How a renegade Chinese billionaire became a center of D.C. intrigue

Via: Ender  •  News & Politics  •  3 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  7 years ago

“Guo Wengui allegedly offered a pair of conservative operatives $9 million for dirt on his enemies’ porn habits and out-of-wedlock children. Now...”

A billionaire at the center of U.S.-China tensions is waging a mysterious legal battle against two D.C. conservatives over a private espionage deal gone bad. The fight touches on a pair of think tanks, a senator’s widow and the capital’s tight-knit group of China hardliners, adding a new chapter...

People can't figure out how to get in and out of this stunning London infinity pool

Via: Ender  •  News & Politics  •  6 Comments  •  1 Like  •  7 years ago

Infinity pools are a staple of beachside resorts and high-end hotels - but you probably haven't seen one quite like this. Compass Pools is planning to build a borderless pool at the top of a 55-story London skyscraper providing a 360-degree view of the city skyline.  But there's just one...

Man arrested for allegedly making thousands of phone calls threatening to kill members of Congress critical of Trump

Via: Ender  •  News & Politics  •  21 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  7 years ago

A Utah man was arrested Tuesday after police said he made more than 2,000 threatening phone calls to members of Congress over a three-year span. The Associated Press reports Scott Haven is accused of frequently making calls to lawmakers who opposed or were critical of President Trump,...

Tennessee DA says gay couples are not entitled to domestic violence protections

Via: Ender  •  News & Politics  •  40 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  7 years ago

In a newly surfaced video, a Tennessee district attorney argued LGBT people are not entitled to domestic violence protections because he does not recognize their marriages as legitimate, according to NewsChannel5 Nashville. "So the social engineers on the Supreme Court decided that we now have...

Photographer And His Wife Plant 2 Million Trees In 20 Years To Restore A Destroyed Forest And Even The Animals Have Returned

Via: Ender  •  Environment/Climate  •  18 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  7 years ago

According to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, 129 million hectares of forest, an area almost equivalent in size to South Africa, have been lost from the Earth forever since 1990. An area roughly the size of the country of Panama is being lost each and every year. With some...

"I grew up in the Westboro Baptist Church. Here's why I left"

By: Ender  •  Talk and Dialogue  •  35 Comments  •  10 Likes  •  7 years ago

This is the original title of the video I am going to show. I know it sounds like click-bate but I would suggest everyone listen to what she has to say. I have been doing a little introspection here lately and wondering how I come across. Wondering if I am being heard or actually listening....

Nearly half of white Republicans say it bothers them to hear people speaking foreign languages

Via: Ender  •  News & Politics  •  78 Comments  •  7 Likes  •  7 years ago

A new survey finds white Republicans are far more likely to be put off by foreign language speakers than their Democratic counterparts. According to Pew Research Center, 47 percent of such Republicans say it would bother them “some” or “a lot” to “hear people speak a language other than English...

Suspect still not in custody as search continues for man accused of killing Biloxi cop

Via: Ender  •  News & Politics  •  7 Comments  •  1 Like  •  7 years ago

Police are looking for this man after a Biloxi police officer was shot and killed late Sunday night. (Photo source: Biloxi Police Dept.) BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - Police have cleared the scene after surrounding an apartment complex while looking for the suspect accused of killing a Biloxi cop....

‘Lock her up’ redux? Biden’s son becomes the right’s new target

Via: Ender  •  News & Politics  •  22 Comments  •  1 Like  •  7 years ago

“Clinton veterans say the attacks on Hunter Biden are giving them painful flashbacks to 2016.”

President Donald Trump’s political allies and his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani have begun mobilizing to cast a legal cloud over Joe Biden and demanding that the Justice Department should open an investigation that could ensnare the former vice president as he launches his 2020 presidential bid....

Andy McKean, Iowa’s Longest-Serving Republican, Switches Parties Because of Trump

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The longest-serving Republican in the Iowa legislature announced that he would become a Democrat, warning that his party of many decades would soon pay “a heavy price” for its support of President Trump. The lawmaker, Representative Andy McKean, served a combined 24 years in the Iowa House and...