In a Queens-Bronx district, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 28, who ran without corporate donations and was outspent 16-to-1, defeated veteran Democrat Joe Crowley in the Tuesday, June 26, 2018, primary. Ocasio-Cortez is virtually guaranteed to win the heavily Democratic district against a token GOP oppo[...]
Archive for June, 2018
June 26th, 2018 - 2:45 pm § in Donald Trump
Finally: Supreme Court says WW2 internments were unconstitutional
But 5-4 decision upholds Trump’s Muslim travel ban In upholding Trump’s Muslim travel ban today, Chief Justice Roberts responded to Justice Sotomayor’s dissenting argument comparing the travel ban with the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War 2 by overruling the 1944 d[...]
June 25th, 2018 - 1:47 am § in Environment
GLOBAL WARMING: ALL TOO REAL!
Special report: A 30-year alarm on the reality of climate change Three decades have passed since then-NASA scientist James Hansen testified before the Senate Energy committee and alerted the country to the arrival of global warming. Why it matters: The predictions of the world’s leading clima[...]
June 24th, 2018 - 5:09 pm § in Misc.
GOP’s Medicaid work requirements discriminate against non-whites
States can request county-by-county exemptions. The counties getting exemptions are 90% or more white. “Republicans in many states are now seeking to pare back Medicaid eligibility through work requirements that they hope will discourage enrollment. They’ve largely been given a green light b[...]
June 23rd, 2018 - 1:58 pm § in Misc.
Gone Fishing
Fisherman Caught A 50kg Giant Piranha In Congo River That Can Even Eat Crocodiles We all know how deadly piranhas can be, remember how this fish devoured the flesh of a 13-year-old kid in Peru. But what if there’s a giant version of it? That… DAILYNATIVE.US[...]
June 23rd, 2018 - 9:47 am § in Donald Trump
Restaurant refuses to serve Sarah Sanders
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders is complaining that a restaurant owner told her to leave because she works for Trump. Boo hoo. Now that she knows what it feels like to be refused service because of who you are, shed some crocodile tears for her. Read story here. Photo: The Lexington, Vir[...]
Kim Jung Un Offers Nuclear Arms to Mexico
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador looks like he will be Mexico’s next president with backing from the Chairman of North Korea’s Communist Party (TANEWS) Mexico City) Kim Sung Un, building on his successful meeting with the US President, may now be playing a role in Mexico’s election. T[...]