“Baseball is already losing tremendous numbers of fans, and now they leave Atlanta with their All-Star Game because they are afraid of the Radical Left Democrats who do not want voter I.D. … to have anything to do with our elections,” Trump said in a statement released by his Save America …
Read More »Kremlin says situation in Donbass ‘frightening’ as Ukraine calls on NATO & Washington for support in event of conflict with Russia
Speaking to journalists on Friday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that a series of military clashes in the Donbass region was a cause for concern. “Unfortunately for us,” he said, “the reality on the line of contact is quite frightening, and not just one, but many, provocations by the Ukrainian …
Read More »US orders evacuation of ‘non-emergency’ diplomats & families from Myanmar amid calls for intervention
The one-sentence State Department announcement came on Tuesday evening in Washington, on the day the opposition in Myanmar began a “garbage strike” against the government. The strike follows a weekend of clashes between protesters and security forces that left 141 people dead on Saturday alone. More than 500 people have …
Read More »Biden calls for states to halt reopenings as Covid-19 cases tick upward nationally, even as some mandate-free states see declines
“People are letting up on precautions, which is a very bad thing,” Biden said on Monday in a White House press briefing. With the seven-day average of new Covid-19 cases nationwide rising 16% in the past week, he added, “We’re giving up hard-fought, hard-won gains, and as much as we’re …
Read More »George Floyd’s brother calls Derek Chauvin case ‘slam dunk’ as jury sworn in & opening arguments made
“This case, to us, is a slam dunk, because we know the video is the proof. That’s all you need,” Floyd told ‘The Today Show’ on Monday, referring to the approximately eight-minute video depicting Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, compressing George’s Floyd’s neck during an arrest. Chauvin is facing …
Read More »Greenwald calls out USA Today reporter over article targeting Capitol riot legal defense funding, gets accused of ‘harassment’
USA Today intern Brenna Smith tweeted her “first” story co-written for the outlet on Sunday, describing the situation with the typical good versus evil fluffing given most content related to former President Donald Trump and the so-called January 6 “insurrection.” Defendants charged in relation to the event “continue to crowd …
Read More »Putin calls on nations across world to create new ‘legally binding’ global cyberspace treaty, as hack attack row with US escalates
At a meeting of Russia’s security council on Friday, Putin said that “the global digital space often becomes a platform for harsh confrontation in the information sphere – for unfair competition and cyber attacks.” At the same time, he said, the “digital environment is used by international terrorists and organized …
Read More »Boxing vs. MMA: Jorge Masvidal calls ex-UFC rival Ben Askren a ‘crotch sniffer’ as fans turn on him again over Jake Paul sparring
Cage veteran Masvidal has been a surprise addition to YouTuber Paul’s training team during his preparations for the fight on April 17, when retired MMA fighter Askren will switch his hands to boxing for a battle of two rookies in the ring. Masvidal, who has been branded a traitor by …
Read More »Photojournalist calls on Biden admin to lift ‘media border ban’, says he was removed by law enforcement for photographing migrants
“I respectfully ask the White House to stop the media border ban,” Getty Images special correspondent John Moore tweeted on Thursday, accompanying his text with multiple photos he took of migrants near the southern border. Moore revealed that local law enforcement agents removed him from the area and prevented further …
Read More »Calls for Merkel to face vote of no confidence after embarrassing U-turn on Covid-19 Easter lockdown
Members of the Bundestag could soon be asked to vote on whether the chancellor has their support after a number of eager politicians jumped to capitalize on a rare case of an admitted misjudgment by the country’s long-standing leader. On Wednesday, the leader of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), Christian …
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