Archive for May 2018
Following the Ukraine Week in Berlin
By Colette Hartwich-Soreau Editor’s Note: This week we welcome a new writer to our site, Colette Hartwich – Soreau is a French citizen of Ukrainian origin who is currently a resident of Berlin. She has graciously agreed to give us her thoughts on the positive site of Ukraine, which is so often given…
Read MoreBoeing Losing $20 billion in Contracts Because of Trump’s Pullout on Iran Deal
I’m sure by now that you’ve seen that Trump has pulled the US out of the “Iran Deal”. Time will tell how this truly affects us. Many think it’s making the world and the US less safe. We are already starting to see the ripples of this decision as American companies start to lose contracts…
Read MoreRussia Making Regular $500,000 Payments to Trump
The media’s favorite porn star Stormy Daniels, who is best known for receiving a $130,000 payment from Trump’s attorney to keep her mouth shut about her and Trump’s affair, has provided us with some more information through her attorney. Apparently he released a document on Tuesday detailing how a Russian billionaire made $500,000 payments to…
Read MoreStudy on Gun Laws Shows that Stricter States Have Less Children Dying
By Anti Fascist A new study that was presented this week to the Pediatric Academic Society by the Children’s National Health System in Washington D.C., shows that throughout the US, the stricter a state’s gun laws the lower the amount of children dying from gun related deaths. I’m sure this shocks everyone as much as…
Read MoreThe Popular Vote Pact… It’s About Time
By Anti Fascist Connecticut is now the 11th state to join the Popular Vote Pact (12th jurisdiction with Washington DC). The Popular Vote Pact states that the electoral college of the respective state will do what the popular vote shows that the public of that state wants in regards to choosing the person for which…
Read MoreIsrael, and the Broken Trust
We may have a problem. We certainly have a question. It involves one of our dearest friends, who may have hurt us. The United States has always had a special relationship with Israel. It is our only true friend in the Middle East. It has been a model democracy for most of its history. It…
Read MoreTrumpsters Hired Israeli Firm To Spy On Democrats
In a truly astonishing development, The Guardian is reporting that Trump aides hired an Israeli intelligence gathering firm to “get dirt” on individuals in the Obama administration who had helped to set up the Iran nuclear deal. Mark Townsend and Julian Borger write that, “People in the Trump camp contacted private investigators in May last…
Read MoreWe’re Looking For A Few Good Reads
By Matt Blanchfield As always, the Web is full of interesting stuff this week. Among the best is: There is a nice opinion piece over on the DailyKos site this week. In Joy Reid Is Being HillaryClintoned. And By The Same People. It Is Sickening, ExpatGirl argues that Joy Reid’s allegedly anti-LGBT remarks on her…
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