“On Monday evening an armed individual trespassing in my backyard was arrested carrying two dozen rounds of ammunition,” Sununu said on Wednesday afternoon. “Cancelling our outdoor inaugural ceremonies was not a decision we made easily, but it was the right decision to ensure the safety of my family and the …
Read More »Nearly 40 percent believe ‘DEEP STATE’ is working to undermine President Donald Trump – poll
Trump’s legal efforts to overturn the election results may not be gaining much momentum in courts, but there is a significant portion of Americans who doubt the election results. According to a new poll from NPR/Ipsos, 39 percent believe there is a “deep state” working to undermine the president. A …
Read More »Bill offering $2000 Covid-19 stimulus checks has ‘no realistic path to quickly pass the Senate,’ blasts McConnell
“It’s hardly clear,” McConnell said on Wednesday on the Senate floor, that sending “thousands of dollars” to citizens should be a “top priority,” especially since some receiving the checks may not have suffered financial hardships related to the pandemic. The House passed a bill on Monday to increase stimulus checks …
Read More »California confirms case of ‘mutated’ Covid-19 strain, day after Colorado
Newsom did not offer details about the case, saying only it was registered in Southern California on Wednesday. “I don’t think Californians should think that this is odd; it’s to be expected,” Fauci said. Colorado Governor Jared Polis announced on Tuesday that the first case of “B.1.1.7, the same variant …
Read More »Party’s over: Apple & TikTok deplatform ‘secret party’ app for promoting illegal gatherings amid Covid-19
VybeTogether, a party-promoting app that sold itself as a tool to both organize and find secret parties in New York City in the era of Covid-19, has been all but wiped off the internet after a parade of scolds accused it of putting people at risk. Kicked out of Apple’s …
Read More »International Red Cross worker killed in Yemen airport attack, 2 missing
Explosions and gunfire broke out at the airport shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed cabinet for the government-controlled parts of the country touched down. More than 20 casualties have been reported. A second explosion was reportedly heard close to the presidential palace, where members of the cabinet were …
Read More »Listing Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism would be a last throw of the dice by bitter Pompeo
According to a report from the New York Times, Mike Pompeo is considering placing Cuba on the US’ ‘State Sponsors of Terrorism’ list before he leaves office, with only 22 days left until the Joe Biden administration takes control in January. This would brand Cuba as an instigator of terrorism …
Read More »Harry and Meghan’s toe-curling new Spotify podcast sees 2020’s most woke couple become further detached from reality
I tried, I really did. For 34 minutes, I sat and endured the relentless codswallop from Archewell Audio’s premiere podcast, my teeth grinding and knuckles whitening before finally laying my face on the table as it finished, groaning, ‘Thank you, God’. In case you missed Archewell Audio’s 2020 Holiday Special …
Read More »Republican senator vows to challenge Electoral College certification of Joe Biden’s victory, gets slammed as ‘enemy of democracy’
“I cannot vote to certify the electoral college results on January 6 without raising the fact that some states, particularly Pennsylvania, failed to follow their own state election laws,” Hawley said in a Wednesday statement. President Donald Trump and his legal team continue to accuse states like Pennsylvania of voter …
Read More »‘Terrorist attack’ on bus in Syria between Deir ez-Zor and Palmyra kills at least 25 – state media
The attack took place on Wednesday afternoon local time, near the town of Kobajjep (Kabajeb), about 50 kilometers along the M20 road from Deir ez-Zor. Though the terrorist group Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) officially holds no more territory, there have been reports of their presence in the desert between …
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