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The alt-right manifesto that has Trumpworld talking

08/23/2019 forkless 24 Comments

A grammatically challenged manifesto in favor of nude sunbathing written under the pen name Bronze Age Pervert (BAP for short) has Trump culitists swooning and giddy with excitement. MORE

Dow set to drop more than 100 points after China retaliates with new tariffs

08/23/2019 Community 29 Comments

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Friday after China said it will slap new tariffs on U.S. goods. At around 8:06 a.m. ET, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were down 90 points, indicating a MORE

Ruth Bader Ginsburg undergoes pancreatic cancer treatment

08/23/2019 Ms. G 44 Comments

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been treated for pancreatic cancer in New York City, the Supreme Court announced Friday. “The tumor was treated definitively and there is no evidence of disease elsewhere in the body,” MORE

Trump’s tweets fan the flames of an already faltering economy

08/23/2019 Ms. G 70 Comments

Trump’s hand picked Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell spoke at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual symposium where he suggested, “the central bank is limited in its ability to counteract President Trump’s trade MORE

Billionaire David Koch dead at 79

08/23/2019 Ms. G 75 Comments

Billionaire conservative icon David Koch has died at age 79, CBS News has confirmed, according to a source close to the Koch family.

China retaliates and slaps another $75 Billion in new tariffs on US products

08/23/2019 Ms. G 43 Comments

China announced it will place $75 billion dollars in new tariffs and resume 25% tariffs on US automobiles beginning September 1, 2019. The new tariffs will take place in two increments with the second round MORE

DNC again rejects a debate dedicated to Climate Change

08/22/2019 Ms. G 70 Comments

Following Governor Inslee’s exit from the crowded, 2020 Democratic Party’s field of presidential candidates, Climate Change activists have, once again, approached the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to hold a debate focused solely on the issue. MORE

AP Poll: Only 36% approve of Trump’s job performance

08/22/2019 Ms. G 64 Comments

A recent AP-NORC poll shows 62% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s job performance. To put it into context, 6 out of 10 Americans do not believe that Trump has handled his time in office very well. MORE

28 people arrested for threats to carry out mass attacks since Dayton shooting

08/22/2019 Community 42 Comments

A total of 28 people are reported to have been arrested for making threats to carry out mass attacks since the 4 August shooting in Dayton, Ohio, which killed nine, and the 3 August shooting MORE

Woman left in dumpster as a baby uses Facebook to search for the people who rescued her

08/22/2019 Community 13 Comments

A Georgia woman whose birth made headlines has put out a plea on Facebook to help her find the person or people who rescued her from the dumpster where she was left after birth. MORE

Ex-Trump construction worker files federal claim accusing president’s company of stiffing him: ‘They treated me like a slave’

08/22/2019 Community 24 Comments

An undocumented immigrant who used to work for President Trump’s construction company claims he was cheated out of tens of thousands of dollars in overtime pay and benefits, saying the job made him feel “like a slave.” MORE

As economic warning signs flash, Trump, Democratic rivals recalibrate messages

08/22/2019 Community 22 Comments

After two years touting a booming economy as his own doing, U.S. President Donald Trump is test driving a new message on the economy: Any chance of a recession is not his fault. MORE

Sarah Sanders lands a job on Fox ‘News’

08/22/2019 Ms. G 67 Comments

After leaving the White House nearly two months ago, Sarah Huckabee Sanders “will provide political commentary and analysis across all of FOX News Media, including FOX News Channel, FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, MORE

Veteran with PTSD Must Choose Between Medical Marijuana and Gun Purchase

08/22/2019 Community 127 Comments

A retired Air Force veteran who served ten years and was deployed overseas wants to buy a gun, but claims her rights are being denied because of a federal law that orders disclosure of marijuana use. She uses medical marijuana legally to treat PTSD in Delaware. MORE

Mom questions cheerleading squad fundraiser: AM-15 semi-automatic rifle

08/22/2019 Ms. G 35 Comments

In July, parents of New Richmond Junior Lions’ cheerleading squad found out they would had to fundraise for the group and one of the items up for raffle would be an AM-15 semi-automatic rifle. The MORE

Appeals Court rules electors can vote for who they want

08/22/2019 Ms. G 44 Comments

“A U.S. appeals court in Denver said Electoral College members can vote for the presidential candidate of their choice and aren’t bound by the popular vote in their states. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of MORE

WA Gov. Jay Inslee exits the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race

08/21/2019 Ms. G 40 Comments

Washington state governor, Jay Inslee, who launched his campaign on a single issue, Climate Change, has decided to end his 2020 presidential race. He appeared on the Rachel Maddow Show and announced: “It’s become clear MORE

CA would like a ‘legislative summit’ with Nevada about guns crossing state lines

08/21/2019 Ms. G 15 Comments

CA has always had issues with fire arms coming into the state from other states, particularly Nevada and Arizona. The mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in July prompted CA lawmakers to reach across MORE

GUNZ! Parents indicted after son fired gun at school

08/21/2019 Surley 50 Comments

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The parents of a Rio Rancho teen accused of firing a gun in a local high school have been indicted on one count each of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, MORE

Trump administration is looking at ending birthright citizenship ‘very seriously’

08/21/2019 Ms. G 156 Comments

Wednesday, Trump told reporters his administration is looking ‘very seriously’ at ending birthright citizenship. “We’re looking at that very seriously. Birthright citizenship, where you have a baby on our land — walk over the border, MORE

Migrant Families Would Face Indefinite Detention Under New Trump Rule

08/21/2019 forkless 8 Comments

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration unveiled a regulation on Wednesday that would allow it to detain indefinitely migrant families who cross the border illegally, replacing a decades-old court agreement that limited how long the government could hold migrant children in custody and mandated the level of care they must receive. MORE

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