Security on High Alert as Trump Support “Justice for J6” D.C Rally
The Sept. 18 rally in Washington, D.C., has sparked new fear of more violence coming to the Capitol as Trump releases a statement supporting “Justice for J6.” DHS has warned of potential violence on and before the day of the rally. What is “Justice for J6” About? The “Justice for J6” rally taking place at the Capitol on Saturday […]
Gavin Newsom Wins Recall Election Comfortably
Despite shaky early polls, California Governor Gavin Newsom won his recall election by a comfortable margin of over 60% of voters rejecting recall. The Governor will now remain in Sacramento and prepare for a reelection bid in just over a year. The embattled governor faced the historic recall vote largely on a wave of conservative […]
Weekend Review: Declassified 9/11 Report Implicates Two Saudi Nationals
20 years have passed since the 9/11 attacks killed nearly 3,000 people. However, President Biden’s administration has just declassified a 2016 report tying two Saudi nationals living in the U.S. to the attackers. Some families of victims are rejoicing, as they have been seeking the release of this information for years. Many have long suspected […]
ECOWAS Suspend Guinea As People Celebrate After Military Coup
Guinea has been suspended from the West African main regional bloc ECOWAS after a military coup in the capital, Conakry, that arrested and removed President Alpha Condé on Sunday. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met with coup leaders on Friday and have suspended Guinea without further sanctions after initially urging the “immediate return to […]
Gavin Newsom Opens Lead in Polls with Recall Election Week Away
California Governor Gavin Newsom has faced a recall campaign that has come too close for comfort for Democrats desperate to keep the governorship. While early polls showed ‘remove and keep’ neck-and-neck, the most recent polling has the governor at a more comfortable 10-point lead. The election is less than a week away as Californians will head to […]
Democracy in the U.S. is in Peril, Decolonization is the Solution
Some observers might have noticed that democracy in the U.S. is raising red flags in apparent ways after politically motivated violence interrupted the processes for the transfer of presidential power via an insurrection in January. Unsubstantiated claims convinced millions that an election was stolen, and people died in a subsequent effort to manifest political demands. […]
Trans Teen Suing TSA After Being Told To Expose Genitals
Kimberly Erway, the mother of the trans teen allegedly told to expose her genitals before boarding a 2019 flight, is now suing the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in a filed 11-page complaint to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Jamii Erway, who was 15 years old at the time of the incident, […]
GOP House Leader McCarthy Threatens Tech Firms over Jan. 6 Riots
Despite rancor within the Republican Party and controversy surrounding his leadership, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy threatened technology companies helping the government with investigations into the January 6 riots. McCarthy made the threat on Twitter and said a future Republican majority “will not forget” if these technology companies comply with the House select committee investigating the riots. […]
Weekend Review: Louisiana Braces for Battering from Ida
Hurricane Ida is coming ashore with winds reaching near Category 5 strength. Weather forecasts anticipate the storm to make landfall at Grand Isle, Louisiana. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned of an “extremely life-threatening storm surge” from the Gulf of Mexico to Mississippi. Destructive winds will likely knock down trees and power lines. Furthermore, levees […]
Leaked IPCC Report Claims Capitalism is Unsustainable
Two weeks ago, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released an alarming report that detailed the future of our planet’s climate. The report included several scenarios for how the world could tackle the challenge of climate change, but it stayed away from specific details. However, in a leaked draft of a future […]