Guatemala’s power is its people who “have been unfortunately used by the fiat system for cheap labor, primarily in the United States,” Carlino says. He explains that over 20% of Guatemala’s GDP “is remittance flow sent from the United States down to Central America. And we see that as our opportunity to …
Read More »Cops shoot driver after pickup truck plows through bicycle race in Arizona, leaving 6 gravely injured
According to police, the driver ran his Ford F-150 pickup truck through a line of cyclists during a charity race on Saturday morning in Show Low, a town around 180 miles northeast of Phoenix. He allegedly struck multiple cyclists. Six were taken to hospital, with four described by police as …
Read More »Biden administration takes steps to make sex-change surgery available as a healthcare benefit for military veterans
Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough announced the move on Saturday at a LGBTQ Pride Month event in Orlando. “We are taking the first necessary steps to expand VA’s care to include gender-confirmation surgery, thus allowing transgender vets to go through the full gender-confirmation process with the VA by their …
Read More »As the Communist Party of China hits its centenary, those predicting its demise will find themselves waiting a long while yet
Within less than 30 years, the party would assume power in a civil war and has governed the country ever since. Despite reaching its centennial, some believe its days are numbered. Minxin Pei recently authored a Project Syndicate article saying why he believes Communist Party rule in China is facing …
Read More »Vatican launches approval that might lead to EU ‘founder’ Schuman becoming a saint
Having served as France’s finance, foreign and prime minister after World War II, the statesman became best known for proposing economic unity among European nations in the so-called “Schuman Plan” of 1950, which eventually evolved into what is known today as the European Union. In the late 1950s, he served …
Read More »‘Glowing in rainbow colors’: Munich council wants arena in LGBTQ colors for Germany-Hungary Euro 2020 clash in protest at new laws
News of the development was reported on Saturday afternoon, as the German national team prepared to take on holders Portugal in an important Group F clash. In an even more vital encounter that could decide who advances to the knockout phases following Hungary’s 1-1 draw with world champions France earlier, Die …
Read More »I commend the TikTok hecklers who bullied Bezos – Sadly, it’s the only way to hold the super-rich accountable for their actions
The person behind the camera asked, “Hey Jeff, do you feel bad when your Amazon workers die in the warehouse?” Bezos is seen in the video briefly making eye contact with the group of hecklers before being whisked away into a vehicle. However, before making his exit another heckler made …
Read More »Disney’s LGBT Pride event ‘for kids’ is all about woke parents trying to be hip – but it could backfire bigtime
If I was an obsessive wokey parent, I’d be very worried about the inevitable blowback. Know what I mean? You’ll no doubt recall your own years of teenage rebellion, when hormones pulsed through your body. It’s human nature to do the very opposite of what your parents demand, especially when …
Read More »Despite opposition from Republican voters, Juneteenth platitudes pour in from all sides
After a unanimous vote in the Senate and a 415-14 vote in the House, President Joe Biden officially recognized June 19 – ‘Juneteenth’ – as a federal holiday on Thursday. Once a regional celebration unique to Texas, the date has been recognized in some capacity by 46 states since the …
Read More »US ambassador announces he’ll return to Russia ‘soon’ following Biden-Putin summit
A “stable and predictable relationship with Russia” is on the diplomat’s agenda upon his return, Sullivan announced, as quoted by a spokesperson of the US Embassy in Moscow. The decision has been made following the meeting between President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden in Geneva, Switzerland this …
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