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Space Policy Directive-4: Establishment of the Space

Space Policy Directive-4: Establishment of the Space


Via: make-america-great-again  •  News & Politics  •  30 Comments  •  7 years ago

President Donald Trump officially created the United States Space Force on Tuesday. The new military branch will operate under the Air Force, similar to the Marine Corp’s relationship with the...
Maryland Bill Would Further Curb Police Use of DNA Database

Maryland Bill Would Further Curb Police Use of DNA Database


Via: katrix  •  News & Politics  •  58 Comments  •  7 years ago

We've probably all heard about how serial killers, such as the cop in CA, have been identified by their relatives submitting DNA samples to ancestry websites.  Law enforcement is looking at those...
Airlines will add new gender options for non-binary passengers

Airlines will add new gender options for non-binary passengers


Via: badfish-hd-h-u  •  News & Politics  •  12 Comments  •  7 years ago

(CNN) —   US  airline passengers  who don't identify as "male" or "female" will soon have more gender options to choose when booking tickets. The new gender options to be added include...
Conservatives’ Dishonest Use of ‘Religious Bigotry’ To Deflect Attention From Nominee’s Disturbing Records

Conservatives’ Dishonest Use of ‘Religious Bigotry’ To Deflect Attention From Nominee’s Disturbing Records


Via: don-overton  •  News & Politics  •  7 Comments  •  7 years ago

Happy New Year! Well, for most of us it should be — unless you are fighting to protect our courts. New year, same old tactic by conservatives, who are hoping to insulate narrow-minded judicial...
Game Over: Chicago Police Believe Jussie Smollett Paid Two Brothers To Stage Attack

Game Over: Chicago Police Believe Jussie Smollett Paid Two Brothers To Stage Attack


Via: badfish-hd-h-u  •  News & Politics  •  75 Comments  •  7 years ago

Even CNN is finally reporting on it now. Via   Daily Mail: Empire star Jussie Smollett paid two men to stage an assault against him which he later claimed was an attack motivated by racism...
There was the Big Boobie award for the girl with the biggest breasts. The coach giving the award

There was the Big Boobie award for the girl with the biggest breasts. The coach giving the award


Via: the-calm-before  •  News & Politics  •  15 Comments  •  7 years ago

KENOSHA, Wis. -- At an annual banquet last March to celebrate the achievements of Tremper High School's cheerleading squad, some parents did a double-take when the coaches announced several...
Testimony in Jussie Smollett case scrapped after "Hail Mary" phone call

Testimony in Jussie Smollett case scrapped after "Hail Mary" phone call


Via: cms5  •  News & Politics  •  4 Comments  •  7 years ago

CBS News has learned that a last-minute phone call may have saved "Empire" star Jussie Smollett from potentially being indicted. Last month, the actor claimed he was the victim of a racist and...
Amazon Spokesperson Blames Ocasio-Cortez for NYC Retreat

Amazon Spokesperson Blames Ocasio-Cortez for NYC Retreat


Via: vic-eldred  •  News & Politics  •  39 Comments  •  7 years ago

An Amazon spokesperson blamed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and her vocal resistance for the company’s shocking decision to cancel plans for its New York City headquarters on...
Bernie Sanders' campaign said it raised a whopping $5.9 million in first 24 hours

Bernie Sanders' campaign said it raised a whopping $5.9 million in first 24 hours


Via: nerm-l  •  News & Politics  •  19 Comments  •  7 years ago

"Sanders demonstrated a level of grassroots support of unprecedented size and excitement, signalling the strength of the movement set on winning the Democratic nomination, defeating Donald Trump...
Breaking: Nicholas Sandmann Sues WaPo For $250 Million

Breaking: Nicholas Sandmann Sues WaPo For $250 Million


Via: badfish-hd-h-u  •  News & Politics  •  89 Comments  •  7 years ago

Rush to control the narrative. (Reuters)   – A high school student from Covington, Kentucky, at the center of a videotaped incident at the Lincoln Memorial involving a Native American...
Chris Wallace Rips Into Stephen Miller on Fox News

Chris Wallace Rips Into Stephen Miller on Fox News


Via: don-overton  •  News & Politics  •  49 Comments  •  7 years ago

Fox News host Chris Wallace on Sunday challenged   right-wing White House aide Stephen Miller  about the need for a wall on the southern U.S. border. He also confronted Miller about the lies...
Hundreds of migrants cross Arizona border after 'several busloads' dropped off in Mexico

Hundreds of migrants cross Arizona border after 'several busloads' dropped off in Mexico


Via: 1stwarrior  •  News & Politics  •  61 Comments  •  7 years ago

In the early morning hours Thursday, several busloads of migrants were dropped off on Highway 2 in Mexico, just south of the Arizona border. "They walked about 100 yards, climbed under and...
Florida Sixth-Grader Arrested After His Refusal to Recite Pledge of Allegiance Led to Confrontation

Florida Sixth-Grader Arrested After His Refusal to Recite Pledge of Allegiance Led to Confrontation


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  News & Politics  •  159 Comments  •  7 years ago

Florida sixth-grader charged with misdemeanor after refusing to recite Pledge of Allegiance By Kristine Phillips, The Washington Post, February 17 2019 A Florida student is facing...
February 16 in Alaska honors Tlingit activist on "Elizabeth Peratrovich Day'' A Fighter in Velvet Gloves

February 16 in Alaska honors Tlingit activist on "Elizabeth Peratrovich Day'' A Fighter in Velvet Gloves


Via: kavika  •  News & Politics  •  15 Comments  •  7 years ago

Anchorage School District, “Elizabeth Peratrovich Day provides an opportunity to remind the public of the invaluable contribution of this Native Alaskan leader.” Nearly 20 years before the...
A real tube carrying dreams of 600-mph transit

A real tube carrying dreams of 600-mph transit


Via: kavika  •  News & Politics  •  38 Comments  •  7 years ago

Full screen 1/7 SLIDES © Joe Buglewicz for The New York Times The tube used for unmanned testing by Virgin Hyperloop One north of Las Vegas. The system aims to move...
Trump Officials Tried To Rush Nuclear Technology To Saudis, House Panel Finds

Trump Officials Tried To Rush Nuclear Technology To Saudis, House Panel Finds


Via: dulay  •  News & Politics  •  10 Comments  •  7 years ago

The Trump administration sought to rush the transfer of American nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia in potential violation of the law, a new report from the House Oversight and Reform Committee...
MSNBC's Morning Joe panel goes after 'extremely dangerous' Alexandria Ocasio Cortez over Amazon Deal

MSNBC's Morning Joe panel goes after 'extremely dangerous' Alexandria Ocasio Cortez over Amazon Deal


Via: krishna  •  News & Politics  •  89 Comments  •  7 years ago

It seems the hosts of  Morning Joe  are not happy with the end of Amazon's  planned New York headquarters , and they're taking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to  . Host Joe...
Justice Clarence Thomas calls for reconsideration of landmark libel case

Justice Clarence Thomas calls for reconsideration of landmark libel case


Via: ender  •  News & Politics  •  19 Comments  •  7 years ago

Washington (CNN) Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday called for reconsideration of a landmark First Amendment precedent, criticizing the 1964 decision that the Constitution creates a...
On President's Day, A Survey Of Political Science Scholars Ranks Trump As Dead Last Among America's 44 Presidents

On President's Day, A Survey Of Political Science Scholars Ranks Trump As Dead Last Among America's 44 Presidents


By: johnrussell  •  News & Politics  •  52 Comments  •  7 years ago

There have been 44 U.S. presidents ( Trump is the 45th presidenCY ) with Grover Cleveland having been elected twice (non-consecutively) but counted, understandably, as only one person. Gee,...
Lesbian Activist Faces Leftist Fury After 'Misgendering' a Male Rapist

Lesbian Activist Faces Leftist Fury After 'Misgendering' a Male Rapist


Via: badfish-hd-h-u  •  News & Politics  •  28 Comments  •  7 years ago

The LGBT community can't even escape the fury that comes with the incorrect use of gender pronouns. Julia Beck, a lesbian activist and former member of the LGBTQ Commission for the mayor of...
Trump may have just tanked the entire defense of his ‘national emergency’ with this one sentence

Trump may have just tanked the entire defense of his ‘national emergency’ with this one sentence


Via: dulay  •  News & Politics  •  161 Comments  •  7 years ago

In a rambling and frequently senseless rant to reporters on Friday, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency as part of a ham-fisted effort to secure more funding for a border wall...
A scholar of ancient history explains how right-wing ‘intellectuals’ hijack academic respectability to bolster MAGA talking points

A scholar of ancient history explains how right-wing ‘intellectuals’ hijack academic respectability to bolster MAGA talking points


Via: don-overton  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

Last week during a rally in the border city of El Paso, Texas, before thousands of his most adoring fans, Donald Trump showed America and the world–again–who he really is. Trump worked his...
Man Accused Of Pulling Gun On Victim Wearing MAGA Hat

Man Accused Of Pulling Gun On Victim Wearing MAGA Hat


Via: badfish-hd-h-u  •  News & Politics  •  10 Comments  •  7 years ago

Via   WBKO: A Tennessee man is in jail after being accused of pulling a gun on a Sam’s Club customer Saturday. According to the police report, officers were called to Sam’s Club due to a...
Woman who called Michelle Obama an 'ape' defrauded FEMA of $18K

Woman who called Michelle Obama an 'ape' defrauded FEMA of $18K


Via: sandy-2021492  •  News & Politics  •  10 Comments  •  7 years ago

The West Virginia woman who made national headlines in 2016 when she was placed on leave from a county development organization   over a demeaning Facebook post   about then-first lady Michelle...
Senate has uncovered no direct evidence of conspiracy between Trump campaign and Russia

Senate has uncovered no direct evidence of conspiracy between Trump campaign and Russia


Via: 1stwarrior  •  News & Politics  •  148 Comments  •  7 years ago

WASHINGTON — After two years and 200 interviews, the Senate Intelligence Committee is approaching the end of its investigation into the 2016 election, having uncovered no direct evidence of a...
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