant in Lexington, Virginia. That person, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, was then informed by the owners of t
Tom Hardy, actor and beloved MySpace persona , shut down a reporter during a press conference last week for his new film Legend . When the journalist awkwardly asked Hardy about sexuality, celebrities, and the media, Hardy fired back, "What on earth are you on about?" before ending the conversation with a stern "Thank you." Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Hardy had a legitimate reason for not wanting to answer the question. "It was just the inelegance of being asked in a room full of p
Michael Mann is not just a climate scientist, he's a climate activist and one of the news media's favorite alarmists. So it is no surprise to see him lash out at anyone who disagrees with his views about the climate. But it crosses into rampant media bias when a national newspaper supplies him with the platform and the editorial cartoonist to lampoon his competition in the marketplace of ideas. That is exactly what The Washington Post Outlook section did on Sept. 18, when it featured a full-page
Jared Leto made clear when he won his award for best supporting actor at the Oscars last week that he's comfortable being an overtly political actor -- his speech mentioned Ukraine, AIDS, and single motherhood, and Leto comfortably (though not without criticism ) spoke progressively about those topics. Now, he's wading further into political debates by speaking out publicly against the Keystone XL pipeline. He and several other celebrities penned a letter this week to Sec. of State John Kerry te
"It is your duty to ensure that today's radicals are not tomorrow's employees," a female narrator intones in a slick video posted to the website's YouTube account. Called Canary Mission, the site has posted profiles of dozens of students and recent graduates, alongside those of well-known activists like Omar Barghouti, founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Some of the students are active in Students for Justice in Palestine; others were involved in recent pro-BDS resolutio
My first crush was Samantha Micelli, so Alyssa Milano's desperate descent into leftist politics gives me a sad. My eyes have gone from bugging out to rolling in the back of my head (see This Alyssa Milano Tweet Proves Feminism is Imploding. Quickly... and IRONY ALERT: Alyssa Milano Pens Braindead Abortion Tweet. Proves She's Downright Evil... ). Now, I'm fairly certain that, on an issue by issue basis, Rose McGowan aligns with her a lot more than she does anyone at #MugClub. But that didn't s
Eleanor Goldfield is a creative activist, journalist and poet. She is the founder and host of the show, "Act Out!," which airs on Free Speech TV on Dish Network, DirecTV, ROKU, Amazon Fire and others. Her... Read more Now you can personalize your Truthdig experience. To follow your favorite authors, please create a user profile. Statements and opinions expressed in articles and comments are those of the authors, not Truthdig. Truthdig takes no responsibility for such statements or opinions. Logi
Sarah: Most people know you as an actor, but you've also been an activist all your adult life. Was there a particular event that politicized you? Danny : I went to college at a time of the civil rights movement, the student sit-ins in the South, the anti-war movement, and the free speech movement. Freedom Summer, the massive voter education project in Mississippi, was 1964. I graduated from high school in 1965. So becoming active was almost a rite of passage. Speaking of Freedom Summer, it's imp
In a passionate Facebook post on Friday, Ellen Page has alleged that director Brett Ratner verbally abused her on set, and outed her in front of cast and crew. She also claims to have been assaulted on set by a grip, and says that working on a Woody Allen film was an "awful mistake." Freeheld , the new Ellen Page/Julianne Moore drama about a lesbian couple struggling for civil rights, premiered at The Toronto International Film Festival last night. The media present at the event got a huge surpr
One thing I've come to realize over the years is that all people of fame, wealth, or power are, in the end, people too. Whether CEO or politician, actor or famed scientist, they go about their days like many of us do, experience the ups and downs, run errands, and eat. A person of current public attention in the United States last Friday decided to eat dinner at a small restaurant in Lexington, Virginia. That person, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, was then informed by the owners of t
Tom Hardy, actor and beloved MySpace persona , shut down a reporter during a press conference last week for his new film Legend . When the journalist awkwardly asked Hardy about sexuality, celebrities, and the media, Hardy fired back, "What on earth are you on about?" before ending the conversation with a stern "Thank you." Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Hardy had a legitimate reason for not wanting to answer the question. "It was just the inelegance of being asked in a room full of p
His costar Portia de Rossi might be a higher-profile homosexual, but Jonathan Slavin has been working steadily as an out actor since the early '90s. Best known as a regular on Andy Richter Controls the Universe and for his recurring roles in Caroline in the City , Wings , and My Name Is Earl , Slavin currently plays Phil, a geeky research scientist, in Better Off Ted, an absurdist ABC sitcom about a morally questionable corporation. Revisiting his queer roles in other series such as Summerland
Beeswax Written and Directed by Andrew Bujalski In real life you can decline to be someone's godfather, but in the cultural sphere nobody asks your permission; you just open the newspaper one day to discover you're the godfather of punk (Lou Reed) or soul (James Brown) or maybe neoconservatism (Irving Kristol). Eight years ago, Boston filmmaker Andrew Bujalski made a super-low-budget, semi-improvised feature called Funny Ha Ha that was so fresh, lively, and true to its milieu of postcollegiate s
Knocked Up Running time 129 minutes Written and directed by Judd Apatow Starring Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann Judd Apatow's Knocked Up , from his own screenplay, has become the critical sensation, movie newsmaker and cocktail-party conversation piece of the season, and you should see it by all means if you wish to remain au courant, and if for no other reason--though there are more than a few other reasons to check out why Mr. Apatow has hit the ground running with the cog
Journalist Anne Breslaw has written a funny piece for New York magazine, "Beware the Manic Pixie Dream Boyfriend." Briefly summarized, her thesis is that an artsy and eccentric guy might be charming but is ultimately a bad choice for a boyfriend. Breslaw describes this roaming, poetry-reading person as "the self-mythologizing 'free-spirited' dude who's determined to make your life magical, whether you want it or not." It's the guy who gets angry that you're working late because he wants to eat
Gillian Triggs spent her final days as Australia's human rights commissioner lashing out hilariously at her various demons. The comedy dowager kicked things off in Melbourne by chatting with the ABC's Jon Faine. The ABC presenter spared nothing in his relentless questioning , throwing marshmallow after pre-chewed marshmallow at the hapless Triggs: Outgoing human rights commissioner Gillian Triggs has complained an "unprecedented" attack against her prevented her from doing her job, saying she be
Berend McKenzie Nggrfg. For most people, the title of Vancouver actor and playwright Berend McKenzie's play is nearly unsayable. But for McKenzie, naming his one-man play after the two slurs that plagued his childhood is the best way to understand and neutralize hatred. Audiences seem to agree: his play was a hit at the Edmonton and Vancouver fringe festivals and has since toured Vancouver high schools and even, with tweaks, elementary schools, where McKenzie talks with students about racism, ho
Mark Ruffalo hid his progressive beliefs while starring as The Hulk in the 2012 blockbuster The Avengers . Now, with a possible Hulk spinoff movie in discussions, the anti-fracking actor wants the green character to pack more than an earth-shattering punch. He hopes Hulk's green glow will rub off onto the storytelling . As artists we have an ability to reach a lot of people in a deep way, and we have a responsibility," he said. "What we have to do as storytellers is to take science and make it
Leave this field empty if you're human: While marching in gay pride parades and declaring himself a staunch ally of LGBT Canadians, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government turns a blind eye to perhaps the greatest threat against that community: radical Islam. A new video compiled by the American Center for Democracy, a free speech advocacy group, features dozens of top Canadian Muslim organizations, leaders, and written texts openly calling for the death of gays, advocating Muslim conversion
It has become evident that many Bollywood actors do not support India's Supreme Court decision to repeal a 2009 ruling that legalized homosexuality. Postings on Twitter have revealed just what those actors think about the ruling. The actual relationship between Bollywood and homosexuality is much harder to read. The relationship has progressed slowly in a country like India where the concept of homosexual sex has been taboo for over a century. In India, homosexuality was made a criminal act in t
It's always painful to take on the myths and ideological narratives of the left. The pundits of the liberal (excuse me, "progressive") media make a pretense of listening to reason, but when their views are challenged, they become abusive. You are not honestly trying to find the truth; you are making up data, actually lying. If you are skeptical about anthropogenic global climate change, you're not just a skeptic--you're a denier (as in Holocaust denier). And if you disagree with the standard lef
Beeswax Written and Directed by Andrew Bujalski In real life you can decline to be someone's godfather, but in the cultural sphere nobody asks your permission; you just open the newspaper one day to discover you're the godfather of punk (Lou Reed) or soul (James Brown) or maybe neoconservatism (Irving Kristol). Eight years ago, Boston filmmaker Andrew Bujalski made a super-low-budget, semi-improvised feature called Funny Ha Ha that was so fresh, lively, and true to its milieu of postcollegiate s
Knocked Up Running time 129 minutes Written and directed by Judd Apatow Starring Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann Judd Apatow's Knocked Up , from his own screenplay, has become the critical sensation, movie newsmaker and cocktail-party conversation piece of the season, and you should see it by all means if you wish to remain au courant, and if for no other reason--though there are more than a few other reasons to check out why Mr. Apatow has hit the ground running with the cog
Journalist Anne Breslaw has written a funny piece for New York magazine, "Beware the Manic Pixie Dream Boyfriend." Briefly summarized, her thesis is that an artsy and eccentric guy might be charming but is ultimately a bad choice for a boyfriend. Breslaw describes this roaming, poetry-reading person as "the self-mythologizing 'free-spirited' dude who's determined to make your life magical, whether you want it or not." It's the guy who gets angry that you're working late because he wants to eat
Gillian Triggs spent her final days as Australia's human rights commissioner lashing out hilariously at her various demons. The comedy dowager kicked things off in Melbourne by chatting with the ABC's Jon Faine. The ABC presenter spared nothing in his relentless questioning , throwing marshmallow after pre-chewed marshmallow at the hapless Triggs: Outgoing human rights commissioner Gillian Triggs has complained an "unprecedented" attack against her prevented her from doing her job, saying she be
Berend McKenzie Nggrfg. For most people, the title of Vancouver actor and playwright Berend McKenzie's play is nearly unsayable. But for McKenzie, naming his one-man play after the two slurs that plagued his childhood is the best way to understand and neutralize hatred. Audiences seem to agree: his play was a hit at the Edmonton and Vancouver fringe festivals and has since toured Vancouver high schools and even, with tweaks, elementary schools, where McKenzie talks with students about racism, ho
Mark Ruffalo hid his progressive beliefs while starring as The Hulk in the 2012 blockbuster The Avengers . Now, with a possible Hulk spinoff movie in discussions, the anti-fracking actor wants the green character to pack more than an earth-shattering punch. He hopes Hulk's green glow will rub off onto the storytelling . As artists we have an ability to reach a lot of people in a deep way, and we have a responsibility," he said. "What we have to do as storytellers is to take science and make it
Leave this field empty if you're human: While marching in gay pride parades and declaring himself a staunch ally of LGBT Canadians, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government turns a blind eye to perhaps the greatest threat against that community: radical Islam. A new video compiled by the American Center for Democracy, a free speech advocacy group, features dozens of top Canadian Muslim organizations, leaders, and written texts openly calling for the death of gays, advocating Muslim conversion
It has become evident that many Bollywood actors do not support India's Supreme Court decision to repeal a 2009 ruling that legalized homosexuality. Postings on Twitter have revealed just what those actors think about the ruling. The actual relationship between Bollywood and homosexuality is much harder to read. The relationship has progressed slowly in a country like India where the concept of homosexual sex has been taboo for over a century. In India, homosexuality was made a criminal act in t
It's always painful to take on the myths and ideological narratives of the left. The pundits of the liberal (excuse me, "progressive") media make a pretense of listening to reason, but when their views are challenged, they become abusive. You are not honestly trying to find the truth; you are making up data, actually lying. If you are skeptical about anthropogenic global climate change, you're not just a skeptic--you're a denier (as in Holocaust denier). And if you disagree with the standard lef
Thursday September 26, 2013 Will American families soon spend Saturday mornings waiting in line for US Transportation Security Administration friskings and scannings outside the local shopping center? We can hope not. But, Miranda Green reports in the Daily Beast that the US Department of Homeland Security is "urging shopping malls in the United States to increase security in the aftermath of the carnage wrought by al Qaeda's Somalia affiliate over the weekend in Nairobi." The US government has
Union lawyer tells US Supreme Court: "Union security is the tradeoff for no strikes" 28 February 2018 Update: On Wednesday evening, teachers reported to the WSWS that the strike in West Virginia will continue in many counties, and possibly state-wide, in defiance of the order to return to work by the unions and the governor. The WSWS will post updates on the developing situation as they become available. Teachers unions in West Virginia announced yesterday that they will end the state-wide strik
WITH THE close of the second day of a statewide teachers strike last Friday, West Virginia Education Association (WVEA) President Dale Lee finished a long day at the state Capitol by declaring to the assembled media that the walkouts would continue into the following week. Lee, American Federation of Teachers (AFT)-West Virginia President Christine Campbell, and thousands of other teachers and other public service employees flooded the state capital of Charleston the previous day, bringing traff
The labor union representing dock workers in Charleston, South Carolina is planning a work stoppage to protest the replacement of union workers with government agency staff, a leader of the International Longshoremen's Association, ILA, told local media. Kenneth Riley, vice president of the ILA and president of the union's Charleston branch, said over-regulation is costing jobs, according to Charleston's Post and Courier. Although rumors suggested the strike day may be Monday, Riley said that a
In unemployed worker groups and common security clubs across the country, participants are facing two grim realities. The first is that jobs that vanished aren't coming back. And the second reality is that if unemployed workers don't stand up for themselves, no one else will. "One thing is clear: Whether somebody has problems with foreclosure, or no food, or trying to get some training--workers don't have any power," said Tom Lewandowski, leader of an Indiana group organizing the unemployed. "So
Across the nation, firefighters perform vital services that make communities safer. While mainly funded by local governments and, in many communities, staffed by unpaid volunteers, the federal government has traditionally had no direct role in funding local fire departments. In 2000, the Fiscal Year 2001 National Defense Authorization Act established the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program, also known as the fire grant program, to subsidize the routine activities of local fire departm
UFOA President Stephen Cassidy today. (Photo: Ross Barkan/New York Observer) Several hundred firefighters and elected officials massed on the steps of City Hall this morning to blast Mayor Bill de Blasio for opposing their call to increase disability benefits for new recruits. Stephen Cassidy, the president of the Uniformed Firefighters Association, aimed his fire squarely at Mr. de Blasio--even though changes to the pension benefits system will ultimately need to occur in Albany. "Listen, the
In what could have been America's deadliest oil train disaster, over a dozen crude oil tankers in a 100-car train derailed and caught fire in downtown Lynchburg, Virginia. Police and Homeland Security are evacuating many downtown buildings in a metropolitan area of 77,000. Due to the delay by the Obama administration of the Keystone XL pipeline, ten oil trains with an average of 100 tankers each carrying 3.35 million gallons of crude oil leave North Dakota each day traveling to southern refineri
Worker centers have empowered nurses, nannies, busboys, taxi drivers, and many other low-wage immigrants long thought to be "unorganizable." They provide clues to the future of organized labor--but can their victories scale up? E. Tammy Kim ▪ Spring 2015 An undocumented worker protests wage theft with KIWA at an L.A. restaurant, 2013 (Charlie Kaijo) In September 2013, the AFL-CIO, a giant labor federation comprising fifty-six unions and 12.5 million U.S. workers, held its quadrennial conv
In the metropolitan area centered around Yuma, Ariz., the Bureau of Labor Statistics believes that the unemployment rate is a terrifying 31.8 percent. Just a bit west is El Centro, Calif., with America's second-highest jobless rate--23.6 percent. Yuba City and Merced, both also in inland California, come next, with unemployment rates of over 14 percent. Drive about 800 miles north of Yuma and you'll come to another small metropolitan area, centered around Logan, Utah, where conditions are very d
Union lawyer tells US Supreme Court: "Union security is the tradeoff for no strikes" 28 February 2018 Update: On Wednesday evening, teachers reported to the WSWS that the strike in West Virginia will continue in many counties, and possibly state-wide, in defiance of the order to return to work by the unions and the governor. The WSWS will post updates on the developing situation as they become available. Teachers unions in West Virginia announced yesterday that they will end the state-wide strik
WITH THE close of the second day of a statewide teachers strike last Friday, West Virginia Education Association (WVEA) President Dale Lee finished a long day at the state Capitol by declaring to the assembled media that the walkouts would continue into the following week. Lee, American Federation of Teachers (AFT)-West Virginia President Christine Campbell, and thousands of other teachers and other public service employees flooded the state capital of Charleston the previous day, bringing traff
The labor union representing dock workers in Charleston, South Carolina is planning a work stoppage to protest the replacement of union workers with government agency staff, a leader of the International Longshoremen's Association, ILA, told local media. Kenneth Riley, vice president of the ILA and president of the union's Charleston branch, said over-regulation is costing jobs, according to Charleston's Post and Courier. Although rumors suggested the strike day may be Monday, Riley said that a
In unemployed worker groups and common security clubs across the country, participants are facing two grim realities. The first is that jobs that vanished aren't coming back. And the second reality is that if unemployed workers don't stand up for themselves, no one else will. "One thing is clear: Whether somebody has problems with foreclosure, or no food, or trying to get some training--workers don't have any power," said Tom Lewandowski, leader of an Indiana group organizing the unemployed. "So
Across the nation, firefighters perform vital services that make communities safer. While mainly funded by local governments and, in many communities, staffed by unpaid volunteers, the federal government has traditionally had no direct role in funding local fire departments. In 2000, the Fiscal Year 2001 National Defense Authorization Act established the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program, also known as the fire grant program, to subsidize the routine activities of local fire departm
UFOA President Stephen Cassidy today. (Photo: Ross Barkan/New York Observer) Several hundred firefighters and elected officials massed on the steps of City Hall this morning to blast Mayor Bill de Blasio for opposing their call to increase disability benefits for new recruits. Stephen Cassidy, the president of the Uniformed Firefighters Association, aimed his fire squarely at Mr. de Blasio--even though changes to the pension benefits system will ultimately need to occur in Albany. "Listen, the
In what could have been America's deadliest oil train disaster, over a dozen crude oil tankers in a 100-car train derailed and caught fire in downtown Lynchburg, Virginia. Police and Homeland Security are evacuating many downtown buildings in a metropolitan area of 77,000. Due to the delay by the Obama administration of the Keystone XL pipeline, ten oil trains with an average of 100 tankers each carrying 3.35 million gallons of crude oil leave North Dakota each day traveling to southern refineri
Worker centers have empowered nurses, nannies, busboys, taxi drivers, and many other low-wage immigrants long thought to be "unorganizable." They provide clues to the future of organized labor--but can their victories scale up? E. Tammy Kim ▪ Spring 2015 An undocumented worker protests wage theft with KIWA at an L.A. restaurant, 2013 (Charlie Kaijo) In September 2013, the AFL-CIO, a giant labor federation comprising fifty-six unions and 12.5 million U.S. workers, held its quadrennial conv
In the metropolitan area centered around Yuma, Ariz., the Bureau of Labor Statistics believes that the unemployment rate is a terrifying 31.8 percent. Just a bit west is El Centro, Calif., with America's second-highest jobless rate--23.6 percent. Yuba City and Merced, both also in inland California, come next, with unemployment rates of over 14 percent. Drive about 800 miles north of Yuma and you'll come to another small metropolitan area, centered around Logan, Utah, where conditions are very d
UPDATE: Muslim protesters clashed with Israeli police at a holy shrine in Jerusalem after thousands rushed there to pray Thursday. Protesters threw stones and police fired tear gas and rubber bullets. The violence erupted after police closed one of the entrance gates to slow the large number of worshippers streaming into the site. At least 37 Palestinians suffered injuries, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. OUR EARLIER REPORT (10:00 a.m.): Muslim leaders on Thursday called on Islamic w
20,000+ Police Deployed Against G7 Protests In Germany ByJon Queally, www.commondreams.org June 7, 2015 20,000+ Police Deployed Against G7 Protests In Germany 2015-06-07 2015-06-07 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/06/Police-confront-G-7-protesters-in-Germany-June-6-2015-150x78.jpg 200px 200px Above: Police officers briefly stop a protest in Garmisch-Partenkir
Youth protesters defy police terror in Ferguson. Aug. 19 bulletin: News sources report that 78 people were arrested Aug. 18 during a police riot in Ferguson. A 23-year-old Black man was fatally shot by two St. Louis police on Aug. 19. Aug. 18 -- Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African-American youth, was shot at least six times by a Ferguson, Mo., white police officer, Darren Wilson, as shown in an independent autopsy requested by the family. The fatal bullet went through the top of Brown's head i
Israel's police on Sunday deployed 10,000 soldiers in different cities against the background of rising tensions in Arab cities and towns in the self-proclaimed Jewish state. Tel Aviv District Police Commander Aharon Aksol told Israel Radio that the deployment of the 10,000 soldiers was in anticipation of violence. He said authorities were taking several measures to calm down tempers, either through police operations or dialogue with leaders of the Arab community. Violent clashes had erupted bet
The US strongly condemns the terrorist attack in Jerusalem's Old City in which two Israeli police officers were killed and called for the "defeat" and eradication of terrorism. Israeli border policemen secure the area near the scene of the shooting attack in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters "The people of the US are heartbroken that terrorists brutally gunned down two Israeli police officers, and we extend our prayers and sympathies to the families of the victims. The US strongly condemns the terro
November 2015 vigil at Yonge-Dundas Square for victims of terrorist violence. A truck that mows down pedestrians in Nice. A stabbing on a train in Wurzburg, Germany. A bombing in Baghdad that leaves 325 people dead and more than 250 injured. July 2016 has been one of the deadliest months for terrorist attacks in recent memory, if not ever - 173 incidents in total around the globe, claiming more than 1,000 lives. How long before an attack takes place in Canada if we continue participating in the
After violent clashes in Kashmir over the weekend, state university and colleges across the region will remain shut for at least two days, according to Indian government sources. Amid rising tension, the clashes between protesters and the Indian military forces continue to brew in the conflict-ridden area. Despite the closure of the educational institutes in the region, the All Jammu and Kashmir Students Union told the Indian Express Tuesday that they will continue with their protests. "AJKSU to
Anarchists in Germany have called for May Day 2017 to focus on solidarity with migrants in the face of one of the fiercest reactionary backlashes of the modern era. The FAU anarcho-syndicalist union is launching the action, saying that "migrants are workers, just like us" but are especially suffering under the current political conditions in Europe and are uniquely exposed to capitalist exploitation. In a statement, the union's international committee said: The labor dispute has no limits! If th
In France, on April 17, 2016, the peaceful "Nuit Deout" (Rise Up at Night) protests turned violent. According to the French Interior Ministry, as of March 31, there were 100 people arrested due to conflicts with the police. To date, 400 people have been arrested since the beginning of the protests on March 31. The peaceful demonstrations began in order to protest France's proposed labor reform, which was recommended by the labor minister, Myriam El Khomri. Paris is just one city trying very ha
Published 10:45 AM, June 04, 2018 Updated 10:45 AM, June 04, 2018 NICARAGUA VIOLENCE. A demonstrator fires a home-made mortar against riot police during protests in Monimbo neighborhood in Masaya, some 40km from Managua on June 2, 2018. Photo by Inti Ocon/AFP MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Pope Francis called on Sunday, June 3, for dialogue in Nicaragua after new clashes killed at least 7 people, the latest bloodshed in weeks of anti-government protests that have left more than 100 dead. The Church has tr
20,000+ Police Deployed Against G7 Protests In Germany ByJon Queally, www.commondreams.org June 7, 2015 20,000+ Police Deployed Against G7 Protests In Germany 2015-06-07 2015-06-07 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/06/Police-confront-G-7-protesters-in-Germany-June-6-2015-150x78.jpg 200px 200px Above: Police officers briefly stop a protest in Garmisch-Partenkir
Youth protesters defy police terror in Ferguson. Aug. 19 bulletin: News sources report that 78 people were arrested Aug. 18 during a police riot in Ferguson. A 23-year-old Black man was fatally shot by two St. Louis police on Aug. 19. Aug. 18 -- Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African-American youth, was shot at least six times by a Ferguson, Mo., white police officer, Darren Wilson, as shown in an independent autopsy requested by the family. The fatal bullet went through the top of Brown's head i
Israel's police on Sunday deployed 10,000 soldiers in different cities against the background of rising tensions in Arab cities and towns in the self-proclaimed Jewish state. Tel Aviv District Police Commander Aharon Aksol told Israel Radio that the deployment of the 10,000 soldiers was in anticipation of violence. He said authorities were taking several measures to calm down tempers, either through police operations or dialogue with leaders of the Arab community. Violent clashes had erupted bet
The US strongly condemns the terrorist attack in Jerusalem's Old City in which two Israeli police officers were killed and called for the "defeat" and eradication of terrorism. Israeli border policemen secure the area near the scene of the shooting attack in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters "The people of the US are heartbroken that terrorists brutally gunned down two Israeli police officers, and we extend our prayers and sympathies to the families of the victims. The US strongly condemns the terro
November 2015 vigil at Yonge-Dundas Square for victims of terrorist violence. A truck that mows down pedestrians in Nice. A stabbing on a train in Wurzburg, Germany. A bombing in Baghdad that leaves 325 people dead and more than 250 injured. July 2016 has been one of the deadliest months for terrorist attacks in recent memory, if not ever - 173 incidents in total around the globe, claiming more than 1,000 lives. How long before an attack takes place in Canada if we continue participating in the
After violent clashes in Kashmir over the weekend, state university and colleges across the region will remain shut for at least two days, according to Indian government sources. Amid rising tension, the clashes between protesters and the Indian military forces continue to brew in the conflict-ridden area. Despite the closure of the educational institutes in the region, the All Jammu and Kashmir Students Union told the Indian Express Tuesday that they will continue with their protests. "AJKSU to
Anarchists in Germany have called for May Day 2017 to focus on solidarity with migrants in the face of one of the fiercest reactionary backlashes of the modern era. The FAU anarcho-syndicalist union is launching the action, saying that "migrants are workers, just like us" but are especially suffering under the current political conditions in Europe and are uniquely exposed to capitalist exploitation. In a statement, the union's international committee said: The labor dispute has no limits! If th
In France, on April 17, 2016, the peaceful "Nuit Deout" (Rise Up at Night) protests turned violent. According to the French Interior Ministry, as of March 31, there were 100 people arrested due to conflicts with the police. To date, 400 people have been arrested since the beginning of the protests on March 31. The peaceful demonstrations began in order to protest France's proposed labor reform, which was recommended by the labor minister, Myriam El Khomri. Paris is just one city trying very ha
Published 10:45 AM, June 04, 2018 Updated 10:45 AM, June 04, 2018 NICARAGUA VIOLENCE. A demonstrator fires a home-made mortar against riot police during protests in Monimbo neighborhood in Masaya, some 40km from Managua on June 2, 2018. Photo by Inti Ocon/AFP MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Pope Francis called on Sunday, June 3, for dialogue in Nicaragua after new clashes killed at least 7 people, the latest bloodshed in weeks of anti-government protests that have left more than 100 dead. The Church has tr
For a brief time in May, America got to know a different kind of superhero. Keith Judd, Texas inmate #11593-051 , stood up to President Barack Obama when everyone else stood down during the West Virginia Democratic presidential primary. Running on a record of conviction, Judd, who in fact lists being a former member of the "Federation of Superheroes" on his resume, captured more than 40 percent of the popular vote (approximately 72,000 votes) against Obama in West Virginia's primary election. Ha
Wednesday, Sep 11, 2013, 12:20 pm Carwash Workers and Capitol Hill: Immigration in Limbo BY Michelle Chen Email this article to a friend In an interview with Fox 10 in Phoenix, former Danny's Car Wash employee Hortencia Jaimes says management fired and rehired undocumented employees under a 'new' identity. (Fox 10) After months of partisan squabbling over immigration reform on Capitol Hill, the legislative discussion may again be sidelined as lawmakers take on debates on war and the deficit. B
Perry Noble, pastor of NewSpring Church in South Carolina, revealed last Friday that he used to be a "racist" and spouted the n-word "recreationally" with his family until he found Jesus. Perry made the revelation in a blog post in which he explains why he believes removing the Confederate flag from the South Carolina Capitol grounds after 54 years was the right thing to do. "I was not born in the South, but, by the grace of God my parents got me here when I was 4 years old by moving our famil
Today, People For the American Way (PFAW) is launching its new campaign, "Trumpublicans: Reject Trump and the Republicans" / "Trumpublicanos: Rechaza a Trump y los Republicanos," with radio ads, digital ads, and an event in Arizona with civil rights leader and PFAW board member Dolores Huerta. The campaign, aimed at Latino voters in Arizona, North Carolina, and Florida, emphasizes the importance of voting against Trump and Republican Senators standing with him. "Donald Trump has made clear time
Fox "news" continued its long history of bringing on black commentators to lob insults at African American Democratic voters to kick off black history month this Monday. Fox regular and editor of the blog, Conservative Black Chick, Crystal Wright, not only treated the audience to her usual shtick about how black Democrats are supposedly "slaves" to the "Democrat" party that just wants to give them "free stuff" and doesn't really have their best interests at heart, she also wants the viewers to b
The last time around, it was Herman Cain , because his presence among the 2012 Republican contenders was so bull-goose loony from jump that we thought him worthy of a daily update as long as he was in the running. Little did we know what 2016 had in store. So we inaugurate a new feature -- The Daily Donald, because nothing says participatory democracy like having a Gucci store worth more than Mitt Romney and a Chia pet on your head. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Today, Our Hero begins t
On Sunday's edition of ABC's This Week , Presi dential candidate Herman Cain apologized for not speaking up when audience members booed gay soldier Stephen Hill. Well, sort of. What he actually said was that, "in retrospect, because of the controversy and the different ways it was interrupted," he would have responded if given the chance again. "Well, the thing that's being overlooked is that, in the heat of a debate, when you have exactly 60 seconds to answer any question, you know, taking tha
Beginning May 3rd, the NRA and its members will descend on Dallas for its four-day annual meeting. Join us in opposition to the gun-wielders' meeting on May 4th, at 7:00 pm outside the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas. We will be standing in solidarity with our community as we protest the NRA and their complicity in the tragic and needless deaths of thousands of Americans every year. Every 16 minutes, an American is killed with a gun. Over 90 people are shot and killed in our co
Lou Reed: Live at Capitol Theatre, 1984 We at Paste Magazine were saddened when rock legend and indie pioneer Lou Reed passed away three years ago at the age of 71. However, we are able to relive one of his greatest shows thanks to this excellent footage from his 1984 show at The Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey. This excellent performance gets into high gear with an energetic rendition of "Sweet Jane." Reed then barrels along through this marathon show, consisting of 26 of some of his big
House Speaker Paul Ryan is getting called out in his hometown with a billboard that takes him to task for his inaction on gun reform in the wake of the Parkland, Fla., mass shooting at a high school. The billboard's message was sponsored by "Progressive Turnout Project" -- and is crafted in the style of those in the Oscar-nominated movie, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," starring Frances McDormand and Woody Harrelson, The Hill reported. "17 killed in their classrooms, still no gun re
Wednesday, Sep 11, 2013, 12:20 pm Carwash Workers and Capitol Hill: Immigration in Limbo BY Michelle Chen Email this article to a friend In an interview with Fox 10 in Phoenix, former Danny's Car Wash employee Hortencia Jaimes says management fired and rehired undocumented employees under a 'new' identity. (Fox 10) After months of partisan squabbling over immigration reform on Capitol Hill, the legislative discussion may again be sidelined as lawmakers take on debates on war and the deficit. B
Perry Noble, pastor of NewSpring Church in South Carolina, revealed last Friday that he used to be a "racist" and spouted the n-word "recreationally" with his family until he found Jesus. Perry made the revelation in a blog post in which he explains why he believes removing the Confederate flag from the South Carolina Capitol grounds after 54 years was the right thing to do. "I was not born in the South, but, by the grace of God my parents got me here when I was 4 years old by moving our famil
Today, People For the American Way (PFAW) is launching its new campaign, "Trumpublicans: Reject Trump and the Republicans" / "Trumpublicanos: Rechaza a Trump y los Republicanos," with radio ads, digital ads, and an event in Arizona with civil rights leader and PFAW board member Dolores Huerta. The campaign, aimed at Latino voters in Arizona, North Carolina, and Florida, emphasizes the importance of voting against Trump and Republican Senators standing with him. "Donald Trump has made clear time
Fox "news" continued its long history of bringing on black commentators to lob insults at African American Democratic voters to kick off black history month this Monday. Fox regular and editor of the blog, Conservative Black Chick, Crystal Wright, not only treated the audience to her usual shtick about how black Democrats are supposedly "slaves" to the "Democrat" party that just wants to give them "free stuff" and doesn't really have their best interests at heart, she also wants the viewers to b
The last time around, it was Herman Cain , because his presence among the 2012 Republican contenders was so bull-goose loony from jump that we thought him worthy of a daily update as long as he was in the running. Little did we know what 2016 had in store. So we inaugurate a new feature -- The Daily Donald, because nothing says participatory democracy like having a Gucci store worth more than Mitt Romney and a Chia pet on your head. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Today, Our Hero begins t
On Sunday's edition of ABC's This Week , Presi dential candidate Herman Cain apologized for not speaking up when audience members booed gay soldier Stephen Hill. Well, sort of. What he actually said was that, "in retrospect, because of the controversy and the different ways it was interrupted," he would have responded if given the chance again. "Well, the thing that's being overlooked is that, in the heat of a debate, when you have exactly 60 seconds to answer any question, you know, taking tha
Beginning May 3rd, the NRA and its members will descend on Dallas for its four-day annual meeting. Join us in opposition to the gun-wielders' meeting on May 4th, at 7:00 pm outside the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas. We will be standing in solidarity with our community as we protest the NRA and their complicity in the tragic and needless deaths of thousands of Americans every year. Every 16 minutes, an American is killed with a gun. Over 90 people are shot and killed in our co
Lou Reed: Live at Capitol Theatre, 1984 We at Paste Magazine were saddened when rock legend and indie pioneer Lou Reed passed away three years ago at the age of 71. However, we are able to relive one of his greatest shows thanks to this excellent footage from his 1984 show at The Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey. This excellent performance gets into high gear with an energetic rendition of "Sweet Jane." Reed then barrels along through this marathon show, consisting of 26 of some of his big
House Speaker Paul Ryan is getting called out in his hometown with a billboard that takes him to task for his inaction on gun reform in the wake of the Parkland, Fla., mass shooting at a high school. The billboard's message was sponsored by "Progressive Turnout Project" -- and is crafted in the style of those in the Oscar-nominated movie, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," starring Frances McDormand and Woody Harrelson, The Hill reported. "17 killed in their classrooms, still no gun re
Baton Rouge, LA -- Last year, in an outburst of pure insanity, the National Fraternal Order of Police, a union representing over 300,000 officers, called for cops to be included under Congress's hate crimes statute. This demand has now materialized into actual legislation being presented to Louisiana lawmakers. By: Matt Agorist This article first appeared at FreeThoughtProject Bill HB 953 would change the state's hate crime law to include law enforcement and firefighters. A hate crime is define
BY: Susan Crabtree Follow @susancrabtree August 2, 2018 4:58 am A liberal activist group fighting to abolish ICE is falsely accusing a for-profit prison company of separating families and is planning to amplify that message in nationwide protests at the company's ICE detention facilities next week. The Florida-based group, Dream Defenders, is targeting GEO Group, one of the largest private prison companies in the U.S., charging it with profiting from the Trump administration's tougher immigratio
I n Chicago, where there were more homicides last year than in Los Angeles and New York City combined, expressing any support whatsoever for the police is now considered an outrage. Should you point out that, say, a play seems to suggest cops are evil crackers, you may find yourself denounced as a racist and targeted for abuse and ostracization. A theater writer has just found that out. In what the website American Theatre dubbed "the review that shook Chicago," adding in a subhead that "Local t
Let's hear it for those gonzo immigration cops from the Department of Homeland Security who so heroically swooped down on illegal Wal-Mart janitors last week. No longer will our homeland's security be threatened by undocumented workers vigorously wielding mops and brooms while good Americans sleep. The only thing I can't figure out is, if those janitors worked every night of the year except Christmas and New Year's, as was reported, when did they have time for terrorism? Oh, that's right, the Im
A Florida company has won a contract to build the first illegal immigrant detention center under the Trump administration, as federal immigration agencies rush to prepare for a wave of deportations. The GEO Group, a private prison company, announced Thursday that it will build a 1,000-bed detention center near Houston. The $110 million facility is scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2018, the Boca Raton-based company said in a news release. GEO is currently the second largest provider of
He added that Sapo is also cooperating with the national police service. "That means we're sharing this information with them to see if they can implement measures that fall under their remit." Speculation has appeared in local media claiming that Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf's 70th birthday on April 30 could be a possible target for extremists, AP reported. The royal family, government officials and other dignitaries and royals from the EU attend. About 300 Swedish nationals have traveled to Ir
Philadelphia police officer admits lie in saying he was shot http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/93466604.html?cmpid=15585797 Straight from the Susan Smith files, a Philadelphia police officer who claimed that he was shot by a black man, lied about it. Sgt. Robert Ralston, a 21-year veteran of the department, shot himself in the shoulder so that his kids would be proud of him. Investigators questioned his story because it was clear that he was trying to make himself look like a hero. We'
Officer Spencer Moore If the Baltimore Police Department's (BPD) efforts to implement systemic reform and the actual behavior of its officers seem perpetually out of sync, this week's developments only added to that perception. That's because as police commanders and lawyers from the Department of Justice (DOJ), gathered before federal judge James K. Bredar to convince him they were complying with a federal consent decree intended to overhaul the agency July 26, yet another officer was caught al
MCALLEN, Texas -- Tamaulipas State Police officers helped Texas cops by arresting a suspected murderer that had escaped to the Mexican border city of Reynosa to hide. Working hand in hand with the U.S. Marshals Service and Pharr Police, the Attorney General's Office arrived at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge where they turned over Rodrigo Reyes, who had an outstanding warrant for capital murder. According to information provided to Breitbart Texas by Pharr Police, Reyes is the prime suspe
The U.S. Homeland Security Department's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in New Jersey arrested more than three dozen illegal aliens during a 5-day dragnet that began on Thursday, July 12.Following the arrests, ICE officials issued a stern warning to elected officials and law enforcement commanders regarding New Jersey's sanctuary counties, cities and townships. Sanctuary policies are being created throughout the United States by Democrat-run local and state governments througho
BY: Susan Crabtree Follow @susancrabtree August 2, 2018 4:58 am A liberal activist group fighting to abolish ICE is falsely accusing a for-profit prison company of separating families and is planning to amplify that message in nationwide protests at the company's ICE detention facilities next week. The Florida-based group, Dream Defenders, is targeting GEO Group, one of the largest private prison companies in the U.S., charging it with profiting from the Trump administration's tougher immigratio
I n Chicago, where there were more homicides last year than in Los Angeles and New York City combined, expressing any support whatsoever for the police is now considered an outrage. Should you point out that, say, a play seems to suggest cops are evil crackers, you may find yourself denounced as a racist and targeted for abuse and ostracization. A theater writer has just found that out. In what the website American Theatre dubbed "the review that shook Chicago," adding in a subhead that "Local t
Let's hear it for those gonzo immigration cops from the Department of Homeland Security who so heroically swooped down on illegal Wal-Mart janitors last week. No longer will our homeland's security be threatened by undocumented workers vigorously wielding mops and brooms while good Americans sleep. The only thing I can't figure out is, if those janitors worked every night of the year except Christmas and New Year's, as was reported, when did they have time for terrorism? Oh, that's right, the Im
A Florida company has won a contract to build the first illegal immigrant detention center under the Trump administration, as federal immigration agencies rush to prepare for a wave of deportations. The GEO Group, a private prison company, announced Thursday that it will build a 1,000-bed detention center near Houston. The $110 million facility is scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2018, the Boca Raton-based company said in a news release. GEO is currently the second largest provider of
He added that Sapo is also cooperating with the national police service. "That means we're sharing this information with them to see if they can implement measures that fall under their remit." Speculation has appeared in local media claiming that Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf's 70th birthday on April 30 could be a possible target for extremists, AP reported. The royal family, government officials and other dignitaries and royals from the EU attend. About 300 Swedish nationals have traveled to Ir
Philadelphia police officer admits lie in saying he was shot http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/93466604.html?cmpid=15585797 Straight from the Susan Smith files, a Philadelphia police officer who claimed that he was shot by a black man, lied about it. Sgt. Robert Ralston, a 21-year veteran of the department, shot himself in the shoulder so that his kids would be proud of him. Investigators questioned his story because it was clear that he was trying to make himself look like a hero. We'
Officer Spencer Moore If the Baltimore Police Department's (BPD) efforts to implement systemic reform and the actual behavior of its officers seem perpetually out of sync, this week's developments only added to that perception. That's because as police commanders and lawyers from the Department of Justice (DOJ), gathered before federal judge James K. Bredar to convince him they were complying with a federal consent decree intended to overhaul the agency July 26, yet another officer was caught al
MCALLEN, Texas -- Tamaulipas State Police officers helped Texas cops by arresting a suspected murderer that had escaped to the Mexican border city of Reynosa to hide. Working hand in hand with the U.S. Marshals Service and Pharr Police, the Attorney General's Office arrived at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge where they turned over Rodrigo Reyes, who had an outstanding warrant for capital murder. According to information provided to Breitbart Texas by Pharr Police, Reyes is the prime suspe
The U.S. Homeland Security Department's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in New Jersey arrested more than three dozen illegal aliens during a 5-day dragnet that began on Thursday, July 12.Following the arrests, ICE officials issued a stern warning to elected officials and law enforcement commanders regarding New Jersey's sanctuary counties, cities and townships. Sanctuary policies are being created throughout the United States by Democrat-run local and state governments througho
TEHRAN - Iranian and Austrian authorities inked a number of agreements on Friday for cooperation on building hospitals and medical equipment. Iranian deputy health minister Mohammad Baqer Larijani, heading a delegation including provincial officials, traveled to Vienna on April 12-13, ISNA reported. Boosting bilateral cooperation in medical education, discussing health informatics and e-health solutions so as to improve the quality and efficiency of health care were among the objectives of the
Saudi Arabia's new King, Salman bin Abdul Aziz, has already decided to resolve the issue of succession by appointing Prince Mohammed bin Naif , his brother's son, as the next crown prince but one. He will be the first of Abdul Aziz Al-Saud's grandchildren in the line of succession with a real chance of sitting on the throne. According to Saudi state television, a royal decree said that Prince Mohammed will remain the Minister of the Interior, and will be third in line to the throne after King Sa
TEHRAN - The UNESCO-listed historical city of Yazd has launched a pilot project that could eventually turn it to the first "City of Tourists" in Iran, becoming a role model for other most-visited cities across the country. "The results of the arrangements that are being carried out in Yazd to transform the city into a 'City of Tourists' will be generalized to be applied in other tourist cities in the country," CHTN quoted Fatemeh Daneshyazdi, the director of Yazd province's tourism department, a
DUBAI'S ruler, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid al-Maktoum, has reorganised the state's management after a surprise inspection found several officials not in the office. The awkward moment was caught on camera on Sunday as his government posted a video on Instagram of his announced arrival at a state office. Instagram / khalifasaeed 5 Sheikh Mohammed found the government department office to be totally deserted when he arrived unannounced Instagram / khalifasaeed 5 The royal casually wandered around t
LGBTQ Nation KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Human Rights Watch on Monday criticized a Malaysian Islamic court for fining nine Muslim transgender women for cross-dressing and jailing two of them for a month. Religious authorities in northeastern Kelantan state arrested the group in a raid on June 16 and they pleaded guilty the next day, the New York-based watchdog said in a statement. Their lawyer has filed an appeal and the two sentenced to jail were released on bail pending the outcome, it said. "Th
Iranian embassy in London announced that Iranian 17-year-old Kurd teenager was attacked on the head by racist extremists in London, and made sure in a phone call to the local officials that he was transferred to the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) and became hospitalized. The embassy also said the healing process has started and he is about to regain consciousness and doctors hope to send him to the Acute Assessment Unit (AAU). London police has arrested about seven attackers, between 17-20 years old,
LYON, France (Reuters) - The international police agency Interpol does not believe the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines ( MASM.KL ) jet was the result of a terrorist attack, its head said on Tuesday. Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble also suggested that two men who boarded using stolen passports and had aroused suspicion may have been smuggled by traffickers. The plane, with 239 people on board, has been missing for four days and a search involving crews from 10 countries widened on Tu
Saudi Arabian authorities have detained a woman who wore a skirt and a crop top in a social media video in Ushayqir, CNN reports . The woman told Riyadh authorities that, "the viral videos were published by an account attributed to her without her knowledge," according to a police statement. The statement also said the woman's case was referred to the general prosecution department in the Saudi capital. On Sunday, the spokesperson for the Presidency of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue
Saudi authorities have released renowned businessman Saleh Kamel who was detained at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in an "anti-corruption" purge, Saudi whistleblower Ahd Jadid (The New Era) said. The commentator said Kamel was released after reaching a financial settlement worth 4 billion with the Saudi authorities, however he did not reveal if the financial settlement was in local currency or in US dollars. According to Ahd Jadid, detained Saudi businessman Mohammed Al-Amoudi has refused to hand over
Pope Francis requested Turkish officials that he travel with a Fiat Albea sedan during his trip to Turkey on November 28 instead of using an armored vehicle. Turkish officials refused the Pope's request and said he will be travelling with a more luxury car due to his status but it will not be an armored vehicle upon his demand. The Pope usually chooses to use normal cars rather than bulletproof Popemobiles during his trips to allow him to be as close as possible to the people. Pope Francis's his
Saudi Arabia's new King, Salman bin Abdul Aziz, has already decided to resolve the issue of succession by appointing Prince Mohammed bin Naif , his brother's son, as the next crown prince but one. He will be the first of Abdul Aziz Al-Saud's grandchildren in the line of succession with a real chance of sitting on the throne. According to Saudi state television, a royal decree said that Prince Mohammed will remain the Minister of the Interior, and will be third in line to the throne after King Sa
TEHRAN - The UNESCO-listed historical city of Yazd has launched a pilot project that could eventually turn it to the first "City of Tourists" in Iran, becoming a role model for other most-visited cities across the country. "The results of the arrangements that are being carried out in Yazd to transform the city into a 'City of Tourists' will be generalized to be applied in other tourist cities in the country," CHTN quoted Fatemeh Daneshyazdi, the director of Yazd province's tourism department, a
DUBAI'S ruler, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid al-Maktoum, has reorganised the state's management after a surprise inspection found several officials not in the office. The awkward moment was caught on camera on Sunday as his government posted a video on Instagram of his announced arrival at a state office. Instagram / khalifasaeed 5 Sheikh Mohammed found the government department office to be totally deserted when he arrived unannounced Instagram / khalifasaeed 5 The royal casually wandered around t
LGBTQ Nation KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Human Rights Watch on Monday criticized a Malaysian Islamic court for fining nine Muslim transgender women for cross-dressing and jailing two of them for a month. Religious authorities in northeastern Kelantan state arrested the group in a raid on June 16 and they pleaded guilty the next day, the New York-based watchdog said in a statement. Their lawyer has filed an appeal and the two sentenced to jail were released on bail pending the outcome, it said. "Th
Iranian embassy in London announced that Iranian 17-year-old Kurd teenager was attacked on the head by racist extremists in London, and made sure in a phone call to the local officials that he was transferred to the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) and became hospitalized. The embassy also said the healing process has started and he is about to regain consciousness and doctors hope to send him to the Acute Assessment Unit (AAU). London police has arrested about seven attackers, between 17-20 years old,
LYON, France (Reuters) - The international police agency Interpol does not believe the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines ( MASM.KL ) jet was the result of a terrorist attack, its head said on Tuesday. Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble also suggested that two men who boarded using stolen passports and had aroused suspicion may have been smuggled by traffickers. The plane, with 239 people on board, has been missing for four days and a search involving crews from 10 countries widened on Tu
Saudi Arabian authorities have detained a woman who wore a skirt and a crop top in a social media video in Ushayqir, CNN reports . The woman told Riyadh authorities that, "the viral videos were published by an account attributed to her without her knowledge," according to a police statement. The statement also said the woman's case was referred to the general prosecution department in the Saudi capital. On Sunday, the spokesperson for the Presidency of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue
Saudi authorities have released renowned businessman Saleh Kamel who was detained at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in an "anti-corruption" purge, Saudi whistleblower Ahd Jadid (The New Era) said. The commentator said Kamel was released after reaching a financial settlement worth 4 billion with the Saudi authorities, however he did not reveal if the financial settlement was in local currency or in US dollars. According to Ahd Jadid, detained Saudi businessman Mohammed Al-Amoudi has refused to hand over
Pope Francis requested Turkish officials that he travel with a Fiat Albea sedan during his trip to Turkey on November 28 instead of using an armored vehicle. Turkish officials refused the Pope's request and said he will be travelling with a more luxury car due to his status but it will not be an armored vehicle upon his demand. The Pope usually chooses to use normal cars rather than bulletproof Popemobiles during his trips to allow him to be as close as possible to the people. Pope Francis's his
Rabbi Meir Hirsh , Jerusalem - Arrest of Shaykh Raed Salah in London There are very few people in Jerusalem who have not heard of or do not know Shaykh Raed Salah and I am no exception. He actively been at the forefront of every Arab-Israeli issue face to face with the Israeli authorities. I have personally known him for over 9 years and it is this acquaintance which prompts me to pen this press release. The idea of Shaykh Raed Salah being charged in the United Kingdom with anti-Semitism is asto
Last month's anti-Semitic beating in Berlin of a yarmulke-wearing, 21-year-old Arab-Israeli student who was testing for himself whether hatred of Jews was rising in Germany prompts questions. Namely, 75 years after the Holocaust, are Jews safe in Deutschland, and how committed is the German government to protecting its Jewish citizens? When Hitler rose to power in 1933, 500,000 Jews lived in Germany. Today, only 100,000 reside there, and Jewish leaders have warned Jews not to wear kippot to av
The tomb was accidentally discovered recently during a construction project in Erbil and is currently being excavated by an archaeological team. ( Goran M. Amin) Construction workers accidentally discovered a vaulted tomb dating back to the time of the Assyrian Empire in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. Ten skeletons were also found at the site. Inside the tomb, which was constructed with baked bricks, archaeologists discovered three ceramic sarcophagi holding two skeletons. Eight other sk
Assyrian Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II Delivers Message on Crisis in Mosul Posted 2014-07-24 13:14 GMT Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II (at podium). (AINA) -- The Patriarch of the Syrian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Ignatius Aphrem II, delivered the following message concerning the persecution of Assyrians in Iraq by ISIS. Message of His Holiness Mor Ignatius Aphrem II Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Supreme Head of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church Following the Meeting with Representative
Torres on his way to a bail hearing in December. (Photo: Antonin Kratochvil) I t was a frigid morning last December, and the disheveled man standing before Judge James Gibbons had made his way to the second floor of 100 Centre Street in a thin nylon windbreaker, ill-fitting designer jeans, and a pair of torn jackbootssomething out of an old S&M cataloguewhich he had accessorized with a wide leather cuff snapped on his wrist. At first he was trembling, as if from the cold. Then the trembling su
Posted 2016-08-10 17:40 GMT After having established a quasi-state in the Middle East, Daesh [ISIS] has been guilty of many evils, including persecution of other ethnic groups, whose religious beliefs happen to differ from radical Islam, such as the Assyrians. A group of Swedish politicians now advocate the creation of a local Assyrian autonomy to prevent future genocides. Sweden must see to it that Assyrians are granted local autonomy over the Nineveh Plains in order to be able to ensure their
After all this and they still try to protect Islam. Via Heat Street : HEAT STREET EXCLUSIVE - A French government committee has heard testimony, suppressed by the French government at the time and not released to the media, that the killers in the Bataclan tortured their victims on the second floor of the club. Police witnesses in Parliament said they vomited when they saw the disfigured bodies. Wahhabist killers apparently gouged out eyes, castrated victims, and shoved their testicles in their
Christmas overlooking Prophet Jonah's Hill in East Mosul, Iraq. ( Martin Banni) Just one year ago Mosul was the seat of the Islamic State's so-called caliphate in Iraq. With 1.8 million people under siege, December was a time when residents used old furniture and cut down trees to keep warm and to cook whatever paltry edibles could be scrounged up --including roadside weeds and stray cats. Today, while Christians throughout the region enter the holiday generally apprehensive about their place in
In its crusade against homosexuals, the Islamic State is now resorting to sting operations, using jihadists posing as gay men to coax out offenders and execute them. According to reports , a special unit of militia has been formed within ISIS to deal specifically with the eradication of homosexuals from Syria, Iraq and Libya. One method employed is for militiamen of the Caliphate to send anonymous invitations for blind dates for men only; those who respond are summarily executed. According to di
Samir Petrus, 50, stands with his wife Evelyn and three of his five daughters at their shop in the camp. ( Arwa Ibrahim/Al Jazeera) Baghdad -- Exactly four years ago, a whole community of Iraqi Christians who lived for decades in the lush plains of the northeast fled their homes, never to return. Displaced by the expansion of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) - which rapidly overran vast territories in Iraq, eventually seizing one-third of the country in 2014 - Christian families left
Last month's anti-Semitic beating in Berlin of a yarmulke-wearing, 21-year-old Arab-Israeli student who was testing for himself whether hatred of Jews was rising in Germany prompts questions. Namely, 75 years after the Holocaust, are Jews safe in Deutschland, and how committed is the German government to protecting its Jewish citizens? When Hitler rose to power in 1933, 500,000 Jews lived in Germany. Today, only 100,000 reside there, and Jewish leaders have warned Jews not to wear kippot to av
The tomb was accidentally discovered recently during a construction project in Erbil and is currently being excavated by an archaeological team. ( Goran M. Amin) Construction workers accidentally discovered a vaulted tomb dating back to the time of the Assyrian Empire in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. Ten skeletons were also found at the site. Inside the tomb, which was constructed with baked bricks, archaeologists discovered three ceramic sarcophagi holding two skeletons. Eight other sk
Assyrian Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II Delivers Message on Crisis in Mosul Posted 2014-07-24 13:14 GMT Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II (at podium). (AINA) -- The Patriarch of the Syrian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Ignatius Aphrem II, delivered the following message concerning the persecution of Assyrians in Iraq by ISIS. Message of His Holiness Mor Ignatius Aphrem II Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Supreme Head of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church Following the Meeting with Representative
Torres on his way to a bail hearing in December. (Photo: Antonin Kratochvil) I t was a frigid morning last December, and the disheveled man standing before Judge James Gibbons had made his way to the second floor of 100 Centre Street in a thin nylon windbreaker, ill-fitting designer jeans, and a pair of torn jackbootssomething out of an old S&M cataloguewhich he had accessorized with a wide leather cuff snapped on his wrist. At first he was trembling, as if from the cold. Then the trembling su
Posted 2016-08-10 17:40 GMT After having established a quasi-state in the Middle East, Daesh [ISIS] has been guilty of many evils, including persecution of other ethnic groups, whose religious beliefs happen to differ from radical Islam, such as the Assyrians. A group of Swedish politicians now advocate the creation of a local Assyrian autonomy to prevent future genocides. Sweden must see to it that Assyrians are granted local autonomy over the Nineveh Plains in order to be able to ensure their
After all this and they still try to protect Islam. Via Heat Street : HEAT STREET EXCLUSIVE - A French government committee has heard testimony, suppressed by the French government at the time and not released to the media, that the killers in the Bataclan tortured their victims on the second floor of the club. Police witnesses in Parliament said they vomited when they saw the disfigured bodies. Wahhabist killers apparently gouged out eyes, castrated victims, and shoved their testicles in their
Christmas overlooking Prophet Jonah's Hill in East Mosul, Iraq. ( Martin Banni) Just one year ago Mosul was the seat of the Islamic State's so-called caliphate in Iraq. With 1.8 million people under siege, December was a time when residents used old furniture and cut down trees to keep warm and to cook whatever paltry edibles could be scrounged up --including roadside weeds and stray cats. Today, while Christians throughout the region enter the holiday generally apprehensive about their place in
In its crusade against homosexuals, the Islamic State is now resorting to sting operations, using jihadists posing as gay men to coax out offenders and execute them. According to reports , a special unit of militia has been formed within ISIS to deal specifically with the eradication of homosexuals from Syria, Iraq and Libya. One method employed is for militiamen of the Caliphate to send anonymous invitations for blind dates for men only; those who respond are summarily executed. According to di
Samir Petrus, 50, stands with his wife Evelyn and three of his five daughters at their shop in the camp. ( Arwa Ibrahim/Al Jazeera) Baghdad -- Exactly four years ago, a whole community of Iraqi Christians who lived for decades in the lush plains of the northeast fled their homes, never to return. Displaced by the expansion of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) - which rapidly overran vast territories in Iraq, eventually seizing one-third of the country in 2014 - Christian families left
Guess Why The Massachusetts Teachers Association Snubbed National Teacher Of The Year By Evan Lips | May 31, 2017, 17:53 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2017/05/31/guess-why-the-massachusetts-teachers-association-snubbed-national-teacher-of-the-year/ Barbara Madeloni, president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association (Evan Lips -- New Boston Post) BOSTON -- For the first time since it was created in 1952, an educator from Massachusetts has been named National Teacher of the Year. Th
Will there ever be a week that goes by that the Alberta NDP don't have to make announcements and back track on one of their failed policies? The latest is the cancelled $178M program that was supposed to create 27,000 jobs. It actually didn't even create a single job, unless you count Minister Deron Bilous ' who oversees the program. One job creation program that seems to have worked for the NDP is the increase in public sector employment. Just think of the billions of dollars tax payers will ow
(NewBostonPost.com) Imagine a candidate for public office so shameless that she'll make up a nonexistent devotion to religion to try to appeal to voters. Elizabeth Warren Photo by mdfriendofhillary (CC) Now imagine a candidate who doesn't have to do it, because a local newspaper will do it for her. The Boston Globe in its shilling for U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Morrissey Boulevard) has sunk to depths that not even the object of its affection has gone to. Here's the money paragraph in the G
Actually, under interim leader Maureen MacDonald, the NDP polled around 30% while the Tories were a distant third. The result tomorrow, good or bad, is on Burrill. Right now, it looks iffy. CBC projections has the NDP winning three seats. I'm still predicting around 8 if things go right. Maybe I'm being optimistic... It is tough for a party that loses to win again right away in NS. That's a given. The Tories were last in power in 2009. They probably won't win again until next election.
THOUSANDS of Windrush-era immigrants were last night promised fast-track British citizenship by embattled Home Secretary Amber Rudd. Vowing to "change the culture" in the Home Office, the Tory said anyone from the affected generation of Commonwealth immigrants could have a passport without charge, nor having to sit a 'knowledge test' on language and life in the UK. 4 Amber Rudd reveals Windrush generation to get 'free UK citizenship' with no test She also promised to compensate some of those who
O n selection night , January 23, 2016, New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton stood before a buoyant victory party crowd in downtown Toronto and announced that Canadians had voted for change and that more New Democrats in Parliament would mean better lives for working families and seniors. For Layton, winning twenty-nine seats and 17.5 percent of the popular vote represented an electoral triumph vindicating the NDP 's campaign strategy: an attack focused almost exclusively on the scandal-plagu
GREENSBORO IS known as one of North Carolina's most progressive cities, with the City Council and mayor's office all dominated by Democrats. Despite this reputation, however, Greensboro's treatment of the city's most vulnerable communities is anything but progressive. While the city builds multimillion-dollar parking garages and forms partnerships with corporations, those who are homeless or in extreme poverty are being criminalized and erased. But the Homeless Union of Greensboro , comprised of
By Evan Lips | April 11, 2017, 7:28 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2017/04/11/barney-frank-to-disenchanted-millennial-voters-get-over-it/ (Evan Lips -- NewBostonPost) DARTMOUTH, Mass. -- Former U.S. Representative Barney Frank had some blunt thoughts for those still questioning the fairness of last year's Democratic presidential nominee process, in which supporters of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders heaped criticism on the party's superdelegate system that helped Hillary Clinton. Aske
Two questions immediately spring to mind about Alison Redford, the latest candidate to declare in the race to replace Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach: 1) Can a province that loved the elemental Ralph Klein also fall for a brainy academic human rights lawyer? 2) What does this person, who's only been an MLA since 2008, really stand for? Neither question, as it turns out, is all that easy to answer. Redford announced yesterday that the rumours were true and she would follow in the footsteps of f
Gina Miller has been crowned as one of the most influential and successful migrants of all time - Gina Miller features alongside Madeleine Albright and Elon Musk in the inaugural list celebrating the achievements of first and second generation migrants. Miller's history of activism and fighting for her beliefs contributed to her inclusion. Other winners include the Tour De France and Vuelta a Espana winner, Chris Froome, World Championship Boxer Anthony Joshua and The Evening Standard and The In
Will there ever be a week that goes by that the Alberta NDP don't have to make announcements and back track on one of their failed policies? The latest is the cancelled $178M program that was supposed to create 27,000 jobs. It actually didn't even create a single job, unless you count Minister Deron Bilous ' who oversees the program. One job creation program that seems to have worked for the NDP is the increase in public sector employment. Just think of the billions of dollars tax payers will ow
(NewBostonPost.com) Imagine a candidate for public office so shameless that she'll make up a nonexistent devotion to religion to try to appeal to voters. Elizabeth Warren Photo by mdfriendofhillary (CC) Now imagine a candidate who doesn't have to do it, because a local newspaper will do it for her. The Boston Globe in its shilling for U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Morrissey Boulevard) has sunk to depths that not even the object of its affection has gone to. Here's the money paragraph in the G
Actually, under interim leader Maureen MacDonald, the NDP polled around 30% while the Tories were a distant third. The result tomorrow, good or bad, is on Burrill. Right now, it looks iffy. CBC projections has the NDP winning three seats. I'm still predicting around 8 if things go right. Maybe I'm being optimistic... It is tough for a party that loses to win again right away in NS. That's a given. The Tories were last in power in 2009. They probably won't win again until next election.
THOUSANDS of Windrush-era immigrants were last night promised fast-track British citizenship by embattled Home Secretary Amber Rudd. Vowing to "change the culture" in the Home Office, the Tory said anyone from the affected generation of Commonwealth immigrants could have a passport without charge, nor having to sit a 'knowledge test' on language and life in the UK. 4 Amber Rudd reveals Windrush generation to get 'free UK citizenship' with no test She also promised to compensate some of those who
O n selection night , January 23, 2016, New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton stood before a buoyant victory party crowd in downtown Toronto and announced that Canadians had voted for change and that more New Democrats in Parliament would mean better lives for working families and seniors. For Layton, winning twenty-nine seats and 17.5 percent of the popular vote represented an electoral triumph vindicating the NDP 's campaign strategy: an attack focused almost exclusively on the scandal-plagu
GREENSBORO IS known as one of North Carolina's most progressive cities, with the City Council and mayor's office all dominated by Democrats. Despite this reputation, however, Greensboro's treatment of the city's most vulnerable communities is anything but progressive. While the city builds multimillion-dollar parking garages and forms partnerships with corporations, those who are homeless or in extreme poverty are being criminalized and erased. But the Homeless Union of Greensboro , comprised of
By Evan Lips | April 11, 2017, 7:28 EDT Printed from: http://newbostonpost.com/2017/04/11/barney-frank-to-disenchanted-millennial-voters-get-over-it/ (Evan Lips -- NewBostonPost) DARTMOUTH, Mass. -- Former U.S. Representative Barney Frank had some blunt thoughts for those still questioning the fairness of last year's Democratic presidential nominee process, in which supporters of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders heaped criticism on the party's superdelegate system that helped Hillary Clinton. Aske
Two questions immediately spring to mind about Alison Redford, the latest candidate to declare in the race to replace Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach: 1) Can a province that loved the elemental Ralph Klein also fall for a brainy academic human rights lawyer? 2) What does this person, who's only been an MLA since 2008, really stand for? Neither question, as it turns out, is all that easy to answer. Redford announced yesterday that the rumours were true and she would follow in the footsteps of f
Gina Miller has been crowned as one of the most influential and successful migrants of all time - Gina Miller features alongside Madeleine Albright and Elon Musk in the inaugural list celebrating the achievements of first and second generation migrants. Miller's history of activism and fighting for her beliefs contributed to her inclusion. Other winners include the Tour De France and Vuelta a Espana winner, Chris Froome, World Championship Boxer Anthony Joshua and The Evening Standard and The In
New Statistics Canada jobs and employment numbers are out for August 2017, and they're bad news for the Alberta NDP. The unemployment rate in Edmonton now is the highest in the country at 9.1 per cent. Calgary slips to second place at 8.7 per cent. The overall unemployment rate in the entire province is up nearly 40 per cent since the NDP formed government. According to Statistics Canada, 33,500 jobs were added in the province over the last 12 months. The NDP will sell this number as proof of t
It is 100 years since women won the right to vote. Now, there are a record number of women MPs in the House of Commons. Our Prime Minister is a woman. But 2017's general election marked only the first time the number of men elected did not exceed the number of women elected ever . It's clear something needs to change. Our electoral system is built on the out-of-date first past the post system, which in 2015 saw almost three-quarters of votes cast wasted. Proportional representation would make ev
"The wheels have come off the Labour bus. Getting Harriet Harman to drive around the country in a pink van to try and attract the female vote is as patronising as it gets. This is clearly just another divisive gimmick that the electorate will see through" February 10, 2015 at 4:59 pm Will the people of Heywood and Middleton spot the second choice carpetbagger at the selection tonight? How are they going to pay for that, another bankers' bonus tax? Harriet Harman has launched a bitter attack on t
With their similar policies, the differences can be seen in the quality of leadership the Liberals and the NDP have. In this, there is virtually no contest. Compared to the NDP's Tom Mulcair, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau is simply not bright enough to have any responsible position in government, let alone lead Canada. Nowhere can the difference between the two contenders be seen as in their views on Bill C-24, the law that allows for Canadian citizens to be stripped of their citizenship. They b
Will there ever be a week that goes by that the Alberta NDP don't have to make announcements and back track on one of their failed policies? The latest is the cancelled $178M program that was supposed to create 27,000 jobs. It actually didn't even create a single job, unless you count Minister Deron Bilous ' who oversees the program. One job creation program that seems to have worked for the NDP is the increase in public sector employment. Just think of the billions of dollars tax payers will ow
AFTER weeks of good headlines, it was inevitable the Tories would come a cropper. And they did, this week, with the release of the immigration figures. They were bad -- and there's no way they can be spun. From "tens of thousands" to record numbers heading to the UK, David Cameron faced the spectre of the one political promise he hasn't been able to keep. The OECD released a report about the UK economy so glowing that you suspect George Osborne might have snuck into their offices and typed it up
NEW Home Secretary Sajid Javid is studying a plan to scrap the target to slash immigration down to tens of thousands and replace it with a new annual quota. The Tories' long standing pledge to reduce new arrivals to below 100,000 a year was made in 2010 but has never been met. PA:Press Association 4 Home Secretary Sajid Javid plans a new annual immigration quota system Under the detailed new proposal, a new figure for the differing number of new arrivals that the British economy needs every year
Refugee supporters interrupted question time and occupied the public gallery and foyer of Victorian parliament on June 19, demanding the state government cancel its contracts with Wilson Security over its role in Australia's offshore refugee detention centres . The activists, members of Whistleblowers, Activists and Citizens Alliance (WACA), held banners that read "Refugee abusers are guarding our parliament" and "Vic govt -- refuse to be complicit". The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) annou
It's hard to escape the conclusion that, buoyed by the mass rebellion over the EEA in the Lords on Tuesday, the opposition's pro-EU MPs are beginning to flex their muscles. Writing in the Indy last night, five MPs from the north-east - as Brexity as it gets - have demanded a second EU referendum on the terms of the deal. Two of the party's Scottish MPs have publicly said they will defy any whip to vote against or abstain on Lord Alli's EEA amendment when it reaches the commons. Game-changers? No
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is planning to increase minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2019. The increase to minimum wage could hurt young workers more than help them. Only three years ago the premier's own minimum wage panel found that through research of Canadian examples every time you increase the minimum wage by 10 per cent it has the reverse impact of lowering youth employment by six per cent. We can therefore expect that Wynne's plan to hike the minimum wage by 32 per cent would reduce you
It is 100 years since women won the right to vote. Now, there are a record number of women MPs in the House of Commons. Our Prime Minister is a woman. But 2017's general election marked only the first time the number of men elected did not exceed the number of women elected ever . It's clear something needs to change. Our electoral system is built on the out-of-date first past the post system, which in 2015 saw almost three-quarters of votes cast wasted. Proportional representation would make ev
"The wheels have come off the Labour bus. Getting Harriet Harman to drive around the country in a pink van to try and attract the female vote is as patronising as it gets. This is clearly just another divisive gimmick that the electorate will see through" February 10, 2015 at 4:59 pm Will the people of Heywood and Middleton spot the second choice carpetbagger at the selection tonight? How are they going to pay for that, another bankers' bonus tax? Harriet Harman has launched a bitter attack on t
With their similar policies, the differences can be seen in the quality of leadership the Liberals and the NDP have. In this, there is virtually no contest. Compared to the NDP's Tom Mulcair, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau is simply not bright enough to have any responsible position in government, let alone lead Canada. Nowhere can the difference between the two contenders be seen as in their views on Bill C-24, the law that allows for Canadian citizens to be stripped of their citizenship. They b
Will there ever be a week that goes by that the Alberta NDP don't have to make announcements and back track on one of their failed policies? The latest is the cancelled $178M program that was supposed to create 27,000 jobs. It actually didn't even create a single job, unless you count Minister Deron Bilous ' who oversees the program. One job creation program that seems to have worked for the NDP is the increase in public sector employment. Just think of the billions of dollars tax payers will ow
AFTER weeks of good headlines, it was inevitable the Tories would come a cropper. And they did, this week, with the release of the immigration figures. They were bad -- and there's no way they can be spun. From "tens of thousands" to record numbers heading to the UK, David Cameron faced the spectre of the one political promise he hasn't been able to keep. The OECD released a report about the UK economy so glowing that you suspect George Osborne might have snuck into their offices and typed it up
NEW Home Secretary Sajid Javid is studying a plan to scrap the target to slash immigration down to tens of thousands and replace it with a new annual quota. The Tories' long standing pledge to reduce new arrivals to below 100,000 a year was made in 2010 but has never been met. PA:Press Association 4 Home Secretary Sajid Javid plans a new annual immigration quota system Under the detailed new proposal, a new figure for the differing number of new arrivals that the British economy needs every year
Refugee supporters interrupted question time and occupied the public gallery and foyer of Victorian parliament on June 19, demanding the state government cancel its contracts with Wilson Security over its role in Australia's offshore refugee detention centres . The activists, members of Whistleblowers, Activists and Citizens Alliance (WACA), held banners that read "Refugee abusers are guarding our parliament" and "Vic govt -- refuse to be complicit". The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) annou
It's hard to escape the conclusion that, buoyed by the mass rebellion over the EEA in the Lords on Tuesday, the opposition's pro-EU MPs are beginning to flex their muscles. Writing in the Indy last night, five MPs from the north-east - as Brexity as it gets - have demanded a second EU referendum on the terms of the deal. Two of the party's Scottish MPs have publicly said they will defy any whip to vote against or abstain on Lord Alli's EEA amendment when it reaches the commons. Game-changers? No
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is planning to increase minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2019. The increase to minimum wage could hurt young workers more than help them. Only three years ago the premier's own minimum wage panel found that through research of Canadian examples every time you increase the minimum wage by 10 per cent it has the reverse impact of lowering youth employment by six per cent. We can therefore expect that Wynne's plan to hike the minimum wage by 32 per cent would reduce you
I came up with an idea while attending a college class on "Mind of a Terrorist" on how we can help our younger generation with a new education course. This would be taught through public schools from Elementary through High School and would teach: Education on what makes a criminal An awareness of emotions- what leads to crossing the line How to identify threats in others How to help others versus bullying How to cope and tools to use when angry or faced with other emotions Learning where to ge
The long-term effects of alcohol abuse have always been linked to white matter reduction in the brain, which carries side effects that include flat affect and memory problems, but a new study has now determined that the healing process during recovery is separated along gendered lines. A study out of Boston University's School of Medicine examined the brain images of 42 male and female former alcoholics as well as 42 non-alcoholics, and found a number of differences between the recovering men an
The gender-bender trend has gotten so far out of control that it is now infecting elementary schools. It's bad enough that adults entertain the mental delusion that people can choose a gender. Now a San Francisco (big surprise) elementary school has joined in and created gender-neutral bathrooms . Sam Bass, principal of Miraloma Elementary School , told GKO : "We changed the signs, we changed the way we teach our students, that we don't have boys and girls restrooms, we have restrooms." Fantasti
Image from Time Isaiah is a 10-year-old boy with high-functioning autism living in Brooklyn. Isaiah's educational journey began first in a publicly funded prekindergarten program. At the age of 4 Isaiah was classified as a preschooler with special needs, though he was 8 years old before he received a diagnosis of autism. Isaiah began kindergarten in his zoned community school in 2010. He had an Individualized Education Program (IEP) with a classification of learning disabled and was placed in an
I love watching cartoons with my kids, and I'm not afraid to admit it. It takes me back to a simpler time. My sisters and I would get up early on a Saturday morning and pour ourselves a bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios and then park our asses on the green shag carpet and watch a few hours of cartoons until our parents kicked us outside. Ah, the good ol' days. One of my family's current favorites is Cartoon Network's The Amazing World Of Gumball (rated TV-Y7), which is a bright and colorful cartoon abo
Welcome to You Need Help! Where you've got a problem and yo, we solve it. Or we at least try. Q: I know that I am REALLY in love with my girlfriend: we know we want to spend our life together; we have the same life and we love doing the same things; I think that she's the most beautiful girl in the world and she feels the same for me. However, we are both lawyers, we work a lot during the week and we don't live together. When we see each other we're always tired or always doing something outsid
The short film Pink Moon belongs to a genre of LGBT cinema set in alternate universes where same-sex relationships are the norm and heterosexuals are subject to bullying and prejudice. But this short adds a twist to that concept: abortion is illegal and one of our lead characters has just discovered she's pregnant. Sal Bardo directed Pink Moon and he's made two other short films about people coping with alienation and prejudice: Chaser and Sam . In Pink Moon , the teenaged characters must deal w
It's International Women's Day. Which we really need, actually. In huge swaths of the world, women are second class citizens. But in Canada, every day is women's day. On Monday I showed you some powerful statistics about it: How the leading professions are dominated by women -- sometimes overwhelmingly. Why? It's not just that women are liberated and free to choose those professions, but rather that -- between fake campus rape charges to "social justice" rhetoric -- men are actively discouraged
The two engaged in animated conversation about a hot new line of research in genetics. Since the 1970s, researchers had known that the tightly wound spools of DNA inside each cells nucleus require something extra to tell them exactly which genes to transcribe, whether for a heart cell, a liver cell or a brain cell. One such extra element is the methyl group, a common structural component of organic molecules. The methyl group works like a placeholder in a cookbook, attaching to the DNA within ea
When the internet identifies with a project, amazing things happen. A filmmaker in the United States is getting a lot of love - and funding - for his project to create a short animated film about a black father doing his daughter's hair. Matthew Cherry, a former professional footballer turned filmmaker, launched a Kickstarter campaign on 10 July to raise money for the production of a five-minute short film entitled 'Hair Love'. The film stars Zuri, a four-year-old girl with a gorgeous dome of na
The long-term effects of alcohol abuse have always been linked to white matter reduction in the brain, which carries side effects that include flat affect and memory problems, but a new study has now determined that the healing process during recovery is separated along gendered lines. A study out of Boston University's School of Medicine examined the brain images of 42 male and female former alcoholics as well as 42 non-alcoholics, and found a number of differences between the recovering men an
The gender-bender trend has gotten so far out of control that it is now infecting elementary schools. It's bad enough that adults entertain the mental delusion that people can choose a gender. Now a San Francisco (big surprise) elementary school has joined in and created gender-neutral bathrooms . Sam Bass, principal of Miraloma Elementary School , told GKO : "We changed the signs, we changed the way we teach our students, that we don't have boys and girls restrooms, we have restrooms." Fantasti
Image from Time Isaiah is a 10-year-old boy with high-functioning autism living in Brooklyn. Isaiah's educational journey began first in a publicly funded prekindergarten program. At the age of 4 Isaiah was classified as a preschooler with special needs, though he was 8 years old before he received a diagnosis of autism. Isaiah began kindergarten in his zoned community school in 2010. He had an Individualized Education Program (IEP) with a classification of learning disabled and was placed in an
I love watching cartoons with my kids, and I'm not afraid to admit it. It takes me back to a simpler time. My sisters and I would get up early on a Saturday morning and pour ourselves a bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios and then park our asses on the green shag carpet and watch a few hours of cartoons until our parents kicked us outside. Ah, the good ol' days. One of my family's current favorites is Cartoon Network's The Amazing World Of Gumball (rated TV-Y7), which is a bright and colorful cartoon abo
Welcome to You Need Help! Where you've got a problem and yo, we solve it. Or we at least try. Q: I know that I am REALLY in love with my girlfriend: we know we want to spend our life together; we have the same life and we love doing the same things; I think that she's the most beautiful girl in the world and she feels the same for me. However, we are both lawyers, we work a lot during the week and we don't live together. When we see each other we're always tired or always doing something outsid
The short film Pink Moon belongs to a genre of LGBT cinema set in alternate universes where same-sex relationships are the norm and heterosexuals are subject to bullying and prejudice. But this short adds a twist to that concept: abortion is illegal and one of our lead characters has just discovered she's pregnant. Sal Bardo directed Pink Moon and he's made two other short films about people coping with alienation and prejudice: Chaser and Sam . In Pink Moon , the teenaged characters must deal w
It's International Women's Day. Which we really need, actually. In huge swaths of the world, women are second class citizens. But in Canada, every day is women's day. On Monday I showed you some powerful statistics about it: How the leading professions are dominated by women -- sometimes overwhelmingly. Why? It's not just that women are liberated and free to choose those professions, but rather that -- between fake campus rape charges to "social justice" rhetoric -- men are actively discouraged
The two engaged in animated conversation about a hot new line of research in genetics. Since the 1970s, researchers had known that the tightly wound spools of DNA inside each cells nucleus require something extra to tell them exactly which genes to transcribe, whether for a heart cell, a liver cell or a brain cell. One such extra element is the methyl group, a common structural component of organic molecules. The methyl group works like a placeholder in a cookbook, attaching to the DNA within ea
When the internet identifies with a project, amazing things happen. A filmmaker in the United States is getting a lot of love - and funding - for his project to create a short animated film about a black father doing his daughter's hair. Matthew Cherry, a former professional footballer turned filmmaker, launched a Kickstarter campaign on 10 July to raise money for the production of a five-minute short film entitled 'Hair Love'. The film stars Zuri, a four-year-old girl with a gorgeous dome of na
The hilarious A.F. Branco cartoon below shows what Democrats are REALLY up against this November, and it's their own fault: Nails it! Democrats have a very tough road ahead. The president has scored so many victories and all they have to show for themselves is a whole bunch of whining and nothing else. Democrats currently think the issue with illegals being separated from their kids while in detention is a winning issue. But they are very wrong as most support the President on this. In fact Pres
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Apr 30, 2015 8:19 AM A photo believed to have been taken by ISIS members of a baby lying beside a gun, a hand grenade, and an ISIS birth certificate has been released online. The photo's caption warns that the child will grow up to be a threat, pointing to the vast youth indoctrination program that the terror group is running in the region. "By showing the birth certificate, and the fact that the group are indoctrinating babies, I th
TEHRAN - Masaf, an Iranian institute that organizes programs on Imam Mahdi (AS) and other Islamic teachings, plans to hold a cartoon contest on Zionism. The Zion Caliphate International Cartoon and Caricature Contest will be held in two categories, the institute announced on Sunday. Theodor Herzl, the founder of the political Zionist movement, and Elizabeth II, the queen of the United Kingdom, are the themes of the caricature section. The cartoon section will focus on terrorism and racism, and t
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Oct 27, 2016 8:00 AM The Reverend Samuel Rodriguez had stated that Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton wants Hispanic Christians to go against their own religious beliefs in supporting her. In a statement emailed to supporters on Monday morning, the president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference said that Clinton wants Christians "'to Sacrifice Our Most Cherished Values." "Latinos are pro-life. Latinos, whethe
Your browser does not support HTML5 video tag. Click here to view original GIF One of the greatest animated series of all time pays homage to another cartoon that will undoubtedly also be fondly remembered for decades as The Simpsons recreates Adventure Time for its latest couch gag opening , airing before the first episode of season 28. It's hard to wrap your head around the fact that The Simpsons has been on the air for 28 seasons now, but Pendleton Ward's Adventure Time is surprisingly alread
Naguib Sawiris A Christian businessman who is one of Egypt's richest entrepreneurs, has run afoul of the internet's social media after sending out a message of Mickey and Minnie Mouse dressed as conservative Muslims. The cartoon, which was already circulating by email and on various websites, shows the Disney cartoon figures in full Muslim attire. Mickey is wearing a traditional Islamic robe with a full beard. Minnie Mouse is in a niqab - a full-body veil - with just her eyes showing, but identi
The Three Little Pigs George Brich/Shutterstock Way back in 1933, before the release of any of its feature-length films, Disney produced an Academy Award-winning short film retelling the story of the famous piggy trio and their big, bad nemesis. The cartoon classic--and its catchy tune, "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?"--are still fairly well-known, but eight-and-a-half decades' worth of other Disney characters have surpassed them in the way of relevance and park presence. There is a cafe name
No ultimo dia do Seminario Liberdade e Independencia Sindical da Esquerda Marxista, que aconteceu de 24 e 26 de novembro de 2017, em Joinville, Santa Catarina, definiram-se linhas de acao a partir dos debates realizados ao longo desta historica atividade. A eleicao hondurenha esta sendo decidida nas ruas; em todo o pais surgiu uma rebeliao popular contra a fraude eleitoral que esta adquirindo carater abertamente revolucionario. No dia 26 de novembro, os eleitores foram convocados as urnas. O atu
Hunger-striking Journalist Al-Qeq Rejects Agreement to Free Him 1 May; Demands Unconditional Rrelease Cartoon depicting Mohammed al-Qeq in his hospital bed. (Image: Mohammed Sabaaneh) Mohammed al-Qeq, 33, Palestinian journalist now on hunger strike for 76 days in protest of his imprisonment without charge or trial under Israeli administrative detention, has rejected a proposed agreement to free him by 1 May. Al-Qeq, suffering from severe health effects related to his hunger strike, including los
A reader writes, "Good morning, Jay. Did you see the Toles cartoon today?" The answer, as every day, is no. Our reader continues, I'm not so thin-skinned as to look for offense where none is to be had, and I certainly don't want to read between lines that aren't there, but this one just really rubs me the wrong way. Tea Party Republicans as some sort of infectious strain deserving of eradication? I dunno, maybe the cartoon is better in the original German. Remember the rules: If you're a right-w
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Apr 30, 2015 8:19 AM A photo believed to have been taken by ISIS members of a baby lying beside a gun, a hand grenade, and an ISIS birth certificate has been released online. The photo's caption warns that the child will grow up to be a threat, pointing to the vast youth indoctrination program that the terror group is running in the region. "By showing the birth certificate, and the fact that the group are indoctrinating babies, I th
TEHRAN - Masaf, an Iranian institute that organizes programs on Imam Mahdi (AS) and other Islamic teachings, plans to hold a cartoon contest on Zionism. The Zion Caliphate International Cartoon and Caricature Contest will be held in two categories, the institute announced on Sunday. Theodor Herzl, the founder of the political Zionist movement, and Elizabeth II, the queen of the United Kingdom, are the themes of the caricature section. The cartoon section will focus on terrorism and racism, and t
Free sign up cp newsletter! By Rod Anderson , CP Cartoonist | Oct 27, 2016 8:00 AM The Reverend Samuel Rodriguez had stated that Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton wants Hispanic Christians to go against their own religious beliefs in supporting her. In a statement emailed to supporters on Monday morning, the president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference said that Clinton wants Christians "'to Sacrifice Our Most Cherished Values." "Latinos are pro-life. Latinos, whethe
Your browser does not support HTML5 video tag. Click here to view original GIF One of the greatest animated series of all time pays homage to another cartoon that will undoubtedly also be fondly remembered for decades as The Simpsons recreates Adventure Time for its latest couch gag opening , airing before the first episode of season 28. It's hard to wrap your head around the fact that The Simpsons has been on the air for 28 seasons now, but Pendleton Ward's Adventure Time is surprisingly alread
Naguib Sawiris A Christian businessman who is one of Egypt's richest entrepreneurs, has run afoul of the internet's social media after sending out a message of Mickey and Minnie Mouse dressed as conservative Muslims. The cartoon, which was already circulating by email and on various websites, shows the Disney cartoon figures in full Muslim attire. Mickey is wearing a traditional Islamic robe with a full beard. Minnie Mouse is in a niqab - a full-body veil - with just her eyes showing, but identi
The Three Little Pigs George Brich/Shutterstock Way back in 1933, before the release of any of its feature-length films, Disney produced an Academy Award-winning short film retelling the story of the famous piggy trio and their big, bad nemesis. The cartoon classic--and its catchy tune, "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?"--are still fairly well-known, but eight-and-a-half decades' worth of other Disney characters have surpassed them in the way of relevance and park presence. There is a cafe name
No ultimo dia do Seminario Liberdade e Independencia Sindical da Esquerda Marxista, que aconteceu de 24 e 26 de novembro de 2017, em Joinville, Santa Catarina, definiram-se linhas de acao a partir dos debates realizados ao longo desta historica atividade. A eleicao hondurenha esta sendo decidida nas ruas; em todo o pais surgiu uma rebeliao popular contra a fraude eleitoral que esta adquirindo carater abertamente revolucionario. No dia 26 de novembro, os eleitores foram convocados as urnas. O atu
Hunger-striking Journalist Al-Qeq Rejects Agreement to Free Him 1 May; Demands Unconditional Rrelease Cartoon depicting Mohammed al-Qeq in his hospital bed. (Image: Mohammed Sabaaneh) Mohammed al-Qeq, 33, Palestinian journalist now on hunger strike for 76 days in protest of his imprisonment without charge or trial under Israeli administrative detention, has rejected a proposed agreement to free him by 1 May. Al-Qeq, suffering from severe health effects related to his hunger strike, including los
A reader writes, "Good morning, Jay. Did you see the Toles cartoon today?" The answer, as every day, is no. Our reader continues, I'm not so thin-skinned as to look for offense where none is to be had, and I certainly don't want to read between lines that aren't there, but this one just really rubs me the wrong way. Tea Party Republicans as some sort of infectious strain deserving of eradication? I dunno, maybe the cartoon is better in the original German. Remember the rules: If you're a right-w
Irish pro-abortion campaigners insist that they will continue to hold regular protests until their demands that abortion be legalised are met. Spurred on by the legalisation of gay marriage by referendum earlier this year and sensing a liberalisation of Irish opinion, campaigners, aided and abetted by the media and NGOs including Amnesty International, are mounting a multi-faceted offensive. Thousands are expected to take to Dublin's streets tomorrow for the fourth annual March for Choice . They
Trans* Activists for Justice and Accountability Coalition (TAJA's Coalition) gather at San Francisco City Hall on February 10, 2015 in the wake of the killing of Taja de Jesus, a trans woman of color. (Photo by Sasha Buchert) Ready to join the resistance? Sign up for Take Action Now and we'll send you three actions every Tuesday. You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation's journalism. You can read our Privacy Policy here. Thank you for signing up. For mo
Greenpeace International has released the names of four activists who led December's controversial protest at a world-protected Peruvian archaeological site during the United Nations climate change talks in Lima. The four may face charges in Peru that carry penalties of up to six years in prison. It is unprecedented for Greenpeace to give up to law enforcement the names of participants in its nonviolent, but sometimes illegal, environmental protests--underlining just how badly the Peru incident
Australia PM Turnbull Proposes Lifetime Ban on Asylum Seekers Who Arrive by Boat Headline Nov 01, 2016 Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has sparked outrage over his proposal to impose a lifetime ban on all asylum seekers who attempt to reach Australia by boat. Turnbull has vowed to introduce the legislation into Parliament next week. Topics: Australia The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United State
Get our newsletter delivered directly to your inbox I have already subscribed | Do not show this message again Several topless women held a "Tetazo" protest in Argentina's capital of Buenos Aires and other parts of the country Tuesday in response to what they call censorship and violence against their bodies. The organizers called for the protest in response to the police arrest of three women who were topless at a beach in Necochea. About 20 police officers reportedly demanded they leave the ar
The president of America's largest abortion provider is "excited" to inspire Americans with her story. But what she won't say, is that it's a story that relies on the destruction of millions of others' stories . Stories - lives - lost in abortion. In a tweet Thursday morning, Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards announced "some news." Some news: I'm writing a book! Looking forward to sharing what I've learned from years of activism & troublemaking. pic.twitter.com/vRtbxhz6pL -- Cecile Ri
Black Alliance for Just Immigration activists protest Arizona's S.B. 1070 legislation. YOUTUBE SCREENSHOT COURTESY OF BAJI The administrative relief measures that President Barack Obama announced Thursday will benefit an estimated 4 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States. This long-awaited measure came several months after the president promised to take executive action in the absence of any cooperation by an obstructionist Congress to pass legislation. What some, including
On Friday, January 22, thousands of anti-abortion activists will descend on Washington, D.C., for the annual March for Life , a day-long event of rallying, advocacy, education, and lobbying for the elimination of abortion rights. This year's event coincides with the 43rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade , the landmark Supreme Court decision that affirmed women's constitutional right to abortion. Advocates who support abortion access often lift up the Roe anniversary as a chance to discuss how access t
On Wednesday, March 8, women around the world -- and, as well, the United States -- are being urged to refuse to perform "paid or unpaid" work, aka 'to strike.' With their "demands" ranging from higher pay and pay equity to free abortion on demand, free education and the destruction of Israel , liberal women will be taking to the streets to make their voices heard. In Alexandria, Virginia, as well as Chapel Hill, North Carolina, entire school districts have announced they will be closing in a
Friday, May 9, 2014, 9:16 pm * By Julia Wong Workers, UFCW members and supporters march around the perimeter of the parking lot at a Walmart in Mountain View where President Obama is speaking. (Julia Wong) This morning, President Barack Obama delivered a speech on energy efficiency at a Walmart in Mountain View, California. Outside in the parking lot, amidst a sizeable crowd hoping for a glimpse of the president, marched some 200 protesters carrying large signs. The picketers were there to e
Trans* Activists for Justice and Accountability Coalition (TAJA's Coalition) gather at San Francisco City Hall on February 10, 2015 in the wake of the killing of Taja de Jesus, a trans woman of color. (Photo by Sasha Buchert) Ready to join the resistance? Sign up for Take Action Now and we'll send you three actions every Tuesday. You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation's journalism. You can read our Privacy Policy here. Thank you for signing up. For mo
Greenpeace International has released the names of four activists who led December's controversial protest at a world-protected Peruvian archaeological site during the United Nations climate change talks in Lima. The four may face charges in Peru that carry penalties of up to six years in prison. It is unprecedented for Greenpeace to give up to law enforcement the names of participants in its nonviolent, but sometimes illegal, environmental protests--underlining just how badly the Peru incident
Australia PM Turnbull Proposes Lifetime Ban on Asylum Seekers Who Arrive by Boat Headline Nov 01, 2016 Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has sparked outrage over his proposal to impose a lifetime ban on all asylum seekers who attempt to reach Australia by boat. Turnbull has vowed to introduce the legislation into Parliament next week. Topics: Australia The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United State
Get our newsletter delivered directly to your inbox I have already subscribed | Do not show this message again Several topless women held a "Tetazo" protest in Argentina's capital of Buenos Aires and other parts of the country Tuesday in response to what they call censorship and violence against their bodies. The organizers called for the protest in response to the police arrest of three women who were topless at a beach in Necochea. About 20 police officers reportedly demanded they leave the ar
The president of America's largest abortion provider is "excited" to inspire Americans with her story. But what she won't say, is that it's a story that relies on the destruction of millions of others' stories . Stories - lives - lost in abortion. In a tweet Thursday morning, Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards announced "some news." Some news: I'm writing a book! Looking forward to sharing what I've learned from years of activism & troublemaking. pic.twitter.com/vRtbxhz6pL -- Cecile Ri
Black Alliance for Just Immigration activists protest Arizona's S.B. 1070 legislation. YOUTUBE SCREENSHOT COURTESY OF BAJI The administrative relief measures that President Barack Obama announced Thursday will benefit an estimated 4 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States. This long-awaited measure came several months after the president promised to take executive action in the absence of any cooperation by an obstructionist Congress to pass legislation. What some, including
On Friday, January 22, thousands of anti-abortion activists will descend on Washington, D.C., for the annual March for Life , a day-long event of rallying, advocacy, education, and lobbying for the elimination of abortion rights. This year's event coincides with the 43rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade , the landmark Supreme Court decision that affirmed women's constitutional right to abortion. Advocates who support abortion access often lift up the Roe anniversary as a chance to discuss how access t
On Wednesday, March 8, women around the world -- and, as well, the United States -- are being urged to refuse to perform "paid or unpaid" work, aka 'to strike.' With their "demands" ranging from higher pay and pay equity to free abortion on demand, free education and the destruction of Israel , liberal women will be taking to the streets to make their voices heard. In Alexandria, Virginia, as well as Chapel Hill, North Carolina, entire school districts have announced they will be closing in a
Friday, May 9, 2014, 9:16 pm * By Julia Wong Workers, UFCW members and supporters march around the perimeter of the parking lot at a Walmart in Mountain View where President Obama is speaking. (Julia Wong) This morning, President Barack Obama delivered a speech on energy efficiency at a Walmart in Mountain View, California. Outside in the parking lot, amidst a sizeable crowd hoping for a glimpse of the president, marched some 200 protesters carrying large signs. The picketers were there to e
Thousands of families, farm workers, students, Native Americans and environmentalists from across California descended on the capitol building in Sacramento on Saturday united under a single message to Governor Jerry Brown: "Don't frack with our state!" In what is being called the largest anti-fracking action in California, organizers estimate that 5,000 protesters from across the state took part in the rally and march, which was organized by the coalition Californians Against Fracking along wit
There's at least one hourly employee who understands where all the anger over the new minimum wage for fast food workers should really be directed. Jens Rushing is a paramedic who, after New York's recent ruling, now makes just as much as a fast food worker at $15/hr, according to Addicting Info . Many in Rushing's place might be frustrated, since his job is arguably much harder than working in a fast-food chain, but Rushing believes the wage raise is merely meant to distract Americans from the
The decades' long campaign to take abortion out of the NSW Crimes Act is coming to a head. A Greens bill to do this and enact safe zones around abortion clinics will go to the NSW Parliament on May 11. MLC Mehreen Faruqi's Abortion Law Reform (Miscellaneous Acts Amendment) Bill 2016 was first introduced last August. Faruqi said it is well past time for abortion to be treated as a health issue, adding that the law needs to be brought into line with majority thinking on this important and sensitiv
Via Campesina: 'End Corporate Domination Of Climate Meetings' By La Via Campesina, www.viacampesina.org September 10, 2015 Via Campesina: 'End Corporate Domination Of Climate Meetings' 2015-09-10 2015-09-10 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/09/Screen-Shot-2015-09-10-at-9.11.45-AM-150x91.png 200px 200px Climate disruptions this year have again caused widespread
After attending the national day of action on climate change, organised by GetUp on November 17, Sally Rawsthorne wrote in the Guardian that "fringe dwellers" like the Socialist Alliance and the Green Left Weekly participating in the rally "does climate action a disservice". It may be true that both organisations are not reaching wider Australia. However, this may have more to do with the misrepresentation and marginalisation by certain powers, including the mainstream media. What is less clear
Earlier this week, Council of Canadians released an action alert encouraging residents of B.C. to ask what their provincial NDP candidate's position is on fracking. The Liberals have already made it clear that they support the industry, but we had not heard much from the NDP -- until now. But the entire point is not what each political party is saying. The point is that B.C. is home to some of the largest gas reserves being exploited by fracking in North America, and this is impacting people's w
On Monday, unionized grocery workers in San Diego County voted to authorize strikes against Albertsons, Ralphs and Vons to protest the latest wage offer from the supermarket food chains. The offer reportedly stands to "drastically" impact workers' take-home pay and deplete their health care coverage, the union claims. Pavilions and Safeway stores will also be affected. Grocers are pushing back. "A strike authorization vote is premature and only serves to cause concern for associates and customer
Green Party MP Caroline Lucas, who took part in protests against fracking in Balcombe, West Sussex, in 2013, said ministers had ignored local people who had objected to the plans. "Today's decision shows the yawning gap between the Government's rhetoric and the reality of their policies - and it will send a shiver down the spine of the many people up and down the country fighting fracking. "Ministers promise to support "ordinary people" but have ignored the people of Lancashire - including loc
A McDonald's Employee Must Work One Million Hours To Make As Much As The Company's CEO Pat Garofalo Dec 12, 2012, 6:40 pm Fast food workers in New York City briefly walked off the job last month to protest the low wages endemic to their industry. Over the last several years, fast food companies -- most prominently McDonald's and Yum! Brands, which owns Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell -- have reaped huge profits while employing some of the largest numbers of low-wage workers in
Flaming tap water made for compelling imagery and anti-fracking activists and news media used it to make drilling for natural gas look dangerous. But a new study reported by the Denver Post further undermined such claims. A recent study conducted by the University of Colorado (CU) found that methane leaks due to hydraulic fracturing (fracking) are not nearly as common as anti-fracking proponents claim. The Denver Post reported July 11, that CU researchers found methane in 64 percent of groundwat
There's at least one hourly employee who understands where all the anger over the new minimum wage for fast food workers should really be directed. Jens Rushing is a paramedic who, after New York's recent ruling, now makes just as much as a fast food worker at $15/hr, according to Addicting Info . Many in Rushing's place might be frustrated, since his job is arguably much harder than working in a fast-food chain, but Rushing believes the wage raise is merely meant to distract Americans from the
The decades' long campaign to take abortion out of the NSW Crimes Act is coming to a head. A Greens bill to do this and enact safe zones around abortion clinics will go to the NSW Parliament on May 11. MLC Mehreen Faruqi's Abortion Law Reform (Miscellaneous Acts Amendment) Bill 2016 was first introduced last August. Faruqi said it is well past time for abortion to be treated as a health issue, adding that the law needs to be brought into line with majority thinking on this important and sensitiv
Via Campesina: 'End Corporate Domination Of Climate Meetings' By La Via Campesina, www.viacampesina.org September 10, 2015 Via Campesina: 'End Corporate Domination Of Climate Meetings' 2015-09-10 2015-09-10 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/09/Screen-Shot-2015-09-10-at-9.11.45-AM-150x91.png 200px 200px Climate disruptions this year have again caused widespread
After attending the national day of action on climate change, organised by GetUp on November 17, Sally Rawsthorne wrote in the Guardian that "fringe dwellers" like the Socialist Alliance and the Green Left Weekly participating in the rally "does climate action a disservice". It may be true that both organisations are not reaching wider Australia. However, this may have more to do with the misrepresentation and marginalisation by certain powers, including the mainstream media. What is less clear
Earlier this week, Council of Canadians released an action alert encouraging residents of B.C. to ask what their provincial NDP candidate's position is on fracking. The Liberals have already made it clear that they support the industry, but we had not heard much from the NDP -- until now. But the entire point is not what each political party is saying. The point is that B.C. is home to some of the largest gas reserves being exploited by fracking in North America, and this is impacting people's w
On Monday, unionized grocery workers in San Diego County voted to authorize strikes against Albertsons, Ralphs and Vons to protest the latest wage offer from the supermarket food chains. The offer reportedly stands to "drastically" impact workers' take-home pay and deplete their health care coverage, the union claims. Pavilions and Safeway stores will also be affected. Grocers are pushing back. "A strike authorization vote is premature and only serves to cause concern for associates and customer
Green Party MP Caroline Lucas, who took part in protests against fracking in Balcombe, West Sussex, in 2013, said ministers had ignored local people who had objected to the plans. "Today's decision shows the yawning gap between the Government's rhetoric and the reality of their policies - and it will send a shiver down the spine of the many people up and down the country fighting fracking. "Ministers promise to support "ordinary people" but have ignored the people of Lancashire - including loc
A McDonald's Employee Must Work One Million Hours To Make As Much As The Company's CEO Pat Garofalo Dec 12, 2012, 6:40 pm Fast food workers in New York City briefly walked off the job last month to protest the low wages endemic to their industry. Over the last several years, fast food companies -- most prominently McDonald's and Yum! Brands, which owns Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell -- have reaped huge profits while employing some of the largest numbers of low-wage workers in
Flaming tap water made for compelling imagery and anti-fracking activists and news media used it to make drilling for natural gas look dangerous. But a new study reported by the Denver Post further undermined such claims. A recent study conducted by the University of Colorado (CU) found that methane leaks due to hydraulic fracturing (fracking) are not nearly as common as anti-fracking proponents claim. The Denver Post reported July 11, that CU researchers found methane in 64 percent of groundwat
Twenty-two members of Resistance: Young Socialist Alliance initiated a 24-hour hunger strike in solidarity with the hunger-striking refugees on Manus Island. The action, held from noon on January 20 until noon on January 21, aimed to draw attention to the plight of 700 refugees on Manus Island. It was a symbolic gesture that allowed young people from around the country to start conversations with others who were unaware of what was happening on Manus Island at the direction of the Australian gov
Anonymous Contributor - September 11, 2016 Submitted to It's Going Down This is a short report back from a militant who participated in the September 10th Prison Strike solidarity march which took place in Oakland, California. I intend to only speak from... Anonymous Contributor - July 4, 2017 For the last few years, anarchists, Indigenous people and anti-colonial activists in Kingston have been pushing back against what has always been a particularly strong Canadian nationalist spirit that exis
Several Mi'kmaq women shut down a Maritimes Energy Association briefing held at the Westin Nova Scotian this morning around 8am, supported by a rally of over a hundred protesters. The NS Energy [...] Secret documents from Canada's spy agency show that the Canadian government was getting ready in case last year's Idle No More protests "escalated." A heavily-redacted 11-page report -- with one [...] The Canadian government is increasingly worried that the growing clout of aboriginal peoples' right
Last Thursday, Women's March organized a mass protest at the Hart Senate Office Building against the Trump Administration's immigration policies. Hundreds of women screamed "Abolish ICE!" and "Where are the kids?" on the floor of the cavernous building. Although Senators such as Tammy Duckworth and Kirsten Gillibrand talked with the protestors and expressed their support, 575 of them were arrested by Capitol Police and charged a $50.00 fine for unlawful demonstration. However, chances are you h
Nuclear War Protest At White House By Global Zero, www.popularresistance.org August 10, 2017 Nuclear War Protest At White House 2017-08-10 2017-08-10 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/08/1war-e1502370805679-150x96.jpg 200px 200px Washington, DC - On Wednesday night groups including Global Zero, MoveOn.org, Win Without War, Ultraviolet, and CODEPINK: Women For
About 500 people rallied in Melbourne on August 13 to put the Liberal and Labor parties on notice that the refugee rights movement is rebuilding, and a growing number of people are willing to stand up for refugees. The Refugee Action Collective organised the protest under the slogan of "Stand up for Refugees" in a bid to have the treatment of asylum seekers recognized as a human rights issue. There were contingents of Greens, socialists and the Community Public Sector Union. Protesters chanted,
Late April to Early May: 100s of 1,000s Protest Crimes of the Trump/Pence Regime May 8, 2017 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us Holocaust Remembrance Day, New York. Credit: @RefuseFascism WATCH THIS MAY 4 EVENT HERE: Thousands marched and rallied in downtown Los Angeles on May Day. Isabel Cardenas speaks at May Day 2017 in Los Angeles. April 27, 2017, sponsored by RefuseFascism.org The last week in April, and the first week in May, saw hundreds of thousands of people, in the U.S., and around the
"Occupy" protesters wear their movement's leaderless decentralization on their collective sleeve. The attitude fits with a group that claims "democracy" as its chief political end. But it also makes ascertaining their conctete political objectives far more difficult, since, in theory, there can be no established political platform. Polling conducted at some of the Occupy tent cities offers a glimpse into the views of the protesters. But market research firm Frontier Lab decided to look a bit dee
AFTER A Chicago rally held in conjunction with the March 22 International Day Against Fascism and Racism, the Freedom Road Socialist Organization's (FRSO) report about the event criticized the International Socialist Organization (ISO) for "largely agreeing" with the fascists. This is an offensive statement that flies in the face of the ISO's history over four decades. Indeed, it was ISO members who initiated the anti-fascist demonstration in Chicago on March 22. But it is no surprise that FRSO'
The decision by Amnesty International's decision-making forum, the International Council Meeting, to call for the decriminalization of prostitution is another in a long line of triumphs for heartless neoliberal economics and the grotesque commodification of human beings that defines predatory capitalism. Salil Shetty, secretary-general of Amnesty International, said: "Sex workers are one of the most marginalized groups in the world who in most instances face constant risk of discrimination, viol
Anonymous Contributor - September 11, 2016 Submitted to It's Going Down This is a short report back from a militant who participated in the September 10th Prison Strike solidarity march which took place in Oakland, California. I intend to only speak from... Anonymous Contributor - July 4, 2017 For the last few years, anarchists, Indigenous people and anti-colonial activists in Kingston have been pushing back against what has always been a particularly strong Canadian nationalist spirit that exis
Several Mi'kmaq women shut down a Maritimes Energy Association briefing held at the Westin Nova Scotian this morning around 8am, supported by a rally of over a hundred protesters. The NS Energy [...] Secret documents from Canada's spy agency show that the Canadian government was getting ready in case last year's Idle No More protests "escalated." A heavily-redacted 11-page report -- with one [...] The Canadian government is increasingly worried that the growing clout of aboriginal peoples' right
Last Thursday, Women's March organized a mass protest at the Hart Senate Office Building against the Trump Administration's immigration policies. Hundreds of women screamed "Abolish ICE!" and "Where are the kids?" on the floor of the cavernous building. Although Senators such as Tammy Duckworth and Kirsten Gillibrand talked with the protestors and expressed their support, 575 of them were arrested by Capitol Police and charged a $50.00 fine for unlawful demonstration. However, chances are you h
Nuclear War Protest At White House By Global Zero, www.popularresistance.org August 10, 2017 Nuclear War Protest At White House 2017-08-10 2017-08-10 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/08/1war-e1502370805679-150x96.jpg 200px 200px Washington, DC - On Wednesday night groups including Global Zero, MoveOn.org, Win Without War, Ultraviolet, and CODEPINK: Women For
About 500 people rallied in Melbourne on August 13 to put the Liberal and Labor parties on notice that the refugee rights movement is rebuilding, and a growing number of people are willing to stand up for refugees. The Refugee Action Collective organised the protest under the slogan of "Stand up for Refugees" in a bid to have the treatment of asylum seekers recognized as a human rights issue. There were contingents of Greens, socialists and the Community Public Sector Union. Protesters chanted,
Late April to Early May: 100s of 1,000s Protest Crimes of the Trump/Pence Regime May 8, 2017 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us Holocaust Remembrance Day, New York. Credit: @RefuseFascism WATCH THIS MAY 4 EVENT HERE: Thousands marched and rallied in downtown Los Angeles on May Day. Isabel Cardenas speaks at May Day 2017 in Los Angeles. April 27, 2017, sponsored by RefuseFascism.org The last week in April, and the first week in May, saw hundreds of thousands of people, in the U.S., and around the
"Occupy" protesters wear their movement's leaderless decentralization on their collective sleeve. The attitude fits with a group that claims "democracy" as its chief political end. But it also makes ascertaining their conctete political objectives far more difficult, since, in theory, there can be no established political platform. Polling conducted at some of the Occupy tent cities offers a glimpse into the views of the protesters. But market research firm Frontier Lab decided to look a bit dee
AFTER A Chicago rally held in conjunction with the March 22 International Day Against Fascism and Racism, the Freedom Road Socialist Organization's (FRSO) report about the event criticized the International Socialist Organization (ISO) for "largely agreeing" with the fascists. This is an offensive statement that flies in the face of the ISO's history over four decades. Indeed, it was ISO members who initiated the anti-fascist demonstration in Chicago on March 22. But it is no surprise that FRSO'
The decision by Amnesty International's decision-making forum, the International Council Meeting, to call for the decriminalization of prostitution is another in a long line of triumphs for heartless neoliberal economics and the grotesque commodification of human beings that defines predatory capitalism. Salil Shetty, secretary-general of Amnesty International, said: "Sex workers are one of the most marginalized groups in the world who in most instances face constant risk of discrimination, viol
MONTPELIER, VERMONT -- Despite Vermont becoming the first state in the U.S. to ban the practice of fracking more than two years ago , Vermonters are, to this day, willfully risking arrest to stop more fracking infrastructure from coming into their state. On Monday, 64 Vermonters were arrested at Governor Peter Shumlin's office in protest of a new fracked gas pipeline proposal -- the largest civil disobedience action the state has seen since the Winooski 44's protest of the Iran-Contra scandal in
Something Else To Worry About With Fracking By Ellen Cantarow, www.tomdispatch.com January 31, 2014 Something Else To Worry About With Fracking 2014-01-31 2014-01-31 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2014/01/Frack-pipeline-A-natural-gas-pipeline-under-construction-near-East-Smithfield-in-Bradford-County-Pennsylvania-Jan.-7-2012.-REUTERS-by-Les-Stone-150x99.jpg 200p
"This just makes us more determined to build the community opposition to unconventional gas fracking, with a protest next week outside a frackers' conference in Perth, and in October as part of a national day of action called by the Lock the Gate Alliance." In these days of growing media concentration, Green Left Weekly is a proudly independent voice committed to human and civil rights, global peace and environmental sustainability, democracy and equality. By printing the news and ideas the main
Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 UK: Cuadrilla Secures New Injunction Against Fracking Protesters by Rob Evans / The Guardian A major energy firm has secured an expanded injunction against protesters after it took a big step towards starting fracking on a substantial scale. Cuadrilla Resources went to court to obtain the injunction against all campaigners who opposed its drilling operations at its Preston New Road site in Lancashire. The injunction was granted on Friday on a temporary basis amid growing
"Fracking is one issue that encapsulates nearly everything that is currently wrong with the state of our democracy," says Tina Rothery, the anti-fracking "nana" now standing as a Green Party candidate in Fylde in Lancashire . But is it also a subject that could leave the Tory Party fractured come the 8 June? Tina has long battled the UK's oil and gas industry over this issue and sees the government's recent support for an exploration well at Preston New Road (in direct opposition to the will o
Green Party MP Caroline Lucas, who took part in protests against fracking in Balcombe, West Sussex, in 2013, said ministers had ignored local people who had objected to the plans. "Today's decision shows the yawning gap between the Government's rhetoric and the reality of their policies - and it will send a shiver down the spine of the many people up and down the country fighting fracking. "Ministers promise to support "ordinary people" but have ignored the people of Lancashire - including loc
Yoko Ono's anti-fracking group takes aim at NY governor 12:13 PM 08/30/2012 An anti-fracking coalition started by Yoko Ono and her son Sean Lennon aims to mobilize artists, musicians and filmmakers to halt fracking plans in the state of New York. The coalition, Artists Against Fracking , is comprised of more than 180 members including notable celebrities like Lady Gaga, Liv Tyler, Alec Baldwin, Uma Thurman and former Beatle Ringo Starr. "What distinguishes us is that we have the ear of our audie
NY's Fracking Ban Was Supposed To Set A Precedent... By Ellen Cantarow and Dennis Higgins, www.truth-out.org August 14, 2017 NY's Fracking Ban Was Supposed To Set A Precedent... 2017-08-14 2017-08-14 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/08/2017_0808frr_-150x100.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: Anti-fracking protesters gather outside of the auditorium before New York
Environmentalists are misrepresenting a transparently anti-fossil fuel editorial about the Dakota pipeline as rigorous analysis, a pipeline safety regulator told The Daily Caller News Foundation. Brigham McCown, a former Bush administration official and regulator with the Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, said that anti-fracking activists are stooping to new lows to stymie the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). McCown was referring to a report by
"Fracking" because common household vocabulary or most Canadians earlier this year, when Indigenous protests at Elsipogtog First Nation brought the practice into the media spotlight. But it's not just New Brunswick residents who have to deal with the environmental devastation and health dangers of fracking. If you need some more background information on fracking, try this site , with a creative display of the facts. The Council of Canadians recently produced this resource to help guide anti-fra
Something Else To Worry About With Fracking By Ellen Cantarow, www.tomdispatch.com January 31, 2014 Something Else To Worry About With Fracking 2014-01-31 2014-01-31 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2014/01/Frack-pipeline-A-natural-gas-pipeline-under-construction-near-East-Smithfield-in-Bradford-County-Pennsylvania-Jan.-7-2012.-REUTERS-by-Les-Stone-150x99.jpg 200p
"This just makes us more determined to build the community opposition to unconventional gas fracking, with a protest next week outside a frackers' conference in Perth, and in October as part of a national day of action called by the Lock the Gate Alliance." In these days of growing media concentration, Green Left Weekly is a proudly independent voice committed to human and civil rights, global peace and environmental sustainability, democracy and equality. By printing the news and ideas the main
Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 UK: Cuadrilla Secures New Injunction Against Fracking Protesters by Rob Evans / The Guardian A major energy firm has secured an expanded injunction against protesters after it took a big step towards starting fracking on a substantial scale. Cuadrilla Resources went to court to obtain the injunction against all campaigners who opposed its drilling operations at its Preston New Road site in Lancashire. The injunction was granted on Friday on a temporary basis amid growing
"Fracking is one issue that encapsulates nearly everything that is currently wrong with the state of our democracy," says Tina Rothery, the anti-fracking "nana" now standing as a Green Party candidate in Fylde in Lancashire . But is it also a subject that could leave the Tory Party fractured come the 8 June? Tina has long battled the UK's oil and gas industry over this issue and sees the government's recent support for an exploration well at Preston New Road (in direct opposition to the will o
Green Party MP Caroline Lucas, who took part in protests against fracking in Balcombe, West Sussex, in 2013, said ministers had ignored local people who had objected to the plans. "Today's decision shows the yawning gap between the Government's rhetoric and the reality of their policies - and it will send a shiver down the spine of the many people up and down the country fighting fracking. "Ministers promise to support "ordinary people" but have ignored the people of Lancashire - including loc
Yoko Ono's anti-fracking group takes aim at NY governor 12:13 PM 08/30/2012 An anti-fracking coalition started by Yoko Ono and her son Sean Lennon aims to mobilize artists, musicians and filmmakers to halt fracking plans in the state of New York. The coalition, Artists Against Fracking , is comprised of more than 180 members including notable celebrities like Lady Gaga, Liv Tyler, Alec Baldwin, Uma Thurman and former Beatle Ringo Starr. "What distinguishes us is that we have the ear of our audie
NY's Fracking Ban Was Supposed To Set A Precedent... By Ellen Cantarow and Dennis Higgins, www.truth-out.org August 14, 2017 NY's Fracking Ban Was Supposed To Set A Precedent... 2017-08-14 2017-08-14 https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.png PopularResistance.Org https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/08/2017_0808frr_-150x100.jpg 200px 200px Above Photo: Anti-fracking protesters gather outside of the auditorium before New York
Environmentalists are misrepresenting a transparently anti-fossil fuel editorial about the Dakota pipeline as rigorous analysis, a pipeline safety regulator told The Daily Caller News Foundation. Brigham McCown, a former Bush administration official and regulator with the Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, said that anti-fracking activists are stooping to new lows to stymie the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). McCown was referring to a report by
"Fracking" because common household vocabulary or most Canadians earlier this year, when Indigenous protests at Elsipogtog First Nation brought the practice into the media spotlight. But it's not just New Brunswick residents who have to deal with the environmental devastation and health dangers of fracking. If you need some more background information on fracking, try this site , with a creative display of the facts. The Council of Canadians recently produced this resource to help guide anti-fra
Cameroon, a former British responsibility in Central Africa, is facing a secessionist threat from rebels from the English speaking region of south-western Cameroon who have declared the independence of their region, naming it "Ambazonia". The regional crisis, that has been brewing for years, erupted into an open revolt earlier this year. It has resulted in some 40,000 people fleeing into neighbouring Nigeria . Even this figure - admits the UN refugee agency - may be an underestimate. The Englis
The non-binding referendum for independence held by the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq's northern region resulted in an overwhelming "yes" vote, despite objections from many states. Now that the KRG's non-binding referendum on independence has resulted in an overwhelming 'yes', what awaits the region? General view of KRG Parliament meeting in Erbil, Iraq, September 15, 2017. ( Reuters ) The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq held a referendum on independence, previously deem
Indonesia vote could be delayed, paper says Gunshots heard on spice island April 26, 1999 Web posted at: 3:16 a.m. EDT (0716 GMT) JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- A plan to split the vast province of Irian Jaya and the violence-wracked Molucca spice islands could result in a delay to the June 7 general election, according to a report on Monday quoting the chief of Indonesia's election commission. The development occurred as conflict continued on the remote spice island of Tual. Last week, Indonesia's
A little pivot to Central Asia Given the right policies, Kazakhstan could become prosperous, free and an important American ally. Clifford D. May 2nd May 2018 - The Washington Times Kazakhstan is one of the ten largest countries in the world, yet most Americans couldn't find it on a map. It spans Central Asia, home to the world's most sophisticated civilizations in the Middle Ages, yet most Americans know nothing of the region's ancient cities, scholars and poets. Today, Kazakhstan is a secular
News briefs January 27, 1996 Web posted at: 1:55 p.m. EST (1855 GMT) Israeli forces kill four guerrillas in Lebanon JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israeli forces killed four guerrillas in a clash early Saturday in Israel's self-declared security zone in southern Lebanon, an Israeli army spokeswoman said. Pro-Israeli sources in Lebanon earlier said six guerrillas had been killed in the clash. Those sources said a group of guerrillas armed with machine-guns and rocket- propelled grenades fought an Israeli pat
Morocco's government said today it would end economic cooperation with the European Union if the bloc does not honour a farming deal, weeks after an EU court ruled that the pact does not apply to the disputed Western Sahara region. In a statement to MAP state news agency, the agriculture ministry said the EU should resist any attempts to block Moroccan products entering the European market but did not explain why the pact might be at risk. "In the absence of a frank commitment from the European
Less than two months after the Kurds voted by an overwhelming margin of 93% in favor of breaking away from Iraq, the Kurdish dream of independence lies in ruins. On Tuesday, Iraq's parliament in Baghdad voted to criminalize flying the Israeli flag in the country, accusing the Mossad of orchestrating the Kurdish independence referendum to establish a second Israel in the Middle East. The move comes after Kurdish forces had come under fire by Iranian-backed militia in mid-October, supported by ele
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local): 8:25 Syria's state news agency says at least seven people have been killed and 10 injured in a barrage of rockets that fell on government-controlled areas in and near the capital Damascus. SANA said the 13 missiles fell on Ash alwarwar neighborhood, north of Damascus, killing at least six civilians and wounding nine. The agency said other missiles fell on Mezzeh neighborhood, killing one woman and injuring a child. The ca
Georgian and Russian authorities traded accusations over the blast, the deadliest single occurrence reported in South Ossetia since the nations fought a war over the region in August. Both sides claimed it was aimed at scuttling the fragile Western-backed ceasefire. South Ossetia's separatist President Eduard Kokoity called the explosion "a targeted terrorist act" and claimed the Georgian State Security Ministry was behind it, Russia's ITAR-Tass news agency reported. Russia's Defence Ministry al
Kabul : Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has been increasing for a third year in a row and is heading for a record high, the U.N. said in a report released Monday. The boom in poppy cultivation is at its most pronounced in the Taliban's heartland in the south, the report showed, especially in regions where troops of the U.S.-led coalition have been withdrawn or are in the process of departing. The report suggests that whatever international efforts have been made to wean local farmers off
The non-binding referendum for independence held by the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq's northern region resulted in an overwhelming "yes" vote, despite objections from many states. Now that the KRG's non-binding referendum on independence has resulted in an overwhelming 'yes', what awaits the region? General view of KRG Parliament meeting in Erbil, Iraq, September 15, 2017. ( Reuters ) The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq held a referendum on independence, previously deem
Indonesia vote could be delayed, paper says Gunshots heard on spice island April 26, 1999 Web posted at: 3:16 a.m. EDT (0716 GMT) JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- A plan to split the vast province of Irian Jaya and the violence-wracked Molucca spice islands could result in a delay to the June 7 general election, according to a report on Monday quoting the chief of Indonesia's election commission. The development occurred as conflict continued on the remote spice island of Tual. Last week, Indonesia's
A little pivot to Central Asia Given the right policies, Kazakhstan could become prosperous, free and an important American ally. Clifford D. May 2nd May 2018 - The Washington Times Kazakhstan is one of the ten largest countries in the world, yet most Americans couldn't find it on a map. It spans Central Asia, home to the world's most sophisticated civilizations in the Middle Ages, yet most Americans know nothing of the region's ancient cities, scholars and poets. Today, Kazakhstan is a secular
News briefs January 27, 1996 Web posted at: 1:55 p.m. EST (1855 GMT) Israeli forces kill four guerrillas in Lebanon JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israeli forces killed four guerrillas in a clash early Saturday in Israel's self-declared security zone in southern Lebanon, an Israeli army spokeswoman said. Pro-Israeli sources in Lebanon earlier said six guerrillas had been killed in the clash. Those sources said a group of guerrillas armed with machine-guns and rocket- propelled grenades fought an Israeli pat
Morocco's government said today it would end economic cooperation with the European Union if the bloc does not honour a farming deal, weeks after an EU court ruled that the pact does not apply to the disputed Western Sahara region. In a statement to MAP state news agency, the agriculture ministry said the EU should resist any attempts to block Moroccan products entering the European market but did not explain why the pact might be at risk. "In the absence of a frank commitment from the European
Less than two months after the Kurds voted by an overwhelming margin of 93% in favor of breaking away from Iraq, the Kurdish dream of independence lies in ruins. On Tuesday, Iraq's parliament in Baghdad voted to criminalize flying the Israeli flag in the country, accusing the Mossad of orchestrating the Kurdish independence referendum to establish a second Israel in the Middle East. The move comes after Kurdish forces had come under fire by Iranian-backed militia in mid-October, supported by ele
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local): 8:25 Syria's state news agency says at least seven people have been killed and 10 injured in a barrage of rockets that fell on government-controlled areas in and near the capital Damascus. SANA said the 13 missiles fell on Ash alwarwar neighborhood, north of Damascus, killing at least six civilians and wounding nine. The agency said other missiles fell on Mezzeh neighborhood, killing one woman and injuring a child. The ca
Georgian and Russian authorities traded accusations over the blast, the deadliest single occurrence reported in South Ossetia since the nations fought a war over the region in August. Both sides claimed it was aimed at scuttling the fragile Western-backed ceasefire. South Ossetia's separatist President Eduard Kokoity called the explosion "a targeted terrorist act" and claimed the Georgian State Security Ministry was behind it, Russia's ITAR-Tass news agency reported. Russia's Defence Ministry al
Kabul : Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has been increasing for a third year in a row and is heading for a record high, the U.N. said in a report released Monday. The boom in poppy cultivation is at its most pronounced in the Taliban's heartland in the south, the report showed, especially in regions where troops of the U.S.-led coalition have been withdrawn or are in the process of departing. The report suggests that whatever international efforts have been made to wean local farmers off
Thanks to a pretty nifty map recently created by Movoto , we're able to see which foreign nation each state in the U.S. matches up with when it comes to the number of gun owners in each one. The results concluded that some of America's most populated and powerful states matched up with the world's superpowers, when it comes to gun ideology: California 's total of 33.08 million guns is closest to China's 40 million Texas ' total of 22.33 million guns is closest to Germany's 25 million New York 's
Source Pravda.Ru 17 Aug 2017 at 17:28 Russia gives Sweet Lake to Kazakstan, but keeps Bitter Lake Lake Sladkoe (Sweet Lake) in the Novosibirsk region of Russia was given to Kazakhstan . The border between the two states was marked along one of its sides. The delimitation of the territories of Russia and Kazakhstan began in 2005. Having established the borders, the lake became part of the neighbouring state of Kazakhstan. Now the state border between Russia and Kazakhstan goes on the eastern side
The non-binding referendum for independence held by the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq's northern region resulted in an overwhelming "yes" vote, despite objections from many states. Now that the KRG's non-binding referendum on independence has resulted in an overwhelming 'yes', what awaits the region? General view of KRG Parliament meeting in Erbil, Iraq, September 15, 2017. ( Reuters ) The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq held a referendum on independence, previously deem
Ukraine: America's New Welfare State and National Security Risk The map overlay shows the relative size of Ukraine to the whole of the continental U.S. It is comparable in size to Texas. This is an important fact to keep in mind, because the U.S. is now taking financial and security responsibility for Ukraine. President Putin sent an open letter to EU countries yesterday, explaining the value of gas credits Russia has provided Ukraine recently. Gas-Prom is the Russian company that supplies natur
The armies of Morocco and Algeria are reinforcing their presence on the border area. Moroccan Al-Masa newspaper reported on Saturday that "the number of border guards will be increased to provide security information, control the movement of smuggling networks and counter terrorist threats from the Sahel area and Sahara, which seek to penetrate the region." Earlier the Algerian authorities announced that they would increase the number of border surveillance posts on the Algerian-Moroccan borders
The massive and widespread 2012 drought that has gripped the nation since the spring refuses to die, according to the latest report from the U.S. Drought Monitor -- and in fact, it's expanded a little: as of September 18, 64.82 percent of the contiguous U.S. was suffering from at least moderate drought, slightly more than the 64.16 percent reported a week earlier, enough of a gain to set a new record for this drought category. [ Climate Central ] The economy in rural parts of 10 Midwest and West
TexasTowelie (53,526 posts) Why Mexico is the new Germany, in 1 map One hundred years ago, almost one in every five immigrants in the United States hailed from Germany by far the largest of any immigrant group. Today, roughly three in every 10 immigrants hail from Mexico. This is not your grandparents' United States. That reality is driven home by this amazing GIF, built by Jens Manuel Krogstad and Michael Keegan of the Pew Research Center, that shows the states in which Germany and Mexico prov
Blackhawks Threaten to Undermine Afghan Air Force Development Alexandra N. Gutowski 29th January 2018 - RealClearDefense As the winter begins to thaw in Afghanistan, Afghan and coalition forces are intent to go on the offensive against the Taliban. Afghan forces have long been dependent on coalition air support, but the NATO mission's commanding general promises "a tidal wave of Afghan airpower is on the horizon." Unfortunately, American attempts to modernize the Afghan Air Force, specifical
The US announced plans on Sunday for a "border security force" - made up of Kurdish and Arab fighters - to prevent a resurgence by ISIL. The BSF will be tasked with securing the long sections of Syria's northern border with Turkey and eastern border with Iraq that are under the fighters' control, as well as parts of the Euphrates river valley, which effectively serves as the dividing line between them and Syrian pro-government forces. Ankara has repeatedly warned Washington over its support for
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local): 8:25 Syria's state news agency says at least seven people have been killed and 10 injured in a barrage of rockets that fell on government-controlled areas in and near the capital Damascus. SANA said the 13 missiles fell on Ash alwarwar neighborhood, north of Damascus, killing at least six civilians and wounding nine. The agency said other missiles fell on Mezzeh neighborhood, killing one woman and injuring a child. The ca
Source Pravda.Ru 17 Aug 2017 at 17:28 Russia gives Sweet Lake to Kazakstan, but keeps Bitter Lake Lake Sladkoe (Sweet Lake) in the Novosibirsk region of Russia was given to Kazakhstan . The border between the two states was marked along one of its sides. The delimitation of the territories of Russia and Kazakhstan began in 2005. Having established the borders, the lake became part of the neighbouring state of Kazakhstan. Now the state border between Russia and Kazakhstan goes on the eastern side
The non-binding referendum for independence held by the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq's northern region resulted in an overwhelming "yes" vote, despite objections from many states. Now that the KRG's non-binding referendum on independence has resulted in an overwhelming 'yes', what awaits the region? General view of KRG Parliament meeting in Erbil, Iraq, September 15, 2017. ( Reuters ) The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq held a referendum on independence, previously deem
Ukraine: America's New Welfare State and National Security Risk The map overlay shows the relative size of Ukraine to the whole of the continental U.S. It is comparable in size to Texas. This is an important fact to keep in mind, because the U.S. is now taking financial and security responsibility for Ukraine. President Putin sent an open letter to EU countries yesterday, explaining the value of gas credits Russia has provided Ukraine recently. Gas-Prom is the Russian company that supplies natur
The armies of Morocco and Algeria are reinforcing their presence on the border area. Moroccan Al-Masa newspaper reported on Saturday that "the number of border guards will be increased to provide security information, control the movement of smuggling networks and counter terrorist threats from the Sahel area and Sahara, which seek to penetrate the region." Earlier the Algerian authorities announced that they would increase the number of border surveillance posts on the Algerian-Moroccan borders
The massive and widespread 2012 drought that has gripped the nation since the spring refuses to die, according to the latest report from the U.S. Drought Monitor -- and in fact, it's expanded a little: as of September 18, 64.82 percent of the contiguous U.S. was suffering from at least moderate drought, slightly more than the 64.16 percent reported a week earlier, enough of a gain to set a new record for this drought category. [ Climate Central ] The economy in rural parts of 10 Midwest and West
TexasTowelie (53,526 posts) Why Mexico is the new Germany, in 1 map One hundred years ago, almost one in every five immigrants in the United States hailed from Germany by far the largest of any immigrant group. Today, roughly three in every 10 immigrants hail from Mexico. This is not your grandparents' United States. That reality is driven home by this amazing GIF, built by Jens Manuel Krogstad and Michael Keegan of the Pew Research Center, that shows the states in which Germany and Mexico prov
Blackhawks Threaten to Undermine Afghan Air Force Development Alexandra N. Gutowski 29th January 2018 - RealClearDefense As the winter begins to thaw in Afghanistan, Afghan and coalition forces are intent to go on the offensive against the Taliban. Afghan forces have long been dependent on coalition air support, but the NATO mission's commanding general promises "a tidal wave of Afghan airpower is on the horizon." Unfortunately, American attempts to modernize the Afghan Air Force, specifical
The US announced plans on Sunday for a "border security force" - made up of Kurdish and Arab fighters - to prevent a resurgence by ISIL. The BSF will be tasked with securing the long sections of Syria's northern border with Turkey and eastern border with Iraq that are under the fighters' control, as well as parts of the Euphrates river valley, which effectively serves as the dividing line between them and Syrian pro-government forces. Ankara has repeatedly warned Washington over its support for
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local): 8:25 Syria's state news agency says at least seven people have been killed and 10 injured in a barrage of rockets that fell on government-controlled areas in and near the capital Damascus. SANA said the 13 missiles fell on Ash alwarwar neighborhood, north of Damascus, killing at least six civilians and wounding nine. The agency said other missiles fell on Mezzeh neighborhood, killing one woman and injuring a child. The ca
Like the broken record that it has proven itself to be, the Trump administration once again harped about the importance of the border wall in a tweet sent out from Mike Pence's official @VP Twitter account. Important visit to our southern border today. WALLS WORK. And the border wall is not only necessary to support the men & women on the frontlines of our homeland security but also a physical manifestation of the determination of the American people to protect our sovereignty. pic.twitter.com/n
On Monday, President Donald Trump sent out a tweet regarding the press. Per tradition, he used the term "fake media," and said that "every story is badly slanted." The Fake Media (not Real Media) has gotten even worse since the election. Every story is badly slanted. We have to hold them to the truth! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2017 President Trump isn't entirely incorrect. In fact, much of the coverage of the president coming from outlets like CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times
In one of his first tweets as president, here's how Donald Trump promised to spend taxpayer dollars: "We will follow two simple rules: BUY AMERICAN & HIRE AMERICAN!" he tweeted 55 minutes after taking the oath of office on Inauguration Day. In the first big test of that pledge, here's the reality: The Trump administration has opened the doors for firms from Mexico, El Salvador and other free-trade treaty countries to supply big-ticket items for the wall, the barrier along the United States' so
After President Donald Trump retweeted false videos about radical Islamic terrorism last week, Twitter changed its rationale for allowing the tweets to remain up. In explaining the new reason, Twitter's CEO admitted that the social media platform had misinterpreted its own policies. This was a crucial admission, following the nearly week-long suspension of PJ Media D.C. editor Bridget Johnson, an award-winning journalist and terror expert, with no explanation. "We mistakenly pointed to the wrong
President Donald Trump responded to the Texas school shooting that killed 10 people by tweeting, "Not looking good." "School shooting in Texas," Trump wrote. "Early reports not looking good. God bless all!" School shooting in Texas. Early reports not looking good. God bless all! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 18, 2018 Twitter users were horrified by the president's tweet. Imagine being a parent still unclear on what has happened and seeing the president of the United States tweet: "Ea
President Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen on Wednesday took to Twitter to insist that his support for Trump does not make him a racist and posted a photo collage of himself with black people in an apparent effort to prove it. Cohen's tweet denouncing racism came a day after Trump drew bipartisan criticism for saying white nationalist and far-right groups included some "very fine people." "As the son of a holocaust survivor, I have no tolerance for #racism. Just because I support @POTUS @re
Twitter users tore into President Trump for his Memorial Day tweet claiming that fallen service members "would be very happy and proud at how well our country is doing today." "Happy Memorial Day! Those who died for our great country would be very happy and proud at how well our country is doing today. Best economy in decades, lowest unemployment numbers for Blacks and Hispanics EVER (& women in 18years), rebuilding our Military and so much more. Nice!" Trump tweeted. Happy Memorial Day! Those w
The Associated Press had to delete a tweet Thursday that portrayed President Trump's remarks during a meeting Wednesday as referring to illegal immigrants generally rather than violent MS-13 gang members. CNN updated a tweet that quoted the remarks without the context that they were about MS-13 although the article linked in the original tweet did provide that context. As reported in the article above, Trump's remarks late Wednesday were in response to comments about members of MS-13 and other u
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
On Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to make a big announcement. In a series of tweets, Trump said that transgender individuals would not be allowed to serve in the U.S. military in "any capacity." The president's comments were met with a massive amount of backlash. LGBT groups are calling it a "direct attack" on trans people. Independent Journal Review wanted to see what veterans think: 1. Josh Ghering, U.S. Marine staff sergeant, Iraq and Afghan War veteran, former dril
On Monday, President Donald Trump sent out a tweet regarding the press. Per tradition, he used the term "fake media," and said that "every story is badly slanted." The Fake Media (not Real Media) has gotten even worse since the election. Every story is badly slanted. We have to hold them to the truth! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2017 President Trump isn't entirely incorrect. In fact, much of the coverage of the president coming from outlets like CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times
In one of his first tweets as president, here's how Donald Trump promised to spend taxpayer dollars: "We will follow two simple rules: BUY AMERICAN & HIRE AMERICAN!" he tweeted 55 minutes after taking the oath of office on Inauguration Day. In the first big test of that pledge, here's the reality: The Trump administration has opened the doors for firms from Mexico, El Salvador and other free-trade treaty countries to supply big-ticket items for the wall, the barrier along the United States' so
After President Donald Trump retweeted false videos about radical Islamic terrorism last week, Twitter changed its rationale for allowing the tweets to remain up. In explaining the new reason, Twitter's CEO admitted that the social media platform had misinterpreted its own policies. This was a crucial admission, following the nearly week-long suspension of PJ Media D.C. editor Bridget Johnson, an award-winning journalist and terror expert, with no explanation. "We mistakenly pointed to the wrong
President Donald Trump responded to the Texas school shooting that killed 10 people by tweeting, "Not looking good." "School shooting in Texas," Trump wrote. "Early reports not looking good. God bless all!" School shooting in Texas. Early reports not looking good. God bless all! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 18, 2018 Twitter users were horrified by the president's tweet. Imagine being a parent still unclear on what has happened and seeing the president of the United States tweet: "Ea
President Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen on Wednesday took to Twitter to insist that his support for Trump does not make him a racist and posted a photo collage of himself with black people in an apparent effort to prove it. Cohen's tweet denouncing racism came a day after Trump drew bipartisan criticism for saying white nationalist and far-right groups included some "very fine people." "As the son of a holocaust survivor, I have no tolerance for #racism. Just because I support @POTUS @re
Twitter users tore into President Trump for his Memorial Day tweet claiming that fallen service members "would be very happy and proud at how well our country is doing today." "Happy Memorial Day! Those who died for our great country would be very happy and proud at how well our country is doing today. Best economy in decades, lowest unemployment numbers for Blacks and Hispanics EVER (& women in 18years), rebuilding our Military and so much more. Nice!" Trump tweeted. Happy Memorial Day! Those w
The Associated Press had to delete a tweet Thursday that portrayed President Trump's remarks during a meeting Wednesday as referring to illegal immigrants generally rather than violent MS-13 gang members. CNN updated a tweet that quoted the remarks without the context that they were about MS-13 although the article linked in the original tweet did provide that context. As reported in the article above, Trump's remarks late Wednesday were in response to comments about members of MS-13 and other u
How many outrageous statements has Not-My-President Donald Trump tweeted, then later changed his mind once he "won" the White House? Let me count the ways. And unlike most people in politics, the man in the Oval Office is utterly shameless about his hypocrisy and neither apologizes nor explains. For starters let's take a look at some of the things Donald Trump tweeted a few years ago, while Barack Obama served as president. 1. Donald Trump tweeted Obama would bomb a country to boost his poll num
On Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to make a big announcement. In a series of tweets, Trump said that transgender individuals would not be allowed to serve in the U.S. military in "any capacity." The president's comments were met with a massive amount of backlash. LGBT groups are calling it a "direct attack" on trans people. Independent Journal Review wanted to see what veterans think: 1. Josh Ghering, U.S. Marine staff sergeant, Iraq and Afghan War veteran, former dril
President Trump sparked outrage on Thursday morning when he attacked MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski on twitter. Trump called her "low I.Q. Crazy Mika" while also insulting her appearance. While some in the Trump administration shockingly defended his attack, many have publicly called him out. Fox News Host Julie Banderas was interviewing Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Thursday night. McDaniel defended President Trump, stating, "Today, the president acted like a human, and
The Associated Press had to delete a tweet Thursday that portrayed President Trump's remarks during a meeting Wednesday as referring to illegal immigrants generally rather than violent MS-13 gang members. CNN updated a tweet that quoted the remarks without the context that they were about MS-13 although the article linked in the original tweet did provide that context. As reported in the article above, Trump's remarks late Wednesday were in response to comments about members of MS-13 and other u
On Monday, President Donald Trump sent out a tweet regarding the press. Per tradition, he used the term "fake media," and said that "every story is badly slanted." The Fake Media (not Real Media) has gotten even worse since the election. Every story is badly slanted. We have to hold them to the truth! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2017 President Trump isn't entirely incorrect. In fact, much of the coverage of the president coming from outlets like CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times
Twitter users tore into President Trump for his Memorial Day tweet claiming that fallen service members "would be very happy and proud at how well our country is doing today." "Happy Memorial Day! Those who died for our great country would be very happy and proud at how well our country is doing today. Best economy in decades, lowest unemployment numbers for Blacks and Hispanics EVER (& women in 18years), rebuilding our Military and so much more. Nice!" Trump tweeted. Happy Memorial Day! Those w
Donald Trump went on another Twitter rampage as the Paul Manafort trial begins and once again is trying to force his Attorney General to shut down Mueller's investigations. I'm not sure what set him off early in the morning, but it started here: "FBI Agent Peter Strzok (on the Mueller team) should have recused himself on day one. He was out to STOP THE ELECTION OF DONALD TRUMP. He needed an insurance policy. Those are illegal, improper goals, trying to influence the Election. He should never, ev
https://twitter.com/AF_ROdisiac/status/951615037973594113 After Donald Trump reportedly made ignorant-ass racist comments about not wanting immigrants from "shithole countries"-specifically Haiti and African countries-people from those places have some words for him. They've been sharing their stories and their accomplishments on Twitter. (via BuzzFeed ) I'm a future clinical psychologist. A student & mother. Active youth advocate. President of a youth organization. Certified Peer support/mental
President Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen on Wednesday took to Twitter to insist that his support for Trump does not make him a racist and posted a photo collage of himself with black people in an apparent effort to prove it. Cohen's tweet denouncing racism came a day after Trump drew bipartisan criticism for saying white nationalist and far-right groups included some "very fine people." "As the son of a holocaust survivor, I have no tolerance for #racism. Just because I support @POTUS @re
After President Donald Trump retweeted false videos about radical Islamic terrorism last week, Twitter changed its rationale for allowing the tweets to remain up. In explaining the new reason, Twitter's CEO admitted that the social media platform had misinterpreted its own policies. This was a crucial admission, following the nearly week-long suspension of PJ Media D.C. editor Bridget Johnson, an award-winning journalist and terror expert, with no explanation. "We mistakenly pointed to the wrong
Donald Trump makes Hanukkah tweet, gets Menorah candles entirely wrong Bill Palmer | 3:44 pm EDT December 24, 2016 Donald Trump briefly paused from his usual Twitter antics of aligning himself with Vladimir Putin and dishonestly attacking reporters in order to offer the rare tweet which wasn't confrontational in nature - but he still managed to get it entirely wrong. Trump posted a message which read "Wishing you a bright and Happy Hanukkah" along with a picture of a menorah. But the candles on
FIFY! Michelle Malkin SHREDS AP's spin on deleted tweet about Trump's 'animals' remark Posted at 4:00 pm on May 17, 2018 by Doug P. As Twitchy told you earlier today , the Associated Press said they'd deleted a tweet about President Trump using the word "animals" in reference to MS-13 gang members. The original AP tweet, as so many in the media have done, didn't provide full context and insinuated Trump was referring to all illegal immigrants: AP has deleted a tweet from late Wednesday on Trump'
The Associated Press had to delete a tweet Thursday that portrayed President Trump's remarks during a meeting Wednesday as referring to illegal immigrants generally rather than violent MS-13 gang members. CNN updated a tweet that quoted the remarks without the context that they were about MS-13 although the article linked in the original tweet did provide that context. As reported in the article above, Trump's remarks late Wednesday were in response to comments about members of MS-13 and other u
On Monday, President Donald Trump sent out a tweet regarding the press. Per tradition, he used the term "fake media," and said that "every story is badly slanted." The Fake Media (not Real Media) has gotten even worse since the election. Every story is badly slanted. We have to hold them to the truth! -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2017 President Trump isn't entirely incorrect. In fact, much of the coverage of the president coming from outlets like CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times
Twitter users tore into President Trump for his Memorial Day tweet claiming that fallen service members "would be very happy and proud at how well our country is doing today." "Happy Memorial Day! Those who died for our great country would be very happy and proud at how well our country is doing today. Best economy in decades, lowest unemployment numbers for Blacks and Hispanics EVER (& women in 18years), rebuilding our Military and so much more. Nice!" Trump tweeted. Happy Memorial Day! Those w
Donald Trump went on another Twitter rampage as the Paul Manafort trial begins and once again is trying to force his Attorney General to shut down Mueller's investigations. I'm not sure what set him off early in the morning, but it started here: "FBI Agent Peter Strzok (on the Mueller team) should have recused himself on day one. He was out to STOP THE ELECTION OF DONALD TRUMP. He needed an insurance policy. Those are illegal, improper goals, trying to influence the Election. He should never, ev
https://twitter.com/AF_ROdisiac/status/951615037973594113 After Donald Trump reportedly made ignorant-ass racist comments about not wanting immigrants from "shithole countries"-specifically Haiti and African countries-people from those places have some words for him. They've been sharing their stories and their accomplishments on Twitter. (via BuzzFeed ) I'm a future clinical psychologist. A student & mother. Active youth advocate. President of a youth organization. Certified Peer support/mental
President Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen on Wednesday took to Twitter to insist that his support for Trump does not make him a racist and posted a photo collage of himself with black people in an apparent effort to prove it. Cohen's tweet denouncing racism came a day after Trump drew bipartisan criticism for saying white nationalist and far-right groups included some "very fine people." "As the son of a holocaust survivor, I have no tolerance for #racism. Just because I support @POTUS @re
After President Donald Trump retweeted false videos about radical Islamic terrorism last week, Twitter changed its rationale for allowing the tweets to remain up. In explaining the new reason, Twitter's CEO admitted that the social media platform had misinterpreted its own policies. This was a crucial admission, following the nearly week-long suspension of PJ Media D.C. editor Bridget Johnson, an award-winning journalist and terror expert, with no explanation. "We mistakenly pointed to the wrong
Donald Trump makes Hanukkah tweet, gets Menorah candles entirely wrong Bill Palmer | 3:44 pm EDT December 24, 2016 Donald Trump briefly paused from his usual Twitter antics of aligning himself with Vladimir Putin and dishonestly attacking reporters in order to offer the rare tweet which wasn't confrontational in nature - but he still managed to get it entirely wrong. Trump posted a message which read "Wishing you a bright and Happy Hanukkah" along with a picture of a menorah. But the candles on
FIFY! Michelle Malkin SHREDS AP's spin on deleted tweet about Trump's 'animals' remark Posted at 4:00 pm on May 17, 2018 by Doug P. As Twitchy told you earlier today , the Associated Press said they'd deleted a tweet about President Trump using the word "animals" in reference to MS-13 gang members. The original AP tweet, as so many in the media have done, didn't provide full context and insinuated Trump was referring to all illegal immigrants: AP has deleted a tweet from late Wednesday on Trump'
Turkey's unemployment rate increased by 0.7 percent, becoming 9.8 percent in July 2014, the Turkish Statistics Institute (Turkstat) announced on Wednesday. According to TurkStat's data, 2.8 million people were announced unemployed for those aged over 15, with 8.8 percent for males and 12 percent for females. Non-agricultural unemployment rate was announced as 12 percent for the same period. For the same group, employment rate was announced as 46.3 percent with 26.4 million persons employed, 65.9
Currencies and Stock Markets of Four Countries in Crisis Since what is currently happening in a number of emerging market countries is probably more important than one would believe when looking at Western markets, we have picked out four of the countries which are currently experiencing intense pressure in their currencies, debt and stock markets and show their currency and stock market charts below. The countries in question are India, Indonesia, Thailand and Turkey. Brazil and South Africa
Twenty-three Syrian refugees have been resettled in Nevada during the first 25 days of FY 2017, according to the State Department's interactive website . Should this pace of Syrian refugee resettlement continue for the remaining 340 days of the fiscal year, 335 Syrian refugees will be resettled in the state, a more than 400 percent increase from the 60 Syrian refugees resettled there in FY 2016. No Syrian refugees were resettled in Nevada until FY 2015, when 8 arrived. Until late in FY 2016, all
Official Lebanese statistics have revealed that 59 per cent of Syrian refugee children in the country are not attending school, the Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The statistics of the Lebanese ministry of social welfare found that 488,832 children of school age in Lebanon, who are not Lebanese, are out of the education system. In a press conference on the issue, Save the Children said 129,697 non-Lebanese children aged between three and six years old do not attend school. The officials also
Gaza may be physically cut off from the world under a blockade imposed by Egypt and Israel, but that hasn't quashed the enthusiasm of young entrepreneurs who are getting guidance on their start-ups from the likes of Microsoft and Google. Since 2011, a programme called Gaza Sky Geeks has helped identify and nurture high-tech start-ups in Gaza, with the "incubator" launching 16 businesses, including an AirBnB-style office space app and an online publishing platform. In a strip of land where the ec
Exclusive: Under Syrian Pressure, U.N.'s WHO Hid Positive Report on Israel, Adopts Censure 14 EU states condemn WHO failure to publish report "in strongest terms" Outgoing WHO director-general Dr. Margaret Chan GENEVA, May 26, 2017 - The U.N.'s World Health Organization ... Ti-Anna Wang, a Chinese human rights activist brought to testify by UN Watch, was harassed by Chinese agents in March 2014. GENEVA, May 24, 2017 - The U.N. human rights office dangerously handed over to China the names of fou
Computer viruses no longer come from the US or Europe; the hottest hotbeds of hackerdom may be in China and Russia now, but even that will shift. Soon, the most dangerous internet criminals might hail from Mexico, India and Africa, says a new study. Shouldn't somebody call Nick Negroponte? Security specialists at F-Secure have drawn up a report with three maps that create--perhaps unintentionally--a compelling narrative of the way malware reflects the changing economic situation around the globe
The BNC has its hands full with another "Masri", the billionaire Palestinian Munib Masri that controls about 30 companies. He doesn't appear to be closely related to Bashar Masri that has the BNC hopping over the Rawabi project. Both stories are related in that they involve normalization with Israel actions that are working against BNC's efforts. BTW, Munib Masri is the grandfather of the American-Palestinian student, Munib Masri Jr that was shot by Israeli soldiers during the Nakba Day demonstr
Iranian Foreign Ministry expressed sympathy over the tragedy with Syrian nation, families of victoms and the government. Kinlling innocent people concurrent with Geneva talks, Jaberi Ansari underlined, foreign-sponsered terrorists aim at disrupting the process of political settlement of the Syrian crisis. He reiterated Iran's call for an end to this humanitarian disaster, the policy of supporting terrorist groups and dispatch of arms and military forces to Syria. On Sunday, three blasts hit al-S
As part of its ongoing transparency efforts on Russian activity, Facebook revealed on Wednesday that it's creating a portal that will allow its users to see if they liked content or followed pages created by the Internet Research Agency in order to influence the 2016 presidential election. The company said it plans to roll out the new tool by the end of this year and will be available in Facebook's Help Center. An estimated 150 million users on Facebook and Instagram were exposed to the IRA's Kr
Currencies and Stock Markets of Four Countries in Crisis Since what is currently happening in a number of emerging market countries is probably more important than one would believe when looking at Western markets, we have picked out four of the countries which are currently experiencing intense pressure in their currencies, debt and stock markets and show their currency and stock market charts below. The countries in question are India, Indonesia, Thailand and Turkey. Brazil and South Africa
Twenty-three Syrian refugees have been resettled in Nevada during the first 25 days of FY 2017, according to the State Department's interactive website . Should this pace of Syrian refugee resettlement continue for the remaining 340 days of the fiscal year, 335 Syrian refugees will be resettled in the state, a more than 400 percent increase from the 60 Syrian refugees resettled there in FY 2016. No Syrian refugees were resettled in Nevada until FY 2015, when 8 arrived. Until late in FY 2016, all
Official Lebanese statistics have revealed that 59 per cent of Syrian refugee children in the country are not attending school, the Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The statistics of the Lebanese ministry of social welfare found that 488,832 children of school age in Lebanon, who are not Lebanese, are out of the education system. In a press conference on the issue, Save the Children said 129,697 non-Lebanese children aged between three and six years old do not attend school. The officials also
Gaza may be physically cut off from the world under a blockade imposed by Egypt and Israel, but that hasn't quashed the enthusiasm of young entrepreneurs who are getting guidance on their start-ups from the likes of Microsoft and Google. Since 2011, a programme called Gaza Sky Geeks has helped identify and nurture high-tech start-ups in Gaza, with the "incubator" launching 16 businesses, including an AirBnB-style office space app and an online publishing platform. In a strip of land where the ec
Exclusive: Under Syrian Pressure, U.N.'s WHO Hid Positive Report on Israel, Adopts Censure 14 EU states condemn WHO failure to publish report "in strongest terms" Outgoing WHO director-general Dr. Margaret Chan GENEVA, May 26, 2017 - The U.N.'s World Health Organization ... Ti-Anna Wang, a Chinese human rights activist brought to testify by UN Watch, was harassed by Chinese agents in March 2014. GENEVA, May 24, 2017 - The U.N. human rights office dangerously handed over to China the names of fou
Computer viruses no longer come from the US or Europe; the hottest hotbeds of hackerdom may be in China and Russia now, but even that will shift. Soon, the most dangerous internet criminals might hail from Mexico, India and Africa, says a new study. Shouldn't somebody call Nick Negroponte? Security specialists at F-Secure have drawn up a report with three maps that create--perhaps unintentionally--a compelling narrative of the way malware reflects the changing economic situation around the globe
The BNC has its hands full with another "Masri", the billionaire Palestinian Munib Masri that controls about 30 companies. He doesn't appear to be closely related to Bashar Masri that has the BNC hopping over the Rawabi project. Both stories are related in that they involve normalization with Israel actions that are working against BNC's efforts. BTW, Munib Masri is the grandfather of the American-Palestinian student, Munib Masri Jr that was shot by Israeli soldiers during the Nakba Day demonstr
Iranian Foreign Ministry expressed sympathy over the tragedy with Syrian nation, families of victoms and the government. Kinlling innocent people concurrent with Geneva talks, Jaberi Ansari underlined, foreign-sponsered terrorists aim at disrupting the process of political settlement of the Syrian crisis. He reiterated Iran's call for an end to this humanitarian disaster, the policy of supporting terrorist groups and dispatch of arms and military forces to Syria. On Sunday, three blasts hit al-S
As part of its ongoing transparency efforts on Russian activity, Facebook revealed on Wednesday that it's creating a portal that will allow its users to see if they liked content or followed pages created by the Internet Research Agency in order to influence the 2016 presidential election. The company said it plans to roll out the new tool by the end of this year and will be available in Facebook's Help Center. An estimated 150 million users on Facebook and Instagram were exposed to the IRA's Kr
Doctors can't yet predict if someone exposed to the flu will become sick. But such predictions may be getting closer to reality, new research hints. Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine say they've identified a "biomarker" that indicates a person's susceptibility to flu viruses. "We've been after this for about four years," said study senior author Purvesh Khatri, an associate professor of medicine and of biomedical data science. "To our knowledge, it's the first biomarker that
BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese leaders are scrambling to shore up public confidence and oversight of the pharmaceutical industry after a rabies vaccine maker was found faking records, the latest in a slew of public health and safety scandals that have outraged Chinese parents. Premier Li Keqiang said in a statement Sunday that Changchun Changsheng Life Sciences Ltd., which is accused of fabricating production and inspection records, "violated a moral bottom line." He pledged an immediate investigation
Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of more than 100 phytochemicals in cannabis plants, and these naturally occurring compounds are collectively known as cannabinoids. When introduced into the human body, these compounds act on the endocannabinoid system with receptors in the immune, central and peripheral nervous systems. CBD and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are the most abundant cannabinoids in cannabis, and their effects can be quite different. For example, THC has psychoactive properties that produce eup
Private vaccines in China need more regulation - WHO 'We want to see the root causes [of the scandal] identified so that remedies can be provided,' says an expert from the World Health Organization Published 8:05 PM, March 29, 2016 Updated 8:05 PM, March 29, 2016 VACCINE CONTROVERSY. A child gets a vaccine shot against epidemic encephalitis B at a health station in Hebei, China, April 25, 2015. File photo by Hao Qy/EPA BEIJING, China - The World Health Organization on Tuesday, March 29, urged ti
Quit Smoking With Quitza This global social support network wants to help people quit, one cigarette at a time. By Curve Staff Published: 2016.09.19 08:43 AM Non profit social network web app Quitza wants to help people around the world quit smoking. This social experiment is growing by the minute and helping people quit one cigarette at a time. Members can collectively encourage and support one another through strong community spirit. Quitza offers a community where members often feel a sense o
On November 9, I went on my first Tinder date. We matched on the app a few days before the election and started texting. (His profile: 30, white man, maybe has a ponytail?, passionate about meditation). We shared anxieties about Trump and hopes for Hillary. I had been out knocking on doors for an LGBT advocacy group, and he was attending an election night Buddhist meditation. Beyond our politics, we shared experiences in theater, were both new to the city, and had an easy rapport. I was excited
What do Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Merck, Bristol Myers Squibb, American Home Products and Upjohn all have in common? Whether by their current or former names, these pharmaceutical companies once sold medical cannabis, as did the Sears-Roebuck catalog. Going further back, the world's oldest pharmacopoeia included medical cannabis, as did the U.S. pharmacopoeia through the early 1940s, and medical doctors regularly fought against anti-cannabis bureaucrats. For example, when the former Assistant Commissio
Hate ads? Subscribe to Salon's ad-free mobile app! Get all of Salon's articles, our groundbreaking video interview series Salon Talks, podcasts and exclusive documentaries on your streaming devices for $4.99/month. Start your free 1-week trial today! A lone gay rights activist was assaulted by a group of former Russian paratroopers in St. Petersburg on Friday. Why? Because he was holding a rainbow banner that read: "This is propagating tolerance." The disturbing attack was captured on video, and
Hate ads? Subscribe to Salon's ad-free mobile app! Get all of Salon's articles, our groundbreaking video interview series Salon Talks, podcasts and exclusive documentaries on your streaming devices for $4.99/month. Start your free 1-week trial today! "Parks and Recreation" writer Megan Amram is just a few short weeks from releasing her hilarious new book "Science ... For Her." It is a satirical book that lampoons the women's magazine genre and the marketing of products to women in general -- no
Posting on social media, Facebook founder and chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg promoted the creation of a national universal basic income (UBI) program to distribute regular sums of money to all individuals, without income cutoffs or other forms of means testing. Zuckerberg praised Alaska's Permanent Fund Dividend, an annual entitlement program distributing government money to residents, funded by taxes paid by energy companies doing business in the state. Alaska's redistribution fund cou
BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese leaders are scrambling to shore up public confidence and oversight of the pharmaceutical industry after a rabies vaccine maker was found faking records, the latest in a slew of public health and safety scandals that have outraged Chinese parents. Premier Li Keqiang said in a statement Sunday that Changchun Changsheng Life Sciences Ltd., which is accused of fabricating production and inspection records, "violated a moral bottom line." He pledged an immediate investigation
Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of more than 100 phytochemicals in cannabis plants, and these naturally occurring compounds are collectively known as cannabinoids. When introduced into the human body, these compounds act on the endocannabinoid system with receptors in the immune, central and peripheral nervous systems. CBD and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are the most abundant cannabinoids in cannabis, and their effects can be quite different. For example, THC has psychoactive properties that produce eup
Private vaccines in China need more regulation - WHO 'We want to see the root causes [of the scandal] identified so that remedies can be provided,' says an expert from the World Health Organization Published 8:05 PM, March 29, 2016 Updated 8:05 PM, March 29, 2016 VACCINE CONTROVERSY. A child gets a vaccine shot against epidemic encephalitis B at a health station in Hebei, China, April 25, 2015. File photo by Hao Qy/EPA BEIJING, China - The World Health Organization on Tuesday, March 29, urged ti
Quit Smoking With Quitza This global social support network wants to help people quit, one cigarette at a time. By Curve Staff Published: 2016.09.19 08:43 AM Non profit social network web app Quitza wants to help people around the world quit smoking. This social experiment is growing by the minute and helping people quit one cigarette at a time. Members can collectively encourage and support one another through strong community spirit. Quitza offers a community where members often feel a sense o
On November 9, I went on my first Tinder date. We matched on the app a few days before the election and started texting. (His profile: 30, white man, maybe has a ponytail?, passionate about meditation). We shared anxieties about Trump and hopes for Hillary. I had been out knocking on doors for an LGBT advocacy group, and he was attending an election night Buddhist meditation. Beyond our politics, we shared experiences in theater, were both new to the city, and had an easy rapport. I was excited
What do Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Merck, Bristol Myers Squibb, American Home Products and Upjohn all have in common? Whether by their current or former names, these pharmaceutical companies once sold medical cannabis, as did the Sears-Roebuck catalog. Going further back, the world's oldest pharmacopoeia included medical cannabis, as did the U.S. pharmacopoeia through the early 1940s, and medical doctors regularly fought against anti-cannabis bureaucrats. For example, when the former Assistant Commissio
Hate ads? Subscribe to Salon's ad-free mobile app! Get all of Salon's articles, our groundbreaking video interview series Salon Talks, podcasts and exclusive documentaries on your streaming devices for $4.99/month. Start your free 1-week trial today! A lone gay rights activist was assaulted by a group of former Russian paratroopers in St. Petersburg on Friday. Why? Because he was holding a rainbow banner that read: "This is propagating tolerance." The disturbing attack was captured on video, and
Hate ads? Subscribe to Salon's ad-free mobile app! Get all of Salon's articles, our groundbreaking video interview series Salon Talks, podcasts and exclusive documentaries on your streaming devices for $4.99/month. Start your free 1-week trial today! "Parks and Recreation" writer Megan Amram is just a few short weeks from releasing her hilarious new book "Science ... For Her." It is a satirical book that lampoons the women's magazine genre and the marketing of products to women in general -- no
Posting on social media, Facebook founder and chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg promoted the creation of a national universal basic income (UBI) program to distribute regular sums of money to all individuals, without income cutoffs or other forms of means testing. Zuckerberg praised Alaska's Permanent Fund Dividend, an annual entitlement program distributing government money to residents, funded by taxes paid by energy companies doing business in the state. Alaska's redistribution fund cou
Over 4,675 species of lizard found around the world, according to the San Diego Zoo. Some sources raised the number and pointed to approximately 6,000 species. Lizards are found all over the world in almost every type of terrain. Some of them live in trees, some confined to deserts and some being in contact with rocks. Lizards in Iran Environmental factors such as moisture, elevation and temperature can influence distribution patterns of animals e.g. lizards. The Complete Fauna of Iran pinpoint
Orca whales have now been added to the endangered species list. Lolita, the killer (Orca) whale featured at the Miami Aquarium may now win federal protection for her family. For almost 50 years, Lolita has been highlighted in acrobatic presentations at the Miami Aquarium. Though her family was given protection status by the federal government a decade ago, Lolita still remains in captivity.The current decision on orca whales being considered an endangered species does not mean anything will chan
The trailer for this cat documentary Kedi , about street cats in Istanbul, truly warmed my heart. I hate to be smarmy and predict that watching it will make you emotional, too, but it will . And you will love it. Walking cats. Sleeping cats. Thinking cats. Watching the trailer, you have to remind yourself that cats aren't people, but could be. It really starts to choke you up toward the middle, with shots from the felines' perspective paired tenderly with the soundtrack of Vashti Bunyan's "I'd L
Dogs, bees, rats, and even dolphins and sea lions have been used to help sniff out explosives throughout most of the world. Recently, elephants have been added to that list as researchers in South Africa have teamed up with the U.S. Army to train these massive yet gentle mammals to help them detect TNT; a common explosive material found in land mines. "Their [elephants] world is primarily olfactory... The sensitivity is recognized as being unparalleled," assistant professor at Colorado State Uni
Conservationists are reacting critically to news about a gorilla escaping from its enclosure at London Zoo. The Born Free Foundation says that an urgent inquiry is needed into the welfare of captive great apes. The danger of captive gorillas to people The conservation charity adds that, although the western lowland silverback's escape did not endanger the public, it "could have ended very differently". Indeed, interactions between people and captive animals in zoos do not always end well. The
It is no secret, like with any other animal, frogs are interesting creatures. They are interesting in the way that spiders and snakes are interesting. They are known to have beautiful patterns and colors, come in different sizes, and are mostly known for the toxins carried within. The toxins from frogs carry a variety of affects upon the human system, some causing life threatening results. Even the tiniest of the species can have the largest punch. From the smallest being that of a Paedopryne am
Counting how many species live on Earth is a difficult challenge. The researchers estimated that there exist possibly between five million to one trillion species out there. About 1.7 million of these have been described by taxonomists which constitutes to only 13% of the whole species. Counting how many species live on Earth is a difficult challenge. The researchers estimated that there exist possibly between five million to one trillion species out there. About 1.7 million of these have been d
"Barry and the Bear" better become a weekly nature show after President Obama ends his tenure in office. Obama was recently in Alaska raising awareness for the effects global warming has on the state, and he was joined by survival expert Bear Grylls . The new friends decided to take a moment and commemorate the day by snapping a quick selfie in the wilderness. Not that I have anything against the president, but a part of me is hoping Bear Grylls caught a bunch of bugs on their random journey and
"I used to work with the dolphins at the Coney Island Aquarium," said Celia Ackerman, "but when I got here and saw the polar bears, I was immediately converted." Ackerman has been the bear keeper at the Central Park Zoo since about 1990, and because the only bears on exhibit are the polar bears Gus and Ida, she is, in fact, the polar bear keeper. Until recently, her charges lounged majestically in their spacious, rock-lined enclosure, which has a swimming pool with viewing windows (people lookin
It's been a terrible year for polar bears--and not just because the warming climate continues to melt their natural habitats. While Arturo remains in a sweltering Argentine zoo, Wang, believed to be Africa's last polar bear, died Wednesday at the Johannesburg Zoo in Johannesburg. The South African facility's chief veterinarian had to euthanize the 28-year-old polar bear because of liver failure and chronic arthritis. Wang was diagnosed with liver problems and other medical conditions in November
Orca whales have now been added to the endangered species list. Lolita, the killer (Orca) whale featured at the Miami Aquarium may now win federal protection for her family. For almost 50 years, Lolita has been highlighted in acrobatic presentations at the Miami Aquarium. Though her family was given protection status by the federal government a decade ago, Lolita still remains in captivity.The current decision on orca whales being considered an endangered species does not mean anything will chan
The trailer for this cat documentary Kedi , about street cats in Istanbul, truly warmed my heart. I hate to be smarmy and predict that watching it will make you emotional, too, but it will . And you will love it. Walking cats. Sleeping cats. Thinking cats. Watching the trailer, you have to remind yourself that cats aren't people, but could be. It really starts to choke you up toward the middle, with shots from the felines' perspective paired tenderly with the soundtrack of Vashti Bunyan's "I'd L
Dogs, bees, rats, and even dolphins and sea lions have been used to help sniff out explosives throughout most of the world. Recently, elephants have been added to that list as researchers in South Africa have teamed up with the U.S. Army to train these massive yet gentle mammals to help them detect TNT; a common explosive material found in land mines. "Their [elephants] world is primarily olfactory... The sensitivity is recognized as being unparalleled," assistant professor at Colorado State Uni
Conservationists are reacting critically to news about a gorilla escaping from its enclosure at London Zoo. The Born Free Foundation says that an urgent inquiry is needed into the welfare of captive great apes. The danger of captive gorillas to people The conservation charity adds that, although the western lowland silverback's escape did not endanger the public, it "could have ended very differently". Indeed, interactions between people and captive animals in zoos do not always end well. The
It is no secret, like with any other animal, frogs are interesting creatures. They are interesting in the way that spiders and snakes are interesting. They are known to have beautiful patterns and colors, come in different sizes, and are mostly known for the toxins carried within. The toxins from frogs carry a variety of affects upon the human system, some causing life threatening results. Even the tiniest of the species can have the largest punch. From the smallest being that of a Paedopryne am
Counting how many species live on Earth is a difficult challenge. The researchers estimated that there exist possibly between five million to one trillion species out there. About 1.7 million of these have been described by taxonomists which constitutes to only 13% of the whole species. Counting how many species live on Earth is a difficult challenge. The researchers estimated that there exist possibly between five million to one trillion species out there. About 1.7 million of these have been d
"Barry and the Bear" better become a weekly nature show after President Obama ends his tenure in office. Obama was recently in Alaska raising awareness for the effects global warming has on the state, and he was joined by survival expert Bear Grylls . The new friends decided to take a moment and commemorate the day by snapping a quick selfie in the wilderness. Not that I have anything against the president, but a part of me is hoping Bear Grylls caught a bunch of bugs on their random journey and
"I used to work with the dolphins at the Coney Island Aquarium," said Celia Ackerman, "but when I got here and saw the polar bears, I was immediately converted." Ackerman has been the bear keeper at the Central Park Zoo since about 1990, and because the only bears on exhibit are the polar bears Gus and Ida, she is, in fact, the polar bear keeper. Until recently, her charges lounged majestically in their spacious, rock-lined enclosure, which has a swimming pool with viewing windows (people lookin
It's been a terrible year for polar bears--and not just because the warming climate continues to melt their natural habitats. While Arturo remains in a sweltering Argentine zoo, Wang, believed to be Africa's last polar bear, died Wednesday at the Johannesburg Zoo in Johannesburg. The South African facility's chief veterinarian had to euthanize the 28-year-old polar bear because of liver failure and chronic arthritis. Wang was diagnosed with liver problems and other medical conditions in November
Animal Planet has acquired the rights to The Hero Dogs of 9/11 , a one-hour documentary that first aired on Animal Planet in Canada two years ago, and the network plans to show it here in America to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center. From Deadline : More than 300 dogs were used in the rescue and recovery operation. One of the survivors profiled, who is blind, was led out of the building by his seeing eye dog. Another, who'd been work
Wild mountain goats have developed a special talent that helps them survive - allegedly. Wild mountain goats have developed a special talent that helps them survive - allegedly. Now, these goats aren't stupid. Hanging out on these near-impossible corners and ledges of mountains keep them fairly safe from predators. It's how they get down that has us baffled. From Bored Panda : These goats all have special adaptations that allow them to navigate their steep mountainous environments with ease. Unl
Over 4,675 species of lizard found around the world, according to the San Diego Zoo. Some sources raised the number and pointed to approximately 6,000 species. Lizards are found all over the world in almost every type of terrain. Some of them live in trees, some confined to deserts and some being in contact with rocks. Lizards in Iran Environmental factors such as moisture, elevation and temperature can influence distribution patterns of animals e.g. lizards. The Complete Fauna of Iran pinpoint
Saturday, April 16th, 2016 Mexico: Wild Whitetail Deer, Thought to be Extinct, Living in Jungle by Mandy Gardner / Earth Island Photographer Tati Biermas captured Cozumel's elusive whitetail deer on film this past October. It has been about 10 years since local environmentalists and conservationists sadly concluded that the last of the wild whitetail deer -- odocoilesis virginiansis yucatanensis -- had disappeared from Mexico's Isla Cozumel. Despite private conservation efforts and awareness cam
Sharks are frightening predators who (a) have barely evolved in the last 100 million years or so because they were already genetically perfect killing machines, and (b) are happy to kill humans for the egregious crime of "sorta lookin' like a seal at chowtime," but even with both of those factors going against them, this seems a little messed up. A five-foot white-tipped shark died earlier this month on the set of a Kmart commercial after being transported across the country and kept "in an abov
"I used to work with the dolphins at the Coney Island Aquarium," said Celia Ackerman, "but when I got here and saw the polar bears, I was immediately converted." Ackerman has been the bear keeper at the Central Park Zoo since about 1990, and because the only bears on exhibit are the polar bears Gus and Ida, she is, in fact, the polar bear keeper. Until recently, her charges lounged majestically in their spacious, rock-lined enclosure, which has a swimming pool with viewing windows (people lookin
Pet Rabbits in Australia are not covered under animal law and rabbits are also considered feral pests , so why does the Australian Government allow uncontrolled breeding of pet rabbits that adds to the feral rabbit population through rabbits being dumped in the Australian landscape? The feral rabbit population started with 25 rabbits brought into Australia at settlement. There are colonies of domestic rabbits living in communities in cities all over Australia, the result of dumped pets. Pet ra
Rapist birds: PC Ornithologists Argue That Female Birds Look Drabber Than Male Birds To Fight Off Sexual Harassment Charlotte Allen When the red red robin comes bob bob bobbin' along...the lady robin ought to charge him with sexual misconduct. Because, as it turns out, male birds at nesting time, sort of like male humans on college campuses, have their very own rape culture , forcing female birds to do the avian equivalent of the half-shave: In many animal species, the physical differences betwe
Horses really can understand humans - in the same way that dogs do, according to new research They combine facial expressions and voice tones to perceive our emotions, say psychologists. And the animals are so clever they are able to do it with complete strangers - as well as those familiar to them. It is exactly the same technique used by man's best friend - which has been known for decades. But it is the first time it has been demonstrated in the horse - often described as man's 'second best f
The Titanic star has teamed up with conservation organisation the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to launch a new animal rights campaign, called Hands Off My Parts. The initiative aims to highlight the number of rhinos, tigers and elephants that are being killed for their skins, bones, tusks and horns. DiCaprio wants the public to back the cause by adding their names to a petition, which calls on Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to take action on illicit ivory trading in the country. He
Wild mountain goats have developed a special talent that helps them survive - allegedly. Wild mountain goats have developed a special talent that helps them survive - allegedly. Now, these goats aren't stupid. Hanging out on these near-impossible corners and ledges of mountains keep them fairly safe from predators. It's how they get down that has us baffled. From Bored Panda : These goats all have special adaptations that allow them to navigate their steep mountainous environments with ease. Unl
Over 4,675 species of lizard found around the world, according to the San Diego Zoo. Some sources raised the number and pointed to approximately 6,000 species. Lizards are found all over the world in almost every type of terrain. Some of them live in trees, some confined to deserts and some being in contact with rocks. Lizards in Iran Environmental factors such as moisture, elevation and temperature can influence distribution patterns of animals e.g. lizards. The Complete Fauna of Iran pinpoint
Saturday, April 16th, 2016 Mexico: Wild Whitetail Deer, Thought to be Extinct, Living in Jungle by Mandy Gardner / Earth Island Photographer Tati Biermas captured Cozumel's elusive whitetail deer on film this past October. It has been about 10 years since local environmentalists and conservationists sadly concluded that the last of the wild whitetail deer -- odocoilesis virginiansis yucatanensis -- had disappeared from Mexico's Isla Cozumel. Despite private conservation efforts and awareness cam
Sharks are frightening predators who (a) have barely evolved in the last 100 million years or so because they were already genetically perfect killing machines, and (b) are happy to kill humans for the egregious crime of "sorta lookin' like a seal at chowtime," but even with both of those factors going against them, this seems a little messed up. A five-foot white-tipped shark died earlier this month on the set of a Kmart commercial after being transported across the country and kept "in an abov
"I used to work with the dolphins at the Coney Island Aquarium," said Celia Ackerman, "but when I got here and saw the polar bears, I was immediately converted." Ackerman has been the bear keeper at the Central Park Zoo since about 1990, and because the only bears on exhibit are the polar bears Gus and Ida, she is, in fact, the polar bear keeper. Until recently, her charges lounged majestically in their spacious, rock-lined enclosure, which has a swimming pool with viewing windows (people lookin
Pet Rabbits in Australia are not covered under animal law and rabbits are also considered feral pests , so why does the Australian Government allow uncontrolled breeding of pet rabbits that adds to the feral rabbit population through rabbits being dumped in the Australian landscape? The feral rabbit population started with 25 rabbits brought into Australia at settlement. There are colonies of domestic rabbits living in communities in cities all over Australia, the result of dumped pets. Pet ra
Rapist birds: PC Ornithologists Argue That Female Birds Look Drabber Than Male Birds To Fight Off Sexual Harassment Charlotte Allen When the red red robin comes bob bob bobbin' along...the lady robin ought to charge him with sexual misconduct. Because, as it turns out, male birds at nesting time, sort of like male humans on college campuses, have their very own rape culture , forcing female birds to do the avian equivalent of the half-shave: In many animal species, the physical differences betwe
Horses really can understand humans - in the same way that dogs do, according to new research They combine facial expressions and voice tones to perceive our emotions, say psychologists. And the animals are so clever they are able to do it with complete strangers - as well as those familiar to them. It is exactly the same technique used by man's best friend - which has been known for decades. But it is the first time it has been demonstrated in the horse - often described as man's 'second best f
The Titanic star has teamed up with conservation organisation the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to launch a new animal rights campaign, called Hands Off My Parts. The initiative aims to highlight the number of rhinos, tigers and elephants that are being killed for their skins, bones, tusks and horns. DiCaprio wants the public to back the cause by adding their names to a petition, which calls on Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to take action on illicit ivory trading in the country. He