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An act of defiance
By: Vic Eldred • Op/Ed • 7 Comments • 2 Likes • 11 months ago
““American sweat, ingenuity and toil created the oil industry in Venezuela,” he wrote. “Its tyrannical expropriation was the largest recorded theft...”
Link to quote: Trump ties call for 'blockade' to seized US oil assets | AP NewsYesterday one of our leading Trump haters posted a statement that Trump made concerning Venezuela. I kind of disregarded it since I never go deep into a lot of the emotional statements that Trump sometimes makes. Here...
Speaker Johnson ekes out healthcare bill victory after House GOP Obamacare rebellion
Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 1 Comments • 1 Like • 11 months ago
“"Obamacare has been an unmitigated disaster for 15 years, crushing families with high premiums and rampant fraud while enriching insurance...”
House Republicans passed a bill they say will lower healthcare costs for a broad swath of Americans by roughly 11%. It's a victory for Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who has been managing deep divisions within the House GOP on the topic of healthcare as insurance premiums are set to spike across...
Globalizing the intifada
By: Vic Eldred • Op/Ed • 3 Comments • 2 Likes • 11 months ago
““Globalize the Intifada” is a phrase used by pro-Palestinian activists that calls for aggressive resistance against Israel and those who support...”
Link to quote: What Does “Globalize the Intifada” Mean and How Can it Lead to Targeting Jews with Violence? | AJCThe past few days surrounding the beginning of Hanukkah left the world stunned by a blatant & bloody attack on Jews in Australia, another attack in the economics class of a Jewish...
Trump doubles number of countries facing travel bans or restrictions, bringing list to 39 nations - CBS News
Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 8 Comments • 3 Likes • 11 months ago
“President Trump on Tuesday more than doubled the list of countries subject to his travel ban or to heavy restrictions, bringing the total number of...”
A curiouser & curiouser investigation
By: Vic Eldred • Op/Ed • 94 Comments • 3 Likes • 11 months ago
““Until such time as we have an individual in custody who we’re confident is responsible, that we’re prepared to press charges and then prosecute,...”
The title contains words used by Alice in the Lewis Caroll classic "Alice in Wonderland." I assume most people recognize the words and accept them as typically used to describe very unusual circumstances. Therefore, I trust I won't be charged with plagiarism. With that out of the way, part of the...
Supreme Court keeps handing Trump wins
Via: Vic Eldred • Op/Ed • 18 Comments • 1 Like • 11 months ago
“Justice Brett Kavanaugh defended the Court’s framework, emphasizing, “The framers recognized, in a way that I think is brilliant, that preserving...”
The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority has facilitated President Donald Trump’s ability to enact significant policy shifts with minimal judicial resistance. Several of these emergency rulings are temporary stays, not final merits decisions, and the Court has now agreed to hear full...
DC police chief pressured staff into manipulating crime data to mislead public, House report finds
Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 1 Comments • 2 Likes • 11 months ago
““Chief Smith’s decision to mislead the public by manipulating crime statistics is dangerous and undermines trust in both local leadership and law...”
The head of Washington, D.C.’s police department pressured staff to falsely report crime statistics and pushed for greater use of lesser charges for certain offenses in order to manipulate D.C.’s crime data, according to a new House investigation. Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela...
