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The democrat's government shutdown
By: Vic Eldred • Op/Ed • 36 Comments • 2 Likes • last year
“When reached for comment, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said that the administration “wants a straightforward and clean CR to continue...”
Link to quote: Chuck Schumer on chance of shutdown: ‘It depends on the Republicans’The US government is rapidly heading for a shutdown. Weeks ago, Speaker Johnson offered up a clean bill which was nothing more than a continuing resolution to keep the government open until the end of the year. The...
Exclusive | Mikie Sherrill's husband also ensnared in massive Naval Academy cheating scandal
Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 1 Comments • 2 Likes • last year
“Jason Hedberg was one of about four dozen midshipmen who sued top officials at the Naval Academy, Navy and Pentagon in 1994 in a desperate bid to...”
New Jersey Governor Race: Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli tied
Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 3 Comments • 2 Likes • last year
“New Jersey Governor's race between Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli tied in new poll, highlighting a tightening race ahead of November election.”
Comey indicted by Grand Jury
By: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 158 Comments • 3 Likes • last year
““No one is above the law. Today's indictment reflects this Department of Justice's commitment to holding those who abuse positions of power...”
Link to quote: Former FBI director James Comey indicted for lying to congress and obstruction of justice | Daily Mail OnlineBreaking news:A Grand Jury has indicted former FBI director on two charges:1) False statements.2) Obstruction of Justice. "Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted by a...
Left-Wing Terrorism Is on the Rise
Via: Vic Eldred • Op/Ed • 1 Comments • 3 Likes • last year
“The year 2016 was a turning point for left-wing terrorism, even as right-wing incidents remained much more common. Trump’s political ascent and the...”
No matter how hard ideologues try to exclusively blame their political foes for acts of political violence, the truth is that violent extremists today emerge from across the political spectrum. We have studied this problem and believe that our data can help illuminate an issue too often defined...
Multiple people shot at an ICE facility in Dallas, shooter reportedly dead, officials say
Via: Vic Eldred • News & Politics • 148 Comments • 4 Likes • last year
Multiple people were shot at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas, Texas, the morning of Sept. 24, officials said. "Details are still emerging but we can confirm there were multiple injuries and fatalities," Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said.At least...
Blunt Delivery
By: Vic Eldred • Op/Ed • 21 Comments • 3 Likes • last year
“What is the purpose of the United Nations? The UN has such tremendous potential. I’ve always said it. It has such tremendous, tremendous potential,...”
It is UN week, and the President made his appearance yesterday at the UN amid some very disgusting & shameful behavior by UN personnel, which shut down his elevator, disabled his teleprompter and lower the mic when it was his time to speak. In case anyone wants to claim that it was an...
The Unauthorized history of the Pacific War
By: Vic Eldred • MOVIES & TV - CLASSIC to CURRENT • 8 Comments • 4 Likes • last year
“Pearl Harbor--Avoidable or Inevitable-Episode 101”
I'm not sure if YouTube qualifies as TV, (I watch it using the TV) but this past Friday night I stumbled across this podcast which is all about the Pacific War in WWII. It is not another recounting of the history of that theatre of war; it is more or less a look back at the people and events with...
The Pantheon of the left
By: Vic Eldred • Op/Ed • 36 Comments • 4 Likes • last year
“Prairie Fire: The Politics of Revolutionary Anti-Imperialism is a 188-page manifesto published in 1974 by the Weather Underground, a radical...”
Link to quote: Prairie Fire: A Political Manifesto : The Weather Underground : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveWe have experienced the rise of the radical left in America. It all happened within my lifetime. The Communists did make a play for power in America during the...