Hundreds of US visa appointments canceled in Colombia following spat over deportation flights

Via: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  one month ago

“Meanwhile, the State Department said Sunday it would stop issuing visas to Colombian nationals until deportation flights resumed.”

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Visa appointments at the U.S. Embassy in Colombia were canceled Monday following a dispute over deportation flights from the U.S. that nearly turned into a costly trade war between the two countries. Dozens of Colombians arrived at the U.S. Embassy in Bogota and were...

Trump in overdrive

By: Vic Eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  104 Comments  •  7 Likes  •  one month ago

“We’re going to do things that people will be shocked at."”

Has it only been a week since Inauguration Day?What a week it has been for President Trump. He no sooner was sworn in than he was signing executive orders in stages, the first of which was to immediately rescind all of Joe Biden's EOs. He attended every ceremonial event and by midnight, as I was...

Trump tosses the book at Colombia

By: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  78 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  one month ago

Colombia has decided that it will not accept U.S. military aircraft with migrants being deported.President Trump has responded:Colombia will now face tariffs of 25% on all Colombian goods coming into the United States and that may rise to 50% in one week.Colombian officials will be banned from...

Four Israeli hostages released by Hamas during staged handover

Via: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  7 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  one month ago

“Four female hostages have been reunited with their families, while Israel released 200 Palestinian prisoners.”

A diamond in the rough

By: Vic Eldred  •  MOVIES & TV - CLASSIC to CURRENT  •  2 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  one month ago

“German kids don't cry”

It has been a busy cold week. I really got up late on a peaceful Saturday and began fooling around with YouTube. There I found a diamond in the rough. We all know that although YouTube charges us for the movies that are kind of in demand, they still have a wide range of movies that are...

Kristi Noem has been confirmed in a bipartisan vote!

By: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  97 Comments  •  7 Likes  •  one month ago

This is breaking news as Republicans are working through the weekend to get as many Trump nominees confirmed as possible while democrats try to resist & obstruct.

Senate confirms Pete Hegseth to lead Pentagon

Via: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  175 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  one month ago

“Vice President Vance on Friday broke a Senate tie to confirm Pete Hegseth as President Trump's secretary of Defense, capping a bruising two-month...”

Full Plate

By: Vic Eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  72 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  one month ago

“"Settle now, and STOP this ridiculous War! IT’S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE," Trump said in a post to Truth Social. "If we don’t make a 'deal,' and...”

Trump has had a busy first week and he shows no signs of slowing down. In between signing more rounds of executive orders, Trump virtually attended the "Davos Forum" yesterday. The forum is the annual meeting held by globalist elite businessmen. Trump was to say the least, blunt. He told them:...

ICE arrests irate Haitian gang member, murder and rape suspects in Boston

Via: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  11 Comments  •  7 Likes  •  one month ago

“Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers hit the ground running this week, arresting multiple violent offenders in sanctuary cities.”

Watchdog Group Finds DEI Course Mandates Cost Arizona Taxpayers And Students - Arizona Daily Independent

Via: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  34 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  one month ago

“As more and more corporations are rejecting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies and phasing out many related programs, Arizona's...”