Another day, another race row, and this time the Grammys are in the eye of the storm, after announcing the nominations ahead of the ceremony in January. Beyonce heads the field and is in six categories principally for her track Black Parade, commemorating the end of slavery in the US …
Read More »Los Angeles residents ordered to stay at home until Christmas week, with all gatherings BANNED… except for church & PROTESTS
The new directive, which will take effect next week and stay in force until December 20, will prohibit all public and private gatherings involving people from different households and impose further occupancy limits on businesses, the county health department announced on Friday. However, the order carves out exceptions for those …
Read More »Milwaukee County recount nets Biden 132 MORE votes after Trump campaign pours $3mn into Wisconsin election audit
The new tally from Milwaukee County gave Biden a net increase of 132 votes after it concluded on Friday, out of some 460,000 ballots cast in total. While Trump himself gained 125 votes, the Democratic candidate accrued more than twice that number overall. After losing out to Biden by more …
Read More »Don’t believe messages about ‘olive branches’ and ‘moving forward’ from anti-Trump celebs & pols. They’re as hateful as ever
“I’d like to extend an olive branch to Trump supporters,” Milano tweeted this week. “I am ready to move #ForwardTogether. There’s so much work to do to heal the nation. Let’s be a part of the solution and not add to the problems we face.” The actress-turned-Democrat-activist called for other …
Read More »Iran warns US & Israel against any ‘adventurism’ during Trump’s ‘final’ days in office after murder of scientist – letter to UN
The Islamic Republic’s UN envoy Majid Takht Ravanchi penned a harshly worded letter to the international body on Friday, blasting the “terrorist assassination” of leading nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh by unknown assailants earlier Friday morning, while also warning that Tehran would retaliate to any brash moves taken by Israel or the US. …
Read More »Nimitz carrier group returns to Persian Gulf after drills, in ‘pre-planned’ move not related to Iranian scientist murder – report
The Nimitz carrier strike group – led by the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier and backed by several guided-missile destroyers – will soon resume operations in the Persian Gulf region, CNN’s Barbara Starr reported on Friday, citing an anonymous Pentagon official. The ships will provide “combat support and air cover as …
Read More »‘Mossad at work’? Twitter explodes with speculation of US & Israeli involvement after killing of top Iranian scientist
Fakhrizadeh-Mahavadi was fatally injured after a reported ambush on his car in Tehran that led to a shootout between unidentified assailants and the nuclear scientist’s bodyguards, local media has reported. Alleged to be the head of Iran’s nuclear program, many have taken to theorizing the Israeli government could have been …
Read More »Chinese academics say coronavirus spread in India MONTHS before Wuhan outbreak
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences claim the pandemic actually originated in India, explaining that a heatwave there from May to June 2019 spawned a water crisis, which in turn led to increased close contact between humans and wild animals such as monkeys. In a preprint paper with the …
Read More »‘Criminal act’: Ex-CIA chief urges Iran to wait on ‘return of responsible US leaders’ before reacting to nuclear scientist killing
Amid speculation about the involvement of both Israel and the US in the alleged assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Brennan dubbed the death “a criminal act [and] highly reckless.” “It risks lethal retaliation & a new round of regional conflict,” he said of the Friday attack, which reportedly …
Read More »Trump says Biden can only move into White House if he ‘PROVES’ his votes weren’t ‘illegally obtained’
“Biden can only enter the White House as President if he can prove that his ridiculous “80,000,000 votes” were not fraudulently or illegally obtained,” Trump tweeted on Friday. The incumbent president added that Biden has a “big unsolvable problem,” citing allegations of “massive voter fraud” in cities like Detroit, Atlanta, …
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