Year: 2020

On the night the U.S. assassinated Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani by drone strike, the U.S. launched a similar operation to kill a top Iranian commander in Yemen, a U.S. official told The Intercept. The MORE

Trump holds a bigly interview with White Supremacist Laura Ingraham

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Watch the latest video at foxnews.com On Friday, Trump claimed that a senior Iranian general killed by a U.S. drone strike had been planning attacks on four U.S. embassies, a claim made to justify the MORE

Just How Strong is Iran’s Military?

There has been a calibrated de-escalation of tensions between the US and Iran, after a drone strike killed General Qassem Suleimani, the second most powerful man in Iran and most influential military commander in the region. MORE

The Pro-Israel Billionaire Funded Think Tank Pushing for War with Iran

Consider the following scenario: A Washington, DC–based, tax-exempt organization that bills itself as a think tank dedicated to the enhancement of a foreign country’s reputation within the United States, funded by billionaires closely aligned with MORE

Poverty, our military, and its forever wars

In my high school in rural North Carolina, a plastic table was set up just off to the side of the atrium where we all congregated after lunch every day. Behind that pamphlet-strewn table was MORE

Anti-vaxxer who allegedly threw menstrual blood on CA state senators charged with felonies

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An anti-vaccine protester who allegedly threw a menstrual cup filled with blood onto California state senators last year has been charged with two felonies, according to court records. Rebecca Dalelio, 43, has been charged with MORE

For the animal lover in you: CA- ‘We want to be a no-kill state.’

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Governor Newsom wants to end animal euthanasia in CA and has called for the State Legislature to allocate public funding for his proposal. “We want to be a no-kill state,” Gov. Newsom has requested $50 MORE

Iran admits shooting down Ukrainian airliner ‘unintentionally’

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‘Human error’ blamed as admission comes after initial denials were contradicted by western allies’ intelligence. Iran had denied for several days that a missile downed the aircraft. But then the US and Canada, citing intelligence, MORE

Trump administration gives crooked Brazilian meatpacker another taxpayer-funded bailout despite bipartisan outrage

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JBS is controlled by Wesley and Joesley Batista, sons of the company's founder. In 2017, as part of a plea deal, the brothers admitted bribing hundreds of politicians. “It was the rule of the game," MORE

Rush Drummer, Neil Peart, Dies at 67

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Neil Peart, the legendary drummer of Rush, has died, Rolling Stone reports. He was 67. The cause of death, according to a spokesperson, was brain cancer. Peart passed on Tuesday, January 7th, in Santa Monica. One MORE

Marianne Williamson Drops Out

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Marianne Williamson is the latest 2020 presidential candidate to drop out of the race. ….”with caucuses and primaries now about to begin … we will not be able to garner enough votes in the election MORE

Rep. Doug Collins apologizes for accusing the Democratic Party of being in love with terrorists

01/10/2020 Ms. G 1

A follow-up to a previous News Views article: In a series of tweets, Rep. Doug Collins (Idiot-GA) issued an apology to his Democratic colleagues he accused earlier this week of “being in love with terrorists.”

Fires and right wing climate change denial in Australia

The impacts of the climate crisis are now clearly manifesting in ways beyond rising temperatures. In Australia, the conditions for severe bushfires are occurring far more regularly (hot days, dry land and high winds). And MORE

Nancy Pelosi said she’s prepared to send impeachment articles to the Senate

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday she’s preparing to send the impeachment articles to the Senate next week to start the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. “I have asked Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler MORE

Updates on Trump’s self-created Iran Crisis 1-10-20

“We are announcing additional sanctions on the Iranian regime as a result of the attack on U.S. and allied troops. Today’s sanctions are part of our commitment to stop the Iranian regime’s global terrorist activities.” MORE

Gulf Coast Energy Workers Wake Up to Massive Layoffs

Occidental starting widespread layoffs in Houston and beyond Occidental Petroleum is initiating a broad layoff effort this week that will stretch from Houston to Denver as the Permian Basin’s leading oil producer aims to cut MORE

U.S. added a disappointing 145K jobs; previous months adjusted downward

The U.S. jobs market ended 2019 on a sour note, with December’s payroll and wage growth missing expectations, according to Labor Department figures released Friday. Nonfarm payrolls increased by just 145,000 while the unemployment rate MORE

Appeals Court Gives $3.6 Billion to Trump’s Stupid Wall

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A split decision in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has handed Trump $3.6 Billion for the big ugly wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, using Defense Department money from the military that Trump has done MORE

Dotard’s Mideast allies duck Iran confrontation

In recent days, as the U.S. killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and Iran fired back with a missile barrage in Iraq, Gulf Arab states and Israel were expressing second thoughts about what they’d helped unleash. MORE

Vermont Democratic state senator introduces bill to ban cellphones for anyone under 21

Sen. John Rodgers, D-Essex-Orleans (VT) introduced S.212 bill that would ban anyone under the age of 21 using or possessing a cellphone. If anyone under the age of 21 is arrested using or possessing a MORE

Free Chat Friday, Week 2

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TGIF News Viewers — Too bad there’s nothing to talk about (😜) Actually, I look forward to the day when there IS nothing to talk about or Tweet about or report about . . . MORE

The Dotard Wants NATO to Expand into the M.E.

The president’s suggestion came one day after he issued a vague call for more NATO involvement in the Middle East. In an unrelated event at the White House on Thursday, Trump discussed his phone call the MORE

Deadly drug-resistant fungus found in 3 seperate patients.