Biden was asked to make clear his position on the subject while speaking about the passage of a $1 trillion infrastructure package on Saturday. The president blamed former president Donald Trump’s “outrageous” zero tolerance approach to the border for separating families and leading to thousands of lawsuits against the Department …
Read More »Shocking new report shows how disabled children and families like mine became the forgotten victims of the pandemic
For the parents of newborns, it’s a key moment when they can finally dispense with the baby monitor that buzzes away next to their ear, as they struggle for some shut-eye while still listening for signs of unrest from their sleeping tot. Imagine what it must be like if that …
Read More »‘BURN IN HELL’: Families of slain troops RAGE at Biden as Facebook suspends grieving mother after angry posts aimed at president
Biden traveled to Dover Air Force Base in his home state of Delaware on Sunday to pay respect to the 13 slain American service members arriving back from Afghanistan in flag-draped coffins. The reception from some parents, however, was hostile. The meeting “didn’t go well,” Mark Schmitz, father of 20-year-old …
Read More »‘Not enough time to fly everyone out’ of Kabul by August 31, Maas says as 100 Germans & their families remain in Afghanistan
“We will not be able to get everyone out of Afghanistan in the remaining days of this military evacuation operation,” Maas told Germany’s Bild TV broadcaster, adding that “honesty” demands he admit this fact. The foreign minister said that German officials are “in contact” with 100 “citizens and their families” …
Read More »Taliban moving ‘door-to-door’ to threaten families into surrendering ‘priority’ targets, UN threat assessment warns
The report, produced by the Norwegian Center for Global Analyses and seen by AFP news agency, claims the Taliban is engaging in “targeted door-to-door visits” as it searches for individuals on its “priority lists” that it wants to detain. The assessment warns that individuals who served in the Afghan military, …
Read More »‘Haiti is on its knees,’ PM says as earthquake deaths top 2,100 & tens of thousands of families left homeless
The latest death toll was provided by the country’s Civil Protection Agency on Wednesday night, now putting the figure at 2,189 people killed and 12,268 injured, also noting that more than 300 remain missing since the quake struck last Saturday. In a video address earlier in the evening, Prime Minister …
Read More »Twenty years on, families of 9/11 victims demand Washington finally declassifies documents – could they shed light on CIA’s role?
Family members of 9/11 victims have warned Joe Biden to stay away from the upcoming 20th anniversary memorial events, unless officials are willing to declassify documents that the relatives believe will prove the Saudi Arabian government was involved in the attacks. “There is simply no reason – unmerited claims of …
Read More »Afghan refugees who aided US to be housed at Fort Lee military base with families while awaiting final visa approval
The first set of applicants will be taken to Fort Lee, Virginia, according to a Defense Department notice given to members of Congress. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said the base will be an “initial relocation site” for refugees whose visa statuses are the closest to completion. Over 2,500 applicants …
Read More »Money from home: Richest US families keep wealth to themselves instead of generating more, study reveals
Titled “Silver Spoon Oligarchs,” the new study showed how the top 0.01% richest Americans retained their wealth in spite of what are supposed to be high taxes levied on the ultra-wealthy. Spoiler alert: they aren’t producing useful goods, running factories, creating jobs, or any of that nonsense – they’re hoarding what they …
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 …
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