Weekend Reviews: Impeachment Inquiry Shines Light on Trump’s Shady Deals
Gordon Sondland, US Ambassador to the European Union and a key witness in the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump, will testify under subpoena before House committees next week according to a statement from his lawyer. Sondland was blocked by the State Department when he volunteered to testify earlier this week regarding Trump’s conduct and relations […]
Weekend Update: White House Restricted Security Access to Trump Calls
Officials have reported to various media outlets that Pres. Trump calls with foreign leaders were sometimes handled in an unusual way to limit the number of people, even just those within his own administration, who could access notes and transcripts from some of his calls with foreign leaders. The White House confirmed that the transcript […]
Whistleblower Complaint Reveals Trump Interest To Use US Power For His Gain
The Whistleblower complaint against President Donald Trump concerning his phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was released to the public on Thursday with few redactions. The unidentified whistleblower claim that not only did the US president misuse his office for personal gain and endangered national security, but some Whites House officials also tried to cover […]
Weekend Review: Trump Unscrupulous Call To Ukraine
Ukraine is at the center of America political upheaval as it was widely reported that a whistle-blower formally complained about Pres. Trump’s communications with President Volodymyr Zelensky. According to the New York Times and the Washington Post, the complaint relates to multiple requests made by Trump to the president of Ukraine asking him to open investigations […]
Weekend Review: Houthis Rebels Claim Saudi Oilfield Attacks
Two Saudi Arabian oil facilities were attacked on Saturday, with Yemen’s Houthi rebels claiming responsibility. In spite of that, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iran for the attacks. The Houthis claimed they sent 10 drones to attack the Saudi oilfield on Saturday, but Pompeo denied there was any evidence to suggest the Yemen […]
Week In Review: Uncertain Future For 70,000 Bahamians After Dorian
Residents of the Bahamas are still waiting to escape Grand Bahama and Great Abaco islands after Hurricane Dorian made landfall with Category 5 winds last weekend. The islands are without running water and electricity while access to food has been severely diminished by the storm. Most who are left carry what little they have left […]
Dorian Left Bahamas in Crisis, Mostly Spared the US
At least 20 people were killed in the Bahamas as Hurricane Dorian stalled over the islands last weekend, devastating residents with two days of winds up to 185 mph along with unrelenting rainfall. More bodies are being discovered as the damage is still being assessed, but Dorian has left the region to deal with an […]
Weekend Review: 7 Dead In Another Texas Shooting
On Saturday, a 36-year-old man went on a shooting spree in Texas which left 7 dead and more than 20 wounded. Seth Ator was pulled over by police for failing to use his turn signal and began firing upon officers with what they described as an AR-style weapon. According to police, Ator began shooting at […]
Wkend Review: Brazil Deploys Military to Combat Amazon Fires
Parts of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil is on fire and burning at a startling rate. An estimated 44,000 troops will be made available to fight the fires in six Brazilian states — Roraima, Rondonia, Tocantins, Para, Acre and Mato Grosso. The military will reportedly use aircraft to dump thousands of gallons of water on […]
The Resounding Hate of White Supremacy
White supremacy has always loomed near the surface of American society. It was rampant in the founding when masses of natives were slaughtered to make room for white settlers and when the new country went to war with itself over slavery. White supremacy flourished openly when the U.S. was reconstructed after the Civil War under […]
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