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Ocasio-Cortez Launches Bid to Repeal Hyde Amendment, Rips Biden (VIDEO)
“Access to safe and legal abortion care in the United States ought to be non-negotiable.”
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The US Just Witnessed Its 12 Wettest Months In 125 Years, And The Floods Keep Coming
Flooding swamped parts of the Southeast over the weekend, with as much as a foot of rain falling in western North Carolina. At the same time, the Mississippi River continued Read More…
US Govt. Narrative Blaming Iran For Oil Tanker Attacks Falls Apart In Hours
The Trump administration’s claims Iran attacked oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman were quickly debunked, with the ship’s crew saying it “was hit by a flying object.” But the US disrupted important Iranian diplomatic efforts at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Half-Mile GoFundMe Border Wall Ordered to Leave Gate Open Indefinitely After Blocking Access to a Historic Monument
A federal agency has forced open a gate indefinitely in the viral $23 million crowdfunded wall near the US-Mexico border, saying the group that built it didn’t follow proper permitting procedures.
America’s Defense Budget Is Bigger Than You Think
Each year, Congress approves hundreds of billions of dollars for the US defense budget—but the real number exceeds $1 trillion.
California Democrats Boo 2020 Candidates For Denouncing Medicare-For-All and Socialism (VIDEO)
Thousands of delegates and activists descended on downtown San Francisco this weekend for the California Democratic Party’s annual convention, where 14 of the 23 declared 2020 presidential hopefuls vying for Read More…
‘Beyond Barbaric’: Internal Govt Report Reveals Migrants Forced to Stand on Toilets for Breathing Space at Overcrowded US Detention Center
A not-yet released report by the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General, reported CNN on Friday, has found “dangerous overcrowding” and unsanitary conditions at an El Paso, Texas, Border Patrol processing facility following an unannounced inspection.
U.S. Vastly Expands Invasive Social Media Requirements in Visa Screening
Yesterday the U.S. State Department began implementing its requirement that nearly all U.S. visa applicants submit their social media usernames, previous email addresses and phone numbers as part of the application process. The new requirement, which could affect up to 15 million would-be travelers to the U.S., is part of a broad expansion of enhanced screening under the Trump administration.
U.S. Stocks Have Fallen For 5 Weeks In A Row – The Worst Stock Market Streak In Almost 8 Years
This is the longest losing streak since June 2011, and it is yet another indication that we have reached a major turning point.
Assange Indictment: US Department of Justice Declares ‘War on Journalism’ (VIDEO)
This week, the US government declared war on the First Amendment after it filed an unprecedented indictment against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on 17 new counts of violating the Espionage Read More…
Chalking Tires for Parking Tickets Ruled Unconstitutional
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit determined that chalking tires to find out how long a car has been in a parking spot is unconstitutional.
Denver Becomes First City in Nation to Decriminalize Psychedelic Mushrooms
Voters in Denver, Colorado made their city the first in the U.S. to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms by narrowly approving Ordinance 301.
All U.S. Extremist Killings in 2018 Had Links to Right-Wing Extremism — Report
Every extremist killing in the US in 2018 had a link to a right-wing extremism, according to a January 2019 report from the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism.
Bernie Sanders’ Campaign Has More Money Than the DNC, the DSCC, and the DCCC Combined
According to a study of FEC filings, the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign has more cash on hand than all of the Democratic Party’s official campaign organizations combined.
Amazon, Netflix, IBM Among 60 Profitable Fortune 500 Companies That Avoided All Federal Income Taxes in 2018 Under Trump’s Tax Law
At least 60 companies reported 2018 federal tax rates amounting to effectively zero, or even less than zero, on U.S. pretax income, more than twice as many compared to previous years — a partial result of the 2017 Trump tax law — according to a new report.