“There is nothing more corrupt than an investigation that is in desperate search of a crime. But, make no mistake, that is exactly what is happening here,” Trump said in a lengthy written statement on Wednesday. The former Republican leader said he found out via “leaks in the mainstream media” …
Read More »‘NOT an official statement’: Capitol Police deny issuing unsigned letter blasting GOP leaders for opposing probe into Jan. 6 riot
Obtained by media outlets on Wednesday afternoon after it was circulated among lawmakers, the message was reportedly drafted by a Capitol Police officer, who voiced “profound disappointment” with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell after both stated there was “no need for a January 6th …
Read More »AOC leads group of Democrats in likely futile effort to block sale of bombs to Israel over Gaza conflict
The two-page joint resolution of disapproval seeks to cancel the sale of Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) and Small Diameter Bombs, which was green-lit by the State Department earlier this month, prior to the outbreak of hostilities with Hamas and Islamic Jihad. “The United States should not be rubber-stamping weapons …
Read More »Sorry, that’s racism: Chicago mayor offers interviews ONLY to ‘black or brown’ reporters citing need for DIVERSITY
The announcement by Lightfoot’s office that she would grant interviews ahead of her May 20 mid-term “only to Black or Brown journalists” drew heavy criticism online. “I am a Latino reporter… whose interview request was granted for today,” Gregory Pratt of the Chicago Tribune tweeted on Wednesday. “However, I asked …
Read More »Ongoing Gaza campaign unlikely to help Netanyahu stay in power, Israel’s former PM Ehud Olmert tells RT
Speaking to RT’s Kevin Owen on Wednesday, Olmert neither agreed with nor rejected the widely-rumored idea that the new Israeli-Palestinian escalation has been deliberately orchestrated by Netanyahu to stay in power. But he said such a plan, even if it existed, was unlikely to work, given Netanyahu’s repeated political failures …
Read More »The madness of radical trans activism: Shops sell knitted penises for girls of 3 to wear in their pants so they can look like boys
Referrals of children to gender identity clinics have surged in recent years. The impact on teenage girls is well documented, but there is no lower age limit. Last week, parents Matthew and Klara announced on British TV that their daughter came out as transgender aged two, apparently telling the family, …
Read More »Kamala Harris’ identity crisis: Asian activists want more representation, reporters just want an interview
After floundering on the campaign trail and withdrawing from the presidential race in late 2019 with single-digit support, Kamala Harris was given a shot at redemption when Joe Biden announced her as his running mate last August. Biden had promised to choose a woman or person of color to run …
Read More »US waives sanctions against Nord Stream company and CEO as Blinken & Lavrov meet in Iceland
Imposing sanctions on the company and its CEO under the Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act (PEESA) would “negatively impact US relations with Germany, the EU and other European allies and partners,” the State Department said on Wednesday. Those relations are critical to US efforts against the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, …
Read More »Russian Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine hasn’t been approved by EU due to political pressure from top officials – Moscow’s spy chief
Speaking on national television, Russia’s top spy said that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is “dragging its feet” because of influence from the top of the EU, and not due to any genuine scientific concern. “I don’t want to blame the experts and specialists of the European Medicines Agency,” Naryshkin …
Read More »Senior EU negotiator at Iran nuclear talks reports ‘substantial progress,’ feels ‘quite sure’ of deal’s revival
“We have made substantial progress over the last 10 days, but there are still things to be worked on and we will reconvene next week, and we will continue working,” Enrique Mora told reporters in the Austrian capital on Wednesday. The negotiator has been among those facilitating indirect talks between …
Read More »